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Milford chronicle., 1946-04-05
PRIME HOOK NECK

Reese Stevenson sailed from New
York for Europe last week to serve
in the army of occupation. We wish
him very pleasant ocean voyage.
Mrs. Susie Green celebrated her
birthday anniversary on Thursday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Norman Workman. Mrs. Workman
served birthday dinner to the
following: Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton
Argo and children. Catherine
Patricia, John, Reginald and Will
liam, Mrs. Delema Mitchell. Miss
Naomi Workman of Milton, Nor
man Lee and Louise Workman. Re-
freshments of a birthday cake and
ice cream were served in abund-
ance at later hour and all wished
Mrs. Green many more happy
birthday anniversaries.
Twenty members and visitors en-
joyed the Home Demonstration
Club meeting with their leader,
Mrs. Margaret Nelson on Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Thomas Jones. Subject, "Planning
better Kitchens"
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard White and
daughters, Barbara and Ellen OF
RehObOth visited Mrs. Whites par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Short. q
few days last week. On Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. White entertained then
with a family dinner at Rehoboth
Reverend Richard NJ. Green o
Dover and Mr. and Mrs. William A
Green of Overlook visited Mr.. ant
Mrs. Norman Workman and Mrs
Susie Green.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Warning
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. William Dick
eESOn of Lewes We're guests of Nh
~and Mrs. George Warrington nea
Draper's Canuery on Sunday.
Mrs James Hammill. Miss Delm
Simpler and Miss Peggy Osmond O
Phila., spent the week end Wit
Mrs. Margaret Bennett and mOthe
at Shady Brook. Mrs. Bennett re
turned home with them Sunda
evening for visit
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-05

A still tongue makpth IL wise
head
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-05

farm ucar toWu. Now Buddy is a
pUIii in the tniIG grade at John Vi.
CLAYTON School and attends To his
poUUy project mornings and even
HgS. t.a~t Thursday I've ast0unded
LIS parents by bringing in fifty-siX
v.-e. Ou Saturday BADLY appeared
vim "No5Ger htapin- haskctful of
r@1> proudly Announcing he had
just rj.h,d HV H. c2&s. How come"
| wouldn't huoW. However, it is
ii~l possible that th" lad lad more
tim" those, tWo evenings for d
tloou-h search or his eyes were
viI,. onr'& iir and his charming
sister. E,tfy Lon uro Youngsters
any parents nl-ht bc Justly proud
tr ei@ju
On SATURDAY mornin4, Mr.. James
l.. luH@. a.r Il y"Hrs passed away
al his EuMo un Clayton Ave. He is
e.rlj}"d by his wife and three
childr"u. }il.s. DuAcs. Raymond
Long. Mrs. f.lj/nhe,h Stuwman. all
~ ra.ia. ana a grandson, Jimmy
StuWuIan.
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-05
BETHEL.

Mr.. and Mrs Ross Douglas oi
Wilmington We're dinner guests on
Nonda! evening OF Mir. and Mrs.
Charles ArhO&ast.
Mrs. Harvey spence is spendins
several days in Baltimore with her
brother~in-laW and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carroll TWilley.
MIR. and Mrs Alton Hudson OF
NlllsbOrO Were week END guests OF
Mr. and Mrs Rudolph Hastings.
The COuut-On-A Me club was enter
tanned Wednesday evening at the
home oi Mrs. Laura Williams.
Mrs. William Snedakcr and Mrs.
Laura Williams spent Thursday
evening in LcWcs with Alr. and Mrs.
Henry Buchlco
Mrs. John Garrett and daughter
OF near New Castl" was a recent
&uest here with relatives.
Mr.. William Snedakcr of Haddon
HeiShts. y. j. spent the week end
here with his family.
MIR. and Mrs Edward B. Shilcs
ii. were hOnOrcd at Il miscellane-
Gus shower. Friday evening given
by the formers parents. MIR. and
Mrs. Edward +. ShiclS ST. They It
ceived many useful gifts.
Misses Charlotte and GcncIirVc
Srry OF Laurel We're dinner guests
oi Mrs. Laura Williams and Mrs
William Sncdakcr ON Monday even
ing.
Mrs. Gcorg" Phillips and daugh
ter. Mrs. Emma I.aIrimorc motoret
To Camden on Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs Charles Morris ant
son. spent Sunday in F"deral;burs
with the lattcrs mother.
Mrs. Jtnnin@s Quillcn of Conn.
ana Mrs. Fran Bennett and muthr
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Wilbur Hurley.
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-05

