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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-09
Thompson-EIey
NuptioIs Center
OF Much Interest

Tuesday afternoon in a four
o'clock wedding of unusual
beauty, Miss Carrie Virginia
Eley, daughter of DIR. and Mrs.
r. C. Eley, became the bride of
Captain John w. Thompson of
the U. S. Army, o of Judge
and Mrs. J. K. Thompson of
S~cottsboro, Ala.
The beautiful gowns of the
bride and her attendant and the
artistic decoration in the brides
family home where the cere-
mony took place combined to
make the event one of the out
standing of the season..
The reception rooms of the
spacious white-eolumed resi-
denee were lovely with arrange
ments of greenery, tapers, shas-
ia daises, chrysanthemums and
asters. Pyramid. candelabra hold
ing white cathedral candles were
placed on each side of the mantle
in the living room against a
background of ferns, palms and
smilax. Two similar candelabra
were used in the center, casting
a soft light on the young couple
as they stood before the i'm
provised altar.
Mrs. Arthur Jones, accompani-
ed by Mrs. Leonard Robinson at
the piano, sang eff God Left
Only You" and al for You
before the ceremony. Mrs. Rob-
inson played the Lohengrin we'd
ding march as the professional.
Miss Theresa Cissna, cousin OF
the bride, was Miss Eley's only
attendant. She wore a rose crepe
dress with harmonizing Access
series and her corsage was of
roses.
The bride entered on the arm
of her father, who gave her in
marriage. She wore a wedding
gown of ice blue satin fashioned
on princess lines with the skirt
flaring below the hips into a
graceful train. The veil of illu-
sion was worn far back on the
head and held in place by a
eoronet of pearls. The bridal
bouquets was CT roses conferred
with an orchid.
Forrest Crabtree attended the
groom as best man and the Rev.
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Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Lotspeich
and Calvin ]. Jones of New Or
leans spent Monday and Tuesday
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
p. May. Mrs. May is a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lotspeich.
A party of clubwomen repre-
sentative of different organiza-
tions in Pascagoula and Moss
Point motored to Jackson Thurs
day morning to attend the an
nual convention of the Mississip-
pi Federation of Women's Clubs
at the Robert E. Lee hotel, thurs
day and Friday. They are Mes
danes Charles H. Gray. Henry
Gautier, Fl, H. Cole, and Hermes
Gautier of the Pascagoula Wom-
ans club; Mesdames Baylous
Stokes and Sydney Swan and P.
J. Higginbotham of the Junior
Woman's Club. and Mrs. L. A.
Watts of the Moss Point Woman's
club.
There will be a meeting of the
Pascagoula Woman's club at Lin
coin Hall, Thursday, Nov. is at
300 p. m. The meeting will
be preceded by a session of the
executive club at 2;30 o'clock.
On Tuesday Mrs. Robert Macy
drew around her a small group
of mutual friends, at Longfellow
House as a farewell courtesy to
Mrs. Joseph Schierer who is soon
to leave the city.
James Lane returned Wednes-
| day from Atlanta, Ga, where he
went Monday on a business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. Blake depart
ed Tuesday for San Francisco
where they will attend the mar
riage of their son, Charles Walton
Blake, to Miss Antoinette Cevella,
November Is. Mr.. and Mrs. Blake
plan to return home about No
vember 20.
1t is with great regret that
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
P. Schierer and their daughter
Susan, and wee son, Joseph, Jr,
will bid them farewell on then
departure Monday for Shreveport
La. Mr.. Schierer is reopenine
his office as an architect, in
that city which he closed to take
up defense work following the
outbreak of the war. He has
held a position in the production
promotion department at ingalls,
for nearly two years.
Owing to the Harvest Moon
Festival that is being given by
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MOSS POINT -.
SOCIAL HAPPENINGS

Mrs. w. ]. Gilmore and Miss
Lille Rhodes of Jackson, Miss,
arrived Thursday for a visit in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win Lennep.
Mrs. j. T. Thompson and Mrs.
Sarah Hawkins left Wednesday
for a visit in Canton, Miss. Mrs.
Thompson will attend the meet
ing of Federated Woman's Clubs
in Jackson, before returning.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Johnson,
Mrs. William Johnson and little
daughter, Carol, enroute from
Atlanta to Houston, Texas, stop
ped over Sunday for a visit with
Miss Ina and Mr. Jesse Thomp-
son..
Mrs. Lynn Nelson of Escataw-
pa and Miss Ina Thompson at
tended the Methodist Zone
meeting in Picayune and Gulf
port Tuesday and Thursday.
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Bridge PorY AT
Crobtree Home
Honors Miss Eley

