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Kodiak mirror., 1945-08-04

One of our advertisers in this issue, at cost of 30 cents, takes space for a mention of Editor Lamme's beard" The advertiser would like, he says, to take pie ture Of the shearing scheduled for VJ-Day.
 Now that it's too late to change the ad, we are happy to announce that if he had merely mentioned it to us we would have told him he will be welcome to snap the shipping.
 Speaking of VJ-Day brings up another subject. For VE-Day we ran our bond contest, and offered a 1925 War Bond to the one who closest to the day. It was won you recall, by Mrs Bes- sic Wallin, after some confusion about a dog in Idaho, who had he closest guess but was disqual- fled.
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Kodiak mirror., 1945-08-04
Kodiak Diary
(continued from page p

Mrs. Ben Kraft, in Chicago, saw the latter clipping, and sent it to MT. Madsen.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-08-04
eORM SAYS:

EVENTS WE WOULD LIKE TO  The dedication of Kodi- ak's projected new school , buildings. Laying of paving on imam" street.
 And the VJ-Day shear ing of Editor Lamme's beard.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-08-04

Did you know that the Northland Photo Shop
 does not set a limit on
 the number of pictures taken to insure you of a fine portrait? Why not make that appointment
 today?
 Hours 10 am to 8 pm. Sun J's 2 to 5:3o. Adv
Kodiak mirror., 1945-08-04

NEW ITEMS IN STOCK Eastman twin all metal RoOdlite stands with re- Electors, and those hard to get Wedding and Baby albums.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-19
4 Million in War Ads

NEW YORK, Jan. Is QNS)--
War effort advertising In u. S.
daily and Sunday newspapers
amounted TO 81, ,144, ,435 in October
and S40,651,577 for the first 10
months of 1914. the ANPA re-
ported today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-19

two bats flew
out. and one
turned TO the
other and said:
"Is this
lily neees-
sary ?"
The count
ers were really
bare. In fact
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
Man Seriously
Injured In Auto
Crash Wednesday

One man was seriously injured
and another received minor bruis-
es and abrasions in an automo-
bile accident which occurred by
the Jackson County hospital
Wednesday afternoon.
Calvin McLemore, Moss Point.
was still unconscious al a tate
hour Thursday from head iniur-
les he suffered when the automo-
bile in which he was riding with
Eddie Gillen crashed into a truck
at the intersection of Highway so
and Krebs lane. According to
County Highway Patrolman Lee
vert Bosarge, one of the investi-
eating officers, the car struck the
truck when the truck turned left
into Krebs lane as the a was
attempting to pass. State High
way Patrolman Bud Gray was
investigating circumstances of the
accident.
McLemore's wife, who lives in
the East, was informed of her
husbands condition and is en-
route to his bedside.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
Mrs. 7. E. FarwelI
Of New Orleans
Sponsor OfShip

Mrs. T. Evans Farwelf of New
Orleans, daughter of Rudolph
Heeht, chairman of the board of
the Mississippi Shipping Com
pany, will chfisten the S. S. Sea
Hydra at ceremonies Thursday
at 2.30 pm. at the ingalls, ship
yard.
This new ship will be operated
by the Mississippi Shipping Com
pany as agent for the War Ship
ping Administration. Members
of the sponsors party had not
been announced.
The S. S. Sea Centaur was
launched at the yard on We'd
nesday, sponsored by Mrs. Harri-
son Evans of Shuqualak. Miss.
With gay pennants fluttering
against the bright blue sky, the
giant vessel slid down the ways
into the Pascagoula river with
the christening champagne spat-
tering Is bow. The bow of the
ship had hardly settled in the
water when the keel of the next
ship was laid on the so-recently
vacated ways.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
Fence -Jumping
Flying Taxi Is
New Ripley Tdle

Moss Pointians believe they
have something for Ripley-the
Flying Taxi.
, The whole thing had its very
ordinary beginning in a slight
highway accident when a taxi
and an automobile scraped in
passing on Highway 80 near the
intersection Of Gautier street. The
taxi, which was proceeding at a
reasonable speed according to the
driver. Junior Tillman, veered to
the side, ran down a four-foot en-
bankment and then the fun be-
gan. Carried by the momentum of
the downward plunge, the car
swept up the opposite embank-
ment, about six feet high, and on
reaching the rim left the ground,
cleared the intersecting road, hur-
died a five foot fence and landed
about Is or 20 feet into the yard
of Mrs, Moody after striking a
tree, The car was badly damaged
but the driver received only SUI
perficial bumps and material for
a real yarn. Measurement of the
tire prints marking the progress
of the car showed that the car
landed by the tree approximately
35 feet after it took off on the side
of the road without even touching
the ground.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
Pool Committee
OfYMBC Outlines
Plans For Canvass

