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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-04

The late Rev. w. I. McInnis
served as supply minister until
the Rev. Walter Bader assumed
the pastorate in l947.
Throughout the years the mem
bers Of the congregation have
closely identified themselves with
the church and two former mem
bers have become prominent min
listers, the Rev. Oliver Wood, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian
church of San Angeles, Texas and
the Rev. T. B. Gregory, pastor of
the first Presbyterian church of
Bluff City. Tenn. Mrs. William
Chappell, nee Mary Wood, the
granddaughter of the late Rev.
Gregory, is engaged in mission
work in the Belgian Congo.
On last Wednesday evening the
members of the congregation
gathered at the Community House
for a family supper when the
Rev. Bader reviewed the history
of the church. Members of the
church family joined in singing,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-04

the first occupant Of the manse
which is located on property adj
Joining the church and during the
years of the passionate of the Rev.
Fl. j. Cumpsten from 1893 to 1901
the church observed its twenty
fifth anniversary.
The Rev. E. II. Gregory was
the pastor of the church from
1903 to 1910 and the members Of
his family are still closely iden-
titled with the life of the church
with the fourth generation Of the
family now being on the church
rolls. Mrs. Gregory is a member
of the congregation and her two
daughters, Mrs. George Wood and
Mrs. Amelia Cook, are active
church leaders. Mrs. Cook is the
church organist and Gregory
Wood, grandson of the beloved
pastor, Is now serving as an elder.
1t was during Mr.. Gregory's
p~astorate that electric lights were
placed in the church.
Following Mr.. Gregory was DR..
John c. Watts who served from
1913 to 1920 and during this time
the fortieth anniversary of h e
church was obseassad. Only one
charter member, Miss Frances
Mcleod was surviving.
The Rev. A. c. Ingram, who is
now the pastor Of the First Pres
byterian church of Bogalusa, was
The pastor from 1920 until 1928.
During his pastorate the church
at Helena was formed. Mrs. Wal
ter Bader, G Ruth Ingram, was
born in the manse, where she is
now the mistress, during her fla
Tiers passionate here.
The Rev. B. A. Meeks, pastor
of a Knoxville church, was the
pastor from 1923 until 1898 and
during his pastorate the women
of the church became affiliated
with the Presbyterial. The OBJ
servance of the fifty-seventh an
niversary was held and the church
history was filed at Montreal.
Purchase Organ
The Rev. T. Barton West, who
is now the pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of McGehee,
Ark, was the pastor from 1888
until 1916 and during this time
a junior choir was organized. A
new Hammond organ was pur-
chased and the church received
a memorial gift of chimes.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-04

The First Presbyterian church
of Moss Point marked its seven
-fifth anniversary on Tuesday,
February 20, having become an
integral part of the lives Of the
members of the congregation dur
ing three quarters of a century.
In 1874 a group of fourteen To-
cal people presented a petition
to Presbytery for the privilege
Of organizing a church. AT first
the ruling body deemed the num-
Der Of petitioners too few, but
when an examination Of the
names of the fourteen petition
ers revealed that eight OF the
names bore the good Scotch pre-
fix Mac" the charter was granted.
Many Of the present members
of the congregation are either di-
rect descendants or relatives of
the original charter members who
were Mrs. Addie McInnis, DR..
II. L. Howe, Mrs. Catherine Nc
Caskill, Mrs. Susan P. CASTOR,
Melanchton Ernest Smith, John
McInnis, Mrs. Mary MeInnis, DR..
J.. X. Mcleod, Mrs. Josephine
Mcleod, Miss S. F. Mcleod, Mrs.
M. r. Brown. Mrs. w. EN- Howe,
Mrs. Mary E. Hall and Or. S. A.
McInnis.
During the last few years with
the baptism of the two young sons
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-04

