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Three torpedoes sent the Nor
wegian tanker, Hamlet, to the
bottom the same day and the
British freighter, Mentor, sunk
after being hit twice.
May 30-The Russian ship,
Kashirstroi, drove off a sub thu
had fired a torpedo at the Amer
lean tanker Julius II. Barnes.
And thus the first and most
disastrous month of the vicious
submarine campaign in the
Eighth Naval District waters.
Attacks Continue
The June attacks started on
the 18th when the Sheherazade
was capsized when three torpe-
does hit her. She was left in a
sinking condition after eight
rounds of gun fire had been
pumped ints, her.
July brought more death and
destruction. The Gunderson and
Cadmus, Norwegian cargo ships,
we're sunk on July /. The Bay
ard, another Norwegian vessel,
lost III men when she was sent
to the bottom on July 6.
The Robert E. Lee. a combi-
nation passenger-cargo ship.
carrying 406 persons. was for
pedoed off the Mississippi Hiv-
er Passes on July 30. Two
hundred and seventy-two were
passengers and many of these
were survivors fror. seven tor
pedoed vessels. TwenfY-fo four
were lost in the disaster and
owe q hundred were injured.
Combined naval, air and sur
face forces were making 1t pref
ty hot for the undersea raiders
by this time, and the enemy was
able to make only two attacks
during August and September,
both of these, however, were sue
cessful. The r. NJ. Parker, Jr.,
was lost on August 10 and the
Mexican tanker, Amatlan, on
September 4th.
The last sinking occurred in
the Eighth Naval District and the
Gulf of Mexico on December 8,
ii994433 ffiiffteen months after the
sinking of the Amatlan. The vic
tim this time was the American
tanker, Touchet, loaded with
10000 barrels of oil and clip
ping off II knots on her maiden
voyage. Ten naval armed guards
men lost their lives.
No Sure Kills
The number of enemy subma-
rines sunk or damaged in the
Enghth Naval District is not
known, as no positive sinkings
rel accredited to the district
by the evaluation board in Wash
ington.
Wolf pack attacks were never
used in the Gulf as they were in
the North Atlantic. However, as
many as three enemy submarines
are known TO have operated in
the Gulf at the same time.
Credit for making the Gulf "too
hot" for the undersea raiders has
been attributed to several fac
tors, the most important of which
was the increased concentration
of surface forces of the Navy
and Coast Guard as well as the
increase of air strength of the
Navy, Coast Guard and Army.
Defenses had to be spread
SO thin during the summer of
1912 that il was only through
the cooperation of fishing YES
sells and their crews that as
many lives were saved from
the Inflated ships. Shrimpers
along the louisiana and Mis-
sissippi coast and deep sea
fishermen from Florida. Ala
bama and Texas were useful
and successful in the rescue
efforts. Records in the Eighth
Naval District reveal that Oil
survivors were rescued by
these craft. They also played
an outstanding part in keep
ing the submarines submerged
and reporting their positions Z
when they yer surfaced
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LEGAL NOTICES


NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that propo-
sails will be received by the Board of
Trustees of the Lyon Rural Sepa-
rate School District up to Friday. Sep
TENDER IA. l945 at 8 p. M, for the
repairs to the school in accordance
with specifications on file with the
secretary of the said Board. The right
is reserved to reject any and all
bids.
LEON STINE. Secretary,
Board of Trustees.
Lyon Rural Separate School District
al R-24 All l-7 OLD
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BOATS. ACCESSORIES 20

TWENTY-TWO-foot cabin boat, with
reconditioned Dpdge motor. Extra
battery. life preservers and skiff in
ciuded with boat, Apply 1913 Buena
Vista after 5 pm. 23-ltdh 1924
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Submarines
Continued from Page u


