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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-10-12

east. The county was named in
honor of Governor James L. AL
corn, who defeated Adelbert Ames
in a bitter contest, and was the
first governor elected under the
constitution of 1869. In land area,
Alcorn is Mississippis smallest
county with 1856 square miles. The
population, 1910, 2O,865. The county
seat is Corinth, population 1910
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-10-12

Attention is called to a state law
requiring wagons operated on the
highways at night to carry lights.
The law requires the vehicle to
have light on the front and back
which can be seen at least 500 feet,
or one elevated so it can be seen
from both directions.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-10-12

be love. If you don't believe it you
should have seen them on the
Highway Thursday.
Now Herman Benson and a GER
tain chick are still tops in each
others world, keep it up, kids.
Mary Ester Earvin is really get
ting popular with the cats, nice 60
ing, good luck, babe.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-10-12
1918. The town is surrounded by

1918. The town is surrounded by
good farming country and has con-
siderable manufacturing interests
In 1915. the county had 2,875 farms,
average size 713 acres. Land area
of the county approximately 259, 200
acres, about 100000 acres of which
is considered farm land. Value of
farm land and buildings $5,704,86
The county has large interest in
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-10-12
HISTORICAL

nIOIOnlCAL
Alcorn County, located in the
northeastern section of the state,
borders Tennessee on the north and
is removed from Alabama by just
one county, Tishomingo. 1t was
established April Is, 1870, from
territory taken from Tippah on
the west and Tishomingo on the
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-07-18
LOCAL NEWS


Misses Janice Pettus and Lucille
vesta Pettus, of Eden, are among
those from Holmes county enrolled
at Mississippi Southern College at
H~attiesburg for the summer session.
MIR. and Mrs. u. S. Rulings. of
memphis, have returned to their
nome after a delightful visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Robertson.
The Rev. c. M. Day, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, Durant. was
a Lexington visitor Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. johnson and
Miss Zulu Walton, Philadelphia,
were recent guests of Miss Annie
Wigglns and Mrs. Annie Clover and
Fletcher near Brozville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Flannaga. Glen
Allen, spent the weekend with her
father, Mr.. c. c. Pahlen.
J. b. Robertson is home for vaca-
ton after attending the University
of Texas for the past term.
Friends of Gus Herman will be
interested to know he is enrolled at
the summer school session of LSU
at Baton Rouge, La.
MIR. and Mrs. Norman Thomas. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. W. Thomas, MI. and Mrs.
Shallow, all of Crystal Springs, were
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. o. A.
Fritz.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-07-18
State Forest Service
Seeks Nursery Seed

The Mississippi Forest Service is
seeking to collect a total of $685.
bushels of pine cones during the
early fall of 1916 according to an
announcement made July 2. 1916 by
State Forester Albert A. Legett. The
largest single species sought is that
of loblolly. Forest Service officials
hope to be able to secure as much 6
1000 bushels of cones of this variety:
They also want LOTS bushels Of
slash; 165 bushels of short leaf and
Gas bushels of long leaf pine cones.
The forest service needs these
bushels of pine n to extract
seed for use at the forest service
nursery located near Mt. Olive, Mis-
sisippi. The nursery has complete
seed extraction equipment and also
has access to cold storage facilities
which enable them to keep seed
from year to year until used.
Area Forest Rangers have been
assigned specific quotas of cones to
collect. They have also been given
a schedule of prices which they are
authorized to pay to private collect
ors who wish to sell zones The max
imum price range OF the species per
bushel is as follows.
Loblolly, $1.50; slash, soc; short
leaf, $500; and long leaf Soc. Indi-
viduals who intend to collect cones
should contact the area forest ram
ger in their section and inquire as to
, delivery dates and other information
Each area ranger will have inform
alton as to the best time in which to
collect the cones and also methods
of testing cones to determine suit
ability.
Logging operations afford the
most logical and easiest way to OBJ
tain cones.
The forest service is also seeking
to collect 300 bushels of black locust
rs bushels of yellow poplar, 100
pounds of honey locust, so pounds
of white ash, and 160 pounds of cyp-
ress seed. For these items the forest
service will pay the following prices.
Honey Locust, 40e per pound, White
Ash, 35e per pound, Cypress, soc per
pound.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-07-18
Duront Boys Enlists
In Regular Army

