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Evening star., 1949-09-03

he found the Negroes car In front
Of Twins home in Groveland.
There's one Of them right
here" Mr.. Yates quoted the hus-
band as saying as he jumped on
one of two Negroes coming out Of
the house. Mr.. Yates related he
and another deputy had to pull
the man away.
There was no sign of unrest or
Evening star., 1949-09-03

by Defense Attorney Alex Aker-
man, jr.. of Orlando, the girls
testimony did not waver.
Her husband told virtually the
same story.
He said four Negroes offered
help when his car broke down
returning from a dance at Cler-
mont the night of July 16. The
negroes started a fight, he testi-
fed. and overpowered him. They
threw him over a ditch, he said,
and when he regained his senses
his wife was gone.
Husband Identifies Two.
The husband identified Irwin
and Shepherd as two of his at
tackers but said he was not posi-
tive about Greenlee.
Deputy James L. Yates said the
girls husband was with him when
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
Q. A. Leach Dies
After Long Illness.
Burial In Alubumu

Odum August Leach, a native
of Tuscaloosa, Ala, but a resi-
Gent of Pascagoula for the past
five years, died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. S. N. Ashley,
404 Columbus Drive, Friday morn
ing after an extended illness. He
was 68 years old. Mr. Leach was
a retired paint contractor.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at Fails Funeral chapel in Pas
cagoula Saturday at $3.50 a. m.
by the Rev. W. w. Kyzar after
which the body was taken to
Brent, Ala, for further services
and interment. ,
He is survived by five daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Ashley, Mrs. j. E.
Fixes of Brent, Mrs. M. E. Weav-
er of West Brockton, Ala, Mrs.
F. w. Wosham of Tuscaloosa, and
Miss Willodean Leach of st. Louis,
Mo; three sons, Ray of Birming-
ham, Harold of Louisville and
James Leach of Brent; one broth
er, V. w. Leach of Tuscaloosa;
two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Hannah
and Mrs. Linnie Day of Tusca-
loosa; and IL grandchildren.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
Three Jackson
County Men
Enlist In Army

Recent enlistees at Gulfport in
the United States Army, accord
ing to Technical Sergeant j. R.
Sorsby of the recruiting office
there. are as follows:
Clarence BARLEY Sigrest, son
of Nathaniel Sigrest, Ri. /, Pas
cagoula, enlisted June 81, l949,
for three years. He had served
two years with the regular army
including l6 months in Korea.
Lonnie c. Stringfellow, brother
of Mrs. Virginia Hanson, Rt. l. Es-
eatawpa, enlisted for three years
in the regular army, age II. At
tended Moss Point high school
where his sports history was cen
tered on basketball, later en-
ployed at Jackson County Mills.
Donald Edmund Naquin, son
of MI. and Mrs. c. P. Naquin of
Paseagoula, where he attended
the high school, his sports spe-
cialty being football.
According to Sgt. Sorsby, the
army entrance requirements have
been raised considerably and the
entire recruiting picture has be-
come a highly selective one.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
ApvERrIsEMENr ron BIDS