home of their leader, Mrs. Clyde
Cunningham Monday. The meet
ing was to plan for the GA camp
this summer.
]. ". Wyatt of Beaumont, Tex,
and Mrs. Wyatt and family who
at the present are residing in
Wade while MI. Wyatt is in Tex
as, and Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Mil
Ter of Pascagoula spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. G.. w. Wyatt.
Miss Doris Bennett made a bus
mess trip to Mobile Wednesday.
A revival at the Escatawpa
Baptist church began Monday
night with the Rev. Walter Yates
of Lakeside, Tenn, conducting
the services. Beginning each eve
ming at seven o'clock there is a
service until Sunday when last
services WILDE held.
The Junior Girls Auxiliary
sponsored a fish fry at the Bap-
fist church last Friday night, the
proceeds going to the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Rabby an
nounce the arrival of a baby son
born at the Jackson County hos
pital last week. He has been Civ
en- the name Of Charles Gregory.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-04

make good corn, beans and truck
crops for a few years, but when
this land is so eroded that it be-
comes necessary to retire it from
cultivation it will take hard work
money and materials and labor
and many years to put the land
back to trees or permanent pas
ture, for which it is best suited.
If a farmer cannot retire all
of his undesirable land from
cultivation at once, he NAV
change his farm plans and retire
a few acres to its best land use
each year. To continue bad
land-use on a farm will not only
affect the present generation, but
also the generations of the flu
ture, Mr.. Strange warned.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-04
PresbyferioH Church OF Moss Point
Observes Seventy-Fifth Anniversary

Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. McInnis,
Jr., John and S. A., III, they be-
came the fourth generation Of
the family to be enrolled on the
records of the church. Their great
grandfather, DR.. S. A. McInnis,
having been one of the charter
members.
Throughout the history Of the
church nine pastors have served
the church, each one of whom
left an indelible mark on the life
of the church and the eongrega-
ton.
The Rev. S. ]. Bingham was the
first pastor Of the church during
whose p~astorate from 1876-l881
the organization Of the church
was perfected. The marriage Of
his daughter, the late Miss Winnie
Bingham, and the late r. w.
Cowan was the first marriage
performed in the church.
For thirty years Mr.. Cowan
served as the superintendent of
the Sunday School and at the
present both Of his daughters,
Mrs. Albert Graham and Miss
Bessie Cowan, are active in
church affairs and are both teach
ers in the Sunday School.
First in Manse
The Rev. D. o. Byers who was
the pastor from 1885 to 1893 was
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-04
HURLEY p-TA

The Hurley Parent Teacher
Association will meet Friday at
7:30 pm. at the school auditor
ium. The program for the even
ing will consist of a short movie.
How Joan Avoids a Cold" and
the guests speaker will be E. A.
Khayat, who will discuss THE
Living in Our Commun-
ity."
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-04
NEWS FROM
Escatawpa

The basketball teams of the
Escatawpa grammar school were
honored last Tuesday night with
a banquet. The banquet was Civ
EN- by the sponsors, L. c. Gordon
and Mrs. Floyd Moore. Games
were played and refreshments
were served.
Mrs. H. r. Garfield, Mrs. Carl
Garfield, Mrs. Oredus Flanagan
and Wallace Garfield made a bus
mess trip to Mobile on Monday
of the week.
Aubry Garfield, a student at
Mississippi Southern in Hatties-
burg, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Can
field.
Mrs. A. Lopez was a business
visitor to Mobile Tuesday of last
week.
Mrs. Maston Lander and son of
Gautier spent Sunday with rela-
tives in Escatawpa.
The Silver Tone quartet of Mo-
bile presented a concert last Tues
day night. Prior to the concert
the women's department spon-
sored a gumbo supper in the
school cafeteria.
L. E. Smith of Pensacola spent
the weekend visiting friends in
Moss Point and Escatawpa.
Mrs. Erie Golf was an over
night guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. David
Waites in Biloxi.
Friends of Mrs. Ted Bailey and
family regret to hear of the death
of her mother, Mrs. Dorothy Hur-
ley who succumbed last Sunday
morning.
Mrs. F. G.. Bennett and Miss
Doris Bennett spent Sunday aft
ernoon visiting Mrs. Olga Laak-
so, Route One, Pascagoula.
Ruth Gordon spent the week
end in Mobile with relatives and
while there she attended the
Mardi Gras parades.
The Junior Girls Auxiliary of
the Baptist church met at TIL e
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-04

