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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
Sheriff Destroys
More Than 500
Gallons Of Liquor

More than 500 gallons Of alco.
holic beverages, with an esti-
mated value Of $4,000, was de-
stroyed yesterday afternoon by
Sheriff ID. o. Newman who de-
clared the weight of the assorte
ed bottles, jugs, and kegs was
'breaking down" his shed.
The assortment of ''moonshine,'
bottled liquors, wine, gin, and
rum was picked up in raids in
various parts of the county and
was in a shed in the read of the
courthouse until destroyed.
Eighteen 10 and Is gallon kegs
Of "moonshine' were poured out
in the courthouse yard and Mr..
Newman said two truck loads
OF bottled goods would be car
ried. to a garbage dump where
the bottles could be broken II
was the second batch of liquor
DESTROYED in the last three
months the sheriff said.
Since Mississippi Is a dry"
state, the law requires that the
seized goods be destroyed and
IL can not be sold at auction
or turned back to the state as
Is the case in some other sec
tons Of the country.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
Smoll Boy Hurt
When Thrown By
Monday

Delbert Blain, 3 years old, suf
fered severe bruises and a pos
sible fracture of the skull Mon
day wnen he was thrown from a
horse. He was rushed to the
Jackson County hospital where
he was under observation until
"Wednesday when he was allowed
10 return home. although he is
still confined TO his bed.
The little boy, who is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Blain of
BIS Herrick street, was placed on
the horses back by his father
who was holding the horse when
the animal began to run, pulled
the reins from the hands of the
father and jumped the fence. con
tinuing into the street, The child
fell on the paved street.
According to the attending
physician, the boys condition was
satisfactory late this week.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
Two Injured In
Auto Crash Near
Byrd's Crossing

Two men were injured in an
automobile crash Saturday night
near Byrd's Crossing on Highway
80. Admitted to Jackson County
hospital following the accident
were f. c. Benefited and c. S.
Naples. both of Kreole. Benefited
suffered a broken jaw and pos
sible internal injuries and Naples
received chest injuries, accord
sns to- County Highway Patrol
fiAn f'euinftte Hudson wifo in
vestigated the accident. However,
both men were discharged from
the hospital the first of the week.
The crash occurred between
the north bound automobile
driver by /. M. Gum, IA Adj
miral Schley street, Pascagoula.
and the car driven South by
Benefited. Gum told the inves-
tigating officer that as the two
cars approached to pass each
other Benefited was driving on
the wrong side of the highway
and in an effort to avoid a col
lision he, Gum, endeavored to
swing over to the opposite side
of the road to pass, However, he
told Officer Hudson, just rs he
swung over Benefited pulled
back into his lane and the two
cars struck. The officer had not
been able to get a statement from
Benefited.
Passengers in the driven by
Gum who were en- route to I,au-
rel were c. c. Taylor, T. l.. Ev-
erett and w. ID. Holmes. With
Benefited, in addition to Naples.
was W. w, Scrubs who was rid
ing on the back seat at the time
of the accident. He was arrest.
ed by Officer Hudson on charges
of being drunk at a hearing be-
fore Justice of the Peace II. B.
Hobby and was fined $500 and
costs.
Charges Of reckless driving
were also filed against Benefited.
Officer Hudson said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
Merchant Marine
Bank Successful
Bidder For Bonds

Bids for the $4,000 fire depart
ment bond issue for the construc-
ton of a new fire station in Pas
cagoula We're opened at 3 p. m.
Tuesday afternoon by the Board
of Mayor and Councilmen at a
meeting in the City Hall with the
Merchant and Marine Bank of
Pascagoula as successful bidder.
The bonds will be repaid at
the rate of $4,000 a year for Is
years and the Merchant Marine
Bank offered a rate of lie per-
cent interest for 1947 to l946 and
| 3i4 percent interest for 1857 to
1861 and a paid premium of
S216.
Five bids were submitted,
others being from the Pascagoula
Moss Point Bank, Newman,
Brown and Co, White Halter
and Sanford and Scharff and
Jones, Inc, the latter three OF
New Orleans.
Plans for the new building
call for the erection of a tile
building, similar in material to
the new recreation building, just
north of the recreation building
on Market street. According to
Mr.. Watts, construction will be-
gin as soon as material is avail
able.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
Labor Names Body To Investigate
And Put Checkrein On Soaring Prices

