The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
Chur ITServices
Holi S. Mark
Thal %zsgiving

Church services will mark
Thursday, November Is, as q
special day set aside by a ma
ton to give thanks and a holiday
spirit will prevail as Jackson
fountains joined with men and
women throughout the land ir
celebrating the traditional
Thanksgiving Day.
In Moss Point a union Thanks
giving service of the First Pres
byterian, First Baptist and First
Methodist churches will be held
at 9 am. in the First Presbyterian
church with Rev. John F. Brock,
pastor of the First Baptist church
preaching the sermon. A COM
bined choir of the three churches
will sing.
A union service of Pascagoula
churches will be held at the
First Methodist church at 8 am.
on Thanksgiving morning with
the music under the direction of
Lawrence Lindhart, choir direct
or. The Rev. NJ. S. Varnado,
pastor of Calvary Baptist church
has been invited to deliver the
sermon.
The First Methodist, the First
Presbyterian, Eastlawn Met
dist, Eastlawn Presbyterian, the
Calvary Baptist churches and the
First church of the Assembly o
God will unite in this service.
The celebration of Holy Com
munion will be held at 10 am.
at the st. Johns Episcopal church
with the regular Thanksgiving
music. In accordance to custom
the church will be decorated with
the fruits of the earth which wi
be distributed to the needy af-
ter the services.
At 7 am. on Thanksgiving
morning the services will be helc
at the Lutheran church with the
Rev. F. A. Graef conducting the
services. The choir will sing 3
special anthem. Mass will be
held at $50 am. and at 8 am
at Our Lady of Victories church
the Rev. P. ]. Carey announced.
Post Office Closed
As a general rule all stores
will be closed all day. All bar
Der shops will be open on We'd
nesday and closed Thursday TO.
Thanksgiving. They will con-
tinue to stay open on Wednes-
day through December, it was
announced.
The Post Offices in both cities
will be closed all day on Thurs
day the 25th with one mail de
livery in the business area.
Incoming mail to box holders
and outgoing mail will be dis
patched according to the regular
holiday schedule.
All city and county offices vii
observe the holiday closing or
Thursday.
School children and members
of the faculties will enjoy a Ions
weekend holiday beginning witt
the. dismissal of school on Wed
nesday until Monday morning.
Football fans will have tc
journey to see their favorite col
leges play as there are no games
scheduled locally. The Mos
Point Tigers will play in Meridian
and the Panthers will close thei:
season with their Homecoming
game on November 10.
The Elks club will entertain
members and guests at a Thanks.
giving dinner dance Wednesday
beginning at 8 p. m, Vincent Ros
chairman of the entertainment
committee, announced. Turkey
and other delieaeies traditional
to the harvest season will be
served and there. will be music
for dancing.
The local Nimrods may take
to the woods in search of squirrel
turkey or deer, all of which sea
sons will be open. The hunter
may attempt to emulate Their
Puritan ancestors for turkey sea.
son opens on November % anC
closes November &c, while deer
season will open November 20.
Housewives will have an OPP
portunity to do their last minut'
Thanksgiving marketing at the
Farmers Market on Wednesday
November "a, which will oper
at 7 am. with an array of dress
ed poultry, eggs, fresh vegetables
pastries, homemade candies and
flowers. The Market will be
open at the usual hours on Sat