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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-27
Virgil Thrills 400
At Magic Circus
Wednesday Night

Virgil, billed as the great illu-
sioniSt, lived up to all billings
Wednesday night when he pro-
duced seemingly impossible acts
that staggered the Imagination
and defied solution before a crowd
of approximately 400 magic low
ers at the Pascagoula High School,
the program sponsored by the
Kiwanis club.
Together with Julie, Americas
Sweetheart of Magic, Virgil had
the audience on the edge of its
seats throughout the performance
After catching live goldfish out
of thin air, Virgil put on a radio
disappearing act, caught a pig
con out of nowhere, evaporated
and condensed milk, make a duck
disappear, and shot a live canary
into a light bulb.
Strange Adventure
Virgil's Strange Adventure
act still has many who saw il
bordering their brains for an &C
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-27
Frederic Boiozs Delights Music
Lovers In Violin Concert Thursday

Those who attended the pre-
sentation by Entertainment Inc.
of Frederic Balazs in concert at
the auditorium of the Pascagoula
high school February 19 were
given a rare musical treat. The
young violinist proved a virtuoso
of the first rank and his hand
ling of his instrument was a
thing of amazing beauty.
The performance started off a
bit informally as there were no
programs and Balazs made his
own announcements, thus ad-
ding to the intimacy of the &C.
casion and drawing his audience
closer to him by his informality.
The absence of programs, how
ever, made it difficult for the
audience to follow the various
numbers.
AS an opening number he
played Mendelsshon's Concerto
in E. Major, playing both the
first and second movements as
beautifully and as effortlessly as
breathing, his Interpretation be-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-27

cepted explanation After putting
jules head in an electric device
and turning on the current, Vir-
gil removed the device and to
the establishment of the crowd,
jules head was no longer Wis
ible.
After tricks with cards, metal
rings, and adding coins. Virgil
gave his Hindu Trick" BY
hypnotising Julie, he suspended
her in mid-air and passed a hoop
completely around her.
With a group of local youths
looking on, the Great Virgil had
Julie strapped in a box ana
sawed her in half"
For his final act. Virgil had
two young men from the audience
tie Julie in a sack and lock her
in a trunk, then tie the trunk
with huge ropes. One second
Virgil's head was visible and in
the bat of an eye, Julie was in
his place and, Virgil was found
inside the tied sack in the trunk
which was still locked and tied.
Due to a misunderstanding in
correspondence, Virgil did not
appear for a matinee that was
scheduled for 800 p. m. However,
matinee tickets were good for
the night show.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-27

ing especially delightful.
The remainder of Mr.. Balazs'
recital was given to program
music which we're Paganini's
Devils Laughter" and "Air
With Variations" He also play
ed several Kriesler selections
among them being "Liebesfreud,'
which he played by request.
Londonderry Air" and others.
He responded graciously to APP
plause with a number of encores
which he closed with Shubert's
Ave Maria"
Clarence Sandresky as his ac-
companist proved himself an
artist of high ability and gave
pleasure by his playing of Cho-
pins Scherzo, an encores with
which he responded to enthus-
iastic applause.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-27
Wide Interest
I'm Piano Festival
To Be Held Here

