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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04
City Board
Hears Plans For
Milk Plant

Reports on a proposed milk
pasteurizing plant to be located
in Moss Point were made before
the Board Of Aldermen by the
Mayor F. w. cirlot and Alder
man T. ]. Dickson at the meet
ing on Tuesday evening.
Mayor Cirlot and Mr.. Dickson
had visited the Rehage plant in
Ocean Springs with a view to-
ward the establishment of a
similar plant to be located in
Moss Point for the benefit of
dairy cattle owners in the vicin-
ity and surrounding area.
At present time a route is be-
ing worked out to encompass all
dairy cattle owners with raw
milk for sale to the plant and in
turn retail merchants are being
contacted for the sale of the pas
teurized product in Moss Point.
H. c. Shumock, Of north jack
son county, is contracting dairy
cattle owners and making a sur
vey of those who could furnish
milk to the Rehage plant. To
complete the survey local mer-
chants are being canvassed in
regard to taking the products of
the plant. II the required vol
ume of raw milk could be guar
anteed and the local market con-
sumo the output of the plant, the
possibility of a pasteurizing plant
located in Moss Pe-lt should be-
come an actually.
II is the hope of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen that a raw
milk route can be developed and
that local retailers can use enough
of the Rehage products now pas
teurized in Ocean Springs to make
the location of a plant in Moss
Point feasible. Mayor Cirlot said.
In 1916 dairy cattle owners of
north jackson county sought TO
Drganiza a Cooperative creamery
10 create q local market for their
'aw milk. but due to lack of funds
proposed project failed.
With the Pasturage project un-
derway in the county it is the
hope of the Board that the dairy
cattle owners will also improve
and enlarge their herds and
therefore the establishment of
a pasteurizing plant located in
Moss Point would be in keeping
with the program. Mayor Cirlot
said.
The plan OF the proposed prof.
ect is that milk produced In jack
son county should be pasteuriz-
ed in Jackson county and used
in Jackson county.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04
P0nthers 70 Meet
Laurel In Polio
Benefit Come

The Paseagoula Partners will
play a return match with the
Laurel cagers Saturday night with
the proceeds to go to the March
of Dimes, annual infantile paral-
ysis drive. Virgil Gill, principal
of the Pascagoula high school an
nounced this week.
The two games, B teams and
varsity, will begin at the Pasca-
goula gym at 1880 p. m. Only ac-
tual expenses of the game will
be deducted from the gate re-
ceipts before they are turned over
to the Jackson County Polio fund,
The Panthers, indicated this
year until last weekend, have a
grudge match to play with Laurel
for they were defeated by Laurel
and Hattiesburg within the week.
Laurel Is undefeated to date and
with Hattiesburg is a leading con
tender for the Big 8 1949 crown.
Laurel has an exceptionally
strong team, a fact which is testi-
fled to by the fact that the team
has lost only two games in the
last 81 matches.
Due TO the fact that Laurel has
no girls team, the Pascagoula
girls will not appear on the court
in the benefit program.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04
Housing
Is Named
To Represent City
In Disposing Of
Government Units

A Pascagoula Housing Author
ity that will represent the city
in seeking orderly disposal of
the ~federally owned housing in
Pascagoula was created under a
resolution adopted by the mayor
and board of commissioners at
the city hall Tuesday morning.
Following the adoption of the
resolution members of the five
man Housing Authority were
named by Mayor Frank S. Canty
and are as follows:
w. R. Guest, Sr., DR.. S. B. Nc
Twain, Ben L. Briggs, Floyd DAN
iels and Tom Thornhill.
The Housing Authority will be
empowered to represent the city
in negotiations with the federal
Public Housing Authority con-
corning the disposal of certain
categories of housing, according
to Mayor Canty.
Will Represent City
Under terms of the Housing Au-
thority Law of Mississippi, under
which the Pascagoula. Authority
is organized, the local authority
will have the power to purchase
on behalf of the city such hous-
ing as cannot be disposed of to
individual buyers. The local
Housing Authority would then
supervise on behalf of the city
the rental and maintenance of
such units.
Carver Village, Negro housing
project, would fall in this class.
At present Carver Village is CON
sidered temporary housing by
federal authorities, and under
regulations covering housing of
this type it must eventually be
torn down and removed.
However, efforts are under way
to have the tile and brick apart
ments declared permanent hous-
ing, so that they can be used as
permanent dwellings. Carver Viii
lage also has a community house
and recreation center.
Mayor Canty and city officials
expressed the belief that the
Housing Authority could be in
valuable in formulating a plan
for the orderly disposal of tenn
porary housing in Pascagoula.
Represent Big Investment
1t was pointed out that the pub
lie utilities. such as sewage lines,
water and gas facilities, contained
in the temporary projects con-
stitute a considerable investment
of public funds. Proper planning
for the use of these facilities will
also be vital in the future per-
manent growth of Pascagoula, Of
ficials said.
The city Housing Authority
will also cooperate with the vet
eran and civilian co-operatives in
disposing of the permanent Navy
houses to individual buyers, al
though the Authority will have
no formal function in this matter.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04
Keesler Field Fighters Win Team
Trophy In Golden Gloves Tourney

