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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17
Newly Equipped
School Cofeterids
Begin Operation

New cafeteria facilities have
been added to three Moss Point
schools, the Charlotte Hyatt and
Ed Mayo elementary and the
Magnolia Colored schools.
The cafeteria at the Charlotte
Hyatt school began operation last
week and the one at the Magno-
liza school began operation on
Wednesday of this week.
The Ed Mayo cafeteria is sched-
uled to be ready for use by this
coming week.
The newly established Home
Economics department at the
Magnolia school is the recipient
of three sewing machines con-
t-ibuted by the local Colored
Labor Union.
Two of the machines are Of the
manual type and one electric
one.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17
Open Your Heart And Give Us A
Dime-Join The March To School

Thin dimes from a few donors initiated a March to
School, drive in Jackson county this week. The whole thing was
the idea OF Mrs. R M. Mahaffey. WHO is a staunch believer in
letting good deeds begin at home. in answer to the plea by county
welfare workers for clothing to make school possible for needy
children in the county.
Miss Clara Herrin, county welfare agent, issued a plea a
few weeks ago for shoes and clothing for children who will not
even be able to attend school this year unless they receive out
side help.
The letter from Mrs. Mahaffey which accompanied the
money follows:
THE past few months the radio and the newspapers have
been full of appeals; to feed and elothe the needy in ravaged
Europe and by so doing help stamp out the growth of Commu-
nism and various other isms in those countries. One wonders if
the same sentiments might not hold true in our community?
When one reads such articles as your appeals for shoes and
clothing for school children here, it makes the appeals for aid
to others seem a little distant to this reader. This is, after all
the weafthiest and bigheartedest 81 nation in the world. But
is our generosity an every day sort Of thing? Or must it be
helped along by appeals and great fanfare of press and radio?
start the March to School, for these youngsters in OUR OWN
COMMUNITY who don't have shoes. Perhaps some local mer-
chant might cooperate by selling the shoes at just a little above
cost SO our dimes will buy many more pairs of shoes. For all
these mothers who sew, it wouldn't take very much more time
when making something for your own youngster to make two
SO another youngster might 60 to school with something NEW
to wear.
In this case I don't think it would injure anyone to plag-
arize an old Navy tradition and prove that we too can Take
Care of Our Own
The fund begins with sl.5O donated by Mrs. Mahaffey and
others who agree with her that the children in our country are
as important as those in far countries.
Contributions to the fund will be received at the Chronicle
Star Advertiser office and turned over to Miss Herrin of the
Public Welfare Department for the March to School,.
Contributions should be addressed to March to School,
chronee-Sta Paseagoula. Miss.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17
CAR OFF FILL

An automobile claimed by the
Mobile U-Drive-It Service was
fished from the water on the
north side of the Pascagoula-
Gautier fill Tuesday night but
the driver had left the scene of
the accident when the vehicle
was discovered, State Patrolman
w. G. Gray reported. The car is
said to have been driven by
Joseph Lewinski, Merchant Ma
rine with the Strachan Steamship
CO., out of Mobile. The accident
was reported by the Pascagoula
river bridge tender when he saw
a part of the car above the water.
The door of the car, which had
overturned before it struck the
water. was open and obviously
had been the mode of escape for
the driver.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17
Adviso sorry Board Is
Nomed By Local
Selective Service

An advisory board to assist
registrants in filling out ques-
tionnaires has been appointed by
the Jackson County Selective
Service Board, board members an
nouneed this week.
Personnel of the new group
are: Vertis Ramsay, Fred Taylor,
E. H. Bacot. N. C. Everett. A. F.
Megehee of Pascagoula, f. A.
Khayat and L. X. Mcintosh Of
Moss Point and Joe Butler of
Ocean Springs; and colored board
B. B. Jennings and J. w. DeFlan-
ders of Paseagoula and H. L.
Whisenton of Moss Point.
A total of 1866 men between
the ages of Is and &c had regis
tered through Wednesday, fig
ures showed. Friday and Satur-
day are the last days for regis
tration for men already 18 years
old and after that date youths
are required to register within
five days after they reach their
18th birthday.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17
Complete Fencing OF $4,000 Acres Of
De Soto Forest; Hogs TO Be Removed

