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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09
Talk And Motion
Picture Feature
Rotary Meeting

A talk by E. A. Khayat, presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce,
and a motion picture showing the
diversified activities of Pascagou-
la High school students marked
the regular weekly luncheon
meeting of the Pascagoula Rotary
club Wednesday noon at the
Country club.
Mr.. Khayat told members that
a brief opposing the construction
of the Pat Harrison waterway
has been filed with the United
States Engineers office at Mo-
bile and that. in his opinion, the
worthiness of the project was
shown in the opposition of the
railroads of the area to it.
The history of inland water
ways has been that railroads OF
the area affected have always
~prospered through increased in
dustrial activity, MI. Khayat said,
and cited several points on which
the OPPOSITION is based.
The citizens of this area must
redouble their efforts in behalf
of the proposed waterway, he
said, in the face of this develop
ing opposition.
Mr.. khayat also appealed for
support of the plan of the Cham
Der of Commerce to have business
men of Jackson county devote a
small amount of their time in q
trip to Jackson where they car
contact members of the legisla-
ture now in session and person
ally explain to them the needs OF
the county and the Coast area.
The Chamber of Commerce has
secured a room in a Jackson no.
tel for the duration of the legis-
lative session in order to aid the
plan, he said.
Virgil Gill, principal of the
High school, explained the mo
ton picture on the school acti-
vities which. in a color film,
showed the highlights of the
schools diversified program. He
was introduced by Thomas R.
Wells, superintendent of schools.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09
Girls And Boys
Open Moss Point
Basketball Series

When the Moss Point boys and
girls basketball teams open the
season Friday, today, at 7:30 p
m, with games against Lucedale
il will be with two almost brand
new teams. Both teams will play
again Saturday night at st. Stan
islaus.
The boys team boasts only one
first string player from last years
squad-Otis Shattles. But indi-
cations are that Otis can do more
than his share in sparkplugging
the new cagers. He PLAYED as
forward last year but will shift
to center for this season, accord
ing to Coach d. b. Floyd. Shat
ties is an unusually well rounded
player, having shown consider
able nimbleness, initiative and
ball handling ability on the floor
last year. Some of the boys who
will round out the team had ex-
perience in B ball last year and
are expected to develop into capa-
BILE players.
The girls were more fortunate
in legacies from last year with
Love Hudson, first team forward,
and Dot Green White, Alma
Long and Dele Daley. guards,
all eligible for play this year. Dot
and Alma are expected to perform
as guards again this season but
Dele has been shifted to a for
ward berth.
Both teams have started pref
ty slow, according to Coach
FLOYD, but r expected to come
around with a little experience
and give a good account of them
selves in this seasons Tits.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09
Pascagoula
Cagers Play Two
Games Tonight

Pascagoula's basketball season
opens tonight friday with boht
boys and girls games against
Gulfport High school.
Sufficient experience has been
combined with a shot of new
blood in the form of newcomers
to the Panther hardwood floor
to make fast, aggressive, better
than-average teams of boys and
girls.
For the boys, Jerry Purdy is
typical of former experience. He
is probably the most athletically
inclined boy at Pascagoula High
school Basketball comes to Jerry
naturally as do football and track.
He has played basketball two pre-
vious years and will probably
have another good year.
Spurgeon Lachaussee and Frank
johnson furnish the new blood
for the team. Both Of these boys
come from st. Stanislaus. Spur
geon plays center and Frank is
one of the guards. Sturgeon is
tall enough to usually get his
hands on the ball first IL 1t re-
bounds from the backstop. Frank
can pass a ball from one end
of the court to the other If need
be and he can throw a wicked
ball even when closely guarded.
Faith Burnset and Tommy
Watts will probably start In the
two forward positions for the
girls. Both r starters from last
years squad when Faith played
forward and Tommy guard.
The two guards from last year
are still eligible for another
years play. They are Carrie Lou
White and Norma Witchen. Both
are very adept at breaking the
opposition's most carefully plan
ned plays. Good at ball handling
also, they will really be main
springs in the Pantherette's bat
ties.
Add all the existing conditions
together for both teams and up
comes two aggregates that bid
fair to have a pretty impressive
record in this years basketball
news.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09
Kiwanians Hear
National Expert
On Basketball

