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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1949-04-16
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10

tend the meeting Saturday.
the membership as a whole to be
present at the recruiters meet
ing Ben Goodwin. chairman
of the publicity committee. said.
The more recruiters we have the
easier it will be to obtain the re-
quired number of blood donors"
The mobile blood bank unit of
the American Red Cross is sched-
uled to be in Pascagoula on Sat
urday, June Is, according to the
latest announcement. The mobile
unit from Mobile will be at the
First Methodist church from $50
a m. to 4 p. m. on this day for
the local blood bank. George NJ.
Noe, chairman of the Lions club
committee, stated.
Donors r being solicited and
will be given a definite appoint
Continued on Page -
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
More Than 800
Pay $8O.OOOIni
Pascapori Coop

More than 800 persons have
paid a total Of $780, 600 into Pasca-
port Homes Cooperative toward
the purchase of the 700 perma-
nent Navy houses in the East
lawn project, incorporators of the
organization announced this week.
This sum represents the $40 re-
quired as a membership fee in
the cooperative and the $3.50 pay
ments by individuals toward the
purchase of one of the homes.
Occupants of the Eastlawn
homes have until June Is to pay
the money which will give them
priority on the homes they occu-
by. After this date residents of o
duplex who will have to move
will have their choice of q house,
The next Is days will give vet
eran occupants of EastlaWn
homes a chance 10 indicate their
preference and from July is To
80 non-veteran occupants who
do not want the house they oc-
cupy may take their choice of
unspcken for houses. Beginning
August I the homes will be open
for purchase by veterans and nom
veterans not living in the pro-
ject.
In the opinion of the incorpora-
tors, the majority of houses will
be spoken for by early August.
A city order Tuesday recon-
stituted the city disposition com
mittee to discuss disposal of these
houses with government repre-
sentatives who are expected TO
arrive here this week. Members
of the committee are w. r. Guest,
Sr., Ben Briggs, Tom Thornhill,
Floyd Daniels. DR.. S. B. Nell
vain, Easton King and E. II.
Bacot.
The cooperative was formed for
the purpose OF purchasing the
Navy units for resale on a non
profit basis. II was hoped by do
Ing this 10 make the homes avail
able to would-be purchasers at a
reduced price.
Incorporators are Karl Wiesen-
burg, j. T. Hill, Louis Frederic,
o. l.. Mcleod and w. r. Guest,
Jr,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Mrs. w. r. Kell
Passes Away AT
Home Wednesday

Mrs. William Richard Kell, wife
of one of Jackson county's old
est and most distinguished ply
siN'ans. died Wednesday after
noon at the family residence, 407
North Pascagoula street. She had
been i'll for the past few weeks.
The former Miss Elizabeth
Blake, she was the daughter of
Andrew Edward and Fannie
Hampstead Blake of Moss Point
and a native and lifelong resident
of Moss Point and Pascagoula.
Her father was from Inverness,
Scotland, and her mother a men,
Der of a Moss Point family.
She and DR.. Kell were married
November %, 1892, at the First
Baptist church in Scranton, which
later became Pascagoula, and it
was in Pascagoula that DR.. and
Mrs. Kell reared their family,
members of which are prominent
in civic, educational, church and
social circles.
Mrs. Kell was a graduate of
Stone ollege in Shuqualak, Miss.
During her younger years, Mrs.
Kell was a member of a number
of organizations but for the past
few years she had concentrated
her interest on church affairs.
She was a member Of the First
Presbyterian church and an ar
dent church worker all her life.
Affectionately known as Miss
Betty" by countless old and
young who loved her. Mrs. Kell
was noted for her gardening, her
cooking and her beautiful hand
work.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Thursday at $3.50 p. m. at the
residence and at 4 p. m. at the
Presbyterian church by the Rev.
Arthur M. Schneider, pastor. In
terment was in Machpelah
cemetery.
Active pail bearers were James
|. Ford, Robert Farnsworth, Har-
old Gautier, Harry Hull, George
Lewis, T. T. Justice, Roy Wing
field and A. M. Hardy. Honor
airy pail bearers were DR.. j. N.
Lockard. DR.. w. ]. Weatherford,
DR.. Edgar HUI! and Henry Rourke.
She is survived by her hus-
band; eve daughters, Mrs
Frances Kell Munson, Clinton. La,
Mrs. Eunice Simmons and Misses
Kathleen, Betty and Johnsie Kel.
of Pascagoula, Mrs. Nell Willard,
West Point, and Mrs. Anne Tins
ley. Flagstaff, Ariz.; two sons.
Thomas B. Kell, Pascagoula and
Robert E. Kell, Bristol, Va: is
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
lntY Welfare
Board Is Named
By Supervisors

