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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26

and grapes.
Control of insects and diseases
is one of the most important, and
often the most difficult tasks the
fruit grower faces. Hardly a fruit
exists which does not have some
serious insect and disease pests.
Most of them should be sprayed
regularly in order to produce the
best fruit. and many must be
sprayed if they are to be grown
with a reasonable degree Of
success.
In order for spraying to be eff
fective in the control of insects
and diseases, the bulletin points
out, a few simple precautions
which should be taken are: ID
Adequate spray equipment must
be available. (2) Use only rec
commended spray materials. 90
Always spray at the regular rec
commended intervals. ca Cover
the plant thoroughly. 90 Use
recommended strength of spray
materials: always weigh or meas
ure spray materials, never guess.
t6) Always clean spray equip
ment as soon as spraying is COM
pleted; don't let it stand over
night without cleaning.
Bulletin $50 may be obtained
by writing to the Publications
Editor, Experiment Station, State
College. Mississippi.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
John A. Hare Lost
Weeks Winner
OF Trout Rodeo

John A. Hare was announced
the winner of last weeks Speckle
Trout Rodeo with the catch of a
% inch trout taken while cast
ing with artificial bait in Bayou
Graveline.
The trout was registered at the
J. K. Lemon Sporting Goods
store in Ocean Springs. Mr.. Hare
was awarded a landing net and
a fish stringer as the prize of the
week.
With the final date of the ro-
dec set for December 3 at 6 p. m.
some fisherman will have to land
a speckle trout longer than rs
inches to beat the catch of Earl
Conner, sweepstakes contender
so far.
The title of feminine champion
angler was almost, but not quite,
tied this week by Mrs. Travis
Avara who caught a 20 inch long
speckled denizen of the deep
while trolling in Krebs Bayou.
Mrs. A. F. Johnson still re-
tains her title by a bare quarter
inch, with the trout she regis
tered measuring 20h inches.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
State College Experiment Station
Publishes Booklet On Fruit GROWING

STATE COLLEGE, Miss.-Lat-
est information available on fruit
growing in Mississippi has been
published by the Experiment Sta
ton in Bulletin No. $50, Orchard
and Small Fruit Culture in Mis-
sissippi."
The bulletin contains recon-
mendations for planning and es-
tablishing the orchard as we'll as
its care and management.
Few farms in Mississippi sup
ply their own fruit needs, accord
ing to the authors, DR.. c. II. Rag
land and DR.. J. P. Overcast, both
of the Experiment Station staff
There are many opportunities to
grow fruits commercially to sup
ply local markets in this state
as well as for shipment to other
states. Development of the froz-
en- food industry has also ex-
banded the opportunities open &c
fruit growers.
While Mississippi is not a com
mereial apple growing state, the
Experiment Station has found at
least ten varieties suitable for
home orchards and for local mar
kets. Varieties of pears, peaches
plums, pecans, and figs adapted
to Mississippi conditions are also
listed in the publication. Small
fruits discussed include straw
berries. blackberries. dewberries
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
Rotary AIMS Are
Guests Or Honor
AT Dinner Party

The annual Pascagoula Rotary
clubs ladies night was hello
Tuesday of last week at the Long.
fellow House with more than LOO
members and their wives anc
guests in attendance.
Walter Spiva, director of the
State Highway Department, wa:
guest speaker and Thomas S
Leatherbury, president of t
club, presided at the annual affair
Mr.. Spiva praised the coast ano
Pascagoula and spoke glowingly
OF their future. He effectively il.
Illustrated the first phase of his
talk with quotation of poems by
Longfellow who is said to have
written n of his poems at the
Longfellow House.
Moving on to world conditions
Mr.. Spiva declared that Russia
does not want war nor does she
want peace.
Russia wants world chaos" he
said. "The seeds of her plan viii.
flourish in world confusion"
The three basic PHILOSOPHERS Of
life are 'know thyself. contro.
myself and give thyself," he as
serted.
Mr.. Spiva paid tribute to the
Coast section and Pascagoula
and briefly outlined its develop
ment and future potentially as
a major part of the states econ
omy. He was introduced by w
Ed Virgins, former District Ro'
tary governor.
Entertainment was furnished
the members and guests by Mrs
f. F. O'Malley and Mrs. P. J
Higginbotham, who sang severa.
musical skits. Mrs. O'Malley die
an amusing monologue and Mrs
Higginbotham a reading which
was thoroughly enjoyed.
Following the banquet and
program the floor of the dining
room was cleared and an orchestra
furnished music for dancing.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
City Garbage Ii posal Hit By Health
Officer; Meat ana Milk Law Is Asked
Christmas Cards, Parcels Should Be
Mailed Early, p. o. Officials Warn

