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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
Hue Completes Plans
For 1947 Homecoming
Oct. 18th Is Date Set;
Will PIuy Decutur

GOODMAN, Miss. Especially. The
authorities at Holmes have made
plans for the first official Home
coming since the war. Saturday,
October 18th, has been designated
as Homecoming for l947, and a large
number of former students will be
back on the campus. Every effort is
being put forth that this may be
the most successful Homecoming in
the history of Holmes Junior College.
The most important feature is get
ting a large group Of former students
backbone" Renewal of friend
ships, class reunions, and other ga
therings to discuss school days of
former years, will take place. The
war transportation facilities, and
many other handicaps have prevent
ed a real Homecoming for several
years. The President of the Alumni
Association, Louis Cauthen, and
President Ras M. Branch extend a
cordial welcome to all former stu
dents and friends to be with us this
weekend and boost Holmes.
The climax of the Homecoming
will be an outstanding football game
Saturday night, October 18th, when
Holmes Bulldogs meet the Decatur
Warriors on Branch Field. East Gen.
trail Junior College (Decatur) "turn-
ed-tables" on Holmes in their Home
coming game last October at Decatur
and won 14-0. The Bulldogs will be
out fighting to revers the o
this year.
The Alumni Association officials
have planned a business meeting n
the auditorium for 400 p. M. fol-
lowing this meeting the Alumni will
be guest of the college for dinner
at 500 r. M. The game that night is
scheduled for 800 P. M.
The Homecoming football queen
will be crowned at half-time cere-
monies by the acting Captain OF
Holmes for the Decatur game. The
Holmes Band, some AS strong, will
also be on hand and perform during
the intermission period.
Holmes will have some new men
playing their first game for the
Bulldogs. Billy Conway injured in
the Sunflower game, will definitely
be out for this game. Most of the
other injured players will see some
service. Carlton Ables. reported late,
is about ready to go ~full-speed, and
will see plenty Of service. He is a
power on defense and rates among
the best pivot men in the Junior
College Association. Arthur Land
and Julius Love will add weight
and power in the Holmes forward
wall.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
Services Held Sunday
For Robert |. Pierce

Services for Robert Irwin Pierce,
Lexington radio repairman who died
suddenly last Thursday afternoon
were held Sunday afternoon at 4:30
at the Southern Funeral Home. The
Rev. A. Y. Brown, pastor of the First
Methodist Church, officiated. Burial
was in Odd Fellows Cemetery with
Southern Funeral Home in charge
MI. Pierce. who was SIS, was en-
ployed by Ramsey-Thurmond Com
pany as a radio repairman. Born in
Dyersburg, Tennessee, he served five
years in the Navy and two years
in the Army as a youth. He had
previously worked as a radio repair
man in Greenwood.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Virginia
Pierce, of Lexington; two sons, Ro-
bert Irwin Pierce, Jr., of Denver
Colo; Sonny Boy Pierce of Chey-
enne, Wyo.; three daughters, Emily
and Mary Pierce of Lexington; ano
Erma Louise Pierce of Loveland
Colo; a sister, Mrs. Thana Fleming
of Cruger; and a brother, Paul Pierc,
of Greenville.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
Lexington Watth Shop
Leases Hooker Office

Of Interest in Lexington is the
announcement that the Lexington
Watch Shop now located upstairs
over Beall's Drug Store in Lexing-
ton, has leased the office space for
merly held by Hooker Insurance
Agency on the Square and will be
removed to that location in about
three weeks.
The Lexington Watch Shop plans
to carry as large a stock of watches
jewelry, silverware and hollowware
as the space will permit.
Nationally known and advertised
merchandise will be featured in the
Lexington Store. No more will it
be necessary for the citizens of Lex
ington and vicinity to go out OF
town to purchase high quality mer-
chandise along these lines.
Bryan Sledge, owner of the newly
located Lexington Watch Shop and
the Kosciusko Watch Shop which
has been in operation several years
announces that he has taken a five
year lease on the space in the build
ing owned by H. w. Watson.
The building will be completely
redecorated and an attractive
modern jewelry business installed.
Meanwhile the Watch Shop is
open for business as usual in its same
quarters. We call your attention to
its advertisement on page seven OF
this issue of The Advertiser.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
West Loses To Walden
Friday By 10 Score

