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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-11
Laurence LarSen!
Now Sergeant at
English Station

From the headquarters of the ali
service command, United State.
strategic forces in Europe, come,
announcement that Laurence r
Larsen of Glasgow has been pro-
NOTED from corporal to sergeant.
Sergeant Larsen is stationed in
England. His wife, Mrs. Gladys A
Larsen, and mother, Mrs. NelS P.
Larsen, live in Glasgow. Sergeant
Larsen vas a salesman for the
How Thomson company here
before entering the army.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-11
OPHEIM
BY DINA Thompson

Mr.. and Mrs. walter Irgens an
william, Lorraine st. John and Ann
Johnson were dinner guests at tn
John Richardson ranch.
MI. and Mrs. George Sather o
Glasgow are now living in Ophein
Mr.. Sather is a Great Northern
employee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Gamrath lef
Friday for Seattle where Mr.. Gam
rath is employed in the shipyards
Mr.. and Mrs. Andie Johnson anc
Mrs. Marion Galloway of Kildeer
Sask., were callers at the CLYDE
Page and Henry Wade homes.
Serg. Dick Pagan of Camp Santa
Anita. Arcadia. Calf, arrived Fri
day to visit relatives. Mrs. Pagan
and daughter returned with hin
Sunday.
Pfc. Evelyn Cooper of Fort Des
Moines. Iowa, arrived Sunday to
spend part of her furlough here.
She had previously visited at the
Frank Mersen home and with others
in Glasgow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Balm and
daughter of Richland spent the
week end at the j. Stein home.
They brought back Carol Walstad,
who had visited in Richland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Who'll, Mr.. and
Mrs. Graydon Edwards and Wayne,
Dickie and Harriet were Glasgow
callers Saturday.
Mrs. Glen Lands, Mrs. F. Jessel
and Mrs. Carl Onberg were Glas-
gov callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ackers and
boys and Mrs. William Shields
were Glasgow callers Saturday.
The Gilbert Floyd family were
Glasgow callers Saturday.
Dan Dasher was a caller at the
H. Wilhelm place Sunday and Mon
day.
Colin H. Kerr of Hinsdale COM
munity was a business caller here
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ormond Paus and
Judy were guests at the Roy Paus
and Samuel Paus homes Sunday.
The American Legion and Auxili-
.ry entertained at an 8 O. clock
luncheon at the Legion hall Sunday
light in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Strate. Twenty-Five were present.
Florence Paus left last Tuesday
or Seattle. Last Sunday she was a
ruest of honor at the Samuel PauS
lome. The Roy and Samuel PauS
antilles were entertained at the st.
-ohn home for Sunday supper.
Mrs. George Keough will enter
ain the Altar society Friday
lay 10.
Art Wacker and Sharon were in
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Prentice of
Villiston. Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
and baby, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
and family, Emily Johnson
nd Elaine Hjelter were dinner
uests of Mrs. Thea Risa Sunday. J
Mrs. Otto Dahl and girls who
.sited the Corvallis home of Mr.. l
nd Mrs. Alton Rasmussen and at
le homes of David Rasmussen and I
le William Stevens in Whitefish,
Wednesday with Mrs. I
wilma johnson who had recently g
on the coast. I
Corp. Jerry George writes that a
, has been hospitalized in Eng t
nd. b
and Mrs. Carmen Bush and 4
.bv and Mrs. Agnes Bush were s
obey callers Monday.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-11
State Quota for
Fifth War Loan
Set at $41,000,000

HELENA - Montana's quota for
the fifth war loan drive will be
SAL. 100000, an increase of s10,000,0 0C
over the fourth war loan quota,
Gene Savage of Butte, associate
director of the state val finance
committee. said here.
The $4,000, 900 increase has been
allocated to corporations. Savage
said. The drive will open June IL
and close July 8.
Breakdown of the quotas will
leave a $40, 100000 goal for indi-
viduals and S21, 100000 quota for
corporations, he said. County quo
tas have not been announced.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-11
IS CADET

NASHUA-Mr. and Mrs. A. Ulve-
stad received word from their son
Byron at Amarillo Field, Texas, that
he successfully passed his test and is
now rated as an air cadet. He n
tered the service this spring. He was
graduated last May from Nashua
high school with valedictorian hon
OrS.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-11
uAMMERNESS

Appointment of Carl E. Hammer
ness as a director of the Glasgow
Kiwanis club was announced this
week by President E. D. Benson. Mr..
Hammerness succeeds A. V. Krusee,
who has entered the army.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-11
ELIASON OVERSEAS

