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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-03-04
American Red Gross: A Friend

The annual Red Cross drive is on.
The war has ended but disaster still strikes. Where there is
disaster there NAV be found the Red Cross administering
to the needy, suffering ana dying. !.
The past year has seen the Red Cross on the Mississippi
Gulf coast where disaster struck in the form OF a hurricane tha'
did multiplied hundreds Of thousands of dollars damage.
In addition the Red Cross is embarking upon a new ana
ambitious program this year to establish and maintain a nauonaii
blood pogram that will make it possible to FURNISH a suiicieh'
supply of blood to the nations population.
last . the Red Cross expended about 81, zoo, 900. to fur.
ther blood research. More win be spent this year for stats on
physicians, nurses and technicians; for necessary equipment; TOT
the costly production of blood derivatives; for packaging and dis-
tribution.
The blood and some of its derivatives will be used to save
lives, prevent disease and alleviate suffering.
During the past year there have been 312 domestic DIS
asters in which the Red Cross administered to $500 persons at a
cost of Sc. 49,, 100. Aid to families IN the Iexas Cty usaster aiohe
cost Red Cross ~$1,300,OO0.
In addition a great service program involving more than
two million cases of veterans was carried out; war veterans ana
their families received $6,442Ooo in financial aid; Loans ana
So. 500, 1882; through field directors, ~$3,77S,1OO.
Sewing and knitting their way through tons of materials
in weather hot as well as cold, Red Cross volunteers made 2,4So'
600 garments last year for shipment abroad, for the armed forces
and for civilian hospitals and institutions.
Teachers of ways to improve the American way of life, the
American Red Cross last year issued certificates as follows for
courses completed: 346,s71 in first aid; 11S,34o in home nursing
and 38,415 in nutrition. Other thousands OF certlncates We're given
in water safety and accident prevention.
For civilian medical use, the Red Cross distributed lass,
215 packages of its war surplus plasma; and 171,2S7 units of i'm
mune serum globulin to combat measles were distributed without
charge for the product. More than $1,2O0OO0. was expended in
reseach on blood derivatives.
A friend in need The American Red Cross gave mate
rial assistance to civilians abroad - displaced, malnourshed, ill =
through sister Red Cross societies, at a value of $3,449,348. The
Junior Red Cross shipped supplies valued at $1,832,200 to help
children abroad, including sending $4,000 gift boxes.
Altogether the Red Cross is a potential Friend In Need. 1t
is good to know there is standing by at all times such an organiza-
ton to call upon in time of need.
Tt behooves us to do our part generously and gracefully as
possible In the annual Embarrassing campaign.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-03-04
Appreciate Days

Progressive merchants of Lexington keen to make
Lexington the best town in which to trade IN TINS Ter
ritory and also to show their appreciation for the generous
patronage accorded them over a number of years are sponsoring
a series of Appreciation Days. Full details of same appears In Inc
Advertiser on the front page.
Briefly, the plan calls for giving back in the form OF a SUD-
stantial cash prize each week some of the money spent tradlhg
in Lexington. The amount given will be determined by the per-
centape ticket drawn from the giant pot each week. IL the lucky
winner holds a 5 percent ticket he will get five percent or tne
amount in the treasury for that week; his ticket may read up 70
fifty percent, depending upon the amount OF his purchase. II NE
ticket ia a 80 percent ticket then he will get fifty percent OF the
amount in the treasure chest.
A great deal of trade should be stimulated by the cam
naiqn which is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce.
wanted. where they feel their dollars will buy the most. That Is
one reason why Lexington is popular. -
You can tell Lexington is a wide-awake town Dy reauih
the advertisements appearing weekly in the Advertiser:
Lexington business men know their message, carried T we'd
" into the more than two thousand homes IN wnich u y H.
ser is a welcome visitor each week, helps as much as anytnlng elSe
to build this community up as a trade center. =.
If YOU are not taking advantage OF the opportunity " "
advertise your business throughout the county In the columnso "
this newspaper you are missing a true bet in stimulating your saes
and increasing your gross business. -
There is no better advertising medium in Holmes county
than the columns of The Advertiser. an 10
Not only is it effective in carrying a message tnat VIII oo
road it is very inexpensive for the service rendered.
IF YOU did no more than say John Jones, Merchant, appIe-
GATES your business you would be getting your moneys worn.
IA business that is not worth advertising snoulu o auV0
t;sed for sale" someone has eloquently said.
Our staff is at your service. Call on us any tlme.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-03-04
Democratic Party Must Take Positive Stand
For States Rights, Against Truman Program
Says State Democratic Executive Committee

