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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19

Insurance adiustors are proud
of a reputation for quick action
but next time they'd just al soon
not be so Johnny-on-the-spot
that their own dinner is burned.
That's what happened when
the Mississippi Coast Underwrit-
ers Association met at the Tip
Top Inn Monday night for their
monthly dinner. A fire broke out
in the kitchen right in the mid
die of the steak-cooking and half
of the adiustorS had to move their
appetites to another restaurant.
But some of the agents who
had eaten and we're feeling we'll
fed and happy went right back
into the kitchen as soon as the
flames were out and adjusted
things so Claud Allen, owner.
could 60 to work the next morn
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
Areo Ranger Asks
Reporting Of Fires
Without Delay

Woods fires should be reported
Immediately so that efforts to
control them and minimize dam.
age can get under way without
loss of time, Frank w. Ivey, ares
forest ranger, said this week.
Any person discovering 6
woods fire in this area is asked
to report it to one of three places,
all of which are authorized to &C.
cept collect long distance tele-
phone calls for the purpose OF
reporting a woods fire. Mr.. Ivey
said. These are the dispatching
tower, telephone number 1903;
the county patrolman at 770i
and the area ranger at 1851
Lucedale.
Mr.. Ivey also urged county
farmers to survey their farm:
for signs of erosion so that it car
be checked before serious dam.
age occurs. Farmers and wood
land owners are eligible for W
to 5000 pine seedlings free by
making application at the county
agents office in Pascagoula o.
the forest ranger not later thar
November Both.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
S., 900 Blaze Takes The Spotlight At
Banquet For Fire Underwriters Group

ing on repairs without suffering
from those waiting-for-an-ad-
justor blues.
The fire resulted when, APP
parently, grease flared up and
caught the ceiling on fire. The
fire department curbed the spread
of the flames but damage to the
ceiling. smoke damage to the
kitchen and injury to some of
the equipment brought the esti.
mated damage to approximately
$4,000, according to Fire Chief
James Hudson.
Approximately 40 members of
the Underwriters association and
their wives were present at the
time.
About a year ago while at a
dinner meeting in Pas Christian,
one of the agents had his car
stolen from in front of the hotel.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
Bosorge. Hammer
Killer, B~ludgeons
Woman At Pen

Edward Sharp Bosarge, for
merly of Kreole and the convict
ed hammer killer of a young
woman in a resort hotel neal
Ocean Springs in l945, escaped
from the state penitentiary Sat
urday night after striking a night
watehman's wife over the heae
with a hammer. He was recap
tured about two hours later wher
bloodhounds tracked him to /;
hollow cypress stump near the
penitentiary grounds.
Superintendent Marvin Wig
gins said Mrs. Walter Roberts,
IS years old. wife of a prison
night Waterman, was found in
her home on the penitentiary
grounds about $50 p. m. Satur-
day after her screams attracted
guards. She said she had been
struck from behind with a ham
mer and identified Bosarge as
her attacker, Virgins said.
Bosarge was a "half-trusty'
and was allowed outside guard
lines. He had been detailed t
the Roberts home to perform E
household chore, Virgins said
Mrs. Roberts was taken to {
Memphis hospital where her skull
was said to be fractured and an
operation was performed.
Bosarge, "a years old, was con
vieted of manslaughter in the
May term of circuit court in Jack
son county in 1945 in eenneetio
with the brutal Staying of Lillian
Pierce of Denver, Colo. The nude
body of the girl was found in q
hotel room, which she and Bo-
sarge YER sharing, with her head
crushed from two heavy blows
with a carpenters hammer. The
young killer was later arrested
at Bayou la Batre where he had
gone to the home of a relative.
He was sentenced to 20 years on
a manslaughter charge.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
Youth Conteen
Draws Hundreds
During First Year

