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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-05-17
Harleston Club Winner, Big Point
Next, In Annual Demonstration S W

Christy. Latimer, Mrs. L. P. Hub
bard, H~arleston; collards. Mrs.
Christy, Mrs. Florence Golf, Mrs.
NJ. o. Tilley, Harleston: sweet
corn, no first. Mrs. Mae Long,
Big Point. no third; slicing cur
cumbers, Miss Delmas. Mrs.
George Cumbest. Wade. no third;
picking cucumbers, Mrs. Cum
best, Miss Delmas. Mrs. Flor.
ence Golf.
Endive. Mrs. Florence Golf.
bird: herbs, Mrs. w. P. Ramsay.
Latimer, Miss Delmas, no third:
kale, Mrs. Tilley, Miss Delmas,
Mrs. Florence Golf; kohl rabi,
Mrs. Burton Davis, Harleston, no
second and third; lettuce, head.
Mrs. Mae Long. Mrs. Burton Da-
Wis. Mrs. Emily Davis, Wade:
loose leaf lettuce, Mrs. Eley, Mrs.
Mae Long, Mrs. Edgar Bsria:
mustard, Mrs. Florie Rockwell.
Mrs. Florence Golf, Mrs. Emily
Davis; cured onions, Mrs. Peder-
sen, Mrs. Florence Golf, second
and third; green onions. Mrs.
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May. Alexander
Chairmen For
Food Campaign

A. p. Nav and William NJ.
Alexander have accepted chair
manship Of Pascagoula and Moss
Point areas. respectively, for the
national emergency food drive,
according to announcement made
this week. Although Nav IL was
the official date set for the cam
paign to collect funds to pur-
chase food and actual food items
for starving people in foreign
countries, Mr.. May and Mr. Alex
ander explained that the drive in
this section will not get under
way until the last of May or the
first of June in order to allow
time for organization and the
laying of plans.
Mr.. Alexander held an organ
izstion meeting in Moss Point
Monday night at which time a
tentative goal for that section
was set at $4,000 in cash. A house
to house canvass will be conduct
ed, he said, with the members
OF church organizations solicit
ing. Leaders of the church or
CARNATIONS will be members of
an overall solicitation commit
tee, he said. Jesse w. Thompson
has been named finance chair
man.
Mr.. May explained that he will
contact all churches in Pasca-
goula and the Ministerial Asso-
citation to enlist their coopera-
ton in the drive.
Although items of food canned
in tin are acceptable in the drive,
national drive officials have ex-
pressed preference for all dona-
tions TO be made in cash mas
much as more food can be pur-
chased for the money when
bought in wholesale quantities.
The sending of money instead of
food will also eliminate cost OF
shipping the heavy feodstuffs to
q central point for shipping to
various cotsntries.
The national organization Is
headed by Secretary of Commerce
Henry A. Wallace, chairman, and
he declared that a special plan
Is being made through the chur-
ches of the country and that
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County Red eros.
To Elect Officers
Monday. May n

The Jackson County chapter of
the American Red Cross will hold
its annual meeting for the cleo
ton of officers on Monday night,
May 81, at 800 o'clock in the au-
ditorium of the Junior High
school in Pascagoula, Miss Mel
lie Tallman, executive secretary,
announced this week.
A chairman. vice chairman,
secretary, treasurer and the board
of directors will be elected at this
meeting. Miss Tallman said.
The officers and board of di-
rectors consist of men and women
who are actively interested in
the work of the Red Cross, are
without sectarian or political
bias, and who represent a cross
section of the people in the en-
tire county, Miss Tallman stat
ed. "The service of the Red Cross
is sufficiently important, varied
and extensive to call for the vol
untary participation of the ables
men and women from all socia'
and economic levels.
Every person who paid Red
Cross membership dues in 1916.
or who is a life or patron MEM
Der is eligible to participate in
the election. she said, and urged
those eligible to attend the meet
ing.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-05-17
{ of { Direcirs !
Turn Efforts To
Housing Situation

