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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-15
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Herndon,
Jr., announce the birth of a daugh.
ter, Susanna, July 10, at Green's
boro. Mr. and Mrs. Herndon have
been making their home here for
the past two years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-15
CHARLES C. WILSON, sR.

Charles c. Wilson, ST., Sc, who
died at James Walker Memorial
hospital Thursday after a short ill
ness, will be buried in Cakdaie
cemetery this afternoon following
funeral services at the Fifth Ave.
nue. Methodist church at 4 pm
The Rev. C. D. Barclift will of.
ficiate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-15
DANCE TONIGHT

A Saturday night dance will be
held at the Woodrow Wilson Hut
this evening from $3.50 till 1880.
The 18th Band from Camp Davis
will supply music. All girls Of the
dance club are invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-15
CLUB CLOCK

The Wrightsboro H m e
Demonstration club will meet
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock at the clubhouse.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-15
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Houston left
Wednesday for Darlington, S. c.,
to be with Mrs. Houston's father,
H. L. Hammond who is ill.
Mrs. Roy Craig and children,
Margaret and Roy, of Lake Wales
Fla, are visiting Mrs. Craig's
mother, Mrs. John D. Bellamy,
Jr., at her summer home on Brad
ley's Creek.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-15
B. FRANK KING, SR.

Funeral services for B. Frank
King, Sr., 70, will be held at II
am. today at the Yopp Funeral
Home with the Rev. C.. D. Barclift
officiating. Interment will follow at
Bellevue cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-15
MRS. MARY JANE NEALY

TABOR CITY, July IA. - Mrs.
Mary Jane Nealy died at her home
at Emerson this morning at z o.
clock following a long illness.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock at
Emerson Free Will Baptist church,
with Rev. Willard Howell official
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-15
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. K. w. Hayes an
nounce the birth of a son, Anthony
Micheal, at Marion Sprunt an
mex on July IA. Mrs. Hayes is the
former June Kingsbury of this
city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-15
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Sgt. and Mrs. Laurence E. Fladd
announce the birth of daughter,
Carol Jean, June %, at Marion
Sprunt anex. Mrs. Fladd is the
former Mary Lee Flowers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-15
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Gilbert
Thomas announce the birth of
son, Leon Gilbert Thomas, Jr., on
June "a.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-15

ing. Interment will be in Norris
cemetery.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Fred Todd of Tabor City and
Mrs. w. P. Tompkins of Green
Sea. S. c.; five sons, w. j. Nealy,
Sammie Nealy, Dillon Nealy, Til
lon Nealy and Million Nealy, all
of Tabor City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-15
Camp Hospital Seeks
Golf Balls, Putters

A request for putters and old
golf balls, for use in the hospital
area at Camp Davis, was issued
yesterday by the rehabilitation Of
flee at the post.
The equipment is needed to fur
nish a miniature golf course, plan
ned for use by recuperating hos
pital patients.
Collection of the articles is be-
ing made at the Second and Or
ange USO club.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-15
W E A T H E R
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)

(By u. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 PM, yesterday.
Temperature
1:30 am, 49,; 7:30 am, 81; 1870 pm, 81;
1880 pm, 80.
Maximum SO; Minimum II; Mean 80;
Normal 70.
Humidity
1870 am, SO; 1880 am 80; 1880 pm SO;
7:30 pm, u.
Precipitation
1870 am, 80; 1880 am, SO; 1880 pm, SO;
1880 pm, y.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm.
600 inches.
Total since the first of the month,
C.68 inches.
Tides For Today
(F'rom the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington MISREPRESENTATION 5:34a 12:27a
SLIP 12:41p
Masonboro Inlet -------- 3:32a 9:41a
4:10p 10:27p
Sunrise, Sill a.m.; Sunset, 7:24 pm;
Moonrise 1881 am; Moonset, 1922 pm.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-19
MAR RECORD FLOOD IoE
JAMES RIVER FORECAST