Sealed proposals for furnishing and
installing PHOTO RECORDING EQUIP
MENT In the new COURTHOUSE
BUILDING will be received by the
Board of Supervisors. Jackson Coun-
ty. Mississippi, at the Courthouse in
Pascagoula, until 1000 a. m. Central
Standard Timel. Tuesday. July ~,
1919, at which time and place they will
be publicly opened and read. This
equipment shall consist of
ta) One DAYLIGHT DUPLEX PHO
TO-RECORDING MACHINE. electric
ally operated with internal developing
and fixing features, for use in day
light without darkroom or machine
covering, complete with automatic ex-
posure timer. mask, copyholder and
fully equipped to do county recordings,
including iand-roll work as done in
the State of Mississippi. having max
imum paper width capacity at least
IA. This machine must have minimum
photo reduction and enlarging capa-
bilities of 500.
(b) One extra full opening MASK
for land-roil copying for use in con-
tel One SIPHoN PRINT WASHER.
Cd One HEATER PRESS. te) One
ELECTRIC DRYER. ~ PHOTO
LIGHTS: Mercury vapor lights mount
ed on portable stand especially de.
signed complete for use with photo
copying machine.
Specifications. Drawing. and Con-
tract Documents are on file and may
be examined at the office of the Chan
Gerry Clerk at the Courthouse. Pasca-
goula, Mississippi; and copies thereof
may be examined or obtained from
Landry. Matthes. Oischner & Assoc!-
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ates. Architects. Pere Marquette Build
ING, New Orleans Louisiana, and Hat
tiesburg. Mississippi. or L. G. winter
ton. Consulting Engineer, Paacagoufa,
Mississippi, upon deposit of $500.
The full mount of deposit for one
set of documents will be returned TO
EACH ACTUAL BIDDER for the work
as set up in Proposal form. upon the
return of documents In good condi-
ton within 10 days after the date Of
opening Of bids.
Bids must be submitted on blank
proposal forms furnished by the Archi-
teet, and must be accompanied by Bid
Security In the form of Certified
Cheek on a member bank OF the Fed
erai Deposit Insurance Corporal on
payable 10 County OF Jackson. Missis-
sippi. or acceptable Bid Bond payable
to County of Jackson. Mississippi, in
an amount equal TO at least 5z of the
base bid; such security to be forfeited
as iiquidated damages. not penalty,
by any bidder who may be awarded
the contract. but who falls TO carry
out the terms 5s the Proposal. exc
cute the 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 so days.
The Owner reserves the right TO re-
ieet any or all bids and to waive in
formalities.
= BY order of the Board of supervis-
ors OF Jackson County. Mississippi,
this It'll day OF June. 1919.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Jackson County. Mississippi
BY; A. p. MORAN. President.
ATTEST.
N. c. EVERETT. Chancery Clerk.
Is E A u 1t GIT. ~. I'll. 8
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atives here a few days this past
week.
Mrs. Tom Cicoria of TT. Bayou,
Miss Ruth Cicoria of Natchez,
Mrs. Hardy Ramsay of Ocean
Springs and Mrs. Floyd Ruble
from Bogalusa, La, all visited
Miss Lizzie Ware Thursday.
Mrs. Ida Fern Bell Wilson of
near Gulfport was guest of Mrs.
N. w. Ramsay on Tuesday. Mrs.
Wilson was commercial teacher
here several years past. Then on
Saturday Mrs. Ramsay had her
youngest son, Wyeth. arrive from
New York for a weeks visit. On
Sunday the following gathered
at the old home for a very en-
joyable day: Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace Ramsay and children, Mr..
and Mrs. Keble Ramsay of Gulf
port: MI. and Mrs. Vertis Ram
say of Pascagoula; Misses Mar
jorie and Arieal Stewart Of Wool
market; Alvah Stewart and fam
lily of Gulfport.
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JUx Girls Tenn
Overnight Guests
AT Local Comp

The Jax Girls Softball team
which was playing a schedule OF
games with Coast teams last
weekend were overnight guests
at the Singing River Fishing
Camp last Saturday evening, ac-
cording to the owners. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Daley.
The party of II included the
team members and the manager
and his wife.
Dell Daley, daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. Daley, who is the
pitcher for the Wooden Min team
had the pleasure of working out
with the Jax team who were very
complimentary concerning her
ability as a player. She hopes to
train with the team in the future,
she stated.
JaX team members said tina.
they plan to return to the Daley
camp in the fall after the season
closes for a vacation.
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NOTICE no conrRAcroRs

Sealed bids will be received by the
Jackson County Road Protection Com
mission at its office In PascaRoula,
Miss. until 400 p. m, July 10. 1949.
and at that time and place publicly
opened and read. for the construction
of approximately two thousand forty
t2040) lineal feet of road protection
SEAWALL near Ocean Springs. Miss.
The wall will consist Of pre--ast
concrete sheet piles with concrete
cap and wave rail cast in place. Plans
and specifications are on file for in
spection in the office of the Clerk OF
Chancery Court of Jackson County,
Paseagoula. Miss, and at the office OF
W. +. Dorroh. Engineer, 81 jackson
Avenue. Ocean Springs, Miss. and
copies thereof nay be obtained from
the latter upon payment of $1,000 which
will not be returned.
Bids must be submitted on the blank
Proposal form furnished with the
specifications and must be accompa-
MED by bid security in the form of
certified check. cashiers check or bid
bond in an amount equal 10 AT least
ten per cent (l0e5) of the amount bid;
such security is TO be made payable
Commission and win be forfeited as
liquidated damages by any bidder who
may be awarded the contract and who
fails to execute the contract and fur
nish bond within the time specified.
The Commission reserves the right
to award contract for any quantity
of wal within the minimum and max.
imum limits set forth in the Proposal,
or to reject any or all bids and TO
award contract to the best interest Of
the Commission.
ordered this the goth day of June.
1919.
K. W. BURNHAM, Chairman
Jackson County Road
Protection Commission
N. c. EVERETT. Chancery Clerk
Clerk of the Commission.
Is f A II At 6-24. I'll. 9. is
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
NOTICE To -coNrnAcrons