Directors of the Pascagoula-
Moss Point Chamber Of Com
merce voted at a regular meeting
Tuesday night to spare no effort
in contracting authorities in At
lanta and Washington to clear
UP the housing situation in Pas
cagoula.
Although there are "a units
ready for occupancy and only
143 veterans who have applied
for housing there are scores OF
families without homes, c of c
officials said. This grows out
of the requirement that on
ly veterans are eligible for both
temporary and permanent hous-
ing that non veterans are iligi-
BILE for only permanent housing
and then only after all veteran
applicants have been housed,
they said. The directors express
ed the intention of endeavoring
to have the ruling changed so
that local housing will be avail
able to both veterans and nom
veterans.
j. w. Brumfield, chairman of
the hotel committee, reported on
steps taken to interest % indi-
viduals and corporations in con-
structing a hotel in Pascagoula
and explained a new plan which
would call for the setting up of
a hotel fund with contributors
receiving value of their part in
the fund in common stock.
L. l.. Stigler appeared before
the directors and advocated the
promotion Of tung tree planting
in the county. The suggestion
of the board was that the coun-
I'll agent be contacted and re-
quested to encourage the plant
ing of tung.
No report was available on
daylight saving time, Verne
Barnes. secretary, said, inasmuch
as less than a third of the c of
C members had participated in
the poll.
Saul Peterzell revealed to the
board plans for expanding en-
ployment by 100 employees at
the Jackson County Wooden
Mills within the next 80 days.
Four hundred are employed at
present at the mill, he said.
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son. principal, will present the
class to the superintendent and
will later present the awards and
certificates of perfect attend
ance. The Rev. P. ]. Carey will
pronounce the benediction and
Mrs. Ainsworth will play Mill
tary March by Franz Shubert
as the occasional.
Senior Class Night
At the high school class night
will occupy the members of the
senior class tonight, Friday, at
8 p. m. at the high school audi
torium.
An original play. Reunion To-
morrow written by Albin
Krebs. a member of the class,
will be presented by the seniors
and in addition to the presenta-
ton of. awards there will be a
welcome address b. Martha
Anne Bishop. class history by
Arlen Mcdaniel. class prophecy
by Sarah Gautier and the class
will by Elizabeth Guillotte.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-05-17
Veterans Flight
Training Program
Underway Here /.

Jackson countv's participation
in Mississippi's $50 1000, 900 veteran
flight training program was as
sured this week when the Aer.
o-tec training school at the Jack.
son county airport was awarded
an air agency rating and a con.
tract with the Veterans Admin
istration to give on-the-job train
ing to former service men for
private, commercial, and instruc-
tors licenses.
The program began "Wednesday
with two instructors, M. F. Par
kinson, county aviation director
and manager of the school, said
He predicted a rapid expansion
of the school due to housing ia
~cilities in Pascagoula and said
that the two instructors now
available were booked solid
for several weeks.
Under the program, ex-service
men a qualify or a part or full
time basis for any of the licenses
Mr.. Parkinston said. A minimum
of IS hours of solo and dual fly
ing are required for a private IL
cense, 100 hours for a commercial,
license, and 200 hours to become
qualified as an instructor.
Participation may be on a par
or fulltime basis for ex-servict
men not already engaged in on
the-job training, a minimum Of
% hours a week of instruction
being required if the subsistence
allowance of $65 for single mer
and 500 a month for married men
is to be applicable. Persons EN-
ployed fulltime in other occupa-
tions may take the training also
but without compensation. pro-
viding they are not otherwise be-
ing trained by the government,
Mr.. Parkinson said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-05-17
Building Permit
Denial Appealed
To Circuit Court

Through his attorneys. Harold
w. Gautier and Ford and Ford,
M. L. Brown. Negro. has filed
three separate appeals TO Cir
cult Court against the Mayor and
Board of Councilmen in cases
growing out OF the refusal Of
the city officials to grant him
building permits for the con-
s~truction Of q Negro funeral
home and the enlargement of his
barber shop at the corners of
East Convent and Market streets.
One of the cases Is an appeal
from the adoption Of the zoning
ordinance and the other two are
separate appeals from the in
depreciation Of the ordinance by
the Zoning Enforcement Officer
and the Board OF. Zoning Adjust
ment, as upheld by the city Of
ficials.
Browns charges Of unfair
treatment have been aired before
two meetings Of the Planning and
Zoning Commission and the
Board of Zoning Adjustment, his
attorneys contending that the or
dinance permits the construction
and the city holding that the area
in question is a residential sec
ton.
Meanwhile construction con-
tdnued in Pascagoula with 81
permits issued last month for an
aggregate of more than $47. 000.
Only eight building permits
had been issued through the 18th
OF May. totaling only $4,000 for
seven Of the permits. The Union
Baptist church. Negro, received a
permit 10 build a $4,000 brick
and concrete building near the
corner Of Market and Dupont
streets.
Other permits issued in May
-vere J r. Carver. garage. $500;
J. e. Gipson, residence, $1,000;
sylvester Boyd residenR $500.
Louis Kasper. two rooms, 500;
M. b. Scholtes, garage. $500; VIM
cent +. Moore, garage, $500; and
Will Davis, addition to residence,
$500.
Thirty seven building permits
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CONSIDER H LILIES