k~jChNOnd, Va, ocp'. IJ=''\, -
Flood waters from rivers and crf"h
i'm western Virginia swept away aCN-
,ral bridges ard interrupted highway
and rail traffic that carried 'h'
'hrcat today of n of the "o'a'
floods in years IN the lower James
rtNor at Richmond.
In Richmond a llcud Of above y
feet was expected by tomorrow
Flood stage is eight feet, and inc
highest level on record wa 26.3 iee'
in 1896.
Tho Dan river at DonVitlo was a
- feet above flood stage today, ao'
SIN rising, while the reading al o.
Iumbja. on the James. was ~ ''''
At $50 a. m. with water r'sl0@ q
the rate Of a foot an hour. 9'n'''.
Vile had three ~ five feet OF II'''
waters from the James IN some
streets.
Weather officials sad the faIniai
during a 24-hour period averages
almost six inches over me u'f''
watershed Of the James rlNef. f,"'''
oke had a rccord-brcakIng tan o
Glib inches in II hours.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-19
FDR Orders
Plans For
Demobilizing

Nashinctgn, Sept. l9-(AD-
President Roosevelt today direct
ed the government to rcrar
now for its " p"acctlmt az
mobilization, indicating Some OF
Washingt0n'S war agencies VIII
begin to field up with the defeat
of Germany.
In a letter issued at the White
House. Mr.. Roosevelt ordered fbuo-
oct Director Harold Smith t. plan
TO liQuidatc war aGHncI'N ana
lcconyCrt the government 10 Pe''''
some steps along these .n2' may
bo taken when the lighting 'HG' ~
ruropc," he said, although u" AVOID
cd predicting any date for 'hH W't 5
CnO. ..
Tho President ordered Immediate
,o-cxamiration of the stating ana
duties of all agencies, ana Sa1d ne
u,anted as s0on as possible, plans
Tor:
l. The liquidation of war agencies
and the rcassignment OF Sl'ch pN'loa-
or continuing functions Is "''S
pCsscsS.
, The reduction Of e1Ncrnme9'
personnel to a peace 1ootnS,
3 The simplltlcatIcn OF 'oaula-
ticn Of the administrative structure
f. pcacetime requirements,
h Civil Service Commission yes
tcrdav reported Federal payrolls
stood at 2,936,602 employees a, 'he
start Of this month, 27O,5o2 OF them
III WasL-ncto9.-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-19
Nazis Throw
Men In Battle
Recklessly

Nancy, France, Sept. l~9-lN'1 -
Armortd and infantry pa''lcS w..
being fought north and cast 81 .>'llvS
today as the German army u''l"
men and tanks away rcck'eSSlS ~ ~
effort to halt the drive OF INC t"''o"
States third army toward bell''',N,
Heavy guns around this Guy nu' 'tU
shells into a forest our n'''N' ~
the east, where a pocket OF Eerh''.'1'
led by pa~rachutists, mace d S
Ten miles to the north the Geiill'".o
sent armor against 1t. Gen. I3t,on ,
tanks and guns. Violent l'3"""7
ragged over fifty square miles: ,.
The Germans held no inc w..
fought with fanatical zeal WhH,rlr
they encountered third army SPe''
beada. A
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-19
Large Dutch
City Taken
In Assaults
More Troops Land
From Planes And
GIidcrs Third Day

London, Sept, 10 CAp) -
British troops, Joining hands
with a great skybornc army
dropped in Holland in a thrust
to break into northern Ger
many, has captured Eindhoven,
seventh largest Dutch city, a
front dispatch said today.
The British charged forward II
miles in "a hours. They linked with
some Of the parachute and glider
forces who, by German account. al
ready were across the Rhine in CEN
ttal Holland, threatening to roll W
the Nazi flHrk Just as in the Brit
tany brcakthrough did III France.
The battle CT the Rhine, mean
while, began or "a broad front
to the south, as thrc" American
?rmics ripped deeper into enemy
cr0ss-rivcr dcfenscs shielding Co.
locne, Strasbourg AMI MulhouSc.
EindhoVeN, a big communication
center, and Gcldrot, seven miles f,
the cast, we're swept ZIP by The Bri-
fish second army plunge from Bel
GUM. They lie ten miles inside Hol-
land from the Belgium border, Tn
British already had struck on farther
north. coming 10 the aid Of Allied
sky soldiers gushing the Gcrma"
from village after village, and selling
strategic bridges and cross roads.
Berlin. which yesterday dc
clarod the airborne troops had
been wiped out, today detailed
tie areas where 1t. Gen. Brcrc-
tons planc-tcrricd men were
t1GhiinG.
Front reports said the German;
pushed in heavy artillery in 4 des-
peratc attcmpt to hall the forward
shove of the alrbnrne army
Tcrlin declared more troops
had landed from planes and GID
c.% Inr TIC lniru successive ndN
and hintcd some had descended
C0ntlnnad on Page JWO,)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-19
Hearings 10 Open
On Pay Increases
10 Postal Stats

