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Evening star., 1947-08-18
Tidewater Sale 10 Auction
s. Guernsey Dairy Cows
snssial pisputeh 10 The Ssut


WARSAW, Va, Aug. 18.-About
IS registered Guernsey dairy COWS
will be auctioned here Thursday at
the second annual Tdewater Guern-
sey Breeders sale.
Four young bulls. chosen from
blood lines and families with out
standing type and production rec
ords, will be among the animals Of
fered. y -"
Also to 60 under the auctioneer's
hammer welded by Col. Glenn G.
Lecky are several heifers suitable for
girls and boys All and Future
Farmers of America Clubs.
Selections for the sale were made
by Stewart Rivers OF Fredericks-
burg.
Evening star., 1947-08-18
1S Wafer !, Sewer Contracts
LET for Suburban Areas

Awarding Of contracts for ID new
water and sewer projects in Mont
gomery and Prince Georges coun-
ties was announced today by the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission.
Principal contracts include:
Water and sewer construction In
Hobson street, Kensington Heights,
and Noyes lane, Woodside, to the
Road Machinery Rental Co., Of
Hyattsville, $20,101.
Sewer construction in Dexter
avenue, Carroll Knolls and Kens-
ington Heights, Nickles Brothers
Co. of Hyattsville, $13,392.
Evening star., 1947-08-18
FC tUpsets Lamp;
Blaze Fires Pistol,
| Warming Woman
By the Asso. led Press

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, Aug
IA. pet cat started the whole
thing, Mrs. Julius Parran said today
As Mrs. Parran and her daughter
Suzanne, S, sat in the living room
of their home on st. Leonards Greek
Saturday night, the cat played in 9
bedroom upstairs.
A kerosene lamp was knocked on
q bedside table and set fire to the
bed. The blaze heated the cart
ridges in a AS automatic which
fired three shots.
Mrs. Parran jumped up, rar
outside, saw the fire through q
window. She called firemen, got
o bucket and by the time fremen
made a l2-mile trip from Prince
Frederick she had the blaze out
and had forgiven the cat.
Evening star., 1947-08-18
Richmond Womun Made
Stote Welfare Executive
by the As,oeioied Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 18.-Mrs
Alice Roberts, for four years super
intendent of the Richmond Social
Service Bureau, will become the first
full-time executive secretary of the
Virginia Conference of Social Work
on September 16, DR.. George T.
Kalif, conference board chairman
announced yesterday.
Mrs. Roberts. who was elected con-
ference president at its Roanoke
convention, will serve as both presi-
dent and executive secretary for
one year and. DR.. Kalif said, Is
expected to continue thereafter in
the latter position.
Evening star., 1947-08-18
Charles County Receives
Justice Commission
spseieI pispoteh 10 The Stur

LA PLATA, Md. Aug. 1S.-Circuit
Court Clerk Patrick c. Mudd an
nounced today that comissions for
two new Charles County justices Of
the peace have been received at his
office.
Peter H. johnson, appointed by
Gov. Lane to serve the Hughesvilie
district, has taken the oath of Of
flee. Mr.. Mudd said. Jesse c. Burch.
White Plains, is expected to qualify
for the other post.
Evening star., 1947-08-18
Drum Corps to Compete
In Baltimore Labor Doy
Ry the Assoeiated Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 18.-Between
20 and 80 junior drum and bugle
corps from throughout Maryland are
expected to compete at Baltimore
Stadium on Labor Day in the an
nua1 championship contest.
The event for church. civic and
veterans organization musical units
will be sponsored by the Maryland
Drum and Bugle Corps Association.
Evening star., 1947-08-18
ABCCheck Fails
To Find Minors
Drinking in Bars
Owners Still Refuse
To Admit Juveniles
Despite West Ruling

Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
inspectors failed to discover any
minor drinking In taverns In the
course OF visits to so establishments
Saturday night, Chairman Alan
Payne OF the ABC Board reported
today.
Mr.. Payne said inspectors were
instructed specifically to look for
drinking minors. The tour was
aimed at finding the results of Cor
poration Counsel Vernon E. Vests
ruling that minors could drink In
tayerns as long as adults bought
ana were served the drinks. Mr..
West ruled the tavernkeeper was not
responsible If the adult slipped q
drink across the table to minor.
Tavern Owners Bar Minors.
The inspectors, however, found
that tavernkeepers are still refusing
to permit minors to drink In their
places, no matter who buys the
drink, Mr.. Payne said.
Il don't believe bartenders will
allow minors to drink in their
taverns because there Is still some
question in the popular mind about
this" Mr.. Payne said. Obviously,
the citizens are opposed to young
people drinking"
Mr.. Payne said the inspectors
were on the lookout for violations
OF ABC regulations, as usual. But
they were given special instructions
to see If there were any truth TO
reports that minors were drinking
In public as an aftermath Of the
West ruling.
One In Tavern Not Drinking.
With the exception Of q small
place In Georgetown, the inspectors
found no minors in bars, Mr.. Payne
reported. At the Georgetown tavern,
a minor was seen with an adult but
the minor was not drinking.
The ABC board has recommended
changes in the law to plug the loop
hole uncovered by Mr. Vests ruling.
MIR. Payne said he did not expect
any action until the Commissioners
can study the recommendations.
A mass meeting. sponsored by the
Alcoholics Christian Club of the
Central Union Mission, will be held
at the mission, 613 c street NV. at
7:45 o'clock tonight to protest any
law permitting minors to drink
openly. A mission spokesman said II
the old law permits minors to drink,
a change should be made in the
law. Representatives from church
groups and interested individuals
have invited.
Evening star., 1947-08-18
Virginia clio Heads
Outline Campaign 10
Beat Byrd Machine
by the Associotsd Press

LYNCHBURG, Va, Aug. 18.-C1C
leaders in Virginia returned to theil
homes after a one-day policy con.
ference here Saturday, charged with
the responsibility of organizing 8
campaign to defeat "the Byrd ma.
chine" at the polls in the Novem.
Der general election.
In a session closed to the press
the union men also drew up pro.
gram calling for united labor anc
colored votes to eliminate racial dis.
elimination.
The Rev. Charles c. Webber, pres.
ident of the State CIO, told news.
men the labor leaders agreed on q
policy which they hoped would de.
feat the Byrd machine which con-
trolls" the State on behalf of the
Dupont Railroad Tobacco Co. and
other monopolies." .
Mr.. Webber's statement alst
urged defeat of all candidates whose
record shows them to be antilabor
enactment of an antipoll tax Law
and a Federal antilynching law; 9
permanent Fair Employment Prac.
tices Commission; lower prices. Fed
eral housing, health and education
legislation, and no Federal tax >ou
incomes less than $1,000 year.
Moss A. Plunkett of Roanoke
former candidate for Governor
stressed the Importance Of political
unity OF all workers-regardless OF
race or nationality-and declared:
The Byrd machine is trying to
get the Negro vote by giving ap-
pointive State jobs to certain Negro
voters, but Byrd will. find that he
cannot buy Negro OF labor votes"
Another speaker, Henry Lee Moon,
q representative OF the National
CIO-PAC said only through q po-
litical coalition can candidates be
elected Responsive to the
pondc of uya uo aa y.Ya are ~
Evening star., 1947-08-18
Public Calls 500 Times Day
For Advice of Weothern1un