Demand that if commodities
cannot be placed on the market
without inflated prices that they
not be placed on the market at
all" was made of merchants in
this area by a committee appoint.
ed by the Metal Trades Council
to investigate and make every eff
fort to check skyrocketing prices
at a meeting with the retail di-
vision board of the Chamber of
Commerce. Wednesday afternoon.
Labor representatives urged
that IF our citizens must be
robbed we sincerely hope that
our merchants will not be a par.
ty to the act
Members of the committee are
Eddie Gordon, business agent for
the Boilermakers, chairman. ].
R. Black representing the Guards;
E. T. Ladnier, painters; T. c.
Steel, laborers; and C. A. Sim.
mons. carpenters and joiners.
The committee is appealing to
local merchants for their full Co
operation in holding prices as
much in line with OPA prices
as possible and will call on mer-
chants personally at once to ex-
plain their views and ask assist
anee in keeping prices at normal
levels.
we feel that labor's voice
should be heard as labor repre-
sents about rs percent of the pur-
chasing power of this locality =,
committee members stated. La
Dor intends to go down the line
with those that go down the line
with labor.
Milk Price Jumps
AT the meeting with the re
tail board the policy of the Cham
Der of Commerce to urge only
such retail price advances as are
necessi.ated by the wholesale
costs and then to buy sparingly
or not ut all of inflationary items
was reiterated
This is the time for merchants
to squeeze the price down and
for labor to put out every ounce
of production declared one
member of the retail board. II
workers glut the market with
things we have the very best
kind Of price control. The law
of supply and demand will gov
ern production and fix prices in
the last analysis"
As the labor committee swung
into action. the price of milk
jumped up three cents a quart,
only one Of many items to show
sharp increases.
One restaurant reported paying
30 percent more for butter, 40
percent more for lard. 25 percent
for pork chops, 40 percent more
for bacon and comparative high
er prices on all meat and dairy
products. The restaurant how
ever. apparently was absorbing
the prices as little or no increase
showed on the menu.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
Velcich Installed
As Grond Knight
Of KC Council

The newly elected officers of
the Psscagoula Council No. 1905,
Knights Of Columbus, were in
stalled here recently by District
Deputy A. U. Dubuisson of Gulf
port, with James F. Velcieh tax
ing the position of grand knight.
Other officers installed were.
Deputy Grand Knight A. NJ. tBudl
Pelham, Chancellor Pol NJ. Ros,
Advocate Herman J. Johnson,
Recorder Herman F. Cox, Finan-
cial Secretary John o. Grant. j.,
Lecturer Vernon P. DeJean, Tsus-
tee Alley J. Walker, Warden Per.
cy A. Larsen, Inside Guard Carl
M. Ferrer, and Outside Guard
Jack Walker.
Mr.. DeJean and his committee
served lunch to the group after
adjournment.
Talks were made at the cere-
monies by Father P. J. Carey,
Chaplain of the council, Past
State Deputy John S. Cabibi and
Stale Deputy L. A. Koenenn. both
Of Gulfport.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
Lott. Negro Held BY
Sheriff In Theft
Of Two Automobiles

j. T. Lott and Gus Anderson
negroes. were arrested in Carroll
ton, Miss. "Wednesday afternoon
and held for the sheriff of Jack
son county in connection with III,
theft of two automobiles during
the past month. Officers from
the sheriff's department viii &c
today. Friday. to return the two
men 70 this county.
The first theft occurred juno
% when an automobile belonging
to j. w. Leonard, 705 Schoo'
street. vas stolen. When the car
was recovered it was in the pos
session of F. Anderson.
The second automobile which
was stolen in Grenada July 4.
was recovered this week by codn
" and citv officials. In connec
ton with the finding of the car
charges being in possession
of stolen property were lodged
against NJ. Smith. manager OF
the Dixie Auto Company, who
purchased the car. Smith was
released under $1,000 bond.
Investigating officers were
County Highway Patrolman FEM
more Hudson. Deputy Sheriff
John K. McNeal and Chief of Pc
lice J. E. Shirley.
TIE car was the property OF
Robert F. Forbes of Grenada.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
Large Brazilian
Group Will Train
Here This Winter

