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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
PHI. Fields TO
Head Hunting,
Fishing Club

At a meeting of the Jackson
County Hunting and Fishing as
sociation on last Friday evening,
p. II. (Bud) Fields was elected
president of the organization. He
will succeed A. M. tBud) Pelham
who has served as the president
of the club since the organization
about two years ago.
Also elected to office were the
following A. G. (Yank) Shampine,
vice president: NJ. c. Everett, Sec
rotary, and Jack Blizzard, treas
urer.
This association has grown
through the efforts of its officers
and committees from about 40
members in 1947 to 1870 members
at the beginning of ie49.
II is the hope of the association
members that the club will con-
tinue to grow and through their
combined efforts the club can ac-
complish many things toward the
protection of our game and fish
that will not only be beneficial
to the present generation but to
the generations yet to come.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
Hundreds of Blooms Shown In Spring
Flower Show; Winners Announced

Mesdames Ivan L. Murray, o.
V. Streed and ?. A. Thompson,
tied as sweepstakes winners at
the flower show given by the
Pascagoula Garden club at the
Garden Center on Saturday aft
ernoon.
Each was awarded a tri-colored
ribbon, which designated a sweep
stakes winner. Marie Gulley was
the sweepstakes winner in the
junior division with four blue
ribbons.
More than a hundred exhibits
were arranged on long tables
around three sides of the Garden
Center with a long table in the
center. The hundreds of blooms
were a riot of color with ar
rangements of both mixed flow
ers and specimen blooms.
Blue. red and white ribbons
were awarded for first, second
and third places respectively in
the following classificstions: lilies.
Easter El.es-N.ts =. y. Cray,
blue. Mrs.. J. y. cstsen. red. day
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
Federal Order
Lifts Control On
Rental Units

Acting on recommendation of
the Harrison-Jackson County
rent advisory board, Tighe E.
Woods, federal housing expediter
Saturday lifted rent controls from
all Jackson county with the ex-
ception of Ocean Springs.
The recommendation was made
after members of the board said
it was ascertained that there is a
surplus of houses in every rent
level in the Pascagoula area.
Ocean Springs was excluded be-
cause of its nearness to Keesler
Field.
Controls lifted by the housing
expediter can be replaced should
the housing condition grow acute
where by ceilings abolished by
state IT city government order
cannot be reestablished.
Hugh Cobb and w. ]. Gran
perry, PaScagoula, members OF
the board, expressed the opinion
that there would be little or no
change in rents in this area with
the lifting of controls.
The board at a meeting in Gulf
port April 26 recommended that
controls be retained on the ma
ior portion of Harrison county, in
addition to Ocean Springs. but
that ceilings be done way with in
Pass Christian. After investigation
the board said the supply of hous-
ing units in Ocean Springs, BIZ
loxi, Gulfport and Long Beach
and surrounding territories is not
adequate.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
Postmaster Worms
Chain Letters
Received Locally

Chain letters, supposed to
bring good luck to the sender
and disaster to the recipient if
he does not follow through with
the chain, are beginning to ap-
pear in the mails in Pasca-
goula, Postmaster Arthur v.
Smith said.
The letters are signed with
thirteen names, the sender hav-
ing added his to the bottom of
the list when he remails the
letter, after first removing the
top name.
The text of the letter states
that the message of good luck
originated with a French mill
tary officer, and has the APP
proval Of a press association.
The instructions are to copy the
letter and mail to twelve per-
sons within seventy-two hours
or bad luck will come.
Persons receiving such letters
are requested to hand them in
to postmasters for disposal as
unavailable matter.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
DOT Fogging For
Insect Control Not
Hormful To Life

A routine DOT Jogging pro-
gram which will be begun by the
Jackson County Health Depart
ment next week will continue
through the fly and mosquito
breeding month, DR.. Andrew He'd
meg, department director, an
nounced.
DOT is harmless to life although
it serves as a good insecticide and
there is no reason to fear toxic
reactions from it, he explained.
This compound has been studied
extensively from the standpoint
of harmfulness, he said, and has
been shown to be n%on-toxic to
human and animal life, plants
and shrubbery in the concentra-
ton used for Jogging.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
Bonds For City
Swimming Pool
Sold Tuesday

