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stairs window to an upper win
dow where ! was peering out last
Friday ayem, and notified me
that his game wasn't up 10 par
these humid days. Can't seem Ca
get my game going around the
greens, anymore" he exacied.
But yours truly gave him the
selfsame story about his own
game, Fellow sufferers. that Is,
Wonder if DR.. and Mrs. Lanes
lot Lester would be interested in
getting away from the confines
of a Doctors (M. D.. etcl office.
for the game of games. Seems
like somebody'd put them wise
to: this game. II only takes one
good smack of that ball. in any
direction. for that bug 20 bite
you, Bell and Lancelot--just one
good smack! Oh, know you are
busy as bunsbie bees, Butt don't
forget your own health while
you're so concerned with the
health of others. PREScRiP.
TON: One full round Of golf
Once per week 10 start with.
> DIR. Jones. ID. ID. s.. of the Ma
val Hospital, not only fills cavi-
ties in his office, but likes filling
eighteen cavities on the golf
course. as well. And does as good
a job there, as in the chair.
= Finally, in all this appeal stuff
you've managed 20 read. IL only
Chaplain Ray Tindail. of the Ma
val Hospital, could get Chaplain
John Curtis, of the USS Howard
Gilmore out 10 play golf. this
whole thing would be a happy
situation. How about II, chappy.
old boy?
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Op-Dey.Sta, Naval
Hospital Meet At
Softball Tonight

Softball games scheduled for
tonight are, in the opening con-
test, the OP- Dev-Sta and the Ma
val Hospital, and Bamboo Room
and the Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
The first game viii determine
which team goes to last place on
the standings. If the Hospital
wins it will 60 into a tie with the
Op-Dev-Sta for third place; n
the Op-Dev-Sta wins then the
Hospital will drop into the cellar.
It will be Cannonball Martin
and Scherez or Mathis for the OPP
Grafton boys. This game will start
at 7:30 p. m.
So far the Bamboo Room and
the Vets have met twice. The
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Colonel Spottswood had 81
this past Thursday, and with one
ball out. This is as spectacular as
they come. But, Colonel, they're
always down the middle, aren't
they?
Well, some of our Navy golf
ers will soon be- pulling up an
Choir and aweigh they're going to
other parts of these United
States, far away spots. The Bid
dies ar leaving the early part of
next week. The Jim and Hes Hegs
are leaving not too long from
now. The Mostellers are leaving
soon. Looks like just as you get
to know some of thse swell folks,
they up and out on you before
you've had time to have a cup
of java or tea with them.
understand the new Doctor
Peoples shoots very nice game.
L " Inc W tcdhC IItIII III OIlG VI
these days, but not after hes
warmed up. I'd like to take him
while he's not accustomed to the
course. Welcome. DR.. Peoples.
Welcome, sub!
Now that DR.. Hayes children
have come of age, school and
kindergarten, that is, Mrs. Hayes
may be able to get back on the
fairways. Yet, there's that beau.
tiful home in the making. foun-
dalton started and plans galore.
Now, Mrs. Doctors wife, you
owe it to yourself to schedule
yourself back onto the golf
course No need in putting it off.
Now's about the best time. '.'
Pops called up through a down.
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ed a good game and although a
little illegal, for every ball he
pitched when he twisted his
body before the pitch, neverthe
less he had a very deceptive ball
and was hard TO hit. Sutton and
Harrel went down swinging the
three times they were at bat.
In all, Ball struck out 13 bat
ters, every member of the Flyers
AZ least once. except Coleman.
Horner and Henson. He startad
a little shaky. A walk. a sacri-
Tic eand passed ball combined
with a hit by Horner, scored
Coleman. and then a passed ball
scored Henson. Ball bored down
and struck out the next three
batters, Harrell, Sutton and
Seim. He struck out Fisher in
the second to make it four in a
row.
In the third, Gibson walked,
stole second and then Horner
doubled TO score Gibson: Harrel.
struck out, Sutton also struck out
but the ball got away from the
catcher and Sutton landed safely
on first; a bad throw by Fallon
allowed Horner TO score.
From there on out Ball gave
up just one more hit.
In the fourth, Damanis singled,
stole second and Henson walked:
Coleman hit to third and Hen
bricks made a try for the ball
but il got away: Mcclure got the
ball and dove for third in time
TO put out Damanis before the
runner reached the bag. It was
a great play.
At bat, the leaders were Lentz
with a double and a single, Horn
er with a double and a single.
In the field, the best were Nc
Clure, Downen and Hendricks
Clure, Downen and Hendricks
for the SubRon boys. Gibson,
Harrell and Coleman for the
Flyers.
Score by innings: R. H. E.
SubRon ..---.-- 100 Ali % 5 3
FLYERS -. 202 900 o. 3 8
Ball and Fallon; Roberts, Cur
~, Henson and Sutton, Da-
manis.
2-base hits: Horner, Lentz;
stolen bases: Gibson, Horner,
Harrell, Marsee. Mcclure, Tur-
pin. Downen, Hendricks, Joyce;
sacrifice hit: Gibson; struck out:
by Roberts 5, by Ball Is, by Cur
~ /, by Henson 4: bases on balls;
off Roberts 2. off Curry s.. off
Henson 2. off Ball 9; left on
bases: Flyers 3, SubRon 6; hits:
off Roberts l in 3 innings, off
Curry in l inning Zone out in
fifth, two on bases and one run
scored), off Henson 3 in 2 % in
nings; umpires: Abston at the
plate and Chuck Means on the
bases: scorer: Aguilar.
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Raider, Bomber
Game Rained Out

