Sun Herald from Biloxi, Mississippi • 21

The daily Herald State And Local News The Gulf Coast Rebuilds Serving The Mississippi Coast Wednesday February 11 1970 Section 2 Page 21 JACKSON Miss (AP) Mississippi Legislature received two proposals Tuesday to revise the financial support of the public schools now caught in an integration controversy which has spawned numbers of private schools Rep A Thigpen of Cleveland introduced a bill to change school laws so parents of public school pupils would be billed for costs now paid by the state State money would go to the parents so they could pay the bill CARL SMITH KING BECKER AND QUEEN REID ACLU Says Would Join In North Mixing Effort Recording Artist In Bay Coast Aid For Plans Approved DETROIT Mich (AP)- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan says it has told Gov John Bell Williams of Mississippi that it would be happy to cooperate to stamp out segregated schools in the North "If you are anxious to dramatize that the guarantee of equal protection of the law under the US Constitution know no state boundaries we welcome your the ACLU branch wrote Williams Edwin Ellman chairman of the Michigan ACLU said Tuesday his letter to Williams had been authorized by the governing board The letter quoted a newspaper account of proposal to send a group of lawyers from Mississippi to Northern states to further racial integration are quoted as saying that you would welcome the assistance of such oranizations as the American Civil liberties Union in this the letter said will be pleased to cooperate with your representatives in your desire to stamp bigotry in our state as well as as all others trust you will reciprocate when ACLU lawyers are next in Federal planning assistance grants totaling $105220 for Mississippi Research and Development Center work on the Mississippi Coast have been approved by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Pass Royalty Reigns At Ball King Christian XXXVII Anthony Becker and Queen Christiana Mrs Margaret Reid Gunter ruled over the 37th annual Mardi Gras carnival ball of Pass' Christian Saturday evening in St gymnasium Eaton A Lang Jr ball captain and master of cere monies greeted the guests and announced the theme of the ball The Flag Waved When He noted the simplicity of the decorations in comparison to these other years' i 1 The captain signaled for a fanfare the curtains opened and revealed their majesties King Christian XXXVI John Gardner and Queen Christiana Mrs Sally Rodrique They were seated on a double -garden throne' covered with deep purple velvet cushions Behind the throne were the Royal Flags presented each year to the reigning monarch by the St Mercy Carnival Association Above the flags was a golden gothic arch banked in greenery ti As the guests and former king and queen rose the eldest living king Anderson McCollister entered with the American flag The group joined in singing The Star Spangled Banner Following the entrance of the court flashing lights and the sound of trumpets heralded the arrival of King Christian XXXVII who entered to the strains of If Ever I Cease to Love He was attired in a white satin tunic and knee pants heavily encmsted with rhinestones brilliants silver braid and ermine His royal mantle was of deep purple velvet decorated with bril-lante zircons and silver braid edged in ermine He wort the traditional Crown of Christian made of gold and covered with semi-precious stones He carried a matching jeweled scepter After greeting his subjects be mounted the golden steps to the throne where King Christian reliquished the throne His queen Mrs Rodrique wore a gown of imported lace over crepe and carried a bouquet of red roses Royal pages to King Christian XXXVII were Charles Donlin Jr and Richard Carrubba His heralds were Sean Logan and Scott LeBlanc Queen Christiana XXXVII escorted by her husband George Gunter was preceded by her flower girls Lisa Anthony and Shamela Beech wearing white ball gowns and carrying old-fashioned bouquets Her trainbearers dressed in identical white gowns trimmed in blue velvet and lace were Linda Bourdin Anne James and Donnyelle LaCoste Their wrist corsages were in red white and blue i 1 The queen wore a gown of white Belgium lace over white crepe encrusted with pearls and crystal heeding from the boat neckline to the hemline which was outlined in iridescent stones She wore the Crown of Christiana and carried a matching scepter both designed of silver filigree set with zircons and diamond shaped stones The scepter was adorned with a purple throated orchid Her mantle of deep pirple velvet featuring a Medici collar was edged with white ermine and decorated with semi-precious