M. A. Sanders & CO., of Mem
phis were low bidders on 10000
in city bonds, it was announced
following the opening of sealed
bids Tuesday morning at city
hall. The Memphis firm was
awarded the issue when they of
fered to purchase them at an in
terest rate of two and one-half
per cent.
Proceeds of the issue will be
used to construct a 120-foot
swimming pool at the Market
street recreation center to round
out facilities there and make it
one of the most modern recrea-
ton centers in the state.
Plans call for the 120-foot pool
to be 40 feet in width, with a
wading pool for children at one
end, and the pool to be surround
ed with a 12-foot concrete walk.
Sand pits for children and other
playground equipment will also
be installed adjacent to the pool
The pool will be connected with
dressing rooms and showers in
the recreation building with cat
walks. 1t is hoped that it will be
ready for use by late summer.
Other bidders of the $4,000
bond issue Tuesday were White
Halter g. Sanford of New Or
leans; Max T. Allen of .Hazelhursi
and the First National Bank Of
Memphis.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29

lilies-Mrs. P. A. Thompson. blue,
Mrs. E. j. Jane, ST., red, Mrs. l.
L. Murray, white; best collection
of day lilies-Mrs. p. A. Thomp-
son, blue, Mrs. R. E. Gulley, red,
Mrs. P, A. Thompson, white.
Gala lilies-Mrs. o. v. Streed,
blue: amaryllis. Mrs. E. j. Muir
ray, blue, Mrs. c. W. Smith, red
and Mrs. T. J. Castanera. white;
best collection of amaryllis-Mrs.
Arthur Allen, ST., blue.
Iris-Mrs. I. L. Murray, blue.
Mrs. Ed White, red and Mrs.
T. r. Swartout white; gladioli
Mrs p. A. Thompson. blue,
Mrs. j. E. Virgins. red; wild va
riety of gladioli-Mrs. l. L. Muir
ray, blue, Mrs. T. J. Castanera,
red.
Sweet peas-Best bowl, one
color: Mrs. r. H. Terreson, blue
and red; best bowl mixed: Mrs.
Denva Irving. blue. Mrs. ]. N.
Carson, red, Mrs. Joe Leather
bury. white; garden flowers:
Continued o. Page y
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
Local Band Wins
Three Superior
Contest Ratings

The Pascagoula high school
band, under the direction of G..
F. "Pat" Rooney, climaxed the
most successful year since its or
%ganization in 1886 by winning
superior rating in all three divi-
sions of band competition -
marching, concert and sight read
ing-at the state band contest
held in Jackson last weekend.
In addition to the honors at
tanned by the band, Jessie Ellen
Krebs received a superior rating
for handling the band for march
maneuvers. Other individuals
winning superior rank in solos
and ensembles were: piccolo, Jes-
sic Ellen Krebs; baritone horn,
Edward McRae: French horn,
Joan Krebs; sousaphone, Robert
Furry; clarinet quartet, Billy
Strain, Cora Nell Krebs, Bessie
Evans and Carolyn Sparkman;
flute quartet, Jessie Ellen Krebs,
Mary Ann Krebs, Dorothy SIM
mons and Dorothy Jones; saxo-
phone sextet, Cora Nell Krebs,
Catherine Lockard, Valena War
bington, Gwen Clark, Toxic Cal
houn and Margie Grant; brass
sextet. Mona Hebert, Charlie
Branch, James Thiesen, Elma
Ruth Sparkman, Joan Krebs and
Robert Furry.
The band is composed of "a
students, eleven of whom are
from the Junior high school.
In describing conditions Of be-
slowing a superior rating, the Ma
tional Handbook reads: "The best
conceivable performance for the
event and the class of partici-
pants being judged; worthy of the
distinction of being recognized
as first place winner.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
Proposed Dates
For Hunt Season
Are Announced

The proposed dates for the OPP
ening and closing of the 1949-
1850 hunting season for Jackson
county were formulated at a
meeting held on Monday, April
Is, at the Agriculture building.
A committee, which was ap-
pointed by the Jackson County
Hunting and Fishing association
to attend the meeting of the State
Game and Fish Commission on
May 4 at Jackson, met to draw
up the proposed dates for the
opening and closing of the season.
The suggested schedule is as
follows: squirrels from November
1. l949 to January 1, 1850; turkeys
from November %, 1949 to No
vember 81, 1949; turkeys
from December a, 1949 to De-
cember 20, 1919; deer the same as
the 1~948-l949 season; quail, the
same as the 194S-1e49 season;
doves from December 10, 1949 to
February 1, 1850; ducks, the same
IS TIE Louisiana and alabama
season.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
Plan Bedding Of
100000 Barrels
OF Seed Oysters

