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Evening star., 1948-09-26
Text of Dewey Address in San francisco

mand. The other choice was tc
abolish all controls. relying upon
the play of the free market tc
bring supply and demand into bal
ance. Each course had its merits
The tragedy is that the administra-
ton fumbled and hesitated and
chose neither of those courses. In
stead, it took counsel of its fears
and shortly after VI Day pub
licly predicted that America was
headed for an economic collapse
On October /, 1945, it announced
that by the spring Of 1916 eight
million Of our people would be out
of work. That dire forecast was
quoted in a solemn White House
prediction that wages would dror
$40 ,000, ,000, 900. That was known al
the time as the Henry Wallace
thesis. You remember-he was ther
Secretary of Commerce.
Calls for Clean Sweep.
In this way, the administration
ofncially set the stage for a first.
class depression as the left wingers
were licking their chops looking for
ward to what they could do to the
country once it was left to Their
mercy. There Is only one way tc
get rid of these defeatists in oul
National Government and that l.
to have . clean sweep with the
election Of Republican administra-
ton next November.
The wonderful thing Is that
America crossed up the prophets OF
doom. Our country is 50 great that
it can even survive an administra-
ton which goes on innocently drop
ping monkey wrenches into the ma
chinery. The depression that some
people and some nations - were
counting on just did not materialize
The country came through And
then, having been mistaken in what
it did, and wrong in what 1t pre-
dicted, the administrations cooks
tried to unscramble their badly
scrambled eggs. With improvising
indecision and contradiction, they
have been trying to unscramble
them ever since. And worst of all
the American people have been led
to believe that imitation could be
curbed by some painless. patented
panacea, and that-if only it were
not for the Congress-the secret OF
that cure would be revealed.
Cites Russian Example.
I propose to be honest with the
American people. This imitation
can not be cured in a free country
by any trick device. Soviet Russia
had a bad imitation following the
war, and suddenly one night they
announced that the government was
taking away nine-tenths of the peo-
pies money.
That is one totalitarian method
Other police state methods have
been proposed in this country. They
sound easy. But they are no less
painful and would be equally dam
aging to our free society. Isn't 1t
Evening star., 1948-09-26

flow hope and courage to ourselves
and all the world.
With faith in the rightness OF
freedom, we have ahead Of us, not
defeat, but great adventure.
1t is the mighty adventure of
bringing to fulfillment the promise
OF our magnificent land. As We go
forward, We will leave behind us
our doubts, our confusion and our
waiverings. We will 60 forward
together and in our new-found
unity. we will solve our problems,
turning today's hope into the
achievement of tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Baltimore Sun Indorses
Dewey for President
BY the Associotsd Press

BALTIMORE. Sept. 25.-The Sun
day Sun will say tomorrow in ar
editorial that Gov. Dewey should
be elected president of the United
States"
In announcing the Sunpapers' in
dorsement of the Republican cand-
idate for the presidency, the edi-
torial will say "Mr. Truman has
been q weak and uncertain Chief
Executive, whereas Gov. Dewey, on
his record, is an able and decisive
man."
The sunpapers supported Gov
Dewey in his campaign against
President Roosevelt four years ago
Russia plans a new soda-ash
plant, using brine from q salt de-
posit as raw material.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-05
Market Street
Center To Reopen
Monday Night

The Market Street Recreation
Center will be reopened to the
public Monday night, March 8,
Earl Hammctt, president of Rec
reation, Inc, announced Thurs
day.
The Center has been closed for
the past few days since the Amer
lean Legion, which ran the center
for three months, turned it back
to Recreation, Inc, on March 2.
What is to be done with the
center has been a matter of much
debate and Mr. Hanmett assert
ed that much effort is being put
forward to keep the center open
and with the cooperation of city
officials and citizens we believe
it a be operated successfully"
At the city council meeting to-
day, Friday. further discussion
of plans for keeping the facilities
of the Center available to the
public will be discussed and rep
resentatives from several clubs
to be present for the meeting.
and organizations are scheduled
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-05
Women Stabbed On
Delmus Avenue By
Poscugoulo Mutron

