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The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
Lexington Plays
Durdnf Wednesday
Gume CoIled At
7:3O At HJC
Athletic Field

The Lexington Purple Wave will
try to down the Durant Tigers in
their annual football classic which
will be played this year at Holmes
Junior College athletic field Wednes-
day night Nov. 21st, with Durant
acting as host.
The game will be called at 7:30
o'clock and the largest crowd Of the
season is expected to attend.
Lexington has enjoyed its best
season in many years suffering only
one defeat at the hands of Grenada
ESQ. Lexington has whipped Nc
Adams, ESQ; Carrollton, 1870; Bel
zoni, 1870; Tchula, $50; Brandon,
1870.
Durant, too, has suffered only
one defeat that being Sails, 60.
Durant has defeated Belzoni, Tchula
(twice), McAdams, and jackson aB"
team.
Bxondon Detected
The local lads gave good account
bf themselves on last Friday night
at Beall Athletic Field, defeating
Brandon's team 1870.
A wet field slowed the game con-
emerge victorious.
siderably but the Wave managed to
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
Holmes Bulldogs
Swamp Decatur &-0

The Fighting Bulldogs completed
their home season in Runaway"
game over Decatur Warriors at
Goodman Saturday night to the tune
OF 48-0 to close the 1945 home sea-
son.
PluY ut, Monroe
They will close the season with
an engagement at Northeast Louis
lana Junior College Friday night,
November 18th, and will take things
easy for a few days before starting
to tune-up for the Kinds Eagles in
their championship gae at Laurel
on Nov. 30th.
This game is sponsored by the
Laurel Lions Club and will mark
the first sponsored bowl game for
any Junior College teams.
A large delegation Of Goodman
and Holmes county people, plan to
be on hand to cheer the Bulldogs
on to the championship when the
big game" is played at Laurel
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
Memorial Service Honoring Holmes County
Servitemen Will Be Held tuesday Afternoon
At The Lexington Methodist Church
EM3 /c E. c. Pettus
On USS Zuniuh

E. c. Pettus, electricians mate,
third class, Tchula, Miss, and other
Navy men aboard the auxiliary ship
USS Zaniah, played an important
part in the winning of the war in
the Pacific by working 18-hour days
to put battle-damaged ships back
into the fight.
AT Okinawa alone, the Zaniah's
crew patched up more than so ships
at the height of that rough
tumble campaign.
Before the Zaniah moved into the
Okinawa waters, she spent several
months in the southwest Pacific.
Originally Liberty ship, she was
commissioned as a repair vessel by
the Navy on Sept. 2, 1914.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
Choncery Clerks
Mother Passes

Friends of Chancery Clerk Par
ham H. Williams regret to learn of
the death Of his mother, Mrs. Nancy
Williams, at her home in Brook
haven on November End
Mrs. Williams was SO years old
and the widow of the late j. P.
Williams. She had been i'll only for
two or three weeks.
Services were held at the family
residentce Nov. 8 in Brookhaven
and interment was in the cemetery
there. The Rev. Sullivan, Baptist
pastor, officiated. She was a life
long members Of the Baptist Church.
Surviving are the one SON and five
daughters: Mrs. Tom Rawls, Of Can
ton; Misses Matte and Ada Williams
of Brookhaven; Mrs. J. E. Williams,
of fernando; Mrs. w. E. Entrican,
Meridian.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
Thanksgiving Service
AT Episcopal Church
On November 18th

