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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-19
BY w. r. Sullivan. County Agent
Big Black Formers Club Meeting

On Thursday night of last week,
the Big Black Farmers Club met at
Holmes Junior College at Goodman.
Mr. R. M. Branch and Mr.. J. r. Kill
ebrew had charge of the program.
MI. r. W. Almond, Vocational Agri-
cultural teacher at Holmes Junior
College discussed the Importance of
working with junior members and
acquainting them with the proper
farming methods. He pointed out
that vocational education is a slow
process and that it is necessary for
us to begin with the youth in order
that they may be able to grasp the
best methods and the most econom-
ical methods of producing crops and
livestock. Mr.. Branch, president of
Holmes Junior College, stressed the
Importance of vocational agricultural
guidance. He pointed out that agri-
cultural workers should guide and
direct our Junior members and also
our adult farmers in such a way that
they will adapt themselves to take
advantage of the best farming meth
DDS. He illustrated this point by re-
ferring to a triple threat halfback on
a football team. Mr.. Branch stated
that if you had a backfield man on
your football team that could pass,
punt, and run equally well, this man
would increase the strenth of a team
at least fifty percent. He stated that
the same thing applies to agriculture
whereas if you have a balanced agri-
cultural program with livestock,
good pastures, cotton production and
have numerous other farm products
to sell throughout the year, that this
woul dalso make the farmer a triple
threat man and would increase his
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-19

lilCOIIle
1t was pointed out that the thir-
teen southern states that comprise
three-fourths of the agricultural
farm area, having at least 40 inches
rainfall and SO percent of the farm
ers of the nation, is far behind other
sections. The thirteen southern
states with th~ree-fourths of the
land and having 40 inches of rain
fall and fifty percent of the farmers
only produce two billion dollars
worth of agricultural products,
whereas, the other farming sections
produce ten billion dollars worm of
farm products. 1t was found that we
as farmers should remedy this sit
uation by studying our farm pro-
gram and balancing our program
and thereby greatly increase this
Several visitors from Lexington
attended the meeting and seemed to
enjoy the discussion very much.
Those attending from Lexington
were, A. P. Carroll, Joseph Tinp,e
R. Ellis, ST., Reggie Williams and
w. X. Sullivan, County Agent. There
were about thirty other members
present from Pickens and Goodman.
Cottle Grub Control
Let me urge that every farmer
having n or more cows. examine
tne cows back for cattle grubs,
commonly called wolves in the back,
Ihese grubs do considerable dam
age every year to livestock industry
l recently examined a herd of cattle
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-19

on MT. w. j. Waits farm and on
some individual cows, / found an
average of one grub every two in
ches on the cows back. These grubs
work their way up through the mus
cles of the back of the COW and rest
between the flesh and skin of the
back. In a few days they eat a hole
through the skin in order to receive
air and lie there during the winter
feeding upon the muscles of the cows
back. 1t takes considerable more
feed to keep a COW in good shape
having grubs than it would if they
were free of the grubs. These grubs
are also very painful as they cause
an infection which produces consid-
cradle pus. With only a few cents
per COW, just a little time, you can
rid your COW of wolves by busting
their backs with derris dust contain
ing X percent ortenone. This derris
dust is known as cattle grub con-
troll. You can buy it at your drug
stores or feed houses. Be sure that
you insist on LIS percent rotenone.
From the 20 of December to the first
OF January in this county, is the
time that this treatment should be
applied, then another treatment
within the next 20 or Is days in
order to get new grubs that have
worked their way to the surface.
This practice is easily worth $1,000
per COW, whereas, it only costs
three or four cents per cow plus
ABOUT one minute per COW in time
spent in treating. Do not neglect
something important.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-19

