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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-26
This glamour girl, an
ex-model, is teaching
soldiers how TO fly.


She's been on more magazine
~ covers than you have room
for in your living room. But she'll be
a stranger to them from now on:
Babs Beckwith is saying g6od-by
to glamour, hello to new career
i'm aviation.
As you can tell from any one of
our pictures, Babs is rare locker.
For years, she led the parade as one
of the most successful models around.
She was also an aviation bug. When
her face and figure landed her in
Hollywood, she had to make a choice.
An attractive movie contract was
waved at her But it had proviso -
no flying Reason: her cautious pro-
Queer was afraid to spend fortune
. building her up and then have his
property fit around the country in
airplanes.
Babs thought it over - and went
to Miami determined to fly.
Cautious Parent
IHE lady already had her private
pilots license She got it in l94l.
Her first passenger was her father.
He is devoted and proud parent.
but before he set foot in Babs's plane,
he solemnly babe farewell to all
his friends, kissed a rabbits foot,
demanded - and got - three para
chutes. Since then, however, Babs
has gone far. She first acquired her
commercial pilots license. followed
that with an instructors rating
which lets her teach fiedgling pilots
how to fly.
After the war, she wants to be
a commercial pilot. ''There'M be
plenty of women in aviation jobs
and I'll he one of the first of
them, hope"
BabS IS very serious about her
work. Seven am. - no decent hour
for cafe-society celebrity-is start
ing time for her at the Embry-Riddle
School, where she got her instructors
training. And she does mans full
sized job before quitting time each
day.
Now that she has her instructors
ticket. she is working harder than
ever. teaching Army Air Corps pilots
how to fly.
Sure, Bud, the Air Corps has
recruiting Office just around the
corner. - JERRY MASON
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
Port Development
Meets
To Discuss Plans

Plans for developing Paseagou-
las harbor were discussed last
week when the Port Develop
ment committee of the Chamber
of G commerce met at the Of
fees OF the Collie Towing Com
pany. The committee. Of which
John Cole is chairman, consists
Of w. NJ. Dutton, John Walker,
w. r. Guest, Sr., and John Watts.
The members devised plans for
developing interest in local port
facilities and outlined procedure
for contracting shippers and re-
ceivers OF freight in three capa-
cities, e~oastWise, micronesia. and
foreign. This committee will func-
ton in cooperation with the Mis-
sissippi board of development
and locally with the Port Com
mission.
In offering It's assistance TO the
members of the Port Commits
sion the committee plans to aid
the commission IN its efforts to
expand local port facilities
through the securing of a deep
water route and the arranging OF
a traffic schedule.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
Ration Officials
Call For Tagging
Registration

State OPA officials met here
Thursday with panel members of
the Jackson county war price
and rationing board to discuss Sc
rious tire rationing and other
problems confronting the panel
members in the Pascagoula-Moss
Point area.
The visiting OPA officials were
state director w. E. Holcomb,
Dewey S. Dearman. board OPP
erations executive; Archie Nc
Deffie, district information Off
Ger, and l.. H. Krahn, in charge
of field operations.
Several factors causing a
squeeze in the tire situation were
discussed. DR.. Dearman pointed
out that while the national quota
of passenger tires had been cut
II per cent in September. Missis-
sippi was cut % per cent for va
rious reasons. 1t was also said
that in the Pascagoula-Mos
Point area the tire board was at
tempting to service 25 per cent
more cars than we're officially
credited to Jackson county.
Officials said, however, that a
Continued on Page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
Youth Canteen
Will Reopen
AT Moss Point

The operation of the Moss
Point recreation program will be
resumed this week with the OPP
ening of the Youth Canteen in
the comnsssssity House. Mayor
Gregory Wood announced.
Meanwhile efforts are contin-
uing to secure the services of a
full time director to take charge
of the Moss Point program fol-
lowing the ALLEGATION of 5000 by
the federal government a short
time ago for the operation of the
program through May. l945. The
city has supplemented the fed
eral funds with $2,610, making
a total of $l2.220 for financing
it.
Plans also call for competitive
games and general supervised
play during after-school hours
Continued on Page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
|Chairmen Meet,
Lay Plans For
War Fund Drive

