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Copper River current., 1963-07-18
EUREKA CHILD IN FATAL ACCIDENT

Nina Nah Ter, six year old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Jim Wahrer of Eureka Lodge, was injured fatally last Friday in freak acc ident. The child had apparently tied a rope attached to a pony around her waist. The horse becam frightened and bolted, drag ging young Nina at least 300 or LOO yards. Dr.. Chester Schneider of Faith Hospital ne the Hahrer car en route on the highway, but the chih was already past aid. -
 Funeral services were held londay at the Holy Fami ly Catholic Church by the Reverend Francis Fallert.
 Nina is survived by her "a rentst brothers William. August, James; and sisters Wary, Christine, and Mrs. Faullre Johnson.
Copper River current., 1963-07-18
GREEN CONSTRUCTION CREN HERE

Heavy equipment of the Green Construction Company began moving into the area last Saturday from Tok. The company will be work ing on the Pippin Lake cutoff, Tt o1 the projected Cordova Highway. Forty-one crew members are housed at Tons ma Lodge, and seven f ami lies have moved their trailers n ext to the Lodge. The job is expected to last until late October.
Copper River current., 1963-07-18

Roy Britain of Kenny Lake declined the nom ination {, explaining that he lacked the ncc- essary time to devote to CVE4l
Copper River current., 1963-07-18
NE.J LOOK?

IS an experiment., the Current has been put together this week by one staff member. All layout. ad work, stenci1ing, and news, ex- cent for signed articles, is by Joy Morgan. . Please address comp plaints to her II!
The chronicle., 1963-12-26
March Of Dimes
Show Is Planned
In Pas On Jan. 4

George l.. Allen Jr. director
of the 1864 Jackson County
March Of Dimes campaign, to-
day urged residents to contri-
butte to the foundation, which
supports several clinics and re-
search centers in the state.
Among the first activities an
nounced for the March Of Dimes
is a show scheduled for Jan 4,
featuring the PascagouIa Pixies
twirling group and other acts.
The twirling show is entitled
"Winter Carnival" and will in
clude flag swinging, duet twirl-
ing and other novelty perform
ances. Especially staged for one
presentation, the show will fea-
ture 80 twirlers.
John Gautier is chairman Of
the Jackson County chapter of
the foundation, ]. A. Willis is
vice-chairman, Mrs. w. W. Rus.
sum is secretary and Jesse j.
Wolf is treasurer.
Numerous other volunteers
will work in the campaign, Al
len said.
The chronicle., 1963-12-26
Charles Ward
Dies In Koreu

Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Ward, 1910
Frederick Street, Moss Point,
have received word of the death
of their son, US Army Specia-
list Charles W. Ward, 81, in
Korea.
Ward died Dec. % as a result
Of injuries received in an acct
dent which occurred Dec. a.
The military vehicle which he
was operating hit a culvert, ran
off the road and overturned.
Ward was a 1860 graduate of
Moss Point High School.
Survivors, besides his parents,
include six sisters, Mrs. Mar
garet Alice Wilson, Cheryle Ann,
jamie Louise, Mary Lynn, Paula
Jean and Bari Rene Ward.
Four brothers, Llewellyn Ber-
tbs Jr., Phillip Roger, Jeffrey
Dale and Derwin Keith Ward,
all Of Moss Point.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete pending arrival Of the
body from overseas.
The chronicle., 1963-12-26
Girl Is SIushed.
By Broken Bottle
In Club BruWl

Doris Keeton, Is, of 1117
Church Street, Moss Point, was
cut across the face with a
broken beer bottle during an
argument at the Moss Point Ne
gro Elks Club last night, Deputy
Dan Wells said.
Shirley Ann Hayes, IS, Of Pine
Street, Moss Point, was charged
with assault and battery with in
tent to kill in connection with
the incident.
The Keeton woman was treat
ed at Singing River Hospital
and discharged. Her condition is
good.
The chronicle., 1963-12-26
Victims Of Fire
Died In Beds