The Youth Canteen of Pasca-
goula will mark its first anniver-
sary Monday but there will be
no extra celebration for the oe-
casion.
No special celebration is need
ed as every night that the Can
teen is open is a party to the
teen age boys and girls who find
these rooms located in the Cham
Der of Commerce building ar
ideal gathering place for after
noon or an evening for fun and
companionship.
About 400 young people come
into the Canteen each week with
between 100 and $50 enjoying the
youth center on Friday and Sat
urday and nights, board mem
bers said. The canteen is open on
Wednesday from $3.50 to 8 p. m.
on Friday from 7:30 to IL p. m.
Saturday from 2 to S p. m. and
from 7:30 to IL p. m. and on Sun
day from 2 to 5 p. m.
There will be a Thanksgiving
dance Thursday evening and a
box supper is also being planned
for the first Saturday night in
December. The boxes will be auc-
toned off, none to be sold for
over 90 cents, and the proceeds
will go toward equipment for the
Canteen.
A dancing class under Mr.. and
Mrs. Andy Anderson is being
sponsored at the Canteen each
Wednesday evening at a very
small cost per person.
The Canteen is a non-profit or
ganization and donations from
individuals and clubs r wei
coined for use in operating the
center.
Members of the Board of d
rectors are Mrs. Warren Seely,
president; J.. E. Stone, first vice.
president; Mrs. George Winter,
secretary-treasurer; j. Guy Krebs,
Mrs. w. N. Branch, Mrs. R. V,
Bardwell, Mrs. M. Hendrich ane
Mrs. Lima Lunsford.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
EMPLOYERS MEETING

R. F. Cochran of Jackson will
be a special speaker Tuesday,
November % at 7:45 p. m. at
the Pascagoula High school small
auditorium when he will discuss
the recently enacted employers
liability law. The meeting is be-
ing arranged by the Pascagoula-
Moss Point Chamber of Com
merce for all employers.
There will be a meeting of the
Retailers of both cities at tbs p.
m. in the small auditorium of the
Pascagoula high school on Tues
day evening, November %, for
the purpose of discussing Christ
mas plans.
Since this meeting is scheduled
to Immediately precede the meet
ing on employers liability it is
imperative that it start promptly
as scheduled.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
One Killed, Three
Hurt In Crash
Caused By Truck

Two accidents caused by an
interstate truck parked on the
highway with flat tires resulted
in the death of a Keesler Field
soldier and injury to three other
persons Saturday night or High
way 80 near Gautier.
Pfc. John Barley, 19 years
old of Pound, Va, was fatally
injured when he was slung from
the motorcycle he was riding
behind a fellow soldier as the
driver swerved to avoid the
truck. He died about Is minutes
later. The driver of the motor
cycle, Pfc. Alvin e. Gillespie,
20, of Vaudeville, Mo-, suffered
back and other possible injuries
in the crash, according to State
Highway Patrolman w. G. Gray
who, with County Highway Pa
trolman A. o. Davis, investigat-
ed the accident.
Shortly after the motorcycle
accident, an automobile driven
by Kenneth Rowland of Miami,
Fla, crashed into the rear of the
truck. Mrs. Katherine Eberlein
of Mobile and Miss Helen Schell
of Mobile were passengers in the
car. Mrs. Eberlein received frac-
tured ribs in the accident and
Miss Schell suffered a cut on the
forehead, a broken left leg and
a fractured collar bone. Both
were taken to the Jackson Coun-
ty hospital by Fails ambulance
and were later transferred to a
hospital in Mobile.
According to Patrolman Gray,
the truck driver, John D. Gates
of Ponchatoula, La, said both
rear tires of his trailer blew out
and he was forced to stop on the
highway. The officer said that
proper flares we're burning at
the time of the accidents and
Gates said he was trying to flag
the car when it struck the truck.
The officer said Rowland told
him he saw the flares. Gillespie
said he did not know what hap
pened in connection with the
motorcycle accident.
Patrolman Gray said the motor
cycle, recently obtained by Gil
1espie, skidded about 20 feet af-
ter the driver swerved around
the truck. BARLEY was flung to
the pavement and suffered a
skull fracture.
Both Gillespie and Barley
were students in the airplane and
engine mechanics department.
BARLEY was the son of Mrs. Lola
Mae MCGOWAN, Branch Creek,
KY.
The truck was the property of
the Deeton Truck Lines of Birm-
ingham, Ala, and was loaded
with roofing.
The accidents are still under
investigation. Officer Gray said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
KCIs, Firemen Ask Donations Of Toys
For Distribution To Needy Children

and donors YER requested to
contribute toys that can be re-
paired. Donations will be badly
needed this year, members of the
organizations said, as it IS fell
that the need in the county will
be greater than it has for the
past several years.
Toys will not be distributed
publicly, but Christmas baskets
containing candies, nuts, fruits
and toys will be distributed to
the homes of needy children
through the city and county.
Both the firemen and the KC's
also plan a Christmas tree party
for all the children of ~Pascagoula.
The firemen's party will be
around the city Christmas tree at
city hall, and the KC party on
the lawn of the KC hall. Candy
will be distributed to the chill
dren, and other entertainment
afforded them.
The repairing and distribution
of toys at Christmas time wa .
custom of the Pascagoula fire
department for many years, bu'
was discontinued some time ago
when the need did not seem
acute, members said. The KC'
have also been sponsors of a Doll
and Toy fund for a number Of
years.
The KC's will also conduct a
turkey rattle with the proceeds
to 90 to the Christmas fund.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19

