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Evening star., 1949-02-04
Won't Be Back Soon
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

bY The AsSoeIofed Press
HOLLYWOOD.
Montgomery Cliff still has no pic
ture plans. He's in Switzerland on
a vacation. He is reported mulling
"Loran Doone" for Edward Small
in England, but nothing has been
set. At any rate, Hollywood won't
be seeing him for some time.
Evening star., 1949-10-04

The department asked for three
sergeants and two corporals to
provide positions now being filled
by temporary corporals, and for
80 privateS to reimburse the force
for the services of 80 men now
assigned to license work.
Maj. Barrett requested addi-
tional funds to carry out a policy
of assigning the rank and pay of
captain to lieutenants command
ing the homicide. robbery general
assignment. special Investigations
and sex squads and the lieutenant
in charge of the pawn inspectors S
Office.
In addition. under the policy,
detective sergeants in charge of
the Automobile and Bicycle, Check
and Fraud and Narcotic Squads
and the administrative assistant
to the chief of detectives are &C
corded the rank and pay of 1ieu-
t--rcrt.
The request covered additional
compensation for so plainclothes-
men, who must furnish their own
clothing and, in number of cases,
use their own cars on department
business. 1t amounts to $163 for
each man.
An item of $2,6OO was asked for
additional pay for eight members
of the force now performing work
requiring greater knowledge and
ability than could ordinarily be
expected of their rank" They in
clude two radio servicemen, two
radio dispatchers. the officer in
charge of general files in the
Communications and Records Bu-
reau, a statiStician. the officer at
the central garage and the man in
charge of the police service shop.
The civilian workers were re-
quested mostly for record and sta
tistical work. The department
reported the demand for statistics
for crime studies and traffic con-
troll has become greater in the
past few years"
Site Under Study.
The District surveyor. Maj. Bar
Irett reported, is studying land
adjoining the old First Precinct.
which was located in the 400 block
of New Jersey avenue NV, with
a view to buying it as site for the
new Women's Bureau.
The present location OF the
bureau is in an old precinct station
house considered entirely un-
suitable" The building was de-
scribed as poorly arranged, a seri-
ous fire hazard and difficult to
clean and heat.
The request for the radio service
shop and storeroom contemplates
a two-story brick structure which
will provide space for three auto
mobiles on the ground floor and a
storeroom for parts on the second
floor.
The department asked 100000
for fiscal 1851 to complete the
!. projected conversion of the radio
system to frequency modulation
!; equipment.
Although details have not been
completed, it is contemplated the
Evening star., 1949-10-04

requested emergency van would be
equipped with weapons and teal
gas equipment, searchlights, pub
lie address system and other nec-
essary items. 1t would cost about
$4,000.
$4,000 for Laboratory.
The mobile identification labora-
tory, a panel truck which would
cost $4,000. could be driven di-
rectly to the scene of a crime OF
accident. 1t would be equipped
with cameras and developing
equipment, flngerprint equipment
foodlights and generator and
other things necessary for COM
pletion of an on-the-spot inves-
tigation.
The department wants 40 scout
cars. Is motorcycles, seven patrol
wagons and a crane for replace
ment purposes. It also is asking
six additional scout cars for as
signment in the buster precincts
| to avoid the necessity of with
drawing cars from outlying pre-
Evening star., 1949-10-04

cincts, for service in the downtown
area as has been necessary sew
eral times recently.
Four additional patrol wagons
are requested for use in the buster
precincts. There also is an item
OF $500 to buy large sedan for
Maj. Barrett.
Other requests for 1851 include
$4,000 for equiping the Police De-
partment gymnasium in the East
Administration Building. and
$1,000 to equip the police baseball
team.
The usual $4,000 is asked for
expenses connected with the pro-
lection of visiting dignitaries.
Evening star., 1949-10-04

Police might never have ap-
pretended him had not his wife,
June, 38, reported to them that
Harpold filched about $40 in cash
and stamps from the petty cash
box in her office of the Ex-Speed-
tie Service, 8O6 Seventeenth street
NV.
She said that not <even she
Evening star., 1949-10-04

knew of the theft until Harpold
later told her about it in their
home in the 1900 block of l. street
NV.
Harpold pleaded guilty before
Judge Thomas D. Quinn in
Municipal Court.
Evening star., 1949-10-04
Schools to Aid Farmers

To enable students to help grow
more food, the East Punjab, India,
will close all schools henceforth
during October. the harvesting
season.
Evening star., 1949-10-04
Futter Sheep Sought

