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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-22
SlllI tie MARION
EisIer e,nbod,es the
lessons Of Germany

into a headlong panic, rob
them of all powers of rational
judgment, and then come for.
ward as the only saviOrs of
society. The method they de.
vised was based on Haunting
the Red menace, q method
used since 1918 by every 9TH
er party in the Weimar Re-
public. The Communist bo-
gey had been used time and
time again with more or less
success = but never without
at least some success.
II n y
but the Nazis were no gen
tlemen like those British Tories
who in 1924 used the forged
'Zinoviev letter to stage a noisy
anti-Bolshevik campaign to win
victory at the polls. Mere for.
gerieS were not enough for
them: was not their whole pro.
paganda based on fraud?
'They required something far
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-22
Soak the poor and eodde the th is the COP tax proqra

taxes is that they will soak the poor and coddle the
rich
2OPo cut i'm personal income taxes would save
you and you and you about twelve cents week;
but 1T would would save the PewS, the du Points,
the Chryslers, the Dodges, and other economic
rOyasts millions upon millions of dollars.
These vast gifts to the wealthy in addition to
the gifts delivered by the Republicans in the
18TH Congress in the form of Excess Profits Tax
auctions.
SOAK the poor and coddle the rich" is the ring
the S0th Congress.
IL sounds good to say that these Republicans will
take 1U&o off your income tax bill But it doesn't
mean much in practice. BY wreckng price control
by proposing restrictions collective bargaining and
me rlght to strike by quitting the NorrisLa Guardia
fAnl1nJunctlon Act, they planning to cut your
real wages even more than they have done so that
me alleged saving disappears in the higher cost of
Hvlng and lower real wages
Inc guiding principle of taxation in this Nation
mas oeen, since its very foundation ability to paw
ILL SEEMS likely, however, that this Republican
congress, with its seeming lack of mature outlook
and sense of responsibility is determined to cut the
rates.
what am proposing is to raise the exemptions
SO That any tax reduction will actually helm the little
man, and that think is what the Congress- win do
am asking that all single men have an exemption
OF $1,000 In taxable income; all married men so5oo
exemption; and that there be an exemption Of s5oo
for each dependent
MAUiur
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-22

the nationless
European VINO
for a decade
a n d m or e
fought for hui
man freedom
and dignity in
so many lands,
wrote a book,
whose title to-
day h a S an
ironic and bit
ter sound.
TT ic noI1o1
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-22

''The Lesson of Germany" and
it tells the process whereby a
people surrenders its soul to
fascism. On page 1874 of this
book, Eisler wrote:
Their (the Nazis) plan was
to drive the German people
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-22

and what it might mean 10 tne
average worker.
This would be an easier task
if the Republicans had a tax
plan.
The most charitable thing
that can be said is that when,
as, and if Republican leader
ship in the House of Represen-
tatives, where all Revenue
Bills originate, manages to
evolve one policy, that policy
is likely to hurt the little man
most and help him least.
THE Republican Party is
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-22
By HOWARD FAST

Gerhart Eisler, who is becom-
ing a symbol of the anti-fascist,
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-22

haunted by unthinking utterances of last summer
In their frantic effort to achieve victory at any price,
they promised all things to all men-and women
Among other things, they promised straight
across heboard 20eo reduction in income taxes.
They also promised a reduction in the public debt.
They also promised to fire two million Federal
workers.
It developed that they could not cut taxes
and reduce the debt. They could not fire two million
workers and continue to have Government because
there not quite two million permanent Federal
employees.
THE ONE point in all Republican discussions Of
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-22
By HONORABLE A. j. SAB
9Th District of Illinois

THE Editor of the Star has asked me TO say some
thing about the so.called Republican tax plan
The Lexington advertiser., 1947-02-06
NOTICE TO SELL OLD MOTOR
PATROL

Pursuant to the authority directed
to me by the Board of Supervisors
of Holmes County by order appear
ing in Minute Book 10 on page o9o,
notice is hereby given that the saio
Board will receive bids at their re-
gular March, l947, meeting for the
purchase from Road District Two OF
Holmes County Of one old Cater
pillar Motor Patrol. The said Board
reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
Witness my signature this Febr-
uary 4th, l947.
PARHAM H. WILLIAMS, Clerk OF
the Board of Supervisors. 42-4tnp
The Lexington advertiser., 1947-02-06

NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

NOIlOk Of lnOO EEa > SALE
BY virtue Of the authority confer
red on me as trustee in that certain
deed of trust executed by Cleveland
White and his wife, Eta White, on
the 18th day of May, 1916, to d. T..
Ruff, Trustee, to secure 0. d. Hook
er in the payment of a certain in
debtedness described in and secured
by said deed Of trust which is re-
corded in Book 85, page 1876 of the
Trust Deed Records on Land in the
office of the Chancery Clerk of Hol-
mes County, Mississippi, and de-
fault having been made in the pay
ment of the Indebtedness described
in and secured by said deed of trust
and | having been requested so to do
by the said o. D. Hooker, the owner
and holder of the Indebtedness de-
scribed in and secured by said deed
of trust, will on Monday, the 3rd
day of March, 1947, within legal
hours on said day at the South front
door of the County Courthouse In
the City of Lexington, Holmes CO.
unity, Mississippi, offer for sale and
sell at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, the following de-
scribed land situated in Holmes CO.
unity, State of Mississippi, to-wit:
NWK of SEA less 10 acres
off the East side and NEh of NEA
lying East of the Lexington
and Acona road and one Ql
acre in the Southeast corner OF
the VIZ of NEh and containing in
all 1883 acres, more or less, all sit
uated in Section 25, Township l6,
Range 2 East, less that part Of said
land heretofore conveyed to Holmes
County as shown by deed recorded
in Book 80, page 1866 of the Records
of Holmes County, Mississippi. BY
the above, description it is intended
to describe that certain land con-
veyed to Cleveland White by Sarah
White and others, by deed dated the
End day of February, 1941, whether
correctly described above or not
The title to said land is believed to
be good, but at said sale | will con-
vey only such title as is vested in
me as trustee.
Witness my signature this the Atm
day of February 1947.
d. r. RUFF, Trustee 42-4tnp
The Lexington advertiser., 1947-02-06
Holmes County Farm Bureau
IOfficers And Directors

The following men and women officers and
|directOrs of the Holmes County Farm Bureau:
Officers-H. C. Waterer, President; S. F. Allen
Vice President; p. III. Williams, Treasurer; Mrs.
Elaine Ellington, Secretary.
Directors-C. L. Downer, w. L. Campbell,
Marion Rogers, Wiley Humphries, E. c. Howard,
|E. E. Melton, Mrs. w. M. Ingram, r. M. Branch,
is. +. Allen, Curtis Ellis, c. o. Sudbeck, H. p Watson
iii. L. Nichols r. Nj. Brown, Mrs. I. A. Barrentine
James Love, Sam Gwin, E. L. Hines, Shelby Parker,
us. F. Buchanan, Frank Eakin, w. o. HarthcOck, WI
Waits, b. H. Maxwell Harris Humphreys, X. p.
Thomas, E. E. O'Reilly, Mrs. Lillian Hocutt, ]. A.
Hearn, Jr. and G. L. Roberts.
If you have not been contacted and have not
become Farm Bureau member, see one of the
above directors and become member at once.
The Lexington advertiser., 1947-02-06
NOTICE TO PURCHASE TRUCK

Pursuant to the authority directed
to me by the Board of Supervisors
of Holmes County by order appear
ing in Minute Book l8 on page 595,
notice is hereby given that the said
Board will receive bids at their re-
gular March, 1947, meeting for the
sale to Holmes County for the bene-
fit of the Tchula Road District OF
one 11s ton truck without body.
The said Board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
Witness my signature this Febr-
uary 4th, 1947.
PARHAM H. WILLIAMS, Clerk OF
the Board of Supervisors. 42-4tnp
The Lexington advertiser., 1947-02-06
NOTICE TO PURCHASE SPRAY
MACHINE

Pursuant to the authority directed
to me by the Board of Supervisors
Of Holmes County by order appear
ing in Minute Book l8 on page 596,
notice is hereby given that the said
Board will receive bids at their re-
gular March, 1947, meeting for the
sale to Holmes County of one Spray
Machine to be used for the eradlca-
ton of lice and other animal para
sites. The said Board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
Witness my signature this Febr-
uary 4th, 1947.
PARHAM II. WILLIAMS, Clerk OF
the Board of Supervisors. 42-4tnp
The Lexington advertiser., 1947-02-06

