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The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15
OIL COMPANY GETTING BUSY.
Seacoast OIL Company viii Push Sale
OF Stock With View of Beginning
Drilling About January 1.

A meeting of the directors Of the
Seacoast Oil Co. was held Monday aft
ernoon to consider various matters ot
interest to the stockholders. The first
matter cnsidered was the proposition
of another oil company to suitcase
the holdings OF the company. This
proposition was unanimusly rejected
The secretary was instructed to Wig.
orously push the sale of stock, as well
as the collection of all stock sub
scribed, to the end that actual drilling
operations may begin about January
1st.
Interest in oil developments here is
steadily increasing and it is highly
probable that two or three other com
Fanles may begin drilling here about
the same time as the local companp
One company has already secured
leases on several thousand acres of
land and promises to begin active drill.
ing operations in very short time.
quite number of oil operators
from the Oklahoma, Texas and Louisi-
ana fields have visited this section in
the past few weeks and all expressed
themselves as highly pleased with the
oil indications here.
In the opinion of these people there
is no doubt about the existence of A
big Oil and gas field in close proximity
70 the port of Pascagoua.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

Corporal D. H. Cunningham from the
Biloxi recruiting station is here this
week examining applicants for army
| enlistment Mr.. Cunningham is a wide.
i awake and efficient member of the
service and is becoming popular with
the ambitious young men of the Gulf
Coast. He is occupying quarters in
the u. S. immigration Service office
at the Customhouse. On Wednesday
Mr. Edward A Harrison, formerly of
Jay, Florida, who has been employed
as a bOilermaker at the International
Ship Building plant, enlisted in the
Quartermaster Corps-of the army ana
received his initial instructions from
Corporal Cunningham, who is pains
taking i'm explaining the merits of the
training. There are number of young
Pascagoulans eager to join the avia-
ton and quartermaster corps nd it is
expected that many bright youths will
embrace this opportunity.
During the gales and high tide sun
day last several RATS of saw logs went
adrift and lodged along the beach front.
Mule, teams have been put to WORK
dragging the logs into deep water.
Attorney W. ID. Bullard transacted
business in Hattiesburg in the fore
part of the week.
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LIVING cosT-WAoE
RACE MUST CEASE
Secretary Houston Describes Needs
To Reach Pre.War sasIs.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-To restore norma
pre-war conditions in this country tn,
pyramiding by which wages are raised
to meet the cost of necessities and thu
cost of necessities are increased tl
meet the high wages must stop. Secre
tary of Agriculture David F. Houston
before the National Association OF
declared today in an address delivered
Commissioners and Departments Of Ag'
riculture in session here.
Agriculture, which is the basic in
dustry Of the nation, should take the
lead in helping to restore normal con-
ditions," said Secretary Houston. "Af-
ter the next harvest Europe will be
able to put her agriculture on a pre-
war basis, cutting down her imports
from this country and this will tend to
reduce prices in this country.
There is a period Of unrest now
and this state of affairs makes for
inefficiency aggravated by the process
Of pyramiding. 1t will mean ruin II It
is not checked and it must be checked.
"A strong farmers organization can
save the future of the country.
"The profiteer is one of the biggest
evils confronting this country today
and he must be annihilated. The best
and quickest way to do it is to increase
production"
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PORT NEWS NOTES.

Port facilities should include fne
statiohs. Pascagoula must awake II
the great Importance of establishing
a fuel oilestation on the river side
lhe American auxiliary schoone,
Ala q. Turner, 541 net tons. was rec
emily sold by the Vinegar Bend Lum
Der Co. to New Orleans parties. This
vessel has been successfully operating
in the gulf trade.
A wireless message from the captain
OF the steamer Boone, bound from Lon
don to Hampton Roads, stated that the
steamer was proceeding to Halifax for
repairs.
The port of Pascagoula is rapidly in.
creaslng its ocean tonnage.
After undergoing extensive general
repairs at the Government reservation.
the U. 5. Dredge Wahalak, in command
OF Capt Paul Jakel, will resume opera
tons in the Mobile channel early next
week. This splendid suction dredge
mas been equipped with oil burners.
The U S. dredge Gulfport, Capt. E.
c. Smith, has been hauled out at the
Government reservation for painting,
cleaning and overhauing. This dredge
Will be supplied with oil burners.
The U S. dredge Pascagoula, Capt.
Adam Gautier, has been transferred
from Gulfport to the Biloxi channel
where necessary work was required to
keep the channel open
Because of the change from coal to
oil i'll the operation of the several
dredge boats of this harbor, work has
legun on two large tank barges at the
reservation. These barges
will be built of creosoted timber and
equipped with comfortable quarters for
the boatmen.
In the course of time the port of
Pascagoula will become great export
point. 1t possesses many advantages
and it is the genuine gulf outlet for the
It's greatest merit is deep
water
A change is being wrought in the
of the world with America |
among the foremost nations competing
or trade.
The American schooners Griffin and |
:. W. Mills cleared with lumber car
goes in the mid-week, for Havana,
1uba.
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NOTICE OF PROPOSAL TO ISSUE
BONDS OF SUPERVISORS DIS
TRIcT No. 8, JACKSON COUN-
TY, MISSISSIPPI

