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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-01
Mrs. Murtagh Chairman
OF Cancer Drive;
Holmes Quota $685..
Community Choirmen
And Quotas Are
Announced Today

Mrs. Hope Murtagh of Lexington
will serve as Holmes county chair
man Of the annual cancer drive
which opens today, April LIST, and
continues through the month of April
or until the $2,325 quota is subscrib-
ed. The national goal is 16,500000.
Mrs. Ruth Roach is chairman of the
drive in Lexington which has a quota
of 100000 in the campaign.
Miss Annie Mcintyre is Durant
chairman of the drive and Durant's
quota is $4,000.
Other community chairmen and
quotas set for the various communi-
ties in Holmes county are as follows:
Town Quota Chairmen
Lexington $500. Mrs. Ruth Roach
Durant 500. Miss Annie Mcintyre
Goodman 100. Mrs. Leroy Donald
West 200. Mrs. w. L. Hand
Pickens 200. Mrs. SD. Simpson
Tchula 200. Ralph Ray
Cruger 100.
Thornton so. Mrs. Billy Hathcock
Coxburg so. Mrs. Lillian Hocutt
Acona rs. Mrs. Gladys Bruce
Ebenezer rs. Mrs. B.W. Humphrey
Mileston so. Florence McGehee
Richland Is. Mrs. Ruth Rimmre
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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-01
Day Celebration
Planned In Lexington;
Col. Bowman Speaker
Rotary Club Sponsors
Program On April 9;
Parade And Speaking

Army Day will be celebrated in
Lexington on Friday, April 9th, 1948,
under the auspices of the Lexington
Rotary Club. There will be a par
ade starting at 1890 a. m. at the
Lexington Grammar School consist
ing of the Lexington High School
Band, Battery B Unit of the Nation
al Guard, a squad of VFW veterans
and a squad of American Legion vet
Grams.
At HOO a. m. there will be a
speech at the Court House by the
guest speaker, Col. HARDWOOD c. Bow
man, who served as a Brigadier
General under 1t. General Joe Still
well in the China-Burma-India
Theater.
Col. Bowman will discuss the inter-
national situation and our prepare
ton for a possible war with Rus
STA. Col. Bowman is now Command
ing Officer of the Mississippi Mill
tary District and has charge of all
military activities in Mississippi.
The high school will be let out
for the occasion and the business
houses have been asked to close for
the celebration of Army Day on Fri.
day, April 9th, from 1890 to IL o.
clock.
The regular meeting of the Rotary
Club that day has been changed to
IL a. m. at the Court House for the
meeting. There will be no Rotary
luncheon that day.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-01
Methodist Revival To
Begin Sunday 4th
Rev. w. Y. Stokes Will
Fill Local Pulpit
During Weeks Revival
To the People of Lexington ind
Surrounding Communities:

To the People of Lexington and
Surrounding Communities:
Dear Friends:
The revival will begin at the Me-
thodist Church next Sunday, and will
continue through Sunday, April IL.
The Rev. w. v. Stokes of New
Albany will be with us and do the
preaching for the revival. Brother
Stokes is wi Conference Director of
Evangelism, for the North Mississip-
pi Conference. He is a great gospel
preacher. He has had wonderful sue
cess in revival work throughout the
state. He has had special training for
revival work. He has had training
under such leaders in the church, as
DR.. Harry Denman, who is Secretary
of the General Board of Evangelism
of the Methodist Church. DIR. Dem
man has been, and is, one of the
leaders of our church, who has had
such wonderful success with the pro-
gram of Visitation Evangelism in
America. Bro. Stokes has worked
with DR.. Denman in the program of
Visitation Evangelism. He comes to
us with a warm heart and a great
gospel message. If you enjoy good
preaching, begin with the first serv-
ice next Sunday and continue
throughout the week.
OF ours we are very anxious
that the people of Lexington and sur
rounding communities attend the re-
vlval. We do hope and pray that it
will not be a revival just in the Me-
thodlst Church. We want u
friends to enjoy every service dur
ing the meeting. You will find a
warm welcome at our church when
you come. We extend to the pastors
of the other churches of our town a
cordial invitation to come to the
meeting just as often as possible and
bring their people. We want every
one to feel that he has a real part in
every service. So come one, come
all. and bring your friends.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-01
P~resbyferians Receive
New Hammond Organ