"Blest Be the Tie That Binds"
as a benediction.
A feature of the occasion was a
large birthday cake bearing the
dates 1874 to 1949.
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Evening star., 1949-08-04
Fairfax Likes Them Close

Close local election contests are getting
to be habit in Fairfax County. For some
years the citizens of the nearby Virginia
county have enjoyed the excitement OF
tight races for the county seat in the
House of Delegates at Richmond. Tues
days Democratic primary was no excep-
ton.
While similar contests in other nearby
areas were being marked by listlessness
on the part of the voters, the battle be-
tween Edwin Lynch, of Annandale, and
Lewis Leigh, of Oakton, shared interest
in the county with the gubernatorial
primary. Mr.. Lynch has known close races
before. After losing the 1943 contest for
the delegate seat to the present incumbent.
Robert ]. McCandlish, Mr.. Lynch came
back to defeat Mr.. McCandliSh by 355
votes in 1945, while the latter was in the
Navy Two years later the two candidates
ran the closest race in recent election
history in the county, a court-supervised
count making Mr. McCandlish the winner
by one vote. An unofficial count had
placed them in 1883 tie.
Delegate McCandlish decided not to run
again this year. This left the field clear
for his old opponent, Mr.. Lynch, and for
the latter's rivals, Mr.. Leigh and John j.
Mclaughlin. It was a neck-and-neck
affair between Messrs. Lynch and Leigh
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Improvement in Greece

In the seventh quarterly report to Con-
gress on Greek Turkish aid, the President
has come nearer to being optimistic about
the outlook in Greece than at any time
since July, 1947, when the United States
first undertook the historic task of helping
that country save itself from being over
thrown by the Communist guerrillas and
dragged behind the Iron Curtain as
satellite of the Kremlin.
Most of the Presidents prior reports on
the subject have been generally uncheer-
full, offering little more than the prospect
of a kind of stalemate between the hit
and-run guerrillas and the regular govern
ment forces-a situation rendering 1t virtu-
ally impossible for Greece to make any
real progress toward economic recovery
and political stability. Now, however, the
picture appears to be somewhat brighter:
Though by no means rosy, it at least sug-
gests the possibility that the Greeks may
achieve internal peace in the not-too-dis-
tant future.
Thus, in his latest report-covering the
month period ended last March 81
the President has made two encouraging
points: Cd That the possibility OF the Greek
governments collapse is more remote today
than at any time since the countrys lib
Grafton from the Nazis in 1914; and (2)
that the strength of the Communist guer-
rillas has been declining steadily despite
continuing aid from the Soviet satellites,
particularly Albania and Bulgaria. Accord
ing to the official March count, the guer-
rilla forces numbered less than 10000, as
against $4,000 a year ago, and there are
indications that the total is still dropping
off,
The fact that the guerrillas have been
unable to recruit enough requirements to
make up for losses probably has tended to
weaken their morale. Further, it seems
likely that the rift between Moscow and
Tito's Yugoslavia has increased their diff
culties, especially if it is true that the
Yugoslav border has been closed to them.
They have been fighting to promote the
ends of the Kremlin, but after more than
two years of hit-and-run operations, they
have failed to subvert the legitimate
Athens government. AS result, along
with their Moscow masters, they may be
growing weary of the fruitless and indeci-
sive struggle possibility that lends added
meaning to recent Soviet feelers for q
peace settlement.
But, as the President has emphasized in
his report, the guerrillas are still in a
| position to keep Greece in turmoil, and
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Lieutenant ChiIes' Loo

