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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-05
Delegates Attend
Week

Nine of the IL Home Demon
stration clubs in Jackson County
were represented at the Farm and
Home week at State college from
Monday through Thursday.
Accompanied by Miss Vela Nc
Kinley, home demonstration
agent, and Miss Fay Strother, as
sistant agent. the following club
members participated in the state
wide meeting: Mesdames George
Cole and Charles Wardrop of Fort
Bayou; Mrs. Jack Fletcher of Mt.
Pleasant. and Mrs. Albert Holly
of Gautier. Mrs. Bryan Bilbo of
Fontainebleau; Mrs. c. A. Holy
field of Wade; Mesdames Lee
Randall and Wesley Powell of
Harleston; Mr. and Mrs. George
Hague of Bayou Casotte; Mes
DANES J. W. Valley and Ellis
Hamilton of Hurley; and Mrs. M.
P. Madsen of Big Point.
Mrs. Ralph Crate of Moss Point
also accompanied the group.
Nationally known speakers
were scheduled to speak at the
daily general sessions and the ex-
hibits were estimated to occupy
three times the area they did
last year.
The exhibits, ranging from
household electric utilities to
farm machinery. were a feature.
They were located under the east
side of the stadium and drew
large crowds of rural home own
ers.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-05

Mr.. Khayat, an amiable. agrees
sive and goodlooking young fell
low, who guided me around for
the day. He introduced me to his
boss, Bank President w. B. Her
ring, and we wandered into a di-
reetors' room in the rear of the
building. Mr.. Khayat is also a
member of the Jackson County
Board of Supervisors.
It was almost 10 o'clock and in
that room I was met with one of
the most pleasant surprises-and
soundest ideas-I have encount-
cred in a long time :. The Cot
fee Hour.
Anyone Welcome
At 10 every weekday morning
a dozen or so of Pascagoula's bus
inessmen wander in, sip coffee
around the huge table. thresh out
the towns problems or tell jokes.
Il all depends on what's up and
how they feel. The session, start
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-05
Ole Miss Director
Will Tell Council
Nursing Problems

Mrs. Christine Oglivee, director
of nursing at Ole Miss, will adj
dress a meeting of the Civic Coun-
Gil at 1880 Tuesday in the 18th
Street Activities center.
Joe A. Moore, council presi-
dent, said Thursday that Mrs.
Oglivee will speak on the re-
gional nursing project and the
practical nursing problem.
Mrs. Oglivee's remarks on the
latter problem. said Mr.. Moore,
will be in connection with a cur
rent drive by state and local
medical associations to get more
practical nursing care for patients.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-05
800 Children
Coming To
Pascagoula
Day of Sport For
Boys and Girls
From Six Towns

Nearly 800 children from sur
rounding areas will be brought to
Pascagouln August IS for a day
of sports and recreation.
Plans for the excursion were
announced Thursday by Mayor
Frank S. Canty who said that four
similar trips will be sponsored
by the city. merchants and local
clubs during the summer.
Coming to town next week will
be school children over 10 years
old from Bayou casotte. Gautier,
Escatawpa. Orange Lake, Wade
and Hurley. They will meet
their bus drivers in their school
yards.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-05
Thiriy-Eighi Local Merchants
Set Community Bargain Days

