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The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-05
AFFIDAVIT UNNECESSARY

Lansing-AP-Persons who cir.
culate nominating petitions for
county and district candidates need
not attach an affidavit TO the peti.
tions. Deputy Attorney General
Foss o. Eldred declared today. AS
the result of a 1943 legislative
amendment. Eldred said. the aft.
davit OF circulators is required only
on petitions for governor, lieuten.
ant governor and United States
senator. All other petitions need
only be signed by the circulator's
name and address.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-05
PLANE PURCHASED

Lansing-AP-A light, two pass
enger monoplane declared surplus
by the Navy has been purchased by
the Michigan Aeronautics Depart
ment for $1,500. The plane,
North-American model used by
both Army and Navy for liaison and
observation during the war, was
bought from the War Assets Ad-
ministration at Camden, S. c.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-05

Lansing Edgar r. Downs
OF Pleasant Ridge today filed with
the secretary of state petitions for
the Republican nomination to the
state senate from the 18th district.
now represented by George y. Hig-
gins OF Ferndale. an announced can
didate for lieutenant governor.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-05
sMELT RUNNING

Lansing-AP-The state conser-
vation department today reported
the first "siZeable" smelt runs in
several seasons in Whitney Drain,
10 miles south OF Tawas City. and
on Thunder Bay River near Alpena.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-05
Bowling
THURSDAYS LADIES' LEAGUE
Team Standings
High Scores

High Scores
Heam one game-Smith's 7l5.
Individual one game-Berthold,
1872.
Team series-Hiler's, 2O5g.
Individual series-McComb. 4S9.
Hiler's
B. Mills 404, V. Edge $50, F. Hiler
3S5, Z. Turner 366. w. Steele 4S7.
handicap 81.
Game totals 657 1872 $40 2O59
Smith Furniture
d. Lappinen 3l1, +. Russell 345.
NJ. Mackay ASP. w. Waldecker 375.
V. Lidke 449.
Game totals SCI rs 656 1852
Morays
II. McComb 4s9. NJ. Leslie 32S,
L. Lore 800, c. Hunter 423, f.
Messner 399.
Game totals 672 700 s27 1899
Ellen's
A. Koble 36S. f. Jeppesen S65, NJ.
Thilo 500, L. Beatty 397, J. Thayer
AL, handicap SO.
Game totals 642 G33 665 1910
Moose No. 2
s. Philip 2S5. +. Berthold (subO
iSl, NJ. Wissinger $50, II. Koeller
33i. p .Robtoy 1863.
Game totals $50 637 63i 1859
Trojan Laundry
W. Kock 325. l.. Zinn Cavg.) 297
F. Wolfgang 352. II. Schoolmaster
365. I, Smith $50. handicap 81.
Game totals 567 500 SIS 1870
Moose No. I
N. Evans (avg.l 375. d. Beyier
405, V. Sanderson 1872, B. Crow
424, G. Johnson $50
Game totals 6S6 596 674 1856
Moose No. 3
A. Clark 307. G. Mallion SlS, y.
Kruse 39s, b. Harris 332, NJ. Smith
$40, handicap Ill.
Game totals GA 547 SIS 1886
RECREATION HOUSE LEAGUE
cox's Standard Service
D. Woods $40, ]. Morrison 4OS. c.
Woods 466, II. Miller 400. II. Rey-
nolds 4s3.
Game totals S5S 1872 776 1866
Bates Shoe Repair
Gevens 36l. Owens 4O6. Duane
S91, X. Lermann 4l3. Lippard 419.
handicap IA.
Game totals 7S5 747 632 2164
Moray's
f. Striecher 46S. Z. Pierson 44o.
J. Christenos 420. G.. Barone 443,
P. Richards 4S6 handicap 123.
Game totals S19 764 797 1850
Hollywood
D. Denton 492, n. Terry 4S6, Bal
lenger 59l, c. Lore 459, F. Wood
447.
Game totals 791 917 767 2475
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-05
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The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-14
State Residents Get
Over Million Dollars
From MutuoI Life

Mississippi residents received to-
tai of $1,l25,457 in benefit payments
from the Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York in l945, John
L. Mallard, manager for the COM
pany at Jackson, disclosed today.
Approximately $60s,366 Of this
amount was paid to beneficiaries in
death claims, while the remaining
$517,09l was paid to living policy
holders of the company in matured
endowments, annuities, dividents
and other benefits.
The Mutual Life, Mr.. Mallard said
has about $5O,5O9,69 Of life insur-
ance in force in Missississippi, rep
resented by more than 20,291 indi-
vidual policies.
Pointing out that the company's
assets in the state provide an i'm
portant source of capital for local
enterprises, Mr.. Mallard revealed
that The Mutual Life has about ST.
536,413 invested in this state alone
Principal investments in Mississippi
are in public utility, railroad and
other industrial bonds and policy
loans.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-14
vFW Names Officers
For New Year
Delbert Williams
Named Commander;
65 Members Present