Interest in the annual piano
festival to be held in Pascagoula
on March 6 is quite keen Mrs. j.
". Ainsworth, piano instructor at
the Pascagoula high school and
chairman of the Second Annual
Piano Festival, reports.
Students from the following
schools are to attend this event,
Moss Point, Paseagoula, Biloxi,
Gulfport, st. Joseph's Academy
and Bav St. Louis high.
Miss Polly Gibbs, associste
professor of music at the Louis
lana State University, comes to
the Coast highly recommended
by outstanding teachers in the
piano field. Miss Gibbs will di-
vide the DAYS program into ses-
sions of lectures on private and
class piano instruction and the
fundamentals of piano teehni-
ques. She will, also, act as judge
for the student soloists who will
enter the solo event.
This piano festival, sponsored
by the Mississippi Music Direct
ors, is primarily for students of
teachers employed in the schools
| which are members of the Coast
Association. However, all SEES
sions are open to the general
public. Teachers and students not
actually enrolled in the person
mel of the clinic may attend all
the lectures, courses, and dem
onstrations.
1t will b necessary for these
to inform Mrs. Ainsworth at the
Pascagoula high school of their
intention to attend the festival
and receive all of the necessary
information.
The highlight of the festiva
Twi1 be the solo contest. Student.
rating superior in this festiva
solo contest will be eligible tC
enter the state contest which viii
be held in Jackson. Several state
colleges are offering a one-yeai
scholarship to students receiv.
ing a superior rating in the state
contest.
Demonstrations of class piano
for parents and instructors will
be given by Miss Gibbs on Satur-
day at loo p. m.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-27
Eighty-Ffth
Birthday OF
Mrs. w. m. Conty

On Sunday, the home of Mrs.
w. M. Canty on Krebs avenue
was the mecca for relatives and
a very large number of friends
who called at different hours Of
the day to extend fluctuations
and best wishes on her 85th
birthday .g49
Mrs. CAVITY is the oldest remain
ing member of the Fernando
Gautier family, her brother,
Adam, being the only other sur
viving child of the family though
there are eight grandchildren and
some great grandchildren.
She was born near Biloxi but
when a baby, came to Gautier
with her father to live on the
property now known as "The Old
Place." and owned by her
nephew, Hermes Gautier. Con-
sequently she has lived practical
ly all her life in or near Pasca-
goula and during that time has
become a greatly loved and ven
Grated member of one of the
pioneer families of the city.
A wealth of flowers were show
cred on Mrs. Canty who received
messages of congratulation from
relatives and friends in many
states, and was also the recipient
of a large number of gifts.
Assisting Mrs. Canty in greet
ing callers, were her daughters,
Mrs. B. T. Barnett of Biloxi and
Miss Mamie Canty of Pascagoula.
Her two sons, Herbert and Frank
Canty, were also present.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-27
Mrs. Moxine Haynes
Guest Speaker AT
YWBC Supper Meet

The monthly meeting of the
Young Woman's Business Club of
Pascagoula took the form of a
supper at the Country Club on
Monday at 7:30 p. m.
The session was presided over
by the recently elected president,
Miss Natalie Shelton.
Mrs. Maxine Haynes as guest
speaker gave a highly Informative
and Interesting talk on Jamaica
and exhibited her very fine col
lection of shells.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-27
ON N N COMMITTEE

Mrs. Hermes Gautier departed
Thursday for Jackson to attend
the meeting of the committee APP
pointed by Gov. Fielding Wright
to plan the ceremonies attendant
on the sale of the first Territorial
Sesquitennial stamp at Natchez,
April 4, which is being issued in
commemoration of the establish
ment of the Territory of Missis-
sippi. The committee is COM
posed of men and women from
various parts of the state among
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-27
cuMBo DAY

Saturday will be "gumbo day
at the Our Lady of Victories
school cafeteria when the DIV
Athletic Association will serve
gumbo dinner and gumbo supper
from IL a. m. to 8 p. m, Mrs.
announced.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-27

which are Mrs. Gautier Of Psscs-
goula and Clayton Ray1 iroa
Gulfport. The meetinaA be
held Friday at 10 a. n. IAAae
War Memorial building
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-27

The number of u. S. marriages
in 1916 was approximately So
percent higher than the number
in 1912.
Arizona sun., 1948-03-19
Vicksburg News
By Ira Jordan

