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champion
1905 he had outstanding challenger He opened
in Los Angeles and into convivia middle age COM
plete with badness In the meantime Jack Johnson won
recognition his hrst OF the Negro race 10 pe
acknowledged as champion
Johnson Was Big and Unowed
When Jees friends urged him to unite his bar apron
they the racial supremacy to wear down the old
champions resistance So at 35a year younger than Louis
JetrieS began road work.
They tell story of a pre-fght meeting of Johnson
Jefries Dumping into another while training "They
me-" Johnson said "at colored won't be allowed
to keep the title But Mister JeeS are in for fight
his prime Jefres great fighter Some veterans
insist he the best of ALL But in Johnson he facing
fellow who not only master boxer, but Furnishing
hitter He bg-bgger than Charlesand he wasn't awed
by Jefries, Ez may be awed by Louis.
rounds stopped the shell
Jefries
The Young Louis Stopped Shorkey
So both corbett and Jees beaten their second
title attempts by great fighters Then Dempsey who
beaten by Gene Tunney but still hopeful of reganing
his
couldn't do it. When Tunney repeated, Jack realized
the futy Of the chase Dempsey could handle everybody
ese-incudng sharkeyas he proved But Tunney too
much for him. And, incidentally how would you like
managing the Tunney of 1925 today?
Sharkey lost his title knockout
which not all bySanderS willing believe Sharkey
been able to fight Camera again-or the likes
ing might well have been the first exchamp regain
But before Sharkey could another title
lean hungry Negro out of Detroit
way. Sharkey never had chance.
Still, Ez Has His Bockers "a
Now the panhersh Louis finds himself jowly, balding
ex-champon fat in the thighs mdsecon Corbet
Jeries Dempsey and Sharkey, he's the hill
for the second time to scale the heights.
But Louis in all sincerity There's
Certainly he has Jeres Johnson Tunney young
Louis to lick what of Charles he barely
could the water bucket for member quartet
Yet there those who that may underesi-
mating Charles who nearly younger faster
They predicting the current champion Louis to
pieces
Which, of course won't necessarily prove wrong
when he says, There's not to lick"
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Matthias Off to Switzerland

NEW YORK, July 81 (P.-Bob
Matthias of Stanford, decathlon
world record-holder, left by plane
yesterday to compete in the Swiss
national championships.
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|. tHit into double play for Dorish IN
SHIT into force out for starr in ninth.
Washington ---------- Ola 020 1919
o. Rans4Yost Ds (ay, Michaeis. S iH2 Noren roo 1s5'
Vernon. Mele (2). Lenhardt t2j, Coleman.
Moss .(2). Errors-Yost. johnson. Runs
Mele "a, sommers co. Lenhardt. Vernon.
Two-base hits--Eyans. Stirnweiss. Three
man. .Lenhardt, Noren. sacrifce-Michaels
Double plays-Yost to Michaels to Vernon
(2l; Stirnweiss to Upton to Lenhardt t2).
13; Base on balls-Off Haynes. 10: OF
Johnson, 4: OF Consuegra. 8: of Starr, /.
Struck out-By Haynes, 1; by Dorish, ]
Hits-off HAYNES. in GA innings: oil
Consuegra. / in 2A innings: of OVermire
7 in 8 innings: of johnson, 2 in 8 in
nings; of Dorish, in inning: OF Starr.
] in 2 innings. Hit by pitcher-Starr
CYosD; Winner-Haynes (5-3). Loser
OYermire l3.9. Time :31.
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Shumun Wins Auto Race

