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The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1950-02-10
Nov Let's Tuke What We Have

We like the way Robert Gulley deprecated himself in
his address Friday night when he assumed the duties of
president of the Moss Pascagoula Chamber of Com
merce
Mr.. Gulley, energetic and fortnight young man,
told his listeners that he "as individual had nothing
Offer but that all of citizens of the two cities could
together make Jackson county realize its vast potential
A little humility and sefdoubt, such he exhibited here
is amss in undertaking such job is Mr. Gulleys
Taking cue from the talk by 1t. Gov, Sam Lumpkin
who said the application of human energy is responsible
for countrys position the greatest nation in history
call for bit of energy to be generated behind Mr.
Guley's leadership.
Lumpkn said that natural resources alone have never
made nation great But the wise exploitation of them
tainy springboard to greatness And it doesn't take
microscope discover the great natural advantages of
Jackson county. We have what it takes; let's take
destiny
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1950-02-10

kinson, Joe Miles, Jerry Purdy,
Max McCool. Ray Bourg, Bobby
Hart, Bobby McIlwain, Vincent
Perez. Charles Branch, Aaron
Lachausse. Tommy Reed, Wyn-
dali Moody. Harry Krebs, John
Haynes, Clifton Robbins, Ed
Brent, Tommy Hildebrand and
George Clark.
Attendants, Shirley Carlson,
Wanda Gay Clark, Ann Hilbun,
Margaret Ezell, Beauchamp Col
lie, Pat Rooney, Davage Runnels.
Jr.. Tommy Stout, Jr.
A floor show was given with
E. A. Kahyat as master of cere-
monies. Participants were Miss
Nellis McCurley, soloist; Arden
Conway, acrobatics; Johnnette
Walker, soloist and Betty Lou
Seely, tap dancer.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1950-02-10
Outstanding Womun, l949, In County
Honored By Coulter Womun's Club

ment or a record of continuous
service.
Nsmed Al Banquet
Each nomination and the quail
ificationS of the nominee will be
considered by the judges and the
decision announced at banquet
given by the sponsoring club
Thursday evening at Gautier
Community House.
Deadline for the nomination
blanks is Tuesday, February Ia,
and the decision of the judges
will be final, Mrs. L. w. Fuller,
president of the club announced.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1950-02-10

grown to such proportions that
the US attorney generals Off
ce and Congress are talking Of
a nationwide probe of a situa-
ton that pours hundreds of
millions of dollars annually in
TO the tills of the racketeers
that control IT,. The growth of
this racket during the past 20
years has been phenomenal 1t
has been streamlined and mod
ernized, graduating from one
city machines TO vast and far
flung sydicates that operate
throughout the US and exer-
else control over every form of
vice from prostitution and
narcotic peddling on up.
The sad part of the whole
thing is that the racket be-
comes so firmly entrenched
that eventually, in many cases,
1t is looked on as part of the
community economy, as wit
ness the recent fiasco in our
sister city of Biloxi. Efforts to
end the operation of one-arm-
cd bandits in that city resulted
in business" men forming an
organization in protest to the
move. They cited figures to
show the unemployment that
would result if the slot mach
ines were eliminated, and
warned that the area would
become a ghost" coast instead
of the Gulf Coast if they were
not allowed to operate the de-
vices.
Of course this is the sheerest
of poppycock. What the Biloxi
operators actually want is to
continue to take fat dividends
every month from the Keesler
payroll. They can't miss, be-
cause the young service men
will play the machines
which are mechanically un-
beatable. Therefore the profits
are just as certain as if the op-
orator were covered by Con-
gress' agricultural support pro-
gram.
The contention of the racket
GERS, and some misguided citi-
zens, that the Gulf Coast needs
slot machines and gambling in
all its various forms to attract
tourists is a fallacy and pure
propaganda. We had always
thought that our climate
the warm winter sun and
sparkling sound, the fishing in
sound and Gulf waters, as well
as in the lazy bayous and
fresh water streams the
moss-draped oaks and our
wealth of historical back
ground had something to do
with attracting tourists to this
area not the smoke filled
gambling rooms and tawdry
juke joints lined with slot
machines. Perhaps we are
wrong.
In any event, when the rae
keteers take over they are as
hard to pry loose as blood
sucking leech. Eventually the
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1950-02-10
Wade, Gautier
Win Two Games
In County Test