Miss Rachel Rodgers and Miss
Elizabeth Skinner, Jack and John
Willie O'Kelly shopped in Green
wood Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Rodden and
Mrs. Otto Morris, shopped in Kosciu-
sko last Thursday.
Mrs. K. B. Tidwell had as her
weekend guests, her sister, Mrs.
John H. Reynolds, and Mrs. Douglas
Musselwhite, both of Jackson
Mrs. George Povall, Mrs. Tom
Shepherd, Mrs. w. A. Ramsey, and
Mrs. George Doyle, shopped IN
Greenwood last Tuesday.
Miss Martha Ann Kealhofer and
Miss Grace Peden, visited in Green
wood Thursday.
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LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. w. w. McRae, Mrs. Ruth
Roach, Mrs. Bessie Hall, and Mrs.
Daisy Griffing shopped in Green
wood last Wednesday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-19

Mr.. and Mrs. H. Y. Frasier and
MI. and Mrs. Floyd Melton, were
guests of Mrs. w. M. Reed last Sun
day.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-19
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. c. w. Buck and Miss Hattie
Lehman shopped in Jackson Mon
day.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-19

Mrs. John Downs and little dau-
glitter, returned to Friars Point Sun
day.
Evening star., 1946-08-01

Prince Georges County police won
the first round in a dispute over
closing of a small road in Ed
monston yesterday when officers
tore down a barricade erected by
the owner of the property.
The barricade, a 5-foot wooden
fence had been put up Across a
one-way dirt road which runs about
300 feet from Emerson street to
Tanglewood drive
William B. Armstrong, 81, of 5l00
Emerson street, Edmonston. owner
of the property through which the
road runs, told County Policemen
James H. Burgess and Earl J. HUI
Der, who dismantled the obstacle
with the assistance of a motor tow
ing crane, that he would put the
barricade back and would press
charges as treSpassers against per-
sons who use it.
would be affected by closing the
road was arrested by Mr.. Arm
strongs SON, an Edmonston town
policeman, for trespassing last
Thursday, while another was
charged the same day with destroy
ing private property. Both are sub
ject to hearings in the Hyattsville
Police Court Monday.
The trespassing charge was lodged
against William Good, AZ. colored
who lives near the Armstrong prop
erty He was released under 500
Evening star., 1946-08-01
u. ). Makes New Plea
For Reich Unification
BY the Associoted Press

BERLIN. Aug. 1.-The American
Military Cove nment made a force
full new plea today for establish
ment of central administrative
agencies to coordinate and regulate
Germany's foreign trade, industry,
finance, food and agriculture, COM
munications and transportation.
Economic ruin must continue In
Germany unless emergency action
is taken" it said.
The American recommendation
was contained in a report of spe-
cial committee study prepared By
Henry Parkman, director of the civil
administration division of the ONCE
of Military Government. 1t signif1ed
that the Americans were still striv-
ing for centrally administered and
economically unified Germany while
going ahead with merging the econ
omies of the American and British
zones.
The report stated that the partial
measures so far taken for inter
zonal coordination in the economic
field have proved totally made
quate."
1t argued that central administra-
ton was necessary to enable shar-
ing of raw materials between the
zones to promote industrial revival
to provide sharing of proceeds
from exports to pay for necessary
imports and to gain overall uni
formity and increased efficiency in
finance, communications and trans
port.
Evening star., 1946-08-01

