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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-19
News From Voncleave
Preliminary Registration at School
Reaches 255; Expect More at Opening
Voncleuve
BY Winifred Ravens

Two hundred and SIS children
registered for the Vancleave
school Friday. Additional enroll
ment is expected when school
opens September 2.
Erline Cunningham celebrated
her 18th birthday last Tuesday
by entertaining some of her
friends at a party. Games were
played and cake and punch were
served to Alice Ruth Randolph,
Shirley Bosarge, Jeanne Fletcher,
Rogene Mallette, Billy Faye
Fletcher, Irene Roberts, Leewynn
and Linda Merle Entrekin, An
nette Cunningham, Annie Vivian
Taylor, Reri Cole, Jerry Booker,
Tom Delaney Otis Sheffield,
W. G. Groves, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
j. B. Cunningham and Mrs. Clyde
Cunningham.
Wednesday night a large group
attended the supper at the Meth
odist church for family night"
This is an event of each We'd
nesday after the first Sunday in
each month and takes the form of
a get-together and basket lunch.
The evangelist, the Rev. How
ard Williams of Hattiesburg, was
guest at the Methodist church
Sunday night where he showed
religious pictures.
Miss Sherry Sue Bonham o.
Jennings. La, was honored with
a swimming party and picnic on
the creek banks Thursday. Those
present were Joyce and w. G..
Groves, Kip and Sara c.. Rouse,
Winifred and Juanita Havens.
Clara and Beatrice Ellis, Otis
Sheffield, BERTHE Kay Roberts.
Patsy Dees. Mrs. Cliff Rouse and
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is directed the children in several
games, Cake and ice cream were
served to about 30 guests.
Those from this community
who visited Bellingrath Gardens
Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. Bur
ton Davis and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lamar Davis and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Powell and
children. Miss Lozelle Hubbard
and Mrs. Emma Galloway an d
children.
Mrs. Roy Porter of Wade Wis
tied her daughter, Mrs. O. NJ. Til
ley, Friday.
Mrs. Earl Hamilton visited her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Malcolm
Hamilton Friday.
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Mrs. C. G.. Guskin
Gives Linen Shower
For Miss Swortwout

Miss Gene Swartwout, whose
wedding day is Saturday. was
honored at a linen shower at
which her aunt, Mrs. c. G.. Gas
kins was hostess last Thursday
at her home, III Paseagoula.
Color motif. green and white,
which Miss Swartwout has chos-
en- for her wedding, was carried
out with asters and ferns which
were beautifully arranged as cen
trail ornament on the table from
which punch was served by Mrs.
Perry A. Thompson. White satin
ribbon bows on decked crystal
holders held the candles which
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-19
Four Local Men
Will Get Degrees

Four local students-one from
Escatawpa and three from Pasca-
goula-will receive degrees to-
night at the Ole Miss summer
session graduation exercises.
They are Louis c. Fields, Jr.,
Of Escatawpa, B. S. in civil engi-
neering, and Joiner M. Haltom,
Jr., B.. A. in political science;
science; Stephen c. Stringfellow,
B. A. in psychology, and Robert
T. Kell, B. B. A. in personnel
management, all of Pascagoula.
Graduates number 339, the
largest class since summer cours-
es we're started in 1893, DR.. A. j,
Lawrence, registrar, announced.
Commencement address will be
delivered by DR.. Fred T. Mitch
ell, president of Mississippi State
college.
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Mrs. Bonnie Bonham.
Attend Wedding

