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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
Miss Chdstunt Dies
After Long Illness.
Funeral Held Fridoy

Miss Rosine Delphine Chastant,
80 wears old, died Thursday, Feb
ruary ID, at the home of her
cousin. Mrs. Frank Warren on
Beach Boulevard. Miss Chastant
had been an invalid for the past
IL years following a stroke and
she had made her homo with Mrs.
Warren since her illness.
Born IN Pointe Coupee parish,
Louisiana, on a plantation, Miss
Chastart had spent MANY sum
mers in Paseagoula before com
ing here permanently. She was
the daughter of J. b. Chastant
and osa Fuselier de In Claire.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at Our Lady Of Victories
church by the Rev. p. ]. Carer
Friday at 10 a. M, and interment
was in Greenwood cemetery. Pail
bearers we're Hermes Gautier, N.
l. Hatten, Wilbur Moore, Martin
Shepard, George Lewis and John
r. Watts. Stokes Funeral home
was in charge.
Out-of-toWn relatives attend
ing the funeral were Mrs. Edgar
Hull. Charles Barbot and Mrs
Chastant Of New Orleans.
Mrs. Quinn Gautier of Biloxi and
Mrs. f. F. Desmond Of Mobile.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
Miss Pearl Walden
Meets With Nurses
esdoY Evening

On Wednesday evening a din
ner meeting of Industrial Nurses
1T ingalls, and the Southern Kraft
Paper company was held with
Miss Pearl Walden of Jackson,
who was a visitor to the city.
Miss Walden. who comes from
Jackson where she is eonsultant
for Industrial hygiene at the Pub
lie Health Office at Jackson came
down TO confer with the local
nurses in regard to the Jackson
county organization formed some
time ago.
The dinner took place at the
Beach Park pavilion.
Miss Maude Ladner was a guest
outside Of the organization.
Others present YER Mrs. Eve
lvn Tyson, Mrs. Ann Pettigrew,
Mrs. Ethel Olsen, Mrs. Ruby
Partin, Mrs. Sadie Whit and
Mrs. Grace Cole OF ingalls, and
Mrs. Moline Warrington and Mrs.
Ada B Richards of the Southern.
Kraft.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
One Hour Limit
On Parking Set
BY City Council

An ordinance limiting automo-
bile parking TO one hour on South
Pascagoula street and Delmas
avenue in the shopping center
area, between the hours of 8
a. m. and 9 p. m, was adopted this
week by the city council. A
fine of $40 is provided for vio-
lators of the ordinance.
The ordinance provides specifi-
cally that II shall be unlawful
to park any motor vehicle upon
either side of South Pascagoula
street from the Louisville and
Nashville railroad south to the
intersection of Watts avenue and
upon either side of Delmas ave-
nue. from South Pascagoula street
to South Magnolia street for a
period longer than one hour from
the hours of Q q. m. to 9 p. M, ex-
cept on the east side of South
Paseagoula street in front of the
United States Post Office where it
shall be unlawful to park any
meteor vehicle longer than fif-
teen minutes at any time"
Members of the council said the
ordinance was necessary to dis
tribute parking time in the shop
ping district, which has become
congested in recent years by the
heavy influx of population.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
Launching OF
Brasiloide Takes
Place Al Ingalls,

The second Brazilian vessel to
taste the waters Of the Pasea
gouia river was formally chris
tened the Brasiloide at launch
ing ceremonies Friday morning
when Mrs. Hilda ola Costa. wife
Of Commander NJ. r. ola Costa,
served as sponsor.
TIE launching stand and the
sleek vessel itself were bedeeked
with blue, gold and green in hon
or of the country represented.
Witnessing the ceremonies were
representatives. Of the Brazilian
government, the ingalls, Ship
building Commission, Corps of
Engineers, American Bureau Of
Shipping and other prominent
guests.
Paulo Caracas, chairman of
The Brazilian Shipbuilding Com
mittee Of which Commander ola
Costa is president, made a brief
speech in which he declared that
these ships will not only carry
goods and merchandise but al
50 the good viii and reciprocal
friendship of two great peace
loving nations
Following the launching the
sponsor and her party and special
guests were entertained att a
luncheon.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
w. Ed Virgins
Heuds Chamber
industrial Group

