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Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19

portions of THE Messiah and is
considered to be one of the most
sacred choruses ever written. It's
text is based, on the book of Reve-
lations and repeats. "Hallelujah,
for the Lord God Omnipotent
reigneth and He shall reign for
ever and ever
The program to be presented by
the Avenue Choir is as follows:
Comfort Ye, My People" recita-
tive, Tom Faix.
"Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted =
Aria, Jack Tease.
Chorus: And the Glory of the
Lord" the choir.
Air: "But Who May Abide the
Day of His Coming" Jack Tease.
Recitation, Behold a Virgin
Shall Conceive" Elizabeth Ann
Houston.
Air and Chorus, 30 Thou That
Tellest Good Tiding," Miss Hous-
ton and the choir.
Chorus, For Unto Us Child Is
Born" the choir.
There Were Shepherds Abiding
| in the Field"
"And Lo! the Angel of the Lord
Came Upon Them"
And the Angel Said Unto Them
And Suddenly There Was With
the Angel"
-Four recitations by the girls
double sextet.)
Chorus, GLORY to Cod" the choir
Recitation, Then Shall the Eyes
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19

of the Blind be Opened Eileen
Wharton.
Air, HE Shall Feed His Flock
Like Shepherd" Miss Wharton.
Chorus, "Hallelujah," the choir.
The selections from "The Mes
siah' to befused Sunday will take
approximately 35 minutes to pre-
sent. Preceding the service at
10:40 a. M, there will be Christmas
carols played by trumpet quar-
tet. Members of the quartet are
Ned Salevan, Harry Mayhem, Jr.,
William Wilson and Ruth Clements.
Closing the instrumental prelude at
1855 o'clock, Richard Faix, stu
dent at Randolph-Macon College,
will play Schubert's Ave Maria"
as flute solo. The professional
"Adeste Fideles" will begin prompt
ly at IL o'clock.
Members of the Avenue Metho-
dist Choir who will sing the Christ
mas portions of "The Messiah, :"
Sunday include: Sopranos, Fran
ces Ann Abbott, Claudia Beswick,
Carolyn Coffin, Elizabeth Coins,
Patsy Grier, Joan Hall, Phoebe
Houston, Ruth Kimmel, Phyllis
Jsaacs, Seva Isaacs, Rachel James
Dorothy Kosci, Florence Lynch
Jean Moore, Louise Nailor, Virgin
la Scott, Sally Ann Short, Anne
Townsend, EILEEN Wharton and
! Martha Wilson; altos, Ethel Gle
ments, Ruth Clements, Peggy Cof-
fin, Helen Furniss, Elise Gillespie
Elizabeth Ann Houston, Carolyn
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19

The Avenue Methodist Young
Peoples Choir of 54 voices win
sing the Christmas portions of
Handels most famous oratorio,
~The Messiah" Sunday morning,
December 21, at IL o'clock In the
Avenue Methodist Church. This
sacred choral concert will include
many of the classic Christmas
choruses as well as several solos.
''The Messiah was written in
the year 1741 and was first per-
formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1742.
by 100 musicians with Handel him.
self conducting. It was most sue
cessful and its fame and popular
itv has spread throughout the world
until today IL is sung by choirs OF
many nations.
.The Messiah" is divided into
three parts, the first of which deals
with the prophecies mainly, and the
selections from Part / are largely
based on the Biblical texts from
Malachi and Isaiah. The closing
numbers of the first part are the
true Christmas selections based on
the Matthew and Luke Christmas
story.
1t is from Part / that the con-
cert to be given Sunday has been
selected. In addition to this, as a
finale, the choir will sing ''The
Hallelujah Chorus" which in real
ity is the closing chorus of Part II
in The Messiah" This chorus is
commonly added to the Christmas
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19

