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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
Board To Hire
Engineer For
New Fair Grounds

Members of the Jackson Coun-
ty Board of Supervisors voted
Monday to hire an engineer to
study fair grounds in this area
and to design a super fairgrounds
which they propose to construct
on the old Airport site.
A football stadium, track field,
basketball courts, tennis courts,
and horse show grounds will be
included in the construction, ae-
cording to the resolution, with an
eye to holding athletic events and
the annual Gulf Coast Horse
Show at the fairgrounds.
Necessary buildings are also
planned to house all phases of the
annual Jackson County Fair, an
outstanding event in this section
for many years.
The former fairgrounds were
used as a training center for the
Jackson County Mills several
years ago and as a defense train
ing center during the war for
shipyard workers.
The grounds were later aban-
doned by the county and offered
for sale.
Community fairs-one for each
side of the river-have been held
for the past several years but
have never proven satisfactory.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
Little Action In
First Week Of
Special Session

The state legislature passed only
one bill HAboth houses during
the atSt Week of its 1947 Special
Session, which was recessed
Thursday until Monday after
noon, That was the regular
Number One bin authorizing pay
ment of the legislators salaries.
The score card at the end of
the first weeks action on the
three main topics for which Gov
ernor Fielding Wright called the
session stood as follows:
School appropriation: The sem
ate received and discussed a COM
mittee substitute bill for the
original bill appropriating $5,000,-
900 increase for school teachers.
The substitute would limit the
salary increases to classroom
teachers only.
Black Market: The senate pass
ed a repeater bill killing the Black
Market Tax and sent it to the
House, where it was referred to
the ways and means committee
for consideration. During the
last session a similar repeater bill
was killed in the house commit
tee.
Voting Laws: No action taken
yet by either house on the ques-
ton of recasting the voting stat
utes to d~isqualify Negroes from
voting. The senate, however, pass
ed five routine bills re-establish-
ing Timetable which existed be-
fore the war, returning the pri-
mary date to August 5 in 1947,
and setting the second primary
three weeks later. Another bill
established thirty days before an
election as the deadline for quail
flying of candidates, rather than 60
days as was provided during the
war.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
Bank Women OF
Southern States
Meet In Jackson

Women bankers from the
Southern states viii convene in
Jackson March IA, Is and 10 for
a regional meeting of the Asso-
citation of Bank Women. Head
ing the convention committee for
the state are Mrs. Manuella Tay-
Tor, vice president of the Pasea-
goula-Moss Point Bank, and Mrs.
Christine P. Swartz, cashier of
the Peoples Bank of Indianola,
as co-ehairman.
One of the three women bank
vice presidents in Mississippi,
Mrs. Tavlor was recently accord
ed national honor when she was
appointed as a member of the
legislative committee of the AS
ISOLATION of Bank Women.
Tentative plans are for the con-
vention to get underway with an
informal dinner on Friday eve
ming. March IA, at which dele
gates will have opportunity to
get acc tainted. Saturdays meet
ings Will be held in the morn
ing and afternoon with a lunch
con at midday, q social hour in
the early evening and a formal
banquet at. night. Plans also in
clude attendance at the Natchez
Garden Pilgrimage with the tour
of Natchez and the ante-bellum
homes n that area as a highlight
of the convention entertainment.
Approximately 100 women
from Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana. Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina
and Tennessee are expected to
attend.
Under the leadership of Mrs.
TAYLOR and Mrs. Swartz, a drive
Is being made TO bring every
eligible bank woman in the state
into membership. To be eligible
a woman must hold an execu-
tive position or a position of adj
ministnstive responsibility in her
bank with a tenure of at least
six months. The Association was
organized in 1921.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
WV Reflects
Major Officers
For New Year

