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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
Blockfuce Troupe
OF Local Tolent
To Present Minstrel

"A blackface minstrel troupe
composed of the local Kiwanis
club and other outstanding local
talent will present a minstrel
show in the auditorium of the
Pascagoula high school on Tues
day evening, February %, with
the curtain rising at 8 p. m.
Several musical numbers will
be featured including solos by
J. 7. Harvey and H. p. Human
and a speciality number by DR..
F, c. Minkler. The minstrel, also
includes numerous comedy rou-
tines with W. r. Guest, Jr., act
ing as interlocutor, assisted by
Bill Belt, I. N. Tucker, Virgil
Gill, Max Lucas and DR.. Thomas
Stout as end men.
G.. F. Rooney, director of the
minstrel, announces that all legal
matters for the minstrel show
will be handled by their attorney,
Karl Wiesenburg, president of
the Kiwanis club.
The blackface show is being
presented by the Kiwanis club for
the benefit of its Youth Fund.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18

Altama by the American Legion
and its Auxiliary; maidens and
brave warriors by the Lions club;
Indian children by the Central
Labor Body which includes Elec-
tricians, Boilermakers, Sheetmet-
al, Ironworkers and Riggers; the
Indian and the flute by the OPP
timist club; Biloxi warriors by
the YMBC; Pascagoula warriors
by Veterans of Foreign Wars and
its Auxiliary; death scene by the
Young Women's Business club;
warriors and maidens by the
Gautier P-TA; and the Singing
River by the Pascagoula Music
club.
Committees have been at work
for some time preparing the
floats that will tell the story of
the local legend, and the special
floats that will convey the Kings
and Queens of the various car
nival balls.
Parade Route
Music for the parade will be
furnished by the high school
bands of Pascagoula, Moss Point
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
Spectacular Parade To Mark Local
Mordi Gros Observance on February Is

A carnival parade with IL
floats depicting the theme of the
legend of the Singing River will
wend its way through the down
town streets of Pascagoula and
Moss Point on Friday afternoon,
February Is.
The Business and Professional
Womap's club of Pascagoula is
the sponsor of the parade which
is being staged in keeping with
the Mardi Gras season Of the
coast and is the first to be held
In Pascagoula in a number of
years.
The lead float will be entered
by the B&PW which will depict
the narrator telling the legend to
a small child. Following will be
elaborate floats entered by clubs
and organizations of Pascagoula,
Moss Point and Gautier, Miss
Polly Mcclure, general chairman.
announced.
Each of the glittering floats
will be a phase of the legend and
are as fellows, Princess Anola by
the Knights of Columbus, Chief
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
Kiwonis Club To
Attend Churches
As Entire Group

Members of the Kiwanis club
will attend church in a body in
a spring round up to be spon-
sored by the club, as part of the
program to be conducted by the
church committee.
Beginning on the first Sunday
in March for six consecutive Sun
days the club members will at
tend the following churches in
Pascagoula, Christ Lutheran, First
Methodist, First Baptist, Our Lady
of Victories, First Presbyterian
and st. Johns Episcopal.
Officers of the various church
es will be asked to reserve a
space for the Kiwanians on these
Sundays, the Rev. Harlan Hilbun
chairman of the committee, said.
In the fall round up six other
churches will be visited, Mr.. Hill
bun announced.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
Mrs. J. N. Pelham
Dies Saturday
In Birmingham

Mrs. J. H. Pelham, member Of
an old and well-known family in
Pascagoula, died early Saturday
morning at a hospital in Birming-
ham where she had been under
treatment for the past two weeks.
She had been i'll for the past sew
eral months and she had not been
active since breaking her hip
three years ago. Mrs. Pelham was
48 years old.
The former Miss Thelma Olsen.
she was a native of Paseagoula
and the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Olsen. The late Mr.. Oh
sen, a Norwegian, was a pilot in
~Pascagoula. Her mother, who was
Miss Bobee before her marriage,
was a native of Pascagoula. Mrs.
Pelham had resided at $50 Front
street for a number Of years.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Monday at GAS a. m. at the
Fails Funeral Home chapel and
at 10 a. m. at Our Lady of Vic
tories church by the Rev. Greg
DRY Johnson. Interment was in
krebs cemetery. Pail bearers
were Pol and Cleve Ros, Donald
and Charles Olsen, James C. and
William r. McFaul, all nephews.
She is survived by her hus-
band, J. H. (Joe) Pelham, who
owns and operates Pelham's Sea-
food Company; two daughters,
Misses Jeannine and Thelma Pei
ham; two sisters, Mesdames r. H.
McFaul and Pol Ros; and q
brother, John d. Olsen, all OF
Pascagoula.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
and Ocean Springs.

