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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-12-18
NOTICE o I d

Pursuant to authority directed to
me by the Board of Supervisors APP
pearing in Minute Book 19, page $50
notice is hereby given that the said
Board will on January 9th, 1913, re-
ceive bids to sell to Holmes county
for the year 1913 Culverts for the
General County Purposes, the board
reserving the right to reject any OF
all bids.
Ordered this December LIST, 1947.
PARHAM H. WILLIAMS, CLERK
of the Board. 34-4tnE
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-12-18
LEGAL NOTICES
cHANcERY SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
To Ernest Wade, whose p~ostoffice
address is 5000 Indiana Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois.
You are summoned to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court of the Co
unity of Holmes in said State on the
End Monday of January, A. D., 1948'
to defend the suit No. 7750 in the
said court of Fannie Wade, wherein
you are defendant.
This November "a. 1947.
fSEAL) PARHAM II. WILLIAMS,
Chancery Clerk. 32-4tnp
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-12-18
CHANCERY

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: John Lewis Pittman, whose
postoffice address is 315 South Forest
Street, Youngstown. Ohio.
You are summoned to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court of the Co.
unity of Holmes in said State, on the
End Monday of January, 1948, to de-
fend the suit No. 7762 in said Court
of Eula Pitchford Pittman wherein
you are a defendant.
This December 6, 1947.
SEAL PARHAM H. WILLIAMS
Chancery Clerk. 34-4tnp
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-12-18

MocD onald's l948 ALMANACS
Now On Sole At
The Lexington Advertiser Office.
Price zoe
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-01
Br0ziIion Fatally
Stabbed By Fellow
Countrymon Here

Miguel Archanco Da Silva,
member of a Brazilian crew in
Pascagoula awaiting delivery Of
one of the ships being built at
ingalls, Shipyard for Lloyd Bra
zileiro, official Brazilian steam
ship company, was bound over to
await action by the grand jury
after he is alleged to have ia
tally stabbed a compatriot, Pedro
Goncalves Da Silva in an argu-
ment about midnight Thursday,
according to Chief of Police j. f..
Shirley who headed the investi-
cation of the stabbing.
The stabbing grew out of an
argument which began when Pc.
dro da Silva is said by witnesses
to have shined a flashlight into
the face Of Miguel Da Silva, Chief
Shirley said. The quarrel occur
red on Krebs avenue.
The body was taken to Stokes
Funeral Home where a coroner's
jury returned an inquest verdict
of death from a stab wound
over the heart.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Friday afternoon from Stokes
Funeral Home by the Rev. j. J.
Harmon of Our Lady of Victories
church with interment in Mach
pelah cemetery.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-01
Work To Begin
On INV 50
In Near Future

All preliminary negotiating
for the replacement of six timber
ed bridges on Highway SO north
of Vancleave have been complet-
ed and work will begin at once,
II was announced this week by
j. w. Kornrumpf, district engin-
eer for the state highway depart
ment, whose headquarters are at
Hattiesburg.
The present bridges, which are
in worn condition, will be re-
placed by permanent concrete
spans at all streams in the coun-
ty on Highway SO to Broome
school, with the exception of four
bridges at Red Creek. The total
cost of the construction will be
$4,000 and the work will be
done by the King Construction
Company of T|aylorville, Miss.
MI, Kornrumpf said the final
right-of-way was obtained from
property holders in the area this
week and the various agreements
between state, county and u. S.
Public Roads Administration
have been completed. The fed
eral roads administration is to
pay half the cost under the ma
tional farm-to-market construc-
ton program.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-01

while a letter was received from
John d. Henley which stated that
he believed his background and
record of honesty and rightness
in private and public business
dealings lis assurance enough for
anyone that I will uphold the
prestige of this high office with
out it being necessary for IN.
to sign a pledge other than the.
oath of office"
Ten other candidates for coun-
ty and District offices had pre-
viously signed the pledge, as an
nounced last week by the coun-
ell. The pledge was mailed to a
total of % candidates for sheriff.
county attorney, and District
Three Supervisor, Justice of the
Peace and Constable.
Officers of the Council also
called attention to the public
meeting being sponsored by the
organization at 1880 p. m. Monday
night at the First Presbyterian
church on Canty street at which
time it is planned to discuss plat
forms of the candidates.
Al women of the city, whether
affiliated with the Council or no,
were urged 10 attend the public
meeting, officers said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-01
Roadside Swim
Ends In Death
OF Hitch

