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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
81 Patients In
Ashe Hospital

The following are patients in
the Ashe Memorial hospital this
week:
Miss Dollie Porter, West JEFF
ferson; Mrs. Billie Garris, Grassy
Creek; C. A. Hartsog, Idlewild;
Glade Freeman Caudill, STRAIT
ford; Geo. w. Sheets, Wagner;
Frieda Gay Blevins, Lansing;
Mrs. Hazel Smith and daughter,
Piney Creek; Mrs. Gordon Lewis
and son, West Jefferson.
Mrs. Howard Vineyard and son,
Smethport; Mrs. Robert E. Dav-
export and daughter, Crumpler;
Mrs. Grace Eller and daughter,
Treetop; Mrs. Marie Spencer,
Sturgills; G. L. Blackburn, Idle
wild: Mrs. Sylvia Henderson and
son, Rugby, Va; Mrs. Ellen Dill
lard, Glendale SPRINGS; Mrs. Earl
Farmer and son, Whitetop. Va;
Ethel Hurley and twin sons. Piney
Creek; Mrs. Stella Jean Hash and
guest speaker and chosa for his
subject, Japanese People,"
Ms, Claude Brown. president,
las in charge of the business SEES
sion.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08

| Mrs. Elliott Is
Hostess To Group
Mrs. Hoyle Stringer Is Joint
Hostess; Wade VannOy,
Jr., Guest Speaker

The Mabel Vannoy Circle of
the West Jefferson Baptist church
met at the home of Mrs. Paul
Elliott on Tuesday. Mrs. Hoyle
Stringer was joint hostess. One
visitor, Mrs. Robert Davis, was
present.
The program was opened with
the Lords Prayer. Mrs. Couch
Brown was in charge of the pro-
gram and devotionals were led
by Mrs. Thomas Sears.
Wade Vannoy, Jr., was the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08
TOlliver Child
Rites Are Held

Funeral service for Wilma Jane
Tolliver, five-year old daughter
Mrs. j. H. Miller, Glendale
Springs; Mrs. Ford Cooper, West
Jefferson; Clyde J. Barr, West
Jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-08

son. Clifton; Walt Huffman,
Crumpler; T. M. Osborne, White
top, Va; Robert Neaves, Bina;
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-10
Get ; subs, see jackie

You can still win free box
seat tickets TO see Jackie Rob-
inson and the Brooklyn Dodgers
in their first appearance here
but time is short.
The Dodgers come here to
tansle with the Cubs. Sunday.
May ls.
Bring in five yearly sub
scriptions or 10 20-week subs
TO The Star before May IS
and you will be handed your
ticket for one of the so choice
box seats being awarded TO
subscription statesmen.
The subs. incidentally. will
count in the final tally for the
current drive for 10000.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-10

Last week the Cubs trounced
the league-leading Dodgers in
Brooklyn. adding interest to
the first Brooklyn invasion of
WrigleY field this season.
Attracting even more in
teresi is the fact that il pro-
vides Chicago's best oppor-
tunitY TO see Robinson-first
Negro star ever admitted TO
major league baseball - out
on the field and in action.
Many fans who have de-
manded that the Cubs and the
Sox use some of the great Me-
gro players believe the appear
ance of Robinson at WrigleY
will stimulate their campaign.
But-get the subs in if you
want your tickets.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-10

property owners in rat-proof-
ing their property.
Aid. Robert E. Merriam
t5) stated that the hearings
have caused little improve
ment and that bhe funds and
enforcement program have
been tabled"
Aid. Lancaster replied that
some aldermen had expressed
the opinion that the committee
went too far in proposing con-
trolls on private property.
The committee, which is
headed by Aid. Joseph S. Gill
lespie (29th) adopted the motion
and also one calling for public
hearings unanimously.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-10
Fear Supreme Ct. opens
road TO political terror

WASHINGTON-CFP)-Th fourth to u S.
constitution has been virtually legalzed by
Court minority of that body reported
series of vgorously-worded dssents.
vote. the conviction
dictment charging violation the selective
Harris arrested his apartment charged with
violating to defraud in con-
necton with the forgery $25OO0
agents began hunting cancelled checks
They hen during five hours of ransang
II draft registration certificates
The FBI agents warrant of any kind and
Harris not suspected any the
draft law.
JUSTICE Felix Frankfurter observed:
How thought freedom of speech
freedom religion police warrants
search house sarrei merely be-
cause they executing a
"How be papers may be searched
an incident to the arrest of in the
that something may turn rather, be turned up?
Yesterday justYins was an Illicit ration
book tomorrow it be
Justice Frank Murphy warned:
THE principle established today be used
easily by future suppress political
opposition under the sediton by
government determined undo
tory not without outlawrY
cal religious beliefs relentless
cution of those who dare entertain beliefs"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-10
POISON death speeds rot study

