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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
Trophies Awarded To Winners AT
Annual Cup Award Banquet Tuesday

ton of new racing sailboats this
coming winter.
The old club has a substantial
sum of money on deposit, which
represents the remains of paid in
memberships and funds obtained
from the sale of the club "Snipe'
class sailboats.
Lay Plans
The sailboat racing group has
made tentative plans with Guy
Krebs, Sr., for the construction
of six racing sailboats this win
ter. Due to the high cost of both
materials and labor on the pres
ent day market, these funds are
needed to finance the construc-
ton and sale of these boats. 9th
erwise, the high costs would place
the purchase of the boats be-
yond the reach of many whose
participation in the races are
needed.
These boats would be indivi-
dually owned as it is not plan
ned that any funds made avail
able would be used either to buy
club owned boats or to pay part
of the costs. What is actually
planned is that these funds would
be a revolving fund; that is,
money would be advanced by the
club to the boatbuilder for the
purchase of initially needed ma
terials. The purchaser would
make time payments during the
construction of the boat to the
boatbuilder and to the club who
has advanced part of the cost.
Under the schedule set up, a pur-
chaser could obtain possession of
his completed and ably rugged
racing sailboat in sufficient time
to participate in next summers
racing. BY the time that addition
al boats would be constructed,
the boatbuilder would have been
paid in full for his previous years
work and the revolving fund of
the club would have been reim-
bursed, and the funds again made
available on the same plan.
Such are the plans of the va
rious groups working together
Their accomplishment would
once more enable Pascagoula to
take her place among the yacht
ing activities of our section of the
country.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
OCAL GRID SEASON OPENS TONIGHT WITH TWO GAMES
Panihers Face Tough Canton Team
In Opening Grid Season Tonight

Coach Dobie Holden's Pasea-
goula Panthers will make their
initial bow of the l947 football
season when they take on the
Canton, Miss, Panthers under the
lights on the local gridiron to-
night friday at 8 p. m.
The game will mark the open
ing of one of the toughest sched-
ules ever faced by the ~Pascagoula
team.
Assisted by a new coaching
staff composed of Mark Smith,
former Delta State Teachers col
lege player, who had several
years of coaching experience be-
fore entering the armed forces,
and James D. (Moe) Richmand,
who played end on last years
outstanding L. S. U. Tiger eleven,
the Panther training and practice
sessions have been handicapped
by the excessively hot weather
of the past several weeks.
The Partners will put an ex-
perienced and heavy line on the
field for tonight's game, but the
backfield, with the exception of
Rocky Byrd. will be inexperi-
enced. Byrd is rated as n of the
auarterbacks in the Big Eight
conference. and had an outstand-
ing season with the Panthers last
year.
Outstanding Tackles
Other probable starting backs
are Bobby Penton, Richards and
Paul Hyan, all of whom have
been showing up well in practice,
particularly Richards, 160-pound
guard of last year who was shift
ed to the backfield position this
year.
Outstanding in the Panther
line are Lachaussee and Vlahos
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12

Trophies for Coolies Folly" and
the Jim Jack" were presented
Tuesday night at the Beach Park
as the feature of the annual Cup
Award Banquet staked each year
for sailing fans in Pascagoula.
The two crafts we're winners
in their respective classes in the
races this summer which ended
with the race on Labor Day. One
point was given for participation
in each race, and n point for
each boat defeated in its class
in each race.
Captain H. H. Cole accepted
the award as owner of the Fol
ly," which was sailed by Skipper
Charles Torjusen with Bob Kell,
Hermes Hague, Fred DeVan and
Merley Jones as an able crew.
Skipper Ralph McFaul accepted
the Trophy for the Jim Jack"
owned by Jimmie and Jackie
Hollister, who complete the crew.
Following the awarding of the
cups, Charles Torjusen, as acting
chairman, assisted by A. P. May
and Hermes Hague, outlined the
activities of the sailboat racing
group for the past year and their
plans for the future.
To Reorganixe
The last formally organized
club was the Pascagoula Yacht
ing Club. Its last Commodore was
Captain John Cole. Active on
its Board of Directors and in its
membership were, in addition to
Commodore Cole, Tom Dantzler,
DR.. j. N. Lockard, Ralph Hollis
ter, Guy Krebs, ST., and others.
These gentlemen attended the
banquet and in the discussion
suggested that, since the charter
of incorporation of the Pasca-
goula Yachting Club is still in
force, the club be again organiz-
ed under that charter. In this
respect, it was announced that
a formal meeting of the Board
of Directors of the last such or
ganized club would be held this
coming Monday evening for the
purpose of approving such reviv-
al and to pass on the making
available of funds on deposit by
the old club for the construc-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
Rules Quiz Opens
Drive To Form
Quarterback Club

