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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-01-15
To Monaco
HOMESTEAD. PA.
NEWS
By Marie
By Marie

Homestead, Pa, Jan. l5-Sat.
night the Homestead Jrs. had a
Hard Time" party. We want to
thank all of the people who came
with food for European Relief.
Thanks to your generosity with
both food and money it will be
possible to make up a lot of pack
ages to send to Europe. All of the
money given will be spent to buy
more articles to fill up the pack
ages.
On Thursday the ladies of the
Senior Lodge will make up the
boxes to mail. Since this party
was such a great success, we will
have to try it again. The Jrs.
collecting the food and the Senior
Lodges learning more about what
the Junior organization is doing
and at the same time helping our
people in Europe.
We would like to kniw what
has happened to all the bowlers.
Those of us who went bowling
had a swell time. But we would
like few more bowlers. Rcmem-
Der, bowling every Sunday at
2:3O p. m. at the Club Allies. The
more the merrier.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-01-15
ELLWOOD CITY
NEWS
By Betty and Betty

Ellwood City, Pa, Jan. l5-Last
week Ellwood City travelled to
Youngstown for their return
game. The game ended with a
pretty fair score Youngstown SO.
Ellwood 81. I think Youngstown
needs medal since it was the
first game they won this season.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-01-15
ANSWERS

Questions will be found on page 5
|. That of lawyer.
2. Natives of Croatia. now part
of Yugoslavia.
3. Massachusetts, and Mary
land.
4. Oklahoma.
5. Cyrus the Great.
6. Schwitzerland.
!. Fifty miles wide.
8. Texas.
9. The Israelites.
10. In Cicily.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-01-15
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Thanks to all of our ladies who
worked in the kitchen, the meal
was delicious.
To Monaco
You can expect a big crowd
from Yo. next Sat. night, we will
be out roofing for our Miracle
men. Someone had better bring
along the Bob Hope Locket, may
be a trance could win another
ball game.
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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-01-15
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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-12-09
"PigtoiIs" To Be Staged
At West High School

Rehearsal are well under way
for Wilbur Braun's latest hit
comedy 'Pigtails" which will be
presented by the senior class in
the West High School auditorium
on the evening of December Is.
at 7:30 p. m.
The cast of characters is Gaye
Brooks, known as 'Pigtails," Mar
gle Hathcock; Sidney Campbell,
small-town business man, A. j.
Stevens, III. Mrs Campbell, his
wife, who has social ambitions,
Frances WEIGH: Kenyon Camp
bell, their son, AL Holmes; Anna
belle Campbell, their attractive
young daughter, Linda Brock
Florabelle Campbell another
daughter, Patricia Ellis; Primrose
White, colored maid at the Camp
bells, Clarice Mcclellan; Norma
Kirk, whose family is wealthy,
Louise Mcbride; Brenda Baynes,
who loves to listen to the radio.
Lullene Thornton; Watt Manners,
Kenyon's college chum, Clay
Wilkes, Jr.; Thurlow Ladd,
business executive, Billy Tate;
Ursula James, disappointed
young lady, Louise Massey Jones'
Mrs. Percy Joyce and Mrs. r.
l.. Jackson, senior sponsors, are
directing the play. A
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-12-09
Basketball Season
Opens Tonight

The basketball season will be-
gin here tonight when the Lex
ington High School girls
and Boys Basketball teams will
meet both Coxburg High school
teams in games beginning at Z
p. m, Other games of the season
are; December IA, Benton, there;
Janucry 4, West, here; January
z, Tchula, here; January IA, Valid
en-, there; and January 10, Durant,
here.
On January 81, return games
with Walden, here are scheduled,
with 4 game January IS with
Sails, there (pending); January
20, Tchula. thare, February =
Winona, there; February 4, open
until date of county tournament
is decided; February 8, Coxburg
there: February II, Yazoo City
there, and February Is Yazoc
City, here.
Games are scheduled for Feb
ruary 18 with Winona, here, leav'
ing February % and 10Th open
pending dates Of the sub-region
al tournament.
Lexington is said to have ex-
cellent teams, and good turn
| out is expected at all games
Coach McDavid said he expects
his girls to play good season.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-12-09
Timber Resources
Discussed Al Rotary

