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The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18
TYPICAL AMERICAN BOY

A typical American boy as described In an essa,
written 81 New YORK cityis recently chosen atypscal
American appears 70 be . pretty sound youngztel
VINO should compare fayorably with the boys in an,
country.
In his short essay which with his physical al
tributes won the title for l2-yeaF-old Alfred Roberts
j., the typical boz is described thus.
The tpical American boy should possess the
same qualities as those of the early American pioneers
lie should be hardy. dependable. courageous and loyal
70 has beliefs. he should be clean, cheerful and
friendly. willing to help and be kline 10 others. he Is
an al-round boy-interested In sports. hobbies and
the world around him.
The typical American boy takes care Of the
public property he uses. He enjoys the comics. the
movies. outdoor games, sports and radio programs
lie Is usually busy AZ some handieraft or hobby. and
Is always thinking up something uew 10 do or make
That Is why America sul has a future
No doubt II has. II such boys are typical in New
York CITY they are typical In jackson and in every
public school IN the nation. And they are the kind
q boys Eho gros up 70 be good eitlzens-clarlon-
Ledger.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

the weekend with Georges parents.
Mr.. and MrS z J Benton.
.
Toy catchot has returned home
after an extended visit 70 points IN
California. While there he visited
MS nephew, Eddie Bellande, and at
tended the San Francisco Fair.
o.
Jack Baker and several other coast
residents. drove 70 Hattiesnurg last
Tuesday 70 attend the Scottish Rite
Conclave.
George Young Jr. departed Sun
day for Chicago. where he viii be
employed at Marshall Fields.
.
Mr.. and Mira. orwin Scharr mo-
tored TO New Orleans TO meet Mrs.
Scharris parents. MI. and Mrs. ]. G.
Wright. who have been visiting the
Sherman Wrights In Wright City,
Texas.
Mrs. Elmer Rhenberg and son
Hugh. spent the weekend In Jack
son. Miss. visiting Captain and Ms.
W. S. Wheatley.
Virginia and Lloyd Lee spent a
most delightful weekend With Mary
Pennybaker In New Orleans. While
there they attended the Barnum
Bailey Circus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Peterzell and
SON. Petite. will leave Thursday to
make their home in Mobile.
AIRS. James r. Leaven of Chicago.
and Mrs. Ray Allen OF La Grange.
Ill. departed Friday after a fort
nights stay al Mrs. Leavells home.
"Doonegate.
o.
Beverly Dalgo was a business Wis
itor to birmingham. recently.
o.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brown, of
Kansas City. Kans.. visited the
Prank GALES last week.
Several members of the Alwyn
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18
BEST EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
IN msTOR rs RESULT OF PwA

Over 8 billion dollars worth Of new and improved
schools built with the aid Of PwA funds have brought
Americas educational facilities to the highest level In
the Nations history.
Reporting TO Federal Works Administrator John
M. Carmody. Public Works Commissioner Colonel Z.
w. Clark. states that in seven years PwA has aided
In the construction or Improvement of i2.7oo edu-
eational buildings, including Is public libraries, at
a total cost of si.ls2 S17, I33.
Educational projects IN the PwA programs have
added $1,000 class rooms TO The Nations supply, &C
Communications for 100 900 students.
New or improved schools Of all types from small
rural buildings TO colleges and universities have been
erected In almost every section Of every State In the
union as well as the territories. Toward school and
library construction. has made direct grants Of
$48i32650s and ~repayable loans Of So. I06o7
Through the construction Of 100 consolidated
schools with w assistance, estimates that
1880 obsolete one-room structures have been replaced
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18
OCEAN SPRINGS
NEWS
BY
BERYL oIROT
Phone 1881

Mr.. II C Daetzler Is spending a
few days IN Jackson. Miss visiting
friends.
Numa T1leriot returned last
Thursday from a lengthy visit 20
ms father In Florida.
%
Miss Anita Osborne spent last
weekend In New Orleans visiting
friends.
Or. ard Mrs. J. r. Little of Wicn-
tia Falls, Texas, were recent visitors
70 Or. Llttle's aunt. Mrs o d.
Davidson.
Bobby Hodges left this week for
Englewood. Calf, where he viii
study aviation engineering
o.
The Lemon family received word
that George Lemon. formerly with
the Highway Department has en-
tered the engineering corps of the
Army He has q Captains rating
and has moved to California with
his family.
o.
Mrs. James Murphy had as her
Mrs. Andrew Skorupinski
and son. Roy, Of Houston, Texas.
Mr.. Skorupinski Joined them for
the weekend
Mrs Beverly Dalgo was a recent
to friends in Laurel. Miss.
%
MI. and Mrs. Morris Baker and
daughter, Ann. and John Dees Of
Miss, ere guests Of
the Chester Dayises last Sunday.
George Benton and Miss Ula Paul
Of New Orleans. drove over to spend
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

