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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-14

A Biago party will be held
at the Brigade Boys club at
Second and Church streets on
Friday night, March is. at 8
pm. under the sponsorship Of
Mrs. W. E. Keen.
The proceeds o. the game
will be used in connection with
the capital expenditures of the
Boys camp program and the
purchase of supplies for the
hospital cabin at the camp.
Merchants of the city have do
mated prizes for the party. A
small admission will be charg.
ed and all are invited to at
tend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-14

The Crepe Myrtle Garden
club will meet Friday at $3.50
O'Clock at the home Of Mrs.
], L. Wilcox.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
John n. Warden
Honors MemoYOf
Lute Engineer

The "JohnsH. Warden" former
w the u. S. Army ST-244. was
christened here Friday, honoring
the late John F. Warden who
died here on March 26th of this
year after IS years with the U.
S. Engineers Boat Yard in Pasca-
goula.
Mr.. Warden was superinten-
dent of the boat yard at the time
of his death and had a widespread
reputation as a marine engineer
and constructor.
The John H. Warden" an 85-
foot dlesel-powered tug which
was built by F. B. Walker and
Sons, will replace the Horace
Harding" and Tuscaloosa" at
the boat yard here. She is sea
worthy and Of modern design.
having been constructed in l943.
The other two vessels viii be
sold, yard officials devealed.
The new name for the craft
was authorized by the chief of
engineers in Washington and for
NAL christening ceremonies We're
held Friday morning at 1890 at
which MI. Warden's widow, MIS-.
Henrietta N. Warden, was hon
or guest.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
Man Killed In
Fall From ScoffoId
At Ingalls, Friday

Arthur v. Howell, 37-year-old
machinist at the ingalls, Ship
yard, was killed instantly Friday
morning when he fell 35 feet from
a scaffold on which he was work
ing aboard a IT,. S. Army dredge
construction at the ward.
No one saw the man fall from
the two-board scaffold on which
he was working inside the hop
per of Hull sol on Way No. 2
but nearby workers saw him
land head first on an anchor line.
When they reached his side he
was already dead. He had been
working at the ingalls, yard for
a little more than a year.
He was a native of Mize, Miss,
where his body was sent by Fails
Funeral home FOR burial Satur-
day after funeral services at the
home in Pascagoula. Mr.. Howell
resided with his family at 5l2
Seventeenth street.
Pail bearers were K. Gunter,
K. w. Roper, C. M. Colville, w.
A. Nolan. c. v. Mitchell and w.
A. Crosby.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. LEILA Howell; three sons,
Gerald, Hugh and Jack Howell;
INT daughter, Julie Howell; par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs, w. N. Howell,
Mize: six brothers, Virgil of Hat
tiesburg, Busby of Mt. Olive. Be-
thel of Mize, Sidney of Biloxi,
Searcy of Mt. Olive and Randall
of Mize: and two sisters, Mrs.
Allie Sullivan of Knoxville, Tenn,
and Mrs. Donice Sullivan of
Mize. ..
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16

Established in l941 as the Ala
bama Research Institute. a nom
profit organization, the sponsors
realized that the work of the In
stitute would be more valuable
rs an all-Southern organization,
and in 1914 the name was chang
ed to the Southern Research In
stitute.
The Institute operates in the
same manner rs the Mellon In
stitute and other sponsored in
stitutions of this nature. Long
range experiments are carried on
at cost for Southern Industries,
by-products and processes dis
covered and developed that add
immeasurably to the scope and
size of Southern industry, Mr..
Herring said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
Vet Administration
Opens New Office
In Bucot Building

The jackson County Veterans
Administration Contact Office
Is now located on the second floor
Of the Bacot and Cranberry
Building on Delmas avenue, across
from the court house, Jim King,
representative. said this week.
Mr.. King also announced that
Kenneth c. Hall has been trans
ferred TO Pascagoula as training
officer and will occupy part Of the
five-office suite,
All veterans with problems re-
lating to insurance, hospitalizs-
ton, education, or any other mat
Ter dealing with the CT. Bill Of
Rights may contact the proper Of
ficials there for aid, Mr.. King
said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16

