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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09
ll,l4lIn County
Take X-Ray By
Portable Unit

A total of 11,141 Jackson coun-
tians were x-rayed for tubercu-
losis by the State Health De-
partment's portable x-ray unit
during its stay in the county, DR..
Andrew Hedmeg, county health
officer, announced this week.
The number of persons re-
porting for the x-ray in Jackson
county constituted one of the
best records in the state, DR..
Hedmeg said.
OF the total x-rayed, DIR. He'd
meg said, 81 showed chest les
ions other than tuberculosis; the
diagnosis on 179 more persons
were withheld for further study,
and 81 cases suspicious of tuber-
culosis we're discovered.
A total of seven persons x-ray-
ed had minimal active tubercu-
losis; two had moderately adj
vaneed tuberculosis, seven were
far advanced cases with both
lungs involved, and "a were elas-
sed as inactive tuberculars. or
persons who at one time had been
infected with the diease. A to-
tai of 1859 of those examined
showed negative results.
Jackson county's average of
tuberculars is slightly higher
than the state average of two per
cent, DIR. Hedmeg said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09
Potrolzndn GraY And
Nutionol Contest
Winner Return

State Highway Patrolman W.
G. Gray and his protege, Tommy
Mundo of Biloxi who won the
recent nationwide safe driving
contest for teen-agers in Memphis.
Tenn, returned last weekend af-
ter having attended the contest
and then been guests of the Ford
Motor Company on a "trip to De-
troit and Dearborn. Mich. They
also visited Canada. AS winner
of the contest, young Munro, who
was trained by Patrolman GRAY.
was awarded at 194e Ford.
Participating in the week-lone
contest in Memphis were five
other state winners representing
Washington, Oklahoma, Arkansas.
Tennessee and Texas.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09
Local Legion
Members To Attend
Stote Convention

Commander George Lowell of
the Jackson County American Le-
gion Post will head a group of
members who will attend the Mis-
sissippi Department Convention
at Jackson July IL, II and 13.
The local members will go in sew
eral automobiles and will have
headquarters at one of the no.
tells.
National Commander James F.
ONeil of the Legion, and Gen.
|eral Walter Kruger, stategist, and
commander of a major portion
of the war in the Pacific. will
be principal convention speak
ers.
The Jackson County Post will
put forward its vice commander,
J. T. Hill, for district command
er of the 18th district which COM
poses the three coast and Stone
and George counties.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09
Silver Star Given
To
Rcyford Brock

A Silver Star for outstanding
bravery was posthumously pre-
scented to Pvt. Rayford J. Brock,
who was killed in action in the
Philippines in February, l945,
at ceremonies Wednesday night
at the Veterans of Foreign Wars
home on S. Frederic street.
1t. Col. Joseph S. Withing-
ton, representing the command
ing general of the Third Army,
presented the medal to Mrs. jew
ell Becker. mother of Pvt. Brock.
In reading the letter of award
Col. Wilmington said that Pvt.
Brock, who served with the First
Calvary of the United States
Army, was killed in action in
Novliches. Luzon, while serving
with a platoon sent out to re-
conoiter unfamiliar territory. The
platoon was fired upon by the
enemy. and even though totally
exposed, Pvt. Brock returned the
fire. He was hit and knocked to
the ground but despite this crawl
ed back to his weapon before be-
ing fatally wounded by a second
bullet. Through his utter dis
regard for his own safety. Col.
Wilmington said, his act made the
patrol a success and was a great
inspiration to his men and all
other men.
The Silver Star was postum
mously awarded Pvt. Brock in
March. 1915. His body was re-
Gently returned here and buried
with military honors.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09
Police Report
Quiet Fourth
And Few Arrests

