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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-31
Vancleave
School
Contracted
D. D. Pittmun
Low Bidder On
New Building

Members of the board of trus-
tees of the Vancleave ConsOli-
dated school yesterday afternoon
agreed to award a contract for
a new brick building to d. D.
Pittman, Metairie, La, contrac-
tor. Funds are available for a
slightly-altered version of the
originally planned building.
Last night, a mass meeting
was scheduled to be held at the
school to determine whether the
citizens wished to float another
small bond issue to equip the
new building, and to follow or
iginal plans for the building.
A. +. Megehee, county superin-
tendant OF education, said the
trustees had agreed to let the
contract in any ease.
MI. Pittman submitted a base
bid Of 500, 224 81 with three al
tefnates. Under his bid, 500
might be subtraeted If ceramic
tile were left out of the rests
rooms, $4,000 added for the
use of asphalt tie over concrete
in the class rooms, or $2,62478
deducted if the seating capacity
of the auditorium is reduced
from 500 TO 4l6 persons.
Citizens Decide
The residents Of the Vancleave
school district were to decide
about the alternates at a meet
ing at the school last night, too
late to be reported in this issue.
II was understood that the
trustees would recommend an
additional bond issue by petition,
To cover the additional
cost involved in constructing the
building along the original plans
and for equipment. Il vas also
necessary to sink a deep well
at the site Of the new schools,
some residents believed.
1t was hoped IN some quarters
that the necessary names could
be secured on a new petition to
allow it to be presented to the
board of supervisors at their
meeting Monday morning.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-31
Veterans
Ask HOUSING
Authority
Resolution Asks
City. County To
Construct Centers

Several hundred Jackson Coun-
ty veterans iammed the main
courtroom at the court house
Monday night and overlooked
into adjoining rooms and onto
the stairs to pass resolutions on
the disposition of federal hous.
ing and the creation of veterans
centers and to be urged to quail
fy themselves to vote and to join
veterans organizations.
Harold w. Gautier presided at
the meeting, which was called by
American Legion Post No. 100
and the Elmer Joseph Grant Post
of the Veterans OF Foreign Wars
for all veterans.
After lengthy discussions, the
group passed resolutions to rec
ommend:
ID The creation of a housing
authority by the city or county to
purchase Federal Public Housing
Authority units in Pascagoula for
resale only to veterans.
~ The establishment of veter-
ans centers by the county and
cities where the veterans want
and need them.
Leaders in the discussion ex-
pressed the fear that blocks of
the houses would fall into the
hands of spectators under the
existing plans, but held that
bonafide residents should be al
lowed to purchase the units as
permanent homes, If they so de-
sire.
An amendment to the first res-
olution, asking that veterans be
appointed to such a housing au-
fhority, was also passed and the
second resolution called on city
and county officials TO establish
the veterans centefs before pro-
deciding with bond issues for
other purposes.
A housing authority may be
created and centers erected under
existing Mississippi laws, Messers
Gautier and Commander Karl
WeisenSurg of the VFW told the
assembled veterans.
Veterans were also warned
that, under an Interpretation of
the law, 1916 poll taxes must be
paid in order to vote in the cleo
tions and that such taxes must
be paid on or before February l.,
tomorrow. Veterans seeking pub
lie office were also advised that
they should have l945 poll tav
receipts.
A large number of former ser
vice men affiliated themselves
with one of the organized veter-
ans groups at the conclusion of
the meeting.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-31
Jackson County Residents Paying
Taxes In Large Numbers

