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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-21
Stone Found Not
Guilty In Death
0fSlay Rogers

]. M. Stone, Jr.. 22-year-eld
resident of Hurley, was acquitted
Wednesday night of a charge of
murder growing out of the fatal
shooting of Stay Rogers of Van
cleave in a Gautier road house a
year ago this week.
The twelve-man jury brought
the verdict of not guilty after a
short elaboration about 800 o.
clock Wednesday night. The trial
had continued for two days be-
fore a packed court room.
Rogers was killed on Novem-
Der %, 1916, and Stone, appear
ing as a witness, admitted that
he fired the fatal shot. The slain
man had threatened, however, to
kill the first person that came out
the door of the road house, accord
ing to several witnesses.
The slain man and two of his
brothers had been ordered from
the establishment after becoming
boisterous, according to witnesses,
and were outside of the building
at the time the shot was fired,
Witnesses said Rogers attempted
to hit another customer with a
two-by-four just prior to the
shooting. The accused and the
slain man were not acquainted
and were not involved in any
conversation prior to the shoot
ing, witnesses said. Stone was
defended by Bidwell Adams and
o. l.. Mcleod.
Other Cases
In other cases disposed of this
week, Arlando Hogue was con-
victed on a charge of driving
while under the influence of
liquor and was fined 5000. He
also had his drivers license re-
voked for one year.
Walter Gray, charged with
burglary, pied guilty to trespass-
ing and was fined $500 and Civ
en- six months Jail by the court.
Ozell Howard was given six
months in Jail for forging and at
tempting to pass a check for $12.
When a check is for less than
SIS, the court has discretion in
judging it a misdemeanor instead
of a felony, which would bring
a penitentiary sentence.
A motion to continue the case
of Walter Lowry against ingalls,
and others for damages will be
heard Saturday. An attorney for
the defendant objected to a con-
tinuance of the case.
The motion and several other
cases including two murder trials,
were scheduled this week but
had not been tried Thursday as
a result of the lengthy Stone case.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-21
Second OF Ii arings On Pat Harrison
Waterway Opens Here Today AT 10 A. N.

that Wayne and other counties
in the area contained vast min
eral resources that with cheap
water transportation could be de-
veloped to the benefit of the en-
tire state.
Natural resources and poten-
tial development of the area
through the construction of the
waterway, was pointed out by
many other witnesses, who also
brought out the fact that the
waterway would prove invalu-
able to the nation as a whole
as a national defense measure.
An exhaustive economic and
traffic survey of the area was
presented by the v. j. Bedell
Engineering Co. of New Orleans,
retained by the Pascagoula Port
Commission for that purpose,
through its representative, w. S.
Nelson.
This survey showed that the
proposed waterway has handled
a large volume of freight in years
past. In 1916, the peak year, to-
tai tonnage moving along the
Pascagoula river, above its juno
ton with the E~scatawpa, amount
ed to 468,428 tons.
Huge Tonnage Available
The statistics showed that pres
ent tonnage now available for
transportation along the water
way, based on figures submitted
by potential shippers and i'm
porters in the area, would amount
to 2,805, 1863 tons of miscellaneous
commodities, and zoos, 005 tons
of crude petroleum, or a total of
4,808,374 tons of cargo annually.
Rene A. Stigler, New Orleans
traffic consultant, who assisted
the Bedell Company in compiling
the survey, estimated that ship
pers and importers would save
an annual $500, 759 through use
of the waterway shipments.
This would not include poten-
tial tonnage which would result
from the expansion of existing
industries and establishment of
new ones, he said, but is based
on existing tonnage and existing
rail freight rates as compared to
water transportation charges in
effect on similar completed pro-
jects.
He added that history of SIM
liar projects has proven that rail
transportation is not hurt, but
is more than compensated by in
creased development in areas af-
fected.
He compared the proposed
waterway providing a nine foot
channel along the Pascagoula,
Leaf and Chickasawhay rivers
and Tallahala creek to Laurel
with the development of the
Gulf intra-coastal canal.
Back in 1924" he said, United
States engineers estimated that
100000 tons of cargo would be
handled annually along this wa
terway. In 1914 tonnage actually
handled amounted to $4,000, 900
tons"
Mr.. Khayat closed the hearing
by pointing out the economic
benefits that would come to the
Southeastern area through con-
struction of the waterway, add
ing that Mississippians were
rightfully entitled to the benefits
to be derived from the develop
ment of their own natural re-
sources.
A large number of witnesses,
including representatives of la
Dor, are scheduled to testify at
the hearing here TODAY.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-11-21
Holiday, Union Church Services, And
Football Game To Mark Thanksgiving