Mrs. Forrest Crabtree enter
tanned in honor of Miss Virginia
Eley, bride of this week, with
a bridge party in her home on
Thursday evening. Reception
rooms of the home were attrac-
lively decorated with beautiful
flowers.
Mrs. Hartwell Met ollum re-
ceived the high score prize, Miss
Frances Brooks the second high,
Miss Eley was presented with
a guest prize.
After the games nodded ice
cream and individual cakes we're
served to the honoree, Miss
Eley, and Misses Frances Brooks,
Audrey Crook, Olive Elkin,
Alice and Margaret Colmer,
Theresa Cissna, Jane Coulson;
Mesdames Hartwell McCollum,
J. c. Avent, James Powell, Gene
Ellis, w. w. Jenkins, Frank Mix
on, Roy Eller, William Mcleod,
and F. G.. Spann, Jr.
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Mrs. ]. T. Thompson
Hostess AT Luncheon
Honoring Mrs. Cooper

An attractive group that gath
cred around a luncheon table at
Longfellow House last Friday
was headed by Mrs. ]. T. Thomp-
son of Moss Point who was en-
tertaining in honor of Mrs. Mayes
Cooper of New Orleans.
Besides Mrs. Thompson, COW
ers were laid for Mesdames Coo
per, Sarah Hawkins, Tom Sane
ton, John r. Watts, and Easton
King.
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SOCIAL ;;la:iai.' HAPPENINGS

