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The Lexington advertiser., 1940-05-30
NOTICE OF MERCHANTS AND PLANT
ERS BANK BEING DESIGNATED AS
DEPOSITORY.

Tc Whom 1t May Concern: The Mer-
chants and Planters Bank Of Tchula,
Miss, has been designated as depos-
itory for the Board Of Levee Commits
sioners of the Yazoo- Mississippi Delta
for a term Of two (2) years ending the
first Tuesday in May, 1912, for an
amount not exceeding Twenty thousand
dollars t$20,O00.0O) Of the funds Of the
said Board Of Lcvee Commissioners.
This May 2S, 1910.
MERCHANTS 4 PLANTERS BANK,
Tchula, Mississippi
BY C. M. PURvIS, Cahrier. 5-4t
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-05-30
CHANCERY SUMMONS.

No. 6124.-The State of Mississippi-To
A. C. Warner.
You are summoned to appear before
the Chancery Court of the County of
Holmes in said State on the second
Monday of June, A. D., 1910, being the
10th day of June, 1910, to defend the
Suit No. 6i24 in said court, of F. r.
Jackson, wherein you are one of the de-
iendants.
This the 10th day of May, A. D., 1910.
PARHAM H. WILLIAMS, Clerk of the
Chaneery Court of Holmes County,
Mississippi. sat
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-05-30

44.70 chains to center Of Funnagusha
Creek, thence down center of said Fun
nagusha Creek Southeasterly distance
on a direct line East and West 19.5e
chains to a point 15 chains West OF
North and South one-quarter Section,
thence South 31.95 chains to close, con-
tanning 74.96 acres, situated in SWA
Section 33, Township is, Range East
more or less, being same land conveyed
by Mrs. Anna Gwin Pickens and Alice
c. Gwin to Jim Randall.
The undersigned will convey only
sueh title as is vested in him as such
trustee.
sat PAT M. BARRETT, trustee.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-05-30
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Administrators Notice to Creditors Of
Earl McRae Booth, Deceased.
Letters of Administration having
been granted on the 4th day Of May,
1910, by the Chancery Court of Holmes
County. Mississippi, to the undersigned
Carl c. Booth upon the estate of Earl
McRae Booth, deceased, notice is hereby
given to all persons having claims
against said estate to present the same
to the Clerk of said court for probate
and registration according to law within
six months from this date or they will
be forever barred.
This the 4th day of May, 1910.
CARL c. BOOTH, Administrator.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-05-30
TCHULA
= 4. 4. 4. 4. + 4. + 4. 4. + + + 1. 4.

Mrs. c. A. Wallace.
Friends were saddened last week when
Mrs. C. A. Wallace passed away early
Friday morning at her home in Gwin,
where she had lived for many years.
She passed away in her sleep after a
long illness. Funeral services were held
at the Baptist church at ten o'clock Sat-
urday morning with Rev. G. j. Olander,
officiating. Burial was at Wesson with
Southern Undertaking Association in
charge.
Mrs. Wallace was member Of the
Baptist church here and will be sadly
missed by her many friends and loved
ones. She is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Effie Johnson of this city and Mrs.
Nell Wallace Allard. Of Ell Paso. Texas;
three sons, Audrey Wallace, of Memphis,
f. r. Wallace Of McComb and Homer
Wallace.
Pallbearers were Hardy Woodbridge,
w. Kinds Jumper, Willie Henry, Dan
Boyd, Robin Jones, Birdie Jones, Roy
Foster and ID. A. Branscomb.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-05-30

Mrs. Arthur Rathell and children, ac-
by Steve Cook, James Buny-
AIRY, and Joe Higgison, enjoyed an outing
at the County Park Sunday night.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-05-30

w. r. A. Inch Room Closed.
After a very successful year the school
lunch room has closed. Mrs. Jones re-
ports that over ten thousand lunches
have been served during the school year,
and that about eight underprivileged
children have been served free lunches.
The approximate cost of each lunch is
cents. Delicious hot lunches and nour-
ishing vegetables have been available at
the small cost all year due to the untir-
ing efforts of Mrs Jones, Mrs. Ballard
and Mrs. Rogres.
The canning project will soon start,
utilizing the fine vegetables from the
lunch room garden. Visitors are cor
daily invited to come in and inspect this
project.
Libby Jones and Georgene Crow were
among those in Greenwood Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Gates have moved
to Mendenhall, Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ollie of Greenwood,
have bought out the Kelly Grocery Store
next to the Bank
d. w. Boyd, of Greenwood was bust
ness visitor in Tchula Friday.
MT. anu MIS-. w lkbdH WHO were IoI-
merly Tchula citizens were here last
week.
Miss Elma Clark of Clarksdale spent
Sunday here.
Mrs. Leslie Smith and children, Bud
dy and Leslie Dell, and Mrs. Hugh Gar
nett were Greenwood visitors Friday.
Shirley Smith and Ann Smith motored
to Goodman Friday to bring Sylvia
Smith home from Holmes Junior College
where she has finished her first year.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Samaha and daugh-
tiers, visited her mother Mrs. A. Naaman
in Greenwood Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. Unger were Wis
itors in Como and Memphis last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Baine and daugh-
ters, Nell Parker and Patricia spent SUM-
day with the formers parents in Du-
rant.
Edwin Smith and Yvonne Moss spent
Friday night with the formers grand
mother. Mrs. Dewitt Buck at Acona.
Charles Schrock and little daughter,
Sylvia Claire, and Mrs. Schrock Of Good
Evening star., 1940-10-02

