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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
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The gumbo supper given at the
schoolhouse Saturday night by the
Woman's Home Demonstration
club was a huge success. The
turkey that was given away was
won by Mrs. Eddie Jones. The
pint of pecans was won by Kenny
Holloway, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
K. M. Holloway. The electric
clock donated by Rhodes Purdue
Furniture Co, was won by Mrs.
Carolyn Graham. The cold water
Gamer, donated by Ellzey's was
won by Jerry Jones, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Eddie Jones. The cof-
fee drip-o-lator donated by Bre-
land and Hatten was won by
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14
Rev. Walter Buder
Begins Passionate AT
P~resbYterion Church

The Rev. and Mrs. Walter Bad
er arrived this week to make their
home in Moss Point where the
Rev. Bader has accepted the pas
torate of the First Presbyterian
church.
Rev. Bader will conduct serv-
ices on Sunday, November is. at
both the morning and evening
services. There will be a union
service of all Protestant churches
at the Presbyterian church on
Sunday evening it has been an
nounced.
The date of the installation SER
vice has not yet been set.
Reverend Bader is a graduate
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14

of Southwestern at Memphis and
OF the Union Seminary at Louis
vile, KY, and has been pastor of
the Thibodeaux Presbyterian
church for the past two and a hall
years.
Mrs. Bader will be remembered
here as Ruth Ingram, as she was
born in Moss Point during the
pastorate of her father, Rev. A. c.
Ingram.
Rev. and Mrs. Bader and their
baby daughter, Sue, r at home
in the manse.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14

A new %electronic meter can
analyze the feelings of as many
as 100 persons simultaneously and
show the composite result on a
dial. II is being used in tests on
group opinion, film protesting
and radio audiences.
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14

Philadelphia, Miss, arrived Fri
day to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Alva
Guillotte. Saturday they were
entertained with a fishing party.
Edward Rutland of Mt. Olive,
Miss. spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. M, A. Penton.
bile spent Sunday with Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mick Lane of Mo-
Lanes mother, Mrs. c. H. Rob-
ertS.
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Mrs. Fullilove
Hostess To Mary
Reed Circle

The Mary Reed Circle of the
Woman's Society of Christian
Service of the First Methodist
Church of Pascagoula enjoyed
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-14

Progress booms throughout the South = pushing the
number of local and long distance calls handled each
day to a new all-time high.
During the past two years Southern Bell hasbroken
all records improving and expanding facilities to meet
this increased volume of calls. In some communities
the Job is more difficult than in others. Often, addi-
tional switchboards must be manufactured and INSTALL
ed. Sometimes, a new building must be constructed.
Our entire telephone team is in there pitching. We
are doing everything humanity possible to speed up
and improve your telephone service. Speed, efficiency
and courtesy have always been a tradition with tele-
phone folks. And that's the way we mean to keep it.
ourHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH coMPAI
Incorporated
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07
FRITZ CASE GOES
TO SOLICITOR
State Board OF Elections
Washes Its Hands OF
Charges

RALEIGH, Nov. 6. -tR- The
State Board of Education today
tossed back to district Solicitor
James G. Farthing the matter Of
deciding whether the r. L. Fritz
payroll padding case should be
taken to court.
Previously, Farthing and At
torney-General Harry Mcmillan
had recommended that the pay
roll case should be passed on by
the grand jury, but Farthing in
formed the board last month that
he would like for them to concur
in the opinion before he proceed
ed with the matter.
The State board today unani-
mously followed a recommended
ton of three-man committee
named last month to study Earth
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07

funds for employment of an at
torney to assist Farthing in prose
cutting the case.
While the board steered clear
Of the criminal prosecution ques-
ton, it went on record as stand
ing firm in its previous action
of revoking R. L. Fritz's teach
ing certificate.
That action had been taken
two months ago, after presenta-
ton of a special audit showing
that the Hudson school principal,
who is president of the North
Carolina education association,
had used over $1,000 in state
funds to supplement salaries of
teachers and his office-worker
wife.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07
SERGEANT GREEN
GETS BRONZE STAR
Instructor To Be Presented
With Medal At Armistice
Day Ceremonies

