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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04

Earthworms are found all over
the world except in frozen re-
gions, dry sandy soils and in GER
tain parts of North American
prairies.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04
Newly Named Heads
OF Church Women
Assume New Posts

Officers elected at the May
session of the Council of Church
women assumed office Monday
at First Baptist church with its
Woman's Missionary Society as
hostess body. They are Mrs. Travis
Avara, reelected president; Mrs.
w. R. Gulley. who was unable to
attend, vice president, and Mrs.
l., l.. Stine, secretary.
Mrs. c. c. Mccoy, Jr., presi-
dent of the hostess society, gave
a short address of welcome after
which DR.. Charles Mckay, pas
tor of the church. presented d
devotional based on John XII.
During the business session the
council was asked to assist in in
teresting men in becoming Boy
Scout leaders.
At conclusion, guests we're in
vited to the substory which was
decorated with yellow chrysan-
themums centering a lace-cover-
ed tea table and were in effective
arrangement elsewhere. Mes
danes Lamar Alexander and S.
B. McIlwain presided over the
tea service. .
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04
WINS OF Calvary
Has Royal Service

The Woman's Missionary So
eiety of Calvary Baptist church
held its monthly royal service
program in the annex to the
church Tuesday with Mrs. M. w.
Mcdaniel as leader.
Subject for study was Christ,
the Answer for Moslem Coun-
tries" It was developed by the
leader with the assistance of
Mesdames M. S. Vsrnado, Joe
Browne, c. NJ. Colville, Bartie
Cook and O. L. Parker.
Mrs. c. S. Poole, the president
was in attendance.
After the closing prayer by
Mrs. O. H. Shepherd. refresh
ments were served.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04
County Hospital
Charity Patients
Allowed 81 Day

State aid for charity patients
at the county hospital amounts
10 only S4 a aay a patient for 90
days, Mrs, Elizabeth Brumfield,
hospital superintendent. told the
Pascagoula Rotary club We'd
nesday.
Speaking at the clubs weekly
lunch at the country club, Mrs.
Brumfield said the aid is INSULT
Gent to pay for medicines. X-rays
and special care needed, but the
allotment may not be exceeded.
Mrs. Brumfield told of the
growth of of the hospital from 20
beds and six employees in 1881 to
B5 beds and SO employees now.
Explains Postponement
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04
Mrs. Byrd Honored
AT Surprise Shower

Mrs. Cecil Byrd was honored
at a shower last Thursday at
which Mesdames P. W. Lander
and Cecil Rector were h~ostesses
at the home of Mrs. Lander. The
party was a complete surprise to
her.
Presentation of a number of
appropriate gifts was made by
small Sandy Rector who drew a
bassinet beribboned in pink and
blue into the room and placed it
before Mrs. Byrd. Refreshments
were served while the gifts were
being opened.
Besides the honoree, guests
were Mesdames Laverne Adams,
Richard Oge, p. w. Lander, James
Scroggins, Herbert Miley, Jimmy
Randall and Katherine Rogers.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04
Muqnolio Monurchs
Bow To Slideli. OLA

The Magnolia Monarchs bowed
to the Slidell Bulldogs, OLA Sat
urday night when the heavier
visitors ran over the weary local
gridders for the two scores in the
last five minutes of play.
Both touehdowns were made
by off tackle runs. The visiting
team regained possession OF the
ball after the kick off following
the first touchdown when a Mon
arch pass was intercepted on sec
ond down.
The Monarchs will play the BIZ
loxi public school Tigers Satur-
day at 8 p. m. at Moss Point, ac-
cording to M. A. Walker, local
coach.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04
Rev. Fl. B. Harrison
Is Guest Preacher

The Rev. H. B. Harrison. re-
tired Baptist minister, will preach
Sunday at First Presbyterian
church, Pascagoula in the absence
of the pastor, the Rev. Arthur
Schneider.
Mr.. Harrison will take as his
subject "a Completely Surren-
dered Life" based on Romans IL.
The choir will sing a special Sc
lection.
Mr.. Schneider will conduct a
series of services. Sunday through
Friday, at Summit Presbyterian
church of which the Rev. J. l..
Stuart. formerly of Pascagoula,
is pastor.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04
Mrs. c. E. Clark
Elected President

