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The social meeting will be held
Nov. 18 at the home of Almeda
Paisley with Valma Shay and Julia
Phillips cohostesses.
Sgt. Robert McCracken will speak
concerning his two years of service
in Italy. Mrs. Helen Braun of Park
City will exhibit her dolls at the
Christmas party.
The winners on the. cedar chest,
given away by the American. Legion
Auxiliary at the Armistice ball,
Nov. 8, were first prize, the chest,
was won by Orville Boyle; second
prize, the wool blanket, was won
by Elmer Menuier and the third
prize, a covered cake dish, was won
by Charles Shelton, all of Laurel.
We wish to thank all those who
helped make this project success.
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Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Lantz were Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Lantz, Jr., and family and Law
renee Lantz of Thermopolis, Wyo.,
and George Lantz, student at the
Montana State college at Bozeman.
Charles Edgmond of Ennis visit
ed here over the week end with his
parents, Mr.. nd Mrs. H. A. Edg-
mond.
Mrs. P. A. Wold entertained last
Wednesday evening for her bridge
club and awarded high score prize
to Mrs. G.. A. Cloyd, second and
third to Mrs. ]. A. Larson and Mrs.
R. H. Sterrett.
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New Officers Of Youth
Fellowship Are Named

A combined report of the last two
meetings of the Junior Youth Fell
lowship held at $50 at the Metho-
dist church parlors include the eve
ming of Nov. 2 when officers for
the year were elected. The new
officers are John Pewitt, president;
Donna Orndorff, secretary and
treasurer, and Betty Boylan, news
reporter. Mrs. D. L. Hafer was
worship leader.
At the meeting of Nov. 9, Joyce
Hafer was worship leader. Plans
were discussed for a Thanksgiving
pot-luck supper. New members are
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Shirley Collins, Kay Pewitt, Jean
Renner, Norman Brehm, Kenneth
Leuthold and Richard Hageman.
Appointed as a declaration commit
tee were Helen Whiteaker, Betty
Boylan and Donna Orndorff and the
recreation committee will comprise
Jean Renner, Winston Purchase and
Norma Brehm.
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Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Gemmill ex-
pect to have as their guests for
the week end Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.
Gemmill of Livingston.
A report on the official visit of
the worthy grand matron of the
Order of Eastern Star was given
at the business meeting of the
ZldonIan chapter Thursday evening
at the Masonic temple. A lunch
served downstairs had as hostesses
Mrs. B. A. Sherrow, Mrs. B. T.
Price, Mrs. F. w. Graft and Mrs
P. A. Johnston. Table decorations
were yellow tapers and matching
shades of chrysanthemums.
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First American Submarine

