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Milford chronicle., 1945-04-06

Private Elisha W. Hammond of
t'rankford. Delaware. has arrived
in the Field Artillery Replacement
Training Center, Fort Bragg, North
Carolina for his basic military
training. After his initial training
he will he transferred to a field or
c1niYatiOu
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-06

Word has been received by Mrs.
Irene Short that her husband. Pfc
William Short. L. 5. NJ. G. r.. has
returned to his original base some
where in the Pacific. after taking a
part in the Two ,Iima invasion. Bill
reports he is in good health and
dninc fine
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-06

Lieutenant Evans is 23 years of
age. and went overseas in April,
l943. He is the son of the late John
Cow Evans and Mrs Sara Davis
Evans, formerly of Milford. His
brother. Sgt. William II. Evans is
in Germany with General Hodges
First Army
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-06

Lieutenant Charles W. F'utchcr
Jr, is home in I.ewes with his
mother, Mrs. Frances F'utCher and
his sister. Mrs. James Salevan, for
= days. Lieutenant FutCher has
Just returned from six months
Force.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-06

Rowland Franklin Walker G.. NJ.
sc. has just returned to- his naval
base in Brooklyn, after spending
a o. day furlOugh with his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Walker. of 217 y.
Walnut Street and his wife and
baby of Milton.
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-06

First Lieutenant John G.. Evans.
of Cambridge. Md. has received a
commcndatiOn from the Fifth Army
which reads as follows:
Milford chronicle., 1945-04-06

After serving 81 months in the
European theater, Corp. Tech. Les
ter r. Bennett, Medical Corps. has
arrived in the country to spend a
furlough with his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Howard ID. Bennett. of Bridge
VILE.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-06-12

of their key players, the Photo
graphers bounced back to score
IL runs against the highly-re-
garded Lumberjacks.
Marv Leggett showed supreme
control throughout the game and
held the II & S batters to two
hits. Not single man was walk
ed by the right handler.
The Hubarth and Schott pit
chers did not do so we'll. Bates
who started on the mound for
the Lumber dealers walked four
men in the first inning and al
lowed three runs to cross the
plate. He gave way to Vance
Grain in the fifth who gave up
four hits and three runs. Les
Verscheuren pitched the final
inning and turned the men do Wn
in quick order for the best per-
formance.
Bernie Shields excelled for the
Lumbermen in their somewhat
listless play. His four putouts
were highlighted by one
handed catch of a hard smash
into deep center field in the fifth
inning.
The Lumbermen showed good
The daily monitor leader., 1945-06-12
Photogs Whip
Luml5ernlen
lorwoy Injuries Leg
in First Inning

The undefeated Hillcrest pho
tographers blasted three Hub
arth and Schott pitchers Friday
at Covered Wagon field TO annex
their third straight victory.
The victory was costly to the
Picture Makers however when
Ray Lorway, veteran right short
stop, received an injury to his
leg early in the game which may
bar him permanently from play
ing softball. Lorway was injured
while sliding into home for the
first run in the initial inning.
The bones in his leg were pulled
apart in the slide and he was
taken to st. Joseph's hospital for
treatment.
Undaunted by the loss of one
The daily monitor leader., 1945-06-12
TraiIers Bow
10 Gardeners
Rose Growers Win
First Come, IS to o

