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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11

Jones, W. r.. Jones, n M. IL.
Hamilton. Mrs. Jack King was
elected study chairman of the
society. The meeting was brought
to a close by the group singing
God Be With You Till We Meet
Again" Members present we're
Mesdames E. G. Mizelle, E. w.
Hamilton. Fannye Jones, M. L.
Hamilton, Sherdon Moak, w. Z.
Jones and Jack King.
(Too Late for Last Week.
The Hurley Home Demonstra-
ton Club met Friday afternoon
in the home of Mrs. ID. A. Mizelle
with Mesdames ID. A. Mizelle
and f. G.. Mizelle as co-hos4esses.
The meeting was opened with
THE Star Spangled Banner
sung by the group. The topic of
Government was discussed by
Mrs. Andrew Christensen. Roll
call was answered by a fact on
clothing. A demonstration on re-
Gaming of chairs was given by
Miss Ruth Cain, county home
demonstration agent. After the
formal program a refreshment of
punch and cake was enjoyed by
the club. The following club
members rel present: Mes
DANES Marvin Green, M. C..
Crawford, N. T. Lyons, j. w.
Valley, E. W. Hamilton, G. M.
Hamilton, Jack King. Susanna
Jones, Honor Jones, A. c. Peder-
sen, Andrew Christensen, u. A.
Mizelle, M. l.. Hamilton, and Miss
Ruth Cain. Mesdames Joe Mel
vim and Bernard Jones we're well
coined as new members. Mrs.
Mary Valley of Richton, Miss,
was a visitor.
MI. and Mrs. II. H. Harlow of
Laurel we're weekend guests in
the home of Mrs. j. B. Glib
son, Sr.
Mrs. Sallye Thurman of Pan
anna City is visiting in the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
ID. Spiers.
We regret that Mr.. and Mrs.
c. l.. Pariseau and son have left
Hurley to make their home in
New Orleans.
Mrs. B. B. Ferguson and a
group of All Club boys are in
jackson this week attending a
fish and game commission con-
ference.
We are again welcoming into
our community MI. and Mrs.
billiard Jones who have recent
iy moved here from Mobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Liston Draughan
and daughter, Jacquie, visited
relatives in New Augusta, Miss,
Sunday.
Mrs. J. W. Valley and children
are visiting in the home of Mr..
Valleys mother, Mrs. Mary Wal
ley in Richton, this week.
Among those attending to bus
mess in Moss Point and Pasca-
goula on Tuesday of this week
were Mesdames M. c. Crawford,
N. T. Lyons, Tom Barria, and
Mr.. Liston Draughan.
Mrs. ]. B. Gibson, Jr., was dis
missed from the Providence hos
pital in Mobile Thursday, and is
recuperating at her home in Hur-
ley.
Rev. and Mrs. E. d. Simpson
and Mrs. Jack King attended the
Tri-C County Zone meeting of the
Women's Society of Christian
Srevice in Escatawpa.
We are glad to learn that Sven
Swenson has recovered from his
recent illness.
Mesdames Honor Jones, Su-
same Jones and Bernard Jones
attended TO business in Moss
Point and Pascagoula Saturday
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
COUNTY OF JACKSON.
No 00IQ
7-2s s-4

No. 9019
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF J. r. ODUM.
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA-
TON having been granted on
he Gath day of July, 1914. by the
Chancery Court. of Jackson
County. Mississippi. to the un-
designed upon the estate of j.
R. Odum, deceased. notice is
hereby given to all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate 10
present the same to the Clerk of
said Court for probate and regis
tration to law within six months
from the first publication hereof.
or said claims will be forever
barred.
This the oath day of July, 1914.
(Signed)
MRS. LILLE FAY ODUM,
Administrative.
8-4 GIL 8-18 8-25
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Hurley

