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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-06
Moss Point
Churches
Baptist

Baptist
The. officers of the w. M. u.
held an executive meeting in the
church on Monday afternoon. The
meeting was presided over by
Mrs. Lecy Taylor. The meeting
was closed with a prayer.
Methodist
The W. S. c. S. met in the
church on Monday afternoon.
Mrs. J. M. Rivers, vice president,
presided in the absence of the
president, Mrs. c. T. Lyons, who
is i'll at her home. Mrs. H. B.
Overstreet opened the meeting
with a prayer. Mrs. N. u. Boone
led the devotional. The meeting
was closed with the repeating Of
the Lords Prayer.
Presbyterian
Circle number one met in the
home of Mrs. F. G.. Spann, ST.,
on Monday afternoon. Miss Bes-
sic Cowan led the devotional and
Mrs. G.. P. Wood the program,
DO l Have What 1t Takes" Mrs.
D. H. McCollum, chairman, pre-
sided over the business meeting.
Following the program a bust
ness meeting was held. A social
hour was enjoyed when the hos
tess served delicious refresh
ments to the ten members pres
ent.
Circle number two met with
Mrs. A. G.. Wood on Monday af-
ternoon. Miss May Mclnnis,
chairman, presided. Miss Ella Nc
Arthur led the program, do l
Have What 1t Takes and Miss
McInnis gave the program from
the Survey. During the social
hour the hostess served delicious
refreshments to the nine MEM
bers present.
Circle number three met with
Mrs. Amelia Cook in her home
at eight o'clock Monday evening.
Miss Alice Colmer led the study
do | Have What 1t Takes" Fol-
lowing the business meeting a
social hour was enjoyed when
the hostess served delicious re-
freshments to the nine members
present.
Methodist
The Wesleyan Service Guild
will enjoy a social meeting in the
home of Mrs. O.. DeAngelo with
Mrs. Waanon Suthoff as eo-hos-
tess Monday evening at 7:30.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-06

the program viii be repeated for
the benefit of the night circles Of
the Presbyterian church. the Bap-
fist circle and members of the.
Methodist Wesleyan Service Gu
lid. Mrs. Forbes Hays viii lead
the program.
Any one who cannot attend the
afternoon meeting is invited to
join in the evening meeting be-
ginning at seven o'clock.
Following the program at the
church members of the Wesleyan
Service Guild will entertain tho
Baptist and Presbyterian circles
with a social at The Methodist
parsonage.
There will be a continuous OBJ
servance of the annual World
Day of Prayer around the world
for a period of twenty-four hours.
Every one is privileged and IN
vited to attend. :
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-06
Methodist

The Wesleyan Service Guild
will enjoy a social meeting in the
home of Mrs. o. DeAngelo with
Mrs. Waanon Suthoff as eo-hos-
tess Monday evening at 7:30.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-06
Plans For World
Day OF Prayer In
M. P. Churches

World Day of Prayer, interde-
nominational and sponsored by
the Missionary Societies of Moss
Point churches, will be observed
with a specially prepared pro-
grom at the Presbyterian Chur-
CHI on Friday. February 18th at
$50 p. m.
The Baptist w. NJ. U. will spon-
sor the program assisted by mem
bers of the other denominations.
An offering will be taken to be
divided between home and for
eign mission work.
In the evening of the same day
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-06
Entertainment
Brings Violinisi
On february Is

Artistry and personality and a
program featuring compositions
by Kreisler and Paganini will be
combined in one of the finest pro-
grams Entertainment, Inc, has
thus far presented to the music
lovers of this section, when Fred
eric Balazs, violinist, appears in
concert Thursday night. February
l9, at the Paseagoula High school
auditorium.
The perSonable young violinist,
whose performance has been
praised for warmth, color and
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-06
Vets Plan...
continued from page one)

