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Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-29
Palmer Port Is Progressing

Grass grows thick and green on the north-south runway of the Valleys airport today. Closed temporarily while the strip was seeded and rolled this summer, small plane traffic again is being routed over the shorter runway.
 The long east-west runway is temporarily closed now, while dozer and carryall work con- tinues there. Necessary slashing and burning has progressed well in the relocating of this strip to give a longer approach for landing aircraft.
 Operations are temporarily de- layed now, while workmen await a survey job by Richard Dem ming.
 Palmer pilot Les Green esti- mates that the longer runway will be in usuable condition for DC-3s by freeze-up, although contemplated work will not yet be finished. Mir. Green says final work will produce a better run- way than that in use at An chorage'S Merrill Field.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-29
U. p. Teachers To Meet Tonight

Teachers and officers of the United Protestant Sunday School are to meet in the church this evening to plan next years work, according to announcement fram Rev. Victor Alfsen. The evening begins with a potluck dinner at 6 o'clock.
 The group will be planning for the new Sunday School year, which begins next month. Teach CTS hope to make practical use of many of the suggestions advanc- ed at the recent interdenomina- tional Sunday School convention in Anchorage.
 The United Protestant Church is planning an extended pro- gram of Sunday School classes for the coming year, in an effort to reach more of the Valleys children, Reverend Alfsen said.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-29
PHS Faculty Begin Activity Progrom

Work on the tra-curricular activities of the Palmer school year began this week, when fac ulty members received their club and activities assignments.
 James Gray, Jr., principal, and Francis Malcolm, superintendent, will assist the Student Council in it's guidance of student life. In addition, MT. Gray will be coach of this years basketball team.
 Paul Bushong, English in- structor, was named adviser for the National Honor Society and for Quill and Scroll. Harry Vim mer will be faculty adviser for this years Polaris.
 Walter Freeman, science teach CT, will be faculty adviser for the Student Athletic Council and for Banana Belt Freezes, the school newspaper.
 In order to smooth the work ings of school machinery this year, a faculty executive con- mittee was named. This commit tee, made up of Mrs. Florence Dunlap, MT. Winner and MT. Freeman, will meet twice a month to discuss faculty prob lems and offer recommendations.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-29
PAIR ARE WED

WASILLA - TiSgt. Cliff M. Shearer and Miss Dollie B. Mills, both of Fort Richardson, were issued a marriage license last week by Mrs. Pat Carter, local commissioner. The couple later was married in Palmer. Sergeant Shearer is affiliated with the Provost Marshal's office at the Post.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-29

Marshal Bill Bouwens this week stated that he had nothing further to report concerning the recent thefts in Valley business establishments. MT. BouwenS is continuing his investigation.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-29

with a 10 a. m. meeting in the parlors of the United Protestant Church on Oct. 4. All members are urged to be present.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-29
Ministers To Meet

The fall meeting schedule of the Matanuska Valley Ministe- rial Association gets under way
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-09-23

f. Byrne Austin, of Bethesda, near
Washington, Democratic candidate
for Congress from the Sixth District,
last Weekend toured this Republican
stronghold, in quest of votes at the
Forthcoming election in November.
Mr.. Austin will be opposed by the
present Republican,, Congressman J.
Glenn Beall, who is campaigning for
reelection.
Mr.. Austin was accompanied by
Arthur 3. (Bud) Ashby, of Star Tan
merry, Virginia, who was born at
Piney bottom. The latter's visit to
the county was his first in about ten
years. As young man Mr.. Ashby
taught school in Garrett county and
then went to St. Louis, Mo-, where he
was in the lumber business. He has
owned his farm at Star Tannery for
about ten years.
Mr.. Austin and Mr.. Ashby were
guests of Grover c. Stemplc at the
regular meeting Of the Oakland Ro-
tary club on Friday evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-09-23
Collins Reunion Held

The 18th annual Collins reunion
was held September 10 at the home
of Robert II. Lee, Deer Park. Those
attending were Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Mason, West Newton, Pa; Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Mason, Brownsville, Pa;
Freeman Mason, Trufford, Pa; Free
man Mason, Jr., Williamsburg, Pa;
Mrs. Louise Mason and son Bruce, Of
Pittsburgh, Pa; Mrs. Robert Mason
and sons Robert, Jr., and Daniel, of
Smithfield, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan
Dewitt and children, Sherman and
Charlotte, Cumberland; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Tasker and children, June,
Robert and Roland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Junior Harvey and daughter Barbara,
Deer Park; Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Upole,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Upole and chill
dren, Harland and Erma, Mr.. and
Ms. Harold UpoIe and sons, Ernest
and Gilbert, Mt Lake Park Mr.. and
Mrs Edgar Upole and children, Ruth
and Bertram, Oakland
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-09-23
Playof Game To Be
Replayed ON Thursday

