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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-22

Libia is the ancient Greek name
for Africa.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-22
Hitch-hker Lifts
500 MoneybeIt
On Beach Spree

Millard L. SpeakeS. 81, OF Dan
vile, Ala, was fined $3.50 by Jus
tice of the Peace Kate Denny for
the theft of $500 last Thursday
from a New York motorist who
had befriended him.
According to PaScagoula Chief
of Police f. f. Blakeney. who OBJ
tanned a confession from the
youth, Speakes was picked up
Wednesday night in Theodore,
Ala, by Robert J. York, 80, of
New York, who was driving to
Mexico City.
The pair arrived in PaScagoula
that evening. picked up a girl
and made an evening of it." said
Chief Blakeney. The following
morning the three went swim
ming in the sound just outside
the East city limits of town.
About 9 a. m. York stopped at
police headquarters and COM
planned that a money belt con-
tanning $500 was missing from
his car. He said he had just TAX
en- Speakes to the bus station and
suspected him of having lifted
the belt.
Only 81 Cents Found
Speakes was arrested on High
way 80 near the old airport. but
all the money he had was 81
cents. He denied the theft but
was placed in city jail for ques-
tioning. Sheriff J. Guy Krebs was
called out of town and turned
Continued on Page 81
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-22
Set Contracts
For Seawall
Extension Work

A contract totalling S99, 699 for
seawall extension at Paseagoula
and Ocean Springs was authorized
by the county highway protec-
ton commission Tuesday after.
noon at a joint meeting with the
board of supervisors at the court
house in Pascagoula.
The contract was awarded to
Guy Lewis of Gulfport, whose
bid was judged low among the
eight submitted.
The contract calls for the ex-
tension of the Pascagoula sea
wall 1920 feet east from the END
of the present wall, and the Ocean
Springs wall 2.040 feet east oil
the end of the present sloping
wall. Construction will be of con-
crete piling and caps, with the
Paseagoula wall to have a walk
way and tie-back system.
Mr.. Lewis bid for the work
was 81 ,060.50 per 30-foot unit,
and S9l5.50 for bulkhead work.
On the Ocean Springs project
his bid was $25,55 per lineal foot,
with a l30-day completion date
for Pascagoula and 80 days for
Ocean Springs.
Other Bidders
A. V. Walker was second low
on the Pascagoula project with
a bid of $l,l90 per 30-foot unit,
and w. r. Fairchild of Hatties-
burg third with $l,585. Other bid
ders included J. P. Ewin, Inc,
Hancock Company and Bernard
& Byrd, all of Mobile, Hollis r.
Temple of Pascagoula and Stock
still Company of Ocean Springs.
Total cost of the Pascagoula
project will be SAT, 577.50. On the
basis of 2,040 feet of extension
the Ocean Springs work will to-
tai $52,l22. However, it is be-
iieved that money will be avail
able to increase this extension
300 to 500 additional feet.
The work is to be paid for from
the proceeds of a $685. 900 bond
issue sold by the county last
year. The bonds are financed
with the 2-cent state gasoline tax
allotted to the county for sea-
wall construction and mainte-
nance. A total of $119.397.7 re-
mains in the construction fund
out of which engineering fees and
i%ncidentals must be paid. Plans
call for any remaining balance
above these expenses and con-
tract totals awarded Tuesday to
be used for additional extension
at Ocean Springs.
A. w. Head is engineer for the
Pascagoula work and w. f. Dor
rah for that at Ocean Springs.
All necessary rights of way for
the extension have been obtained
at both Ocean Springs and Pas
cagoula, county officials said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-22
BROTHERHOOD SUPPER

The meeting of the Mems
Brotherhood of the First Baptist
church Tuesday took the form
of a barbecue prepared at the pit
recently installed IN the rear of
the church.
Guest speaker was Ras Van
Landingham of Jackson. special
FBI agent, There were about IS
present.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-22
Pogie Suit
Dismissed
By Jones
Judge Russell
Had Not Yet
Given Ruling

