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Evening star., 1946-05-12
Veterans Housing Group
Plans Wyatt Broadcast

Federal Housing Administrator
Wilson Wyatt will make a Nation
wide radio broadcast on veterans
housing as a feature of the Com
bined Veterans Committee Town
Meeting on housing opening at the
May1oWer Hotel at noon Saturday,
May Is.
Mr.. Wyatt's broadcast, it was said,
will be from 2 pm. to 2:30 pm. on
the American Broadcasting Co, and
will be heard locally on The Eve
ming Star station, WMAL.
Guests at the session will include
Watson B. Miller, Federal Security
Administration; Maj. Gen. u S.
Grant Sd, chairman of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission; Engineer Commissioner
Gordon r. Young, John C. Houston,
Civilian Production Administration
w. C. Mcclellan, Veterans Admin
istration: C. F.. Preller, president
Central Labor Union; District OPA
Director Vincent Holmes; John
Ihlder, executive director, National
Capital Housing Authority; James
A. Crooks. general counsel, District
Evening star., 1946-05-12

Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Jabbar, first
secretary of the Saudi Arabia Le-
CATION.
(OMer details OF the PEN
1Domen breakfast ,UiH be found
on The Stars club page, D-12)
Evening star., 1946-05-12

Rent Control Administration, Ed
ward Carr, president, District Home
Builders Association; Mrs. Helen
Duey Hoffman, Washington Housing
Association; Rabbi Norman Ger
stenfeld; John A. Karrick. director
of Region Two, Federal Public Hous-
ing Authority: Miles R. F'risbie, as
Evening star., 1946-05-12

sistant to Mr. Karrick; the Rev
Francis McPeek; the Rev. Wilfred
Parsons; Wilbur Finch, president
Federation Of Citizens Associations
Woolsey Hall, president, Federation
of Civic Associations; Miss Anna
Barrenson, national housing repre-
sentative of the CIO.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-12

price OPA allowed the small
er stores a price of So cents on
top grade and 81 cents for mo
grade" bitter.
Boiled ham sold at 90 cents a
pound this week which was a CON
siderable increase over the 10
cent ceiling for readv-to-eat, skin
less. boned and fatted ham.
However, not all items showed
increases and by far the msiority
of food items were kept at APP
proximately the OPA ceiling
price level by the avowed inten-
ton of local merchants to 'hold
the line
Virtually all increases in
prices encountered in the local
stores were direct reflections Of
rises in prices by the wholesaler
or professor.
In the report from the Union
Stockyards in Chicago, prime
beef was quoted at S23 a hundred
pounds and traders declared that
the pfice might go as high as $50
per hundredweight. Hogs also
climbed higher on the price list.
reaching Sl7.75 as against the
OPA ceiling If Sl4.83 for that
particular quality.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-12
, Enlarge, Improve
! In County System
Three Years In Far
Eust Convincing
Argument For UCR

United China Relief remains
one of the most important of all
relief organizations since the end
of the war, Il. M. Cavness of
San Marcos, Texas, newly APP
pointed regional director of UCR,
declared on a visit to Pascagoula
this week.
Mr.. Cavness has a backlog of
personal experiences and obser-
vations to back his belief having
spent three years in the U. S.
Navy on Pacific duty, part of
which time he served on detached
duty with military government.
China needs our help now
every bit as much or more than
she die during the actual years of
fighting he said. "This relief
organization received a large part
of the funds in the United War
Chest but with the dissolution
Of this common treasury we are
faced with the problem and me-
cessity of raising u own funds
for this great cause"
Mr.. Cavness replaces ] Paul
Swain of Louisville. KY, as direc
tor of this region which is com
prised of five Southern states.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-12
Plans Laid
Five Schoo
Water Carnival
At Moss Point
Pool Next Month

Although handicapped by the
lack of dressing rooms, activities
at the Moss Point swimming pool
continue with ever increasing
crowds. The pool is under the
capable direction of Harold
Jones, former Moss Point star
athlete and a swimming instruc-
tor in the U. S. Navy for two
and one half years.
George Winters, Harry Snipe,
and c. E. Roper, all trained life
guards, are at the pool daily to
provide safety for the youngsters.
Mr.. Jones said this week that
the largest crowds attend the
pool in the afternoon and early
evening. He also announced that
a water carnival will be held at
the pool early next month.
The carnival will feature one
of the south's outstanding come
dy divers, Pete Fields, and will
be complete with exhibitions Of
swimming and diving and races
Mr.. Jones said. Persons interest
ed in entering the various con-
tests of the carnival should con
tact MI. Jones after a complete
list of events is published.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-12
Hunting, Fishing
License On Sale
Seasons Told