The Post Office Department
has appealed to local residents to
plan to mail all Christmas greet
ing cards and gift packages "just
as early in December as posi-
BILE"
An even heavier flood of Yule-
tide mail is expected this Christ
mas than during the record
breaking 1947 holiday season, de
spite the curtailment of indus
trial activity following the sus-
pension of wartime shipbuilding.
Postmaster warned, you risk dis
Pascagoula pointed out.
IF you postpone mailing to
the last minute this year." the
Postmaster warned, you risk dis
appointing your friends. Your
holiday messages and gifts may
be caught in the rush and per-
haps not delivered until after
Christmas"
All packages should be mailed
before December 10 to assure
delivery before Christmas Day
he said. Christmas cards for out
of-state delivery also should be
mailed by December 10 and cards
for local addresses should be in
the collection box at least a week
before December 25.
Early Christmas mailing is ex-
tremely vital, the Postmaster said
because the handling of Christ
mas mail is divided into three
phases. First, the mail for out oil
town must be collected and dis
patched by rail and air. Then
delivery of Yuletide greetings
being exchanged locally becomes
the big job. Finally, there is the
last-minute flood of cards ane
packages from out-of-town to be
handled.
whenever these three opera
tons overlap, there's a jam in the
post office and deliveries are de-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
Funeral Services
Sunday For Mrs.
Clifton Suucier

Mrs. Katherine Elizabeth
Seholtes Saucier, wife of Clifton
Saucier, died early Friday morn
ing at the Mobile Infirmary aft.
er a brief illness. She was Al
years old. Mrs. Saucer was sud.
denly stricken and had been I'M
der treatment at the Mobile hos.
pital for only two days.
She was a member of Our Lady
of Victories church. A native OF
Mobile, she had resided in Pas
cagoula for q years.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Fails Funeral Home
chapel at 2 p. m.fSunday and a;
DIV Catholic church at 2:15 T
M, with the Rev. G.. j. johnson
officiating. Burial was in Gau
tier cemetery. Active pail bear
ers were A. D. Saucier, Jr., Free
Taylor, Fred Green, George Rohr
Henry Bogdahn, Ben Caver
honorable, Nolan Hatten, Olive.
Cole, j. w. Brumfield, Ollie
Scholtes, Joe Scholtes, Guy
Scholtes, Moneer Kihyet, w. F
Virgins, Buck Flechas and Bill
Caver.
She is survived by her hus
band, a we'll known PaScagouls
business man; a son, Edward
Saucier; a daughter, Miss An
Saucier; her mother, Mrs. MARY
Scholtes, Baltimore; five broth
ers, Leo and Ben of Pascagoula
Albert of Corpus Christi, Tex.
Anthony of Los Angeles, Calf
and Edward Scholtes of Bait:
more, Md; and two sisters, Mrs
Marie Taylor of Baltimore anc
Mrs. Marguerite Scholtes Little
of Los Angeles. Calf.
Coming from Baltimore to at
tend the funeral were Mrs. Tay.
lor, Mr.. Edward Scholtes anc
Mr.. Ollie Scholtes. The mothe,
of Mrs. Saucier was in Pasca-
goula, having come several weeks
ago to spend the winter at tn
home of Mr.. Ben Scholtes.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
Three Druftees
Indicted In Army:
Board Moves Office

Three Jackson Countians lei
Tuesday for Iiattiesburg Whel
they will be indicted into tn
U. S. Army, according to mem
bers of the 5elective Service
Board. They are Lonnie Carlton
Hansen of Escatawpa, Wallace
Lawrence Parker of Ocesr
Springs and William Melvin Web
of Pascagoula. They will prob
ably be sent to Camp Caffee
Ark, according to notification
from draft officials.
The local Selective Service
Board will change offices, effec.
tive Wednesday, December /
The new office will be locate
in the Jane building on Delma
avenue, Rooms 81 and 80.
The board has a call for o
men for December 6 for physics
examinations, The men will re.
port first to the draft office ir
Pascagoula at the new location
and then will be taken to Hat
tiesburg for the examinations.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26

