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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-02-21
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sis in Britain opportunity to dscredt the Labor
government, the fundamental cause dates back more
than 20 and brought about by the failure of
Torydominated regimes to correct the steady deteror
alton in the industry evident since the end Of World
War l.
The immediate of the crisis cold
and heavy snowfall the worst that has hit this country
in so years. which blocked off roads and cut rail lines
Because most factories had practically coal stock
piles and deliveries could be made the government
ordered shutdown of all industries except those vital
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-02-21

S. 40, 70-Capehart-W bills.
H.R. 5S9-Gwynne bill.
S. So - Taft-Smith-Ball aAti-union
bill.
S. 105-Ball anti-union security bill.
H.R. 725-Case bill.
H.R. II, 81, IS, rs, 76-Anti-strike
bills.
H.R. Knutson "Soak-the-Poor"
tax BILL
The State Legislative Conference
seeks your assistance in extending
rent control as suggested in S. Ais
by Hawkes..
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-02-21
Who Gets the Rake Off

This is the question that has been repeatedly asked
the writer about the punch board bill lib 26S and slot
machine one-armed bandit bill HB 37S.
Representative O'Connor, the sponsor and defender
of all questionable legislation claims 500, 100000
year, about oneffth of states income is the po
tentia! spending punch boards, called trade stmu
ators and possible state of 100000, but
on being questioned he answered, that the face
value of the boards but maybe they would not all be
punched out"
Hail. hail. there is the joker There is where we
encourage the parasite.
How does he do it. Half more of the board is
punched The big prize is not and he takes the
board down.
1t is in this license the crook to fleece
the public.
The slot machine or onearmed bandit is to be
turned loose society to prey upon that portion of
society that needs the greatest safeguards-the law
provides punishment for the parasite that uses his
file, some varnsh other tricks to zip his customers
These laws class legislation behalf of our public
parasites.-A Legislative Observer
i. !. !.
A Great Falls Tribune article tells of a man who
escaped assault charge sentence by getting married
From the frying pan into the fire, it were!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-02-21
Unemployment Increases

More than 10000 Montanans were
out of work as of February 1. This
is an increase of 5000 over the num-
Der of jobless January 1.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-02-21

Every since the British launched upon program
naturalization of basic industries and financial IN
situations order their internal economy from
certain debace has not been kind In It's re-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-02-21
The Two-Mill Statewide Levy

One of the prime questions frequently asked when state
finances discussed
declared by Gov Sam c. Ford collection 2-m
beginning with the tax year of 1912.
The question not primarily of whether the state
financially able that time do without it
question of whether Governor Ford taking ongview
of state finances and the probably greatly
public funds in the post reconstruction period.
Rather-how much did state fail receive
the fveyear period 1942946 due to this moratorium?
Here the figures in round numbers and based 100
cent collection recently supplied by the State Board of
EQUALIZATION:
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Services To Be Held
Today For Miss Can't

Services for Miss Sally Can't,
who died at her home in Lexington
yesterday will be held this afternoon
at 3 o'clock at the Hebron Church,
with Rev. ]. w. Youngblood Off
ciating. Burial will be in the Heb
ron Cemetery. with Southern Flu
neral Home in charge.
Miss CAN'T who was "a had lived
in and around Lexington all of her
life, making her home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Dewitt Majors. She was a mem
Der of the Hebron Church.
She is survived by the following
nieces and nephews: Mr.. and Mrs
Dewitt Majors, Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie
Byrd, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Henson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron CAN'T all OF
Lexington, and Mr.. and Mrs. Flet-
cher R. Arthur of Missouri.
Active pallbearers will be Lutte
Philips. O. B. (Buck) Byrd, O. M
Byrd, Victor Byrd, Edward Weems
and W. E. Luby.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Wynn Issues Appeal
To Citizens To Vote
a PERSONAL MESSAGE re
EVERY LAW ABIDING CITIZEN
OF HOLMES COUNTY:

