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The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
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Mrs. Edwin Sturdivant and children
of Jackson and Miss Muriel Gregory of
kosciusko were Easter week end guests
of Rev. and Mrs. G. C. Gregory.
Mrs II. P. st. John spent several days
of last week with her mother in Sena-
tobia, returning home Friday afternoon.
Mrs. G. M. Bryan and Miss Frances
Bryan have recently returned from
visit in Texas, and while there attended
the Eastern Texas Band Contest in Hen
derson, Texas. Mrs. Bryan's nephew,
B. J. Thomas, of Kilgore, Tex, is being
congratulated upon being the director
of the 125 piece band who won the low
ing cup and bronze trophy in this con-
test, with % bands participating. Mrs.
Bryan also had the pleasure of attend
ing the revival conducted by the fam
our evangelist, b. b. Grimm.
Mrs. r. B. Linn and son Ed Linn, have
recently enjoyed several days in Tupelo
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Linn. While
there Ed visited friends in Blue Noun
tain.
Ann Elizabeth Spengler and Laura V.
Ingram enjoyed their Easter vacation
in Jackson, guests of Mrs. j. E. Speng-
ler and family.
Miss Cecile Rainer was with her cou-
sin, Sarah f. Zeigler wor few days last
week.
Miss Bernice ingram is at home for
the summer vacation with her parents,
DIR. and Mrs. G. H. Ingram, having COM
pleted her school term near Newton.
Misses Frances and Ruth Maxwell en-
joyed the past week end with their par
ents and friends in Pickens. Frances
accompanied by group of friends from
Columbus attended the teachers meeting
in Jackson last Friday.
Mrs. Eudora Courts, Misses Aileen,
Grace and Sudie Courts Of Jackson
spent Easter Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
T. L. Landrum.
George Atkinson came down from
Ole Miss to join the family for the
Easter week end.
Mrs. Frances White and Miss Martha
Anthony, popular teachers in the Jack
son schools were up with the home folks
for Easter.
Among the shoppers in Jackson last
Friday were Mrs. Nell Davidson, Miss
Nell Davidson, Mrs. Floyd Patton and
Joe Dan, Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Thomas and
son Joe, Mrs. C. H. ingram, Dot Ingram,
Mrs. Fannie Willis, Mrs. Anthony, Mrs.
Hoover Maxwell.
Among the teachers from Pickens at
the teachers meeting were, Prof. H. p.
St. John, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hamlin,
Mrs. Mark Hanna, Mrs. Arthur torrance,
Mrs. varnado, Miss Watson.
Miss Margaret Davis was up from
State Teachers College for the Easter
holidays.
Audrey meeks and Frances Bryan have
returned to their work at Holmes Junior
College, having been at home on ac
count Of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Allen Cade and
sons were all day guests Sunday Of
Mrs. Walton and Miss Walton.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Bridgforth and
family attended services at the Episco-
pal church in Lexington Sunday evening.
Mr.. William Dittman of Jackson in
with Mrs- Mcpherson and family for
visit.
| Miss Margaret Webb spent the past
week end with her mother in Webb.
IL Charles McPherson spent the frs
! part Of the week at home, during tn
time of the R. o. T. C. inspection a
n Miss. State.
Mrs. Clyde M. Anderson joined friend
g from Durant for day in Jackson tn
4 latter part Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Torrance were /
q Flora for the day Sunday.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
Trifling On Wife
Causes Negroes Death

A sixteen year old negro wife. Mildred
Early, shot and killed her 20-year old
husband, Charlie Early on Baldwin plan
tation near Cruger, Monday night about
z o'clock. Deputy Sheriff J. Monroe
Roach and Ed Ellison went over and
brought her to Lexington where she was
jailed and will be held on murder charg-
es. The woman told officers that she
and her husband had been married only
seven months and that he had been trif-
ling on her. In quarrel Monday night
she got shot gun and in the scuffle,
she fired on him the load killing him
instantly, as it struck him in the chest.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
Med Donald Farmer

A marriage of interest to friends was
that Of Miss Pauline Farmer OF this city
and Mr.. Richard Mcdonald of Carroiton
that was consummated in Greenwood
last Saturday morning with Justice z. =
Sutton, officiating.
The bride is the attractive daughter
of r. X. Farmer of Lexington and num-
bers many friends in her wide acquain-
tances. The groom is a son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Columbus Mcdonald. Carrollton
and a member of the Lexington CCC
camp. The happy youngle couple will
make their home in Lexington until the
groom's enlistment expires within few
weeks.
Best wishes are being extended them
following their marriage announcement
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
PERSONAL MENTION

Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Buchanan had as
their Sunday guests his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. Buchanan, and sister, MRS.
Mae King, Of Cola.
Mrs. ]. H. Smell and her little daugh-
ter, Marjorie, drove over from Green
home of their parents and grandparents,
vile and spent the week end in the
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Afford.
DR.. A. T. McIlwain of Greenwood and
Rev. w. D. Bennett and his son, Wyatt
of Schlater were entertained in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Turner Sunday.
Mrs. M. w. Estes and her daughter
Frances, were week end visitors Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Campbell
in Kosciusko.
Mrs. H. Y. Waterer of Yazoo City and
Mrs. Virginia Holmes of Summit are
spending this week in the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Gertz, their child
rem, Milton, Harry, and Ethel and Lester
Zalowitz were Sunday visitors Of Mr
and Mrs. Meyer Shiffress in Moorhead
Egbert Hines, jr., and Claude KERN
jr., students at Ole Miss, spent week
end dates here in the homes of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hines anc
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. KERN.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Blackwell, their
children, Guy jr. and Joan, and Mrs
r. L. Callihan drove to Batesville ant
were Sunday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs
H. L. Callihan.
Lester Zalowitz left Sunday for New
York City where he will enjoy months
vacation in the home of his parents.
Mrs. S. L. White and her daughter
Ruth, accompanied Mrs. Dewey Harris
of Tchula to Jackson and spent Sat
| urday with relatives.
Mr.. L. W. Parker returned Monday
from Waterproof, La. where he was /
week end guest of Mr.. Harrison Miller
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Farmer and thei,
son, Bobby, visited Mr.. Farmers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Farmer, a
West on Sunday when they joined othel
members of the family in celebrating
the latter Mr.. Farmers birthday.
Mrs. Dewey Harris and her little son
David, Of Tchula, were Tuesday visitors
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. 1
White.
Bobby Sims of Memphis spent tn,
week end here with his cousin, Shelb.
Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Lavender Of Tut
wiler were Sunday afternoon visitors 0
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. White and Mrs
Lizzie White.
Mr.. j. H. Blanchard of Morgan Cit,
came over Thursday Of last week an,
visited his sisters, Mrs. J. L. Harrison
and Miss Ethlyn Blanchard.
Mrs. J. T. Parker, her sons, John I
jr., and Dan, and Mrs. s. ]. Bridger
and children, Sam jr., Claude Lee an
Nellie, returned Sunday from week en-
visits with relatives at Blue Mountai
and Blue Springs respectively.
4 Mr.. w. H. Myers of Cleveland locke
after his business interests here o
Tuesday Of this week.
II Mesdames H. A. Spivey and E. !
|. Buchanan and Miss Virginia Lewis wer
: guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Garlan
in Pickens on Wednesday Of last weel
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Arterbur
were called to Greenwood Sunday on a,
count Of the death Of her uncle, M
Bob Holly. The family attended I'll
funeral services at Harmony church 0
Monday afternoon.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
Card Of Thanks

We wish to thank our many friend:
for the kindness and sympathy shown
US during the illness and death Of oui
husband and father, Mr.. G. w. Pierce
and for the beautiful floral offering
We wish to especially thank Mr.. Hus
ton Abels for his kindness, loyalty ant
untiring efforts during our HUSBAND
and daddy's illness and death. Ma.
God bless him.
His wife and children:
MRS. G. w. PIERCE,
MRS. w. II. MYERS,
MRS. NJ. J. FERRELL.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

The State Teachers College Vesper
Choir of Hattiesburg, Miss, under the
direction Of Frank Earl Marsh, jr., will
present an ususual concert in the audi
torium on April % at Holmes Junior
College.
April of 1885 the vesper choir jour
neyed to Philadelphia, Penn, and sang
with great success at the National Fed
Grafton of Music Clubs Biennial Conven-
tion. 1t being one Of the three such
choruses to receive encores during the
week of music at Philadelphia. The
Choir appeared on the Artist Night
Program before the Louisiana State Fed
Grafton of Music Clubs Convention held
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

Stickney, Dorothy Hardy, Evelyn McCar-
ley, Virgie Therrell, Mary Emily Hanna,
Virginia Cole, Sarah Alice Walker, elan
nette Coleman, Clairee Beggerly. Dor
othy Motley, Dorothy Breland, Wilma
Albritton, Claudia Hall, Mignone Lock-
hardt, Faustina Wiley, Lois Carleton,
Mabel v. Shannon, Lula Donald, Helen
Coleman, Jane Higgins, Elizabeth Bus
tin, Margaret Mitchell, Buel Evans,
Charles Granger, Ben Graves, Richard
Joseph, Mack Hatton, Winston Swim
ney, Milton Grisham, Alton E. Harvey,
Fred Magee. Claude Campbell, Pope
Huff, Odelle Robinson, Jack McKewen,
Marshall Grisham, Cecil Grisham and
Charles Schultz.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