Members of the Jackson Coun-
~ Welfare Board We're appointed
for a four-year term beginning
July 1st at a meeting of the
board of supervisors Tuesday at
the court house in Pascagoula.
Members of the board will be
as follows:
G., M. Hamilton, Beat One; Otis
Tootle. Beat Two; Arthur Allen,
Sr., Beat Three; Ellis Handy
Beat -Four and K. H. Ware, Beat
Five. All members appointed are
presently serving on the board
with the exception of Mr.. Tootle
who is a new appointee in Beat
Two.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Dr.. James Silver
To Speak AT
YMBC Dinner

DR., James w. Silver, head OF
the history department of the Uni
versity of Mississippi. will be the
featured speaker at the 14th an
nual business mems dinner on
Monday, June 18th. when the
Young Mems Business Club en-
tertains the business leaders OF
the community.
The dinner will be held at 1880
p. m. in the cafeteria of the Moss
Point high school and will be
served by the Woman's club.
This custom of honoring the
business men of Moss Point and
the surrounding area was estao-
lished by the YMBC and each
year the business men are guests
of the club at an informal dinner
when an outstanding speaker dis
cusse timely affairs.
DR.. Silver is well known and
recognized as an excellent speak
er throughout the South where
he has appeared on numerous
programs. He is also the author
of several historical books.
At the meeting of the YMBC
on Monday evening committee
were appointed who are to con-
tact the business leaders person.
ally to deliver invitations to the
guests.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Plans Are In Readiness For Visit
OF Mobile Blood Bank Unit June 1S

A called meeting for Saturday
at 10 a. m. of all volunteer re-
CRITTERS to obtain $50 donors will
set into motion the local blood
program in Jackson County,
George w. Noe, chairman of the
Lions club committee which is
sponsoring the program. an
nounced. The meeting will be
in the substory of the First Meth
odist church in Pascagoula.
At this time pledge cards will
be issued to the recruiters and
instructions given. Gus Burleson
of the American Red Cross. re-
gional director of the blood pro-
gram, met with the leaders of the
local program and outlined the
procedure for the workers.
Civic and fraternal organiza-
tons have offered TO serve as re-
eruiters and are requested to at
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10

blood which as a result is not
oxygenized.
The trip to Baltimore and the
operation and resultant hospital
ization are all being financed by
donations of Jackson Countians
who dug into their pockets to give
a little boy a chance for life "a
normal life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald, Doug
and his six-year-old sister, Joyce,
made the trip in their trailer to
the hospital where previously
Doug's condition had been dag
nosed and an operation recon-
mended. But the doctors pre-
ferred Doug to be a little older
than he was at that time and in
the meantime unemployment and
financial reverses beset the fam
lily who lived at Delmas Trailer
Court. 355 Canty street, and when
the time came there was not
money for the trip nor the oper-
alton.
Donations Pour In
When their plight became
known, however, donations be-
gan to pour in and in less than a
week 1897 had been given. This
money was placed in a special
fund and three trustees were ap-
pointed for its administration.
The money that remains will be
Continued on Page u
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Oil Tanker Will
Be Launched AT
ingalls, Tuesday