The nine o'clock Easter Service at
the Presbyterian Church was the oc-
casion for the first hearing of the
new Hammond Electric Organ re-
ceived only two days before Easter.
This organ has been ordered for a
year and was not expected until af-
ter Easter. The earlier delivery made
possible its use in the Easter music
and all who heard it at that time
agreed that it was a beautiful adj
dition to the service.
An early dedication of this organ
and concert are being planned. An
effort is being made to complete pay
ment for this fine instrument before
that time.
HJC Choir Here
This Sunday evening at seven
thirty, the 50-member choir of the
Holmes Junior College under the
direction of Mrs. Martha Tye McKie
will present a sacred concert at the
Presbyterian Church. Everyone is
cordially welcomed to this musical
presentation.
The 1948 concert program of this
outstanding musical organization is
exceptionally good according to re-
ports from Durant where the group
appeared last Sunday evening at the
First Methodist Church.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-01

We have a right to expect all Me-
thodist people to support the revival
Fundamentally. Get the greatest
thrill of your life by helping to lead
Someone to Christ and to member
ship in the church during this next
week. I really think our people are
ready for a refreshing from Heaven.
Fine interest is being manifested in
the work of the church. During the
past month the attendance at the
Sunday School has doubled. Come
to the revival and let's keep the
good work going.
Sincerely,
C. T. FLOYD, Pastor.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-01

Today marks the opening of the
annual cancer drive in the nation.
The national goal is $16,500, 900. Hol-
mes county's goal is $2,325.00
During 1947 there was $1,598.28
contributed in the cancer drive in
this county. Perhaps it would be
of interest to our readers to know
just what good that money did.
Sixteen Holmes county citizens
received needed treatment for can
Ger who otherwise could not afford
it. On these sixteen patients there
was expended a total of $2,438.43, or
more than was contributed to the
fund by all Holmes countians.
OF the money taken in during the
cancer drive twenty per cent is kept
in the county to form a fund to be
used locally for patients; forty per
cent is sent to national headquarters
where a nationwide pool is formed to
be drawn on by the states and coun-
ties as it is needed; ten per CEN is
used in the state office for mainten-
dilICs dblillLilctl dtiOiI, GbC. dlld liilltN
per cent is used for service at the
state cancer clinics at Vicksburg,
Jackson and Greenville. Another
cancer clinic is now being built at
Columbus.
The national funds are drawn on
by several states as needed to sup
plement state funds. The main OBJ
jective is to see that known cases of
cancer are given adequate treatment
as soon as possible.
OF course the educational pro-
gram on cancer is one of the impor-
tant parts of the whole campaign.
Only as our people learn to recog-
nize the symptoms of cancer and go
to a physician so that it may be eau
ght in its early stages can we hope
to lower the large number of deaths
resulting from cancer every day.
Mrs. Hope Murtagh is heading the
drive for cancer funds in Holmes CO.
unity this year. Her list of community
chairmen and quotas assigned to the
various communities are carried else
where on this page. These workers
deserve your support and coopera-
ton in this worthy cause. Give as
generously as you can SO that those
less fortunate than yourself may
have a chance.
Lexington's band has been invited
to attend and take part in the an
nual Cotton Carnival in Memphis in
May.
The boys and girls who compose
the membership of the band and Di-
rector Scott work hard every day in
order that we might have a band OF
which we can be proud.
The appearance of the Lexington
band will give our town some good
advertising and we should all be
proud of it. This brings to mind the
fact that the band has scheduled q
1a~oor% a. 10 LalI ~ Er;laxy niobf
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-01
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
BY Hoxei Brannon

