The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-10-19
Extend War
Fund Drive
Time Limit
HulfwuY Murk Of
Quota Reached.
CChG:.:mee.n Report

Chairmen and workers in Jack
son County, working on dor
rowed time" increased their eff
forts this week to reach the coun-
ty War Fund Drive quota Of ST.
eco by early next week. The
drive was originally scheduled to
end Monday but the time was
extended through the state as
well as in the county,
The combined War Fund and
Community Chest drive in Pasca-
Roula swept past the halfway
mark, according to Hermes Gau-
tier, Pascagoula chairman, as $12,-
900 of the $4,000 quota was re-
ported collected Half of this
quota was assigned as Pasca-
gouia's share Of the War Fund
amount and the other $4,000 was
adopted as the goal for the Com
munity Chest funds. The reported
collections include funds obtained
at the Ingalls, Shipyard al well as
In the city.
c. b. Wilkerson, chairman for
Moss Point and all sections on the
east side of the Pascagoula river,
with the exception Of Pascagoula,
stated this week that his quota
Of S., 900 will be reached at an
early date. His ward committees
in Moss Point are actively at
work and collections have already
reached approximately $4,000.
Gavin Hamilton in Hurley and
Big Point. N. c. Everett at Wade,
Kenneth McCarty at Orange
Grove, Mrs. Lynn Nelson at Esca-
tatvps- and Mrs. George F'arransst
a EasSside are hard at work on
their quotas. according TO Mr..
Wilkerson, as is Miss Louise Carr
who is in charge of the drive for
the rural schools.
Marine Makes Plea
In Ocean Springs Chairman Joe
Butler states that his drive is
coming along nicely" and that
Ocean Springs and the area west
of the Pascagoula river should
have no trouble in reaching the
$4,000 quota assigned.
e. A. Khayat. countrywide chair
man of the War Fund drive, with
the aid of Verne Barnes. Cham
Der of Commerce secretary, has
issued several bulletins to work
ers and church leaders soliciting
additional assistance to put the
drive lover the top" at the earli-
est possible date.
A feature of the drive during
the past week was the appearance
of Sgt. Nolle T. Roberts of the
U. S. Marines. who has been
spending a furlough at home with
his family following his return
from many months of active duty
in the South Pacific, at the Moss
Point and Pascagoula High school
assemblies. He made a plea to
the students to contribute to the
fund as much as possible and he
told of the work done for the
overseas soldiers through the War
Fund.
Through the cooperation of the
arrangements of the various the
aters. several speakers have ap-
peared during the regular picture
show programs to make talks on
behalf of the drive, MFR. Khayat
said.
chairmen for the women's Or
CARNATIONS which r making
the house-to-house convass in
Pascagoula are: Lake PTA, Mrs.
P. j. Higginbotham; American
Legion Auxiliary, Mrs. E. A. Ma
son. Chamber of Commerce Wom-
en-, Mrs. T. T. Justice; DIV PTA,
Mrs. E. ]. Jane. Jr.; Central
PTA, Mrs. R. H. Terreson; Young
Women's Business Club, Miss An
ME Lee Cole: Federated Music
Club, r. A. Heritage. South PTA.
Mrs. w. L. Ozburn; Servicemen's
Wives Club. Mrs. W. B. Baxter;
Pascagoula Woman's Club, Mrs
Roy Owens; Garden Club, Mrs.
". A. Wages: Progressive Club,
Mrs. Perry Thompson; Junior
Woman's Club, Mrs. |. w. Brow
der. Beach PTA. Mrs. Warren
McCleskey; Girls Service Organ
ization, Miss Amelia Pickett,
Navy Mothers Club. Mrs. r. B.