Carney to the canvas in exactly
IL seconds of the first round.
Fighting in the featherweight
bracket, Rouse met Carney in the
middle of the ring and caught
the airman with a short left hook
to bring down the curtain on the
nights only KO.
A rain of punches from the
pounding fists of Tom Raynor,
Keesler, stopped Roderiek Lee,
PaScagoula, in 1:28 of the second
round. The initial round of this
lightweight bout found things
pretty even with both boys land
ing solid punches. Raynor put
Lee down for a nine-count mid
way in the second round, how
ever, and the Pascagoulan was
an easy prey afterwards. The
referee stopped hostilities after
Lee had taken another trip to
the canvas.
Tony Castillo of Keesler took
the first welterweight match by
TKOing Robert Forsberg of the
Pass Christian Cadets in "a sec
onds of the second round.
The Biloxi Youth Center gain
ed its second win when Chester
Comeaux classy welterweight,
outpointed Logan MeKinsey,
lanky Cadet from the Merchant
Marine School.
The Pass Christian Cadets gain
ed their only win of the night in
a wild battle in the welterweight
division between two Of their own
boxers. Duane Carpenter gain
ed the nod despite the fact that
he went down for a no-count in
the second round and a nine
count in the final stanza. Car
penter'S aggresSiveness and ability
to make his older opponent miss
numerous blows were the decid-
ing factors of the bout.
Acosta Wins
Robert Ascota, Pascagoula, a
veteran of ring warfare, COM
pletelv outclassed Rod Carter,
Pass Christian Merchant Marine,
until the middleweight bout was
stopped by the referee in LAO of
the third round. Acosta, a stiff
Continued on Page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04

Eight champion boxers who
won in the Golden Gloves finals
Wednesday night at the Market
Street Recreation Center will
represent Pascagoula in the
Southern championship fights in
Nashville Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The third annual Golden Gloves
tournament was held Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday nights
under the joint sponsorship of
the Chronicles Star and Advertis-
er and American Legion Post 100
with T. N. Tucker as manager.
The Keesler Field fighters won
the team trophy with the Biloxi
Youth Center team placing sec
ond, Pascagoula third and the
Merchant Marine Cadets fourth.
The final night Of the famed
amateur matches drew what was
probably the largest crowd ever
TO pack the gymnasium at the
Recreation Center.
A bout of special spectator
interest was a spectacular
knock out, the only n of the
evening, by Salem Labbous, gil
ant heavy weight, of his Keesler
Field opponent, Dave Garcia. Lab
bous outweighed Garcia but the
airman was not daunted by this
obvious advantage and immedi-
ately carried the fight to the
heavier Pascagoulan. In a few
seconds Labbous had canvassed
his man. but Garcia didn't stay
down for the count, getting to his
feet only to be permanently put
away by a short left jab to the
jaw by the powerful Labbous.
Efforts to revive the Keesler SOL
der in the ring were u%nsuccess-
full but no serious injuries were
suffered by the game heavy.
Considerable confusion result
ed from the hair-line bout be-
tween Pascagoula's 126 pound
Wayne Rouse and David Ward
Of the Biloxi Youth Center.
T. N. Tucker said the scord
cards for the two boys were not
added correctly and Rouse was
given the fight. A later check
showed that Ward should have
been declared the winner. The
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04
Floats To Depict
Legend In
Carnival Parade