A motion TO dismiss the IN
junction suit against the Fish
Meal Company was filed in Gulf
port chancery court yesterday by
Karl Wiesenburg, attorney for
mir. and Mrs. w. w. Jones of
Moss Point.
Dismissal Is automatic.
In a letter to the editor of the
Chronicle Star and Advertiser,
Mr.. Wiessnburg wrote: MY
clients have authorized the fol-
lowing statement:
I'VE are Withdrawing our suit
to compel the Fish Meal Com
pany To install deodorizing ma
chinery in its plant, to allow the
company a reasonable time to
take such action itself, which 1t
has promised to do.
we wish 10 emphasize that our
suit was not to shut down this
plant, but only to compel 1t to in
stall available equipment to
eliminate the offensive odor
caused by Its improper operation.
Want Industry
"We, In m m with all citi-
zens OF Jackson county, want in
dustry in jackson county. We
insist, however, that we are en-
titled to the normal enjoyment
of our homes, and should not be
required TO endure a preventable
nuisance
L. +. Mcintosh. an attorney for
the company, said following fiji
ing ef the motion that " are
Effu they have taken this posi-
ton.
No ruling had been gwen last
Saturday by Judge d. M. Russell
following q three-hour hearing.
He had promised n for tomor-
row.
1T Is a challenge TO any court
said Judge Russell IN a 5o-minute
eutiieiiatAohf W sotisiaSi SasS
OF sucn magnituee ana with such
far reaching circumstances
"There Is a vital question IN
VOWED. IL is wnetner a private
individual may appeal to chan
Gerry court ABOUT a nuisance Wnich
In It's character is tnat OF a puoiie
nuisance Ihat is the point TINS
court must very deeply concern
itsei win before disposing o the
case one way or announcer. E.
ana that Is n point advanced
oy counsel Tor the oeiense.
George n. smith OF Suiiport ana
Mr.. mcintosh oil MOSS Point' IN
asking Dismissal Oh the case.
"Ihe complainant, argued Mi.
smith mas bypassed all the parts
OF the governmental system
the muhicipan'y' 'he county the
state ana tne state ooaro Oh
heaitn ana comes iorth as a
WI ~
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-22
Fishing Pact
Worth Il"
Says Jordan
Five Stotes Sign
Up For Uniform
Seasons And Lows

mali JORDAN, president OF tHe
Mississippi Seafood commission,
said yesterday that even il the
recently signed Gulf states fish
ing compact does nothing but re-
suit in uniform seasons and reg
ulations, it will have been we'll
worth the trouble"
Mr.. Jordan, Hermes F. Gautier,
state representative from Pasca-
goula. and Reece o. Bickerstaff,
Gulfport state representative.
represented Mississippi in Mobile
Saturday when the Gulf states
marine fisheries commission was
organized and the compact
signed.
Five -states-Mississippi, Lou
isianna, Alabama, Texas and
Florida-are expected to be rep
resented on the commission. The
legislatures of all except Missis-
sippi have already passed en-
abling acts. The Mississippi leg
islature will pass an act when it
convenes for its regular session
in January.
"This is nothing spectacular"
said Mr., Gautier, bat we are
starting an organization that will
mean much in the development
Of the seafood industry on the
Gulf coast.
Unity Laws
I'VE are going TO study the
laws of each state and try to get
them unified. And we are all GO
ing 10 have 10 recognize the
rights of the other fellow.
For example" Mr.. Garsier
continued, Louisiana oysters stay
on the bottom, don't move around.
II seems right, then, that they
charge a fee for each barrel
taken.
But, fish are a different mat
ter, One week they r here, the
next over there. They seem to
belong to all the states"
Present at the signing aboard
the Alabama state docks yacht,
Dixie, were Albert M. Day, di-
rector of the u. S. Fish and Wild
life service. and DR.. Wilbert M.
Chapman of the state department.
Trawier Bill Signed
Mr.. Day said that the bill au-
thorizing the transfer of two
West Coast trawlers to the Wild
life service was signed by Presi-
dent Truman July IA. The 100
foot boats will be assigned to the
Gulf Coast. one to be used for
scientific research, the other for
exploration.
They will not arrive. however.
until Congress appropriates funds
to send them here and refit them
for their new duties.
Mr.. Gautier said the home port
of the boats has not yet been
named. nor where the refitting
will be done.
Headquarters for the Marine
commission will be, according &c
Mr.. Jordan, Biloxi. Mobile o
New Orleans. Il gathered this
from the drift of the converse
tion," he said.
ALBANIAN Elected
Elected chairman of the com
mission was Bert Thomas, Ala
bama conservation director. How
Continued on Page 81.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-22
Health Officer
Asks Cooperation
In Polio Fight