layed," the Postmaster declared.
Because SO many people have
come to Pascagoula and so many
have moved away, the import
ance of mailing Christmas cards
early and paying the first-class
rate of three cents is very inn
portant, it was said. Where the
first-class rate is paid, the cards
can be forwarded on to the adj
dressee or if the new addressee is
not known, the cards can be re-
turned to the senders with prop
er information. Cards prepaid at
only 112 cents and addressed to
persons who have moved, are
destroyed.
1--WE would appreciate il if
people would stop in next week
and purchase the extra stamps
they're going to need, the POST
master said. This is one phase
of Christmas shopping that ev-
eryone a complete early and
thus avoid the last-minute crowds
at post office windows" b.
The Postmaster pointed out
that parcel post packages cannot
be accepted unless stoutly
wrapped, and advised shoppers
to lay in supplies of heavy card
board, sturdy outer paper. heavy
cord and printed fourth-class
labels. Packages are limited to
70 pounds in weight, and must
not measure more than 100 inches
in length and girth combined.
The address should be repeated
inside the outer wrappings.
The Postmaster also suggested
checking and revising Christ
mas card address lists next week.
When the cards are purchased,
they should be addressed and
stamped and stacked in a con-
venient place for mailing at the
proper time, thus preventing last
minute oversights.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
Local GrdY Ladies'
Presented Service
Stripes AT Ceremony

Mrs. Homer Hamilton, Mrs.
Tony Schatz and Miss Ina Thomp-
son. all of Moss Point, serving as
Gray Ladies through the Ameri-
can Red Cross Volunteer Service
at the Biloxi Veterans hospital,
attended the commencement and
commentator program in the
Administration Center Tuesday
morning. For outstanding serv-
ice they were presented certifi-
Gates by Major S. A. Hitler and
service stripes by Mrs. w. A.
Bolton.
During the social hour delicious
punch and cakes were served to
the twenty-five Gray Ladies in
attendance.
Mrs. James D.. Gautier, also,
was awarded a certificate and
stripe but was unable to attend
because of a recent illness.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
Rustlers
DrawFive
Year Term
2 More Charges
Reduced With
Court Consent

Two men were sentenced to
serve five years each in the state
penitentiary for stealing cattle
and two others were found guilty
of a similar offense by a jury in
circuit court this week.
Pleading guilty, George S.
Slater, 80 years old, and Wallace
Clark, 81, both Mobile countians
were given a penitentiary SEN
tence by Judge l.. c. Corban.
Clarence Lee Shiny and V. E.
Crane entered a plea of not gull
ty to charges of grand larceny in
connection with the theft of q
two-year-old bull, valued at SIS
from Richard Golf. The jury
found them guilty but Judge
Corban had not pronounced SEN
tence Wednesday afternoon when
court adjourned for Thanksgiv-
ing.
Slater and Clark pied guilty to
theft of a heifer, also valued at
SIS, from w. K. Roberts. They
were arrested in August by Dep
uty Sheriff Leo Byrd and Coun-
ty Highway Patrolman A. O.
Davis who caught the men in a
car Sandwich" as they were
coming out of Roberts Neck fol
lowing the theft.
Reduce Charges
The charge of carrying a dead.
~ weapon concealed against
James L. Waddell was reduced
with consent of the district at
torney to ~trespassing to which
Waddell pleaded guilty and re-
ceived a fine of $40 and court
costs.
The district attorney, with the
consent of the court, entered a
nolle prosequi to the charges OF
driving an automobile while in
toxicated against Julian w. Pig
ford to reckless driving and Pig
ford, pleading guilty, was finee
$25 and court costs.
Friday, today, is scheduled as
the last day of the three week
term of circuit court.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
Postoffice To Stay
Open On Saturdays
For Xmus Season

To accommodate the public
during the Christmas mailing
season, the post offices of Jack
son county will remain open each
Saturday afternoon during De-
cember, except the last Saturday,
which is Christmas Day, when
all offices will be closed. TIL e
Saturday afternoons on which
the offices will remain open are
December 4, II and 10.
The Post Office Department
urges mailers to commence their
mailing at once, especially cards
and parcels for distant places, as
prospects for this year are for
another heavy record mail which
will overtax the transportation
agencies unless spread out over
a longer period.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
Open House Held
At Moss Point
Bank On Friday