The traditional day of thanks
giving will be observed through
out jackson County Thursday
with observance for many taking
the form of worship in the chur-
ches. for others attendance at a
football game and for still others
enjoyment of the day off from
work and consumption of al enor-
nous turkey dinner.
For the hundreds OF school chill
dren in the county the day will
be primarily TIE first of a holt
dag from e-inssrouF1 activities and
the opportunity to gorge on
Thanksgiving delicacies = right
through the pumpkin pie. Schools
will not open until Monday morn
ing.
Union church services will be
conducted at the First Methodist
church In Moss Point with the
Rev. Walter Bader, new pastor
of the First Presbyterian church,
delivering the sermon. The SER
vice will be at 10 a. m.
In Pascagoula ali churches are
invited to participate in union
services to be held at the First
Methodist church. of which the
Rev. J. F. Campbell is pastor.
thanksgiving Day at 10 a. m. The
Rev. M. S. Varnado, pastor of the
Calvary Baptist church, will
preach the sermon. In Eastlawn
the, Presbyterian and Methodist
churches will hold a union service
at 10 a. m. at the Methodist
church and all churches have also
been invited to participate in this
service.
Championship Game
On the gridiron both the Pasea-
goula and Moss Point teams have
crowd-gathering games schedul-
ed. The Paseagoula Panthers will
travel to Meridian for a game
which will determine whether or
not they will be champions of
the Big Eight conference. Scores
of supporters from jackson coun-
ty are expected to make the trip
to see what promises to be the
most exciting game of a thrilling
season for the Panthers.
The Moss Point Tigers will meet
the Picayune pigskin-chasers on
the home field Thursday after
noon with the kickoff slated for
2:30 p. m.
Virtually every store. business
and public office viii be closed
for the day. ingalls, Shipyard and
the Jackson County Mills will
be closed down for the day but
the Moss Point mill of the In
ternational Paper company will
operate as usual, officials said.
Smaller industries in the county
announced their intention of sus-
pending business for the day.
Court house and city offices will
be closed in Pascagoula and May
or F. W. cirlot of Moss Point
said city offices would be closed
for the day. The banks in the
two towns will be closed all day
Thursday and will close as usual
Wednesday, the day before. at
noon.
All windows will be closed in
both the Moss Point and Pasca-
goula post offices but incoming
and outgoing mail will be handled
as usual, being distributed TO the
boxes. In addition, there will
also be one carrier delivery to all
sections of Moss Point. Postmaster
Leonard Robinson said. There
will be no deliveries in Pasca-
goula, according to Postmaster
Arthur V. Smith.
Stores will be closed Thurs
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
Dog Decides Real Ownership;
Hops Into Arms Of Girl, II

CHICAGO. - Rosemary Emmer-
ich, IL, stood on one side in the
courtroom of Judge John T. Zuris
and Edward Kasmedor, 80, stood on
the other.
In the middle was a little cocker
spaniel, Blackie. The question-who
was the rightful owner of Blackie?
Judge Zuris let the dog decide.
He ordered it unleashed, and it
jumped into the arms Of Rosemary.
Rosemary had said it was her
dog, explaining that she had given
it to Edward Nowicki to train as a
bird dog.
Nowicki said the dog disappeared
and he saw it later in Kasmedor's
automobile. Kasmedor testified he
had bought the dog from Nowicki.
Disorderly C charges
against Kasmedor were dropped,
and Rosemary took Blackie home.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
Pvt. Wagner Serves
With Army In Japan

With the Eighth Army in Kun
amoto, Kyushu, Japan, July 49,
Pvt. Leo Wagner, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Wagner of 624 Cotton
wood avenue, Laurel, is now serving
with the Twenty-first infantry regi-
ment, an unit of the Twenty-fourth
infantry division in Japan. The
Twenty-fourth, known also as the
"Victory" division, is now occupy
ing the entire island of Kyushu,
southernmeost and third largest of
the japanese home group.
Private Wagner entered the army
Oct. 2, 1896, at Fort Lewis, Wash,
and received basic training at Fort
Bragg, n. c.. He was assigned to
the Camp %Stoneman, Calf, replace
ment center in December and ar
rived in Japan Dec. 81.
The army educational program,
now in operation at Camp Wood,
affords the personnel of the regi-
ment with an opportunity to further
their educations while serving with
the armed forces. The popularity of
this program and the wide range
of subjects being taught by the
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
Conference Reports
Given By Delegates

