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Evening star., 1947-10-10
Senate to Sell Used Furniture
At Public Auction Wednesday

ator Penrose, Republican, of Penn
sylvania.
There are about 35 old rugs of
various sizes, which have come from
Offices and committee rooms; 80 or
10 chairs of various kinds, including
typsts' chairs, an old mirror out OF
committee room, about by IL
feet, and six or eight comfortable
Evening star., 1947-10-10

For the first time in about Is
years the Senate will sell at public
auction an odd assortment of used
surplus furniture beginning at about
10 am. Wednesday.
William T. Reed, deputy sergeant
at arms Of the Senate, in charge OF
the disposition of surplus property,
said the furniture includes chairs,
coat racks, vacuum cleaners, lounges
and other articles. They may be
viewed by the public Monday and
Tuesday. A professional auctioneer
will sell the property.
Among the items is huge leather
chair, with carved legs and high
back, formerly used by the late Sem
Evening star., 1947-10-10
Builder Here Fined $3.50
On Storing Violations

Louis Burman. local builder with
Offices in the Woodward Building,
was fined $3.50 by Judge Almond w.
Scott in Municipal Court yesterday
after pleading guilty to five charges
of violating building inspection and
police regulations for storing build
ing materials.
Mr.. Burman, through Attorney
Lewis Jacobs. admitted laying con-
crete footings, placing doorway and
window frames and building walls
and storing building materials on
a parkway without permits. He was
fined 500 on the building charges
and $50 on the storing charges. All
violations arose from structure he
was building at $500 Eleventh street
NV.
Evening star., 1947-10-10
Quality Control Society
To Meet Wednesday

The Washington Chapter of the
American Society for Quality Con-
troll will meet at pm. Wednesday
in the projection room of the Bu-
reau of Ships, Building T-3.
Quality control is a statistical pro-
cedure developed in 1882 by DR.. Wal
ter A. Shewhart of the Bell Tele-
phone laboratory. BY plotting data
on chart, a statistician can control
the quality of manufactured prod
uct such as ammunition.
Evening star., 1947-10-10

old leather lounges, some complete,
others consisting only of the frames.
All old fixtures from the small
lunchroom in the Senate Office
Building, which has just been re-
conditioned and refitted, are to be
sold. They include the old soda
fountain and a number Of tables
and booths which were installed not
long ago.
The articles now are being as
sembled in the subbasement on the
Senate side Of the Capitol, known
as the terrace, where the sale will be
conducted.
Evening star., 1947-10-10

The shoe thot excels in shope appearance weor OF sort
rich leather striknoy styled whether for sport walking
or business Notice the cosy comfort the flexible give
The Frenchoe oxford with leather sole and rubber heel
type is shown above. Black or brown Also custom-toe
oxfords in black or brown Sizes to H. widths to E.
LANsBURGHs-Mens Shoes-sreet Floor
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
Dredging Company
Seeks Permit For
Escutuwpo Project

The U. S. Engineers office of
he Mobile district has made pub
ic notification that the Mobile
Dredging Company has applied
for a permit to dredge in the
Escatawpa river approximately
1920 feet upstream from Highway
SO bridge and for approximate
ly a mile upstream.
The announcement says that the
character of the work is "dredg-
ing sand for commercial purposes
to be deposited on land leased by
the applicant"
The announcement states, in its
regular form:
ANY protest you have to make
against the proposed operations
from the standpoint of naviga-
ton must be received at the above
office Tin Mobilel not later than
August IL, l947, otherwise il will
be considered that there is no OBJ
lection
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
Club Service Is
Discussion Topic
AT Rotary Club

A program on the subject of
"elub service" with discussion
led by Hugh Dossett and Roy
Givins, featured the waskly lun-
cheon meeting of the Pascagoula
Rotarv~Club.
E. A. Parker, vocational gui5-
ance teacher, presided in the ab-
sence of President Perry Thomp-
son.
Mr.. Dossett outlined the res
possibilities incumbent upon
each Rotary member to contribute
their individual efforts to the
selection of the clubs program
material, and also cited the
necessity for actual participation
in the program.
Mr.. Givens discussed the func-
tion of the clubs methods oi
classification and membership
qualification, and the reasons foi
the various bylaws governing
this field.
Special guests at the meeting
were Ed Baum and Howard Rus
sell, coach and manager, respee.
lively. of Troop 222 Boy Scout
softball team, which won the
Junior Softball League trophy
this season. The team presented
the trophy to the Rotary Club
which sponsored its activities.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
Shooting Victims
Reported Better At
County Hospital

