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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23
Ring Around The Rosie

The withdrawal of Phillip Z. Moon Mullen, vice
chairman of the Democratic state committee, from the
present quarrel over federal patronage in Mississippi
son combination is reviving the old Bilbo political ma
chine under the guise of speaking for the national party.
Moon and his father, {. H. Mullen, able Oxford editors,
were for some time lonely voices in the fight for support
of the national party in the state and the settling of
Northern-Souther differences within the framework of
the party. They probably would have continued as lone
voices had Truman not won. With the Truman victory,
however, there was a rush for the bandwagon which groan-
ed beneath the weight of day-after-election Democrats.
We have a great deal of respect for Mullen, father
and son. They have convictions and the courage to fight
for those convictions. That's a refreshing trait in this
day.
The Hood-Mize-Jackson axis is already grooming for
rest Jackson to run for governor in the next state cleo
ton. Jackson was a personal friend, ardent supporter and
attorney for the late Theodore Bilbo. We no more want
part of this alignment than we do the Wright-Sillers-
Eastland states rights party.
In Withdrawing from the patronage fight Mullens
said he had hoped that a division of political liberals and
conservatives would have been brought about by the split
IN Mississippi We, too, had hoped to see that. Missis-
sippi needs a two-party system badly. It would point up
issues, bring stronger men into politics and generally re-
suit in a much healthier state that would bring us rational
and real forward progress.
We can see a very small dividing line between the
Hood-Mize-Jaekson alignment and the Wright-Sillers-Eas
land group. We also predict that within a reasonable length
Of time we will see an ironing out Of differences. and
agreeable division of patronage and a marriage of the two
groups that will bring us right back where we started.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23
InequitabIe Equalization

The staggering increase proposed for the 1949-5O Pas
cagoula realty rolls was arrived at, we believe, on a basis
that was neither fair nor equitable and results in little,
if any, assessment equalization.
Increases proposed would raise the realty rolls from
1922 .345 in 194S-49 to $5,841 ,345 in 1949-50, or an increase
of $~2,6l9,055. Some of the individual increases ranged up
to 200 per cent, and despite the decrease in the levy of
three and one-half mills. would still result in a healthy
increase in taxes to be paid. CTotal proposed assessment,
with personal property added, would be ~$8l67540)
We have no quarrel with assessment equalization.
We do have a quarrel with the manner in which this was
arrived at. A casual perusal of the city rolls will show
startling inequalities. There is no question, but that equal
ization was needed, and that some taxpayers have been
riding the gravy train for many a year with low assass-
ments and resultant low taxes.
However. the job should have been done by a firm
of experts using a method of appraisal that would have
resulted in fair and equitable assessments for all. II the
city then needed more tax revenues. an acrossthe-board
raise in assessments would have done the Job with every
taxpayer bearing his fair share of the burden.
Let's look at the public utility assessment under the
present setup, and see how they will fare. Their assess
ment is set by the state public service commission. Dur
ing the four years from 1915 through 1948 the three major
taxpayers in this group had an assessment increase amount
ing to less than 10 per cent. These are the LIN railroad
which had its assessment increased from $92,94O in 1915 to
$96,270 in 1913; the Mississippi Power Co, from $l61,775
to $18l ,545 for the same period, and Southern Bell Tele-
phone from $113,427 to $124,455.
The total of the three in l945 was 1868, 142, and in
1949 $4O2, 30, for a total four-year increase of $34,128.
There is no reason to expect an increase anywhere near
approaching that of individual taxpayers when the new
assessment is set. So the net result is that the public utili-
ties will get a handsome cut in taxes through the reduced
millage, and local taxpayers will make up the difference.
AS we pointed out in the beginning, we are for equali-
cation. Other cities of the state, some smaller and some
larger than P~ascagoula, have tried it and found it sue
cessful. One city in particular was able to lower taxes
after assessment equalization had been completed.
1t will be impossible, we believe, to iron out all in
capabilities for this years roll. However, it is not too late
to plan to have the job done as it should be for the 1850
81 assessment.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23

