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Kodiak mirror., 1949-02-26
Cedar To Attempt Rescue Today
 Bulletin
Bulletin

The Cedar arrived at Grass Is at 5 pn yesterday, it was repor ted last night, and anchored in she lee of the island, with the Lady Jane, Cordova tender, standing by, If the wind abates this morning the Cedar will ate empt to send a landing patty a. shore
 Coldo (R)- MT. and Mrs. Fred Howard and their son in. law Robert Zentmlre, are living on the beach on treacherous Grass Island, being forced there when their barge, North Cloud, went aground Monday night. Aerial observers have reported they waved to g plane from their plywood shelter and indicated they were not suffering Merle Smith, president of the (0"dova Air Service. said 60 mlle north wind was blowing off the Copper River delta and was hol ling breakers to a minimum, although spray had iced down the barge from stem to stern.
 The navy tug, Mahalo, which left Cordova to attempt a rescue was forced to give up as it was unable to get in close to shore.
 The CG Cedar, under com mand of Capt F. H. Ha mon, left Kodiak Thursday to give aid and pick the survivors off the beach.
 Leonard Holeman. barge en gineer on the North Cloud crossed a treacherous Smile ice pack and hiked for 2S honrs to bring word of the grounding to Cordova. He is in the hospital suffering from a frozen foot.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-02-26
Car Prices Cut

Washington (P) - General Motors cut it's prices and wages as the cost of living index drop ped for the fourth stra ght month. Price cuts ranged from $lO to $40 on all automobiles and Chevrolet trucks.
 Wages tied to the government cost of living figures were reduc ed 2 cents an hour for 273 GOO production workers. cutting the payroll nine or ten million an- nually.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-02-26
Special to the MIRROR

The curtaiIment of the fall salmon fishing season to F days in half of Southeastern Alaska waters was announced this week by the Fish and WildLfe service Tn the most drastic regulations ever imposed on the area
 The announcement said the regulation is "designed to rebuild the declining pink salmon runs of Southeast Alaska" The Iegu. lations apply only to Southeast ern Alaska.
 A territory-wide provision Tn eluded in the new rulings calls for the registration numbers on all powered fishing boats to be the roof or deck in numerals at least six inches high. Halibuters are excepted.
 Another territory-wide ruling is that everyone engaged in buy. lng fish or shellfieh Is required to keep statistical records oi their purchases
Kodiak mirror., 1949-02-26
To Be Converted To Alaska Supply Ship

Seattle (R)-Bids were re- seived today for the conversion of the 300. foot mot orship Coast. al Rider into a supply ship for the Alaska Native Service Bids were also received on the over- haul of the motorship North Star. The latter vessel will make at least two Alaska trips next summer The Coastal Rider is intended to replace the North Star eventually.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-02-26
Former Kodiak
 Teacher Dies

Seattle (P) - Mrs Edith Blanche Mills, 79. early day A .askan school teacher, died here. She had taught in schools at Kodiak and on Sanak Is. During the 1918 flu epidemic she travel ed by dog team to gather up homeless native children. for whom she founded ap orphanase.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-02-26
!9 Fish Traps
 TO Be Closed

Washington (P(- Alasksns who voted last year for the gra dual elimination of fish traps wAl realize & part of their goal Lext summer. The Fish and Wildlife serv,ce has announced that for conservation reasons 9 traps g. long themainland in the Eastern District where the runs have been depleted will be closed
 Little change is reported fer Kodiak district.
 Ka.luk and Red River dis tricts will open June 9th instead O. June 10th and the escape ment to the karluk River IS fix ed at a minimum of 3O0,0O0 red salmon before July 18th and the same min mum after that date All other types of fishing in the same district as that where the trap will be closed IS also prohibited, except trolling. Major changes in the South eastern Alaska regulations in slude the general trap and seine dates, August 22 to Sept. B and ley Straits and the Western and ! Eastern districts from Aug, Is to Sept. 3
 Little changes are ruled fol the Sumner and Clarence straits, and the South Prince of Wales l District.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-02-26

Washington (P) - President Truman has given notice he may stump the country regarding his legislative progl am. He told en thusiastic Democrats at the Jefferson. Jackson Day dinners Thursday night that the Repub licans are trying to cripple labor unions and hold minimum wages to a Starvation levei".
Kodiak mirror., 1949-02-26
NeBs0nS Observe
 Silver Anniversary

MT and Mrs Oscar Nelson observed their 25th wedding anniversary Thursday They were married in Kodiak and have lived here the entire time They are the parents of eight children
Kodiak mirror., 1949-02-26
House Passes Fisheries Bill Owen Introduced
By James HusaheseM