Henry A. Wiltshire, son of Jake
Wiltshire, was recently accepted for
reenlistment in the Regular Army, 1t
is announced today by the Jackson
Recruiting Station.
Wiltshire has had three previous
wears service and this time he chose
the eighteen month enlistment per-
iod. Before going to Camp Shelby to
be sworn in Wiltshire stated that he
Joined the Army because OF the fina-
ncial and occupational security.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-07-18

Mrs. James Cunningham, the for
mer Sylvia Smith, is quite i'll at the
Community Hospital. Her many
friends wish for her an early re-
covery.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-07-18

Homer Davis, who has been trans
ferred from Laurel to Hattiesburg,
spent the weekend with Mrs. Davis:
Friends of Mrs. L. D. Pepper Will
regret to learn she is i'll and wish
for her an early recovery.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-07-18

SOME REASONS WHY We SHOULD VOTE FOR THE
SCHOOL BOND ISSUE JUlYN
/. The Grammar School Building is Al years old and is need
Of repairs.
2. Iis body ontiquoted and should be modernized.
3. The equipment is diIopidoted and must be replaced.
4. Amodern school cofeterio is sorey needed to replace the
DIkGY LUNCH ROOM.
S. The High School roof is rotten ond the building is ropidiy
deteroruting because of eoks.
6. Other repairs are essential at the High School.
,. Ambrose Vocational School is n q bad stote of repairs and
should be cored for
8. Ambrose School needs equipment und should have il.
9. The educational interests Of our children require q voiety
Of vocational courses to suit the indiWduo. interests and
optitudes Of the pupils.
10. Lexington is the COUNTY SEAT and county pride de-
monds better school facilities.
H. The children Of this community deserve better school
buildings ond equipment and we should see that they getit.
II. Certainly community pride demands o program of school
improvement and we believe every progressive and civic
minded citizen should actively support this BOND ISSUE.
ByW.B B. KENNA,S Superintendent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15
NEW GUN; NEW
CANNING

There is no telling what
kind of rifle the infantryman
may carry. in future wars.
The new recoilless weapon,
put into use late in the war,
will fire Stand 75-milimeter
projectiles, while suspended
from a wire, with no motion
whatever.
The gun weighs about 45
pounds and has the accur-
acy of a first-class rifle at
1000 yards. 1t successfully
destroyed German tanks and
apparently packed a consid-
cradle wallop.
Another interesting de-
velopment in the plans of the
Army involves the sican-
ming" of .surplus combat
equipment in. ihermeticahy-
sealed tanks, which, it is be-
lieved. will maintain the
equipment in serviceable
operative, condition for fifty
years. s343 ID 81
The size of the project
is evident from the fact that,
if Congress votes the funds,
the Army will erect 1.191
tanks, each 55-inches in
diameter and costing S., 500,
together with 274 smaller
tanks, in California, for the
purpose of keeping equip
ment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
MAX ASSOCIATION
IJW -Yy-&,zszzt5s;s ~Nzs0s6st-
BRITISH RATION BREAD

