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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06
Man Dies From
Burns Suffered
In Explosion

John Marvin Reeves. 43-year-
old city employee. died at the Jack
son County hospital at 6 p. m.
Saturday. of burns suffered ear
lier in the afternoon when a five
gallon can of kerosene with which
he was attempting to light a fire
in the stove Exploded. He re-
sided at 208 Eighth street.
In the house with Mr.. Reeves
at the time were a daughter and
several grandchildren. Police Of
ficers Dupont and Cau1k said a
neighbor, whose name they did
not get, said he heard the explo-
sion and rushed over. When he
kicked in the door, the daughter
and children ran out and he went
into the kitchen where Mr.. Reeves
lay in lazing oil. He pulled him
out of the house and tore his
burning clothing off and wrapped
him in blankets.
The police officers said Mr.
Reeves had put fresh coal on tor
of hot Goals in the stove and Their
poured the kerosene onto the
coal when the explosion occurred
blowing the top off the stove anc
scattering the burning kerosene
over Mr.. Reeves and the entire
room.
The fire department was sum
moned and put out the fire but
only after about $1,000 or $150t
damages were done to the kiteh-
en- and living room with water
damage to the other two rooms
according to fire department of.
ficials.
Mr. Reeves was a native of Tn,
ion but had resided in Pasca.
goula for seven years. He is SUR.
vived by his widow, Mrs. Ruby
Reeves; two daughters, Mrs. Der
nice Barefoot, Union. and Mrs
Emma Lou Johnson. Neshoba
county; one son. Carlton Reeves
Pascagoula; his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. NJ. Reeves, Meridian.
three sisters, Mesdames j. P
Quattlebaum, Meridian. Banks
Continued on Page A.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06
Man HuriIn
Crash |
On Hiway 80
Five-Foot Hole
Menuces Truffic:
Rood Deteriordting

A man was hospitalized, sew
eral automobiles were damaged
and other serious accidents were
narrowly averted as the result of
a five-foot long hole which broke
through the fill on Highway 80
between Pascagoula and Gautier
Tuesday night.
William Z. Pounds, 90 years
old, 1864 Manic street, was
thrown onto the highway when
the motor scooter he was riding
toward Pascagoula struck the
hole in the second bride about 8
pm. MI. Pounds, who is an en-
ploye at the Veterans hospital in
Biloxi, suffered decorations and
abrasions of the head and face.
A hole in the bridge had been
reported to the state highway
department earlier and a crew
was sent to the bridge Monday
when the break, then about 18
inches across, was filled in with
black top.
The hole was reported again
about 7 pm. Tuesday but at that
time was only a small break
through the road surface accord
ing to State Highway Patrolman
Cecil Byrd. Between that time
and the time of the accident
when steps were taken to warn
motorists of the danger, at least
some of the cars crossing the
bridge struck the hole, including
the automobile of Harrison G..
Otis who said about 5000 damage
was done to his car when the inn
pact bent the frame.
Inspect Break
Officer Byrd said the hole had
been in the bridge about two
days and he had kept his eye
eye on it. Tuesday night the
bridge tender said he had a re-
port there was a hole in the bridge
and a member of the state high
way department maintenance
crew currently working on the
stretch of highway was also no
titled. Mr.. Byrd said he and the
highway employee both inspect
ed the brsak-through and found
it apparently no worse than the
day before. However, when he
returned along the highway about
$50 the hole had been enlarged
to a length of about five feet
and a width of about a foot and
a half.
John Kornrumpf. district en-
gineer of the highway depart
ment, was notified by the Chron-
icle Star and Advertiser and a
crew arrived on the scene about
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06
Mrs. F. J. Mixson
Seriously Injured
In Auto Wreck

