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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13
Moss Point
Churches

Baptist
The w. M. u. of the First Bap-
fist church held the monthly
meeting at the church on Mon
day afternoon. Mrs. James
Thompson gave the program.
The business meeting follow
ed with Mrs. George Boyett pre-
siding.
Mrs. William Mcleod, secre-
tary, read the minutes.
Clothing and food to be sent
to the Novals Indians are to be
sent to the home of Mrs. T. L..
DeLashmet, Sr.
Mrs. J. N. Rape reported plans
for the Friday World Day of Pray
er to be held at the Presbyterian
church.
Mrs. G.. c. Seidenspinner pre-
sented the society with a certifi-
cate recognizing the w. M. U. of
last year as an Al organization
having met all standard require
ments.
A supper party for the Y. w.
AS was planned.
The meeting was closed with a
prayer by Mrs. Arthur Jones. :
Presbyterian
The auxiliary will meet at the
church on Monday afternoon.
All members are urged to attend.
Methodist
The w. S. c. S. met with Miss
Dora Cowan and Mrs. H. Ham
ilton as hostesses in the home
of Miss Cowan on Monday after
noon.
Mrs. Charles Booker gave the
devotional which was followed BY
a business meeting. A social hour
was enjoyed when the h~ostesses
served delicious refreshments to
the nineteen members present.
World Day of Prayer
Members of the churches of
Moss Point are asked to remem-
Der the World Day of Prayer to
be held today friday in the
Presbyterian church. Those I'M
able to attend the morning ser
vice are invited to attend the
evening service. The Wesleyan
Service Guild of the Methodist
church will entertain the mem
bers of the other churches with
a social after the evening meet
ing, which will be held in the
Methodist parsonage.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13

cagoula. They were dressed in
ante bellum costumes. The group
of negro singers which has been
featured by Mrs. Gautier at en-
tertainments at her home and
which sang at the governors
mansion during inaugural cere-
monies gave a number of selec-
tons during the evening.
After the launching Mrs. Steel
man left for Mobile where she
was the guest of Mrs. Buquor and
Saturday she was guest of honor
at a luncheon given by Walter
Bellingrath at his home in his
famous gardens. Camellias were
used in epergnes on the table
which was set for IL guests and
place cards were in Dresden
holders. Easter lilies, gladioli and
camellias were used throughout
the reception rooms and a white
camellia was presented to each
woman guest. Attending from
Pascagoula was Mrs. Gautier.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13
Hospital And
College Board
Members Named

Appointments to the Perkins
ton Junior College board, and
the board of trustees of the Jack
son County hospital were made
at the February meeting of the
county board of supervisors, ac-
cording to an announcement
made this week.
Appointments to the Perkins
ton board were M. B. Cumbest,
District One; Frank Spann, Jr.,
District Two; H. P. Heidelberg,
District Three; Mrs. Ruth Carr,
District Four and N. V. FURRY,
District Five. MIR. Heidelberg is
serving as chairman of the four
county board of directors of the
college.
Named to the hospital board OF
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Ocean Springs
continued from page one,


we're Mrs. James Bridges, Mrs. Es-
her Lyons, Mrs. Billy Gilmore,
Mrs. Leila Weider and Miss
Nulff.
Mary Hayes Holmes was hostess
1t a slumber party last Saturday
hight. Games were enjoyed and
midnight supper served to
Misses Estelle Gay, Lloyd Lee,
Ann Joachim, Mary Lou Guice,
rrixie Mlulin, G~wendolyn Beau
sez, Ethel Young and Sharon
Maurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Camille Ryan
spent the carnival season in New
Orleans with Mr.. and Mrs. S. L.
Vanca.
Scout Troop 210 was organ
Ized last Wednesday night at the
home of Champ Gay when the
newly elected Scoutmaster as
sumed his duties.
Billy Gilmore sailed Saturday
for a seven weeks trip to France
aboard the S. S. Simmons Victory
of the Waterman Line.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alwyn Smith and
daughter and daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Alwyn Smith, Jr., of Key
West, Fla, visited in New Or
leans for the Carnival season.
Ray Taylor motored to Mem
phis last weekend.
Capt. and Mrs. Roy Sousley and
baby of Craig Field, Ala, spent
last weekend with his mother.
Miss Shirley Grey and Miss
Clair Brou spent the weekend
with their families.
Mrs. Roland L~ovelace, Miss
Jessie Boyd and Miss Ethel Rice
have returned from a visit in
Jackson.
Mrs. D.. E. Mckay of Mobile
spent the weekend here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Canale were
in New Orleans for carnival.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13
Lena Memorio Circle
Has Meeting AT Home
Of Mrs. RosberrY