About $4,000. whiskey was pub
licly destroyed by Sheriff Ellis E.
Wynn Friday in Lexington and Du-
rant.
Thirty-seven cases of fancy whis-
key and gin, two 5-gallon jugs of
corn whiskey, two slot machines
and three coils from m%oonshine
stills all got the AK in good fashion
as Sheriff Wynn and his deputies,
MI. w. H. Byrd, and Mr.. George
Bailey went to work.
They were assisted in Durant by
Constable Casey Griffin who was
responsible for spotting a lot Of the
whiskey and notifying the sheriff
and then helping him bring it in.
Elsewhere on this page is a picture
of part of the loot destroyed in Du-
rant.
We are indebted to our good friend
Miss Martha Field, for taking the
pictures in Durant and developing.
them for us herself in order that we
might get n engraved in time for
this weeks paper.
Also because we want to give Gre
dit where credit is due we think
Constable Griffin is to be commend
ed for the fine way he has handled
the constable's post in beat two since
he went into office January lst.
Mr.. Griffin told the people of beat
two when he was running for office
that he would do everything in his
power to enforce the laws if they
put him into office and he has GER
tainly earned the commentator of
the voters in the way he has handled
the office.
Needless to say the people who
voted Mr. Wynn into office are
proud Of the way he has handled the
job thus far. He stepped into a tre-
mendous job, a messy situation. He
has had several handicaps since GO
ing into office but we believe has
accomplished fully as much as it was
humanity possible to accomplish in
the first few months of any admin
istration. We are confident the law
enforcement situation in Holmes CO.
unity will steadily and constantly inn
prove during the four-year term Of
Sheriff Wynn.
We might add a note of praise
here, too, for Deputy Byrd and De-,
putty Bailey. The assistance and CO.
operation they have siready axHsenS
Sheriff Wynn shows their selection
was wisely made.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-01
Bowling Green Revival
Begins On Sunday

There will be a revival held at the
Bowling Green Methodist Church
the week of April 4th. The Rev. d.
C. Williams, of Amory, will be in
charge of the services. There will be
night services only.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the revival.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-01
Patients At The Hospital

Mrs. Murphy Allen, Sails
Miss Dorothy Ables, Goodman
Master Terry Cobb, Tchula
Mrs. Wesley Hodges, Durant
Mrs. James Wheat, Durant
j. S. Hathcock, Greenwood
Mrs. Dorothea Jacques, Lexington
Miss Lucy Fritz, Lexington
J. B. Sudduth, Durant.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-01
ZOO Gallon Still Is
Captured BY Wynn

Another moonshine still was cap
tured by Sheriff Ellis E. Wynn and
Deputies Bailey and Byrd last week
north of Durant on the Edsville
Road. 200 gallons of mash was de-
stroyed. There wa no one present at
the still so nc arrests could be made.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-01

charge will help defray the expenses
to Memphis.
Make your plans now to attend
and show these boys and girls you
appreciate their efforts and are in
terested in their progress.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
NEW r o
Harleston

Mrs. William Nathiasen of Ia
soma, Wash, spent the weekend
with MI. and Mrs. Svend Lar
sen.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.,
and Mrs. Lamar Davis were Mr..
and Mrs. Rufus Hill and children.
Mrs. Hance Nygaard and chill
dren shopped in Mobile Satur-
day.
MI. and Mrs. AL Schmitz had as
their dinner guests on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Mally Wilbur, Mr..
and Mrs, Ernest Bergensen, and
J. d. Dean.
Sunday afternoon guests in the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Svend Lar
sen were Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Christensen and children, Mr..
and Mrs. Axel Peterson. and Mr..
and Mrs. Smith.
Felie Hubbard of Elaine, Ala,
visited his son, Sterling Hubbard,
over the weekend.
MIR. and Mrs. Earl Hamilton Wis
tied their daughter, Mrs. Joe Grit
fin, and Mr.. Griffin in State Line
on Sunday,
Mrs. Lamar Davis visited Mr..
and Mrs. Pete Galloway in Luce
dale on Wednesday of last week.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
Mrs. c. "A. Byrd
Hostess To Fannie
TroYlor Circle

Mrs. c. A. Byrd was hostess
to the Fannie Trsylor circle of the
First Baptist church at their reg
ular meeting on Monday after
noon.
In the absence of the chairman,
Mrs. o. A. Sinquefield, Mrs. Byrd
presided and after a short business
session, the meeting was turned
over to Mrs. o. w. Address who
taught the mission study.
Two chapters from the mission
study book we're discussed by
Mrs. Address. Mrs. w. A. Watts
voiced the Closing prayer.
During a social hour the hostess
served a party plate to the eight
members present.
The next meeting will be held
in the home of Mrs. Edgar For
tenberry.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
oscogould High
Schedules Student
Day On April %

Student Day has been schedul-
ed at the Pascagoula High school
for Friday. April %, and cleo
tons for the public and school
offices will be held today, April
16, v. G. Gill, principal. announc-
ed. This will be the third year the
high school senior students have
taken over the town for the day.
Offices to be filled by cleo
ton are those of mayor, fire
chief, commissioner of public
works, commissioner Of finance,
chief of police. secretary Of the
Chamber of Commerce, superin-
tendent of county schools, super
intendent of city schools, princi-
pal of the high school. assistant
principal and visiting teacher.
There are additional appointive
positions.
students will begin 'politick-
ing days before the election"
Mr.. Gill said, land their cam
paigns will be no less heated than
those of regular candidates"
The practice of allowing the
students to take over city and
school affairs for the day grew
out of the endeavor to give them
some insight into the inner
workings of their city and school.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
Stock To Be Issued To Farmers
For Proposed Nitrogen Plant