Crellin's protest of Sundays game
with the Kitzmiller Vets was upheld
at meeting of representatives Of
the Upper Potomac Baseball League
at Lakes Filling Station ON Monday
night, and the game viii be rcplaycd
at Kitzmiller on Thursday afternoon
at 2:30.
Kitzmillcr won the game on Sui
day 81, but the game was played
under protest following dispute
over an umpire's decision in the casa
of a Crcllin player being hit by a
pitched ball, and for which he was
not allowed base on balls.
1t was the third and deciding game
of the series between the clubs. Tie
winner of Thursdays game will meet
the winner Of the Observation-Disclosures
game on the Oakland diamond on
Sunday afternoon.
Sunday afternoons attraction viii
be double header The Oaklar',-
Shallmar game will be played at !
o'clock. The winner of that game will
play the winner of the Crelin-kitz-
miller game Immediately following
the Oakland Shallmar game. Oaklard
and Shallmar have won one game
each i'm the series The two finalist
teams will play a series of games for
the league championship.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-09-23
Lawn Seeding Time Is
Here Specialist Says

Persons who seed lawns this fall
without giving proper consideration
to the soil, may be throwing away the
money spent for seed. Six inches of
good top soil are needed but before it
is put on, wet spots should be drained
and dry spots should be fortified with
mosture-holding materials such as
peat moss. These steps are very inn
portant according to Pardon Cornell,
extension specialist at the University
of Maryland, who states that the top
soil used should be high in organic
matter and free of weed seeds. If con-
siderable grading must be done, care
should be taken to provide means by
which air can reach tree roots.
Cornell says that lawn seeding
may be done in this area until about
October and he urges homeowners
with poor weedy lawns to consider
digging them up and following the
same procedure outlined for starting
new lawn. The steps which he re-
commends after the top soil is applied
are: % rake the lawn thoroughly to
remove stones, hard clods, and other
debris, (2) apply 40 to so pounds of
bone meal per 1000 square feet or 30
to 40 pounds of a 6-8-4 fertilizer, (3)
rake in the fertilizer and roll, (4)
scratch the rolled surface with rake
and spread one-half of the seed in one
direction and then, going crosswise to
that direction, seed the other half, (5)
roll the lawn in two directions and
sprinkle we'll without washing the
soil.
The mixture which he recommends
for most Maryland lawns includes 10
parts by weight of Kentucky Blue
Grass, of Chewings fescue, 2 red
top, l colonial bent, and l Of white
clover From to pounds are needed
for each 1000 square feet. Italian rye
grass, amounting to 10 per cent of
the mixture should be added as a
nurse crop and that number of pounds
subtracted from the Kentucky blue
grass.
After the lawn is seeded, it should
be watered frequently enough for
good growth. 1t will not need moving
this fall unless the grass gets so high
that it starts to lop over. In that
event it should be moved with a very
sharp mower; a dull mower will pull
the grass out by the roots.
Crab Grass Control
The best way to control crab grass
is to keep the lawn growing vigorous
ly according to Cornell. If patches of
the weed get started, pull it out and
reseed. Homeowners who wish to re
iuvinate lawns without completely re
seeding should wait until next spring
and then follow program Of i'm
proving the soil with humus and
fertilizer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-09-23
Enroll at Westminster

William B. Greynolds, Fricndsville,
registered as a junior student and c..
f. Grove, Of Finzel. registered as Il
third year student in Westminster
Theological seminary Westminster,
this week. The seminary, one Of the
ten graduate theological schools Of
the Methodist church, began its sixty
sixth year Tuesday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-09-23
New Church Organized

a church of the Nazarene was
organized here Tuesday evening,
September 81, under the leadership
of Rev. J. H. Parker, formerly Of
Cumberland, but who is now District
Superintendent of the Washington
Philadelphia District of The Church
of the Nazarene
Rev Robert Fowler, Lcesbure,
New Jersey, will be the pastor Rev
Fowler, with his wife and baby will
come to this vicinity to reside about
October /. Services will be held On
Third street in the building used by
the Union Holiness Tabernacle, the
work from which the new church
was organized.
Tho IT < bo,,,ba,. forco * NOW
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-11-04
Sheriff Reports
Quiet Week End
Halloween Franks
Not Many; Mostly
Innocent Incidents