Mrs. Frank Mixson, wife of the
mill manager of the Moss Point
Mill of the international Paper
Company at Kreole, is in a critic
al condition at the Biloxi hos
pital as the result of severe brain
injuries suffered Saturday night
in an automobile accident.
Mrs. Nilsson was thrown
through the window glass at the
right Of the front seat of the car
in which she and her husband
were riding when their automobile
and a car operated by Pat Sui
Ivan, 625 Oak street, Biloxi,
crashed at the intersection of Ma
pie street and East Beach Boule-
ward, according to Police Cap
tains Walter Williams and Louis
Rosetti, investigating officers.
She was taken to the Biloxi
hospital where she was still un-
conscious late this week. Attend
ing physicians said that she
showed a slight Improvement but
that her condition was still grave.
Mr.. Nilsson escaped without Sc
rious injuries as did Mr.. Sullivan.
According to police, there were
no witnesses to the accident.
Both automobiles were badly dam
aged, both in the front, with dam
ages on the 1947 Plymouth driv-
en- by Mr.. Sullivan and owned by
his cousin, J. w. Sherman, 526
East Water street, concentrated
around the left front fender and
grill while the front grill, both
headlights and bumper of tn e
Mixson's car were STAYED in with
the force of the blow seeming to
have been taken a little more on
the right side. officers said. Mr..
Nilsson was driving a 1949 Buick.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Mixson are
prominent in local affairs. Mrs.
Mixson was president this year
of the Ed Mayo Parent Teacher
Association and is president elect
of the Moss Point Woman's club
She is also an active golfer at the
Pascagoula Country club. Mrs,
Mixson. the former Miss Marie
Beckham, is a native of Pasca-
goula and Mr.. Mixson came here
from Tuscaloosa, Ala, a number
of years ago. They r the par
ents of five small daughters.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06
Fair Proceeds
To Build Up
Children Fund

A varied program of entertain
ment is being planned for the
Country Fair which will be stag
ed at Beach Park Saturday, May
Ia. by the Young Women's Bust
ness Club for the benefit of the
March to School fund which kept
scores Of needy boys and girls
in school this past winter.
Already indicating that they
will cooperate and participate in
the fair are the City of Pasca-
goula, American Legion auxil-
larry, Business and Professional
Women, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Veterans of Foreign Wars
auxiliary, Knights of Columbus,
Elks and the Volunteer Fire De-
partment of Pascsgoula. mem
bers of the YWBC fair committee
announced.
Detailed plans as to what each
group will do have not been com
pleted but the Knights of Column
bus will be in charge of a bingo
game during the hours of the
fair which will open at 1 pm. and
continue until midnight. Food
will be sold during the day and
there will be numerous other
features.
The proceeds from the fair
will go into the fund which is
used to furnish clothing neces-
sary for needy boys and girls to
attend school. More than $50
children were assisted during
this current school term either
by the purchase of articles of
clothing with cash contributions
from individuals and organiza-
tions or by the furnishing of
needed clothes from those given.
Most of the donated clothing
was dispensed through the De
, partment of Public Welfare which
also acted as an investigative
agency for the administration of
the fund. Children from every
part of the county, white and
colored, were given assistance.
The March to School fund is
as a result almost entirely de-
pleted, Miss Margaret Burnset,
YWBC president said, and rather
than solicit individuals and or
carnations separately every eff
fort will be made to build up
the fund by concerted movement
so that there will be money avail
able to give needed assistance
during the school term next year.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06
Swimming Pool
Opens Friday
B.. Jones, Director

The summer recreation pro-
gram in Moss Point will get I'M
ierway on Friday evening at
s pm. with the opening Of the
swimming pool located behind
the Community House in the
Riverside Recreation area, Boyce
Jones, director, announced.
Mr. Jones who is a member of
the coaching staff at the high
school will be in charge of the
pool and the adjacent vading
pool for the summer months ac-
cording to an announcement by
Edward A. Khayat. president of
the Moss Point Swimming Pool
association.
MI. Jones, who is a graduate
of Mississippi College, has had
experience in the managing of
pools as he was the director of
the college swimming pool for
two years. During his service
in the Marine Corps he had ex-
%perience in the recreational field
as a director of inter-mura]
sports.
He will not only supervise the
operation of the pool during the
summer months. but will also Of
fer both individual and class
swimming instruction for begin
ners and advanced swimmers.
The schedule of swimming in
struction will begin the first of
June as soon as school is out. he
stated. The hours of practice
will be announced in the near
future.
The pool will be opened six
days q week with the exception
of Mondays which will be devot-
ed to thoroughly scrubbing the
pool each week Mr.. Jones said.
The Moss Point pool which is
fed by a continuous flow of fresh
water is recognized as one of the
cleanest pools in this area and by
Monday to the cleaning
of the pool and facilities it is
expected to maintain the high
sanitary rating of the swimming
pool.
Red Cross Guard
The hours when the pool will
be opened to the public are as
follows from 9 am. to noon and
from 2 p. m. until 6 p. m. and 8
pm. until 8 pm. daily with the
exceptions of Monday when it
will be closed and on Sunday
when 1t will be open only in the
afternoon.
c. E. Roper, a qualified Red
Cross life guard, will be on duty
constantly during the hours that
the pool is open and will keep
the swimmers under observa-
ton. He has been connected
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06
Cigarettes. Other
Loot Token In
Grocery