l
calls day. has climbed steadily
through seasonal fluctuations until
in June this year it handled an aver
age of $4,000 calls each "a hours.
Peak number of calls it ever re-
ceived in one day was close to
ll5,000. ~9s e.:.....~.
WE 1912 takes a heavy burden of
the shoulders of members of the
weather station staff, but obviously
not all of it. Sometimes, under un-
usual weather conditions, inquiries
flood in with q volume which seri-
ously interferes with regular duties
of the station. 81:
The hurricane which struck the
North Atlantic seaboard in Septenn-
ber, 1914, found the forecast center
switchboard jammed continuously
for 48 hours. To make a call out
side, weathermen had to step next
door to use the telephone in another
Office. a..'.t
WE 1912 sometimes brings up
problems of its own.
C0M0nt yet NumDSF.
One day the center got several
calls with a new complaint
"I can't get WE 1919. The op-
orator keeps telling me to dial
again" was the protest.
A telephone subscriber, calling WE
1912, may be in the beginning, mid
die, or end of the recorded weather
announcement which : will repeat
automatically until he has heard the
whole announcement-rnore than
once If he wishes.
inquiry showed that In this case
the telephone company had, as it
sometimes does, tagged an extra an
nouncement to the end of the
weather forecast. 1t was q re-
minder that phone users who are
not certain of their number should
check your directory before making
a call" Many callers, coming into
the recorded announcement at this
point, thought they had dialed the
wrong number and hung up before
the weather announcement began.
Some tried again. repeated the pro-
cess, then called the weather station.
Bureau Gets Blamed.
On another occasion when the
telephone company used this means
to remind Subscribers that "the new
telephone directory now is out . " :
destroy your old one,' one man,
seriously disturbed by the waste he
foresaw. called the weather ONCE to
berate If for the suggestion he at
tributed to its staff.
There also are callers like the man
who wanted to know the weather
between here and Chicago. After
a detailed explanation-people who
fly need a thorough analysis of the
weather en- route-it turned out he
was going by train, just wanted to
know whether to wear a light suit
In Chicago or a heavier one.
There was the caller who asked
regularly about the weather. He
turned out to be the operator of
frozen custard parlor and wanted
to get a line on how the days busi-
ness would be.
When school /classeS reach
weather" in their studies, groups Of
calls come IN. II the questions are
too complicated, forecasters usually
recommend they be rephrased, or
that the class arrange for visit to
the forecast center where they can
make tour and get their questions
answered all together.
r. C. Schmidt, meteorologist In
charge of the forecast center. and
the Weather Bureau men, their ears
to the telephone, heartily agree with
at least q part of the old statement:
"A lot Of people talk about the
veat t3,er . 80
Evening star., 1947-08-18
OgIesby Assumes Duties
lin Winchester Churches
By the Associated Press

WINCHESTER, Va, Aug. 18.-The
Rev. r. B. Oglesby, former pastor
of Fort Hill Methodist Church at
Lynchburg, yesterday began his
duties as superintendent of the
churches In the Winchester district
of the Virginia Methodist Confer
ence.
Mr.. Oglesby was appointed by
Bishop w. w. Peele of Richmond
to I'LL the vacancy created by the
death Of the Rev. w. Evans Thomas.
Evening star., 1947-08-18
Good TempIurs Plan Meeting

MT. AIRY, Md, Aug. 1s R.-The
list annual convention of the Mary
land Virginia District of Columbia
grand lodge, International Lodge OF
Good Templars. will be held here
Thursday and Friday.
Evening star., 1947-08-18
By Richord I. Disney, Jr.

