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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
October 2-8 Set
Aside As Employ
Hondic opped Week

The week beginning Monday
has been designated National
Employ the Physically Handi-
capped Week" by Gov. Fielding
l.. Wright, John A. Eckhoff, man
ager of the local office of the
Mississippi state employment
service. announced today.
All local officials, employers,
organizations, and citizens are
urged to cooperate with the local
employment service to find suit.
able jobs for those physically
handicapped.
Rehabilitation and employment
are the two essential steps in the
restoration to normal living OF
disabled veterans and other han
dicapped workers, Mr.. Eckhoff
said in support of the campaign,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
Petition Asks Recall OF Mayor CantY;
Mass Meeting On Taxes Set Monday

A move to recall Pascagoula
Mayor Frank S. Canty was put
into motion this week with the
publication of a petition addressed
to City Commissioners DeJean
and Ezell.
The petition, carried in full on
the legal page of this issue of the
Chronicle-Star and Advertiser. is
signed by q qualified city voters.
Legal provisions call for the
publication of the petition twice
during a Today period. After that
time, additional petitions will
have to be signed by Is per cent
of the qualified voters of the city
and then presented to the city
commissioners, who will have not
less than 30 nor more than so
days to submit the matter to the
voters in a special recall election.
If the commissioners fail to act
in the specified time, the COVER
nor is empowered to call the
election.
Calls For Majority Vote
In order for the recall to be
successful, a majority of those
casting ballots in the election
must vote for it.
Meanwhile, the board of mayor
and city commissioners met
Thursday morning and passed an
ordinance making it necessary
for a majority of the board to
concur in the discharge of the
head of any sub-department of
the city government. Mayor Can
ty was absent from the meeting.
Following the adoption of the
ordinance, the board passed an
order reinstating Chief of Police
Blakeney to his office. Chief
Blakeney had been notified of
his discharge, effective Sept. 80,
in a letter from Mayor Canty
Wednesday, who cited "disloy-
atty" as the reason for the dis
charge.
Thursdays order also called for
the dismissal of Assistant Chief
Hudson and Patrolman Bosarge
effective midnight Sept. 80.
Commissioner Ezell, mayor pro
tenn in the absence of Mr.. Canty,
sent formal notice by letter Thurs
day to those involved.
Through his attorney. Mayor
Canty Wednesday pleaded nolo
contendere for the second time to
a public drunkenness charge in
the court of Justice of the Peace
Denny. He was fined $50 and
costs. He had been arrested Sept.
II by Sheriff ]. Guy Krebs, DepE
uty Leo Byrd and Constable
Emanuel.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
March To School, 1949-50

The early morning chill of the fall air these past few
days is sending mothers to the cedar chest to take stock OF
sweaters and other winter wear.
But what if there is nothing to take stock of? What of the
homes where clothing and food alike are inadequate? What
of the children whose tummies are never full, who are never
quite warm from fall until the next spring?
The number of requests for clothes has increased marked
ly during the past week or two. welfare organizations report.
with scores of mothers appealing for enough clothing to make
it possible for their little boys or girls to attend school.
Wearable clothing of all kinds in all childrenis sizes is
urgently needed and to make it easier on would be donors, the
Young Womens Business club is offering to have clothing
cleaned if necessary.
In other words. the March to School is on again in full
force.
Started last year, this is a drive to provide clothing for
children of needy families to make school attendance possible
The original idea was that of Mrs. R. M. Mahaffey and was
Immediately backed by the Chronicle Star and Advertiser
and adopted as a major project by the YWBC with the CO.
operation of many other groups, the Lions club also being par
tcuarly active in the movement.
This year indications are there will be greater need for
clothing than last year and contributions OF disable outgrown
clothing or cash are being solicited. The money is placed in
a special fund and used for the purchase of shoes or other
articles of clothing not available in the used clothes stockpile
when a worthy request is received.
The county department of public welfare cooperated last
year and will again accept clothing, classify it and distribute it
as well as assist in investigation of needy families to deter
mine the extent and emergency of the need.
Clothing is also being received by all members of the
YWBC, the Lions club auxiliary and the Red Cross office.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
Child browns
Despite Efforts
Of ascagoulan