Olympia, Wash.
Sept. IA. 1949
Editor.
Chronicle Star and Advertiser
Dear Sir:
| have enjoyed my armchair"
vacation in Pascagoula via the
Chronicle Star. You have a very
fine paper, and | get the impress
sion that it is a real community
asset. which unfortunately too
many papers are not. ! have only
passed through Pascagoula once
by train. and vas quite impressed
but had no conception of how
live" a community it was until
I began receiving your paper.
especially enjoyed your editorials.
both of the community nature and
politically. I have shown some to
local Democratic leaders, who be-
gen to see the South in a little
different light than was created
BY last summers fiasco.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23
THIS WEEK
in Other Years

FIVE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, An ordinance setting up
rat = eradication program was
adopted by the city council =.
Federal government allotted
S117,00 for recreation program
including building and parks
Work scheduled to start on
$15O,O00 access road to ingalls,
via Canty street Fifty-fifth
ship launched at ingalls,.
FOUR YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, A charter was granted
and board elected for Commu-
nifty Chest :. many wartime
restrictions on building were
lifted.
THREE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, Grading began for wild
ening Highway 80 between Pas
cagoula and Moss Point =.
Two Jackson county ~pasteuriza-
ton plants authorized to sell
grade A milk Masonite
plant sought delay in hearing
of injunction suit 80. Editorial:
Masonite's Bad Faith. scores
Masonite pollution of state
streams.
TWO YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK. Coast was lashed by a
hurricane; small damage done
locally; Gulfport and Biloxi
hard hit -. 1850 students en-
rolled in county schools =.
Mrs. w. T. Gordon. aged educa-
tor, died at the hospital
Editorial: Priorities for Federal
Housing, present occupant of
year or more should be given
first refusal.
ONE YEAR AGO THIS
WEEK, March to School" CAM
paign given impetus by letter
to the editor: YWBC assumed
responsibility for receiving con-
tributions City health prob
lens hit at Rotary club talks;
lax operation of disposal plant
and need of full time health
director Editorial: Public
Health Hazards: asked reinspec-
ton of sewerage disposal plant,
pointed out necessity of full
time health officer and lack of
meat inspection law.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23
Inside
Washington
Special to Central Press

Washington-There are those
who believe that Speaker Sam
Rayburn may be losing his po-
litical touch in the House. The
bald. soft-spoken diplomat Is
known as one of the most eff
fective compromises in Con-
gress. His forte is personal per
suasion, and most of his work
is done off the floor in the Dem
ocratic cloakroom. Only occa-
sionally, when he deems it suf-
ficiently important. will be
leave the rostrum and go to the
we'll of the House to argue for a
bill. Of late, however. Rayburn's
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23

and industrial tax rebates and
a host Of other things that work
for both ends of the social
scale. We do think, however,
that the newspapers land mag
azines) so bitterly opposed to
the welfare state" could ex-
press their opposition in con-
crete terms by voluntarily fore
going their postal subsidies
(Which largely account for the
annual red ink on postal depart
ment ledgers). We can e no
earthly reason why the press
of the nation should expect to
be subsidized by the US tax
payers and a "welfare" govern
ment. A free press is one of
the greatest bulwarks of de-
moeracy. Let's make it freel
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23

Is there any map available of
Jackson County? ! am enclosing
a self addressed envelope and if
you can hand this to any store
that sells such maps. and they
would advise me of the cost. I
will order a map, Thanks a lot.
Very truly yours,
MARK WIENAND
1853 Cherry st.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23

batting average has been poor.
When he spoke for the full
one billion $50 million dollar
Arms for-Friends' bill. the
House cut it in half. The House
turned down the Brannan farm
plan. Rayburn sought a COM
promise on labor legislation last
spring. but the bill went back
to committee, where it remains
bottled up.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23

