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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10
Child 3, Fatally
Burned Saturday
Near Kreole Home

Beverly Ann Stone, three
year-old daughter of Storekeeper
First Class and Mrs. Arnold w.
Stone, was fatally burned Satur-
day when a grass skirt sent her
from the South Pacific by her
father caught fire as she played
near her home in Kreole. The
child died Sunday afternoon at
the jackson County hospital
The grass skirt "like the hula
dancers wear" was Beverly's
most priced possession and had
been sent at her request after she
saw one her mother said a young
friend had received from her
father The little girl asked to
put 1t on Saturday after lunch
and went out to play while her
mother watched over the year
old baby and sewed inside the
house. A group of children had
gathered in a neighbor's yard and
one of the member produced a.
handful OF matches which they
began TO strike and throw on the
ground, Little Beverly stood by
watching when suddenly one of
the matches touched the skirt
and a sudden blaze cnveloped
the child. Frightened, she ran
until a woman in the neighbor-
hood grabbed her, beating but the
fire just catching at the ends OF
her hair and snatching off the
blazing skirt.
Rushed to the hospital. she
was found to have suffered Sc
we're burns of the entire back,
thighs, legs and arms. She died
about "a hours after the acci-
dent.
Mr.. Stone is we'll known in
Pdscagoula where he was mail
carrier until he entered the SER
vice three years ago. He was at
home in May at the time of the
death of his father, J. B. Stone,
and he was sent overseas in June.
After his departure to enter
the service, Mrs. Stone moved to
Kreole
In addition to her father and
mother the former Miss Alberta
Busby of Mobile, the little girl
is survived by one sister, Vivian
Diane; her great grandmother.
Mrs. N. j. Maxwell. and grand
parents, Mrs. Lillian Clark and
w. l.. Busby, all of Mobile.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10
Teachers Attending
School Workshop
Picnic Wednesday,

Teachers from all over the
county and their instructors from
State College who have been at
tending tae school Workshop in
Pascagoula enjoyed a picnic at
Magnolia Park Tuesday.
The party. which also ineluA1
PRINCIPLES o. the various schools
were taken to the park by a
school BUS and other vehicles
where a bounteous lunch was
served At midday and where
swimming and other sports were
enjoyed IN the afternoon despite
the heavy downfall that day.
There were about so present
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10

Tenn. His experience includes 10
years service as principal of ju-
Nor high schools and three years
as social science instructor in
the Morgan School for Boys. Mr..
Johnson is married and has one
child
The Paseagoula High school
band will have a new director
W. H Goodwin, who is gradu-
ate of Southwestern at Lafayette,
La, and who had graduate work
at LSU. Mr. Goodwin was direc-
tor of the band and orchestra
at Whitworth College in Brook
haven last year and has a total
Of ten years of experience in
other Louisiana and Mississippi
high schools.
Registration in the Paseagoula
schools will begin on Monday,
Sept. 3. and continue through
Tuesday Mr.. Wells announced.
Every student, old or new. must
register during the two-day pc
riod in order to be properly elas-
sified and assigned to rooms and
sections before the actual begin
ming of school on Thursday at
8.45 am.
For the upper grades the fol-
Continued on Page Eight
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10
Recreation And
Sanitation Tax
Will Be Voted On

An election has been called
for September IL by the mayor
and councilmen of the city of
Pascagoula for voting on two or
dinances providing for a one mill
tax for recreation and a one mill
tax for sanitation and garbage dis
posal.
Each tax is covered by a sepa-
rate ordinance and each is ex-
pected to yield an annual revenue
of $4,000 in the fiscal year Octo-
Der |. 1945 to September 80, 1916.
The ordinances were drawn up at
council meeting August 3, and
were approved unanimously by
Mayor John r. Watts and Coun-
cllmcn l.. G.. Beckham and V. P.
Dejean.
The tax proposals are the re-
suit of recent discussions by the
mayor and community leaders
concerning means for raising
money to finance the city recrea-
ton program and to handle sani-
tation measures for which there
was not sufficient money in the
general fund which had not been
earmarked for other purposes.
The recreation program will be
financed at the ratio of four to
one by the federal government
but the city has to raise its pro
portion for the $4,000 program
which was authorized in the re.
cent congress.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10
Material On H0ne
At PoscogouIo
Red Cross Unit