Members of the Pascagoula
Kiwanis Club were given an inn
promptu quiz on football o~fficiat-
ing at their meeting Tuesday as
an opening move in a drive to
form a Quarterback Club here.
T. N. Tucker conducted the
written quiz, assisted by Wilbur
Dees, former Pascagoula High
School and Mississippi State Col
lege gridiron star. Both are men,
bers of the Gulf Coast officials
association.
Not a single person turned in
a perfect score in the tongues
ton test and only a couple of
ninety percenters were register
ed. Most members of the club fail
ed to pass the test with 20 points.
L. L. Stigler introduced MIR.
Dees, who in turn introduced Mr..
Tucker. Both men answered ques-
tions from the floor. The purpose
of the Quarterback Club would
be to foster interest in high school
football in the county.
Mr.. Dees warned that no per-
son on the bench or in the bleach
ers can accurately call a play on
the field and asked the fans to
keep this fact in mind.
Pete Ehlers was welcomed in
to the club as a new member by
j. T. Hill, who had proposed
him for membership. W. R. Guest
presided at the meeting and
guests included Charles Moore of
Biloxi, A. M. Hardy; Marshall
Allen of the State Tax Commits
sion, C. NJ. Dossett; and Joe
Canarela. Tom SWartWOut.
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at the tackle positions. La
chaussee, tipping the scales at 1876
pounds, was first string tackle for
St. Stanislaus last year and Via
hos, weighing 1875 pounds, was
one of the stalwarts in the Pas
cagoula lineup last year. Other
positions are filled with tried vet
Grams, including the end posi-
tions where Knight and Jerry
Purdy will function, and Sylton
Cole and Bubba Bogdahn at the
guard positions. All are expert
enced lettermen form last years
squad.
The center position will be fill
ed by Kirby King, one of last
years backs, who vas shifted to
the vacant position this year.
An unknown quantity of
this year is the reserves, Coach
Holden said this week.
I'VE don't know how our re-
serves will stack up this year
in front of u.s." he said. But
against the stiff schedule we have
they have got to function if we
are going to have a successful
season."
The local team will be up
against stiff competition lun to-
nights opener. Canton about
matches the local line in weight,
but will field a heavier back
field than the locals. Though not
a member of the Big Eight, the
Canton team has always played
top-flight Mississippi elevens and
are expected to push the Pan
theirs in tonight's tussle.
Following is the probable start
ing lineup and weights:
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
billiard ". SLATER. III

Mr.. and Mrs. Hilliard w. Sla-
ter, Jr., are the parents of a son
who was born to them at the
Jackson County hospital. Thurs
day. Sept. 4. Mrs. Slater is the
former Bette Lou Stutz. She and
her young son, who has been
named Hilliard w. Slater, III,
have nov been moved to the home
of Mr.. Slater's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. W. Slater in Paseagoula.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
INJURED IN ACCIDENT

Paul Westmore, 316 10th street,
suffered minor injuries Saturday
when the motor scooter he was
riding on 18th street was struck
by an automobile driven by Bor-
den P. Willis. He received iniur-
les to the right arm and right ear
and brush burns of the face. arms
and legs. He was discharged
after being treated. Willis was
charged with reckless driving
and released under $50 bond. City
Patrolman R. H. Broadus inves-
tigated the accident.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
ARMY'S HOME GAMES

WEST POINT, N. zap
Army will play four of its nine
football games at Mitchie Sta
dunn here this fall, opening with
VilIanova on Sept. q. The other
games here are Colorado on Oct.
d. Virginia Polytechnic Institute
on Oct. 10 and Washington & Lee
on Nov. |.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
pAscAcouLA woMAN's CLUB

The first meeting of the Pas
cagoula Woman's club for the
1947-48 club year will be held at
Lincoln Hall, Sept. Ia at 3 p. m,
with Mrs. John Cole, the presi-
dent, in the chair.
Program leaders will be Mes
damesc c. M. Bush and c. H.
Gray and the subject will be,
History of Our State and Our
City"
The h~ostesses will be Mesdames
J. W. Brumfield, r. R. King, r.
A. Heritage. Walter Lewis and
]. E. Brent.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12

Seaweed off the coast of Chile
sometimes grows longer than 240
feet and has frounds so feet
| across.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12