and Ocean Springs.
The route of the parade has
been announced by Mrs. Mary
Frances Merritt, parade chair
man, as follows, beginning at the
Pascagoula high school at 4 D. m.
it will travel thence north on
South Pascagoula street to Del
mas avenue, thence west on Del
mas to Frederic street, where
buses will pick up bands ano
Scouts and the parade will pro-
coed by Highway 80 to Moss
Point.
At Moss Point the parade will
assemble at the head of Main
street in front of the First Bap-
fist church and after parading
down Main street will turn right
at the Community House and will
swing around by the river front
to Morris and McInnis avenue
where it will disband near the
City Hall,
Full cooperation of the Police
departments of both cities has
been promised the sponsoring
club and the mayors Of both Pas
cagoula and Moss Point have
been asked to issue proclama-
tons that business be suspended
during the hour of the parade.
The parade promises to be one
of the most elaborate of its kind
ever to be staged here and it is
the ambition of the club to re-
kindle a local observance of
Mardi Gras with parades and
masking.
A street dance with general
masking will be held in the area
in front of the Court House on
Thursday evening preceding the
parade. An orchestra will fur
nish music for dancing between
the hours of $3.50 p. m. until 1890
p. M, Mrs. Myrtle Cotton, gen
eral chairman announced.
Prizes are being offered for
the four best costumes with the
prizes being donated by local
merchants. The first prize will
be a new tire, club ehairmen an
nounced.
In addition to the street dane
ing on Thursday evening the club
will operate a ferris wheel to be
located ON the lot opposite the
Catholic school on the north side
of Watts avenue. There will also
be several other rides.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
Cpl. Steward K. Yarbrough

Marine Cpl. Stewart X. Var
brough of l405 Admiral Dewey
street, Pascagoula, was promoted
to his present rank here recently,
Yarbrough has been awarded
the Asiatic-Paeifi Medal, Amer
lean Theater Medal, and the Vic
tory Medal of World War II. He
is currently serving as a Military
Policeman with Marine Aircraft
Group "a on Guam.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18

visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe School, whose guests they
all at dinner that evening.
They were also entertained at
luncheon by DR.. B. L. Parkinson,
president of MSCW, and Mrs.
Parkinson. A temporary oreani-
cation of the parliamentarians
was made, the association to be
perfected at a later meeting.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18

ROME - (AP) "A ten-year
program costing 33,458, 900 900 lire
tS55, 1853, 000) to bring Sicily's out
dated and war-shattered railways
up to modern standards was dis
closed recently by the Transport
Ministry.
The new project includes cleo
trification of the whole Sicilian
railway system. Some 1913 kilom-
eters of track must be replaced.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
ATTEND ORGANIZATION
MEETING

Mrs. Hermes Gautier and Mrs,
S. B. MeIlwain motored to Co
lumbus, Miss. Friday to attend
the organization of the Missis-
sippi Division of National Parlia-
m%entarians. They were accompa-
MED by Mrs. Wade billiard, who
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
MARY MCCORMICK


The hostess to the Mary Nc
Cormick circle at its meeting
Monday at her home at 1870 p. m.
was Mrs. J.. B. Mccullough who
resides on River road. There
were II present. Following the
opening prayer by Mrs. McCul-
Tough and the usual routine of
business, the Bible study a S
taught by Mrs. c. M. Colville.
The closing prayer was said by
Mrs. Emma Avis.
GEORGIA MAE oGBoRN
Mrs. c. r. Allen was hostess to
the Georgia Mae Ogborn circle
at its meeting at 1870 p. m. Tues.
day at the church. Mrs. Allen
voiced the opening prayer after
which the new mission study,
Coz perating Southern Bap-
lists" was discussed. The Bible
study, which was on Exodus,
was conducted by Mrs. H.. l..
Watts and the closing prayer was
said by Mrs. c. S. Poole. The
meeting next will be held at the
home of Mrs. Thomas B. Cole
man, 1913 Market street.
LUCY WRIGHT
The meeting of the Lucy
Wright circle was held with Mrs.
c. M. Dossett. 913 Harrison ave-
nue. with Mrs. Oliver Shepherd
in the chair. Mrs. Wallace Har-
rell voiced a prayer and led the
study from the mission book. Dur
ing the business meeting Mrs.
Shepherd asked the members to
take as their individual project
for the month the adoption of
some shut-in to whom they would
bring cheer by visits and other
attentions. There were six mem
bers present, the president of the
mother society, Mrs. NJ. c. Re-
Were and Mesdames c. v. Bar
ney and D. c. McInnis were Wis
ltors.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-18
WINS OF Calvary
Baptist Church
Circle Meetings

