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-if it-vwv X' -v -t-v i Th Dagy Herald Gulfport and Biloxi Mississippi Coast Thursday Afternoon 1 1969 Scientists Hold Mile Talk By Way Of Moon Well Ahead Of59 Level Laurel Mayor Raps Delegates To Convention LAUREL Miss (AP) Mayor Gordon Berry has blasted the Mississippi delegation to the Democratic national convention as a senile incompetent bunch of old men with ossified ideas trying to solve a modern Berry said In a civic club speech yesterday the problems result from thinking of 1860 conditions is an honest reality" he said the problems racial question and the lack of strong representation on a national are real and that it is reasonable to assume that with up-to-date methods of thinking our problems can be' handled and our state can take its proper place in the Director Richard Swenson reported seven ships calling at the Port of Gulfport during July handled cargo amounting to 31-140 tons Swenson said the shipping was comprised of 28959 tans of imports and 2181 tons of exports Principal import for the month was bauxite which accounted for over 19000 tons of shipping Bauxite a strategic' raw material-' is being shipped ot the port for stock piling at the Gulfport Navy Construction Battalion Center-- -T'other major Import' items handled during July were' pig aluminum' and fertilizer Cornmeal accounted for the bulk bf the 2181 tons of exports the director noted Swenson said activity brought to 299269 tons the' amount of shipping handled through file port in 1960 This compares to 1401)49 tons passing through the port during the same period of 1959 Imports accounted 'for the bulk of the port activity in both years Swenson said the regular shipments of bauxite has been the major cause -of the J960 tnage increase In 1959 73717 tons of the shipping was in the cam of imports with 67132 tons of ex By JOHN BARBOUR Associated Press Science Writer HOLMDEL NJ (AP) Two scientists carried on a 480000-mile conversation Wednesday night from a soggy New Jersey hilltop to the torrid California via the moon Walt Can you hear me?" asked William Jakes of Bell Laboratories from Crawford Hill NJ yes coming Jn answered Walter Victor at the California Institute of Jet Propulsion Laboratory Station Goldstone Calif The voice of Victor sounded a little as If he were talking into a barrel This was caused one scientist explained by the irregularity of the surface Both voices translated into radio beams flashed skyward at the speed of 186000 miles per and bounced off the moon to be picked up by receivers on the earth It the first such conversation for Jakes and Victor both 38 They had others during the past weeks in tests of the equipment But ft was a dramatic public demonstration of the principle in a Bell Telephone plan outlined recently to the Federal Communications Commission calling for 50 ports- Through the same' period this- year the port has handled 263933 tons of imports compared to 35236 tons of export trade Swenson said the tonnage for the first seven months of last year whs handled by 57 ships The- director reported 82 ships had called at the port through July 'of this year activity was the second slowest of 1960 in port business May was the slackest period when -only ''18721 tons moved -through the port However July saw 'the fewest ships seven at the port May recorded -eight vessels docking SLIGHT OVERSIGHT MILWAUKEE (AP) A mural depicting the cabin home of Solomon Juiieau founder of Milwaukee' has been teen by thousands of persons since the work 'was completed In the Milwaukee Auditorium Jn 1944 But not until recently did anyone notice that muralist Thorsten Linberg placed file cabin on the west side of the Milwaukee River instead ot the east side where it really was An amateur historian pointed out the terror to officials The customs duty on a foreign-made car is 8 per cent of the appraised value space satellites around the earth to provide quick worldwide communications The first contact was made at 8:21 pm not long after the moon had risen over the horizon in the California line of sight It was alrealy high in the sky over New Jersey There was a slight lag between each comments running about five or six seconds and caused by the time it took the radio signals to cover the 240000 miles to the moon and the return trip Jakes spoke into an ordinary black table model telephone a ridiculous contrast in Itself to the gigantic equipment it commanded into operation His voice buzzed over telephone wires' to