Pursuant to an order entered at the
November term, 1919, of the board of
supervisors of Jackson county, Missis-
sippi said board will at the regular
December term, 1919. thereof, order
the issuance of Fifteen Thousand SC15,-
000.00) Dollars of supervisors district
No. 8, Jackson county, Mississippi,
public road bonds, for the purpose of
constructing and extending public
highways in said supervisors district
No. to connect with improved public
highways of adjoining supervisors dis
tricts, so as to form continuous sys-
TEN of improved inter-district, inter-
county and interstate highways, in ac-
cordance with the law providing there
for. and such plans and specifications
as shall hereafter be adopted, unless
a majority of the electors of said su-
pervisors' district No. 8. who shall
vote in an election called and to be
held in said supervisors district No. 8
ON the 29th day of November, 1919.
shall vote against the issuance of such
bonds.
This the 4th day of November, 1919
FRITZ COLMER,
FRED TAYLOR, President.
Clerk Board Supervisors, jackson
County, Mississippi.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15

doubt as to his guilt in our minds.
That even though he be guilty, we
feel that he has been amply punished
and the ends of justice met. That his
wife has recently died leaving young
girl child with no one to protect and
provide for her, who is solely depend
ant upon her father, T. B. Morgan. for
support and protection.
For the above reasons set forth we
most respectfully ask that he be grant.
ed full and complete pardon.
l.. Q. Some, trustee; w. A. Montgom.
cry, T. E. Johnson. w. j. Johnson. w.
Workman, and others.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15
HEAVY MAJORlTiES
FOR AMENDMENT
Only Six Out of Fifty Line Up Against
1t, Returns Show.

It., Returns Show.
Jackson, Miss, Nov. 11.-Official re
turns. from. the November A election
are coming in slowly, only fifty coun
ties of the eighty-two having sent then
to the secretary of state so far The
only interest attached to this election
was on the proposed amendment to
section 206 of the Constitution giving
the legislature authority to augment
the school fund in such sum as will en-
able the State Board of Education to
Cqualize the terms of schools in all
counties.
A count of these returns to date
shows 17,1S1 in favor of the amend
ment and 1875 against it, so it has
carried almost unanimously. Only six
Of the fifty counties reporting gave
majorities against the amendment,
those being Adams, IssaQuena, Quit
man, Noxubee, Tunic2 and Warren.
Professor w. F. Bond, state superin-
tendent of education, says he is highly
elated over these returns, declaring it
means great things for the puoiic
school system of the state. Hereafter,
the school term will be practically The
same in all counties, whereas hereto
fore the term has been four months
in some counties and nine il others.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15

Thursday night at 7;30 o'clock fire
completely destroyed cottage at Bell
veu. East Beach, owned by Mr. w. A.
Pollock, and occupied by Mr.. Mat
thews and family of FL Paso, Texas
The Matthews family had gone over
TO the Pollock residence for a brief
visit and during their absence the
house took fire and was in flames be-
fore discovered. The furniture and
all the contents were consumed as well
as the building. with no insurance.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.
To Vote on the Issuance of Fifteer
Thousand 15,ooo.oo) Dollars Public
Road Bonds of Supervisors District
No. 2, of Jackson County, Mississippi
Notice is hereby given that special
election will be held at the several
election precincts in Supervisors Dis.
trict Number 2, of Jackson County,
Mississippi, on Saturday, the 29th day
Of November, 1919, in accordance with
an order entered and adopted by the
Board of Supervisors of Jackson Coun-
ty, Mississippi, at its regular Novem-
Der term, 1919, and the law providing
therefor. at which election the electors
of said Supervisors District No. 2 will
vote on the issuance of Fifteen Thou
sand Dollars public road bonds of said
Supervisors District No. 2 of Jackson
county, Mississippi, for the purpose of
constructing and extending public
highways in said Supervisors District
NO. z to connect with improved public
highways of adjoining Supervisors
Districts, so as to form a continuous
system of improved inter-district, inter.
county and interstate highways, in ac-
cordance with the law providing there
for, and such plans and specifications
as shall hereafter be adopted and ap.
proved by the Board of Supervisors of
said Jackson county, Mississippi.
Witness our signatures this the 4th
lay of November, A. d. 1919.
J. D. LOWE,
w. d. BULLARD,
H. F. RUSSELL,
Election Commissioners of Jackson
County, Mississippi.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15
ADAM M S-CRANE