Chuck Taylor. nationally fam.
Gus basketball authority. was
guest speaker at the luncheon
meeting of the Kiwanis Club al
the P~ascagoula Country Club
Tuesday.
Mr.. Taylor, who Is from Chica-
60, holds basketball clinics al
schools throughout the country
under the sponsorship of the
Converse Shoe Company, whose
basketball shoes he designs. He
is himself a former wellknown
basketball player having been a
great college and professional
player. He also selects the ALL
American basketball team.
AS a part of the program, he
showed movies of the national
championship game between the
University of Utah and the Uni
versity of Kentucky last year, a
game between Holy Cross and
Oklahoma and the all-star East
ern team against the all-star West
ern aggregate. He concluded his
showing on a note of hilarity with
candid camera shots Of various
coaches on the bench during inn
portant games.
Mr.. Taylor conducted a clinic
in Mobile Monday night at Muir
ply High school when he demon
strated the finer points and tech
nique of shooting, blocking and
passing before an audience of
several hundred representing this
entire section. He went from
Pascagoula to New Orleans where
he was to hold a similar clinic.
At the opening Of the meet
ing. +. A. Khayat, president of
the Pascagoula-Moss Point Cham
Der Of Commerce informed XII
wanians that the Chamber of
Commerce has taken d hotel room
in Jackson for the duration of
the legislative session to accom-
modate jackson Countians inter-
ested in lobbying and pushing
bills for the good Of the county.
Those desiring to take advantage
of this convenience may contact
the Chamber of Commerce to
make arrangement for the use of
the room.
Six members Of the Pascagou-
la organization attended the mid
winter conference for the LOUISE
ana-MississippiIWest Tennessee
district Tuesday in jackson. The
district governor and lieutenant
governors were installed and
plans were laid out for the year.
Attending we're the Rev. F. A.
Graef, o. X. Weisenburg. DR.. T.
E. Stout, w. r. Guest. Jr.. E. J.
Jane. Jr,, and Meredftf Hsrdy
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09

The Parent Teacher Association
of Hurley, Harleston and Big
Point entertained at a holiday
party at the Hurley school house.
A large number of members were
in attendance. Games were d.
rected by Mrs. r. Jones, Mrs.
Charles Hardy and Fred Ogburn
of Big Point. After the games
the lunch room workers, Mrs.
Maggie Golf and Mrs. Leola Jones,
served salad, sandwiches, cookies
and coffee.
Holiday visitors in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Wright
were Mr.. and Mrs. George Mil
Ter and family of Bellview, Mich,
and Mr.. and Mrs. r. Fair of Battle
Creek, Mich.
Mrs. Fannie Jones spent Sunday
with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Cook,
in Lucedale.
A quilting party was held at the
home of Mrs. Willard Jones on
New Years Day with Mesdames
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09
CUNNINGHAM REUNION

The Cunningham family was
reunited at a gala holiday dinner
at the home of MI. and Mrs.
Frank Smell in Big Point for the
18th annual reunion of the fam
lily. Those attending were Mrs.
Fannie Jones of Hurley, and Mr..
and Mrs. Pelham Baria, Mrs. c.
c. Baria of Baria, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Parker, Miss Ina Catherine
Baria, Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Ro-
bets, Mr.. and Mrs. Pelham Ro-
berts and Miss Epimae Roberts of
Mobile. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Bar
ia of Escatawpa, MIR. and Mrs.
Onie Cunningham of Chattanooga.
Tenn, Mr.. and Mrs. Pelham Gun
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09

Nicaragua is about the same
size as Michigan.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09
Rev. Wolter Boder
To Be Installed In
Moss Point Church

A Commission of the Meridian
P~resbytery will install the Rev.
Walter Bader in the passionate of
the First Presbyterian church of
Moss Point on Sunday. January
IL, at the seven o'clock evening
services.
The program of the installation
services will be as follows: DR..
w. H. Mcintosh, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Hat
tiesburg, will preside and pro-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09
MRS. LESLIE HoNoRs NIEcEs


Among the smaller but very
pleasant social events of last week
was a dance at which Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Leslie entertained lat
their home on River road, Pasca-
goula, honoring Misses Betty Bo-
sarge of Washington, D. c., and
Myrtle Steiner of Houston who
were home for the holidays.
Misses Bosarge and Steiner are
nieces of Mrs. Leslie. -
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09
LATTER DAY SAINTS CHURCH

