The Lexington advertiser., 1939-10-12

The Lexington High Footballers play
ed courageous game last Friday night
on Beall Field. Outweighed several
pounds per man and against squad of
twenty or more from Rolling Fork our
fourteen boys never ceased to dive into
the plays with full couragee. and the
fact that they lost by only thirteen to
nothing speaks exceedingly well for
their morale. Early in the game 1t
looked as though it was to be slaugh-
ter but these--mostly green--boys stuck
to business, handled the ball cleanly--
for the most part--were alert to take
advantage of opponents errors. To-
ward the last when the little squad
was very tired it began to look again
like the visitors would score at will but
they didn't. They must have been in
rather bad training and couldn't hold
out even with the advantage they had
in weight and numbers Of substitutes.
That matter Of the smallness Of the
squad suggests very strongly that 1t
might be better to organize "six man
football" Then we would have enough
candidates for real scrimmages in prac-
tice. 1t was amusing to see some of
the boys on the field that night tear
around on every play with an appear
ance Of great activity and yet manage
to be chasing the ball carrier from be-
hind always. It's method that saves
shocks--still he might sprain an ankle.
-Four Hundred and Forty-Seven Years
"a uutl
Christofer Columbus, sailing for Spain.
first set foot on American shores. 1t
was an island of the Bahama group but
/. bold man had convinced disbelievers
that land COULD be found by sailing
due west He was at sea about seventy
days and had an awful time in keeping
his sailors from munity and return. 1t
wasn't the first time the western hem
isphere had been visited by Europeans
but the Spaniards were the first to make
it stick.
There Are 1850 Communists in Key
Positions in Government offices accord
ing to Congressman Dies, chairman of
tho Congressional committee investigat-
ing un-American activities. (Commun-
lists believe in equality of condition and
not in equality of opportunity There
is clear suggestion Of disloyalty to
American institutions by at least several
highly placed officials. The President
is very loyal to his selections and is
rarely convinced that his choice is not
the best for the office. Which makes
it quite hard to secure the removal of
subversive influences in the Govern
ment.
Recent Ruling By the National La
bor Relations Board is typical of the
"slant" that board of combined prosecu-
tors and judges has on labor questions.
Two men from another city applied at
"A factory for work and were told that
they would probably be employed. The
factory investigated the record and an.
tecedents of the men, their ability at
the machines and further learned that
there were home men they could employ
so they were rejected. The strangers
averred that their union record was the
reason for the denial The factory dis
puted that. The N. L. r. B. ruled tha
the factory must pay them full wages
for the two years since the application
and take them on at once. or contnu'
to pay wages for no work.
The Soil Survey Election Saturda.
went FOR by a count of 1lS9 to Il
Quite likely this will mean the Location
of several new families in town in tn
near future--engineers and administra
tors. Efficient 7. NJ. Williams offie
reports that very nearly all of the part
cipant land holders--each voter wrot
down his age with his preference-wer
above 38 years of age. Very, very fey
younger than that. We are wont to thin
of Holmes county people as land own
ers--usually more stable than non free