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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23

Ku Klux Khan activities seem
to be on the increase in Georgia,
despite the opposition of Gov
ernor Thompson and his prom
Use to have passed legislative
measures which would curb
the bed-sheeted zealots. There
is no more place in our society
for secret orders of this sort
than there is for lynch-law
and mob rule. When any group
of we'll masked strong arm
boys, fired with the ignorance
of racial hatreds, or motivated
by personal spite or political
vindictivness,, take the adj
ministration of law and punish
ment into their own hands they
are directly Undermining the
orderly processes on which our
system of government is found
ed. Magnified snd carried to
its logical conclusion, such
activities breed either Hitlers
or Stains.
We have had a few scatter
ed cross burnings in Mississip-
pi, but for the most part they
seem to be the work of UNI
thinking pranksiers rather than
the ominous prelude TO a series
of brutal beatings. Ii, however,
the Khan becomes active in
our state we hope Governor
Wright will take the same firm
stand that Governor Thomp-
son has in Georgia. and that
the legislature will attack the
problem with the same zeal.
but minus the hysteria. that it
il did the problem of Commun-
ism and n-American activities
at its recently ended session.
While on the subject we
would like to point out thai
the approach Of the average
citizen to the problem of
un-Americanism and its in
depreciation is. we believe, ct
times more rational than that
of the average legislator, either
state or national Opposition
to and proposed legislation
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23
THIS WEEK
in Other Years

FIVE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, Jackson County tops
War Fund quota with approxi-
mately 81. 000, 900 Presi-
dent Roosevelt approves $780,
600 allotment for two new ell
ementary schools in Pascal
goula Milk truck kills
child; driver charged with
manslaughter Moss Point
collects $4,000 in War Bond
sales. Editorial urging people
of Pascagoula to take precau-
tons for safeguarding children
from traffic accidents.
FOUR YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, hearing set on coming
regulations for beach front
Jackson County blood donors
give near 1000 pints of blood
first housing units in Pas
cagoula near completion :.
Pascagoula c of c endorses
anti-racketeering plan. Edi-
torial ~favoring proposed beach
front coming law.
THREE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, efforts increased to
collect clothes in national drive
arrest of drunken seaman
uneovers theft of $4,000 in
checks hundreds attend
memorial services in tribute
to President Roosevelt. Editori-
al asking citizens to voluntarily
keep beach front clean.
TWO YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, ingalls, workers get
18-cent hour pay raise, 40-hour
week seven year old girl
killed by car in Moss Point
while returning from school
over 500 county Alters
gather in Pascagoula for rally
-. mayor, city eouncilmen
vote $50, 900 bond issue for new
fire house. Editorial on The
Story Behind Easter.n
ONE YEAR AGO THIS
WEEK. relatives of Pascagoui-
ans reported missing in Texas
City blast cancer drive
gets underway with much in
terest shown county farm
ers offered rent-free site to
start local curb market Sc
leetive Service of Jackson
County closes after six years,
six months. Editorial urging
development of dairy farming
in Jackson County.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23
BROTHERHOOD

The Baptist Brotherhood met
at the First Baptist Church of
Pascagoula on Tuesday night.
DR.. o. p. Espes of Picayune was
the guest speaker.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23

DIR, James Silver, professor
of history at the University of
Mississippi summed this up in
one paragraph in a talk before
the Rotary district convention
this week at Biloxi. In closing
his talk DR.. Silver suggested
that we solve each problem in
our society as it comes up
"1n the light of all the facts
we can get, on a strictly utili-
tartan basis, and not worry too
much about inherited ideolog-
les and ancestor worship hand
ed down from the past. This
implies that the people in the
state ought to be encouraged
TO do some thinking on their
own. II implies that Mississip-
plans should have the right to
disagree with ideas which the
community as a whole may
cherish. II implies that pro-
gress comes only when there is
freedom of discussion and free
dom of expression 1t inn
plies further that the people
of Mississippi have a perfect
right to go through life head
first or tail first" To that We
say amen
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23