Staff sergeant James L. Green,
local ROTC instructor has been
awarded the bronze star by the
war department, it was announc-
ed yesterday by Captain John j.
Fitzpatrick, assistant PMS and I
at New Hanover high school.
The medal will be presented
to Green for valor in the Euro
pean theatre of war at the Arnis-
tic Day ceremonies to be held
Tuesday November the 18th at
18th and Ann Street following
parade down town in which
the local unit will participate.
Green entered the army in
1941, on the so-called unlucky
day, Friday the 18th.
Overseas he was attached to
267 Infantry Regiment of the
66th Infantry Division where he
spent 81 months in combat.
sGreen obtained his start in
military life by taking ROTC in
both high school and college.
While in ROTC he earned the
rank of first Lieutenant in col
lege and entered the army with
commission.
After being discharged from
the army, he became a military
instructor in Junior ROTC. He
has served at New Hanover al
most two years as teacher.
He now resides on Wrightsville
Sound with his wife.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07
SOLDIERS DEATH
REPORT IS HOAX
Navy Advises Sellers ami
" Their Son Well And
Coming Home

WHITEVILLE, Nov. 6.-Troy
Sellers and his family today were
waiting patiently for visit from
their son, ]. P. Sellers of the
United States Navy, who was re-
ported dead and buried two
weeks ago.
No further word had been re-
ceived since the first of the week
when the Red Cross chapter
here was notified that the boy
was alive and we'll, giving the
lie to a mysterious telegram
which said "Jake was buried yes
terday; from his buddy to his
dad, Troy Sellers"
The latest message from the
Bureau of Navy personnel, which
made the investigation after the
Columbus man got the wire sent
from San Diego, where young
Sellers was stationed, said the
boy was on leave and would be
here to see his relatives this
week. The parents live at Chad
bourn, Route l.
The hoax telegram which led
to more than a week Of anxiety
was signed Eddie Edwards"
who is unknown to San Diego
police or friends of the family
in this section. Navy officials are
expected to seek Identification
of the perpetrator of the hoax.
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ing's request that he be backed
up.
The committee, headed by A,
Mclean Graham Of Clinton, re
ported that it was Of the opinion
that the state board should have
no official opinion concerning
criminal responsibility in the
case and that the state board was
under no obligation to initiate
criminal proceedings.
Upon recommendation of the
committee, the board also de-
clined to grant two other re-
quests made last month by Earth
ing - requests that the board
designate a person to sign a war
rant charging Fritz with false
pretense, and that the board re-
quest the governor to supply
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07


ed the charter for troop 80 to the
jacksonville Lions club, which
sponsors the troop. The presenta-
ton was made at the weekly
luncheon meeting.
In making the presentation to
President Clyde Sabiston, wan
smoke enthusiastically about the
great spirit with which the new
troon has been started and ac-
cented in Jacksonville. The other
troop is sponsored by the nj
wants club.
Lion President Sabiston then
presented the charter to the Scout
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07
COMMUNITY CONCERT

LUMBERTON, Nov. 8. = The
Lumberton Community Concert
association has been organized
here to sponsor the appearance
of top-ranking artists in a series
of at least three concerts this
winter. Mayor Malcolm B. Sea-
we'll is president of the associa-
ton, W. Scott Shepherd is vice
president. and Mrs. Alton Price,
secretary. W. S. Shepherd and
William Lennon are co-chairmen
of the membership campaign,
which will be conducted Novem-
beI 10-15.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07

committee, composed of Ken
meth Anderson. B. F. Morton, Jr.,
and H. L. Cowell. Scoutsnaster
Ollie T. Shelton and Assistant
Master Wayne McCaskill, were
given official charge of the troop.
Scout Sammy Tripp was award
ed his star badge at the meeting.
Other Scouts present were David
Gleitz and Charles Marshall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-07
0ELOW TROOP
GETS CHARTER
Presentation Made AT Lun-
cheon Meeting Of Lions
Club, Sponsor
FOURTEEN

