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Evening star., 1946-03-28

fined $40 because she had refused to
change her seat on request OF a
Greyhound bus driver. The bus was
travelling from Norfolk to Baltimore
She was elected from it and was
fined in the Circuit Court of Middle
sex County, Va.
The Virginia Supreme Court, in
upholding the fine, said that the
Virginia law requiring the driver to
segregate passengers was a valid
exercise of the States police power
and did not burden interstate COM
merce.
Evening star., 1946-03-28
tuberculosis Patient Waits
Sentence in Isolation Case

Thomas Truslow, 81, of the 70C
block Of Sixth street NV. will be
sentenced by Municipal Court Judge
Thomas D. Quinn this afternoon on
charges of failure to isolate himself
properly while suffering from pull
monary tuberculosis.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
New York STAGE
Hit In Jackson

Dear Ruth" the Norman Krasna
stage comedy hit comes to the Aud
itorium, Jackson, for one perform
ance on Monday evening, April /.
The cast Is headed by Philip Ober.
Marjorine Gateson, Rendee Sanford
and Russell Hoyt. It is presented by
Joseph M. Hyman and Bernard Hart
and was staged by Moss Hart;
Now in its second year on Broad
way and its eleventh month in Chi
cago "Dear Ruth" has been one Of
the outstanding successes of the last
three years. Its central figures are a
Kew Gardens judge and his wife,
two daughters, Ruth and Miriam,
and young Army flier who bursts
into their home and announces he is
in love with Ruth although she new
er has seen or heard of him. Add to
these young sister whose excess of
patriotic zeal leads her to write let
ters to the soldier, signing her sis
ter's name; a go-getter business man
to whom Ruth is engaged; colored
maid who is the only one in the
household to appreciate the judges
jokes; an ardent young sergeant
and his fiancee and you have the
characters and the situations for a
hilarious evening in the theatre. Ac-
cording to Walter Winchell, sit will
keep audiences laughing for thirty
years"
In addition to the featured play
ers the New York cast includes such
prominent artists as Peggy Romano,
Houseley Stevens Jr., Ellen Hum
phrey, Charles Synder, Betty Hayn-
es and Terry Little.
''Dear Ruth" comes to Jackson un-
der the sponsorship of Armand
Coullet with the endorsement of
newspaper reviewers and of more
than a million theatre-goers who
have watched it during its record
breaking runs. Mail orders may be
sent to the Auditorium boxoffice,
Jackson.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
Trustees Elected
For County Schools

The following trustees were elect
ed for three years for the Consoli-
dated Schools of Holems County:
R. F. Downer, Acona;. G. c. Wad-
dell, Bethesda; R. L. Ellis, Center
vile; Motion Byrd, Cleveland; Otto
Wallace, Coxburg; J. w. Burwell,
Ebenezer; E. E. Rathell, Elliott
Hill; Mr.. Marvin Cade, Emory; Mr..
Jed Powers, Franklin; John Kile-
brew, Goodman; Dave Montgomery
Harmony; J. w. O'Kelly, Owens; H.
r. Varnado, Pickens; L. F. Heard,
Providence; DR.. ]. ]. Kazar, Tchula;
Perry Roby, Wesley Chapel.
The following trustees were elect
ed for five year period for the fol-
lowing Consolidated Schools OF
Holmes County:
T. B. Smith, Cruger; Walter KERN
James, Cruger; Lloyd Cade, West;
w. o. Mcclellan, West.
DOROTHY McBEE,
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
Hugh A. 5piyey
Rites In Cruger

Services were held in Crueer
Thursday for Hugh A. Spivey, retir-
ed Cruger farmer, who died at his
home there last Wednesday night.
The Rev. Gene Crawford and the
Rev. w. w. Drummer officiated, with
burial following in City Cemetery at
Canton. Mr.. Spivey was 83.
Born in Kilmichael, Mr.. Spiyey
moved to Canton as a young man
and married the former Halle Will
Hanson there. Later, he moved to
the Mississippi Delta where he op-
Grated large plantation and be-
came leader in civic and religious
activities. He was member Of the
Cruger Baptist Church.
III health, which followed the
death of his wife year ago, forced
Mr.. Spivey to retire. He leaves a
son, c. H. Spivey of Cruger; broth.
er, DR.. Calvin Spivey of Vicksburg
and grandson, Bobby Hughy Spiv.
ey of Cruger.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
Weems Found Guilty
On Contempt Charge;
Is Fined $4,000
Operotor Must Also
Post $500 Bond Not
To Violate Low

