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Evening star., 1952-07-27
By Ethslyn B. Nelson

The Strongs bought so acres on the Southern
North Carolina Shoreline. few miles away,
they found small but active tobacco farm
owned by quiet colored couple named Willie
and Estelle. Willie agreed not only to be care
taker for the Strongs' farm, but to be fore
man of the laborers still to be hired.
Mr.. Strong and his helper conducted the
business of hiring hands, buying equipment
and planning work by telephone and mail
during the time when the owner was IN wash
ington. Every month the Strongs would drive
down to check developments. Their home Is
at 4667-A Thirty-sixth street, Arlington.
In two years, l3 acres had been drained,
cleared, plowed and planted with blueberry
shrubs grown in a nursery The cost was
estimated to be 1000 per acre. The plants
had to be watched constantly and sprayed to
prevent parasites and fungus from destroying
the Young buds Pruning for further growth
and experimentation necessitated endless
inspection.
It was the fourth year before the Strongs
could call in pickers to pluck the berries, pack
them and send them to collection point
whence they would go to market But the
previous cost of land, equipment, labor ana
plants prevented a profit The size OF the
crop raised the hopes Of the Strongs. however,
for they knew their capital investment woulo
soon be paid for
They made seven more acres of land ready
for new blueberries. Between the plants,
which are laid out feet apart, they placed
azaleas, which not only lent beauty to the
plantation but offered another source OF
income They also built two-bedroom mouse.
The Strongs feel they have passed tne
perseverance test in their new occupation'
Their goal by 1856, when Mr.. Strong WILL retre'
is to have SO acres of blueberries. from wnicn
they expect to make satisfactory. income.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-08-15
speeiaI peer Fyrrow opener

This disc soil shield
The the dvde shield upper
soil Jumps, carrying uong rush sod Ubhe Dirt displaced
similar Of dirt thrown the disc the next fuoW
All the the shield picks soil in
the which separated from the upper soil by dder AS
deposited Of the this moist soil ce
wing shield forming light
any the dry topsoI fuIIs back into the fvnow.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-08-15
Grain Sever, Too!

Here's another way an Oliver Superior
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-08-15


FARM EQUIPMENT
Available in North Central, Cen
tFol, Eastern and Southern Mon
tun0 0nd Northern Wyomina
through the following dealers:
MONTANA
Belgrade, GoIlotin Service Co.
Big Sondy, Prott & Svenn, Inc. !.
Big Timber. Formers Service
Association
Billings. Doyle S. Potts
Boyd, R. S. Wilson
Chester, Northwest Farm
Supplies
chOteou, Honson Bros. Goroos
Circle, Circle Service Shop
Columbus, Automotive Service
Conrad, Kellogg Implement Co.
Cut Bonk, GIocier Motor Co.
Denton, Bob's Garage
Dutton, Curtis Auto 8.
Implement Co.
Forsyth, johnson Chevrolet Co.
Fort Benton, Fay Adams
Implement Co.
Glasgow, Pottison's Implement 8
Motor CO.
GIendive, Kompschror
implement Co.
Great FoIIs, General Truck g.
Tractor Co.
HOrIem. Service Garage
How're, Home Implement Co.
Helene, Helena Farm Supply
Hobson, Cowon Bros.
Motto, Motto Farm
Equipment Co.
Miles City. Miles City Motor Co
Sidney, Tofte Implement Co.
Townsend. Ross Implement &
Electric Co.
Wib0uxs City Service Goroee
WYOMING
Basin. Big-Horn Coop Marketing
Association
Gillette, Wagner Implement Co.
Lowell, BIG Horn Coop
Marketing Association
Powell, Big Horn Coop
Marketing Association
Riverton. Hursh Implement Co.
Sheridan, Sheridan Motor Co.
WorIond, Wyoming Pure Seed
Growers Association
Clip and Mail .---------------T
I. co.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
HwQy Work Stdrts
9-Yeur-OId Boy
Burns To Death
At Escutuwpu

A game of make-believe
brought death Friday to a nine
year-old visitor from Greenville.
Burned to death was Lonny
Ramphrey, who was visiting his
grandmother Mrs. Myrl Ware in
Escatawpa.
Lonny was playing Thursday
night with O'Gwin and Leon
Clark, sons of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Clark of Escatawpa. The boys had
built fire in play house behind
the Clark home and we're playing
cooking.
One Of the three threw gaso-
line on the fire to build il up.
II exploded and the Ramphrey
child was enveloped by flames.
The Clark boys turned hose
on Lonny and extinguished the
blaze but he was so badly burned
that he died early Friday morn
ing in County Hospital. His play
mates suffered only minor burns.
Lonny was son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Ramphrey. He had spent
two weeks with his grandmother.
The body was taken to Green
vile Saturday by Fails. Other
survivors are two sisters Sandra
and Sherron, two brothers George
and John and his paternal grand
parents.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
Mays Is Elected
To Head Chamber