Sealed bids wsil be received by the
Jackson County Road Protection Conn
mission at their office in the court
house at Pascagoula, Mississippi until
at that time and place publicly opened
and reed, for constructing a concrete
seawall near Pascagoula, Mississippi.
The principal items of work to be
constructed are approximately as fol-
lows:
1920 Lineal Feet of Concrete seawall.
80 Lfneal Feet of Concrete Bulkhead.
Plans and specifications are on file
for inspection in the office of the
Chancefy Clerk in pascagoula and the
office OF A. W. Head, Engineer. 11e
Dantzler Street. Moss Point. Misise
sippi; and copies thereof may be OBJ
tanned FROM the latter upon payment
of $1,000 which will not be returned.
Bids must be submitted on the blank
proposal form furnished with the spe-
cifications and must be accompanied
by bad security in the form of a GER
titled check. cashiers check or bid
Bond in an amount equal to at least
five t5l per cent OF the bid; such Sc
curity to be made payable TO the Jack
son County Road Protection Commits
sion. and to be forfeited as liquidated
damages not penalty. by any bidder
who may be awarded the contract but
who fails to carry out the terms of
M ffoposhh eNeeute COntraEs. ana
give Bond within the time specified.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids. and to award the contract
to the best interest of The Jackson
County Road Protection Commissions.
By order of TIE jackson County
Road Protection Commission and the
Board of Supervisors of Jackson Coun-
ty, Mississippi. this the 10th day Of
June. 1949,
N. q. EVERETT Chancerv Clerk
IS Z A IL 1t 6-24. TEL. Q. IS
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08

Scaled bids viii be received by the
Mississippi State Building Commission,
New Capitol, Jackson, Mississippi. I'M
I'll IL 100 o'clock a. m, July 2a, 1919,
For the construction and e%quipping
of one swimming pool at Magnolia
State Park, Ocean Springs, Missls-
sippi in keeping with plans and speci-
fications as provided by MIR. Emmett
j. Hull. Architect.
Plans and specifications mey be OBJ
tanned from MIR. Emmett ]. Hull. sic
First Federal Savings and Loan Build
ing. jackson, Mississippi, on de-
posit of ten dollars. all of which
win se returned TO actual bidders who
fetlrn the plans and specifications in
good condition within ten days after
date set for opening bids.
Bids must Re accompanied by bid
bond in O not less than five
per cent of total amount of bid, and
bidder must ne qualified according TO
Section is. Chapter 1873, Laws of 1914.
The right Is reserved 10 reject any
and all bids and TO waive any for
malities.
MISSISSIPPI BUILDING
COMMISSION
BY: w. b. FONTANE, Secretary.
st To, is, %
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08

