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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-04-05
NEWS AND VIEWS
BY ALEXANDER 8. LIPSETT
(An ILNS Feature)

Where are the political aspirations
of organized labor leading to? A point
ed answer was given by Frances Per-
kins, former Secretary of Labor, who
told New York audience that politi-
cal action interferes with the economic
purposes of labor unions and is bound
to weaken American trade unionism
The former Cabinet member, known
for the courage Of her convictions,
spoke out bluntly against what she
called "a tendency today on the part
of younger and doctrinaire leaders to
think they can rely on pressuring the
government or their employers by
political techniques and political
FORMS" Commenting on the strife be-
tween the AFL and the CIO, she ex-
pressed the fear that Continued rival
ry between the two may become un-
healthy and too tense for each of
them"
Miss Perkins apprehensions are
shared by many cognizant Of the trend
of public opinion and the conditions
prevailing in labor ranks. That she
has chosen to express herself SO firm
ly and Enthusiastically on the thorny
question of labor political action high
lights the road the United States has
travelled ever since organized labor
back in the middle thirties set out to
attach itself to the tail end of the New
Deal.
That view, unnecessary to say, is
sharply challenged by the CIO. The
recent CIO executive board meeting
in Washington voiced the need for
intensified political action and called
upon the national membership to fur
nish wherewithals in the neighborhood
Of 6 million dollars to the Golfers Of
the CIO-PAC. "CIO political strength
and strike action" says the CIO reso-
luton, helped to win "great victories"
How the 113-day battle royal with
General Motors and other costly strikes
can be termed union victories is hard
to understand
But the issue far transcends politi-
cal considerations. 1t reaches deep into
the relationship between government,
management and labor, relationship
on which the Ives Committee on Indus
trial and Labor Conditions has some
pertinent words to say.
In warning directed to both man.
agement and labor, the committee
councelled both sides not to rush to
government for a cure of their ills.
And it added
by abdicating to government
in matters where the decision of
government was not required, la
Dor and management have been
surrendering to the one force
which can destroy both of them
-. Government is grasping too
much additional control in areas
where management and labor
should always act voluntarily and
Independently of government. AS
soon as possible free collective
bargaining, genuine mediation and
truly voluntary arbitration should
again become the media for meet
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-04-05
Q Memorial Cancer Center

an TCenr
Between the ages of and years. kills children
than all of the following diseases combned Scarlet Fever nfane
Paralysis Typhoid Fever Meningitis Pertontis Dpheria Dysen
terry, Darrhea and Malaria
The American Cancer Society that common
misconceptions solely disease of middle old age
Guard those you love from this scourge of childhood
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-19
%: Cases I'm
POliccGOurt
For Monday

Twentv-throc eases were tried in
police court Yesterday by Mayor
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-19

In Germany U. S. cigarettes are
selling for 5000 a carton. That breaks
down to about five bucks a puff.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-19
Board Will
OnSaturdav

The Vance County Board of
Elections, as designated last Satur-
day by the State Board, viii meet
IN he court house here next Satur-
day morning at II o'clock t. or
ganizc and to make plans for the
coming primary campaign, d. p. Nc
Duftec, chairman, said today.
The board today received notice
from the State board asking that the
organization meeting be held Sat
urday.
McDuffee said arrangements
would be made for distributing bal
lots to service men and women,
these have not as yet been received.
Demand fer these will, Of course, be
nothing like as great as in the pri-
mary and general election of 1914.
The election board will meet c..
Saturday, April g., to name regis
trarS and Judges of election.
For the past two year,, McDuffee
has been chairman of the local
board and c. p. Tanner, secretary,
Both are Democrats and the Re-
publian member of the board is
Thurman M. Hicks.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-19
SIX WHITE MEN GO
FOR EXAMINATION

SIX white registrantS reported Al
Fort Bragg today for pre-induction
physical examinations, the local Sc
IectIve Service Board reported.
Gong for examination were Mel
YIN Willis Brame. Raeford Owen
PendergraSs, Thomas Stewart. Jere
Turner Johnson, John Lennie Alb
bolt, Charles Lee Clopton.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-19
L.ASSITER
GETS SIX MONTHS

Raymond LaSsiter. white. was
tried in police our today for be-
ing drunk and for becoming a pub
lie nuisance. He was sentenced to
six months, from which he took an
appeal and bond was set at $500.
Lee Jones. white and Clinton
Jones, colored. were tried on sep
arate charges of public drunkenness
and prayer for judgment for each
wa continued upon payment of
costs.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
Rowland Goes Free
After Shooting Two
|Durant Night MarshaIs
Jury Says Ex-BootleggeI
mot Guilty" Of
Assault With Intent

