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The Lexington advertiser., 1934-04-12

Dinner Dance.
One of the most enjoyable of tn
early commencement affairs for tn
Tchula High School graduates was
dinner dance in honor of Misses Susar
Cwin and Frances Foose and Mr.. JEFF,
Bogue, March % at O'Clock. in thu
lovely home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
McGee.
! Receiving with Mrs. McGee were Mrs
S. J. Foose, Miss Frances Foose, Mrs
W W. Gwin, Miss Susan Gwin, Mrs. 7
j. Bogue and Mr.. Jeff Bogue.
! Immediately following delightful
dinner, Miss Virginia Mayfield and Mr.
Paul Ray won the prizes in a clever
little hat making contest The follow
ing guests enjoyed the evening:
Misses Frances Foose, Susan Gwin
Ermine King, Maxine Ellison. Margaret
Grafton, Virginia Mayfield, Martha
Bogue and Messrs Jeff Bogue, Teddy
Smith, Billy Bryson, Edward Gordin
Herbert Paul, Sam Maggie, Paul Ray
Dudley Cox. Hugh Shuttleworth, Claude
KERN, Robert Wright, Al Holiday, Mes
DANES W. W. Gwin, S. J. Foose, T. J.
Bogue and E. c. Mayfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cunningham. Mir
lam and James went to Natchez to en-
JOY the Pilgrimage week down there.
They came back by Braxton to see her
mother, Mrs. Mangum, over Sunday.
Mrs. Cunningham says the homes, an
tiques and programs far exceeded her
expectations. She like all others who
have attended the pilgrimage to Match
ez in the past two years. thinks all the
Southerners should visit there during
the tinses when these old homes are
open to the public and get an insight
into the Old South
Miss Carolyn Buck of Jackson spent
the week end with her grandm other.
Mrs. L. X. James.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Brannon and Mr..
G. c. Brannon were Jackson visitors
Thursday.
Mrs. George Crow and her nephew
Jack Steele Frost went to Belzoni We'd
nesday to see her sister, who has been
on the sick list
Mr.. H. c. Waterer, Mary, Henry, Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Y. Waterer were in
Tchula Thursday.
J. P. Lacy returned to Tyro Sunday.
He had word while at home that his
camp would be transferred to Vicks-
burg, of course he is quite proud of
the change.
Several of the school children have
been having chicken pox and few have
had measles. Little Johnnie Ruby has
been quite sick, they carried him to
Yazoo City. He is now with his Grand
mother Stricklin since leaving the hos
pital down there.
Mrs.R. G. Rhyme, Bobby. Mrs. Tommie
Truitt and jimmie Lee and Mrs. J. W.
Cross made business trip to Lexing-
ton Monday afternoon.
Rev and Mrs. J. j. Baird Madaline
and Mrs. j. Ruby went to Yazoo City
Saturday to see little Johnnie Ruby. We
are glad to say he is improving rapidly
(Contjnued ON paoa SO
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-04-12
Delightful Play Is
Presented At Tchula

"Always In Trouble" a home talent
play sponsored by the ladies of the
Tchula Presbyterian Auxiliary, was pre-
sented at the Tchula high school audi
torium Tuesday night. In the list OF
players taking part were the follow
ing:
Joe Lou, AL Holiday, Herbert Paul
"Pill" Gordon, Charles Smith, Lucille
Smith, Ermien King, Nita kinard, Cam
ule Wallace. The presentation delight
ed a nice size audience and the Auxll-
.aiy addcd nice sum of money to their
reasury.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-04-12

Chocolate candy rabbits, suckers anc
little white fluffy rabbit favors were
passed to the children, over which they
had lots of fun before going out in the
yard to play other games. Everyone
went home having enjoyed good time
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-04-12

Continued on Page 81
Evening star., 1934-08-22
Negative Mind.

There Is such q thing as a negative
type Of mind. Individuals 30 afiiicted
appear to come into the world a.
product of q nihilistic heredity, and
they doubtless also are Influenced by
the conditions of an environment
which they find altogether too kindly
to suit their inborn resistance to all
that is bright and lively and good.
But be the causes what they may.
the results are irritating In the ex-
treme. If the larger lublic does not
apply the epithet crepe hangers" to
the eccentrics, the phrase Is withheld
only because of courtesy or charity.
And that is one of the most curious
aspects Of the problem constituted by
the out-of-steD minority. They are
shown almost invariably n degree Of
Evening star., 1934-08-22
The Technique of Crime.

