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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-25

there must be a remedy. We also know that the State
1ame ana Fish Commission has failed miSerably in en-
forcing the states pollution laws insofar as the Masonite
operation is concerned. 1t is also reasonable to believe that
II Masonlte Is allowed to continue to flagrantly violate the
pollution laws, other industries throughout the state are
dong the same without molestation by the Commission
Pollution by sewage from Mississippi cities is of course,
bad. But SO IS pollution by industrial wastes. Laws exist
to correct the latter and, if properly and uniformly enforced
by the Commission, might be a lever to bring about action
on the former. But certainly, as long as the Commission fails
TO enforce the present laws concerning industrial pollution.
nothing is going to be done about pollution by cities.
Meanwhile, many of Mossissippis beautiful rivers face
the fate of becoming sinking industrial sewers and DAMAGE
VIII be done that can't be corrected for generations to come.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-25
Stream Pollution Again!

The State Game and Fish Commission in its monthly
magazine recently reprinted a portion 0 f IN article O II
stream polluton by Bill Wolfe in Sports Afield."
That portion of the article reprinted follows:
Mississippi has the darndest pollution law | have ever
encountered anywhere in the nation. This law specifically
puts enforcement up to the Game and Fish Commission.
which is excellent; but it relates only to industrial wastes
and exempts municipalities entirely from its provisions. In
other words, cities can do as they please without legal re-
strictions. This does not mean that cities in Mississippi are
entirely without sewage disposal plants. They are not,
but any plants installed are put in voluntarily, usually
through the persuasion of the State Board of Health, and not
because the cities can be forced to take action. The Missis-
slppi Fish and Game Commission has a pollution laboratory,
under charge of Gree Mauldin, that is doing efficient work
among industries of the state"
The above implies, of course, that the Game and Fish
Commission is doing a good job of enforcing the industrial
pollution law (which it certainly is mott but is handicapped
by not being able to control pollution caused bv sewage
wastes from cities.
! A case in point, of course, is the Pascagoula-Lea f river
! system, which the Masonite Corporation at Laurel has been
poisoning for more than 20 years. 1t is continuing to do so
ndsQQlater than August of last year there was another
lolesale slaughter of fish which was traced directly to the
asonite %effluent. If the practice is continued it is reason
lie to believe that the Pascagoula-Leaf river system will
barren in another decade or less.
After being pressed following the last slaughter. R. M
: aernan; director of the Commission finally took Masonite
osoeurt almost a month after it took place. and then
: tnany ~apoligized for his action in a press release issued
= rMasonite had been fined a pathetic $500 for slaughter
"a thousands of game fish. What the answer to the Mason
=. problem is we don't know. We do know, though that
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-25
Capital

BY
Congressman VIM. M. Colmer
RUSSIA AGAIN

RUSSIA AGAIN
News was permitted to pass
the Iron Curtain of Russia this
week to the effect that Anna
Louise Strong, the American
writer who embraced Commu-
nism sometime ago and has
spent the last several years in
Moscow, has been arrested by
the Russian Government, as a
spy. There is more behind this,
/ am sure, than the brief news
article discloses.
l met Anna Louise Strong
in the American Embassy at
Moscow in the early Fall of
1945. My Committee had just
arrived in Moscow. The Ameri-
can Embassy officials advised
us that the foreign correspond
ents in Moscow would like an
interview, at a press confer
ence. AS Chairman of that Com
mittee. l agreed to this inter-
view. We had scarcely gotten
seated in the conference room
when an American newspaper
man, whom I had known in
Washington, came up and whis-
pered to me to be on the alert.
That a number of these men,
bers of the press, there, were
pro-communists, He particularly
warned me against Miss Strong,
telling me that while she was
a native American, she was, in
fact, a Communist. And, there
fore, / should be careful in an
swering her questions. Miss
Strong demonstrated, by her
line of conversation, that she
was thoroughly sold on Com
munism. In fact. she has made
repeated trips back to America
since that time to try to spread
the doctrine of Communism.
With the knowledge that |
have of Miss Strong and of the
Russian Government, this ar
rest of her by the Russian Gov
eminent is proof to me of the
doctrine which l have been
preaching since my stay in and
study of conditions in Russia
more than three years ago.
And, that is this: Russia preach
es but does not practice Com
munism. Communism is a front
for the present Russian dicta-
torShip government. just as
Fascism was a front for Hit
ler's dictatorship of Germany.
Russia is one nation that does
not practice Communism. Com
munism is more in the nature
of an idealism, a religion with a
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Pilgrimage -. : !
Continued From Page u