West (SpeciaD In one of the best
games seen here this year, Coach
Frank Armstrong; eleven played
Walden High on the local field last
Friday. Although West lost by a
10 score, the boys played good hard
ball.
The lineup for the two teams was
as follows: Walden: Stanton, LIE:
Davis. 1T; Long, LG; Pinkston. C;
Canon, re; King, RT; Yates, RE;
Fades, Oh; Hanson, LII; Ellingburg,
RI; and Crook FB. West: Jack
Armstrong, LIE; Michael Edwards,
1t; George Edwards. LG; Charles
Black. c; Bing eagle, re; Billy Don
Armstrong. RT; Billy Tate, RE; Clay
Wilkes, OBJ; Wesley Black, LII: Don
Black, RI; and Tommy Gelston, FB.
Friday afternoon, October oath.
West viii take on Camden at Q O.
clock on the local field. The game
stacks UP as one of the outstanding
contests of the season.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
Durant Chenille Plant
Reopens On Monday

A number of workers in Lexington
and vicinity will be interested in the
announcement that the Delta Che
nile Plant at Durant will resume
production Monday, October 10th,
after being shut down since January
1st of this year.
Allworkers interested in securing
their old jobs are invited to make
application at the Durant plant i'm
mediately. The office is now open
and will remain open all day Satur-
day to take applications for work.
The multi-needle machines will
start production Monday and by
Wednesday all machines are expect
ed to be in full operation.
The dye room will be in operation
within a week and it is expected
to have everything going full speed
within n weeks time, according
to Mrs. Annie Ward Perrin, plant
manager.
A representative of the Mississippi
State Employment Service office in
Lexington will be present all day
Saturday in Durant to assist with
taking applications for employment.
f. d. Sanders, Jackson and Halle
hurst, is the owner of the Durant
plant.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
Tchu|a High Downs
Lexington 1910

A fighting band of football boys
from Tchula High School journey
ed to Lexington Friday night and
outplayed and outfought the Lexing-
ton Hornets to emerge victorious
by a 1910 score.
Led by Grady, diminutive tall
back, Tchula threatened the Hornet
goal line in the first half but was
unable to touch pay dirt. The half
ended with neither team being able
to ore.
The Hornets came back strong in
the third quarter and marched to
the Tchula 20 where they fumbled
and lost the ball. From there the
Tchula boys began to roll. Grady
and Farrell carried the ball deep in
to Lexington territory when the
ouater ended. On the first three
plays of the final period Tchula was
thrown for a lost of Is yards. With
fourth down and goal to 60 Grady
faded back for a pass. 1t looked like
he was trapped when he couldn't
find a receiver and he tucked the
pigskin under his arm and snaked
his way across the goal line for
six points.
Tchula's other marker came on an
intercepted pass by Grady who raced
SIS wards to score untouched. Hill,
center for Tchula was the outstand-
ing defensive player on the field
getting in on most of the tackles OF
the night.
The Hornets were led by hard
charging Johnny McRae but lack OF
good blocking kept his gains down
to a minimum. Virgil Ingold's pass
ing was good but the receivers were
unable to hold on to the ball, with
two touchdown passes being dropped
by men in the clear. Henry Paris,
Aubrey Rogers and Sonny Russell
were outstanding on defense.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
Tehula Lions Sponsors
Home Talent Show 23rd

"Lovzapoppin," a sparkling three
act musical comedy, will be given
next Thursday evening, October %,
at eight o'clock at the Tchula High
School auditorium.
The cast for this all-home-talent
show numbers twenty-three of
Tchula's talented and versatile citi-
zens and it is being directed by Miss
Dolly Harmon of Memphis, with.
Miss Ruth Barrett, as pianist.
The Lions Club, of which Ralph
Ray is president is sponsoring the
event and proceeds will be used
toward lighting the athletic field in
Tchula, the War Memorial project
adopted some time ago.
In addition to the three acts a
number of specialties will be given
between acts including some tap
numbers by the talented director,
Miss Harmon.
Included in the cast are Jack Bar
wick, Mrs. Sam Hutton, Mrs. Jimmy
Cunningham, Mrs. Marshall Bennett,
Herman Watkins, Mrs. w. c. Perry,
Mrs. Edwin McKibben, Jimmy Cum
bingham, DR.. J.. ]. Kazar, George
Evans, Ned Parrish, Guy Sharpe,
Ralph Ray, Miss Sara Ellen Jones,
Mrs. Pauline Casteel, Mrs. Douglas
Moss, Mrs. Earl Fisher, Mrs. Frank
Clark, and Mrs. J. L. Shields.
Admission is sixty cents for adults
and forty cents for students. Mem
bers of the Lions Club will have
tickets for advance sale Friday,
October 18th and citizens of Holmes
County are given a cordial invitation
to attend the show at Tchula.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
Rep. John {. Rankin,
Candidate For Senate,
Spoke In Lexington
Platform And Views
Given In Full To
Holmes Electors

