The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., July 15, 1949, SECTION ONE, Page FIVE, Image 5

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AS WE SEE IT THIS WEEK
at the
Pascagoula-Moss Point Bank
Mr. Ben Ichiyasu, representing several tuna boat operators
on the West Coast, spent a week with us studying local condi
tions. His studies and observation included housing, lpcal
small boat shipyards, the various bottoms of the Mississippi
Sound and outside water temperatures. It is em^uraging to
note that our West Coast friends are sending their technical
men here for intensive studies.
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The Gull Coast Marine Research Laboratory is gaining in
prominence with our state officials. A legislative committee
headed by Senator Junkin of Adams County will make in
spections. Included on thei^ agenda is an inspection of our deep
river project. We are glad that they are coming to see us.
Jackson County must gain its rightful place in our state’s ex
pansion program. It is our belief that this committee will be
favorably impressed with our program. We must do all that
we can to get further help at the next session of the Legislature.
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We congratulate Mr. Arthur Spratley upon being accepted as
a Junior Examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora
tion. Arthur is an energetic, alert young man and we are
pround that he is being honored. We wish continued happiness
and success for him and Mrs. Spratley, who at one time worked
with us, too.
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The Mississippi Coast Council will hold its regular meeting
at Gulfport on July 20th. We are having as our guests the
entire State Highway Commission and engineers, Board of
Supervisors of all coast counties, the Mayors, Boards of Aider
men and City Councilmen and the press. The entire discussion
will center on Highway 90, especially Jackson County’s part
of it.
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Visitors at coffee hour and in the Bank this week included:
MR. R. T. JOHNSON, Andalusia, Ala., MR. STARLING JOHN
SON, Opelika, Ala., MR. NORRIS HERRINGTON, New Oi
. leans, La., MR. ALBERT GRIMM. New Orleans, La., MR. and
MRS. EDWIN HALE, Jackson, Miss., and MR. M A. SAUND
ERS, Memphis, Tenn.
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Let Checks Run Your Errands — Save Time — Save Money —
Save Steps. Let a Checking Account run your bill paying er
rands, and Cancelled checks are your receipts for all payments.
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May We Be Of Service To You?
Pascagoula-Moss Point Bank
Pascagoula Moss Point
Capital Stock—$175,000.00 Surplus—$300,000.00
Total Resources—Over $7,008,000.00
Member Of The Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation
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Social Events
Mrs. Charles Bratt and two1
sons, Burton and Francis, of Gulf
port were weekend guests of her j
‘ mother, Mrs. M. S. McIntosh.
They were joined on Sunday by
Mr. Bratt for the drive home.
Harry Levy returned on Sun
day from Philadelphia where he
spent his vacation.
Mrs. Albert Broussard left on
Wednesday for Berwick, La.,
where she will v Fs i t her sister,
Mrs. Kimbrell Evans and her
family.
Barbara Suthoff and Judy Mc
Vay left on last Thursday for
Monroeville, Ala., where Bar
bara will visit for several days.
Mrs. A. W. Head and Bob Head
spent the weekend in Magee
where they visited Mrs. Head’s
father, T. L. Stegall.
Former Chancellor A. B. Amis,
eminent jurist of Mississippi, who
was the brother of Mrs. Bertha
Rape died in Meridian on last
Wednesday. Among those attend
ing the funeral in Meridian were
Nat'Rape of Gulfport and Alvin
and Wayne Amis of Gulfport.
Misses Frances and Bettie Sue
Pittman of Jackson spent several
days last week in the home of
their grandmother, Mrs. Medora
Cirlot.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Caruso and
sons, Eric and Bill, drove to Big
Creek on Saturday. Mr. Caruso
returned after the weekend but
Mrs. Caruso and the boys will
remain for a longer visit wjith her
mother.
Mrs. Duncan McDonald spent
the weekend in Meridian where
she visited her mother, Mrs. C.