continued From Page ID
Road to Pascagoula street. con-
tinue on Pascagoula street to
Washington street, turn left and
60 to Mrs. Streed's, on way pay
particular attention to Captain
Coles rose garden and the beau
tiful back view of the John Watts
yard, on to Eleventh street activ-
ity building where tea will be
served by the garden clubs of
Pascagoula.
Return back same street to
Washington avenue, cut back to
beach, turn right to South Pasca-
goula street and turn left on Co.
lumbus to drive past the home of
DR.. S. B. McIlwain.
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THIS WEEK
in Other Years

FIVE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, The Pascagoula schools
bought an ambulance airplane
in the 4th War Fund Drive /.
Mrs. Robert S. Ford christened
the U. S. S. Robin at ingalls,
launching Nc editorial car
ried Nursery school,. was
opened in maritime section of
the project.
FOUR YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, Over 100 exhibits were
entered in the hobby show
sponsored by the Junior Wom-
ans club peter Pan" was
presented by the Clare Tree
Major theatrical group A.
F. Dantzler, Jr, was elected
vice-president of the Pascagou-
la-Moss Point bank 1t. Roy
Wingfield received two decora-
tions, Air Medal and Distin-
guished Flying Medal Edi-
torial: What Was Gained,
criticises five day strike at In
gals -.
THREE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, Miss Julia Toy Brum-
field and Miss Fielder Zuber
starred in presentation of Ar
senic and Old Lace Greek
l.. Rice assisted in attempting
to settle boundary dispute at
Stateline =. ingalls, diesel en-
CINE hauled out for trial run
on curves Taken from a
grocer's ad: Just arrived, lin
tied amounts, lux flakes, Swans
soap, Spry shortening, tissues
and black pepper Editorial:
Workmen's Compensation.
TWO YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, Jackson County ap-
piled for state aid for construc-
ton of crippled children's wing
on Jackson County hospital
-. Wade Greenies, Moss Point
girls won high school county
cage crowns in countrywide
tournament Editorial: Pol
itics and the Bomb: atomic
bomb too vast and too danger
Gus to be intrusted to one coun-
try -.
ONE YEAR AGO THIS
WEEK, DR.. William r. Kell
was named as the Outstanding
Citizen of Jackson County -.
Paspoint Little Theater scored
hit with the production of Bar
retts of Wimpole Street
Alfred j. WEIGH, prominent
merchant, died at Moss Point
Frederic Balazs, noted vio-
linist, appeared in concert i.
Editorial: ingalls, yard and
county future, impressive sta
tistics given Special edi-
ton: Five million dollar re-
conversion job for ingalls, on
u. S. S. Richardson.
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real Communist. Genuine Com
munists r crusaders. There
are more sincere Communists
in France or China, for instance.
than in Russia. Russia is a DO
lice state whose citizens are
taught Communism but are not
permitted to practice it extern
sively.
Louise Strong was an idealist.
She believed in Communism.
she believed in the Commu-
nism of Marx and Lenin. Evil
IDENTITY she realized that her
faith in Communism and in
Russia was being betrayed. Be-
ing an idealist, a crusader who
was willing to fight for her
ideals, she ran into trouble with
Mr.. Stains politburo. Mr..
Stain preached Communism
but failed to practice it. Hence.
Anna Louise Strong has learned
what other idealists and cru
saders have learned when they
came face to face with the gov
eminent Of Russia. That. if you
believe in practicing Commu-
nism as well as preaching it,
you will soon find yourself the
victim of the secret police of
a great police state.
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the crossing with the occupants
unnecessarily delayed almost
70 minutes. There is no excuse
for this needless Inconvenience
ing of the public and il GER
tainly constitutes the poorest
type of public relations for the
L&N.
City Commissioners Harold C.
Ezell deserves the sincere APP
probation of Pascagoula citi-
zens for the work being done
in cleaning and sloping the
city's drainage bitches. We have
often pointed out that stagnant
water in the bitches are ideal
places for mosquito breeding.
Cleaning them out at this time
of year and at the same time
properly sloping them so that
they will drain will eliminate
this condition, and prove a boon
to Paseagoulans generally.
If the city government will
throw its weight behind an
adequate and sanitary method
of garbage disposal for Pasca-
goula another nuisance and
health hazard would be elm
mated. The reeking garbage
has for years been stacked vir-
tually on our back door steps
as a breeding place for disease
bearing rats and flies. There
should be waste land available
for a continuous fill system
where trenches would be dug,
filled with garbage and covered
with earth taken from a second
trench. We believe the city
could obtain the use of the coun-
ty dragline for the time neces-
sary to install and operate such
a system. The idea is worth
trying, anyway.
= .
Pascagoula and Moss Point
will enjoy their annual Car
nival celebration this week,
with the additional attraction
of a Carnival parade of IL floats
which is being undertaken by
the Business and Professional
Women's Club with the Coop
Grafton of business houses. civ
ic and fraternal organizations
IN this area. The Carnival pa
rade will be preceded by a
street dance Thursday night.
This will be a welcome addi-
ton to the several balls staged
by the schools and the annual
Carnival ball of the Moss Point
Young Mems Business Club.
This all furnishes wholesome
amusement for this section and
those who give of their time.
thought and energies in sue
eessfully staging the several
events deserve the eongratu-
lations of those who enjoy them
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Stray dogs ate up copies of
a southern daily which con-
tanned a cinnamon favored
advertisement. That's one news
paper that proved an even bet
ter chewspaper.
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You're
Telling Me!
BY WILLIAM RIFT,
Central Press Writer