stones and silver braid Dukes and Duchesses were Mrs Jean McCollister escorted by Wayne James Mrs Joan Hursey escorted by Supervisor Francis Hursey Mrs La-Reta Rick escorted by Edward Craig Mrs Arlene Northway escorted by Russell Ringer Mrs Mary Ann Fayard escorted by Karl Kern Mrs Audrey Kern escorted by Sam Armato Mrs Catherine Wood escorted by Dr William Wood Mrs Nora Carrubba escorted by Benjamin Carrubba Mrs Jerelyn Anthony escorted by Bruce Anthony The ladies wore jeweled ball gowns and carried silver carnival masks decorated with orchids and red white and blue ribbons The dukes wore formal evening attire with shoulder sashes of red white and blue Following the presentation of bouquets to Mrs Anthony Becker wife of the king and Mrs Margaret Reid mother of the queen silver champagne coolers were presented to the royal pair as a perpetual reminder of their honor Following the traditional grand march the court dance and the call out dances general dancing followed Departing from its normal procedure St Paul's Mercy Carnival Association the parade and ball sponsor selected King Christian XXXVII and Queen Christiana by lot this year Each had competed for the titles in previous years and were chosen from among other former dukes and duchesses of honor who then formed the court for this Ball Announcement of the grants were made today by Sen James Eastland and -Rep William Colmer (D-Miss) Farm Hand Being Sought' In Bludgeon Murder Case Sen Robert Crook of Rule-ville introduced a bill to abolish the state income tax on grounds decreasing school attendance would mean less demand on the treasury for school money Thigpen said the quality of public education had fallen in some districts and his bill would allow children to be sent to districts with better schools Parents of private school pupils would also get such payments but Thigpen said the education committee could restrict such funds to those in public schools Die bill' would allow payments of up to $300 a a figure which would be adjusted to equal the present state payments to school districts for each child in for each qualified pupil It would prohibit spending money for any purpose other than education He said this would replace the present minimum foundation program and that will re- the cooperation of schools feel any private school would co-operate to get this money Crook said in offering his bill that the average daily attendance in the public schools might fall as much as 250000 next school year because of federal court orders public He said the exodus from the schools which get state aid on the basis of average daily attendance result in a large cash Abolishing the income tax he said would also help attract new industry as industrialization had slowed since the 1968 legislature boosted the tax rate Other new bills were by Rep John Stennis of Jackson to let Jackson and Vicksburg set up municipal parking authorities A Rep Tullius Brady of Brook-' haven to boost the salaries of the lieutenant governor and file House speaker from $8500 to $18500 a year and abolish the $10000 expense account of the lieutenant governor Rep Raymond Comans of Newton to re-enact a state law declaring how many railroad employes must be in each train crew Sen Jean Muirhead of Jack-son to permit chemical tests on persons arrested on drunkenness charges to determine the state of intoxication Sen Perry of Horn Lake to let parole board employes come under one of the state merit systems Sen Ollie Mohamed of Belzoni to eliminate any local ad valor- em tax' requirements to the minimum education program JACKSON Miss (AP) A young farm worker was the object of an intense search today as Hinds and Rankin County deputies continued an hives tion into the bludgeon mv Project areas involved are Bay St Louig and Waveland in Hancock County Ocean Springs in Jackson County and Long Beach and Pass Christian in Harrison County The' funds will be used to develop comprehensive plans for the area damaged by hurricane Camille last August It will be the first step toward full redevelopment of the communities the government said Carl Smith country and western recording star will be featured performer at the Grand Ole Opry Show Thursday night at Bay St Louis sponsored by the Hancock County Heart Fund The benefit performances at 7 and 9 pm will be held at Bay high School gymnasium on Blue Meadow road off Highway 90 Tickets will be available at the door Also taking part from Nashville Tenn will be Betty Amos Judy Lee and their allgirl band From the Louisiana Hayride will be the Dixie Revelers Personalities from local radio stations will include Johnson from Picayune Tony Hod from Wiggins and Ron Manning Jim