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The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18
AcOna w. M. S. Holds
January Meeting

The Acona W. M. S. met for the jan
eight members present
Rev. G. W. Robertson, in an appro-
pirate service, installed the officers for
1884. The officers and department
superintendents are as follows
President, Mrs H. S. Terry; vice-pres-
ident, Mrs. X. H. Diggs; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. R. P. Johnson; record
ing secretary, Mrs. H. G. Diggs; treas
urer, Mrs. G.. W. Robertson; local treas
urer, Mrs. j. C. Booth; publicity, Mrs.
P. X. Steele local work, Mrs. ]. R. Booth,
supplies, Mrs. Sue Booth; mission and
Bible study, Mrs. J. D. Williams; boys
and girls world club, Mrs. M. J. Evans,
primary and baby division, Mrs. Howard
Terry.
The corresponding secretary reported
all financial obligations for 1888 met
in full, with the auxiliary on the honor
roll. Pledges for the year were made
at this meeting.
Each auxiliary in the North Missis-
sippi Conference is asked to report
monthly through the couny paper as to
tHe various acIlVlCleS ana to mention an
item of missionary interest From the
Adult Student for January these in
teresting items are quoted:
"There are vast stretches of terri
tory yet unoccupied by Christian forces.
In Japan only one-half of one percent of
the total population are Christian. In
Korea there are fifty nonChristians to
every Christian. China only claims one
Christian out of every thousand. In
one-fourth of its territory no mission
ary is working. One may walk for days
across great stretches of densely popu-
lated African territory without meet
ing a person who has ever heard of
Christ. Even in the United States where
at least half of the population profess
Christianity, there are 10000 communi-
ties without churches.
"The modern missionary movement
only began little over one hundred
years ago."
PUBLICITY CHAIRMAN.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

Creswell motored to Walden where they
attended the Methodist quarterly meet
ing.
Anyone having magazines in good
condition, or books they no longer care
to keep will leave them with Mrs. M. W.
Holmes at the library on Monday even
ings from 1:45 to o'clock. Mrs. Holmes
will give the magazines to people who
appreciate good reading and are unable
to secure same at present
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Cade and Mr.. and
Mrs. Eddie Thompson motored to Gre
NADIA Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Tate and little son
were overnight guests Monday of last
week in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
H. Cade of Emory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Denton Rosamond, Mr..
and Mrs. Harris Rhyme, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm
Holmes and Misses Ratliff were enter
tanned Friday night in the attractive
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Cade and
enjoyed a delightful supper as guests
of Mrs. Cade and Mrs. Eddie Thompson.
Mrs. Robert Melton left Sunday for
Benoit where she will visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Davis.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18
Negro Farm Conference
At Lexington Jan. 81

Negro farmers throughout the county
are looking forward to the Annual Farm
ers Conference which will convene on
January 81, 1884 in the auditorium of
the Saints Industrial and Literary
School. The Conference which will be
the second held in as many years holds
in store much advice and information
for the farmer especially of this county.
Each Conference has goal for the year.
The work undertaken after the confer
ence last year was very successful. Many
farmers fulfilled their promise. Spec
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18
Asia Church Will
Have Banquet Jan.19

The Asia Baptist church. colored de-
nomination of this city, will hold public
school night with program and ban
quet for the teachers of the Lexington
Graded School. Friday night, January
10 at o'clock. The event will be staged
in the church auditorium. In the list of
singers, speakers and others to appear on
the program are the following:
Rev. B. W. Wynn, J. R. Reynolds, dean
of Rust College, Holly Springs; Arena c..
Mallory, supervisor of Saints Industrial
and Literary School; J. L. Marshall,
Jackson; Bessie R. Wynn, B. H. Cooper,
Martha Luke, George Swan, Garrett
Olive, Eudora v Marshall, G. E. Perry
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

man, Jeans supervisor; W. W. Black
burn, D. W. Ambrose, principal of Lex
ington Graded School, DR.. j. A. Marshall,
pastor of the church, will be master of
ceremonies, assisted by D. w. Redmond,
clerk The event will be largely at
tended also by invited guests and
friends.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18
Fincher Says Sales
Tax Will Aid Rich