In stressing the necessity of
spreading more income through
the rank and file of Southern
people. Mr.. Spiva pointed out
that the Southeastern states have
% per cent of the nations popu-
lation. compared to only II per
cent of the nations income.
Natural Resources
He also pointed out that the
South is immensely wealthy in
its natural resources, having 40
per cent of the nations coal;
40 per cent of the iron ore; Sc 2-3
per cent of the petroleum and
natural gas; 81 per cent of the
phosphate; SO per cent of the SUI
phur; raises SO per cent of the
cotton; produces 100 per cent of
Continued On Page Eight
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
Polio Spread May
Cause Delay In
School Opening

The poliomylitis, infantile par
alysis, situation in jackson coun-
~ remains the same with no adj
ditional cases reported, DR.. An
drew Hedmeg, director Of the
county health department. an
nollnced this week.
Two areas in The state, Jones
and Forrest counties, have been
declared in epidemic stage by DIR.
A. L. Gray, chief of the preven-
tive medicine division OF the state
board OF health. Several other
counties in the state have report
ed an increase in the disease over
the average incidence for this
time of the year but the increase
has not been rapid or large enough
to indicate epidemic, DR.. Hedmeg
explained.
The national picture looked
brighter, according to news dis
patches. but Mississippi was one
of the few states in which the
situation was termed serious.
In view OF the spread OF the
dnease in some counties, DIR.
Felix ]. Underwood. director of
the state health department, and
j. M. Tubb, head Of the state
department Of education, are con-
ferring as to the wisdom OF post
poning the opening of school, DR..
Hedmeg said.
A. F. Megehee, county super
intendent of education, said there
has been no change in the open
ing date for schools In Jackson
county at this date but that
school authorities will act accord
ing to recommendations made by
health officials.
A number of large gathering
scheduled for various parts of
the county had been cancelled
this week due to the infantila
paralysis threat. These included
TIE cotaaty wide Home Demon
stration Council picnic and the
State Ali Club Congress at State
College next week which was to
have been attended by II boys
and girls from this county. All
All Club camps, including sev
eral to have been held at Mag
nolia State Park, were also call
ed off. "A vacation Bible school
planned at Mt. Pleasant has been
cancelled.
DR.. Hedmeg repeated, as has
been previously published, that
there have been only five cases
of polio in this county since the
first of the year and the last
case was reported the first of
July.
The disease in these five cases
mas been mild in form and the
cases were widely scattered He
pointed out that Florida is the
hardest hit state in this section
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
Requested
To Halt Taxi
Operation Abuses

b.
A five-point recommendation
to city officials regarding the OPP
Grafton of taxi cabs in Pascagoula
will be made as the result of a
meeting of operators and the
transportation committee of the
Chamber of Commerce last Fri
day night.
The recommendations are:
Cd That a permit number be
issued by the city to each operat-
ing cab company and that a
plainly visible permit number
be exhibited at all times on each
vehicle operated as a taxi cab.
(2) That each cab must operate
from a permanent business loca-
ton before a permit can be is.
sued.
(3) That the price for the per-
NIT be $50 or more.
t4) That all drivers and owners
be fingerprinted and if found to
possess a criminal record, denied
a permit to operate or cause to
be operated a taxicab.
(5) That each vehicle operated
as a taxi cab be SC marked in
permanent and plain letters of al
least three inches in height.
The group, which was presided
over by Carl Black, found that
ii is impossible for operators en-
deavoring to give full time serv-
ice to compete with drivers who
engage in other pursuits during
the day and convert their private
vehicles into cabs during the pro-
fitable period. Few veterans are
cruising" the group found, and
many more r employed by
legitimate operators.
The number of taxi cabs OPP
Grated in Pascagoula skyrocketed
one thousand per cent during the
war years and the elimination of
unsafe, uninsured, and unauthor-
lied vehicles has been a subject
of police action and civic con-
Germ for many months.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16

