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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-04-02

ternity home on the campus of A and
M College.
Every Kappa man and Silhouette
throughout the state of Florida are
urged to plan now to meet the
Brothers at Tallahassee and to vel.
come the Grand Polemarch to Flori.
da and to get that new home a go.
ing. For further information write
IRE LIE Jr., Fla. A and NJ College,
Tallahassee, Fla.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
Generous Public
Respond to Plea
Of Needy Babies

Jackson Countians Justified the
faith of the l~ittleSt citizens this
week by responding most salts
fyingly TO the need for warm
clothing for smaller children, MS
Clara Herrin. director of til c
Welfare Department. reported.
OF course, there is still need foG
further donations as calls are be
ing received constantly for vari-
Gus articles of warm clothina
now that winter is here, she said.
urging that everyone who can
spare a contribution do so in or
der that a backlog of clothes may
be built up to meet emergencies
as they arise.
Among the larger donors was
Walkers Store, she reported
which gave a box of baby clothes
and also some dolls to be dis
trihuted. individuals are sendino
in splendid gifts, Miss Herrin said
Cover is also needed, she PORT.
ed out. and blankets or quilts OF
all weights and sizes can be USED
to good advantage, she declared
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
No Seurch Wurrunt.
No Charges Ruling
In Shiny" Case

Charges of having Intoxicating
liquor (shinny) in his possession
lodged against Fred Evans, ne
gro. were nolle pressed at a hear
ing before Justice of the Peace
Kate Denny Monday on the
grounds that the officer had nc
search warrant when he discov-
cred the liquor in the defendants
automobile.
On request of counsel, H. P.
Heidelberg and l.. A. Watts, a
jury was summoned but tn @
charges were dropped before the
trial.
The Skinny was discovered in
three gallon jugs and a quart bot
tie in the car of the defendant
when Evans was taken into cus-
tody on charges of threatening
John w. Patterson, negro, with q
gun by Constable Charles
Emanuel.
The charges of threatening Pat
terson were, at the hearing
changed to carrying a concealed
weapon and the hearing was re-
scheduled.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
Find WhiskeyS Still
In City Limits
OF Moss Point

A 40 gallon capacity still and
$50 gallons of mash were uncov-
ered by Moss Point police this
week on Griffin cemetery road,
about 40 yards from the heavily
travelled River Road. according
to police reports.
Officers seizing the still were
Joe Thomson and Carl Wilson
who acted on a tip-off. The Off
GERS had kept the still under OBJ
servation for SO hours but no op-
orators appeared and no arrests
were made when the officers re-
moved the two truckloads of
equipment and mash.
The still was cleverly construct
ed and apparently was not the
work of an amateur, in the opin-
ion of officials. Only a third of
a gallon of liquor was found and
officers expressed the belief that
the still had not been in this To-
cation long and that possibly only
a test run had been made. Ev-
erything appeared in readiness
for a run within the next Il
hours, however, they said, as the
mash was working when the still
was discovered.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
Cyclisi Seriously
Injured In Crash
On Caniy Street

Maurice Myers, % years old,
EXCL and a groom of less than
two months, was critically in
jured Saturday night in an auto
mobile-motorcycle crash at Canty
and Dupont streets.
The accident occurred when the
motorcycle on which Myers was
riding struck the right front fem
der of a car driven by Jerry Pur-
dy, 1865 Canty street, after the
car swerved to avoid an accident
with a second car whose uniden-
titled driver had failed to OBJ
serve a stop sign at the inter-
section and did not stop after the
crash, according to Chief of Po-
lice E. E. Blakeney.
Myers was thrown from the
motorcycle, which caught fire
from the impact, and he suffered
severe facial injuries, a broken
left arm, fractured hip, broken
ribs and possible other chest in
%juries, a broken finger and a
fractured toe. He was taken to
the Veterans hospital in Biloxi
where his condition was believed
slightly improved late this week.
Young Myers and Miss Ruby
Powell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. M. Powell, 314 West Midway
avenue, were married November
n and reside on Little street.
Only released from the service
three months ago, he had gone
to work at the Jackson County
Motor Company the Tuesday pre-
ceding the accident.
According to police, w. P. Null
Inns, 1887 Admiral Schley street,
was the only witness to the acct
dent. He was driving a car just
behind that of the Purdy boy
when the accident happened
about 1890 p. m. He told police
the unidentified car had came
across Canty street on Dupont
street at a rapid rate of speed and
the driver had completely disre-
garded the fact that Canty is a
right of way street. He said that
evidently Purdy swerved to
avoid a crash and turned into the
path of the motorcycle which was
travelling South on CAVITY.
Although still investigating,
Chief Blakeney said evidence in
dictates that the accident was un-
avoidable.
The acting police chief appealed
for the driver of the second au-
tomobile to report to police so
that details of the ease may be
cleared.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
Pecan Buyer Is
Robbed OF $1,000
By Three Men

