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Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1949-04-01

C.. Xxi 1949 m. vasario l d. is
Britu zonos emigravo 1929
lietuviai.
BALFo Imigracijos Komitetas
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-26
Force Of Prohibition Laws

The pathetic farce and hypocrisy of Mississippis pro-
hibition laws is no better exemplified than in the recent
published figures showing that 1902 retail and wholesale
liquor dealer federal tax stamps have been issued in SO of
the states 81 counties.
Little wonder that Mrs. Baileys "blaek market" liquor
tax collections have been showing a acknowledgements in
crease.
1t is, to say the least, a contradictory state of affairs
whereby Mississippi. one of the two remaining states in
the union with prohibition laws, plays host to 1902 liquor
dealers (plus a host of others who have not purchased fed
eral stamps), imposes a 10 per cent tax on the sale of said
liquor which is collected by a department headed by the
wife of a late governor of the state, and then looks to elect
ed and appointed officers to enforce the prohibition laws.
This condition, of course, gives rise to graft and cur
ruption and often results in a general laxness of all law
enforcement. How can a tax collector, backed by the full
weight and majesty Of legislative action, order bootleg
gers to pay up or face court prosecution on the one hand
while on the other sheriffs and other officers are expected
to enforce the law prohibiting sale of the commodity on
which the tax is collected? You answer that one; we can't.
1t is the general opinion in the state that most of the
liquor is sold on the Gulf Coast. However, federal dealer
stamps were sold from De Soto and Marshall county in ex-
IRENE North Mississippi to Hancock, Harrison and Jackson
in the South and from Bolivar and Issaquena in the Delta
TO Lauderdale along the Alabama line. Kinds, which houses
the state capital, is represented as are Attala, Rankin and
Neshoba and many others in Central Mississippi.
It's high time we faced the problem realistically in
Mississippi and planned steps to take the liquor business out
into the open where it would be subject to state supervision
and control and honest and legitimate taxation.
Such a step would 60 a long way in eliminating the
fostering joints that line our highways, and getting rid of
corrupt officials that grow fat on the illegal traffic.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-26

In any discussion of Highway 80 and its generally de-
plorable condition, particularly in Jackson county, it should
be borne in mind that the vital traffic artery has not one
but two Achilles heels.
One, of course, is the bridge at Bay st. Louis.
The other is the several bridges between P~ascagoula
and Gautier, which offer more immediate danger to the
life and limb of every motorist crossing them.
Sometime ago a huge hole broke completely through
one of the bridges. A motorcycles was injured, several
automobile springs broken, and only chance prevented
serious injury or possible death to a bus load of people.
One night this week another hole opened up in the
same bridge. This one did not go completely through. but
the black top surfacing "squashed" out leaving a hole sew
eral feet long and wide and some eight inches deep. Quick
work by the Pascsgoula police department. which estab-
lished a warning patrol until the highway maintenance
crew could repair the damage. possibly prevented serious
automobile accidents.
One of these days, however, we won't be so lucky.
One of these weakened structures is going to take its toll.
This doesn't mean that we are opposed to the general
Improvement program for Highway 80, advanced at the
Tuesday night meeting of the Coast Council and legisla-
tors at Pass Christian. Nor does il mean we are opposed
in any way to a new concrete and steel bridge across the
Bay of st. Louis. We are Fundamentally and sincerely for
both. But we do emphasize the point that we are faced
with an even more immenent emergency in Jackson coun-
ty and unless measures are taken the delay is going to be
responsible for the death or injury of an automobile load of
people.
Bids were opened Tuesday by the highway department
for a hydraulic fill to replace the pile supported structures,
but no contract was let when only one bid was received.
The public roads administration is participating in the cost
of the work and their regulations provide that more than
one bid must be received to let a contract.
1t seems to us that the emergency that exists, result
ing from a "do-nothing" attitude and neglect through past
years, would justify a negotiated contract in this instance.
Perhaps the highway department has this in mind. We
hope SO, anyway.
Ne stood on one of the weakened bridges one morning
this week and ordinary automobiles crossing it set up a
vibration that was startling. The cracked and broken con-
crete buckled and jumped as the wheels of vehicles crossed
it. 1t was a ~crazy-quilt patchwork of superficial repairs
that could be mostly summed up as result of the proverbial
lick and a promise.
First things should come first, we believe. Burning of
the Bay bridge would cause inconvenience and considerable
economic loss. Collapse of one of the bridges along the Gau-
tier fill could result in a horrible toll of human lives. The
highway department has never seemed to realize this fact.
1t is high time that they did.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-26
And
Under
The Editors
Desk