CHARLOTTE, N. c., July 81 up.
Buddy Shuman of Charlotte
won the feature 125-lap stock car
race which opened the new Lake
wood Speedway here Yesterday.
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New York Pilot Sees
Next Eight Games as
Vital in A. |. Chase
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, July Sl.-Manager
Casey Stengel, whose Yankees are
virtually tied with the Tigers in
the American League says his club
will be plenty tough to pass again
II we get into the lead"
The Yanks moved into a virtual
tie for first place yesterday when
they took a doubleheader from
the White Sox here while the
Tigers were winning only a single
game from the AS in Detroit.
In games won and lost the teams
are tied, but percentage-wise the
Yanks are in second place by two
points, .634 to .632. The differ
ence in games played by the teams
accounts for the percentage diff
ference.
1.-THE next eight games will GO
a long way toward deciding the
league race" Casey said after his
over the White Sox as a Goth
birthday gift.
"The field is pretty well
punched" he said, land during
the next eight games We'll play
three in Detroit, three in Cleve-
land and then go home to play
Boston twice in New York. If we
should happen to spring into the
lead during this time, look out
because we'n be tough to pass
again"
Cleveland Is Toughest.
Stengel said he regarded Cleve-
land as the toughest Yankee rival
in the flag fight.
1.-THE Indians are the most i'm
proved team since the race started
the way see it. Luke Easter ano
AL Rosen have given the team out
standing offensive help, far supe-
rior to anything they figured
upon in advance.
Besides, Lou Boudreau ha.
good reserve strength around sec.
ond base. When he wants to res
himself, he can play Ray Boone
and he can spell Joe Gordon with
Roberto Avila in the same man.
ner.
That is pretty good reserve
help when two guys like Boone
and Avila are available to fill ir
while resting good hitting veter.
ans"
Counting on Page.
Then Stengel suddenly switched
to Joe Page, his high-salaried re-
lief expert. Page. due to the out
standing work of Stengel's start
ing pitchers, hasn't been too active
lately. Regarding this, Casey said:
"Joe's just resting. and when
we need him he'll be in there. And
don't forget. If Page is as effective
during August and September as
he was a year ago, we'n win the
pennant."
Stengel also paid high tribute
to the stellar relief pitching Of
Tom Ferrick. one of the Yankee
newcomers obtained from st
Louis. About Ferrick Casey
claimed:
just give him the ball and tel
him: Go ahead, and get 'em out.
And you know he follows order.
right down to the last letter"
Honored at Party.
After yesterdays games, Stengel
was the guest Of honor at a birth
day party here given by Del Webb
one of the Yankee owners.
II wanted to quit celebrating
birthdays years ago." Stengel
winked, "but how can a fellow
quit when they toss shindigs like
this for a poor old man like my
self?"
The Yanks won yesterdays
games by scores of IS to Z and
4 to 3.
The Tigers were forced to come
from behind to outlast the AS
1910. They spotted the AS a 7-2
lead, then came up with eight runs
in the fifth.
Cleveland's third-place Indians
now are two games of the pace
after splitting a double-header
with the Red Sox. The Indians
won the opener, 6-5, but the Sox
won the nightcap, 6-3.
All teams in the league are idle
today.
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Major League Standings and Schedules
AMERICAN
RMMuI1a Yesterday,

Wash, 9-13; st. L., 5-S
N. Y, 15-4; Chicago, 7-3
Cieve., 6-3; Boston, 5-6
Detroit, IL; Phila., 10.
Games Today
No games scheduled.
Games Tomorrow.
Wash. at Cleve., $50.
Phila. at Chicago (n.).
Boston at st. Louis (n.)
N. Y. at Detroit (n.).
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Win, Lose, or Draw
Four Who FoiIed
By FRANCIS STANN

An influencing in Joe Louis comebackor so the
old Brown Bomber have the public believe-ls that
there's lick these days. 1t may develop tnat
Ezzard Charles will prove wrong in September but on
that I0e,S
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NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.