For the purpose of organizing
the opening of the War Fund
Drive on October 9, the chairman
of the various districts of Jack
son county met at the court house
in Pascagoula Wednesday night.
Talks were made by Hermes
Gautier, chairman of the War
Fund Drive for the district in
Guiding George, Harrison, Jack
son, Stone and Hancock counties,
and A. p. May, assistant chair
man of the same district. Plans
were laid for the campaign which
opens in this county on Monday,
October 9. This campaign will be
carried on throughout the ma
ton during the month of October
and chairmen r urging every
one to contribute to this great
drive.
The quota for the Jackson
county contribution to this ma
tional drive has been placed at
$40, 500.
Organization of the Moss Point
drive, for which Ernest V. Suth-
off has been appointed to serve
as chairman, has been completed
this week.
The goal of the drive is to
raise funds sufficient to finance
II welfare agencies for difficult
jobs ahead in the later months of
the war and postwar period. The
National War Fund is being col
lected for relief of war victims
at home and abroad.
A. F. Megehee. county chair
man of the drive, has announced
that there will be a meeting of
the Pascagoula chairman and
other city leaders at the court
house tonight, Friday, at 7:30
o'clock.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
Panihers Open Home Season Tonight
After Downing Murphy High 7 To 0

The .Pascagoula Panthers, fat
tened by a seasons opening vic
tory over Murphy High at Mo-
bile, will open their home sched-
ule Saturday against Lyon High
of Covington, La, in the local
stadium, starting at 8 pm.
The Panthers won a neat 10
victory over Murphy before a
crowd of $500 screaming fans in
the Murphy stadium last Friday.
The Panthers hammered hard all
the way, and most of the game
was played in their opponents
territory.
On two occasions they worked
all the way to the three-yard line
but failed to muster the punch
to put it over.
The single score of the game
came in the first quarter, Muir
ply kicked from its own 18-yard
line to the AZ where Bobby Gard
ner received and ran it back to
the 30-yard line before being
snagged. A pass from Capt. Lew
is Webb to Pete Avera brought
the ball to the IL. Gardner hit
right tackle for a yard. Another
pass from Webb to Avera Melted
8 yards, and on third down Glen
Helm smashed over left guard
for the touchdown. Gardner
kicked the extra point from place
ment.
On the fourth play of the game
Helm broke over right guard
for a 30-yard gain, the longest
run of the night. Bobby Gard
ner's slick play at left half was
a feature of the game, and Webb's
neat passing to Avera and Maloy
Fortenberry laid down consid-
cradle yardage during the game.
All of the last quarter and
most Of the third were played in
Murphy territory. The agrees
sive and experienced Panthers
showed too much power for the
Mobile team, and play after play
brought the spectators screaming
to their feet.
One of the Panther's best
ground gamers was an end around
with Avera packing the ball. The
well drilled aggregation also
showed a bag full of neat half
spinners, full spinners and re-
verses. Gardner was a threat
with a highly developed play
that started as an end run and
ended with a cutback through
Continued on Page 8, Sec. ID
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
Ii. William H. Caniy Among Four
Reported Missing In War Theatres

A war department notification
that 1t. G.g.) William II. Canty,
% years old. USNR, is missing
after an operational flight was re-
ceived here this week by rela-
tives of the young lieutenant,
who is a native of Pascagoula
Relatives said that there was
no indication as to what type of
operation the missing flyer was
engaged in or in what theatre of
war when the flight was made.
A war department telegram
came addressed to his next of
kin. Ensign Dorothy Forsberg
Mrs. Raymond T. Forsberg) who
is stationed at present with the
WAVES at Jacksonville, Fla. The
flight was made September 27.
The message read: THE Navy
Department regrets to inform you
that your brother, Ut. Gg) Will
liam H. Canty is missing in ac-
ton following an operational
flight. while in the service of his
country. The department appre-
ciates your great anxiety but de
tails are not available and delay
in reception must necessarily be
expected"
1t. Canty recently made a
brief visit on leave to the home
of his grandmother, Mrs. W. M.
Canty. and aunt, Miss Mamie
Canty. while en- route to his as
signment. The young flyer was
educated in the schools of this
city and was president of the Sc
Nor class OF the Pascagoula High
school In this position he parti-
eipated in dedicatory exercises
with his uncle, Frank Canty, who
vas acting as a representative Of
the school board.
He attended Louisiana State
University for two years before
%enlisting in the Naval Reserve.
While at the university he took
aviation training, and was a civil
ian pilot before entering the Ma
val Cadet school in 1912 He was
commissioned at Pensacola. Fla.
Three other service men we'll
known in this area yer report
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
Ralph Davis Is
Named To Head
YMBC Officers

