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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-10-24
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SUPERVISION OF
RURAL INDUSTRY
FULLY EXPLAINED
ANNOUNCEMENT IN coNNEc-
TON THEREwITH MADE By
STAFF CHIEF LOCATED ~
JACKSONVILLE

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Little has been written re-
garding supervision and ac-
Invites of Rural Industries
Division of the United States
Employment Service-one OF
the most important and need
ed arms If the service
pecially in Florida with har-
mony and varied rural indus
tries-citrus. logging. ium-
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pulp and paper. tobacco.
etc.
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JANET CROCKETT
SELECTED QUEEN
WON OUT OVER GROUP %
% CANDIDATES 1T
CYPRESS GARDENS

WINTER HAVEN. Oct.
2a.-MiSs Janet Ruth Crock
EFT. i6-year-old 81 Peter
burg high school sophomore.
was selected Queen Tamger-
inc II last sunday afternoon
b. "a committee Of five judy
e. from a group OF - candi-
dates who paradcd before a
crowd OF $500 al Florida Cy-
pres Gardens.
The winner 81 second place
honors IN ma state witie con-
test went To- Miss Lorraine
Elizabeth Davis oi Orlando.
A third place tie was dec.ar-
ed between Jackie Bighamm
a Silver springs and Patricia
Ruth Funderburk of Clear
water
Mus Crockett. daughter ~ NJ
and MIa DlCk Cfpckeit Aaa
.trn u,d o. tfe Juui0f tuaf4lsif 2
sf Cmmelc, af So P,tsrsHals
sulra na.ldis Throughout aI.
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BODY or MRS. SLOWER
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iRussan And Bulgarian Troops
.r''1Gdlher Around Turkish Frontier
GRAND JURY In CIRCUIT COURT
MADE PRESENTMENT THIS MORNING

The grand jury made Us
preSentment Ia the circuit
court this morning. and
Judge Lopez recessed court.
subject 10 call. The grand
Jury still remains intact.
rull0Wlng - the report of the
grand jury
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impaneled and sworn AZ tins Fall
Term 81 the Circuit Court II the
Eleventh Judicial Circuit 81 tne
State OF FLORIDA. % inquire IN and
sos ue BUay 90 tie Oounty 81
M0nroe. respectfully submit thls.
uug report
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VldkUR QuSEng, Convicted
Of Treason, Put To Death
ASHES OF AMERICAN
PRISONERS ARE TO
Be SENT TO u. S

TOKYO Oct a. 80 Ashes
81 az AmeFiesn pa sonsrs.
who died In japanese prisons.
wsrs sent to-day 20 Manila
ana tFosn there will be trans
Fsrted 20 the United States.
heaaanartern ANNOUNCED
thst go. 600 American serv-
ieumsn IN the Pacifie ansa are
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-10-24
BY JACK sTINNETT
mP F~mamrwm asWNawr

When President Truman
moved into the White House
a story went around that he
played the piano by ear and
that he had once picked up
a little pocket money playing
Jazz in a Kansas City cafe.
OF such stuff are the err
rata Of Washington COM
pounded.
On numerous social or
public occasions since com
ing 90 the national capital.
Truman had obliged photo
graphers by sitting az the
, piano and running off q few
chords.
This may have given rise
60 the conclusion that he was
one Of those ear-end0wed de-
voices of booRie woogle.
Nothing could be- further
from the truth.
The President. being a
good fellow and enjoying
light fun as well a. the next.
can rattle off a harher-shuu
chord and even join "a the
Vocals II the time and place
call for Il.
The truth l.. however. that
President Truman loves Co
PLAY and listen to good mu-
sic. Il D. in fact his ch'vt
rccreatlonal delight and h
got that way through a train
ing a. traditional as that
which would Dee given YOUR
Kid. mine or the oue next
door.
Whsn b, VAS Do hi. mother
de.d,B fhsi Be- aui hn sister
MsfN Jane sauHlt base Hlusie
l. sssns Shr ani them 90 Mr.
p & Whit Wllr uf thc principal
ol Central High School
There Is another arHyphal
story that b. pgCtacled yoIrg
Harry @ss constantly e.'tBg iuio
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-10-24

