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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
First Case OF
Polio In County
AT Ocean Springs

Jackson county's first case of
poliomyelitis for the year was re-
ported this week as the total
number of cases reported In the
state since January | reached 81,
according to DR.. Andrew He'd
meg, acting director of the Jack
son and Harrison Counties Health
departments.
The illness of a six-year-old
boy from Ocean Springs was def
initely diagnosed as infantile
paralysis after the child had been
under observation at the Vicks-
burg clinic for several days. This
brings to four the number of
cases reported from the Gulf
Coast but ail have been mild and
have been widely scattered, DR..
Hedmeg pointed out.
The epidemic outbreak of the
disease was confined to three
counties-Hinds. Lee and Wash
ington - but health authorities
warned that poliomyelitis Is on
the increase and urged that all
care be taken to combat spread
of the illness.
Camps and group gatherings of
children scheduled for Jackson
and other parts of the Central and
North Mississippi have been can
celled as a result of the outbreak
of the paralysis. These include
the Episcopal camp. Camp Brat
n-Green at Rose Hill. Mississippi
pi, Girls State slated for jackson
and All Club Congress to have
been held at Starkville this
month.
DR.. Hedmeg said general health
rules should be followed in an
effort tor guard against the dis
ease with emphasis on avoiding
Of over fatigue, elimination Of
flies and avoiding of any extern
sive mouth or throat surgery ex-
cept in an emergency.
According to DIR. Hedmeg, other
states suffering severe outbreaks
cf polio are Arkansas and Texas
where Tom Green county which
was so hard bit in last years
epidemic is again feeling the
brunt of the outbreak.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
Bids on Swimming
Pool at Magnolia
State Park Asker

Sealed bids for the construc-
ton of o concrete swimming pool
at Magnolia State Park were
asked this week by the State
Building Commission through w.
B. Fontaine, secretary.
The bids are scheduled to be
opened at IL a. m. July 18th at
Jackson. The full advertisement
for bids is carried in the legal
section of this issue of the Chron-
iele-Star.
According to Emmett j. Hull,
Jackson, architect for the pro-
posed pool, it will be 100 feet
long by so feet wide, with a con-
crete walkway around its sides
for sun bathing and walking.
II will also be equipped with
diving platforms and will grad
uate from nine feet depth at its
deep end to approximately 80
inches at the opposite cad.
II satisfactory bids are received
and the contract let by the Build
ing Commission the pool will
probably be ready for use next
summer.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
Economic Council
Sets 80 Members
As County Goal

With all counties now having
temporary organization commit
tees set up, the Mississippi Eco
nomic Council has announced a
goal of 1000 individual and firm
memberships during its first year
of operation.
Each county has a minimum
membership objective" Edmund
Taylor, Greenville, MEG presi-
dent, said. I'VE are very anxious
that these quotas be filled as soon
as possible. so the Council can
devote its full time to the pro-
gram of work outlined. To speak
for a good cross-section of Missis-
sippi, the Council should enroll
its minimum membership goal in
each county"
Jackson county's share of this
initial effort is 30 members and
local chairman Ed Virgins re-
quests that any individual or
firm wanting to join the MEG or
know more about it. contact him
or write direct to state headquar-
tiers in the Robert E. Lee hotel in
Jackson.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
Seize 81 Gallons
Of Skinny From
AutomobIeFrid

Ninety-seven gallons of shiny
were seized Friday afternoon
from an automobile driven by
Willie E. Lee. negro. who is be-
lieved to reside in Gulfport, and
the driver was arrested and
charged on two counts by City
Policeman c.. L. Ferrer.
Lee was charged with having
untaxed liquor in his possession
and carrying a concealed weapon.
He was fined 500 on each charge
in city court and was held in the
city Jail until Saturday when he
was released on payment of the
5000.
According to the officer, one
of the 81 one-gallon jugs in
which the liquor was being
transported broke and the leak
age gave away the nature of the
negro's cargo. He was carrying
90 gallons in the trunk and sew
en- gallons in the back seat of the
l949 two-door Ford sedan when
he was arrested at the Triangle
Service Station in Pascagoula.
Each jug was in a paper bag
Officer Ferrer said the gun, a 80
Colt revolver. was in tie glove
compartment. Assistant Chief of
Police c. C. Hudson, assisted Fer
rer in failing the man.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
YMBC Finances
Redecordtion of
Hospital Lounge