Mrs. R. B. Wigley and Mrs. A. L.
Can't OF Hebron were shopping in Lex
ington Monday and reported good in
terest being manifested in the newly
organized Sunday school at Hebron
Next Sunday is preaching day there by
the pastor, Rev. B. F. Hammond, and
the public is invited to attend both SER
vices.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

in Monroe, La, April 1886. October of
1887, the choir went to Dallas, Tex. to
represent Mississippi on Mississippi Day
at the Central Centennial Exposition on
invitation of the Texas State Federation
of Music Clubs and last April besides
making State Concert Tour also sang
before the National Federation Of Music
Clubs Biennial Convention in Indiana
polls, being featured on the Music in
Religious Education Program. The
Choir has sung twice over a National
hook-up from coast to coast.
The personnel Of S. T. C. Vesper Choir
is as follows: Annette Phillips, Kather-
inc Breland, Ruth Applewhite, Irma
Chambers, Edna Rae Burrow, Mary
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
CRUCER
= =.
Continued from page nine)

Roy d. Adcock Undergoes
AppendectOmy.
On Thursday night of last week Roy
D. Adcock, a fifth grade pupil, under
went an emergency operation for appen-
diictis at the Greenwood Hospital. Latest
reports indicate his condition is i'm
proving, and his playmates will be
pleased to learn that he will be per-
mitted to return home this week.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-12-15
DON'T BE PIC-HEADED

| TG-HEADEDNESS PROBABLY
.EE itself more in the defense
E.st no trump contracts than in
II other phase Of bridge. Many a
|Ial, mce having led a certain long
|El can not make themselves
switch their tactics until the suit
BAL y1e. Careful observation of
deVeil-ents can reveal, every once
haT.!s, the advisability of a shift
vhG / has become apparent that
The lgnal plan probably will not
|rnri
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-12-15
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on Authorities"

and returned a club to North's @.
Declarer then played the heart K to
Vests A.
West then made the mistake of
continuing his clubs and the de-
clarer had no difficulty in making his
game with three spades, three clubs,
two hearts and one diamond.
A switch by West to diamond
at the fifth trick would have meant
defeat for declarer. The opening bid
had been spade, so that suit was
protected; declarer tried to set up
hearts and the clubs were safely
taken care of, so that the only hope
for West was the lead Of the dia-
mond @ or 10.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-12-15

from the thoughts of little Dorothy Lewis as she blows ou
vi ner birthday cake in her home in Queens New ork Gty
bone in the eghtyearod childs I1gnt ngn
M prediction that she will die in eight months Il M
tney give her chance in ten Of survival Inc ntp
- 49, (Centrdl Press/
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-12-15

Dealer: South. Neither side vul-
|.m5lel
Alter an opening spade bid on this
val by South, North went to q
~aaS, South to 2-No Trump and
|SHh to 8-No Trump.
west started the defense by lead
@lle club 4, which South won with
VA lie then attempted to set up
= hearts by leading the 3 to the
LAST took this trick with his @
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-24

site was plated, the office estao-
lished in a tent, and building OF
power plant begun for tapping the
40 foot drop in the Alamo river.
Three weeks after the townsite was
put cn the market. $4,000 worth
of town property had been sold.
Following a strict policy the
toWnsite company permitted enly
brick construction in the business
district. The first building was that
OF the Alamo hotel 4 $4,000 affair.
the largest in the valley Il was
50Xl00, two stories The first frame
building was the Office OF tho Hol-
ton Power company.
Construction, continuing at a
rapid pace since the town was start
ed, received an added boost in Sep
tember, 1904, when the Holton In
terurban, linking Imperial and
HoltVille, was established. Six car
loads of freight were carried over
the new line during the first five
days of operation. The road had
two engines, passenger coach and
q f,.atat,t
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-24
Ell Centre fire
department aids

