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The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-03-07
tBy A MAHAFFEY)

Meeting In special called session
last Friday night. the Moss Point
City Council opened sealed bids for
the construction Of . Natural Gas
transmission and distribution sys-
tenn. and bids on the sale Of $50
10000 gas wen bonds. The
former was awarded TO Bob Broth
ers Construction Company Of New
Orleans. and the latter 70 Newman.
Brown g. Company. Inc. also Of
New Orleans.
Bon Bros. Construction Co made
a iou lump sum bid Of Sc. $50 so on
the gas system. with completion Of
the system in four ana one-half
calendar months. with the supuia-
ton that il the Lac<dale-Pasca-
gouia gas supply line runs within
fifty feet OF the meter regulator
station. three hundred dollars might
be substracted from their base BID
Contending bidder with Bob Bros.
was the Llttren Contracting Com
pany Of opelousaS. now at work
constructing the Lucedale-Pasca-
eoula supply line. 70 which the Moss
Point line viii be attached. Their
lump sum bad vas for s7i.5O00o.
with completion Of the project with
in ls5 calendar days.
Bon Bros. are 10 furnish labor.
materials. tools and equipment and
other requirements. and 70 construct
complete The Natural Ca System
Tor the Cley Of Moss Point, Miss
The successful bid on the gas
revenue bonds was from Newman.
Brown g. Co The bond issue was
for eighty bonds Of $1,000 each. An
interest rate Of 5 81 vii be paid
"a nine Of the bonds. and the re-
malnder VII b. retired ~ the
coupon ate Of -.
Tie plans submitted - the bid
Gers showed the proposed location
u the gas lines. and The route to
be followed 1t IS intended that
The plans b. followed n the origt-
ual form. but IL the contract The
CITY reserves the right 70 make such
notifications and changes la loe4~
ion Is conditions may warrant Al
ne time Of construction
L Has also stipulated IN the co.,
lraet thai not more than 400 fess
Of public roadway may be closed
81 an one time p ne constructor
and also that the streets must b
returned 70 the clty n - near thell
orzeEnzi condition = possible.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-03-07
BrOndum To Start
Construction OF New
Brick Building

w C Cot" Brondum. who rec
entity purchased the lot at the
corner of Delmas avenue and Canty
street, announced this week that
ground would be broken within a
few days for construction Of q
modern brick fire-proof business
building a. the property. The
building will cost about $4,000
when 1t IS completed.
The structure will be ~one-story
high and will be modern IN every
respect Il viii have a frontage Of
a. feet on Deimas avenue with 50
feet frontage on Canty street The
building will contain space for three
stores.
Mr.. Brondum stated that his beer
parior would move into part Of the
building fronting on Delmas avenue
There vii be store space with p
feet frontage on Delmas avenue
There also vii be n store factnG
O Caaty street
W F Breland. Pascaeouh con-
tractor. has been awarded the con-
tract for constructing the nnlidigs
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-03-07
Sheriff krebs Warns
Automobile Driver
10 Secure Licenses
state Highway Patrol Champs Down
On Drivers Assessing Fines
Against These Not saving
fropEr Permits

Representatives Of lhe MiSzaszippl
64ate HIGHWAY SAFETY patrol VIII
- IL RaecaNnsl1n ~ 1aegamy afzeF@
noon of each weEk 70 Issue nee
drivers Licenses. IN the future. m
stead Of "Wednesday afternoon ~
been tne practice Tn the past
All drivers are urged 70 secure their
licenses AS soon n possible a those
who are caught without them are
subject 70 fines Of s. and costs Of
court
Sheriff }. Guy Krebs. has an.
nouneed that ms oIlce Is prepares
70 handle renewals OF drivers
licenses. This Is very important
also As drivers whose licenses have
expired also are subject to fine
Then he Is urging that all driver
check up on their licenses and q
ascertain their expiration date ane
Il they have expired they should b
renewed without delay.
He also stated that q number d
pefnoas who have applied for heens.
Is through his office have not re-
ceiTcd them. Instead OF being sent
70 the addresses Of the applicants
tl1ey have been sent to the sheriff !
office.
State Highway police are making
q check OF the drivers Ia the coun-
u and N enforcing the law. Drtv-
erx therefore should not delay In
having proper licenses
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-03-07
Frederic Reports On
Clty's Finances At
Council Meeting
CITY OF PAscaseula Has Substantial
snzn Per Operating Rxpens.2
During Remainder OF Year.