During all the propaganda
buildup of that fellow Broz,
alias Tito, dictator of the Yu-
goslavs, preceding the recent
loan made him by us good fell
lows. the Iron Man was quoted
as asking: Who is the best fish
erman? Me or President Tru-
mani"
You are, comrade. You
hooked the dough-
A report of a recent baseball
game included this bit of con-
fusion: Joe DiMaggio reported
to the park and worked out but
was ordered to bed for "a hours
when he was found to be run
ming a temperature
If he hadn't been running a
temperature" they'd have had
to order him to the morgue to
thaw out for burial.
A local church has lost a pro-
speetive prosylite - the cook
brought with them by a fam
lily recently moved to Pasea-
goula. The cook went to serv-
ices Sunday, returned broke.
First she explained, they
marched us around and every
body had to give Is cents. Then.
after a while. we marched
around and gave so cents. Then
il was $1.00, Even if you didn't
have il you had to march and
everybody looked at you hard
when you didn't put the money
in the plate
Looks like a case of religious
zeal misdirected along CONNER
cial lines.
The Mobile gal. arrested in
Pascagoula on bad check charg-
IS for Mobile police. waived
extradition Immediately after
recovering from her third faint
and asking Where am L."
Maybe she had seen our coun-
ty jail and after one look de
eided to get back to Mobile.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23

In Illinois a householder
caught a mouse which had for
two months disturbed his fam
lily by chipping like a canary.
II the mouse has any radio or
television plans, the story didn't
say.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23

aRf
This may come as a shock to
many Americans, but until a
year ago, the British foreign Of
flee considered Washington, D.
c., not a good place to live.
The State departments per-
sonnet director, Haywood P.
Martin, told amazed congress-
men at a closed-door hearing
that Washington was consid-
cred unhealthy" until recently
by officials of the foggy. isle.
Rep. Daniel j. Flood Cd,
Pennsylvania, retorted, "At
least conditions here, compared
to those in London. are NOT
economically unhealthy"
Martin advised the congress-
men that the British have
changed their designation. The
Pensylvanian remarked, That's
very nice of them"
1t was not likely that Britain's
emissaries in the capital would
agree with Martin, since their
foreign office. like its American
counterpart allots higher sal
aries to personnel stationed in
unhealthy places.
Official planners and greeters
have put a neat problem of Of
fetal etiquet up to the State
departments protocol officers.
1t concerns the planned visit
in September of British Foreign
Minister Ernst Bevin and Chan
cellor of the Exchequer Sir
Stafford Grips.
In the British cabinet, the two
officers are of about equal rank,
with Cripps holding a little of
the edge on the former dock
worker, Bevin. However in
dealing with foreign powers,
Bevin is the only British official
allowed to conduct negotiations.
Consequently, at official gath
erings questions will have to be
put to Bevin. who. in turn, will
have to turn to Grips for many
of the answers, since Bevin is
not so familiar as Grips with
the economic and financial
problems which will be the sub
ject of the Washington meet
ings.
The rotunda, the mammoth
room under the Capitol dome
familiar to millions of visitors,
henceforth will be reserved for
the statues of presidents.
Decision to bar other busts
and statues in the rotunda was
reached by the Senate and
House joint committee on the
library.
Those already there. will be
permitted to remain, but future
busts and statues will be limited
to those of American chiefs of
state
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23

AS has already been stated,
Menhaden have the peculiar
characteristic of schooling only
with Menhaden. They do not
travel in mixed groups of game
fish and other commercial fish.
Also, as has been indicated, they
do not provide in any except a
completely negligible degree food
for either game fish or other COM
mercial fish.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23

Looks like a case of religious
zeal misdirected along CONNER
cial lines.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23

Al 86 Connie Mack still loves
the diamond game. He's not
only the Grand Old Man of
Baseball but also the Grand Old
Fan.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23

An acre of sugar cane, we
read. produces 100000 calo-
ries. That's a sweet deal.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23

You are, comrade. Yo
hooked the dough-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23
Report
From
Britain

(Mr. Silver, chairman Of the his
tory department at Ole Miss.
sailed early this month for Brit
ain where he will teach for a
year in a Scotch university as
recipient of a Fulbright grant.)
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23

Furthermore. any game fish
that happen to be in the viciniW
of a school of Menhaden have, as
repeated observations have
proven, the instant reaction of
sounding"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23
You're
Telling Me-!
BY William Rift
Central Press Writer

