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The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28
PAID YOUR POLL TAX?

This is election year in Mississippi. All
Beat, County and State Officials will be up
for election in the Summer Primaries In
order to vote in a primary election one must
have paid his 1912 Poll tax on or before
February First, 1943. Therefore, if you have
not paid your Poll tax, you have only three
more days in which to secure your receipt
in time to qualify to vote this year. In fact
under our State Law, to be qualified to vote
in Primaries, one must hold two Poll tax
receipts paid on or before due date each of
of two years next proceeding election year
Also persons becoming twenty-one years of
age are required to register with the County
Registrar on or before July 2, 1943 to be a
qualified voter, whether they owe and pay
Poll Tax or not
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28
Navy Classification
For IL Year Olds

1t was announced this morning by
| officer-in-Chargeo of the Naval Aviation
Cadet Selection Board in New Orleans,
| that the Navy has opened new classi-
| fication for the acceptance Of II year
old high school boys into Naval Await
ion. The new program leads to a COM
mission as ensign in the Naval Reserve
or as a second lieutenant in the Marine
Corps Reserve for those youths who
successfully complete the training
period.
In order to be eligible for this new
classification, an applicant must have
passed his seventeenth birthday but
must not have reached his eighteenth,
and he must either have graduated from
or be currently enrolled in an accredit-
ed high school with a reasonable ex-
pectation of graduation by June 80 of
the fiscal year in which he enlisted.
Young men in that category who can
meet the Navy's flight physical, schol
astic and officer qualification require
ments will be enlisted as apprentice
seamen-V-5. On becoming fully quail
fled after graduation from high school
these lads will be designated Naval
Aviation Cadets by the Naval Aviation
Cadet Selection Board under whose
jurisdiction they come. If for any
reason a boy who is accepted for enlist
ment as an apprentice seamanV-5, drops
out of school or fails to graduate from
high school by the end of the academic
year current at the time of enlistment
he will be Immediately transferred to
Glass We and ordered to active duty at
a Naval Training Station.
In his conference Commander Priest
man warned high school students against
spending travel money or staying away
from school for the purpose of coming
to the Selection Board or to Navy Re-
cruiting Stations before seeing their
school officials. Under the new classi-
fication it will be necessary for school
administrative heads to forward writ
ten recommendation to the Naval Avia-
tion Cadet Selection Board certifying
to each applicants moral character and
be interviewed or examined Complete
details of the program will be furnished
all schools and colleges Immediately so
that all possible delay will be avoided
in getting the program underway.
In addition to the certification from
school authorities, birth certificate,
transcript of school work completed,
parents consent papers, two full face
photographs, and three letter of recon-
mendation will be required for enlist
ment.
The majority of men who are accepted
and are designated as Naval Aviation
Cadets upon graduation from high school
will be sent to series of training
schools in the following order: Naval
Flight Preparatory School, CAA War
Training Service Program formerly
Civilian Pilot Training Schools), Pre-
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28
STATE
HEALTH OFFICER
SAYS:

One Of the great public health prob
lens of our time is rheumatic heart
disease. This disease kills more per-
sons under 20 years of age than tuber-
culosis, epidemic meningitis, measles,
diphtheria, scarlet fever, and infantile
paralysis, combined. Those who sur
vive are subject to occurrences, and
damage done these growing hearts too
often makes what we call "cr;pples who
do not limp"
The period of life when rheumatic
heart disease generally occurs is be-
tween and Is years of age. Among
the first signs Of the disease are slight
fever, nosebleeds, loss of appetite. fail
ure to gain weight, rapid heart action,
and pain in joints and muscles.
If your child shows any of these
danger signals, consult your physician.
In no other disease is early recognition
and prompt treatment of more value.
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28
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uada De Ding Dong Domes7
MJAck HANCOCK

Although the gasoline tax receipts
dropped off sharply during December.
first month of gas rationing, the drop
for the full year 1912, wasn't much
under the record year of 1941, and un-
less there's mighty sharp cut this
year, the State Highway Department
will be able to continue to maintain the
states present highway system without
difficulty, the commissioners disclosed
here last week. Anticipating gas ration
ing-in fact they thought it would hit
sooner than it did-they began sailing
away little of the maintenance fund
each month into reserve account. They
trimmed expenses all the way around.
Consequently, at the end of the year,
when the gas tax began really sliding,
they had, they figure, enough to get
by with this year, even though the gas
tax drops as much as SO per cent
although such a cut will mean they'll
have to do lot of scrimping, do no
new construction and keep the overhead
at minimum. Which is a tough break
on election year.
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28
EMORY