Wallace Roberts of Vancleave,
pecan buyer, was held up and
robbed of $4,000 by three men
last Thursday night as he was
returning home from Pascagoula.
Deputy Sheriff Leo Byrd, who
Investigated the robbery, said
MI. Roberts and his brother had
planned to 60 to Georgia to buy
some pecans but that when they
got to Paseagoula they decided
for family reasons they had better
delay their trip. Mr.. Roberts
had left his brother in Ocean
Springs and as he crossed toe
railroad tracks at the beginning
of the road to Vancieave three
men ordered him to stop, turned
a flashlight in his face and order
ed him from the truck at tae
point of a gun.
After taking the money, the
three men got into an automobile
which had drawn up behind them
and ordered him to drive ahead of
them. A few miles down the
road they fled, Mr.. Roberts said,
and he turned in the alarm.
The victim of the robbery vas
not able to give clear descriptions
of the men. The man with the
gun was about five feet. 10
inches tall and wore a spor.
coat and dark hat pulled ove.
his face. The second man was
short and poorly dressed, ne
said. He was not able to describe
the third man.
The Mississippi highway safe
ty patrol said the men are be-
lieved to have last been seer
driving West on Highway 90 in
a black automobile.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
KiWanis Club
To Purchase
Blood Bank Unit

A blood storage bank with a
capacity of so pints of whole
blood was designated for pur-
chase for the Jackson County
hospital by the local Kiwanis
club at a meeting on Friday aft
ernoon, Pat Heidelberg, chairman
of the committee for Under priv
ileged Children announced at the
regular luncheon on Tuesday.
The blood storage bank which
will cost approximately $3.50 will
arrive at the Jackson County hos
pital in the next few days, he
said, and the American Red Cross,
acting through the local Lions
club, is undertaking a drive for
blood donors for the bank.
Blood from this bank will be
available to any citizen in the
county who needs blood without
any charge except that entailed
by the hospital for the admins
tering.
Guest speaker at the luncheon
was the Rev. Arthur Schneider
who spoke on the need of church
attendance.
Patricia Colmer, president of
the Future Homemakers club, and
Katherine Adams, president of
the Y-Teen club, told the XII
wanians of the part both of these
high school organizations have
taken in helping to provide cloth
ing and food for the underpriv-
LEGGED before Thanksgiving and
Christmas.
Miss Colmer announced that
not only did the Homemakers
club assist in remodeling clothes
that had been contributed, but
had also made new clothing for
eight girls.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
March OF Dimes
Committees
Named Tuesday

The extraordinary need for a
successful l949 March of Dimes
campaign, TO be held from jan
uary IA to 81 in jackson county.
was explained by DR.. Perry
Thompson, county chairman. at
a meeting Tuesday evening.
The emergency fund for the
Foundation of Infantile PARALYSIS
was exhausted by the epidemic
last summer and many local chap
tiers are without funds to fight
the outbreaks expected in 1s49.
The response to my appeal for
volunteer workers for the CAM
paign has been most gratifying"
DR.. Thompson said. The follow
ing committees have been named
by the general chairman. Mrs. ].
H. Edwards, Ocean Springs: Mrs.
R. c. Eley, Moss Point: Miss
Continued On Page Four
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
Poscogou!n-Mo
Point Get Permit
For Radio Station

