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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-14
In
The New Stadium

A letter to a local daily raises
a very, very pertinent point. The
letter-writer complaints about an
ad in that papers asking for a
waitress needed to work at the
municipal sports stadium. The ad
specifically asks for a white girl.
Do you remember last winter
whenthe stadium funds were being
raised? Do you remember how
everyone pitched in, adults and
youngsters? Some Of, the hardest
workers in the Embarrassing drive
were Negroes.
Does any one remember who
was canvassing specify that funds
would be accepted from whites
only? Can anyone recall any ads
or stories in the newspapers de-
claring that this stadium drive
was a "white-only" venture?
This is a scurvy trick which
has been played on the Negro
people. It was more difficult for
the average Negro who donated
to give up a dime or a dollar
than for anyone else. The enthus-
iasm to cooperate in getting the
! stadium built was noticeable on
the West Side. Whatever enthus-
iasm there was is certainly gone
no. Suddenly the stadium becomes
a bad lasts in the mouth.
MOI that this is anything new.
it isn't. But there are just some
instances of unchristian, undemo-
cratic prejudice which, When one
considers the circumstances, seem
to be especially indicative ofthe
hollow mockery that whites make
of the religion they make so much
ado about. This is one Of those
instances.
AS the letter writer expressed
it: ct am sure the Negro resid-
ents of this city who worked so
ardently in last years campaign
feel that their qualified citizens
are equally qualified to fill these
jobs"
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-14
By Jimmy N. Jones

By Jimmy N. Jones
Once again, the verdict of mot
guilty" was the answer of the
jury who listened tentively to the
case of Carrie Alberta Stephens,
25, Of 1923 Bolander ave., charged
with the fatal stabbing Of her
husband, Edgar, &c in the ca ly
hourse of March Goth.
For three days a capacity pack
ed court room heard both the
states attorney Lloyd H. O'Hara
and defence attorney Albert Schar-
rer dig deep in their respective
law books to impress the jury as
to the verdict they should eturn
and to think only in terms as to
whether, the stabbing in the cheat
Of passion" in self defence, or
whether, she killed her husband
unlawfully because of the continu-
ed abuse and threatening from
time to time as the many witness
es testified on the stand.
Thursday, was one Of the big
gest days in the Court Of Common
Pleas, Judge Lester l.. Cecil, who
as usual listened to the eloquent
plea of the veteran Albert Shar-
red, who in his true convincing
style held the court and jury's
attention as he dramatized the life
of the defendant f ON he child
hood and through her married
life with the deceased husband who
had been pictured as a habitual
drunkard by the witnesses.
Sharrer, told of the brawl that
started in the dance hall of Circle
Park during the picnic on the
night of March 10Th. when Steph-
ems became angry because he was
not served prope ly at the con-
session stand and later when his
wife dropped his hat on the
ground, which caused him to
threaten to "Beat her" and later
on the return home, when he or
dered her to cook him a sand
wich at 200 o'clock in the morn
ing following their return from
the dance.
He gave a vivid picture Of the
st uggle in the kitchen when
Stephens, questioned the skillet
his wife was holding up in the
preparation of the "Pork- Chop
she was preparing for him, and
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-14
Carrie Stephens Freed
Of Muns|uughter
Charge

the struggle for the ten inch butch
er knife, seized by Mrs. Stephens
and during the struggle she plung-
ed into the chest of her husband,
who according to her story had
beaten, checked and kicked her
prior to the fatal stabbing.
In the cha ges of the state pre-
sented by MI. O'Hara, he said 81
am not here to persecute Mrs.
Stephens, nor do l believe she had
any intention to kill her husband.
81 wasn't there, like all of us who
have heard the many testimonys
of the witnesses, II feel sorry for
her.. But said the smoothed toned
attorney who like his opponent is
we'll known for his delivery Of
speech. eve must decide whether
Carrie Stephens, did kill her
husband in a "Heat of Passion,
Or whether she did "Unlawfully
kill her husband" and we must de-
termine and be reminded of the
charge that she did kill him and
that of course is against the digni-
ty of the state of Ohio.
It is my sworn duty as a rep
resentative of the state of Ohio
to see to it that whoever commits
such an offence shall be punish
ed. But, continued O. hare, that
is not your responsibility to mete
out the punishment, it is however,
your wor duty as jurers, to rend-
er a true verdict as to the degree
Of the killing an as to whether,
Carrie Stephens is guilty Of first
degree manslaughter as charged.
All the time, the defendant sat
through the trial thanked on her
right side by her sister, Jacquline
Kelly, and her uncle who came
to her aid in the trial. Now and
then she would wipe away the
tears when mention of the fatal
morning was pointed at her by the
The overlooking crowd of wit
nesses and spectators caused the
. court bailif to. bring extra chairs
into the court room in order that
the seating arrangements were
care of.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-14

