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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12
Yard Get Contract
For Three Derrick Barges
Plun Employment
To Reuch Total Of
LOO In ~JonuorY

The ingalls, Shipbuilding Cor
poration's Pascagoula yard has
been awarded a contract for the
construction of three steel der
rick barges for use in the Vene-
zulean oil fields, w. R. Guest,
ST., executive vice-president, an
nounced Thursday morning.
The Sarges are being built for
the Creole Petroleum Company,
a subsidiary of the Standard Oil
of New Jersey. They will be 100
feet long, of 40-foot beam, Diesel
powered and each mounted with
a 40-ton stiff leg derrick.
Steel is being accumulated fol-
the work, which is expected to
begin on the barges in early Feb
ruary, Mr.. Guest said.
Steel is also now coming in for
the 7,000-ton oil tanker to be
built at the Pascagoula yard, Mr.
Guest said, and the keel of the
new vessel is expected to be laic
the latter part of this month
The tanker is being built for the
Texas Oil Company.
Increase Employment
The employment level at the
yard is being gradually increased
Mr.. Guest said, as work is
stepped up on the conversion oil
the S. S. Richardson and more
steel becomes available for con.
struction of the tunnel sections
that will be used to carry traf-
fic under the Houston ship chan
mel.
Approximately 200 employees
have been added to the payroll
during the past two months, he
said, with another 100 to be
added between now and the END
Of the year.
II is believed that employment
at the yard will be up to l,10O
by the end of January, Mr.. Guest
said.
Plans call for the launching
of the first of the four tunnel
sections being fabricated on the
ship ways at the yard early nexi
month, Mr.. Guest said. The ends
of the sections will be sealed be.
fore launching and they will be
toWed to place of installation un-
der the Houston ship channel.
Total value of the new con-
tract was not available at the
time of announcement, Mr.. Guest
said, but added that the new con-
tract and the work it involves
will tend to stabilize employment
levels at the yard.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12
our-Yeur-OId
Fatally Shot In
ScuffIe Over Gun

Howard Buckley, four-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H.
Buckley of Moss Point, was fatal
ly shot Sunday at the home of
relatives in Richton where he
and his family were visiting.
According to a report of the
accident, the little boy had put
a cartridge into the rifle to show
younger companions with whom
he was playing how to load a gun
and had then put the gun away.
One of the smaller children later
got the gun and in trying to take
it from the other child, Howard
was shot through the heart.
In addition to his parents, How
ard is survived by a younger sis
.er, Rachel.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12
Delegates Named
To Make Plans for
StoteC of Group

Delegates to attend a state
meeting were named and a pro-
gram outlined for the proposed
state Chamber of Commerce at
a meeting of the Mississippi Coast
Council at the Markham hotel in
Gulfport Wednesday night. Rep
resentatives of five of the six
coast counties attended.
A. Boyd Campbell of Jackson,
president of the Mississippi
School Supply Company was
guest speaker and gave a factual
report of the survey of similar
state organizations in neighbor-
ing Southern states made by C.
Arthur Sullivan, Jackson at
torney.
Interested citizens in the state
capital and the Delta have di-
vided the state into IL areas and
this was one of the division meet
ings. Hermes Gautier was elected
chairman of the coast chambers
to attend a formulative meeting
in Jackson December 10 ano
Donald Suffer of Gulfport was
named secretary. Representatives
chosen were Ed Gay and Joe
Miner, Harrison county; E. A
Khayat and G.. r. Lloyd, Jack.
son county; Dan Russell and War
rem Carver, Hancock county
John A.. Guice and l.. o. Crosby
Jr., Pearl River county. Stone
and George counties will choose
their representatives later. Dele.
gates at large are Judge Leslie
f, Grant of Biloxi and Verne
Barnes of Pascagoula. Manager.
of all Chambers of Commerce ir
the coast counties were invited
as ex-officio delegates.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12
WV Clubhouse
Robbed Of $3.50
Cash and Loot

Approximately $3.50 in cash
and merchandise was stolen from
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
clubhouse on Frederick street
early Wednesday morning, ac-
eording to police reports.
Persons in charge of the club
house. told police the building
was locked up shortly after mid
night and the robbery was dis
covered when il was reopened
Wednesday morning. Entry had
been gained through a rear door,
the only door without bars. into
the warehouse and then into the
main building.
investigating officers were
Chief Of Police ]. E. Shirley and
Officers Broadus, Witchen, Fer
lrer and Murray.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12
Oyster Plants To
Be Inspected By
Health Officials