CHARLESTON, sc. (UPI)-
Twelve sleeping children never
awoke Wednesday to receive
the Santa Claus surprises ar
ranged for them.
A portable oil heater tipped
over by their parents as they
put gifts under the Christmas
tree spread flames throughout
the wooden tenement where the
children slept killing them as
they lay in their beds.
The children, ranging in age
from 20 years to two months,
were all brothers, sisters and
cousins.
They were asleep in one
room on the upper floor of the
two-story structure in a slum
section Of this old city at the
time of the pre-dawn fire.
Fire department officials said
the fire apparently started
when either Walter johnson, 81,
or his wife, Mary Lee, AZ, at
tempted to move the portable
heater and it tipped over.
claiming liquid spread
Throughout the structure. Bodies
of the children were found in
bed - five on a studio couch,
two on a single bed, three on a
folding cot and two more on a
pallet on the floor.
An electric train stood on its
track in the burned-out shell of
the home and charred dolls and
trucks were StreWn among the
debris.
johnson was critically burned
in the blaze. His wife was the
only other person to escape.
She was not injured.
The victims were:
Mildred Wilson, 20, Leila
Wilson, 10, Thomasina Wilson,
IL, Irene Wilson, IS, Benjamin
johnson, IL, Anette Johnson,
II, Raymond Johnson, 10, Al
thamedes johnson, 6, Zoraida
Johnson, 2 months, Jerome VIII
son, 4, Jacquatta Wilson, 2.
months, and Anthony Wilson, 8.
months.
The chronicle., 1963-12-26
Foul Weather
Now In Florida
BY United Press International


Temperatures dipped below
freezing in Northern and Cen
trail Florida today but most of
the North began to thaw out
from one of the coolest Deem
berS on record.
The mercury dipped to ~ de-
grees at Cross City, Fla, in the
pre-dawn hours and % degrees
at Tallahassee.
Rising temperatures WedneS-
day turned Christmas SHOWS
into slush. Icy patches on high
ways proved deceptive to mot
orists and helped boost the holi-
day traffic toll past 200.
A real warming trend spread
across the Central and Southern
Plains. Norfold, Neb., reported
an all-time high Christmas Day
temperature of 63.1 degrees.
The mercury poked above
freezing in most of the frost
bitten North and edged into the
40s and SOS across the Plains
and Midwest.
Junction, Tex, recorded rs
Wednesday and Carlsbad, NM,
had rs for the nations highest
readings. Idaho was the coun-
try's ice box with a S below
reading at Idaho Falls and A
below at Malad City.
The weather bureau said the
warming trend would extend
the day and move up into the
Ohio Valley. Slightly cooler
weather was ON tap for most
Of the Plains, Upper Great
Lakes, Northern Rockies and
Plateau area.
New England will get some
light snow before the day ends,
the weather bureau said, and
occasional drizzle was forecast
for the Pacific Northwest.
The chronicle., 1963-12-26

Of control and everyone was
forced to abandon the vessel.
"There was no panic aboard
my ship neither with the
crew nor the passengers" he
said in a telephone interview.
Zarbis was taken to Santa Cruz
de Tenerif in the Canary Islands
after his rescue.
The captain also denied ale
cations that some of the crew
had been drunk. One woman
claimed on her return here that
intoxicated crew members were
making passes at me- instead
Of fighting the fire.
Promises Full Statement
"The crew did quite we'll"
ZarbiS said. "They worked
WE'LL" The skipper promised to
make a full statement in Lon
don ''in a couple of days."
His voice cracking with emo
ton, Zarbis emphasized repeat
edly that reports of panic
among the crew were mot
true"
81 don't know how the fire
started" he said. 81 was doing
my duty. We got the passengers
off. It was all very fast. We
were only in the water three or
four or five hours before the
(rescue) ships began picking
us up"
But one Of his creWmen,
Josef Kronschnabl Of Starubind,
Germany, said: 1.-The operation
was very disorganized. That is
all | can say for now"
The chronicle., 1963-12-26
Pair POSING AS
Deputies Held
In Robbery Case