A crime that closely approaches that
point of perfection that is the ideal
of the lawbreaker and the dread Of
the law enforcement officers was COM
nitted yesterday in New York when
gang of robbers executed carefully
planned hold-up and stole nearly half
"a million dollars from an armored
truck operated by company special
-izing in the transfer of valuables. The
scene was chosen with care to insure
escape. The day and the hour were
selected to yield the greatest possible
amount Of loot. Every participant in
the robbery had plainly been carefully
drilled in the details of his individual
part in the crime. With the excep-
ton that one bag Of money was over
looked or ignored in the haste Of the
getaway. the plot succeeded In every
detail.
For many years the safemakers and
the safebreakers ran a race for su-
premacy. As fast as safes were made
burglar proof the cracksmen found
means of opening them. At last the
race was won by the safemakers. and
now, with the exception Of an occa-
sional robbery on a small scale in the
opening Of an old box" this crime
has been practically checked. Gang
tnievery has replaced the operations
Of the lock packers. the driliers and
"soup' men. Organization under
highly eficient leadership has become
the mode of modern thievery. Yes
Evening star., 1934-08-22

terday's crime was O demonstration
that the race for security is still run
ming, with different technique required
on the side of the law, just rs new
technique has been developed on the
side Of crime.
One feature of the affair Of yester-
day, as thus described in the New
York Times report of the occurrence,
illustrates the process Of development
Of both crime and its defeat:
The common practice when the
trucks stop to collect money or to dis
tribute II is for one Of the men to get
out first and, with weapon in hand, to
back up against q wall and look
around before the second man follows
him. The driver remains in the bullet
proof cab Of the truck. Because the
bandits acted yesterday, when the
door to the drivers seat was open.
covering. the driver and the guard
with o machine gun, this usual V pre-
caution was useless.
Needless 70 say, tnlS lesson learned,
q new practice will probably be estab-
lished in the management of these
trucks for the carrying Of large sums
Of money. And, just as likely, the
thieving fraternity will plan a new
technique of attack. Whether the men
who Planned and executed this latest
crime are caught or not, others will
try the same trick, for it needs not to
be confessed, as the criminal tendency
is inherent in certain fraction of
humanity, that despite punshments
and despite safeguards robbery will
be attempted and committed as long
as there is wealth to be had for the
taking by clever. daring men.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
Federal Theater Movement.

From the Worcester Kvsnins Gazette.
Men who have spent years playing
the violin or keeping books are not
fitted to handle q pick and shovel on
Federal relief job. Putting them at
such work Is q waste Of their time and
misuse Of public funds. Even IL the
men don't suffer from 1t. the job viii
not be efficiently handled.
The =. z. r. A. is opposed to per-
functory work. And In planning for
It's Winter activities It aims to make
provision for the various white col
lar" men among the unemployed. In
this connection the relief administra-
ton may launch something like o
little theater" movement, to bring
In actors, musicians and writer's who
are out Of work.
This looks as II we might have a
subsidized theater in q small way. It
ought to be an interesting expert
ment. No one irnagines that ali the
artistic talent In the country "a now
being employed To be sure, there
must be scores Of hack writer's and
ham" actors whose efforts would
drive an audience out Of the theater.
Just how the second and third rate
talent Ia going to be provided for is
something of . question. But II the
relief administration can dig up any
first-rate talent and there must be
plenty Of 1t idling around-the public
in the larger cities can be led to
patronize It.
And while they're about It the
Washfngton oficfaIx nai1ht nee u,haN
they can do with few jobleM movie
performers and scenario writer's,
Surely the movie talent can't all be
In Hollywood. AS . busniess propo-
Mtion, we couldn't advise the Govern
ment TO 60 into the production Of
pictures.
But, artistica1ly, we'd like to see tie
experiment tried Even at the worst,
we imagine that Jim Farley would do
as well as win Hays.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRAcENELL.