May 8-The Torny, Norwegian
steamship attacked and sunk
within three minutes. The mas
ter was questioned by the SUBJ
marine commander.
May l0-Submarine fired three
torpedoes and 20 shells into the
American tanker, Aurora. The
ship was in ballast and did not
sink. Chief officer died Of
wounds in lifeboat. Vessel was
salvaged and is afloat now as
the jamestown.
MAY 12-The tanker, Virginia,
torpedoed three times at Missis-
sippi river sea bouy Submarine
was between the ship and shore.
May 13-The American tanker,
Gulf Prince, was saved through
skillful maneuvering when she
lodged four torpedoes. A fifth
torpedo struck her a glancing
blow but failed to explode. The
Gulf Penn was not so fortunate.
She was attacked eight hours
later and sank in five minutes
after being torpedoed, just abaft
the engine room. Thirteen men
were killed.
The David McKelvy lost 81
men six hours later when she
was torpedoed and sank.
May 1.-THE Eastern Sun was
attacked a little after midnight.
The torpedoes passed her close
astern and the third one passed
under the bow of the ship.
May l6-The u. S. motor tank
er, Sun, was hit by a torpedo at
4:03 am but managed to escape.
A few minutes later the crew of
the tanker saw the William c.
McTarnahan burst into flames
several miles south of them when
she was attacked and sunk by
torpedoes and gun fire, losing
81 men in the action.
Twenty-one men lost their
lives six hours later when the
Gulfoil was attacked with two
torpedoes and sank in 90 seconds.
May 1.-Two U-boats attack
ed the Heredia causing her to
sink in three minutes after two
torpedoes had hit her on the port
side and one on the starboard.
Twelve hours later the steamship.
Ogontz, was sunk bringing the
total killed to the days action to
SIS.
Transport Dodger
The next day the Halo was at
tackled by two submarines off
the mouth of the Mississippi
river. Two crew members surf
| vived out of a crew of 80. The
ship broke in two and sank inn
mediately.
May 25-The u. S. Army trans
port, Slcllian, sighted submarine
four miles ahead of ship. She
reversed her course and lodged
a torpedo from the sub over an
hour later. The Haakon Hauan
was not so lucky in lodging a
torpedo the same day. She was
hit but made port under her own
power.
The Navy gun rev on the
Athens had a workout that day
when they forced an enemy u
boat to submerge without max
ing an attack. The next day an
other sub attacked them with
gunfire, scoring several hits. The
prompt action of the gun crew
again possibly saved the ship
from destruction, as she forced
the submarine to crash dive with
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that
proposals will be received at the
office of the County Super
intendent of Education in Pasca-
goula, Mississippi, up to Friday,
August "a, 1045 at 9 A. M, for
the furnishing of supplies and
equipment for the l945-46 session
for the various schools of Jack
son County.
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LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF THE
CITY OF MOSS POINs, MISSISSIPPI


Notice is hereby given that at the
September, l945. meeting Of the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen of the City
of Moss Point. Mississippi. to be held
in the City Hall. beginning on Tues
day. September 4th. l945. at 7 O'Clock
pm said Board of Mayor and Alder
men will take up for consideration
the matter of eoualizing the real es-
tate INK personal property tax assess
ments in said City for the year i945.
The meetings of said Board will con-
tinue from night to night until the
work of equalization has been COM
pleted.
Taxpayers having any complaints
10 make are requested to appear be-
fore said Board of Mayor and Alder
men at the September meetings.
BY order of the Board of Mayor
and Alderman of the City of Moss
Point. Mississippi, this the 7th day of
August. 1915.
w. G.. STEWART. City Clerk
~ At 8-I0 8-17 Se9A RAJ
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF JACKSON
TO: THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF
THE CITY OF PASCAGOULA. MIS-
SISSIPPI:
Notice is hereby given that in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
laws of the State of Mississippi. as set
forth in Division 81. Sections 1888 Inc
1925. both inclusive of the Mississippi
Code of 1912 and the amendments
thereto, that an election will be held
on the 18th day of September. 1945.
within legal hours. in the manner
provided by law for the purpose of
submitting to the qualified electors
of the City of ~Pascagoula, the ques-
ton of whether or not Ordinance No.
81, 1915, of said City, shall be APP
proved, ratified, and become opera
tive. The said Ordinance authorizes
the Board of Mayor and Councilmen
of the City of Pascagoula. Mississippi,
to levy a one mill tax upon each dol
lar of valuation upon the assessment
rolls of the City of Pascagoula, Mis-
sissippi. for the fiscal year beginning
October /. 1945, and ending Septem-
Der 30. 1916. IN for each fiscal year
thereafter. for sanitatiQH and gar
bage purposes. At sucR election all
qualified electors of the City of Pas
cagoula are to vote at the polling
places in their respective precincts
as now fixed by Ordinance of the City
of ~Pascagoula. This notice is given
in pursuance of a resolution adopted
by the Board of Mayor and Council
men of the City of ~Pascagoula. at a
regular meeting held upon August 3.
1945.
Witness the signatures of the Board
of Mayor and Councilmen of the City
of Pascagoula. Mississippi, on this
the Bird day of August. i945.
tSEAL)
J. r. WATTS. Mayor.
l.. G.. BECKHAM,
v. p. DEJEAN,
CottueiIman "
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oopNi
At 8-3 $40 8-l7 8-24
CONTRACT NOTICE


Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Supervisors of Jackson
County. Mississippi. will receive Seal
ed Proposals until 1000 o'clock AM,
September 18th. 1945. for the furnish
ing of all labor, material. etc. for the
building of Fill approaching Red
Creek Bridge on Road known as Yes
try-George County Road. in Supcrvis-
ors' District No. 5. Jackson County.
Mississippi. In accordance with plans
and specifications on file in the Of
flee of the Clerk of the Chancery
Court of said County.
Contractor will be required to fur
nish Bond In h manner provided by
law.
The Board of Supervisors reserves
the right to reject any and all bids,
or to waive any informality in any
bid.
This the 14th day of August. ie;s
x. w. BURNHAM. President.
FRED TAYLOR. Clerk.
24-4t at R-2s g.3f n.7
CONTRACT NOTICE
Notice Is hereby given that the
Board of Supervisors of Jackson
County. Mississippi, will receive Seal
ed Proposals until 1000 AM. Sep
TENDER 18th. 1915. for furnishing of
all labor. material. etc. for the build
ing of Fill at McGregor Bridge on
~ to River Road in District No. 5,
Jackson County. Mississippi. in ac-
cordance with plans and specifica-
tons on file in the office of the
Clerk of the Chancery Court of said
County.
Contractor will be required to fur
nish Bond in the name provided
by law.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject IN and all bids or to waive any
informality in any bid.
This the 18th day of August, 1915.
X. w. BURNHAM, President.
FRED TAYLOR, Clerk.
9d-1f Alt a IA q n aL7
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PAST $40 s-17

NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a call
meeting of the Jackson County School
Board will be held in the office of
the County Superintendent of Educa-
ton at the Court House in Pascagoula
on Friday. August 81, 1945. at 8 A. M.
to consider bids on transportation
routes to purchase five new trucks
and to transact any business author
lied by law.
Jackson County School Board.
A. F. Megehee. Chairman.
24-3t B-l0 8-l7 8-24
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The power of attraction which
the lodestone possesses VA
known as early as 600 BIC.
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The smallest European deer is
called a roebuck.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
o SALE

ONE 5-gal. Butane gas bottle. Apply
308 Krebs Ave, ~Pascagoula. l9-itp spa
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USED AND RECAP TIRES
RATION FREE
Tubes and R~eliners