The following letter relative to one
method of taxation is discussed by w
H. Fincher of this city, in a communica-
tion received this week by The Adver-
tiser. 1t follows:
Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania,
who formerly supported sales tax in
that state, recently stated: "a sales
tax is bad because it is simply one more
device to put the tax burden mainly on
those who are least able to pay. 1t de-
nies the sound principle of equality of
sacrifice because it bears more heavily
on the poor than on the rich. A sales
tax amounts in effect to an income tax
reversed for under it the smaller a
mans income the larger percentage of it
goes to pay this tax. There is no justice
in such an arrangement 1t is merely
another way to free the rich from taxa
ton"
Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, a native
of Mississippi and one of the most brill
liant members of the United States Sem
ate, denounced the sales tax as a creep
ing malady that should be Stunned.
Many years ago in Spain they had a
sales tax" he recounted. "It crept up
and up until it reached IA per cent
until it locked the wheels of trade" We
see the same thing in Mississippi today.
Two per cent year ago, now strong
support from the tax eaters for per
cent.
The Morgan Investigations showed one
way the rich evade taxes. Worth hun
dreds of millions but yet paid no taxes.
In Mississippi an example is told of a
man with 100000 loaned out at 6 per
cent interest, giving him a return of
SO 800 out of which he spent the last
twelve months 81 000 thus paying a
sales tax at $40 and no property tax at
all. A neighbor to this man gets a sal
ary of $75 per month, pays sales tax
of $18 and $50 property tax on his small
home. This poor man paid in taxes $38
while the rich man paid $40. Governor
Pinchot is right. The sales tax is mere
ly another scheme to free the rich from
taxation.
The people of Mississippi do not want
1AiS oHlSo CaA, oLlS Ille anu
tax eaters want it. In South Carolina
the sales tax was called the corporations
Christmas tax, because it meant a gift
to the big interests of more than $4,000
for every day in the year. They do not
want to pay more taxes on property
they already own and they do not want
to pay taxes on property they may ac-
quire through foreclosure
Certainly the ordinary man does not
want sales tax that places on him
burden at the hardest time
Of his life. The unemployed and the
destitute are forced to pay this tax re-
gardless of their condition or destitu-
ton. They may be half-starved, as many
Of them really are, yet pay this tax they
must.
The sales tax makes the rich richer
and the poor poorer. 1t is cancer on
The welfare of Mississippi that must be
w. H. FINCHER.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18
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Continued from page eight)

stration agent for Holmes county, and
Miss Shearer, county nurse, and DR..
Googe, county health officer, visited the
grammar school last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. U. Donald and son
Charles motored to Kosciusko Wednes
Mr.. and Mrs. l. C. New and baby and
Miss Weir, Misses Ida May Metts and
Santa Holum and Nelms Flowers at
at Lexington Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Shrock and family,
James F. Metts, Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Hig-
gins, Everett Montgomery, James Baine,
Misses Dele Ousley and Ida Mae Metts
were among those who went to Durant
Tuesday evening to see the picture, GO
ing Hollywood"
Mrs. T. A. Ousley, Misses Dele Gus
ley, Helen Mcdaniel and Carrie S. Par
ker and Boyette Ousley attended the
picture show in Lexington Friday eve
ming.
Mrs. Zouella Bacon came down from
Durant on business Monday.
Mrs. Smith, from New Orleans was a
visitor to her sister, Miss Shields, on
the campus the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Mcdaniel enter
tanned the little McDaniels" Sunday
school teachers at supper on Saturday
evening. Those thus honored were Mrs.
Flowers, Misses Santa Hollum and Re-
becca Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. W. w. Broome and son,
whose home is in Vicksburg, spent few
hours in the home of Mr. and Mrs. w. L.
Harmon on Tuesday.
Misses Willie Mabry, Virginia Moody
and Nancy Smithson and Mesdames J.
D. Neaves and Pat Smithson attended
the picture show in Durant Monday
night.
Mrs. A. A. Derrick and sons, Arthur
Jr. and Hildebrandt, Bill Smithson and
Boyette Ousley went to Durant Tuesday
night to see the picture show, Going
Hollywood"
Miss Willie Mabry held open house
for her Sunday school class of young
ladies on Sunday afternoon. Quite
number of young people besides the
class enjoyed the occasion. Miss Mabry
served delicious home made candies dur
ing the afternoon.
The Junior Reading Club met for the
first time in the new year in business
meeting at the home of Miss Dele Gus
ley on Monday evening. Plans were
made for the new years work and names
of several new members were proposed.
Tempting home made candy was served
by the hostess.
The B. Y. P. U. met at the Baptist
church at the usual hour on Sunday
evening. Quite an interesting and in
structive program was given. Those
Boyd Golden, Arthur Metts, Milton Rob-
erts and Herman Sanders.
We are glad indeed to welcome Mr..
and Mrs. W. A. Thomas into their new
home.
Mrs. Perry, from Grenada, is guest
in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lilly.
Thomas Perry, whose home is in Gren-
ada, was social visitor in Goodman
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon Douglas and
Mrs. Bette Douglas shopped in Jack
son Tuesday.
Gayden Shrock returned to his home
in Jackson Sunday after fortnight's
vacation spent in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Shrock.
Rev. l. F. Metts, Miss Ida Mae Metts
and Miss Dele Ousley shopped in Lex
ington Tuesday.
Boyett Ousley spent the week end
with relatives in Jackson.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18
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Continued from page 81