After suffering three defeats,
Mount Clemens Rose Gardens
Friday night bounced back 10
outscore Covered Wagon Is 10
O in a softball game played on
Consumers Power diamond.
Bombo Shimazu, moundsman
for the Gardeners, allowed only
one hit in going the route for
the Rosemen. He struck out
five Wagoneers and despite sew
eral errors made by his team
mates managed to hold Covered
Wagon scorelesS.
After a scoreless first inning
the Rose Growers warmed 10
the pitching of Russ Dubay and
reached him for one run in the
second and two in the third.
Johnny Fleming replaced Du-
bay on the mound in the fourth
but Jared even worse.
The Rose Growers continued
their spree by going plate-ward
twice in the fourth and after a
scoreless fifth jumped back to
score seven times in the sixth
and three times in the final
stanza. The Rosemen reached
the two Covered Wagon pitch
ers for IL hits which included
one double and two triples.
Mac Nagaoka, left fielder for
the Rosemen, showed the way
for his teammates at the plate.
In four trips to the batter's box
he connected for three hits, one
good for two bases. Shimazu
singled twice in three times at
bat to hold runner-up place in
batting.
Weak hitting and seven mis-
cues spelled defeat for the Wa
goneers Harold Pedluske COL
lected the only hit for his team
when he singled in the sixth in
ming.
The box scores:
The daily monitor leader., 1945-06-12
Veteran Of Pacific
Wins Point Disfharqe

Among the first 25 Michigan
soldiers returned from the Paci-
fic theatre of war under the
army's point discharge system is
T. Sgt. Willy Berger, OF 26l5 Lit
tie road, Mount Clemens, ac-
cording to an Associated Press
dispatct.
Berger arrived at Fort Sheri-
dan, III, Sunday where he was
expected TO receive an honorable
discharge without delay. He
accumulated total of l02
points. The highest points listed
in the returning group were Isl
for each of two Pacific veterans.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-06-12
.Texacos> Vans Win
in Sunday Twin-BM

After suffering two defeats
Andy's Texaco returned TO the
victory column Sunday after
noon at St. Mary's in defeating
Luedtke's Refrigeration / 10 0
in the night cap of the first soft
ball league doubleheader.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-06-12

luck in losing their first two
games to Super Cleaners and
Beuschlein's opened the first
inning by pushing Reg from
bley across the plate for the
only score.
In the Junior encounter Van S
Fish Market whipped nine
man Miller's Dairy combine Is
10 2 10 remain undefeated. The
Fishermen blasted Tiny Rickert,
hurler for the Dairymen, from
II hits including one homer by
Bud Winders, a triple by Mr..
Finley and double by Otto
Zimmerman.
The Major League game was
tightly contested throughout
with each team connecting for
tour hits.
The Ice Cubes ran into a bad
break in the third inning when
Ballantine reached first on a
clean hit, went TO second on q
PISSED ball and stole to third.
On the next play Milt Darling,
catcher for the Oilers dropped
one and Ballantine attempted to
slide in for the score but was
nipped at the plate. This run
would have tied up the ball
game and would have made it
run into extra innings.
In the last of the seventh the
Ice Cubes again made strong
bid to tie up the game when
Gordon Forton reached first on
a bingo went to second on a
bad throw to first and then Ken
Dubay sacrificed to send him TO
! third.
With two outs and a chance
to tie up the game Del Beyant
flied out TO the shortstop.
Both Andy's and Luedtke's
showed powerful fielding and
hitting strength with neither
side committing an error. The
Ice Cubes played alert ball and
pulled two double plays on the
oilers.
Fielding highlights were
plays by Reg Trombley at short
for the Oilers and Ken Dubay
in the short stop position for the
Ice Cubes.
With man on second Dubay
hit sharp blast into short left
field but Reg Trombley covering
ground like an arrow leaped
into the air to snag ball and also
caught Jim Petitpren who was
on second off of the bag.
Dubay made a similar spec
tacular catch in the second in
ming catching Bernie School off
of first base for double out.
PETITPREN HITTING STAR
Petitpren was the hitting star
of the game connecting for two
hits in three trips to the plate
one good for two bases.
Both Ew Sheldon of Andy's
and Jack Ballantine of Leudt-
ke's pitched steady ball and
were in control of the situation
throughout the game.
In the Junior League encoun-
t.: Tony Hengesback, left field.
er for Vans was the hitting star
of the game by hitting three
straight times in three times al
bat. Want scored seven times in
the fifth inning on hits by Jim
Wagner, Bud Winders, Henges.
back, Dean Reinick, thinner.
man and c. Cottrell. In addition
to the hitters Finley also scored
Jack Rosso turned in the bes,
performance for the losers by
getting two hits in three time.
at bat.
The Dairymen only managed
to reach Cottrell for four hits
during the seven innings while
Vans pounded out II bingos.
The box scores:
The daily monitor leader., 1945-06-12