A carnival parade, depicting
the legend of the Singing River,
will be staged by the Business
and Professional Women's club
on Friday afternoon, February
Is, at 4 p. M, officials of the club
announced.
Committees from the various
clubs and organizations in Moss
Point and Pascagoula which have
been invited to enter floats in the
parade met recently to discuss
final plans for their individual
themes in carrying out the legend.
The spirit of Mardi Gras will
further be depicted by general
masking during the afternoon, it
was announced.
A complete announcement of
the parade routing and the clubs
participating will be made in the
near future, Miss Polly Mcclure,
general parade chairman of the
B&PW club, stated.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04
I~nveSfiiure
Held For Msgr.
Patrick J. Carey

The Sacrament of Confirmation
was administered by the Most
Rev. R. O.. Gerow, DID,, Bishop
of the Catholic Diocese of Nat
chez, to a class of IS on Sunday,
January 80, at the Our Lady of
Victories church in Pascagoula.
Preceding the administration
of the sacrament the Most Rev.
Bishop invested the Right Rev.
Monsignor Patrick j. Carey, pas
tor of the Our Lady of Victories
church, with robes of a domestic
prelate.
The honor was bestowed upon
Msgr. Carey by His Holiness Pope
Plus XII in recognition of the
wonderful work that Msgr. Carey
has done in the ministry of the
Lord and among the people of
various communities in civic af-
fairs, church officials pointed out.
Bishow Gerow lauded Msgr.
Carey for his work and offered
congratulations and wished him
many years yet in the service.
Msgr. Carey entertained the
visiting clergy with a supper on
Sunday evening in the school
cafeteria. Among those present
were the Most Rev. Bishop &C.
row, the Right Rev. Msgr. Goef-
frey O'Connell, pastor of tn e
Church of the Nativity in Biloxi,
and the Rev. Fathers James Nc
Glade, Francis Deignam, Thomas
Sheedy, John O'Brien, Kelvin
Bambrick and Gregory johnson.
Bishop Gerow was assisted by
the Rev. Fathers McGlade and
Deignam in the administration
of the sacrament of confirmation.
Msgr. Carey was a celebrant
of the benediction of the blessed
sacrament assisted by the Rev.
Fathers Thomas Sheedy and
Gregory Johnson.
Father Johnson was the master
of ceremonies for the administra-
ton of the Sacrament of Con-
firmation.
Following the investure of the
Right Reverend Msgr P. j. Carey
into the robes of his office on Sun
day at Our Lady of Victories
church the laity of the parish hon.
ored him with a reception at the
knights of Columbus hall Tues
day evening at $3.50 pm.
The Rev. Gregory Johnson, as
sistant pastor of the parish, OPP
ened the program with a CON-
gratulatory address and was fol-
lowed by the heads of the various
church organizations who each
gave a short talk of felicitation.
Al Irving, president of the DIV
School Alumni, then presented
MonSlgnor Carey with a hand
some gift from the parishioners.
Hot chocolate and cake were
served by the women of the va
rlous organizations.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04
Funds for Murch
Of Dimes Not Yet
ENTIRELY Collec

A financial report on the March
of Dimes campaign has not yet
been complied, j. E. Stone, treas
urer, announced. due to the de-
lay in the various chairmen's re-
ports.
So far contributions of only a
few local organizations have been
turned in, he said.
Organizations and individuals
throughout the county who have
delayed sending in the funds
raised for the March of Dimes
are urged to turn the funds in
so that an accounting may be
made.
Anyone wishing to make a con-
tribution to this cause may still
do so, officials stated.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04
Eight Children
Furnished Food
By Union Locals

Two local unions have invited
eight more of Pascagoula's needy
children to be their luncheon
guests for the rest of the school
year.
At meetings this week the Sheet
Metal Workers and the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers each voted to pay for
hot lunches at the school cafete-
rias for four children, making a
total of eight to be ~subtracted
from the list of boys and girls
who are not financially able to
buy lunches.
Of the 20 children who were
listed as emergency hardship
cases by principals of the schools
and the Jackson County Depart
ment of Public Welfare, there
remain only three to be cared for.
The Pipefitters are buying lunch
es for four, the Carpenters are
caring for three, the Laborers
voted to adopt" two. Some of
the other unions have not yet
had a meeting for presenting the
matter before their membership.
A former member of the Car
penters local, Tom Bass who is
now residing in Baton Rouge
read of the plight of the children
in Pascagoula and this week a
donation of SIS was received by
the union office here to be used
toward furnishing lunch for
some child who would otherwise
have to do without.
Through these lunches, the
children whose families are I'M
able to spend 25 cents a day for
the noon meal get a large part of
their days food. For in every case
the failure of the family to pro-
vide lunch money also means an
acute shortage of nourishing food
at home, in many of which there
are several other children.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04
Classified Work
For Customers!