Thirty-eight Moss Point and
Pascagoula merchants are spon-
sorina a Community Bargain
Days" program which will take
place next Friday and Saturday,
ii is announced today.
During the two-day sale, "the
business firms of the Pascagoula-
Moss Point community will join
in presenting n huge offering OF
values that will delight the econ
omy- minded." their announce
ment says.
Valuable prizes will be offer.
ed in both cities to customers
holding winning numbers. The
purchase of each dollars worth
of merchandise in participating
stores will allow the buyer one
chance on the prizes.
1t was emphasized that the
prize-giving will not constitute
gambling, as the customers will
not risk anything. The prizes,
to be announced in next weeks
Chronicles Star and Advertiser,
will be awarded at programs
Saturday afternoon.
Officials of both cities have an
nounced their backing Of the
bargain days and their desire to
cooperate in making them a sue
cess.
Purpose Of the promotion. mer-
chants said, lis to focus attention
on our communities as shopping
centers, to remind everyone of
the large number of excellent
stores here and of the fact that
values equal or exceed those
found in even the largest cities
The following stores have al
ready announced their pratici-
patton:
Moss Point
Burnham Drug Co.. Dickson's,
Easy Pay Tire Store, Gem Jew
elry Co.. Hamilton Bros,
Hays Variety Store, Hill Furni-
ture Store, Kihyet's. Glen Dep,
Store, Western Auto Associate
Store, Woods.
Pascagoula
Advertiser Sales Il Service,
Bradley Jewellers, Central Drug
Store. Clark Credit Store, Ellzey's
Hardware.
Feldman's. Gem jewelers., Gull
Motor Parts. Inc, Johnson Bros
Jewelry CO., Kihyet's.
Koch Appliances, Inc, Market
Speciality Shop, Max Wilson. Me.
Ilwain's, Pascagoula Electric Co
Ralph Farrell's Gulf Service
Station. Reviere-M agee Tire &
Supply, Rosenblum's, SCOTS
Store.
Smart Shoe Store. Stallworth
Furniture CO.. Standard Furni-
ture Co, Stone Bros. Grocery.
Tot's-N Teens, Western Auto
I Associate Store, w. E. Walker
Stores. Virgins Drug Store.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-05
Registration At Vancleave
School Set For August 18th

Registration at the V~ancleave
school for all grades will be held
Friday, August IL, V. B. Taylor,
principal. announced this week.
Assembly will be held prior to
the registration and pupils will
register in their respective classes.
Mr.. Taylor urged all prospective
students to be present.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-05
Dismiss
On
Shrimpers
Nine Accused Of
Possessing More
Thon Ten Pounds

Charges against nine fisher
men of having more than 10
pounds of shrimp in their posses
sion in violation of Seafood Com
mission elosed-season regulations
were dismissed Tuesday follow
their trial in Justice of the Peace
Kate Denny's court.
Seafood Commission regula-
tions prohibit the taking of more
than 10 pounds Of shrimp at n
time for bait, personal use or local
markets during the June 10
August Is closed season, and
additionally ban the use of travis
more than 16 feet in length.
Karl Wiesenburg. representing
tn shrimpers, argued that statua-
tory laws set by the legislature
do not limit the amount of shrimp
that can be taken during the
closed season for bait, personal
or home market use.
Cannot Change Law"
1T therefore stands to reason"
he said,' that the Seafood Com
mission has no authority to
change or 60 beyond the statua-
tory law. Only the legislature
can change its own laws"
Reece Bickerstaff, attorney for
the commission, argued that the
commission has been appointed
by the state to conserve vital re-
sources for fishermen.
IF the Seafood Commission
does not have the authority to
limit the catch of shrimp dur
ing the closed season as a com
servation measure. then there II
no sense in a closed season at
ALL" he said.
Mr.. Bickerstaff charged that a
great many shrimp are being
trueked away from this section
during the closed season. 1t is
the contention of the Seafood
Commission. he said, that excess
sive shrimping during the clos
ed season results in destruction
of large quantities OF. small
shrimp, leaving less and less ma
ture shrimp to be taken during
thesopen season.
In rebuttal Mr.. Wiesenburg
said that the statuatory laws are
made by elected representatives
of the people, and can only be
changed by those elected repre-
sentatives.
THE legislature in its adopted
laws plainly said that the fisher
man can take what the local
market "a absorb" he said.
Amounts taken in Pascagoula
are negligible to quantities being
caught on other sections of the
Coast.
Fishermen can continue to
catch shrimp according to statute
until the legislature changes the
law. he said.
Can Limit Travis
Mr.. Wiesenburg granted that
under the law the commission
has the right to limit the length
of travis.
This is an humble case" he
said, "but it involves important
issues. If the legislature passes
laws with which we disagree we
can protest with our vote. The
Seafood Commission is appointed
by the governor and is immune
from the people,.
Mr.. Bickerstaff pointed out that
communities are creatures of the
Continued on Page Four
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-05
BOXERS POPULAR