A gasoline explosion in a gar
age on Highway 80 between Pas
cagoula and Moss Point Thursday
claimed the life of a 22-year-old
returned veteran and painfully
burned his partner.
Joseph Leroy Weaver died at
the jackson County hospital sew
eral hours after the explosion of
a can of gasoline in the garage
which he and l.. c.. LaPlant, 1852
Washington avenue, Pascagoula,
opened about a month ago on the
highway pear the Jackson Coun-
ty hospital. Mr.. Weaver was
working with a battery and it is
believed sparks from this ignited
the gasoline in a nearby can. The
burst Of flame caught Mr., Weav-
er's clothing on fire and he start
ed TO run. Mr., LaPlant grabbed
the burning mar and suffered
severe burns on his hands in pull
ing the clothing from him. He
Their wrapped a sheet around the
injured man and rushed him to
the hospital. Mr.. LaPlaht receiv-
ed emergency treatment and was
allowed to go to his home. Mr..
Weaver was burned over virtu-
ally his entire body.
Mr. Weaver was a native of
McComb. Miss. whore he was
graduated from the MeComb
High school. ~ December. l94l,
ne married Miss Marion Thur
man, sister of Mrs. l. G. La
Plant and Mrs M. S. Rrister of
Pasca3oula. He served two and
a hall years as Corporal in the
u. S. Army in the South Pacific
and was discharged from the ser
vice about eight months ago. He
and his wife and two year old
daughter, Lyndall, came to Pas
cagoula about three weeks ago
and took up residence in a house
adjourning the garage.
He vas a member of the Bap-
list church and of the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars. During his alb
senee overseas Mrs. Weaver had
divided her time between pas-
eagoula where she has many
frfppde and McCoph
Funeral Services were conduct
ed Saturday in McComb and were
attended by an unusually large
number of friends and relatives
and were marked by the number
Of floral offerings which paid
tribute to his character and per-
sonality. Stokes Funeral Home
was IN charge.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
Two Businesses
Entered BY Thieves
During Post Week

Two places Of business were
entered during the past week. ac-
cording to police reports.
The Virgins Drug Store No. 6
in Eastlawn was broken into Sat
urday night and $50 in cash was
reported missing. The money
vas locked in two cash registers,
Deputy Sheriff John r. McNeal
and County Highway Patrolman
Fenimore Hudson, Investigating
officers. said. The safe had evil
IDENTIFY been tempered with, they
said, but the thief or thieves had
failed to break open the door. En-
trance was gained by breaking
a side window and the marauder
left through the back door which
was lief. standing open.
The Roberts Beauty Salon on
Market Street was entered Mon
day night by burglars who smash
ed a glass in the door to gain
admittance. The owner, Lambert
Roberts, reported the loss of UNI
determined amount of beauty
supplies. including some expen-
sive cold wave equipment.
Police Chief j. E. Shirley and
County Highway Patrolman C..
F. Hudson Investigated and re-
ported no finger prints at the
scene of the crime and no clues.
Mr.. Shirley said the burglar al
so gained admittance to the
Peele- Williams Drug Store in the
same building but that no valu-
ables were missing.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
TWO ARRESTED

Frances Holloway and Wilbur
Nathan, negroes, wer arrested
Sunday night by Deputy Sheriff
John r. McNeal at Essie's Place
near Moss Point and charged with
possession of Intoxicating liquor.
Both entered pleas of guilty be-
fore Judge B. B. Hobby at a
hearing Monday and each was
fined 500 and costs. According
to Mr.. McNeal, the place is owned
by Bill Howard and was APPARENTLY
being operated by the Holloway
woman and Nathan was employed
at the establishment. When Of
ficers entered Nathan seized a case
of whiskey and attempted to flee
through a back door, Officer Nc
Neal said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
Legion Post
Installs Officers
For Coming Year