Miss Vivian Wilson, 426 Jack
son avenue, was stabbed twice in
che back with a pocket knife If
the business district of Pascagou-
la early Monday night by Mrs.
Salem Labbous. 1927 18th street,
according to Pascagoula police.
Charges of assault and battery
with a knife were filed against
Mrs. Lafbbous and she was releas-
ed under $500 bond. Miss Wilson
was reported recovering at the
Jackson County hospital late this
week. The hearing was set for
Friday afternoon, today, at city
court.
The stahbing occurred in front Of
the Mississippi Power Company
office IN Delmas avenue.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-05

$4,000 OF Road
Protection Bonds
Sold BY County

The First National Bank of
Memphis was low among eight
bids submitted on the issuance
of $125,000 of seawall protection
bonds, it was revealed Tuesday
when sealed bids were opened by
the jackson county board of
supervisors.
Successful bid of the 10-year
county bonds was for two and
one-quarter percent interest, plus
a premium to the county of 1926.
The bid was extremely favorable
to the county on the basis of the
present bond market.
Proceeds from the bonds will
be used to extend the east end
of the Pascagoula seawall. and
to erect seawalls at the Ocean
Springs small craft harbor to
afford road protection.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-05
Chancellor OF
Ole Miss Speaker
AT { Of c Dinner

DR.. J. ID. Williams. chancellor
of the University Of Mississippi,
will be the featured speaker at
the annual dinner of the Pascal
goula-Moss Point Chamber of
Commerce to be held at the 18th
street auditorium in Pascagoula
Thursday, March II, Verne Bar
mes, secretary of the organiza-
ton, announced this week.
Dr. Williams, one of the young
est educators in the United States,
came to Ole Miss in 1945 with
one of the most brilliant records
ever compiled by an educator
Known throughout the United
States for his progressive at
titude in the field of education
and for the fact that he is con-
sidered one of the best business
men in the field, DR.. Williams
has brought Ole Miss far in the
past two years.
He comes highly recommend
ed as a speaker and has appear
ed on numerous programs
throughout the state.
In connection with the dinner.
this year there will be an indus
trial exhibit arranged by the
leading industries of the county,
Chamber of Commerce officials
said. The dinner will be in the
form of a sea food buffet.
The industrial exhibit will be
left in place during the next day
for school children of the coun-
ty. Teachers are being contact
cd to bring groups from all the
schools.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-05
Man Shot By
Wife S Brother
In Alteration

Christie Ivey was seriously
wounded Saturday night when he
was shot in the abdomen with a
l6-gage shot gun by Walter Rob-
erts, brother of his estranged
wife, at the Roberts home in
Orange Lake.
Roberts gave himself up to
Deputy Sheriff Leo Byrd, in
v%estigating officer, Immediately
after the shooting. He was plac-
ed in the Jackson County Jail but
no charges we're filed pending
outcome of the condition of the
wounded man, Deputy Byrd said.
According to Roberts, Mrs.
Ivey and her two sons have been
living with them since she and
Ivey separated a few months ago.
Saturday when he came home
from work he and Ivey had a
few words when they met in an
establishment near his home and,
Roberts said, Ivey threatened
him. Later Ivey came to the
Roberts home and at first Rob-
erts said, he refused to let him
come into the house but later
he offered to make some coffee
for the other man.
While they were in the kit
chen. Mrs, Ivey appeared and
Ivey jumped up and attempted
to attack her with a table fork,
he said. Roberts said he got his
gun and warned Ivey but Ivey
advanced toward him, and be-
lieving he had a gun, Roberts
fired. The shot struck Ivey near
the hip. Roberts and his family
have lived at Orange Lake for
about eight years, having come
there from Virgins. He is en-
ployed at the Moss Point mill of
the International Paper Com
pany. Ivey was taken to the
Jackson County hospital.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-05
Dr.. 7. E. Stout Is
Named Head OF
Community Chest

