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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-05-30
Z rozhovoru
s MARCH, Davenportovou.

Praha (CTK) = "Svobodne
slovo" otisklo interview S anne
rickou spisovatelkou MARCH,
Davenportovou, ktera pTijela
pred nedavnem do Prahy k del
s1mu pobytu. V rozhovoru spi-
sovatelka uvedla, re poprve
prijela do Prahy pred dvaceti
Lefty, ably tam dokoncila studii
O Mozartovi. Sedavala ma Ber-
trance zahrade, kde Mozart
komponoval pTedehru k Don
Juan a "a sveho pobytu sblizila
lse S dust PrazanG a Cechoslo-
|vak1 vGbec.
Ceskoslovensko Sc il stale
druhou vlast1, mad jej1mz osu-
dem Sc zamyslela a pro jehoz
rozkvet Sc rozhodla svym po-
d1lem pracovat. V kazde jeji
literarn1 praci sc odrazf jeji
laska k Ceskoslovensku. Da-
venportova vyslovila dale pote-
sen1 mad krasnym vydan1m jeji
knihy valley of Decision v
nakladatelstv1 Melantrichia.
Tato kniha byla uz pTelozena
do sedmi jazyk1. Ma otazku
redaktora, jaka byla prace
Davenportove "a valky a jaky
mela styk S Cechoslovaky, Cd
povedela spisovatelka, re nen1
politicky clovek.
To, re pracovala nae jej1 81
lily stacily pro osvobozeni Ces-
koslovenska, povazuje "a sa-
mozfejme, re to jen vyplnen1
lidske povinnosti a napln6n1
lidske lasky. w pred valkou
byla v kontaktu Sc vsemi kra-
Ejanskymi csl. organisacemi a
pc Mnichove Sc ujala predn1ho
m1sta v americke pomoci ces-
koslovenske veci. M6la styky
IS londynskou vladou, ktera j
ocohtne poskytla dokumenty o
nemeckych masakrech studen-
tG, kterych pax pouzila We sve
knize.
Pc valce %navst1vila CeskOslo-
vensko v r. 1915 a pax opet V
zime v r. 1916 Prave dokon-
leila knihu pod MAVEN east
lSide - West Side, jez nen1
politickou knihou, jej1 titul je
pocatkem newyorskeho popev-
ku. Kniha je studif maleho
newyorskeho cloveka a jeho
psychologickeho vyvoje tesn6
po skoncenf valky 1915.
Je samzrejme, re i teto
knize budou mfti Cechoslovaci
sve celne mfsto. Nynf Sc spi.
sovatelka pTipravuje ma dels.
praci, ktera potrva nekolik let
Vzdycky Sc dfvala We svych ro.
manech ma CeskoslovenskC
zvenc1. We SVEN novem die sc
chce pod1vat z Ceskoslovensks
wen. Proto je samozrejme, re
se Ceskoslovensko stane jeji
1druhou vlast1, protoze Dude z1t
str1dave v Ceskoslovensku a v
.INew Yorku. Pro Cechoslovaky
dude spisovatelka pracovat pc
kud j silly staci. Ceskosloven-
sko ma skvelou zemi a skvely
Hid.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-05-30

lese, re Rusko byIo pficinou
nezdaru moskevske konferen-
ce, protoze trvalo ma vybudo-
vani nemeckeho prGGmyslu i "a
cenu valky jen proto, ably u
spokojil ruske politely.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-05-30
Castecne uvolneny nakup
obuvi " CSR

raha (CTK) - Cd 6. kvet-
ma byly v Ceskoslovensku spo-
trebitel1m uvolneny vsechny
druhy vychazkove obuvi s gu
movou podesyf, dale kopacky,
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-05-30

Prof. DIR. Jan Kapras zemrel.
Praha (CTK) = V 1tery,
13. kvetna zemTel v Novem
Bydzove byvaly protektoratni
ministr skolstvf prof. DIR. Jan
Kapras, ktery byl nedavno O.
svobozen narodnim soudem.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-05-30

Jake je to dfte "pohrobek?"
To jest decko, ktere sc narodi-
10, kdyz jeho otec jiz zemTel.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-05-30
Rudolf Gajda odsouzen ma
diva rokv.

