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Kodiak mirror., 1948-04-17
Minstrel Ticket
 Sales $583

The Kodiak school kids can certainly put on a money mak ing show!
 The Kentucky Minstrel netted approximately $540 Superinten- dent l.. T. Utterback announces. Ticket sales totaled $583.
 At the same time, he revealed that next year only 7 basketball players will go to the Fur Rend- ezvous tournament and will be expected to pay for their own food in Anchorage Tasnsporta- tion expenses and lodging will be provided
 The fund for next year, consid erably increased by the minstrel show, is far in excess of what will be needed, MT. Utterback said. At the close of the recent tournament, about $2OO was giv- en the team by the Rendezvous, and a like amount can be expect ed next year.
 At present time there is $7lO in the account, and after next years expenses, there should be a balance of about $4O0, MT. Utterback said
Kodiak mirror., 1948-04-17
kat5ye Iis.h CTS Cn Sale

Tickets a1t fan on sale for: a big jubilee rafte mich katmai ] Post, 7O56 Of tH1 FW will ho'o on June l4 Thry were distrlbut~ ed to members al Tuesday even ing's meeting
 At the meeting. the group de- cided to send a delegation to the base to meet with officers there asking for greater representation on base committees by veterans
 The club will send to it's home offices and to tie Alaska de c. gate in Congress copies of Paul HerriDg's recent talk 10 the Ro- tariaDs on Alaska preparedness
 A gold-bound altar Bible was presented to the VFW by It's first commander, Talmage L' Smith
Kodiak mirror., 1948-04-17
2 Warranty
 Deeds Recorded

A wa rsnty deed from Bessie Wallin to Janette R. Bailey for Lot 19 Block 3 of the Leite ad. dition was recorded this week. Also recorted was warranty deed for Lots 70, Ii, l2, and l3 of the Altman addition from Jack Altman to Mildred and Lynn Markham.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-04-17
Center Program

Today:- Saturday. LIBRARY CLOSED sold time dance Sunday
 200 to 400 Library open.
 Hilder Van Buren 2, 3:3O Softball games goo Informal dancing Monday
 2:30 Oil painting class (adult)
 (Aileen Wade) zoo Leathercraft- AlleeD Wade 7 to g Library Open
 Malcc KiiIsgaard zoo Girls volleyball team
 leaves for NOE 7 Kite-making class M. Fol- som, instructor Tuesday,
 700 Volleyball team lv for base v to9 Library open
 Jessie Holt
 zoo Leathercraft J. Gibbons Wednesday,
 2 to 4 &7 to g Library open
 Sister Hilary
 Dorothy Haag
 400 Girls (7-l0) dancing class 6:3O Softball, girls 7 Leathercraft Julia Beals 8:3O Bingo
 Jackpot & merchandise prizes rhursday:-
 400 Girls (il-15) dance class. 7-9 Library open Dorothy Runyan Leathercraft A Hansen 8:30 League Softball 8:30 Square dancing Friday 2:30 Oil painting class (adults, (Aileen Wade) 400 Boys (und. l2) gym class to 9Librsry open Mabel Fenner 800 Pot O. Gold Dance
Kodiak mirror., 1948-04-17
GaFden Club
 To Start On Show

The Garden Club will meet Wednesday at Catherine Blank enburg's home with Alice Given as hosteGs Claire Montgomery will he in charge of the program and work on the screens for the flower show will be started.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-04-17
VA Man Coming

Ken Kenny, Veterans Admin Istration contact representative from Anchorage, will be at the territorial employment office from 9 am to 4:30 pm Weeds.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-04-17
Legal Notice