Attend Wedding
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Roberts
and daughter and little Lee Har-
ris attended the wedding of Miss
Dorothy RIVALS to Mack Ireland
Saturday night in Pascagoula.
B. E. Ellis and family spent
Sunday in Mobile. Miss Beatrice
Ellis remained for a longer visit
Ben Ellis, who has been visiting
there for several weeks, re-
turned home accompanied by his
cousin, John Walker, of Mobile.
Members of the Library Asso-
citation are urged to be present al
the regular meeting Friday, to-
day. as this will be one of the
most important meetings of the
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Camp
bell and son of Lafayette, La.
are guests of the Davis and Camp.
bell families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Weider Of
Ocean Springs visited Mrs. U. l.
Rouse and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Jones Sunday.
Sunday Guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamar Cochran
of Pascagoula were Sunday guest:
of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. c. Cochran
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Haven.
and family.
Mrs. Earl Davis and Mrs. Ed.
ward Vaughn spent Friday il
Pascagoula.
Last week we stated that work
had begun on the school gymna-
stun when we should have said
vocational building.
Misses Juanita Ravens and
Joyce Groves spent Friday after
noon and Saturday in Hatties-
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommie Barrett
and children of Gulfport were
recent guests of the Woodlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Martin
Byrd of Baton Rouge left Thurs.
day for their home after a week
spent with their aunt, Mrs. w
H. Westfall.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mallette ano
children of Fort Bayou were
guests Wednesday of Mr.. anc
Mrs. George Jones.
Monday Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Davis and son returned from g
visit to McComb. They were ac-
companied home by Mrs. Davis
mother.
Mrs. Phillips of Pascagoula, the
English teacher for the coming
session, attended the show here
Thursday night and helped with
registration Friday. Miss Ada
Bond of Pascagoula was also {
guest Friday.
Honor Morris has obtained EN-.
ployment in Biloxi.
Work on Grounds
Work on the Methodist church
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-19
News From Harleston
New Attendance
Record Set AT
Bible School
BY Bonnie Fay Powell

The daily vacation Bible school
at Rosedale Methodist church for
the past two weeks closed with a
program Friday evening on which
each class was represented. Per-
feet attendance certificates were
given Ray, Roy and Ronnie Dav-
IS, Bonnie Faye and Betty Ruth
Powell, Linda and Diane McDon-
aid, Jack, Carl, Joyce and Bar
bara Jean Ely, Mae Jewel Tilley,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-19

There are an estimated 3,000,-
600 miles of rural roads in the
United States.
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9 ) 0
INFLUENCE IS HERE TODAY
YOU SEE The newer tssher 1850 style influence wherever you look here al Brumfdfs
YOU SEE IT in these delightfully."- different 1850 Betty Rose and Princess Coats and
Coat Suits
YOU SEE IT in The easy careless we'll dressed dape Of these 1850 Curlee and Hart
Schahner & Marx Suits and Tomoat.
IT STRIKES YOU the moment you look al The clean sweeping lines in these men or
women Flrshem Shoes Come to Brumields and get the best first the best in styles,
the best in qualify the most in satisfaction. The best actually cost less in The long run.
The Bumfed system enables u ST. bring youthe world siopm@isYh and qualify brands
aiprcs you cannot afford TO miss. Buy now anhe beginning ohe season a prices asIow
them away for summer 1850.
be urged to buy.
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Check these junior college
advantages:

Check these junior college
advantages:
1. Close to home.
2. Low cost.
3. Money saved while in junior college en-
ables many students to complete four
years of college education.
4. Fully accredited college work.
5. Complete courses for students who can
not afford four years of college.
6. Small classes; individual student guild
ance. .
7. Well-trained teachers who are personally
interested in each student.
8. Greater opportunities to participate in re-
ligious, athletic, musical, dramatic, and
other activities.
9. Interesting social life and extra-curricu-
lar activities.
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Perkinston Junior College
Perkinston. Mississippi

Offers to High School Graduates 3 ways:
To Make A Life"-"Make "A Living"
1. University Preparation
You may take your Freshman and Sophie
more pre-professional courses, then trans
fer to a senior college or university and
graduate in two years.
2. Vocational Technical Courses
You may take a two-year course that will
adequately prepare you for a vocation in
agriculture, commerce, home economics,
auto mechanics. wood manufacturing, or
radio mechanics.
3. General Course
You may wish to learn more of the things
that will equip you better for citizenship
and appreciation of life.
OFFERS TO HIGH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
McLemore-
Trumun's Cold Ears
Give Idea for Column
By Henry McLemore

The idea for this column came
to me when I saw picture in the
paper showing President Truman
walking down a street in indie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03