The Red Raiders and the Bomb
ers yesterday played a great
brand of ball for two innings but
the rain came Gown and spoiled
the contset. It was nice pitch
er's battle between Kaki Rodri-
guez and Bunsy Viilareal and the
re-vamped Bombers looked good
and will give the Raiders fight
from now on.
The managing of McGraw Val
DEE and Connie Mack Sanchez
will prove of great value to the
Bombers. Meme Demenech is at
the helm of the Red Raiders and
claims he will win the series
from the Bombers.
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Gilbert Valdez
Now Playing With
Tacoma, Wash.

Gilbert Valdez, the diminutive
short-stop of the Raiders, Bomb
ers and other Key West baseball
clubs, is now playing in Tacoma,
Washington and according to
clippings from the Tacoma papers
he is playing a swell game and
has been named manager of the
club.
He is playing with the 18Th In
iantry in the Tacoma City
League. In his last game he drove
nome the winning run and made
the best catch of the afternoon
with a great running catch to left
held, from short where he plays.
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New York Giants
And Boston Braves
Win Their Games
I'm National League
Especial ia The Citixen)

NEW YORK, May 16-Phila-
delphia Athletics twice upset the
New York Yankees yesterday by
scores, 8 to Z and Z to 6. The
second game, called because of a
Sunday law in the sixth inning,
was marked by the scoring of sew
en- runs by the Athletics in the 9th.
The Chicago White Six defeat
ed the Cleveland Indians in two
games, 10 to 0 and 2 and 0. They
beat the great Bob Teller in the
first game. Boston Red Sox won
from the Washington Senators, 8
to 0, while the St. Louis Browns
were splitting with the Detroit
Tigers.
In the National League Boston,
now ON top, beat the Brooklyn
Dodgers, 40; the New York
Giants won one from the Phila-
delphia Phillies, 7-3; Cincinnati
Reds were splitting with the Chi
cago Cubs. SO and 5-8, while ST.
Louis Cardinals beat the Pitts
burgh Pirates, As.
The scores:
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AS TWICE BEAT YANkS;
SOX DEFEAT TELLER
G!|;ESlI,I SANDING
Island City Baseball League

