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Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
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Miss A. Pearl Shepard left Tues
day for Wilmington to accept a pO-
sition.
Miss Elsie S. Peterson of Phila-
delphia is the guest of Miss Eliza
beth Carlisle.
Miss Phoebe Bassett of Philadel-
phia is spending several weeks with
Mrs. S. M. D. Marshall.
In the garden of Mr.. and Mrs.
George H. Little of South Milford,
there is now growing specimens of
a giant rhubarb, which are remark
able for the size of the stalks. Six
specimens of these were left the
past week at the Chronicle office,
which were four inches in circum-
ference and two feet long. They
made delicious pies, and the writer
is ready to testify to the fact.
-
]. B. Warner, formerly of Mil
ford, who succeeded E. d. Prince as
local manager of the Dover Dis
trict of the Diamond State Tele-
phone Company in August of last
year, has rendered his resignation,
effective June 1. In accepting Mr.
Warmers resignation the officials
of the company have congratulated
him on the excellent showing made
under his administration and ex-
press keen regret to know of his
decision to sever his connection
with the company. to enter bust.
ness for himself. His many friends
in Kent and Sussex Counties wish
him all success in his new field
He will be succeeded by Mr.. Couch.
er, formerly chief clerk at Trenton
N. ].
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

Mrs. Walter Davis and son Wal
ter, Jr., have been visiting in Phil
adelphia.
G. r. Millman of Ellendale at
tended the wedding of his son, Ev-
erett Blades Millman at Whining
ton last week.
Mrs. Anna Peterman and son,
Pratt Griffith, of Wilmington, have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. Mar
shall Griffith of near Milford.
A box terrapin was found on the
marsh near Delaware Bay in
Slaughter Neck last week, which
had cut upon the bottom of it's shell
the following, viz: "A. B. M. 1897. -
1t was of the usual size to which
box terrapins grow in this section; /;
but, as this specie of turtle lives to
be 100 years old there is no means
of knowing the actual age. Mr.. Will
liam Smith took the terrapin to his
home near the Milford depot. and
turned it out in the lake.
The contractors who are con-
structing that portion of the du-
Pont Boulevard from Ellendale to
Milford have commenced to pour
the concrete on this section of the
work. Because of a breakdown at
their unloading station at Lincoln
the company was held up for sew
eral days last week, but on Monday
work was again resumed in hauling
the stone to the new road. At that
time about 1000 feet of concrete
had been poured. The contractors
cannot secure stone rapidly enough
! to keep their mixers in action.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
Action On Liquor
License Is Delayed
(contInued trom tlrst paael

However, many other witnesses
testified to the desirability of
liquor license for the establish
ment. They maintained that, in
their opinion, it would be to the
public interest to grant the appli-
cation and told of the need of the
restaurant because of the orderly
manner in which it is conducted.
it's quietness and homelike atmos-
phere, and the quality of the food
served, but with patrons denied
the right of being served a drink if
they wished it with meals,
The hearing was held in the
county court room in the Kent
County Court House, at Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
Many Farms Still
Unmechanized

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (R-
Fay Boyer, owner of an implement
shop in Council Bluffs, says five
per cent of the farmers in south
west Iowa still operate with horse
drawn equipment.
"And you are wasting your breath
talking powered equipment to
them," he says. "They have their
own system of farming and reason
why changer"
He said there are two distinct
types still using horses-the young
man just starting out and the ''old
timer"
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
Frog Hunters Urged
To Obey Bag Limit
CONTINUED rrOm nrsz paes1

even to some musical sounds to the
sportsman and lover of frog meat,
is the deep-throated "Jug-o-rum,
of the well known bullfrog variety.
These large mature bullfrogs
(both sexes are classified as bull
frogs) attain a body length of as
much as eight inches, live a score
of years or more, if lucky enough,
and can jump a distance as long as
six feet
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
Vicar, State Archivist
Get Medals From King
continued from nrss page1

ials.
The two Deawareans were cited
for the roles they played last May
when the Archbishop of Sweden,
the Most Rev. DR.. Erling Eiden,
came to Wilmington to participate
in the 250th anniversary celebra-
tion of the founding of Old
Swedes Church.
Mr.. Hammond was instrumental
in arranging the visit. Mr.. deValin-
ger was the recipient of an award
because of the work he has done in
preserving original documents per-
tanning TO the first Swedish colony
in Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
Passing other Cars