Mrs. Elizabeth Eliason has re-
ceived word from her son, Private
Harold Eliason, that he is now
with the forces in North Africa.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-11
TRUCK is BURNED

GENEVIEVE - Jessie BollingeT
suffered a severe loss last week when
his truck caught fire and burned up.
Defective wires were believed to be
the cause.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-05-11
TREES ARE

WHEELER The teachers and
pupils OF the Wheeler school planted
three Chinese Elm trees Tuesday,
which was Arbor day. The trees had
been grown at the Fort Peck nursery
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14
Launch Vessel
Thursday After
Postponemeni

Held on the ways for an extra
week because of a work stoppage
at the shipyard, the S. S. River
side was consigned to the water
at launching ceremonies Thurs
day at 1l.45 am, when Mrs.
Sydney Swan, wife of an official
of the American Bureau of Ship
ping, showered the bow with
champagne.
Members of Mrs. Swans party
were her sister, Mrs. c.. Dewey
Blank, Of White Plains, N. X,
and Mrs. M. T. Funkhouser. OF
Pascagoula. matrons of honor
Mrs. Spencer Beebe, Moss Point,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Watkins,
Mobile, and Mrs. d. B. Clayton,
Mrs. Earl r. Hammett, Mrs.
James A. Sweeney and Mr.. Swan,
Pascagoula.
Dressed in a chic spring outfit,
the sponsor carried a sheaf of
roses and wore a shoulder cor
sage of orchids. She was the
honor guest at a luncheon given
by the shipyard management at
the Longfellow House following
the launching.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14
Y. M. B. c. Discusses
Civic Projects AT
Meeting On Monday


The Young MEMS Business
Club Of Moss Point met Monday
night with an attendance OF i6
members. The Inauguration of
officers was postponed due to the
absence of the newly elected
president. Spencer Beebe,
A report from the house num-
boring committee concerning
progress toward having every
house in the city limits numbered
was approved BY the club and the
blood bank committee, headed by
Bud Taylor was continued.
Materials and q site for the
erection OF a servieeman's shelter
in Moss Point have been secured,
according to d committee report,
and plans are to proceed at once
with the construction Of this hut
where servicemen may wait out
of the weather for motorists who
wish to give them a ride from
one town TO another
New members welcomed into
the club were ]. F. Bishop, band
director of the Moss Point High
school, and j. f. Thompson, ma
chinist al the Ingalls, shipyard.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14
Red Cross Will
Maintain Office
In P~ascagoula

At a meeting of the executive
committee of the Jackson coun-
ty Chapter OF the American Red
Cross held Monday afternoon,
plans were made to open a full
time office in Pascagoula and
employ a home service worker.
Present for the meeting was
Frank McGurk, regional director
Of the are office in Atlanta.
For the past few years, the
main office Of the county Red
Cross chapter has been in Ocean
Springs. With the increase III
PascaGoula,s population a move
luef.f had ktseo heRsts Cor the
,pening OF an Office with a full
time worker here. There has
been no appointment of a worker
to take charge of this office nor
has there been a selection of To-
cation made.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14
Examinations For
Post Office Jobs
Are Scheduled

III WNM "LAA.HHW
Application for open competi-
tive examinations for the position
of substitute clerk-carriers for
the Pascagoula post office
will be accepted up to and
through May 18th, 1914. the
United States Civil Service Com
mission, announced this week.
The positions pay 65-cents per
hour, and applications will be re-
ceived from all persons who have
reached their 10th birthday. There
is no maximum age limit for the
examination.
Further information and appli-
cation forms may be obtained
from the secretary, Board of U. S.
Civil Service Examiners, post of
flee, Pascagoula, Miss, or from
the manager, branch Regional Of
flee, 10th Civil Service Region,
Customhouse, New Orleans l6,
Louisiana.
Persons engaged in war work
of equal skill should not apply.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14
Harold Perkins
Killed By Truck
On Highway

