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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-07
Legal Notice
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals. hereinafter listed
for constructing a new Courthouse
Building will be received by the Board
of Supervisors of Jackson County OF
Mississippi at the Courthouse. pasca.
goula. Mississippi. until III d. m. teen.
trail Standard Timel. Thursday. June
4 II. 1913. at which time and place they
will be publicly opened and read.
Proposals are invited from any or all
of the following Contractursl Divi-
sions. along with combination propos.
al for Contractural Divisions Nos, 1
2. and 3. subject 20 provisions OF
contract documents.
CONTRAcTURAL DIVISION NO. /;
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION:
Covers all work except other Con-
tractural Divisions listed below.
CONTRACTURAL DIVISION NO ..
MECHANICAL WORK:
Covers Plumbing Heating, and Ven
t~ilation.
coNTRACTURAL DIVISION NO. 3;
ELECTRICAL WORK:
Complete.
Plans and specifications are on file
and may be examined at the office
Of the Chancery Clerk at the Court.
house. ~Pascagoula. Mississippi; and
copies thereof may be examined or OBJ
tanned from Landry, Matthes. Olsch-
ner, & Associates. Architects, 412 Pere
Marquette Building. New Orleans,
Louisiana. and 218 w Pine Street, Hat
tiesburg. Mississippi. or L. C. Winter
ton, Consulting Engineer. Pascagoula
Mississippi, upon deposit of $35 90.
The full amount of deposit for one
set of documents will be returned to
each actual bidder for all of the work
or parts of the work as set up in
Proposal Form. All other deposits
will be refunded, less deductions mo-
exceeding the actual cost of repro
duction of the documents. upon the
return of all documents in good con-
dition within 10 days after the date
of opening of bids.
Bids must be submitted on the blank
proposal forms furnished with the
Specifications. and must be accom-
panied by Bid Security in the form
of Certified Check on a member bank
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor
poration payable to County of Jack
son. Mississippi, or acceptable Bid
Bond payable to County of Jackson
Mississippi, in an amount equal TO al
least SO of the base bid: such Sc
curity to be forfeited as liquidated
damages. not penalty. by n bidder
who may be awarded the contract
but who fails to carry out the terms
of the Proposal. execute he contract
and give Bond in the form and amount
and within the time specified.
No bid may be withdrawn after the
scheduled closing time for the receipt
OF bids for a period of 80 DAYS.
= The Owner reserves the right to
reject any or all bids and to waive
informalities.
BY order of the Board of Super.
visors of Jackson County. Mississippi
this fourth day of MAY. 1913.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
NrrCANT v@~y@~--w
BY A. p. MORAN, President
ATTEST:
N. c. EVERETT. Chancery Clerk.
4t-5-7. IA. IL, 20
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CALL FOR PRECINCT AND COUNTY
CONVENTIONS

To the Members of the Democratic
Party in jackson County. Mississippi,
who subscribe TO the principles OF the
Party:
Pursuant to law. the Mississippi
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee has fixed the dates for holding
precinct and county conventions and
the state convention as follows:
Precinct convention, 1000 A. NJ.
Tuesday. May 10. 1913.
County convention. 1000 A. M.
Tuesday. May rs, 1948.
State convention. 1000 A. M, Tues
dav. June %. 1913.
You are requested and urged to meet
at YOUR respective voting precincts on
Tuesday, NAV 18th at / 900 A. M. and
to electe your precinct delegate to the
county convention TO be held al the
Court House in Pa-cagoula. Missis-
sippi on Tuesday. May 25th, at 1000
A. M. Each precinct is entitled to one
delegate. or 70 one vote at the county
convention. You may elect any num-
Der, however. 10 vote their fractional
votes as a unit.
Immediately on adjourning. the
secretary of your precinct conven-
ton shall give the delegate a c%ertifi-
cate of hts election and shall also
mail a like certificate to Arthur Allen.
Secretary. Jackson County Democratic
Executive Committee, 1901 South Pas
caeoula Street. Pascagoula. Mississippi,
This the 5th day Of May. A.. D..
l94e.
ARTHUR ALIEN. Secretary.
Jackson County Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee.
81 5-7. 5-I1
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NEWS FROM
Bayou Casoiie

