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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Work Starts On
New Facilities In
Eastlawn Section

Construction Of a new 500, 000
child care center and recreation
building in Eastlawn has been
started and is scheduled to be
completed late in March, ac-
cording to Eastlawn officials. The
contract for the building was
let 30 Gleun md Hamilton of
Hattiesburg and the structure
viii be located ON 18th street
between Parsley and Washington
avenue. 1t will be of concrete
block construction.
Work has also started on an
addition TO the Youth Canteen
located at Market and Parsley
streets. This work involves APP
proximately $4,000 and the con
tract was let to Adeo Construe-
ton Company of Pascagoula
The contract calls for the com
pletion of work early in Febru-
arV.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
New Bus Lines
For Area Asked
One Is Approved

One new bus route was APP
proved and a second, both serv-
ing the Pascagoula area, is I'M
der consideration by the State
Public Service Commission after
a hearing in jackson, Miss. ON
Monday.
Approval was given the es-
adjustment of a bus route be-
tween Pascagoula and Lucedale
to be operated by c. A. Avara
with the understanding that the
bus would operate with closed
doors between Pascagoula and
Escatawpa to protect present
franchise holders.
The Gulf Transport Company
is seeking TO establish a through
bus service from Paseagoula to
Jackson with three round-trips
a day. The application is OPP
posed by the Tri-State Bus Line
which ties up the majority OF
highways in East Mississippi
with franchises. Testifying for
the operation of UGH a bus
were E. L. Mancil. William Nj.
Dutton, A. L. Monroe and Verne
Barnes from Paseagoula and
Moss Point.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
County Continues To Up Margin Over
e" Bond Quota In 9Th War Loan Drive

Although final figures are still
not available incomplete reports
indicate this week that Jackson
county is nearing the 100000
mark in the sale OF "E' Bonds
during The Sixth War Loan to
pass by a substantial margin its
quota of seas. 900 Tor the drive
The county is also running app
proximately % per cent ahead
'of its overall bona quota OF ST.
1853. 600 for the drive. state head
quarters reported.
The ingalls, shipyard contin-
ued to increase the margin over
its quota when sales this week
were reported to have reachec
1922, 285, "a. The shipyard quota
for the drive was S400, 1000. How
ever, Jackson county does not
receive credit for the sale OF the
iull amount as some purchases
are made at the shipNard but
credited to other counties b.
out-ol-town residents employed
at the yard.
Gautier, under the chairman
ship OF l.. c. Winterton, was enc
of the county areas that passed
its quota by "E-Bond Victory
Day on Dec. 7th. anniversar.
of the Pearl Harbor attack.
With a quota of $4,000 for the
drive, residents OF Gautier had
purchased a total oil Sill l09.40
in "E' Bonds by Dec 7th.
George w. Young, drive chain
man, reported that Ocean Springs
with a quota of SIS 900 had SOLD
a total OF $4,000 in e Bonus
early this week.
Mrs. J. o. Cole, head OF the
OCD block system, reported sales
of approximately $4,000, with
workers meeting more difficulty
in selling bonds during TINS
drive than in previous drives.
Full reports were expected to
be available for next week.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Health Officer Asks
Public To Support
T. B. SeoI Sale

With an increase in the tuber-
culosis death rate in 81 states our
ing the past year indicating a
general wartime rise in this dis
ease, DR.. Felix j. Underwood of
the Mississippi State Board OF
Health is urging that every effort
be made to control any spread.
we have been able to avoid
the threatened wartime rise in
tuberculosis in Mississippi and
some other Southern states up
to now he said, but we must
recognize this seourge as a most
serious problem and continue to
urge intensiiieation Of the cam
paign against it. 1t is particularly
important now to expand as much
as possible the good work being
done by the tuberculosis ASsocia-
ton. | hope everyone will help
the volunteer workers by the lib
eral purchase of Christmas seals.
The value of the case-finding ed
ucational and other programs. IL
nanced solely by these cheerful
little Christmas stickers, is be
You'd estimate
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Habeas Corpus
For Pete Mcleod
Set Before judge