Harold Eugene Perkins, %
years old. employee of the South
ern Kraft Paper Mill, was fatally
injured Wednesday when he was
struck by a truck as he walked
along the highway between Moss
Point and Kreole.
At first believed to have been
only slightly injured, the young
nan was taken to the Jackson
County hospital where his con-
dition became rapidly worse. He
died about 7 am Thursday as
a result of the head injury.
The driver of the truck, Willie
Hooks, negro, who was operating
a truck loaded with tile from
Gulfport to Mobile. was at first
allowed to continue to Mobile in
order to deliver his load. After
Perkins condition became criti-
cal, however, he was taken into
custody in Mobile on order of
Chief of Police Joe E. Thomson
and returned to the jackson
County Jail in Pascagoula where
he is being held for preliminary
hearing.
According to police officials,
young Perkins who is the son of
Mr.. ana Mrs. r. H. Perkins of
Moss Point, was walking along
the side of the highway when the
accident occurred. A Greyhound
bus travelling toward Moss Point
and the truck of tile driven to-
ward Mobile met on the curve
near Perkins Store, police said.
1t was believed that the rear of
the truck struck the young man,
police said.
A native of Moss Point. Per-
kins attended the Moss Point
schools. He had worked in the
digestor room at the paper mill
for the past four months.
Funeral details, other than
that services will be conducted
today at 3 p. M, had not been
completed at a late hour Thurs
oay. Arrangements are in charge
oil Fails Funeral Home.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14
Soldier Steals
Auto, Arrested
Outside Mobile

Stolen from Delmas Avenue,
Ia front of the Western Union
office about 3 pm. Tuesday, an
automobile belonging to billiard
Hancock was recovered by police
Officials little more than an hour
later as II was driven along about
seven miles on this side of Mobile
by James D. Forrest, a soldier.
who, police officials said, was
fleeing from Camp Van Dorm.
Mr.. Hancock had been out of
the car only a few minutes when
he came out from sending a tel
egram 10 find it gone. He no
titled the sheriff's office, and
Sheriff D o Newman immediate
~ notified surrounding towns
50 that highways would be
blocked When Alabama highway
patrolmen spotted the car and
signaled the driver to stop. the
escaping soldier jumped from the
vehicle, leaving the motor run
ming ana ran into the woods. Of
ficers chased and caught him,
Afterwards placing him in the
Mobile jail to be turned over to
proper authorities.
An abandoned army ieep was
found by County Highway Pa
trolmen Fenimore Hudson and
Levert Bosarge on the highway
near Gautier, out of gasoline. Of
ficiais supposed the soldier had
made ms escape from Van Dorm
in the army car and when ii ran
out Of gas he made his way into
Pascagoula on foot and stole Mr..
Hancock's automobile.
Sheriff Newman said he under
stood the soldier had escaped
from the brig" where he was
being held at the camp.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14
Mayor Summons
Leaders For Survey
OF Womunpower

Mayor Walter r. Gulley has
called a meeting of all civic, fra
ternal and service club leaders
OF Pascagoula for Thursday, April
20, at 2:30 p. m. to draw up plans
for a womanpower survey.
Participating in the statewide
survey being conducted by the
Office of Civilian Defense under
the Mississippi Joint Recruitment
campaign for women, workers in
Pascagoula will make a h~ouse-to-
house canvass, according to pre-
liminary plans. The names of all
young women within prescribed
age limits for service with any
branch of the armed services be-
ing taken. Upon completion of
the survey, the lists from all sec
tons of the state will be turned
over to the various branches of
the services.
Mrs. Thomas L. Bailey, wife
OF the governor, is state chairman
Of the Mississippi Joint Recruit
ment campaign. Members of Mrs.
Bailey's state executive commit
tee will attend the meeting as
will 1t. Elizabeth Prewitt, WAC
Ensign June Garman, WAVES,
Ii. Ardita Morgan, Marines, and
1t. Gg) Edith Martin, SPARs. The
Rev. o. D. Ashworth, assistant
state director of OCD, is in
charge of planning the statewide
program.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14

w. r. Guest, executive vice.
president of Ingalls,, said follow
ing the vote of the men to return
to work:
Il am glad the men have voted
to return to work. | was sure
that they would resume their pa
triotic duty as soon as they
learned the true facts of the case.
"As patriotic Americans our
job now is to make up for the
lost time by working harder than
ever to produce the ships sc vi
tally needed in the war program
The work stoppage started
when 40 carpenters and joiners,
members of the Pascagoula local
Of the Carpenters and Joiner's
union, A. F. of L. affiliate, and
employed by Hopeman Brothers.
left their jobs Tuesday of last
week after refusing to work with
Q carpenter that would not JOIN
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the union.
The stoppage briefly spread to
other departments of the yard
and Saturday a total of 1900 men
were reported idle. However, a
number of these returned to work
ing practically only those joiners
Monday, and by Thursday morn
and carpenters involved in the
original stoppage were still idle.
The night shift painters, about
35 men, stayed on their jobs
throughout despite the fact that
80 TO 35 day shift painters joined
in the original stoppage.
The union and the shipyard
are working under a directive of
the National War Labor Board,
issued last November when the
unions request for a closed shop
was denied, that does not make
union membership a condition of
employment.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14

