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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-24
News From Wode


Everyone is looking forward 20
the Singing Convention at Cas-
wen Springs next Sunday, Octo-
her 26. There will be choirs from
Mobile and other places and a
day of singing will be enjoved
with dinner on the grounds. Ev-
eryone is invited to come and n
10y the day.
Tarlton Cowart returned from
jackson Sunday night where he
attended the Methodist Confer
ence as a DELICATE from the Esca-
thwpa charge, which includes Es-
catawpa, Big Point and Caswell
Springs.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-24
BIRTH NoUNcEMEN

Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Tolliver,
1905 East Cleveland avenue, an
nounce the birth of Il daughter,
Tanya Adele, at the Jackson
County hospital, October Is.
Mrs. Tolliver is the former Mar
guerite Claire Hines.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-24

Playing cards made from eel
iuiase nitrate sheets are being
manufaetufed-lhey vi. oatIast
ST decks q ordinary eaFds.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-24
advertisement
From where | sit Ay Joe Marsh
INDICATED

tors are weeded out by having
their supply of beer cut off by
the beer distributors: s o m o.
times the Committee requests
and has tho offenders beer IL
cense revoked.
From where | sit. we can look
forward to the future with the
assurance that the brewing in
dustry will SEQ TO II that beer
is sold only by those who obey
the law and who regard their
beer permits as a privilege they
Will not abuse. That's how the
beer industry sometimes wrong
fully acctsed. vindieates itself.
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-24

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reundanon. 71 Deposit Gu1ann Bho- Jaekaun. ahn. v. w.. Pierce stats Director
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-24

Ask almost any Mississippi farmer.
He'll tell you his planning and plow-
ing, his crop rotation and cultivation,
are all designed to maintain productive
ity, to build a better land.
Yes, Mississippi farmers are natural
conservationists. They conserve the
soil just as every Mississippi citizen, in
one way or another, helps to conserve
our land. our resources, I'LL heritage of
free enterprise.
United Gas is working to conserve the
states natural gas resources. Like the
farmers soil, or the physicians Skill.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-24

natural gas is of little value to anyone
unless it can be used. United is making
it available for use by constructing
pipe lines to link wells with homes,
businesses and industries throughout
the area it serves. In this way, United
is making a valuable, marketable COM
modify of gas that might otherwise
remain worthless in the ground. This
is practical conservation, for it gives
value to this finest of fuels, stimu-
lates industrial development, creates
jobs, and benefits all the families in
Mississippi.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25
This Has Gone Far Enough
Can Editorial)
BY Hazel Brannon

Three citizens of Jackson received the beating of their lives
Saturday night at the Rainbow Garden, a night club-gambing-
whiskey-bingo joint located just north of Durant on old high
way 81.
The beating was administered, according to reports, by Mar
shall M. Blackjack" Powell, admitted owner of the place, and
ibis brother, Olander Powell, together with several of their friends
or employees present.
Blackjacks were used by the Rainbow men to beat
their victims into unconsciousness after an argument in the
gambling room where one of the customers had already lost $500.
90 and was trying to cash another check for another $4,000.
It took Doctor Derrick three hours and several stitches TO
patch up the damages.
Sheriff W. L. Murtagh was called to come to Durant to ar
rest the men involved in the beating. He said he would be in
Durant within twenty or thirty minutes. Three hours later he
had never arrived and in the meantime his residence telephone
was rung continuously and refused to answer.
The citizens of Holmes County might as well face it.
We have no protection whatsoever from the Sheriffs office
as now run in Holmes County.
Sheriff Murtagh either will not or cannot enforce the law
in Holmes County certainly he is not enforcing the law in
any way connected with the operation of the numerous lawless
dives and joints and it looks like he is downright afraid to
cross any of the lawless element in Holmes County.
According to Sheriff Murtagh's sworn statement he raided
the Rainbow Garden only Thursday night, September 18th, and
found no liquor and no gambling devices. Two nights later this
happens.
The situation is rotten to the core.
Our only hope lies in an appeal to Governor Wright for Ma
tonal Guard troops to be brought into Holmes County and used
to destroy the liquor and gambling joints that are running our
communities and rendering them completely unfit places in which
to live and bring up families.
This has gone far enough.
We appeal to Governor Wright to do something about it
and now.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25
Large Crowds Attend
Lexington Baptist Revival

