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Arizona sun., 1946-10-25
in Chicago before returning home
Halloween Ball

There will be a Halloween party
given at Williams Field on wed
nesday night, Oct. 80. Prizes Will
be given to- the prettiest costume,
most unique and the funniest.
Every one is asked to wear some
type of costume. There will be
souvenirs and special entertain
ment for all. There have been a
change in bus schedule, busSes will
leave from the usual place at $50
pm.
Arizona sun., 1946-10-25
Miss Burwell Big Hit AT
Williams Field.

The soldiers and visitors at Will
liams Field were entertained very
highly on Sunday, Oct. 13 by Miss
Evelyn Burwell, pianist star of
stage and screen. Her program in
cluded both classic and popular
numbers which were all received
Arizona sun., 1946-10-25

Mrs. Herbert Petersen, and Mrs.
Thelma Paterson spent the week.
end in Tucson visiting friends.
Arizona sun., 1946-10-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Holmes, OF
1927 N. Grant st. has for their
guest, their aunt, Mrs. Cora O'Neal
of Mississippi, who will be here for
about month.
Evening star., 1946-05-19
| Wives, Loothing
|Housework, Ask
| Pay for Lobors
BY the Associoted Press

LONDON, May 18.-Speakers be-
fore joint conference of the Mar
ried Women's Association and the
Women of Westminster declared to-
day that I'VE loathe housework'
and asked some monetary recogni-
ton of their labors in the home
Lady Rhys Williams proposed
that the income tax rebate given a
married man be made a positive
payment by the state to his wife.
DR.. Edith Summerskill, parlia.
mentary secretary to the Minister
of Food, said her contribution a
a doctor and member of Parliament
had been recognized, but Il am
still waiting for the country tc
recognize my contribution as the
mother of tough son n d
daughter"
DR.. Charity Taylor, governor of
Holloway Prison, declared it was
high time men were encouraged to
make a positive contribution to the
domestic situation and said there
were men who did not even know
when their children's birthdays
were.
Evening star., 1946-05-19
Coast Artillery School
Will Move 10 California

The Army's 123-year-old Coast Ar
tillery School at Fort Monroe, Va.
is being moved next month to Fort
Winfield Scott, Calf, it was an
nounced yesterday.
Gen. Jacob L. Devers, commander
of the Army Ground Forces, said the
movement would be started on June
l with clearance of Fort Monroe
completed by June Is. No date has
been set for the beginning of new
classes at Fort Winfield Scott.
Maj. Gen. Robert T. Frederick will
continue as commandant of the
school which is assigned to train
officers and soldiers in sea coast
defenses. The present class at Fort
Monroe will close May 81.
Evening star., 1946-05-19
Reed Charges FEC
Seeks Control Of
Radio Programs

Chairman Carroll Reece Of the
Republican National Committee
charged last night in radio address
that the Federal Communications
Commission was heading toward
government-controlled programming
OF radio in its announced policy of
examining closely the program sched-
ules of broadcasting stations.
Mr.. Reece said the FEC had no
legal right to regulate programming
under its mandate to govern radio in
the public interest"
II have examined the act myself.
and, looking under the index, public
interest I find nine sections relating
to it, none of which makes the
slightest reference to any control of
program content" he declared.
Mr.. Reece, a Representative from
Tennessee, recalled that he was a
member of the House committee
which formulated the Federal Com
munications Act in 1884 and said
the FCC's current interest in pro-
gramming was barred by a section
which denied it the power of CEN
sorship" or authority to interfere
with the right of free speech"
Personally, I don't know anyone
who is particularly dissatisfied with
American broadcasting. yet the Fed
eral Communications Commission
has taken it upon itself to condemn
American radio as uncouth, uncul-
tured and commercial" he COM
mented.
Mr.. Reece condemned the FEC
suggestion of local listener councils
to bring pressure to bear on radio
stations for improvement of pro-
gram standards as merely an ex-
tension of the seven-man control
over 100000 listeners"
Declaring the Republican Party
stood for freedom of radio" Mr..
Reece, who spoke over the Columbia
Broadcasting System, concluded:
I'm the name of the 100000 lis
teners, we resent the arbitrary ac-
tions OF seven self-appointed guard
ianS of the listening public. ." ="
There are six members of the FEC
at present. The vacancy created by
the shift of Paul A. Porter to the
OPA has not been filled.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
Shirt Factory People
Still Interested
In Lexington

c. A. Glover, secretary of the
Lexington Chamber of Commerce,
received this week a letter from
officials of the shirt manufacturing
concern which is considering locat-
ing plant in Lexington. The Off
cial, vacationing in Florida, said his
company was still interested in Lex
ington and asked the indulgence of
local citizens until he could make
his final decision.
The letter stated he was greatly
impressed by the reception I receiv-
ed from your people in Lexington
and am still giving Lexington seri-
Gus and careful attention"
It is known that another Missis-
sippi town has requested the shirt
company to await labor survey in
its locale before deciding definitely
on location.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
Steve Broom's S Body
Identified Monday