A petition for habeas corpus on
charges of murder filed against
o. L. (Pete) Mcleod, Pascagoula
attorney, in connection with the
fatal shooting of Owen Stoup
were filed Thursday by II. P. Hell
delberg and Ford and Ford, rep
resentatives of Mcleod. The
hearing will be heard Thursday,
Dec. 81. at $50 am. before Judge
L. q SCorhan, Circuit enAft juse
In the court house.
According to w. C. Ravens,
circuit court clerk, THURSDAY al
ternoon neither the state nor the
defense had yet presented a list
of witnesses to be summoned.
The shooting took place at the
front OF the Stoup apartment,
1889 18th street, about 10 O'clock
in the evening. Shortly after
ward, Mcleod telephoned to
Sheriff d. o. Newman and gave
himself up, turning over the IS
caliber automatic from which the
shot had been fired and which
belonged to him, to the officer.
Burial was in Mansfield. Ohio,
and the body was accompanied
by Mrs. Stoup and the two chill
dren. Charles, q, and Jean, S. She
posted a $500 appearance bond
as a material witness before
leaving.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Aid Sought BY Draft
Board In Locating
Local Registronts

Local Board No. | of Jackson
County is endeavoring to locate
a number of registrants of the
board who have failed to advise
a change of address. Anyone hav-
ing any information in connection
with the present whereabouts of
these mem is asked to please no
tify the board. They are as fol-
lows: Andrew l.. Askew, Theo-
dore Bonnie Bell, Randall Linton
Bennent, Leo Paul BreauS. WafE
ter Briscoe Foster. Clinton Harris,
James Hunt, Tommy Lee Lett,
Vernon Long, George Milton
Maddox, Roy McNeill. Paul Hen
ny Partin, Rosie Lee Powe. John
Isaac Rankin, William Dewitt
Reeves, Cleveland Reid, Prince
Tanner, Sam Emanuel Tate, Fin
as Waters and Jack Leon York.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Vote On SIS, 600 Bond Issue For City
Recreation Program Only z Weeks Off

Two weeks from today Pas
cagoula voters will go TO the
polls to decide whether or not
the city will issue $4,000 in
bonds as the city's share of the
cost of the proposed $3.50, 5000
recreation building program.
The Federal Works Admins
tration has set aside a grant of
$4,000 towards the program,
and approximately $4,000 was
raised by popular subscription
in the recent combined War and
Recreation Fund drives.
This revenue will become
available for the program pro-
viding Pascagoulans vote for the
issuance Of the bonds. In addi-
ton the ingalls, Shipbuilding
Corporation will deed to the city
a tract of land with a frontage
Of approximately 600 feet on
Market street, near Polk street,
and with a depth Of approx
mately 1000 feet. This tract of
land contains the present ingalls,
ball park, with its grandstand.
fence and other Improvements
and will be decided to the city
for and IN consideration Of the
sum Of S1.00 paid.
Site of Building
This tract of land is the pro-
posed site Of the brick ana steel
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Child Struck By
Truck Seriously
Injured Monday

Struck by a truck on his way
TO the grocery store to buy cook
les, William Leroy Hodge, five
years old, was in critical condi-
ton in the Jackson County hos
pital Thursday from a skull
fracture. He is the son OF Mr.
and Mrs. L. B. Hodge, 1906 Pars-
ley street.
The accident happened about
2:30 pm. Monday as the little
boy and two companions were
on their way to the grocery
store. At the intersection of two
streets, two of the little boys
paused on the corner but the
little Hodge boy started across
the street and was struck by a
truck operated by Chester Fair
ley, negro. Farley was taken
into custody by Chief of Police
c. r. Emanuel and r. B. McCool
and held pending outcome of the
child's condition.
The Hodge family has lived in
Pascagoula for two years having
come here from Calhoun City.
MI. Hodge is a welder at the In
gals S%hipbuilding Corporation.
The child has three sisters. Mat
tie Frances, Z, Margie Elizabeth,
4, and Dorothy Jean, /.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Moss Point Leeds
State At Band Clinic
In Char" Choices

Constituting the largest group
chosen to attend from any single
school, the seven Moss Point
High school band members who
were present for the State Band
Clinic in Clarkedale led all the
other schools with the number
of first and second chair play
ers, Jimmy Bishop, band master.
announced.
Chosen for first chair were J.
c. Cunningham, alto saxophone;
Felix Cirlot, bass horn, and
Marilyn Marie, E-flat clarinet.
Playing second chair were Ezra
Mays, clarinet and Blanche Sim
mons, cornet. Also attending
were Mary Martin, B-flat clari-
net and Donald Lyle. trombone.
Running a close second, was
Biloxi with three first chairs and
one second chair.
The Moss Point group was ae-
c%ompanied by Mr.. Bishop.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Arrests Made By
Officers In Moss
Point. Poscogoulo