The Knights of Columbus and
members of the Pascagoula City
Fire Department will roll up
their sleeves this year and pitch
in right beside Santa Claus little
workshop elves. They r asking
for discarded, but usuable, toys
which they will repair and re-
paint for the needy children o.
Pascagoula and Jackson county
for Christmas.
The KC's and the firemen have
combined their efforts for this
years Doll and Toy Fund in an
effort to reach every needy child
to whom Christmas might other
wise be just another day on the
calendar, according to Percy Lar
son, chairman of the KC fund and
Jimmy Hudson, Pascagoula fire
chief.
Toys can be brought to either
the fire hall on Delmas avenue
or to the &c hall at 248 N. Mag
nolia. Anyone who has toys but
cannot deliver them can call
either SO. the fire hall, or 9272,
the &c hall. and they will be
called for.
The county department of pub
lie welfare and the county chap
ter of the Red Cross will aid in
the distribution through referring
names of needy children to the
organizations.
Toys contributed to the fund
will be repaired and reprinted
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
Thief Escapes
Shots; Stolen
Car

A burglar who was scared OF
by several shots fired a IS he at
tempted to steal clothing fror
the Witehen Brothers White Way
Cleaners, 903 Kenneth street, es
capped early Friday morning
leaving a brand new Hudson
automobile behind, according t
Chief of Police j. E. Shirley.
The unsuccessful robbery, how
ever, shed light on two auto
mobile robberies in Georgia. Tn
car left by the thief near tn,
cleaning establishment was iden
titled as the property of Hos
Vann which had been stolen il
brownsville. Ga, November {
The fleeing man dropped a ha
which bore the name Of j. V
O'Neal of Upton, Ga, and mai
addressed to O'Neal was ais
found on the seat of tn Gear A ca.
belonging to O'Neal had beer
stolen from Upton and latel
found in Townsville, Ga, wher
apparently the thief had aban.
doned it for the car belonging
to Vann.
j. A. Witehen, a member {
the Paseagoula Police force an
father of the owners of the clean.
ing place, was awakened abou
midnight Thursday by the per
sistent barking of a dog and look
ing from his upstairs bedroom
window across the street he saw
a man enter a sidedoor of thu
cleaning company and begin tax
ing clothes from the racks. TAX.
ing his gun, Mr.. Witchen wer
across the street and crouched b,
a plate glass window waiting fo'
the man to get in good pisto
range. The thief evidently dis
covered Mr.. Witehen's presence
and ducked behind the clothe'
racks and worked his way towar3
the rear door. Mr.. Witchen fir
ed several times as the man broke
and ran but evidently failed tC
hit him, police said.
Officer Witehen said the mar
was a white man with dark color.
ing
Chief Shirley said several per.
sons have been picked up ane
questioned but no arrest has beer
made.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
Auto Accident
Takes Life OF
Delmas Knight

Delmas knight, 81 years old
formerly of Pascagoula and a
resident of Hattiesburg for the
past two months, was fatally in.
jured Friday morning on the
highway near Hattiesburg when 6
car in which he was riding skid
ded out Of control on a coating OF
heavy frost on Leaf River bridge
Driving the car was Thomas
Haywood and the other passens
ger in the car was Kline Thorn.
ton, both of Pascagoula. Neither
received serious injuries.
knight, who moved to Hatties'
burg as manager of a grocery
store, and Haywood and Thorn
ton who were students at Mis-
sissippi Southern college in Hat
tiesburg, were returning from
Laurel where they had spent the
night with Knights mother, Mrs
Edna Bishop. The accident oc
Cured about 5 am. and knight
died about two hours later a
the Methodist hospital o. brain
conclusion. All three of tn
young men were thrown from the
automobile when 1t skidded.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Fails Funeral Hon
Chapel in Pascagoula Sunday a
10 am. by the Rev. NJ. S. Varna-
do, pastor of the Calvary Baptist
church, and at 3 pm. at thu
Knight cemetery near Collin
where he was buried with ful
military honors.
Pail bearers we're L. p. Jones
Thomas Haywood, Jr., Kline
Thornton, Sturgeon Reddoch
William Firth and Byron Greer.
A veteran of World War II
Knight was a member of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, 337
of Pascagoula. He served Will
the Engineer Construction Bat
TALON of the u. s. Army witt
about a years service overseas
He held the Asiatic and Pacifi
campaign ribbons, the Army o.
Occupation Of Japan ribbon, tw :
overseas service bars and thu
Victory ribbon, He was also az
expert rifienan. He Yves dis
charged in December, l946.
In August, 1947, knight an
Miss Louise Harrison, daughte
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harrison
of Pascagoula, were married
Thev made their home here where
Knight managed a grocery stort
for six months before moving tc
Hattiesburg. In addition to hi
widow, he leaves a four-month
old son, Michael Karl.
He is also survived by his
father, S. d. Knight of Mt. Olive
his mother, Mrs. Bishop OF
Laurel; two brothers. Leamon o
Heidelberg and Buster of Sem
mary; and two sisters. Mrs. Fraz
Ter Parrish of Laurel and Mis-
Linda Knight of Mt. Olive.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
Federal Aid For
Education Subject
OF Teachers Meet