W. Brooks.
Gordon Hase has gone to Fair
field, Ala., where he will spend
his vacation at the home of his 1
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Byrd and
young daughter, Ann, left on Sat
urday for Greenville, S. C. where
they will make their future home
Mr. ByrcC who has been em
ployed by the Mississippi Export
has accepted a position with the
Greenville and Northern Railway
company there.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry O. Phillips
left on last Wednesday for Kos
ciusko where they were called
by the illness of Mr. Phillips'
mother.
Mrs. Gertrude Lightsey of Nat
chez Is the guest of Dr. and Mrs.
R. C. Eley.
Miss Mae Mclnnis, who has been
visiting in the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. W. H. McGruder, in
Starkville, returned home this
week. ___ i_
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Goff and
young daughter, Inez, of Green
wood were guests the latter part
of last week of Mr. ’and Mrs. W.
H. Suthoff. Mrs. Goff spent her
girlhood here and will be remem
bered as Idella Prouse.
Mrs. J. C. Phillips and Mrs.
Harold Wright of Tulsa were
guests last week of Mr. and Mrs.
T, H. Dickson. They left on Sun
day for Minneapolis where they
will visit Mrs. Wright’s sister,
Mrs. Chester Hubbel.
Miss Duvergne Watts left on
Tuesday for New York for sev
eral weeks.
Mrs. J. Steinberg of Philadel
phia, who has been the guest of
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Steinberg, left on
Friday to return to her home.
Misses Pollye Franklin, Edna
Khayat and Peggy Suthoff are
expecting to leave on Monday
for Lake Junalusa, N. C., where
they will attend a two weeks’
meeting of the Young Peoples’
conference of the Methodist
church.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cunning
ham and three children of Tusca
loosa have been spending the
week at their home here while
visiting relatives.
Miss Pat Hawkins of Gulfport
was the guest of Miss Edna Kha
yat last weekend.
Richard Delacroix of New Or
leans, is the guest of his cousin,
Carroll Canfield.
Miss Lois Dickson, who is a
student nurse at the Touro In
firmary school of nursing in New
Orleans, arrived Monday for a
month’s vacation at her home
here.
The Rev. A. C. Ingram of Bo
galusa, La., accompanied by
Misses Nancy and Willie Claire
Ingram drove over on Thursday.
Mr Ingram returned to Boga
lusa later in the afternoon but
the Misses Ingram remained for
a longer visit in the home of their
brother-in-law and sister, the Rev.
and Mrs. Walter Bader.
Mrs. Otto Seward and Mrs. Eb
Hinson of Philadelphia, Miss, left
on Wednesday to return home
after a,, visit in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack BuZard.
Miss Florence Blanchard, who
has received her master’s degree
from Tulane upon the completion
of her work there, is expected to
arrive on Saturday. Miss Blan
chard has accepted a position
with the Veterans’ Administra
tion in Biloxi where she will be
stationed.
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Colmer of
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Social Events
Louise Knight, young daugh-1
ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Knight,
left Wednesday for York, Ala.,
to visit with Gayle Bvrd. daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Byrd, \
former residents of Pascagoula. '
During their weekend stay in |
Pascagoula, Dr. and Mrs. J. C. j
Crane were guests of Mr. and j
Mrs. R. G. Wingfield. Dr. Crane
filled the pulpit of the First Pres
byterian church, of which he is \
the former pastor, during the ab
sence of the Reverend Arthur
Schneider, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Ziglar,
231 No. Frederic street, and son,
Jimmy, returned Wednesday from
Brundridge, Ala. where they were
called by the sudden death of
Mr. Ziglar’s uncle, J. O. Ziglar.
Their other son, Larry, is vaca
itoning with his cousin, Foy
Scroggins, and other relatives at
Yazoo City.
Dennis Hannah of Water Val
ley and his son and daughter-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Hannah
and baby of Batesville, Miss, de
parted for their homes Thursday
of last week after a visit with Mr.
Dennis Hannah’s mother, Mrs.
M. P. Hannah and his brother-in
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ar
jthur Allen.
Mrs. E. L. Ball and children de
parted Saturday for residence in
Charleston, W. Va.
