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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29
Vets To File For
Insurance RepoY
After August 28
THE Associated Pressl

Washington. July 23-The gov
eminent will start handing out
the iong-awaited application
blanks for its So. 800, 900 900 CT
life insurance refund Aug. 30.
Veterans Administrators Carl r.
Gray Jr., said Saturday the forms
will be available on that date in
every postoffice. every VA office
and at veterans service organi-
cations.
Just mail in your applics-
fion filled out as completely as
you possibly cam" Gray advised
In a statement.
Then wait until the checks
start Out some time In January
of next year"
About 10000. 900 present and
former policy holders and their
dependents will share in the pay
ments through the 20.00O.000 pol
icies issued from 1910 through
l947.
The money represents an eight
year accumulation of what, in eff
feet, have been overpayments OF
premiums. The death rate has
been lower than the standard Ia
BILE upon which the premium rate
has been based.
1T will not be necessary 10
write TO US about the insurance
number or about the status Of
the application. since VA will
mail back part of the applics-
fion 10 show that il has been
received and is being pro-
cessed.
Veterans who do write in will
only delay their own payment
because it will delay the produc-
ton line"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29
Wclker Completes
Work ~ D oYs
Aheod OF Schedule

The new jackson county dredge
has been completed "a Gays ahead
of schedule and will be formally
accepted by the board of super
visors at its August meeting next
week. A. p. Moran. president. and
Joe v. Krebs, Beat Three super
visor. announced Wednesday fol-
lowing an inspection Of the dredge
at the Arnold v. Walker Ship
yard where It was built.
1t was also announced that Lee
G. Beckham will be employed by
the county as captain Of the new
dredge.
Contract for the dredge and
pipeline was let by the board of
supervisors on March Fl to the
Arnold v. Walker yard and the
Cab Machine Shop for a bio
price of SOS. 800 and $4,000, re-
spectively. Completion date on
the dredge was 1875 days from the
date of contract.
Dredse To ~ Feet
The $50 horsepower Diesel
dredgc has a i0-inch suction and
eight-inch discharge and will
dredge to a depth Of ~ feet.
It will be manned by a crew of
five men. including the captain,
but has no accommodations for
housing its crew. II will replace
the former county dredge which
burned several years ago.
Supervisors Moran and Krebs
said following the Wednesday in
spection trip that when delivery
is accepted the county will have
one of the most modern small
dredges in this section. It will
be ideally adapted to the general
seawa1l end harbcr maintenance
csA =: vshsch IA was designed.
they added.
The dredge will start operation
At the Ocean Springs small craft
harbor early next month where
It will take about three months
to complete scheduled work.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29
Death Sentence
Is Appealed By
Murdoch Hinton

The conviction of Murdoch
Hinton, 48-year-old Lucedale
farmer, killer of four persons, has
been appealed to the state SUI
preme court.
Hinton was sentenced to death
in the electric chair last Thurs
day for the murder of Sheriff j.
E. Nelson of George county.
Judge L. C. Corban refused a de-
Tense appeal for a new trial.
The jury. composed mostly of
Stone county farmers, deliber-
ated an hour and IS minutes.
They found Hinton guilty of first
degree murder. which carries an
automatic death penalty. Judge
Corban set the execution for
August 26.
District Attorney Luthel
Naples called upon the jury to
render the maximum penalty. He
bitterly attacked defense efforts
to prove Sheriff Nelson the ia.
Their of Gloria's two-month-ol oil
baby. pointing out that the only
testimony of this had come from
Hinton's relatives and a Missis.
sippi convict.
The paternity of the child hac
developed into a major issue or
the closing day of the trial Thurs.
day.
In his closing appeal, defense
attorney Bidwell Adams said HI
was not asking for a verdict o
innocent but was asking the jur,
to consider Hinton temporarily
insane at the time of the killings
Adams said that brooding owe,
Gloria's illigitimate child hac
driven Hinton to insanity anC
led him to slay the four persons
Hinton's other victims were hi
ex-wife. Gloria and the baby.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29
Touring Thieves
Escape With Loot
From Pecan Pair