Bklyn., z: Chicago. 2.
st. Louis. 6; N. Y, 8.
Phila., 1914; Pitts. 0-2
Boston, 4-10: Cinci.. 30
Games Today
Chicago at Bklyn. (n.).
st. Louis at Boston M
Only games scheduled.
Games Tomorrow.
ct. Louis at Boston (n.)
Pitts. at Brklyn. (n.).
Chicago at N. Y.
Cinci. at Phila.
q, twi. M.
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Mats, 9-13; Browns, So

Totals 35 IL 27 II Totals 80 81 Is
Hit into force out for Overmire in third
fGrounded out for johnson in sixth.
Tilt into double play for Dorish IN
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When Jefres became the first champion to retire unde-
feated in 1905 he outstanding challenger He opened
bar in Los Angeles grew into convval middle
pete with badness the meantime Jack Johnson won
recognition his first of the Negro race to be
acknowledged champion
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1950-01-27
Town Hall Meet
Set For Tonight

Pascagoula'S first town half
meeting VII be held tonight at
1880 in the fire hall auditorium
above city hall, Mayor Wilbur
Dees said this week.
One Of his campaign pledges,
the meetings are planned by
Mayor Dees to acquaint interest
ed citizens with city affairs, and
to permit citizens to offer sug-
gestions or criticism.
Commissioners De Jean and
Ezell will be present at the meet
ing with Mayor Dees.
I'VE hope to limit questions to
one or two to each Individual"
Mayor Dees said, 80 that no one
person will monopolize the meet
ing"
Discussion will be confined to
city affairs and the city govern
ment.
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Meetings Are Held
On Phone Co-ops

Local community meetings are
being held throughout the east
jackson and George county area
at which explanations are being
made OF a proposed rural tele-
phone cooperative and appli-
cations for service being taken,
j. T. Dudley, Singing River Elec-
trio Power cooperative man
ager, said this week.
A meeting has been set, al Hur-
ley for tonight and other meet
ings have been or will be held
in the Wade arleston area
Follows Lucedale Meet
The action follows a meeting
held at Lucedale recently al
which the Poage bill, which pro
vides authority for the rura.
phone eo-operatives. was ex.
planned.
A second meeting has been Sc
for Feb. 4 in Lucedale at the
courthouse at which districr
chairmen will report the mum.
Der of applications obtained, anc
the general rural interest in the
proposed cooperative.
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Andrew Hedmeq
Urges Backing
OF Polio March

DR.. Andrew Hedmeg, acting
health director for Jackson
county. this week added his voice
TO those supporting the current
March of Dimes campaign of the
National Foundation for Infan-
tile Paralysis.
DR.. Hedmeg pointed out that
since 1887, when the foundation
was organized, Mississippi had
received $l58,0O0 more from the
national group than it has con-
tributed.
There we're 359 cases of polio
reported in the state during ls4s.
he said. and four of them were
in Jackson county. This is the
lcountY's highest number of
cases since the five in 1916.
Last year. said the health
officer. Mississippi received
1923, 600. That is a good answer
to those who ask what is done
with the money sent to the ma
tional foundation.
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Shale, Chalk Hit
Dees Oil Site

ShaIe and chalk were re-
ported struck at $500 feet Wed
nesdaY at the oil drilling site
OF the c. L. Dees Nc. l. two
miles north of Vancleave.
This was explained as a good
sign.
OPERATIONS. which began
several weeks ago. were halted
20 hours last weekend when a
drive shaft broke.
Interested in the wildcat are
c. L. Dees of Vancleave and
the Humble Oil Company. The
wildcatter is j. r. Brown Of
McComb. The Southeastern
Drilling Company of Jackson
is in charge.
Tool pusher directing actual
operations is Howard Scallorn.
Lcckhart. Tex. now of Brook
haven.
Under the present contract.
drilling will stop at $500 feet.
but may be continued under
other arrangements.
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Men Admit Theft
Of New York Cor