Two men who were shot in sep
arate incidents in the city linn
its last week were in improved
condition this week and one was
released from the jackson Coun-
ty hospital.
Fl f. Murphy, who was shot in
the right leg by w. T. Hinton.
1852 Market street, was releas-
ed from the hospital, Accord
ing to Chief of Police J. F. Shir-
lev, Murphy was charged with
window peeping and Hinton was
charged with diseharging fire
arms in the city limits. They will
be tried in city court August IL.
E. B, Dunbar, negro. who was
shot in an argument with another
negro last week, was said to be
in an improved condition at the
hospital. Police have warrants
out seeking the arreS; of his al
legged asSailant.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
Two County Boys
Will Attend All
Comp This Month

Lewis Dean Faulk, Route /,
Ocean Springs, Mississippi, who
attends school at Vancleave and
Bob Irwin Roberts, Route !. Ocean
Springs, from the Mount Pleas
ant community near Vaneleave,
are representing Jackso~l Coun-
ty and the All Club boys of
Jackson county at the All Conser-
walton Camp which will be held
at Roosevelt State Park near Nor
ton, Mississippi, on August II
through August IS.
The International Paper Com
pany is sponsoring Lewis Dean
Faulk and the L. N Dantzler
Lumber Company is sponsoring
Bob Irwin Roberts, paying the
camp expense of the boys.
While al camp the boys arc
taught forestry conservation anc
the Importance of conserving al
other natural resources such a:
fish and game.
Mr.. Avery w. Mauldin will ac'
company these boys as All Clue
agent representing jackson anc
Harrison county.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
Cautier, Palmer, Everett, Ramsay
And Porter Win In First Primary

the second primary with Mr.
Khayat.
In District three, w. Ed Wig
gins led the ticket with 865 vot-
es, followed by Joe Krebs with
$40, in fight for the seat held
at the present time by Hermes F.
Gautier.
In the constable races, M. l..
Hamilton was reelected in Dis
trict l, S. E. Bilbo over M. c.
Stevenson 886 to 470 in District
Two, while w F. Stevenson, the,
incumbent, held a substantial lead
in District Three. Alos in District
Three, Eugene Ladnier and Fos-
ter Barrow tied with 389 votes
each and both names will go on
the ticket with Mr.. Stevenson in
the second primary, unless one
withdraws. Kraman Bullock was
reelected without opposition IN
District Four and Paul G. Carter
and Burton E. Roberts will be
in the runoff in District Five.
Justice of Peace
In the Justice of the Peace
races, H. H, Parker, the incum-
bent, held a lead in District one
and was followed by S. H. Swend-
sen, who will meet him in the
second primary. B. B. Hobby was
unopposed in District Two and
Kate Denny defeated both of her
opponents in the first primary to
retain her post in District Three.
H. p Beaugez was unopposed
in District Four and Lee Entire
kin led in District 5 over j. M.
Alexander where w. C. Groves
was eliminated in the first pri.
mary.s
The County Democratic Execu-
tive Committee met on Thurs
day morning and returned the
official tabulation. which appears
elsewhere in this issue,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
NORRIS KOLB
Two From County
Are Selected For
Red Cross School

Two Jackson county young peo-
Pile, Morris Kilb, senior at Ocean
Springs High school and Miss
Vagina LaSabe, junior in Moss
Point. High school. have been Sc
lected from the membership Of
the Junior Red Cross to attend
a Leadership Training Center at
Covington, Georgia, August 1922
The center, which is located al
Lake Jackson, is owned by the
Future Farmers of America ano
is being loaned to the American
Red Cross to conduct the first
such training center that has ever
been held in the Southeastern
area. All expenses are paid from
the Junior Red Cross fund.
The members viii learn how tc
conduct Junior Red Cross in the
chool, the procedure for organ.
izing eounci! and opportunitie:
for service through local, nation
al and international projects. Miss
Ethel Rouse is Junior Red Cross
chairman for Jackson county.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
Moss Point Tigers Face Tough Grid
Schedule; Practice Starts August 18th

