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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05
Bapfisis Will Have
Special Musical
Program Sunday
GIee Club Will
Sing In %Pontomine
Sunday Evening

Mrs. Doty Porter and the Lexing-
ton High School Glee Club will
make their initial appearance of the
holiday season Sunday night at the
First Baptist Church as a part Of
the musical pantomine, "The Power
of the Cross"
In a black-out service with only
a lighted cross to emphasize the
theme of the pantomine the young
people of the Baptist Church will be
in charge of the program.
"The Old Rugged Cross" will give
the setting for the program being
sung by the Glee Club. Three
testimonies and talks will follow
with Mr.. Joe Chapman talking on
the idea of Il Kneel at the Cross"
Miss Elizabeth Skinner will speak
on the subject II Look to the Cross"
Miss Anne Wynn will discuss II
Take Up my Cross" Miss Janice
Young will sin a vocal solo and
Miss A1yce Written will give a mus
ical reading.
Rev. l.. E. Burnette, the pastor OF
the church, will aid the young peo-
pie in presenting the pantomine Of
three crosses with Mr.. Sonny White,
Mr.. Gilbert Bradley, and Miss Jewel
Lehman assisting.
The Glee Club will conclude the
program with the hymn, Nearer
My God to Thee" The service begins
at the usual 700 o'clock worship
hour.
Members of the Glee Club include
Director, Mrs. Doty Porter, Janice
Young, Anne Wynn, Jewel Lehman.
Alyce Written, Penelope Shepherd.
Margaret Compton, Margaret Diggs,
Ann Patterson, Jacqeline Montgom-
cry, Rebecca Ellison, Connie Taylor,
Barbara Majors, Gwin Clack, Mar
tina Julia Upchurch, Jeffie Lou
Jones, Warrene White, Nancy Rath-
ell, Nancy Niles, Kitty Moore, and
Carolyn Ware.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05
Pettus Caught With
Corn Whiskey Haul

John Pettus was caught early Sat-
urday night with about sixteen
gallons of corn whiskey by PATROL
man Walter w. Smith on highway
81 south of Durant. Some of the
whiskey had been broken up.
He was charged with reckless
driving and possession of whiskey.
Patrolman Smith took out after
Pettus because he was driving so
fast, according to reports. Pettus
fled when the patrolman started
pursuing him turning off highway
81 on the King Shady Rest road. The
Patrolman finally had to shoot a
tire off the car to catch the man,
according to reports.
He posted 500. bond on the whis-
key charge, and $500 bond on the
reckless driving charge and forfeited
both
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05
IN MEMORIAM

And thus he bore without re-
proach the grand old name of
Gentleman"
No more fitting description of
Thomas Wesley Heard can be found
any where than the above couplet
from John Halifax, Gentleman -
Spontaneous and everywhere, that
noble term rose from the lips Of all
who were privileged to know Mr..
Heard. He was a typical product of
the South, and instinctively ones
mind reverted to that type which
since the early history of Southland
has been its attractive charm. A
typical, lovable, Southern Gentle
man. citizen whose word was
his bond. These are the trinity of
virtues he possessed to a marked
degree. He was never too busy to
answer the call of one in distress.
His council was always wise. He be-
came a part of the county to the ex-
tent that he had no desire to leave
it. He loved his native county and
his county loved him. He gave to this
county his best thought and labor.
Any community is blessed and
has reason to be proud, if it can
boast of friends, neighbors, and
citizens of the type that all acquain-
tances of MI. Heard's knew him to
be.
For many years he had charge of
a school route into Tchula. The love
and respect of every child whose
privilege it was to ride his bus is
but a sample of the esteem in which
all men held him.
A thing was either right or wrong
to him; there was no such thing as
compromise. MI. Heard remarked to
friends just recently that with all of
this countfy's ills, it is still the best
stand for good citizenship, obedien-
place in the world to live and rear
a family and, if every man would
ce to law, and faith in God, along
with loyalty to our country's flag
and its patriotic defence in the hour
of need, that we need have no fear
of the combined forces of evil.
He believed that mo man was so
poor that he was not rich if he had a
friend, and no man was SO rich that
he was not poor without a friend"
The lives of many people have been
enriched and made happier by hav-
ing known this man.
We are grieved at his leaving and
deeply sympathize with his family
trust that the Supreme Master will
to whom he was so devoted. We
comfort them.
A FRIEND
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05
McComb-C IarksWIIe
Play Friday Night

