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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
Snakes C0mbanions of Z0fMI Man in Scamp 5Days

into the tree and fell asleep ly-
ing across a limb. He awoke and
knew that he would fall back
into the e and drown, he said,
so he made for another pile of
drift wood that was to be his
for four days.
Although barefooted, unarm-
ed, and weak from hunger and
thirst, Mr.. Ladnier spent the next
day vainly seeking his missing
companion. Of hundreds of snakes
he only killed one which he said
seemed to insist on sleeping with
me-" A raccoon spent the first
two days and nights of his vigil
in a tree above him and he said
he saw thousands of minks, OF
tiers, muskrats and other small
animals.
The second night. he caught IL
swallows of rain water in a beat
en- out section of his oil can and
that was to be all the water he
would have for five days.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
First WV Officers Elected For
Clifton McKelly Williams Post

The newly organized Veterans
of Foreign Wars post in Moss
Point will be known as the elf
ton McKelly Williams Post,
honoring the memory of the late
First Lieutenant Williams of Es-
catawpa, killed in action in World
War II, it was decided at an or
ganization meeting of the post in
the Firemen's Hall Wednesday
night.
Henry Lynd, also a native of
Escatawpa and veteran OF both
Wars, was elected as first COM
mander of the post. An appliea-
ton for the charter was mailed
yesterday.
Lieutenant Williams, a BIT
pilot, was shot down over Ham,
burg, Germany, on December 81,
1914. He was 81 years of age. Be-
fore his death, he had been
awarded the Air Medal with three
Oak Leaf Clusters, the European
Theater of Operations ribbon with
three battle stars, and was sub
sequently awarded the Purple
Heart Medal, which was sent to
his mother.
His father, Clifton Williams, is
a veteran of World War l and
was elected a trustee of the new
post at the meeting Wednesday
night.
Commander Lynd is a retired
Navy Chief Petty Officer, who
returned to active service during
World War II.
Other officers elected included
Roy Blades, senior vice command
err; John B. Jones, Jr., junior vice
commander; Milton Hill, quarter
master; and Vincent A. Torres,
I. D. Stewart, and Mr.. Williams,
trustees. All of the group with
the exception of Mr.. Torres and
Mr.. Williams are World War II
veterans.
Harold Monroe, appointed by
temporary Commander F. W. Cir
lot, will continue to serve as adj
jutant until an appointment is
made by Commander Lynd.
Meetings are held the first and
third Wednesday nights in each
month at the Firemen's Hall in
Moss Point and eligible veter'
ans from District One and Tive
are invited to join.
Seventy-nine members were
present at Wednesday night:
meeting.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
Ballot Tomorrow
On Conservation
District In County

jackson County rural land
owners will vote tomorrow in an
election to determine whether or
not the county will become a soil
conservation district. All land
owners in the county, outside of
the three municipalities of Ocean
Springs, Moss Point and Pasca-
goula, are eligible to vote.
Creation of the district will
result in substantial gains for land
owners by obtaining for the coun-
ty an office of the federal Soil
Conservation Service and the SER
vice of an expert on q fulltime
basis.
Ballot boxes will be found In
East Jackson County at the Coun-
ty Agents office, at Louie Rob-
ert's store in Orange Grove. at
Henry Stork's residence in Pecan,
at both grocery stores in Hairless
ton, at three grocery stores and
Swendsen's Garage in Hurley, at
both grocery stores in Big Point,
at the grocery store in Tanner
Williams, at Striker Aparies in
Arena. at three grocery stores in
Wade, at Hubbards store at Three
Rovers and at Porters store north
of Esatawpa.
In West Jackson county, ballot
boxes will be found at several
establishments in Gautier, at Su-
ier's Grocery in st. Martin, at five
stores in Vancleave, at the Ever
green grocery, Mt. Pleasant Gro
Gerry and at the New Prospect
Camp Grounds, where Ira 7. Ha-
vens, vocational instructor of the
Vancleave Consolidated school,
will be in charge. Boxes will also
be available at David's Grocery in
Daisy estry and Taylor's Gro
Gerry in Daisv- Vestry and Taylor's
Grocery at Latimer.
If a district is established by the
voters as a result of two-thirds of
those land owners voting casting
a ballot "for". q board OF COM
rniasioners with be set-up with
one representative from each of
the five supervisors districts. This
board will be empowered to pur-
chase equipment for the use of
land owners in conservation and
reforestation work.
Such equipment would be
purchased with federal funds, and
the board could not in any case
either raise or lower taxes, IL was
stressed by County Agent A. j.
Franklin.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03