Since Golden Peace, o, Lord, Tho,
grantest US to see,
Our Land, with one accord, Lord
God, gives Thanks to Thee.
Organ Prelude-Patriotic Airs
Processional-God of Our Fathers
Hymn No. 430
It Is Good Thing to Give Thanks
--Bruche
Venite-Williams
TIE Deum Ladamus-Read
Prayers of Thanksgiving
Lord, God We Worship Thee-Hymn
No. 440
Sermon-Rev. VIM. v. Albert
Doxology
Offertory Solo-Mrs. Brady Cole
Selected
Presentation of Offering
Prayers for Our Service Men
Benediction
Three-fold Amen
Recessional-Faith OF Our Fathers
Hymn No. AL
Friends of all denominations are
cordially invited to join in this
Thanksgiving Service.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
Soldier Is Drowned
In TchuIa Lake
Early Today
Jeep PIunees OFF
TchuIo Bridge
In Heavy Fog

A 19-year-old soldier was drowned
in Tchula Lake early today when
the jeep which he was driving went
over the bridge about seven o'clock.
The drowned youth could not swim.
His body was recovered about ten
o'clock by Ollie Trigleth, Tchula
citizen.
The jeep was part of convoy and
lost in the heavy early morning fog.
The driver had turned the jeep
around and was headed back toward
Tchula when he ran off the bridge.
A young lieutenant, part Of the
convoy, tried to save the youth un-
successfully.
The convoy was said to have been
going from Greenwood to jackson
Name Of the victim is withheld
pending notification Of the family.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
Tubb Will Speak 10
Holmes Teachers

J. M. Tubbs, state superintendent
OF education, will speak at the
Holmes County Teachers Associat-
ion meeting at the Durant High
School auditorium Friday afternoon
at two o'clock.
w. R. Huddleston, principal of
the Tchula school, president Of the
Association, will preside.
Accompanying Mr.. Tubb will be
7. N. Touchstone. state high school
supervisor.
Music for this occasion will be
furnished by the Holmes Junior Col
lege Glee Club under the direction
Of Mrs. H. S. McKie.
All teachers in Holmes county are
expected to attend.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
Mrs. Alice K. Buck
Passes Sunday

Last rites for Mrs. Alice K. Buck
whe held Monday morning at 1000
o'clock from the Methodist Church
in Acona, with the Rev. A. Y. Brown
officiating.
Interment was in the Acona Gem
etery.
She is survived by two sons: H. X.
Buck, Memphis. and Levitt Buck
Acona; one sister, Mrs. Harvey
Gaines, Baton, Rouge, La; one
brother, Hunter Keene, Texas. Also
surviving are ten grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were: Lon Nc
Rae, B. S. Beall, Jr., DR.. o. D.
Hooker, H. w. Watson, Edwin Buck,
John D. Parrish, J. r. Booth and
Howard Terry.
Honorary pallbearers were her
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
National War Fund
Choirmen Urged
To Make Reports

Pat M. Barrett, county chairman
Of the National War Fund drive,
urges all community chairmen thru
out the county to get their final and
complete reports in without further
delay.
Holmes county has fallen far short
on its war fund quota this year,
Those not yet making contributions
are urged to do so without further
delay.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
Bennett In Soles Dept.
Of Weothersby Chev.v

Major Marshall G. Bennett, for
merly of Canton, will 60 to work
for the Weathersby Chevrolet Co.
on December 1st in the sales de-
partment, according to an announce
ment today by Norman Weathersby
Major Bennett has been in the
service since November, 1910, going
in as sergeant with Co. d of the
155th Infantry, National Guard. He
was commissioned in 1912.
He has served in the China-Bur-
ma-India theatre and wears the
Bronze Star and the combat in
fantryman's badge. He is nephew
in-law Of Mrs. Lois Brady.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
Lexington PTA Observes
Natl Education Week
Miss Dorothy McBee
Speoks At Program
Held On Tuesday

