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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-06-18

1. L. Kenen, former Executive
Secretary of the American Jewish
Conference, has been appointed
Director of Information of the
Provisional Government of Israers
Mission at the United Nations.
Mr.. Kenen has served in a SINH
lar capacity during the presenta-
ton of the Jewish case before the
United Nations by the Jewish
Agency for Palestine during the
last sixteen months.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-06-18
JUNIOR MUSINGS
BY Arlene Rave MOscOvitZ

1 am happy to announce that
Helen Zimmerman won the cup for
the smartest student in the Center
School know Helen and per-
sonally think that she deserves
the cup l.. Helen is a good Young
Judaean and is excellent in Hebrew
School, Sunday School and Public
School . She also has a splendid
disposition and is friendly to
everyone.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-06-18

1 was sorry to hear that Ricky
GOldstein is going back north to
live Ricky was wonderful
addition to our Jewish community
and 1 am sure he will be greatly
missed Not only is he an
amiable person whom everyone
likes a.. but ne is also a fine
musician who was an asset to the
cultural advancement of our
city -. Sam Schuster, extension
director of the Community Council
told me that there was a weekly
attendance of over 80 young men
and women at Ricky's music ap-
probation hours at the Council
Building and that he doubts that
he will be able to fill the vacancy
Ricky's departure will leave d.
I am sure it never will be COM
pletely filled because Kicks love
for music was uppermOst with
him 80.
The young pianist remained in
the city long enough to complete
his coaching of the A. z. A. min
strel which was presented June
16 in the Jewish Center He
will head back to New York with
our regrets
Received a call from Gertrude
Meyerhoff who is home from New
York and will spend the summer
here with her parents the A.
Meyerhoffs I had to hurry
away from the phone when Ger
trude called but she did prom
Use to let us know what's doing
in New York from a Southern
point Of view and when we
get back from our Miami trip this
weekend / intend to spend hours
with her becoming informed -.
=
Friends of Lilly Moss MRS.
Louis) will be glad to learn that
she is home now convalescing
from her recent accident +. Aunt
N
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-06-18

DR.. Milton Steinberg, rabbi of the
Park Avenue Synagogue, New York, is
the author Of revision of 1.-THE Making
Of the Modern Jew: From the Second
Temple to the State of Israeli, which
brings his history of the Jews up to
May l4th. the date of the proclamation
OF the new State Of Israel. Published by
behrman House, it was rushed for com.
pletiOn on June 18th, one month after
The new State was proclaimed. DR..
Steinberg is well known as the author
h Basic Judaism" "As A. Driven
Leaf," and other books.
Evening star., 1948-02-29

Vince threw down his deck of cards and
stood up. Snow! Why didn't you wait till
spring to pull that Callahan job?"
Grenada ignored him to study himself in
the mirror again, as the train braked to
groaning stop at Newark Suddenly the door
was thrown open, and he stepped back, as
tonished. Company
lHREE men in civilian clothes pushed their
way into the room.
''Hiya, Collins" saidrVnce Nice of you
boys to come part way to meet us like this
Think we'd get lost from here to PENN"
The tallest of the three. a man with lean,
intelligent face. spoke softly: Shame to take
you folks away from all that pretty sunshine
And no&, know we're in Jersey, but if you
don't mind, we'll get the formalities over with
to save time. All right with you. Joe?"
Grenada walked over slowly. holding out
his arms. I'm nor carrying a. rod, Collins
Think Pm crazy?"
mo, not crazy, Joe. But anybody can be
little forgetful sometimes" Collins was run
ming practiced hands up and down Joe's big
frame.
Hmm. not much here you have good
tailor, Joe. Those clothes are perfect fit.
But say =" he looked up surprised, what's
this bulge?"
The detectives hand darted into Grenada's
jacket 1t came out with batch of small
pasteboard cards. Collins ran through them,
reading off:
December llth, 1913 pounds; December
22nd, 1872 pounds December 4th l93"
"Whatdya think you're doing. copper"
Joe snarled. Gimme back those tickets"
Evening star., 1948-02-29