servers for IS miles during the
next nine hours.
Battered and waterlogged, they
hit a floating island Friday af-
ternoon and drug themselves onto
the pile of drift wood partially
supported by tree tops where they
fell into a sleep of exhaustion.
Sometime later, Mr.. Ladnier
awoke and saw a tree in the dis
lance that he believed would sup
port the two of them. The island
seemed about to break up so they
swan for it, forgetting in the
excitement to again lash them
selves together, Mr.. Ladnier said.
Mr.. Ladnier said that he reach
the tree with his last ounce of
strength and hung on, gasping for
breath. MI. White had made a
slower start and seemed to be
drifting, he said, but he was too
weak to 60 to his aid and had to
hold on and watch his friend drift
away into the night.
The survivor pulled himself
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 2, AP-The
Mississippi Agricultural and In
dustrial Board was asked Tuesday
to lend its support to the proposed
Pat Harrison Waterway that
would provide a nine-foot barge
channel from the Gulf to Laurel,
Hattiesburg and Meridian.
Kermes F. Gautier of Pasca-
goula, president of the Mississip-
pi Coast Council, at a meeting of
the board here today requested
the members to lend aid at a
hearing that the United States
Engineers will conduct on the fea-
stability of the project.
The hearing will be held at Pas
cagoula some time in November.
Asserting the supporters of the
project believe that the benefits
il would bring would justify the
expense of construction, ]. V. Be-
dell, engineer who has conducted
an economic survey said that
barge traffic would result in a
saving of more than S2,500,000 an
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
Local Group Asks State Industrial
Boards Support of Inland Waterway

nuallv in freight rates to Laurel,
Hattiesburg and Meridian.
The proposed waterway would
permit freight to be moved by
barge on the Leaf, Chickasawhay
and Pascagoula rivers. Freight
could be loaded from barge to
ships at Pascagoula.
"In oil alone you have abso-
lutte justification for the develop
ment of the waterway" Bedell
declared. He added that cheap
transportation would give an i'm
petus to industry to establish IN
Mississippi"
He described Pascagoula as an
ideal natural port. Verne Barnes.
secretary of the Pascagoula-Mo o
Point Chamber of Commerce, told
the board that the proposed wat
erway "can mean as much to
Mississippi as the Erie does to
New York"
William E. Barksdale, executive
secretary of the board, said the
board would consider Gautier's re-
quest for support.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
Emile Herrin Hurt
In Auto Accident.
Still In Hospitol

Emile Herrin of Moss Point was
the victim of an automobile ac-
cident on Friday, September 26,
which resulted in serious injuries
to Mr.. Herrin.
En- route to Pascagoula on
Highway 90 his car was struck
by a car driven by Mrs. Ruth Ray
of Pascagoula, it is reported.
Mrs. Ray was going toward
Moss Point when she put on the
brakes to avoid hitting a COW. 1t
is said that the brakes on her
car locked and caused her to
swerve and crash into the Herrin
car.
Mr., Herrin was thrown from the
car and received several seri-
Gus injuries which have confined
him to the hospital. His condition
is reported as favorable.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
Fifty-Five Local handicapped
Persons Seek Jobs This Week

National Employ the Physi-
cally Handicapped Week was.
enacted by the 10th Congress
and given the blessings of Pres
ident Truman by a directive.
The governors of all states and
other public officials Joined in
adding their blessings to the
humane project.
In connection with the drive.
statisticians have pointed out
that some handicapped persons
actually make more efficient
employees than the average of
those possessing all of their fac
ulties. Deaf mutes, for exam
pie, are extremely proficient
in some types of work.
Often, too, the attitude of a
handicapped person is better
because he is grateful for an
opportunity to earn a living and
increased loyalty to the firm or
individual employer results.
Further information concern
ing the local cases may be OBJ
tanned at the local employment
office or by telephoning 726.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
Plan Machinery
Purchase For
Garbage Disposal