Karl Wiesenberg, Vertis G.
Ramsay and Garrett Wilson were
reelected to the offices of Com
mander, Senior Vice Commander
and Quartermaster of the Elmer
Joseph Grant Post ,of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars at the reg
ular meeting on Monday. Frank
Waters was elected as Junior
Vice Commander, Arnold Stone,
and William f. Hall as Trustees,
and Harold w. Gautier, Sr., as
Post Advocate. The newly elected
officers, together with BARLEY F.
German, who continues to hold
office as a trustee, divided the
present elective officers of the
post equally between the veterans
of World War II and World War |.
Attending the open meeting,
which followed the election of
officers, was George H. Harrison,
Commander of the American Lee
gion, who made a short and well
received talk, in which he stress
ed the solidarity of the veterans
of Jackson County and the fact
that relations between the various
organizations in Jack
son County YER the best in the
history of the county.
A feature of the meeting was
the opportunity given to veterans
in business to introduce them
selves to their fellow members,
and to put in a plug for their
business. Approximately 20 vet
eran business men availed them
selves of this opportunity.
II was announced that the
drive for Veterans Centers in
Jackson County, being sponsored
by all the veteran organizations
in the county, had thus far re-
ceived the support of the Board
of Supervisors, and the City au-
thorities of Pascagoula and Moss
Point. A meeting is being ar
ranged with the city authorities
in Ocean Springs on the subject
planned for sometime during the
week,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07

placards for their branches of the
Production Corp, Junior Red
Cross, and Fund Campaign.
During the week letters were
mailed out to all the business
firms in which each business
firm was requested to act as a
subcommittee for the Red Cross
and to carry out a minor drive
within its own business for con-
tributions, so that when the Red
Cross volunteer called for dona-
tions, there would be a minimum
interference with business op-
erations. 1t was suggested in the
letter that if the business firm so
desired they could mail their con-
tributions, and that of their en-
ployees, directly to Box CAT, Pas
cagoula.
The appointment of @. f.
Briggs as chairman of the Bush
ness Districts was announced by
George H. Harrison, Pascagoula
city co-ehairman and Mr.. Briggs
in turn announced that he had
divided the city into IA business
districts. and was in the process
of getting the drive in each dis
triet underway.
Reports coming in from Moss
Point, Ocean Springs, ingalls, and
the Rural Districts indicate that
the Red Cross drive is gathering
increased momentum, and ex-
poets to reach its peak during the
coming week.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
Second Annual
Amateur Cdqe
Tile Underway

The second Annual Jackson
County A mateur Basketball
Tournament was scheduled to
open at the Market Street Rec
reation Center last night, with
about 30 mems teams and a doz-
en- female sextets scheduled to
bate it out for the crown.
Two gyms were expected to be
used on opening night as a result
of the large number of entries.
Seven of the Pascagoula City
League teams and the YMCA five
are scheduled for the male divis-
ion, while both of the local sex
tets, Kihyets and EZells, are slat-
ed to enter the feminine bracket.
Mobiles entries will include
that city's ghl champions, Cab
riel's, and the Brookley Field
girls.
The Merchant Marine Cadet
School, last years winner, is en-
tered in the mems division. as
well, as Little Flowers of Mobile,
Keesler Field, and many other
top coast teams.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
Moss Point ascagoula Council
Formed; Put Area On Tourists Map

member from each city's admins
tration; one member from the
board of supervisors; one member
from the American Legion; and
five members from the Pascal
goula Civic Council.
Members Named
The five members from the
Civic Council were named last
night as follows: Alton Mansfield,
DR.. Thomas E. Stout, Mrs. J. S.
Abbey, Mrs. Re o. Cole, and Miss
Clara Herrin. Mayor John r.
Watts will represent the city of
Pascagoula and other council
members will be named later by
their respective organizations.
Mr.. Khayat explained that the
program is a long range one
that cannot be completed in all
of its phases in one or even five
years. He stated. however. that
the Chamber of Commerce will
definitely get out the tourists
guide pamphlet this year.
Mrs. P. A. Thompson presided
at Tuesday nights meeting at
the Chamber of Commerce bu Id
ing and will call the first meeting
of the Inter City Council within
the next two weeks.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
Poscugoulo Joins
New Mississippi
Baseball League

Formation of the Mississippi
Coast League baseball loop.
which include teams from Ocean
Springs and Pascagoula, has been
completed and Marcel A. Bell
ande of Biloxi named temporary
president of the group.
Bay st. Louis, Slidell, Missis-
sippi City. d'Iberville, and Gov
ington have Joined the league,
and one more team will be added
for an eight-team loop.
Another meeting Of representa-
tives of the teams has been called
for tonight in Biloxi.
The Paseagoula group is rep
resented by T. N. Tucker, diree-
tor of the Paseagoula Recreation
Center.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
Wells. Tanner
Discuss Federal
School Assistance