A large group Of Lexington PTA
members and visitors enjoyed. an
interesting program observing Nat
ional Education Week and Childrens
Book Week Tuesday afternoon at
the regular monthly meeting.
Mrs. George Patterson, president,
presented the pupils Of the second
grade who dramatized two of the
best loved children's stories.
Miss McBss Spsals
Miss Dorothy McBee, county
superintendent Of education. was the
speaker of the day. She talked on
National Education Week and Nat
ional Book Weew both Of which are
being observed this week. She told
of the origin Of each.
The speaker discussed the impor-
tance Of reading in child's life and
suggested a list of books for each
grade, for the home library and
reference books and dictionaries.
The need Of education in the post
war world was stressed and re-
port of the work being done in the
Holmes county schools. Plans for
the future were also outlined.
Benefits of free textbooks and
school lunchroom program were
given. Her address was highly in
formative and greatly enjoyed by
all those present.
The next PTA meeting viii be
held Tuesday, Dec. l1th.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
J. R. Weems Fined
$50. And Costs
On Liquor Charge
Two Pickens Places
Ruided Saturday.;
Some Liquor Found

j. r. Weems was fined $4,000
and costs by Justice of the Peace G..
d. McCaleb, in Lexington, Tuesday,
for the possession of liquor at his
place south of Lexington on high
way II. The place was raided Sat-
urday night by county law-enforce-
ment officials and three cases of
liquor seized.
The place was raided on affidavit
made out by County Attorney Pat
M. Barrett and called for seizure Of
intoxicating liquors and gambling
devices.
The Sheriffs return to Judge Nc
Caleb indicated there were no
gambling devices in Weem's place
when raided.
pickens noids
Raids were also made In Pickens
Saturday by county law-enforce-
ment officials.
Willie Bolen
Willie Bolen's service station on
highway 81 north Of Pickens, known
a. Bills Service Station, was raided
and three-fourths OF case Of liquor
found.
The case will be heard by Justice
Of the Peace C. G. Meeks Of beat
three.
Pete And Noes
Pet and Macs place north of Pick
ems on highway 81 was also raided
Saturday and one and one-half cases
Of intoxicants taken. The affidavit
on this raid was made out against
John Pettus but officials found Pete
Mclean in possession.
Judge Meeks will also hear this
case.
Both Of the Pickens raids were
made on affidavits made out by the
County Attorney and called for
seizure of gambling devices as well
as intoxicants.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
Dr.. Smiths Cor
Stolen In TchuIu

The car of D.. p. M. Smith, Tchula,
was stolen from in front of his resi-
dence early Wednesday night. The
car was 1946 Ford which he had
Just purchased from Barr-Gwin Co.,
Lexington, the first car received by
them this year.
No trace of the car has been found.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
S. F. Buchunun Is
Cruger Choirmon

S. F. Buchanan has taken the
Cruger Craftsmanship in the Vic
tory War Loan Campaign. He serves
in the place of w. R. King who
could not act as chairman due to
illness.
Cruger's 'E" bond quota is $1,000.
and other bond quota $4,000. making
a total of $4,000.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
Edwin WiIburn Hooker
Gets Navy Discharge

Friends Of E. Wilburn Hooker will
be interested in knowing that he
recently received his discharge from
the U. S. Navy at the Separation
Center in New Orleans.
1t. Hooker entered the Navy In
December, 1912, and served six
months overseas.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
Presbyterian Church

Rev r. G. Valentine, Pastor
Services Sunday, November 2l. 1s45
10 am, Sunday Schoo l
IL am. Morning Worship
'The Preserving Power
2 pm. Evening Worship
"How to Praise God"
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
St. Mury's
Episcopal Church

Rev. VIM. v. Albert, Rector
Sunday, November 18th
Morning Prayer and Sermon
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15

Mrs. Lester Edwards and baby
girl, Lexington, Rt. 4.
Mrs. Virginia Bennett, Lexington.
Mrs. Edward Powell, Lexington,
Rt. 2.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15

TurIentS AT me 1oSpItuI
Mrs. J. w. Pike and baby girl,
Cruger.
Earl Barton. Lexington
Mrs. John r. Pickens, Lexington.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15
THROUGH
Hazel.
EYES
sY HAZEL sRANNoN