Mrs. Joe V. Krebs left Sunday
for Simpson Oaks, Calf. where
she will visit with her son-in-
law and daughter, MI. and Mrs.
Newton Cooney and daughter.
Sandra Rose, and make the ac-
quaintance of her new grandson
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Cooney on
April 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Gee and
daughter, Barbara Jean, left Mon
day for an indefinite stay in Pitts
burg. Pa.
Glynn Davidson of Keesler
Field spent the weekend with
Arnold Mcdaniel.
MI. and Mrs. A. c. King are
visiting relatives in Jacksonville,
Florida.
Mrs. Lula Amocker Of Boga-
lusa, La, visited her daughter,
Mrs. E. A. Brown, who has been
i'll after an operation. Mrs.
Amocker returned home on Mon
day.
Miss Glennie Tillman spent the
weekend with Miss Helen Nor
ris.
Mrs. A. H. Linder and son.
Herman, spent Wednesday in
Coden. Ala, where they went to
visit Mrs. Linder's brother, Char
lie Hamilton. who has been i'll.
Herman Under left Sunday for
a visit of a few days with his
sister, Mrs. Charles Bridley, in
New Orleans.
Mrs. Mary Louise Burroughs
and brother, Charles Moesch, v!s-
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Young
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie Busby
and son spent Monday in the
Henry Young home.
Mrs. A. H. Linder, Mrs. Henry
Linder, and Mrs. James Wilson
and son, Ronald, visited with Ell
der and Mrs. c. H. Guy in Moss
Point on Monday.
The deacons of Spencer Me
mortal church held their regular
business meeting on Monday
night at the church.
Misses Judy Kolb, Sue Kelly,
Shirley and Irene Harper Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. E. Allbrook in
Gulfport recently.
MI. and Mrs. Lowell Roberts
left Monday for Houston, Texas
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NOTICE OF BOND SALE
$500. 900
HARBoR IMPROVEMENT BONDS
OF THE
corrNTy or IAcKSON MigsIssIppI