q H. Frederic. city clsFk and tax
collector Of PascaEoula. m his e
port 70 the city council for tlae
first two months Of the year. gave
the assessed valuation OF the city
OF PascaRouia for the year 1910 rs
etztsI67, the collection Of taxes on
which were due and payable Of Of
before February l.
Based on the u mill levy. placed
b the former administration OF the
city. thls II expected 10 bring a'reve-
nue. OF eie.to4ss divided as follows
General revenm fund. r46i o.
general improvement fund. tg,Ssg72
~ garage service fund. as65i5
Aaost Of tness funds have been col
lested and deposited tn the city
treasury.
COLLECTIONS IN the water depart
mxnt Tor the first month OF tze year
amounted 70 s1s3el.ie. which ADDED
% - a cheek from the independent
oa company Tor moving q fire
plug. amounting 10 soo5. orings the
total revenue tor that department.
W 20 S1197.i4
Olher revenues for the first month
Of the year. included building per-
nliEs. slz5o. partial collections on
ely p~roperties. s705o; transfers
from The gas bond revenue fund
% repay tine general fund of the
city. so344A. and cancelled gas
revenue fund bonds. ss,6s4Be. MAJ
lng y total OF t1s.0ss.74.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-03-07
NEW PASCAGOULA PORT
COMMISSION MEMBERS
TAKE OFFICES TODAY
City Council Makes Clean Sweep Appointing Entirely New
Personnel As Its Representation On Hsrbor
Governing Board.

Al least three. and possibly q
fourth. nex members viii take their
positions on the PEscagouiA Port
Commission. when that body nseeta
for rs regular March session. to-
morrow afternoon The city offici-
ais yesterday announced that they
have appointed l. z. Evans. Otto
Karl Weisenberg and Johnny walk
er as members Of the beard Wal
ter Lewis yesterday also filed his
commission and bond. with the city
officials preparatory 70 taking q
place on the board
A controversy is expected TO
arise over the appointment Of
Lewis. who waz designated 70 the
commission BY Governor Paul john
son TO take the place OF J. Oliver
Cole. who was appointed for a four
year term b. Governor Hugh L
White IN 1898 The legality Of Lewis
appointment Is expected 20 be con-
tested.
Mr. Cole. IN q statement 20 The
Chronicie-StAr yesterday afternoon
stated that he dic not know Just
what would be done In the matter Of
his replacement adding that he
would just wait and see what the
turn OF events might be,
Evans, Weisenberg and Walker
replace z H Bacot. J. Guy Krebs
and Rex A. Moore who were ap-
pointed by former city officials.
Mr. Evans. has been a resident Of
Pascagoula for many years and has
taken an active interest In the city's
welfare. He Is engaged In the real
estate business in Pascagouia and
has been a staunch supporter Of the
present city administration.
Mr.. Weisenbeng, Pascagoula at
torney. has been a resident Of Pas
cagoula for some time and also has
been closely associated with the
present members OF the city coun-
ell. He Is familiar with the port
and harbor regulations having been
connected with the u. S Coast
Guard for some years and was at
n time stationed here while in
the Coast Guard service.
Mr. Walker Is a native and life
long resident of Pascagoula and is
q member Of one Of its oldest fami-
lies. He has been prominently
identified IN bodybuilding circles
IN PaScagoula for several years and
Is one of the partners in the firm
OF F. b Walker and Sons, ship
builders.
All Of the new appointees filed
bonds IN the sum OF 5000 each in
assurance OF faithful performance
q duties as members Of the Port
Commission
Capt. II. H. Cole, was reappoint-
ed for another term by the jackson
County Board of supervisors At
present, he is president of the COM
mission. He has long been identifi-
ed IN Pascagoula shipping circles,
as operator OF a fleet Of tug boats
and barges out Of Pascaeoula.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-03-07
R0tarians Attend
Inter-C City Meeting
Wednesday Night
GuIfpsrt Rotary Club Is Host To
Coast Clubs. Principal Address
BY a Tulane Professor