The Ohio c. Byrd Post No. 2589
OF the Veterans of Foreign Wars
held its monthly meeting Tuesday,
March IL, at the City Hall, Lexing-
ton, at which sixty-five members
were present. Election of officers
was held and the following comrades
were installed by the State Depart
ment Sr. Vice Commander o. d.
Ashworth; in their respective Of
fices:
Post Commander-Delbe Will
liams.
Post Sr. Vice Commander - Eu-
gene S. Herman.
Post Jr. Vice Commander Will
burn Hooker.
Post Quartermaster--Emmett c.
Reese.
Post Adjutant - J. A. Taylor.
Post Judge Advocate-Joe E. Ber-
man.
Post Chaplain - Rev. Lester E.
Burnette.
Post Surgeon - DR.. G. d. Russell
Post Trustees - w. B. Kenna g
years.; r. c. Moore e years.; w. H
Scott Il year,.
A report was given by Quarter
master Eugene Herman that the
membership of Post No. 1889 had in
creased from As in l945 to 16l mem.
bers in 1916.
Comrades visiting from other
Posts included: VIM. j. Mccoy
State Department Adjutant: o. D
Ashworth; Dept. Sr. Vice Command.
er; John B. Williams, Dept. Judge
Advocate; George Harris, Dept. In.
spector; Howell Morgan, Command.
er of Post No. 687, Jackson; Steve
Banner, Post No. 687, jackson.
Following the meeting, the com.
rades proceeded to the Lexington
Country Club, where a deliciou.
meal was served by the Auxiliary
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars anc
talks of special interest were made
by visiting comrades.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-14
Holmes Native Passes
Al 0utwood 18th

Thomas James Newsom passed
away in the Veterans Hospital at
Outwood, KY, March IL, 1946.
Mr.. Newsom was a veteran of
World War l, and was the youngest
son of the late George w. and Con-
ME Miller Newsom. He was born
February II, 1898, and reared at
Lexington and spent his earlier
years here.
His foster parents were Mr.. and
Mrs Augustus Pitchford.
He leaves widow, Mrs. Judy
Newsom, and four children, Gene
and Betty Maud, Ann and Thomas
James, Jr., all of whom reside at
Johnson City, Tenn; One sister, Mrs.
George Gelsten of West, Mississippi;
one aunt, Miss Dillian Miller of Liv-
ingston, Texas, and many other rel
atives and friends in and around his
native home.
God knows the way
He holds the key
He guides us with unerring hand,
Some day, with fearless eyes
We will see and understand"
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-14
New Books Received
At Lexington Library

Some of the new books in the
Holmes County Library in Lexing-
ton recently received by Librarian
Mrs. Irene S. Money, are:
Allis: Charity Strong Baldwin: No
Priven Heaven. Bella: Ward 20
Byrd: Hurry Home to My Heart.
Caldwell: The Wide House. Gard
ner: The d. A. Breaks Seal. Grey:
Shadow On the Trail. Hatch: Eisen-
hover Biography. Howard: Before
the Sun Goes Down, Higgins; The
Double Take. Macdonald: The Egg
and I. Maiden: Up Front. Manning:
Vengeance Valley. DuMaurier: The
Kings General. Martin: Our Vines
Have Tender Grapes. O'Donnell
Those Other People. Ogilvie: Storm
Tide. Quenton: Love Sails A,
Dawn. Remarque: Arch of Triumph
Stanley: Cherokee Fowler. Stoddard
Timber Beasts. S huffman: The Zebra
Derby. Waugh: Brideshead Revisit.
ed. Wilder: Written on the Wind
erby: The Foxes of Harrow.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-14
Aconu Dem. Club
Holds Meeting

Acona Home Demonstration Club
met for the regular monthly meet.
ing Wednesday afternoon, March g.
at 2:30 with Mrs. Edwin Buck. Due
TO illness, Mrs. r. H. Eakin, presi-
dent, the meeting was called to or
der by Miss Smith.
Mrs. Edwin Buck had charge of
the devotional after which Mrs. ].
L. Braddock, secretary, read the
minutes and then called the roll with
each member answering by naming
the vegetables she had planted in
her garden.
Miss Smith then gave a very in
teresting demonstration on tying
springs and repairing chairs, after
which the meeting was turned over
to the Recreation Leader, Mrs. ]. C.
Thorpe, who conducted an amusing
contest that was enjoyed by all
During the social hour the hostess
served delightful plate with coca
colas.
Meeting then adjourned to meet
april 8, with Mrs, R. H. Eakin at
80.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-14
Holmes AIS Wins
High FLA Rutinq