NATIONAL ASSN. o.
POST OFFICE CLEAEa
ASK HIKE IN SALAi


WASHINGTON. Oct. IA
pre4idsn4 Truman tod@v re-
ewived 2 tslesfsm frou the
Nationsl Association Of Post
Offics Clerks askina for . -
percent RAISE IN salary.
Lsadsrs Of the sssociafion
stated that the membsFship
comprises % 900 msn and
wonen. and pointed oul that
THEIR salaries remsined az q
low level daGna the war.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07
Extend Utilities
To Subdivision
New Residences

The water and gas mains Serv-
icing the Hodge subdivision in
Moss Point have been extended
1000 feet on Beardsiee street and
now reaches all of the houses in
this residential section, Mayor (.
G. Wood has announced. He said
that other lots had been bought
in this section and that houses
will be built when material IS
available.
At this time, the mains will be
extended further, he said.
The Mayor also announced the
completion of the paving of Elder
street, commonly known as the
back road" from Moss Point to
the international Paper Company
mill at Kreole.
The grounds Of the Young
Mems Business Club have been
dedicated as a public playground
for Moss Point children. Il was
also revealed. Grading and i'm
provements have been eomplet-
ed and play ground equipment
Installed there.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07
Jackson Lions Bowl Cancelled;
Officials Blame Big Eight

The Eighth Annual Lions Bowl
game, scheduled for Friday night,
December Z. between Moss Point
and Vieksourg, has been can
celled. E. w. Cook. Jackson
business man and chairman of the
Lions Bowl Committee since its
Inauguration in 1888. notified
Moss Point school officials by
telegram and letter last weekend
that the game was cancelled due
to conditions beyond our con-
troll
Interviewed by telephone IN
the Capital Monday, MI. Cook
told a representative of the
Chronicle-Sts and Advertiser
that the games we're begun to
promote football in Mississippi
and laid the blame for the can
collation. directly at the door Of
the Big Eight whose officials re
said. fought us from the wort
GO
Coach Tom Swavze. mentor
Of the unbeaten Tigers, said his
charges were bitterly aisap-
pointed.
THE kids took it hard" he
said. We had picked the Jack
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07
Auto-Truin Crash
Results In Minor
Injuries for Two

Two women narrowly escaped
serious injury, suffering only Sc
we're bruises, when the auto
mobile in which they YER rid
ing was struck by a passenger
train on the Pascagoula street
crossing about 8 a. m Saturday.
Il thought | could get across
the tracks before the train reach-
ed the crossing Mrs. Daisy
Smith, 1907 Manic street, driv-
er OF the borrowed automobile
told city police Investigating the
accident.
The engine struck the a over
the left rear wheel and threw
the automobile off the tracks but
the car did not overturn. The
vehicle was badly damaged, po-
lice said. Mrs. Smith and her
| companion were bruised and
shaken and Mrs. Smith was TAX
en- to the Jackson County hospi-
tai for examination but she was
later discharged.
Mrs. Smith was driving the
car. borrowed from af riend,
| South on Pascagoula street when
1T was struck by the West bound
Piedmont which is due in Pas
eagoula at 6:55 a. m. Accord
ing to police reports, the lignl
and bell signals at the crossing
were working at the time.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07
Cab Operators
Are Signing
For Insurance

Following a meeting of taxi
cab owners Thursday for the pur-
pose of reporting insurance prog
ress to the city it was announc-
ed that eight companies operat-
ing a total of % cabs had COM
pleted the insurance contracts
required by city ordinance, and
that II owners controlling Is
cabs had signed binding agree
ments with insurance companies
while their policies were being
written.
Mayor John r. Watts said that
rigid enforcement of the law
would be instituted Immediately,
now that the deadline has passed,
and that any company which
failed to procure this insurance
protection to cover possible liza
bilitv to passengers would be
prohibited from operating.
The list of taxicab operators
who had signed policies or bind
ers included almost all of those
doing business in this area.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07
Kiwunis Hear
Progress Report
On YMCA Plans

