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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-05-12
CLOSING MEETING OF
LAKEVIEW P.T.A.

With the last meeting of the
year, held April 27, the Lake
view P. T. A. closed a very sue
cessful year. The membership
reached nearly 400, a substan-
tial amount was raised for the
hot lunch program, and the
very interesting programs were
we'll attended.
At this last meeting the Kin
dergarten children under the
direction of Miss Johns present.
ed interesting Mother Goose
rhymes in costume. Mrs. A. H.
Pfeiffer assisted at the piano
and Patsy Barton was the
reader.
Mrs. O. c.. Tanner then gave
a report of the P. T. A. State
meeting, which was held the
fore part of April in Spring
field. Various Committee
Chairmen gave their reports of
the activities of their commit
tees for the year. Mr.. Newen-
ham discussed the new build
ing program.
After this, Mrs. Milburn
Krapf installed the officers for
the coming year. Mrs. Herbert
Grulke, president; Mrs. O.. G.
Tanner, vice-president; Miss
Clara Skrdlant, secretary and
Mrs. Kenneth Suite, treasurer.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Leona Mccormack and
Mrs. Jsoseph Mcdowell, assist
ed by the Kindergarten moth
ers.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-05-12
LAKE COUNTY P.T.A. MET

A school of instruction for the
Lake County Council of Par
ents and Teachers was held at
2 p. m. Wednesday, May 9Th at
the Federated Church in Wau-
conda, Illinois. Mrs. Ivan Sen
genberger, council president,
presided. Registration began at
80 p. m. After the advance
of the Colors by the Wauconda
Girl Scout troop, the Rev.
Ralph Smith of Wauconda Of
fered the invocation. Mrs. w.
E. Dagett, president of the
Wauconda P. T. A. welcomed
the group; and Miss Ruth Min
to, Superintendent of the Wau-
conda Community Consolidated
School offered the greetings.
Mrs. Earl Lageschulte intro
duced the local chairman after
which Mrs. Robt. w. Nelson,
director of District 26, intro
duced the state board members
and presented a five minute
resume of the local presidents
yearly reports. Mrs. R. III. OPP
linger, of Decatur, the newly
elected state president, spoke
on "The PTA from A. to T."
Mrs. A. Y. Wilson, program
chairman for the Illinois Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers,
spoke on Good Program plan
ming" Mrs. J. P. May, the state
rural service chairman talked
on "Approval Ways and
Means" Mrs. I. B. Enevold
gave instructions on 'Parlia-
mentary Procedure"
A good representation Of the
Lake County P. T. A. groups
attended both the afternoon
and evening sessions.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-05-12
GREAT LAKES NAVAL
REVIEW TELECAST

Concentrating the 105th
anniversary of the founding of
the U. S. Navy Department at
the Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Center, $500 bluejackets
passed in review as the climax
of the 3-hour inspection pro-
gram which was open to the
public.
During the ceremonies Capt.
H. J. Grassie, center command
er, presented World War II
medals to representative groups
of the navy and the marine per-
sonnet.
Motion pictures of the review
were made for telecasting at a
later date.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-05-12
UNIFORM FINE SCHEDULES

Magistrates and Justices of
the Peace of Cook County are
being asked to cooperate with
Chicago Municipal Court judi
ges in the adoption of uniform
minimum fine schedules for
traffic law violators.
In a letter to all magistrates
and justices of the peace,
Judge Harry H. Porter, chief
justice Of the Evanston Num-
cipal Court and general chair
man of the Cook County Traf-
fic Safety Commission, called
for cooperation in the new
traffic safety rogram now be-
ing set up in Chicago.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-05-12
LAKE COUNTY AUDIO-
VISUAL AID INSTITUTE
AT WAUKECAN

Indiana Educator l.. C. Lar
son keynoted the all-day In
stitute at the Waukegan High
School in his opening address
last Friday, when he stated
that Visual Aids can fill the
vacuum between textbook
teaching and reality.
Mr.. w. G. Petty, Lake Coun-
ty superintendent, was chair
man of the Institute. 700 Lake
County teachers of both the
Grade and High Schools at
tended the Institute.
In the afternoon DR.. Ken
meth B. Hass, educational spe-
cialist, described approved
methods of using the latest
sight and hearing aids in class
room education.
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THE WORK OF &C A R E."