Mrs. c. f. Clark was elected
president of the Home Makers
class of First Baptist Sunday
school at a meeting in the home
of Mrs. S. M. Holyfield Tuesday.
She succeeds Mrs. Ida Granger.
resigned.
Mrs. Homer Miller presided
over the session and heard re-
ports following prayer by Mrs.
c. w. Martin, the class teacher.
and a devotional by Mrs. c. d.
Ellerman. Mrs. T. E. Clark was
appointed to visit the welfare of
flee and ascertain what clothes
are needed by children.
There we're II present.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04
Isabelle Gardner Is
Honored On Birthday

Among Halloween parties last
week was a wienie roast at which
Mrs. w. T. Gardner was hostess
in celebration of the eighth birth
day of her daughter, Isabelle.
Among the pleasures of tn
evening were outdoor games I'M
til the cutting of the birthday
cake which was served with
punch and candies. The wienieS
were roasted under the direction
of Mr.. Gardner who came from
New Orleans for the occasion.
Halloween decorations pre-
vailed throughout the house.
Among the many rememhrances
received by Isabelle that day was
a birthday card from her aunt,
Mrs. Dale Kroeger from Bremen
Germany, where she and her fam
lily are now residing.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04

DR.. S. B. McIlwain explained
that building of the children's
wing was postponed because of
the high overhead expenses that
would be added.
Among guests were H. J. Bruil-
cite and John r. Land, Jr., New
Orleans, who said they represent
oil firms interested in moving re-
fineries to deep water sites. They
were guests of w. Ed Virgins.
Other guests were Supervisors
Joe V. Krebs and Edward A.
Khayat. former supervisor Kirk
Burnham. Emil Peterson. Falcon
er, N. Y; j. c. Schwingle, A. NJ.
Hardy and Wayne Wilkerson,
Pascagoula, and N. c. Everett,
Yves Dutton and Bob Cirlot, Moss
Point.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04
Oceon Springs Cubs
Emphasize Health

In line with the November
study subject, Keeping Strong.
health was discussed at a meeting
of Ocean Springs Cub Scouts
Tuesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. w. E. Dorrah with Mrs.
J. X. Lemon assisting.
Health charts we're made and
rules of health discussed. Mem
bers adjourned to the yard where
feats of skill were practiced.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04

Approximately $500 automotive
patents are expected to be issued
in l949.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04
THE NEW ORLEANS
ITEM

Phone me at 1907 to have
this great paper delivered to
your door daily.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04
Janet Terreson
Hostess AT Party

Janet Terreson was hostess Hal
loween to about IL of her school
friends at a party at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. II.
TerreSon, $50 Jackson.
Games appropriate to the sea-
son were played by the costumed
guests. The hostess was assisted
by Mrs. Terreson in serving re-
freshments.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04

Joe Cronin as manager of the
Red Sox, pinch hit five home runs
during the 1943 season for an
American League record.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04
L A. P. DeJEAN
C~HRIsTENED SUNDAY

Valsin Alan Pierro DeJean. in
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walsh
L. NJ. DeJean, was christened Sun
day at 3 p. m. at Our Lady of
Victories church with Msgr. p.
J. Carey officiating.
Sponsors were Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernon DeJean. the former an
uncle OF the baby, who wore the
same clothes in which his father
was c%hristencd.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04
O. S. Negro School
Sets Benefit Concert

The Ocean Springs Negro
school will give a concert at the
school next Thursday at 8 p, m.
Featured will be entertainers
from Biloxi and Ocean Springs.
Proceeds will be used to paint
the school house.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04
Jet Propulsion
Demonstrated AT
Assembly Program

"Previews of Progress" was
presented at the general assem-
bly, of Moss Point High Tuesday.
A feature of the entertainment
Was a demonstration of jet pro-
pulsion in which a miniature jet
engine was placed in operation
on the stage. Following this dem
~onstration, models of a jet-pro-
PEELED pursuit plane and a buzz
bomb were driven at high speed
the length of the auditorium.
Progress in lighting was shown
as well as the development of
sound recording. Another attrac-
ton was the making of synthetic
Butyl rubber Sponsor of the pro-
gram was General Motors.
z Enn IL
Evening star., 1949-06-22
Labor Compromise
In Senate Backed in
PefriIIo Message
Nv ths Associofsd Press