A total of $4,000 acres, 1890 of
which lie in Northwest jackson
county, of the De Soto National
Forest are now under fence and
a program of removing hogs from
the area has been put into effect,
J. d. Strange of the U. S. Forest
Service, in charge of the Biloxi
Range. announced this week.
Fencing of the area has been
underway over a period of seven
or eight years. Ranger Strange
said, and was completed this
summer. The area is fenced with
a 26-inch net wire fence designed
to keep range hogs out.
Purpose Of the fencing is 10
encourage the regrowth and nat
ural seeding Of long leaf pinelin
the area, Ranger Strange said.
Feeding hogs destroy the long
leaf seedlings. he explained, be-
cause of a starchy sweet sub
tanee contained in the roots.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17
Celebration of Air
Force Day Centers
At KeesIer Field

know Your Air Force Better
will be the theme for the nation
wide observance of Air Force Day
Saturday, it was announced here
by Sgt. Carl Garner, local US
Army and US Air Force recruit
err. Due to the proximity of KEGS
Ter Field, there will be no local
program in observance of the day
but the field will be open to Wis
itors and special ceremonies will
mark the celebration.
Air Force Day was formerly
held August | and its shift this
year to the September date marks
the air arms first anniversary as
an independent organization. The
observance will underscore not
only the Importance of the regu-
lar air force but also the signifi-
canoe of the Air National Guard,
Air Reserve and other civilian
eomponents in providing a trained
personnel reserve for any emer-
gency
Special invitations have been
issued by Major General c. w.
Lawrence to Mayors F. w. Cirlot
of Moss Point and John r. Watts
of Pascagoula to attend the days
festivities at the field and a gen.
eral invitation has been extended
to the public to inspect the facili-
ties of the Worlds Largest Tech
meal School" and view the parade
of over 5000 officers and airmen
at 9 a. m. and the aerial review
and air show.
The day will serve to call at
tention to the continuing need for
voluntary enlistments in the Air
Force, Sgt. Garner said, and the
many outstanding are oppor-
tunities which it offers to young
Americans. The anniversary ac-
tivities also will point out the
Importance of a healthy aviation
industry and the benefits which
air force research and develop
ment have given to civilian in
dustry.
Military Manpower Committees
in communities throughout the
country and a number of patri-
otto, civic and fraternal organiza-
tions will join in the observance
throughout the country,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17
FOUR CROWD MARKS

CLEVELAND - (AP) - Pro
football attendance marks have
been established in four cities
by the Cleveland Browns, twice
champions of the two-year-old
AIl-America pro football Confer
ence.
The Browns drew 80,067 at a
home game against the New York
Yankees for a Cleveland pro
mark, and 10000 jammed Yam
kee Stadium to watch the same
two teams and set a pro mark
for Gotham. San Francisco turned
out 54,483 for a Cleveland game
there, and 43.167 witnessed a
contest between the Browns and
the Buffalo Bills at the northern
New York city. All the marks
were set in 1947.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17
W. F. Stephens.
Constable, Dies
OfHeort Attack

William Francis Stephens, con-
stable in Beat 3 for nearly nine
years, died of a heart ailment at
his home at 200 South Canty
street Friday night. Mr.. Stephens
had not been well for about a
year but his last illness was of
only a weeks duration. He was "a
years old.
He was a native of Panama
City, Fla, but had lived in Pas
,eagoula since 1915. He was edu-
Gated in the schools in Panama
City and in 1908 he and Miss Vir-
gle Purcell were married. He was
a member of the Baptist church,
a Mason and an Odd Fellow. He
had served two terms as constable
and took office in January for his
third term.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday at 3 p. m. at the Cal
vary Baptist church by the Rev.
M. S. Varnado and interment was
in Machpelah cemetery. Masonic
ceremonies were held at the
grave. Stokes Funeral Home was
in charge.
He is survived by his widow;
two daughters, Mrs. Wilma Lad
nier and Mrs. Nita Witchen of
Pascagoula; two grandchildren;
and a brother, A. J. Stephens of
Mobile.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17
Mobile Engineers Say Final Approval
Dredging Contract Expected Shortly