Real christians need never have
any fear, since God is their safe
ty shoe and garment Maker, and
by His children are ever near.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
Flower And Vegetable Show
Hos Hundreds OF Exhibits

eies CT vegetables: while the air
was perfumed with the fragrance
of hundreds OF flowers from both
individual and club arrangements
with a total of 2l8 club arrange
ments shown by eight clubs which
were limited to 30 arrangements
each, while there were l39 indi-
vidual exhibits including 25 va
rieties of blooms.
The exhibits were arranged on
long white covered tables with
small brilliant blue placards let
tered in white which designated
each specie on exhibit.
Quantities of choice vegetables
included a range of turnips and
mustards. green onions and Ber-
muda onions, potatoes, squash,
beets. carrots and all of the 9TH
ers familiar to gardeners a d
stalks of homegrown celery and
brussel sprouts.
Small punches of aromatic
herbs added their intriguing cd
ors. while cleaning black dew
Continued on Page a
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
Ten Graduates To
Receive Diplomas
Sunday, May 29

Certificates of graduation will
be presented ten seniors at Our
Lady of Victories high school at
special services Sunday. May 30,
at 3 p. m. in the church.
Honor graduates of the class
are Joseph William Westphal,
son of MIR. and Mrs. William C..
Westphal, valedictorian, and Joyce
Patricia Krebs. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Krebs, saluta-
torian, representing the highest
and second highest averages in
the class.
Other members of the gradual
ing class are Marion and Jimmy
Freeman, daughter and son of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Freeman;
Preston Eiland, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. p. Eiland; Joseph Krebs,
sol of Mr.. and Mrs. J. v. Krebs;
Margaret Loris. daughter of Mrs.
j. Loris; Ann Purdy, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Purdy; Bernard
Frederic. son of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
]. Frederic; and Elizabeth Zelen-
ka, daughter of Mrs. J, r. Krebs,
Jr,
Glass night exercises will be
held Friday, May q, in the gram
mar school auditorium.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
Officers OF Hunt
And Fishing Club
To Be Installed

The newly elected Officers of
the Jackson County Hunting and
Fishing association viii be in
stalled at the regular meeting of
the club at the Court House on
Friday evening. May 20. at Q p.
m. according to an announcement
of the president.
The officers for the year of
lg49-50 who will be installed are
P. H. Bud" Fields, president: A.
G. "Yank' Shampine, vice pres
ident; N. c. Everett, secretary and
Jack BuZard, treasurer.
Under the leadership of Bud
Pelham, retiring president. this
club of sportsmen has grown from
80 members to n of the largest
clubs of its kind in the state.
All sportsmen in Jackson coun-
tv are urged 20 affiliate with the
club which was organized pri-
marily for the protection of game
in the surrounding arc
There will be a report from the
delegates of the local club who
attended the public hearing in
Jackson before the State Game
and Fish Commission in regards
to opening and closing the i949-
1850 hunting season.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
Doctors, Nurses
Will R~edecorote
Hospital Rooms

A program of redecoration Is
being inaugurated at the Jack
son County hospital with the as
Stunning of the responsibility of
two rooms by the medical and
nursing staffs of the hospital,
Mrs. Elizabeth Brumfield, hos
pital superintendent, announced.
Hospital Day was observed at
the institution Thursday when
the hospital was open for visitors
from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. The hos
pital was opened in connection
with the national observance of
Hospital Day in order that resi-
dents of this section might famil-
iarize themselves with the facil-
tiles and inspect the general con-
dition of the building, Mrs. Brum-
field said.
Among the visitors were For
rest McGehee, Mrs. B. E. Albrit-
ton, r. H. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
James D. Gautier, George w.
Holder. Jr., S. A. McInnis. Sr.,
Davage Runnells, Mrs. w. J.
Weatherford, Mrs. Clark. w. R.
Hutchinson, Mrs. l. D.. Stewart.
Mrs. S. B. McIlwsin. Flowers
were presented for this occasion
by Mr.. and Mrs. Gautier. Miss
Mary Agnes Gautier and McIn-
mis- Florists.
Cooperation of the public is
asked in the cleanup and redec-
Grafton campaign. Mrs. Brum-
field pointed out. The doctors
have undertaken to redecorate
room No. | and the nurses expect
to have work begun soon on
Room No. | in the maternity
ward. II is hoped all private
rooms and wards will be adopt
ed" for redecoration. she de-
clared.
Hospitals are for people" Mrs.
Brumfield explained. How hos
pitfalls are for people is best dem
onstrated by reviewing records
of service. In the last ten years
patient admissions have almost
doubled. length of stay has been
reduced and more babies are horn
in hospitals than ever before"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
Schedule Of Summer
School Announced By
Supt. 7. r. Wells