Juneau (R)-A bill, intredue- ed by Rep A. A Owen, Jr., fer the creation of a Territorial De partment of Fisbe ies under Q b. man board was passed anaDr~- mously by the house this week.
 The bill also called for a quar- ter of a million dollar appTopris- ton to set up the department and one member of the board te be named director, at 8 salary of $l2, ,0O0 year.
 The department would work with federal agencies, but would have broad regulatory and> coD- servation powers
 In the event of statehood for the territory, it would assume the powers from the Fisn and W ldlfe Service.
 Rep Owen thanked the house for passing the bill and said, "ls is a longtime desire of fisher men for such a department and should bring them much good If the senate enacts it into law" A variety of taxation bills were accumulated m the senate this week with several likely tc come to final vote soon. The senate taxation committee virtually killed any chance for
 increasing liquor taxes. with the unanimous re ommendatioh the bill he dropped. At the sane tune the recommended tobacco tax, of three cents per package of cigarettes Is in the senate f. nance committee for an accurate appraisal of bow much it might
 raise, before sending it to the for for 8 vote,
 The house approved catch all" business license tax Is still in the senate taxation committee
 T. ceivlng adjustments The taxa uon committee recommended | the passage of the house raw fish 1 tax bill with a few amendments, dropping the levy eD herring
 and shellfish from AZ to 21. Other highlights 0 the week iincluded the Governors signing
 the general property tax, she l quadlupled 6shtIap and the
 Housing authority bills. The hou. e voted for repeal of
 blapket prlma y actious for cross
 party voting
 The senate voted to double ! the bounty on hair seals, making
 It $6
Kodiak mirror., 1949-02-26
Basketball Team Wins Tournament Over Nome

Winning the class B champ Fonship and placing 4 men on ths all-star team at the Fur Ren- dszveus Tournament, the victors seas Kodiak High school team Estarned home Tuesday.
 KHS defeated Nome Sunday afternoon 3l to 29 to clinch the N title. Saturday night they sq2eezed by Nome 39 to 35 to force the extra game.
 According to the Anchorage Fines, the "tireless islanders" started to run in their opening game last Wednesday and never stepped until they had the championship tucked away.
 The four Kodiak basketeers making the all-star team were Charles Jerling, Dick Skinner, Kver Malutin and Lawrence And erson
 In a dispatch to the MIRROR the Anchorage Times reported. Saturday nights game will go down in tournament history as one of the most exciting. It left the audience limp
 The same thing was repeated Sunday afternoon as the Bears eut-fought their taller oppon- ents."
 ln the final game Sunday, Nome quickly took an early lead but by the quarter Kodiak was leading 10 to 6. From then on it was anyone's game.
 At the half the score was IA all, but in the third quarter the Bears came up with a big offen- sive that practically swept the Nome team off the floor. They collected l3 points while Nome was able to hit for only 4.
 Nome closed the gap in the fourth in a hurry and at one per- hod led the local five by one point A free throw ,,y Nome made the score 28 to 26 at the official time out.
 liver Malutin brought the crowd to it's feet when he sank enc aud tied the score 2S to 2S 4 few seconds later Charles JeI. \ IBg sank 8 free shot and Dick Skinner sewed the game with 2 short shot. Nome sank one fee throw to make the score 3l to 29 and that's the way it ended.
 Kodiak fought a terrific uphill battle, playing 6 games in 2 . days, The Bears lost their first game to Nome early in the tour nament. defeated Cordova twtcc and came back to take the final 2 games from Nome.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-10-08
"FlOwer Show"

FIOWer snow
The local Garden Clubs are in
yiting the public to a Flower Show
o be held at the College Park Com
nunity Club House, Sunday, Oc-
5ober 16, from A to 6 n. m. This
show will be a treat to flower low
ers. All flowers grown by men,
oers Of the clubs.
"Hour of Charm" sponsored by
he Building Fund Committee of
Parish st. Baptist Church will be
held at The Summers Hotel, Sun
day, October 9th, 4:3O to $50 p. m.
The public is invited to attend this
Tea.
Mrs. Mary A. Smith was hostess
to The Informal Bridge Club in
her lovely home on West Pearl St.
Friday, Sept. 30th.
The Jackson College Faculty
Bridge Club held it's first meeting
of the school year in the Sampson
Hall Lounge Saturday, Oct. 1.
Mrs. Mammie Higgins, Pres.
Miss l.. Franklin, Sec.
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Mrs. R. M. Stevens, wife of Rev.
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SOCIETY
SLANTS

