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Hattiesburg American from Hattiesburg, Mississippi • 18

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a 18 Hattiesburg AMERICAN Tuesday, November 7, 1967 Miss Martha Jane Ishee Miss Martha Jane Ishee engaged to Mr. Trochesset Mr. and Mrs. Carroll B. hee, 1668 West Beach, Biloxi, announce the engagement of their daughter, Martha Jane, to Michael Anthony Trochesset, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Rene Trochesset, 308 E. Water Biloxi. Miss Ishee is the granddaughter of Mrs. T.

C. Smith of Hattiesburg and the late Mr. Smith, and Mrs. Marvin A. Ishee of Taylorsville ond the late Mr.

Ishee. She is a graduate of Biloxi High School and the University of Miami, Fla, She has completed a year of graduate work in English literature, and is presently employed as a general news reporter with the Daily Herald newspaper. Mr. Trochesset, also a graduate of Biloxi High School, received his bachelor of science degree in physics from Mississippi State University. He is employed by IBM Corporation in Cape Kennedy, as a systems engineer.

Dr. Walley is JCJC alumnus of the year ELLISVILLE- Dr. W. W. Walley, outgoing president of the Jones County Junior College Alumni Association, received the honor -alumnus award for 1967.

The well-known Waynesboro physician received the award at the association banquet Saturday night. At the business meeting, preceding the banquet, James Benton Huff advanced to the presidency, having served as vice president the past year, Tech Jones, Laurel, was elected vice president, and Miss Elizabeth Lewis, Laurel, was re-elected secretary and treasurer. The banquet, one of the highlights of Homecoming, was held in the Student Center where a large number of members and guests assembled. The invocation was given by Lt. Col.

Lawrence Saul Chaplain stationed at Keesler Air Force Base. The classes of 1917 and 1942 received special recognition. Terrell Tisdale, administrative assistant, JCJC. presented the Homecoming king and queen, Dennis Ray Smith, Petal, and Miss Pam Bush, Ellisville, with the sophomore and freshman maids and their escorts. President B.

Young presented Mrs. Walley picture of Dr. Walley, a copy of the photograph which will be hung with a plaque in the halls of the college, signifying the honor which has been bestowed 1 upon him. Mary Bethune PTA to meet Wednesday The Parent-Teacher Assn, of Mary Bethune School will meet at 7:30 p. m.

Wednesday in the school cafetorium. Jesse Parker, president, urges all parents to be present. A few minutes will be spent with teacher parent visits. Mrs. J.

Monroe Smith of Woodland Hill, Hyw. 49, South. was dismissed today after spending 16 days in Methodist Hospital. She is at her Noted Polish singer to give faculty recital at Southern The University of Southern Mississippi School of Fine Arts will present Marian Nowakowski, bass, in a faculty recital at 2:30 p. m.

Sunday in Marsh Auditorum. He will be assisted by George Imbragulio, piano, and the USM Ensemble, composed of William T. Gower, oboe; Karl Neumann, 'cello; Irving Becker, violin, and Paul Andersen, harpsichord, Nowakowski, a distinguished Polish singer, joined the USM faculty as visiting artist and codirector of the Opera Workshop beginning of the fall quarter. This will be his first local appearance in concert. The public is invited to attend.

A detailed account of Mr. Nowakowski's musical background and wide experience as an opera singer is printed in Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians. He studied with Adam Didur at the Lwow Conservatory in Poland, and made his debut as Baltasare in "La Favorita" (Donizetti) at the Lwow Opera in 1937. The outbreak of the second World War frustrated his more ambitious plans. In 1940 he found himself in Scotland as a lieutenant of the Polish Army.

He joined the Polish Army Choir as soloist, and sang with this group for several years. His first appearance in London was in "The Messiah" at Albert Hall in 1944. Three years later he made his debut as Ferrando in Verdi's "Trovatore" at the Royal Opera, Covent Gulf Coast JC personnel attend reading conference PERKINSTON Dr. J. J.

Hayden, president of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District, and four of his faculty members have returned from the third annual Reading Conference of Loyola University in New Orleans. Dr. William D. Sheldon of Syracuse University spoke on the development of reading goals and objectives in reading. This conference was a continuation of reading instruction begun this summer at Loyola by some of the college district faculty who are setting up reading courses at the district colleges.

Dr. Hayden has scheduled a review of the college district reading texts and other closely allied remedial subjects taught by the college. Those attending with Dr. Hayden were: Mrs. Lillian A.

Hayden, Perkinston College; Mrs. Rita Balch and Mrs. Elaine Duncan, Jefferson Davis College; and Mrs. Amaryllis Stroud of Jackson County College. Seen and heard The Hattiesburg District Nurses Assn.

will meet at 7:30 tonight at Forrest General Hospital. The board will meet at 7 o'clock. YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR THIS HOUSEPOWER BOX And $40 to $75 WHEN YOU An Electric WATER HEATER RANGE CLOTHES DRYER OR ELECTRIC HEATING Please Ask your Electric Appliance Dealer, Contractor, or any of the folks at Mississippi Power Company. 'MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY Helping You Live Better Electrically Rites to be held Wednesday for Willie B. Jackson Services will be held at 2 p.

m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Purvis for Willie B. Jackson, 79, of Purvis, who died at 1:15 a. today at Forrest General Hospital. Rev.