Municipal Stadhim)
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~ the uighlrap. SubRon Four
Won over the vx-i FLYERS. Q 10
a Dewitt Roberts held the SRs
a. one run and one hit the first
thrce Innings and then was re-
ieved By Otis Curry. who walk
"a three. made a wild pitch and
comblncd with q couple Of err
rufs and q passed ball allowed
suhHon a. score four times in
tkr fourth. bis first inning on the
rlound That gave the SRs the
farln
ln the fifth. Curry pitched to
three hattcrs. walked two OF
ihom. and then went 20 the
showers Henson came in 10
pitch. One run scored on a wild
pitch.
In the sixth. q walk. n stolen
hasn and single nv Mcclure
cent another SIR home.
in thc seventh. the Subs scored
two more fnr good measure. With
tWo outs. Putnam walked. Lentz
dnuhled End Putnam scored;
ilcndricks singled and Lentz
ncuFed
nan 90 the subRon -Four pitch
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WASHINGTON :. Ruling tlsas
BIB pellets are Dangerous rs.
siles" In the hafsds Of . sa@N
boy. O Judge find . siorskeeT#s
for selling them % q i4-ysaf-ola
boy.
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Three members of the ALL
America Conference Champion
|, Cleveland Browns, Lou Groza,
Dante, Lavelli and Dean Sensan-
baugher, are finishing their col
lege education at Ohio state.
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WI Flyers Lose Both
Games Saturday Night
tlr~l snmtesl.
~wbIson -Four Next,
Large Crowd On vIand

TIE douhlehender Of softbaII
shaved Saturday night at Bay
Wee PARA for the benefit Of a
iacai player was a huge success.
An overflow crowd enjoyed both
cnaa 81 Ne twin bill
bNWiu Roberts pitched the
trsi four innings Of the first
FaHfe for me strong Bamboo
hiasn and allowed only two hits
snd ~ runs.
haptrtl also pitched the first
ihree frames II the second con-
bsi iur the VX-i Flyers. He
save up ono hii and allowed one
uln.
hnlefts was relieved in the
openUr nv G. Harris. who allowed
enc run and four hits.
hamboo Room scored five runs
ln ~ first inning against the
VIZ Flyers and won the game
~ ~ hits. eight bases on balls.
iso wild bitches and a couple of
parsed halls.
Richards. who walked the eight
haHlhuoa IN the first inning. also
piirhed the second round. He
was touched Cor two doubles and
tao singles Combined with an
cfrof and a wild pitch. four run
nrrs crossed home plate.
Henson Mas on the mound the
les folm innings for the Flyers.
ilf allowed two hits and two un-
rafnnd runs we're scored while
hr worked ON the hill.
AZ bat. the leaders were casado
and Jack Viliareal with one out
~ tao two walks cach). Villa
rrai scored three runs. Henson
puiea double and a single for
thr FLYERS.
ln me field. Accvedo. Joe Mira,
Cascade and Castro were the best
fur thr Winncra. Coleman. Coop
o. Nichols and Fairy Hender-
non fuF the losers.
Score by innings: r. IT. f.
Flyers 600 O0i o. 6 2
namboos SEQ 200 VII 8 2
Richards. Henson and Hender-
eon Roberts. G. Harris and Cas-
eco
2haao hitE Julius and Jack
Nlliafeal. Henson. stolen bases:
Arevedo: sacrifice hit: Santana:
sirlfk out. bv Roberts a. by
Harris 4. by Henson 3; left on
hases. Flyers 9. Bamboo Room 8;
ilme ~ Ramc' 10. umpires: Vii
larNai and AhstoD; scorer: Agui-
iar
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
BY Jean Handy