SANTA CLARA. cailf-(APl
Student bodies at Santa Clara.
and cross-town San Jose State,
have elected heavyweight boxers
as student body presidents. Pat
Walsh is president at Santa Clara
and Don Shaefer won the honor
at state.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-05
$500 More Voted
By Supervisors
For Pest Control

The board of supervisors at its
meeting Monday voted an add
tional $4,000 to continue opera
ton of the county fog machine
and pest control program for an
other two months. The action
followed the reading of a report
from DR.. Andrew Hedmeg, acting
county health officer. outlining
the operation of the program and
~stressing the importance of con-
tinuing II until cold weather.
The program was started on
May l and has been financed
since that time with a balance of
$t,414.90, which remained in the
fund set aside for rat control by
the supervisors in the budget
adopted last October. DR.. He'd
meg said.
at is our feeling that this has
been an extremely worthwhile
progrom for the citizens of this
county, primarily from the stand
point of pest control and second
arily as g health benefit" DR..
Hedmeg said. I'VE further esti-
mate that the program should be
carried on at least until Novem-
Der |. or until such time as cold
weather sets in and our insects
disappear.
Estimate OF Expense
The new county appropriation
for next years operation will be-
come available October /. DR..
Hedmeg said. With present funds
exhausted the $700 will be used
for operation during August and
September. Operation cost dur
ing the period will be as follows:
$470 salary for two men for the
two-month period; operating cost
of truck and cost of spray $500
monthly.
The insect control program is
being carried on with a Todd fog
ging machine mounted on a truck,
The machine lays down a fog of
oil and DOT which destroys mos
quitos and other insects. The
machine was purchased by the
board of supervisors at a cost of
81. ZOO.
In his report DR.. Hedmeg show
ed the cost of operation from
May | to August IL to be as fol-
lows; salaries, S145; truck ex-
pense, S423.83, equipment. S53.46.
Contributory costs of the pro-
gram We're reported as follows:
Continued on Page Four
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-05
Sports News

The lszs football schedule of
The Moss Point Tigers and the
Pascagoula Panthers : an
nouneed on Page /. Section z.
Both teams will have six home
games. four On the roa3. me
big game. when thew face each
other. will be Oct. Il.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-05

PASCAGOULA. Miss. = This
Gulf Coast town is going about,
as has previously been indicated
to grab the tuna canning industry
away from the West-a mighty
big order in any mans language.
And there are indications that
San Diego and other Pacific fish
canning centers are worried over
the possible success of this ven
ture. Had they been here to see
the things I saw in one hurried
day they would have found
further grounds for fear.
P~aseagoula is neither a one
man nor one-project town. It's
full of people who are full of
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-05

Meet your bus drivers Ut your
schools At the following timsss
Wsds-s q. m. Driver Ray
Cnmbssf.
Hurlsy--s .. m. Driver P. a.
Moak. Jr.
Orange Laks-eia0 q. m. Driv-
81 Leslie Clark.
Bayou casoifs and Csutisr-
$50 q. m. Driver Mrs. J. 5.
Taylor.
Escaiawpa-ss30 .. m. Driver
Wallace Garfield.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-05

