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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
Shots Fired By
Officers Fatal
ToJ. T. Hamilton

James Thomas Hamilton, 35
years old, succumbed to five hull
let wounds of the body Friday
morning inflicted a week before
by officers at whom he had op-
ened fire on the fill between Pas
cagoula and Gautier.
At a coroner's inquest held by
Coroner M. c. Porter Friday, a
six man jury returned verdict
of "justifiable homicide. After
hearing evidence from Sheriff J.
Guy Krebs and Deputy Leo Byrd,
targets for a fulisade of pistol
shots and who fired the fatal bull
lets, DR.. w. ]. Weatherford, at
tending physician, and the Rev.
Harlan Hilbun, pastor of the First
Methodist church, who passed on
the highway during the shooting,
the jury reached the conclusion
that death was due to "gunshot
wounds inflicted by officials in
performance of their official du-
ties"
Hamilton was walking toward
Pascagoula and is said to have
announced his intention of COM
ing into the town to kill certain
persons when he was met by the
officers who had been warned
that he was armed. When Sher-
iff Krebs spoke to him, he opened
fire and shot two pistol loads in
to the car behind which. the sher-
iff and deputy took refuge. Five
of the shots fired by the sheriff
struck the man.
Hamilton was a native of Pike
vile, Tenn, and a resident of
Gautier for the past six years. He
had been employed at Ingalls,
Shipyard.
Funeral services we're conduct
ed from the Fails Funeral Home
Chapel in Pascagoula Friday eve-
ming by the Rev. Hilbun and the
Rev. Lester ReevesvyThe body
was sent to Crossville, Tenn, for
interment.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Ruth Ann Hamilton; one
son, James Thomas Hamilton, Jr.;
his mother, Mrs. ]. r. Hamilton,
Pikeville; three sisters, Mrs. Will
ma Kerby, Hobbs, N. Mex, Mrs.
Julian Wyatt, Clarksville, Tenn,
and Miss Ruby Hamilton, Pike
vile; and one brother, Robert T.
Hamilton, Gautier.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
Frunk Voters Nuned
Commander Of Elmer
Joseph Gront Post

Frank Waters was elected as
Commander of the Elmer Joseph
Grant Post 1878 of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars at the regular
meeting held on Wednesday eve
ming.
Other officers who were elect.
ed to office for the coming year
are as follows, Senior Vice Com
mander, M. L. Hatten; Junior
Vice Commander, Louis Freder-
ic; Post Advocate Joe Moore; and
Chaplain, John Sullivan.
Trustees who were elected
were BARLEY German for a term
of three years; and Joe Cole, Jr.
for term of two years.
The new officers will be in
stalled at a meeting to be held
on April 4. the time and place to
be announced later.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
BY ALICE coLMEH

Two 18-ton bulldozers, one
county owned, turned two idle
fields of cut-over land into cul-
tivated acres ready for planting
for pasturage in demonstration
held on the Hamilton Brothers
Dairy farm near Hurley on We'd
nesday.
This was the first of two dem
onstrations arranged by County
Agent A. J. Franklin to show the
use of the bulldozer recently
bought by the Board of Super
visors for the use of the county
farmers. The demonstration on
Wednesday was scheduled to be
followed by similar demonstra-
tion on Thursday in the vicinity
of Vancieave.
Beginning at 10 a. m. the bull
dozer, with a stump fork attach
ment, literally pushed the stumps
out of a tract of about 10 to IL
acres of land. Approximately so
stumps were pushed out in about
80 minutes and then heaped in a
jagged pile, while the bulldozer
moved on to another field. The
second bulldozer with a disc at
tachment was busily blowing the
stumpless field which would be
ready then to be planted accord
ing to the improved pasturage
project.
The feats of the American bull
dozers practically became legen-
Diary in the second World War,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
Dan Russell Elected
President Of Coust
Council Of C of c

