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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
Traffic Check
Being Made BY
Highway Dept.

The State Highway Commits
siou. in collaboration with the
Bureau of Public Roads. is con-
Quoting a traffic count in Pasca-
goula and Moss Point that has
been going on since the first Of
March and is expected to be COM
pleted this week. Al
In a telephone conversation
with Walter Spiva. secretary of
the Highway Commission it was
learned that there are 40 portable
traffic recorders and s interview
ing stations in the local area.
There are two men to each inter-
viewing station.
The check is a routine traffic
count that is conducted in all
cities of 5000 population or more.
AS Pascagoula and Moss Point
are so near to each other, the
commission is making a combined
survey of both places.
The survey Is being made in
order to determine the amount
Of traffic over the main routes
into Pascagoula and Moss Point
II will have no direct bearing on
the amount of federal or state aid
to be given to the county.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
Bad Weather
Slows Down Red
Cross Roll Call

The bad weather has seriously
handicapped the annual Roll Call
of the Jackson County chapter of
the American Red Cross but all
organization for the drive has
been perfected and the campaign
is well underway, according to
Merle F. Palmer, chairman OF the
Ig48 drive.
Mr.. Palmer reminded the pub
lie that the Red Cross is depen-
.dant on the contributions made
-anfing this ore annual drive for
funds to carry On its comprehen-
sive program.
"When you are asked for a
donation to the Red Cross" he
said, "dig as deep as you can for
you never know but what you or
some of your loved ones might
this very year have to call on
the Red Cross for aid and as
sistance. And remember the
thousands and thousands of vet
Grams who are being helped by
the organization.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
Heulth Officer
Reports Steps For
Meningitis Control

Steps were taken last weekend
by DR.. Andrew J. Hedmeg, di-
rector of the Harrison and Jack
son Counties Health Department,
to prevent the further spread of
spinal meningitis that struck
down two children in one fam
lily in Pecan.
Investigation by a public heal
tn department nurse showed
that the Wilborn Ledlow family,
where the disease struck, is now
in Mobile with one of the two
children taken i'll with menin-
gifts. The other child, Wilma
Jean Ledlow. one year old, died
last Monday in Mobile City hos
pital. The third child, an in
FAINT, is with Mr.. and Mrs. Led
low.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ledlow have no
neighbors closer than two miles
and have no school age children,
but everyone in the small COM
munity who had any contact with
the family is being observed and
children who were in contact with
the stricken children were taken
from school, DR.. Hedmeg said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
Rally Of States
Rights Demos Set
Here On Saturday

Jackson county will join with
the rest of the states counties in
the holding OF a Democratic rail-
ly Saturday afternoon Harold
Gautier, chairman of the county
Democratic Executive Commit
tee, said Wednesday.
The rally will be held at the
courthouse in Pascagoula and an
simplifying system will broad
cast the statewide radio address
to be made by Governor Field
ing L. Wright at 8 p. m.
No formal, program has been
set for the meeting, Mr.. Gautier
said, although talks by local po-
litical figures will probably be
made at the conclusion Of the
governors address.
The statewide county rallies
were called following a meeting
of the state Democratic Executive
Committee, and are a part of the
fight being waged by Mississippi's
political leaders, and those of
other Southern states, against
President Truman's civil rights"
recommendations.
In his talk Governor Wright
will explain the plan of action
laid down by political leaders in
this fight against President Tru-
man and the national Democratic
party, and resolutions endorsing
the stand r to be presented at
the conclusion.
The rallies are addressed to
states rights Jeffersonian Demo-
Gratis and are a part of the an
nounced plan of the state COM
mittee to carry the fight to all
sections of the state.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
Market Street
Center Under
New Supervision

Under the supervision of Mrs.
Myrtle Fleharty, the Market
Street Recreation center was re-
opened on Monday with Recrea-
ton, Inc, in charge.
Mrs. Fleharty has been work.
ingt all this week getting the
center ready for full operations.
She expects to have a regular
program in effect by next week.
Bowling has already been re-
sumed, and the alleys are open
from 500 p. m. to 1000 p. m.
Regular bowling league COM
petition will be resumed in the
near future, probably next week,
Mrs. Fleharty stated.
The Snack Bar" will have to
be restocked before il Is opened.
At the present, only soft drinks
are being sold there.
A general field day" has been
underway at the center all this
week. Floors, walls. and ceilings
have been and still are being
scrubbed. Plans are being made
to have the halls reprinted
Earl Hammett. president of
Community Recreation. Inc, has
said that with the cooperation of
city officials and citizens, the
type Of recreation program that
IS needed in Pascagoula can be
put over properly
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
are three inspectors. ]. c.
Campbell ]. Dunn and ]. Wood.

