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Evening star., 1947-07-19
White Man Wins and Gets Car
In CoIored Sorority's Rattle

when the papers carried the report
of the North Carolina case, she was
besieged by requests to declare the
white man ineligible, but said she
told every one, I'VE will stick by it. =
AS Mr.. Wabnitz received the new
car, he said he had given his old one
to the man who sold him the VIM
ming ticket, LIE Roy Smith, colored
janitor at a hospital where Mr.
Wabnitz is biochemist.
The contest was held to raise
money for a scholarship fund.
Evening star., 1947-07-19
Muchinist Is Recovering
fterTouching Live Wire

Andrew F. Bsrger. 46, of 1455
Ridge place Sc. is in improved
condition at Casualty Hospital
today recovering from shock suf-
fered Yesterday when he touched a
live wire in the Ivy City Round
house. Ninth street and New York
avenue NE.
Mr.. Barger. Washington Ter
minal Co. machinist. was repairing
an electric locomotive when the ac-
cident happened. company officials
said.
Evening star., 1947-07-19
Hospital Reudy to Open

HAGERSTOWN. Md. July 10 ,A1,.
I-Officials reported they were ready
for the long-delayed opening Of the
chronic disease hospital at Camp
Ritchie as soon as the State En-
ployment Commission certifies staff
personnel from examinations held
last month.
Evening star., 1947-07-19
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C** A
Representative Horrison
Names Dorsey Secretary
Speeiol Dispoteh 10 The s.or

WINCHESTER. Va. July 19.-R.
Meade Dorsey, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph N. Dorsey of Berryville, has
been appointed secretary to Repre-
sentative Harrison. Democrat. of
Virginia.
A graduate of the University Of
Virginia's School of Commerce. Mr..
Dorsey served in the Navy during
World War H. He recently married
Miss Sara Ann Mumma. daughter
of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Morton
c. Mumma. jr.. of Berryville.
Evening star., 1947-07-19

national and international expan-
sion of the conference.
DR.. Clinchy also announced that
Willard johnson of New York City.
has been named national program
director. He was formerly In charge
of the conferences Northeastern
division.
M. Robert Dorm. former finance
and accounting ofiicer with the
Todd Shipbuilding Corp, has been
appointed controller. and Sidney E.
Cockrell, ir., Louisville, KY. has
been named as assistant to Dr..
Clinchy.
Evening star., 1947-07-19

anu jews, Ia.
Everett r. Clin-
chy. organiza
tion president,
announced to-
day. DR.. Mac
Cracken Is preG-
dent emeritus of
Vassar College.
AS gen e r q |
secretary, he will
relieve DR.. Clin-
chy of certain
a d m j nistrative
duties so the
latter can devote
his time in con-
Evening star., 1947-07-19
Dr.. Mace Cracken Appointed
Conference Secretary

DR.. Henry Noble MacCracken has
been appointed general secretary
of the Executive Committee of the
National Conference of Christians
Evening star., 1947-07-19
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-14
Trip To Greece
Subject Of Rotary
Talk Yesterday

S, N. Ashley. who made the
tsip to Greece with n boatload
of cattle donated by the people
of Mississippi, told of his trip
in a talk yesterday before the
Moss Point Rotary Club,
He Was introduced by A, j.,
Franklin who had charge of the
drive in Jackson County which
produced money for 40 of the
cows.
Nh. Ashley told of the difficult
ties experienced IN delivering the
cattle to the people of Greece
and told Of the dire poverty of
the residents OF chat country. He
also showed pictures taken in
Greece and made an appeal for
clothing to be sent to families
there. He supplied names and
addresses.
E. A, Khayat presided at the
meeting and emphasized the
drive for 100 per cent attend
anee of club luneheons this
month in honor of the memory
Of the late Paul Harris, founder
of Rotary, who died recently,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-14
Work Outlined
AT Tri-County
Zone Meeting

