The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07
Propose Creation Of YMCA Here AS
Community Chest Receives Requests

Application for ALLEGATIONS am
bunting to a total Of $l2,050 were
received at a meeting of the
board of directors OF the Pasca-
goula Community Chest Wednes-
day afternoon at the USO.
Prior to the receiving of APP
plications A. f. MeGehee, presi-
dent of the board. announced that
a total of $16,664.35 was collect
ed in the recent combined Nat
ional War Fund.- Community
Chest drive in Pascagoula. The
National War Funds share of
this amount has not vet been all
located and the division of the
funds between the War Fund and
Community Chest was postponed
until a scheduled meeting of the
directors Wednesday of next
week at the USO.
The newly formed Young Mems
Christian Association board ask
ed for an ALLEGATION of $4,000
from the chest; the Pasccagoula
Recreation Commission asked for
$4,000; the Boy Scouts of the
East Jackson District for $l,700
and an ALLEGATION of $3.50 was
made to the Pascagoula schools
for the state paralysis and Grip
pied children's fund.
The application of the Recrea-
ton Commission, made over the
signature of George b. Field,
chairman, pointed out that Pas
cagoula has recreation facilities
OF approximately 100000 net
worth, which will be for the
benefit of the entire community,
and that methods must be pro-
vided for the operation of the
program. No proposed budget
for oneration OF the program was
submitted with the application.
The application of the YMCA
was made over the signature OF
Hugh Dossett, and asked for the
ALLEGATION OF st 5000 for the par
tial support of the proposed pro-
gram during 1916. Present plans
call for the operation of the
YMCA in the Community Build
ing, which will be vacated by the
USO December 31st.
Submit Budget
A budget submitted with the
application amounted to slight
ly over $780, of which $4,000
would be offset by revenues
through sales from the snack bar
and restaurant facilities in the
building.
The officers and directors of
the YMCA were set forth as fol-
lows:
NJ. H. Dossett, president; D. b.
Clayton, vice-pfesident. H. G..
Otis, secretary and treasurer; j,
f. Hundley. J. f. Stone, c. M.
Dossett, V. c. Gill, +. A. Khayat
and Saul Peterzell, directors.
Application for Sl,700 for the
Boy Scouts was made by Henry
w. Gautier.
Following the submission of the
applications, Mr.. Megehee said
that he believed action on them
should be deferred until a full
board was present, and following
a motion action was continued
until the meeting next week.
A general discussion of the di-
vision of the funds between the
Chest and the National War Fund
followed, which was participated
in by E. A. Khayat, county chair
man for the recent National War
Fund Drive. Mr.. Megehee point
ed out that with further solicit
tation, he believed that addition
al funds can be collected. Pas
cagoula's quota for the drive was
$4,000, with an additional $10,-
900 set as the quota for the Com
munity Chest,
The combined drive fell approx
imately $500 short of its goal,
and the question discussed was
whether to make an equal divis-
ion of the funds. or allocate the
National War Fund its full Sl0,-
900 quota with the Community
Chest taking the rest.
Mr.. Khavst pointed out that
with an equal division of funds,
Jackson County would reach ap-
proximately 85 percent of its quo
Ia and be among the 20 leading
counties of the state,
Members of the Chests board
of directors present included Mr.,
Megehee, J. F. Velcieh. Forest
Grant. E. A. Elliott. E. r. Ham
NETT, r. b MeIlwain, MIR. c. A.
Carrier and Mrs. c. II. Gray