Thomas R. Wells, superintend-
ent of Paseagoula city schools,
and l.. w. Tanner, superintendent
of Moss Point schools, were in
Washington last week in the in
terest of the enactment of legisla-
ton to continue federal aid to
schools in communities through
out the nation affected by ire
mendously increased population
during war years. They attended
a meeting of senators and con-
gressmen in the speakers dining
room in the House Wing of the
Capitol last Friday sponsored by
Congressman William Colmer to
discuss the problem.
Other co-sponsorS were Con-
gresham J. M. Combs of Texas,
Senator H. c. Dworshack of Ida
no and Senator Warren c.. Mag
nuson of Washington. In addition
to the congressional representa-
tives, others present included DR..
Norton, assistant commissioner of
education, Henry Alves of the U.
S. Office of Education, George
Fields. commissioner of Commun-
ity Facilities of the Federal Works
Agency. MIR. Silverman of Fed
eral Public Housing Authority
and Commander George Corink
of the L. S. Navy.
MI. Wells and Mr.. Tanner also
attended a meeting of represen-
tatives of the schools in the
United States having this particu-
lar type of financial problem at
Atlantic City. N. Y, Sunday
afternoon.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
Negro Killed By
Shotgun Blast
In Cafe Friday

Dave Edward, Negro, was shot
and killed Friday night by Hen
ry Robertson, Negro, who fired
a shotgun blast into his head
as Edwards sat in the cafe which
he operates on Henry street, ae-
cording to police.
Robertson was arrested by City
Policemen S. L.. Churchman and
S. NJ. Holyfield and charged with
murder.
A coroner's inquest was con-
Quoted by H. A Fails, coroner,
L. K. Mcintosh, district attorney,
and John r. McNeal, deputy
sheriff. The coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict of death from
gunshot wounds at the hands of
Henry Robertson"
The shooting occurred about
1870 p. m. Friday when po-
lice said Robertson came to the
door of the cafe, showed a H.
guage shotgun through the door
and discharged the entire load
which struck Edwards in the
right eye causing instant death.
Edwards was seated at a table
in the cafe about midway to the
dining room, according to police,
and a part of the shotgun load
severed the hat band of a man
leaning to talk to him.
When Policemen Churchman
and Holyfield arrived Robertson
was stir in the cafe and police
said he was trying to get anoth-
er Negro man to drive him to
Lucedale.
After his arrest, officers said
Robertson said only that he had
been shooting at another man and
that he and Edwards were good
friends.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
Scientists Urge
Research Lab For
Jackson County

Jackson, March 7, (AP)-The
Mississippi Academy of Sciences,
seeking to establish a research
laboratory at Ocean Springs,
must incorporate before becoming
eligible to acquire surplus war
property, state surplus property
director M p. Love said today.
He said he understood the or
ganization expects to incorporate
at its next meeting in April.
A committee of the Academy,
headed by DR.. Clyde Q. Shelly of
Mississippi State College, recent
ly conferred with Governor
Fielding L. Wright and with Love
in an effort to obtain assistance
toward establishing the laboratory.
Governor Wright told the COM
mittee he was interested in the
project. but that no funds were
available at this time to be used
toward establishment of the lab
oratory, which would make
studies of s%ub-tropical Biology,
marine life and development of
natural resources of the state.
A report by the committee said
a suitable location for the lab
oratory in Magnolia State Park
at Ocean Springs could be leased
for a long period. The site was
described as accessible to Hal
stead Road and within easy access
to open water with a channel to
be dredged for depth.
An alternate area east of the
park also has been considered
by the committee. About 80 acres
in size, II is for sale for APP
proximately $4,000, the report said.
The science group sought to
make application for IS surplus
bunk houses at Camp Shelby, and
for furnishing living quarters,
dining hall, boats and office sup
plies.
The report said the Jackson
County Board of Supervisors has
pledged its help. and possibly
would help to move equipment
from Camp Shelby. build roads
and dredge the channel from the
laboratory site to the open sea.
It added that the Chamber of
Commerce of Ocean Springs has
also pledged its support.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
THREE-WAY CRASH

Three automobiles were dam
aged but occupants escaped in
jury Sunday night in an accident
on Highway 80 near Ocean
Springs, according to State High
way Patrolman Marshall Lump
kin. Officer Lumpkin said a car
driven by G.. V. Nightingale of
New Orleans and the vehicle
operated by William c. ELAN of
Gulfport sideswiped and the Ell
lam car was knocked into the
path of a car driven by Emerson
V. Arnold of Delaware, o. Other
officers at the scene were State
Patrolman w. G. Gray, Deputy
Sheriff r. c. Miller and County
Patrolman Eugene Rodriguez.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
Stolen Automobile
Recovered Rapidly
BY City Police