Plans for a house to house can
vass to supplement funds on hand
for the installation of a munich
pal swimming pool in Moss Point
were discussed at a meeting of
the Young Mems Business club
Monday night. A total of $4,000
is already collected, leaving $4,-
900 needed to reach the estimat-
ed sum necessary for the pool,
members of the committee repre-
senting the club on the pool pro-
ject announced. This group con-
sists of Adam Weller Head, E.
Gregory Wood and E. A. Khayat
Sixteen members were present
and were polled On effecting Q
change IN the constitution of the
club calling for the separation Of
the offices of secretary and treas
urer.
Jack Beatty was elected t
membership into the organization
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
County Teams To
Meet In Tourney
March |. z and 3

The annual county basketball
tournament will be held March [,
2 and 3 at the Moss Point High
school gymnasium, according to
announcement made Thursday.
This tournament includes both
grammar and high school teams.
girls and boys. and all schools in
Jackson county are expected to
participate. A meeting of rep
~resentatives of all the schools will
be held Saturday at 10 am. at
the Moss Point school for the
purpose Of selecting officials and
braeketing teams.
The winners and runners-up
in the high school division will
represent the county in the re-
gional tournament the following
week.
Trophies will be awarded the
winning teams at the close of
the tournament. The tournament
will be under the direction of
Thomas K. Swayze, principal of
the high school.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
Soilor Injured BY
Cor. Driver Charged
With Drunk Driving

J. Fl. Tart, fireman first class,
us. Navy, suffered a broken
nose and severe cuts Satur-
day night when he was struck
and knocked down on Highway
80 on the outskirts of Pascagou-
la, according TO police reports.
The automobile was operated
by Louis Perez who was taken
into custody and charged with
drunken driving.
According to eyewitnesses,
Tart, with a group of several
friends, vas walking to Pasca-
goula on the left side of the high
way when the automobile, pro-
eeeding to Paseagoula on the
right hand side of the road, cross
ed the pavement and struck the
sailors and their companions from
the rear. No one else suffered
injury.
The sailor was taken to the
Navy hospital in Gulfport for
treatment and his condition was
not believed to be serious. Perez
was released under Si05 cash
bond to await hearing. He for
feited bond when he failed to APP
pear IN court for trial.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
Service Plaque A
Church In Moss
Point Dedicated

Members of the Dantzler Me-
mortal Methodist church of Moss
Point who are in the armed forces
will be honored at the morning
services Sunday when a plaque
bearing their names will be ded-
icated with special ceremonies.
the Rev. J. S. Noblin, pastor, an
nounced.
Chaplain Paul A. Bankston Of
Keesler Field will bring the spe-
cial message and Jimmy Bishop
will render special musical selec-
tions. There will be roll call of
the names on the plaque. Pews
will be reserved for the families
of the service men and women.
Names presently engraved on
the plaque follows: Ross P. Ave
ra. William J. Avera. J. Graham
Barber Charles c. Barber. Betty
Barber. John P. Beaugez, Luther
Bond, Charles K. Breland, Fritz
c. Breland, J. Y. Christmas. John
A. Cirlot. v, Joseph NJ. Cirlot, III.
Robert Lee Cirlot, Neal ". Cir
lot, Felix w. Cirlot, Verda Mae
Clark. Hubert W. Davis, Ralph
f. Davis, Rov c. DeLamotte. T.
j. Dickson, III, Peter MeNair
Farley, Jr.. Ralph Lee Feehan,
Continued on page g.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
Give Rules For
Delmus Avenue
Traffic Light