The new British House of
Commons now being built from
the bomb-blasted ruins of the old
one is not expected TO be eom-
pleted before April, 1850.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23

Poker, saws a noted physician,
puts a strain on ones system.
Both systems, doe-physical
and financial.
A lO2-year-old Los Angeles
man credits his longevity to the
fact that he has remained a
bachelor all those years! He
never, you see, had TO undergo
the terrific strain Of having to-
pay the bill for what masquer-
AIDED as an Easter hat.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23

zelda solomons, young Aus
tralian who began cycling in Or
der to reach her val work. be-
came such an expert bicycle
racer that she won So races in
l947.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23

Since 1928. the population of
Bogota, capital of Colombia, has
doubled to 440. 900.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23
You're
Telling Me!
BY WILLIAM RIFT
Central Press Writer

Statistics show the aver
age United States rat gobbles
81 worth of food annually. And
he doesn't even leave a tip for
the waiter-the rat.
The first worm of spring gets
no publicity though he's the
reason for the appearance of
the first robin in your back
yard.
It's spring, says Grandpappy
Jenkins, when you see a fellow
trying to get onto a bus with a
lawnmower. rake and garden
shovel.
Many sports writers are pick
ing the Boston Red Sox and
the st, Louis Cardinals to win
the big league pennants. It's
things like that that make the
New York baseball fan see red.
e
Bees, we read, are on the in
crease Especially presidential
bees-there's so many of them
buzzing in various bonnets.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23
Political
announcements

The following persons have formal.
y announced in the columns of the
and Advertiser their
candidacy for election in the Demo
cratic City Primary on Tuesday. July
Is. 1913:
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-21
Father Dies In Aberdeen

Claude w. Fretzs, father of Paul Fretss, city wharfinger, died on Monday in Abeldeen Wash after an illness of several months, according to word re- celved by his son here.
 Mir Fretzs IS weIl-known in Kodiak, having made his home nere from January 1914 to Sept. |ember 1945. During that time he worked at the Kodiak Mer- cantile Go.
 Funeral services for Mr Fretzs, 76, were held Wednes day Besides his son, he IS sur vived by his wife and 8 daughter Mrs Maud Sanford, both of Aberdeen.
 MT and Mrs. Fretzs and their daughter went outside last Feb. ruary to see the elder MT. Fretzs when he became i'll.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-21
NOTICE
KODIAK ELECTRIC ASSOC.
 Notice of Annual Meeting

Notice of Annual Meeting
 The annual meeting of the members of the Kodiak Electric Association will be held on Mon- day, March. l, l94S, at 8 o'clock pm at the Kodiak Community Center, for the election of a board of nine directors to serve for one year and un:il others are chosen and qualified in their stead; and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting.
 Norman Sutliff, Secretary 2,2S
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-21

Jackie Jones is now working a: Christy's Bakery, replacing Alma Heaton.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-14
Auto Inspection
Lane Ends Stay
Here Toniqhf

Motorists in this ara who
have not yet taken their vehic-
les through the Mechanical In
spection land on West Sixth
street in Roanoke Rapids were
reminded today by lane super
visor E. G. Whitehurst that the
lane will shut down operations
here tonight at ten o'clock.
The lane opened here last week
and has been running two shifts
daily from six a. m. until ten
pm, having lights installed for
after-dark inspection.
Whitehurst said there have not
been as many people taking ad-
vantage of the lanes being set
up as may have done and said
a number of car owners who
have models of years 1888, 1889,
1943, 1914 and 1945 must real
ize that the deadline for inspec-
ton of those cars is October 81.
He said the lane will return
here on November 2 and will
make its last appearance Of the
year from December 2-8. He
said it is doubtful if two shifts
will be run, since the night time
shift will probably be discontinu-
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-14
BY The Associated Press