The "log" which Lieutenant James o.
Chiles kept during his futile battle with
bulbar poliomyelitis is human document
of vast appeal If anything had been
needed to dramatize the campaign against
the disease which killed him, he has pro-
vided it in his record of his own reactions
to his sufferings.
Lieutenant Chiles was possessed Of
trained, systematic mind. Even when
desperately sick he was faithful to the
logical pattern of his life. He gradually
ceased to be able to write legibly, yet he
did not abandon the effort as long as he
retained consciousness. His sight failed
he could not see what he wrote, yet he
continued his endeavor to record his i'm
pressions. Every word, every syllable of
his notes is meaningful. How deeply he
loved his family Is made clear by the
lines: "Only thing I'm worried about Is
you" and "You should not stay"
The young officer was thinking of the
danger encountered by his wife by her
presence at his side. He undoubtedly
thought also of his two small children as
he strove to survive his illness. But he did
not lose track of his hope that possibly
he could work with the doctors and find
a cure for this thing" In his desire to
cooperate with organized science he ex-
emplified great principle which con-
stantly needs to be stressed. Medicine
alone cannot solve the problem Of polio
If the riddle ever is to be read, 1t must
be achieved by collaboration between the
professional practitioners of the healing
arts and the public. This realization has
been the basis of repeated Embarrassing
drives. 1T has inspired lay interest In
epidemiology as a separate science. Lieu
tenant Chiles contributed toward the ulti
mate victory by his dying labors.
Pledged to the service of his country,
a pilot in the ocean of the sky, he gave
his life in a manner and fashion he could
not have visioned as little as only few
days ago. But he will not be forgotten.
His valiant spirit under heavy af1iction
will be remembered. The Navy has reason
to be proud of him.
Evening star., 1949-08-04

until the ballots from Annandale, Mr..
Lynch's home precinct, finally were tailed.
Then Mr.. Lynch was pronounced the victor
by 1913 votes, although he had carried only
ten of the county's twenty eight precincts.
BY contrast, there were no contests at all
for delegates seats in Arlington and Alex
andria. Had it not been for the governor
ship fight there would have been little
to attract nearby Virginia voters to the
pnllS
Evening star., 1949-08-04
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE

@. Are the majority Of United States am
bassadors and ministers career men or not?
LIP.
A. As Of December 1948 about SO per cent
OF ambassadors and ministers were appointed
from the career Foreign Service. Formerly
ambassadors were appointed to larger for
eign countries but now size or Importance no
longer necessarily determine whether the
chief of mission is an ambassador or
minister.
O. Which is the largest single organ in the
human body? SIT.
A. The liver which averages 81 ounces in
weight and represents 2.75 per cent Of total
body weight, is the largest. Next in size is
the brain, weighing about 40 ounces. -
@. How many garments is a member Of the
Needlework Guild required to contribute each
year? w. T.
A, Each member must give once a year,
two new articles Of clothing or household
linen, which go to an accredited welfare or
ganization for distribution. The articles must
be new for the sake Of morale. and there must
be two SO that one can be washed while the
other is In use.
@. What color are the rays that come be-
tween the ultraviolet and infrared? JFB.
A. In the solar spectrum tne utfaVloIeS
and infrared regions are separated by the
visible region. In this visible region there are
the usual colors. violet, blue, green, yellow.
orange. and red, and their intermediates 1t
is this visible region to which the eye Is sensi-
tive. and all visible light Is made up OF some
mixture of these spectrum colors.
@. What fishes have both eyes on the same
side of the head? tn.
A. This is characteristic Of halibuts and
founders. At birth. like all fishes, they have
an eve ON each side Of the head but as they
erov older they>swim on one side and one OF
the eyes migrates to the side that is going TO
be on top. >,
Evening star., 1949-08-04

