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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-06-03
Lincoln University
Seminary Needs Money

The 160th General assembly of
the Presbyterian church in the U.
S. A., which is in session in Seat
tie, Wash, was Informed that Lin
coin Theological Seminary, in
Chester county, Pa, needs $780,
900 to spur its work of training
Negroes for the Ministry.
Lincoln needs a building to
center all theological seminary ac-
tivities," said a report submitted
by a special committee on theolo-
gical education.
"The funds now available are
not sufficient for this purpose. lin
addition, the seminary should have
more funds for scholarships.
"Friends Of Negro education
could well invest some of their
gifts in this worthy institution.
There should be at least $780,
900 for scholarship endowment
and a like amount for the semin-
ary building"
The committee paid high trib-
ute to the Chester county school,
declaring it has "a splendid his
tory of service"
Lincoln has educated more ma
tive Africans than any other theo-
logical seminary in the United
States" the report said. "There
are now in the college and semin-
airy Ia studenes from Africa, most
of them from Presbyterian mis-
sion schools on that continent"
The committee recommended
that the seminary be given ap-
proval of the general assembly.
The. name of DR.. Frank Wilson
of the Lincoln university faculty
was presented to the general as
sembly as a member of the exc
cutive committee of tn newly
formed National Council of Pres
byterian men.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-06-03
Free X-Ray at Linden
Community Center

stages when response is usually
positive. By delaying, the disease
might take hold and ravage the
body making treatment a matter
of delaying the end
This does not mean to become
alarmed. The majority of those
taking the X-Ray do not have
tuberculosis, but a few people
may have it. The disease is wide
spread enough to warrant a yearly
checkup. tuberculosis deaths are
among the highest in the country,
but daily, through such services
as free X-Rays, it is being con-
quered. If slowness is taking place,
it can be blamed on those who for
some reason or other do not take
advantage of the free ofer.
On this latter point, a word. 1t
has been engendered in many
minds that to be ill with diseases
such as tuberculosis, or, more so,
with venereal diseases is a dis
grace, or something to be con-
cealed even from the doctor. Fear
CONTINUED on page ~
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-06-03
Prisoner Dies
Defending His Poetry

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio, June 8.
(ANP)-A young Chicagoan, Earl
Anderson, died on his 21st birth
day last week, in order to guard
the secret that he is a poet. Young
Anderson fought four guards at
the federal reformatory here just
as he was being released because
he did not want to show officials
his poetry.
He suffered a broken neck and
died during the battle. The melee
was caused when the police thot
a bulge in his pants legs was some
thing he was trying to smuggle
out of the place illegally. 1t turn
ed out to be manuscripts of
poetry he had written while a
prisoner.
He was arrested when he was
l5 for taking things from mail
boxes, and sent to the National
Training school for boys in Wash
lngton, d. C. He came back here
in 1947. On his Est birthday he
became eligible for release.
Warden l.. Clark Schilder said
DR.. Jesse Harris, prison physician,
Continued on page ~
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-06-03

Next week, all residents in this
vicinity have a date that is more
important to keep than any they
have ever had. 1t will cost those
who keep it nothing; yet it will
reward not only those who keep
it, but the community as a while
will benefit.
1t is with a free chest X-Ray
machine at Linden Center. This
free X-Ray will be given to any
one over 10 years of age under
the Dayton Board of Health and
the Montgomery County Tubercu-
losis association.
The time? The opportunity to
get this free X-Ray will last two
days; Tuesday, June 8, in the af-
ternoon from / to 8, and evening
from 5 to 7. Wednesday, June 9,
afternoon, / to 8, evening, 5 to 7.
This is a chest X-Ray, there
will be no disrobing, it will be
taken with clothes on. Any fur
Their information on details may
be secured by calling HEmlock
1891 and asking for Miss Sim
norman or Miss Allen.
The Daily Express urges every
body to have this free chest X-Ray.
Chest X-Rays are taken to de-
termine if there is any indication
of tuberculosis in the chest. 1t is
only a matter of minutes to make
the determination. 1t could mean
the detection and treatment of
the dread disease in the early
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-06-03
U~nion.Busfng GSI
May be Abolished