Jackson county residents con-
tinued TO pay poll taxes this week
in unprecedented numbers and
established a new record for the
year Tuesday when 486 persons
were receipted for payments.
Emergency calls came to the
printer for additional poll tax re-
ceipts and exemption certificates,
used by World War IL veterans
who were unable TO pay their
taxes for 1914 or l945.
Sheriff d. O. Newman also an
nounced that the sheriff's office
would remain open all day on
Saturday, February /, for the
payment of poll taxes and Circuit
Clerk w. c. Ravens said that
exemption certificates would con
tinue to be issued until June.
The drive Tor the payment of
poll taxes, under the slogan BE
a Citizer' was spearheaded by
the Pascagoula Junior Chamber
of Commerce who elimaxed their
drive with a citizenship Day
last Saturday.
Indictment weather prevented a
parade planned in the business
section of Paseagoula but a crowd
gathered before the courthouse to
hear an appeal from Mayor John
II, Watts. +. {. Gordan and Thorn
as X. Wells. M. f. Palmer acted
as master Of ceremonies.
Veterans Meet
Also credited largely for the
increased tempo Of the payments
was a mass meeting OF veterans
Monday night at the court house
at which the former service men
were urged to qualify themselves
for voting.
Also, County Democratic EX-
ecutiVe Committee Chairman
Harold w. Gautier warned all
World War II veterans that they
must have receipts for their
1916 poll taxes in order to vote
in the i947 primaries. Exemp-
tons for the 1916 are not accep-
able under the law, Mr.. Gautier
said.
Ne accurate count of the num-
Der of voters who will be quail
fled to vote in the primaries this
summer could be made until rolls
are completed and payments and
exemptions are checked by Mr..
Ravens. 1t was generally be
lieved, however, that approx
mately 5000 persons will be
qualified to east ballots in the
eection Of county and state Of
ficials this year.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-31
REBUILDs GERMAN HOMES

Frankfurt-AP - Germans are
rebuilding their homes from their
salvaged rubble in Wuerttem-
berg-Baden, a military govern
ment report shows.
A growing source of building
material is the crumbled debris
Of war-iamaged buildings, the re-
port said. Crushing the rubble
and separating it from the twist
ed metal. thev mix it with cement
10 make concrete bricks. tiles.
hollow block stones and ceiling
beams.
One Stuttgart plant alone pro-
duces 10000 roofing tiles, 100000
bricks. 5000 hollow block stones
and 300 meters Of ceiling beams
monthly from rubble.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-31
Jackpot AS Big Golden
tent Starts Here Today
Boxing Fans !
Gloves Tourn
66 e Thun Score
Bottles On
Program At 8 P. M.

Tonight at 8 p. m. one of the
biggest sports events ever held in
Jackson county will get under
way in the Market street recre-
alton center when an elimination
series of approximately IS box
ing matches will be held to select
a team Of South Mississippi cham
pions to represent the Chronicle
Star in the all-South finals to be
held in Nashville. Tenn.
Tonight's elimination bouts
will be followed by a series of
semi-finals tomorrow Saturday
at 2 p. m. The high-point of the
tournament will come tomorrow
night at 8 p. m. when the cham
pionship matches will be held in
the eight weight divisions. AT
ter the winners have been Sc
lected they will be honored with
a ceremonial Parade of Cham
pions", and will be presented
small Golden Gloves of watch fob
size as trophies of their victories.
The Golden Gloves competition
is staged on a national scale be-
tween teams which are sponsored
by leading newspapers in the
various states. A number of
the best known professional
fighters of the past Is years came
up out of the ranks of the Col
den Glove amateur competition
The Chronicle-Sta will send its
team of champions TO Nashville
with all expenses paid. The win
ners at Nashville will be sent on
to the national finals at Chicago.
Four Teams
Four teams will compete in
the local tournament beginning
tonight, representing Keesler
Field, Point Cadet Boys club, the
Merchant Marine Cadet school,
and the Pascagoula recreation cen
ter. A number of other fighters
have come IN as unattached en-
tries, according to T. N. Tucker,
director of the recreation center
and manager of the boxing tour
nament.
The entrants will fight in the
regular weight divisions, ranging
from ll2 pounds to the unlimited
heavyWtiehts. Each fighter will
be allowed a margin of one pound
overweight in his own class. The
bouts are conducted according
to the standard amateur rules,
three rounds of two-minutes du-
tnttan I'D ~ t.aatYNn root hANt.r,nr,
rounds.
The local fighters have been
training for the past few weeks
under expert coaching by Terry
Lehman and Buster Price, and
the practice matches have IN
covered some excellent boxers Mr..
Tucker said.
He urged interested fans to buy
their tickets ahead of fight time
to avoid rush and delays at the
ticket office. The prices are six
ty-five cents general admission,
forty-siX cents for children. and
Sl.30 fer reserved seats. These
prices include the federal 80
percent tax. Purchasers of re-
served seats for both night SEES
sions will be allowed to attend
the Saturday afternoon session on
these tickets. General admission
tickets will be collected from
others.
The ring has been erected in
the center of the auditorium and
bleachers have been put up at the
ends, and chairs placed on the
stage.
Members of Jackson County
Post 100 of the American Legion,
who hold the boxing franchise
from the state for Jackson county,
+ cooperating to help make the
affair a big success by furnishing
experienced men to help conduct
the tournament.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-31
CATTLE ARRIVE E A