The mythical championship Of the
south will be at stake Friday night
when the undefeated McComb
Tigers and GAINESVILLE (Tennessee)
Wildcats face each other in Jack
sons Memorial Bowl, with the kick
off scheduled for 8 p. Nj.
The idea for this championship
tilt, to be played at Tiger Stadium
in the Capitol City, was formulated
by the Jackson Touchdown Club
which had as its main objective the
matching of two colorful and great
football teams in the inaugural con-
test of Mississsippi's Memorial Bowl.
It was an idea well executed at
the McComb Tigers are rated the
number one team in the entire south,
with the GAINESVILLE Tigers rated
fifth. Both teams are undefeated in
this seasons play.
The entire proceeds of the game,
after expenses have been paid, will
be turned over to the Free Cancer
Clinic.
Activity gets under way at A PM.
Friday with a parade, featuring five
bands, college and high-school
teams, state and city officials, and a
host of pretty girls from Central
High, of Jackson, McComb, and
GAINESVILLE.
As a prelude to what can be ex-
pected when the two high-spirited
gridiron aggregations line up for
the kickoff, a pre-game show of
one hours entertainment has been
scheduled, including the 70 piece
band from Tennessee which is re-
nowned in the Volunteer State. Also
in this period Miss Touchdown
Club and her Maids will be exhibited
and crowned.
The McComb Tigers, ell Seniors,
will be giving their all in an att
empt to keep their record clean.
Across from them will be the Clark
sville Wildcats, the most dreaded
team in that part of the South
AS a fitting end to on afternoon of
entertainment, the teams and bands
viii be guests of honor at a dance
10 be staged in the Heidelberg
Hotel Immediately following the
game.
Tickets officially went on sale
Monday at a number of business
establishments in Jackson, with $3.50
charged for reserved seats, $1.20 for
general admission, and 75c for high
school students.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05
Patient At The Hospital

Mrs. E. w. Hooker and son
Lexington
Mrs. j. c. Armstrong, West
Mary Jane Stubs, West
Mrs. Sidney Rhyme, Lexington
Mr.. w. A. Kennedy, Kosciusko
Mrs, T. A. Lail, Lexington
Mrs. Marion Hoskins, Durant
Mrs. Wallace E. Purvis, Durant
MRS. j. B. Perry and baby girl,
Lexington
Mrs. II. B. MCGEE, Tchula
Mrs. w M. Link, and baby girl,
Bentonia
Susan Richards, Lexington
Mrs. Josie Brown, Lexington
Joan Janice Mulhern, Lexington
Mrs. Thomas Taylor and baby girl,
Lexington
Henry Williams
Willie May Green
Henderson Ferguson
Hsrrv Primer
Mag Terry
Easter Johnson
Carl Robinson
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05
Lexington and Durant
Invited 10 Join Central
Miss. Conference
Prep Conference For
Mid-Stute Football
Planned By Lions

An athletic conference composed
OF the larger schools in Central
mississippi will be organized when
superintendent and coaches of 81
selected high schools meet in Kosci-
usko on Tuesday, December 10.
The new league will consist of the
most powerful football teams in the
mid-state region and is expected to
rank among the strongest in Miss
issippi. According to proposed con-
ference detectives, its champion will
challenge winners of other confer
ences for the state championship.
The III schools already invited to
Join the athletic conference yet to
be named r Kosciusko, Philadel-
phia, Europa, Carthage, Canton,
Yazoo City, Durunt. Lexington. Ack-
erman, Louisville, Winona, Forest,
Macon, Newton, Union, Hazlehurst,
Crystal Springs, Clinton, Brandon,
Forest Hill, and Morton.
Organization of the prep confer
ence will fulfill a longtime need
for a mid-state football league COM
posed of strong squads from the
larger schools. Drive for sstablishm-
ent of the conference VII give a
banquet for visiting high school re-
representatives. on organization day.
Announcement was also made
this week that the champion of the
new conference will automatically
receive an invitation to partipate in
the Central Mississippi Lions Bowl
played annually in Kosciusko.
Invitations to school s%uperinten-
dents and coaches to attend the Or
~ganization meeting were extended
by Tom S. Hines, superintendent Of
Kosciusko High School, and Robert
c. Hardison, head coach.
Superintendent W. B. Kenna, and
Coach Bill Schneider plan to attend
the Kosciusko meeting.
1t is believed, however, that there
is little LIKELIHOOD of the Holmes
Schools joining this conference as
most of the towns belonging are
most of the towns belonging are
Durant.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05
Man Fatally Injured
In Duranf Accident