The Old Settlers 23rd Anniver-
sary Celebration which was held
here Feb. % was a great success
with many out-of-towners present.
Lunch at II noon began the days
ceremonies followed by a program
which was opened with the congre-
cation singing :"My County IT'S
of Thee" followed by a prayer by
Dr. Allen Levi johnson, minister,
of Wesley Methodist Church, Phoe-
nix; brief remarks of the first set
tiers here were made by Mrs. Rosie
L. Riley; Reading submitted by
Mrs. Lillian P. Davis, Phoenix, and
read by Mr.. Lee McAllister of Los
Angeles.
Speakers included: Brief well
come remarks by Ira c. Jordan,
Social Service Economic Welfare
Among All Races" by J. West
brook Mcpherson, Phoenix Urban
League, Executive Secretary, and
Christian Remarks by DR.. A. L.
Johnson.
Other speakers we're: Mr.. J. B.
Jones, of Progressive Builders AS
sociation, Phoenix; Mr.. Edward
w. Mill, Salome, mining engineer
who has had many years of mining
experience in the orient and Phil
ippines and 20 years here in the
Vicksburg area, who is owner of
the rich Sheeptank Mine, told of
the rich minerals in this area.
Letters and kilograms sent the
Old Settlers from well-wishers who
could not be present were received
from: Gov. Sidney P. Osborn,
Phoenix; Henry C. Kelley, Judge
of Superior Court, Yuma; Clara
Osborn Botzum, Northern Yuma
County Representative; VIM. R.
Bourbon, State Republican Central
Chairman, Holbrook; Mrs. Lillian
P. Davis, Phoenix; Mrs. Halle Nc
Croey and family, Yuma; Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Ragess, Blythe, Cal;
and Mrs. Jessie Thompson and fam
lily.
Among guests present were: Mr..
Ernest Brosher and party; Mr.. and
Mrs. Glen Snyder and party; Mr..
F. H. Bell, Mrs. Lillian Thomas,
Miss Jenny Reilling, all of Salome;
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee McAllister, Mr..
J. McClendon, Mrs. Georgia john
son, Mr.. Clarence Thomas and son
and Mrs. E. Thomas, all of Los An
geles.
Mr.. J. S. Riley was the first to
settle and E. ]. Relf the first to
build here.
Benediction by Reverend Riley
ended this grand affair.
The fifth Sunday was devoted to
Missionary Service at the Friend
ship Baptist Church. Rev. w. M.
Scott, pastor.
Mrs. Rosa P. Wooten and moth
er, Mrs. Benbow, of Los Angeles,
were weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. S. Riley.
Arizona sun., 1948-03-19
Buy Chicks Now
For Eggs in Fall

Baby chicks purchased now viii
mean eggs next fall when Arizona
will be long way short of produc-
ing the states needs, says w. R.
Van SAINT, poultry and dairy spec
ialist for the agricultural extension
service of the University of Ari-
Zona
With drop in feed prices, and
with an increased state population,
plus the national egg-production
picture that indicates no apparent
surplus, poultrymen and farmers
generally can not afford to drop
out of the chicken business this
year, Van SAINT believes. He points
out that in January of this year,
Arizona Matched only $1,000 chicks
compared to $4,000 in January of
1947 and 175,OOO for the January
average, 1912 to 1916.
In the United States, there were
10 per cent less eggs in incubators
in February than for the same
time a year ago. Bookings for
March chicks were % per cent low
er than a year ago.
Arizona poultrymen are urged
to consider at least their present
flock-replacement needs and order
chicks accordingly. Higher replace
ments next fall, with heavy culling
to increase production, is sound
management.
Even though it is getting a little
late to order early chicks, delivery
of chicks anytime before the mid
die of May will allow plenty of
time for fall production. Hatcher
les participating in the Poultry I'M
provement Program are recon-
mended for quality chicks.
Arizona sun., 1948-03-19
ARIZONA sun
New Bulletin Z Explains
Pay by Board and Lodging