Circle meetings marked this
week for members of the Wom-
ans Missionary Society of the
Calvary Baptist church, one cir
Gle meeting on Monday and the
others on Tuesday. Each meeting
was closed with a social hour
when refreshments were served
by the hostess. The meetings were
as follows:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06
fire1nen Complete
Gift Distribution .

The half hundred men and
women Of the Kennewick fire
department and Ladies auxiliary
carried out the biggest Christmas
gift distribution in the long history
Of the annual project for the aid
Of needy families, Fire Chief Herb
Malchow said.
With the aid of the Red Cross
and the welfare department, ~
baskets of food, clothing candy
and toys were delivered ON Christ
mas eve throughout the town and
countryside.
The fire chief praised the gen
crosby Of the many organizations,
merchants and individuals, who
gave donations to the department
activity. Almost every grocery
store in the community gave food
and several variety stores gave
gifts of toys. $3.50. ....-
Never before, said Malchow, has
the fire department had so many
toys to distribute. Tricycles
wagons and scooters were in
Guided In the many toys that were
repaired and repalnted b. 0k010
and auxiliary members.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06
Talks
AT Rotary Meet

State Representative-elect G. G.
Miller briefly reviewed the major
problems of the 1949 legislature
for members of the Pasco-Kenn-
ewick Rotary Club Wednesday of
last week and followed his in
formal talk with a question and
answer period.
Old age pensions, veterans
bonuses, schools and roads,
bridges and highways will all pre-
sent new demands for appropria-
tioNs, Miller said. In addition, the
Washington national guard will
require increased funds.
Commenting on the highway
problem, Miller said that the state
would have to discontinue building
roads two years at time, and
formulate. a ten to fifteen year
highway program. Maintenance
alone now takes 60 per cent of
highway funds, leaving 40 per
cent for new construction. A we'll
engineered highway system for
the entire state would probably
reduce maintenance costs, he said,
Guests at the Wednesday lun-
cheon were Lou Rygg, of Newbert
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06
New Increase in Attendance Starts
School Officials Wondering Again

az more than l.900 IN Inc ihst
two term years. The school
population has more than douoi-
ed during that time.
When Black started as super
intendent in 1888, there was an
enrolment of $50 students, there
were 40 employees, and the total
school budget was $4,000.
With an enrolment Of 3,3oo,
lis teachers, 200 employees in all,
and a budget Of $650,ooo, the
contrast had become more OF a
hing of sentiment than anything
Use. The district is living In a
new age, under new conditions,
and school officials are striving
o keep pace with the ever-chang-
ng situation.
On tn horizon also there was
this week the new source OF
school pupils from the McNary
dam area. The Plymouth school
has been reopened for primary
pupils, and what may be neces-
sary when construction gets I'm
der way there next summer, re-
manned anybody's guess.
Kennewick schools have grown
to fifth position in the state east
of the Cascades. Only Spokane,
Yakima, Richland, and Wenatchee
exceed Kennewick in school at
tendance. Wenatchee leads Ken
newick by only 100 students, and
Black sees that difference being
wiped away soon. The school dist
riot now ranks as a first class
district, based on the fact that
there are more than 10000 people
living in the district. The popu-
lation is estimated at about $4,000.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06
Married Couples Dance
Club is Entertained

The January party for the Mar
ried Couples Dancing club was
given Monday evening at the
Recreation Hall with Jimmy
Woods Orchestra furnishing the
music. Heading the committee on
arrangements were Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Cess. Also serving were Mr..
and Mrs. Urban Keolker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross Frank, Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen Deffenbaugh, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Yedica, Mr.. and Mrs. Don Sea-
burg, Hr. and Mrs. Lawrence and
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Mcintosh.
Guests entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Simmelink at New Years
Day dinner were Miss Lorraine
Hallman and Miss Jerry Rorr,
both from Spokane, Mr.. and Mrs,
Bud Larkin and Mr.. and Mrs
Neil Simmelink. >
Merilyn Giles and Douglas Jones
left Sunday for Seattle where they
plan to enroll at Washington
University, Merilyn for work in
business administration and Doug
las in an engineering course.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06

