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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-02-15

The following letter spaeks for
itself:
Army Air Forcess
2-9-45
Dear Sirs
1 am the son of Mr.. and Mrs, D.
M. Boward of R. F. D. No. 4, Ha-
gerstown, Maryland and they have
subscribed to your paper fof me,
which gives me much enjoyable
reading and I am especially interest
ed in the service men and what my
buddies are doing and their re >c;lons
to the services.
At the present time, l am in the
post hospital recovering from a
fractured ankle received while talk
ing physical training. 1t is in a
cast so my best means of trans
portation is by crutches.
l am one of thousands of air-crew
trainees who are waiting to go to
pre-Flight and start training to be-
come navigator, pilot or bombardier.
Our work varies but I am working
on-the- line, helping the mechanics
service the ships, warm the engines
in the morning and do minor repair
work on the aircraft here a. this
primary and basic pilot flying school
In contrast to your unusual winter
weather there, it has been exception
ally warm here the last two weel S
with the temperature usually reach
ing rs degrees during the day
Friends wishing to write me may
use this address,
ACT. L. Mark Boward, 33903333
Section l 2533rd A.A.F.B.U.
Goodfellow Field, Texas.
Yours truly,
L. M. Boward
Editors Note: Thanks a lot
for your letter Mark. Here's
hoping you make quick re-
covery so you can get on with
your training and hasten the day
of your graduation. Write us
again and let us know how you
progress on that long grind 1--WE
went through it in World War u
that leads to those silver wings.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-02-15

in civilian life was employed by
the L. o. Koven Bros.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-02-15
OUR CITIZENS IN UNIFORM

column of news about washington County
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-09
WATER GUN IN WAR

Brighton, Eng.-The British ar
my is using a high-pressure wa
ter gun which removes the sand
and sets off mines buried on Eng
lish beaches.
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we're served by Mrs. j. K. Ora
ham and Mrs J. o. Kleisner who
were cohostesses with Mrs. Ha-
vens during the afternoon.
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Progressive Club
Gives Comelliu Show
AT Huvens Home


An outstanding event of the
late winter was a camellia show
held by the Woman's Progressive
Club of Pascagoula at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Ravens on
River road, Friday afternoon,
February a..
The show was staged in the
spacious dining room Of the
house where many individual
specimens of camellia were ex-
hibited while other space was
given to group arrangements of
these flowers which are now at
their best in this section of the
gulf coast. There were also show
ings Of early azaleas and flow
ering bulbs.
An especially lovely grouping
of pink perfection eamellias was
used as central arrangement on
the dining table where they were
used with pink candles in match
ing hue.
Arriving guests were greeted
and registered by Mrs. Robert
Reinecke. Punch and cookies
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Mrs. John Huurulu
Hostess AT Purty
For Mrs. RozYskie

AS a farewell courtesy to Mrs.
Adam Rozyskie who was to depart
the next day for residence in
Georgetown. S. c.. IRIS. yoAn Haa-
rala was hostess at a party Mon
day of last week at Kreole.
The valentine motif was used
by Mrs. Haarala in the refresh
ment course served toward the
latter part of the afternoon.
Games furnished amusement.
with Mrs. Rozyskie capturing a
handkerchief as high score fa-
vor. Then. to her complete sur
,rise, Mrs, Rozyskie was showered
with handkerchiefs by the host
ess and her guests.
Mrs. Kenneth Nelson, of
Georgetown, S. c.. was also the
recipient of a lovely handkerchief
from Mrs. Haarala.
Mrs. Haarala was pleasantly as
sisted by her daughter, Mrs. Har-
ny Wright.
The guest list included Mes
danes Russell, Knapp, P. H.
Fields, O. v. Streed. Eddie Mar
tinez, Bill Ellis. Wilmer Harris,
Alton Daffin, Tom Kemp. M. E.
Cumbest, H. H. Evans, Sr., c. E,
Smith and K. c. Mcleod. Jr.
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SOCIAL SOC AL HAPPENINGS