The summer school program of
the PaScagoula senior and junior.
high schools will begin on Mon
Gay, June 6, according to an an
nouneement by Thomas R. Wells,
superintendent of city schools. 1t
will be held in the junior high
school building.
The daily program will start at
8 a. m. running to l p. m. for a
period of fifty days. The first
semester will end on July 2nd, the
second semester will begin on
Tuesday. July 5th, and will run
through Tuesday, August End.
Students carrying one unit of
new work will be required to be
IN actual attendance for two and
one-half hours each day. Students
who ire carrying two units of
review work will spend two and
one-half hours each day on each
subject for a total of five hours.
Advance registration will be
held on Friday, June 3rd, and all
students, who expect to attend,
are urged to register at this time.
Only those subjects will be Of
fered for which an adequate num-
Der of registrations are received.
No summer school work in the
elementary schools is planned.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
W. B. Herring
iCe-Presideni
OfStaie Bankers

w. B. Herring, president of the
Pascagoula- Moss Point bank and
treasurer of the state organiza-
ton for the past yea, was elected
vice president of the Mississippi
Bankers Association at the 6lst
annual convention in Biloxi Tues
day and Wednesday. Under the
promotion plan for officers of the
association, Mr.. Herring will be
named president in 1850.
p. c, Williams, president of the
Bank of Yazoo City, succeeded
Frank f. Allen of Canton as pres
ident of the bankers. Leigh Wat
kins, Jr., Jackson, was reelected
secretary and Larry Simmons of
Pontotoc was elected treasurer.
The pre-convention activities
began Monday and the eonven-
ton meetings were opened Tues
day, continuing through luncheon
Wednesday. A special program of
entertainment for members and
the women guests was a part of
the annual meeting.
Among those from Pascagoula
and Moss Point attending were
Mr.. and Mrs. Herring and their
daughter, Miss Hermine Herring
OF Houston. Tex. Mr.. and Mrs. H.
+. Heidelberg, Jr.. MI. and Mrs.
T.. A. khayat, Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
as Leatherbury. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
+. Dantzler, Mrs. Manuella Tay-
Tor, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Mcleod
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Back
strom from the Paseagoula-Mo
Point bank, and Charles M. Bush
and P. w. Cox of the Merchants
and Marine bank.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20

One of the largest flower and
vegetable shows ever to be given
by the Home Demonstration
Council of Jackson County was
held at the 18th Street Activities
building on Tuesday with ten
Home Demonstration clubs par
tieipating.
Bayou Casotte took top honors
on the club display of flowers and
Harleston won first place on the
club exhibit of vegetables. Mrs.
A. c. Petersen of Hurley won the
individual award for the basket
of mixed vegetables.
r. O. Monosmith. extension or
namental horticulturist of State
college. was one of the judges of
the show and after making his
choices for the prize winners. he
conducted the club members
around the display and explained
the fine points of judging and the
standards.
A total OF 1T vegetable dis
plays was on exhibit which in
cluded a variety of over IS spe-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
Vessel Loading
Railroad Ties
AT City Wharf

The S. S. Dolly Madison. ZOO
ton Honduran vessel of the Is
brandtsen Steamship Co, locked
at the city wharf at II a. m.
Thursday and was scheduled to.
load $500 tons of railroad cross
ties for export to Belgium.
Loading operations began at
noon and were scheduled to con-
tinue round-the-clock with the
vessel to sail for Gulfport some
time late Friday for additional
cargo.
Meanwhile. members of the
Port Commission announced this
week that they are negotiating
with a second company on a
railroad tie export program that
would give the Port of Pascagoula
an additional two ships a month.
This operation would be car
ried on through one of the wet
docks at the ingalls, shipyard and,
although negotiations are not
complete. the first ship has ten
tatively been scheduled for the
riddle of next month. This would
allow time to accumulate suffi-
cient ties for the first cargo, with
vessels to call here at l5-day pc
RODS thereafter.
The Dolly Madison is the third
ship TO pick up export ties here
for Laeeste, Inc. The United
States engineer hopper dredge
Lanefitte is still at work on
dredging of Horn Island Pass with
approximately 30 days work left.
When this work is completed of
fieials Of Lacoste, Inc, said that
they hoped to increase substan-
TALLY the cargo being handled
out of Pascagoula.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
Commencement
Exercises AT
Moss Point High

