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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
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BY CONGRESSMAN WIN. M.
COLMER
The Marshall Plan

Hearings are now being held
by both the House Foreign AT
fairs Committee and the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
for the so-called Marshall Plan
for the Aid to Europe. That
this ambitious program, de-
signed to aid the countries of
Europe in rehabilitating their
economies which were largely
destroyed in World War II, is
scheduled for some rough sail
ing, is now generally conceded.
When the plan was first con-
ceived it was widely acclaimed
by leaders of both parties, but
as the difficulties of placing
such a gigantic scheme into op-
Grafton became more and more
evident, the chances of it pass
ing in its original form through
the Congress have become more
doubtful. Among these difficult
ties and obstacles is the obvious
impact upon our own economy.
1t is nov apparent to many
members of both branches of
the Congress that the exporta-
ton of $17,000,0 00, 100000 in ag-
ricultural and other commodi-
ties of this country will have
serious effects upon our own
economy. This is particular
ly true in the question of infla-
ton which now is the bugaboo
of our own domestic economy.
1t is feared in many quarters
that if such large exports of
wheat, corn, meat and other
commodities in short supply are
made that our own shortages
will be accumulated. This would
naturally have the effect of
causing these already scarce
commodities to skyroeket high
err on the domestic market.
This could easily lead to ruin
GUS initiation. Especially is this
true in view of the fact that
there is a strong opposition on
the part of both the public and
business generally to the rein
statement of rationing and con-
trolls.
Therefore, it is not to be won
dered at that congressional lead
ers are now talking of limiting
the plan from an overall ST.
DOC, 900, 100000 plan to a big year
to year plan; and a scaling down
of the amount from some four
and one-half to five billion dol
lars a year to three billion or
even less. 1t will not be sur
prising to see the whole ques-
ton debated in committees and
on the floor for several months
instead of weeks as first
thought.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

Other women seeking pastor
ates have met skepticism and
doubt. Religious organizations
which have surveyed the field
say that the pulpits given to
women are generally in small,
rundown churches, some of
which have been closed for
years. Some women ministers
have been SO successful in
building these up that other
congregations, aware of their
work, have asked for women
pastors.
Few churches today give
women equal status. Among the
religious organizations which
do are the Christian Science
Church. The Society of Friends
(Quakers) the Unity School of
Christianity and The Salvation
Army.
Miss Inez Cavert of the Fed
eral Council of Churches, who
is making a survey on wom-
en- in the churches, reports:
''The Methodists, Congregation
al Christians, Unitarians, Uni
v~ersalists, Disciples of Christ,
Northern Baptists and some 9TH
er church bodies ordain wom-
en-, though the Methodists do
not give their ordained women
full status. Some churches Ii
cense women, but do not Or
dain them"
The Episcopalians, Lutherans
and Presbyterians do neither.
The Presbyterian church, u. S.
A., referred the question of or
dination of women to its presby-
teries this summer for the sec
ond time in history, but it was
voted down.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Average French Government
Has Very Short Life Span

tually, by. starting a series of
strikes in key industries, they
brought Ramadier to his knees.
His successor, Paul Schumann,
has already won some decisive
victories, jamming through the
assembly - against fanatical
Communist OPPOSITION - legis-
lation providing penalties for
fomenting strikes and practic-
ing sabotage.
1t is generally believed, now,
that DeGaulle will be the next
on the stage. He can return in
two ways. The president Of
the Republic may summon him
to form a new government, or
the general elections next
spring may bring his party, the
r. P. F., into power.
In either case, if the temper
of the French people can be ac-
c~urately gagged = it is increas-
ingly anti communist now
his would be the strongest gov
eminent since the war.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
y Years Marriage
Should Qualify This
Couple As Advisers