"Care" set a record of 2,6O8
106 food and clothing textile
packages delivered in II Eur
opean countries in 1947 and is
on the way to an even greater
volume of overseas aid in 1913,
Executive Director Paul Comfy
French stated in his annual re-
port to the Board of Directors.
Cares non-profit, govern
ment-approved service last
year tripled the 992,749 Care
orders filled for Americans
seeking to aid friends and rel
atives overseas in 1916, the
first year of Care operation.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-05-12
r. B. McCREIGHT SCOUT
CHAIRMAN

Mr.. Ralph B. McCreight, who
has been very active in scout
ing activities for years, was
chosen chairman of the Zion
Benton area at the councils
regular organization meeting
Thursday, April 10Th. He takes
the place of the late Attorney
John r. Bills.
The next area rally will be
held at the Lakeview Heights
camp, 10Th Street and Edna
Boulevard, May 9th.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-05-12
The TheOCrat
GOING TO CAMP

The Junior Guard and
Guardette Camping dates for
their 1913 season are as fol-
lows:
GuardettesAugust 2nd-11th.
Junior Guards-August 18th
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Wednesday, May IL, 1913
-21st.

-2ISt.
Registration Fee $1.OO plus
Camp Fee for 10 days-$15.00.
All those planning to go to
camp must register by July
LIST.
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PERSONAL INCOMES
 AT RECORD TOTAL
 TOR YEAR or t247

WASHINGTON, Feb. i3.-R- Personal incomes reached record total of $197,O0o oOO,OO in 1947. This topped 1946, the previous record, by S20000, 0,0Oo,00O
 Announcing the 1947 totals, the Commerce Department said incomes, rising through the year, hit an an- nual rate of s2O9, 7oO,oOo,ooo in De- cember.
 The December rise, compared to an annual rate of $2o4 ,2Oo. 100000 in November, was attributed chiefly to increased farm income. That fact made it appear that drop will show up in personal incomes for early 1948 because of recent slumps in farm commodity prices.
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NEWS ITEMS
 FROM SITkA
SPECIAL coRREsPoNDENCE)

ESPECIAL CORtESPONlJENC
 STTKA, Alaska, Feb. 7-4R-The Petersburg High School basketball team arrived by plane Wednesday with Coach Paul Forsythe and Man ager Casper Hollingstad.
 Thursday nights game between the Vikings and Wolves was one of the most exciting and nerve wrack- ing ever witnessed at the High ] School Gym The Wolves took the lead from the start, leading l9 to IS at the end of the first half. Un- til the last minute of play they held the lead, then went down to defeat by two points, ending the game 35 to 37. During that last minute hard ly spectator kept his seat. Every one stood and yelled until every nail in the building bent under the pressure of sound.
 Friday night both teams started the first quarter badly, but the Vi- kings quickly took the lead and de- feated the Wolves "A to fl.
 Tonight the Vikings will play Mt Edgecumbe School.
 The Moose Clun entertained the visiting team and Teen Age Club F idav evening, following the game, with dancing and a buffet turkey supper. On Saturday afternoon the Elk Club rooms were open to them and tonight a party will be given by Sitka High School students at the gymnasium following the game.
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. The Vikings plan to leave for
 home by plane tomorrow.