Large crowds are responding and
a fine spirit is being manifested at
the Revival Meeting of the Lexing-
ton Baptist Church this week. Ser
vices began last Sunday and will
continue through Sunday night,
September %.
DR.. d. A. Mccall, witty and pow
erful preacher of the gospel, is prea-
ching both morning and evening and
Howard Aultman, veteran musical
director, is in charge of the singing.
Special parking places have been
reserved on the west side of Tchula
Street as well as in the area between
the Methodist and Baptist churches
for those who desire to attend the
services.
Services Friday evening will be
held at 2 o'clock instead of 7:30 to
allow the ones who attend to go to
the football game.
Morning services begins a 10 o.
clock and evening services at 1880
o clock. There will be no morning
services Saturday but there will be
an evening service. Prior to the SER
vice each evening special Prayer
Meetings r being held at 7:30 o.
clock for Men, Ladies and Young
People.
The other churches in Lexington
are cooperating with the Baptist
church in its revival by not holding
their regular Sunday night services
and encouraging their people to pray
and to worship with the Baptist con-
~gregation. This is a manifestation of
the wonderful spirit of cooperation
between the Lexington churches.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25
Jewish Nation Observes
Yom Kippur Sept. oath

The great Day of Atonement of
the Jewish religion was observed
in Lexington with special services
from shutdown Tuesday until sun
down Wednesday. Services were
conducted by Rabbi David Hacken
at the Jewish Temple Tuesday even
ing at 7:30 and wednesday from 10:
90 a. m. until 5 p. m.
For the Jews throughout the world
Yom Kippur is a day of fasting and
prayer to stress the value of direct
ing their daily conduct into finer
and more spiritual channels. 1t is
the conclusion of ten Penitential
Days during which people may
find forgiveness for their sins OF
omission and commission. The first
step in this process of winning Gods
forgiveness, however, is to make
peace with ones fellow men for any
dereliction of conduct of which one
may be guilty.
The afternoon of the Day of
Atonement consisted of an impress
sive Memorial during which the
names of the departed during the
the past year are recalled. The en-
tire congregation then joined in the
memorial prayer to show its spiri-
tual fellowship with all Israel.
The afternoon scriptual reading is
particularly noteworthy. 1t consists
of the Book of Jonah, the prophet
who only became great when he
learned that Gods forgiveness X
tends even to people in far off Nine
yah who had never heard of God
but yer still ready both to repent
and to amend their ways when their
sins we're pointed out to them.
Jewish merchants of Lexington
closed their places of business We'd
nesday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25
Weuthersby Chevrolet Co
Bombords City Sept. 22nd

Lexington was under bombar-
ment from the skies for over 80 min
utes Monday afternoon as Weathers-
by Chevrolet Company dropped a
payload of several hundred inflated
balloons over the city to the waiting
wide-eyed children below.
The "air attack" was part of an
advertising scheme designed to bring
the public's eye on the Bring EN-
home to Chevrolet" campaign being
conducted by Chevrolet dealers.
AS the elusive missiles floated to
earth they were tossed about by the
winds left over from last weeks
hurricane and kept the Riddles cram
ing their necks trying to watch
where the landed. AS each ballon
touched Mother Earth or got within
reaching distance their was a mad
scramble for the POSSESSION OF it.
Several grownups were also spott-
ed among the Riddles in the race to
retrieve the balloons (Of course they
were just getting them for their
children).
A prize was awarded to each kid
for returning a balloon to Weathers-
by Chevrolet Company.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25
jackson Citizens Are
Beaten With BIatkja&s
Al Rainbow Garden
Alteration Grows
Out Of Gambling
Room Argument