Dan M. Russell of Bay st. Louis
was named to head the Missis-
sippi Gulf Coast Council of
Chambers of Commerce at the
meeting held at the Gulf Hills
hotel on Wednesday evening. He
succeeds Leslie Grant of Biloxi
as president.
Edward Al. Khayat of Pascal
goula was elected first vice pres
ident and DR.. F. O. Schmidt of
Ocean Springs second vice pres
ident. Mrs. Lily Rake Kefaury
was elected secretary-treasurer.
The new officers will take Of
flee Immediately and the Pasca-
goula-Moss Point Chamber of
Commerce will be the host at the
next bi-monthly meeting sched-
uled for the third Wednesday in
April.
Various reports were heard at
the meeting including a report
by Hermes Gautier voicing the
hope for needed improvements
on Hiway 80. Mr.. Grant reported
on the proposed four-lane nation
al highway from the west to the
east coasts which was discussed
at recent meeting which he at
tended in Jackson.
The budget for the coming year
for the advertising committee
was announced which will be
used to attract the tourist trade
and industrial prospects.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
First Reports On
Roll Call Show
Total Of $l655

The negro division of the an
nual Roll Call of the Jackson
County chapter of the American
Red Cross was the first to report
a completed campaign this week
with a total of 5000, far exceed
ing their quota and also their do
nation of last year which amount
ed to $116.40. The total this year
represents $50 members in the
Red Cross. DR.. T. j. Barefield-
Pendleton, chairman pointed out.
Returns from completed sec
tors submitted to the drive Off
cials this week totaled $1,655.54.
w. Ed Virgins, general chairman
for the county, announced.
The VFW auxiliary completed
their section of the residential dis
trict and reported $23.88. Mrs.
Harold Brock, in charge Of the
Gray Ladies at the Pascagoula
post office collected $35.16. The
largest report was made by w. II.
Harris, chairman at the Paper
Mill where $l,0l1.50 was collect
ed.
From the residential district in
Moss Point, where the Fortnight
ly Club was in charge, came
total of $236.50 and Moss Point
Local No. 6n8, International
Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite
and Paper Mill Workers, reported
Sis.
In the rural sections Mrs. Ivey
Emerson reported $40 from Har-
lesion and Tanner and Mrs. w. T.
Goff turned in $3.50 from Big
Point.
Workers in the negro division
were Winena Daniels, Bernice
Carr, Montena Fitus, James H.
MCGEE, Dollie Mae Fourside,
Marian Graham, Elouise Patton,
Vera Hackett. Orpha E. Williams,
Mildred Smith. E. E. Johnson, Gus
w. Wesley, Alberta Pryor, Re-
becca Butler, Artemese Budreaux,
Marguerite Barial, Mary C. Han
shaw, Isabelle Norvel. A. M.
Bonam, Callie M. Mcdonald,
Reba La Fargue, Dorothy T. Polk.
Alma Calhoun, E. r. Cook, Beat
rice M. Henry M. H. Hyde, James
Robinson and Ellen Alexander.
Progress of the drive was dis
cussed at a meeting of fund chair
men Tuesday night. Plans are to
bring the drive to a close by
March 81. Mr. Virgins said.
Attending the South Mississippi
Red Cross Volunteer Council at
the Biloxi VA Center last Friday
from this chapter were Mrs.
Henry Gautier, Mrs. J. o. Cole,
Mrs. c. T. Lyons and Mrs. Eliza
beth Lataday.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
SEALS FOR SERVICE

Easter seals, sold to provide
services for handicapped persons
not provided for through any 9TH
er agency, went on sale Thurs
day and will continue for month,
Mrs. P. A. Thompson, chairman
of the Easter Seal sale for Jack
son county, announced. Among
those services furnished by mon-
ey resulting from the seal sale
are camping for crippled children,
wheel chairs, braces and other ap-
pliances, teaching for the Grip
pied child, hearing aids and sales
outlets for articles made by the
homebound.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
yChorles E. Hqustein
Dies At Home Here:
Services In ST. Louis

Charles Emile Haustein, age
83, died at the residence of his
daughter. Mrs. J. A. Stafford, SIS
N. Cedar street, on Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Haustein had been
in failing health for some time.
He was a native of st. Louis,
Mo-, but forsthe past seven years
had made his home in Paseagoula.
He is survived by two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Stafford and Mrs. HUI
da Annon of Mobile and two sons,
Carl of Mobile and Walter of ST.
Louis.
The body was sent 10 ST. Louis
for funeral services. Stokes Fu-
neral Service was in charge of
arrangements.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
BuIldozers Renoke Idle Cut-Over
Land Into Pasture Site In One Day