w. Ed Virgins has been nam
ed to head the Chamber of Com
morcc industrial Service and
Promotion committee by the C.
of c. president, E. A. Khayat,
it was announced this week.
Other members of the group are
Hermes Gautier, past president
of the chamber, w. R. Guest,
Sr., E. II. Bacot. w. B. Herring,
DR.. Thomas Stout and w. M. Dut-
ton.
The committee is mapping an
ambitious and energetic pro-
gram and the budget for its ae-
tivities has been greatly increas-
ed. Verne Barnes, chamber Sec
retarv, will spend two days the
latter part of this week in jack
son comforting with William
Barksdale, head of the Agricul-
tural and Industrial Board, and
T. D. Davis. his assistant, and
others.
A study will also be made of
the bonding potentialities under
the BAWI act to determine to
what extent this county can par
ticipate in the benefits to fur
ther this program.
The Board of Directors of the
Chamber of Commerce will meet
Monday night.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
Loren Davidson
OF LSU Is Guest
Director At Clinic

Loren Davidson, associate pro-
fessor o. music at Louisiana State
University, will be guest director
Mt the fourth annual choral elm
ic sponsored by the Gulf Coast
Music Directors Association which
will be held in Paseagoula Feb
ruary IS to March |.
Mr.. Davidson was graduated
from Simpson college of Indian
ola, Iowa, with bachelor of mu-
sic degree and received his mas
ter of music degree from LSU
where ne has been a faculty
member since l945 He has served
on numerous occasions as a con-
duetor and soloist, having been
in charge of reeitals by Women's
and other groups.
Mr.. D~avidson's voice study
has been with such outstanding
teachers as Arthur Boardman.
tenor formerly with n La Scala
at Milan, Italy, Opera Company,
Vittorio Trevison of the Chicago
Opera Company and Pischa
Pelz. voice coach and program
director of a Portland. Ore,
radio station.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
Founders Day
To Be Observed
By P-TA Council

The Parcnt-Teacher Council.
which IS composed of the five
Parent-Teacher Associations of
Pascagoula will observe Found
er's Day with a program at the
South Elementary School Friday,
February 81, at 7:30 p. m,
The guest speaker will be Sam
uel T. Robinson, executive sec
rotary Of the Mississippi Social
Hygiene association and the pro-
gram will be enlivened BY mu-
steal skits which vii be present
ed by children of the various
schools.
The meeting viii be presided
over by Mrs. e. A. Parker, pres
ident % the Council and Mrs.
Il. II. Bacot of the Beach Street
School Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton viii be in charge of the pro-
gram.
Mrs. Edgar Fortenberry will
head the hospitality committee.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21

rendered two solos early in the
program.
Out Of town guests introduced
included; l. c. Wiswell, treas
urer Of Chambes of Commerce
Of Ocean Springs; Joe Butler.
secretary of that organization:
and Editor and Mrs. II. R. Lee
of the Jackson County Times;
from Lueedale. President r. I
Bailey Of Junior Chamber of
Commerce and Mrs. Bailey, Ed
tor and Mrs. George Sellers Of
the George County Times; from
Mobile, W. c. MeGown. Presi-
Mobile. W. c. MCGOWAN. Presi-
dent Leslie B. Grant of the
Chamber of Commerce: from
Gulfport, President Hanun Gard
nef of Chamber Of Commerce;
L. P. Sweat. Jr., president and
general manager Of Mississippi
Power Co. and chairman of
Mississippi Agricultural & Indus
trial Board: John T. Dalier. di-
vision manager Of Mississippi
Power Co: F. c. c. Brash. divi-
sion superintendent of Mississip-
pi Power Co. and Anthony Y
Ragusin, secretary Of the Biloxi
Chamber of Commerce.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
ingalls, Submits
Bids On Transport
Reconversions

WashIngton-AP - Bids from
shipyards for reconversion of
three naval attack transports to
peacetime cargo vessels were
opened by the Maritime Com
mission Wednesday.
The bids were for basic re-
voneersion plus supplementary
reconversion work with better
mentS."
Apparent low bidder for the
entire job on the Custer was the
Bethlehem Steel Co, Baltimore,
Md, which offered to do the job
for $1,275,000 in 100 calendar
days.
Apparent low bidder for all
work on the Griggs was the Fed
eral Shipbuilding and Drydock
Co., Kearny, N. j., at $1,262,870
Apparent low bid for reconver-
sion of the former Grundy was
1870, 205, offered by the Federal
Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.
The ingalls, Shipbuilding Corp,
Pascagoula, Miss, sent a letter
that was read at the bid open
ing as a substitute for bids which
it said it understood the commits
sion had not received.
The letter said the company
was willing to do the entire job
on each of the ships for these
amounts:
Custer, 81, 462, 900: Griggs, ST.
440, 900, and Grundy, $1,431 900.
The reconversion bids are now
under consideration but a deei-
sion is not expected for several
Waakc
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
chronological Know How" Said To Be
South Primary Economic Need