Never try to pass a car unless
you're sure that you have plenty
Of room ahead. Look at it in this
way-when you pass a car that is
going 40 miles an hour it's just like
trying to pass a standing string Of
cars 300 feet long, or longer--de-
pending on your own speed in pass-
ing. After passing, always wait un-
til you can see the car you have just
passed in the rear-view mirror be-
fore moving over to the right in
front of it.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

Under these circumstances, the Politburo
may have understanbly decided that pro-
longed truce with the West, if not real
peace, is desirable.
No one should minimize the reverses the
West has received in China. 1t will be mir
acle if the Nationalist government survives
as an effective influence. However, it is
doubtful if the Chinese reds will do much
for their Russian friends. Stain is said
to have compared Chinese communists to a
radish-red outside and white inside. They
have job on their hands within China, with
out trying to help extend the Soviet ideology
throughout the world.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
Georgetown Kiwanis
Aids Hospital Drive
(cOntinued from first paee)

IS; Best Pony, $5; and End Best
Pony, $3.50.
Chairmen and members of COM
mittees are working hard to make
the days program good one.
Serving as committee chairmen
are Fred Goggin, general chair
man; Charles P. Greene, advertis-
ing; Earl Rust, parade; Harry S.
Smith, publicity; Rev. William o..
Hackett, Memorial Service; and
William H. Henderson, tickets.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

Employers feel that this present policy of fea-
sentias is all wrong Yet 500 of the high school and
state universities looking to these same employ
ers to give their students jobs. Employers would
like to have more spelling matches, typewrting con-
tests, oral arithmetic quizzes, and other practical
exhibitions and contests which the newspapers would
feature Furthermore, I would not limit this new
attitude merely to the practical" subjects which
my business friends want. Let us also have con-
tests in history in science, in literature and the arts
Those who lead in these departments should also be
featured
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
BABSON Discusses Our Schools

BABSON PARK, Mass, May
27-As a part of the annual Gas
parilla Celebration of Tampa, and
the Mardi Gras of New Orleans
which attended last winter, also
the Cotton Exposition of Mem
phis, and the Orange Festival of
Los Angeles, there are always
-, =, ,,,,olO,,e ,oorodoS
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
WHAT JOBS ARE NOW AvAILABLEs

During the past few years. the United States
has been enjoying the greatest boom in it's history
Everyone could get job of some kind. But let me
tell my readers that this rosy situation is beginning
to come to end. During the years ahead only
those who are proficient in some line of work will
get employment. Even common factory labor is
gradually being eliminated by automatic machn-
cry. Young people must be trained in something
worth while to get decent jobs in 1851 and through
the depression years to follow In fact, today the
Bureau of Labor Statistics states that $4,000 Bach
elors of Science will be graduated in 1851, when the
replacement demand will be less than 10000. The
best opportunities will be for those who study
ing nursing dentistry grade school teaching and
machinery
In closing, do want to say a good word for the
"4-H Clubs of schools These are doing excel
lent work and they being generously featured
by the newspapers. For this work the national
state and county agricultural agents largely deserve
the credit. These clubs systematically organized
and supervised Perhaps the solution of the busi-
nessman's problems is to have the U. S. Department
of Commerce, the Department of Education start
Secretarial Clubs, Arithmetic Clubs and Spelling
Clubs!
The need is great;-It must be met some way.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

ROGER W. BABsoN are spectacular and interesting
But of what do these contributions consist? First,
and foremost, of the school bands Many of these
come from all parts of the state Then, there are
divisions of majorettes, which always get good APP
pause. The football players make up division;
and the baseball players another; and of course,
there are the high school soldiers"
There are no divisions which exhibit the work
of the Chemistry, Physics, Secretarial Manual Arts
in fact any other departments of the school upon
which employers depend. From watching these pa
rades, one would think that high schools exist
ed only for training for noise sports and war Yet
we'll realize how very interesting float could
be made of pretty girls in scanty bathing suits,
operating gaily colored typewriters!
NEWSPAPERS MAY BE GUILTY ALSO
The featuring of the non-essentials of school
system is not limited to the parades Almost every
day the best newspapers of our largest cities give
two pages to the athletic teams of it's schools
and colleges They give space featuring the bands
and they send photographers to get pictures of the
majorettes. When new college or high school pro-
fessor is employed it scarcely gets into print but
when new football coach is hired, he will get his
picture in the newspapers with half column story
of his life!
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