What started out to be a cool
ing moonlight swim beside the
Pascagoula-G autier highway for
two hitch-hikers ended tragical-
ly Friday night when Jack E.
Townsend, 2l-year-old veteran,
Tacoma, Wash, drowned as he
swan with his bride of six weeks,
Ramona Tanner Townsend, 2011
East Harrison street, Charleston,
III A companion, Odie Hughes,
314 North Fourth street, South
Miami, Fla. being unable to
swim had remained on the bridge.
According to State Highway Pa
! trolman w. G.. Gray, who investi-
gated the drowning, Mrs. Town
send said she and her husband
had decided to take a swim and
had been in the water only a few
minutes when he cried out She
told the officer she grabbed his
arm and tried to help him but he
shouted to her to get away. I'm
able to help him, she said she
swan on across to the railroad
pilings on the south side of the
highway where she was later
picked up in a boat. Officer Gray
said. The body was recovered
Saturday morning.
Townsend had army papers
from Canute Field. H., in his
pockets and inquiries directed to
that field revealed that he had
been a psycopathic patient at the
hospital there and Hughes, who
was also in the hospital recover
ing from an operation, was serv-
ing a sentence of a year for alb
sence without leave when he eS-
capped July %, he and Townsend
leaving together. according to a
telegram received by Officer Gray
and Deputy Sheriff c. G. Wilson.
Hughes told officers his sentence
would have been up in November.
He was turned over to Keesler
Field officers Monday night by
Officers Gray and Wilson. Hughes
said Mrs. Townsend knew moth
ing of his escape or of Townsend's
leaving the hospital without per
mission until after the drowning
when he told her. He told of
cheers he had planned to stay for
the funeral of Townsend and
then give himself up to officers
to be returned to Canute Field.
Funeral services for Townsend
were conducted Wednesday morn
ing from Stokes Funeral Home by
the Rev. J. F. Campbell, pastor of
the First Methodist church of
Pascagoula, with interment in
Machpelah cemetery. Keesler
Field officials were in charge of
arrangements.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-01
Swendsen Cafe
Burns AT Hurley,
A. J. Prewiti Hurt

A combined garage, cafe bus
mess and dwelling in Hurley be-
longing to S. H. SWendsen and
valued at more than $35, 900 was
completely destroyed by fire ear
~ Monday morning, and a neigh
Dor, A. j. PreWitt, was serious
ly burned in helping fight the
blaze.
MI. PreWitt was reported to
be doing welr and out of dang
er in Jackson County hospital
late Thursday. He was taken to
the hospital suffering from a
burned right arm and smoke suf-
location.
Prewitt discovered the fire
about | a. m. Monday morning
shortly after it had got under
way. The owner said the blaze
was believed to have started
from one of the three gasoline
tanks.
The garage, cafe, ard dwelling
were under one roo Lost in the
fire YER four electric regriger-
ators, n deep freeze box, a juke
box, two electric stoves, two au-
tomato water heaters, a new
combination radio and victrola
and a large number of garage
machines which were valued be
tween $500 and $500 each. Only
a wardrobe, several mattresses
and some pillows were saved.
The five room dwelling part
of the building was just being
completed and had all new fur
nishings. The business was es-
tablished four years ago. The
structure burned to the ground
within an hour.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-01
II Candidates Have Signed Pledge;
Church Women Set Monday MEETING

A signed pledge has been re-
ceived from one additional can
didate, and a letter from another
up until Thursday noon officers
o. the Paseagoula Council of
Church Women announced this
week.
The pledges, mailed two weeks
ago asked county and District
Three candidates for office con-
nected with law enforcement not
to tolerate the operation of slot
machines in public places in Pas
cagoula and Jackson county; not
to tolerate the operation of gambl-
ing houses in Pascagoula and
Jackson county, and to use every
effort to close those places that
prove themselves a public nui-
sanee, or a menace to the health.
welfare and morals of the citi-
zens and Paseagoula and Jack
son county
Mimeographed pledges were
mailed to the candidates with the
request that they sign and return
them to the church organization.
George B. Hague, candidate for
District Three Board Of Super
visors. returned the signed pledge
this week, council officers said,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-01
Moss Point Bond
Issue Is Voted
For School Room.

