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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
J. G. Memo, Bank
Executive. Dies
After Long Illness

Joseph Gervais Memo. vice
president and cashier of the Mer-
chants and Marine bank in Pas
cagoula, died Friday night at the
Jackson county hospital after an
illness of a year and a half. He
was SO years old.
Mr.. Memo was a native of Mo-
bile, Ala, but he had lived in
Pascagoula for many years where
he was widely known. He was
a member of Our Lady of Victor
les Catholic church and of the
knights of Columbus and the
Kiwanis Club.
We was married to Miss Laura
A. Hutchins in Jackson in 1918.
He is survived by his widow;
two daughters, Mrs. Lee r. Smith
and Mrs. T. B. Gallaspy, Jr., of
Pascagoula; one son, Gervais S.
Memo, also of Pascagoula; three
grandchildren, Betty, Laura Lee
and T. B. Gallaspy, III; and two
sisters, Mrs. Leona N. Smith and
Mrs. Vincent McCarty of Gulf
port.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday at ! p. m. at the Our
Lady of Victories church by the
Rev. P. j. Carey and interment
was in Evergreen cemetery at
Gulfport, Miss. Pail bearers were
Max P. Payment of Jackson. JOS
eph Van Cloostere of Gulfport and
Homer Miller, Donald Frederic,
Alton Mansfield and Charles Bush
of Pascagoula. Honorary pail
bearers were the Rev. F. A.
Graef, John Grant and Hermes F.
Gautier of Pascagoula.
Coming from out-of-town to at
tend the funeral were Mr.. and
Mrs. John c. Simpson, New Or
Jeans; Mr.. and Mrs. M. P. Pay
ment and NJ. P. Payment, Jr.,
Jackson; Mrs. S. B. Hutchins,
Mrs. G. w. Simmons, Miss Myrtle
Simmons, Harold Simmons, j. B..
Hutchins, Paul J. Hutchins, Utica,
Miss; Miss Emma Boiling, Miss
Rosalie Murray, Mrs. Sadie Krebs,
Jim E. Kane, Mobile; Mr.. and
Mrs. T. B. Gallaspy, ST., Decatur;
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Simpson, Bert
Simpson, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Simpson, Miss Gertrude Bowling,
T. T. Payment, Miss Margaret
Payment, Miss Mildred Payment,
Mrs. Mary Van Cloostere, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Wallace, Joseph
VanC loostere and John Dalier,
G~lufport.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
March OF Dimes
Drive Falls Short
In Jackson County

Incomplete returns from Jack
son County's part in the nation
al march of dimes show that
only S ,530.22 was collected, ].
E. Stone, treasurer of the county
chapter of Infantile Paralysis, an
ton of Infantile Paralysis, an
nounced Thursday.
OF that amout $500 was con-
tributed in the Ocean Springs
area, $519.97 in the Moss Point
district and the remainder in
Pascagoula. The county schools
and rural communities have not
sent in a report from the drive.
Although the drive officially
closed February l. contributions
will be received at any time by
the county chapter which IS
headed by Dr. p. 4. Thompson Of
paScsgoula
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
Small Boy Grieves
Over Missing Ching.
Red and Block Peke

"Oh where. oh where has
my little dog gone" may be a
song to most folks but II isn't
a melody to little William Siau-
ter. 2o2 Walter street. East Moss
Point. these daYs-it's a burn
ing question.
For nine-Year-old Williams
pet Pekingese has disappear
ed and with her went williams
appetite and pleasure in living.
She escaped from a yard at 420
Market street. Pascagoula. and
all efforts to locate her have
failed.
Devoted companions since he
got her as a six-monfh- old pup
Ply a year and a half ago. Will
liam has grieved so that his
parents are afraid he will be
sick.
Hes just lost without that
dog" they said.
Ching. as he named her. Is q
little red Peke with black
markings.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
Ocean Springs To
Vote On Bond
Issues March End

