davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-10-01

ItOC3 PoOoISo etiS ~
ness on the trail of a fugitive whom
he had never seen.
A Hudson's Bay Co. factor had
been murdered. When Bevis had
got there he had found out a little,
had been left in the dark on more.
The murderer was a white man. He
was a stranger. He had gone south.
Beyond that Bevis discovered moth
ing. So he had started south, by
canoe, for the stranger had left by
canoe.
He was still going south, far be-
yond his own territory, and the
fugitive was probably going south
also. 1t seemed hopeless, but Bevis
went on.
1t was hard work cruel work.
All this day he had breasted a river
full of rifles, replete with I'M
swamped portages. He was tired.
Once, as he drifted on a compare
lively quiet pool, he rested. The sun
was low, and the wall of spruce
trees cast jagged shadows across the
little river and onto the wall of
spruce that lined the other shore.
1t was time to camp, but Bevis was
not camping these nights. He was
sleeping without a tent, without a
fire.
AS he floated on the quiet pool
he heard a familiar sound above the
low murmur of rapids behind him.
1t was the slow chopping of an ak.
1t came from some place ahead of
him, evidently from around the next
bend.
pEVIS took up his paddle again
- and sent the canoe forward,
every nerve on edge, his revolver
loose in its holster, his rifle on top
his packsack before him.
AS he floated around a sharp bend
in the river he saw a cabin ahead of
him. Smoke came from the tin stove
pipe, rose straight into the air and
flattened out. In front of the cabin
a man was chopping firewood. He
looked up as he saw Bevjs, and
awaited him. He was a man well
past so, Drowned by the sun, his face
marked by the wilderness.
Bevis drifted to shore, and the
man greeted him sourly, after the
strange ann of those men who,
creatures of the forest, have long
since passed the stage of wishing
company, and want only to be un-
disturbed. Bevis recognized him as
a hermit, and sat in his n while
he spoke. How long, he asked him
had he lived in this spot?
Fourteen years this coming win.
ter. Aye, he was a trapper. Ant
now he was worried. His neighbol
from three miles inland had Dor
rowed his canoe and his rifle ant
had gone down the river for a few
days. And it was now two weeks
and he had not returned, and foo,
was low. But he would have tn
sergeant stop with him overnight, j
he wished. No, he had seen no MAJ
IN a canoe come past here.
Bevis beached and unloaded hi
canoe. The man watched him i
silence. When the officer turned hi
craft over for the night, the trappe
motioned impatiently.
mot thereln he cried @Not there
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-22
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF SALE