Mrs. Bascom Melton and Mrs. Sharkey
Truitt were overnight guests Of rela-
tives in Grenada last Monday.
Mrs. John F. Hatcher, who spent mid
week dates in the Melton j ohnson home,
returned to her home in Walden Satur-
day.
Visitors in the community on Mobilza-
tion Day were, Hon. Rex Buchanan, /.
W. Carson, Miss Allene Mccormick, and
Mrs. Tom Ramsey of Lenoir City, Tenn,
the former Miss Ellen Scale, who as
our Home Demonstration Agent, made
many friends who were proud to meet
and greet her again.
Mrs. R. c. Wilson enjoyed the cordial
hospitality of Mrs. Hattie Cans home
in Walden few days last week.
Miss Pauline McGarah of West, was
priced guest Of Miss Dele Cox for the
week end.
Mrs. James Smithwick Joined Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Cox Saturday for a visit
to their cousin, Miss Minnie Bole, in
Greenwood. They were sorry to find
Miss Bole's mother seriously ill.,
Prof. John Allen Cade, Jr., and his
uncle, Lee Cade, of Acona, were calling
on Emory relatives Saturday.
Miss Eva Mae Rogers left by bus
Sunday for Augusta, Georgia, where she
will finish course of study in the De-
fense School.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Farmer of Cru
ger, were sunshine guests of the P. M.
Downers on the day of rest.
Harvey Gray Cox, at home on fur
Tough, was called back to camp to leave
for an aviation school where he will be
flying cadet We thought he would
Cannon"
Miss Ouida Boyett returned Sunday
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Smith, after a pleasant visit to her
parental home in Goodman. The Smiths
were in West, guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Murley Tate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe johnson visited
Johnson relatives at Beatty Sunday and
brought Mrs. W. A. Switzer down for
visit with Mrs. W. W. Cox and Mrs.
W. J. Rogers.
The landscape has the appearance Of
typical winter scene which is beauti-
full to look upon but is running much
timber.
Rev. Jas. W. McNutt was down from
Walden Tuesday to attend a meeting Of
officers of the Salem Presbyterian
Church, which met in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. W. c.. Downer.
We note with interest the announce
ment of the candidacy of Melvin Alex
ander for supervisor Of Beat in Car
roll county. Melvin is one Of our
energetic and progressive young men
who has already had training in one Of
the most important duties Of super
visor-road working. His father, the
late S. R. Alexander, taught him the
proper mode of drainage and Of road
building by actual experience, which is
the best teacher.
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28

Suggested explanation of lot of trends:
The Protective Tariff policy was in
vented many decades ago by the in
dustrial states to protect "Infant InI-
dustries" against competition from out
side the nation. Its effect was to en-
rich enormously those states and in
directly impoverish the agricultural
states. These, having no industries to
protect" had to pay much higher for
all the manufactured articles they used
even to higher freight rates for the
same length Of haul. The Infants
grew so fast, became so big and strong,
that their demands were appeased by
ever more protection" until now men,
bers of the National House and Senate
do not dare even to mention the Tariff.
The best any Congressman could do was
to seek subsidies" in various guises to
make up for the treasury raiding of our
Yankee kin. The result has been an
upward spiral of demands on the nat
ional treasury that means an inevitable
break down of the whole structure in
the forseeable future. No nation is or
can be rich enough to pay off unlimited
debts. What then? The Germans and
the Russians found ways to handle the
matter. For US the answer would seem
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28
Current Comment
BY Henry Willis