The Woman's Society of Chris
tan Service met at the church
when Mrs. r. NJ. S~paulding
opened the devotional with
prayer. Mrs. Ira T. Ravens taught
the study course after the bust
ness session. The next meeting
will be on Tuesday, July IA, at 2
p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Parker of
the Salem community were guests
of Mrs. Emma Tew recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Miller and
son of Mobile were guests in the
B. E. Ellis home a few days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vertis Ramsay and
children and Mrs. Ramsay's moth
er, Mrs. o. V. Streed of Pasca-
goula were visitors Wednesday
of Mrs. N. w. Ramsay.
A mail pulling" session was
held at the school Wednesday
night when a group gathered to
help get the lumber ready for
erecting some additional build
ings for the school.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Rogers and
Mrs. Katie Rogers and little
daughter visited relatives in BIZ
loxi recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Davis and
daughters arrived in Vancleave
Saturday where Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis will teach in the school dur
ing the next year. Mr.. Davis was
the agriculturalist here a number
of years ago and they have many
friends to greet them.
Misses Juanita Ravens and Bet
ty Couey of Jackson spent the
weekend in the Roy Ravens
home.
Mrs. Nora Powers of Gulfport
was a visitor to her sister, Mrs.
w. H. Westfall Tuesday.
Nh. and Mrs. Clifford Pittman
and son of Bogalusa, La. spent
the weekend with Mrs. Pittman's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Groves and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Jones and
children were guests of their par
ents and grandparents. Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Summers of
Prichard returned home Monday
after a few days visit in the
homes of Mr.. and Mrs. Watkins
Murphy and family and the B. E.
Ellis home.
Misses Clara Ellis and Patsy
Dees' returned Thursday night
from Mississippi State where they
represented the Vancleave Future
Homemakers of America at a
conference.
Misses Clarissa Mae and Aileen
Murphy spent a few days in
Prichard last week.
MI. and Mrs. l.. p. HaWley and
son and Mrs. Emma Tew visited
in Moss Point and Pascagoula
Wednesday.
Mrs. Buddy Rogers and Mrs.
A. E. Rogers are visiting their
parents.
Miss Annie Sue Murphy of
Houston, Tex, was a guest of rel
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that bids
will be received by the Jackson Coun-
School Board up to Saturday. July
9, at 900 a. m. for the furnishing of
maintenance supplies such as tires.
batteries, etc. and for furnishing gas
and oil for county-owned buses for
the 1949-50 session.. Also for lettering
approximately IL school bus bodies.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
A. F. MEGEHEE, Chairman
Il. +. JOHNSON. Secretary.
az GIT, "a. I'll. 8
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ened Tuesday morning at tn
Methodist church. A welcome was
extended all children of the COM
munity regardless of denomina-
ton.
Miss Kathryn Wilson, a popu-
lar Vancleave girl. received her
diploma June 81 from the Meth
odist hospital in Hattiesburg. She
has many friends here who join
in congratulations.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
MISS yALvERDE IMPROVES

Miss Janice Valverde is re-
covering nicely from an opera
ton to correct a hip condition
from which she has suffered for
years, according to reports. Miss
Valverde is a patient in the Hos
pital for Crippled Adults in Mem
phis which is a Rotary sponsored
program. In a recent letter she
expresses her appreciation to the
many friends who have written
her and sent presents.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
Legal Notices
NOTICE

NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that bids will
be received by the Trustees of Lyon
Rural Separate School District up to
Friday. July %, 1919. at 7.30 p. m. At
the Gautier School for the furnishing
of transportation for the Gautier Col
ored High School Pupils to the Pas
cagoula Colored High School.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
TRUSTEES OF LYON RURAL
SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT
EARL BOND, Chairman
HOUSTON PENTON. Secretary.
at 7-8, is, 20, 20
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
NOTICE OF
az MnI nEE

Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of Section II. Article ~
of the Trust Indenture dated May d,
1896, between the City Council of the
CITY of Pascagoula and the Port Com
missions of The Port of ~pascagoula.
Mississippi, and w. b. Herring. as
Trustee. | hereby give notice that
am resigning as Trustee under said
Indenture. such resignation to take
effect upon July 20. 1919.
This 9Th day Of July. 1919.
w. B, HERRING. Trustee.
2t 7-8, Is
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News From voncleove
Plans Progress For, Old Settlers
Reunion July Is At School House

July 18th is the date for the Old
Settlers Reunion which will be
held at the school. There will be
a program in the morning and
again in the afternoon planned
for the entertainment of young
and old alike. A basket dinner
will be enjoyed at the noon hour.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend.
The Vacation Bible school op-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that bids will
be received by the Trustees of Van
cleave Consolidated School up TO Mon
day, August |, 1919, at 7:30 p. m. at
the Vaneleave School for the con
struction of a Vocational Building and
for one science desk and twenty-five
student chairs, in accordance with
plans and specifications on file in the
office of the County Superintendent of
Education.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
TRUSTEES OF VANCLEAVE
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL
OLIN DAVIS, Chairman
CLYDE CUNNINGHAM.
Secretary,
at ia. is. %. 90
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters OF ADMINISTRATOR having
been granted on the 30th day of June.
1919, ~ the Chancery Court of jack
son County. Mississippi. to the under
signed upon the estate of J. A. Furry,
deceased, notice is hereby given to all
persons having claims against the es-
tate to have same probated and reg
istered by the Clerk OF Court accord
ing to law within six months from the
date letters were granted or they Will
be forever barred.
This the Both day of June. 1919.
X. i. FURRY
1t ia. is. %
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Notice is hereby given that a meet
ing of the jackson County School
Board will be held in the office of
the County Superintendent of Eduea-
ton at the Court House in Paseagoula.
Mississippi on Saturday, July 3. l949.
at 8 &. m. for the purpose of trans
acting any business authorized by law.
JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
A. +. MEGEHEE. Chairman
T. f. JOHNSON. Secretary,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08

