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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-13
WHAT ABOUT THIS FIRST BABY?

Some times it is much easier to look into the future
and determine what the Of community should
be if we think in the simple terms of everyday life
Probably there is nothing that should keep before
in community planning constantly as children.
The Reporter every year stages First Baby
the Year contest with the local merchants cooperating
The first baby born in the year of parents living in
the third commissioners district Benton county receives
avalanche of gifts.
It is contest which the CourierReporter staff has
enjoyed immensely for years for it is which
makes people happy at time when they have just taken
new burden And it puts the community record in
somewhat definite way of approaching the human
beings who are coming into the world tEs9zIat
And So what about the future of this first baby Of
the year? What chance is Shirley Jean Craig going to
have in the world? And what kind of world should
be planning for her? And how should be going
about it to make it the ssind of world that she will want
to live in? e&
Since this first baby is only of a great many
babies who to become men and women of tomorrow
it is responsibility to provide decent future for them
just it the accepted responsibility of forefathers
to provide for .a@
In focusing our attention the future then let
bear in mind that not merely charged with the
duty Of maintaining orderly society but that there
great many other questions which impose themselves
upon
When consider the evidence for and against such
things regulating labor providing housing regulating
public support Of for the training of youth
not do these things justice if we fail to consider them
with constant regard for the babies Of today.
That is the serious side of the first baby contest
which should not that it is the forecasng of
gloomy future 1t should be the beginning of happiness
for the winning baby and all other babies that into
the world It is one of their rightfu heritages
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-13
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Issued Thursdays Kennewick Printing Company
2i7 Kennewick Ave-. Kennewick Washington
Mesht Washington Newspaper Publishers
S3 Benton County. outside Entered
matter April g 1914 Pc Kennewick Wash under Act Of
March g. 1879 The Courier established March 1902 The
Reporter established consolidated April 1914
Rolfe TIVE, Publisher &
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
Sum Increased
In FederaIAid
Bill For Schools

A last minute broadening in
the proposed school appropria-
ton bill introduced in the u. S.
House of Representatives by Will
liam M. Colmer and other con-
gressmen increased the requested
sum from 81, 200, 900 per annum
to $10,000,0 600 a year for the next
two school years, according to ;
copy of the bill received this weel
by Thomas r. Wells, Pascagouls
school superintendent.
Listed as House Resolution
2611, the bill was introduced last
Thursday and has been referred
to the Committee on Education
and Labor.
Under the new provisions. the
federal aid which would result
through passage of this bill WOULD
apply TO schools whose enrolment
has been increased by wartime.
which would cover Pascagoula
and Moss Point and also would
take in schools in the atomic en-
ergy commission areas and those
under other agencies which had
previously been given federal
assistance under separate appro-
priations, Mr.. Wells said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
Del Castle Sold:
New Owners Plan
Modern Coust Resort

Del Castle, coast resort which
was owned and operated by Mr..
and Mrs. c. ]. Kuhn, was sold
recently to w. J. Doody of the
Doody Industries of Chicago.
Mr. Doody plans to make ex-
tensive additions including a
swimming pool, new recreational
facilities and additional guest cot
tages it was announced. He will
continue to operate the resort
which will be renamed Del Cas-
tie Ravenwood Manor and expects
to make ii one of the outstanding
resorts on the Coast.
Del Castle is located in Jackson
county on five acres of property
overlooking Davis Bayou. Al
present the main building has a
lounge, dining room and modern
kitchen with hotel accommodations
and Is guest cottages on the prop
erty.
The property is located on a
private slip and it was stated that
the new owners will continue to
schedule boat trips and fishing
parties.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
Garden Clubs
Offered Use OF
Old Spanish Fort

The Old Spanish Fort has been
placed in the hands of the Lake
Garden club and other Garden
clubs of Pascagoula as a meeting
place and for landscaping, ac-
cording to a resolution adopted
at a meeting of the executive
committee of the Jackson County
Post 100 of the American Legion.
Representing Jackson County
the Board of Supervisors at a
meeting this week concurred
with the action taken by the Le-
gion Post and the Lake Garden
club officially voted to accept the
invitation Wednesday.
Plans for the use Of the Fort
and work on the grounds are in
the formative stage, Mrs. T. T.
Justice, president, said, and will
be announced at a later date.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
Three Autos
Recovered. One
Stolen In Area