Two robberies involving sew
eral hundred dollars occurred in
this section of the county Tues
day and Wednesday, according to
law officers.
Possessions valued at more than
$500 were stolen Wednesday aft
ernoon from the home of MIR. and
Mrs. B. M. Lambert who live in
Pecan near the Alabama-Missis-
sippi state line, Sheriff j. Guy
Krebs said.
Many Articles Taken
Articles taken included a new
shot gun, radio v~ictrola, two
blankets, several jars of pre-
serves, boxes of ammunition for
the gun, wrist watch, gold brace
let and three purses containing
a few dollars. According to the
sheriff. the thief or thieves also
took the bill of sale for the radio
victrola.
The robbery was believed COM
mitted by three men who were
seen driving slowly in the vicin-
ity in a light green Ford with a
Florida license. Mr.. Krebs said.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert left
home about 1890 and returned
at $3.50 p. m, to find every draw
er and closet in their home ran
sacked. Mr.. Lambert told the
sheriff he had seen the car driv-
ing slowly past as he and his
wife left.
A neighbor, f. Ramsay, said
the a had turned around in his
private road and headed back
toward the Lambert house. Three
men were in the automobile but
no description of them was avail.
able.
The first theft was committed
Tuesday when Mrs. J. T. Green
962 Market street. reported tc
police that sometime during the
day her home had been entered
and $50 in silver dollars, S25 in
dimes and two SIS war bonds
taken.
Chief of Police Blakeney said
Mrs. Green had left her house
unlocked from the time she. left
at Z a. m, until her return Tues
day night. Investigation was be-
ing conducted by City Officers
Levert Besarge and c. J. Porter.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29

miles, Six canneries are operating
on the San Diego tidelands and
are valued at 81, 196. 1856. They en-
ploy around 5000 workers and
last year produced a pay roll of
7 100000. The total pack this
past season was valued at $685.
600, 900. .
Negotiations more or less
reached a climax-right now they
seem to be in a state of flux-
last April when Mr.. Petrich and
other Western operators came to
Pascagoula for conferences with
local and state officials. With Pet
rich were A. H. Mendonca, vice
president of the ?. E. Booth Pack
ing Co.. of San Francisco. and
Gilbert Van Camp. head of one
of the West Coasts largest tuna
packing firms.
Other Interested industrial ex-
Continued on Page II
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29
Speckled, Green
Trout Entered
In Legion Rodeo

Four entries were made during
the first week of the first annual
Jackson County fishing rodeo,
sponsored by the Jackson County
post of the American Legion. The
number of fishermen registered
scared to about 1000.
Continuous rains had curtai!ed
fishing but intrepid sportsmen
were beginning to whip the wa
terways in aspiration for one of
the many prizes offered in the
various classifications. Vaughn
Smith is rodeo chairman.
The biggest green trout entered
measured % Ia inches and was
brought to caver-T Tucker by w.
l., Presley just before noon
Thursday. II was caught in
Goodies Lake. The second en-
try in the green trout class was
made by Buster P%attersons who
brought in q i5-inch fish
Jimmie Bazemore of Pascagou-
Ia led in the speckled trout class
with a 19-inch catch made of
Round Island and c. e. Mccoy
Pascagoula. trailed him with
is IN inch speckled.
The prizes including a speed
boat and motor offered as en-.
trance prize, will be awarded a
ceremonies to be held at the new
Legion home on Market and Pars
ley streets when there will alst
be a dance.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29
Creosoted Groins
To Be Constructed
To Retuin Beech

The county will replace the
WORKOUT electric cable along tha
Pascagoula seawall. which has
been responsible for the lack OF
street lights along Beach Boule-
ward. Joe v. Krebs. Beat Three
supervisor, said this week.
Estimates are being prepared,
Mr.. Krebs said, and repairs will
start when they are completed.
At the same time he announced
plans of the board for general re-
mobilization OF the beach front,
where the beach proper has al
most completely disappeared due
to hurricanes in the past two sue
cessive years.
AS soon as the county bridge
crew is available. Mr.. Krebs said,
work will be started on the build
ing of groins along the beach
front to hold the sand beach when
pumped in at a. later date.
Plan Series OF Groins
Plans call for a series of these
along the beach front, Mr.. Krebs
said. The first four to be built
will be in front of the municipal
beach park. Others will be con-
structed sss crews are available.
The groins will extend out
from the beach approximately
100 feet and will be constructed
OF creosoted piling and sheeting.
Starting sometime in November
the new county dredge will then
be used to pump in q new beach.
It is hoped that a good deposit of
sand can be- located for this pur-
pose, Mr.. Krebs said.
Work on construction of the
groins in front of beach park is
expected to begin next month.
MI. Krebs also said that . work
order has been issued on the ex-
tension of the Pascagouia sea
wall 1920 feet east. Contract fol-
construction of the seawall ex-
tension at Pascagoula and Ocear
Springs was authorized at a meet
ing Of the board this month.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29
c. c. Lowell Installed
As Chef-de-G Gore OF
Gulf Coast 40 and 8