EDITORS NOTE: This is the
second of two articles about the
Pascagoula. Moss Point area
published recently by the Mem
phis Commercial Appeaf.l
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-05
TIDE TABLE

mouth of Pascs soula Riverl
DAY HIGH LOW
Evening star., 1949-07-18

of severe frostbite. She treated
him at Casualty Hospital and at
his home.
Born in Canada in 1886, Mrs.
Moncure received her nurse train
ing at the Worcester State Hos
pital in Massachusetts. Practicing
there for several years, she came
here in 1914 to work for DR.. A. R.
Shands, whose Offices were at 9O1
Sixteenth street NV. She worked
for the physician for 10 years
before her marriage to Richard
T. Moncure, retired tobacco COM
pany representative. They moved
to Stafford County. Va. where
Mrs. Moncure was a county nurse.
On her husbands death in 1898,
she returned here and Joined the
staff at Emergency Hospital. She
founded the physiotherapy de-
partment that year and had
served as its head since.
Mrs. Moncure, who kept her
nome IN STAFFORD County but lived
at the Nurses Home at Emerg-
ency Hospital. was a member of
the Virginia. District and Massa-
,chusetts Nursing Associations.
Other affiliations included the
Soroptimist Club and the District
Chapter of the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
F. E. Dyer and Miss Cora Mac
Kenzie. and a brother, John H.
Mackenzie, all of Boston.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow at the Epiphany
Church, 1917 G street NV. Burial
will be at Old Aqua Church
Cemetery in Stafford County.
Evening star., 1949-07-18
Maurice McAu|iffe
Funeral Tomorrow

Funeral services for Maurice A.
McAuliffe, SO. lifelong resident of
Washington, will be held at 9 m.
tomorrow at St. Gabriel's Cath
olic Church. 26 Grant circle NV.
Prayers will be said before the
services at his home, 726 Rock
Creek Church road NV. Burial
will be IN Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
/ He died Saturday at his home
after an illness of four months.
In 1912 Mr.. McAuliffe retired
as a plate printer at the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing, a po-
sition he had held for 80 years.
He was a graduate of st. DOM
inic'S School and Gonzaga High
School. For many years he was a
member of the board of governors
of the Social Oyster Club.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Mabel K. McAuliffe: three daugh-
terS. Miss Margaret M. McAuliffe
and Miss Helen C. McAuliffe, both
of the Rock Creek Church road
address, and Mrs. john w. WASH
ington, Silver Spring, Md. In adj
dition he is survived by two sis
ters, Mrs. George M. Fuerst, Riv-
erdale, Md. Miss Marie M. Nc
Auliffe and a brother. Cornelius
McAuliffe, both of the Rock Creek
| Church road address.
Evening star., 1949-07-18
Rites for A.F. Whine,
Will Be Held TODAY
BY the Associoted Press

CLEVELAND, July 1S.-With
union officials serving as pail
bearers. A. F. Whitney, president
of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, will be buried today.
The family of the 76-year-old
labor leader who died Saturday
said hundreds of sympathy mes
\sages had been received. One,
from Vice President Barkley, said
in part:
He will "be remembered not
only as courageous labor leader,
but as great American"
Maj. James P. Holmes of the
Federal Mediation and Concilia-
ton Service wired The country
and all of us who knew and loved
him have suffered an irreparable
loss
Seven officials of the Brother
hood which Mr.. Whitney had
headed for 81 years were selected
as active ballbearers. They are:
U. D. Hartman, Richmond, ind,
general chairman, Pennsylvania
Railroad lines, West; Joseph P.
Cahill. Cleveland, vice president;
S. c. Lush. Cleveland, manager
of the legal aid department
Frank Aldrich, Atchison, Kans.,
general chairman. Missouri Pa
cific; Boyce Edison. Pittsburgh,
regional insurance supervisor:
Frank Goodman, Philadelphia,
field supervisor, and j. j. Hen
drick, Toronto, vice president
The list of honorary pallbearers
included Vice President Barkley,
John r. Steelman, assistant to
President Truman; Secretary of
Labor Tobin, Robert R. Young,
board chairman of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railroad, Philip
Murray, CIO president; William
Green, AFL president, and other
nationally known figures.
Evening star., 1949-07-18
Scotsman Who Talked
To Wolves Dies at IT
BY the Associated Pres,