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of Supervisors of the Coun-
ty of Jackson, State of Mississippi, at
the office of the Clerk of said Board
in the Courthouse at ~Pascagoula, Mis-
sissippi, until the hour of eleven
o'clock A. M. on Monday. the nth
day Of May. l948, at which time said
bids will be publicly opened for the
purchase at moi less than par and ac-
crued interest. of $780, 900 Harbor m
provement Bond of said County.
Said bonds are to bear date of Tune
1. 1913. are to be of the denomination
of 81 1000 each. and shall bear interest
at a rate or rates to be determined
pursuant to sale of said bonds. pay
able December 1. 1913. and semi-an-
nually thereafter on June LIST and
December LIST in each year. Both prin-
cipal of n interest on said bonds will
be payable at a place to be designated
by the purchaser. subject to approval
by said Board, and said bonds shall
mature serially on June LIST in each
years as follows:
$4,000 in each Of the years 1949 to
1858, inclusive
$4,000 in each of the years 1854 to
1868, inclusive
SIS, 200 in each of the years 1864 to
1878. inclusive.
Bonds maturing In the year 1854 and
thereafter are redeemable. in reverse
numerical order. al par and accrued
interest, on June /. 1853. or on any
interest payment date thereafter.
Bidders are requested to designate
in their bids the price they Will pay
for bonds bearing interest at a rate
or rates likewise to be designated IN
their bids.
Il is the intention of the Board of
Supervisors to decide which of the
bids submitted is the highest upon
h basis of the total interest cost over
the life of the issue, less the premium
specified in the bid.
Proposals should be addressed to the
Board of Supervisors and should be
plainly marked Proposal for Bonds
and should be filed with the Clerk
of said Board on or prior to the date
and hour hereinabove named. Each bid
must be accompanied by a cashier
check. certified check, or exchange.
payable to the County of Jackson. Mis-
sissippt. in the amount OF $1,000. as
a guarantee that the bidder will carry
out his contract and purchase the
bonds If his bid be accepted. II the
successful bidder fails to purchase TIE
bonds pursuant 10 his bid and CON
tract the amount of such good faith
check shall be retained by the County
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals for furnishing and
installing all PRISON EQUIPMENT for
q new Courthouse Building will be
received by the Board of Supervisors
of Jackson County of Mississippi at the
Courthouse, Pascagoula, Mississippi.
until 2:30 p. m. Central Standard
Time), Thursday. June "a, 1913; at
which time and place they will be
publicly opened and read.
Plans and specifications are on file
n may be examined at the office of
the Chancery Clerk at the Courthouse
Pascagoula. Mississippi; and copies
Feof may be examined or obtained
tofgl Landry. Matthes. Oschner, & AS
sociates. Architects. 412 Pere Marquette
Building. New Orleans, louisiana, and
2l8 w. Pine Street, Hattiesburg, Mis-
sissippi. or l.. c. Winterton. Consult
ing Engineer. ~Pascagoula, Mississippi,
upon deposit of SIS. 90.
The fun amount of deposit for one
set of documents will be returned to
each actual bidder for all of the work
or parts of work as set up in Pro-
posal Form. All other deposits will
be, refunded, less deductions not ex-
ceeding the actual cost of r%eproduc-
ton of the documents. upon the re-
turn of all documents in good condi-
ton within 10 days after the date of
opening of bids.
IN DG SdDIttIttCd Ill tilG Dldil
proposal forms furnished with the
Specifications, and must be accom-
panied by Bid Security in the form
of Certified Check on a member bank
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor
poration payable to County of jack
SON, Mississippi. or acceptable Bid
Bond payable to County of Jackson,
Mississippi, in an amount equal to at
least SO of the base bid; such Sc
curity to be forfeited as liquidated
damages, not penalty. by any bidder
who may be awarded the contract.
but who fails tc carry out the terms
of the Proposal. execute Contract and
give Bond in the form and amount
and within the time specified.
No bids may be withdrawn after the
scheduled closing time for the receipt
of bids for a period of 80 days.
The owner reserves the right to re-
1ect any or all bids and to waive in
formalities.
BY order of the Board of Super
visors of Jackson County. Mississippi,
this fourth day of May, 1948.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
JACKSON COUNTY. MISSISSIPPI
BY A. p. MORAN. President
ATTEST:
N. C. EVERETT. Chancery Clerk.
4t-5-7. Ia 81. "a
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NorrcE nc CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids for the dredging out
of the Inner Harbor & Yacht Basin
on Scovel Bayou adjoining LAKE
YAZOO just west of South Pasca-
goula Street between w. Yazoo Ave
nue. and w. Lakewood Drive in the
southern part of tbs City of Pasca-
goula, Miss, will be received by the
Board of Mayor & Councilmen of the
City of ~Pascagoula, Miss, until 1l
o'clock A. M. on Saturday. May 22nd,
l948 at IN City Hall in the City OF
Pascagoula. Miss, at which time and
place they will then and there be
publicly opened and read aloud.
The contractor will be required to
furnish all equipment necessary and
all materials necessary to remove the
material from the inside limits of the
Harbor to the required depth and to
place same at the designated locations
in a workmanlike manner
Plans and specifications are on file
for inspection at the City Hall with
the City Clerk of Pascagoula. Miss,
or same may be obtained from Dom
aid J. Simmons. Consultant Engineer,
~Pascagoula. Miss, upon deposit of
$1,000. This deposit for n full set
of contract documents will be re-
turned to each actual bidder upon the
return of all contract documents in
good condition not later than 5 days
after the opening of bids.
Bids must be submitted on the
blank proposal forms furnished with
the specifications and must be ac-
companied by Cash, Cashiers Check,
Certified Check or Bid Bond in an
amount equal to not less than 5 per-
cent of the total amount bid. This
bid security shall be made payable
to the City of Pascagoula. Miss, and
will be forfeited as liquidated damages.
not penalty. by any bidder who Is
awarded the contract and who fails
to execute a contract and furnish
satisfactory bond as provided for in
the proposal and within the specified
time.
No bid may be withdrawn after the
scheduled closing time for the receipt
of bids for a period of 80 days.
The Owner reserves the right ito
reject any and all bids, and to waive
informalities. The right to reduce
the amount of work to fit the avail
able funds also is reserved. The right
is also reserved to choose a contractor
most likely TO complete the work in
the shortest possible time. with due
consideration being given to the ann
cunt of the bid.
BY order of the BOARD OF MAYOR
& COUNCILMEN. CITY OF PAS
CAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI.
BY J. r. WATTS. Mayor.
v. P. DEJEAN, City Clerk.
(SEALl At 40. ST. II. 81
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