Mrs. Joe Loe and son, Billy,
depart Friday for visits with Mrs.
Loe’s sisters, Mrs. H. W. Brown
at Texarkana, and Mrs. Pat Deno
at Camden.
Mr. ana Mrs. n. iv ooggs oi
New York are visiting the lat
ter’s brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Smith
while attending to the renovation
of property they own on So. Pas
cagoula street.
Saturday marked the departure
* of Mrs. Frank Fisher and chil
dren to join Dr. Fisher for resi
dence at Milam, Tenn., where Dr.
Fisher is stationed at the Arsenal
I Plant.
During the weekend, Mr. and
Mrs. V. P. DeJean had their en
tire family around them at a fam
ily reunion. Those from out-of
town were Mr. and Mrs. Morris
DeJean and daughter, Brenda
Sue, of San Francisco, Calif., who
are on a month’s leave, Miss Julia
Mae DeJean, who is on a week's
vacation and Miss Marguerite De
Jean, who came down from Jack
son. Others present were Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon DeJean and sons,
Hayward and Wayne, and Mr.
and Mrs. Valsin DeJean of Pas
cagoula. Mrs. DeJean’s brother,
Morris Munday of Clinton, who
had planned to be in the group
was delayed in coming from Clin
ton until Wednesday.
Mrs. John T. Nolan is expect
ing the arrival of her grand
daughter, Marie Louise Nolan of
New Orleans, next w-eek for an
extended visit.
Starkville will arrive on Sunday
for a visit in the home of Mr.
Colmer’s mother, Mrs. Fritz Col
mer.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Cornell and
son, Larry, and their guests, Mr.
and Mrs. K. E. Neill and sons,
Mickey and Dennis, spent Friday
in New Orleans. On Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. Neill and sons departed
for their home in Newport News,
via Florida, where they expect to
visit interesting points before go
ing back to Virginia.
Mrs. Wade W. Hilliard and
younger sons, Joe and John, re
turned home during the weekend
after spending three weeks with
Mrs. Hilliard’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Shull, in Columbus, Miss.
Mr. and Mrs. Shull and Mrs. Hil
liard and Joe and John were vis
itors to New Orleans, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Corning
spent the weekend visiting
friends in New Orleans.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Davis have
as guests the latter’s brother-in
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. K.
G. Pearce and children, Barbara
and Bobby, who arrived Satur
day from Matruin, Venezuela, S.
A., where Mr. Pearce is connect
ed with the Creole Oil Company.
They plan to return home at the
end of the month sailing from
New Orleans aboard the SS Al
cora, July 29.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Gallaspy,
703 14th street, had as guests dur
ing the mid-week Mr. and Mrs.
Garland Gallaspy and son, Jim, of
Hickory, Miss, and Mrs. Russell
Gallaspy of Decatur, Miss., who
returned to their homes Friday
after two days of fishing and oth
er sporis.
Mrs. Cecil Rutledge and daugh
ters, Betty Jean and Joyce Ann,
left Monday for a vacation visit
to Panama City.
Sunday marked the departure
of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Shoemaker
and the latter’s sister, Miss Cleo
Ramsay for a stay in Panama
City, they were accompanied by
another sister, Miss Teeny Ram
say of Ramsay Springs.
Mrs. John M Berry of Plant,
Fla., was a recent guest in the
home of Mrs. Garnet Cameron
with whom she spent a week.
Mrs. C. G. Cowan and son.Con
nel and daughter, Miss Mary Lou,
returned Saturday from a motor
trip to the West Coast where they
visited Mrs. Cowan’s mother,
Mrs. Ida Goff at Pasadena, Calif.
They also stopped at Los Angeles,
Hollywood and other points of
interest.
Mrs. C. A. Cudabsc has re
turned to'Fulton, Miss, where she
will be with her daughter, Mis.
H. H. Yawn and fanriily.
Mrs. Gene Clark and children,
Gene, Jr., Linda and Charles,
returned home Sunday after
spending a week with Mrs.
