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Evening star., 1949-03-16
Flash Fire Kills -Four
In Michigan Home

UTICA, Mich, Mar. Is (R.-Four
persons persisted today in . flash
fire that swept their small frame
home a mile north Of here.
The victims were identified -
Arley Price. 37-year-old carpen-
ter; his housekeeper. Mrs. Doro-
thy Castor. 81, and her two
children, Leroy. 10. and Pasty 8.
Three women discovered the
blaze about $50 am. as they
passed the one-story. four-room
house on their way to work.
They tried to enter the house and
rescue the occupants but were
driven back by flames and smoke.
State police said after an In.
vestigation that the fire ap-
parently was caused by a de.
fective chimney on a coal stove.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Bruce Plans to Return
As Argentine Envoy
By the Assoeiotsd Press

Ambassador James Bruce said
yesterday he plans to return to
his post in Argentina within a
month.
The Ambassador originally came
to Washington about a month
ago in hopes Of resigning to 60
back to private business. But he
was persuaded by President Tru-
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from the West Annapolis Fire De-
partment carried Mr.. and Mrs.
Peugh and Doris to Emergency
Hospital
Another truck from West An
napolis and one from Annapolis
arrived and the four pieces
of equipment shuttled back and
forth between the scene and the
nearest flre hydrant, about IN
miles away, Chief Leitch said.
Flames Prevent Re-entry.
Mr.. Peugh arose about 4 o'clock
to milk the cows on the dairy farm
which he operated for F. P. Sher,
Ijr., Annapolis building contractor.
He said that when he returned to
the house he opened the door and
saw flames behind the studio
couch in the living room.
Il ran upstairs and got my wife
and Doris and we ran downstairs
again." he said. when I tried to
go in again I couldn't because
of the flames. All Of the other
kids were on the second floor.
II thought they were following
me. I rolled them out Of bed,
picked up the baby and went
through the smoke to the front
door,"
Mr.. Peugh. swathed in bandages
at the hospital. said that when
he returned to the house for break
fast with his brother, Arthur, 81,
who also lived there. he saw the
flames. He sent his brother across
fields to telephone an alarm. He
then awakened the family.
"The house seemed to go up In
half a minute" Mr.. Peugh said.
II would never have sent Arthur
out If I'd known 1t would be 30
bad"
Mr.. Peugh said the fire could
not have started from the coal
stove because that was across the
room from the couch where the
flames first were seen. The OIL
stove in the kitchen had not been
lighted, he said.
Chief Leitch said he did not
know how the fire started. He said
Evening star., 1949-03-16

man to continue as Ambassador
to Argentina.
Mr.. Bruce made known his
travel plans to reporters after
making an unscheduled call on
Undersecretary Of State James
Webb today.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Church Chicken Dinner

The women's auxiliary OF the
Episcopal Church Of st. Clement
will serve q chicken dinner from
$50 to 1880 pm. tomorrow in the
parish hall of the church. 1701
Seminary road, Alexandria.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Atlantic Pact
Continued From First Page,

bases. Portugal owns the Azores
whose air bases are important tc
the defense of the entire Atlantic
area, as are those on Iceland and
Denmark's North Atlantic island
possession, Greenland.
Peacetime Bases Ruled Out.
Portugal would not enter any
security agreement which might
tie them to the obligation of
granting in peacetime military
bases to a foreign power" the
Embassy statement said. Such
an idea would be entirely con-
trary to the principle which does
not admit violation of national
sovereignty"
American officials are assuring
the Portuguese, as they have Nor
way, Denmark and Iceland, that
the treaty would carry no COM
mitment to grant bases. The
American position is that the pact.
emphasizing the principle Of COM
mon action to strengthen the de-
fenses of the entire Atlantic area.
will provide the framework" for
satisfactory solution of any base
problems.
The Portuguese statement also
expressed concern at the exclusion
of Spain from the projected alli-
ance. It said Spain's exclusion
could only weaken the role" Of
the Iberian Peninsula In the At
lantic defense system.
Indications were that Denmark S
Foreign Minister would seek q
prompt decision by his govern
ment to join the pact. He issued
Joint statement with Secretary
Acheson asserting that during
their frank and friendly" talks
Mr.. Acheson had stressed "the
purpose of the pact as being the
maintenance of peace, as we'll as
its purely defensive character"
British Ambassador Sir Oliver
Franks told reporters yesterday
that British Foreign Secretary
Bevin plans to come to Washing
ton to sign the treaty. He is ex-
pected to arrive on the Queen
Mary March 81. Foreign min
isters of several Of the other Eu-
ropean countries involved may sail
with him.
Meanwhile, Italy's Chamber Of
Deputies continued debate on the
Italian governments announced
intention to join the alliance.
Communist Chief Palmiro Togli-
atti said in the debate yesterday,
the Associated Press reported, that
the left will continue to fight the
project. However. Italy's leftist
labor leaders dropped talk Of a
general strike in protest.
Italian Foreign Minister Carlo
Sforza told the deputies the At
lantic alliance was created "by
Russia when she divided Europe
into two blocs." He asserted there
are no promises of military bases
! in the pact.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Moncure Seeks Reelection