A large quantity of material
for clothing for the residents of
Europe has been received by the
Pascagoula chapter of the Am
erican Red Cross and both knit
ters and sewers in the city are
urged to volunteer their services
10 complete this assignment, chair
men of the sewing and knitting
divisions have announced. The
sewing room of the Red Cross
is open every Wednesday morn
ing at 8 o'clock and remains open
during the day. A number of
pajamas and bath robes remain
to be completed for servicemen
in hospitals. Instructions are
given each Wednesday in knit
ting and sewing and additional
workers are needed. The knit
ting includes helmets, mufflers
and wash cloths which are easily
and quickly made. Mrs Sydney
Swan is chairman of production,
volunteer service. and Mrs. d.
b. Clayton is chairman of pro-
duction, special services.
Special thanks are extended by
the Red Cross to Saul Peterzell
of the Jackson County Mills who
is having all the cutting of the
garments done at the mill.
"The task of getting all these
garments cut bv hand is tremen-
dous but this fine spirit of CO.
operation Ma. Peterzell has shown
and his readiness to take over
the job mean our cutting is
done efficiently and speedily"
chapter officers said ,'He is set
ting an example of real Amer
icanism for the whole commu-
nifty"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10
Dickson Talks Ia
Rotary On Needs
OF Good Business

Moss Point Rotarians Thurs
day heard a talk on Vocational
serviceY by one of their own
members, T. ]. Dickson, Moss
Point grocer. who stressed the
importance of intelligent rela-
tionships between the business
man and his competitirs. employ
es and customers.
THE business man and the
merchant who takes the trou-
bic to draw close to his associ-
ates and competitors in the COM
munity most often finds that the
other fellow is very often like
himself, that he is trying his
best to make a living. and is
hustling to do so. Through asso-
citation we learn to like even our
competitors and that is a bene-
ficial thing in our personal lives
and for the community.
OF special importance he
said, are objective and intelligent
attitudes toward employees, who
often appreciate decent treat
ment and praise more than mon
ey. A recent survey, he said,
showed that employees place as
much importance on employer
relationships as salary in forming
their opinions about the desira-
oilitv of jobs.
"The third relationship which
is important to the merchant is
his treatment of his customers,
and his care in seeing that his
clerks and assistants adopt a
helpful and pleasant attitude to-
ward them. A lot of customers
are going to remember wartime
indifference in the postwar years;
and even more important, hon
esty and courtesy are good things
in themselves and should gov
ern the business relationship
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10
City Needs Workers
For Repoirs To
Damaged Streets

The city needs from 10 to 2G
laborerS in connection with street
repair work, and the readying oi
Canty street for paving. Street
Commissioned Lee G.. Beckham
said this week.
City streets suffered consider.
able damage during the recent
heavy rains, Mr.. Beckham said
ard the work has been slowed
due to the inability TO secure la
Dor. Anyone desiring to apply
for work is asked to contact MIR.
Beckham.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10
Tax Equalization
Meeting For Moss
Point In September

The Moss Point Board of Al
dermen has moved the tax equal
ization meeting from October %
September for this year, Mayor
Gregory Wood announced. This
was done to allow ample time to
get out the necessary notifica-
tions before the first Of the vaar.
he explained. The meeting
set for the first TUESDAY in S
tember and the board will meet
every subsequent night until
completion O. the business. proc
ably through Friday.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10
Police Report Five
Pieces Entered
During Week End

Paseagoula felt a wave of rob-
oerles or attempted robberies
during the weekend. Five places
OF business were entered al
though nothing was missing from
three of the places.
The largest theft was at the
Palace Beer Parlor where the
place was entered by the thief
or thieves unserewing the hasp
OF the paddock on the front door.
About S400 was taken from the
cash register and approximately
$500 was left untouched in the
register. The robbery was in
vestigated by c.. E. Mullens and
r. n Murdock.
Approximately SO in cash and
~ cartons OF cigarettes were TAX
en- when the Triple x Cafe was
entered on the same night. Also
broken into Friday night was the
Coca Cola Warehouse where the
dial was found chiseled from the
safe, but entrance had not been
gained into the safe. The front
door lock of the Smart Shoe Store
was unscrewed sometime Satur-
day night but nothing was be-
lieved to be missing from the
store. Thieves also entered the
Kihyet Grocery Store through
double doors on Railroad street.
According to J. E. Shirley and
c. G. Groves who investigated.
Nothing was taken.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10
Plun Red SIS
Nurses Aide Class
In County In Fall