Pascagoula Rotarians attended
the inter-city meeting Of Coast
Rotary Clubs on wednesday night,
the meeting taking the place Of the
local clubs regular meeting There
we're about two hundred Rotartans
and Rotary AIMS and guests In the
BIG dining room Of the Great South
efn Hotel. when the meeting Was
called 10 order b. president OF the
Gulfport Rotary Club. who intro
dueed Clayton Rand. the toast
master OF the evening.
Clayton presided tn his usual In
imitable manner and soon had the
large audience In a good humor with
his salliss OF wit and wisdom Re
introduced Professor Terhune. pro-
fessor Of history at Tulane Unlver-
sity. who wa the speaker Of the
evening In place Of DR.. TenHoor. OF
Tulane. who was prevented from
being present OF account OF illness.
DR.. Terhune made quite a lengthy
and interesting talk. the theme Of
same being the present world con-
ditions as to the war and its out
come. He propounded five ques-
tons. as follows. How did Hitler
gain his power In Europe. how ne
maintains that power: will he win
the present war: why viii he not
win the war: and should the United
States get into the war. He gave
answers TO those questions In the
light OF past history. of which he
seems to have wonderful insight.
Hitler, he said. gained hts power
when the German people were In a
very low state after the world war.
and were ready 60 accept Hitler's
leadership. by virtue OF the wonder
full promises that Hitler made them.
Hitler maintains that power
through fear and force. Hitler will
lose the war. because ne can not
combine into one nation the homo
genous states Of Europe that want
independence OF their own and will
get from under Hitlerss banner as
soon as they can.
The speaker touched on the ques-
ton as 10 whether or not the q. s.
should get into the war. and stated
that Il should not some Of his
talk was on controversial matters
and he said he knew that manv
people did not agree with him on
some Of the polnts-that he was
willing TO concede to every man
that right. The talk wal fun of
much information on history of
Europe, especially Germany, into
which country. and Austria ne had
travelled extensively.
The speaking. Of course. was al
the close of a fine banquet supper
that was served by the hotel and
greatly enjoyed BY those whose good
fortune II vas TO be there.
At the close of the speaking a
beautiful floor show was presented.
consisting Of the following num-
bers. Song. Coming Thru the
Rye" Betty Ann Syrague; Dance,
Continued on Page TEN
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-03-07
MARCH MEETING
OF SUPERVISORS IN.
REGULAR SESSION.
" ~ Csiie Re-app@snted On Pert
Commission FeF Pear Years Re-
part 81 Employees And DeDt'N