Salem, Ill.-A southern Illi-
nois couple married 72 years
has been flooded with inquir-
es on how to stay welded hap
PLY that long.
Noting a news story on the
unusual anniversary of j. w.
(Bill) Arnold, nearing 80, and
his wife, Sarah, SO, a Boston
lawyer wrote:
II would appreciate your
writing to me such suggestions
that you may have for young
people who desire to make their
marriage permanent and sue
cessful."
Too abashed at first to as
sumo roles of marriage counsel
lors, they finally answered.
Arnold, the more talkative of
the two, said;
There would be fewer di-
vorces among young people if
they would stay out of taverns
and not stay up late drinking
and carousing, if wives stopped
looking at other men, and hus-
bands wouldn't look at other
women.
"And if wives would go to
bed early, then get up and get
a good breakfast for their hus-
bands to work on instead of
staying in bed.
my wife always has meals
ready when I come home. She
stays home and tends to her
knitting. We share in handl-
ing the money. Young couples
should be careful in this spend
ing wave; they shouldn't spend
beyond their incomes. Debt al
ways causes arguments.
IF we get to quarreling, I
just walk away. It takes two
10 make an argument.
Mrs. Arnold chimed in:
Everything he says is all
right. l agree"
She added:
Young couples should do
everything possible to keep
their love light glowing. Real
love has nothing to do with
age. / think we are as much
in love as we have always
BEEN" (They eloped to st.
Louis when he was 18 and she
was 14.)
Arnold said:
I'VE always had the same
tastes and liked the same things.
We share in the house work,
washing dishes and such.
MY motto on getting along
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
You're
Telling Me!
BY WILLIAM RIFT
Central Press Writer

We don't believe that story
about somebody trying to raise
a grizzly bear as a pet. Griz-
lilies make poor playmates-
because they always play for
keeps.
In fact, the grizzly's scientific
ic name is "horribilis," which
should give you an idea.
He's certainly no teddy bear
to give Junior as a being-good
or birthday present.
A grizzly is a bruin hat is
born with an incurable crouch
and the teeth and claws to back
it up. His fur is a mixture of
brown, black and gray-but
he's always seeing red.
The grizzly grows to nine
feet in length. Halt that would
be far toe much.
He weighs no more than a
race horse but he can do a lot
more damage than a runaway
two-ton truck.
Unlike most bears. the griz-
ely hibernates very little. In
stead of sleeping, it appears,
he'd rather prowl around being
a real-life nightmare to other
animals.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Churches Are Divided On Women Ministers

Those who do not want WON
en- in the pulpit wrap up their
objections in some such words
as these:
women lack emotional bal
ance and the ministry calls for
sober judicial judgment. Men
won't have a woman telling
them off" and women wouldn't
like it either. Women cannot
take the same part in such COM
munity activities as the Rotary
club that men take. If you have
women ministers, there will be
no men in the churches"
Those who would like to see
more women az ministers re-
ply: There r very few men
in churches now. Perhaps a ca
pable appealing woman minister
might be what is needed to
bring them in. Asfine woman
has a maternal quality which
enables her to understand an
others problems and help him
solve them. She can cope with
birth, marriage, illness, brok-
en- homes and death as well as
a man and a large part of a min
ister's work is this job of help
ing people adjust their lives.
Men trust the rearing, edu-
cation and character formation
of their children to women.
Then r always quoting their
mothers as oracles. Then why
do they object to trusting the
religious guidance of adults to
women? One look at the way
mankind has conducted itself
while men have headed the
churches seems to indicate
some changes could well be
made"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
BY ADELAIDE KERR
APP Newsfeatures Writer

Would you listen to a wom-
an minister? Would you have
one as head of your church?
Those are burning questions
in some congregations today.
And probably more will consid-
er them in the year ahead than
ever before. According to the
Federal Council of the Churches
of Christ in America, there is
a great shortage of ministers
and, in the face of that lack, a
great movement of young wom-
en- as well as young men toward
life service in the church. More
over, the war opened many
doors to women which hitherto
had been closed to them and
some mature able women, who
want to do a humanitarian
work, are seeking pulpits.
But the door to these is by no
means wide open to women.
Ever since ST, Paul said, Let
your women keep silence in the
churches!" millions have fol-
lowed his dictum.
During World War H." one
American churchman recalls,
"the Bishop of Hong Kong
pressed by a shortage of min
listers ordained a woman. When
word of it reached church head
quarters, one churchman was so
upset that he called this ordin-
alton of a member of the sex to
which his mother belonged IAN
affront to God" There was such
a TODD about the whole thing
that the woman withdrew"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