Mr.. Charles Steele Popular, mail
carrier on Route one is seriously
i'll at Beebe Hospital. His patrons
and associates want him back soon.
Mr.. Calvin Ward has returned
from Phila. where he attended the
10th wedding anniversary of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r.
Ward. He went to the city especial
ly to help his mother celebrate her
natal day. March 30th.
a capacity audience greatly en-
joyed the able presentation of the
Senior Class play. rollicking
three act force. professor, How
Could YOU" at the John NJ. Clay
ton School last Friday evening.
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-05

The play was directed by Mrs.
Louise Gemze, class sponsor. The
cast follows: Alfred Dukes. Eli
Campbell, Jr.. Agnes Whaley. Pau
line Quillen, John l.. Lynch Jr.,
Parton Lynch. Mable Jones, Coleda
Hickman, Joyce Hudson and Nor
decai Hudson Jr. Three children:
Eleanor Ann Steen. Billy Steen and
Vernon "Smitty" Murray.
Proceeds of this evening of fun
will send the class of 1916 on their
trip to Washington. d. c. this
spring. The faculty and seniors
wish to thank all who helped make
the occasion such a great success
The public thanks. the seniors for
an evening of entertainment.
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-05

Your Mobilheat contract gives
you all these plus services:
automatic delivery to save
you the bother of constantly
checking your oil supply and
re-ordering >. free tips on re-
ducing heat loss to cut fuel
bills. clean MobiIheat which
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-05
IT'S OIL HEAT AT ITS BEST!

burns completely to deliver
high heat friendly service
from reliable, trained drivers.
Why be satisfied merely with
fuel oil when you can get
Complete Service! See your
Mobilheat supplier about a
contract now.
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-05
DIR. JOSEPH TAX
ADDRESSES L. L. \. HERE
tContinued from First Page;

NON-AN--'NNH
state PSYCHOLOGIST and child specia-
list. who spoke ON some phases OF
ones use of intelligence depends on
ones character. II is the characte.
traits Which make us fail on SUI
cecd. Only about roc of the people
are born with poor intelligence due
uartly 10 brain injury at birth; 500
are born with normal intelligence.
He divided our character traits INTO
tour headings. First balanced ad-
mstmcnt, one side Uf the brain con
trolls right mindrdneSS. the other
side left mindcdness. Normally, We
should be li@ht-mindrd and right
banded. Leit minded people if not
handled properly become delin-
ouents. We must therefore work for
balanced adjustment eliminating
fear in child. and giving him d
sense Of security. We must begin
this adjustment at one year.
At s or . doliuG.rutS become
anti-~ocial il hurt cMotionally. Al
T. or Is years they have Hu infcrio-
ritY complex.
philiry to adjust to people. Over
aciivuy should hc DISCOURAGED.
Play. rest and l,ayniu2 should hc
balanced.
Third will power. which depends
On ones degree OF determination
and ones resistance TO temptation
Fourth-oncs goal. The will to
succeed if inspired will help dev"-
lop character iucrrusiu2 The use ol
intelligence.
At thr conclusion of his talk, Dr
Iastak Invited thus" present to ash
questions. which he an Wrrcd salts
fartWily. All who attended th,
meeting benefited &tratly 10y ii!
talk.
Milford chronicle., 1946-04-05
LlCENSE APPLICATION

|, William Ward trading as Pine
Iown Inn Corp. intend to make APP
pllratlOn tOr Il license to sell AlcO-
hollc liquor and Malt beverage for
consumption both on and OFF the
premises i'll Il restaurant located AT
Pine Town, between tOulsprin& and
Fly" Points on ewes
Highway. L mile OF said highway
WILLIAM WARD
Trading as Pine Town
a5-3tp Inn Corp.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
Levings Flags
Opponent Here;
Bilbo To Speak

Nelson T. Leavings, candidate
for the United States senate, at
tackled three of his opponents as
"demagogic political parasites
in an address in Pascagoula last
Friday afternoon and declared
that. Il, for one, will not see my
| comrades and state crucified on
a cross of demagogery.'
The former Navy Commander,
who is making a concerted bid
for the veteran vote, was intro
duced in the court house yard
by Harold w. Gautier, Jr., Pa
cific veteran of the United States
Marines in World War II,
"The veterans and the decent
citizens in our state should stand
together now and rid our state
of the false prophets. Bilho. Col
Inns, and Ellis, who have slept
together in the same political
bed for 40 wears and are now
at each others throat" MI. Leav-
ings said.
Their honeymoon is over, they
have scraped the bottom of the
garbage can, and the canker of
disappointment gnaws at their
souls
In a move for the labor vote,
Mr. Levings asked that the rec
ords of his opponents be exam
med and declared they would
show that he was the only friend
of organized labor in the sena-
torial race.
Mr. Levings stated: my mes
sage is a very simple message
that can be understood by all
those who have sons. or who have
ever borne arms for their coun-
try: 1t is that we should stand
together.
In introducing Mr.. Levings, MI.
Gautier said, Nelson Levings
did not have to go and fight for
his country. He had two sons
in the service of his country. But
he did, while his opponents
lodged every war since and in
GLIDING the Spanish-American
War"
Theodore G.. Bilbo, a candidate
for reelection, will speak at the
court house FRIDAY night at 7:30,
his hearquarters has announced.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
New Moss Point
School Head
Takes Over July

