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The Omaha guide., 1947-06-28
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Sam Flax Tavern
Robbed June Is

Fl. Silverman reported to police
on Wednesday, June IS that his
tavern at 1402 North Oath st.
was broken in by burglars, WHO
got about SIS in coins.
The burglar alarm was tripped
after the burglar had entered the
building through a manhole. In
his hurry to get away, the burglar
dropped two dollars in nickles and
a cigar box containing $3.50 in
pennies. Several tools, a hammer.
a Ratchet, and a flashlight were
wound at the scene of the burglar
1v. tit
The Omaha guide., 1947-06-28
NOTED SCIENTIST
QUITS JEWISH SCHOOL

Professor Albert E~instein, noted
scientist and world lecturer. re-
signed and discontinued his fin
ancial support from the Brandeis
University under establishment of
Waltham, Mass.
He has asked that his name be
removed from the fund raising
group of the university, formerly
known as the Einstein Founda-
ton.
S. Ralph Lazrus made the an
nouncement Saturday, June FL
Since last August. Mr.. Einstein's
interest in the university has de-
creased due to certain matters and
problems carried out by the uni
versity) administration that he
(Mr. Einstein) was dissatisfied
with, therefore he felt the best
thing to do was to withdraw.
The Omaha guide., 1947-06-28
OFFICERS OF AARON
BDOWN LEOGlON POST
ARE ELECTED

At the election, Thursday night,
June 26, the following officers
were elected to the American Lee
gion Aaron Brown Post 100 at the
Post headquarters, 5212 South
25th St. The commander, John
Wakefield; first vice commander,
Armour Wright; second vice
commander, Ed Wright; sergeant
alarms, Steve Rutledge; histori-
an, Frank Jefferson and finance
officer, James Wormack.
Members of the executive COM
mittee are George Wright. Webb
Aston, and Charles Hilton.
The Omaha guide., 1947-06-28
Democracy in fiction Group Meet
at Jewish Center; DRAW Reolution
IAgainst Restrictive Covenants

of the Democrats principles of
equality, and a violation of the
spirit and letter of the 14th and
18th amendment of the constitut-
ion of the US.
We call for the support of all
groups and people in the city to
protest and take action against
the continuance Of their pernici-
Gus covenants.
The Omaha guide., 1947-06-28
BEDFORD PARK
PASSED

Ordinance for the condemnation
OF the property of the Bedford
Park was passed. 1t provided for
the naming of appraisals to es-
innate property value.
Several other ordinances were
passed issuing a 142 thousand dol
lars in bonds received final CITY
Council Approval. This ordinance
included the following:
For street planning, 40 thousand
dollars; for city port and terminal
80 thousand dollars; for fire
equipment, SO thousand dollars.
for police equipment, % thousand
dollars. gur
The Omaha guide., 1947-06-28
AMERICANS ATE ON THE
AVERAGE OF is QUARTS
OF ICE CREAM IN 1916

The Encyclopaedia Britannica,
1947 book of the year, estimated
that $50 million gallons of ice
cream was produced in the United
States this year against All mil
lion gallons in 1915.
Sixteen quarts of ice cream or
or about twice as much as he ate
each year before the war was con-
sumed by. the average American
in 1916.
The Omaha guide., 1947-06-28
SAVINGS OF INDIVIDUALS
INCREASED OVER
THREE BILLION DOLLARS

The first quarter of this year
showed that the increased saw
ings by individuals totaled a little
over three billion dollars. To an
all time high of 1854, 900, 900 900
on March 81 this estimation was
reported by the Institute of Life
Insurance in its report on savings.
June IL.
United States Savings Bonds
were the greatest single contribu-
ton to the growth Of savings. A
net increase of 81, 200, 600, 900 of
these securities compared with
the net ain of 81 SOC, oOo, 900 in all
of 1916.
The Omaha guide., 1947-06-28
MAN BITES DOG!

Because business conditions "do
not warrant a general wage in
crease" delegates representing
loo, 900 members of the Textile
Works. Union (CIO) recently
agreed that no such wage rise
will be sought in forthcoming ne
gotiations for a new contract.
The Omaha guide., 1947-06-28
MAGAZINE EDITOR WRITES
BOOK ON NEGRO IN THEATRE

NEW YORK-Edith j. r..
Isaacs, editor of Theatre Arts
Monthly, has just finished a his
tory of the Negro contribution to
the theatre covering 125 years.
Profusely illustrated, the book is
to be published by Theatre Arts,
Inc, late this summer.
The Omaha guide., 1947-06-28
MAN WOUNDED