John Rowland was found mot
guilty" Of assault and battery with
intent to kill by a Holmes county
jury late Wednesday afternoon in
connection with the shooting of
Night Marshals Zeb Guess and HUI
bert Robertson of Durant.
The alteration took place one
night in early May in a service sta
ton in uptown Durant. Earlier in
the evening the Durant marshals had
taken a concealed gun off Rowland.
Rowland was reported to have
gone home to Montgomery county
to get another gun after which he
wa said to have visited the Durant
station to use the phone calling
Lexington. At the time it was re-
ported he called the Ed Weems'
residence in Lexington and engaged
in a conversation with someone
about trying to get his gun back
stating "he had come prepared to
get it."
As the conversation proceeded
Marshals Robertson and Guess came
into the station and heard the con-
%versation. Mr.. Robertson was said
to have asked Rowland: what was
that you said about being prepared
to get your gun back?" According
to M. L. Cain, night manager of the
station in which the shooting took
place, Rowland said 1--WE might as
well have it out here" and pulled
out a gun and started firing. Wit
nesses stated Rowland fired five
shots.
In an attempt of the Durant mar
shals to get the gun out of Row
lands hands, Mr. Guess was snot
through the leg and seriously hurt
and MI. Robertson was shot through
the hand.
Rowland admitted on the stand
he had before been convicted on
four different occasions Of whiskey
selling, gambling violations, carry
ing a concealed weapon. and assault
and battery with intent to kill, ac-
cording to District Attorney Howard
Dyer, Jr., in his argument before
the Jury Wednesday afternoon. In
the latter case he was given one
year at Parchman.
The state was assisted in pros
ecuting the case by Hon. j. T. Cole
man, brilliant district attorney OF
the adjoining circuit court district.
Mr.. Coleman was retained by the
City Of Durant interested in getting
a conviction in the case as well as
C. F. Drake, city attorney.
Jurors Listed
Jurors serving on this cas- were:
T. H. Frost, M. G. Catron, T. H.
Bradley, ". H. Shipp, Hiram Malone,
Eugene Sheppard, R. G. Rhyme, 0.
c.. Grantham, hurry X. Parkinson,
Willard Hearn, L. o. Spell, Jr, L.
o. Henry.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
State Press Association
.Commends Editors
Splendid" Campaign
Contempt Action Is
Called Blow At
Freedom Of Press

Columbia, Nov. 6.-Terming a sus-
pended sentence given Miss, Hazel
Brannon, Holmes county editor, for
contempt of court an attempt by
judicial process to suppress freedom
of the press" the Board Of Govern
ors of the Mississippi Press Assoc
iation went on record here Sat
urday in a special meeting support
ing and commencing her "for her
splendid campaign for law and or
der in Holmes county"
Resolutions adopted by the group
follow:
Resolutions
Whereas, Miss Hazel Brannon Ed
itor of the Lexington Advertiser
Lexington, Mississippi, has been re-
Gently charged and convicted of con-
tempt of the Circuit Court of Holm
IS County, Mississippi, and;
Whereas, the contemptous act
complained of was an act of Miss
Brannon in talking to a witness UNI
der the rule Of the court, for the pur-
pose of securing from the witness
accurate excerpts Of the testimony
of said witness and that said con-
versation by Miss Brannon was done
without her knowledge that the wit
ness was under the rule of the court
and that Miss Brannon when app
caring in answer to the citation con-
tempt issued by the court, attempt
ed to purge herself of the contempt
Gus act by apologizing in open court
for violating a rule of the court and
disclaimed the contemptous act was
done to impede, embarrass, defeat
or corrupt the court or to influence
any one in any matter over which
the court had jurisdiction but on
the contrary was done for the pur-
pose of acquiring accurate informant
ion for dissemination to the public
through the press, and;
Whereas, the Hon. S. F. Davis, the
presiding Judge of said court re-
fused to accept Miss Brannon's apol-
ogy, and in passing sentence on her
took official cognizance of her CAM
paign for law and order through
the columns of her newspaper, and
expressed his doubt as to her
wisdom in conducting such a cam
paign, and;
Whereas, the sentence of the court
was suspended for a period of two
years conditioned on the defend
ants good behavior which in our
opinion is an attempt by Judicial
processto suppress the freedom OF
the press and to deny Miss Bronnon
the enjoyment of her civil rights
as guaranteed to her by the U. S.
Constitution and the Federal Low
In that regurd. and;
Whereas, it has been judicially
determined that without a free
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
Wuve PIuys Brandon