Friends and relatives Of pa
TENTS and other visitors to the
jackson County hospital who
find it necessary to cool their
heels in the waiting room of the
maternity ward have the Young
Mems Business club of Moss
Point to thank for the cleanliness
and freshness of their surround
ings. Mrs. Elizabeth Brumfield,
hospital superintendent, announc-
ed this week. The club financed
the repainting of the walls, re-
finishing of the floor, rejuvena-
ton of the furniture and new
draperies.
Plans are being made by col
ored citizens of the county to un-
derwrite the redecoration of the
eolored wing and the addition of
a waiting room, Mrs. Brumfield
said. The accommodations for
negro patients include at present
maternity, female and male
wards, a nursery, a semi private
and a private DON The waiting
room will be made by taking part
of the male ward for this space,
she explained.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
Shrimp Cutch Now
Limited To Ten
Pounds Per Boot

AT a meeting in Biloxi Tues
day the state Seafood Commits
sion issued an order limiting the
catching of shrimp to 10 pounds
a boat a day. instead of the half
barrel limit which had been set
on June II.
Over 400 boats are licensed
for the season and the catches
of these boats were running so
high that the sea food commits
sion found it necessary to curtail
them. The ordinance does not
affect catches of live shrimp for
bait. but applies to catches for
home consumption and local
markets.
The ordinance was adopted as
a conservation measure to pre-
vent shrimp destruction during
the breeding season.
Fishing only is permitted be-
tween sunrise and sunset, tn e
commission said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
Seek Court
Action To Stop
Pogie Plant 0dor

A bill seeking an injunction to
prohibit The Fish Meal Company
from continuing operation with
out installation of equipment de-
signed to eliminate obnoxious
pdors attendant on processing
pogie into byproducts was filed
by Karl Wiesenberg, attorney
representing Mr.. and Mrs. W. w.
Jones of Moss Point, in chancery
court Wednesday.
Combined with the bill for in
junction is a suit asking 81 900
damages for personal discomfort.
Filed simultaneously with the
bill was a petition signed by SIG
residents of the area neal the
fish meal plant asking permission
to intervene al parties complain
ant explaining that they are nov
subject to the same nuisance as
set forth in the bill.
Judge ID. Fl. Russell, cnancery
court Judge. has set the hearing
for the granting of the temporary
injunction on Saturday, July is,
at 10 a. m. in Gulfport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones. in the bill
charge that the company has
made mo effort to install and
maintain suitable and available
equipment designed for the spe-
eific purpose of treating the vap-
ors and gases and removing the
minute particles of the menhader
fish before the same are per-
mitted to be discharged as waste
into the atmosphere" They furth.
er charge that "all properly op-
Grated, equipped and maintained
fish reduction plants are equipped
with such machinery and pro-
eesses for treating such gases,
vapors and minute particles OF
the menhaden fish"
The claimants declare that
these odors have prevented them
from enjoying their home or food
and have caused nausea.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
Pass Bill
For Gulf
Trawlers
Transfer OF Two
Vessels To Gulf
OkdYed BY Senate

The Senate passed and sent to
the White House Wednesday the
Colmer-Thompson Bill which au-
thorizes the transfer of the gov
ernment-owned fishing trawlers
Alaska and Oregon to the u. S.
Fish and Wild Life Service for
exploratory fishing work in the
Gulf of Mexico.
The l00-foot trawlers were
built by the federal government
during the war to discover and
develop new fishing grounds in
the Pacific. They were declared
surplus at the end of hostilities,
transferred to the reconstruction
finance corporation and were TO
be sold when State Representa-
tive Hermes F. Gautier inter-
vened through Congressman w.
NJ. Colmer to have the vessels
used for exploratory work in the
Gulf in connection with the pro-
posed location of tuna packing
plants at Pascagoula.
Rep. Colmer joined with Rep.
Thompson of Texas in introduc-
ing the bill to transfer the YES
sells to the Fish and Wild Life
Service.
May Base at Pascagoula
In a ong-distance telephone
interview Thursday morning Rep.
Colmer said that there should be
no further delay in the actual
transfer of the vessels since the
bill has successfully cleared the
Senate.
The vessels are presently laid
up on the West Coast, and certain
conversion work will be necessary
before they are actually put into
operation in the Gulf. II is not
known whether this work will
be done on the West Coast, r
after their arrival in the Gulf.
They are in excellent condition,
it is understood and ready to
leave for,their new base on short
notice.
1t is believed that the vessels
will be based at Pascagoula.
The vessels would be used to
discover and help develop new
fishing grounds in the Gulf in
connection with the move under
way to locate part of the tuna
and fish canning industry in the
Pascagoula-Moss Point area.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
Two Cars Crush
AT Intersection
Injuries Slight