follow the dictates of the overwhel-
ming majority of Democrats of the
state and thereby cast their votes
in the electoral college only for can
didates for president and vice presi-
dent who have openly and positive
ly taken a stand for states rights
as outlined in Paragraph 2 above
and who have specifically condemn
ed and promised to fight against
President Truman's so-called civil
rights program.
THAT all loyal Mississippi Demo
Gratis are entitled to know all the
fact about the present serious threat
to their way of life and that a state
wide program of information is
necessary and essential at this time.
Committee Set Up
"That such a statewide program
of information will require an or
~ganization of citizens co-ordinated to
do the task at hand. in an orderly
and efficient manner.
THAT, the Mississippi State Demr
ocratic Executive Committee, there
fore, does this day create a Peoples
Committee of loyal states rights,
Jeffersonian Democrats consisting of
five persons from each of the first
six congressional districts; 10 persons
from the Seventh Congressional Dis
trict; and 10 persons from the state
at-large. This committee of SO shall
have the Governor of Mississippi as
its honorary chairman, and create a
campaign committee of II members,
including a chairman. to expedite
the work as hereinafter authorized
and carry out such work in the name
of the Mississippi State Democratic
Party.
s'That the State Democratic Exc
cutive Committee does here and now
call upon the County Democratic
Executive Committee, their chair
men, and all loyal Democrats in Mis-
sissippi to give every assistance and
all possible aid to the peoples COM
mittee and to the campaign commit
tee herein created. This work is,
without doubt, more important than
any other problem, confronting our
people. In the success of these two
committees lies the right of the peo-
pie of this state to enjoy the pro-
lection of local, self-government."
The Committee authorized the es-
adjustment of headquarters, which
previously had been opened, and to
be known as Mississippi State
Democratic Party Headquarters"
Volunteer workers will be recruited
in each precinct to carry on a door
to-door" campaign to acquaint the
people with the movement, and es-
pecially chow President Truman's
proposed FEPC will affect the indi-
vidual."
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-03-04

Contributions will be sought IN
campaign with Nh. Wright said Will
take between 100000 and 100000.
A dollar from each Democrat IN the
state will be sought in return for a
button with Jefferson's picture and
inscribed with States Right Jeffer-
sonian Democrat"
The immediate objective is the
election of delegates from precincts
to the county convention who are
true and loyal Jeffersonian Demo
Gratis who will stand 100 per cent
for states rights and who will not
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-03-04

count the cost in the work of pro-
tecting our sacred traditions and
Southern way of life"
Membership on the Campaign
Committee was originally set at II,
but a request from Governor Wright
to increase it so as to place some
young Democrats on it was approx
ed. 1t includes:
w. w. Wright of Jackson, chair
man; Hugh Clayton of New Albany;
J. d. Lewis of Hattiesburg; Edmund
TAYLOR of Greenville: Dick Quin of
Continued on Page Five)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-03-04
Holmes County Livestock Show

Friday, March 18th, is a red letter day on the calenoaIs ~
Holmes County All Club and FLA boys and girls. It is on that day
that the first livestock show will be held for junior exnoltors.
Every section of the county will be represented in the group
of fine animals to be shown.
This is the first show to be held in Home Conuty put we :
> told that the March 18th show will be on a par with some OF
the shows that have been held in several Mississippi counties
some time. The show may not be- as large in the number u am
mails shown but the quality of those to be shown, according "
County Agent Sullivan, rates very high.
Winners in the Holmes event will exhibit in the district i've
stock show at Greenwood the following week.
This is an ambitious undertaking and the line young p0ys
and GIRLS who make up the membership OF the Ali CLUBS n T
chanters throughout our county deserve every bit OF encourage
ment we can give them.
Support them with YOUR presence at the show in Lexlng-
ton. -
They are the future farmers OF Holmes county II we
want them to have the very best.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Rites for |. Annis,
Singer, Held Here