Warning that the oyster, like
milk, is a potentially dangerous
food was issued this week by the
Jackson County Health Depart
ment and announcement was
made that inspection of oyster
handling plants is currently un-
derway.
To meet standards of the health
department, all oysters must
come from approved beds and
must be sold under approved
conditions.
AT present none of the IL
oyster plants in the Pascagoula-
Moss Point ares meet approved
regulations of the Mississippi
State Board of Health" DR.. An
drew Hedmeg, health director,
said. "All plants have been con-
tacted, however, and those wish
ing to meet the requirements will
be inspected and issued a per-
NIT to open and operate for the
coming season. All others will be
restrained from handling she'll
fish"
In the past the United States
Public Health Service has re-
fused to endorse shellfish pro-
grams in the state because of fail
ure of phases of the industry to
meet the necessary standards.
Lack of patrol facilities to insure
the shellfish being caught only in
approved areas has been the main
reason for the refusal to endorse
the program here but recently
these facilities have been OBJ
tanned, DR.. Hedmeg said. Tenn
porafy endorsement has been e
quested until a survey can be
made and permanent endorse
ment obtained.
Set Standards
All oysters, to meet the regu-
lations, must be in a can contain
ing the name of the plant, date
of packing and permit number
and no longer car they be poured
from the can into any other e
ceptable for display.
Oysters are particularly dam
gerous because they are not mi
gratory and when consumed raw
they can become a direct trans
mitter of disease.
The health department urges
that people buy oysters only from
approved shops and be sure the
ones purchased in the grocery
stores or cafes come from ap-
proved shops. Inspections will be
made of all cafes, grocery stores,
fish markets and commercial
handlers, DR.. Hedmeg said.
Anyone convicted of violation
of this law is liable to a $50 fine,
DR.. Hedmeg pointed out.
A list of all approved plants in
the area will be published at a
later date, he declared.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12
Station Robbed
Third Time; 1924
Taken Monday

II was like a flash back at the
picture show, the robbery of the
Independent Oil Company service
station on Telephone Road about
2:15 a. m. Monday. The whole
procedure was identical with the
robbery of the same station ex-
actly two weeks before, except
for the amount of money in
volved.
According to officers of the oil
company, a man masked with a
yellow scarf or similar covering,
appeared at the window of the
station, stuck a gun through the
window and ordered the attend
ant to fill a bag which he passed
through the window with all
money in the station. The night
attendant, j. w. Wayne of Pas
cagoula, emptied the 1894 from
his pockets into the bag after
which the bandit ordered him to
tear the telephone from the wall
and then disappeared in the di-
rection of the Mississippi Export
Railroad which runs to the rear
of the station.
Wayne walked to Pascagoula
to report the robbery to police
headquarters and Officers Caulk
and Bosarge investigated.
This was the third robbery OF
the station. The first occurred
about five weeks ago when a man
held up the attendant in the dark
and escaped with $54. The sec.
ond, almost identical with the
robbery Monday morning, oc-
Cured two weeks ago when
$34.06 was stolen.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12
Body Of Pvt. Ford
Is Returned From
Germany For Buriol

Funeral services for Pvt. Will
liam H. Ford, who was killed in
action in Rhens, Germany in
l945, were conducted Wednesday
at 4 p. m. at the Fails Funeral
Chapel in Moss Poiat. Pvt. Ford
was buried with full military
honors in the Union cemetery
with the Rev. Bill Funderberk,
assisted by the Rev. Ray Whit
tington. ministers of the church
of God. in charge.
Pail bearers were P. C. Nor
gan. Leroy Wainwright, Elwood
DeAngelo, Charles Hudson, j. L.
Crawford, Leroy Morgan, Joseph
Couch and Paul Stauter.
The body arrived in Pasca-
goula Tuesday at 5:34 p. m. and
was met by an escort from the
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Pvt. Ford was a native of Moss
Point, the son of the late w. H.
Ford, and Mrs. Ford. He entered
service in October, 1914, and was
killed a month after he was sent
abroad. He was 81 years old at
the time.
He is survived by his mother;
seven sisters, Mesdames Leila
Bosarge, Bayou La Batre, Maude
Myers and c. E. Bowden, Span
ishburg. W. Va, E. c. Firth, and
Misses Erlyne and Voncile Ford,
Moss Point; three brothers, j. S,
and Hal Ford. Moss Point, and
Louis Ford, Baton Rouge.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12
Supervisors Ask
Designs On New
County Dredge

