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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17
Progressive Club
Opens New Club
Yeur With Luncheon

The l947-48 new club year was
given a pleasant start by the
Woman's Progressive Club of Pas
cagoula at luncheon meeting at
the Country Club, Friday, Oct. 10
The committee on arrange
ments, composed of Mesdames 7.
r. Swartwout and Milton w.
Brewer, had effectively used
white and pink pompom chry-
santhemums in decorating the
table around which the members
assembled.
The chair was occupied by Mrs,
r. C. Gulley, who was serving
for the first time since her cleo
ton prior to the summer ad-
journment.
An interesting talk on future
programs and the Improvement
of the club and its meetings was
given by Mrs. w. r. Gulley.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17
woMANLEss WEDDING

What promises to be an anus
ing event is the "Womanless We'd
ding" that is being sponsored
bv the Young Wonen's Business
club Of Pascagoula in which the
cast will be composed of promi-
nent business and professional
men of the city.
1t will be staged at the 11th
street gymnasium, Oct. 81 at 8
p. m, and is a benefit perform
ance for the raising of funds for
the Youth, Inc, camp at the Old
Spanish Fort.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17
KoY Marie Pettis
Honoree At Purty
On Fifth Birthday

Kay Marie Pettis was honoree
at party at which her mother.
Mrs. f. w. Pettis was hostess
Sunday afternoon at her home at
107 N. Pascagoula street, in cele-
bration of her fifth birthday.
The Halloween motif was used
in all the pretty details of the
party and in the games that gave
prizes to Berthine Bullock and
Juliet Lovett.
Ice cream, cake and candies
were served the small guests.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17
Mrs. Nolan Hotten
Hostess At PortY On
Daughters s BirthdoY

Mrs. Nolan Hatten celebrated
the ninth birthdaV of her daugh-
ter, Anna Jsunese, with a party
Sunday afternoon al which Il of
the girl-friends of the honoree
were guests.
The party was staged on the
lawn of the family home at 1928
South Pascagoula street between
three and five o'clock.
Games were enjoyed until the
serving o. ice cream and cake
when candy novelties were pre-
sented each guest
Mrs. Hatten was assisted b. her
sister, Mrs. w. f. Stephenson.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17
Auditory Circle
Entertained By
Mrs. G. L. BUcot

Circle Two of the Woman's
Auxiliary to the First Presby-
terian church of Pascagoula was
pleasantly entertained by Mrs. c.
l.. Bacot at a meeting at her
home, 1923 Williams street, Mon
day afternoon.
The survey article on Home
Missions was given by Mrs. II.
W. Kenney.
The Bible study was led by
Mrs. Thomas Leatherbury who
took her lesson from Matthew
V, 43-48, the theme being Have
/ Love That Works."
During the short social period
refreshments were served.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17
Mr.. AND MRS. W. E. wIGGINs

Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Virgins
spent several days last week Wis
iting in Meridian, Quitman. New
ton and Riehton.
At Quitman Messrs Virgins
and Verne Barnes addressed a
large crowd of people from that,
and nearby cities on the Pat Har-
rison Waterways Project. Mr..
Virgins also addressed the Ro-
tary clubs in the other cities Wis
tied.
In Meridian Mrs. Virgins was
guest of honor al a luncheon
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17
REVIVAL AT PENTECOSTAL.
CHURCH

The Rev. l.. c. Marsh of Alice
vile, Ala. will conduct a revival
at the new Pentecostal church,
9l6 Belair street, beginning Oct.
10 and continuing through Nov.
2.
Services will be held daily at
z p. m.
The pastor, the Rev. o. L.
West, states that the "old- time
gospel will be preached and in
vites the public to attend.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17