The Tri-County Zone meeting
of the Woman's Society OF Chris
tan Service held at the Mt.
Pleasant Methodist church Tues
day was attended by ITO mem
bers and visitors. An all-day pro
gram including presentation of
life memberships and introduc-
ton OF new officers was conduct
ed.
Mrs. Qultman Cumbest, ASSOC
ciate zone leader. presided with
Mrs. Walter Robertson serving
as secretary. "A Stewardship of
the Mind was the general theme
of the program with the central
thought of the devotional, led by
Mrs. W. Pace. being LET The
Mind Be In You" The Rev. j.
II. billiard, pastor OF the East
lawn Methodist church, opened
the program with a prayer.
The work of the w. S. c. S.
under the new district set-up
was outlined by Mrs. W. A.
WEIGH of Biloxi, recently elected
district president. Officers pres
ent who were introduced were
Mrs. w. B. Jackson and Mrs.
Robert Jack of Gulfport, Mrs.
Willis Nelson OF Bay st. Louis,
Mrs. Ruble Roberts of MI. Pleas
ant, Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson of
Pass Christian and Mrs, Roy Wolf
of Gulfport.
Personality Through Our Civ
ing was the subject of a mes
sage given by Mrs. +. w. Scott.
During the afternoon MisT Ina
Thompson, assisted by society
chairmen presented ~ life MEM
berships to Mrs. S. f. McEach-
ern, Mrs. Frank DeMeet and
baby, Emma Jean DeMeet, Luce
dale; the Rev. E. W. Scott, Mrs.
Lloyd Roberts, Kreole, Ronald
Golf. Escatawpa: Ileen Roberts,
Orange Grove; Mrs. w. B. Golf
and Allen Lamar Bush, Pasca-
goula; Linda Clement. Mt. Peas
ant; Rececca Boone, Moss Point;
and two recipients from Van
cleave whose names yer not re-
corded. The group voted unan-
imously to continue the presen-
tation of life memberships at
each Tri-eountY Zone meeting.
Contributions thrOugh tiSis med
ium in the zone last year were
led with n total of $2,670 from
this district, II was announced
At the noon hour the hostess
society, assisted by members of
the Vancleave w. S. c. S. serv-
ed a hot plate lunch with coffee.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-14
Gold Stor Award
To The Late 1t.
Joseph Shepard

MI. and Mrs. Martin Shepard,
949 Beach boulevard. Pascagoula
are in receipt of a beautiful
World War II Victory medal
which has been posthumously
awarded their son, Joseph Shop
ard who lost his life in action
in the Pacific Theater OF oper-
alton.
Accompanying the medal was
a letter explaining that the area
campaign ribbons to which 1t.
Shepard was entitled will be
for distribution at a later
date and that these would be for
warded when they are ready.
Mr.. and Mrs, Shepard have al
So received from Rear Admiral
A. d. Merrill of the Eighth Ma
val district UNS a gold star in
lieu of his second air medal. In
the citation accompanying the
star il was stated that the award
was made to show the deep APP
probation the Navy has for 1t.
Shepard who CALAMITY made the
supreme sacrifice and for the
series # meritoriouS acts that pre-
eeeded his valiant death.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-14
Fourteen County Wome ID ttend, Take
Part In District Demonstration Meet

sided ut the banquet Saturday
night and was also leader for
the sunrise service held Sunday
morning with the Jackson Coun-
ty council in charge. A tour of
Bellingrath Gardens followed,
and marked the close of the meet
ing.
Among state extension work
ers attending were Miss Elaine
Massey, Hattiesburg, Southern
district agent; Miss Blanche
Good, state All Girls leader, and
Miss Mamie Sullivant, %organiza-
ton specialist, State College.
Jackson Countians present
were Mesdames Harris, Van
cleave; Curb Holifield. A. +.
Bradley and Fred Carter, Wade;
II. B, Davis, l.. p. Hubbard, h.
S. Hubbard and Miss Ann Da-
Wis, H~arleston; Mesdames Clifton
Long, Big Point; M. {. Craw-
ford, Marvin Green, N, Hamilton
Green, N. Hamilton, Norman L.
Lyons and Petersen, Hurley.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-14
Rotary Club Has
Annual Father
And Son Meeting

A talk by Horace Moses, city
librarian at Mobile, h~ighlighted
the annual father and son lunch
con meeting of the Pascagoula
Rotary Club Wednesday noon at
the Country Club.
Members accompanied by their
sons. and members with dor
rowed" sons overlooked the
Country Club dining room, and
the group formed one of the larg-
est luncheon meeting held by
the local club.
Tie subject Of Mr., Moses
talk was How to be a Boy A
mans son is the potential of to-
morrow, he said, and in the faith
er's hands lies the job of mould
ing that potential, Devotion
of five minutes time a day to
the son will SO a long way to-
wards accomplishing this, he
added. Most fathers believe that
they devote far more time than
this to their sons, but actually
they do not.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-14
Lake P-TAHoids
Meeting Feb. II
At Lake School

