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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
Mrs. Collins Is
Sponsor 0fShip
Named For Aunt

The SIS Marguerite LELAND,
1900 ton cargo vessel built for
the Maritime Commission by the
ingalls, Shipbuilding Corporation
and named for the late secretary
of President Franklin D, Roose-
welt, was christened at ceremonies
at the shipyard Wednesday after
noon. Mrs. Thomas E. Collins, of
Somerville. Mass, niece of Miss
LELAND, crashed the ribbon
wrapped champagne bottle across
the bow of the giant vessel.
A special message was received
from President Roosevelt and was
read at the streamlined wartime
ceremony. The telegram, adj
dressed to r. 1. ingalls,, Jr., was
as follows:
Mrs. Roosevelt and I, send
warm greetings to all who attend
the launching of the S. S. Mar
guerite LELAND in the hope that
a craft which bears so honored
a name will make many a safe
journey and always find a peace
full harbor."
Attractively gowned in navy
blue, Mrs. Collins added a loose
watermelon colored coat to her
costume when she assembled to
the sponsors stand. She wore a
small navy blue nat.
A luncheon preceded the launch
ing ceremonies in honor of the
sponsor and her party, which con-
sisted of her sister, Miss Barbara
Farwell, as maid of honor, and
her mother, Mrs. Anna Rochon,
and Miss LeHand's former nurse,
Mrs. media Diguista.
Motion pictures were made OF
the launching by motion picture
representatives.
Widely known as Missy" Miss
LELAND was secretary to the pres
ident many years.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
War Fund
Goal Passed
In County
Partial Returns
Show More Thun
$4,000 Collected

Passing the set quota by a wide
margin, Jackson County this
week scared over the voluntary
goal of $4,000 in the annual Red
Cross War Fund drive with some
of the returns still incomplete.
With $27 500 actually in the
bank, indications were that Pas
cagoula returns would total
about $30, 800, according to Earl
Hammett, city chairman.
A quota Of $14,52O was assign
ed to the ingalls, Shipyard but by
averaging more than $500 each
the workers exceeded the set
sum, turning in ST., 500 OF this
amount, $f5,809.56 has been turn
ed over to drive officials, 1924
is scheduled to be banked today
and approximately $500 remains
to be collected, Mr.. Hammett
said. The schools had a quota Of
SLOTS and collected $2340. 90 and
$500 was collected through the
post office and picture shows. I'm
der the OCD block system, the
house to house canvass yielded
$1527, or 1927 more than the quo
Ia. The rural sections collected
$185.15, the colored workers turn
ed in 5000 and the business and
small Industries division collect
ed $1,000, making a total of $50,
$50. OF this amount, Mr.. Ham
NETT said, only $27, 800 was actu-
ally banked late Thursday but
the remainder was expected to be
deposited to the fund before the
closing date Saturday.
Moss Point neared its quota
of $4,000 with $4,000 reported by
Cyril Slyfield, city chairman. OF
this amount $1,000 was raised in
the town and $1,000 was reported
by the Moss Point Mill of
the International Paper Company.
Oscar Heffner, chairman in
Ocean Springs, declared that more
than 85 yer cent of the total as
signed to that section had been
received and several large con-
tributions, including the portion
made by civilians at Keesler
Field allotted to the Ocean
Springs division, have not yet
been turned in.
Miss Ruth Cain, who with A. j.
Franklin, is co-chairman of the
rural districts, reported as fol-
lows: Bayou Casotte, Mrs. G.. b.
Hague and Miss Catherine Del
mas, $100; Orange Lake, E. R.
Cooley, $85.15; Hurley. Mrs. Jack
King and Mrs. Andrew Chris
Hanson, Sll7; Wade, N. c. Ev-
eritt and Mrs. R. V. Anderson,
500: Harleston, Mrs. R. S. Hub
bard, S68; Vancleave, Mrs. Bur
ton Roberts, SIS. Other rural
communities have not turned in
reports.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
Forms On Needed
Employees % Be
Filed By April