WASHINGTON, June 3. GAN
P)-The senate civil service sub
committee has completed a bill
which would abolish Government
Service, Inc, the organization that
tried to break the all-Negro union
during the recent government
cafeteria strike.
The new bill proposed that GSI
be replaced with a government
controlled corporation which would
open the way for government
cafeteria workers to become civil
service employees.
A similar bill has already been
introduced in the house. Under it
the new corporation would be linn
tied to the operation of cafeterias
and restaurants in government
buildings.
The senate bill, on the other
hand, would place the new cor
poration in charge of all activi-
ties which are now being con-
Quoted under GSI. The senate sub
committee voted unanimously for
the new corporation over the Wig
orous protest of GSI officials.
The successor to GSI would be
managed my a 7-man board of
directors. Included would be the
federal works administrator, the
secretary of interior, and the cair-
man Of the national capital park
and planning commission.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-06-03
Negro Bus Operators
Ordered to Quit CITY

BATON, ROUGE, La, June 3.
(ANP)-Although the city of Ba-
ton Rouge has ordered the Negro
buses off the street by May Is,
they are still running, it was re-
ported last wee. Because these
buses have reduced racial friction
on city buses and has provided
good service to members of both
races, many citizens have pro-
tested the edict.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-06-03

PerdldO!
That's a famous street in New
Orleans, La. And it's one of Duke
Ellington's famous recordings.
The song is a tribute to a street,
and a town, that gave birth to a
style of music that became known
as Jazz. Be-bop and swing are de-
rivitives of jazz.
Many are the names of the
bayou city's famed musicians. One
day they will be folklore. The
greatest of these, of course, and
on this there is unanimous agree
ment-is the King of Improvisa-
ton, Louis Armstrong.
There are hordes of others, tho,
each famous in his own right. One
of these is currently appearing
continued on page ~
Evening star., 1948-12-05
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

The lowest temperature to be
experienced in the county for sew
eral years sent Jackson Coun-
tisns into trunks and attics for
extra cover and clothing last
weekend.
Frozen water pipes and pumps
caused inconvenience and trouble
to dozens of families throughout
the county and in Pascagoula the
result of scores of leaking pipes
caused the water pressure to drop
to such a degree that city officials
shut off the water for a few hours
Sunday to build the pressure back
up, according to Mayor John r.
Watts. Employees of the water
department were busy all day
Sunday cutting off leaking pipes.
in many instances in vacant hous-
es. L. G. Beekman, commissioner
Of public works, and his employ
ees were up most of Sunday night
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
oscogoulons Go To
Jackson To Attend
Inauguration

Among Pascagoulans attending
the inaugural ceremonies in Jack
son were Mr.. and Mrs. Hermes
Gautier and son, John, who were
guests of Governor and Mrs. Field
ing Wright at the governors man.
sion for several days: MI. and
Mrs. Henry Gautier, Mrs. ]. N.
Lockard, Mrs. R. K. HOLSTER, Mrs.
Manuella Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Gautier, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
E. Virgins and daughters, Misses
Irene and Daisy Ed Virgins, all
of Pascagoula; and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Backstrom and A. L. Mon
roe of Moss Point. Mrs. H. B.
Everitt of Panama City, Fla, also
attended with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Gautier.
Mr. Hermes Gautier, MI. Harold
Gautier, Mr.. Virgins, Mr.. Back
strom and Mr.. Monroe are colo
nels on the governors staff.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Jackson Countinns SILVER. N urn
Pipes and Plants In Weekend Freeze

watching the water pressure and
the pumps.
In Moss Point Mayor F. w.
Cirlot reported that many pipes
were broken but not as many as
have been cracked in previous
freezes. The greatest amount of
damage was done to flowers and
fruit trees, he said.
In general, residents of the
county experienced considerable
discomfort over the weekend
when the Thermometer register
ed as low as Is degrees as few
homes r equipped to withstand
such cold in this climate. in sever
al of the rural areas families who
found heating an insurmountable
problem. visited friends and rela-
tives with better heating systems
and other reinstated the old
standby-a wood burning stove.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
FWAT Liquidaie
Holdings In Four
School Buildings