George G.. Lowell of Pascagoula
was installed Monday night as
chef-de-gare of the Gulf Coast
Voiture No. Isl, 40 and 8.
In honor of Mr.. Lowell, cere-
monies were held at the new
home of Jackson County Post No.
100, American Legion, at Market
and Parsley streets.
Other new officers are Vince
Garden, Biloxi, amonier; Daniel
B. Vancourt. Ocean Springs,
garde-de-la-porte; D. c. Norman,
Gulfport. commissaire intendant;
Gene Tibbetts, Biloxi. chef-de-
train.
Nat B. Gordon, Biloxi, chem
mot locale; Mace f. Simpson. BIZ
loxi, conducteur; Leslie Pitts,
Lucedale. cheminot locale, and
Harold Hardesty, Biloxi, CORE
spondant.
Installing officer was j. B. Row
enhorst of Cleveland. grand chef
de-gare for Mississippi.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29
POLIO STATUS

Several new cases of poliomye-
litis were reported throughout
the state during the last week
but there was no indication that
the disease had claimed any ad-
ditional victims along the Gulf
Coast. according to general re-
ports from the state health de-
partment.
DR.. Andrew ]. Hedmeg. health
officer for Jackson and Harrison
counties, could not be reached
Thursday for further comment
on the situation in this section.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29
WISTFUL-

MOSCOW = (AP) = A Rus
sian writer. visiting Paris, says
he can recognize an American at
once.
They sit at their cafe tables"
wrote P~oltoratsky in Izvestia, sin
careless attitudes, almost putting
their feet on the table. in accord
ance with their habit. They look
over the women passing by as a
horse dealer looks over horses.
Everything is permissible for
them"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29
S7,5OO,OOO
School Aid
Bill Passed
Local Schools
Among 100 To
Receive Crunt

The Wair-C oimer-C Combs bill,
authorizing ST. 900 in federal
school aid for war-boom commu-
mites during l949. passed the
House with little opposition We'd
nesday.
Congressman w. M. Colmer of
Pascagoula, one OF. the sponsors
of the bill, said Thursday in a
telephone interview with the
Chronicles Star and Advertiser
that he expects no opposition in
the Senate.
How much money will be made
available to Moss Point and Pas
cagoula schools is not yet known.
Last year Pascagoula requested
$67 500, and Moss Point asked for
$3S, 1874. These amounts were
shaved a bit by the federal works
agency.
p. w. Cox, Pascagoula school
board president, said Thursday
that his board will not know how
much it will ask for until the
county school rolls are received
and it is determined how much
other income the schools will
have.
Know In Two Weeks
Il am not sure, said MI. Cox,
'but l think our request will ap-
proximate what we asked for
last year. We will know in about
two weeks"
Mayor F. w. Cirlot of Moss
Point said that the new budget
includes 1000 which will be
sought from federal funds. School
enrolment last year at Moss
Point was 1900 and is expected
to be no less. thiS year.
The new act replaces the Lam
dis Act and similarly is designed
to aid communities in which a
large part of the school enroll
ment comes from families living
on federal reservations and hous-
ing projects.
At the end of the past school
year, there we're 1880 white chill
dren and 315 Negro children at
tending Pascagoula schools. Of
this number, 1901, or about so
per cent, lived in federal project
homes.
The new act. Rep. Coimer ex-
planned, authorizes a deficiency
bill to appropriate the $500, 900.
"Of course he said, 81 am de-
lighted. The only opposition was
offered by the same argument
used every year the wars over,
when are we going to quit this
stuff?
Our answer is that. sure. the
wars over but the children are
still on our hands,"
About 100 com
throughout the nation will apply
for the air, Rep. Colmer estimat-
for the aid. Rep. Colmer estimat-
the federal works agency, admin
istrators of the funds.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29
BY A. C. WEEMS
Staff Correspondent