T. E. (Ed) weems, Holmes county
wholesale whiskey dealer, was found
guilty Of contempt Of court in Chan
cellor M. B. Montgomery's Chancery
Court in vacation in Yazoo City Sat-
urday, March 10th.
Weems was fined $4,000 and
made to post a $4,000 bond not to
violate the state prohibition laws for
a period of two years.
II Weems is found guilty of vio-
lating the state prohibition laws
within the next two years he will
forfeit the $500.00 bond.
The case has been appealed to
the State Supreme Court by Attor-
ney S. r. King. The Supreme Court
Is expected to render decision
clarifying the law in regard to cases
Of this kind.
The case was prosecuted by Coun-
ty Attorney Pat M. Barrett for the
State.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
Miss Kate Roach
Rites On Monday

Miss Kate Roach, 71-year-old
Holmes County woman passed away
at the family home near Lexington
early Monday morning. She was
born and lived practically all her life
in Holmes County.
Final rites were held at the Oak
Grove Cemetery Monday afternoon
with the Rev. R. G. Valentine, Pres
byterian pastor Of Lexington, Of
dciating. She was member Of the
Lexington Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are one sister, Mrs.
Irene Harvey, and three brothers, w.
p. Roach, S. B. Roach and J. NJ;
Roach and ]. M Roach, all of Lex
ington.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
HuffstatIer Services
Held This Morning
Prominent LocuI
Business Women
Dies Suddenly

Funeral services for Mrs. Mae P.
Huffstatler, well known Lexington
business woman. were held this
morning at eleven o'clock at the
First Methodist Church, Lexington.
The Rev. A. Y. Brown, pastor, Off
ciated.
Mrs. Huffstatler, operator of the
Lexington Hotel for many years,
died suddenly at her home Tuesday
night March 10th, Of heart attack.
The attack was about eleven o'clock.
She had been up and busy all day.
While Mrs. Huffstatler had not
been In good health since before
Christmas, her sudden death was a
shock to q wide circle Of friends
and acquaintances in Lexington. She
was born in Tyra, Arkansas, but had
made her home here for a number
of years.
Interment was in the Lexington
cemetery with Southern Undertak-
ing Association in charge of ar
rangements. The Order of the East
ern Star had charge of services at
the cemetry and members of the
Business and Professional Women's
Club had charge of the flowers. She
was member of both of these or
carnations as well as the Metho-
dist Church.
Surviving are the husband, E. E.
Huffstatler, one son, E. E. Huffstat-
Ter, Jr-, and one daughter, Mrs. Will
liam ]. Duncan, the former Myra
Huffstatler, Of Jackson. Two grand
children, James Irwin and Philip
Huffstatler also survive and the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters: Mrs. A..
A. Troxler, Hollywood, Calf; Mrs.
A. M. Shaw, Louisiana; Paul D. Phil
lips and Hubbard D. Phillips, both Of
Gould, Ark.
Pallbearers were George Patter-
son, Vernon King, C. M. Mcdaniel,
A. S. Povall, Otto Morris, Norman
Weathersby, w. F. Scott and O. L.
Ellison.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
Bio Black Formers
Club Hos Meet

The Big Black Farmers Club had
54 members and visitors present last
Thursday night at Holmes Junior
College where an excellent pro-
gram was given on cotton.
DR.. J. w. Nicely, Genetics, Stone
vile Branch. Experiment Station
outlined methods used in breeding
and selecting outstanding cottons
He also outlined the plan used ir
Mississippi and other cotton states
where one variety cotton communi-
ties are organized
A sound technicolor moving pic.
ture was shown on flame cultivation
by Mr.. T. P. Palmer. Field Repre-
sentative for Standard Oil Company
He showed another picture on soil
conservation.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
Tractor Owners Take
Sides With Nature