NEWS mas come ITOm OIlOI
college at Barbourville, KY, that
Miss Ruth May, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. P. May is serving
as secretary to DR.. Brice, head
of the psychology department at
the college.
Miss Helen Stevens of the pay
roll department at ingalls, is en-
joying a weeks vacation at Ham
mond and other points in Louisi-
ana.
On their return to their home
in New Orleans after a weekend
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Sanction, Mr.. and Mrs. w. M.
Darling of that city, were accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Sanction
who spent a few days with them.
Mrs. C. J. Jacobson returned
last week from a stay of seven
days in Hot Springs, Ark.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Easton
King over the weekend were
Frank c. Allen, Frank Allen, Jr.,
of New Orleans and Major Carl
Corbin of Houma, La.
Frank Burghart arrived Sunday
from Fairhope, Ala, on a bust
ness trip to the city and is the
guest of his sister, Mrs. Waiver
ly Jones and Mr.. Jones.
w. r. Guest, ST., was called
to Chattanooga, Tenn, Sunday
night to be at the bedside of his
sister, Miss Janet Guest who had
a slight turn for the worse after
a lengthy illness. Mrs. Guest
joined Miss Mary Guest, who
has been with her aunt for some
time, the latter part of last
week.
Among those attending the Tu-
lane Mississippi State College
football game at New Orleans
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Rey-
nolds, Pol Frederic and Robert
Frederic.
Among the smaller groups at
luncheon at Longfellow House,
Tuesday was one at which Miss
Bessie Perry was hostess in hon.
or of Mrs. Mayes Cooper of New
Orleans who has been the center
| of much social attention of an in
formal nature as the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Easton King.
On a business trip of several
days in New Orleans last week
Leroy G.. Weber was accompan-
led by Mrs. Weber who spent the
time visiting friends and sight
seeing.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Grant, who
returned to Pascagoula for resi-
dence last September have had
as guests in their home on Palma
de la Resca street during the past
weekend, Mrs. Grants sister, Mrs.
Percy Nuss and Mr.. Nuss. They
were en- route to Birmingham
after Mr.. Nuss had received his
discharge from the Navy after
three years of service. Mr.. Nuss
has been stationed at Seattle,
Wash, but received his discharge
at Tacoma. Mrs. Nuss has been
with him during this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. o. Penton have
moved into the pretty new home
that they have built on Grant
street.
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Street Presbyterian church of
Mobile. of which she is chair
man at a meeting at her summer
home on Beach boulevard, Pas
cagoula.
AT the noon hour Mrs. Coffin
invited her guests to Longfellow
House where luncheon was serv-
ed. There were twelve in the
party.
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1S ~
C. A Byrd, zoos Williams street
were his mother, Mrs. Clarence
Byrd. and brother Mitchell Byrd
and Mrs. Byrd and their daugh-
ter, Lady Jane, of York, Ala. Mr..
Mitchell Byrd was lately dis
changed from the Navy after ser
vice in the Southwest Pacific
whare he was stationed in the
Marshall Islands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Craft of
jackson. Miss, spent the weekend
with the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Brooks of 1902
Williams street. Mrs. Craft will
be- pleasantly remembered as the
former Miss Margaret Brooks, of
this city.
Miss Sara Knight of Birmingham
spent a pleasant weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B.
Knight. Miss Knight is employ
ed at the War Department Re-
placement and School Command
of the Army Ground Forces in
Birmingham.
Announcement has come from
mississippi Southern College at
LHattiesburg that William D. Bill
Ily) Trussell, Jr., 1914 graduate of
the Pascagoula High school, is
majoring in voice in the music de-
apartment at the college. MI.
Trusselll, who is the son of Mrs.
lip. M. Carr of Hattiesburg, was
kemployed as clerk and carrier
at the Pascagoula post office for
q year before entering the col
lege. He is a member of the
H~attiesburg Choral Union, Phi
Kappa reporter to the student
Printz", and is pledged to Zeta
Sigma fraternity at MISC.
Tommy, small son of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. P. Bodden celebrated
his fifth birthday by an airplane
ride, Nov. 2. He was taken to
fhe airfield by his grandmother,
Mrs. W. L. Bodden, and uncle
Max Bodden.
Mrs. Armand Walker is now
able to be up and is well on the
road to recovery after several
weeks illness, two of which were
spent in the jackson County
hospital, as the result of an in
fected foot. A visitor in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Sunday
was the formers sister, Miss
Anise Walker of Biloxi.
A telegram from Boston to
Frank Savage from Cpl. Roy Saw
age announced his return from
England where he was serving
wit ha sterilization battalion for
the past two and a half years. In
his telegram Cpl. Savage stated
that he hopes to be home at an
aerly date.
Mesdames Pedro Cox and Fran
els Frederic and Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Johnson and Misses
Mercedes and Gwendolyn Cox
were visitors to New Orleans
Tuesday.
During the weekend Frank
Savage had the happiness of a
visit from his friend of long
standing Commander Walter Friar
of the United States Merchant
Marine, who came over while
his ship was locked at Mobile.
ICommander Friar spent his early
life in Pascagoula and the two
friends had much to talk about
during the overnight visit. Com
mander Friar returned to Mobile
Monday morning.
Staff Sergeant and Mrs. Muir
ray C. Kroeger arrived Wednes-
day from st. Petersburg, Fla, for
a visit in the home of his broth
er, Dale Kroeger at 1105 East
Tyler Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Stone, MI.
and Mrs. T. w. Hudson, and
/ Misses Laura Marie and Nell
Hudson attended the Pascagou-
la ogalusa game at Bogalusa
Friday evening.
T Mrs. William Iverson who with
her daughter, Elizabeth, has been
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Marvin WeStfaul recently gave
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Westfaul of Moss Point, a sur
prise by phoning them from Mo-
bile that he was coming to spend
the week with them. He was
accompanied by a shipmate, Ken
meth Wood of Maryland. They
returned to their ship, the USS
Destroyer Power" during the
weekend. Marvin has the rat
ing of submarine sounder.
Pharmacists Mate Second Glass
and Mrs. Edwin M. Martinez, now
stationed in San Diego, Calf,
r receiving congratulations over
the birth of their second son, Rob-
ert Bruce, who Was born October
2, 1945.
Jim Dees, E. L. Harper, E. A.
Khayat, Frank Spann, Jr., 7. K.
Swayze, Dick Dickson, Jack
Fields, Gene Stauter, M. ]. Bull
lock, Graham Rape, Charles Ar
instead, A. L. Monroe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Wells, Mrs. Robert
Wells, Norman and Frank Wells
were among Moss Pointians who
attended the Ole Miss-Louisiana
State University football game
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Wood, and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Wilkerson
formed a party attending the
Mississippi State Tulane Univer-
sity football game last Saturday
at New Orleans.
Mrs. J. C. Hassell and Mrs. j.
F. Hassell we're visitors to Camp
Shelby, Miss. Sunday. They ac-
companied Cpl. ]. C. Hassell who
reported there after a furlough
of several days spent with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Colmer, OF
Starkville, Miss, returned We'd
nesday to their home after a
visit with Mr. Coimer's mother,
Mrs. Fritz Colmer, and sisters.
Misses Alice and Margaret Col
mer.
Miss Agnes Werner and Mrs.
H. Duckworth were visitors to
Mobile Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fitzner
and daughter, Seleste, and son,
George, of Mobile, were guests
Sunday in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. F. Fitzner.
Mrs. Leroy Weeks of Howison,
Miss. spent several days this
week with her aunt, Mrs. G. w
Bowen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aven Bilbo and
daughter arrived this week from
San Deigo, Calf. to make their
home. MI. Bilbo has recently
been discharged from the navy
Edwin Lennep a student al
A.P.I. in Auburn, Ala, spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Lennep.
Mrs. Gregory Wood and daugh-
ter, Mary Gene. Mrs. G. P. Wood
Mrs. Amelia Cook and Gregory
Cook were visitors to Mobile
Wednesday.
Mrs. L. A. Watts left Thursday
to attend a meeting of the Fed
Grated Woman's Club IN Jackson
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ONE FOR THE o

