The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-01
Current Comment
BY Henry Willis
Until They Died" wos the title o

du eullOIlal III the OCt. ZlSI JaCkSOI
Daily News. The reference was tc
the dog pets of the returning soldiers
on transport nearing home. An or
der of the commanding officer read
mo dogs well be permitted to land
Throw them all overheard. So the
little canine friends were pitched
overheard to swim after the ship
helpless and silent as long as they
could. OF course they could not un-
derstand, they had been faithful and
loyal and happy and served their
masters by making them happy at
least. The commanding officer may
have been obeying orders from a
higher officer One might almost
wish that the officer with whom the
order did originate might some time
be forced to see something he loved
made a needless sacrifice. The Edi-
torial ranks with such as--"Is there
= Santa Claus. With Vests Tribute
% Dog. It is tops for Fred Sui
1ens-or whoever wrote it.
Thanksgiving In Mississippi will
tall on November 22nd, the fourth
Thursday. Since the late President
changed the date few years ago
there has been a bit Of doubt as to
just when to celebrate the holiday.
For this state it is settled-the 22nd.
That day bird shooting will be legal,
the only time until the season opens
son Dec. 10th.
An Unusuol Number Of Wild
Geese have been going over for two
weeks, but the number of Ducks
II smaller than usual. The wildfowl
shooting season opens Friday, Nov.
Ind. While number Of the enthusi-
asts will be afield with long guns
and 6s on that day only meager bags,
II any, are anticipated. The duck
hatch is said to have been good but
the flight isn't on yet. Anyway it
may be fine day to be in the woods
and we will be there.
Lester Ethel Borr (born at She'll
mound June nth, 1879 passed away
at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis
on the 23rd. His business life has
been spent here where he made a
success for himself, accumulating a
reasonable sufficiency of this worlds
goods. Barr was one of the band of
volunteer soldiers that fought the
Spanish war, going out in the "Ben
Humphries Rifles, from Greenwood.
The company was attached to the
End Mississippi Volunteer Infantry,
a unit of the 7th Corps that was
assembled under General Fitz Hugh
Lee at Jacksonville, Fla, to take
HAVANA. The destruction of the
Spanish Fleet off Santiago made that
smallest men in his company and
for that reason he and another as
small were put on Military Police
duty. Why small men? For one rea-
son it was desired to hurt the dis
obe6ient soldiers as little as possible.
The two small men worked together
perfectly. One would approach the
disorderly men in front with polite
invitation to "come along. If the
man was obstreperous the other
slipped belt about his legs before
he knew what was happening and
in another instant he would find his
arms belted to his sides and himself
helpless. Such was the skill of Les
ter and his buddy that they always
subdued the disorderly and never
hurt him except the usual bump
when he fell Just foretaste of
Testers efficient management which
he developed and carried into his
business life. His passing leaves 9
hard to fill vacant place and many
sore hearts.
Our Foot Boil Team took another
high hurdle in full stride Friday
night at Belzoni, scoring three touch
downs and a point after while keep
ing their own goal line unpassed. II
was a rough game, the toughest we
have played. Our boys have the grit
and stamina to take it" when il
comes. They are clean players
taught clean, hard playing and il
wins. Light but strong and full o.
vim they play with dash and skill
that will not be denied. The drill
and discipline of their exceptiona
Coach tells powerfully.
The First Odd Fellows Cemetery
Deed is recorded in the Count,
Deed Record Book L at Page SAC
The deed was filed for record Nov
%, 1851 having been acknowledged
before A. C. Otey, "Clerk of thu
Probate Court. 1t was from B. 7
Owen ct ux Mary, to ''B. S. Tappal
Lodge No. %, Independent Lodge o
~ n IL. n