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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-18
Executive Stoff
OF Central P-TA
Chosen Al Meeting

The executive staff of the Cen
trail Shoot Parent Teacher AS
ISOLATION for the ensuing veal
was chosen at the April meet
ing at the school Wednesday af-
ternoon.
The election followed the re
port of the nominating commit
tee headed by Mrs. Annie Lee
Painter with Mrs. A. L. Conway
and Mrs. Anthony Detrio as com
mitteewomen.
The new officers are Mrs.
Retus Rilbo, president, Mrs.
Charles c. Price, vice president;
Mrs. II. e. Nelson. secretary, and
Mrs. II. B. Cole, treasurer.
During the business period it
was decided to buy a new piano
for the school and Mrs. Painter,
Mrs. Conway and Miss Kathryn
Maxwell We're appointed to pur-
chase one Immediately.
DR.. Andrew Hedmeg was a
guest and talked on Cancer.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-18

around the operator at the end
of control lines from so To 20
feet, attaining speeds from 60
to more than 100 miles. The rec
ord in this division is ll9 miles
per hour, The little engines
"turn-up" at between 5000 and
1900 revolutions per minute,
Mr., Sely said, and the models
cost between SIS and $50 to
build.
The average length of time in
air of a good soaring plane on
a good day will run about five
or six minutes, he said But some
times on a sunny day with no
wind, especially if the ground
IS damp, up-lifts lift the planes
far into the air, sometimes out
of sight. Planes are often lost.
he said, when they sail out of
the up-drafts out of sight and
take off" for unknown country.
Some of the boys al the meet
will be experts at doing loops
and other tricks with the racing
planes on control lines, Mr.. Seay
said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-18
Beach School
P-TA Enjoys
Fine Program

The April meeting of the Beach
School Parent Teacher Associa
ton at the school Wednesday
was marked by a particularly
interesting program under the
leadership of Mrs. E. II, Bacot.
The subject fog The afternoon
was Cultural Foundation of our
Children and IL was interest
ingly set forth by Mrs. f. A.
Parker in a talk in which she
stressed the fact that culture be-
gins at home and that 1t is fur
theted along with verses, pitur-
es and music as preparation for
entry in school.
Two dance numbers afforded
pleasure under the direction of
Mrs. 2. d. Hoffman. The first
was given by Euniee Simmons
and Sandra Murray, and the Sec
ond by Charles May and Roy
Williams, all pupils at the school.
A pleasing demonstration of
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-18
Home Repairs In
County To Provide
Huge Job For AT

Jackson Countv's non fam
home owners vii, speg- an cs-
timated $534.0OO on repairs and
modernization work during 1917.
Al least a third and probably
more than half of all dwellings
in the county will be improved
or repaired this year, according
to estimates released by the Tie
Council of America. '|Inctease1
supplies of building materials
and easing of restrictions should
make possible a record volume
of home modernization through
out the country" said F. B. Ort-
man, chairman OF the Councils
Residential Construction Com
mittee.
The countys 4,45i single fam
lily homes viii account for most
expenditures. the study revealed.
Painting IS the most often want
ed Improvement, with about a
third of all owners planning 10
redecorate home exteYiofS OF
some room OF the interior. AT
least one out of every lG dwell
hngs needs carpentry repairs,
and large numbers Will have wa
terpipes repaired, bathrooms til
ed or showers installed during
the year, according to the report.
AS evidence of the increase in
building supplies, Ortman point
ed out that floor and WALL tile
volume Is expected to hit an all
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-18

time high this year. "Stepped-up
production of materials means
that the construction industry
can both build record numbers
of houses and do the repair work
neglected during the war; he
said.
Home repair expenditures in
the county are part of a $25,558,-
900 modernization program be-
ing undertaken in Mississippi
this year according to the study.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-18
MRS. HOS
500 CLUB :

The weekly meeting of the 500
club was held at the home Of
Mrs. Guy Ros ON Morgan lane,
Paseagoula Thursday afternoon
OF last week.
Prize winners were Mesdames
j. II. Mallon. Jr., Frank Moore,
Leo Scholtes and L. l.. Watts.
Cookies and soft drinks were
served during the afternoon.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-18

In normal years the Great
Lakes locks at Sault Ste. Marie
(the 5000 handle four to SIX
times the tonnage that passes
through either the Panama or
the Suez canal.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-18

Until 1900 kerosene was the
principal product of the indus
try and gasoline was a by-pro-
duct.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-18
A. .. Davis Hired
BY Supervisor AS
County Potrolmon

