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Evening star., 1945-06-12

ball leagues and also serve as a COM
munity house." Mr.. Murray, who is
also president Of the Boys Club, said.
Henry Miller, recreation chairman
and 16-member board of directors
will supervise the clubs work.
Gilbert c. Vincent was elected
association president, succeeding
Mr.. Murray. Other new officers in
clude J. H. Noord, vice president
and Miss Florence Luprine, secre-
tary. Mrs. Marie Mold Jorgenson,
secretary for 10 years, will serve as
assistant secretary. Reelected were
l.. M. Green. treasurer; Mrs. Lucie
G. Gibbon, financial secretary and
Mrs. Marie Jorgenson and Wilbur
Glencross, federation delegates.
Mrs. Jorgenson, Mrs. Prudence F.
Steving and Mrs. F. L. Rodgers
were appointed to the Auditing
Committee.
A special July meeting will feature
the installation of officers. August
and September sessions will be
eliminated.
Evening star., 1945-06-12
113D. {. Area Men
Discharged; 10 More
Get Releases TODAY

-Four Washington area men were
honorably discharged yesterday
from Fort George G. Meade, Md,
and 10 more are scheduled for dis
charge today, it has been announced
Also honorably discharged yester-
day were one officer and eight
enlisted men from Fort Dix, N. j.
Names of the men listed on the
Fort Dix release include:
First 1t. John G. Manos, 14l2
A street Sc; Pfc. Tyler R. Anna
dale, 37os Legation street NV;
Sergt. Leonard j. Chairman, 2l3e
Newport place NV; TIA Clayton
Gregg, 1855 Stevens road Sc; Pfc
Fred r. Matheson, Sill Alton street
Sc: Pfc. Clifford E. Saunders, 94s
Eastern avenue NE: Corpl John
A. Stumpff, AIT Eighteenth street
NE; S/Sergt. James Thomas, 518h
M street NE, and Corpl. Graydon
M. Jones, formerly of 1918 I street
NV.
The men discharged yesterday
from Fort Meade were:
Sergt. John L. Duteau, 42O0 Kay
wood drive. Mount Rainier, Md. !;
T/5 Alfred T. Bieber, ATT F. street
S.W.; TIA Oscar Hickman, 1881
Trinidad avenue NE, and IT'S WAL
ter P. Branch, 785 Fairmont street
NV.
Those scheduled for discharge to-
day at Fort Meade:
T/3 Henry D. Curtiss, S14 Garland
avenue, Takoma Park. Md; TIA
Robert T. Sorrell, Montgomery
avenue, Gaithersburg, Md; S/Sergt
Wallace Stamey, Box 23l, BerWyn
Md; T/5 Jesse Hines, 1926 Euclid
street NV; Pfc. Scott E. Rose, Box
1919, Alexandria, Va; Sergt. John
L. Booher, 805 F street S.W.;
S Sergt. Mervin L. Weatherholtz
1907 North Roosevelt street, Falls
Church, Va; S/Sergt. George w
Jones. 30l0 Adams street NE; Pfc
Robert E. Leigh. 2316 Nicholson
street Sc, and T/Sergt. Philip J.
Ceconi, 1907 L street NV.
Evening star., 1945-06-12
Recreation Center
Opening Planned by
Gateway Citizens

Formal opening of the community
recreation center will take place In
mid-July, Norman M. Murray, Gate
way citizens president, announced
last night The dedication, to which
the District Commissioners have
been invited, will feature special
talks and entertainment.
Located at 2505 Mills avenue NE.
the recreation center building, q
remodeled residence, contains an
auditorium and rooms for reading
games, meetings and other activities
ut will centralize our community
recreation activities, which now in
cluoe bowling, softball and basket
Evening star., 1945-06-12
NUPnALS RUMORED
FOR rONTAINE. BRENT

Joan Fontaine-recently
rumored to be engaged to
Walter Abel-and two
other handsome swains-
seems very much engaged
with George Brent these
days! Then, they say, the
beauteous Joan doesn't
know how to say mo"
when a handsome man
comes her way-making
quite a riotous affair Of
Paramount "The Affairs
Of Susan" the Hal Wallis
production that's coming
to the METROPOLITAN
Thursday.
Evening star., 1945-06-12
FIoq Doy Program Planned