The death of a two-year-old
boy from rat poison, coupled
with the harsh criticism of
Chicago health standard by the
United States Public Health
service, brought action by the
city council health committee
this week.
After a two hour session.
subcommittee was ap-
pointed TO investigate rat
control. quick action was
promised on proposed amend
ments to improve Chicago's
"antiquated and archaic"
laws on serving of food and
drink. and another sub-con-
nittee was appointed 10
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-10
Felt s. Turrunt workers
vote for strike action

Afser voting unanimously to
reject company wage offers, mem
|bers Of Farm Equipment Local
|215, employees of Felt and Tar
rant Co., voted unanimously this
week to take strike action if the
company fails to meet the unions
demands for a 20-cent increase
and adjustment of inequalities.
The meeting of over 400 mem
foers fatty turned down the COM
pany proposal to substitute a bo-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-10

nus for basic wage increase and
roared its protest against good
work" clause which set penalties
of wage and time losses for defec-
tive work turned out.
Characterizing the company
proposals as the Sinking lest" he
had yet encountered, John Schae-
fer, FE international representa-
tive said sit looks as if Taft or
Hartley had carried on negotia-
tons for Felt and Tarrant."'
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-10
Strikers
win at
Inland

A six-day strike by militant
employees of the Inland Steel
Company here brought victory to
the Go United Steelworkers of
America this week.
Settlement was reached Thurs
day morning after day and night
negotiations between union and
company officials. Members of
Locals 1910 at Indiana Harbor
and "a, Chicago Heights, were
expected to ratify the settlement.
The new contract provides
for is per cent pay increases.
vacations of one week for three
year employees two weeks for
five-Year employees and three
weeks for 2s-Year men. il was
reported.
OTHER GAINS contained in the
us. Steel contract were incor-
porated in the new agreement.
Clauses in the former contract
were maintained.
Corporation officials had orig
inally insisted on weakening these
clauses and inserting provisions
which USW officials said would
make the union ineffective or
wreck it entirely.
1t was this company attempt
that brought about abrogation of
the contract and the subsequent
strike. The plant was closed last
Thursday when thousands of
union workers picketed, chant
ing, mo contract, no work"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-10

AT ahe same time. the Pro-
gressive Citizens of America
here. sponsor of the Wallace
rally. urged all unionists TO
spend the weekend visiting
their friends and getting
tickets TO Them TO guarantee
an overflow crowd. Tickets
are still available at most
sales places.
When the meeting opens the
evening of May IA, Wallace will
be thanked with nationally prom
inent speakers. Included on the
program are: j. Raymond Walsh,
radio commentator; R. J. Thomas,
leader of the UAW-CIO and vice
president of the national Go; DR..
John j. DeBoer, chairman of the
Illinois chapter of Pea, and Will
liam Miller, director of Pea here.
ZERO MO S re L, stage and
nightclub star, will join the enter
tainment phase of the program.
Wallace will speak in IL
cities during his current speak
ing tour. according TO c. B.
Baldwin. executive vice chair
man of the Pea who came
here this week TO aid in prep
arations for the meeting.
Tickets are available at: Pea,
112 E. Chestnut ST., SUP. 7035;
Central Book Store, SO S. Clark
ST.; Concord Book Shop, Sc S.
Michigan ave; Nedwick's Book
Store III N. Michigan ave-; Mod
ern Book Store, 1870 w. Washing
ton ST.; Abraham Lincoln Book
Store, Is N. Michigan ave.; Paul
Romano Bookshop, 1874 N. LaSalle
st.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-10

grounds that it would be nee
essary to reopen the tragedy
for the family and cause them
additional grief.
Aid. Benjamin M. Becker
(40th) also objected, stating that
it might put the spotlight on an
individual city employee.
Weber answered that he had
made personal investigation
and had determined that no
city official was to blame.
AID. WILLIAM J. LAM
CASTER pointed out that ex-
tended public hearings had been
held last year and it was then
determined that the solution
lies in the hands of private
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-10

study the Chicago Cook
County Health Survey and
its recornmendations.
The tragedy of Earl Stalker,
Jr., of 1924 California ave. who
ate poison placed by his mother
in her effort to kill huge rats,
was stressed by Aid. AIban
Weber (50th0.
Il WANT to bring to bear on
every alderman the fact that
there has been a death which
might have been avoided by
adequate rodent CONTROL" he
said.
Aid. Dorsey r. Grove (42ndO
objected to the proposal on the
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-10
Win poy
boost at
Bell Co.