Cases of poliomyelitis in the
state passed the 100 mark during
the past week with two new ones
diagnosed in Bay st. Louis and
one under observation in Biloxi.
The two victims, one 18 years
old and the other 81, were visi-
tors in the coast towns, however,
and on their illness were sent
away for disqualification, accord
ing to DIR. Andrew Hedmeg, act
ing director of Jackson and Har-
rison county health departments.
DR.. Hedmeg pointed out that
this brings to six the number of
cases on the coast and due to the
fact that they are wide spread.
mild and that two of them were
reported before development of
the acute condition which has
existed in the state for the past
several weeks he feels there is
no reason for undue alarm at this
time.
The health officer warned
against premature excitement
concerning purported cases in
view of the return of one case
from the polio clinic to Biloxi
this week.
1.-THE case was sent to the clinic
for observation" he said, land
was then returned to the patients
home where observation is still
being exercised although danger
of polio seems slight. But word
was Immediately spread that
there was a new case of polio in
the county,
Report Disease
The State Board of Health re-
quires that certain epidemic dis
eases such as polio must be re-
ported to the local Health De-
partment by telephone within "a
hours and the health officer or
a representative must investigate
and verify it.
This is necessary to keep an
accurate record of the number of
cases of such diseases SO that
epidemic control measures may
be exercised when necessary.
This case in Biloxi was not re-
ported under the above regula-
TONS"
He explained that no details
as to names or addresses of dis
ease victims are released by the
department.
In the future details regarding
the health situation in this coun-
ty or in the state should be ig-
nored unless officially released
by the county or state health de-
partment, DR.. Hedmeg urged, de-
claring that as health officer he
will keep the public well in
formed at all times.
DR.. Hedmeg further announced
that the following control meas
ures have been advocated as suf-
ticient for the present time: re-
strict activity of children from
camps where there are children
from known polio areas; local and
state officials of all camps on the
coast have been notified to re-
strict entry of children from
known polio areas.
Arizona sun., 1949-11-11
Save With
Small Eggs

Check size as well as quality in
relation to price in order to get
the most for your money when
buying eggs, says Reva Lincoln,
nutritionist for the Agricultural
Extension Service at the University
of Arizona.
Differences in price per dozen
between large and small Grade A
eggs may be from Is to 20 cents.
Even medium size eggs may repre-
sent quite a saving, 10 cents or
more, over large eggs.
In the fall months retail stores
frequently have a good supply of
smaller eggs because the pullets
(young hens) in flocks are just
beginning to lay and their early
efforts are usaully small Because
of the seasonal abundance these
small eggs usually sell for less than
large eggs.
Small egg shells do not hold as
much egg as large ones, but it may
be all that many people want in
one serving. Because of its size,
the small egg may even look more
eppetizing to some. Small hard
cooked or stuffed eggs are attrac-
tive in salads or lunch boxes. Two
small fried or poached eggs on the
breakfast plate may have more
appetite appeal than one large
egg.
Small sizes are especially worth
the consideration of families on
limited budgets who may not be
able to afford all the eggs they
want at the price Of larger sizes
and top grades.
Arizona sun., 1949-11-11
High Court Refuses
Chance To Rule On
Taft Hartley Law

The United States Supreme Court
this week again ducked the chance
to make a ruling on the constitu-
tionality of the Taft-Hartley act.
The high court, acting on an ap-
peal from a lower court, made a
split decision to the effect that the
United Mine Workers and John L.
Lewis would have to pay fines to-
falling more than a million dollars.
In it's decision, the court affirmed
the legality of the lower courts
right to assess the fines under the
Taft act-because it was the law
until it had been tested on consti-
tutional grounds. It did not, how
ever, rule on the constitutionality
of the act itself.
For the time being-until a clear
cut challenge of the TIL act is
made, the injunction" provision
stands up.
On Monday of this week the
court refused-by a five to three
vote-to hear an appeal by the
UNIV and Lewis from fines slapped
on them during the 1948 coal strike.
The union was fined $1,4OO,OOO and
the Lewis fine was $4,000.
If the same section of the law
is invoked to settled the present
coal strike, specific case can be
brought to settle the Taft-Hartley
acts constitutionality.
Justices Vinson, Frankfurter,
Burton, Jackson and Minton voted
against hearing the case and Black,
Douglas and Reed voted to grant
the unions request. Justice Tom
Clark did not vote because he was
the man who filed the original ac-
tion against the union when he was
attorney general.
Arizona sun., 1949-11-11
Degrading Practice

It has become the practice of
some secretaries and entertainment
committees of civic clubs to provide
stag functions at which the enter
tainers put ON lewd and obscene
acts. No category of civic organi-
cations is exempt. This type of
show is to be seen at so-called en-
tertainments of lodges, veterans
clubs and even union organizations.
The persons in charge of putting
on the programs doubtless think
they are giving the majority of the
members what they want. In this,
they are mistaken.
The majority of the members of
those organizations, while they
would be the first to disclaim any
implication that they are prudes,
nevertheless do not approve of
lewdness or vulgarity. A risque
act they will tolerate and even con-
done, but obscenity never!
They think too much of the dig
nifty and reputation of the organ
ization with which they are af-
filiated to countenance such cater
ing to the tastes of a minority
which thinks that in order to be
entertained it must stoop to indie
cency.
Arizona sun., 1949-11-11
Poets Corner
ePROPHECYo