A bloody beating with blackjacks
was the reward three citizens of
Jackson received Saturday night,
September 10th. for stopping at the
Rainbow Garden. night club located
Just north of Durant on old high
way 81. The men stopped at the
night spot on their way home from
the Ole ss-Kentucky football
game at Oxford.
According to the reports of wit
nesses the alteration grew out of
an argument in the gambling room
at the Rainbow Garden w%hereupon
Marshall M. Blackjack" Powell and
Olander Powell his brother, toge-
Their with other persons present
'ganged" the Jackson men and used
blackjacks on them. blackjack"
Powell told one of the men he was
the owner of the Rainbow Garden.
Witnesses stated specifically that
the Jackson men were knocked to
the ground and hit with blackjacks
on the head repeatedly after they
had been knocked to the ground
until they e unconscious.
One of the victims suffered seve-
raj deep gashes on his head neces-
stating several stitches; a second
man suffered numerous cuts, which
looked like they might have been
caused by the S of brass knucks,
and sever bumps on both sides of
the head caused by blows with
blackjacks administered by several
men. Both men were beaten uncon-
scious. The third member of the
party escaped with one blow on the
head administered with a black
jack and managed to drag his two
friends to the a and get away from
the joint alive.
The wounded men were treated by
DIR. A. A. Derrick, prominent Durant
doctor and surgeon. 1t took the doc
tor three hours to clean them up
and attend their cuts and
wounds.
Rainbow Ruided? Thursday
The Rainbow Garden is the same
spot that was supposedly raided
Thursday night, September 18th, by
Sheriff w. L. Murtagh who reported
then that no liquors were found and
no gambling devices in evidence at
the Rainbow Garden.
County Attorney Pat M. Barrett
filled out the affidavit for the raid
on the Rainbow at the request of
Durant citizens.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25
Price Tailor To Visit
Shuddock-K

For the first time in several years,
Shaddock-K imbrough and Company
will have at its place of business
a representative from E. v. Price
and Company, tailoring concern of
Chicago, on Thursday October End.
The tailoring display of custom
tailored clothes will feature high
grade suits and topcoats for both
men and women.
We invite your attention to the
advertisement which appears on
page four of this issue.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25
Joseph f. HoIIum
Passes Al Goodman
Services Held Monday
For 101 Year Old
Holmes Countiun

GOODMAN Especially. The little
town of Goodman lost its Oldest
resident Sunday in the passing OF
Joseph F. Hollum. He vas l0l years
old.
Services were held at his home
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock with
the Rev. Madison Flowers officiat-
ing. Burial was in Hillcrest Gene
terry with Southern Funeral Home
in charge.
MIR. Hollum was born nea Spar
tanburg, S. c., July Ia. l846. He lived
for a number of years in North Mis-
sissippi near Sardis before moving
to Goodman Ga years ago. His wife
the former Miss Sallie Landrum,
preceded him in death in 1929.
He was in excellent health until
about three years ago when old age
infirmities forced him to be confined
to his home. Mr.. Hollum. who was
the father of w. j. Hollum, Mayor
of Goodman, made his home with
his daughter here.
He leaves a son, w. j. Hollum'
four daughters, Mrs. Florence Bank
| head, Mrs. Corrie Carter, Miss Maymf
| Hollum, all of Goodman; and MISS
| Annie Hollum of Columbus, Ga.
Other survivors include: Mrs. +
P. Garrett, William and James Car
ter of Jackson, and Josephine Hamil
ton of Harpersville, all grandchil'
dren.. He also leaves two great
grandchildren.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25
Holmes Plcys Pearl
River College Tonight

GOODMAN, (SpeciaD The Holmes
Junior College Bulldogs left Good
man early this morning to play
Pearl River College Wildcats in the
South Miss. city. This is the first
road trip this season for the Holmes
SQUAD. The team will be at full
strength for this encounter.
Pearl River was one of the out
standing defensive teams in the con-
ference last season. They defeated
the Marine Base team two weeks ago
score 400 and lost a hard fought
game to a really strong Jones Bob
cat crew Saturday night at Ellisville
by a score of 200.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25
Civil Docket Set
For Circuit Court