Mrs. Lamb Crouch, Of Greenville
is here this week visiting her mother,
Mrs. Robert Swittenberg.
Miss Mary Florence Loving was a
Sunday dinner guest of friends in
Greenwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Temple were
the weekend guests of relatives here.
Miss Janette Terry was home
from Belhaven for the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. j. E. Jones have as
+beir guest this week, their grand
CON Vadin Henley Jr., of Brook
haven
The Lexington advertiser., 1947-02-06
LOCAL NEWS

T/5 Cole P. Younger arrived here
Sunday from Walter Reed General
Hospital, Washington, D. c. to spend
several weeks with homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Waldrop and
Virginia spent Saturday and Sunday
in Jackson, where they attended the
singing convention.
Mrs. w. H. Fincher, Sr., had as
her guest last week, her sister. Mrs
B. w. Moore of Durant.
The Lexington advertiser., 1947-02-06
cHANcERY SUMMONS

The State Of Mississippi:
To Elnora Jordan, alias Elnora
Gibson, whose postoffice address is
l34M South Center Street, Youngs-
town, Ohio.
You are summoned to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court OF Holmes
county. Mississippi on the Fourth
Monday of May, 1947, to defend the
Suit No. 7551 in said court of John
William Jordan, wherein you are
defendant,
This January 10th, 1947.
PARHAM H. WILLIAMS, Chancery
fSEAL) 4l-4tnp Clerk
The Lexington advertiser., 1947-02-06
NOTICE TO PURCHASE MOTOR
PATROL

Pursuant to the authority directed
to me by the Board Of Supervisors
of Holmes County by order appear
ing in Minute Book 18 on page $50,
notice is hereby given that the said
Board will receive bids at their re-
gular March, 1947, meeting for the
sale to Holmes County for the bene-
fit of Road District Two of one A.
wheel drive Motor Patrol. The said
Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
Witness my signature this Febr-
uary 4th, 1947.
PARFAM n. WILLIAMS, Clerk Oh
the Board Of Supervisors. 42-4tnp
The Lexington advertiser., 1947-02-06
WHAT WILL This Be
WORTH?

|. How much VIII III De WOTtH 10
you to have q near purity price
support program through the
commodity loon?
}. How much it will be worth to
you to have on adequate supply
of high analysis fertilizer at
reasonable price?
!. How much will it be worth to
you to continue the present
soil building and conservation
program under the national
farm program?
!. How much will it be worth to
you and your fomiIy to have
access to nearby, properly
equipped hospital with hospitol
and medical services provided
through q non-profit hospital
and medicuI service insurance
program? - =
J. How much will it be worth to
you to have adopted and started
comprehensive rural road
program designed to extend all
weather roads to oil areas of
the state? s.
). How much will it be worth to
you to have rural school
system in Mississippi offording
educational opportunities
comparable to those offered
city children? s.
T. How much will it be worth to
you to have the benefit Of
fifty million dollar onnuuI
expenditure for agricultural
research? s.
). How much will it be worth to
you to be cbIe to get life and
auto insurance in your own CON-
pony on q cost busis? s.
}. How much will it be worth to
you as q farmer to Join with
other formers in muintoininq in
Washington. in Jackson and in
your county properly stoffed
office to constantly look otter
the interest of the farmer? S
'hese Are Part OF The 0bjedives Set Fo
he Future By The Farm Bureau
)bjedives Which Will Mean More
Honey For YOU And A Higher Sfandar'
u Living On Mississippi Farms -WhicI
Aeans A Higher Standard OF Living Fo
everyone In The Community.
The Lexington advertiser., 1947-02-06
Attention, Citizens OF
Holmes County
WHAT WAS THIS WORTH

I. How much has the price support
program through the commodity
loan put in your pockets since
lo41?
z How much we're your purIty poy-
ments from lo4l to l943? S
3. How much is your interest saving
on your production and farm
loans at present rates compared
to former rates? $-
a. How much did it put in pocket
to have the OPA ceiling price
Of 24e pound on cotton
rescinded?
s. How much was it worth to you
to have q we'll financed county
and stote agricultural program,
including Extension workers.
agricultural education. ugricul-
turuI experimental work,
disease and insect control work
and rural youth work? - : -
6. How much money did the deficit
appropriation for triple A put
in your pocket in lo45?
7. How much wos it worth to be
able to secure your life insurance
in your own company on cost
basis? $-
8. How much was it worth to you
as former to join with other
formers in maintaining in
Washington and in Jackson on
office and staff to constantly
look otter the interests of the
farmer? s.
Your Farm Bureau Was Responsible For
Achieving Or Helping To Achieve All OF
The Above Which Put Money In YOUR
Pocket During The Past Six Years.
Evening star., 1947-03-18