The London, England, zoo is
rearing some boa constructors.
A boa, we'd think. is pretty
good at rearing itself.
Hollywood is trying many In
novations but we bet il can't
produce a horse opera without
good guys and bad guys.
Old Franz Won Papen, jagged
as a wartime major offender"
has been freed by a German
court of appeals. That guy is
always papen into the news.
Somehow the Russians have
so far forgotten to claim that
they invented the business of
inventing.
A Scottish woman has been
arrested every week for tbs last
two years for selling tea on Sum
day. That's really being in con
slant hot water.
Stray dogs ate up copies of
a southern daily which con-
tanned a cinnamon favored
advertisement. That's one news
paper that proved an even bet
ter chewspaper.
Rioting broke out when an
Indian man started counting a
Malay girl. Maybe the boys
were just staging a little pre-
mature wedding shivaree.
A machine that thinks like q
human is promised. Won't be
practical - too much guess
work.
Always keep refrigerator
door closed"--household hint,
Good dieting advice for those
) midnight snack icebox COM
mandos.
The Air Force is testing a
bomb in Alaska which is at
tracted by warmth. That gives
you an idea of what might hap
pen to anyone trying to put the
heat on Uncle Sam.
q
Shareholders were electrified
by U. S. Steel dividend and
stock split announcement. Non.
shareholder F. e. F.'s comment:
IT'S a STEEL"
Cost of living dropping. La.
Dor department statistics show.
Cheering news but not cheering
enough at tax time.
=
Sneak thieves are stealing
Frances floperoo Maginot Line
and it is turning up as scrap
in Russian hands. What wor-
ries the French is-how will it
turn up next?
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An English housewife op-
ened a can of American dried
eggs and found a baseball cap
in ii. Some ball club apparently
is carrying its publicity cam
paign too far.
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School Menus

