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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-19
Two Hospitalized,
Vehicle Smashed:
Parking On Hiway

Parking on the highway was given
as the cause of total damage done
to 1948 Pontiac station wagon
and injuries requiring hospitaliza-
ton to two persons, in an accident
which occurred Sunday at 2 a. m.
on highway 81. one-half mile north
of Durant.
Highway Patrolman, Ernie F. Ray
said an all-metal school-body, park
ed truck, owned by Noble E. Smith
of Dossville, was hit by station
wagon bearing four passengers and
the driver, all of st. Louis, result
ing in total damages to the latter
vehicle, and head and chest injuries
to two of its occupants.
Passengers in the station wagon
were: Oliver Kloepper and his
daughter, Rose Marie Kloepper, 81
received at the hospital for minor
bruises and injuries; Mrs. Kloepper,
James Meinhardt, and driver, Edgar
F. Meinhardt. Neither the latter
three nor the owner of the parked
trucked were injured, according to
reports.
Smith, said to have been intoxi-
Gated, was arrested for improper
parking, and was released on bail
Sunday afternoon. No charges were
placed against the driver of the
damaged vehicle.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-19
Lunch Room Official
To Be At Court House

Miss Mary Whitehead, district
supervisor of the State Lunch pro-
gram, will be in the Lexington
Court House Saturday, August %
to receive applications for partici-
patton in the lufchroom program
it is announced by L. R. Thompson
County Superintendent of Educa-
ton. White superintendent and
other persons interested in lunch
room management will meet at a.
m. Negroes are to meet at p. m.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-19
Publicity Group To Meet
At Cleveland, August 30

Delta Council Press and Radio
Committee will. meet at p. M,
Michaers Cafe, Cleveland, Missis-
sippi, Friday, August 20. In notice
to Committee members, Chairman
H. j.. Fields urged full attendance
and said that the principal item on
the agenda would be discussion
and plans on advance publicity for
the Spinner-Brooder Conference.
scheduled for Greenville and Stone
vile, September 20, 81. and %. DIM
ner will be served Immediately af-
ter the business session. {
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-19
Lexington Youth
In Ashiyo, japan

Pfc. Garland T. Moore, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert T. Horn, Lexing-
ton, recently arrived in Japan and
has been assigned to Ashiya Air
Force Base according to an an
nouncement from Headquarters,
Ashiya Air Force Base.
A former student of West High
School, Pfc. Moore entered the mill
tary service in May, 1947, and upon
completion of basic training at
Lakeland Air Force Base, Texas, re-
manned on duty in the United States
until alerted for movement to the
Far Eastern Command in May, 1913.
Upon arrival in Japan in June
1948, he was assigned to the Fifth
Air Force, under the Far East Air
Forces and was subsequently reas-
signed to the Both Fighter Squadron
at Ashiya Air Force Base as an F-51
mechanic.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-19
Negro Claims To Be
Older Than lexington

An old Colored man Winston Polk
of route 2, who came into the Ad-
vertiser office this week, claims he
doesn't known how old he is but
that he is Older than Lexington"
He also says he is the grandson of
Greenwood Leflore, French Indian,
who lived from 1800-1865.
Old "Uncle Winston" says the first
county seat of Holmes county was
at Rankin Hill, near Howard. He
has lived on the old Howard road
for 48 years on his own place. His
father was Frank Polk, who lived
on the present Ben Lundy place.
Since Lexington was founded in
1888, the Negro would be more than
lis years old, provided his asser-
tions are true.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-19
It's Only August And
81. Nick Is COMING
On Shopping Sprees. \
Merchants Get Ready
For Winter Season