The Mary Church Terrell Lit
erary Club opened the club year
last Thursday with large attend.
ance and full agenda. TW enty three
members responded to the roll call
at the Branch YWCA and elected
officers for the year and delegates
to the State Convention to be held
in Vicksburg later in the month.
Other business included setting
aside funds for the Community
Chest Fund, committee reports and
general planning for the years
program. Among the activities
considered a must for the year
was fulfilling the slogan Every
member a qualified voter" includ-
ing registration and ire payment
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of poll-tax. Members weIe urged by
the Civics Committee, charged by
Mrs. L. w. Price, to assist their
friends and neighbors in meeting
voting requirements.
The years program provides for
book reviews, Thanksgiving and
Christmas programs and service
projects, an evening with writer's
and composers, Race Relations OBJ
servance, health and civic projects
and a garden party.
Officers elected for the year in
clude: President = Mrs. M. NJ.
Hubert, LIST. Vice President-Mrs.
M. C. Collins, End Vice President
Mrs. D. T. Hall, 3rd Vice Presi-
dent-Mrs. G. A. Price, Secretary
Mrs. F. R. Greene, Asst. Sec
retary-Mrs. f. w. Banks, Treas
urer-Mrs. A. J. Noel, Chaplain
Mrs. B. C. Marine, Pianist-Mrs.
A. NJ. Redmond, Asst. Pianist Mrs.
T. C. Almore, Parliair entarien-
Mrs. M. j. Lyles, Historian-Mrs.
R. A. Scott.
Mrs. Ruby E. Suits Lyells was
hostess to the club.
The local Alpha Kappa Alpha's
opened the year with veil attend
ed meeting, Sunday evering at the
home of Soror Melita Woodland, at
1925 w. Pearl Street. Soror Odessa
Waters, newly elected basileus was
co-hostess. After a business ses-
sion which included making plans
for the year and proposals for the
presentation of Fashion eta, the
first week in December, officers
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The second meeting was at the.
home of Josie l.. Davis. Echoes
of summer vacation were the main :
features of the meeting. Three
new members have been added to-.
the club. a.
The members are preparing for
the state meeting in October.
The club adjourned to meet at
the home of Mrs. f. H. Harris,
October 5.
Josie L. Davis, Sec.
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NEWS For and About
VET ERAMS

Special news releases from Veterans Administration
Gently stated that veterans who have certificates of
eligibility and enrolment (original supplementary
must enroll in trade school before Nov. l. 1949. If
the eligibility papers not used by that time they
will be no good and certificates will have to be
issued but not until statement is made by the veteran
stating why he needs training and what school he
would like to attend Then he must be approved by the
Veterans Administration. Students interested in re-
ceivng full information regarding the ruling may
inquire at local veteran training schools or direct to the
Veterans Administration.
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or the year were installed.

Standing with Soror Waters for
the installation were Sorors L. B.
Frazier, Tougaloo Grammateus;
Dorothy Gordon. Tougaloo, Tamio-
chus; Melita Woodland, Jackson
Epistoleus; and Joyce Smith, Dean
of Pledges. Soror z. P. Price, Anti
Basileus was not present. Soror F.
O. Alexander performed the install
lation ceremony.
Others present and ckaring the
buffet supper served by the hos
tess were .Sorors Doris Comic, Zeno-
bia Coleman, Lillian Lane, Amelia
Beasley, Isobel Lee, Grace Jeffer-
son, Ruby Suits Lyel!s, Beverley
Robinson, Lillian Hall, Geraldine
Amos, Isobella jackson. Sorors
Robinson, Hall, Amos, and Jack
son are newcomers to the State as
members of local College faculties.
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After a six weeks vacation, The
Matrons Breakfast Club held their
first Fall meeting Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 18th. in the home of Mrs.
Mary l.. Clark 1903 Dalton st. as
hostess, with the President, ME-,
Leona Hyndley presiding over the
business session. Leading the dis
cussion were plans for a new pro-
gram.
We were very happy tc have one
new member added to the club, in
the person of Mrs. Gladys R.
Tops, who is very. progressive
business matron of the city.
After a dainty salad plate being
served by the hostess, the meeting
adjourned to meet Wednesday, Oc-
tober II. in the home of Mrs. Mil
dred Collins, 1915 Florence st.
The Senior Choir of Pearl st.
A.ME. Church invites you to at
tend Silver Tea at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. V. l.. Patterson at
529 w. Pearl st. on Sunday, Oc-
tober 16, 1949. Come out and bring
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Osmond Peters infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Osmond Peters of New
York, N. Y. was christened Sun
day, October 2, 1949 at st. Mark s
Episcopal Church, Rev. A. B. Keel
ing performing the ceremony.
Osmond Peters was also honored
with a christening party at the
home Of his maternal grand moth
er, Mrs. Tessie Walker, 726 Rose
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"Pascagoula st. Garden Club"
The Pascagoula Street Garden
Club had it's first meeting of the
season at the home of Mrs. Earnes-
tine Suits on Friday, Sept. 30.
Mrs. Frances Greene, President,
presided. Plans were made for the
fall flower show and q talk on
"How to replant Iris" was given
by Mrs. Hands.
Mrs. Olivia Wallace gave an in
Iteresting report of her visit to a
Dalhlia Show while visiting in De-
troit, Michigan.
Members present were Mdms.
Vadie Clemmons, Rosa Hands, Geo.
Holbert, Laura Mcdowell, Fannie
Thompson, Earnestine Suits,
Alease Swazier, Olivia Williams,
Lizzie Wilson and Frances Greene.
Guest was Mrs. M. l.. Brown, Presi-'
dent of the Jackson College Gar
den Club, who made some very in
teresting remarks.
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Bethune-COOkman
Literary And Art
Club Meets