Warren Langworthy and Rev. Elton Brown will officiate. Burial will be in Coaltown Cemetery with Hulett Funeral Home in charge. The body will be at the Purvis Hulett Chapel, Mr. Jackson was a retired mail carrier, retiring in 1953 after 44 years of service.

He was a member of Purvis First Baptist Church and the National Rural Letter Carriers Assn. Survivors are his wife; four daughters, Mrs. L. P. (Lucy) Murphree of Pascagoula, Mrs.

J. C. (Marie) Peevy of Mobile, Mrs. J. F.

(Jerry) Andrews of Hattiesburg and Mrs. Gene Lee of Purvis; four sons, Donald Jackson and W. H. (Billy) Jackson of Purvis, H. 0.

Jackson of Hattiesburg and Wayne E. Jackson of Mayport, 15 grandchildren and six grandchildren; one 0. G. Jackson of Hattiesburg; one sister, Mrs. F.

F. Patton of Hattiesburg; and a number of nieces and nephews. Rites held for Brown child Services were held at 2 p. m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for Madra Renae Brown, two-year-old daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Jimmy L. Brown of Petal. The baby died Saturday afternoon at Methodist Hospital. Bishop John C.

Burge and Elder Dan Tolbert officiated. Burial was in Hensarling Cemetery with Hulett Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers were Gregory Stiver, Mack Holmes, Tony and Freddie Brown. Survivors are her parents, four brothers, paternal grandparents and maternal grandmother. Forrest County grand jury A Forrest County grand jury Monday returned a partial report to Circuit Judge Stanton Hall containing two indictments.

The names of those indicted are withheld from publication until warrants have been served. A second partial report on the jury's investigation into activities within the county is expected to be returned late this afternoon. INSURANCE AND 1893 FERRELL, MONTAGUE, ESTABLISHED HARDY HATTIESBURG, MISS. 583-2605 Civitan meeting devoted to business The regular noonday meeting of the Hattiesburg Civitan Club Monday at the Community Center was devoted to business of various nature. The club discussed the sale of Halloween candy and heard a report from chairman Bob Brown on the sales.

In addition, the sale of fruitcake was discussed. The profits from these two ventures are used 1 to finance the club's summer camp for retarded children, The cake has already been delivered and sales will start in the near future. The club discussed means by which the cake can be sold at the earliest pes- sible time. Abbey Rogers, director of the summer camp and teacher of the special education class in the public schools, told the club that the students in her classes sold $619 worth of candy and that one mother alone sold $100 as her part of helping the club finance the summer camp. QUALITY! WE SELECT AND GRIND OUR HAMBURGER MEAT DAILY TO ASSURE OUR CUSTOMERS THE BEST! CALIFORNIA SANDWICH SHOP "ONE IS A MEAL" 217 E.

FRONT JU 4-9891 MARIAN NOWAKOWSKI garden, and since that time he has been permanently appearing there in a wide variety of bass and baritone parts, Nowakowski sings in Polish, German, English, Italian and Russian. Together with the Polish Army Choir he has made many recordings, and the Hebridean song, "An Eriskay Love Lilt" sung by him was among the 10 records chosen by Queen Elizabeth II for Christmas 1941 in the series "Records I Like." He has recorded under the baton of the most famous British conductors, and has sung more than 30 parts in the great oratorios. For the past two years, he has been teaching voice and opera production at the Jamaica School of Music in the West Indies, as well as giving public appearances on the concert platform and television. During the past summer he was in Loncon singing on the British Broadcasting System television and radio broadcasts and recording for future releases. Important the "piggy count--and all NOW is the Hattiesburg's Mest Complete Selection famous Arden Elizabeth beauty Guerlain essentials Germaine Monteil Schiaparelli Mary Chess Corday FREE DELIVERY FREE GIFT WRAP LOVE DRUG COMPANY Since 1907 Ross fidg, Ph.

3-1701 He is the grandson of Mrs. Joseph Trochesset of Biloxi, ond the late Mr. Trochesset, John McClellan of West Point, and Mrs. Lila Detwiler, Biloxi. The wedding will take place Nov.

25 at 10:30 a. in the Nativity of the BVM Catholic Church, Biloxi, A reception will follow in the Ocean Springs home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B.

Ishee. Surprise linen shower given for preacher and wife Rev. W. A. Fordham, who has been pastor of Petal First tist Church for six years, and Mrs.

Fordham were honored at a surprise linen shower after the Sunday evening services at the church, The reception table was covered with a white taffeta cloth: yellow and white chrysanthemums and ivy streamers were used on the table. The Girls Auxiliary members served the punch, decoratcake squares and mints from crystal accessories. The GAs and Counselors surprised Rev. and Mrs. Fordham with a gift of an early American table for their kitchen.

Mrs. Sue Wedgeworth1 was in charge of the decorations. Other counselors are Mrs. Janet Fordham, Mrs. Virginia Van Egmond, Mrs.

Jean Holifield and Mrs. Carolyn Higgason. Mrs. John Martin is GA director. Rev.

and Mrs. Fordham have two sons, Gary, 13, a student at Petal Junior High School, and Albert, a junior at Carey College. Albert and his wife, Janet, live at 433 Old Richton Road SYMBOL OF SERVICE TO young people on the way up I VAT Milestones an SNB services of start them on on the savings account Southern National the way up! Way to the an SNB -your full National Bank MAIN OFFICE 118 West Pine Street iS Magnolia Branch 1301 Hardy Street (Cor. Hutchinson Ave.) INSURANCE CORPORATION Top checking acservice bank. bank" the other time to Southern.

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