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Arizona sun., 1947-09-26

ty good. Martha stood at the gate
waving good-by and looked ten
years younger. was sort of choked
up and happy. was only sorry she
couldn't come along. It was just
for men, you know.
I left my car in front of the house
and walked down to the Clifton Ho-
tel so I could 60 over my speech
just one last time. When I got there
I said hello to everybody-even
Longyear, president of the bank. I'd
never spoken to him before. I felt
pretty important.
THEY put me on the platform next
l. to Charlie Simmons, who is quite
a wit around these parts. He has
one of those ventriloquist dummies
and also does card tricks. He told
me few jokes and laughed al
though didn't listen. I took taste
of the soup but after that couldn't
eat thing. The speech kept pound
ing in my head.
<4LS1 Vic 4SC S4So111 N4ASICA SAoW-
son raped for order and made a
fowery speech about the town coun-
Gil. Then the head Of the council
said lot of nice things about the
mill and how much good it had
done the town. More speeches fol-
lowed. Each time the POSTMASTER
| got ready to call on the next speak
er shook all over thinking it might
be me. It seemed that everybody
in town was making speech. My
mouth got dry.
Then Simmons got up and did his
dummy act and some card tricks.
He went over to the piano and sang
some songs. People called for more.
They all laughed and sang with him.
looked at my watch. It was eleven
| o'clock.
| managed to get my head clear
and quickly thought over the first
few paragraphs of my speech. They
were saving me for the last. A sort
of surprise, I thought. Then Mister
Clawson got up and his voice sound
ed far off. He said some Of the boys
wanted to play poker and others
wanted to sit around and chat. It
was too late for more speeches.
After hearing Simmons any more
talk would be tame. It was a
wonderful evening and everybody
had enjoyed it thoroughly. They all
stood up and sang Auld Lang Syne.
The dinner was over.
You can't blame me for not being
able to think clearly after that.
| was so disappointed I got kind Of
numb. l sneaked out through the
back door and went home. Martha
ran down to the front gate and
grabbed me around the neck. She
cried, 'How did it go?"
I said, ''They didn't call on me-"
shouldn't have told her the truth.
It was a dreadful blunder.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
THE BUILD-UP
By RUBE GOLDBERG

There wasn't much about me she
could brag about, but she made up
a lot of things. She said she won
me away from a fancy blonde
named Tillie and told how I saved
the company's payroll when six
armed bandits broke into the mill.
Of course, there wasn't any blonde
named Tillie and the six armed
bandits were just two fellows who
looked in when they saw light and
asked the road to Cloverdale.
Martha wasn't very strong and
got spells now and then. They said
it was her heart. I didn't pay much
attention to what the doctor said.
I'd always make her rest after
one Of her spells and she'd come
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26

during that time Martha got some
of the red back in her cheeks and
she moved around more lively than
she had in years. She made me
get dinner coat with all the fixings
that went with it. She had the studs
screwed in the shirt four days be-
fore the banquet.
After we wrote the speech we
went over it here and there until it
sounded right. Each evening after
dinner we'd go to the kitchen where
people couldn't look in and I'd stand
on a chair and make the speech.
I must have delivered that speech
at least fifty times.
Well, the big night finally came.
When got dressed up looked pref
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Testing Life's PHILOSOPHERS

COLOMON concludes his confes
- sions with this probing declara
ton: For God shall bring every
work into judgment, with every Sc
cret thing, whether it be good, OF
whether it be evil"
What is he saying? He is remind.
ing us that whatever may be oul
philosophy of life, such philosophy
together with our commitments
thereto, will be tested out under the
white light of Gods ultimate truth
My conclusion is that 1 desire but
one thing-to find and follow the will
of God, which is always right ano
always best.
(Copyright by the International Council
of Religious Education on behalf of II
Protestant denominations. Released By
WNU FeatureS.)
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Excellent Advice

EVEN so. Solomon was ready, by
IL the time he wrote EcclesiasteS
to give some excellent advice. He
had discovered that pomp and cere
mony are meaningless-that they
turn at last to ashes.
For example, ''He (GOd) hath
made everything beautiful in its
time" chapter 3, verse IL. Solo
mon had dealt in the artificial.
He had worn the most costly
robes, lived in the finest palaces,
had gardens set up to please any
passing whim.
But now that he has come to see
the vanity of men, he can at las
open his eyes to the beauty which
God creates. And now he has be-
come wise man, indeed. There i:
beauty everywhere if only we have
eyes to see.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26

