The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1950-01-13


them and started demanding yard
goods in order TO make her own
clothes. And local dressmakers are
doing well, too, though they do
not. at least the majority of them
do not, receive pay requisite with
the work required. / often won
der why a woman who cannot
make even house dress should
expect a dress maker to take days
making gown and then pay her
only a nominal sum for it. Why
even manual labor rates are IS
cents an hour.
camellia Shows
The Woman's Progressive club
has started the ball rolling in
preparation for its annual camel
liza show, one of the truly out
standing events of each year.
Plans will be started at the meet
ing of the club Friday at the home
of Mrs. Annie Graham and com.
mittees will probably be appoint
ed then. The club hopes to have
the show shortly after Jan. 20
but has not yet definitely an
nounced date.
Johnny communes With God
Johnny and his family were
riding down a country road one
day when they saw a strange
looking animal in a pasture. Fa-
ther opined that it was "cowlo'
as tbey call those Brahma-Amer-
ican cattle combinations down
Texas way, but mother thought it
was a cow. Johnny leaned heav-
ilv to the buffalo idea, but want
ed to be fair so he said, "I'll ask
God about IT," God being a very
real entity in his life. After a pc
riod of silent communion he an
nounced: God says it's a steer"
Last week marked the depar-
ture of Miss Irene Virgins for
st. Louis to resume her studies
at Webster college after spend
ing the holidays with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Virgins.
Vlamnycks Return
The Rev. and Mrs. Cyril Vlam-
nyck returned Friday from Flor
ida where they visited his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Vlam-
nyck at Brooksville and where
he conducted services at st.
Johns church which he estab-
lished several years ago. Wednes-
day he was guest speaker before
the Woman's club and he and
Mrs. Vlamnyck were honor guests
at a reception given by the wom-
en- of st. Johns. They attended
the Cigar Bowl game at Tampa
and then visited Mrs. Vlamnyck's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
Laurie at Dade City.
Friday marked the return of
Miss Margaret Moore Hollister
to Beaufort, S. c.. after a visit
with her mother, Mrs. ]. J. Hol-
lister and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Steen and
son spent the early part of the
week visiting Mr.. Stems moth
er. Mrs. Curtis Mcpherson an d
Sgt. Mcpherson in Biloxi.
Miss Gladys Quinn, secretary
at First Baptist church, was alb
sent from her duties because of
an attack of the flu the early
part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gautier
arrived home Monday from the
West Coast where they tarried for
visits with relatives following
the urn to the States from
HaN here they had been
guests a their son, Lieut.. and
Mrs. Robert Gautier in Honolulu
Return To Washington
Last week Mrs. w. M. Colmer
and son. Tom, drove back to
Washington after the family spent
the Christmas holidays at home
They were preceded to Washing
ton by Congressman Colmer and
his son Jimmy who drove up the
previous week. DR.. Billy Colmer,
who also was home, returned t.
his post at a hospital in Little
Rock shortly after Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hemp
shire and the latter's brother,
Walter Dixon, returned Monday
from a visit with relatives in
Washington and Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Crowden
and young son of Howard, S. D,
and the Rev. and Mrs. G.. C.
Fenscke, Belgrade. Mimi, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Nc
Rae last week. with whom they
enjoyed a visit to New Orleans
SaturlaN Affer their first Nisit