A meeting of the Lena Memoirs
circle of the East Moss Point Bap
fist church was held at the homt
of Mrs. Hubert Raspberry Wednes-
dav at 2 p. m.
The opening prayer by Mrs.
Will Myers was followed by a
short business session after which
the fourth chapter of Romans
was studied under the leader
ship of Mrs. r. H. Perkins.
During the social hour, ice
cream and cake was served by
Mrs. Raspberry.
There were IL present.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13
WoMAN'S CLUB MEETING

Mrs. Helen Mayson will be the
guest speaker at the regular meet
ing of the Moss Point Woman's
Club meeting to be held at the
Y. NJ. B. c. club house on Tues
day, February II.
Child welfare is the topic chosen
for discussion at the meeting.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13
Optimists Hear
Discussion OF
Brick Industry

Sam George, of the Pascagoula
Brick company, discussed the
brick industry at the regular
meeting of the Optimist club on
Tuesday.
Mr.. George who was introduc-
ed by Frank Mcdonald explain
ed the fundamentals of brick
making and concluded his talk
with a discussion of the market
for bricks.
The Pascagoula Brick company
which has recently started con-
s~truction is one of the newer
industries to be established in
Jackson county.
The principally of Monaco has
an area of only $40 acres.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13
PLEDGES TO SIGMA SIGMA

Friends Of Miss Cecily White
will be interested to learn that
she has pledged to Sigma Sigma,
Greek letter sorority, at Missis-
sippi Southern College at Hatties-
burg where she IS a student,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13

trustees were NJ. B. Cumbest,
District One: Jack Turner, Dis
trict Two; John r. Watts, Dis
trict Three; Mrs. Ruth Carr. Dis
trict Four and Horace Roberts,
District Five.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13

Haiti, with an area smaller
than Maryland, is the smallest
American Republic.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-08-28

Coast Guard took her over and used her as sub chaser and patrol boat until 1946, when she was returned to private owner ship and purchased by Prothero Boat Go. of Seattle.
 For the past few months the Foremost has been in the Boring Sea fishing for crab. In Kodiak this week and tow ing a dry dock that he had pur chased in Onalaska, MT. Pro. thero stopped here 30 that Mrs. Prothero and their 9 year old son could catch a plane to Seat tie, go that the son could enter school this fall.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-08-28
Halibut Boat Sinks Sub But- Not Lately

From civilian to service in the last war to civilian again, is a familiar process to many men in A ka It's also happened to M. s. Foremost, S9 foot boat skippered by Frank Prothero of Seattle.
 "Every port we put into, someone comes. along and wants to know if the Foremost wasn't m service with the Coast Guard during the war;. said Capt. Prothero.
 The Foremost very definitely was in service during the last war. She sank 8 jap submarine with depth charges a few miles southwest of Cape Addington off Noyas Island.
 The Foremost shared honors of the sinking with the Coast Guard cutter McLane. At the time of the action with the sub the Foremost carried a 3 inch gun forward and several ma. chine guns on the cabin, and the rear deck was rigged for depth charges. Skipper of the Foremost a the time was Lieut.. Nels P 'Fireball" Thomson and skipper of the McLane was Ralph Pappy" Burns.
 Recent painting has all but hidden the small jap flag and the outline of a sub that used to grace the Foremost stack but by looking closely you can still see them
 Built in Seattle in 1924 and used in southeastern Alaska & 8 halibut boat, the Foremost was owned by Marcus Ness, well. known Ketchikan resident. With the declaration of war the
Kodiak mirror., 1948-08-28
Nelson First Entry
 In Salmon Derby

First entry in the third annual Kodiak Salmon Derby, sponsor ed by the Community Center, was Sammy Nelson who has held the junlor championship for the last two years.
 Fifteen.year old Sammy hopes to carry of his third trophy when the big derby goes into action Saturday and Sunday, Sept. II and 12.
 In add { on to the four jack. pots for lucky anglers, men, wo- men and Juniors-.many merchant disc awards posted by public. spirited Kodiak business men will be awarded during the
Kodiak mirror., 1948-08-28
Fishermen Fined

Three fishermen were fined s250 each recently after plead- ing guilty to using 8 trap to catch salmon in Sheratine Bay. Commissioner Auna May Voka. Acek suspended $l50 of each fine.
 The complaint was fled by Marcus Meyer against Fred Tor sen, Peter Squartsoff and Frits Maura.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-08-28
PAGE '

kodlak Mercantile, Norman Photo Shop. Bank of Kodiak, Community Center, Polor Bear Cafe, N 0. B Welfare Depart ment OF N. o. B. Officers Club.
 Marcus Meyer Is general chairman of the committee In chai ge.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-08-28
derby.