Solomon was very nwise man in
many of the manifestations of his
life. He had every advantage, but
yielded to selfish pursuits of pleas
ure when he might have been serv-
ing his day and generation by the
will of God.
Why do point to Solomon as an
unwise man? From his own testi-
mony-"I gave my heart to know
wisdom, and to know madness and
folly; I perceived that this also is
vexation of spirit. For in much wis.,
dom is much grief: and he that in
creaseth knowledge increaseth Sor-
row."
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
This
Weeks
Best
Fiction


passenger. Neither of us spoke for
a while.
The great clatter of the storm out
side rendered the silence behind the
closed windows a little oppressive.
Presently the little man said, ''My
wife is buried over there" He point
ed in the direction of Cypress Hills.
I'm sorry" I answered.
"When-"
''Just a few weeks ago."
''Was it sudden or"
He ignored my unfinished ques-
ton and said absently, 'It's strange
what a delicate thing life is. 1t can
be cut off by an accidental move
or even a thoughtless word. Some
thing you say can snap it off just
like a thin piece of thread"
There was a clap of thunder and
the downpour wrapped us in a fresh
film of rain. The little man told me
his story. l give it to you in his
words as closely as I can remember
them.
Martha spent her whole life trying
to build me up into something. She
started right at the wedding. She
was about an inch taller than me
and she wore her f1attest heels at
the wedding and stopped over a
little when the minister stood us up
for the ceremony. She looked so
proud you'd think she was marrying
a millionaire. And me only book
keeper at the mill.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Tribute to CHS

Belgium Premier Paul Henry
Spaak recently inaugurated the ter
minal milestone of the Highway
Of Freedom" named as a tribute
to the American troops who liberat-
ed Europe in 1914. The road runs
through the south of Belgium from
the beaches of Normandy and to
the heart Of Belgian Ardennes, fol-
lowing roughly the advance of the
American army.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Death of the Heath Hen

Many years ago, despite every
human effort, the Heath Hen died
on Martha's Vineyard, an island off
the coast of Massachusetts. He was
the sole survivor of what had once
been a vast host of this species of
game bird although the range was
very limited from New Hampshire
to New Jersey and Chesapeake bay.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Value of Farming

Farm land, buildings, machinery.
equipment, livestock and crops on
hand were worth more than 80 bill
lion dollars to American farmers at
the end of 1916, reports the bureau
Of agricultural economics.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Moths in MOhair

Moths thrive in mohair and other
wool furniture upholstery and in
rugs, so chair and floor coverings
should be cleaned often and put out
in the sunshine to air. Spraying with
DDT when not in daily use will do
away with the moths.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Earlv Illinois Timber

Earliest record of the lumber in
dustry in Illinois refers to the dec
ade 1830-39, when Is million board
feet of pine logs were RATED down
the Mississippi river from Wiscon-
sin to mills located in the north
western river towns.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Rapid Earth Moving

Motorized earth moving equip
nent can load, transport and dump
48 cubic yards of dirt-equivalen
to nearly so wagonloads-in one
hour at a cost Of less than 80 cents
per yard.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Me
fiction
Corner

was ambling along in my car
counting posts and watching my
nervous windshield wiper as 1t
slapped out a clear segment Of a
circle when I spied smallish man
walking ahead. The back of his
neck seemed a bit scrawny and a
little round hat sat on top of his head
as though a vagrant breeze had
dropped it there.
He was carrying small bunch
Of flowers. When l pulled alongside
I asked him if he wanted a lift.
His clothes were limp with the
steady drizzle and he seemed to
have walked long way. "I've only
got short way to 60 now," he said.
'1t amt hardly worth bothering
about"
Jump in, anyway" said,
you're all soaked"
'All right. But I'm only going
around the bend there to Cypress
Hills" AS he got into the car he
held the flowers high so as not to
break the stems.
Cypress Hills" I repeated by
way of showing little interest
'That's cemetery, isn't it?"
Eyes, it's a cemetery"
''Oh," said. Flowers, cemetery
rain. kept a respectful silence.
When we had driven a short dis
tance there was a great rumble o1
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Looking for New Plane

Researchers, looking for an ideal
design for the plane to travel over
1000 miles per hour, lean to swept
back wings and eventually craft re-
senbling schoolroom paper air.
planes.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Plant That ExrIOdes