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Mar
16 (R.-Frank P. Moncure
member Of the House Of Dele.
gates from Stafford and Prince
William Counties, said yesterday
he would seek reelection for 6
sixth term, subject to the Demo
cratic primary Of August.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Zoo Gets New Animals

Receipt Of large censignments
of animals by the London Zoo
recently has eased the supply sit
uation and cut the value of the
zoos 1929 animals, which q re-
cent survey set at $350,852, COM
pared with $471 TAO a wear ago.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Three Children Die in Fire,
Trapped by PodIocked Door

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo-, Mar. 16
P.-Three small children. trapped
by q padlocked door, died in a fire
which swept a small two-family
apartment last night.
Coroner Grover Greer said the
children had been locked in their
rooms by their mother, Mrs. Mary
Burch, who was visiting neigh
bors. Bodies of the children
Shirley Ann, II, Violet. 8. and
Gary Burch, 3, were found to-
Evening star., 1949-03-16
JobIess Hit Government

Unemployed men in Panama is
sued a manifesto criticizing the
Government for failing to curb
unemployment. high living costs
and inability Of many tenants to
pay their rents.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Repair Bids Received

BALTIMORE, Mar. 16 (P).-The
Eastern Maintenance Co. Of Pitts
burgh Is the low bidder for repairs
on the Potomac River Bridge at
Brunswick, Frederick County.
The firm offered to renovate the
span for SAT ,442.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
3 Children Die in Fire in ANNAPOLIS Home

he had talked with Mr.. Asher
about the floor plan of the house
and learned of the two doors at
the foot of the stairs. This led
him to believe the children had
become panic stricken and en-
tered the bathroom instead of 60
ing out the back porch door.
Crawled Under Tub.
"The heat in there must have
got them" Chief Leitch said. From
the position Of the bodies it looked
as if the two oldest ones Dorothy
and Joan) had tried to crawl back
through the door. The youngest
one was found as If he had crawled
under the tub to escape the heat. "
He said the tub was the "old
fashioned" kind that stood on
legs.
Chief Leitch said there was a
window in the bathroom. He did
not know, however, whether 1t
was too small or too high from
the floor for the children to make
their way to safety.
The farm house was about a
mile west of Annapolis on Spa
road, a back road" on the way
to Eastport. The Peughs moved
to the farm last December. They
previously had farmed at Sykes
Vile. Carroll County.
DR.. j. M. Claffey, Anne Arundel
County medical examiner, viewed
the bodies and was expected to
issue q certificate later today. The
bodies were taken to the Hopping
funeral home here.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Plan Tunq-OiI Industry

A 100000 project is on the
way to develop a tung-oil indus
try in Nyasaland, south Of Tan
ganyika. on Vipya Plateau in the
highlands AREA region now un-
developed and sparsely populated
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Carolina Peach Growers
Fear Heavy Frost Damage
~ The Assoeiotsd Press

Last nights frost Is believed tc
have heavily damaged peach
crops in the Carolinas.
Most damage appeared to have
been in the Spartanburg area
where several growers said their
CROPS were ruined.
The sandhills area Of Richmond
Montgomery and Moore Counties
in North Carolina, was hit by
freezing temperatures. Ice clus-
tered around open buds.
Lindsay Dewitt, Richmond
County grower, said: I'm salts
fied there was total destruction
Of rs per cent Of all opened buds.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Mar.
16 R.-Heavy damage to fruit
and vegetable crops in this area
was reported today as q result Of
freezing temperatures and heavy
frost last night.
Evening star., 1949-03-16

Britain Is using some steel tele-
graph poles because Of q shortage
of timber.
Evening star., 1949-03-16

NORTH ATLANTIC PACT MEETING Representatives of the
nations participating in the projected North Atlantic defense
shown they met with Secretary of State Acheson
erday to work out final for the alliance Shown
Cleft to right around the table, Luxembourg Minister
Hughes lie Calais Netherlands Ambassador N Van Keens
Evening star., 1949-03-16