The Board of Supervisors this
week asked three Pascagoula
shipbuilders to submit tentative
sketches and specifications for
the construction of an eight.
10 or IL inch hydraulic dredge
for general county use.
Builders asked to submit es-
Inmates are ingalls, Shipbuilding
Corporation, Arnold v. Walker
Shipyard and F. B. Walker &
Sons.
The request was made in a
letter to the companies this week
from A. p. Moran. president of
the board, after consideration of
the matter at the last several
sessions of the supervisors.
The proposed dredge would
have a capacity of dredging to
a depth of 30 feet and would be
used for filling behind seawalls.
construction of sloping beaches
in front Of seawalls, dredging OF
harbors and channels in county
waterways, and for general main
tenanee work.
An open hearing has been set
for 10 am. Wednesday, Deem
Der 18th. at which the estimates
and designs will be considered
Mr.. Moran said, and the board
will then proceed to advertise
for bids for construction of the
design selected. Competent en-
gineers will be employed to
supervise the construction, Mr.
Moran said.
The dredge will be for daytime
use only, without living quarters.
Included in the estimates will be
200 feet Of floating pipe line and
eight hundred feet of pipe.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12
Eight Indicted
BY Grand Jury
In Fall Session

Eight persons were indicted by
the grand jury in a two and a
half day session which terminal
ed Wednesday at noon. The
grand jury convened in connec-
ton with the fall term of cir
cult court which opened its semi
annual term Monday at the court
house in .Pascagoula.
In a report submitted to Judge
L. c. Corban on adjournment, the
grand jurors touched briefly on
what they termed the "fair con-
dition considering their age" of
the court house. county farm and
premises and Jail and the salts
factory condition of the records.
The jury also respectfully re-
quested" the Board of Super
visors and other officials to EEK
ercise their best influence and
ability" to have the boundary
line between the States of Mis-
sissippi and Alabama officially
set.
Four men were indicted on
grand larceny charges involving
the theft of cattle in Jackson
county. All four pleaded not
guilty on arraignment. Clarence
Lee Shiny and v. E. Crane were
charged with the theft of a two
year old bull valued at SIS, the
property of Richard Golf, and
trial was set for November %.
George S. Slater and Wallace
Clark are scheduled to stand
trial that same day for the theft
of a heifer, valued at SIS. from
w. K. Roberts.
A true bill was returned
against Gordon w. Harvey for
passing a bad check in the
amount of $25. Harvey, who has
been held in Jail for 80 days, paid
the money involved and was re-
leased. Indicted on a charge Of
larceny connected with the
theft of a Ford automobile which
was the property of Paramount
Richards Theaters, James Thorn
as pied guilty to trespassing when
the larceny charge was nolle
pressed on arraignment and SEN
tence will be pronounced later.
Tommy Ray was fined 500 and
costs and given a six months sus-
pended sentence on arraignment
for assault and battery. Ray paid
the fine and costs and was re-
leased. The charge grew out of
an attack with a knife on Peter
Rocker, according to the indict-
ment.
Trial for John T. George on
charges of burglary was set for
Tuesday after he was indicted
by the grand jury and pied not
guilty at arraignment. The charge
grew out of an alleged attempted
robbery of the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. T. f. Valentine.
Three others were indicted but
they had not been arrested late
Thursday. The cases of Willie
Gus Cheatem, charged with
breaking and entering and at
tempted burglary and larceny,
Ralph Nelson, charged with
threatening to do bodily harm
to another. and ], R. Bullock,
charged with assault by pointing
a pistol at William Rayburn,
were remanded to justice of
peace court.
Four cases coming before the
grand jury were ordered con-
tinued for further investigation.
Members of the grand jury
We're Clyde Eckhoff. Hardy Jones,
Harry E. Parsley, Jr., Alton O..
Roberts, Howard D. Delaney.
Floyd H. Kirkwood, A. L. Wiki
erson, R. L., Barnes, M. Oscar
Joachim, Clifton B. Davis Gore
mani, w. G.. Johnson, James C..
Henley, c. T. Goodgame, Harold
l. filings, Wiley Griffin Carter,
Andrew Garland Cumbest and
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12
Armistice Day
Ceremonies Held
At Moss Point