The Federal Works Agency has
been instructed to liquidate its
holdings in the four schools in
Pascagoula built with federal
funds at a cost of $435. 399 during
the war, placing before the city
the problem of acquiring these
buildings, Superintendent of
Schools T. r. Wells pointed out
this week.
Pascagoula is one of an approx
imately 100 communities in which
schools were constructed to meet
the wartime need.
The four local schools have been
operated on a lease agreement be-
tween the FWA and the local
school system, which assumed as
its responsibility maintenance and
adequate insuring of the struct-
ares. These are the Lake, Beach
and South Elementary schools and
the Junior high school.
II is estimated that replacement
of these at the present time would
not be less than $T50.000. The
FWA has indicated that a pur-
chase offer of about 22.3 percent
of the construction cost would be
considered a fair one, Mr.. Wells
said However, he pointed out, the
local problem is further compli-
Gated by the fact that the present
capacity of the elementary schools
will be increased at least 80 per-
cent to make possible the return
of all schools to a normal day
basis. This is the seventh year at
least some of the schools have
operated on a double shift arran-
cement to take care of the in
creased enrolment
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Persons Hurt
In Intersection
Crash Sunday

Two persons were hospitaliZed
as the result of a two-car crash al
the intersection of North Pasca-
goula and Live Oak streets Sun
day morning. They were Mrs.
William F. Price of Buffalo, N. Y,
who suffered a broken arm, a
broken knee and bruises, and G.
L. Monk of Moss Point who sus-
tanned brolen ribs.
The accident occurred when
the automobile driven on High
way 80 by Mr.. Price went
through the red blinker light at
the intersection of North Pasca-
goula street and struck the right
front fender of Mr.. Monks car,
according to Chief of Police j. E.
Shirley and Officer j. H. Broa-
dus, investigating officer. Mr..
Price and Joe Franklin, negro,
Moss Point, who was a passenger
in Mr.. Monks car we're not in
Jured.
The injured were taken to the
Jackson County hospital by H. E.
Robinson of Stokes Funeral Home.
Charges of speeding and reck-
less driving were filed against
both drivers and at a hearing at
city court Wednesday Mr.. Price
was fined $25 and his fine remit
ted and Mr.. Monk was found not
guilty.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Normal Day Back
For Beach. Part
OF Central School

The Beach Elementary school
and the fifth and sixth grades at
Central Elementary school will
be placed on a normal day sched-
ule effective Monday, January
20, Superintendent T. r. Wells
announced this week. This is a
step in an attempt to return as
large a part of the elementary
schools as possible to a normal
teaching situation, he explained.
Certain students from the exist
ing district will be transferred TO
South Pascagoula elementary
school to reduce the Beach en-
rollment to approximately 2l0
stude nts, which will make the
normal-day session possible. Four
teachers now in the afternoon
session in the Beach school will
be transferred to other units
where their services can be more
efficiently utilized, Mr.. Wells
said. Two Of them will be trans
ferred to South school to take
care of the extra students sent
there from Beach school, one will
be moved to Junior high school
to fill a vacancy, and the fourth
will be transferred to the Lake
Avenue elementary school to re-
lieve the principal, Miss Irene
Denny, of some of her teaching
duties.
The normal day schedule begins
at 8:45 a. m. and closes at 3 p. m.
II will be the policy of the
Board of Education to transfer
from the double session
program to the normal schedule
as rapidly as physical facilities
and personnel will permit, Mr..
Wells said. This change at the
Beach school and part of the Cen
trail school is made possible by
reduction in elementary school
enrolment which has occurred
since the beginning of the school
year.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Telephone Road
Blaze Causes
$1,000 Damages