Luther w. Tanner arrived Mon
day in Moss Point where he will
take over the duties of superin-
tendent of city schools on July
l, replacing A. l.. Monroe who
held that position for two de-
cades.
Mr.. Tanner has been for the
past eight years superintendent
of the Senatobia City schools He
is a native Mississippian and his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Tan
ner, reside at Brookhaven, Miss.
He is a graduate of Transylvania
College at Lexington, KY, and
received his masters degree from
the University of Mississippi. He
is an active member of the Me
thodist church and during his
residence in Senatobia served on
the Board of Stewards. He IS a
member of the Rotary Club and
has taken an active interest in
the werk of the Mississippi Ed
ucation Association, being a MEM
Der of the Board of Directors
and he is at present serving on
the executive committee of North
Central Literary and Athletic
Association.
Under Mr.. Tanners superin-
tendency the Senatobia school
grew from an e~ight-grade to a
full Upgrade school and was ac-
cepted on the accredited list by
the Southern Association of
High schools in 1914. Other en-
largements and developments
were accomplished during his
years as superintendent of the
school.
Mr. Tanner has also been ac-
tive in civic affairs and served
as chairman of the Red Cross
drive for several years.
MI. Tanner with his wife and
three children n occupying the
John Hill house on Main street
in Moss Point. Two of his chill
dren will attend the Moss Point
school. The third child is of pre-
school age.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
2-Yeor Old Dies
OF Pneumonia
Following Burns

Beverly Joyce Talley, 2 years
old. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert E. Talley, died early
Wednesday at the Jackson County
hospital of pneumonia.
The little girl had suffered
slight burns from hot soup Mon
day at noon but had evidently
felt no III effects and her father
said the child had played nor
mally Monday afternoon at their
home on Jefferson street. Later.
however. pneumonia developed,
apparently from shock caused by
the burr, and when her tempera-
'ture began to rise alarminslv
Tuesday night she was rushed to
the Jackson County hospital but
failed to rally and died shortly
after mtdnight.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Thursday at 9 4. m, by he
Rev. P J. Carey at Our Lady If
Victories church and interment
was in Machpelah cemetery.
The child is survived by her
father who came to Pascagoula
from Biloxi and is > clerk at the
L and \ station here; her mother.
the former Miss Dorothy krebs
and the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Krebs Of PaseagouIa: and
other relatives.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
OPA Receivers
O~verchorges For
Citizens Here

Recovery of an overcharge oil
$7.85 OF an <automobile repair
job for a Pascagoula resident
was announced this week by the
Price Control Board here.
The settlement followed re-
commentator of the Price Panel
at Pascagoula which heard the
case after the complainant told
the Board that he paid $3.50
for the job and the Panel found
that the ceiling for this work
was only $20.65 at this particu-
lar garage.
The Price Panel also recovered
an overcharge of $5.25 for over
ceiling prices on . cleaning and
pressing job for an individual.
The price charged was $10.65 and
the Price Panel found that the
ceiling price on these garments
was only $40 for this particular
cleaning and pressing establish
ment.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
Jackson County
Boptists To Hold
Rally Wednesday

Members of the Jackson Coun-
ty Baptist Association will be
hosts at an all day rally Wednes-
day, June 26, at Magnolia State
Park in Ocean Springs. The pro-
gram, which will commence at
10 a. m. and continue until Q p.
m, will include talks, addresses,
songs and special music. The rail-
ly will adjourn at noon for a pic
mic lunch and again at 6 p. m.
for supper.
Among the prominent Baptist
ministers and laymen who will
contribute to the program are
W. w. Kyzar, M. B. Rust, r. c.
RYAN, S. J. Rhoades, Lee Gall
man. C. r. Hare. D. NJ. Camp
bell, c. A. Hoberg, H. H. Hobbs,
L. E. Green, John E. Barnes and
j. Wash Watts.
All Baptists in Jackson County
and their friends are invited to
attend the rally of which r. c.
Ryan is general chairman.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
Prominent Mobilidn
Injured In Wreck
On River Bridge