The city and county govern
ments are negotiating for the pur-
chase of a drag line and bulldozer
in order to install a sanitary con-
tinuous fill garbage disposal sys-
tenn for Pascagoula, Mayor John
r.. Watts said this week.
Negotiations are being carried
on with a Federal agency.
II the purchase of the machin'
cry is completed, the city plans
acres of land in an outlying Sec
ton for the new disposal system
Heretofore garbage collected
in Pascagoula has been dumped
adjacent to the city's limits, and
the system has long been con-
demned by health authorities.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
Funeral Services
On MonduY For Mrs.
M. Quuttle bourrl

Mrs Maude Bell Quattlebaum
of 1909 18th street, age SIS, died
suddenly as she was en- route to
the hospital on Friday, September
26
Mrs. Quattlebaum was a native
of Greenville although she had
made her home in Pascagoula for
the past three years
She is survived by two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. w. J. Newton of Bos-
ton and Mrs. John F. Wood of
Pascagoula; and five sons, Ben
son, of Greenville, Paul S., Robert
and RAYMOND Lee Quattlebaum
all of Pascagoula and j. W. Ches-
ney of Devers, Texas.
She is also survived by one sis
ter, Mrs. c. F. Vaughan of
Greenville and one brother, T. E.
Canada of NatcheZ.
The remains were taken to
Greenville, Miss, on Monday
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03

here as a time keeper at ingalls,
during the war years.
Propped up in bed at his home,
MIR. Ladnier told how he learned
Thursday afternoon that a hur-
ricane was due to hit southeast
Louisiana while wishing in mar
shes of that state. A dozen shrimp
boats were in the area he said,
and they left Jack Williams Bay
to seek a safer shelter, led by the
Peasant.
Mr.. Whites boat, the Norma
Sue" was smaller and slower than
the rest and MI. Ladnier attempt
ed to tow the smaller craft. They
subsequently lost the rest of the
boats as darkness fell and Mr.
White came aboard the MARY E."
About 200 o'clock Friday morn
ing, the anchored MARY E. broke
its moorings and they drifted I'M
I'll $3.50 that night, when she cap
sized. The two men managed to
tie themselves together and drift
ed on the oil cans and their pre-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03

Sunday night, Mr.. Ladnier said.
he decided that he would never
find his way out of the endless
marshlands and held out hope
only that he would be SPOTTED bv
a plane. Those that flew over
seemed not able to see his shirt,
which he waved frantically from
the end of a driftwood pole, how
ever.
Monday morning, his feet a
mass of sores and near exhaus-
ton, he climbed once more to the
top of the tree and looked
around. He said that despera-
tion gave him strength to get a
little higher in the tree than he
had been before and that he spot
ted the mast of a ship in the dis
lance, perhaps a mile away.
1t took him four hours to crawl,
wade, swim and drag himself that
distance, he said. and he does not
believe he would of made it had
he not found a small Jar of peach
preserves that had drifted in from
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03

civilization-and a little further
on-a jug of fresh water.
He was picked up Monday af-
ternoon in Lake Bohn, thirty-five
miles from the point where his
boat had capsized.
Mr.. Ladnier received a letter
this week from Chester Schultz of
Bay st. Louis, stating that Mr..
Schultz had found the MARY E"
in a floating condition in Crooked
Bayou, about so yards out in the
marsh.
A volunteer crew leaves Pas
cagoula today in an attempt to re-
turn the boat here while Mr..
Ladnier regains his strength and
the rs pounds of weight that he
lost for he saws he will go fish
ing again as soon as he and his
boat are in condition.
A native of Pasaegoula, Mr..
Ladnier has fished off and on all
of his life but worked for ingalls,
for six years during the war.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03

Do you have a place in your
organization that could be fill
ed by a one-armed veteran,
willing to use all the energies of
that arm in the interest of your
business? Or isn't there a spot
in your business that could be
filled by a man with only one
eye?
You are asked to especially
consider these questions during
next week. National Employ
the physically Handicapped
Week.
Fifty-five physically handi-
capped persons seek employ
ment through the local office
of the Mississippi State En-
ployment Service located in the
Pascagoula Hotel building at
301 Delmas avenue.
They include both men and
women, of all age groups, and
their handicaps range from mi
nor to serious. All, however,
could be profitablv employed
in some type of job.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
School Support
Statewide Study
Is Authorized