PERTH. Scotland, July 18.-
The man who said he could talk
to wolves Is dead.
Announcement was made today
of the death in a nearby hospital
Friday of Douglas Stuart Spens
Steuart, II.
Mr.. Steuart, a fellow of the 70
illogical Society. became known as
the wolf man of the London Zoo
A tall Scotsman with beard
he said he could talk to wolves
and understand them. He tanned
them and owned four himself.
To me- he once said. wolves
are Just like human beings very
intelligent and lovable when you
get to know them
Evening star., 1949-07-18
Rites Held for {. ". Fague,
Accountant for Navy

Funeral services for Charles
Williams Fague. so, employe of
the Navy Regional Accounts Office
in the Arlington Navy Annex, were
to be held this afternoon at the
Presbyterian Church, Idylwood,
Va. Burial will be in New Gene
terry. Sterling. Va.
Mr.. Fague died of a heart at
tack Friday while at work in the
annex.
A lifelong resident of the Wash
ington area, MI. Fague was born
and educated here. At one time
he owned a cigar store in the
Bond Building and was manager
of the Columbia Bowling Alleys
at $50 Fourteenth street NV.
before joining the Navy Depart
ment five years ago.
Mr.. Fague, who lived in Dunn
Loring, Fairfax County, Va. is
survived by his widow. Mrs Alma
Beckman Fague: four daughters,
the Misses Hester E.. Mary June,
Charlene and Rebecca A. Fague
all of Dunn Loring; sister. Mrs.
Mary E. Ackman, and brother,
Ferguson Fague. both of 6316
Seventh street NV,
Evening star., 1949-07-18
Draths

TURNER. GEORGE. On Saturday, July
16, -Is4a. at the iesidence of his nephew,
J. William Watsonr3of I4O3 Kenilworth
ave .Bladansou!g. Md, GEORGE TURNER
SERVICES at Gascns Funeral Home. Hyatts,
Re andSd4y and t1iends Su1 nvtsd is
terment Glenwood Cemetery. IS
Won ALExICH. GEORGE On Friday
July 5. 1949, al the Westchester Apts.
GEORGE Won ALEXICH, beloved hus-
band of Ida Mare Won Alexich tnee Erie
beiss) and father of Mary Charlotte vor
Alexich Funeral from the Timothy Han.
Ion Funeral Home. 1881 Georgia ave. NV.
on Tuesday. July ~, at $50 am. High
requiem mass at the Annunciation Church
at an Interment Mount Olivet Gene
terry. Relatives and friends invited. Is
WILDING, MYRTLE CHARLOTTE. July
l6: 1949. 1T 4uO4 Ingraham ST, Hy&Ns.
vile. Nd, wife Of John F. Wiiding, mother
of John ?. Wildina, ir; Marguerite c
Trail. Services al Chambers Funera
Home, . s0I Cleveland ave, Riverdale
Md. on Tuesday, July l9. at 10 IN
Interment Congressional. Is
Evening star., 1949-07-18
Langley Base EmpIoye
Found Asphyxioted
By the Associofed Press

HAMPTON, Va. July 18.-
Charles C. Backus. 80. an employe
of the National Advisory Commit
tee for Aeronautics at Langley
Air Force Base. was asphyxiateG
last night in his apartment here
DR.. Paul j. Parker, Hampton
coroner. reported
DR.. Parker said it apparently
was a case of suicide. He pro-
nounced Mr.. Backus dead after
firemen had worked about an
hour in an effort to revive him.
The father of two children, Mr.
Backus was found in a gas-filled
downstairs apartment by Hamp-
ton flremen who were called by
neighbOrS.
Evening star., 1949-07-18
'18 Girls Die in Cuve-In
At Wedding in Africo
By the Associoted Press