Pascagoula, Miss. July % =
Fish bowl of the world?" That
could be PaScagoula and the Mis-
sisslppi Coast.
And it could be that in the very
near future.
Il vas a little more than 10
years ago a fellow out in Tacoma,
Wash, named Hervey NJ. Petrich
made an exploratory trip through
the Panama Canal, into the Gulf
area and up the East Coast. Mr.
Petrich is an executive of the
Western Boat Building Co, of
Tacoma, operators of a large num-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29
GRADUATES AT 80

LUBLIN. Poland - tAP) 1t
took him a long time. but he fin
ally made the grade. Stanislaw
Wronski. 80. has just received
his diploma as q veterinary doc
tor.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29
County Dredge Is Ready For Delivery
Plans Announced For New Sand Beach
Woit Till That
Green Shines. Nellie


Motorists going north on Pas
cagoula street may no longer
turn left into Delmss on . red
light.
Police Chief z. z. Blskeney
said the change Is for the bene-
fit Of pedestrians. People walk
ing back and forth from .he
post office didn't have a
chance" he explained. Cars
were passing all the time"
Cars on Delmas may still
turn right into Psscsgoula on
a red light.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29
DRUNK DRIVER

Lonnie Howell forfeited a
S105.05 bond by failure to appear
at Justice of Peace Kate Denny's
court to face a charge of operat-
ing a vehicle under the influence
of intoxicating liquor. He was ar
rested Monday by Constable c.
r. Emanuel.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29
IS POLICEMAN so YEARS

DENVER - (AP) - Fl. Rugg
Williams, Denver's deputy po-
lice chief, is well into his Goth
year in the department. He was
only II when he became a rookie
cop in 1890.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29

Quarry tiles. widely used for
heevy-duty floors, r made from
natural clayS or shales mined at
or near the factory site.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29

EDITORS NOTE: This is the
first of two articles on the Pas
cagoula Moss Point area that
appeared last weekend in the
Memphis Commercial Appeal.l
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29

The antelope jack rabbit lives
chiefly in Mexico and a short dis
lance north of the border.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29

Jack rabbits derive their name
from their long donkey-like ears.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-29

The Jack rabbit is one of the
speediest of small mammals.
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-18
Girl Scout News

"A Girl Scout Is Cheerful" This is the eighth law of the Girl Scouts of America. If the Nome Girl Scouts are more cheerful than usual this week, it is because they are having such fun getting ready to show you good time. The occasion is their Musical Re- vue and Bazaar. Remember the day-the 20th of May! Be at the Nome High School Auditorium on Friday evening at eight o'clock. You wouldn't want to miss out on any of the fun. Chorus numbers and individual specialties! Bingo! A Bazaar that is really different! For an evening of cheer, get your tickets today.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27
.Soft Spoto

There has been considerable
evidence of what the economists
call soft spots" in the economy in
the past several weeks. For the
first time since the war there is
said to be an abundant supply of
key executives.-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-27
Fault

We know man in northern Yer
mont who finds fault with the
weather. He says there are two
months overy year in which you
cannot use sled.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Vmginians'
Show

WITH i32 exhibitors and approx
w mately 5000 blooms In q classes,
the 18th annual Narcissus Show OF
the Garden Club OF Virginia was the
largest In the history OF the event.
The show was held at Gadsby's
Tavern, Alexandria.
Some Of the entries from individual
members are viewed at the left by Mrs.
A. L. Baird. 1886 North Upland street,
Arlington. and her children, Lincoln
5, and Lucy, 7.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
State, Nation Launched
Big Bond Campaign
This Week
Continued fpem nrst page,

The speakers included Paul De-
yer, governor of Massachusetts,
and Earl Warren, governor of Cali
fornia. Other guests included Gov.
Frank Carlson of Kansas, Gov.
Forrest Smith of Missouri and Sec
retary of the Treasury Snyder.
Entertainment on the program, to
be broadcast, included comedian
Red Shelton, movie actress Eliza
beth Scott, actor Paul Lukas, and
radio singer Eileen Wilson.
Some 100000 volunteers, inclu-
ding about 250,O0O newspaper car
riers, are to take part in the bond
selling campaign. The newspaper
carriers will visit customers or
their routes and leave with them
a special savings bond pamphlet
containing order forms for both the
payroll savings plan and the bond
a-month plan.
State Drive To Open
Alex D. Cobb, Delaware director
OF the Treasury's Havings Bono
will not be the ordinary door tt
door" canvass, but will be conduc
ted mainly at places of employ
ment.
Increased sales in the recen
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
Banks Are In
Sound Condition
continued from nrss page1