Ocean Springs municipal sep
arate school district and town
electors will vote Tuesday. March
2 on the issuance of $40 worth
of bonds.
The issue includes funds for
improvements on the town school
building, new fire equipment,
more hydrants, and %extentions
of the water mains.
There will be a $4,000 issue to
be voted upon by the school dis
trict for improving the town
school building. Town electors
vote on a $37,0 900 issue for water
works Improvements and $1,000
for fire equipment.
If the school issue goes over,
plans are being made to add
four needed class-rooms to the
main building. The additional
rooms are to be built at the rear
of the main building with an
archway connecting them.
Ready for Next Term
Should the school issue 60 over,
as those interested in the welfare
of the school are hoping, work on
the new rooms will begin as
soon as the formalities are taken
care of and should be ready for
use at the beginning of the next
school term in September.
In the water works issue, civic
leaders are hoping to give better
facilities and more water pres
sure to Ocean Springs citizens.
If necessary, a new well will
probably be dug for the needed
pressure.
Included in the fire equip
ment is a new fire engine for the
city as well as other equipment.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
Regional Piano
Festival To Be
In PoscogouIo

The second annual piano fes-
tival, sponsored by the Gull
Coast Music Directors Associa-
ton, will be held in Pascagoula
at the high school auditorium
on March 6 beginning at 900 a.
M, Mrs. j. v. Ainsworth, direct
or of piano at the Pascagoula
high school and chairman of the
Gulf Coast Regional Association,
announced.
Miss Polly Gibbs is to be the
guest artist and judge for the oe-
casion. Miss Gibbs is associate
professor of music at the Louis
lana State University and is con-
sidered an authority on class
piano. She has conducted clinics
for piano teachers in almost ev-
cry state in the South. Miss Gibbs
will give a demonstration in class
piano for teachers and parents
at the festival.
The Gulf Coast region is a
part of the Mississippi Music Ed
ucators Association, which is
sponsoring piano festivals throug-
out the state this year. The Gulf
Coast region consists of the fol-
lowing schools: Bay st. Louis,
st. Joheph's Academy, st. Stan
islaus. Long Beach, Gulfport, BIZ
loxi, Pascagoula and Moss Point,
who are expected to participate
in the festival.
The program will consist of
piano solos. two piano numbers,
duos and double duets, and hymn
playing, which will also be fea-
tured.
Students rating superior or ex-
cellent in the region may par
tieipate in the state festival to
be held in Jackson on April 8.
Senior high school students who
rate superior in the state fes-
tival may win a one year piano
scholarship in one of the senior
colleges in the state, Mrs. Aims
worth stated.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
RECKLESS DRIVERS

Tom Willis, out-of-town negro
truck driver, was charged with
reckless driving and fined 500,
with $50 suspended, in city court
in Pascagoula Wednesday.
Arrested by county officials
were Roland Travis, charged with
reckless driving by Deputy Sher-
iff Leo Byrd, and V. D. Hogan,
arrested for reckless driving BY
County Highway Patrolman A.
o. Davis. Scheduled for hearing
before Justice of the Peace Kate
Denny. Travis forfeited a SIS
bond and Hogan a $50 bond.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the Pas
cagoula-Mos Point Chamber of
Commerce will take the form
this year of a seafood buffet sup
per with an industrial exhibit
by local manufacturers at the
Eleventh street auditorium Thurs
day, March 4, c of c officials
announced. The speaker for the
occasion will be announced later.
The response to the request for
exhibits has been most s~atisfae-
tory and it is expected that all
the industries in this area of
the county will he represented.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
Little Theater
To Give Pre-VieW
AT High Schools

Preparations for the presenta-
ton of "The Barretts of Wimpole
Street" by the Paspoint Little
Theatre Tuesday at the Moss
Point High School auditorium
entered final stages this week.
AS an added feature of the
production, scenes from the play
will be presented by members of
the unusually large cast before
the student bodies of the Moss
Point and Pascagoula High
schools. This is the first time
that the school students have
been given a pre-view of a play.
Production Manager William
Kolb's technical crews are con-
centrating' on the construction of
an outstanding set with appro-
pirate lighting. Combined with
the picturesque costumes of the
18th century, the play promises
to bring to theatre goers an i'm
pressive effect.
Dorothy Mitchell, Joyce Armi-
stead, Jackie and Joan Nelson
of the Moss Point High school
will serve as ushers.
Tickets are still available at
McIlwain's Store in Pascagoula
and at Burnham's Drug Store in
Moss Point OF from members of
the Little Theater. Student tick
cts are available at the Pasca-
goula and Moss Point High
schools.
The cast is headed by Mrs.
James T. Thompson of Moss
Point as Elizabeth Barrett with
Foster Wilkinson of Pascagoula
as Robert Browning and Charles
Hightower of Moss Point in the
role of PA Pa" Barrett. Fourteen
others, and Blonde, the dog, will
complete the largest cast ever to
be assembled for a Paspoint Lit
tie Theatre production.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
Final Judging OF
Identification
Contest On MondoY