Tubes and Reliners
One Kohler ITO volt AC i5oo-watt
light plant, excellent condition. a
bargain.
One new A. o. Smith electric
welding machine. 2~20-volt, $50 amp.
One Fordson Trastor with front
end hydraulic loader. can be used
with or without loader.
One 's5-'36-'s7 oldsmobile e-cyl.
motor block assembly with fly
wheel clutch and clutch housing.
One '37-'38- 1910 Chevrolet l 1I2
ton truck radiators, good condition,
One as yd. Gallon hydraulic
dump body. like new.
Two "a yd. Anthony hydraulic
dump bodies, good condition.
Two Burroughs Posting Machines.
Quantity of Kiln Trucks, ideal for
small boat waves.
One wood cook stove.
HALLS
Highway 80, LIST Place on Right
North Jackson County Hospital
Phone 5311. p. o. Box 80
Moss Point
l9-4tc $40
ONE PORTABLE ELECTRIC welding
machine. gas driven. new tires, fac
tory-buiit job. n combination gas
torch hose and gauges complete. Can
be seer at Parsley and Belair, or call
496-R. l9-3tp $40
REMEMBER TO COME TO THE ADJ
VERTISER PUBLISHING co. FOR
YOUR OFFICE SUPPLIES.
GUITAR, Slightly used: also one iron
and mattress. 302 9th Street.
1s-ltp 1924
CUSHMAN AUTO SHOOTER. 3 spare
tires and tubes. excellent condition.:
also mans bicycle. Call 683. or j.. G..
Purdy. ingalls, Ext. 80. 19-1tp 8-24
Twenty-four-inch fan. Phone 657.
10 itp 8-24
FENCE PICKETS-We nave a large
stock of short lumber. suitable for
pickets. Can finish in any width,
any style. Prompt deliveries. No
priorities. Call 675. Pascagoula De-
" AVTItt o6f
TWO DOUBLE BEDS complete, mat
in good condition, two wagon
loads scrap wood, will sell cheap.
Phone 281. 1910 Buena Vista.
t9-1tp 8-24
20 WANTED TO BUY 20
TO BUY-Good Clean rags.
will pay 10c per lb, overall and
jumper cloth not accepted. Lyons Mo
tor Co. Pascagoula. Miss. 20-4tc SO
TO BUY-Will pay cash for
old burned-out cleo. irons. fans and
small motors. A. II. Milstead, 3I2 La
fayette. after $50 pm. 20-4tp 8-3
USED Furniture. any kind. Call Run
nels. 9188. 20-3tp $40
ONE-HALF or A-ton pickup truck.
Call 4967. 20-2tp 8-24
Ford. Chevrolet or Ply
mouth in good condition. Anderson,
20l Columbus Drive. 20-ltp 1924
Iron Wash Pot, VIM. Davis, Rt. 1.
Pascagoula. Miss. Orange Grove vi
20-3tp s-24
PETS. POULTRY.
Il LIVESTOCK FL
HORSE. saddle and bride. 318 Her
rick Ave. City. 21-2tp 8-24
FOUR YOUNG MILK COWS, three
young saddle horses. Milton Clark.
Miss. 21-3tp 8-17
HOGS-Any number. Milton Clark.
Miss. 21-3tp 8-17
HORSE AND PRODUCE WAGON,
with Walkin Ice Box. Phone STA.
2l-1tp 8-24
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF JACKSON
TO: THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF
THE CITY OF PASCAGOULA, MIS-
SISSIPPI:
Notice is hereby given hat in ac-
cordanee with the provisions of the
laws of the State of Mississippi, as
set forth in Division 81, Sections 1888
and 1925. both inclusive of the Mis-
sfssippi Code of 1912 and the amend
ments thereto, that an election will
be held on the 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1915, within legal hours. in he
manner provided by law for the pur-
pose of submitting to the qualified
electors of the City of ~Pascagoula,
the question of whether or not Ordi-
nance No. 20, 1945, of said City, shall
be approved. ratified. and become OPP
erative. The said Ordinance author
izs the Board of Mayor and Council
men of the City of Pascagoula, Mis-
sissippi. to levy a mill tax upon
each dollar of valuation upon the as
sessment rolls of the City of Pasca-
goula, Mississippi. for the fiscal year
beginning October l, f945. and ending
upon September 30. 1916, and for each
fiscal ear thereafter, tor recreational
purposes. At such election all quail
fled electors of the City of Pascagou-
Ia are TO vote at the polling places in
their respective precincts as now
fixed by Ordinance of the City OF
Pascagoula. This notice is given in
of a resolution adopted by
the Board of Mayor and Couneilmen
of the City of P~ascagoula. at a regu-
lar meeting held upon August 3.
1915.
Witness the signatures of the Boa
of Mayor and Couneilmen of the Ci.y
of ~Pascagoula, Mississippi on this tfse
Bird dag of August. l945.
(SEALl
]. r. WATTS.
Mayor.
L. G. BEcKHAM.
v. p. DEJEAN.
Councilmen. !.
PAST s-i0 s-17 1874 1881 81
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The Board of Supervisors of jack
son County. Mississippi, will receive
sealed proposals for the furnishing
to Jackson County. Mississippi.
Two International "A" Tractors
with Highway Mower attached.
On Tuesday, the 18th day OF Sep
TENDER. 1945.
Sealed Proposals to be filed with the
Clerk of Board of Supervisors at Pas
cagoula. Mississippi. on or before 10 90
O'Clock AM. on date above named.
The Board of Supervisors reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD.
August Ia, 1945.
X. W. BURNHAM, President.
FRED TAYLOR, Clerk.
24-4t BIT 8-24 8-31 81
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LODGE NOTICES

NOTICE TO FIsHERMEN-There will
be a regular meeting at the Union
Hall Thursday, August Both, l945, at
8 pm All members are urged to at
tend. Pascagoula Local. ]. c. Page.
Sec'y. ltp 8-24
Evening star., 1945-03-14

War Bonds are now owned by
some 85,00O,0o0 individual Amer
leans. More than eight out Of every
thirteen men, women and children
in the United States are purchasers.
Evening star., 1945-03-14
British Pointer Dies