According to n report from the
chairman of the membership
committee of the Lake School
Parent Teacher Association Il
new members have recently been
received into the organization
thus completing the state quota
Of go members for its particular
size. They are Mesdames Sher-
rie Richard, Bess Dobbs, Joe
Straits, Mary Frederic, b. b,
Walker, w. L. Walters, E. r.. Ly-
one, Max Bowman, w, Nelson, c,
r. Howard, II. L. Smith, jeanette
Greer, Tom Ladnier and Ted Sou
Their.
The report was given Wednes-
day, at the monthly meeting OF
the association in the school au-
ditorium with Mrs. Franz Han
ming presiding.
Mrs. c, f. Mcclellan reported
that the flag pole is ready for in
stallation rs soon as IL Is con-
venient for Thomas X, Wells, city
superintendent of public schools,
to select a place on the school
grounds for its erection.
1t was also reported that the
flag which had been loaned the
American Legion and which had
been lost would be replaced by
the post.
The members of the Legion
were then invited to attend the
flag raising when a date is set
tied upon.
Mrs. Joe Bennett, who was ap-
pointed to buy benches for the
school grounds, announced that
in response to a call for volun-
teers to make the seats six men
had answered and that the work
is now in progress.
Members were asked to donate
a cup, or the price of one, to-
wards the furnishing of the chi
ma closet in order that crockery
may be on hand for social af-
fairs of the association and the
school.
The guest speaker was Mrs,
Agnes Bryan who gave a talk
on Nutrition" which she follow
ed by a quiz on the subject,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-14
City To Raiify
Power Franchise
With Election

Qualified electors of Pascagou-
la will be called on to ratify n
franchise for the Mississippi Pow
er Company to furnish electric
power in the city for the next
rs years, an ordinance introduced
by city officials on February 4
provides. The ordinance will be
considered and probably passed
on Tuesday, February ID.
Under the terms of the fran
chise, the utility company will
pay the city two percent of the
gross received from the furnishing
of power in the city, which would
amount TO about $4,000 an
nually IL based on last years fig
ures,
The sum represents a net gain
to the city, since nothing had
been allowed the municipality
under the 25.year franchise just
ending.
Mayor John II. Watts stated
this week that the election would
probably be held in March and
will be a formality, since thew
were no other bidders for the
franchise.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-14
School Musicians
Participate In
State Band Clinic

Leading musicians from the
Pascagoula and Moss Point High
school bands were members of
the concert pand at the band
clinic held last weekend at Gulf
port and both bands joined five
other Coast musical aggregates
in a parade earlier Saturday.
The best students from the
bands were picked to have an
opportunity to work with a large,
balanced band under the direc-
ton of an outstanding conductor,
band officials explained.
The concert band worked en-
tirely on four compositions which
were played Saturday night, An
other group worked entirely on
reading new compositions With
the first group, from Moss Point,
were Donald Lvtle, David Og-
burn and Edre Mays and playing
with the reading group were
Shannon Slyfield and Joan Mel
Participating from Pascagoula
were Frances Cudabac, frankie
Trest, Helen Wood, Everett
Stone and Jimmy Campbell.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-14
Large Percentage Of
Defects Found In
Children Corrected

Operating under the newly
adopted system of examining
school children in Jackson Coun-
ty on referral and then only by
appointment in the presence of
their parents, the Jackson Coun-
ty Health Department has found
l941 defects 10 date, DR.. Andrew
j. Hedmeg reported Thursday.
OF this number positive records
show 932 corrections with pos
sibly more dental corrections
which have not been reported, he
said. This has been done with
funds amounting TO little more
than 1000, half of which is pro-
vided by local funds and half
bv the State Children's Bureau,
DR., Hedmeg explained, Follow
ing examinations by the health
officers, the children r refer
red to private physicians who
are cooperating IN instances
where the family has ne funds
available for the necessary med
ical treatment, he said.
A telehinocular and audiome-
ter. instruments for testing Wis
ion and hearing, respectively,
have been borrowed by the To-
cal department from Jackson,
Miss, and are being put into use
Immediately, Dr.. Hedmeg an
nounced.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-14
King Felix To
Rule Over High
School Carnival