Three more bootlegging places
were raided last week by Holmes
county law enforcement officials.
Whiskey was found at all three
places: J. r. Weems Store, south of
Lexington on highway II; Bills Ser
vice Station and Pete and Macs
Place, both on highway 81 north Of
Pickens.
Affidavits made out for the RAIDS
by County Attorney Pat M. Barrett,
called for seizure of intoxicants and
gambling devices.
On the Sheriff's return to the
JP on the Weem's raid it stated NO
gambling devices were found.
The Weem's place as well as the
other two places mentioned all had
slot machines operating last week
The slot machines are still there, or
were today at the time Of this
writing.
It looks like the operators Of boot
Logging establishments In the county
have no respect for or fear Of the
law.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15

Some Of our readers might wonder
what the harm is in few slot ma
chimes.
The slot machines are illegal and
should not be allowed to operate.
Like the prohibition law the laws
against slot machines are broken
every day. When these laws are re-
peatedly broken as they are in
Holmes county it tends to break
down all law-enforcement.
When operators Of slot machines
ct BY without penalty the next
step taken is open gambling
which we have in Holmes county,
too.
COnglsioss N Holmes county have
grown steadily worse until today
there is at least one crap table at
one Of the larger bootlegging estab-
Nshments near Lexington.
A returning serviceman lost about
$500. at this place several nights ago,
according to reports.
At this place, according to infor-
nation received by US, both white
and colored citizens shoot craps at
the same table.
II this is true It won't be long be-
fore there Is serious trouble.
Get few white and colored men
together with plenty Of whiskey and
there Is bound to be trouble.
The Lexington advertiser., 1945-11-15

At Pete and Macs place last week
In addition to four slot machines In
full view there were about fifteen
pints Of liquor displayed out on the
shelves like merchandise.
There were only two slot machines
in full view at Bills Service Sta
ton.
Driving by Weem's Store one can't
help but see the slot machines, at
least three, in the door.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-16
Halle @. Brown
Nears End of Is
Years. Service

AS April 2, the 10Th anniversary
of Halle @. Brown House, st. Paul,
draws near, members of the staff
point to some of the services
rendered the community through
the various House departments,
classes and club groups:
"a recent survey reveals that 443
families are represented in organ
lied activities and 379 boys and
girls belong to some class or club
group. Organizations using the
House for regular meetings are
Crispus Attacks Board, National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, Credjafawn club
and Adelphai club.
Facilities of the House are
available for use and rental by COM
munity groups and the staff is
eager to make the House interest
ing and useful.
During the 1944-45 year, 4s6
members were listed. All member
ships expire April 1. S. Edward
Hall is at present conducting the
1945-46 campaign"
Annual Parents Banquet: The
Credjafawn Club will hold its an
nual Parents banquet Saturday
night, March IT, in Fellowship
Hall, Pilgrim Baptist church.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-16
st. Paul Brunch
NAACP Meeting
TueSdUv, Nor. 20

The monthly meeting of the st.
Paul Branch, NAACP, will be held
Tuesday, March 20, at Halle @
Brown House, 553 Aurora. Reports
of recent activities of the branch
will be made.
Committee chairmen named at
the last meeting of the executive
committee, March 8, were VIM.
Heron, labor; Della Holsomback,
membership; Samuel L. Ransome,
veterans. Josie Williams was re-
elected chairman of the Christmas
seal sale for 1915. The annual
membership drive was scheduled to
be held in June and Louella Miles,
member of the education committee,
was elected to make contacts for
speaking engagements in st. Paul,
this week, for Mona Jensen, ma
tional NAACP educational field
secretary.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-16
Duluth News
By ZnLAH WATERS
ZIG 9th Ave.