the giant transmitter a 60-foot dish on a huge pedestal moving almost imperceptibly to keep its aim on the moon At Goldstone the moon echo was caught by a gigantic horn-shaped ear The weak signals returning from the moon were amplified by ruby masers the remarkable electronic devices that make such radio feats possible The latest moonbounce conversation was a natural consequence of Improving know-how since the maser development In 1948 sci- entists bounced a radar echo from the moon In 1954-the first voice signal was reflected back from the moon Last year a one-way moon message was beamed across the Atlantic Weeks ago the first two-way conversation was made POINTED ADVICE NASHVILLE Term Advice to motorists from Tennessee Safety Commissioner Greg you drive gamble The cars may be stacked against you" MAPLE SEEDS FROM A new Idea for recovering space capsules Is under stud'' by the Air Force Helicopterlike rotary wings-working much like a spinning mania seed-ar7 proposed to Slow and guide the descent of missiles and other space vehicles Photo left show a forerunner of the Idea which has been tested In more than 1500 air drops bVKamanAir- craft Corp Called Kotochuteit consists of a pod capable of floating about 200 noundxof cargo to the ground Two rotor blades a re attached to the huh A spring shape toebladee from the Added position and gravity and air pressure combine to make min 'I risht shows how the Rotochute might work with a space capsule as it re-enters theatmorotoS Sensational And IIP An Air Force Titan intercontinental ballisUo missile rises from Its underground silo in a test at Vandenberg AFB Calif The silo Is the prototype of all 1 Titan Installations- now being built around the country Dur-l Ing an actual launch the Titan will be prepared for flight underground Then during the last few minutes of the countdown the 200-ton steel and concrete doors open the- missile rises to ground level and AT THE BARGAIN ANNEX BILOXI GULFPORT STORES This is the greatest dress sale that we have ever offered In fact we believe it to be the best values in ladies and children's dresses that have ever been offered on the Mississippi Gulf Coast Not odds and ends but thousands of dresses to choose from We have taken every spring summer and early fall dress that we have in the house and put them into two price groups Dresses I We have every type dress in the book Real dressy type sport type frilly type housework type streetwear typeYou will find them in sizes "7 -v i '-V i In regulars from 8 to 20 and size 38 to 50 '-i In juniors from to 17 In half sizes from YLVz to 24 Ask Gov Davis To Call Special Meet On Electors In early: spring weights mid-summer styles and some early fall styles This is tHe lowest price ever offered on these quality type dresses -4 a- I- ft I GROUP II GROUP I Kiwaiiians Told Of Growth In Gulfport Area An iUustrated-lectare The Storyl and Progress of Gulfport was presented by Ghaunrey- -Hinman photographer and- writer- Wednesday the luncheon meeting of Gulfport KlwaniS' Club at Hotel Markham' 's-v-- i Vte i Colored slides of Bowers homes shopping areas Industrial development sites and tourist attractions were shown While VMtv Hinman pointed out toe growth and deve- -iopment in Gulfpor during the past several years He also discussed the port Sam Williams secretary of the Chamber of Commerce discussed the coming financial drive and asked the support of the Kiwanis membership' He told of the work of the chamber and reported that last year it reached a member ship of -800 with hopes this year of Increasing it to 900 members! Shannon Waller was prograngj chairman President Herbert Wilson nounced the following committee to put on the pancake sale fall: William Hewes chairman George Lambert Gordon Beddr Shannon Waller and George toumanos he was one of the leaders In 1948 bolt to the Dixiecrat ticket He urged Louisiana Democrats to seize the lead with the: Independent elector idea Georgia and South Carolina definitely are interested and --working on this In Arkansas' Florida and Perez declared as he denounced the national platform as a Perez said that failure of the state Democratic Executive Committee to take action on free' electors would mean that the group would have to join forces with the States Rights Party which has already promised unpledged electors 1 Two sets of unpledged electors would split the vote' the powerful political leader said Arthur Watson 'of Natchitoches central committee vice chairman who served as the acting