A permit for construction OF
a radio station has been granted
the Crest Broadcasting Company
of Pascagoula and Moss Point
by the Federal Communications
Commission. The permit is at
present in the hands of the Civil
Aeronautics Authority for APP
proval as to the antennae site, of
ficials of the company said.
Construction of the station will
start in the near future as soon
as plans and preliminary details
are completed and operation is
expected to be underway in
March.
The station will be located near
the old airport, halfway between
Paseagoula and Moss Point so
that both towns will be served
with equally strong radio signal.
The company intends to go into
FIN after beginning standard
oroadeasting, company officers
said.
The Crest Broadcasting Com
pany is a corporation of Pasca-
goula and Moss Point business
men.
The station will go on the air
on daytime hours only but plans
Tor tulltime operation are being
forwarded for FEC approval.
The station will operate on
1880 kilocycles, $50 watts power.
When the broadcasting starts
public service programs for the
communities will be welcomed,
officers said.
The station will have an esti-
mated six employees = manager,
program director, announcer
engineers and clerical worker.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
Rat Poison To
Be Distributed
Throughout County

Rural distribution stations fol-
obtaining rat poison have beer
announced this week by Dr.. An
drew Hedmeg, director of the
Jackson County Health depart.
ment, and the hours when it will
be given out.
On February Is between the
hours Of 2 to 4 p. m. the rat pois-
on will be distributed at the fol
lowing places, Gautier school, St
Martins school, Latimer Commu-
nifty House. Fontainebleau store.
Vancleave store and Daisy YES
try at the d. M. David store.
On February l6 between the
hours of 2 to 4 p. m, at the fol
lowing places. Bayou Casotte
school, Ed Mayo school, Orange
Lake school, Escatawpa school
Wade school and Hurley school.
On the morning of February 16
from Q to IL a. m. the rat poison
may be obtained at Hardy's store
in Big Point, Larsen's store at
Harleston and at Bill Johnson's
Grocery in Kreole.
These distribution points have
been set up for the benefit of the
rural families for use in the par
ticipation of the countrywide rat
control project.
The campaign against the ro-
dents has already gotten uncer
way and will be waged through
out the county under the direc-
ton of the Health department
with a special appropriation made
by the Board of Supervisors.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
Dock Repair Contract Let; Plan Bond
Issue For Warehouse, Wharf Extension
WoY Cleared For
$250.000 Port
Commission Issue

A contract for repairs to the
city wharf in the amount of $10,-
300 was let to the j. P. Ewin Co.
of Mobile by the Port Commits
sion Friday afternoon at the City
Hall, and at the same time the
way vas cleared for the issuance
of S250,000 of Port Commission
bonds for the extension of the
present city wharf and construc-
ton of a 10000 square foot ware
house in connection with the ex-
tension.
A section of approximately 100
feet of the city wharf partially
collapsed some time ago when the
area behind it was filled in order
to make storage room for rail-
road ties to be exported through
Pascagoula to Belgium by La
Costa, Inc.
Work on the repairs started
Monday morning and should be
completed lin approximately 80
days.
The first vessel in the export
program is scheduled to call at
Pascagoula February 18th where
it will load approximately $500
to 5000 tons of cargo. A vessel
is scheduled each month after
that time.
With the completion of the
present channel dredging pro-
gram, which will give Pasca-
goula a ship channel 81 feet in
depth, it is planned to store
and load out full shiploads of
$500 to 5000 tons.
Step Up Program
LaCoste, Inc, have stepped up
their railroad tie storing pro-
gram here in preparation for the
arrival of the first vessel next
month.
Meanwhile the Port Commits
sion and city government were
proceeding with plans for the is
suance of $3.50, 900 of Port Com
mission bonds for the extension
of the city wharf the full length
of the dock property and the
building of a warehouse of ap-
proximately 10000 square feet
floor space at the South end of
the property.
Various legal technicalities
have been cleared by Harold w.
Gautier, acting as attorney for
the Port Commission, and pro-
eeedings for the issuance of the
bonds r now being prepared.
Extension of the present wharf
the full length of the Port Com
mission property will give ap-
proximately 500 feet additional
docking space, or a total of APP
proximately 1000 feet, ample for
the handling of the two vessels.
Construction of the warehouse
will give facilities for warehous-
ing of approximately two-thirds
of full ship cargo at the South
end of the property with open
storage facilities at the North end.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
Miss Katherine Wright Chosen As
Second Alternate. To Mold OF Cotton