A. o. Davis, deputy sheriff, has
been employed by the Jackson
County board Of supervisors as
highway patrolman for East
Jackson County.
Eugene Rodriguez patrols West
Jackson County with headquar7
tiers in Ocean Springs.
Mr.. Davis will retain his COM
mission as a deputy sheriff, it
was said.
The Library of Congress con-
tains 700 1000 maps.
Jimmie Fields is a navy veter-
an in the school of Engineers.
He is also q member of the Ole
Miss track team.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-12

of one of the states most impor.
tant witnesses"
Diane wished that she had read
the evening paper.
"Oh, be was" she exclaimed,
making it sound complete agree
ment.
Mrs. Arden's fingers were still
for a moment. There are certain
things a mother stores up in her
memory. I've the day Bill won his
eagle badge in scouting-no, be-
fore that, the day he went to
school for the first time. I can see
him now, walking down the
street! Then his graduation from
college. He looked so dignified in
his cap and gown that 1 had to
tell myself it was my boy! And
today"
Every muscle in Diane pulled
taut. "You saw him-you were at
the trial?"
She had told Bill, weeks back,
that she intended to go to the
courtroom someday when the trial
was on and he had forbade it,
quite firmly. It wasn't a show, he
had reminded her.
Eyes, this morning. I went with
Page. Page has geen going every
day this week"
A little fury began to rise in
DANES throat. She had trouble
asking what she had to know.
did you talk to Bill"
Mrs. Arden had resumed her
knitting. She waited to count some
stitches. mot until the recess.
Then we persuaded him to have
some luncheon with us. If we
hadn't, 1 doubt he would have
eaten any!" He- voice was moth
ering.
And DANES careless and grand
ly indifferent. 81 ought to send
him to you while the trial lasts!
He eats scarcely anything I offer
him! It's a waste of my time to
bother to fix it. Especially now,
when I'm frlghtfully busy She
told Mrs. Arden of the movie they
were going to take at the club.
Of the fun, planning it, of the fun
it would be rehearsing it, shooting
it. You see I'm just froth, a play
girl with not a serious thought in
my head" challenged her narrow,
angry eyes.
Mrs. Arden said: Cant you get
Bill to take a part in it, if the
trial finishes in time? He really
doesn't play enough. He never has.
I've been hoping, my dear, you
would teach him!"
Though she was surprised, Diane
refused to soften. She made a
swift mental picture of Bill in
some part of the movie, rejected
i promptly, the little scorn on her
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-12

of Sterling. When Sterling's eff
fects were returned by the army,
his father kept them in his office.
Jiggs knew whose clio hes they
were.
Sterling's father says, "many's
the time I've watched Jiggs 60 to
the box and pull down the flap
and then bury his nose in Sterl-
ing's clothes"
Sterling is coming home. In a
few months, the army will return
him to Tabor City and he will go
to the resting place his parents
have prepared for him near the
fields he loved in the outskirts of
town. And once again, Sterling
and Jiggs will be together at home.
But if it is true that loved ones
are united in death, then Sterling
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-12
BY E D. HITLER

This is a story about a boy ano
his dog.
It is a sad story. But it is sad
only because the boy and dog are
no longer among the people who
love them.
They were pedigrees, this boy.
and his dog, by inheritance and
by heart. Good stock, they were.
Spirited, diligent, handsome, no
BILE, dynamic with that proud chin
jutted forward determination to
get the most out of every moment.
Everybody in town knew them.
The boy with his rifle under his
arm and the dog close at his
heels heading for the open fields
after quail. It was a common
sight.
There goes Doc Harrelson's
kid and his dog" people would
say. They've got good stuff in
them, those two"
They were always together. And
there was a love between them
which only a man who has a dog
can understand.
They grew up together. Sum-
mers, they fished together in the
rivers or sat side by side in a
boat on a lake. Each winter they
went out after rabbits. But it was
hunting birds they loved best.
"Jiggs is the best bird dog in
these parts" people said. And
everyone agreed that Sterling,
knew how to handle a gum.
Then came war and Sterling, like
his friends put aside his hunting
rifle, his old clothes, and all the
trinklest he had acquired with the
years. Off he went to camp.
His letters home always includ-
ed inquiries about Jiggs. 1t
couldn't last forever, he wrote.
He'd be home one day and he and
Jiggs would take off again to the
fields.
And he wrote too, of his military
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-12