The South needs Neurological
know how above all other
things in order to realize the
maximum benefits from the sec
tons advantages of climate
and wealth of natural resources,
members of the Pascagoula-
Moss Point Chamber of Com
meree were told at their fourth
annual meeting last Thursday
night.
DR.. Wilbur A. Lazier deliver
ed the principle address at the
meeting, which was marked BY
the Inauguration of the new
president, Edward A. Khayat.
Past president Hermes F. eau
tier presented the gavel to Nj.
Khayat early in the program and
was lauded By the incoming
president as Mr.. jackson Coun-
ty.'
DR.. Lazier, director of the
Southern Research Institute of
Birmingham and a world re-
nowned research scientist, was
introduced BY Walter Spiva. sec
rotary Of the Mississippi High
way Commission and a ranking
member Of the institute.
Non-Profit
The speaker explained that
the Southern Research Institute
is a non-profiting organization.
devoting its full energies TO re-
search vital to the development
of the South. He declared that
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
Rice To Ask Alabama Legislature
Aid In Free State" Settlement

description of the line in the
constitution of Mississippi.
The passage of the bill in
Mississippi came after an ex-
tended editorial campaign in
the Chronicle Star and Adver-
tiser and a plea to the late
Governor Thomas l.. Bailey on
the part of the county board
of supervisors to legally set
tie the line.
The term Free State of
S~tateline" was first used in the
columns of this newspaper TO
designate the no-man's-land on
Highway 90 near the Alabama
Mississippi line where open
gambling and other lawless acts
have continued for many years.
Settlement would also pro-
tect the states rights to tidal
lands which may have rich oil
deposits.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
Lucedale Man,
Well Known Here
Killed In Wreck

l.. f. Breland, So, owner of a
Lueedale hotel and brother of
w. F. Breland of Paseagoula, died
early Wednesday morning after
the automobile which he was
driving crashed into a freight
train near the George County
seat.
Mre. Rreland's car struck a Mis-
sissippi Export Railroad train at
a crossing on Highway Is about
two miles from Lueedale, ae-
eording to reports from the scene
of the accident.
Funeral services were conduct
ed yesterday afternoon from the
Fails Funeral home in Lueedale
with interment in the Fairly eem-
etery at Deep Creek. Mr.. Breland
was a member of the Cypress
Greek Baptist church.
A building contractor before
purchasing the hotel two years
ago, Mr.. Breland was we'll kuoWA
here where his brother is a prom
inent business man and a son,
operated a cleaning and
pressing establishment in Moss
Point for several years.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
Ships For South
American Fleet
Arrives Saturday

The first of the four ships to be
outfitted at the Ingalls, Shipyard
here for Flota Mercante Gran
colombiana, three-eountrv mer-
chant fleet, will arrive at the
yard Saturday.
These two will be followed at a
later date by two more and the
third pair is being outfitted by the
Todd-Johnson Dry Docks, Inc, in
New Orleans. Work will also in
elude a certain amount of reas-
sembling as the vessels were built
on the Great Lakes and their
voyage down the Mississippi to
their Southern berths required
some dismantling
These six ships, which were
built too late for use in the re-
cent World War. will comprise
the first international merchant
fleet and will represent Venezue-
la. Colombia and Ecuador. Gran
colom5iana is a JOINT enterprise
of commercial interests in these
three countries and was formed to
aid sea commerce and to reduce
the cost of living BY increasing
imports and exports.
Sea trials of the ships will be
made out of Paeseagoula.
The new fleet will operate be-
tween principal United States
ports and those of the three coun-
tries ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in
Ecuador, Buenaventura on the
Pacific side and Cartegena and
Barranquilla on The Caribbean
side of Colombia. and Mara Cal
DO. Puerto Cahello and LaLgua-
ira of Venezuela.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21

Private Emory L. Warriek,
18-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy A. Owens of Pasca-
goula, this week won an Amer
lean Red Cross Star Your
State contest in Korea and
has been awarded a Today
de luxe tour of Japan as the
guest of the United States
Army.
His entry was based on a
plan to improve harbor faeili-
ties in Pascagoula but no de-
tails have been received.
Private Warrick was one
of -four grand prize winners
and VIII fly to Tovko and be
taken IN a special car on a
grand tour of Japan as an
honored guest of the army
and BE- a guest at a tea given
BY Mrs. Doug5s Macarthur
on Sunday. February %.
He viii also be allowed a
phone car home but there IS
no Indications q when the call
viii come TO Mr.. and Mrs. Civ
ems at their home at 723 Wash
ington Avenue.
The news that Mr. Warriek
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
Wreck At Wade
Kills Johnson,
Mrs. Alexander