JACKSONVILLE, Nov. 6. -
W. c. Wall, field director OF the
Onslow county district, Boy
Scouts of America, today present.
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Bright fielding on the part OF
Harry Bridges and Bill Alsnauer
contributed heavily to Hewlett S
win, his second straight. Bridges
made two magnificent running
catches of fouls, and robed Blues
catcher, Ward of at least a dou-
BILE in the eighth by grabbing a
sizzling grounder which bounded
off the bag. The play occurred in
the eighth, Clinton having already
pushed one run across and men
being on first and second. Bird
ges' successful stab and putout
ended the threat.
The Pira es nicked Severn
Wright and Loser Bill Turnage for
eight hits, including two doubles
by Andy Poklemba and one each
by Hoggy Davis and Billy Ben
ton. The extra-base blow by Ben
ton scored Freddy Musumec1 with
the first and winning run in the
third inning. Musumeci had walk
ed and gone to second on a Single
by Eddie Hardisky. An infield out
by Davis made it possible for
Hardisky t score the second run
of the inning. Harry Bridges then
walked and stole second, but Pok-
lemba famed.
Other tallying by the Bucs oc-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Fine Breeze Greets
Charleston Yachtsman

CHARLESTON, S. c., July 81
(R)-A snappy southerly breeze and
fine weather greeted more than
10 shippers this afternoon as the
Carolina Yacht clubs regatta got
under way off the club dock in the
Cooper river.
There were several mishaps but
only a couple of boats in the II
competing classes capsized.
In the featured National One de-
sign class for the Southeastern Nod
(Caps) championship, J. B. Alex
ander, at the tiller Of the Miss
Conduct, received the gun today.
Ben Moore's TINT was second near
ly two minutes later while Tom
my Benefits Command Perform
ance w, winner of the Charleston
Yacht club regatta last week, was
third. Louis Y. Dawson, III, de-
Tending champion, finished next
to last in the Surprise but has a
chance of retaining the title if he
wins tomorrow and Saturday.
Competition was livelier in the
class D event, which attracted IA
entries including four 18-foot scows
from Savannah. First day honors
went to Charles Poulnot's Siren,
which crossed the finish line %
seconds ahead of Skipper Chris
Mathews Revenge. Tom Johnlon.
Jr., sailing the gaff-rigged Babe
II, from Savannah, was third.
First casualty of the regatta oc-
CURED in this class when shortly
after the boats got under way Jim
Palmer's Shamrock snapped cher
mast in sudden flaw.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01

>&ees~~Ss
Pee. Wee Reese, whose tenth
inning single had nullified the
Cards dramatic uphill surge last
night, came through with a ninth.
inning triple today scoring Bruce
Edwards who had singled. The
winning smash hugged the fair side
Of the right field foul line.
The triumph, spun by little Viv
only recently restored
to- grace as. a, regular arter.
gave the Brooks their second long
est winning string in history. The
club record of IS was established
by Uncle Wilbert Robinson's Robins
of 1924.
Just as in last nights game when
the Cards came back 10 force the
issue at the last second, the
champs rallied in the last of the
ninth after Reese's blow had
broken IL tie.
Joe Medwick opened the, home
ninth with double high off the
right field screen. Manager Eddie
Dyer sent in Chuck Diering to run
for Medwick and he took third
base on Marty Marion's sacrifice
bunt. With the tying run on third
and one out, pinch hitter Terry
Moore hut a hard smash to sthird
baseman Johnny Jorgensen and the
rookie tagged Diering off third for
the second out.
Jorgensen's peg to first, trying
for Moore, was low and got away
from Jackie Robinson for a mo-
ment. precipitating an argument.
Robinson tagged Moore, whom the
Dodgers claimed had made a move
to run for second base. Almost
the entire Brooklyn team huddled
around umpire Dusty Boggess for
five minutes arguing that Moore
be declared out. Boggess ruled,
however. that Moore did not make
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
VETERANS REGAIN
LEAD in HANOVER

Veterans of Foreign Wars took
complete possession of first place
in the Hanover softball league last
night at Robert Strange by. drop
ping Senior Fraternity 81, while
Post Office knocked Moose Gut OF
the tie for the lead SO.
Walter Murphree and Marion
Butler shared mound worries for
VFW in the opener, with Leroy
Towles going all the way for the
losers. Both teams collected nine
hits. The Vets scored the winning
run in the seventh and final in
ming. Hoggard singled with two
out. and he scored when Souther-
land hit very high pop-up which
the Businessman dropped. South
erland went to third on the play,
and tailed a moment later On a
passed ball.
Murphree tired in the fifth, fill
ing the bases with walks, End
Butler, who received credit for the
win, relieved him, Hoggard's two
singles in four trips and Marsh
burns pair of safeties in two Of
ficial tries topped batting. per-
formances for VFW. Towles col
lected two hits for Senior Fra
territy, and Brown homered
With four singles in the first in
ming producing the necessary
three runs, the Pest Office handed
Moose their. second loss of the
year, SO. Joe Branch, Moose hur]-
er, tossed away his glove after the
frs inning spree and gave up but
five hits or the next six frames.
But j. Il. DAVIS stopped Moose on
three .nficld hits. These, combined
with five walks, produced the
couple of runs.
Of the EIailnnen's nine blows,
Charlie Morris, Herbert Courcil,
Norman Farmer, and Mac Nc
Innis collected two each.
Tonight in the Class A League.
ACL and Brotherhood clash in the
first game CT a twinbill starting
in Robert Strange park al 700
with Bob Poovey and Whitley Auld
opposing moundsmen. In the sec
ond game. Clyde Jordan is schedul-
ed to pitch for Alpha Omega,
while Spofford Mills will rely. on
Lawrence CooK.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
TALBERT ELIMINATED
FROM NEW YORK MEET

SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y. July 81
seeded Billy Talbert
Of New York bowed out Of the
Meadow Clubs 57th Annual In
vitation Tennis tournament today,
joining three other top-ranked play
trs on the sidelines as the quar-
ter-final round was completed.
Talbert, sixth-ranking player in
the country, was eliminated by
seventh-seeded Sam Match of San
Francisco in the second major up
set of the grass court competition.
Rallying from virtual defeat in the
second set, Match triumphed with
scores OF 81, 60, 60.
No less surprising was the defeat
Of Jack Kramer and Ted Schroed-
er, Davis cup doubles champions,
who lost in straight sets in the
second round doubles to Bernard
Bartzen Of San Angelo, Tex, and
Gardner Larned of Chicago, 11-9,
go
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
LITTLER KEEPS ROLLING

PEORIA, ILL.,, July 31-(P-Gene
Llttler of San Diego Calf, con:
tlnued his string of impressive vic
tories today with quarter-final
and triumph over Phil Tatum,
columbia, S. c., in the National
Junior Chamber of Commerce golf
tournament on the Mount Hawley
country club course.
Llttler. who has been forced to
go beyond the 18th hole only once
IN four matches, qualified to meet
Gene Dial, also from Columbia,
5. e., in one of tomorrow's' 36-
hole semi-finals. Dial eliminated
Bob Braff, Of Duluth, Mimi, 5 and
4, the greatest victory margin Of
the afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01

to their 1913 smashing of Dunn
Erwin. Nesselrode po]ed his home
run No. % and batted in five runs
to help his league leading mark in
the RBI department. Hedrick also
hit for the circuit. The big catcher
batted across four counters.
Bortz, on the mound for Sanford.
pitched five-hit ball, striking out
five and walking seven. The sew
en- free passes played big part in
Dunn's scoring.
Last nights game gave Sanford
a record of 54 runs scored in three
contests for an average of l8 runs
per game. What a team. to pitch
against Tobacco State league hurl-
ers are probably saying:
This tremendous outburst of tal-
lies came with just six innings of
play as rain washed the last three
frames out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01

Woods home run in the top of
the ninth inning proved the blow
that gave Red Springs its 9-8 win
over Warsaw. The mighty clout
came off Carl Cyclone" johnson
and sent the brilliant righthander
down to his eighth defeat against
nine victories. Despite the licking
johnson struck out eight Robins.
raising his whHf total for the sea.
son to 193
Behind 81 going into the last Of
the ninth things looked terrible for
the Red Sex. Andy Scrobola start
ed last ditch rally by singing
to left field. Stephens received al
walk as the Warsaw fans clamored
for a winning outburst. Elmer Bo-
hannon forced Scrobola out at third,
however, for the first out of the
inning. Lail, batting fol-: McCarty.
hit to left field and Clayton errored
the fly, permitting Stephens toI
score and Bohannon to take sec
ond. Jones, Warsaw catcher. came
to the plate with men ON second
and first and one out. He picked
out a slant and drove it to left
field. The bali appeared to be a
certain roundtripper, but it dropped
suddenly right against the fence
in the waiting glove of Clayton.
Bohannon, who was digging home,
watched 'helplessly as Clayton toss
ed to second base for double play
ending the ball game.
Three home runs featured the
game at Snithfield. Leading 10
going into the last of the fifth the
Leafs were awarded the winning
run on a roundtripper by Pete
Howard. his second circuit blast in
two nights. Then to make things
even more secure Joe Eonta,
Smithfield outfielder, unloaded an
other four-master in the sixth.
AL Osossky, Leaf pitcher. looked
as if he was well on the way to a
shutout after putting down Pearsall
in the final inning. Cabaniss, Lum-
berton second baseman, didn't
share the Leaf aces thoughts and
promptly proved it by clouting
345-foot homer over the left field
fence. Osossky set down the re-
manning two batters. however. for
the victory. He struck out four and
walked four.
The stick work of hammering
Hank Nesselrode and Bruce He'd
rick sparked the Sanford Spinners
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01