Sac Paulo, Brazil-AP-Cat-
tie men here II complaining
strongly about transportation diff
ficulties. A train with 500 head
of cattle loaded at Barretos ar
rived with only 1872 alive, a loss
of an estimated 30 tons of meat.
Thirst, hanger, high tempera-
ture and the slow speed of the
train were blamed.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-31
~pAscAGoULA GARDEN CLUB

Paseagoula Garden club will
observe its annual guest day,
Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Gar
den Center on Washington ave
nut ut 2:30 p, m. Preben lbsen Of
Mobile, Ala, will give an illus
trated lecture on camellias and
the members will have an exhibit
of cameilia blooms.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-31
ZONE MEETING

The date of the Methodist Zone
meeting has been set for Tuesday,
February II, and it will be held
at the Mt. Pleasant church in
Vancleave, it was announced.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-31

Ancient Greeks and Romans
used the abaeus for allarithme-
tic problems but It is believed
that computations on fraction
problems were only approxima-
tons.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-31

John Hancock and John
Adams. American patriots, were
boyhood companions.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-31

In Alaska, native men are
small, native bears and wolves
large.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

this instance it might be a good idea
for them to try to satisfy Senator
Reed, chairman of the Senate In
Commerce Subcommittee mas
much as the Senator appears to
share the popular idea that the
railroads may be concealing new
equipment and stalling the public!
Investigation of the freight car
building industry involves possible
antitrust law violations. A special
Federal Jury in Washington is
looking into matters. The Attorney
General of the United States is
backing court proceedings.
Three months ago, the American
Association of Railroads estimated
that half a million bushels of wheat
were threatened with spoilage in
Kansas because of the shortage of
cars to move the crop. Last week,
the nation learned that great guam
titles of grain was lying on the
ground in South Dakota.
Col j. Monroe Johnson, director
of transportation, last month got
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
HOUSTON

Church news for Sunday, Novem-
Der L: Sunday School at 10 o'clock
A. M. Howard r. Moore, superin-
tendent, with Edwin Prettyman as
sistant. Preaching at IL o'clock by
the pastor, Rev. William j. Mckee.
Evening services as usual-Youth
Fellowship at 700, followed by di-
vine worship at 1880 o'clock. Pray
er meeting on Wednesday night
starting at 8 o'clock.
Afternoon services will be at
Millwood, with Church School at
300 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. Nc
Kee.
There was quite large attend
ance on Sunday morning both in
Sunday School and divine worship.
The minister delivered a fine SER
mon and the music was good. The
special feature was duet by Mrs.
Joseph Hayes and Mrs. Pearl Mes
sick.
The silent reaper crept into our
community some time Saturday
night and claimed Emmor j. Smith
as his victim. He seemed his usual
self on retiring, but on Sunday
morning when he did not appear at
the usual time his niece, Mrs
Grace T. Manlove, with whom he
made his home, went to call him
ana round he had passed away. He
was born near Troy, N. Y, and had
lived there all his life until the
death of his wife several years ago
Then he came to Delaware and
made home for his sister, Mrs
Albert Thistlewood At her death
he lived with his nephew, Mr.. anC
Mrs. H, J. Thistlewood, but for tht
! past several years he has LIVED
! with his niece, Mrs. Manlove. HI
was kindly man, very much re
spected by both young and old; {
consistent church member, always
on hand when able and usually at
tended the civic affairs. He surel.
will be missed as his was a verl
familiar figure, most especially
i there was sickness or trouble near
He was around 85 years old. Flu
neral services were held on Tues
j day afternoon at 2 o'clock in tn
Houston Methodist Church, wit
Rev. w. ]. Mckee in charge Mrs
Agnes Webb sang abide With Me.
The remains were carried to Mel
rose, N. Y, and placed beside hi
wife. He leaves four nephews-
Edward Thistlewood, of Leomor
Colorado; Albert Thistlewood, Har
rington, and Howard and Merrill
Thistlewood, of Houston, and on
niece, Mrs. Grace T. Manlove, wit
whom he lived, and a number Q
great-nieces and nephews. Williar
Berry was the undertaken.
Franklin Morgan, who was badl
injured in an auto accident over tn
weekend, is still in the hospital an
his condition does not seem muc
improved.
Mrs. Clara Cain, who has been i
: the hospital for some time, expect
: to return TO her home In the yer
near future.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Minner an
Mrs. Kates, of Mastens, were re
cent visitors at the home of Mr.
: Thomas Markland, Sr.
DR.. and Mrs. Walter Metcalf, {
California. are spending some tim
! with Mrs. Metcalf's brother
I Messrs. Wilbur and Ralph Juml
. and families. Mrs. Metcalf is til
former Miss Mae Jump.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
RAILROADS UNDER
INVESTIGATION