The civil docket for the annual
October term of Circuit Court has
been set as follows:
First Monday. October 6th'' ls47.
John R. Wilson VS. The Mutual Life
Insurance Company of N. Y,
John r. Wilson VS. The Mutual Life
Insurance Company of N. Y.
DOYLE Seward VS. w. A. Ramsey
ct al. -.
Holmes County Bank & Trust
Co. VS.. Sol Applebaum, ct al.
l.. H. Ramage VS. John Mcbride, Jr'
Curtis Cockfort VS. John Mcbride,
Jr.
First Tuesday, October 7th, ls47.
Mrs Lorene Tucker Mccormick,
ct al VS. o.. w. Nixon, ct al.
Hvdrotex Industries, a Corp VS.
H. C. McPhail. =,
Mrs. Norma Williams VS. Mrs. Ruth
Flowers.
w @ Moore VS. w. Y. Younger.
BARNEY Walker VS. Mrs. Ola Selt.
The Goyer Co, a Corp. VS. Clauae
Marshall. o
Dorothy Ables ct al VS. Interstate
Oil Pipe Line Co. ct al.
W. L. Sims, Trustee VS. II. r. ham
NETT.
CITY Finance Co. VS. R. E, Durham
]. w. Cheek VS. John Mcbride and
Pleas Norris.
Edwin Branham, ct al VS. H. C.
McPhail.
William S. weems VS. Y. & M.
". r. r. Co.
St. Louis Junk Co., Inc. VS. Claude
Marshall.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25
Lexington Hornets Play
Alderman Here Friday
Local Team Out
After First Win

Lexington Highs Hornets will en-
terrain the powerful Alderman
High eleven Friday night in the
second home game of the season
at Beall Athletic Field. Kickoff will
be at 800.
The Hornets, under the tutorship
of Coach Bill Schneider, have had
a bad start and it is hoped that Fri
day nights encounter will put them
in the win column. The Hornets lost
to Grenada in the opener at Grena-
da by a 26-0 score and last Friday
night they fell before the Winona
fullback. John Murreil McRae, who
will be the Hornets hard driving
Tigers 1876.
In the lineup against Alderman
has been a go minute man in the
first two games. Virgil Ingold, who
has been showing class in handling
the ball from the tailback spot will
again be in there ripping off yard
age. Sonny RuRssell. who stood out
in the line play in Fridays game,
is out with an injured side and may
miss the game against Alderman.
Marlin Majors who was also injured
may not see duty.
Winonu Triumphs
In last Fridays game both teams
battled the rain and high winds as
well as each other and the only
thing at home in the mud was the
pigskin on the ball.
Lexington got the breaks in the
game but were unable to turn them
into touchdowns. On the second
play of the second quarter Johnny
McRae cut lose on an off-tackle play
and scooted down field for almost
fifty yards before being cut down.
1t was a beautiful run and it looked
like a I'd when he got out in the
open but the speedy safety man
for the Tigers caught him and bro
ught him down splashing on the
wet turf.
Lexington's only marker came in
the third period when Ingold kicked
to Winona'S twenty and the safety
man fumbled. There was a mad
scramble for the slippery pigskin
and the ball changed hands several
times before McRae picked it up
over the goal line for Lexington's
only six points. Bobby Berman's
conversion attempt off tackle failed.
The Hornets missed another chance
to score in the final quarter. The
local boys had the ball deep in tt
ger territory when Henry Paris took
the ball on a quarterback sneak
and was gone fir a first down on
the Tigers twenty when the wet
oval squirted from his hands and
Winona recovered.
AS a whole the team played good
ball considering the elements but
they lacked the spirit and fight they
showed against the Grenada team.
The weather kept the crowd down
very low but those who did attend
the soakfest were well rewarded for
the wetting they received by the
running of McRae and the vicious
tackling of Russell and Majors,
who were both injured in their eff
forts to stop the Tigers advance.
With better weather in sight the
Alderman game should draw a
large crowd to inspire the Hornets
into singing the visitors, and get
them on the road to victory.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25
Special Election
Supervisors District Number Two
of Holmes County. Mississippi
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 80. l947

iLfNoGn w. ASTf
To determine whether oil not the
serial bonds of Supervisors District
Number Two of Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi, shall be issued in the sum
of $65,000.00 for the purpose of pro-
viding funds with which to acquire
real estate for and to establish, erect,
build, construct, eouip and furnish a
community hospital and related
facilities to be operated and main
tanned by Supervisors District Num-
Der Two of Holmes County, Missis-
sippi, separately and alone as a hos
pital district, in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 2T7 of the
General Laws of Mississippi OF 1914
as amended by Chapter Az OF the
General Laws of Mississippi OF 1916
For the Bond IssueW
Against the Bond Issue( }
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25
Forrest Jackson Will
Speak Here Oct. End