Mrs. John Hill who has been
confined to the Jackson County
hospital for several days, return
ed home Monday very much inn
proved.
Mrs. Laura Mays spent last
Friday in Gulfport where she was
a visitor at the naval base. Mrs
Mays also spent Monday in Mo
bile.
Edwin Avera has bought a LOT
in the Hodge subdivision on the
corner of Beardslee and Ship
yard streets, and will begin inn
mediate construction of a home
Mrs. Claude CuIpepper is re
covering from an illness which
has confined her to her home fol
the last two weeks.
A meeting of the Central High
school and Elementary schoo
Parent Teacher association will
be held at the Elementary schoo.
at $3.50 pm. Tuesday, Feb. ID. A
Founders Dav program will be
presented.
Mrs. j. ]. Carter of Lucedale
was the guest of her sister Mrs
Claude Culpepper on Tuesday Of
this week.
Miss Duverne Watts has re-
turned to the University of Mis-
sissippi at Oxford after spending
the mid-semester vacation witt
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A
Watts.
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to Florida. There Mrs. King and
Ann will stay at Bacon's~by-the-
Sea near Fort Walton, while bus
mess takes Mr.. King to Panama
City.
Mrs. Henry Gautier is spend
ing a few days with Mrs. Leroy
Weeks at Perkinston, Miss.
Mrs. E. w. Timer and son,
David, returned home last week
from a visit with relatives in
Hattiesburg.
A welcome guest in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rump this
week is the latter's brother, e.
Dwight Cunning of Pasadena,
Calf, who is now a senior at the
University of Southern California.
Before coming to Psscagoula, Mr..
Cunning spent several days visit
ing Tulane University. Since his
arrival here he has been a guest
at several dinners and has also
enjoyed a trip to Mobile and Bel
lingrath Gardens.
Miss Hersie Lee Richards has
returned from Pensacola, Fla,
where she was a guest in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clay c.
Campbell, Sr.
Mrs. J. v. Blackwell arrived
Wednesday night from Raleigh,
N. c. for a visit with her parents,
Judge and Mrs. H. p. Heidelburg,
and other relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. v, r. Geer an
nounce the birth of a son, Vasco
Rudolph III, Tuesday, February 6,
l945 at the Jackson County hos.
pital.
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Betty Lou Tucker
Honoree AT PurtY
On Her Birthday

Betty Lou Tucker celebrated
her seventh birthday, February 2,
at a party given that afternoon
by her mother, Mrs. c. H. Tuck
er, at her home on Ford avenue.
Valentine games, such as PIN
ming an arrow on a heart, were
played with prizes being won by
Jack Walker and Roberta Kelly.
Later, the 80 little children
were served ice cream and cake
at a table gay with valentine
place cards and q large heart
shaped birthday cake with seven
candles.
Mrs. Tucker was assisted by
Mrs. H. E. Frederick and Miss
Anne Krebs.
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The Rev. j. S. Noblin aaatend-
ed the School of Evangelism for
the Seashore District of the Meth
odist church held last week in
the First Methodist church OF
Gulfport.
Mrs. Bessie Todd Vetter spent
several days last week in Jack
son, Miss.
Mrs. T. E. Spencer was a guest
of Mrs. T. c. Harrison in New
Orleans last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ". Shields are
receiving congratulations on the
arrival of a son at the Jackson
County hospital Sunday, Febru-
arg a. He has been given the
name James William. He is
also being welcomed by his broth
er, Richard.
Mr.. Eugene Wink, Jr., of Gulf
port, spent a few days this week
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E
A. Khayat.
Mrs. Hyram Burke and little
daughter, Margaret, have return
ed to their home from the Jack
son County hospital.
Miss Duverynne Watts return
ed Sunday to the University ol
Mississippi after a visit with hei
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Watts
The old Tom Morris house, re-
Gently remodeled by George Sta.
plies, has been sold to Mr.. ano
Mrs. Earl Amonett.
Mr.. Robert Crew of Fort De.
post, Ala, was a visitor in the
home of his sister, Mrs. j. c
Hassell, last week.
Miss Heloise Beverly of Nc.
Henry, Miss, spent a few hour:
Sunday with her sister Miss Es.
sic Beverly.
A new home is being built or
Beardslee street in the Hodge
subdivision by w. w. Stiles.
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Mrs. Crubtree Host
To Members OF
Thursday Bridge

Mrs. Forest Crabtree entertain.
ed the Thursday Bridge club in
her home on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Frank Nilsson received
high score prize. Mrs. P. H.
Fields the second high, and Mrs.
r N. Knapp the bingo prize.
A salad course with soft drinks
was served after the games TO
Mesdames Frank Nilsson, P. H,
Fields, r. N. Knapp, r. E. Davis,
]. T. Renfro. ]. c. Hassells and
Alton Thompson
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Valentine Purty AT
Puscugoulu Youth
Cunteen Postponed