To produce fatter sheep and
finer wool, New Zealand scien-
fists are watching the test-feedins
of small flocks of sheep on five
farms near Palmerston North, on
special strains of grasses.
Evening star., 1949-10-04
Man Gets 90 Days as Wife
Tesfifies He Stole From Firm

Because his wife took the stand
against him in a theft from her
employer, Frederick E. Harpold,
80, today was in Jail for 80 days.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Miss Joyce Porter
Becomes Bride Of
Marble TilleY June 3

On Friday, June 8, Miss Joyce
Porter, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Porter of Wade, became the
bride of Marble Tilley, son of
Mrs. Minnie Lee Tilley of Har-
lesion. The ceremony was held in
the evening at the home of the
officiating minister, the Rev. z.
w. Ulmer, pastor of the Hurley
Methodist church. The bride was
lovely in an aqua dress with
which she wore white accessories.
Her shoulder corsage was of
white carnations. Her only at
tendant, Miss Myrlene Cumbest.
wore navy crepe with matching
accessories. Hensil Kirkwood
served as best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilley are both
graduates of the Wade high
school where they were Homin-
ent in basketball and various
other activities.
After a short honeymoon down
the coast of Florida, the bride and
groom will reside in Harleston.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Mesdomes Colmer
And SeoY Entertoin
Twig And Sprig Club

| L|tUaLH
The June meeting of the Twig
and Sprig Garden club was held
at the home of Mrs. M. A. Col
mer on Columbus Drive at 3 p.
m. Tuesday.
A striking arrangement of ever
green's symbolizing the club name,
in combination with yellow and
white flowers formed a lovely
ornamentation on the front door
and other flowers were used in
the interior of the home.
Mrs. Harley Seay was co-host-
ess with Mrs. Colmer in enter
tanning the club.
In the absence of the president,
Mrs. John Hardy from the city
the meeting was directed by Mrs.
Henry Gautier.
Roll call was answered with
the names of flowers that bloom
in June after which Mrs. I. w.
Browder interestingly discussed
Planning a Garden and Mrs. E.
J. Smith gave tips on gardening
this month.
Light refreshments were served
after the program.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Wesleyan Guild
Marks Anniversary
AT Porty Tuesday

The fifth birthday of the Mary
Chappell unit of the Wesleyan
Guild of the Moss Point Metho-
dist church was observed by a
party in the new educational
building on Tuesday evening.
Daisies and gardenias were
used in graceful arrangements
and a decorated birthday cake
bearing five candles numbered
the years of the local guild.
Organized in 1914 with a men,
bership of six, it has grown TO
a membership of 20 at the present.
There were 10 members present
at the anniversary party,
Miss Ina Thompson entertained
the guests by telling fortunes
from the Good Fortune Birthday
book and after a pleasant social
hour, refreshments were served
by the hostesses, Mesdames
Woodrow Rogers and Albert
Lynd.
During a brief business session
years books we're distributed for
the coming year.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Vital Statistics

The following vital statistics
for Jackson county are compiled
from the report of Mrs. Thelma
Garrett, registrar, for June 6,
l949.
White births: William Shep-
herd and Velma Housley Havens,
boy; Toulmin Dolive and Pauline
Elizabeth Grierson Harris, girl,
Roy and Elise Turner Bishop
boy; Albert Floris and Francis
Alberta Harris Cunningham, girl.
Ernest Lawrence and Martha Der.
nice Johnson Golf, girl; Percy
MILFORD, Jr. and Rachel Louise
Dunn Lander, boy; Edward Lee
and Mary Lee Hillman Miles
boy; Shelton Lee and Mary Kath.
leen Ray Miller, girl; Jessie Eras
and Juanita Louise Cowart Powe
girl; Thomas jefferson and Kath.
arina Franka Bahr Poole, boy,
Alton Shannon and Betty Eliza
beth Sanders Renfroe, girl; Blu.
ford Rose and Katie Louise Rolls
Thompson, boy; Elmer James and
Annie Marie Taylor Yocum, boy
Colored births: Matthew and
Loretta Horne Woodson, boy,
Dan and Claudia Stanton Stalls
worth, girl; Elliott and Francis
Catherine King Lett, boy; Rein
ard and Vernestine Cook. Booth,
girl; Cleophus and Laura Shaw
Burney, girl; William and Katie
Mae Williams Harris, boy.
White deaths: Sylvester Au-
gusta Krebs; Preston L. Ken
nedy; Murdoch West David;
Laura Francesca Ho1lingsworth;
Barth Julian Larsen.
Colored deaths: ceiiie English.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10