Al Smith Of New York. who like wlrie. was once
considered 9 Democrat, has announced that he win
get under his brown derby and go out and make six
speeches for wilikte. who quit the Democratic party
because It was rendering service 70 the people Of the
country In 3 way that It interfered with the private
business headed BY wiiikie, which Was overchsrging
the public 3 billion dollars . year on electric cur
rent Al Smith quit The Democratic party because the
party refused TO nominate him at Chicago In 1894
Ripley Sentinel
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

This column Is open 10 the public.
For the ideas We accept and print.
written along the lines herein. or
about politics. the war. city i'm
proyement, etc. not over fifty
words. we win give q years sub
scription 70 the Chronicle Star No
material returned and this office is
to be the Judge Of their suitability
No literary ability r~equirec-we
want your opinion on things. Sign
your name and We viii use another
n you suggest. Or none. No anony-
nous letters considered. Be sure
TO get them in our Office before
Wednesday Of each week
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

Discussing the fact that General Perishlng and
Colonel Liadeergh differ radically as what this eoun-
~ should and should not do with relation TO the war
tn Europe. the Columbus Commercial Dispatch sagely
remarks: Americans can form their opinions Of az
fairs IN Europe either from Iindberrh. who fex
there. or from Pershing. who fought there"
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

Roland B wall wPA Admins
traitor. has announced the release
of q project for the improvement Of
grounds around the new war mem
orial building, located on the cid
Capitol grounds facing state Street
wPA workers viii grade grounds
construct sidewalks and retaining
walls. sod the grounds with grass
and plant shrubs.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

Fifteen ships costing : total Of ss4oo0OOo VII
son be constructed IN the new Ingalls, shlpyaras Al
Pzscago1la. President Roosevelt mas approved an
ALLEGATION Of &sooo00 Tor construction o. 100 nex
homes there % house families q workers. Pasaa-
goaia Is destined 20 be one Of Mississlppla most IN
portant cities O me future. Honor 10 The Chronl-
ciesSiar. weekly neSsDsper. for 3 major part IN avak-
Ing a sleepy Gulf town. Ia starting Il on the read %
great eslate-Webster Progress. Eapora. Mz.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

As per Golfers: ANY employer
who allows q person 70 work In his
office. store or factory without pay
IN order to gain experience violates
the Wage and Hour Law How
about wives and mothers who work
for husbands and never get beyond
that experience slater
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

It's about time TO start setting
out bulbs and planting seed for
spring flowers. This glorious Indian
summer In Mississippi. free from The
heat Of late summer. Is like 3 gift
from the gods. Hurry Up your fall
cleaning. catch up on your visiting
and get down 10 some serious read
ing or community work or Red
Gross work
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18
PascagOula Students
Pledged By Greek
Letter Fraternities

univerxity. Miss Oct Is-T9ss
foilow1ng student from P~aNAg0aiA
was recently ptecsed b local
chapters a nnsaunal Greek letter
fraferllttex AMI sororitie2 ~ ue
University OF Ats1zzp RT
WIngftel1 6igrta Chi
New OriesnG La Oct 3-Brt1ce
" AlSgach CT PaScagoula Miss has
been pledged BY the MI chapter Of
Phi Kappa Sigma national social
fraternity ~ Tulane university. Il
was announced to-day by officers
OF The chapter.
The seventeen social f~raterultieS
announce the plecging OF iTs men
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18
aFREEpoM OT TnE JILL - nal d

@FREED0M or THE PRESS does not rive
. Newspaper enc right 10 publish scandai&s
attack innscena individuals or business firms.
Neither does FREEDOM or SPEECH sfve ths
IndiFiaaai The right o. he-SmeAr the reputation
Of outstanding citiEens. attack the eomnnHnityss
leading institutions. nor start whispering cam
pAigns for the ssls reason Of disturbing the
puhlir peace. To violate the above rights and
privileges Is to endnnser the rights and hxppi-
ness sf aur
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