Funeral services were held this
morning for Louie l.. Annis, 54,
Pentagon employe, who also was a
church and radio singer. Mr.. Annis
died in George Washington Uni
versity Hospital Saturday Of head
injuries suffered when a stroke
caused him to fall near his home
l8 days before. He lived at 332S
Valley drive, Alexandria.
The services were in the Church
Of the Epiphany, where he had been
tenor soloist for 20 years. Burial
was private.
Mr. Annls sang with the old
Washington Opera Company and
with such radio quartets here as
the Radiotones and the Southern
aires, and the Capital Quartet, q
professional entertainers group. He
also sang at the Church Of the
Covenant and at the First Con-
gregational Church when President
Coolidge attended 1t.
A native Of Spokane, Wash, Mr..
Annis came here about Is years
ago and joined the staff Of the
Bureau Of Railway Economics, AS
sociation OF American Railroads. He
later worked as a transportation
rate expert for the War Depart
ment and was employed at the
Pentagon at the time of his death.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Margaret Ross Annis: two brothers,
Howard B. Annis, Takoma, Wash,
and Arthur Annis. Santa Monica,
tCalif:., and two sisters, Mrs. Ira
Gates, Seattle, Wash, and Mrs.
James Jarboe, San Antonio. Tex.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Jail Cell Plant Leads
1HS-is tS5ss55 Eis
Police 10 7 in Theft

Police told today how a plain
clothes policeman. planted in q Jail
cell, led to the arrest OF two per-
sons IN connection with the theft
last month Of more than 10000
worth of clothing from the Luna
Cleaners, 1905 Fourteenth street NV.
According to police, 17-year-old
youth was arrested last Saturday
after two patrolmen attached to the
second precinct received information
that he was implicated in the theft.
Police said they recovered several Of
the missing suits in the boys home
in the 1700 block Of Fifteenth street
NE.
While the boy was being held in
a cell at the precinct. another
policeman in civilian clothes was put
in the cell with him. In the course
of their conversation, police said,
the youth implicated two other men,
both of the 1000 block of Georgia
avenue NV.
Both Of the men were arrested
there, and several more suits, sport
shirts and dresses were found,
police said.
In the room of a woman friend
OF the pair, police said they dis
covered quantity of women s
clothes stolen from the cleaning
establishment. The clothing was
packed in boxes and addressed to a
town in North Carolina. The wom-
an was not arrested.
The prisoners ali are colored.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
China
Continued From First Page.)

the Yangtze, is midway between
Suchow ard Nanking.
(However, the reports said in.
tensity of the fighting has dwin-
died in the past two days. It ap-
peared likely, informants said,
that the Reds moved some forces
back either to await reinforce
nlents or resupply.
tMr. Milks said there were in
dications the Communists were
both worn out and short of sup
plies after the nearly month long
battle around Suchow.)
Political Motives Seen.
The military strategy Of Gen. Fl
Tso-yi has been so puzzling that
most people have only one explana-
tion-political motives are behind it
Rumors have linked Gen. Flu with
for a proposed coalition
government Latest talk says persons
bargaining for Flu wanted him to be
allowed 10 hold on to his troops: but
the Reds baked, declaring he ought
to be satisfied with high post In
In the government.
This belief in political motives &C.
counts for the general calm in Pei
ping-a city that has been con-
quered many times in its more than
!, 900 years. And it accounts, too
for predictions Peiping will change
hands without bloodshed.
If only military factors were In
volved. the Reds might move into
the former capital in a matter o1
days. But If political matters ART
involved, the changeovers could vel
be delayed until January or Feb
rEary.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Jap Diet Has Hangover Session
lover Minister'S Pettino Affair

met and as a member Of the House
The cabinet named Shinzo Oya,
Minister Of Commerce and Indus
try, to take on the finance ministry
duties too. temporarily.
The House scheduled hangover
meeting" for tonight to talk about
Izumiyama's resignation from the
Legislature. When the members got
through with that they planned to
act on a supplementary budget nec-
essary to meet the regular govern
ment payroll tomorrow.
But 1t met, argued and adjourned
without accomplishing anything.
Izumiyama entered no denial of
Mrs. Yamashita's story. The Tokyo
press quoted him as saying. Sake
rice wine) seeped into my bones. "
Meanwhile, more troubles from
scandals piled up for the govern
ment. The Tokyo procurator
promised to investigate Prime
Minister Shigeru YoShida for alleged
failure to register a contribution of
100000 yen in campaign funds,
A formal charge filed on behalf of
the Social Democratic Party forced
the procurator district attorney to
move against the Premier, head of
the conservative Democratic
Liberal Party.
1t accused the Prime Minister of
failing to register 100000 yen re-
ceived from Kiyoshi Umemura, a
textile industrialist who is in iail
on charges Of bribing government
omcials. Among political figures
jailed on an assortment of bribery
charges Is former Prime Minister
Hitoshi Ashida.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
German
Continued From First Page.)

