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Evening star., 1949-08-10
Montgomery Begins
P|an&for School for
PaIsied Children

Plans were under way today
by Montgomery County school
officials for establishment of a
school for children having cere-
bral palsy.
The Board of Education yes
terday authorized DR.. Edwin
w. Broome, superintendent of
schools, to proceed with the work
under a $4,000 county appropri-
alton.
Edgar M. Douglass, assistant
superintendent of schools, said
the facilities will be set up in the
Silver Spring intermediate School
at Philadelphia and Chicago
avenues and are intended to &C
commodate about Is children.
The project has long been ad-
vocated by the Montgomery
County Cerebral Palsy Association
Mr.. Douglass said it will be first
of its kind in the Washington
area.
David Weed and F. Moran Nc.
Conihe, representing the Potomac
School Parent Teacher Association
and the school trustees, respective
ly, urged the board to acquire i'm
mediately a seven-acre tract ada
cent to the school, to be used for
playground facilities and for fu-
ture building expansion.
In another action the board
authorized a study of the posi-
bility of standardizing school
management and control by the
board of the school lunch pro-
gram.
A request by the Bethesda Lii
brary Association, Inc, for the
donation of a part of the Bethes-
da Elementary School site to the
association for the site of Be-
thesda library was referred to Mr..
Carpenter.
The board announced that
schools will reopen September IL.
Supervisors will report September
and teachers September 6.
Schools will receive registration
Of new pupils September 8 and 8.
The hours will be announced later.
Evening star., 1949-08-10
Annapolis Council Gusts
Fisher as Fire Marshal
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. TO-
Former Alderman Jesse A. Fisher
has been ousted as Annapolis
fire marshal by a 5-4 city council
vote.
Mr.. Fishers tenure in the job
had been the nub of a council
controversy ever since he was de-
feated for denomination in June
Four new aldermen and a new
mayor, Republican Roscoe c.
Rowe, were seated last month.
Evening star., 1949-08-10
Annapolis Hearing Is Set
On Dropping Rent Curbs
By the Associated Pres,

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 10.-A pub
lie hearing on whether to drop
rent controls in Annapolis has
been ordered for August 18 by the
City Council. I
There seems to be no further
need for controls, as no short
ages Of rental housing accommo-
dations exist" the Council said In
Q resolution. a
Evening star., 1949-08-10

aport recommending the appoint
.ment.
h Mr.. Tulloch said he would have
preferred to have Acting City
Manager Robert S. Marshall, jr.,
remain in office. Mr.. Marshall was
appointed on temporary basis in
March after Nicholas A. Colasanto
was discharged.
Mr.. Colasanto succeeded Joseph
M. Pancoast who, in turn, sue
ceeded Carl Budwesky in series
of city manager replacements in
the last two years or so.
Bendheim Favored Another.
In reply to comments about
early speculation over Mr.. Ancell's
appointment. Mr.. Luckett said his
committee had tried to be fair
and did not want Ito ram any
thing down anybody's throat"
Mr.. Bendheim said he had
favored another applicant, City
i Manager Harold Cheek of Plym-
outh, Mich.
Il alexandria has had a rather
Il sorry experience with city man.
Hlagers, particularly arising out OF
! the fact that there has been po-
1 litical significance attached to our
/. recent appointments and dis
!; charges" Mr.. Bendheim observed.
z He added that Mr.. Ancell's
name had been closely associat-
ed with the Colosanto ousting''
when the Portsmouth manager
was rumored to be the favorite
candidate to succeed MIR. Cola
santo.
Newspaper Accounts Cited.
He said that on June q news
papers quoted Mr.. Ancell as stat
/ ing he had been approached by
the city of Alexandria. Mr.. An
cell. Mr.. Bendheim continued,
was quoted then as saying he was
well satisfied with Portsmouth.
Despite this. Mr.. Bendheim said,
that same day Mr.. Ancell applied
for the Alexandria job.
Mr.. Ancell was born at Han
over Court House, Va. After
years of experience in municipal
engineering and construction, he
became city manager of Orange,
Va, in 1882. Since then he has
been city manager of Hopewell,
Covington, Staunton and Ports
mouth. all in Virginia.
= In applying for the job, Mr.
Ancell listed newspapermen in the
cities he had administered among
his references.
Mr.. Ancell is married and has
no children.
On request of Mr.. Beverley, the
city manager was instructed to
study list of 210 houses that dc
not have sewer connections. DR.
( Thomas McGough, Alexandra
Health Officer, said the city had
laws to force property owners tc
connect with sewers when they
are available. He said he had
!. checked 81 of the residences
without sewer connections an6
found that 46 Of them have paio
tappage fees but have not ar.
ranged to have the necessary
plumbing done.
The council unanimously ap.
proved the Alexandria Redevelop.
ment and Housing Authority's ap.
plication for $4,000 under the
new Federal housing law tt
finance planning of low-cost hous'
ing in Alexandria. Councilman
albert Smoot. chairman Of the
Housing Committee, said the neee
for low-cost housing was not be-
ing met by private builders ano
that the housing authority wanted
to plan about 400 low-cost homes
with the aid of the Federal Gov.
Fnment. -.-.-.-
Evening star., 1949-08-10
Hornsbereer Will Head
School Board in Poqe
Special Dispatch to The sior