In the closest decision of the
ii year history of the Maid of Cot
ton competition, Miss Katherine
Wright. daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
Ed Wright of Pascagoula, was
chosen second alternate to the
Maid OF Cotton or 1949, Miss Su-
zanne Howell of Bakersfield, Cal.
Less than five minutes before
their choice was to be announced
on Wednesday evening, January
5, the seven judges, headed by
Hope Skillman, famous fabric de-
signer, were still b~alioting. Miss
Mary Patterson of Knoxville
voted first alternate, and Miss
Wright we're not without theis
staunch supporters on the judg-
ing board and in the big audience.
The Tennessee miss was named
first alternate and Miss Wright.
the only contestant from Missis-
sippi, second alternate. Their role
is to be ready to take over for
the Maid of Cotton at any time.
any place,
King Cotton's new goodwill rep
resentative will travel through
out the United States and Europe
in his behalf and the role has be-
come one of the most glamorous
and the title. Maid of Cotton, one
of the most coveted. For the day
after the Maid is chosen she will
set out on a six months tour OF
capitals. fashion markets, and
cross country landmarks.
To Fly Abroad
She will be in Miami at tn e
peak of the season and in the
spring will fly to Paris and Lon
don. She will be presented in
Washington at an elaborate Con-
gressional ball and return to
Memphis at Cotton Carnival time
and then wind up her travels or
the West Coast in the glitter of
Hollywood. bel
The contest and tour are an
nually sponsored by the National
Council ana this years Maid and
her two alternates were chosen
from Is finalists by a board of
seven judges. Besides the mem
cries of two days in Memphis
filled with entertainment and in
terviews and flash lights of pho
tographerS the contestants were
presented with gifts and memen-
tos of the occasion.
Miss Wright. who was accom-
panied to Memphis by her moth
err, was entered in the contest by
the Kappa Kappa Gamma soror-
ity at Ole Miss of which she is a
pledge. She is a sophomore at the
university having attended Bel
haven last year.
A major in voice and dramatics
Miss Wright, who is active in the
Paspoint Summer Theater, has
had a role in both of its produc-
tons. She has recently been Sc
lected as one of the IS favorites
to appear in the college year book
and a ROTc company sponsor.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
MRS. ZIEGLER BURNED

Mrs. P. C. Ziegler was seriously
burned Saturday morning when
her nightgown was ignited by the
gas heater at their home in eau
tier. She suffered first and third
degree burns of her upper legs
and torso. The flames were ex-
tinguished by her husband but
neither he nor their two-year-old
son were burned. She is under
medical treatment at their resi-
dence and was said to be doing
as well as could be expected late
this week. Mrs. Ziegler is the for
mer Miss Ida Mae Brandenburg
of Moss Point.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
Pass Ordinance
Calling For
Full-Time Mayor

An ordinance designed to give
the City of Pascagoula the full
time of its mayor and commits
sioners was adopted Friday al
the regular meeting of the board
of mayor and city commissioners
at the city hall.
The ordinance requires that
the mayor of the City of Pasca-
goula be required to devote his
full time to the performance of
his duties and the functions OF
the office of mayor" The two
city commissioners are already
required to devote their full time
to the duties of the office.
The ordinance was passed in
connection with the election
which has been called for Sat
urday, January 22nd, on the pro-
posal to increase the salaries OF
the mayor and city commission
ers. Under the proposed increase
the mayors salary would be in
creased from the present $147.5 sc
monthly to $3.50 and the two COM
missioners from $3.50 monthly to
$3.50.
The voting on the salary raise
will take place in the usual three
city precincts, City Hall, North
Pascagoula with voting at tn e
Knights of Columbus Hall, and
South Pascagoula at the old Fire
mans Hall on Washington ave-
nue.. Voting will be between the
hours of 7 a. m. and 6 p. m, and
passage will require only a ma
jority of those voting.
Identification Program
Meanwhile, Mayor Frank S.
Canty said this week that the
city government, in cooperation
with the board of supervisors and
Joe V. Krebs, District Three SUI
pervisor, will undertake a beau
LITIGATION program at the old Cen
trail school building on S. Pasca-
goula street.
The present iron fence will be
taken down, Mayor Canty said,
and the grounds will be land
scaped and the building generally
beautified. The building as pres
ent is being used as office quar-
tiers by county agencies, the Red
Cross, Chamber of Commerce and
houses the city library.
A resolution was also adopted
by the city requesting the Pub
lie Housing Authority to give ell
igible Jackson county citizens the
opportunity to purchase some 200
demountable Bruce-type houses
which are to be offered for sale
by the federal agency. Original
sales plans called for disposal OF
the units outside of Jackson
county.
The resolution requested the
PHA to set up a l20-day sales
period during which the units
shall be offered for sale only to
eligible citizens of the City of
Pascagoula or Jackson county"
and further requested the PHA to
Continued On Page Four)
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
S.
Repair Bids
Are Asked
Plun Permanent
Repoirs For
Bridge Approach