A story from a Detroit news
paper telling of Bob Gautier's eff
forts to save a three-year-old boy
from drowning in the Detroit river
has been received by young Gaut.
tiers parents. Mr.. and Mrs. f. H
Gautier, 423 E. Convent.
Little Freddie Risk and hi,
two-year-old brother, Tommy
had accompanied their mother tC
the wharf behind their home
when the younger brother fel
into the water.
Mrs. Risk jumped in after hin
and managed to save the little
boy although she did not know
how to swim.
Freddie had watched the pro.
ceedings with interest and delight
and when his mother and little
brother reached the wharf he
laughed and jumped into III e
river.
Afraid to leave the baby, his
mother screamed for help and was
overheard by young Gautier who
was working further down the
river at a boat works.
When he saw the mother and a
neighbour, who had also heard the
screams, pointing into the water.
Gautier jumped in, shoes and all,
and swan through the bitterly
cold water to where the child was
floating face-down in the swift
current. He brought him to shore
where efforts were made to re-
vive him but were unsuccessful.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
County Hospital
Sets Open House
All Day Sunday

Open house will be held Sun
day at Jackson County hospital
to allow the public to see the
renovated and refurnished Negro
sections.
The affair will begin at 10 am.
Work on the wards was begun
after a group of Negro citizens
sponsored a campaign for funds
to do the necessary work. The to-
tai amount raised was $1100. All
of il went into the renovation ex-
eept SIS which was donated to
the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis.
All citizens are invited to in
spect the finished work.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
Girl Scouts Plan
To Open Store
In Ocean Springs

Plans for a thrift shop to be
housed in the old Schmidt build
ing in Ocean Springs for the sup
port of the Girl Scout organiza-
ton were announced by commit
tee members at the first meeting
for the year Monday. Mrs. Mary
Alice Johnson is leader. The shop
will be operated on a commission
basis.
Twenty girls will complete
their second test next week. Mar
tina Wall completed hers at camp
this summer. During October the
Scouts will have an exhibit in
observance Of Scout Week. A
chart has been set up showing
attendance and dues and the
losers will entertain the winners.
Mrs. E. Tew, a wal bride from
Belgium, will address the girls at
their next meeting on "Interna-
tional Girl Scout Friendships"
Committee members are Mes
DANES S. Staley. II. Schmidt, NJ.
Parker and I. Turner.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
Arve ]. Henriksen.
Former Poscogoulon.
Dies Al Mobile Home

The death of Arve Joseph Hen
riksen, retired merchant marine
engineer and former PaScagoulan
occurred at his home in Mobile
Thursday. Interment was in the
Catholic cemetery following mass
at st. Joseph's church.
Mr.. HenrikSen was a fourth de
gree Knight of Columbus and
was for a number of years prom
inent in Catholic activities.
He was born in Norway but
with his parents came to Pasca-
eoula when four years of age. He
was reared here. going later for
residence in Mobile. His sister.
Mrs. 7. W. Hudson still makes
her home here.
Survivors besides his widow.
Mrs. Zoe Dryer HenrikSen. are
two sons. Arve W. and Carl f.:
three daughters. Mrs. NJ. W. Nor
gan and Mrs. L. A. Wilder. Mo-
bile, and Mrs, John f. Pruniski.
North Little Rock, ARK. and three
sisters. Mrs. J. S. Larsen. New
Orleans, Mrs. Karla Davis, Mo-
bile. and Mrs. Hudson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson and their
son, Carl Allen. went to Mobile
FRIDAY and remained for the
funeral Saturday.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
Oyster Openers
Must Get Permits

Oyster plant permits issued last
year expired Sept. l and new per-
mitS must be obtained, George
Taft, coastal seafood Inspector.
reminded the public today.
Before a plant can open oys-
tiers to sell, a new permit must
be obtained" said Taft. TT is a
violation of state board of health
regulations to open oysters fot
human consumption without in
Spection and approval of tn {
health department"
Plants wishing to handle raw
or Shueked oysters this year, Taft
explained, should call the depart
ment at the earliest time"
Oysters from approved plants
will be sold in cans on which is
marked the plants permit. Taft
warned the public that oysters
from other sources may spread
typhoid, dysentery and other dis
eases.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
Let's try ii again.