For I dipt into the future, far as
human eye could see,
Saw the vision of the world, and
all the wonder that would be;
Saw the heavens fill with COM
merce, argosies of magic sails,
Pilots of the purple twilight, drop
ping down with costly bales;
Heard the heavens fill with shout
ing, and there rained a ghastly
dew
From the nations airy navies grap-
ping in the central blue;
For along the worldwide whisper
of the south wind rushing warm,
With the standards of the peoples
plunging through the thunder
storm;
Till the war-drum throbbed no
longer, and the battleflags were
furled
In the Parliament of Man, the Fed
Grafton of the World.
There the common sense of most
shall hold a fretful realm in awe,
And the kindly earth shall slumber,
lapt in universal law.
-Tennyson (1809-1802)
Arizona sun., 1949-11-11

DIR. j. w. GRAY
The Ninth Annual Session of the
Biblical Domestic Social and Help
ing Hand Association will convene
Tuesday, November %, at the
Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church, 1417
East Madison St.; Rev. H. Y. Stew
enson, Pastor.
Reading of all reports, and the
election of officers will be the first
order of business. A program and
annual sermon will be be featured
in the evening services, beginning
at 7:30.
Programs of the meeting will be
distributed at all public places on
and after the 18th.
The public is welcomed as usual.
DR.. j. w. Gray, Supreme Presi-
dent.
Alberta ]. Johnson, Secretary
Arizona sun., 1949-11-11

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tne
famous
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a church, Monday T Pnteo Church of Jesus
ChudL Jeheron;
THURSDAY Avenua and
Arizona sun., 1949-11-11

Locals II and 614, Plumbers and
Steamfitters, have won a 1215-cent
hourly wage boost in new con-
tract with the Employing Plumbers
Association of Memphis, Tenn.
Arizona sun., 1949-11-11

The ninth annual session of the
Woman's Auxiliary to the General
Baptist State Convention will con-
vene with the Union Baptist
Church, 28th and Broadway on
Chippmon Road, on November %
to 81. Mrs. C. B. Albritton, Sr. pres
ident; Mrs. R. j. Jones, Jr. presi-
dent.
Arizona sun., 1949-11-11

Send in your subscription to the
Arizona Sentinel today.
Arizona sun., 1949-11-11

Washington and Isaac school dis
tricts are cited as being examples
of this condition.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-22
1900 Youngsters Here
Saturday For Treat
Republican Staff Photo and Engraving

Almost eighteen hundred young
sters were in Oakland last Saturday
to be greeted by Santa Claus and to
be given presents of candy, popcorn,
peanuts and oranges This annual af-
fair, sponsored by the Mt Top
Chamber of Commerce, has grown in
popularity since its inception in 1947.
That year there were 900 youngsters.
Fifteen National Guardsmen helped
to control the large crowd which con-
gregated on the corner of Second and
Liberty streets. All were taken care
of in one hour and ten minutes with
two lines of Youngsters moving con-
tinuously. Last year it took almost
four hours to give out around 1900
treats.
The Girl Scouts and Brownies sang
Christmas carols from stage fixed
on trailer furnished by Ralph
Pritts garage. Beverly Winters sang
"All | Want for Christmas Is My Two
Front Teeth" The group was led by
Mary Ruth Marsh, an assistant girl
scout leader.
In charge of the treat were Emeric
Dusic, chairman; Robert Lohr, Ed
ward Smouse, Nelson Langan, Beeson
Snyder, Waller Hoye and Arthur Cal
houn, members of the Chamber Com
mittee. Dusic reported they reached
their budget goal few hours before
the affair began. Additional candy
and oranges had to be procured to
take care of those in excess of the
expected 1000. All youngsters were
greeted personally by Santa Claus,
and in the evening the latter visited
various stores.
Business men in number of in
stances reported their sales had gone
over the top because of the large
crowd in town for the affair.
The entire affair was made pos
sible by Oakland business firms, bust
ness and professional men, social and
fraternal organizations, through con-
tributions. Names Of contributors APP
pear in another page of this news
paper.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-22
Walburn Released On
$1,000 Cash Bond