A fire which resulted in dam
age amounting to approximately
$1,000 broke out in a rooming
house and warehouse at $40 Tele-
phone Road Tuesday shortly be-
fore noon.
While they were battling the
blaze, two firemen narrowly es-
capped injury when they were
shaken by an explosion within
the burning house and one of
them was knocked to the ground
from the roof.
No one was at home when the
fire apparently began from a hot
water heater in the bath room on
the second floor, according to
Fire Chief James Hudson. The
blaze swept through the upper
story of the rooming house where
S. l. Smith, operator of the house
and Mrs. Smith occupied an apart
ent, but was brought under con-
troll before it caused much DAM
age to the first floor, Chief Hud-
son said. The building, which is
owned by J. F. Weick, Jr., of New
Orleans, was damaged to the
amount of $500 and furnishings
owned by Mr.. Smith we're dam
aged approximately $500.
The warehouse at the a of
the two story dwelling serves as
a storage space for the Standard
Furniture Company and although
there was little fire damage to
the contents, water damage
amounted to about $4,000, accord
ing to George c. Lowell, manager.
Chief Hudson and Fireman
Amos Rolls were on the roof of
the building fighting the fire
when something inside the house
exploded, knocking the fireman
to the ground, according to Chief
Hudson, who barely saved him.
self from a similar fall.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Nominations For
Citizenship Award
Asked BY Club

Official blanks for the nomina-
ton of the citizen of Jackson
County to receive the Citizen
ship Award of 1947" being spon-
sored by the Business Girls Club
are being published by the club.
This award is to be presented
to the citizen in Jackson county
who rendered the most outstand-
ing service to the community in
the past year or who through the
years has unselfishly served the
community.
The club plans to make the
award annually in recognition of
worthwhile citizenship. To make
an impartial choice they are ask
ing for nominations from the pub
lie, which will be turned over to
a committee for the final decision.
Anyone wishing to name a per-
son for this tribute may do so.
The blanks should. be filled out
naming the outstanding citizen,
and the reasons for his or her Sc
lection to receive this honor. The
blanks must be mailed by Febru-
airy 10 to Miss Marie Donnelly,
president of the B. G's.
Plans are underway for a for
NAL presentation of the award on
February 26th and details for the
presentation will be announced
later, Miss Bernice Golf, chairman
Of the committee states.
New officers were elected at
the regular meeting of the club,
who will take office on the first
Thursday in February. They are
as follows: President, Miss Doro-
thy Rhodes; vice president Miss
Elsie Larsen; secretary, Miss Ethel
Duncan; treasurer Miss Joyce
Krebs; reporter, Miss Katherine
Rhodes.
Four new members were voted
into the club and will be initiated
at a later date.
The entry blank for this contest
may be found on page two of this
issue.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Barge and Tank
Work Awarded
ingalls, Shipyard

Contracts calling for the con-
struetion of two large dump
scows, two large chemical tank
barges and IS large tanks have
been awarded to the ingalls, Ship
building Corporation, according to
an announcement made this week
by w. r.. Guest, executive vice
president.
The two contracts amount to APP
proximately $400, 900, MI. Guest
said.
The work is in the form of two
contracts, one for the U. S. Corps
Off Engineers at New Orleans,
and the other for Carbide and
Carbon Chemical Company of
New York.
The contract with the u. S.
Engineers calls for the construc-
ton of two 600-cubic yard dump
scows, 140 feet in length, SO feet
wide and II feet in depth.
The second contract calls for
the construction of two chemical
tank barges 1875 feet long, 35 feet
wide and 19 and one-half feet in
depth. Also included as a part
of this contract r Is tanks 10
feet in diameter and As feet in
length.
All work will be done at the
Pascagoula yard of ingalls,, Mr.
Guest said.
Fabrication work is expected
to get under way sometime in
April.
Other orders in prospect will be
filled as soon as steel is avail
able from plants.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Dog Law Is
Considered For
Moss Point

With SO persons taking the anti
rabies treatment and two addi-
tional animals reported rabid
since a mad dog ran rampant in
Moss Point biting animals and
people and terrorizing the COM
munity, a permanent dog law is
being considered by city officials,
Mayor F. w. Cirlot said this week.
This law would require regis
tration and proper vaccination of
all dogs.
Until such a law as this is pass
ed, DR.. Andrew J. Hedmeg, coun-
ty health department director, and
Mayor Cirlot announced that the
existing quarantine in Moss Point
and a radius of one mile will re-
main in effect.
The belief was expressed by
DIR. Hedmeg and Mayor Cirlot
that people are keeping dogs hid
den to avoid having them vaccin-
ated. This shows definitely more
concern for animals than for hui
mans, they said.
Mayor Cirlot declared that there
is another mad dog loose in the
city of Moss Point which has not
been caught. A dog which show
ed unmistakable signs of being
rabid was seen running toward
the town this week and efforts
to catch or kill the dog were un-
successful. Residents of the town
were warned to be on the lookout
for the animal.
Six persons in P~ascagoula are
taking the serum, DIR. Hedmeg
said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Gulfpori Seeks
Six Million For
Port Improvement