Presidents of Henry McLemors.
the United States, year after year.
term after term, go on making the
toughest job in the world tougher
by doing all the unnecessary things
they do.
Why doesn't one of them call a
halt to all the needless picture
taking and time wasting interviews
that they undergo each year? Take
that picture of the President hold
ing his ear, for example. What
purpose did it serve, except pos
sibly to interrupt his thoughts on
Russia or China or the Taft-Hart-
ley Act as he walked along in the
crisp morning air?
Not Abnormal. 7
What kind of man would the
President be If his ears didn't get
cold? Do you think that the coun-
try would elect man to its highest
office If it were known he was alb
normal to the extent that his ears
didn't tinglc when exposed to
freezing weathe.:'
Even so, this pic ,ure wasn't half
as bad as tens Of thousands which
will be taken Of Mr.. Truman dur
ing the year that has just started.
At least, this picture was snapped
while the President was on holi-
day and not in Washington up to
those very ears that tingle in cold
weather in work which involves the
safety and happiness of everyone in
the world
Naturally. I am not advocating
that the President stop posing for
pictures. There are many events
in his life which should BIT recorded.
What I'm talking about are the
patiently foolish ones which, during
a year. subtract hours from a work
ing schedule which can't afford it.
Is it more important for the
President, say, to have an extra
five minutes for the 1ndoneslan
problem, or to have a picture made
showing him accepting the first
cashew nut of the season from the
president of the international
Brotherhood and Cooperative So
ciety of Cashew Nut Growers who,
along with half dozen vice presi-
dents of the organization. crossed
the country to make the presenta-
ton and, incidentally, have
whacking good time in Washington
along with it?
Youngsters Get In.
The casnew nut presentation may
be a slight exaggeration, but there
is no denying that the President
does have a raft of callers, many
of whom give him very little in
formation calculated to help him
unravel the problems of the world.
All those children, nieces, neph-
ews and assorted relatives Of repre-
sentatives and Senators, for in
stance. I don't have access to Mr..
Truman's calendar, but I'd almost
be willing to bet that scarcely day
goes by without some youngster
being led into the White House to
meet the President and the in
evitable picture snapped of the
President chucking the youngster
under the chin. or patting his head.
or shaking his hand.
Having never shaken Presidents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
Bv Dorothy THOMPSON

When the history of this epoch
is seen in historical perspective and
treated by objective historians IF
such survive or are revived, it will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03

Senator Taft. They have counted
noses and expect Is votes with may
be q few additions from Senators
taking advantage of the secret bal
dot to cut down the self-confldent
Taft a little. They think wistfully
after the third highball of what
lot of silent people did to the bound
town Gov. Dewey with a secret
ballot but they don't really believe
it.
Events have proved to them, how
ever, that they were right to OPP
pose the trend of the Eightieth
Congress. Whatever the dispute
&bout the extent of President Tru-
mans mandate, the decisive con-
gressional overturn proves the re-
quotation of that Congress.
SaltOnstall Survived.
Significantly, only one of the Re-
publican insurgents, Senator Salton-
stall of Massachusetts,, was a can
didate in November and he sur
vived. Three more-Senators Morse,
Aiken and Tobey-are up in the
off year, 1850, when they can make
an individual appeal. separating
themselves If reed be from the Re-
publican congressional performance.
The insurgent bulk Senators
Lodge, Knowland, Ives, Baldwin,
Flanders, Smith, Thye, LANCER
must run again in 1852, saddled with
the party's record and its candi-
date for President. Apparently it
looks 10 them like a risk that must
be managed now lest they follow
Senators Cooper, Ball, Brooks, Buck,
etc, ETC., down the drain. Nor is
the Saltonstall survival lost on them.
The 1852 group includes those
presently appearing most eligible for
a place on the national ticket: Sen
ators Lodge, Ives, Knowland, Bald
win. BY their own action in putting
forward Lodge for the trial heats,
they have tacitly yielded first chance
to him.
Bearer of a great name, Senator
Lodge is As years old, and ex-
ceptionally personable, war vet
eran with 10 years of Senate ex-
perience behind him. He has gone
to school in foreign affairs both in
the war and the Foreign Relations
Committee but has also been build
ing a good backlog of domestic legis-
lation. The farm bloc complains of
his votes against agricultural bills
and his leadership OF the fight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
inG.O.P.
Senate Republican Insurgents Face
Problem of Working Together as Bloc