funds of the taxpayers without pay
ing interest for their use are COM
peting unfairly with banking. Or
ganized banking has no alternative
than to fight this type of competi-
ton on every front, at every op-
portunity."
The other principal speaker of
the day was M. S. Szymczak, a
member of the board of governors
of the Federal Reserve System.
Following Mr.. Peterson's talk the
association passed a resolution Wig
Orously opposing a U. S. Senate
bill and a Senate joint resolution
and authorized copies to be sent to
the states congressional delegates.
The bill opposed provides for per-
manently continuing the temporary
power of the board of governors of
the Federal Reserve System to in
crease reserve requirements again
st demand and time deposits.
The bill also authorizes the
board of governors to prescribe the
same reserve requirements for nom
/ member state chartered Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation in
sured banks, as it now prescribes
for Federal Reserve member banks.
The resolution that is opposed
provides for continuing the author
ity of the board to control cOnsum-
er credit until June 80, 1851.
The Delaware bankers elected
Ira Lewis, cashier of the Peoples
National Bank of Laurel, as pres
ident of their association, succeed
ing Gordon Willis, vice president
of the Farmers Eank of the State
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20

of Delaware.
Other officers of the association
elected were: Robert U. Altemus,
vice president of the Delaware
Trust Company, first vice presi-
dent; Harley r. Bodley, president
of the Fruit Growers National Bank
and Trust Company of Smyrna, sec
ond vice president, and Gilbert B.
Meyer, assistant treasurer of the
Wilmington Trust Company, secre-
tary and treasurer.
Elected to the executive commit
tee for one, two and three year
terms, respectively, are: Harry b.
Roberts, president of the New Cas-
tie County National Bank in Odes-
sa; Theodore H. Harrington, cash
ier of the First National Bank, of
Harrington, and George T. Reed,
Jr., treasurer of the Milford Trust
Company, Milford.
Mr.. Lewis is former deputy
state bank commissioner and a for
mer teacher.
U. S. Senator ]. Allen Frear, Jr.
a guest at the meeting, presented
certificates to five bankers who
have been members of the Della
ware Bankers Association for 81
years or longer. Recipients of the
certificates were Jesse l.. Shepherd
director, Delaware Trust Company
Middletown; Otto Nowland, direc
tor, Equitable Trust Company
Jesse S. Burton, cashier, Farmer:
Bank of the State of Delaware, Do
yer; Washington N. Ralston, re
tired cashier, Farmers Bank of thu
State of Delaware, Wilmington, anC
Frederick E. Stone, president, Viii
mington Savings Fund Society.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20

months and the fact that Delaware
residents have held and now own,
above redemptiOns, government
savings bonds with approximately
$129 100000 indicate bond buying
has moved out of the possible into
a probable or customary activity,
and is rapidly becoming the in
evitable, automatic class" Mr..
Cobb declared.
Subscribers will be given every
opportunity to sign up for savings
bond purchases where they work
in further participation of the two
automatic savings plans-payroll
savings and the bond-a-month
method.
Quotas For Counties
Quotas forthe Series E bonds for
the drive are: Delaware, $780,
900; New Castle County, $1,7O0,-
600; Kent County, $1S0,000 a nd
Sussex County, 100000.
The Opportunity Drive will con-
tinue through June 80, with an ex-
tension for accounting before anC
after these dates for the full i'm
pact of promotion advertising.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-20
Rent Control Office
Grants SIS Increases
Continued from flrst pagel

--N-~-~~-
Tenant complaints last month
rose to 357 from a March level of
S28. 1t was also reported that 3S
first rent reductions were initiated
last month, compared with 20 the
preceding month.
ia Compliance Actions
Last month there were ia COM
pliance actions involving landlords
and tenants, while in March there
were 81.
The new rent law was reflected
in the Offices increased number of
telephone inquiries Last month
1855 compared to 1888 in March.
With eviction powers again under
it's control, the office received 76
copies of eviction notices in April
and 80 requests for certificates of
eviction.