Hon. John E. Rankin, a member
of the Congress from northeast sec
ton of Mississippi and now a candi-
date for the U. S. Senate, spoke in
the interest of his candidacy for the
Senate Wednesday evening in Lex
ington.
Congressman Rankin was intro
duced by Edwin T. Nelson, Lex
ington attorney.
The following inclusive platform
was submitted to this newspaper
from Mr.. Rankin's headquarters.
We submit it to our readers for
their approval.
TO THE PEOPLE OF MISSISSIPPI:
AS you know l am a candidate for
the United States Senate and I here
by solicit your earnest support.
Mississippi has more at stake in
this race than she has had in a sena-
torial. contest since Reconstruction.
Every enemy of the white people
of Mississippi is calling for my de-
feat.
They don't care whom you elect.
just SO you defeat RANKIN.
Why are these enemies within
III gates" SO bitterly opposed to mef
Why are their stooges on the radio
and in the press constantly assail-
ing me?
Why is that bunch of Communist
inspired Northern negroes, headed
by Joe Louis, circulating a petition
asking the Senate to deny me my
seat in that body, after you have
elected me, and even asking that /
be thrown out of the House?
I'll tell you why!
These enemies of yours don't want
men in the United States Senate be-
cause I have not only taken the lead
in exposing the activities of the enc
mics of our country, at home and
abroad, but I have defended the peo-
pie of the South, and especially OF
Mississippi, against every attack
that has been made on them, and
they know that I will do the same
thing in the United States Senate.
They know that l car, and will
take the floor the first hour, if nee
cessary, and tear to shreds the argu-
ments of the opposition who are
attacking you, and who are pushing
those vicious measures that are cal
culated, and designed, to stir up
Continued on Page Six)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
Board Of Trustees
For Beut Two Hospital
Named By Supervisors

A Board of Trustees has been
named by the Holmes County Board
OF Supervisors for the new beat two
hospital to be built at an early date
in Durant.
Named to the Board were Edwin
Steen and Deck Johnson, both of
Durant; Andrew Stevens, Jr.. of
West and Lexington; Ras M. Branch,
Oh Goodman and H. c. Ellis, of
Emory.
The length or term of each ap-
polntment was not specified by the
Board of Supervisors.
The first meeting of the Board was
scheduled for this week at which
time organization will be made and
plans formulated to get the hospital
building project underway.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
Mrs. J. bridge Will
Be On Program

Mrs. ]. bridge, President of Mis-
sissippi State Nurses Association
will participate in the nationwide
telephone roll call tot be conducted
on October 20, 1947, by Miss Katha-
rine j. Densford, President of the
American Nurses Association, from
Minneapolis on behalf of $4,000
registered professional nurses. This
roundup in which Miss Densford will
speak with Presidents of the AZ
State Nurses Associations, the Dis
trict of Columbia, Hawaii and Puer-
to Rico, will focus public attention
on a vital question in health care
facing the American public today
and should result in action toward
Improvement in this situation.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
Presbyterian Group Meets
In LEXINGTON October 18th

The annual Presbyterian Group
Conference. Durant District, Central
Mississippi Presbyterian, will meet
Friday October 18th at the Lexing-
ton Presbyterian Church with Mrs.
S. H. Moss of Durant as chairman
and Mrs. P. M. Smith of Tchula as
secretary.
The theme of the program will be
zone World-One Lord"
A~uxiliaries composing the group
are: Durant, Lexington, Goodman
Tchula, Duck Hill, Kosciusko'
Winona and Walden.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
Services At Beuluh
Sunday October 18th