The Federal Attorney Generals De-
partment has sent its men to Mississippi
and had Federal Jury at Jackson to
indict several participants in the Jones
County lynching Of some weeks ago.
That means it is going to cost those
people q lot Of money to defend them
selves and long time to worry over
the possibility Of being shut up in q
Federal Prison for a term Of years.
That this is q direct interference with
states rights makes no difference to the
New Dealers-they are determined to
permit no distinctions Of race, color,
religion, or thought. We are all of the
same condition in their view and if our
view is different they advise Us to
change it. The man lynched was a
negro who had been covicted of murder
by a white jury which disagreed as to
the penalty meant a life sentence, as
the jury knew. A mob took him from
the Jail and hung him. All of it was
with much advertising and the Yankee
papers were full of it. Such lynching
is about the most foolish thing lot of
grown men could do. One is tempted
to think they must have been bunch
of morons-there ase so much better
and quieter ways to hand critical
situations. A mob is a disgrace to a
county and stain on the state. A large
number of northerners use such in
cdents to our considerable harm in
Congress and elsewhere. Southern
lynchngs do not approach in savagery
or lawlessness the gangster killings or
labor beatings that are common in the
north but they have the newspaper and
magazines and low class reporters and
the kind of readers who are SO vicious
they excuse themselves by yelling
about Southern atrocities" These we'll
advertised mobs are serious hurt to
the state.
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28

Flight School, Elementary Flight School
at Naval Base and finally to Naval
Air Base for intermediate and advanced
flight training. On graduation from the
entire course the Cadets will be COM
missioned as ensigns in the Naval Re-
serve or as second lieutenants in the
Marine Corps.
Limited number of apprentice sea-
menV-5 who are able to meet certain
requirements, which will be announced
later, will be given an opportunity to
enter the new college program at the
discretion of the Navy Department for
additional training of approximately
years duration.
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28
Rose Hill Farmers Met
Farm Mobilization Day

We, the farmers of Rose Hill COM
munity, met at Rose Hill school on Farm
Mobilization Day. The goals for the
farmers of this community: Increasing
poultry and livestock for meat product
ion;1. Provide or purchase go sows and
500 pigs; 2. Provide or purchase 10
milk cows and so calves; 8. Provide
vegetables for a year round garden;
4. Increase poultry; Provide or pur-
chase 100 hens and 5000 chicks.
We have planned to raise more food
this year than we ever have raised, to
help win this war.
]. H. DAVIS, Chairman,
L. w. Murry, Reporter.
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28

In 1871, the gas tax brought $4,000
900, in round figures In 1912 it drop
ped to s13,200,0o0, of which $479, 900 was
accounted for in December. From the
$i5,000,000 collected in 1941, upkeep of
the Motor Vehicle Commission and a
lot Of refunds have to be paid. and the
commissioners figure the net gas yield
for l94l, as a normal year, at $4,000, 900.
II this should be cut to s7,0o0,O00 or so
per cent, it would mean that the high
way commission would get little over
~ cents of each cents per gallon tax,
counties get the other 2ia cents. Out
OF the commissions net the Highway
Patrol must be paid, and it's appropria-
tion is $750,000 for the biennium. High
way bonds and interest run about So, $780,
600 this year, so with a little over $4,-
100000 the commission could meet those
payments. 1t would then, Of course be
necessary to use up the reserve to meet
overhead and maintenance, but Chair
man Hiram Patterson says it can be
done, and Commissioners T. J. Lowrey
and Sid Roebuck back him up. Since
all of them are now busy out campaign
ing for reelection, they're proud of the
TACT that they saw what was coming and
have met the situation without having
to tap the taxpayers for any additional
money.
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28
Card Of Thanks

DR.. c. o. Buck and family wish to
express their appreciation to their many
friends who were so kind to them in
kind acts during her last hours of suf-
fering, and also for the floral offerings.
Especially want to thank DR.. P. B.
Brumby for his kind efforts to save
her. THE FAMILY.
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28

The fuel oil and gasoline shortages
this winter should go far to determine
whether Americans will be healthier as
a result of walking more and living in
homes that are not over-heated.
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28

fused to make any changes in the high
way finance system a year ago, the
commissioners decided they better start
a backlog of their own, and started at
once to pare expenses to the bone and
lay away reserve. At the beginning
of 1943, they had enough in the bank
to assure Mississippians that their
roads will be maintained this year, de-
spite all apparent difficulties. Only
thing that might throw things out of
gear now would be major calamity
such as an invasion or flood which
would take out a lot of bridges and
roads-or a reduction of more than so
per cent in the gas tax
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28

to lie in securing adequate values for
dollars spent. The "New Deal' can be
relied on to make the war, and every
thing else, cost US three times what 1t
should. Fortunately that school of
bumbling thought seems to be on it's
way out. Maybe the good horse sense
we are supposed to have will rescue us.
Otherwise the America we have known,
the country of independent thought and
individual rewards, is on its way out and
we shall have our thoughts and acts
directed by super-men and women such
as the President and his wife, the Frank
furters, the Tugwells.
The danger is real and imminent.
Fortunately there is another election
not far off which should show whether
our journey is toward or away from
the quicksands.
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28