but one should see the ease with
which a bulldozer pushes a tree
or stump out and never hesitates.
Counted in man hours stumping
one of these fields would rival
figuring an income tax blank.
After the stumping has been
accomplished a blade attachment
is attached to the bulldozer and
the holes are all filled and the
ground levelled in a minimum of
time and effort. Both the stump
fork and the blade belong to the
county with the l8-ton pulldozer
which was purchased for use of
landowners wishing to clear their
land. Arrangements for renting
the outfit may be made through
the county agent.
Seth Cox operated the county
bulldozer while a company oper-
ator handled the second bull
dozer which was used through the
courtesy of the Stribling Broth
ers Machinery company. The plow
attachment was also the property
of the company. Charles A. Cox,
company representative, answer
ed any technical questions of the
interested spectators.
Members of the Board of Su-
pervisors, several county officials
and a group of neighbors and in
terested farmers watched the pro-
ceedings as these idle acres of
cut-over pineland became a po-
tential part of the improved pas
turage project in one days time.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
Ball Enthusiasts
Asked To Attend
Meeting Tonight

A meeting of all persons inter-
ested in baseball has been called
for 1880 p. m. Friday (tonight)
at the Market street recreation
center by Mayor Frank S. Canty.
Purpose of the meeting will be
to lay plans for repairing the
baseball park adjacent to the re-
creation center, and to promote
the playing of baseball this spring
and summer as a part of the over
all city recreation program.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
CARTILAGE BANK PLANNED

COPENHAGEN = tAP) Eye
banks and blood banks have be-
come well known factors in mod
ern medical science. Danish doc
tors now plan cartilage bank.
The idea is to store cartilage,
removed after death, and use it
in operations. Tests have proved
highly successful, doctors said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
cLEAN-UPI

Residents of Pascagoula and
Moss Point are reminded this
week 10 remove all garbage
and trash cans out of sight and
TO pile all rubbish UP for col
lection by special trucks which
will be sent around by the
cities in cooperation with the
garden clubs for the opening
of the coast garden pilgrim
age at Paseagoula and Moss
Point Sunday.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
THREE NEW TRAFFIC LIGHTS

Caution traffic lights flashing
a red signal will be installed at
three dangerous intersections in
Pascagoula as a safety precau-
tion, Mayor Frank S. canty an
nounced this week. One light has
already been installed at Market
street and Polk avenue. Others
will be placed at the intersections
of Dupont avenue and Canty
street and Watts avenue and Can
ty street. Others will be installed
if the need arises. Mayor Canty
said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
City Plans
Extension
Of Limits
New Lines Would
Tuke In Areu To
North And East

Proposed expansion of the Pas
cagoula city limits to the Woolen
Mill road on the North and por-
ton of Bayou Casotte to the
South and East is contained in an
ordinance adopted Tuesday at the
regular meeting of the Pascagou-
la mayor and board of council
men.
According to terms of the or
dinance the new city limits would
be as follows:
Beginning on Lincoln avenue
at a point East of Lincoln Hall
the line would run approximate
ly North to the intersection of
Highway 80 and the Mobile short
cut at the old airport. 1t would
then run down the center of High
way 80 to Woolen Mill Road,
West along the center of Woolen
Mill Road to River Road and
across Krebs Lake to connect
with the present city boundary.
Extension southwark would be
along a line running East on Lin
coin avenue to Bayou Casotte
road, and South along Bayou Ca
sotte road to the beach front.
This would extend the city boun-
Diary along the beach front to
just West of the Beach Grill.
The proposed extension would
become effective on January 1st,
1850, Mayor Frank S. Canty said.
Following the adoption of the
ordinance, Mayor Canty said that
the need for expansion of the
city limits is due to the fact that
Pascagoula has become so extend
ed to the East and North that the
city is being called on to furnish
many corporate services such as
gas, water, fire protection and
police protection to residents out
side the city limits.
"In the program for planning
for orderly expansion of Pasca-
goula," Mayor Canty said, 'it is
logical that the boundaries of the
city be extended to include those
who actually are a part of the
city and enjoying its advantages" !"
He added that the city planned
the construction of a fire station
North of the L&N railroad which
would furnish fire protection to
the northern area to be taken in.
This protection is presently fur
nished the southern section by the
recently completed Market street
fire station, he said.
He also said that the city would
extend gas, water, sewage facil-
tiles and police protection to the
areas included in the extension.
"If a majority of any of the
residents of any of the areas af-
fected protest against the exten-
sion," Mayor Canty said, "the
city government would consider
excluding that area inasmuch as
we feel that the people in the
area covered by the extension
should have a voice in whether
or not they want to be included
in the proposed extension"
Because of this attitude on the
part of the city, Mayor Canty said
that he did not believe that any
serious litigation would develop.
II feel that all concerned should
and will be willing to abide by
the will of the majority" he said
in conclusion.
The proposed extension woulc
add materially to the official pop
ulation of Pascagoula in the ma
tion-wide federal census to be
taken next year.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
CRIME GOES TO COURT