Many there are who believe, al
though they might not be as frank a.
to admit it-publicly-that some
thing of "what Is wrong with the
United States" today is due to the dis
appearance of the older restraints.
We have been told that repression
is bad for us so many times and in 20
many ways that we look upon reserve
as something inimical to the whole
man-physical. mental, ethical.
No doubt repressed emotions do have
bad effects ut times, but one may
question seriously the claim THAT they
always have such effects.
A little repression now and then Il
good for the most foolish as well Is
| for the wisest man.
Every one represses great deal.
Maybe 1t may be no more than an
inner dialogue, such as that with
which we began here and which sell
dom ever sees the light Of print, but
when one stops to consider the huge
number of such repressions In an
average day he may see without much
trouble that repression Is not exactly
and always the terrible thing 1t has
been made in some quarters.
AHN
It may be felt that the character
that endures, that does not have TO
be changed at its height, just to be
In fashion Cor because some one else
has persuasive powers) Is mostly
solidly built on several fine rocks Of
repression.
Especially may one feel that, when
It comes to the public display Of the
emotions q human being is better on
with some restraint, unless, Of course,
he does not mind putting himself
so,farely into the unashamed class Of
the monkeys picking fieas of each
other. (They do say 1t Is salt, not
fieas, but 1t makes no difference. the
principle Is the same)
There In q satisfaction about feel
ing that one has character Of ones
own and Is not at the whim Of
every varying current Of popular
opinion. No one need be ashamed.
even In such o curious era a. this.
that such character as he has Is built
solidly ON the repressions Of o past
day.
There are fashions In morals, as In
| other things, and when the wind has
veered one way for q certain number
of years it Is surely going to change
back the exact opposite after time.
If we live long enough we will be
In style again.
It may be O long time, but 1t will
be worth waiting for, many viii think,
as they see people doing and saying
things on all sides which somehow
, strike them as undignif1ed.
Dignity itself Is to be laughed at,
for the present, but there are certain
chsngeless things which will exist
as long as civilization exists. Such
civilization as the world has Is o very
precious thing, and not lightly to be
thrown away. Much of Its best rests
on the concept of the dignity Of the
individual human being. This dignity
stands securely on q foundation Of
repressions Of distinctly animal traits.
The concept for each repression was
laid thousands Of years ago. The
actual repressions may be blown away
lightly by each individual for him
self, but there viii be found thou
sands of others standing around to
pick up the feathers and try to put
them back again. You can only be
q nudist successfully in your own soul.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
Nature Reshapes Niagara.


Scientists have estimated that the
Niagara Falls have been moving west
ward at the rate Of feet q year
for many millenntums. Cornell Uni
yersity has the records covering l6l
years Of actual observation up to
1925, showing q recession Of $40 feet.
From 1905 to 1925 the rate appears
to have increased slightly.
Judging from past performance, the
falls started perhaps $4,000 years ago
at Lake Ontario and in another 20.-
900 years should degenerate to rapids
about miles upstream.
On Monday last the Canadian falls
gave an excellent illustration Of how
erosion effects such rapid progress
against the limestone caprock. About
Is, 900 tons of rock crashed down from
the edge OF the Horseshoe. taking Is
feet from the rim of the curve in less
than q second. That, however. was
less than the progress made January
II, 1881, on the American side, when
90, 900 tons fell, changing the contour
OF the falls.
Geological progress may be aver
aged. but Il appears 10 be = series
Of great or small eatastrophtes.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
consideration and tolerance which
they do not merit.

consideration and tolerance which
they do not merit.
Miss Cornelia Otis Skinner has in
her repertoire q monolosue which IL
lustrates the species perfectly. In the
sketch the actress impersonates o
woman of advanced years to whom
time has brought neither wisdom nor
generosity. She dominates whatever
scene she enters, forcing her suspi-
cions, her prejudices her hatreds into
the minds Of whatever company she
meets. Her daughter she has made q
slave, her servants are hei serfs.- MT
even casual stranger is immune from
her malice. She sits In a rocking
chair on the porch Of Summer hotel
like Satan in the depths of Dis, send
ing out the poison of her mischief in
pulsations of blighting cold to wither
the flowers Of hope In such human
hearts as she can reach. She Ia her
own deity, her own fetish, her own
worshipper. But she Is not misunder-
stood. Rather, she is known to every
other inhabitant OF her small, un-
happy world for what she is-a char
acter sunk in mean and virulent sell
fishness. Hence, the reaction against
her is positive enough to ensure her
eventual discontinue. Miss Skinner
does not attempt to portray her pun
ishment, but the pillory in which she
places her may be presumed TO be
part of It.
The negative mind, then, is nothing
but a pathological selfishness. And,
SO understood. it offers few difficulties.
The vast majority of earth's children
are not egoists: love motivates them
in their pilgrimage; optimism is the
spiritual power which prompts them
onward In their march out Of the
night into the dawn. True, an occa-
sional barrier may be erected against
them by men or women handicapped
by disgenic faults; but the watchword
Of the universe is an animation, not
q denial, and the ultimate and perfect
victory is assured for the millions who
agree with the poet:
To those who are glad for the sun
And think not Of taking for giving
The question Is answer enough
And life Is enough for the living.
Evening star., 1934-08-22

