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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
A Necessary Health Pyecnution

Mississippi, according to authorities, is faced with an
fsidemic year for polio. Already the incidence of the dis
ase is running well ahead of the same period of 1916, one
( the worst years in the states history, and has reached
! pidemic proportions in three counties. This week the
rst case was reported in jackson county.
These are unpleasant facts to face. But to face them
End take every possible precaution now is to lessen the
eanger as the summer progresses and the spread of the
tlsease grows.
One of the worst possible contributing sources to the
potential spread of such a disease in this area is the open
arbage dump that rots and testers virtually on our COM
1unity ~backsteps.
The open dump is a breeding place for huge swarms
ef flies, rats and other vermin.
Although not proven, the fly is suspected by medical
researchers as a carrier of the polio germ or virus. In any
8 vent, 1t has not been proven that it isn't a carrier.
That brings us to the point of this editorial.
For six years or longer we have advocated a continu-
Gus fill system for garbage disposal. The continuous fill
system is simply, this: A trench is dug with a dragline,
lilled with garbage and then covered with earth taken
Jiom another trench. Trash and garbage are covered with
earth and thus prevented from becoming a breeding place
ipr disease carrying flies and vermin.
Not one of our three major communities in the county
maintains a sanitary garbage disposal system,
We BEE no reason why the county government could
not cooperate with the cities in maintaining such a sys-
icm through the use of its dragline for whatever periods
night be necessary.
Elimination of the open dumps through cooperation
between the county and city governments should be one
major precaution to be taken without further loss of time.
We also believe that it is up to the Jackson county health
department. to. throw its weight behind this measure. We
believe they would receive the backing of every civic club
end group in the county.
The necessary steps taken now may be the factor that
will prevent twisted limbs and a racked body for some
oungster this summer
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
ShockeIford Resignation

The recent resignation of DR.. w. Lawson Shackelford
IS director of the Whitfield mental hospital underlines and
lends substance to the charges of Rep. Hayden Campbell
concerning intolerable conditions and general maladminis-
ration at the institution.
The charges were made last August by Rep. Camp
bell of Kinds county following a two-month undercover
personal investigation. They were holly denied by r. C.
Stovan, chairman of the mental institutions board. DR..
Henry Boswell, director of Magee sanatorium, then under
took an investigation of Whitfield and submitted a report
% the board. This report was never made public by Mr..
Stovall, although he said that it d isproved Rep. Campells
charges. On the other hand, Rep. Campbell, who manag-
cd to read the report before an iron curtain was lowered
around it, said that it bore out his charges.
This particular controversy could have been easily
settled by making the Boswell report public, as should have
cen done. However, up until this writing the general
aubhc, and everyone else, as far as we know, has been
tenied access to it.
Rumor has it that DR.. Shackelford resigned al the direct
request of the mental institutions board. However, in an
bouncing the resignation Mr.. Stoval gave no reason for
t, and made no statement as to whether the director re-
signed voluntarily or at the request of the board.
We think this attitude ON the part of the chairman of
he board neither fair to the general public, nor to DIR.
5hackelford. Whitfield belongs to the state, and therefore
o. the general public of Mississippi Mr., Stovall and his
eoard are simply entrusted with supervising its operations
and their obligation is to the general public, and not to
.ny one individual or any political faction.
If conditions at Whitfield were as described by Rep.
Campbell. and the legislative investigating committee re-
eort admitted that at least a portion of the charges were
true, then the general public has a right to a full report of
The reasons for DIR. Shackelford's resignation.
IF the administration of the hospital had nothing to do
With his resignation, then in all fairness to DR.. Shackelford
this fact also should be made public.
We hope Rep. Campbell will stick to his guns and bring
he Whitfield situation up for a full-scsle airing at the next
session of the legislature. We believe that this will be the
only way to accomplish necessary and permanent reforms
at Whitfield land other state institutions like i'll so that
t1ov mill he orarateI fY H.. IcnaFt ~ 4. r,e,~.t- .-I
public, rather than as a vehicle for the bestowing of poll
teal favors.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
THIS WEEK
in Other Years

