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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-22
h Leads
In Investigating
Timber Cutting

Rangers of the southeast Sec
ton of the state under the lead
ership of District Ranger M. B.
Parsons of Virgins set the pace
for other employees of the Mis-
sissippi Forestry Commission by
investigating 80 cutting opera
tons in August in which five
persons we're found guilty of vi
olating the Forest Harvesting Act
and were ultimately fined on IL
counts, according to a report
made by s.. B. Garrett, chief law
enforcement officer.
In that district q cases were
carried on the books for further
investigation and SO were found
to be cutting in compliance with
the law.
Rangers of the northeast dis
trict under the supervision of Dis
trict Forester Hoy c. Grigsby
nosed out District Forester Joe
Weatherly's southwest group by
reporting Al cases checked and
IL persons fined on Is counts
against the latter's "a cases
checked and five persons fined on
13 counts.
District Forester Ralph Robert
son of Meridian reported 80 cases
checked with no violations by his
east central aggregation, and T.
D. McKillop of Rolling Fork, Dis
trict Forester for the Delta Sec
ton of the state claimed his men
checked 16 cases and found no
violations of the law.
Area Ranger Earl Brashier of
Prentiss assisted by Patrolman
A. H. Garner representing tn
southeast district again paced the
field by investigating 81 cases.
He found no violations. He was
followed in his district by Rang
ers Frank Ivy of Lucedale who
Investigated 10 cases and helped
bring about the fine of one vio-
lator, and Walden Loveless of
Virgins who Investigated Is
cases and reported three persons
fined.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-22
Fire
Hits Plant OF
Decoy Company

An estimated $4,000 damage
resulted from a fire OF unde-
termined origin which broke out
in the warehouse of the Pasca-
goula Deeoy Company on River
Road Sunday afternoon and COM
pletely destroyed the building
filled with finished duck decoys
and paddles waiting shipment.
The loss was covered by insur-
ance, according to a company re-
port.
The fire had gained consider
able Roadway in the interior of
the sheet metal frame building
where the wooden decoys and
paddles were packed in card
board cartons before the fire de-
partment was notified and ar
rived on the scene. The fire was
discovered by the Waterman who
had left the building for a few
minutes and on his return dis
covered the fire blazing.
Shortly after the arrival of the
Pascagoula fire department on
the scene, they were joined by
the Moss Point Volunteer Fire
and the two combined
forces in preventing the spread
of the fire to nearby buildings
which house machinery and man
ufacturing equipment.
The fire fighters were aided
by a heavy downpour Of rain
shortly after 5 p. m, and the fire
was confined to the warehouse
but the wooden articles and
building smoldered for several
hours after the worst fire was
over.
Several hundred automobiles
and spectators jammed the vicin-
ity, and added to the difficulties
of the fire fighters despite efforts
Of police.
All shipping will be held up
as a result of the fire. company
representatives. said, but reduc-
ion in employment force was
got anticipated as it was expect
ed those connected with the ship
ping department will be absorbed
in other branches of the plant.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-22

Four additional children were
adopted and cash and clothes
were received this week in the
March to School" in Jackson
county which is being waged in
the interest of some 100 needy
children who are insufficiently
clothed. More than so of these
boys and girls are of school age.
The Lions club has notified the
Young Women's Business club,
which is pushing the drive as a
project for the year, that a COM
mittee has been appointed to
work with the YWBC and the
Jackson County Department of
Public Welfare in every way pos
sible. To start the ball rolling in
the club, two children were
adopted at a meeting this week
to be clothed this winter.
Members of the Anola Woman's
club voted Friday to be respon-
sible for clothing for a boy and a
girl of school age and the XII
wants club announced intention
of taking a collection of cash and
clothing at the luncheon meeting
Tuesday. The American Legion
Auxiliary donated $40 and L. l..
Stigler will give clothing from a
discontinued line of boys cloth
ing in his store, Miss Margaret
Burnsed, president of the YWBC,
announced. The Knights of Co.
lumbus voted TO cooperate with
the program but will not make
detailed plans until their next
meeting.
In the meantime, Miss Clara
Herrin, director of the county
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-22
New Ministers
Sent to Methodists
In P~0scugouIu