 The letters received by T. J. Cole, Superintendent of Schools, from Ed win c. Clark and Henry Harmon of the Juneau Schools were published in full in the Sitka Sentinel. The warm sentiments expressed on the hospitality and sportsmanship of the Sitka students and the reception afforded j. H. s. by the town people helped cement the deep feeling of comradeship and friendship which has been growing between the stu dents. The letters were also deeply appreciated by all those who opened their homes to the visiting students and those who helped in entertain ing them.
 Mike Johnson, Sitkas favcrite and best known pioneer, died last Saturday at the Pioneers Home Hospital
 Born in Australia in 1866, MT Johnson became a US. citizen in 1896 after six years of residence in Astoria. In '97 he came to Alaska, working as miner and prospectof out of Circle City and later as a con- traction man in Juneau until 1885 when he entered the Home.
 On arrival in Sitka he purchased small open boat and became an ardent fisherman, until a heart at tack forced him to give up his fa- vorite sport.
 He was fond of small children and, having difficulty remembering nam es, gave his favorites nicknames which he never forgot, even when the children grew up to be teen agers. He was particularly kind to youngsters who were patients at
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the Pioneers Home Hospital, spend- ing hours amusing them.
 MT. Johnson won the Ice Pool in l945 but it made little difference in his way of life. He took trip south to visit an old partner but he preferred life at the Home. He later took a trip to the Interior, to see the river which had won him nis fortune. He bought himself a better hearing aid. Beyond that his life remained unchanged. He was still just Mike to his many Sitka friends.
 He was buried at the Pioneer Cemetery Monday afternoon, service by the Rev Ernst Nygaard.
 The Community House fund has reached $8500 and corporation pa pers are being filed this week. A sto, kholders meeting will be held February IT for the election of of ficers and board of directors.
 Nick Trierschiled was taken to the Pioneers Home Hospital Mon day afternoon. He suffered a heart attack while working at the Cold Storage. By Wednesday he was well enough to return to his home where he will be confined for some time for a complete rest.
 Mrs. Phillip Moore and two sons returned Thursday on the Totem plane from months vacation in the Statas where they visited the par cnts of Mrs. Moore and Dr. Moore 0n t Coast. Dr. Moore, head of : |, Orthopedic Hospital, is expected D return in the near future.
 MT. and Mrs. Kenton Bade and son Carl returned Thursday by To- tenn plane from a vacation of several we ks in the States.
 Mrs. Elvin Rottluff left by Totem plane Friday for two months visit with her parents in Seattle. She has been unwell for some weeks and plans to go through clinic before returning to her home here.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jack Cough left by
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WANT ADS
MURPHY & MURPHY

LOTS: 9th, Willoughby, Glacier Highway. CAFE, good location, good income, right price, no phone calls. 4-BEDROOM house, Douglas, buy veterans equity; rest terms. Furnished.
 2-BEDROOM house, furnished, near business district. DECKER Bldg, net over $5,oo0 annually. DUPLEX and large apt. house, both net over 10 percent. 21 Small Apts., year net approxi- mately $3,50000. $lO,O00 takes $18,000 fireproof bldg. RANCH, appr. 20 acres, modern g. room house, garage.
 Island empire near Juneau. SEVERAL BOATS, 50' to 26'; also
 two canneries; grocery store. MURPHY & MURPHY
 REALTORS-ACCOUNTANTS Phone 676 over First National Bank
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HOSPITAL N07Es

Admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yesterday was Robert Rowland for medical treatment. Frank Boyle was discharged.
 At the Government Hospital girl baby wss born to Mrs. Robert Hunt CT at $50 pm. and weighed eight pounds and six ounces.
 There were no discharges from the Government Hospital yesterday.
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CLAIMS RUSSIA RAsBIG BOMBER,
 SUPERIOR TO US.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-R- Rep. Merrow (R-NH) says Russia has "in large numher big bomber superior to the American Air Forces famed BPS.
 Morrow made that assertion at hearings by the House Foreign Af- fairs Committee on the proposed European Recovery Program. He lid not say what was the source of is information, but urged streng- thened American Air Force.
 If had my choice between air supremacy and the European Re- overy Program" Merrow said, "I'd take air supremacy
 That's the only language some people can understand"
 Indian legend credits the dis covery of tea to devout Bud- dist, Bodhidharma. He is said to have stayed awake for seven years to contemplate the Buddha.
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SONS OF NORWAY TO
 PLAY CARDS FEB. 26

At the Sons of Norway Card Party last night in the Odd Fellows Hall, Mable Carlson and John Maurstad were high scorers, and lows were Linda Welle and Milton Nyman.
 The last card party of the present series will be given February 26 in tn Odd Fellows Hall, refreshments to follow.
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LOST AND FOUND