Santa Claus down the chimney i'm
August? Well, hardly. But local mer~
chants and businessmen of town are
getting ready for the nice old man
that brings toys and candy to child
rem. Not to be caught mapping on
the wintry eve months hence, Lex
ington dealers in Santa-ware have
already begun looking ahead and
boarding up their stock. And wen
they may for years of experience
taught them the disappointment en-
countered when goods they have
wanted and looked for are no long
er available.
Items Listed
At Patterson's Variety Store still
packed away out of sight, he viii
find all kinds of toys and guns and
dolls, a few new articles which he
was able to find last year or in the
scarce years" previously, which
Mrs. Patterson bought on fall and
winter shopping excursion in st.
Louis, last week. At Ellison's De-
partment store, provided he waits
week or two, Santa will find plen-
ty of winter clothing, though his act
ual holiday novelties, won't be
found there until November. The
Ellisons will do their fall and win
ter buying in st. Louis the last Of
this month.
Herman Flowers, of Flowers De-
partment store, is back from st.
Louis and Chicago markets where
he anticipated fall and winter needs
by purchasing a stock of ready-to-
wear, last week. His buying in pre-
paration for st. Nick's jaunt south
ward will take place within the
next two weeks, as has been he
case during the past years. Mr..
Flowers said holiday buying s'has
been" running a little later when
goods were more scarce; however.
now that the demand has slowed
down with full production of goods,
agents are sent out on the road
earlier, and hence stocking up OF
Christmas goods mays be slightly
earlier.
Others Buy For Santa
Following their general practice,
Cohen's buyers are also looking a.
head to the winter, and are now on
Continued On Page Eight
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-19
National Guard Returns
From Training Comp

The SO members of the Lexington
unit of the National Guard return
ed Saturday from two weeks train
ing at Fort Benning, Ga. Officers
making the trip were First Lieute-
nant T. r. Taylor, commanding Of
ficer. of Lexington, and Lieutenant
Terry Eakin of Acona, executive Of
ficer The local unit went with other
Mississippi Guardsmen, part of the
31st Infantry division. in six motor
conveys leaving points throughout
the state July 81.
Workmanship training and sports.
including swimming and softball
were features of the camp.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-19
Veterans Groups To Have
Fish Fry, September 2

A free fish fry at Alb Taylor Me-
mortal building will be given mem
bers of the VFW and Auxiliary
Ohio c. Byrd post 1889. and Ameri-
can Legion and Auxiliary, DAME,
w. Beal post Is, on Thursday, Sep
TENDER 2, at 7 p. m, it is announced
jointly by VFW and American
Legion commanders, w. H. SHARP
and c. c. Parsons.
The committee in charge is COM
posed of G. R. Chennault, Roy Gar
nett, Bill Power, and Johnny
Robertson.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-19
|P0tients At The Hospital

Rose Marie Kloeppert, st. Louis, Mo.
Hattie Maude Farmer, Lexington
Oliver Kloppert, st. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Ruth Watkins, Durant
Mrs. T. E. Murtagh, Ebenezer
E H. Shaddock, Lexington /
James Wesley Hodges, Durant 7
w. j. Dodd, Jr, Starke, Fla.
Colored
Janet Hunter, Lexington
Jesse Wilkes, Lexington =
Nero Anderson, Lexington
Ethel May Jackson, Tchula
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-19
METHoDIsTs TO HEAR BISHOP

Bishop Marvin Franklin of jack
son will preach at the Methodist
church Sunday night, August 90. at
7:30 it is announced by the Rev.
c. T. Floyd, pastor. The new bishop,
recently assigned to the Jackson
area, comes from Birmingham, Ala,
where he was pastor of the High
land Heights Methodist church for
IA years. All denominations and the
public are invited to attend. i
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-19
BAPTIST SERVICES SUNDAY

The Rev John Steen, Jr., Of
Jackson, recent graduate in theo-
logy at Baylor university, will
preach at IL a. m. at the Baptist
church, it is announced by w. B
Kenna, church official. The young
minister is the nephew of Mrs. S
E. Henry.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-19

Rain or shine, summer or winter
the work of the Holmes County
Health department is never ended.
Year-round it gives extensive In
valuable servece, so widespread as
to include every individual in the
county. Inasmuch as its approx
mate $4,000 worth of services are
paid for by the taxpayers. it is not
a charity organization; however, its
work is what is known to be "free."
DR.. w. H. Weeks is county health
officer, having come here five and
one-half years ago, on May Is, 1913
Employed with him in the organiza-
ton are o. w. Thompson, sanitation
officer, L. L. McNeese, venereal in
vestigator, Mrs. Maude Legate and
Mrs. Willie Dale Sample, clerical
workers, Mrs. Alton Parker, Mrs.
Hal Gillian. and Mrs. Ann Elliott,
public health nurses, and Miss Marie
Rutledge, dental hygienist, who
comes one week a month. At one
time the department had in its en-
ploy four full-time registered nurses.
In recent years these have become
more scarce.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-19
Activities Listed