New regulations governing traf-
fic through the traffic light al
the corner of Delmas avenue and
Pascagoula street, were an
nounced this week by the Pas
cagoula police department.
Traffic going out Delmas ave
nue. towards the post office can
turn right on either a green or
red light, and those turning right
should keep to the right lane.
Traffic can turn left off Delmas
avenue on a green light only and
should keep to the left lane, so
as not to block those wishing to
turn right.
Traffic going north, or away
from the beach, on S. Pascagou-
la street and wishing to turn left
should keep to the left lane and
turn on a red light only. Through
traffic should keep to the right
lane and wait for a green light.
Traffic going south, or towards
the beach. on N. Pascagoula
street, should wait for a green
light to either turn or continue
through the light.
No left turn is allowed for cars
parked in front of the post office,
and car SO parked should con-
tinne straight ahead into N. Pas
cagoula street on a green light.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
Moss Point Youth
Canieen Reopens
Under Miss Cook

With Miss Audrey Cook, Eng
lish teacher at the Moss Point
High school, as the new director,
the Youth Canteen reopened its
doors Saturday night with spe-
cial formalities conducted by
Mayor Gregory Wood. APPROX
mately forty boys and girls were
present.
Marking the opening of the
g's entertainment, the
young people were called togeth-
er and various plans in connee-
ton with the program were out
lined for them by Mayor Wood
and E. A. Khayat, representative
of the Recreation Commission
Rules governing the operation of
the canteen were sketched for
them and Mr.. Wood discussed the
financial matters pertaining to
the canteen and reasons for es-
tablishing the youth center. In
closing, Mr.. Wood complimented
the work of Jimmy Bishop, for
mer director, and thanked the
young people foI their coopera-
ton in the past.
Miss Cook. as director, will
have volunteer assistance from
the following committees repre-
senting various women's organ
izations: Mrs. r. c. Elev, eoor-
dinator; Civic League. Mrs. w.
II. Blandy, Mrs. A. j. Schatz and
Mrs. c.. l.. Bond; Moss Point Wo-
mems Club, Mrs. Clay Cooper,
Mrs. A, ]. Franklin and Mrs. W,
H. Nelson, Jr.; Fortnightly Club,
Miss Mae McInnis, Mrs. T. K.
Swayze and Mrs Charles ARMS
tead.
Mr.. Khayat told of tentative
plans for entertainment on each
Saturday night and called for CO
operation of the youth with the
paid and. volunteer workers. He
read rules OF the canteen adopted
by the commission which include
that those attending will be re.
quired to register as they enter
the hall; anyone leaving the hal
before closing time will not be
allowed to return; rules of con
duct will be those governing the
actions of a lady or a gentleman
a violation of the foregoing rules
means automatic suspension o.
membership in the canteen.
A boy or girl does not have tC
be a student at the Moss Point
High school before being eligible
for membership. The eanteen i:
open to all young people. Mr.
Wood pointed out.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16

Notification that Pfc. Lawrence
E. Ladnier was among the
wounded in the fighting in Bel
GUM Jan. 10, was received Sat
urdav by his wife, Mrs. Vertlee
King Ladnier, at her home in
Pascagoula.
Last weeks issue of the Chron-
icle-Star and Advertiser carried
a story of the award of the
Bronze Star TO Pfc. Ladnier for
bravery under heavy fire. going
to the aid of a wounded comrade,
and in silencing the enemy guns,
thus enabling his unit to complete
its mission.
Pfc. Ladnier's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eddie Ladnier, reside at
Gautier. He also has a brother,
Pvt. Willie Ladnier, who is with
a medical detachment in the Ha-
Waiian Islands.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
Questio Tires To
Assist In Forming
Post War Picture

Questionnaires which are being
distributed bv the Pascagoula-
Moss Point Chamber of Commerce
in an effort to assemble a post
war picture Of Jackson county
lave been placed in Il industries
and businesses and will be given
out to others Immediately.
According to Chamber of Com
merce officials, every industry in
the county has agreed to give
these to their employees to be
Tiled out and after the approxi-
mately 10000 blanks are returned
the information will be assem-
bled and tabulated. Everyone is
urged to answer the questions
contained on the blanks and spe-
cial request is made that none
of the missionaries be signed
The results of this survey will
give an indication of what the
housing problems will be after
the war is over and the potential
market for various items.
The first group OF questions
deals with personal information
such as how long the Individual
has lived in the county, amount
of education and size of family,
if married. The second division
is concerned with where the in
dividual lives and next group
asks what postwar purchases
are planned, There are special
questions for the person who
plans to own his or her own
home and included as a subdivi-
sion are questions for the person
who owns his own home and
plans to make improvements,
The last questions are to be an
swered only if the Individual is
a farmer.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
ESQ German Prisoners To
Be Used In Wood Cutting
For Moss Point Paper Mill
Prisoners En- Route From New Englund
And Will Be Housed On Novol Rifle Ronge
Neor Suucier; Help Relieve Mon Shortage