Rev. r. L. Walton returned to his
home in Poplarville on Saturday
otter a visit with Mrs. G. w.
Bowen. Mrs. Walton remained
for q longer visit.
Visit In Arkansas
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Williams left
Friday for a visit with relatives
in El Dorado, Ark.
Mrs. Leroy Weeks Of Gulfport
was a guest of her aunt, Mrs. G.
w. Bowen this weekend.
Mrs. A. c. Pritchett spent few
dayS this week in New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Overtsreet
were visitors to Mobile Saturday.
MRS. Stella Sewell was a vis-
itor to Mobile Friday.
Louisiana Visit
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. DeLashmet,
ST.. returned Sunday from . Wis
ii with relatives in Springhill,
ka., and to cities of interest in
MRS. A. P. Macarthur returned
Sunday from Stockton, Ala,
where she spent several days with
rkiatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Hays of this
city accompanied by Mr., Hays
father, d. L. Hays of Pascagoula,
left this week for a visit with rel
afiNas in San Antonio, Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Khayat have
returned from a visit of several
weeks in New York and Atlantic
City.
Mr.. Harry Levy was a visitor
to Mobile Saturday.
Visit in Jackson
Mrs. NJ. J. Bullock and chill
dren left this week for a visit
with relatives in Jackson, Miss.
Mr.. w. w. Walters has returned
to his home in Laurel, after a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Hamilton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Rivers and
son, Warren. attended the Moss
Point Panama City football game
ih Panama City, Friday. Satur-
day they continued their trip to
panied home by Mrs. Rivers
Albany, Ca. and were accom-
mother, Mrs. N. H. Williams who
was joined Monday by Mr.. VIII
lfaTns for a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Rivers.
{ Mrs. C. w. Bowen who has
been i'll at home for several days
was moved to the Jackson County
hospital Thursday for an examin-
aIion.
Elksnd Conference
Mrs. A. W. Head, Mrs. Gregory
Wood. Mrs. Helen Mayson, and
Hias Florrie MeInnis attended the
group conference of the Presby-
terisn church IN Biloxi Thursday
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17
EDWARD TREHERN

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Trehern
of Pascagoula are parents of an
eight and three-quarter pound son
who was born to them at the
Jackson County hospital Monday
morning, Oct. 13 and whe has
been named Walter Edward.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17
...PASCAG GOULA...
Sociul Events

cagoula Biloxi football game at
Biloxi Friday evening.
Miss Walterine Farr. who is a
student al Draughon college at
Jackson, spent several days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L..
Farr. last week.
Mrs. Emma Fur of Grand Bay,
Ala, was a guest in the home
OF Mrs. william Rhodes, Sunday.
Friends of Miss Elizabeth Tav-
lor, formerly Of Pascagoula but
now a resident of Jackson, will re-
gret to learn that she is III at
St. Doininic's hospital in that CITY.
Miss Taylor is a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Taylor Of
1902 School avenue, Pascagoula.
Return from Trip
Mrs. A. F. Dantzler returned
SUNDAY from a visit of several
DAYS with relatives at Moorhead.
On the trip north, Wednesday of
last week, Mrs. Dantzler was ae-
eompanied by Mrs 7. S. Boswell
and daughters, Shirley and Ca
rol who were en- route to Jackson
for visit with friends, and Mrs.
J. NJ. Haltom, who visited in In
dianola On the homeWard trip
Mrs Dantzler was rejoined by the
members of this party.
Little James Davis, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. J. Davis, l1Q1 East
Polk avenue was recently taken
to MobIesfor consultation with a
physician regarding his condition.
As a result, on his return home,
James was put to bed for a rest
of about three weeks.
Atlanta Visitors
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chain of
Atlanta, Ga. Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin
Ward of Kansas CITY, Mo, and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Walters and
daughters Vida Gay and Carol
of Laurel were guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Denton
Chance, 902 18th street one day
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Funkhouser
and baby daughter, Judy Belle,
returned Monday from a visit of
several weeks with relatives at
Hagerstown, and points in Ma
ryland, and in Pennsylvania and
other nearby states. They depart
ed from Pascagoula the Saturday
after the storm, making the trip
by train.
Mrs. Sparkman Ill
Mrs. Florence Sparkman was
moved to her home at 30l Laf-
ayette street Wednesday from the
Jackson County hospital where
she had been under treatment
since Sunday, but expects to re-
turn there next week for an op-
Grafton.
Mrs. Bessie H. Lowe has re-
turned to her home in Koscius-
ko after visit of a week with
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Harry
NJ. Lowe at 1906 Harrison avenue.
Robert Kell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Kell, is expected home
for the weekend from his stu
dies at the University of Missis-
sippi at Oxford.
Return from Hattiesburg
Miss Mamie Ferrer returned
Thursday from Hattiesburg where
she went to be with her sister,
Mrs. Robert Curry during the pc
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17