P~OPLARVILLE, Miss. (UPI)
IS. j. Miller and j. B. Stan
ford, both of Poplarville, were
free on 81, 1000 bonds today on
charges of armed robbery.
Pearl River County Sheriff
j. w. Owens said the two were
accused of robbing two Negroes
Saturday afternoon about four
miles east of here. Owens said
the Negroes told him Miller and
Stanford represented themselves
as deputy sheriffS and robbed
them Of $40 at gunpoint.
The sheriff said Miller, who
weighs about 500 pounds, was
too large to walk up the stair
way of the county Jail and had
to be placed in chains under
armed guard until he appeared
in justice Of the peace court.
The chronicle., 1963-12-26
President Keeps
Eye On Angry
Situation Today

JOHNSON CITY CUPID =
President Johnson kept in close
touch today with Secretary of
State Dean Rusk about fighting
on Cyprus. The White House
said Wednesday the Greek
Turkish flareup was mot yet a
flaming situation but could be-
come one."
Johnson, vacationing at his
ranch, told newsmen he had
conferred by telephone several
times with Rusk who was in
close touch with the U. S. am
basSador to the Mediterranean
island nation. More telephone
conversations were indicated for
today.
"There is q situation that has
developed there that we are
watching very carefully" the
President said.
The White House said later
that the safety of 1,7OO Ameri-
cans was a major concern.
"We are cooperating and sup
porting the efforts of the guar
antor powers = Britain, Greece
and Turkey" the White House
said.
This referred to tri-partite
guarantees for the independence
of Cyprus, which formerly was
under British rule. The island
won freedom under a compro-
mise between the rival Greek
nationalist majority and Turk
iSh nationalist minority
The chronicle., 1963-12-26
Greek Ships Disaster
Controversy RACES On

LONDON CUPID = The Greek
liner Arkadia headed for the
British Isles today carrying 100
passengers and $50 crewmen
who survived the fearful fire
aboard its sister ship, the LAX
onia. About 100 other survivors
refused to sail on another ship
Of the line.
The Arkadia's departure from
the Madeira Island port of Fun
chal was delayed because of the
dispute. Some of the dissident
passengers will return to Eng
land aboard the transvaal Cas-
tie on Monday. Others will come
back by plane.
The controversy over the per-
Torrance Of the Lakonia'S cap
tain and crew continued to rage
in London, where returning sur
vivors made strong allegations
that were denied vigorously.
A spokesman for the Greek
line, operators of the Lakonia,
said that 985 persons out of
1,O27 were accounted for, in
Guiding SO whose bodies were
recovered.
AZ Still Missing
But AZ persons were still
missing as a result of the fire
that virtually consumed the La
konia last Sunday night as it
neared Madeira. The ship was
on a Christmas holiday cruise.
Wednesday Capt. Matheos Ear
bis, skipper of the Lakonia, de-
MED charges that his crew PAN
licked as the flames broke out
The chronicle., 1963-12-26

