The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-08
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES

BY lIaxsl brCnnon
Monday, January 5th, was a good
day for Holmes county.
Ellis E. Wynn was sworn in as
sheriff of this county for the ensu-
ing four years.
The first thing Mr. Wynn did after
signing the oath Of office was to ask
for Divine Guidance in the task he
has undertaken.
The Rev. L. E. Burnette, Lexing-
ton pastor. was present on request
of MIR. Wynn and conducted the de-
votional in the sheriff's office.
The Rev. Brunette used for his
scripture the beautiful words Of the
23rd Psalm.
The Lord is my Shepherd; I
shall not want.
He maketh ma to lie down In
ueen pastures, he leadeth me
beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul; he lsod-
eth me in the paths Of righteous
ness fcr His names suke.
Yea, though I walk through
the wiley Of the shadow Of
deuth, I will fsur no evil, for
thou ore with me; thy rod and
thy staff they comfort me.
Thou prep1rest a table before
ma In the presence of mine enc
mics; thou onointest my heod
with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness md mercy
sholl follow ma oil the days OF
my life, and I will dwell In the
house Of the Lord forever.
Then followed a prayer for guild
ance in the task undertaken for the
New Year.
with such an attitude Mr. Wynn
cannot help but be n Of the finest
officials ever to serve Holmes coun-
ty.
He should, and will. have the sup
port Of every good citizen Of Holmes
county.
Elected with a clear-cut mandate
from the people of Holmes county
Mr.. Wynn will have the loyalty and
support Of every law-abiding citizen
in his efforts to clean up this county
and restore it to its rightful place IN
Mississippi.
A headline in the Kosciusko Star
Herald says:
B-ootlsggsrs Not Welcome
Attulufs New Sheriff Pledges Strict
Enforcement Of Luw
There followed a statement from
Attala's new sheriff, Mr.. E. G. Hail.
in which he said rumor has it that
an exodus Of bootleggers is expect
ed to take place from surrounding
counties into Attala.
81 cannot prevent their moving
in, perhaps said Mr.. Hall, "but
a certainly assist them in moving
out"
He continued: "the people of At
tala county know the law. IT they
wish to cooperate with me and re-
frain from bootlegging, all will be
well between us. If not, let this be
notice that / will get them even
tually.
at will be my policy to make raids
as the public calls for them-on any
and all persons and places"
The above statement will be OF
-,y;aacnraad interest in Holmes coun-
ty, especially in Durant.
We congratulate Sheriff Hall Q
his fortnight stand and hope ne IS
one hundred per cent successful IN
his job.
The Hon. Will M. Wilmington, OF
Greenwood, has announced ne Will
retire from Congress at the expira-
ton of his present term after "a
wear of service to the Third Con-
eressional District and his country
He will be 70.
Mr.. Wilmington has long been
recognized as the outstanding au-
thority on flood control in Congress
The service he has rendered as chair
LA@ ~
MAJ of this committee in the Demo-
cratic Congress and as ranking NIL
nority member lately has been OF
great value to the whole country.
His retirement will universal
regret in Congress among members
of both branches for he has long
been a highly respected figure In
Washington.
Our esteemed Congressman WHIT
tinpton embodied many of the pest
attributes to be found in public SER
wants.
Mr.. Wilmington is a man OF char
acter and ability, of unquestioned IN
tergrity.
We need more men of his charac-
ter in Washington.
With his retirement MI. WHIT
tington has the best wishes OF all
the people in the Third District.
He has served us well.