Activities of the department are
far-reaching and many. and intend
ed to enable healthy citizenry in
a healthful living place. Though the
aims are primarily preventive, its
work does not exclude curative
practices. Included in this activity
that never allows a let-up from
eight hours a-day-duty and could
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-12
Negro College Fund
Drive Gets Started
With Luncheon Meet

How 80 private Negro colleges
in the South have banded to-
gether to meet common financial
problems was told today (Tuse-
day. by William E. Cotter, ma
tlonal campaign chairman OF the
United Negro College Fund, at
luncheon in the Stevens hotel
opening. the Funds fifth annual
drive in the Chicago area.
The Fund was organized in
1914 and has raised more than
$4,OOO,OO0 toward operating eX-
penses OF member colleges. This
amount represents a critical 10
per cent Of the total budgets of
member colleges. This amount
represents a critical 10 per cent
Of the total budgts of tn colleges
which nave small endowments
and keep tuition charges at a
bare minimum.
The 194S goal of the Fund is
! 81, 10000, of which $4,000 has
been allocated to the Chicago
area. Campaigns are under way
in 60 cities.
"The Negro colleges are max
ing "a. real and essential con- ris
button to our VIVA of sliie,,}s y Mr.,
Cotter stated. ''Illiteracy among
Negroes fell from 80 per cent In
1910 to 10 per cent, in 1870 to
10 per cent of the total budgets
of the colleges, which have
small endoWments and keep tut
ton charges at a bare minimum.
The 194S goal Of the Fund is
Negro College Fund offers the
most practical solution to the
whole problem Of race relations.
Last year the colleges graduated
$500 intelligent, well-equipped
"The program of the United
men and women, and granted
professional degrees to 456 more.
These will be the leaders so
greatly needed by the Negro
race"
Mr.. Cotter, counsel for Union
Carbide and Carbon Corp, has
served many philanthropic and
welfare casuses, including the
NYU-Belevue Medical Center
Fund in New York City, Of which
he is chairman.
Fowler Mccormick presided at 1
the luncheon, which was attend
ed by a large group Of civic lea /
derS.
VOTE REPUBLICAN,
Mrs. Rhodessa King, 1924 S.
Michigan av., is spending a week
mother, Mrs. Leathia Posey.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-12
More Steel
is Coming

: Dr.. r. E. Zimmerman Of Tho
III. s. Steel orporation IF na1a
ware. has taken sharp issue Win
those who accuse the steel in
dustry Of failing to measure IN
to its responsibilities IN pro-
ducing the steel this country
wants.
Last year, the industry pro-
duced 63,000,O00 tons OF finished
rolled steel products. That was
about SO per cent Of total world
production Of the metal. And lit
marked an increase Of Of so per
efAtA over 1889. .fAff mn
! 1t IS true that new steel-mak-
ing capacity has been developed
slower than the industry planned.
The reason for that was short
ages OF skilled men, general Ia
Dor. and materials be!@0nd
the industry's control. Yet, by
early 1850, it is expected that
the industry will have a rated
capacity Of 96,OOO,OO0 tons a year.
Today it costs about $500, 000,-
600 to build milliOn-ton in
stallationI- more than three
times the prewar figure. One Of
tie teughests preb4erns faessks by
| steel is to carry on ofde4Iy
expansion program and, at Ae
same, time, ;hoM thes cost atlf its
products down. Measured by
Hany barometer. the pl.iee gof stefI
is surprisingly fows5 DuTin 81 he
1940-47 period, gate zoonaed l4S
per cent. Steel must get@,fthe
maximum value for every dollar
spent for expansion it it's prices
ARE to remain low. esl
Increased steel output depends
in one way or another on,prp-
duction in many other industries
some of which are experiencing
difficult shortage problems Of
their own. But that increase is
coming, and we will have 1t
sooner than most Of use realize.
In the meantime, every possible
ton of steel is being produced
and put to use.
VOTE REPUBLICAN -
R. Fl. Finch, $3.50 Eberhart av.,
was called to Hattiesburg, Miss,
by the passing Of his sister.
VOTE REPUBLICAN -
The nearest approach to i'm
mortality on earth is a govern
ment bureau.-FOrmer Sec'y OF
State Byrnes.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-12
Your avor
Competing For