Open House and an informa'
reception were held at the Moss
Point branch of the Pascagoula-
Moss Point bank on Friday af-
ternoon from 4 to 6 pm.
Guests were greeted and con-
Quoted on a tour of the banking
facilities by the employees Of
the bank and then escorted te
the Board of Directors room
which is located upstairs.
Acting as guides on the tour
were Mrs. P. E. Livingtone, Wal
lace Grierson, Hilburn Boutwell,,
Arthur Sprately, H. P. Heidel-
berg and Thomas S. Leather
bury.
w. B. Herring, president OF
the bank, John w. Backstrom.
vice president and manager OF
the Moss Point branch, and other
officers of the institution received
the guests and invited them into
the Board of Directors room.
The Board of Directors room
has recently been redecorated
under the supervision of Miss
Hermine Herring, who is an in
terror decorator.
Yellow chrysanthemums were
used in lovely arrangements
throughout the room which con
traSted effectively with the dark
green of the walls. Presiding
over the punch bowl were Mrs.
Elias Sherman. and Misses Cath
crime Under and Cleo Ramsey.
Over a hundred and forty
guests called during the hours
of the reception.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
Little Rose Bowl To Make Final Choice
Friday; Bulldogs Seem Assured of Bid

Although no formal invitation
has yet been extended. the Perk-
inston Junior college football
eleven has been approached by
the Little Rose Bowl committee
concerning their participation in
the Little Rose Bowl game in
Pasadena, Calf, on December
18th, A. L. May, president of the
college. said Thursday morning.
The committee has contacted
us and asked if we would be will
ing to be one of the contestants
in the annual bowl game in Pas
adena," Mr.. Nav said. I'VE told
them that we would. They have
asked for information and data
on the team and players. I was
told that the bowl committee
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26

would meet Friday of this week
at which time the final decision
as to the contestants in the game
would be made"
However, it seems assured that,
because of the feelers, the Bull
dogs will be asked to play in the
Junior College classic.
The Perkinston aggregation
has top rank in the country
among junior colleges and ended
a 10-game season undefeated
Thursday night when they hand
ed Decatur Junior college a 26-7
defeat.
A number of Pascagoula and
Moss Point footballers are num-
bered among the squad. and one
the first string eleven.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
SWISS TRY

ZURICH ZAP Swiss postal
authorities are experimenting
with helicopters as a means of
speeding up air mail from princi-
pal post offices to airports.
Tests already have been made
in Zurich and further expert
ments are planned in Lausanne
and Bern. In Bern. flights will be
made from the roof of one of the
post office buildings to Thun and
Biel.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
FIRE DAMAGE

Damage estimated at between
$500 and $500 resulted from a
fire which broke out in a vacant
grocery store on East Convent
street last Thursday. The blaze
was caused by a shortage in the
electric wires and was confined
almost entirely to the attic, ac-
cording to Fire Chief James Hud-
son. The Building is owned by
r. Z. Reese.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
BOWL TICKET PRIZES

Six tickets to the Sugar Bowl
football game in New Orleans
on New Years Day are being Of
fered as prizes in the membership
drive being put on by the Pas
cagoula-M Moss Point Chamber OF
Commerce. c of e officers an
nounced. This is the first mem
bership drive to have been staged
bv the c of c since its organiza-
ton. The proceeds will 60 into
next years budget. officers point
ed out.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
Cub Scout Pack
Presents Program
AT Womun's Club

The Cub Scout pack OF Moss
Point appeared on the program
presented at the meeting of the
Woman's club on Tuesday eve
ming at the Y. NJ. B. c. club
house.
The Cub Scouts presented a one
act skit depicting a typical elias.
room scene in which they dis
cussed the reasons for being
thankful on Thanksgiving.
Mike Bryan, Eric Beardslee
and Gary Lennep were presented
their certificates of graduation
from the Cub Scouts to the Boy
Scouts by Otis Tootle, assistant
Cub Scout Master, at the meet
ing.
The recognition oil these young
scouts was part of the cub scout
program put on for the clut
which sponsors the four Local
Cub Scout dens.
Cub Scout Master Paul Caruso
thanked the Woman's club for
its interest in the scout work and
sponsorship of the dens. Otis
Tootle, assistant cub scout mas.
ter, presented the scout charter
to Miss Mary Mcfarland, presi-
dent of the club.
Refreshments were served al
the conclusion of the program Sc
hat the members might enjoy
a social hour with the young
scouts who before their depar.
ture repeated in unison the scout
oath.
Congratulate President
During the business session the
corresponding secretary was in
structed to write a note of con-
graduation to Mrs. Hermes eau
tier, the newly elected Federated
President, and a resolution of re-
spect to the family of the late
Mrs. Cavett Beardslee, a former
club member.
Mrs. w. H. Nelson, Jr., general
chairman of the Football Ban
quet, announced that plans fol-
serving the dinner had been COM
pleted and members would be
notified of their duties. Mrs.
Jack Turner and Mrs. Alton
Thomson will serve as co-chair-
men of the dining room service.
Mrs. Julian Rivers, general
chairman of the Christmas bask-
cts, outlined the plans of the
committee and the club voted
that instead of exchanging gifts
at the annual Christmas party
each member would bring in
stead a gift to be included in the
gift baskets for the five needy
families adopted by the club.
The club also voted to sponsor
a Christmas decoration contest,
the rules and regulations OF
which will be announced in the
near future. Miss Alice Colmer
was appointed general chairman
of the contest arrangements.
Hostesses for the evening were
Mesdames Frank Spann and
Chester Lyons.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
Sewage Plant Is
Now Operating
Sotisfdc torilY