A report on the highlights of the
conference of the Woman's Society
of Christian Service at Helena was
given at the Friday Afternoon meet
ing of the local Society held at the
Methodist church. Mrs. Arliss Rich
ardson and Mrs. M. F. Crawford.
who attended the summer school
held during the conference, gave the
reports.
Mrs. P. A. Johnston presented a
program on The Child and His Edu-
cation, and Children's School.
A memorial service honoring Mrs.
A. NJ. Olafson was conducted by
Mrs. G. N. Virgins. Mrs. Olafson
at the time of her death was an
officer in the society and had been
a member since 1923. She had
served as president in 1925, 1929 and
1888 and in different capacities since
that time.
Following the meeting a lunch was
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
laurel Happenings

Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Eastlick re-
turned from Caldwell, Ida, last week
after visiting friends and relatives
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl j. Branstetter
left recently for Ash Fork, Ariz.,
to visit Mrs. B~ranstetter's mother,
Mrs. Lester Lochridge. They will
be gone several months and Mr..
Branstetter expects to be employed
in Ash Fork.
Returning recently from Glacier
national park were Miss Marjorie
Shay, Nh. and Mrs. William Schwab,
Mrs. John Schwab, Owen Hawthorne,
Lloyd and Arnold Schwab. They
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schwab
and daughter, who have tourist
cabins in the park. En- route home
they visited Mr.. and Mrs. Reno
Hawthorne at Fairfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Bradley and
children, Mrs. Mary Bradley of Lau-
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
Runaway Boys Get Hallway
To West on Lone Dollar

GALESBURG, ILL. - G E
Brown and Edward Shore, two
Avella, Pa, 16-year-olds who ran
away from home to 60 West with
only 81 as capital, were picked up
by police here, their dollar still I'M
spent. They said they wished they
could continue their trip.
Police said the boys had ridden
freight trains and begged food
along the way.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
The Outlook Says:

Recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. V. Howe were Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
C. Woodman and daughters, Cynthia
and Catherine of Denver; Lewis
Woodman of Archer, Iowa; Nj. and
Mrs. Victor Gaul and daughter DON
ma, and Mark Nash of Mechanics
vile, Iowa.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. l..
Baker and Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Baker
this week are Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Carpenter, son-in-law and daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Baker, of
Soap Lake, Wash.
Mrs. C. NJ. Boyle of Edgar spent
several days here with her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. c. o.
Boyle.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. l.. Galloway spent
Sunday and Monday on an outing at
Silver Gate.
Dinner guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Bait were Mr.. and Mrs.
Jake Frank and children of Park
City and Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Sorg
and son Hickey.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Brown spent
Tuesday of last week on a trip to
Sunlight Basin.
r,, orrnr 0nU ~ rccTrEC 60 IN
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10

rel and Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Wal
lace of Billings attended a picnic
Labor day in North park in Billings
Joel Roth, son of Mr.. and Mrs
George Roth, left Sunday for Lin
coin, Neb., where he will begin his
freshman year in the college of
business at the University of Ne
braska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Eastlick and
o Larry were guests Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Bradley.
Nh. and Mrs. Fred Dixon of Los
Angeles are visiting Mrs. John
Schwab and family. Mrs. Schwab
is an aunt of Mr.. Dixon.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. M. Winter of
Billings were guests Wednesday eve
ming of Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Bradley
and Mrs. Mary Bradley.
Ray Clark of the Sioux City, Iowa,
Cooperative Honey association was
guest Monday evening of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. R. Burdett.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10

served by Mrs. r. o. Steele, Mrs. w.
X. Simmons, Mrs. r. B. Sturtevant
and Mrs. Roy Bice. The next meet
ing was announced for Friday, Oct.
8, when guest day will be observed.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10

schools throughout the Far East
command attest the value of the
program to the troops in the area.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10