Miss Madeline Griffith of Will
mington spent the weekend with
Miss Elizabeth Ackerman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Bennett, Mr..
and Mrs. Elwood Argoe and Miss
Pearl Shepard spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Mills of Fred
erica.
At a meeting of the executive
committee of the State House Com
mission on Tuesday the consulting
architects, Eyre and Company of
Philadelphia, went over the stu
alton with the members of the COM
mittee. The question of closing the
opening between the State House
and the old Kent County building in
which the state, county and town
had a part-this entrance being the
largest entrance to Dover from the
country district-was discussed.
1t was reported to the executive
committee that Dover's Town COun-
Gil, as a unit, was unwilling to al
low that entrance to be closed en-
tirely. They favored an archway
high enough to allow teams and au-
tomobiles to pass under. The com
mittee will meet again shortly al
which time it is supposed definite
plans will be submitted by the ar
chitects and bids asked for.
The entire membership of the
commission is: Simeon S. Penne
will, Greenwood; DR.. Rowland G
Paynter, Georgetown; Hon. Harry
A. Richardson and Henry Ridgely
! Dover; Frank r. Poole, McDOn
ough; David c. Reese, Newark
James E. McNabb and Alfred d
Warner, Jr., Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27
WHAT ARE THE
ATTRACTIONS?

These parades have beautiful
floats and other attractions. They
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

Miss Madeline Griffith of Will
mington spent the weekend with
Miss Elizabeth Ackerman.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-27

Miss Phoebe Bassett of Philadel-
phia is spending several weeks with
Mrs. S. M. D. Marshall.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20

Leonard and Cole of Pascagoula,
End; Daley, Ogborn, Mallette and
Small of Moss Point, 3rd.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
Program of Music
Given On Sunday
By Piuno Students

The music department of the
Pascagoula high school present
ed a group of piano students OF
Mrs. ]. v. Ainsworth, piano in
structor, in a program of music
on Sunday afternoon in the audi
torium of the school.
A quartet composed of Doris
Olson, Mary Ann Krebs, Jane
Fisher and Charlotte Lowe played
the selection which they played
at the recent piano contests and
Toxi Calhoun played a solo Sc
lection which she had played at
the contests.
Other students also appearing
on the program were Geraldine
Yawn, Tommie Jean Runnels,
Yvonne Helms, Goldie Shemper,
Gloria Golf, Charlotte Lowe, Ann
Briggs, Bessie Evans, Hazel Dts
worth, Shirley Stewart, Joan
Krebs, Mary Ann Krebs, Cath
crime Lockard, Doris Olson and
Janice Nelson, all of whom played
solos.
Appearing in duet numbers
with Mrs. Ainsworth playing one
part were Ann Briggs. Ann
Matthew, Jacquelyn Draughn and
Lille Skemper, while Janice Mel
son and Toxi Calhoun opened the
program with a duet.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
American Legion To
Sponsor Boseboll
Teum of Teen-Agers

American Legion baseball prac-
tice is underway at ingalls, park
under the direction of Coach
Dutch Binion and junior high
coach, James Randall.
All boys who have not reached
the age Of II before January /,
l949 are eligible to play and are
urged to report for practice, Coach
Binion said. Boys from both DIV
and Moss Point high are eligible
for a berth on the team.
Sixteen boys will compose a
team TO participate against Le-
gion teams from Biloxi, Gulfport
Bay st. Louis and Picayune, while
a second team will be composed
of younger boys to play against
teams from Ocean Springs and
Lucedale.
In case there is a larger number
Of candidates for the teams a To-
cal league will be formed Coach
Binion said so that every boy who
wants to may have the opportu.
nifty of playing ball.
All equipment will be furnished
with the exception of gloves ano
shoes, he also said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
MISS SALLY RABBY

Miss Sally Rabby, a member
of the l949 graduating class of
the Moss Point high school, was
complimented with a buffet sup
per at which Miss Peggy Suthoff
was hostess Wednesday at 1880
D. m. at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Suthoff.
Spring flowers were lavishly
used throughout the house. In the
dining room the table with its
cover of lace had as centerpiece
a large white diploma tied with
matching ribbons which reposed
on a bank of ferns and daisies.
Rolled miniature diplomas with
pastel colored ribbons were dis
tributed as favors.
During the supper, Miss Rabby
was presented with a graduation
gift.
Besides the honoree and her
hostess, those present were Misses
Joyce Armistead, Jackie Nelson,
Pollye Franklin, Edna Khayat,
Sue Carol Pierce, June Bergeron,
Betty Linder, Virginia Mitchell,
Margaret Mcintosh and Barbara
Suthoff.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
Herbert Holloway
Graduates At Pearl
River College