Ralph Davis was elected pres.
ident of the Young Mems Busi.
ness Club as the group met this
week to select a new slate Of of
ficefs to serve for the coming pc
Rod.
Others elected were Billie
Schaub, first vice president; a.
M. Swigert, second vice presi-
dent, J. I. Bishop, secretary
treasurer; J. T. Thompson, assist
ant secretary.treasurer; Raymond
j Taylor, sergeant at arms, and
Eddie khayat, reporter.
Members expressed apprecia-
ton TO the outgoing officers for
the efficiency with which the
clubs affairs have been conduct
ed for the past three months.
Among the pfeiects brought over
from the outgoing administration
were completion of the house
numbering plan; participation in
the proposed swimming pool and
recreation project, improvement
OF inter city relations by coop
Grafton with the Junior Cham
Der of Commerce and the Pasca-
goula Moss Point Chamber OF
Commerce, petitioning the city
administration 10 remove the traf-
lie hazard at.-lhe corner OF Main
street and McInnis avenue; con
tinued cooperation with Scout
master Allen by assigning one
member of the club to attend ev-
cry scout meeting.
President A. W. Head and Sec
Frank Spann were es-
peeially compliments for, their
good work. Mr.. Spann served
six months as eeretary-treasurer.
The club members also indi-
Gated their intention of continu-
ing support for Mr. r. c. Ely's
plans for a local library.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29

even game at TT until the fourth
quarter when the visitors scored
two touchdowns.
The running attack of both
teams begged down at crucial
moments of the game making it
necessary for the players to re-
sort to an aerial game to score
or to get into a scoring position.
A passing combination for Gulf
port made up of Nick Pitalo
throwing to Dick Knox and Pete
Altman was especially discon-
certing to the Tiger pass defense.
Both teams scored in the first
quarter via a passing route and
Gulfport used the passing route
Continued on Page 8, Sec. u
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
Ordinance Setting Up Rat
Eradication Program Is
Adopted BY City Council
$4,000 Revolving Fund Will Be Established
For Rut-proofing Work: u. S. Health Service
Will Send Crew For Initiul Start OF Work

An ordinance setting up a rai
eradication and control program
for Pascagoula was unanimously
adopted at a meeting Of the may
or and councilmen Saturday
morning at City Hall.
The ordinance will lie over un.
til October 7th, and will Their
become effective following It's
publication for one time.
Under terms of the ordinance
q revolving fund of $4,000 will be
established which will be used
for administering the program on
a permanent basis. The ordi-
nance as adopted by the city is
based on portions of model or
dinances recommended by the
Health Department at Jackson.
Terms for an inexpensive meth
cd of ratproofing of private and
public buildings are provided for
in the ordinance. with the cost
of the material only charged
back to the owner when the work
Is completed. In this manner
the $4,000 fund is continually re-
built.
Health Service To Send Grew
Following the final adoption
of the ordinance the United
States Health Service will send
a crew of men here to supervise
the rat PROBING of the business
district, and during this time will
also train a man to take over the
job permanently when the work
of the Health Service is COM
pleted.
Statistics show that damage
done by rats is far greater in cost
4hanthe rat-proofing necessary
to eIiminate them. and at the
same time danger Of a typhus fe-
yer epidemic in this section.
The health Officer will make
inspections of city buildings and
owners of those buildings in need
of rat-proofing will be given a
written notice before the work
is started. Violations of terms
of the ordinance is punishable by
a fine up to 500 or 80 days in
Jail.
The work is also epected to aid
materially in cleaning up the
city.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
Early Morning
Blaze Destroys
Apartment House