Ocean Springs opened the
,250th birthday celebration Of
"Old Biloxi" by the presentation
of a pageant, 1.-The Landing of
d'Iberville', Sunday afternoon on
the Eastern shore of Biloxi which
is now Front Beach of Ocean
Springs. This site was originally
Fort Maurepas, the first perma-
nent settlement in the Mississippi
Valley.
Over $500 visitors witnessed
4 the pageant which was written
and directed by Mrs. Orwin
Scharr and depicted the landing
Of Pierre Charles lie Moyne
d'Iberville and his little band Of
followers who rowed ashore and
discovered and visited a peaceful
Indian village.
Against a background of live
oaks, squaws were at work in
front of tepees and Indian chill
dren were scaling fish, making
pine straw brooms or playing on
the beach. A friendly Indian
chief, his warriors and medicine
man greeted the strange white
men who had landed on the beach
in skiffs from the ship "Badine".
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
News From Ocean Springs E.
Pageant On Beach Sunday Opens
250ih Anniversary Celebration
Springs

A pipe Of peace was smoked and
gifts given the Indians, after
which the Christian Cross was
planted and the French flag
raised claiming the territory in
the name of the king of France.
Leading parts were taken by A.
p. Moran, d'Iberville; Paul de
Frank, Bienville; ]. Champ Gay,
flagbearer; judith Girot, ensign;
Edward Brou, Jr., ensign; Lee
Jordan, major; H. Plateau. priest;
Ferdinand Herman, John Sey-
mour, Jr., Bernard Beaugez, Dun
can Moran, Bruce Edwards, crew
men; George Granitz, Indian
chief; Ernest Schmidt, Karl Byrd
and John Mitchell, warriors; Ken
meth Ames, medicine man: Mes
DANES Carrie Ames, Wilhelmina
Bellman, John Catchot, Bruce
Thomas, Clarence Redin, Arthur
Webb, Jr,, and Miss Louise Rich
ard, squaws; Ann Webb, Ladora
McRaney, Maude Miller, Cecilia
Fink, Terry Turner. Joyce Nobel,
Dot Fountain, Ann Matthew, Joyce
Harvey, Catherine Gregory. Bet
ty Thibodeaux, Beryl Fountain,
June Noel, Francis Stratkos,
Ronald Webb, Percy Miller, Mi
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NJ. Kellerman in the presence OF
relatives and a few close friends.
Their attendants were Mrs. Jer-
ry G. Tippin, matron of honor,
and Cyril Ryan, brother Of the
groom, best man. The bride wore
a pale grey wool suit and Access
series and carried a white prayer
book with a shower bouquet of
white iris and lilies of the valley.
Immediately after the ceremony
and the reception which followed
the young couple left for a honey
moon in New Orleans and a visit
with the groom's mother in Ocean
Springs. They plan to reside in
Charleston, S. c., following his
return from a cruise.
Athletic Association
Officers of the Athletic Asso-
citation were elected at a meet
ing of bond holders Friday night.
w. H. Calhoun was named pres
ident; Champ Gay, vice presi-
dent; judith Girot, secretary and
treasurer; Marvin w. Thompson,
Bill Hodges, Buford Myrick,
George Arndt and William Reilly,
directors. The bylaws and char
ter of incorporation were passed
on and it was announced the
amount of $500 is assured. A
moving picture of the Sugar Bowl
game of 1948 will be held at the
Ocean Springs high school Thurs
day at 8 p. m.
Arnold Steelman, manager of
the recently organized girls soft
ball team met with them Monday
night on the tennis courts where
a game was played.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Nor
gan of Nashville, Tenn, announce
the birth of a daughter, Friday,
March rs. This is their third child
and second daughter. Mrs. Nor
gan is the former Miss Lucille
Mestier, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. B. ]. Mestier of Ocean Springs.
Sunday afternoon the indie
pendents and the Cubs baseball
teams played at the field for sew
eral innings in spite of wet
ground.
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and had as her assistants in read
ings Misses Ellen and Burnell
Van Court. The business session
followed, presided over by Charles
May Ray and supper was served
by Misses Ann Joachim and Trixie
Mullins. Mrs. T. D.. Manuel held
choir practice following supper.
Russell Moran and Billy Holmes
Of the University of Mississippi,
Miss Gloria Gay of Shorter col
lege, and Jackie Voivedich of
perkinston spent the holidays
with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Powell and
R. R. Josey motored to Jackson
for the weekend.
Henry Burrows and Edmond
De Latte have returned from a
weeks visit in Chicago.
Mrs. Camilla Herman spent
Wednesday in New Orleans.
The junior department of the
First Baptist church, whose spon-
sor is Arnold Steelman, had a
wiener roast Friday night on the
beach and the intermediate group,
sponsored by Mrs. Maude Endt
and Paul Gattis, ST., also had a
wiener roast at the Byrd home
Friday night.
An i~nter-city meeting for the
last Wednesday in April for Ocean
Springs and Pascagoula was vot-
ed on Wednesday at Rotary. Louis
Cosper was elected delegate to
the convention at Edgewater
Park April II, 10, 10 and a La
dies Night at Gulf Hills some
time in April was planned.
Mrs. Mary Alice johnson and
Miss Ellen Benton have started
tennis classes.
Ryan-Anderson
Miss Marjorie Elizabeth Ander-
son of Pensacola, Fla, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Anderson
of Geneva, Ala, and Arnold Bap-
fist Ryan of the u. S. Navy, son
of Mrs. Walter Ryan and the late
Walter Ryan of Ocean Springs,
were married March % at st.
Johns Episcopal church in War
rington, Fla, by the Rev. Robert
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08