Bids for permanent repairs to
the approaches of the EscataWpa
bridge on Highway SO were called
for this week by the State High
way Department. Sealed bids fos
the work will be opened Tues
day, January 25th. at the offices
of the commission in Jackson.
The Highway Department called
for alternate bids on the work,
One bid asks for repairs to the
present Highway So route, and
the alternate asks for bids for
the construction Of a hydraulic
fill across Beardslee Lake to the
foot of Beardslee street.
Mayor F. w. Cirlot of Moss
Point and Supervisor Edward
A. Khayat of Beat Two con-
ferred with Highway Department
officials at Jackson Wednesday
concerning the contract.
According to the two officials
the Highway Department, fol-
lowing the opening of bids for
the work. win meet with a COM
mittee of county citizens to study
the proposals and select that one
believed best suited to the sew
erai factors involved in the per-
manent repairs.
To Name Committee
The committee is to be named
by Mayor Cirlot and Supervisor
Khayat and the meeting date has
been set for Thursday, February
8, at 1850 p. m. at the offices of
the Highway Commission in Jack
son.
Repairs to the existing route
would ~ by 4 sand pile sYs-
tenn, Under which water and uh-l
stable fill would be forced from
under the present roadbed
through a series of holes filled
with sand. and the roadbed then
filled with solid material to the
necessary height.
The alternate would require
the dredging out of muck and UNI
stable material across Beardslee
Lake and the filling of it with a
solid embankment to carry the
highway across the new route.
Distance involved in the two
projects is virtually the same
with 1894 miles involved in re-
pairs to the existing roadbed, and
$40 in the new route across
Beardslee Lake.
Contract time for both pro-
posed projects has been set at
$50 working days, according to
the advertisement for bids.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
HIGHWAY PATRoLMAN

Cecil E. Byrd, formerly of Gulf
port has been assigned to the
P~aseagoula area by the Missis-
sippi State Highway Patrol and
ne, with his family. moved this
week to take over his new du-
ties; Patrolman Byrd replaces
Highway Patrolman W. G.. Bud"
GRAY who was promoted to di-
vision head and transferred to
Hattiesburg. Mr.. Byrd was con-
nected with the Gulfport police
department until early last sum-
mef when he became a member
OF me state patrol and was sent
to Grenada The new patrolman
lives al 1903 East Tyler street.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
PROMOTED TO cApTAINcY

Friends OF Lieutenant Roy G.
Wingfield of the United States
Air Force will be pleased to
learn that he has just been pro-
NOTED to captain at the Air Force
Base in Fort Worth where ne is
stationed.
Captain Wingfield gained much
of his experience as member of
the Goth Army Bomber Command
in the South Pacific where he was
pilot on q B-29 and was among
the first in the bombing of Japan.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
Spring Garden
~ EEGywErH

The warm weather fooled az
least one garden in Paseagoula
for E. H. Bacot tells of picking a
mess of green peas from a garden
at 951 Cherubusco street last
week. Mr.. Baeot was commits
stoned bv the owner, and gard
ner, Y. l.. Broome. to rent the
property and while he was keep
ing an eye" on the place he no.
ticed the bearing pea vines.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14
Poscdgoulo Firemen
Answered l43 Coils
During Post Yeur

The Pascagoula Fire depart
ment answered l43 calls within
the past year, according to a re-
port by Fire Chief Jimmie Hud-
SON.. The calls included houses,
buildings, boats and automobiles
afire, electric fires, trash. and
grass fires.
Of this number five were fires
outside the city limits.
Two calls for the respirator
were answered with successful
results in one case and in the
other the victim was not revived,
it was reported.
Only two fires where extensive
property loss occurred were re-
ported for the year. the Pasca-
goula Bus station and the Pasca-
goula Decoy plant.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-14

The span of life of a crab is
20 years; of a leach, 20 years; of
a spider, 10 to Is years.