Federal aid for education was
the subject of a talk by Congress.
man w. M. Colmer before the
meeting of the Jackson County
Teachers association on Tuesday
evening at the Central high
school in Moss Point.
Mr.. Colmer in discussing the
possibility of further federal aic
for schools expressed himself a.
optimistic on the chances of 1
federal aid bill passing in the 8lsi
Congress.
Beethoven's "Polaniase in F.
was played as a piano octet by
Mesdames J. V. Ainsworth ano
Miss Kathryn Maxwell at the
first piano and Mesdames r. T
Huthmaker and c. L. Nelson al
the second piano.
Another highlight of the mu-
steal program was a vocal solo
Indian Love Calf sung by Mrs
Marjorie McKewen, accompanied
by Mrs. Ainsworth.
The business session held prioi
to the program was in the form
of an open forum on federal aio
for education with discussions
led by members of the group.
Miss Jean Grafton. Jackson
county representative to the re-
cent meeting of the class room
teachers conference held in Jack
son, made a detailed report &c
the association.
Program arrangements were
made by E. V. Curry, vice chair
man of the program committee
who also introduced Mr.. Colmer
The next meeting of the asso-
citation is scheduled to be held in
Vancleave with the date to be
announced.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
Tour OF P~icuYune
Industries Mode
BY Coust Council

A tour of the industries Of
Picayune was made by a group
of representatives of the Missis-
sippi Coast Council on Wednes-
day afternoon when Picayune
was host to the group.
The tour included the tung nut
crushing plant, a veneer and ply
wood plant and the wirebound
box plant. After the tour the
visitors were guests at a dinner
at the Ford hotel where they were
welcomed by r. K. Mcintosh in
behalf of the host town and the
guests we're introduced includ-
ing representatives from all of
the coast cities in addition to the
ones from Moss Point and Pas
cagoula.
In a report made by Anthony
Ragusin of Biloxi, he said that
$4,000 had been spent during the
past year in publicizing the Coast
through various media.
The council also accepted the
proposed budget for the coming
year which features an intensive
publicity campaign to advertise
the resort and industrial advan-
tages of the Coast.
Edward A.. Khayat made 6
brief talk on the Marine Labora-
tory located at Magnolia State
Park in Ocean Springs. Mr.. Kha.
vat spoke of the accomplishments
of the laboratory and forecast an
important future for the labora-
tory on marine life.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
Mrs. Beardslee
Dies AT Her
Home On Tuesday

Mrs. Lulu Halle Beardslee
member of one of Moss Points
oldest families, died at her home
500 Beardslee street, on Tuesday
morning following a heart attack
Mrs. Beardslee had been in il
health for some time but her sud
den death came as a shock &c
her wide circle of friends. Her
many acts of kindness and unself-
ish service to others had en-
deared her to many.
She was a native of Fort Mill,
S. c. and came to Moss Point in
1920 when she was married to
Cavett S. Beardslee and had made
her home here since then.
She had taken an active part
in civic and social clubs and as g
member of the First Presbyterian
church had participated in al
church affairs.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Cavett S. Beardslee, and
other relatives.
Funeral services YER held
from the family residence or
Thursday afternoon with the Rev
Walter Bader, pastor of the FRS
Presbyterian church, officiating
Interment was in the Griffir
cemetery.
Pail bearers were L. l.. Hays
Harold Monroe, Gregory Wood
Edward A. Khayat, Graham
Rape, J. f. Thomson, Wyatt Her
ring and F. w. Cirlot.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
DurneH GoH
Fatally Injured In
S0wsniH Accident