Nelte, Emma Pettyjohn, Alma Rust,
Rosilyn Sharp, LYDIA Wells, Jean
Wilkins and Anne Wiley; tenors,
Richard Faix, William Grier, Mel
win James, James Johnson, Buddy
Kimmel, Robert Layton, Frank Pet
tyjohn, Claude Tease, Jack Tease,
Davis Wood and William Wood;
basses, Tom Faix, Floyd Layton,
Sonny MacCoy, Harry Mayhem, Jr.,
Ned Saleyan, Jack Short, Leonard
Stayton, Harvey Williams, William
Wells and William Wilson.
The soloists are: Miss EILEEN
Wharton, soprano; Miss Elizabeth
Ann Houston, student at Southern
Seminary, Virginia, contralto; Jack
Tease, student at Robinson Duff
School of Drama, New York, tenor,
and Tom Faix, bass.
Members of the girls double sex
tet are Ruth Kimmel, Phoebe Hous-
ton, Claudia Beswick, Louise Nail
or, LYDIA Wells, Ethel Clements,
Phyllis Isaacs, Patsy Grier, Alma
Rust, Helen Furniss, Anne Wiley
and Jean Wilkins.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this service.
To conclude the Christmas SER
vices the choir will take part in the
midnight Christmas Eve service to
be held in Avenue Church and will
follow this by carol singing
throughout Milford. People who
wish the carolers to sing before
their homes, please notify DR.. Her
! son.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19

Csc for each exhibitor under IS
years of age. This fee entities the
exhibitor to enter at least one ex-
hibit in each class If he so desires.
The annual business meeting of
the association will be held on Sat
urday afternoon of the last day of
the show and, the banquet at $50
that evening. The banquet is open
tolany person interested in Della
ware agriculture and those plan
ming to attend the banquet should
contact G. E. Phillips, Newark,
Delaware, secretary of the Associa-
ton, by January 1, and make reser-
vations.
The officers of the association
are:
Francis E. Thomas
Marydel.
vice-President = Wallace Cook
Elkton, Md.
Vice-President-Alvin Thompson
Harrington.
| Vice President Clinton Hast
ings, Bridgeville.
Treasurer. Oliver Koelig, Jr.
Newark.
Secretary = Claude E. Phillips
/ Newark.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19
DR.. F. c. Morgan To
Preach At Calvary
Continued from l,rsr page,

Monday-2:S0 p. M, "a Psalm of
a Sick World" 1880 p. M, 1.-The
Supreme Tragedy in Church's
Life"
Tuesday-2:SO p. m, "a Psalm
of an Old Shepherd" 1880 p. m,
1.-The Christian Warfare"
Wednesday-2:S0 p. m, "a
Psalm of Marching Pilgrims;" 1880
p. M, "The Central Fact of the
Christian Faith"
Thursday-2:30 p. M, "a Psalm
of Hunted King" 1880 p. m,
"The Central Person of the Chris
tian Faith"
Friday-2:S0 p. m, "a Psalm
of Penitent People," 7:30 p. m,
~The Second Coming of the Christ.
A musical treat is likewise in
store, for the church has secured
the services of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bright, talented musicians with the
marimba, vibra-harp, cathedral
chimes, from Allentown, Pa.
The public is invited to attend
each service.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19
Liquor Board Has
Halted New Licenses
CONTINUED from first page)

by bona fide clubs, hotels and res
taurants and in cases where hear
ings are pending and undeter-
mined.
In most of the cases of new tap
room and package store applica-
tions received by the board, Colo
mel Slayer revealed that protests
have been received by the commits
sion against granting of the lic-
enseS.
The action taken by the commits
sioner is based on section of the
Liquor Control Act which pro-
vides the following as one of the
grounds for refusal of a license:
''That there are sufficient licensed
premises in the locality or that the
granting of a license in the locali-
ty set out in the application is not
demanded by public interest or
convenience"
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19
ADDED COMPENSATION
GIVEN A e. p EMPLOYEES

Additional compensation totaling
more than $1,SOO,OOO has been dis
tributed to employees of The Great
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
before Christmas, it was announced
today by John A. Hartford, presi-
dent.
All A & P employees throughout
the country, with six months or
more service with the company,
participate in the cash distribution.
The company's employees were vo-
ted $1,750,0O0 compensation last
year.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19
Knur and Spell

Knur and spell is game played
with a small wooden ball, known as
''knur." The game. played in Eng
land. provides that the winner is
the one who advances the ball the
furthest with the least number Of
strokes
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19
Nerth America Doubled

The population Of North America
more than doubled in the so years
between 1880 and 1910. The popula-
ton of the continent increased dur
ing this period from about 73 million
10 more than 185 million.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-21
Siberia Has Many Times Population Of Alaska