Approximately 100, 900 barrels
of seed oysters will be planted
along the coast, according to an
announcement following the
meeting of the Mississippi Sea
Food Commission and its advis-
DRY committee Tuesday
The majority of the oysters viii
be taken from the state reef off
Pass Christian and other reefs
where they are too thick and
bedded in the best growing bot
toms along the coast. These loca-
tons will be designated by a
special committee appointed to
investigate the sites. Members
are Walter Mcvey, Pascagoula;
Leo Allen, Biloxi; and Godfrey
Smith, Pass Christian.
Plans are to start within the
next week and a contract will be
made with fishermen to dredge
the oysters and re-bed them on
chosen locations at a meeting of
the commission Monday at what
is expected to be about 40 cents
a barrel, members of the COM
mission and committee said.
1t is hoped to develop longing
reefs where tongers can operate
the year round as well as dredg-
ing locations, it was stated.
This Is being done as a part of
the commissions expansion pro-
gram in. connection with the oys-
ter industry and although it is
expected to establish the new
reefs off of each of the three
coast counties locations will be
chosen with attention to the best
possible bedding bottoms rather
than to county lines.
BY law all commercial oyster
dredging and longing will stop in
Mississippi April 80. During the
past year $4,000 barrels were TAX
en- from state reefs of which 1000
barrels were sold as raw stock.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
Baptist Revived
To Be Conducted
By New Pastor

The beginning of the pastorate
of the Rev. Charles L. Mckay at
the First Baptist Church of Pas
cagoula will be marked by a re-
vival which will open Sunday and
continue through May 8. A spe-
cial feature of the series of serv-
ices will be the music direction Of
Ralph Young who has been a resi-
dent of Pascagoula for the past
ten years during which time he
was active in church work and
music.
Services will b conducted by
DR.. Mckay, who came to- this
church from the Toulminville
Baptist church last week, each
night at. 7:30. There will be no
morning services but instead that
time will be taken up with a visi-
tation program, he explained.
MI. Young, the son of Mrs. w.
G.. Hare, Old Mobile Road, is the
former music and educational di-
rector of the Escatawpa Baptist
church. Following that he was
associate pastor and educational
director at DeQuincy, La, until
about four weeks ago when he
entered the evangelistic field as
a singer. Mr.. Young will arrive
| Monday for the revival.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
Music Festival
AT Dedication Of
War Memorial

The fifth annual musical fes-
tival Of the Pascagoula Public
school system will be presented
in the War Memorial stadium on
Tuesday evening, May 10, start
ing at 800 p. m.
The program this year is of
particular interest because II will
be combined with the dedication
Of the War Memorial stadium and
will feature a nationally known
military figure as the dedicatory
speaker.
Due TO the special nature of
the event the music TO be pre-
scented by Approximately 800 pub
lie school students will be largely
of q patriotic nature. The group
will be composed OF public school
music students from the four ele-
mentary schools, glee clubs from
the junior and senior high schools.
and the Junior and senior high
bands, A total Of approximately
$50 students viii participate in
the festival.
This program win climax the
highly successful year Of music
in the Pascagoula school system
and II Is expected to draw in the
heighborhood OF 5000 spectators.
The attendance in previous years
has always run we'll above 5000
and with the adequate seating ia
ciIities available at the new War
Memorial Stadium, the crowd
this year is expected to reach a
new high.
Parents of all Pascagoula war
dead are invited to be special
guests Of honor on this occasion.
Those who will be available to
attend the opening of this struc-
ture dedicated to the memory of
their sons are requested to call
the Superintendent Of Schools
office, phone 1850. Special ar
rangements are being made for
the participation of these parents
in the program. Mr.. Wells said.
There viii be no admission
charge.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
Revived Services
To Be Held At
First Methods