chairman of the Louisiana delegation to the national convention' also urged Davis to call the special meeting He said he was not: criticizing Kennedy and Johnson! they are able men' But he said voters be given a third About 90 per cent of the voters in the- state like either the Democratic or Republican Perez stressed that speed Jn calling the special meeting was since Aug 27 is the deadline "for nomination -of any presidential electors by petition Dresses iil i i -I i i i I BATON ROUGE (AP) hottest political fight in many months appeared to be shaping up today on the issue of presidential electors for the November ballot At a meeting yesterday in Batin Rouge a group of states rights platform stand on civil rights asked Gov Jimmie Davis to call special meeting of the Democratic State Central Committee to consider putting unpledged electors on the ballot Following the session Davis said he would call such a meeting But be Indicate when it would be Meantime one of the leaders fmrHng Democratic presidential nominee John Kennedy threatened legal action against any attempt to substitute a slate of free electors tor regular Democratic Party electors on the ballot State Sen Gravolet Jr of Pointe a la Hache said the Democratic committee parley would probably be held Aug 11 Gravolet was one of five persons who contacted the governor following the meeting in a Baton Rouge hotel As governor Davis Is titular head of the party in Louisiana However he said he told the free group that he did not want to anticipate the action of the central committee The governor emphasized that the central committee was elected by the people to make party decisions Davis has not indicated his feelings on the unpledged elector movement However he said he would a few suggestions to offer the committee regarding unpledged electors and I hope the suggestions will meet with the Last week Davis said he would be willing to meet with Southern governors to discuss the independent elector idea At Opelousas Clarence Martin cochairman of the statewide Kennedy committee told a group of Kennedy supporters that a mow for free electors meet with the biggest legal fight you can imagine" Last night Philip Des Marais the other Kennedy co-chairman said the state committee has an obligation to the Democratic Party to be sure that electors are pledged to party nominees Hie person who can nuke sure of this is Gov Davis" Des Marais -said Des Marais said he doubted the central committee would approve the free elector-plan- He- said good portion of the committee members have already endorsed file Democratic ticket Disk Atty' Leander Perez of Plaquemines and St Bernard parishes spearheaded the move for meeting An arch segregationist and states rlghter BELL BINDS "FRIENDSHIP ELKHORN Wis (AP) A small presented by a group of German farmera-will occupy a place of honor toe new city hall being planned-here The beU-is made-of china end-stands less- than six Inches higJS It is a replica of the presented to West BerlQC by the Air Force after the-Berlin blockade ended in 1949" A group of 75 German farmere-who spent a weekend as in farm homes in the area pro sented the replica 77 Hundreds of children's dresses just right for mid-summer wearing and for back-to-school wear We have taken every child's dress in our entire stock and put them into two large groups This is an unheard of value These are better prices than were offered in 1936 Look at the size range You will buy these dresses by the armload for vacation wear and back-to-school wear Not just a few to choose from but dozens and dozens for a better selection Although these dresses are at a drastically reduced price you may-put: them on lay-away and a deposit will hold them until -your back-to-school needs Two huge groups to choose from! MONTPELIER Vt (AP) At least 10 gasoline stations in southern Vermont are nelling gasoline from a single tank through differently labeled pumps at different prices Atty Gen Thomas De-bevoise says The difference in price is as much as four cents a gallon The attorney general warned that such a practice if-done knowingly by attendants constitutes fraud Margarine was first by a French chemist In 1870 to se a fat shortage that occurred-as a result of the Franco-nrusx san war Sizes 1 to lx State 7 to 14 jUf GROUP I $1 -00 GROUP II $2-00 NEW JOW RICE ELECTRIC! GENERAL 'ill FOR A GOOD SELECTION BE AT THE BARGAIN ANNEX BILOXI AND GULFPORT PROMPTLY TOMORROW AT 9:00 AM! 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