There are many strong argu-
ments against compulsory tax
supported government health
plans. One which isn't used as
much as it deserves is that it
would eventually establish a
government monopoly in the
field, put the private concerns
how providing a prepaid hospital
and medical servic out of bust
ness, and enbale the politicians
to give us any kind of health
service they choose. After all,
if we didn't like it, we could
lump it. The law would make
us pay the tax anyhow.
A short time ago a subscriber
to one fthe voluntary plans
spent a short period in hos
pital. The bill, which the plan
paid, totaled much more than
his dues for year. After he got
out he received a coruteously
phrased card, telling him that
theplan had met his bill of some
$40, offering the hope that the
service was entirely satisfactory
and asking that lhe tell This
friends about it. In the same
mail There Was an advertise
ment from a competing plan OF
similar nature, describing the
service and the benefits it Offer
ed.
This is typical demonstra-
ton of the free competitive sys-
TEN. If a man doesn't like one
prepaid medical plan, he can
subscribe to another or to none
at adjust as if he doesn't like
one brand Of goods he can buy
competitive brand or skip the
purchase entirely. The service
has had much experience with
government bureaus-all OF
which are unregulated monopo-
lies, and many OF which are
run under the spoils system
knows what kind OF treatment
he can expect. And it wouldn't
be any different with a govern
ment medical monopoly. Announcer
group OF politicians would nave
the helpless taxpayers and patti
ents lust where they want thm,
undr thir thumbs.
VOTE REPUBLICAN, :,
Rev. and Mrs. D. L. McGrltt i
Marysville, Calf, travelling mis-,
ssionaries Of the Northwest are
guests of their many friends o.
our city. Mrs. McGriff (nee MISS
B. May Boyd) was formerly d
resident of Chicago and dlrectoi
of Bethesda church choir.
- VOTE REPUBLICAN -
Rev. VIM. Matlock OF Los
Angeles, Calf, was the pulpl'
guest at Greater Bethesda Bapt-
ist church, 1901 S. Michigan aV..
Sunday, June 6. The Excelsior
club of the church celebrated
Friends Day. The sermon was
delivered by Rev. Matlock, s.:
his son is president Of the club
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-12
Champ Joe Louis
Fit AS A Fiddle

. POMPTON LATCNS, N. Joe
Louis rll8Ie York, for
a check lp. 5IleE ] SIX round
sparring session outdoors at his
training quarters at Pompton
Lakes, N. J. He weighed ZIG
pounds onthe nose, just one
pound from the. weight he expects
to carry into Yankee Stadium for
his struggle with the tough Wal
colt. DR.. Nardiello, State Box
ing Commissions official Medic
says the Champs condition IS
markedly improved over his con-
dition before the first fight with
Walcott.
VOTE REPUBLICAN,
First Canadian train to leave
transcontinental rail line of the
marked the completion of the
Montreal for the Pacific coast
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-12
BY ROBERT DURR
CALCUTTA'S VERA
CHATTERJEE SPEAKS