Rake = Happy Grandpappy
Jenkins says there's one thing
the sight of which is sadder
than that of the last rose of
summer-it's the falling of the
first leaf of autumn.
. :
It's claimed there are 50 diff
ferent taxes embodied in a loaf
of bread. Hardly leaves room
for the butter.
Statistics show bright colored
autos have fewer accidents than
dark colored ones. The finish
must be louder than the horns.
Bernarr Macfadden made that
newsworthy parachute jump in
a costume which included base
ball catcher's shinguards and a
football helmet. At least, when
it comes to sport, Bernarr is
neutral.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23
Letters
K EDITORIALS

Olympia, Wash.
Sept. IA, 1919
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-23

Purse seines have increased
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-10-04
City Has Till Dec. ~
TO Acquire Housing

The Seward City Council has
gone on record as requesting the
transfer of the Veterans Housing
Project to city ownership in accord
ance with recently published di-
receive from the Federal Housing
Administration.
The formal request must be
made to the FILA by December %,
and Seward officials are making an
investigation of the facts in the
case now. The city has to show
title to the land on which the pro-
ject stands. If the land belongs to
the FILA, it may also be acquired
by the city without cost.
With the exception of few lots
belonging to the government, the
city owns all the ground on which
the Housing Project is situated, and
it can get title to the remainder.
Exclusive of the land. the cost of
the 40-unit housing installation was
$4,000, of which the city paid
about $4,000 When all apartments
are rented the gross income is a
little over $1,000 per month.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-10-04
Glasses Move Into
School Addition

Children have moved into three
rooms of the new five room addi-
ton to the Seward Public School,
Superintendent Carl r. Carlson
said Tuesday morning.
There is a little finishing work
to be done in the addition, he said,
but the job will be entirely COM
plete by the October Is deadline
specified in the contract.
The opening of the addition now
brings all the children under one
roof and under the close super
vision of all school officials. For
the first week or so of school
classes of the second grade were
being held in the basement of both
the Seward Methodist Church and
the Seward Lutheran Church.
Heating System
While work on the heating sys-
tenn is not yet completed, Mr.. Carl
son said, the building is comfort
ably warm in all rooms due to the
fact that temporary facilities were
connected to every room.
Due to the fact that a part of
the contractors supplies did not
arrive on time it is taking longer
than anticipated to complete the
work. Carlson said that this has
worked a hardship on the contrac-
tor, since he had to pay his men
whether they worked or not. Also
because much of the work must
take place after school hours and
on week ends the contractor had
to pay an over time scale. LIZ
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-10-04
Lynx Watches Hunfer
Reed Come Laws

Leland Miller encountered very
obliging lynx while driving t.
kenai last Sunday. The animal SAT
in the middle of the road so that
Miller had to stop his car. Appar-
emily he had never seen an auto
mobile before, Miller said, because
he showed no signs of alarm.
He remained sitting in the road
long enough for Miller to get out
his Game Regulations to see if he
could legally shoot the animal. The
book said that the season will not
be open till late in the winter, so
the lynx got up and slowly walked
away into the brush
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-10-04
Complete Roof Job
On Seward HospifuI

Work on the contract for the new
aluminium roof on the Seward Gen.
eral Hospital was completed by
contr ctor Bert Culverson last
week.
The contract had been let earlier
in the summer, but due to late ar
rival it was not begun till recently.
Then the long period of rainy
weather further delayed the job.
The hospital building is the pro-
perty of the city of Seward and
was formerly occupied by the
school. The hospital is now oper-
ated by the Medical Bureau of the
Woman's Division of the Methodist
Church in Alaska.
The aluminium roof which is now
on the building cost the taxpayers
about $4,000, but it was necessary
since it leaked in several spots
every time it rained, according to
city officials and ospital au-
thorities.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-10-04
MURDER SUSPECT NOT
SEWARD RESIDENT