ingalls, was low bidder among
the nations major shipyards on
construction of the tanker for
the Texas Company, Mr.. Lanier
said.
Four Hundred Feet Long
The tanker will be 400 feet
long, with a 6215 foot beam, and
a depth measurement of Fl feet.
1t will be propelled by two l,400
horsepower marine motors, one
for each of its twin screws. The
tanker will have a displacement
of 10000 tons, and a deadweight
of 1900 tons. It will be built
with a 171a foot draft, and will
be capable of a speed of IL knots
when loaded. The net cubic car
go capacity will be 61,620 bar
rels. 1t will be the first tanker
to be built in the local yard.
The contract allows one year
for delivery, w. R. Guest, execu-
tive vice-president of the yard,
said. Drawings must be made and
steel stockpiled for the construc-
ton work, he added, and as a
result it will be probably two to
three months before actual con-
struetion work on the ways starts.
The vessel will also be the first
fully steam operated ship to be
built at the ingalls, yard. 1t will
have only a small generating
plant for electrically operated ia
cilities such as light and refrig-
Grafton. All winches and other OPP
Grating equipment will be pow
cred with steam.
All fabrication will be handled
in the Pascagoula shops and OF
the platens at the shipyard.
The new contract adds con-
siderably to the work load at the
ingalls, yard. In addition to the
5000, 900 job of converting the
Richardson, it also includes COM
pletion of three of IA cargo YES
sells for the Brazilian govern
ment. conversion work and in
s~tallation of refrigeration on four
l8.000-ton C-3 vessels, eonstruc-
ton of two chemical tank barges
for the Carbide and Carbon
Chemical Company of New York.
and two large dump seows for
the Corps Of Engineers at New
Orleans. Under construction on
the wavs are four l.6sO-ton cargo
vessels for the Ministry Of Pub.
lie Works Of Argentina
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
Work On Stadium
To Sfort Monday.
Weother Permitting

Thomas A. Wells. city school
superintendent, has announced
that work on the new Pascagou-
la High school stadium viii get
underway on next Monday, II
the weather permits.
The contract for the construc-
ton Of the reinforced concrete
foundation of the stadium was LET
by the Board of Trustees to Han
cock Company of Mobile for ST.
587.73. The contract stated that
the work was to be completed
within 20 days after the work
starts.
The stadium IS 70 be located
lust off Market street between the
recreation center and the ingalls,
ball park
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
ingalls, v ;;;;ls s2,300o00 Contract For
Building Uf Tanker FOR Texas Company
Morks Second New
Contract In Three
Weeks: Ups Work

The ingalls, Shipbuilding Cor
poration has been awarded a
$2,310,000 contract for the con-
struction of a modern twin-screw
oil tanker for the Texas Com
pany, according to an announce
ment made Thursday by Monro
B. Lanier, president of the COM
pany.
The tanker will be construct
ed and outfitted completely at
ingalls, Pascagoula shipyard. 1t
marks the second contract to be
announced by the company with
in the past three weeks. Previ-
ously the company was awarded
a contract by the Maritime Com
mission in the amount of $5,000,-
900 for conversion of the $4,000
ton troopship Richardson into a
luxury passenger liner.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
City Library To
Move TO Central
School Building

Contract for repairing and re-
1anorstAnG nsW duafvers In the
old Central Elementary school
building on South Pascagoula
street was let at q meeting of the
Pascagoula Library Commission
Monday afternoon. II was an
nounced this week.
Following completion Of the re-
pairs and redecorating, the Ii
brary viii move from Its present
quarters in the Market street re-
creation building to the new and
more centrally located quarters
on South Pascagoula street.
Contract for the work was let
following the opening Of sealed
bids. Low bid was submitted
by the Modern Decorating Com
pany with a price Of $495.25 for
the work. Second low bid OF
$534.50 was submitted by w. Guy
Krebs. Two other bids were SUBJ
mitted on the work.
Repairs call for replacing Of
broken windows. painting, lay
ing of an asphalt floor and Other
repairs and renovations. 1t is
hoped that the work can be COM
pleted in two weeks and the IL
brary then moved to its new
quarters.
Space assigned to the library
Is on the south side of the build
ing and was formerly used by
the Red Cross.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
Cor Cr0shes Into
Light Poles. Driver
Arrested And Fined