Have YOU signed and pledged
yourself TO the East jackson County
Game and Fish Protective ASsocia-
tion7 II Just costs you two bits and
you viii be doing something good.
eThe Editor has collected SO many
quarters on this he Is beginning to
wonder whether or not he ought to
turn them all M II you don't get
your membership card Just hollerl
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

A man out west built an eleven
room house with lots OF bedrooms.
providing q bath for each. We ad-
mire that man. and We have wish
ed many times every member OF our
family had their own bathroom
along about shaving time.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

Did you ever see 50 much beauti-
fui Goldenrod as we are having this
fall? A bouquet Of this. combined
with the plentiful purple Argera-
tam growing alongside the roads.
makes 3 bright spot In any living or
dining room No. we do not have
hay fever. do you2
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

It Is said q thing OF beauty Is n
Joy forever. but that did not apply
to Rolle Roberts. as he looked last
week. did It girIs7 We had q GENT
Inc Basque beret We could have
loaned him TO cover his curly locks
90 but we hesitated 70 suggest It.
After all. Nolle Is q pretty good
scout and has not a BIT OF false
pride.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

4 ~Glve-Awaya newspaper IN Mlzsis5ippa states
that President Roosevelt Is almost completely paral-
wed from TIE waist down This Is not nearly % bad
As being dead from The meek up. As the -Glve-
Away editor usually l..
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

The daily toll Of planes which the N-zts and
English report downing vary IKE the eoh soFes some
club members turn IN. Only you can't hail OUT
when sou are lying seven IN the fairw1s On ; par
five hole.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

Il Is 8 screwey xorid after al. waen haf the xosl6
Is OF ne verge O starvation while TIE other half has
surplus ICED stored Up II ~blns-Fezhoba Democrat.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

Captain and Mrs Barney Apple
gate & Baton RoS1Ee La visited
M ard Mrs. A p Hunt for TIE
weekend
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

srnlsh family Of Hew Orleans spent
me pan weekend A. ue Gay Cot
iage
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

someone compared Harold 0autler
70 Atlas-that old creature Of the
legends who held up the world on
has shoulders He feels his respon-
sibllity keeniy and would Like 70
slay dragons Of today. President
Roosevelt can get along without
him. and they may be able 70 pat
over the draft without him. but
every town needs q few like him,
God bless himl
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

Miss Ruth Dsckey 81 Newcomb
College spent the weekend here with
her family
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

Miss MARY Hewsou Of New Or
leans visited her family the past
weekend.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

Misses Ketty and Marcelle Des-
S0mules Of New Orleans spent The
weekend visiting their mother and
family.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

Mrs Carrie Ames has returned
from : visit 20 friends ant relatives
Ia New Orleans
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18
What You ondI
Think.

The clock Of the PaScaEoulR ia
s1ogsai Bark. which . recently re-
moscc fos cieanlng and repairing.
has neen restored 70 rs original pc
xitiogs, much 70 The relief Of these
around Take away s0rae o. osr re-
uncments Of civilization ard we hui
mans fees iost fo awhile Bot. with
tn q AhoTt while that old pAoEseer
spirit ksNerh Itself and we begin
finding says 70 help each other.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

Sometimes people who are accused
Of being sciock-watchers are pit
TING their energy against that old
fellow Time" trying hard TO see
hoE much unsy al accomplish II
an hour. or merely fifteen minutes,
~ the cas- may Be-. Is II that way
with your
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

Mrs. II. l. 0irut Mrs L. MeStier,
and MrN II II Foster drove TO New
Orleans last Friday
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

Mayor Canty. that genial gentle
man. does a lot OF things for Pasca-
goula We don't - why he does mo-
stop up somr Of those holes In the
sidewalks between Virgins and the
Palace. on both sides OF The street
We have heard complaints for .
long time. and some fine day some
one Is going 70 fall down into 0ne Of
them. and then they viii be missed
and . search started and maybe also
. damage suit A word 70 the wise.
etc.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

That IA q very nice reception
given al hr. and Mrs Hermes 0au-
tiers hospitable home and q lot of
'shigh-upa~ were there. Some one
evidently had such n fine time that
ne went off unthinking and left his
nice new fall hat We wonder-they
say women are wearing mems hats
this year.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