Virtual settlement of the month
long telephone strike was an
nounced this week when the bar
gaining committee of the Illinois
Telephone Traffic union agreed
to accept the company's final
wage offer of $4-a-week pay in
creases for it's 1892 Illinois
members.
Two other telephone. unions
here. The Commercial Telephone
Workers and the Federation of
Telephone Clerks of Illinois.
had already accepted the settle
ment. Still striking Illinois Bell
stations were members of the
American Union of P h one
Workers. and the Western Elec-
tric employees who belong 10
the American Association of
Communications Equip m nj
workers.
National negotiations for long
lines workers proceeded with
American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co., while the American
Federation of Telephone Workers
turned over all state and local
negotiations to the Individual I'M
ions involved.
THE RAISES amount to APP
proximately ten per cent. Several
unions fought acceptance of the
ten per cent hike, insisting that
''the worlds greatest monopoly"
can meet the standard is per cent
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-10

pay increase pattern set by 9th
ers.
Edwin Hackeit. spokesman
for three of the striking locals.
insisted that standard settle
mems amount TO only Ills cents
and the remaining 3.S cents was
in fringe issues" already won
by the telephone workers.
Most observers and union Of
ficials recognized that a major
weakness of the strike was the
fact that employees are divided
into many different unions and
these unions are not affiliated to
either AFL or CLIO.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-10
Wallace to speak
here Wednesday

Tickets became Of
% he america People"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-10

IF YOU have occasion TO tele-
phone and do two or three other
things at the same times-this is
for you. It's simple neck clamp
TO hold the phone at your ear and
leave your hands free. one of the
hundreds of exhibits at the Second
World Invention Exposition in
Chicago Arena THAT'S Corrine
Corr on the line.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-10

pay increase pattern set by 9th
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-10
Funerol Services
In Gulfport For
Harvey w: Richards

Harvey w. Richards, of ll0t
Buena Vista street, died sudden
ly at his home on Monday night
October s. His death was attrib-
uted to a heart attack,
MI. Richards, a native of Gulf
port, had made his home in Pas
cagoula since 1912. For about
five years he was employed al
the Ingalls, Shipbuilding Corpor-
alton where he served as Safety
Director.
He'is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Harvey Richards, of Pascagoula
and his father, Capt. S. S. Rich
ards of Gulfport. He is also sur
vived by one sister, Mrs. M. E.
Dunn of Biloxi, and four broth
ers. W. d. Richards of Pasca-
goula, S. l.. of Pensacola, Henry
and j. E., both of Gulfport.
Funeral services were held
from Riemann's Chapel in Gulf
port on Tuesday, October 7th.
The Rev. p. S. Dodge, pastor of
the Grace Memorial Baptist
church, and Rev. Lester Reeves
of Paseagoula officiated. Burial
was in the Evergreen cemetery
with Masonic rites.
Pallbearers we're Ivan Ballen-
ger. E. H. Walker, H. A. Ladner,
Cecile Hover, D.. v. Cochran, and
John Payne.
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rent-Teoche
Executive Bocrd
Plun Activities

A full month of activities has
been planned for the Moss Point
P.-T.A. at an executive board
school. The topic for discussion
is "Insuring Emotional Security
which will be discussed by Mrs,
Helen Mayson. speaker of rec
ognized ability.
DR.. Samuel T. Robbins, execu-
tive secretary of the Mississippi
Hygiene Association and assistant
professor of health education ST
Mississippi Southern college, is
scheduled to give a lecture on
Wednesday, October 29th. The
hour and place will be announc-
ed later. On Thursday DR.. Rob-
meeting held at the home of Mrs.
Saul Peterzell, president, on Mon
day, October 9th.
The activities for the month
include a lecture by an outstand-
ing authority on Family Life
Education" a day set aside for
especial recognition of the teach
ers, the regular monthly meet
ing with guest speaker, and as
a elimination a Halloween party.
The regular monthly meeting
will be held on Tuesday, Octo-
Der l4th at the Central High
bins will address the high school
students.
On Sunday, October 10Th, the
members of the faculty will be
honored by a day set aside as
Recognition Day" for the teach
ers. Dinner invitations will be
issued to individual teachers and
every effort made to express the
appreciation of the parents for the
teachers.
Halloween night will be the &C.
casion of a party for the elemen-
tary grade students at the Com
muniy House. At nine o'clock the
affair will be turned into an
open house for all high school
students.
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RETuRNs no ACTIVE DUTY