ton Saturday, where he presented plans
of the Smith Hughes project which we
hope will meet with favor and be adopt
ed at once. We are fortunate indeed
to have secured the services OF Mr.
Thompson in our school, He is capable,
interested, enthuiastic, and thoroughly
unselfish in giving his time to his work
in every way.
Durant claimed one of Vests citizens
Mr.. ]. E. Hogin, as a business visitor
Friday.
Mr.. C. E. Phillips and son, Raymond
transacted business in Jackson Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Lerne, Miss Ruby
Morgan, and Mr.. Fulton Fondren of
Jackson spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
o. W. Thomas
Misses Annie Lee and Pauline Carter
enjoyed the week end with home folks,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Carter.
MIR. and Mrs. L. ]. Hand and Jean
were guests Sunday afternoon of Mr..
and Mrs. C. L. Afford of Winona.
Messrs. j. W. Afford and Eddie
Thompson enjoyed fishing trip to the
Delta Saturday.
F. S. Abney, W. L. Wright and L. ].
Hand were business visitors in Lexing-
ton Friday.
Mrs. Edna Kier was a visitor Thurs
day in the home of her sister, Mrs. M.
S. Rogers.
Miss Laura Melton, Miss Mary Full
ton Abney, Miss Henen Campbell, Miss
Martha McCreary, Miss Virginia Alex
ander, Miss Chere Abney and Miss E.
Clarie Melton attended the music club
in Durant Saturday
Miss Katurah Campbell returned to
Merigold Wednesday to resume school
duties after three weeks vacation due to
c. W. A. work on the school building.
Mr.. Holmes of Canton, Joined Mr. C.
M. Tate Thursday and they spent very
enjoyable day bird hunting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Cade enjoyed
Wednesday evening in the Ratliff home
near Kosciusko.
Friends of Roy Melton are delighted
to see him out again after an illness Of
several days.
Mr.. Ralph Alexander and son, Mel
win of Emory, visited his sister, Mrs.
Tom Brock and Mrs. Hattie Morgan on
transact business.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Thompson had as
their guests Tuesday evening to enjoy
duck with them, Mr.. and Mrs Harris
Rhyme, Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Holmes, Mr.
and Mrs. Denton Rosamond, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. C. B.
Cade, and Misses Ailene and Mary Lou
Ratliff. Bridge was enjoyed after
wards.
Rev. Mckee came over from Walden
Thursday to meet with the Board of
Stewards of the Methodist church.
Mr., and Mrs. Ben Harthcock were in
Lexington one day last week on busi-
ness.
Mrs. Evelyn Cade has accepted the
position with the Stave Mill and Co.,
formerly held by her husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans Musslewhte of
Rocky Point, attended the funeral of
their grandm other, the late Mrs. John
Murff.
Mr.. jim Foster was in our city Mon
day attending to some business for the |
county.
One day last week Misses Mildred
CARROT and Mary Porter Stigler were
here from Lexington.
mr.. VIII Brock is boring a new we'll
on the school ground. The school prop
erty is being very much improved in
many ways.
mr. and Mrs. W. H. Taylor and Mr..
and Mrs. Denton Rosamond were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Rhvne
Sunday.
Mrs. B. W. Creswe11 was o,as+ ~
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lalist from the State College, and M. M.
Hubert, Negro District agent will be in
attendance at the meeting. Watch this
paper for further announcements next
week.
B. H. COOPER,
Negro Agricultural Agent.
The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-18