The program for the regular
weekly meeting of the Kiwanis
Club Tuesday was taken up with
a round table discussion on club
affairs and a report by Hugh
Dosset on a proposed Young
Mems Christian Association.
The Kiwsnians of Pascagoula
have backed this movement from
the beginning and Tuesday they
discussed ways and means of de-
veloping the program and of fl
nancing it. MI. Dossett point
ed out that q petition would be
made to the Community Chest
for funds.
Several special guests attend
ed the meeting and Nolle Rob-
erts, returned Marine combat cor
respondent and member of the
Chronicle-Star and Advertiser
staff, was made an honorary
member.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07

son game over several othe~ Of
fers and the boys yer keyed
UP to play a hard game. But it's
too late. now he added, "All of
the bowls we would be interested
in are filled"
Asked why some other team
was not signed after the Carr
Central Greenies of Vicksburg
backed out, Mr.. Cook said that
Tupelo. the likely candidate by
their record. fatty refused and
that other likely teams had suf-
fered late-game set backs.
in face of the opposition we
met on every hand, we just de-
cided to cancel the game en-
tirelv," he said, Il can't say how
sorry | am to disappoint the Moss
Point school officials and team
which gave us every coopera-
ton"
I'VE started the Jackson Lions
Bowl to promote football in Mis-
sissippi. between Mississippi's
outstanding teams, with an eye TO
keep outstanding gridders in Mis-
sissippi colleges" Mr.. Cook vent
ON. ole Miss and Mississippi
scouts were always on hand at
these games"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07
Police Force
Members Resign
After Protest

Seven members of the Pasca-
goula police department resign
ed Friday after a petition ask
ing the removal of Police Chief
J. E. Shirley was denied by May
or John r. Watts.
Members of the department
whose resignation took effect
are Oscar Robyn, night desk SER
geant: G.. E. Mullins, R. N. Muir
dock, Foster Barrow, c. E. Hawk,
H. K. Rogers and R. c. McKenna.
The petition was drawn up
Thursday night and Friday and
was presented to Mayor Watts
at a meeting Friday afternoon.
The petition set forth no reason
for the requested removal of
Chief Shirley but said only I'VE
the undersigned officers of the
police personnel ask that you,
as mayor. discontinue the serv-
ices of Chief Shirley at once, or
accept the resignation of the fol-
lowing officers effective Deem
Der LIST"
Several members of the de-
partment asked that their sigma
lures be removed from the petit
ton following its presentation
on the plea that thev had signed
il without knowing the contents,
Mayor Watts said.
Chief Shirley said that he
knew nothing of the drawing up
of the petition until informed
by Mayor Watts. The total per-
sonnet of the department num-
bered twelve. he said, but the
sever vacancies created by the
resignation will be filled as 500
as possible.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07
Negress, Age los,
Dies In Fire AT
Moss Point Village

An aged Negro woman who
was probably the oldest person
in this part of Mississippi, Annie
Bradley Bradford, who was be-
tween los and l08 years old,
was burned to death early Thurs
day morning In the Pearl Har-
boz community near Moss Point
when a defective oil heater set
fire to the house.
She lived with her daughter,
Eleanora Prince, SO, and two
granddaughters and a great
granddaughter. She is survived
also by a on, Joe Bradford, and
was the mother OF nine other
children now deceased.
Eleanora Prince said she made
the fires IN the stoves early
Thursday and lit the oil heater
in the old woman's room, and
then went to the back door to
talk to her brother. In a little
while she heard her mother
screaming and ran into her room,
only to find II a mass OF flames
ana choking smoke. She bravelN
tried to save the old woman and
Was burned herself about the
HANDS, rad. and face, but was
aGaale Il save the mother.
TIE hoGse was burned 10 the
greaad. and Thursday Eleanera
Continued On Page Eight
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07
Court Ends
With Final
Days Full
Cleur 81 Cases in
Final Three Days
Before Adjoining