Remains of body found this
week at the West end of Chicago
Street in Lexington has been identi-
fled as that of Steve Broom, aged
colored man, who has been missing
since Christmas.
Relatives of Steve, who was 70,
identified positively his clothing,
which was about all there was left
of him. They buried him.
Children, attracted by the growl-
ing and fighting of dogs in the vicin-
ity, found the bones and told Excel
Griffin, colored man who was
passing by. He notified authorities
and coroner's inquest was held
Monday by Judge w. D. Ford.
Broom worked for Mrs. Walter
Tackett and Miss Ocie Mclean and
other ladies of the community as
yard and errand boy. When last
seen during the Christmas season
he was reported to have been drink
ing 1t is believed that he either fell
or was drunk and froze to death.
No evidence of foul play was found.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
Photographic Studio
Opens IN Lexington

The Garner Studio of Yazoo City,
has made arrangements to open a
studio in Lexington. Until a perma-
nent and satisfactory location can
be had, photographs will be made
every Wednesday from 10 am. until
5 pm. at the Lexington Hotel. Mrs,
E. E. Huffstatler will be in charge
of appointments and sittings.
The Garner Studio is well known
here and in other parts of Missis-
sippi for its excellent work in por-
traits of children. The Studio has
been in business in Yazoo City for
over thirty years and during this
time has created an enviable repu-
tation in the profession. Some of
their commercial photography has
been distributed throughout the en-
tire United States by large manu-
featuring companies.
The management is looking for
ward to the possibilities Of estab-
fishing modern and up-to-date
studio in Lexington and believes
that community of this size should
have the advantages of modern
Photographic equipment and ex-
perience.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
Walter |. Upchurch
Gets Service Discharge

Randolph Field, Texas, March l.
(SpeciaD-Sgt Walter L. Upchurch,
son of Mrs. w. l.. Upchurch, ST.,
Lexington, Miss, has been honor
ably discharged from AAF at the Ft.
Sam Houston, Separation Center,
San Antonio, Texas. He is the hus-
band of the former Josephine Hol-
der, Lexington, Miss. They have one
child, Walter L. Upchurch.
Sgt. Upchurch has served 80
months in the Air Corps, and holds
the Good Conduct Ribbon, Amer
lean Theatre and Victory Ribbons.
He served as Gunnery Instructor
at Laredo, Texas, and as Theatre
Manager at Randolph Field, his last
station of active duty. Prior to his
enlistment in the Army, Sgt. Up
church was a Theatre Manager and
will return to that business upon
his discharge from the Army.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
Lexington Men Have
Narrow Escape ..-

James Cathey and Robert Turner,
Lexington, had narrow escape
from death or serious injury late
Tuesday night when a car in which
they were riding turned completely
around and over on the bridge east
Of the Square at the foot of Gene
terry Hill.
Both men were thrown clear Of
the car and then the car turned over
on them, according to reports. They
were coming toward the Square off
Cemetery Hill when they were
blinded by the lights of an approach
ing car. In cutting the wheel the
car turned around and over.
Night Marshal Ben Rathell and a
passing car Of colored men righted
the car off the two men who were
pinned underneath. Fortunately.
only minor bruises and cuts were
sustained by them. The accident oc-
Cured around midnight.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
Chancellor To
Heur Cose In
Yozoo City