Salton Sea in the Colorado des-
ert was a salt marsh before 1905.
when defective irrigation canals
turned il into a lake 40 miles long.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08

The state name of Colorado is
Spanish word for red.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-25
Football Game 10
BE PLAYED At 20
Below Zero

FAIRBANKS. Alaska.-tP).-
The Ice Bowl game, to be held
aaain in Fairbanks this season,
u,il - tougher on the spectators
Than on the teams.
The players at least can run TO
-, Themselves warm. The tenn
eersture probably will be around
- ,scgrees below zero. That's
shai i was at the game last new
Years Day. :,
The Ice Bowl game WIN DC
ulavcd by the University Oh
ALASKA and the Laid AR Force
nase Flyers.
The teams use a two-squao
avgtem They have TO, one plays
rhIle the other is being defroSt-
ID.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-25
MRS. TRUMAN MAY NOT

(Continued From Page One.
mho appears for Monroe County
i'm the House of Representatives
would arrive here, Sunday night
and wonla be on hand Monday
to greet the President upon his
arrival at Boca Chica Monday.
The Press Headquarters, which
will be the home. of the newspa-
Epernlep, photographers an d
Is0thers who always accompany
1.-THE President wherever he goes
was being made ready for about
so. or more men
Press Headquarters will be in
the Bachelor Officers Quarters
at Key West Naval Station. The
tables for the typewriters of the
newspapermen were all ready.
Western Union has established
la direct wire connection at the
BOG building with all the inn
lpOrtant news centeEs Of all coun-
Etries served by the Associated
Press. the, United Press and the
international News Service.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-25

Reed in the serni-final. Johnny
has shown the fans plenty in his
two ring appearances. Reed will
be out TO redeem himself after
suffering a TKO to Bill Saad.
Jose Gonzalez, a crafty veteran,
meets Bill Saad in another fea-
tured bout. Anyone who saw
Gonzalez take the Port Chester,
New York slugger, Sammy Ma
none, knows that Gonzalez can
fight,
Two other preliminaries and a
battle royal. round out tonight's
card.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-25

escape, while retaining those of
normal sire.
1t was shown that slat traps
built to the proper Specifications
viii trap crawfish measuring ga
inches. This corresponds to a
weight of about IA pounds.
Ice Cans
Ice cans are the large metal con-
tainers used in manufacturing
large cakes of ice, weighing about
three hundred pounds. When these
no longer are serviceable some per
sons use them as craWfish traps.
Results Of the survey in this re-
spect show that catches are made
with absolutely no regard for size,
since once the crawfish is in it
there is. no way for him to escape.
!. Average length Of craWfish
taken in an ice can experiments
were 81z inches. This CORES
ponds to an average weight of
eleven ounces.
Catches
In wooden Stat traps it is shown
that the average catch per trap
in group of 100 is about six
crawfish, but that catches of is
/ to 20 are not uncommon.
BY, the ice can method, the
average catch per trap is approx
lmately ten erawfish, but that
catches of 40 or SO. ip a can are
no uncommon.
Figures on the preceding arti-
eles are taken from a report Civ
en- at the proceedings of the Gull
& Caribbean Fisheries Institute,
from a report given by Charles
Dawson, of the Marine Labora-
tory of the University of Miami
From time to time we shall furn-
i ish more Information from this
source to our readers.
SCALES
No catches are being reported
lately. This. is probably due to the
lEreeent cold spell we have beer
having, and the rough waters
We have a few Pflueger Chun
spoons size 6, available for this
most interesting catches made If
these waters this year. So if you
have story send it in, you. may
be the one to secure one of these
attractive. spoons to use on youl
next fishing trip for game fish.