An automobile belonging to DR..
Guy W. Yates. Pascagoula dentist,
was stolen Wednesday night
from its parking place before his
offices on Market Street but was
recovered a short time later by
city police. II was found abandon
ed less than a block from the
point where it had been stolen.
A report of the theft had al
ready gone out to the Mississippi
Highway patrol sub-station in
Gulfport and all airs in the area
alerted, Police Chief j. f. Shir-
ley reported.
Chief Shirley also reported that
the r. f.. McArn Cafe on 18th
Street was burglarized Monday
night and a half gallon of wine
and a few packages of cigarettes
stolen. Police picked up two IA
year-old youngsters Tuesday who
confessed to the crime and were
turned over to child welfare au-
thorities.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
T ORGANIZED

Boston-AP.-Even the statues
can Thear perfectly in Boston's
46-yearsold Symphony Hall, first
auditorium in the world to be
built in known conformity to
acoustical laws. The Boston SYM
phony Orchestra dedicating a
plague to the designer, the late
acoustieal architect, Wallace C.
Sabine, was told by his widow
that the 16 classical plaster sta
tues surrounding the second ball
cony had a practical purpose.
waves and prevent undue reverb
eration,n she said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
CRASHES GATE

Fred Paul Green, Is years old,
New York City, was charged
with reckless driving by city of
ficers after the car he was driv-
ing crashed into Gate No. | of
the ingalls, Shipbuilding Corpor-
alton yard at the west end of
Lincoln avenue. Green said he
thought he was on the highway
and failed to stop in time to
avoid striking the closed gate. He
was released under $25 bond
which he forfeited. according to
police officials. A companion,
Gilbert L. Perry, 10, New Bed
ford, Mass, was taken into Gus
tody for investigation and later
released.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
CHIMNEY SWEEP DE LUKE

London, tAPl-People have al
lowed themselves to be BE
witche3 BY words Robert r.
Hyde. director Of the Industrial
Welfare Society. said in an adj
dress IN which he told of a CHM
ney sweep who called himself a
Hfuonemist' and charged about
10 cents more than an ordinary
sweep.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
County To Surface
OF Road; Fourtee
Districts One.
Four And Five
In Big Contract

A 25-mile road surfacing pro-
gram, effecting 13 roads in three
of the county's five districts will
be inaugurated next week when
Russell and Baine continue a
former contract for 1874 miles of
paving in District 4 and 5.
The Jackson County Board of
Supervisors have also called for
bids on a total of 9.45 miles of
paving in District /, and bids on
this project will be opened on
April 7.
Longest stretch of road to be
blacktopped under the program
is in District 5, where sos miles
of the Jim Ramsey-Vancleave
Road, beginning at the Davis
Brothers Store in Vancleave and
extending to William Griffin's
place in the Fort Bayou communi-
ty.
Shortest piece will be on the
Swetman's Camp Road in District
4, beginning at the intersection
with the Graveline Road at Mag
nolia Branch and extending
! south to Swetman's Camp, a dis
lance of AS miles.
The program, according to
roads and districts, is listed below.
Beat One
River Road, near Salem Camp
Ground, beginning at Lampkin
Road and extending northwest to
George County line, a distance of
g of one mile.
Dickens Ferry Road, beginning
at the end of the present black
top at c. c. Berry's place and TX
tending east to the Alabama State
Line, a distance of 4.35 miles.
Big Point Road, beginning at
the intersection with State High
way SO at Tenon Goff's place and
extendind west to Clifton Longs
place, a distance of 1.6 miles.
Big Point Road, beginning at
Wells and extending west to the
intersection with the River Road
near Hubbards Store, a distance
of 5 of one mile.
Harleston Road, beginning at
the intersection with State High
way SO just south of Harleston
and extending west to intersec-
ton with the Davis Mill Road, a
distance of % miles.
Beat Four
Linn Golf Road, beginning at
the intersection with the Fort
Bayou Road, thence north and
west to the Tucker Road, a dis
lance of IL miles.
Seamon Road, beginning at the
intersection with the Tucker
Road and running north east to
the northeast side of the bridge
near the Wentzlee place, a dis
lance of 1.6 miles.
Harrison Jackson County Line
Road, beginning at the north end
of Harrison County Black top
north of the Big Ridge Road ex-
tending to the intersection with
the National Forest Road 404, a
distance of Los miles.
Old Gautier Road, beginning at
the intersection with US Highway
90 and extending southeast to
Gautier station a distance of IA
miles.
Graveline Road. beginning at
Magnolia Branch and extending
west to Bayou G~raveline, a dis
lance of IL miles.
Swetman's Camp Road, begin
ming at the intersection with
GraVeline Road at Magnolia
Branch and extending south to
Swetman's Camp, a distance of
As of a mile.
Beat Five
Inside Latimer-Larue Road. be-
ginning at the intersection of the
National Forest Road 404, ap-
proximately 300 yards north of
Bayou Costapia, and extending
northeast to Howard Delaney
place, a distance of two miles.
Jim Ramsay Road, beginning
at the intersection with the Ma
tional Forest Road 404, and ex-
tending east to the Rudolph Cru
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
Fatal Blast
On Vessel
Bound Here
Three Killed. Five
Hurt On Ship
Due AT ingalls,