B. B. Harris, of New Orleans, was
killed in Durant early Thanksgiving
morning when he apparently lost
control of his car rounding the curve
on highway 81 north going into
town.
Harris was reported to be enroute
to his home to spend Thanksgiving
holidays and apparently went to
sleep at the wheel.
According to reports the car trav.
eled beyond the Red T. Service stat
ion several hundred feet before it
stopped and the victim was appar-
emily thrown through the wind
shield.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05
Universal Bible Sunday
To Be Observed

Sunday will be observed by the
churches all over the world as Uni
versal Bible Sunday. The American
Bible Society has selected the theme
"The Word of Power for a Power
Age" for this years observance and
calls attention to the fact that orders
for Bibles from Japan, Germany,
and elsewhere in Europe and Asia
have reached hundreds of thousands.
This year we send Bibles mot
bombs and bayonets. So the Bible
continues to meet the needs of the
peoples of our day.
Special attention to this day will
be given in all the local churches.
The Rev. A. Y. Brown will preach
on "The Value of the Bible" in the
morning at the Methodist church.
In the Baptist Church, the pastor,
Rev. L. E. Brunette, will lead in the
observance of Bible Sunday while
at the Presbyterian church Rev. R.
G. Valentine will preach on "The
Word of Power"
Throughout the world people are
joining in the special Bible readings
from Thanksgiving to Christmas
featuring some Of the Spiritual
Pioneers" of the Bible who found
the Word of Power" for the age in
which they were called to live.
Through the ages the Bible remains
the Book of books containing the
message of God unto salvation.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05
Community Hospital Will
Buy x-Ruy Equipment

The Board of Trustees of the
Holmes County Community Hospit-
al declares its Intention to purchase
complete X-Ray Equipment TO re-.
place their present inadequate in
stallation. Bids will be received at
the Hospital until noon, December
10th, 1916 and should state what, il
any, allowance will be made for old
equipment. The Board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids or
parts thereof.
Ordered this the 4th day of Dec
ember, 1916 at a regular meeting Of
the Board of Trustees.
H. w. WATSON, Chairman
33-2tnp
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05

Mrs. W. H. Fincher Sr. had as her
guests Thanksgiving, Mrs. B. w
Moore of Durant, and Mr.. and Mrs,
James L. Slaughter of Clarksdale.
Mrs. G.. T. Phelps and Jimmy
were Jackson visitors Wednesday.
Wallace johnson, Billy Herring,
and George Loronons, attended the
State-Alabama game last Saturday,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. White and dau-
Lola and Mrs. w. W. Scott all of
Jackson, visited Mr.. and Mrs. S. l..
White Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. D.. L. Kirk, of State
College, spent the weekend in Lex
ington with her parents.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05
BPW Xmas Luncheon

The annual Christmas luncheon of
the Lexington Business and Profess
ional Women's Club will be held at
the Hotel Tuesday, December 10th.
Mrs. j. r. Watson is in charge of
arrangements and reservations can
be made with her.
A feature of Tuesdays program
will be the singing of Christmas
carols by the Glee Club under the
direction of Mrs. Doty Porter.
All members are urged to make
plans now to attend.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05
Services At Peu!uh
Will Be Held 9th

We wish to take this opportunity
10 invite everybody in the Beulah
Community and all surrounding
communities to Sunday School at
Beulah Baptist Church next Sunday
morning, December 9Th, al 10
o'clock.
Az this time plans will be discuss
ed and nanles viii be drawn for the
Community Cnris.mas tree. PLEASE
come and bring the children with
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05

Dr. and Mrs. Randolph Gilbert
ard sors, Walter and John, of Griff-
in, Georgia, were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Hollornan during the Than
ksgiving holidays.
Mr.. o. L. Ellison is a ST Louis bus
mess visitor this week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05
500 Students Are
Now Enrolled There;
262 Are CTS

