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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07

end guests of friends in Starkville
and we're guests on a hay ride and
picnic Friday night, attended the
football game Saturday afternoon
and the formal opening dance Sat
urdya night
Frank Gwin Jr., Senior at Mississ-
ippi State and president of P. K A.
Fraternity has returned from a de-
ightful trip to Mackinas Island.
MIR. and Mrs. Willie Jones visited
her mother, Mrs. M. M. Randall IN
Greenwood Wednesday.
Mrs. E. A. Buchanan and Mrs.
Carl Booth made a trip to Greenville
Wednesday.
Mrs. Albert Speaks, of Canton,
vas the weekend guest of her sister
Mrs. Hattie Trigleth.
Mrs. Harry Ekdahl of Bristow,
Oklahoma, was the house guest of
her sister in law, Mrs. Everarde
Jones last week. Trips to visit re-
latives and friends in Kosciusko,
Jackson and Bentonia were planned
for her entertainment. On Tuesday.
Mrs. Jones entertained with a family
dinner and was joined by Mr.. and
Mrs. Montfort Jones and daughter,
Phyllis, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. M.
Link and Nora Deem of Bentonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Jones visited
relatives Wednesday. They are now
permanently located in Pickens,
having recently bought a home
there.
Miss Georgine Crow of Amory
spent the weekend with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. George Crow.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Shields, Jeanne
Shields and Howard Smith went to
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Mrs. Hildred Brown and little dau-
ghter Mary Alice, of Webb, visited
in the home of w. o. Brown last
week.
Mrs. Lucille Smith and daughter
Billie, went to Durant Tuesday to
meet her mother, Mrs. w. j. Paul
who returned from a two months
visit with her son, Herbert Paul and
family in Berkely, California.
MIR. and Mrs. w. H. Jones and
Buddy, of Pascagoula, Miss Mary
Jones of M. S. c. w. and Bobby
Daggett of Ole Miss were recent
visitors of Mrs. H. A. Hall of Cruger
and Mrs. Pauline Lavender of
Tchula.
Jones Craft who is attending Sum
flower College visited his father, w.
J. Craft and family Sunday.
Miss Marie Maggie of New Orle-
ans, Louisiana arrived Monday to
stay until Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Maggie.
DR.. and Mrs. james Boswell of
Long Beach, California, were recent
guests in the home of Mrs. Elmer
Simpson, and their nephew, James
Simpson.
Supt. W. R. Huddleston, member
of the State Text Book Rating Com
mission, spent Thursday and Friday
in Jackson, at a business meeting
connected with this work.
Misses Sara Ellen Jones, Male
Gwin and Barbara Buck were week
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07

ident of the American Farm Bureau
Federation and president of the
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; Mrs.
Charles W. Sewell, administrative
director Of the Associated Women
OF the American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton; Congressman Jamie Whit
en-, OF the End Congressional Dis
trict; Hon. Walter Sillers, Speaker
of the House of Representatives; L.
/. Jones, director Of the Extension
Service; Rev. w. E. B. Lockridge,
administrator. Baton Rouge General
Hospital; c. c. Smith, assistant dir
ector, Cotton Branch, u. 8. Depart
ment Of Agriculture; and Dave
Mieher, executive vice-president Of
the Southern Farm Bureau Life In
Surance COMPANY.
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Letter To The Editor
us. NAVAL AIR TRAINING BASE
Pensacola, Florida

O'o. IVA VAL Alh IfIAlNlNG 6ASE
Pensacola, Florida
October l4th, 1854
The Lexington Advertiser,
Lexington, Miss,
Dear Editor:
You viii no doubt remember the
four Navy planes that landed near
your fine city for some time %
come.
I would like to thank the peope
of Lexington for everything that
they did for US. Everyone was very
kind, and well, just wonderful peo-
pie. I hope that the next time ve
come to your city that we don't
car you quite q much.
I would appreciate you having
your photographer sen me three
prints Of each picture that she tool,
also three copies Of your paper on
tanning the write-up Of our accidents
The Navy picked us up WedneD-
day morning and rushed ~ 10
Greenwood and we didn't have time
to see you.
Thank you again for everything,
Very truly yours,
ALFRED G. TRUBE, JR.,
1t. 0.g.) USls.
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Pickens Youth inflicted
Into Social Fraternity

Mr.. Jesse Edwin Maxwell, son of
MIR. and Mrs. j. Edwin Maxwell,
Pickens, has been inflated into the
Kappa Alpha Order at Southwest
ern College in Memphis.
Mr.. Maxwell, a transfer from
Davidson College, is a member OF
the sophomore class this year al
Southwestern.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
Cotton Ginning Report
Listed For Holmes County