A nurses aide class will be con-
Quoted in Jackson county this
fall under the auspices of the
Jackson County chapter of the
American Red Cross, Mrs. Roy
G. Wingfield, county chairman of
Nurses Aide, announced. Dates
and places for registration will
be announced in the next issue
of the Chronicle Star and Adver-
tiser, Mrs. Wingfiled said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10
Moss Point Tigers Show Prospects
Of Another Fine Football Team

With prospects for a winning
team "about as strong as last
year." the Moss Point High school
football squad will begin inten-
sive training on the schools
gridiron Wednesday afternoon,
August Is. T. K. (Tom) Swayze,
director of athletics and head
Benton Daley.
Daily practice will continue un-
til the opening game with Nor
ton High school at Moss Point
September IA. The heavy sched-
ule of games will possibly end
November %, when Picayune
High school invades Moss Point.
The Moss Point Tigers, who dio
IA "bang-up" job of ringing up
victories last year, are expected
to maintain about as good a
pace as they set last season."
according to many sport fans.
In 1914 Moss Point won eight
games and lost one. In l943, the
Tigers won four games, lost
three games and tied two.
Out of eight running regu-
lars, all except two or three have
had at least two years expert
ence as regulars, Coach Swsyze
pointed out Indications are that
Harry (Red) Davis will replace
Vernon Wells, great all-round
quarterback; that Rupert (Rip)
Cirlot, most experienced hold
over end, will have inside track
for the position of left end. which
was vacated by the dependable
pass-catching end. Don Blanch-
ard; and that the position of
right halfback, held last year by
peppy Ernest (Shyl Pierce, will
develop into an open fight be-
tween Newt Huddleston and
Benton Daley.
Coach Swayze. who will be-
gin his third season at Mo S
Point, and NJ J. (Red) Bullock,
assistant football coach, for the
second year. have been assured
of a great amount of new as well
as experienced football material
for the coming season.
Returning Regulars
Returning regulars will be as
follows: Gene Stauter, right end:
Billy Graham, right tackle: Lew
IS Rogers, right guard; Kenneth
Dynamitel Farragut. center; Ju-
nior White. left guard; Dick
Dickson, left tackle; Mack My
ers. left halfback, and Jack
Fields, fullback.
Other returning lettermen in
clude the following: Rupert (Rip)
Cirlot, end; Spurgeon (Spud) Al
ford. end; Mack Simmons, tackle;
Everett Wells, guard; Carl Byrd,
guard; Benton Daley. halfback;
Newt Huddleston, halfback: Lew
is Clay, end but converted TO
quarterback, and Harry tRedl
Davis. quarterback.
Regular lettermen who grad
uated this year were Don Blanch-
ard. left end; Vernon Wells, quar-
terback; and Ernest (Shyl Pierce,
right halfback.
Other lettermen who gradual
ed were as follows: Guy Lassi-
ter, center: Frank Hammond,
tackle; Werner tPete) Larsen.
guard; Raymond Outzen. half
oack; Loren Knapp, halfback
and Raymond Upton. halfback.
The new material will include
the following; David Parnell.
James Myers, Leonard (Ringl
Rouse. Bobby Head. Max Nc
Cool. Sonny Thompson, ]. 7.
Shepherd. Flem Colville, Harry
Snipes, Shannon Slyfield. c. E.
Roper, Wayne Hawley, Warren
ProuSe ". c. tSon) Rhodes. Bill
Farley. Edward Wilkinson. Clyde
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10
Veterans Guests
AT Moss Point For
Tour And Lunch

Thirty-two patients from the
KeeSler Field hospital were
guests of the Jackson County
Chapter Red Cross for tour of
the Moss Point Mill, Internation-
al Paper Company and lunch at
the Moss Point Community
House under the auspices of the
Camp and Hospital Council of
which Mrs. Henry Gautier is
chairman.
After the tour of the mill, the
members of the group were Civ
en- packages of cigarettes by the
members Of the AFL No. 384 and
soft drinks by the workers at the
mill. The group was then routed
by two ooy scouts to the commu-
nifty house for dinner which was
served by the Woman's club un-
der the direction of Mrs. l.. A.
Watts, president. The table was
decorated with flowers of the
season and a dinner of meat
LOAF, potato salad. lettuce and to-
matoes, deviled eggs and home
made rolls and ieed tea and wa
termelon was served. Through
the dinner hour Mrs. John Brock
PLAYED the piano as did Pvt.
John Miller of Chicago and after
the meal everyone joined in
community singing led by 1t.
Jones. 4 group of girls from
Moss Point served the dinner
and entertained with singing and
dancing and distributed postal
cards of Moss Point scenes.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10
Highway Bridge
Machinery Out OF
Order Two Days