Employers in any industry Arizona whose employees
are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act Federa
Wage and Law and who pay their workers both in
cash and by providing board and lodging, other fac
ties were advised today consider their operations in the
light of wbuetn interpreting the application of the
wage and hour law in such situations.
This advice given by Adrian Roberts, who repre-
sents the Wage and and Public Contracts Divisions
S. Department of Labor nths state He said copies of
this Bulletin be obtained at his headquarters 213
U. S. Court House, 23O North First Avenue.
Revised and ressued because of the Portato-Portal
Act the bulletin constitutes the general Interpretation
the Administrator of the wage and hour law to provide
practical guide to employers and employees he said 1t
contains the Administrators views with respect to comp
with the basic provisions of the wage and hour law
which requires that payment of at least 40 cents hour
all in cash. in cash and facilities furnished without prof
it, to be paid to all employees engaged in interstate
inc the production of goods for interstate
merce.
Arizona sun., 1948-03-19

we'll drained. Medium to light tex
ture is better than a very heavy
soil Strawberry plants will not
live in a heavy soil that bakes or
where there is alkali either in the
soil or in the irrigation water.
The plants should be set on dou-
BILE beds that are from 80 to 36
inches from center to center. They
can be set II to Is inches apart in
the row. If there is danger of aka
Ii, the center of the bed should be
higher than the plant row so that
the alkali will accumulate in the
center and not around the plants.
The young plants can be set out
during the spring up until about
May or planted again in the fall in
October or November.
In paintings that are over a year
old, runners have established new
plants over the bed and irrigation
furrow. These should be hoed and
thinned out so that the berries pro-
duced will be large and the plant
roots will have more room to feed.
Missionary and Klondike are the
common varieties of "one-crop"
berries grown in most home gar
dens. Gem and Mastadon are the
ever-bearing varieties that are
commonly used.
The strawberry bed should re-
ceive a light application of barn
yard manure or other mulchlng
material eac Inspiring and should be
given an application of commercial
fertilizer containing both nitrogen
and phosphorus.
If the bed is mulched with straw
or grass clippings, the berries will
be cleaner and not spattered with
dirt.
The only cultivation necessary
is to keep the weeds and grass out
of the bed. Irrigate often enough
during the growing and bearing
season to keep the plants thrifty
uring thDe summer, irrigate light
ly or the plants will become yellow
and chlorotic.
Arizona sun., 1948-03-19
THE SUNNY SIDE OF
DOUBT
Rambling Thoughts BY The
Philosopher

Tennyson somewhere used the
phrase "the sunny side of doubt
Without doubt you have the
right to doubt anything you want
to. This is a free country and no
man can compel your opinion.
But while you are doubling, why
not doubt that which is bad and
unpleasant, and do not take it for
granted that everything good is tC
be doubted.
1t is just as easy to doubt the
devil and evil as it is to doubt GOO
and the good.
It is just as easy to doubt catas-
trophe as it is to doubt good for
tune.
It is just as easy to suspect that
evil cannot last all the time as it is
to be suspicious of the enduring
powers of goodness and good luck.
There is such a thing as a dark
side of doubt. To live there is to
render ones self miserable and to
sap ones vitality.
And then there is the sunny side
of doubt. We can doubt death and
disease and calamity and all such
things, and pitch our tent altogeth-
er on the sunny side of the hill.
1t is just as easy to live in sun
shine as in the shadows.
1t is all "a matter of a point OF
view anyway.
There are some who are born
optimistic and some who are pes
simists. Neither of them knows ab-
solutely how things are going to
turn out, but there can be no doubt
that the optimists have a better
time and get more out of life by
believing the good and assuming
it to be true that the pessimlsts
who believe that everything that is
bad is true.
It is hard to see where the pro-
fessional pessimists who are always
seeing evil in everything and, al
ways doubling goodness get their
satisfaction out of life. There must
be the same kind of satisfaction in
being a pessimist as there is in
having a sore tooth and working
at it all the time.
AS far as concerns the general
health of the mind optimism is bet
ter than pessimism. We are justl-
fled in turning away from unpleas-
ant and bitter thoughts as much as
possible. It is right for us to face
the light and to live in the sunlight
all that we possibly can. There is
enough darkness and misery in this
world that we have to undergo
without seeking it.
Arizona sun., 1948-03-19
Strawberries Are
Good. Crop