Report az sheriff relative 70 pris~
onert handled during the month a
gebfasry 1891.
Report OF sheriff relative 70 pys-
ouerx detained at county convict
camp durins February ie4i
Report Of county agent home
economies for month OF February
1851. approved
Report Of county agent agricus-
tire for month Of February. con-
aidered and approved,
Report OF prosecuting attorney
for month OF February. considered
and approved.
Report OF Paseagoula bridge fore
man Tor month Of February. con-
zidered and approved.
Report Of county bridge commits
sionef for month Of February. eoa-
sidered and approved.
Report OF 8 e Bilbo. county con-
Wet foreman. for month Of Febru-
AIRY. considered and approved.
Report OF A p Megehee. county
superintendent of education, for
month OF February. considered and
approved
Report Of X W Burnhani rela-
tive to sale Of bridge books eonsid-
cred and approved
Report OF chancery clerk on sale
Of bridge books considered and APP
proved.
Report OF a d Coleman. keeper
county home for month OF Febru-
ary. considered and approved.
Report OF members board OF sup
erVlsorx relative to the construction
maintenance and condition of pub
iic coads and bridges in their re-
spectlYe districts. heard. considered
and approved.
Report Of Directors of jackson
County Hospital for month OF Feb
fuary. considered and approved.
Report Of DR. A T Nadeau. coun-
" health officer. for month of
February approved.
Report OF County Health Depart
ment for month OF February, APP
proved
Report OF county eolored agent
home economies for month OF Feb
ruary. approved.
Consideration of homestead ex-
emptIons filed to-date. continued
until March IL. 1871.
H II Cole, of Pascagoula. Miss.
reappointed a member Of PascagOu-
la Port Commission for a term of
four years.
r l. Vaughn and A p Moran.
appointed a committee 70 view pro-
posed road at East side In District
No. 2
Clerk Of beard Of supervisors
directed to pay all loans due by
School Districts where funds are
available
Clerk directed to advertise con-
tract for the purchase Of supplies
for months Of April. May. and
June. for road districts. and county
Highway Departments.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-03-07
PASCAGOULA CHOSEN j
FIRST RECREATIONAL
CENTER FOR TRAINEES
ccC Starts Work On Camp Under Direction on Major
Breth. AS First Project of Its Kind
In County.

The first recreatlnnai area for
u s Army troops training IN this
country vii be established III Pas
caFo1A Il was announced b. Mater
Bresh. who Is here 70 supervise the
the fecreatAonal base The WORK
was started Tuesday and will b.
carried out BY the CCC trainens at
Ocean Springs The center will be
located st the PaScagoalA Municiual
Beach PARK grounds.
pascagoula has the distinction Of
being the first place Ia the entire
United States where such q project
VIII De- completed and where the
nigss n training 81 Camp Gs1elesy
rear Hattle burg. those A. Mobile
ard olsser nearby training center
mas sfens uie weekends IN relnxa-
tor
Cthef camps are 60 be establish
81 81 The Coastal ara ard win Be
kSsted At Biloxi. Oulfpoft. New
Orleans Mobile. Pensacola ana
Panama City. Fla.
The camp at Pascaecula win have
accommodations for approximately
500 men AZ a tiSWe, tf was annouur-
Cd By Major Bresfa. foilowinx 4
tour Of the city. with Mayor Walter
K Gnliey. and selection Of the rec
reatlonal site.
The camp wtll be established IN
the form about 90. located at the
rear Of the Park grounds. me
tents viii have wooden floors. and
screened sidings with regulation
tent tops. The camp win be IN
charge OF q corporal and detaeh-
FSeni ef eight men. vino will be here
permanently TO take care Of this
property.
Major Breth stated hiatt the q. 8
Army officials recognize the need
for recreational facilities for the
men II training ard that they felt
u would Be an imposition on the
various communities % bring the
men % any one OF several cumfnun-
titles ard deposit them. leaving them
on The hands OF tine residents.
Therefore the camps are being e.
tablished.
They viii be housed 81 the rccrra-
tsonai camps but viii be fed BY con-
cessiunnaires az the points where
the camps are located Contracts
for meals 70 feed the soldiers vii
BE lei 20 local agencies.
The soldiers viii be brought here.
Is vel IS % other recreational CEN
tiers - trucks. which VII furnish
them transportation. white here
they viii be priyileaad 10 cntey
aNsk AalbaRfknRANksuEatT1g FISH
my and ether r~ecfNatfon
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-03-07
ADDITIONAL EXPANSION
GRANTED PASCAGOULA
DEFENSE SCHOOL UNITS