Alert work by two Pascagoula
policemen Saturday resulted in
detention of two confessed auto
thiets who have since been re-
leased in custody of the US mar
shall at Jackson.
The men. who identified them
selves as Ben Stafford. 81, Cleve-
land, Ohio, and Chester Minisze-
wiski, %, Buffalo, N. Y. were
apprehended by Its. j. A. Pol
and G, L. Ferrer. They were
driving a 1919 Mercury.
Men Looking" For Gas
Pol and Ferrer, according to
Chief E. f. Blakeney. investi-
gated two hitchhikers about 8 a.
m Saturday. They told the Off
GERS they had just been dropped
by the men in the Mercury and
that Stafford and his companion
We're looking for some gas.
That sounded fishy," said Pol.
Fellows in Mercuries don't go
around looking for gas.
About a half-hour later. Pol
and Ferrer stopped the Mercury
on Telephone I'd. The driver.
Stafford. had no drivers license
nor bill of sale for the car. The
officers found three Illinois auto
license plates and s~Yphonine
equipment in the car.
A third hitehhiker was in the
car when Stafford and Minis
zewiski were stopped. He was
Wendell Fox. %, a seaman from
San Diego, who was released
Monday by police court. He had
been picked up near Earl Bonds
place.
Enrouie To Florida
During questioning at head
quarters. Stafford and his com.
panion admitted. according &c
Blakeney, that they had stoler
the auto in New York Jan. 8
had been driving around bum
ming and stealing gasoline. They
Were en- route from New Orleans
to Florida.
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Record Breaking
Crowds Attend
Baptist Meeting

A record breaking crowd at
tended the quarterly meeting of
the training union department of
the Jackson County Baptist
Training Association at First
Baptist church in Moss Point
Monday.
The presiding officer was the
Rev, Wallace Harrell, director of
the department.
Leaders in departmental meet
ings were Auber j. Wilds. state
training union secretary of Jack
son, and four of his assistants.
Among the 442 present, the at
tendance banner went to ESca-
tawpa with 81 representatives,
the mileage banner 10 Ocean
Springs and that for efficiency
to Bellefontaine.
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'Gautier Will Ask State To Put Pascagoula
Under Mississippi PORT Commission
Wandering Comics

Somewhere there r 1900
Chronicle Advertiser comic
sections roaming around. They
re lost. They didn't arrive this
week.
The paper. to avoid certain
difficulties in street and coun-
ter sales. is leaving the section
out of all mail copies. If your
Chronicle Advertiser comes to
you by mail. please be patient.
The missing section will be
sent you next week so that you
won't miss an installment of
Lii Abner. Abbie & Stats. Tar
zan. Nancy. Ell ais.
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Wells Asks PTAS
To Support Plan
For Equalization

Thomas r. Wells. superintend-
ent of Pascagoula schools, last
week asked support of Pasca-
goula PTAs for the legislative
program sponsored by the Mis-
sissippi Educational Association
to provide funds for equalization
of teacher salaries throughout the
state.
The bill asks SIS. 900 600 oper-
ational expenses for the next
two years. SO percent of which
would be distributed in the dis
tricts on the number of educa-
BILE children in each district and
the other so percent distributed
on the basis of training of the
teachers.
Financing of Negro schools on
the same level of white schools
will require considerable con-
solidation of eolored schools, Mr..
Wells explained, and $4,000, 900
will be required for that work.
An additional SO. GOO, 900 is ask
ed to finance equalization of all
teacher salaries, he said.
Best Evolved" So Far
This is a poor plan," Wells de-
clared, "but the best that has
been evolved. Under the set-up
no white teacher would get a
raise next year as all the money
would be required to raise Negro
teachers to equal pay. 1t makes
no difference what anyone says.
1t makes no difference whether
equalization meets approval in
the state or not. 1t must be done
and it will be done by forced
court order if not done volun-
tarily."
He expressed the opinion that
if two teachers are equal in train
ing and ability they should have
the same salary. He added that
es a whole. regardless of train
ing and experience. the Negro
teacher is not as good as the
white in his opinion.
That probably comes back to
u.s." he said, for not providing
equal training facilities"
Wells declared that this equal
ization is going to take money
and if the funds are not appro-
priated by the state the neces-
sary money can come from only
one source-the salaries of teach
erS.
In that case he said, 'fhe
entire educational system will
suffer. l couldn't, personally, con-
scientiously advise any of my
teachers to continue teaching in
Mississippi"
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NuncIcove Man
Held In Shooting