Business men and farmers
of Pike county have united IN
a program from which both will
reap long-range material bene-
fits. They plan to spend $780,
600 during the next three years
in aiding the agricultural de-
velopment of the county. The
plan calls for the upbuilding of
dairy herds and beef cattle,
permanent pasture development
petaining the services of a live
stock specialist, a horticultur-
ist-agronomist. a poultry spec
%ialist, construction of a sweet
potato storage plant, establish
ment of packing and poultry
processing plants, and a number
of allied projects.
We have long advocated such
a program for Jackson county.
The development of u rural
areas would mean much for
the economy of the county as a
whole. A prosperous rural area
would, of course, be reflected
in increased trade for Pasca-
goula. Moss Point and Ocean
Springs, and such develop
ment would be of as much gen
eral benefit. perhaps more, as
the establishment of one of sew
eral new industries. The diff
ference is that payrolls from
new industries are felt immedi-
ately in the economy of the
county, while rural develop
ment calls for 4 sustained pro
gram of several years before
yielding any particular econo-
mic fruits.
A god many of our small coun-
ty farmers deserted their fields
for industry during the war
years, but with conditions re-
turning to normal many of
these must again look TO their
land for a living. We believe
that several areas in the eoun-
ty could be successfully used
for truck farming Local mar
kets could be supplied, and
canning plants could be estab-
lished for surplus products.
These plants would afford sea-
sonal employment. and would
enable truck farmers 10 take
advantage Of market eondi-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
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tons by canning their products
for marketing at favorable
times. We believe such canning
plants should and could be es-
tablished on a non-profit CO.
operative basis with the aid of
the county. Poultry processing
plants could be established in
the same way.
The county aid program
could also be applied in the es-
tablishing of a permanent pas
ture program. in the building
up of dairy and beef herds, and
in stockpiling modern farming
machinery in sections of the
county where NEEDED, to be used
on a rental basis by farmers
who cannot afford to individu-
ally buy heavy farming equip
ment. Modern. mechanical far
ming is impossible for the ave-
rage small farmer because of
the heavy investment involved.
But we believe it would be pos
sible for the county to buy such
machinery and rent it on a non
profit basis to enable our small
farmers to take advantage of
modern farming methods.
Jackson county produces an
infinitesimal part of the milk
consumed in the county. a small
fraction of the eggs and poul-
try, virtually none of the meat,
and a slight fraction Of the veg
etables. A long-range program
backed by the county and bust
ness men could. to a large ex-
tent overcome this on the basis
outlined above, and, as pointed
out, react to the benefit Of the
rural areas, the business men
and the county government. as
well. Through such a program
the income of rural families
would be increased, which
would be reflected IN increased
trading in the urban eenters of
the county. The county itself
would realize considerable in
terest on its investment through
increased tax revenues.
We can sc no basic differ
ence between the county gov
eminent fgnctioning IN such a
manner, and IN giving tax eN-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
THIS WEEK
in Other Years

FIVE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK. a jail break was
thwarted when a hole was dis
covered in a cell wall at the
Jackson County Jail
deadline was set by Police Chief
A. w. Ezell for backing auto
mobile headlights in blaekout
program Day Nursery
for children to be opened in pro-
ject March of Dimes
opens release" pro-
cedure for war workers in Gulf
area set up as first step in sta
bilization of war labor. Edi-
torially the Chronical Star and
Advertiser praised the work be-
ing done by the Young Mems
Business Club of Moss Point.
FOUR YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, the fourth war loan
drive was opened with a quota
of SLIPS, 900 directors
named for the newly organized
Chamber of Commerce
expiration for current ration
ing stamps and sugar stamp
announced and sale of some
shoes freed from controls for
two week period Jun
ior Woman's Club announces
hobby show for benefit of Youth
Canteen. No editorial was car
ried.
THREE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK. the Metal Trades Coun-
ell filed intention of taking a
strike vote at ingalls, with the
National War Labor Board
Young Mems Business
Club of Moss Point marked the
organizations 18th anniversary
e. Entertainment. | n c,
presented Elwyn Carter, bari
tone. in concert COM
mittees for city planning and
coming, house numbering and a
police commission were named
by Mayor Watts to deal with
phases of paseagoula's present
and future welfare and devel-
opment Jackson Coun-
ty Health Department moved to
the new offices on South Pas
sagoula street. In an editorial
entitled, rs This the Win or
Ruin Procedure the taking of
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