Commencement activities for
the Moss Point high school will
begin next week with the class
day program which will be pre-
sented by the seniors at the gen.
eral assembly on Friday morning
Nav 20. at 1918
Bill Miles, senior president.
will give the welcome and Frank
Laakso will give the class his
tory in a resume entitled. "The
Four Year Voyage.
RUBY Faggard and r. J. Muir
rah will present a contrast as the
class Rrumbler and the class OPP
timist respectively, while "Gaz-
ing at the Stars and Far Away
Places will be given by a quar-
tet composed of Jack Lander.
Jesse Prouse. Marion Hall and
Bernard West, followed by the
last will and testament of the class
which will be delivered by Sally
Rabby.
Toni Koskila will explain the
significance Of the class motto and
to conclude the program the sen
iors will sing their class song.
On Sunday morning, May %.
at IL am. sixty-four grey-robed
seniors will file into the audito-
rum of the high school to the
strains of the Coronation March
played on duo pianos by Mrs.
Amelia Cook and Sue Carol Pierce
who will also play the occasional
War March of the Priest.
The Rev. Walter L. Bader. pas
tor of the First Presbyterian
church, will deliver the bacca-
laureate sermon and the Rev.
Norman Boone will ask the invo-
cation while the Rev. John F.
Brock will pronounce the bene-
diction.
Two choral numbers, "My
Task" and 1.-THE Lord Bless YOU
and Keep You, will add to the
program.
Graduation
Graduation exercises on Fri
day evening, Mays27. at 8 pm. in
the high school auditorium will.
bring to a close the commence
ment program with the presenta-
ton of the diplomas and awards.
The high school orchestra will
play a a professional "Pomp and
Circumstance March to pace the
seniors as they enter the audito-
rum and file into the reserved
section.
Following the invocation by the
Rev. Norman Boone, pastor of the
First Methodist church. the Jun
ior class will sing their farewell
Continued on Page ~
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
Virgins County
Economic Council
Committee Head

w. Ed. Virgins has been named
chairman of the Jackson county
organization committee for the
Mississippi Economic Council. it
was announced this week by Of
fieials of the statewide organi-
cation.
Other members of the county
committee are as follows.
w. r. Guest, ST., vice-ehair-
man for Pascagoula; John w.
Backstrom. Jr., vice-chairman for
Moss Point; George w. Young,
vice chairman for Ocean Springs;
K. w. Burnham, Capt. H. H. Cole.
A. F. Dantzler, w. NJ. Dutton,
Robert Fox, Hermes F. Gautier,
W. B. Herring, c. p. Humphreys,
Easton King, James r. Leavell,
Ed c. Lloyd, Frank Mixson, A. P.
Moran, Wallace NJ. Quinn, Fred
Taylor, Arnold v. Walker and
Charles Weaver.
Inc COUNCIL Is a ron-profit,
non-secterian, non-political or
ganization which will devote its
time and resources to the promo
ton of the civic, social and eco
nomic welfare of all the people
Of Mississippi, MI. Virgins said.
| was formed at d meeting July
/, 1913, with organization COM
pleted at a statewide meeting in
Jackson on December 10th. At
that meeting more than 800 state
business leaders endorsed the
program with "full support"
pledged by Gov. Fielding L.
Wright.
AT that meeting the state was
divided into IL areas. with the
board of directors named by del
egates from each of the areas.
The Council is now proceeding to
complete its organization by
counties.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
CElot Resigns
AS { of c Head,
Virgins Succeeds

F. W. Bob Cirlot resigned as
president of the Pascagoula-Mos
Point Chamber of Commerce at
a meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors Tuesday night. He will be
succeeded by W. Ed Virgins,
first vice-president. who will
serve the remainder of this fis-
cal year.
Mr.. Cirlot gave as his reason
the press of business in eonnec-
ton with his position as mayor
of Moss Point. He will remain on
the board as a director.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
Coulter Resident
Sought BY Police.
Gone Four Weeks