Rodents are the largest order
of mammals.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-27
Officers Quick
Action Stops
Serious Mishap

Roy Thomas, IL, colored, of
7l9 Chapman Lane, almost caus-
ed serious accident to himself
and Motorcycle Officer Gene
Hernandez Sunday afternoon at
1890 o'clock, when he went
through red light at the cor
ner of Simonton and Southland
streets.
Hernandez turned his motor
cycle in desperate attempt to
avoid crashing into the colored
youth, but struck the back wheel
Of the boys bicycle.
The youth left the scene of the
accident unhurt, but Hernandez
suffered a. bruised and swollen
leg.
Witnesses to the accident stat
ed Sunday that had not Herman
edez sWerved to the right, a seri-
Gus accident, possibly fatal one,
might have occurred
Hernandez was going south on
Simonton and Thomas was
travelling west on Southland
street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-27
Five Held For
Robbery; TO Be
In Court 'Tuesda,


Five men arrested in connec-
ton with the robbery of two
Naval chief petty officers on
Whitehead street between
Greene and Caroline streets,
early Saturday, will be arraign-
ed before Peace Justice Ira Al
bury at 4 p. M, Tuesday.
Those charged with the Of
Tense are Frank Fraga, Kirkwood
Bethel, Woodrow Niles, Evelio
Estevez and Hello Lopez. They
are being held in County Jail,
but will be released if they post
bonds of $1,000 each.
1t is alleged the men attacked
and robbed Edward Cwynar and
William Krouse. Patrolman Viii
son jolly was forced to fire sew
eral revolver shots into the air
in order to capture some of the
men.
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Enter 2 Duval
Street Places
This Morning
SAILOR c..arURED AFTER
BREAKING INTO STEAK
INN, ANOTHER SERVICE
HITS

Thieves early s.lis morning
broke into two DIVA lstreet pIac-
es of business, according to re-
ports on file in the office of Sher-
iff Berlin Sawyer
An unidentified man, wearing a
US. Naval uniform, smashed one
of the front windows of the Paul
Sher store, 532 Duval street, and
stole an unestimated amount OF
merchandise.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Moreno
Wallace was called to the scene
at 800 am. today and found the
window leading into the store
broken. Wallace says witnesses
testified a sailor had done the act
and was seen reaching into the
front show window.
The man ran in Duval and dis
appeared in Southland street, ac-
cording to Wallace. The deputy
sheriff got some well defined
fingerprints from pieces of the
broken window.
Early this morning sailor
identified as Richard Wood reach
ed over the top of a screen in
front of the Steak Inn, now oper-
ated by Mrs. Leonard Guerro
and stole two large empty bottles
advertising whisky.
Deputy Sheriff Samuel Bath
witnessed the sailors theft of the
bottles and gave chase, After
firing a couple of shots into the
air Wood submitted to arrest. The
bottles were recovered. Wood is
to be given hearing later before
Peace Justice Ira Albury.
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Firing Notice
Given By Navy

A firing notice was issued to-
day by the Naval Base.
Beginning tomorrow and and
ending on the 31st, there will be
aircraft bombing, strafing and
gunnery practice in the small
lake in the center of Barracuda
Key; on a derilict one mile north
of Boca Grande Key, and on a
derelict in the Marquesas at
latitude 24-38.5 north and longi-
tude 82-l7.5 west. The firing
will be from 8 a. M, to mid
night daily and there will be
anti aircraft firing between 10
and IL a. M, tomorrow. about
IS miles southwest of Key West.
All commercial aircraft and
ships are warned to stay away
from those areas.
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CHAMBER TO BE HOST
TO WRITER'S HERE FOR
UNWILLING MONUMENT
tPAN-AM ANYWAYS OFF,
Gals ALSO EXPECT.
| ED IN KEY WEST TO
NIGHT