Flag Day exercises will be held at
7:30 pm. Thursday on the East
front of the Capitol by the Woman's
Relief Corps. auxiliary to the Grand
Army of the Republic. Department
of the Potomac, and allied organiza-
tions. John Clagett Proctor will
make the principal address.
Evening star., 1945-06-12
Puerto Rican HIand-hooked Wool Ru,

These patterned after DID, omo designs foeoher
homes patterns blending different co|or designs oty
hot only from hondwork Especially
American Pennsylvania
their rugged wool tightly hooked
Oblong and oval shopes
roacvai SIXTH
Evening star., 1945-06-12

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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
Chronicles Star And Advertiser To
Give SIS War Bond AS Contest Prize

The Chronicles tar and Adver-
tiser is among a select list of
newspapers that have been Sc
ected bv the Institute on Post
var Reconstruction of New York
University to offer a $500 war
bond for the best set of answers
o four questions. The questions
Rill be published in this paper,
9ne at a time, each week for four
consecutive weeks beginning
with this issue. See page =
The correct answers can be
ound BY studying the pictures
which accompany each question.
Answers should be written in
not less than twenty-five and not
more than fifty words and mail
Il as directed. The Institutes
staff will read each answer care
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
Poppy Day Honor
Men Who Served
In World Wars

AS a memorial to veterans of
World Wars ! and II, Poppy Day
will be held in Pascagoula Satur-
day under the sponsorship OF the
American Legion Auxiliary
which is composed of wives,
ncthers, daughters and sisters of
World War veterans.
The peoples, made by veterans
IN government hospitals, will be
sold at various points in the city
and the money collected will be
used by the auxiliary in the
maintenance Of child welfare and
rehabilitation work.
Stressing the Importance of
this sale, Mrs. T. L. Cobb, reha-
o~ilitation chairman of the local
auxiliary, told how crippled
and broken men make these lit
lie red flowers whereby they
nav be kept busy and at the
same time earn a little spending
money! The men who do not
eeeive any government compen-
sation are the only ones allowed
to make the peoples, she said.
The peoples are bought from
these men by legion auxiliaries
and the proceeds from the sales
10 the public go for the general
benefit of the veterans, both in
and out of hospitals, and their
.amilies.
Although the guns have ceas-
cd firing in Europe we know
hey haven't ceased in the Pa
eific area" she said. we know,
go, that from the effects of this
global war we will have many
men to look after. BY buying a
poppy YOU help us help them"
In connection with the sale,
the auxiliary has decorated the
window OF Sears and Roebuck
office through the cooperation of
The store manager. Mrs. L. L.
Stigler.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
Work To Begin
On Moss Point
Swimming Pool

Final priorities for the con-
struction of an 62x45 foot swim
ming pool in Moss Point have
been received and actual con-
struetion will begin within two
weeks. E. G. Wood, mayor, an
nounced. The pool is scheduled
to be completed about 80 DAYS
after work is begun.
The pool, which will vary in
depth from 3 to 9 feet, will have
a l2-foot concrete walk around
the sides and included in the
building plans are a concession
stand and lockers and showers.
Concrete will be used in the con
struchon of the large pool ana
also a small separate wedding
pool designed for children from
one to six years old. 1t will be
located at the rear of the Com
munity House. The construction
will be in the hands of the
swimming pool commission
which was appointed by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen
and consists of E. A. Khayat, L.
X. Mcintosh and A. W. Head whe
is also giving his time as engi-
neer on the job.
The project is financed BY pun
ic subscription and the city vii
nave the pool constructed. CITY
rews haves already cleared the
round.
The plans for the pool were
aid at a banquet given about a
ear ago for business men o.
loss Point BY the Young Mems
business club and all civic or
anizations joined together IN
taking a drive for necessary
FUNDS.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
Nelson Goes
On TrialFor
AllenMurde
Burnhill Freed On
Forgery Charges BY
Circuit Court Jury