MEMPHIS. Tenn.-tAP)-Judge
William J. Bacon Thought he had
disposed of all his criminal cases
for the day. But when he returned
to his office from the courtroom
he found he was wrong.
Somebody had stolen his over
coat.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
LINES BUSY WITH ANTLERs

BOZEMAN, Mont. - (AP) -
Snow got SO deep in the three
forks area this winter that buck
deer got his antlers tangled in
telephone wires. After a strug-
gle. he broke free, dragging sew
eral hundred yards of wire up a
hillside and disrupting service
over q wide area.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
Moss Point And
Pascagoula Get
Choral Ratings

The seventh annual choral clin-
ic of the Mississippi Coast Music
Directors association was con-
cluded on Saturday evening by g
program of choral selections sung
by a chorus of 118 voices at the
Moss Point high school.
Ratings
During the contests which were
conducted on Friday and judged
by Rex Wilder, choral director
from Sophie Newcomb, the Moss
Point Accapella chorus was rated
excellent and the Moss Point
girls quartet was also rated ex-
cellent.
Pascagoula high received a rat
ing of excellent on the mixed
chorus and both the girls and
boys choruses. The girls quartet
was rated good and the three So
loists, Rex Cosby, Catherine Lock
ard and Norma Iversen, were all
rated as excellent.
Norman Bell, director of music,
Xavier University of New Or
leans, was the guest conductor
of the two day clinic. Mr.. Bell is
the program director of the T. v.
station in New Orleans and has
done extensive work with Fred
Waring and his choral group
which broadcasts daily over a
national hookup. He is a well
known arranger of choral music.
Mr.. Bell expressed himself as
we'll pleased with the preparation
of the students and stated that
they showed the results of a great
deal of effort on the part of their
instructors. He said that the work
is the nucleus of an enriched
school program.
'The way the students took to
Bach and Palestrina was praise
worthy as these selections are
most difficult to comprehend in
tellectually," he said. He praised
the instructors for having done
a marvellous job.
The first day of the clinic was
given over to contests which were
judged by Rex Miller. choral di-
rector from Newcomb college,
and the program on Saturday
evening included numbers by a
mixed chorus of the 118 voices
selected from Moss Point, Pasca-
goula, Gulfport and Biloxi, a
girls chorus, boys chorus and
soloists.
Directors who were introduced
were James r. Bishop of Moss
Point, who was complimented for
his efforts in handling general
arrange m n S; Miss Lucille
Gaines, Biloxi; Miss Marjorie Nc
Kewen, Pascagoula; and Mrs.
James Shannon, Gulfport. Mrs.
John Brock, Jr. and Miss Gaines
were accompanies.
Program
The program on Saturday eve
ming was as follows, two Bach
chorals, "Adoremus TIE, Christie
and "All Glory to God" sung by
a mixed chorus. when to My
Love I Look for Love-, Gulfport
high boys quartet; "Gianina Mia,
Dot Campbell, superior soloist
from Biloxi. "The Nightingale
sung by the Biloxi high school
girls quartet and "They That
Walk in Darkness" by Bob Story,
bass soloist from Gulfport.
Take Joy Home" was sung by
the girls clinic chorus and "Ol'
Man River" and Kentucky Babe"
by the boys clinic chorus. Three
selections. "As Lately We
Watched, "All in an April Eve
ming" and Comm Through the
Rye" sung by the mixed chorus
concluded the rroorana
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18

In 1910 several women, includ-
ing Quakeress Lucretia Mott,
were sent to a Worlds Anti-Slav-
cry Convention in London, but
were not permitted to take their
seats.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
First Ship
Loads AT
City Dock
Norwegian Vessel
Picks Up $500 Tons
OF Export Cargo