DR.. T. E. Stout was named
president and Mrs. Manuella c.
Taylor treasurer of the Pascagou-
la Community Chest at a meet
ing of the board Of directors
Monday night at the offices of
the Chamber of Commerce.
DR.. Stout, who has been serv-
ing as vice-president. will sue
coed r. B. McIlwain, the retiring
president.
On recommendation of the
nominating committee the NAM
ing of other officers was post
poned until such time as a reor-
ganization of the board of di-
rectors could be completed.
After considering a written re-
quest from Miss Clara Herrin,
director Of the county welfare
department, for funds for emerg-
ency aid, the board voted to al
lot the department $500 at the
present time. and to invite Miss
Herrin to attend the next meet
ing, set for March Goth, to discuss
the ALLEGATION of additional funds.
The request from Miss Herrin
pointed out that demands for
emergency aid are increasing in
Pascagoula, and that funds pre-
viously allotted the welfare de-
partment for this work have been
exhausted.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-05
Phone Rate Hike
Is Granted In
Court Decision
(The Associated Pressl

Lie ftSSOCldteu FTeSSJ
Jackson, Miss, March Am
creased telephone rates in Mis-
sissippi were permitted by court
action here Wednesday.
Chancellor v. j. Stricken of
Kinds county blocks a state
public service commission rul-
ing which prevented the South
ern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Company from raising
rates.
The chancellor granted the
company's request for an in
junction against enforcement of
the commissions rule.
He decreed that the company
post 100000 bond for three
months to guarantee that the
rates are justified. If not JUS
titled, the amount of the increase
is to be refunded to the telephone
subscribers.
Regarding the company's petit
ton for an injunction, Chancel-
lor Stricken said:
Our duty is to determine
whether the claims of this pc
titioner are true or false. fair
or unfair, honest or dishonest,
and the obligation of govern
ment is to give relief if the
business requires it, or deny it #
the conditions are otherwise.
Claim Operating Loss
"The company claims that it
is now losing over $1,000 a day,
and that this loss is increasing
at a ratio of something on the
order of over $40o, 900 a year.
This is on the basis of a cap
ital investment at low prices of
approximately $17,000,0 900, and
cannot go indefinitely without
disaster for all concerned.
"The remedy, if the company
is right, is an increase in rates.
And this increase, if allowed,
should be limited to a level of
reasonable compensation for it,
without undue hardship or injury
to the public"
Chancellor Stricken said his
injunction would remain in eff
feet until the attorney general
filed an answer to the company's
bill of complaint or until an
agreement is reached between
the company and the commission.
Rate increases were expected
to range from Is to so cents a
month on residential telephones
and from rs cents to 81 on COM
mercial installations.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-05
Let Contract To
Hancock Firm
For Stadium, Base

The contract for the construc-
ton of the reinforced concrete
foundation for the Pascagoula
high school stadium was let by
the Board of Trustees Tuesday to
Hancock Company, Mobile, in
the amount of 81, 587 70, accord
ing to an announcement made
by Thomas R. Wells, city school
superintendent.
According to the contract, work
Is to start ten days after notifica-
ton of the firm that their bid
was low and is to be completed
in 40 days. The stadium is to
be located just off Market street
between the recreation build
ing and the ingalls, ball park.
Firms bidding for the founda-
ton work and the amount of the
bids were: Hancock Company,
Mobile, $1,589.73; ]. E. Krebs,
Pascagoula. S1,645; Hollis r.
Temple. Pascagoula, $1,947.8 SO;
and W. D. ellsworth, Pascagoula.
S2,464.50.
The board. at the meeting
Tuesday, filed official notice
that sealed bids for the plumbing
underneath the stadium will be
opened Tuesday, March Is. Bids
will be received at the office oi
the superintendent up to 8 p. m
on that night and specifications
may also be obtained from that
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-05
SMALL FIRE

The Pascagoula fire depart
ment was called to a fire at
Rhodes Perdue Furniture CO. on
South Pascagoula street Wednes-
day night. Although little dam
age was done. the fire was grow
ing rapidly when firemen arriv-
ed. the fire chief said. A short
in a neon sign in the display win
dow vas believed to have started
the FIRE.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-05
Say Solons
Plan For
School Cut
MEA Churges Slush
OF $4.5OO.000 Set
For School Budget
CBy the Associated Press)

