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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23
Two Men Hurt
In Auto Crash
Saturday Night

H. H. Nelson, 20 years old,
Moss Point, suffered a broken
leg and James E. Foreman of
Gautier was cut and bruised in
an accident involving automo-
biles driven by them on Highway
30 at Gautier shortly before
midnight Saturday.
Young Nelson was hospitalized
but Foreman was treated at the
Jackson County hospital and re-
leased. Three passengers in Nell
sons car escaped injury. They
were Elmer Cruise and Earl F.
Batia of Biloxi and Bobby Me-
Intosh of Moss Point. Nelson is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H
Nelson. Jr., of Moss Point.
The two cars were both pro-
ceeding East on Highway 30 when
Foreman slowed up to turn off
the highway into the garage
which he operates and the "a
driven by Nelson struck the rear
side of his automobile. turning
it over twice, according to Coun-
ty Highway Patrolman A. o.
Davis, who with State Highway
Patrolman w. G. Gray investi-
gated the accident. Both cars
were severely damaged. Nelson
was flung out Of his automobile
onto the highway and In addition
to his broken leg received cuts,
bruises and burns of the hands.
Foreman suffered severe cuts
on the arm and minor head in
juries.
The accident was still under in
vestigation and no charges had
been filed late Thursday, Of
ficer Davis said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23
Planned
For Cancer Fund
Friday April so

George Lowell and Mrs. Char
les Armistead have have been
appointed by Robert C. Gulley,
county chairman of the cancer
drive to spearhead the campaign
in Pscagoula and Moss Point,
respectively, according to an an
nouncement made this week.
The drive officially opened
Monday and the house to house
canvass and other means of con-
tacting residents of the county
are getting underway as details
of organization are worked out,
Mr. Gulley said.
A dance is planned for Fri
day night, April 80. at the Pas
cagoula Country Club as a me-
thod of raising funds. The en-
tire proceeds from the door re-
ceipts will go to the fund, through
the cooperation of the Country
Club, Mr.. Gulley announced. The
Clark Brothers orchestra will
furnish music from 9 p. m. to
l a. m. Admission to the dance
will be $1.50 a person.
B. o. Van Hook, manager of
the club, announced that reser-
vations may be made for dinner
preceding the dance and that
sandwiches and light refresh
ments will be available to those
desiring them during the even
ing.
This is the annual drive for
funds with which to combat can
Ger and is waged throughout the
entire country under the aus
pieces of the National Cancer
Fund. Money collected in the
county is used to assist persons
with the disease to obtain treat
men.
The fight is being waged on
three fronts-education, research
and treatment.
Early diagnosis is half of the
fight, physicians have pointed
out, and approved clinics for ex-
animation and treatment are av-
ailable to sufferers in this area.
A part of the funds collected is
sent to the national organization
for research and a national edu-
cation campaign but the major
portion is retained in the county
for the direct relief of local suf-
ferers.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23
Identification Of
Streets In Garden
Tour Is Urged

a list OF the streets through
which the visitors attending the
Mississippi Gulf Coast Council OF
Garden Clubs pilgrimage in Pas
cagoula and Moss Point Sunday.
May 2. will be routed have been
made public by the Pascagoula
Garden Club and the Lake Ave-
nue. Garden Club, which are
sponsoring the event locally.
Property owners on these streets
are urged to clean up and i'm
prove their grounds as much as
possible as numbers Of out Of
town persons are expected to.
attend the pilgrimage.
The coast tour began April IL
with gardens and homes in Pass
Christian thrown open to visitors
and last Sunday points of in
terest in Gulfport, Long Beach
and Mississippi City drew atten-
ton of those taking the tour.
Sunday, April rs, the lovely gar
dens Of Biloxi and Ocean Springs
will be open on the tour, garden
club members announced.
The pilgrimage through Pas
cagoula and Moss Point will pro-
gress through the following
streets: North Magnolia. Morgan
avenue, Cedar, Lake avenue, Lake
street, Willow street, River Road
Highway 80. Market street, Jack
son avenue, South Pascagouls
street, Columbus Drive, Beach
Boulevard and Washington ave.
nue. in Paseagoula and Dantzier
. Magnolia and Bellview streets
in Moss Point.
City and county officials have
pledged cooperation For the pill.
grimage, club officials said. and
will clear vacant lots and road
sides as well as clear the beach
and other points along the route
the pilgrimage will take.
The gardens to be open to the
public will be published next
week as will detailed plans fol
the pilgrimage.
Included on the tour Sunday
will be: Biloxi, Veterans Center
grounds and sunken garden; the
Dewey Regain gardens, l42l Suter
Place; Martin Haas garden poo
and collection of quilts, 1852 West
Howard avenue; Ralph Wood
home and garden, 52S East Beach.
Hunt Henderson home, 829 East
beach; Lynden Bowring home
and garden. GAL East Beach; Gar
ner Tullis home and garden, 947
East Beach; Mrs. Joe Madison
garden, 600 Pass Road; Mrs. N
Gunderson garden, sl8 Gill ave-
nue. near Pass Road; Ocean
Springs, Ruskin Oak, II Front
Beach, and r. H. Holmes garden,
Porter avenue.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23
r ROAD FUND