Elder w. j. Breshears of Brew
ton, Ala, will be the speaker
Saturday. January 10 at the z p.
m. service of the Recognized
Church of Christ of Latter Day
Saints at Lincoln Hall. He will
also be speaker on Sunday, Janu-
airy IL, at the IL a. m. and the
picture slides.
l p. m. services when he will show
Everyone Is invited to attend.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09

pound the questions.
The Rev. A. c. Ingram of Bo-
galusa will preach the sermon
and the Rev. Arthur Schneider,
pastor of the Pascagoula First
Presbyterian church, will charge
the pastor. The Rev. w. l. Nc
Innis of Moss Point will charge
the congregation.
Two elders. j. c. Bounds of the
Eastlawn church and John Nc
Arthur of the Moss Point church,
complete the Commission.
Rev. Bader is a graduate OF
Southwestern at Memphis and
the Union Seminary at Louisville
Ky. He accepted the passionate
of the Moss Point church in No
vember and the services on Sun
day will mark his formal installa-
ton.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09
HURLEY PTA MEETS

The Hurley PTA will hold a
special meeting Friday, today, at
z p. m. at which time playground
equipment and ~landscaping of
the school grounds will be discus
sed.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09

bingham and Miss Juanita BYRD
of Lucedale and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bill Renalds of San Francisco,
Calf.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09

Too little potash in the fertil-
izer OF a tobacco crop may result
in inferior burning quality.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Judge Louds School Discipline,
Clears Teacher of Assault

"But we must have discipline" the
jurist declared. "It seems to me
and may be wrong-that a certain
amount of discipline must be per-
mitted in the schools. If we don't
have teachers who discipline the
children and the parents fail at
home, what are we raising-wild
oats?"
The judge said that when he went
to school the pupils weren't just
shaken"
Teachers used to thrash us, and
some of the women teachers could
handle the big guys as we'll as the
men," he recalled. when we went
home and told our parents, we got
another thrashing for tale-bearing.
I'VE spent hundreds OF dollars
for schools then and educated the
children" Judge Bowie asserted.
Now We spend millions and what
do we get Brick buildings and
beautiful lawns-and basket ball
teams.
1T takes more than brick build
ings and beautiful lawns to educate
a child. It Is teachers that count,
and they must have certain
amount of leeway in maintaining
discipline"
Evening star., 1948-03-30
One Held for Grand Jury,
7 Jailed in Fight, Stabbing

One man was held for the grand
jury and two others received three
month Jail terms and $50 fines in
Alexandria Civil and Police Court
yesterday in the stabbing of David
Petty of Cameron Valley.
Petty was stabbed in the back and
stomach Saturday night. Eighteen
stitches were required to close his
wounds. He testified the three men
stabbed him during fight.
Lewis Caudill, Is, charged with
felonious assault, was held for the
grand jury. Those who were fined
and sentenced to jail on assault and
battery charges were Elic Caudill,
81, and jeff Fitzgerald. Both ap-
pealed their conviction.
Police said Lewis Caudill is free
on bond in a manslaughter case
resulting from the traffic death last
fall of Lester Sloper
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Hearings Open
Today on Record
District Budget
Commissioners Will
Be First Witness l.
Before House Group

Hearings on the record breaking
$101. 400 900 District budget for the
next fiscal year were scheduled to
open today before the Horan Sub
committee of the House -Appropria-
tions Committee.
First witnesses were to be the
District Commissioners and Walter
l.. Fowler, city budget officer.
The city supply bill for the year
beginning July l is complicated by
the Commissioners recommends
ton that a per cent sales tax is
needed to bring revenues up to the
anticipated needs.
$6,O00,0 600 Required.
The budget estimates for reve.
nues indicate at least $4,000, 900 will
be required from the sales tax for
the coming fiscal year.
Representative Koran, Repub-
lican, of Washington, subcommittee
chairman, has been strong ad-
vocate Of the sales levy and is
author of a bill still pending in the
House for such a tax.
buG Lne question OF whether the
city will have a sales tax does not
rest with the Koran committee. It
is under consideration by the Fiscal
subcommittee of both House and
Senate District Committees. They
have been studying the problem in
joint session but have come to no
conclusions as yet.
Sees Possible Cuts.
Mr.. Horan predicted the budget
hearings will be completed by his
committee as soon as possible to
clarity the fiscal picture of the city.
He thinks the budget can be cut
some-maybe $4,000,0O0 or IS, 5,O0o, 900
but this would not bring the total
down to anticipated revenues with
out the sales tax.
Senator Cain, Republican, of
Washington, and Representative
Bates. Republican, of Massachusetts,,
Fiscal Subcommittee chairmen, plan
to pursue their studies of the city
revenues sometime this week.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Part Of Building Hh
BY ah0rdered Ra1ed

