The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-22
CURRENT COMMENT
BY Henry Willis

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ent, adequate building and grounds
and much needed facilities that can
not be provided otherwise. 1t would
be as fire proof as possible. 1t would
provide place for historic archives
and records 1t would preserve a
permanent, accessible record Of the
servicemen and women of Holmes
county all Of whose names are plan
ned to appear on bronze tabs set IN
the entrance porch. Other citizens
would be honored as might be, in
other form on the grounds or in the
building. There would be assembly
and office and recreation and rest
and lunch rooms. The American Le-
gion and the WV are much in
favor of the Memorial project and
means for financing are taking
shape. The cost is within the COM
munity's reach.
Another Of the Older Settlers pos
ses away as Mrs. Alice Keene-Buck
Is laid to rest beside her husband,
DIR. J. T. (Thad) Buck, in the Acona
Cemetery where so many fine peo-
,ple lie buried. Mrs. Buck was a
member of one of the pioneer fami-
Nes-Keenes, fine and dutiful wife
and mother who made her husband
very happy as long as he lived. Thad
Buck was the type of old-time coun-
try Doctor who could recognize and
treat properly all the diseases then
prevalent, SO far as medical knowl-
edge of the time went; respected
and loved in all the circle of his ac-
quaintance His tomb bears the date
1918. Since then her life has been
essentially lonely in spite of the
loving care of her sons.
A Letter From VIM. McCuin Stein
Santa Pauls, Calf, to Miss Kather-
inc Mcleod, Secretary of the Lex
ington Cemetery Association gives
bit of information in regard to the
local life and times of before The
War. His father, William Stein oper-
ated Tailor Shop in frame build
ing on the present site of the Holmes
County Bank His shop faced west
and the east end of the same build
ing was occupied by Mrs. Stein with
a ladies' Dress Shop. It's entry was
from Oak Street, faced south. Just
to the north was the Stein Dwelling,
about the site of BarrGwin auto
storage warehouse on north Vine
Street In the yard was a pecan tree
and an English walnut tree-the
first of each in Lexington. Now for
the letter-His father was member
of the l. o. O. F. (Odd Fellows)
lodge which maintained the Gene
tary and he was the custodian (no
pay attached). His journeys to and
from the Cemetary were made afoot
he didn't own a horse and were
necessary TO help select lots, burials,
maintenance and anything else nee
essary. They sold the Cemetary to
the town in 1851 Incidentally his
own los was well cared for and it
has ben cared for ever since. Mr.
Stein died in the early l880s and
Mrs. Stein also in the same period.
The writer mentions schoolmates as
Miss Ida Sutton and Miss Sally B..
Cole (Mrs. Baxter Wilson and Mrs.
Wat Mccain and speaks of kindness
es shown him on visit he paid here
some years since by Charley Pahlen
and Mrs. Tom Shepherd One may
hope that he might sleep with his
parents when his time comes.
How to put Forty Tires on 800
wheels is the $64 question the
Ration Board is 'raslin" with. If you
will supply the correct answer you
get the $4,000 Try it. There are
about 40 tires i nthe weeks allot-
ment with about 800 applications and
every applicant needs the tire with
out doubt,
E. D. Boyd. Monoger for M. P. &
l.. Co, who was severely hurt in
line of duty nearly year ago, and
had been on the disabled list since
is pronounced fit for duty and re-
sumes work Monday, 18th. His
His friends have been congratulate
ing him all this week, Mr. Cardwell
who has been handling the place re-
turns to Jackson with the good viii
of the patrons of the office.
A Beautiful Tribute was that pub
lished in last weeks Advertiser to
Maude Dyer Rose from the pen of
her brother Lansdale Dyer All her
friends knew her as most lovable,
generous and self-sacrificing The
good that she did will live after her
for all time; the evil-she never did
any, Not all brothers are as apprecia-
tive or as eloquent as hers.
Lys