committee last week. Leonard S.
May, the company Official, explained
his family had no connection with
representative May, Democrat, of
Kentucky, whom the Mead commit
tee hopes to question.
Mr.. May told the House commit
tee Fields offered to sell the COM
pany more than 500 rolls of bronze
screening for S8050 plus Sl,617
commission. The deal collapsed,
he said, when Fields asked that the
total amount be paid to him rather
than the War Assets Administration
before delivery of the material,
Fields, it was recently disclosed
by War Assets Administration Of
f1cisls, filed purchase for 999,3 800
linear feet of bronze wire cloth last
April and this corresponded almost
exactly to the amount available
at the time in surplus stock In
Richmond.
WAA Says Deals Were Legal.
War Assets Administration Of
t1C1dlS 1ELCl1tiN Sdtd lilCll bltSlijCpS
transactions with Fields were EN-
tirely legal" but they were under
stood to be making their own in
Yestigation further into the matter
Other witnesses besides Fields,
Mr.. Wise said. will include persons
whose names have come to the at
tention of the committee investi-
gators but who have not yet been
disclosed to the public.
Wise Goes TO Philadelphia.
Mr.. Wise left about noon for
Phila delphia where he will look into
further surplus property angles, He
said one of his agents has gone
TO Richmond to study additional
details on the bronze wire screen
situation there. The supply OF this
screen had been stored near Rich
mond
The House committee has author
ity from Congress to hold hearings
after Congress adjourns and under
present plans expects to schedule a
session next week
Evening star., 1946-08-01
7 Navy Veterans Accused
OF Beating Spinster, IS
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug Police In
spector Edward Mullins said last
night that two youthful Navy vet
erans had been charged in the
beating yesterday of 85-year-old
Miss Mary Heydrich. whose home
was ransacked and set aflre at the
time she was attacked.
Inspector Mullins identified the
youths as Thomas j. O'Brien, 19.
and George Monohan, 20, both of
Brooklyn. They were jailed on
charges of assault, robbery, burglary
and arson.
Miss Heydrich was found in the
basement of her home with a bat
tered skull, her mouth gagged and
hands bound At the hospital it was
said considering her age, her con-
dition is fair"
Firemen found the woman in the
lO0-year-old house in which she
was born when they answered an
alarm that smoke was pouring out
OF the windows. Miss Heydrich was
unconscious and the inside of the
house was wrecked, they said.
Neighbors told police they believed
the woman was thes victim of a
grudge
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Owner Trying to Close Road
FoiIed as Police Remove Barrier

bond after he was served a warrant
by William B, Armstrong. jr., rs,
and Elmer Thompson, 80, both Ed
monston police.
The other man, John Warren. 48,
colored. who lives IN the same place,
to which the only exits are over
private properties at present, ac-
cording to police was released under
$50 bond after he allegedly made an
attempt to remove the barricade last
week
Officers Burgess and Huber said
they were acting on orders of the
Prince Georges County commission
ers
William A. Carson. president of
the Board of Commissioners, ex-
planned he ordered police to remove
the barr,cade until the matter can
be decided in court. He said a COM
plant, received from Mrs. Benjamin
Chinn, owner of the property that
would be cut off, necessitated the
order.
Mr. Carson said ne understood the
road had been in use for 40 years.
Mr.. Armstrong told police automo-
biles had used it "at least 10 or II
years"
A sign at the corner designates
the street as Fifty-first place, but
Mr.. Armstrong said that was put
there by other residents of the
town
Evening star., 1946-08-01

tent. ] believe this can be done if
active attention is given to all feas-
ible methods of improving per-
sonnel utilization Economies and
short cuts should be introduced in
all operations. Necessary reorgani-
cations of staff should be completed
quickly to promote efficiency in go
ing forward with essential work.
Il am counting upon your active
support on this program.
Testimony made public by the
Army and Navy last night revealed
that Gen. Eisenhower and Admiral
Nimitz took sharp exception to Re-
conversion Director Steelman's rec
ommendation to President Truman
last month for denomination of
the services proposed outlays,
1t included an assertion by the
Army Chief of Staff that actually
the War Department will have to
ask for an additional 5000 900 ,00O
over its current S7,264 000.000 ap-
preparation to meet pay raises voted
by Congress.
Evening star., 1946-08-01
British leftist Magazine
Denounces Royal House
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Aug. 1.-The leftist In
dependent Labor party weekly, the
Socialist Leader, attacked the Brit
ish royal house today as the most
extreme and ancient symbol of the
class state"
Under suitable circumstances.
the British royal family could still
play similar role to the Italian,
the publication said.
The Italian royal House of Savoy
went into exile this summer after
Italy voted for a republic.
The article said it was high
time" for the Labor government to
make an issue of republicanism.
The magazine said of the present
House of Windsor, whose name was
the House of Hanover until World
WarI:
only one Hanoverian, George
III, played any significant political
role and he ended by first losing
America and then going mad"
Evening star., 1946-08-01
II. S. Will Scrap
1880 Ships; Mills
Get Steel