FIVE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, A new unit was added
to the local ice plant giving an
additional capacity of 100-tons
a day -. The 5th Blood Bank
was scheduled to be held here
=. The charter was presented
to the Junior Chamber of Com
merce at a banquet War
casualties reported: Kenneth
Eckhoff killed in invasion ac-
ton, 1t. j. l.. Robinson report
ed killed in French invasion:
Sgt. James f. Wells missing in
action on 9th mission No
editorial carried.
FOUR YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, The Jaycees sponsored
a campaign for the registration
of every citizen as the purpose
of Citizenship Day The
keel was laid for the eonstruc-
ton of the first diesel leeomo-
tive at ingalls, Editorials:
Cities make their own futures,
advised forethought in plan
ming.
THREE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK. OPA freed prices be-
gan increase; grocery items re-
fleet general trend DR.. j.
c. Crane preached his last err
mon here prior to departure for
Korea Mississippi ranked
fifth in nation in number of
seedlings set out Teachers
were urgently needed Ed
itorial: Develop Horn Island.
urged the development by city.
TWO YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK. The contract to con-
struct four Argentine motor
ships was announced by ingalls,
=. ingalls, and ten union men
were named in suit filed by
Walter Lowry Miss Alma
MeFaul won the title Miss
Paseagoula" in beauty revue
-. Editorial: Slot machines
and rackets, urged the abolish
ment of gambling devices.
A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK.
The old Marine cafeteria was
given to the Gulf Coast Lab
oratory at Magnolia Park -.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
TEST o HOW ANEMfA
DRUG WORKS

BUFFALO. N. Y, - (AP) - A
test shows how and why certain
drugs work against pernicious
anemia in humans.
The tests promises to aid in
better treatment of the disease.
1t is reported by DR.. Oliver P.
Jones. assistant dean of the Uni
versity of Buffalo Medical School
and Adolph Smith of the depart
ment of anatomy.
Anemia is due to the body's
failure to make enough red blood
cells in its bone marrow factories.
The cells that form there don't
divide and grow in the normal
way. The. failure comes from lack
of a chemical usually supplied
by the liver.
Drugs like liver extract, folio
acid, and the new vitamin Biz
usually overcome the trouble.
Just how they do their work
lidolI L OCGIl NICdls IL , ildlQ W Sct
at the bone marrow in humans
to see what is happening. So DR..
Jones turned to primitive blood
cells in unborn rats, when these
embryos are only IL days old.
These blood cells had formed be-
fore the embryo livers had de-.
veloped or started to work. The
rat cells at this time resemble
the cells in the bone marrow of
humans with pernicious anemia.
BY feeding anti-anemia drugs
to the mother rats, he can see
what effect the drug has on the
blood cells themselves. The test
also can show whether. there is
anything in a new drug that
would work against anemia.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08

American league clubs started
a filibusier against the Wash
ington Senators.
A humorist suggests restau-
rant owners devise a plastic
lettuce leaf that can be used
over and over again. Keep
quiet, fellow!-they might do
just that!
Any day now we expect Mos
COW 10 claim the Russians are
the physically strongest of peo-
pie because they were the only
ones who could lift that Berlin
blockade.
The defense wall around
Shanghai is just a wooden
fence. Some Chinese lumber
company must have a cracker
jack salesman.
By the time Muscovite party
liners could get through an
swering questions of a group of
teen-age boys, they'd think it's
facing the House un-American
activities committee that's
child's play.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
STAIN FAvoRrTE SUBJECT

MOSCOW - CAP - General
issimo Stain was a favorite sub
ject for many of the winners of
the Stain prizes in art this year.
Among the new works award
ed Stain prizes wrote =. Sysoev
discussing the question in Culture
and Life. I'VE see a whole series
of canvasses and drawings EN-.
bodying the great image of the
leader of the Soviet people
"In the image of Comrade Sta
lin the Soviet people see the EN-
bodyment of its best traits. its
ideals. victories and achieve
ments."
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
Capital