The urgent need for a source OF
nitrogen in the state of Mississip-
pi was pointed out by County
Agent A. J. Franklin at a recent
discussion and plans r being
made for selling bonds for the
purpose of the construction of a
nitrogen plant in the state.
AS the demand for nitrogen
throughout the world has been
steadily increasing during the
past few years and the supply
remaining comparatively station
airy, the need for such a plant
has been realized, Mr.. Franklin
said.
It is proposed that the initial
issue of stock would consist OF
one million shares OF common
stock at IS per share to construct
a plant worth approximately $13,-
OO0, 900 capable of producing
about 100 tons of anhydrous am
monia and ITO tons of ammonium
nitrate daily with the annual out
put of approximately 10000 tons
of available nitrogen. Assurance
has been given that the remaining
IS million dollars can be Dor
rowed.
The proposal states that the
plant would be controlled by the
people who put up the money and
become stockholders. The stock
holders would meet to elect a
board of directors, who would
have general control of the plant,
subject of provisions of the char
ter and bylaws as adopted and
authorized by the stockholders.
1t is estimated that it will take
from 16 to "a months to build
the plant. The site will not be
decided until it is definite that
d. such a plant will be constructed,
at which time it will be located at
such a point where it will put
the nitrogen in the hands of the
farmers at the lowest possible
cost, it was revealed.
A recent bulletin released con-
corning the proposed plant states
that nitrogen is one of the es-
sential plant food elements and
is very important because its alb
sence from the soil limits the ca
pacity Of the soil to produce and
that most soils in Mississippi are
deficient in nitrogen.
1t has been estimated that the
farmers in Mississippi lost from
so to rs million dollars in farm in
come in 1947 because of the ina
bility to secure nitrogen.
In the discussion, Mr.. Frank
lin approached the problem from
a local county level, commenting
on the goal of $4,000 which has
been set for Jackson County. He
outlined the financial benefits
which such an investment would
bring to the area. He said $4,000
wbrth of stock would entitle
farmers in the county to 1873
tons of ammonium nitrate pro-
duced at the Mississippi plant.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
PAscAGoULA CHRONICLE STAR and MOSS POINT ADVERTISER

fishing party on Pascagoula river
o Friday night,
The w. NJ. S. will have their
Royal Service program today at
1870 p. m, at the church.
Cottage prayer services will be
held Saturday evening at 700 in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. D. S.
Shattles.
Mrs. John Schollain has been
sick with the flu for the past
week.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Alexander on Saturday were his
two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Wallace
and Mrs. Robert Johnston and
their children, his brothers, ]. P.
of Lyerly, Ga, and B. B. Alexan-
der of McComb, and an aunt, Mrs.
w. M. Stockton, of Summit.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
American Legion
Auditory Plons For
District Meeting

Plans for the district meeting
of the American Legion Auxil-
iaries to be held here on April
20 occupied the members of the
local American Legion Auxiliary
at their regular meeting held on
Monday night at the Odd Fellow
Hall.
The 18th district which is COM
prised of all coast units is sched-
uled to hold its district meeting
here, which will be an all day af-
fair. AS hosts to the meeting the
local auxiliary is working on
plans and details with commi~ses
to be appointed.
During the business session
presided over by Mrs. Joe N. Cole,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
NEWS FROM -.
East Side

A group of young people from
Clark Memorial College were in
charge of church services Sun
day morning and rendered a fine
program.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jones of Port
Arthur, Texas, were recent visit
ors in the home of Mrs. Susie
Candy.
Earl Raby is improving af-
ter being in the hospital for a
few days of last week.
Mrs. Cora Mallette and Mrs.
Ray Walker and children of BIZ
loxi visited Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
els Martin on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Herndon
and family visited in Ten Mile
last weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamar Whatley
were recent visitors in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Myrt Chavers
of Perkinston.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Roberts of
Agricola were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. c. Rob-
erts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Phillips, Mr..
and Mrs. Deward Phillips, and
Mrs. Vetra Wellington visited
relatives in Loxley, Ala, on
Sunday and while there attended
a sing at Robertsdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Perry of
Gautier visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs, Francis Martin, on Sun
day.
Willie and Carl Herndon were
in Perkinston last Saturday.
Mrs. c. c. Holland left by train
last Monday for a few months
visit with her daughter and son
in-law Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wood, of
Long Beach, Calf.
Mrs. j. w. Herndon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lamar Whatley, and Leslie
Baucrast joined Mr., and Mrs, j..
L. Herndon and son of Wade on a
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
Greet Prayers
Studied BY Soruh
Bennett Circle