The S. S. Raban, 402-foot oiler
tanker being built at the Ingalls,
Shipyard for the Texas Company,
will take to the waters of the
Pascagoula river at HAS a. m.
Tuesday when the first oil tank
er ever built at the yard is for
mally launched.
Mrs. Ethel D. Breeding of Hous-
ton, Tex, wife of E. c. Breeding,
comptroller of the Texas company,
will break the traditional bottle
of champagne across the bow of
the vessel as the official sponsor.
A large list of out-of-town
guests, including those numbered
in the sponsors launching party,
will attend the ceremonies and a
luncheon afterwards at the Long
fellow House.
Following the launching the
vessel will be lowed to a wet
dock at the ingalls, yard where
Ilnal out1lttlng VIII be completed.
She is scheduled for completion
and delivery some time late in
July.
The vessel is of 10,500 tons dis
placement. 1900 deadweight tons
with a 61-foot, six-inch beam.
Her engines will develop 5000
horsepower, and she has twin
screws and twin rudders. She
is designed for a speed of IL knots
and will be manned by a crew of
"a officers and men.
She will have a carrying capac-
ity of 61,620 barrels of crude oil,
which is roughly equivalent to a
freight train of tank cars two
miles long.
Her home port will be Maracai-
DO, Venezuela.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Operate On Blue Baby" At Hopkins;
Condition Reported As Satisfactory

Douglas Mcdonald isn't a blue
baby any longer.
First a telegram and then a let
ter brought the news to generous
Jackson CountianS who came to
the financial aid of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mcdonald.
that the operation was performed
successfully Friday at Johns Hop
kins hospital in Baltimore, Md,
and four-year-old Doug is max
ing favorable progress"
Only a few days after the fam
lily arrived in Baltimore in their
trailer, the little boy was admit
ted to the hospital and because of
unusual circumstances the opera
ton was performed the next day.
Due to the seriousness of the
operation and the Importance of
keeping him from being at all
emotionally upset. the parents of
a child undergoing a similar OPP
Grafton are not allowed to see
the patient for ten days or some
times longer. Doug's father writes,
but of course they are closely in
formed on his condition.
When the little boy was exam
ined on his arrival at the hospital
a eomplicating condition was
found in addition to the heart
malformation which classifies him
as a blue baby the ~bypassing
of the heart by a part of the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Two Decisions.
Appealed From
Circuit Court

Two appeals to the supreme
court of Mississippi grew out OF
the May term of circuit court
which adjourned Friday after a
three-week session.
A motion for a new trial in the
suit of c. w. Entrekin against
Billups Petroleum Corporation in
which the plaintiff had been
awarded $4,000 for personal in
juries incurred while Entrekin
was employed by the company
was overruled by Judge l.. c.
Cosban Thursday afternoon. An
appeal to the supreme court was
then filed.
Entrekin, whose SOS, 900 judg-
ment represented the largest
amount awarded in this county
in a court trial, was represented
by Mitchell and Hill of Pasca-
goula, Carl Marshall of Gulfport
and J. d. Stennis, Jr., of Biloxi.
Billups was represented by White
and Morse of Gulfport, Means
Johnson of Greenwood and Merle
Palmer of Pascagoula.
Appeal was also filed by E. j.
Ford, Jr., on behalf of seven in
tervenors who were ruled against
in a suit as prior claimants to r,
c. Gulley who was given an at
tachment judgment in April
court against Carl Brinkman. Gull
ley was represented by Harold
Gautier.
Court was adjourned without
sentence being imposed on James
Booker who was found guilty
during this term of false pre-
lenses.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Break Ground For
New Municipal
Swimming Pool

Ground was broken this week
on the municipal swimming pool
being built at the Market street
recreation center with the pro-
ceeds from a recent $30 1000 City
of Pascagoula bond issue. Mayor
Frank S. Canty announced.
The contract for construction
of the pool has been awarded to
j. E. Krebs. 1t is being built from
basic plans furnished by Arnold
V. Walker and is under the super
vision of Donald J. Simmons. who
is acting as supervising engineer
on the project. The work is sched-
uled to be completed some time
late in July.
Mayor Canty also announced
that four life guards have been
stationed at the municipal beach
park pier and at the Old Spanish
Fort beach.
The life guards will be on duty
from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. to furnish
protection for the hundreds of
swimmers who. make daily use of
the two beaches.
The life guards will also inau-
gurate a series of free swimming
lessons for children between the
hours of 10 a. M. and II noon
daily. Registration for these
swimming lessons will take place
at city hall, beach park and the
recreation center, beginning Mon
day morning, Mayor Canty said.
Lifeguards who will alternate
between the municipal pier and
Old Spanish Fort are Pat Winter.
Robert w. Bishop. Buddy Nc
Laurin and Marilyn Hennrichs.
The pool will be 100 feet long
by 40 feet wide, and will contain
a wading pool for children at one
end. It will be surrounded by a
12-foot concrete walk, and plans
call for the installation of a large
sand pit for children and other
playground equipment adjacent
to the pool. Mayor Canty sdiG.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Katherine Wright, Jackson County
Nominee. Named Miss Hospitality"