leaned over to grab the purse, she
brought her umbrella down on his
head
Then he started waving his arms
she said. Il looked up and down
the street to see if any one was
coming along to help me, but there
wasn't a soul in sight"
The robber started toward her
again and she threw the purse at
him, striking him in the face and
falling into his hands. He fed up
an alley. The purse contained 81.
Samuel CARRIER, grocer, at 1880
Twenty eighth street NV, was
robbed of $63 by colored bandit
last night. After obtaining the
money, the robber backed out of the
door, firing a shot into the cir, the
grocer told police.
Police were holding today a 81
year-old colored man for attempted
robbery of cigar store in the HOO
block of North Capitol street Tues
day. w. E. Slack, 76-year-old own
er of the store, identified the man
as his aSsailant. Police said the
man admitted the attempted hold
up and 18 other similar crimes.
When the arrest was made by 1t.
John Fowler and Detective Sergt.
j. j. Tolson yesterday. a gun was
found in the mans possession.
Evening star., 1940-10-02
F. T.. T.. Will Discuss
International Programs

Federal Communications Commits
sion plans to exercise stricter con-
troll over international broadcast
programs from United States sta
tions will be discussed at a con-
ference here Monday.
The F. c. c. proposal would re-
quire all international stations to
put their program plans in writing,
prohibit them from deviating from
the written programs and would re-
quire them to record all broadcasts
Under the defense program the
F. c. c. has set up an elaborate net
of listening stations with recording
apparatus, enabling the Government
to collect its own evidence, although
it is contended the commission is
without authority to copy private
messages and turn them over to the
Department of Justice without vio-
lating the commissions own statute.
The commission some months
ago tried to put In a rule requiring
international stations to broadcast
only programs rejecting the culture
of the United States, but the move
was viewed by some as censorship
and was protested by the radio in
dustry and other groups.
Evening star., 1940-10-02
Red Cross 10 Begin
First-Aid Course
For 1900 Tonight
Closes Set for Twice
Each Week in All of
Night High Schools

Spurred on by the havoc of war In
Europe. the District Red Cross
Chapter tonight will launch one of
the greatest peace-time courses In
its history.
Special Red Cross instructors, all
volunteers. will hold classes twice
week in each of Washington's night
high schools for five weeks to teach
a maximum of 1000 persons the es-
sentials of emergency ION the
scene" treatment.
DR.. Roy Lyman Sexton. chair
man of first aid, life saving and ac-
cident prevention for the local Red
Cross unit, who will direct the mass
instruction has made personal
survey Of organization Of the civil
ian rescue squads in London and
Paris and says that the local pro-
gram will be largely based upon"
this information gained abroad.
Preparedness Policy Continues.
He has emphasized, however. that
the instruction is in line with the
standing policy Of the Red Cross
to "be prepared" and is not meant
to give the public the impression
that the Red Cross necessarily con-
siders war nearing this hemisphere.
The Red Cross is constantly at
war against needless suffering and
DEATH" DR.. Sexton said. Whether
or not armed conflict should ever
encroach upon our shores a
person chould be able to give emer-
gency first aid at home. on the
street, in the office or shop, in fact
anywhere.
mo amount of courage or will
ingness to help can replace accurate
knowledge of what to do when one
is confronted by an emergency"
Meanwhile, it was announced that
3.645 new members were enrolled in
the local chapters Roll Call drive
from closing hour yesterday until
noon today, bringing the total since
the start of the campaign to l7,943.
Textbook Only Expense.
Chapter officials announce that
advance registrations for the first
aid course are pouring in and that
more than 200 persons have signed
up for instruction at Roosevelt High
School. At that school four men,
bers of the same family-Helene,
Margaret, Bobbee and Walton Fol-
lansbee-are taking over the four
classes
The course is open to men and
women II years old and up. No
charge is made except for the first
aid textbook, which sells for 60
cents. Those interested are urged
to get in touch at once with Robert
H. Duncan at National 5400, who
will supply details of time and To-
cations.
Certificates will be awarded to
those who complete the instruction,
and an advanced course may be
taken If desired
Evening star., 1940-10-02
Resolution Asks Complete
Probe Of Sd. T.. Utilities