Census report shows that 1878
bales of cotton were ginned in Hol-
mes county from the crop Of 1916
prior to October 18th as compared
with 23,473 bales for the crop of
1945.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07

Baton Rouge Saturday to attend the
Ole Miss L. S.. U. football game.
They returned Saturday night.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
Halloween Pmty

Hollow cen Po1tY
Mrs. Everarde Jones, Sponsor OF
the Christian Endeavor, entertained
the members with a delightful out
door party, Wednesday evening. The
yard was festive with Jack O. Lam
terms and decorations suggestive OF
Halloween. A Treasure hunt proved
most entertaining : sending the
boys and girls in all directions seek
ing treasures. Other games and ON
tests were enjoyed after which ham,
burgers were cooked over the fire
place and served with buns, pickles,
doughnuts, pop corn balls and coca
colas The rustic table was attractive
with seasonal decorations and
lighted with orange candles.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Long and little
daughter, Sachia, of Springfield,
Mass. are at present making their
home with Mrs. Longs parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Lowe on their
plantation home. Mr.. Long, a cap
tain in the Air Corps has recently
received his discharge.
Mr. and Mrs. w. e. Hays returned
Friday from Aberdeen where they
have been guests of Mrs. ]. T. Lock
hart. Little Beverly Jean Smith
came back with them to visit Dr.
and Mrs. p. M. Smith.
Mrs. M. C. Hill Of Greenville Wis.
tied her brother, A. c. Conger and
Mrs. Conger over the weekend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
What Price Fame2

"Who's Who" is valuable publication, but hardly what
eoud call snappy or provocative. 1t never occurred 10 us
that anyone would study it, or having done So l1"cm d
ominous conclusions. But that's exactly what's happened
The bearer of the heavy tidings is Dr. Mapheus smith,
educator author socioogst of the SeectNc Service SYSTEM
and of course listed in who's Who He has risen from
his study of this thick Voumne OF American biography M
the SOLDERING that fame unhealthy In 1ac
he SAYS it is likely to carry person OF before ms ue
X Our natural impulse hearing this, was to lock the
office throw the key away, stop trying to amount TO some
span But before succumbng the impulse we decided to
dip into who's Who and confirm our worst SUSPICIOUS
The dip we are happy to report left us somewhat retres
In the brief time that we dared spare we decided 10
sample the first 100 Smiths in the book. "Whos VINO Is
fun of Smiths and we didn't get as far as Smith
James) MapheuS But sample did afford what mlght
seem typical estimate of longevity and distinction, as rep
resented by the typical and prolific tribe OF which Dr.
Mapheus is member .
The first 100 Smiths we found, have average age OF
81 as against the average Americans life expectancy of 66
years. That didn't too high price for fame AND
when you reflect that the roster OF Whos VINO Is pre-
nonderanty masculine and that the average American males
life expectancy roughly So years. the price seemed still
more reasonable. 4,
OF course all those Smiths may shortly succumb to the
burden of fame But right they seem to be dong we'll
fact II Of them past 80 and still bearing the burden
with no apparent i'll effects
Dr. Smith thinks that fame ought to bring health ana
long life since 1t also brings wealth education, medlca
attention and servants We doubt that the many teach
bothered with much wealth many servants But granted
that education and medical attention contribute to healthy
existence why is it, then that their great small fame is
cutting them down two to four years too soon?
Dr. Smith has the answerstran lack OF exercise over
work and erratc hours To which only add that II
those destructive factors the price of fame then lot OF
famous people in this country have been overlooked And
IL oil Of US tired sedenary overworked cltzens are TO take
ing to take up than Dr. Eots fvefoo shelf Of
Harvard Classics
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
A GOOD CAUSE
THE Hartford Tlmes)

tAuB kAAEbAVEU AAAAgoI
OF the causes Of death cancer
stands among the three highest,
While 1t Is q disease Of middle and
old age Is can and does attack per-
sons of all ages. II Is one OF mans
Affections about which little is
known. Cancerous tissue results
from cells going Wild" the layman
Is told. Why they act aS they do no
one seems to know.
That cancer forever can defeat the
intelligence OF man, who now Is
equipped with the electronic micro.
scope and many other means OF re-
search not available In the past,
does not seem possible, Science
needs principally money with which
TO pursue Its research. It needs to
find anti-toXinS, benevolent viruses,
or something now not even dreamed
Of, TO defeat this malevolent dis
ease.
To obtain necessary funds, the
Connecticut Cancer Society, assoc
lated with the national organization
devoted to the eradication OF cancer,
Is conducting q money-raising CAM
paign through April. The quota for
Greater Hartford Is $47,500. The
chairman of the local drive Is Char
les II. Conland Of The Courant. The
fund should be subscribed, even over
subscribed. It's purpose Is benevolent.
Through corporation such as this
the American people can, and even-
tually will, rid themselves and per-
haps the world of one Of the most
terrible causes Of death.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
ONE YEAR AGO
(New Haven. Registerl