Leo Byrd departs THURSDAY,
Oct. 9, for Ferguson, Mo. a suburb
of ST. Louis, where he is visit
ing his brother-in-law and sister
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Baker Mr
Byrd is expected TO return home
during the latter part of the week.
Motor 10 Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. o. A. Sinque-
field had as guests last week Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Brogan of Lau-
rel. Mr.. and Mrs. Sinquefield
and their son, o. A., Jr., motored
to Jackson where they were join
ed bv the two formers daugh-
ter, Miss Betty, who came from
Mississippi college at Clinton to
be with them through the week
end.
Mrs. Henry Gautier returned
home Monday from the Jackson
County hospital where she had
been for a few days while re-
euperating from a minor opera
ton.
Tour Of West
From letters received by Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Olien, Mr.. and
Mrs. George E. Briggs are max
ing a leisurely tour of the West,
have now reached San Diego.
From there. they will tour New
Mexico and on reaching Texas
will stop for a visit with friends.
They expect to reach home by
Oct. 25.
Friends of Mrs. Annie Lee
Painter will be happy to learn
that she has returned to her du-
ties as principal of Central Ele-
mentary school after an illness
of three weeks at the jackson
County hospital.
Sail from New Orleans -
1t is interesting to many in
Pascagoula that the Reverend and
Mrs. James Foster, whose mar.
riage was an event of the late
summer, sailed from New Or
leans, Thursday en- route to take
up their missionary work in Chi
ma. Mrs. Foster is the former
Zelma Van Osdol of Pascagoula.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Holden and
son, Tommy motored to Biloxi
for a weekend visit with M. and
Mrs. Max Jordan. From Biloxi
Messrs Jordan and Holden and
Tommy attended the Texas Ann
LSU football game at Baton
Rouge.
Weekend in Utica
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Scott and
children Linda, Zella Wayne and
Patricia and Mr.. and Mrs. X. v.
Hines and son, Wayne. motored
to Utica. Miss, for thes Weekend
Visitors in the home of M. ano
Mrs. George T. Davis and Miss
ida Kearn during the past week
were Mrs. Augusta Striehhahn of
Mobile and Paxton kcoleman of
Birmingham. On Mr. Coleman's
return to Birmingham he was ac-
companied by Miss Kearn,, who
is his aunt, who spent the week.
end with relatives in that city.
Mrs. Allie Potter and Ernest
Carter of Mobile were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Nose Blanchard,
Sunday.
Miss Jean Ganier and Royce
and Jerry Furr were among Pas
eagoulans who attended the Pas
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17
MOSS POINT.
Sociul Events

Jesse w. Thompson and Miss
Ina Thompson are spending this
weekend in Laurel as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Howe.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17

and she and Mr.. Virgins were
feted at a reeeption-bridge par'g
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Caton that evening at which thev
were presented with a beautiful
four piece china console set.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT

Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Heritage,
983 Cherubuseo street, Pascagou-
la are parents of a son who was
born ON the morning of Oct. ii at
the Jackson County hospital.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17

riod following the sudden death
Of the latter's husband, and to
accompany the funeral party to
Pascagoula for interment Mrs.
Curry now has gone to Mobile to
visit with her daughter. Mrs. Arve
Henriksen after which she will
return to Hattiesburg.
c. NJ. Powell, Miss RUBY Pow
ell, and Miss Mary Louise Sprat
ley spent the weekend in Jack
son visiting Mr.. and Mrs. James
Grimsley and Miss Dymple H.
vens. While there, they attended
the State Fair and visited the
State Capitol They were ac-
companied to Jackson by M. and
Mrs. Albert Waters and son, who
visited Mr.. and Mrs. George Wat
ters.
Return to ST. Louis
Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Fox,
f0l5 Cherubusco street have as
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Tom D. Hen
derson and son, jim, who have
been spending the week with
them, and who have been inspect
ing the havoc wrought by the hur-
ricane. They will return to st.
Louis via New Orleans and
Vicksburg.
Mrs. John H. Cole goes to Mo-
bile Friday to spend the weeks
end with Mrs. f. B. PEBBLES. Mrs.
PEBBLES was a guest in the home
of Mrs. Cole, Wednesday.
Monday marked the departure
of Mrs. James F. Carver for
Houston where she will visit her
daughter. Mrs. Harold Lee and
family.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17
MOSS POINT CHURCHES
Methodist

Beginning with the eleven o.
clock services on Sunday, Octo-
Der Goth, and running through
the week the Christian Educa-
ton Week will be observed by
the Moss Point Methodist church
On Wednesday evening, Octo-
Der 30. the Wesleyan Service
Guild will present a special SER
vice in cooperation with the W.
S. c. S. who are sponsoring the
week of prayer. All church and
Sunday school members are urg-
ed to attend.
The regular third Monday meet
ing of the Wesleyan Service
Guild will be held at the church
on Monday. October goth. at 7:30
p. M.
Presbyterian
The members of the auxiliary
observed Home Mission Week
this week. Home Mission study
was conducted with services
Monday through Wednesday in
the church. A home Mission of
fering was taken up,
Baptist
The w. NJ. u. met in the
church on Monday afternoon.
Plans and organization of cir
cles were made, Mrs. ] T. Rem
froe presided over the meeting.
A business meeting was held and
the meeting was closed with a
PRAYER.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17
Return from Hattiesburq

Miss Mamie Ferrer returned
Thursday from Hattiesburg where
she went to be with her sister,
Mrs. Robert Curry during the pc
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-17
OFFICERS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT
(Condensed
Of the
PASCACOULA-MOSS POINT BANK

Moss Point and Pascasoula, Mississippi
As OF Close OF Business October 6. l947
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-05
Cardinals Estimated A
10000; WrightsviIle
Attendance Good

Thousands of swimmers, sur
bathers, fishermen, and other pre-
season visitors yesterday swarm
ed over Carolina and Wrightsville
beaches as the sun beamed dowr
and most of tae concessions were
open at both resorts.
T. A. Groom, mayor of Cafolirs
Beach, last night said eve had 6
big crowd all day long," and es
timated that 10, 1000 people visited
the resort town yesterday.
R. L. Benson, town clerk o.
Wrightsville, said last night tina
that resort enjoyed a Every gooo
crowd, though not records break.
ing" The wind at Wrightsville
yesterday made the beach rather
cool, he said, and stopped many
would-be swimmers.
Concessions Open
Most of tie concessions at both
beaches have opened for the pre-
season business and Mayor Groom
said that those at Carolina were
"tickled to death" with the boom
ing business carried on yesterday
Most of the business places
around Lumina are open as is
"practically everything at Station
t." at the northern end of Wrights-
vile Beach, Benson said. A mum
Der of the boarding houses are
also open.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-05
FURRY OF FLOWERS
FOLLOWS CLARK ON
AUSTRIAN LEAV