The following letter relative to one
method of taxation is discussed by w.
H. Fincher of this city, in communica-
tion received this week by The Adver-
tiser. 1t follows:
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y
through the bowels: the skin and
lungs taking no part In the eltmini-
nation Of the debris from protein.
This makes Of the kidney our first
line Of defense against toxic states
that result from an over-consumption
of meats or other foods high in pro-
tein, the so-called highly heterogeneous
foods Of which meat, eggs, flSh and
cheese are the chief items.
Ninety per cent Of the waste manu-
featured from protein must find its
way out through the kidneys or must
remain in the system as heterogeneous
debris, the most irritating and most
destructive of all the debris resulting
from food
1t Is quite generally true that over
work is one of the chief causes Of or
ganic breakdown. Consequently We
expect to find our Brights disease
among the heavy users Of meats or
other of the concentrated forms OF
protein, as we do. 1t does not follow
that every heavy user of these con-
centrated forms of protein will even
tually break down with Bright's dis.
ease, however, for many are born with
kidneys of unusual resistance and
great capacity. But it does mean that
the kidneys Of these free eaters OF
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Differences
BY ANGELO PATRI,

WHAT did you buy for lunch to-
day, Simon?"
Il had a sandwich and doughnuts
and cake and a dill pickle"
What kind Of a sandwich"
-'Hot dog"
Nov Simon. You know how care
full I am of your food and you 90 and
eat an unbalanced luncheon like that.
Why didn't you have some good soup
and salad and a piece Of cake for
your dessert?"
Il don't like soup and I get salad
and soup at home all the time. I like
a change. You never give me a dog
and pickle and like them"
They make you sick every time"
II don't see why they should make
me sick. Everybody eats them"
you haven't everybody's stomach.
You have your own and it happens to
be a cranky one. I'm not depriving
you of anything that does you good.
I'm trying to build your body and keep
you from being sick"
IT always get lectured. Everybody
else can do what they like, but I have
to get a scolding about every little
thing. did think that when got
to high school I'd be let alone a
little"
Mother sighed and said no more.
At dinner that evening Simon nibbled
oic fnnl YHloo ~,
eating for him. Soon after leaving the
table he went to his room.
What's the matter?" asked father
when the boy had left the room.
ATE the wrong kind of lunch today
and expect that he Is going to be
sick. He can't eat hot dogs and pickles
and get away with it, but because some
of the others can, he thinks he can"
This is q common mistake Of child
hod and adolescence. The herd in
stinct is strong in them and they feel
they must do what everybody else does,
wear the same clothes, eat the same
food, play the same games. But ma
ture has made them different, indi-
vidual, unique, in some respect or
other. One cannot eat certain foods,
another cannot attend games without
sharp nervous reaction, another can
not lose an hours sleep without suf-
fering the next day. Each feels that
there is no reason for suffering such
a handicap and each struggles to ig-
more 1t and be like everybody else.
The result is often painful.
We have to struggle to teach them
to adjust themselves to their various
differences and to rejoice in their in
oividualism. If they have a weakness
they also have a strength, and the
only thing to do is to cultivate the
strength and protect the weakness and
guard against its harmful effects. 1t
is very difficult to teach children any
such idea, but If they did not need us
we should not be In parental or school
relationship to them. We keep on pa
tiently teaching until they catch the
Idea.
This sort Of teaching, like all other
sorts, must have strong roots in child
hood. Adolescent children will expert
ment with forbidden things, but II
they have been we'll set in childhood
the right idea wins before long
everybody" give way to myself" and
the individual begins to see his own
way clear. Then he grows up.
to-yrisht. 1e34)
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Vulnerable, South picked up his
cards and loudly bid one heart. West
naturally made a trap pass; North
passed and now East has the oppor-
tunity of a lifetime. If he doubles
West will pass and South will still
be playing the hand. The set should
be 1,400. But East decided that his
spades weren't good enough for him
to double. under the theory that If
you double one major, you should
hold something in the other. so he
bid one no-trump. East and West
reached three no trumps without any
difficulty. garnering 400 points. Three
no trumps is in against any opening,
but South's lead choice Of small
heart did not hurt the East hand
at all.
Moreover, what will happen II
South, who should be very nervous
at this point, redoubles for a rescue.
The only thing that North can bid
is two diamonds, and East will fall
on that with wild whoops Of JOY.
1t may be pointed out that would
advocate opening the bidding on the
South hand in third-hand position.
1t is true that on this particular hand
South is bound to get into trouble If
he opens his mouth. but I would
never bid heart on his holding. I
would bid one club Because of the
distribution, East and West are not
apt to double one club. but will prob
ably bid their game, despite the fact
that North and South hold only six
clubs between them.
Tomorrow's Hand.
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worshipers and love to bask in Its
warm rays. The mother places her
eggs singly on the plant her offspring
will draw upon for its food supply.
They are cylindrical in shape and,
after outgrowing several tight skins,
they are fully grown in few weeks
and soon construct the strange, char
acteristic chrysalids. You may have
seen them. The head projects in the
shape of a cone, while the back Is
so conceived as to give q most I'M
usual side view.
When the clover is again tender
these little sleepers will emerge from
their mummy-like cases, unfurl their
wings and look about for mates. The
whole story of last year is again re-
peated. In the Southern States it is
believed that one brood follows the
other, as there is food for them the
year around. The waiting period Of
all insects is for food, as Is the
case of our alternating animals. That
is the reason we have only one brood
in the North, and this Is seen In
the Summer.
The dogs head tribe Is sociable
lot. They are often seen together in
such large numbers that they max"
very lovely picture, when they
alight en- masse, in order to enjoy
together q sip of dew. They are
known to fly long distances in f1ocks.
They always attract attention and
it is most likely that this Is how
there came to be some members in
the North, with close relatives in the
South.
The brimstones, clouded sulphurs,
pinks, blacks and orange belong to
this tribe.
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~E papers the pathetic story poor little rich
most and they real home and real mother. and these
os you mean s 7ss sS
40 rS place & can your roots INTO the very
AND You mothers
lips your
Of these things had this fororn little child had.
The story of this child should mothers
with them mothers
thing in the world and something that money buy
WISH there were some way Of making women realize the value Of
greatest gifts they possibly children
sport cars that appreciate that short
panionship.
phanhropies students of child psychology
the real thing In the baby hospitals where the sanitation
children
soyn homes where babies crawl over unsvep floors steaed
chin and talk foolish baby talk to them.
FOR what child needs most love- With love and -four
shes like plant in the sunshine Without love withers and
that often that
endless service endless sacrifices.
brought mother
to that the child who
mother
only which paid
life work into which she puts her heart and soul.
a
mothers Mothers influence the mothers
breed strength into their children and teach them be cutters
children
the and who keep the world going
the mothers
children turning hirengs
their
children
themselves their children they
DOROTHY
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Uncle Ray
Savages and Drums.