Thirteen owners Of Ford Ferguson
tractors and twenty guests viewed
Taking Sides With Nature" new
motion picture released by Harry
Ferguson, Inc, etroit, Michigan
and shown here by Gwin-Lail Com.
pany on Tuesday evening, March 10
The occasion for the showing Of
this film was the annual owner
meeting sponsored in cooperation
with the distributor for this area
and the factory. General theme oi
the meeting was Getting the Most
Out Of the Ferguson System" An
other motion picture film entitled
Flexible Farming" showed the use
Of the four basic Ferguson Imple-
ments--the plow, cultivators, tan.
dem disc harrow and the tiller.
The care of tractors and imple
ments was covered during specia
presentations, refreshments were
served and door prizes were award
ed to both owners and guests.
According to Mr.. Lail this meet
ing is the counterpart Of thousand.
of similar meetings being held ovel
the United States for owners Of Fer.
guson equiment. It is one of the i'm
portant steps in the program Of the
manufacturer and dealers in the in
terest of efficient, modern mechan-
lied farming and soil conservation
practices.
Owners Of Ferguson equipment
who attended the meeting were
Herbert Downer, w. H. Diggs, w. A.
Fritz, Howard Terry, E. L. Brown,
A. E. Ellington, L. P. Mcclellan, w.
E. Thurmond, u. S. Grant, D. B.
Cox, H. ". Brock, L. c. Boatwright
and L p. Johnson.
Prominent among the special
guests invited to the meeting were
r. w. Almond, Vocational Agricul-
ture teacher at the Holmes Junior
College, George l.. Evans, All Club
leader, and E. E. Shaw, Soil Conser-
walton Service.
Other guests and friends of own
ers who found the meeting of great
interest were H. F. Flemming, R. K
Farmer, c. c. Swinney, H. E. Null
len, e. w. Ellison. A. w. Harder. B.
S. Darnell. F. c. Flemming, Joe H.
Moore, Jr., L. P. Mcclellan, Jr., Irby
Ellington, Jesse H. Walton, R. A.
Grant, Henry E. Mullen, J. d. Bruce,
Frank Austin and Joe H. Moore.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
Cruqer PIT. A. Meets
On March 18th

The Cruger PIT. A. held its regu
lar monthly meeting on Wednesday
March Is. The leaders for the after.
noon were: Mrs. G.. G.. Griffin anc
Miss Hattie Roe Liddell.
The president, Mrs. T. B. Smith
persided over business meeting oi
at which time several matters of i'm.
portance to the association were dis.
cussed.
Following the business session a
program was presented, the CHIEF
feature of which was discussion by
Mrs. M. w. Estes of the article Sc
lected for the Study Club: "Will
There Be Sex Problem?"
After the program those present
enjoyed social hour during which
time games were played Sandwich
es, cookies, and drinks were served
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
Youth Is Transferred
To States Base

HARMON FIELD, Guam.-Sgt
Robert Turner, son of Mrs. Mont
rose Turner, 304 N. Jackson ST.,
Kosciusko, Miss, has been transfer
red from this BIG repair base to a
personal center in the United States
to await discharge from the Army,
according to Brigadier General DON
aid F. STAGE, commanding general of
the Guam Air Depot here He has 81
discharge credit points, and 38
months service.
Sgt. Turner entered the service on
February, l943. He wears the Ash
atic-Pacific theater of operations
ribbon. Sgt. Turner is married; his
wife is the former Miss Ruth Hall OF
Lexington, Miss.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
Lexington Churches 10
Honor Seryitemen IN
Special Service
Servicemen's Families
Invited To Service
At Baptist Church

A special service program for re-
turned servicemen will be held Sun
DAY evening, March 81, at 7:3O
o'clock in the First Baptist Church
at Lexington. All of the churches of
the city will cooperate and partici-
pate in the program which will be
mostly musical. There will be no
formal sermon.
The public is given a cordial in
vitation to be present at this service
oy the host pastor, the Rev. L. E.
Burnette.
All servicemen and their families
are especially urged to be present at
tins service, whether members OF
any church or not.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
Della Planters Vote
On Wage Ceilings

"A referendum will be held in the
Delta part of Holmes County. or
April 2, to determine whether or not
the farmers want cotton choppine
wage ceiling. If the farmers express
through the referendum that they
want a ceiling on cotton choppine
wage, it will be up to the Washing
ton authorities to decide what this
maximum wage shall be for the Mis-
sissippi Delta.
The following precincts will be
open from 8 o'clock in the morning
until 500 in the afternoon, so that
votes may be cast:
Cruger, City Hall; Tchula, City
Hall; Thornton, Liberties Store
Howard, Ellison -Beall's Store.
Commissioners will be named lat
er.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
U. S. Marine Recruiter
In Lexington | 10Th

The U. S. Marines will bring their
stepped-up drive for voluntary en-
hstments to Lexington this week
when Sergeant Sewell ]. Speed es-
tablishes temporary headquarters at
the Lexington Post Office.
Sergeant Speed, based at the Ma
rine Recruiting Headquarters in
jackson, viii remain in Lexington
Friday, March 2sth only.
Voluntary enlistments are being
sought by the Corps to replace Pa
cific war veterans now being dis
charged rapidly.
Eligible for enlistment are men
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
TchuIu Youth ReenIists
In RequIor Army