derby.
 Prizes posted during the last few days include awards frem Bert's Drug O., the Kodiak Mercantile Company and Ken Wade.
 The competition is open to all. Entry blanks may be obtained at Knudsen's. Ray Martins.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-08-28
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all the peo- pie in Afognak. Bob Hall and Bill Doeg for their assistance and kindness to us after the death of Ernest Gundersen.
 Mary Berg
 Pete and Reginald Gundersen
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-02-14
Down Tenpin Alley

:. that Portand's girls have quit basketball
in favor of the enpn alleys attess to the fact that
bowling is fast becoming of the most popular
pastlmes in the Nise world. chairman Bill Hon
ola of Salt Lake City writes Fred Takagi of Main
Bowl that he is anxious to see Jean Terao, Sc
attle's trundlne queen. III action in the Mormon
City's national JACL bowling tournament. like
in any other sports, bowling has its share of
"poor" and good" losers; the ''poor' losers are
sad lot, to say the least if you're wondering
about Tad's Gardening recent climb out of the City
Merchants leagues cellar, pass the bouquets to
Shig Sumioka the gardeners ace in the hole...
If we had our choice for a smooth-Working men
kegling outfit, we should like to have Rick Tana-
gi of Sakahara Insurance. TAX Asaba of Para
mount Cafe Biff Ihashi of Tad's Cafe and Kaz va
masaki of our own n. w. Times Rockies; they may
not be the best bowers in the world but they are
the most cooperative and incest fellows to have
around.
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Sideline Topics

IA reader Of our column writes i'll that Teiko
MafIme whom we mentioned as Women's NiSel
tennis queen is Mrs. johnny johnson and that
both the Mister and the Missus formerly Of Ed
monds, Wash. the Chicago Sun recently had
two-column photo of basketball Captain Johnny
Okamoto surrounded by a bcyy of attractive Navy
Pier girls; Okamoto is the eX-S2atteite who led
the Chicago HuskiCs to consolation hOnors III the
all-Oriental national cage tourney here last De-
cember don't rate South End Merchant Reds Of
Seattle's Glass A league by their losses; they
dropped thei. decisions to Cathay Post 1S6 and
Tokuda Drug only by matter of few points.
the Lotus Mercury ard the Chinese Waglng
nip-and tuck battle for the Glass b hoop gonfalon
and they'll probably fight it out to the wire..
addition of Eddie Wong will boost Cathay Post
1865 hopes by forty per cent; Wong lean and
sturdy pivot star and now CT, has the knack OF
pluclng the rebound shots off the boards with re-
guarity Joe Full Of the S. f. Reds is no more
than shadow Of his pre-war self but he still coy
ers his defensive and offensive assignments well
enough 10 keep up with the listless Glass a quin-
tets Bernard Cleaners are entered in Spokane's
city circuit, reporting they have somehow man
aged to win little better than half which leads
Us 10 e'lspect that they may come up with a
shocker in the n. w. Times Feb. 20-2l-22 joust. =.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-02-14

China Import g. Export girls
squashed Franks Jewelry keglers'
hopes of gaining on the high-rid-
ing Tokuda Drug outfit in the SN-
GBO Seattle Nisei Girls Bowling
rganization) n d ngs last
Thursday night in Main Bowl. The
Gle. lassies turned back the jew
elers, 81, as Mary Tsuchikawa of
c. I. E. ripped the pocket for high
514 series. Rose Young of Franks
clipped a respectable 513.
Tokuda Drug, SNGBO leaders,
had it soft, taking four out of four
from Takano Studio. jeanne Flu
ruta and Pat Hidaka were top To-
kuda rollers with 1853 and 462 res
pectively.
Toda's Optometrists swamped
Mobile. 40, and Hab's Sporting
Goods shared 81 decision from
Martla's Beauty Shop, in the other
two contest. Nancy Chinn of Hab's
posted the nights high game, a
1914, in her first try.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-02-14
SHANTY TRIMS
KASH' MARGIN
NlsEI COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
STANDINGS

