The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-12-06
Trade Days, Amateur Nights
In Moss Point Set Off Week
Christmas Shopping
Outstanding Acts To Be Presented In Contest. While Mer-
chants Offer Outstanding Bargains To
Christmas shoppers.

, The champion amateur entertain
er Of the Mississippi Coast Section
VIII be crowned Ia Moss Point next
week. FRIDAY night December -. ~
the joy Theatre, AZ the conclusion
Of the Young Mems Business Clubs
Amateur contest. and ~ the same
time the champion Trade Days of
this section VIII reach their height.
- the Merchants Of Moss Point
enter the third Gay Of their ceiebrA-
ton 81 bargains, offered ~ this
season Of the year to the public.
Friday the 18th may be consider
ed unlucky b. many people. but 10
the winner OF the amateur contest
and 70 the Christmas shoppers who
avail themselves Of the Trade Days,
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday.
Il w7A be q very fortunate occasion
indeed. The winner OF the contest
VIII Be given q 500 all-expense trip
20 New York for an addition with
Major B0wes' program. The winners
IA the Trade Days viii be those
alauppers who avail themselves Of
the excellent money-sAyfnR bar
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At this time II Is hard 70 tell who
VII be The mozt fortunate. The
Merchants Of Moss Point. assisted
~ the Young Mems Business Club
members, are leaving nothing un-
done 70 make this an epochal period
ia the history Of the city. They are
Offering their best. and their best
10 equal 70 the best 70 be found any
where IN tliis territory. regardless o.
me sixe Of the city or community.
Bargain hunters, who ere buay
these Gays making their selections
and purchasing Christmas g1fts and
other seasonal merchandise. Win
lind . paradise IN the stores q
Moss Point The appearance Of
these stores may not be as preten-
tious as those 70 be found In larger
cities, but the quality and vide
selectivity Of the merchandise a On
par with them all
There Is considerable interest IN
the amateur contest. which Il the
first Of national Importance 70 be
conducted anywhere In this section.
Entries have been coming IN from
$50 SFCA 6AN tEAAtt0J W WHEEL aAE
entrants are limited. This area tn
eludes all Of jackson County. Harri-
son County. and George County. and
Grand Bay, Ala All entrants must
be strictly amateur IN standing and
not ever having taken part IN q
program.
According to the entry list there
viii be singers. dancers. musicians.
and other talented persons appear
ing In the contest. Those partici-
pating will be judged strictly on
their ability and performances.
Each night they viii appear. and on
Friday night the winner will be
declared.
II Is not necessary for the contes-
tants 70 appear In solo perform
ances. The entrances Of duets,
trlos. quartettes OF other groups, as
teams, are permitted. They win be
eligible to compete for the grand
prize.
The applications for entrance In
the contest are very ENCOURAGING
and the greatest array of amateur
talent ever assembled here on the
Gull Couast viii take part. Many
surprises viii be In store for those
attending the performances each
night Each nights program viii
DC different. including the motion
pictures which VIII be shown Ia
connection with the performances
each night. Some unusual talent
VIII appear on the program. prom
Bing clever and enjoyable entertain
ment.
Entrance blanks for the amateur
contest are available at n OF the
cooperating stores In the Trade
Days program. These are as fol-
lows: Hills Furniture Store. Burn
hams Drug Store. Woods. western
Auto Store, Jackson-Hiu store. BtlI
Bass Grocery. Dicksonis Grocery
Hays Variety Store. Hill Hardware
Store. k1hyetis Store. Brumfields'.
Jesse w. Thompsons, Perkins GRO
Gerry, and r q X. Store. in Moss
Point The Advertiser pubashing
Co.. In Pascagoula; Bailey's Dr1IS
store IN Ocean Springs: Grand Bav
Drug Store. Grand Bay. Ala. and
brumfields IN Biloxi
me contest l. open to ali per.ons
regardless Of ages or whether tney
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