IN THE
 DISTRICT COURT FOR THE k TERRITORY OF ALASKA THIRD DIVISION GLADYS LUKlN DYER,
 Plaintiff, JOSEPH WESLEY DYER,
 Defendant
 No. K-4923
 SUMMONS
 FOR PUBLICATION THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMER EA.
 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DE- PENDANT, GREETING: You are hereby required to ap- pear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Third Div Esion, within thirty days after che last publication of this sum- mons, namely, within thirty days after the A h day of April, f948 in case this summons IS published, or within forty days after the date of it's service upon you, in case this summons is served upon you personally, and answer the complaint of the a. bove named plaintiff on file in the said court in the above en- titled acton.
 The sad plaintiff in said ac. tioR demands the following relief: A decree of the said Court for ever dlssolving the bonds of naatrimony existing between the plaintiff and defendant
 And in the event you fail to so appear and answer, the plaintiff wlll take judgment against you for want thereof, and will apply to the Court for the relief de- manded in her complaint and as hsreinbefore stated.
 WITNESS, the HONORABLE E ANTHONY J DIMOND, Judge of said Court. ,he seal of said Court, hereunto affixed on this 18th day oi March, ly48
 M. B. s. Brune'le
 Clerk
 By: Virginia Olsen
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-07
Concert Here
By Mississippi
Southern Choir

The Vesper Choir of Mississip-
pi Southern college will be pre-
sented in a sacred concert at IL
a. m. on Sunday morning, May
16, at the First Methodist church
of Pascagoula under the auspices
of the Pascagoula Music club.
Composed of students of the
music department of Mississippi
Southern College of Hattiesburg,
the choir is under the direction
of Frank Earl Marsh with Far
ley Hutchins as accompanist.
The concert is composed of
three groups of selections to be
sung by the choir with the Sc
raphic Song by Samuel Richard
Gaines, with a baritone solo part
by Fred Jones accompanied by
the piano, violin and harp, as
the concluding number.
Two soloists, Miss Jean Eason,
harpist, and Miss Helen Janet
Mcdonald, violinist, will be fea-
tured on the program. Joseph
Huck, pianist, will accompany
Miss Mcdonald.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-07

tons assured Jackson county
of a deep water port and ade-
quate channel at Pascagoula.
The statistics show that a to-
tai of las foreign and domes-
tic vessels cleared through the
Port of Pascagoula during 1911,
with export merchandise valu-
ed at $4,887, $50. BY far the ma
jor portion of the exports were
timber or timber products.
However, $500 barrels of fish
valued at $4,000, and 10000
barrels of oysters at 100000
YER among the export items,
as we'll as 800 barrels of sugar
cane syrup, $4,000 pounds of
pecans and 1880 barrels of
wool.
Import items during the same
year were valued at $3,599,0 900
and consisted for the most part
of timber and timber products
brought down the Pascagoula,
Leaf, Chickasawhay and Dog
rivers and their tributaries. A
total of 857, 900 pieces of Dine
saw logs came down this river
system, as well as 1000 hard
wood logs, thousands Of cross
ties and piling all with a total
value of 81, is 900.
The Pascagoula-Leaf-C Chick
. sawhay river system was a
valuable source of water
bourne commerce in those days.
The Importance of the same
system today, now known as
the Pat Harrison waterway,
would be increased in proper
ton to the increase in popula-
ton and industry in the area
affected during the 81 years
that have elapsed. The first
factor in the development, an
adequate ship channel at Pas
cagoula, seems assured and the
development of the Pat Harri-
son waterway will take the
same work and cooperation
that made the deep-channel
dream for Pascagoula become
reality. .ixt.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-07
Annual Vegetable
Flower Show Date
Set By Council

The Jackson county Vegetable
and Flower show to. be staged
by the Home Demonstration clubs
of the COUNTY Is scheduled for
TUESDAY, Nay l3. at the 18th
street auditorium.
Exhibits will consist of vege-
tables and. flowers grown by club
members only. As many varieties
of vegetables as are available will
be on display.
In the flower show the exhibits
will be judged for specimen
blooms and arrangement both.
They will be exhibited by in
dividuals as we'll as club entries.
This show is an annual affair
staged by the County Council of
Home Demonstration clubs and
always attracts a wide interest.
This year the vegetables and
flowers on display will be on
sale after $3.50 p. m, Miss Vela
Mckinley, county agent, announc-
ed.
Home Demonstration clubs
from throughout the county will
compete with club exhibits and
with individual displays.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-07