Stolen cars sprang up like
weeds in this area during tn e
past week with three vehicles re-
covered here and a fourth taken
from a tourist stopping over
night, according to official rec
ords.
James o. Wheat of Tuscaloosa,
Ala, was being held in the jack
son County Jail for Alabama au-
thorities after a car which he left
at Lyons Motor Company in Pas
cagoula for repairs was found to
have been stolen, Chief of Police
E. E. Blakeney said. The car was
reported stolen in Birmingham
February 4 but it was not until
last weekend that it reappeared,
when Wheat left it for repairs,
Efforts to take the car without
paying the garage bill aroused
suspicion and Wheat was taken
into custody by Policemen 30
sarge, Dupont and Pol.
A car reported stolen in Mo-
bile was found abandoned on the
side of the highway near Orange
Grove by Cecil Byrd, State high
way patrolman, and Chief Blak-
eney on Sunday morning about
7:30 a. M.
The local officers were in Mo
bile when the owner, Mr.. Wealth
ersby, reported that his car, a Al
Ford club coupe, had been stolen
On their way home the officers
spotted the car by its license
number and reported the recov-
cry to the Mobile police. TIL c
owner came out to identify the
car, Mr.. Byrd said.
A ~caf.-stelen from John w.
Golden of Jackson who had
stopped to spend Tuesday night
in a local tourist court was re.
covered Wednesday in De Funiak
Springs, Fla, and Robert E. Swan
wedel, 81 years old, Brooklyn, N
Y, was arrested for the theft. He
was returned to Pascagouls
Thursday morning by Chief Blak-
eney. Police said Swanwedel ad.
nitted driving away in the Cal
Wednesday morning and later
Golden identified the young mar
as a hitchhiker he had picked ur
Tuesday.
A 1913 Buick stolen from Free
Massey of Vina, Ala, was found
at Kreole where it had beer
abandoned when it ran out o.
gas, Sheriff Krebs reported. From
a description of the man who hac
left the car by the side of tn
road, w. c. Thornton was arrest,
ed in Louisiana. ]. H. Miller anc
his son offered assistance to the
man when they saw him stalled
by the side of Highway 80 anc
were able to give a description.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
Committee OF
Garden Clubs
Plans Cleanup

A joint committee of the Pas
cagoula and Lake Garden clubs
will ~spearhead a cleanup cam
paign before the annual coast
garden pilgrimage which is sched-
uled for Pascagoula and Moss
Point March 20, Mrs. ]. S. Abbey,
chairman, announced.
Although special efforts will
be made to have every yard,
street-side and vacant lot spick
and span and beautified before
the scores of visitors arrive March
20, the cleanup drive will not
be a seasonal but a permanent
movement, committee members
promised. Members of Mrs. Alb
bey's committee are Mrs. j. w.
Brumfield, Mrs. Herschel Richard,
Mrs. Maggie Castenera, Mrs. j.
P. Frazier and Mrs. T. T. Justice,
Through cooperation of Mayor
Frank S, Canty and Supervisor
Joe V. Krebs of Beat 3 trucks
will 60 through the city March
10 and IL and again on the II,
18 and 10 to pick up all trash of
any description left available to
the trash men. ~
In the business district special
emphasis will be laid on the rears
of stores where all trash will be
cleaned up and the clearing Of
vacant lots will be of special con-
Germ to the committee, Mrs. Alb
hey said.
Speakers will appear in both
white and colored schools to en-
list the aid of the stude<ts in lv-
ing up to the slogan which is
Cleanup - fix up - paint up"
Speakers viii also urge members
of all clubs and organizations to
cooperate in making Pascagoula
the cleanest town on the coast,
Mrs. Abbey said.
Residents are particularly urged
to give attention to their garbage
receptacles and to place them so
they cannot be overturned by
dogs and, wherever possible, to
screen them from sight by plant
ing shrubbery around them.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
Hinton Indicted;
Seeks Change Of
Venue For Trial