| Ny sNb@VStu StSttSyf Sts
Ever feel like telling the weather.
man what you think of him?
Some people get that notion
and do. - -
The Weather Bureau forecast cen.
ter at National airport gets hun.
dreds of calls a day. !.
Is 1t a good day to sell ice cream
cones? Umbrellas?
Will the fishing be good today? !
Can I wear my new coat to New
York this week end?
The sky looks funny. Why? :.
The questions that flow into thu
forecast center at the rate of 50(
or 600 or more a day include querie,
like these and many more that cover
a range that is hard to believe.
Forecasts Bring Objection.
Consider the caller who expressed
severe displeasure with recent fore.
casts. They almost all, he said, had
included hints of rain. He wanted
two or three days of sunshine.
What is the trouble?"
He wanted to get possession Of q
house, and officers wouldn't carry
out. eviction orders If rain was fore
cast, he complained. Several evic-
ton orders-good for 10 days-had
gone bad while he waited for pre-
dictions minus moisture. Couldn't
the weatherman please predict sun
shine in Mondays forecast?
The forecaster looked at the data
"Sorry, it looks like rain"
Most of the questions the forecast
center gets make sense, but about
q third of them lean to the zany
side, according to Kenneth r. Nor
quest, supervising forecaster for the
District forecast program. OF these
probably half don't make sense be-
cause the questioner has not thought
twice before phrasing his inquiry.
Regular Customer Listed.
The center has a lot of regular
customers among its callers:
Newspapers, of course, for daily,
If not hourly information, or more
often.
Ice companies, seeking to estimate
demands for their product.
The Potomac Electric Power Co.
showers mean q dark sky and a sud-
den increase in the electric light
load; sudden heat means a quick
power drain from air conditioners.
Highway and park service onicials
in wintertime-they want to esti-
mate road conditions under ice and
snow, to be prepared as well rs pos
sible for emergencies.
The Washington Gas Light Co..
Water Gate is Interested.
Water Gate concert officials want
to know whether they're going to be
rained out.
Hotel roof gardens want to know
what kind of an evening to plan for.
The Pentagon Building and others
with big air conditioning plants
want to know tomorrow's tempera-
lures to prepare their equipment to
meet them.
These are q few OF the more or
less regular calls. There are hum
dreds of others, ranging from routine
questions by people who are making
trips-the forecasters always are
glad to help where they can-to
same that would take a crystal
gazer to answer.
A one-week checkup on inquiries
made at the forecast center not long
ago; showed a total Of 4,622 calls
or $50 per day.
Phone Forecasts Popular.
This is completely apart from the
calls which 90 to telephone WE 1912,
which automatically gives recorded
weather forecast when that number
Is dialed. WE. 1912, which hi 1910
Evening star., 1947-08-18
Dominican Republic Seeks
Probe Of Cuba Army Report
Nv The Asseeiotsd Pres,

CIUDAD TRUJILLO, Aug. 1s.-
The Dominican government said
today it would welcome appointment
of an international commission to
investigate reports that an inter
national brigade" of communist
revolutionaries" was assembling in
Cuba to invade the Dominican Re-
public.
The announcement said the gov
ernment felt it should solicit the
good offices" of some other Amer
ican nation to prevail, on Cuba to
permit such an Investigation.
First reports concerning the mo-
bilization of a revolutionary army"
i'm Cuba came last month from the
Dominican ambassador in Wash
ington, who said a 3,000-man army
Of Communists from Cuba. Guate-
mala, Venezuela and Puerto Rico
was being assembled in an attempt
to overthrow his government. Cuban
officials subsequently denied the
reports,
Evening star., 1947-08-18
Phone Forecasts Popular.

This Is completely apart from the
calls which 90 to telephone WE 1912,
which automatically gives recorded
weather forecast when that number
Is dialed. WE. 1912, which hi 1910
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
Mrs. Hermes Coulter
Honors Miss Bell AT
Luncheon Monday

A beautiful event. of Monday
was a luncheon a which Mis-.
Hermes Gautier was hostess at the
Old Place in Gautier h%onoring
Miss Emily Be-, a popular debu-
tante of the Mobile Winter social
season.
The living and other rooms of
the beautiful home were decorat-
ed with eamellias and azaleas,
except the dining room which was
lovely with daffodils, nareissi and
other spring flowers in combina-
lion with stitice in carrying out
a floral arrangement in which the
Mardi Gras, purple and gold, pre-
dominated.
Mrs. Gautier's other guests were
Is of the Mobile debutante friends
of her honoree. whose mother,
Mrs. J. M. Bell of Mobile, was also
included in the luncheon list.
Mrs. Gautier was assisted by
her daughter-in-l law. Mrs. Quinn
Gautier of Biloxi in receiving and
entertaining.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
Meeting OF Mary
Lindsey Circle With
Mrs. Holmquist