An accident Tuesday afternoon
at the intersection of Market
street and Lincoln avenue caused
disqualification of one woman.
minor injuries to another and
extensive damages to the two
automobiles involved. according
to police reports.
Drivers of the two cars were
Mrs. Frances Fitzpatrick Gran
dali. 1148 Market street, and Mrs.
Marie l.. Broadus, HOG Tucker
street. Mrs. Crandall was admit
ted to the Jackson County hos
pital for observation after suf-
fering shock. A passenger in Mrs.
Broadus' car. Mrs. Cochran, re-
ceived first aid at a physicians
office for cuts and bruises. Mrs.
Cochran's young son was unin-
jured as was a passenger in Mrs.
Crandall's car. The accident is
under investigation by Police Of
ficer G.. L. Ferrer.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
{. Z. Biokeney
Police Chief.
Honored return

Members of the Pascagoula po-
lice department welcomed Chief
+. Z. Blakeney. who has been
attending FBI school in Washing
ton for the past several weeks,
home with a surprise party Tues
day night at the police court
room.
A welcome home" sign was
stretched across the wall and be-
meath was an arrangement of
gladioli to give a festive air. Ice
cream and cake were served dur
ing the evening.
In addition to members of the
force, special guests were Mayor
Frank Canty, who served as mas
ter of ceremonies; Councilmen
II. c. Ezell and v. p. DeJean;
Karl Wiesenburg, city attorney;
Jimmy Hudson and II. X. Thorn
ton, fire chief and assistant fire
chief. respectively; Easton King.
CoAbVA VI tAit Ill Z Dtdi anu
Advertiser; N. w. Golf, former
desk sergeant: c. G. Graves and
G. r. Caulk, former policemen:
and Cecil Byrd, state highway pa
trolman. Representatives of the
sheriff's office who were to have
been present were called out of
town on business.
There are only two graduates
of the FBI National Academy on
the Mississippi Gulf Coast-Chief
Blakeney and Richard Henry
Hart, acting chief of police at
Gulfport. The Academy was
founded in 1885 to train law en-
forcement officers from local
communities as police instructors
and administrators. Attending
this session were S selected Off
GERS from 81 states, the District
of Columbia, Puerto Rico and
Hawaii.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
V~oncleove School
Bonds Sold AT
Meeting Tuesday

The county Board of Supervis-
ors awarded $21, 900 in bonds for
the Vancleave Consolidated
School District to Kingsbury &
Avis and Max T. Allen Co. OF
Jackson at the opening of sealed
bids Tuesday morning at tn e
court house.
The winning bid. which was
the only one received on the is
sue, offered an average interest
rate OF 3.l7 per cent for the bonds.
Proceeds from the sale of the
bonds will be used TO construct
an agricultural and new gymna-
stun building at the Vancleave
school.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
Charge Four Men
With Driving
While Intoxicated

Four men were charged with
drunk driving in Pascagoula
courts, according to official rec
ordS.
Ellis M. Lyons of Virgins, sta
toned at Keesler Field, forfeited
500 bond after he was arrested
by State Highway Patrolman
Cecil Byrd following a chase Of
about a mile from the i~ntersec-
ton of Market street and Tele-
phone Road, according to the of
ficer.
]. S. Gibson pied guilty to
charges after his arrest by County
Highway Patrolman A. o. Davis
and ]. Roy Brown, also arrested
by Davis, was convicted in JUS
tice of the Peace Kate Denny's
court on drunk driving charges
and fined 500.
Shelby Saranthus of Mobile
was arrested by Patrolman Byrd
and his fine amounted to SlO4
when ne forfeited his bond.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
Mrs. NJ. L. Pol Dies
Three Weeks After
Husbands Death