Police reports for the Fourth of
July weekend were remarkably
scarce and officers of the law de-
clared that this was one of the
quietest holidays in some time.
In Pascagoula j. C. Shafer was
fined $500 and his drivers license
was suspended for a year after,
conviction in Pascagoula city
court Wednesday on charges Of
driving while intoxicated.
Charges of reckless driving
were dismissed against T. E.
Huntley after T. J.. Tyson, whose
car Huntley is alleged to have
struck at the intersection Of
South Pascagoula and Lincoln,
declined to prosecute.
A robbery was reported at the.
City Lumber Company, Market
street, where about $40 in change
was taken by a thief or thieves
that entered through a window
and looted the cash box. No ar
rest had been made late Thurs
day, Chief ]. E. Shirley said.
Sheriff ]. GuyKreb and Depu-
ty Sheriff Leo Byrd raided the
Lonesome Pine, an establishment
on Highway So, above Escatawpa,
Saturday night and charged Mrs.
Myrtle Jordan, operator, with
having liquor in her possession.
The hearing has not been set,
Sheriff Krebs said. The woman
was released under bond.
Three men were arrested by
County Highway Patrolman A. o.
Davis on charges of drunken driv-
ing. Two, Eddie Powell and Ellis
Vaughn, both negroes, were fined
500 and had their drivers license
suspended by Justice of the Peace
Kate Denny. The third. c. A. Till
man of Mobile forfeited a bond
of Sis for fine and court costs
when he failed to appear before
the justice Of the peace.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09
Leroy Green. IS,
browns On Family
Holiday Outing

Leroy Earl Green, is years old,
was drowned Sunday as he swan
in Dog River while on a family
Fourth Of July picnic. He was
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Felix L.
Green of Helena.
This was the only tragedy to
mar the otherwise unusually clean
holiday record of this section of
the county, according to law en-
forcement officers.
The youth had swum across
Dog River, which is about 100
yards wide at that point, and had
reached mid-rlver on his return
when apparently he was suddenly
unable to swim further and sank.
His uncle reached his side but
was unable to hold the boy to the
surface. The body vas recovered
about 30 minutes later by the
boys father. Young Green's par
ents, brothers and other relatives
were on the bank enjoying the
holiday outing when they saw
him sink.
He had finished the eighth
grade at the Escatawpa school in
June and was awarded the Am
erican Legion award of honor
given for scholarship, citizenship
and craftsmanship. He was pop
ular with his schoolmates.
Born in SCOTS Bluff, Neb., he
and his family had lived in Jack
son county for several years. He
is survived by his parents; four
brothers, Joe. Lamar. Harry and
Herman Green; and his paternal
and maternal grandparents.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Tuesday at 4 p. M, at the Hell
ena church by the Rev. Walter
Bader; pastor of the Moss Point
Presbyterian church. and inter-
ment was in the cemetery there.
Pail bearers were his class mates,
Billy Wayne Tynes, Clifford Lynd,
Joe Furby, Earl Greenough, Don
Cunningham, Milton Bullock, Or
vii Green and Charles Bottles.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09
Youth. Inc. Rally
OF This
Weekend at Beach

Saturday will mark the opening
of the three-day rally sponsored
by the Youth, Inc. at the Beach
Park.
Many unusual features r
planned by the various commit
tees, including prizes on the hour
every hour, the buy a block CAM
paign, a beauty contest to name
Miss Jackson County and a VIM
ner's choice quizz contest under
the direction of Eddie Pond.
Members of the Pascagoula
Junior Woman's club will act as
hostess on Sunday which has been
designated as Meet Your Friends
Day. Assisting them will be citi-
zens from all over the county
including: Roy Cumbest, Rance
Faggard and Mrs. D. o. Newman
of Wade; Mrs. Louise Melvin, Mrs.
A. c. Petersen, Mrs, Lamar Baria
and Gavin Hamilton of Hurley;
Sidney Robertson of Big Point;
L. e. Gordon. the Rev. Williams,
and Mrs. Owen Allen of Escataw-
pa; Mrs. Lawrence Crate and K.
D. mccarthy of Orange Grove;
Mrs. j. D. Delmas of. Bayou Ca
sotte; Mrs. Earl Bond and New
ton Gautier of Gautier; George
Cruthirds, Avery Scarborough and
Mrs. Van Eaton Seymour of st.
Martin: Mrs. Horace Roberts of
Daisy-Vestry; Roscoe Fletcher,
Mrs. Otis Wilson, K. w. Roberts,
Mrs. c. L. Dees, and Frances
Williams of Vancleave.
Monday will be highlighted by
political speeches. The carpen-
tiers Local has volunteered to
build a stand for the occasion
and the stand will be so con-
strueted that ii will remain per-
manently.
This three-day rally is planned
to be one of the biggest affairs
TO be staged at the Beach Park
with all of the proceeds to be de-
voted to the Youth, Inc, building
program. Interested individuals
and organizations throughout the
county are actively participating
in staging the rally.
Membership Drive
In order to make the Youth,
Inc, a. countrywide organization
members have voted to sponsor
a drive for memberships at $1.00
a year.
These memberships entitle
each member to a vote in deciding
the projects and policies of the
corporation, L, L. Stigler, presi-
dent. announced.
Youth, Inc, is a non-profit cor
poration organized for the pur-
pose of assisting the youth OF
the entire county and is composed
of representatives of the civic and
social clubs of the county and
interested individuals.
The funds derived from paid
memberships will be used in the
proposed building plans the
president stated.
The month Of July has been
chosen for the membership drive.
officials stated. Anyone inter.
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09
Gulf Coast Lab
Gets Lincoln
Avenue Building