The Government is getting ready
to scrap an eventual / 1,2s0 ships, with
the iron and steel going to the Ma
tions steel mills in urgent need of
scrap.
This was disclosed by the Civilian
Production Administration which
told of immediate plans for scrap
ping 200 Maritime Commission YES
sells and 30 Navy ships.
Oficials figure the ,280 ships will
provide about 100000 tons of scrap
They point out that "a open hearth
furnaces are shut down for lack OF
scrap and that others may follow
unless the shortage is relieved soon
The scrap bottleneck is retardine
the reconversion program.
All ships scheduled for scrappine
are those which have "outlived their
usefulness, CPA said.
Evening star., 1946-08-01
RewardsTotaIS2 $4,000
For Arrest Of Guilty
In Georgia Lynchines
BY the Associated Press

MONROE, Ga, Aug. l.-Rewards
for arrest and conviction of men,
bers Of the mob who shot four Ne
groes to death by country roadside
near here neared 10000 TODAY as
private organizations augmented the
fund started by the State.
The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People an
notnced in New York last night that
it was Offering $4,000, matching the
reward offered by Gov. Ellis Arnall
shortly after the July Is lynchings.
The National Maritime Union
(CIO) added SIS 900 in honor of %
900 seamen who died in World
War H."
Shortly before announcement of
the rewards, Mai. William E. Spence
of the Georgia Bureau of 1nvestiga-
ton circulated handbills in this area
advising that $4,000 had been of
fered for the convictions.
Walter White, secretary of the
NAACP who announced the reward,
said NAACP investigators here had
evidence pointing to guilt of some
of the mob leaders and this had
been turned over to the Depa rtment
of Justice.
Unverified reports said the Bureau
OF Investigation was adding 25
agents to the reported II now on
the case. President Truman has
directed the Department of Justice
to use all its resources to arrest the
men who killed the Negroes, one of
whom had just been released from
Jail where he was charged with
stabbing his white employer. The
other three, including two women
were accompanying him home.
Evening star., 1946-08-01

Washington and abroad who will
gather and correlate world informa-
ton as basis for American foreign
policy.
The new unit represents fusion
of several old divisions. Among
them are the research and analysis
branch OF the supersecret office of
Strategic Services and the State De-
partment's geographic and bio
graphic divisions.
Sought Independent Unit.
When the intelligence functions of
OS were transferred to the State
Department last October, Col Alfred
Mccormack, former intelligence
chief in the War Department, was
named to head the new unit.
Col. Mccormack battled vigorously
for the complete independence of
his unit, but encountered strong
opposition from the political chiefs
of the State Department AS re-
suit of this fight, Col. Mccormack
resigned last April
Col. Eddy assumes his new post
with the understanding that his
various experts will function in their
respective fields under the political
chiefs, while also preparing long
term reports and analysis for their
own division.
Speaks Arabic Fluently.
Col Eddy was born in Syria SO
years ago of American parents and
speaks Arabic as fluently as Eng
lish He fought through World War
I as captain of Marines and sub
sequently taught English at Peeks-
kill IN. Y, Military Academy, the
American University In Cairo and
at Dartmouth At the outbreak of
World War II he was president of
Hobart College.
He was recalled TO the service in
l94l and was assigned as naval at
tache TO the American Legation in
Cairo. Subsequently. he was moved
to Tangier, where he did valuable
undercover work in preparing for
the Anglo American invasion Of
North Africa. In August, 1914, he
was appointed American Minister to
Saudi Arabia and served as trans
lator for President Roosevelt when
he held his momentous conference
with King Ibn Saud.
(Released By North American Newspaper
Alliance
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Polio Rises in Nation;;
D. T.. Not ENDANGERED