The declaration of Presi-
dent Truman that world
food reeds twill still be
great for many months to
come" Is emphasized by the
action of Great Britain in
rationing bread and flour.
The significance of the
step taken by the English
nation is clear when we re-
call that through six years
Of hossilities there was no
rationing of bread and
flour. This present action, it
seems, results from the use
0f some of the British re-
serves for relief purposes
and is explained as neces-
sary TO avoid gambling with
the basic food supply of
the British people"
The action of the Labor
Government indicates a seri-
Gus situation although moi
necessarily that the British
Isles are anywhere near
starvation. Births h food
must be imported and the
nation mast keep on hand 8
reserve supply sufficient tt
meet emergencies, .Appar;
entity, the government thinks
that the drastic, ste1i which
Is eertaili to be p1popp lar
h necessary to augment eX
sitting food supplies.
Former Prime Minister
Winston Churchill calls the
announcement lone of tbs
gravest ever heard in time
OF peace" Evidently, this i:
no exaggeration because i
Il inconceivable that the
Labor government would
take such a drastic steI
without being seriously con.
eerned about the future
food supply of the Islands.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Dissemination of news
concerning the glories of
Key West must be done in
newspapers outside of this
city. We in Key West know
what a swell place the island
city is, but outsiders do not,
and we want them to know,
in order to benefit. There is
such a thing as judicious adj
yertising, and substituting is
not judicious advertising.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15
LET THE COURT WORRY

Ii is quite natural for the
country to worry over an
open dispute between men,
beers OF the Supreme Court.
Don't be shocked to learn
that those men who sit in
the highest tribunal of the
National Government get
mad and quarrel, and raise
the deuce just like the rest
of as. Maybe it will do them
good TO let off the gas from
their stomachs and heads.
Not many people ever did
think that Black should
have been forced on the
Court by President Roose-
welt. Let us hope that it is
not an act of contempt of
court 20 observe that most
people still think that way.
On the contrary, Justice
Jackson is a very able man
and the right kind of person
To serve on the bench.
As for new Chief Justice
Vinson, no one in Washing
ton who has seen him in ac-
ton, making a speech, or
Just walking down the street
has any false notions about
his ability to preside over
any class of intellectual
giants, even though one or
two of them may be a lower
than usual average. The
Court, like the sun, moon
and stars, will revolve in
the proper orbit:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15
To-day In History

1879 - Gen. Anthony Wayne
takes almost impregnabie fortress
lof Stony Point on the Hudson
from British brilliant exploit.
l8l3-A British fleet arrives at
the Potomac River in second war
with England--to the great alarm
of Washington.
1888 - Historic Ralph Waldo
Emerson's Divinity School Adj
dress before Harvard's gradual
ing class--a landmark in Ameri-
can cultural history.
l9l3-Board of Meditation and
Cancellation created by Congress.
lsl8-Beginning OF the battle
of Chateau-Tnierry.
1929 - Hoover's Farm Board
created.
Wiley Post leaves New
York in his winnie Mae" flying
the world around in less than
eight days.
l940--Italians make first air
attack on Palestine.
1871 - Russias Government
offices being packed up to leave
Moscow.
l942--Nazis order all male re-
lations of French saboteurs shot,
their women folk Ito hard labor
and children TO Nazi institutions.
1913 - Roosevelt abolishes
Board of Economic Warfare head
ed by Leo T. Crowley.
1944--Bad weather grounds air
forces in Normandy but Ameri-
can forces make progress.
l945 - President Truman ar
'rives in Berlin for Big Three con-
ference.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15
TOM, DICK AND HARRY