One year ago today (Tuesday)
American Tenth Army troops
stormed ashore Oh tiny 1e Shlma
This l0-square mile island In the
Ryukyu chain, @ spot few men had
ever heard OF before Pearl Harbor,
was but a stepping stone to nearby
Okinawa and the subsequent com.
plete conquest Of Japan, A COM
parative few American boys fell
here, compared with the thousands
who paid with their lives In earlier
campaigns which made this landing
possible, Te Sh!ma today might have
lapsed into Its pre-Pearl Harbor
obScurity had not fate decreed II
as the last resting place Of Ernie
Pyle, perhaps the most famous OF
a splendid band Of American cor
respondents. Pyle fell before q sni-
per's bullet In the clean-up stage
OF this brief campaign,
Ie Shima has thus become o
shrine, not only to this man who
made the G.T. live In print, but to
all those others who lie in this little
military cemetery. On this first an
niversary II Is incumbent upon AM
orleans to consider well the necess-
lty for securing sufficient American
bases throughout the Pacific to
make certain that no future gener-
ations Of American boys will lie be-
meath white crosses on obscure Pa
eific islands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
Public VS.. Congress

The Military led by Maj. Gen Leslie r. Groves
who supervised the atomic bomb project, got the
Jump by pushing through the House Military Affairs
Committee the So-called May-JohnSon bill which
scientists felt would severely hamstring scientific
research for military as well as civilian purposes
This measure was held back by the House Rules
Committee, before which II Is pending, because Of
the protest Of the scientists.
The Ay-JOhnsOn bill also was before the SEM
ate committee. It's co-sponsor, Senator johnson
3D.. Colo), chairman Of the Senate Military Com
mittee. also Is member Of the atomic energy COM
mittee. The military wanted from the Senate COM
mittee something approaching that masure, instead
OF the Mcmahon bill, ft.
became alarmed. They found they we're working
against heavy odds, so Skifuliy had the military
moved In 10 seize advantage before congress Or the
public knew enough about the subject to realize the
significance OF the trend Of events.
The fight broke into the open on the amendment
sponsored by Senator Vandenberg (R., Mich}, which
Senator Mcmahon and the scientists believed would
give the military such control that scientific research
would be shackled so that In the end the United
States, now far out IN 'front.' quickly would fall be-
hind But Senator Mcmahon found himself alone
against this amendment when the showdown came
In the committee.
The scientists became desperately and feyerishly
active They took pains 10 explain the issue TO com.
mittee members and others In Congress. They made
speeches and Issued statements They interested the
newspapers Finally public opinion was stirred
Within three or four days total OF 10000 let
tiers poured In upon the Senate Committee. Only
five were for military control. This barrage had
Its effect along with that from other avenues Of
public opinion, The Vandenberg amendment was
revised Other changes were made. The expression Of
public opinion seems, too, to have had Christening
effect on the military tt
Within two weeks, the Senate Committee will
take up the bill for international control The public
meanwhile should inform itself on the sim bigger is
sues involved there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
By DresO Pearson