c. X. Nelson went on trial
Thursday in Circuit Court for the
murder of j. B. Allen, cafe and
beer parlor owner and operator
and employer of Nelson, last Au-
gust.
With most of the day taken up
with getting a jury, few Witness
es were heard before court adj
journed until today and through
questioning of the first witnesses
attorneys sought to establish facts
of time and the place of the shoot
ing. A venire for a special jury
veas issued at request of the de-
Tense, but the LIST of 40 names
were exhausted without the jury
being completed and the vacan-
cies were filled with men from
the two petit iuries formerly inn
paneled for regular term of court.
The defense, represented by Bid
well Adams of Gulfport and Will
nam Elmer of Biloxi, exhausted
IL OF Its challenges and the state.
represented by County Attorney
L. X. Mcintosh and Harold Gau-
tier, of Pascagoula, eight. MI.
Gautler, special attorney for the
prosecution, vas appointed dis
tfict attorney pro tenn because of
previous relations in this case, of
Luther Naples, newly elected dis
trict attorney.
Nelson, who at the time of the
fatal shooting was employed by
Allen to manage a restaurant.
the Grill, on Washington street.
Is charged with having shot Allen
Following an argument. Trial was
originally set for the November
Term OF court but was continued
because of the inability of Mel
sons wife to testify due to i'll
ness.
Both defense and state sum-
moned a formidable array of wit
neSSes Thursday.
The first witness to take the
stand was w. F. Stephens. con-
stable, who testified that he lives
near the Grill and on the evening
OF the shooting heard the shots
and later was n of the investi-
eating officers. He described how
ne found Allen lying near the
cafe, parallel to a car parked bv
the building, Under questioning
by Mr.. Adams. the constable adj
mitted that he had not searched
the car which belonged to Mr..
Allen but declared that later an
other officer had searched the
ear and until that time none
could have entered the automo-
Bile without his knowledge.
M. c. Porter, of Fails Funeral
Home, who embalmed the body
OF the SLAIN man described the
wounds as a bullet wound of the
right side of the chin. with the
bullet coming out behind the ear
Continued on Page A
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
Farmers Organize Cooperative Dairy
Moss Point Merchants Furnish Site

Farmers of Jackson and George
counties have organized to form
a cooperative dairy. according
to an announcement by officers
of the group. Fifteen dairymen
signed the original application
for a charter, which has been
granted, and approximately 40
have already affiliated with the
new venture.
A Board of Directors was elect
ed at a meeting this week and
members are: Jackson county,
Beat |, H. c. Shumoek. Big Point,
president; Beat 2. Leroy Toups.
Kreole; Beat 3. A. D. White, Pas
eagoula. secretary and treasurer;
George county, H. L. Pope, vice
president, and Clyde Brown,
both Of Agricola.
An important meeting of the
group will be held today. Friday,
at 3 pm. at the Hurley school
for all interested in the project.
Plans are to start as a pas
teurization plant in order to en-
able the small dairy farmer to
place his milk on the market
said members Of the group who
explained that at present indivi-
dual farmers are trying to mar
ket raw milk which is expected
10 soon be forbidden by law. a
number OF small farmers have
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25

fully and will acknowledge each
answer received by forwarding
to the contestant a free pamph-
let on the subject. The name OF
the winner will be announced in
these columns and tn ewar bond
will be delivered promptly there
after.
The Institute on Postwar Re
construction of New York Uni
~versity is sponsor of this contest
and is a nonprofit educational
institution. AS such, it advocates
no particular program nor does
it promote any ause. It's various
activities, of which this contest
is one, are designed solely to
bring about widespread under
standing of important issues
which viii confront the nation
in the postwar period,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
Let Paving
CaniY Street
Clerk Brothers Low
With "A Bid OF
S23.926 For Job.

Contract for the paving and
laying of sidewalks on Canty
street has been let to the Clark
Brothers Company of Jackson,
Mayor John r. Watts and MEM
bers OF the city commission said
Thursday.
Under the plans Canty street
will be paved from Dupont ave-
nue., where II will connect with
the new access road, to Delmas
avenue, with a five-foot side
walk scheduled for the west side.
A sidewalk will also be laid on
the east side under present plans
in necessary easements can be
obtained from property owners,
Mayor Watts said.
Submit Low Bid
Clark Brothers were low with
a bid of S23, 926.60 for the. paving
with integral type of curb and
cutters; Steven Brothers-Miller
Hutchinson were second with
$29,823.10, and the Moss Point
Construction Company third with
$39,993.50
On a bid for paving with sep
arate curb and cutters the Han
cock Construction Co. we're low
with a bid Of 5,99f. rs, and
Clark Brothers second with $780,
008.60. The Hancock Company
did not submit a bid on the in
tegral type Of paving, Mayor
Watts sd.
In explaining the letting Of the
contract Mayor Watts said that
though the separate curb and
gutter type of paving may prove
more satisfactory In soEne ways,
Il was the city's opinion that it
was not worth the increased cost
of slightly more than $4,000.
Cost of the project with side
walks on both sides will amount
to $26, 087 80 for the integral type
OF paving, and $28, 399.75 for the
separate curb and gutter type,
he SAID.
Plans call for a 2O-foot concrete
highway.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
President Besiows Nations Highest
Honor On LuCedale's '0ne-Man Army