as the molesting of sail boats and breaking
of beach lights, will continue in the same
manner this summer as they did last unless
steps are taken to prevent it.
Stopping of this vandalism is, of course, a
hard job. Adults who are, as we have re-
marked, either moronic or sadistic, are res
ponsible for a fair share of it and travelling
in automobiles are hard to catch.
We do believe, though, that a 24-hour
patrol could be established along the beach
front to put an end to this vandalism and
viciousness before it gets well underway.
One man on each shift for a period of a few
weeks could do the job. Offenders caught
should be taught a lesson as drastic as the
law allows. Other potential offenders will
take warning and the condition could at least
be brought under control, if not eliminated.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-07
Pvt. ]. D. Murroh.
Wur Casually.
Returned Today

The remains of Pvt. j. D. Muir
rah, son of Mrs. Robert Murrah,
East Moss Point. will be returned
to Fails Funeral Home in Moss
Point today, Friday, for final
burial. Funeral services will be
held at Fails at 2 p. m. tomorrow
with the Rev. E. W. Scott con-
Quoting,
Pvt. Murrah, who was a for
mer student of Moss Point high
school, was killed in the Nor
mandy invasion. He was &c years
old and had been in the Army
one year at the time of his death.
Surviving are his mother; two
brothers, Robert Murrah. Jr., of
California, and Ernest Murrah,
Moss Point; and three sisters,
Ann, Betty Jean. and Carrie Lou
Murrah, all of Moss Point.
The Moss Point post of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars will
conduct full military funeral
services at the Basin cemetery,
close to Lueedale, where he will
be buried. Fails of Moss Point
will be in charge of arrangements,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-07
Career Man May Be
Agriculture's Chief

Another Probe-Look for fire
works if the Ferguson investi-
eating subcommittee of the
Senate starts an inquiry into
national defense, as it may be
asked to do.
The unit is headed by Sem
ator Homer Ferguson (R), Mich
igan, veteran of many a Senate
inquiry, including the mara
.thon Pearl Harbor investiga-
ton. II was Ferguson, with the
same staff his subcommittee
now has, who uncovered the
wartime activities of retired
Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers.
Senator George d. Aiken (R),
Vermont, chairman of the full
committee on executive expen-
ditures, indicated he may ask
his Ferguson subcommittee to
start a defense probe. There
is plenty of support on both
sides of the aisle for an over
look at how defense funds are
being spent.
Reckless Russians Veteran
pilots who had any contact with
Russian flyers during the war
were not surprised at the trag-
ic incident over Berlin, in which
a Soviet fighter plane collided
with a British transport and
sent its IA occupants to their
deaths.
B~asically, they point out, the
average Russian pilot is not
mechanically minded and has
little consideration for the ma
chine he flies. And he shares
the fatalistic outlook of many
Russians.
Americans who indoctrinated
Russian flyers on American
planes during World War II
were aghast at the crazy
chances the Russian pilots took.
A classic story, which hap
pens to be true, concerns the
Soviet squadron commander
who on his check-out flight in
a Martin Marauder, flew so
low and so fast over a popul-
Gus area that the American
pilot finally frantieally waved
him to a higher altitude.
"Ho," roared the Russian,
"wot's matter? You 'fraid to
die?"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-07
Catch The VonduIs

With the swimming and beach frolic sea-
son barely underway one %youngster has al
ready been the victim of what is becoming
somewhat of a routine accident along Pas
cagoula's beach front.
Wading in the shallow waters he stepped
on glass from a broken bottle, suffered a
badly cut foot and lost a week from school.
Tossed from automobiles to shatter against
the concrete seawall by adult morons, or
used as targets by unthinking youngsters, the
broken bottles offer an increasing hazard to
persons using the beach front for recreation.
Most of the victims are, of course, children
who play in the sand or wade in the shallow
water.
Last summer a half dozen youngsters suf-
fered seriously cut feet or badly gashed legs
as a result of the broken bottles.
This and other forms of vandalism, such
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-07
Launch Third
Argentina Vessel
AT ingalls, Today