Hermes Hamilton, son of Mr..
and Mrs. G.. M. Hamilton, has
answered the call to colors, leav-
ing for Camp Shelby last Tues
day.
Friends of Mrs. j. b. Gibson,
Jr., regret TO learn that she is
not recovering from a recent OPP
GRAFTON as rapidly as expected.
Mesdames f. w. Hamilton and
M. L.. Hamilton attended the Tri-
County Zone meeting of the
Methodist Woman's Society of
Christian Service in Escatawpa
last Wednesday.
Prof. Liston Draughan and
daughter, Jacquie, spent last
weekend with relatives in New
Augusta. Miss.
Mrs. Bernard Jones entertain
ed the young social g of Hurley
last Monday night with a party
honoring Hermes Hamilton.
Friends of Miss Frances Jones
will be glad to learn that she is
rapidly recuperating from a re-
cent tonsillectomy.
Bobby Gene and Cecil Thur
man returned last week with
their mother, Mrs. Sallye Thur
man, to Panama City, Fla, to
spend the remainder of the sum-
mer vacation.
Miss Bobby Ruth Cook of
Louisville, Miss, is the house
guest of her grandmother, Mrs.
Fannye Jones. While in Hurley
she is attending the singing
school.
Sgt. James Cecil Pait, who is
stationed in Texas, is enjoying
a few days 'furlough in the home
of his mother, Mrs. Gladys Pait.
Douglas Stone has been quite
i'll for the past few weeks but
his condition has greatly inn
proved.
The singing school, under the
direction of Mr.. Videt Pope, will
be presented in concert Friday
night. The public is cordially
invited.
The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service met at the Hurley
Methodist church Monday after
noon. Mrs. Sherdon Moak, act
ing president, presided over the
meeting. Mrs. E. G. Mizelle con-
duc,ed the devotional, after
which the topic of the %afteroon,
pills at the school and in Gautier
and transport them to the Pasca-
goula High School. Distance Is
miles and approximately go pu-
pls.
/. Escatawpa No. 4. Beginning at
the road leading to the home of
Luther Williams and transport
ing the childre nto meet The Es-
catawpa bus on the Sacacena
Road. Distance two miles and
approximately two children.
st. Martin No. 3. Beginning at
Eddie Ravens place; thence to
Gulf Hills entrance; thence to St
Martin School transporting al
children entitled to iransporta.
ton. Distance f3 miles and APP
proximately 40 children,
The right is reserved to reject
any and all bids. Ten dollar de-
post must accompany each bid.
A. F. Megehee, Chairman
T. L. Johnson, Secretary
Jackson County School Board.
8-11 8-18 8-25 OIL
aH#Ha4 #HNa
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STATE or MISSISSIPPI
OF JACKSON
IN THE cHANCERY COURT

IN THE CHANCERY COURT
- No. 8457
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ESTATE OF HOWELL L.
STOKES, DECEASED, HAIR
RY r. WRIGHT, Temporal
RY ADMINISTRATORS.
EHANCERY. SUMMONS TO
NONRESIDENT HEIRS TO
SHOW CAUSE. IT ANY THEY
CAN, WHY THE FINAL AC-
COUNT OF THE ADMINS
STRATOR SHOULD NOT BE
ALLOWED AND APPROVED
AND THE ESTATE CLOSED,
ETC.
TO;
MRS. OLLIE S. STOKES. 4025
Ralins Street, Dallas, Texas.
MRS. MAURICE Stokes
GENTRY, "a Westinghouse Lane,
Southampton, Long Island, New
York.
MERLE LEA STOKES, a min
or, "a Westinghouse Lane, South
ampton, Long Island, New York.
ROBERT CECIL STOKES, a
minor, "a Westinghouse Lane,
Southampton, Long Island. New
York.
Mrs, OLLIE S. STOKES, Guar
dian of Merle Lea Stokes and
Robert c. Stokes, 4025 Rawlins
Street, Dallas. Texas.
You and each of you will take
notice that the Report, Final Ac-
count and Petition of Harry F.
Wright, Temporary Administra-
tor of the Estate of Howell l..
Stokes, deceased, has been filed
IN the foregoing styled and num-
hered cause with the Clerk of
the Chaneery Court of Jackson
County, Mississippi, and shall
there remain on file subject to
the inspection of any person in
tsrested until Saturday, the 23rd
day of September, 1914, at 1000
O'clock A. NJ. at which lime said
Report, Final Account and Petit
ton will be presented to the
Chancellor at his office in the
court house at Harrison County,
at Gulfport, Mississippi, at 1000
o'clock A. M, together with all
legal vouchers evidencing dis
bursements by the temporary adj
ministrator which are likewise
filled with the Clerk of this
Court. for a decree approving
the Final Account; fixing the
amount of fee to be paid to the
temporary administrator and to
bis attorney, directing final dis
tibution of the proceeds of the
estate to the heirs. after the pay
nent of such fees and cost of
court, closing the estate and dis
charging the temporary admins
traitor and surety on his bond.
You and each of you are here
by summoned to appear before
the Chancellor at his office in the
Harrison County Court House al
Gulfport. Mississippi, at 1000
o'clock A. M. on September %.
1914, to show cause, if any you
can, WHY the final account of the
temporary administrators should
not be allowed and approved.
the fees for the administrator
and his attorney fixed. he es-
ste closed and the administra-
tor and surety on his bond dis
charged on the payment of the
east of Court and Inc distribu.
ton of the residue Of the estate
among the heirs of the decedent
GIVEN under my hand and
seal of office this % day OF
JAY, A. D., 1914.
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Wasted money Il wasted
lives. Don't waste precious
Sz lives. Every dollar you can
spare should be used to buy
X Wsr Beads. Buy your ten
- percent every pay day.
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We were sitting on Ed Carey's
porch, enjoying a friendly glass
of beer, when a squadron of
fighter planes goes over-in
tight formation -swift and trim
and powerful.
"There," says Ed proudly,
"goes an American tradition"
"What do you mean, tradition?,"
Eben Crowell says. "America's
a hundred sixty years old fly
ing's the newest thing there is"
"But those planes" says Ed,
they're the best in the world
the best made and the best
flown. That's what I mean by
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Watch for the beginning of Ex-
change and Auction Sale.-Stig-
ler's.
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@ 1874, Byeping Industry Foundation, Misinibpi commhfee
William ". Pierce, State Director. 7z Dspost Guaranty Bldg Iaeksos
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tsEAL)
FRED TAYLOR,
Chaneery Clerk,
Jackson County,
Mississippi.
7-28 "a Gil 8-18
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From where | sit :. by Joe Marsh.
New Version Of an v
Old American Tradition