1GeS al ~ a9oAh1
Last week we ran a page one
story on how TO determine how
much money is coming your
way via your national service
life insurance dividend.
1t was a very sharp story.
Except. we forgot 10 run the
table on which to base your
calculations. So, without extra
charge. the Chronicle Star and
Advertiser makes another stab
at it.
Figure ii this way: Look in
the list at left below to find
your age when your policy was
issued. Then. look at the figure
opposite it in the list at right.
Take that figure and multiply
il by each $1,000 in insurance
you have and then by each
month it was in force before
IFS anniversary date in ls4s.
For example; Say you were
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
1850 Auto License.
Yellow and Black.
On Sole Saturday

Mississippi's new automobile
Tags - black numerals on a
yellow background - will go
on sale Saturday Tor Jackson
county motorists al the sher.
Ifs office in the court house.
Car owners will have a month
to buy their 1850 tags and aft
er October 81 will be penalized.
sheriffs office officials said.
Price will be approximately
the Same as last year. Purehas-
ers are requested to bring last
years tag receipt. bill of sale
and personal tax receipt.
Six thousand passenger tags
are awaiting buyers. of whom
there were more than 5000 last
year. officers said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
Group To Plug
Gulf Coast Area
Will Be Formed

A program for joint coopera
ton by Gulf Coast communities
to foster the "assets at their com
mand" was sketched Thursday
night by c. c. Wslther. president
of the New Orleans Association
Of Commerce.
Speaking before a banquet OF
the Moss Point Pascagoula Cham
Der Of Commerce at the country
club, Mr.. Walther said the plan
is now only in discussion stage.
"But il is nearly ready for in
PRODUCTION to other groups. The
program, fostered by a special
committee of the New Orleans
chamber, plans the development
of the area industrially, agricul-
turally. Internationally. tourist
wise. transportation-wise an
publicity wise.
This" said Mr.. Walther, twill
require the formation Of an or
ganization composed of the lead
ers of the communities in the
area, on a non-profit basis.
"All that is needed is a recog-
milton of the assets at our com
mand."
Mr.. Wslther said that ii is ''al-
most criminal to neglect our God
given assets as we have done.
This section, for example, offers
great possibilities for raising of
fruits and vegetables. the great
est section Of the nation for dairy
ing should we develop our pas
ture lands as we'll as we might"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
TOMATOES DOING POORLY?
GIVE EN- DRINK OF BEER

FLEETWOOD, Eng = (AP) - Re-
tired skipper Thomas links ha.
a tip for gardeners = if your to-
matoes aren't doing so well, give
them beef broth and stout beer.
Jinks said he found the combin-
alton was a wonderful pick-me-Gp
when his tomatoes showed anemic
signs recently.
The result. he said, sis sim
ply amazing. A bumper crop on
a dozen bottles of stout and half
as much beef broth. And the
flavor Is greatly improved"
A. Simmonds, secretary of the
Royal Horticultural Society, took
a show-me attitude. Il think the
water content or the broth and
beer contributes largely to the
successful CROP he said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
Hit and Run Driver
Arrested BY Byrd

A hit and run driver listed by
state highway patrolmep as Law
renee. Joseph Taillion. New Or
leans, was taken into custody on
the highway near Ocean Springs
Saturday by State Highway Pa
trolman Cecil Byrd after Taillion
is said TO have forced a pickup
truck into the ditch just East Of
Ocean Springs. causing eonsid-
cradle damage.
Taillion was turned over to
State Patrolman Lloyd Bean by
Officer Byrd. The truck was driv-
en- by Russell Roscoe Wood, Ocean
Springs, who escaped injury. ac-
cording to officers.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
$3.50 Stolen IN
Fight Recovered
Few Hours Later