Millions of little trees have
been burned in Mississippi
through the burning of broom
sage, said E. B. Livingston, OF
Scott county, assistant educa-
tional director of the Mississippi
Forest service in an address be-
fore the Lexington Rotary club,
Tuesday.
We've spent millions of dol
lars in this state fighting the
boil weevil," Mr.. Livingston said,
''but fire has done more damage
in our woods than the boil weevil
has been able to do in the en-
tire history of the state"
Trees are our number one de-
Tense against erosion and broom
sage is our number two defense,
Mr.. Livingston said, stressing the
Importance of trees in keeping
our soil healthy.
Mississippi ranks seventh in the
nation In SOIL fertility, the speak
er said and pointed out that tim
her and tirae products in many
counties in the state exceeded in
value all agricultural products.
The speaker also touched on
the Importance of old age pen
sions and lauded his native Scott
county as one of the best coun-
ties in the state.
W. E. Thurmond was program
chairman.
B. 7. Armstrong, forest ranger
for Holmes and Carroll counties,
was guest of the club. Rotarian
Garnet of the Pickens club made
his attendance and DR. Parks,
of New York City, was guest
of his brother in-law, Rotarian
David Miles.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-12-09
Durdnf Naval Lieutenant Loses Life In jet
Plane Explosion Off California Coasi
Holmes County Youth
Awarded Gosh Prizes

Holmes county boys and girls
will soon receive cash prizes
equal to so per cent of those
awarded them in the junior class
es of the Mississippi State fair.
These bonus awards, paid joint
ly by United Gas Pipe Line COM
pany and union Producing COM
par S.cc TO be inci,ed Iecem-
Der / frln the Mississippi head
gu; tors of the firms in Jackson.
Payment C. tLeSe ezra premiums
to junior class winners was start
ed in Mississippi this year.
Holmes county youths who will
receive the awards are: Gilbert
Bradley, and Billy Gilmore of
Lexington; and Sam Hall of
Goodman
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-12-09
Rites Held Monday
For Miss Lindhoim
Died AT Her Home
After Short Illness

Funeral services for Miss Alice
Viola Lindholm, "A, Lexington
musician. who died at her home
Sunday morning Of heart failure
following a short illness, were
held at the Methodist church,
Monday, December at 3 p. m.
with the Rev. c. T. Floyd officiat-
ing. Burial was in Odd Fellows
cemetery.
Miss Lindholm was born Feb
ruary 10, 1873 at Black Hawk,
Miss. She was a member of the
OAR, O.E.S, the Garden club,
and of the Methodist church. She
was former State Treasurer of the
OAR. and was active in the
+, W.S.C.S.
She leaves one brother, Paul
Purcell Lindholm, Lexington; and
a number of close relatives in
California, Washington, Illinois
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and
Mississippi.
Pallbearers were B. S. Beall
Allan Ramsey, H. H. Johnson,
Will Barrett, George Povall and
Will Wilson
Southern Funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-12-09
Services Held For
Uncle OF Mrs. Ellis

Services were held for Alfred
Gilmore Wilkins. Brooksville,
uncle of Mrs. William Ellis, who
died of n heart ailment, al Macon
hospital The Rev. w. T. Douglas
officiated wflh buria in Brooks
vile cemetery.
Mr. Wilkins had large farming
interest around Brooksville,
and had rust closed out mer~
chantile establishment which ne
had operated for 38 years. He
was an active Rotarian, deacon
in the Baptist church, and a civic
leader He was an active worker
in Red Cross and Bond drives
during World War III.
He leaves his wife and -four
brothers, j. C Wilkins. ]. w
wilkins, and j. T. Wilkins
Brooksville, and r. P. Wilkins
California.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-12-09
Band Participates
In Delta Festival
Gives Good Showing;
Bondmuster Reports
On Crowd Attending