Clark’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Willis. They motored home
to Biloari with Mr. and Mrs. Willis
and their daughter, Miss Edna,
who is visiting them, making the
trip Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Willis
also had as guest over the week
end, Mrs. Willis’ sister, Mrs, Lena 1
Abney of Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. John Meyers and
children, John, Jr., Patricia and
Joan, returned to their home at,
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New Orleans Monday after a vis- 1
it of ten days with Mr. Meyers’!
sister, Mrs. Joseph Brown and,
family at 502 12th street.
On Sunday Miss Gloria Colie j
left New York for Baltimore
where she boarded a Waterman
steamship for New Orleans where
she is scheduled to arrive July
20. She will be met there by her
parents, Captain and Mrs. H. II.
Colle who will bring her home.
The Rev. Harvey L. Smith and
Mrs. Smith and children are vis
iting in Covington, Tenn.
On Thursday of last week Mrs.
W. T. Harris drove to New Or
leans to bring Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Ogle and children to Pasca
goula where they will occupy an
apartment with Mrs. J. W Wade
while Mr. Ogle is on his vacation.
He is chief radio technician with
the US Coast Guard at New Or
leans.
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Nolan
r.nd their small son, Wynn, were
guests of the former’s mother,
Mrs. John T. Nolan, for the week>
end. Mrs. Nolan and son recently
Joined Mr. Nolan for residence
in Fort Walton, Fla.
The Rev. Timothy J. Pugh of
Covington, La., is spending this ;
week with his brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Martin. |
Mrs. H. H. Ahrens and son, j
Ted, are expected to arrive the
early part of next week for a vis-1
it with the former’s son and i
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Ahrens at "The Oaks”, their \
country home. Mrs. Ahrens will
remain for an extended visit but
Mr. Ahrens will return to his
home at Beaumont, Tex., after a
stay of several days.
Mrs. J. R, McGrath, the for
mer Una Velcich, was one of the
ten winners in a letter writing
contest recently held over radio
station WIS at Columbia and with
her family was guest at a special
entertainment in the Township
auditorium in Columbia. While
she is still under a doctor’s care,
Mrs. McGrath is recovering nice
ly from a recent serious illness,
They now reside in Columbia,
s. c.
While Mr. Dees is attending a
National Guard encampment at
Fort Benmng, Mrs. Wilbur Dees
and their children are visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Reed and other relatives at
points in Tennessee.
Mrs. Paul Laine of Franklin,
La., is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Brettel at 640 Live
Oak street.
Misses Mybille and Mabel De
geer of Corden, Ala., are divid
ing visits between the homes of
their sister, Mrs. F. W. Spicer and
Miss Louise Spicer.
Among those from other cities
who came to attend the funeral
of Mrs. M. L. Pol were Mrs. Allie
Potter, Mrs. Stella Fernandez,
Ernest Carter, Mrs. J. E. Furr
and daughter, Margaret, and Mrs.
Ruth Stafford of Mobile, Mrs.
Clarence Masher of Prichard, the
Rev. L. S. Gilmer of Malone, Fla.
and Henry Frederic of New Or
leans.
Mrs. James D. Buffett has re
turned from New York where
she went to meet Captain Buffett
on his arrival in that city after
bringing his ship, the US trans
port, “General R. L. Howze”, into
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port at Boston after a trip to j
Bremerhaven, Gr., from which
he returned with a shipload of j
displaced persons. They spent ten
days in New York and while
there had the pleasure of a phone
talk with their son, Billy, whose
ship, the “General Blatchford" I
had just docked at Boston for a j
short stay before returning to j
Bremerhaven. Captain Buffett is |
expected to arrive borne the lat
ter part of the week. He plans to
make New Orleans his headquar
ters, having found the Boston j
port too far away from home.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene St. Amant
and son, Gene, Jr., of Hope, Ark.,
arrive Tuesday to visit with Mrs.
St. Amant's mother, Mrs. John
Smith, and brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Loran Bo
sarge.