T. E. Ed) Weems, Holmes coun-
tvs largest whiskey dealer, has
been commanded to appear before
Chancellor M. B. Montgomery in
Yazoo City on Saturday morning,
March 18th, at ten o'clock, to show
why he should not be adjudged in
contempt of Court.
A petition for citation for con-
tempt of court was filed by County
Attorney Pat M. Barrett last week
who stated in the petition that
Weems was permanently enjoined
and commanded to cease violating
the prohibition laws on January IA,
1912, in Holmes county Chancery
Court. The petition further states
that Weems was at that time sup
posed to post a $50000 bond that he
would not violate the prohibition
laws again and that instead he left
the county and never posted bond.
The petition to the court charges
further that Weems has come back
into Holmes county and has twice
plead guilty to violation of the pro-
hibition laws, first on April 18th,
1914, and later on December 18th,
1915; further that he has sold more
than $2O0,0O0.OO worth of intoxicat-
ing liquors in said county" and that
"He is commonly known as one of
the largest wholesale whiskey deal
ers in the state and in addition
thereto openly defies this court and
flaunts its authority by directly and
indirectly owning and operating
establishments throughout Holmes
county where Intoxicating liquors
are constantly Sold"
The only case on record in
Holmes county Of a person being
adjudged in contempt of court for
violation of a permanent injunction
(not to violate the prohibition laws)
drew a six months Jail sentence.
This was several years ago.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
Negro Fined Here For
Drunken Drivinq

Isiah Winters, colored, was arrest
ed Saturday night in Lexington
charged with drunken driving. He
was found guilty in Mayors Court
Monday afternoon and given a fine
of $100. and costs. In addition he
lost his drivers license. He was en-
ployed as a driver for The Lewis
Grocer Co.
Winters was reported to have
sideswiped a car driven by another
colored person between Lexington
and Tchula early Saturday night
and almost ran the Durant- Belzoni
bus off the road near the same spot.
The negro was arrested when he
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
BeuIoh Pastor Resigns
At Service Sunday

The Rev. A. H. Miller, wellknown
and loved by both young and old
rendered his resignation as pastor
of the Beulah Baptist Church, last
Sunday afternoon, March 8, effect
i've Immediately.
When a young man, Bro. Miller
accepted the call of our Heavenly
Father to go we into all the world
and preach the gospel to every liv-
ing creature" For the past thirty
six years he has served the Lord
faithfully and efficiently. Rain or
sunshine, Bro. Miller was always
there.
We, who have attended all the
services of our church, know that
with Bro. Miller's resignation we
have lost one of the most devout
Christians that Beulah has ever
known. Bro. Miller was much more
than just pastor of the church, he
and his family were our sincere
friends-in sickness and in health,
in life and in the death of our loved
ones. We are grateful to God for
having known this Christian gentle
man whose place cannot be filled
either in the pulpits or in our hearts
MRS. CECIL WALDROP.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
Pickens Child Is
Killed By Truck

Clarence Doyle May, four-year-old
Pickens child, was killed almost in
stantly Sunday on North Wells st.
in Kosciusko when hit by a milk
truck driven by Paul Green, Attala
county farmer. The child was visit
ing its grandmother, Mrs. Bettye
May, for the weekend.
Services were held at Senash at
two o'clock with the Rev. Flowers
officiating. Interment was at Senash
cemetery with Southern in charge
of arrangements.
Surviving are the parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence May, Pickens
RID, the grandparents, Mrs. May
and Charlie Cochran, and grea'
grandmother, Mrs. Maggie Moore.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
Lexington Boy On
Aircruft Currier

Lacy Otha, 20, stewards mate,
first class, Lexington, Miss, par
ticipated in ceremonies aboard the
aircraft carrier USS Bennington at
Pearl Harbor as Admiral John H.
Towers. USN. relieved Admiral
RAYMOND A. Spruance, USN. as
Commander-in-C Chief, U. S. Pacific
Fleet, early in February.
The Bennington, as unit OF Task
Force SO and So, took part in the
carrier-borne strikes against the
Tokyo Bay area and in other air
sea assaults against the japanese
homeland, Two Jima and Okinawa
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07

Pictured above Is Stanley S.
Owen, Program Director for the
American Legion, and veteran of
the Pacific War Theatre.
Mr.. Owen and Mr.. Aubrey
Chambers, veteran of the Pacific
and former Junior baseball player,
visited officials of the Daniel w.
Beall Post No. 18, in interest of the
following major programs of the
1946 Americanism Council: Junior
Baseball, National Oratorical Con-
test, Citizenship, Scholarship
Awards, Safety Education, Boys
and Girls State, Sons of the Legion
Boy Scouts, All Clubs, Future Far
mers, Living War Memorials, Vet
erans' Entertainment, Emergency
Relief, Patriotic Programs, and
Identification.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
Tchulo Boy Wins
Southwestern Honor
Memphis, Tenn, March 2.