Contract for the dredging of
the Pascagoula ship channel and
Horn Island Pass with the Stand
ard Dredging Corp. has been ap-
proved by the Division of engin-
GERS at Atlanta and is now in the
hands of the Chief of Engineers
at Washington, u. J. Perry, chief
of operations for the Mobile Dis
trict, U. S. Engineers, said Thurs
day morning.
The Standard Dredging Corp.
was low bidder at the opening of
bids for the work on August 3lst
at the District Engineers office
at Mobile. They submitted a price
of S5f6, 100 for the channel dredg-
ing and land reclamation work.
The L. S. Engineers, who will
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17
States Rights And
Health Question
AT Rotary Club

Hermes Gautier, guest speaker,
at the Rotary club in Moss Point
on Thursday, presented the be-
liefs of the States Rights group
to members of the club.
This group, Mr.. Gautier ex-
planned, are those who are OPP
posed to any eneroachment of the
federal government on the rights
of the states.
MI. Gautier, who was intro
duced by John Backstrom, pre-
sented Joe Latham of Jackson,
who is a member of the COVER
nor's staff of colonies. Mr.. Latham
corroborated what Mr.. Gautier
had said of the States Rights pro-
gram.
Julian Rivers, president, gave
the Rotarians a resume of the
question of a full time county
health director as it was present
ed at the Pascagoula club at their
meeting on Wednesday.
Edward A. Khayat, member of
the Board of supervisors, W. B.
Herring and K. w Burnham and
Mr., Gautier, both of whom were
former members of the Board,
each in a few words endorsed the
proposal of a full time health di-
rector, ~stressing the importance
of the county health program.
Visiting Rotarians from Pasca-
goula were Chester Lyons and T..
o. Green and Carl Olschner of
New Orleans. H. A. Taylor was
also a guest.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17
Evening Glasses AT
Poscdgoulo School
To Begin October 5

The Pascagoula school system
will start its evening class pro-
gram on October 5, w. S. Cobb,
supervisor of vocational training,
announced this week. Glasses will
be offered in typing, shorthand,
bookkeeping and general bust
ness. Anyone interested in these
courses will report to the CONNER
cial department in the high school
building September % at Z p. m.
At this time students will be
classified and enrolled and the
first class will be held on DC
tober 5.
A small fee of 81 a month will
be charged each student. Glasses
will meet Tuesday and Thursday
nights from 5 to 7 p. m, accord
ing to tentative plans. Mr.. Cobb
said.
Additional information may be
obtained from Mr. Cobb at 1877.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17
Alabama District
Governor Is Guest
Of KiWanianS

Albert Tulley, District Cover
nor of Alabama. who has trav-
eled over $4,000 miles in interest
of Kiwanis work during the past
year was guest speaker of the
local club at the regular meeting
an Tuesday.
Governor Tulley gave an in
teresting talk on the accomplish
ments of the Kiwanis clubs
throughout the nation toward the
help of the children of the nation.
Colonel Rice of Mobile, who ac-
companied the district governor,
announced that the Mobile club
is sponsoring a football game be-
tween Murphy high of Mobile and
Pascagoula to be PLAYED in the
old stadium in Mobile on Friday,
September "a, from which the
proceeds will go to benefit the
underprivileged children.
The Mobile club has around
1885 members and each one eX-
poets to sell 25 tickets each, Col.
Rice said. Col. Rice brought 264
reserve seat tickets along the so
yard line which will be available
at 81 each. T. N. Tucker and Vir-
ell Gill were appointed to han
die the sales of these tickets.
w. r. Guest, Jr, president, re-
minded members of the election
of officers scheduled for the next
meeting. September 81.
Other visitors at the luncheon
we're Hoyt Lee of Mobile and
Ross Grady of Paseagoula.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17
May Set Beat 3
Constable Race
For November z

The special election to fill the
vacancy in the Beat Three con-
stables office, created by the re-
cent death of w. F Stephens,
will probably be set to coincide
with the national presidential
election on November 2, it was
learned this week.
The special election to fill the
vacancy must be ordered by the
board of supervisors If more than
six months of the vacant office
remains to be served. If less than
that unexpired term remains, the
board can make an appointment
until the next regular election.
The late Mr.. Stephens took office
for a four-year term in January,
this year.
The Board of Supervisors will
probably issue the order for the
election at its next regular ses-
sion on Monday, October 4.
The board orders and sets the
date of the election, which is
called by the County Election
Commissioners. Harold w. Gau-
tier is chairman of the Jackson
county Commissioners.
The election will be a special
election, and not a Democratic
primary. Therefore the winner
will not have to receive a major
ity of votes cast to win, and no
runoff will be held. The candi-
date receiving the highest number
of votes will be elected.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17