Praha (CTK) = Narodni
|soud odsoudil Rudolfa Gajdu
k trestu tezkeho zalare ma diva
Iroky a k ztrate obcanske cti
ma dobu 10 let. Polovina jeho
|jmen1 propada We prospech
statu.
Pfedbszne oznamenf zabav.
" nedeli, 20. cervence po-
|Tada Czechoslovak American
Centre z Washingtonu, d. G.
"Beach Picnic" v Annapolis,
Md.
PIlrocni program Slovenskeho
Narodneho Domu:
/. Juna = Vylet.
%. Juna - Vylet.
= Del. Vzdel. Spolek "PO-
KROK" uspoTada behem leta
"Celodenn1 Vychazky" k Va
S1ckGm tyto nedele:
Is. cervna
13. cervence
10. srpna
z. zaTi.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Official Weather
Station Is Set
For Poscogouio

The Pascagoula schools have
been awarded an official United
States weather station which will
be installed within a short time
by the weather bureau. Thomas
r. Wells, superintendent, an
nounced this week.
Equipment will be installed in
the yard and on the roof of the
Junior High school building and
readings and handling of weather
data will be handled by, the of
flee of f. A. Parker, director of
vocational guidance, Mr.. Wells
said.
Minimum and maximum tenn
peratures, daily rainfalls, wind
v~elocities and direction and ba-
rometic readings will be recorded
daily at the station, and will be
available to the public.
Application for the station here
was made by the school system
Mr.. Wells said, because of the
lack of adequate weather infor-
nation during the recent hurri-
cane. Special forecasts and bull
letins will also be available dur
ing such emergencies, he said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Fire F'ighte--o
Work In Threes:
Increase Protection

Forest fire fighting crews, OPP
Grating from towers in the Jack
son County area, will be reduced
from four to three during the
coming season with the pay di-
vided equally among the smaller
number.
The decision was reached at a
meeting here Monday of the
Board of Supervisors, State For
roster Albert Leggett, and citizens
interested in reforestation.
The meeting was held in the
county agents office in Pasca-
goula and was aimed at COM
batting huge losses suffered by
land owners in the county each
year.
The smaller crew will intensity
their efforts in building and main
tanning adequate fire protection
and in education work among the
citizens of the county.
1t is hoped that the increased
pay will encourage forestry SER
vice employees to exert additional
efforts and also attract more
suitable men for the work. The
county normally suffers losses
running into hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars annually as the
result of uncontrolled fires.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Supreme Court
Favors Counties
In Road Suit

The long litigation of Jackson
county and other counties and
communities of the state to re-
ceive reimbursement from the
state Highway department for
road construction that became a
part of state highway systems
moved carer settlement this
week with a ruling by the state
supreme court that such reim-
bursement should be based on
overall costs and not or pavement
alone.
Jackson county seeks reim-
bursement for Highway 80 con-
struction including the marsh
land fill and bridges between
Pascagoula and Gautier, and a
part of the construction costs OF
the Ocean Springs bridge across
Back Bay.
The total claim of the county
amounts to almost a million dol
lars, H. P. Heidelberg, county at
torney said this week.
In the appeal to the supreme
court, the counties and the COM
munities sought reimbursement
for their road construction that
later became part of the state sys-
tenn, on the basis of overall costs.
The appeal was from a Kinds
county chancery decision which
held in favor of the state highway
commission as opposed to the
counties and communities.
The lower court decision had
upheld the commissions conten-
Continued on Page y
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Lock Of Interest
Postpones Drive
For Scout Funds

