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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06
Barber TidweII Opens
Southland Station

Barber Tidwell, we'll known
young Lexington man, will hold the
formal opening Saturday of this
week for his new service station
which will be known as Tidwelps
Southland Service Station.
We invite your attention to his adj
vertisement appearing on page five
of the Advertiser which lists few
of the items he is featuring espec-
tally for his opening day.
Barber announces that he will
handle the famous Southland gas
oline, the only gasoline on the mar
Set which is refined in Mississippi
from Mississippi crude oil.
Also appearing in this issue is an
advertisement of the Southland Co
mpany on the same page.
Barber invites all of his friends
and the public to pay him visit and
to make his station their headquar-
tiers for super service.
He has been out of the navy for
nearly one and one-half years hav-
ing spent three years in the service,
twenty-eight months of which was
spent overseas. His many friends
wish for him success in the new en-
terprise.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06
Lexington Joycees Hold
Meeting On Tuesday

The Lexington Junior Chamber OF
Commerce met Tuesday night at the
City Hall, with thirty members pre-
sent.
The club is currently selling chan
ces on $165.00 Crosley floor model,
Radio-Record Player combination
to be given away March 29th. This
combination is now on display at
Mississippi Power & Light Co. Chan
ces are SOC each.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce
is making arrangements for taking
out-of-town boys home from spring
football practice. This will aid great
ly in helping Coach Bill Schneider to
build up strong squad for next
years football season.
In the near future, a sign viii be
erected by the Jay-Cees between
Grapes Camp and the intersection
of Highways II and 81, urging tour
lists and travellers to "Take the Delta
Road to Memphis" through Lexing-
ton and Greenwood.
Next meeting will be held on Tue
sday, March 18th, at the Lexington
City Hall. All members are urged
to be present
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06
NJ. Parker Rites
At Dover Cemetery

Mr.. Madison L. Parker, retired
planter and stock man died suddenly
Thursday night of heart attack In
the Community Hospital at Lexing-
ton. He was the husband of Mrs
Willie johnson Parker. They moved
to Lexington year ago from Yazoo
county where MIR. Parker was reared
He was born in Neshoba county in
1856. He was member of the Lex
ington Methodist church and a stau-
nch mason.
Graveside services were held al
the Dover Cemetery in Yazoo CO.
unity Friday, at $50 P. M. with
Masonic Honors. Scripture reading
and prayer were by the Rev. Robert
1. Martin, Baptist minister of Ben
tonia.
Mr.. Parker is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Willie j. Parker, Lexing-
ton, three daughters, Miss Laura
Bell, Matte and Mary Lee Parker
all of Gulfport.
Funeral arrangements were in
charge of the Lee Funeral Home.
Mr.. Parker had made many frien-
DIS the short time he had lived IN
Lexington who mourn his passing.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06
Petuniu Now On Displuy
At lack Williams Store

Jack Williams, popular young
Lexington business man and Purina
dealer, invites his friends and the
general public to pay his store on
the Square an early visit for the
purpose of seeing Petunia, two
months-old calf which Jack has in
stalled in his store in the latest type
of pen.
Petunia is being raised on the most
scientific diet possible, Purina
Startena, that is, and Jack invites
the stockmen of the county especial
" to watch the calf grow before
their very eyes.
A careful check of the cost of feed
and rate of gain is being kept on
the calf and will be shown to any inv
terested customer.
Read Jacks ad on page four of
the Advertiser.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06
Durunt Boptists Get
CuriIIonic Bells

A gift of 100000 for the pur-
chase of the Schulmerich Carillonic
bells has been made to the First
Baptist Church of Durant, according
to an announcement made by the
Rev. c. M. Day, pastor, in the pull
pit Sunday morning.
The electronic bells were given by
MIR. Claud C. Wilkes, Durant busin-
ess man, as memorial to his mo-
Their, the late Mrs. Elvira Heffner
Wilkes, who for many years was a
devoted and consecrated member of
the Durant church.
The bells have arrived and will
be installed as soon as the engineer
from the Schulmerich Company is
able to come to Durant to install
them.
The bells have a radius of several
miles and they are expected to add
much to the beauty and solemnity
of the services in the church and
prove to be a great asset to the en-
tire city of Durant.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06
Lenten Mission At
Episcopal Church