Two new ministers were as
signed to P~ascagoula Methodist
churches and changes were made
in other parts of the county at
the annual Mississippi Methodist
Conference held in Jackson last
weekend.
The Rev. j. r. Campbell. pas
tor of the First Methodist church
of Pascagoula was transferred to
Centenary Methodist church in
McComb and is being replaced
by the Rev. H. B. Hilburn OF
Crystal Springs who. with his
wife and four children, was sched-
uled to arrive Thursday to take
over his new passionate. The Rev.
Campbell and his family left
Thursday morning for McComb.
The Rev. Campbell had served
as pastor of the local church for
three years.
The Rev. r. E. Alsworth Of
Vancleave will replace the Rev.
Harmon billiard as pastor Of the
Eastlawn Methodist church and
the latter has been sent to Gulf
port as pastor of the Burton Me
mortal church. The Rev. Ais
worth served the Vancleave
charge for the past year.
The Rev. d. A. Broadus Of
Brooklyn has been assigned to
succeed the Rev. Alsworth and
the Rev. R. A. Owens will take
over the Brooklyn church. The
Rev. Givens, who with his fam
lily, has made his home here for
the past several years, was in
charge of the Mentorum area
last year.
There we're no further changes
made in the county as announced
by Bishop Marvin o. Franklin at
the close of the conference Sun
day. The Rev. Norman L. Boone
was reassigned to the Moss Point
Methodist church where he will
serve for mis- third year. The Rev
E. W. Scott will serve the Kreole
church for his second year; the
Rev. James Williamson. Esca-
tawpa; the Rev. d. W. Ulmer,
Hurley.
The Rev. Oliver H. Scott, Gulf
port, was reappointed district
superintendent of the Seashort
District for his second year. The
Rev. James Williamson was
named secretary of evangelism in
the district.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-22
K. w. BurnhaIn Is
Head OF New
Seawall Board

The newly appointed jackson
County Seawall Commission held
its organizational meeting last
week and elected X. w. Burn
ham Of Moss Point, District Two
representative on the commits
sion, as chairman.
Other members of the Com
mission who were appointed by
Governor Fielding L. Wright on
recommendation of the board Of
supervisors, are Sidney Robinson,
District One: Arthur Allen. Sr.,
District Three; j. c. Gay, Dis
trict Four, and Glen H, Davis,
District Five.
The new commission, accom-
panied by members Of The board
Of supervisors, made its first
tour Of inspection Of seawails In
Pascagoula and Ocean Springs
Tuesday of this week.
One Of the first actions o. the
Commission will be the super
vision Of the expenditure Of $685.
900 for seawall extension in
Pascagoula and Ocean Springs
which, at Ocean Springs. includes
the present small craft harbor.
The Commission plans the en-
ployment of q competent en-
gineer to draw up plans and
Specifications and handle other
details concerning these improve
Uents. Funds for the work were
obtained by a bond issue sold
by the county some time ago.
N. c. Everett. chancery clerk.
will act as ex-officio clerk for
the new commission.
A. p. Moran, president of the
board of supervisors, presided at
last weeks joint meeting between
the board and the new Commits
sion, at which the main topic of
discussion was the purchase of
q dredge for general county i'm
provement and maintenance
work. f
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-22
Poscogoulo City
Tax Levy Remuins
Unchanged Over AT

The City of ~Pascagoula tax
levy for the l948 fiscal year re-
NAMED unchanged over last year
at II and one-half mills, city of
ficials announced following the
adoption of an ordinance Friday
setting the levy.
The breakdown of the total
levy is as follows:
For general current expenses
and maintenance, six mills; for
general improvements, except
those for which special assess
ments are made, two mills; for
maintenance and operation of
public library, one mill: for gar
bage and sanitation, two mills;
for bond redemption and interest.
six mills: for cemetery mainte-
nance, one-half mill.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-22
Window pepper
Shot AT Tourist
Saturday

Theodore Hamilton, 29-year-old
Negro, was shot Saturday night
shortly before midnight by the
proprietor Of q Pascegoula tour
list court who discovered the man
peeping into the window OF a
cabin at the court occupied by
three young women, according
to police records,
Hamilton was taken to the
Jackson County hospital where
he was still under treatment late
this week suffering from what
were said to be extensive but not
serious wounds from the duck
shot with which the i2-gauge
shotgun was loaded. No charges
had been filed against the oper-
ator of the court. Hamilton was
charged with malicious and fe-
lonious trespassing.
Police reports showed that
complaint had been made pre-
viously about a window pepper
in the neighborhood of the tour
list court and police said a path
had been beaten down through
the grass around the cottage oc-
cupied by the young women.
The tourist court proprietor
was checking up around the
property when he say the man
peering into the window. The
Negro started to run, he told po-
lice, and failed to halt when he
commanded. He then fired at the
man.
Policemen Murray, Caulk and
Davis were investigating officers.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-22