A meeting of the Mary Lindsey
circle Of tbe Woman's Society of
Christian Service. of the First
Methodist church of Paseagou-
la was held Monday at 7 p. m, at
the home of Mrs. r. B. Holm
quist.
The meeting was opened by
Mrs. Holmquist, who is circle
chairman after which the Lords
PRAYER was said in unison.
The devotional was led by Mrs,
W. T. Mathenev and then a pc
Rod was given to business. Min
utes of the previous meeting were
read by the secretary, Mrs. J. E.
Cockerill
Stewardship was the topic
for the afternoon and 1t was dis
cussed BY the study leader. Mrs.
J. T. Johnson and Mrs. j. O. Phil
lips.
A salad curse was served by
Mrs. Holmqaist during the social
hour.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Ms. J. T. Johnson. 7l2
9Th street. February 10.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
DIV Carnival Ball
To Be Event OF
Monday. February 3

Final plans for the second an
nual carnival ball to be spon-
sored by the Catholic League OF
the Our Lady of Victories school
are nearing completion although
the names of the king and queen
and mEmb of Their court will
not be known until at close of
the very spirited contest that is
being waged by students at the
school for the honor of taking
part in the pageant
The contestant receiving the
largest numbet Of votes will be
the Queen and She will select her
eonSort for the ball, The mex
runner up in the race vii be
arch duchess and she will select
aer gsan6 duke.
The queen viii he presented
with a diamond wrist watch ana
the grand duchess with an eve
ming Dag.
L. A. Khayat viii be master OF
ceremonies.
The ball will be held at the
Market Street Recreation Cen
ter.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
B~irthddYs.O OF James
And Richard AzWeH
Occasion For Purty

The birthdays of James and
Richard Azwell fat close togeth-
er in January and this year they
were jointly celebrated at a par
~ at which their mother, Mrs.
Homer F. AzweH was hostess Last
Saturday afternoon.
The festivitv took place at the
Azwell home at 744 Grant Cir
Gle. Paseagoula.
Games we're played, and a pie
ture show was presented by M.
Azwell.
After The gifts had been open
ed and admired, the guests were
invited to gather around the ia
be on which two cakes with ap-
propriate number of candles had
been placed.
Happy Birthday to You, was
sung as the bows blew out the
lights on the condles.
The cakes were then sliced and
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
E.
Social Events

street is recovering nicely after
a serious illness with bronchitis
and pneumonia.
Mrs. Olive DUNCAN concluded
| a visit of three weeks with her
f0rother-in law and sister, M.
and Mrs. Motley Byrd, and their
son BY departing Thursday Of
last week for their home in St.
Louis. Mo.
Mrs. Paul Rice and children of
1904 East Polk avenue have re-
turned from an extended visit
with Mrs. Riee's parents in Meg-
dian.
Mrs. c. A. Anderson, Tia 10th
etreet, is visiting relatives in
Laurel.
MIS-. Geneva Cumbest, 1902
East Wilson avenue, IS enjoying
visits in Rose Hill and Decatur,
| Miss.
Guests in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. +, Azwell, 744 Grant Cir
Gle, Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman of Kreole. On Monday
AMr. and Mrs. AzWell had the
pleasure of a visit with their rela-
tives, M. and Ms. Johnny Gan
of Pensacola, who spent a few
hours in their home.
On his return Sunday from "a
visit with his father, w. W.
Martin at Granada, Miss. TIL
man Martin was accompanied
home by his brother, Toggie, and
sister, Mrs. Gladys Stark Of Rocky
Hi, N. j. Mrs. Stark concluded
her visi; Wednesday by departing
for her home in New jersey. :
G.. T. Tucker of Louisville
Miss, who is a guest in the home
of his son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.tand Mrs. j. e. Cockerill, is
spending a few days in Mobile.
Mrs. Vernon Harris departed
Thursday for Birmingham after
spending several days with Mrs.
w. r. Guest. Mr.. Harris who
came with Mrs. Harris for a week
end visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Guest
returned home Sunday evening.
Mrs. Harris and Mr.. and Mrs
Guest visited New Orleans We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Robir
of New Orleans who are spending
a week at the EdgeWater Gull
hotel were guests of Mayor ane
Mrs. John R. Watts, Sunday,
Mrs. J. w. Frellsen, Miss Loli
Dupfe and Mrs. John R. Watt,
spent Monday visiting friends II
Gulfport. On Wednesday Mrs
Watts was a visitor to MOBILE.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
MOSS POINT CHURCHES
Methodist