SEATTLE, (P) - Soviet Union colonization of the Arctic and sub Arctic has peopled that area of Russia with a population many times greater than Alaska, Vil- hjalmur Stefansson, explorer and scientist, said today.
 One of their planned industrial towns completed during the war" he told an interviewer" has a pop ulation of 10000 persons, more than the permanent white popula- ton of Alaska.
 We could populate our own north if we could recover our pio- neering spirit"
 The Soviet Union, instead of making a secret of it's polar ex- pansion, has widely publicized it in technical and scientific jour nals, he said. He interprets it as colonization for its own sake, to provide self-sustaining communi- ties which will support more and more coloniSts.
 However, what the Soviets are doing in peacetime is also the best possible preparation for wartime, '' he added.
 Visiting here to gather notes for his Encyclopaedia Arctica" on which he is working. Stefansson said he found it comparatively simple to collect information he needs about Soviet trends in the north.
 "The Soviets mail us their sci entific publications and we trans
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-21
Senate Takes Up Anti-InflatiOn
 4Point Program

WASHINGTON, (P)-The Sen ate banking committee decided yesterday to go ahead immediate ly with four-point anti-inflation program but delayed action on President Truman's request for standby price-wage and limited rationing control power.
 Chairman Tobey 'CR.-N. H. said the committee will begin consider ation next week of legislation to continue rent controls, restore in- Stallment buying curbs, tighten bank credit and possibly increase margins for buying on the com modity exchanges.
 These four of the 10-points laid down by MT. Truman in his pro gram to combat high living costs already have been designated as the subject of hearings by the Senate-House economic commit tee.
 Describing the price-Wage and
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-21
Orthodox Church Not To Re-unite With Russia

SAN FRANCISCO, tP)-AutOn- omy of the Russian Orthodox church in North America was re- affirmed yesterday by five digni- taries representing more than a million American communicants.
 Ending a series of conferences here, the church leaders rejected demand for reunion with the mother church in Russia.
 We acknowledge that there is a church in Russia and we pray for the Patriarch. But we here in America are autonomous" they said in a statement.
 Concurring in the statement were his eminence, Metropolitan TheophiluS of San FranciscO; Archbishop Leonty Turkevich, Chicago; Bishop John Zlobin, Alaska; Bishop John Schehovski, Brooklyn; and Bishop Niconde de Greve, South Canaan, Pa.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-21

rationing recommendations of the President as "nebulous," Tobey told news conference he expects to have more information about what the administration is seeking after a conference today with treasury secretary Snyder.
 Tobey said he sees no reason why the four subjects chosen by the banking committee for hear ings which will begin Monday should not be approved in the spe- cial session of Congress.
 He declined to say, however, Whethel bills may be introduced soon on the other six points of the Presidents program.
 Tobey said he believes the peo- pie are looking to Congress for quick action to curb the rising cost of living.
 "The American people are get ting bitter and ugly over the tragic price range under which they are living today" the New Hampshire Senator declared. "The paramount situation in the country is prices and we in Congress ought to have the guts and the intelligence to find a way to meet this problem" '"
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-21

late them," he said. That's all there is to it. Sometimes, there is even an English summary follow ing the Russian text"
 His book, planned to run five million words, will be the first of it's kind and should be completed by l949, he said.
 Tt is hoped that it will answer any question that an intelligent person could ask about the Arctic or the sub-Arctic," he said.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-21
THE MINK. WHOSE FUR IS

so highly prized among fastidious women, resembles an English pole cat in size, according to the Ency- clopdaedia Britannica, and the animal has a very disagreeable smell.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-07-24
Legion Auxiliary
Install Officers

American Legion Auxiliary Off
GERS were installed in a simple but
impressive ceremony Thursday eve
ming at the City Hall.
Mrs. Herman Diggs in her usual
gracious manner installed the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. Emmett Skin
ner, president, Mrs. Goldie Rogers,
vice president, Mrs. Johnnie Robert
son, secretary, Mrs. Hal Galliam,
treasurer, Mrs. Minnie Diggs, chap
lain, Mrs. j. H. Warner, historian
and Mrs. Walter Sharp sergeant-at-
arms.
At the regular business meeting a
better community service program
was planned for the coming year.
Miss Penelope Shepherd gave a
very interesting account of her trip
TO Belhaven College where she at
tended Girls State. She was spon-
sored by the American Legion Au-
Hillary.
The next regular meeting of the
unit will be held on August 21st.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-07-24
Lexington Softba||ers To
Play Greenwood Friday