LONDON, Mar. Il P).-F Ernest
Jackson, II, well-known British por-
trait painter, died Sunday in Oxford
Of injuries received when he was
struck by a motorcycle.
Evening star., 1945-03-14

flax yesterday and were shot down.
The pilots parachuted to safety.
The 1st and Sd Armies between
them had rubbed out the Eifel
pocket which a week ago embraced
$500 square miles of Germany and
six or. seven understrength divisions
of the German 7th Army.
More Prisoners Captured.
The LIST Army captured 1888 pris-
oners yesterday, bringing its cam
paign total since crossing the Roer
February % to 1851. Gen. Patton's
Sd Army. attacking since January
30, has seized 63,289. The British
I'd, Canadian 1st and American 9th
Armies in the north took 50,477 in
their campaigns to the Rhine
through and behind the Siegfried
Line.
That total of LABS Germans,
plus perhaps an equal number
killed or seriously wounded showed
that Gen. Eisenhower had achieved
a large degree of success in his
avowed objective of destroying Ger
mans west of the Rhine. Those who
escaped lost much of their heavy
equipment; they needed rest and
reorganization which they hardly
had time to attain with the Allies
on or across the Rhine for $50 miles
from Coblenz to Holland.
The sd Army already had out
f1anked the Saar district by its drive
to the Rhine at Coblenz. They were
Tightening their grip by the new
drive south of the Moselle. The value
of the Saar has been largely lost to
Germany because it depended for
it's steel on the iron ore of Lorraine,
and because Allied bombers have
tangled its railroads and drained its
canals.
Most of the 13 towns which the Sd
Army captured were east and north
east of Saarburg. Eleven counter
attacks, in strength of so infantry
men or less with two or three self
propelled guns, were repulsed with
out loss of ground.
The towns included Fromersbach,
Bonnrath. Holzerath, Loncernburg,
Someran, Morscheid, Hinzenburg and
Hentern, all between Trier and the
area east of Saarburg.
The last towns on or near the
west bank of the Moselle to be cap
tured were Aldegung, Eller, Bremm
and Bad Dertrich. Fues and Wehlen,
both 81 miles northeast of Trier and
on the Moselle, were entered yester-
day.
Far to the south on the United
States 7th Army front, the 36th
(Texas) Division repulsed with
heavy losses a German effort to re-
take portion of the French rail
center of Haguenau, 16 miles north
of Strasbourg.
The Germans attacked at mid
night with tanks and infantry after
heavy artillery barrage. The
Texans held their ground every
where.
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There Is why for every bond you
buy-buy War Bonds today and
make them pay.
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|ChurchH's Son
Directs Query
To Father
By the Assoc,ated press.


LONDON, Mar. 14.-Maj. RAN
dolph Churchill. member OF Parlia-
ment and son Of Britain's Prime
Minister, has forwarded from the
Central Mediterranean q question
to be put To his father next Tues
day in the House Of Commons.
Maj. Churchill, hospitalized for q
minor operation, requested Lord
Hichingbrooke to ask the Prime
Minister:
~ whether he is aware Of the
many conflicting systems by which
letters and documents are dated in
this country. Whether he realizes
the figures 1-10-45, which to the
Englishman mean Oct. l. 1945. in
dicate to an American Jan. 10. 1915;
and If he will instruct all govern
ment departments to adopt forth
with the system current in the Brit
ish Army which avoids all confu-
sion by putting first the day OF the
month in figures unblemished by
any SUNK, second the month In
letters and last the year"
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First Yunk Over Rhine Credits
Engineer Who Saved Bridqe

l1tion explosions and small arms
fire:
Il just yelled to my squad, Come
on boys, let's get over to the other
side at least" he said. And we
did it.
I'VE were told later that 1t was
only about $50 yards across that
bridge, but it seemed more like $50
miles.
1t was on that bullet pattered
sprint that Drabik passed the en-
gineer whom he terms the real hero.
He was a first lieutenant clinging to
the outer catwalk under sniper fire.
Just as We passed 1 could see him
snap wires which were connected
with the main German demolition
charges, and then kick the dynamite
off into the Rhine" Drabik said. Il
don't know his name. We were in a
hurry. But he's one fellow I'd like
to meet"
Previous battlefront dispatches
said 1t. John Mitchell of Pittsburgh
found cache of explosives on the
Remagen bridge and disconnected
the wires.
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FOUND

BRING Or REPORT abandoned stray, losi
300 Wheeler I'd. sc. Atlantic 7I42.