A series of raids on residences
and establishments in the Pascal
goula-Moss Point area resulted
in five arrests of persons eharg-
ed with violations of the liquor
law. The raids were made by
John X, McNeal and M. d.
Johnson, deputy sheriffs.
Anthony Davis, negro, was ar
rested at $40 Dupont street after
officers dug up a ten-gallon keg
of untaxed liquor a short dis
lance from the back porch. A
half-gallon of whiskey was
found in the kitchen, officers
said. Davis plead guilty to the
charge before Judge Kate Dem
ny. justice of the peace, and was
fined $500 and costs.
T. c. May was arrested in the
government trailer court after
three pintS of untaxed liquor
were found in his possession. He
plead guilty before Judge Dem
ny and his fine was set at $500
and costs.
Matilda Ford. negro, proprietor
of a cafe. and Willie Stallworth.
negro, proprietor of a grocery
store and beer parlor, were
fined 500 each and costs when
they plead guilty to charges of
having in their possession I'M
taxed liquor. Both did business
in the Pearl Harbor" section.
Tom Bullock, East Moss Point.
was charged with having u
gallons of untaxed liquor in his
house. He was released under
bond pending a hearing.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Post Office To Be
Open Until Seven
O'Clock Next Week

Beginning Monday of next
week and continuing through
Saturday the Pascagoula post Of
flee and Eastlawn branch will
remain open until Z o'clock for
the receipt of parcels and the
sale of stamps, Postmaster Ar
thur V. Smith announced. The
money order and other financial
windows will be closed at six
o'clock as usual.
According to the postmaster
many people are not familiar
with the current air-mail rates
and it is necessary to return to
senders scores of letters each
day. The air-mail rate for with
in the United States is &c an
ounce or fraction thereof, while
the rate for air-mail overseas is
&c for each half ounce. The post
office department and Army
and Navy urge the use of very
lightweight paper for writing
to members OF the armed forces
overseas.
Another frequent misunder-
standing that auses DELAYS in
mailing is the postage rate for
Christmas cards addressed to
persons overseas. Such cards
NUT be mailed in sealed envel-
opes and postage fully prepaid,
Mr.. Smith explained. Cards pre-
paid at the lac rate cannot be
sent overseas.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Capt. Floyd Doniel
Is Wounded During
Smelling BY Germans

Notification that her son, Cap
tain Floyd Daniel, was seriously
wounded in Germany Novem-
Der 20. has been received from
the War Department b. his
mother, Mrs. Floyd Daniel, ST..
of Pascagoula.
Mrs. Daniel has also receive
a communication from Captain
Daniel, who promised to write
personally as soon as he IS able
to SIT up.
In a letter received later from
the chaplain of Captain Daniels
outfit, his mother learned that
her sons injuries had been sus-
tanned during a heavy Smelling
of headquarters by the Germans
who had been trying to hit that
target for several days. Both OF
his legs were broken.
Captain Daniel had previous
been wounded in q jeep acct
dent on August l when. as re-
connaissance officer he suffered
a mashed foot and a leg injury.
For this ne received the Purple
Heart.
Captain Daniel returned to
duty November IA, after spend
ing three and a half months IN
hospitals in England. He had
only been back on active duty
- days when he was injured
the second time.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Start Work
On Yard
Access Road
New Highway To
Aid In Control OF
Truffic Flow.

A work order has been issued
by the State highway department
for the moving of water mains
and six houses preparatory to
the starting of construction on
the SIT, 1896 access road to the
Ingalls, Shipbuilding Corporation
yard, Donald Simmons, city en-
gineer. said this week.
The preparatory work will take
approximately two weeks, and ac-
tual grading construction or the
new highway will not begin be-
fore about January l..
The new highway, funds for
which are being furnished by the
federal government, will serve
a long felt need in adequately
handling Pascagoula's traffic
problem.
w. r. Wilcox, state highway
department engineer, will act as
project engineer for the job. and
is expected to take UP his resi-
dence here shortly for the dura-
ton of the job. Time limit for
the construction of the highway
has been set as $50 work days af-
ter the actual work order is is
sued.
4o-Foot Highway
The new highway will be of
concrete construction, 40 feet
wide, with a 4 foot 6 inch side
walk on each side separated
from the curb of the highway by
a 8 foot neutral ground. Con-
struction of the highway is Of
course to include curb and gut
tiers.
The route Of the highway will
be up Canty street from the ship
yard TO Dupont avenue, out Du-
pont avenue to Frederic street,
and UP Frederic street to Delmas
avenue where it will connect
with the present paving on Fred
eric from Delmas avenue to
Highway 80.
This will give outbound ship
yard traffic two outlets, north
bound out Lincoln avenue to Mar
ket and up Market to Highway
80. and southbound over the new
access road, shunting all heavy
traffic around the business dis
trict and eliminating the traffic
bottleneck that has developed at
the functions of South Pascagoula
and Delmas and Canty street and
Delmas.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15