The American Turtle" made in
Saybrook, Conn.,, by David Bush
nell in ITS, was the first submarine
built in America, and the first in
the world to be used for warfare. It
was man-propelled and had two
oars, one for steering and the other
for rowing.
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Great Falls who were returning to
their respective parishes from a
trip. through Yellowstone park.
Miss Mabel Hodges, graduate of
the Laurel high school, class of
1947, has accepted a position as
clerk in the Vaughn Ragsdale store
and will begin work there Monday.
from mentioning in Yellowstone
park, Cody, Wyo., and other points
of interest.
Lonnie and Dick Pfohl of Living
ston are visiting their aunts, Mrs.
Duane Maxson and Mrs. A. W. JOY
ner, and attending the fair at Bill
lings.
Mrs. Maggie Trewin of San Jose,
Calf, and Mrs. Laura Dahle Of Los
Angeles are expected to arrive for
q visit here with Mr.. and Mrs.
Arnott Boyd, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
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Boyd and with relatives and friends
in Park City.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Winters had
as guests at dinner Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Bishop of Whitewater,
Wis, Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Gilbreath
of Livingston, ]. H. Jordan and Mr..
and Mrs. G. L.. Galloway.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hackert and
son David were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. C. Phillips while returning
from Jackson Hole, Wyo., where
they had spent the last year, to
their home in Buffalo, Wyo.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Jacobson have
had as guests Mrs. Jacobson's bro
Their and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. C. Cooper and their grandson,
Robert Cooper of Downs, Kans.; Mr..
J~acobson's aunt, Mrs. Tilda Jacob
son of Densmore, Kans., and Mr..
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guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Allison
of Billings.
Mrs. Harold Gremmer was a guest
in Billings when Mrs. Joe Brooks
entertained a group from Laurel,
Custer, Billings and Los Angeles, in
honor of Mrs. Brooks sister, Mrs.
Peter Jepsen of Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Bradford and
Mrs. Pete Williams and daughters
of Fairbanks, Alaska visited friends
in Bridger recently.
Mrs. Vida Sanders and sons, Eldon,
Dean and Loren, plan to leave soon
to make their home in Linden, Kans.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fisher will oc-
cupy Mrs. Sanders property in
north Laurel.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Groll had as
Saturday, Father Kelly of
Ryegate and Father O'Brien of
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Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ingraham are
the parents of a daughter born We'd
nesday, Aug. 6, at a Billings hos
pital.
MI. and Mrs. Leonard Cantrell
have as their guest this week Mast
Stoltzfus of Yellow House, Pa, who
arrived by plane for his first trip
to Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. R. Shay and
daughter Carol left Tuesday for a
vacation trip and a visit in Bozeman
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur George,
son-in-law and daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Shay. At Columbia Falls they
will visit Albert Shay and before
returning to Laurel will tour Gla-
cier park.
Mrs. Jack Moore of Laramie, Wyo.,
is visiting her parents, MI. and Mrs.
p. OSWALD.
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and Mrs. C.. H. Phoenix of Minnea-
polls who were returning to their
home by way of Yellowstone park.
A. A. Stewart of Sheridan, Iowa,
was a dinner guest Tuesday of Mr..
and Mrs. C.. A. Eaton.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Staley enter
tanned at a picnic at Red Lodge
Sunday for Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Butka and Mr.. and Mrs. A. Ander-
son and son Jackie of Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. May are
the parents of a daughter, born
Friday, Aug. 8, at a Billings hos
pital.
Among the superintendent of the
various departments of the Midland
Empire fair which opened in Billings
Monday is Mrs. R. P. Palmer, who
is in charge of school work again
this year.
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Right you are in flats like these that are
campus 'muStS'. Come have your pick and
note the new extension soles saddles,
moccies! new w~ater-wedgies! black SUICIDES! smooth
feathers! browns! polished reds! Everything you
want, and so value-wise at V. & r.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
Morthuler's Rdided
By Sheriff's Office:
Proprietor jailed

Marthaler's, an establishment
on Highway 80 near the Mississip-
pi-Alabama stateline, was raided
this week by members of the
sheriff's office who said they act
ed on an affidavit signed by Les
lie f. Barber.
Sheriff d. O. Newman and
Deputies John R. McNeal and A.
o. Davis conducted the raid,
Selling a large quantity of intox-
ieating liquor, according TO Mr..
McNeal.
r. l. Paulk, proprietor of the
establishment, was jailed and
subsequently released under a
$3.50 bond pending his appearance
before Justice of the Peace Kate
Denny.
MIR. Newman and Mr.. MeNeal
also arrested =. d. Keenem at his
home in Eastside early Sunday
morning. according TO MIR Me
Neal. and charged him with dis
turbing the peace. He was fined
S25 and costs before Justice Of the
Peace FL II Hobby in Moss Point
and placed under a $500 peace
bond at the request of his family.
MIR. McNeal said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
Puscogould Bond
In Annuol Spring
Concert Tuesday


Pascagoula citizens will be Civ
en- O preview of the state band
contest numbers here on April
is when the Pascagoula High
School band presents 1t annual
spring concert, the last concert
of each school year.
Director w. II. Goodwin said
this week that the state contest
numbers will be used, beginning
with the warm-up King Cotton
and followed by "Flandria" over
ture by Smetsky and the First
Norwegian Rhapsody" by DR.. +.
NJ. Christensen.
On the program also will be
four Woodwind quartettes and
solo numbers, a. they will be
played in the contest, by Ever
EFT Stone, frankie Trest, and
Jimmie Campbell, These talented
students from the band will play
tenor ssxophone. baratone saxo-
phone and B flat clarinet. res
pectively.
The concert will begin at 800
o'clock in the high school audi
forum end tickets may be pur-
chased at the high school or
from any band member.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
Forrest Crobtree Is
New YMBC President:
Club Backs Cleanup