A check for $4,000 from the
$4,000 900 road fund provided by
legislation passed at the last ses-
sion of the Legislature was re-
ceived in Jackson County this
week, N. c. Everett. chancery
clerk, announced. This sum IS
earmarked for rural road con-
struetion and is expended by the
Board of Supervisors. The same
sum was received last year.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23
ingalls, Closing Contract For Con-. Suction Of $4,000 Ton Vessel
Largest Ever Built In Southern Yard; Fabrication Contract Signed
Present Work AT
Yurd Delayed BY
Steel Shortage

The ingalls, Shipbuilding Cor
poration is in process of closing
a contract for the construction of
n of the largest vessels ever
built in a Southern yard, w. r.
Guest, Sr., executive vice-presi-
dent, announced Thursday.
The vessel involved in the con-
tract will be $4,000 tons displace-
ment and in excess of 600 feet
in length, and would cost appro-
ximately five-million dollars, Mr..
Guest said. He added that if the
present contract is successfully
concluded it will probably lead
to additional contract for one or
more vessels of the same size.
A comparison in size of the
vessels can be drawn from the
C-3 transports constructed here
which were of $4,000 tons dis
placement, and the vessels for
the Brazilian government which
are of 10000 tons displacement.
Low On Argentine Work
The ingalls, yard is also low
bidder on several vessels to be
constructed by the Argentine
government, Mr.. Guest said, and
added that Monro B. Lanier, presi-
dent of the company, will fly
to South America next week in
an effort to successfully conclude
contracts for construction of the
vessels.
The yard has also been award
ed a contract for the construc-
ton of the steel tubing for the
Pasadena tunnel under the
Houston ship channel, Mr.. Guest
said. The contract calls for the
fabrication of 1900 lineal feet of
tubing So feet in diameter at a
cost of approximately 5000, ZOO.
This tubing will be assembled
in four sections on the ship ways
at the yard, the ends sealed, and
the sections then launched for
towing to Houston. Other con-
tracts for steel fabrication work
and tank construction are in pro-
cess of being closed, he added.
This is in keeping with the ex-
banded program of steel fabrica-
ton and tank work announced
at the yard some time ago.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Guest said,
work on existing contracts at the
yard is being considerably delay
ed because of the shortage of
steel.
Due to the coal strike and the
resultant slump in steel produc-
tion," he said, "our deliveries on
steel have been delayed from SIX
weeks to two months. This, of
course, has delayed work on our
existing contracts in the yard in
proportion, and affected our work
load"
When this condition has been
remedieds and delivery of the ne
eessary supplies of steel obtained
the work load at the yard will
be increased. Unless unforeseen
events prevent it, the condition
should be improved in approx
mately two months, Mr.. Guest
said. The yard will then begin
to build up its work load in pro-
portion to the amount of contracts
on hand, and those in process of
being closed.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23
~P0sc0gouio, Moss Point Rotary Clubs
Hosts At Rotary District Convention