Samuel Vardaman Johnson. 80,
member of a large East Jackson
county family, was killed Satur-
day night about 1890 in an auto
mobile accident which also prov
ed fatal to Mrs Adele Alexander,
81, Of Richton, mother of eight
children.
The two were killed when a
truck, driven by Henry l.. Mel
son OF Big Point, struck a large
oak tree near Wade when Mr..
Nelson was apparently blinded
by the lights of an approaching
vehicle.
Mr.. Johnson died before reach
ing the jackson County hospital
and Mrs. Alexander succumbed
a few moments after reaching the
hospital, without regaining con
seriousness.
Witnesses also expressed the
belief that the lights on Mr.. Mel
sons vehicle failed just prior to
the crash which was said to have
split the cab of the truck and
hurled Mrs. Alexander into the
highway,
Funeral Monday
Mr. Johnson was the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Johnson of
Wade and has many friends and
relatives in this area to grieve at
his untimely death. Funeral SER
vices we're conducted by Fails
from the residence at 200 o'clock
Monday afternoon with interment
in the family cemetery. The Rev.
James Williamson of Eseatawpa
offieiated.
Mrs. Alexander's remains were
shipped to Riehton Sunday by the
Fails Funeral Home for burial.
Besides his father and mother,
Mr.. Johnson is survived by four
brothers, Preston, William, James
and Frank, all of Wade; two sis
GERS, Mrs. Frances Pipkins of
Wade and Mrs. Winnie Lee Major
of Milton. Fla; and many other
relatives here.
The pallbearers, all close rela-
lives Of the deceased, were Guy
Julian, Clifford, Monroe and
Mize johnson and j. D. Baria.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21

this section has been neglected
from a research standpoint and
explained the importance of the
projects undertaken in Birming-
ham both verbally and with the
use of slides.
Mr.. Gautier presided during
the carly part Of the program,
which was opened with the sing
ing Of the national anthem. Seat
ed at the speakers table We're:
the Rev P. j. Carey, who pro-
nouneed the invocation. Mrs.
Khayat, f. r. Hammett, vice
president: W. E. Virgins, vice
president. and Mrs Virgins: J.
@. Memo. a vice president of the
Merchants and Marine Bank: ".
r. Guest, Sr., an official Of the
institute; Mrs. Lazier; Mrs. eau
tier. vice president of the Mis-
sissippi Federation of Women's
Clubs; and T. D. Davis. assist
ant director Of the Mississippi
Agricultural and Industrial
Board.
Outstanding Affair
The meeting was one Of the
outstanding affairs Of IS kind IN
the history Of the organization.
Decorations for the affair were
BY the Lake Garden Club and
the Business Girls Club served.
Music was played during the
banquet bv Mr. Arthur }. Jones
Of Moss Point and Mrs. Mitchell
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21

Mississippi Attorney General
Greek L. Rice announced
Wednesday in Jackson that Ne
would 60 70 Montgomery in
May TO seek passage of a bill
which may abolish the Free
State Of Stateline."
The Mississippi legislature
passed a bill last April setting
up machinery for the settle
ment Of the l30-year-old dis.
pute between Alabama and
Mississippi, long a headache to
law enforcement officers in
Jackson County and Mobile
County, Alabama.
Mr.. Rice will now ask the
Alabama legislature TO set-up
similar machinery in that state
for the purpose OF settling the
controversy, which grew out
of an ambiguous survey and
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
County Association
To Be Formed AT
Meeting On Monday

All sportsmen in Jackson coun-
ty are urged to attend a meeting
at the courthouse in Pascagoula
at 7 p. M, Monday for the pur-
pose OF organizing o sportsman
association, Bud Pelham, who is
calling the meeting, announced
this week.
Purpose of the association will
be to conserve, protect and re-
stock game in Jackson county,
Mr.. Pelham said, and cooperate
with other county and state as
sociations in this work.
Full details of the proposed or
ganization will he announced at
Mondays meeting.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
MRS. j. B. TAYLOR ILL