Edwin Mays, Moss Point mer-
chant, was elected president of
the newly organized Chamber of
Commerce last Thursday at a
meeting in the Community House.
As chairman of the steering
committee, Mays directed organ
ization of the chamber.
Foster Lennep was named first
vice president and T. j. Dickson,
second vice president. T. l.. De-
Lashmet, Jr., was elected treasur-
er and will act as secretary until
the organization is completed and
a secretary engaged.
Elected TO the board of direc-
tors were Chatfen r. Haynes.
w. NJ. Duffon. J. L. Stringer.
Gregory Wood and Lorenzo
Humphreys.
l.. K. Mcintosh. Frank Ham
mond and Donovan Murphy were
named to draw up a constitution
and bylaws to be presented the
next meeting Aug z at 7:30 p. m.
at Community House.
Thursday the officers and board
of directors held an informal
meeting at the YMBC to discuss
plans and projects for the future.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
Tender Of Bridge
Stricken On Duty

Lonnie Leavie Gresham, So,
died suddenly Friday evening
about p. m. while he was on
duty on the LIN bridge at Pas
cagoula, where he was bridge ten
der.
He was a native of Geneva,
Ala, but for the past IA years
had made his home in Pascagou-
la. Mr.. Gresham had been en-
ployed by the LIN railroad for
40 years, the last ii of which he
had spent here.
Mr. Gresham was member of
the Brotherhood of the Railroad,
Woodmen of the World and the
Baptist church. He was veteran
of World War I.
The body was sent to Geneva
Saturday where funeral services
were held Sunday. Interment was
in the city cemetery there.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
L. L. Gresham and one son, Angus
Gresham, both of Pascagoula; and
a sister, Mrs. Lula House, Dothan.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
No Layoffs Seen
At Big Industries
Rumors Are Folse
On Work Changes
At Mill And ingalls,

Rumors of drastic curtail-
ment in employment at the
county's two major industries,
international Paper Co. at
Moss Point and ingalls, ship
yard at Pascagoula, proved
unfounded when checked this
week.
Facts are these:
Actual schedule at the paper
company's Moss Point mill calls
for the closing of one machine
Sunday for a few days-probably
the balance of July.
Virtually No Layoffs"
However, this shutdown will re-
suit in virtually no layoffs as most
of the men employed on the ma
chine will be used on repair work.
The other four machines at the
mill will continue normal and un-
interrupted operation, the Chron-
icle-Advertiser learned.
Rumors were that the mill
would suspend large part of its
operation within a few days.
At the shipYard w. n. Guest
executive vice president. said
that not only were no larDffs
contemplated but to the con.
trarY the yard Is looking for
men in all trades.
Rumors were that because of
the steel strike the yard would
be forced TO lay off large num-
ber of employees.
There are no layoffs contem-
plated at the yard because of the
steel shortage" Guest said. "We
laid the keel for the second Navy
LIST this week. Virtually all of
the steel for all five of these YES
sells is on hand at the yard"
Some time ago the yard won a
contract for construction of five
new-type LISTS at a cost of ap-
proximately $25-million.
All Steel Is On Hand
This is high priority construc-
tion where work is to be rushed
all possible and we have the steel
on hand" Guest said. CAS- a result
we are looking for men in all
trades"
The forebody section for the
ore carrier Joseph M. Thompson
was launched at the yard Tuesday
and towed to a wet dock where it
is to be outfitted, Guest said.
Quitting will take several
weeks. The section will then be
towed from Pascagoula direct to
the Great Lakes where it will be
joined to the mid-body and stern
sections to make an ore carrier
$50 feet long.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
Sgt. Joyce Mitchell
Wins Bronze Star
For Koreun Duty

Sgt. 1/c Joyce (Cotton) Mitchell,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Mitchell
OF Vancleave, was one of group
of sergeants receiving the bronze
star in presentation ceremonies
July Is at Fort Hood.
The medals were awarded for
duty performed in Korea on the
battlefront"
He was in Korea for a year and
returned to the States June 8. He
is stationed at Fort Hood, Tex.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
Youth Charged
In Two Thefts
AT Moss Point