One of the most successful con-
ventions ever held by the l41st
District of Rotary international
this week found the Pascagoula
and Moss Point Rotary Clubs
acting as hosts and w Ed Virgins
of Pascagoula, district governor,
presiding at the three-day ses-
sion.
The annual convention open
ed Sunday at the Buena Vista
hotel in Biloxi, and closed with
a general luncheon Tuesday at
noon.
The districts heaviest conven-
ton registration was chalked up
at the session when GOT Rotarians
from Louisiana and Mississippi
registered for the event.
An outstanding program and
speakers marked the convention,
beginning with DR.. l. Z. Rouse,
president of the Mississippi Won
mems College of Hattiesburg, who
conducted vesper services Sun
day evening and continuing
through the close of the session.
College Glee Club
The Sunday program was fea-
tured by the vesper services at
which the Gulf Park College glee
club furnished an outstanding
program of music. This was fol-
lowed by a governors dinner
at which past district governors
and Harry Rogers, past president
OF Rotary International, and their
wives were special guests.
The conference was formally
opened Monday morning by Ed
ward A. Khayat of the Moss
Point club, conference chairman.
The Monday session was marked
by the report of District Cover
nor Virgins, who told of the in
tense Rotary work in the l41st
District. which included the es-
Enlistment of new clubs and
addition of members. Four or
five new clubs are expected to
be installed in the district before
the expiration of his office on
July LIST. Governor Virgins said.
Other talks on various phases
of Rotary work, as well as COM
mittee meetings, formed the re-
mainder of the Monday session,
which was elimaxed by the con-
ference banquet and the gov
ernor's ball that evening.
The closing session on Tuesday
morning was also marked by
outstanding talks, including al
address by DR.. James W. Silver,
professor of history at the Uni
vesity of Mississippi.
Expresses Appreciation
In a statement made Wednes-
day Governor Virgins expressed
his deep appreciation to the Moss
Point and Paseagoula Clubs for
their work and cooperation IN
making the conference an out
standing event.
Mr.. Khayat and L. A. Watts of
the Pascagoula Club We're CO.
chairmen for the conference. and
worked with the presidents of
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23
OIL

People in Pascagoula got a
slight scare yesterday afternoon
when hugh pillows of black
smoke were seen rising high and
thick into the skies from the
vicinity of Ingalls, Shipyard.
The smoke came from a large
quantity of fuel oil that the In
gals fire department was burn
ing. 1t had been pumped out of
a barge and was on the west side
of the river.
A. M. Bud" Pelham, chief of
ingalls, fire department, had no.
tiled the Paseagoula fire depart
ment before the oil was burned.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23
Moss Point And
P~oscogouIo Bands
In State Contest

Moss Point and Pascagoula
bands will enter the state band
contest in Jackson Thursday and
Friday, April % and 80, Direct
ors James Bishop of Moss Point
and G. F. Rooney of Pascagoula
announced.
That portion of the contest for
solos and ensembles was con-
Quoted in Gulfport last week but
the results will not be announe-
ed until the state contest, direct
ors said.
Mr.. Rooney plans to take a
65-piece band to the contest and
Mr.. Bishop said his entry viii
consist of a 55-pieee band.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23
City Vote
Is Set For
July 18th
MuYor and Council
Members Will Be
Nolned In Primary

Date OF the Pascagoula city
Democratic primary election was
set this week by the city Demo-
cratic Executive Committee at
a meeting Tuesday at City Hall.
The first primary will be held
Tuesday, July 18th, and the
second primary, II necessary,
n week later. Tuesday, July 20.
Democratic candidates for may
or and the office OF two council
members will be nominated in
the primary. Nomination in, the
Democratic primary will be tan
tamount to election as the Demo-
cratic candidates will be unoppos-
ed in the general election to be
held in August.
Official notice of the election
date is contained in q legal adj
vertisement carried in this issue
of the Chronicle-Sta and Ad-
vertiser.
Expect Several Candidates
Although only two candidates
to date has formally announced
for the primary election. indica-
tons are that several other for
NAL announcements will come
within q short time by candidates
for the mayors office and the
two courcilmen jobs. Frank S.
Canty. ST.. formally announced
bis candidacy for mayor last week. |
Harold c. Shorty Ezell has
announced his candidacy for the
sffice Of city commissioner In
this weeks edgtfon Of the cnroni-
cle-Star.
According to the legal adver-
tisement names of all candidates
seeking election in the primary
must be filed with J. Guy Krebs,
secretary Of the executive COM
mittee, not later than 30 days
before the date of the first pri-
mary.
A second notice issued by the
executive committee points out
that only three polling places
are used in the city election, in
stead of the five precincts used
in county and state elections.
City election polling places will
be the knights of Columbus Hall
on N. Magnolia street for North
Pascagoula; City Hall for the
City Hall precinct, and the old
Firemen's Hall. on Washington
avenue for S. Pascagoula precinct.
Voters who casi their ballots
at Eastlawn or Central precincts
in the state and county elections
will vote in the precinct in which
they are carried on the city regis
frafion ral1s
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23
P-TA COUNCIL

The P-TA Council will hold
its last meeting of the year. at
the Lake school on Tuesday. April
81, at 3 p. m. Mrs. r. II. Tefre-
son, president, stated.
A full attendance at this meet
ing is urged as reports from the
P-TA's of the entire city school
system will be heard.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23
BIRTH C

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gautier,
Jr., of Chicago announce the birth
of their daughter Palmyre An
toinette on Monday. March 30.
The baby, who is the first child
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gautier, is the
granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Gautier of Pascagoula.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-23
SUICIDE