BY
Congressman VIM. M. Colmer
Taft Hartley and Housing

Taft. Hartley and Housing
The House last week passed
the public housing bill which we
discussed in this column last
week. This was, with the posi-
BILE exception of the Admins
tration's Taft Hartley repeal
bill, the most warmly contested
piece of legislation considered
in the House this session. The
advocates and proponents Of
of this legislation fought for
over a week over its highly con-
troversial provisions. The line
up on the final roll call was
typical of many other votes cast
on the Truman Program. Most
Republicans voted against the
bill. All Northern and Western
Democrats without exception,
together with Wallacite Marc
antonio, voted for the bill, with
more than half of the Southern
Democrats voting against it.
The closest vote came on a mo-
ton to strike the section pro-
viding for substituting rental of
the public housing provisions.
The Administration won this
important skirmish by three
votes.
Since the bill had already
passed the Senate it now goes
to conference. That il will final
ly receive the Presidents sig
nature and become a law is
unquestioned.
II is generally conceded that
practically none of the billions
provided under this bill will go
to the South. This may prove a
boon for, before the bill was
passed. although the House vot-
ed down Congressman Marcan-
tonio's amendment to do away
with segregation in public hous-
ing. the Negro Congressman
from the New York Harlem dis
trict, Adam Powell, succeeded
in getting the adoption of an
amendment which, for all prac-
teal purposes, amounts to the
same thing.
Labor Legislation
While the Administration was
squeezing through a victory on
substituting public housing in
the House. IL suffered a major
defeat in the Senate. That body
followed the course adopted
earlier in the session by the
House and refused to 60 along
with President Truman's rec
ommendation for the repeal of
the Taft Hartley Bill. The Sen
ate adopted a bill somewhat
similar to the Woods Bill,
which was adopted in the House
but later reconsidered and sent
back to committee. The Senate,
over bitter Administration OBJ
lection, placed a provision in
the bill for injunctions in case
of strikes which endanger the
public welfare. This is the one
provision above all others to
which the labor union and Ad-
ministration heads object.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08

disputed FBI letter to the White
house files.
In many of the disputes pres
idents were seeking to preserve
the secrecy of foreign relations.
1t was such an issue that
George Washington faced in
1896, when the House request
ed him to give certain inside in
formation concerning the ne
gotiation of the Jay Treaty. es-
tablishing peace with England.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
Inside
Washington

Britannia No Longer
Super Military Power
United States Holds
Upper Hand on Seas
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08

Ia candidates announced for
Pascagou1a mayoralty and
councilmen -. 1i,14l persons
in the county were x-rayed by
portable T. B. unit No edi-
torial carried.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08

Pythian games were established
at Delhi, Greece, in 586 B. c.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
What II Means j.
President Can Withhold
Information From Congress
You're
Telling Me-!
BY WILLIAM RIFT
Central Press Writer

During the recent heat wave
Grandpappy Jenkins happened
to again run across that old
phrase: America is the melt
ing pot of the world. 81 see,"
quoth G.. j., what they meant"
> =
A Canadian has developed a
car that is almost perfectly
square. Should be fun when he
tries to park 1t.
So far this season Indian
Manager Lou Boudreau seems
TO have played every position
but that of Owner Bill Weeks.
Lou, you see, started at short
stop, switched to third and was
last seen stationed at first base.
Well, travelling is educational.
Notioitni 1u WEEK
should be a cinch of a success.
In fact, il should be in The bag.
The German word for razor"
Is, according 10 Photographs.
Observation-Disclosures" II
would be quicker to just visit
the barber.
Rocket mail Ito be delivered
at speeds upward of 5000 miles
an hour is in the experimental
stage, we read. Just as though
those first-of bills
don't arrive soon enough!
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08

T%elevision has brought back
old-time vaudeville complete
ly-even to those flat straw hats
for the male song and dance
teams,
It's about time those other
Evening star., 1949-10-03
China Is in Sad State,
Without Liberty, Says
Argentine Diplomat
ly the Assoeiated Press