A revival beginning on Thurs
day. May 5, will be held at the
First Methodist church. the Rev.
Harlan Hilbun, pastor of the
church announced.
The Rev. A. F. Gallman, pas
tor Of the Broad Street Method
list church Of Hattiesburg, will
conduct the series Of services
which will continue through Sat
urday, May Ia.
Mr.. Gallman who is serving his
fifth year rs pastor of the Hat
tiesburg church has an especial
appeal for youth. He Is consid-
cred modern In his thinking, yet
we'll grounded in sound doctrine.
The Rev. M. L. Wells, pastor
of the East End Methodist church
of Meridian. win assist with the
special music. In addition to be-
ing the president of the board
of Evangelism OF the Mississippi
Methodist church he is nationally
known as a soloist and song
leader.
The hours for the weekday
services will be 10 a. m. and 1880
.. m. according to an announce
ment. Sundays services will be
at 1880 a. m. and 1880 p. m.
The end of this revival will be
marked by a Coastwide Youth
rally on the evening of May IA.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
La Guardia To =
Sail From ingalls,
Yard Tuesday

The S. S. La Guardia which has
been under conversion into a pas
senger liner at the ingalls, Ship
yard for the past several months
is scheduled to sail from Pasca-
goula Tuesday, May 3, The ship
will go into dry dock in Mobile
and will be delivered to the
American Export Line on May
9, according to schedule.
The La Guardia is scheduled to
sail from New York for the Med
iterranean on her maiden voyage
May q and reports are that she
is booked solid for her first two
trips, according to James r, Mo-
ran, public and labor relations
director at the yard.
When work is completed on
the La Guardia ii will not be
possible to utilize all the men
employed on that ship immedi-
ately and there will be extensive
layoffs, w. r. Guest, executive
vice president. said.
The La Guardia, named for the
late mayor of New York, was be-
fore her conversion the Richard
son, troopship which saw serv-
ice in World War II. The 1871
gross ton vessel will be the third
largest liner flying the American
flag in transatlantic service.
Conversion of the troopship into
the luxurious 500 passenger liner
was done at a cost of approx
mately $5,000,000
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
Cancer Drive To
Be Extended For
Additional Week

The campaign being conducted
in jackson county by the Ameri-
can Cancer Society for funds to
fight cancer through treatment,
education and research will be
extended for one more week or
through Saturday, May z, A. m.
Hardy. county chairman an
nounced this week.
This was made necessary by
the fact that the campaign was
delayed IL days at the beginning
due to a conflict with a previous
campaign Of another organization
which was not completed until
April IL, he said.
1t was pointed out to business
men. professional men and en-
ployees that 1t is a physical inn
possibility to contact all who
would like TO contribute for the
reason that the ANGER society has
no paid personnel and all the
work Of the campaign is being
done in this county by business
men who have a limited time to
Spare.
Therefore it is necessary that
every citizen be an active worker
in the Cancer Society and do his
best TO see that Jackson county
takes care of those who are in
need of aid.
Mr.. Hardy stated that this will
be his last appeal to the public
for assistance in this campaign.
He explained that there will be
no house-to-house canvass this
year and those persons in the
residential area not otherwise
reached are requested through
this medium to make any con-
tribution possible.
Checks should be sent to the
Jackson County Cancer Society
Pascagoula. Miss, and every cit
izen is urged to do everything
possible to help in this fight
against cancer.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
Moss Point Band
Rated Superior
In Sight Reading

A rating of superior and two
excellent ratings were received
by the Moss Point high school
band at the contests held in Jack
con last week.
On sight reading, which might
be called a test of the students
musical ability and education, the
band received a rating of supe-
rior. On Saturday morning the
band received a rating of excel
lent on The numbers played in
concert. Marion Hall, the student
conductor, was awarded a supe-
rior.
In the field maneuvers tn e
band again received an excellent
rating and the drum majorette,
Ruth Elder, was classed as excel
lent. The Moss Point high was
one of ten bands to march in the
! street parade on Friday after
noon.
Members of the band who made
the trip by bus, the school bus
and one chartered bus, we're ac-
companied by Mrs. l.. X. Nc
Intosh and Mrs. c. B. Armistad,
and James R. Bishop, band di-
rector.
AT the contest held in Biloxi
early in April for ~soloists, and
ensembles the band students re-
ceived six superior ratings and
three excellent ratings.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
Open Bids May IL
For Construction
Of Perk Stadium

