The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-12-20
Celebrate Birth OF
Christ Al Special
Services. Programs

SSSSAS
Services. Programs
With the night bright with gay
Christmas tree lights, the air sweet
with carols and seasonal greet
ings increasingly audible, the
Yuletide holidays are approach
ing-and finding a receptive and
appreciative Jackson County.
Visions of sugar plums are al
ready dancing through little
heads quiet in sleep and little
minds are busy calculating what
Santa is apt to leave or his Won
derful visit. The wise and indus
trious have already trimmed
their Christmas tree, put a fin
ger on the turkey or goose which
will form the backbone of Christ
mas dinner and planned the
mince pie or plum pudding de-
signed as q necessary frill, and
wrapped their gifts in bright pa
per and ribbon.
IEOCA dSt41fdlpio Ql1 VIEW liib
with alarm the hundreds of
things to be done before the
household and family can be
ready for Christmas and frantic
ally searching for necessary ar
ticles which DAYS before disap-
peared from the stores before
an avalanche of demands.
But through all the hustle and
hustle move the very young
whose season it truly is-piping
the Christmas story of the baby
born in the manger and, good
will on earth, accepting Christ
mas trees and door Wreaths as
things that just happen with no
human aid, and above all wait
ing breathlessly for the moment
when they can hang their stock
ing bv he chimney for ole Sanity,
The holidays will start Off
ciallv in the schools throughout
the county FRIDAY afternoon
when Youngsters will leave their
classrooms not to return until
January 6. But this week has
been u forerutnner of the Yule-
tide season with Christmas trees
in virtually all the class rooms
and class parties.
Businesses Close
Businesses and industries VIII
all close on Christmas Day ana
some viii arrange TO give their
employees extra time off by clos
ing the Gay before or the day
after Christmas. Postal service
will be that of al regular ma
tional holidays in both Pasca-
goula and Moss Point post Of
fees with only perishable and
special deliveries being deliver
ed on Christmas Day. The Pas
cagoula post office will remain
open, beginning today, FRIDAY,
until 8 p. m. through Christmas
Eve.
Churches are observing Christ
mas with special services some
scheduled for Sunday, some for
Christmas Eve, u few for Christ
mas Day and some of which
were held last Sunday.
The Moss Point Mill of. the
International Paper Company
will close at IL p. m. Christmas
Eve and will not resume actlVi-
ties until 7 d. m. Thursday morn
ing. The ingalls, Shipyard VIII
be closed all of Christmas Day.
The jackson County Mills VIII
close Monday afternoon at $40
D. m. when a party for the EN-
plovees win be sponsored by the
management. There will be a
Christmas tree and employees
will exchange presents and car
OILS will be sung.
The majority of the stores IN
Pascagoula and Moss Point Will
close Christmas Day and Thurs
dav. December &c, to give en-
ployees a two-day holiday. They
viii remain open until Z p. m.
Friday and until 8 p. m. Satur-
day, Monday and Tuesday.
FPHA offices will be closed on
Christmas Day.
The Jackson County Health
Department will be officially
closed from December % through
December &c for the Christmas
HOLIDAYS, DR.. Andrew Hedmeg,
department director, announced.
For emergencies, however, those
available for call will be j. M.
Epting, Jr., sanitation, phone
873-J: Mrs. Johnnie A. Akers,
nurse. 1l31-J, and Miss Dorothy
Rhodes. secretary, 4757.
Christmas Program
The Hi-Jinx and USO girls
will ioin together to present a
program of Christmas carols
Monday at 7.30 p. m. on the steps
of the Chamber of Commerce
building in Pascagoula. A Choir
US Of 100 girls will sing carols
and features of the program will
be white Christmas by Myrtle
Catchot; a reading Might Be