lips of Bill, the son of this WON
an, not her Bill. 1t was possible
to think of Bill as two separate
identities. Was there a third, OF
whom Page still laid claim?
She sat a while longer, talking
of other things, but without know
ing what she said; she went with
Mrs. Arden to see a bedroom
which had been repapered, me
chanically admired a bed and tht
bureau which Mrs. Arden had done
over, herself, the piecework quill
folded on the bed which had beer
made by Mrs. Arden's grandmoth'
er when she was a girl.
Mr.. Arden came in and She told
him that, yes, Bill was working.
The family runs to good law
yers," he observed.
Away from them DANES rage
broke. Page going every day to
the trial, was she? Sitting there,
listening to Bill, adoring him! mo.
his wife's out at the Old Colony
Club. She isn't interested in the
trial. She'd think it was a show of
some sort!"
She drove ahead, Indifferent to
what direction She took as long as
it was not toward the Chatham
Arms. She could not go into the
apartment, feeling like this! But
on an almost deserted street she
stopped the a at the curb,
crossed her arms on the steering
wheel and dropped her face into
them, suddenly tired and sickened
and bewildered by her anger. Why
did she care what Page did? Why
had she wanted to slay Vicky
Boynton when she made that crack
this morning? Why did she let
Mrs. A-den's claim on Bill bother
her? Pm married to Bill"
She said it aloud, but it echoed
against her ears with only a sound
of Boosting; it did not touch her
bewilderment.
She remembered their wedding
night, driving away with Bill, out
of their old lives into a new. it'd
seemed. She'd said something
about keeping everyone, every
thing out Of their particular happi-
ness. And they hadn't! Perhaps
they could not do it.
Your mother said she had lunch
with you yesterday"
She had not meant to speak of
it to Bill but, in spite Of her re-
solve, it came to her lips, the next
morning.
For a moment Bill looked as if
he were. trying to recall that he
had. eyes. She stopped in at the
trial. Page was with her. We went
to Denton's across the street."
If L" But Diane bit 1t back,
despising her impulse to put him
to a test, tired Of it all. more
toast?"
mo, thanks. I've had enough"
Bill pushed his plate aside, his
half-emptied coffee cup. II may be
late again tonight. LII. It's almost
certain that I'll have to go over
some testimony with Gregory"
She stood up to return his part
ing kiss. Good luck, darling!"
His arm frightened about her.
Hold that thought for me, Di!
It's a harder fight than l thought
it would bel"
She put her face against his
coat. "Bill, when it's all over, let's
go somewhere-let's get out to the
Avon Inn for a while"
He missed the shaking in her
voice. "You forget I've had my va
cation" He kissed her again and
released her.
Ito Be Contfnued)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-12
SYNOPSIS

The recent marriage u Bill Ard
en-, serious young lawyer, to
%vivacious Diane farrell, was
viewed with misgiving by the
more conservative members Of
Grandharbor society. Bill belong
ed to one Of the towns oldest
families, while Danes fsther,
wealthy j. Emmett farrell, and
Paula, her -stepmother, were
comparative newcomers with little
or no background. 1t vas rumor-
ed, too, that Emmet had come
by his huge fortune rather ques-
tionably. Attractive Page Winston,
who had been In love with Bill
since childhood, managed 10 hide
her heartbreak from all but Ru-
fus Kent, Bills former roommate
at Harvard, who had recently
come to Grandharbor to work on
The Post. Diane YVES ideally hap
py, despite the fact that most o.
Bills evenings had to be cevot-
ed to the Staples case which he
was preparing for trial. 1t was his
first big assignment. and if handl-
ed successfully might gain him a
junior partnership. However, he
agreed to take a night off to en-
terrain a few of their friends,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-12