the Government Is more interested In
securing economic safety for the aver
age man than n fattening great and
dangerous fortunes" Mr.. Baker then
ventured the assertion, without fear
Of contradiction, that I'VE are all for.
such O new deal" This Is the nearest
approach to an endorsement Of the
Roosevelt policies which has yet fallen
from his lips.
II Mrs. Henry T. Rainey is elected
to the seat in Congress so long and
ably held by her distinguished hus-
band, the growing precedent in Amer
lean politics that the widow Is the
logical successor when death removes
her husband from high public ofhce
Will receive new reinforcement. 1t
may soon be said that the widows
''dower right" in the office is a ira
dition and that to deprive her of 1t
Is to rob her Of her Just due.
X II 4 4
Prof. Rexford Guy Tugwell, Under
secretary of Agriculture, brain-truster
extraordinary, to be president of Co
lumbia University in succession to DIR.
Nicholas Murray Butler-that is one
OF the morsels Of gossip which DR..
Writ. were he to revisit Washington,
might encounter passing around some
Capital dinner tables. It Is an in
triguing idea and not without prece-
dent. for the new deal is manifesting
itself In many Of our large and some
times our ancient universities in the
form Of replacement Of venerable
presidents Of the old order by youth
full and forward-lo looking presidents Of
the new school. Precedents for Co
lumbia's presidency to Prof. Tugwell-
If that came about-would be Robert
M. Hutchins, age IS, and q modern" I"
president of the University Of Chi
cago, and James B. Conant, age II,
president Of Harvard. In point Of
age Prof. Tugwell outranks them both.
- ~ g.
Uncle Sam has an extensive collec-
tion Of lighthouses scattered along his
coasts which, for one reason or an
other, are now rated obsolete, have
been abandoned and are now for sale
to the highest bidder. Eight Of them
on the coast of Maine are to be on
the bargain table next week, accord
ing to Department of Commerce an
nouncement. Times change, and even
lighthouses 60 out Of date. Another
out-of-the-ordinary news note from
the Commerce Department bulletins
the arrival of q venerable but virile
sea turtle. weight 500 pounds. age
variously estimated from 100. to 200
years, which is to be given haven in
the aquarium in the basement of the
new Department Of Commerce Build
ing. This aquarium. with its collec-
ton of denizens of the sea, is a point
Of interest which Washington sight
seers have been slow TO discover.
(Copyright. 1eS4J
Evening star., 1934-08-22
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

A reoder can get the, ansspsr to
aRy question OF fact bv inrtting The
Washington Ecening Star fnformdtion
Bureau, Frederic J. Hasirin, Director,
Washington, d. c. Please tnclose
stamp for reply.
q. Which type Of horse races earlier,
the running horse or the trotting
horse?-M. N.
A. The running horse. At years
old running horses enter important
races. When the great trotter, Ethan
Allen, appeared Mt years it was re-
garded as exceptional. Five years Is
regarded early for O trotter, but ut
that age . running horse often is
retired.
q. How far a It from San Francisco
to Japan by the shortest steamship
route?-R. X.
A. It Ia by the Great Circle route,
which Is 4,536 miles. This route goes
almost a. far north as the Aleutian
Islands.
@. Who was the speaker besides
President Lincoln at the dedication
Of Gettysburg Cemetery7-B. A. M.
A. The orator, other than President
Lincoln, was Edward Everett, preacher.
orator, statesman, author, diplomat,
Greek scholar and theologian. Mr..
Everett died in 1865.
@. How much did the Art Gallery
In Philadelphia cost, which was built
for the Centennial Exposition in
1S76?-A. T.
A. 1t cost $1,5o0,00o.
@. Why don't trees grow on the
plains Of Kansas, Texas and Iowa?
w. r. C..
A. The question Of the forest, or
lack of 1t, in the Middle West or So
called Prairie States is not due en-
tirely to lack Of moisture. although
this In o factor. Trees viii grow in
most sections Of the Prairie States If
planted 30 as to protect them from
the scorching, winds Of Summer and
the freezing winds Of Winter. In such
level country the winds reach ter
rific velocity at times, and this Is
very hard on young trees without
proper protection.
@. Who christened the q. Q. Rexf-
D. d. 8.
A. The Queen of Italy.
@. Do electrons now In the direction
Of an electric current2-N. 8.
A. The National Bureau Of Standards
says that the electrons now in the
opposite direction to the so-called d.
rection Of the now Of current. The
convention as to the direction Of the
iow OF current was established many
years ago and 1t is unlikely that 1t
viii ever be changed.
@. Is the tomato o fruit or O vege-
tablet. I.
A. Botanically q tomato is o fruit.
The Supreme Court, however, has de-
cided that, since tomatoes are grown
In kitchen gardens and eaten gen.
orally as part Of the body Of . meal,
and as they are sold a. vegetables,
they should be considered vegetables
30 far as commerce and general use
are concerned.
@. Which is the oldest national
park?-F. K. L.
A. Yellowstone. 1t became q ma
tional park In 1872.
q. What proportion Of the popuia-
ton Of the Dominican Republic d
white?-J. w. ~
A. Forty per cent is white, 20 per
cent half breed, and 20 per cent
Negroes. Immigration Is growing for
the white due to the factt that the
Dominican Republic Ia now engaged
in aprogram which II hopes viii pro-
mote white immigration.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
The dialogue in the mind is seldom