Gov. Thomas E. Dewey head
ed his Republican caravan today
for Kansas City, one time Demo-
cratic stronghold where Presi-
dent Truman made his political
bow 26 years ago.
Making his, second campaign
swing across Mr.. Truman's home
state of Missouri. the COP pre-
sidential candidate switched
from. his sharp attacks on the
presidents handling Of foreign
affairs to a good government"
theme.
Mr.. Truman meanwhile pushed
his vote hunt through Minnesota
and Wisconsin, where he is
scheduled to make a major talk
tonight in Milwaukee. The
Democratic standard bearer
stressed a plea at St. Paul for
the right kind of unity" to pro-
vide peace and prosperity for
this country.
Dewey moves into Minnesota
after a major address tonight in
Kansas City. The New York
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-14
Union Cited
For Contempt
OF Court

Indianapolis, Oct. 14-P)-Fe-
deral Judge Luther M. Swygert
today held the International Ty-
biographical Union in contempt
of court and ordered the union
to abide by his injunction in deal
ing with employers.
The judge set no penalty for
the contempt, but ordered the
officers of the union to appear
in court within ten days to show
that they have complied with the
court decree.
The judges opinion said the
union has attempted to discri.
inmate against newspaper EN-.
ployees in violation of the Taft
Hartley law and contrary to the
courts Injunction in making con-
discontinued.
The court action today was a
victory for the attorney for the
National Labor Relations Board,
who had asked the judge to hold
the Printers Union in contempt.
The Judge ordered that the un-
ion should not discriminate a =
gainst non-members in its con-
tracts.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-14
Mrs. Gregory
Is Appointed
ak Collector

Halifax-Mrs. Arthur Gregory
of Halifax, who has served as
Deputy Tax Collector for Hall
fax County since 1910, was ap-
pointed as Tax Collector here
this week in a special meeting
of the Board of County Com :
missioners called for that pur-
pose.
Mrs. Gregory will succeed the
late E. H. Smith of Weldon, who
died last week following a short
illness soon after he had been
reappointed to the post he had
held for a number of years.
The Board of County Commits
sioners gave Mrs. Gregory the
authority to name her own de-
putty, and she said Mrs. Jack
Whitehead will serve as her de-
putty, a post she had held during
the time Mrs. Gregory has SER
we'd as acting Tax Collector
since Mr.. Smiths death.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-14
Tor Heel Political kef+Ie BoiIs

Appeals for. party unity and
support of the Democratic ticket
from President Truman on down
were made at the Tarboro rally.
Governor Cherry, taking note
of a classification" in Democra-
tic ranks, said, if there's time
when men and women ought to
stand by their party, it is when
they are assaulted and attacked
by people who never were in the
party or never had their heart
in the party"
81 personally expect to vote
for Harry Truman and every 9TH
er candidate on the Democratic
ticket" Cherry asserted.
Rep. John Kerr of the Second
District said his section would
back the full ticket Other
speakers included Scott, Brough-
ton and Senator William B. Um-
stead.
On brief stop at Charlotte
yesterday, GOF Gubernatorial
Nominee Pritclard said the
States public school system is
in a "deplorable condition.
He said modernization could be
achieved by spending enough
surplus, to be supplemented also
by an appropriation from h e
general assembly," He urged in
creased teacher retirement pay
and a boost in old-age pensions.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-14
Joint Mee+inq
Of Boards Is
To Be TuesduY

Mayor W. Bernard Allsbrook
said today that he has called a
meeting of the Board of City
Commissioners to meet jointly
with members of the Roanoke
Rapids Recreation Commission
at the Municipal Building Tues
day evening at 7:30.
He said the joint meeting was
requested by Recreation Com
mission members following a
meeting Tuesday afternoon in
which DR.. Harold G. Meyer, dir
ector of the State Recreation
Commission, recommended a
plan for the city Of Roanoke Rap
ids to follow in its proposed rec
irrational program.
Mayor Allsbrook said the City
commissioners and the men,
bers of the commission they ap-
pointed will meet together for
the purpose of discussing pro-
gress and proposals made for
furthering the overall recrea-
tional needs Of the city.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-14
BY The Associated Press