Two places of business were
broken into in daylight robberies
Sunday in Moss Point and a juve-
nile was apprehended and turn
ed over to juvenile authorities as
the guilty person, police reported.
Western Auto was entered
about 11:30 a. m. Sunday through
the front door and approximate
ly $6.l5 was reported stolen.
The little boy suspected of the
crime was contacted and at first
sight of the law began spilling
money from his pockets like an
ailing slot machine.
Only slightly confusing was
the fact that though only s6.ls
had been sought. more than Sl0
was forthcoming from the heavy
pockets Of the child.
The mystery was cleared up
almost Immediately, however.
with report of a robbery of Gulf
service station on Moss Points
main street where an undeterm-
ined amount of change was re-
ported missing.
Investigating the first robbery
were sheriff Leo Byrd. deputy E.
E. Blakeney, Moss Points police
chief Joe Thomson, with county
highway patrolman A. o. Davis
joining for investigation of the
service station robbery.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
Knights Of Columbus Set
Annual August Carnival

The annual August carnival
sponsored by the Knights of CO.
lumbus will be a three-day af-
fair Aug. l-3 at Beach Park,
John o. Grant, general chair
man. announced today.
Highlight of the carnival will
be a little tots revue Aug. 3.
This annual revue, limited to
boys and girls from three to
seven years, has grown into one
of the main attractions of the
August affair.
Entry blanks for the revue
will be carried in the Chronicle
Advertiser. Cash prizes will be
given winners.
Saturday. Aug. 2 dance will
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25

be given at the beach pavilion
beginning at 8 p. m.
Various games and contests
will be held throughout the
benefit. Plans are also under
way to contract rides for the
kiddies.
All proceeds from the annual
carnival are contributed to the
doll and toy fund of the organi-
zation. Grant said.
The Catholic School League
will conduct food sale during
the carnival featuring seafood
and chicken gumbo and other
carnival fare. All proceeds from
the food sale will be for the
benefit of the league, Grant
said.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
Youth Is Killed
By Power Line
Lying On Street

The body of seven-year-old
Pascagoula boy with a 4000-volt
electric power line clutched tight
ly in his hands was found about
ii a. m. Tuesday near the inter-
section OF School and Eighth
streets.
He was Sheldon v. Whatley,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie l..
Whatley, 722 N. Roosevelt.
The little boys bicycle was
found about 30 yards away. He
was evidently going to visit an
uncle who lives in that section
when the accident occurred. po-
lice said.
He was discovered by j. w. Mil
Ter. There was no way of setting
the time of the electrocution, po-
lice said, but ii was believed to
have been between 10 and IL a.
m.
Presence of the fallen wire was
also a mystery as there seemed no
indication of it having blown
down. even though there had been
q brief but severe electrical
storm early that morning.
interruption Not Noticed
The fact that the wire supplied
only the football stadium prevent
ed anyone from discovering inter-
ruption of power caused by the
fallen line.
A coroner's inquest was held
with a jury composed of Roy T.
OBryant, r. +. Jones, Charles e.
Cole. John r. McNeal. Sam Fer
guson and w. d. Brown returning
a verdict of accidental electrocu-
tion from fallen electrical power
line. Coroner j. |. Grimsley was
in charge.
The body Of the little boy was
removed from Fails Thursday at
. p. m. and remained at Cal
vary Baptist church until 4
when services were conducted
by the pastor. the Rev. M. S.
varnado. Interment was in
Mschpelah cemetery.
He is survived by his father,
employed at ingalls,; his mother,
a registered nurse on the County
Hospital staff; three brothers,
Clyde Lyle. Charles Leslie and
Robert Eugene; and his maternal
grandmother. Mrs. c. II. Cum
mings, Biloxi.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
Polio Expenditures
BY County Chdpter
Are NeurlY $1,000

During the first six months of
the year the Jackson County
chapter of the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis ex-
pended $1911, P. A. Thompson,
county chairman, announced to-
day.
The money was spent for care
and treatment of two new polio
cases, both sent to the Vicksburg
clinic for treatment, and the treat
ment of three old cases.
Four-year-old Robert Eugene
Beasley of Pascagoula was ad-
mitted to the Warm Springs
Foundation May Ia where he is
reported to be responding to treat
ment and showing some improve
ment.
He is the first patient to be ad-
mitted to Warm Springs from
Jackson county, Thompson said.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
August W. CombIy
Token BY Death
Following Stroke