The federal government has do
mated the Marine Cafeteria
Building on Lincoln avenue to the
Gulf Coast Laboratory at Magno-
liza State Park and application
has been made to the state
building commission for $4,000
to move and re-erect the structure,
State Representative Hermes F.
Gautier said this week.
Acquisition of the building by
the Gulf Coast Laboratory, which
is operated under the sponsorship
of the Mississippi Academy of
Sciences, will give it the facili-
ties for what can develop into
one of the most modern marine
research laboratories in the
South.
Second Session
Meanwhile, it was also an
nounced that the second annual
session of the laboratory will be
held at Magnolia State park from
August 2 to September A.
The site of the laboratory Of
fers an ideal location for the de-
velopment of subtropical research,
and research designed to aid the
Gulf Coast ~seafood industry. Miles
of undisturbed coast line are
available for this research, it was
pointed out, with also the Pasca-
goula, Biloxi and Pearl. Rivers
easily accessible by automobile.
All of these offer opportunities
for the study of both fresh and
salt water marine life.
From Aug. 16 to % a field
botany course will be offered; ge-
ology will be given from Aug.
16 to Sept. 4 and marine zoology
from Aug. 16 to Sept. 4.
The staff includes: r. L. Cay
lor, acting director; J. D.. Ray and
H. J. Jacon, botany; H. P. Studi-
want, J. F. Walker, E. w. Stafford,
Ray Nichols, C. @. Shelly and J.
w. Freeman, zoology; r. r. Prid-
dy and Paul Dunn, geology.
The laboratory was establish
ed to encourage the development
of natural resources of the state
and of the southeast through re-
search. Students will be encour-
aged to begin research and facul-
ty and independent investigators
are invited to take advantage of
the facilities offered through the
laboratory.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09
YMBC To Instull
New Officers: A. w.
Head President

The recently elected officers of
the Young Mems Business Club
will be installed at the meeting of
the club on Monday evening.
A.. w. Head was elected presi-
dent OF the~ciub 40 be assisted
by Otis Tootle as vice president.
Other officers elected were Frank
Spann. Jr., secretary and Rames
Khayat as treasurer, Paul Caru-
so, sergeant-at-arms and Carl Sc
gerblom. reporter.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09
TRAFFIC RECORD FOR
FOURTH

An unmarried traffic record was
established by motorists on the
beachfront area on the Fourth of
July and by the six special po-
lieemen handling the traffic.
In a report made this week of
ficers stated that not an accident
occurred. not even a crushed fen
der and no drunken drivers.
Only two impatient drivers
we're reminded Of the strictly en-
forced speed limit.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09
Moss Point To
Truck 70
Fire Department

Bids for the furnishing of a
750-gallon pump fire engine with
hose car and booster system will
be received by Mayor F. w. Cirlot
of Moss Point and the Board Of
Aldermen up to Z p. m, August
3 when they will be opened at
the City Hall, according to city
officials.
This new truck will supple
ment the present fire equipment
which consists of an old booster
tank truck and a I2-year-old
modern pump truck with $50 gal
CONS a minute capacity.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09
Motor Grader For
Use In Beet Five
Bought BY Bodrd

A 100-horsepower Diesel motor
grader for use in Beat Five was
purchased from Stribling Broth
ers of Jackson, Miss, by the
county Board of Supervisors
Tuesday at its meeting at the
courthouse in Pascagoula.
With certain revisions in the
machine order by the Board,
which included the removal of
the cab, the total price will
amount TO approximately $10,-
900.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09
Prowler Run
Down After
Night Attack
Women Shoots At
Muruuder: TIVE
Others Report Man