Treasury officials regard the pur-
chase of life insurance as particularly
helpful in heading off initiation because
money paid for life insurance premiums
is definitely withdrawn from spending
channels--and more permanently than
through other forms of savings.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-04

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choose beautiful color schemes for your home
And here's how do it. We simply lend you one Of our
noted observation-disclosures Paint and Color Style Guides.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-04

a You're going TO stay homo moro this
y wartime summer. And that means
you're Going to use your Summer living
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able paint 10 easy 10 apply and dries over
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sx2e feet. Popular colors
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-07
PRODUCE
(NeWmans Grocery
Fall Term Students
in Need Of Rooms

Ann Arbor, Oct. Although Ann
Arbor housing shortage for stu
dents has let up some there Is
still need for more rooms for stu
dents coming to town this fall,
reports from the offices Of the dean
Of women and the dean of students
show.
Dean Alice Lloyd said that there
is a special need for rooms for
graduate women students in addi-
ton to rooms for approximately so
public health nurses who will be
on the campus for special nurses
training.
The rooming situation for men is
not as acute as it was. Demand
among men students Is from the
undergraduate group, largely.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-07
Deaths
FREDERIC /. ABEL

FHE MI - NOGG
Rites for Frederic L. Abel. 81,
former 'cellist in the Detroit Sym
phony orchestra. will be at this
evening in the Hamilton Funeral
Chapel. Cass and AleXandrine AYES.
Detroit. in charge OF Detroit Com
mandery. No /. Knights Temp
lar, with burial in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery, Washington, D. c.
Prof Abel was for many years head
of the string department Of the
Michigan State Normal school
Conservatory OF Music and later
often played here in the Detroit
Philharmonic string quartet con
certs He was born in Monroe
Vile. o., and lived and taught in
Detroit for sixty years. He was
at various times member Of the
University of Michigan School Of
Music faculty, head of the music
department and director of the
band. glee club and orchestra at
Michigan State College, director
of the Michigan Conservatory Of
Music and head of the cello de-
partment Of the Detroit ConserNa-
tory of Music. He was adjutant
general Of the 3lst Michigan In
fantry to which the Ypsilanti com
pany belonged and was for IS
years a member of the National
Guard. His wife, May Leggett
Abel, was a fine .violinist and of
ten played with him here.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-07
MAN WITH LEG RUN OYER
HAS NO NEED FOR DOCTOR

AKRON, O. UP-Onlookers
thought it pretty fortunate that it
was a doctor driving the car which
knocked down pedestrian and ran
over his leg. But when Dr.. Roy A.
Knisley jumped from his car to
offer the man his professional sery-
ices, he found the victim beyond a
doctors care. As the man got up
and brushed off his clothes. he
explained that he was not hurt.
But, said knisley Il ran over
your leg That's all right" the
man answered. 1T was only my
wooden one"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-07
Forced Crossing

British Eighth Army forces on
the right flank near the Adriatic
coast we're said to have forced a
crossing Of the Biferno after heavy
fighting
The Berlin radio said German
paratroopers have taken over the
protection" OF the Vatican in full
understanding" with Pope Plus XII
and his traditional protectors. the
Vatican Swiss guard.
But British reports said Vatican
circles were prepared for the
worst including possible Nazi alb
duction of his holiness as hos.
tage The pope was reported to
have sent to his representatives
abroad a document to be publish
ed IL he is imprisoned or taken
from Rome by the Germans.
The same London sources said
the Germans already we're sacking
the italian capital and taking
world.famed art treasures to Ber-
lin.
Most sectors Of the Russian front
remained quiet as result of au-
tumn rains but fierce local actions
we're reported before the Nazi bas-
tions of Vitebsk. Gomel and Mo
gilev The German radio said the
Russians were attacking In the
Leningrad area.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-07
Daily Market Report