A comprensive statewide study
of the financial support OF pub
lie schools in Mississippi has been
authorized by the board of direc-
tors Of the Mississippi Educa-
tional Association and is sched-
uled to be completed by Janu-
airy, l948, according to a recent
release.
The study will be conducted by
the newly-created Bureau of Ed
ucational Research of the School
of Education of the University of
Mississippi.
The study will include Cd An
analysis of present expenditures
(2) An analysis of the relation
ship between local support and
state aid (3) The development of
a scientific Measure of education
al need to be financed (4) The
development of a more equitable
measures of local support 90 To
develop a proposed plan for al
locating state funds to the local
school systems and (6) To make
available to the people of Mis-
sissippi facts and recommended
tons for the revision of their laws
relating to improving the finan-
cial support of public education.
Preliminary reports will be
made to the MEA directors as the
study progresses and the results
of the study will be made avail
able to association members and
the general public.
The study is expected to be OF
inestimable value to the educa-
tional program of the state and
will be helpful to the teachers,
public officials, students. and the
general public that supports the
educational program, according
to an official of the association.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
Red Cross Asked
For Aid By l53
Hurricane Victims

One hundred and fifty-three
residents of Jackson County have
filed requests for assistance in the
rehabilitation of their families as
a result of the recent hurricane,
the county chapter headquarters
announced yesterday.
Fortv-five of the requests came
from families who were earning
their livelihood by fishing and
who had their boats damaged or
destroyed. Other requests came
for the building and repairing OF
homes, for clothing lost, and for
grocery orders where the head of
the family has been unable to
work due to the shutdown of fac
tories or businesses,
Each case is handled individual
" and assistance is given only to
families not able to help them
selves without working a hard
ship on other members of the
group, it was said.
Where fishing boats we're lost
or heavily damaged, it is the pol
icy of the Red Cross to assist the
owners in repairing or replacing
the crafts, where they are not
able to finance it themselves, a
spokesman said.
Registration centers have been
setup in Ocean Springs, st. Mar
tin and Pascagoula, and any per-
son wishing to apply for aid
vlould do so by tomorrow tSat-
urday), October 4.
Five hundred and fifty-two wei
fare inquiries were handled by
the local chapter during the en-
Urgency and all inquiries from
relatives regarding county resi-
dents have been answered. In
vestigations were made primarily
by volunteer workers, it was said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
The "JonoIyce"
Luxury Cruiser
Burns In River

The "Janaylce", 33-foot luxury
cabin cruiser belonging to Charles
G Gaskin of Pascagoula, was de-
stroyed by fire late Saturday af-
ternoon, hospitalizing the owner
and two passengers.
Bolton Gilbreath of New Or
leans and Marion Parkinson. for
mer manager of the Jackson
County Airport, were still confin-
ed to the hospital yesterday but
Mr.. Gaskin received emergency
treatment and was released.
The blaze began following the
refueling of the $4,000 craft on
the Pascagoula River front near
the foot of Dupont avenue, Three
ambulances came to the scene and
removed the burned men to the
hospital.
After the fire had apparently
been extinguished, 1t blazed again
during the night and the craft is
practically a one hundred per-
cent loss.
The boat was named for Mr..
Gaskin's two daughters and was
built in his back yard with the
aid of NJ. NJ. Flechas and the
Purdy brothers. She was launch
ed at ingalls, about a year ago.
She was one of the most beau
tiful crafts ever launched on the
coast with a mahogany super
structure and all conveniences.
The owner carried no insurance,
according to reports.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
FILA Takes Bids
For Sale OF
DormitorY Unit

The Public Housing Admins
tration will accept bids on the for
mer negro dormitory located on
Dupont street west of Market
street up to October 18th, it was
announced this week by James D.
Hundley, Pascagoula housing
manager.
1t was also announced that no
acceptable bids had been received
for the building housing the Jit-
new Jungle super market on Mar
ket street and Lincoln avenue. As
a result the regional office has
applied for permission to conduct
a negotiated sale of the property.
Meanwhile the Jitney-Jungle
store operated in the building by
Max Dossett has closed and the
stock removed to Hattiesburg.
The Dupont street building and
land will be sold on a competitive
bid basis with Federal agencies,
state and local governments, non
profit institutions and veterans
of World War II having priority
in that order. Veteran purchases
are confined to owner-operated
small business ventures.
The building cannot be used for
dwelling purposes unless torn
down and reconstructed, Mr..
Hnudley said.
R. E. Bates, regional director
for the PHA at Atlanta, said
Thursday that there are no new
developments in the sale of the
government-owned housing units
in Pascagoula. Appraisals on the
Gulfdale units for negroes, which
will be the first sold, are still in
the Jackson office of the FILA
waiting approval so that financing
of the sales can be arranged
through that Federal agency.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
City To Award
School Contract
Work On Tuesday