Tragedy struck with a devastat-
ing blow last Friday at a mer-
liant vessel en- route to the lii
gals yards here, when an ex-
plosion in the engine room killed
three men and injured five others.
among whom were several con-
nected with the local shipyard.
The vessel was proceeding
down river several miles below
New Orleans when. at 5:45 p. m,
a terrific explosion blasted the
engine room, soaring the men and
knocking the ship out of com
mission.
The ship had proceeded from
the Great Lakes to New Orleans
and was en- route to the Pasca-
goula yards for reconversion as
part of a contract negotiated re-
Gently with the combined mer-
chant marine of Columbia, Ecua-
dor and Venezuela, called the
Flota Mercante Grancolumbia. A
number of the dead and injured
were Columbian naval men. The
ship at the time of the explosion
was carrying % ingalls, men and
% Columbians.
Three Killed
The three who were killed were:
r. B. Chatfield, Chicago, operat-
ing engineer for the ingalls, Ship
building Corporation, which took
possession OF the vessel from the
Maritime Commission last Friday.
Joel w. Moor, Galveston, serv-
ice engineer for the Busch-Sulzer
Engine Company of ST. Louis.
Luis Perez, hhief petty officer
of the Colonibian Naval Reserve.
The injured were:
L. b. Mann, ~Pascagouia, trial
engineer for the ingalls, company,
who suffered a compound frac-
ture of the left leg and severe
burns.
Theodore Vassalli. Biloxi. severe
BURNS of face and hands
eJase Rodriguez, Goluanbian
naval reserve chief petty officer,
severe burns of the face and arms.
Captain Juan A. Morales. chief
of the Columbian technical COM
mittee aboard the ship. severe
burns of the face and arms.
Antonio Rosalia, technical OBJ
server with the Columbian group
severe burns.
All of the injured men were
reported doing well in the New
Orleans Marine Hospital. They
required large amounts of blood
plasma and volunteers from the
ingalls, yards here were to go to
New Orleans to give blood to re-
plenish the blood bank.
Clyde M. Leavitt. chief of the
technical and design department
at ingalls,, blamed the accident
on vapors that collected in a clos
ed area of the machinery and
we're ignited.
The ship went dead in the
river and was anchored. Radio
messages were sent to the Coast
Guard. An Army tug with doc
tors and nurses was first to reach
the vessel about three hours later.
Describes Explosion
Vassalli described the event as
follows:
II was on watch in the engine
room when 1t happened. There
was a terrific blast and flash. The
explosion knocked me from the
aft end of the engine through the
escape hatch. My hair was burn
ing and SO were my clothes. l
managed to get out of the escape
hatch to summon help.
Men were on the way down
Continued, On Page Eight
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07
Twenty Five Miles
Roads In Program

thirds Road, a distance of EOS
miles.
Fort Bayou Road and Jim Ram
say Road, beginning on the Fort
Bayou Road at William Griffin's
place and running north to the
Jim Ramsey-Vancleave Road to
the intersection with Highway SO
at Vancleave, a distance of sos
miles.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-07

There were about lass, 900
horses and mules on u. S. farms
in 1916 compared with 26, 700, 900
during World War I and l4.88l,-
900 in 1910.