boots, the President and Filing
ton left the LBJ Ranch by hell
copter for the neighboring
ranch Of A. W. MourSund. They
had their choice of hunting
grounds on the Moursund ranch
on three pieces of ranch land
Johnson owns.
Two business problems await.
ed his return. He was keeping
in close touch with the State
Department about the explosive
situation in Cyprus and he had
under constant study admins.
trative moves to hold the 1866
budget to the lowest possible
level. AS part of this, Johnson
on Wednesday ordered depart.
ment and agency heads to
eliminate unnecessary federal
jobs.
Johnson expected to confer
tonight or Friday at his LIB
ranch with John A. McCone, di.
rector Of the Central Intelli.
gence Agency (CIA).
Rusk, Bundy Due
Secretary Of State Dean Rusk
and McGeorge Budy, special
assistant to the President for
national security affairs, were
due sometime Friday to pre-.
pare for the Saturday and Sun.
day talks here between the
President and West German
Chancellor Ludwig Erhard.
A group of White House staff
members also was expected to
arrive today from Washington
to work on a series Of messages
johnson will send to Congress
next month.
One of the more important Of
these messages will be the new
budget. Action taken by the
President Wednesday may have
an important long-range effect
on fiscal planning Of the admin
istration.
The Chief Executive, in q
memorandum rushed to depart
ment and agency heads, called
for an immediate halt in the
growth of federal employment
This had the practical effect oi
a job freeze.
Similar Moves Expected
The President announced his
action personally to a group o.
reporters who called at his
ranch Christmas afternoon. The
President indicated privately tt
associates that there will be
other similar economy. moves
between now and when Con
gress reconvenes Jan. z.
His memorandum urged de-
partment and agency heads to
set up new targets for function
ing with fewer employees.
The chronicle., 1963-12-26
LBJ Orders Federal Jobs
Cut; Goes Hunting Today

JOHNSON CITY, Tex. (UPI)
President Johnson had break
fast in his ranch house kitchen
before sun-up today and went
deer hunting.
With him was his old friend
and political adviser. form e r
Tennessee Gov. Buford Filing
ton.
Clad in khaki slacks, shirt
and zippered jacket, with a
broad-brimmed Texas hat and
The chronicle., 1963-12-26

Inc SITUATION remained tense
as the British army took COM
mand of Greek and Turkish
military forces stationed in
Cyprus under terms of the
agreement under which Cyprus
won independence three years
ago.
The United States and Britain
joined in appeals to bring the
situation under control, and the
British disclosed they were fly
ing in troop reinforcements
from their strategic reserve in
England.
A government statement said
The chronicle., 1963-12-26
Youth Killed
Escaping At
Berlin Wall

BERLIN CUPID - More than
10000 West Berliners crossed
the Communist wall into East
Berlin for Christmas visits to-
day, many Of them angered
and saddened by the killing
Wednesday of an East German
teen-ager who tried to flee to
the West.
The wall was opened for the
visitors because they had
Christmas passes issued by the
Communists. Border guards
waved them through politely
and speedily d the second day
of the holiday.
But one Of those guards
Wednesday shot and fatally
wounded 18-year-old Paul
Schultz, who apparently tried to
take advantage of the mass
border crossings to escape. A
companion, also is, made it to
the West safely.
"This has spoiled every
thing" a young West Berlin
mother said as she crossed the
wall today. Il will not be able
to bear looking at the Commu-
mist guards as I pass through.
They are murderers."
"It could have been one of
my sons" an old lady said.
"They are over there and want
to get out, too"
The Western Allies con-
demned the killing. "The Incl
dent speaks for ITSELF" a US.
spokesman said. A Western dip
lomat said the murder should
erase the impression that the
passes represent a humanitar'
ian move on the part of the
Communists.
1t was the first known death
since the Communist wall was
opened to Christmas visits a
week ago under an agreement
providing West Berliners with
one-day passes to see their East
Berlin relatives. The Commu.
niSts made no provisions for
East Germans to 60 to the
West, because they would have
no way Of making them return.
Waiter Disappointed
$50 much for that agree
ment. We never should have
signed it," West Berlin waiter
Hermann Guess said after
learning of the youths death.
The Christmas Day shots
"have shocked us ALL" Deputy
Mayor Heinrich Albertz said.
''The narrow passage for hui
mainly which has been recent
ly opened has grown narrower
again." he added.
In Moscow, Pravda, the So
Wet Communist Party news
paper, praised the visiting
agreement today but made no
mention of the shooting.
Says Start Made
"a good start has been
Continued On Page Two)
The chronicle., 1963-12-26