Herbert R. Holloway, son-in-
law of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Rouse
of Gautier, graduated on May II
from Pearl River junior college
at Poplarville where he was one
of five graduates from a class of
SO to finish with honors. Mr.. Hol-
loWay majored in social science
and expects to continue his stud
les at Mississippi Southern.
He was a member of the col
lege debating team which took
first place in the state.
Mr.. Holloway, who is a for
mer Sergeant in the Army, en-
rolled at Pearl River college in
January, 1948 where he was ac-
companied by his wife, the for
mer Betty Rouse. They are the
parents of a two months old
daughter, Linda Rae.
Attending the graduation ex-
ercises from here were MI. and
Mrs. Lee Rouse and Mr.. and Mrs.
Keith Holloway.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
o BANK TRAINING

Miss Jane Perry of the area
Red Cross office at Atlanta, will
be in Pascagoula Friday to give
q brief training course to staff
aids and Gray Ladies in assisting
with the Red Cross Blood bank,
Mrs. Elizabeth Lataday, execu-
tive secretary. announced. The
Red Cross blood mobile is expect
ed in this county, with headquar-
tiers in the substory of the First
Methodist Church, early in June,
having been postponed a month
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
Lake Garden
Club To Award
Prizes Friday

The May meeting of the Lake
Garden club Wednesday was held
at the home of Mrs. Leo Trehern,
who had Mesdames II. w. Slater,
M. M. Flechas, Jr. and w. A. Men
Grief as co-hostesses.
The club some time ago adopt
ed as its 1949 project the beauti-
fioation of the grounds of Lake
school and at that time each OF
the six rooms was allotted a gar
den spot for the planting of flow
ers. These blossoms have now
reached their maturity and will
be cut for display Friday before
Judges from Moss Point who have
been selected by Mrs. c. H. Gray
chairman of this committee. Cash
prizes will be awarded in certain
classes.
Mrs. Gray gave a highly in
formative and interesting talk or
the"Hibiscus'', the culture OF
which, she stated is fast reaching
the proportion of a fad among
florists, nurserymen and garden
ers. Mrs. Gray illustrated her re-
marks with prints which were
passed around as she talked.
The flower arrangement this
month was by Mesdames Alex
Witchen, r. E. Jones and c. o,
Kerby.
The hostesses were assisted in
serving refreshments by Mes
danes c. P. Humphrey and j. M.
Epting.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
Medical Essay
Prize Won BY
PoscogouIo Girl

Jacqueline Ann Walker of Pas
cagoula won a third prize of $40
in the recent essay contest spon-
sored by the Coast Counties Med
ical Society.
This is the third year a similar
contest has been conducted by
the society. This year the SUBJ
iect was why the Private Prac-
tice of Medicine Furnishes the
Country With the Best Medical
Care. Nationally the contest is
sponsored by the Association of
American Physicians and Sur
geons with headquarters in Chi
cago.
Winner of the first place and
$50 in the Coast division was
Shirley Fricke, Bay st. Louis.
Lois Ann Beaugez, Sacred Heart
Academy in Biloxi won the Sec
ond award of SIS.
The three winning essays are
submitted in the national con-
test where the first prize is 81, 900;
the second, $500; third, 500;
fourth, fifth and sixth, $25 each.
The contest was open to junior
and senior high school students
in both public and parochial
schools for the purpose of "en-
tightening our growing youth and
the public in general of the ifnmi-
nent threat of the specialization OF
medicine, it was explained.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20

the 9.8 record for the 100-yard
dash.
Paul Wilkinson of Pascagoula
broke the Little Big Eight rec
ord for the broad jump with his
leap Of 10 feet, 3 Ia inches and
Dean Switzer of Moss Point vault
ed through the air to shatter the
former record for the pole vault.
Winning three first places =
l00-yard dash, broad jump and
$50 relay - the Gulfport high
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20

Two Coast athletes broke or
equalled records at the Big 8
Track Meet at Meridian on last
Friday, when four coast schools
participated in the meet, Pasca-
goula, Moss Point, Gulfport and
BILOXI.
-Pascagoula's Louis Smith set a
new Big Eight record In the high
jump when he cleared the bar at
sin feet seven-eighths inches.
Garlic Hill Of Gulfport equalled
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20

with Miss Kathleen Hays as hos
tess at her home on Grant ave-
rue, the date to be decided upon
later. At this time, Mrs. H. H.
Jones and daughter. Miss Ruth,
of Long Beach will, by invitation,
show slides of a trip which they
recently made to Mexico.
Light refreshments were serv-
ed by Mrs. Brent.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
Chupter c. PEG
Closes Club Yeur
At Meeting May II

