The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-08-12
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Baptist Intermediate Glass Attends
Watermelon Cutting AT Faggard Place
BY MRS. LILLIAN FAGGARD


girls of the Wade Baptist church
enjoyed d watermelon cutting at
the old Faggard place Tuesday
night. Their teacher, Miss Bertha
Kibby, and Julian Johnson chap
eroned the party. After games
were played the melons we're cut.
Enjoying the affair were Shirley
Davis, Jennie and Lizzie Hester,
Vencil and Vernal Kibby, Media
Golf, Paul Golf, Bobby Moech,
Delbert Moech, Annie Hester,
David Vaughn, Dwight Waltman,
Gene and Bobby Bourn, Guy
Faggard, Helen Baria and w. A,
Moech.
Mrs. J. A. Tatum, who recently
underwent an operation at Jack
son County hospital. has been
brought home and is reported do
ing nicely,
Congratulations are being ex-
tended Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Bourn
IN the birth of a son Monday at
Jackson County hospital.
Miss Carlene Carter of Pasca-
eoula is spending a few days with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Carter. Miss Carter is an assist
ant to her sister, Mrs. Mary Ruby
Taylor, in business in Pascagoula
and makes her home with Mrs.
Taylor.
Jeanne Wyatt Better
The many friends of little
Jeanne Wyatt, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J. V. Wyatt, were sorry
to hear of her serious illness dur
ing the past week but are glad to
hear she is recuperating at this
time.
The Rev. and Mrs. A V. Fag-
gard and family of Admission, Ala.
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. c.
Faggard Wednesday and Thurs
day. Rev. Faggard preached We'd
nesday night at the school. He has
many friends here, his former
home. He is the soA of Mrs. Lou
F'aggard and the late Joe Faggard
of Kreole.
The Brotherhood class of the
baptist church had its monthly
meeting Saturday night IN the
school cafeteria. Supper was
served to the guests who num-
bered approximately 40.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Golf. Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Cumbest and son
and Miss Marie CumbeSt were
visitors of Mrs. Cumbest's moth
er. Mrs. Barton. at Barton Satur-
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Cumbest and
Miss Cumbest spent the night.
Ollie Cochran, who has been
confined to Jackson County hos
pital, was brought home Tuesday.
Pueblo villages threshed out
common problems, sent a ques-
tionnaire to each of the candi-
dates in the election. 1t asked
written views on many ques-
tions. such as whether the can
didate believed that Indians
should receive social security
payments.
However, Manual Lujan, the
governor of the Taos Pueblo,
urged his people mot to take
part in the white mans poll
tics. There are about $4,000 In
dians in New Mexico and only
about 5000 reservation Indians
were registered in the 194S
elections.
Several persons with Indian
blood have been members of
both the L. S. Senate and
House of Representatives. The
late Vice President Charles Cur
It's was of Kaw Indian blood on
his mothers side.
There T Indian tribes in 26
states. but Indian Service Off
Gals say the greatest eoncen-
tration Of full-blooded Indians
! is in the second congressional
district in Arizona.
The district contains 10000
Navaios on the Navajo reser-
walton, but the total population
in the district, including whites.
is more than 800. 000. Even Long
Island has an Indian tribe. the
Shinnecocks. Their reservation
is near Southampton and its
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