Nicaragua got 90 per cent Of
Is present motor cars from the
United States.
Evening star., 1949-03-16
Five Children Die in Fire
In Home in Minnesota

MIDDLE RIVER. Mimi, Mar. l6
R.-Five youngsters perished yes
terday when fire swept their home
in subzero weather.
They were children Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Riley Sloan. The victims
were Karlene, i; Karen. q; Kath.
leen, 4; Sammy. s, and Riley,
jr., 6.
Mrs. Sloan, about 80, was in.
jured, but not critically. Mr..
Sloan was in North Dakota on .
business trip.
Cause Of the fire has not been
determined. The temperature was
about 10 when the blaze broke
out in the three-room house. Mid.
die River is in Northwestern
Minnesota
Evening star., 1949-03-16

Nasty Telegrams Received.
THAT burned me up, as natur>
ally it would" Senator McGrath
explained today. Then, on top
Evening star., 1949-03-16

gether in one corner Of the dre.
charred building.
Fire Chief Sam Knight said an.
other family, in the other apart.
ment. escaped when awakened by
screams of the children. The pad
lock on the door blocked efforts
|of neighbors to rescue them.
Mrs. Burch was released about
a year ago from the State mental
hospital at Pennington.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-02
Organized Labor
To Sponsor Parade

Organized labor will stage a
giant motoreade through the
streets of Pascagoula, Moss Point
and Kreole Labor Day morning.
Directed by J. H. Hollingsworth,
president of the Building Trades
Council, the parade will be led
by the Pascagoula High school
band, which will ride in trucks.
The motorcade will organize at
Carpenters Hall at 9 a. m. II
will go out Delmas, down Fred
eric, out Dupont, down CAVITY.
out Lincoln. up Pascagoula to
Highway 90, through Moss Point
to kreole. back to the highway.
down Market to Beach. 1t will
disband at Beach park.
Taking part will be all the
building and metal trades union.
telephone operators and the pa
per and sulfite workers. Mr. Hol-
lingSworth announced that any
group or business firm is well
coined to JON.
The coast guard will be repre-
scented. Last years parade was
more than a mile long.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-02
Lamar Alexander
New Choir Leader
At Baptist Church

C. Lamar Alexander, noted
Southern choir leader, has been
named director of music and ed
ucation for First Baptist church,
Pascagoula, it was announced
Thursday by DR.. Charles L. Nc
Kay. pastor.
Mr.. Alexander, a graduate of
New Orleans Baptist Seminary,
has served at Valence church,
New Orleans; Woodland Heights.
Richmond, Va; Broadway, Knox
Vile, Tenn, and Highland
HeighS' Memphis.
During the Baptist convention
in Memphis last year, MI. Alex
ander was director of a 250-voice
choir that performed each eve
ming.
The local church has voted to
rebuild the choir loft to accom-
modate so singers.
MI. Alexander and his wife are
the parents of a daughter, Char
lotte. Mrs. Alexander also isl a
musician.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-02
Fire and Water
Damage to Kreole
Building Heavy

Fire which broke out in the
attic and subsequent water dam
age caused an estimated several
thousand dollar loss Tuesday in
the Kreole building which houses
the post office, a barber shop and
grocery store.
The Moss Point volunteer fire
department answered the alarm
and battled the blaze for about
an hour, managing to keep it con
fined to the attic and upper walls.
Major portion of the damage
was suffered in the second story
apartment occupied by Mrs. J,
G.. Dunn and her son, Dub Dunn
and daughter. Mrs. T. r. Fletcher,
and in the grocery IN the first
floor which Mrs. Dunn operates.
Fire fighters said cause of the
fire was undetermined.
The blaze broke out about |
p. m. end was apparently undis-
covered for some time. Smoke
was pouring out of the upper
story when occupants learned of
the blaze.
Postal officials said no damage
was done the mail, although some
Of the furniture and equipment
was wet.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-02
LET'S Face 1t, Kids: Schools (Ugh) In F!
New Teachers
Added To Schools
In Oceon Springs

Two new teachers were added
to Ocean Springs schools and an
executive secretary appointed to
the board at a meeting Of til Q
school board Wednesday night in
the school auditorium.
New teachers arc Thomas 4.
Handy. mathematics and chem
istry, and Esther Emanuel. who
will teach at the Negro school.
Mr.. Handy is a graduate of Ole
Miss.
Appointed board executive sec
rotary was Mrs. Terry Turner.
This is a newly established posi-
ton.
Pupils from outside the CITY
will be charged 81 monthly tut
ton. it was decided. Maximum
for one family will be SD. The
charge for one pupil formerly was
$40 monthly.
The board went into executive
session after the appointments
we're made. Present were George
Arndt. president, Mrs. Orwin
Scharrt Daniel Vancourt. Gus
Nelson. Bryant Bilbo and Super
intendent S. S. Wall.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-02
Set ALL Day Fete
In Ocean Springs
For Labor Day