lin announced a sweeping law for
the socialization of large industries
was nearly ready for adoption.
They said the law would liquidate
private ownership in all Berlin Of
such firms as AEG General Elec-
tric), Siemens, I. G. Farben and
Bewag, the power company which
supplies Berlin. It was not brought
out how the program was to be
accomplished in the western sectors.
A Communist-controlled city as
sembly for Eastern Berlin was re-
ported today to have been approved
in principle by Soviet Marshal Vas
silly D. Sokolovsky.
1t was expected to be named be-
fore Christmas, with 100 members
including 40 from "activist" Com
munist agitation movements in
labor, welfare, and cultural affairs
Plans for a revival of the Berlin
Kommandatura without the Rus
SLAMS encountered another delay
today.
A proposed formal meeting Of the
three Western military comman-
dants was postponed at British and
French request.
An American official said, "Ap-
parently the British and French
want a little more time to make
up their minds"
The old four-power Kon1manda-
tura set un to administer Berlin
Evening star., 1948-12-14
kaIorama Citizens Name
INAUGURAL Housinq Unit

Announcement of. the appoints
ment Of an inaugural housing COM
mittee was made last nisiat@sby
President Fletcher S. Tilton Of the
Kalorama Citizens Association in a
meeting In the Adams School, Nine
teenth and California streets NV.
The committee was established to
aid the work Of the Inaugural
Housing Bureau Of the Housing and
Hospitality Committee of the In
augural Committee In finding ac-
commodations for the many people
expected to come to Washington
for the inaugural festivities.
Members Of the association on the
committee are Mr.. Tilton, Miss
Margaret Trewhella and Mrs. Leon
Henderson, wife of the former OpA
chief.
Following lively debate, the group
went on record in support Of the
action of the Federation of Citizens
Association in favorins retention Of
control Of recreation facilities in the
District by the District Recreation
Department.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Fewer Sunspots Predicted
For Next Few Years

Fewer sunspots will be visible
from the earth during the next few
years, Capt. Guy w. Cral, superin-
tendent Of the Naval Observatory,
predicts.
Daily photographs Of the sun
taken by the observatory indicate
that the peak Of the current sun
spot cycle occurred In 1s47, Capt.
Clark reported.
I'VE can expect to see fewer SUM-
spots during the next few years"
he said. "One day has already oc-
CURED this year on which only two
small groups were observed"
Sunspot data obtained at the OBJ
servatory are sent to be used in
many parts of the world. One Of
the most important users is the
Central Radio Propagation Labor
atory OF the National Bureau of
Standards here, which uses 1t as
an aid in forecasting radio and
other communication disturbances
and in solving problems in related
fields Of research.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Boiling Base 10 Get
Safety Flying Trophy

Headquarters Command at Bol-
ling Air Force Base this afternoon
will receive the trophy of the Order
OF Daedalians for achieving the best
flying safety record in the Air Force
during the fiscal year 1s4s.
At a formal presentation review
at AIS pm. Brig. Gen. B. M. Movey
will receive the trophy for Boiling
and also will turn the command of
the base over to Col. Sidney D.
Grubbs. Gen. Hovey is going to
Buenos Aires as Air Attache.
The trophy is to be presented by
Maj. Gen. Hugh J. Knerr, inspector
general of the Air Forces, who lives
at 3247 Gunston road, Alexan-
dria, Va.
The order is named after Daeda-
lus, the chief exponent in Greek
mythology OF safety in flying. 1t
was organized in 1884 by 800 World
War I pilots, and in 1897 it first
sponsored the trophy, to be pre-
sented annually to the Air Force
unit with the best safety record
Boiling is the first unit to receive
the trophy since 1910, because it wa.
discontinued during the war years.
Boiling pilots amassed 117,03-
hours Of proficiency flying during
fiscal 1s48 with only 2S accidents
most of them minor. The compe.
tition Is based on the lowest acci.
dent rate per 1000 flying hours.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
1ransamerica Denies
Monopoly Charges
ey the Assoeiufed Press