a strike vote while American
armies were suffering reverses
in Europe was censored.
TWO YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, coast counties were
charged with highway bribery
by legislature committee, Jack
son County was given unofficial
clean bill of health by Senator
Jesse Byrd representing Jack
son, George and Green eoun-
ties recreation build
ing workers and riveting crews
return to work after disputes
were cleared Percy
Granger, famous pianist, was
presented in concert by Enter
tertainment. Inc. Del Norte
was launched at the ingalls,
Shipyard. Editorially the use of
coast counties without speei-
fically naming the counties in
volved in the bribery charges
was censured.
ONE YEAR AGO THIS
WEEK, entries poured in for the
first Golden Glove tournament
sponsored by the Chronicle
Star and Advertiser E.
A. Khayat was elected president
of the Chamber of Commerce
million dollar project
on the L &c N West Pascagoula
river bridge started la
Dor leaders and civic represen-
tatives attended reception CIV
en- in honor of presentation of
iron lungs to the Jackson Coun-
tv hospital by organized labor
of the county. Editoriallv. CO.
operation of merchants and bus
mess men in keeping the Pas
cagoula city streets clean was
sought and all citizens were
urged to pay their poll taxes so
they would be able 70 vote.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
AIRLINE PLANNED

London-AP = Pakistan pill
grims to Mecca, whose jour
neys have taken fifteen days,
soon will be able to reach the
shrine in one day by air.
Two Pakistan industrialists,
Russian Malik and Mahmoud
Harroon, are forming a new air.
line, to be a subsidiary of the
lslamic Always and known as
"Pakair."
In London to buy new planes,
the industrialists said the COM
pany already has twelve air
craft, including two four-engin-
ed Liberators. It requires six
more planes for the service to
the Middle East.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Inside Washington
Realtors Grid for Battle
Against Control Extension

Against Control Extension
rents, which expires early this
year.
Two releases issued the same
day attacked Senate proposals
to substitute property owners
along with extended rent con-
troll, and declared that federal
public housing cannot supply
low-rent accommodations as
cheaply as private industry.
NAREB charged that the is
sue is maintenance of unconsti-
tutional bureaucratic controls
over property" and described
alleged "scordid waste, fraud,
payroll padding in the Federal
Public Housing Authority"
But, after the last charge is
hurled, Congress will extend,
and maybe stiffen rent control,
according to present indications.
Leaders including Senator Taft
are agreed on that point of Pres
ident Truman's controversial
10-point program to fight infla-
ton.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
By RELMAN NORM

Westinghouse French gov
eminent, on the average, has
a very short lift-span.
The present regime is the
sixth-and in one sense, the
seventh-that has come to pow
er in the 80 months since the
Liberation of Paris. That works
out to something less than a
five months average existence.
And a great many observers
are expecting still another,
headed by Gen. Charles De-
Gaulle, in the near future.
1t is a high mortality rate,
but not so high as before the
. war, when the French some
times changed their govern
ments within the same week.
The system differs from both
the American and British sys-
TENS in that a French govern
ment can fall out of office over
a single issue.
A prime minister's policies
may be challenged and a vote
of confidence called for. If he
fails to receive a majority in
the National Assembly, he re-
signs. His cabinet goes with
him.
Therefore, in stormy times,
when passions are running high,
the life-expectancy of a French
government is short. The years
Immediately before the last war
wildly illustrated this.
The French people saw war
coming, and they changed
prime ministers with great ra-
pidity in the search for a man,
and a government, who could
command their confidence in
his ability to either avoid the
war or defend the country.
Similarly, political and eco
nomic stresses have brought the
downfall of six men since the
liberation.
Gen. DeGaulle, head of the
first Provisional government,
resigned when his demands for
a strongly centralized govern
ment and large military credits
were denied.
Then came Felix Gouin. Six
months later he resigned in the
fight over the new constitution.
Georges Bidault went out five
months afterward as a result of
discomfort over the economic
situation. Leon Blum's one
month government was a stop
gap regime, put in as a COM
promise between the parties.
Paul Ramadier headed the
fifth and sixth governments. His
first Cabinet was so sharply
altered when the Communists
walked out of it, that the sue
ceeding one was in effect a new
regime.
Ramadier had the stormiest
passage to date. He asked for
and received votes of conf
dence, sometimes by very mar
row margins, on everything
from criticism of his policy on
Indo-C China, to pressure against
his freeze on wages and his at
tempt to lower prices by law.
Except for increasing popular
opposition to the Communists,
his government might have fall
len over a single strike in the
Renault automobile works. The
Communist ministers were in an
embarrassing position. They
had endorsed the Ramadier
policy on wages. Then came the
strike. Confronted with the ne
cessity of supporting the work.
ers they had to disavow that
policy. So they attempted to
topple the government with
them, but it didn't topple.
They continued their efforts.
outside the government. Even
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