Sportsmen were urged this
week % secure their hunting and
fishing license for the 1916 AZ
season by the Mississippi Game
and Fish Commission which an
nounced that the licenses went
on sale July |.
The licenses are gobd until
June 80, 1947, and are available at
the sheriff's office and at some
business houses throughout the
county.
Seasons for this fiscal year
were announced as follows:
Sport fishing = throughout the
year. squirrel, October | to De-
cember 81; quail, December 10
to February 10, excluding Thanks
giving Day; Deer Gin Jackson and
some other counties), November
20 to November rs and December
26 to January |.
There is no open season on
turkeys this year and the bag limit
is six per day on squirrels, 10
per day for quail. and one buck
for the season.
The seasons on migratory birds
and waterfowl has not vet been
determined by the U. S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-12
Swimming Glasses
Start Monday Under
Auspices Of YMCA

Swimming classes will be con
Quoted by a qualified Red Cross
instructor for children and adults
beginning Monday under the aus
pieces Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, A. p. May, sec
rotary, announced. The aim Of
the service will be to teach as
many people as possible to swim
and to give training in life saw
ing.
The tentative schedule of
classes is rs follows: 8 a. m.
to II a. m, class for children who
have attended YMCA Day Camp,
learn to swim; IL a. m. to noon,
class fofr non camp children,
learn To swim; 2 p. m. to 3 p. m,
class for non camp children,
ing; 3 p. m. to 4 p. m, class for
camp children in junior life saw
ing; 4 p. m. to 5 p. m, class for
adults and older youth in sen
Tor life saving; $50 to $50 p.
m, class for adults desiring to
learn to swim. There will be no
charge for this service, Mr.. May
said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-12
B~oIernnukers
To Elect Agent
From Membership

a business agent for the Boil
ermaker's Local No. 693, to re-
place Walter S. Lowry, will be
elected from among the member
ship of the local in the near flu
ture, 1t was stated yesterday.
E. &. Gordan, a district repre-
sentative of the Bcilermakers, has
been assigned here temporarily
as acting business agent to aid the
officers Of the local.
Mr.. Gordon reported affairs ir
the union running smoothly" in
announcing the forthcoming cleo
ton.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Lowry was
scheduled to arrive back in Pas.
cagoula this morning to face trial
in Justice of the Peace court or
charges of assault and battery or
Charles Roof, president of the
Boiiermakers union.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-12
0PA-Free Prices Begin Increase;
Grocery Items Reflect General Trend

A few ring leaders broke
through the now obsolete price
controi restrictions this week and
began q price spiral that threat
ems 10 take most other items in
its vortex.
Reports from Chicago Wednes-
day revealed beef selling at the
highest price in 81 years and
although this sharp increase had
not had time to be reflected in
retail prices a check of articles
picked at random in Pascagoula
and Moss Point grocery stores
mirrored the general trend.
A particularly outstanding
jump vas made by rice which mi
raculodsly reappeared on the
shelves Of many grocery stores
at 80 cents a pound. Although
there vas no dollars and cents
ceiling price under OPA because
Of tire percentage mark up over
wholesale prices allowed, this rep
resented more than twice what
rice sold for under price control
Even the last rise in price on
butter allowed June II failed 70
bring that item near the IS and
go cents which IS the present
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-12
Rotary Head Asks
Active Interest
In Civic Affairs

The meeting of the Moss Point
Rotary Club yesterday, the first
meeting of the Rotary year due
to the July 4th holiday last
Thursday, was devoted to plan
ming the years work by the in
coming president. Edward A..
Khayat. Mr.. Khayat named his
committees and called on club
members for their cooperation
during the forthcoming year.
Mr.. Khayat called for an act
i've interest in civic affairs on the
part of Rotarians during this
year, stating that the internation-
al policy of Rotary had changed
in this respect from inactive to
active leadership. He declared
that the community, the nation,
and the world badly needed
competent leaders and stated
that the citizens of the commune
ty looked to the service clubs for
the leadership.
On the four major committees
of the club, Mr.. Khayat named
A. j. Franklin as chairman of the
Club Service Committee, Harold
Monroe to head the Vocational
Service Committee, Alton Thomp-
son to the international Service
Committee, and Frank Spann to
the Rotarian Committee.
Sub committees are headed by
Saul Peterzell, Attendance and
Fellowship; w. G.. Stewart. Ro-
tary Instruction, Julian Rivers.
Boys Work, w. B. Herring, Rural
Urban Acquaintance and DR.. r.
c. Eley, Crippled Children and
Adult.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-12
Bo0rd Reinstotes
PUtrolmun Hudson
After Reprimond