Cured in the fifth when, sftsr +
were out, Davis doubled and scos
ed on Bridges single. Poklemb,
poled his second double of ,ba
night to tally Bridges. HowevaN '
the Pirate left fielder was caurt,
oversliding third when Bob steoL
el, next up, hit to short.
Hewlett went through the r,l
tions of being scored upon in evor,l
inning except the second MI
Blues had total of II Ief, a'l
bases. Hewlett showed admirshIa
control, walking but one and fsn1
ming six. But he was touched eay!
ly for hits. A Musumeci-Hardisl,r
Bridges double play, 69th Of IN.
season for the Pirates, solved =.
precarious situation in the tbi,a
inning when two were on h.,o
and none out.
A leadoff double by Marsh AM,
singles by Vorrell and O'Shield,
produced the only Clinton run ir
the eighth frame. With one OFT
Hewlett was again in danger. bm
he famed Haynes, and Bridge,
made his beautiful stop on Wsrs
and beat him to the Sack. Cieslr,
ski singled to left with one out in
the ninth, but both Evans srd
Marsh flied to Benton to end the
game.
A doubleheader is on tap tonigb,
in Clinton. Jim Station will pr1b.
ably send Roy Lamb and Nan
Andrews to the hill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Mze, Cooper Homer In Vain
As Reds Outlast Ottmen, 81

CINCINNATI, July 81 -(PJ-The
Cincinnati Reds and New York
Giants traded runs in clusters to-
DAY, but the Reds got the last
cluster on Grady Hatton's three
run homer in the eighth as they
ccme off with an 81 decision over
the New Workers.
The Reds got away to five
run lead in the first three innings,
gathering four in the first On three
hits and tWo-run error, and
chased starter Hooks" lott in the
third VITA two singles and walk.
The Giant artillery opened up
in the fourth. with johnny Mize
lacng his 31st homer of the sea-
son with two on off Bucky Wal
ters. Catcher Walker Cooper emu
lated Mize's feat in the sixth with
his 24th of the year, and the
Giants added their final run in
the seventh with a conventional
two singles wrapped around a
base on balls.
Andy Hansen's 1ossy relief hurl-
Ing came to an end in the Reds
eighth when Hatton shot one over
the right field screen with two
mates aboard. Cincinnati reliefer
Harry Gumpert was the winner.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
BY JrGGs POWERS

DURHAM, July 81 Cole
Jacobs, Whiteville lefty, evened
the Eastern North Carolina Amer
lean Legion series for his team
mates at two-all as he hurled
Whiteville to a 4 3 win over the
Durham Juniors here today.
The stylish Southport throttled
the locals with four hits. walked
four, and famed nine. It was his
second win of the series having
won the opener, lis.
Durham took a one -un lead in
the first inning as Harry Lloyd hit
Jacobs first pitch foc single,
advanced on an infield out. and
scored as Rome Anderson. White.
vile first baseman, lost Bruce
Holt's pop fly in the sun.
Whiteville bounced ahead ins4the
second on a walk to Jacobs, .
sacrifice. Lloyd's error, and Bill
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
TRIBES HOMERS
BEAT S0X, 5TO 4

BOSTON, July 81 -RHHomers
by manager Lou Boudreau and
Joe Gordon scored ali Cleveland's S
runs today as the Indians swept
three-game stand by edging the
Red Sox, 5 to 4, before a light
5,979 crowd at FenWay park.
Both drives landed barely fair
in the left field screen, Boudreau's
in the first with Dale Mitchell on
base after single. and Gordon's
in the sixth with Eddie Robinson
and Hank Edwards ahead of him
after a single and walk.
For righthander Bob Lemon it
was his first start of the season
for the Indians and he was credit
ed with the victory although he
left the game in the sixth when
the Sox collected three runs.
n