The shearing OF small metal
key" in heavy gears which turn
the East Pascagoula highway
bridge put the power machinery
out of commission for approxi-
mately 4S hours beginning Sum
day evening. during which the
span had to be opened and closed
by the slow process Of manual
labor.
L. v. Murray, district mainten-
ance superintendent for the state
highway department, stationed
at Hattiesburg. said that the key
which fit into a slot between a
heavy vertical turning shaft and
q pinion gear crumbled as the
bridge tender turned on the
power to close the bridge Sun.
day evening about six o'clock.
The shaft thereafter slipped use
iessly in the gear until fastened
by welding.
Automobiles lined up on either
side Of the bridge for more than
an hour while preparations were
being made to close the span by
manual power A boat picked up
a number of the impatient mo-
torists themselves to get the ne
cessary manpower on the bridge
to turn the heavy span by hand
cranking
Cesr Frozen"
Although the metal key was
only one and a quarter inches
square, and several inches long.
the job of repairing the gear
proved difficult. Mr.. Murray
said that another gear higher up
on the shaft had frozen" to the
shaft and that two of the largest
jacks of the maintenance depart
ment were unable to slip il loose.
This made it impossible to lift |
the shaft out of the lower pinion
gear. since the higher circular
Esal was blocked by two "Is gir- |
.sisEsu Aftes iSxn DAYS af worh ne.
crew was able to lift the shaft |
a few inches and burn it off
above the lower gear. The gear
was then cleaned out and the
shaft reinserted and welded.
During this time the bridge had
to be opened and closed between
twelve and fifteen times by man
power. Each process blocked
traffic on the highway about
half an hour. This was the sec
ond time in about two months
that the highway bridge machin-
cry has been out of commission.
The last time the breakdown was
caused by the short circuit of
heavy submarine cable which
had been worn loose by the
waves.
Members of the maintenance
crew indicated that the KEY had
crumbled chiefly because of "old
age, either through rusting or
the phenomenon known as the
fatigue of metals" They said
none of the bearings and gears
on the shaft had apparently been
changed in the eighteen years
since the bridge was built.
The bridge was put back in
to commission under its own
power Tuesday evening about
o'clock. A maintenance crew of
about eight had worked on it
continuously for two days.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10
-Four Men Arrested
For Fighting In
Comus Beer Porlor

Three men were booked BY
Pascagoula police for disturbing
the peace by fighting in the CO.
mus beer parlor and a soldier
was turned over to military po-
lice after charges were filed
against them bv the proprietor
of the establishment. Walter Pei
ham. They were J. E. Redding,
G. H. Redding. and J. B. Bell.
The soldiers name was not avail
able. Bond was set at SIS which
The men forfeited.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10
State Agrees
To Masoniie
Suit Delay
Luwyer Asks Time
To Get Focts On
Products Wur Use