Augusta William Cambly, 85
died at Jackson County Hospital
Friday following a stroke suffered
few days earlier.
A native of Holland, he had
lived in Moss Point for SIS years
and a operated a bakery from
1886 until 1924.
He had served four terms as
constable of Beat 2 and at the
time of his death was baliff for
both circuit and chancery courts
and deputy sheriff.
Survivors are his widow. Mrs.
Josephine Cambly; one son.
William. Panama City; two
daughters. Mrs. Ethel Hines.
Moss Point and Mrs. Hazel
Owens. Mobile; seven grand
children and six great grand
children.
Funeral services were held
Monday from his residence on Ell
der street and the East Moss
Point Baptist church with the
Revs. Mr.. Golman and Zeno Wells
performing the rites. Interment
was in Griffin cemetery.
Pail bearers were J. Guy Krebs,
Louie Hays, Leo Byrd, M. C. Girls
well, Edward A. Khayat and ].
E. Brister.
Honorary pail bearers were B.
B. Hobby, H. P. Heidelberg, Joe
Thomson, Eli Johnson, Jim Miller
Frank DeAngelo and Bob Cirlot.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
Buck Furby Fund
To Reach Bottom
Early Next Month

Enough money to care for Buck
Furby for only Is weeks has been
donated to the Elks Buck Furby
Fund. The fund collected last year
will run out in August.
Buck, %, has been paralyzed
since he was four. For three years,
since his family left the county,
he has been maintained by pub
lie subscription solicited by the
Chronicle-Advertiser and the
Elks.
Buck is now at the Jackson
County Convalescent Home in
Moss Point. Mrs. w. d. Hyatt.
who had cared for him in her
home, has moved to Alabama.
Vincent Ros. Elks secretary
and administrator of the Buck
FurbY Fund. said the home has
accepted Buck for the nominal
SIS weekly.
Ros released today list of ad-
ditional donors to the fund. They
are:
John H. Hill, Past Matrons Club
of the Anna O'Neil Chapter of
the Eastern Star, Mrs. Cecil
Drake, j. A. BuZard, VIEW Post
No. 9633 and the WMU of East
Moss Point Baptist church, all of
Moss Point.
Mrs. Ira B. Harkey, New Or
leans; vartan Boyajian, Alameda,
Calf, and Mr.. and Mrs. Eddy
Coleman, Mrs. Oren Carpenter,
Mrs. u G. Cuevas and Mrs. F. l..
Newly, all of Pascagoula.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
Mrs. Cunningham.
Escotowpd Resident.
Dies Of Short Illness

Mrs. Martha Dell Cunningham,
native and lifelong resident of Es-
catawpa, died at County Hospital
Tuesday night after an illness of
about two weeks. She was 70.
Funeral services were sched-
uled for Thursday at 4 p. m. at
Fails, Moss Point, by the Rev. Le-
Roy Morgan and interment was
in Four Mile Creek cemetery.
Pail bearers were Oscar Down
ing, Hartman Nelson, John Clark,
w c. Odom, Fred Nolf and Willie
Perry.
She is survived by three sons,
Curtis, Ollie Ray and James, Es-
eatawpa; two daughters, Mrs.
berue Hollomon, Escatawpa, and
Mrs. Ida Belle Goff, Mobile; three
sisters, Mesdames Effie Woods,
Hattiesburg, Lee Courtney, Bir-
mingham, and Rose Hollomon, Es-
catawpa; l6 grandchildren and IL
great grandchildren.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
Local Unions Will Give Cash Prizes
For Top Floats In Labor Day Parade

firms and individuals are eli
gible for entry in the parade.
said Moss.
Prizes for winners in chill
dren's contests have been Of
fered by Gulf Coast Glass, Moss
said. and added that prizes by
other firms will be accepted.
Street banners will be strung
this week. Meanwhile, another
clue to the identity of "Mr. Al
uogacsap" is found in the Elks'
ad in this issue. Prize in this
contest is SIS.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
Pascagoula Line
Grading. Drainage
To Open Monday.