Miss Katherine Wright, lovely
blonde daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
E. d. Wright of Pascagoula, was
crowned Miss Hospitality" by
Governor Fielding L. Wright at
ceremonies in Biloxi on Wednes-
day evening climaxing a two
day round of festivities attendant
to choosing Mississippi's first
travel queen.
She was chosen by the judges
from a group of 38 talented Mis-
sissippi beauties in a statewide
competition conducted by til e
Mississippi Agricultural and In
dustrial Board to represent the
state at travel shows and special
functions in the state and through
out the nation.
The runner-up in the statewide
contest was Miss Amelia Pearl
DAILY of Hattiesburg, daughter of
WIS. PORiiit LAZY dllo q
at Mississippi State College for
Women.
Coronation ceremonies in which
each contestant was presented
individually by w. E. B~arksdale,
director of the Mississippi A. and
/, board, took place in the con-
vention hall of the Hotel Buena
Vista.
A welcome address by Mayor
c. B. Cousins of Biloxi and the
presentation of Joe w. Latham,
chief of staff of Governor Wright's
colonies, who awarded a gold COM
pact engraved with the map of
the state to each of the young
beauties, also featured the cere-
monies.
Governor Wright with Mrs.
Wright and their daughter, Miss
Elaine Wright, led the coronation
march with the members of his
staff of colonies escorting TIL e
Continued on Page ~
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
MRS. Soucier Dies
After Long Illness.
Funerul Sunday

Mrs. Werlein Meadows Saucier,
wife of Edward c. Saucier, died
at the Jackson County hospital
Friday night after an illness of
several months. She was % years
old.
Mrs. Saucier was a native of
Simpson county and the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Mea-
dows, who now reside in Pasca-
goula. She was formerly employ
ed in the office at Ingalls, Ship
yard. She is survived by her hus-
band and parents.
Funeral services we're conduct
ed Sunday at 2 p. m. at the Fails
Funeral Home chapel and at Our
Lady of Victories Catholic church
at 2:l5 by the Rev. Gregory John
son. Interment was in the ceme-
terry in Gautier. Active pail bear
ers were w. r. Guest. Jr., Char
les Cole. Brunette Halbrooks,
Charlie Walker, Gregory Scholtes,
Garland Blair and honorary. Ben
Caver, Leo Seholtes, Max Lucas,
MILFORD Collins. George Rohr. Ben
Scholtes, A. D, Saucier, Jr., A. V.
Smith, Jr., W. Ed Virgins, Fred
Green, Fred Taylor, DIR, F. C.
Minkler, J. F. Clemens. NJ &C.
Mullins, j. d. Halbrooks, w. H.
Halbrooks, M. o. Halbrooks, Jr.,
w. v. Halbrooks and w. T. Hal
brooks.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Bill Authorizing TrowIers For Gulf
Fishing Passes House; Before Senate

The Colmer Thompson Bill
authorizing the transfer of the
government-owned fish
trawlers Alaska and Oregon
to the u s Fish and Wildlife
Service for exploratory fishing
work in the Gulf of Mexico
passed the House this week
and now goes to the Senate for
final Congressional approval.
according to a telegram from
Congressman William M. Col
mer Of Pascagoula.
The l00-foot trawlers were
built by the federal government
during the war TO discover and
develop new Pacific fishing
grounds. They were declared
surplus at the end of hostilities,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
City Takes Over
Annual July 9TH
Picnic At Beach