WASHINGTON. N":,!. i3-tAP)-
The Senate Post office Commit
tee announced today it would
open hearings at once on "A pro
poSal to boost the a Of $4,000
postal workers. This aroused
special interest. in view of cur
rent attempts to relax Wartim"
wage controls,
The bill also would increase
scale of parttimc employees and
those paid on an hourly or fec
basis. This would be eight per
cent above present little steel
formula limits.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-19
ROBOT
AGAIN HIT ENGLAND

London, Sept. l9-(AD
bot bombs, apparently launched
from planes over the North SEA.
crashed down on London and
southern England early today.
killing a number Of women and
children. Some of the victims
had ignored government appeals
to remain at evacuation centcrS.
The attack was brief but at
least Is were killed. Worried
government officials repeated
warnings that it was idiotic for
women and children to return.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-19
DANES OPEN FIRE
ON NAZI MARINES

New York. Sept. 1@-(AF1-
The German radio in Denmark
asserted that scntricS outside the
palace in Copenhagen Opened
fire on German m""ir"e iNtc
today several hours after the Ma
us occupied public buildings, and
declared a noIice state ut fmfr-
ccncy throughout the little king
dom.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-19
At Long Last Firms Sign
Armisticc With Allies

day, when the agreement was signed
Britain and Russia signed til" terms
as representatives Of the United Ma
tons.
A dispatch from Stockholm said II
was reliably reported that tfc az
misticc terms were formally 2p-
proved by the Finnish parliament in
ar early morning session. There still
was no reliable picture Of the de-
tails OF the armlstice, but the Swedish
press generally characterized them IS
hard
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-19

London. Sept. l9-(AP)-Thc Mos
Cow radio announced today that rim
land had signed an armlStlcc WIN
Russia and Britain.
Tho first brief announcement
broadcast by the Soviet information
office, and recorded here, did not
give the terms. They Will be dis
closed later.
The official statement, however,
listed the Of those participant
me in the negotiations, which were IN
progress from September IA until to-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-19
NEW POLIO CASES
INCREASE

Raleigh. Sept. 19-(AF-Ninc
new @inlantiIc paralysis cases W@r"
reported To-Day to the state
Health Department. Thus far
this year there have been 727
cases, 7l5 since June /.
New cases Rutherford ),
and Runcombc, Cumberland.
Durham. Forsyth. Mccklcnbnrg
and Polk one each.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-19
WEATHER

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Mostly cloudy and slightly
warmer with scattered showers
in the west portion and along
the coast today. Tonight, mostly
cloudy and mild, followed by
partly cloudy with moderate
Temperatures Wednesday,.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-19
Allied Planes
Sweep Again
Over Germany

''h'' sept IL. TAI -
Allied planes swept through
continental skies today after a
night in which British bombc9s
dumped 100000 fire bombs on
the German port of Bremen
haven, and attacked Berlin for
the 10th time.
(Thc Federal Communications
Commission said the Budapest
broadcast an air raid warning this
morning, suggesting the Mcditcrran-
a air force also a out.
The attack upon Bremen
haven, at the mouth Of the
Weber river. 35 miles northwest
of Bremen, was made by a
powerful force of heavy bomb
rrs.
visibility wa good and the
bombing was well concentrate
cd" the air ministry declared,
BrcmerhaVcn would be a logical
dcbarkation point for German troops
IN the event of a withdrawal from
Norway.
The attach, upon Berlin, executed
by swift Mosquitoes carrying two
ton blockDuStcrS, was the sixth rad
on the German capital in a week.
The air ministry listed total Brit
iSh losses IN the overnight opera
tions as four planes. It was the
l79th Allied attack on Berlin, which
Herman Gocring said would never
feel a bomb.
Sweeping in from the sea shortly
after dar>>, big LancaStcrs covered
the entire BrcmcrhaVen area with
incendiarieS and crew said the port
was left blazing, The importance OF
Bremerhaven had doubled since fo2-
Nor attacks had shut down the fac
iIitics of Emden. Gcrmanys two
great liners, the Europa and Bremen
have sought shelter there. The port
also is known to be harborlng sub
marines. motor torpedo boats, +
boats and mine sWeepers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-19
New Successes Achieved
By Americans In Italy
Three !,npnrtant>
Gothic Line Hill
Positions Seized