believe than an obligation is owed
to the community as a whole in
this matter and that the veter-
ans and non-veteranS should join
in approaching it on this basis
In order to gain an insight into
the problem a QUESTIONABLE was
prepared and mailed to the 662
families residing in the perman-
ent housing on Wednesday, jan
uary 18th, Mr.. Wiesenburg said,
and up until Monday, February
End, 1853 replies had been receiv-
ed, o. rs per cent of the total
mailed out.
sl.3 Want To Buy
These replies showed the fol-
lowing, he said:
A total of 9l.3 persons reply
ing wanted to buy the house they
were living in, or another pro-
ject house.
Average value placed on the
units by the occupants was
$2,321.00
Average down payment that
prospective purchaser could
make amounted to S358.40.
Average number of families in
volved we're GAG, average four to
the family, and including 154
veteran families.
A general discussion of the
problem was then conducted from
the floor of the meeting, with it
being the unanimous opinion of
veteran spokesman that the
problem was COMMUNICATIVE
and that the community, veter-
an and non-veteran alike, should
join in the solution.
Following the discussion the
resolutions were outlined by Mr..
Wiesenburg and adopted.
Although no official price has
as yet been set on the units, it
is believed from unofficial sources
that the Buena Vista-W Williams
street houses will be priced in the
neighborhood of $4,000 by the
PHA, with the FILA appraisal
somewhat lower than that.
Waiting On FILA Figures
In a long-distance telephone
conversation with the Chronicle
Star Wednesday r. L. Bates,
southern regional director for
PHA, said that they were wait
ing only to receive the FILA ap-
praisal figures before beginning
the sale of the units. Prices
placed on these units could not
be revealed until the FILA APP
praisals had been received, he
said. Sale should begin not later
than March /, Mr.. Bates said.
The FILA office at Jackson,
Miss, said later Wednesday that
they were at work on the APP
praisals and that the work should
be completed and the appraisals
forwarded to PHA within a week
or 10 days. This office also said
that no information as to the
amount of the ~appraisals could be
revealed until the work was COM
pleted.
Following a conference with
lnan n~I fIoNfn DIJA @ffal1
Wednesday afternoon by Mr..
Wiesenburg and Easton King, a
special meeting of the city coun-
ell was called and the problem
outlined there.
A meeting of the Pascagoula
Housing Committee was then
called for 4 p. m. Thursday af-
ternoon.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-06
YwBc BUSINESS MEETING

The monthly business meeting
of the Young Women's Business
club will be held at the Knights
of Columbus hall on Magnolia
street, Monday evening, at 7:30
o'clock.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-06

of the recently held diocesan
council meeting at Natchez and
Cyril Slvfield gave a report on
the present state of the parish.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-06

The northwest Territories of
Canada. containing 100000
square miles. have a population
Of only $1,000 people.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-06

White oak wood, used for whis-
key barrels, leaks less through
its pores than red oak or chest
nut wood.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-01-17

here in Anchorage is greatly op- posed to liquor uses and abuses, yet he has stated to the writer that campaign of education is the better plan for accomplish ment.'
 As this is read many will Won- der why I venture to voice an opinion. My family has lived in the Valley, we love it, have faith in its prosperous future, and plan to again make our home in the Valley beginning next sum- mer. We are the majority share holders in the Matanuska Hotel and hope to have it open in April. The total investment of all shareholders in the hotel shall exceed S175, ,00O when completed.
 The hotel shall have no liquor establishment, but we are frank in stating that the hotel and every business establishment in Palmer is dependent upon the trade of those who come to Pal mer from elsewhere. No com munity the writer has ever heard of found it possible to exist, grow or prosper solely from limited agriculture and swapping dollars between its cloistered residents. Even the churches are indirectly depend ent upon the funds arising from commerce with people outside the town area. We must attract people to Palmer.
 I repeat, that in our opinion, the misdirected efforts of a minority group shall harm Pal mer. During the past 13 days the futility of prohibition was dem onstrated by the number of peo- pie who drove to Wasilla and Anchorage; these people were not devotrng their entire time to drinking, they also spent money, for other things, which should have been spent in Palmer.
 This is not an appeal for li- quor, it is an appeal for rational ism and sane thinking; if some
Valley frontiersman., 1948-01-17
The LetterbOX
Editor:

The writer believes that pulp licafion of this letter should give rationally minded people of the Valley food for thought. The re- cent controversy regarding li- censing of cocktail bars in Pal mer is somewhat disturbing for those of us who believe in and have faith in the future of Pal mer.
 I have no interest in or with the liquor industry and have no intention of becoming so affili- ated, however, I do feel the small group of people who were trying to force prohibition upon Mata- nuska Valley residents were and are in serious error. There shall be no doubt of the sincerity of the 51 persons who entered pro- test against licensing the bars, but we are sure they have blinded themselves to the fact that prohibition does not ac- complish anything, and, from 1918 to 1883 it was not only failure, but in addition infested America (and Alaska) with gangsterism, lawlessness, dis honesty and other evils greater than the evils of drinking.
 Those who are opposed to li- quor establishments should re- member the National, State and Territorial laws legalize such establishments and they shall not presume to override the laws. Would it not be more ap- propriate to devote all their en- ergies to a campaign of educa- tion rather than prohibition? The first bespeaks cooperation, while the latter only breeds an- tagonism and contempt. A very intelligent and sincere minister
Valley frontiersman., 1948-01-17

of the people of the Valley choose to believe liquor is their problem, that is their privilege, however, we are reminded of a story very appropos:
 "A large colored woman in church was punctuating the preachers sermon with spirited 'Amens' and Praise de Lawd' as the minister lit into every phase of sin from murder to mayhem to cheating at marbles. Then he moved in to the subject of snuff chewing. Here the wo- man flared up, nudged her neigh Dor, and exclaimed: 'Uh-oh! There now! He's done quit preaching d gone to med dlin'!"
 WILLIAM w. HEAD
 Anchorage
Valley frontiersman., 1948-01-17

To the farmers of Matanuska Valley:
 Self-aggrandizement is gener- ally considered to be not only in bad taste but also to be grossly intellectual in it's avowed purpose of building ones self-esteem. However, in the light of recent developments, a small minority of Wasilla residents now can sit back with satisfaction of hard job well done, and with a know ledge of results that are gratify- ing in the extreme.
 As this vitally affects every person in Wasilla, I believe we are not amiss in asking the help and cooperation of each and every resident in the surrounding territory.
 As nearly everyone knows, the recent Army contract for po- tatoes was shipped in good part by potato farmers of the Wasilla district. It is this potato grow CTS pleasure to report, in the words of the Army inspector, that the potatoes grown around Wasilla far exceed in keeping and cooking qualities any like product grown anywhere in Alas ka. In fact, these spuds are con- sidered as being on a par with anything that can be shipped from the states"
 Now this grower assured the inspector not only of our pleasure and satisfaction with his report but of our continued and unceas- ing efforts toward further inn proving this agricultural product of which we can be so proud. The implications of this state ment are manifold.
 Upon the strength of this state ment, this grower believes ire vocably in the stability of the future of this industry here. There is no reason why Wasilla can't be the capital of the potato growing industry in the north. We have the land, we have the
Valley frontiersman., 1948-01-17

growers, and we have the pota- toes. What we don't have is or ganization and cooperation.
 This grower believes that in the future all other endeavors will be subordinate and in a good measure dependent upon the po- to industry for their continued good health and success. There fore I believe it behooves every one of us to get behind this thing; to throw off the mantles of jealousy and the differences that have plagued this commun- ity in the past.
 Never before have so few been so dependent upon the good will and we'll wishing of the many for the success of us all.
 Also, that we may work to- gether for common good, we be- lieve that the Chamber of Com merce or the business mems or ganization of Palmer should change it's name to the Matanus- ka Valley Chamber of Com merce.
 ROGER LANGDON,
 WaSilla
 Editors note: Oh. but ii is the Valley Chamber of Com merce. MT. Langdon. Wasilla's residents are eligible. indeed are welcomed. at the Valleys Chamber meetings and lunch cons. Regular meetings are called to order at noon in the basement of inc Lutheran church on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Ii would be a pleasure 10 fill the vacant seats al those meet ings with neighbors from Wa silla. See you Wednesday
 CoffeY Insures Everything
Valley frontiersman., 1948-01-17

CoffeY Insures Everything Remember? Adv.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-22
Farmers Rush to Take Adyant-
age of Favorable Weather
For Flowing
Farm Machinery Situation Con-
tinues Tight with Deliveries
Uncertain