FORT MONMOUTH. N. j., Mar,
ITS Ben Donelson, son of Sarah
Donelson, of Rt. 1,Tchula, Miss, who
has reenhsted in the Regular Army
at the 1220th Reception Center here,
He is now on a reenlistment fur
Tough after which he will report to
the Reception Center, Fort Benning,
Ga, where he viii report for as
signment.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
New Buptist Postor
Addresses Rotary

The Rev. L. 4. Burnette, new Bap-
tist pastor, addressed the Lexington
Rotary Club Friday. The speakers
message tied in with the Rotary
motto of service above self.
Welcomed a. new members OF
the Rotary Club were Tommy Lail
Will Barrett, Jack Williams, Delberi
Williams, DR.. G. D. Russell. Rotar-
ian T. M. Williams instructed the
new members.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
Holmes County Red
Cross Fund Over

On March 10th, Mr.. w. r. Ellis,
Fund Chairman, instructed the Red
Cross Chapter office to send the fol-
lowing report to headquarters:
Holmes County over the top on
fifty-two hundred quota l946 Fund
Campaign"
This is the fifth successive year a
wire of this type has been forward
ed before due date. The returns are
incomplete so just how far lover
the top" the final figures will show
cannot be stated today.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
100 Women Needed
To Register For
FaeioIy Employ

One hundred additional women
are needed to register for work In
the proposed shirt factory for Lex
ington-
Anyone interested who has not
yet registered is urged to come to
the Lexington City Hall office and
register at once.
Women from 17-18 up to 38 are
particularly needed.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21

Miss Ellis v. Harthcock of Eden is
now secretary to the surgeon, Capt.
J. w. Dorwin at Foster General
Hospital. Miss Harthcock was pre-
yiously employed as secretary to the
medical officer in board meetings
while Foster Hospital was owned
and operated by the Army.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
TchuIu Girl Goes
To Wurd-BeImon

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Ann Penn,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William j.
Penn of Tchula, has been accepted
as a student for the Ward-Belmont
School for girls in Nashville.
Miss Penn, who will graduate
from the Tchula High School in
June, will enter the college fresh
man class at Ward Belmont next
September.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
Rotoy Club Will
Not Meet Friduv

The Lexington Rotary club will not
meet on Friday, March %, because
OF the death of Mrs. May P. Huff
statler.
Mrs. Huffsttaler has served the
Rotarians' lunch every Friday for
many years. Out of respect for her
memory the usual weekly club
meeting will not be held.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21

Mrs. L. D. Pepper has returned
from Biloxi where she went Thurs
day to attend the funeral of her step
mother, Mrs. Wallace, at Biloxi. She
is now spending some time with her
son, Dan Pepper at Paragould, Ark
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21

AS spring comes once again, peo-
pie everywhere are getting out into
the fields and preparing the soil and
planting seed. Carefully they will
tend the soil to prevent the young
plants from being choked by weeds.
Hopefully they will wait for the
plants to mature and bear a crop.
Since there are many things that
can prevent a good crop, one can
never be sure of how much increase
he will receive for his labors and
expense.
But there is one thing of which
we can be certain. We never plant
string beans and get morning glor-
les!
What a fortunate thing it is that
there are law and order in the phys
ical world. What chaos would result
if chance ruled and there were no
connection between cause and eff
fect-if we could never be sure when
we planted tomatoes but that we
might get nasturtiums. But it is a
terribly solemn thing to remember
that there is a law in the world.
We reap what we sow. We are glad
enough for this in our gardens but
do we remember that the same holds
true in the realm of the spirit? BE
not deceived, God is not Knocked:
for whatsoever man soweth, that
shall he also reap"
If we "sow to the flesh" by living
in obedience to the carnal, sinful de-
sires of our fallen humanity, we shall
reap corruption - spiritual decay,
death and destruction. To live for
the material things of this world is
to sow to the flesh and the inevitable
harvest is corruption.
But there is another kind of SOW
ing--sowing to the Spirit. This
means living in obedience to the cail
of the Spirit. He calls men to trust
in Christ the Lord who died to save
sinners from eternal woe. He calls
men to righteous living, to obedience
to Gods law. Those who heed this
call sow to the Spirit and reap the
harvest of everlasting life.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21

between the ages of II and IS. Ma
rine veterans who have been dis
charged less than 80 days may re-
enlist at their former rank.
The l7-year-olds, to be accepted,
must have consent of parents or
guardians.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21

Major and Mrs. E. H. Mabry, USA,
now on terminal leave, are visiting
his mother. Mrs. Edna Mabry, in
Goodman, and other friends in the
county. DR.. Mabry expects to spe-
cialize in x-ray.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
Duranf Delta Chenille
Plant Partially
Destroyed By Fire
$50 Employees Will
Work In Kosciusko
Until Rebuilt