New officers for the ensuing
three-month period, headed by
Forrest Crabtree of Moss Point
as president, were indicted at
the regular meeting this week of
the Young Mems Business Club,
Other incoming officers were
Rames Khayat, vice-president;
Frank Spann, secretary, A. l..
Bresemann, treasurer. and Paul
Caruso, sergeant-at-arms. A ris-
ing vote of thanks was rendered
to the outgoing president, Jack
Turner.
The new president has been .
resident of Moss Point for sew
eral wears and is an engineer at
the Southern Kraft Division of
the international Paper Com
pany. He has also been active in
Boy Scout work.
The club heard a report on the
progress of plans for the clean
up campaign by Frank Spann, a
member of the i~nter-eity council
of Moss Point and Pascagoula.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
Cancer Campaign
Opens Monday
With $4,000 Quota

The annual drive for funds TO
fight cancer in Jackson County
as well as in the nation will get
underway Monday with a local
goal of $1,000, Hermes Gautier,
county chairman, announced.
The opening of the campaign was
postponed because of the extern
sion of the Red Cross drive.
Aimed at financing an inten-
siVe ti-cancer movement
throughout the country through
a program of research, service
and education, this drive viii be
waged in every part of the coun-
ty under the direction of sub
ehairmen for Pascagoula. Moss
Point, Ocean Springs and the ru-
raj areas to be appointed at an
early date by Mr. Gautier.
OF the money raised in this
county 20 percent will be retain
ed in the county for local care
of sufferers of the disease, To be
used for medical treatment, trans
portatior and education. Thirty
percent will be set aside by the
state and matched by the ma
tional organization for a service
program over the entire state and
ten percent will be used for state
personnel. OF the 40 percent
which will be sent to the national
organization, IS percent will be
earmarked for research and the
remaining Is percent for person
mel.
A vital part of the campaign
in Jackson county will be the
education program of which Mrs,
b. w Stokes is chairman for
this section of the county. DIR,
Andrew Hedmeg. Public Health
director DR.. Lenore Bajda of the
Board % Health and Mrs. w. B.
Robertson will speak before P
TAs, Heme Demonstration Clubs,
mems luncheon groups, women's
clubs and other civic o%rganiza-
tions in the county.
Essay Winners
As a preliminary to the cam
paign a contest for the best es-
says on The Family's Respon-
sibilty to the Cancer Program"
was Waged in Jackson County
with the winners in the white
schools being Leon Leroy Slime,
Jr., Pascagoula High school, first,
$40; Shirley Elkins, Moss Point
High school, second, 81, Virginia
Lee, Ocean Springs. third, So;
Everette Stone, Pascagoula, Doro-
thy Mitchell, Moss Point, and
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
Army Day Brings
Out Old Uniforms.
Some Tight Fits

pascagoula and Moss Point
Joined with the nation Monday
in observing Army Day as a tri-
butte to past military services and
to the continuing peacetime i'm
portance of the army in the life
of the nation.
The climax of the occasion,
which had been given Official
recognition in proclamations by
Mayor ]. r. Watts and Mayor +
w. Cirlot was a military ball held
in the Recreation Center, spon-
sored by the various veterans or
CARNATIONS.
A feature of the ball was the
attendance of many eX-servlee
men in their uniforms, with all
branches of the service-Army,
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast
Guard-being well represented.
Some of the wearers looked as
snappy and trim as the day they
first ionned the uniform. but
some who have gained weight
back in civilian life made hu.
morous references to the fit of
the old jackets, blouses and
trousers about the "mid-section.
The wearing of uniforms by dis
charged service men is permitted
on ceremonial occasions and
Army Day was designated by the
services for such an occasion.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
Plans Advanced
For Construction
OF Inner Harbor

Plans for a modern and spac-
ious inner harbor for small craft
on Lake Yazoo at South Pasca-
goula street were advanced this
week at meetings of the Board of
Supervisors and the Pascagoula
Port Commission.
Construction costs for the pro-
posed inner harbor would be
borne Jointly by the County and
the Port Commission.
Present plans, subject to reVis-
ion, call for the construction of
retaining bulkheads and cat walks
100 feet along S. Pascagoula street
connecting with similar Struc-
lures 100 feet along the South
side of the lake and 240 feet
along the north side.
Finger wharves for the dock
ing of small craft would be built
out from the catwalks, and park
ing space for automobiles would
be provided on S. Paseagoula
street.
Deeds for property involved in
the project have been obtained
without cost from all but one
property holder involved and this
deed is expected to be completed
within a short time.
Donald j. Simmons is acting as
engineer for the project and is in
process of completing plans and
specifications for the structure.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
Six-Yeor Old Girl
Hit BY Taxi Cab;
Seriously Injured