Robert Anderson, Jr., was
killed instantly early Sunday
morning in Vancleave when he
was allegedly shot in the face
with a load of buck shot by Joe
Moore at Moore's residence, Dep
uty Leo Byrd reported. Moore is
held in Jackson county Jail on a
charge of murder.
An inquest was conducted with
Lee Enirekin. justice of the
peace. as acting coroner. The
jury returned a verdict of death
by a shot gun in the hands OF
Joe Moore" The shooting occur.
red at l.30 B.. m. No motive was
established st the inquest. BYRD
said.
Moore gave himself up to Bur
ton Roberts, constable, shortly
after the shooting. investigating
were Officers Byrd, Roberts and
Entrekin.
Both Moore and Anderson
were employed by Cliff Dees in
his turpentine business at Van
eleave.
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Forms Are Ready
For Census Jobs

Applications for jobs as census
enumerators in Jackson county
T being accepted now, Arthur
F. Arlington. district supervisor,
announced this week.
Forms may be gotten from the
census office in the great South
ern hotel. Gulfport. Veterans will
be given preference.
Arlington said about $50 emu
merators will be hired to cover
Jackson county and the l6 other
counties in his district.
Applicants must be US citi-
zens, have high school or equiv
alent education, be in good health
and of good character. between
81 and 65 years. Preference will
be given to ages IS to AS.
In addition. they must have
enough financial security to
work for four weeks until their
first salary checks.
Rural area counters must have
automobiles available. for which
they will be paid operating costs.
A census representative will
visit Pascagoula later to inter-
view all fountains who have APP
piled.
Meanwhile. applications are
being received and interviews
conducted at the Gulfport office.
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Plan ingalls, Day
And Remaining
OfLinColn Avenue

Plans for an "Ingalls Day to
honor r. I. ingalls, are being
pushed following two recent or
ganizational meetings, DR.. j. F.
McDonough, committee chair
man, announced this week.
In cooperation with the city
of Pascagoula, the Chamber OF
Commerce. and various civic or
CARNATIONS, the committee plans
to set aside a day on which city,
county and state leaders will pay
tribute to Mr.. ingalls,, and to
what the ingalls, Shipyard has
meant to the economy of Jack
son county and this section of the
state.
Plans also call for remaining
Lincoln avenue ingalls, avenue
at that time.
Committee Members
Members of the committee are
Mayor Dees, ex-officlo chalrmani
Hermes +. Gautier, Thomas X.
Wells, Pat Rooney, Hugh Cobb,
Easton King, w. r. Guest, Mon
70 b. Lanier, E. r. Hammett, j..
f. Stone, Robert Gulley. Charles
Bush, +. A, Khayat, T. O.. Green
and Frank S. Canty.
Future meetings are schedul-
ed at which formal plans will be
worked out. The committee
hopes to set the celebration to
coincide as nearly as possible
with laying of the keel of the
prototype vessel to be built at
ingalls, for the Maritime Com
mission.
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Room Mothers
Try To Purchase
School Lunches

Twenty-nine youngsters at
Charlotte Hyatt school are going
to go hungry in the near future
unless the citizens Of Moss Point
and the organizations of the city
contribute to the lunch fund for
needy children.
For the past four months. hun
cry children in increasing num-
bers have been provided lunches
by the room mothers organiza-
lion of the school. But the treas
urY is very nearly depleted.
Mrs. LundY Heidelberg. chair
man. announced this week.
During these months, 1245
lunches were paid for by the
group from funds on hand and
by voluntary contributions, but
the number of children needing
assistance has increased steadily,
Mrs. Heidelberg said.
Number Now 2e
In september, b children were
furnished lunches; in October
the number had doubled. In Mo-
vember. 20 lunches were provid
ed and in December % children
were given lunches. Now the
number of children who can not
pay for lunch and are too
to work for it has increased to
29, it was reported.
The cost of lunch for one child
for a month is five dollars, Mrs.
Heidelberg said, and there are
five more months of school.
A household products demon
stration was sponsored by room
mothers of the school Tuesday
with profits to be added to the
lunch room fund.
Voluntary donations of any
amount will be added to the
fund and may be sent either to
E. L. Golf. principal of the
school. or Mrs. Heidelberg.
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Hiker Tells Tale
OF Ruse Worked
On jailed Men