any personal cause It should diminish my effective
ness on other matters" ~ tt.sl ,setSt
The Jewish delegation replied. -oan yousthlnk
Of anything more effective than 10 rescue ylV0OOO
hapless Jews In Europe9" So n4bk sigs
Cohen, however, refused To bulge 3a
NOTE-Chief difficulty regarding the future OF
Jews In Germany Is that Hitler hatred was sq deep
ly nstied and during period many years 70 come
the life Of Jew in Germany would be almost M
bearable. Httt & &
A Negro former Master Sergeant in the Army
Marion r. Green testified before General Doolttles
Ncase system" board the other day, that there was
little evidence OF racial preudices and discrinna-
ton in the army When General Doolitte inquired
"Colored soldiers found some resentment against
them when they first Joined the army, but tbs vas
quickly ironed out after q few months Of training
n February isA We nae S some HEY ME-
lana However by the time we finished training
everybody was getting along fine encounteged no
racial bias whatever overseas" llfa sk9@
THE egg 4 also suggested that saluting 6fi Of
f!cers be optional when enlisted men are. Of duty
and off the post to which Lieut.. Gen. Troy Middle
ton, now an executive OF Louisiana State University
counterfeit wouldn't optional Saluting such as you
propose tend to tear down disciplneP R
mot necessarily, General" replied Green. IT
man. does something to merit respect, ne VIII get
that respect whether he Is civilian or an army Of
fleer." ".te IS.
Many congressman will vote against dynamic
Speaker Sam Rayburn In secret committee ses'
pose him OH the floor OF the House, Very Soon how
ever Democrats who have fallen for the beguillng
promises Of the giant power lobby are going 20 face
the latter test. tp,@
Sam Rayburn really has fire IN his eye when ne
talks about the power lobby. And today that lobby
ranks with the real estate buttonholers as one Of the
most potent capitol HILL has even gone TO tho ex-
tent Of dangling nyons before the wives Of Congress
men In order to win votes against the governments
southwest power authority In Texas Oklahoma, Ar
kansas, and Southern Missouri
The question at issue Is whether the government
can construct It's own electric lines 10 distribute
electric power from the Denison Dam on the Texas
Oklahoma border and the Norfolk, Ark, Dam, With
out such power lines, the government merely gem
crates the power but can't sell IT, The power lobby
wants TO prevent this sale.
So far the power lobby's technique has been
successful with the appropriations subcommittee,
which knitted construction Of the distributing lines.
Congressman Ben Jensen Of Iowa, Henry Dworshak
Of Idaho. Robert Jones OF Ohio and W. r. Norel OF
Arkansas the gentlemen reported to have fallen
for the wles Of the lobby.
However, when the bill comes out Oh the floor
Of Congress, sam Rayburn together with the dean
OF congress, Adolph SABBATH Of Illinois and Charles
Savage Of Washington plans TO stage Q real battle,
II will be interesting 10 see whether Rayburns
Democratic friends vote IN public as some Of them
did In secret.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
MIR. pETRILLo MOVES AHEAD
New York Times)

(NeW YORK l1meSJ
Mr.. Petrillo's demands on the
motion picture industry show that
he Is determined TO hold the
championship for observation-disclosures
among labor union leaders. He has
asked for q threefold increase In
the number OF musicians regularly
employed In the Hollywood film
studios, O 100 percent increase In
their annual wages (bringing each
man up TO a minimum Of $4,000
q YEAR, and ten-hour week, In ad-
dition he has thrown In another
set Of demands which are virtually
orders to the motion picture COM
panies on how to run their business
If, indeed, acceptance OF these de-
mandS would make 1t possible for
them to run their business at all.
Perhaps the most important
thing that Mr.. Petrillo's new de-
mands do Is to show up the folly
Of the Lea Hill, just passed over
whelmingly by Congress, That bill
was so narrow In its scope as to be
directed in effect against Mr., Pc
trillo alone; yet it missed even that
target. II prohibited Mr.. Petrillo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17


military the scientists and the public II Is scheduled
10 go before the Senate this week,
He shares credit with the scientists who worked
reentlessly against too much military control which
finally became the vital issue; with instruments OF
public opinion they eventually aroused and ulti-
mately with American public opinion which some.
how instnetively the import OF such critical
Issue and makes itself felt.
Senator MeMahVa, freshman and o youngster
he Is ~ and came 10 the senate In l946-started
way back Of taw, they say with this ISSUE He
handicapped in more ways than one at the begin
ming.
Though author Of a resolution for q special Sen
ate committee to study this subject and Of bill for
control he up against the usual objection among
senate elders to making O newcomer chairman OF
such special committee There was the customary
compromise He was made chairman, but the COM
mittee was packed with old-timers some Of them
most conservative,
Because these veterans had other important
committee assignments, 1t difficult to get their
attendance specially during the necessary prelim-
mary investigation OF this complex subject OF con-
sentative bent, they we're inclined naturally TO go
along with the military viewpoint in the absence Of
the full information brought out at hearings. This
is nothing new in Congress
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17