Employers have two more days
in which to file certification OF
critically needed employees under
30 years old, the Selective Serv-
ice Board announced. These spe-
cial forms are available at the
board in Pascagoula, and must be
filed before April |.
This plan was worked out in
the face of increased requirements
of the Armed Forces which will
result in the induction of a large
number of physically fit males,
especially those under 30 years
of age, Colonel l.. w. Long, state
director of selective service said,
and calls for c%ertification by re-
sponsible government agency of
a small group of these people UNI
der 80 years of age who cannot be
spared Immediately without in
terrupting the war effort.
Colonel Long stated that no
man can be certified" by a gov
eminent agency unless he is doing
work that is indispensable at this
time, in an activity included in
the War Manpower Commissions
List of Essential Activities"
Certifying agencies r Army
Service Forces, Army Air Forces,
War Production Board, Maritime
Petroleum Administration for War
Office for Defense Transportation,
War Food Administration, Coor-
dinator of Fisheries, Rubber Re-
serve, Solid Fuels Administration
for War, Review Committee on
Deferment of Government EN-
ployees, National Roster of Scien-
tific and Specialized Personnel,
Office of Scientific Research and
Development and Procurement
and Assignment Service.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
Clothes Collecting
Drive Opens In
County Monday

Under the direction of county
and city chairmen, the United
National Clothing Collection
drive will begin in Jackson coun-
ty Monday with the obtaining OF
as large a part as possible of the
$50. 600. 900 pounds of clothing,
which is the national goal. as the
objective. The drive will con-
tinue a month.
Mrs. Hermes Gautier will func-
ton as county chairman with
William Alexander as Moss Point
chairman and NJ. L. Funkhouser
head of the drive in Pascagoula.
This is a nationwide collection
to gather wearable clothing o.
all kinds to be sent to the needy
and destitute peoples of war-dev-
astated countries.
Details of the drive were SEIZED
uled to be worked out in Moss
Point at a meeting of city off
Gals, civic leaders. and repre-
sentatives of all church organi-
cations, clubs. schools and indus
tries Thursday night at the COM
munity house. Collection centers
were to be designated at that
time, Mr.. Alexander said.
Pending the naming of eollec-
ton centers chosen for conven-
fence of the donators, Mr.. Funk
houser requested that all cloth
ing collections in Pascagoula be
taken to the old Central School
building on S. Paseagoula street
He expressed the intention O. OBJ
tanning centers in various parts
of the city for the collections.
All donations must be clean
and mended. Good substantial
winter and summer clothes are
needed. Garments for infants.
Continued on Page o.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
Still Discovered
BY Federal Men,
Three Arrested

Three men were arrested and
a 300-gallon still was destroyed
in a raid near Gautier Friday by
officers of the United States Al
cohol Tax Unit. Men placed I'M
der arrest were j. p. Salisbury,
E. f. Salisbury. and E. j. Yocom.
The still was located about four
miles west of Gautier and about
a MALI mile south of Highway 90.
II was concealed in the woods.
Officers destroyed the still as
well as 1900 gallons Of mash and
IL gallons of whiskey were seized.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
Midnight Closing
Violation Brings
Raid BY Sheriff

Cyril Hopkins. operator of the
Pastime Bar at Ocean Springs,
vas fined 500 and costs by JUS
lice of the Peace II, p. Baugez
Monday afternoon following a
raid at 1890 am. Sunday by Sher-
if D. O. Newman.
Approximately seven cases of
whiskey and liquors and a num-
Der of punch boards were seized
n the raid, Sheriff Newman said.
Deputy Sheriffs John r. McNeal
and Fordy Coekrell accompanied
Sheriff Newman on the raid.
The raid was brought about be-
cause of violation Of the midnight
closing rule. Sheriff Newman
said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
DIV. Committee
Launches 100000
Building Drive

With postwar realization of a
three-project building program as
the objective, Our Lady of Vic
tories Committee OF Builders for
Youth is launching a drive for
500, 900, according to campaign
officials.
This program includes the
building OF a new, fire-proof, adj
equate school building, the con-
struction of a new convent which
not only houses the teachers but
the boarding students. and a
youth recreational center, Money
collected in the drive will be
placed in war bonds until such
time as actual building is posi-
BILE.
Leaders in the drive are the
Rev. p. j. Carey, pastor of Our
Lady of Victories church and
general clerical chairman; the
Rev. j. J. Curley, assistant pas
tor, clerical chairman of the
women's division; J. o. Grant,
parish committee head and
James Lane head OF the special.
gifts committee.
Working with Mr.. Grant are
Lee A. Delmas, ]. /. Ford, E. j.
Jane, A. F. Johnson, R. A. Moore,
F. j. O'Connor, j. A. Sweeney,
J. Fl. Terreson. j. F. Velcich, A.
J. Walker and A.. v. Walker.
Serving on the special gifts COM
mittee are j. F. Velcich, A. NJ.
Browne, Herman F. Cox, A. j.
Hoeney, Alton Mansfield, Francis
J. Murray, Percy j. Larsen,
George A. Picou, Vincent Ros
and l.. L. Watts.
The school serves both Catho-
lies and non-C Catholics and at
present there are 36 non-Catho-
lies included in the enrolment OF
800 pupils. The present building
is obsolete and is not adequate,
according to church leaders. Inc
teachers are housed in an old
wooden building which has
neither the eonvenienees o the
comforts that good health de-
mands," church men said.
"The DIV. committee sees the
need of providing a better home,
first, to better protect the lives OF
the teachers ana secondly. to
better promote the interests OF
the children under their care"
committee members said.
The recreation center will pro-
vide a place for wholesome recre-
alton for many t%een-agers in their
leisure hours.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
Missing Flyer
Located IN A
German Prison