Lexington's softballers will try
again, if the weather is permitting,
to engage the Army Recruiters from
Greenwood in a softball game at
Beall Athletic Field. The game, ORR
ginally scheduled for last Friday,
was postponed on account of rain.
The game will start at 8 o'clock.
AS the pre-game attraction, the
girls will again take the field in a
game at 7:30. The girls have been
playing good ball and have been
very pleasing to the large crowds
they have attracted with their dis
play of athletic ability.
Local Game Monday
In the local league game played
Monday night the "Morris's" evened
up the count with the "Young's" by
beating them Is to 9, in a wild scor
ing contest.
The two teams will tangle again
next Monday night at 8 o'clock. The
girls game will also precede Mon
day nights encounter.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-07-24
Credit Association Meets
At Greenwood Monday

The fourteenth annual meeting OF
the Stockholders of the Greenwood
Production Credit Association will
be held at the courthouse in Green
wood on Monday, July %, 1947 be-
ginning at 1000 A. M, R. G. De-
Loach, Secretary-Treasurer announ-
ced today.
An interesting program has been
arranged for the expected crowd OF
Pea members and visitors who Will
come from Leflore, Carroll, Grenada
Holmes Tallahatchie and Yazoo
Counties ,
Mr.. Jesse B. Hearin, President OF
the Production Credit Corporation
of New Orleans, will address the
meeting. :,
Officers of the association will
make their annual reports to the
members. There will also be the
election of one member to the
Board of Directors. Members of the
present board of directors r W. S.
Vardaman, L. w. Wade. Joe w. Co
ker, r. L. Wallace and W. A. McMul-
len.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-07-24
GOSPEL TALKS
BY Rev. r. G. Valentine
SUFFICIENT GRACE

"And he said unto me, My grace
is sufficient for thee: for my strength
is made perfect in weakness. Most
gladly therefore will / rather glory
in my infirmities, that the power OF
Christ may rest upon me".--2 Cor
1919
Paul speaks of a thorn in the
flesh, the messenger of Satan to buff
fet me" from which sought delive-
rance three times from God. But
God saw fit not to deliver him from
this trying thing. Rather, He assured
him that His grace was sufficient to
meet this and every need.
We are not told what the particu-
lar "thorn in the flesh" of Paul was.
To each of us come different bur-
dens and trials. To some it is poor
health. To others it is Strengthened
financial conditions. Others experie-
ce trying living conditions. What
ever the form of the thorn that
pricks deeply, God would have us
to realize that His grace is still suf-
ficient to enable us to bear the diff
fuculty. Our weakness is Gods OPP
portunity. Strength is made per-
feet in weakness"
Paul prayed for the removal OF
his "thorn in the flesh. His prayer
was answered but not in the manner
he hoped. God did not remove the
source of the trouble but gave him
grace to bear it. Therefore, Paul
said, "Most gladly, therefore, will !
rather glory in my infirmities, that
the power of Christ may rest upon
me-" If we were not weak, we would
never know the power of God. When
we recognize our need of divine grace
we are in a position to receive Gods
grace. We cannot save ourselves
When we realize this and look to
Jesus for salvation we experience
His saving grace. We cannot bear
life's burdens in our own strength.
We must look to God for sufficient
grace.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-07-24
Gov. Fielding Wright
Speaks In Lexington
Saturday Night 800 PM
Candidacy For Full.
Term Will Be
Presented To Citizens