A Senate investigation is fore
cast by Senator Reed, Republican
of Kansas to find out why freight
cars are scarce. Senator Reed says
that conference of steel and car
industry and railroad men last
spring agreed on a goal of 10000
new cars a month. Nevertheless, he
says that only 5000 are being built.
He reports that steel companies
contend that they have allotted
sufficient steel to car builders, and
he said that he is now trying to find
out why the cars are not forthcom-
ing.
A statement from Public Rela-
tons of the railroad companies says
that on June1, Class / railroads had
On order more than 2,470 passenger
train cars; 101,980 freight-train
cars and 748 locomotives.
The railroads always have way
to explain their selfish wishes. In
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
FARM YOUTH
TO CONVENE
IN JACKSON

AMHERST, MASS, Especially
Young growers from two counties
in Delaware, who are competing
against boys and girls from 43 other
states in the annual National Jun
ior Vegetable Growers production
marketing contest, are hoping to
surpass their prize-winning record
Of three awards last year, accord
ing to Prof. Grant B. Snyder, adult
advisor, who announced today that
winners in the 1947 competition
will be named at the 18th annual
convention at Jackson, Miss, Dec.
11-13.
Keynote of this years convention,
Snyder said, will be the placing of
more emphasis on the efficient
marketing phase of the program as
the answer of American farm
youth to President Truman's plea
for food conservation. Agricultural
officials, he pointed out, estimate
that 25 per cent of the nations
food is lost annually through
waste and spoilage caused in large
measure by inefficient marketing.
The convention agenda will fea-
ture educational tours of the Jack
son area, key speakers in the agri-
cultural field, series of judging
and grading contests, business
meeting, election of officers for 49,
As ana the annual banquet at
which the winners in the 1947 pro-
duction-marketing contest will re-
ceive their awards from the $4,000
provided annually by A & P Food
Stores. This national competition
is designed to teach farm youth
new and approved agricultural
/ practices. These prizes are distri
buted to young boys and girls be-
tween the ages of IA and 21, in the
opinion of the judging committee
demonstrated the greatest ability il
good growing and handling prac
tices.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

Mrs. Merritt Thistlewood, who
has been visiting the Jack Ken
nedys in Wilmington for ten days,
returned to her home on Sunday
and was accompanied by the Ken
nedys who were dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Webb. While
away Mrs. Thistlewood visited
Longwood Gardens. She also visit
ed Miss Lizzie Woodruff in the
Home of Merciful Rest, and found
her doing fine and she wished to be
remembered to all her friends of
whom she so often thinks.
Mrs. Thomas MARYLAND and Miss
Laura Bell were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Markland, Jr., in
Dover, one day last week
The Houston New Century Club
met on Tuesday night, October 21,
with Mrs. Pearson. the president,
presiding. The usual business ses-
sion was in order and at its termi-
nation the meeting was given over
to the chair ladies, Mrs. w. e. Man.
love and Mrs. Wallace Hanson, and
the subject for the evening was
international Relations" They
were fortunate in procuring Mrs.
Duane Lynne as guest speaker, as
she has recently returned from a
trip. While away she visited Eng
land, France, Holland and Belgium.
She had a wonderful trip and she
delighted her audience with things
she told about, where she had been
and what she had seen. She was
most interesting indeed. Mrs Ralph
Jump, Sr., favored with an instru-
mental Medley of Old Songs, and
Mrs EMORY Webb sang two vocal
selections Forgotten" and MAR
chite" An abundance of ice cream
and cake was served during the so.
cial hour, and it was quite late
when the members adjourned tt
meet again on Tuesday night, No
vember 4, with Mrs. Howard This
tlewood chairlady, and her subjec
4 will be American Homes"
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

CLASSIFIED Ads get results.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
OCEAN VIEW

Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Derrickson
observed their 31st wedding anni-
versary by visiting their children,
Capt. and Mrs. Horace Derrickson
in Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. Ulys-
ess West in Camden, N. j., and Mi.
and Mrs. Elliott Evans, youngest
daughter and son-in-law, reside
here.
Mrs. Kate Hudson of Showells,
Md, has been the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Elva Steele.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Wells of
West Philadelphia, have been visit
ing Mrs. May Hearn; the latter ac-
companied them from Philadelphia,
where she visited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Dukes, Jr.,
and daughter. Nancy and son, OF
Millville, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. B. Holt and daughter, Doro-
thy, on Sunday.
The funeral of Mrs. Matte Tur-
ner Baker was held at the Christ
ian Church on Wednesday after
noon, conducted by minister, Rev
Robert Lorber. She died on Sunday
night, Oct. 26th, after long i'll
ness in Beebe Hospital She is sur
vived by her husband, Joshua Bak-
er; two brothers, VIM. and Edward
S. Hickman and one sister, Mrs
Name H. Evans.
Several friends surprised Mrs
Vanetta r. Belts at the Richards
home here on Saturday night, Oct
25th, her birthday anniversary.
Mr. Edgar Hooker, who has beer
in the Beebe Hospital for X-ray
and treatment, has returned to his
home here.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
FISHERS DISTRICT
(Near Greenwood

Rev. Alden S. Hopkins, Jr.. will
conduct revival services at Pros
pect Church, beginning November
3 and asks your help in these meet
ings.
Prayer meeting will be held on
Wednesday evening in Todd's Cha
pei at o'clock.
We were very glad to welcome
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson and daugh-
ter and Mr.. and Mrs NAPLES of
Milton to attend services at Todd's
Chapel on Sunday morning.
Mrs. Edward Brown of West At
lantic City, N. J., was an overnight
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Gootee Brown
and daughter on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dearman
and Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Rust were
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs James Rust
and Mrs. Laura Rust of Farming
ton on Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Moore and
daughter were Sunday afternoon
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Dearman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gootee Brown and
daughter of near here and Mrs. Ed
ward Brown of West Atlantic City
attended the wedding of Miss S
Louise Brown, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Brown of Den
ton and Raymond G. Alden of Gil.
NOR. Iowa, at the First Methodisl
Church in Denton on Saturday, DC.
tober 25 at 2 p. m.
The sad news has been received
here of Mrs. Jessie Sliker of Can
ton, Pa. formerly of here, passing
away two weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dearmal
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Rust spen
Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs
Willie c. Rust of Harrington.
Fred Sampson Is very i'll at thi
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Taylor at
tended a special meeting at tn
Brethren Church in Ridgely. Md
on Friday evening.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

his dander up because raw mater
ials were. not being moved fast
enough.
According to, Johnson, the rail
roads operated last year with IA
000-car shortage, but this year the
deficit is $4,000.
A three-judge tribunal sitting in
District Court has under advise
ment motion by 180 railroads to
set aside an Interstate Commerce
Commission order increasing the
per diem rate for freight car hire
from $1.50 to So.
The order was issued, the ice
said, to increase the movement of
available cars.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
Scots Plan Exhibit
Of Produce in u. S.

EDINBURGH-(P)-The Scottish
Council of Development and Indus
try is preparing to hold an exhibi-
tion of Scottish goods in the United
States.
Thomas Johnston, chairman OF
the Scottish Tourist Board, who
was asked to investigate the pos
sibilities of staging such an exhi-
bition during his visit to the U. s.,
has reported that the British Am
bassador, Lord Inverchapel. and re-
presentatives of many of the Scot
tish Associations in the United
States were "all very friendly to-
wards the idea"
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
IN MEMoRlAM

In zad and loving memory of my
dear mother. Mary e. Short. who left
us three years ago today. October 81.
1914:
Today brings sad memories of the day
you went to rest.
But you'll always aforementioned by
those who loved you best;
1t is lonesome here, mother, without
you.
Friends may think the wound is healed
But they little know the sorrow
That lies within my heart concealed
for you.
Sadly missed by daughter. Mrs.
Frank Donovan, Greenwood. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our relatives,
friends and neighbors for their
kind expressions of sympathy, also
Rev. j. Harry Wright for his com
forting words in the loss of our
father, S. Harry Lingo. Sr. Lingo
Children. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
Plenty Of Room

The Amazon river contains 5000
varieties of Ash. This South Ameri-
can river from the. Andes to the
Atlantic is $500 miles long. It has
IL tributaries. each 1000 or more
miles long.