Jackson, Miss, March 4.--Mis-
sissippi teachers were up in arms
today as word leaked out that
tentatively approved Legislative
appropriations exceed anticipated
revenues by $1,000, 900 and the
lawmakers are considering slash
ing proposed school funds $4,-
5000.
Legislative leaders met last
night with Gov. Fielding L.
Wright TO discuss financial mat
tiers. The conference was held
after 1t was found that tenta-
lively approved appropriations
exceed expected revenues.
The state anticipates revenues
Of only $l1l,000,000 during the
next biennium and Gov. Wright
has announced he will veto any
appropriations that would unbal-
ancee the states budget.
While the governor and the
legislative leaders were meeting
last night the Mississippi educa-
ton associations executive com
mittee met in emergency session,
Issue Statement
At the conclusion of its meet
ing, the MEA, through President
H. v. Cooper, issued a statement
saying 1t had Information the
appropriations committees would
recommend that only $4,000, 900
be appropriated for schools in
1915 1850.
IF this figure Is correct" the
statement said, ut represents a
shortage of $4,000, 900 from the
amount determined necessary to
maintain the present level of eff
ficiency of our schools.
due to increased costs Of OPP
GRAFTON, plus increased enroll
ment in all our schools, it is vi
tally necessary that the figure of
$37, 500 900 as recommended in
January by Gov. Wright be made
available for our schools. This
figure in itself is a compromise
and represents the minimum am
cunt under which our schools
can be operated without reduc-
ing teachers salaries and other
budget items"
Today Cooper announced tina,
MEA is contracting all county su.
perintcndents of education, heads
of MEA in every county and "the
word is being broadcast gener-
ally to school people all over the
state" that action must be taken
to halt the move to slash school
funds.
Cooper said that whereas
schools are now operating on a
S33,000,000 budget for the current
biennium. If they are forced to
do so in the next two years.
teacher pay must be cut because
of increased costs of transporta-
ton and administration.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-05
400 Zero-B Bedroom
Units Sold For
EorlY Demolition

Approximately 400 zero-bed-
room units in Eastlawn have been
sold for demolition. James Humid
ley, project manager, announced
Thursday. The buildings were
sold to a man in Georgia, Mr..
Hundley said, by the Atlanta
office of FPHA and no date has
been announced for the beginning
of the tearing down.
The units are contained in
about Is buildings located East
Of 18th street and have been an
occupied for the past two years.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-05
Morch Of Dimes
Drive Complete
With SI.666.29

]. E. Stone. treasurer of the
Jackson County chapter of In
fantile paralysis, has reported
that the total amount collected
TO date for the 1913 March of
Dimes is 81. 666.2e.
This is an increase CT Sl36.07
over the last report given sew
eral weeks ago.
There are no other outstand-
ing contributions to be collected,
M. Stone reports.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-05

Getting the huge vessel through
the shallow PaSeagoula channel
to the ingalls, wet dock will be
delicate operation. The vessel
will come to the vicinity of Pas
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-05
Red Cross Quota
For County Drive
Is Set AL $4,000