hitting form with L e o n r d
Brindley and Winnie Havard
connecting for doubles. Homer
VanHollenbeck singled twice in
three trips to the plate for the
best hitting average.
The Box Score:
The daily monitor leader., 1945-06-12

The Pacific ocean occupies
more than one-third of the entire
area o I the earth, and comprises
approximately one-half Of its
water surface.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-06-12

Us been sold before. But it's worth saying
again:
This wars not getting any cheaper!'
For instance, look at our air force. For some
time now, we've had the biggest in the world.
Then along came the jet.propelled plane, and
several other chronological developments. So now,
unless we want our air force to drop behind the
parade, we've got to build thousands and thou
sands Of these new.type planes.
Building whole new air force is expensive. But
we can't afford not to!
That's one reason why your quota in the 7th
War Loan is the biggest yet. There are plenty Of
others: the need for caring for list of casualties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-06
Gen. vondegrift Tells USO
Of Pacific Left and Riqht Mixup

Not long ago, somewhere In the
Pacific, q group Of Australian soil
diers was sent to take over the
ground operation Of an American
airfield. In order to cooperate
fully, the Australians all learned to
drive their cars on the right side Of
the road-although In Australia they
drive on the left. When they ar
rived at the field, however, there
was a general traffic mixup-for the
American boys, in order to Coop,
crate fully. had learned to drive on
the left side.
That Gen. A. A. Vandergrift, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps. told
900 District USO workers yesterday,
is an ample of the spirit of co-opera-
ton being shown between Americans
and their Allies, and between the
American civilians and the fighting
forces.
That is the spirit, the important
Intangible we call morale, that will
insure our winning the war-the
spirit in which we must continue to
flght," he said.
The general spoke at the celebra-
ton of the fourth anniversary of
the founding of the United Service
Organizations. The birthday party
was held at the Mayflower Hotel in
honor of the thousands Of volun-
teer workers whose task it is to make
true the organization motto, "A
home away from home"
Others who spoke were Col. Oveta
Hobby, director of the WAC; Col.
Ruth Streeter, director of the
Marine Corps Women's Reserves;
Comdr. Toby Wiley, assistant d.
rector of the WAVES; Maj. John
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-06

Simpson, director Of information
and education Of the military dis
trict Of Washington; Capt. Dorothy
E. Stratton. director of the SPARS;
Capt. j. B. w. Waller, representing
the Potomac River Naval Com
mand: Capt. w. F. Loventhal Of
the Washington Navy Yard. and
DR.. Henry Hubbard, chief of civilian
personnel for Federal agencies.
A personal thanks to the volun-
teers was given by Miss Mabel r.
Cook, national area representative,
who told them, 1.-THE soldiers and
sailors and marines 60 overseas re-
membering a motherly woman who
helped to sew on a button, dad
who sat down and talked to them
when things looked rough, a pretty
girl who made an evening gay
multiply that memory 1000 900 times
for the 100000 volunteer workers
in the country-and that Is the
incest thanks you can get"
In the four years Of its service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-06

the UsO has grown to 5000 clubs,
serving 10000, 900 persons each
month. In Warrington last year
the II USO centers served 1000, 900
persons.
Sidney Taliaferro, chairman Of
the District USO Council, was master
Of ceremonies ct the luncheon. The
United States Navy Band Orchestra,
under the direction Of 1t. Charles
Brendler, played.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-06
Kingsman School
Gains on Mcfarland
For Wastepaper Lead