John Chester Munden, 339
Charities street, New Orleans, was
charged with operating a vehicle
while under the influence of in
toxicating liquor Wednesday af-
ter the car he was driving west
OF Highway 30 at Orange Grove
left the road and crashed into
power line posts, State Highway
Patrolman w. G. Gray, reported.
At a hearing before Justice
of the Peace Kate Denny. Mum
den was found guilty and fined
500 and his drivers license was
suspended for a year.
According to Officer Gray. the
1913 model car ploughed into a
guy wire and two light poles car
rying lines from the paper mill
as far as Franklin Greek. The car
was badly damaged but the driv-
er escaped injury. ne said The ae-
cident occurred about I :. m.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
RuMoR STOPPED

Persistent rumors through
out the county that the con-
version of the $4,000 ton s. S.
Richardson from a troop ship
into a luxury passenger liner
by the ingalls, ShipYard had
been halted were set at rest
this week by an official state
ment made by E. F. Langshaw.
construction representative for
the U. s. Maritime Commission.
Mr.. Langshaw's statement fol-
lows:
IF the Richardson is to re-
main as il was when il came
in. this office would be the first
TO know about II. To my know
ledge the job of converting the
vessel into a luxury passenger
liner Is proceeding as schedul-
ed.
THE Ingalls, Company is taxi
ing inventory and are now in
process Of stripping il OF all
troop carrying facilities pre-
paratorY to filling its contract
with the Maritime Commission.
AS far as ! know the Richard
son will be a passenger liner.
I do not expect to receive any
change at any time which would
in any way alter the original
schedule of this peace-time
project"
Mr.. Langshaw came here last
week from Washington. He Is
in charge of all operation Of
Maritime Commission work in
the yard.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
Slot Operators
Caught and Fined
Machines Seized

Three men were fined by May
or John r. Watts in city court this
week on charges of operating slot
machines after city police seized
the gambling devices in estab-
lishments operated by them.
A. L. Wise, operator of an es-
tablishment on 18th street just
eff Lincoln avenue, was arrest
ed Saturday night by Patrolmen
C. c.. Groves and E. E. Blakney
when they found a slot machine
in operation at the place. In police
court Monday Wise was found
guilty and fined $50, and the slot
machine confiscated.
Sam Polk, negro, operator of
Your Cab place on Krebs avenue,
was also found guilty of operat-
ing a slot machine in the estab-
lishment following his arrest Sat
urday night by Patrolmen Clark
and Hollifield. He was fined $50
and the slot machine ordered
confiscated.
Patrolmen Blakney and Groves
also arrested John "Showboy'
Banks, negro, Saturday night on
the same charge at an establish
ment operated by him. The ma
chine was seized and Wednesday
he was fined $50 in police court
by Mayor Watts and the machine
ordered confiscated.
Chief of Police J. E. Shirley
said all three machines will be
destroyed as soon as an order can
be obtained from County At
torney Merle F. Palmer.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
ShipYord Employee
Suffers Electric
Shock At Work

Thomas Wilkes of Kreole suf-
fered an electric shock in the
work shop of Arnold V. Walker
Shipyard Wednesday shortly at
ter noon, police reported.
A fellow worker discovered
Wilkes lying unconscious on the
floor. The fire truck with the in
halator was called and later the
man, who had been revived. was
taken to the Jackson County hos
initial for observation.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
REWARD

A reward of $500 is being Of
fered BY the City Of Pascagoula
for information leading to the
arrest and conviction of anyone
shooting out street lights or des-
troying other city property. May
or John r. Watts announced this
week. A number Of lights along
Beach boulevard have been shot
out. he said. and there has been
other evidence q vandalism.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
SCHOOL SPRING HOLIDAYS