A quota of $4,000 has been
set for the 1913 Roll Call of the
Jackson County chapter of the
American Red Cross which opens
Monday March 8, Merle +. Pal
ner, chapter fund chairman, am
nouneed.
This is the only appeal made
each year by the organization
for funds with which to carry on
programs of service.
Personnel for the drive in
Moss Point has been announced
as follows: Henry Lynd, chair
man, Ward /; Mrs. Arts L. Will
kerson and Mrs. John B. Cum
ningham; Ward 2; Mrs. w. H.
Nelson. Jr.; Ward 3, Mrs. A. w.
Head and Ward 4, Mrs. L. X.
Mcintosh.
Ernestine Fountain will be. in
charge of the drive in the color
ed community.
A quota of $4,000 has been set
for Moss Point.
Mr.. Palmer pointed out that
the Red Cross is continuing to
meet "the needs of the people
as they arise" and on that basis
seeks public support. The three
top Red Cross services which are
expected to claim priority ma
tionally in next years expendi-
lures ire disaster, the new blood
donor service and services to
veterans. he explained.
Disaster relief, Mr.. Palmer
said was given top rating be-
cause of a record year of ma
jor catastrophies in l947 which
seriously depleted the disaster
budget reserves to the extent of
more than $9,000,0 1000 over a ten
month period. The local Red
Cross official said that during
that period, Red Cross chapter
and national disaster workers
have operated in more than 300
separate disasters with more
than 100000 persons having re-
ceived emergency or rehabili-
tation aid. This should be of
particular interest in Jackson
County this year because this
was one of the areas which re-
ceived disaster aid on the &C.
casion of the September hurri-
cane.
THE new national Red Cross
blood program will eventually
reach all chapters" Mr.. Palmer
said. "Blood donor centers are
being set up all over the coun-
try and they will provide whole
blood free of charge to physicians
and hospitals for patients need
ing whole blood. The need for
this is urgent as the supply of
blood now available in hospitals
and from private agencies is far
below the national need. The
setting up of such a program,
however. entails heavy expen-
ditures of chapter-raised funds
for equipment, employment and
training of additional personnel
as well as other expenses"
Mr. Palmer pointed out that
with the large number of war
veterans in the United States to-
day. the Red Cross veterans
program still involves large ex-
penditures. In the past year,
he said. 2.O29, 900 veterans and
their dependents were assisted
through Red Cross chapter Home
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-05
Perfect comeIIio Show" Staged BY
Men, ComeIIiu and Progressive Clubs


freeze that the Gulf Coast has
seen in years to keep the MEM
beers of the Mems Camellia Club
and the Woman's Progressive club
of Pascagoula from carrying out
an event once planned.
It is true that these two clubs
had to forego the competitive
camellia show that had been
planned for late January, then
postponed to February 8 and then
called off because of weather
conditions that Killed or mafred
all the blossoms of the camellia.
However, while the two clubs
were unable to put on as large
a show and had to forego the
awarding of prizes, they carried
over the idea of a display lat
ter when plants that were in the
budding stage at the time of the
freeze had had time to grow
and blossom.
The result is, that a show of
perfect blossoms was staged by
them Saturday from 3 to 9 p. m.
at the Elks home on Krebs ave-
nue..
Not only were the blossoms
perfect but all the details of the
exhibit were perfect too.
Between the two clubs and
those not belonging to them but
who responded to the invitation
to display specimens, the exhibit
numbered 126 varieties, many of
which were sent in by those re-
siding in the smaller towns in
the county and the surrounding
country.
Paintings Shown
That jackson county not only
has perfect camellias but has
skilled artists to perpetuate their
beauty was shown by the oil
painting and water color draw
ings that lined the wells of the
ballroom of the club in which
the display was held.
Jackson county also has a num-
Der of adopts in the art of flower
arrangement and examples of
their skill also added beauty to
the show.
A large table on the right of
the ballroom held an exceptional
display of every variety of camel
liza, the exhibit being that of the
Mems club.
A number of displays from
gardens in the county were also
notable. Kreole, Ocean Springs,
Moss Point and other places be-
ing represented. From Mobile
came an especially handsome ex-
hibit.
The club was the mecca for a
large number of callers during
the afternoon and evening and
these were received and enter
tanned by members of the two
clubs.
In summing up. not only were
the specimens displayed of great
beauty but all the details of the
exhibit were in such keeping as
to put it into the category of a
Perfect Camellia Show"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-05
WE ARE SORRY

Because of a temporary short
age of newsprint due TO a de-
laYed shipment. we were fore
ed to curtail the size of the
Chronicle Star and Advertis-
er both last week and this
week. and in so doing omit
both some news and advertis-
ing This condition will be
relieved with next weeks edi-
ton. which will return to
normal size. Meanwhile. we
apologize for this condition.
which is beyond oar control.