Memphis, Tenn, March 2.
Everarde Jones, son of Mrs. w. E.
Jones of Tchula, has been elected
to the April Fool Carnival Court at
Southwestern in Memphis. The Car.
nival, most glamourous event Of
Southwestern's social calnedar, win
be held on March 30th for the first
time since 1943. The theme of the
Carnival this year will be a Rain
bow Ball.
Mr.. Jones is member of the
Junior Class at Southwestern, men,
Der of Kappa Sigma Fraternity,
resident of the Mems Panhellenic
Council, member of the student
council, and representative of the
Elections Commission.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
Ellis Motor Firm
Has New Mechanic

Malcolm r. Adams, recently dis
charged from US Army, is now en-
ployed by w. L. Ellis & Son as
mechanic in their shop. Mr.. Adams
was with the Engineer Corps, Motor
& Transportation Department and
served 36 months overseas. He holds
Citation for Efficiency in that line
of work. Mr.. Adams was previously
employed by the Durant- Belzoni
Bus Lines as mechanic and has had
16 years experience in mechanical
work.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
Tchulo Boy Wins
Promotion In Army

Staff Sergeant Ben Redmond, ut,
2. Box 18, Tchula, was recently pro-
moted to that grade at the Spokane
Army Air Field, Spokane, Washing
ton.
SGT. Redmond, who has been In
the service for six months recently
enlisted in the Regular Army for
duty at the Spokane Air Technical
Service Command, Spokane, Wash
ington.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
r. |. MeNeer Rites
Held All Bethesda

r. L. McNeer, 81, well known,
Holmes county citizen died sudden
ly Sunday morning at his home Of
a heart attack. Mr.. McNeer seem-
ingly had been in good health up
until the fatal attack came. Men,
bers of his family were not aware
that he had been suffering with q
heart ailment for some time.
Services were held Monday after
noon at Bethesda Church, near Lex
ington The Rev. c. M. Day, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, Durant,
officiated. He was assisted by the
Rev. H. S. Robinson and the Rev. s.
D. Garrett, of Durant.
Interment was in the Pleasant
Ridge Baptist Church cemetery, Of
which church he was a member.
with Southern Undertaking Asso.
citation in charge of arrangements.
Mr.. McNeer was born and reared
in Holmes county and lived all his.
life here. He was highly regarded
by everyone who knew him and a
large circle of friends mourn his
passing.
Surviving are his widow and two
sons, Judge Raiford McNeer, of Du.
rant, and Jimmie; two grandchil-
dren, Jimmy Lois and Martha Nell
McNeer.
Also surviving are two brothers,
d. M. and w. M. McNeer, both Of
Memphis, and the following sisters:
Mrs. j. F. Eubanks, Lexington; Mrs.
Frank Tally, Texarkana, Texas; Mrs.
A. H. Miller, Meridian; Mrs. L. G..
Truitt, Minter City. Two brothers
preceded him in death. j. w. Nc
Neer passed away in Memphis about
eighteen months ago and another
brother, j. H. McNeer, of Goodman.
died in the Kosciusko hospital about
a year ago.
Pallbearers were nephews of the
deceased: v. M. McNeer, Billy Nc
Neer, j. w. and j. F. McNeer, all
of Memphis, l.. G. Truitt, Minter
City; Jim Lewis Tate, Greenwood.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
~ HAZEL BRANDON

Holmes county may be known as
one Of the wettest counties in the
state but when it come to oil acti-
witty it is just one dry hole after
another.
The thirteenth dry hole was found
this week on the Will Luster near
Ebenezer.
Interest in oil started in this
county over 20-odd years ago when
the first well, Free Run, was drilled
near the Holmes Yazoo county line.
Oil activity started again here in
January of 1910 and several wells
were drilled. Among them were w.
L. Ellis, Sr., near Castalian Springs;
Bertha Russell, near Lexington; B.
w. Humphrey, near Holmes Yazoo
line; Peyton Albert Jones, near
Howard; j. w. Eakin well, near
Tolarville; w. w. Thurmond, near
Lexington
During the latter part Of 1914
and through 1945 interest in oil
activity has continued with four
wells being drilled: w. M. Thomp-
son, between Thornton and Bee
Lake; Jessie Garland, at Richland
and Sallie Chisholm near Coxburg
The VIII Luster and Weeks well
are the thirteenth and fourteenth
wells to be drilled here.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
Rev. R. 6. Lord AT
Methodist Church
II. J. C. Octet Sings
At Sunday Night
Service 7::3O