A brief but impressive Ne
mortal Dav service was held in
the City Hall at Moss Point on
Thursday at Il a. m. with Off
GERS of the local Veterans of For
eign Wars and the Ladies Aux
iliary assisting in presenting the
ritual.
Mayor Bob Cirlot presided as
master of ceremonies and Henry
Lynd, commander of the post,
conducted the services.
Everett Harper, World War II
veteran. made a brief talk after
a prayer by the Rev. {. w. Scott,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12
ATTENDING MEETING

Among those attending the
Mississippi School Administra-
tors meeting at the Buena Vista
hotel Tuesday and Wednesday
were Thomas R. Wells, head Of
the Paseagoula schools and the
principals Of the schools Virgil
Gill of the high school, E. Y. Cur
ry of Junior high. Mrs. Annie Lee
Painter of Central, Miss Kathleen
Keil of South. Miss Ann Farms
worth of Beach and Miss Irene
Denny of Lake schools.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12
WoMAN'S CLUB OF
MOSS POINT

There will be a meeting of the
Woman's Club of Moss Point on
Tuesday evening, November 18th
at 8 p. m. at the Y.M.B.C. club
house.
A program on Child Welfare
has been arranged by Mrs. Casey
Bryan, chairman, assisted by Mes
danes Edward A. Khayat and
Alton Thomson.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12
Rep. w. NJ. Colmer
To Address Teachers
Al County Meeting

Congressman William M. Col
mer will be the guest speaker at
the regular meeting of the Jack
son County Teachers association
to be held on Tuesday evening
at 7:30 p. m. in the Central high
school in Moss Point.
Mr.. Colmer will discuss federal
aid for education, it was an
nounced. Several musical num-
bers viii complete the program.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12
Dredge Here,
Starts Work
On Channel
First Operation
Sturts Neur
Mouth Of River

Actual dredging operations on
the Pascagoula ship channel be-
gan this week with the arrival
here Thursday morning Of the
Dredge Cartegena Of the Stand
ard Dredging Corporation which
began work in the channel just
off the mouth of the Pascagoula
river.
The cartegena is expected to
continue work in the vicinity of
Beacon 80 for about a week or
10 days and will then nov up to
the vicinity of Delmas Bayou in
the river.
Dredging operations will con-
tinue in the river for some time
as the dredge cuts a l000-foot
turning basin opposite the pres
ent city docks and deepens the
channel to 81 feet.
Spells from this dredging will
be used to reclaim a large acre
age of land on the West bank of
the Pascagoula river to be used
for industrial sites. The dredge
was originally scheduled to be-
gin work in this area but the re-
tanning levees being constructed
by drag lines and bulldozers on
the West bank r not quite COM
pleted.
Plan Second Dredge
It is expected that the company
will send second dredge here
at a later date TO speed compile
tAon u the proisct winch calls
for widening the existing cham
mel and deepening II to 81 feet,
to give jackson county one of
the finest ship channels in the
Gulf area at Paseagoula.
The United States Engineers,
who are supervising the dredg-
ing work for the Port Commits
sion, will also send one of theiI
large hopper dredges here at q
later date to widen Horn Island
pass and deepen it to 35 feet. The
work of the hopper dredge will
be timed to coincide with the
completion of the channel
dredging.
Work of grading and Smelling
the area adjacent to the city
dock, which has been leased to
Lacoste, Inc, by the Port Com
mission was also completed this
week and the company will be-
gin the stock piling of railroad
ties there Monday.
In cooperation with Importa-
ton Bots, a Belgium import ex-
port concern, Lacoste, Inc, plans
the regular export of railroad
ties out of Pascagoula to foreign
destinations. The first ship has
been scheduled to call here as
soon as approximately 1000 tons
of ties can be stock piled at the
city dock.
When the dredging work has
been completed and the ship
channel deepened to 81 feet the
company plans the export of full
shiploads out of Pascagoula, with
the operations scheduled to be
enlarged to include foreign i'm
ports when warehousing facili.
ties are available.
The leasing of the property viii
be completed when the final pa.
pers are signed Friday morning
at city hall by officials of the
city, port commission and La.
coste, Inc.
Under terms of the contrac'
let by the Port Commission
through the United States En-.
gineers the channel dredging
work is scheduled to be complt.
ed some time during April o.
next year. However, if the com.
pany sends a second dredge hert
the work is expected to be com.
pleted before that time.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12