WHEREAS, default having been made
IN the payment of the Indebtedness
secured by that certain deed of trust
executed by John E. LaForce. and
wife Myrtle LaForce. in favor OF
Mrs. Maga3e Dykes, Beneficiary. O. L,
Mcleod, Trustee. dated September 9th,
A, d.. l947. and recorded in Book. 80,
Pages l7l-172. Records of Mortgages
and Deeds of Trust. Jackson County,
Mississippi, which said deed of trust
pledged the hereinafter described real
property and the hereinafter describ-
ed personal property to secure the
aforesaid Indebtedness; and,
WHEREAS. the said Maggie Dykes,
Beneficiary, has requested the under
signed o. L. Mcleod. Trustee, to
foreclose said deed of trust, to satisfy
the Indebtedness due hereunder;
THEREFORE / will, as Trustee named
in the aforesaid deed of trust, upon
Monday, the 10th day of May. A. d
l948, within legal hours, at the main
north front door of the Jackson Coun-
ty Court House, at P~ascagouIa. Mis-
sissippi, offer for sale. and sell a,
public auction, to the highest and
best bidder for cash. the following
described real property situated in
Jackson County. Mississippi. described
as follows:
Lots 8 and Q. Block 2 of Taylor
AcAOAAt Pei llAC1COl
in Book /, Page ITS of the Official
Surveyors Record of Jackson County
Mississippi. and also the following
described personal property. to-wit:
One Ice Box
Seven Linen Top Tables
One National Cash Register. num-
Der S-4 3412900 : 1128-E
One Blue Front Electric Box num-
Der 5052822
Twenty-eight Chairs
One Hot Plate
Two Space Heaters
and will thereafter distribute the pro.
ceeds of said sale according to the
terms and tenor of the aforesaid deed
of trust.
SIGNED, POSTED and PUBLISHED
according to law. this the 18th day Of
April, A. d. 1913.
o. L. MCLEOD, Trustee.
At 4-16, %. 80. 81
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of Jackson, state of Mississippi. situat-
ed in the Town of Ocean Springs.
You are summoned TO appear before
the Chancery Court of the County of
Jackson in said State. on the Second
Monday of June. 1913. to defend the
suit No. l0384 in said Court of l.. j.
Smith VS. State of Mississippi. Mat
tie l.. Leavenworth. ct al. wherein you
are a defendant.
This LIST day of May. A. D.. 1913.
(SeaD N. c. EVERETT,
Clerk. Chancery Court.
Jackson County. Mississippi.
BY E. NJ. Galloway. DC.
st 81. Il 81
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/ Louisville & Nashville Railroad Com
pany bridge across East Pascagoula
River. and deepening and widening
the ship channel across Horn Island Bar
in Horn Island Pass. all within the cor
porate boundaries of said County: said
of Senate Bill No. 700 of the Legisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi. APP
proved April IS. 1913.
SECTION 2. That, as required by
Section 3 of the aforesaid Senate
Bill No, 700, a copy of this resolution
shall be published in four (4) weekly
issues of ~Pascagoula-C Chronicle Star, a
newspaper published and having a
general circulation in jackson County.
Mississippi. If within twenty-one t21l
days after the first publication of this
resolution. twenty per centum 1000
or more of the qualified electors of
said County shall petition the said
Board of Supervisors for an election
on the question of the issuance of said
bonds. then the said Board shall call
and provide for the holding of an
election in which all of the qualified
electors of said County shall be ELI
etble to vote. If at C election a ma
iority of those voting theron shall vote
In favor of the issuance of said bonds,
then said Board of Supervisors may
proceed to issue and sell said bonds
or any, part thereof. If a majority of
those voting thereon at such election
shall vote against the issuance of said
bonds. her said bonds shall not be
issued. but the said Board of Super
visors NAV call a new election there
on after the lapse of a period of one
year from and after the date of such
election. If 10 such petition be filed
The said bonds will be issued without
an election thereon.
Supervisor Krebs seconded the mo-
ton to adopt the foregoing resolu-
ton and. the question being put to a
roll-call vote, the result was as fol-
lows:
Supervisor Roy o. Cumbest voted
Yea
Supervisor E. A. Khayat voted Yea
Supervisor Joe v. Krebs voted Yea
Supervisor Fred Moran voted Yea
The motion having received the af-
firmative vote of all the members of
the Board of Supervisors present, the
President declared the motion carried
and the resolution adopted.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON COUNTY
I, N. C. Everett, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors, said County and State
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a true and correct copy of
the above resolution passed by the
on this the Is day of April 1913 as
the same appears recorded in Minute
Book %, pages rs and 26 and 81 of the
minutes of the Board of Supervisors of
| Jackson County. Mississippi.
Witness my hand and seal of office
this the Is day OF April A. D.. 1948.
tSEAL)
Board of Supervisors
BY E. M. Galloway, ID. c.
At Ale, %. 80, ST.
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Mobile Golfers To
Invode P~oscogoulo
For SundoY Notch
&C.. SstWgHlE