The theft and recovery of $3.50
following an alteration between
three men at Brownings Place,
intersection of Highway 90 and
Market, Thursday night led &c
the arrest and charging of J. R
Tee, Moss Point, according tc
Pascagoula Policemen Bosargs
and Dupont.
The robbery was reported by
r. J. Ham, 942 Resca de la Palma.
who told police he and two men
whom he identified as J. r. Tee
and his father, Frank Tee. had
fought at Browning's Place and
during the melee the money dis
appeared from his pocket.
A short time later, the younger
Tee vas arrested at his fathers
home and subsequently admitted
the money vas hidden beneath
the battery in his car. First
charged with grand larceny. po-
lice officials said the charge was
reduced to trespassing in view
of Tees co-operativeness and the
recovery of the money. He was
also charged with assault and bat
terry on Ham. J. r. Tee exonerat-
ed his father of any implicitly in
the theft, police said.
Tee was tried in city police
court and paid a $50 fine on the
~trespassing charges and SIS for
the assault, according to police
records.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
Mrs. Strickland
Fatally Injured
In Auto Accident

Mrs. Dave Strickland, 81. was
fatally injured last Thursday
when a car in which she was rid
ing with her brother, Ellis Davis,
Cedar Bluff, overturned near
Pheba.
Mrs. Strickland was pro-
nounced dead upon arrival at a
hospital. Her brother was treated
for severe wrist and scalp lacera-
tions and shock. He is at present
in a Memphis hospital.
Cause Of the accident was not
Immediately a~scertained, but the
car was reported to have turned
over several times.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Strickland were held Sunday aft
ernoon in Cedar Bluff at the
Presbyterian church with a local
minister officiating. Interment
was in a Cedar Bluff cemetery.
Mrs. Strickland, who had lived
here for the past several years.
was a charter member of the
Junior Woman's club.
She is survived by her hus-
band; their l6-month-old daugh-
ter, Mary Beth; her mother. Mrs.
Emma Davis OF Cedar Bluff, and
two sisters and brothers.
Among those attending the flu
neral from here were Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Fewel, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Nicely. Mr.. and Mrs. Jake
Runnels, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Barclay and Mrs. Roy Lanham.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
Comp Meeting
AT New Prospect
Set For Oct. 8-16

The historic New Prospect
camp meeting will hold its I949
session beginning Oct. 8 and will
continue through Oct. 10. 1t was
announced Thursday by the Rev.
G. A. Broadus, pastor of the Van
cleave charge.
Platform preacher for the meet.
ing will be the Rev. B. B. Rod
gers, pastor of Court Street Meth
odist church in Hattiesburg.
There will be services at tn e
camp. near Vancleave, each day
and night during the meeting.
DIR. Rodgers" said the Rev.
MI. Broadus. "is one of the best
gospel preachers in our Methodist
conference and we will have great
preaching, good singing and with
Gods blessing n of the best
camp meetings OF all time.
Come worship with u.s." he
continued. you can find in this
camp meeting the old time gospel.
inspirational singing and good
food for both body and soul"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
Mon Wanted Here
On Murder Probe
Is Under Arrest

Sheriff j. Guy Krebs said thi.
week he IS interested in question:
ing two Canadian ex-convicts, one
OF whom was captured in Nash,
vile Monday and the other OF
whom is the object of a wide pc.
lice search. in connection with
the Shaving in 1913 of ULYSSES
Lapzon, Canadian prison eScapee
who was found murdered beside
Highway p near Nine Mile Lake.
Taylor Little. Toronto, is being
held N Nashville after being
seized outside a bank in that city
with three loaded pistols and
500 IN counterfeit bills.
SOUGHT by authorities is DON
aid Mickey Mcdonald who was
reported in Nashville at the same
time Little appeared.
Mcdonald vas with Lauzon
when the two escaped the King
sten, Ont. penitentiary in 1947.
Police believed Mcdonald and
another man. also sought, were
casing the bank where Little
was arrested.
Lauzon's body. clad only in a
sport shirt, shorts and socks, was
found shot three times in the
head and back. The body. which
was apparently pushed from an
automobile on the highway, had
lain n the grass for about three
days before discovery.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
Voncleuve Mon
Charged With
Operating Still