Dividends for the customer
instead of the company
That's the record of u clas-
sified ads as exemplified this
week when one of our advertis-
ers cancelled the second inser-
ton of a Wanted to Rent ad
as unnecessary before the ink
was dry on the paper. He'd
rented his apartment.
And any unbeliever can just
ask Claude Blanchard what re-
suits he got from the ad which
read:
New efficiency apartment -
attractively furnished, pleasant
surroundings"
Of course we'd make more
money if we could just run the
same ad on and on. But our
want ads are working for the
customer. And they're getting
results!
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04
Medical Detail
Unit National
Guard Activuted

Plans have been completed for
the activation of a second Ma
tional Guard unit in Pascagoula
to be known as the Medical De-
tail 631st Field Artillery Batal-
lion, il was announced by the Ad-
jutant Generals office.
1t will consist of one officer
and IL enlisted men. Capt. James
Vincent and Ret. William Ehler.
Ret, Isador Pierce and Ret. James
Roberts will compose the cadre
for the new unit.
This unit will be in addition to
the unit of Field Art. Bat. "B",
63lst, under Capt. Wilbur Dees,
commanding officer.
The Mississippi National Guard
has reached an overall strength
of 4.234 officers and enlisted men
but Is still more than 5000 short
of its goal of 1913 members au.
thorized by June 80, 1949.
Adjutant General William P
Wilson said that the rise in en-.
listments has been rapid and tina
the campaign to increase thu
States National Guard forces il
continuing at full force.
Mississippi is in eighth place
among the 81 states and terri
tories in the number of new en-,
listments at this time and rank.
22nd in the number of new or.
CARNATIONS activated.
There are 1913 officers and g..
1876 enlisted men in the Guard al
present. according to statistics.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04
HOMES FOR midas


NEW DELHI = (AP) - The
government of India has found
homes for l,450,000 refugees from
Western Pakistan.
A spokesman of the relief and
rehabilitation ministry here said
schemes for housing another $780,
600 urban refugees has been TAX
en- on hand.
He added the housing schemes
that SO far received the approval
OF the government of India would
involve financial assistance to the
extent of 100000 rupees
(nearly s5O,OOO,O 00).
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04

judges cards gave Rouse So, 40
and SO points making a total of
100 points while Ward was given
81, so and Sc points by the three
judges adding up to the winning
total of 167 points.
Champs
Others who will journey to
Nashville to make a bid for the
Southern titles for the coast will
be Joe Thornton of Biloxi Youth
Center who won a decision over
George Creel, also of Bye, in the
III pound class; Arthur Salinas
took the Il8 pound title unop-
posed; Bobby Pisarieh, Bye,
took a close decision over Tom
Raynor of Keesler in the 1885,
pound class; Chester Comeaux,
Bye, won the 147-pound divi-
sion by default from Tony Cas-
tillo of Keesler who was unable
to fight because of an injured
arm: Tony Filipiak, Keesler, who
took a close decision over Pasca-
goula's Robert Acosta in the 100
pound bracket; and Lawrence
Stetson, Keesler, who won by de-
cision over Lee Finch, Keesler.
Manager Tucker and Sgt. Al
Coates of Keesler will accom-
pany the fighters to Nashville.
leaving on the Humming BIRD
Sunday.
In a pre-program feature,
youngsters put on exhibition
bouts for the spectators. They
were Joe Habeeb and Glenn Wal
ley, Gerrell Alexander and Bob
Hillard, Bobby Goe and Walter
Dixon and Douglas Bosarge and
John Grace.
Monday Examinations
The nights punching got away
to a fast start with George Creel.
Biloxi Youth Center, employing
a looping uppercut and taking ad-
vantage of a long reach, to deci-
sion Douglas Bosarge. Pascagoula,
in the flyweight class. The first
two rounds were comparatively
close with Creel gaining the nod
in the final stanza.
In a fight which certainly must
have set a tournament record,
Wayne Rouse, classy Pascagoula
lad, introduced Keesler's Jim
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04
State Bookmobile
Here Friday;
Open To Public