The following menu of lunches
will be served in the cafeterias
of the Pascagoula schools during
the coming week, school author
tiles announced.
Monday: Spaghetti and meat
balls, English peas. carrot and
cabbage salad, doughnuts; We'd
nesday: pork roast, candied vans,
string beans, sliced tomatoes and
peach cobbler: Thursday: maca-
roni and cheese. lima beans. car
rot and raisin salad and stewed
tense and offense for this coun-
try If wal comes again.
Indicated is a compromise de-
cision, Incorporating the best
features of each philosophy and
taking into consideration the
fact that atomic and biological
warfare may sharply change
the pattern.
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The language of President
Truman in his extemporaneous
talk Tuesday night at a dinner
for his military aide, Maj. Gen.
Harry II. Vaughan, did little
credit to either the office of the
president or the man who &C.
cupies it. When the President
of the United States descends
to using bar-room profanity in
public speech to express his
opinion of newspapermen and
radio commentators who have
criticized members of his White
House staff the reflection is not
on the newspapermen or com
mentators, BUT on the President
himself. We think, unfortunate
ly, that President Truman has
failed to realize that he was
elected to the office not because
he was Harry Truman, but be-
cause he was a symbol that
represented to the majority of
Americans those things they
wished to sec in their govern
ment. When he realizes this he
will make a better president,
and until he does he will con-
tinue to be a little man trying
to wear a pair of britches that
are too big for him.
= .
Pascagoula was host to an
other distinguished visitor this
week in Robert f. Woodruff.
president of the Erie Railroad
Company. Mr.. Woodruff, whose
residence is in Cleveland and
whose railroad runs from New
York to Chicago, told a group
of local citizens that he had
heard of the program under.
way in Jackson county and that
he was interested in seeing it.
He was amazed that the pro-
gram is being largely financed
with our own funds and highly
complimentary of Jackson coun-
ty, its citizens and program and
its possibilities for growth and
expansion.
Attempting to cross the LIN
tracks at Market street one
night this week about 10 p. m.
we ran into a situation that is
reasonably commonplace at the
several railroad crossings in
Pascagoula. A freight train
headed South was rolling into
the Pascagoula siding to let am
other north bound train pass.
In the first place, the red warn
ing light did not start flashing
until the engine was almost
completely across the street.
The train pulled into the sid
ing, leaving two cars and the
caboose overhanging the Mar
ket street crossing and block
ing IT. The crossing remained
blocked for a full 10 minutes
until the north bound freight
passed. The first freight train
continued to block the crossing
for almost another Is minutes
before the crew finally broke
the train and cleared the cross
ing. A long line of automobiles
were tied up on either side of
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apples; Friday: fish, mashed po-
tatoes, turnip green's, lettuce with
French dressing and ice cream.
Bread and milk are served with
each of the meals.
On Tuesday there will be no
lunches served as the schools
will be closed for Mardi Gras.
Evening star., 1949-12-18

still is available during this period.
On the airlines, bookings have
been brisk for several weeks. Some
airlines report heavy bookings for
March. But all of them have
plenty of space available up to
May"
New Air Incentive-Mosto of the
early off season airline bookings
are attributed by the ETC to the
60-day winter and spring excur-
sion rates. Effective eastbound
to March 81, these fares offer
round trips for one-third more
than the one-way cost. The same
arrangement was available last
winter.
But a round-trip rate even
cheaper will 60 into effect for
three months, beginning January
l, and Birger Nordholm, commits
sion chairman says new seq
ment of the travelling public" will
be reached for European travel
Europe, he says. will be put in
the popular priced field"
If expections are borne out.
airliner space will tighten further
with the latest bargain offer,
which is a round trip for the
price of a one-way ticket, plus
one-tenth. In other words. travel
ers can fly both ways for two
week stay in Europe by paying ITO
per cent of the one-way in sea-
son" rate. Departures for Europe
must be made by March Is to
return before the expiration date
of March 81.
Here are some comparisons:
The regular-season round trip
between New York and London
costs $500; the 60-day excursion
rate now in effect is $446; the
special round-trip fare coming up
will be $685.. Rome, now $598. will
drop to $485. That is only $40
more than the normal one-Way
flight.
Also, 15-day excursionists will
be able to fly from New York
and back for these outlays: Paris
or Amsterdam or Brussels. $407:
Evening star., 1949-12-18
7 he rexe!er1s Notebook
Early 1850 Liner Space to Europe Available
By Jacques FutreIIe, jr.
The Stars Travel Editor