We had \ cousin once wflo had
no CLOCK Ia the house. only one mir
rog. Khe never could find her scss-
sors. and atse lived a normal life
had several children and went %
church regularly We'll. IL suited
her. but for me 3 clock sounds nice
ticking away. Necessary. TOO.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-10-18

Mrs Beverly Dalgo was a recent
visitor to friends in Laurel. Miss.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-05

When the commencement gowns come off, their
weorers become job seekers. important help is
voting for them in this newspapers II articles
by leading business executives, employment man
ogers and government labor experts OFFERING
advice on how to get job. Wotch for the first
article j.
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. SERIAL STORY
IAN EYE FOR A GAL A. BY HARRY HARRISON knoll $.
And a Tooth For Her Cooking

ing into his room, he crept down
the back stairs and out into the
yard. He saw Or. Tollivar and Han
nah, two dark figures, going through
the dusk OF the campus. Then, as
II coming In from the gym, he en-
tered the front door. Judy, reading
under the lamp, smiled at him.
"You had a caller"
"Who2"
You'd never guess. Some one
very dear 10 you"
"Maw?"
Guess again"
cousin Steve Hogg2"
cold, cold MS ice"
Rosy shook his head. Couldn't
guess then. Tell me-"
your own sweetheart, Hannah
Shrider, and she's pretty too; and
III bet she's smart as anything,
She's coming to college. Dads
just taken her 10 the girls cot
tage, Right after supper you're
10 20 there and see her"
Lands sakesp Rosy said, feign-
Ing surprise the best he could,
What do you know about thatl"
DR., Tolliyar, returning In n quar-
ter OF an hour, said Hannah was
fl%ed up, and then sat down TO sup
per, As soon afterward as possible
Rosy walked through the dark TO
the cottage which housed the maids
and mattresses. Hannah was walt
ing anXiously In the little parlor,
and when Rosy entered she flung
her arms around his neck and III
most choked him with kisses
"RoSsyl | Just had 10 come! |
had TO- ! sold my calves and
shotes and hellers and taken my
canning club prize money, and
here ! am. II you can come TO
college, can come too. All right
say something nasty, and III
smack your ears backl"
my heavens, Hannah" Rosy
said heplessly, and dropped on
the couch, He examined Hannah,
She had got out OF her baggy coat
and into nice dress, and she
looked eomely enough. Her hair
was honey like taiiy made with
honey and thick maple syrup, She
had the giant fashion OF all hill
folk the spare body, the tenn
percd muscles, Of those who work
Her air OF humorous defiance
gave new fire TO her hard blue
eyes, She was waiting for him
10 say something unCompllmen-
tary about her coming, and was
ready Tor II,
you ought not 10 OF come here,
Hannah. | mean, without first
looking after u room and board
and things - Why they might not
even let you In college after you
got hercI'
Who's TO keep me out, Rosy
McAfGG2"
"W-welI, there's rules and regu-
lationS--"
III they didn't keep you out
they wouldn't me- know what's
ailing you, You don't want me al
ready"
Nov, Hannah"
yah, she SnGered, u done
heGfd about you got II straight
you came on ahead OF time. Put
up at the big guns place, With
that Tolliyer Yes ! heerd all
about H. They set you up among
the Observation-Disclosures, They said
that girl was looking, and
she Is They said you'd BIO took
In by their mealy-mouthed ways,
and here us less than week and
they were right"
Already warm with anger, Ros-
sy demanded, who's they2 How
come al this here palaVor Is
already being toted hack up to
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beet color. well, OF all thingsl OF
all the bigoted waysl Listen here
Rosy McAioel I'm on TO you. III
good thing somebody's looking
after you, even If It's Cousin Steve
and you don't like him.
"Yos, he was down here. He
come the next day after you got
here, He looked around and seer
..-saw--and then he burnt the
wind back up In Hell'n-Damnatioi
and told me and your NAV what
he'd Scent
"And that was plenty 49, more
than plentyl"
I'm say II was more thar
plentyl How you was rooming N
the big house with this here DR.
TolliVar, Good and well you
know he was the man that killed
your paw Good and well you
know this amt 49, isn't -- nothing
but n put-up Job on you Give
you a scholarship here make you
sweep UP like girl put YOU
through college TO play ball"
"Sh-h hhhI" Rosy cautioned
MRS, Patterson VIII hear you -
stop your burned yelling"
"fll yell all ] want TO, fooli'
Hannah cried. Cousin steve Hogp
has got sense ever II you haven't
and he saw through II IN half q
minute, This here DR., Tollivar Is
the same breed OF dogs. He left ouI
right after that ball game, Nobody
never seen w. saw him again. lie
left the country Stayed gone
Now here he Is, running this
school -- come back to the edge
OF the hills but not In the hills
because he's coward and a killer
and he knows III And you stay II
his house, Eat ut his table, Make
eyes ut his gal"
"Aha hah, 80 that's It--you're jeal'
Gus"
TITS n lie. A dirty lie ain
Jealous, I'm mad, come dowl
here TO save you, that's what
You sworo when you was q little
boy that day you'd have IN eyt
for nm eye, and a tooth for tooth
and all the eye you have now i
for that Judy Tollivar and nj
the tooth you have Is for he'
cooking, Rosy McAfee, hate
you dcspise you'll"
She Spat ut him and suddenly
she slapped him SpraWling,
(TO BE COntinued)
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Chapter III