Under efficient management
the city sewage system is ade-
quate for the n of Pasca-
goula and does not present any
health hazard in the opinion of
DR.. Andrew Hedmeg, Jackson
county health department direc-
tor, who addressed the Junior
High school Parent-Teacher asso-
citation at a meeting Wednesday.
Since a 'hue and cry" was
raised following unsatisfactory
findings of state engineers on
two inspections the standard OF
operation has improved, proper
clorination is being done and the
bypassing of an excessive amount
of raw sewage has ceased, h c
said.
DR.. Hedmeg also told members
of the P-TA that Pascagoula is
badly in need of a meat inspec-
ton law and is now in a position
to pass such a law since a vet
erinarian is available. He con-
demned the garbage disposal
system as "a worse menace tc
health than the sewage disposal
plant and urged that civic bod
les take all means to bring about
correction of the present garbage
dumping.
Disposal Plant Adequate
"The disposal plant has never
been completed according to
plans, which incidentally were
excellent, due to war shortages
and so has no aeriation facilities
nor a second settling tank sys-
tenn" he explained. However
the plant was built to take care
of a population of $4,000 and since
our population IS approaching
that number now the plant car
care for the inflow except in
cases of heavy rains when the
storm sewers funnel an excessive
intake into the plant"
Pointing out that by-passine
sewage into the river is otter
necessary in case of trouble with
mechanics or excessive inflow
he said the installation of a sec
ond clorination outfit would pre-
vent raw sewage from going into
the river but he judged the cost
to be very high as would be the
cost of separating the storm sew
ers from the ordinary sewers.
DR.. Hedmeg also advocated q
milk ordinance requiring only
pasteurized milk to be sold in the
city. He declared 80 per cent o.
the milk sold here now is pas
teurized but added there have
been three cases of undulant
fever in the county this year.
The meeting was presided over
by Mrs. Foster Carson, president
The room count was won by
Room IA. Also appearing on the
program were Mrs. John Engel
who was in charge of the devo-
tional and Mrs. d. A. Handy who
gave a talk on popularity fol-
teen-agers.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
TO ATTEND CONVENTION

Thomas r. Wells, superintend-
ent of Paseagoula schools will at
tend the annual meeting of the
Southern Association Of Colleges
and Secondary Schools to be held
in Memphis Sunday through
Thursday. Mr.. Wells is a men,
Der of the commission on curricu-
lum and research of the assoeia-
ton, which commission is made
up of one representative from
each of the II Southern states
He is also a member of the nom-
mating committee this year.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
Expluins Workmen's
Compensation Law
To Employers

r. F. Cochran of Jackson ex-
planned and discussed the new
Mississippi workman's compensa-
ton law to about 30 business
men at a meeting on Tuesday
evening at the little auditorium
of the Pascagoula high school.
Mr.. Cochran outlined the ad-
vantages of the states having
such an act and compared the
benefits paid with those of other
southern states.
The meeting was arranged by
the Pascagoula-Mos Point Cham
Der of Commerce for the benefit
of all employers.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26
.PAScAGoULA GARDEN CLUB

The December meeting of the
Pascagoula Garden Club will be
held at the center on Washington
street at the usual hour of as
sembly Wednesday afternoon.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26

Much of Pisa, Italy. was de-
molished during World War II
but the Leaning Tower was only
slightly damaged.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-26

OF all minerals, salt is the most
familiar.
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Mouth of Pascagoula River)