County Highway Patrolman c.
F. Hudson, who was suspended
last month for conduct not be-
coming an officer, was reprimand-
ed and reinStated by the Jackson
County Board of Supervisors
yesterday. effective today.
Some citizens Of Bayou Casotte
had earlier filed a protest to MS
reinstatement in the form of pc
tition 10 the supervisors and in
appearances before that body.
He was reinststed by a unani-
nous vote.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-12
Mixed Age" Group
Attending YMCA
Final DdY Comp

Due to the lack of response
among older boys for a senior
day camp and the request for a
repetition of a Junior camp. a
mixed age group of boys Use at
tending the day camp of the
Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, A. P. May, YMCA secretary
announced. The boys range from
7 to Is years of age and many
are campers who were enrolled
for the junior camp earlier in
the summer.
Participating in closing exer-
cises held recently for the junior
girls camp were Ann Weather
ford, Patty Moore. Bobby Jean
Wooten, Betty Lee Moore, Carol
Ann Denton, Norma Faye Penton,
Betty 10 Robertson, Helen Ann
Walker, Sandra Murray. Nola
Jean Hatten, Jacquelyn Ann ELL
zey. Sandra Sue Moncrief. Patri-
cia Helen Murray, Janice Hatten,
Eunice Quinn Simmons, Rena Ann
Ford, Ann Louise Mulvey, Bar
bara Jean Seely, Virginia Anne
Lewis, Sarah Kate Thomas, De-
lores Richards, Ellen Claire Cakes,
Emily Gail Cakes, Arie Mae
Johnson, Peggy Allen Henning-
ton. Carol Ann Bebler, Kay Ma
rie Brown, Glenda Nell Labat.
Jean Elizabeth McFaul. Mary Eli
zabeth Ford, Mary Moore Brum-
field, Daisy Ed Virgins, Carolyn
Rosenblum. Dona Vincent Sim
mons, Dianne Elizabeth Stutz,
Martha Anne Stacks. Nonnie Ann
Peterson, Gail Margaret Mulvey
and Sarah Stokes
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-12
G Of G Radio
Group Plans
Advertising Survey

The radio committee of the
Paseagoula-Moss Point Chamber
Of Commerce moved at a meet
ing Monday night to canvass the
two cities in an effort to estab-
lish the amount of advertising
revenue potentially available here
for a radio station.
w. r. Guest, Jr., radio enthu-
siast, presided over the meeting
and discussion of the needs for a
radio station here. 1t was point
ed on, that several Mississippi
towns of smaller populations have
profitable radio stations.
The merits of the new frequen-
cy meditation system of broad
casting we're explained by Mr..
Guest who also showed a movie
mort on this method of broad.
casting.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-12
Css ems To Decide
So 600 Cost BY
E. ions. Petitions

A proposal to enlarge and inn
prove five county school plants,
exclusive of the new Vancleave
school, at a cost of more than
100000, was outlined this week
with Improvements slated for
the Hurley, Wade, Lyon, Esca-
tawpa, and Orange Lake schools,
according to A. F. Megehee, coun-
ty superintendent of education
The improvements depend on
petitions and election for bond
issues in the districts, one of
which will be voted on August
Bird. Citizens of the Lyon Separ-
ate School District will vote on
that date to determine whether
they shall issue $4,000 in bonds
for the purchase of land and the
construction of a new Negro
school and teachers home at the
white school and the equipping
of the two buildings.
The Escatawpa trustees pro-
pose to issue $27, 900 in bonds fol
the additions of two class rooms
to their school, the construction
of a cafeteria, and the enlarge
| ment of the auditorium. AT Or
ange Lake, bonds in the amount
of S22, 500 may be sold for the
addition of two class rooms, re-
pairs to rest rooms, and the sink
ing of a deep water well.
Both issues may be authoriz-
ed by petition rather than cleo
ton unless sufficient protest IS
lodged.
Hurley trustees propose to raise
$4,000 for the construction of a
teachers home by the same me
thod and for repairs on the pres
ent system.
Gym Proposed
In Wade, a movement IS I'M
derway to hold an election to
determine whether $4,000 in
bonds be issued and sold for the
construction Of a modern gym
nasium there. Much interest has
been manifested in this project
since the Wade basketball teams
are rated high in county and
coast athletic circles even though
handicapped by outdoor courts.
The above improvements, adj
ded to the $4,000 building pro-
gram being embarked on at Van
cleave as the result of the sue
cessful bond issue there viii re-
suit in the plants of county
schools reaching a higher peak
than they eel even prior to the
war, Mr.. Megehee said.
ST. Martin has made consider
able improvements in their sys'
tenn and Moss Point and Pasca-
goula were able to obtain excel
lent plants during the war years
with FEDERAL aid made possible
by the influx of citizens to work
in the war plants here.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-12
Dr.. J. c. Crane
To Preach Last
Sermon Sunday