against the st. Lawrence waterway
Play Both Sides of Field.
This suggests one challenge the
bloc must meet. Mrs. Taft has said
bitterly: They advertise themselves
as liberals but they always vote
with Bob" With a few notable ex-
ceptions like Senator Tobey. she
can go far to prove her case. Those
who have been getting away with
their dual representations may, In
a fight, find themselves called to
stricter account on the issues of
votes matching pretensions.
Apart nom the merits and the
politics of their case, the insur-
gents face still another hazard in
their ability to hang together
Liberals, the great advocates of
social programs testing the COOP
erative abilities Of people to the
utmost, are kittle cattle, the most
rugged individualists on earth.
During the last Republican era,
its insurgents were its ablest men
as Senators Norris, Borah and
johnson, but they pulled the ma
jority with them only sporadically
because they could not coalesce but
bitterly resented and chivvied each
other. The result was that the less
able conservatives consistently pre-
vailed. Today's insurgents are for
the most part younger and more
flexible: they are not prima dom
mas like that other postwar group
Their chance of making the long
pull as coalition seems bright but
its test of time still lies ahead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
This Changing World
Chinese Reds Expected to Reject
Peace Bid Unless Chang Surrenders

economically and strategicany OF
vital Importance in ner undeclared
war against the United States.
The areas of Southern China can
become the scene of a struggle be-
tween the various warlords, who
will make their appearance again
as soon as it becomes evident that
Gen. Chang has been completely
routed by the Communists.
The fact that America in fact
has abandoned Gen. Chang both
morally and physically. has played
into the Communists hands. The
respect and confidence of the
Chinese people, which the gen.
eralissimo enjoyed over the years,
have completely disappeared. In
spite of his shortcomings, due
principally to his weak handling
of corrupt and venal elements in
the Kuomintang, Gen. Chang did
represent to large segment of the
Chinese people the symbol of re-
Isistance against the enemies OF the
country.
Kept Power Despite Odds.
In spite Of overwhelming odds
Gen. Chang managed to keep him.
self in power In China after the
japanese overran the richest and
most important parts of that coun-
try. The fact that he had behind
him the moral, and later physical,
support of America helped a great
deal.
The Communists were willing to
discuss peace terms and collabora-
ton, which they knew eventually
would end in their taking over the
whole government, so long as the
United States showed its Wiling
ness 20 support the Kuomintang
But when it became obvious that
we were paying only lip service
to the Chinese leader and refused
under all kinds of pretexts to sup
port the armies We created and
trained for him in the last stages
of World War II, they decided that
there was no use in dealing further
with him.
1t is in this light that American
observers look at the situation In
China and predict that the last
oelated efforts of the generalissimo
to end the war with the Com
munistS by some kind of agreement
are doomed to failure.
Nor do these officials believe that
Gen. Chang has much chance of
reorganizing his forces somewhere
in the south. He has lost face
with those who followed him for
Is years and is not likely to re-
gain it at this late date, particu-
larry when it is obvious that Wash
snston is cold-shouldering him.
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q L II c u, ! IL D"1"'"' hhV"p'o"'
every case, by default of the
West. 1t seems as though Western
civilization had become too tired to
think and too skeptical to hold to
the values which hitherto have as
sured its survival
A great and brilliant culture
whose supremacy a generation ago
was recognized throughout the
GLOBE: which gave the world the
first concepts of liberty under law:
which recognized the menace of
unchecked power; which created
the most humaniStic societies; whose
policies were submitted to reason
and inhibited by Christian ethics;
from which came nine-tenths of
modern science: which in the last
two centuries produced the most
fantastic wealth and SO distributed
it rs to make the poverty of its
least fortunate citizens richness,
compared to the condition of their
predecessors-has fallen into a con-
dition of such self-distrust, mental
confusion, false alliances and in
decision as to prepare the wav for
receiver who has but to wait to
take over the Wreckage.
Characteristics Evident.
The characteristics of a decaying
society always show themselves
long in advance of its collapse.
Such characteristics are the con-
tempt into which traditional values
sink; the growth and impudence of
criminality and public indifference
to it or justification of it: the
secularizing of ethical conceptions:
the decline in decorum among all
classes; and. eXer-increasing de-
mand for rights and an override
creasing sense of obligation and
responsibility: the fiattery of masses
by leadership and the struggle of
leaders to keep their power by
satisfying every public whim, in de-
fault of personality, reason and
principle; the passage of authority
from the hands of those who create
values, economic or cultural, into
the hands of those who control
them-the bosses of workers, max
ers of formulas. filers of papers,
catalogues, critics. bureaucrats;
the mechanization OF politics: the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03