As the Kennewick schools re-
opened Monday after the Christ
mas vacation, a new increase OF
81 students over two weeks ago
set school officials to wondering
what new problems would face
them when a new term opens.
Figures in the office Of Supt.
E. S. Black showed that there has
been a Jump in attendance in a
period of seven years from 76S
to $500.
TO cope with the increase, the
atomic energy commission has
thrown in substantial support; and
by this cooperation, % new class
rooms have been added which
have gone a long way towards
keeping up with what otherwise
would have presented a terrible
situation. i,
Questioning Supt. Black about
school conditions, he said he had
just prepared some figures Tor
a Washington daily and he recall
ed some of the information that
he had compiled.
There has been IN increase
in the average daily attendance
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06
caLs LEAGUE TEA

Benton city-The Girls league
OF the high school with their
mothers as guests gave a silver
tea in the high school.
Dorothy Haun, president well
coined the mothers and Barbara
Jones sang accompanied by Mrs
w: =. Archambeau. Shirley Car
nahan fave a reading.
a style show was given NV On
models followed by a piano Solo
by Bonnie Mari. The glee club Al.
SO sang and Barbara Jones ana
Margaret Hensley sang q duet
solo. ipet
The Rebekah and I. O. a =
lodges united for a turkey dinner
100 attending. A Christmas nro,
gram followed with treats for the
children. WIG
The Highlands Ladies club an
nual Christmas party was held a
the home Of Mrs. Robert Johanson
Mrs. Joe Triesch had charge of the
program and there was a gift eY-
cnange. Mesdames Howard Nor
gan, J. II. Matteson and Dean
hartman assisted the hostess
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Highlands Woman's Club
Dinner Set for Friday

The Highlands Woman's club
will start the new year with its
traditional pot-luck dinner at the
Highland club house at / D. m.
Friday for members and guests.
This year marks the 18th year
of its organization. The anniver-
sary program includes talks by
Mrs. Carl Rutledge, "Taproots
OF the Highland Scene and aPie-
tail Days" by Mrs. Albert Kent.
Mrs. Frank Lampson, chairman
hostess, and co-hosstesses Anvil
Gilkerson, Ruth Watkins, Edith
Adams and Mrs. w. F. Sender
man are busy with decorations
and the festive birthday cake
arrangements.
The club officers for this year
are president, Neva Watkins:
vice president, Eva Cox; secretary
Alice Lampson and treasurer
Frieda Smith.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06
Mr., Mrs. Elmer Smith
Celebrate Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Smith en-
tertained on their wedding ami
versary New Years Eve with a
buffet supper for the followin
guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Nj
coson and daughter Vera, MIR. and
Mrs. Henry Smith and daughter
Arlene, Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Quill
len, MIR. and Mrs. George Kissick,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Stillwell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Aiken, Mrs.
Leila Owens, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Stafford, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Barker
and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Lyons.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06

A l7-day season on mlgra-
tory water fowl will come
on migratory waterfowl will come
to an end at $3.50 pm. next Satur-
day. The season opened on Deem
Der % at noon. Results reported
by hunters are only fair. For the
next two days shooting may be
started at TIT am.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06
HOVER NOTES !
BY Mrs. Harmon Wilcox /
Phone news to Kennewick l2ks

MIR. and Mrs. j. w. Mum en-
tertained New Years eve with a
pinochle party in honor of Har-
mon Wilcox's birthday. There
were three tables in play with
high honors going to George
Taylor for the men and Vera Carl
ton for the women. Low prizes
went to Mrs. Orval Butterfield
for women and Floyd Carlton Tor
the men. Other guests enjoying
the evening were Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Lawton, Orval Butterfield,
Mrs. George Taylor Of Finley
and Mrs. Harmon Wilcox.
Russell Stanton is in the hos.
pital with serious case Of pneu-
monia.
Shirley German and Shirley
Hummel Of Finley were dinner
guests Sunday at the home of
Alice Eontague.
Alice Montague visited Friday
with Barbara Culberhouse of Fin
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Mum, Eva
Rose and Mrs. Eva Arnold were
dinner guests New Years day at
the home Of Mrs. Nunn's cousin
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ar
mold Of Kennewick.
Mrs. Keith Day and children of
kennewick visited at the Frank
Montague home last Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Scott Rife return
ed from Walla Walla to the Ev-
ans home Monday. MIR. Rife went
to Caldwell. Idaho Tuesday on
business.
MIR. and Mrs. M. H. Pate have
moved to Pasco.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06