One of the toughest schedules
in a long line of tough schedules
which have been played with
outstanding success. during past
wears by the Moss Point high
school football team has been
drawn up for the season now
opening, for which the boys viii
start practice on August Is.
Manv OF the varsity "man-eat-
ers" from last years Tiger elev-
en- will be missing from the
line up, and the team will open
the season under a new coach
ing staff. headed b. Dick Shields
of Mississippi Southern, but
Coach Shields expressed hopes
o. building up a hard-fighting
combine making full use of the
six returning lettermen.
Assisting the new coach. who
once previously has coached at
Moss Point vii be D B Muttl
Floyd. i former Mississin9i
State quarterback, and Willis
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
Used Clothing Is
Wanted For Needy
County Fomilies

The Jackson County Welfare
department. made a plea this week
tor used clothing to be given to
needy families in the county. Any
article of clothing regardless of
size will be accepted and any
necessary mending or renovating
will be done by the department.
The only stipulation is that the
garments be clean.
Anyone wishing to contribute
clothing should call phone No.
534 and the clothing will be pick
ed up,
Welfare workers report that
there are several children in the
county who will be unable to at .
tend school in the fall for the lack
of clothing In addition to the
children there are also families in
desperate need.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
Motorcycle Rider
Injured In Crash
On River Bridge

Robert Wyonicz, % years old,
New York City, was severely in
iured Saturday morning when
the motorcycle on which he was
touring the country overturned
on the Pascagoula river bridge.
According to investigating Of
ficers, j. A. Witehens and G. r.
Caulk, the young man rode on to
the bridge at a high rate of speed
and his motorcycle struck the
rear wheel of a large oil truck.
The vehicle got out of control Of
the rider, travelled about 30 feet
on the bridge and turned over on
Wyonicz. He suffered fractured
skull, fractured collar bone, lac
erations which almost severed his
left foot and a puncture wound
of the left arm. He was taken to
the Jackson County hospital
where police said his condition
was reported as good early this
week.
Leonard Wyonicz, father of the
young man, was notified in Hol-
lywood. Fla, where young Wyon-
icz was to have met him and he
came Immediately to the bedside
of his son. He told police his son
had been touring the country and
was returning from California.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
Miss GuIfCoust
Leaves For Stute
Beauty Contest

Misse Alma McFaul, winner of
the beauty title Miss Gulf Coast"
left Wednesday for Grenada,
Miss, to enter the Miss Missis-
sippif contest on Thursday, Aug
ust 7th.
Miss McFaul comely young
blonde, is already a winner, hav-
ing been chosen Miss Paseagou-
la on July 4th at local elimin-
alton contest and on July 18th tie
title, Miss Gulf Coast" over a
group of representatives from five
coast towns at beauty contest
sronsored bv the Y NJ. B. c. Of
Moss Point. The winning of this
title included a trip to Grenada
al expenses paid b. the
club.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
Beginners Will
Stage Concert
thigh School

A concert by the class of be-
ginning band students, to which
the public is invited, will be given
in the Paseagoula High school au-
ditorium at p. m, August IL, II
was announced this week by c.
F. Rooney. band director.
The students have been play
ing for six weeks and will dem
onstrate just what can be done
in a short period of time with
present day methods. There will
be no charge for admission.
This class consists of the follow
ing members: flutes, Aria Mae
Josnson and Luise Ann Walker;
clarinets, Sylvia Taylor Virgin
ia Lewis, Jimmy Dorsey. War
rem Haney, Harold Nelson, Ann
Saucier, Joyce Ann Rutledge,
Jackie Norwood, Ruth Woods,
Agnes Hoffmeister, Sarah Will
liams, Charles Pickle, Eloise
Strickland, Louise Strickland,
Marva Jean Hutto; oboe, Margie
Ann Davis; alto saxophones,
Mary Moor Brumfield, Bobby
Jean McDapiels, Dorothy Pelan:
tenor soxophone, joyce Sexton;
eornets, Ann Lunsford, Harold
Ezell, Joe Hilliard, James Camp
bell, Nola Jean Hatten, Nan
Larsen, Donald Massingale, John
Kelly, Melvin Greer; French
horns, Joan Krebs, Glen Brick
man; trombones, Jay Norris, Mol
ley Byrd, Charles Roof; string
bass, Jessie Krebs, Janet Scheff.
Ter; drums, Joseph Bennett
Charles Wright, Catherine Will.
kerson, Hugo Hendricks.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
Charter Granted
0ptimist Club
AiDinner Meeting