Four murder indictments were
returned against Murdoch Hin
ton, 45-year-old Lucedale farm
er, by the George County grand
jury in connection with the shot
gun slayings of his wife, his
daughter. his daughters baby and
Sheriff J. E. Nelson December
81.
Hinton Immediately filed a mo-
ton for a change of venue and a
hearing was in process before
Judge L. c. Corban at Lucedale
as this paper went to press. Hin
ton bases his request on preju-
dice and prejudgment, believing
that he will be unable to get a
fair trial in George county. He
is represented by o. l.. Mcleod
of Pascagoula and Bidwell Adam
of Gulfport and the state is rep
resented by District Attorney
Luther Naples and special prose-
cutorS, NJ. L. Malone and T. II.
Hillman, both Lucedale attorneys.
The murders for which Hinton
is charged took place at the Hin
ton home where the farmer first
shot his estranged wife, then his
daughters baby who was in a
crib in the house. A few minutes
later he shot the sheriff who had
been summoned by the daughter,
Gloria. because of trouble at the
house, and then turned the gun
on Gloria in the back seat of the
Sheriff's car.
Hinton then drove off in the
dead sheriff's car with his daugh-
ter's body in the back seat but
abandoned the vehicle when il
was wrecked. He was captured
by Sheriff J. Guy Krebs and 9TH
er Jackson county and state law
enforcement officers at the home
of his mother in North Jackson
county.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
Lunches Provided
For Six Additional
Needy Children

A union, two individuals who
operate a bakery and a church
circle this week announced that
they will be responsible for
school lunches for six needy chill
dren in Pascagoula for the rest
of the school year.
The Boilermakers voted at a
meeting Saturday night to play
host to three children and as
sumed their role Immediately by
collecting cash for two weeks on
the spot.
Bakery, came forward with the
who own and operate Cooper's
Bakery, same forward with the
offer to pay for the midday meal
for two children in some school
cafeteria for the remainder of the
year.
And the women of the Jimmy
Foster circle of the Women's Mis-
sionary Society of the First Bap-
fist church took the necessary ac-
ton at their last meeting to feed
one child lunch for the remain
der of the year.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
Further Plans
For Marine Lab All
Ocean Springs

Plans for the development of
the marine research laboratory
of the Mississippi Academy of
Sciences at Ocean Springs into
an institution of nationwide sig
nificance were furthered Wednes-
day at a meeting at the court
house between the board of SUI
pervisors, representatives of the
Academy of Sciences and Mar
tin Miller of Meridian, chairman
Of the board of trustees of the
state institutions of higher learn
ing.
Others attending the meeting
were Dr.. r.. L. Caylor, head of
the division of science of the Del
Ia State Teachers College; DR..
C. @. Shelly, professor of chem
istry at Mississippi State College
and ]. L. Scott, surplus property
co-ordinator for the board OF
trustees.
DIR. Caylor, who has conducted
courses at the Academy, which is
located at Magnolia state park,
for the past two years, explained
the significance of the proposed
development to the entire Coast
al region.
Plans call for the development
of marine biology classes on q
full summer basis, and for year.
around research in marine biol
ogy with problems of the coastal
area.
This is the greatest area in
the world for shrimp, oysters and
fish," DR.. Caylor said. Research
and development along proper
and scientific lines can mean un-
dreamed development for the
coastal area"
Solve Problems of State"
Mr.. Miller added that it would
mean much to Mississippi to have
on the Gulf Coast IAN institution
in which the problems of the
state can be solved on a sound
basis
Meanwhile plans were laid
Wednesday for the purchase of
the Alfred Smart property adj
jacent to Magnolia Park for de-
velopment of the Academy. The
property contains 80 acres front
ing on the beach, a 13-room main
house. two smaller outbuildings,
piers and other equipment. 1t is
priced by the owners at $35,000
and plans call for the board OF
trustees to allocate enough funds
for an option on the property
with the necessary legislation fol-
the final purchase to be passed
at the next session of the legis-
lature.
Through A. P. Moran, presi-
dent, the board offered as full
and complete endorsement of the
development plans. Mr.. Moran
said that the county, through the
board of supervisors, would CO.
operate in any way possible.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
County Council
OF All Clubs
Organized