an American tradition: making
things, doing things, just a little
better, whether IT'S an airplane
or a railroad or a glass Of fine
American beer like this"
And from where I sit. Ed has
put his finger on what makes
America great land will keep
her great. The urge to do things
just a little better from the
planes we make to the glass of
beer that we enjoy. Things to be
proud of all Of them!
M.A<
Mississippi Conmitfee
7lz Dsposif Guaranty Bfdsy Iaeksos
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8-11 s-1s BIS 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11

BEFORE THIS WAR IS OVER, there may
be only two kinds of people in America -.
l. those who ean still get 10 work
In automobiles,
2. those who ore forced TO weak.
If YOU want to be in the fortunate group
who will still be riding to work in automo-
biles, join Cuffs "Anti- Breakdown" Club
today. How do you do it2 just come in for
Cuffs Protective Maintenance Plan!
This plan was conceived by experts in car
care. Gulf developed it because car mainte-
nance is a most important civilian job.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-03
Tigers Down COMA. 2O-lS In Exciting
Game; Play McGill AT Mobile Tonight

Hitting their stride in the see
ond half, the fighting Moss Point
Ti9hrS defeated a heavy and
powerful Gulf Coast Military
Academy eleven 20-19 Friday
night in one of the most exciting
games seen on the Tiger grid
IRON in many a season.
OF to a slow start and play
ing raggedly in the first hall.
the Tigers went into the second
stanza of the game trailing the
Cadets by Is points, 1876. Shifts
n PLAYER position at half-time
BY Coach Swayze and a settling
down to the job in hand sent a
Tiger team onto the field for the
opening OF the third quarter
that turned in a brilliant game
and showed over 2 touehdowns
III the last stanza 10 edge Out
the indicated Cadets By the
one-point margin.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-03
Hallowe' en- Ends
In Hospital For
Mt. Pleasant Boy

A Halloween prank narrowly
escaped becoming a tragedy on
Tuesday night when Marshall
Brady Roberts, Is years old, son
of Mrs. Ruth Roberts of Mt.
Pleasant. was shot and wounded
by Murray Holden as he and
companions prowled outside the
Holden home.
The gun was loaded with small
shot which scattered, striking the
boy in the head. arm and leg
He was rushed to the Jackson
County hospital where he is UNI
der treatment. Holden was ar
rested and charged with shoot
ing with intent to kill. He was
later released under $1,000 bond.
According to County Patrol
man Levert Bosarge, one of the
investigating officers, Holden
told police he heard the crowd
of boys outside his home and he
thought they were letting air
out OF his tires. He said he went
to the door with his gun intend
ing to shoot high and brighten
them away. The Roberts boy was
mounting his horse and was
higher than the other boys and
the shot struck him.
Il had no intention of harm
ing any of the boys Holden told
police.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-03
R~otarians To
Honor Ladies
With Banquet