Two hundred and fifty German
prisoners Of war will be used &c
cA pulpwood in jackson county
as well as in parts of adjoining
counties, for the Internationa'
Paper Company's Moss Poin'
mill, it was learned this week
from Rex A. Moore, agent at the
mill.
The prisoners will be housed
near Saucier. Miss, midway be.
tween Gulfport and Virgins, anc
quarters will be an abandoned
naval rifle range there. Reason
for the selection OF this site Ii
that barracks and facilities fol
housing the prisoners are already
in existence there.
Preparations at the prison camp
are complete, Mr.. Moore said
and the prisoners I en- route
from a New England camp.
The $50 prisoners will aid in
relieving somewhat the shortage
of cutters in this area. II is this
shortage of labor and cutters, and
the consequent shortage of pulp
wood that is one of the chief
factors in the present shortage
in the production Of paper and
pulp.
The camp site has been leased
from the government by the In
ternational Paper Company, and
the prisoners will be used on a
contract basis with the Paper
Company paying the government
a specified rate per unit, or cord,
of wood cut The government
will furnish guards and mainten-
auce OF the prisoners.
Part of the program will be
selective cutting for the United
States Department of Agriculture
In the DeSoto National Forest,
lying in Jakson. Harrison, George
and Stone counties, with the re-
mainder of the cutting for the
most part to be on lands owned
by the international Paper Com
pany in Jackson county.
The Office of Defense Trans
p~ortation has authorized the use
of 81 trucks for the work.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
Red Cross War
Fund Drive Plans
Laid For County

For the purpose of organizing
the Red Cross war fund drive in
Jackson county, which will off
cially open throughout the ma
ton on March |, county chapter
officials and heads of various
chapter committees met Tuesday
night at the court house in Pas
eagoula.
A quota of $26. 800 was an
nounced for Jackson county by
K. w. Burnham, county chair
man of the drive, an increase of
$4,000 over last years quota. Mr..
Burnham pointed out that the
county's quota last year was ex-
ceeded by $4,000. On the sugges-
ton of the chairman those pres
ent adopted $4,000 as the goal
for the county drive this year.
The purpose of the drive, to
obtain funds for carrying on the
Red Cross program in addition
to the war activities of that or
ganization, was discussed by Mr..
Burnham. He stated that the
quota for the entire nation had
been set at $40. 000, 900.
Mr.. Burnham, in organizing the
drive, divided the county into
three sections, explaining that
this method had proved success
full in past years. A quota was
assigned to each district and a
chairman appointed to organize
the drive in each of the areas.
The three divisions include the
Ocean Springs area, the Pasca-
goula area and the Moss Point
area.
Oscar Heffner, chairman of the
drive for the Ocean Springs dis
trict, accepted a quota of SO, 500
for that section. E. r. Hammett
was appointed overall chairman
of the Pascagoula district with the
quota set at $21, 500. Selected as
chairman for Moss Point and
surrounding territory was Cyril
Slyfield and $4,000 was the quo
ia assigned to that section of the
county.
wv realize the need for all
the money We can get TO help in
this dire distress of our men fight
ing overseas aud the Red Cross
is the only direct contact our
armed forces have with civilians.
The whole matter looks very en-
couraging to me. People realize
the need at this particular time
and | have no hesitancy in say
ing that Jackson County will as
usual go over the top and will
raise the voluntary quota of $685.
900 without any trouble Mr..
Burnham said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
'USS Hampton, Attack Transport, To
Be Commissioned Saturday AT ingalls,