Kingsman School moved threat
eningly close to Mcfarland Junior
High School for the leadership in
wastepaper collection in The Eve
ming Star-PTA Salvage for Victory
program last week and now stands
only about 1000 pounds behind the
larger school. Macfarlands total is
142,470 pounds and Kingsman has
1873, 424 pounds to its credit.
Two other schools are over the
100000 pound mark, Lafayette. with
127,125 pounds, and Buchanan, with
107. 407 pounds.
The other leaders and their totals
are: Gordon, 86,592; Stoddert, 86,-
231; Jefferson, 83,492; Hearst, 3D.
277; Takoma Park, 1883; Benning,
$3.50; Seaton, 65,855; Murch, 65,-
712; West, 1924; Hardy, 64,428;
Orr, 64,342; Shepherd, $4,000; Hill
ton-Peabody, 63,473; Adams, 62,516;
Deal, 61,430, and Bryan, 60,645.
Collections yesterday totaled st.
$50 pounds to bring the grand total
to 10,553,8 79 pounds.
Among the larger collections were
Jefferson, $500; Bryan, 1919: WAL
ZACH, 2,424; Beers, 2,571; Kimball,
1914; Randle Highlands, 1924;
Ketcham, 3,710; Leland, $500, and
Taylor, 6,786.
Collections tomorrow in the third
district, together with the leaders,
will be as follows:
Honor Roll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-06

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Simplify pons
service ehooe the thirty
USE OUR HANDY CREDIT COUPON PLAN
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book
Credit Office, floor
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-03-17
BEATING The GUN

nh (Bojanglcs) Robinson. Nal
Frazier and William licNlett did
everything humanity possible Tor
BcnuIc during his brlef stay at
Lincoln hospital.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-03-17
HAYMAKER KOS
BILLY ARNOLD

NEW YORK CAMP a WITH
fiehi-aard'd haymakef brought
about on % 'he greatest upseis
boxing experts have Witnessed al
Madison SqHarc Garlen la-r wo' s
WHOM Rocky Gra ano knoes,a
eut liaf Arnold % ono minute
- ~'conds 81 'he Tined round 80
ihcir scheduled io-louni match
The Knockout was lhc nrst n
~ proicsslona bouts Tor The ~
yearoid rhiadelpnia lad. Az
mold. Who hecame hleh school
graduate last month. was a pro-
hihlive fayori'c 20 win ana an
So choice 20 kaYo Graliano
Billy lost ihc first round whei
tho Italian lad stalking his Chauo
rs Tor victory on Apccdy, ail-
our attack carried the fichi to
him Rockvs oifcnse was stop
ped 10 the SECOND round Arnold
started his nose bleeding Sai
battered hlnl heavily with two
listed attach At this stage. il
appeared 10 an Including Vice
President Harry s Truman thar
Rocky was doomed for defeat
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-03-17
Basketball
| tournament AT
Tennessee State

NASHVILLE GASP ConA
!. 4 Kcan 81 Tennessee Siats
college has announced that The
Nid-Wcsfcrn Aihleiir assoc iafion
Will sponsor a hish school bss
kcfball tournament ~ Tennessee
STATE college eymnasum IN Nash.
Vile from March 20 81
The outstanding haske thail
teams viii hc selected from re-
preventative high schools in Ten.
nessee. Kentucky West Virginia.
Ohio Indiana Illinois. Missouri.
Kansas. oklahoma aud Arkansas
and the winner Of the Tournament
will he presented with a silver
trophy by the Mid Western Aih-
lotto association bearing the
Championship award.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-03-17
Battles Tuskegee
To Semi-FiinaIs