The international atmosphere
which wal brought to Pascagouls
N recent years, with the appear
ance of British and other allied
naval personnel from time to
time in. connection with the ship
building program, will carry we
into the postwar period during
the coming winter when two to
three hundred officers and men
of the Brizilian navy will be sta
toned at ~Pascagoula to receive
training as crews for the IA CO
type cargo ships now under con
structlpn at the ingalls, yards.
The Liberty ship Joshua See
ney" has already been purchased
by the Brazilian government to
house it's local naval personnel
and was scheduled to arrive here
about August /.
The vessel is now in New Or
leans being converted from a ar
go ship by the construction of
ample quarters. 1t will be berth
ed here in the vicinity of the
old Coast Guard docks and will
be home for hundreds of Bra
lillian seamen who will reside
for a while in the local commu-
nifty during the coming months.
First Keel Laid
The keel for the first of the Ia
Brazilian vessels was laid sew
eral months ago in the ingalls,
yards and a number of the ships
are already shaping up on the
ways. Local officials of the Bra
lillian group expect deliveries to
begin during the winter or early
spring.
A number of Brazilian officers
and technicians m already at
work here, including Commander
c. A. Refs, station commander;
Commander L. F. Cavalcannti,
in charge of instruction; Lieut.
enant Commander Moacyr Rod
rigues daCosta., president of the
Brazilian Shipbuilding Commas
sipus In addition to these offic-
srs, two captain and six enginr
GERS arrived Saturday at Biloxi
from Brazil, representing the
first officer complements that
will take out the ships being CON
structed in North America. In
addition to the IA ships at In
gals, six others of this class are
being built by Canadian Vickers,
and according 70 Lt.-Comdr, da-
Costa the newly arrived officer
group will continue soon to Cam
ada to take out the first two
completed ships.
1t IS planned to keep about
three or four crews here at one
time, studying construction and
navagational problems as the
building program goes along. AS
n ship is completed and sailed
away, another rev will be
brought here to begin its train
ing. There will be approximately
So sfficers and men in each
crew.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19

CUT IN FIGHT -

Essie and Tommy Hates and
Lena Claude, Negroes, Moss
Point, were fined SIS and costs
each by Judge B. B. Hobby in
justice of the peace court fol
lowing a fight which ended IN
both women suffering cuts. Ae-
cording to County Highway Pa
trolman Fenimore Hudson, sew
eral stitches were taken in the
Hates woman's head and the
Claude woman received a cut
on the face. They charged
with fighting and disturbing the
peace.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
RED TAPE BINDS COP

North Adams. Mass, (AP)-
Among the duties of North Adams
policemen is ito give special at
tention to horses and vehicles
left unattended for five minutes"
But not for long. they hope. Pc
lice Chief John F. Flaherty and
city council committee plan 10
streamline the police rules. I'M
changed since the horse-and bug
gy days of 1897.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
REWARD FOR vANDAL

A reward of 500 is offered by
the CITY of P%ascagoula for in
formation leading to the arrest
and conviction of vandals who
are breaking street lights and
damaging street signs. Mayor
John r. Watts declared this week.
Mr.. Watts said numbers of street
lights are being broken and there
have also been several shattered
throughout the city. He said
the vandals have also attempted
in several instances tn pull up
stop signs and have defaced and
destroyed other signs.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
Attachment Writ
Levied Against
Lowry Properly

A writ of attachment was lev
led by the sheriff of Jackson
county against lands owned here
by Walter S. Lowry this week as
the result of a suit filed for
$4,000 against Mr.. Lowry by
Charles Roof, Sr., for injuries al
legededly received at the hands of
Mr.. Lowry.
: Mr.. Roof was still absent from
his job at the ingalls, Shipbuild-
ing Corporation this week with
an injury to his lower spine, re-
ceived at the time Mr.. Lowry
beat him, he said.
The alteration took place here
two weeks ago prior to a mass
labor demonstration against Mi.
Lowry by ingalls, employees and
the subsequent removal OF Mi
Lowry as business agent Of the
Bsilermakers Local No. 693 here.
Mr.. Roof, physically handicapped
anu Wl1ifouI Tile usG VI OUe dffit,
was ailegedly beaten by Mr.. Low
ry at that time, and his civil
suit is for injuries he claims to
have sustained. :
Meanwhile the hearing on the as
sault and battery charges against
Mr.. Lowry as a result of the Same
affair was postponed until Aug
ust | by Justice of the Peace
Kate Denny as a result of the
illness of defendants council,
Howard Mcdonald of Biloxi, who
asked a delay. The trial will
be held at 1000 o'clock on
Thursday morning, August /,
Judge Denny said.
Mr.. Lowry is also summoned
to appear in Chancery Court on
August IL by a nonresident no
tice appearing in another section
of this paper to defend a suit
in which MI. Roof seeks a decree
against him for an attachment in
Chancery' of his property in this
county.
The black fox, silver fox, plat
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
BODIED Boobies