Regular preaching services will be
held at Beulah Baptist Church Sun
day, October 10th at 8 o'clock. Sun
day School will be held at 1000
A. Nj,
The Rev. S. B. Harrington, pastor,
will deliver the sermon. Everyone
is invited and members are urged
to attend.
The Beulah Church expresses its
thanks to the people of the surroun-
ding communities for their coopera-
ton that made the Homecoming and
singing such a huge success last
Sunday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
Holmes Citizens Still
Purchase Servings Bonds

September sales of savings bonds
in Holmes County amounted to $50,
987, according to figures released
by the Federal Reserve Bank.
Total sales during the first nine
months of 1947 in Holmes County
amounted to $586,171., the same re-
port showed.
The splendid record made by the
people of Holmes County is seen in
in the comparison drawn with neigh
boring counties, as follows: Alfalfa
$751; (Sept) and ~S187,215. Ito
date); Madison 28,476. and $50, 996;
Montgomery, 33,267. and 213,380. !
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
First Baptist Church To
Hold Homecoming 18Th
DR.. H. L. Martin Will
Speak AT Morning Hour

The 101st Anniversary and ann
ual Homecoming Day will be observ-
ed by the Lexington Baptist Church
in special services Sunday morning
October 10Th.
Beginning at 10: o'clock the Home
coming Day program will emphasize
special music, a promotional presen-
tation of the Cooperative Program,
results Of a stewardship project mi
tiated seven months ago when men,
bers of the congregation were given
$500 bills, morning massage by DR..
H. L. Martin of Senatobia, dinner
| on the ground and color movies Ia
ken of the crowd.
Mr.. j. r. Williams, Chairman of
the Homecoming Committee, an
nounces the following schedule of
activities:
1000 A. M-10:20 A. Mall Sun
day School peoplet will report to
regular class rooms for the purpose
Of making out reports and conduct
ing short devotionals. Visitors will
meet in Auditorium.
1920 A. M-10:30 A. MAI
will meet in the auditorium for
Homecoming program and while
gathering will view the special pos
tiers and pictures on display which
deal with the work of Southern
Baptists.
1890 A. M-11:00 A. M-Congre-
CATION Singing and Presentation of
the Cooperative Program by Miss
Kathleen Bush, Ed. Dir. of the
church, and Rev. L. E. Burnette,
Pastor.
HOO A. Mills A. M-Special
musical numbers include: A song,
Goods Sunshine" written by Rev.
L. E. Burnett in honor of the Home
coming occasion and sung by Mrs.
S. M. Wells; Responsive Reading
No. 504, "Adoration." and an anthem,
"Hymn of Praise" by the Choir UNI
der the direction of Mrs. j. r. Will
liams.
11:15 A. M-11:45 A. M.-Home-
coming Day Message by DIR, H. l..
Martin, pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Senatobia and former
pastor of the Lexington Church.
HAS A. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
$500 bills plus their earnings. This
money will be used entirely for the
Lords Work outside of the local
church. Work helped by the Co-ope-
rative Program includes: Mississippi
College, Blue Mountain College,
Mississippi Woman's College, Clark
Memorial College, State Missions,
Baptist Hospital Ministerial Educa-
ton, Orphanage, Baptist Founda-
ton, Foreign Missions, Home Mis-
sions, Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, Southwestern Seminary
New Orleans Baptist Seminary,
American Baptist Seminary, w. M.
U. Training School, Relief and An
nuity Board, Southern Baptist Hos
pital, Radio and Brotherhood.
12:00-1:00 P. M.-Dinner on the
ground, fellowship, and movies ia
ken by H. L. Nichols, Jr.
Others who will aid in the pro-
gram include: w. E. Thurmond,
Chairman of the Publicity Commit
tee: Mrs. E. w. Rainwater, Chairman
of the Preparation Committee; and
| Mrs. Sidney Henley. Chairman OF
the Co-opertive Program Committee
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
Methodists To Raise
$4,000 For College

The women Of North Mississippi
r IN the MIDST of a month of study
and giving to Wood Junior College.
Mrs. l. G. Wood of Omaha, Nebras-
ka, challenged the women OF North
Mississippi to raise $4,000 to be used
with her gift ofS30,000for the college.
The Lexington W. S. c. S. will
sponsor a drive in the local church
for their quota of $4,000 to be
raised by October 21st.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
Congressman CoImer
Speaks Here Monday