Brookhaven, Miss, Oct. 3.-The
Bethune-Cookman Literary and
Art Club resumed its meeting
after three months vacation. The
first meeting was held at the home
of Mrs. M. M. Buchanan. After
the business session the club was
graciously entertained during the
social hour.
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st.

Mrs. Melivna Hall and Mrs. Vio-
LA Clair of New Orleans, La. spent
the weekend with Mrs. Halls sis
ter, Mrs. Gladys Topp. They were
shown many courtesies during their
short stay in the city.
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We are happy to see Rev. A. B
Keeling out after having been a.
mong the shut-ins recently.
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Il. M. Stevens, of Pearl st. A.M.E.
Church who is i'll at jackson Col
lege Clinic is reported improving.
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Jackson College Garden Club"

Jackson College Garden Club"
The Jackson College Garden Club
met Sept. 80 in the lovely home of
Mrs. M. M. Hubert, 1882 Lynch st.
with the President, Mrs. NJ. L..
Brown presiding.
Report from club members on
flowers across the summer. Mrs.
Talley V. Roman displayed lovely
Dalhalias. 1st Prize went to Mrs.
Talley on best arrangement, End
prize to Mrs. Roman, Mrs. j. l..
Reddix was named delegate to the
State meeting.
The club was honored to have
Mrs. Leila Davis as guest speak
er. She conferred her talk on "In-
door Plants" how to care for
them." Mrs. Reddix, also told the
club about flowers in Africa, Mrs.
Belle White who just returned
from California talked about flow
ers and how they grew.
Members present were Mdms. M.
VI. Hubert, E. E. Redmond, J. w.
Wilson, J. l.. Reddix, S. r. Romans,
S. r. Blackburn, J. w. Hair, w. E..
Talley, and N. White.
Mrs. B. P. Newman next hostess.
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Mrs. Viola Summers and Mrs.
Thelma Jones have left the city
for few days visiting in Chicago,
I'll.
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your friends.
Rev. R. N. Stevens, Pastor
Mr.. Eugene Newman, Pres.
Mrs. Beatrice Patterson, Sec
The Missionary Society of Pearl
st. A.M.E. Church invites you to
attend the Harvest Sunday pro-
gram at the church on Sunday
October 9, at 7 p. m.
Mrs. l.. T. Dotson, Pres.
Mrs. Emma Cotton, Sec.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
Moss Point Club
Host To Rotary
AIMS AT Dinner

Walter Spiva, director of the
state highway department, en-
tertained the Moss Point Rota-
rians and their Rotary AIMS with
a witty after dinner talk at the
annual Ladies Night given by the
club on Thursday evening at the
Community House.
Mr.. Spiva's talk was an infor-
NAL discussion of what it takes
to make life worthwhile inter
spersed with amusing anecdotes.
He complimented the community
on the acquisition of the bull
dozer and foretold what it would
mean to the county in the devcl
opment of its natural resources.
He spoke of the state-sponsored
tourist program and the hospital
ity program which will be in
augurated on the Coast and in
discussing the plans for bringing
tourists to the Coast he said that
he was fully cognizant of the To-
cal highway problems.
To conclude his talk in COM
pliment to the ladies he quoted
the poem of Robert Burns my
Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose.
Mrs. Arthur Jones, soprano, ac-
companied by Mrs. Leonard Rob-
inson, sang two solos choosing
for her selections, "In My Gar
den" and Il Love Thee.
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gave much pleasure with two vo-
cal solos. ''The Lords Prayer" and
Your Song from Paradise by
Brown. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Farrell.
To conclude the program, Mrs.
Leonard Robinson played as an
organ solo ITO The Spring" by
Grieg.
Members of the club and their
guests were indebted to these
guest musicians for a most de-
lightful program of music. Mrs.
Arthur Jones, chairman, Mrs.
John Brock, Jr. and Mrs. Jack
Turner were the program COM
mittee.
During a social hour canapes
and spiced tea were served by
the hostesses for tine evening who
were Mesdames A. ]. Franklin.
Lundy Heidelberg and Edwin
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
Lions Elect Two
Delegates For Big
July Convention