Wade and Gautier each sup
piled two winning teams We'd
nesday night as the annual Jack
son county basketball tourney
got under way at Pascagoula
high gym.
In the first game of the con-
test. Gsutier grammar girls took
OLV. 44-l0. with Gautier of the
Geuiier team dropping in 81
points. highest total of the night.
In a boys grammar tilt, Pasca-
goula dropped a heart-breaker,
1922, to Gautier. This was the
game Of the night, tied down to
the wire, with the lead changing
seven times. Ladnier of Gautier
was high scorer with Ia points.
Pascagoula's high man was
Montgomery, with 9.
Ward Scores 20
Wade high girls took DIV 81
81, as A. Ward led the winners
with 20 points. Marie Delmas
scored IA for OLV.
In the next game, Wade high
boys beat st. Martin, 52-33.
Wade was led by Waltman. who
bucketed 16 points. ST. Martins
leader was w. Seymour with 8.
Thursday games stated at 6:ls
p. m. Play will be resumed at 9
a. m. today.
Ticket prices Thursday were
25 cents for students, so for ad-
ults. Prices today will be 20 and
35. Saturdays tickets will cost
rs and so, in the morning, 80
and 80 for the finals beginning
at 6:15 p. m.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1950-02-10
Signed

The outstanding woman in
Jackson county for 1949 will be
selected from nominations sub
mittcd to the Gautier Woman's
Club by a committee composed
of three judges, one each from
Ocean Springs, Moss Point and
Pascagoula.
A nomination blank appears in
this issue of the Chronicle-Ad-
vertiser which may be used by
anyone to name woman who
should receive recognition for
her service to the county, either
for an outstanding accomplish
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1950-02-10

Mr. ana mrs. M. M, kraft. SuT
18th street, will soon have a for
eign collection worthy of being
classed as a home museum" if
their two oldest sons continue
to see the Far East with the
navy.
They have a good start with
interesting items from Japan
and China and one sons immi-
nent transfer to the Philippines
should broaden as well as aug
ment the treasure trove.
The last of the many boxes
which have been sent them was
a Christmas box from Raymond
Kraft. FN. Yokosuks. Japan.
which arrived only a few days
ago. The other son is Richard
Boswell. FIN. who just landed on
the West Coast from the Far
Esst aboard the sea plane ten
der GARDENERS Bay.
Some of the things came as
gifts for the parents and for the
younger Krafts-June, 9, Louis
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Andrew, II. and Clarence Jack
son, 13. Others have been sent
back to be kept until the sailors
themselves return.
There are lovely handker-
chiefs of sheerest silk and both
Mrs. Kraft and June are the
proud possessors of beautifully
embroidered kimonas and match
ing slippers. There are scarfs
for Mr., Kraft and the boys, but
the gifts which are most priced
by the younger boys are two
Oriental versions of the Ameri-
can sports jackets in bright silk.
heavily embroidered and colcSS
full
Mrs. Kraft unfoids with lovinq
care hsndsome cloths for her ia.
BILE and points out that the ones
from Japan are the most artis.
tiesllY embroidered but adds
that the best carvings come from
China.
The dragon and traditional
pagoda motifs are apparent in
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1950-02-10