Mrs. Gertrude Frederic Pol, a
member of one of Pascagoula's
oldest families, died suddenly at
her residence Wednesday shortly
before noon of a heart attack. She
was Sc years old.
She was the widow of Miguel
Leon Pol who died less than a
month ago, on June Is. Mrs. Pol
suffered a severe attack the day
after her husbands death but al
though she had been i'll since that
TIME her death came as a shock
to members of her family.
A native of Pascagoula. Mrs.
Pol was the daughter of w. E.
and Sarah William Frederic, both
natives of Jackson County. She
attended the Academy of Vista
ton in Mobile. Mrs. Pol was an
active member sof Our Lady of
Victories church and was a men,
Der of the Sodality and of the
Altar Society.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted Friday, today, at 9 a. m.
at Fails Funeral Home chapel in
Pascagoula and at 9:l5 a. m. at
Our Lady of Victories church
with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. P. J.
Carey officiating. Interment will
be in Machpelah cemetery. Pail
bearers will be d. E. Frederic,
Pol Frederic, Vernon Frederic,
Vincent Cox, Miguel Pol and A.
|. Valverde.
She is survived by one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Nose Blanchard of Pas
cagoula; a granddaughter, Mrs.
c. r. Furr of Salem, Mass; three
sisters, Mesdames f. j. Jane, Sr.,
P. w. Cox and Lille Smith of
Pascagoula; and four brothers,
S. H., w. E. and Francis Frederic
of Pascagoula, and Henry Fred
eric of New Orleans.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
Sunny July 4ih
Draws Crowd
For City Picnic

A blazing sun in a cloudleSS
sky Monday chased away the in
termittent downpours of the two
preceding days to give holiday
celebration and the city of Pas
cagoula, alike, a break.
Comparatively deserted Satur-
day and Sunday, the Municipal
Beach park grounds swarmed
Monday with what is believed
to have been one of the biggest
crowds to assemble at a similar
event. Men, women and chill
dren thronged the park grounds
and the beach, bent on making
up for the two lost days OF their
long holiday weekend.
The Fourth of July picnic has
additionally been sponsored in
P~ascagoula by the Volunteer Fire
Department but this body gave
way this year to allow the city
to stage the picnic for the bene-
fit of the city recreation fund.
A total of $2.090.56 was cleared
by the celebration. Mayor Frank
S. Canty reported.
The rain obligingly stopped
long enough late Sunday after
noon to permit the beauty con-
test sponsored by the Pascagoula
Kiwanis Club to be staged before
several hundred spectators. Miss
Jackie Nelson of Moss Point,
representing Koch Appliances,
was judged the winner and given
the title of Miss Pascagoula."
Runners up were Misses Ann
Gulley, representing Peoples
Drug Store, and Martha Sanders,
Central Drug Store. Other con-
testants were Misses Virginia
Mitchell. PaScagoula Electric
Company; Bernice McGinty,
Rosenblum's; Laura M. Mays,
Frank Brumfield's Service Sta
ton; Bobby johnson, McIlwain's
Clothiers; Mayfax Gautier. Pal
ace Pharmacy: Dorothy Comans,
Merchants and Marine Bank;
Neva Carroll, Brumfield's, and
Evelyn Wagner, Ritz Theater.
Judge Contest
Judges for the contest were
Mrs. p. J. Higginbotham. John
Trueling, Biloxi. and Wilbur
Dees.
The winner was presented a
makeup kit and a bouquet of red
roses by Mayor Canty.
A special guest during the day
of the Fourth was Miss Rather
inc Wright, Miss Hospitality of
Mississippi who was publicly in
troduced by Mayor CAVITY.
Concessions for the picnic were
in charge of the Elks Club. Amer
lean Legion. WV. Rotary Club,
Lions Club. Kiwanis Club. Young
Women'S Business Club, Business
and Professional Women's Club,
Knights of Columbus.
The entire three days were I'M
eventful from the viewpoint of
emergencies or accidents, officers
reported. Lifeguards guarded the
Continued on Page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
One Death Mars
4ih OF July In
Jackson County