A writer for a well-known
daily gives Tony Ragusin of BIZ
loxi a pat on the back as lone
of the best" Chamber of Com
merce secretaries in the bust
ness.
Tony's good, all right. He's
stolen Bienville and .Iberville
FROM Ocean Springs and is try
ing to steal Ocean Springs it
self from Jackson county.
Tony has erected a tombstone
in front of his building. On it
reads: Biloxi, Founded 1899,
The 1899 settlement, of course,
was across the bay at Ocean
Springs, not in front of Tony's
office. And now ne refers to
Ocean Springs as East Biloxi"
Here's an inexpensive way to
cure children who like to Jump
up and down on your best beds.
Take them out to any of the
bridges" on the fill between
Pascagoula and Gautier. But
you'd better batten 'em to the
ratings, for when those big
trucks come whistling by those
kids will flap around like they'd
got ahold of a wild pneumatic
hammer. The bridges wave and
swell like a good sea. You've
got to have a strong stomach
to get through in good shape.
Costs you money to keep fill
ing up the holes on the bridges,
but it will save your bed
springs.
It's andemocrafic. says an
Austrian psychoanalysist, to
paddle Junior for biting his
nails. Parents, says the author
ity, should instead explain to
Junior the social and hygienic
disadvantages of nail biting.
Yea. But who's gonna explain
to Junior the meaning of so
cial," "hygienic," and "disad-
v~antages"? Words applied to the
ear have far less effect than
palms applied to the backside.
They aught to pin a medal on
this chap. He's the guy in New
Orleans who showed his an
noyance at an early Sunday
morning horn tooter by pune
turing the offenders auto with
revolver slugs.
Quoting Henry Couture, a
real estate man: II was awak-
ened by a continuous blowing
of the horn and stepped onto
the balcony to ask the motor
list to stop.
When she blew the horn
again, obviously in spite, |
threatened to shoot at her car.
She blew the horn again and
! shot at the car. / would have
gone back to bed, but she kept
blowing, so l kept shooting"
Henry scored five bulIs-eyes
on the a operated by a 26-
year-old woman. He was arrest
ed for attempted murder.
Instead of being booked he
should have been proclaimed a
hero of the people.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-26
! Capital.

BY
Congressman VIM. M. Colmer

Congressional Adjournment
Three years ago the Congress
passed another reorganization
act, the purpose of which was
to streamline Congress and save
tax payers money. Unfortunate
ly. like most reorganization
acts, a number of which have
been passed during III service
here, it has accomplished very
little. Among other things this
act provided that Congress
should adjourn by July 3lst
except when the country was
at war -. Several days ago
the Speaker of the House ruled
that we were technically at
war, and such adjournment was
not required by law.
The House has long since
passed all the necessary appro-
priation bills for the operation
of government departments,
and has in addition passed the
usual number of deficiency APP
preparation bills and has other
wise pretty well completed its
program. 1t could have adj
journed prior to August LIST; but
the Senate is fas behind sched-
ule, and has possibly the great
est backlog of legislation there
tofore passed by the House in
its history. That body apparent
" is content to talk the rest of
the year. II is certainly unfair
and unreasonable to contend
that the members of the Senate
are not as anxious to adjourn
and leave Washington as are
the members of the House, par
ticularly the northern and west
ern Senators, who. like their
brethren in the House, always
complain about the Washington
summer heat. Add to that the
fact that both bodies are func-
tioning in cramped and ineon-
venient quarters. due to the
current repairs that are being
made to the Capitol. Therefore,
there must be some reason for
this. One explanation is that the
Administration is determined to
keep the Congress in session
throughout the wear. ever-press-
ing and demanding that the
Congress pass its program, re-
ferred to by the administra-
tons opponents as a program
to build up a welfare state. It's
even commended that the Ad-
minstration is indifferent as to
whether the program is en-
acted or not. If If is enacted
they can point with pride" in
next years Congressional cleo
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-26