The Vocational Agriculture bows
representing Holmes AIS scored the
best averages in the recent Council
Contests held at Mississippi State
College in Judging Crops-Livestock.
Council Future Farmers Judging is
as follows:
Observation-Disclosures first score
84l.2; Holmes AHS second 1897;
Sails third 834.1.
Poultry-Holmes AHS first score
403.o; McCool second 342.1; Ethel
third 1919.
Crops-Holmes AIS first score
l54l.7; McCool second 1928; Zama
third 1885.
Dairying-West first score $3.50;
McAdams second 6O2.l; McCool
Dairying-third 6O1.9; Holmes 4th
1884.
The above results were recently
sent the various schools in the
Council composed of all Vocational
Schools of Holmes, Attala, and Mad
ison Counties (total 10)). MIR. E. A.
Strain, Executive Secretary of the
Mississippi Association Future Farm
ers of America (FFA) tabulates all
results and is in general charge of all
contests both judging and literary
for all chapters in Mississippi.
The above results show good re-
cord for Holmes AHS teams in COM
petition with the other schools in
the Council. Holmes scored two top
places and second, and will send
three teams to compete for regional
honors. The place and date has been
set by the State Committee, and will
be held in connection with the
Spring Delta Livestock Show at
Greenwood on March 26th.
Team members are: Livestock -
Earl Ables, Howard Smithson, and
Pat Killebrew; poultry Benny
Jones and Bobby Burrell; crops =
Walter Young, Noel Covington, and
Cavanaugh Minis.
r. w. Almond, vocational teacher,
served as instructor chapter adviser
for the local FLA.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-14

Holmes county citizens are watch
ing with a great deal of interest,
Chancellor M. B. Montgomerys
court in Yazoo City Saturday morn
ing. March 10th, when Ed Weems,
Holmes county's biggest whiskey op-
orator is tried for contempt OF court.
Weems was permanently enjoin-
ed from violation of the prohibition
laws in l942. He left the county and
only in the past few years has come
back. He has twice recently plead
ed guilty to possession of liquor in
Holmes county J. p. courts. He sold
over 100000 of liquors last year
here, according to the records. No
telling how much he has really sold.
Weems is evidently too big for the
Holmes law enforcement officials to
do anything about.
II remains to be seen whether or
not Chancery Court can or will do
anything about him.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-14
|0PA Raises CeiIinq
On Pulpwood Prices

Mississippi pulpwood growers are
about million and a half dollars
richer than week ago, according
to Ransom Aldrich, Mississippi
Farm Bureau President, in inter.
preting recent release from OPA
on increase of ceiling on pine pulp
wood.
Following months of efforts bv
the Farm Bureau to get the ceiling
price on Southern pulpwood raised.
the OPA announced on February 20
an increase of $1.40 per standard
cord in the price of Southern pulp
wood. Thus, the differential in pulp
wood produced in the New England
are is now only $4.00 per cord more
and in the Great Lakes area only
$500 per cord more than that pro-
duced in the South.
In announcing the new ceiling.
OPA officials revealed that the
prices were as fob. freight cars"
The increase in prices to be re-
ceived by Mississippi producers
should return about one and one
lalf million dollars additional in
come to the agricultural industry
# the same cut is made this year as
Last. Severance tax figures obtained
from the State Tax Commission re-
veal that Mississippi farmers and
timber owners sold 1,O65,031 cords
IN 1945.
Owen Cooper, executive director.
Mississippi Farm Bureau, said the
new ceiling applied to South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee,
Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana
east of the Mississippi River, and
that the new ceiling prices became
effective February l8, 1896"
THE only problem" concluded
Mr.. Cooper, sis to get the actual
price raised to the new ceiling
price,"
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-14
Coxburg School Holds
Memorial Exercises
For Mrs. Ann Eukin