Rev. and Mrs. L. C. Harris have
returned from st. Paul, after spend
ing few days there on business
and pleasure.
Wallace Rodney, Jr. was at home
on a short leave to visit his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. o. Rodney.
Corporal Joe Waters arrived home
Monday to visit with his grand
mother, Mrs. Marie Glenn and his
mother, Mrs. Zillah Waters: Corp.
Waters is stationed at Fit. Hua-
chuca.
Miss Francis Watts has returned
home after a short visit in St.
Paul.
Miss Ruby Jean Wright arrived
in the city to attend the funeral OF
her grandfather, Mr.. C. Curtis. Mrs.
Flossie Hazel of Minneapolis,
daughter of Mr.. Curtis, was here
for the funeral also. Mr.. Curtis
died Tuesday, March 6. Funeral
services were held Thursday morn
ing at Sacred Heart cathedral.
Interment was in Calvary cemetery.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-16

to this bill and it becomes a law,
New York will be the first State in
the Union to recognize the obliga-
ton of the commonwealth to see
that all of its citizens have as fair
a chance as possible to secure en-
ployment without special and unfair
restrictions as to color, race, re-
ligion, or national origin"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-16
Letter Praises
MINI. Lobbyists

A letter from Anna Arnold
Hedgeman, executive secretary OF
the National Council for a Perma-
nent FEPC, this week praised the
efforts of the Minnesota group
which was sent to Washington re-
Gently to confer with Minnesota
Representatives and Senators.
A letter addressed to T. B. Carey
of Minneapolis and signed by Mrs.
Hedgeman said:
eve want you to know that we
in Washington were deeply i'm
pressed by the work of the Mime
sofa delegation of which you were
a member last week. The delegation
was most effective, and by obtain
ing the commitments of Senators
Ball and Shipstead, it performed a
service not only to Minnesota but
to the whole nation. The commit
ments obtained from the Vice Presi-
dent and the Minnesota Representa-
tives, and the other interviews ar
ranged were no less effective, but,
as you know, the Senate situation
is the most critical.
eve were heartened by your
promise to redouble your efforts to
convey to the Minnesota Senators
and Representatives the public de-
sire that they exert all possible eff
fort to insure early enactment of
S. 101 and H. R. 2232 with enforce
ment powers. This is essential,
because the opposition is girding it's
forces to emasculate these bills
when they reach the floors of the
House and Senate.
81 want to add that we here
learned a lot about how a State
delegation can be most effective,
in observing the procedures and
strategy of your group. We are
suggesting to all subsequent State
delegations that they follow the
excellent pattern you set.
"Thank you for coming, for help
ing as you did, and for inspiring
US as you did"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-16
Soldier Train
Wreck Victims
Leave Fl. Smelling

The soldiers who were in the
hospital at Fl. Smelling as a result
of the train wreck in North Dakota,
left Tuesday, March Is, feeling
grateful to the people of the Twin
Cities for their courtesy and hos
pitality.
Last Sunday, 25 members of the
Pilgrim Baptist Church Young
Peoples Organization; the Halle @
Brown Service Club, headed by
Miss 1. Myrtle Garden and a group
from the Minneapolis WANDS
organization, visited the boys at the
hospital.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-16
Scenes from the
Passion Play" at
st. James, East

