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PASCAGOULA CHRONICLE-STAR MOSS POINT ADVERTISERFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 194B Ja.13;oGautier Mother Has Five Sons And Two Sons-In-Law In Armed Services Of CountryiPFC. W. T. ROBERTSTo be able to hang a single service-star flag in their window is a distinction of which ^iny parents may well be proud; to be able to thus tell the world that she has five sons in America's fighting forces, is a privilege that has been given to only one mother in Jackson county; so far as is known to the Chronicle-Star and Advertiser.She is Mrs. C. H. Roberts of Gautier, whose youthful looks belie the fact that she is the mother of 11 children, the youngest of which is a high school student.And in addition to having her live sons in the service, Mrs. Roberts is also proud of I wo sons-in-law who are in the fight, and one who is waiting his call, after having passed his physical examination recently at Camp Shelby.This small army is composed of Alton, the eldest, Calhoun. Glynn, William, and Harry Robert, the youngest, and John Trussed, of Gautier, David Norris and Milton Seymour, the last of whom claims residence at Ocean Springs.Looking at pictures of the five handsome Roberts boys one visualizes a happy youth, they are all so smiling. What did they do, what did they think during that time? Just what other boys do and think, says Mrs. Roberts, though she modestly admits that they were interested in athletics and that Cal and Harry and Alton did very well in basketball and football, and Alton belonged to the Gautier baseball team.Star Basketball PlayerThe truth of the matter is that Harry not only starred in basketball at the Pascagoula HighHE FLUitrection of influonza. grippe practiced by Dr. Abbott, is era speedy and inexpensive vn condition which followsinq Dr. Abbott for scientific nents.. ABBOTTie 82and CherubuscoInthcsi dressed for a party : work a-day suit, ze as smart if your it and clean at all i point to have your xned at our modern rice is prompt. Our iwn.CLEANERSDelmas Ave. SOULASGT. A. O. ROBERTS ♦--school but he made* the All-State basketball team. Cal carried his basketball prowess at the High school over to Pcrkinston Junior College where he was a member of the team there. Bill played on both the football and basketball teams at the High school and Alton ,'Sonnic,‘, in addition to his basketball activities, piled up a local reputation as star pitcher on the Gautier baseball team. Their brother-in-law, John Trussell, also starred in both football and basketball af Pascagoula FJigh.According to Mrs. Roberts, Louis Glynn, who is known by his second name, was the first to go. He entered the Army just before Pearl Harbor, having been inducted in November 1941, and went to Keesler Field for training. He was sent to Canada last July and is still stationed there, with the 1046th AAF. Glynn, who now has the rank of sergeant, worked at Ingalls before entering the Army. Mrs. Roberts is making her home in Memphis until Sgt. Roberts returns.Ca I h o u n H. Roberts private first class, was the next to go. He was inducted into the service September 1942. and received his basic training at Miami, Fla. Hr is now flying with the 1345th AAF, somewhere in India. He left the states last August. Cal worked at the Moss Point Paper Mill before joining Uncle Sam’s forces.Cal was soon followed by Alton O. Roberts. He's the one they call “Sonnie,” who entered the service in December of the same year. He received his basic training at Westover Field, Mass.,was sent overseas in March of 1944 and took part in the battles of Brest and Cologne as member of the 877th Airborne Engineers' Battalion. He is now seeipg duty in Belgium. Bill was in France at the same time as Alton, but the two brothers did not get to see each other. Alton wears the stripes of a sergeant on his sleeve. He was connected with the I- N Railroad at Gautier in civilian life.William T. Roberts became a member of the Army in October 43. After being trained at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri “Bill’* was sent overseas in