the law. What Jim might not
realize is that his mouthpiece
might not be so good, nor his
connections so influential as
Joe's.
In any event. we think the
city and police are making a
mistake and begging the ques-
ton when they allow the OPP
Grafton of petty and minor
forms of gambling as now exist.
If they think gambling is right
and proper, then let the bars
down and tell the boys to 60
to it. Then the folks who pay
the freight, the general citizen
~, can decide the question for
themselves either by electing
officials who will make their
opposition to gambling clear
and forceful, or giving their
consent through inaetion or a
general don't care" attitude.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-26
: THIS WEEK
in Other Years

FIVE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, Visiting Russian Off
GERS praised U. S. industry on
visit to ingalls, New rules
were published for replacement
of lost ration books A pro-
gram for refining of returning
veterans got underway at In
gals.
= = =
FOUR YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, First peacetime Labor
Day celebration saw suspen-
sion Of all business, even at
shipyard Expansion at
Wooden Mill was limited only
by inability to secure workers
Draft laws on "Job-iump-
ing" were still in force
Editorial; Price Controls: ad-
vocated continuance of controls.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-26
Administration Drops Fight
Against Taft Hartley Law
Special to Central Press

peClu 10 OeDIfdl FfesS
Washington The admins
tration has dropped its fight
for repeal Of the Taft Hartley
law during the Eighty-First
Congress.
Administration Spokesman
have quietly passed the word
along that the fight for Taft
Hartley repeal IS over for this
session of Congress-and prob
ably for the next session as
well.
The stumbling block in the
way of the measures repeal
has been the House labor com
mittee which has not been able
to agree upon a bill satisfactory
to a majority OF its members.
The new labor bill passed by
the Senate Is awaiting action
by the committee, but win be
pigeonholed.
Rep. Andrew Jacobs ID, In
diana. a labor attorney, has
tried desperately TO bring House
members together to discuss
a compromise bill but has been
able to arouse next to no in
tefest in the project.
Both administration and la
Dor leaders are now convinced
that il is impossible to Get Con-
gress TO pass a repeal Of the
Taft Hartley bill which would
be acceptable to President
Truman.
And so the issue which fig
ured so Importantly in the 1948
presidential election will prob
ably be fought out again at the
polls in the 1850 congressional
balloting.
There will be more actual
cash in labor's 1850 campaign
kitty than in any previous year
and this despite the fact that
it would ordinarily be consid-
cred an "off year" election.
The AFL and CIO are build
ing up impressive reserves to
fight their election battles ever
though the presidential post Is
not at stake.
Far more vital to labor than
the presidency at this point are
the seats now held in both the
House and the Senate by what
these groups consider to be
strong anti-labor forces.
To defeat these forces-Sen-
ators Robert A. Taft tR), Ohio,
and Forrest c. Donnell tR), Mis-
souri,, particularly - the ALL
plans to seek voluntary con
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-26
Fines Collected
For Drunk Driving

Two men were charged with
drunk driving in justice of the
peace court this week. Charlie
DoWney. arrested by Constable
Charles Emanuel and State High
way Patrolman Cecil Byrd, for
feited his S1l0 bond by failing to
appear for hearing.
G. McBrayer, rascagoula, plead
ed guilty to a charge of driving
while drunk and was fined 500
and costs, He was arrested by
Constable Emanuel.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-26
Inside Washington
Labor Committee of House
Unable 10 Reach an Accord