American Legion Post No. 100
held one of the best attended
meetings in its history on Mon
day night at Lincoln Hall when
officers for the coming year were
installed by District Commander
Edward Brou Of Ocean Springs.
George Harrison, reelected
commander, also named his ma
jor committees for the ensuing
year amid plans to broaden the
activities of the post and increase
membership, already at a record
high.
A chicken buffet supper was
served the group at the CONCLUSION
of the meeting by Legionnaire
Joe Canerala to the large group,
which included a number of Wis
itors from the Ocean Springs post
as well as out-of-state.
The new officers installed to
serve under Commander Harri-
son We're First Viee-Commander
Wade c. Scarborough, Second
Vice-C Commander Harry Newman,
Adjutant George c. Lowell, FL
nance Officer Arthur v. Smith,
Chaplain Fred A. Graef, Sergeant
g alarms Lyman R. Grierson, Jr.,
Trustee Vertis G.. Ramsay, and
Joe Cole, Claude Moody and
BARLEY German as members of
the executive committee.
Commander Harrison named
the following committees: Mem
bership-George Lowell, chair
man, and Joseph Caparela, Harry
Newman, Lynn Hooper, Lum
Reeves, Lonnie Watts. Lyman
Grierson, Jr., A. S. Massey, and
c. I. Bolding. Legal. T. Hill,
chairman, and L. K. Mcintosh and
II. w. Gautier, Sr. Publicity
Nolle I. Roberts, chairman, and
George c. Lowell and Garnett
Wilson, Athletlc-Lester Cobb,
chairman, and Lester Geer and
Allen Richards.
House and Grounds. A.
Watts, chairman, George c. Low
ell, ana Garnett Wilson, Finance
Frank Mcdonald, chairman, and
Lonnie Watts, H. w. Seaman, A.
V. Smith and Lynn Jacobson.
Americanism - Tom SwartwSut,
chairman, and H. w. Gautier and
T. j. Dickson. Child Welfare
DR.. j. F. Mcdonald, chairman,
the Rev. Frederick Graef and Ar
thur V. Smith: Disaster and Re
lief, c. T. Bolding. chairman and
Ed Mason, j. NJ. Motion and
Wanton Suthoff.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
Rev. G. |. Allen
Is Moss Point
RoiarYSpeaker

The Rev. G. l.. Alfen, pastor
of the Kreole Methodist Church,
was the guest speaker at yester-
days luncheon of the Moss Point
Rotary Club talking on The
Relationship of the Church and
Community"
The church is the one di-
vine institution on earth, the
speaker pointed out, which deals
in human souls but he declared
that its relationship to the com
munity is more concrete, often
influencing property value and
business.
There is no juvenile delinQuen-
cy in the church or among regu-
lar church attenders, he said, and
declared the church can only be
as good as its members make 1t.
E. M. Megginson, mayor of Mo
bile. will speak to the. club next
week. using city planning as his
subject.
Prior to the meeting, Presi-
dent Edward A. Khayat remind
ed that this is W. week and
the Rev. j. F. Brock offered o
special invocation in memory Of
those who gave their lives during
the regent war. -
Major Mcdaniel played two
numbers on the piano during the
meal and his talented perform
ance was much enjoyed. !
T. j. Dickson reported on the
meeting of the Y. M. B. C. with
a representative of the State
Highway Commission last Mon
day night. MIR. Dickson and EsV.
Suthoff we're the Rotary Clubs
representatives to the meeting.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
BOOKS FOR p~ENITENTIARY

To further the establishment
of libraries as a part of the re-
Gently inaugurated rehabilitation
program, books and magazines are
being requested by the authori-
ties at the Mississippi State PEN
itentiary at Parchman. Current
best sellers of the right kind are
in big demand by the men at
the farm and current popular
magazines are also badly need
ed. Anyone having donation to
these libraries is asked to send
the books or magazines to the
Chaplain at the penitentiary.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
More Cash Income Factor In Solving
South Social Problems, Spiva Says

Getting more cash income into
the hands of the people of the
South will be a major factor in
the solving of the South's social
problems. Walter Spiva, director
of the State Highway Commits
sion, told approximately rs
guests at a luncheon at the Long
fellow House in Pascagoula Fri
day of last week.
The luncheon and address was
sponsored by the Southern Re-
search Institute of Birmingham
through W. R. Guest, Sr., a direc-
tor, and W. B. Herring, a MEM
Der.
Mr.. Herring acted as toastmas-
ter at the luncheon and in in
Producing Mr.. Spiva, told briefly
the history and work of the Re-
search Institute.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
State Highway i apartment Promises
Start OF Repairs On Highways so. So