Al prowling figure, slashed
screens, guns that bIazed in the
night and an attack on a Sleep
ing woman wrote the plot for a
real life thriller In the early
morning hours Thursday on the
property OF Clinton Stringfellow
on Telephone Road.
The drama was ended abruptly
about 4:30 a. m, with the cap
ture of Johnny Tilman George,
27-year-old Negro resident OF
Eastside, after a chase by a group
of aroused men through the
woods near the residence Of Fred
Taylor. George was turned over
to Sheriff ]. Guy Krebs who Is
holding him In the jackson Coun-
ty Jail.
Miss Jacqueline Brown, man.
ager Of the Rendezvous, a night
club, said that about 3 q. m,
she was lying on a day bed at the
back of the establishment, hav-
ing locked herself out OF her
nearby cottage. when she heard
someone trying to enter the build
ing. AS she was getting the
money bag and her gun from the
next room. she said the prowier
slit the screen of q back window,
thrust his arm through a broken
pane and had raised the window
and was partially through when
she shot at him. He ran, she said,
dropping his straw hat
The next sequel In the story
was reported by Clifford john
son who said u man cut the screen
on a window at his home and was
attempting to enter when he
arose and the intruder was fright
ened away, leaving his shoes by
q ear parked lear the house.
Hits Woman
From the johnson house, the
man apparently proceeded to an
apartment house on Krebs Lane
also on the Stringfellow property
where he entered a bedroom In
which Mrs. r. B. Valentine was
sleeping with her children. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Valentine, she was
awakened by being struck across
the face and when she screamed
for her husband who was asleep
in the next room, the man ran
through the bath room and jumped
through another window. Later
officers found a knife and an
electric iron at the apartment
house which the prowler had
dropped.
The man then returned to the
Johnson residence and was try
ing to put on his shoes when
Johnson gave chase and he ran
down Highway 80 and off into
the woods where Mr.. johnson
and a group of men a short time
later took him into custody.
Shortly before the marauder
drew the fire of Mrs. Brown, a
report of a prowler answering
the description of George had
been made, Officer Krehs said,
but the man had not attempted to
break into the first place where
he had been seen.
Sheriff Krebs said Mrs. Valen-
tine had probably been hit on the
face with a piece of three-quarter
inch rubber hose which had been
cut from a hose on the property,
She suffered bruises from the
blow, he said.
All descriptions of the prowler
tailed. he said, indicating that
the person seen at the four places
was the same. Officer Krebs also
said that the negro was in his
sock feet when he was caught in
the woods and was without a hat.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09
FIRE STATION r

The foundation for the new
Pascagoula city fire station was
completed this week and con-
struetion is moving ahead on the
building which will be of tile
or tile and brick, Mayor John r.
Watts said. The station is To-
Gated on Market street.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09
SWISS AUTO RACE OFF

Lugano. Switzerland = Alp =
Promoters of the Grand Prix of
Lugano automobile races sched-
uled here for August e have
abandoned the event because of
financial difficulties.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09

The three most popular forms
of smoking today-cigars, cigar
cites and ~pipes-were also used
by Indians when Columbus dis
covered the New World.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09

The African black poreupine
attacks his enemies by running
at them backwards.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-09

Prehistoric men smoked pipes.
using granite bowls with reed OF
hollowed-ash stems.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-18
Rainbow Assemblies 81 Kennewick
And Pasco Hold Joint Meet Monday

On Monday evening KennewicA
and Pasco Rainbow Assemblies
held a joint meeting at which
time Mr.. A. J. Swindle, supreme
confidential observer and supreme
inspector Of Washington, Idaho
ana Alaska; and Miss Betty Min.
'ers- .gralad worthy advisor tos
WasninEtta ld1h9 ind AlASiea,
wire hOeqee
= banquet o6SS13Sndpteceds
:1nH stkobasiness messing With on
hundred girls and hee4r advisors
1t$endniS The tables wene eaev.
ely decorated in the St. Patrfckss
Day motif.
After the regular opening Of the
meeting by the Kennewick Assem-
bly,, Florence Smith, worthy adj
visor, formally introduced Mr..
Swindle and Miss Miner.
Other distinguished guests In
troduced were Miss Barbara Coch-
ran, grand representative to Mass
achusetts; Mrs. Betty Thompson,
past grand Immortality from Cal
ifornia; Mrs. Mary Lou Miller,
past grand representative; Miss
Marilyn Millet, past worthy adj
visor of Pasco; Mrs. Mary Lou
Rokkah, past worthy advisor OF
Pasco; and Miss Mufiel Roberts
past worthy advisor of Waitsburg.
After the business meeting, the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-18