A County Council of All club
members was organized at a
meeting Of representatives from
the clubs throughout the county
schools on Saturday morning in
the office Of the Home Demon
stration agent, Miss vela McKin-
ley
Kenneth Ray Wilson of the
Vancleave club was named presi-
dent of the newly organized coun-
Gil, Patricia Schmitz of the Hur-
ley club was elected vice-presi-
dent. and Lorraine Davis of Moss
Point club was elected secretary.
Miss Marjorie Stewart, assist
ant Home Demonstration agent,
outlined the purposes of the or
ganization and explained the
value of the council for planning
county activities.
Miss Elaine Massey, district
supervisor, made a talk on Find
ing out Your Job and Doing It
At the conclusion of the pro-
gram the council was formally
organized and officers elected
The first matter to be taken un.
der consideration by the Coun.
ell will be annual Rally.
The officers of each of the All
clubs in the county, of which
there are both boys and girls
clubs in is schools, are eligible
to membership in the Council
The Council will hold a monthly
meeting at which time programs
and plans for individual clubs
will be discussed.
In addition to the Is All club
members attending the meeting
the following All club leaders
were present, Mrs. Otis Wilson
of V~ancleave, Mrs. j. c. Rogers
Of Bayou Casotte and Mesdames
Wesley Powell and Bill Bridgeo
of Hurley.
Members from the following
clubs were present, Hurley, Bill
Wilson, Charles Ray and Patriots
Schmitz; Wade, Susan Parker.
Janean Golf, Marie Braxton, Lon
ME Atkinson, Henry Parker.
Orange Lake, Ann Benefited, Jan
ice Taylor, Bobby Benefited; Ed
Mayo, Jerry Mizelle, William
Stewart; Vancleave, Betty Golf,
Dolores T~ouchstone, Helene Sch
neider, Carolyn Schneider, Ken
meth Wilson: Bayou Casotte, Mary
Martin, Geraldine Corley. Paul
inc Day, David Mcdaniel. Jessie
Lee Hutherson; Moss Point, Lor-
raine Davis, Gautier; Marian Del
comyn. All of these became
charter members of the Council
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
Grocery Firm
Loses $863.48
In Safe CRACKING

Cash amounting to $863.48 was
taken from q sale at the Mer-
chants Cash Grocery store We'd
nesday night, city police report
ed. The safe cracking was appar-
emily a professional Job, police
said.
The thief or thieves gained en-
try through the floor which they
cut from underneath with a one
inch bit. The safe had been brok-
en- open evidently with a crow
bar and sledge hammer, members
of the police department said. The
thieves exited by the back door
taking only the cash and leaving
behind checks which were also
in the safe.
Earlier in the week, Pascagoula
police investigated the robbery of
Burrs Place on Lincoln avenue
which was robbed of about So in
nickels from a pin ball machine.
The theft was apparently the
work of boys, police said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
Salary Problem
Discussed At
Teachers Meeting

The problem of equalizing the
salaries of class room teachers in
the white and colored schools
was discussed before the Jack
son County Teachers association
by Miss Margaret Hutchinson,
president of the class room teach
ers department of the MEA, al
the meeting held on Monday eve
ming at the V~ancleave school.
This is one of the questions fac
ing the educational leaders Miss
Hutchinson explained and offered
as an explanation of the problem
the difference in the educational
background of the teachers.
The first, second and third
grade students Of the Vancleave
school presented a health playlet
adapted to Mother Goose rhymes
and presented in costume under
the direction of Mrs. R. M. Rob-
erts and Mrs. Ira T. Ravens. The
playlet was the original compo-
sition of Mrs. Roberts.
During a business session pre-
sided over by L. w. Tanner, pres
ident of the association, delegates
were appointed to the Mississippi
Teachers association which will
meet in Jackson on March is,
II and 10. Officers and the exec
utive board of the county associa-
ton were appointed delegates as
follows, Mr.. Tanner, Mrs. Lena
Penton, Mrs. Emmitt Golf, L. c.
Gordon, and Mesdames N. E. Ia
conf, Susie Carter, Annie Lee
Painter and Cammie Wilson.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing a social hour was enjoyed
when refreshments were served
by the host school in the cafe
terra.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
Annual Dinner
Of G OF G Set
For March q

The fourth annual dinner of the
Pascagoula-Mos Point Chamber
of Commerce has been scheduled
for Friday, March A., at the 18th
street auditorium, F. w. Cirlot,
president, announced Thursday.
The Little Steak House will be
caterer for the meal which will
be served buffet style. Second
year Home Economics girls will
assist with decoration of the
tables and serving under the di-
rection of Miss Dorothy Skellie.
Michael Moro, director of In
ternational House in New Orleans
will speak on foreign trade port
development.
The menu is to consist of raw
oysters, baked crab, boiled shrimp,
filet of founder, roast beef, po-
tato salad, celery and carrot
sticks, sweet pickles, buttered
rolls, lime sherbet and ice box
cookies, coca colas and coffee.
Reservations may be at the
Chamber OF Commerce office,
phone TIT, and no tickets will be
sold after March /.
The c of c has also scheduled
an educational meeting for Fri
day, March IL, with L. p. Dickie,
manager of the Southeastern di-
vision of the U. S. Chamber of
Commerce, as guest speaker.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
Dutch Binion To
Arrive Mex! Week
AS New Coach