Oney Dees. Vancleave. was
charged with operating a liquor
still Tuesday morning, after
officers arrested him at the still
northeast of V~ancleave. a quar-
ter-mile from the black top
road leading to Mt. Pleasant,
Deputy Sheriff Leo Byrd re-
ported.
Dees was apparently just pre-
pairing to fire up when Byrd.
Constables Burton Roberts and
Charles Emanuel and c. J. Pow
ell and L, A., Mcpherson. US
alcohol tax unit. made the ar
rest about 7:30 am.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
Bishop Fronklin
To Preach AT First
Methodist Church

Bishop Marvin A. Franklin.
Jackson. bishop of the Jackson
area of the Methodist church. will
preach at the evening service
Wednesday at 1880 p. m. at the
First Methodist church. the Rev.
Harlan Hilbun, pastor, announced.
Bishop Franklin, bishop of both
the North Mississippi and the
Mississippi conferences, will paw
his official visit to the church at
this time. Prior to being elected
bishop at the last meeting of the
jurisdictional conference, Rev.
Franklin served as pastor of a
Birmingham church for IA years.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30

A mass meeting of Pascagoula
taxpayers was set for 7:30 p. m.
Monday at the courthouse fol-
lowing a meeting of the mayor
and board of commissioners Tues
day at City Hall.
The mass meeting was set by
the city officials after the matter
of the 1880 assessment roll,
which showed approximately a
$4,000. 900 increase. was discussed
by the officials and approximate
ly SO persons who attended the
meeting.
Mayor Frank S. Canty, who
presided at the meeting. told
those attending that he thought
the rolls should be now revised
to show an approximate 80 1/3
per cent increase in realty assess
ments.
Real estate Improvements and
personal property would then re-
main the same as they were last
year until such time as the city
can secure competent authorities
to equalize them on a fair basis
Mayor Canty said.
Millage Would Be Same
The millage, he added, would
also remain as II IL mills, the
same as it was last year, instead
of being reduced to IA mills as
was planned with the assessment
increase. Il don't know what
Commissioners Ezell and DeJean
think about this" Mayor Canty
said, 'but l believe it is the fair
thing to do"
AT this point City Attorney
Karl Wiesenburg said that he did
not believe that the tax-payins
public vas sufficiently represent
ed at the meeting.
When the present roll was
made, he said, it was announced
by the city that everyone would
be given the opportunity to pro-
test and, if necessary, would be
given a bearing.
"Aif Represented"
Before such action as that pro-
posed is TAKEN" he added. II be-
lieve that a meeting should be
held at the courthouse at which
all the people can be represented"
The motion was then made by
Commissioner DeJean that tn e
meeting be set for Monday at
7:30 p. m.
Prior to this action Mr. Wiesen-
burg pointed out that if the roll
was revised as proposed, then il
would constitute a new roll and
the city would have to give each
taxpayer the right to examine
again the roll and protest if he
so desired.
Original plan had been to con-
slider more than 300 protests
which had been filed against the
assessment and where inequali-
ties existed to reduce the assess
ment, and that of surrounding
property, to an equitible figure.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-30
Charles N. Bush
Elected To Head
The Kiwanis Club

Charles NJ. Bush was elected
president of the Kiwanis club at
a luncheon meeting at the coun-
try club Tuesday.
Other officers named were T.
N. Tucker, first vice president;
Ben Caver. second vice president,
and w. c. Brondum, treasurer.
Named to the board of directors
were Claiborne Koch, Ralph J..
Farrell, w. 3. Guest, Jr., and w.
c. Brondum.
Guests of the club were Roy
Golden, New York, and Louis
Carron, Biloxi.