will be held at the Moss Point
Community House. Plans were
also made for a club market day
which will be held on Saturday,
May 6, at the All Club Market in
Paseagoula.
Western County Group Meets
Following the business session,
Mrs. A. c. Peterson of the Hur-
ley club led an interesting discus
sion on Postwar Plans in Mis-
sissippi" Those in attendance for
the meeting were. Harleston club:
Mrs. Rufus Hill, Mrs. Earl Ham
ilton, Miss Jewel Marble, and
Mrs. M. v. Marble; Hurley club:
Mrs. A. c. Peterson; Baria com
munity, Mrs. Edgar Baria, Mrs.
j. L. Baria and Mrs. Tom Baria;
Bayou Casotte: Miss Katherine
Delmas; Wade: Mrs. F1orrie Rock
well, Mrs. Lawrence Golf. Mrs.
Harley Golf, Mrs. Elma Carter.
Mrs. N. c. Everett, Mrs. Lillian
Faggard, Mrs. Lula Carter, Mrs.
George Cumbest, Mrs. Thelma
Mailman, Mrs. Thelma Williams,
Mrs. Grover Carter; Mrs. D. o.
Newman of Pascagoula and Miss
Maude Smith of State College.
Mr.. Hunter spoke to the group
in the western portion of the
county on freezer locker posi-
bilities and he was assisted by
Miss Maude Smith, from State
College. After the discussion, a
meeting was planned to be held
in the Vancleave school building
on Friday, May 10. to further dis
this program.
In the afternoon the council
was called to order BY Mrs. N. L.
Booker, president of the County
Council. Plans were made for
participation in the county vege-
table show, flower show and style
dress review which will be held
Continued On Page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14
Work StoppageA iIngalls Shipyard Ends
When Workers Vote Thursday To Return
Launching Of l8.OOO-Ton Naval Transport
Is Completed Thursday. After 6-DoY Delay;
All Men Expected On Jobs BY Saturday.

The work stoppage at the ingalls, Shipyard, which started
Tuesday of last week, ended Thursday when members of
the Carpenters and Joiners Union, at a meeting during the
afternoon voted to return to work Friday morning.
E. L. Mancil, business agent for the local said that the
men voted to go back to work as soon as they could get there.
Some of them he said. cant be Motif ID in time to
get to work Friday morning, but everybody will be back no
later than Saturday. There is no strings to it" he added.
1.-THE men just voted to go back to work"
The end of the stoppage was indicated Thursday morn
ing when the Hopeman Brothers leadermen returned to
work at 7 am. They left a short time later in the morning to
notify their men that they had gone back to work, shipyard
officials said, and on returning said that the men would be
back at work Friday morning.
Launching of the IS. S. Riverside" 10000 ton naval trans
port. scheduled for last Friday, and delayed because of the
stoppage. was completed at HAS am, Thursday, when the
huge vessel slid into the waters of the Pascagoula river.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14
Home Demonstration Councils Hear OF
Possibilities OF Freezer Locker Plants

All-day meetings of the Home
Demonstration Council and Lead
er Training groups were held in
East and West Jackson County.
In the eastern section of the
county, the home of Mrs. r. V.
Atkinson at Wade was the scene
of the gathering and representa-
tives from Wade, Hurley, Hairless
ton and Bayou casotte attended.
Representatives from the Van
cleaye and Evergreen Home Dem
o~nstration Clubs met at the home
of Mrs. Howard Jennings in the
west portion of the county.
Twenty-seven council mem
bers and leaders were present for
the meeting in the Eastern sec
ton. F. M. Hunter, rural electri-
fieation specialist of State Col
lege, spoke during the morning
session on the freezer locker ser-
vice, explaining that a bank of
materials has been set up for
the construction of freezer locker
plants. He explained the regula-
tions and requirements that are
necessary for a community to get
priorities to build a plant and he
also detailed the construction of
such a plant and what services
might be expected from it. Fol
lowing his talk. plans were made
to hold a meeting at the Hurley
school building on May 20 for the
purpose of further discussing the
program.
In the afternoon, the monthly
business session of the council
was held at which time Mrs. Ad-
kinson presided. Mrs. Rufus Hill
of Harleston club conducted de-
votional service. reading the story
OF the Resurrection. Plans for the
county vegetable show, flower
show and style dress review
which is to be held on Saturday,
May 6, was completed This show
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14
Pascagoula First Baptist Is One OF
The States Most Modern Churches

