The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-18
War Loan
Drive Faces
Record Goal
Choirmen Begin Big
Campaign Towurd
S~I.253.000 Quota

Meeting the challenge OF tnlfu
highest quota in the entire state,
Jackson county plunged into the
7th War Loan Drive this week,
making final appointments of
campaign leaders and setting
dates for meetings to spur them
on toward the 81. 253 1000 goal.
Group leaders and additional
chairmen were named in Pasca-
goula where X. r. Hammett is
mastering forces to meet a quota
of $3.50, 600 exclusive of the In
gals shipyard. Jesse Thompson.
chairman in Moss Point declared
that his corps of workers have
started to work and he expects to
have favorable reports of definite
figures the first of next week.
Miss Ruth Cain and A. J. Frank
lin, chairmen of the rural Sec
tions, and George w. Young and
e. G. Trimble. of Ocean Springs,
also reported satisfactory progress
during the first week of the drive.
Drive officials at the ingalls,
Shipyard reported the yard to DE
moving slowly toward the $780,
600 voluntary quota. Chairmen
at the yard are A. M. Swigert
and Ben Dukes. Counting the
regular payroll deductions, the
total to date is near 81 per cent,
II was reported, but actual sales
during the drive to date amounts
to considerable less.
A rally of chairmen and 20
chairmen Of Pascagoula will take
the form of a luncheon at the
USO building Monday at noon,
mr.. 1iurnfnett announced. The
Junior and Senior Women's Clubs
will be asked to operate booths
in the business section and it is
hoped these may be set up the
first of the week.
In Pascagoula the colored work.
ers met to complete organization
under the direction of A. p. May
and chairmen and workers we're
named.
Group chairrnen named at a
meeting in Pascagoula to serve
under J. w. Brumfield, who heads
the business district committee,
with ]. E. Stone as co-chairman,
are: Group |, E. II. Baeot, chair
man and Guy Krebs, co-chairman;
Group 2. Oscar Afford f.
Briggs; Group 3, Leo Rosenbloom,
Anton Kihyet; Group 4, Arthur
Smith. John Grant; Group 5,
Baylous Stokes, Glenn Hayes;
Group 6. w. f. Virgins, N. Hat
ten; Group z, not assigned; Group
3, Roy G. Wingfield, Chester Ly-
ons; Group 9, A. F, Megehee, p.
w. Cox; Group 10, Joe Canarela,
Phil Chestnut; Group II. J. O.
Cole, 7. T. Justice; Group IL. not
assigned; Group ID, James Lane,
j. F. Velcich; Group Ia, DIR. P. A.
Thompson.
Quotas Accepted
M. L. Funhouser and Hermes
Gautier, chairman and co-chair-
man of small industries accepted
a quota of $4,000. Robert Farmer.
chief of police, accepted a quota
of $4,000 for taverns, and Mrs.
J. o. Cole and Mrs. T. I. Justice
accepted a quota of $4,000 for
house to house block system. 7.
r. Wells reported that he be-
lieved 500 can be raised
through the schools and a quota
of $4,000 was accepted for the
colored section. These quotas are
based on cost price and not ma
turity value of the bonds.
Verne Barnes has been appoint
ed secretary of the organization
in Pascagoula.
AT the first of a series of bond
rallies to be held at the Moss
Point High school. a total of So
075 was realized through bond
sales and the 10th grade, with S.
$50, won the prize of a half holi-
day. There are also bond rallies
scheduled in the elementary
schools.
w. L. Mcmillan was named
chairman of the eolored division
in Paseagoula with Walter Barial,
Francis Titus, Annie Winds. Ed
ward Wright, George Loekett, B.
B. Jennings and Henry Whisen-
ton, as vice-chairmen. Annie
Winds, who IS in charge of the
house to house canvass has as her
assistants. Mary Hanshaw. Cor
nelia Preston, Mary Henry, Del
phine Glaud, Lillian Lockett. EN-
ha Bradley. Grace Mcmillan, Ca
mile Martin, o. c. Twyner and
Chester Hanshaw.