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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12
Trio county Zone
Meeting Of WSCS
TuesdoyD Draws 135

The new Methodist church of
Caswell Springs was the setting
for an all-day Tri-C County Zone
meeting Tuesday. Lovely fall
flowers and potted plants were
used in decoration for the event
which was attended by 1875 mem
bers, ministers and visitors rep
Presenting Is societies.
Mrs. Jack King, zone leader,
announced the theme, by His
Light Shall the Nations Walk"
and the four point program which
emphasized the formal movement
of Advance" Mrs. Lester Golf
of the Caswell Springs church
welcomed the visitors and Mrs.
Frank Byrd led the devotional.
Mrs. Ernest Graham spoke on
Giving" pointing out that it is
important to give not only
money but time and talents.
Mrs. Mae Roberts subject was
missions and Social Actions
and Miss Shela Nutall, social
worker in this district, as guest
speaker emphasized Kingdom
Building"
The Rev. E. w. Scott of the
Kreole church outlined briefly
the four-year advance program
of the Methodist church. At the
noon hour the hostess society,
assisted by the Escatawpa WSCS,
served luncheon and after re-
assembling, Mrs. Ruble Roberts
spiritual life leader, brought a
message on prayer. Mrs. John
Cirlot explained the four-point
program and suggested that in
stead of floral offerings, the So
cieties make a contribution to
memorabilia persons deceased or
to be honored.
Miss Ina Thompson outlined
the duties of the Society of Mis-
sionary Personnel and urged each
society to make a contribution to
the conference scholarship fund.
Life memberships had been
presented to Baby Grewn of
Kreole, Mrs. Carney Humphreys
OF Pascagoula and Mrs. R. E. Ais
worth of Eastlawn.
Twelve members of the Moss
Point WSCS rendered the con-
secration service in a group pre-
sentation. The Rev. N. u. Boone
closed the meeting with prayer.
The next meeting will be at the
Moss Point Methodist church lin
February.
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Is or l6 lawyers from his own Republican
home District. He first demanded that the
investigation be put off until after the Mo-
vember End election. 1t was. He then de-
mapded the right to appear before the grand
jury and testify in his own behalf Ia right
which he consistently denied to others dur
ing his time as chairman of tn eun-American
committee). Following the November End
elections, in which he successfully sought
reelection, he appeared before the grand
jury on November 4th and in a five-minute
session refused to testify on, of all things,
the constitutional right that his testimony
might ten to incriminate him.
MIR. Thomas, the champion of Democracy,
who ran his un-American affairs committee
with all the tinsel and trappings of a three
ring circus the same Thomas who can
smell the wet ink of a banner headline like
a good bird dog seeming quail using a
filthy communist trick to keep from testi-
flying.
lis a sad, sad day for this champion of
Democracy and the American way, but we
take comfort in the thought that perhaps,
after all, Democracy will be the gamer.
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ed, how difficult it is to uproot
them. Public operation of the
unbeatable bandits" is always
accompanied by raeketeer con-
troll. and protection of one sort
or another. Results are usually
the corruption of public Off
Gals, and the general weaken
ing of the entire moral fibre
of a community, a city Or a
county.
During the recent campaign
there was considerable oratory
on the part of state politicians
concerning the progress that
the negro is making in Mis-
sissippi. However, Ransom
Aldrich, president of the State
Farm Bureau Federation,
speaking before that group re-
Gently at Jackson, made some
observations based in logic and
fact hat underline injustices
and inequalities that are fun
damentally wrong.
Mr. Aldrich said that too
long have We misused educa-
ton funds in Mississippi" and
advocated that improved edu-
cation be extended to negroes
is well as whites.
Just so long as we keep the
negroes an economic liability,
just so long do we retard Mis-
sissippi's progress. We talk
about 'damnyankees.' We'd
better do something to show the
the 'damnyankees'. Too long
have we misused education
funds in Mississippi. This
thing has got to be solved by
ourselves or somebody is 60
ing to come in and solve it
for US - and it won't be solved
the way we want il solved"
Mr.. Aldrieh admitted that
1T takes { lot of nerve to
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Meeting Of Women
Of Edstluwn Church
MonddY Evening