The first hearing of the states
suit for injunction restraining the
Masonite plant at Laurel from
dumping destructive wastes in
creeks and rivers was postponed
indefinitely this week in chan
Gerry court at Laurel by agree
ment between the attorney gen
erals office and the company'S
lawyer. The reason given for
the postponem n t was the
co,npany's request for time to OBJ
tain dispositions from army and
navy supply officers in Wash
ington concerning tn use of the
Masonlte product in the armed
services.
Ellis Cooper, attorney for Ma
sonite. said Wednesday in Laurel
that as things now stand the date
for the hearing will be set auto
matically by the clerk of court
as soon as the dispositions are re-
ceiveds These documents are to
be given in Washington and sent
directly to the court.
In reply to a question whether
he could estimate how long the
collection of these depositionS
would take, and whether he ex-
pected them to be ready before
the present term of chancery
court is over next week. MIR.
Cooper said he could not Judge
how long these preliminaries
would require and added; How
long does it generally take Tor
Washington to act on natter"
Questions Not Prepared
The next term of chaneery court
will begin the fourth Monday i'll
October. However, hearing for a
temporary injunction Is tryable
during the recess, and can be
heard if the state requests it upon
receipt of the dispositions from
Washington.
MIR. Cooper said he had not yet
drawn up his list of questions
to be asked the army and navy
officials by which Masonite will
seek TO establish the military ne
cessity for the Masonite product
in the construction of Quonsette
nuts and other purposes. He said
he hoped to do SO later this
week
A copy of these questions will
then be sent to James T. Ken
dali, assistant attorney general,
and Forrest B. Jackson. Jackson
attorney who has been named by
the state to assist in preparing
the suit. The state will then pre-
pare its cross-qustions and the
two lists will be sent to the Off
cials in Washington.
Mr.. Kendall, reached by teie-
phone in Jackson, said that the
suit had been postponed by agree
ment and that no set time limit
for the preparation of Masonite's
interrogations had been fixed. He
said that he understood they
would be prepared in the near
future.
Mcintosh Makes Trip
Following receipt of the deposi-
tions from Washington, hearing
for temporary Injunction can then
be held. Mr.. Kendall said that
a minimum period of sixty days
must elapse between the hearing
for temporary injunction, if the
injunction is granted, and hear
ing for permanent injunction.
L. K. Mcintosh, county attorney
of Jackson county, made the trip
to Laurel Wednesday to witness
the scheduled hearing. Upon ar
rival he was told by the chancel-
ior that he understood the suit
was not to be called up by agrees
ment between Mr.. Cooper and the
states attorneys. No formal mo-
ton for continuance was required
since the state did not contest the
postponement.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10

In 1771 Karl Wilhelm Scheele,
a Swedish chemist, discovered
that etching could be done with
hydrofluoric acid which eats
away the outer surface of glass.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10

Cobalt is a metal resembling
nickel and is used for producing
shades of blue in giassmaking
Evening star., 1945-04-20
BY the Associated Press.


There's nothing tentative about
food rationing continuing after We
day. War ration book No. S al
ready is being prepared.
OPA plans to put it into use late
this year or early in 1916. Along
with nearly every one else, OPA ex-
poets We day long before that time
There has been no final decision
yet whether the new book will be
for one or two year period. Those
preparing it think, however, that
probably it will follow the pattern
of the current book No. and be
good for about "a months-just in
case.
1--WE certainly hope food ration
ing won't last into late 1947, but 1t
would be more economical to plan
on the pessimistic side than to have
to print a sixth book" an OPA
official said.
Plans for book No. S are based
on official estimates that meat, dairy
products, canned fruits and vege-
tables and sugar will remain scarce
after Germany's defeat.
They also take into consideration
the possibility it may be necessary
Evening star., 1945-04-20
Food Rotioning After We Day
Is Certain; New Book Prepared

to ration all or some OF those COM
modities until Japan has been
crushed.
At the present rate of use, book
No. 4 red stamps for meat and
dairy products will last until about
December /. Blue processed food
stamps will do housewives until
around October l.
If the new book is not ready when
these coupons run out, the plan is
to switch for the interim to the
green point stamps for one of the
food programs, and perhaps to the
spare stamps for the other.
A number of new techniques to
safeguard against counterfeiting will
be used in the new book. Just what
they are OPA isn't saying.
Evening star., 1945-04-20
china's WPB Doing Well,
Minister Soong Reports

China's "war production board,
which Donald M. Nelson set up on
his trip as a special emmissary OF
the late President Roosevelt last
year, is working pretty well" and
has resulted in taking some of the
transportation burden of of the
air route over the Hump, T. "
Evening star., 1945-04-20

Soong, Chinese Foreign Minister,
told newsmen today after . con-
ference with President Truman.
Mr.. Soong said the board has been
responsible for increasing China s
output Of steel, alcohol, copper and
other vitally needed war materials.
He said he discussed China's eco
nomic situation with the President
and added: "He is most sympathetic
and will give us all possible assist
ance."
Asked just how China shapes up
Evening star., 1945-04-20
Soldier Wins Paris Trip

Pfc. Harry M. Ware, 1901 Ver-
mont avenue NV, recently was
awarded a three-day trip to Paris
for submitting a winning jingle in
the Advance Section, Communica-
tions Zone, tire conservation con-
test. He was one of Is soldiers who
entered suggestions for prolonging
the life of tires.
Evening star., 1945-04-20

economically, Mr.. Soong said, I'VE
are faced with acute imitation, but
lit is by no means irremediable.
Sergio Osmena, President of the
Philippine Commonwealth, was an