Spanish Moss Gatherer
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BATON ROUGE, La.—Spanish
moss, the streaming gray plant
decorating trees in Louisiana’s
bayou land, may become raw ma
terial for a huge industry if a new
curing process discovered here
can be operated on a commercial
scale.
The inner, hair-like strands of
the pendulous growth have long
been used to pad upholstery, but
production has been limited be
cause of the “natural” process
used to remove a useless outer
bark — eight to twelve weeks of
decomposition by lain, air and
heat.
Now, however Leonard M. Jof
frion announces that he has found
a way to remove the fiber’s outer
covering “chemically” in a few
minutes, and has started operation
of a pilot plant to check on its
commercial possibilities.
If it works, Joffrion is confident
that production of the fiber will
grow to 50 or more times its pres
ent 12 million pounds a year,
greatly benefitting the hundreds
of moss-gatherers over the state.
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LIONEL BARRYMORE
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JEAN HEATHER,
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1 Show. May 11. 7:30 P.M.
SATURDAY
“SAHARA”
HUMPHREY BOGART
J. CARROLL NAISH
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SUNDAY
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ARTHUR LAKE.
JANIS CARTER
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"CROSS COUNTRY RETOURS"
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MONDAY and TUESDAY
“FIGHTING SEABEES”
John WAYNE. Susan HAYWARD
Also "Brothers in Blood"
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Veterans Form
Politieal Club
ANCHORAGE. May 8. —A group
of seven ex-servicemen, veterans
of World War I and veterans of
World War II, met in Anchorage
on April 14, 1946. to form a pol
itical committee of veterans.
The name selected for the new
organization was “Veteran’s Pol
itical Committee of Alaska”.
Among the purposes for which
the committee was formed are -
‘‘to safeguard the economic wel
fare of the returning veterans of
World War II by insisting upon
their reemployment at their pre
war positions and to insist upon
their receiving a preference of
employment by governmental,
territorial and city agencies — to
foster and promote sound legis
lation which will benefit all of
the people of the Territory of
Alaska; to campaign for the el
ection of and support candidates
for public office in Territorial and
City elections regardless of race
and creed, and religious or polit
ical affiliation — to organize clubs
in all divisions, cities and com
munities.
The officers elected at the meet
were Harvey J. Smith, a veteran
of World War I, President; Law
rence D. Bayer, veteran of World
War II, 1st Vice President; J. L.
McCarrey, veteran of World War
II, 2nd Vice President; Clyde R.
Ellis, veteran of World War I and
World War II. Secretary: Cecil
A. Roley, veteran of World War
I, Treasurer; J. H. Clauson and
R. H. Stock, veterans of World
War I, Directors.
As expressed in the by-laws,
the officers and directors are to
serve until permanent officers are
elected. The only power that the
temporary board has is to organ
ize clubs in the cities, communit
ies and divisions of Alaska. They
are prohibited from endorsing
any candidates or any legislation
It is the plan of the committee
to call a convention of the del
egates from the Divisional Clubs
on the 23rd day of June, 1946. in
Anchorage, at which time per
manent by-laws will be adopted.
The veterans of any war in
which the United States was en
gaged, who have not been dis
honorably discharged, will be
asked to join the committee.
Mozee Gets
Reappointment
U. S. Marshal
WASHINGTON, May 8, — (/P)—
The Senate today confirmed the
reappointment of Benjamin B.
Mozee as United States Marshal
for the Second Division, and also
confirmed Raymond E. Plummer
as U. S. Attorney for the Third
Division to succeed Noel K. Wen
blom.
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