Two residents of Mobile were
painfully injured here early
Wednesday morning when they
crashed into the guard rail OF
the East Pascagoula river bridge,
completely demolishing their au-
tomobile.
Richard Inge, scion of a promi-
nant Mobile family, suffered null
tiple decorations about the head
and face and Robert Thorn
worth's right forearm was broken.
They were both removed to the
Jackson hospital for treatment.
Claude Moore, driver of the
car, was bruised and shaken but
was not taken to the hospital
for treatment. investigating Of
ficers from the city police force
in Pascagoula reported the bridge
damaged and the automobile
wrecked beyond repair.
The accident occurred at tho
hump" where the bridge joins
the highway on its west end.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
Infant Son Of Mr..
And Mrs. Bates Is
Fatally ScoIded

William Robert Bates. Jr..
seven-month-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Bates. 62s 18th street,
was fatally scalded Friday after
noon at the family home. Treat
ed in Pascagoula he was later
rushed to the Mississippi mfr
mary in Hattiesburg where he
died about 2 .. m. Saturday.
The infants father has been in
business in Moss Point and Pas
cagoula for a number of years
having owned and operated the
City Cafe in Moss Point for sew
en- wears and the Washeteria in
Pascagoula for the past two and
a half years. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Bates came to Jackson County
from Virgins.
Funeral services for the baby
were conducted Sunday at 2 p. m.
at the First Baptist church OF
Virgins by the Rev. Lee, pas
tor. and interment was in the
New Cemetery. Pail bearers were
uncles of the child. Arthur Bates
Of Virgins and Wilfred Hatteu
Of Pascagoula.
The accident occurred shortly
after lunch Friday. According to
Mrs. Bates the baby was PLAYING
il the kitchen sink and accident
ally turned on the hot water fau-
Get. The sealding water struck
the child owe the head and face
snd chest. also burning both
frms and one leg. Mrs. Bates
vas in the next DON but by the
tine she reached the child serious
burns had been inflicted
He IS survived by his PARENTS
enc sister, Annie Ruth. 2ie years
I'D. and his grandparents, Mr..
md Mrs. H. NJ. Hatten and Mrs.
S. L. Bates of Virgins.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
Methodist Church
Is Dedicated By
Bishop Sunday

The new building of the First
Methodist church of Pascagoula
was officially dedicated Sunday
at IL o'clock service by Bishop
L. V W. Darlington of Hunt
ington. VIVA. He spoke to a con-
gregation which filled the church
on The Churches Opportunity
of Today"
A variety of seasonal flowers
were arranged in decoration and
palms and other evergreens
formed a background. The choir
presented several special num-
beers as a part of the program.
The Rev. J. F. Campbell. pas
tor of the church. presided and
the Rev. E. W. Ulmer. former
pastor of the church and now
executive secretary of the Board
of Evangelism. offered the pray
er. The Rev. J. L. Neil. district
superintendent, read the scrip
ture.
E. H Bacot. assisted by Mrs.
Bacot as representative of the
Woman's Society. Homer Miller
of the Board of Stewards. Buddy
Ehrlieh o. Youth Fellowship and
several from the children's de-
partmsnt. presented the church
to the bishop for dedication.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
Cattle Purchasing
Drive Off To Good
Start In County

Varying degrees OF progress
were reported this week by chair
men of the Emergency Food Drive
and the Carload ofhCattle Cam
psign in this section Of Jackson
county.
w. M. Alexander, chairman Of
the food drive in Moss Point, de-
clared that with the exception of
receiving reports from two or
three of the churches In that area
his campaign has been completed
with & resulting approximately
$1,000 in cash and a few hundred
pounds of canned goods donated
for the relief of starving wal
victims in foreign countries. He
said a house-to-house canvass had
been made and that although in
some instances the response had
not been satisfactory or enthus-
iastic collections had been fair.
ct is my belief ne said. that
few persons really understand and
appreciate the seriousness and
enormity of this terrible situation
in the foreign countries. Some of
them are beginning to worry over
reports of bread shortages in this
country, too" M
A. p. May, chairman of the
drive in P~ascagoula, said little
has been done and contributions
total only a pitifully few dollars.
So far, he said, he has had no
report from church %organiza-
tions whose aid he requested in
the opening stages of the drive.
According to A. J. Franklin.
county agent, the drive for the
shipload of cattle is getting off to
a good start in Jackson county.
A joint drive for food and cattle
is being conducted at the ingalls,
Shipyard. AT a meeting of shop
stewards and department heads
held Monday. S. N Ashley led
off with q donation of SIS and
7. B. Haddew, president Of tho
Empiovees Credit Union. follow.
ed close behind with a gift Of
$40. The meeting was marked by
enthusiasm and Mr.. Ashley was
elected as a representative from
the ingalls, Shipyard and the coun-
tv at large to make the trip to
Greece with the livestock. Mr..
Franklin said he has received in
formation that the first shipload
of cattle will go direct to Greece
and that all money donated will
be used to purchase these cattle
with no deductions for expenses
Of any kind being made.
The Wade Baptist church has
donated S45 to the cattle fund, ne
reported and the second report
from the churches came from the
Methodist church of Moss Point
which sent SIS. ST. Paul's Meth
odist church of Ocean Springs
led in the amount. having sent
$50 to the drive. The Catholic
church in Moss Point has given
SIS, Mr.. franklin said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
All Coming Girls
Help Release Food
For Fumine Relief