Harvey Pete Walker az 1910
North 25th ST., early Sunday was
wounded when he had an arg11-
ment with a friend.
Walker said he and his friend
had been drinking. They began
to argue, which Walker said was
a friendly argument; and on their
route home his friend stabbed
him at 25th and Burdette SITS.
Walker was given treatments at
Doctors Hospital.
The Omaha guide., 1947-06-28
IOWA BYSTANDER
So YEARS OLD

DIES MOINES, Ia--With the
June 10 edition, the six page Iowa
Bystander. oldest newspaper in
Iowa entered it's 53rd year. The
anniversary issue featured high
school and college graduates as
well as other educational items.
The Bystander is edited and pub
lished by James B. Morris.
The Omaha guide., 1947-06-28
DR.. RALPH BUNCHE
LEAVES FOR PALESTINE

NEW YORK-Dr. Ralph Bun
che, along with % other United
Nations representatives, left La
Guardia field this week for LYDIA
airport, Jerusalem, aboard a
TransWorld airliner. DR.. Bunche
is acting as special assistant to
DR.. Victor Hoo of China who is
representing Secretary General
Trygve Lie. The Palestine COM
mittee is holding its first meeting
in Palestine next Monday.
The Omaha guide., 1947-06-28
PARTITION OF INDIA

CALCUTTA-Hindu and Mos
lem representatives, meeting in
one joint and two separate ses-
sions, Friday cast a series of bal
lots which had the effect of par
titioning Bengal.
The Omaha guide., 1947-06-28

The Rev. Herman Porter, of the
Society of the Sacred Heart, was
ordained in Chicago at st. Johns
Cathedral by the Most Rev. Moses
E. Kiley, archbishop of Milwaukee.
Rev. Porter, n of three Roman
Catholic priests slated to be or
dained in the United States this
year, offered his first solemn high
mass Sunday at st. Elizabeth's
church. He is Chicago's first Ne
gro Catholic priest.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-21
Wade Resi- st
Fatally Wo A'ed
By Rifle BuA : 5:

Buford Larkin Lowe, 90 Ia
tive of Foxworth, Miss. I IL
dent of Wade where he ' en-
ployed in a sawmill, was killed
early yesterday morning when he
accidentally shot himself in the
temple with a % calibre rifle.
Mr.. Lowe was said to have been
hunting a 'possum in his chicken
house when he became entangled
in a piece of wire and the gun
was discharged, striking him in
the right temple. He was pro-
nounced dead upon arrival at the
Jackson County Hospital where
he was brought by Edward Golf
of Wade.
A coroner's jury found mis- death
to be accidental.
The body was shipped to Fox
worth yesterday afternoon by the
Fails Funeral home for inter-
ment.
Mr.. Lowe is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Laura May Lowe, a
son, Buford c., and a daughter,
Madeleine Carroll Lowe, all of
Wade.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-21

grain feeding, is conducted
through the cooperation of the
South Mississippi Branch Expert
ment Station of Po~plarville. MI.
Franklin, and the Vogel Farm.
A ten-acre plot of ground was
prepared and planted in oats and
crimson clover last fall, in pre-
paration for the experiment, and
ten steers were placed on it ear
" in November. Ten others have
been kept in a lot and fed SIX or
seven pounds of grain per day.
plus hay and silage. Both groups
have been weighed each Is days
since that time and the records
show that the ten steers on the
temporary pasture have gained
nearly a pound each per day. a
little more than the ones on the
feed.
1t was pointed out that the pas
ture group might have done even
better. had not last fall been un-
usually dry, causing the oats to
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-21
Mobile Teams Take Championships
In Local Basketball Tournament

The Eaketball season came to
an end fere last weekend, as far
as local tournaments are con-
cerned, when two crack Mobile
teams took championships in the
Jackson County Independent
basketball tournament at the
Market Street Recreation Center.
The Mobile Green Hornets
knocked out a manipulating XII
-YMCA five in the mems
finals by a $685. score in the
tournament finals. after the To-
Gals had subdued the highly
touted keesler Filters in an up
set 62-53 victory in the semi-fi-
mails.
Gabriels of Mobile won the
feminine trophy with a 30-l7
score over a Kihyet sexete after
having drawn a bye and then de
feating Ezells by a 1923 score.
The tournament winners plac-
ed three men on the all-tourna-
ment team, and the same num-
Der or the feminine sexete
chosen after play was completed.
The KihYet-YMCA team placed
n man. Meness Bartlett, on the
first! team, and another. Pete
Schneider, on the second five.
Ezells mad two first team births
in the feminine league with Ava
lee Willoughby and Fidge Bilbo
taking the honors. and Kihyets
paced Elizabeth Ware in the first
six lineup. Second team berths
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-21
BEEF CATTLE EXPERIMENT HERE STUDIED