A building program for the adj
dition of ten new classrooms and
cafeteria and toilet facilities was
assured for the Moss Point school
system as a result of the $780,
900 bond issue election Tuesday
which carried by a vote of 600
affirmative. A vote of 628 or
more was necessary to author
ize the bonds.
An afternoon rain squat which
threatened to materialize and
which might have indirectly de.
feated the issue held off long
enough to permit a large number
of late voters to gather at the
polls and send the issue over the
top to a successful conclusion.
A total of 1888 ballots were cast
out of the total city registration
of 1855 qualified voters. Fifteen
of the ballots cast YER spoiled
and therefore not counted and
81 voted against the bond issue.
A majority of all qualified vot-
ers in the city was necessary to
authorize the bond issue.
The state building commission
has earmarked S20,0 900 to be add
ed to the bond issue to bring
the total available funds for the
building program to $l50,000.
School and city officials and
parent-teacher groups had urged
passage of the bond issue. stat
ing that overcrowding in city
schools had reached a critical
stage.
Auditoriums were being used
for class rooms and other facili-
ties were seriously lacking. School
officials expressed the belief that
the new space would make pos
sible a general uplifting of the
educational functions through
out the school system.
Carl Olschner, New Orleans
architect. will submit a building
plan in accordance with the spe-
eifications in the near future.
The city officials have express
ed the hope that contracts can
be let early in September.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-01
Paper Mill Worker
Killed BY Machine
Tuesday Morning

John Yates, 26-year-old veter-
an of World War II, was fatally
injured about 6 a. m. Tuesday
by a paper machine at which he
vas working at the Moss Point
mill of the International Paper
Company. He was a native of
Harleston but had been living in
Kreole for about a month.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Methodist church near
Harleston Wednesday afternoon
by the Rev. J w. Courtney.
Burial was in Tanner cemetery.
Pail bearers were Louis Knapp,
Joe MeQuade, Claude RAMSAY.
TEurstoa Switzer. AfmoS Sham
&c and Cecil Cunningham. Hon.
.irary III bee.e.,s were p. FL
fields, i F. Turner, Fl. Fl. Dodd,
lee BroWI,. j. p. Mccou! W i
Watts, J. N. Germany, Frank
Fammona and w. 7 Harris. Falis
Funeral home OF Moss Point was
n charge
He is survived by his widow.
tLree sons John Pau. Ronnle ana
Frank David; and his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Velton Yates of Harles-
ton.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-01
Robert W. May Is
Candidate For
State Treasurer

Robert W. May this week for
mally announced his candidacy
for election to the office of State
Treasurer in next Tuesdays pri-
mary election and asked the sup
port of Jackson county voters on
the basis of his qualifications for
the office.
Mr.. May Is the son of the late
Lewis s. May, who was well
known m Moss Point and this
section many years ago where he
visited frequently. He was a
first cousin of the late Mrs. j. l..
NAM Dantzler. Mr. Mays faith
er also served two terms as State
Treasurer during his lifetime.
His formal announcement fol
lows.
To the Qualified Democratic
Voters of Jackson County:
| take this means of formally
announcing to YOU my candidacy
for election to the office Of State
Treasurer in the Democratic Pri-
mary election on August 5th.
| am a native of Rankin county,
and was educated at Brandon and
Mississippi State College.
I am a veteran of four years
service in World War II, two years
of which were spent overseas with
the 3rd army. | am 38 years of
age, married and an active church
member.
Through past experience ana
background | believe myself well
qualified for the office, and am
now serving as bond clerk in the
State Treasurer's office.
I will deeply appreciate the
support of Jackson county voters
in the primary election on Tues
dav.
Sincerely YOURS.
ROBERT W. MAY.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-01
Three-Car Wreck
Is Fatal To Trio
OF Ocean Springs