Lexington's Purple Wave meets
the Brandon eleven there tomorrow
evening at 7:30 o'clock. 1t is hoped
a large crowd Of local supporters
will 60 with the team.
Last weeks game with GRENADA
saw the locals defeated 1875 IN a
game that nevertheless was nara
PLAYED by the Wave.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
|Pickens Methosdist Church Protests Judge Davis
Statement In Conference; Editor Commended
$1,000. Judgement 1880
Collected From Weems

A $1,000. judgement was collected
at the last term of Chancery Court
from Ed Weems, well known whis-
key dealer.
This vas an old judgement OBJ
tanned November 18th, in 1889 when
Weems was operating the Village
Inn in Lexington, according to Off
icials.
The collection of the judgemen,
for the State Tax Collector was han
died by County Attorney Pat M
Barrett.
The county retained half of this
amount, and the state half. The
State Tax Collector received twenty
percent Of the entire amount for the
collection.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
Holmes County Mules
Grab Louisiana Honors

Mississippi mules galloped off
with the honors at the Third Annual
Louisiana Mule Race held in Alex
andria, La, Saturday night.
Winning firts place in each of the
five events at the races were entries
Of J. A. Killebrew, of Cruger, and
l.. H. Walker, of Siddon, to whom
some $500. was awarded in cash
prizes. Twenty-Five mules were en-
tered in the derby.
With all five entries for the final
Sweepstake event being Mississippi
mules, A new ruling was passed all
owing second-place winners to run
thereby affording a Louisiana mule
the chance of taking the sweepstake
honors. However the two entries Of
]. A. Killebrew tore in for the firs'
two places, "Split Second coming
in as winner and Lucky Draw
placing second.
n Leaving the entire occasion tc
Mississippi winners Mrs. Killebrew':
name was drawn in the ~lotter,
event. - was winner of a seven.
foot, GE refrigerator.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
Some Voice Opinion
Thot Judge Should
Be ~Impeuched

Pickens, (SpeciaD. Nov. 3-Tha
Pickens Methodist Church, in q
special Church Conference Sunday
morning, voted unanimously, with
a rising vote, to name a committee OF
3 to draw up suitable resolutions
and send to Miss Hazel Brannon.
Editor in Durant, Mississippi, back
ing her in her campaign for law en-
forcement in Holmes County. The
committee was instructed to comm
end Miss Brannon for her decision
to appeal the decision of Judge
Davis in his sentence placed on her
for contempt of court. The comm
ittee was further instructed to assure
her Of the church's willingness
to cooperate with her in any way It
can to help her in this cleanup
campaign.
The committee named is Mira
Clyde Maxwell, Mrs. w. S. Guyton
and Miss Josephine Burton.
The church passed another resol-
ution naming F. E. Davis, c. v.
Maxwell and w. c. Worthey as Q
committee to register protest with
Judge S. F. Davis for his statement:
''The only perfect being didn't make
much of a hit with His reforms ....I
am of the opinion that when Gabriel
blows his horn and rolls back the
scroll of Heaven, he will find tho
world like it is today"
"We are of the opinion" said Rev.
J. Noel Hinson, pastor, that if that
is true and we can do nothing to
change conditions there is no need
to have churches, the war was
fought in vain, our young men died
to no avail and THERE IS NO NEED
TO HAVE CIRCUIT JUDGES"
1t was the opinion Of many that
if Judge Davis, as he says. has been
around Holmes County for q years
and he has had this opinion all the
time it is small wonder that law and
order has reached such a low ebb.
Some voiced the opinion that this
statement by the judge does not re.
present the law nor the people Of
this district and that he should be.
impeached.
Rev. Hinson, preaching on the
call of youth to fulltime Christian
service said Sunday morning, 1T Is
not surprising that youth will not
accept the call to fulltime service
for the Master if they are taught
that He did not make a hit with His
reforms and that they can't do
anything about the conditions"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
ChiIdress Rites Held
In Flora Wednesday

Funeral services for James Hin
ton Childress were held in Flora
Wednesday, November 9th, at $3.50.
Mr.. Childress had been i'll for a
number of years and was in Lex
ington at the time of his death. He
was 70.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
M. G. Bennett, a son, James Child
ress, Jr,. and two sisters, Mrs. Lois
Brady, and Mrs. Erma Cox, all Of
Lexington.
Burial was held in the family
cemetery with the Rev. A. M.
Broadfoot, pastor of the Flora Meth
odist Church, officiating. He was a
member of the Flora Methodist
church.
Sympathy is extended the family
in their bereavement.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
Pied Guilty