The final judging for the beau
LITIGATION contest, sponsored by
the Inter-City Identification
Committee, was made on Mon
day, Mrs. Charles w. Smith, gen.
eral chairman announced.
The results of the contest will
be announced next week when
the prizes contributed by the
Chamber of Commerce will be
awarded.
Mrs. Tom Adams of Pass Chris
tan and Mrs. D. A. Dorman of
Gulfport. judges, were accom-
panied on the final tour of in
speetion by Mrs. R. o. Cole, Sec
rotary Of the committee.
Due to the inclement weather
this inspection has had to be
postponed several times.
Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Dorman
were guests of the Chamber of
Commerce at a luncheon at the
Longfellow House.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
Annual Red Cross
Roll Call Drive
To Open March |

Plans were made Wednesday
night at the Pascagoula High
school for the 1948 American Red
Cross drive in Jackson county
which begins March ! and con-
tinues through March 81.
Joe Butler from Ocean Springs,
who is the Chapter chairman,
presided over the meeting. Merle
F. Palmer vas named general
chairman of Pascagoula for this
years drive, with Charles John
Grant, Jr., as co-chairman.
George Young has volunteered
as Ocean Springs director, and
M. E. Taconi is to take the lear
ership in st. Martin.
Mrs. Manuella c. Taylor was
elected publicity chairman. A.. j.
Franklin and Miss Vela McKin-
ley are to serve as co-agents for
the rural districts, with Earl Ham,
NETT at ingalls, and Wilbur Har-
ris at the Paper Mill.
In an address by Louis Arm
strong, from the Atlanta division
of the Red Cross, numerous phas-
es of the work of the Red Cross
were brought out, as well as the
cost of the work. He also showed
that Jackson County had fallen
short in its quota for the past
two years.
Lack of Interest
The lack of interest in the Red
Cross is amazing and disheart-
ening, due to the lack of know
Mr.. Armstrong said. "The
Red Cross is losing its signifi-
cance," he added. "The Red Cross
is either good and should be
backed, or II is no good and
should be gotten rid Of" He said
that it is up to the people to
decide which they want.
During the war. the value Of
food was realized when millions
# lives were saved by 1t. This
ear, the Red Cross is starting a
blood jroject that is expect
ID to extend over a period of at
east five years. The blood is
be obtained through a volun-
.ary blood donor program and
will be used, free, in any case
it is needed and available.
Mr.. Armstrong also brought
out the fact that $3.50 per cent of
the money raised in jackson
County will remain here; with
the other 34.4 per cent going to
Nashville.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
CHECK GIFT PARCELS

Basel, Switzerland-AP = The
cantonal attorney generals office
announced that 1000 persons who
had ordered food sackages sent
to other countries had filed COM
plants that in 3,400 cases there
were no receipts confirming de-
livery. Approximately 1,400 COM
plants were against one ship
ping firm.
The attorney generals office
is investigating to determine
whether the shippers were at
fault or whether thefts occurred
in transit.
Throughout Switzerland. 1853
firms have gone into the business
of supplying food packages for
shipment 70 central and southern
Europe
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
w-AsHrNcroN's BIRTHDAY

The banks will close and the
post offices will curtail service
in Moss Point and Pascagoula
Monday in observance of Wash
ington's Birthday. Windows in
both Pascagoula and Moss Point
post offices will be closed dur
ing the day and there will be no
carrier deliveries, Postmaster
Arthur v. Smith and Leonard
Robinson said. Incoming mail
will be dispensed to boxes and
will be delivered in the business
section of Pascagoula and out
going mail will be handled as
usual. Parcel post will be deliv-
cred in all sections of Pascagou-
Ia, Postmaster Smith said.
When a legal holiday falls on
Sunday. the next day. Monday,
IS observed under the Laws
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
STUDENT H-oUSEKEEPERS
LEARN BY DOING