Monnie Lou Peek, g years old,
was in a critical condition at the
Jackson County hospital late this
week. as the result of injuries
suffered when she was struck
and knocked down Monday by a
taxi cab as she got off a bus in
front OF her home at 1915 East
Convent street. The child. who
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. H. Peek, was returning home
from the Central elementary
school where she is in the first
grade. Her injuries were des-
cribed as a brain concussion, frac-
ture of both legs and possible in
ternal injuries. She was said to
be slightly improved Thursday.
The accident occurred after the
child had descended from the 81
bus and was crossing the street
to her home, according to investi-
eating officer S, M. Holyfield. She
was struck by a So taxi driven by
c. II. knight, 314 Ninth street,
who has been charged with reck
less driving and released on $l0G
bond pending the outcome of the
child's condition.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
Red Cross Drive
To Hit $4,000
Al Present Rate

Karl Wiesenburg County Fund
Chairman of the American Red
Cross announced this week that
approximately S1l 900 had been
raised in Jackson County to
date, with returns slowly trick
ling in at present indicating that
the total collections would ag-
gregate approximately $4,000.
The county's quota is $l7 10000
of which 1872 percent will be re-
tanned by the local chapter, the
remainder being forwarded to the
national headquarters,
In response 10 an appeal by
county chapter chairman A. p,
May for additional volunteer aid.
a meeting of volunteer subchair-
was held at the Beach Park
at Pascagoula on Monday, during
which plans were formulated to
accelerate the pace of the drive.
Additional assignments were
made at the meeting and teams
organized to conduct a final
cleanup drive. Excellent response
to Mr.. Mays appeal for addition
al aid was evidenced.
II was announced that a de-
tailed breakdown of the eontri.
buttons received by the Red
Cross to date from each section
of the County would be publish
ed as soon as compiled.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
District One
Paving Contract
Let By Board

A contract totalling $63, 536 35
for grading. ditching and black
topping eight miles of road IN
District One was let by the Board
of Supervisors at its regular April
meeting Monday at the court
house IN Paseagoula.
The contract vas awarded to
Russell x Blain of Mt. Olive, low
bidder on the project, following
the opering of sealed bids by the
board.
Work on the project will begin
Immediately, Roy o. CumbeSt,
supervisor representing District
One. said following the awarding
of the contract.
Following is the work included
in the project:
River road, near Salem Camp
Ground, beginning at Lampkin
Road, and northwest to the
George County line. total of 0.S
miles.
Dickens Ferry road, from end
VI EANaNAt 1AdAh up ~ VIC ~
bama State line, total of 4.3
miles.
Big Point Road, beginning at
Wells - intersection with River
Road near Hubbard's Store, to
tai of as miles.
Harleston Road, beginning at
intersection with Highway 63
South OF Harleston to intersec-
ton with Davis Mill Road.
The paving is part of twenty
i've me countrywide program
instituted by the county author
ity early his year that will ef
feet fourteen roads in different
sections Of the county Paving in
Districts One and Five is under
way at this time under an ex-
tension Of a contract also held
BY Blaine and Russell.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
More Than Sven Thousand Qualified
TO Vote In Democratic Primaries
Only 208 Negroes
Shown On Poll
Books In County

The names of more than seven
thousand qualified electors had
been listed on the poll books in
Jackson County this week, more
than twice the number ever to
east ballots in d Democratic Pri-
mary in the county.
Figures released by Circuit
Clerk w. c. Ravens revealed
that 7l0S persons were listed in
the county's five districts and
that there We're only 208 Ne
groes among that number. Mr..
Havens also stated that more per
sons were registering every day.
Only three thousand and twen-
ty-two persons voted in the sec
ond primary held in l943 con-
Quoted at the height of the war.
Most of the county's % precincts
showed substantial gains, but the
greatest increase occurred in Pas
cagopla's five precincts where
1881 persons were qualified with
only so Negroes listed among the
group.
The list was current as of the
seventh of April.
Appeal Made
With the announcement OF the
registration, Mr.. Ravens issued
an appeal to all voters to check
their voting credentials now,
while time remains to issue du-
plicate poll tax receipts or ex-
emptions or to change precincts.
He particularly urged that
Pascagoula voters change to the
neWly-formed Central Precinct,
| where possible, in order to releaVe
congestion at the Court House
Precinct where 1910 persons are
registered. Persons living in the
area bounded by the L & N Rail
road on the north, Paseagoula
River on the west, Lincoln avenue
on the south, and Market street
on the east, are urged by Mr..
Ravens to vote in the Central
Precinct, which will have the
Chamber of Commerce building
for a polling place.
Lines blocks long will form at
the Court House and counting
will continue for at least "a hours
after the polls are closed unless
the public cooperates, Mr.. Hav-
ems warned.
Only 240 voters have qualified
at the new Central Precinct since
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
j. II. Robinson
Board Candidate
In District Two