Oregon; Carl Johannesson, OF
Nalla Walla; and Don Seeley, OF
PaSco.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-01-06

Yes. no more need to dread climbing
out Of bed onto cold floors and chilly
rooms. The floor panel, radiant heat
pives constant, comfortable warmth
In every corner Of every room. Arbor
Homes are all equipped with this heat,
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which consists Of q network Of couuer
tubes running through the concrete
floor foundation, carrying hot watsr
heated by thermostatically controlled
diesel oil furnace.
Evening star., 1949-05-27
18th Year Marked
By Teachers College

Wilson Teachers College stu
dents heard speeches and went on
. picnic yesterday to celebrate the
18th anniversary Of the schools
first graduating class.
A convocation at the school.
which since 1918 has been at
Eleventh and Harvard streets
NV, began the commemoration.
Speakers included School Supt.
Hobart M. Corning, DR.. Harold
BENJAMIN, dean of the School
Of Education at Maryland Uni
versity, and Mrs. Rebecca H.
Parker, class of 1925.
The oldest graduate of the col
lege present was Miss Eunice s.
Jacobs, 903 North Irving street,
Arlington. who was graduated in
1887.
The college. now the chief source
of teachers for the public schools
here, was established in 1873 and
offered q one-year course for pros
pective teachers. The first class
of 20 girls studied in the attic OF
Franklin School. Thirteenth and K
streets NV, which now Is the
administrative headquarters Of the
school system. Wilson Teachers
College began offering full four
year course in 1929.
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Bowling Center Head.
Accused Of 1894 Theft

The manager of the Bethesda
Bowling Center, 1851 Old George
town road. has been charged by
Montgomery County detectives
with larceny after trust in the
theft of 1894 from the bowling
league of which he was treasurer.
Detective Sergt. James M. An
derson said Frederick Murphy Of
the 2400 block Of Thirteenth street
NV. has disappeared after leay-
ing a note for his wife in which
he admitted taking the money.
Sergt. Anderson said the money
belonged to the Mixed Doubles
Bowling League of Bethesda and
was scheduled to be distributed
last night to winners Of the
leagues games.
He said the loss was discovered
yesterday by Patrick Troiano. CO.
owner of the bowling center. when
he checked the books after
Murphy failed to report for work.
According to Sergt. Anderson,
Murphy stated in his note that
he had left town but would re-
turn If he was able to repay the
league.
Sergt. Anderson said that about
three weeks ago Murphy admitted
to Mr.. Troiano that he had falsely
reported the theft or loss OF
about $1,000 from the bowling
center.
Evening star., 1949-05-27

The Districts entrant In the 22d
annual National Spelling Bee fell
by the wayside in the eight round
today. but not before giving Web
ster q run for his money.
Michael Joel Milton. IL, Of For
est Glen, Md. q Mcfarland Jun
Tor High School student, was the
seth Of the - entrants to bow Out
In the. hot competition ut the
National Press Club auditorium.
His nemesis was "arboreal,
which he spelled "arborial."
Up 10 then young Michael VA
having . feld day. Hands deer
In his pockets. clad In . tielesa
checkered shirt In the midst Of
|impeccably clad spoilers from
every State. he reeled Oh this Sc
quence correctly:
Levee. amiable. gnaried. uui-
sance. sineeing. impromptu and
planetarium. Then came arboreal.
No. l3 In the contest was .
former Quiz Kid from Chicago,
Douglas Mauer. IL. He amused
spectators with his high. rather
squeaky voice and his deliberate
manner Of pronoumcins each syl-
liable.
Sponsored by 6cripps-Howard
and other newspapers. the con-
tests top prize is $500 and . "Trip
70 New York. In Diatz5ot1 eAns
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Hoffman Visits Exhibit,
Stresses EcA Import Trade

Economic Cooperation Admini-
strator Hoffman cited the import
ance Of import trade from coIn-
tries participating In ECA after
visiting : world trade exhibit yes
terday.
Mr.. Holman visited the Board
of Trades l5-nafion display In the
Commerce Department Building.
he was. accompanied by Frederick
|P. n. Siddons. president Of the
trade group.
II am impressed" said Mr.. Hon.
man, with the many products
made abroad which do not enter
In competition with any made In
our country. This becomes OF
double Importance when We con-
slider that it Is largely through
the sales Of these noncompeting
products brought here from coln-
tries being aided by ECA that
their broken economies win Be re-
paired" 4