Lexington was favorably repre-
scented al the 18th annual Winter
Carnival and Delta Band festival
held Friday in Greenwood. The
occasion served officially to
herald the Yuletide season, and
was carried out with parades,
concerts, fireworks and football
game; was participated in by 80
school bands, including those of
Ole Miss and Sunflower Junior
college, ard Was cheered by a
record throng of spectators.
Lexington High School band
made good appearance IN the
two parades," according to w. H.
Scott, bandmaster, who with Mrs.
Scott and a large number of
Lexingtonians were among the
crowd. that ATTENDED Al bard
membe IS were present with the
except N of three who were iii.
Twelve or more cars were taken.
1T was the 18th such Festival to
have been participated in by the
Lexington band, and according
to Mr.. Scott. the crowd IN attend
ance was "the largest ever" The
perSorra ance by the local band
was as good as any OF ats class.
The program began at 10 a. m
with a parade of 30 bands, headed
by ma orettes who entertained
1.-THE crowd with music and intra-
cate capers AT l p. m concerts
by Wis., ing bands We're held al
Greenw God High School audi
forum. followed by marching
events on the athletic field
Christmas lights We're turned or
at 5 D. m. at which time ths
second parade started ! moving
Lexir gton band took part IL
both parades, and performed
creditahly, according to persons
attending.
Lexingtonians taking cars were.
Mrs. Scott and Mrs. A. + Rut-
ledge; lIr- and Mrs. Will ID. Viii
son, Nj. and Mrs. T. w Ware
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Wilkerson, RID
Mrs. j. M. McRae, Mr. and Mrs
Herman Flowers, Mr. and Mrs
Joe f. Berman. MIR. and Mrs
John Howard Beall, MIR and Mrs
Hunter Cade, Mrs. Denton Rosa
mond, Mrs. A. p. Carroll, and DR.
and Mrs. P. B. Brumby
Members of the band who die
not attend due to illness, were
Jimmy Terry, Charles Ellington
and Martha Hoff
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-12-09
Nat | Guard 10 Hold
Open House, Dec. IS
To Invite Recruiting
Drive Now Underway
To Bring EnIistees
Up To Eighty-Four

Battery B, Hath Field artillery
will hold an open House" train
ing session Wednesday night,
December Is, between 1880 and
$50 .. m. for the benefit of pro-
spective members of the local
unit All young men II to Is and
one half years of age are cordial
ly invited to attend this train
ing period to see types of train
ing being carried on in the
National guard Refreshments
will be served at the conclusion
of drill period.
The open House is being
held in connection with county
wide recruiting drive which
starts December 10, to bring Bat
terry 3 to its authorized strength
of "a men. Three prizes are be-
ing& offered TO members of the
battery for the top three recruit
ers from December 10 until close
of the contest, date of which will
be announced next week.
In order to qualify Tor the first
prize of $25, member would be
required to have at least seven
recruits to his credit. Second
prize is SIS and third prize $40
New training programs and
tables of organization are being
Introduced in most National
Guord units which will be added
! incentive for enlistments in the
National guard, according to En-
met {. reese, .aclng executive
onIcer oI tne LeAlns son unit
Career plans for NaaonaI Guards
men are being set up to follow
plans now in effect in the Regu-
ar Army.
Proposed changes in tables OF
Organization are now being con-
sidered which viii give the Lex
ington unit many mere ratings
than IL has at present time The
ratings will be awarded members
as they become qualified under
training programs.
On open house night, all Off
GERS will be present to lnaerview
prospective members, and medi-
cal officer Will be on hand to give
FREQ nhvsica1 examinations to any
men who wish to join at the
time, and get credit for their first
'drin. AS was stated last week
enlistments are invited from all
points OF the County as well as
from Lexington
Official yearly inspection OF
the local unit was held Wednes-
day night, December 8, by Lieut.
Col CIV. Elkins, Third Army
headquarters, Atlanta, Ga.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-12-09
General Election
To Be Held tuesday
To Name Officials
For Coming Year