Mrs, Hattie coley OF the Youth
canteen in P~ascagoula has am
neunced that the Valentine party
previously scheduled to take
place at the canteen Saturday
evening, Feb. 10. has been post
poned due 10 the construction
work which Is underway on the
building. Mrs. Coiey announced
that a George Washington party
will be held at the canteen on
February ~ II the addition to the
building has been completed by
that date.
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Mrs. ]. M. Mclaughlin
Departs Today For
Home In Philadelphia

Today will mark the departure
of Mrs. M. ]. Mclaughlin, Jr., OF
Philadelphia, Pa, for her home
after a round OF pleasure as
guest of Mrs. II. p. Mclaughlin.
Among the many informal So
cial affairs that helped to make
Mrs. McLaughlin's stay In Pas
cagoula pleasant was a luncheon
at Longfellow House at which
Mrs. Robert Macy entertained in
her honor, a soft drinks party
presided over by Mrs. Clyde Lea
vett, and a dinner at which Mrs,
James Sweeney was hostess.
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ALPHABET SOUP FOR BUGS

Rockford. 1ll.-When a mar
came to the police station to re-
port a theft from his car, the desk
sergeant asked: What did yot
lose?"
Some beta beta dyphiacyano'
diepheldipher," the victim re
piled.
Write it down." the officer
challenged.
Which the gentleman did, ex'
planning the stolen stuff was in
sect powder.
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children of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Peattie. and Barbara Brook,
daughter of Mr., and Mrs. Harold
Brock, and Lynn Swigert,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Swigert of Moss Point. were
home FROM Fairhope, Ala, where
they are attending school, for the
weekend.
During her weekend stay with
her parents, Capt. and Mrs. H,
H. Cole, Miss Gloria Cole had as
guests three of her class mates
at Newcomb College in New Or
leans. They were Miss Beverly
Wolfe, Miss Mary Lee Martin
(Oklahoma City,, and Miss Betty
James tGulfport).
Mrs. Oma F. Moore and chill
dren, Iva Ann and Jimmy, de-
parted durink the past weekend
with Galveston. Texas, as their
their home in that city where
destination. They will make
Lieutenant Moore is stationed af-
ter l3 months of service with the
Coast Guard in the Pacific the
atre of operations. During Lieu
tenant Moore's absence Mrs.
Moore and the children have been
making their home with the for
mer's parents, Capt. and Mrs. c.
]. Ryan.
MIR. and Mrs. Sidney Guy
spent Saturday in New Orleans
where they went to bring home
the latter's mother, Mrs. Ethel
Quinn, who has been spending a
few weeks in that city.
Mrs. Hermes Gautier attended
a meeting of the board of the
Mississippi Federation of Wo-
mems clubs at jackson last week.
Mrs. Gautier is president of the
First District of the MFWC.
Mrs. r. F. Taylor, formerly of
the Maritime commission in Pas
cagoula is now bookkeeper for
the Builders Supply Company on
Telephone road.
Winston Nolan who is with the
US. Navy stationed at a hospital
in Oakland, Calf, arrived on
Thursday to spend a few days
with mis- mother, Mrs. John T.
Nolan. The brief stopover at his
home will be en- route back to
California after accompanying
some patients to the hospital at
Pensacola, Fla, Mrs. Nolan said.
Sunday marked the departure
of Klein Thornton to resume his
studies at Ole Miss, Oxford, Miss,
after spending the between-se-
mesters vacation with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. K. Thorn
ton. He was accompanied by
Bobby Daggett who will begin
his first semester at the univer-
sity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clark re-
turned during the mid-week
from a short visit at their home
in Jackson where the former
went on business. Mr.. Clark is
temporarily residing here in con-
nection with his business and was
joined a short time ago by Mrs.
Clark who will visit with him
for awhile. They both are guests
of the latter's brother, Hermes
Gautier and Mrs. Gautier.
Mr.. and MIS-. Clifford A. King
and daughter. Ann, of New Or
leans, paid a brief visit to Mr..
Kings brother, Easton King and
family Wednesday. They stopped
for a few hours while en- route
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Miss Cook Is Host
To Whistler Club
On TuesddY Evening