VIENNA, May 4 - R - Gen.
Mark w. Clark, leaving his post
as commanding general of United
States forces in Austria, departed
from Vienna for Salzburg, Ger
many, aboard a special train today
in a furry of flowers, handshakes
and salutes.
A military band struck up Cali
fornia, Here l Come" when Clark
and his wife arrived at the station
with his successor, 1t. Gen Geot-
frey N. Keyes. Clark is bound for
San Francisco to head the sixth
army.
In a farewell message to the
Austrian people, Clark said he
had hoped when the occupation
began that ''the reestablishment
of a free, independent and happy
Austria would have been com
pleted long before this He said
such was the aim of U. S. policy
and Keyes would work for 1t "ably
and vigorously"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-05
Sunday Express Columnist
Says Friendship May
Endanger Attlee

PARIS, May 4 up - Premier
Paul Ramadier's three-month-old
coalition cabinet expelled its five
Communist ministers tonight at
ter the French National assembly
gave the Socialist premier a two.
to-one vote of confidence in which
Communist members dissented.
Dropped from the cabinet were
Communists Maurice Thcrez, vice
premier; Francois Billoux, Min
lister of national defense; Charles
Tillon, reconstruction; Ambrose
Croizat; labor; and Georges Mar
-ane, public health.
Four of the posts then were fill
ed temporarily, Pierre Henry
Teitgen, a co-vice premier with
Thorez, being assigned to take
over the Communist leaders gov
ornamental functions. won Delbos
of the Leftist rally was named tc
succeed Billoux; Robert La Coste,
popular Republican movement
CMRP), replaced Croizat; and
tContinued on Page; Two Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-05
TOBACCO WORKERS
HEAR ORGANIZER
Strikers Al R. ]. Reynolds
Plant Urged To Stick
Together On Demands

WINSTON-SALEM, May 4-(Pe
Several thousand striking workers
OF the United Tobacco Workers
Union (CIO) Local % were told al
a mass meeting today they must
stick together and plan and coop.
crate because we have entered
one of the most important
periods in 1.-THE history of the labor
movement in the south"
The workers, on strike from the
R. ]. Reynolds Tobacco company,
were addressed by Edwin K. Nc
Crea, representative of the Food
Tobacco and Allied Workers as
signed to Local %.
McCrea listed seven points for
which he said the men were strik-
ing.
l.. a l5-cent an hour pay in
crease; 2, automatic progression
to top in first five classifications;
8, group insurance paid by the
company; q, time and one-half pay
for all work over 40-hours; 5, 10
cents an hour d%ifferential for night
work; 6, reclassification of GER.
tain jobs, and 7, union security.
Average S1.00
McCrea said the main issue was
for higher wages. The minimum
is 65-cents an hour and both union
and management say the average
is around ST."
McCrea denied the company's
charges that the union is seeking
to evade the closed shop law. pass
ed by the state legislature at its
last session.
The union in a newspaper adver-
tisement today said that 10, 600
workers are on strike. The COM
pany has made no estimate since
last Thursday, when it said one
half of it's 10000 workers were on
strike. The company said all were
Negro except $50.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-05
MARTIN J. INSULT
DIES in CANADA
Former President OF
Middle West Utilities
Had Varied Career

ORILL1A, Ont, May f. tP) -
Martin J. insult, II, industrialis'
and brother of the late Sam In
sull, died in a hospital today.
insult had lived in a rest home
in Orillia in recent years.
Born in Reading, England, In
sull retained his British citizen
ship througho. his half century Of
residence in the United States.
He was a good salesman of the
policies and facilities of his elder
brothers utilities empire and fol
many years was it's principal
mouthpiece, making speeches to
small town businessmen and or
CARNATIONS of farmers as we'll as
metropolitan groups.
He was regarded as a pioneer
in bringing. metropolitan electric
power to 1000 small towns and
rural districts of 30 states from
Maine to Texas.
Cornell Graduate
A graduate If Cornell univer-
sity, insult so-ved as general man
on the General Incandescent
Arc Light Co., of New York from
1898 to 1904. Two years later his
brother sent him to New Albany,
Ind, as vice president of the
Gas and Electric company,
the Louisville and Northern Rail
way and Light CO., and the Louis
Vile and Southern Indiana Trac-
ton CO.
When Sam insult merged these
and other companies into the Mid
die West Utilities CO., in 1912, Mar
tin became senior vice president.
He moved up to president of
Middle West utilities in 1924 and
headed he 81, 900, 600, 900 corpora
ton until its collapse into receiver
ship in April, 1882.
Even after the collapse he re-
dictatorship in some of Mid
die West Utilities score of sub
Indicted By Jury
VITA the collapse of the utilities
empire Martin insult was indicted
by a Cook county Gill; grand jury
On charges of larceny and embez-
cling S64, 900. +.
He had gone to Canada before
the indictment was returned and
long legal battle developed be-
tween the United S .es and Can
ada over his extradition.
Canadian authorities claimed
there was no. proof of his Grim
CONTINUED on Page Five; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-05
Canada Joins Yugoslavia
In Middle Road Pro-
posals For Assembly