The Pascagoula National Defense
Training school. operated under the
jurisdiction OF the rascagoula City
School. has received another appEo-
prtatton for additional equipment
for training unSkilled workers. II
VAS announced this week By Thomas
II. Wells, superintendent OF the city
schools This new unit win conduct
classes in sheet metal and copper
smith training. and viii be estab-
lisned IN ~ Of the buildings At
The jackson County fairgrounds Ia
PAscagoula.
The opening OF this new unit VIII
depend entirely on the ability 70 Sc
cure and install the necessary equip
ment II Was announced that as
60 has been made available for this
department Of National Defense
training.
Mr. Wells announced also that e.
forts suil are being bade 70 secure
the serv1cez Of an experienced ane
approved o~o=oFdluatoF TO take oses
the training school A. Supennteu-
dent Several ooordinAtors have
been contacted ana negotiations All
los being carried out to 0Etng Or.
Of them 70 Psscagoula Before tn
eoordinat0rs : De employed the,
first must be approved Dy govern
ment officials
TIE installation o the maehlneH
+ 81 the National Defense maehln
shop training Unit i progresstn
satisfactorily This project is mue
+ larger than was first anticipate
and It will b several weeks =
/ before the school vii be in opera
5 ton The machinery Is arrlvll
: daily and is beng st up as rapid
IS Is possible
New Glass; Starred
i saS announced also thai =
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-03-07
NO Restrictions
ON INCOMES FOR
HOUSING TENANTS
New Pascagsula Naval Homes To he
Available To All National De-
Tense Workers And Families

The u 8 Naval Housing Pro-
jeck now ~ oournn Of eunn1rnntlnn
IN pascaHu4iiA Il ff0t 20 b cntzfIi4sa
with government housing projects
for low-tncome families. Lieut.. W
j. FOX, Jra Navy Engineer In
charge. stated In an interview to-
day.
The Navy Housing program Is
not based on income" 1t. Fox as
serted 1T Is to provide housing
for all civilian employees OF the
shipyards. The reason for Defense
housing Is to provide quarters fot
people working on Defense projects
who have been removed from their
own localities 10 logical spots where
these defense activities viii have
to occur
Excellent progress is being made
In the construction Of the houses.
several hundred OF which are to O
large extent completed. 1t Fox,
stated that II Is the hopes of those
in charge. TO have the entire pro-
jeet completed and the houses ready
for occupancy BY the early part OF
the summer.
When the housing project was
first planned for Pascagoula. As a
u S II A. project. Il was intended
10 make these homes available for
low -income groups only. However.
since the Navy has taken over the
project, all workers. employed In
National Defense Projects IN Pasca-
goula and vicinity VII be eligible TO
rent one Of these homes.
There are nos about 1000 men
employed IN the construction of the
housing project AL OF the work il
being carried cut az top speed
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-03-07
School Lunch Rooms
Gardening Canning
Project For The Co,
Report By Ceunty Supervisor Shows
Much Progres N Serving
nzeAks To PunilA.