Because of lack of interest the
proposed drive to raise $500 for
Pascagoula Boy Scouts has been
indefinitely postponed, Thomas
R. Wells, chairman of the funds
raising committee, said Thursday
of this week.
"a breakfast was held Thurs
day morning at which plans for
the drive were to be completed
Mr.. Wells said. -Four persons at
tended the breakfast, and il
would be impossible to conduct
the campaign with these few per-
sons"
Mr.. Wells said that he Is pre-
pairing a form letter to be mailed
to citizens of the community in
a further effort to stimulate inter-
est in the drive.
The drive was scheduled to
start Monday. Paseagoula is the
only city in the Pine Burr area
which has not yet conducted a
funds raising drive for the Scout
program.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Four Stolen Cars
Recovered; Three
Found In Mobile

Four automobiles stolen in Pas
cagoula during the past week
have been recovered, three in
Mobile, Chief of Police j. E.
Shirley reported. Four men were
arrested in connection with the
theft of two of the cars and the
other two were found abandon
ed.
A car belonging to Sam Byrd,
III South Magnolia street, was
stolen last Thursday about 8 p.
m. and was recovered on Sunday
in Mobile. Joseph Meyett was ar
rested by Mobile police and is
being held for the F. B. 1. on
charges of transporting stolen
goods across the state line, Chief
Shirley said.
Arthur v. Smith, Jr., 1925
South Pascagoula street, report
ed his automobile stolen from in
front of a South Pascagoula street
residence where he was visiting
Saturday night. 1t was found
abandoned in Mobile, Mr.. Shirley
said.
An automobile belonging to
lLenoard Montgomery, negro, 1856
Carver Village, was stolen Satur-
day night and was found by
Highway Patrolman w. G.. Gray
the next day abandoned in Or
ange Grove.
Three men, Fred A. Phipps,
Fred Emmory and Memory Cal
houn, were arrested by Mobile
police in connection with the
theft of a a belonging to H.
G. Monk of SIS Canty street,
shortly after midnight Sunday,
according to Chief Shirley.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Grand Jury
Returns u
True Bills
Three Murder
Triuls Are Set
Fox Next Week

Three murder cases are sched-
uled for trial next week as part
of a heavy criminal docket fac
ing the Circuit Court in its second
week. Twenty-Five criminal in
dictments were returned by the
grand jury, mostly for burglary
and grand larceny offenses.
The murder cases include the
trial of j. M. Stone, Jr., of Hur-
ley, charged in the death of Stay
Rogers some months ago, schedul-
ed for Tuesday and Dave Mat
thews and Otto Woodson, both
negroes, scheduled for Wednes-
day and Thursday, respectively.
Matthews is charged in death
of Babe Washington in June of
this year and Woodson with the
murder of Joe Edward Booze in
September of 1916. He was re-
turned recently from Alabama,
where he has been employed.
Two cases of armed robbery
r also on the docket, each in
volving two men. Rex. York and
George Scott are charged with
the robbery of Mr.. and Mrs. Wash
Frederic in Pascagoula and j. c.
Cooper and Corban Coker are held
in conenction with the robbery
of a Lucedale taxi driver in Hur-
ley some time ago. The latter
case is set for Friday and the
former has not been set.
Case Not Set
Another case of general inter-
est on the civil docket, the Wal
ter S. Lowry damage suit against
the ingalls, Shipbuilding Corpora
ton and others, has not been set.
In court this week, several civ
il cases were disposed of and Rob-
Continued on Page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Memorial Services
Conducted Despite
Heavy Downpour

Memorial services were con-
Quoted on Armistice Day this
week in both Moss Point and
Pascagoula despite a heavy down
pour which kept most persons
from attending the scheduled out
door gatherings.
Representatives of the Amer
lean Legion, Veterans of Fore
ign Wars, and Disabled American
Veterans took part in the cere-
mony in Pascagoula, held on the
porch of the Court House. A
combined ceremony was used in
which ten persons took part.
In Moss Point, a more elaborate
program was held in the City
Hall with Commander Henry
Lynd in charge. The Rev. Nor
man u. Boone delivered the ad-
dress, as scheduled, and two
Gold Star Mothers, Mrs. Clifton
Williams and Mrs. C. D. Henson
took part.
All officers of the Moss Point
Veterans of Foreign Wars post
took part in the memorial SER
vices which was conducted from
the ritual of that organization.
Red, blue and white flowers
and a green wreath were employ
ed, symbolizing zeal, memory, af-
lection and eternity.
Chimes were heard for fifteen
minutes following the program.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Elderly Man Dies
After Being Hit
By Car Saturday