When the late William
Carey was tax collector, he.
was asked by a taxpayer:
Willie, why is it my
taxes go up every year,"
He was frank in giving his
answer. He explained that,
the Immediately previous
year, only 81 per cent of
Key West property owners
paid their taxes, and what
was not paid by the delin-
quents had to be raised
among the taxpayers who
met their obligations.
Mr.. Carey said further
that it was most unfair to
follow that procedure in the
collection of taxes, but he
propounded a question that
answered itself: ~
Hasn't the city got to
have money to function?
But the taxpayer, resent
ing the fact that he was
helping to pay the taxes that
others, who apparently did
not care whether or not the
city functioned, should have
paid, said that, as he was
faced with that condition,
he would sell his property.
And he sold it a few weeks
later.
Make everybody pay his
fair share for the operation
of the city. If that is done,
the man who pays his taxes.
year after year, will do so
willingly, but if he feels that
he is being made the goat,
he burns with resentment.
Under the city'si new tax
roll, as prepared by Asses
sor Fred j. Dion, every tax
Iipayer in Key West will now
pay his fair share toward the
| operation and maintenance
of the city and the liquida-
ton and interest on its
bonded indebtedness.
Why should one man pay
90 cents a year on a home
he bought for $4,000, and
another man, under the new
tax set-up, pay $50 a year
| on his home that is valued
also at $4,000?
AS City Clerk Roy Ham
| lin said, that is an extreme
case, but many more assess
ments that were exceeding
/ ly low were found in the
I preparation of the new taa
/ rolAatsag,fsialsss'itl3f sf1ia;liit
Those. discrepancies. have
.been eliminated as "a result
I.bf., which EVERY Tom, Dicl
and Harry; the coming fisca
year, will pay his fair share
toward the maintenance ane
orenati0n i Of. his city. l
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Underwood standard No. S type
writer, Holbrook electric. re-
frigerator, Easy electric ironer,
waffle iron, electric; twin bed
room suite, Duncan phyfe drum
table and coffee table,, book
cases, lamps, wardrobe trunk,
miscellaneous 9th er items.
Priced reasonable for quick
sale. 2840 Seidenberg Ave, Nc
Arthur Homes. jly12-3tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15
Who Knows?

*#&&@& W zf%*@ 49,
/. What viii the census -
1850 covert
2. How many wouaen aF3 go
ployed in The II So
3. Is Great Britain eneousAe
ing tourists visiisy
4. How much has ne = =
spent on wars since if16f
S. How does the meat shnNi
age affect the manufacture n
medicineg
g. What Is the nvsrANe eNs =
rearing child 81 ire ake - -
7. What state In the uIIseH -
completely debt-lreeg
8. For what purposes 80 81
dine scales uSedy
9. Who Is the ncw Ii ele<tNa
President OF France
10. How many feea nne tkeFs
in a meter: pounds n . kiloKfasnF
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

1t is unfortunate that most
of the folks that know how
to run the government are
outside of Washington.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15
NpECIAL NOTICES

An reading notices, cards of
thanks. resolutions OF respect, obit-
uafy notfces. poems, etc., VIII pc
fhArued for az the rate or 10 cents
I tfIFs
notice. for entertainment by
fnurrhes from which revenue is
o. he derived are cents a line,
Tne CITIZEN Is an open forum and
fnzffss discussion of public issues
smh sub iects OF local or general
iFfsrtsa but 10 will not publish
anonsmoDs communications.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Nearly always Molotov
says No, while the other ma
tons say Yes. Is Russian
like Latin without a word
for Yes?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Saturday night three pictures in
one gold pin of three sons in
Army uniforms. Please return
to Barbara Forms, 1910 Division
st. Reward. jly15-2tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

More than 1900 different
makes of cars have been manu-
featured in the United States
since the birth of the industry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

The gentle art of making
enemies is a naturalgone to
many. = :
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Three bedroom bungalow with
Frigidaire, electric stove and
water heater. Lot 60 X los with
backyard fenced in. This home
is free of all Indebtedness ex-
cept F. H. A. payments. 1850
Harris avenue (MacArthur
HorIes). jly15-6tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Navy Lieutenant and wife desire
apartment or house, furnished.
Phone 608-W. jly9-6tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15
LOST

Large male Maltese cat. Owner
Jim Roberts. Reward if return
ed. Residence 1919 Won Phister
st. or call day 100 or Ala.
After 5 pm. call 854. jlyl5-3tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Wanted An efficiency apart
ment close in. Phone 81. Ask
for Mr.. Geffs, news editor.
jly12-3t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

A red, white and blue baoy IN
Chesapeake Bay marks the -
proximate spot where ths s1aa
Spangled Banner" was wFitien
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

5-piece dinette set, 3-piece living
room set, 9 IL summer rug,
l large Hollywood bed and
! mattress, / q bed, chest. All
in good condition. Can be seen
any time up to 6 pm. Gothard,
555A w. Poinciana. jly15-3tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15
Key West In : &; =; In
Days Gone By s 4 s''s
Yrrr ~ sr r0ac
JULY is. 1896

j. r. (Babe) Fleitas caught a
tarpon yesterday, six feet three
inches long and weighing 10
pounds. It is on exhibition in the
rear OF the Key West Fish COM
pany's building.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15
Toddy's Birthdays