st. James, Easter
A pageant "Scenes from the Pas
sion Play" under the direction of
Cora E. Moore, will be presented
Easter Sunday at 1880 p. m. at st.
James anne church, st. Paul. Fol-
lowing the pageant, testimonial,
honoring Rev. W. E. Guy, presiding
elder of the st. Paul district A.M.E.
Northwest Conference and Rev. B.
N. Moore, pastor of the church, will
be held.
The general committee is COM
posed of one member of each club
and auxiliary of the church. Mrs.
Clarence T. R. Nelson will be in
charge of contracting cooperating
Twin City ministers wives.
Edgar Jackson, Jr., go Bryant
Ave. N, together with his little
playmates celebrated his eighth
birthday at his home, Sunday,
March 4. The playmates were,
Dickie and Jewell Pope, julius and
Joyce Andrews, Mike McNeal,
Gloria Joyce Bush, Donald Casey,
Stanley Gardner, Roosevelt and
Franklin McDuffy, Richard Green,
Donald and Lenore Dillon and his
sister and brother, Renee and
Thomas Jackson.
Mrs. Beatrice Miller, sister of
Mrs. Henry Young, at GOT Olson
Blvd, is in the city visiting. Mrs,
Miller is from Detroit, Mich.
Donald Gates, 900 Bryant Ave.
N, and a group of his friends held
"get together" at his home, Sun
day evening, March II. Misses
Janet Armstrong, Leona Mason.
Leola Graham, Sara Hill, Dolores
Beasley and Messrs. Clyde Turren-
tine, Albert Jones, Wilbur and Ro-
land Grissam, Narland Mccoy,
Clarence Mckinney, Clentel Jack
son, Glover Webster and Donald
Riley, were among the group.
Civilian Public
Service Unit at
CamphOr Sunday
Members of the Civilian Public
Service, Unit 115, conscientious OBJ
jectors, stationed at the University
of Minnesota will be guests at the
II a. m. worship service at Camphor
Memorial Methodist church, st,
Paul, Sunday, March 10.
The SO men in the unit are vol
unteers in experiments on starya-
ton diets at the University, made
to determine the amount of food
needed in the famine areas of
Europe and Asia, during and after
the war. Max Kampelman, former
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-16
St. Peter Claver Church
Sponsored FEPC Delegate
To Washington Conference

st. Peter Claver Catholic church,
of which FIR. Jerome ]. Lugar is
pastor, sent DR.. Charles H. Will
liams, with all expenses paid, as a
member of the Minnesota Fair En-
ployment Practice Committee dele
cation to Washington, D. c., Feb.
81 and %.
Leading Catholic Clergy and
Congressman endorse fully the pas
sage of bill giving the FEPC en-
forcement powers. Father Luger
told the newspaper Tuesday.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-16
NAACP CONGRATULATEs
DEWEY, REPRESENTATIVES,
rod ISEnC

New York-Under the signature
of Acting Secretary Roy Wilkins
the NAACP sent congratulatory
letters to Governor Thomas E.
Dewey, Ives and Quinn, co-authors
of the anti-discrimination bill, and
to Negro legislators William T..
Andrews, Hulan Jack and William
Prince.
In congratulating Gov. Dewey for
his efforts to secure passage of the
legislation, the NAACP said,
"When your signature is attached
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-16
L. c.. Hurris. Duluth
Minister. Spedks ut
Twin CITY Churches

Rev. L. C. Harris, pastor of
Calvary Baptist church, Duluth,
was guest speaker at the morning
worship service at Bethesda Bap-
fist church, Minneapolis, last Sun
day, March IL, and spoke at the
evening service at Pilgrim Baptist
church, st. Paul.
Rev. and Mrs. Harris came to
the Twin Cities to attend meet
ing of the Minnesota State Baptist
Association.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-16

New York lawyer, will tell of the
assistance by conscientious objec-
tors to the war effort and to bring
ing about of a peaceful society after
the war, "For Conscience and Peace
Sake" will be the subject Of Rev.
C. T. r. Nelson, the pastor.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-16
Pre-Easter Revival

Services IN ST. Faui
Ministers to speak at the pre-
Easter union revival services, spon-
sored by the st. Paul Inter-denomi-
national Alliance, beginning Mon
day night, March 10, will be c. B.
Wheeler, S. A. Currie, John A. Mel
son, B. N. Moore, Clarence T. R.
Nelson.
The three hour "Watch at the
Cross" Good Friday service will be
held at St. James A.M.E. church,
with Rev. James Phelps and Dr.
Isaac Fisher also participating.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-16
BOARD MEETING

The regular monthly meeting of
the board of directors of the AS
ISOLATED Negro Credit Union was
held Tuesday night, March 10, at
the home of T. B. Carey, secretary
treasurer.