The House Rules Committee had
before it for consideration today
resolution proposing complete"
investigation of the Washington
Gas Light Co., the Potomac Electric
Power Co. and the Chesapeake S
Potomac Telephone Co.
The resolution was introduced late
yesterday by Representative Nc
Ardle, Democrat, of Pennsylvania,
a member of the House District
Committee.
Rates charged by these three
utility corporations, the resolution
set forth, are "burdensome" and re-
sulting complaints are widespread"
Particular criticism was made of the
gas company for failing to distrib-
ute natural gas. which, the resolu-
ton said, would greatly" reduce
charges to the gas-conSuming public.
House Speak Rayburn is directed
by the resolution to appoint the in
vestigating group, which, under its
terms, would be composed of five
members of the District committee.
Aside from determining the rea-
sonableness of rates charged by the
three utilities, the resolution pro-
vides that the investigating COM
mittee delve into "all of the business
affairs of each corporation" and find
out the corporate structure, the
amount of capital stock and by
whom 1t is owned or controlled.
Evening star., 1940-10-02
Estate of $37,365
Left by Scroggins
Pilot inCrosh

Capt Lowell v. Scroggins. pilot
of the airliner that crashed on Au-
gust 81 near Lovettsville, Va, kill
ing Is persons, left an estate valued
at s37, 1865.
This was disclosed yesterday when
a petition for letters of administra-
ton was filed in District Court by
his brother. Leslie A. Scroggins of
Berkeley, Calf The pilot left no
will. the court was told
No real estate was left by Capt.
Scroggins. the petition said, the
personal property including $4,000
cash in various banks and S12 900
in stocks and other securities. At
torney James c. Rogers of the
Washington law firm of Hogan &
Harrison filed the petition. District
Court was told that left surviving
the pilot. in addition to the peti-
toner, were his sister, Mrs. Georgia
Scroggins :, Powell of Richmond,
Calf. and his brothers, Carlton F.
Scroggins Of Lakeview. Greg. and
Claire H. Scroggins of klamath
Falls, Greg, his legal heirs.
Evening star., 1940-10-02
Rutland Sends Blood Test
Plan 10 Several Groups

Health Officer George c. Rutland
who placed before the Commission
ers yesterday proposed bill for
blood tests for syphilis as a pre-
requisite for marriage license to-
day sent copies of his proposal in
its final form to several interested
groups, advising them he would file
his official proposals with the Com
missioners without waiting indef1-
nitely from the outside groups.
The Commissioners are expected
to discuss DR.. Ruhland's recon-
mendations at their board melting
Friday. .-
DR.. Rutland sent his Official plan
to the Commissioners yesterday after
Charles S. Zurhorst, formerly active
in the Public Health Committee of
the Board of Trade, had protested
the health officer had deferred
action on the plan for a year.
DR.. Ruhland asked for comments
on his plan from the District Medi-
cal Society about a year ago. He
said he has received no official
comments.
He announced he would continue
to advise the society. the Board of
Trade and other interested groups
of his proposals In the Health De-
partment program, but that when
his own proposals were in form he
would submit them to the Com
missioners, leaving the civic and
professional groups to submit their
own proposals.
Evening star., 1940-10-02
Retirement Bill
For Police, Firemen
Sent 10 White House
Measure Gives Half Pay
At Age Of IS to Those
In Service Is Years