Chief Justice Richard S. Wha-
ley of the u. S. Court of Claims,
Washington, D. C., born in
Charleston, S. c., ~ years ago.
DR.. Garry c. Myers of Boyds
Mills. Pa, noted psychologist,
born at Sylvan, Pa, 81 years ago.
Rear Admiral Harold M. Bemis
born at Oshkosh, Wis.,, So years
ssssssss Fs4 "a ss4a ssrssssl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Old violin (good tone). Apply 331
Sinonton St. jlyl5-3tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Five workmen in the local
force of lighthouse workers viii
leave tomorrow to make extern,
sive repairs to the Alligator reef
lighthouse.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

1t was said today that as soon
as civil engineers arrive, work
will be started on several prof.
ects in the navy yard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15
Tuesday, July 18th

Tuesday. July 18th
: A. vi. to Noon
700 Sunrise Serenade
7:I5i News
7.20 Sunrise Serenade
7:45 Weather Forecast
$50. Sunrise Serenade
BIS News
$40 Sunrise Serenade
900 Frazier Hunt, News
9:15 Little Country Girls
$50 Shady Valley Folks
9:55 Civic Calendar
1000 Meditation
10:15 Xavier Cugat
1890 To Be Announced"
10:45 Jacky Hill Shows
11:00 Cecil Brown"
11:15 Elsa Maxwell"
1880 Az in Novelty
HAS Victor Lindmar*
Noon TO o IL Ne
1900 News
1915 Morton Downey, Songs
1890 Weather Forecast
1885 News
sl2:40 Siesta Serenade
loo Music Ia March Time
lis Lopez Music*
Las John j. Anthony"
200 Cedric Foster%
2:15 Stniletime%
2::30 Queen For A Day.
800 Lawrence Welk
3:15 Waltz Time
$3.50 Lady Be Beautiful"
400 Erskine Johnson"
Ais The Johnson Family'
4::30 Jazz Jamboree
4::45 Melody Hour"
500 Social Record
Sis Superman"
$50 Captain Midnight
5:45 Tom Mix"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Place orders now for radiance
rose bushes to. arrive Oct. /.
Freeman's, 1871 Catherine St.,
Phone 672-W. jly13-mws-9tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Tay-
Tor and son, Charles, Jr., who
have been away on months
vacation, are due to arrive in
Key West late this afternoon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
'aThe human body contains
about 10 million nerves, and
some folks manage to get on all
of them"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Subscribe to The Citizen-25t
7reekly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Death takes no holiday
on the highways.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Wanted-Laundry to do. Mrs.
Reba Albury, 1910 Olivia street.
jly13-3tx
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Frames, an assortment of sizes,
Soc and up. Pilkington Studio.
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A man attempted last night to
break into Mrs. Robert Carey's
home at Grinnell and Seminary
streets. Mrs. Carey called for
help, and the man ran away.
Charles Sales headed group
who searched for the man but
were unable to find him.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Luther Pinder, local pilot,
sailed yesterday for Tampa to
spend his vacation in that city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Henry B. Haskins, assistant
superintendent of lighthouses in
this district, yesterday was of
fered the superintendency of the
ninth district, with headquarters
in San Juans Puerto Rico. Mr..
Haskins said that, before making
his decision, he will visit San
Juan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Furnished cottage near; commits
sary. No children or pets. $35
month. Apply 1919 Pearl st.
/. jly13-3tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15
APARTMENTS FOR RENT

One bedroom furnished apart
ment. All modern convenience
es. . Apply 801 Virginia st.
jly1l-5tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Five-room furnished house. APP
ply 621 Eaton, phone SHIN.
jly15-2tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-15

Furnished two-bedroom apart
ment at 915 Southland st. All
utilities furnished. Also hot and
cold. water. jly15-2tx