emption and constructing build-
ings for new industries, which
is the heart of our state indus
trial program. There IS this diff
ference, though. There IS both a
social and economic factor in
the developing of our rural
areas, and both our economy
and spiritual progress stand to
benefit from such a program.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

OpeCld 10 1Slitid IL IleSo
Washington. The draft
Eisenhower" drive being read
led for l948 by powerful east
ern Republicans has all but OBJ
scured the fact that CALIFORNIA;
Gov. Earl Warren is a threat to
all other potential COP presi-
dental candidates.
Warren's announcement some
weeks ago that he would be a
candidate was interpreted at
first as a direct slap at New
York's Gov. Thomas E. Dewey,
who has been indicating that
Warren might be induced to run
as his vice presidential candi-
date. Political observers report
ed at the time that Warren was
irked with Dewey, hence the
announcement from Sacrament
to.
However, it nov is known
that Warren actually wants the
presidential nomination, and
will go after it hard. He figures
to profit by a stalemate between
Dewey and Ohio's Senator Rob-
ert A. Taft, early leaders in the
nomination sweepstake, every
bit as much as Gen. Dwight d.
Eisenhower.
Warren's advantage would be
particularly good if Eisenhower
becomes lukewarm toward his
hackers when he takes over as
head of Columbia university.
Such an attitude on Eisenhow-
er's part is a possibility, though
not a probability.
Warren can command the big
California delegation at Phila-
delphia when the Republicans
nominate. He also will bring
with him Washington, Oregon
and Colorado, any may have
several other Rocky Mountain
states as well.
Warren's hackers claim that
the friendly Californian has the
greatest popular appeal of any
Republican presidential aspir-
ant-with the possible excep-
ton of General Eisenhower.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Conversion

President Truman is credited
in Washington inside circles
with having brought about the
political Conversion of the
capitals No. 1 unofficial hos
tess-the very, very rich Mrs,
George Mesta.
Mrs. Mesta, who inherited
Oklahoma oil and eastern steel
millions, was a rampant Repub-
lican when she began her ca
reer as a thrower of super-par-
ties in Washington a good many
years ago,
Top Hostess Now Democrat
However, Mrs. Mesta en-
countered the Trumans when
the president was a senator
from Missouri, was impressed
not only with the social charm
but with the political philoso-
ply of HIST and his wife, and
changed her views.
Mrs. Mesta is now not only a
good Democrat, but a substan-
tial contributor to the party cof-
fers. She is already hard at
work on the build-up for the
presidents campaign to succeed
himself.
Her efforts have been reward
ed by her appointment as "su-
pervisor'' of arrangements for
the $100-a-plate Jackson Day
Dime rannual top turnout of
well-healed Democrats.
Perle Mesta is believed to be
the first feminine ex-Republic-
an to be thus honored.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Fight Rent Control

The National Association of
Real Estate Boards has launch
ed what appears to be an about
campaign to prevent extension
of rent control.
NAREB's high-geared publ
city mill in Washington is
flooding editors with news re-
leases discounting any and all
arguments for continuation of
governmental authority over
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

is-Always pay your debts and
tell the truth at all times. even
to your wife"