A fire which started in stored
mattresses Wednesday at 4 am.
destroyed a combination furni-
ture store and apartment house
at 90l Telephone road and badly
damaged an adjoining building
No n was injured.
Firemen said the fire apparently
started when a match or cigaret
fell on mattresses which were
stored in the bathroom. The blaze
caught quickly but three families
who lived in the building were
able to get to safety. Two pump
ers were called out by the fire
department but the building was
destroyed. Firemen said no in
surance was carried on the
building.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
Two Slightly Hurt
In Auto Crash
Monday Afternoon

Two persons were treated for
minor injuries and several school
children escaped injury in an
automobile collision Monday at 3
pm. at Polk and Market streets,
according to Chief of Police c. r..
Emanuel, who investigated the
accident.
Automobiles involved in the
collision we're driven by Mrs.
Johnny Green and Cleveland
Broom. According to police Mrs.
Green was driving west on Polk
street to her home on f. Lincoln
avenue with several school chill
dren as passengers in the car,
Broom, a shipyard employee, was
driving north on Market street.
Both Broom and Mrs. Green
were treated for minor injuries
at the Jackson County hospital,
All Of the children escaped in
jury despite the fact that both
cars were badly damaged, Chief
Emanuel said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
.Gulfpori Commodores Defeat Moss
Point Tigers In Seasons Opener

The Moss Point Tigers, under
Coach T. K. Swayze, have been
hard at work this week ironing
out weak spots that showed up
in their opening game of the sea-
son last Friday night when they
suffered a 20-7 defeat at the
hands of the Commodores of
Gulfport High school.
AS a result the Tigers expect
to put a much stronger team on
the field when they meet the
powerful Biloxi Indians Friday
night at Biloxi.
The Commodores unleashed a
powerful attack in downing the
Tigers in the initial game for
both teams Friday night at Moss
Point. The two teams played an
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
Man Dies After
Found In Alley
Injured By Car

j. L. Owens, a shipyard work.
er who apparently had been
struck by a hit-and-run driver
and then carried to an alley near
Cedar street, where he was left
unconscious, died of his injuries
Sunday morning in Jackson
County Hospital.
Owens was found Saturday
night by Officers J.. r. McNeal.
c. G.. Groves and S. M. Holyfield
in an alleyway near the Southern
Laundry. His leg was broken
In two places and he suffered
other injuries. At the hospital
il vas said that acute alcoholism
was a contributing cause of death.
There were no witnesses to
the incident but doctors found the
injuries characteristic of an au-
tomcbile accident and police be-
lieved the man had been dragged
into the driveway of the alley by
the driver of the car.
However, Police Chief c. r.
Emanuel said another possibility
was that Owens had fallen in the
driveway in his alcoholic condi-
ton and had been run over in
the darkness by a driver VINO
failed to see him.
Owens. q, was employed by
the ingalls, shipyard He died
without regaining consciousness.
The body was sent to McComb,
Miss, where a sister lives. He
also had a brother IN Wesson.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
Final Approval Is Given Recreation Program And
Construction Of New Access Road To ingalls, Yard
Government Grunts Sll7.000 For Recreu-
ton Program Including Buildings. Perks;

Final approval has been granted the $4,000 P~ascagoula
recreation program, and construction of the access road to
the Ingalls, Shipyard, according to a telegram received Thurs
day from Congressman w. M Colmer.
Both projects, vital to P~ascagoula, have been hanging
fire for months and plans already laid for raising the citys
portion of the funds for the financing of the recreation pro-
gram will be put into effect without delay.
Of the 100000 for the program, the federal government
is making a grant of SILT 1000, leaving $4,000 to be raised by
A sustained drive to raise all or the major por.
ton of the funds by popular subscription will be staged, and
the CITY has obligated itself to underwrite whatever amount
that is not raised in this manner.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
TWO OF THE build

TWO OF H build
ings that will be inelud-
ed in the slso.ooo Pases-
soula Recreaiional pre-
gram are shown ut left.
Top is the recreationll
building for whites which
will be equipped with
bowling alleys. dressing
rooms and showers,
and gymnasium. as well
IS offices for the reerea-
ton commission. Al bot
tom is the recreational
building for negroes.
" hich will also be
equipped with q sYmna-
stun. game rooms. show.
ers and dressing rooms
and will have a WELL
equipped playground for
children adjacent to II.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
1915 Auto License
Tags Go On Sole
Here On Monday