home party. I'm utterly at loss.
AS little girl never had single
party, and went to only a few, so
I feel completely inadequate. We
have recently moved into a new
neighborhood, so I'd like this to
be nice, and such as to please the
girls. And they will all be girls.
Won't some of your very generous
readers give me some of that Won
derful help-what games we should
play 1--WE have no phonograph, but
of course a RADIO, how long 1t
should last, what we should eat
etc., ETC., etc. The girls are still
little girls; they aren't quite bobby
soxers yet.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
The Beauty Roundup
By Elem

comfort use hot applications to open
the pores, and when finished use
cold water or an astringent to close
them.
A CLEANSING CREAM: But not
just any ole cleansing cream. This
is brand-new item on the cosmetic
market that is possessed Of q won-
derful fragrance. In fact, the incest
and most unusual We have shifted.
It's first appearance Is news because
it also possesses softening qualities
for rough spots. After It's use the
fragrance fingers. but not in .
"sickening" way. There Is no greasi-
ness attached to using it, either.
This is a definite office item" for
the busy career girl who goes on to
a date after work and must spruce
up at the office.
DABBLING IN ART: Artisticf
Well bet you'll be when you glimpse
a personalized mascara palette that
has just been introduced. 1t holds
four hand-blended mascara shades
especially selected for your eye coll
oring Green, brown, blue and hazel
eyes may all have their respective
loveliness further enhanced with
this miniature artists palette. Here's
the chance to do a bit of expert
mentation in the use Of the shade
that suits you best. In fact, with
this little palette you can use two
shades simultaneously.
Evening star., 1947-03-18

LOOK TO YOUR HANDS: You
are all dressed to 60 dining and
dancing. Hair set beautifully, nails
recently done. Suddenly you look
at your hands. They aren't ready to
60 anywhere but inside a pair of
gloves, where they won't be seen
That awful feeling of possessing
those rough, ungraceful hands sud-
denly hits you. Well, we've discov-
cred something that ought to make
that feeling fly right out of the
window. It's hand cream that's
good for making your hands soft
and white right at the moment you
want them to be that way. And con-
slant application of this hand cream
will produce results that will make
you hand-happy. The cream Is
fragrant and nongreasy.
NEW IDEA: On an old subject.
When you are plucking your eye
brows you probably fuss and fume
because, try as you will, manipulate
ing those tweezers is a hard thing
to do. Now what we'd like to &C
quaint you with is a new idea in
tweezers, but called twissors. It
works on a scissors principle and
grasping the handles Is natural.
This way you are assured Of firm
hold and consistent pull when you
60 on your plucking spree. The
trick is to pluck each hair in the
direction of it's growth. For greater
Evening star., 1947-03-18
= Welcome Wagon, 1947

Chamber of Commerce. She carries
bus schedules, booklet on historic
spots in Alexandria; a succint state
ment on library services; informa-
ton on the YWCA: data on local
churches; data on the Visiting Nurse
Service.
The merchants who sponsor the
Welcome Wagon lady's visits share
the basket with the civic groups.
A local baker presents box of
baked things, with other sweets
waiting for the newcomer at the
bakery. A local flower shop guar
antees flowers through a card, To-
cal bank, a dairy, a life insurance
company and other firms are rep
resented through gifts in the lady's
basket.
The idea of a Goth century well
come wagon was conceived in 1928
by man named Tom Briggs. Or
iginally. the services we're confined
to helping newcomer get estab-
lished. There is now baby-time
service, designed to greet baby
and tell mother about now-needed
services available. to her: an en-
gagged girl service, introducing the
bride-to-be to sources of items she'll
be interested in, and a housewarm-
ing service, planned to help a per-
son who has moved from one spot
to another In a certain vicinity.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Here's saNewOne

Bob Knight, local Washing
ton band leader claims that
Washington women don't dress
appropriately for dancing, So
what has he gone and done but
chosen a tango, rumba, samba,
fox-trot, and waltz gown from
a Connecticut Avenue Shop!
These, he claims, are his idea
of what should be worn for an
evening OF dancing.
The gowns will be presented
in q different manner other
than by just being modelled.
They will be worn by instruc-
tors from Arthur Murray's on
Thursday night at a local hotel.
To prove that they are not only
wearable but danceable-each
gown will be modelled by the
dance instructor while dancing
the dance for which 1t was
chosen. If you are ION the
town" that night here's
chance to see what the male
of the species considers ap-
propriate evening attire for you
ladies.
Evening star., 1947-03-18