Senate sponsors of a comprom-
fse labor bill claimed the support
of the great mass" of American
workers today following message
of encouragement from James c.
Petrillo.
Mr.. Petrillo, president Of the
AFL American Federation Of MuI
sicians, praised the efforts of Sen
ators Douglas, Democrat, Of Illi-
nois and Aiken, Republican. Of
Vermont to get 1.-The best kind Of
bill possible to get" He told them
SO per cent of organized labor
would follow them.
The two Senators are fighting
for compromise proposal provid-
ing for Government seizure OF in
dustries in critical strikes.
Lewis Criticized.
Mr.. Petrillo lashed out at John
L. Lewis. He charged the United
Mine Workers leader with "be-
trayal of labor" for urging "rule
or ruin" policy Of no compromise
and because he called two strikes
while Congress was debating the
labor bill-much to the delight"
Mr.. Petrillo said. Of Senator Taft,
Republican, of Ohio.
Senator Taft is opposing the
Douglas-Aiken plan, in favor Of
combined seizure injunction pro-
posal.
Senator Douglas told reporters
that Mr.. Petrillo's telegram is
greatly gratifying" and added:
II am sure Mr.. Petrillo ex-
pressed the sentiments Of the
great mass Of American workers"
Debate Is Leisurely.
Senator Aiken said Mr.. Petrillo
is "the first labor leader to come
out In the open and recognize the
situation as 1t is."
Meantime. the Senate debate
was going along leisurely. which
pleased some Senators but irked
others.
Senator Morse. Republican. Of
Oregon still has not finished q
speech he started Monday.
Evening star., 1949-06-22
IVA Tightens Regulations
On Payment 10 Schools

The Veterans Administration
tightened up on payments TO vo-
cation and educational institu-
tions today.
Among the practices it barred
was having automobiles repaired
at VA expense. Some trade schools
have furnished parts for repairs
on cars during courses In auto
repairs.
A new regulation said the
Evening star., 1949-06-22

agency win not pay schools Ia
which war veterans are being
trained for supplies used to re-
pair or improve an article fur
nished by a third party. for which
he otherwise would pay q COM
mercial price"
The ruling said. however. that
the Government viii pay educa-
tional institutions for supplies
consumed. destroyed or expended
by student or instructor-which
have TO be replaced frequently
without adding 10 the value OF the
institutions physical property.
Evening star., 1949-06-22
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Evening star., 1949-06-22
Europeans Undercut U. S.

Several European nations now
are quoting substantially lower
prices for manufactured goods In
the Venezuelan market than Is
the United States. but the aver
age quality is reported to be in
ferior.
Evening star., 1949-06-22

900. are reported missing by Mrs,
George Parker Of San Antonio.
Tex
She told police yesterday ire
iewelry disappeared from o suit
Evening star., 1949-06-22

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suite while xhs VAS out about an
hour and q half.
Evening star., 1949-06-22
$4,000 in Gems Lost
From New York Hotel
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NEW YORK. June 22.-Eighs
pieces Of jewelry. valued AZ s75,-
Evening star., 1949-06-22

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The Nome nugget., 1949-08-10
Senate Asks to Talk To "Doug''

WASHINGTON, (P)-A group of 10 Senators today urgently re- quested" secretary of defense Johnson to recall General Douglas Macarthur from Japan.
 Nine Republicans and one Dem ocrat-Senator Byrd of Virginia said in a letter to Johnson that the pending Sl,45O,000,O00 foreign arms aid bills deals with "a prob lem which is global in character"
 Noting that the chiefs of staff have visited European countries but are not likely to have time to go to the Far Pacific, the Senators said they want the views of Mac Arthur and Vice Adm. Oscar C. Badger, naval commander in that area, before voting on the arms measure.
 Senator Knowland R.-Calif)
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-10
MRS. PETE OLSON APPOINTED PUBLIC WELFARE AGENT

Mrs. Pete Olsen, has been ap- pointed temporarily Public Vel fare Agent replacing Commission CT Ted Duffield who resigned.
 All applicants for aid for de- pendent children or old age aS- sistance should get in touch with Mrs. Olson at her home on Front Street. She states that she will be al home for this service on after moons only.
 It has been announced that a Public Welfare Office is to be oponed here in the near future.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-10
Hospital News

Three children of the Soosuk family were brought in from Tel Ter for medical care.
 Mir. adn Mrs. Floyd PauWok are the parents of son born yester- day, who has been named Richard Allen.
 Julia Nelson of Council was ad- mitted to the hospital yesterday.
 Donna Miller, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Hank Miller had an ap- pendectomy yesterday.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-10

and l2 other Senators have pro- posed that S175,OO0,O0O of the bills funds be earmarked for mil
 itary aid to non-communist China.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-10