Mrs. Minnie Bussey, SO years
old, native of Linzburg, Ill, and
resident of Route /, Ocean
Springs, died at 1870 a. m. Sun
day at her home. She had lived
in Ocean Springs three years
where she and her husband, Hugh
Bussey, purchased the old Schaf-
fer property and erected a new
brick dwelling. She was a mem
Der of the Evangelical and Re-
formed church. The body was
sent Monday afternoon to Pinck-
neyvill, H., for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wentworth Cor
ley of Houston, Tex, formerly of
Ocean Springs and Biloxi, an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter, Claire Worth, to Will
liam James Young, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel E. Young, Hous-
ton, Tex. Both the bride and
groom are students at Rice Uni
versity.
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succeed, Bee Mohler; most dig
nified senior, Virginia Forde;
wittiest, Ann Joachim and Bee
Mohler; greenest freshman, Ray
mond Beaugez; most sophisticated
sophomore, Donna Eglin; jolliest
juniors, Ann Joachim and Jerrill
May; most popular, Ann Joachim
and Larry Williams; most tai
ented, Trixie Mullins and Harry
Hutchinson; best boy athlete,
Charles Hosey; best all round
girl and boy, Gwendolyn Beau
gez and Larry Williams; best
dancers, Mildred Noel and Ferdi-
nand Kiernon; cutest, Gwendolyn
Beaugez and Jerry Webb; best
dressed. Donna Eglin and Jerry
Webb; most courteous, Trixie Null
Inns and Harry Hutchinson; cut
est couple, Terry and Milton;
friendliest, Joyce Noble and Hen
ry Terry.
Miss Gains fourth grade room
won first prize for stunt night
with Mrs. Thomas GambilIs sec
ond graders winning second
place. In junior high and high
school, Mrs. Harry Lees eighth
graders won first place and Mr..
Whites tenth graders took sec
ond place.
State Champs
The Ocean Springs girls team
of the Negro school won the state
basketball tourney in a battle
with the team from Sacred Heart
in Greenville. This is the second
year for them to win the state
championship. the title being the
result of having won three tour
naments. After winning all their
conference games for four con-
secutive years, they came out
victorious in their conference
tournament at Gulfport against
Randolph High school of Pass
Christian and were winners of
the district tourney at Hampton
when they defeated Prentiss In
stitute. The semi finals were won
in a game with Yazoo City. Mem
bers of the team are Geraldine
Wallace and Alicia Canaan, the
high scorers of the three tourna-
ments, also Marie Stewart, cap
tain, Shirley Wallace, Barbara
Reed, Judy McLaurin, Mary Alice
Galloway, Susie Mayfield, Mar
It's Williams, Mildred Smith. Para
Lee Smith, Lille Mae Williams,
Vida Belle Rogers.
George McSwain, member of
the FBI, DR.. McRoberts of Chi
cage, Edgar Fortenberry, FIJI
agent in Pascagoula, A. P. Moran
and Bernard Beaugez of Ocean
Springs were guests of Mayor AL
bert Westbrook at a barbecue and
seafood supper at his home on
Washington avenue Wednesday
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
Q AND 40 SALON