State VS.. Pleas Norris
(Fined $4,000 and 15-days
in Jail for possession OF
hquor.)
State VS.. Willie Moore,
colored, Sentenced one
year in Jail for assault and
battery.)
State VS.. William Lindsay
Sentenced Sugars for as
sault and battery with In
tent to kill.)
State VS.. Jimmy Love,
colored, Sentenced 5-years
for burglary and larceny
State VS.. Joe Henry San
ders, Sentenced 7-years
for burglary and larceny.)
State VS.. Fred Haymon and
Albert Stevenson, colored.
Sentenced to life imprison-
ment for murder.)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07

press there can be no free society.
A Free Press is not to be preferred
to an independent judiciary, nor an
independent judiciary to a free
press. Neither has primacy over
the other; both are indispensable to
a free society. The freedom of the
press in itself presupposes an indep-
endent judiciary through which that
freedom may, if necessary, be vim
dictated. And one of the potent means
for assuring Judges their indepen-
dence is a free press Pennekamp
VS.. State of Florida, Sc S. Ct. 1929
Now therefore be it resolved by
the Board of Governors of the Miss
issippi Press Association that we
commend the doctrine set out by
the Supreme Court of the United
States in the case hereinabove re-
ferred to, and; Be it further resell
we'd that Miss Brannon be and she
is hereby commended for her splen-
did campaign for law and order in
Holmes County inasmuch as the
proper functioning of u judiciary
is assured when a free press will
courageously condem those things
which by their very nature would
trample asunder the dignity and re-
spect for the courts of our land, up
onwhich a free people depend.
Adopted at Columbia, Mississippi
on this the End day of November
1916.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
Tried By Jury
Found Not Guilty.

Found Not Guilty.
State VS.. Q. E. Ellis Cor
possession of gambling de-
vices.)
State VS.. r. T.. Dickerson
Charged with murder.)
State VS.. w. j. Dodd, ST.,
w. J. Dodd, Jr., Dixie Rob-
erts, and Spencer Ellis.
Charged with manslaugh-
ter.)
State VS.. John Roland
Charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill.)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
$12,741.55 Fines Poid
Into Holmes Treasury

$12,741.55 has been paid in fines
and penalties into the Holmes coun-
ty treasury since October /, 1945,
to date according to an announce
ment today by County Attorney
Pat M. Barrett.
It was pointed out by MI. Barrett
that this sum was considerably more
than the operating expenses of the
Court for the same period.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
Thihy-Six Federal
Liquor PERMITS"
Sold In Holmes County

Records in the State Tax Collect
or's Office reveal that there are
thirty-six persons in Holmes county
who hold Federal Liquor Permits.
The group includes:
Duxunt Hos Nine
Mandy Polk, Circle Inn, Durant.
Orval E. Ellis, Durant
Tom c. Cooper, Durant
Howard E. Faust, Durant
P. M. Norris, Durant
Jessie Self, Durant, Circle Inn
Hayward Turner and Arvin L. Nc
Nair, Durant
O. M. Powell. Durant, Rainbow
Garden
Rucker Bass, Durant, tC) Welcome
Inn
Lexington Hos Eight
Herbert Downer, Lexington
T. E. Weems, Lexington
J. r. Weems, Lexington
J. p. Weems, (Retail).
J. p. Weems, (Wholesale).
| c. L. Fuller, Lexington
Joe Harthcock, Lexington
T. G. Heaton, Lexington
Others Listed
B. T. Taylor, Tchula.
L. E. .Mabry, Tchula
/, Charlie Pettus, Tchula
Forrest Munday, Tchula
w. T. Bollin, Pickens, Bills Service
Station.
| George r. Strowd, Pickens
| Edward d. Mclean, Pickens
j. c. Edwards, Cruger
Robert Banks, Cruger
Henry Pike, Cruger
Wesley Wright, Cruger
Orval E. Ellis, West
II. L. Mayo, West
Nathan Jones, Thornton
J. A. Jones, Thornton
J. C. Perry, Thornton
Mrs. Tillman Branch, Goodman
Additions to the above list will be
published from time to time.
For these "tax stamps" sold by
the Department of Internal Revenue
the dealer pays $27.50 retail and
$1,000 for a wholesale stamp.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
Convicted