Dutch Binion, coach at Holmes
Junior college in Goodman, Miss.
has been employed as athletic di-
rector and head coach of the Pas
cagoula high school, according to
an announcement released this
week from the office OF the SUI
perintendent of schools. This is
the second year that Mr.. Binion
has held the coaching position al
Holmes college. He is expected
to arrive next week and plans to
start spring training March /.
simultaneously, the football
schedule for next fall was also
released. Pascagoula will open the
season September i6 with a game
with Notre Dame at Pascagoula
which will be followed by an
other home game on September
% with Murphy High. A second
Mobile team will be met Sep
TENDER 30 when the Panthers
Journey to the Alabama city TO
play McGiil and on October z
they will play Biloxi at Biloxi.
The Moss Point game has been
set for October Ia and will be
played at Moss Point. October
81 is an open date but on October
% the Panthers will have a home
game with Picayune. On Novem-
Der 4 they will play Hattiesburg
here and on November II a game
with Gulfport is scheduled for
the home field. Laurel will be the
opponent in a game there Novem-
Der Is and the Thanksgiving
game, November "a, the Panthers
will play Natchez here.
Champ Coach
A veteran athletic coach, Mr.
Binion was at McComb high
school where he developed a Bis
Eight champion and Memorial
Bowl winner his second year
Prior to coming to Mississippi
he had been coach and athletic
director at Bastrop, La, for l.
years. In his long service there
his teams were well-known fol-
their excellent play and fine
craftsmanship. In addition te
many years of producing sue.
eessful teams from a winning
standpoint, he developed an out
standing reputation as a builder
and developer of youth, the an
nouncement pointed out.
He is a graduate of Centenary
College at Shreveport and late,
acquired a masters degree ir
physical education at the Univer.
sity of Michigan. On several oc'
easions he has taught physical
education in summer school al
Louisiana State University. Wher
questioned about the type o.
football taught, Coach Binior
said blocking and tackling is my
formation, however, l use the "T'
formation for setting offensive
plays in motion"
At the same time the Board an.
nounced the promotion of James
Randall from Junior high schoo
coach to first assistant to Coacf
Binion. A junior high schoo
coach will be named at an earl,
date. Coach Binion is expected Il
arrive next week and plans t.
start spring training March /.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
First Steps Taken
In Putting Roll
Call In Motion

Chairmen to head the an
nual Red Cross Roll Call in four
communities in the county were
named this week by W. Ed Wig
gins, county chairman.
They are Lawrence Lindhart,
Pascagoula; J. T. Harris, Moss
Point; Wendell Palfrey, Ocean
Springs; and N. E. Taconi, St,
Martin. Other chairmen for ru-
raj communities will be an
nounced later, Mr.. Virgins said.
At a meeting of the planning
committee for Pascagoula called
by Mr. Lindhart, William Hall
was given the responsibility of
~canvassing the housing project
and A. v. Smith was named in
charge of the business district.
Civic clubs, lodges and veterans
organizations are being called on
to assist the men chairmen in
their solicitation and all the wom-
ems clubs of Pascagoula have
been requested to have a repre-
sentative at a planning meeting
Friday night at which time work
ers will be designated to cover
the remainder of the residential
part of Pascagoula.
Everett Harper will be in
charge of solicitation at all small
industries in the county and is
expected to announce sub chair
men and committees at an early
date. The Grey Ladies and Nurs-
es Aids of the county are being
asked to take charge of booths at
the banks and post offices
throughout the county and the
Boy Scouts will be in charge of
distribution of international ma
terial in their particular town.
The Roll Call will be held on 9
nationwide scale in March.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
DONATION TO MARCH
OF DIMES

One of the largest school dona.
tons reported was made by st.
Martins school and tetaled
$l50.43. The pupils of the school
spared no effort to make the drive
a success and they supplemented
individual donations with cake
walks and bingo parties for the
benefit of the March of Dimes.
Contests were staged with tn c
fourth grade winning with S11.10
in the elementary school and the
eighth and ninth grades tying
with $29.26 each. Mrs. z. NJ. Lo-
peg is teacher of the fourth grade
and Mrs. Inez Fells and L. A
Krohn of the eighth and ninth.
respectively. N. E. Taconi is prin-
cipal of the st. Martins school.