More Home Canning Will Re-
lease More Food for Starving
Millions Abroad" That is the
motto of thousands of rural girls
participating in the National All
Canning Activity.
BY increasing their canning of
garden and other home-raised
products, the girls will render a
threefold service. They will es-
tablish a larder of varied. nutri-
tious foods for their family's flu
ture Use: reduce cash expendi-
lures for foodstuffs. and help
release more commercial stocks
of canned goods for famine re-
lief overseas.
Awards for outstanding records
are offered by Mrs. Ruth Kerr
for the 18th consecutive wear.
County winners will get medals
and the state champion will be
a guest at the National All Club
Congress in Chicago. National
winners will receive 5000 college
scholarships.
Last years state and national
winner in Mississippi was Mary
Florence Walker Of Coldwater.
County winners were named in
fiftv-tVa counties.
County extention agents viii
furnish information and Sugges-
tions m homecoming 70 al
Club members
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
Veterans Charge
New Car Sale
Discrimination

Charging that World War II
veterans are disseminated against
by new car dealers in Jackson
county because they do not have
trade ms, the Veterans of For
eign Wars here voted Wednesday
night to request all new car deal
ers in the county to reserve
twenty-five percent of their new
cars for exclusive sales to re-
Gently discharged veterans.
The resolution, passed by unani-
nous vote, also called on all vet
Grams to refrain" from dealing
with all agencies who do not
agree TO the plan for a period not
to exceed five years. 1t also di-
rected that the James of uncoop-
erative dealers be posted in the
club rooms and read to the mem
bership bv the adjutant quarter
annually for that period.
1t was charged in the resolution
that only two World War II vet
Grams, with the exception of medi-
cal doctors, had received new
automobiles from Moss Point and
Pascagoula out of several scores
sold in the county since the war.
The resolution directed the adj
jutant to notify all dealers of its
passage and requested the deal
ers TO notify the post in writing
of their intentions to comply with
the request prior to the next reg
ular meeting of the Elmer Jo-
seph Grant Post, which will be
July /.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
Local Power Rate
Under New Orleons.
More Thon Nutionol

Residents of Paseagoula pay
less for electricity than New Or
leans users and the rates here
compare favorably with national
rates. figures released recently
reveal. The residential rate for
New Orleans and Paseagoula is
the same for IS hours. S1.50. as
compared with a national average
of 81. %.
One hundred watt users paw
$40 here as compared to $40
in the Crescent CITY and the nat
ienal average of S3.7S. The nat
ional average for $50 watt users
is s6.a6 while local Users paw 81 %
and New Orleans residents So 10.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-21
New Regulations
Add Headaches
To Auto Tag SoIes

Acquiring nm automobile tag
will not be as easy this year as in
the past. Sheriff D. O. Newman's
warmed this week. New
regulations from the office of the
state motor vehicle requires that:
u A written application be
filled out prior to the purchase.
t2) That personal tax for the
preceding year has been paid
and the receipt in evidence at
the time of the tag purchase.
The regulations increase the
headaches of the sheriff's office
employees. who never have an
easy time during the month of
October, when tags are sold
without penalties. They planned
this year to mail the applica.
tions To concerns and individuals
having several automobiles, pr,
or to the sale, but the prospects
of lines stretching for a block ii
the last days of October are
likely.
If YOU owned an automobile
during l945-regardless of wheth
er you own it now-you owe thu
tax on it. it was pointed out
Without a receipt for the tax, you
will not be able to purchase
license plate for your presen
car, the regulation states. TIL
receipt must be presented re
gardless of the county in which
YOU make the new tag purchase