The Rev. William Asger, rector of
Saint Mary's Episcopal church will
conduct Preaching Mission beginn-
ing March 10th, and continuing
through Sunday morning, March Is,
when Bishop Duncan M. Gray will
close the Mission.
These services will be held every
evening at 7:30 beginning March 10,
with the exception of Saturday eve
ming when there will be no service.
Friends of all denominations are
given a cordial invitation to attend
the Mission.
Mr.. Asgar has held services IN
Lexington only since January and
welcomes this opportunity to be-
come better acquainted in our city
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06
GOSPEL TALKS
by Rev. r. G. Valentine
Yours sincerely,
C. j. EVERETT

Sunday Services at the Presbyterian
Church:
Ten O'clock-Sunday School
Eleven and Seven-Worship
SUCCESS AND PROSPERITY
'sThis book of the law shall not
depart out of thy mouth; but thou
shalt mediate therein day and night
that thou mayest observe to do ac-
cording to all that is written there
in: for then thou shalt make thy way
prosperous, and then thou shalt
have good success Joshua 1:8.
The world is greatly interested in
success and prosperity. A man who
is doing we'll in his business or pro-
fession and is comfortably fixed fin
ancially is said to be success in
life. Everyone wants to be success
full in the worlds goods.
The Bible which has much to say
about this life and the life beyond
says very little about success and
prosperity. In only one place is the
word success" used in the whole
Bible. That verse is quoted above
and gives Gods way to success and
prosperity.
If we would have good success,
God says that we must mediate con-
tinually in His Word and direct
our lives i'm obedience to that Word
We must know His truth and obey
it. We must believe it and practice
it. We can do neither if we do not
mediate upon His truth
That truth of God teaches that sal
walton is by faith in Christs saving
work on the cross. 1t also teaches
that the believer in Christ must seek
to do Gods will in all things and to
glorify God in his life. God Will
bless such a life not only with re-
ward in Heaven but with success
and prosperity in this life. Many
who seek these things in other ways
find that they elude them. Seek God
first and His will and God will re-
ward the life that honors Him.
Meet the conditions by continual
meditation in the word of God and
constant obedience to His will then
thou shalt make the way prosperous
and then thou shalt have good sue
cess"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06
Campbell Announces
For Supervisor Beat 4

Curtis G.. Campbell is candidate
for supervisor of beat four, Holmes
county, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary election in
August.
Mr.. Campbell is well known in
the Thornton community where he
makes his home. He has lived here
for thirty-four years and is known
by practically everyone in that sec
ton.
In making his announcement, Mr..
Campbell said the voters of the dis
trict knew him and his qualificat-
ions; that he would appreciate their
consideration and if they saw fit to
elect him to the board that he
would try to make them good man.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06
Membership Drive For
Holmes Livestock Assoc.
Now Underway
All Club and FLA
Conduct Drive
For 1000 Members

The membership drive for the Hol-
mes County Livestock Association
is now underway. All Club boys and
girls and F. F. A. boys and girls are
conducting the drive and have set
1000 members as the goal.
Money collected in this drive will
be used to put on a County Live
stock and Agricultural Show for the
boys and girls Of Holmes County in
the spring of 1948. That is earliest
date possible to put on a good show
as it is necessary for the boys and
girls to get their animals this
spring in order that they will be
ready for showing next spring.
Following is a letter that was
handed to every All Club boy and
girl and F. F. A. boy and girl in Hol-
mes county in order that they may
be able to discuss this membership
drive with people they contact:
Dear All Club Boys and Girls:
On Thursday night, December 10,
we organized the Holmes county
Livestock Association for the pur-
pose of promoting All Club and
#. F. A. work in Holmes county,
also to help promote better pas
lures and increase the production OF
beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine and
other agricultural products. 1t was
agreed that one of the main funct-
ions of this organization would be
to sponsor Holmes County Agri-
cultural Show each spring and this
show would be mainly for All Club
and F. F. A. Members.
The Directors thought it would be
good idea for the All Club and
F. F. A. boys and girls to conduct the
membership drive in helping estab-
lish our Organization. We are asking
every All Club boy and girl and
F. F. A. boy and girl to be respon-
sible for getting their parents to join
the Livestock Association in order
that we may accomplish the goals
that we have set.
We are offering $500 for appG-
cation on any animal All or F. F. A
project to the boy or girl who soil
cts the most members other thar
their parents. We know that this is
the beginning of worthwhile pro-
ject for our boys and girls in this
county and unless we as parents
take part, we can not expect our
children to become enthused or to dc
the work that they are capable OF
doinp, Do not refuse YOUR boy Of
girl in this membership drive.
Membership dues are $500 AND
every penny of this $500 will 60
for our County Livestock Show.
Yours very truly,
Signed:
HOOVER MAXWELL, President
J. w. HUMPHREYS, Vice-Pres.
w. R.. SULLIVAN, Secretary
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06
Major Edwin 7. Nelson
Candidate For Sheriff
To The Democratic Voters of Holmes
County:

County:
In response to inquiries from
friends l want to take this means
to announce that l will be candi-
date for sheriff of Holmes county,
subject to the action of the Democr-
attic primary.
expect to be back at home with
in short time to contact as many
of you as possible.
Until the time when / am dischar-
ged from the army and can see you
personally I will be grateful for
the serious and thoughtful consider
alton of every man and woman in
Holmes county who wants to see
| our county cleaned up. NV
I promise you, the people of Hol-
mes county, that if you elect me your
sheriff that l will stop the open
sale of whiskey, widespread display
of slot machines and open gambling
which now flourishes in our county.
Not only will I stop the open sale
of whiskey, slot machines and gambl-
ing. but l will do everything in my
power under the law as sheriff to
put these places completely out OF
business.
AS for the other duties of the Of
flee of sheriff and tax collector
believe / am thoroughly fitted by
background, education, training and
experience to handle these duties in
a manner which believe will be
entirely satisfactory to all the PEG.
pie of Holmes county.
Before entering the service ir
November of 1910, with the Miss
issippi National Guard, Battery B
Hath Field Artillery, I was engaged
in the practice of law at Lexington
where / also had the honor of serv-
ing the people as mayor since JAN
uary of 1925.
My record for honest, fair, and i'm,
partial dealing with every either
alike has already been established
and proven over period of years
If you elect me as your sheriff ] viii
give you the same kind of service
without fear or favor.
am not asking for nor do want
the vote Of the lawless element in
Holmes county.
Sincerely yours,
EDWIN T. NELSON
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06
Rep. 6. J. Everett Is
Candidate Reelection
TO THE CITIZENS OF HOLMES
COUNTY:

4
Doing my best to serve your in
terests during the last four years
has been pleasure to me. thank
all of you for giving me the oppor-
tunity to represent you in the Legis-
lature.
l served on the Education Comm
ittee, the Agriculture Committee,
and the University and College Com
mittee. In these had an opportunity
to work for and to help in advancing
the cause Of education and agricul-
ture.
Realizing that our greatest asset is
our boys and girls, / want to keep
working in their behalf that their
training may be adequate to meet
the needs of present and future civil
lization.
Another need, as I see it, is bet
ter farm-to- market roads. More con-
venient transportation would aid all
of the industrial interests in our CO.
unity, and would also promote the
high social standard which the peo-
pie of Holmes County prize.
The next legislative body should
be composed of sincere men who
have a vision and understanding OF
the economic and educational inter-
ests of the near future. Since my
training is in those fields, I hope
you will see fit to let me serve you
again.
Yours sincerely,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06
VIEW Auxiliary Meets
Tuesday March 18th

The Veterans of Foreign Wars
Auxiliary will meet next Tuesday
evening, March 18th at the City
Hall in Lexington.
At this time new officers will be
elected and all members are urged
to attend, according to an announce
ment of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Reese.
president.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06
The scene is a court room.