Rome. sept. I5-(AFJ-Ersak-
ing through formidable Na2i for
fiiiCations and scoring what WAS
rtiiciaHF termed a great Sue
cess" American fifth army troops
Yesterday captured $500 foot
Monte TaItnnc. Nnntr Altuzzo
and Monte Cell in the Gothic
linz, 20 miles northeast of Flor
fnCc.
The cncnlY "3s driven from the.
height, after ono OF the fterce>t day,
Of fighting IN the entire Italian cam
palgN. official field dlSl atrheS said
british and Indian troops, under
fifth army command, contributed ma
tcrlal]y TO the American success, The
G%c)10dnS opposed tine attack viii
extreme concentrations Of artillery
fire.
Meanwhile, British troop, of
the eighth rmy beating back
heavy enemy opposition, drove
he little republic Of san
Marine, near the Adriatic coast.
A ~brIdgchcad over the MaracO -
Ver was established there.
Describing the bitter action for thf
mountain position, an official rrppr
said,
"In addition 10 most determined
resistance by veteran German troops
equipped with small arms and sup
porting weapons, the fifth army tor"(
had 10 negotiate rugged mountain
masses. Even the CrcStS were iOI1l-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-19

Continued on Page TWo.)
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-08

One automotive company pro
duced 22,925 Flying Fortress en-
gines in l943, more than four
times as many as in 1912.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-08
Pascagoula Moss Point Bank
MOSS POINT P~AscAGoULA
SOCIAL SOC AL HAPPENINGS

Miss Edwina Robinson has re-
turned to her home in Jackson,
Miss, after a visit in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Franklin.
Mrs. Alex Pritchard and Mrs.
Bessie Vetter were visitors to
New Orleans Tuesday.
Miss Mary Donohoe spent Sat-
urday in Mobile.
DR.. and Mrs. A. P. Macarthur
and Miss Ella Macarthur were
visitors to Stockton, Ala, Satur-
day.
Staff Sergeant and Mrs. A. r.
Blumer and little daughter are
visiting in the home of Mrs. Lila
Blumer.
Miss Bessie Cowan returned
last week from a visit with Mrs.
c. R. Ridgeway, in Jackson, Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Ellers spent
last Wednesday in New Orleans.
Mrs. Ouida Beardslee returned
last Thursday from a visit in New
Orleans.
Mrs. Edwin Mays and daugh-
tiers, Edre, Laura M. and Pat,
have returned from a visit at
Stafford Springs, Miss.
Sergeant Felix w. (Bob) Cir
lot, after a fifteen day furlough
spent with his mother, Mrs. Ma
dora Cirlot, left last Friday to re-
port to the Army Air Base in
Miami, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Robinson
have returned to their home in
Jackson, Miss, after a visit in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Franklin.
Tom Lewis DeLashmet of Ba-
ton Rouge, La, spent the week
end with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. L. DeLashmet.
Mrs. Floyd McCray spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. A. Fails.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-08