Again thanking you for the splen-
did vote given me on August otn'
and appealing to those OF you VINO
for various ase voted for other
candidates, to give me their support
in this second primary. | make this
appeal to all of you to go to the polls
next Tuesday, August 26th and as
sure yourself Of four years OF strict
law enforcement by voting for me.
Please let me remind you that
nv race is not finished; we are now
in the most crucial moments OF the
entire campaign. ! know that you
will not be mis-led by last minute
rumors or any other tricks that
might be brought out against me.
But be constantly on the alert and
refuse to allow anything to blot out
the one, vital issue in this campaign,
that is, the restoring of law and order
in Holmes County.
Again I n my pledge to you
that If I am elected your Sheriff,
I will give you an administration OF
strict law-enforcement, with special
emphasis on closing out all whiskey
dealers, and gambling joints.
If you want the kind OF admins
stration that I am pledging; there
is only one way to get it, and that is
to keep foremost in your minds that
votes are not counted by los or EOS
but by each individual x. You can
not stay at home and wish me into
the Sheriff's office-you must come
to the polls and vote. Indifference.
SLIGHT Excuses, and ver-confidence
are the main problems.that we are
having to fight at this time. 1t is
up to you to 60 to the polls and vote
for you can rest assured that the
opposition will be there infull force.
Next Tuesday will be your last
| chance to express your convictions
| as to what type government you
want in Holmes County the next
four years.
Go TO The Polls And votel
Sincerely,
ELLIS E. WYNN.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Services Held For
Former Holmes Man

Services for Paul Clanton Johnson
24-year old service station operator
of Canton and former resident of
Durant were held at the family re-
sidents with burial in the Canton
Cemetery.
Johnson, a World War II veteran
of the Army Air Forces, was injured
internally when His motorcycle skid
ded into an automobile as he at
tempted to turn on the courthouse
square. His body vas jammed be-
tween the taxicab and the motor
cycle. He died a few hours later in
Kings Daughters Hospital.
He leaves his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar V. Johnson; a brother,
Edgar v. Johnson, Jr, all of Can
ton; and three aunts, Mrs. A. Boggs
of Jackson; Mrs. J. H. McAdams OF
Arizona, and Mrs. j. H. Bacon OF
Canton.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Soap Box Derby Will Be
Held By Cub Scouts
Rules Governing Event
Are Released Today
For August Both

Cub Pack number "a of Lexington
will hold its Soap Box Derby, Sat
urday, August 30th.
Regulations governing the Soap
Box Derby follows:
/. Pushmobile must be built by
the boy entering it in the Derby.
2. Pushmobile and driver must
not exceed weight of $50 pounds.
8. Ball bearing wheels shah not
be used on vehicles.
a. Derby to be run by single eli
mination heats.
5. The start will be made from a
starting ramp.
6. The winner of each heat will
be the first pushmobile to cross the
finish line.
Prizes will be given for the best
built pushmobile; and to the first
and second place winners OF the
Derby.
Norman Weathersby will be in
charge of this event.
The public is invited to witness
the Derby and see the boys ingen-
uity in action.
1t will start at 2:30 PM Saturday,
August 30th on Hospital Hill in Lex
ington.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Tchulu Youths Ship
Receives Commentator

Navy men from the destroyers
USS Waldron, English and Haynes
worth were lauded for the swift and
efficient manner in which they
helped combat and bring under con-
troll a half-million dollar blaze at
Kingston, Jamaica. A letter prais-
ing the sailors was sent to Secretary
of State George Marshall by Nal
colin P. Hooper, American Consul
General to Jamaica.
Otis B. hurry, stewards mats
second class, of Tchula, Miss. was
a crew-member of the Waldron,
docked at Kingston for a two-day
liberty when the. fire broke out,
threatening the offices of the Ameri-
can Consulate General. Upon re-
quest for assistance from Kingston
and nearby st. Andrews, the Navy
organized fire control squads from
the three warships.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Lexington Board Signs Ceafdtff1 IglBsssstuiddlgEsA
Granting Is Year NafuraI18HylAEtMWHnNHHTHl
Electric Franchises To MpL CoAbal9Io]l]
Greenwood Invade City
For Ball Game Friday