nothing was being Gone about the
stretch in jackson county.
Piling Scarce
Mr.. Kofnrumpf, representing
Commissioner Bush, said that the
highway department realized the
condition of the highway, and
plans had been underway for
some time to correct the condi-
tions.
Piling in the necessary length
for repair OF the Pascagoula-
Gautier stretch OF highway are
extremely scarce and inability Of
the department to obtain these
piling have delayed this work.
he said. Original piling are too
short to withstand the present
traffic load, he added, which ac-
counts for the sinking of the
bridges. Piling of at least go foot
length must be used to correct
the condition and Withstand the
present heavy traffic load, he
added.
Rainy weather during the past
so to 80 days has also delayed the
work on Highway So, he said,
but added that work win start
there within a maximum of two
weeks.
At Tuesdays meeting in Jack
son the delegation of citizens were
told that work would start as
outlined above. The commission
members defended their lack Of
work on the two Jackson county
highways by pointing out that
other major highways Of the state
are in the same or worse condi-
ton due to the shortage Of ma
terials, equipment and labor dur
ing the war years, and because Of
the heavy traffic load carried BY
the highway during the same
years.
However, definite commit
ments were.made by the members
as outlined above, and again res
stated by District Engineer Korti-
rumpf who also attended fhe
Jackson meeting.
In a long distance telephone
conversation with the Chronicle
Star and Advertiser Wednesday
Mr.. Kornrumpf said that repairs
to the shoulders of Highway 80
in other sections of the county
would be made as quickly as
possible. These repairs win CON
sist of raising the dirt Shoulders
only, he added.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
GARBAGE DUMP SET ATTIRE

The garbage which is dumped
on the outskirts of the city linn
ITS of Pascagoula and which IS
creating a health menace, ac-
cording to Health Officer Andrew
]. Hedmeg, was set on fire and
burned Friday and Saturday,
Chief of Police j. E. Shirley said.
Because Of recent rains, the dump
was still wet but about so per-
cent OF the refuse burned, he said.
Approximately 800 gallons of fuel
were used to start the fire. The
dump will be set on fire again
the first of next week, Chief Shir-
ley declared.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
Several Hundred
See Moss Point
Voter SufetY Show

Several hundred persons wit
messed the water show and life
saving demonstration at the swim
ming pool in Moss Point Saturday
night when Eugene Jones', Red
Cross water safety expert and
Harola Jones. director of the
pool, Conducted q TWO hour show.
The use of canoes and row
boats IN life saving was dem
o%nstrated. together with the more
conventional methods. Swimming
contests and diving exhibitions
were also conducted.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
IN FIGHT

c. c Doggett and A. r. Pace
we're arrested and charged with
assault and battery as they fought
on Highway 90 just north of Mar
thaler's Saturday night. Accord
ing to Deputy Sheriff John r.
McNeal and Chief of Police ]. E.
Shirley who made the arrest, the
men inflicted several injuries ON
each other during the alterca-
ton. At a hearing before Jus
tice Of the Peace Kate Denny
Monday, Pace was fined $50 and
costs and Doggett was fined sis
and costs after both entered a
plea OF guilty.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
E~scATAwPA SCHOOL BIDS

Bids for the remodeIing and ad-
ditions to the Escatawpa school
will be opened at the county SUI
perintendent of education's office
Saturday at 10 3. m. The work
includes medernizatien of the
building and the addition of two
classrooms and a cafeteria and
the enlarging Of the auditorium.
This is a S27. 900 project and is fl
nanced hy bonds which have ALE
ready been issued. The work viii
delay the opening Of school in Esr
catawpa for approximately q
month, A. F. Megehee, county su-
perinteHdent, said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
HURT IN CRASH

Russell Mizelle suffered LAGER
ations Ct the head Saturday night
when an automobile he Wa OPP
Grating overturned in the ditch
east of Moss Point at the end of
MeInnis avenue. The car was
the property of Lewis Ford
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
HEALTH CLINIC

The Jackson County Health
Department will have a nurse
at the Escatawpa school We'd
nesday, August 81, from L to 8
p. m. to vaccinate all children
starting school for the first time
this fall. All children are urged
to have smallpox and diphtheria
immunizations before entering
school.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16

The Virgin Islands were pur-
chased by the United States from
Denmark in 1917.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16

The national flag of Denmark is
said to be the oldest national en-
sign in the world.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16

Australia has a l2,00O-mile
eoastline.
Evening star., 1946-10-23
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Rebuilt. BODY and fender work. painting
and weIdH;s pronDs ssIy's GfoKk fesk es5 Co.
AWNING AND CANVAS sERvICE. com
vas repairing. PRoCTER CO. 224 seaton
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AWNINGS REPAIRED and serviced. also
new awnings. CITY AWNING CO., RA-
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GAMERaaaks SGAAMERas kEpAIsaD, p 2i ssll9Hs shutters
Keys and complete overhaul. RITZ
CAMERA CENTERs. 618 18th st. NV
CAMERAs. movie equipment repaired BY
expefts; all foreign and domestic makes.
BRENNER. 933 Pa. ave. NV. RE. 2434.