JACKSON, Miss, Jan. PA
bill providing for a State Labor
Department and a measure TO give
financial relief to cities and coun-
ties were introduced in the Miss
issippi Legislature today.
Other developments include an
oratorial flare-up on the perenn-
ially-controversial prohibition is
sue and endorsement by the Leg
islature Of Governor Fielding L.
Wright's Inauguration attack on
"antilSouthern" Legislation.
One of the Senate bills introdu-
ced today seeks to authorize the
City of Gulfport to issue $6.000,-
600 worth Of bonds for improving
its port facilities.
The State Labor Department
bill was introduced in the House
in the afternoon by Miss Evelyn
Candy OF Hattiesburg. Represen-
tative Icey Day Of Attala county
introduced the measure that seeks
to give the cities and counties
financial aid.
The bill would give 81. 800, 900
to the cities and 50, 500, 900 to the
counties for use In retiring bonded
indebtedness for which advalorem
taxes previously had been address
sed.
Representative Maurice Black
of Carrolton introduced a bill that
seeks to increase the maximum
old age pension to $50 per month.
Earlier the Senate concurred in
a House-originated resolution en-
dorsing statements made by Gov
ernor Wright in his Inauguration
Tuesday. He had proposed that
Southern Democrats break with
the National party II it continues
to sponsor anti Southern legis-
lation."
Use On F-E-p.c Bill
Senator james Clark of Iuka,
In presenting the House resolu-
ton to the Senate today, said he
was informed that Senator a..
o. Eastlarfd wants n use it be-
fore the COMMITTEES On the FsEs1
PC bill and anti-lynching."
The controversy on whether the
state prohibition law should be
repealed or strengthened flared
anew in the Senate.
Senator Fred Jones Of Inver-
less attacked as half truths"
an open letter addressed to him
and placed on Senate desks.
The letter opposed a proposed
bill by Jones calling for state
controlled liquor sales.
1t was signed by N. S. Jack
son and ]. L, Neill.
Describing Jackson as a minis
ter employed by the a~nti-saloon
league Senator John B. Farese
of Ashland contended that the
writer's should have contacted
Jones before making public the
letter. He suggested that the Sen
ate give Jones q vote of conf
dence.
Senator Nate Williamson of
Continued On Page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
cHANcERY COURT ADJouRNs

The January session of the
Chancery Court was adjourned
Thursday after having ben in ses-
sion for nine days during the two
week semi-annual period. The
final day of the court saw the
docket reasonably clear, with, a
not unusual number of cases con-
tinued to the next session which
will convene at the county court
house in June. Judge D. NJ. Rus
sell presided over the court.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
BREAK-IN

Henry's Cafe, 667 Krebs avenue
a negro restaurant, was entered
through a window Sunday night
and the money from the juke
box were stolen, Chief of Police
]. E. Shirley announced. Police
man R. H. Broadus was investi-
eating officer.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Moss Point To
Choose Alderman
In Vote Tuesday

Voters in Ward Three of Moss
Point will name a candidate to fill
the unexpired term of the late R.
L. Head on the board of alderman
in a special election to be held
Tuesday.
Two prominent Moss Point bus
mess men have qualified as candi-
dates, Harold Monroe and Wood
son Rape.
Approximately $50 persons are
qualified to vote in the Ward. vot-
ing place will be at city hall with
the poll open from 8 a. IN. until
6 p. m.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

An expert tea faster can iden-
tify between 1900 and 1000 diff
ferent teas, telling where each
was grown. what variety it is,
what season of the year it was
picked, how it was processed, what
it should cost and how it should
be blended.