Strawberries are one of the ber-
ry crops that can be grown in all
sections of Arizona, providing they
are planted in the right kind of
soil, says Harvey F. Tate, extension
horticulturist for the University of
Arizona.
! Strawberries do best in a good
garden soil that has received heavy
applications of we'll rotted barn
yard manure, The soil must be
Smyrna times., 1948-07-22
Newcastle Vaccine Available to
Delaware Poultrymen

Limited permits have been
! granted two commercial laborator-
les to sell live virus vaccine in Del
aware for protection against New
castle disease according TO H. r.
Baker, poultry pathologist with
the State Board of Agriculture,
Dover.
Under present regulations Mr..
Baker states that both the names
of distributors and purchasers Of
the vaccine should be filed with his
office. The first case of Newcastle
disease in Delaware was diagnosed
by virus isolation in December
1945. The disease has become one
of the major disease worries of the
States poultrymen.
]. Frank Gordy, extension poul-
tryman, reports that birds may be
vaccinated any time after four
weeks of age. In case of laying
flock replacements, vaccination
should be done before they reach
the laying age, unless the flock has
natural outbreak of the disease.
Once started vaccination of the
entire flock should be completed as
rapidly as possible.
The vaccine is administered by
the "stick" or stab" method
through the web of the wing using
the same procedure as has been In
use for years for protection
against fowl pox.
Gordy reminds poultrymen that
vaccination is but one of many inn
portant practices in a poultry dis
ease prevention program.
Poultrymen, he says, should con-
tinue to keep visitors out of the
poultry houses, off the ranges,
practice sanitation, feed pellets
and wet mash during any outbreak
and keep the birds comfortable.
Agricultural Engineer Named
To Delaware staff
Claude E. Phillips, head of the
Department of Agronomy and Ag-
ricultural Engineering of the Uni
versity of Delaware has announced
Smyrna times., 1948-07-22

the appointment of Carl w. Hall
as instructor in Agricultural En-
gineering. Mr.. Hall is a graduate
of the five-year program at Ohio
State University and has received
the Bachelor of Science Degree
from the College of Agriculture,
and the degree, Bachelor of Agri-
cultural Engineering, from the Col
lege of Engineering.
His course of study was inter-
rupted with three years service in
the u. S. Army, serving a part of
the time with the 99th Infantry
Division. He is a past Vice-Presi-
dent of the Ohio Association of
Future Farmers of America and
past Secretary of the student
branch of the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers. While in
college he was elected to the fresh
man honorary society of Phi Eta
Sigma; The Alpha zeta and Gam
ma Sigma Delta, agricultural hon.
orary societies; and Tau Beta Pi,
engineering honorary society.
He has been research assistant
at the North Appalachian Hydro
logical Research Station and part
time instructor in the Department
of Agricultural Engineering, Ohio
State University, this past semes-
ter. At the University of Della
ware he will teach all courses in
Agricultural Engineering in the
School of Agriculture.
Smyrna times., 1948-07-22
Sat-, July 81, 1913
at 100 Pm. DIST

