The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-01-31
HANS CHRISTENSEN
STEALS THE SHOW AT THE
MAJOR B0WES PROGRAM
His Triumph Also A Triumph For The Young Mems Business
Club OF Moss Point Which
Sponsored Hans
tBy Dan NAHAPFEY

Tne Moss Point Young Mems
Business Club considered another Of
their many accomplishments behind
them Thursday night. after Hans
Christensen had appeared on
MAJOR Bowes Amateur Hour. Hans
waA more than the success asked.
and though the club Is no longer
directly connected with him. L A.
Khayat, president. said that the club
and all Of lie members will be vitality
interested in him. until he grows
into manhood and achieves the
sssnflzai sancezs t1t=a expeeted II
MIN.
Hans first came to Moss Point
sometime ago. as the travelling
companion Of o. A. Latii Of the
Latil Motor Company. IN Biloxi
Jesse W Thompson Of this city. is
the business partner OF Mr.. Lattl-
and as a result Of this. Hans first
came IN touch with MFR. Thompson
and his sister. Miss Ina Thompson.
who took quite = liking to the tow
headed Young lad
Hans is the son Of MIR. and Mrs.
Hans Christensen Of 3l2 Pine St.
Biloxi. In the Point Cadet district.
and Is In the seventh grade in How
ARD II grammar school. there. When
inquiries we're first made In Biloxi
As 10 VINO Hans was. he Was referred
70 as al "incorrigihle. II was learn
ed that the major part Of his young
life had oeen spent selling news
papers. shining shoes. and singing
on the street corners for niekels and
dimes Although his grades in
school aren't very good. he is q
very bright and well-mannered boy
When the Y. n B. c. amateur
contest was announced. the Thomp-
O insisted that Hans appear on
the program. He went through the
seml-iinals "wednesday night Dee
II. ana on Dec. Il. walked away
with top honoTs. and a sleo trip 70
New York.
Contact was Immediately made
with the addition director Of the
Major Bowes Amateur Hour. and
preliminary arrangements made,
but for various reasons. the trip
vas postponed until after Christ
mas. and Hans finally left for New
YORK on January Is. b. bus.
Sam Cutler. former member Of
ihe Young Mems Business Club.
who is now employed IN New York.
vas put in charge OF Hans. and in
s1ructed IS 70 his care. Various tele-
grams we're received from Sam n
Hans progressed through the pre-
nminary additions. but It "a not
known until he appeared on the
program. IS 10 the final outcome
The hundreds Of persons IN this
section who we're interested IN Hans.
tuned IN their radios TO the Majors
program last Thursday night and
were pleasantly surprised TO hear
Hans stFung. young voice reaching
out o nthe strains Of -Mexicah
Rose. oser a Coast-to-Coast hook
ID HIS performance was greeted
with 3 thunderous ovation from the
studio audience and votes poured IN
from Chs listeners throughout the
country Cards. letters. kilograms
and telephone calls. ran up 3 huge
total Of votes for The LAD. until At
TIE lass counting. he had received
thousands Of votes from every corn
er Of the country.
SineereSl congratulations are ex-
tended % this Il year old boot
black ane best wishes fer his con
tlnued saeeess IN whatever be sets
out 70 % A reso4ndins vote o.
thanks should be given 10 the
Young Mems Business Club for
giving 8 I'D a break As for this
writer be carries the sincere belief
thai Hans Christensen I'll Be
heard fnam again. maybe noz rtght
away 81 The lad I'll Be o. Top BE-
fore is Al over xfth.