/. F. (Mac) MCGOWAN this week
formally announced that he will
be a candidate for the office of
Constable in Beat Three in the
special election to be held to fill
that office on November End.
Mr. McGowan's formal an
nouneement follows:
To The Voters of Beat Three,
Jackson County.
| take this means of formally
announcing my candidacy for the
office of Constable in Beat Three
in the special election to be held
Tuesday, November End.
I was a candidate for the Of
flee during the Democratic pri-
mary last year and again wish to
thank those persons who support
ed and voted for me then and
to ask them again for their sup
port.
l respect the right of those
who could not vote for me last
year. but I nov earnestly solicit
your consideration in this special
election. | believe I am well
qualified to discharge the duties
of the office, and promise my full
time and energies to it if I am
elected.
l have been a citizen of Pas
cagoula for a number of years
and have been employed at the
ingalls, Shipyard for the past
five years.
l will try and see every quail
lied voter in the Beat between
now and election time. How
ever. if I am unable to personally
contact you I take this means OF
soliciting your serious e~onsidera-
ton of my qualifications and
candidacy.
Sincerely yours,
I. F. (Mae) MCGOWAN
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-22
Minor Accidents
On Highwoy so
Reported BY Police

Two minor accidents were re-
ported in the county Wednesday
afternoon.
The 1885 model truck belong
ing TO William II. Vice, 200 Nc
Donald street, East Moss Point,
was practically demolished but
Mr.. Vice escaped serious injury
when the vehicle was struck by
an Eastbound Greyhound bus
about Sis p. m. as Mr.. Vice at
tempted to turn left to his home
in front of the bus. v. p, Lang
ston, New Orleans. bus driver,
said he had started around the
truck when the driver swung
left and the bus hit the left rear
side, spinning the truck around
and into a ditch. Mr.. Vice was
flung out and was later treated
for scratches and brush burns at
the Jackson County hospital. No
charges were filed, according to
Deputy Marshall Carl Wilson.
Fender damage was inflicted
on the car operated On Highway
80 at Gautier by Mrs. Deveria
Lee Holloway of Gautier when
it was struck by a car travelling
in the same direction and driven
by Charles Z. Marsh, soldier from
Keesler Field, when he attempt
ed to pass Mrs. Holloway as she
made a left turn. State Highway
Patrolman w. G. Gray investi-
gated.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-22
P0nthers And Tigers Bury Hotchet At
Half Time During Football Encounter
STORY of Game on Page Two.
this Section).

tstcry of Game on Page Two.
this Section).
Pascagoula and Moss Point
busted off an old Indian custom
to signify cessation of enmities
and Friday night buried the
Ratchet and smoked the peace
pipe during half-time ceremonies
at the first football game between
the two teams in is years.
Drum majors and twirlers of
the two bands met in mid-field
and looked on approvingly as a
work squad from the Pasca-
goula ranks dug a grave and
inferred the Ratchet while the
Moss Pointers prepared a poison
Gus looking pipe that gave off
fearsome clouds of smoke as
peace council snapped
"drags."
The two bands staged a show
worthy of larger and older ag-
gregations with their formation
of letters, words and figures.
The Moss Point band, smart in
their blue and gray uniforms.
saluted the two stands with Hi
spelled out by the boys and girls
They also formed the figures fo1
the year the last game was play
ed btween Pascagoula and Moss
Point and then did a quick
change into 1948.
The Panther practically stole
the show during the Pascagoula
time on the field and its antics
brought quick response. The
blue and red clad musicians die
some trick marching with theil
lighted caps. and stood in the
formation of a p while playing
the school song
The spectators were not a not.
ably spirited group during the
game and cheering was mostly
heard only for some really out
standing play. but neither were
they a grumbly lot. There was
no rough talking, no extreme
criticism of the other team OF
the other fans and nowhere, al
least in the hearing of this writ
er, were there cries of kill the
umpire" or similar words ex-
pressing the same sentiments.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-22
REV. AND MRS. ROY OWENS