Parking meters were first in
stalled in American cities in 1885,
when six municipalities put them
in.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Foggdrd-C umbest
Nuptiols Celebrated
In E~scdtdwpd

The Methodist parsonage in Es-
catawpa was the setting for a
quiet wedding when Miss Ruth
Mae Cumbest became the bride
of L. c. Faggard,. Jr., recently.
The single ring ceremony was
impressively conducted by the
Rev. James Williamson in TIL e
presence of relatives and friends.
The bride was beautifully attired
in a ose printed crepe dress with
which she wore white accessories
and a pink and white carnation
corsage. She was attended by
Mrs. Ralph Cumbest as matron
of honor. Arnie Waltman was the
groom's attendant.
The bride is the eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. @. c. Cum
best, and the groom is the O of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Faggard, all
of Wade.
The young couple ore now re-
siding in their new home recent
ly completed in Wade.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10

The copper mines Of Falun,
Sweden, have been worked since
the 18th century.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Miss Bessie Perry
Celebrates Birthday
Of KothY Crdwford

On Friday afternoon Miss Bes-
sic Perry assembled a group OF
children at her home on Column
bus Drive to help her celebrate
the third birthday of her great
niece, Kathy Crawford of Hunt
ington, w. Va, who with her
mother, Mrs. D. E. Crawford and
sister, Nancy r here on a visit.
A beautifully decorated birth
day cake was the center of at
tention. and each of the girls was
presented with a beautifully
dressed doll as a favor and a toy
was given each boy.
Ice cream and cake were served
by Miss Perry who was assisted
in caring for her guests by Mrs.
Crawford.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10

In the original draft of Henry
Nv, Falstaff was called OldcastIe
but Shakespeare changed it be-
cause of protests from the family
bearing that name.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10

1t is estimated that more than
$500 cities in the United States
have installed parking meters.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Visitors Attend
Meeting Of Arts
And Crafts Club

An all-day meeting of the rug
making class of the Arts and
Crafts club which was held We'd
nesday at the Community Acti-
vities building was OF unusual in
terest as there were a number Of
visitors from other cities present.
Among the special activities
were two dyeing demonstrations
for the benefit of visitors, and the
rugs shown at a recent exhibition
in Worcester, Mass, were on dis
play as were samples of the work
being done in a beginners class
in New Orleans under the in
struction of Mrs. A. w. Pinkston
Of the Pascagoula club. None
of these latter were completed
and will be finished when this
particular club resumes meetings
in the fall. Among the members
Of this class who we're present
we're Mesdames c. o. Hooper,
Fred Haeuser, j. p. Dean and
John Ross.
Other visitors were members OF
classes being taught by Mrs. T. d.
Holden, a graduate from the Pas
cagoula school, now living in
Poplarville. They were Mesdames
Edwin Lee, c. A. Underwood,
Roy Williams, A. Fl. knight and
N. S. Stevenson of the Poplar
vile and Pieayune classes.
A picnic lunch was served at
the noon hour after which the
class resumed work until 2 pm.
The teacher of the Pascagoula
class is Mrs. II. G.. Otis.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
CALVARY BIBLE SCHOOL

The vacation Bible school that
has been in progress at Calvary
Baptist church since May q was
closed with commencement ex-
ercises at the church Wednesday
at Ills.
During the sessions of tn
school, which have been daily
during weekdays, the attendance
at each one has averaged approx
imately 200.
The staff of teachers was re-
cruited from adult members OF
the church.
A happy ending of the classes
was a picnic at the church We'd
nesday at the noon hour.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
NEWS FROM :.
Gauiier

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Ray Hol-
loway and daughter, Lynda Rae.
of Hattiesburg spent the week
end with Mrs. Holloway's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Rouse.
Mrs. Holloway attended the Dav-
is-Tillman wedding at Vancleave
Others from Gautier attending
the ceremony were Mr.. and Mrs
Lee Rouse and children, MI and
Mrs. Vernon Rouse and son, Miss
Dolores Holmes, Mrs. Lillian
Cochran and Mr.. and Mrs. r. r
Gassaway and family.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
MORNING PARTY

The handsome new home OF
Mrs. Joe Ferrer, 14l5 Market
street, was the setting for a morn
ing party at which Mrs. Ferrer.
Mrs. H. P. Heidelberg and Mrs
D. v. Logan were hostesses hon.
oring Mrs. Heidelberg's sister-in-
law, Mrs. James Blackwell, who
is home on a visit.
Only the close friends of Mrs
Blackwell, who spent her girl
hood here, were included in the
guest list.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
B
SCHOOL