The dialogue in the mind is seldom
heard.
Every one knows. 1t, however. for
every one indulges in 1t many times
day.
1t Is impossible for one to walk
along the street without seeing or
hearing something which makes the
mind dispute with itself.
A Washingtonian was travelling .
crowded thoroughfare, when he hap
pened to see q young couple walking
along holding hands.
81 don't like that" said one side Of
his mind.
why not?" asked the other.
Because ! don't"
whats wrong with it?"
"It is immodest."
why immedoest? They are Just
holding hands. What Ia wrong with
holding hands?"
Nothing, Of course. but"
"Well-"
'Its the publicity of the thing. in
the street."
They are Just young and happy"
Eyes, but why don't they reserve
the hand-holding business for the
living room?"
Maybe they haven't any living
room. Would you ask them to 60
into the alley?".
"Of course not. But holding hands
In the street is unseenily and un-
necessary"
hi 49,
the way you were brought up"
II still think So"
mo doubt"
II like reserve"
eyes, but they don't"
''It would be q good thing for them
II they did"
Scarcely for them. All that re-
serve In public would do would be to
lessen your shock at seeing people
acting naturally"
But why in public3 There Is q
time and place for everything, you
know"
II am no longer sure know"
4 y \
Restraint and reserve are two fine
words. two fine things, but just how
good must depend upon the individ-
ual viewpoint.
The world has gone beyond the
point where these things were set
tied, once and for all.
In the old days there were two
classes OF human beings-those who
restrained their affections In public
and those who did not.
The former looked askance ut the
latter, who were to be seen on the
street cars running out to Glen Echo
There was always some y0ungster
putting his arm around his girl, for the
edification of the rest of the passen-
gers.
The former may have had, and prob
ably did have, their "best girls" with
them, but all sat primly in their seats.
They did not care to make "show"
out Of themselves.
y + ~
Today that spirit Of decorum has
noticeably loosened. but still there
remains q certain restraint on the
part Of the majority Of the populace,
fortunately for society at large.
This also Is fortunate for the indi-
vidual. Whether q person believes in
reticence, restraint, reserve, he profits
by the manifestation Of these qualities
in others.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
Press Gives Cordial Welcome
To Americas Cup Challenger

Endeavour success, but one can wei
come q fine and beautiful vessel with
all cordiality."
"If they have better luck this time"
thinks the Joplin (Mo.) Globe, how
ever, mot many Americans will be
heart broken. From purely sportine
viewpoint, It would seem such gallant
persistence as the British have shown
In regard TO this cup ought TO be re-
warded. II It isn't, what Is to become
of that ancient encouraging axiom
that persistence accomplishes every
thing? More than that, II we don't
get beaten In one Of these yacht races
our yaeht-building abilities are likely
to 60 into decline. A defeat would
stir our builders to strenuous endeavor
once more and would be good thing"
Evening star., 1934-08-22

Amateur theatricals are finding re-
markable favor. Conditions Of public
entertainment have changed to an
extent that makes old professionals
look like beginners. and some Of them
have readjusted to new requirements
with indisputably brilliant success.