One death and an accident
which caused injury to three men
marred the record of Jackson
county for the long Fourth OF
July holidays which took a rec
ord toll of lives throughout the
nation.
Lloyd Quave, % year old Van
cleave farmer, was killed in
stantly Saturday night when he
was struck by an automobile
driven by Clifton Dees, Jr., Van
cleave, on the Vancleave road,
according to Sheriff j. Guy Krebs.
Quave was struck by the auto
mobile driven by Dees as Dees
attempted to drive around a
third car which had been halted
in the middle Of the road so that
the driver, j. c. Brown, could
talk to Quave who had pulled
his ear off the shoulder of the
road. Quave was struck as he
alighted from his automobile. His
body was recovered in a ditch a
short distance from the accident.
Services Monday
A verdict of unavoidable acct
dent was returned after an in
quest was conducted by Justice
of the Peace H. p. Beaugez of
Ocean Springs.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Quave; two
brothers. Frank and William
Quave of Vancleave; five sisters,
Mesdames Mat Ladnier of d'Iber-
vile. George Tanner, Curtis Glib
son. Louis Entrekin of Vancleave
and Irwin Jackson of Biloxi.
Funeral services were con-
Quoted Monday from Bradford
Funeral Home with services al
Antioch Baptist church and bur-
ial in the Antioch cemetery.
Three negro men were treated
at the Jackson County hospital
for shock. cuts and bruises after
the truck in which they were
riding so~mersaulted into the
marsh beside River Road near
the w. c. Ravens home. They
were Aaron Byrd, Joe Bradley
and Will FORMER of Moss Point.
According to Sheriff Krebs, Dep
uty Leo Byrd and State High
way Patrolman Cecil Byrd, who
investigated. the driver appar-
emily lost control of the pulp
wood truck and failed to make
the curve.
Heavy rains late Saturday and
Sunday married the weekend for
the thousands of persons who
had planned vacations or outings
but Monday was clear and sun
shiny, even though the tempera-
ture lowered in the extreme up
per brackets.
Family get-togethers, fishing
and swimming parties and pic
mics marked the weekend for
thousands of Jackson countians
and scores of families entertained
out-of-town relatives who took
advantage of the three days of
rest from their jobs.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
HEAVY COURT

Twenty-Five cases came before
city court Wednesday, apparent
" the aftermath of the long
Fourth of July weekend. accord
ing to the report of Assistant
Chief of Police c. F. Hudson.
Eight men were arrested for be-
ing drunk. five for reckless driv-
ing and seven for assault and
battery = one being charged with
being drunk and assault with a
knife.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
c MURDER CHARGE

Willie C. Green. negro, was
bound over to await action by
the grand jury on charges of
murder in connection with the
fatal shooting of Nathaniel Red
dix, negro. near Wade about
three weeks ago. following q
hearing before Justice OF TIL e
Peace Kate Denny Wednesday.
Bond was set at $4,000.
Officers said Reddix was shot
at his home. There were no wit
nesses to the shooting. they said.
Greene did not testify at tn e
hearing.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-08
Farm And Home Dinner Given BY
County Council; Miss Massey, Speaker

Miss Elaine Massey of Hatties-
burg. district agent. gave tn e
history of All club work in an
after dinner talk following the
annual Farm and Home dinner
given by the Jackson County
Home Demonstration council on
Tuesday at the 18th Street Ac-
tivities building.
Miss Massey. who has had 25
years experience in club work,
stressed the importance of the
All club work, both for the in
fluence it has on the boys and
girls and the value of its train
ing to them. She cited instances
where individuals attributed GER
tain accomplishments to their
early All training.
Special emphasis is being put
on All club work this year. Miss
Massey said. which will result in
the training and rearing of lead
ers all over the country. Not only
will practical training be a re-
suit. but the club work will fur
nish an emotional outlet where
the club members will learn
spiritual values and tolerance and
the solution to some of the prob
lens with which they are faced.
Some of the problems that face
the young club members which
will have a solution offered, are
what future in the community
does a farmer have. what uni
versity or college to attend. the
matter of finances, the art of get
ting along with other people. a
broader interest in national and
international affairs. a voice in
community affairs and the abil-
ity of getting along with others
and with family groups.
Members from IL of the IL
clubs in the county were present
at the dinner which is given each
year by the council when county
officials and civic leaders are the
guests of the organization.
Mrs. j. c. Harris of Mt. Pleas
ant presided as toastmistress and
Mrs. Hurley Guillotte of Gautier
welcomed the guests and ex-
pressed the councils appreciation
to the county officials and Miss
Vela Mckinley, Home Demon
stration agent, for their generous
aid and assistance.
Fred Moran. president of the
Board, replied and pledged the
boards continued interest. MIR
Moran also announced that the
Jackson County Fair was sched-
uled to be held again this fall
and although the proposed build
ings would not be entirely COM
pleted there would be provision
made for a display.
K. w. Burnham, retired presi-
dent of the Board. was a guest
of honor and expressed himself
as still interested in the affairs
of the council and stated that he
would continue to be its staunch
supporter.
The dinner which was served
by All club girls was prepared
by the council members from the
produce of their own gardens and
farms. The brightly colored flow
ers which were placed down the
long U-shaped tables were both
grown and arranged by the club
members.