John Chebetnoy, arrested Satur-
day as suspect in the murder of
Mrs. Alice Peterson at Girdwood,
was not Seward man, as stated.
Chebetnoy, % years of age, was
born at Korovin Island, Alaska
In 1913 he was sent to the Seward
Federal Jail from Anchorage where
he was sentenced on three counts
charged at Unga.
After almost a year in the Fed
eral Jail he was released Aug. 80,
l94Y and was employed by the
Alaska Railroad at Bird.
While a prisoner at Seward he
gave no trouble, according to Mar
shall Metcalf.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-10-04
Council WithdroWs
Bid Invifufion
For Police Vehicle

Three automobile dealers were
present at Mondays City Council
meeting to discuss an invitation to
submit bids on a new car for the
police department, and after con-
siderable discussion the council de-
cided to withdraw the invitation to
bid pending further consideration.
Two Of the three dealers stated
that they would be unable to bid
on the car, since specifications
narrowed the choice to one make
of car.
The question OF whether the de-
partment really needed new car
at all was brought up, and bills
were brought out to show the
cost of repairs on the present po-
lice car. They We're higher than
the estimated budget should be.
Another question brought up
was whether a panel body truck
would not be better since it could
also be converted to use as an am
bulance. DR.. r. O. Sellers made no
comment on this suggestion from
health standpoint. If a new car
is to be purchased, it will be up
to the new council. Mayor Lanier
did say, however, that the police
department should be permitted to
decide what type of vehicle it
can use to best advantage.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-10-04
KEHOES VISIT cOOPER'S
LANDING

Judge and Mrs. Joseph w. Kehoe
were expected to 60 to Cooper's
Landing Tuesday for a couple of
days visit before leaving for their
home in Nome.
The Judge has been mentioning
on the Kenai Peninsula for the past
couple of weeks. He was joined
Sunday by Mrs. Kehoe, who has
been attending health conference
In Juneau. They are former resi-
dents of Seward.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-10-04
MouItray, One
Time Std. Mgr.
Here Is Retired

Retirement of w. E. Moultray,
assistant district manager Of STAN
dard Oil Company of California.
Seattle, was announced last week
by S. E. Stretton, Standards dis
trict manager in Seattle.
Mr. Moultray is well known in
Seward having spent many years
in Alaska and was the first manag
er of the Seward plant, having
come here with w. C. Erwin during
the erection of the local plant.
Moultray's retirement concludes
long and colorful career during
the 80 years he has been employed
by the company.
A native of northwestern Wash
ington, Moultray attended the Uni
versity of Washington where he
acquired a law degree. Entering
employment with Standard in 1918,
he was we'll known along the Sc
attic waterfront where for many
years he contacted the marine
trade.
While in Alaska he was agent
for Standard at several locations
and subsequently was placed in
charge Of all the company's oper-
atoms for the Territory.
Following his transfer to the
States, he occupied the position of
manager at San Pedro, California,
before returning to Seattle to the
position he held at the time Of
his retirement.
Mr.. Moultray is succeeded in
Seattle by w. R. Garter whose
promotion was recently announced
by Stretton.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-10-04
Law Association
Officials Here

Charles L. Martin, representative
of the Pacific Coast International
Association of Law Enforcement
Officers, is in Seward comforting
with the local police department
on matters of interest in police
work.
The headquarters of the associa-
ton is in Portland, Oregon, with
affiliations in western states, Can
ada, Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska and
Central America. The Alaska Peace
Officers Association is affiliated
with the international group.
The association, besides police
and sheriffs, includes judges, law
yers and many other professions
concerned with the problems of
law enforcement. 1t publishes
magazine for its members.
Each year an International con-
ventiOn is held in a different coun-
try and next summer it will, be
held in Mexico City. The following
year it is expected to take place
in Alaska. The association espe-
cially encourages cooperation of
peace officers in the. neighboring
towns of each area.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-10-04
MOOSE PASS SPORTSMEN
TO HAVE DINNER SATURDAY

Mel Homer was in Seward from
Moose Pass Monday afternoon with
the news that the Wild Game An
nual Dinner of the Moose Pass
Sportsmen's Club will take place
Saturday, October 8 at 1880 pm.
Attendance will be by invitation
only.
After the dinner movies and
color slides will be shown. There
will be no dance in connection
with the affair, Horner said.