SpeeIoI DIspofeh 70 Inc StoT
LURAY. Va, Aug. 10.-Page
County School Board has reor-
ganized for the year with William
Harnsberger. newly appointed
member from Luray, as chairman.
He succeeds Charles Price, Marks
vile, who resigned to run for the
House of Delegates.
Mrs. Elsie Knowles was re-
elected clerk.
Evening star., 1949-08-10

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Evening star., 1949-07-29
Deaths Reported

(From D. c. Bureau of Vital statistics)
caterina Morisi. 90, 3o44 Pennsylvania
Robert Fleming. 81. 353s Porter st. NV.
Constantin Poppescu, 80. 2013 New Hamp-
sarah re Grossbers. Tos e 70. $50 Quincy st: NV.
Nellie Murphy, n, Blue Plains, D. c.
Jesse Leverton, y. 1712 18th st. NV.
Mary Gardner cse g 15qe g2nd IN :, 81. NV.
Ethel Wayiand, 70. address not given.
Mary Madigan 90. 1922 10th st. NV.
Page Smith. 81. Arlington, Va.
Arthur Watts, "a, 1439 Pennsylvania ave-
Harrison sheaffer, 81. 6aa 9th st. s.w.
Elizabeth Nye, 81, 1908 Taylor st. ne.
Dorothy AIDE. 81. 1451 Park I'd. NV;
Malcolm Crowley. 81, 25o9 Queens Chapel
Helen Ter Ji Jordan. SO. 171e W st. Sc.
Mary Frazier, rs. 81 Quincy pl. NV.
William weaver, "a. 431 9Th st. s.w.
Henry jackson, 81, 2405 9th st. NV.
Mary WASHINGTON, 40, 1925 Irving st. NV.
William Christian. As, Ala 5th st. Sc.
Clora WIcher 81, 1876 47th pl. NE.
Joseph Rector, Il. Midland. Va.
Tanya Knight. z, 123! Irving st. NV.
infant Hardy. $40 4sth st. ne
infant Seawright, 92s M ST. NV.
infant Quarles, 73 L st. NV.
infant Redd, address not given.
Infant Collier, 705 5th st. s.e.
infant Petty, 427 10th ST. s.e.
Infant Gray, 1921 North Carolina ave. ne.
Infant Little, 701 9th st. ne.
infant Gross. address not given.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-15
Rood Problems Of
Three Counties To Be
Talked AT Meeting

General road problems of Jack
son, Harrison and Hancock coun-
ties and possible solutions will be
discussed at a meeting of high
way officials and citizens of the
three counties called by John ID.
Smith highway commissioner of
the Southern district, for Wed
nesday at 3 pm. at the Hotel
Markham in Gulfport.
This is one of a series of citizens
meetings being held in various
sections and all interested citizens
are invited to attend, Mr.. Smith
pointed out. Highway officials
who will be present include Mr.,
Smith, S. T. Roebuck and Roy c.
Adams, commissioners; Walter
Spiva, director of the highway
department; r. A. Harris, chief
engineer of the department; F. A.
Davis, district engineer of the
public roads administration; and
j. w. Kornrumpf and c. w. Burch
district engineers of the highway
department.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-15
Nine New Gases
o. Polio In State;
None On Coast