Students in Pascagoula and
Moss Point are enjoying a two
day Spring Holiday" vacation
yesterday and today Thursday
and Friday, due to the annual
teachers meeting, the M. E. A.,
which is now being held in Jack
son and will continue through
Saturday.
All elementary and high schools
in the area were closed yester-
day, as they will be today. Re
gular school will be resumed on
Monday.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
Big Money Bills
Are Passed By
State Solons
BY The Associated Press

BY The Associated Press
Jackson, Miss, March 1.-THE
Mississippi Legislature is begin
ming to spent money in big
chunks.
Today the Senate passed and
sent to the governor for his sig
nature Is appropriation meas
ures earmarking more than $13,-
500, 1000 for use in the next two
years.
Meanwhile the House contin-
ued to haggle over money for
schools.
On Tuesday the House passed
a bill appropriating $37, SOC, 900
as the common school appropria-
ton for the biennium. This was
$4,000, 900 more than recommend
ed by the budget commission.
The representatives held the
bill for reconsideration. On We'd
nesday they duplicated the pro-
cedure of the day before passing
the same bill with one amend
ment then they chose to hold the
measure for reconsideration again
The money matters were major
developments this week after
the Senate had adopted a House
resolution setting March % as the
deadline for introduction of most
types of bills. This is the 18th
week of the session.
Appropriations Passed
Appropriations bills passed by
the Senate today make available
for:
Refund to counties for losses
through homestead tax exemption
$12, 000, 900, medical education
board $50, 900; training adult
blind SAL, 1000; vocational reha-
Utilization and training of the
blind $65, 900; state chemical and
inspectional work $85, 300; unem-
ployment compensation commits
sion $98, 100; repair state gas wells
1000; Beauvoir Confederate Vet
Grams home $45, 900; interest on
Chickasaw school fund $124,-
387. go.
Court costs in defense of suits
involving state lands $500; Con-
federate Veterans pensions $780,
448; office of state factory in
spector $4,000; control of syphi-
lis $500, 900; control of neurosy-
philis $4,000.
The Senate passed on third
reading and sent to the House a
resolution to amend the state con-
stitution to tighten voting qualifi-
cations-the measure would make
i~lliterates ineligible to vote. 1t
must pass the House on three
readings before it is submitted
to the people.
Also passed on third reading
was a House approved resolution
to require the legislature to meet
annually instead of every two
years. The resolution was sent
to the secretary of state to be sub
mitted to a vote at the next gen.
eral elections in November.
The Senate released a House
approved measure to place a six
percent severance tax on natural
gas. It had been held for re-
consideration.
Also released was a companion
measure to remove the 2h per-
cent sales tax now levied on nat
ural gas productions.
The Senate, by a vote of 81 to
IL, refused to reconsider the vote
by which it passed yesterday, a
gas and oil conservation bill.
The measure originated in the
House but was greatly amended
by the Senate and must go back
to the House for concurrence in
amendments.
Earlier this week House COM
mittee action killed a bill that
would have required a one-cent
increase in the gasoline tax.
Also killed was a measure that
would have authorized the is
suing of SEQ, 1000, 900 in gasoline
tax revenue bonds for road con-
struetion.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
Committee Will
Seek Permanent
Bridge Repairs