LOST: Ladies Swiss wristwatch. Black 505, after 5:30. Re-
 ward. 8u9 ~
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plane for weeks business and plea sure trip to the States.
 Other passengers leaving by To- tenn plane for the States Friday were: MT. and Mrs. Paul Kroll. Mrs E. Voegtlin, Mrs. Martha Ellis and two children, Audrey Bowman. Mi Ian Hagen, "A. Hansen, Ann M Mooney.
 Mrs. Roy Avrit returned by plane Thursday from a visit of several weeks with her daughter in Berke- lev, Calf. She was met in Juneau hy MT. Avrit, Manager of Columbia Lumber Company in Sitka.
 pr. w. c. Charteris has ordered through Webb Forbes Marine Re- pairs. a Churchward Steelcraft crui- ser. Twenty six feet long with a speed of 16 knots, the cruiser is equipped with four hunks, a galley and a head Delivery of the craft is expected in April.
 The March of Dimes drive this year was under the able direction of Mrs. Jessie Price who planned many affairs with the aid of local organizations.
 Saturday afternoon the Council of Church Women were hostesses at a silver tea at the USO. Pouring during the afternoon were Mrs. M M. Van Sandt, Mrs. W. c. Charter is, Mrs. I. Knoll, Mrs. H. E Pope Mrs H. J. Hodgins, Miss Clara Gun ningham, Miss Pauline Meredith and Miss J. Phelps.
 Serving at the tea were Mrs. Les lie Yaw, Mrs. Lucia Smith, Mrs. Ro- land Wurster, Mrs. Dick Nelson Mrs. Peter Sylte and Mrs. E. E. Me- Donald.
 T ose receiying were Mrs. Elwood Hunter, Mrs. Chester Latta, Mrs Ernst Nygaard, Mrs. Grace Chase, Mrs. Emmaline Hall, Mrs. L. Hert Mrs. Al Dietz and Mrs. Jessie Price
 Friday evening residents of Jap onski Island held a dance for the March of Dimes drive and through out the week various organizations
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in town gave parties or collected for the fund.
 Total results of the drive are as yet unknown.
 Members of the American Legion are busy excavating the property between their building and the Pho to Shop for an addition, 14 by 22 feet, to their hall. Using only vol unteer Legion labor, they hope to have the addition completed in time for the Department Convention inl September.
 During the visit of MT. and Mrs. Wilbur La Roe and Dr. J. Earl Jackfilan at Sheldon Jackson School, many social events were held in their home. MT. La Roe is mod orator of the General Assembly ot the Presbyterian Church while Rev. Jackman is Secretary for work i'll Alaska under the Board of National Missions.
 Gerda c. Pedersen and Paul M. Kroll were married Monday evening at the home of MT and Mrs. Earl Shennett by Commissioner Ernest Dennis. Attending the couple were It. D. A. McClain and Mrs. Earl Shennett.
 MT. Kroll is Chief aboard the local Coast Guard boat. The bride was an employee of the Baranof Beauty Shop
 Mary Gooday and Charles Did- dickson were married last Saturday evening at the Presbyterian Manse in a ceremony read by the Rev. El- wood Hunter. Attendants were Vir- ginia Sawa and c. R. Watson.
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FOR SALE

40 G M c Station Wagon. Call
 Juneau Janitor Service. BIO 1mo
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MISCELLANEOUS

WINTER & POND CO, Inc. Complete Photographic Supplies Developing Printing Enlargins Artists Paints and Materials
 Blue Printing Photostats
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AVON PRODUCTS representative Phone Black 475 20 Box 7t2
 656-ti GUARANTEED Realistic Perman ent, S750 Paper Curls S1 up Lolas Beauty Shop Phone 20i BIS Decker Way
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} HOUSES and lot. Inquire Trev-
 or Davis. 794 tt
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o-ROOM House with bath. 384 acres patentel land. Auke Lake
 Phone Red l20. Harold Zeng- CT. 790 tt
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BOAT Tillacum, length 49', beam l2' G., draft 5, power Chrysler Royal, 448 reduction, also extra engine; equipped with 65 North ern Radio Phone. Price $14,000. Boat insured for $l5,000. Write Clarence Moy, Hoonah, Alaska.
 BOT mo.
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in town gave parties or collected for the fund.
 Total results of the drive are as yet unknown.
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S-0R RENT 2.

& &s8 6a 8&&s -
 BROOM Apt, separate bath. Win ter and Pond Bldg. C-n Douglas 963 or TIA days. 308 u NICE CLEAN ROOMS weekly or monthly. Colonial Hotel Ph. 187. IMPERIAL HOTEL, 245 Front St., Weekly and monthly rates. 94 If FIRE PROOF Storage Space. Simpson Bldg. 758 tt NICE CLEAN steam reatec rooms also steam baths Scandinavian Rooms 736-tf CLEAN steamneaued rooms clean beds 315 Gold St 65o- tt ROOM kitchen privileged Hoyut Hotel Phone 886
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WANTED by March l, Apt. or house; 3 adults. Ph. Red 675.
 809 St
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WANT sales-minded individual to act as agent for American sales
 agency. Further details write APLUS PRODUCTS CO, P. O.. Box 134O, St. Petersburg, Fla. BIO St
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plane for weeks business and plea- sure trip to the States.
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WANTED TO RENT: Small apt. or housekeeping rooms, close in. P. O. Box 429, City. sos St
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Home and Marine Wiring, ippliance repairing. Free
 estimate. 336 w 3rd. Phone Green BIO Bob Wise. 791 l mo
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SEWING ana alterations. Phone
 Green 429. 75O u
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Mrs. Betty Vrcoman and the baby, Linda Lou, are spending a few days in Juneau this week.
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WANTED