DIANE! How nice! I didn't think
we'd see you until Bill was through
with this trial. Shall we sit out or
the porch? There's a lovely breeze
there"
The porch was On the far side OF
the house and to get to it they
had to go through the living room.
Diane never stepped into this room
without a grudging appreciation
of its harmony. And with every
thing in it old, even a little shabby.
On the porch Mrs. Arden picked
up a knitting bag, and took out
some knitting. Diane looked from
her fingers, moving so expertly, to
her own, idle, except for their
itching to reach into her pocket
for a cigarette. She knew that
Mrs. Arden's were always busy
and efficiently so, making curtains
to replace old ones, newslip COW
ers to cover too shabby chairs;
they had made these chintz cush-
ions on the chairs, out here. They
were %delicately shaped hands, but
Diane, watching as they fed the
wool to the needle, got an i'm
preston Of strength in them.
They'd made and kept this home
of Bills, they'd tended him when
he was a baby, when he was a lit
tie boy, worked for him, loved
him, protected him. 1t came in on
Diane that, for that, they still had
a claim on him! Though the re-
sentiment she had felt toward Mrs.
Arden, on that day of her and
Bills homecoming, had not lasted
long, a vague antagonisrn persist
ed. 1t quickened now, as she ad-
mitted the mothers claim.
Bill working tonight"
Of course, she'd come to that
straight off, Diane thought. She
said, Yes" and smothered a sigh.
She couldn't talk to Bills mother
of Bill as she could to Rufus.
This means so much to him.
Even in the half-darkness Diane
could see the pride on Mrs. Ar.
face.
Diane did not answer that; she
wanted least of anything to talk
of the trial, for it must betray
how little she knew about it.
HE was quite wonderful this
morning in his cross-examination
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-12
A BOY AND HIS DOG
His Master Killed Overseas,
Liegs Dies From Loneliness

success. He was a racar operator
in planes, he wrote, and it was
all great fun and exciting.
Once when a trip brought him
10 a nearby field, he wired his
family to bring Jiggs to meet him.
AS Sterling stepped from the
plans, Jiggs yelped with joy. 1t
was a great reunion for the two
friends. And it was their last one.
For shortly afterwards Sterling
went over seas. His crew was as
signed to the Italian theatre and
assumed the task Of flying sup
plies to the armies which chased
the Germans back into their own
country.
When death came to Sterling,
it came in a way he would have
preferred. Quickly, immediate,
with nc painful lingerings.
Bad weather forced his plane
down in a small Italian village.
The next morning when they took
off for their home base. there was
an explosion. And that was all.
How can you measure the loss of
a loved boy? To his parents, it
is a gap never to be refilled. To
his friends, it is the end of a soft
laugh, a firm hand clasp, of a
truster confidence. To his dog. 1t
means the end of everything that
matters.
No one forgot Sterling. Jiggs
could not. He knew that something
had happened but he seemed re-
luctant to admit his friend would
never return.
He kept watch in front of Har-
nelson's drug store, the establish
ment owned by Sterling's father,
R. c. Harrelsn, and where the boy
and his dog had spend many hours.
Whenever he saw a serviceman
approach, Jiggs got to his feet
expectantly. Sometimes he'd hurry
across the street for a closer
look at the uniformed man. He had
to be sure. And when his hopes
were shattered, he'd return to his
vigilance in front of the store.
Everytime a plane flew over
the town, Jiggs barked nervously.
The sight of Sterling stepping from
a plane was still vivid in his
memory and the sound of a plane
made him hopeful.
He haunted the spots where he
hunted with Sterling. And fire.
quently he entered the HARRISON
home, shifted about, searching for
the scent of the boy he loved.
But a lonely heart weakens even
the sturdiest body. Besides, Jiggs
was getting old. Last week he
died, a victim of a cold which
his old self would have fluffed
off without qua1m.
People talk about Jiggs. They
say he was the only dog in the
world v h a charge account.
Wheneve- Jiggs was hungry, he'd
stroll over to Hodges meat mar
ket. His presence was enough for
those who knew him. Mr.. Hodge
would slice off a piece of meat
or get the bone he was saving and
present it to Jiggs. Then he'd
mark the cost in the Harrelson's
account book, meat, ten cents,
by Jiggs."
DR.. L. M. Medlin has a story,
too. Once Sterling brought Jiggs
to him to treat the dogs festered
ear. Weeks later when Jiggs'
ear was clustered with thistles
from a ronp in the fields, he
vent of his own accord to DR..
Medlin, entered his office, and
sat before the doctor for treat
ment. Few dogs have such intelli-
gence and it was further prof that
was an exceptional dog
by an exceptional boy.
To the end, Jiggs' thoughts were
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-12
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among them, Page and Rufus
Diane was deeply hurt when,
few evenings later, one OF the
crowd phoned 10 ask them out; as
Usual. she declined, but Bill, In
stead of being grateful, angrlly
voiced the wish that her friends
would phone during the day. Car
ing for their small apartment took
little time, and most every after
noon found Diane at the country
club half-heartedly pursuing the
same gay activities she had be-
fol marriage. When n OF the
crowd suggested Rufus Kent as
ideal for the part of reporter in
the amateur movie they contem-
plated making, Diane was elected
t. contact him. The Staples case
was finally brought to trial, and
Bill, as attorney for the defense,
was buster than ever.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-12
ELEVEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN
Mr.. Arden was on his knees il
the garden at the side of the
house. II don't intend to let these
weeds get ahead Of me-" he ex-
planned to Diane.
She answered carelessly, went
on to the house.
Mrs. Arden greeted her warmly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-12

ana ''gss are together now
And tn those who love them b,.,
may find comfort in Known '0'A
a BOY and his dog now rona that
fields of eternity. 'omp the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-04
CREATE TWO NATIONS