The official club year for
Chapter c, PEG was closed at a
meeting at the home Of Mrs. ].
E. Brent on Tuesday at 8 p. m,
though an informal social meet
ing will be held each month at
the home of some member or on
picnics to selected spots during
the summer.
The chair was occupied by The
president, Mrs. Richard Price.
The June meeting will be held
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
SACRED CONCERT

A sacred concert will be given
at the Moss Point Methodist
church June 6, by the Glee club
of Emory college at Valdosta, Ca,
a junior branch of Emory Uni
versity of Decatur, Ga. The club
consists of "a men singers. The
public IS invited to attend.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20

the blood bank installed at the
Jackson County hospital by the
due to inability to get necessary
equipment.
The Lions Club is sponsoring
the blood donor program to fill
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
Local Athletes Set Records AT
Bio Eiuht Meridian Track Meet

Commodores came out with team
championship honors, while Moss
Point tied Hattiesburg for sixth
place and Pascagoula ranked sew
enth in the contests.
Biloxi's track star, Norman Du-
plain, captured individual high
scoring honors by amassing II Of
Biloxi's % points. Altogether the
athletes from the four coast
schools, Pascagoula, Moss Point,
Biloxi and Gulfport, competing
in the meet took six first places,
six second places, six thirds. three
fourths and a tie for fourth and
four fifth places.
Pascagoula. Moss Point and
Gulfport placed one-two-three in
that order in the pole vault and
the high jump.
Pole vault-Thrash of Pasca-
goula, 10 #. 9 inches; Schatz OF
Moss Point second.
High jump-Smith of Pasca-
goula, Q #. seven-eighths inch;
Schatz Of Moss Point second.
ShotPut - Shepherd of Moss
Point, as #. / inch; Morris OF
Vicksburg, second.
D~iscus-McMurray of Jackson,
1874 fl. 10 1f2 inches; Reid of Nc.
Comb; Shepherd, of Moss Point
120-yard hurdles - Tannerhill
Of Hattiesburg, 1853 seconds
Smith of Pascagoula, second.
880-yard run-McC Clear of Jack
son 2.6; Richards of Pascagoula
fifth.
Neither of the local teams
placed in the other events includ-
ing the l00-yard dash, one-mile
run, 880-yard relay, 440 yard
dash, 200 yard low hurdles, 220-
yard dash and the mile relay.
Little Big Eight
In the Little Big Eight meet
which was combined with the
Big Eight meet Paul Mizelle OF
Pascagoula was the individual
high score man, while Dean Swift
ger of Moss Point broke the rec
ord for the pole vault with a new
high of 8 #. 9 inches.
Meridian junior high placed
first in the meet with a total of
81 ia points and Pascagoula jun
iors rated second with a score OF
Al ~ points, while Moss Point
juniors ranked fourth.
Paul Mizell amassed his IL in
dividual points by winning first
place in the 440 dash and finish
ing second in the 100-yard and
220-yard dashes. He also ran in
the $50 relay. Young of Meridian
won his 10 individual points by
his victories in the l00-and go.
yard dashes.
Paul Wilkinson OF Pascagouls
set a new junior high record wher
he took first place in the broad
jump with 10 feet. 3 Ia inches
while Moss Point broke the pole
vault record with Switzer's vault
Individual results of the Pasca-
goula and Moss Point junior track
teams are as follows:
50-yard dash: Jerry Leblanc,
Pascagoula, 3rd; Gene Daley OF
Moss Point, 4th.
l00-yard dash: Paul Mizell, End
and 220-yard dash: Paul Mizell,
End.
880-yard run: Glenn Ogborn Of
Moss Point, 4th. John Fleming
of Pascagoula, 9Th.
Shotput; Swtzer of Moss Point
4th; Ray Cole of Pascagoula, 5th
Broad jump: Paul Wilkinson
LIST, new record.
440-yard dash: Paul Mizell, LIST.
High jump: Leon Hammond Of
Moss Point, 3rd; Billy Leonard o.
Pascagoula, 4th.
Pole vault: Switzer of Mos!
Point, 8 feet, 0 inches; Jerry Bat
son of Pascagoula, End.
Discus: Gene Daley of Mos
Point, list; Billy Leonard, of Pas
cagoula, 4th.
440 relay: Wilkinson, Floore
Cole and Leblanc of Pascagoula
LIST.
$50 relay: Leblanc, Floore, Viii
kinson and Miell of Pascagoula
and.
Mile relay: Wilkinson, Fleming
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20

Kiwanis Club.
Mrs. E. L. Brantley will be in
charge of the blood donor center
and the Rev. H. B. Hilbun is
chairman of the committee to OBJ
tain donors.