Chicago, AP.-The Chicago
Public Library dominates George
F. Anderson as the perfect cus-
toner. He took out a book a
week for SO years, and never
had one overdue.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-11-09
TAM YOUR
CHILD

Adorable tarns in a
selection of Blue,
White, Pink, Red,
Yellow or Brown.
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visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
7. Y Morgan, and her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Gilmer, with
lizabeth, will leave for their
ONE in Port Arthur. Texas, next
Monday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-06
Il. ". DURLING

women in the United States
than in 1910. Most recent fig
ures state that l7.750,000 fe-
males are now collecting pay
checks. Is also said that three
out of four Of the career women
want 10 keep on working after
the war. Appears II is going 10
be very tough 10 get the girls
back into the kitchen.
DASSING by Alfred Bryan.
Il veteran song writer Re-
sponsible for L Didn't Raise
My Boy 10 Be a Soldier, Joan
of Arc. Il Hear You Calling
Me Who Paid the Rent for
Mrs. Rip Van Winkle,' Don't
Try 10 Steal the Sweetheart of
a Soldier. and You'll Never
Go 10 Heaven if You Break My
Heart -
Jeanette Macdonald. The
Philadelphia nightingale. Has
Iust been elected for her nth
term as president of the Bel-Air,
Cal, society opposed 10 tops
that are hard TO get off bottles
and Jars.
Margery Wilson. Once a
cinema cutie. Played the part
of Brown Eyes in D. w. Crit
fth's Intolerance" She is now
an expert on etiquette. charm.
etc. Also is the author of the
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-06

O-Is II possible for a soldier
0 10 refuse the Purple Heart
for wounds received In battle:
Mrs. B.
Ayes.
Q-Whst type of plane does
the marine scout bonn b ng
squadron use overseas b. j. I.
A-Marine scout bonn ber
squadrons in almost all OF their
operations have been using
Douglas tSBD) dive bombers.
Early this year several squad
rons began using Curtiss Hell
Divers.
OF a soldier does not have
the required IS points for dis
charge, but has been In service
over four years, will he be
granted a discharge? j. l.. T.
Ale will not. No dis
charges have been authorized
by the war department based
on length OF service alone.
OF an iIIegitimate child
was raised from babyhood by
the child's aunt, later reached
manhood and was fHducted,
would the mother or the aunt
of the serviceman be eligible
fer the boys national service
life insurance
All the aunt of the service
man had stood In loco PARENTS
lin place of parent) al least one
wear prior TO his induction, she
would be eligible, as well as the
mother, for the insurance How
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-06
WASHINGTON Scene
BY George Dixon