The Ocean Springs Independ-
ents, local baseball team, will
sponsor an all-day gathering La
Dor Day at the city athletic field.
Beginning at $50 a. m, enter
tainment will include three base
oall games, greasy pig and greasy
pole contests and a bathing beau
ty revue.
First ball game. between the
Independents and a Bay St. Louis
nine, will start at $50 a. m. At
1890 p. m, two girls teams will
play. The final game, between the
Ocean Springs Cubs and Gulf
Hills. will start at 2.30.
Meanwhile, the humorous con-
tests will be run off. food and
soft drinks sold. The beauty re-
vue will be staged in front OF
City Hall at $50 p. N.
Final plans for the outing were
made at a meeting of sponsors last
night at the Ocean Springs fire
hall. In charge Of the program
are Henry Terry and Champ
Gay.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-02
Nine Teachers
Join Faculty
In Moss Point

Nine new teachers have Joined
the Moss Point public school fac
ultv for the 1949-50 term and all
schools boast a complete roster
Of instructors except Ed Nave
where a first grade teacher Is
needed. l. w. Tanner, Superin-
tendent of schools, announced
Thursday.
Connected with the schools for
the first time this year are Miss
Charlotte Gibson of Hub who will
teach home economics and jun
Tor high science; Miss Maurine
MeInnis. Moss Point, who will
teach English and Latin.
Dan Carl, Clinton English;
Marland Mallette. Vancleave,
math. Miss Marguerite Welborn,
Laurel, bookkeeping. tipping short
hand and business English.
Miss Jean Patch. L%umoerton,
biology and science; Mrs. Melissa
Potter. Hattiesburg. Spanish. Eng
lish and sth grade; Mrs. Claude
Continued On Page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-02
Hold Your Horses!
No Veteran Checks
Until Next January

Veterans who are nagging
the postman about their nation
al service life insurance divi-
dend checks, had better calm
down.
Checks will not be issued UNI
til January, although 10000 900
application forms were made
available Monday at every post
office, VA office and veterans
organization in the nation.
The forms are simple. Bene-
ficiaries of deceased veterans
will receive dividends without
application. Guardians of in
competent vets should apply
by letter to the VA in Wash
ington. Information may be OBJ
tanned from places where the
applications are available.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-02
City Disaster
Heads Appointed
For Moss Point

Disaster chairmen for the city
Of Moss Point were announced
by Mayor F. w. Cirlot at a meet.
ing with Jackson county Red
Cross officers Tuesday night. Ap-
proximately 40 attended.
Heading the divisions are: sur
vey, rescue, evacuation and trans
portation. T. j. Dickson; shelter
food and clothing. John A. Cir.
lot, chairman, L. w. Tanner, vice
chairman; registration and vel
fare. James D. Gautier.
Medical and nursing, DR.. James
7. Thompson, chairman, DR.. Ir.
win Joffe. vice chairman; warn
ing. air patrol. communication
and public information, Mayor
Cirlot. chairman, j. G. Hassel
vice chairman.
Working with Mr.. Gautier vii.
be Mesdames L. K. Mcintosh, w
H. Nelson, Jr., l.. A. Watts ano
A.. j. Franklin,
The Moss Point committees vii.
be coordinated with county com
mittees functioning under J. A
Stafford, Red Cross disaster chair.
man for the county.
f. A. Khayat and Roy Cumbest
county supervisors, have beer
named advisors in their district:
as supervisors.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-02
S. S. Wall, Gan Springs School Head,
Offers To Resign Before February |
Offer Not Token;
Boards Decision
Is Due Monday