Salt Lake City, AP.-Twice
have the people of Utah been
saved from starvation by the state
flower, the abundant sego lily
once in legend, once in fact.
In l848. a wear after the Nor
mons entered the Salt Lake val
ley, their crops had not matured
aud their provisions had been ex-
hausted. The settlement survived
principally BY eating lily bulbs.
In another instance. a Ute In
dian legend would have it. the
survivors of a great battle were
saved from famine by lilies which
mlrsculously sprang up on the
bloody field.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-05-17
vALEDIcToRIANs AWARDED

Valedictorians of the three
graduating classes of the senior
high schools in Pascagoula and
Moss Point will receive the Read
rr's Digest award, school officials
announced this week. They are
Betty Jean Robinson of Pasca-
goula High school. Ruth Jacob
sen of Moss Point High school
and Marie Westpha1 of Our Lady
of Victories school.
Accompanying the years sub
scription will be an engraved GER
tificate from the editors, in rec
ognition of past accomplishment
and in anticipation of unusual
achievement to come" The awards
are a part of the educational pro-
gram sponsored by the Readers
Digest Association
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-05-17
Third Mississippi
Shipping Co.
Vessel Launched

ingalls, latest ADDITION 10 Amer
ica's luxurious peacetime fleet
will be christened the Del Mar ct
launching ceremonies today at /
p. M, when Mrs. Alvin Pike How
ard of New Orleans is scheduled
to smash the champagne bottle
across the cleaning bow. This Is
the third Of the liners being con-
structed at the local shipvard for
the Mississippi Shipping Company
and is destined for a AZ day cruise
run to South America along with
her sister ships, the Del Norte and
the Del Sud.
Mrs. Howard's matrons of hon
or will be her daughter. Mrs.
Maurice Bayou and her daughter
in-law, Mrs. Alvin H. Howard.
The sponsor and her party win
be entertained at a luncheon at :
coast resort following the launch
ing.
The ship is OF the latest stream
lined design with many of the
newest features Incorporated in
her design. The usual smoke
stack in this vessel will be re-
placed bvt an aluminium structure
housing the radio rooms. The
ship win accommodate 40 pas
sengers who will have for their
comfort and convenience an open
air swimming pool, air conditions
ing throughout motion picture
facilities, lounges, . library and
shopping center.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-05-17

Homemakers from all corners
OF jackson County. laden with
vegetable and flower exhibits OF
style creations. began a trek into
Moss Point early Tuesday morn
ing for the countrywide all day
Home Demonstration Clubs
vegetable and flower show and
style review staged at the COM
munity house.
The arrangement and judging
of flowers and vegetables and
a business meeting of the Home
Demonstration Council occupied
the morning hours and after
lunch, furnished by individuals
and clubs present. 4 program
built around ahc theme, To
days Homes Build Tomorrow's
World" in observance of Ma
tional Home Demonstration week
was featured. A. p. May. YMCA
director. made the main address
of the day.
Honors in the vegetable show
were captured by the Harleston
Club with a score of 93.5 out
of a possible 100. Thirty varie-
ties of vegetables were exhibit
ed by 88 percent of the club
membership, r. o. Monosmith of
state college who was in charge
of judging, pointed out in max
ing the awards. Other placing
clubs were Big Point. second:
Wade. third; Bayou Casotte,
fourth; Latimer, fifth: Baria,
sixth; and Hurley, seventh.
Clubs ranking highest in the
flower show were Bayou Casotte,
first, Harleston, second: Big
Point, third, Latimer, fourth.
Wade, fifth and Baria, sixth.
The sweepstakes prize in the
individual flower exhibits was
won by Mrs. d. Irving of Bayou
Casotte. The winning arrange
ment was of flame gladioli in
a flat-backed arrangement in 4
low bowl. Mrs. George Hague
of Bayou Casotte was winner of
second and third places for an
arrangement of water lilies and
a low centerpiece of Queen AIMS
lace and sweet peas built around
two white candles. Mrs. George
Ciuthirds of Latimer received
honorable mention for her entry
of Easter lilies.
Mrs. Hague presented q paper
on the history of the home dem
~onstrStion work in this county
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-05-17
Before Grand
Monday
Petition Protests
Fair Ground Sales
BY Supervisors