smart enough 10 tell the people
through the press-what they
are attempting 10 achieve. with
out a press agent 10 stick words
In their kiSsers!
This business Of controlled
and directed press conferences
has reached alarming proper
tions in Washington.
I AM so seriously concerned
over this trend | hate TO inject
anything that even smacks Of
levity But these controlled
press conferences frequently
produce the most grotesque and
ridiculous situations.
! have in my possession an
actual account Of a press con-
ference at the war department.
An officer who had become fed
up from repeated performances
Of the same act took secret
stenographic notes.
The fellow being interviewed
was a young air hero. II devel-
oped he had a great many leglti-
mate complaints. but every time
he started TO air one. the public
relations officer headed him off
by INTERPRETING What Maj. So
and-So means and then
proceeding 10 give his own inter-
probation.
My gosh, folks, I'm sorry! On
reading II over | realize that
not one of the young hero's re-
marks can be salvaged for pub
lication They're far too pungent!
IN TIE deficiency bill now
Il pending before the House.
Secretary Of Commerce Wallace
has quested the largest
amount for public relations in
the departments history.
My reaction. from having
heard a lot of his speeches, was
that Mr.. Wallace was quite suf-
ficiently articulate without hav-
ing TO hire a press agent. But
apparently l was wrong again.
Anyway, our Mrs. Janet Green
called Wallace'S office 10 make
a routine check. She asked il
the secretary planned any press
conferences in the immediate
future.
This-and may I have To eat
oleomargarine the rest Of my
life If il amt true'-was the
reply
"Not until he finds out
whether or not Congress is
going To give him more money
10 spend on public relations"
Distributed ~ Kins Features snyd.. Inc.
Reproduction Ia whole or IN psrt
stxtctiy pronfottet.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-06
MARY HAWORTH'S MAIL

are having harmless delusions
in this instance, IN thinking the
attractive young man reclpro-
Gates your yen for an introduc-
ton and feels equally helpless
to promote tt.
Any man with initiative 10
be doing all right in the husi-
ness world would also have
enough "git-up-snd-glt' TO
break the ice in quite respect
fui, plausible way. If hc felt as
strongly about il as you do
II could be that a sign
language Irritation is in progress
here.
The man may appraise you
with approval from distance
and be warmly aware of your
answering watehfulness
But IL such is the case and
there il rests, ! suggest that he
Is married or engaged
Let's assume however, that
my inference IS wrong that
your hero IS shy. contained and
punctilious, An eligible bachelor
and praying for friendship with
you
II woman intuition tells you
that much. then my advice
would he Go over the list Of
men in your office for some
kindly soul Of dignified fatherly
character.
Tell him how much you ad-
mire Mr. Brown. also how much
you respect the conventions.
Ask him II ne. in his position,
can arrange the great favor Of
A proper introduction. This kind
Of wire pulling, without apollo
getic preface. is customary
usage in poitte society. NJ. II.
EDITORS NOTE-Mary Ha-
North eounssLs through her col
umn; NOT BY mail or personal
interVieW Write her in core OF
The Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-06

Ny day does not stdrt until pour
letter comes, dear,
The sun doesn't shine. the skies
ore not clear,
Nothing - right. svsrything's
wrOne,
But whep i,--corrcs my heart
sings song.
The sun starts 90 shine, the skies
are blue,
Ny day has started. Ire had
letter from you.
Bee Capercelli.
PECENTIY while detailing
the hardships Of living in
"walk-up' flat IN the summer
time / stated we once lived on
the fifth floor Of A Walk-up flat
and added 1T certainly was
tough climbing five flights of
stairs on hot summer day"
That was my error. OF course.
you only climb four flights OF
stairs 10 get 10 the fifth floor.
/ didn't mind so mitch being
stuck for the stogieS on this
error, but practically every per-
son making the correction said:
Were you sober. Eddie. that
day you climbed five flights to
the fifth floOr?" That really
hurt.
THERE are about six and a
Il half million more employed
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-06
One Word Led to Another
The Detroit Time.
BY Linda and
Jerry Walter
By Arthur Bugs" Baer


see where some of bigger thinkers stuffed
with plans having Europe sit at the first table again
AS humanitarian of the order Of the third class
accelerate the dotted line But historian
must point with the jerked thumb at some events back
in the Twtching Twentes.
AT that time just 25 years ago shaking the
national tabecloh out of the window And at that time
wrote I'VE fattening Europe up for the next war
That prophetic as cleaning eyes In the for
est For did take the wrinkles out of the European
belly And Europe did ge to So did We.
Senator Thomas and avows in the order men,
toned that Mr. Hoover did make good record in the
last conflict when he federal food administrator at
time before they had discovered that the best part of
the meal were the box tops.
He was chairman of the Belgian Relief and of the
Inter Allied Food Council 1t the framework of the
organization he built that used tres to elect
him president That okay up to sharpened point
But can reason to whoop it up for postponed
We could feed Europe in 1920 but couldn't feed
the American Legonnares in 1890 when they sold apples
on blizzarded street SO far am concerned
charity starts at home and doesn't the doorbel