WHEREAS, on January l, 1914,
Lynn Davenport and Zelma Daven-
port his wife, executed and delivered
to the United States of America a
mortgage ON the land hereinafter de-
scribed to secure an indebtedness
therein mentioned, which mortgage
is recorded in Book So, page 453, of
the Deed Records in the office of the
Clerk of the Chancery Court OF
Holmes County, Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, the said Lynn Daven-
port, and Zelma Davenport, his wife,
are the same persons as Lynn Daven-
port and Zelma Davenport who ac-
ouired title to the said hereinafter
described real estate by quitclaim
deed from the United States of Am
erica, dated January /, 1914, and re-
corded in Book 81, page 10 of the
Deed Records in the office of the
Clerk of the Chancery Court of the
aforesaid County and State; and
WHEREAS, default has occurred
in the payment of the Indebtedness
secured by said mortgage:
THEREFORE, notice Is hereby
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given that pursuant to the power of
sale contained in said mortgage, the
said mortgage will be foreclosed and
the property covered thereby will be
sold at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash at the front door of
the county court house in the town
of Lexington, in the aforesaid coun-
ty, at HOO o'clock A. M. on the 3rd
day of May, l948, to satisfy the in
debtedness now due under and
secured by said mortgage.
The premises to be sold are de-
scribed as:
A tract of land lying in Sections 20
and 81, Township IS North, Range l
West, Holmes County, Mississippi,
more particularly described as fol-
lows: Starting at the common cor
ner of said Sections 20 and q and
Sections 16 and II; thence East along
the North line of said Section 81, a
distance of 1055.0 feet to center line
of a road bearing S. 26 deg.-29' W;
thence S. % deg,-29' w. along the
center line of said road, a distance of
1922 feet to the POINT OF BEGIN
MING; thence East a distance of
917.1 feet; thence S. % deg.-38' W., a
distance of 2585.5 feet
to the center line of a
road bearing N. II deg.-06' W.;
thence following the center line of
said road, N. n deg.-06' w, a dis
lance of $3.50 feet to the intersec-
ton with the center line of State
Highway No. IL and the center line
of a road bearing N. 26 deg go E.;
thence N. 26- deg.-29' E. along the
center line of said road, a distance
of 2426.5 feet, to the POINT OF BE-
ginning; containing, after deduction
of rights-of-way for roads, 4O.94
acres, more or less.
Also a tract of land lying in the
NWA of Section 20, Township Is
North, Range l West, Holmes Co
unity, Mississippi, more particularly
described as follows: Beginning at
the NV corner of said Section 20;
thence East along the North line of
said Section, a distance of 1858 feet
to the center line of State Highway
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No. IL; thence S. II deg.-50' W., a
distance of 1402.8 feet; thence N. II
deg.-49' W., a distance of 1884 feet
to the West line of said Section 20;
thence North along West line, a dis
lance of 900 feet to the POINT OF
BEGINNING; containing, 40.60 acres,
more or less. Total acreage in both
tracts, 81.54 acres, more or less. Sub
ject to an oil, gas, and mineral lease
executed by Lynn Davenport and
his wife, Zelma Davenport, to Pat
M. Barrett, on June IA, 1945, covering
an undivided 4 interest in and to the
gas, oil and minerals in and under
said lands; said lease assigned to
Pat M. Barrett to the Cities Service
Company on July Is, 1945, recorded
in M. D. T. Book 10, Page 121; said
lease originally recorded in Gas and
Oil Book Is, Page 373.
Date April 8. 1948.
By WALTER E. STRIDER, Hol-
mes County Mississippi, Supervisor
for the Farmers Home Administra-
ton, U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture.
Duly authorized to act in the
premises by instrument dated Feb
ruary II, 1948, and recorded in Book
IL, page 568 of the records of Hol-
mes County, Mississippi. 51-4tnp
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Democratic Convention which will
be held at the courthouse in Lexing-
ton, Holmes county, Mississippi, on
Tuesday, May 25th, 1913, at 10 a. m.
Following is the number of dele
gates to the county convention that
will be elected from each precinct
the number of delegates being one
for each one hundred votes or frac-
ton thereof, cast in the last general
election, November z, 1914: Lexing-
ton, 6; Acona, /; Durant, 4; Good
man, q; Edsville, l; Bowling Green,
1; Pickens, 2; Richland, /; Franklin,
L; Tchula, 2; West, L; Emory, /;
Eulogy, l; Ebenezer, /; Thornton, l;
Cruger, l.
1t is important that the voters OF
each precinct in Holmes county
gather and elect representatives who
will represent them at the County
Democratic convention.
Witness my signature this the 18th
day of April, 1948.
HAZEL BRANNON, Secretary
Holmes County Democratic ex'
ecutive Committee. 1-32-4tnr
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NOTICE TO LUMBER DEALERS

BY virtue Of the authority directed
to me by the Board Of Supervisors
of Holmes County at their April, 1948
meeting. appearing in Minute Book
10, Page 399, notice is hereby given
that the said Board will receive bids
at their regular May, 1948 meeting
for furnishing to Holmes County for
the remainder of the year 1948, lum-
Der to be used for bridge purposes.
The Board reserves the rigth to re-
ject any or all bids.
Witness my signature this 9th day
of April, 1913.
PARHAM H. WILLIAMS, Clerk
of the Board. 51-4tnp
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Negro All Clubs
| Hold Rally Exercises

The Holmes County Negro All
clubs held their annual Rally Day
exercises Saturday, April II, at AM
brose High school.
Highlights of the days activities
were: the parade in which Is clubs
were represented; the demonstra-
tions on measuring and estimating
standing trees, seed testing, table
setting, rug making, meal planning
and flower arrangement, given by
the various demonstration teams;
and the talk by G.. c. Cypress, State
All leader for Negro boys work, in
which he commended the club lead
ers and members for the great job
they have done and are still doing
in Holmes county. Over 600 leaders,
members and friends were present.
Negro leaders report their appre-
, citation to the following business
| places for their liberal donations in
helping make the rally a success:
| Weathersby Chevrolet Co.; Holmes
County Bank g. Trust Co; Cohen's
Department store; Flowers depart
ment store; o. l.. Ellison's; Ramsey
and Thurmond Hardware; Coca-Cola
Bottling Co.; First National Bank; B.
Schur; Shaddock and Kimbrough
stpres Browns Department store;
W~atson's Bargain store; Peoples
\ Drug Co.; Catron's Tankcar Station.
Donations were used to furnish
Coca-Colas for club members pre-
| sent and to serve full course meals
| to Al club leaders and visitors.
Clubs present were; Richland,
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SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
To: VIRGINIA SAILS, whose
post office and street address are UNI
known:
You are summoned to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court of the Coun-
ty of Holmes, in said State on the
Fourth Monday of May, 1948, to de-
fend the suit No. 7845, in said Court,
of Lester Sails, wherein you r a
defendant.
This the goth day of April, 1913.
(SEAL) PARHAM H. WILLIAMS,
Clerk. 1-4tnr
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Bring your PRINTING PROB
LENS to The Advertiser. We al
print anything and do it quickl We
appreciate your patronage. Phone
Lexington ll6, collect.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-22
NOTICE OF DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION

Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held at all of the
election precincts in Holmes county.
Mississippi, at ten o'clock a. m. on
the 18th day of May, 1948, for the
election Of delegates to the County
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Mileston, Ambrose, Mt. Olive, Le-
banon, Pine Grove, Mt. Zion, Sunny
Mount, Goodman, Pickens, Cruger,
Franklin, New Port, Durant and
Clover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-04-01
Soldier Phones From Munich
To Buy Car From Star Ad

An automobile want ad In The
Star. which was read some time ago
by an American soldier in Germany.
paid of last night when he tele-
phoned the car dealer from Munich
and ordered q coupe.
Pvt. Carlos G. McDaniels. 22-year-
old World War II veteran from New
Orleans. found an old copy of The
Star containing the advertisement
Of Reines Motor Co.. Inc, 1901 Wis
consin avenue, Bethesda, Md.
Pvt. McDaniels decided a car
would help to pass the time until
May, 1949, when his two years of
duty in Munich are up. So he wrote
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-04-01

ia letter to DUSTY" Reines, OF the
firm, asking about three makes OF
coupes, and adding how good it was
to read "a Stateside paper"
Asked for Heater, Radio.
The soldier stressed that he
wanted the car for use in Germany
and asked Mr.. Reines to chose one
| of the three makes running from
$500 to $500 In cost.
"And the car should have a heater
and radio because the nights in
Germany are cold and monoto-
nous" Pvt. McDaniels explained.
Fred M. Allen, an official Of the
firm, answered that he would be
glad to find suitable car and ship
it by the quickest way, as soon as
papers requesting priority and ship
ping space came through.
This was matter of a months
work for Pvt. McDaniels. With the
help of his commanding officer, the
arrangements are being concluded
for shipment of the vehicle on an
Army vessel.
The payment for the car, which
has yet to be chosen, presented a
problem. But it was solved through
the help Of the commanding officer
Pvt. McDaniels is making an allot-
ment Of s75 monthly starting today
to the firm. A down payment of
$275 is also being sent here.
Allotment Unusual.
An allotment in such an instance
is rather unusual, the officer con-
coded over the transatlantic phone,
as he verified his responsibility in
the matter.
Mr.. Reines, who Is veteran him.
self and winner of the Purple Heart,
said the car will be sold for cost.
The business details completed,
Pvt. McDaniels told Mr.. Reines he
wanted to know what was going on
in the States"
But 1T couldn't be told in two
minutes. So today a letter contain-
ing news of the latest happenings
will go forward to Pvt. McDaniels.
It will be written by Mr.. Reines, or
his brother Stanley. The latter, who
won two Purple Hearts in one day
during the war, operates branch
Of the firm at 2461 Wisconsin
avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-04-01

and DR.. Joseph Beck, DR.. Beck
operated a private hospital for
many years In Chicago. He retired
from practice 10 years ago.
The return filed shows Federal
taxes amounted to more that $34,-
900, State taxes to more than $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-04-01

heritance tax return filed IN the
Cook County Qll.) court.
Under the terms of the viii OF
Mrs. Eda S. Beck, who died last July
the estate will be divided equally at
DR.. Beck's death between two chill
dren, William C. Beck of Chicago
and Mrs. Raoul Berger of Bethesda,
with whom DR.. Beck has lived since
the death of his wife.
With two brothers, DR.. Emil Beck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-04-01
Dr.. Carl Beck Bequeafhed
Life Interest In Estate

A life interest in the $228, 225
estate Of his late wife goes to DR..
Carl Beck, "a, Of 512l Edgemoor
lane, Bethesda, retired Chicago
physician, it was shown in an in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-04-01

Awnings, tents and boat sails
which are stored for long periods
often suffer greater damage In stor-
age than in use because ofsmildew,
mold and insect attack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-04-01
and executors fees to more than
$4,000, the Associated Press re-
ported from Chicago.