handle the dredging of Horn Is
land Pass, have estimated the
work at $160.O00. The Engineers
have also set a figure of S2s,-
946.74 for supervision of the
project, bringing the total esti-
mated cost to $706, 046.64.
The river and ship channel is
to be dredged to a depth of 81
feet, and Horn Island pass to a
depth of 35 feet.
MI. Perry said that final ap-
proval from the Chief of EnEin-
GERS office is expected daily and
that when it arrives the Standard
Dredging Corp. will be given i'm
mediate notice to proceed. They
will have 20 days to start work
after this notice is issued by the
District Engineer,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17
Farmers Market
Quick Sell Out
On Opening Date

Produce from the farms of
Jackson county farmers went on
sale at z a. m. at the new Farm
ers' Market on Saturday morning
and by $50 a. m. II was practical
ly a sell out.
A. c. Petersen, chairman of
the Board OF Directors Of the
Jackson County Farmers Market,
and Supervisors Joe v. Krebs,
Roy Cumbest and Edward A..
Khayat were principal speakers
at the formal opening ceremonies
of the market at 8 a. m.
Acting as master Of ceremonies,
A. ]. Franklin, county agent, in
troduced Mr.. Petersen who ex-
pressed the appreciation of the
farmers and thanked the Board
of Supervisors for their coopera-
ton and efforts in making the
market building possible.
Supervisor Krebs OF Beat 3
spoke briefly on the willingness
of the board to cooperate on any
development for the people of
jackson county and Supervisor
Cumbest of Beat | stressed that
the entire board Is In favor of
such progressive moves TO develop
agriculture in Jackson county and
urged the farmers OF his beat to
use the market the year around.
Edward A, Khayat, supervisor
of Beat 2, spoke on the develop
ment of Jackson county and said
further development would de-
pend on united and cooperative
efforts of the people and the Off
Gals of the county.
Mr.. Khayat expressed the re-
grets of Fred Moran. president of
the Board, that due to press
ing business he was unable to
attend the opening.
The opening of the market was
well attended and each patron
registered for the door prizes, two
baskets of vegetables, which were
presented to Mrs. A. L. Conway
and +. E. Turner.
The fefiowing farmers had pro-
duce on sale az the opening date,
Coyt Brooks, Mrs. d. A. Byrd,
Mrs. r. L. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Outzen, Home Demon
stration Council, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
c. Petersen. Mrs. A. l.. Vincent,
T. W. Bankston, and Mrs. j. E.
Hagen.
On display and for sale was a
variety of farm produce includ-
ing eggs. dressed poultry. live
poultry, catfish, apples, tomatoes,
new turnips, mustard, collards,
field peas, sweet potatoes, bell
and hot peppers, peanuts, cakes
and cookies.
In one booth Mrs. D. A. Byrd
had potted plants and flowers of
many species for sale.
The market will be open again
on Saturday, September l8. at z
a. m. Two or three additional
farmers have indicated their in
tention to have produce for sale.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17
Judge beds"
Need Full Time Officer

Pointing out the physical inn
possibility of a man, adequately
serving a county comprised of
ITO square miles and a popula-
ton of $4,000 during the time al
lotted this county by the present
system which calls for one health
officer for Jackson and Harrison
counties, Mr.. King stressed the
need for a health director to give
full time to the county, to live in
it and acquaint himself with the
needs and conditions.
Il want to make it clear that I
have no quarrel with the per-
sonnet of our Jackson county
health department. They are. I
believe, an efficient and consci-
entious group of workers, and de-
spite the lack of full-time super
vision during the past two years.
have accomplished a great deal.
Nor do I have any quarrel with
DR.. Andrew j. Hedmeg whom I
believe to be a fine and compe-
tent health officer. I would be
glad to see him as u full-time
officer but | am now, and always
have been, opposed to an arrange
ment such as the present one,
under which Harrison county OBJ
tains the services of a full-time
health officer and Jackson coun-
ty gets the part-time weekly
visits" -,
Mr.. King quoted from news
stories which an at the time the
two counties were combined un-
der one officer two years ago, in
which DR.. Hedmeg, who resigned
as director in Jackson county to
accept a similar position in Har-
rison county and vas then given
direction of both departments,
promised the situation would be
only temporary. He also read edi-
torials which had appeared in
the paper at that time in which
the fear that this situation would
become permanent was expressed
and opposition to it was regis
tered.
Despite DR.. Hedmeg's assur-
ance that Jackson county would
not be left without a full-time
health officer, we believe this
special two-county set-up could
very easily become another ar
rangement by which Harrison
got the full time office and Jack
son the part-time weekly visits"
he read from an editorial written
in 1916. This was the type of sit
uation we had last summer when
the Hancock county officer came
here on part-time visits. It was
most unsatisfactory. And we urge
the Jackson county board of SUI
pervisors to reject the present
proposal"
He expressed the opinion that
the county has a fine health de-
partment plant which would Of
fer a good job to any public health
officer and that the position
could have been filled long ago
had DR.. Underwood made any
effort to fill it.
In speaking for the board of
supervisors, Hermes Gautier,
then a member of the board and
now state representative, and A.
P. Moran. president, expressed
the belief that this situation a
be remedied and promised full
cooperation.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17
o FOR MENTOR