Announcements are being e
ceived in Pascagoula of the birth
OF a daughter to Corporal and
Mrs. Henry Ordemann at Ridge
wood, L. l., N. Y, September 2,
1914. Corporal Ordemann was
stationed here with the 50th
Coast Artillery for a number of
months. Mrs. Ordemann, who is
the former Miss Helen Stephen
son of Hattiesburg, held a posi-
ton at the Pascagoula post Of
rice prior to her departure for
Ridgeway.
Gerald, the young son of MI.
and Mrs. Foster Barrow, has de-
parted for French Camp, Miss,
where he will study at French
Camp Academy.
Misses Alice Emily and Dorothy
Hague departed Sunday, the
former for Vancleave where she
will teach in the Consolidated
school there, and the latter for
Perkinston to resume her studies
at Perkinston Junior College.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Flick and
children, Roland and Winnie, of
New Orleans, are guests in the
heme of Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Nor
wood, 500 Sarrazin street.
The Junior Woman's club will
meet at the Youth Canteen at 2
O'Clock on the afternoon of Sept.
is. Hostesses will be Mrs. Arthur
L. Allen, Mrs. George Anderson,
Mrs. Cooper Roberts.
Miss Penny Schilling left on
Thursday for Baton Rouge where
she will enter the University of
Louisiana.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Townsend
of Mobile spent Labor Day with
Mrs. Townsend's parents, MI.
and Mrs. J. F. Veleich.
Miss Catherine Buffet is Wis
ting Mrs. A. c. Watson in Cor
pus Christi, Texas, before going
to Mobile to enter a business col
lege. Miss Buffet has resigned
her position at ingalls, in order
to spend the winter studying.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. George Fitzner
and children of Mobile, spent
Sunday in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. F. Fitzner.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Beardslee
and Mrs. Ouida Beardslee spent
the weekend in Jackson, Miss,
where they met Eric Beardslee,
who has been spending the sum-
mel with relatives in Big Greek,
Miss. They were accompanied
to Jackson by Mrs. L. A. Watts,
and daughter, Barbara, who spent
the weekend with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J Franklin
aud daughter Polly Faye and
Joyce Armistead, are enjoying a
visit in Pinola, Miss.
Mrs. c. r. Brunham, after a
visit in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
K. w. Brunham left Tuesday for
a visit with DR.. and Mrs. II. M.
Burnham, in Pearl River, La.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Daley and
daughter, of Mobile, were guests
this week of Mr.. and Mrs. j. d.
Lowe.
Mrs. John Lally and friends
of New Orleans, r guests in the
hom of Miss Otille Swami.
Mrs. L. c. Turner and Miss
Hattie Mcleod left Tuesday for
Bushdell, Fla, where they will
visit their sister, Mrs. L. A.
Morris.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-08

sonnet on an aircraft carrier on
which he saw action at Saipan.
Sharing honors with him was
his brother-in-law 1t. George
Gartrell who has just been grad
uated from the Maritime Officers
school at New London, Conn.,,
where he was commended as be-
ing the highest ranking member
of a class of $50 men.
Included in the list of those
present were the six children OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Scholtes, this max
ing the first in many months
that the entire family had been
together.
Those present were Gregory
Scholtes. electricians mate, sec
ond class; 1t. and Mrs. George
Gartrell and son John, Corporal
and Mrs. George La Flash, Mr.
and Mrs. l.. j. Scholtes and
daughter, Kathleen, Mrs. James
Cramer and son Jimmy, of Cuya-
hoga, Ohio; Robert Scholtes. and
Misses Madeline and Mary Kane
of Mobile, Mrs. Scholtes' nieces
Later in the day the family
was joined by a number Of
friends among whom were Mr.
ard Mrs. j. c. Coquett ST.; ]. c.
ICoquett. Jr., and Mrs. 7. Martin
Jr., of Biloxi, and Mr.. and Mrs
Hassel and daughter OF New Or.
leans.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-08
j. Bird, 6os Parsley street.

j. Bird, 608 Parsley street.
Allen Dycus arrived Wednes-
day from Washington, d. c., for
a visit with the Misses Jonte at
their home on Frederic street and
with Mr. and Mrs. N. S. McGrath,
on their return Sunday from an
extended trip through the East
and Canada. :
Mrs. Edward Stringer who has
been visiting her mother. Mrs.
Sam Zigler while her husband.
Sergeant Stringer, has been on
maneuvers has returned to her
home at De Ridoer, "a.
Friends of Miss Adele Barrow
will be distressed to learn that
she has been critically i'll at her
home on Delmas avenu as the
result of a fall she sustained IN
March ef l943.
Mrs. Tom Thornhill spent the
past weekend in Mobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Thornhiil
spent the weekend at the Edge
water Gulf hotel as guests OF
Petty Officer Max Smith and
Mrs. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. clinkscales
returned Sunday from Leeds,
Ala, after a two-week visit with
relatives.
Miss Adene Williams returned
home Wednesday night after a
visit with friends in Columbia
Miss, and with MI. and Mrs.
|Himba and daughter, in Hatties-
burg.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-08