The Honorable William M. BilD
Colmer, Congressman from theh six
tn Mississippi District and candidate
for the unexpired office of the late
Senator Theodore G. Bilbo, will
speak in behalf of his candidacy
for u. S. Senate in Lexington at 2
o'clock Monday afternoon, October
Goth.
Congressman Colmer will present
his platform and discuss his qualifl-
cations and experience when he adj
dresses the voters here.
He will be introduced by the Hon.
County Attorney Pat M. Barrett.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
Growth OF Coops Is
Scored By Lester
Al Rotary Club
Coops Should Beer
Share Of Tuxution
Says Business Man

Men, Inc. are attempting to tell the
public the truth about both sides
Of the cooperative question, said
Garner M. Lester, of Jackson, first
vice-president of that organization,
in an address Friday before the
Lexington Rotary Club.
Mr.. Lester is one of the most pro-
minent and influential men in Mis-
sissippi business life and his remarks
were received with a great deal of
interest by Lexington Rotarians.
Cooperatives are now marketing,
retailing, manufacturing and dis
tributing commodities, he said, in
pointing out the terrific expansion
of the coops in the past few years
since they started in Europe.
Consumer cooperatives are one of
the ends of the socialist form of
government, he said, and quoted
from some Of our well known men
in public life today indicating a
trend of thought in tbs country to-
ward socialism.
Among them were Henry A. Wal
lace who was quoted as saying: ''The
cooperative movement must prevail,
bloodlesssly, if possible
All we mississippi Associated
Business Mem are asking is that CO.
operatives exist under the same
conditions as private business, Mr..
Lester said. He explained the great
advantage now held by coops due
to the fact they are virtually free
from the numerous laws, rules and
regulations governing the average
business men of Mississippi and the
nation.
The coops enjoy the exemption
from income tax law and this is
the greatest single advantage they
have over the citizens in private
business, he said.
But, he pointed out they have
consistently been able to sidestep
laws that applied to private business.
The OPA in 1941 is an outstanding
example of the latter, he said. The
coops at that time were permitted
to give rebates on grapes which
brought their price to $4,000 against
the $4,000 set for the industry. The
result is that the coops today own
the WEIGH Grapejuice Company.
Mr.. Lesser stated that the coops
movement had spread from the far
mer group to the consumer group
and pointed out conditions in Laurel
where the Southern Workers were
organizing what appears to be a
coop with CLIO leadership. Another
coop movement is being organized
at Meridian now, he said.
The threat to our form of govern
ment is very real when you take in
TO consideration the fact that thirty
eight percent of all revenues paid
into the U. S. government comes
from corporate taxes, he emphasized.
All we are asking is the coops
be given the same taxes and work
under the same conditions as private
business, Mr.. Lester concluded, and
invited an expression or reaction
from those present.
Rotarians present were apparently
unanimous in agreement with the
detectives set by the MABM.
M. C. Downing, of Greenwood, is
president of the organization and
t. M. Williams of Lexington is
second vice-president.
The speaker was presented by
John Tingle, program chairman.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
West High School Eleven
Sponsors FiddIers' Contest

The football team of West High
School will conduct a fiddlers' con-
test to be held tomorrow night at
7:30 in the West High School audi
torium.
The contest is open to everyone
and will include entries in ten class
es of entertainment. Prizes will be
awarded to the winners in each class.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-10-16
American Legion Sponsors
Bingo Session October 70

The Daniel w. Beall Post No. 10,
American Legion will sponsor a
Bingo Party at 1880 Tuesday night,
October 28th in the Alb Taylor
Memorial Home.
Everyone is invited and nice
prizes will be awarded to the lucky
winners. Games will cost ten cents
each.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-24
HAPPENINGS

Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Shay, Miss
Carol Shay and Mrs. Wilbur George
of Bozeman visited this week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Marshall of
Byron, Wyo.
Dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ted c. Bundy were Mrs. Bundy's
mother, Mrs. Mary Berger aid her
brother, Arnold Berger, both of Bill
lings. Mr.. Berger left for Missoula
where he is a law student at the
state university.
Guests of Mrs. George E. Resser
at her home south of Laurel were
Miss Alice Morris and Miss Velma
Morris of Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T. Brennan of
Minneapolis were visitors at the
homes of Mrs. Brennan's brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. r. w.
EastOn, and relatives in Billings.
Mrs. J. L. Tubman had as her
guests Mrs. Paul Monaghan and
Mrs. George Scherger, Jr., of Glen
dive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Sherrow, Jr., of
Bozeman, were week end guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Sherrow.