State VS.. Hazel Brannon
(Adjudged guilty of contem-
pt of court by Judge Davis
and fined $4,000 and Is
days in Jail, both suspend
ed for 2-year good be-
havior".)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
Services Al Antioch

Members Of the Antioch Baptist
church are notified of preaching
services to be held Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock by the pastor,
the Rev. c. M. Day.
All members are urged to be pre-
sent as a matter of business will
also be discussed at the meeting.
A cordial invitation to worship
is extended to residents of the
community.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
Mol Pressed

(Thrown out-can't be
taken up AGAIN.
State VS.. Wilson Lee
State vs.. Willie Bollin
State VS.. John E. Mcbride,
Jr.
State VS.. John E. Mcbride,
Jr.
State VS.. William Lindsay
State VS.. Hubert Robertson
State VS.. O. M. Powell and
Marshall Powell
State VS.. O. M. Powell and
Marshall Powell
State VS.. Pleas Norris
State VS.. o. E. Ellis
State VS.. H. o. Turner
State VS.. O.. M. Powell and
Marshall Powell
State VS.. o. E. Ellis
State VS.. H. O. Turner
State VS.. o. M. Powell
State VS.. O. e. Ellis
State VS.. o. M. Powell and
Marshall Powell
State VS.. o. M. Powell and
Marshall Powell
State VS.. Pleas Norris
State VS.. O. E. Ellis
State VS.. H. o. Turner
State VS.. H. o. Turner
State VS.. Eddie Hoover, Jr.
State VS.. Marshall Powell
State VS.. Marshall Powell
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
Writ Of
P~rocedendo Issue

(Sent back to j. P. Court
State VS.. Bryan Campbell
State VS.. X. H. Tor Al Gwin
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
Y. A. LuiI President
OF Country Club

T. A. Lail, Lexington Ford dealer,
has been named president of the
Lexington Country Club. Other Off
GERS will be named later.
Attention is called 10 an announce
ment of the first of winter activities
at the club on page five of this
issue.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07

Kendrick Wood, CaTrolton, was a
Lexington visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Julian Erwin and little dau-
ghter are visiting Mrs. r.. M. Steph-
enson this week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07
Continued

No. 5908
State VS.. John Pettus, J. H..
Ables, Jr., William Per-
kins, Leon Ivy, and Frank
Cooksey
State VS.. Alfred Thurmond
State VS.. John E. Mcbride,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-11-07

HAZEL
EYES
By Hazsl Brannon

Thousands Of personal friends and
admirers mourn with the Bailey
family in the passing Of their be-
loved Tom"
Governor Tom Bailey was a fine,
Christian gentleman whose greatest
love, outside his family, was for the
state he served so well. Honest and
sincere in everything he did. the
private and personal life of Tom
Bailey was on the same high plane
Of his public life. He was respected
and held in the highest esteem by
everyone who knew him.
Few men in high public places to-
day are as Christian, as humble. as
compassionate, as was Tom Bailey.
Mississippi has lost n of her
strongest disciples. Heaven must
have gained a first citizen.
Well, the Republicans are "in."
The late President Roosevelt and
the New Deal have been running
the country practically ever since
we started reading the front pages.
It will be interesting to e how
the Republicans do things.
Elsewhere on this page is printed
the record Of the October term OF
Circuit Court in Holmes county,
criminal docket.
An examination of the courts pro-
ceedings shows that your editor has
the distinction of being the only
person convicted in the October
term of Circuit Court in Holmes
county. mes
As all of our readers know, we
were adjudged guilty Of contempt
of court" by Judge S. F. Davis who
fined us $4,000 and sentenced us to
Is days in Jail, both suspended, how
ever, for two. years pending good
behavior"
1t will be noted there were only
four cases tried by jury. All were
found mot guilty" One of these
defendants was tried "for
murder i've QeIenuantS 1oI
manslaughter in another case;
one was charged with assault
and battery with intent" and the
other was charged with possession
of gambling devices. All went free
Seven defendants in six Other
cases pied guilty without a trial.
Eight cases were Passed to
Files" which means they ear b'
brought up at any future term O
court if the State sees fit.
Writs of Procedendo were ISSUED
on three cases which means they
were sent back to the JP court fol
disposition.
Six other cases were continued
which means they are due to be pu
on the docket Of the next term o
court. (ApriD.
Twenty-Five cases were Mol Pross
ed, which means they were throws
out" and can't be taken up again
The majority of cuses thrown on
of court involved indictments TO
liquor and possession Of slot mo
chimes.