The War Department has no.
tffied Mr.. and Mrs. Barton Boya-
Jan of Gautier that their son. 1t
Richard Boyd who had previous
ly been reported as missing after
action over Nazi territory in Eu-
rope. had been located as a pris-
oner of war in Germany.
1t. Boyd who has already at
tanned special honors as a
member OF the Army Air Corps,
was reported as missing Jan. 26
He was located through the eff
forts OF the American Red Cross.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
County All Club
Bows and Girls Hold
Annual Reilly Day

Singing, speeches, contests,
games and races will be included
in the many activities in which
Jackson county All Club boys
and girls will participate at their
annual Rally Day which is being
held today, Friday, in Gautier.
The program will begin at 10
am. and last through the after
noon. Members of All clubs all
over the county will be present.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
Slot Machines And
WhiskeY Destroyed
BY Sheriff MonduY

Approximately so gallons of
whiskey and 10 slot machines
were destroyed Monday by Sher-
if D. O. Newman at the court
house,
The whiskey and slot machines
were seized by the sheriff's of
flee during recent raids on va
rious county establishments.
The whiskey was poured on the
ground and the slot machines
were first demolished and then
burned. Money in the machines
was turned over to Fred Taylor,
chancery clerk, Sheriff Newman
said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
TOOK FALL OUT OF spoKANE

Spokane Wash.-E. P. Mallov,
veteran railroader. recalls that
dispatchers, plotting a new sched-
ule in early days. wired the SUI
perintendent of telegraph and
asked permission to- change the
name of Horse Plains to Plains.
Hell Gate to something softer.
and Spokane Falls to Spokane.
The answer said, ok. Take the
horse out of Plains. take the falls
out Of Spokane-but don't take
the gate off he'll"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
Churches PIon W
Celebration With
Special Services

Details of the celebration of V
F Day in the churches of Pascal
goula and Moss Point were dis
cussed at a meeting of the Minis
terial Association Of the two cit
les Wednesday at the USO, ac-
cording to members of the group.
In general. the program of inva-
sion dav will be repeated with
the ringing of bells when the Of
fetal announcement is received
and services at all churches in
the evening. if the notice is re-
ceived before 8 pm. or on the
following day if the message
comes at night. Churches will be
open al day for meditation and
PRAYER and tentative plans in
clude the broadcasting of a mes
sage over the loudspeaker sys-
tenn at the Ingalls, shipyard. AL
persons are invited TO participate
regardless Of church affiliations
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
ShipYurd Workers
On 48-Hour Week
Beginning Monday

Production workers at the In
gals Shipyard will go on a six
day, 48-hour work week begin
ming Monday, April 2, according
to an announcement made this
week. The present work sched-
ule is a six-day, 54-hour week,
The new work schedule will
find the day shift going on at 7
am, with lunch from IL to 1890,
and the quitting whistle at $3.50
pm. The night shift will begin
at 3:45 pm. with dinner time
from 3:15 to 8:45, and the quit
ting whistle at 1915 am.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30

June LIST is the deadline for
filing homestead exemption APP
plications. ]. K. Graham. coun-
ty tax assessor. announced this
week.
Property holders intending to
file applications asked by
Mr.. Graham 10 do SO at once
in order to avoid a lasi-minufc
congestion.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
Plan Special
Easter Rite
ForSundaY
Program Includes
Sunrise Services.
Contotus. Sermons