DR.. j. c. Crane will preach his
last sermon at the First Presby-
terrain church of Pascagoula Sun
day, JULY IA, thus bringing to
a close four and a half years of
incumbency as its pastor.
DR.. Crane will preach at the
HOO o'clock service Sunday
morning. His last sermon will
be delivered at the evening SER
vice when the congregation will
be joined bv members of the East
lawn Presbyterian church and
its pastor, the Reverend James
A. Cogswell.
DIR. Crane cRine to Pascasoula
a few months after his arrival
in the States following the re-
turn of all missionaries from
Korea, after the Japanese seizure
of Korea and accepted the invi-
tation of the Pensioners to head
the church.
DR.. Crane who has had his
passport for Korea for sometime,
departs Monday for San Fran
cisco and he will embark for that
country at an early date.
DR.. and Mrs. Crane and the lat
ter's mother, Mrs. W. d. Heddles-
ton moved this week to Gulfport
where they will reside in a house
which they own at 4101 Finley
street until Mrs. Crane joins DR..
Crane when matters are again
normal in Korea.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-12
"Sufe" Fourth Sees
Thousands AT Play
Throughout County

One of the "safetest" Fourths
in several years was reported in
jackson County this year even
though record breaking crowds
gathered at the Municipal Beach
Park in Pascagoula for the an
nual picnic and at other points
in tine county % celebrate hide
pendence Day.
Police reported only two minor
accidents during the day with
no charges being filed in either
instance. And the most serious 10
jury sustained al the beaches was
severe sunburn.
A sail boat capsized off the
Municipal Beach pier Thursday
afternoon but life guards IN duty
went to the scene in a row boat.
took the three passengers aboard
and latei helped right the over
turned boat.
Red Cross life guards at Span
ish Fort beach reported an IN
usually large crowd but dec,ar-
ed they had no trouble with the
swimmers and no accidents.
The annual firemen's picnic
drew thousands to the beach
PARK for a days outing Con-
tests 1ighlighted the afternoon
and dozens Of BASKET lunches
we're spread under the trees II
TIE noon hour. A fire works dis
play was held after dark
Life guards al the beach we've
George Winter. Charles Arm
strong. Warren McCleskey, Max
AicCool. Buddy Wells. Joe Birch
Shorty Brintz and Vivian Daley
sd Dorothy Green. Al Spanish
Fort guards were c. Z. Roper and
Harry Snipe.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-12
Teachers Urgently
Needed For '46-47,
Schoo!men Plead