Charles Packard, 81 years old,
BIT Roosevelt street, died Sun
day afternoon at the Jackson
County hospital about "a hours
after he was struck and knocked
down on Lincoln avenue by an
automobile driven by Donald
Renfroe, 1910 Buena Vista street.
At a hearing in city court We'd
nesday afternoon before Mayor
John R.. Watts, city judge, young
Renfroe was found not guilty OF
charges of manslaughter filed
against him following the death
of Packard.
Eyewitnesses testified that the
elderly odd-jobs man had left
an establishment on the corner OF
West Lincoln avenue and Mon
roe street and had started across
Lincoln avenue in the middle OF
the block when he was struck.
Witnesses said Renfroe was driv-
ing about 20 or rs miles an hour
when the accident occurred Pick
ard was rushed to the hospital
where he was found to be suf-
fering from a broken leg and
bruises of the left leg, head and
face. According to Chief of Po-
lice J. E. Shirley, the victim had
exonerated Renfroe of all blame
after he regained consciousness.
Relatives of Pickard came from
Meridian and accompanied the
body from Fails Funeral Home to
Meridian for funeral services and
interment. He is survived by
four brothers, c. A, H. A, and
Henry Packard of Meridian and
w. H. Pickard of Woodville and
one sister, Mrs. M. McLemore OF
Meridian.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
l947 AID Valorem
Taxes Levied By
City Government

AID valorem taxes for 1947 on
real and personal property in Pas
cagoula were levied at the regular
meeting of the board of mayor
and councilmen Friday at City
Hall and total 17k mills on each
dollar of assessed valuation.
The levy is unchanged from
that of 1916 with the exception
of one additional mill for gar
bage collection and one-half mill
for cemetery maintenance, which
was authorized by the voters OF
the city at a special election Tues
day of last week.
The levy is as follows:
For general current expenses
and maintenance purposes, six
mills; for general improvements,
except improvements for which
special assessments r levied, two
mills; maintenance and operation
of public library, one mill; gar
bage and sanitation, two mills;
bond redemption, interest and re-
tVement, six mills; cemetery
maintenance, one-half mill.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
New Agreement
Is Signed By
ingalls,. Union
An agreement reached last Aug

An agreement reached last Aug
ust between A. F. of l.. unions
and the Pascagoula Metal Trades
Council, and the ingalls, Ship
building Corporation providing
for a 12-cent per hour increase to
all production and maintenance
employees at the yard beginning
January 10, 1948, was formally
signed by the parties Monday OF
this week.
The agreement was reached in
August after lengthy negotiations,
and also provides for the parties
to meet again in February, 1948,
for the purpose of negotiating a
new labor contract.
The increase in hourly rates at
the yard will bring the mechan-
les rate to $3.50 per hour.
The present labor contract in
effect at the yard was negotiat-
ed in 1912, but by agreement has
been supplemented and amend
ed since that time. 1t was signed
for the duration of the emergen-
cy and is still in effect as Presi-
dent Truman has not as yet indi-
Gated when he will end the state
of emergency.
Representing the unions at
Mondays meeting were Hugh
Cobb, president of Pascagoula
Metal Trades Council; Charles
Poe, Edward Gordon, Carl Bur-
ton, William Labat, Edward Ese-
lin, J. H. Hollingsworth, E. T. Lad
nier, T. C. Steele, c. O. Kirby
and ]. Badon. The ingalls, Ship
building Corporation was repre-
sented by w. R. Guest, executive
vice-president; j. Paul Keefe, di-
rector of labor relations, and T.
Sudduth, assistant to the direc-
tor of labor relations.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Legislature
Passes State
Police Bill