The City of Pascagoula will
take owe the sponsorship of the
annual July 4th picnic this year
and all proceeds will 60 to the
Pascagoula recreation depart
ment to help underwrite the ex-
banded city-wide program, May
or Frank S. Canty announced
Monday at a meeting at city hall.
The meeting was attended by
representatives of the city's vari-
Gus civic and fraternal organiza-
tions who will assist in staging
this years picnic.
Heretofore the picnic has been
sponsored by the Pascagoula Vol
unteer Fire company. However.
the organization has agreed to
allow the city to take over the
annual affair. The picnic this
year will be a three-day celebra-
tion starting on Saturday and
reaching a climax on Monday.
July 4th. 1t will, as in the past.
be held at Pascagoula municipal
beach park.
One of the highlights this year
will be a bathing beauty con-
test and in addition Buster b.
sarge, recreation director, and
Dutch Binion. high school ath-
letlc director, are arranging a Sc
ries of contests for both children
and adults.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Vaporizers To
Be Installed In
Fish Meal Plant

A petition signed by $40 citi-
gems of Moss Point in complaint
of the obnoxious odors from the
fish meal companies was pre-
scented by Mayor F. w. Cirlot to
the Board of Aldermen at a meet
ing on Tuesday evening.
H. X. Humphreys of the Stand
ard Fish Meal company and Har-
vey l.. Smith of the Fish Meal
company met with the Board of
Aldermen.
MI. Humphreys stated that vap-
orizers had been installed in his
plant some time ago and are in
operation and that all obnoxious
odors have been eliminated as
far as possible.
Mr.. Smith stated that he had
purchased the necessary vapor-
izers, but that they have not as
yet been installed due to a lack
of skilled mechanics. He further
stated that as soon as the skilled
mechanics were available he
would have the necessary equip
ment installed.
o. M. Haverstick, chief engi-
neer of the Fish Meal plant. is at
the present in a hospital under
treatment, Mr. Smith explained.
Upon being questioned as to a
definite date. he stated that he
could not set a positive date, but
as soon as possible. possibly a
matter of weeks, the vaporizers
would be installed and put into
operation.
Mr.. Smith frankly said that the
obnoxious odors" probably were
due to the operation of his plant.
but that so far circumstances be.
yond his control had delayed the
installation and operation of the
vaporizers. however. the neees-
sary installations would be made
as soon as possible.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10

transferred to the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation and
were to be sold when State Rep
resentative Hermes F. Gautier
interviewed through Congress
man Colmer and sought to have
the vessels used for exploratory
work in the Gulf.
Rep. Colmer and Rep. Thomp
son of Texas then introduced
the bill to transfer the vessels
to the Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice for use in the Gulf.
The vessels would be used to
discover and develop new Gulf
fishing grounds in connection
with the move underway to To-
cate a large segment of the
tuna and fish canning industry
in Pascagoula.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Disaster Relief
Committee Norned
AT City Meeting

George Winter was named
chairman of a Pascagoula Disaster
Relief Committee at a meeting
held Tuesday afternoon at city
hall with Mayor Frank S. Canty
presiding.
The meeting was attended by
representatives of business and
civic organizations and various
county and city law enforcement
agencies. Purpose of the commit
tee will be to organize in a man.
ner that will enable it to imme-
diately function in the event of
disasters, including storms, fires,
drownings or accidents.
The committee will aid public
agencies and law enforcement
bodies in the event of such dis
asters, and will also assist vic
Tins or their families in seeking
rehabilitation. Mayor Canty said
in outlining the committees pro-
posed functions.
Attending Tuesdays meeting in
addition to the mayor and city
commissioners were Frank Wa
tiers, WV commander; Claiborne
Koch. American Legion com
mander; H. A. Teel, A. v. Walk
er Shipyard, Capt. J, A. Stafford,
ingalls, Shipyard; George w.
Lewis, Leo Scholtes, Roy Krebs,
Travis Avara, Mr.. Winter, Cecil
Byrd. state highway patrolman;
Owen Davis, county highway pa
trolman; ]. B. Hudson. fire chief
and C. F. Hudson, acting chief of
police.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-10
Lots N BOARDS

Henry Fletcher, operator of the
Midway Cafe on Highway SO near
the George county line. was
charged with having slot machines
and punch boards in his posses
sion and in operation after the
sheriff and Deputy Leo Byrd
Seized the machines and boards
in the establishment, according
to Sheriff Krebs. Hearing has
been set for Saturday before
Justice of the Peace H. H. Parker
of Beat /.