London, AP.-The m%etropoli-
tan police force, in a campaign
for 5 900 recruits to bring the
force back to a pre-war strength
of 10000 has lowered minimum
reight requirements from 5 feet
9 inches to 5 feet 8 inches.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
cAR-TRUcK CRASH

George Redding suffered iniur-
les Saturday night when the au-
tomobile which he was driving
crashed into a log truck on High
way 90 neal Schaub's Bakery
between Moss Point and Pasca-
goula. Redding was taken to the
Jackson County hospital for
treatment and was discharged
Wednesday morning. State High
way Patrolman Bud Gray was
in charge of the Investigation.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
DIESEL COMES HOME

The Ingalls-b built Diesel engine
which has been under test on
various railroads for the past few
months returned to its home berth
at the shipvard in Pascagoula for
two weeks of overhauling and
general inspection before tests
are resumed on another railroad.
Robert H. Macy, chief planning
engineer, said Wednesday.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
Eugene Elijoh Furry.
Former Supervisor.
Expires On Monddy

Eugene Elijah FURRY, 20,
prominent resident of North
western Jackson County and
former member of the Jackson
County boards of supervisors,
died Monday night at his home
at Daisy -Vestry after an extend
ed illness. q
One of the most respected and
best loved citizens in his sec
ton of the county, Mr.. FURRY
leaves a large number of rela
tives and friends to mourn his
passing. He vas a member Of
the board of trustees OF the PeFk-
iston Junior College and a life
long resident of the community
where he was born and where
he was formerly the operator of
a sawmill.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning at 1890 o.
clock from the aisy-Vestry Bap-
fist Church, OF which Mr.. FURRY
was a member, with Masonic Fu-
neral rites by the Daisy estry
Masonic Lodge No. 42l, of which
he was prominent member In
terment was in the Daisy-Vestry
Cemetery.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Ella Walker FURRY; two sons,
Norman V. Furry of Daisy-Ves-
try and Othmer o. FURRY of
Houston, Texas; two daughters,
Mrs. Horace +. Roberts of Daisy
Vestry and Mrs. r. H. Young
of Jackson; two brothers, j. l..
FURRY of Daisy Vestry and w.
P. FURRY of Virgins; one sister,
Mrs. Bell Walker of Houston;
and numerous other relatives.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19

DiiititiS SPOh ~ Tic Fh6Ai
cultural comm 50 + the Pas
Moss P S 'hamber of
Commerce will 90 ZEN at two
points in Jackson ty the last
of this month, cstee heads
announced. The first will be a
dinner at Hurley Tuesday, July
80, and the second will be at Van
cleave Wednesday, July 81. Both
will be at 8 p. M, and will be pre-
pared and served by women OF
the communities. The purpose OF
the get togethers" is to give
merchants and farmers opportun
ity to know each other better.
Authorities on agricultural sub.
jects will be speakers for both DC
casions
Any farmer in the county who
would like to attend either din
ner meeting is assured a welcome
by the committee and if he will
send a post card to the Chamber
Of Commerce office in Pascagou-
la, tickets for the meal will be
mailed to him.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
FUNERAHY r

Sydney (AP)-An ancient Greek
urn filled with soil from the
graves of Australian soldiers bur-
led in Greece has been brought
to Australia for presentation to
the Australian people.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19

Small quantities of cobra ven
ON nave been found useful for
reducing pain from various hu-
man ailments.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19

In recent years the percentage
of waste in oil wells has been cut
from about so to approximately
rs percent.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19

About three-fourths of L. S. oil
wells are of the "stripper' varie-
ty-using pumps to strip the pool.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19

Aeschylus, Athenian Greek
poet. is said to have been struck
on the head and killed by a tor
toise that fell from the claws of
an eagle in the sky above.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
Vuncleu
Set For ],

Dinners spon.
cultural COMM
cagoula Moss P
Commerce will
points in jackson
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19

The black fox, silver fox, plat
mum fox and so-called cross fox
all belong to the red fox group.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
Hurley
Meet
a30-3l

: ,y the Agri-
; f the Pas
= 'hamber of
Z zen at two
v ty the last
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19