Miss Audrey Cook entertained
the Whistler club in the home OF
Mrs. James Powell Tuesday eve
ming.
Miss Virginia Eley received the
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high score prize and Mrs. Hart
well McCollum. the bingo prize.
A salad course was served fol-
lowing the games to Mesdames
Gene Ellis. w W. Jenkins, Hart
well Mccollum, William Mcleod
Roy Eller. and Misses Olive Ell
kin, Jane coulson and Virginia
Eley.
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SOCIAL HAPPENINGS

The names of Misses Rachel
Gardner and Dorothy Hague OF
Pascagoula appear on the honor
roll for the first semester at Per-
kinston Junior College.
Mrs. A.. F. Dantzler, Jr.. de-
parted for Jackson to spend the
/ night with her sister before go
ing on to Moorhead to visit her
mother who is still on the sick
list. aAk
A meeting of the executive
committee of the Beach Parent
Teacher association win be held
at the school Thursday afternoon
February is, at 3:l5 o'clock.
The regular meeting of the
Woman's Progressive club Of
Pascagoula will be held at the
home of Mrs. E. B. Dunten or
River road, Friday afternoon
Feb. 8 at 3:l5 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Travis Avara and
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Haywood, ST.,
spent Sunday with their sons
Pete Avara, and Tommy Heg-
wood, who are awaiting Undue
ton at Camp Shelby.
Mesdames j. o. Grant Jr., E.
d. Moore, E. Hagaman, and Ar
mold Walker, spent last Friday in
New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w Underwood
returned Thursday from a visit
of a week in Crowley, La.
Mrs. r. II. Watson returned
Wednesday from a visit with her
sister, Mrs. j. NJ. Ellis in Cleve-
land, La.
Since their arrival in Norfolk,
Va, Lieutenant and Mrs. w. r.
Gulley, Jr., and baby daughter,
are guests of Lieutenant and Mrs.
Leigh Taylor until they r able
to secure accommodations during
the two months that Lieut.. Gull
ley will be on shore duty. They
departed for Norfolk last week
following a 3O-day leave of abb
sence from his ship that Lieut.,
Gulley enjoyed with his family,
including his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R. Gulley, ST., in Pas
cagoula. Lieut.. Gulley had just
returned from Normandy and
other points in the European
theatre of operations.
Mrs. Thompson Southall and
children, Tommy and Florence,
departed Thursday of last week
for their home at Banner Elk, N
c., after a visit of a month in the
home of Mrs. 'Southall's parents
DIR. and Mrs. Curtis Crane. While
here Mrs. Southall was the CEN
ter of much entertaining of q
pleasantly informal sort.
Miss LA Brown spent the week
end with relatives in Lucedale
where she was joined Sunday by
Major f. A. Richmond and Lieu
tenant George Craig, who spent
the day with her.
Two clever Pascagoula girls,
Rachel Gardner and Doris Mege-
hee, appeared on the program
presented by the Modern Lam
guage club of Perkinston Junior
College at the college recently
Miss Gardner gave a talk on
Language, the Worlds Mightiesi
Weapon" and Miss Megehee took
part in a round table discussion
regarding the immediate need for
language study.
Mr.. and Mrs. Easton King
returned Monday from New Or
leans where they were called the
preceding Saturday by the death
of Mr. Kings mother, Mrs. c. A
King, Sr., after a lingering ill
ness. They yer accompanied by
their daughter, Susan.
Mrs. j. A. Jacobson of New
Orleans was a guest in the home
of Mrs. II. p. Mclaughlin for
several days the latter part oil
last week.
Evening star., 1945-02-10