The annual ladies' night of the
~Pascagoula Rotary Club will be
observed Thursday night, Novem-
Der 9th, with a banquet at the
Pascagoula High school cafeteria,
club officials announced this
week.
More than 100 Rotarians. wives
and guests r expected to at
tend the annual banquet and the
menu this year will be a sea food
feast, ranging from boiled shrimp
through fried filet of trout.
The weekly luncheon meeting
of the club Wednesday at the
Community House had no set
program. A discussion of the
clubs position in the furthering
of Boy Scout work occupied a
part of the program, and was then
turned over to Harrison Otis, who
called on members to give brief
biographical sketches of their
lives in the interest of furthering
inter-cluh friendships.
Those who were called on and
gave brief sketches were F. II.
Racot, Verne Barnes, Harold
Brock and ]. o. Cole.
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Two Accidents
End Record AT
ingalls, ShipYard

Two accidents which happened
within a short time of each 9th
err at ingalls, Shipyard Wednes-
day terminated a l3-day rec
ord with no lost-time accidents.
Involving the approximately
5000 Ingalls, employees. this ac-
counts for 300, 900 man-hours un-
interrupted by lost time acci-
dents e. c. Forsythe. safety di-
rector, pointed out.
The accidents occurred to ID.
l.. Brown, shipfitter. who suf-
fered a broken rib when he fell
from a low scaffold and to J..
II. Deering. rigger, who received
a head injury in a fall from a
higher scaffold. Both men were
taken to Jackson County hospital
where they we're treated and re-
tanned for observation. Their
condition was believed to be not
serious.
Brown fell, according to re-
ports OF the accident, when he
attempted to step from one ten
foot scaffold TO another. He struck
his head against a lug and the
blow stunned him, causing him
to fall.
Deering VAS injured when a
cable broke during a test OF
hosting equipment.
The night shit at the shipyard
has completed 40 shifts without
a lost time accident. Mr.. For
sythe said.
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County Nutrition
Committed Formed
Recent Meeting

A nutrition committee to work
in Pascagoula and Jackson coun-
~ was formed when a group
of workers representing the child
care, home economy, and welfare
interests of Jackson county met
in the office of Miss Ruth Cain,
county home demonstration
agent.
The purpose of this committee
as set forth at the meeting is to
study nutrition problems of the
county. To present to the public
the importance of adequate nu-
triton for the general welfare
OF the community and to furnish
current information on nutrition
value.
Miss Ruth Cam was elected
chairman Of the committee, Mrs.
Mary Francis Harris. vice-chair-
man, and Miss Mildred Mayo,
secretary.
The twelve workers present
We're appointed to the following
committees nutrition teaching.
Mrs. NJ F. Harris, Misses Bama
Davitte. and Mildred Mayo. and
Mrs. G. ". Slough; school and in
dustrial lunch. Mrs. Alexander,
Mrs. Alice Battle and Misses
Rosebud Stone and Emma lie
Dorteh. Mrs. ". B. Robertson
and Miss Annie Lee Cole of the
Red Cross ana Miss Beulah Del
ano.
Each Of the above committees
made plans for definite work to
be carried out and reports of
their plans were given.
Two representatives of Mrs.
Elizabeth Latady of the Federal
Services were present and on
trlbuted valuable information
and suggestions to the committee
members.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-03
Moss Point High
To Honor Alumni
AT Homecoming

Friday, Nov. 10, will be Home
coming Day at Moss Point High
school and will be the first of
an annual event honoring the
Moss Point High school alumni,
according to an announcement
made this week.
The event next week will be
built around the football game
between the Moss Point Tigers
and the Notre Dame High school
team of Biloxi.
All graduates OF the school will
be admitted to the game at stu
dent rates and will be seated in
a block of reserved seats on the
50-yard line, ana will be asked
to sign a register as they enter
the gate.
The High school band, under
Band Leader Jimmy Bishop, has
arranged a special program of
music for the occasion, and a
marching demonstration for the
half time.
The event is under sponsorship
of the athletic association of the
school, and will show the schools
appreciation to former graduates
for their interest and patronage
IN athletic activities.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-11-03
New Boiler
Plant Slated
AtMossPoini
New York Company
To Assemble Boilers
On Burge Yord Site