Inc iGddfng OF the tlrSt ex-
port cargo at the Pascagoula city
wharf for many years was COM
pleted last week when the S. S.
Wilfred, 7,i00-ton Norwegian YES
sci of the Isbrandtsen Steamship
Co., sailed Saturday afternoon
with 1900 tons OF oak cross ties
loaded at Pascagoula for export
to Belgium.
The Wilfred docked at the city
wharf at noon Thursday and
loading operations got underway
at l:30 p. m. the same day. Work
ing on a round-the-clock sched-
uie the stevedoring gangs COM
pleted the loading at 2 p. m. Sat-
urday.
Storing of additional ties for
a ship scheduled for the middle
of next month was already un-
derway by Lacoste, Inc. and as
dry weather sets in it is hoped
to stock sufficient ties at Pasca-
goula to load two to three ships
a month, officials of the company
said.
The Wilfred came here from
New Orleans with Capt. c. T.
Torjusen aboard as pilot. She
negotiated the Pascagoula chan
mel both inbound and outbound
without incident and docked at
the city wharf in a matter of min
utes despite the fact that she was
light and riding high out of the
water with heavy wind blowing
at the time.
Handle Cargo LccsiiY
Handling of the cargo by local
stevedoring gangs Of the Pasca-
gonla Stevedoring Co. was also
completed smoothly and efficient
ly. Despite the fact that the Will
fred was the first ship to load
cargo here in many years, the
tonnage handled hourly by the
local stevedores was on a parity
or ahead of that of other Gulf
ports.
Capt. II. o. Christensen, master
of the Wilfred, said that the YES
sci reached the city wharf in one
hour and a half from Horn Is
land Pass, after having to slow
down to pass the dredge Cata-
gena. He expressed himself as
more than satisfied with the port
facilities here.
The 48-hour stevedoring oper-
ations gave employment to 1l6
men. who drew total payroll of
$4,647 for the period. officials of
the Pascagoula Stevedoring Co.
said.
Meanwhile, a second dredge
started work on the widening and
deepening of the Pascagoula
channel. The dredge Diesel of the
Standard Dredging Corporation
arrived here Tuesday morning
from New Orleans and started
dredging operations between Bea-
cons A and B. The Cartagena,
which has been at work on the
project for several months, has
shifted to Horn Island Pass and
is working inward to meet the
Diesel. The work, which will give
Pascagoula channel 275 feet
wide and 81 feet deep, will be
completed in six weeks, Capt. E.
M. Julian of the dredging COM
pany said.
Work On Bar
The United States engineers are
scheduled to start work with
hopper dredge at Horn Island
Pass on April 1. The engineer
dredge will widen the pass to $50
feet and dredge it to a depth of
35 feet.
The officers and crew of the
Wilfred were guests at a buffet
supper at the Elks' Club Friday
night with the Port Commission
and city officials as hosts.
Approximately 100000 ties, or
$4,000 tons. remain on the present
schedule of exports to Belgium,
officials of the Lacoste Company
said, and it is hoped that the bulk
of this tonnage will be handled
= l.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18

The Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union has more than TO-
600 local branches and a MEM
bership of about half a million.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18

Jake Kirrance, younger broth
er of Gundy Kirrance, Boston US
hockey captain, is the property
of the Boston Bruins Of the Ma
tional Hockey League.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18

One seventh Of this country's
population is concerned directly
with the waters of the Ohio River.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
LOCAL TIDE TABLE

Mouth of Pascagoula Riverl
DAY HIGH LOW
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-12-16
Bell Boy, Page DIR. Townsend

eminent economy l feared it might
bankrupt the government. Now that
the government is already bankrupt,
that danger is past.
On the present inventory of opin-
ion and trends in Europe, our send
ing billions there will, in year or so,
seem just as stupid conduct as the
billions going to Chang last year.
The revenue this fiscal year will be
about $38 billion Cor less because a
million people will default on their
income taxes). Instead of spending
$27 billion for war, present, past and
future, it would be better to release
the million useless government serv-
ants checked off by Hoover, cut the
war expense down to care of the vet
Grams, not buy another billion dol
lars of Consolidated Vultee's B-36,
called Sitting ducks by Admiral Den
field, and pay every one above 65,-
500 the month.
Mrs. Maury and | are each above
65. We are not in need of pen
sion, but we would get just as much
SOOu Out OI one DIS we are HoW SeI-
ting from the occupation of Japan,
and of West Germany, the War in
Greece, the American spiking of the
Italian election, or feeding the Brit
ish while they rebuild their navy, or
sending money to France and Holland
to fight liberty loving Orientals.
Pass the hat to send dear old DR..
Townsend to another committee of
congress, if he is still alive. If dead,
his spirit is still marching on.