Transamerica Corp. denied yester.
day that its large holdings of bank
stocks create credit monopoly In
five Far Western States.
Samuel B. Stewart, jr., Trans.
america counsel, told the Federal
Reserve Board it is "unjustified" in
bringing q complaint against the
corporation under the 34-year-old
Clayton Antitrust Act.
He said the board has no au-
thority for the proceedings because
Transamerica is not engaged in the
banking business. The corporation
is the Nations largest bank hold.
ing company.
Five of the seven members of the
board heard Mr.. Stewards argu.
ment on four motions to dismiss
the Reserve Board proceedings,
Board Members Mariner s. Eccles
and Lawrence Clayton were not
present.
Mr.. Eccles and Mr.. Clayton have
been challenged by Transamerica
as biased and prejudiced" and
asked to disqualify themselves. Mr.,
Eecles has done this, saying he took
the action in order to appear a.
a witness against the corporation.
MIR. Stewart termed the proceed.
ing an attack against A. P. Giarlinni.
founder Of the Bank of America
and president of Transamerica.
He accused the board of PLAYING
me game OF the so-called independ.
ent bankers seeking to eliminate
competition"
Evening star., 1948-12-14
...Nankinq
fContinued FromFirst PageJ

members of his government that
such talk was treason.
Such discussions have been In
tensif1ed now that the Communists
have swept beyond Suchow and In
the north are threatening to over
run both Peiping and Tientsin.
On the surface, Gen. Chiang's
National government appeared to
function normally. But actually.
most government departments were
operating on a day-to-day basis.
Most ministries were simply marking
time.
Members of China's diplomatic
corps have almost all abandoned
hope OF moving with the National
government if it shifts southwark
because of the military situation
One diplomat said, "All of our in
quiries are answered by the same
statement-'the government has no
intention of moving from Marking. >"
An indication of the official wait
and see" attitude is seen in the de-
lay by Gen. Chiang's new Premier,
Sun Fo, in forming his government.
The entire official body seems to be
.permeated by this attitude except fol
some of Gen. Chiang's most trusted
lientenants, who are working under
the full effect of his strong deter
mination to continue the war against
the Communists.
The legislative Yuan spent most
of today debating whether to send
an urgent message to Sun Fo de-
manding that he return promptly
to Nanking from Shanghai and form
a new cabinet. The suggestion was
finally abandoned when word was
received from Mr.. Sun that he
planned to come to Nanking on to-
nights express.
Significantly, only ITO of the 75C
members of the Yuan attended the
afternoon session. Many legisla-
tors have already left Marking
A usually reliable source said that
Kuomintang Liberal Leader Shao
Ii TIE and Northwest Comdr. Chang
Chih Chung have been offered posts
in the new cabinet but refused te
accept unless given assurances II
would be peace cabinet"
Evening star., 1948-12-14
1900 Gp0 Workers.
F,s,tJt1iErA In0@a
Consider Wage Offer

Three thousand Government
Printing once ,ernployes today were
considering wage increases averas-
ing II per cent offered yesterday by
Public Printer John J. Deviny.
The new scale will become ef1ec-
tive next Monday If the craftsmen
decied to accept the offer and If 1t is
approved by the Joint Congressional
Committee on Printing.
The increases would range from
26 to 81 cents an hour, and are the
highest he would feel justified in
presenting to the congressional
committee, Mr.. Deviny told the en-
ployes
Ahcut half the workers are print
crs, who would be raised from s2.12
to S2.36 an hour. Others in the same
wage group are pressmen. electri-
clans, machinists. carpenters, paint
ers and pipefitters.
In other classifications. offset
platemakers would be raised from
$2.03 to $22s: photoengravers, $2.37
to sass; bookbinders, $2.03 to 1929,
and electrotypers and stereotypers,
from $2.18 to $3.50 an hour.
Most of the employees are members
of AFL unions. but the Government
negotiates with them as groups OF
individuals and not as unions. They
operate with agreements instead of
contracts. The current agreement
expires next Sunday midnight.
The employees have the alternative
of accepting the offer, going back to
the public printer for further dis
cussions or appealing to the con-
gressional committee for public
hearings.