NGIy DOQlldIlt Shll l. lllG ST.
ond lady-in-waiting, Miss Peggy
DeForrest, was in black taffeta
with full skirt embellished with
rhinestones matching the band
of brilliants that finished the
top of the waist.
The new queen was attended
by Miss Janice Nelson as grand
duchess, wearing a light green
taffeta under full skirt of white
nylon net both appliqued with
taffeta and sequins. Miss Elma
Ruth Sparkman, first lady-in-
waiting. wore yellow taffeta with
fitted bodice and skirt trimmed
with net and a downward
flounce. Miss Ruby Wood, sec
ond lady-in-waiting, wore green
satin with strapless bodice and
full skirt.
This years duchesses: Miss
Gwen Clark in green taffeta
sprinkled with rhinestones,
tight waist with off shoulder eff
feet and skirt with hustle back.
Miss Toxic Calhoun wore blue
taffeta with off shoulder bodice
enriched with brilliants and
bouffant shirt with wide tucks.
Miss Peggy Sutterfield was in
black taffeta with full skirt. A
black and red ornament finished
the waist and her gloves were of
black lace.
Miss Lynne Grant wore brown
and gold, her several skirts of
contrasting net being over
gold. The waist was embroider-
ed with bugle- beads of gold.
pollie MCGOWAN was in blue taf-
feta, full skirt and waist with
off shoulder rolled collar. Thel-
ma Carter's gown was Of white
dotted fai1e with full skirts with
deep tucks.
Miss Sujo Bardwell chose pink
taffeta with full net overskirt
and off shoulder waist finished
with rolled collar. Miss Anne
Lunsford was in red taffeta with
sequin trimmed basque and full
skirt Miss Pat Colmer was in
light blue satin with panniered
skirt with a large bow in the
back.
Miss Catherine Lockard wore
pale green satin and net with a
corsage of pink. Miss Carol Marie
Walker was in green taffeta
with bodice matching the full
skirt. Jean Caver was goWned in
yellow, her bodice was finished
with ruffles and her skirt was
full. Dorothy Pelan's gown was
of green taffeta overlaid with
skirts of net in lighter shades.
Marvie jean Hutto wore a
ruffled taffeta finished with
bows, and a corsage of irises.
Margie Grant was in red strap
less gown embroidered in silver
bugle beads and rhinestones.
Miss Nell Walker wore plaid taf-
feta with full skirt caught with
green bows.
Doris Olson was in pink taf-
feta with full skirt. D'Vonne
Cudabac wore ecrue lace and
net. Jerry Labat, president of
the club. wore pink net with
ballerina skirt over taffeta. Miss
Harriet Davis was in ice blue
satin with silver slippers and
bag. Carolyn Sparkman wore
green taffeta with skirt gathered
full in back and waist finished
with two deep berthas. Nan
Smith was in American Beauty
taffeta bouffant skirt and strap
less waist.
Miss Virginia Soles wore green
taffeta with bouffant skirt with
bow in back. Miss Billie Kate
Thomas was also in green taf-
feta with long waist ending in a
point in front, with low scalloped
neck finished with yoke of lace.
The 1850 grand duke was Gene
Murray, and the dukes Arlis
Gray, Preston Price, Chester
Goff, Gene Young, Matt Zelen-
ka. Freddie O'Brien. Taze Mel
son, Charles Olsen, Wayne VIII
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Multiple choice question:
What is the easiest way to de-
eide what your newspaper
does and does not do? Check
one answer.
u Believe what the street
corner ax-grinders say.
q Ask Rosie Robinson at
Grand Bay.
y Write your congressman.
A Read the newspaper.
No. 4 is correct! If you checked
it, you are entitled to number
yourself among the common
sense coterie.
Look what this chap walked
into! He's one Edward Will
liams of Warrington, England,
who ran away from his wife "a
years ago. Wasn't heard from
until last week when he re-
turned home, 72 years old, deaf
and partly blind.
Did his wife barbecue a fat
ted calf for the wanderer- No;
she called the hobbies and Ed
ward is now serving three
months in the clink for failing
for 34 years--to pay support
money to his wife.
Wow! Even Westbrook Peg
Ter would forgive after gen.
eration's lapse. M
According 10 the New Or
leans States, poor HIST can do
no right. In a single editorial
this week. they manage some
how to give him the devil for
taking so long to invoke Taft
Hartley in the coal-miner
scrap and at the same time de-
mand to know What is behind
his sudden decision?" This
question they put in italics.
Ii Truman waited "for
months to USE the Taft-Hart-
ley act, how then, Mr.. Editor,
is his decision now "sudden?"'
Seems that the States have
discarded sober judgement and
will brand Truman as wrong if
he doesn't and wrong it he
does.
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Glassmen and Rockets play
ed two out of town games last
week with the Glassmen defeat
ing Blackwell Nursery, 52-47, on
their court at Semmes. Ala.
The Rockets were defeated by
Empire Cleaners, Mobile, in
tight game, 45-43. They will play
the Green Hornets. Mobile, at
Recreation Center Wednesday.
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doube-barrelled payoff in subsidy payments and
the other in high prices 1t doesn't make sense folks but
1t has been going for long time before Roose
Vet might also be noted that states rights stall
warts in Congress to large extent numbered in the
vanguard of those advocating bigger and better federal
subsidies.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1950-02-10
Lula Mae Guillotte And Warner Peterson
Hi-Jinx Club Opens Carnival Season
With 10Th Annual Ball Saturday Night