II the Dunlack hotel fire, the FL
Centre fire department. gave its
help. making the run to Brawley in
less than rs minutes after an SOS
call.
As in 1904, however, fire failed to
dim Brawley's star and the 1890
census showed Brawley the largest
city in the valley with a population
of lC.437. It's township had a popu-
lation of 1880 BraWley had grown
100 per cent since 1920
fOLTVILLE
in November. 1903, w. F.. Holt
and r. c. Bayless of Redlands, rid
ing in a wagon, pulled up at spot
near the Alamo river, wrapped the
reinS arotmd the whip stock and
started unloading five l8X20 tents.
Hclton, or Holville, as it afterward
became known. was born
The tents became hotel, office
and living rooms for the company,
promoted by Holt that made Holt
vile.
No city in Imperial Valley is so
justly named It is definitely the
town that Holt built" Holt early
acquired townsite rights to the ter
ritory and Immediately formed a
$500 600 company TO back the new
town Within two months the town
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-24

When the new frame jail finally
was erected. the one bitter drop in
Hoffman's cup. according 10 an
early account. was Bob Davis. The
account sets forth that one time
Davis upset the Jail and another
time burned it.
The Calexico Office Of the u. S.
Customs service dates from 1902
when the FIRST officer, c. A. san
bern. was stationed there Tile sta
tion has grown immeasurdbly since
then until now ii handles the entire
flow OF conn cree TO the U. S.
through the Gateway to Mexico.
CaleXico made its own amuSments
in those early days, frolicing in
typical frontier pleasures. The one
piano in town. that had to serve
IGr every event. was a familiar sight
being pulled alCng Imperial avenue
CT a tive wheeled cart. As in Otner
border towns. the men were proud
OF their horses and boaSted Of their
seed. Imperial avenue was the race
track and dangerous and exciting
were the races held on the dusty
thCrcughfare. Another faVoriLe
amusement was placing q S5 bill on
the end Of a creased pole noisted
over a canal. Ninety per cent OF
these who tried for the bill ended
in the water. and the audience
rOared with delight
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-24

back the waters. They won, and
CaleN!co was saved.
The flood damage To CaleXico
was estimated 1T not more than
$4,000 MeXicali. however, lost
building after building and suffered
damage many times that great
CaleXico's Incorporation came in
1903. along with other valley cities.
The first board of trustees was:
j. A. Morrison, DR.. W T. Heffernan.
G.. w. McCollum and F.. 7. Thing.
Otis B. Tout was first recorder.
j. M. Eshleman was the new city
attorney.
improvements followed rapidly
in the young city. Street lights were
installed. a new water system set
up, ard fire fighting equipment was
brought in A city hail and jail
were built. Church buildings and
school houses went up and in 1911
the high school graduated its first
class. A new high school was built
in 1915.
The first month after incorpora-
ton 50 firms did business in Cal
eXico.
Calexico today has a population
oil more than 5000, an assessed
valuation of more than million
BRAWLEY
In the scant time of a single gen.
Grafton Brawley jumped from
town of one building to a city
of more than 10000 with hundreds
of buildings. The fact is not aston
ishing that Brawley was founded
and grew. The amazing feature is
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-24
Railroad came
In 1903

The railroad came in 1908, down
from inland. and the first CaleXico
boom" followed. On the day of the
railways arrival. all business was
suspended for the celebration. That
year the postoffice was established
in Heffernan's store with Joe Es-
tudillo as first postmaster. In 1904
the CaleXico Chronicle. the towns
newspaper printed its first issue
from under a mesquite tree.
In the meantime. MeXicai, the
part Of CaleX;co that extended over
the International boundary, gradu-
ally came into being. Significantly,
the first place CT business in the
town was a plank under a mesquite
tree where tequilla and mesc2l were
] sold. Mexieal crew as CaleXlco
grew. hand il hand: always IL tne
/ background. however, of liquor and
gayety denied the United States
town.
The part C2leXico played during
/ the flood Of 1906 and 1907 has no
/ counterpart in Imperial Valley. Al
one time only a single dirt levee
protected the Town from raging
/ torrents. One bad leak would have
/ sent the murky waves over the city.
/ The leyee was built by the COM
! bined efforts Of every man, woman
and child in the community. WOm-
en- with sauce pans worked along
side men with shoYels, and children
put to good use a natural penchant
for making mud pies. Hours with
out sleep they worked, stopping up
minor breaks with bedclOthes, mat
tresses, anything that would hold
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-24
Wooden office
only building