New York has been the most
populous state In the Union since
1920 and now has 10 per cent of
the nations inhabitants, although
in land area il ranks 29th.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12

Oregon is known as the "Val-
entine State" because il was adj
mitted to the union on St. Valen-
tines Day, 1859.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-12

The age Of some turtles at death
has been estimated between 200
and $50 years.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
SITUATIONS MEN tcert.

JANITOR, colored, experienced, desires apt,
Job without quarters. Please call DE 42Ss.
Man, white. wants to learn furniture re-
finishing or upholstering; some refinishins
NAN, combining ability, reliability with
steward drive. HANDY -is guard. D't 81. ZOOS. ZOOS:
PAPER HANGER-PAINTER. white. "a:
wants steady work. can mix, match and
saoR SALESMAN Rfa sGS SnsE srs .sper s,s1 special.
ist In a foot comfort; best Of references.
RETIRED GOVERNMENT EMpLoYE de.
education and experience. Box 10-E, Star.
YOUNG MAN (colored), wants lob as car
some sesess ssa ''hHS M %5ss % has
10 YRS EXPERIENCE repairing electric
motors; asIo ,. .Dart-time TN work. eyes,. sats. VI.
fssf aegEi f.'fs KEsTauRANr sS club position d.
sired; fully experienced all phases; pre-
sently employed as assistant manager Of
large hotel; best references: valid reason
55or 5or desired change OF employment. Box
In refrigeration and air conditioning. de-
Write VII any fTes RsgstTs sHGoSSsn 6S es%
MERGE q TEcHNoLoGY. 1889 n. =.
aye ayei .pIE n;Es Or o. phone DI: 67o3: PA
ing and ONCE nagement. az hEs would uSs0uns Ike
permanent connection with local business
frm; thoroughly experienced; prefer po-
siti9n With construction contractor. Box
DOES YOUR BUSINESS require a man,
"a years old, single, with college education
satisfactory references nice car. and
plus week enss IRON pia ap0f p6 1n 5ss
from 2 to pm. before Tuesday 24s
Evening star., 1948-10-23
HELP DOMESTIC,
CHAMBERMAID-WAITRESS

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seh9olsirls; Sa s,n near 9, New York City. sleep
MRS: s 7: soihFREY. 4s Brewster rId.' I
COOK AND 1st-FLooR WORK. must be
live in. only 1st-class type considered: re-
cent local references; $140. EN-. sO3l
CHAMBERMAID-NUR expected to serve
dinner; other help employed; no laundry,
references essential; sie5. EN-. sosi. "a
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have other help. 'Wo. s595. 20
CooK-G:H.W:; apt, family Of 3; s25
days, 10 am till after dinner live out:
worthy with Responsible references and
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vases: references Box 457-B, Star. 81
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and city references: si9. % sH. 7oss. s'n 1s e-ss
GIRL, to work to g., care for one child
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cooking; par, time; references. 5oos Isl
GIRL. settled, between 80 and 80: exper
in IN gh,w.; liye in upstairs rm.; refs; S25
G.H W. COOKING Experienced, coiored
girl; local references and health card
must be fond Of children. neat and reliable;
GENERAL HoUSEwoRKER, white or COL
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G.H: W. exper:, middle aged; city refs. a
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refs. jackson 1756-J. call bet. and 4
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suburban Alex $50 per mo- live in
WOMAN, white, care of IL mo. girl: light
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Sunday Of; live in. pvt. room; SIS wk.
Box 123-C, Star. -23
WOMEN (2), for advertising special; perm
position; no exper. necessary; drawing
account. Apply TO 4. Friday. Saturday
WORKING COUPLE will give good home to
young white girl. no objection to l child
in small home. Tower $3.50. "a
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references. convenient location, live in.
Call WO. $500 -25
HOUSEWORK and some nursing. household
of persons. Phone KE. 5929. -23
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