The polio threat in the coast
section remained static with no
new cases although nine addi-
tional victims of the paralysis
were reported in the central and
northern part of the state the
first part of the week.
With the development of a new
case, Kinds county moved into the
epidemic stage, according to DIR.
A. l.. Gray of the state health
department. There are II cases
in that county. The other eight
are in Humphreys, Alcorn, War
rem, Winston, Lowndes, Bolivar.
Monroe and Madison counties.
DR.. Andrew j. Hedmeg, acting
director of the Jackson County
H Health Department, declared
every precaution is being taken
in this county to eliminate the
danger of the spread of the di-
sease into this section. Water tests
of popular swimming locales are
being made regularly and fre-
quently as polluted water is be-
lieved to be a source of the polio
infection. DR.. Hedmeg said. Resi-
dents are urged to guard against
flies, also believed to be a factor
in the spread Of the disease, and
to avoid over fatigue.
There are 81 cases in the state
to date.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-15
Two Alub0muns
Are Convicted On
Forestry Violation

G. e. Coggins and NJ. G. Cog
gins of Alabama were tried and
convicted at a hearing at the Jus
tice of Peace H. II. Parker's court
on Friday. july 8, on affidavits
alleging violation of the state
forestry harvesting law.
Seven affidavits were filed by
the Mississippi State Forestry
Commission charging violation of
the Forestry Harvesting Act of
1914 which specifics the number
of pine seedlings to be left stand
ing per acre.
The affidsvits charged that the
Coggins brothers had failed to
leave the required number of pine
seedlings on timberland which
they owned. located in Beat One,
F. f. Ivy. forest ranger. reported
the violation.
They were fined SIS on each
affidavit but appealed the deci-
sion to circuit court.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-15
State Farmers
To Get Million
In Home Loans

Approximately 81. O00, 900 will
De available for Mississippi farm
erS under the federal govern
ment'S farm ownership program
during the coming fiscal year.
The program, now in its 18th
year, has since 1897 helped 5000
Mississippi families to buy farms
or improve substandard farms
through loans from the Farmers
Home Administration.
Because of the large number
of veterans making application
for help. the entire $4,000. 900
approved by Congress for loans
through the nation will be avail
able only to veterans.
Members of the Jackson Coun-
ty committee. which investigates
applicants for loans, are James A.
Ramsey, Route |. Ocean Springs,
Horace c. Shumoc and A. L. Vim
cent, Route 2, Pascagoula.
Additional information may be
obtained also from John 7. Mon
roe, county supervisor, NYA
building, Lucedale.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-15
Tom Roberts Heads
ongshoremen's
Local.: Reelected

Tom Roberts was reelected as
president of the local number
l755 of the international Long
shoremen's association at the
general election of officers held
on Wednesday evening, July -.
at the Carpenters hall.
Other officers who were elect
ed are as follows, f. M. Dorsey,
vice president; M. R. Bosarge. re-
cording secretary; Finn Erickson,
financial secretary: George Walk
err, conductor; ]. Mccullough,
sergeant-at-arms: and Tom Rob-
erts, business agent.
Trustees who were elected were
Jeff Williamson. T. II. Harris. E.
NJ. Dorsey. ]. Mccullough and
Julian Desemar.
The installation of the officers
was conducted at a supper fol-
lowing the election.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-15
Man Ends Life
With Shot Gun
In Project Home

James o. Hollingsworth, resi-
dent of Pascagoula for the past
six years, ended his life Saturday
with a shot gun blast through his
heart at his home, BOG E. Polk
street, according to police in
vestigators. An electrician by
trade, he was unemployed at the
time.
An inquest was conducted by
Justice of the Peace Kate Denny,
acting coroner, and the jury re-
turned a verdict of suicide.
According to evidence given
at the inquest, Mr. Hollingsworth,
who was 50 years old. took his
single barrel shot gun into a
closet at the residence and prop
ping it against a wall pressed the
barrel over his heart and pulled
the trigger. His wife, who was on
the porch, and the two children,
who were in bed, heard the re-
port of the gun and found Mr..
Hollingsworth crumpled on the
floor of the closet.
Investigating officers were city
police, Sheriff j. Guy Krebs and
Deputy Sheriff Leo Byrd.
Mr.. HollingSworth was a native
of Clark county. Miss. His body
was sent by Fails Funeral Home
in Paseagoula to Quitman for flu
neral services and burial.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Marandia Hollingsworth;
one son. J. r. Hollingsworth: and
a daughter, Carol j. Holdings
worth; two brothers and enc
sister.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-15
Is Civil Service
Families ToLive
In ~Pascagoula