Miss Jean Nelson left Sunday
to resume her studies at A. P. l.,
in Auburn, Ala.
Mrs. Paul Peterzell of Mobile,
was a guest Friday in the home
of MIR. and Mrs. S. Peterell.
Mrs. Velma Hall and son, Dan
ny Boy" spent Wednesday in
New Orleans.
Sue Amsler, of Gulfport, is en-
joying a visit with her cousin,
Joan Nelson.
Mrs. r. E. Davis left last week
for a vsiit with relatives in To-
peka, Kansas.
Lieutenant Commander and
Mrs. John Mcleod, of San Fran
cisco, Cal, are visiting in the
home of Mrs. Louise F. Mcleod.
Mrs. Lester Wilcox and daugh-
ter, Carolynn spnt Sunday in
Gulfport.
MIR. w. M. McInnis has re-
turned to his home in Greenwood,
Miss, after a visit in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Rollins.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Suthoff
and daughters, Peggy and Bar
bara, spent several days in New
Orleans with Mrs. Suthoff's broth
er, Mr.. H. M. King, in Algiers,
Louisiana.
Mrs. John Kuntz and daugh-
tiers, enroute from Houston, Tex
as, to Tampa, Fla, stopped ove
for a few hours with Mrs.
Kuntz's aunt, Mrs. r. F. Fitzner.
Mrs. M. E. Galloway spent
last Thursday in Mobile.
Miss Essie Beverly spent a few
days this week at her home in
McHenry, Miss.
Private Hartwell McCollum re-
turned Sunday to Fort Meade,
Md, after spending a several
days furlough with his wife and
his mother, Mrs. D. H. McCol-
lum.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-08
ALL Day Gathering
At !. r. Jones Home
For Herman Parker

An all-day gathering of rela-
tives Sand friends of Herman L.
Parker, seaman, second class,
took place at the horne Of Mrs.
j. H. Jones. 623 N Pascaeoula
street in celebration OF bis being
home on a seven-day leave.
Among those in the party were
Herman L. Parker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Simon Parker, Phil Barnett, Pri-
Yates Danny Ferguson Paul Grit
fifth and Tom Klocks, and Corporal
Thurman Brown OF Keesler Field,
Misses Vienna Taylor. Estelie Ev-
ans. Minnie Smith and Doris
Virginia Jones and Mrs. Jack
Walker.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-08
Reunion Picnic Al
Home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
|Scholtes On Ldke

Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Scholtes gathered their family
around them at an old-fashioned
picnic at their recently acquired
home ON Lake avenue, known as
the Reese" property,
The five acres comprising the
tract lies partly along Krebs Lake
and il was there that the family
assembled to be with Mr.. and
Mrs. Scholtes' son, Gregory, on
his return from the Southwest
Pacific as a member of the per-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-08
Margaret Mcintosh
Host To Meeting OF
Moss Point Group

The Atebaitofpi club held a
business meeting in the home OF
Margaret Mcintosh on Friday
morning. Saturday evening Mar
garet entertained the club mem-
beers and guests with a party In
hef home. A weiner roast was
enjoyed on the lawn of the
home. A number OF games were
played. Club members and guests
enjoying this pleasant evening to-
gether were Peggy Suthoff, joyce
Armistead, Jackie Nelson, Laura
NJ. Mays. Polly Faye Franklin,
John Boyette, Warren Rivers,
Alex West, Bobby Mcintosh and
Marshall Jenkins.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-08
Mrs. w. NJ. Colrnes
Honors Lieutenant
And Mrs. Coulter

On Sunday Mrs. William M.
Colmer was hostess at dinner
in honor of Lieutenant and Mrs.
Quinn Gautier whose marriage
was a recent event.
The hospitality took place at
the home of Mrs. Colmer on Co
lumbus drive.
Guests included Lieutenant
and Mrs. Gautier, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hermes Gautier, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Gautier, Mac Gautier.
John Gautier, Jimmy Bishop,
Billy Colmer, and Mrs. Colmer.