Thieves breaking into the
Fontainebleau grocery and filling
station sometime Saturday night
made off with a quantity Of Gig
arettes and other loot, according
to Deputy Sheriff Leo Byrd and
County Highway Patrolman Eu-
gene Rodriguez. who investigated
the robbery.
Thieves gained entrance to the
grocery which is located at the
junction of Highways 80 and 50.
by breaking through q window.
the officers said. Sixteen cartons
of cigarettes. canned goods. to-
bacco and cigars were reported
missing.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06
GAMBLERS

T. j. Robinson was charged
with operating a gambling game
and nine other negroes were
charged with gambling in Justice
of the Peace Kate Denny's court
after they were apprehended by
Constable Charles Emanuel in
Carver Village. Robinson VA
fined 500 and costs. Only two
of those charged with gambling
had been tried and they were each
given a fine of SIS and costs.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06
Complete Plans
For Work On
Bridge Approach

Final details for the shifting OF
the gas pipeline serving Pasca-
goula and Moss Point were
worked out this week and re-
moved the last obstacle for the
start OF work by the state high
way department on permanent
repairs q the Escatawpa bridge
approaches on Highway So, It
was announced by Harold c.
Ezeli. Pascagoula public works
commissioner and Z. A.. Khayat.
Beat Two supervisor.
A contract for the dredging of
. sand blanket" over the 10
proach has been let by the high
way department to the Mobile
Dredging Co. Plans call for rais-
ing the elevation Of the roadbed
to approximately six and one-half
feet elevation throusi. use of the
sand blanket.
II will be necessary TO relocate
approximately $500 feet of the
gas pipeline which parallels the
road bed. Agreement on the shift
ing of the pipeline came after
several conferences this week be-
tween city, county and United
Gas Pipeline officials.
City To Buy Pipe
The City of Pascagoula has
agreed to purchase the necessary
pipe, and Commissioner Ezell said
late Wednesday that he has al
ready succeeded in locating 1400
feet of II which should be ample
TO allow the work on the highway
to start Immediately. Orders for
the remainder of the pipe will be
placed as 1t is located. he said.
The new pipe will be cut into
the existing line at a point above
the highway fill. II will be laid
above ground on piling and will
bypass the road fill and rejoin the
existing line at a point below
the fill. II is also hoped that the
existing line can be salvaged by
raising II above ground as the
road fill progresses. The laying
of the pipe above ground Is be-
ing done on the advice OF experts
from the United Gas Pipeline,
Commissioner Ezcll said. They
will also furnish supervision for
the work.
The work itself will be done
through the cooperation of the
City of Pascagoula and the county
board of supervisors.
Commissioner Ezell said We'd
nesday that he was scheduled to
meet with John Kornrumph, high
way department district engineer.
some time Thursday to 60 over
plans for shifting of the pipeline.
II was believed that a work order
for the dredging will be issued
by the highway department fol-
lowing this conference.
Completion of the work will
mark the successful conclusion
of efforts of many years standing
to have an approach along this
section of Highway SO that would
not be blocked during periods of
high water on the river or flood
tides.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06
Engineer Hopper Dredge Longfitte
Begins Final Phase Of Channel Work

dredge Cartagena started work
in the river.
The Langfitte, which was
built at the ingalls, Shipyard,
will take approximately six
weeks to complete the bar work,
the district engineers office at
Mobile said.
She will work six DAYS a
week on the bar, and will dock
each Saturday at the city wharf,
leaving for the bar on Sunday
mornings.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06