The third vessel to be Launched
for Argentina in five weeks will
slide into the water Friday at
ingalls, Shipyard when it is
christened the Motor Ship MOP
943 at 11:45 a. m. by Mrs. HarDld
Louree, wife of the sales engineer
in charge of the New OrleaB
office of ingalls, Companies. Wit
Messing the launching will be a
group Of distinguished guests in
Guiding representatives of the In
gals Shipbuilding Corporation
and Argentina.
This is the third of four twin
screw coastwise cargo vessels be-
ing built for the Ministry of Pub
lie Works of Argentina. The MOP
943 will go on sea trials May IS
and is cheduled to be delivered
May 20.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-07
Conventions

Continued from page one)
However, a bill Grawn by Mr..
Gautier was also passed by the
legislature which will make pos
sible the placing of a slate of ell
ectors pledged to the national
Democratic presidential nominee
on the November national cleo
ton ballot. Mr.. Gautier led a
state fight eliminating in the
passage of this legislation. AL
though backing the opposition to
the civil rights issue, Mr.. eau
tier commended that the matter
should be decided at the ballet
box by the voters, rather than
in precinct and county eonven-
tions which nominally draw but
small attendance.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-07

We were handed a pamphlet
the other day containing a re-
print of statistics covering the
operation of the Port of Pasca-
goula for 1911. The figures in
the report are startling and
show that Pascagoula at that
time was a thriving port. They
also show that, even as now,
Pascagoulans were striving to
secure a more adequate chan
mel for the port. The pamphlet,
which is a reprint from a story
in the old Pascagoula Demo-
crat-Star, cites statistics COM
piled by Frank H. Lewis and
says that during 1911, "a
period of business depression
throughout the world Mr..
Lewis stated that the totals (of
imports and exports) show an
increase of practically half a
million dollars over the period
ending December 81. 1910.
'"The claim made upon the
government for appropriations
for the waterways, rivers and
harbors at Pascagoula,' the
pamphlet continues, must be
based upon the increase or de-
crease of the business Of the
port. Wherever a port shows
continued and marked increase
the government is never loath
to make liberal appropriations,
but where the commerce on the
waters shows a decrease, the
government appears rather shy
in doing new work. Hence, this
increase of nearly half a million
dollars in a year when the en-
tire business world suffered,
is an excellent argument to
present to the government in
favor of the proposed Pasca-
goula project" The project re-
ferred to was a deeper and
more adequate ship channel.
The above words, written 81
years ago, sound similar to
words written and spoken as
late as last year, before the
state and county appropria-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-07
MARGARINE TAXES

The House last week took ac-
ton looking toward the set
Element of two long-standing
controversies.
On Tuesday it passed a bill
that would repeal all oleomar-
garine taxes, some OF which had
been on the statute books for
81 years and all of which had
been in effect for more than
40 years. The taxes repealed
were as follows: Ice a pound on
yellow margarine; lie a pound
on all margarine; 5000 a year
on manufacturers; $3.50 for vel
low and 5000 for 1neolored mar
gerine on wholesalers; $48 for
colored and Sc for uncolored
margarine on retail handlers.
Twenty-one states. however,
still have laws prohibiting the
sale of colored margarine.
The House voted $50 to 107
for repeal after one of the most
tumultuouS sessions in many
years. The bill was bitterly OPP
posed by Representatives of
dairy states and was just as
vigorously favored by Repre-
sentatives of states growing
cotton, peanuts, or soy beans,
all of which are used to make
margarine. Many consumer
groups favored repeal, too. The
opponents had succeeded in
bottling the bill up in the Agri-
culture Committee, but it hard
been pried loose from that
pigeonhole by means of a petit
ton to discharge the Commit
tee from further consideration.
Such a petition required the
signature Of a majority Of the
House membership. A last ditch
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-07
Flower Show
CONTINUED from page one)