Newton. Miss, Nov. 12.-Bennie
Crane and Miss Candace Adams were
married Sunday afternoon at the home
of the brides father at Conchetta,
Rev. r. l.. Breland officiating. The
bride is the daughter of w. w. Adams,
a farmer OF that community. and the
groom, who is the son of G. o. Crane,
of the same place, is engaged in the
iewelry business at Pascagoula. The
couple left for their home in Pasca-
goula.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15

On Wednesday evening at $ o'clock
Mr. Alto Lee Roberts and Miss Reina
Ntargarita Cobb. of Mobile. were mar
ried at the residence Of Judge Child
sav who ofiiciated at the ceremony.
The bride and groom were accom-
panied by Mrs. Charles Holmes, moth
or of the bride. and Mr.. W. p. Brown.
NJ Mobile. and the party returned to
Mobile Immediately following the cere-
mony.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15

On Wednesday evening at O'clock
Mr.. J. F. Thompson and Miss Bertha
Cook, and Mr.. E. NJ Wilson and Miss
Ella Aida Smith, all of Mobile, were
married at the residence of Judge G..
E. Chidsey. Judge Chidsey officiating.
This was double wedding and quite
coincidence in that the two bridal
parties were strangers to each other
and met accidentally at Judge Child
sey's residence at the same time. They
son and Mrs. Agnes Langley. of Mo-
bile.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15
PARDON PETITION.
To His Excellency, Theo. G. Bilbo,
Governor of State of Miasiss;nn;

To His Excellency, Theo. G. Bilbo,
Governor of State of Mississippi.
and Honorable Board of Pardons
We the undersigned officers of the
Mississippi State Penitentiary and cit
izens Of Jackson County. Mississippi
would respectfully ask that you par
don 7. B. Morgan, who was convicted
at the February. 1919, term of the
Circuit Court of Jackon county, Missis.
sippi, on charge of grand larceny and
sentenced to serve term of two years
in the state penitentiary for the follow.
ing reason, to-wit: That the said Nor
gan has made a model prisoner, being
reliable. obedient and thoroughly trust
worthy in every respect.
That the facts and circumstances of
his case would leave q reasonable
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.
To Vote on the Issuance Of Fifteen
Thousand $15,ooo.oo) Dollars Public

NV 1--WE VI oFEVIAL 6IECTION.
To Vote on the issuance Of Flfteer
Thousand ISIS, 5,ooo.o0) Dollars Public
! Road Bonds Of Supervisors District
! No. 8, Of Jackson County, Mississippi
Notice is hereby given that a special
election will be held at the several
election precincts in Supervisors Dis.
trict Number 8, Of Jackson County
Mississippi, on Saturday. the 2Sth day
of November, 1919, in accordance with
an order entered and adopted by the
Board of Supervisors of Jackson Coun.
ty, Mississippi, at its regular Novem-
ber term, 1919, and the law providing
therefor, at which election the electors
of said Supervisors District No. 3 will
vote on the issuance Of Fifteen Thou
sand Dollars public road bonds of said
Supervisors District No. Of jackson
county, Mississippi, for the purpose of
constructing and extending public
highways in said Supervisors District
No. 3 to connect with improved public
highways Of adjoining Supervisors
Districts, SO as to form contipuous
system of improved inter-district, inter-
county and interstate highways, in &C.
cordance with the law providing there
for, and such plans and specifications
as shall hereafter be adopted and ap.
proved by the Board of Supervisors of
said Jackson county, Mississippi.
Witness our signatures this the 4th
day Of November, A. D. 1919.
]. D. LOWE.
W. D. BULLARD,
H. F. RUSSELL,
Election Commissioners of Jackson
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15
and Of Chas. e. Chidsey, 100000.