The resurrection OF Christ will
constitute the joyous theme of
special services Sunday as
churches throughout Jackson
County join the Christian world
in marking Easter day.
The traditional day of lilies and
new costumes, this Wartime
Easter will see a more saddened
observance of the occasion than
is usual and although there will
be less thought and time devoted
to the Easter outfit" than Gus
tomary. the poisoning forth of
spring dresses and hats will lend
color to the day.
Bringing together worshipers
OF all denominations in Pasca-
goula, the annual Easter Sunrise
Prayer Service will be held at
$50 am. Sunday at the Municipal
Pier. This service is conducted
this year under the auspices of
the Council of Church Women
and the USO. Plans for the pro-
gram have been completed, ac-
cording to Mrs. J. C. Crane, chair
man for the Church Women's
Council, who, with Mrs. Warren
Seeley of the USO, is in charge.
Chaplain w. II. Alien of KEGS
Ter Field will be the speaker. DIR,
/ q Crane naator If the First
PRESBYTERIAN church will be in
charge of the service which Is ex.
pected to attract a large crowd
All adult choirs of the CITY are
invited TO psrticipate and mem.
bers are asked TO come 10 the
pier. bringing their own robes. Al
400 am. A piano nlaced an j
truck, wirf be used f3 6te6}fff3a1y
the singers. with Miss Gene Eason
as pianist. Miss Katie Thompson
will be the vocal soloist.
The Beach Boulevard at the
pier will be closed during the
service and seats will be arranged
on the street and on fine sand
beach. The Pascaeo,lla Garden
Club will be in charge of the
floral decorations which will be
in keeping with the Easter season
and will include a large ross dec
grated with flowers.
Sunrise Service
A sunrise service will also be
held at the Big Point Methodist
church at $50 and the regular
Easter sermon will follow at the
morning service at IL am The
Rev. S. B. Watkins, pastor, will
preach. At 2 pm, Sunday school
will be held, followed by an
Easter egg hunt. At 7:3O pm.
there will be an Easter program
and evening service.
A musical program will be Civ
en- at the Dantzler Memorial
Methodist church in Moss Point
in observance of Easter and Miss
margarine Colley will sing a solo,
"Hellelujah Christ is Risen" ac-
companied by Mrs. j. S. Noblin.
Members of the church will join
the Baptist congregation Sunday
evening for al Easter cantata.
The Story of Easter According
to st. Matthew" will be the title
of the cantata at the Moss Point
Baptist church. In composing this
cantata, Ellen Loroenz has
brought in music a dramatic story
of church sufferings, death. glori-
Gus resurrection and a great new
commission of the gospel.
The Moss Point Presbyterian
church will have an Easter SER
vice at IL am. at which time HOLY
Communion will be observed and
there will also be a baptismal
service.
The Church of the Nazarene in
Paseagoula will conduct a special
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
River Pollution
Ruling Reversed
By Higher Court

J The supreme court of Mississip.
pi Monday reversed an opinion
by the Jackson county circuit
court which granted Mrs. Sadie
Steedes owner Of a fishing resort
on the Pascagoula river, judg-
ment against the Masonite Cor
poration of Laurel for losses she
said were caused by stream pol
luton.
The court granted judgment
here for the Masonite Corpora
ton.
According to attorneys, approx
imately 10 cases in Jackson coun-
ty and 8 cases in George county
claiming damages of the Masonite
Company for stream pollution are
still pending but the effect of this
ruling of the cases win not be
known until a copy of the de-
cision has been received. 1t is
reported that the pollution is still
prevalent and that fish have been
killed in George county recentlN
Mrs. Steede said that her fish
ing resort on Pascagoula river
became unfavorable with sports
men when "a tremendous slug OF
wood fiber discharged by Mason
lite into Tallahala creek and flow
ing into Leaf river and then into
the Pascagoula river, killed prac-
tically all the fish therein, leav-
ing only such few as managed to
run up into lakes and branches"
She testified that fishermen
ceased to come to her fishing re-
sort because zone could catch so
little fish that it was not worth
while to try and this virtually de-
stroved by business"
Masonite paid Mrs. Steede in
l941 and 1912 for loss of profits
but refused to make payment for
the 1943 period.
The court ruled, Justices Alex
ander and Roberds dissenting,
that il must be shown with rea-
sonable certainty that damage
was suffered by the appellee and
that such damage was 4 result OF
the killing of the fish in 1913"
Mrs. Steede said she was equip
ped to accommodate As guests at
one time and that her profit from
the business prior to f94l was
about $3.50 per annum. In l943,
she said, only a few guests came
to her fishing camp and those e
NAMED only a few days, paying
her not more than SIS monthly,
The court decision stated, in
part:
There is nothing in this evil
dence that would warrant a jury
in finding that but for the 1943
killing of the fish, the appellee
would have had more patrons dur
ing that year and would have
made a greater profit from the
business than she in fact did. In
other words, damage to the APP
pellee because of the killing of
the fish in 1943 does not appeal
with such reasonable certainty as
to warrant a jury in acting there
on. From this, it follows that the
court below should have granted
the appellants request for a di-
rected verdict in its favor.
This opinion assumes, but
merely for the purpose of the ar
gument, that the damage here
sought is recoverable if properly
proven
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
|Sl7, OO0,0O0 In New Cont ITS F or ingalls,
Yard; Includes Three ALL Welded Dredges
Brine Recent Contracts For ShipYord To
$4,000. 900: Proqrum Extended To October.
1916 With More Work In View.