Sign on a road very much in need of repair near Bremerton, Washington: Men Should Be Working"
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-10
News of the World At AClance ---

 state Dean Acheson on the com plex situation resulting from the communist rout of Chinese nation alist armies.
 His report coincided with Can ton dispatches which said the com munists were throwing fresh forces into drives toward the na tionalist provisional capital. Ma tionalists fled Kanhsien, Kiangsi province capital only 2l5 miles from Canton.
 Acheson went before a secret session of the House foreign af- fairs committee to discuss his pro- gram for working out a new ap- proach. His department in a white paper last week wrote off \ aid to Generalissimo Chiang Kali Shek's nationalists as costly failure.
 A new policy planning group, headed by Ambassadors -at-Large Philip C. Jessup, was reported al most ready to start broad sur vey of the problems facing the U. s. in China and elsewhere in the Far East.
 Acheson and his aides withheld official comment on the appear ance before Congress yesterday of Elpidio Quirino, president of the Philippines. The Island leader ap- pealed for least moral support from the U. $. for a new Pacific anti-communist pact proposed re- gently "by Quirino and Chiang.
 Australian defense mini S e r John Dedman commented in Can be.ra that Australia would well come creation of a Far East alli- ance similar to the Atlantic Pact.
 It Gen. James Van Fleet, chief of the U. s. Military mission in Greece, announced in Athens that 49 American navy dive bOmberS will be delivered in a few days to the Greek ai rforce.
 News papers in communicated Czechoslovakia returned to bitter attacks on the Vatican. Rude Pro- vo, Prague communist organ, said the Eastern European Peoples Democracies" would defeat the Pope'S recent decree excommuni- eating militant communists.
 Albania said today she is being invaded by Greece and that fight ing is in progress along a 30-mile front. A broadcast by the official Tirana radio said bloody clashes with Athens government troops began four days ago.
 Ii added that hundreds of Greek soldiers have been killed or taken prisoner.
 A spokesman. for the Greek in- formative service in London said there is certainly no invasion" He said the Albanian report prob ably referred to the new offensive launched by the Greek army against the communicated guerril- las. in the Grammos mountain area not far from the Albanian border.
 The Greek government has as serted repeatedly that Albania is used by the rebels as haven when hard pressed and as jump ing off place for fresh forays into
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-02-25
REV. HALL ANNOUNCES
 LENTEN SERVICES FOR WEEK

The Rev. Hugh Hall, priest in charge of St Philips Episcopal church today announced Lenten services at his parish, beginning with Ash Wednesday. February .23.
 Let us make this Lent, not a negative but a positive one," Fr. Hall said. Let us make our Lent en discipline not so much one in which we give up something, as one in which we do something more - exert more effort"
 Ash Wednesday a Holy Commun- ion Service will be held at St Philips church at 9:3O a. m. and an evening service and Penitential Office at 7:30 D. m.
 Mid-week Lenten services vii be held every Wednesday evening at 7:3O.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-02-25
WRANGELL TOWN TEAM
 OUT OF TOURNAMENT

The Wrangell Town basketball team which journeyed 10 Juneau last week end to play in the Jun eau Lions Club annual Gold Med al Tournament, drew a bye in the first round of play on Monday and were defeated Tuesday by the Sit ka ANB, 61-41. Henry Mccullough of the Wrangell team, who is han dicapped by the loss of one hand, was high point man for Wrangell with 10 points
 Wednesday night the Wrangell team was eliminated from the tournament by the Mt. Edgecumbe Grads by a score of 53-37.
 Boys who made the trip from here were Harry Thomas. Larry Taylor. Tom Teller. Sidney McCul- tough, Arvis. Daley, Richard Rine- hart, Ed Churchill, Allen Bradley. Henry Mccullough. and Gordon Mason. Coach and Manager.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-02-25
RUSSIA MOVING MORE
 TROOPS TO BORDER

International high Finnish sourc es said Russia had moved more troops to the Arctic border of Nor way. apparently in connection with the Soviet attempt to keep the stout little Scandinavian country from joining the Atlantic allianc now under negotiation in Wash ington between the |. &, Canada Great Britain, France and th three Low Countries.
 In Bulgaria 15 Protestan churchmen were on trial on charg- es of espionage, treason and black marketing. Nikola Naumov, Bap tist minister. and one of the four main defendants pleaded guilty The Communist government sait all fifteen had confessed to guilt of the charges.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-02-25
ELKS PARTY TO
 FEATURE HILL-BILLY THEME