| '
Mary Louise Gregory and Mar
Givens to James Nettles, parcel of Ian,
on Payne street in city of Moss Point
$4,000.
l.. G. Blodgett and wife to r. E
Mathews and wife, lot of Blodgett',
addition to city Of Pascagoula fronting
100 feet on Bolair street, $1.O0 ant
other good and valuable consideration
L. G. Blodgett to R. q. Mathews ant
wife, lot s Of Blodgett's addition front
ing 100 feet on Belair street by g
depth of 17S feet, in city of Pascagoula
$500.
T. G. Hibbler & Florence R. Brown
to E. J. Parker, lots GA and 65 of South.
land Homes subdivision of part of lots
n and 78, Sedoine Krebs tract, $4,000.
Felecie Delmas ct al to Richard
Jones, part of lot 1, Tier 2, square 3
of Gurlie tract, 100x192 feet, s.0c 90.
Celeste Cobb to Curtis Hougl, a lot
or parcel Of land being lot S according
to plat of subdivision and partition
of estate of Adam Hougr, in NEt OF
NE4 of 1885, $4,000.
G.. c. Pabst ct al to Mrs. A. r. Rull-
man, part Of the Pabst pecan grove in
81 of SEA of SEa of 27.7-s, 100000.
l.. S. Pitts to Eleanor Waterman, six
acres (being One-half interes. in !and)
situated In 6-8-5, $4,000.
Eleanor Waterman to j. T. HairstOn,
onehalf interest in acres in 6-S-5,
$4,000.
w. H. Grierson to Charles Emerson,
Jr., lot E share of division of SW4
of SEA of 3O-7-5, $1.OO and other good
and valuable considerations.
Deeds of Trust.
VIM. F. Martin to F. L. Clinton, deed
of trust for $8,OO0.0O secured by prop
erty and building formerly occupied
and owned by The Peoples Bank and
being part of lot % in square No. 8
of V. Delmas tract, city of Pascagoula..
Huey Roberts and wife to G. W.
Glass, deed of trust for $214.0O secured
by SW4 of NEa and SE4 of NWa OF
19-4-5, together with some personal
property.
G. e. Green and wife to John F..
Krebs, deed of trust for $672.0O, secured
by lot 25 of Mcintosh Lumber Co., sub
division of e. of 30-7-5.
w. w. Vaughn and wife to F. H.
Lewis, deed of trust for $37250 Sc
cured by portion of lot 33 of estate of
Sedoine Krebs, city of Pascagoula in
2-3-6.
Mrs. Carrie B. Cowgirl to Mrs. F. l..
deed of trust for 100000 Sc
cured by lot being part of lot 22 Ill
block 8 of Delmas tract in city of Pas
cagoula on Deimas avenue bounded on
east by Peoples Bank building and lot
lately purchased by DR.. w. F. Martin
and on the west by property of Chas.
E. Chidsey.
G. w. and L. l.. Bradshaw, decd os
rust for 100000 secured by parcel Of
and in town of Ocean Springs 10cx
100 feet bounded on east by Sta.a
street on the north by De-Soto.
R. jim VanHorn and wife 70 Farm
RS e Merchants State Bank, de-. of
rust for 100000, secured by 80 acres
n 2-67
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15
N-RESiDENT NOTICE.

4NOs 4.
The State Of Mississippi
To Isabelle Wells:
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court of the county of
Jackson, in said state on the Third
Monday of November. A. ID. 1919, to
defend the suit in said court of Ollie
Wells. wherein you are a defendant.
This the 11th day of October, A.
d. 1913.
FRED TAYLOR, Clerk.
Clerk Of the Chancery Court
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15

and after an interesting program, sew
eral matters of Importance were dis'
cussed and committees appointed
Mrs. viii Mcintosh is spending TINS
week in Mobile. the guest OF MI. A j.
Patterson and family
Mrs. J. c. Maclay returned this week
after an extended visit to relatives Ill
st. Stevens, Ala.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15

The duck season is in full swing.
Thousands of wild ducks have come
to the coast this fall for feeding
grounds. Hunting parties are very
much in vogue these days.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15

The Chronicle is prepared to fill Or
ders for visiting cards, wedding lnVi-
tations. Christmas cards, etc, either
printed or engraved. In Christmas
cards We offer wide variety OF de-
signs. Call and see samples.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15