Holmes Junior College at Good
man has made great strides in the
past few years, according to Ras M.
Branch, president.
Mr. Branch spoke to members of
the Lexington Rotary Club Friday
and gave an interesting report of
gains made at the Holmes County
institution during the war period
and up until the present.
There are eleven junior colleges
in the state setup, Mr.. Branch, ex-
planned, and the Holmes school is
supposed to serve Holmes, Attala,
Carroll, Montgomery, Choctaw and
the upper half of Madison and
, Yazoo.
Holmes Junior College is one of
the seven fully accredited junior
colleges of the state holding men,
bership in the Southern Association.
The low cost is the feature of the
junior college, the President de-
clared. For the nominal sum of
$21.50 per month a student is given
room, board, including lights, gas,
and water. An additional fifty cents
per month gives him the care of a
doctor and nurse. This makes a total
of only $1,000 per month expended
by students, he said, for room,
board and medical car
In addition an entrance fee of
$3.50 is charged each semester
bringing the total outlay of money
needed by a student at the Institut-
ion only $208.50 per year.
Stute Gives Aid
The state appropriates around
$400, 900. every two years for supp
ort Of the junior colleges Of the
state. The state contributes just
about as much to the support of the
Holmes school as does Holmes
ty, Mr.. Branch stated.
500 Are Enrolled
At the present time about 500
students are enrolled of which 262
are G.. rs, Mr.. Branch said. Ninety
nine percent of these CTS are here
strictly for business, he said. About
rs of the number of GTs are from
Holmes county, according to his re-
port.
Recent Improvements
The Holmes Junior College has
recently received about a $4,000.
tin and woodworking shop and a
several thousand dollar laundry
without cost, from the government,
Mr.. Branch said.
A county canning unit which cost
about $4,000. has also been added.
About $505, 600. worth of radio,
physics and electrical equipment
has also been awarded HJC since the
end of the war, he said.
Buildings Added
HJC secured through various
channels of the government a work
shop size 100 by SO to which a A by
% addition has been made! a 24-room
annex to the girls domitory; the old
Goodman Grammar School was con-
verified into a 28-room domitory for
boys.
The latest additions include an
award of three barracks buildings,
two story structures, by the War
Assets Administration, which are
being made into permanent type
buildings on the campus; and a con-
crete block building about 200 by 80
which will make possible six addit-
ional classrooms.
Mr.. Branch's address was greatly
informative and enjoyed by all those
present.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05

MIR. and Mrs. Norman Ssmuelson
spent several davs in Jackson and
Glendora this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter McRae, Vir-
GINA and Cooper. of Jackson, Tenn
essee, visited in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. r. Watson during tie holi-
Gays. Mrs. Watson accompanied
them to Jackson. Mississippi Friday.
Miss Hazel Brannon attended the
Alabama-State game Saturday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05
VIEW AUXILIARY Will
Meet Tuesduy Evening

Members of the Veterans OF For
eign Wars Auxiliary are notified of
the regular monthly business meet
ing to be held Tuesday evening at
the Lexington City Hall at 7:30
o'clock.
All members are invited and
urged to be present.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05
Lexington PTA Will
Not Meet Tuesday

The regular meeting of the Par
ent-Teachers Association will not
be held Tuesday afternoon as sched-
uled because of repairs being made
at the Grammar School, officers
stated.
Notice of the next meeting will be
given in The Advertiser.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05
Holmes Junior College Enjoys Unprecedented
Growth During Period; Improvements Noted
Dear Santa Clause
Eden, Mississippi
December 2, 1916

Dear Santa Claus
/ am a little girl and will be five
years old in January. / will appre-
ciate anything you have that you
think a little girl my age would
like. You need not leave much as |
want you to have enough for all the
other little girls and boys, especially
the orphans.
Santa please remember all my
friends and relatives who have re-
membered me in so many ways
since my operation. l say a little
prayer every night, SO / hope to find
something nice under my tree.
/ love you Santa,
VIRGINIA CAROL SCOTT
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05

Mr.. and MRS. j. r. Watson and
Ms. Leila Bradley spent Thanks
giving day in Jackson with Mrs.
Watson's mother.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05