An urgent appeal for teachers
in the city school systems of
both Pascagoula and Moss Point
has been issued by T. r. Wells,
Pascagoula superintendent, and
l.. w. Tanner, Moss Point super
intendent. Faculty lists for the
l946-47 session show an alarm
ing number of vacancies, they
declared in asking every person
qualified to teach to register at
their offices.
Mr.. Tanner reported that there
are seven openings in the staffs
of the high and elementary
schools and Mr.. Wells said there
are vacancies in practically every
department in TIC high school
and at almost every grade level
in the elementary schools.
According TO A. F. Megehee,
county superintendent of educa-
ton, the faculties for some of
the rural schools r completed
but there still remain a number
of vacancies.
The list Of rural teachers to
date follows: Wade-A. f. Brad
ley, principal; Mrs. A. E. Brad
ley, home economics and science,
Resale Lyle, English; Ruth Val
entine, commerce; Vonceil Goff,
Mrs. Emily Davis, Mrs. Lillian
Faggard, elementary, and Mrs.
Susie Carter, primary. Hurley
f. B. Furry, principal; Mrs.
Vivian King, Mary Charles Hill
man and Mrs. Louise Melvin,
elementary, and Mildred Mizelle,
primary. Escatawpa-L. c. Cor
don, principal; Mesdames Urcell
Greenoueh, Eula Carter. Maggie
Vice, Betty Jane cirlot, Dorothy
Griffin, Dora Smith Moore, ele-
m%entary, and Mrs. Alma Byrd,
primary. Orange Lake,. Ct.
McCarty, principal; Mrs. Louise
Lynd, elementary; Mrs. Queenie
Cumbest, primary and two va
cancies.
Bayou Casotte-T. c. Jackson,
principal; Mary Hillman, Mary
Rose Cain. Gautier Liston
Draughn, principal; Mrs. Marie
Fuller. Mrs. Neadra Miller and
Nellie Mae Wells. Sh. Martin
N. f. Taconi, principal; o. B..
Lopez, high school; Mrs. N. E.
TaconI, Lillian Quave, Celeste
Edwards. elementary; Mrs. Mil
dred Foster, primary: two vaean-
cies in high school and one va
cancv in elementary. Vancleave
N. :. Everett. principal; Mrs.
Marilena Ramsay Penton, Eng
lish; Mrs. Catherine Ladnier,
Mrs. Walter Breeland, Mrs. Alma
Allen, elementary. and Mrs r.
NJ. Roberts. primary. two vaean-
cies in high school Live Oak
Pond-L. F. Wilkerson.
Colored schools: Bluff Creek
Georgia Burney, principal, Lii
liam Shaw Barnes. Davis Chapel
-Essie Thompson. Escatawpa
Ethel Harris. principal; Mamie
Jackson. Gautier - Joreatha
Chapman
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-12
Cattle For Greece
Soil July 10, S. NJ.
Ashley Makes Trip

Additional contributions in the
amount of $221.7l was announced
this week by chairmen in the
Emergency Food and Carload of
Cattle for Greece drives in this
county. There will probably be
other small amounts to be added
to the total but the concentrated
drives are over, workers said.
A. j. Franklin, chairman of the
campaign for cattle. gave contrib
utions received this week as Van
cleave Baptist church, $8.70;
First Presbyterian church of Pas
cagoula. $50. and ingalls,. $l41.60.
This gives a total of $1,000 to
be added to previous collections.
w. M. Alexander, chairman of
the food drive in Moss Point and
vicinity. said contributions had
brought the total amount col
lecteA in that area to Sl,29i.4i
and approximately 400 pounds of
canned foods.
Proceeds from the benefit party
for Eastlawn children which was
held Wednesday amounted to
$500 and the money was turn-
ed over to A P. May. food drive
chairman in Pascagoula. Thurs
day morning. This brings the to-
tai to S3i.20.
More than two shiploads of live
stosk were contributed by the state
for Greece. state officials said.
The results of the statewide cam
paign were l.057 dairy type cat
tie. s45,45 in cash and % work
animals. Jackson county with a
total of s3.15l, to date, ranks
we'll up with other counties in
the state.
Plans are being made for a
celebration to mark the sailing of
the IS Hattiesburg from Gulf
port next Thursday bound for
Greece. It is hoped that Fiorefl
La Guardia. director general Of
UNRRA will be on hand to ac-
eept the shipload from Governor
Thomas Bailey.
Sailing aboard the Hattiesburg
as Jackson county's representa-
tive in the group of 33 men nam
ed to accompany and ear for the
cattle on the long voyage will be
S. N. Ashley Of Pascagoula.
ingalls, Shipyard employee. Drive
officials said additional attend
ants will be named as more coun-
ties attain their quota.
The American Society for the
Relief Of Greece and other Or
CARNATIONS of Greek-AmerieanS
n Mississippi are making plans
for festive entertainment of the
group on their arrival in Greece.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-12
NO KICKS

Missoula, Mont, AP.-A small
boys normal inclination to kick
things was worth a great deal to
a Missoula woman. A youngster
kicked a mans sock lying in his
path and discovered it contained
a diamond lavaliere. diamond ring,
three wrist watches and several
pairs of earrings stolen a short
time before from a nearby home.