Lexington's softball team will take
on the Army Recruiters from Green
wood in a game. Friday night at
Beall Athletic Field at 8 o'clock.
The local boys defeated the Re-
CRITTERS in their first appearance
here by a score of 4-3. If they can
play the same brand of ball as in
their first encounter, the Army boys
may be in for a second shellacking.
James Ray Herrin or Lester
Brunette will be the Starting hurler
for Lexington, while Sgt. Hershey
will probably toe the slab for the
visitors.
Lose To Tchulu
Monday night the local boys had
a bad night and fell to the fence
busters from Tchula by a score of
10 to 9. The Tchula boys hit the Of
ferings of both Burnette and Her.
rim very hard, several blows going
for round trippers. Ragged fielding
and poor base-running again &C
counted for the difference in the
score.
In the pregame attraction the
fairer sex of this fair city engaged in
a three inning affair which ended in
a 10 all tie.
Morris Win FriduY Night
In the program attraction the
athletic field last Friday night, the
Morris trimmed the Youngs by a
score of IA to 8. Lester Burnette
was the winning pitcher for the vic
tors and James Ray Herrin was
charged with the loss.
The local teams are scheduled to
resume play next Monday night at
Beall Athletic Field at 8 o'clock.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Petroleum Industries
Committee Will Meet In
Lexington On tuesday
|. A. Wyatt To Address
Holmes Business Men;
Will Elect Officers

A meeting of the Holmes County
Petroleum Industries Committee
will be held in Lexington, on Tues
day, August rs, 7:30 P. M. at the
Courthouse.
Gasoline and oil dealers service
station operators, and distributors OF
petroleum for vehicles, who compose
the Holmes County Petroleum In
dustries Committee will be address
ed by L. A. Wyatt, Jackson Attorney,
whose appointment as Executive
Secretary of the Mississippi Petro-
leum Indutries Committee was re-
Gently announced by E. H. Simpson.
Chairman of the State Committee
MI. Wyatt has been practicing law
in Jackson since 1899. He graduated
with honors from Mississippi State
College in 1886 and three years
later received his degree in law from
the University of Mississippi. Dur
ing World War II, Mr.. Wyatt served
four wears in the u. S. Army, two
of which were spent in the Euro
pean Theatre of Operations.
The present &c per gallon gaso-
line tax resulted in Mississippi mo-
torist paying $8,760,613 the first six
months of 1947, the highest amount
ever collected, said Mr.. Wyatt. "At
this time it would be well to consi-
der tax relief for the farmer, grocer
merchant druggist, engineer, doctor.
trase.aag man and all others who
are the Mississippi Motorists. Missis-
sippi is one of the few states which
imposes both per gallon tax of &c
and also a 2% sales tax. Add the
federal tax of 1hc per gallon, and
the result is that Mississippians are
paving approximately a 500 sales
tax on gasoline.
Officers for the coming year will
be elected at this meeting and the
committees program for the year
1947-48. which is strictly nom poll
teal will be discussed.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
31-Yeur Old Christian
Speaks In Lexington
And The Soeth
BY Murionna Kimbrough

Mr.. Chun. Young Chang, of sou
thern Korea was guest speaker at
the Lexington Presbyterian Church,
August 10th and 18th. His faith in
Jesus Christ and his zeal for Chris
tianity impressed his hearers deeply.
This man, thirty-one years old accor-
ding to our way of computing age,
left his country and his family to
study the Bible in Westminster Sc
minary at Philadelphia. His wife,
a trained nurse, and two chilren are
in Korea with the missionaries who
advised and financed his trip to
America. Mr. Chun formed a truck
ing company to help support his fla
mily and the families of five Korean
students he hopes to have joinhim
in Philadelphia. Only AmeHFhn
H.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Brooke BurweII
Passes AT Jackson
Member OF Pioneer
Holmes County Family
Buried On Monday

W. Brooke.Burwel, member of a
pioneer Holmes County family pass
ed away Saturday in jackson. Ser
vices were held there Monday vqh
DR.. Walter B. Capers, rector emeri-
tus of the St. Andrews Episcopal
Church, Jackson officiating.
Mr.. Burwell was born and reared
at Ebenezer in this county and main
tanned extensive, planting interests
here his entire lifetime. He had also
maintained a home at Jackson for
the past thirty years but had always
called Ebenezer his home. He was
"a graduate of Millsaps College, class
of 1902. He was married to the for
mer Miss Marion Yerger Clifton, Of
Jackson who preceded him in death
five years ago.
Surviving him are two daughters
Miss Marion Yerger Burwell and
Miss Brooke Burwell both of jack
son and two sisters Mrs. w. o. Bar
rett and Mrs. Pattie Burwell Nc
Donald both of Lexington.
His parents were the late DIR. Will
liam Ball Burwell who came to Hol-
mes County as a young man from
Virginia and settled in Ebenezer to
prictice medicine, and the late
Olivia Luce Burwell also Of Ebene-
ger
Also preceding him in death were
one sister, Mrs. Nina Holder Stewart
and two brother Steve L. Burwell
and j. w. Burwell.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Korean Speaker, Imprisoned By laps For
Faith, Carries On Christian Work