A new plant for the production
of penicillin is being built IN Dem
mark.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-02-18
BAN URGED ON
DISCRIMINATION

NEW YORK.-Fifteen prominent
business and professional leaders
today urged congress to pass legis
lation that would curb discrimi
nation In employment.
In kilograms to Sen. Arthur H
vandenberg (R. Mich.), senate
president pro tenn, and Rep
Joseph w. Martin Jr. Or, Mass.)
speaker of the house, the GROUP
called for their fullest" support
of the Ives-Fulton bill.
The telegram maintained thai
discrimination in hiring workers
lis uneconomic, in that 1t results
in an unsound use of manpowel
and retards development of pur-
chasing power. 1t Is undem
ocratic and un-American. i. i
weakens the position of the United
States in the eyes of the world.
The group, formed into com
mittee under the Craftsmanship Of
Oren Root Jr., attorney, includes
Eric Johnston, William L. Bait
| Allen w. Dulles, Paul G. Hoffman
Henry r. Luce, Dwight R. G. Pal
mer, Martin Quigley. Nelson A
Rockefeller, Anna M. Rosenberg
Beardsley Ruml, Spyros P. Skou
ras, Paul c. Smith. Herbert Bay
ard, Swope and Charles H. Tuttle
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-02-18
Elect Albert Johnson
For City Council

Born and reared in Missouri;
educated in high school there and
in State Normal School, Spring
field, Mo. Moved to Seattle in
1913 and worked in the ship yards,
Veteran of World War l. served
in France. On return entered the
Seattle Police Department. Wide
experience in the department gave
me a good knowledge of traffic
problems, and an interest in help
ing solve them. Was active in
Fraternal Order of Eagles for
many years.
am especially interested in i'm
proving our parks and playfields,
as well as our streets-especiall
in residential districts; also in
lettering our parking facilities. II
elected, hope to be. assigned on
a committee dealing with such
matters. To attract and retain eff
| ficient personnel, | believe in
adequate pay for city employees
Seattle needs progressive action in
its City Council and | hope to be-
come a member of that body OF
our city government
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-02-18
Large Committee Urges
Reelection Of Al Rochester

Following a lifetime of interest
and activity in the affairs of Seat
tie and particularly community eff
fort City Councilman Alfred r.
Rochester now comes before the
people as a candidate for re-elect-
ion as he completes his first four
years term.
Rochester's service in the Coun-
ell has been marked by strict APP
plication to duties and personal
attention to the needs of individual
citizens and the problems of the
many neighborhood organizations
throughout the city.
Wide experience in business and
responsible service as a govern
ment official have given AL Ro-
chester training for ready grasp of
the day to day business of the city
council. His independence and fair
ness to all groups and localities
is notable.
As a onetime director of a Red
Cross Campaign, founder of the
Infantile Paralysis Foundation,
Worker in War Chest and Com
munity Fund Campaign and origin
al organizer of the Washington
State Heart Association he is well
known as a civic leader as well
as councilman.
Rochester lives with his wife,
son IA and daughter 3, at 1870
Evergreen Place.
A Keep Rochester on the Coun-
ell Committee" composed of hun
dred of citizens representing every
race and walk of life in Seattle is
urging the reelection of Al Ro-
chester.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-02-18
BY E.I.R p.

One of the largest Lincoln Day
dinners ever held, was staged at
the Civic Auditorium honoring
Lincoln's birthday. A message
from the National Republican Com
mittee wired Mr.. Army Seijas,
Chairman of Banquet Committee,
THE largest Lincoln Day Dinner
held in the United States was at
the Civic Auditorium. Seattle,
Wash" And. added the Hon.
Leverett Saltonstall, the pride of
Massachusetts, this is the largest
Lincoln day dinner I have ever
attended. have visited them all.
and now a grandfather and soon
to be a great grandfather"
Four years ago. 1t was a tele-
phone booth; today it is the Civic
Auditorium. Revolution? Just you
leave it to America. They know
when they have had enough.
Mr. Army Seijas. chairman OF
the banquet committee, followed
an elaborate dinner, with one of
the finest and most versatile pro-
grams, In the annals of COP.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-02-18
Metropolitan Choir at
Peoples Inst. Bap. Church