the Turkish civilians opened
fire on the Greeks this morn
ing, using heavy weapons. But
the government said the Greeks
respected the truce reached at
1880 Wednesday night and did
not return the fire.
There was no indication that
the attachments Of Greek and
Turkish regular army units sta
toned on this island by treaty
were in any way involved in
this mornings shooting flare
up.
Estimate Casualties
Unconfirmed reports said that
since fighting began Saturday
an estimated 200 persons have
been killed or wounded. Off
cial figures report II killed and
so wounded.
lin London, the Cyprus Turk
iSh Association said it had re-
ceived reports from Turkey
that so Turkish Cypriots had
been killed and that the Turkish
fleet was awaiting orders" at
ports on the south coast less
than 100 miles from Cyprus.)
When Cyprus was granted in-
dependence, Britain retained
two big bases here as sovereign
territory. Turkey also was al
lowed to station $50 regular
army soldiers here, and Greece
a force Of $50. None Of the
forces is at full strength, but
Britain, Turkey and Greece are
bound by treaty to guarantee
the constitution of Cyprus.
When Greek Orthodox Arch
bishop MakarioS proposed GER
tain changes in the constitu-
ton, the current outbreak Of vi
olence followed. The Turkish
Cypriots, who are vastly out
numbered by the Greek Cyp-
riots, felt their constitutional
guarantees would be weakened
by the changes.
W. British Take Command
Following an emergency
meeting Wednesday, 1t was
agreed the British would take
command of its own and the
Greek and Turkish regular for
ces here.
AS the British acted and the
new fighting erupted, us. Am
basSador Fraser Wilkins deliv.
cred a personal message from
President johnson to Makarios.
It's contents were not disclosed.
AT the same time, British
High Commissioner Sir Arthur
Clark and Greek Ambassador
Miltiades Delivanis drove under
armed military escort to the
Turkish quarter of Nicosia to
discuss cease-fire terms with
Turkish Ambassador Mazhar
Ozkol.
Enforce CeaSe-Fire
British armored cars were or
dered into position between
Greek and Turkish Cypriot po-
Sitions to enforce the cease-fire.
(Ankara Radio charged that
Greek Cypriots claShed with
Turks in a suburb of Nicosia
and that women and children
were among those killed.
The islands Greek majority
and Turkish minority are fight
ing over proposed constitutional
amendments the Turks say will
endanger their standing.
Cyprus population Is 80 per
cent Greek and 20 per cent
Turkish. Britain is involved be-
cause the islands government,
h e a d by Greek Orthodox
Archbishop Makarios as presi-
dent, is a British Common
wealth member. Britain also re-
tains bases here.
Turkey, only about SO miles
from the island, sent two fight
er planes over NicoSia WedneS-
The chronicle., 1963-12-26
Weather
WARMING

Coastal: Variable mostly
southwest winds 5 to Is knots,
becoming northwest 10 to 20
knots Friday. Clear to partly
cloudy weather.
Mobile Vicinity: Clear to part
.ly cloudy and warmer today, to-
night and Friday. High today in
Sos, low tonight in 4OS.
The chronicle., 1963-12-26
Turkish Civilians Fight
Creeks Breaking Cease-Fire
British Forces
Take Command

NICOSIA, Cyprus (UPD-Turkish Cypriots civilians
attacked Greek Cypriot civilians in Nicosia for four
hours today, breaking a cease-fire agreement.
The chronicle., 1963-12-26

The market moved fractionally
higher in light TO moderate trad
ing action.
(Other stock Information Pc. q
The chronicle., 1963-12-26

Supplied by Merrill, Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner d Smith Inc.
The chronicle., 1963-12-26

Clear 10 partly cloudy, warmer to-
night, Friday high today go, low
tonight, 40. Rainfall Wednesday. none.
Weather map, page 2.
The chronicle., 1963-12-26
PoscugouIo Toll