Key West Chamber OF Com
merce tonight will play host at
La Concha Hotel to a large group
OF writer's, editors and photog-
raphers who are coming here to
cover the Goth anniversary cele-
bration of Pan American Air
ways tomorrow. II
( There will be upwards of SO
representatives of the press who
will fly down here late TODAY.
They'will be guests of the Cham
Der at a turtle steak dinner to-
night.
With them will come officials
OF the Pan American Airways.
and officials from Washington
and Tallahassee. Many of these
officials will remain overnight
at Miami, but some of them are
known to be coming here.
AT 8 a. M, tomorrow at
Meacham Field, Mayor Nicolas
Castellanos of Havana will un-
veil monument marking the
site of Pan American Anyways
first flight take off and the be-
ginning of the first scheduled
daily international air service
under the United States flag.
At 10 a. M, the newsmen and
distinguished guests will take
off, in two huge Clippers for
Havana, retracing the flight of
that first PAA Clipper, at three
times the speed.
Governor Caldwell will unveil
another monument at Ranches
BoyeroS Airport in Havana after
a welcome from Cuban Minister
of Communications Alberto
Cruz.
Boarding plane at $3.50 pm,
the group will fly direct to Mi
ami for "a banquet at Z p. M,
at Columbus Hotel.
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'T.lrippe Sees
PAA Dream
Come True

A dream that had it's begin
ming in the marveling mind OF
a 10-year-old has materialized
into a full-blown reality for
Juan Terry Trippe as Pan Am
erican World Anyways marks its
20th anniversary.
1t all began when the lad who
was, to become known around
the world. as "1'he Columbus oil
the Always" attended an ali
show at a county fair back in
1910.
While other boys his age
were still playing with toy fire
engines. Juan Trippe was
dreaming of the daredevil
stunts he had witnessed and of
learning to fly himself. Some
where along the way that dream
became linked with another-a
dream of a worldwide aerial
network that would bring air
transportation within the reach
of every class of traveller.
That dream began to take
shape October 20, 1927, when
Pan American Anyways, of
which he has served continuous
ly as president, made its inaugu-
raj flight from Key We s t,
Florida, to Havana, Cuba.
Born in Seabright, N. j.,
June q, 1899, Trippe attended
private schools in New York and
Pennsylvania before enrolling in
1917 at Yale University. World
War l quickly interrupted his
college career, and in Deem
Der, 1917, Trippe enlisted in the
Naval Air Service, qualifying as
pilot. He returned to Yale in
1919 and was graduated with
the class of 1922.
Joined Banking Firm
After graduation Trippe join
ed firm of investment bankers,
following in his fathers foot
steps. But flying was in his
blood
In the span of four short
years he helped organize and
manage domestic airlineS. But
already he was envisioning the
potentialities of an information
al airline. When, in the spring Of
1927, he heard government
armail contract was to be adj
VCrtiscd for route between Key
West and Havana, he decided to
run down and look The situation
over.
The Kest is history: He won
the contract and Pan American
Anyways was founded.
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Taking Motion
Pictures Here

John Sandborn, Lakeland, who
is employed by the State Road
Department, was in Key West
over the week end taking mo-
ton pictures which will be dis
tributed in the public schools
and colleges of the state.
About 20 minutes of color
film will be shown of Key West
and vicinity. Miss Marion Pick
erc. a, USO attache, and Frank
Adams, director of the USO, left
win oandborn Saturday for one
of the bridges on Overseas
Highway.
Sandborn will make motion
picture of Miss Pickens catching
fish.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-27
SURPRISE WITNESS

WASHINGTON. - The house
un-American investigating COM
mittee today said that probably
tomorrow it would produce wit
ness. whose name has been kept
secret. who will connect COM
munists in Hollywood with So
Wet officials in Moscow.
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HIGH NAVY AND CITY
OFFICIALS VIEW PA
RADE, WHICH WAS
OVER MILE