A group of 20 men and 6 wo-
men from the Oak Hill Country
club in Mobile will invade the
Pascagoula country club links
Sunday to engage a similar Pas
cagoula team in a golf match.
The first 9 holes will be start
at 1890 a. M, after which the
players will have lunch. The re-
naming nine holes will be played
in the afternoon.
Last Sunday, a woman's golf
tournament was held at the coun-
try club, with the how ball for
each foursome winning. Winners
were Mesdames A. NJ. Swigert,
Charles Cornell, B. o. Van Hook
and Hubert Grant.
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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP

Notice is hereby given That the part
nership under the name of jackson
County Amusement Company which
has heretofore existed between Tracy
E. Walker and John F. Walker has
been dissolved.
The business will continue to be OPP
Grated by Tracy z. Walker under the
firm name, but notice is given that
John F. Walker is no longer a partner
nor does he have any interest in the
operations of the said Jackson County
Amusement Company.
Witness our hands this the 26 day
of April. 1913.
JOHN f. WALKER
TRACY E. WALKER
2t ct ID 81
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P~oscogouIu High
Drops Two Games
To Hottiesburg

The Pascagoula high school
Panther baseballers got off to
two more slow starts in their last
two games and dropped both
of them to the Hattiesburg Tig-
ers, 6 to 3 on Friday and 8 to 8
on Tuesday.
The failure of the local lads to
settle down in the early part of
both games gave the Tigers leads
that were never overtaken. Hat
tiesburg got three runs in the
first inning in the first game,
played in Hattiesburg, after two
men were already out. In the re-
turn game, the Tigers accounted
for four scores in the second, two
in the fifth and two in the sew
enth.
In the first game the Panthers
got one in the second and two
in the fifth and got two in the
first and one in the fourth on the
home diamond.
James Knight went the dis
tance on the mound in both
games. Lavon Ezell caught for
Fridays game and Bobby Ham
ilton was behind the plate Tues
day.
Coach Miley reports that out
side of the errors at the first OF
the games. the Panthers are look
ing better.
They play Murphy high OF
Mobile here on next Tuesday.
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NONRESIDENT NOTICE

wv ~
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
To Lumber Corporation of America
100 E. Cleveland Street.
East Point. Georgia;
You are summoned to appear before
the Chancery Court of the County of
Jackson in said State. on the Second
Monday of June. A. D.. 1913, to defend
suit No. l0388 in said Court OH.
Wherein you are a defendant, and
wherein Complainant seeks s2750.0 90
as damages for injuries sustained by
him and that the Indebtedness owing
by defendants. William Smith and
Paseagoula-Moss Point Bank. TO de-
PENDANT, Lumber Corporation of Am
erica, and all property and effects
of defendant. Lumber Corporation of
America. in the possession of or under
the control of above named defend
ants bound under the writ of at
tachment issued in this cause be by
proper order of the Court applied to
the payment of the decree of the Court
to be entered in this cause. Jas fully
set out in bill on file.
This LIST day of MAY. A. D., 1913.
tSeaD N, c. EVERETT.
Clerk, Chancery Court.
Jackson County. Mississippi.
1t 5-7. IA. 81. 20 BY E. M. Galloway. DC.
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NONRESIDENT NOTICE

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
To Mrs. Louise Birckhead Estes
Whose piece of residence and post
office, including street number is
unknown:
You are summoned to appear before
the Chancery Court of the County of
Jackson in said State. on the Second
Monday of June. A. D.. 1913, TO defend
suit No. l0.391 in said Court of Dom
ovan Claude Estes. wherein you are
defendant. and wherein Complain
ant seeks a decree of divorce. all as
fully set out in bill on file.
This 4th day of May. A. D., 1913.
(Seal) N. c. EVERETT,
Clerk, Chancery Court.
Jackson County. Mississippi.
BY E. M. Galloway. DC.
ct ST Ia, 81