Carnival festivities in Pasca-
goula were opened with the 10th
ball of the Hi-Jinx club at Rec
reation Center Saturday evening.
"Blue Heaven" theme of the
ball, was developed by a back
drop of silver stars studding
the blue of the background of
the stage with simulated white
clouds overhead. Blue and white
streamers and colorful balloons
were used to decorate the re-
mainder of the hall
An enormous half moon of
silver formed the throne upon
which King Rex and Queen Jinx
X rcigned after their cfowning
by Miss Jean Brinkman, last
years queen, and her escort,
Shannon Slyfield of Moss Point
serving in the absence of Powell
Meeks, her king, from the city.
After crowning of their maj
estes, they removed their masks
thus revealing themselves as
Miss Lula Mae Guillotte and
Warner Peterson of Gautier, who
were surrounded by their own
court.
Queen Jinx was in white. her
bodice, and its peplum being of
rhinestone. studded lace and her
skirt bouffant with three layers
Of white nylon net. Her train
with its Elizabethean collar was
of satin richly embroidered with
gold and sequins. The kings gift,
rhinestone necklace, was
matched by bracelet and ear
rings. She carried an arm bou-
quet of American Beautyt roses.
Queen Jinx TX wore red taf-
feta with long fitted waist rich
with sequins; full overskirt of
white and red net. Her corsage
was of white carnations.
The grand duchess of the 1949
court, Miss Mary Lou Cowan,
was in white and fuschia net in
front, hustle effect in the back,
from which fell lengths of fus-
CHA ribbons.
The first lady-in-waiting. Miss
Norma Iversen, was in green sat
in with tight waist caught to
shoulders with tiny straps, and
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-11-22

man. And i'm him l could see a
spark of that hope in dark
world. Perhaps johnson had said
all there needed to he said about
song and prayer. For, after
all, he had the song in his heart,
and IL was a song of friendship.
What more can you expect of your
fellow man?
And he had a prayer, too.
II climb the ladder of friend
ship.
Forsaking all my own,
And on my way,
kneel and pray,
God let Thy will be known"
johnson, l said to myself.
like you and l wish you all the
luck In the world. And l started
to wonder about him being dis
abled and that made me under
stand him better, too. There's a
secret of strength. source of
wisdom and goodness in itself. For
even a man with broteu body
Is apt to have the strongest spir-
It.
have never met johnson, nor
do know Of his true predicament,
but somehow, solely by the print
ed word. I had found y friend In
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-11-22
Baltic Refugees
In Sweden Safe

A number of prominent repre-
sentatives of the Estonian refugees
in Sweden were received by Prime
Minister Tage Erlander recently.
Replying to a question put to him
by the delegation. the Premier said
that he could not imagine any sit
uation when the Swedish Govern
ment would change its interpreted
ton Of the right of asylum which
has made it possible for the Baltic
refugees to remain in Sweden. The
question of whether Estonian ref
ugees in Germany might be al
lowed to enter Sweden was also
discussed, and Mr.. Erlander prom
ised to give it further considera-
ton.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-11-22
By Scandy
A Song And A Prayer
Just Called Friendship

Some time ago l said we didn't
need rhetorics. nor parades, nor
the flash-in-the-pan patriotism. l
said we needed song and a pray
er in this fast changing, troubled
world, something with inner sub
stance to live by. And. In view
of this, what poet had written the
magic poem. put into words just
what We felt:
didn't come across any poem
that seemed to express all this
and I wasn't looking SO much for
IL for that matter, either. But one
day, digging into my mountainous
stack Of papers, l saw the words
Friendship on top Of n paper.
Friendship: What about it?
So l read the poem underneath.
The world has silver,
The world has gold,
The world has honor and fame.
But value Of friendship
Has more to hold,
II only q humble name.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-11-22

Both Danielson and Anderson
wrote a number of well-written
and highly informative articles for
the Scandinavian American during
the past year. Danielson is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl l.. Dam
ielsOn, East StanwOOd.
COm1r. Nels l.. A. Berger re-
Gently became executive officer
of the Naval Air Reserve Train
ing Unit at Sand Point Naval Air
Station.
The dental school of the Univer-
sity of Washington has now ma
chine that will Xray all the teeth
in a persons mouth on only three
strips of film, and in less than a
minute. DIR. Yrjo V. Paatero, X
ray specialist at the Helsinlfi Uni
versity Dental School in Finland.
arrived here six months ago to
help complete construction of the
machine. 1t seems he has pre-
viously constructed a similar ma
chine in Finland.
i
Ole Foss, Seattle, was elected
president of the Washington State
Dairy Council. He succeeds Aug
ust kristoferson, Seattle. William
Knutzen, Bellingham, was named
vice president. Names of officers
indicate the great number of
Scandinavians in Washington'S
dairy business.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-11-22