Just cheap question whether
veen side could from feeling inferior ladies
expensive their heads settled for ribbon
small mixed flowers
We finally bought nice practical hat with bow it, The
r P said looked fine Veblen would approve
houghtfuuy
haven't "Th Theory Leisure Sometimes wish
hadn't it either
Wilson, fairly challenging school
essay, has just goigover Middle
paper a history
the idea that should ahead do
without from parent school, and allow time for careful
revision and polishing the final draft This supposedly the
students eventually into the kind citizens who get their income
tax returns early and do Christmas shopping November
Middle said had learned lesson last time,
she going the book Wilson his Place in History
the first
the final week end revising and polishing N.Y. she's coming along
thought this started the right
all nightly
of telephone conversations.
Next end, Middle a basket ball game
her school spirit by cheering the team movie date
and rehearsed a which less
prominent member of the chorus We mentioned Woodrow Wilson
said,
thinking o
reading
She the following Saturday Sunday in bed
ing from Friday night which she had eaten heartily
Evening star., 1947-03-18

In the days when wagon trains
moved across the country to the
West, the settlers already established
sent out a wagon to the travellers.
It carried food and water. Its
function was to boost the travellers
morale as well as the vitamin con-
tent of their diet. 1t was appropri-
ately called a Welcome Wagon.
The arrival of a family to a new
home has been considerably stream
lined. But problems persist for a
family settling in a new community.
Any one who has gone from a IA
miliar setting to an unfamiliar one
knows about the business of adjust
ing to a new butcher and baker and
candle-stick maker.
In communities over America, the
Welcome Wagon moves again to
bring aid to the settler. It's envoy
is a charming lady, and the m.p.h.
with which she approaches the new
conner have been stepped up via the
automobile. Over her arm she
carries q basket filled with tangible
greetings from local civic organiza-
tions and businessmen.
Forced by the gas shortage during
the war to curtail activities-the
Welcome Wagon lady must have her
own car-calls are again being made
in the Washington area. One of
Evening star., 1947-03-18

dogs doughnuts and
strawberry She showed little interest Woodrow Wilson
anybody else until Sunday night when she peked enough
to ask for the funnies.
The final before the Tuesday deadine of
surprises which included invitation symphony concert
educaonaD sudden toohache and visit to the dentist the
disappearance of the Wilson, which found
of the refrigerator
Just let her alone said the F. sensib she's to learn
by experience The Middle had been thinking
the subject pretty constantly had all planned in
head, and decided do all at sitting.
Middle Wilson his Place History
all evening went roggy bed at midnight and set the alarm
clock in 1t off 630 The
finished after fashion, by school time but Woodrow Wilson
sketchily.
always rises said the F. P that night
And she always gets into emergency said seep 1t
midnight of March 4th. the
while he worked beat the deadne his income tax
mother of acquaintance, who has at board
ing school, bought months She
plenty apparently him look like Junior
edition of those Men of Distinction she figured would
add to his poise and pleasure at social events.
quite nonpussed when he admitted recently that he
yet the pants topped by
waiter school
thought taking girl to the but decided
sufficiently attractive spending
quite the necessary corsage for date
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Bv Betty Miles

the first to get into harness is Mrs.
Raleigh Barlowe of Alexandria. A
native of Wisconsin, Mrs. Barlowe
has lived in practically every State
in the Union, and has been a resi-
dent of Alexandria for the past
year. Experience in teaching and
conducting public opinion surveys
has helped to equip Mrs. Barlowe
for her role of official hostess of
the community and general handy
woman to the newcomer who needs
her assistance.
A person who finds meeting other
persons a fascinating business in it
self, attractive, authenticated jean
ME Barlowe enjoys the stories her
hosts tell. One couple, whose bread
winner was a travelling man, was in
the process of establishing their
first permanent home in 18 years.
Mrs. Barlowe also finds herself per-
forming various extra -curricular
services. For one gentleman she
found the church of his faith; for
another, she entered a subscription
to a local newspaper. Upon request,
she arranges for milk delivery. To-
Gates community service vital to
the newcomer.
In her beribboned basket she car
ries q letter of greeting from the