The vacation Bible school at
the First Presbyterian church Of
Pascagoula will not start until
June q when it will continue
through July l. Interesting plans
are being made for the school.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Bible School To Be
Held At Eustluwn
Baptist Mission

A daily Bible school will be
held at the Eastlawn Baptist Mis-
sion beginning on Monday MORN
ing, June 10, and continuing
through Friday, from $3.50 a. m.
until 1890.
All children from the ages of
four to Is r invited to attend.
Glasses in Bible study, stories
and handwork will be held and
refreshments will be served dur
ing the morning.
The Bible school will be held
under the supervision of DIR.
Charles L. Mckay. pastor of the
First Baptist church.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Natures Children
BY LiIIion Cox Athey

somersaults frequently. Lying on
his back, facing sun and sky, is not
to his liking. He soon turns over
and Scampers away.
During the day the toadlets
sprawl in the hot sun fast asleep.
They are difficult to see because
their upper color is so much like
that Of the gray sand. When about
a day old, If you took a toadlet and
stretched him from rim to rim on
silver dollar, his nose tip and
wee. spiny tail tip would just
make it.
When fully grown he will measure
~ inches, not counting the pointed
tail of ~ inches. His fiat body is
never more than IL inches wide.
His body color above is ashy-gray,
underneath pure white with smooth
scales. There are wavy black cross
bars on his back, and for identifica-
ton row of marginal, spiny scales.
Foes are few. Not many animals
are hungry enough to swallow the
horny fellow. The babies are not
so fortunate. Road runners feed
them to their own infants.
Cats sniff them, puppies love to
spank them. The toads are too
sluggish in cool weather to move.
But in hot weather they are as
swift as lightning,
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Goren on Bridqe By Charles II. Gore"

Idckllng the longest 6OlC Wnen
playing no-trump contract Is more
or less instructive with most bridge
players. While it Is true that when
all things are equal the longest
suit should be chosen for develop
ment, it must first be determined
that all things are equal. There
are many considerations in hand
which should cause declarer to vary
his tactics, and frequently the
longest suit must be summed for
the time being, until more urgent
work is attended to. Sometimes
the longest suit is avoided for fear
that one adversary rather than the
other will obtain the lead.
In today's hand South became
declarer at a contract of three no
trump on sound bidding sequence.
South had the option of opening
with one no-trump or one heart
and chose the latter. Most players
would prefer to bid one no-trump
on the hand, for which it contains
the exact minimum count of 16
points.
Had South opened with a no
trump, North's proper procedure
would have been to raise the no
trump with count of 8 points
rather than show the minor suit.
In response to the heart bid, how
ever, North properly made a simple
raise, inasmuch as he could not
afford to show the clubs first and
then raise the hearts as well. But
when South was not content to pass
after the single raise North was
quite justified in bidding three
clubs. This serves as warning to
partner that the hand was not good
enough to warrant showing the
clubs in the first instance and in
dicates a probable holding Of only
three hearts.
West opened the four of spades
and East's jack went to the queen.
Starting on his longest suit, de-
clarer took the club fpesse. When
this lost the spade suit was cleared,
and when West regained the lead
with the ace of hearts the contract
was defeated.
Declarer had lost the hand at the
second trick. A flve-card spade
suit was really the only thing de-
clarer had to fear. But If Vests
entry card is taken away from him
early his spades will not be
threat.
The king of clubs was no cause
for concern because, even if he held
it, it would not provide entry to
West. The heart should have been
led at once and Vests ace dis
Evening star., 1949-03-10

lodged. The spades will be con-
tinued and declarer holds up till
the third round. Now when the
club f1nesse loses East will not have
a spade to return and the rest is
smooth sailing.
copyright, 1949, by Charles H Goren)
Evening star., 1949-03-10
ARIZONA HORNED TOAD

HktkLol<A k1O1LNED 1OAD
OF all the desert babies, the Ari-
Zona toadlets are the most self
reliant. They are born at intervals
OF six minutes apart. There may
be a dozen or more. Each is in
cased in an overall coat of trans
parent membrane. Shortly after
birth the infant manages to poke
his nose through the celophane for
fresh air. Fifteen minutes later he
has managed to wriggle his robe
down over his hind legs and tail.
AS soon as he can adjust himself
to the air and sun he rushes over
the hot sands.
If his mother is at hand he
scrambles upon her back. I under
stand the youngsters are not in
vited to ride piggy-back, it's their
own idea. She shows no interest
In her offspring whatever. Their
presence tickles her skin and annoys
her.
Soon the babies are exploring the
sands. From birth they are aware
of the nourishment to be had by
consuming vast numbers of tiny
ants. Later juicy insects are added.
The youngster has a rubbery, ten
der skin covered with small rose
tinted Jumps. He is awkward and
loses his balance easily, turning
Evening star., 1949-03-10
T axe Ny Word for 1t
By Frank Colby