New contracts amounting to
$4,000 900 and calling for the
construction of three 352-foot all.
welded seagoing dredges, as well
as additional work to seven YES
sells already under contract were
announced this week by w. r.
Guest, executive vice-president OF
the ingalls, Shipbuilding Corpor-
alton.
This is in addition to the re-
Gently announced contract for the
seven vessels amounting to. S2S,-
600, 900, and brings the total Of
new contracts at the yard to S45,-
600, 900 worth of construction.
The seven vessels will be built for
the Maritime Commission and as
signed to the Moore-Mc Cormack
Line.
This work alone will continue
into 1916. MI. Guest said in an
nouncing the contract.
The contract for construction
of the three seagoing hopper
dredges amounts to $13,000,0 0e.
They will be the largest all-weld-
ed floating equipment of this type
ever built, and the vessels will
be capable of going any place in
the world.
Contract for the dredges was
made in the open market on a
competitive bid basis, shipyard
officials said.
The other contract is for 81
600, 900 in additional work on the
seven vessels which Moore-Mc-
Cormack will operate. The add.
tional contract brings the total
contract cost for the seven YES
sells to approximately $30,000,0 900.
Specially Designed
Three of these vessels will he
especially designed and strength
ened for travel in the North At
lantie where ice and winter
weather exerts an extraordinary
strain on a ships hull, The other
four will be equipped for service
in the tropics, with special tanks
for carrying commercial oils and
refrigerating plants for storage o.
perishable cargoes.
Keels of none of these seven
vessels have vet been laid. Sew
enteen vessels are under process
of construction at the yard now.
with 13 more which have not
been started on. The latter fig
ure includes the seven vessels
referred to and the three dredges.
This work load will carry the
shipyard program through Octo.
Der, 1916, shipyard officials said.
with still more additional work
looked for.
With cutbacks under way in
other yards, shipyard officials
said that there have been the
usual rumors about the Pasca-
goula yard not having enough
work to keep going.
The fact that the company has
received in only a few weeks con-
tracts for more than $43.000,000
worth of construction answers
those rumors better than any
number of Words Mr.. Guest
said.
we have always said that In
gals is a long-range yard-built
before the war and planned as a
permanent yard. 1t still is, and
we believe that S43,0 600, 900 worth
of new contracts goes a long way
to prove the point"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
CHURCH SENT BY MAIL

London = A complete church
has been sent by parcel post to
a prisoner-of-war camp in Ger
many. It arrived from Sweden
in numbered pre-fabricated sec
tons and was set up in Stalag
3s3 in time for Christmas worship.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
Main Street Improved

The curve in the main street OF
Moss Point just beyond the Com
munity House is being widened
and Strengthened. according to
Mayor Gregory Wood. The i'm
provement was made possible by
the gift of the necessary footage
by Carl Griffin and the work is
being done by the city.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30
Service Officer Of
State Legion Will
Be In oscogoulo

John Powell from the State
Service Commission of the Amer
lean Legion at Jackson will be IN
Paseagoula at the court house on
Thursday. April 5. to advise any
claimant wishing assistance, Cal
win T. Bolding, service officer for
Jackson county. announced.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30

In the fourth and fifth centu
ries the ecclesiastical title Pope
was used by bishops as well as
the head Of the Roman Catholic
church.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30

The United States contains less
than seven per cent Of the worlds
population. and occupies only So
per cent Of the worlds land sur-
face.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-30

Gunpowder is a mixture Of salt
peter. sulphur, and charcoal.