The Combustion Engineering
Company of New York, the larg-
est boiler manufacturers in the
country, will operate a boiler as
sembly plant on the site of the old
barge yard in Moss Point, accord
ing to an announcement made by
the Pascagoula-Moss Point Cham
Der of Commerce Thursday.
The lease was signed Wednes-
day and work is scheduled to
start as soon as possible. Ths
boilers, when finished, will weigh
28 tons and will be lowed by the
u. S. Navy on barges to Mobile.
The parts for assembly will be
brought in by real from the Com
pany's foundries in Chattanooga.
The company will bring its key
men to this new assembly center
but laborers will be employed To-
cally. Approximately so men will
be employed.
The Combustion Engineering
Company of New York, also man
ufactures locomotive parts and
has a number of subsidiary com.
panies through the country. This
company has furnished boilers
for ships made at the ingalls,
Shipyard in Pascagoula and for
yards in Savannah. Ca, Mobile,
Ala, Houston and Orange, Texas,
and Portland, Oregon.
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P~oScogoulo Police
Roid Local Colored
Establishments

Several colored establishments
We're raided last week by the po-
lice ana operators arrested for
having intoxicating liquor in
their possession, according to
Chief Of Police Charles r. EN-
anuel who directed the raids.
The chief and his men enter
ed Val Huff's place on Telephone
road about 8 pm, October 81.
and arrested Lentell Wall, OPP
orator. On the same evening a
raid was made on Joe Dickson's
place on School street. Both Wall
and Dickson were released IN
der $3.50 bonds.
On Saturday, Oct. %. Chief
Emanuel and Officers Clyde
Hawk, Leo Byrd, and S. M. Holy
field, raided an establishment OPP
Grated BY Louis Fornette on
Tucker street. Fornette was ar
rested apd released under a $500
bond. This was his second of
tense on the same charges, Chief
Emanuel said.
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The Tigers journey out of town
for their next game and will
meet the McGlll High school
eleven at Mobile tonight. The
Tigers suffered few injuries in
last Fridays tussle and will be
at full strength for the game.
Coach Swayze said.
The visitors scored their first
touchdown after an exchange of
punts shortly after the opening
kickoff when they took over the
ball on the Tiger %. An offside
penalty put the ball back to the
%. McDavid picked up six Yards
through guard, and Selifo fol-
lowed with five more through
tackle. Buras hit center for first
down on the Tiger II. White fol-
lowed with nine yards through
center and then scored on anoth-
er drive over center.
Continued on page 81
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w. w. Barber
Named Director OF
New Oil Association

w. w. Barber of the l.. N.
Dantzler Lumber Company of
Moss Point, has been named di-
rector of the newly formed Mis-
s~issippi-Alabama Oil and Gas AS
ISOLATION, affiliated with the Mid
Continent Oil and Gas Assoeia-
ton. This organization was
formed to further oil interests
and prevent the exploitation of
minerals and to establish regula-
tions and suggest such laws as to
be conducive to the healthy de-
velopment of the oil industry and
to the best interests of the land
owners. The directorate consists
of representatives of the various
phases of the oil industry. Mr..
Barber wa schosen as representa-
tive of the ~lessees.
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Man, Boy Injured
By Hit And Run
Driver Sunday

Early Hutchinson, 81 years old,
and his son, Woody, Z, COS 18th
street, were injured Sunday af-
ternoon when they were struck
by a hit and run driver as Mr..
Hutchinson rode his son in the
basket of a bicycle near the In
gals ball park.
Shortly after the accident,
Thomas Meeks, negro shipyard
worker, was arrested by County
Highway Patrolman Fenimore
Hudson as the driver of the car
which struck the man and boy
Driving Meeks' automobile at the
time of the arrest was Eugene
Frey, negro, who was also taken
ito custody on charges of drunken
driving. Frey was later tried be-
fore Justice of the Peace Kate
Denny and fined 500 and costs,
but Meeks is being held by police
awaiting the improvement of the
injured persons. He was charged
with being a hit and run driver
and with drunken driving.
Mr.. Hutchinson and the little
boy were rushed to the Jackson
County hospital where Mr.. Hutch
inson was found to be suffering
from a sever head injury and the
boy was severely bruised and
shaken. Both were still under
treatment at the hospital.
According to police, the auto
mobile which struck the bicycle,
throwing the man and boy to the
ground failed to stop and con-
tinued into the ball park. There
Meeks is said to have asked Frey
to take the wheel and drive back
outside the park. They We're ar
rested just outside the ball park.