The scene is court room.
The place is Lexington, Holmes
county, Mississippi. The time is Oct
ober, 1916.
A man has been indicted by a
Grand Jury composed of Holmes CO.
unity citizens and is being tried by a
jury of Holmes county men on a
charge of shooting with intent to
kill two officers of the law of the
city of Durant.
The County Attorney and the Dis
trict Attorney introduce transcripts
of the criminal record Of the defend
ant, John Rowland, showing he has
a criminal record.
The attorneys for the state intro
duce a witness on the stand who
was an eye witness to the shooting,
a Young man who was no relation
or personal friends of the officers as
saulted. The blame for the criminal
assault on the officers was clearly
established in the minds of the court
room audience.
But that Holmes county jury freed
Rowland ;. found him mot guilty"
Freed him for what?
So that he could go back to his
reported business of bootlegging? SO
that his employee and kinsman
could run an innocent young boy
down on the highway and murder
him while, according to reports, I'M
der the influence of liquor?
Yes, it was John Rowland's kins-
man and employee who crashed into
and killed Doc Winborn on Friday
night. ;.
One can't help but think that II
the Holmes county jury had put
John Rowland where he belonged
there would have been no crash
Friday night ). and there woulo
be one less grave in the Durant
cemetery.
One of Durant's finest families
would have not lost son, boy VINO
stood only on the threshold OF
happy and useful life j. and one OF
Durant's finest young women woulo
not be a widow. >.
We would not feel very proud II
we had anything at all to do with
the freeing of John Rowland.
The large number of liquor joints
that infest the highways, almost
every highway of Holmes county, ar
the greatest single factor in the
large number of drunked drivers
which the Highway Patrolmen are
picking up.
The highways are not safe.
How much longer do the people OF
Holmes county have to put up with
present conditions?
Those persons who cannot see
any harm" in these liquor places
should think a second time before
they make such careless statement
The victim of the next drunken
driver may be your boy, girl IL
might even be YOU.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06
&C. Allen Announces
For Constable Beat 7

c. c. Allen, of West, is a candidate
for reelection as constable of beat
two, Holmes county, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary
election in August.
Mr. Allen has served one term as
constable and said today that he
would appreciate the consideration
of every qualified voter.
He is now constable of beat two.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06
Holmes Teachers Ask
Legislators To Approve
So Million For Schools
LocuI Association Ask
For Substantial
Increase In Salaries

To the Hon. Senator j. S. Watson,
Representative G.. H. Love,
Representative c.. ]. Everett,
Representative w. P. Hammett
We, the Committee of School
superintendent of Holmes County
Teachers Association, expressing the
sentiment of the teachers of this CO.
unity, would appreciate your support
OF legislation to give teachers a sub
stantial increase in salary. We re-
commend a minimum of $5,000,000.,
but believe that $3,000,000.00 should
be appropriated for the schools OF
the State. This appropriation be re-
tro-active as of January 1st 1947.
Signed:
Committee of the Holmes County
Teachers Association.
w. B. KENNA, Chairman
CT H. CARRUTH, JR., Durant-
w. r. HUDDLESTON, Tchula.
j. G. JACOB, Goodman.
DOROTHY McBEE, Supernten.
dent Education, Holmes County.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06
Red Cross Drive
Shows Steady Progress

Cruger is the first town in the CO.
unity to report their quota oversub-
scribed as of date March Bird.
Mr.. S. F. Buchanan and Mrs. G. q.
Griffen are chairmen. March Attn
finds Owens has more than met
their quota with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Fowler, chairmen. Coxburg is piling
up big surplus on their assignment
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06

Evidence of Rowland's criminal
record was introduced in the case
by the state but the Holmes county
jury freed him of the charge.
At that time Rowland repeatedly
operated County Line Store, just
over the Montgomery county line in
Carroll county.
After the trial in Holmes Rowland
was reported to have moved his OPP
erations further north to Tillatobia.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
by Hozel Bronnon

There was funeral in Durant
Sunday afternoon.
A young Durant boy, student at
Ole Miss, was buried beneath a
mound of flowers.
He had been faithful in the service
of his country for forty-four mon
tbs, a year of which was spent on
foreign soil, away from his wife and
family and loved ones sonly to
come home and be cut down under
the wheels of reported drunken
driver.
To make the situation even darker
the driver of the car which killed
him had been to Holmes county to
pick up the case of whiskey which
was taken from the car, reports
stated.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Murphy and Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Williams were dinner
guests Thursday. evening of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Moore.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06