LdDof Comml1tee OF House
Unable 10 Reach an Accord
tributions Of two dollars each
from its eight million members.
Philip Murray's CLIO and its
Political Action Committee,
however, are not quite so am
bilious. The clio has asked for
only one dollar from each of
its almost seven million men,
bers.
II every member of each or
g%anization contributed as re-
quested the total would come
to about % million dollars in
campaign funds.
That total, of course, does not
include money which may be
spent in the congressional cam
paigns by other labor groups,
such as John l.. Lewis United
Mine Workers of America.
Contributing money is not
all that IS being asked of labor
union members.
They are also being urged to
get out and register now to
vote and to continue their up
hill fight for repeal of the Taft
Hartley law in their own com
mdnities.
A talking jeep and letters
between George Washington
and Patrick Henry highlight ex-
hibits at the Library of Con-
gress just now. The jeep, which
the library's marble corridors
swallowed with apparent non
chalance, is one of the mobile
units of the State department
used abroad to tell the Ameri-
Fan story. 1t is equipped with a
sound protector, dual-speed
monograph turntable, a radio
and tape recorder for recording
audience reaction to its pro-
grams.
The Washington Henry let
tiers commemorate the death of
Patrick Henry $50 years ago.
The correspondence indicates
that Henry, the patriot of give
me liberty or give me death"
fame, opposed ratification of
the United States Constitution.
Efforts of Henry and others
of like mind to correct what
they believed to be defects in
the Constitution, led to adop-
ton of the Bill of Rights.
Some visitors have comment
ed that the talking jeep is in
itself a fit memorial to Henry
because ii has been used in the
attempt to spread abroad be-
lief in the liberty he loved so
well.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-26
You're
Telling Me!
BY WILLIAM l T
Central Press Writer

Russians now claim their
beer is the best. Until recently,
as we recall it, they always
spelled it BEAR.
That 0s.Year-old New York
er who claims he can't find any
more of his favorite brand of
cigars certainly had time to
put in a stock pile.
Solomon islands continue to
expand. biologists say. How
ever. it's hardly possible they'll
take over the United States.
Most of the children regis
tered at the Hollywood casting
offices are two years old or
less. In Cinemaland life (cellu-
loid variety apparently begins
at 40-months.
Bicycles built for three may
become popular - news item.
Let's see - pilot. pedaler and
back seat driver?
.
a mans brain scales only 2.e
per cent of his total weight.
That's what we were afraid of!
The milk of a water buffalo
we read, is much richer than
that of a domesticated cow.
This item will be of interest
only when someone Gains down
a water buffalo to the tranquil
ity of a cow.
The London post office re-
ports that within a month, 1900
pen holders and 1900 pen
points were stolen from its va
rious branches. It's a practice
the P. o. would be glad to
stamp out.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-26

They must have been taken
for souvenirs for certainly no
one would swipe a post office
pen with intention to use II for
writing.
The post office pen has no
moving parts yet everyone
we've run ACROSS seems 10 have
been out of whack.
For many a thirsty golfer.
the nineteenth hole does not
near a switch from tee time
10 tea time.
If Junior looks worried these
days il may be because he read
that a strike may close q huge
Pennsylvania candy manufac-
turing company.
So strong is the breeding in
stinct of penguins, says sci
ence item, that often they will
set on Jumps of ice in hope of
Matching them. Then, again,
maybe they're just trying to
keep cool.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-26

THREE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK. Pogie boat burned at
Quinn docks; valued at $40, 900
:. Federal aid given for school
lunch room program u. S.
Coast Guard vessel, "Air OWL.
stationed here Buildings on
Horn Island were placed ON safe
as surplus -. Editorial: Labor
Day: a saga of Pascagoula's in
dustry and progress.
.
TWO YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, Engineers got ready for
Robinson Lake cutoff hearing.
Editorial: Community Health at
Stake: garbage collection and
disposal system "insanitary and
unsatisfactory"
ONE YEAR AGO THIS
WEEK. Health educator. Miss
Claire Melton, was assigned to
Jackson County Bids for
dredging channel scheduled for
opening -. Colmer was re-
elected to Congress in easy win
=. John o. Grant was named
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-26

The 1895 height record of r.
1895 feet set by Capts. Albert Stev-
ems and Orville Anderson in a
ballon a still higher than any
other man had flown in l949.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-26

Use of the water clock began
in Greece in the fifth century
before Christ, at about the time
Hippocrates began the develop
ment of medical science.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-26

chairman of new draft board
Editorial: Recognition and
a Reminder: Bay st. Louis
bridge damage called attention
to dangerous condition of High
way 80.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-26
Five Per Centers