Rock Hill, S. C.-AP-Fifteen
seniors majoring in home eco
Monies at Winthrop Women's
College here are living in two
home management houses pro-
vided as a departmental labora-
tory.
The is select seniors plan. buy
and prepare meals. do all house,
cleaning, washing, ironing, and
maintain the homes in all phases
as q requirement for degrees in
nome economics, which most
hope TO teach as extension serv.
ice home demonstration agents.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
Local Option
DeniedBY
House Vote
WhiskeY Focuses
Attention Of Low
Makers For Week
(By The Associated Pressl

Wy ~ E1ooOtA1b(a 1907
Jackson, Miss, Feb. 19-This
has been whiskey week in the
capitol. The Senate okayeo re-
peal of the Black Market Tax.
The House killed a bill that would
have permitted local option of a
type.
Both of those actions came on
one day, Wednesday. Interest in
legislation for the whole week
was focused on that day.
But there were other signifi-
cant developments. They include:
/. The House Labor Commit
tee decided to eliminate from
a comprehensive child labor bill
its application to newspaper
carriers. This came after an open
hearing at which parents, car
riers, publishers and former car
riers testified that delivering
newspapers was a wholesome en-
terprise for children.
2. The Senate passed its own
bill to permit women to serve
on juries. The passing vote of
Is to II was recorded despite a
warning that the bill might make
it necessary for women to sit
with Negroes on juries.
3. In the House the first bill
of the session to set an adjourn
ment date was introduced. The
date in the measure is March 20.
Most observers predict that the
work on hand cannot be COM
pleted by that date.
Kill Tax Reduction
4. The House killed a Senate
passed bill that would have low
cred taxes on movie tickets from
10 per cent to 2 per cent, and
one that would have excluded the
Garden Pilgrimages from amuse-
ment taxes.
S. A bill was passed by the
House to prevent "scalping" in
the sale of athletic tickets.
6. The Senate passed a House
bill that would allow the i'm
porting of shrimp smaller than 40
to a pound, for use in canning.
Mississippi law does not permit
the taking of smaller shrimp
from its own waters.
z. The Senate Finance COM
mittee approved a five million
dollar appropriation for the re-
storing of oyster reefs on the
Gulf Coast.
8. Introduction of these bills:
a. House bill to attach Jack
son College and Alcorn A. and
College, both negro institu-
to the State University and
Mississippi State College, respec-
b. Senate bill to bring out-of-
state radio broadcasters within
the scope of Mississippi libel
laws. The secretary of state would
be designated automatically as
the agent of the broadcaster and
would be subject to receive any
summons against him.
C. Senate bill, third of its
kind, proposing a statewide vote
on wet or dry, and if the state
decided to be wet, to provide a
statewide control of liquor sales.
8. A joint session of both
houses heard Lamar Hardy, New
York attorney and native of
Meridian, criticize the federal
government on the score of en-
croaching on states rights.
The bill to repeal the black
market tax passed the Senate
by a vote of 81 to Is. It must
now be acted on by the House.
The liquor bill that failed in
the House would have given the
counties local option on deciding
whether they would operate I'M
der a system of state-controlled
stores.
The bill was killed by the
passage of an amendment which
cut out the enacting clause. The
vote for the amendment, which
nullified the bill, vas II to IS.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
A DREDGING LIGHTS

Temporary dredging lights have
been established on the east side
of Horn Island pass showing a
fixed amber light seward, ac-
cording to an announcement made
this week by the Mobile U. S.
Corps of Engineers. The an
nouncement also said that No.
Two buoy has been moved to ap-
proximately 100 feet eastward
from its chartered position in the
pass channel.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
DISTURBING THE A

Lonnie Guthrie, charged with
trespasSing and disturbing the
peace, was found guilty and
fined SIS and 30 DAYS in police
court Monday. However, Mayor
Watts suspended the Jail sentence
pending good behavior.
According to Mrs. Edith Lat
ting, who filed the charges,
Guthrie attempted to enter her
home three times last Saturday
night. The third time he at
tempted to enter, Mr.. Latting had
returned home and inflicted
wounds that sent Guthrie to the
hospital
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
DRUNKEN DRIVER