At least Is new families will
take up residence in Pascagoula
during the next two weeks, it
was learned today.
The families are those OF civil
service instructors In the radar
school which is being moved to
Keesler Air Force Base. Biloxi,
from Scott A. r. B. in Illinois.
-Four or five of the airmen stu
dents, moreover, have already
moved into local federal housing,
according to Robert n. Chain,
manager here for the Federal
Public Housing Authority.
The instructors, however, will
live In the remaining vacant
units Of Inglewood Homes. il
was announced by George Noe,
manager of Inglewood Homes,
Inc.
Mi. Noe said that furniture for
the instructors has been arriving
NJ lngleWood Tor the past week
and that Robert l.. Shut, hous-
ing manager for the group, was
expected to arrive Thursday and
be the first to move in.
About 800 student servicemen
are expected to attend the new
school at Keesler. Mr.. Chain
said there are still 200 open units
among the federal projects and
that he hopes these will be used
to house more of the students.
He has received, however, no
word as TO what is planned by
the Air Force.
Mr.. Noe said the instructors are
working under two to five-year
contracts and are willing to sign
leases up to two years, indicating
that they expect to live in Pas
cagoula at least that long. He will
rent to them month by-month,
though, as he wishes to sell the
remaining Is units.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-15
500 Anglers Already Angling
For Prizes In Legion Rodeo

More than 500 entries have
been received in the first annual
Jackson County Fishing Rodeo,
it was announced today by
Vaughn Smith, rodeo chairman
of the American Legion Post 100,
sponsors of the event.
With more than two weeks re-
naming before the contest closes,
Mr.. Smith predicted that some
5000 fishermen will take to Jack
son county lakes. streams and
shores between the rodeo dates
of July 20-30. They will compete
for loving cups to be awarded
champion fishermen in four
classes, - green trout. spackled
trout. mackerel and scavenger
garland tie entrance prize of a.
sport model speed boat and 7 Ia
horsepower cupboard motor.
MI. Smith announced also the
appointment of judges and named
the measuring stations to be set
up in each part of the county to
facilitate the registering of fish
taken.
Judges and judging stations
listed are: Wilbur Dees at Pasca-
goula Dock Station; 7. N. Tucker,
Caver-Tueker Sporting Goods,
Pascagoula; l.. f, Evans. l., f.
Evans Pier, Pascagoula; Red
Moffett, Guillotte's Fishing Camp,
0autier; John Daley, Singing
River Fishing Camp. Gautier.
A.. A.. Hultz, Hultz Fish Market,
Moss Point; Lee Entrekin. Van
cleave Cafe, Vaneleave; Hub Ad-
kinson, Atkinson Fishing Camp,
Wade. and j. r. Grimes, Singing
River Motor Court. Gautier.
The Ocean Springs Judging sta
ton will be the Pastime Cafe.
In sponsoring the rodeo. said
MI. Smith. the Legion is attempt
ing to publicize the excellent
fishing in Jackson county. The
event is open to both residents
and non residents, and m effort
will be made to interest fisher
men in Harrison and George
counties and in Alabama's Mobile
county. The registration fee is so
cents.
Climax of the rodeo will be a
dance and open house at the Le-
gien's new home, Market and
Parsley streets, on July 30. The
four trophies will be awarded
then and the entrance prize Civ
en- the holder of the lucky num-
Der drawn at the dance. The win
e need not be present.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-15
Five States To
Sign Fisheries
Pact Saturday


Representatives of five South
ern states will meet Saturday in
Mobile to sign a fisheries compact
designed to bring about uniform
ity of laws and promote conServa-
ton.
States signing the pact will be
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama.
Louisiana and Texas. Govern
or Fielding L, Wright of Missis-
Sippi is scheduled to participate
in the signing and also represent
ing this state will be Representa-
t,veS Reeee Bickerstaff of Gulf
port and Hermes Gautier of Pas
cagoula, Naif Jordan. president of
the Seafood Commission and At
torney General Greek l.. Rice.
The compact was drafted in
May 1913. and Congressional
sanction was recently granted.
The pact must be ratified by the
legislatures of the states before
they actively participate in its
operation.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-15
Katherine Wright
Vies For Title
Miss Mississippi