Mr.. F.. j. johnson and daughter, Miss
Verna Johnson, accompanied Master
Merlin Johnson to New Orleans touay
Merlin will be operated OIL for throat
trouble.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15

The American schooners Delta and
Susie B. Dantzler are expected to ar
rive from Mexico.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15

Mrs. Charles Toenes of Mobile en-
joyed a short visit to her sons. Albert
and George Toenes. at the information
al addition.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15

Mrs. Lewis DeLashmen
Fned home from a delightful
"trip to Memphis and othel
are domiciled in their new
Bellview avenue.
F. A. Williams and Kinrost
attended the Masonic meet
fpOrt Wednesday
on Cirlot returned Friday
NJ to relatives in Howison
T. Montgomery, who return,
e Monday, was accompanied
essie Bounds who will spend
the Gulf City.
use Cowan eturned to Mo-
lay for a short stay.
lry Griffin Dantzler, who is
the Camp Grounds school,
week end at home with her
!. Dantzler and Miss Erai
New Orleans and Mr.. G.
y Of Gulfport were recent
|elatives here.
thompson was a businss
New Orleans Saturday.
Mrs Richard Beelan and
friday for Arkansas, where
asit Mr.. Beelan's parents.
u Morehead of Laurel was
visitor here and in Pasca-
week.
MIS-. L. M Shepar.dson left
.Or a "Trip to Washington,
BUSINESS with pleasure
rope was a business WIS.,
lie Thursday.
Jones, presiding elder of
district, will conduct the
'efly conference at the
snurch Saturday evening |
sne pulpit at the eleven
Sunday morning.
Decket is attending the
'snllon in Tupelo this
A'eAander of Boonesville,
Matron Order Eastern
.ae anna O'Neill Chap
Say and delivered an in
sss 10 the members at
.a'l in the afternoon.
!, "cluded Madams X. w.
iea' Jones', Ed. Wood, H.
= Eley. John Hill, sr.,
y a", F. A. Williams, Sim
y Carrie Coulson, Miss
~ !. and Mrs. H. d. Cuda-
~s. F.Colmer, Messrs.
a ). J. Mcintosh. Con-
h.ne at the hall they
4uam's where refresh.
.n'oyed During her
alexander was a guest
,,s, Singleton McInnis,
AatrOn of the Eastern
oer Association held ,
, MEETING s at the Central
sn friday afternoon with
bssa s'a0slastic attendance.
patrons and teach
{. Mrs. ]. N. Rape, /.
''0ciatiOn, president, .
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15

Election Commissioners of Jackson
County, Mississippi.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-11-15
S POINT
HAPPENINGS
-. From Our Sister City,
aI.,u.d by the Chronicle
Correspondent.

.aoe day was fttingly cele'
here Tuesday. Business was
Led in the afternoon and an an /,
,a.v was enjoyed by the school
A splendidly arranged pro-
,otten up by committees ap-
~ the Parent Teacher Associa-
"A successfully carried out, be-
an automobile parade partici-
Nv some fifty decorated cars
rode the three hundred school
The parade formed at the
house and passed through the
4 streets of the city, which
"a with enthusiastic, cheering
LIS. Returning to the auditori-
H. Central school, which was
\ for the occasion with flags
Sllies. with Old Glory predomi-
,eryice flags of the school and
churches and many handsome
tistically arranged furnished a
ous background upon the
hereon was seated those who
tied in the exercises, includ-
resting addresses by several
II citizens, returned soldiers
ool children, the entire audi
bined in when the national
lung. Mayor O'Neill acted as
\ ceremonies and Rev. Moore
the invocation.
home of Mrs. Horton Turner
Fday afternoon a number or
ncluding Madams A. c. Gra-
D. Barksdale, Geo. Smith,
upe, M. L. Shepardson, X. w.
II. A Williams, e. X CAN'T, !
Carter and C l.. Turner, met
purpose of organizing a bridge
Ater in the afternoon the hos
led a delicious salad course.
will meet on Friday after
ZACH week and Mrs. Barksdale
he next hostess.
Mrs. Macarthur had as their
aturday Madams Coffin and
Of Mobile.
Il Cudabac of Albuquerque,
lcO, was a recent visitor here.
accompanied home by his
Cheriff-elect H. ID. Cudabac,
be absent until the 18th of
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