The Pascagoula High school
carnival ball, sponsored by the
Pascagoula Band Auxiliary, win
be presented at the High school
gymnasium Monday, February
II, at Q p. m. Approximately so
couples will constitute the Royal
Court, headed by the King and
Queen who will be crowned at
coronation ceremonies.
The king and his attendants
will arrive. on his Yacht at 3 p.
m. at the foot of Dupont avenue
where a parade will form to es-
eort His Royal Highness along
Dupont venue to South Pasea-
goula street, North of PaScagoula
street 10 Delmas avenue. and on
to the City Hall where Mayor
John r. Watts will present the
king with the keys to the city,
The queen and her dueheSseS
will be awaiting the arrival of
the king on the balcony of the
city hall.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-14
August P. Bugge
Dies Suddenly
Of Heurt Attack

Word was received here last
week of the sudden death from q
heart attack of August p, Bugge
of Gulfport, Miss.
Born in New Orleans in 1883,
the son of the late Captain and
Mrs. S, H. Bugge, he had lived in
pascagoula since he was a small
child. He moved to Gulfport in
1929. While living in Paseagoula
he was connected with tow boats
and later served as bar pilot. At
the time of his death he was
agent for the Board of Under
writer's of New York and Lloyd's.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Mamie c. Bugge; one
daughter, Mrs. Richard Naylor;
a son. A. p. Bugge, Jr.; two grand
children; one brother, II. S. Bugge
of Houston, Tex, three sisters,
Mrs. p, {. Soldier of New Or
leans, Mrs. Theresa Sehliesser and
Mrs. Fred Sundberg of Pascal
goula.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at Riemann's Chapel by the
Rev. John r. Stephenson, rector
of st. Peter'S-by-the-Sea EpiSco-
pal church. Interment was at
Southern Memorial Park. Pail
bearers were Ferr Davis, Henry
Davis, Frank Burns. Ralph Rich
ardSon. II. II. Jones and c. A.
Simpson.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-14

Seventy-five women represent
ing 10 counties in the Southern
Mississippi district, including IA
from Jackson County, attended
the Home Demonstration Coun-
ell of the Southern District Ag-
ricultural Extension Service at
Biloxi last weekend,
The meeting opened Friday
night with registration which
was followed by a party for the
guests with the Jackson County.
group in charge, under the di-
rection of Miss Vela Mckinley,
county home demonstration
agent. Mrs. j. c. Harris of Van
cleave, president of the county
council, presided over the first
meeting Saturday, In the after
noon, model minutes prepared
by Mrs. Edgar Baria, secretary
of the county council, were read
by Mrs, Harris. Mrs, Baria, who
lives in Baria, was unable TO
attend because Of illness, Mrs.
A. C. Petersen of Hurley pre-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-14
Local Merchant,
n. S. HenkeI Dies
Heart AiIment

Hunter Sharp Henkel, Pasea-
goula merchant. died Monday
morning at the Jackson County
hospital following a heart attack
which he suffered about a week
ago. He was 90 years old.
He hao been a resident of Pas
cagoula for the past nine years
where he operated a large varie-
" store. He was a member of
the Methodist church and was a
Mason and a Shriner.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Mt his birthplace, Crawford,
Miss. Tuesday afternoon at the
Crawford Methodist church by
the Rev. A. l.. Meadows Burial
was in the family cemetery.
He was married in 1917 to
Allene Crump at West Point,
Miss. who preceded him in
lie is survived by one
daughter. Ms. Laurie Hardin Of
Upton. Iowa, two grandchildren,
SIX sisters and two brothers.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-14
Second Brizilian
Vessel Will Be
Launched Today