Wallingford c. Switzer, chief,
w. Grant St, Pascagoula, has re-
turned to active duty as ship
keeper of the Naval Reserve train
ing ship USS LIST 270 at Lake
Charles, La, Eighth Naval Dis
trict headquarters has announced.
Chief Switzer will assist in
the maintenance and overall up
keep of the LIST 27O and will
serve as an instructor during
weekly training, district head
quarters said.
Switzer. who first enlisted in
the navy on Oct. 10, 1888, is a
veteran of 81 months overseas
service during World War II, hav-
ing taken part in the invasions of
Guadalcanal and the Philippines.
"A graduate of Pascagoula high
school, he was an electrician in
civilian life. He and his wife,
Mrs. Lois Jean Switzer, have two
children.
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New Womon's Club For. Coulter
Organized At Wednesday Meeting

A Woman'S Club for Gautier is
now in process of being organic
ed. first step towards that end
having been taken at a meeting
at the home of Mrs. Verne Barnes
Wednesday, October 8 at 3 D. m.
Mrs. Hermes Gautier, first vice
president of the Mississippi Fed
Grafton of Woman's Club was
present and talked on the bene-
fits to be derived from a clubs
utilization with state and nation
al clubs.
Mrs. Gautier then assisted in
the organizing of the club and
the election of officers. Mrs.
Charles Bush. who was repre-
sentative for the Woman's Club
of Pascagoula, which is sponsor
ing the new organization, also
aided in the work.
Officers are Mrs. Phillip Chest
nut, president; Mrs. Verne Barn
es, first vice president; Mrs. j., C.
Trussell, second vice president;
Mrs. Robert Horgan, recording
secretary; Mrs. Alva Guillotte,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Joe
Wilkerson, treasurer; Mrs. Harris
Brister, parliamentarian and
Mrs. David c. Lopez, Jr. histor-
ian.
1t is hoped that the club will
be greatly enlarged as more wo-
men become Interested in the
movement.
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Pupils Give Piono
Program Al Beach
P-TA Meeting Oct. 8

Following the opening of the
October session of the Beach
School Parent-Teacher associa-
ton Wednesday. October 3 at the
school, a group of four young
pianist were presented by Mrs. r.
A Farnsworth, head of the music
department.
They were Betty Joe Robert
son and Donald Smith who each
gave a solo and Eunice Simmons
and Marie Dowdle who played
a duet.
AT the close of the short pro-
gram and after singing of the
P-TA song and repetition of the
association prayer, Mrs, John
Cole took up the business of the
organization and plans were dis
cussed for the annual Halloween
celebration.
Mrs. Robert Gulley then intro
duced Miss Florence Blachard,
visiting teacher of the Pasca-
goula schools who gave a fine
talk on the connection between
the home and the school.
The room count showed the
largest attendance of mothers of
pupils in Miss Zoe Belle Cox's
third grade room.
The year books were then dis
ltributed. Their attractive appear
ance giving credit to the untir-
ing efforts of the committees, and
Mrs. Cole who assisted in pre-
pairing them.
A birthday offering was taken
up and ice cream and soft drinks
were served by the hostess COM
mittee composed of Mesdames
Eugene A. Talbot, w. B. Rob-
ertson, C. E. Heaton and Rosa
Isaacs.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-10
Fall And
Winter Program
Gets Underway