Spring tillage swung into high
gear on Bluffton area farms during
the last week after almost continuous
rainfall the first half of the month
had given way to clearing weather
making possible the first steady
period of field operations this spring.
Flowing, which previously had
been completed literally between
showers, got under way almost uni
versally last Friday and over the
weekend tractors were busy in fields.
Some farmers, eyeing the calendar
and taking advantage of settled
weather, continued their work thru
Sunday, and a major portion of the
spring tillage for oats and corn is
expected to be completed this week
If favorable weather prevails. Seed
ing for oats is nearing completion,
and plowing for corn is under way.
The machinery situation, bug
bear in farm operations for the past
six years, is eased somewhat but
still remains far from satisfactory.
AItho the shortage was beginning
to show some improvement, the
supply is expected to tighten again
as a shortage of steel, in the wake
of the coal strike, begins to make
itself felt in manufacturing centers.
That farmers are none too optimis-
tic over the machinery situation is
apparent in the fact that equipment
in good condition is bringing higher
prices at farm auction sales than 1t
cost when new.
A case in point occurred at r
public sale last week when a new
combine, never used, brought $1,7OO.
When purchased from the dealer 1t
had cost $1,000.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-22
Cancer Coin Boxes
For Contributions

Bluffton's cooperation in the ma
tional drive to raise funds for the
war on cancer has been marked by
the distribution of 100 coin boxes in
business and industrial establish
ments, in which contributions may be
deposited.
All clubs and organizations also
are being contacted for special con-
tributions, and collections are being
taken at the Carma theatre this
week in support of the campaign.
April 25 has been designated as
cancer Sunday in the drive, and in
connection with the national cam
paign special radio programs are
being presented daily over Radio
Station WLOK in Lima.
In the coin box distribution, Mrs.
Ed Lape and Mrs. Frank Todd di-
rected the work handled by the Cen
tury Circle and the Alice Freeman
club. Tn drive for special contribu-
tions is sponsored by the Poinsettia
club, with Mrs. Clarence Stonehill
as chairman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-22
BLuftOn Band And
Chorus Win HOn0rs

Bluffton High school band and
girls chorus won the right to repre-
sent Northwestern Ohio schools in
state music competition at Columbus
on May 7 and as the result of
ratings earned in a district contest
at Ada, last Saturday.
Playing in Class BIB, the B uffton
High band won a rating as excel
lent; and the girls chorus, compet-
ing in Glass c, was judged superior.
Lafayette-Jackson school boys and
girls choruses also won the right to
compete in the state meet, and the
Pandora boys chorus also will enter
the state contest.
Sidney Hauenstein, veteran Bluff
ton music instructor, was one of the
adiudicators in the instrumental di-
vision of last Saturdays contest.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-22
SWIMMING POOL TO
Be OPERATED ON
COMMISSION BASIS
Minimum of 5000 Guaranteed
To Cover Operation OF
Buckeye Pool
Management VIII Share I'm All
Proceeds Over $500: Hire
Manager May 3

Contract for the management of
Buckeye Lake swimming pool viii be
let on a commission basis for the
coming summer, members of the
municipal council decided at a meet
ing Monday night in the town hall.
A minimum contract salary of
5000 will be allowed by the village
for management of the swimming
operations including payment of life
guards and other help, but manager
of the pool will share in all receipts
over $500 and will receive all income
from concessions and rental of
baskets in the bath house.
In addition swimming receipts in
excess of $500 to $1,000 will be
divided equally between the town
and the pool manager; and 1000 Of
all receipts over $1,000 will be the
managers, the council decided.
MANAGER HIRES HELP
The contract also will specify that
the pool be open daily from l until
9 p IN. and that a life guard must
be on duty at all times. The man4-
ger will hire his own assistants and
pay them from the funds he receives
for operation of the pool.
Contract provisions also provide
the manager must keep grounds and
buildings clean and grass moved.
Applications for the pool manage
ment will be considered at the cour-
Gil at their next meeting, Monday,
May 3, and anyone wishing to apply
should see the mayor before that
time.
In the meantime, the council is
wrestling with the problem Of eff
fecting needed repairs to swimming
center facilities on the limited budget
available for the work.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-22
Real Estate Deals