loved ioilng In Paris most Of the time and turning
up In Geneva few days Of the week. To-day how
ever Paris Is one Of the most uncomfortable places
IN the world, Geneva Is short Of food and New York
Is fur more pleasurable.
The Russians, who originally favored an Amer
lean city as the U, N, Capital now consider this
serious mistake They dislike the fact that American
newspapers publish columns and columns OF 'front.'
page news on every move made BY the Russians,
and they figure that American newsmen at Geneva
would sit dTowsly in the Swiss cafes drinking beer
or spend week-ends In the Swiss Alps
In Europe, they also believe, no photographer or
newspaper would have the energy to trail Ambassador
dromyko on his famous and circuitous trip around
New York city when he almost stopped in at the
Security Council meeting, but didn't.
II the 1ranAn question had been discussed a.
Genev~, instead Of New York, the Russians figure,
1t never would have attracted so much attention
and the Soviet would have come off with complete
The Russians Have one excellent talking point
to bolster their argument inadvertently handed them
by residents Of Connecticut and New York city
the nhospitality Of some Americans.
The howls Of protest which went UP from Con-
neeticut citizens was like dash Of cold water IN
the face Of United Nations delegates and gave the
Geneva Likewise the inhoSpitallty OF George n
shuster, president Of Hunter College has played
right into Russian hands, Prior to u N. occupa-
tion President Shuser had not been using his build
ings for some time, but despite that he has been
moaning and grooming that he wants them back In
order to set up o housekeeping department for his
laQy hpPuEeHbly TehuSlIlB ttlAb ~ W ~
fails to keep the peace OF the world, his lady stu
dents will have little opportunity to keep house,
Remarked one disllllsioned U. N. delegate: New
Workers don't seem TO realize that war Inconvenience
people. To some extent, so does peace"
Kindly mild hammered Ben Cohen, counselor OF
the State Department, was approached by . delega-
ton of American Jewish leaders TO ask his help for
more than l000 900 Jewish refugees In Germany who
are still unable 10 find permanent homes They
wanted Cohen to help them migrate TO the United
States and other countries.
Cohen expressed his great sympathy but said:
II can't do 1t because can't use my position for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
Views of the Press

from forcing more musicians than
they need on the radio broadcasterS
but, 1t did not apply TO motion
pictures. BY making 1t unlawful 10
use force or violence for the ex-
tremely specific purpose OF COM
polling employment OF unneeded
workers only IN the broadcasting
business, the bill implies that 1t Is
perfectly legal to use force or VIC.
lenee to back any other union de.
mand) In any other business,
The Lea Bill Is discouraeing be.
cause II illustrates the complete
unwillingneSs OF Congress 10 deal
with first principles IN connection
with labor matters. II, instead Of
trying 10 curb few Of Mr.. Petril-
los special abuses OF power, Con-
greSS should ask itself how he
comes to have 70 much irreSponsi-
bic power to abuse, and what II
has itself done, through the one.
sided Wagner Act and other legis-
lation, to contribute to that result,
1t might find itself on the way TO
q sound revision Of our labor leg
islation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-17
Human Harry Truman
By Peter Edison

himself, president Of the concern He and about
$3.50 others got in for five TO Is minutes
case can be made for the statement that the
greatest White House improvement since Harry
Truman moved in is that Mrs. Truman went there
to live with him. She isn't wired for sound.
The old SOur-pusses who don't want the Pres
ident to have any fun have apparently been shouted
down. and 1t Is hoped, for good. As to when, ever
the resident has had fun during his first year in the
White House, experts differ WI
Some say it was at Russell Arundels food
outing on Jefferson Island last September. Some
say it was at his annual pilgrimage to the Caruthers-
VILE Mo-, fair Some say 1t was when he wore that
loud sweater while fishing with Gov. Mon Wallgren
in Puget Sound Some say 1t was when he acted as
best man at Judge Bennett Clark's wedding TO act
ress Violet Hemming. Some say 1t was when he sent
Ed Pauleys nomination to the Senate. That vowed
'em.
The brightest page in the diary Of his crowded
year. however features the time he played the piano
for Joe Stain at Potsdam, and appauded. 1t
isn't everybody who can do anything the Russians
like.
The idea that Truman Is just a common man
without any class debunked the other night
when he carried the score Of Beethovens Ninth to
a symphony orchestra concert to check up on how
many mistakes the orchestra made Most Of the peo-
pie who say Truman has no class can't even read
music.
The best evidence Of Truman's superior abilities
however came last Thanksgiving in Missouri, where
he ate three Thanksgiving dinners. Anybody who
can do that is An-American.
In closing, It might be we'll to label this as a
serious piece These are tremendous trifles. The
measure OF President is not taken BY how he gets
along with Congress- or what he dos about tariff
or the tgxes. It's what kind Of guy 10 e that
counts