Twelve members of the Wom-
ans Society of Christian Service
of the Eastlawn Methodist church
met at the church Monday at z
p. m. for mission study with
Hawaii" as the topic.
The opening prayer was said
by Mrs. G. R. Caulk after which
business was taken up. Mrs. John
E. Engel was elected president
and Mrs. r. E. Ellsworth, whom
the society was welcoming for
the first time as a member, was
selected spiritual leader. Mr.. Ais
worth is the new pastor.
Mesdames Euell B. Davis and
]. P. Harmon led a Take 1t or
Leave IT, quiz on Hawaii, the
first of several lessons from the
book, "On Our Own Doorstep,
that are being studied by the
society.
This week the members have
been taking a church survey.
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DR.. Regime Westcott
Studies Community
Affuirs In County


DR.. Regina H. Westcott, Ed. D.,
consultant in Family Community
development, from the Univer-
sity of Arkansas spent several
days here this week as the guest
of Miss Vela Mckinley, Home
Demonstration agent.
Accompanied by Miss McKin-
ley and Miss Elaine Massey, dis
trict Home Demonstration agent
from Hattiesburg, DR.. Westcott
observed two communities in the
county relative to their commun-
ity activities and family partici-
patton in community interests.
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Mesdomes KerbY and
PorsleY Honor Miss
Normo ,Jeun Witchen

On Tuesday evening Mrs.
Charles o. Kerby and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harry Parsley, Jr., were
hostesses at a prettily appointed
linen shower honoring Miss Nor
ma Jean Witchen, popular bride
elect of this week.
The home of Mrs. Kerby on
Telephone road where the shower
took place was lovely with a
color arrangement of yellow
flowers.
The many handsome gifts were
presented the honoree by Patty
Dobbs and Joan Witchen.
Light refreshments were serv-
ed after the gifts had been open
ed and admired.
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stand here when political issues
are so hot and talk about this,
but maybe it is the right time
Mr. Aldrich was right. 1t
did take nerve. But if other
state leaders would approach
the problem with reason and
as Mr.. Aldrich has, the
solving would be of shorter
time and easier accomplish
ment. A few figures from
school systems over the state
bear out Mr.. Aldrich's state
ment. In Clarksdale the 1896
AZ school statistics show an
enrolment of 1922 whites and
1922 negroes. The per pupil
cost of instruction was 500 for
whites and $13 for negroes. In
Greenville the enrolment was
2.468 white and 2,342 negroes
with the per pupil cost of in
struction $73 for whites and
SIT for negroes. In Greenwood
the enrolment was 1892 whites
and 1858 negroes, with the per
pupil cost of instruction S72
for whites and $l4 for negroes.
Vicksburg with an enrolment
of ISIS whites and 1895 ne
groes budgeted $83 per pupil
for whites and $26 for negroes.
1t is such inequalities as these
that are largely the root of
our problem and we frankly
believe they deserve more ac-
ton and less oratory.
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CAN BLACK-DRAUGHT
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Black-Draught. the friendly laxative. IL
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mental haziness, bad breath-snd II these
symptoms are due only to constipation
then see what Black-Draught may do for
you. Get q package today.
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The daily press this week
carried a news story concern
ing the abrupt ending of a
two-woman crusade against
the slot machine racket in Mo-
line. Ill. II seems that the two
ladies, mother and daughter,
had started the crusade after
bar room operators had turned
down their solicitation of funds
to establish an animal shell
ter" The ladies then proceeded
to take out warrants against va
rious operators of the devices.
but abandoned their campaign
after one message threatening
death was received through the
mails, and another attached to
a brick was tossed through
their window.
Frankly, it looks to us like
the ladies might have had an
angle of their own in this par
ticular instance. with any re-
sistance to the seemingly well
established slot racket on NOR
al issues relegated to the back
ground. However. the story
does illustrate the lengths to
which the operators of this
lucrative racket will go to
maintain it, and brings to mind
= period of many years ago
when we were a reporter on a
daily newspaper and drew the
assignment of exposing the
slot machine racket in New
Orleans. II was an interesting
session. marked by the same
type of-ttrests- sttempted- btib-
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Mrs. Blanchard Is
Hostess Wednesday
At Five Hundred

Mrs. Nose Blanchard enter
tanned at 500 Wednesday night at
her home on Jackson avenue. The
living room was prettily deco
rated with white chrysanthe-
NUNS and pink and white asters.
Mrs. Martin Heinrich won the
high score prize, Mrs. Lille Smith
the low, and Mrs. p. w. Cox, ST.,
the consolation.
Dainty sandwiches, coeoanut
cake and hot chocolate were
served. Mrs. Blanchard was as
sisted in serving by he daugh-
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ATTEND REUNION