Ray Mumma has purchased the
Wilbur Riser residence on Thurman
street, known as the former Leichty
property. Mumma expects to move
next month and Riser plans to
move on 4 farm.
Rev. E. N. Bigelow and family
who occupy an apartment in the
Mrs. Harold Carr property on South
Jackson street will move in June
into the Presbyterian parsonage to
be vacated by Mumma. Interior re-
modelling of the parsonage is plan
ned while the property is vacant.
Cloyce Bame has sold his Jefferson
street property to Gerald Mericle
residing on the North Dixie highway
near the county line intersection
Possession will be given in June.
Mericle has sold his property te
VIM. Klass who occupies an apart.
ment at the Noah Zimmerman, Jr.
residence on South Mound street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-22
George Sigg Dies
OF Heart Disease

George Sigg, 81, former vocational
education instructor in Blutfton High
school, died of a heart attack at his
home in Toledo, Monday afternoon.
Home alone at the time of his
death, Sigg called to a neighbor just
before his collapse, but was dead on
arrival of a physician. Earlier he
had complained of being tired after
working in his yard.
Survivors include his wife, Fran
ces, and a son, Robert, of Davenport,
Iowa. Funeral services will be held
in Toledo, Thursday at p. m. at
Worth Klegg funeral home, 522 E.
Broadway.
Sigg was instructor for two years
of vocational education department
in electricity at Bluffton High school
from 1889 to 1941.
After leaving here, he taught in
several high schools and a college,
before returning to his native city
of Toledo last year as sales en-.
gineer for the Bennington Brothers
Co.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-22
Morning Eastbound Train Win
Leave One Hour Earlier
At 1 4:30 4. Nj.
Fliers viii Continue To Make
Regular Stops Here Despite
Previous Rumors

Bluffton will continues as a regu-
lar stop for the Nickel Plate rail-
roads east and west-bound flyers
when new fast-run schedule is put
into effect on Sunday, between Cleve-
land and st. Louis.
An earlier stop here in the morn
ing and later arrival time at night
will be provided in the new schedule,
but Biuffton will continue to benefit
from the through service despite
earlier rumors than the fiiers would
no longer pick up or discharge pas
sengers here.
Under the new schedule, becoming
effective Sunday the morning east
bound train will leave here at 4:30
A. NJ, instead of the present time,
5:25 A. NJ.
The evening west-bound train will
arrive here from Cleveland at 9:41
P. NJ, 1t now gets into Bluffton at
9:35 P. NJ.
Running on a faster schedule and
arriving in Bluffton almost an hour
earlier than it now does, the morn
ing train will arrive in Cleveland
at TAO A. NJ. The westbound night
train is scheduled to depart from
Cleveland Union station at $50 P. M.
Earlier reports that local trains
would operate through here to Fos-
toria also proved unfounded in the
announcement of the new schedule.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-22
may PRIMARY TO
SETTLE BLUFFTON
DEMOCRATIC FEUD
Committeeman Contest in Two
Precincts Stirs Political
Interest
Party Split Repeatedly Stems
From Last Falls Municipal
Election

A feud which has been brewing
since last November's general cleo
ton in Bluffton's Democratic party
ranks will come to a head at the
primary election to be held here on
Tuesday, May 4, in the balloting for
office of central committeeman in
two of the towns four precincts.
Altho this is the presidential
primary when candidates for nomina-
ton to national, state, district and
county offices will be selected by
both parties, interest in those candi-
dates is running a poor second to the
local issue which has split the local
Democratic party into two factions.
Precinct committeeman usually are
selected without contest, and appear
ance of opposition in the two voting
districts here is attributed by local
political observers TO last fails
written campaign for mayor.
Contests in Two Precincts
Competing candidates in Precinct
A are Lloyd Brauen, present COM
mitteeman up for reelection, and
George Rauenbuhler. In Precinct d.,
candidates are Homer Bracy, the
present office holder, and Gerald E.
Swank.
Observers said the opposition en-
countered by Brauen and Bracy
stems from a situation here last fall
when they were identified with a BIZ
partisan group seeking to re-elect
W. A. Howe, Republican, as mayor
in write-in campaign.
Candidates as central committee
men in the other town precincts are
unopposed on the Democratic ballot,
and none of the four Republican
candidates have opposition.