On Monday of this week Coxburg
School held memorial exercies in
memory and in honor of Mrs. Ann
Eakin. A program was given in the
auditorium, followed by the planting
of special variety of Magnolia, the
pupils surrounding the tree which
was planted by Mr.. T. w. Carson,
who made a short talk fitting the
solemnity of the occasion.
The program preceding the plant
ing, was as follows: Music by Mrs.
F. c. Mcintosh; Scripture reading by
Wanna Boatner; talk by Rev. A. Y.
Brown of Lexington; song, The
Lord Is My Shepherd, by group;
Appreciation of Miss Ann, written
by a student, and given by Mary
Gilmore; Appreciation of Miss Ann,
written by a teacher, and given by
Mrs. Lillian Hocutt; song, Whisper
ing Hope, double duet; poem, Cros-
sing the Bar, recited by Mrs. Chris
tin Williamson; song, Now the Day
Is Over, by group; remarks by
Willard Halverson; prayer, Rev.
Brown.
Rev. Brown spoke of the beauty
and grandeur of tree, and how our
lives can be ikened to tree that
graces the earth. Mr.. Halverson ex-
pressed the thought that we should,
while attending the school, remem-
Der this occasion, and in years after
our leaving the school, come back at
times, and note the growth of the
tree and its beauty, and remember
the one to whom it is this day dedi-
Gated.
Visitors included MIR. j. w. Eakin,
Mrs. Joe Watson, Miss Betty Wat
son, Mrs. Cecil Eakin Smith, the lat
ter from Montgomery, Ala, and
Mrs. Ammons of Durant.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-14
Company OfficioIs
Seed Need For
Additional Lubor

Interest in bringing to Lexinrton
OF high-class modern shirt factory
reached a new high this week with
the return visit of officials concern
ed in locating factory in Lexine-
ton.
These officials have expressed
themselves as favoring Lexington
highly for factory. The only doubt
In their minds concerning the city
is the availability in this section Of
the required number of women 70
work.
Lexington civic leaders know that
If the shirt factory officials can Be
made to feel certain of the labor sup
ply that there will be little delay in
drawing up the final agreement on
the factory.
COLL To Register
The county newspapers have been
called upon to send out an urgent
call to all women, particularly young
women, who are interested in work
and who have not registered to come
in to Lexington to the City Hall to
register.
AT least two hundred more wom-
en- are needed to register before an
adequate supply of labor can be-
shown.
Ladies throughout the county who
are interested in securing clean.
healthful employment in a modern.
up to date factory, at good wages are
asked to register at once, this week
or by the first of next week at the
latest.
! Bus Service
| Mr. R. L. johnson, owner of the
Durant-Belzoni Bus Lines has said
that he will cooperate with the new
factory management in every way
possible; that he can and will run
pickup service to the outlying COM
munities Of Lexington to pick up
passengers where there are enough
coming in to work. Special atten-
ton OF ladies in the Coxburg, Tchu-
la, Ebenezer, Acona, Tolarville and
other communities is called to this
announcement and they are urged, il
interested, to get up group and
come in to Lexington to register sig
nifying that they are interested In
seucring employment.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-14

United States as far from our shores
as possible; to enable us to strike an
enemy where and when we choose?
1t was because of our seapower we
were able to do that against Japan
and Germany. II we surrender our
position on the seas, isn't it reason
able to suppose some aggressor will
be more willing to make war on 20
rich a prize as the United States,
and more likely to wage war on our
own soil?
In the event of a merger the Navy
will constitute only a third Of the
proposed new department. can't
believe it could speak with a voice
thta would be heard. In fact the
spokesman would only have one
chance of three of being Navy.
In the war with Japan, our ene-
mics were driven to the extremity Of
launching paper balloons thousands
of miles distant in the hope that
some would bear rather ineffect-
ual explosive charge to an unpredict-
able spot in this country. That was
quite different from the close range
hail of destruction our ships and
planes heaped on their shores.
The situation could be reversed.
Do we wish to sail paper balloons at
our enemies if we are attacked
again, and meet their invading leg
ions at the waters edge on Ameri-
can soil? Or cringe in cellars while
their bombs and shells fall in our
cities? / think not. But, lest we do,
we had better study the lessons of
seapower very carefully before we
write off our greatest asset in the
realm of international relations
the United Statees Navy.
Merger advocates speak of waste
and duplication. They think largely
in terms of l940-4l. We've fought a
war, we've learned, we've changed
since then. All economies in the
name of which the merger is urged
can be achieved without Jumping the
services in single department, and,
indeed, most of these objectives al
ready have been accomplished in
whole or in part.
Let's think about this proposition
while before adopting it. Let's see
the blue prints of just how it is GO
ing to work, study the details, weigh
the advantages and disadvantages,
calculate the risks.
All of us-soldier and sailor,
housewife, aviator, and man-in-the-
street-want one principal thing in
the field of national defense - the
very best. And if we have to fight
another war, we wish to fight and
win far from our shores and homes
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-14
Garden Club Will
Meet On Tuesdoy