TOKYO, Oct. 3.-The Argen-
tine Ambassador to China sees
mo freedom, no liberty" in that
country.
Even we diplomats have no
immunity" Juan Carlos Rodri-
quez, told a reporter last night.
One of 1,500 foreigners who
left Communist occupied Shang-
hal last week on the repatriation
ship General Gordon, the noted
student of international law left
the vessel at Hong Kong. He flew
to Tokyo and spent yesterday
sightseeing. He is on his way
back to America.
China is in a sad state" he
said. Il do not know the views
of President Peron (of Argentina)
but have formed conclusions of
my own during my seven month
stay there.
Situation Called Bad.
"I think the economic situation
there is very bad. The jen min
piao Communist currency lit
orally the peoples money! Is very
artificial in relation to the dollar.
"Everything is outlawed in
China today. There is no law.
Order is maintained by soldier
police.
!, Nationalist planes fly over
Shanghai three or four times
daily. The Communists cannot
stop them. They have no planes
and they try to bring them down
with rifles and machine guns. All
they do is create a lot of noise"
Mr.. Rodriguez hopes to meet
Gen. Macarthur while he is here.
Brazil Plans Mission
Brazil's ambassador to China |
will set up a diplomatic mission
in Japan this week, he told a
reporter yesterday.
CASTOR do Rio Branco, who also
arrived yesterday from Shanghai
on the General Gordon, said he
will continue as ambassador to
China while serving as head OF
the Brazilian diplomatic mission
here.
The ambassador said he would
present his credentials to Gen.
Macarthur after his luggage
reaches Tokyo, perhaps in a day
or two. He plans to remain in this
country indefinitely. !
Evening star., 1949-10-03
z More Aides Appointed
To u. n. Week Committee

Waldron E. Leonard, director Of
Veterans Services for the District.
and Arthur Clarendon Smith,
Washington businessman, have
been added to the committee plan
ming Washington's week-long OBJ
servance of the founding Of the
United Nations, October 17-24.
Mr.. Leonard will head a subcom-
mittee on veterans participation,
and Mr.. Smith will direct a sub
committee on advertising, accord
ing to Melvin D. Hildreth, chair
man of the United Nations Week
Committee.
Special services at churches and
schools, as we'll as public meetings
and store displays, are planned
during the week.
Evening star., 1949-10-03

Two bed styles: wooden poster bed with panel head
board, mahogany or maple finish on gumwood or
metal style by Simmons, finished with brown enamel
Both in twin or double Sizes Cotton mattresses with
rolled edges, covered with durable blue and white
striped ticking twin or double SIZE Coil springs with
angle iron frames, twin or double size.
, 1949-01-23

One of the main points in the
Boards latest report concerns the
consumption of heroin in the
world. The Board pointed out that
the Isl of this habit-forming
drug in certain countries was ex-
ceSsive and that doctors in many
other countries have sought and
found efficient and comparatively
harmless substitutes for this drug.
Some Is countries, including the
United States, no longer use the
drug at all except in special cases.
Although this concerns one of
the "old" drugs, this problem, too,
is regarded as such a serious one
by U.N. that the Central Opium
Board and its supervisory body
have called it to the attention of
the World Health Organization.
The latter will convene its mar
cotic experts at the end of this
month to consider the medical
aspects of the increasing heroin
consumption in certain countries.
Thus, both through advance
planning and through strict SUI
pervision of actual consumption,
U.N. is trying to prevent another
major outbreak of drug addiction,
such as followed World War 1.
And thanks to the experience
with which machinery was this
time set up. the outlook for its
success is good.
, 1949-01-23