what have you. Being a gracious
man, the President never hustles
them in and out, but talks long
enough to make then feel at ease.
I know this, because Mr.. Truman
once took time to see me in his Of.
fee.
It's people like me, all those poll
ticians' children, and various and
sundry publicity seekers on whom
the President shouldn't have to
waste his valuable time.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
On the Record
Many Signs Seen Pointing to Decline
Of West Leading to Slav Domination

disorder of sexual life: the COM
liberalization of art; the timidity
of intellect; the substitution of
slogans for ideas.
All these are the way-breakerS
for internal anarchy, leading to
foreign rule-opening great state
for barbarians to despoil, and al
ways with the aid of the barbarous
forces present within every society.
Must Overcome Flaws.
No great civilization ever has fall
len without all these phenomena
manifesting themselves long in ad-
vance. To attempt to fight those
barbarians, the Communists, with
out overcoming these phenomena is
futile. Communism never wins on
its own strength; like a bacteria it
f1ourishes in the corruption created
for it. Every person knocking at
sanctities, spreading demagogic slo-
gans. breaking down decorums, de-
Tending criminals, laughing at patri-
otism, agitating mobs, clamoring
for spoils, debasing language, scor-
ing principles-all these prepare the
ground.
In this country today vigorous
and precise intellect wins admiring
recognition only in the sciences. But
know-how will not save us unless it
is combined with know why. Rome,
when the barbarians took it over
and ushered in the 400 years of
the dark ages-had reached a point
in scientific and engineering civili-
zation with attendant creature COM
forts which was not again achieved
in Europe for thousand years.
Louis XIV did not have the bath
ing facilities of the Emperor Had
rian. But running hot water did
not save Rome, whose history per-
ennially is worth rereading.
tReieased by the Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
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lang SillCl
Recent reports from China show
that Soviet Representatives are in
full control not only of military
operations. which are conducted by
the Russian general staff and field
officers, but also of all government
activities of the Moscow-trained
leader, Mao Tse-tung.
Moscow has not been stingy with
its Chinese puppets ever since it be-
came evident that a real effort
would destroy Nationalist resistance
Only last November American
planes on a routine flight noticed a
emile column OF trucks leave Che
foo-a port which we handed over
to the Communists in 1946-carry-
ing supplies to the Red armies,
which were then preparing the of =
fensive against Marking and Peip-
ing.
" Lease-Lend Vehicles.
On further investigation it was
discovered that the great ma jority
of the trucks were American lease
lend vehicles given to the U. 8. S. r
during World War II.
At one time there might have
been a political reason for main
tanning Gen. Chang temporarily in
power and the Communists, on in
structions from Moscow, would have
considered entering a coalition with
the kuomintang, but it appears
highly unlikely that they would
consider such solution now. when
the Nationalist armies are being
pulverized.
Russia is not interested in TAX
ing over all of China. She aims to
obtain full control as far south as
the Yangtze, in areas which are
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complete S u r
render of Gen.
eralisSimo Chi
a n g Kali shek
and the Kuo-
mintang.
Ever since the
c o m m u n / S t
forces, strongly
supported By
Russia, routed
the Nationalist
a r m l es, t h e
c o m m u n i S t
broadcasts have
referred to the
generalisSimo as
t he "Kuonin-
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pendence, MO,
during Christ
mas time, hold
ing a hand over
one of his ears.
The caption
read: Even a
President can
h av a cold
ear"
AS I looked at
t his MASTER
piece of som
photograph e r S
imagination l
wondered W h y
in the world
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- - ~
Western civili-
zation persisted
Tor came close
to perishing) by
it's own hand.
The tremend-
GUS Soviet po-
litical victories
which bid fair
to fulfill Russian
n | n e t e e n t h.
century dreams
of an age of the
SlavS dominat-
ing the globe
n a v e b e e n
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they are ready
with a program,
candidates for
President an d
the determine
ton to- fight for
a liberalized Re-
publican Party.
Nobody will be
more surprised
than tn ey il
they elect Sem
ator Henry Cab
OF Lodge chair
man of the Re-
publican Policy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-03
By Doris FIeeSon

The Senate Republican insurgents
who last year muttered and num-
pled against the Taft leadership but
did nothing about it are now ad-