ton. Initiation in Korea makes ex-
change very impractical.
Mr.. Chun's father has a two-acre
farm on which he grows rice and
vegetable and two r of noun
tain side where he obtains grass for
humuS. 1t has been hard to, obtain
commercial fertilizer until this year.
and Koreans prefer TO enrich their
soil with vegetable matter. They have
a cow, he says, to pull the pillow
very slow"l Some cotton is grown
in Korea and nearly all of their
fruits and vegetables.
The school principal under whom
this Mr.. Chun graduated is a Mr..
Linton who used to live in East
Mississippi. In this High School Mr..
Chun studied English and of course,
japanese. The Korean language is
similar to japanese and. Chinese, but
has a phonetic alphabet as well Eas
,qssup9@ KHteNsTtsQ
sas q %ssraGS005PacasiHt.o For
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
CITY GETS NATURAL =|ll557Akss
Auxiliary Barn Dance In
Lexington Tuesday Night

A cordial invitation is given to all
residents Of Holmes County and vi
cinity to attend the Barn Dance at
the National Guard Armory in
Lexington Tuesday night August
26th from 8 til /. The event is spon-
sored by the Lexington Ladies
Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
Billy Nelson and his IS piece or
chestra will provide the musicfor the
occasion. Admission is 200 per cou-
pie to dance and so cents per per-
son for those desiring merely to
spectate.
The dance will be very informal
with prizes going to the boy and
girl most suitably dressed for a barn
dance.
The Auxiliary wishes to invite
your attention to the advertisement
which appears on page two of this
issue.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Holmes Citizens Will
Elect A Sheriff tuesday;
Election Officials Same
Wynn Opposes Ellison
In Sheriff's Race;
Lumpkin VS. Hamilton

{ tizens of Holmes County will
60 TO the polls Tuesday August 26th,
to elect a sheriff and to cast their
ballot for their choice for Lieutanent
Governor. Beat two will also name a
constable.
Some $500 voters turned out for
the first primary, and it is hoped
that they will return for this all
important second primary.
Election Officials Some
Election officials will remain the
same with no changes to be made
from those who served during the
first primary.
Election managers are being urg-
ed to pay careful attention to all
laws, rules and regulations govern
ing the casting of ballots, particular
ly initiating of all ballots cast
Wynn Opposes Ellison
Of prime Importance and the cen
ter of interest in Holmes County is
the sheriff's az Ellis E. Wynn
who led the ticket in the first pri,
mary with 1,429 votes will oppose
E. w. Ellison, who polled 800.
Hamilton To Run
In the only race for state office
Sam Lumpkin will. be opposed by
Charles G. Hamilton of Aberdeen
In the first primary Lpmpkin led the
field while Hamilton was low mar
in a field of five candidates.
Beet Two Elects
Beat two citizens will cast theil
ballots in the only beat race in the
county. In the constable's race c
G. Allen, the incumbent, who polled
535 votes will run against Casey
Griffin, runnerup who polled 36(
votes.
Lexington Poll Moved
The aged voters of the Lexington
precinct will find it easier going as
the polling place has been moved
downstairs to the supervisors room
in the northwest corner of the
Courthouse. This change was made
because so many of the older people
had a hard time climbing the stairs
to cast their ballots in the first pri-
mary.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Globe Tailor To Visit
S~huddock-K imbrouqh

Shaddock, Kimbrough and Com
pany of Lexington invite you to
come to their store Friday, August
22nd and meet Mr.. w. w. Thomas
from the Globe Tailoring Company
of Cincinnati and let him measure
you for your new Fall suit and rel
coat.
This service. is offered to both
ladies and gentlement.
We invite your attention to the
advertisement which appears else
where in this issue.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
stute Scout Executives
Attend Meeting Here