The seven Pascagoula members
of La Boutique Salon No. 218 of
lie 8 and 40 Coast unit were hos
tesses to the organization Friday.
Mrs. Martin Helm of Biloxi.
chapeaux of the unit, presided
over the business session. Local
members are Mesdames Charles
Ryder, Joe N. Cole, J. S. Pittman
and E. A. Mason and Misses
Georgia and Amelia Pickett and
Louise Walker.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
TO DUST FOR E

The county health department
is conducting a busting program
to kill fleas on rats as a part of
their anti-typhus campaign which
began Monday under the direc-
ton of Ralph Farrell and ]. M.
Epting of the sanitation depart
ment of the health office. L. N.
Wood of the United States Pub
lie Health Service typhus con-
troll, is here to assist. The cam
paign is being carried on in the
business sections of Pascagoula,
Moss Point and Ocean Springs.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
Popularity Contest

Winners in the popularity con-
test that has been going on at the
grammar and high schools are as
follows: queen in the first five
grades, Jonne Gay, fourth grade;
MI. and Miss intermediate, Anise
Hopkins and w. T. Broome; green
est sixth grader, James Marine;
jolliest seventh grader, Anise
Hopkins; most dignified eighth
grader, Stanford Williams: cutest
girl and boy, Annie Lee McMur-
tray and Stanford Williams; most
popular girl and boy. Anise Hop
kins and Bruce Miller; cutest
couple. June Noel and Donald
Catchot; wittiest girl and boy,
June Noel and James Butler; most
courteous girl and boy, Doonie
Carr and Phillip Schaffner; best
all around girl and boy, Anise
Hopkins and W. T. Broome; best
dressed girl and boy, Anise Hop
kins and Skippy Gottsche; friend
liest, Mary Anderson and W. T.
Broome.
From the ninth through the
twelfth the balloting was as fol-
lows: Mr.. and Miss Ocean Springs,
Bee Mohler and G~wendolyn
Beaugez; senior most likely to
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08

chael Anderson, Buddie McBryde,
Henry Terry, Milton Webb, Ora
ham Mcbride. Ronald Benezue,
Wade Campbell, w. T.. Broome,
G. a. Hawks and Charles Voive-
dich.
Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and
Cubs were the children Of the viii
lage and F. L. Westbrook, Jr.,
the announcer. Following the pa
geant there was a tea under the
Ruskin Oak, sponsored by the
Woman's club of Ocean Springs
and the grounds and home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Hardin, where
the famous tree is located, were
opened to the public. Assisting
in receiving with Mrs. Hardin
were Mesdames c. D. Todtenbier,
Francesca Spencer, Oscar Joachim
and George Arndt. Punch was
served on the porch from a lace
covered table centered with an
arrangement of lilies and presid-
ed over by Mesdames Louis Cos
per, Ralph Palfrey, Morgan Par
ker and L. Byrd. Little tea girls,
dressed in pastel dresses, were
Maybelle Snyder, Francis The
riot, Patricia Endt and Nancy
Beth Lopez. A concert by the
high school band was given dur
ing the afternoon and over 700
persons visited the oak.
A picnic was held at the con-
clusion of the pageant for those
participating and refreshments
were provided by civic organiza-
tons. Before the ceremony An
thony Ragusin of Biloxi, Mayor
Albert Westbrook of Ocean
Springs and E. A. Khayat of Pas
cagoula addressed and welcomed
the crowd.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
MYF

Miss Shirley Sanders was in
charge of the MYF program Sun
day night at the Methodist church