recreation and community build
ing containing a modern gymna-
stun, bowling alleys. dressing
rooms and other features. A park
and playground will be ada
cent to the building. In addition
the program includes a brick
and steel community house and
gymnasium for the negro popu-
lation of the city, a playground
on Parsley and Mantou streets
and the enlargement and in
stalling of additional facilities at
the Municipal Beach Park and
pier.
The program has the full APP
prevail of the incoming city adj
ministration headed by John r.
Watts, who was named mayor
at the last election, and the out
going administration headed by
Mayor Walter r. Gulley. De
tails of the bond issue and vote
were settled at joint meetings
of the two administrations.
II was pointed out that the
financing of the bond issue
would call for approximately !
mill, or 80 cents yearly for each
$1,000 of valuation.
All voters who voted IN the
last city election, and those who
have registered before the dead
line since are eligible TO vote in
the election.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Invitations For
Soldiers Asked
Al ChriSimaSiilne

Citizens OF Pascagoula and
Moss Point and OF the entire Gull
Coast have been requested by the
Camp and Hospital Service of the
American Red Cross, working
with keesler Field TO invite ser
vieemen VINO are ambulatory pa
tents at the keesler hospitatinto
their homes for Christmas dinner,
Ms. Edith Grimm, home service
secretary, announced Thursday.
These are men who are not
physically abe to travel the dis
lance required TO reach their own
homes" she explained but are
able 10 come the short distance
between here and Biloxi. In is
suing Invitations To the men, the
host or hostess would be playing
a very real Santa Claus to some
serviceman who would probably
otherwise spend a homesiek
Christmas Day at the field hospi-
tai
This is the first time this has
been attempted Mrs. Grimm stat
ed, and it is hoped that at least
80 homes in the Paseagoula-Moss
Point area will be opened to one
or more servicemen.
Basing a special plea to fami-
lies o. servieemen who are too
far away to come home Tor the
holiday on the idea OF extending
hospitality to another member OF
the Armed Forces as a substi-
tute. Mrs. Grimm pointed out that
any family having accommoda-
items ma invite these servicemen
to spend Christmas Eve and
Christmas Eve night IN their
homes L there is not room, she
san. the invitation may be only
Tor ChristmaV Day and dinner.
Anyone desiring 10 have a ser
Viceman guest is requested 10
write MS or her name and mail
II Ia the local Ret Cross Office OF
telephone Mrs. Henry Gautier at
239 OF MS. Grimm al either the
Office, 20s, or the emergency
number, 1918.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
PrioritieS Analyst
Scheduled To Be In
P~oscogoulo Dec. IS

A priorities a~nalvsist will be
available for conference Tues
day at the Chamber of Com
meree office in Pascagoula, or
ganization officials announced.
Appointments to discuss any
problems in connection with pri-
critics may be made for that day
by telephoning the Chamber OF
Commerce at No. TT. Although
the making of appointments Will
insure less waiting, those with
out appointments will be seen
as time allows, it was explained.
A. G. Mcintosh. state director OF
the War Production Board, mas
promised that if there is suffi-
cient demand, this service will
be made available here once
each month.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Christmas Pageant
Slated w dnesduY Al
Moss Point Church

The Moss Point Presbyterian
church will present a Christmas
pageant, silent Night, Holy
Night" Wednesday, December
20, at 8 pm. at the church. The
pageant is being directed and
sponsored by Circle Three. In
accordance with the annual GUS
tom of the church, the Christmas
stoyy will be d~fAtnatizcd 81 The
pageant with the familiar
Christmas carols. Everyone is
invited to attend.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
A SURPLUS