Rosy McAfee, listening TO his
sweetheart from the vantage OF the
dark head OF the stairs, wanted 70
laugh and swear at the same time,
He was shocked at sight OF Han
nah Shrider; he had never before
thought OF her as uncouth. Or, Tol.
livar and Judy listened politely
"Well, OF course" DR., Tollivar
was saying, In his quiet way, you
no doubt can do rs well MS Rosy.
But"
IT know fatherl" Judy cried.
"Mrs. Patterson said, Just this
afternoon, that the Kingsley girl
who waited table in the dining
hall had not come yet, and she
heard indirectly she was married
and wouldn't come back 10 school,
Judy turned TO Hannah you
could wait table, couldn't you
You could then have the other
girls room and place, Otherwise
I'm afraid we're filed
Don't Rosy stay here1" Han
nah demanded.
"Y-yeS, but"
"Then how come I couldn't stay
here too2'
"But this Is not n boarding
house. Father Is president of the
college"
Hannah turned To look Or, ToI-
livar over. "Your names TOLL
yer, amt it2"
"That's right"
up In our parts We shoot Toll
livers on sight"
Or, TolliVar laughed heartily
"Well, this happens not TO be up
where you came from, and | sus-
pect am not the kind Of Tollivcr
you are thinking about. But as
Judy was telling you, we are filled
but for the Kingsley girl, and II
you want 10 enter school you had
better take that vacancy II you
can"
Let me call Mrs Patterson,
Judy said, and went to the phone
She talked a moment and came
back. TITS all right, Father viii
90 with you across the campus TO
the girls cottage where the head
housekeeper llVc8, ana your room
will be-"
"Can't I see Rosy McAfee2"
M 7 don't think he's come IN yet
I'll tell him you're here and send
him over TO sec you when he
comes"
Rosy, still shocked, and ashamed
because he felt this way, slipped
hack along the hall. Instead OF go
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Holl'n-Damnation2" He was myS-
tilted, wondering how news of
this sort could travel so far and
so quickly.
yah" his sweetheart sneered
wouldn't you like TO knoWl"
II think you've been In here
shopping and telling lies TO your
self All right you're here, You're
graduate OF the same high school
as me, and they'll take you IN,
But you've got to study here I've
found that out, talking with the
seniors, You've got 10 tx your
self up, TO, II you aim TO stay"
How come amt fixed up all
rightp I'm fixed up rs good MS you,
You amt much else than pop-up
foul ball, ut that"
"Ah, Is that SOP"
steve Hogg told me you was
uppity and bigoted, and he was
right to"
50 II was Steve Hogg that told
you all thisI How come Steve
knows so muChp"
He's been here, 1t you've got
TO knoWl"
steve Hogg been here2 And
didn't see me2 How Gomez What's
the ideaP Is Is that hillbllly try"
Ing TO spy on mGp Coming down
here and looking things over and
going siBht back and Stuliing your
ear full The low-down--"
Hannah began TO pant with
rage,
you can call your blood kin
loW-doWn II you want sbut you
shore hint paying II high eompl-
mont TO your own self, Rosy Me.
AieeI"
Don't say shore and don't say
'ain'tW
Hannah gulped, Her face took on