The Tar Heel political battle
front was active from lowlands
to mountains today.
Democrats, taking a one-day
breather from their Congresslon-
ell District rallies, nevertheless
kept the front active with three
nominees in the field.
Governor-elect Kerr Scott went
to Tarbor City to speak at
the Carolinas YAM Festival in
the afternoon; sepator-nomlnate
]. Melville Broughton headed to
Caldwell county for speech IN
Lenoir; and secretary of state
Thad Eure was booked to speak
at Rocky Mount at z pm.
Republicans meanwhile, pre-
pared to hear two speeches by
sensttor Robert A Taft (R-Ohio)
teYktrow. Taft is scheduled to
sfa Rat Chapel Hill and Wilson.
George Pritchard, Republican
nominee for Governor, moved on
to Danbury for speech following
an address at Dobson last night.
John A. Wilkinson, the party's
nominee for the u. S. Senate,
travelled from Hendersonvilie 4,
where he spoke last night, to-
ward 6 pm. engagement at
Tarboro, where the Democrates
held a second congressional dis
trict rally yesterday.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-14
Presidential Candidates Speed
Up Campaigns: Dewey Moves Into
Missuori: 1rumon In Northwest

governor hammered away at the
unity and peace theme in yes
terday's heavy round Of speeches
in Oklahoma.
'The time has come" he told
an Oklahoma City rally, ''for ma
tional leadership which will
measure up to our devotion to
peace"
Mr.. Truman told his st. Paul
audience that today's bipartisan
foreign policy for which Others
are now claiming credit so loud
ly" was not Republican-backed
in 1910 with "ha't the world in
flames" t.
1--WE achieved this degree of
unity" he said, "only after
Notwithstanding events had made
it clear that the vast majority OF
the people of the United States
would no longer tolerate isolat-
ionism." sDj
In 1914, Mr.. Truman said, De-
wey 'had so little foresight
about postwar problems that he
felt we could completely demobi-
lize our military strength the
minute hostilities ended"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-14
City To Invest
$4,000 In
Building-Loan

Mayor W. Bernard Allsbrook
said today arrangements have
been completed to invest total
of $4,000 in street assessment
funds of the city of Roanoke
Rapids in building and loan
stock.
The money, the mayor ex-
planned. represents sum coll
ected in assessments for street
improvements several years ago
prior to the most recent bond
issue for current paving. He
said it is all earmarked for the
purpose for which it was origi-
nally intended and must be paid
back on bonds which will be
maturing for several years, and
it in no way represents surplus
in the city's treasury. He said
the amount must be kept intact
under law and cannot be used
except for the retirement of
bonds as they mature.
Mayor Allsbrook reported at
the last meeting of the Board of
City Commissioners that the sum
of $4,000 in the early street
assessment funds was lying idle
and drawing no interest, and the
Board members instructed him
to make arrangements to invest
as much of the money as posi-
BILE in Understanding building
and loan stock locally.
He said at the time that the
Roanoke Rapids Building and
Loan Association had agreed to
except $4,000 and the Rosemary
Building and Loan would take
$4,000.
The mayor said today, how
ever, that an additional $1,000
has been accepted this week by
the latter association.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-14
The Man With No
Fingerprints Is
Arrested Again

Charlotte, Oct. 14-P)- The
man with no fingerprints has
been arrested again.
He is Robert James Pitts, "a,
who seven years ago had skin
from his body grated to his fin
gertips in an effort to remove
his prints. The FB1 at that time
identified him through ridges on
his lower finger joints after his
arrest in Texas for North Caro-
lima authorities.
Yesterday Pitts was found hid
ing in clothes closet at his
rooming house and arrested for
in connection with
the theft of 5000 and clothing
from a Charlotte dry cleaning
firm where he had worked.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-14
First Hero OF Pacific War Buried
Amid Boyhood Scenes In Florida