at loo PM. DIST
The following:
ANTIQUES -Chippendale China
Cupboard, Hepplewhite Drop-leaf
Table, 5 Empire Cane-seat Chairs,
Chippendale Desk. Empire Drop
leaf Table, small Hepplewhite In
laid Table, Handmade Needlepoint
Arm Chair, 2 Chippendale Chest
Drawers, bracket feet); chippen-
Chest Drawers(o (ogee feet); Arrow
back Windsor Chair.
MODERN FURNITURE Twin
Beds, Springs and Mattress, Maple
Chest, Maple Bed, Springs and
Mattress, Walnut Bed, Springs and
Mattress Dresser, Dressing Table
and Bench, Chifforobe Duncan
Fyfe Sofa, lot of Odd Chairs, Din
ingroom, Kitchen and Bedroom
Furniture, Emeron Baby Grand
Piano and Bench, Coffee Table,
Wicker Porch Furniture. Other
articles not listed will be sold.
TERMS CASH
All settlements on day of sale
G. e. COOPER
Eugene Racine, Auctioneer
Lee Pennington, Inside Clerk
Hazel Price, Outside Clerk
Smyrna times., 1948-07-22
PUBLIC SALE
OF
Household Goods
ON
Sat-, July "a, 1913
at loo p. M. DIST

at LOO p. Nj. DIST
At the place known as Sophia's
Tavern, one mile south of Warwick
on the road to Sassafras, Md. If
raining sale will be held indoors.
ANTIQUE hand-carved Black
Ebony Wood Angel Boy Table; g.
piece Walnut Bedroom Set, 3-pc.
Velour Livingroom set with COW
ers: Bookcase full of late books;
large cast iron coal stove, year-old
Electric Norge Washing Machine,
used only 6 months; solid Walnut
Spinett Desk with Chair; 2 Double
burner, / single burner Portable
Oil Stoves, Four-poster Light Oak
Bed with Springs; Chest of Draw
ers, Hand Carpet Sweeper, 2 six
piece Kitchen Sets, Leather-cover-
ed Cogswell Easy Chair with Stool;
Gilbert Mantel Chime Clock, 2 g.
pdIl6 lTOu S6lldT w luOOW odoAlS
never used; Walnut Casual Chair,
Lawn Mower, 6 Iron Kitchen
Chairs, new Schick Electric Razor,
used about 8 times; 8 Pepperill
Woolen Bed Blankets, Silk Bed
Spreads, pre-war Linen Table
Cloths and Napkins, Curtains, Vas
es, Ornaments, small Electric
Lamps, Christmas Tree Balls and
Electric Lights, Smoking Stand
metal; lot of Dishes, Linoleum
Rugs, 2 Wash Tubs, and a lot of
other things too numerous to men
tion.
Furniture is all pre-war and we'll
made.
TERMS CASH
RALPH o. GREENE, Owner
Eugene Racine, Auctioneer
Smyrna times., 1948-07-22

ment, and the smell of burning oil
should attend these auto races. j.
Norris Harrington has also an
nounced that running races will be
held. Wednesday and Friday there
will be a one-mile dash and half
mile dash at $4,000 a dash. The
class for Tuesday will include any
Smyrna times., 1948-07-22
FARM NEWS
Make Farm Safety
Number One Crop

National Farm Safety Week,
July 1851, is the time to review
few facts about safety on the farm
says William A. Calvert, agricul-
tural extension engineer for the
University of Delaware.
According to Calvert, accident
prevention could well be number
one crop in Importance if we would
all concentrate on making it pro-
duce. He suggests making a check
list of accident hazards now-or
getting one from your county ag-
ricultural agents Office = and &c
over your farm eliminating the
hazards.
Here are some of the hazards
that cause hundreds of accidents
each year:
Stairs without handraiis, or in
need of repair.
Faulty mechanical or electrical
equipment.
Unsafe bull pens.
Prayed electric cords.
Unsafe ladders.
Defective hand tools.
Rotten boards or planks in
porches or hay lofts.
Worn ropes.
Unprotected hay chutes.
Inadequately light hay mows
and barns.
Oil saturated or paint rags.
Incorrect electrical fuses.
Improper bitches to power ma
chinery.
No one ever plans an accident
reminds Calvert, but after it oc-
ours, we can always see some lit
tie thing that could have prevent
ed it. He states that by using
little imagination and common
sense in doing our farm work we
can prevent more accidents and
spend less time on remorse when
it is too late!