streets are dark and unsafe. I am
the mother of one girl, but ] speak
indirectly for all mothers"
Assured by Mayor j. c. Pratt
that the council would put forth
its best efforts to alleviate this
condition, Mrs. Pratt said she
would be satisfied with that.
A resolution calling for improv-
ed lighting and increased police
patrol was introduced from the
Retail Merchants section OF the
Kennewick chamber of commerce.
Mayor Pratt pointed out that
in June, 1916, equipment for 40
street lights had been ordered and
that TO date the material had not
yet arrived.
Robert Crizen, PuD manager,
assured the council that power
could be provided for the needed
lighting.
Councilman r.. b. Holden stat
ed that the present lighting sys-
tenn dates back to 1910 and that
maintenance is difficult. He sug-
gested that a modern uniform
lighting system should be cstab-
lished.
Ike lighting committee was in
strlcted to push for improved and
additional lighting as rapidly as
Il can be obtained.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-18
Richland JC 10
Head Cancer Fund

During April the Richland
Junior Chamber of Commerce
will conduct a drive to raise funds
that will be used by the Wash
ington Division of the American
Cancer Society TO combat cancer,
it was announced today by T. A.
Purton, president Of the Richland
jos.
The Benton county cancer fund
campaign will be conducted by
the Richland and Prosser Junior
Chambers of Commerce as il has
been during the past two years,
he stated.
George Brown and Jim Gabriel
will be co-chairmen for the Rich
land Junior Chamber campaign,
Purton said. The Richland jos
will be responsible for the Cam
Ger Fund campaign in Richland,
North Richland, Kennewick, and
Benton City.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-18

officers Of Pescc Assembly confer.
red the initiatory degrees for Leah
Hembree for membership in the
Kennewick Assembly.
In a lovely. addenda given for
Miss Miner by both assemblies,
she was presented boquet and
gift. Kennewick girls who took
part were Leoua Simrnelink, Bar.
baIa Babcock shiny Ta1loT and
|F7ore5ce Nae Smith. who present-
led tie Git. -,
aAfttr fhe meeting ma Slossd
/ H. 6Kind1o 10 Mister ct FseS-
/ roosse6. assaSt3d b. Be3ty Miner.
CONDUCTED tasee Grand CceD o6sC COZ
or degree. This honorary cere-
mony, which is the highest degree
in Rainbow and performed for
those who have been outstanding
in Rainbow work, was conferred
upon Nancy Stone, Pat johnson,
Mrs. Elsie Walters and Earl Pence
from Ksnnewick, and Joy Nor
gan, Shirley Riddle and Mrs. Edith
Hales from Pasco.
After the meeting refreshments
were served from a table centered
with daffodils, shamrocks and
candles with Florence Smith and
Shirley Riddle, worthy advisors OF
Kennewick and Pasco, serving.
Around one hundred and seventy
FIVE attended the meeting and the
ceremonies. a-.-..-.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-03-18
Churches Unite
10 Hold Services

Sponsored by the, Inter Cit,
ministerial association three GooS
Friday three-hour traditional ser
vices will be held in each Of TIN
towns of the area, opening at I:
noon and continuing until 800 p
m, on March 26th. The Kenne'
wick service will be held in tht
First Lutheran church.
The Kennewicks service as wei
as those in Pasco and ANhlasa0
will follow q presentation o,
1.-THE Seven Last Words of Christ
and in each place seven ministers
will participate, each with a ter
minute message based upon his
assigned word. Special music and
other appropriate devotional pre-
sensations will be used.
The three-hour' period, from
the sixth unto the ninth hour
represents that time in which Je-
sus hung in death upon the cross
his crucifiction having taken place
at the 'sthird" hour or at nine o.
clock, as they counted the day.
time hours from sunup, it was
stated.
This three hour service, it was
announced by the ministers, will
take the place of the usual union
evening service during holy week.
Most of the churches, however, it
was said, plan to hold their Gus
tomary Thursday night or Friday
night communion services in their
own churches.
Ministers taking part in the
Kennewick Good Friday service
are: Rev. E. ]. Cornwall, Rev. j.
B. Coan, Rev. Fred Shoemaker,
Rev. James N. Tinsley, Rev. Eu-
gene Hawkins, Rev. G. D. Hooker,
and Rev. p. J. Luvaas.
While many plan to attend the
entire three-hour service, it was
stated, those who cannot remain
for the whole period may come
and 60 as they desire. Each per-
iod Of the service will be about 70
minutes with organ interludes.
Mrs. p. J. Luvaas will be the or
ganist. Other Kennewick min
listers will assist in the other ser
vices.