The press release referred to in Mr.
Krug's letter sfollo,ps in full:
STATEMENT ON RECREATION PROBLEM
IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Tuesday, July IL.
Secretary of the Interior j. A. Krug today
released the following statement:
On July the Interior Department offered
to turn over certain facilities under its
Jurisdiction to the Recreation Board pro-
vided the Recreation Board eliminated COM
pletely its bylaw requiring segregation IN
the use OF public recreation facilities in the
District of Columbia. The language worked
out with the cooperation OF the Dlstr1ct
Commissioners at a second meeting to re-
place the bylaw is:
Section 90. The board will make every
possible and realistic effort toward the re-
moval of racial segregation in public rec
creation In such sequence and at such rate
Of progression, as may be consistent with
the public interest, public order, and effective
administration. The board by majority
vote of the whole Board shall from time
to time issue instructions to the superin-
tendent to implement this policy"
This proposal will not permit the imposi-
ton OF segregation on any facilities now
operating on a segregated basis and
will foster steady progress toward the ell
miriation Of segregation in all other public
recreation areas.
7 have refrained from releasing the
Interior Departments proposal until the
Recreation Board met as it is now doing,
out of courtesy to those members who were
not present at the conferences which l
have held with the D. c. Commissioners.
the chairman Of the board, and com
mittee of the Recreation Board appointed
by its Committee on Bylaws, Rules and
Regulations. Since that meeting Is now IN
progress, the release Of the Interior De-
partment proposal will not interfere with
the boards consideration.
In proposing this change the Interior De-
partment sought to make progress IN the
Presidents Civil Rights Program, not only
on park lands administered by the depart
ment but throughout the City OF Washing
ton generally. # the Department had IN
sisted on administering its own recreatlonal
facilities separate from the other recrea-
tional facilities administered by the Rec
reation Board, it would have continued
dual recreational system, with the prob
ability that no progress would be MADE
toward elimination Of segregation on non
Interior lands. The proposal permits
single, unified system on which all remain
ing segregation can be eliminated as soon
as possible and practical.
II this Is adopted by the Recreation Board
without any qualifications or amendments,
the National Park Service viii be In posi-
ton to negotiate with the board for the
assignment Of its facilities to board control
as provided In the District Recreation Act
Of 1912. We have never contemplated that
such assignments would be offered to the
board without complete assurance ana q
clear stipulation that all areas now operating
Evening star., 1949-08-04

our aid must therefore continue until they
break up voluntarily or are rendered
harmless. If we eliminated or sharply cut
down on that aid, they would return to the
battle with renewed vigor. We must hold
fast to the course we have been following.
There is no other sound way of saving
Greek independence and preventing Rus
sia from gaining control of strategically
vital corner of the world.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,ortter, although it Is permissible for
a ,Oriter knoaDn to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be briet.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Bi-Partisan Supreme Court
Traced Back to President Taft
To the Editor NJ Tho st.v.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Democratic leaders were first within
my knowledge to raise the question of
tWo-to-one ratio In the personnel of the
Supreme Court to protect the minority.
President William Howard Taft was the
first President in recent times to nominate
(within' short term Of four years. a ma
jority Of the court was representing the
New York Sun, reporting Supreme Court
proceedings. President Taft, through his
secretary, Charles D. Hilles, requested me
to execute mission for him. This matter
disposed of, he asked me to remain for two
hours, discussing Supreme Court vacancies
The President told me that Senator Joseph
w. Bailey Of Texas. leader of the Demo-
cratic minority in the Senate, had informed
him that the Senate had long had rule
that at least three members Of the court
should always be from the minority party.
He intimated that under its constitutional
power to "advise and consent" the Senate
had the power to enforce the rule. The
President told the Democratic leader Sena-
tor Bailey, that he had never heard of the
rule but, If the Senate attached so much i'm
portance to it, he would be glad to observe
it with respect to pending vacancy to be
filled. The next day he offered the nomin-
alton to Senator Bailey, who promptly
declined it.
President Taft nominated two Democrats,
Horace H. Lurton Of Tennessee, with whom
he had served on the Sixth Circuit Court Of
Appeals, and Joseph Lamar of Georgia and
promoted Associate Justice White to be
Chief Justice. President Harding nominated
Pierce Butler, Democrat.
JERRY A. MATHEWS.
Winchester, Ind.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Questions and Answers

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Evening star., 1949-08-04

Says a psychologist, the man who likes
to fish is not likely to be criminal. Given
to Misrepresentation perhaps, but of a
harmless, unfelonious sort.
Evening star., 1949-08-04

Undoubtedly working against amity In
the world is the lack of common Ian
guage. That, however, is not what starts
fights in saloons.