S. S. Wall. superintendent of
Ocean Springs schools, under fire
from his school board. offered
Wednesday night to resign his po-
sition by February.
The offer, rendered as a com
promise of the demands of the
board that ne resign Immediately,
was not accepted by the board.
George Arndt, board presi-
dent, said Thursday that a de-
cision probably will be made by
the time the regular monthly
meeting convenes Monday night.
Mr.. Wall was asked to resign
his position after an auditor,
Charlie Moore of Biloxi, reported
TO the board he was unable to
make a Satisfactory audit of
the activities fund and lunch
room fund "for the reason that
the records of receipts are incom.
plete, unreliable and badly kept"
Auditors Report
From such records as have
been furnished me-" said M.
Moore in his report to the board,
Il find it impossible to verify the
correctness of the funds, and
there seems to be no collateral
records of sources from which
such verification can be made"
MI. Wall told the Chronicle
Star and Advertiser Thursday
that he is mot in a position nov
to give out information on his
side OF the matter.
Il talked to my lawyer Heidel-
berg Oh. P. Heidelberg, Pasca-
goula) Monday night" Mr.. Wall
said, land he drew up the com
promise statement ! gave the
board last night.
Il considered it a fair PROPOSE
ton. But they didn't accept it and
| don't know just what will de-
velop. / will not make a state
ment until later"
Offers Compromise
The compromise offered Wed
nesday by Mr.. Wall said he would
leave as soon as he could find a
job, that at any rate he would re-
sign by Feb. /.
Motion to ask the resignation
was made at a meeting of tn e
board Aug. 10 by Daniel Van
court. 1t was seconded by Mrs.
Orwin Seharr and carried unani-
mously.
The motion said the step was
taken on legal advice and resig-
nation was. asked of Mr.. Wal
because of lack of cooperation
and inefficiency in his duties as
superintendent.
At that time Mr.. Wall refused
to resign, stating that there is
no reason to ask my resignation
Other members of the school
board are Gus Nelson and Bryant
Bilbo.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-02
Moss Point Frolic
Begins At 10 q. NJ,
Will Last All Day

Labor Day promises to be more
than just a Monday off from work
for the people of Moss Point
where the Veterans of Foreign
Wars post is planning an all day
outing complete with a picnic,
contests and a dance.
The community grounds will
be open at 10 a. m. Labor Day
and there will be train rides for
the children and an all day food
sale Of picnic specialties by the
VFW auxiliary to take the atten-
ton of those present until the
more formal program of the aft
ernoon opens.
At / p. m. registration for the
boat races will be held at Tim
Blades fishing house or the river
bank, according to Barney Liv-
ingston, commander. The racing
boats will be divided into five
clasSifications with as many races
and there will be prizes in each
division. The races will be in
charge of Henry Lynd and Roy
Blades.
The races will be followed at
4 p. m. by a baseball game.
The days festivities will be
climsxed with a dance at 8 D. m.
Music will be furnished by Pete
Bosarge and his swingsters.
Mrs. Tony Schatz will be in
charge of the food sale.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-02
1857 Boys, Girls
Sign For Term
In P~ascagoula

Advanced registration in Pas
eagoula schools totaled 1857. SUI
perintendent Thomas r. Wells
announced Thursday. This figure
is more than the number of chill
dren in school at the end Of the
term last spring.
Among the newcomers this
year will be 100 boys and girls
from Bayou Casotte.
Mr.. Wells said it had been the
experience in the school system
than advanced registration runs
about 80 per cent of the opening
enrolment. Or the basis of this
the opening enrolment should
run about 265 above closing en-
rollment of last year
Meanwhile. Mr.. Wells released
a List of new teachers. New per
sonnet are:
NJ. S. Pickett, Pascagoula. will
teach an auto trades group and d
new curse in electricity. Miss
Martha Sullivan. Bay Springs.
Continued On Page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-02
Disaster Control
Leaders Named
By Mayor Caniy

Committees were appointed
last Thursday at a meeting of the
Pascagoula disaster control board
called by Mayor Frank S. Canty
in City Hall.
The board, headed by MI. Can
ty, has offered its services to the
Red Cross. which will train COM
mittee personnel and direct their
operation in times of disaster.
Mayor Canty said the city gov
eminent lis responsible for the
welfare of all citizens of PaSca-
goula in time of fire, flood and
hurricane disasters"
Appointed to the planning and
advisory board were: Mr.. Canty,
Commissioners H. c. Ezell and V.
P. DeJean, George Winter, J. A.
Stafford. T. S. Boswell, Jim Stone,
E. f. Blakeney. J. B. Hudson, A.
o. Davis, Cecil Byrd, DR.. Joseph
McDonough, Joe v. Krebs and
w. S. Cobb.
Karl Wiesenburg was named
general chairman of the emer-
geney committee with sub-chair-
men Frank Waters in charge of
housing. Claiborne Koch, feeding.
and Wilbur Dees, rescue and
evacuation.
Chief Henry Morton, USCG,
will be in charge of harbor po-
Icing and will cooperate with
representatives of the various
local shipysrds. Publicity chair
man will be Easton King. The
Boy Scouts will establish mes
senger service.
Mr. Winter, member of the con-
troll board. said a meeting of the
new appointees will be scheduled
within a week.