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Elderly Man Dies Suddenly At Home In Ocean Springs 9 Adrian P. Mechain. 79 years I • old, a native of France and a res ident of Ocean Springs for 42 years, was touna dead of a heart ailment at his home near the en trance to Gulf Hills last Thurs day at 3 p. m. The body was discovered by M. D. Guice who had called by Mr. Mechain’s home early that morning and found the elderly man not feeling well, he told the Coroner’s jury summoned by Cor oner M. C. Porter. Mr. Guice said he returned in the afternoon and the coroner said when the body was discovered the man had been dead approximately five hours. The inquest verdict was death from natural causes. Funeral services were conduct ed from the Bradford Funeral home in Biloxi with interment in Ocean Springs tfi Evergreen cemetery. He is survived by a step-daughter, Mrs. Charles Hoff man and a piec$ and two nephews of Ocean Springs. / 11 ... Captain And Mrs. Ramsey Guests Of Dr. And Mrs. Gray Interesting visitors in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Gray this week have been Captain and Mrs. H. H. Ramsey and their son, Penn Ramsey, who have only lately '•eturned to the states af ter a lengthy stay in Germany. Captain Ramsey has just been re turned to civilian life after sev eral years of service, the last one of which was spent in Europe. They will make their home in ■ Plainview, Tex., where Captain Ramsey will be connected with the Southwestern Gas and Elec tric Company. The younger Mr. Ramsey will resume his collegiate studies at the opening of the fall term. While here they were accorded a number of social courtesies by friends of Dr. and Mrs. Gray. Among these was a luncheon at Longfellow House. They also found time to visit Mrs. R. V. Stewart at Grand Bay before leav ing for Atlanta where they are located at the present. They de parted Thursday. ---\ M'izZ* LEANING ON HIS CANE, lien. Jonathan M. Wainwrignt, nero ot corregiaor ana Bataan, adaresses the Dis abled American Veterans at their twenty-seventh annual convention In New York. The men in wheelchairs are vets from the Rego Park, N. Y., chapter The General, who is representative of National Service Chapter 9 of Washington, is expected to be elected the new Commander of the Disabled Veterans. (International) Keeping Fire Out Of Woods Paid Big Dividends To This Timber Landowner ) Living proof of the value of keeping fire out of the woods is a 125 acre tract of mixed pine and hardwood trees owned by G. W. Chadwick of the Stronghope community near Wesson. Mr. Chadwick who proclaims himself 81 years young purchased 180 acres of land which includes the timbered tract in 1899. He knows from personal experience that it is a money making propo sition to harvest trees selectively and to keep them free from fire. In the last 49 years he has sold approximately $14,000 worth of timber from this woodland and has about the same value in mer chantable stock at the present time but states that he is inter ested in harvesting his timber only in such a manner that he can receive some cash now and save some trees for his future and for the future generation. Recently Mr. Chadwick re quested Area Forest Ranger Mon roe James of the Mississippi For estry Commission to assist him in estimating his timber and se lectively marking some of the trees to be sold. Despite his age, Mr. Chadwick accompanied Rang er James on the trip and while cruising the timber stated that he had known the place most of his life and since he could remember there had not been any fire in the woods. “There were many times when it was a hard job to keep fire off my land but some how we were always successful,’’ he declared. The fast-growing fine hardwood and pine trees reveal the results of his fire protection. They are free of scars which are present on most timber being harvested in the state. “A low estimate of the damage a fire would do to my trees is $10.00 per acre, so I am well pleas ed at paying two cents an acre to have organized help in keep ing fire off my woodland,” Mr. Chadwick asserts. According to Ranger James every timber landowner can have a good paying woodlot if they will protect their trees from fire and practice good harvesting methods. Peat mosses have reclaimed vasl areas of wasteland, turning them into peat, which makes a useful fuel, and forming fertile soil. i Moss Point Churches METHODIST The WSCS was entertained in the home of Mrs. A. J. Franklin on Monday afternoon. After a short business meeting Mrs. John Cirlot gave-the study i lesson on the subject, “World Evangelism, and Projects by Mem bers on What Evangelism Could Do in Our Church." Mrs. D. Stewart led the devo tional and Mrs. E. L. Goff dis missed with a prayer. During Hhe tgocial hour the hostess served iced drinks and cookies. BAPTIST I The Margaret Lackey circle met in the home of Mrs. A. G. Brous sard on Monday afternoon with Mrs. J. D. Harris as co-hostess. Mrs. John Baxter gave the devo tional and Mrs. R. C. Eley pre sented the program. Mrs. Leon Nelson, chairman, presided over the business meeting. A delicious drink, sandwiches and cake were served by the hostess. Circle No. Three was entertain ed on Monday afternoon in the home of Mrs. J. B. Taylor and Miss Hattie Daniels. Mrs. B. B. Hobdy gave the devotional and Mrs. T. L. DeLashmet, Sr. pre sided over the business meeting , when reports of committees were given. j Iced drinks and sandwiches were served during the social hour. j A single train long enough tc [carry a year’s output of coal ir the United States would stretch six times around the earth. I SPUR YOUTH PROJECT Warsaw, Poland — AP — The ministry of labor and social wel fare is buying 345 bicycles to be given to Polish youths who show the best production record in the "In Service to Poland” movement. The government is mobilizing 2,000,000 youths this year under this organization for work on national reconstruction projects. The youths, 16 to 21, also receive 16 hours military training monthly. Barbecue And Program Entertain Lake Garden Club A chicken barbecue and a hum orous program were highlights of the evening’s entertainment for about 40 members of the Lake Garden Club and their husbands at the home of Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Gray Thursday evening. The guests gathered in the patio at the Gray home where Dr. Gray, assisted by M. L. Hatten. barbe cued the chickens which were served with other picnic food. Guests were Mrs. A. E. Burdick of Conway, Ark., daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Elchue I Denton of Tunica, daughter of i Mrs. C. A. Carrier. Mrs. J. S. Abbey gave a read ing; Mrs. P. J. Higginbotham con ducted a singing contest as a woman newly arrived from New York, and Mrs. Charles Bush, dressed as an old fashioned school teacher, held a spelling bee from the old Blue Back Speller. Nephew Of Mrs. Cole Dead In Double Memphis Drowning Mrs. Joe N. Cole was called to Memphis Sunday by the tragic death of her six-year-old nephew, Joe Beall Lackey, who, with a five year old cousin and insepar able playmate, Billy Howard Lackey, was drowned Sunday morning. The accident occurred when a jeep and trailer rolled into the .viississippi river while the father of Joe and a friend launched a s' .— boat for fishing. Joe’s father jumped into the jeep as it rolled into the water and was carried to the bottom of the river. Al though he managed to touch a piece of cloth as he reached for j the children he was unable to secure a hold. The mother of Billy, who was also in the jeep, was thrown into the river but ‘ was rescued. 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