Leo Ramsey, 81 year old man
from Biloxi, died at 3l1 Pine
street early yesterday afternoon.
A eoroner's jury reached the YER
diet that he committed suicide
with a 80 revolver.
Evening star., 1948-12-26

This is traditional Clearance that brings Wash
selection of fine clothing prices within the reach OF
hundreds of and tailored with and
STYLED becoming YOU Of fabrics and patterns
demanding You invited avail yourself OF
opportunity repenh your wardrobe with quality ehns
remember there's eorent choose
Evening star., 1948-06-06
6. W. Student and Girl
Saved After Boat Tips Over

A man in a private motorboat and
a policeman in a boat from the
harbor precinct combined yesterday
afternoon to rescue George Wash
ington University student and a
young woman companion from the
Potomac River when 12-foot boat
in which they were sailing tipped
over near the Water Gate.
The two thrown into the water
were identified by police as Norman
Tuckman, %, of ITO Nineteenth
street NV. and Katherine Hub
bard, %, of 1864 New Hampshire
avenue NV.
A. L. Moseley. 80, of 2004 North
Nelson street, Arlington, who was
passing in his motorboat, first went
to the rescue and pulled the young
woman into his boat. Mr.. Tuckman
remained with the overturned boat
in an effort to right it and get the
water out, as Mr.. Moseley stood by.
The rescue was completed later on
arrival of Policeman Frank c. White
of the harbor precinct, who towed
the sailboat to the seawall with the
police boat.
The two thrown into the water
refused to talk to reporters. The
young woman did say that the boat
was making a turn when it suddenly
turned over. She said she did not
know exactly why it happened, add
ing that she was mot q sailor
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Admiral King Marks
Midway Anniversary

The Battle Of Midway, which
ended six years ago today, demon
strated the ability Of naval air
craft to check the advance of an
enemy early in war, Fleet Ad-
miral Ernest J. King said last
night in a statement commemorate
ing the event.
The battle, in which the Japa-
nese lost four carriers and a cruiser
as compared with United States
losses Of one carrier and a destroyer,
halted the Jap thrust against
Hawaii and the West Coast and
cleared the way for the start Of the
American offensive in the Pacific,
Admiral King recalled. The battle
was fought from June to 6, 1912.
LAS in the Coral Sea-" the war
time chief of naval operations said,
the Japanese and United States
fleets did not see each other, ex-
cept through the eyes of . their
aircraft. These engagements proved
the ability of the feet air arm to
reach the enemy and check his
advance in the early stages Of the
war. and demonstrated the versatile
power of a mobile air base IN a
defensive situation"
American losses in the engage
ment were the carrier Yorktown
and the destroyer Hammann. One
hundred and thirteen carrier-based
planes were lost, as compared with
an estimated $50 Jap planes.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Hit-and-Run Truck Hits
And Iniures Man, IS

"A hit-and-run truck struck and
critically injured a man last night
as he was crossing G street near
Half street S.W., police reported.
The injured pedestrian, Raymond
Taylor, IS, colored. Ill F street S.W.,
was removed to Casualty Hospital
where doctors said he was suffering
head injuries.
The truck, witnesses told police.
was a ton and a half fiat body We
hicle with Virginia tags. 1t left the
sciene without stopping police said.
Two men were said to be in the
truck.
In another accident last night,
Henry Winstead, 10, of Baltimore,
walked into the rear of a streetcar
on New York avenue near Ninth
street NV. He suffered back and
hip injuries. but his condition was
not considered serious at Children's
Hospital.
The boys mother, Mrs. Dorothy
Miller, was with him when the &C.
cident occurred.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Man Jailed, Second Held
In Two Morals Cases

One defendant in an indecent
exposure case was sent to jail yes
terday for 80 days, while second
man was placed under $500 bond
awaiting Municipal Court trial next
Thursday on two similar charges.
The Jail term, maximum under
the law, was imposed on Aubrey
j. Carpenter, Al, colored. 1400 block
OF Morris road NE. In his trial
before Judge Aubrey B. Fennell,
Carpenter admitted he had been
convicted twice before here on the
same charges. He was sentenced
to pay a 5000 fine or serve 120 days
in l943, and s100 fine or 80 days
in 1912.
He was arrested Friday night at
Seventh and P streets NV. on the
complaint of a 35-year- woman.
Arrested the same night in his
home in the 4400 block of B street
Sc, Paul B. Appleby, %, colored,
appeared before the same judge
yesterday to face two charges that
he exposed himself before passersby
while standing at the window Of his
home Appleby was granted time
20 consult a LAWYER.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Roof Work Will Cost
.S2,573 for Ga||inger
Psychiatric Buildings