The aid of police in all sur
rounding states has been sought
in location of Maston James Lad
nier of Gautier who has been
missing since April %, according
to officers of the sheriff's de-
partment.
The 49-year-old pipefitter had
gone to Baton Rouge on business,
members of his family said, and
has not been heard from since
that time. At the time ne left
home he was wearing a white
shirt and brown trousers. He is
about 5 feet. 9 inches tall, weighs
about las pounds and has gray
hair and brown eyes.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
A r TO SCHOOL FUND

A total of $153,85 was realized
from the Country Fair put on by
the Young Women's Business
club Of Paseagoula for the hene-
fit Of the March to School Fund
Saturday at the Beach Park. Miss
Margaret Burnsed, president, am
nouneed.
This money will augment 4
welfare fund adopted as a project
BY the YWBC last year to be ex-
pended on clothing needy chill
dren for school. Several hundred
dollars were spent last year on
this relief with about 100 children
receiving benefit.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
Grand Jury
IndiCts lin
May Session
Women Charged
With Monslouqhter
Three Sentenced

Fannie Nettles Lewis. negro,
was indicted on charges of man
slaughter in connection with the
fatal stabbing of her husband,
Harold Horace Lewis, %, in Moss
Point Friday night by the grand
jury which convened Monday in
conjunction with the regular May
term Of circuit court.
Ten other indictments were re-
turned by the grand jury which
adjourned Wednesday.
Kato Larry and Carney Chad
wick, indicted for grand larceny
in connection with the theft of a
COW from Rosie Biggs last No
vember, pleaded guilty to the
charge or arraignment and were
each sentenced to serve five years
in the state penitentiary.
Indicted on two separate charg-
es for grand larceny-one for the
theft of a COW from Levi Hinton
and the other for stealing a hog
from r. D. Mcleod - Harry Golf
Piled not guilty on arraignment.
James L. Booker was indicted
on charges of false pretenses in
connection with the sale of an
automobile to Israel Shemper and
j. E. Carter was indicted for pass
ing a bad check. Oliver Nolan
was indicted for grand larceny
for the theft of an exhaust fan
from r. M. Whitfield.
Three others charged with
grand larceny and one with false
pretenses had not been taken in
to custody, police officers said.
Pleads Not Guilty
The Lewis woman entered a
plea of not guilty on arraignment
Thursday morning and bond was
set at $500.
According to Sheriff j. Guy
Krebs and Deputy Sheriff Leo
Byrd, the stabbing took place
near the Baptist church on Bay
street in Moss Point when, the
woman said, her husband was
beating her. Police reports state
that the stabbing was done with
a pocket knife which cut a large
artery causing the man to bleed
to death shortly after he was TAX
en- to the Jackson County hos
pitai.
Thomas Kennedy, negro, who
was indicted by a grand jury sew
eral terms ago on charges of bur-
glary and grand larceny was
brought into court following his
arrest after he disappeared and
was never brought to trial. Two
other negroes involved with Ken
nedy in the alleged breaking into
three business establishments
were tried previously.
Charges of burglary and grand
larceny were nolle pressed and
he was charged with trespassing
to which he pied guilty and he
was sentenced to six months in
Jail.
In its report, the Grand Jury
pointed OUT that certain bridges
and roads within this county that
are maintained by the state are
in dangerous conditions and in
bad need of repairs. We econ
mend that all the county officials
and the citizens of this county
lend all their efforts to have these
conditions eliminated"
The jury also recommended
that a guard be placed at the Jail,
at least at night, because of the
unsafe condition as far as keep
ing prisoners in custody.
Wilmer H. Harris was foreman
of the jury and Alton Mansfield
was clerk.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20

Sergeant Bill DeForrest has
entered the school of Air Force
Engineering at Chanute A. r.
base at Rantoul, III. Sgt. DeFor-
rest had recently returned from
a three months stay at Ramsay
Field in Porto Rico to his perma-
nent base at Topeka, Kan.
His brother Pfc. Jack DeFor-
rest. who has been overseas for
four months is stationed at Rhein-
Main, Germany, where he is with
the 61st MVS Air base group:
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
TRowEL GARDEN CLUB

Attention of members of the
Trowel Garden club has been
to a change from Tuesday
as a meeting day and the session
will be held Thursday, instead at
3 p. m. in the Community Activ-
tiles building.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-20
ANNUAL BIRTHDAY PARTY

The Women of the Presbyterian
church will observe its annual
birthday party with q social at
church house of the First Presby-
terrain church of Pascagoula. Mon
day the hour being 7:30.
An innovation will be the pres
ence Of men as In the past the
celebration has been confined to
members.