/ Although the number of infantils
paralysis cases throughout the coun-
try went up so per cent last week,
District health officials today re-
assured Washington area residents
that they don't expect any serious
outbreak here.
A total of "a persons have been
stricken by the disease in the area
this year, compared with So persons
at the same time last year, it was
pointed out. Only two of those
stricken lived in Washington - the
rest being suburban patients.
DR. c. c. Dauer, District Health
Department epidemiologist, said the
local picture is encouraging and that
there is no reason to believe there
would be an epidemic of polio cases
this year.
The United States Public Health
Service reported that last week
brought 9l5 new polio cases through
out the country. One official said the
next two weeks should determine
how this year will rank with 1914,
second worst polio year IN the Ma
tion's history.
CLEVELAND, Aug. l (F1.-Cleve-
land health authorities sought an
additional respirator today, to aid IN
the battle against infantile paralysis
as the number of cases in the area
rose to 72.
Nine new cases were reported In
the Cleveland area yesterday, but
the death total remained at 10.
MIAMI-Dade County has re-
corded its 96th polio case since JAM
uary ! with the admission of AZ
year-old Coral Gables woman to
Jackson Memorial Hospital yester-
day 1t was the first Coral Gables
case repOrted since Nav %
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Marjorie Lawrence, Polio
Victim, Wins New Triumph
BY the Associoied Press


CINCINNATI, Aug. l.-Marjorie
Lawrence, opera singer who was
stricken by polio five years ago, has
added the role OF Amneris in Aida
TO the list of her comeback triumphs.
To the delight of near-capacity
audience of $500, Miss Lawrence
sang the part last night as a high
lights of the Cincinnati summer
opera season.
The Australian born star. who was
struck down by the disease while
rehearsing for a season at Mexico
City, performed from a throne
throughout last nights presenta-
ton. The effects Of polio do not
permit her to walk about the stage
for a full opera.
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Potuxent River Hangar
To Test Rudur PIunned
By ihs Associated Press

A 100000 test hangar where
radar and electronic devices in
planes can be tested without any
electrical interference will be COM
pleted at Patuxent River, Md, by
1947.
The Navy announced the hangar
would be covered from top to bottom
with a mesh wire to stop electrical
interference. The wire will form
complete envelope overhead, down
the walls and in the concrete floor.
The mesh would provide an ''elec-
trical vacuum" within which radar
and electronic devices can be tested
after being installed in planes.
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Los Angeles Harbor Tieup
ByDock ForemenC Continues
BY the Assoeioied Press


LOS ANGELES. Aug. Tine Los
Angeles-Long Beach harbor faced
its second idle day today as about
300 dock and ship foremen voted
last night to recess stop work
meeting until tonight.
Without the supervision Of fore
men. it was expected that approx
mately 5000 longshoremen also
would be idle for the second day
The foremen are demanding recog-
milton of the CLIO Longshoremens
and Warehousemen' Union as their
bargaining agent.
A joint meeting OF foremen and
longshoremen was scheduled for to-
night in the dispute with the Water
front Employees Association.
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Gen. Lutes Presented
Award by Eisenhower

1t Ger Leroy Lutes, director
of the Service, Supply and Procure
ment Division, War Department
General Staff. was presented the
Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a second
Distinguished Service Medal yester-
day by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Army Chief of Staff.
The award was in recognition Of
Gen. Lutes' services as acting COM
mander and later commanding gen.
ersl of the Army Service Forces in
the United States from October,
l945, TO June, l946
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Army 10 Show 6adgets
For Upper Air Fact-Findinq

An exhibit of radiosonde and
microwave wind-finding equipment
developed by the Army Signal Corps
during the war will be on public
display today in the main lobby of
the Commerce Department.
Radiosonde is tiny radio trans
mitter. about pounds, that is sent
aloft in balloons and radios back
temperatures, barometric pressures
and humidity to ground instruments
The wind finding equipment is
aligned with the radiosonde and re-
cords wind velocity and direction.
Signal Corps technicians will be on
hand to explain their operations.
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Hearing Set for Six
In Mississippi Killing
BY the tssseieted Press

LEXINGTON. Miss. Aug. IA
Justice of peace hearing for six
white men held for the death of q
Negro has been set for Friday
County Attorney Pat M. Barrett
said yesterday.
Mr.. Barrett said the men were in
the county Jail, where they were
placed after the body of the Negro
Leon McTatie, was found in a bayou
The death allesedly occurred after
beating.
The justice OF the peace will de-
eide whether the men should be
bound over for grand jury action
and If so whether they should be
allowed to make bond, the county
attorney explained.