Second-plsce Shanty Inn trim
med Kashiwagi's lead in the Nisei
Commercial League to six games
last Tuesday night by overpower-
ing the haberdashers, 4 to O, in
Main Bowl. Nobi Takahashi and
TAX Shibuya leadoff and anchor
men respectively, we're the Big
Powers of the Shanty Inn trundl-
ng machine.
Takahashi wrapped two 200-plus
games, a 204 and 22l, in a 583
series, and Shibuya checked in with
1856, 1876 and 1876 games for a 576.
Tommy Namba was Kashiwagi's
lone star ranger who shot SAL.
Wally Poy's near-600 series, 500,
and Gene Eng's 568, were featured
by Oriental Cab which trounced
18th Ave. Service, 40. Eng's 226 in
he final game was the nights high.
Min Koga of the gas service
station continued MS Strong pin
action with $50.
Tads Cafe met its jinx, Para
mount Cafe, and was stung for a
40 loss. Bill Tanaka with 500 and
Jack Nitta with 537 for Paramount
were the Villains" in the tenpin
show. Biff Ihashi of Tad's turn
ed in a $40 effort.
Puget Sound Vegetable Growers
Association wound up with a 81
victory over Sakahara Insurance
on George Ota, Morrie Yamaguchi
and Ray Kiyohara's 500-plus SER
les. Shoichi Suyama, Shig Okada
and Rick Tanagi of Sakahara's al
SO had 500-plus pins.
Tho results fOllO.y.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-02-14

KOOzOOS. Center Ben Soejima
led with "a points. John Muraka-
mi had 10.
The youthful CLIPPERS who put
up great battle in the second half
but couldn't quite close the gap,
lost 1924 in a thriller to KAMPUS.
At the half. the score stood 1O-1.
Inahara tailed IS points for the
winners.
The ESQUIRES handed OFT its
sixth loss of the current season by
overwhelming the latter 41-19.
Bones" Onishi and "T-Bone" Okla
led the point making department
with II and 10 respectively.
With the final four games played
here last Sunday, the PJPA ended
a successful season operating for the
.irst since 1941.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-02-14

Karikomi Insurance increased its
lead in the City Merchants League
another game last Thursday night
when its men toppled the North
west Times Rockies, 40, in Main
Bowl. The Insurance outfit now
hold ten-game lead over its near
est rival, International
Tom Hidaka of Ksrikomi's, roll
ing from the number four spot,
Dashed the pins for a 500 series
which included a 201. The Times
man were "saltier" than usual as
their best man, Kaz Yamasaki, had
but a 479.
International Realty decisioned
7th Ave. Service, 81, by virtue of
its steady bowling. Brownie No
mura and Art Segimoto paced the
gictors.
Nisei Recreation had the mis-
fortune of meeting an unpredict-
able Jackson Grocery aggregation
on its hot" night The grocery
men, all firing 500-plus series, set
new league record by piling up
1927 points. Sumio Nagamatsu of
the winners who last week tossed
miserable series, fired his strikes
at furious clip, 564. Nagama-
tsus games were ITO, 176 and 209.
Pete Okubo of Nisei Recreation had
the nights high game of 218 in his
SIT series.
In other games, Main Drug whip
ped Main st. Service, 81, and Ka-
shiwagi Hubs split its series, %,
with Tads Gardening. Shig Su-
mioka and Mas Shibuya for Tad's
Gardening, Dr. Frank Kanemori for
Kashiwagi's, and Hisashi Nishimu-
re for Main Drug we're 5oO-plus pin
destroyers
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-02-14
Stars Capture
Portland Cup
ND HALF FINAL STANDING

PORTLAND, Greg, Feb. 1.-THE
undefeated STARS won the PJBA
championship by trouncing the
STAGS by a BAIT count here last
Sunday. Mick Tamiyasu dunked In
II points for the victors followed
by Gay Chin and Shig Sakamoto
with 8 apiece.
Runners-up OLD-TTNGERS scor-
ed sa easy 66-1z win over the luwly
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-02-14
Classified Ads

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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-02-14