Evidence that this section
could be developed into a beef
cattle producing section second
to none was given to members
of the Moss Point Rotary Club
and their guests at a pasture dem
onstration yesterday afternoon at
the Vogel farm. located in the
Harleston community in north
eastern Jackson county.
A. J. Franklin, county agent,
arranged for the club members
and a number of local residents
and visitors to view the demon
stration, which is rounding out
the first year of a five year plan.
The experiment is based on the
relative gains shown by pure
bred Hereford steers allowed to
Craze on oats as compared to the
gains made by a similar group
fed grain. sillage, and hay. The
relative cost is. of course, in favor
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-21

get off to a slow start.
Complete records have been
kept on the two groups, plus the
cost of preparing the land for
pasture. Fertilizer included 500
pounds of superphosphate, 200
pounds of potash, and 100 pounds
of amonium nitrate per acre.
which was applied on September
ID, 1916. One hundred pounds of
oats and "a pounds of crimson
clover were planted to the acre.
Mr.. Franklin and John Gill of
the experiment station. as we'll as
Harold c. Niesen, superintendent
of the Vogel Farm, believe that
the cost of S25 an acre can be
substantially reduced with equal
ly good results, in an ordinary
season.
AL OF the animals used in the
experiment were spring calves
in 1916. and. as less than year Odds
on March 4, averaged nearly 500
pounds each.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-21
LIVES o LONG

Singapore - AP - Mrs. Lee
Choon Guam, holder of the British
NJ. B. E. and one of Singapore's
most popular Chinese socialites,
will lose a monthly income equl-
valent to S943 because she out
lived her millionaire husband
by more than . years.
The highest Singapore court
overru!ed her appeal against a
provision in her husbands will
saving the part o. the estate from
which the annuity has been paid
should be divided among his
grandchildren 81 years after his
death,
Mrs. Lee is we'll known
throughout Malaga for her nu-
merous charitable activities. Dur
ing the war she took part in
welfare work among British
troops in southern India She
has been decorated by the Brit
ish for charitable work in Ma
laya during World War l.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-21
Bills To Increase
School Millage
Passed By Byrd

Two of the bills affecting To-
cal and private interests that
were passed by the recent special
session Of the Legislature signed
by the governor were introduced
by lawmakers of the Paseagoula
area, according to a survey by
the Associated Press.
Both bills were by Senator
Jesse Byrd, who represents jack
son, George and Greene counties.
One of the bills by Senator Byrd
authorizes a five mill increase
for school maintenance in NUM-
cipal separate school districts in
counties bordering on the Gulf
of Mexico. The mileage author
lied is 90 mills on each dollar of
assessed valuation in the dis
trietS.
The other bill by Senator Byrd
authorizes any rural separate
school district 'in which there is
located a shipyard producing
ocean-going vessels" to levy taxes
for school maintenance not to ex-
coed 25 mills on each dollar of
assessed valuation. The % mills
represents an increase of 5 mills.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-21
Officers Named
At Meeting OF
DAV Chapter

Officers to serve during the fis-
cal year of l947-4a we're elected
at a special meeting of the Doug
las Hague Chapter No. Is, Dis
abled American Veterans, held
at the Knights of Columbus hall
recently.
Officers elected were as fol-
lows:
DR.. J. M. McDonough, comman-
der and post surgeon; George A.
Savoy, reelected adjutant; Cal
vim T. 3olding, senior vice-com-
mandsr; James w. Strong, chap
lain; Julius c. Delcomyn, junior
vice-commander and Troy S. Par
ker, sergeant-at- arms.
The chapter is still conducting
a membership drive, and all dis
abled veterans were urged to af-
filiate themselves with the or
ganizatlcn. Information concern
ing the chapter and membership
may be obtained by contracting
Adjutant Strong at p. o. Box 203.
The next meeting will be held
at the Pcscagoula County club on
Monday, March "a, at 7:30 p. IN.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-21
New Sugar Stomp
For 1O-Pounds
In Effect April