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Dees
and children returned home Sat
urday from Baton Rouge where
they had been visiting Mrs. Dees’.
sister, Mrs. Dewey Graham and
family for several days.
On their return to their home
at Daisy-Vestry, Mr. and Mrs. N.
V. Flurry were accompanied by
their grandson, Bennie Rohr, who
will spend part of his vacation
from school with them.
Mrs. Carl Rohr was moved to
the home of her sisteh Mrs. Har
ley Seay, Thursday from the
Jackson County hospital where
she underwent a major operation
the preceding Thursday from
which she is now recuperating
nicely.
On Thursday of last week Mrs.
Leroy Webei was guest at a
luncheon at which Mrs. K. E. j
Domrell was hostess at her home 1
in Fairhope, honoring Mrs. A. A.
Edey of Washington, I). C On
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Weber had
as guests Mrs. C. A. Younger and |
daughter. Miss Mary Frances, of!
New Orleans.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren B. Seely
and children returned Monday
from Pensacola where they spent
the weekend with Mr. Seely’s
mother, Mrs. B. W. Seely.
Mr. and Mrs, Grady Covington
and daughter, Judy, of Mobile
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mar
vin Bryant and family of 802 13th
street, last week.
Miss Gladys Quinn spent Mon
day in New Orleans for a check
up at Touro Infirmary where she
has been under treatment,
Mrs. Sam Byrd and daughter,
Bonnie Sue, were among Pasca
goulans visiting New Orleans
Monday.
Robert Farnsworth, who ar
rived Thursday of last week for
a visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. Farnsworth, left Tues
day for a stay in Houston, Tex.
Miss Edna Strickland is ex
pected home this week after a
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t\vo weeks vacation with friends
in Bern, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Mason
have had as guests the latter's
uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Vance of Grenada, Miss.
Interesting guests in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Gardner
over the weekend were Mr. and
Mrs. James H. Smith and chil
dren, Gay and Jimmy of Atlanta,
Ga., who left Tuesday for a sight
seeing trip to New Orleans. Mrs.
Gardner and her guests drove to
Mobile Sunday to bring Mr.
Gardner home for a short stay.
He is aboard the Alcoa SS "Cor
sair" which was in port for a few
days.
Billy Waters of Biloxi was a
weekend guest of his brother-in
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Waters on Williams street.
Mrs. Melvina Ellerman depart
ed Saturday for her home in Sli
dell, La., after a visit of a fort
night with her son and daughter
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Eller
man. Mrs. Ellerman’s father,
James Dossett of Picayune also
was their guest during the week
end.
Mr and Mrs. Bill Farmer had
as guests over the weekend her
mother, Mrs. Luther Lee and
Miss Marilyn Rester of Picayune,
and her brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lee of JJoga
lusa. La. The elder Mrs. Lee was
accompanied home by her grand
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daughter. Miss Glenns, Lee, who
has been visiting her.
Mrs. J. D» Sobers, Jr1, and chil
dren, Johnnie Mae anti David,
returned Saturday from Slaugh
ter, I.a„ where they hail been vis
iting Mr. Sobers’ parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Sobers for a fortnight.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hofmister,
928 Telephone Road, had as
guests during the weekend his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hof
mister of Forest, and his brothers
and sisters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
R. B. Hofmister of Richton, and
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Hofmister of
Biloxi.
Captain and Mrs. John H. Mel
lon are spending a week visiting
relatives and friends at Dauphin
Island and Bayou La Batre.
Wednesday marked the depar
ture of Mr. and Mrs. George Har
rison and John C. Bowman for
Pennsylvania where the Harri
sons will visit relatives in Hat
boro and Mr. Bowman in €ham
bersburg. They plan to return
August 1.
Billy Miller has returned to
Starkville after a visit with his
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. C.
C. Sanders. He was accompanied
by his cousin, Martrar Sanders,
who will visit relatives'‘there.
On their return home from a
visit in Houston, Tex., Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Guynn were accom
panied by her sister. Miss Doro
thy Lee, who will spsnd a month
with them.
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