For December
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-12

Of Silver Spring. Md. were call
ed to the bedside Of John Henry
Allen who was taken to South
side Community Fl 0 S phi a | on
Thursday Mrs. Allen, Jr., has
been nursing him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Coving-
ton are recuperatlng from a Sc
we're spell of illness.
Richard Calhoun. on vacation
from his job in Greenland, was
q visitor in tie Allen home. this
week.
George Jordan. a highly re-
spected cclored citizen died on
Wednesday at the age Of IS. He
was long a resident Of tais com
munity and will be greatly miss
ed because of his useful upright
life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Durham,
of Baltimore. Md, were the
guests Of her aunt. Miss Marie
Allen, over the week end and
spent much time with her faith
er at the hospital.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-12
Worsham Jr. All
Club Holds Public
Speaking Contest

WORSHAM. Feb. IL = The
Worsham Junior All club met
Feb. 4. at the Worsham Baptist
Church. Janice Foster, presi-
dent, presided Fourteen mem
bers were present. Others in at
tendance were Dudley L. Peery.
county agent. David Jackson. as
slstant agent. Mrs. Monroe Fos-
ter. local leader, and two par
entS Mrs Holt Higgins and J.
Monroe. Foster.
The program for this month
was a public speaking contest.
Laura Slayton spoke on The All
Story. Brenda Fore. Nursing;
Janice Foster. The Praying
Mantis: G aldine Higgins,
Mona Lisa; Joyce Foster. But
terflies and Moths; and j. w.
Higgins, All History. Winners in
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-12
Buckingham Ruritans Approve
Bylaws For Scholarship Program

will be called together to adopt
bylaws, elect officers, and set
UP a permanent organization.
In planning for the program
the Ruritan Club has followed
closely the suggestions of the
Falls River. Mass, Citizen S
Scholarship Foundation. From a
small beginning in 1853 under
Dr.. Irving A. Fradkin, the Falls
River Foundation has grown
rapidly and become the parent
organization of a nationwide
movement. In 1861. the group
there awarded sc scholarships
valued at $l8.675. Following
articles published in The Con-
gressional Record and Readers
Digest last year, the Falls
River Foundation received over
10000 inquiries from all over
the world Newly established af-
tiliated citizen S scholar
Ship foundation chapters now
serve more than $50 communi-
ties in y states.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-12
The Roy L. Perkins Family Visits
Friends In The TideWater Area

JEFFERSON, Feb. IL Mr..
and Mrs. Roy L. Perkins spent
the week end of Feb. ? at Nor
folk visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
els Graham and family. On Sun
day afternoon they went to
Newport News to visit his aunt.
Mrs. Walton Dunn. and family
returning to Williamsburg where
they spent the night. They spent
the day in Farmville Oh Tues
day
Mrs. w. c. Kirby and Mrs.
Bernice Hicks spent the day in
Richmond. Wednesday.
Mrs. E. P. Hicks spent a few
hours in Farmville. Friday, on
business.
There are a number of people
in this community who h Is G
been sick for the past ten days.
Mrs Ethel Keeton is recovering;
NJ l.. Jones is improving each
day. also.
Attends WMU
Mrs. Oliver c. Lippy, super
intendent of the WMU Of Middle
District Association. was in
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-02-12
Amelia Emergency Squad Elects
New Officers And Sets Committees

AMELIA, Feb. II T h e
Amelia Emergency Squad elect
ed officers for the coming year
at their meeting held on Jan.
%.
The following officers will
serve this year: Joe Paulette.
captain; Earl Boozer. lst lieu
tenant; Thomas Eppes. secre-
tary and treasurer: Calvin Kidd,
End lieutenant and training of
ficer; C. E. Shorty Kirkman,
sergeant to assist training Of
ficer: Ernest Busic, sergeant in
charge of rolling equipment.
James Falls. sergeant in charge
of first aid supplies: Layman B.
Falls, chaplain; James Allen. re-
porter. Joe Paulette, Thomas
EppeS and Ernest Busic form
the executive committee.