An Arlington building was DAM
aged so badly Sunday when ID taxi
Feah crashed into it that tho d41tef
has ordered at least a section o1
it razed following an inspection by
the county building inspector.
The building is a warehouse of
the Cherrydale Cement Block Co.,
in the 3400 block Of Lee highway
The accident resulted in the death
of one passenger in the cab and
the injury of two others and the
driver.
The structure, which is built of
cement blocks, was cracked for its
entire 50-foot length on one side,
according to Charles A. Toone,
president of the firm. Mr.. Toone
estimated the damage to the build
ing at $4,000.
After an examination, Building
Inspector Andrew Jensen declared
the building dangerous and ordered
it repaired or torn down.
Arlington police blocked off the
right-hand traffic lane so cars would
not be endangered by the damaged
building.
Killed in the crash was Miss Au-
drey Martin, IT, of 1884 Wessling
lane, Bethesda, Md, who was riding
in the front seat of the cab.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Trial Of GreenbeIt Mayor
In Assault Case Continued

The trial Of Mayor Thomas j.
Canning of Greenbelt on an assault
warrant sworn out by former
policeman of the community was
continued in Hyattsville Police Court
yesterday until May 3.
Postponement of the trial for the
second time was granted by Trial
Magistrate Alan Bowie after the
complainant, Robert A. Dodge,
telephoned for continuance.
Major Canning, accused of raising
his hand" in a threatening manner
during meeting of the Greenbelt
Town Council March IS, was present
in court yesterday. The first con-
tinuance was granted at the request
of Mr.. Canning's attorney, John S.
White.
Judge Bowie also granted a con-
tinuance to William H. Richards, 35,
of the 5100 block of Decatur street,
Edmonston. accused of molesting
two small girls near his home. The
new trial date was set for April S
in Upper Marlboro Police Court. A
new warrant charging Richards with
carnal knowledge was sworn out yes
terday to supplement two charges of
assault and battery, involving girls
and II, already pending against
him.
Evening star., 1948-03-30

Asserting that teachers must
have a certain amount of leeway in
maintaining discipline" Trial Mag
istrate Alan Bowie in Hyattsville
Police Court yesterday dismissed an
assault charge against a Prince
Georges County school teacher.
The accused teacher was Mrs,
Willis Snyder, 2004 Roanoke street,
Green Meadows. Md, who teaches
in the nearby Ager Road Elementary
School
The assault warrant was sworn
out against her by Mrs. Alfred
Hiortdahl of Riggs road, Hyatts-
vile, who charged that Mrs. Snyder
shook her son, William, 8, and struck
his head on wall in the school on
March IL.
Mrs. Snyder told the court the
boy "thumbed his nose" at her. She
admitted shaking him and added,
Il sat him down in the corner where
he usually is put" Her story was
substantiated by several pupils.
In dismissing the count, Judge
Bowie recalled he had heard three
clear cut" cases previously in which
he had convicted the teachers
involved.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Tired Drunk PAYS
| SIS to Undress
In Streetcor

1t was close to 10 o'clock satur-
day night when Hudson H. johnson.
80, decided to turn in for the night.
He removed his shoes, socks and
jacket. He was proceeding from
there when he was interrupted.
1t seems he was not in his home
after all. He was on a streetcar on
Georgia avenue NV.
The law was called and Johnson,
who Is colored, was escorted to No.
13 Precinct Station on charges Of
drunkenness and indecent exposure.
Before Judge Thomas D. Quinn in
Municipal Court yesterday, johnson
admitted he had been drinking but
denied most of the other accusation.
II don't remember anything up I'd
the time I heard somebody tell me
to put my shoes on" he told ths
court.
Judge Quinn fined johnson s25.
The defendant lives In the 900 block
Of First street NV.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
PriinceGeorqes
Will Authorize
2-Cent Tax Rise
Commissioners Plan
To Approve Rote
Of S1.o7 Today