Mrs. p. H. Williams, Mrs. G. H.
Marlborough, Mrs. T. M. Williams,
and Miss Katherine Mcleod will be
co-hostesses for the March meeting
OF the Lexington Garden Club which
will be held at the City Hall on
Tuesday afternoon, March 18th, at
three o'clock. All members are re-
quested to bring in coca-cola bottles,
one each, of every variety of daffo-
dis in their gardens. Those having
iris and peonies are asked to bring
arrangements of same. A meeting of
the Executive Committee, same date
and place, is called for two-thirty
p. m. by the president, Mrs. r. M.
Gwin.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-14

Mrs. w. J. Wofford, of Columbus
was recent guest of her daughter,
Mrs. L. E. Burnette and the Rev.
Burnette. She was accompanied by
the latter's sister, Mrs. w. H. Heard
and Mr.. Heard, also of Columbus.
Mrs. H. J. Stern, Memphis, is a
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Ephraim
Cohen and Mr.. Cohen this week. She
came especially at this time to at
tend the Insler-Flowers wedding
which was an outstanding event Of
Wednesday.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-14
Letter To Editor
Miss Hazel Brannon,
Editor and Publisher,
The Advertiser,
Lexington, Miss.
Dear Miss Brannon:

Having recently assumed COM
mand of this Naval District, ! have
learned of the continuous support
given the war effort by the newspa-
pers. You helped make victory pos
sible. AS Mississippian am proud
that this area, which is my home,
was so outstanding in its contribu-
tions to our national deefnse. l am
taking this first opportunity to ex-
press my appreciation.
AS one of the home folks" l am
sure you expect me to be as frank
about the future as the past.
am very much opposed to the
proposal to merge all the armed SER
vices into single department under
a single civilian secretary and a sin
gle military leader.
Concentration of size and power
may look like the easy way, but MS
tory tells us that every country
which has combined its military
forces under a single man has met
defeat. And we know that military
command by one man has never ex-
isted apart from militarism.
What we need is additional civil
ian leadership at the top, not less, as
the merger proposes.
One of the chief dangers OF the
proposed merger is that it ignores
the importance Of seapower in TINS
nations destiny. So many OF the
strongest supporters of the merger
believe the Navy is outmoded, OBJ
solescent, perhaps obsolete. Those
views are hard to reconcile with the
Navy's record of erasing the Japan
ese Navy and so decimating the Jap
anese merchant marine that the en-
envy surrendered despite the tact
II possessed a stronger Army and
more numerous air force than at the
beginning OF the war. And the offer
to quit came before the first atom
bomb was dropped.
Why do we have Navy2 Isn't it
for the purpose of defending the
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-14
Pitkens Over Top
For Red Cross

The town of Pickens, running true
to form, has exceeded its Red Cross
Campaign quota by large margin.
Mr.. Ed Atkinson, chairman, with
Mrs. Jesse Maxwell, co-chairman,
have had the generous and hearty
cooperation of the town. Last weeks
paper listed Coxburg and Owens as
having exceeded their quotas before
March |. Mr.. w. R. Ellis, county
fund chairman, is receiving reports
from over the county and it is evil
dent Holmes County's quota of S.
10000 will be, not only attained, but
will go over the top.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-14
HJC Honor Roll
February Named

The February Honor Roll for
Holmes Junior College Is released
today as follows:
Freshmen
Joe B. Ashley, Sarah Lou Blanton,
Bert Brumley, Sue Brown, Cicero
Covington, Faye Ellis, Maxine Head,
Dot johnson (All A's), Katherine
Mcdonald, Bette McNeese, Ole v.
Reeves, Peggy O'Neal, Annie Laura
Van Landingham, Ernestine Wigley,
Jean Williams.
Sophomores
Delma Louise Black, Margaret
Dixon, Elaine Jenkins, Anna Mad
den, Shirley Robbins, Word n a
Threadgill, Jane Wilburn, Betty
June Worrell.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-14
Patients At The hospitoI

Mrs. Ora Nell Steele, Tchula.
Mrs. Estelle Winstead and infant
son, Lexington.
Mrs. Ella Burnley. Sails.
Mrs. Dolph Hammett, and infant
son, Lexington.
Mrs. o. A. Fritz, Lexington.
James T. Watkins, Tchula.
Mrs. Halbert Farmer, West.
Mrs. Dora Jaques, Lexington
Mrs. Estelle Stacey, Durant.
Colored
Tom Hodges, Mileston.
Jennie Thurmond, Lexington
James Booker, Acona.