Vanceburg, Ky. = For more
than 20 years, no funds have
been solicited in anv way at the
Hills Chapel Christian Church
here. The members voted to dis
pense with the collection be-
cause thev did not like to invite
friends to services, then ask
them for money. The church has
been rebuilt and a minister re-
tanned. There are no debts and
there is a surplus in the treas
urY.
Contributions are voluntary
with congregation and visitors.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
USS Criggs Commissioned AT ingalls,
ShipYard By Rear Admiral Bennett

The USS Griggs joined tn,
greatest fleet in naval history of
ficjally Thursday afternoon whel
the red, white and blue commits
sioning pennant was hoisted t.
the mainmast Of the huge III
600-ton attack transport as !
lay at the dock at the ingalls,
shipyard here.
Rear Admiral A. c. Bennett
USN, commandment of the Eighth
Naval District, personally put
the ship in commission at the
yard in q ceremony marked with
sentiment despite the impress
sive formality of the occasion.
Admiral Bennett. who came
up from his headquarters in New
Orleans by plane, turned over
command of the ship to Captain
Arthur c. Wood, USN, 43 years
old, of Athens, Ca, who until
November 6 had served as the
Eighth Naval District comman-
dant's chief of staff.
Admiral Bennett recalled that
when the Griggs. named for
Griggs county, N. D., was
launched on May Is. 1914. the
sponsor was his daughter. Mrs.
Betty Bennett Banker, wife Of
Lieut.. Comdr. Donald F. Bank
err, USN, and that his wife, am
other daughter, Mrs. Charles
Helm, and Mrs. Wood were
members of the launching party.
mot one of us, Of course, had
any idea that we would ever
again see this particular ship.
least of all Captain Wood" Adj
miraI Bennett told the ships
company as it stood at attention
on the quarterback.
Such q happy coinci-
dence occurs rarely. TO all Of
as this is not Just a ship; she is
9 member Of the Bennett Wood
family. W. were present when
she first slid down the ways. We
are here today to wish her bon
voyage and we. through Captain
W ncS4, x4xc1 IL re 4ssn ncr IN
q long glorious Naval career"
Captain Has "Enviable Record"
Admiral Bennett told the
ships company that Captain
Wood, a graduate of the Glass of
1924 at the U. S. Naval Acad-
envy, s'has an enviable record for
his entire Naval career and is an
outstanding officer of the serv-
ice" pointing out that he has
served in battleships and de-
stroyers. in submarines for eight
years, as assistant gunnery Off
Ger of the cruiser Savannah, and
at one time commanded the Sub
marine RI and the destroyers
MaeLeish and Somers.
He called attention to the fact
that assault ships like the Griggs
are vital to the continuation of
our offensive in the Pacific" and
said that they are the Nays
number one production priority
at present.
Admiral Bennett pointing to
the urgent need for rapid con-
%struction of such ships, quoted a
recent statement by President
Roosevelt, in which the latter
said, May | personally urge
that every man and woman en-
gagged in the construction of
combat loaded transports be in
formed Immediately of the i'm
portance of delivering them at
Continued on page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15

WACs serve in Army hospi-
tails, helping wounded men to
overcome handicaps and battle
shock. The Army trains medi-
cal technicians at Camp After
bury. Ind.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15

The State Museum. University.
Ala, contains in the geological
section 10000 specimens and cam
pies Of the res and minerals OF
the state.
California has L mountains
with an altitude OF more than Ii
600 feet.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
wEIGHTY DEAL

Springfield, Ill.-Heaviest con-
signment OF cash in the war
bond campaign in the Illinois
capital came from the boy scouts
of Troop $500 niekels.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15

Sheriff To Undergo
Operation In New
Orleans This Week

Sheriff D. O. Newman, ac-
companied by Mrs. Newman,
left Thursday for New Orleans
where he will undergo a throat
operation at a hospital there.
Sheriff Newman will remain
in the hospital for a few days
before returning to Pasca-
goula where he will be con-
fined to his home for an adj
ditional period.
By l94l Liberia was producing
four times the amount of rubber
it produced in 1886.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15

Ox-hair is used IN plaster as 8
binding medium.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15

Ninety per cent Of the worlds
nickel supply comes from Canada.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-15
Site of BUILDING

THIS tract Of land IS the pro-
posed site Of the brick ana steel