A 2-cent increase in the Prince
Georges County tax rate will be
authorized today. William A. Car
son, chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners, told a din
ner meeting of the county Chamber
of Commerce last night.
He announced the commissioners
would approve a. rate OF $1.97 per
500 valuation for the fiscal year
beginning July l. The present rate
is $195.
Mr.. Carson had predicted about
a week ago that the tax levy
for the next fiscal year might be as
high as $2.45. The commissioners
had managed to pare the increase
down to 2 cents, however, he ex-
planned, by economies in a number
of county agencies and through a
higher ALLEGATION from State reve-
nues.
Reassessment Is Help.
MIR. Carson said the commission
ers also were helped by a reassess-
ment Of county real estate, which
evaluated property at 100000 600.
The present evaluation, on which
this years taxes are based, is $145,-
100000.
The county budget for 1883 will
amount to S3,844,O56, compared with
$2,983, $50 for this year, he said.
T. Gardner Shugart, county su-
perintendent of schools, told the
Chamber OF Commerce double shifts
would have to be employed in all
Prince Georges high schools next
year unless additional facilities were
made available before that time. He
said the county lacks sufficient
funds to provide building facilities
adequate to keep pace with an in
crease in school population, and
added 1t probably will be 1859 be-
fore present problems can be solved.
School Needs Cited.
Mr.. Shugart said at least $10,000,-
900 is needed to meet school build
ing needs.
Similar financial problems were
outlined in regard to the road sit
uation by T. Howard Duckett, a
member of the Governors Advisory
Council on State Roads. Mr.. Duck
ett said building costs are so high
that little can be accomplished with
funds now available to the State
Roads Commission. He added that
Maryland authorities have had little
success in their efforts to obtain
Federal aid for the Metropolitan
Area bodybuilding program.
The Chamber of Commerce din
ner was held at the Prince Georges
Golf and Country Club.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Man Who Shot Grocer
Sentenced 10 70 Years

Wick Sylvester johnson, 26, for
merly of Waldorf, Md, yesterday
received the maximum sentence
20 years in the Maryland peniten-
tiary-for shooting a Bethesda gro
Ger and robbing him of 1,400.
johnson, who Is colored, was SEN
fenced by Judge Stedman Prescott
after brief hearing in the Mont
gomery County Circuit Court. He
pleaded guilty to a charge of rob-
bing Houston Fl. SWink, ST., 80, as
the grocer returned to his home in
Halpine, Md, the night of jan
uary IL.
Mr.. Swink, who was hospitalized
for several weeks, appeared in the
court at Rockville with his left leg
and foot bandaged.s They were in
jured by shotgun blast during the
robbery.
"If this man had died." Judge
Prescott said to the defendant, "I
would have had no compunction in
sentencing you to DEATH" He de-
scribed the crime as Shameful and
disgrace"
Earlier Judge Prescott convicted
Clarence E. Golliday, 81, Gathers
burg tenant farmer, of assault with
intent to kill in the shooting on
January 10 of his wife, Cora, 81.
Mrs. Golliday lost hand as the
result of the shooting Judge Pres
colt deferred sentencing GolIidav.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Youth, Is, Fatally Shot
By Companion, "a, on
,Loudoun Farm Visit

Arthur David Savoy, 16, an East
ern High School sophomore, was
fatally shot by a 14-year-old COM
panion last night while on an Easter
vacation outing at Loudoun Coun-
ty farm house, police at Leesburg,
Va. reported today.
Police had not completed their
investigation and we're holding the
14-year-old boy also of Washington
and John Edwin Klopfer, 10, of 1892
Maryland avenue, NE, third
member of the outing party, for
questioning. No charges have been
placed, however.
According to the1 skvoy boys
mother, MIS-. Mamie 1avEhgood, and
Theron Lavengood. the
youths left by train yesterday after
noon for the farm homie of Morgan
L. Peyton, about miles west of
Lovettsville. The Peytons live at
3l9 Maryland avenue NE, Wash
ington.
Held In County Jail.
The Lavengoods said they were
informed by the Loudoun County
sheriff's Office last night that David
had accidentally shot himself, but
officials at Leesburg said today that
the .25-caliber pistol was in the
hands Of the 14-year-old boy when
the fatal shot was fired. David pre-
viously had discharged the weapon,
police said.
No hearing date has been set for
the two youths, who were held in
the county Jail, and police said they
wanted to clear up all details of the
case before the two are released.
The boys were described as pals
who had made two previous visits
to the farm. They were to return
from this trip Sunday.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed. Besides his mother
and stepfather, David also Is sur
vived by sister, Mrs. Lois Montney,
1914 Ninth street NE.