The Sarah Bennett circle of the
Woman's Society Of Christian Ser
vice of the First Methodist church
met in the home of Mrs. Glen
Hays on Monday afternoon.
In the absence of the circle
chairman, Mrs, Ben Mckenzie.
Mrs. Motley Byrd presided over
the short business session and led
the devotional.
After the repetition of the
Lords Prayer in unison, Mrs. r.
M. Lucas led the discussion of
the study for the afternoon,
Great Prayers of the Bible"
Refreshments were served by
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16

the hostess, Mrs. Harold Eel,
during a pleasant social hour.
Mrs. ]. F. Craver was a guest
of the circle.
A joint meeting of the Sarah
Bennett and Mary Reed circles
will be held at the Randall Beach
Bungalows on Monday, April 10,
with Mesdames John Furr and
Donald Olien as co-hostesses.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
cRUvER cIRcLE

Mrs. C. G. Hall was hostess to
the Gruver Circle of the First
Baptist church of Pascagoula at
a meeting Monday morning at
her home on River Road. Mrs. E.
H. Buckley taught the mission
study to the IL who were present.
Refreshments were served after
the close of the meeting.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
FURLo IN BAGUIo

. Technical Sergeant Buford T.
Whatley, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. T. Whatley of Pascagoula, at
present stationed with the United
States Army in the Philippines,
recently spent a three day fur
Tough at Camp John Hay, armed
forces recreational center, located
in the city of Baguio, Northern
Luzon, summer capital of the
Islands.
Sergeant Whatley, who had
formerly served in the European
Theater of Operations is now as
signed with the Manila Travel
Center, Transportation Service.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
nnouncemen Of
Engagement Of
Miss Ruth Powell

Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Powell, 314
w. Midway, announce the en-
gagement and approaching mar
riage of their daughter, Ruth, to
Mr.. James Clark May, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Clark May of Pasca-
goula.
The wedding will take place at
the Episcopal church on Saturday
evening at 1880 p. m.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16

president, it was voted to send
cards to the Veterans Hospital in
Biloxi for the use of the veter-
ans. Mrs. T. l.. Cobb, rehabilita-
ton chairman will be in charge.
Evening star., 1948-04-17
SUBURBAN sALE-MARYLANp.

$1,000 CASH, balance monthly. Hyatts-
vile Hills, 40th ave. 8 rms. bath, elec.,
six-rm. brick. bath, electricity. oil
h.-w.h. corner lot. S13,500.
Riverdale. Md.-Vacant; $4,000
terms. 6-rm. bungalow, bath, cleo. oil
h-w.h., fun bsmt., 2-car garage: paved
driveway. white fence. close to every
thing
4006 oslethorpe ST.. Hyattsville Hills,
S20,500. 7-rm. brick bungalow. insulated
"a baths, tiled; elec. kit. hardwood floors,
fireplace. Porches, .built-in garage, full
bsmt., large lot landscaped, bus at door.
ERWIN REALTY CO.. Hyattsville 1884,
COLORED-OXON HILL, Az miles out d.
G., IA acres. 2-rm. dwelling fully furn. J;
Ss 900: Grand view. high eley: branch .'1, 9n
bsmt. for home excavated. Locust 7476.
COLORED-FAIRMONT HTS.-There are
2 coy 4-bedroom BUNGALOWS with side
porches, available for immed occupancy;
in the Fairmont Oaks development; ST.
$50. 81 ,050 cash. SIDNEY WEINBERG
& SONS, OIL 7O51.
Evening star., 1948-04-17

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Evening star., 1948-04-17

MORE GI HOUSES by r. H. Best. Inc,
about S72 per mo. includes taxes and
ms ms. One block north Of st st. of viers
1888; ewes, Wi. 1890 or Greenbeit 5so2.