Madison, Fla, Oct. 14-(AP)-
Capt. Colin Kelly, hailed seven
years ago as the first hero of
the war in the Pacific, lies buri-
ed today amid the scenes of his
boyhood at this small North
Florida town.
Full military honors marked
THE burial yesterday of the
young flier who was killed when
his plane crashed soon after he
had bombed the Japanese Bat
tleship Haruna. At Kelly's com
mand, the crew members para
chuted to safety.
Kelly's death won him personal
praise from President Roosevelt,
and he was posthumously a
warded the Distinguished Service
Cross and the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross.
Among the hundreds of morn
ers at the graveside service
were Kelly's parents, his young
widow who has since remarked,
and his eight-year-old son, Colin
III.
The flag which drapped the
coffin was presented the son by
Capt. William E. Frantz of the
14th Air Force.
otis small token of appre-
citation from very grateful ma
ton for the supreme sacrifice of
your father" Frantz said to
young Colin.
Colin, nicknamed "Corky" by
his family, was recommended for
a West Point appointment IN l9-
Sc by President Roosevelt.
The recommendation W a S
made by the President a week
after Kelly's death. In letter
to whoever is President of the
United States in 1856, Roosevelt
said:
"My request is that you con-
slider the merits of a young Am
erican of goodly heritage-Colin
Kelly 3rd-for appointment as a
cadet in the United States Mi
litary Academy at West Point"
Kelly was a West Point gra-
duate. And young Corky has no
doubts about following in his
footsteps.
81 know what I want to be-"
he said yesterday. II want to
be a flier."
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-14
Shaw Speaks To
Warren Farm
Bureau Toniqh+

Warrenton - R. Flake Shaw,
executive vice president of the
North Carolina Farm Bureau,
will be the guest speaker at a
barbecue supper to be held here
this evening at the Warrenton
armory at seven o'clock.
The Warren County Farm Bur-
eau is conducting the supper,
which will be served without
cost to all paid-up members of
the county Bureau.
Tonight's barbecue will cul-
inmate the annual Farm Bureau
drive for memberships. Warren
County's minimum quota during
the drive is IT'S members, and
today an effort was being made
by membership committeeman
to have the quota reached in
time for the supper. Alston
Twitty, county Bureau secret
ary-treasurer, and all local COM
mitteemen have urged that all
who have not joined or who have
not renewed their membership
see them Immediately.
Shaw, who recently returned
from a trip to Europe on an
inspection tour of European far
ming conditions, is expected to
tell the Warren County members
of his experiences and tell of
the opportunities offered by the
Farm Bureau. He is one Of the
26 members of the National
Farm Bureau committee.
Twitty said today that farmers
are facing one of the most criti-
cal periods in their history in
America. He said there is a
movement afoot to destroy the
present farm program and said
that Warren County farmers can
do their part in retaining the
program only by organizing and
participating in the Farm Bur-
eau.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-14

Philip D. Freeman of Norfolk,
consulting engineer for the Roa-
noke Rapids paving work, ar
rived in town yesterday and ac-
companied Mayor W. B. Ais
brook and street superintendent
George Justice on a tour of the
work in progress. The mayor
said this morning Freeman will
remain here several days to as
sist in speeding the progress of
the street project, which has
been delayed because of bad
weather.
Mayor Allsbrook said Mr..
Royster, who will serve as gen.
eral superintendent of the en-
tire street project including grad
ing, curb and gutter installation
and paving, has been sent here
by the construction company to
coordinate the work.
Royster said he will see to it
that streets in town which had
previously been graded and
worked but which had been
made almost impossible during
the recent wet weather are soon
gotten ino shape so that they
might better be used by resi-
dents.
Grading on streets soon to be
paved and curb and gutter in
stallations on the west side of
the city has been stepped up by
the construction crews in an eff
fort to make up the time lost
recently.
Repaving work on Roanoke
Avenue beng done by the same
construction firm will probably
be completed today or tomorrow,
whit the paving crews moving
at a rapid rete in putting down
the black top surface over the
center OF the paving now in
place. The Roanoke Avenue
work is being done as part of a
state contract for highway i'm
provement on N. c. highway At.
1t is said that as soon as the
printing coats on the street to be
surfaced entirely are ready, the
actual paving of the streets will
proceed at the same pace with
which the Roanoke Avenue work
has been done.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-14
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