Sealed bids for the construc-
ton of a concrete stadium to
seat $500 persons at Perkinston
Junior college will be opened at
10 a. m. May 18th at Perkinston,
Miss, by the board of trustees of
the institution. it was announced
this week by John T. Collins &
Associates, architects for the new
structure.
Bids will also be opened at the
same time for the grading and
lighting and fencing of the field.
Plans are available at the archi-
tects' office at Biloxi.
Funds for the stadium are be-
ing provided by Jackson, George,
Harrison and Stone counties, with
Jackson county's share of the
cost being $4,000.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
County Fair For
March To School
Fund Is Planned

A country fair will be staged
at the Beach Park Saturday, May
IA. to replenish the March to
School fund depleted during the
past several months by aid to
needy children throughout the
county, Miss Margaret Burnsed.
president of the Young Women's
Business club which administered
the fund, announced this week.
Organizations and civic groups
will be requested to cooperate in
making the fair. a success with
all proceeds to go toward fur
nishing clothing for needy chill
dren. Already some of the larger
organizations have indicated their
intention of taking part by OPP
Grating various concessions and
entertainment features, Miss
Burnsed said.
There will be games, a cake
walk and food sold as we'll as
concessions with every effort
made to appeal to both adults
and children.
Miss Ellen Daggett was ap-
pointed chairman of the finance
committee in connection with the
fair and members of her COM
mittee are Misses Frances War
den, Adeline Daggett. Barbara
Renfroe, Rita Nielsen and Mrs.
Manuella Taylor.
During the past school year the
children clothed with funds and
clothing donated totaled 100 and
approximately $500 in cash was
spent in this work, Miss Burnsed
reported.
The March to School fund grew
out of a letter written The Chron-
icle Star and Advertiser by Mrs.
Richard M. Mahaffey deploring
the fact that children were actu-
ally out of school because of in
sufficient clothing and the relief
movement was adopted by the
YWBC as its principal project and
was backed by the Chronicle
Star and Advertiser.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29

A CHECK FOR $4,000 HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE
County Board of Supervisors as the Elks' share of the cost of a
proposed 100000 pediatric wing for the Jackson County hos
ptal. A photostaiic copy of the check is reproduced above and
is signed by J. Guy Krebss chairman of the Crippled Children's
COMMITTEES. w. A. Moncrief and Tom Sudduth. two of the mem
bers of the committee. The supervisors voted in February TO
supply the remainder of the countv's share in the amount of
SlS40o. The financing of the wing will be completed by a
state and federal grant of s7s.soo of which $4,000 represents
federal funds and the remaining S396o0 a grant from the
state hospital commission. On completion. the ls-bed wing.
which will be equipped for the treatment of child diseases and
used as an isolation ward for infantle paralysis. will be the
only facility of its kind in the state.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29

and other members of the faculty
were Frank johnson, Betty Lou
Thomas, John Wilkerson, Mary
Jane Delmas, Herman Graef, Ann
Mcbride, Margie Moore, June
Knight and Ivone Ladnier, Ii
brarian. Janelle Mays taught the
student drivers.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
GOLD STAR MOTHERS

The Gold Star mothers of Jack
son county will be the honor
guests of the American Legion
Auxiliary at their meeting on
Monday, May 2. at 8 p. m. at the
American Legion home. A special
program is being planned in ad-
dition to the regular meeting.
Those who can attend are asked
to contact Miss Amelia Pickett
or Mrs. Joe Mason.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29

The first use of glass in win
dows is believed to have taken
place. about the beginning of the
Christian era.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29

The Pacific is the largest I'll
million square miles, and deepest
G2s4o teet to- an AVERAGE Of
the five oceans.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29

The United States has some 40
million sutomotlve vehicles n
operation
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29

There are about 18,0e0,0 900
washing machines in this coun-
try.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29

Filbert is another nsme for the
hazelnut.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29

Tstoo marks car b removed
only by removing the skin stse1.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-12-23
BIRDS AND PETS

4 PUPPIES-Available for Christ
mas presents--no charge. Floyd's
Cabins, Phone COL. "a 1t p 1928