Thousands of men, women and
children poured into the Key
West Naval establishments today
after the parade marking Navy
Day, in which several. hundreds
of civilian and Naval personnel
participated.
At the Submarine Base the
visitors found all the destroyers,
submarines and other vessels in
full DRESS" with flags and ubnt-
ings fluttering in the breeze.
Center of considerable atten-
ton was the Cuban Nays ship,
the Jose Marti. which arrived
here Sunday under the COM
mand of Capt. Julio d. Arguelles
and Comdr. Antonio Cuardas.
At III a. M, memorial serv-
Ice for the Nays dead in all
wars got under way in front of
the administration building at
the Submarine Base.
Besides a number of Navy
units that took part in the cere-
monies were the Guard of Honor
of Arthur Sawyer Post, No. %,
American Legion, and the band
of the student body of Key West
High School, and the fife and
drum corps of the Cuban Boy
Scouts.
During the ceremonies, the
USS Cobbler, submarine, pass
ed out through the entrance of
the harborp 10 the sea, and then
submerged, SO that the flowers
carried on her deck were carried
on the waters to commemorate
the Navy dead.
During the afternoon the
submarine USS Odax was haul
ed up the marine railway and
drydocked in full view of hun
dreds of spectators. The whole
operation was completed in less
than AS minutes.
Gosh. that subs a big thing,
isn't it," was the frequent COM
ment of the visitors.
The Odax is $40 feet long, but
when she is afloat at her dock
she doesn't look to be more than
$50 feet long. She has a 27-foot
beam and draws about IL feet,
so that the ship actually looked
big ON the marine railway.
Earlier in the day the two
winners OF the American Legion
contest were given "change of
command ceremony aboard the
USS Medregal, submarine.
Jerry Henriquez, SOC Virginia
street, was thus made honorary
commanding officer Of the Me-
dregal and Marilyn Bennett, 100
Eaton street, was made honorary
executive officer of the ship.
Continued On Page Eight
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PQnQmQ. Nlcuruq-
uu. Jumuicu and Trinidad.
I'm addition. huge Clippers
have carried 465.0l2.7s5 lbs.
of mail and airexpress -
enough to fill freight train
rs miles long.
And in those 20 years, PAA's
Clipper fleet has flown the as
Economical total of 540.311,479
miles-the equivalent of 1,131
rouno-trips. to the moon.
Back in 1927, aviation was an
exciting and dangerous novelty.
But Juan Trippe, first and only
president of Pan American Air
ways, envisioned aviation as the
transportation of an American
flag line plying global airlanes,
carrying passengers and cargo
safely, quickly and economical-
~.
Dream Comes True
Today, that dream is reality.
Flying Clippers roar across the
Atlantic and Pacific, over noun
tains and iungles, to euery, cor
ner OF the globe.
L took great deal more
than ambition airplanes and
money to build PAA's world
wide-syStem. s
TO obtain franchises ands an
rights, Pan American had 10
negotiate with many Ncountrie7
and buck strong government
Subsidized European airlines.
1t also had to work with air.
craft manufacturers in develop
ing bigger, faster, longer-range
planes.
Except in few cities. PAA
had TO build its own airport
end terminal facilities. Wealth
er and communications sYs-
TENS had to be established.
Pan American even had to 60
into the hotel business to pro,
vide suitable accommodations
in some cities for Clipper pas
sengers.
Once air routes had been es-
tabiished, ground and air crews
trained and spare parts and sup
plies stored at each station, the
Clippers were ready to fly. The
next problem was obtaining pas
sengers and express-and the air
transport market in those early
days was extremely limited.
AS late as 1887, only 215,599
first and cabin class steamship
passengers travelled annually be-
tween the United States and
Latin America; PAA carried
1852 passengers that year.
Those figures are in sharp
contrast to the 738,301 passen-
Continued On Page Severn
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CLIPPER CRASHES?

JUNEAU. Alaska. = a Pan
American Anyways clipper is sup
posed to have crashed somewhere
in Alaska early today. The pilot
reported TO the station here that
he was caught in a storm 1877
miles from this city. Nothing
since has been heard from him.
and searching parties have been
organised to look for the plane.
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Screen Writer
Flares Up At
imam. Hearing
tBy.The Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. =
John Howard Lawson. one of ID
screen writers, who have been
summoned to testify before the
house un-American investigating
committee had a tilt this morn
ing with Committee Chairman
Thomas. gs
When Lawson sat in the wit
ness chair, he asked to be per-
mitted to read prepared state
ment. Thomas, in denying the
request, told Lawson he was
there to answer questions and
not to read a statement of his
opinions to the committee.
Lawson holly replied that the
investigation robbed him of his
constitutional rights, and that he
refused to be forced into an
swer the committees questions. .
Thomas replied that Lawson
could elect to reply or not to re-
ply, and reminded him that, if
he refused to answer questions,
he could be cited for contempt
of a congressional committee. .
Lawson answered a few ques-
tions directly, but refused to
commit himself on most of the
questions, still maintaining that
his constitutional rights were
being invaded.
Eric Johnson, who is the di-
recting head of the moving pic
ture industry, was due to testify
later in the afternoon. 1t was
said that he, too, would takeethe
position 4 that the committees
proceedings are unconstitutional.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-27
City Group Also
Will Attend Meet


Commissioned Albert Cooper,
together with two members of
the Key West Housing Author
ity, Joseph Gates and Ralph
Bethancourt, left over the high
way this morning to appear be-
fore the joint committee on hous-
ing in Miami that is being held
at the Dade county court house.
Mrs. Cooper accompanied the
party.
, Cooper had been advised by
Washington of the Miami meet
ing, where cities will present
data for low-rent housing.