During Chapter two of World
War II, American Negro soldiers
found themselves fighting to
make Anglo Saxon Supremacy.
secure.
White supremacy fanatics
fought for that same security.
and many American white sold
iers Of the Deep South vintage
prosecuted and theological war
against their fellow American
soldiers Of color.
The world knows America
tits net so close to the forest
that it can not see the trees in
this country.
Vera Chatterjee of Calutta,
! India picked up copy Of BE-
GUM, the Indian woman's mag
azine in New Delhi some mon
this ago i'm (which she saw a
photograph of me, and an article
on the black woman's struggle
i for and contribution to the cause
of freedom.
She began sending me clip
pings from Indian publications
and told me of how some white
soldiers earned for themselves
and their country bad name
by their effort to spread racial
prejudice for the Negro soldier
! from America, how many 1ndi-
ans pretended to see a basis of
| justification for this sort Of
thing.
This effort took them into
clubs and other places where
they mingled, danced, dined and
socialized with Negro soldiers
during which time they tried to
discover in these boys, the
I'flsasty brute" as pictured by
the white anti-Negro propagan-
dists in the uniform Of United
States soldiers. There they
found that the facts did not 1--WE
with the propaganda-and in
the Negro soldier far from home
| a human being. Nothing more.
Nothing less. Also that he did
not have a tail which came out
at midnight, nor was he any
more anxious to force .himslf
upon women than any other
soldier.
They found more-they got
first hand direct answers on the
race problem in America; that
tn Ngro is a victim of a systm
dominated by whit men in high
and low places in the United
States, especially the Deep
South who feel that there should
have never been war between
tn estates over the question OF
\ slavery, but that the Union
should have paid the slave
holders of the South the money
they had invested in slaves, and
then took over the responsible
lily of educating the freedmen
for responsible citizenship.
The fact that no human being
has never gotten through the
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-12
The Song Of
Peace Has
Been Written

This song is the eanswer to
our present SO dire need, the
song we have been waiting for.
When in peril of death through
thirst or hunger or fear or war,
we do not examine nor question
the hand that saves! nor yet
refuse. Shall we unearger to ac-
cept the cup Of water, the crust
of bread, the splendid hope, the
reviving word from the leliver-
er? Shall we hesitate-when to
hesitate is fatal?
In answer to present need, the
Peace Song, the Song OF Broth
erhood, toe song Of Love and
Understanding that bridges the
yawning gulf at our very feet,
and bears us safely over to the
glad and bright new world OF
tomorrow, where we may smile
again, and sing again, and hope
and trust again-and live!
Live without fear live without
suspicion. without hate-ilve in
love.
Love that shall embrace those
! who are afar-as well was the
near at hand. Love for all-thc
world of man everywhere.
: Live in new world where
men shall indeed break up their
swords into plowshares- shall
plant again tulips and roses, and
watch them bud and bloom.
Live in new world where
farmers 60 forth to till the fields
each morning tranquil and at
ease-coming home at eventide
to the peace and cOzy joy of
evening meal-to hear again the
soft silver tinkle of far away
COW bells as the slow moving
line come drifting in at close OF
day.
All such, heart endearing things
lie across the bridge that the
Peace Song builds over the abyss
to the shining shores of tomor-
row.
Dry your eyes, all you mothers
who weep for fear OF a war torn
time ahead when you must needs
kiss your sons farewell, sweet
hearts and wives, and children
rejoice for your lovers, husbands
and father shall not be torn
from your side.
Rejoice o WPrld, foryouwill
not totter and fall, but shall
roll on under a bluer sky-roll
on and hear the songs OF child
rem the songs Of birds-tne eve
ming serenade Of gentle twilight
murmurs waited above your
happy bosom.
Rejoice o People, for the reign
Of love that shall embrace the
whole world embrac and bind
the hearts Of all men with q
force stronger and mightler
than the sword and more en-
during than earth-borne OF
power-love that is stronger
than all strength mightier than
the mightiest.
Hope o World, hope and re-
joice. Sing and make the fair
new world OF tomorror-come,
true.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-12

me anything l ask for and says
he loves me. He wants me togo
on trip with him this sum-
mer. My aunt says I should not
go. Please give me some advice.
Ans: Yous aunt is right-you
shouldn't make the typ with
this man. Why? lbecause he's
married and it's wrong to date
him and accept his presents.
Visit your sister on your vaca-
ton this summer and center
your interest on the eligible
bach1ors around town.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-06-12
Eczema ltchins,
-Burning-Distress
Gets Quick Ease and Comfort

Get a bottle Of stainless, powerful
penetrating Moone's Emerald Oil.
The very first application should give
you comforting relief and a few short
treatments convince you that you
have at last found the way to over
come the intense itching and dis
,ress. Moone's Emerald Oil is easy
md simple to reaseless-stain~
ss-economical promotes healing
Ask for Moone's Emerald Oil. Salts
action or money back-good drug
| elsts: everywhere.