MIR. and Mrs. Conrad Stephenson,
of Jackson, visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Bob Boyd Sunday. Mr..
Boyd and Mrs. Stephenson celebrat-
ed their birthdays at this time with
a lovely family dinner.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-03-06

Mrs. c. M. Dobbs, Aberdeen, and
Mrs. Asa Watson, of Strong, visited
Mr.. Laurie and Mr.. Virgil Garnett
recently.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04

eager to learn American ways of
cooking. One American friend
taught the native women to make
soap from the waste fats on Amer
lean tables, thus enabling a Ko-
rean family to save as much as S.
o month previously spent
for soap.
"On the whole, said Major Price,
''there was very little fraterniza-
ton in Korea"
When the Prices were ready to
leave Korea, it was discovered
that young Susan, aged 3 had
made the greatest ties with the
natives, for when she departed,
the house boy, Pic, said to Mrs.
Price, Susan 60, Pic cry very
much, when Mrs. Price go, Pic
no cry"
Back in the States. Major Price
has received his discharge. The
family expects to leave for De-
land. Fla, on Saturday, where Mr..
Mr.. Price will do graduate work
and teach at Stetson college, He
also expects to do some newspaper
work.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
TABOR CITY MART
SETS SEASON HIGH
Tobacco Growers Sell 348.
406 Pounds For Average
OF approximately $50

TABOR CITY. Sept. 3-An all
time high of the 1947 season was
recorded here Monday when to-
bacco growers placed 348. 8.406
pounds On warehouse floors.
Harry Mum and Dewey HUI
finess, auctioneers on the market
could be heard chanting high
dollar prices as many growers re-
ported personal averages in excess
of sixty dollars per hundred
pounds.
Sales supervisor John W. Barlow
said the average paid to farmers
jumped two dollars a hundred
over the average price paid Fri.
day, the last sale day before the
Labor Day holiday.
Growers banked $164, 1888. 81 from
Mondays sale. Although reports
were incomplete Tuesday appear
ances indicated that poundage
would be off somewhat and the
average would drop slighaly. In
ferior leaf was offered by small
number of growers which will ac-
count for the price drop Barlow
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
Price Fami| y Returns To States
Having Learned A Lot In Korea
Politically And Socially The Prices Feel
That Their Months In Korea Were
Most Enlightening

the Russian and United statee
zones Major Price says that there
is still active opposition bv the
Communists in the US zone.
Mrs. Price mentioned the riots
and terrorism Of last October
when the city of Pusan was alert.
ed. when tanks roamed the streets
and when native communists and
right wingers battled throughout
the province.
Major Price said that according
to documents, plans, papers re-
treivrd from the riots, it was OBJ.
vious that the Russian zone were
playing a great part in their DO.
lltlcal warfare against the south.
ern provinces.
When asked, if the Communists
would ever win out, Major Price
said that the red political group
would break up if both Russian
and U.S.A. forces withdrew and
left the Koreans to govern them.
selves. He also said that there
was no chance of communication
as long as the US. forces were
kept in Korea.
Major Price said that Koreans
liked the Americans; in fact when
Col. Frank G. Gillette was re.
called this spring, the Koreans pe-
titioned General Marshall to have
him remain. The petition was
granted.
HOME LIF7, IN KOREA
As for their life in Korea, with
the exception of bad plumbing,
poor electricity, and practically no
heat in the winter time. Mrs.
Price said that they lived normal
life.
The Prices home built on the
style of japanese homes was par
tltioned with panels of paper. A
frame work mostly of glass in
closed the rest of the house. When
winter came-the climate is like
that of Southern Virginia-it was
cold In the house that had never
been heated. The P ces were able
to acquire one stove and thus kept
one room warm, but the rest of
the house was cold enough to war
rant ice in the sink made of pink
concrete intermixed with pink mo-
ther-of-pearl.
Asked if she liked the Koreans,
Mrs. Price Zone of the first army
wives to land in Korea) said, Eyes
they were all right" However, she
did find their extreme curiosity
about American women, most ex-
asperating. She said they would
stare until one was embarrassed,
and many times were forward
enough to stand around the family
jeep and stroke little Susan S
blond hair.
Mrs. Price said she particularly
noticed that Korean women were