Continued from page one)
Mrs. c. w. Smith. Miniature ar
engagements: 1st, Mrs. d. j. Sim
mons; End, Mrs. Arthur Allen;
3rd, Mrs. Ed White.
Line and arrangement: 1st,
Mrs. o. V. Streed; End, Mrs. c.
w. Smith; 3rd, Mrs. P. A. Thomp-
son. Modern mass: LIST, Mrs. D.
J.. Simmons; End, Mesdames Don
Barager and Glen Hays; 3rd, Mrs.
M. S. Varnado.
Best project: 1st, Mrs. E. J.
Jane, ST.; End, Mrs. Ed White;
Bird, Mrs. o. V. Streed.
Roses: Best Rambler: 1st, Mrs.
George Anderson; End, Mrs. T.
J.. C~astenera; Bird, Mrs. T. J. Cas-
tenera. Tri-color in roses: Mrs.
George Anderson. Tea Rose: End,
Mrs. f. A. Wages; 3rd, Mrs. T.
j. Casterena.
Shadow boxes: 1st, Mrs. George
Anderson; End, Mrs. Walter John
son; Bird, Mrs. L. L. LaPlant.
Specimen Roses: 1st, Mrs. c.
w. Smith; End, Mrs. Don Barag-
err; 3rd, Mrs. Floyd Wages. Tri-
color in specimen classes: Miss
Catherine Conrov
Specimen Amarylis: LIST, Mrs
A. w. Woodward; End, Mrs. c,
w. Smith; 3rd, Mrs. A. w. Wood
ward. Specimen Daylillies: LIST,
! Mrs. Forrest Grant; End, Mrs.
Forrest Grant; 3rd, Mrs. Don
Barager. Specimen iris; 1st, Mrs.
P. A. Thompson. Specimen petu-
MIA: End, Mrs. Ed White. Speci-
men gardenia: End, Mrs. Leroy
Weber. Specimen snapdragon;
End, Mrs. Louis Frederic. Speci-
men Gladioli: LIST, End, and 3rd,
Mrs. Catherine Conroy,
Junior Garden Club awards:
Petunia: LIST, Eunice Simmons.
Sweet Peas: LIST, Eunice Sim
mons; End, Betty 10 Robertson;
Bird, Douglas Robertson.
Nasturtium: LIST, Marie Gulley,
Pansies: 1st, Marie Gulley, End,
Pat Murray. Iris: LIST, Sandra
Murray; End, Douglas Robertson
Period arrangement: LIST, Don
aid Smith; End Helen Lowell
Miniature: LIST, End, 3rd, Marie
Gulley. Small arrangement: End
Pat Murray.
Gardenia: 1st, Marie Gulley
Roses: Tea rose: End, Junior La
Plant. Rambler: End, Marie Gul.
ley. Magnolia: LIST, George Ander-
son.
Calendulas: LIST, Jean McFaul
Wild flowers: LIST, Douglas Rob
ertson; End, Junior Laplant
Verbena: lst, Elsie Lowell.
Potted Plants: LIST, Alice Tai
bott;. Easter lilies: LIST, Beth An.
derson.
Project: LIST, Beth Anderson
End Marie Gulley; 3rd, Dougla.
Robertson.
Beth Anderson tri-color fol
best arrangement.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-07
Calendar Or
Week'sEvents
Friday. May 7