Delegates to the international
convention of the organization In
July and q director were selected
at the meeting of the Pascagoula
Lions club at the 18th street civic
center Monday night.
George w. Noe, ST., president
of the local club, and Tom Thorn
hill were elected as delegates TO
the convention to be held at Mad
ison Square Garden In New York
July Is, - and 20.
j. c. Rdnnels was elected to a
one-year term on the Board OF
Directors.
The club voted unanimously 10
sponsor a Toy to be sent to Mag
nolia Boys State in Jackson and
this boy viii be chosen from one
Of the city schools by the school
superintend ant and the ministers.
Boys State is an annual affair
sponsored BY the American Le-
gion.
Lions discussed their sponsor
ship of the blood bank program
in Jackson county. The local club
has undertaken the responsibility
of keeping the bank filled and
procuring donors for this pur-
pose. The actual mechanics of
taking the blood will be handled
by a Red Cross mobile unit and
the blood will be kept in a blood
bank purchased by the Kiwanis
club and placed at the Jackson
County hospital.
Six new members introduced
and indicted into the club were
w. B. Golf, W. d. Stephenson, G..
M. Baggett, Phillip Scardino, H..
D.. Magee and j. B. Randall.
Special guests were the Rev.
H. A. Foss, chaplain of the U. S.
Army Air Force stationed at
Brookley Field in Mobile, tn
Rev. A. E. Kelly, r. E. Griffin
and Jim Pelham and Jay Hig-
ginbotham. The two latter are
captains of the safety patrol at
one of the city schools and they
expressed thanks for the safety
equipment presented them by the
club earlier in the year.
Plans are underway for a box
supper to be held by the club the
first week in April when the pub
lie is invited to attend the outing
which will be for the benefit of
the Civic Welfare Fund, all of
which is spent for relief of our
own needy in Jackson county.
Dinner was served by the Mary
Reid circle of the First Meth
odist church of Pascagoula. Forty
members and visitors were pres
ent.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-18
Wade Independents
Wins AT Recent
Basketball Tourney

The Independents of Wade
we're the winners in the three day
basketball tournament of indie
pendent teams played at the
Wade high school gymnasium
last weekend. Meeting the Cedar
Lake Independents in the finals
on Saturday evening the Wade
cagers won by the decisive score
of 81 to 30.
Beginning on Wednesday eve
ming two matches were played
with the Gulf Coast All Stars de-
feating an Independent team from
Lucedale by a score Of so to AZ
and the Wade Independents
played rings around the Wooden
Mil quintet to win by a score
of IS to IL.
In the matches scheduled for
Thursday evening Cedar Lake de-
feated the Ice and Coal team
43 to SO; while Vancleave won a
close game from Stokes Cleaners
by a score of % to 20.
Friday saw the previous win
ners paired in the >semi-finals
with Cedar Lake eliminating the
Gulf Coast All Stars by a score
Of 40 to "A and Wade defeating
the Vaneleave quintet by a score
of sc to Is.
Continuing their championship
playing the Wade Independents
ran up a score Of 81 to 80 to de-
feat Cedar Lake and win the
tournament and the trophy. Each
member of the winning team was
presented with a small gold bas-
ketball and the runners-up were
given silver basketballs.
Gulf Coast All Stars and Van
cleave in third and fourth places
were given silver and bronze
medals respectively.
r. V. Addison was manager of
the tournament.
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Special guests of the club who
included the president of the Pas
cagoula Rotary club. MIR. and
Mrs. Thomas Leatherbury, were
introduced by Claude Blanchard
while the guests were bid well
come by Julian Rivers, president
of the club.
Each Rotary Ann was present
ed a camellia corsage by the club
and unusually lovely arrange
ments of calendulas, yellow irises
and King Alfreds were placed on
the long tables while the gold
colored mint cups repeated the
Rotary colors.
To conclude the evening the