Witches and COLLINS sailed
forth Sunday, Halloween, night,
which according to reports, was
mostly evidenced in small child
rem who began on Saturday night
going around on their trick or
treat quests. Various small
pranks were heard of, but little
of a serious nature was report
ed. Sheriff Ellis E. Wynn said he
heard of no incidents over the
weekend.
Tail lights were torn from a
Durant-Belzoni bus, parked under
the wash rack at the bus COM
pany's present location and a
bench used for customers to sit
while awaiting buses was re-
moved, it was learned. Besides
this, none other than innocent
tricks were reported.
One person told of the air be-
ing let out of car tires. A few
fire crackers were shot off, but
in general Halloween was re-
ported to have been without
serious occurrence.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-11-04
HaIIoWe' en- Carnival
Draws Large Crowds;
Nets About SITS

Ida Kate Shipp and Henry
Stewart, eighth grade Lexington
Grammar school pupils, were
Thursday night crowned Queen
and King of the Halloween Car
nival for the Junior High grades;
with Sarah Sudbeck and John
Weathersby, fourth grade pupils,
declared winner for the first four
grades. David McDavid, princi-
pal, as mastor of ceremonies,
crowned the winners.
The carnival was attended by
an unusually large crowd, Mr..
McDavid reported Approximate
ly $275 was netted, a sum more
than sufficient to pay for the
basketball warmups, for which
the Carnival was sponsored. All
basketball girls took over, after
the grade school program and
carried out the Halloween idea
Booths were set up in the base
ment.
The main program consisted OF
Halloween playlets by the first
four grades in charge Of Mrs.
Doty Porter, Mrs. Emmett Reese,
Mrs. Bill Schneider, Mrs. Paul
Lindholm, and Mrs. OReilly.
High school teachers assisting at
the beginning were 0 A. Cleve-
land, Miss Benson, and the Misses
Clara Watson and Maxine Riggan-
Vocational agriculture boys as
sisted in making posters.
In charge of foods and candy
was Ann Patterson; advertising,
Ann FAINT Davis; country store,
jamie Fay McNeer.
In the finals of King and Queen
of Grammar school were: first
grade-Joyce A. King, Pat Bar
rett, Jr., Loretta Lundy, Dom
Carpenter; second grade-Johnny
Hathcock, Sibyl McRae; third
grade-Hilliard Hooker, Glenice
Criscoe; fourth grade-John Wea-
thersby, Sarah Sudbeck, winners
first four grades; fifth grade
John Raiford Ellison, Roberta
Russell; sixth grade-Dean Stew
art, Ed Wilburn Hooker; seventh
grade-Ann Bragg, James Car
roll; eighth grade-Ida Kate
Shipp and Henry Stewart, also
winners.
Mr.. McDavid said a large num-
Der of merchants had donated
generously" in the way of prizes
for the affair.
The seventh grade viii be in
charge of the assembly program
for Thanksgiving.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-11-04
SCOTS Get Refresher
Notes On Beauty Work

Refresher notes on hair-styling
shaping, permanent waving, and
other phases of beauty work were
taken advantage of by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Scott at the annual
Regal-Andre Beauty show held
in Birmingham last week. Mr.
Scott tells that pretty hair
styles, all short" were featured
in contests with % entrants on
Monday night, with several close
decisions. The Scots attended
brush-up sessions with John
Muller, well-known beautician
and cosmetologist of Chicago, and
with the Helene Curtis represen-
tative.
Group sessions, with discussion
were held to enable comparison
of techniques by the various
beauticians in attendance, and
for exchange of ideas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott are regular
attendants at the Regal-Andre
sessions held each year.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-11-04
Farmers Hasten
To Gather Crops
AS Fall Advances
County Agent Reports
Harvesting Progress;
Snys Good Corn Yield