Mouth of Paseazoula River)
,ay High Low
Evening star., 1946-07-28

curtain. We all adore her, as I've
already said
why last Saturday night, a
couple of minor members of the
company told of a place where you
could get the best cooking in the
metropolitan area, a little place
across the Hudson River in Jersey.
One of the pair, nice boy, diff
IDENTIFY asked me if I thought l could
get Ethel to try the place next night
I-Sunday-I being invited, too.
Sure I'll CO. Ethel said-and she
did, and we had a dandy time. That
lis Ethel, democratic, carefree, jolly
and perfect inspiration in these
fetid days in a region where air
conditioning ends"
Ray then went on to tell about
the buckskin costumes most of the
cast has to wear with flannel shirts
and sombreros.
Ethel Ray said. was literally
dissolving every night until. finally
putting on her most winning man
ner-but with a lot of concealed
steel behind it-she went to the
powers that be and said if they
Evening star., 1946-07-28

] Octogenarian Joe Howard was made
an honorary life member of the
American Guild of Variety Artists
for his outstanding accomplish
ments' as an entertainer in the
vaudeville field. E. Only other per-
former thus honored was Bill Rob-
inSon at the time of his Goth an
niversary in show business a few
months ago.
Casting has started for the must
cal version of Elmer Rice's Street
Scene" Song of Norway" is in
its last Broadway weeks prior to a
national tour. More than 800
performances old, the fine operetta
is one of the most successful in
Broadway history. Mike Todd
says he'll produce Curiosity new
Il play by Roy Hargrave and Paul
Paturel
S. N. Behrman's comedy, Jane"
will be produced by the Theater
Guild, Behrman having severed his
connections with the playwrights'
company. Nancy Hamilton,
whose revue Three to Make Ready"
is the most successful of her inti-
mate theatricals, is working on the
fourth, undoubtedly to be called
-Four To Go"
Evening star., 1946-07-28
Native Land Gives
Ingrid Sudden Play
With Seven Films
BY the Assoeioted Press

1ngrid Bergman reports that
Sweden has rediscovered her.
This announcement could cause
many gray hair in Hollywood. Miss
Bergman is probably sought for more
major roles than any other actress.
And should she. like Carlo, return
10 Sweden, a wave of neuraSthenia
among producers here might under
standably result.
But Ingrid assured me she has no
intention of leaving.
! Il simply received word" she said
that seven of my pictures are now
being shown in Sweden"
| The films are: "Gaslight," Gas
ablanca," Bells of St. Mary's,'
"Spellbound. Saratoga Trunk" and
two old Swedish films.
I thought she would be immensely
pleased with her monopoly of Swed-
ish theaters, but she wasn't.
An actress should follow Garbos
example" she said. "Garbo keeps
the public waiting for one of her
pictures to appear. I now plan to
make only two pictures year in
Hollywood
Miss Bergman is completing her
quota for 1916 in Arch of Triumph
I suggested that her decision might
not please the moviegoers.
"Oh, I didn't mean it that way
she quickly answered. Il was just
77orried that they might get tired ol
seeing me-"
I wouldn't worry about that.
Evening star., 1946-07-28
.Sinatra'S Fans
Toin Shrine of
TheLong-Hairs
BY the Assoeioted Press

HOLLYWOOD.
Long music lovers gave Paul
Whiteman's GershWin concert luke
warm praise, and privately prayed
future popular programs would be
shifted away from their sacred
shrine of symphony, Hollywood
Bowl, What happened? Frank
Sihatra and thousands Of bowling
bobby-sockers moved in the next
week. :. Portland (OregJ reception
of Walter Wanger's Canyon Pas
sage" and all-star street parade may
send more premieres to that city
-. OPA controversy stumped Direc-
tor John Cromwell. Agency's in
itials figured in set decorations for
the film. Dead Reckoning" Crom-
we'll shot the scene with the initials
and without. . Roy Rogers
horse Trigger enjoyed his first air.
plane trip. Trainer Glen Randell
got airSick. EX-Prizehghter Lou
Nova is learning to sing and dance
for Calendar Girl The john
ston Office banned film title,
Strange Bedfellows. starring Ed
die Bracken and Priscilla Lane. Pro-
ducer Andrew Stone holds if term
is good for politics, it's good in pic
lures. Edgar Bergen and wife
vacationing in Vancouver, British
Columbia. Charlie and Mortimer
stayed home. g.. Ways insist pre-
niere .or Smoky" should have been
held in Pittsburgh.