As previously announced, the local Elks lodge party, set for Saturday, March 5. will feature a Hill-Billy Theme Plans for enter tainment include Hill-Billy skit, jug-drinking contest hog calling contest. all with prizes for the winenrs
 A buffet-style Dutch lunch will be served Ladies are asked to bring salads or sandwiches and the Elks will fill out the menu and do the serving
 There will be a prize for the loudest and most patched gar ments. Elks warn: Don't come for nal! There will be a fine of 50 cents for anyone not attired a la theme of the evening. r
 Hosts for the evening will be Texas Hayseed Joyce (Martin) Hay and Trigger George tCoy) Sumption.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-02-25
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 ous amendments or changes thus causing it to go back to the first house, or the one which originated the measure for concurrence or re- lection. If the body which first passes the bill refuses to concur in the amendments, the rules pro- vide for the appointment of a con ference committee to iron out the differences. To the conference from each house are appointed three members, two of which must be members who voted for the bill in the original instance and one of which must have voted in the negative. Therefore, when a mem Der feels his bill may run into amendment and ultimate confer ence, he may vote on the negative side to assure being a member of the conference committee an d thereby able to put his. point a. cross to the lesser number. Tn ad- dition to the regular conference committees, the rules provide for what is known as the. committee on free conference. Free confer ence may be taken when the reg ular conference committee fails to agree but there is still hope for the bill. A free conference commit tee is the same as the regular con- ference committee except that iE
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-02-25
TEMPERATURE sPURTS UPWARD; SNOW AND
 ICE ON WAY OUT

Minimum temperature at a. m. today had taken a definite spurt upward to 41.3 degrees, ten de- grees over yesterdays minimum o 31. High yesterday afternoon reached 42 degrees.
 However, during the week. tn weather man picked up approxi mately two inches of snow toward breaking Wrangell's record snow fall of 1946-47 when 19001 inch es fell. To date Wrangell has now had 1887 inches.
 A release from Petersburg las Friday said that town had had 20 feet of snow up to February IS.
 Low temperatures of the week were last Saturday and Sunday with a minimum of 1. Maximum on Saturday reached 17 and on Sunday, 20. Monday the minimum was 13, maximum 31; Tuesday minimum 25, maximum 35; Wed nesday, minimum 31. maximum and yesterday the minimum was 31; maximum 42.
 Weather forecast for Southeast Alaska for period from Friday morning to Saturday evening is
 Outside waters Dixon Entrance to Yakutat, southeasterly winds 20 to 35 mph. Lynn Canal and Taku Inlet, variable winds less than 29 mph. Cloudy with intermittan rain over entire area.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-02-25
POWER BARGE VICTIMS
 BUILD SHELTER ON SHORE

CoRDovA MT. and Mrs Fred Howard and their son-in-law, Rob ert zentmire, aboard a power barge which grounded near here Monday. have built themselves a makeahift shack in treacherous island grass where the barge grounded. Aerial observers report ed they waved to a plane from their plywood- shelter an indicated they were not suffering
 Merle Smith. Cordova Air Serv- ice president, said 6O-mile north wind was blowing off the Copper River delta holding the sea breakers to a minimum, although spray had iced down the barge North Cloud, from stem to stern
 The tug Mahalo, which attempt ed a rescue effort gave up when unable to get close in shore The Coast Guard cutter Cedar was proceeding to the scene from Kod- iak via Juneau and was due to ar rive today.
 Following the mishap. Leonard Holeman. barge engineer, crossed a treaeherous three miles of ice pack and hiked 2S hours through waist-deep snow to bring news of the grounding to Cordova. He was hospitalized there with frozen foot.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-02-25
BARTLETT PRESENTS
 TRUMAN WITH FLAG OF
 FUTURE STATEHOOD

WASHINGTON - Delegate E. L.. Bartlett, of Alaska, this week pre- sented President Truman with an American flag of 50 stars. for use when and if Alaska and Hawaii obtain statehood
 The President has recommended that the two territories be admit ted as states
 Bartlett said the President prom ised that the flag would be the first to fly if the two territories became part of the Union a fsull- fledged states.
 The flag, which has six rows of seven stars and one of eight, was donated by the Alaska Territoria Federation of Labor.