Owen and Romeo Sullivan from Biloxi Bill Lambert of radio station WSHO New Orleans will be the master of ceremonies Making guest appearances will be several members of the New Orleans Saints football team Billy Fulghan special assistant to Gov John Bell Williams is to represent the gover- nor Former Alabama Gov George Wallace has been invited to attend Bert Stieffel is county chairman for the Heart Fund drive which will continue through February and Jerry Ladner is chairman for the Arson Probe In Maben School Fire MABEN Miss! (AP)-County officers and federal agents checked today for possible arson in a blaze which leveled the Maben Attendance Center a few hours before it was to open under a court-approved faculty desegregation plan A spokesman for the FBI said his office was checking into the possibility of an FBI violation in ttie Tuesday fire which gutted the 12-grade school serving -465 whites Officers said however they were not certain what caused the blue The school was closed last week to allow faculty integration work and was to open Tuesday with an almost two-to-one Negro teacher majority The student body was to be desegregated next fall School authorities set the loss at about $500000 for the building and equipment They said the loss was partly covered by insurance The building contained 16 classrooms' offices a library auditorium and lunch room John Ware county superintendent of education said he hoped classes could be resumed soon in temporary quarters State Man Is Suspect CHEYENNE Wyo (AP) Authorities today searched for three armed men wanted in the slaying of two men during the holdup of a Cheyenne bar Police Chief James Burd Identified the dead as James Bonson 23 of Vicksburg Miss and John Marshall about 50 of Cheyenne He said the two scuffled with one of the gunmen before shots were fired Tuesday Harry Laughlin and Steve Mayer both of Cheyenne were injured About $600 was taken in the holdup Byrd said about 12 pa-' trons were in the bar when the robbers entered He said police also were seeking a fourth man believed to have been the driver of the getaway car The Hancock County cities wiU receive $52158 $22762 will go to Ocean Springs and $30300 to Long Beach-Pass Christian of Blaine a 44-year-old Rankin County farmer Sheriff Jonathan Edwards said are hopeful we can pick him up anytime Blaine was hammered to death late Monday when he returned home to find a man inside the residence and his 10 year old daughter bound and gagged Edwards said the man sought was a parttime employe of Blaine anil had worked for him last week The sheriff said the man tied the girl up with a telephone cord gagged her with his shirtsleeve and broke into her coin bank The man was surprised in the house when Blaine arrived in his pickup truck officers said and apparently struck the child on the head in an attempt to silence her He then went outside and attacked Blaine with the hammer Edwards said The daughter managed to free herself and notified Rankin County authorities Hinds County officers joined the investigation after truck was found in nearby Long 't i Promoted To Major Major James Bryan Long Jr husband of Linda Vignes Long who is the daughter of Mrs Nell Vignes Biloxi has been awarded the Army Commendation Medal as well as promoted to major Pass Street Repairs Pact Told Top Ratings Major Long is from Fanin Miss and is with 21st Co 2nd Battalion the Student Brigade Ft Benning Ga His last assignment was G-2 4th Infantry Division Pleiku Republic of South Vietnam He previously was awarded the Bronze Star Air Medal and Vietnamese Service Medal Rep William Colmer (11-Miss) announced today the awarding of a contract by the Mobile District US Army Corps of Engineers in the amount of $354101 to Holcomb Asphalt Co Gulfport for emergency repairs to city streets at Pass Christian Company officials reported the project includes 190000 square yards of paving eight miles of reworking existing dirt roads (no paving involved) in addition to drainage materials related to the work ROY JONES MADE ARMY SPECIALIST VUNG TAU Vietnam Roy Jones 21 son of Mr and Mrs Charles Jones 219 Weems St Moss Point Miss was promoted to Army specialist four while serving as a seaman in the 329th Transportation Company near Vung Tau Vietnam Two East Junior High School students received superior ratings at the district solo and ensemble contest held Saturday at Gulfport East High School according to John Pearson Jr East High band director They were Ginger Schweitzer and Vicki McCall who performed clarinet solos He received the Army Com--mendation Medal for Service with Hq 4th Inf Division as assistant G-2 during March through July Coast The Spirit Is Gaiety.