TWenty-seven cases were dis
posed OF during the last three
days of the fall term of Circuit
Court, which adjourned Satur-
day at noon, bringing to 80 the
total number handled during the
three-week period.
Circuit Clerk w. c. Ravens re-
ported that 48 civil and 80 Grimm
al cases were cleared from the
docket during the IA days that the
court was actually in session.
The fact that the majority of
the cases coming before the court
in the last few days were large
lv similar facilitated their dis
posal. Nine of the cases were
suits filed by Walter S. Lowry,
Jr., individually or as representa-
tive of the Boilermakers Local
No. 500, and all of them were
dismissed by the plaintiff who
paid the court costs. A tenth
case State of Mississippi versus
Lowry on a charge of disturbing
the peace was dismissed with
procedendo by the defendant who
elected to pay the fine imposed
in the ease by a lower court.
Eight of the remaining cases
were suits for accounts filed
against Sidney M. Austin, oper-
ating, trading or doing business
as the Adco Construction Com
pany. One of these, a replevin
Continued On Page Eight
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07
Indiun Village Ruid
Ends in $l00 Fine
For Mickey Polius

Following a raid on Indian
Village located on the highway
between Paseagoula and Ocean
Springs Friday afternoon when
approximately 10 cases of liquor
we're seized. Mickey Polius, one
Of the owners of the establish
ment, was arrested and charged
with having intoxicating liquor
in his possession. At a hearing
before Justice of the Peace II.
p. BeaLgez Monday Polius en-
tered a plea of guilty and asked
the minimum fine which was inn
posed by Jupdge Polius, $500 and
costs. The raid was made by
Sheriff d. O. Newman and two
DEPUTIES, John McNeal and A..
q. Davis.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07
Boy Beaten and
Robbed AT Show
Saturday Night

Edward Woodrow Coleman, 10
years old. truck driver for the
pascagoula Ice and Coal Com
PAW. was severely beaten and
robbed of 500 Saturday night
when he was allegedly attacked
by three men connected with the
Sparks Brothers show which OPP
Grated between P~ascagoula and
Moss Point for three weeks under
the auspices of the Jackson Coun-
tv Post of the American Legion.
According to officers of the
sheriff's department, Coleman S
landlady notified police when she
became alarmed about the boys
condition when he returned home.
He was later taken to the Jack
son County hospital where he re-
manned under treatment and OBJ
servation until Monday.
The boy was said to have been
attacked with a shovel BY three
of the show men after he refused
to participate in an apparent
gambling game. He suffered cuts
and bruises of the face and back
of the head from blows Of the
weapon and Deputy Sheriff John
r. McNeal said there were def
mite shoe prints where one OF
the men had stomped him on the
chest as he lay on the ground.
Knocked unconscious by the at
tack. the boy was unable to iden-
tifv any OF his ASSISTANTS. A com
panion of Coleman at the time
fled the scene after the men
attacked the youth.
Deputy Sheriff MeNeal said the
management of the show made
good the $50 stolen and paid the
hospital expenses of the boy.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07
SUSPENDED

The production rooms OF the
Jackson County chapter OF the
American Red Cross in both Pas
cagoula and Moss Point will be
closed, effective Immediately, un-
til after January l, Mrs. sgd
ney Swan, chairman, announced.
No sewing will be done during
the holidays and only those who
have wool on hand and wish to
continue their work will knit.
Any finished garment, however,
can be taken to chapter head
quarters in the old Central School
building on South Pascagoula
street, PaScagoula.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07
County Obtains
Fulltime Health
Director Again