Nathan Jones, AZ, of New Or
leans, this week told Jackson
county officials of a narrow es-
cape from two men now held in
the county jail for investigation
Of the assault-robbery Monday
night of an Ocean Springs gas
station attendant. /
Jones. according to Merle Pal
mer. county prosecutor. had
hitched a ride with Ed M.
Thompson. 80. Nashville. Tenn.
and Lonce B. Bush. 40. of Hous-
ton. Tex.
The two men, said Jones, were
drinking and talking about how
they were going to collect a lit
tie interest later that night.
Tells He Has Aunt"
Becoming worried. Jones ask
ed to be put out at Bay st. Louis.
The men were wary, he said, and
he told them he had an aunt liv-
ing there. Bush and Thompson
wanted to know where.
Jones directed them aimlessly
through the Bay, then told them
to stop at a house. Jones got out.
went in and discovered it was a
priests house. He explained to a
priest and the clergyman backed
up his story with the two men.
Palmer said he believed Jones
and the priest reported the affair
TO Bay police.
Shortly after midnight, Harold
Anderson, 20, employee of a Bill
lups station at Ocean Springs,
reported that he had been slug
ged with a hammer by one of
two men who then drove off
without paying for gasoline he
had pumped into their car.
Bush, the driver, and Thomp-
son we're picked up in Biloxi a.
bout an hour later by Acting
Captain Vincent Feranda and
Patrolmen Joe Gazzo and Bob
Breal. Bush was charged with
drunken driving.
Car Was Stolen
Palmer reported Thursday
that the men have told conflict
ing stories and the automobile in
which they were riding was a
stolen one.
Bush told the prosecutor that
Thompson got out of the car at
the filling station, saying he was
going to the wash room.
He came hurrying back in a
few minutes, according to Bush.
and told his companion to get
going fast"
Thompson denied that he had
struck Anderson.
The hitchhiker said the two
men charged him 20 cents. all
Jones had. for the ride from New
Orleans.
The charge against Bush and
Thompson is robbery. The inves-
tigation was continuing late
Thursday.
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Lumpkin To Be Guest Speaker AT &C
Banquet; Election Of President Set

membership in the recent ballot
inq were also announced this
week. They T w. M. Dutton.
L. L. Hays and Mr.. KhsYsi of
Moss Point. E. r. Hammeii and
Mr.. Bush of Paseasoula. Frank
S. CaniY was reelected secre-
tarY.
1t. Gov. Sam Lumpkin will be
guest speaker at the annual meet
ing and banquet FEB. 3, Mr..
CAVITY said. The banquet will be
in Pascagoula high cafeteria. and
the meeting and address in the
school auditorium.
Reservation blanks have been
mailed to the membership.
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Rev. Wulter Buder
Nuned Moderator
AT P~resbYterY Meet

The Rev. Walter Bader, pastor
of First Presbyterian church of
Moss Point, was named modera-
tor of the Meridian Presbytery
at the meeting of that body at
Prentiss last week.
MIR. Bader presided over the
meeting of the Presbytery and
will continue in office until the
next meeting.
Bragg Spann, elder of the Moss
Point church, also attended the
meeting.
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Vdncleove Formers
Plunt Truck Crops

Thirty to 80 acres in the Van
cleave area will be planted to
truck crops for sale at Central
Farmers Market, Jackson, it was
indicated Monday at a meeting
of county farmers in Vancleave
school.
Produced will be snapbeans,
okra. lima beans and several 9TH
ers. Trucking facilities to jack
son have been arranged. Snap
beans will be planted about Feb.
90.