Dedication ceremonies for the
Pascagoula First Baptist church,
scheduled in connection with a
mass meeting and Rally Day for
Mississippi Coast Baptists here
Sunday, April %, will have US its
center one of the most modern
church plants in the state.
Started six years ago, the
church plant represents an invest
ment of approximately $4,000,
which does not include the mod
ern parsonage located just back
of the church building. which
cost an estimated $4,000.
MOI one penny of debt is owed
in connection with the construc-
tion, DR., l.. E. Green, pastor, said,
The church contains a total OF
72 rooms, 81 of which are avail
able for Sunday school, DR.. Green
said.
In addition ii contains a two
room church office, pastors
study, completely furnished kit
chen. fully equipped living room,
and church auditorium with a
seating capacity of 1000.
The Sunday school department;
is designed for a modern, graded
Sunday school, classified on the
basis of age, with seven depart
ments, each of which has an as.
sembly room, adjoining classroom
and has its own piano and song
books.
The choir has its own room.
and the church auditorium is
equipped with a pipe organ and
grand piano.
A total of $40, 900 was borrow
ed by the church in connection
with the construction. to be paid
over a ten-year period. RID. Green
said. The debt was liquidated in
ten months, he said.
The Rally Day program and
dedication ceremonies will get
under wa vat 2:30 p. M, April %,
and representatives from virtual
ly every Baptist church in the
coast region will attend, in addi-
ton to the many visitors ex-
pected.
DR.. j. b. Lawrence, executive
secretary and treasurer of the
Home Mission Board of the South
ern Baptist Convention of ATTAIN
Ia. Ga, will be the principal
speaker.
Details of the full program win
be carried in next weeks issue of
the Chronicle Star and Adver-
tiser.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14
Salvage Depot For
Storage Of Waste
Paper Completed

The building designed for a sal
wage depot IS entering the final
stages of completion, Mrs. David
G. Peattie, Pascagoula salvage
campaign chairman, announced
Thursday. II is located at Cen
eral Grant and Factory streets,
one block south of Lincoln and
one block west of South Pasca-
goula street.
With the erection of this
building. waste paper can be
stored until such time as a suffi-
eient amount has been collected
to warrant obtaining a freight
car for its shipment. All per-
sons who have any scrap paper
are requested to save it and eth
er leave ii at the scrap building,
any III of the schools or to give
it to one of the school children.
PAPER will be collected from the
schools each Tuesday by the sail
wage committee and removed to
the scrap depot. County trucks
will transport the paper from
the storage building to the rail-
road a when a carload has been
collected.
According to Mrs. Peattie, a
letter was received from the
state officials declaring that scrap
paper is the most important of
all scrap and urging that every
effort be made TO gather at much
as possible.
The paper must be tied, Mrs.
Peattie said. Rags can be used
to tie the newspaper or maya
zines, If no string is available, or
string may be obtained from the
salvage depot or the schools.
Containers red. white and
blue barrels-have been placed
In ten grocery stores in Pasca-
goula for the collection of tin
cans and other stores will accept
any which are brought in, Mrs.
Peattie declared. All cans must
be washed, the top and bottom
removed and then the can pressed
flat.
Waste fats are needed and
wander, she said. Red stamps
will be given at grocery stores in
exchange for each pound of the
strained Fat which must be in a
TIN eontainer for transportation
to the manufacturers of war ma
terials which need the waste fats
OF the country so desperately.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-04-14
Additional Reports Sends Red Cross
Fund More Than $1,000 Over Quota

Jackson county has exceeded
its Red Cross War Fund quota by
more than $4,000, X. w. Burn
ham, county chairman, said this
week as calculations continued to
come in.
Collections to date total $33,-
1899. TO send the county more
than one-third over its quota Of
$23,7B3.
Donations by areas are as fol
lows:
PascagouIa, T. T. Justice, chair
man, $19, 559.47; Moss Point area.
Claude Blanchard, chairman. So
754; Ocean Springs and West
jackson county, Lee Jordan,
chairman, $4,000; East jackson
county rural area. $426.42.
Breakdown on the areas. com
piled from figures released this
week, Is as follows:
Employees of the ingalls, Ship
yard, So, 803. so; ingalls, Shipbuild-
ing Corporation, $4,000: house
toulouse campaign under Mrs
J. H. Cole. 81. 500. SO; Paseagoula
colored under Francis Titus,
$28278. The remainder of Pas
cagoula's contributions came from
the business houses and smaller
f.. 4I
industries Of the city.
Moss Point contributions were
listed IS follows by Mr., Blan-
chafd:
International Paper Company
employees. s3.0ol 80; information.
al Paper Company, $1,000; Vii.
Lam Green Local 20s, $500.