It will cost the District $2,573 fol
roofing replacement at Gallingel
Hospitals psychiatric buildings, ii
was announced yesterday after bids
for II city projects were opened at
the District Building. Rose Bro
thers Co. Inc. of Arlington, was the
only bidder.
The largest project was for paving
alleys in various locations. E. B
Donaldson g. Brother. Twelfth street
and Brentwood road NE. was the
lowest of five bidders. Their bid
was S59,690.
The other bids were for water
main installations, sewers and school
fences. The sewer and water main
projects were:
Construction Of storm sewer
near Varnum street and Eastern
avenue. Leo Butler Co., 8416 Geor-
gia avenue, Silver Spring, was the
low bidder at $31, ,651.
Service sewer and water main ex-
tension in the vicinity Of Texas ave-
nue., Chaplin street and Hilltop ter
race NE. Able Contractors, Inc,
of Arlington, S23,965.
Service sewer on Twenty-third
street Sc, between Alabama ave-
nue. and Congress street in Savan-
nah terrace. j. l.. Mc1lvane Co.,
925 Twelfth street NE, $3,951.
Service and storm water sewers
between Fort Dupont and Alabama
avenue. J. L. McIlvane Co., S8,708.
Storm sewer in the area of Clark
and Brewer places NV. Ahl Broth
ers Construction Co., Lanham Hills,
Md, S3O,47l.
The school fences for which bids
were opened included link chain
fence at Takoma School, Piney
Branch road and Dahlia street NV,
for which Anchor Post Fence Divi-
sion, Anchor Post Products, Inc,
was the lowest of four bidders at
s2,677. The low bid of s906 for SINH
lar fence at the Murch School,
Thirty-sixth and Ellicott streets
NV, was given by the Cyclone
Fence Division, American Steel and
Wire Co.
Bids also were opened for a rail-
road siding relocation near the Dis
trict porperty yard at Queens
Chapel road and Adams place NE.
The Force Construction Co., Balti-
more. was low with $3.50.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
PUG Schedules Hearing
On Electricity Rate Raise

Protests against the petition Of the
Potomac Electric Power Co. for
a general rate increase will be heard
tomorrow at a public meeting before
the Public Utilities Commission. The
meeting will be held in the District
Building board room starting at
10 am.
The company seeks a rate increase
which it is estimated would cost
the average home user about 10 cents
more a week. The raise, If granted,
will bring the company about $2,-
10000 additional revenue from COM
mercial users and $3.50 900 from home
users, Pepco estimates.
When the company asked the
PUG for a rate increase they gave
as the reason for asking the in
crease, the rising cost Of fuel used
to generate electricity.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
South Maryland Dentists
To Meet at Silver Spring

A meeting of the Southern Mary
land Dental Society will be neld in
the Silver Spring Hot Sioppe at
7 pm. tomorrow.
DR.. E. Russell Cook OF Bethesda,
chairman of the Committee ON
Children's Dentistry. has arranged
the program. 1t will include talks
bv DR.. Philip Robin of Washington
and DR.. John w. Knutson of the
Public Health Service.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Home Accidents
Kill 7 and Send
1873 to Hospitals

Home accidents sent 133 persons
to District hospitals last week and
cost seven lives, the Red Cross Pre-
vention Service reported.
A girl of six died after chewing
and swallowing the metal end OF
pencil. Six other persons died as
the result of falls.
Struck by a playmate's arrow. a
3-year-old boy may lose an eye,
and the same loss is possible for a
4-year-old who smashed bottle
with a hammer.
A radio pulled off a table by an
18-month-old baby cut her scalp.
Tussling with a friend. 39-year-
old woman sprained an elbow. A
piano a young man was lifting fell
on his finger Two adults caught
fingers in electric fans.
Hanging clothes in the back yard,
a 64-year-old woman slipped and
broke her wrist.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
ChiIdren's Crusade Aided
BY Orr School Pupils

Pupils of the Orr Elementary
School yesterday collected SIS
worth of waste paper for the Cru
sade for Children, Mrs. Elsa Miller.
president of the Orr Parent
Teacher Association. said last night.
Students of the Anne Beers Ele-
mentary School tomorrow will turn
in waste paper for sale to benefit
the crusade, it was announced by
Mrs. Louis Nemzer, president Of the
Anne Beers PTA.
The Crusade for Children is being
sponsored by the American Over
seas Aid-United Nations Appeals
for Children to help feed the chill
dren Of Europe and the Far East.