ATLANTA. Ga Morri~ ero~n
college @aNe SPECTATORS many
sensational surprises whcn they
fought heir WY 70 ne scplli-
nal found- in the his,orl, 1Qs-
ke4se pasheiaall toulnament
ubich ended in sic ~ for kiofi-
tas AM College OF rsla'tassc
The 'wo semi-i iarsi team
met IN the consolation hetofc lhe
finals were played az tne iourna-
niem and Morris Brown won lhe
inc.t tbrilline contest az ih, cn
fifc tournament s., hes,ins 'fus.
Mcgee Institute. a preieu uanlenf
iaeofiie by The ciose score %
ss 70 win the cancellations
Norris Browns captain
In Uprising
Much Of The prai>e goes 70
li!y Garter, OF Chm,ep. sor me
Morfis Brown surprlse uprising
a. ihc touonamrn Cdricr WAS
p,a,lns JUS laSi eau Tor ne
MolNcrin's. cndine four years az
hard competition on thu conrl-
lor me once m-tie WOLVES Nho
ouec fhonehl 1t strange iuA'rd
ia lose n ha- keibali game III
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-03-17
ROSCOE TOLES LAMENTS FATE
OF BUDDIES WHO COT KILLED
MARCH II, ls4s

Roscoe Toles u Detroit vho
was one ~ ne nallor's ton rans
itF ntsyy0tigh' hovcts ir rivilian
no has bsfp stationed in Camp
% lesne sinee his induction over
year ase
MtnFenaefs have hoen proud 81
ihe record established by ms
young ppsus' ana nc added MS
fsfrns lspreis during a tour W
SnnA Amenes j4si prlor r. pe
lemae menoe q ne armed
fnmpr Roscoe meroo i3'nds
Nr- Gefaa tat 81 2ee- s.
ArteH. As phea BE- reen.y fsa
H'I ia' feipeirs ie''si ~ laii
'Just ts0 r's is icf sou
hcs rnm ~ i nas been Ar
awhile nfs lYe w4fen yon
aM tn, sne hppe 'afse iee tnf
'nl nnd yoa aud eserFone wei
Thanks s' nsca fo rem ns
ffrns me ~ 'ms really sg-
peN a'sf tne arl Vel haven,
gn' nl4ns say ems s'l hef, 81.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-03-17
MORRIS BROWN GETS
NEW COACH

ATLANTA g. lr,smca' vs.
a FontainF Jr pl' sidepi ot
Morris Brown collcee annoaaecG
Monday That ~ Arns T. Cfaycs
world heeoWc head Football and
faskeieall coach az ihc school
ilr Graves IL siaapatc 81 RlQe-
Field " ga and The University
- Iowa whore DO received hi.
doc'orale He viii replace "
} Nicks
pr For'aine adaed 'rt be
hopes ms school VIII aeALn gain
me prestige q once bold IN TOE
,rllcge athletic world
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-03-17
GLOBE TROTTERS
IN DOUBLEHEADER

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Mo -, ,..,
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N4NHs those ,aems ya
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-31
Hunting Seasons,
Regulations Are
Given By Warden

Open seasons for game, limits
and locations where hunting IL
censes may be obtained in Jack
son County were announced this
week by w. F. Dearman, director
of the state game and fish com
mission.
They r as follows: quail,
Thanksgiving Day only NOV. %
and December 10 TO February 20,
daily limit IL; turkey, April | to
April 70, one gobbler for sea
son; ducks ard geese, Nov. 2 to
Jan. 20. 10 ducks daily includ-
ing not more than one wood
duck, possession limit 20 not in
GLIDING more than one wood
duck, two geese daily with pos
session limit of four; doves, Sept.
Is to. Sept. 80 and Dec. 18 to
Jan. 81, ten daily, ten in posses
sion; squirrel, Oct. | to Dec. 81
CENTRE state), eight daily, l6 in
possession; trapping, Dec. l to
Jan. 81.
Deer in Jackson, Quitman, Pa
nola, Tallahatchie, Leflore, Sun
flower, Yazoo, Humphreys, War
rem, Bolivar, Greneda, George,
Greene, Wayne, Adams, Wilkin-
son, Jefferson, Claiborne, Issa-
quena, Sharkey and Washington
counties, open season Nov. 20 10
Dec. | and Dec. 20 to Jan. |, bag
limit, one buck per season, does
and fawns not to be taken or
molested, no deer with horns less
than four inches shall be taken.
In regard to the deer regula-
tions, the game regulations stip-
ulate that ut shall be unlawful
for any person to deal with the
carcass or any part of the car
cass Of any deer in such way as
to destroy evidence of sex until
such time as the CARCASS or all
parts thereof have been convey
ed to the residence Of the hunter,
if the hunter is a resident of tia
county, or until the carcass shall
have been inspected by the game
warden and no person shall have
in his possession carcass or parts
of the carcass which have been
dealt with in violation with this
regulation
Licenses may be purchased in
Jackson County at the following
places: Hills Hardware, Moss
Point; Carriers Store, Wade, Pig
Chestnut, Singing River Oil Co,
Pascagoula: Earl Bond, Gautier;
Red Brakes Place, Ocean
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-31
Mrs. Kirnbrough
Entertdins Church
Group AT Home