Indicted by Grand Jury
Around 100000. in whiskey
Wholesale prices) handled by
Holmes county man!
Last year this same man handled
$192, 651.34 whiskey (wholesale
prices) according to the same
records.
He alone handled more than
500, 900. whiskey mor in 1946 than
he did in 1945 -. quite an increase.
And this hundred thousand dollar
increase is for a period of only nine
months in 1916. He should easily
do another hundred thousand or
more the last three months of l946.
Holmes county must have something
which makes bootlegging peculiarly
attractive. 1t is getting bigger all
along.
The complete lack Of law-enforce-
ment in regard to III prohibition
laws has been responsible for the
mushrooming Of fifty-odd joints up
and down our highways which daily
contribute to law-breaking and Juv-
emile delinquency. They are doing
more to ruin our young people ana
give them false standards than any
thing we know. Therein lies their
worst evil.
Our prohibition laws will continue
to be ignored by our Sheriff's office
until the people themselves make
up their minds they've had enough.
Reol men cun put q stop to the pre-
sent situotion anytime they see fit.
After the April meeting of the
Holmes County Grand Jury the
b~ootleggers took to the tall timbers
so to speak. They pulled their sails
in considerably. Slot machines,
which for months had been on open
display in windows and doors OF
these joints all over the county were
taken out Of some places. Others put
them up FOR awhile and stu others
put them in back rooms where their
customers could still play. For sew
eral months after April conditions
had altered considerably. A check
of the number of people arrested
for reckless and drunken driving re-
vealed that conditions were better.
Not because our Sheriff had done
any better =. but because the
~bootleggers were afraid.
What happened after the October
term of court?
Bootlegging joints all owe the CO.
unity are running wide open today.
Slot machines are seen every
where, weekly bingo games are be-
ing run as well as crap tables RUM
ing wide open.
After the last term of court the
bootleggers apparently were con-
WINGED that everything was alright
for them to proceed at full speed
ahead.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05

Now is the time of the annual
Christmac Sall sale.
Money given for the Christmas
seals is used to fight tuberculosis in
the state and the nation. Every cent
is needed and every cent is spent in
a worthy manner.
Make your contribution just rs
much as you can this year, won't
you?
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05

HAZEL
EYES
by HGzel Brrnnon

Bootlegging continues to be Hol-
mes county's biggest business.
r. E. (Ed) Weems continues to be
the biggest operator of all.
Weems, it will be recalled, was in
dicted by a Holmes county Grand
Jury last April, along with several
other ~bootleggers over the county.
The rest of the men indicted pied
guilty and were given fines and Jail
sentences. They paid the fines and
served the l5-days in Jail.
But what about Weems?
At the last time we inquired the
Sheriff of Holmes County, Mr.. w.
l.. Murtagh, has never been able to
catch up with Mr.. Weems . at any
rate Weems has never served his
time in Jail like the other bootlegg-
ers did.
Could it be that he has gone out
of business?
Hardly.
A look at Black Market tax coll
ections made by State Tax Collector
Carl N. Craig reveals that Weems
continues to handle more whiskey
than any other individual in the
county.
Herewith is given the amounts he
has handled in 1916, according to re-
cords. There is no way of telling how
much he handled that Black Market
Tax wasn't paid on.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05

''You cannot choose your battlefield
The Gods do that for you
But you can plant a standard where
A standard never blew"
The above was sent us by a citizen
of Coahoma county and is greatly
appreciated by the writer.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-12-05

Robert Allen Legate returned
home from Memphis this week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-06
DRAFT PLAN EVOLVED;
 ARMY STUNNED

WASHINGTON, April 6. = The House Military Committee flab- bergasted the Army today with this painless formula for continuing the draft-extend the law another year but ban induction of anyone be- coming eligible during that period
 The no-induction measure was offered by Rep Harness (R-Ind.) yesterday as a substitute for an army backed bill calling for con- tinuing the draft under existing conditions for year beyond it's May Is expiration date, but with service liability limited to Is months.
 The Harness proposal, as amend ed, would require continued regis trations under the Selective Service Act, but limit inductions after May IS exclusively to those who be- came eligible for service prior to that date, such as deferred students and others.
 Committee members opposing the draft promptly lined up behind this formula and only parliamentary situation prevented it coming to a vote at the session.
 The Committee put off decision until next Tuesday, and opponents of the Harness plan remarked it was just as well, for they feared they lacked the votes to block it yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-06
The Church ot The Holy
 TrinitY. Episcopal

Fourth and Gold Streets REV. ". ROBERT WEBB, Rector Miss Marguerite ShatD, Organist Miss Ruth Coffin, Choir Director Passion Sunday.
 Sunday SerUiceS 500 a. m.-Holy Eucharist cele- hrated by Dean Rice. 10:00 a. m.-Church School 11:00 a. n.-Holy Communion and sermon by the pastor. 400 p. m-Confirmation Class.
 Monday A:30 D. m.-Holy Baptism.
 Wednesday 500 D. m.--Midweek Lenten ser- vice
 8:45 D. m.-St. Margaret's Guild will meet in the Parish Hall.
 Thursday 7:30 D. m.-Choir rehearsal.