The WPA school Lunch. Garden
ine~caxning Prokct for Jackson
county = serving It's purpose IN \
GREAT Wy. Hot noon day meals
ere served TO many children In the
zzzsl schools where WPA lunch
fgoEns are operated.
Daixy-vestry school has made
much progress In the Nay Of opera
taon- This unit served 1874 lunches
during the month OF February. A
confirmation OF sl0o. 10 was received
for this period A gardener has been
assigned and one-lzalf acre new
ground has been cleared and the
soil properly prepared and Is ready
for planting.
Gaatier boasts OF having a modern
lunch room since they have moved
into the new school building TINS
lunch Don Is modern in every re-
zpect i042 lunches were served In
this unit and 8 contribution Of
t72S7 received This unit does not
have : gardener assigned but the
sponsors are having Al acre OF new
ground on the school property
eleared and put IN tip top shape.
They expect 70 carry OF the garden
ING canning program Eve though
3 gardener Is not assigned.
Hurley served 2,236 lunches and
had 3 contribution Of si201A This
Unit has outgrowu the lunch ROOM
space and Is o serving In an ad-
Joining room. Hurley does not have
a gardener assigned but hopes 70
carry pa the gardening canning
project a. well as serve lunches.
Nancleaye has . credit Of having
served 2zg7 lunches and q contribu-
ton O. sIo4e0 This unit expects
70 carry on the gardening canning
program and FIJI its pantry with
canned foods 70 Be used next seS-
sion Of school
WAGE has been more fortunate
than the other units Of the county
n having 3 year round garden. and
your attention Is called 70 the
difference IN cost production With
S.114 lunches served he contribution
VA only ts516 This Sas due Y
having fresh vegetables from Tar
garden 70 serve a. least twice eael
week TINS unit has seven differ.
ent vegetables a. Uhk time. tn.
garden Is nos being planted ans
cultivated Tor fresh vegetables L
be used IN the lunch room and n
surplus % Be canned fer use mex
session.
Live Oak Pond has operated onl
three Neeks anc IS nov classified 3
an approved WPA lunch room. b.
receives government coxnmOdltis
and has an unsklIAed HoFker va
has met al health requirement
and serves q Nell prepared n
aIsh. bread. drink znd fruit % 4
children each dzy. The Count
Health Department has asSists
greatly Ia setting up TINS unit. M
Epllng has installed running waE.
and assi ted In getting ether r
calremenn brought I'D TO standaF
As oon as adequate sponsorship
secured they expect % apply I
notwithstanding project a
plant and can - : eel plannI
budget for neU session.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-03-07
NATURAL GAS CONTRACTS
FOR MOSS POINT GIVEN
TO NEW ORLEANS FIRM

It is the intention OF the con-
tract that meters and regulators
listed In the bidding shall be con-
nected from the city distribution to
3 point near the first outlet on the
customers premises. This includes
running the yard supply line. in
stallation Of the regulator, and the
meter TO said lines. The city shall
require prospective users Of gas to
sign for such connections
The site OF the proposed regulator
station and meter house. although
subject 70 change. viii be on the
lot Just east or southeast Of the
Moss Point city hall The meter
house viii be constructed Of galvan-
ICED sheet steel No wood viii be
used IN the building. which viii have
q concrete floor. The meter house
VII Be approximately Il x Is feet.
A four-tnch pipeline VIII con-
meet the station to the Lucedale-
Paseagoula gas supply line, which
VIII enter Moss Point along the e.
eataxpa highway. and before en-
tering the business district viii turn
of at the Plug Nil road, run past
the Moss Point meter house, and re-
enter Main street south OF the BUSH
Ness district
Contract With Pascagoula
The city officials Of Mos Point.
signed the contract With the city Of
Pascagoula for the gas supply. last
month. The City q Moss Point vii
be charged With all gas passing
through the meters Of the city. and
Moss Point VIII Ii turn charge The
individual consumers with each in
dlxldaal amount The Contract I'll
extend owe . period Of Is years.
The rate charged he city OF Moss
Point IN the contract s flexible and
Is based on conditions Of use.
whether domestic Or commercial
and the amount consumed. The
city Of PascaE0alA IS 70 be respon-
she for the maintenance d Al
main trunk lines leading 70 ne
meteEh0uSe Llnes within toe ely.
contained II the distribution SIS
ten viii be maintained b the CHS
q Mos Point
The City Of PazcAe0ula also 81
have charge CT he inspection q
The installation q the Moes Point
system. and the elly officials passed
. resolution setting the Inspector
saay e. IS PEI day, but not 70
exceed $50 II Al
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-03-07
Employment Office
Reports Shortage Of
Domestic Workers

According TO the Mississippi State
Employment office in P~ascagoula.
there Is such a serious shortage OF
waitress In and near Pascagoula
that many Of the restaurant owners
have indicated willingness 70 ac-
cept ana train applicants In their
place q business The weekly pay
FOR mattresses is from s. TO $40 plus
boaTd
Thefe also Is q real scarcity Of
colofed cooks and maids In Pasca-
goula Because OF this many pros
pectlte employers are willing to take
untfaiaea eolored women for cooks
and he4emaids and viii pay them
IRON s 70 ST weekly. according TO
theif ability