Mrs. F. w. Kimbrough pleas
antly entertained members OF
the Woman's Society of Chris
tan Service Of The Easilawn
Methodist church at her rome,
1902 f. Cleveland avenue Mon
day afternoon.
The opening devotional was
conducted by two members of
the Young Peoples department,
Misses Jeanne Graves and Bar
bara Pace.
At the conclusion of the bus
mess period, which was direct
ed BY Mrs. w. w. Hughes. Mrs.
J. r. Upchurch led a very inter
esting program on Youth And
A Better Tomorrow"
A social period was enjoyed
over a refreshment course after
the session had been dismissed
following a prayer by Mrs.
Hughes.
The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. Hughes.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-31
Funeral Services
Held Sunday For
Mrs. T. ]. Grayson

Mrs. Thomas j. Grayson, the
former Miss Elizabeth Dantzler,
died suddenly Thursday, August
%, at her home in Lynchburg,
Va, of a cerebral hemorrhage.
She was "A years old.
She was the daughter of Mrs.
A. F. Dantzler of Biloxi and the
late Mr.. Dantzler, who before
his death earlier this year, was
one of the most prominent men
in this section, and the wife of
Col. Grayson of the United
States Army. She was a native
Of Moss Point.
Funeral services were con-
Quoted Sunday at 2 pm. at the
Dantzler Memorial Methodist
church in Moss Point BY the
pastor, the Rev. J. S. Noblin, as
sisted by the Rev. John F. Brock,
pastor of the Moss Point Baptist
church, and interment was in
Griffin cemetery. Pail bearers
were w. w. Barber of Moss
Point, w. B. Herring of Pasca-
goula, E. v. Shove, James Prin-
gle and Carl Matthes of Biloxi,
and Edward Elmer of Jackson.
Fails Funeral Home was in
charge.
Only a short time before her
death, Mrs. Grayson had return
ed to her home from New York
where she had spent a while
with her husband who was on
leave from the hospital at But
Ter, Pa, where he is under treat
ment. Colonel Grayson recently
returned from the Philippines.
Thursday Mrs. Grayson had
made her usual trip to the mar
ket and returned home where a
little later she was discovered
lying unconscious OH her bed.
Death came a few hours after
she was taken i'll.
Mrs. Grayson was educated in
the Moss Point schools, later at
tending Shipley at Bryn Mawr,
Pa, and Finch's in New York.
After her marriage to Colonel
Grayson about % years ago.
they made their home in Jack
son for many years, moving to
Lynchburg in l943. Colonel
Grayson is well known in the
state where he was adjutant gen
eral on Governor Connor's staff
and head Of the seiective service
under Governor Johnson.
Mrs. Grayson is survived by
her husband and mother; two
daughters, Misses Betty and Pat
ty Grayson; n son, Thomas j
Grayson, Jr.; one brother, A. +.
Dantzler of Pascagoula, and a
sister, Mrs. w. j. Grant, Jr., of
Biloxi.