MIR. and Mrs. R. c. Callahan
and their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Smith
and children and grandson, Bob
by Key, attended a family re-
union at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Callahan in H~attiesi
burg during the weekend. There
were over a hundred members
of the Callahan clan in attend
ance.
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Moss Point
Churches
BAPTIST


The w. M. u. met in the church
on Monday afternoon when Miss
Willie McInnis led the program
on the Armice Armstrong week
of prayer.
Mrs. j. N. Rape, president pre-
sided over the brief business
meeting after which Mrs. r. c.
Eley closed the meeting with a
prayer. The meeting was well
attended.
METHODIST
Members of the WSCS enjoyed
a most pleasant meeting on Mon
day afternoon in the home of
Mrs. Edwin Lennep with rs mem
bers present. The meeting was
opened with the Lords Prayer.
Mrs. W. w. Barber was well
coined as a visitor as we're Mrs.
Glenn Torres and Mrs. w. P.
Daley.
Plans we're made for the Zone
meeting at Caswell Springs Tues
day. Mrs. w. M. Alexander led
the devotional and Mrs. John
Cirlot gave a talk on early church
work, and early church leaders
in Alaska.
A delicious party plate was
served by the hostess assisted by
Mrs. Jack Turner and Mrs. j. D.
Lowe.
The Wesleyan Service Guild
of the Moss Point Methodist
church will meet at the church
Monday at 7:30 pm. The pro-
gram on Alaska will be present
ed by Mrs. w. A. Lassiter and
will be followed by a short bust
ness session.
PRESBYTERIAN
The Women of the Church will
meet in the church on Monday
at $3.50 pm. All members are
urged to attend.
On Saturday afternoon at 3
pm. at the Community House
the three Circles of the Women
of the church will hold their
annual bazaar to which the pub
lie is cordially invited. An in
ovation this year is the coffee
and tea table which will be pre-
sided over by members of Circle
No. Three.
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CHAPTER C E

Mrs. Douglas Gulley will be
hostess to Chapter C, PEG at, its
semi-monthly meeting Novem-
Der Is. Mrs. Richard Price will
lead a Thanksgiving program.
The hour is 8 pm.
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ter, Miss Jean GAMER, and her
mother, Mrs. NJ. L. Pol.
Those who enjoyed this party
were: Mesdames Warren Seeley,
M. B. Seholtes, P. w. Cox. Guy
v. Ros, Frank Moore, Lille Smith
and Martin Heinrich.
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ED MAYO PTA

The November meeting of the
Ed Mayo P-TA scheduled for the
third Tuesday has been post
poned until the fourth Tuesday,
November %, Mrs. Frank Mix
son, president, announced.
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PRESBYTERIAN

Willamette University in
Oregon is the oldest institution
of higher learning west of the
State of Missouri.
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Oregon has more than 10000
900 acres of forest lands, includ-
ing lake and stream surfaces.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-14

ton, is going to make better pic
lures now than ever before, films
4pulsing with life" The postoffice
being as narrow minded as it is,
I won't say what our films pulse
with. 1t amt life, though.
ONE of the films that has Johns
ton and his masters worried is
"Shoe Shine" Now that I've seen
it l know why. This is realism;
this is life; this is superb film
art sss.g:ss ese
Johnston apparently doesn't and
can't understand that you can't
have art without life. Big budgets
and Clark Gable have nothing 10
do with it. If enough people see
films like -''Shoe Shine" they are
going 10 get that idea and then
Johnston and his buddies are go
ing to be forced to hire back all
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-14