The House today completed legis-
lative action on bill providing for
the voluntary retirement at half
pay OF District police and f1remen
who have reached the age of IS
and have been in the service Is
years.
The measure now goes to the
White House for the signature of
President Roosevelt.
House approval was preceded by
a brief but heated denunciation Of
the measure by Representative Rich,
Republican, of Pennsylvania.
If you keep cutting down the re-
tirement age after awhile they won't
want to work at ALL" he declared.
II wouldn't want to retire at IS. It's
too young"
Representative Eberharter, Demo-
crat, of Pennsylvania, a member of
the District Committee, pointed out
that most of the large cities in the
country have more liberal retire.
ment laws for police and f1remen
than the District A 55-year-old
retirement age. he declared, will
serve to keep up the efficiency of
the Police and Fire Departments
here
The House first passed the bill
several months ago, but it came back
for concurrence in several amend
ments tackled on in the Senate
Monday.
There was no age limitation in
the bill as originally approved in
the House. A policeman or fireman
would have been allowed to retire
after Is years of service regardless
of age. At the request of Senator
Overton, Democrat, of Louisiana, a
member of the Senate District Com
mittee. the Senate adopted an
amendment fixing the minimum re-
tirement age at 55. 1t also approved
another amendment he proposed
fixing the retirement fund at $50 900
year to preclude the possibility
of wholesale retirements.
The Senate also adopted an
amendment offered by Majority
Leader Barkley, which the House
approved, including within the pro-
visions of the new retirement plan
United States Secret Service agents
attached to the White House who
have guarded the President for 10
years or more.
Evening star., 1940-10-02
Fight Opens 10 Rezone
Georgetown Area for
Apartment BUILDING
Many Oppose Chonee
In Lond PortIy Owned
By Charge in Berlin

A vigorous fight over rezoning
parts of a square in Georgetown
owned by Alexander Kirk, charge
at the American Embassy in Berlin.
that would permit erection of five
story apartment house, opened be-
fore the Zoning Board at the Dis
!rict Building today.
The proposed apartment house.
costing more than S2,O0O,0OO and
with 293 units. would be erected
on a square bounded by Wisconsin
avenue, r street. Reservoir road, and
Thirty-fourth street.
Vernon Lowrey. representing Mr.
Kirk. told the board the present
zoning permits erection of row
houses and small stores on part OF
the property. He emphasized, how
ever, that the owner has no inten-
ton of carrying out development
of that type and said, Il am not
using this as a club in any sense
of the word if this change is not
granted"
Fontaine Bradley, the first witness
representing opponents to the
change. told the board that pro-
tests come from all parts Of
Georgetown" Particularly do prop
erty owners near the site who have
homes with large lawns and extern
sive gardens oppose the change, he
said.
Many residents of Georgetown
prominent in Washington affairs
crowded the hearing room ready
to testify against the proposed
change.
In the first case before the board
today three representatives of the
Cathedral Heights Citizens Asso-
citation opposed extension of first
commercial zoning on property
known as 1924 Wisconsin avenue
NV Opposing the change were
William E. Richardson. C. B. Cham
berlain and Hugh Frampton.
Evening star., 1940-10-02
Utilities Board
Expected 10 Change
.ood|ey Bus Route
Representative Bloom
Puts In Request
For Reroutine

Rerouting Woodley road buses, to
provide bus and street car stops on
Columbia road between wyoming
avenue and Nineteenth street NV,
probably will be ordered by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission following
public hearing today.
Representative Bloom. Democrat.
of New York, who resides at 1880
Columbia road NV, appeared to
urge placing a car stop on the
triangle formed by the three streets.
The commission found that its ex-
perts, including Fred A. Sager, its
chief engineer. and company officials
were in agreement with proposal
that the Woodley road buses be re-
routed so as to 60 east on Kalorama
road, turning south on Nineteenth
street, crossing over Columbia road
to go around the little triangle,
making a right turn to proceed west
on Wyoming avenue, again crossing
Columbia road. The present route
lumbia road, sharp right turn
there, down Columbia road to Wyo-
ming ard west on wyoming.
Car stops on the Mount Pleasant
line, northbound, now are at Cali
fornia street and Kalorama road on
Columbia road. Mr.. Bloom declared
it would be more convenient for him
and other company patrons living
between those two points if a car
stop were placed at the triangle at
Wyoming avenue and Nineteenth
street When commission members
asked him if such a car stop would
cause any increased annoyance, :"
the New Yorker said he thought the
result would be less annoyance.
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer also approved the company's
suggestion for the re-routing of the
Woodley road buses.
Evening star., 1940-10-02
Hickey Heads Boy Stote
Society for Tenth Year

Frank E. Hickey was reelected
president of the Massachusetts, So
ciety of Washington last night for
the tenth year.
Other officers elected were c. Rus
sell Reilly, treasurer; Walter Bohan
and Mrs. Marion E. Libby, trustees.
Reelected we're David c. Will
liams, Miss Fanny Buck and Will
liam j. Byrne, vice presidents: Miss
Margaret Cotter, secretary: Repre-
sentative Lawrence ]. Connery, Rep
resentative Pehr G. Holmes, Dean
Henry Grattan Doyle and Miss
Helen c. Burns, trustees; Joseph P.
Hall. moderator, and Miss Charlotte
j. Clementson, town hall clerk.
Evening star., 1940-10-02
D. c. Seeks Engineer
For $500 Job