June of 1944, but before leaving was married to Miss Betty Jane Foster of Pascagoula, who is making her home with relatives in Panama City while awaiting his return. He was employed at Ingalls. Bill is with Co. A of the 35th Engineers' Battalion in Belgium.The last to leave was Harry who could hardly wait until his graduation from the Pascagoula High school to enter the Marine Corps in which he is a private. ] After receiving his boot training* at San Diego, Lowell Harry Roberts. as he is officially known, in the Marine Corps, was shipped to the Southwest Pacific where he is stationed with the 21st Replacement Draft as a member of Co. B.His brother-in-law, John C.Trussell, who grew up with the boys in Gautie/, even though he is a native of Jackson. Miss., also went from Gautier but he chose to enlist in the Navy in February of 1943, where he has the rating of seaman second class. He is now on a United States ship somewhere in the Pacific Theatre of Operations having been sent to that section October 1943. He married Miss Myra Roberts whe makes her home at Cedar Point, Gautier.The other girls of the family are Mrs. Milton Seymour of Ocean Springs. Mrs. David Norris, Mrs. Diek Lane of Frisco City, Ala., Mrs. Kermit Farmer of Mobile, and Miss Katherine Roberts, who is a student at the Pascagoula High school. The entire family was born in Gautier as was Mrs. Roberts, who before her marriage was Miss Kate McMillan. Mr, Roberts was a native of Ocean Springs and was a member of the very large Roberts clan in that section. He died Februarv 8, 1937.With the exception of Glynn, who gave up school to go to work, and Katherine, who has not yet finished, all the others are graduates of the Pascagoula High school.PFC. C. H. ROBERTSMRS. C. Tf. ROBERTSS/SGT. L. G. ROBERTSPVT. HARRY ROBERTSJOHN C. TRUSSELLMore Contributions Received For Honor Tree Fund By ClubAdditional contributions have been made to the tree-planting fund of the Pascagoula Garden club. Mrs. Clyde Leavitt, chairman of the committee in charge, announced. They were made by Mrs. W Borden, Mis. Martin Shepard. Mrs. N. G. Cowan, Mrs. P. A. Thompson, Mrs. W. R. Thornton and Mrs. C. W. Martin.Trees will be planted in the name of the following servicemen, in addition to those previously named: Alfred G. Borden, Hugh G. BordWn, Max M. Borden, Roberts L. Burden, H. J. Caple, Carnel G. Cowan, G. D. Cameron, Burleigh Cowart, G. L. Cox, J. W. Cox, Dunald E. Frederic, Jones A. Garri^an^Robert Gulley, Noll G. Hamilton. Jr., Edmond J. Jane, Jr., J. E. Kihyet, O. L. Lewis, Claud C. Martin, Fred K. Martin, Benjmin C. Mc-Cleskey, H. V. Ned Ison, J. C. Pas-ehall, Willie Skipper, C. H. Stanley, Jr., Watts I. Thornton, Tracy E. Walker, W. J- Weatherford. Otto K. Weisenberg, M J. Zei kus. Jack Parsley and Harry Paisley.A. E. Kidd Passes Away At Jackson County HospitalAlbert Earl Kidd, 45 years old, died at the Jackson County Hospital shortly before noon Thursday. His body was sent to his former home in Tuscaloosa for burial. Fails Funeral Home was in charge.A warehouse clerk at the Ingalls shipyard, Mr. Kidd is survived by his widow, Mrs. Edith Barr Kidd who is a clerk at the Eastlawn branch of the post office; his parents, Mr. and MrsThomas W. Kidd; three sisters, Mrs. H. J. Bowers, Decatur, Ala., Mrs. C. B. Hendrix. Hueytown. Ala., and Mrs. N. B. Foreyth, Sheppard, Ala.; and seven brothers, M. H., Sheffield, Ala., Willie B., Eloie L. and Lacy P., Leighton, Ala., Alva C. Washington, D. C., and Vernon N. Kidd, U. S. Army.Friday, February 16 at 8 p.m., in the 12th Street community! building. Anyone interested in learning to square dance is invited to attend this meeting.SQUARE DANCE CLUB MEETSThe Square Dance club had an attendance of 193 persons when it met on February 9. G. I. Wilson played the fiddle and Mrs. Hattie Mills, the guitar.This group will meet again onThe yak, beast of burden in Tibet, gets down icy mountain slopes by drawing its hoofs together and sliding, always landing right-side up at the bottom.• The first American timepieces were made entirely of wood
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