Automobile license tags for
l945 will go on sale Monday at
the sheriffs office in the court
house, Sheriff ID. o. Newman an
bounced. Deadline for purchas-
ing the new tags without penalty
is October 81, Sheriff Newman
said.
The new tags have the same
black background with yellow
numerals.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
tEkpAl7K MIN MMl
ETT-NiaTEI:MSIE
Go To Church" Campaign Will Be
Marked By Special Services Sunday

The Go To Church" campaign,
sponsored by the Pascagoula Min
isterial Association, will culmin-
ate Sunday in special services IN
most churches in this section built
around Universal Communion
Sunday,
In connection with the cam
paign, which has been carried on
throughout the month of Sep
TENDER. the Chronicles Star and
Advertiser this week is carrying
a history of most churches in this
section. The histories and pic
lures were submitted by the pas
tors of the various churches.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29

The histories and pictures will
be found IN the first five pages of
Section Two of this sisue.
The object of the campaign is
to have had every person in this
section attend the church of his
or her faith at least once during
the month of September. In this
way 1t was hoped that the many
individuals and families that
have moved into this section
would resume affiliations.
Plans call for the filling of
every seat in every church, in
the section this Sunday. pastors
said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
Access Road. slso.ooo

Access Road. Sl50.000
The access road will cost an
estimated $150,000 and will e
lieve a traffic snarl that has long
plagued shipyard workers and
caused considerable lost time.
The road will be built by the
state highway department and
plans call for a 40-foot concrete
road, with curb and cutters, and
sidewalk on each side.
The route of the new highway
will be up Canty street to Dupont
and Dupont to Frederic, connect
ing with the existing paving at
Frederic and Delmas avnue. This
will route the heavy traffic bound
for the lower coast around the
city's business district and re-
lieve congested traffic in that
area.
The recreation program, when
finished, will give Pascagoula one
of the most complete and extern
sive recreational setups in the
state.
Two Recreational Buildings
Plans call for the erection of
two recreational administration
buildings. one for white and one
for colored. The white building,
in addition to offices, will contain
nine bowling alleys, showers and
dressing rooms for men and wo-
men, a snack bar and various re-
irrational rooms. The colored re-
irrational building will be
equipped with gymnasium, dress
ing rooms and showers and will
be adjoined by a completely
equipped playground area for
children.
Also included in the plans is
the enlarging of the Beach Pavl-
ion and installation of dressing
rooms for men, women and chill
dren. 3
A completely equipped city
park, and a smaller playground
area will be two other features,
The park will be equipped with
tennis courts, softball diamonds,
volley ball courts, sand boxes,
swings, etc.
Location planned for the city
park is adjacent to the present
ingalls, ball park on Market
street.
According to Mr.. Colmer's tele-
gram, work is expected to start
in the near future on the access
road.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29

ed missing during the week.
Mrs. Shirley McNair Mathews
received news Sunday that her
husband. 1t Robert Craig Math-
ews. has been missing since Sept.
8 following a mission over Ger
many. 1t Mathews, who has
been in the service over two
years Was employed here at In
gals for a number of months.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29

His wife and l5-month-old son,
Robert Craig, Jr.. reside at the
home of her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Rourke. at 624
Front street, Pascagoula. The
missing FLYER is a nephew of Mrs.
D. b. Clayton of il08 Buena
Vista street, Pascagoula.
A NJ Dantzler Of Moss Point
Continued on Page 8. Sec. II
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29

When moving slowly. the kan
CARGO uses the tail as a fifth leg
to support the body while the
hind legs are being moved for
ward.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29

Britain is spending over 600
million dollars building airfelds,
camps and hospitals for the U.
S. armed forces in Britain.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29
Owners OF Bicycles
Asked to Register
AT Police Department

Chief of Police Charles r.
Emanuel requests that all own
era Of bicycles conc to the po-
lice department as soon as pos
sible to register their vehicles.
In this way stolen bicycles may
be traced much more easily and
many thefts prevented. Chief
Emanuel said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-09-29

In January of this year. there
were pa trade disputes in Bri-
tain, involving 10000 work peo-
pie. and causing the loss of 232,-
900 working days.
The homeland of the ancient
Greeks was smaller that the
state of Maryland.