Awarding of contract for school
improvement work at Moss Point
was postponed until the next reg
ular meeting of the mayor and
board of aldermen. set for Tues
day night of next week, while
negotiations are being carried on
with the low bidder, Mayor Bob
Cirlot announced this week.
The bids for the $150,000 school
construction work were opened
last week. When completed the
work will add 10 new class rooms
and additional toilet and cafe
terra facilities to Moss Point
schools.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
COMMISSIONER EXTENDS
THANKS

Street Commissioner Lee G..
Beckham this week expressed his
sincere appreciation to the citi-
zens of Pascagoula for their help
and cooperation in clearing the
streets of the city of debris and
fallen trees and limbs following
the recent hurricane here.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
Temporary Mail
Schedules Given
BY Postmaster

Mail in and out of Pascagoula
is moving on a temporary sched-
ule on two incoming and two
outgoing trains a day, it was an
nounced by Postmaster Arthur v.
Smith.
Trains arrive from the north
at 6:35 a. m. and 4:40 p. m. From
the south arrivals are at l1:47 a.
IN. and 7:10 p. m. Most outgoing
arrivals are HAT and ITO p. m.
Most outgoing mail is to the north,
and heaviest receipts are from
that direction. highway postal
trucks operate between Ocean
Springs and Gulfport, making
connections at the latter place
with the Illinois Central.
Until normal train service is
restored, mail for New Orleans
and western states is being routed
via Mobile and Hattiesburg. Only
slight delays are in airmail as
dispatches II being made to
planes in Mobile and Montgom-
cry instead of New Orleans.
stead of New Orleans.
During the first three days fol-
lowing the hurricane of Septem-
Der 10, the Pascagoula post Of
flee handled mails for offices be-
tween Pascagoula and Gulport,
and employees received letters of
commentator from the postal
inspection and transportation di-
visions.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03
City To Vote
On Two-Mill
Tax Levy :
Garbage Collec tion.
Cemeteries. Park
Improvements Aim

Pascagoula will vote on an adj
ditional two-mill tax levy on No
vember 4th, date of the general
election, according to a notice of
election and three city ordinances
carried in this issue of the Chron-
icle-Star and Advertiser.
The proposed millage would be
used as follows:
One mill for garbage collec-
ton and disposal purposes; one
half mill for cemetery mainte-
nance purposes and one-half mill
for park improvement and main
tenance.
On the present city assessment
a one mill levy will yield approx
imately $4,000 in revenue.
Mayor John r. Watts said that
the millage election has been set
for November 4th, when voters
will not only take part in the
general election, but will also
name a United States Senator to
fill the ~unexpired term of the
late Theodore G. Bilbo, so that
two elections could be avoided.
Before long we will have to
take over the collection and dis
posal of garbage in the Eastlawn
and Maritime Federal Housing
Projects" Mayor Watts said.
This has previously been handl-
ed by the FPHA at its own ex-
pense, and present city revenues
will not be adequate for the vast
ly increased service"
Effective October l
The new levies, il. voted, would
become effective with the fiscal
year that began October /, ls47.
1t was believed by city off
Gals that eacn levy would be
voted or separately, with each
proposal on a separate ballot.
However, the question had not
been definitely decided.
Because of the city election,
voters will mark their ballots in
two places in the Scranton or
City Hall precinct. The general
election voting will be set at the
courthouse, and the vote on the
increased tax levy will be held
at city hall. In the other two city
precincts voting in both cleo
tions will be at the same place,
the old Firemen's Hall on Wash
ington avenue in the South Pas
cagoula precinct, and the Knights
of Columbus Hall in North Pas
cagoula precinct.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-03

where the funeral services were
conducted at the Catchings Bap-
fist church with the Rev, I. Mar
tin officiating. The interment
was in the Catchings cemetery.
Pail bearers were J. Rutland,
E. Bufkin, Henry Vaughan,
Charles Vaughan, w. 1. Clancy
and Tommy Vaughan.
Fails Funeral Services of Pasca-
goula were in charge of the flu
neral arrangements.