The first state-owned bookmo-
bile will be on display in Pasca-
goula and Moss Point on Friday.
February 4, during the forenoon
and afternoon, according to an
announcement by Mrs. Eunice
Eley, executive secretary of the
State Library Commission.
The bookmobile is scheduled
to be at the City Library of Moss
Point from $3.50 a. m. until $50
a. m. and to be parked at the Pas
cagoula City Library from 1890
a. m. until 2:30 p. m.
The public is cordially invited
to inspect the bookmobile which
was bought by the Mississippi Lii
brary Commission to be used in
taking books from the Library
Commission headquarters in Jack
son to public libraries in tn e
state, thus supplementing the
services of the local Libraries.
Rural schools and rural resi-
dents will particularly benefit by
having access to more books.
The bookmobile will make pc
riodic visits to public libraries
leaving a selection of books on
one visit and picking them up on
the return trip and leaving others.
Reading interest in Jackson
county is increasing according to
the circulation reports of both
the Pascagoula and Moss Point
city librarians, and the schools
are constantly requiring more and
more books in addition to their
text books.
An invitation is issued to the
public to visit the travelling Ii
brary during the designated hours
on Friday and learn of its serv-
ices to the citizens of jackson
county.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04
Red Cross Chapter
Fills Vacancies
BY Appointments

Basic plans for the annual Red
Cross Roll Call in Jackson coun-
ty we're laid at the regular meet
ing of the Board of Directors
Thursday.
w. Ed Virgins is chairman of
this drive. Brock Savell was also
introduced as head of an import
ant campaign, that of supplying
the blood for the blood bank
which the Kiwanis club is in
stalling at the Jackson County
hospital. Paul T. Fry was named
publicity chairman to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation
of Mrs. Manuella Taylor. Mrs.
Warren B. Seely was appointed
as head of the Junior Red Cross
unit.
Mr.. Savell reported that the
mobile blood unit will visit the
county about April Is.
Seven first aid instructors GER
tificates and one renewal certifi-
cate have been issued in Jackson
county, according to a report
from the first aid committee.
Mrs. Seely, nutrition chairman,
reported that due to lack of in
terest nutrition classes will be
discontinued for white persons
but will be taught in Pascagoula
and Ocean Springs for negroes.
Forty-five negroes have regis
tered for these nutritional train
ing classes which are open to all
colored people in the county.
The next meeting will be held
in Ocean Springs February "a at
the City Hall.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04
Accident Wrecks
Two Autos On
Highway Sunday

Two automobiles were dam
aged but the drivers involved es-
capped injury in an accident late
Sunday afternoon near the under
pass on the Pascagoula-O Ocean
Springs stretch of Highway 80,
County Highway Patrolman A.
o. Davis reported.
The crash occurred when an
automobile driven by Kenneth
Sewell of Biloxi skidded into a
a operated East by Frank Jones
of Mobile, which was the prop
erty of his employer company,
the Waterman Steamship Line.
The impact overturned the car
driven by Jones, Patrolman Dav-
is said.
Sewell was charged with reck-
less driving and a hearing was
scheduled for Saturday before
Justice of the Peace Beaugez of
Ocean Springs.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04
STORE BREAK-IN

Rape'S Drug Store was broken
into Saturday night by a thief
or thieves who pried open the
front door for their entry. Moth
ing was taken, however. accord
ing to Sheriff ]. Guy Krebs. Aft
er the thief was inside re front
door lock snapped and exit was
made through the side door. This
was the second time in about two
months the store has been en-
tered. Sheriff Krebs said. with
nothing reported missing either
time. The officer expressed the
opinion the thief was searching
for narcotics.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04
NEW PATROL 4

A new patrol car for the use
of the city police has been order
ed, Mayor F. w. Cirlot announc-
ed this week.
The. car which will be a 1s4g
model Pontiac will be equipped
with a two-way radio set, he said,
which will give a hook-up with
the county patrol cars.
The car is expected to be de-
livered by March the Mayor said
and will probably be operated by
Carl 7. Wilson. deputy marshall
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04

The issues causing the war of
1912 had almost disappeared by
the time war started, and the
wars most important battle was
fought after peace had been de-
clared.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-04

First use of the coiled spring
in watches is credited to Robert
Hooke, about 1860.