brief glance toward his mother
and father and sister who were
sitting in the front row just like
the members of Mr.. Truman's
cabinet. The same self-posses-
sion was evident a few moments
later when the president strobe
up to shake first his hand, then
that of General Marshall.
Leaning toward a battery of
microphones, Marshall suggested
that the audience arise as he
read the official citation:
For gallantry and intrepidity
at the risk of life above and be-
yond the call of duty on Novem-
Der l6, 1914, in Germany. Tech
meal Sergeant Lindsey led his
platoon reduced to six from its
original strength of 40 in
tense enemy counterattaek f.
exposed to heavy machinegun,
rifle and tank fire Knocked
out two machineguns al
though painfully wounded, he
engaged eight Germans hand
to-hand combat fearlessness
. fighting courage"
AS the words rolled out, Lind
sey's mother hastily wiped her
eyes. So Gid Senator Barkley OF
Kentucky, and many another in
the audience,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
War Production
Training Program
Closes On May 81

After four and a half years OF
operation during which approx.
imateiy $4,000 persons were
trained, the War Production
Training program has been ord
cred closed in Pascagoula as oil
May 81, according to E. A.. Park
er, local supervisor. The closing
order was issued by the State
Department of Vocational Edu-
cation.
Vocational guidance will be
continued, MI. Parker explained
but as a part of the high school.
All equipment purchased at the
opening of the war training pro-
gram in November, 1910. will be
left at the vocational headquar-
tiers located on DUPONT street as
long as needed and Mr.. Parker,
who was formerly a member of
the faculty OF the high school,
will continue as supervisor of
vocational training.
The war training program pro-
vided instruction in a number
of voeations and was financed by
allotment from the US. Office
of Education. In round figures
S750,000 was spent in connection
with the program here.
The vocational program to be
conducted by the schools in the
future will include training in
the same types OF skills as be-
Continued on Page A.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
Two Pascagoula Boys Meet Death
Fighting Japanese On Okinawa

Okinawa cast its shadow over
wo Pascagoula homes within a
wo DAYS when the Adjutant
Generals office at Washington
informed Mrs. Ennie Livingstone
nat her son, Pvt. Jesse Parker,
aad died on that island and fol-
owed this by a message to Mrs
frederick Yon, Jr., telling her OF
ne death of her husband, Fred
rick Yon, Jr.
Pfc. Frederick Yon is proba-
jly the first soldier of jackson
ounty to give his life on that
ragic island as he was killed in
ction April %, according to the
elegram from the War Depart
nent received May 10 by his
vie at her home on Lal.e ave-
Tue.
The young soldier had been in
he service for 26 months, 81 of
which were spent in overseas
luty. A member of the 7th In
.autry he mad been in four ma
or engagements prior to Oki-
lava. They were Attu, Kiska,
The Marshall Islands and Lcvte.
He had been awarded the In
antry Combat medal for meri-
.orious conduct in battle with an
enemy of the United States.
Prior to his entry into the
service Pfc. Yon worked at In
gals shipyard. He previously
attended the Pascagoula High
school where he was a member
of the football team.
Besides his wife and parents
ne is survived by a young son,
John Frederick. Other survivors
are three sisters and a brother.
Thev are Mrs. w. H. Martin, Mrs.
J.. c. Byrd and Mrs. H. R. Mar
tin of Pascagoula and Emanuel
j. Yon. seaman first class Of the
United States Navy who iTaia-
toned at Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Pvt. Jesse c. Parker was a
member OF the u. S. Marine
Corps and while he had never
exactly indicated what cam
paigns he had been in, from his
letters his family inferred that
he had seen strenuous action
while in the Pacific Theatre Of
Operations, during the past sew
en- months.
According to the telegram re-
ceived by Mrs. Livingstone May
l6, her son met death in action
May 3. He was 10 years old.
A native of Belzoni, Pvt. Park
er had resided in Pascagoula
about two years before leaving
his work as a rigger under j. K.
Peters in department 10 at In
gals, to enter the Marine Corps
May %. 1914. He landed IN Oki-
nawa April /.
Besides his mother, Pvt. Park
er is survived by two sisters,
Mrs. j. E. Peters and Mrs. R.. j.
Pope of Pascagoula; a brother,
Pvt. Donald c. Parker who is
with the U. S. Army in Italy,
and 10-year-old half-brothers,
Billy Jim and Bobby Joe Liv-
ingstone.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
Miss Mary Guest
Chrisiens Ship
AT ingalls, Today