Friday. May 2
Benefit mullet fry, Reorga-
nized Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints in Es-
catawpa, 4 p. m. Public invit-
ed.
Youth program meeting, Old
Spanish Fort, 7:30 p. m.
Saturday. May 8
Boy Scout Court of Honor,
on Pascagoula River near Grit
fin cemetery, 8 p. m.
Sunday. May 8
Senior Piano recital, Miss
Kathleen Simmons, Pascagoula
High school auditorium, 4 p.
m.
Mothers Day program, Elks
Club, West Krebs avenue, 4
p. m.
Monday. May 10
Royal Service program, w.
M. u. of the Moss Point Bap-
list church, Mrs. T. L. De-
Lashmet, 100 Main street.
American Legion, Old Span
ish Fort, 7:30 p. m.
Mary Lindsey circle, First
Methodist church of Pasca-
goula, Mrs. Louis Frederic,
7:30 p. m.
Auxiliary Birthday party,
Moss Point Presbyterian
church, 7:30 p. m.
Wesleyan Guild, Moss Point
Methodist church, 7:30 p. m.
Joyce circle of the First
Baptist church of Pascagoula,
Mrs. Hilda Graves, 208 Mag
nolia street, 7:45 p. m.
Jackson-G George CountyaNur
ses Association, Jackson Coun-
ty hospital, 8 p. m.
Tuesday. May ii
Tri-county zone meeting of
Methodist churches, Hurley
church, 10 a. m.
Charlotte Hyatt P-TA, Hyatt
school, $3.50 p. m.
Little Theatre election OF
a.
officers, 18th street Activity
building, 8 p. m.
Aero Club, Jackson County
airport administration build
ing. 8 p. m.
Catholic School League, Our
Lady OF Victory school, 8 p.
m.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-07
Inside Washington
No Excise Tax Cut
Seen for This Year

Washington-GOP leaders in
Congress have now definitely
abandoned any plans for a re-
duction in excise taxes this
year. Full wartime levies on
transportation, communications,
cosmetics. luggage, handbags,
and other articles will continue
for an indefinite period.
Earlier, leaders had planned
at least some excise euts--par-
ticularly on transportation and
communications. But President
Humans added three billion
dollar defense budget and other
expenditure estimates have
caused Republican bigwigs to
conclude the overall budget
can't stand further tax reduc.
tons now.
There may be a second tax bill.
If so, it will be confined to
technical changes intended to
remove individual inequities,
and will not result in any APP
preciable loss of revenue. Any
restoration of the tax cut just
enacted will come only if the
European situation grows much
worse. And it would not apply
to 1948 income.
Anderson's Successor-A lot
of administration insiders are
willing TO bet that Mr.. Tru-
mans choice of a successor to
Agriculture Secretary Clinton
p. Anderson will be an Agricul-
ture department career" man
like Postmaster General Jes-
sc M. Donaldson, a postal ser-
vice veteran.
Right now, the three depart
ment men most prominently
mentioned for the post are:
Undersecretary of Agriculture
Norris Dodd, Production-Ma
keting Chief Jesse Gilmer and
Assistant Secretary Charles
Brannan. Each has had long
service in the department and
presumably could step into An
derson's shoes when the latter
relinquishes his post at the adj
journment of Congress.
Brannan probably has aequir-
ed a special public relations
aide and has acted as spokes-
man for the administration on
such a controversial issue as
restoration of meat rationing.
Dodd, second top man in ag-
riculture now, is known as a
specialist on foreign agrieul-
ture. He figured prominently in
drawing up some of the for
eign aid plans. Gilmer, as PIMA
head, is in the KEY spot of the
working branch of the depart
ment.
No Third Term-House Speak
er Joseph w. Martin. Jr. tRl,
Massachusetts, predicts that
the proposed constitutional
amendment restricting a presi-
dent to two terms in office will
become law.
Martin, who sponsored a SIM
liar amendment in 1945, is not
discouraged by the slow pro-
gress on ratification. So far 20
states have approved it. Thirty
six are required to make the
amendment effective.
1T certainly will be enacted
if the people have their say
about it. They are for it. They
don't think that any one mar
is Indispensable" says Martin
The pi opposed amendment was
approved BY Congress or March
"a, 1947. II must be ratified By
March "a. 1854.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-07
You're
Telling Me!
BY WILLIAM RIFT
Central Press Writer

Cleveland Stadium, home of
the Indians, may establish a
nursery where mons could park
their infants while they watch
ed the game. This would make
the stadium the worlds first
bawl park.
In Brooklyn the Red Cross
has issued a booklet on how to
treat "Dodger mania" A quick
cure would be an eighth-plaee
team.
Astronomer says there's moss
on Mars. This explodes our pet
theory that the revolving plan
ct was jus! a king-sized rolling
stone.
Gigantic Primo Camera has
decided to make Wrightwood.
Cal, his home town. Why not
Hollywood-the home of all