THE OUTLOOK, so ISSUES. $3.50
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

i, j. E. Chisolm, Trustee, under
the provision of and by virtue OF
the authority conferred upon me in
a deed of trust executed by Chester
W. Marshall and Claud Marshall
dated May 81, 1916. to SECURE a
certain Indebtedness to the Holmes
County Bank and Trust Company
Lexington, Mississippi, and which
said deed of trust is recorded in
Trust Deed Book SO, Page II, records
of the Chancery Clerks office OF
Holmes County, Mississippi and de-
fault having been made in the pay
ment thereof and I having been re-
quested by the owner and holder
thereof to foreclose the same, I will
on Monday, September %. 1947, Offer
for sale and will sell at public auc-
ton for cash to the highest and best
bidder at the South front door of the
Holmes County Courthouse in Lex
ington. Mississippi, during legal
hours, the following described
property situated in Holmes County
Mississippi, tO-Wit:
Begin at the Northwest corner OF
the NWA OF SEA- OF Section 4
Township IA, Range 2 East, and
run East along the Northern boun-
Diary of said NWA of SEA Section
4, lib yards, thence South 70 yards,
thence run West 118 yards or to the
West Boundary of the said NWA
of SEA said Section 4, thence run
North 70 yards to the point of begin
ming. and containing ITO acres more
or less; together with all buildings,
fixtures and appliances thereon and
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flood, or test will be waived fol-
billing purposes provided:
ID that such demands are limit
ed to Company's off-peak pc
riods so far as emergencies
will permit
CD that customer has notified the
Company within five days
after any use of such pumps
during a fire, flood or test,
of the time and duration of
such demands.
PAYMENT
Bills are due and payable each
month upon presentation. If a bill
is not paid within ten days from
the date thereof, Company shall
have the right to suspend service.
CONTRACT PERIOD
Not less than five years.
SERVICE POLICY
Subject to orders of regulatory
authorities having jurisdiction and
to the Service Policy currently on
file in Company's office.
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TO CREDITORS

No 7677 Letters testamentary hav.
ing been granted on the 22nd day
of August, l947, by the Chancery
Court of Holmes County, Miss, te
the undersigned upon the estate Of
w. B. Burwell, Deceased, notice is
hereby given to all persons having
claims against said estate to present
the same to the Clerk of said Court
for probate and registration accord.
ing to law within six months from
this date, or they will be forever
barred.
This the 23rd day of August, 1947
w. O. Barrett
B. w. HUMPHREYS. Executors
10 A tnp
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MISSISSIPPI POWER & LIGHT
COMPANY
RATE SCHEDULE GG-7L
GENERAL NATURAL GAS

DEN NE
| AVAILABILITY
At points on Company's existing
facilities Of adequate capacity and
| suitable pressure within the corpo-
rate limits of Lexington, when natu-
raj gas is obtained in sufficient
| quantities for all requirements of
distribution by Company.
APPLICATION
To all gas service for which no
specific schedule is provided, suppl
ed at one point of measurement
| Service is for the exclusive use of
| the Customer and shall not be resold
| or shared with others. Not apple
| able to standby or supplementary
service.
| NET MONTHLY RATE
$1.00 for the first 500 GU. IT. or
less
.95 per 1000 GU. #. for the
next $500 Gu. #.
SIS per 1000 Gu. #. for the next
5000 c u. #.
so per 1000 GU. #. for all adj
ditional gas.
Adjustments
First : Minus or plus one-half of
one per cent of the amount comput-
ed at the above stated Rate for each
whole point decrease below 70 or
increase above 10, respectively, in
the average Of the three most recent
ly published current monthly values
for the "All commodities Index ia
ken from wholesale Prices" COM
| piled by the United States Depart
ment of Labor adjusted to a 1926
base if any other date be employed.
Second : Plus the applicable pro-
portionate part of any directly alloc-
| able tax, impost or assessment m
| posed or levied by any governmental
| authority. which is assessed or levi
| ed against the Company or directly
affects the Company's cost OF ope-
| ration and which the Company is
legally obligated to pay on the basis
of meters, customers, or rates OF,
| or evenu from gas or service sold,
or on the volume of the gas produc-
| ed. transported, purchased for sale,
or sold, or on any other basis where
| direct ALLEGATION is possible.
Minimum
$1.00 or more for line extension
| customers.
PAYMENT
Bills are due and payable each
month upon presentation. If a bill is
not paid within ten days from the
| date thereof, Company shall have
the right to suspend service.
CONTRACT PERIOD
Not less than n year.
SERVICE POLICY
Subject to orders of regulatory
authorities having jurisdiction and
to the Service Policy currently on
file in Company's office.
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NET RATE