Minus the services of their
stars, Al Mar and Phil Mar Hing
during the first half Of the game
the King Street Chinese lads
were thoroughly whipped by
Coach Harold HOriuchi's young
Mercury charges, 40 to "a. in the
Buddhist audi OriG,n.
Horiuchi's squau was out in front,
20 to IL, at the half when the two
Chinese aces, Mar and Phil Mar.
appeared TO rally he Cathay for
ces. They, however, were unable
to trim Mercury's eight point lead.
Mar was held to four points and
Phil Mar to nothing.
Gaylord Iwasaki, Ray Otani
and Art YOshiOka were Mercury's
Big Three" who conferred the
first and most stunning defeat Of
the season to the highly-touted
Cathay five. Otani especially was
effective in taking care of Al Mar,
the sou;hpaw wizard who starred
for the u. of w. Huskies several
seasons ago. Dribbling and Shoot
ing in remarkably fine fashion,
Otani easily was the outstanding
Mercury star.
The victory flame was famed
further by the fighting spirit of ev-
cry member of the inspired Mer-
curry aggregation.
Undefeated High School girls
faced tough opposition in the U.
w. Goods who fought the champ
ions down to the final point. The
H. S. women won by a 26-15 count,
leading by a slim 12-11 margin at
the half. Keiko Kitayama end
Decko Iwasaki we're H. SIS best
best, and Toshi Nakamura for the
Goods.
Ed Yaplee and David Wong, scor-
ing Is and IL points respectively,
produced the margin of victory for
the Chinese "B" team which dump
ed st. Peters, 80 to28. Mizumoto
had 9 digits for the losers.
Tho results follow.
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Blues Walk over
Question Marks

Pat Hagiwara, Koichi Yagi and
Jim Takisaki scored IT, 10 and 8
respectively to lead the rugged
South End Merchant Blues to their
fourth victory of the season in a
Glass A basketball game with fast
slipping Question Marks last Thurs
day night in the Buddhist audito-
rum. George Kozu and Walt En-
do were the Marks chief threats
with 9 and 8 counters.
In a girls league tilt, Anna Rays
moved up to a third place tie with
Lotus by finishing out in front of
Chinese by 1915 count Kay Shi-
yihara tossed in points for the
ceauty parlor operators. Anna
Huey of the Chinese sextet had 7.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-02-14
MERCURY STTNS CATHAY POST 1876.
POSTS STARTLING 1924 TRIUMPH

The bigger they the harder they fall, and that
was the manner in which the American Legion Ca
thay Post 1856 last Friday tumbled from the undefeat
ed ranks OF the Glass basketball league sponsored
by the Nisei Veterans Committee
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-02-14

Substitutes: j. B. Chin 8, w.
Chinn 8, A. Mar 4, Phil Mar Hing
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-02-14

Substitutes: Hata 4, Fujii 6, Flu
kuma. Kawahara l.
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.C.L. E. Girls
Down Franks
sNGBO STANDINGS

results In Brief
Todas 4, Mobile 0
China Import 8, Franks Jewelry l
Hab's Sporting 3, Martha's Beauty
Shop l
Tokuda Drug 4, Takano Studio 0
The results follow:
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Jackson Grocery
Sets New Mark
CITY MERCHANTS LEAGUE
STANDINGS
Results In Brief

Results In Brief
&arikomi's 4, Northwest Times
Kashiwagi's 2, Tads Gardening
Jackson Grocery 4, Nisei Recreation
Main Drug ., Main st. Service
International 8, 7th Ave. Service l
Evening star., 1948-03-07

qualified for the position than a
competing nonpeteran.
The majority-67 per cent-felt
that veterans should at least have
the same amount of ability as nom
veterans to get priority in Federal
employment. And some OF the
majority-17 per cent said veter-
ans should be given Government
jobs only if they make better grades
in their exams than nonvets.
Seventy-nine per cent of the
$500 veterans who were interviewed
and who constituted a represen-
tative cross section of citizen-sol-
diers, said veterans should pass Gov
ernment examinations before get
ting Federal employment, However,
SO per cent said veterans should
have 10 points preference added
to their grades. b.
The survey showed that college
graduates among the veterans were
most strongly opposed to the idea
of veterans preference as a factor
in Government employment; men
who had not advanced beyond grade
school were mostly strongly in favor
Of 1t.
All in all, the survey would indi-
cate the individual veteran isn't
nearly as strong for absolute veter-
ans preference as some OF the Or
ganizations that represent him are
The average veteran would like tc
be judged first of all on his ability
He wants veterans preference rights
only after he has demonstrated his
ability to qualify for the job he is
seeking.
TURN BACK THE CLOCK-We got
an eer!e feeling the other day wher
an Office of War Information com
munication turned up in the mail
The owl has been inferred fol
these many months, and we wonder
ed what the ghosts were up to.
| The letter inside the envelope
proved to be from the Civil Service
Commission. Inquiry at the com
mission as to why an Owl envelope
was used brought no results.
whats the difference?" snapped
commission spokesman. "You go
the letter, didn't you?"
RETIRE EME N T-Hundreds O.
readers have telephoned and writer
in the past two days to ask ii
they still could get a copy of the
civil service booklet which explains
the new retirement and dependency
insurance benefits to which Govern
meht employees and their families
are entitled.