Especial to the Chronicle Starr
Jackson, Miss, Nov. 20-Both
houses of the state legislature, in
special session here, this after
noon passed a bill creating a tenn
porary state police force that
previous legislatures have repeat
edly denied on a permanent basis.
The bill allows Governor Field
ing Wright to employ investiga-
tors with statewide authority
who al make arrests without
warrants in crimes of violence.
A companion measure, also
passed by both houses this after
noon, gives the governor 500, 600
to finance the police force.
The bill creating the statewide
police force does not require the
governor to make an accounting
for the funds used, nor does it
require a report to the legisla-
ture on the actions of the inves-
tigators.
Termed "Gestapo"
The bill met with opposition in
both Houses, and in each was
termed a "gestapo" bill. Some of
the opposition came from pro-
labor legislators, but the major
ity originated with those who said
they were interested in safeguard
ing the people of the state from
drastic police powers.
Senator Luther A. Wilmington
of Natchez said that the bill is
tthe same thing that the dicta-
tors have"
Indications were that six other
bills introduced will also reach
final passage by both Houses.
The bills amend present laws rel
alive to railroads and make it a
Continued On Page 7, Section u
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Big Attendance
Expected From
Cities In Area

Southeast Mississippi business,
civic and labor leaders will con-
verge in Waynesboro Wednesday
of this week for the opening ses-
sion of a two-day hearing by the
United States Corps of Engineers
on the proposed construction of
the Pat Harrison Waterway,
which would give industries in
the Hattiesburg-Laure Meridian
triangle as well as a large part
of Mississippi's developing oil in
dustry a barge outlet to the deep
sea port of Pascagoula.
The first days session will
begin at 10 a. m. at the Waynes-
boro courthouse, and the second
day will be at Lincoln Hall in
Pascagoula on Friday of next
week, also beginning at 10 a. m.
The hearing by the U. S. En-
gineers is the result of a long and
sustained fight by Pascagoula and
Hattiesburg business men to get
recognition for the proposed pre-
ject. Some months ago E. A.
Khayat, president of the Chamber
of Commerce and Hermes F. Gau-
tier, with the aid of Congress
man w. M. Colmer, appeared be-
fore a subcommittee of the House
Rivers and Harbors Committee
and gained approval of the pro-
ject. This resulted in the call
ing of the hearing by the U. S.
Engineers.
Economic Survey Completed
The proposed project calls for
dredging the Pascagoula, Leaf and
Chickasawhay rivers to afford a
navigable barge outlet to Meridian
and Hattiesburg as well as the
deepening of Tallahala creek to
afford the same outlet to Laurel.
The V. J. Bedell Engineering
Co., of New Orleans has conduct
ed an extensive economic sur
vey of the area during the past
three months. This survey has
been completed and testimony
from it will be presented at the
hearing by the traffic expert of
the concern.
Other testimony will also be
presented by business and civic
leaders of the area.
Large delegations from major
cities in the area, as well as from
smaller communities which stand
to benefit materially from the
project, are expected to crowd the
Waynesboro courthouse.
Verne Barnes, secretary of the
Continued on Page z. Section u
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Squirrel Season
In County Closes
Next Wednesday,

The squirrel season in Jackson
county will officially close at 6
p. m. Wednesday, November 10Th,
according to an announcement re-
leased this week by r. M. Free
man, director of the state game
and fish commission.
The action was taken as a re-
suit of a petition presented to
the commission by the Jackson
County Hunting and Fishing As
sociation signed by over 400
names requesting that the season
be closed as a result of a short
age of squirrels in the county.
Shortening of the season this
year will give the squirrel popula-
ton of the county a chance to
increase and afford sportsmen
game for future seasons, the re-
lease said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Mobile Man
Is Killed In
Train-Car Crash