Forrest Jackson, candidate for the
unexpired term of the late Senator
Theodore G.. Bilbo, will bring his
candidacy to Lexington Thursday,
October End, at 1000 a. m.
Mr.. Jackson. who is now on a tour
of southwest Mississippi will swing
into the Delta. for fifteen speaking
engagements.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25
ATTENTION BAPT1STS AND
FOOTBALL FANS

Revival services at the First Bop
list Church will begin at 2 o'clock
Fridov evening instead of 1880 and
the football game originally sehe-
duled for 1880 will sturt Oft 8 o'clock
TO allow those attending the Church
services to attend the football gume
between Lexington and Alderman.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25
Brozville Resident Grows
az Pound EGGPLANT

Mr.. Victor Byrd of Brozville COM
munity has raised the largest egg
plant that has eve been seen in
Lexington.
The eggplant which weighs ga
pounds is on display at Watson's
Bargain Store.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25

Mrs. Ernest H~uffstatler, James
Phillip and Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Dun
can have returned from Arkansas
where they spent several days with
relatives in Gould and McGehee.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25

Mrs. Ruth Roach spent the weekend
in Grenada with friends
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-09-25

The Rev. Howard Aultman, pastor
of the First Baptist Church of Holly
Springs, who is leading the singing
for the Revival Meeting at the Lex
ington Baptist Church this week.
The meeting ends Sunday, Septem-
Der %.
The union times., 1947-02-01
LITTLE LUTHER'S BUBBLE GUM CAUCUS

'The meeting please elf the bubbegum break proceed"
 "Pont of personal privilege" yelled Tinker Jones'
 'Stand when ask for said Little Luther.
 M can said Tinker The last kid parked his top of the chair instead of under, and I'm stuck"
 the brother loOse Little Luther ordered F order of business how candy 6c and ice l1c.'
 "Move the questions" shouted Tiie ThOmpkin your rduesp paid up?" Luthe
 Don't technical" TlIie yelled.
 elf technical technical about foune down window and Strange seat"
 Tilie founced.
 Pont of oder roared Pnk Davis from back the door, "What motion voting on?"
 elf you'd yourself that stand and the you'd know there the foor Little Luther informed him.
 ye?" inquired Pinky Lemme know when you started. I'll be sucking pop"
 ou bouncing in and of here and you'll be plain before know it," Little Luther warned him.
 I the candystore of thanks for raising the prices hher suggested Qu Phelps "and send Pres Truman"
 part said Chairman Luther, but little Mr. BrinkerhOf you split free just before the meeting"
 Dworth upstairs "Have taken the ashes ye?"
 Luther informed the Brand UniOn hat the broken The chair haul the ashes The meeting stands adjourned sine die."
The union times., 1947-02-01
Mrs. Brunswick Named Director On Chest Board
New Haven Raising Group Extends Labor
 Representation

Organized labor will be represented on policy-making boards of the Com munity Chest and Council of Social Agencies, it was revealed as appoint ments were announced at the joint annual meeting of the Red Feather organizations last week.
 Mrs. Rose Brunswick, Local 4O4, Hotel and Restaurant Employees, AFL, and a member of the Gen. tral Labor Council Executive Board, has been named to serve on the Chest Board of Directors; and Nathan Sherman, Union Times edi- tor, will again serve with the Execu- tive Committee of the Council of Social Agencies. Patrick J. Flynn, ClO, has also been appointed to the Chest board.
 Commenting on the labor appoint ments, Howard V. Krick, neWly-ap- pointed Chest president said:
 Because these Red Feather organ izations belong to the entire commit nity, and because organized labor has manifested a real interest in the man. agement and policies of community services, we are extremely happy to have their representation.
 ''LabOr has a stake in the Chest and Council, both in planning for social betterment and in helping to