Governor Fielding L. Wright, can
didate for a full four-year term. will
speak at Lexington, Saturday night.
July 26th at 800 Pm.
In his campaign addresses over the
state, Governor Wright has quoted
from the records to show that he was
active in the fight for hard-surfaced
roads, the present homestead exemp-
ton law, the BAWI program, increa-
sed teachers salaries and greater
benefits for the aged and INDECENT
sick.
He was a member of the commit
tee that set up the Veterans Home
stead Act providing a $5,000,000 re-
volving fund to aid World War ii
veterans in financing purchases OF
residential and farm property.
Pointing out that commercial fer
tilizer and seed are exempt from the
sales tax, Governor Wright has an
nounced he will ask the legislature
to exempt all commercial feeds from
tax an extra incentive to the further
development of the livestock indus
try.
He also has advocated completion
of the Central Farmers Market
! with its related statewide marketing
program, support of research
through the experiment stations to
| improve every phase of Mississippi
agriculture, support and operation OF
a modern state fair, and continued
backing of district and county live
| stock shows and fairs.
Governor Wright has declared his
support for solving revenue PROD
lens of counties and Municipalities
nv a division of the sales tax II
possible, 'but if this is not feasible
then by some other means or met
hods that will afford sufficient re-
lief.
He has said he promised when a
candidate for lieutenant governor
in 1943that since the people had x
pressed themselves on the liquor
question in the referendum election'
he would do all in his power TO
"preserve and maintain the pronloi-
ton laws of the state.
The senate, while he was neu-
tenant governor and presiding otfi-
Ger, passed every single piece OF ie-
/! gislation offered "to strengthen tne
prohibition laws"
"The record will show" declares
Governor Wright, chat on the mo
ton to take up consideration OF tne
hill tn strengthen our prohlbltlon
laws while I was lieutenant COVER
nor a tie vote resulted, and in con-
formitv too the promise I made IN
1o43 campaign, / voted for the mo-
t;on and made possible immediate
consideration of this legislation.
The governor recommended re-
aao1 ~ the BLACK Market tax at me
Special legislative session in March
and he has said he would present II
to the next legislative assembly IN
January.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-07-24
Lexington Man
Completes Food Course

LIST 1t. Lyman d. Williams, who
before entering the army lived in
Lexington, recently graduated from
the A week Food Service Supervi-
sors' course at the QuartermaSter
Food Service School at Fort Sam
Houston, Texas.
1t. Williams is assigned to Hq.
Batry. End Fla Bn. Fl. Sill Okla,
and will return there to put into
practice the lessons in Food Service
Supervision learned at the San An
tonic school.
During the recent war 1t. Will
Jams served in the ETC as liaison
pilot with 26th Inf. Div. where he
received 3 battle stars, the Air Me-
dial and 2 clusters.
Before entering the service 1t.
Williams did sales work for the
family business, T. M. Williams and
Sons.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-07-24
Mrs. K. B. Tidwell
Addresses Roturiuns

Mrs. K. B. Tidwell chief opera
tor and manager of the Lexington
office of the Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company, was the principal
speaker at the Friday meeting OF
the Lexington Rotary Club.
Mrs. Tidwell gave a brief but in
teresting history of the local exchan-
ge stating the new modern system
was installed in January of 1888 and
has steadily grown. Two new Sec
tions with fifty new numbers were
added last summer, she said, and
there are two hundred On the wait
ing list for service.
The Telephone Company has the
inside equipment for needed addi-
lions she said, but they do not have
the outside material needed.
The number of rural subscribers has
Seventeen operators are now en-
ployed at the Lexington exchange
steadily increased and will continue
to grow as needed materials are
available.
About the best way to improve
the free service between points If
the county, Mrs. Tidwell suggested
is to limit the length of each cal
as much as possible, making it pos
sible for more people to enjoy the
free service.
Mrs. Tidwell's speech PROVED
very enlightening as well as enjoy
able to those present,
David Miles is program chairman
for July.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-07-24
New Firestone Store
OPENS Next Week

An extensive new sales and ser
v;ce enterprise will become a part
of tn business life of Lexington next
Friday morning, August lst with tne
grand opening of the new, compiete,
lv modern Firestone Auto Parts ana
Sales Company at 101 N. Vine.
Construction work on the new
c+ore has been finished, and COM
plete stock of Firestone tires ano
tubes, household appliances, radlos.
housewares and many other types Oh
merchandise have been received
paul Horun, Manager
The manager of the new store Is
Mr.. paul Koran, who has been as
soc;ated with Weathersby Chevro-
let Company. He and his wlfe ana
their two children live on Westwooo
avenue.
Permanent employment will be
nrovided for two residents OF Lex
;neton by the new store. Members
of the staff will include: Dennis felo
and Marcus Osborn.
Preview Friday Night
Mr.. Koran announces that r
souvenirs will be available for eve
rvone at the preview ceremonies
Thursday night, July 81 from 2 til
9. The grand opening sale will begin
Friday morning, August LIST, and
end Saturday night, Mr.. Koran said.
Complete details of the sale and
souvenir offering will be announced
next week in a full page advertise
ment in The Advertiser.