At impressive ceremonies which
will be witnessed by visiting
Naval personnel and special
guests. the u. S. S. Hampton.
II, 500-ton attack transport will be
commissioned at the ingalls, Ship
yard Saturday at IL am. The pro-
gram will be followed by a COM
missioning dinner aboard the
ship.
Formally accepting the ship
will be her captain, Commander
w. II. Ferguson, and at the close
OF the official procedure the red,
white and blue commissioning
pennant will be run to the top of
the main mast.
Rear Admiral A. c. Bennett.
commandment of the Eighth Naval
district, with headquarters in New
Orleans, is scheduled to attend and
will be accompanied by his aide,
1t. M. ]. Epley, Commander Ne
vile Levy, USNR, of the district
personnel office, and a large
group of officers including Com
mander Fisher Ames, assistant
district intelligence officer; 1t.
Commander S. b. Terletzky, dis
trict director of .Women's Re
serves; 1t. Commander J. f. Free
man, district operations officer;
1t. K. w. Eldmsn. district intel
ligence officer; 1t. CIglThomas l..
Robinson. assistant district public
relations officer: and two WAVES,
1t. Cg) r. G. McAuliffe, of the
operations office, and 1t. (igl ]. Z.
Hardtner, of the industrial mana
gers office.
The u. S. S, Hampton is the
third of its type, of the same class
as the U. S. S. Griggs and the
u. S. S. Grundy, which were
commissioned here recently.
Ships of this type are the an
swer to n of the chief wal prob
lens of the United States. provid-
ing rapid, safe and comfortable
transportation of troops to points
of invasion. Assault ships like
the Harapton operate as an int
grail part of task forces and are
equipped for long distance oper-
atoms. The attack transport is
heavily gunned and capable OF
standing off opposition from eth
err air, sea or land.
The Hampton was launched at
the ingalls, Shipyard August rs,
with Mrs. Harry Hugh Gilmore,
wife of the Maritime Commits
sion's principal electrical inspector
at the yard as the sponsor.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
Police Training
School To Start
On Second Week

The police training school be-
.ng conducted at Fireman's Hall
under the direction of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation prepared
TO enter its second week after
opening in Pascagoula last Mon
day.
The school is being conducted
for the benefit of the members OF
the Pascagoula police department
and other law enforcement Off
GERS of this area. Chief of Police
r. C. Farmer said.
The attendance at the school
during the past week has been
good, Chief Farmer said. and with
4 number of phases of police work
scheduled to be discussed by FBI
agents during next weeks session.
an even larger attendance is ex-
pected.
Next weeks sessions are sched-
eduled to open Monday. and an
instruction class will be held each
afternoon through Friday from
2 to 4 pm.
Following is the schedule of
subjects to be discussed.
Monday, February 10. 2:00-2:30
p.m.-"Burglary Investigations"
Special Agent Pryor S. Bailey.
Jr.. FBI. 2:30-3:00 pm.-"Hit and
Run Investigations" Special
Agent Pryor S. Bailey, Jr., F.BI.
3:00-4:00 probabilities of FBI
Technical Laboratory" Special
Agent Pryor S. Bailey, Jr., FBI.
Tuesday. 2:00-3:00 p.m-"Pas-
eagoula Criminal Statutes" Hon
orable II. P. Heidelberg. City At
torney. Pascagoula, Miss. 800
400 pm. "Fingerprints and La
tent Fingerprints,' Special Agent
George A. Gunter. FBI.
Wednesday. 2:00-4:00 pm. -
'sTecnies of Arrests" Special
Agent George A. Gunter, FBI.
Continued On Page 6 Sec. u
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
Cos Pipe Leaks Are
Repaired. Line Is
Back In Operation

The eight-inch gas pipe line
under the Escatawpa river was
lifted and repaired in three places
by a crew under the supervision
Of City Commissioner Lee e.
Beckham and is now back in OPP
Grafton
Leaks in the line feeding gas
to Pascagoulas and this section
we're discovered by the nearby
bridge tender who notified the
water bubbling as the gas from
the leaks to the surface Of the
river.
The gas was temporarily rout-
cd through the old feed line, the
new line lifted to the surface on
barges and revealed in three
places, Mr.. Beckham said. The
line was back in service Monday
afternoon.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16
Public Health Nurse
Will Be AT Schools
For Vaccinations

Itinerary has been announced
for a public health nurse who will
give immunization shots during
the next few weeks. She will be
at the Moss Point High school at
Q am. February %, March | and
March 8, and at the Ed MAYO
school from 900 am. until noon
Monday, and the three succeed
ing Mondays and on the same
days she will be at the Escataw-
pa school from l to 3 pm.
Whooping cough, diphtheria,
typhoid and smallpox immuniza-
tons will be given and parents
may bring %pre-school age chill
dren for these shots.