NET MONTHLY RATE
$1.00 for the first 500 GU. #. or
less
.95 per 1000 Gu. #. for the
next 4,500 Gu. #.
so per 1000 Gu. #. for
all additional gas.
Adjustments
First : Minus or plus one-half of
one per cent of the amount comput-
ed at the above stated Rate for each
whole point decrease below 20 or
increase above ITO, respectively, in
the average of the three most recent
ly published current monthly values
for the "All commodities" Index
taken from wholesale Prices" COM
piled by the United States Depart
ment of Labor adjusted to a 1926
base if any other date be employed)
Second : Plus the applicable pro-
portionate part of any directly allo-
cable tax, impost or assessment i'm
posed or levied by any governmental
authority, which is assessed or levied
against the Company or directly af-
fects the Company's cost of opera
ton and which the Company is le-
gally obligated to pay on the basis
of meters. customers, or rates of, or
revenue from gas or service sold,
or on the volume of the gas produc-
ed, transported, purchased for sale,
or sold, or on any other basis where
direct ALLEGATION is possible.
Minimum
$1.00 per dwelling unit, or more
for line extension customers.
PAYMENT
Bills are due and payable each
month upon presentation. If a bill
is not paid within ten days from the
date thereof. Company shall have
the right to suspend service.
SERVICE POLICY
Subject to orders of regulatory
authorities having jurisdiction and
to the Service Policy currently on
file in Company's office.
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+ TO

The Board of Aldermen of City
of Lexington, Mississippi invite bids
to be submitted to them September
End l947 to purchase old City Water
Pickup truck 1887 model and Old
City Street Truck 1h ton 1910
model. Right reserved to reject all
bids.
BY order of the Board, August
5th, 1947.
C. A. Glover. City Clerk.
10 : l. tnp
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BE 1T ORDAINED by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen, lawfully as
sembled, of the City of Lexington
Mississippi:
SECTION /. The schedule of ma
ximum rates to be charged by the
manufacturers and distributors of
natural gas to the City of Lexington,
Mississippi and the inhabitants
thereof, and paid for by said in
habitants, shall be as shown and
embodied in the schedule of rates
now on file with the City Clerk,
which said schedules have been mar
ked : Filled August 10Th, 1947", and
signed by the City Clerk.
SECTION 2. That said rates
shall be and remain in effect until
there are five hundred $500 bona
fide applications for gas service from
customers to be connected to the
Lexington distribution system by the
utility company supplying natural
gas service, after which time said
company will substitute for said
rates the rates then in effect for
similar service in the City of Durant,
and until otherwise modified or
amended by ordinance.
SECTION 8. For good cause
shown, this ordinance shall be in
effect from and after its passage.
SECTION A It is further ordered
that the City Clerk shall, as soon as
practicable after the passage hereof,
publish this ordinance in accordance
with law.
The foregoing ordinance was re-
duced to writing and proposed and
introduced by Alderman Ellison, and
was read, considered and voted upon
by sections, and as a whole, the
vote on each and all of the sections,
and upon the ordinance as an entire
ty was taken by "yea" and may"
vote, those voting "yea" being Al
dermen Wilson, Beall, Thompson
johnson, and Ellison, and those vot-
ing may" none, and was adopted
this the 10th day of August, 1947.
APPROVED
Norman Weathersby, Mayor.
ATTEST:
C. A. Glover, City Clerk
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MISSISSIPPI POWER & LIGHT
COMPANY
RATE SCHEDULE DG-7L
DOMESTIC NATURAL GAS
SERVICE

AVAILABILITY
At points on Company's existing
facilities of adequate capacity and
suitable pressure within the corpo-
rate limits of Lexington, when natu-
raj gas is obtained in sufficient
quantities for all requirements OF
distribution by Company.
APPLICATION
To gas service for domestic uses
by a residential customer in a prl-
vate residence or individual family
apartment supplied through one
meter. Where multi-family dwell
ings are supplied through one meter
the cubic feet in each block and the
charge for the initial block of the
Net Monthly Rate shall be multi
piled by the number of single family
dwelling units.
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therein situated. Less all gas, oil and
minerals in and under said lands.
Title believed to be good but l
will convey only such title as is
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Mrs. H. H. Lehman went to Green
wood where she will visit her daugh-
ter Mrs. Joel Power and family.
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AN ORDINANCE

ESTABLISHING SCHEDUL-
ES OF MAXIMUM RATES TO
BE CHARGED AND PAID
FOR NATURAL GAS FURNI-
SHED TO THE CITY OF LEX
INGTON. MISSISSIPPI, AND
THE INHABITANTS THERE
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vested in me as such trustee.
This August IS, 1947.
J. E. Chisolm, Trustee.
19-4-tnp
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LEGAL NOTICES

Continued from Page Nine)
CITY OF LEXINGTON,
Municipality.
Norman Weathersby, Mayor
ATTEST:
c. A. Glover, Clerk.