Jackson County has a fulltime
public health director for the
first time in more than a year,
replacing the two-day a week
part time direction of DR.. C. M.
Ship, who is also Hancock
County health officer.
DR. Andrew Hedmeg, recent
ly discharged army major who
holds a masters degree in Pub
lie Health Administration from
John Hopkins, began his duties
here this week. He was head o.
the Sunflower county health de-
partment before entering the
service and has been with the
Mississippi State Health Depart
nent since 1887.
He spent 80 of 38 months in
the army overseas serving for
a year in a hospital in North
Africa and the remaining time
as Chief of Preventative Medi-
cine and Veneral Disease Con-
troll for southern France and
Corsica Island.
A native of Ohio, DR.. Hedmcg
obtained his degree in medicine
IN the state university there and
informed at the U. S. Public
Health hospital in New Orleans.
He saws he fell in love with the
south there and has been here
ever since. He went to Natchez
IN Adams County for two years
and was awarded a Vanderbilt
University scholarship where he
studied Public Health Admins
tration further. In 1910 he OBJ
tanned his Masters Degree in
Public Health Administration at
John Hopkins University.
Jackson county has been with
out a fulltime public health di-
rector since 1t. Col. H. B. Hoff
departed in November, 1914.
DR.. Hedmeg made an OUT
standing record in Adams and
Sunflower counties and is ex-
petced to plan and administer.
ain aggressive program here.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07
County Workers
Continue Drive
To Reach Quota

With Saturday, December 8.
set as the official closing date
for the Victory Loan Drive, cam
paign leaders in jackson County
prepared to continue to push the
sale of E bonds until the $780,
900 quota is in the bag.
Formal reports will be pre-
pared early next week to be
sent to the state headquarters
in Jackson and until that time
specific dollar and cent results
of the campaign in various Sec
tions of the county we're not
ready to be made public.
ingalls, Shipyard and Pasca-
goula were in agreement that
they will reach their quotas be-
fore Saturday but in other parts
of the county chairmen express
ed the opinion that work will
have to be continued possibly
until the last of the month to
hit the desired figure. All sales
are credited on the drive until
December 81.
Neither yard leaders nor James
Lane, Pascagoula chairman. had
a report late Thursday. T. L. De-
Lashmet showed progress dur
ing the past week by reporting
more than $4,000, still consider
ably short, however, of the $751;
900 quota. George Young in
Ocean Springs said figures show
a sum OF about $4,000 of the
$4,000 quota remains to be rails
ed in that section.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07
Leaf Motive Injured
In Machine Room ut
International Mill

II. B. Rogers, 80. native of
Leaf, Miss, and resident of
Kreole, suffered a skull fracture
Tuesday while operating a wind
er in the machine room of the
International Paper Company
mill here. A company official
said Rogers was doing his regu-
lar JOB, which he had done for
the past nine months, and that
no one knew how the accident
had happened.
Rogers was removed to the
Jackson County Hospital and his
chances of complete recovery
were said to be good.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07
A. F. MEGEHEE REELECTED

A. F. Megehee, Jackson Coun-
ty superintendent of education,
was reelected president of the
County Superintendent of Mis-
sissippi at a school administra-
tors meeting held in Jackson
last week. Also attending the
meeting were Miss Louise Carr,
county superintendent of elemen-
tary education, T. r. Wells, SUI
perintendent of Pascagoula city
schools, V. c. Gill, principal of
the Pascagoula High school, and
A. L. Monroe, who, while in
Jackson, attended several meet
ings of the board of directors of
the Mississippi Education Asso-
citation of which he is a member.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-07
Safe Stolen From
Kihyei's $. Dropped
By Two Thieves

A safe was removed from E. A.
Kihyet and Sons Grocery and
Market. S. Pascagoula and Del
mas avenue in a daring robbery
shortly after midnight Monday
but was abandoned behind the
store before it could be forced
open when the thieves were.
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