MetnoolSt
The program meeting of the
w. S. C. S. was held in the
church on Monday afternoon.
Mrs. E. L. Golf. Mrs. c. L. Stew
art, Mrs. John Hill, Mrs. Wan
non Suthoff. Mrs. Earl Ammon-
cite and Mrs. Julina Rivers gave
talKs on the program which was
mission study.
Next Monday the meeting will
be held in the home of Mrs. II.
B. Overstreet. The Stewardship
study will be given by MIS-. Roy
Williams.
Baptist
The W. NJ. U. met in the
church on Monday afternoon
with Miss Willie McInnis Civ
ing the study. The meeting was
closed with a prayer.
Presbyterian
The Auxiliary met in the
church on Monday afternoon. The
program was led by Mrs. John
McArtbur. Plans were made for
week of prayer and self denial
fog missions. Committees were
appointed. The meeting was clos
ed with a prayer,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
YWCA President
Announces Members
Of Committees

Mrs. Manuella Taylor, newly
elected president OF the Pascagou-
Ia Young Womeu's Business cub,
this week announces her commit
tee appointments for the forth
coming year as follows:
Planning committee-Mrs. Tay-
Tor. Margaret Moore HOLSTER,
Margaret Burnsed, Dottie Dan
iel, Anna Louise Rigby, Billy
Koch. Ellen Daggett, Frances
Leathes bury, Annie Lee Cole
and Jane Chennau't.
Civic council-Mrs. TAYLOR. Bill
lie Koch, and Gertrude Mcdonald.
Ways and Means-Natilie Shell
ton, Julia Mae Smith and Frances
Leatherbury.
Membership ~ Polly Mcclure,
Dot Richards. Florence Spatkman
and Amelia Owens.
Entertainment and Social -
Frances Warden, Kathryn Max
well, Virginia Hildebrand, SUI
zanne Subervil'e, Mabel Walk
CT, Gloria Richards and Eley Mae
RYAN.
Initiation - Marguerite Cole
Frances Perkins, Ruth Flowers.
Lucille Remodel and Rose Hen.
deeson.
Program-Margaret Moore Hol-
lister, Marie Donnelly, Josie John
son, Atrue Rogers, Margaret Rut-
ledge, June Conn. Freda Stafford
and Dot Melton.
Finance-Raehel Flowers, Kath-
leen Pickett, Vela Mckinley ano
Leoniie Bufkin.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
Glenda Pope Hos
PortY On Her
Fourth Birthday

Glenia Pope and a group of
her small friends were made
happy at a party last SUNDAY af-
tesnoon gwen BY her mother,
Mrs. w. II. Pope at the family
home at 710 18th street in Pas.
cagoula.
After the little guests had en-
ioyed a number Of childish gam
es, Mrs. Pope served cake and
ice cream.
Those taking part with G1enda
in the festivity were Cheryl Mo-
wood, Ray Robinson, Mary Eliza
beth Scales, Wendy Sanction,
and Lyon and Carol Tat.
The Alaskan wolf is the largest
of all wolves.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
SEASHoRE DISTRICT
- SEMINAR -

The NJ. E. Seashore District
Educational Seminar will be held
in the First Methodist church at
Pieayune, Tuesday. Jan. %. Il
viii be IN all-day session begin
ming at 10 a. m.
The election Of officers will be
an important part OF the meet
ing. All sections Of the district
are expected to send representa-
tives.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-24
SuToh Bennett
Circle Meets At
BdrdWeH Home
Isle of Dreams
January Gath. l947

,Mtk. R. V. Bardwell was hos
tess to the Sarah Bennett circle
of the Woman's Society of Chris
tAn Service Of the First Method
Isl church Of ~Pascagoula at her
home al 500 E Tucker avenue,
The meeting was presided over
by Ms. {. j. Lander, the recent
Y appointed chairman.
During the business period
which followed, Ms. c. r. Hicks
was elected seeTetary-treasuref to
replace Ms. r. 6 Townsend who
had resigned from that office.