Work to replace probably
the worst sections of major
highway in the state is sched-
uled to get underway Monday.
An order authorizing start on
grading and drainage of a four
lane right-of-way for a new sec
ton of Highway 80 from Pasca-
goula to the Alabama state line
has been issued Cook Construc-
ton Co., Jackson, John d. Smith,
state highway commissioner, said.
The Cook company won con-
tract for the work in March
with a bid of $893.438 for the
ll-mile stretch.
This section of the highway has
the highest 24-hour average traf-
fic count of any in the state. 1t
has also been the scene of some
of the worst traffic accidents.
Built in the early 20s, it is mar
row, substandard and worn out
The highway department has
opened an office in the Bacot
building at Pascagoula. R. E. Ran
kin will be engineer in charge.
BY Railroad For Stretch
The relocation puts the high
way next to the LSxN railroad for
most of the distance.
1t will leave the Pascagoula city
limits at about Kenneth street,
parallel the railroad tracks for
about nine miles then curve
northeast to join the new Ala
bama highway in front of the for
mer Sage Patch Club.
TIL ework covers grading cul-
verts and 270-foot steel and con-
crete bridge across Nine Mile lake.
Approximately so tons of re-
inforcing steel for this and cul-
vert work has already been pur-
chased by the highway depart
ment and stock piled at Orange
Grove. Rankin said.
The department has also pur-
chased 40-acre tract north of
the highway at this point for a
borrow pit from which dirt will
be removed for the grading work
The tract has structure located
on it which Cook will probably
use as office and headquarters,
Rankin said.
The grading job is set for com
pletion in 275 working days.
Ocean Springs overpass
Work on the new stretch of
highway between Gautier and
Ocean Springs is nearing compile
ton. A contract for an overposs
over the railroad at Ocean
Springs is set for late this sum-
mer. No plans are in the making
yet for the surfacing work.
Completion of these projects
will give Jackson county a new
highway throughout and leave
only the Pascagoula-G -Gautier fill
and bridges untouched.
A toll structure, bridge or tun-
mel, has been proposed for this
section. Plans are still being work
ed on by Hazlitt & Erdal, engi-
neers who were retained to do the
planning and construction.
Engineers for the department
said that these plans and cost
estimates should be completed
within a short time.
They will then be turned over
to the trustee - the Pascagoula-
Moss Point bank which, under
terms of the bill authorizing the
toll bridges, is to handle the bond
sale, fix tolls and supervise other
Continued on Page a
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BULLETINS DO EXTRA JOB

San Diego. Calf. (APl - The
Chinese-language bulletins of the
American Cancer Society are do
ing an extra job among this
city's Chinese population.
In addition to teaching them
about cancer, the bulletins are
used by the Americanization
classes of the Chinese Community
church to teach English. The more
advanced students in English help
newcomers translate the pamph-
lets.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
Mon Not Working
For Chronicle-Stdr

A man introducing himself
as a Mobile resident was solicit
ing advertising in Pascagoula
this week.
At least one businessman he
approached believed the adver-
tising would appear in the
Chronicle Advertiser.
This newspaper has no ar
rangement whatsoever with the
solicitor. does not know even
his name.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
DRYDocK TO FLOAT AGAIN

Singapore (AP) = The worlds S
largest floating dock, lying at the
bottom of the Johore Straits with
a 14,000-ton japanese cruiser in
her basin, is to be refloated and
towed to Britain for breaking up.
The 24.750-ton Singapore float
ing dock, capable of holding a 50,-
000-ton ship, was seuttled by the
British to prevent it falling into
Japanese hands before the fall of
Singapore.
The Japanese refloated it, but
allied bombers sunk it again with
the japanese cruiser, Shiretoko, in
her basin. The dock has lain in
the strait between Singapore and
the Malayan mainland ever since.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25

Plans for the annual Labor
day Aluogacsap festival con-
tinue to progress under chair
manship of the Elks' Clyde
Moss.
Moss announced today that
local labor unions will donate
Sl00 for prizes to be awarded
the four winning floats in pa
rade which will end at Beach
Park where an address will be
made by a labor leader from
Washington.
All organizations. business
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
Byrd Announces
For Judgeship

Jesse M. Byrd, candidate for
chancellor of the new 10Th chan
Gerry district, today maze his for
NAL announcement in the Chron-
Advertiser.
Byrd, a candidate for governor
last year, is serving an interim
appointment as chancellor of the
district until after the Aug. 20
voting.
His formal statement appears
on page one, section two.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
Prize Melon Potch
Grows In Eost MP

J. H. Lightsey of East Moss
Point has a vegetable patch on
his property in East Moss Point
on which he planted one row
about go feet long with water
melons.
Already he has picked rs wa
termelons from the row, the prize
one weighing II pounds. It's prac-
tically as big around as it is long
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1952-07-25
Mun Is Bound Over
In Theft Of Rodios

Leroy Jackson was bound over
to the grand jury on two counts of
grand larceny in Pascagoula city
court in connection with theft of
two radios from Carver Village
apartments, according to police
records.
Bond was set at $1,000 on one
count and $500 on the other.