The Metropolitan A Cappella
Choir, Joseph S. Powe, Conductor,
will give concert at Peoples In
stitutional Baptist Church. located
on the corner of oath and Fir ST.,
on Thursday, February 26, at $3.50
P. NJ.
The Metropolitan Choir is noted
for their weekly Sunday night
boadcasts over Station KIRO and
for their series of broadcasts over
nation wide bookup through the
Columbia Broadcasting System
This concert will be one of many
they have presented during over
two years period of organization
Among the featured soloists are
Continued on Page ~
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seutt|e's COP Lead Nation Observing Lincoln Day
YOUNG MEMS REPUBLICAN CLUB STAGES
LARGEST LINCOLN DAY DINNER IN U. S.

dinners. Mr.. Al Pierre and his
orchestra furnished music during
the dinner hour, while the Mt.
Zion Baptist Church Quartetle.
Messrs. Kenneth Stoyal. director.
Glenn GalIerson. the little man
with the big voice. Robert Brax-
ton, nephew of and imported by
Mr.. P. |. Frazier, and Mr.. Ira
Jones. So well did they perform.
they were called back three times:
Deep River. This Wicked Race
and Were 9u There?" Mr..
Seijas captured the inauguration
of Race Republican when he draft
ed the Republican leader. Mr..
Prentis l. Frazier, hitherto too
modest to serve. to take his proper
place as the titular of Race Re-
publicans in Seattle. All In all, IL
was a field day for Race Repub-
licans: Mr.. w. H. Banks, the 18th
time elected Financial Treasurer
of Mt Zion Baptist Church. the
Rev. f. w. Penick and his me
Too spouse, DR.. f. B. Cooper,
who never turned back, Mr..
Continued on page a
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-02-18
BILL FINGER

People all over Seattle are talk
ing about the need of a change in
the offices of Mayor To bring
about change, candidate must
be nominated who understands the
need of the times, the wants of
the people and the requirements
of the hour They must nominate
a candidate who understands that
industrial development is the only
thing that can save Seattle from
a depression. the beginning of
which is already at hand. It means
nothing to the people for Mr..
Devin to talk about good govemn-
ment when men and women are
walking the streets and can't find
a job of any kind. with our port
which should be the greatest bee
hive of industry In the world.
practically as dead as a cemetery
at midnight.
OF all the candidates. Bill Fin
ger offers a program that appeals
to reason. 1t Is a business pro-
gram that will create jobs, invite
new industry and make Seattle
the kind of Seaport city that 1t
should be. Mr.. Fingers plan of
action Is as follows. 1. Make Seat
tie world port by recovering any
lost commerce Maritime commerce
and building new business. O.
Industrial Development: By deve-
looping cheap factory sites for new
industry by exposing operations of
land proifteers. 3. Juvenile crime
prevention; BY establishing a
Juvenile crime prevention bureau
directly responsible to the mayor.
4. Traffic Safety Educational and
a housing program for both vet
Grams that will provide decent
places for people to live.
Mr.. Finger favors these things
and many more that will benefit
the people more than anything
that has happened in years.
Mr.. Fingers has been resident
of Seattle since 1881 and is a sue
cessful business man with the
ability to make a success of the
city's business the same as he has
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-02-18

former U. S. Marine with marine
air service flight L. He is rated
by the Municipal League of Seat
tie as "a successful business man,
fair in his dealings with all and
highly in favor of Fair Employ
ment Practice Act for the City of
Seattle. For these reasons | urge
all voters to vote for Howard F.
Smith for the City Council. Prim-
airy Election February "a. General
Election March 9.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-02-18

proved a press statement which
said he may again be candidate
for governor.
Il can't exhort you people to
battle for good government and
then walk off and leave the fight"
he told capacity gathering at
Vancouyer's Shumway Junior High
School.
The former governors talk was
highlight of night In which
numerous Republican leaders criti-
cized Democratic Party policies in
cities across the state.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-02-18
FORMER GOV. ARTHUR B. LANCLIE
|ENTERS RACE FOR GOVERNOR


The long silence is broken.
Former Gov. Arthur B. Langlie is
willing to run for the office
again.
The one,time governor, former
mayor of Seattle, made his dis
closure this week at Vancouver
during a Republican Lincoln Day
address.
Il have never shirked publiv
service and | will not do it now"
he said.
Although making it clear his
words were not a formal declara-
ton of candidacy, Langlie a2-