j. H. (Joe) Robinson, native
and lifelong resident of Esea-
taWpa where he owns and oper-
ates a business, this week an
nounced his candidacy for the
office Of board of supervisors ct
District Two, subject to the viii
of the voters in the Democratic
Primary on August 5.
His statement TO the voters
follows:
TO THE VOTERS OF DIS
TRICT TWO:
Il am amounting my candidacy
for the office of a member of
the Board Of Supervisors repre-
senting District Two.
Il will appreciate the support
of al my friends.
If 1 am elected. | will give
the people my service at all
zines
Respectfully yours,
j. II. tJoe) ROBINSON.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
International
Paper Company
Day Observed

The Moss Point Rotary Club
celebrated international Paper
Company Day" at their regular
meeting yesterday at the Moss
Point Community House. Sever
al of The top executives of the
Moss Point mill were guests of
the club and the principal address
was made by John Laird of the
conservation division.
Mr.. Laird traced the develop
ment of the forestry industry in
the United States since its begin
ming in Virginia several hundred
years ago. He gave some inter-
esting statistics concerning fores-
try products consumption and re-
serves.
Forestry and its related pro-
ducts are the most important in
dustry in the south, Mr.. Laird
declared, and called on the peo-
pie of Jackson County to CO.
operate in a drive against forest
fires.
Rotarian Frank Spann an
nounced that the Cleanup.
Pant-up" drive in Pascagouia
and Moss Point continues, and
asked the cooperation of mem
bers of the club.
President Edward A. Khayat
announced Ladies Night" for
April oath.
Guests from the International
Paper Company included Rex
Moore. Tom Dantzler, Vic Logan.
and Frank Nixon. all guests of
Mr.. Khayat, and ". A. Bauchet
and Charles Hightower, guests of
Clark Britten and Jack Turner.
respectively.
Other guests included Bob
Hall, high school Rotarian of
Continued On Page 2, Sec u
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-04-11
Tough Week On
Gossips AS Phone
Strike Goes On

As the Chronicle-Sta went tc
press late Thursday afternoon the
latest dispatch on the telephone
stake filed by the Associated
Press in Washington indicated
that negotiations between union
officials and the long-lineS de
partment of American Telephone
and Telegraph Company seemed
to be making progress toward an
agreement, but there was no indl-
cation as to the expected duration
of the strike, which has reduced
phone service nationally by ~
percent
In past union-management ne
gotiations the final settlement has
usually been reached first in the
long lines department, at which
time a formula for further set
Element by local company sub
sidiavies and local unions is set
up. According to the Associated
Press dispatch Thursday even
ing, that process seemed to be
under way between the negotia-
tors, although the discussed
agreement had not vet been in
itiated by the negotiators.
The strike, which went into et-
feet on d nationwide basis early
Monday morning. involved the
Pascagoula exchange. In Keeping
with national policy, the local
exchange accepted only emery
ency calls from the public, and
provided open service only to a
few municipal and publie-neees-
sity institutions.
Telephone service between the
600 users IN Moss Point was unin-
terrupted since Moss Point has a
dial system Whichc works auto
maticaUv, but Moss Point calls
to outside areas such as Pas
cagoula We're placed on the
emergency basis.
The Pascagoula exchange was
manned "a hours a day by a
chief operator, an assistant chief,
a plant man, and the local man
aeer, 7. S. Boswell.
Mr.. Boswell said Thursday that
the public had cooperated eX-
eellently in holding calls on the
emergency basis. The chief eX-
eeptions. he said. were children
and occasional late carouseFs who
tried 70 make use of telephones
in honkv -tonks.
A number of businesses. sueh as
taxieabs. which depend largely
on telephone orders were hit by
the strike but others seemed
to be holding up at normal vol
ume.