A $500 job for a steam operat-
ing engineer who holds a third
grade engineers license is open
here, District officials announced
yesterday.
The press was asked to aid in find
ing such an engineer after the Com
miSsioners were notified there was
no person with such qualification on
the civil service registerday and no
money available now for holding a
special examination.
The engineer is needed for the
Industrial Home School for White
Children, on Wisconsin avenue NV.
A white engineer is sought. Any
applicant is asked to call Earle
w. Cassie. superintendent OF the
~
Evening star., 1940-10-02

she had to aban-
don the field.
She was walk
ing on Tenth
street near her
home when a
colore man
grabbed at her
purse. The man
missed, knocking
Mrs. Long into a
h e d ge as he
rushed by.
He turn e d
a rou nd a n d
started back to-
ward her, she
said and as he
Evening star., 1940-10-02
Virginia Fights
Boundary Plan
At Hearing
Fear Big Tax Loss
If Airport Is Put
Entirely in D. c.

Virginia State officials rallied be-
hind Representative Smith, Demo-
crat, of Virginia today in vigorously
opposing a proposed amendment to
bill fixing new boundary between
that State and the District which
would place the Washington Ma
tional Airport entirely within the
District.
Testifying before special sub
committee of the House District
Committee at the first public hear
ing on the measure, the Virginia
of1cials charged that location of the
new airport in the District would
deprive the State of thousands of
dollars year in tax revenues.
The bill under consideration by
the subcommittee would fix the new
District-Virginia boundary at the
mean high water mark on the Vir-
ginia side of the Potomac, which
would leave portion of the air.
port area within the District. Repre-
sentative Nichols, Democrat, of Ok
lahoma proposed an amendment
that would exempt the airport prop
erty from the new boundary line so
that tine entire area would be in the
District.
Nichols Plan Assailed.
John Munce, jr., auditor OF the
division of motor vehicles of Vir-
ginia, told the committee that If
the Nichols plan is approved the
State would lose revenue from the
tax on gasoline sold at the airport
as well as the utility taxes paid by
the commercial air lines and any
taxes that would be paid by the res
taurant and other concessions at the
airport.
He explained that while cents a
gallon tax is collected from the air
lines for every gallon of gas used by
planes on the basis of actual mile
age covered in Virginia, 2 cents is
refunded. The 3 cents, he said, goes
into a special fund for the erection
and maintenance of airway beacons,
markers, etc, which are of benefit
to the air lines.
If the airport is located entirely
in the District, it was pointed out,
the air. lines would escape the svia-
ton fuel tax since the District re-
funds taxes collected on aviation
gasoline.
Hunter Asks Explanation.
Representative Hunter, Democrat.
of Ohio, chairman of the subcom-
mittee, asked Mr.. Nichols at the
outset of the hearing to explain the
origin of his amendment.
That's nobody'S business where
the amendment came FROM" he re-
piled. There is nothing sinister
about it. I wrote it myself"
Later, Representative Seccombe,
Republican, of Ohio said he Sus-
pected there was "a little sleeper"
in the proposed amendment. Isn't
the gas tax higher in Virginia
in the DISTRICT" he asked. L think
there must be some reason other
than the one advanced for wanting
to put the airport in the District"
Mr.. Nichols said the gas tax il
refunded to the airlines in Virginia
as well as in the District.
1T is not" retorted Representa-
tive Smith.
The subcommittee decided to begin
hearings on the bill after a discus
sion of the measure by the District
Committee yesterday at an executive
session Col. Sumpter Smith. chair
man of the interdepartmental engi-
neering commission which directed
construction of the airport. was
closed with the committee at the
time.
Evening star., 1940-10-02
Air Derby Association
Schedules Three Events

Three October events, including
an aerial landmark hunt. have been
scheduled by. the Washington Air
Derby Association, it was an
nounced today by Noble c. shit,
president.
A barbecue party will be held at
the Schrom Airport, Greenbelt, Md.
from 3 to s pm. Sunday, with Joe
Prinz as master of ceremonies.
The monthly business meeting
will be held at the Admiral Club,
Seventeenth street and Rhode Island
avenue NV, preceded by a dinner
at $50 pm.
The landmark hunt will be held
October 20 from Beacon Field, near
Alexandria, Va. Bob Ashburn is IN
charge Of mapping the lsndmar7s
and Of the contest.
Evening star., 1940-10-02
U. 5. to Issue New Stomp

Postmaster General Walker an
nounced last night that he had
authorized the issuance of a special
Scent postage stamp in connection
with the 18th anniversary of the
adoption of the 18th amendment
abolishing slavery. The stamp will
be placed on sale October 20, and
the place of first day sale and other
details viii bs announced liter.