The final phase in compile
ton of the Pascagoula ship
channel began this week when
the U. S. Army Engineer hop
per dredge Langfitte began
work Monday on the deepen
ing and widening of Horn Is
land Pass.
Dredging Of the channel to
a depth of 81 feet was COM
pleted last week by the Stand
ard Dredging Co. The project
started last fall when the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06
Launch Plans For Making Gulf Coast
Research Lob One OF Nations Finest

ness leaders from the three coast
counties.
The state board of college trus-
tees arrived Thursday and held
their formal meeting Friday at
the Gulf Hills hotel, the first such
meeting the trustees have ever
held on the Coast.
Moran Presides
A. p. Moran, president of the
board of supervisors who acted
as master of ceremonies at Fri
day nights supper. told the guests
of the Importance of the seafood
industry to the coast and the i'm
portant role hat the Gulf Coast
Research Laboratory would play
in the furtherance and develop
ment of the industry through sci
entific research.
This is the opening gun in
making the Gulf Coast Research
Laboratory one of the finest in
stitutions of its kind in the Unit
ed States,F Mr. Moran said. This
Continued on Page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06

Next time boiled green cabbage
is on the menu, pass a bottle of
Worcestershire sauce with it. The
sauce picks up the vegetable
wonderfully. Remember to boil
the cabbage quickly and only I'M
I'll its erisp-tender. Be careful
not to overlook it.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06

Emperor Nero paid the equiv
alent of three million dollars for
a vessel of rare glass.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06

There are estimated to be 1000
machines in the Z. S. that sell
aspirin. zA
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06

THE ABOVE SERIES OF PHOTOS. TAKEN WEDNESDAY
morning. show the condition of Highway 80 between Pascagoula
and Gautier. At left is the hole that broke completely through
The concrete on the second bridge Tuesday night and resulted
in one man being hospiialized after he hit the hole or a motor
bike and severe damage 10 several cars. The hole started break
ing through last week, was patched with asphalt Monday morn
ina and completely broke through Tuesday night leaving a gap
ing trap approximately five feet long and two feet wide in Mis-
sissippis heaviest travelled highway. Right top photo shows the
condition of one of the several bridges along the three mile
stretch of highway. The bridge has several dangerous dips in
IL capable of throwing an automobile travelling at high speed
out Of control. The dips can be noted BY the crooked concrete
GUARD rail at right top of photo. Right bottom is a photo taken
at random along the stretch of highway which shows the eondi-
ton of the broken and patched concrete, with indications of a
complete breakihrough at several poinis-tPhoto by Watson).
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26

FOR SALE Contract and Mortgage on
acre and house in Kennewick
Highlands. Paying $40 month which
includes SO interest. Morteager
steadily employed by city. Balance
due on principal SsO7.S4. Will dis.
count 500 for quick sale. Phone
Kennewick 5O37.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26

STOP AND LOOK: 8 room and bath,
drilled well, plumbing nearly COM
pleted, u or u acre. Sign on left
side Of Hgwy., Enterprise, Wn.
WHEN YOU get the notion to buy
or build home you will do well to
first investigate what Macmillan
Const. Co. has to offer. It's actually
the finest location in Kennewick.
Phone 5971. KeEnewick Ave. to Gar.
Der Add. East Of golf course.
HOME BUYERS, see this before buy
ing. Roomy, new, two bedroom
home; full basement; electric range;
automatic oil furnace; garage with
apartment: nice yard; close in. 102
East Fourth Ave-, Kennewick, occu-
pied by owner.
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26
80 Redl Estate

FOR SALE by owner. 3 bed room
Macmillan built house; near golf
course. Full basement. automatic
oil furnace; large living room. two
baths. Total price S11.S5O. Reason
able down payment. Phone Kenne-
wick 64S2,
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-26
The Courier Herald Wont Ads
80 Reol Estate
Real Estate

