The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-02
BY Alice colmer

for a trip back to the halls of
higher learning. Their younger
brothers and sisters have already
packed their book satchels in
readiness for regular class sched-
ules Tuesday. And though many,
the younger ones especially, will
protest, the expressions or horror
at resuming the role of student
are usually grossly exaggerated.
Even the most School-opposed lad
looks forward, secretly, to seeing
his friends and tumbling about
in that fall delight-football.
Among the first to leave for their
respective colleges are Miss Dor
othy Mitchell, c. E Roper and
J. T. Shepard.
News of particular interest this
week is the announcement of
the engagement of Margaret Lee
Marty" Mcintosh to Donnie
James Bond of Pascagoula. The
date of the wedding has not been
told but it is a sure thing that
pre-nuptial activities will begin
before long for this popular men,
Der of the younger set.
Guests in the home of Mrs. r.
E. Weldon Sunday we're her
grandmother, Mrs. M. J. Walker;
her brother, Joseph Walker and
Mrs, Walker; her aunt, Mrs. C. M.
Wilson and daughter, Miss Lu-
ellie of Gulfport. Miss Wilson re-
turned Tuesday to spend the re-
mainder of the week with Mrs.
Weldon and family.
Mrs. Louis Stauter of East
Moss Point had as honor guest
at dinner Friday Miss Nell Tay-
lor, Jackson, young peoples sec
rotary of the state Baptist church.
Mrs. George Harrison, assistant
young peoples director of First
Baptist church, Pascagoula, also
was a guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian M. Rivers
and son, Warren, leave Friday
for Milledgeville, Ga, where MI.
Rivers has accepted a position.
They returned last week from a
visit to relatives in Georgia and
a trip to the Carolinas. The first
part of this week they continued
their vacation with trips to Mo
bile and New Orleans.
Ed Mays, Harold Monroe, AL
ton Thomson and j. w. Backstrom
were among those attending the
Alabama deep sea rodeo last
week.
The Rev. W. r. hurry, former
pastor of Escatawpa Methodist
church, now pastor of Lumberton
Methodist church, and Mrs. Muir
ry, returned home Tuesday after
spending their vacation in a
cabin on the Escatawpa river.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Alexander
r expecting as guest the latter's
brother, Polk Byrd of Memphis,
who will arrive this weekend for
a weeks vacation.
Visitors At Parsonage
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Carraway
and small daughter, 10, Bassfield,
spent the weekend with Mrs. Car
raWay's parents, the Rev. and
Mrs. Hugh c. Castle. Departing
last week for their home in Mad
ison Station after a vacation visit
with the Rev. and Mrs. Castle
were the formers brother a d
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. S. E
Castle, and daughters, jeanne
and Lynn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles High
tower had as guests Sunday aft
ernoon the latter's mother, Mrs.
T. l, Grafton. and sisters, Miss
Kathleen Grafton, both of Jack
son, and Mrs. NJ. M. Powell and
children, Merritt and Peggy, Cold
water.
News has been received that
Betty Bean Mabry, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Mabry, former
residents of Moss Point, has en-
tered the preventorium at Sana-
forum.
MI. and Mrs. M. J. Bullock took
their little boy to Mobile Tues.
day for a medical examination.
Miss Blanche Simmons, who
will be band director at Quitmar
High school this year, spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Arts Wilkerson.
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