The second of the IA ships UNI
der construction at the ingalls,
Shipyard for the Brazilian Mer-
chant Marine will be launched
this morning at ll:45 at the local
yard. The vessel will be chris
tened the Brasiloide by Mrs. Hilda
da Costa. wife Of Lieutenant Com
'mander Moaeyf Rodrigues da'
Costa, president of the Brazilian
Shipbuilding Commission.
A group of persons prominent
in shipbuilding will witness the
ceremonies including representa-.
tives of the American Bureau OF
Shipping, the Maritime Commits
sion, ingalls, Shipbuilding Corpor-
alton and the Corps of Engineers
of the War Department.
Commander and Mrs, da Costa
are at present living in Biloxi
while Brazilian ships are being
built at the local yard and in
Canada He is in charge of all
inspection and construction for
the Brazilian Merchant Marine
Commission
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-14
Coach Swayze
Resigns; Bullock
Named Director

Head Coach Tom Swayze of the
Moss Point High school has re-
signed to accept a position on
the coaching staff of the Univer-
sity of Mississippi, and the board
of trustees of the school Tuesday
night named assistant coach M,
j. (Redl Bullock as athletic di-
rector of the school, Superintend.
ent l.. w. Tanner announced yes
terday.
MI. Swayze's resignation is eff
fective March 3, and was received
with regret by the trustees, Mr..
Tanner said.
The school head also announced
that a head coach and assistant
coach would be employed to as
sist Mr.. Bullock in his new du-
ties as athletic director.
Mr.. Bullock was athletic direc-
tor of the Columbia, Miss, high
school prior to coming to Moss
Point in 1914. He was q foot
ball and basketball star at Mil
saps in his college DAYS and pitch
ed for two seasons for the Phila-
delphia Athletics in the American
League.
He is a native of Jackson coun-
ty and of the St Martin COM
munity and coached for several
wears in the delta.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-14
pAScAGoULAN HELD

Rebie Hilton Waters, % years
old, Pascagoula, and Wayne Nor
gan, 30 New York City, were taxi
en- into custody for questioning
by Grant Park, ILL.,, authorities,
Gene La Fontaine, Kankakee
county sheriff announced Waters
and Morgan said they had eseap-
ed a few days previously from
Draper State PRISON - Spang-
Ter, Ala, Tbs sheriff SAID Wat.
ers told him he had served four
years Of a l6 year sentence for
armed robbery and Morgan said
he had completed six years of a
l6lyear sentence for highway
robbery. The sheriff said the
men said they walked through a
kitchen door of the prison and
climbed an l8-foot wire fence in
the dark.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-14
Pascagoula City
Schools Host To
Choral Clinic

The Paseagoula city schools
will be host to the fourth annual
Choral Clinic sponsored by the
Gulf Coast Music Directors AS
ISOLATION Friday and Saturday,
February % and March l. The
clinic will be under the leader
ship of Brother Romauld of ST,
StaniSlauS, president of the as
ISOLATION.
The program viii begin at 8
a. m. Friday with registration
in the main lobby of the senior
high school. Friday and Satur-
day will be spent in choral prae-
tice of numbers already studied
as well as numbers to be sight
read.
The clinic will be climaxed
with a concert Saturday night,
open to the public, when num-
berS developed from this clinic
and the SoloiStS of the clinic Sc
lected by Loren Davidson of the
Louisiana State University
School of Music. guest conductor,
will be heard. An ensemble from
the Pascagoula High school and
Moss Point high school bands
will accompany the mixed chorus
on the final number.
The clinic chairman is Mrs.
r. A, Heritage, director of Choir
al music in the Paseagoula
High school and accompaniSt for
The clinic will be Mrs. John
Brock, Jr., of Mess Point.
PaSeagoula music teachers ser
wing in various capacities in con-
neetion with the clinic, in addi-
ton to Mrs. Heritage, are Mrs,
J. V. Ainsworth. W. H. Good
win, Mrs. p. J. Higginbotham,
Miss Kathryn Maxwell, Miss Mar
garet Wilder. Mrs. r. A. Farms
worth and Mrs. Upton David.
Rehearsal directors for the va
riouS choral sections are Miss
Lucille Gaines, Biloxi: Miss Mar
garet Wilder. PaSeagoula; Stan
lev Arnold, GuHport; Jimmie
Bishop. Moss Point; Mrs. r. A.
FarnSworth, Paseagoula; T. A.
Saucier, Gulfport; Miss Kathryn
Maxwell, PaScagoula. and Mrs.
j, " Ainsworth, Pascagoula,