On Monday the Rev. and Mrs.
Roy Givens departed for Brook
Ign, Miss, where the former will
fill the pastorate of the Method
ist church of that city. Until a
few years ago when Mr.. Giyens
entered the ministry, he was a
successful business man of Pas
cagoula, being owner of the
Dealers Supply company which
he later sold. Both he and Mrs.
Givens have been prominent in
religious and civic work. How
ever, they will still maintain
their home in this city.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-22
o CONFERENCE

On Tuesday a group conference
of members from all the Missis-
sippi coast and Moss Point will
be held at the First Presbyterian
church of Paseagoula.
The hours of conference are
from 9 to 2, with a break for
lunch at the noon hour. The
session will be in charge Of Mrs.
Pat Harrison, Jr., Of Gulfport.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-22
Sudden Death
Comes To Mrs.
Eugene Gautier

Mrs. Palmyre Elizabeth White
Gautier. member of one of Pas
cagoula's oldest families and
widely connected in this section,
died suddenly Thursday morning
of a heart ailment.
Mrs. Gautier, who would have
been 80 years old on November
Is, was the widow of EHgene
Gautier and the mother of Har-
old w Gautier, prominent Pas
cagoula attorney. She resided at
507 North Willow street.
Her death came as a particular
shock in that she had apparently
been in good health. She had
complained of indigestion the
night before and Thursday morn
ing had laid down on her bed
where she was found at l1:30
a. m.
Mrs. Gautier was born in New
Orleans, one of the children of
the late Denis P. and Jeanne
MERCER White and granddaugh-
ter of the late DR.. Armand Mer-
cier of that city. She was grad
uated from Dominican Academy
on st. Charles avenue. The fam
lily came from New Orleans to
Paseagoula in 1886 where the
following year her father was
drowned when caught in a squall
while sailing in the Sound off the
mouth of the Pascagoula river.
She was married to Eugene Gau-
tier in 1890 and they lived in
Gautier at the "Old Place for
two years and then in their home
between the Old Place and the
Walter Gautier home until they
built a new home and moved to
the address on North Willow
street where they had lived since.
In addition to her son, she is
survived by five grandchildren,
Harold w. Gautier, Jr., Mrs. d.
E. Mahaffey of Atlanta, Ga, Mrs.
7. A. Wilkerson of Columbus, O.,
Mrs. Warren l.. Richardson of
Alexandria, Va, and Bernard
Gautier of Pascagoula; five great
grandchildren; two brothers, G.
w. White of Pascagoula and D.
P. White of lie Mesa, Calf, and
two sisters, Mrs. Jesse Higgin-
botham. ST., of Pascagoula and
Mrs. w. c. Hill of Moss Point.
Her sisters, Mrs. F. j. Johnson,
Sr., and Mrs. Martin Turnbull,
died in Pascagoula some years
ago. She is also survived by
numerous nieces and nephews
and cousins, both in Jackson
county and New Orleans.
She was an active life long
member of the Roman Catholic
church and was active to the
time of her death in church, So
ciety and civic affairs. She took
an active part in the Altar So
ciety of the church, was an active
member of the National Coun-
Gil of Catholic Women, the local
Red Cross chapter, the old Pas
eagoula Civic League and the
auxiliaries of the American Lee
goin and 40 and 8. in which
groups she held various offices.
Mr.. Gautier preceded his wife
in death, having died in 1914. He
was in the lumber mill business
and agent of the Standard OIL
Company here and later served
Il years as City Commissioner
of Public Works.
The funeral will be held Satur-
day but details had not been ar.
ranged as this paper went to
press. The funeral will be con.
/ dtfpfed from Eafls funeral Homo
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-22
o GEORGE COLLEGE

LLANLSTUMDwY. Wales
tAPl-A college named for Earl
David Lloyd George. Britain's
World War I prime minister, Is
to be built near his grave IN this
village where he died at 80 in
1915.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-22

The Grand Canyon of Colorado
was discovered by Don Lopez de
Cardenas and IL members of the
Coronado expedition from Mex
leo in 1910.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-22

About Ii per cent of the deaths
by fire each year are children
from five to IA years old.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-10-22

Helium is the only element
that does not solidify when sub
jected to near-zero temperatures.
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