they were not included in any of
the existing conventions and con-
stltuted a brand-new threat of IL
licit addition.
This was the situation which
existed in 1916, when the United
Nations was created to take over
many of the problems of the old
League, together with a number
OF new ones. And like the League,
U. N. made control of the drug
traffic one of its major jobs in the
social field.
A Commission on Narcotic
Drugs was set up in February,
1916. This took over the functions
of the the Leagues old advisory
Committee on Traffic in Opium
and other Dangerous Drugs. But
then, u. N. went one step further,
and during the third Session of
its General Assembly in October,
1948, adopted a new Protocol to
bring the synthetic drugs under
the previous conventions limiting
their manufacture and diStribu-
ton as well as that of the -"natu-
raj" narcotics.
46 Members of the United Ma
tons and 6 non-members have so
far signed the Protocol, which
continues to be open for the sig
nature of other countries.
Once under control, synthetic
drugs will be subject to all the
provisions of the 1881 Convention
Concluded under League aus
The whole statistical control of
the traffic on Narcotic Drugs is
to another organ, the
Permanent Central Opium Board.
This was created in 1925 and Pc
riodically examines the situation
in the field on the basis of returns
submitted by governments.
, 1949-01-23

as morphine, opium andco-
caine are essential to the well
fare of servicemen as clothing,
transport or frequent rest pc
RODS. But after the war, there
follows an invariable increase
in the rate of narcotic addic-
ton. This applies both to for
mer military personnel and to
civilians, who acquire the ma
cotic habit under abnormal
conditions.
After World War L, large
quantities of narcotic drugs
found their way into illicit
channels, and tens of thou
sands of new addicts appeared,
particularly in the defeated coun-
tries. So serious was this menace
that it became one of the first con
Germs of the new League of Ma
tions and led to the establishment
of a rigid system of international
control of all narcotic production
and trading. This system worked
well until World War II and en-
abled the various national gov
ernments to protect themselves
against illegal imports.
With the Second World War,
the machinery of the League of
Nations faced almost unsurmount
able difficulties and the illegal use
of drugs increased once more, es-
pecially in the Far East. At the
same time, the scientists of the
belligerents succeeded in develop
ing an entire new series of syn
thetic pain-killers, as distinguish
ed from the older drugs which
were based on natural products.
Since these synthetic narcotics
were still unknown when the
control was instituted,
, 1949-01-23
Q R

/ Coldspot s Gu #. Electric
Refrigerator
/ Delco light 800 watt 80
volt Electric Plant
i l/6 HIP. 80 volt Motor
HIP. Wood fired boiler
with pump
q Sectional repair moulds,
and ! tire repair stand for
steam line. with accessor-
les.
AL the above may be seen
at the Christiansted Auto Gar
age & Tire Shop.
Erik R. Stakemann
, 1949-01-23
U.N, Tightens Controls
Over Narcotic Drugs

"dT-and narcotic drugs.
Al frst glance, there may not appear to be much connec-
ton between these two words, but modern times, they are
almost inseparable.
While fighting remains in progress, such pain-killing agents
, 1949-01-23

they were not included in any of
the existing conventions and con-
Stituted a brand-new threat of il
licit addition.
Evening star., 1949-01-16
Hunter Slain in Gun Duel,
VIRGINIA Farmer Held
By the Assoejoted Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Jan. 15.-
A Newport News man-one OF five
in a hunting party-died today OF
gunshot wounds, which a deputy
sheriff said apparently were received
in a duel with landowner on a
farm near here.
The dead man was listed as James
w. Montague, A, a plumber.
Charged with murder was Douglas
Hubbard of York County, who is in
Bell Hospital here with gunsho'
wounds. His condition is not serl-
Gus.
York County Deputy Sheriff H. D
Riley said there had been trouble
before between the two men over
Mr.. Montague's dogs which led them
10 swear out warrants against eacn
other.
When found by the four other
hunters, Montagues dogs were tleo
to his wrist with his, belt, which
he apparently had removed Tor
that purpose.
Mr.. Riley said Hubbard walked
into the hospital, announced he hao
been wounded by a man named
Montague and asked for treatment
The deputy said the four hunters
informed him Montague went into
the woods to retrieve his dogs. Later
they heard a single shot, followed
bv two more. Thinking that Mon
tague was shooting at rabbits, the
four hurried in the direction OF the
sound. Then they came on Mon
tapue mortally wounded.