The Lexington Municipal gene
raj election viii be held Tuesaay,
December IA, To eject officials
who will serve a two year term.
beginning January |, 1919.
Candidates TO be elected, who
received majorities IN the primary
held June |, were; For mayor,
Allie S. Povall: CLERK, c. "A,
Glover; marshall, ". RI, Roach;
alderman at large o. l.. Ellison;
alderman of ward l, w. d. Will
son; ward 2, J H. Beall; ward 8,
w. o. Thompson: ward 4, L. p.
Johnson.
Election commissioners who
will be in charge are R. O. Duke,
Mrs. w. l.. Hooker, and Mrs. Tom
Shepherd
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-12-09
Canton Mon Named
As Scout Executive
For Holmes District

Lester w Dawley, president OF
the Andrew Jackson council Boy
Scouts of America, announced TO-
day the appointment of Jack Lacy
of Canton, as Field Executive of
the council, which includes
Holmes county.
Mr.. Lacy win serve the volun-
teer scout leaders in Madison,
Lake and Holmes counties. Mr.,
Dawley said. The addition of Mr.
Lacy win do much to help the
council give to the scout leaders
the program helps that they need
to carry the program to the boys
of Central Mississippi. Mr. Lacy
brings to the council a splendid
background of business ex-
perience in the field of public
relations.
Mr.. Lacy will spend the next
few weeks getting acquainted
with the men in his territory and
then win so to the National office
in New York where he viii attend
IA special training school for scout
executives. On his return he viii
continue to reside in Canton and
assist in making the scout pro-
gram available to the boys of his
section.
Mr. Lacy is a graduate of Per
kinston Junior college, in Per
kinston. He served in the last war
with the U. s. Infantry and was
discharge with the rank of First
Lieutenant. He is married and has
one son.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-12-09
Ebenezer Man Dies
Following Long Hines!
Services Were Held
Sunday, December 5

Robert G.. Brock, Ebenezer
died Saturday at Community hos
pital. following a lingering Illness
of 18 months. Funeral services
were conducted by the Rev. Yves
ley Youngblood. Sunday in Ebe-
nezer, at 3 p. m.
Born February IA, 1872, Mr.
Brock was rs years old He mar
RED the former Annie Turner,
who preceded him in death. He
was a member of Ebenezer
Methodist church,
Mr.. Brock is survived by ms
daughters. Mrs. w. E. brennan
Mrs. l.. l. MrNees; sons, r. G,
Brock, Jr., and H c. Brock, all OF
Ebenezer. Other surviving rela-
tives are Mrs. Nell Davidson of
Memphis and Mrs. Nina Tye of
Pickens, sisters of the deceased.
Maxwell and Owen Funeral
home was in charge of arrange
'mentS
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-12-09
HJC Christmos Program
10 Be Presented Dec. Io

The annual Christmas program
at Holmes Junior college will be
given by the choir and dramatics
department Sunday night. De-
cember 10. at 1880 p. M, under
the direction of Mrs. Martha Tye
McKie, director of music. and
Mrs. Zilpha Manse1l, instructor
of dramatics.
The program of Christmas
classical and carol music, with a
Christmas play, win be present
ed to the public. Everyone is
invited to attend
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-12-09
VFW Coils Meeting
TO Discuss Bonus;
Oversees Vets Invited