One of the worst accidents
ever to occur on the Gulf Coast
stretch of Highway 80 took the
lives of three persons Wednes-
day night, two of them residents
of Ocean Springs, when three
automobiles crashed and burst
into flames a short distance west
of the Biloxi city limits.
The three who were killed were
riding in the same car. A lieu
tenant from Keesler Field was
injured in a second car and a
young couple were injured in the
third car.
The dead were Mrs. Chester
Davis, As years old, of Ocean
Springs, member of a well known
Jackson county family; Mrs. Els
Gambia Pabst, IS, also a well
known resident of Ocean Springs
and an eleven year old girl, Ann
Baker, of P~erkinston, who was
identified tentatively as a niece
of Mrs. Davis.
Road Branches
State Highway Patrolman
Marshall Lumpkin, who investi-
gated the accident, said that the
car driven by Mrs. Davis was
returning east from Gulfport
when struck head on by a car
driven by Lieutenant William j.
Dallas of Keesler Field The two
machines collided where the
single road branches into a dou-
BILE road at the Biloxi city limits.
The wreck occurred about 200
feet west of the city limits.
Patrolman Lumpkin said that
the automobile driven by Mrs.
Davis was driven backward and
was struck in the rear by an
automobile being driven in the
same direction bv Lamar l..
Moody. Jr., %, of Bogalusa, La,
who was accompanied by his 49,
year-old wife. The Moody a
ripped through the gas tank of
the Davis car and the sparks
from the crash ignited the gaso-
line.
The three passengers in Mrs.
Davis machine were burned hey
ond recognition. The Moody car
was also partly destroyed by fire.
Moody was taken to Biloxi hos
pital suffering from confusion
of the forehead and burns on the
right hand. Mrs. Moody was
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-01
Local Legion Baseball Team Whips
Corinth; Plays in Semi-FinoIs Today

Pascagoula Legion Juniors
eliminated Corinth this after
noon at Hattiesburs. handing
them a lis defeat in the run
ming for the State Champion.
ship. Tomorrow the Pasca-
joula bows will aoa;u play Jack
son. with the winner to meet
the undefested Hattiesburg in
the finals on Saturday for the
state championship.
Hattiesburg, Miss. (AP) -
Jackson and Hattiesburg marched
ahead in the state American Lee
gion Junior baseball tourney
finals here Wednesday as the
capital citians defeated Pasca-
goula 8 to 6 and Hattiesburg
Swamped Cosinth II to s.
Jackson had two big innings
the second when they scored three
runs and the fifth, when four
came across. But the Jackson
manager had to call on his ace
hurler, Kenneth Coker, for relief
iuty when P~aseagoula rallied to
score three times off Bobby
Lowe in the seventh and the
first two men in the eighth hit
safely.
A double play helped Cocker
end the threat and he retired the
coast nine without difficulty in
the ninth, Sammy Leslie, Pasca-
goula first baSeman and son of
former New York Giant first
baseman Sam Leslie, went hitleSs
in three official trips to the
plate.
Hattiesburg hit three Corinth
hurlerS for IS safeties to win the
nighteap handily. Six of the hits
were punched with two errors
and a half dozen runs in the
fourth. Eight hits, two errors and
a walk gave HattieSburg eight
runs IN the seventh.
Paseagoula and Corinth were
to meet Thursday at ? p. NJ with
Jackson and Hattiesburg play
ing the second game. The loser
of the PaScagoulalC orinth game
will be eliminated.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-01
Total Of Isl Cars Caught So Far
In Rodeo; 6-Foot Length Leads Field

The present records show
the largest gar caught, meas
uring 73la inches. by W. c.
Marthaler. R d. FAY leads in
number with AZ. Robert Len
nep follows with a catch of
20 and Wayne Woods has l9 To
his credit.
The rodeo which Is sponsor
ed by Jackson CO. Hunting
and Fishing Association began
at 500 A. NJ. July goth and will
run until 600 p. M. on Septem-
Der 10.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-01