Fire of undetermined origin, par
tally destroyed Delta Chenille Plant
No. at Durant Tuesday afternoon.
The blaze broke out in the center of
the main sewing room about 4:45
o'clock, according to reports, and al
most at once spread all over the
building. Only two workmen were
in the plant at the time. One of them
was engaged in oiling machinery
and the other was cleaning. Hand
extinguishers failed to put out the
blaze.
The fire ragged for some time be-
fore being brought under control BY
the Durant Fire Department. The
Kosciusko and Lexington Fire De-
partments also responded to calls but
the blaze had been brought under
control by the time they reached
the scene. The Lexington truck
burned out connecting rod bearing
en- route to the fire. Arriving in Dur
ant they laid a line hose from the
post office fire plug to the Chenille
plant building and helped clean up
isolated pockets of fire throughout
the building The new Kosciusko
fire truck was unable to help be-
cause its hose did not fit the Durant
plugs.
Will Rebuild
I'D. Sanders, owner Of the plant.
stated the building will be rebuilt az
soon as possible and full production
resumed. Meanwhile the $50 en-
ployees of the plant will be put on
another shift at the Delta Chenille
Plant No. at Kosciusko. It is not
known exactly how long it will be
before necessary repairs can be
made. An announcement of this
kind will be forthcoming in this pa
per as soon as possible, Mr.. Sanders
stated.
Temporary Offices
Temporary offices have been es-
tablished at the Hotel Durant and
the office force may be contacted
there at any time.
Pwtally Covered
The amount of the damage cannot
now be estimated. Machinery in the
building was totally destroyed ap-
parently. A large amount of stock,
chenille robes, ETC., was destroyed
completely. The employees cafeter-
la in which Sanders employees are
served free hot lunches at noon ev.
cry day, suffered only minor dam
age as did the dye and boiler rooms.
Part Of the office equipment was
saved.
The flooring and walls of the,
building apparently suffered little
damage, but the roof was complete
ly destroyed.
The damage is only partially cow.
cred by insurance. y
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
Let's get BUSY.

Inc presence OF the numerous
whiskey joints along the highways
Of Holmes county make it very
tempting for our young boys and
girls. Drunken and reckless driving
are now commonplace in this coun-
ty.
The two state patrolmen, Walter
w. Smith and f. L. Evans, who work
Holmes county, along with other
counties made "a arrests over the
weekend. All Of the arrests. except
three were in Holmes county. These
three cases, whiskey involved in all,
stated they bought their whiskey in
Holmes county.
Patrolman Smith works fro m
Montgomery county to Canton on
Highway 81 u. yet all Is arrests
were made in Holmes county.
Patrolman Evans made ii arrests
all in Holmes except three at Attala
He works from Yazoo City to beyond
Kosciuslko on Highway IL.
Citizens from Lexington, Pickens,
Kosciuslko, Goodman. Carthage, West
and Ethel were arrested by the High
way Patrol and city law-enforce-
ment officers for drunkenness,
drunken driving and disorderly con-
duct in Holmes county over the
weekend.
II the whiskey joints in Holmes
county were not allowed to operate
conditions in this county would not
be so terrible.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21

T/5 Sidney Stewart left Monday
for Fort Wallace, Wash. He has been
stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21

HeV' VIII. V, AIDert, Rector.
Sunday, March "a:
Evening Prayer and Sermon, 4:30.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
THROUGH
HAzEl
EYES

One hundred more young women
are needed to register for employ
ment in the proposed shirt factory
for Lexington. This number il re-
quired in order to show enough la
Dor in this vicinity of the type the
factory people want.
So if you are interested in secur-
ing work and have not yet register.
ed we urged you to 60 at once to
the office of City Clerk c. A. Glover
in the City Hall.
Please talk the factory up to your
friends and neighbors and see that
they get in to register.
We believe that if Lexington can
register within the next few days
an additional hundred women, par.
ticularly in the l7-18-38 age group
that the factory will decide to locate
here.
Let's get BUSY.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
GOSPEL TALKS
BY r. G. VALENTINE
Pmtor Presbyterian Church
C@u,:.-
Sowing und Keeping

BE not deceived: God is not
Knocked: for whatsoever a man SOW
tn, that shall he also reap. For he
that sowth to his flesh shall Of the
flesh reap corruption; but he that
soweth to the Spirit shall Of the
Spirit reap life everlasting" Ca
latians 6: Z, 5.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-21
Episcopal Church

Rev. VIM. v. Albert, Recto