A protest against the sale of
the Jackson County fair grounds,
disposed Of by the Board Of Sur
pervisors last weekend for $780,.
900, was lodged with the board
at their meeting Tuesday when
a petition bearing 1877 names re
quested the board not to sell
the property. The protesting pc
tition apparently originated in
District / in northeastern Jack.
son county and most of the sign
ers we're residents Of that area.
Board members said, however,
that the property had been sold
and partial payment made by Rob-
ert Warren OF Pascagoula prior
to the filing Of the petition. Thev
said that the entire $4,000 would
be earmarked as a flair ground
fund.- and would be used, with
whatever additional amount was
necessary. for the building OF
a bigger and better fairgrounds
on the site of the old jackson
County airport.
Mr.. Warren made partial paw
merit and was allowed 80. dayssby
the board to survey the property
and make the remaining payment
and receive a deed.
Members of the board expressed
surprise that d protest was filed,
stating they considered the ann
CUNT received for the property j
good price and pointed out that
4 committee had found. the pre-
ent fair erouE'is too smAll TOT
the addition nf ! rac6 track and
stadium. They also stated that
an appropriation had been made
for community fairs on each side
Of the county for this year, as was
the wartime custom, and that
they planned having the new fair
grounds built for the 1947 fair.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-05-17

New York, May 17-(AP)-
Building material shortages now
are threatening the veterans
home building program. Housing
expediter Wilson w. WYATT has
set a goal of 10000 new dwell
lings to be started this year and
$500, 900 more for l947. But, the
Civilian Production Administra-
ton estimates that lumber out
put will fall is percent under
the mark and cast iron radiators
So percent below requirements.
A survey OF executives 81 the
nations leading materials and
equipment producers shows the
most common reasons for the
crisis to be inadequate manpow-
or, insufficient raw materials,
price confusion and unstable Ia
Dor conditions.
The survey was conducted by
the F. w. Dodge Corp, fact find
ing organization for the construc-
ton industry. Excerpts from
statements by executives in va
rious fields follow:
FLOOR AND WALL MATE
RAILS: Inadequate lumber mill
production. :" Eight months
behind on shipments. :" "Un-
less rough lumber is channelled
back through the flooring indus
try and out of black markets
there is not going to be much
hardwood for the remainder of
the year"
HARDWARE: Strikes in steel
and brass mills have slowed pro-
duction. 1T will be four to
six months before there will be
any apparent improvement. :"
MASONRY MATERIALS:
There is ample cement produc-
ing capacity to take care of con-
s~truction anticipated in the next
few years. ;"
PAINT AND FINISHERS: at
does not look as if the supply of
paint products will begin to catch
up with the demand until some
time in 1947. :" THE industry
is operating on a drying-oil quota
of IS percent of average consump-
ton during i940-1941.
RROoFING AND SIDING /:
Have eudtailed production of
roofing and siding products I'M
til such time as there is an adj
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Here Are Some Reasons Why Building
Materials Will Continue To Be Scarce

justment in prices. +. :" Our
statistics on production over the
last four years show a definite
drop in average productivity of
workers. .
INSULATION: Some building
insulation materials are out of
production owing to price con-
fusion. ;" Lack of labor and
inefficiency have lowered out
put. ..."
LIGHTING: I'm January, 1915
we shipped a greater amount of
standard equipment than in any
other one month in the history
Continued on Page q
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Cancer Drive Gets
Underway This
Week IN County

ELH -
More than 5000 was collected
in Pascagoula during the past
week for the Cancer drive, L. A.
Watts, Jackson county campaign
chairman announced Thursday.
No figures were available from
Moss Point, Ocean Syringe or the
rural sections, he said, but these
reports r scheduled. to be made
next week. L.
Chairmen of the various coun-
ty sections reported their CAM
paign workers are all busy with
canvassing and collecting and the
outlook for the drive total is good,
Mr.. Watts said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-05-17
TRl- COUNTY ZONE MEETING

Methodist members of the Wo-
mans Society of Christian Ser
vice are reminded of the Tri-
County Zone meeting to be held
at Lucedale church Tuesday,
May FL in an all day session
opening at 10 A. NJ. Mrs. w. A.
WEIGH of Biloxi will give a re-
port on the recent national As
sembly meeting held in Cleve-
land. Ohio. Life memberships
will be presented in the after
noon and dinner will be served
by the hostess society at noon.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-05-17
Twenty Five To Appe
As Circuit Court
Fifteen Charges
Faced BY Group:
70 Civil Cuses Set