All overseas veterans of World
War | and ii are invited to at
tend meeting of Ohio c. Byrd
Post 2589. Veterans of Foreign
Wars, to be held at Alb Taylor
Memorial building, Tuesday, De-
cember IA, at 7:30 p. m, at which
will be discussed the bonus issue.
A vote will be cast at the meet
ing, to determine the interest of
local veterans in securing a
bonus. 1t is expected that results
of similar voting at other locali-
ties be brought to the attention
of state legislators during the
January sessions.
Karl Wiesenburg, state VFW
commander. has said the VIEW
will fight for state bonus If
the veterans of Mississippi favor
one. Speaking before several
hundred former G.. rs at Pasca-
goula, Monday night. he said 16
states, including AZ per cent OF
the nations population, had al
ready granted state bonuses.
Only contributions made by
Mississippi to veterans, have been
the Veterans Farm and Home
board and the State Board OF
Veterans affairs, Mr.. Wiesenbure
said He opined that Mississippi's
sound financial condition indi-
Gated the state could well afford
to pay veteran bonuses without
detracting from other services.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-12-09
Christmas Decoration!
To Be Resumed For
City By Garden Club
Residential! Section
Viii Agoin Be Aeiow
With Brilliant Liuhts

Lexington will again be aglow,
throughout the residential sec
ton with brilliantly lighted
Christmas decorations during the
coming Christmas season when
the Lexington Garden clubs
Christmas lighting contest gets
underway. This beautiful custom
was discontinued as patriotic
economy measure during the war
but will be resumed again this
yeax under the sponsorship of the
Lexington Garden club.
The first general Christmas
lighting of homes in Lexington
took place about 1929 and was
suggeste~ oy WIS. "a. III. Doty "
the P. T. A That organization
sponsored it every year there
after, until it was discontinued.
Mrs. j. W. Glffee, P. t. A. presi-
dent, appointed Mrs. Do.y,
Mrs A. b. Holder, and miss
Mary Evelyn Williams, now MRS.
Nick Walker, as the first COM
-mi1tees in charge OF the Snris.-
mas ugallng contest, and MIS-.
Edna Wilblrn Lowe to arrange
tor the placing OF small Christmas
trees in the flag pole holes in
front of each store around the
square.
The Rotary club, with Mr..
Smith manager of the Mississippi
Power and Light company in
charge erected, in the southwest
corner of the courthouse yard, a
twenty-five foot Christmas tree
which was decorated with hun
dreds of vari-colored lights and
was topped by a large white
lighted star.
Lexington gained that year the
title of 1.-The Santa Claus town"
from motorists passing through
during the Christmas season, and
has held fast to the title, for no
town in Mississippi, regardless of
size, has had more beautiful
lighted Christmas decorations.
The Lexington Garden club
expects citizens again to join
in bringing Christmas cheer by
entering in its Christmas light
ing contest. Prizes of trees,
shrubs, and bulbs will be given
for the prettiest lighted door,
pretties lighted window, prettiest
lighted outside tree (either grow
ing or transplanted), and the
prettiest. lighted indoor tree
visible from the street
Judging will take place be-
tween the hours of seven and ten
one night, during the week be-
fore Christmas, December 1911
through the "a. Mrs. Robert NJ.
Gwin is chairman of the commit
tee to secure the out of town
judges, and Mrs. John M. Kim
brough, Jr., with Mrs. Edwin
White, Mrs L. H. Paris and Miss
Meta Moore form the committee |
to select the plants to be given |
as prizes. Mrs. A. M. Doty is |
publicity chairman, and Mrs. G..
H Marlborough, club president
is general chairman.
A committee composed of Joe
Berman, Eddie Heath, and c. c.
Taylor of the Mississippi Power
and Light company, representing
the men of Lexington will see to
the lighting of the Square. !
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-12-09
GRADE SCHOOL CLOSES

Due to the epldemlc Of measles
and colds, Lexington Grammar
school was dismissed Frid y
afternoon until January 3.
The fifth through eighth grades
returned to school Wednesday of
this week, leaving only the first
four grades dismissed.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-12-09
ENROLL RED CROSS

Coxburg schools have enrolled
Junior Red Cross in a splendid
way. The contributions are far in
excess OF enrolment fees and the
surplus has been placed in the
Junior Red Cross Service fund
Since last report the following
negro schools have sent in en-
rollments: Franklin, New Zior
West and Mt. Olive