Comparatively young men can
recall BraWley as it was in October,
1902 when the townsite was first
plated. The only building was that
CT the ToWnsite company, little
wooden ofuce Wnere visitors were
convinced. or not convinced, of the
WisdCm Ct buying a town lot
Many must have been convinced
by the sales talk Of Frank H. Stan
ley and his promoter associates, for
tent homes doubled in number SeV-
eral times in the ensuing months
BY Christmas. 1893, the towns eX-
pansion became swift and sure. At
the end of the railroad line, BraW-
ley was the stopping place for
many immigrants who came that
far, looked around and stayed,
rather than continue on to other
sections. In the latter part of 1903
Is business houses had been set
up and the population was so fami-
lies. The BraWley News was estab-
lished in 1903.
Early disaster in the BraWley
townsite, only served to speed the
tempo of the new town. Chief disas-
ter was life. The new Bungalow
hotel opened by Mrs. Belle Mead,
former proprietor of the Hotel I'M
perial was launched New Years
Eve, Jan. |, 1904, with a great din
ner dance celebration. Music was
supplied by the newly formed Braw-
ley Coronet band. The hotel, how
ever was doomed to a short, though
gay, career. Fire destroyed it in
June of the same year, along with
most of BraWleys business section,
including Nice's pool room, two
stores belonging to w. H. Ham,
HartS hardware store and McGee's
barhpr cbOD
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-24
Chamber plays
important role

During the formative period in
BraWley the chamber of commerce
played an important role that af-
fected many phases of city devel-
opment. In 1907 the chamber had
60 members and a working fund
of $3.50 LapSing a few years, the
chamber was revived in 1911 with
H. B. Stewart as president, j. A.
Potter as vice president and Char
les w. Kays secretary. In 1914 the
chamber was incorporated with w,
T. Dunn president and NJ. ID. Witter
secretary.
Each year recorded some new
growth in a phase of Brawley'S life
In 1910 four-stand cotton gin was
built. In 1911 the city's fire depart
ment was expanded. In 1912 BraW-
ley voted to build a $4,000 city hall
library and fire hall at the plaza
Bonds, also, were voted for a $4,000
high school building, 388 to %. And
so it continued, every year a fresh
step forward.
BraWley did its large bit valiantly
during war days, even waxing so
patriotic that a professional man,
who had deposited $1,000 in the
bank, was asked to leave town be-
cause he refused to buy a liberty
bond! During the decade that fol-
lowed, Brawley's growth was even
more rapid. It's population of slightly
over 5000 doubled. New homes
sprung up by the score to care for
the newcomers.
Fires appeared destined to mar
Brawley's career, for two more dis
asterous blazes hit the city in 1924
Many times since the first fire In
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-24
Fire loss set
at $500

A few months before BraWley
had its first fire, when a coal oil
stove exploded in the Hotel BraW-
ley, destroyed the hotel, the C. H..
Heard hardware store, as well as the
First Bank of Brawley. The loss
was estimated at S8,500
However, if the fire gods expected
these setbacks to discourage Braw-
ley, they were mistaken. The dis
asters served only to fire civic
spirit anew. In March the Imperial
Valley Bank was opened with a
capital of $25,O00 with F. C. Paulin
as president and w. T. Dunn as
cashier In September contracts
we're let for rebuilding the Bunga-
low hotel.
Another minor disaster. a wind
storm that brought two inches of
rain, tore off several roofs and lev
eled ramadas was almost disre-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-24
City pride and
Loyalty shown

From the very first, BraWleys
development has been marked by
a strong, unyielding sense Of city
pride and city loyalty. Brawley's
citizens have in most every case
pushed through improvements in
advance of cities Of similar size
In 1909 Brawley went after NUM-
cipal changes on a large scale with
a bond issue to install a sewer syS-
TEN. street improvements. water
system and fire protection. The
S62,500 issue, with the exception
of the sewer plan, was approved
Approval of the sewer system fol
lowed the next year.
BraWley quickly leaped into the
agricultural lead for the entire val
ley. In June, 1909, record total
of freight-l127 carloads-WaS ship
ped and 507 cars received. The de-
pot handled over 1900 pieces of bag
gage. In the meantime, farm lan1'
near Brawley were bringing to-
prices. In one transaction 800 acres
Of the w. II. Best ranch brought
500 an acre The BraWley Canta-
loupe Growers ASSOCIATION, newly
formed grew rapidly at this time
with P. P. Hovley president, W II.
Best vice president. and w V. Stah
secretary In 1903 BraWley merch-
ants formed a Businessmen's As
sCciation with H. L. Fulton president
and a p Center. secretary.
AS an amusing sidelight on The
early day Brawley, in 1907 the Q2ly
automobile in Brawley was owned
by c. H. Day. NJ. d. Witter boastee
of riding in it from Ell Centre ta
Imperial in the astonishing time
Of 8 minutes! The first auto journey
made into BraWley from the north
was in September, 1907, when
"Daredevil' Ed Dunlap, Roy N. Carr
and J. M. wilkins drove from Long
Beach. 1t took three days to cross
! from Banning to Imperial Junction