Members of the Pascagoula
Optimist Club gathered at a fes-
tive dinner meeting Thursday
night at the Country Club on
the occasion of the presentation
of the charter by representatives
of Optimist International which
has taken place under the spon-
sorship of the Optimist Club OF
Hattiesburg.
The scheduled list of speakers
were o. B Castleberry, president
of the Hattiesburg group, whose
subject was Optimism. a WAY OF
Life" invocation, Rev. Arthur M.
Schneider: introduction of guests,
William V. Murray; installation
of officers. Theron Lynd; install
alton of president, by George M.
Etheridge, Jr.. lieutenant-gover
nor. 18th district Optimist Inter
national; presentation of char
ter, Mr.. Etheridge; acceptance OF
charter B. J. Jane
Officers of the Paseagoula
club are B. ]. Jane. president;
DR.. George F. Fiske, vice-presi-
dent; Herschel Richards, vice
president; Hilburne Boutwell,,
seeretary-treasurer. Hobert Cen
try, sergeant at arms.
Board Of governors, DR.. J. M.
Mandell, Thad Brumfield, Har-
old Seaman, V R. Tillman, II.
A. Kruse, Ed ]. Siurua.
Attendance and reception com
mittee Shelby Brister, chairman,
Leemon Stokley, Thomas A. Ha-
heeb; membership committee, G.
A. Savoy. chairman. Emmett Cor
lew. Leslie J. Nelson; bows work
committee, Walt Wood. chairman,
Robert KEY program commit
tee. H. K. Rogers. chairman. NJ.
p. Aldridge E. D. Wright. Abe
Feldman.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
Eight County
Citizens Honored
AiRoiary Meeting

Eight Jacnson County citizens
who have risen to high positions
at the Jackson County Mills were
honor guests at yesterdays meet
ing of the Moss Point Rotary
Club where they were introduc-
ed by Saul Peterzell, vice presi-
dent in charge of operations
here.
They were Benton Robinson,
knitting machine foreman; c. C.
Bryan, Jr., knitting department
production manager; Nolle Golf,
cutting department manager; Ar
lie Clapp, knitting machine fore
man; Angel Lopez, maintenance
superintendent; Liddie Jewell,
sewing department manager; T.
E. Grierson, chief sewing ma
chine mechanic; and Vicki Bow
man, finishing department man.
ager.
All except Mr. BRYAN and Mrs.
Bowman are Jackson County ma
tives.
A. J. Franklin presided at the
meeting and Dr. j. F. Colley in
troduced Mr.. Peterzell.
Mr.. Peterzell stated that the
policy of the company was to
make supervisors of local people
and that the eight guests had
risen to positions higher than
that of supervisor. He said that
his company felt responsibility
toward their employees and
enumerated several features in
cluding group insurance, a vaca-
ton plan, and the scheduling of
work to avoid layoffs.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
Cor Rodeo TollY
Reaches 443 With
Lennep Leading

Webster's dictionary defines a
gar as a gar pike found in the
rivers of the southern U. S., Cuba
and Mexico, which reaches ten
or twelve feet long.
But the local protegees of Wal
ton class them as fair game"
In this the third week of the
gar rodeo sponsored by the Jack
son County Hunting and Fishing
Association the total tally is 443,
with r. V. Lennep of Pascagoula
now leading with the highest
number caught.
w. c. Marthaler still leads with
the largest gar caught, 1874 lbs,
The rodeo will continue until
September 18th.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
Two Auto Accidents
Cause Domuge But
No Personal Injury