Housewives are reminded by
OPA that Spare Stamp SO, cur
rently' good for five pounds of
sugar, must be spent" in the
next few days or not at all, since
it expires March 81, one month
earlier than originally intended.
The following day. April l,
OPA begins the use of ten-pound
stamps. with Spare Stamp II be-
coming good for that amount A.
D. Simpson, Jr., Regional Sugar
Executive, said in Atlanta.
while Spare Stamp II will be
good for ten pounds right on
through September 30, we are
hoping the sugar supply will make
it possible to declare another ten
pound stamp good on July l."
Simpson said.
He emphasized, however, that
these teG-pound stamps are not a
bonus" and that sugar must
still be used carefully. He also
pointed out that there will be no
special stamps set aside this year
for canning sugar, as the ten
pound stamps should prove suffi-
cient t. cover all necessary homo
uses of sugar, including canning.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-21

of the pasture and the record of
the twenty animals involved in
this group seem to prove the pas
ture method superior in weight
gained, IS well as cost.
Mr.. Franklin stressed. however.
that the experiment will continue
for five years.
Approximately one hundred
persons gathered at the farm
yesterday afternoon and guessed
the weights of a bull, steer and
heifer, as a part of the program
arranged by Mr.. Franklin. First
places went to John R. Baria and
Mac J. FURRY, who tied for first
pace on the bull, w. H. Hinton
and ]. II. Hamilton. Second
place winners were Ralph (. Da-
Wis and Roy Cumbest (tiedl, Axel
Petersen and X. L Walker (tiedl,
and George Martin. T. L. De-
Lashmet was a third place winner.
The experiment on the steers,
temporary winter pasture versus
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-21
Red Cross Drive
|Neors End; Asks
Full Cooperation

With only a week left to COM
plete the annual Red Cross drive,
citizens of Jackson County are
judged by Karl Wiesenburg, coun-
ty chairman, to make their contri-
buttons as quickly and as large
as possible. Ii for any reason a
Red Cross worker fails to APP
pear personally for the money,
the individual is asked to send
the contribution to the Red
Cross Office, Pascagoula.
The Red Cross is an essential
part of the community and its
program includes special services
for the service man, the veteran
and the civilian. The major por-
ton of every dollar collected in
this county will be used through
the county chapter, Miss Nellie
Tallman, executive secretary,
pointed out, with only a minor
portion going to national head
quarters.
A number of the workers
throughout the county have al
ready completed their solicita-
ton but those who have not Civ
en- are requested to do so imme-
diately in order that reports may
be complete at the close of the
drive.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-21

went locally to Ezell's Yvonne
Walker and Eleyne Roberts and
kihyet's Ruth Moody and An
ME Mae Mansfield.
Examinations
In the mems tournament, the
Hornets advanced to the finals
by eliminating Hercules of Hat
tiesburg 1880, Wade 4l-29, and
III CAB 1923. Kihyets- YMCA
moved up by eliminating Lad
ner's 81 IA. Lueedale 42-t9, and
the Keesler Filters.
Defeated in their first show
ings. were Vaneleave by Keesler.
53-41; Stokes Funeral Home by
Little Flower of Mobile, 1921;
Gautier by Lucedale, 40-37; Es-
catawpa by TT Cab, 54-19: Peele-
Williams by Sheet Metal, Alb;
and Pha'anx by McIlwain Cloth
iers, 1921.
In the quarter-finals, Keesler
eliminated Little Flower, 1925:
Kihyets took Lucedale; TIT Cab
over Sheet Metal, 1927: and the
Green Hornets over Wade, who
has eliminated MeIlwains by a
1913 score.
In The women's division, Ez-
els eliminated Ocean Springs
27-25 while the other three teams
drew btes. In the semi-finals,
Kihvets defeated Picavune YMCA
22-17 aid Ezells was eliminated
by the champions, 1923.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-21
Judge Kate Denny
Is c did ate
For Reelection

Justice of the Peace Kate Den
ny, the states only woman jus
tice of the Peace, this week an
nounced her candidacy for re-
election.
Elected in 194l to fill the un-
expired term of her brother, the
late Lyman R. Denny, Judge Den
ny was reelected in the 1913
primaries without opposition.
Her announcement follows:
TO THE QUALIFIED ELEC-
TORS OF DISTRICT THREE.
JACKSON COUNTY, MISS:
Il take this opportunity to an
bounce my candidacy for re-elec-
ton as Justice OF the Peace of
Beat Three, subject to the quail
fled electors in the Democratic
Primary"
KATE DENNY.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-21
7. v. Blades
Is District Two
Board Candidate