Mrs. J. B. Taylor. mother of
Fred TAYLOR. Jackson County
ehaneery clerk, is seriously i'll at
the Jackson County hospital
where she was taken Saturday
for treatment.
Mrs. Taylor was stricken
Thursday at her home on River
Road, Moss Point and was taken
to the hospital Saturday where
she is resting as well as could
be expected. She has been a
shut-in for several years because
of arthritis.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
County Teachers Assured OF Raise,
Six Schools Get 1sne-Month Terms
Teachers Get Boost
OF Sl00 TO $500
Megehee Reveals

School teachers in Jackson
county-and all of Mississippi
were assured of substantial in
creases in salary next year and
at least six county cshools were
scheduled for nine-month terms
and class A ratings. whether or
not a special session of the state
legislature is called this year, A.
f Megehee, county superinten-
dent of education, announced this
week.
Mr. Megehee, who is chairman
of the Problems and Policies Com
mission of the Mississippi Educa-
ton Association, made the an
nouneement tbs week upon his
return from a conference in Jack
son in which the commission and
Governor Fielding Wright par
ticipated.
Governor Wright assured the
commission that he would recon-
mend state aid for the schools,
if the Legislature was called into
special session, so that he would
allow the State Board of Educa-
ton to exceed its budget in a
like amount, if no session is call
ed, Mr.. Megehee said. The gov
ernor has indicated that he will
not call a special session.
Salaries Raised
"An agreement was worked out
Cat the conference) whereby the
teachers of Mississippi will re-
ceive raises ranging from 500
to $500 a year for the 1947-48 SEES
sion," Mr.. Megehee stated, This
will be made possible by the gov
ernor allowing the State Board of
Education to exceed the budget, if
a special session is not called"
If a special session is called,
Mr.. Megehee said the governor
would recommend such an in
crease in state aid and that the
commission believed that it would
be passed.
The additional money will be
allotted under the current sys-
TEN af cue-half TO the per CAPT
Ga fund and half to the equaliz-
ing fund, permitting schools with
a low per capita wealth to par
ticipate more literally in the dis
tribution, he pointed out. This
is the only way that the dstribu-
tion can be made from the state
as this plan can only be altered
by the legislature Mr.. Megehee
explained.
Nine Month Terms
With the additional funds, Van
cleave, Escatawpa, Wade, Hurley,
Orange Lake, and St. Martin will
be able to institute nine-month
terms next year, MI. Megehee
said. Only Pascagoula, Moss
Point, Ocean Springs, Bayou Ca
sotte ard Gautier schools are
operating on the nine-month ba-
sis in the county this year.
Schools cannot obtain a class
A rating unless they operate for
nine months in each year.
Negro teachers will also parti-
cipate IN the pay raise.
Formerly, Moss Point, Ocean
Springs, Pascagoula and Lyon
(Gautier) separate districts par
tieipated only in the per capita
half Of state aid but Pascagoula
and Moss Point may we'll come IN
for a portion of the equalizing
fund this year as a result of the
large Increase in enrolment and
subsequent reduction in the per
capita wealth behind each child,
Mr.. Megehee said.
He explained that the extent o.
benefits in Paseagoula and Moss
Point is contingent upon the
continuation of federal aid.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

The World Day of PRAYER will
be observed at the Baptist
Church in Moss Point with a spe=
eial program presented BY the
Moss Point Woman's Society Of
Christian Service led BY Mrs.
H. B. Overstreet and assisted By
members of the local Missionary
Societies. The meeting will open
at $3.50 in the afternoon and a
special offering viii be taken.
Everyone is invited TO attend.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21
Police Chief
Warns Toveyns
On Minor Sales

Complaints to the police de-
partment from parents of minor
children who have been sold al
coholic beverages BY tavern
keepers in the city brought a
warning this week from Chief
of Police J. E. Shirley.
Mr.. Shirley stated that police
officers IN Paseagoula have been
instsu led to make close checks
on beer parlors and report vio-
lations of law prohibiting the
sale of such beverages to per
sons unaer 81 years of age.
Mr. Shirley said that fights
and other disturbances among
teen-agers has been attributed to
intoxieation ON the part of the
youngsters.
TE. nAIr. r UsZ I'll.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21

Asiatie species of chestnut trees
have been introduced into the
United States in an effort to re-
place American varieties ae-
stroyed BY blight.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21

During World War II. 90 per.
cent Of L. S. Marine Corps of
ficens and 80 percent Of enlisted
men served overseas.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21

IN Travencore. a state in India,
the heads of the state are men
but succession is always through
the feminine line.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21

The United States had five and
one half million horsepower in
installed Diesel engines in 1885
and As million horsepower in
1915.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-02-21

The Duke of Windsor add
Gated the throne of England at
the age of ~.