NEW DELHI, June 4.-tR-Rival Indian leaders have advised the Viceroy they would divide the vast country between Moslem and non Moslems and take over power from the British as peacefully as they knew how.
 This would mean the creation of two nations, each among the largest in the world in population. But in resources, it meant the creation of one relatively powerful nation com posed mostly of HinduS and one far less powerful nation containing the vast bulk of the Moslem population of India.
 Leaders of both major political factions had yet to submit their agreements to their huge party memberships for approval. But the leadership of both the All-India National Congress Party and the Moslem League has been SC powerful in recent years that all recommen- dations have been approved with little difficulty.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-04
POLICE COURT NEWS

City Magistrate William A. Holz- heimer penalized six people this morning in City Court. Roy Per kins, charged with being drunk and disorderly. was sentenced to 30 days in jail.
 Fred Kirkpatrick, released from custody yesterday with 30-day sus- pended jail sentence over his head for a previous drunk charge, was re-arrested last night for being drunk again His 30-day suspension was revoked and he was ordered to serve an additional 30 days in jail. The second 30-day sentence was suspended provided he leave the city.
 Charlie Peter Sumdum and Min nie Knudson were each fined S25 for being drunk and Robert Simons forfeited S25 bail on a like charge Robert Henry was sentenced to serve five days in jail for the same of fense.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-04
NEW SHIP SERVICE
 STARTING
Southeastern, from Prince Rupert, al Kefthikdn
 Juneau Bound

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, June 4-lR Inauguration of steamship service between Prince Rupert, B. C., and Southeast Alaska hy the Briggs Steamship Line came at ' a. m. to- day with the arrival of n 450-ton motor vessel. the Southeastern, car rving 100 tons cf cargo for Ketchi- kan, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ju- neau
 President Phil C. Briggs said the service would give Alaskans the 'ad- vantage of buying in Midwest mar kets at lower prices He said the merchandise so purchased would be carried across Canada in bond to Prince Rupert, 90 miles south of here. for shipment.
 He said there would be "con- siderable saving" for Alaskans, and that starting rates for the service were 20 per cent below the Seattle carrier costs prior to the 25 per cent increase granted the latter month ago.
 Four of the Briggs Line officers are Alaskans.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-04

All boys between the ages of II and Is who wish to ent.r JuneauS big Soap Box Derby this year are urged to get their entry blanks at Darnells Sport Center as soon as possible and to get busy on their cars. Deadline for entering the pig race is June Is. The finals will be held on the Twelfth Street hill July 25.
 All kinds of prizes will be award ed to local winners but the big prize goes to the Juneau champ who will get free trip to Akron, Ohio, where he will participate in the national Soap Box Derby August IT to com- pete for the big prizes, the top one four-year college scholarship.
 Many Juneau youngsters already are hard at work on their cars for the race which will be the biggest ever held in Juneau. The event locally is sponsored by the Juneau Rotary Club and the Daily Alaska Empire
 Juneau is one of 133 cities throughout the United States and Canada participating in the Soap Box Derby.
 Last years Juneau race was won by Leo Ostermann who made the trip to Akron representing Juneau and all of Alaska. Winner of the national event was Gilbert Kelcan of San Diego. The plans for his champion car are shown above
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-04
UMW REJECTS PAY OFFER OF MINE OWNERS
Negotiations Break Down Over Portal -P0rtdI
 Issue

WASHINGTON, June 4, R-John L. Lewis United Mine Workers to- day rejected an offer by Southern coal operators for a S12.70 a day wage with no Portal-toPortal pay for underground travel time in the mines.
 The rejection was announced shortly after contract negotiations between the UNIV and the South ern Operators broke down, thus bringing to a standstill efforts to keep miners on the job after June 30 That is the date the Govern ment is due to return the pits tc private owners.
 Negotiations between Lewis and Operators from the North and West were suspended last week after the two sides disagreed on the issue of wages.