in Hollywood. The book. to be
published Feb. % by Pegasus
Books Inc. of Chicago and selling
at 81, will tell the whole story
for the Hollywood progressives
who have been victinaized by the
un-American committee and dig
deep-as the above quote indi-
cates-into the dupllcity of the
heads of the American industry
ERIC Johnston is of course the
same man who has just turned
down the protest of the Natl.
c ounci1 of American Soviet
Friendship, which felt that The
Iron Curtain was a film which
could contribute only to creating
disharmony in the world.
Did the council, Johnston want
ed to know, protest the Russian
play, The Russian Question which
was critical of the US?
What Johnston did not say was
that the Canadian government had
refused cooperation on The Iron
Curtain, which allegedly exposes
the Soviet spy ring that operated
in Canada. What he also did not
say was that while ''the screen is
free in America" to quote his
words, there is now operating a
blacklist in his Hollywood against
persons accused of leftist leanings
without any proper legal evidence
and that the screen is not free
to any who disagree with the
standards adopted by the John
ston Office.
This Office has also okayed a
new Republic production, Police
State, the subject matter of which
is evident from the title. One Iron
Curtain, appar emily, is not
enough.
ROBERT Ryan, who scared to
top f a m e with his magnificent
portrayal in Crossfire, has been
given a guest spot in The Boy
With Green Hair. He will appear
in a minor role in the film - an
assignment he asked for because
of his enthusiasm for its .toler-
ance theme. The script is by Ben
Barzman and Alfred Levitt, and
! Joseph Called Losey will di-
~ect.
Also doing something of a re-
peat performance is Sam Wanna
maker, who will portray the i'm
migrant bricklayer in Christ in
Concrete, after making his film
debut in My Girl lisa, in some
what similar role as new Ameri-
can. He co-stars in Christ with
Luise Rainier.
Anyone who does think
Henry Wallace is making a dent
in the nations consciousness
should bear in mind the fact that
John Ford has changed the title
of his new film from War Party
to Fort Apache. He was afraid
people would think his film was
description of the Demo-publi-
can parties as given by the third
party candidate.
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**.*Excelient; ***Good; *.Fair;
Indifferent; None, stinker
Anthony Adverse
**** Best Years of Our Lives
Black Gold
- Black Narcissus
*** Body and Soul
**** CroSsfire
Daisy Kenyon
- Deep Valley
Forever Amber
Foxes of Harrow
**** Gentleman's Agreement
$50 Great Expectations
High Wall
Heaven Only Knows
Love Trouble
1t Had To Be You
+** Kiss of Death
80 Life With Father
*** Long Night
Lost Moment
Miles Daughter
**** Monsieur Verdoux
~ Ride the Pink Horse
*** Romance of Rosy Ridge
*** Secret Life of Walter
NIFTY
The Fugitive
~ The Senator Was Indiscreet
*The Red Stallion
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-14
By BOB BENNETT

TIME Italian film makers who
i scored a resounding smash
last year with ''Open City" are
back again with another remark
liable film, "Shoe Shine"
Sergei Amidei, the gent who
wrote open City" is also the au-
thor of "Shoe Shine" and his
script here, as in the earlier film,
lshows the same penetrating in
lsight into human motivation and
behavior, is simple and uncluttered
land meatier than a SIS steak All
i'm all, Amidei has done himself
Ia real job.
There's honor enough for all.
There are Rinaldo Smordoni and
Franco Interlenghi, two youngsters
IWho play the leads and who, we
hear, have never before faced
camera. Well, if they've never
faced a camera before, I'd like
Ito recommend the same treatment
for Margaret O'Brien and some of
those obnoxious little brutes that
|pass for children in Hollywood.
l =
THESE kids are absolutely free
of manneaisms and phony affecta-
tions. They are children; children
caught up in a fight against adult
injustice and memorable, crushing
social pressureS. The rest of the
cast Keeps pace with the kids.
The photography, documentary in
approach, is superb also.
The other day, Eric Johnston,
Charley McCarthy's most serious
rival, made a speech in New York
and in the course of it took time
cut TO pooh-pooh the idea that
Hollywood was worried about
shrinking audiences and the in
fluence of the Thomas committee
in making Hollywood even more
sterile.
Hollywood, McCarthyed Johns
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Movie beuf
Shoe Shine is the
film art at its best

those dangerous radicals they
canned at Thomas order. Radicals,
it seems, have ideas, another i'm
portant component for good films.
''Shoe Shine" is the story of two
young boys who earn their live
lihood as bootblacks in Rome soon
after the liberation of the city by
the Allies. The two youngsters
get caught up, innocently, in a
robbery, are apprehended and
carted off to Jail. They became
Involved ia the scheme because
they wanted desperately to buy a
white horse. They get the horse,
but don't enjoy him very long.
THEY enter prison as INSOFAR
able friends, but the strains and
backbiting of prison life develop
a tragic rift between them, rift
that eventually leads TO the muir
der of the younger boy by the
older one.
AS I say, the story is almost alb
surdly simple, yet it makes a pow
erful, absorbing finn. Life in
prison is portrayed with savage
realism and so is life outside.
From this fact and from the in
sight it displays in probing human
behavior the film derives ITS
stature.
Obviously, the people who made
S1Shoe Shine" are trying to do
more than just tell a story about
two boys. What they are doing, l
believe, is making biting COM
ment on way of life that warps
everything it touches, even chill
dren, that puts profits ahead OF
human life and dignity.
ALL IN ALL. I'd say that "Shee
Shine" is probably the second best
film about kids I've ever seen.
The Tristan old Soviet finn
called Laughter Through Tears, .
made in Yiddish and based on a
Sholom Aleichen short story. |
don't know whether it's ever been
shown in Chicago, but it ought to
be a natural to follow film like
Shoe Shine"
q
MOSS Rose" proves that even
people like Ethel Barrymore can
be hams under the wrong-or Is
it right? - circumstances. It's a
| mystery film with an English set
ting. If you go for mysteries you
might Like this one. | yawneo
from beginning to end. No stiff
upper lip here.
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scoRECARD