@. simply cannot convince my
boss that "in regards to" Is wrong
Please make him stop debating "in
regards to-" won't you?-Muriel.
A. Muriel's boss, stop debating
"in regards to-" The plural noun
regards means wishes or senti-
ments of esteem or affection" as:
My best regards to you and your
family. In business correspondence
it is correct to say in regard to,
or with regard to, or with respect
to-
In colloquial usage the words lot
and lots mean "a considerable de-
gree or number" 1t is a common
mistake to use lots as If it were
singular. Examples of the misuse:
"A lots of people were there; it Is
a lots warmer today; there is lots
of care on the street. Better say:
A lot of people were there; it is a
lot warmer today; there are lots of
cars on the street.
In serious writing or speech, these
forms are better: Many "a large
number of people were there; it is
much considerably warmer today;
many "a considerable number of
cars are on the street.
Another similar error, and one
that is widespread, is using the
word ways in a singular sense, as
He lives a long ways up the road;
it's long ways to Chicago" Such
usage is dialectal, say the authori-
ties. Do not pluralize way in speak
ing of distances. Better say: He
lives long way up the road; It is
a long way to Chicago"
Wrong-"These suits are offered
at a savings" The plural noun saw
ings means money saved from
time to time and kept unexpended."
Correct: These suits are offered at
a saving.
Note-"Piece" for way (distance)
is dialectal. Not, HE lives up the
road a piece; we went a far piece
Cor fur piece into the woods"
Better: He lives some distance up
the road; we went long way into
the wood.
@. We secretaries have a club
which meets once a month, and in
variably in our meetings or In our
minutes we speak of our employer
as our boss" None Of us like
the word, but we do not like the
word employer" either, for that
seems to mean the company we
work for rather than the man to
whom each is a secretary. We've
thought of chief" or supervisor"
but they do not appeal to us. Can
you give us a better word?-Mrs.
w. S.
A. Only one other word occurs to
me-dictator; but it has bad con-
notation. Boss Is now the almost
universal term. 1t is sanctioned In
American colloquial use: "One who
employe or superintends workmen;
a foreman or manager"
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Test Your Horse Sense ByD, w. Crane

Score one for each of the flrst five
problems The last counts five.
/. Approximately how many people
In America have money invested in
life insurance policies?
100000 100000
100000 100000
2. Which of the following Is not
an insect?
Spider Grasshopper Bee Ant
8. Which of the following foods is
very rich in vitamin C?
Butter Fish
Raw Cabbage Lean Meat
4. Which of these berries usually
grows highest from the ground?
Gooseberry Blueberry
Mulberry Strawberry
5. The term Ibid" should make
one think primarily of which game?
Chess Billiards
Horse Shoes Cards
Evening star., 1949-03-10

6. The five countries shown in the
left hand column below are subdi-
Yided for political purposes into
smaller administrative units, as
named in the right hand column.
Try to match them appropriately.
You deserve one point for each cor
rect judgment.
(a) Canada (v) Counties
(b) Switzerland (w) States
(c) U. S. A. (x)Provinces
I'd France (y) Departments
(e) Ireland CD Cantons
Score as follows: o., poor; 3-6,
average; 7-9, superior; 9-10, very
superior.
Answers to Horse Sense Quiz.
l. 67.0O0,00o. 2. Spider (ArschnidD.
ces6sss MnesrFy x S b Sa5Ss sStu.e
lsnd1canssns %; {c) m gpitee States ne Of
partments ". (e) Ireland-Counties w.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
18 Acres Of Apple Trees
At Lorton Cut Down

About 18 acres of apple trees on
the farm Of the Lorton Reforma-
tory have been removed, Donald
Clemmer, director of the Depart
ment of Corrections, announced
today. The land will be turned
into grass farming and vegetables.
The trees were about IS years
old, Mr.. Clemmer explained, and
the Department of Agriculture
had said they were in the frost
belt and would no longer produce
a good CROP
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Word Game
Find IS or more words in

Find 35 or more words IN
A M B U S C A d E,
meaning, "a body Of troops lying
in ambush" Average is 80; limit,
80 minutes.
Rules-1. Words must be Of four or more
letters. q Words which acquire four let.
ters by the addition Of s." , such as pats, ats,
of a word g used f. Proper rames are
not used. A list will be published to-
morrow.