There Is a rumor going around.
1t seems. that the vast multitude
of Americans travelling to Europe
for the 1850 Holy Year has tied
up transatlantic accommodations
for the winter and early spring.
There is no indication this mis-
information is given much cred
ence in Washington. In fact, this
column last week advised early
1850 travel abroad. with the
knowledge that a wide variety of
liner space and dates is available.
But the European Travel Com
mission, with headquarters in
New York. took notice of the
undercurrent and conducted
survey. Reports of a sell-out in
the first quarter of 1850 are with
out foundation. the commission
found. This survey" the COM
mission announced yesterday.
Shows that most of the car
riers-steamship lines and airlines
alike - have space available on
short notice in all classes from
now until March 15."
The commission then warned
that what used to be the normal
summer travel season has been
extended at both ends. That has
a familiar ring to Notebook read
ers. It could almost be called a
recurring theme over the years,
in both domestic and European
travel.
Last August 7. the Notebook
advised early requests for steam
ship space to Europe in 1850,
saying:
The traditional high season
for travel to Europe in 1850
is full nine months away,
yet prospective tourists al
ready are queueing up to get
aboard the ships. The
queueing up, in the form of
letters applying for reserva-
tions, is heavier and earlier
than this time last year. =
Cunard White Star, the major
North Atlantic carrier, reports
that registrations for tourist
class accommodations in 1850
have been piling up since the
first part of 1949.
The situation is much the
same as it was with resort
hotels Immediately after the
war ended. There were too
many people for too few
rooms. The early post
war years also stressed the
need of spreading the vaca-
ton load at both ends of the
peak season. Europe's 1850
tourists might do well to con-
slider early or late trips. ."
Situation Today-In yesterdays
announcement. the European
Travel Commission noted these
conditions, as companies continue
to assign space:
Travellers unable to get reser-
vations for May. June and July
have begun booking spring pas
sage in March and April: in the
fall, they have, extended the sea-
son through September and even
October.
Ship line reservation charts
are beginning to show full places
between March Is and May, the
beginning of the summer season,
although plenty Of assorted space
Evening star., 1949-12-18

Berlin, $469; Geneva, SAB. Other
points are proportionately cheaper.
~
Special Air Tours-The 15-day
rates have been worked into short.
all-expense air tours of Rome and
other points for the Holy Year
observances. OF particular note
Continued on Page Gil, Col. 2o
Evening star., 1949-12-18
"1C will plan your trip.
d II u serve you wherever you
IN ~ 90. Save time and worry
CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA
25-day Escorted Tours to Californias
leading sunshine resorts, also Grand
Canyon, Hoover Dam, New Orleans
Groups leave Chicago Jan. IS, 70,
Feb. IL, 26, Mar. II, rs. Minimum
-
fare $685. plus tax.
MEXICO
l5-day Winter Sunshine Tours with
travel to Mexico City by air or rail.
Fine program of automobile trips
features Acapulco, Lake Teques-
quitengo and other famous resorts.
CUSTOM MADE TRAVEL PLANS
for Guatemala, Yucatan, West Indies,
all Winter Sunshine and Winter
Sports resorts.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
WEsI INDIES CRUISES

Let US help you select the ship and
the room that suits you best. Special
Cruises throughout the winter on
famous Atlantic Liners. Also, regular
cruise sailings on Grace Line, Moore
Mccormack, United Fruit, Alcoa,
Panama Line, Furness West Indies,
Bull Line, Canadian National.
Ask for booklet "CRUISES 4
TOURS EVERYWHERE"
LONGER CRUISES
Around South America, Mediterra-
mean, Orient, Around the World.
HAWAII travel plans by sea or air.
EUROPE. Plan now for next spring or
summer. Reservations by sea or am
Evening star., 1949-12-18
MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW

At this season reservations should be made
we'll in advance 1t also is better if you can
Q) give alternate dates. (2) choice of ac-
commodations and (3) travel in the middle
of the week. For information and reserva-
tions consult your local Ticket Agent or
nearest Atlantic Coast Line Ticket Office,
8l4 Connecticut Avenue NV, Washington s,
D. C. Phone National 1885. FRANK E.
MAST, Assistant General Passenger Agent.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-02-10

for most of their poin:s. The Lions
in front of the Lion zone for sew
eral minutes. The Grizzlies were
unable 70 break the zone and had
to cast off from out in front Of it
Barker of Sunnyside started the
game with a sho. from abour rs
feet out after passing around nut
side zone completely in the third
quarter, scoring fourteen points
while holding the Grizzlies TO a
couple of free throws.
The first half was close all the
way through, with Sunnyside
holding a slight edge at the first
quarter. Kennewick took over Is
10 IA late in the second quarter
with a long howitzer by Don
Brooks. Minnick of Sunnyside t-
ed it up at 15-au and Brooks can
ned another to put the Lions out
in front Is to II. George Black
added free throw just before
the half for Is to Is edge.
After the intermission, New
man cast off a long one that went
through for Sunnyside and from
then on until early in the final
period, the Kennewfck aggregation
went all out to build up a II