In India and Ceylon there is a
plant called the touch-me-not which
Is particularly abundant. 1t derives
its name from the fact that the
fruits explode when touched. The
exploding scatters the seeds of the
plant.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Men Faster Than Women

Several thousand visitors to the
annual safety convention and expo
sition were tested by a drive-o-
meter and it was found that men
averaged a quicker response to inn
pending danger than women did.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
I.irht Paint CnnIa

Houses are cooler in summer or
in warm climates if painted very
light colors to reflect heat rays.
Roofing that contains crystalline
particles also tends to reflect the
heat.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
To Make Penicillin

Sweden has started the produc-
ton of penicillin, with a capacity of
six million vials a year. A new
factory was constructed for this pur-
pose,
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26

on lie. solomon
tells us that he had
tried every tempt
ing offer Of the
world, but found it
vanity. VANITY Of
vanities, all is van
ity," he declares.
Solomon is Of
ten referred to as
the wisest Of men.
He does not make
this cla i'm, nor
would / suggest it.
n "a
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Colt Invented

Samuel Colt invented and pat.
ented the first revolving cylinder
for firearms in 1885. Colts invention
had a rotary cylinder containing
several chambers to be discharged
through a single barrel.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Power of ELECTRICITY

In 1899, says Twentieth Century
fund survey. electricity provided S
per cent of the power used in
manufa facturing. Thirty years later,
it provided 80 per cent Of the power.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Dogs After Done

In China, the custom officials use
dogs to track down narcotic snug
glers. The animals are trained to
follow the scent of the drug.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Astronomers Increase

Amateur astronomers have In
creased from 40 groups before the
war to 30, with membership rang
ing from 20 in Battlecreek, Mich,
to 600 In New York City.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Still a Small Isle

Britain is one fortieth the size of
the United States. Including Eng
land, Scotland and Wales, it is the
largest island in Europe.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26

ChunQer CnrOugn Lne
low hills and the
sky opened with a
sudden torrent that
made the surround
ing landscape a wet
blur.
"Guess I'll pull
up alon gside the
road until it blows
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Worthy 0bjectives
Lesson for September %, 1947

THE Book of Ecclesiastes, written
L by Solomon, B. c. OFT, is profit
able in the fact that it discloses the
findings Of a very remarkable man
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Parrots Come Small

The smallest parrots known will
not average much more than three
inches in length.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
Set Up Fortune Telling Booth at Your
Party and Keep the Crowd Entertained

Newspaper Service, 243 West 18th ST., New
work IL, N. Y. Print name, address, book
let title and No. IS.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-26
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toR q %Szs&
.'eooD pA4RR7IEs
Card Fortunes Thrill

WHETHER you're planning a
w charity bazaar or a party of
your own, you can always count
on a fortune-telling booth to keep
the crowd entertained.
Our Weekly Newspaper Service booklet
No. 65 explains fortune telling by six faS-
cinating methods. Send 25 cents (coin) for
''Let Me Tell Your FOrtune' to Weekly
Evening star., 1947-05-14

D. PLAID WITH WHITE PlQUE Majestic
works moNeIs with nnotehess town suit
dress. Pink. green or blue plaid einehonn
with detachable white pique accents. Sizes
10 to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-30
Proposes Changes
 In Shipping Info.
 Alaska and Hawaii

WASHINGTON, April 30.-LRt- A bill to repeal a 1902 law requir- ink shippers sending goods to Hawaii and Alaska to list the items for statistical reports was intro duced today by Delegate Earring ton R-HawaiD
 The law, Harrington told report CTS, calls for detailed statements from shippers and the information is published by the Commerce De- rartment.
 "A slipper sending something rom New York to California doesn't lave to make this declara- tion,' Harrington said, and we think Hawaii and Alaska should have the same treatment in thls expect a any state"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-30
TIDE TABLE

Lew tide 5:28 am, 2.2 it. . High tid2 11:35 a.m., 15.3 it. . o Low tide 17.40 pm, 06 fit. .
 LOGGFRS
 ATTENTION LOGGERS with logs for sale Contact Juneau Lumber Mills Will buy from 100000 it. to 100000 feet For further particulars see Juneau Lumber Mills. 433-tf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-30
RADIO LOG
KINY (1460 KC) JUNEAU "The Voice of Alaska"
WEDNESDAY EVENING

