The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-02-27
Current Comment
BY Henry Willis

Appeal on February goth, 1897.
miss Mary KERN of Lexington,
Mississippi, is in Memphis this week
as guest of her sister, Mrs. Will
lam f. Hutter of 219 Vance" Dr.
KERN, her father, Doctor of Medi-
cine, Soldier of the Confederacy,
Legislator, Member of the Contsitut-
ional Convention, Planter, Leader,
was father of large family now
having one survivor in Holmes CO.
unty--Claude KERN, of Cruger. Fine
Holmes county people.
The Form Bureau Federation
is best of the farmers leagues and it
| is almost a necessity for farmers to
belong Only by weight of numbers
can the country dweller have any
influence in national affairs or on
! legislation. The FBF has much in
formation on matters bearing on
cotton production and marketiong.
TT. G. Waterer is president of the
Holmes county branch while direct
ors are II. L. Nichols and Fl. p Wat
son.
Another Boy From Here is max
ing good in the PHILIPPINES 1t. Mel
vile E. Blake, Cannon Company,
45th Infantry, 18th Division. Phillip
| inc Scouts, APO 6l3, San Francisco,
California, stationed on LuZon, gets
plenty of work, some play, much ex-
perience and does lot of thinking.
All of that is profitable. Colonel An
drew Weeks, now well up in army
councils, a highly regarded officer
and diplomat, started up the same
ladder many years ago. The Phillip
ines make fine school for primary
as well as advanced students and
Melville will get the most out of it.
Too, there is a broadening travel,
much scenery and lots of people,
many good and some not so good, to
rub against He is a fine young man
and will gain wisdom from his
trials.
Buried Here On The Twentieth;
Mrs. Fannie Hoskins- Smith, sis
ter of Press Hoskins and one of the
last of the older members of the
big Hoskins family one of the most
influential during the young days
of Holmes county. A family of ener-
gy and public spirit, of wealth and
influence; business men and plant
ers; soldiers (of the Confederacy)
and county and city officials Their
influence persists though the name
has gone from the county rolls. With
other members of the family Miss
Fannie moved to Chattanooga and
from thence is returned her body
to rest with her loved ones in the
old-new Lexington cemetery.
The Weeds. Or Cotton Rat,
| has increased fast in the last years
for some not clear reason and they
are more numerous than for long
time. Maybe they are approaching
the top of cycle. They are very de-
structive of eggs of ground nesting
birds such as Quail, Larks, Guineas
and it may be-. of Turkeys You may
find their nests in the woods, a
mound of sticks and trash; some
times well off the ground in shrubs
Nearby stalks and limbs are skin
ned, you might think of rabbits.
The Illinois Central Is One of The
best of the Rail Roads even il the
last several years has forced stand
ard of cleanliness and train service
far below the old mark. For the 10
ture a gradual improvement is ex-
pected. The president, w. A. john
ston, has just announced that new
Diesel engines will pull new passen-
ger cars on faster schedule be-
tween Chicago and New Orleans
! Likely the new equipment will re-
place present trains No. passing
Durant south bound about 1880 F.
! M. and No. 4 north bound at 500 P.
M. The new cars will be cleaner,
and kept so, quieter, more comfor-
table. the fare no more than former
| ly. Might induce more of us to ride.
| Fast mounting costs of operation
has reduced the margin left for bet
terments almost to the vanishing
point. Wages, supplies, taxes, have
skyrocketed. It's been many years
| since the stockholders, whose money
J makes the road possible, have got
any dividends.
Fence Rows. Woods Borders.
ditch banks instead of being "clean-
ed out" are urged to be planted with
lespedeza, sericea, bicolor, any
plants that furnish feed and cover
for Quail. Give them chance to
hide their nests, and protection from
their natural enemies; find plenty OF
the bugs in spring to which they
will take at once and so prove
| nreat aid To the farmer and Gardener.