sec; medium SIC; small isc; L. s.
Grade B large. 1880.
Fruits
APPLES delicious, $500 $50;
Mcintosh. fancy. sS.5O-4 bu.: No.
/. $2-2.25 bu.; No. .. $3.50 bu.;
Northern spies. No. /. s3.50-4 bu.:
Jonathans No /. $S-3.25 bu.; Steel
Reds, fancy. s45O-5 bu.; No. /,
s3.5O.4 bu.; yellow Transparents.
s3.0O-3.25: Wealthy, bu, No. l.
S2.s5-e.5O; Greetings. ss.25-2.6O.
TOMATOES Jumboes. No. |, Toe
$10O.
PEARS kieffers. bu., No. /, "a
In. S2.25-2.5O.
CANTELOUPES- IS. 800; larger.
S2.002.50.
PLUMS- Burbanks, in half bush
els. s3.lo.
CUCUMBERS-S licers. $50 5u.
GRAPES -Concords. jumboes, un'
degrade, Tic.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-07
CAN'T keep
GRANDMA IN
HER CHAIR
She's as Lively as a Youngster-
Now her Backache Is better

Many suiefers reHf'e Raging bsekarbs
quickly, once tley Cr-o..f tat the real
cause Of their trouble may be tired kidneys.
The Kidneys are Natures chief wv % tax
ing the eIoess acids and waste out of tie
blood. They help most people pass about }
pints 9 day.
When disorder Of kidney function permits
poisonous matter 10 remain IN your blood. IL
may cause nazging backache, rheumatic pains,
leg pains, lots Of pep and energy, getting up
nights. snelhng, pdfness under the eyes,
besdaches and dizziness Frequent or scanty
passages with smafting and burning some
times shows there Is something wrong With
your kidneys or bladder.
Don't wsiti Ask your druggist for Deans
Pills. used successfully by millions for over
lOyears. They give happy relief and vii help
the IS miles q kidney tubes fush out poison
cw waste from your blood Get Doan's PiLs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-07
News in Brief.

TULSA. Okla-AP- Describing
in district court today the tragedy
ne watched. Jess Bingham, 10. will
be the principal witness upon
whom the state will rely to send
his father. Alfred Clarence Bling
ham, to the electric chair. Bling
ham, IS year old painter, is charged
with murder in the pocket-knife
staying OF his wife, Mary Bling
ham, last Aug 6. County Attorney
Dixie Gilmer said be would ask
the death penalty.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-07
HOME FLASH FROM CHINA

ST. LOUIS-INS-The famous
monkeys Of the St. Louis Zoo were
starring players in the first movie
in two months seen by a group Of
Army air forces men in China.
Staff Sgt James X. Moran, a for
mer St. Louisan now a cryptic
graph officer in the air forces. told
of the movie. Monkey Doodle Dan
dy." in a letter to George P. Vier-
heller. director OF the zoo. Yes, ="
ne wrote. away over here in the
wilderness Of southern China the
St. Louis Zoo brought JOY to the
hearts OF a movie-hungry group"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-07
RECOVER LEE RAEr

TOLEDO. Ore.-lNS-Thanks to
junior commando tactics, the Sa-
lem air base recovered a life RAFT
accidentally dropped into the oce-
an. Neva Jean and Neva June
Main. two tiny Commands, spot
every plane that passes over their
home. Although they have seen
no enemy aircraft. the twins no.
ticed plane drop something into
the ocean one afternoon The fol.
lowing day. hearing that Salem air
base officials we're seeking a life
raft mistakenly dropped near To
ledo, the two spoilers told their
father Of seeing it fall The raft
was found where the twins said It
was
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-07
MRS. JENNIE OssuRN

Funeral services are today in
Owosso for Mrs. Jennie Hendricks
0sburn. widow of James ~ Osburn,
formerly a leading business man in
Owosso. She had been an invalid
for several years. She and her wild.
owed mother Mrs. Nancy Hend-
ricks. lived for many years in the
house next south OF the Methodist
church here. She attended the Ypsi-
lanti High School and vas a favor.
lite Contralto choir singer in the
Presbyterian Church.
She was married to Mr.. Osburn
in 1892 but was a frequent visitor
to Ypsianti through the years, the
last time coming TO attend the Ann
Arbor May Festivals. Mrs Osburn
had made all plans for her funeral.
even to having her wedding gown
made over for her shroud