Five charges of grand larceny
and four assault and ssttery with
intent to kill head the list of
Is offenses for which Is per-
sons 1il appear before the Cir
cunt Covrt grand jury when it
convenes on Monday for the
three-week May term, according
to Circuit Clerk w. C. Havens.
In addition, two persons are
charged with burglary, two with
shooting with intent to kill, and
two with the possession of stolen
property. Other charges TO be
heard by the grand jury for pos
sible indictments are forgery,
rape, assault with intent to rape.
attempt rape, .bigamy, sex Of
Tense against an animal, burg
larry and grand larceny, embez
Element, desertion of minor chill
dren. and disturbing the peace.
Eight of the Is persons are in
the Jackson County Jail and the
remainder have either been re-
leased OIL bond or have not been
formally bound over, Mr.. Havens
said.
Ca,haa Rva.sSAs
Circuit Judge L. c. Corban,
who has just been nominated to
another four-year term without
opposition, will preside and hear
80 criminal cases that were con-
tinued or have been appealed
from the lower courts and rs
civil cases. District Attorney
Luther Naples and County At
torney L. K. Mcintosh will. re-
present the state in the criminal
cases.
On the criminal docket, Leon
ard Locke, Negro will face q
charge of murder in the beer
parlor staying of a negro wo-
man in Moss Points Pearl Har
Dor" area. He was arrested re-
Gently by the Federal Bureau Of
Investigation in Cincinnati and
alledgedly confessed to the
crime.
Fourteen of the civil cases are
suits entered against the Mason
lite Corporation in Laurel for the
pollution of the Pascagoula River
and some of its tributaries. The
cases, flied by fishing camp OPP
orators, alledge damages and
come up as a result of the re-
versal of a decision by the Su.
preme Court of Mississippi in
a suit filed against the corpora
ton by Mrs. Sadie Steed. Mrs.
Steed was awarded a $4,000 judg-
ment by the lower court but the
Supreme Court held that she
should be awarded only ''nomi-
NAL damages.
Summonses Sent
Mr.. Havens said that sum-
monses have been sent to So per-
sons for jury duty for the first
week of court and that Is of
this group will serve on the
grand jury and the remainder on
petit juries. Thirtv-six persons
will be called for duty each of
the last two weeks also, Mr..
Ravens said.
Nov that the war is over. |
urge all those selected for jury
duty to serve unless it is. abb
solutely impossible" Mr.. Ravens
said, THE judge will excuse
hose who have sickness in their
families. who are themselves i'll,
IT who will be forced to close
heir businesses if they serve.
All persons summoned who.
o not come in one of these cate.
.ories have q moral obligation
0 serve"
Mr.. Havens said also that Judge
,orban has ordered all continued
,ivil cases set for the first Mon
lay and Tuesday of the current
erm.
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as a part of the afternoon pro-
gram. This work started here
rs years ago and the County
Home Demonstration Council
was organized while Mrs. w. c.
Havens. first home demonstra
ton agent, was president. Coun-
ell presidents during the time
Mrs. Ravens was agent were
Mrs. Ed Siura of Pecan, Mrs.
Mary Smell of Big Point and Mrs.
]. B. Delmas of Bayou Casotte.
In 1885 Miss Blanche Goad
came as agent and from that year
to 1888 food preservation, school
lunch room and rural rehabili-
tation programs were stressed.
During these years council pres
idents were Mrs. j. B. Gibson
of Hurley and Mrs. Hague.
Miss Ruth Cain, present agent,
came in 1898 and for the first
two wears the horticultural land
scaping programs were carried
as major projects. Then cam:
the war when food production,
food conservation and wal ac-
tivities were stressed. Serving as
council presidents were Mesdam
es Loren Wilkerson of East Moss
Point, w. c. Overton of Fl.
Bayou. A. C. Petersen of Hur-
ley. A. E. Bradley of Gautier.
N. L. Booker and G.. H. Nc
Bride of Vancleave, and r. v.
Atkinson of Wade.
Past presidents and those serv-
ing as presidents now were given
special recognition.
The awards for the vegetable
displays were given by Mr.. Mon
osmith. who pointed out winning
characteristics about many of
the exhibits.
Vegetable Winners
Winners were: Bush green
beans. Mrs. Florence Golf, Big
Point first. Mrs. A. c. Petersen.
Hurley. second. Mrs. NJ. II. Eley,
Harleston. third: bush wax beans,
Mrs. R. S. Hubbard, Harleston
and no second and third winners;
pole green beans. Mrs. Irving,
first. Mrs. Lee Randall, Hairless
ton. third: cabbage. Mrs. Eley,
Mrs. Bessie Johnson, Baria, Mrs.
Florence Golf; carrots, Mrs. Irv-
ing. Mrs. Manley Hubbard. Harl-
eston, Mrs. H. S. Golf, Big Point;
swiss chard. Miss Catherine Del
mas. Bayou Cssotte, Mrs. Jones