WANTED: Travelling companion
 for two-year-old boy to Chicago, t. St. Louis or vicinity. Ph. Doug
 las 343 BIO If
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The Emma B, Skipper John Peterson, has been busy the past two weeks making trips to Juneau for CAA supplies and trip to Eoonah for oil and supplies. In the near future they are to make another Juneau run.
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When the first gas plant was built in New Orleans in 1885, it was operated by slaves.
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IMPERIAL HOTEL, 245 Front St.,
 Weekly and monthly rates. 94 If
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-30
Local Members Hosts
To Meeting Of Forty
And Eight Veterans

Thirty-two members of the
Forty and Eight, Voiture Isl,
from down the coast were guests
of the local members at a chick
en- dinner given in the V.F.W. hall
here on Monday night.
Arriving aboard the locomotive
and boxcar which symbolizes the
organization the coast chapter
held its meeting here on Monday.
After dinner a smoker was en-
joyed by the members.
Any veteran interested in MEM
bership should contact c. T.
Bolding.
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Panther Nine
Drops Two Games
To Biloxi High

Errors cost the Pascagoula high
school baseball team two losses
to Biloxi, Ga on Friday, and 81
Tuesday, in two Big Eight (een)
contests.
The Biloxi nine came to Pas
cagoula for the first game, and
the Panthers returned the game
on Tuesday. Coach Miley reports
that it was the first two innings
of each game that gave Biloxi
their leads that were never over
come by the Panthers.
He said that barring the err
rors, the Panthers were greatly
improved" and that James
knight, southpaw hurler, looked
much better on the mound in Fri
days game.
Jerry FUR, catching for Bobby
Hamilton who was out with a
broken finger in the first game,
led the batting with two hits for
two trips to the plate. He also
caught most of Tuesdays game,
in which Frank Branch pitched.
In Tuesdays game, Biloxi push
ed three runs over in the first,
two in the second, and one in
the fifth. The Panthers tailed
one run in each the third and
seventh.
Pascagoula tours to Hattiesburg
tomorrow, Saturday, for an after
noon game there at 2 p. m. Hat
tiesburg returns the game here
on next Tuesday.
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New York Home Of
The WYeth Romsdys
Shown In Magazine

How Wyeth and LySbeth Dees
Ramsay of V%ancleave planned and
furnished an apartment in New
York for less than 81, 900 is at
tactively recorded pictorially in
the May issue of McCall's maya
zine.
In four pages of color photo
graphs. Mississippi friends meet
again the son of Mrs. N. w.
Ramsay and daughter of MIR, and
Mrs. c. L. Dees. After IA moves
in three years, while Mr., Ramsay
was lieutenant in the Navy, the
young couple settled in New York
where he is with the Federal
Trades Council and she is in the
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pAscAGouLA CHRONICLE STAR and MOSS POINT ADVERTISER

home decoration department of
McCalls.
The subtle and clever use OF
color combinations and conven-
lent arrangement of their modern
furnishings are blended into a
small apartment of charm and
character. reproduced in the
Homemaking section of the maya
zine.
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HIT-AND-RUN

George Williams, middle-aged
negro of 554 Krebs avenue, was
struck by a hit-and-run driver on
Telephone Road at 10 p. m. Sat
urday night while riding a bicy-
Gle on the right side of the road,
according to Paseagoula Police
man Blakney and Caulk, who
investigated the incident.
Williams was going south and
was knocked 81 PAGES, accord
ing to the report of Blakney and
Caulk. He was carried to the
Jackson County hospital by 2
Stokes ambulance where he re-
eeived treatment for brush burns
about the face, head and arms
He was discharged on Sunday.
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P~ENTEcosTAL A

Marvin Hensley. missionary,
will speak at the Pentecostal
Church of God, 9l6 Belair street
Monday at 7:30 p. m. Mr.. Hens
ley will tell of his experiences
as a missionary in India. China
and other countries. These ex-
periences include a months trip
in a lifeboat with 10 other sur
vivors during which time they
sailed 3l25 miles, according te
the church announcement.