LOURENCO MARQUES. Mo-
zambique,. July 1S.-An old we'll
collapsed during a gay wedding
party Saturday and at least 18
native girls perished. Several
others are missing.
Girls of the Catholic Mission
Michel Archangel, in the terri
tories of Native Chieftain Chibu-
totoine. were dancing around the
missions old we'll in celebration of
the scheduled wedding of one of
their number. Suddenly the well
caved in and buried many of the
girls, who were between 16 and 20
years of age.
After several hours of frantic
digging, IL bodies were recovered
and seven more were seen but an
other cave-in buried them again
Evening star., 1949-07-18

church organist and singer al
special meetings and services ir
many Washington churches dur
ing her lifetime. She also was a
landscape artist.
During her 25 years as min
iSter's wife she served as her hus-
bands secretary and was active in
various phases of church work.
Mr.. Riedel served in pastorates
in Pennsylvania, Maryland. Chi
cago and Washington. including
Calvary Baptist here. He also
served as pastor of the Maryland
Avenue Baptist Church in the
early 19Oos. About 1906 he was
superintendent of the Central
Union Mission here. He died in
1920.
Lived With Son.
For the last q years Mrs. Riedel
lived at 1112 East Capitol street
with her son, Richard Langham
Riedel, her only survivor. He has
been a press liaison man of the
Senate since 1918. For IL years
prior to living at the East Capitol
street address. Mrs Riedel lived on
the present site of the Supreme
Court Building.
She was born in Indiana
County, Pa.
Fond of travel and lover of
the outdoors, she accompanied her
son on automobile and trailer
trips totaling $4,000 miles through
46 states. Mexico, five provinces
of Canada and 20 National Parks.
She made her final trip last year
at the age of rs.
Member of OAR.
She was a member of the Co.
lumbia Chapter. Daughters of the
American Revolution, The Society
of Mayf1oWer Descendants, The
Columbia Historical Society, The
Christian Endeavor Alumni, The
Womens Christian Temperance
Union and Calvary Baptist
Church.
Funeral services will be held at
the Calvary Baptist Church
Eighth and H streets NV. The
Rev. DR.. Clarence Crawford. pas
tor, and the Rev. DR.. William s.
Abernathy. pastor emeritus. will
conduct the services. The date
has not yet been announced. Bu-
rial will be in Glenwood Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1949-07-18
DR.. 5taige B|ackford,
Professor Of Medicine
At Virginia u, Dies
By The Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, July
18.-Dr. Staige Davis Blackford
so, professor of medicine at the
University of Virginia Medical
School, died yesterday at Uni
versity Hospital following a heart
attack he suffered July 3.
DR.. Blackford also was head OF
the gastro-enterology division OF
the department of internal medi-
cine of the Medical School.
He had been visiting friends In
Lynchburg when he suffered the
attack.
DR.. Blackford was the organ
izer and medical director of the
Army's 9th Evacuation Hospital,
sponsored by the University of
Virginia. which was the first hos
pital ashore at Casablanca in
November, 1912.
He had recently returned from
"a visit to hospitals in Germany
and Austria as a consultant for
the Army
He was born December %. 1898,
at Alexandria. where his father
was headmaster of the Episcopal
High School for many years. His
mother was the former Eliza
Chew Amber of Winchester.
He received a bachelors degree
from the University of Virginia
in 1923 and the medical degree
in 1925.
DR.. Blackford was active in stu
dent affairs, tackle on the foot
ball team and captain in 1923
He also was president of the class
of 1925 and member of Delta
Kappa Epsilon. Alpha Omega
Alpha, the Raven Society, Eli
Banana, the Thirteen Club and
other societies.
He interned at Massachusetts,
General Hospital and came to the
university as student physician
and instructor in medicine in
1927.
He was the author of publica-
tions in the field of internal medi-
cine on variety of topics, espe-
cially tularemia.
During World War I he served
with the University of Virginia
section Of the Army Ambulance
Service and was decorated with
the Croix de Guerre.
For its treatment Of more than
$4,000 patients. including opera
tions on 10.400 battle casualties,
the 9Th Evacuation Hospital in
World War II was among the
first medical units of the 5th Army
to receive the plaque for meritori-
GUS service from Gen. Mark Clark.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow at the University ceme-
tery.