NEW YORK, May 4-W.D-Com'
promise plans were tackled togeth'
err by debate-Wearied United Ma
tons delegates tonight to assure
the Jews an early opportunity to
tell their side of the Palestine dis
pute to the powerful political COM
mittee of the UN General as
sembly.
Yugoslavia and Canada were re-
ported ready with m%iddle-road
proposals for the plenary session
tomorrow morning, when Russia
and Poland were set to make a fin
al but-probablv-vain effort to
let the Jewish agency, official
spokesman for Palestine's 800,
900 Jews, speak before a full-dress
session of the General assembly.
One our said Poland would
press first for e vote on it's reso-
luton to permit a Jewish agency
spokesman to speak before a
plenary assembly meeting. He an
ticipated that the vote would be
close and, if it failed, Poland would
Continued on Page Two; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-05
French National Assembly
Gives Premier Solid
Confidence Vote

LONDON, May e. (R - The
political columnist of the Sunday
Express said today that Foreign
Secretary Ernest Bevin anc
Deputy Prime Minister Herber'
Morrison have buried the Ratchet
ending a 20-year political rivalry
The writer also declared tina
Prime Minister Attlee's job sis
in danger" from the new friend
ship.
The weekly column, written I'm.
der the pen name Of Gross
Bencher," said the rivalry has beer
important because only by this
enmity has Mr.. Attlee been KEEP
in the saddle: Neither dared pitch
him off in case the other jumped
on.
Nov they are in harmony, Mr.
Attlee is in danger"
E. P. Stacpoole, veteran politi
cal writer for the British Press as.
sociation, said:
Reports that MI. Ernest Bevir
(Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-05
BERRY SHIPMENTS
TO BEGIN TODAY
Transport Planes To Carry
Local Crop To
Northern Markets

In the first of a series of all
shipments of strawberries grown
in this area two CAT transport
planes, loaded with the berries,
are scheduled to take off from
Bluethenthal airport today, headed
for northern metropolitan areas.
John J. Ordille, Hammonton,
N. j., a representative of Straw
berry Shippers, Inc, arrived in
Wilmington yesterday to make ar
rangements for the shipments
with Harry Boyd, Jr., acting man.
ager of the airport.
The CATS, a with a representa-
tive of Wing Cargo, Inc, the air
firm handling the shipments
aboard, are slated to arrive at
Bluethentaal this morning. The
Strawberries to be shipped today
will arrive at the airport in trucks
and will be loaded aboard the
planes on the large loading apron
Oh the north part of the field,
Boyd said. The planes r schedul.
ed to take off about noon, he
added.
Headquarters for Wing Cargo,
Inc, are located on Northwest
airfield in Philadelphia, Pa. The
berries will be flown there and
then distributed to northern mar
kets, it was indicated.
1t is not known exactly aow
many air shipments of the straw
berries grown in this area will
be sent to the northern area, but
Ordille is making arrangements
for several more planes to come
down, after those of today, and
indications were that there would
be many shipments.
The same air firm, Wing Cargo,
Inc. sent a plane load of special
flowers to Wilmington just before
Easter for use by local florists,
Boyd said.