T. V. Blades, Moss Point mer-
chant, this week announced his
candidacy for membership on the
Jackson County Board of Super
visors, representing District Two.
Mr.. Blades is a graduate of the
Moss Point High School and is
well known in eastern Jackson
County where he is a member of
a large and respected family.
His announcement to the vot-
ers follows:
TO THE VOTERS OF SUPER
VISOR'S DISTRICT NO. 2:
In announcing my candidacy
for the office of a member of the
Board of Supervisors, of this Dis
trict Two, | do so after mature
and careful consideration, and
with full realization of the res
possibilities of such office.
In appealing to you for your
vote and support, | am not do
ing SO on any prejudices, neither
am l going to make any prom
ises, other than to tell you that
if I am elected your Supervisor
l will render to you a service
to the best of my ability.
If / anu fortunate enough to be
elected to the office to which /
aspire, ! propose to make a study
of the needs of our County, and
District Number Two in particu-
lar, and act according to my best
judgment.
| have resided in Moss Point
since a boy, am a graduate of cur
local high school with one year
of college training, and this, to-
gether With my business exper-
fence of the past several years.
make me feel justified in asking
for your support.
Many of you know me person.
ally, to those of you whose ac-
auaintanee / do not enjoy at this
time, | invite you to investigate
me. however, l shall attempt to
see and talk with you as this
campaign progresses, and discuss
with you the County's problems.
/ shall be eve grateful for
anything you may do to further
my cause and in helping me to
be elected as your Supervisor, I
am,
Respectfully yours,
T. Y. TIM BLADES.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-21
Moss Point Rotary
Will Sponsor Band
Concert April S

The Moss Point Rotary Club
announced this week that it
would sponsor the annual Moss
Point High School Band Con-
cert. The contest will be held
Friday night, April 5, at the Moss
Point High school auditorium.
The band is under the direc-
ton of Professor Jimmy Bishop
and has been practicing daily on
the program that they will offer
to the music lovers of this vicin-
ity. Further announcements and
program information will be Civ
en- through the columns of this
newspaper.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-21
Hernes F. Gautier
Elected President
OF Coast Council

Hermes +. Gautier, twice presi-
dent of the Pascagoula-Moss Point
Chamber of Commerce, was elect
ed, Wednesday night, the first
president of the Mississippi Coast
Council, an organization of Coast
cities resigned to promote the
general welfare of this section.
AT the Gulfport meeting, Leslie
B. Grant of Biloxi was elected
first vice president, Dan Russell
of Bay St. Louis, second vice
president, and A. M. Fishburn,
Gulfport, secretary.
Cities along the Coast from
the Louisiana to the Alabama
lines, including Bay st. Louis,
Pass Christian, Long Beach,
GuHport, Biloxi, Ocean Springs,
Pascagoula and Moss Point are in
Guided in the council, whose pur-
pose is the industrial develop
ment and tourist promotion on an
area scale.
A four point program was out
lined at an earlier meeting in
Pascagoula and included the pro-
motion of a safe and modern high
way all along the coast, indus
trial cooperation, tourist promo
ton for the entire Coast, and
the presentation of a united front
on legislative matters.
Under the councils bylaws,
each officer must be from a diff.
ferent city, will serve for one
year, and may not succeed him
self. Membership in the council
is limited to the president, secre-
tary, and one other member of
each chambed of commerce in the
council.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-03-21
Vertis G.. Ramsay
Is Candidate For
Circuit Clerk

Vertis G.. Ramsay, well known
as Deputy Clerk of the Chaneery
Court, a veteran of World War ii,
and a lie long resident of Jack
son County, this week formally
announced his candidacy for the
Office of Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Jackson County, Miss.
Mr.. Ramsay, born in Vancleave,
is 80 years of age, is married to
the former Miss Ruth Streed, and
has one child. He was educated
in the public schools of the coun-
ty, Perkinston Junior College,
and is 4 graduate of Mississippi
State College. Prior to assum-
ing the duties of Deputy Chan
Gerry Clerk, he taught in the school
system OF Tallahatchie County. In
July, 1912, he entered the mill
tary service, and saw duty with
the U. S. Coast Guard until De-
cember, l945, most of his service
being overseas. After his dis
charge he again resumed his du-
ties in The office of the Chancery
Clerk.
Mr.. Ramsay, who now resides
in Pascagoula, is well known in
civic circles and has been active
in veteran affairs, holding men,
bership in both the American Lee
gion and Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
His announcement is as follows:
ITO THE QUALIFIED ELEC-
TORS OF JACKSON COUNTY"
Subject to your will in the
Democratic Primary. l am a can
didate for the office of Clerk
of the Circuit Court.
| am familiar with the oper-
atoms of our Courts, having had
four AMI one-half years actual
experience. and believe that
prompt, efficient and courteous
service IS a necessity for their
proper functioning.
The Circuit Clerk is your Reg
istrar IF Voters, and upon him
rests the responsibility for pre-
serving our Democratic institu-
tions.
Honesty, political independence,
and strict adherence to the oath
required of the Clerks of your
Courts by law are the standards
by which | promise to serve.
l respectfully and earnestly re-
quest your consideration and
vote.
Sincerely yours,
VERTIS G. RAMSAY.