5:0o--Alaska Light Concert. 5:30.Totem Talk-Forecasts. 5:45-Jack Smith.
 6:00-Dinner News.
 Melody Roundup. 6:30 Benny Goodman.
 TOO Heath Council.
 7:l5-Standard News.
 7:30-Bing Crosby Show. 5:00-KTNY Bandbox. 8:15- Fishing Time.
 8:50-March of Melody. 8:45-PAA News.
 900-Radio Theatre. 9:30-Magic Carpet. Between the Lines. ;00-Words with Music. 10:15-Forecasts.
 MARINE FORECASTS: Daily al 800 and 9:30 A. M, 12:00 Noon, ane $40, 7.25, 8:25 and l0;15 P M; ano Sunday at 11:55 AM. and 5:10 anc 9;30 P. M.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-30
LOGGERS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau cf Land Management
District Lsnd Office Anchorage, Alaska

District Lend Office
 Anchorage, Alaska
 February 20, 1947. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given that Carl Olson has made application for pat ent to his homes te, Anchorage Serial 011232, under the act of May 26, 1884 (43 Stat. 90]l fer tract of land described as North Lot "A" Plat of U. s. Survey No 25l6, of the Pearl Harbor Group of Homesites, on north shore of Pearl Harbor adjoin- ing HE. s. 167, containing 4.87 acres, latitude 58o 23, 12" N. longitude 1340 4S, w. and it is now in the files of the District Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claims in the local land office, Anchorage, Alaska, within the period of publica- tion or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the statutes.
 GEORGE A. LINGO,
 Acting Manager. First publication, March 12, 1947. Last publication, May 2, 1947.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-24
Mr.. {. H.. Stevens
Passes In Texas

Friends and acquaintance of Mr.
c. H. Stevens, will regret to learn OF
his death on April 3rd, at Athens,
Texas. Mr.. Stevens lived in Holmes
county for sixteen years, moving
to Athens, Texas to stay with his
son, Mr.. c. r. Stevens four years ago
after the passing of his wife.
One brother, Mr.. Sam Stevens,
Lexington;one step daughter, Mrs
H. M. Jordan, Lexington; two sons,
Texas, and a number of other
relatives survive him. He will be
greatly missed by all those who
knew him,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-24
Negro All Club
Rally Held Saturday

The county wide rally for negro
All club members was held in Lex
ington Saturday, April 10th, at Am
brose Vocational High School Audi
forum.
% clubs representing a total mem
bership of 1400 club members were
in attendance. After devotion and
meditation in the chapel, each club
gave a demonstration and reported
on club activities to date.
Following the program by clubs,
each leader and All club member
were served refreshments as COM
pliment of the Lexington Junior
Chamber Of Commerce and the mer-
chants and business men of Lexing-
ton. A free picture show and prizes
were also given as a compliment OF
the same group.
The annual parade was then held
through the city.
Clubs present were as follows.
Lexington, Richland, Durant, Mt.
Olive, Pine Grove, Clover, Beulah
Grove, Tchula, Sunny Mount, Leb-
anon, Georgeville, Cruger, Franklin
Rosehill, Mt. Zion and Mileston.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-24
Lexington Jaycees
Honor Football Boys

On Tuesday, April 18th, the Jun
Tor Chamber of Commerce honored
members of the Lexington High
School football squad with a banquet
in the new grammar school lunch
room. Forty-five Jaycees were pre-
sent for the occasion and about
fifteen football players . Mrs. Nc
Rae and Mrs. Power, with the help
of home economic students, served
a meal which was enjoyed by all
those present.
After the meal, interesting rem
arks concerning Lexington Highs
past and future football possibilities
were given by Norman Weathersby
Leroy Paris and Allie Povall. Swea-
tiers and letters had been purchased
by the Jaycees, and at this time
Coach Bill Schneider presented these
awards to the following players: Ed
Tye Nelson, George Edwards, Par
ham Williams, Jr. Waldo Blake,
John Murrell McRae, Henry Paris
Bobby Berman, Thomas Jackson,
Jack O'Kelly, John Lipsey johnny
Klonaris, Sonny White, Sonny Rus
sell, and Virgil Ingold.
Next regular meeting will be held
on April 29th, when delegates will
be selected to represent the club
at theState convention at Meridian
on May End, 3rd and 4th. All
members urged to be present
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-24
Old Age Pension
Checks To Be DELAYED