Salem Bedoin, 38 years old, bus
mess manager for the Mobile La
Dor Journal, was fatally injured
Thursday afternoon when his au-
tomobile was struck by the L
& Ms crack streamliner, The
Humming Bird, at the Market
street crossing in Pascagouia
about 2:30 p. m.
Taken to the Jackson County
hospital following the crash, Mr..
Bedoin died of his injuries at
3:15 p. m. His wife and the COM
pany for which he worked were
notified and Mrs. Bedoin, accom-
panied by an official of the
Journal, arrived shortly after his
death.
The accident occurred just af-
ter the nnrthbound Humming
Bird pulled away from the Pas
cagoula station. The five-passen-
ger sedan which MIR. Bedoin was
driving was struck by the train
just by the front door, apparent
ly, and was dragged or thrown
about 70 feet into a ditch by the
side of the track and was almost
completely demolished. Mr.. Be-
doin, who was alone in the car,
was thrown clear.
Allan Richard of Pascagoula
and a passenger in his automobile
saw the impact of the crash and
rushed to the scene. Mr.. Bedoin,
however, was unconscious and
was removed to the hospital in a
Fails ambulance. Although little
information as to the circumstan-
ces of the accident were available,
persons arriving on the scene just
after the crash said the signal
at the crossing was working.
Mr.. Bedoin had been employed
by the Labor Journal for ten
years, the last six of which he had
been business manager. He was
on a business trip to Pascagoula
when the accident happened. ac-
cording to officials of the Journal.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Jefferson Duvis
Shrine Fund
Banquet Is Set

A jefferson Davis Shrine Fund
banquet has been set for the
Edgewater Hotel at 7:30 p. m. De-
cember 5th as the opening move
in a drive to raise funds for MAX
ing Beauvoir a Confederate me-
mortal shrine and tropical gar
den, according to an announce
ment made this week by the
committee in charge.
Tickets have gone on sale along
the Gulf Coast and are available
in Pascagoula at the Chamber
of Commerce. The tickets will sell
at $3.35 each.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Pascagoula Scene Of Hearing Next
Week By U.S.. Engineers On PAT Harrison Waterway
Jackson County Hurricane Victims
Receive SIS, 1000 From The Red Cross

The Red Cross expended a to-
tai of 39,167.75 in Jackson coun-
ty in rehabilitating families who
suffered material loss as a result
of the September 10Th hurricane,
and in affording shelter during
the time of the hurricane, accord
ing to an announcement made
this week by the Jackson county
chapter of the National organ
ization.
At the same time it was an
nounced that the disaster relief
office, which has been in oper-
alton since the hurricane, has
completed its work and has been
closed.
A total of 208 families in the
county applied for rehabilitation
assistance, and of that number
1877 were assisted in meeting
needs caused as a direct result
of the hurricane.
The assistance included food,
clothing, household furnishings,
medical care, building and repair
to houses, replacement of chick
ems when it was determined that
the chief source of income for
the family was from the sale of
eggs, replacement and repair of
boats and fishing rigs when that
was the chief source of income
to the family.
Commitments In County
The commitments in Jackson
county in each of the above cate
gories is as follows:
Food and clothing, 1874 families
assisted at a cost of $4,457.54;
household furnishings, 81 fami-
lies assisted at a cost of $4,030.14;
building and repair, Sc families
assisted at a cost of $3,212.35;
medical expense, six families as
sisted at a cost of $126.25; pur-
chase of chickens and feed, three
families assisted at a cost of
$54.61; boat repair and fishing
rigs, 43 families assisted at a cost
of $26, 498. 80; mass shelter, rescue
and inquiry service, $788.30.
The total of the above, $780,
1878, was a grant from the
American National Red Cross.
The headquarters for disaster
operations for the entire Gulf
Coast area has been located at
Jackson Barracks, Arab, La. and
the personnel who were placed
in Jackson county following the
hurricane have transferred to
other areas.