With November's augury of
winter weather not far distant
comes the fastening of farmers
in the county to finish crop
gathering, before cold weather
arrives. According to County
Agent w. r. Sullivan, cotton pick
ers are transferring from the hill
section, now about finished with
gathering there, to the Delta area
which has still an approximate
10000 bales of cotton in the
fields, and a good proportion of a
bumper yield of corn still to be
gathered.
Approximately 3540,000 bales
of cotton in the county have al
ready been picked, Mr.. Sullivan
said, and though harvesting is not
slackening except for inclement
weather, some cotton picking will
likely still be underway in De-
cember Swiftness in gathering
the remainder of the crop will
depend largely upon the weather
conditions, the county agent said.
Corn Crop Coed
! The county's corn crop is re-
ported very good" by Agent
Sullivan, who estimated an aver
age of 20-25 bushels an acre
against preceding years averages
of about Is bushels an acre. He
contributed the increase to the
use of more fertilizer, which adj
vance in yield offset by far costs
in securing the better crop. Sixty
to IS bushels of corn an acre is
reached by some Delta areas
through the use of much extra
fertilizer, he pointed out.
Though much of the county's
corn drop remains in the field due
to cotton picking, the great part
of the sweet potato, sorghum
and other crops have been
gathered. A quantity of sorghum
was ruined by the frost of two
weeks back, and some potatoes
may have been injured, MIR. Sui
Ivan said.
Sufficient Sweet Potatoes
Approximately $4,000 bushels
of sweet potatoes, sufficient for
home consumption by the 1000
farm families which grew them,
were estimated by Mr.. Sullivan
to have been produced There are
about 5000 farm families in
Holmes county.
Mr.. Sullivan reported that
planting of vetch, wild winter
peas, austrian winter peas, Grim
son clover crops, and other win
ter silage is now in process, some
having been begun two months
ago No known preparation for
next spring planting is underway.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-11-04
Army Men Sought
For Air Lift Duty

Ten thousand former service
men are needed Immediately as
requirements by the United
States Air Force for assignment
in the United Kingdom and
Western Europe in support of
Operation Vettles" and the cur
rent B-29 training program, ac-
cording to Captain Johnny 5.
Barlow, Jr., commanding officer
of the U. S. Army and U. S. Air
Force Recruiting service in Cen
trail Mississippi.
Assignment of the 10000 men
will not increase the total assign
ment of Air Force personnel in
Europe, because they will be re-
placements for men who have
completed their foreign tour OF
duty and men in Europe on tenn
porary duty.
Qualified veterans will be ac-
copied for enlistments in grades
commensurate with their ability
and military experience. Skills
needed include aircraft main
tenance, radio, radar, communi-
cations, automotive equipment
of age who have been discharged
operators and repairmen.
Unmarried men up to "a years
more than 80 days will be accept
ed in all grades up to and in
Guiding Technical Sergeant.
Married men with dependents
who have been discharged more
than 80 days must qualify for
grade of Staff Sergeant and Tech
meal Sergeant to be accepted for
this assignment. Dependents can
not be sent overseas.
Personnel serving outside of the
United States automatically re-
ceive an extra 20 per cent in pay.
All qualified applicants will be
sent Immediately to an Air
Force processing station, then to
the Overseas Replacement Depot
at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey,
and, as soon as possible, to
European assignments,
Additional information may be
obtained at your local U s.
Army and U. S. Air Force Re
cruiting stations, which are locat-
ed in Vicksburg, Meridian, Forest,
Philadelphia, Louisville, Kosciu-
sko and in Room 504, Post Office
building in Jackson, Miss.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-11-04
Hornets Lose 34-z0
In Hard Fought Game
Friday Night, Here
Were Outweighed And
Overpowered:: To Play
BeIzoni Friday There

Overpowered and outweighed,
tibet Lexington High School Hor-
net Friday night lost to Benton
1920, in one of the hardest
fought games of the season An
unusually large crowd of Lex
ingtonians attended the game
which will be followed on next
Friday night by a contest with
Belzoni, on that teams court.
Outstanding players for Lex
ington in the past game were
Sonny" Russell who was injured
on the field and was taken out in
the third quarter after having
scored two touchdowns; w. Har-
vey, who also was injured and
substituted for by Gilmore in the
3rd quarter, and who scored one
touchdown; also Berman who
made touchdown.
Scores were: end of first quar-
ter, 7-6, for Benton; second quar-
ter, 14-13, for Benton; third quar-
ter, 21-20 for Benton, with Ben
ton winning the extra point;
fourth quarter, the final score OF
1920, with Benton scoring two
touchdowns and an extra point
Outstanding for the visiting
team were L. Pepper at running
and passing; H. Waters and D
Waters, excellent at left and right
end, despite the fact that the
passes were not completed. Pepper
ran a touchdown on kick by
Wilcox, capturing the ball on
Lexington's 35, during the third
quarter.
Lexington is expected to meet
with tough opposition in the COM
ing game.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-11-04
Cunton Physician Dies,
Uncle Of Mrs. Powell