Scout Executive Henry Brown,
and Buford Yerger, Council Finance
Chairman, both of Jackson, were
guests at the Holmes County District
Scout meeting held in Lexington
Tuesday evening"
Leaders from Lexington, Goodman
and Piekens attended thhe meeting
and discussed the Fall program of
Scouting.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Lexington Falls 22-o
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to overtake the Visitors.N0
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Local ONE To Accept
44a1t&aaaAaaS'sss,s;9
Til. s.1lfka9an for Ii.
installation of nuturol gas for
horne s@s.soSHISl|gSH5IHss'2a a =; Mo Mo-
Boulevard.
; ID: :.ssa~.:$!R5kssSsalIe'!8Il'a;S;s;::
offices on Yazoo Street.
Natural gas for L~dHA3nAbYNb-
'ember /, 1947, was deci4fed q Ger
ainty Tuesday when the Mayor and

non-exclus1g!
25-year naFaRF@E5a
franchise to the Mississippi PowH
and Light bny.
The contrac which has been 4
layed waiting r approval by I
Federal Pow@ Commission
Washington, WIS sep4 at 8 o'cld
Tuesday afternoon at the City TN
in Lexington. =
FPC ApHS2ved Saturday
The green lid 1t was flashed Id
Saturday whensM Mayor Weathersn|
received a wire, from the NatiofI
Capitol advisings1im that the cdE
tract had been approved by the FFE
The signing of the contract d
sued at the meetipgr6 the Mayb
and Board of AlddQheHekAH4 epil
s~entatives of the MPL Compa3
Tuesday afternoon at the City Eth
and the final step in securing gH
before actual construction begin
was taken.
Agreement Made
Under terms of the new franchise
the power company agrees to p4
into the City Treasury 30 of \
gross electric and gas residential a.
commercial receipts, based on 1a.
receipts. The electric payment vi
total $1,066 annually, while, the paS
ment on gas receipts isH0fAmatB
at 5000 a year.
In granting these new Htfldhid8
the City also signed new street igHl
ing and water pumping contraHI
which will afford an annual savid
of $500 on street lighting and 81
on water pumping rates. -
At present, Mississippi Power an
Light Company pays $1,000 AMI uall
on its electric property, With ia
payments on the new gas SISTER
estimated at $1,000.
Moke Application At OfficelHer
Mr.. C. G. Taylor, manager of tn
local MPL Company's office herr
said that he is ready to accept appll
cations for the installation of GO
lines to the consumer Immediate.
The Power Company will carry tn
pipeline fifty feet inside the appl
cant's property line free of charg'
Mr.. Taylor said. Any additional lin
innstalled will be made at adde
cost, he added.
Local plumbers and hardwar
dealers are urging prospective cor
sumers to make plans now for tn
installation of. additional lines an
appliances as they are taking wor
orders on a s"first come. first serve
basis.
500 Applications Lower Rate
Embodied in the rate contract
the granting of a lower gas rate, 9TH
same rate as in effect in Duran
now, as soon as there are 500 appll
cations for the installation of Ga
Continued on Page Four)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-21
Brister Cemetery To Be
Cleuned AUGUST 9th

The annual cleaning of the Bris-
ter Cemetery will be "Wednesday
August 9th. Everyone who is IN
terested is invited to come.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-06
20 YEARS AGO TIT FIFE EMPIRE
JANUARY 6, 1927


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 left for San Francisco to ion his family He to be month Alameda souhbound Victoria was n port wesbound
 Alameda guard with u S. Deputy Marshal Herriman prisoners McNeil Island j. Burford returned business trip to tile ports
 after visit with his parents in Seattle
 Independent Order of Odd Fellows was to The notice issued by Ellis
 
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-06

though only after heavy financial | .a to the workers involved and after giving a black eye to labor generally.
 6 Tri-partite mediation by rep resentatives of labor management and the public should be arranged for by the Government in all dis putes where the public has an im- portant indirect interest-Such as coal and steel. The final accept ance of a mediation board decision is not compulsory, but it is usually fair and more likely to settle the dispute.
 If labor's enlightened leaders take the initiative in putting across these basic reforms, its worst enc mics both in Congress and else where will find the ground cut cut rom under them Further mere 1t will inaugurate a new era of goodwill between .obor and en- ployer which sho' Ja work w nuers for tHe nation