The Y. NJ. c. A. fall and win
ter program is under way with re-
newed interest on the part of
youth of the city. This week
sees the opening of all club work
and the setting up of detectives
and program projects for the COM
ing season, according to A. P.
May, secretary.
Two Junior Hi-Y clubs are in
full swing, meeting at the school
on Tuesday mornings. The Sew
enth Grade club has an enroll
ment of 80 boys and the Eighth
Grade club, an enrolment of as.
These clubs will have as their
major projects for the wear the
following: Promotion of better
school-pupil relations; a four &c"
campaign, clean speech, clean
scholarship, clean craftsmanship
and clean living and the study of
parliamentary procedure.
There are at present two Sen
ior Hi-Y clubs. Plans are in
progress for organizing one or
two more clubs in Senior High
school as the need arises in order
to take are of all boys who are
interested in the program. Each
club membership club will be held
to thirty boys and will be open
to all high school pupils. Some
of the major projects for the year
will be: better school-pupil rela-
tions, -four c" campaign, a coun-
ty wide Older Boys conference,
regular discussions of youth
problems, study of parliamentary
procedure.
Phalsnx Club
The Phalanx Club, composed
of young men between the ages
of Is and Is held its first meet
ing of the fall season Thursday
evening at the Y. M. c. A. The
program of this club combines
social and educational features.
The meetings are to be devoted
to discussion of problems of vital
interest to the young man. Mem
bership in this group is open to
all who are interested in these
problems.
The Y. M c. A. Model Air
plane club is still building and
flying model planes with the
best in the South. Through the
summer months members of this
club have competed with, and
won honors in contests in New
Orleans, Mobile, and Nashville,
Tenn. Some beautiful and fast
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-10
October Meeting OF
Catholic School AT
OILY School. Oct. 8


The October meeting of the
Catholic School League was held
at Our Lady of Victories school
Wednesday, October 8, at $3.50
p. m,
The session was opened with
prayer by the Rev. P. j. Carey,
after which business was taken
up by the president of the lea
que, Mrs. ]. j. Bussolati.
An announcement was heard
from Mrs. Vincent Moore, chair
man of the ways and means COM
mittee, who stated that the bingo
games that the league has spon-
sored throughout the summer will
be continued through the year.
They will be held at the DIV
high school each Monday at 7:30
p. m.
Mrs. w. A. Moncrief was APP
pointed chairman of arrangements
for the annual carnival ball.
1t was announced that the Sis
tiers r planning a Halloween
party for the children of the DIV
elementary school.
The room count of mothers at
stending the meeting gave the
prize to the second grade, which
had the largest representation.
The entrance prize was won by
Mrs. Blackwell.
A refreshment course was en-
joyed at the close of the meet
ing.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-10
Annual Meeting OF
Jackson County
Baptist Association

The jackson County Baptist
Association held its annual meet
ing Tuesday, October z, at the
Eastside Baptist church, Pasca-
goula.
There was a good representa-
ton from the churches of Jack
son county with some visitors
from adjacent counties attending
Dinner was served by the wo-
men of the church.
The Reverend d. F. Campbell,
pastor of the Escatawpa Baptist
church, preached the association
sermon with practical Steward
ship" as his .theme.
At the close of the meeting,
tribute was paid to the memory
of deceased members of all the
churches of the association who
have passed away during the
year.
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H. BEST. JR.

Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Best
are the parents of a son who was
born at the Jackson County hos
pital Tuesday night, Oct. Z;
weight, seven and a half pounds.
This is the first boy in either
the paternal or maternal families
and he was born on the third
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Best, who is the former Mar
gle Emmit, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. P. Emmit. He is their
first child.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-10
MODERN PIED PIPER

Napa, C~alif-AP-Rats nsd
been feeding on the old city gar
bage dump, but a new garbage
contract sent the garbage else
where and the rats famed OFT
through Napa looking for food.
Scores got run over in traffic.
Aroused citizens complained.
Health Officer Donald Excite
got city council permission to
put two more loads Of choice gar
bage on the old dump, to lure the
rats back.
Next course-poison.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-10

planes have been produced by
this club. Membership is open to
boys or men of all ages.
The three major projects of the
Pascagoula Y. M. c. A., for the
coming season are: club work,
basketball league. and program
for boys, fishing school, the last
to be worked in cooperation with
the Jackson County Hunting and
Fishing Association.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-10

~pAscAcouLA MUSIC CLUB

The October meeting of the
Pascagoula Music Club will be
held at the community House in
Moss Point. Saturday, Oct. II
Hostesses will be Mesdames
j. v. Ainsworth and c. L. Mel
son.
Howard Jennings and Ernest
Martin Hamilton, Charles Nit
chell, Paul Myers, E. F. O'Malley
at 8 p. m.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-10
HoNoRrNc MRS. STEELE

On Tuesday Mesdames A. F.
Dantzler and d. A. Handy ex-
tended pleasant hospitality to a
group of friends of Mrs. George
l.. Steele who is to depart Short
ly to join Mr.. Steele for resi-
dence in Hsmmond, his head
quarters.
The home of Mrs. Dantzler was
the setting for the gathering at
which appetizing drinks and
other refreshments were served.