reflection and then smoothed his vest down
over an incipient paunch
Only thing missing on this train is a
scale, eh boss" Vince was eyeing Joe mar
rowly, while his lean fingers riff1ed the cards
with professional agility. Saw you weighing
yourself again in the Miami station before
we got on. What was the score that time?"
Hundred and ninety-two. He'll. gained
half pound since Tuesday" Joe closed the
washroom door and sat down beside Myra.
She snuggled up to him. taking his large,
manicured hand in hers.
Hon, wish you'd stop worrying about
your shape" she said. The way you keep
jumping on and off scales all the time is driv-
ing me nuts"
"A fella like me, in the public eye all the
time, has gotta watch his weight, baby"
''Aw, you'll still be the Valentino of the
Mobsters' to the press, boss
Grenada frowned at his lieutenant's derisve
tone. What's eatin' you, Vince? tell you,
We got an alright alibi for the 18TH
Il sure as hell hope we have - stand to
get a ten-year vacation at government expense
ii tiley lliiu Out lleW you 10 IN L anu DdCk.
GRENADA shrugged impatiently and put a
possessive arm around Myras shoulders.
I'm buy you new mink coat with the
money we're taking in now." he murmured
Myra smiled up through the stiffly-spiked
eyelashes that framed her hard blue eyes.
Then pressing his big hand closer she turned
and stared blankly at the fiat New Jersey
countryside as Joe walked toward the door.
The lights shining in the window were more
numerous and brighter now.
Evening star., 1948-02-29

Not yet, Joe. I'm finding them very in
teresting Now here's one like Listen to this
poetry:
If at home with friends you stay,
No harm can come to you this day
Nice sentiment, Joe," Collins smiled.
And this is also interesting You only
weighed 100 that day. What happened? Poor
appetite? Let's see. when was that? December
18th Now that's funny, Joe. That's the day
Poker Callahan was murdered"
Grenada grabbed for the cards but Collins
blocked him.
Calm down, Grenada I'm not through
with you yet" Coolly he looked back to the
pasteboard in his hand
SAY, this is real coincidence Joe you
and lot of other people say you were in
Miami on the 18th, but this card says very
plainly Eagle Pharmacy. 1l7th Street And
that's New York, isn't it? Seems to me it's
just around the corner from Callahans place."
He held up the card and smiled
There was long moment of silence Then
Myra screamed
Il told you, Joe. told you not to 20
around weighing yourself all the time told
you it was crazy Now look at usv'
Yes, Myra, you have the idea all right"
Collins motioned to his assistants to take
charge of the prisoners. Il had hunch all
along Id find that card - Joe's ticket to
the chair
Then he turned to the panicked girl who
was sobbing historically and said, gently,
I've got some advice for you. Miss Munson.
Next time, pick yourself guy that cares more
about your figure than his own" The End
Evening star., 1948-02-29
''Next time," the detective
told Myra Munson, ''pick a
guy who cares more about
your figure than his own"