NS0I cSI oIS
A very we'll located 2 bed
room home one block off
Kennewick Ave. Rooms are
large, lovely kitchen; fur
mace, stoker, fireplace, part
basement, CARA &c, nice
shade and lawn. Priced at
$4,000. -.
Business building on Ken.
newick Ave. Income $3.50 per
mo. Very fine location.
Large corner business lots,
the only ones left in city
center.
And of course the homes we
are proud to show, the Frank
Durham Co. homes for only
$3.50. Easy terms. Fine To-
cation.
10 acres in grapes and
cherries. Very nice country
home, barn, garage, chicken
house. Youth like this one.
5 acre tract in grapes, extra
fine home and other build.
ings. A very pretty place in
summer.
Is acres, 4 homes, on proper.
ty, fine location for new
subdivision. Has domestic
water, irrigation, oil roads,
on school bus, mail route,
extra fine view and very
near in. g.,
New modern country home,
all hardwood floors, plaster
ed walls, all rooms extra
large, dandy fireplace, plate
glass windows, full base
ment finished same as
above. Three bedrooms in
basement, double plumbing,
extra fine oil burner fur
mace, large garage, chicken
house, fine view of river.
Located on Highlands.
Have several extra fine 3.
bedroom homes. All new
and modern. Can be bought
on terms.
Hundreds of 1istings in my
office. We deal in all kinds
Of real estate,
Several different kinds of
business places for sale.
|. K. CLIFFORD
. Real Estate
Roxy Theatre Building
Kennewick Phone 2492
Evening star., 1949-06-26

nigh; LEAD 70 serious ssr4ksa Il shs
Soclal CHRISTIANS taks pcwss,
One Scrlaiass leader recsnt,y d.
elarec tssa, . ''reac.sonazy eovs-n.
msnt sfl! siways fnc !t~a tr
trouble.
Should The Sce4xi Christians sc;
an absolute majority Ire psvm s-
PROBABLY would Be rrtreessas ~eetgi- =
Gated Paul van Iceland ~hc aAs
held the soe oe!ovr
To Sc, such q majority the party
must gain Il Chamber seass and
Eve Senate seais
The coalition @! Social Christians
and Socialists wneh has oeen
governing Beixtam for mosr
than Two years had 4 comfortable
majority but had three masos DIS
agreements, These insolsee
/. klnS-Secaal Christians 70.
Socialists against,
,. Catholic schools soclAl
Christians for hssger subsidies
Socialists against
) Government regulation OF
oustness-Soeisi,stx for mort Of
this. Social Christians against
The two parties finally found II
i'm apostolic 10 agree on the third
question. and went 10 the country
Evening star., 1949-06-26
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Evening star., 1949-06-26
Woman Kicks Policeman
After He Arrests Her

Pvt. Melvin r. Wesley. 81. Of No
l Precinct, was kicked in the groin
last night by . woman he had ar
rested for being drunk and dis
orderly.
He was released after treatment
at Emergency Hospital and or
dered to report to the Police Clinic
tomorrow.
Pvt. Wesley said he was kicked
by Miss Fleta Vining. 30. Of the
800 block of Tenth street NV. q
waitress at q restaurant In the
900 block Of Pennsylvania avenue
NV. Police said the restaurant
owner, Peter Zuppas. was at
tempting to oust Miss Vining
when Pvt. Wesley entered and ar
rested her. The attack came as
the policeman was waiting for q
patrol wagon. The woman also
was charged with assault on q
police officer.
Evening star., 1949-06-26

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down sllh magazines or q g,!sew
10 vail
Chief Ros<gs sAAc ~hsr Ar
HendeEson and . business sA~oSi.
s;s reached the asnas, ser hnsns
about midnight they sssataa ira
telephone had been taaH from TIE
wall
WAI1s his friend went be pl4ans
police Mr. Henderson investigated.
pit:A taid Chief Rogers hls pistol
discharged accidentally whsn re
dropped II through the attic denF
while preparing To descend Chsef
Roeers said tire youth tNad him
Henderson she, 81 him oFses ~tih
IS automatic after slitnk him
10 stay In tAs sttic untA police
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Evening star., 1949-06-26
Miss Mary {. 6oelei Wed
To State Department Man
- tAs Asssssassa tssss

NEWPORT. r / June IS ---
Miss MARY Eleanor Go~lei, daash,
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Roee:t 8oelei
Of New York and Newport became
The bride today O. James Esc,
Cross, son o, Mrs Elo, Cross O.
Princeton. N. J,
Miss Goelet was graduated from
Vsssar College The bridegroom
wax graduated from Yale In is<<
and the University OF Virginia Law
School last year,
They will make their home in
Washington, y c. Mr cross Ia on
the stan OF the Central fntslii-
sence Bureau OF the State Depart
ment.