Five Per Ceniers
Not since the Harding adj
miniStration. when corruption
in high governmental ranks was
disclosed, has anything stirred
Washington and the country
like the Senate investigation of
the "five-per center" charges.
The American tax payer is very
jealous of the manner in which
the ever-increasing tax dollars
extracted from him are spent.
He dislikes waste in govern
ment. But there is something
that causes him righteous in
dignation, and that is the use
of his tax dollars for corrupt
purposes, Therefore, when it
was disclosed in the hearings
that a former Kansas City boot
black. who claimed to have
White House preference and
contacts, was obtaining a rake
off of five per cent on huge
government contracts, and that
preferred contractors allegedlv
were rewarding and counting
favor with high ranking gov
eminent officials by presents
of deep-freezer units and other
presents, Mr.. John @. Public
began to express himself. Pres
ident Truman injected himself
into the picture by coming to
the defense of his military aide
General Vaughan, who already
was none too popular in official
Washington and in the country
at large. Out of a spirit of fair
ness we withhold our own
judgement until the hearings
r concluded under the able
and fair leadership of Senator
Hoey of North Carolina, chair
man of the Investigating Com
mittee. But of one thing we can
be certain. and that is that pub
lie officials occupying positions
of confidence and trust should.
like Caesars wife, so conduct
themselves as to be above sus-
picion.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-26

tions. But, if the program fails
they can then point with
alarm TO the fact that the Con-
gress was responsible for the
defeat of this legislation, and
therefore the people must elect
a more liberal Congress in the
1850 election, a Congress that
will favor President Truman's
program. That program still is
for the enactment of laws for
socialized medicine, more Eu-
ropean aid. reciprocal trade.
broad coverage and tipping the
social security tax, a rs cent
minimum wage with additional
coverage, the outright repeal
of the Taft Hartley Act and the
civil rights program.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-10-21

Miss jeanette June Watkins.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. l..
Watkins, Hattiesburg, became the
bride of 1t. Thomas Leon Bond,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w w. Bond,
Weir, in an impressive double
ring ceremony at First Baptist
church Friday. The Rev. John F.
Brock offieiated.
The ceremony was performed
against a background of ferns
and baskets of white gladioli with
tall candelabra. The candles were
lighted by the ushers, Charles
Angus Clark, nephew, and Jim
my Watkins, cousin of the bride.
Given BY Brother
The bride. who was given in
marriage by her brother, James
p. Watkins. Gulfport, wore an
original suit in light blue gabar-
dine with which she used deep
wine accessories and white gloves.
She carried a single white orchid
mounted on a white Bible.
Miss Bobbye Thompson, Jack
son. was the brides only attend
ant. She wore a neutral grey suit
with black and red accessories and
carried an old fashioned nose-gay
of red carnations.
G.. L. Bond. the groom's broth
er, was his attendant.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-10-21
Jimmy Briggs :.

Continued From Page d
fair deal from my administration.
I will not be arbitrary or unfair
to anyone who comes to me with
a problem or unjust assessment.
II is my belief that all assessments
should be made in a spirit of fair
ness and uniformity by competent
authorities.
I promise to work with the
commissioners and promote the
welfare of our city in a straight
forward and businesslike man
ner. If l am unable to contact all
the voters, I will endeavor to see
as many as possible during the
snort time left for the campaign.
Please feel free to call on me
anytime if you desire to discuss
any of your problems with me.
Yours for progress.
Sincerely.
G.. f. Jimmy Briggs.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-10-21
Miss Jeanette June Watkins Marries
Ii. Thomas Leon Bond AT Church

Mrs. Leonard Robinson, church
organist. and Mrs. w. l.. Taylor,
.soloist, Hattiesburg, gave a pro-
gram of music before the cere-
mony.
For her daughters wedding,
Mrs. Watkins wore a steel grey
dress with grey and black accesso-
ries. Her corsage was red roses.
Mrs. Bond wore a dress of black
with a corsage of red roses.
Immediately following the cere-
mony, a reception was held in the
social center Of the church. The
brides table was covered with a
lace cloth and adorned with sill
yer candelabra holding white tap
ers. On either side of the two
TERED wedding cake, decorated
with pink and white carnations,
were punch bowls presided over
by Misses Ann Bond and Media
Clark, Hattiesburg, nieces of
the bride and groom. Pol1ye
Franklin assisted in serving the
cake.
Mrs. Ralph Crate and Jack Blu
Gard assisted in receiving and
serving at the reception.
After the reception. 1t. and
Mrs. Bond left on a short trip and
are now at heme on Beach blvd,
Biloxi.