Toe GRENADA stretched his powerful arms
q over his sleek head, yawned and looked out
the window of the Pullman drawing room. The
giant Diesel locomotive speeding to New
York from Miami blasted its horn angrily.
But Joe, in his abstraction, neither heard the
sound nor noticed the lights of village as
they flashed by few seconds later.
Come on, Joe, let's get going You're so
far ahead of me now that Ill have to go gin
every hand from here to N. Y. to get even l
never saw such luck at rummy"
Joe answered without shifting his heavy
lidded black eyes from the window. Let's
knock off for while. Vince. My luck is too
good - not my usual kind of luck at cards"
What's the matter. boss getting super
stitious?" Vince Quinn taunted. Lucky at
cards. unlucky with the DAP"
Shut up. Vince. I got this all figured
out. They can't come within thousand miles
of pinning Poker Callahan's bump-off on me-"
lHAT's fine with me. Joe, so long as the
DA. amt got it figured out better That
smart dick Collins has been keeping tabs on
you for a long time - bet he even knows what
kinda toothpaste you USE" Vince cut the
deck of cards and frowned at the nine of
spades. For my moeey, when We got that
polite invitation to come back to New York,
Id have taken plane to Havana
Opposite Vince Quinn riding backwards,
Myra Munson lowered the book she had been
making pretense of reading sand slowly
uncrossed the shapely legs that had enhanced
night club floor shows until she met Joe
Grenada.
Leave Joe alone, Vince. We've got those
Miami dicks statements that they saw Joe at
Hialeah the day Callahan was shot Collins
and the rest of those New York cops can't
prove thing
MAYBE not, baby. But they got those
IO.U's s of Jee's to Callahan That was bright,
leaving those"
callahan was crook and deserved what
he got" Joe said sullenly
NO. Joe Callahan wasn't crook He was
a smart gambler and you were out of your
league. Remember. told you to stick with
the rackets and leave the cards to the know
how boys"
Ignoring his ieutenant's taunts. Grenada
walked over to the full length mirror on the
washroom door, He stared critically at his
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08
Is JUDGED
Best State Newspaper
Edited By A Woman
Editor Also Receives
First For Best News
Story And Editorial

The Lexington Advertiser was
judged the best newspaper in Missis-
sippi published or edited by a woman
in the annual contest sponsored by
the Mississippi Federation of Press
Women.
Announcement Of the decision in
the contest was made Saturday even
ing at a dinner held in Jackson. At
tending were members of the Board
of Directors of the Federation and
the judges who were Kenneth Toler,
of The Commercial Appeal, Wilson
Minor of the New Orleans Times
Picayune,/ Harold Foreman of the
United Press and Carl Goblin of the
Associated Press.
Miss Hazel Brannon, publisher and
editor of The Advertiser and The
Durant News, also won first place
for the best news story submitted in
the contest, first place for the best
editorial submitted and second place
in the feature writing division of the
contest.
The news story which won the
award was about a mass meeting
held in the Durant school in which
the Sheriff of Holmes county was
asked to resign. The judges said the
lead of the story was near perfect
with short to-the-point sentences
and showed the fearlessness of a cru
sading editor" 1t was in the May %
edition of The News and The Adj
vertiser.
The editorial which won first place
in the contest was the editors per
sonal column, Through Hazel Eyes"
on March 6, 1947, which was written
on the death of P. H. Winborn, Jr.
of Durant.. Young Winborn was in
stantly killed when his jeep in which
he was coming home from Ole Miss
was hit by a car driven by a kinsman
of John Rowland. Rowland had pre-
viously been acquitted by a Holmes
county jury on assault and battery
with intent to kill in connection with
the shooting Of a Durant night mar
shall. The editorial pointed out that
had the Holmes County jury done its
full duty in the case that the man
would not have been out on the
highway (allegedly hauling liquor fol
Rowland).
Continued on Page Four)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08
Considerable Crowds
Al Methodist Revival

Increasing attendance has marked
revival services being held at First
Methodist church this week by the
Rev. w. v. Stokes of New Albany.
Services will continue twice each day
throughout the week, the Rev. I. Z.
Floyd, pastor, announces, with plans
to close with Sunday nights sermon.
Special music is being afforded at
each service, with Mrs. c. 0. Povall
as organist and Mrs. Doty Porter as
sisting at the piano. Mrs. Brady Cole
of Mobile, Alabama, daughter OF
Mrs. R. c. Moore of Lexington, is
choir director, and is also serving as
guest soloist.
A quartet of male singers repre-
senting the Baptist and Methodist
churches here and composed OF
Emmett Reese, Melvin Wells, X. T.
Moore, and L. p. Johnson, have sung
at several of the services.
Wednesdays sermon topics were
Called to the Ministry" and THE
Prodigal wife," with Thursdays,
keeping Our Vows and Building
For God" AS announced by the
Rev. MI. Stokes, congregations pre-
sent the remainder of the week Will
hear discussed Looking for the
Bridegroom" and Doom OF Delay
on Friday.
The subjects for Saturday will be
"The Potter and the Clay" and The
Heavenly Limited" On Sunday
morning the Rev. Mr.. Stokes VII
sneak on Loves Desire" closing the
services on Sunday night with a ser
mon based on the words of Christ
whom Do We Say That | AMI"
A cordial invitation has been eX-
tended to the public.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08
Lexington Observes
CIean-Up Week