Norwegian American Export
Council and adviser to the Nor
wegian commercial attache in the
Midwest 194S and 1949, While
in college, Krogh was an outstand-
ign track star. He is married and
the father of three children. He
plans to be in Seattle during the
first two weeks of December.
DIR. Pail v. kOlka of Rekjavik,
Iceland physician, poet and lee
turer, recently visited the North
west on a lecture tour of the
United States. His appearance in
Seattle was sponsored by Vestri,
the Icelandic Literary Society.
Ellen Repp, the well known Nor
wegin concert singer from Ever
EFT and Seattle, recently made a
debut in the production of Wag-
ner's Opera Lohengrin in Munich,
Germany
Cliff DanielsOn, 1949 journalism
graduate of the University of
Washington, returned recently to
his East Stanwood home after
spending IA months in Europe.
He spent most of the time as a
student of Stockholm University.
Accompanied by Carl Anderson.
another L. of w graduate, Dan
ielson took an extensive motor
cycle tour of Europe last summer.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-11-22

DIR. Peter Lindstrom's divorce
from Actress Ingrid Bergman is
now final. Our life was happy
until my wife went to Italy," the
Swedish brain surgeon said in a
Los Angeles court room. THE last
thing she did before she left was
to select the wallpaper for a new
nursery in our home. We had
been on vacation to Aspen, Colo,
on which we made plans for the
future. This included a second
child. He testified that he did not
know of her relationship with Ital-
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-11-22
Sweden Opens
Large Water
Power Station

Hjalta power station. located on
a tributary of the Angerman Riv-
er, one of Sweden's mightiest wa
terWayS, in the northeastern prov
ince of Angermanland. recently
was opened. 1t is Sweden's third
largest plant of its kind and has
cost about 100 million kronor, or
sec million.
The engine room. the generators,
and the turbines are placed in
subterranean hall, blasted out of
the solid rock, and though the con-
troll room is located above ground.
there is a faithful copy of it deep
down in the mountain. From the
turbine pistons the water is lead
through a tunnel which is Eu-
ropes biggest, both in regard to
length and circumference its
length is 1s,400 feet. and it could
easily accommodate four-story
houses. This plant will now gen.
crate five percent of all Sweden's
production of electric power, and
in a few years the capacity will
be increased further so that the
production will reach 1000 mill
lion kilowatt hours annually.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-11-22

Egil KrOgh, executive of Mar
shall Field in Chicago, has been
named general manager and ex-
ecutive vice president of Freder-
ick and Nelson in Seattle. Krogh,
40, a native of Norway, has an
excellent reputation in national
retailing circles. In 1915 he was
appointed director of purchasing
of American Relief for Norway.
He served as a member of the
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-11-22

the State Liquor Control Board,
will be offered Senator Warren
G. Magnusons' nomination for ap-
pointment as a United States dis
trict judge for Western Washing
ton. He has been closely identi-
fled with the conservative ele-
ments of the democratic party.
Mrs. Sevrine Marie Uri, rs, who
was active in Norwegian charit-
able organizations in Seattle, died
recently in her home, 6062 Fifth
Ave. N. E., Seattle. Born in Nor
way, she came to this country in
1905 and to Seattle in 1906. Mrs.
Uri was president of the Sun
Room Guild OF the planned Morse
Home. She was a member of the
Norwegian Hospital Association
and Valkyrien Lodge of the
Daughters of Norway.
Helen Louise Westlin, Z, of 6561
End Ave. N. E., Seattle, was nam
ed sweepstakes winner among the
125 contestants in the coStumed
chlidren's section of the recent
Santa Claus parade in Seattle.
She wore an unusual costume rep
resenting the Straw Ok The hind
quarters of her Straw Ok were on
wheels, which Helen, as the front
of the animal, pulled. Her OK was
made of 2unny sack, with hair of
straw. The Straw Ok is a typical
Scandinavian creation.
Joseph p. Adams and Ken Tur-
ay wish to thank the Scandinavian
press and voters of Scandinavian
descent for their splendid support
in the recent election.
Valborg (Ruth) Renando, 315 f.
53rd St., Seattle, has returned
from a trip to Europe, where she
spent some time in Sweden. Miss
Renando, a University of Wash
ington graduate, is of Swedish de-
scent. She has been serving as a
librarian for the American Army
in Germany for two years and has
also served in a similar capacity
in Japan for one year.
Carl j. Eastwood from Orion
vile. Minnesota, has arrived in
Washington to visit his brothers,
namely Harold Eastwood. lawyer
in Seattle, and DIR. s. c. Eastvold,
president of Pacific Lutheran Col
lege, Falkland.
c. S. Holmes, the famous sail
ing ship which was turned into a
barge for military duty in the Sec
ond World War, was wrecked and
broken up by the gale that dashed
the west coast of British Column
bia recently. The four-masted
schooner gained fame in the Alas
ka fur trade while operated by the
late Capt. John Baclxland and his
son, John Jr.