State Welfare Commissioner w. F.
Bond has requested that we announ-
ce to all those persons drawing mon
thly old age assistance checks that
there may be a delay in sending
out the May checks because the
Federal appropriation bill for this
aid has passed the house but has not
yet passed the United States Senate.
Checks are usually mailed on or be-
fore the first day of the month but
the chances are now that these
checks cannot be mailed before the
18th of May or later, depending on
how quickly the United States Sen
ate acts on this matter. Checks are
ready and will be mailed as soon as
Federal funds are received.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-24
Mrs. Lynn Tate
Passes AT West

Mrs. Lynn Tate, 70, died at her
home in West Saturday, April 18th
She was the daughter of the late
Frank and Malinda Murley Green,
pioneer settlers of Holmes county,
and widow of the late Allen Tate,
who preceded her in death many
years ago.
Funeral services were held at the
West Baptist church Sunday, April
goth, at 4 P. M, conducted by Rev,
Curtis Ellis, a life long friend of the
deceased. Interment was in West
cemetery with Eastern Star official
ing at the grave, of which she was
a faithful member and filled most
of the offices including Worthy Mat
ron. Lee Funeral Home was in char
&c Of arrangements.
She is survived by two daughters:
Mrs. Lloyd Cade, West; Mrs. Aron
Gelston, Memphis; Three sons, E. E.
Tate, c. M. Tate, both of West; and
Frank A. Tate, Oklahoma City, Okla
homa; Two half-sisters, Mrs. Dave
Montgomery, and Mrs. Ernest Hag-
an, both of West; one h~alf-brother,
DR.. John w. Green, Veterans Hosp
ital, Gulfport; IL grandchildren and
5 Observation-Disclosures.
Pallbearers were: Harvery Brister,
M. S. Rogers, M. G.. Catron, Buddy
Ellis, o. w. Thomas, A. c. Autry,
Ike Campbell and Red Herrod.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-24
|. {. Parkinson Runs
For Representative

Mr.. L. E. Parkinson, of Bowling
Green, is a candidate for represent
alive, subject to the action of the
Democratic Primary Election in
August.
Mr.. Parkinson was born near
Bowling Green, September End, 1894.
He is a son of Frank Parkinson. Mr..
Parkinson was educated in the rural
schools of Holmes county, and lived
on his farm for % years. His first
public work was for Mengel Veneer
Mills, of Hickman, Kentucky.
In connection with his farm work
he operated a grocery store for IL
years, and has worked as a carpen-
ter on many of the states concrete
bridges; was with the Highway De-
partment for sometime and was en-
ployed by the United States Engin-
eering Department on the first dra-
image operation on Big Black River.
For the past several years he has
been doing local carpenter work and
operating his farm. His education
is experience, his motto is ITO Make
the Best Better, and "Be Blind as a
Bat to Everything But Right"
If elected, Mr.. Parkinson says he
will do all in his power to legalize
the sale of whiskey, placing the re-
strictionS on the drinker. We can and
must have laws to clean u high
ways of drunks.
He will support and work for a
state drainage system, work for a re-
vision of the old age pension law,
and will at all times support meas
ures that will be beneficial to the
masses and not the classes. Our free
school book system is fine;our home
stead exemption is great; our high
way patrol system is still in its in
fancy. Our highways are grand, but
our farm to market roads are below
standard, says Mr.. Parkinson.
Mr.. Parkinson says: Being a
working man it will be impossible
for me to see each voter in the CO.
unity, but | will see as many as pos
sible. x
From experience I know / can
honestly and efficiently represent
most any profession or business in
the county.
Il am not too old, not too young,
not burdened with personal work, or
handicapped with a past political
career to keep me from giving my
people just the very best that is in
me-
Yours respectfully,
IL. E) LAWRENCE PARKINSON
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-24
Marine Recruiter
In TchuIu April Both

Staff Sergeant Pete Grill, Marine
Recruiter will be in Tchula Wednes-
day, April 30th, it was announced
by 1t. S. r. Jones, Jr.
The Lieutenant, who is Officer in
Charge, Marine Recruiting Head
quarters, stated that an enlistment
in the Marine Corps still insures at
least one year of college education
to the high school graduate who en-
lists prior to the official termination
of war and serves at least ninety
days.
The benefits of the G. I. Bill of
Rights are not restricted to high
school graduates only. Any one can
qualify for these benefits by serving
a enlistment in the corps. The bill
can be used to obtain loans for
building a home or starting a busin-
eSs.
For full information on the G. /,
Bill of Rights, contact Staff Sergeant
Grill who will be at the post office
from 300 Am. to 4:30 pm, April
30th.