1t is no easy job to be titular leader
OF a major political party. Gov. Dewey,
chief executive of great State is in
better position than was the late Wen
dell l.. Willkie, who held no elective
ofhce. Even so, the New Yorker labors
under the disadvantage Of being a de-
feated candidate for the presidency He
labors, too, under the possible suspicion
that any move he makes is directed
toward winning denomination for the
presidency in 1948. However, If he is a
man of parts, with definite and clear
ideas OF the issues that confront the
country, he Is in a position to grasp
leadership and give direction to the
party efforts.
Gov. Dewey's political future is on the
lap OF the gods-certainly until after
the elections of 1916 when he is ex-
pected to seek reelection as Governor
OF the Empire State. If he is successful,
he will remain very much in the picture
as party leader. If he loses-he is
likely to 60 into political eclipse. In
other words, what happens to him po-
liticallt depends to a great extent on
his conduct of affairs in New York as
well as on the extent of leadership he
is able to bring to the COP in the next
two years. At present he is saying
nothing about his personal political
plans. He is a tremendous worker. He
Is also a great student. He has shown
in the past his ability to see and grasp
opportunities. To count him out at
this stage of the game would be silly.
His ability to work, and to work har-
moniously, with other party leaders is
on trial. During the presidential cam
paign he had the earnest backing of
the Republicans throughout the coun-
try. Although he had declared again
and again he was not a candidate for
the presidential nomination in 1914,
Republicans from all parts of the coun-
try virtually thrust the nomination on
him. They felt at the time he was the
strongest candidate they could put forth
largely because he was Governor of
New York and had done good job
there. If he is reelected Governor of
that State, the same reason will exist
for his denomination for President In
1919
Evening star., 1945-02-10
De Guu|Ie Speaks Out

A variety of interpretations can
be distilled from General de Gaulle's
latest statement on French war
aims. The reasonable course, how
ever, unless and until evidence to
the contrary presents itself, is to
accept the obvious Interpretation.
General de Gaulle says that mot
only the future but the very life
of France depends on what is done
to the beaten Germans. No one
will question the correctness of that.
He insists, somewhat ambiguously,
on the presence of a French force
from one end of the Rhine to the
other" on the separation" of the
territories of the left bank of the
river and of the Ruhr Basin from
what will be the German state or
states, and on the independence of
the Polish, Czechoslovak, Austrian
and Balkan nations in friendship
with each of the nations that will
have to bear the principal weight of
maintaining peace in Europe. Those
are the conditions which France con-
siders essential. As a statement of
war or peace aims, they are lacking in
preciseness, but, broadly speaking,
they convey a reasonably clear pic
ture of what France wants.
It.seems evident that General de
Gaulle is disturbed at not having
been invited to attend the Big Three
conference, where discussions vitality
affecting the French conditions pre-
sumably are being held. But perhaps
he has been given some assurance
that the wishes of France will be
respected, since he states that the
people of France may await with
out alarm" the development Of
events-an assertion which might
indicate that his main concern has
to do with the effect on French pub
lie opinion of the failure to invite
him to the conference.
In any event, 1t is most unlikely
that the Big Three will fail to take
into fullest account the legitimate
aspirations of France, and the fea-
sons for this go beyond the warning
from General de Gaulle that his
country would be bound by "abso-
lutely nothing" that she had not had
opportunity to discuss and approve
on the same ground as the other
nations. The controlling considera-
tion in this is not implied threats,
but rather the undeniable fact that
no plan of preventing future German
aggressfpn can hold much promise
Evening star., 1945-02-10
Politics Undetermined

His choice by Governor Baldwin
and the Connecticut Legislature to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
Of the late Senator Francis T..
Maloney conveys an unusual distinc-
tion on Admiral Thomas C. Hart and
is peculiarly, appropriate to the
times.
Political considerations in Con-
necticut required the selection of a
man who wore no political label.
There was the need, in addition, for
an outstanding American. There
are few who could meet the bill so
we'll as Admiral Hart, whose politics
are, Undetermined" and who has
served his country honorably and
we'll.
He knows, as we'll as any man,
the meaning of "too little and too
late" AS commander in chief of
our Asiatic Fleet when the Japs
struck at Pearl Harbor-a fleet COM
posed of two cruisers, thirteen over
age destroyers. some twenty-nine
submarines, two squadrons of Cata-
linas and few gunboats and auxil-
iary vessels-his job was to make
what he had last, to keep from being
bottled up by superior forces and to
do what could be done to delay the
advance southwark of the enemy.
There is no prouder record in this
war than the conduct of the men
and ships of this tiny fleet, in CO.
operation with the limited but heroic
Netherlands Navy, under Admiral
Hart.
1t might be helpful, when the
Senate gets involved in furious de-
bate over the specter OF involuntary
servitude" in a draft of civilians for
essential war work, If the junior
Senator from Connecticut could rise
to question Of personal privilege
and talk for a few minutes about
the Battle of Macassar Strait and
of the boys who went down with the
Houston and who fought aboard the
Marblehead and the Boise.