Two automobile accidents, one
at Gautier and the other in Pas
cagoula, caused damage to the
vehicles involved but no person
al injury during the past week,
according to State Highway Pat
rolman w. G.. Gray, investigat-
ing officer.
The first occurred August 2
at 2:45 a. m. on Highway 80 in
front of the Gautier school when
automobile driven by Richard
Donning, Negro, 204 East Divi-
sion street, Biloxi and by jam
es f. Thompson of Keesler Field
ran together A third car, oper-
ated bv John o. Drake Jr., Gau-
tier, piled into the first two cars
after they had crashed. Patrol
man GRAY said. No charges had
been filed pending completion Of
the investigation, he said.
The second accident happened
Wednesday about 10 a. m. at tie
intersection of Telephone Road
and Market street. A pickup
truck driven by Buddie Ruth Of
Ocean Springs ran into a truck
operated by S. NJ. Parnell Of
Pritchard, Ala, as the second
truck was turning into Market
street from Telephone Road, Of
fieer Gray reported. Tenders Of
both trucks were damaged. Ruth
was charged with having no driv-
er's license.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
RESULTS
ore Whut
YOU won't

Results count when you
have something for sale, and
hundreds of people have
found that the quickest and
best way to get results is
to advertise in the classified
columns of the Chronicle
Star and Advertiser.
Many people are regular
users of classified advertis-
ing. for they know that no
matter what they want--to
buy, sell. trade, rent or en-
ploy-they get results when
they use the Chronicle-Star
and Advertiser as a medium
for telling their wants,
Just call 502 and a court
eous Ad-taker will assist
you in expressing your de
sires to the best advantage.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
Poscogouio American Legion Team
Downed In SemifinoIs By Hottiesburg

Pascagoula's scrappy American
Legion junior baseball team
reached the end of the trail last
week in the semi-final round Of
the state tournament when they
were defeated 1874 by the Hatties-
burg team in Hattiesburg.
The Pascagoulans' elimination
marked the close of surprising
ly successful effort in the state
contest, in which they met and
downed some of the favored
teams in this region and advanc-
ID farther than any local team has
vet done in the American Legion
competition.
Prior to their loss to Hatties-
burg, Pascagoula had stayed ir
the competition by trouneing Co
'inth 11-6, turning them out oi
the contest.
In the Corinth game, Jane.
Knight, lefthander, pitched sew.
en-hit ball for Pascagoula. Eddie
Doyle, Corinth's starting pitcher
gave a total of % walks before
he was relieved in tse fifth, be
ing succeeded by Butts. Pasca-
goula got seven hits off Doyle
and Butts.
Score by innings:
Pascagoula .s 030 521 0 II 8
Corinth ..-......s OBI 600 2 6 Z
Knight and Hamilton; Doyle
Butts and Harrison. Buelero.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08

Farmer. formerly of Mississippi
college.
The six returning lettermen
are Otis Shattles, end; Ring
Rance, end; ]. T. Shepard, regu-
lar guard from last season; Billy
Fulton. halfback; James Myers.
halfback, and Max McCool, full
back.
Coach Shields this week issu-
ed call to all candidates to re-
port to the gym on the opening
day when equipment will be is
sued.
The 1947 schedule follows:
Sept. 10, Vicks5urg, home.
Sept 26. Biloxi. home.
Oct 3, St. Stanislaus, there
Oct. 10, Panama City, there
Oct. II. open.
Oct %, McCemb, home.
Oct 81, Natehez, there.
Nov. 7, Fairhope. there.
Nov. Il. Gulfport, there
Nov. q, Hatdssburg. home
Nov. 81 Piea5 une. home.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
TROOP 2ao MEETS

Boy Scout Troop 230 held its
regular meeting Wednesday, at
which a new member was admit
ted into the troop. The meeting
started with a talk by the scout
master, and hike for next week
was discussed. Regular scouting
tests will be given on the hike.
Ii was decided that a minstrel
show will be held by the troop
a month after school starts.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-08
ELECTION TABLES

Complete tabulation of coun-
tY election returns for Jackson
CountYs % precincts will be
found on page three of this
issue. The returns include tab
ulaiions for state. county. dis
triet and beat offices.