A committee of county citizens
will consult with the state high
way department Wednesday con-
corning permanent repairs to the
approaches to the Escatawpa riv-
er bridge in Highway So as a re-
suit of a meeting held Monday
night at the clubhouse Of the
Young Mems Business Club at
Moss Point, E. A. Khayat, District
Two Supervisor, who presided
at the meeting, said Tuesday. I
The meeting Monday night was
called by the YMBC and was at
tended by more than go members
and guests, representing a cross
section of the entire county. The
regular YMBC meeting was Civ
en- over to the affair which re-
suited in a general discussion OF
the situation, participated in
by a large number of those at
tending.
Following the discussion, Mr.
Khayat was authorized to appoint
q five-man committee to meet
with John d. Smith, recently
elected highway commissioner
for the Southern District, and
other commissioners at. Jackson
and to lay before them a request
for permanent repairs to the ap.
proaches.
The committee appointed by
Khayat is as follows: A. P. Mo
ran, president of the board o!
supervisors; F. w. Cirlot, mayor
of, Moss Point; Lynn Nelson o
Escatawpa; Henry Lynd, oom
mander of the Moss Point VIEW
post; George Lowell, commando
of the Pascagoula American LIE.
gion post; Easton King, editor o.
the Chronicle Star, and MIR. Khay
at representing supervisors Dis
trict Two.
MFR. Khayat said Tuesday tha'
he had talked with Walter Spiva
secretary of the commission. by
long distance telephone and tina
the meeting has been set for II
a. m, Wednesday of next week
During the recent heavy rain!
and high water on the Dog river
Escatawpa was isolated for I
number of days when the ap'
proaches to the bridge disappear
ed under several feet of water.
Establish Ferry Service
The Red Cross established fer
~ transportation for emergen'
cies, and other boats were press
ed into a ferry service so thai
some of the workers in the ares
could reach places of employ
ment.
II was pointed. out in the dis
cussion Monday night that thu
condition has existed for years
with the entire area lying above
the Dog river isolated at PERIODS
Of high water. People in the Is
catawpa area are cut off from
employment. students from
school. and individuals from med
ical attention and other types o
emergency service. In addition
the lack of transportation causes
considerable material loss to IN
dividuals and merchants on botf
sides Of the river.
II was made plain by Mr.. kha'
vat at the outset of the meeting
that i was in no way a protest
inasmuch as Commissioner Smitf
has only been in office a little
more than two months. Instead
he said, the meeting was called
By the YMBc 10 discuss the sit
Continued 81 page sevenl
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CIVIC COUNCIL MEETING

There will be a regular meet
ing of the Civic Council or Tues
day. March ., At the Chamber
Of Commerce building at 7:30 p.
m, Mrs. s B McIlwsin. presi'
dent. announced
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
E STOP LIGHT

The State Highway Commits
sion has given the City of Pas
cagoula permission to install a
stop light at the intersection of
North Pascagoula and West Live
Oak streets, the route of High
way 90. Mayor John r. Watts
announced this week. A three
color. four-way light has been
ordered and as soon as delivery
can be made il will be installed.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19

HENRY L. SCOTT. PIONEER
concert pianist humorist. will
be presented in concert Thurs
day. March rs. at 8 p. m. at the
Pascagoula High school audi
forum by Entertainment. Inc.
Noted as one of the outstand-
ing interpreters of Chopin and
Liszt. Mr.. Scott combines his
gifted piano performance with
a rare talent for pantomine and
comedy to present a program
that has brought the artist ac-
claim from audiences and
critics throughout this country.
tStory on Page 2. Section a..
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19

In the old days. warship in
terriers were red 50 the blood
wouldn't show
Evening star., 1948-11-14
MISS MOORE.
January Wedding

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sidney Moore
Of Annapolis announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Barbara
Jeanne, to Ensign William Hender-
son Barton, jr., U. S. NJ, son of DR.
and Mrs. Barton of Nashville, Tenn
The wedding will take place the
latter part of January,
Evening star., 1948-11-14

Announcement has been
made by Mrs. Clyde Marshall
Gearhart of Coral Gables,
Fla, of the engagement of her
daughter, Miss Marjorie Jean
McElroy, to Mr.. Otis Manherz
Yokuna OF Siluer Spring.
Harris & E1Dinq Photo.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Miss Babb Married

Miss Alice H. Babb of Washington,
daughter of Mr.. Charles H. Babb of
Flintstone, Nd, and the late Mrs.
Babb, was married yesterday after
noon to Mr.. Malcolm E. Burns, son
of Mrs. F. Edna Tull of Greeley,
Colo. The ceremony took place in
the Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, the Rev. John w. Rustin
ofIiciating.
Given in marriage by her uncle,
Col. Macker Babb, u. S. M. c., re-
tired, the bride had as her attend
ants Miss Caroline Mccullough, Miss
Virginia Orem and Miss Betty May
Wilson of Palm Beach, Fla.
Mr.. George M. Babb of Cumber-
land, Md, brother of the bride, was
best man. The ushers were Mr..
Arthur C. Hyde and Mr.. George
Sibthorp. After a wedding trip to
Williamsburg the couple will go to
Greeley to make their home.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Leaving Today

Mrs. William Gordon, widow of
the former Representative of Ohio,
her sister, Mrs. William Sowders,
and her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Decks, who
have been the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold George Sowders, will leave
today to return to their homes in
Cleveland. They came to Washing
ton to attend the wedding of Miss
Frances Ann Sowders and Mr.. Jack
Peverill Perine which took place
November 6.