Miss. Katherine Wright who
was named Miss University" by
her fellow students at Ole Miss
to represent the university in the
Miss Mississippi contest, left on
Saturday for Oxford to take part
in the two-day round of activi-
ties attendant upon the naming
of Miss Mississippi of l949".
The pageant. which is being
sponsored BY the Oxford Junior
Chamber of Commerce, began on
Wednesday with the registration
of the contestants and will be
climaxed on Thursday evening
with the naming of the title
holder.
The winner, who will be
crowned by Governor Fielding
L. Wright, will represent the
Magnolia state at the Miss Amer
lea contest in Atlantic City and
viii receive a $1,000 scholarship
to Ole Miss.
Included in the list of activi-
ties leading up to the finale we're
a luncheon for the contestants.
sponsored by the Ole Miss Wom-
ems Student Government asso-
citation, a convertible parade
through. Oxford and a dance Wed
nesday evening.
Two former Miss Mississippi's''.
Miss Kitty Bailey OF Oxford and
Miss joyce Hollingsworth, en-
tertained with a coke party" on
Thursday morning.
Miss Wright. who is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Wright,
was recently named Miss Hos
pitality' to represent the state in
the Travel Promotion program
being sponsored by the All
board. She received her title ard
was crowned by Governor Wright
at ceremonies held at Biloxi in
early June.
Mrs. Wright left on Wednes-
day to Join Miss Wright in Ok
ford for the whirl of activities
and the selection of Miss Mis-
sisSippi of 1e49".
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-15
New Associate
Publisher Joins
Chronicle-Siar

Ira b. Harkey. Jr.. former New
Orleans newspapcrman, this week
Joined the staff OF the Chronicle
Star and Advertiser and will
serve with Easton King as asso-
ciate editor and publisher.
Mr.. Harkey is 81 years old.
married and the father of four
children. He established his resi-.
dence in Pascagoula this week
and will be joined by his family
as soon as the necessary arrange
ments can be made.
Following his graduation from
Tulane University. Mr.. Harkey
was a reporter on the staff of the
Times Picayune in New Orleans
until he entered the U. S. Navy
IN 1912, where he served for Al
months, being discharged as a
Lieutenant in February. 1916.
During his time in the Navy
MI. Harkey was on active duty
in the Pacific for l6 months. part
of this period he served on the
staff of Mississippi's Vice Admiral
John S. Mccain.
Following his discharge from
the Navy Mr., Harkey again
Joined the staff of the Times Pic
ayune. writing for that newspa-
per's magazine section.
Mr.. Harkey's father, who now
resides in New Orleans. is a ma
tive of Mississippi. having been
born in Harperville, and his
grandmother, Mrs. Emma Mill
saps Harkey, still resides at Jack
son, Miss.
Mr.. Harkey and Mr.. King have
taken an option on all of the out
standing stock of the Advertiser
Publishing Co. which is scheduled
to be exercised before January !.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-15
Hinton Trial Set
For Monday; 50
Added To Venire

Murdoch Hinton, ~45-year-old
Lueedale farmer accused of muir
dering four persons, including
his ex-wife, daughter and grand
daughter. will go on trial Mon
day in Virgins.
Date for the trial was set last
Monday By Judge L. C. Corban
who. in response to A defense APP
peal, called a special Jury venire
of SO in addition 10 the SO jury
men already summoned for the
Stone county circuit court sum-
mel term.
The case was transferred to
Stone county after Hinton's at
torneys charged that he could
not get a fair trial in George
county where the murders were
committed.
Hinton was captured last
Christmas morning near Hurley,
four days after the shotgun slay-
ings, Indicted for the four kill
ings. he will be tried first for the
death of Sheriff j. f. Nelson of
George county, the fourth muir
der victim.
Present in the Virgins court
room were Mrs. Nelson, widow
of the slain sheriff, and several
members of her family. Mrs. Mel
son showed no emotion as she
watched the entrance of Hinton,
who was neatly dressed in a
light suit, red tie and well-pol.
ished shoes.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-15
Old Settlers
Reunion Set For
July IS, VnncIeove

The Old Settlers Reunion. an
annual event at Vaneleave. has
been scheduled for Friday. July
Is. from 1000 a. m. until 400 p.
m. and will be held at the school
house, according to an announce
ment.
This reunion has been an an
nual affair for more than IS
years when friends and relatives
from far and near gather to spend
the day together. Everyone is
welcome.
During the noon hour an old
fashioned basket dinner will be
served and a full program of en-
tertainment is being planned. Ed
ward A. Khayat will preside as
master of ceremonies.