DR.. Charles Gideon Bell, pro-
minent Canton physician, and
uncle of Mrs. Allie Povall, died
of a heart attack in ST. Dominic's
hospital, Jackson, October q,
following a few days illness.
Fuenral services were conducted
from the family residence Octo-
Der % at 3 p m. with the Rev.
c. A. Pharr, pastor of the Presby-
terrain church, officiating.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Hattie
Bell, Canton; one daughter, Mrs.
John Overton, Memphis; three
sisters, Mrs. Jessie Waldrop,
Meridian, Miss Frances Bell. New
York City, and Miss Annie Bell,
Canton; two brothers, Marvin
Bell and Joe Bell, Columbus.
Burial was in Canton cemetery
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-11-04
Aged TchuIa Citizen
Dies October n

Funeral services for Ora Mar
tin, 70, were held in the Baptist
church, Tchula, Friday, Oct. 20, at
2;30 p. m. by Rev. S. B. Harring-
ton.
Mr.. Martin, who had been in
i'll health for the past l8 months,
died at Yazoo City hospital,
Wednesday morning, October 81.
He was born and reared in
Greensburg, Ind, and married
Miss Margaret Anderson of Yazoo
City, 81 years ago. He was mem
Der of the Baptist church. Aretired
merchant and planter, for IA
years, he was sergeant at Bel
mont State farm. He was pre-
ceded in death by two daughters,
Christine in childhood, and Mrs.
F'reida league in 1888.
Surviving are his wife; one
daughter, Mrs. Margaret Johnson;
one brother, Jess Martin of
Greensburg, Ind; one sister, Mrs.
Carrie Triplett of Marshall Town,
Iowa; and five grandchildren.
Services were concluded at
Glenwood cemetery, Yazoo City,
with the Rev. Mr.. Jones, Epis-
copal rector, in charge. Active
pallbearers were Ralph Tutterow,
Ray Johnson, D. A. Branscome of
Canton, Carl Booth, ST., Will
Peterman and w. c.. Garrett.
H o norary pallbearers were
friends.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-11-04
Businesses Close Nov. II
-or Proerom On Square

Business houses in the vicinity
of the Square will close on Arm
istice day from II a, m. to IL
noon, it is announced. Lexington
High School band will play a
program of marches at IL on the
Square At HOS, invocation will
be given by the Rev. Paul D.
Bragg. The National anthem will
follow, with a short address by
Edwin White.
The program, sponsored by the
VFW and American Legion, will
close with march by the High
School band,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-11-04
Sale OF Stock In
Nitrogen Plant Is
Pushed This Week
Plant Will Save
Stute Farmers Many
Dollars On Nitrogen

November 8 through the 18th
is designated as the week for
special effort by countians in Sc
curing stock in the nitrogen plant
to be built in Mississippi, accord
ing TO County Agent w r. Sulli-
van. This plant will definitely be
built starting within the next
three months, he said.
Stock holders met in Jackson
Wednesday afternoon and or
ganized into what is to be known
as Mississippi Chemical corpora
ton. The plant will produce l5C
tons of nitrogen a day. Persons
having stock in the plant will
receive nitrogen at cost, which
will be from one-half to one
third cheaper than nitrogen or
the open market. 1t is to the in
terest of every farmer in Holmes
| county and the State of Missis
sippi to take stock in this plant
Mr.. Sullivan said.
Holmes County Coordinatine
council is putting forth every eff
fort possible in seeing that every
farmer in the county has an OPP
portunity to secure stock. The
Coordinating council composed
of agricultural workers of the
county, believes that the project
is the greatest and mos
beneficial undertaking that {
group of farmers have ever at.
tempted 1t will mean a cheaper
source of fertilizer for a number
Of years. Farmers are asked t.
contact any coordinating council
member and talk this over with
one or more members.
The council is composed o.
Vocational Agricultural teachers
Veterans teachers, Soil Conser
walton workers, County and AS
sistant County agents. AAA Ad
ministrator, representatives o
the Federal Land Bank, represen
tatives of the u. S. Employment
service, representatives of thu
Farm and Home administration
Superintendent of Education, re
personalities of the Health de
partment and the Production Gre
dit corporation.
| A representative of the allow
named group will gladly discus
with Holmes farmers the valu,
of taking part in the building o
the plant. 1t is hoped that mem
bers of the group will be ablt
to contact all farmers in Holme.
county next week.