IN A museum at Toluca, Mexico.
Is q fine example Of an upright
drum" which was used by Aztec In
dams long ago. 1t was made from q
piece Of q log. 1t is much higher
than it is wide-the height being
close to feet. First the hard wood
was followed out, and then skin from
an animal was stretched across the
top. The skin, held fast by wooden
pegs, Is still to be seen.
Aztecs had other kinds OF drums,
some being shaped like bowls or ket-
ties, with skin over the open side.
They likewise made music, or noise,
with rattles and bells. Some Of them
beat on turtle shells.
The Incas of Peru were also fond
of music. Inca artists made curious
pictures Of their musicians, show
ing them pounding drums and play
ing on crude flutes.
Savage music is still to be heard.
Some Indian tribes keep their old
methods. The tom-tom beats in some
countries of the Orient, having been
held over from the ancient past; and
kind Of wooden drum usually called
| tom-tom, Is leading musical in
strument Of Africa.
The African tom-tom Is q piece of
log, partly followed inside. which has
an open slit in the wood at one end.
It may be only inches thick and
two feet long; but there are big, pow
erful African tom toms as well. Some
are 10 feet long and 3 feet thick.
The natives send messages by beating
these loglike drums. They have in
| vented signal system-a kind of
wireless telegraph"
African tribes also use drums more
| like those to which we give the name.
There are clay and wooden bowls, with
skin stretched over the open part,
as well as followed sections of log
with skin at the end. Some of the
drums are rounded at the bottom, and
| look great deal like the kettle drums
/ in our orchestras.
Our modern drums may not resem-
BILE pieces of tree trunk, but their his
tory goes back to hollow log drums
They are closed with skin or parch-
ment. The bass drum makes a big
boom, but we ask for more music
than it can provide. The snare drum
makes a rackety noise. Though it is
| now used in many orchestras, its chief
place has been in the army, for SOL
diers marching in step. The kettle
drum fits in better with orchestra har-
mony than any other member Of the
drum family.
Cor History section Of your scrap
book
If you want the free leaflet, "Ques-
lions and Answers About Europe"
send Scent stamped, return en-
velope to me in care of this news
paper. UNCLE RAY.
Copyright. 1934)