Winford Darnell Golf, 25-year-
old native of Wade, died at the
Jackson county hospital at $3.50
pm. last Thursday of internal
injuries received a short time
earlier when cross ties which
he was helping to load at the
E. Y. Scarborough mill near
Wade fell on him.
Golf was the son of Mr.. an6
Mrs T. f. Golf, who are also
Lifelong residents of Wade. He
had served in the Merchant Ma
rine during World War II. Young
Golf was a member of the Cas-
well Springs Methodist church.
In addition to his parents, he
is survived by his widow, Mrs
Margaret Golf; a son. Winford
Jr.; a daughter, Phyllis Elaine;
and three sisters, Mesdames Mat
tie Frances Atkerson, Dora Lu-
ellie Hamilton and Emma Bernice
Lampkin.
Funeral services were con-
Quoted Saturday at II am. at
the tabernacle at Johnson ceme-
terry in Wade by the Rev. James
Williamson, assisted by the Rev
Robert Vaughn. Interment was
in that cemetery. Pail bearers
were Donald Cumbest. Arvi'
Cumbest, Lynn Cauley, L. c.
Faggard, Robert Golf and Will
ton Kirkwood. Fails Funeral
Home of Moss Point was in
charge
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
DR.. ELEY HURT

DR.. R. c. Eley, prominent jack
son county physician and resi-
dent of Moss Point, was painfully
injured Wednesday afternoon in
an automobile accident in Bayou
Casotte. DR.. Eley's knee which
some time ago was hurt in the
had been injured in an accident
Jackson County hospital where
crash and he was taken to the
he is under treatment.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
CAP

There will be q mating of the
Pascagoula Squadron of the Civ
il Air Patrol on Tuesday evening
November %, at the American
Legion home at 8 p. m.
A temporary executive COM
mite. was appointed at the meet
ing on Tuesday night at which
there were II members present.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
Liberal Education
Urged BY Wells
In Talk To P-TA

Citing education as the only
basis for a democracy, Thomas
r. Wells, superintendent of Pas
eagoula schools, spoke to h
South Elementary school Parent
Teacher Association Wednesday
afternoon.
I'VE live in a divided world"
he said. lone part believes in
government as a device people
use for their convenience and the
other part belieyes in a govern
ment that use people for its con-
venience. A democratic govern
ment must represent a govern
ment desired by the majority of
the people who live in it. And
education is III only salvation
Mr.. Wells expressed the belle
that the type of education re-
ceived by the children of today
in schools and home will determ-
inc the kind of government this
country will have in 20 or 80
years and he urged parents to
allow their children a liberal ed
ucation.
Give your child a chance to
find out about things intelligent
ly. They are going to brush into
all facts of life and an intelli-
gently handled education will
prepare them to make a sane
judgment and choice" he de-
clared.
Urges Tolerance
He advocated an educational
program for Negroes commensur-
tie with that for whites. In solv-
ing the economic problems of the
Negro race through education, So
cial and spiritual problems would
also be cared for. He urged re-
ligious tolerance and an under
standing of give and take in eco
nomic life.
A total Of $51l.37 was realized
from the Harvest Moon Festival
held at the school Friday night
it was announced at the meeting
with a clear profit Of S330.37
This brought the treasury bal
ance to $551.29 and from this
amount a check will be sent to
complete payment on the cyclic
ramic curtain the P-TA contract
ed for last year.
The membership of the organ
lzation has reached the rs per
cent mark. Mrs. John Hardy
president, announced, and Mrs
Robert Glover's room won the SIS
prize offered for the room boast
ing the largest percentage O
membership among the parents
by November /. Mrs. Frazier's
room was second.
The fourth. fifth ana sixth
grades gave a musical program
under the direction of Miss Mar
garet Alyee Wilder, music diree-
tor for the school. The Rev. A. Nj
Schneider gave the invocation.
The meeting December is will
be Fathers Night with a special
Christmas program.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
CLASSIFIED ADS

Due to Thanksgiving Day on
Thursday of next week the
classified ad page of the Chron-
icle-Star and Advertiser will
be closed Wednesday afternoon
and no classified ads can be
accepted for publication after
5 p. m. Wednesday. The follow
ing week the normal schedule
of accepting classified ads up
until IL a. m. Thursday will be
resumed.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-19
$3.50 ROBBERY

Approximately $3.50 worth of
merchandise was stolen from an
establishment owned by Levi
Randall on River Road and Slater
Road Thursday night, according
to Sheriff J. Guy Krebs who in
vestigated the robbery. The
place of business was entered
through a window and marks or
the ground showed that a vehicle
was backed to the building to
load the stolen goods.