Willie w. Mason was arrested
by State Highway Patrolman w.
G, Gray on charges of drunk
driving and later fined 500 and
costs before Justice of the Peace
Kate Denny who also suspended
his drivers license.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
Demo Meeiinq
To Be Set By
State Chairman
tBy The Associated Pressl

tDf 1IC hooOCidttt EtCSoJ
jackson, Miss. Feb. i9-It is
up to the chairman of the Mis-
sissippi Democratic State Execu-
tive committee to set the date of
a nationwide meeting here of
strue white" party members.
The committee at a meeting
here today gave that authority
to the chairman, Judge Herbert
Holmes of Senatobia.
The committee decided to in
vite true white J~effersonian
Democrats from all 40 states.
At its meeting today the COM
mittee was acting on q mandate
from approximately 5000 Missis-
sippi Democrats who met here
February IL to protest the nation
al party's sponsorship Of "anti-
Southern" legislation.
The February IL convention
p~etitioned the committee to set
the date and arrange the nation
wide meeting. The committee, in
turn, has delegated the authority
to its chairman.
1--WE are not withdrawing from
the Democratic party, but seek
ing to purge it OF leaders not in
accord with the principles of JEFF
f~ersonian Democracy" Holmes
declared to the committee.
Some think that we are re-
voting or boiling the party" he
continued. THAT is not true. We
r fighting within the party.
We r Democrats and will con
tinue to be Democrats"
But no longer, he continued,
will Mississippi Democrats 'lie
down and let headers not in ac-
cord with the principles OF JEFF
Dempcrats ruin this
s0 2so8s tns 4saders.~ Hcinss
laid: Il don't think they are in
cord with the American way
u life. They are bringing in to
the party principles announced
by Stain and his cohorts" II,
for one" he declared, will not
60 along" He added:
'aThe president of the United
States owes his election to the
South. And especially to Missis-
sippi. II was Mississippi who
turned the tide that resulted in
his election as vice-president."
Turned Tide for Truman
Holmes was referring to the
1874 Democratic convention at
Chicago. When a trend of voting
was going in favor of Henry Wal
lace for vice-presidential nomi-
nation, Holmes obtained the
floor on a point of order and de-
clared that Mississippi delegates
cast their vote for Truman.
At that point, Holmes continu-
ed, the tide turned from Wallace
to Truman.
Holmes told the committeeman
that at that time Mississippi
Democrats "had assurance from
Mr.. Truman that he would sup
port the Southern point of view.
The motion by which the COM
mittee delegated the calling of
the nationwide meeting to the
chairman was made by Hugh
Clayton of New Albany.
He said the chairman should
have the authority to set the
date "in view of the developing
situation"
E. C. Truly of Fayette asked
that the meeting not be held
o n March 8 or 8 because he would
be unable to attend. Holmes as
sured him the meeting would
not be called on those days.
Later Holmes told newsmen he
did not know when the date
would be set, but that it would
not be before a scheduled visit
of five Dixie governors to Wash
ington to protest the civil rights
recommendations of President
Truman.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
Stress Need For
Stop Light At City
Intersection On go

The necessity of a stop light
at the junction of Live OAK street
and South Pascagoula street, the
route of Highway 80, will be
taken up with the state highway
department, the Paseagoula Civic
Council decided at a meeting
Tuesday night. At present a
caution light only warns motor
lists of a dangerous intersection.
The council will also take up
with Sheriff ]. Guy Krebs and
the state highway department as
to who has the power to order
establishment of the structure
formerly known as Ma Cooley's
Place just West of the Pascagou-
la River bridge.
The floral trail along the coast,
particularly through Jackson
county was discussed by Mrs. P.
A. Thompson and Mrs. Robert
Gulley called to the attention of
the council the fact that now is
the time to care for the climbing
roses along Highway 90 between
Pascagoula and Ocean Springs.
Mrs. Thompson pointed out that
a coast garden tour is being
planned for April and anyone who
has a garden to be included or
the tour is requested to get in
touch with one of the garden
clubs.
DIsoRDERLY CONDUCT
Thelma Richards. negro. was
charged with disorderly conduct
and fined SIS for forcing entrance
into Andrews Place last Satur-
day night. Witnesses stated that
Richards wife was in the place.
While attempting to get 10 her,
Richards broke a chair and sew
eral glasses.