ITHACA. N. Y.-tAP)-Harold
Met ullough. triple threat star Of
the unbeaten Cornell team of
1899, has been elevated to the
job of varsity backfield coach
for the grid forces of Cornell.
Last season cCullough handled
the freshmen team at the school.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17
Problems In County
Hit In Rotary Club Talks 5;
Tell Of Lax Operation Of Disposal Plont,
Ask Full Time Director Of Hedlth Unit

Jackson county and Pascagoula
were stressed by three guest
speakers at the meeting of the
Pascagoula Rotary club Wednes-
day at the Country club.
DR.. Ralph Marsh, veterinarian,
revealed conditions resulting from
the fact there is no meat inspec-
ton law in the county; Harold
c. Ezell, city commissioner-elect,
deplored the inadequate opera
ton of the city's sewage disposal
system; and Easton King, editor
of the Chronicle Star-Advertiser,
stressed the Importance of a full
time health officer instead of the
part time service the county now
receives.
Fifty percent of the meat con-
sumed in the county is locally
| slaughtered, most of it under
pine trees for there are only two
slaughter houses in the county
and these do not meet sanitary
requirements by any means, DR..
Marsh said. Numerous animal
diseases are transmittable to man,
he declared, and there is tuber-
culosis among some of the cattle
in this county.
with no inspection law there
is nothing to prevent a sick COW
from being slaughtered or a dead
one from being skinned and the
meat peddled from door to door,"
he said. And l have been told
that this very thing has hap
pened."
Mr.. Ezell included in his talk
the reading of a report of inspec-
tons of the Pascagoula Sewage
disposal plant made in August
and September of l947 by the
assistant sanitary engineer of the
State Health Department, in
which glaring defects in the me-
chanical and operational set-up
of the plant were pointed out
Outstanding among these was the
fact that "at least go percent of
the raw sewage coming to the
plant was not permitted to en-
ter the plant at all but was by
passed direct to the Pascagoula
river and was entering the river
without any treatment or chic
rination."
Inadequate Treatment
The report further pointed out
that treatment of that sewage
which went into the plant was in
adequate with half of the sludge
drying beds not used and, that
in August of last year, primary
raw sewage was being pumped
into these beds instead the treat
ed sewage for which these beds
are intended.
MI. Ezell followed with ex-
cerpts from a letter written to
DR.. Andrew Hedmeg, acting di-
rector of the Jackson County
health department, by H. A.
Krooze, director of sanitary en-
gineering, in March, l948, in
which Mr.. Krooze pointed out
that following the previously
mentioned inspections recommen-
dations had been made to put
the disposal system in good OPP
Grating condition and that a fol-
low-up inspection in March, l948,
had shown that these 'recommen-
dations have not been made eff
fective, except possibly the by
passing of raw sewage to the
river The letter further stated
that the disposal plant was "op-
Grating in a very poor condition"
and "in fact, n may say that
all that existed on this date were
five open septic tanks"
The speaker told Rotarians
that a personal inspection tour of
the plant a few days ago showed
that about 80 percent of the raw
sewage is being by-passed into
the river and raw sewage was
also being pumped into the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17

Two out of every three Ameri-
can soldiers who reached France
in World War I participated in
battle.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-17

Utility wires hum because wind
vibrates them like the strings of
a musical instrument.