James r. Walburn, confined to the
county Jail on charges of assault
with intent to kill his infant son, has
been released under cash bond of
$1,000. He will be called to appear
before the March Term Grand Jury.
Walburn was charged with beating,
shaking, slapping and squeezing his
son to keep him from crying" The
alleged beating took place in a Deep
Greek Lake cabin, October %. The
child unconscious for several weeks,
was finally taken to a Baltimore hos
pital where he underwent an oper-
alton. He is still patient in the hos
pital.
Robert Ferguson, sentenced to Is
months in the House of Correction by
Magistrate II. A. Loraditch on a
charge Of wifc-beating will be taken
to that institution tomorrow by
Sheriff j. S. Teats. Ferguson at first
noted an appeal from the Magis-
trate's decision but later withdrew it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-22
Bloomington Man
rlabbed by Police

William Wilson, %, Of Blooming.
ton, who police said was an ESCAPED
convict, was placed in the AlleganH
county jail last night on a Fedora
charge after authorities surrounded
his secluded hideaway on Backbone
Mountain and arrested him at gun
point when he allegedly tried tC
escape.
The arrest was made by Police
Chief Burza Hanlin, State Trooper
Milton G.. Hart and an agent of the
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
Wilson was lodged in Jail under
81 900 bond after hearing before
L. S. Commissioner James A. Avirett
on charge of transporting a stoler
car across state line.
Arresting officers said they sur.
rounded a shack where Wilson was
staying yesterday afternoon. Wilson
repeatedly ran from the house wher
dogs began barking and headed to.
ward the woods, toward HanlIn. VIII
son surrendered without struggle
when Hanlin ordered him to halt.
NJ. w. McFarlin, special agent il
charge of the Baltimore FBI offices
said Wilson was wanted by FBI fol
allegedly stealing government.
owned car in Westernport November
25 and taking it to Dilliner, Pa. The
car was being used by Army Engi.
neers working on the Savage River
dam project.
Other authorities said Wilson es.
capped in September from a West Nir-
ginia pcnitentiary road gang at
Buckhannon, w. Va, after serving
about six years Of one-to-ten ycal
term.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-22
Veterans Service
Committee Activated

Governor w. Preston Lane, Jr., has
re-activated the State Veterans Ser
vice committee, and has named the
following as the Garrett county COM
mittee:
Neil c. Fraley, Oakland, chairman;
Milburn W. Mann, Oakland, secre-
tary; Charles Briner, John H. Carter,
Francis J. Connolly, Bowen Hardesty,
Ward limbaugh, Edward Kahl, r.
vim R. Rudy, A. Claude Stanton,
Grover C. Stemple, Oakland; Mrs.
Joseph F. Fahey, Harvey Gortner,
Grantsville; Albert Shaffer, Kitzmil-
Ter.
General Milton A. Reckord is state
chairman. He announced that meet
ings would be held in the near future.
One of the first jobs of the Com
mission is to conduct a survey to de-
termine the number and classification
of former Maryland Prisoners of
War and others entitled to apply for
compensation under the War Claims
Act of 1913.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-22
Full Employment
Committee Named

Western Maryland's Full Employ
mcnt committee was named at a
meeting in Cumberland last Friday
which included three members from
this county. They were William
Owens, kitzmiller Lions club; J. Ed
ward Helbig, president of the Garrett
County Commissioners; and Charles
Wilt, Accident.
Long range purpose of the group is
to devise ways and means of bringing
additional industries into the area tc
supply full-time employment for all
bread winners in Western Maryland
Additional aid for school hot
lunch programs was deemed ne
cessity. The meeting was called by
the recently organized Tri-state in
dustrial promotion committee to point
out the need for immediate action on
unemployment and relief problems in
Western Maryland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-22
Plans Musical Tea

The Oakland Civic club has planned
a Musical Tea on Tuesday afternoon
December 27, at , p. M. at the
Methodist church assembly room.
Mrs. Paul B. Naylor is chairman of
the hostess committee, with Mrs
Bernard Gender, Mrs. Glenn Hum
bertscn, Mrs W. w. Dawson. Mrs. E
R. Jones and Mrs. Luther Hare as
members.
The program is in charge of the
music committee Of Mrs. Frederick
Thayer, chairman; Mrs. Herbert
Leighton. Mrs. s. II. Jackson, Mrs
Gordon Mealy and Mrs. D. c. Pick
ems.
College students who Will partici-
pate in the program will include Miss
Mary c. Fraley, Herbert Leighton
Robert Smith, Miss Dorothy Brock
and others. The program will open
with the singing of Christmas carols
There will be refreshments. The
public is invited.