The Lexington advertiser., 1940-01-11
Landowners Warned OF
Clauses For Drilling

nasnita the constant warnings sound
cd bv business men, landowners persist
in leasing their lands for oil ana gas
,y;tbout any semblance of chance ior
thar,salves. not to mention the cheap
noes thew have signed away their rights.
Speculating is being done by some ioins
and they are the main ones getting any
profit. It would be good idea 10 90
slow and see just what you are golhs
TO receive when you sign lease. ohe
thing certain is to insert somewhere a
drilling clause if the lease omits IT. IL
will not be objected to by one VINO
means business and if the fellow won't
oorea to help your land in this way
then he is a good one to avoid. II Is
very evident that the same practice Is
oo;ng on in ohe neighborhood, Mont
oomery county to the north. Inc
Winona Times editorially has the fol-
lowing to say:
"The land owners side Of the lease
agreement is to see that the contract,
anv trampling on Americas rights, that
the United States should enter the war
TO make the world safe for democracy
"Free the world of troublesome dlcta-
tors,n or some such rot. You iend U.S.
wen defend us"-how disgustingly true.
Lend US of men, money, and morale
and take the spoils-depression econo-
m;cally. weakening morally, and safri-
ficing liberty--eternally tearing down
civilization instead of raising it to
higher levels.
On Saturday, January 13, the voters
of Madison County will go to the polls
TO elect a representative to replace the
late Charles F. Mansell, representative
elect from that county. In the race Tor
successor to Mr.. Mansell is his widow,
Mrs. Zilpha Ellis Mansell, sister OF
former Sheriff Walter Ellis, Guy Ellls
Reedy Ellis of this city. Mrs. Mansell,
well-aualified for the position through
knowledge of the school system, church,
civic and fraternal activities, and
through absorption of the experience
of her late husband, is well-known
throughout the state and would make
Madison County top-notch representa-
tive. And here's the best of luck to
woman we'll fitted for the position she
seeks.
The matrimonial bug seems to have
hit Lexington again during the holiday
season, snatching away, quite as usual
! one of our most efficient school teach
ers, now Frances Gwin Few. Congratu-
, lations to Frances and William Few
along with best wishes to Guy and
Bessie Holder, Sydney and Josephine
Peacock, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Watson
Mabel and Howard Grantham, and many
others. And here's hoping you all
celebrate golden anniversaries many
Christmases and New Years in the
future.
Off the Record: Winter has very
definitely not passed US by as some
were inclined to believe, and the sunny
South is now in the throes of very
/ cold wave Wasn't the Sugar Bowl
game "honey!" Depend on Tulane
and the Texas Aggies to give US some
thing worth seeing or listening to!
Tennessee rather disappointed her many
loyal supporters but I'd still pick the
Vols if they had it to do over again
By the way, they say the Tournament
of Roses, which annually precedes each
Rose Bow classic, is something grano
to look at! Sympathy is sincerely
extended to the bereaved Clayton fam
lily in the loss of husband and father
and in the illness of little Maurice
Trouble and death seem to be neither
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