**.*Excelfent; .**Good; **Fair;
Indifferent; None, stinker
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a II.
These the words spoken by Eric Johnston,
head of the Motion Picture Assn of America, to the
10 'Eunfriendly witnesses" and their attorneys in
Washington last fall just prior to their being called
to Thomas witness stand.
In "Give Me Liberty complied and edited by
Gordon Kahn with the collaboration of the Indicted
10, the Unfriendly 10 and other progressive Holly
wood personalities, these words quoted to show
how Eric Johnston baldfacedIy reversed his position
in adopting the blacklist attitude which prevails
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-14

ter Is now active on the Smith
College Students-for- Wallace Com
mittee.
Lena Horne to the coast to-.eSa
a picture. Night club dates after
that.
Composer Leith Stevens must
cal score for the All My Sons
movie backgrounds half the pic
ture with an orchestra that uses
no brass or violinS. Violas and
celloS replace violins. and the rest
of the 65-piece orchestra is made
up of percussion Instruments and
woodwinds. The idea is TO get
strong emotional values in the
music without great volume be-
hind scenes in which the dialogue
IS whispered.
Marlene- Dietrich's next film viii
be made in France. It will
be based on the life of Collette,
noted French writer.
Ted Ward, author of Our LAM"
has finished his new play.
From the Invitation To Indus
try" pamphlet. issued by the Elk
City, Oklahoma, Chamber of Com
naefce, advertising "a supply Of
native American labor:
Labor in Elk City is over SO
per cent native born with less
than S per cent Negro. -Competi-
ton for available skilled and semi
skilled labor is low, providing
abundant labor of the highest type
for expanding or new industries.
There are no unions and tend
ency exists against them anlong
laborers. Female labor is album
dant and local industries are not
competitive for female labor. Lo-
cal strikes are unknown to the
area" ,s,..
John Gunther is responsible for
the story of the American news
paperman in pre-war Japan who
wrote TO friend and added the
note. Don't know If this will ever
arrive because the Japanese CEN
sor may open it."
A few days afterwards. he re-
ceived note from the japanese
postoffice. saying. The statement
in your letter is mot correct. We do
not open letters"
=
Dorothy Parker banged her head
badly recently, reports Jack CD
ford.
How did she feel9
Il needed this hole in the head. /"
she retorted, like need Dewey"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-14

New York Lib
erals to vote for
Truman and to
oppose Wallace
md the Third
Party.
But his editor
ais so far have
not even con-
.inced his own
-amily. +.
His own daugh-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-14
SATURDAY. FEB. l4rH


PEOPLES THEATRE has switched to
st, Valentines Casinot to present their
Skits & songs before a distinguished
audience.
AYD Affair Sat, Feb ID, 4s4o N
Sacramento. Eats, Drinks, Games of
Skill"
February 14th-it's a party for The
Star at the Prosten's with Frank
Marshall Davis, disc jockey supreme,
at the turn table. Fun begins at pm
and includes dancing and Anne's
famous spaghetti dinner The address
s3i9 w. Douglas Blvd, LIST floor. Dona-
ton 81 90. Your best friends will be
taere-make it a date,
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-14
Bro@dv suY
Max lerner:
Clarity begins
at home!
BY BARNARD RUBIN

MT AK LERNER, chief editorial
IVl writer for PM, is good for
a laugh anyway.
Lerner has been batting his
brains out trying 30 convince
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Hollywood
Give Ne Liberty features
"a bad actor named Johnston
BY HAROLD SALEMSON

ccVT your your
ton The truth that embarrassed by the fact that
testified committee