The latest 18,000-ton ship at
The ingalls, shipyafd in Pascal
goula will be officially christen
ed the S. S. Sea Scorpion today,
Friday, at 11:45 am. when Miss
Mary Guest of Pascagoula smash
es the baptismal champagne
across the bow of the huge Mari
time Commission CO vessel.
Members of Miss Guests
launching party will be Mrs. Ray
Parmley and Mrs. George Evans
Burgess, Jr., both OF New Or
leans, matrons OF honor; Miss
Lenore Caldwell. Birmingham,
maid of honor; o. z. Hall, USNR
Biloxi, Sgt. Obie Stewart, KEGS
Ter Field, 1t, and Mrs. r. W.
Fields, MI. and Mrs. W. r. Guest,
Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Wingfield
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Cranberry,
Pascagoula. The sponsor and her
party will be entertained at lunch
at the Longfellow House follow
ing the launching.
Miss Guest is the daughter of
w. r. Guest, executive v~ice-pres-
ident of the ingalls, Shipbuilding
Corporation, and Mrs. Guest of
1910 Beach boulevard. Mr.. and
Mrs. Guest moved to Pascagoula
when the ingalls, shipyard Was
opened here several years ago
and Miss Guest has made her
home in Paseagoula since her
graduation from Newcomb Col
lege in New Orleans last June.
She is a member of the editorial
staff of the Chronicle Star and
Advertiser.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25

found that placing a small
amount of milk on sale is un-
profitable and as a result are not
obtaining the maximum amount
of milk from their COWS.
Delivery Service Planned
The organization is being eff
fected with the aid of A. J.
Franklin, county farm agent,
Miss Ruth Cain. home demon
stration agent, and J. M. Epting,
sanitary Inspector for the Jack
son County Board of Health.
Land for the plant has been
purchased by merchants of Moss
Point for the cooperative and is
located on the Mississippi Export
Railroad near the Charlotte Hy-
att school. Present plans are to
finance the plant through the is
suanee of $50 certificates of in
debtedness which will be retired
as the company is able. Any
producer holding such a certifi-
cate IS entitled to voting privi-
leges. Delivery of milk is plan
ned.
Blueprints for the building are
being prepared by an engineer
rom a large creamery company
N Chicago and upon their sub
mission steps will be taken for
The necessary priorities. Il is
believed the plant ma be in
operation at the end OF a year.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
Voters Grant
Pay Raise To
ComiSSionerS

Paseagoula's two city commits
sioners We're granted a $50
monthly raise in pay in a special
election held Tuesday which saw
an extremely light vote cast.
Official returns showed 134
voters affirming the ordinance
granting the raise in pay. and II
voting against it. for a total of
205 votes cast out of Paseagoula's
more than | 100 registered voters.
Affirmation Of the ordinance
BY the voters raises the commits
sioners' pay from $500 to $3.50 a
month. The mayors salary OF
Si47.50 was not affected by the
vote and will remain the same.
The new salary is expected to
go into effect June l.
ri
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-25
Women Needed To
Fill Vacancies IN
US Army Personnel

With the war effort now being
concentrated in the Pacific The
atre more women are needed to
fill vacancies created here in the
United States by deployment of
Army personnel to that area
Women interested in such po-
sitions as clerks, typists and
stenographers and those qualified
for physical therapy may obtain
information from TIA Belle Ha-
eel of the US. Army Recruiting
and Induction station at Jack
son, Miss, who will be at the
Pascagoula post office on Pasca-
goula street each Thursday.