Inc rev. II. u. LORD, OF Green
wood, District Superintendent of the
Greenwood District of The Metho-
dist Church will preach at The
Methodist Church next Sunday
morning, March 10th at eleven
O'Clock. The SecUsd Quarterly Com
ference will be held at three o'clock
in the afternoon. Everyone is in
vited to attend these services.
Holmes County Junior College
girls will give sacred concert at
The Methodist Church next Sunday
night, March 10th at seven-thirty
o'clock. These young ladies, COM
posing the choir octette gave popu-
lar program at the Lexington Ro-
tary meeting recently and captured
all the Rotarians with their good
singing. We fare sure their sacred
concert will be enjoyed as much.
The public is invited to attend and
enjoy this program of sacred music.
The North Mississippi Conference
of The Methodist Church is to estab-
lish Conference Camp and Assem-
bly, Grounds near Oxford, for the
use of the Conference organizations.
The Rev. ]. E. Stephens, former
Lexington pastor, and now pastor
in Tupelo, is the chairman of the
building committee of the camp.
Junior and intermediate camps will
be held there as well as summer
youth assemblies, Conference lead
ership schools and other conference
assemblies.
Work is being started on the
buildings right away that part of
the camp may be read for this sum-
mer. The Oxford Chamber of Com
merce donated 100 acres of land for
the camp Churches throughout the
Conference are making contribut-
ions to build this camp. All con-
will apply on the quota
of the Million Dollar Forward Move
ment to be launched soon to
Mississippi Institutions.
A committee composed of G. H.
McMorrough, chairman; l. w. Car
son and w. o. Thompson, has been
by the chairman of the
Board Of Stewards to solicit funds
from the Lexington church during
the month of March to assist in
the camp. A goal of $750.00
has been set and when that goal has
been reached one of the new cabins
of the camp will be named 'The
Cabin"
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
FiUivWss Druggists
Attend Meeting

A large number of druggists
from Holmes county attended the
district meeting held at Greenwood
Wednesday evening at the Green
wood Leflore Hotel.
Hobson Anderson, Greenwood,
was district chairman for the Asso-
citation and ]. r. Williams, Lexing-
ton, state president, was present and
made few informal remarks.
Among those going from Holmes
were, Mr.. Williams, L. P. Johnson,
B. S. Beall, Jr., A. A. Jarrett, all of
Lexington; Ed Howell, Durant,
Hugh Cowsert, Goodman; Lowrey
Ingram, Pickens.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
RuroI FomiIies To
Enjoy Electric
Service Soon

Approximately $50 Holmes county
families will have electricity in
their homes as soon as possible
when the Mississippi Power and
Light Company completes its rural
expansion program which began
Monday of this week.
Construction of the Roy Brown
extension started this week and SER
vice will be estended about seven
miles west of Lexington out to the
old Howard Road. It will take two
or three weeks to complete this and
ten or twelve families will be serv-
ed.
The second project to be put into
construction will be the Fritz ex-
tension two or three miles east Of
Lexington on highway IL to tho
country road west of Owens back
to Lexington by the Saints Indus
trial School. This will serve 20 or 25
families.
Other extensions of service plan-
ned now by the MPL Co. include to
the w. E. Thurmond property near
Lexington to colored settlement
west of highway II beyond tha
Country Club; Goodman -Taggart
extension in Goodman as wei las
service for colored sections there;
extension on highway IL west Of
Durant to serve 20 or Is families.
Weather permitting all of this
construction should be completed
within three or four months.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
Another Dry Hole
Found In Holmes

Holmes county's thirteenth dry
hole was found this week when
Win Luster well on the Ebenezer
drilling operations ceased on the
Road. The well was being drilled
by Cities Service.
Another well is being drilled at
Hoffman, near West, just off high
way 81 now and reports indicate
that something definite will be
heard within the next few days.
It is known as the j. A. Weeks.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
Rotary Officers AS
Named Al Meeting

w. E. Thurmond, owner-manager
of Western Auto Associate Store in
Lexington, was elected president of
the Lexington Rotary Club Friday
in the annual election of officers
Other officers elected were, vice
president, A. S. Povall; secretary
treasurer, Willim Ellis; three MEM
bers of the Board of Directors:
Herman Flowers, Will Wilson and
Allie Povall.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-03-07
$50 Holmes Families Will Benefit From
Expansion Service By MPL Company
Red Cross Fund
Drive Progresses

Coxburg and Owens are first to
report their quotas met before
March l in the Americal Red Cross
fund campaign which opened March
1st.
Over the entire county workers
are on the job and assurance is
given that Holmes county will more
than reach the quota assigned by
March 9th.