The gar rodeo is in full swing
with a catch of 1877 gars re-
ported up to date. A partial
check of the measuring sta
tions list the number caught
as follows: Lewis Sporting
Goods 3; Paseagoula Dock Sta
ton 81; Pelham's Landing %;
River Seafood AS; Cumbest
Bluff 40.
A complete check of all
measuring stations will be
made this week and all cat
ehes tailed, A. NJ. Pelham
stated.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-01
Superintendent Help
LUMBER COMPANY ROBBED

The City Lumber Sales Com
pany on Market street was en-
tered Saturday night and APP
proximately SIT in quarters and
niekels was taken from a cigar
box in the office, according to
Chief of Police j. f. Shirley.
Entrance was gained by remov-
ing a back window on the east
side of the building, previously
used to break into the building on
four other occasions, Chief Shir-
ley said. No arrest had been made
late this week.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-01
PRE-. SCHOOL CONFERENCE

A pre-sehool health conference
Will be held on Monday, August
1. at the Ed Mayo school in Kre-
ole from 1000 A. NJ. until 200
p. NJ. This conference will be
held for children who were I'M
able to attend the %pre-school con-
ference held in the spring. 1t is
urged that all children who will
enter school for the first time
this fall attend this clinic for a
thorough check-up.
The conference will be held by
the Jackson County Health De-
partment with DR.. Lenore Bajda.
pe6iatrician with the Health De-
partment. in charge.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-01
Election Day Holds Spotlight AS Large
Field Winds Up Campaign For Offices
New Record Set
By Both Voters
And Candidates.

Jackson County will stage its
biggest political show to date
Tuesday, August 5 when 104
state, county, and local candidates
whose names comprise by far
the largest ballot ever printed in
the county-will be weighed in
the balance by the qualified vot-
ers and rewarded or rejected for
the total of 30 offices which they
seek.
The election will also set a rec
ord in the number of citizens who
have qualified to vote, totalling
approximately 1000, which is al
most twice as much as the regis
tration in past countrywide cleo
tons.
All of the county's % precincts,
with the exception of the five in
Pascagoula, will open their bal
loting booths from 8 a. m to 6
p. m, and in Pascagoula the
booths will be open from z a. m.
to 6 p. m.
No Election Party
Due to the large number of
names on the ballot and the
length of time which will be re-
quired to make final calculations
throughout the county, the Chron-
icle-Star will not stage an cleo
tion-night party as in the past
years. The reason for this is the
fact that decisive results in most
of the county races holding the
greatest interest will probably
not be available until a late hour
IN the night.
An eleventh-hour furry of
political rallies, plus the usual
person-to-person eleetioneering,
will occupy the efforts of the vari-
Gus candidates.
Among the final rallies will be
a gathering in Pascagoula at
Lincoln ana Market streets at
the old horse lot on Monday
where candidates will speak be-
ginning at $50 p, m. The gather
ing will be under the sponsor
ship of the merchants of Market
street A Forest Megehee will be
master-of-ceremonies and the
committee in charge of arrange
ments is comprised of Max Dos
sett, M. S. Brister, T. L. Will
liams, and d. l.. Peele.
Another closing rally will be
held at Kreole at S D. m. Monday
at the Ed MAYO school.
Heading the long ballot will be
the candidates for the first office
of the state, that of the COVER
norship, a position to which the
incumbent interim governor,
Fielding L. Wright, seeks to be
returned over a field of four
opponents.
Seek Governorship
Those seeking the post of Gov
ernor Wright, who succeeded to
the office last year upon the
death of Governor Thomas L.
Bailey, are Paul B. Johnson, Jr.,
son of a former governor, Frank
l.. Jacobs, present mayor of Meri-
dian; Jesse M. Byrd, who is a
state senator from this district,
and William Lycurgus Spinks.
An even more holly contested
race and the race which holds
the center of the stage so far as
the interest of Jackson county
politics is concerned is the con-
test for Sheriff and Tax Collec-
tor, for which nine candidates
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