In an effort at cooperation with
the countrywide spring Cleanup
drive, Mayor Norman Weathersby
has issued a proclamation establish
ing the week of April 10 as Clean
up Week" for the city of Lexing-
ton.
His proclamation reads: Conform
ing with the proclamation published
in last weeks issue of The Adver-
tiser designating the week of April
5-19 as Holmes County Cleanup
week, I, Norman Weathersby, mayor
of the city of Lexington, do hereby
proclaim this same period as Lexing-
ton Cleanup week.
LET us have the wholehearted CO.
operation of all u citizens, both
white and colored, in doing a job OF
which we can be proud" Mayor
Weathersby said.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08
Section I
|. R. King, Jr. Is
Candidate For Mayor

The Advertiser is authorized to an
nounce the candidacy of I. R. "Bub-
Der" King, Jr., as mayor of the city
of Lexington subject to the action of
the municipal Democratic Primary
election to be held this year.
In making his announcement MI.
King said that he would be grateful
for the serious consideration Of
every qualified elector in the forth
coming election. He said that if the
voters of Lexington saw fit to put
him in this important office that he
would give it his best efforts.
The first candidate to announce
in the mayors race is well and favor
ably known to practically ali of the
citizens of Lexington. He is a vet
eran of World War II going into the
service in November 1910 with Bat
terry B of the Mississippi National
Guard as a sergeant and rose to the
rank of major in the Field Artillery.
He received his honorable discharge
in September, 1945. He is now eXecu-
tive officer of the Hath Field Artil-
lery battalion.
Mr.. King is now associated with
his father in the farm implement
business and also engaged in farm
ing. He is married to the former
Elizabeth Beall and they have three
children.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08
High School Band
Veterans Groups,
To Parade Friday
Army Man To Speak
In Courthouse At IL:
Public To Attend

A parade, starting at Lexington
High school and continuing around
the square, will be given by the high
school band, the National Guard.
and the veterans organizations, on
Friday morning from 1890 until IL
o'clock. Business houses will be
closed from 1890 through the noon
hour and high school children will
also get to see the parade. At II o.
clock Colonel HARDWOOD Bowman, u.
S. Army officer, who served as gen.
eral in the India thea
ter with Lieut.-Gen Joseph Still
well during World War II, will speak
at the courthouse.
Army Day in Lexington is spon-
sored by the Rotary Club. 1t is a
day twenty years old, having been
first established in 1923 for the an
niversary of the United States entry
into World War l. 1t is provided for
in an Act of Congress and upon
Proclamation by the President.
The meeting is expected to be Of
interest to everyone, and the public
is invited to attend, according to
Joseph E. Berman, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, who made
the announcement.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08

William Kendall of Natchez, State
Womens' Chairman, and Mrs. o. H.
Palmer, volunteer committees are
now being set up.
$4,000 Sold
Brisk demand for States Rights
Democrat buttons has depleted an
initial stock of $4,000 of the true
Jeffersonian Democrat" badges and
a rush order for another 100000 has
been put in, it is announced at head
quarters for the Mississippi State
Democratic party here today.
Every one of the 80 counties in
Mississippi has received a shipment.
and requests for additional numbers
of the attractive lapel badges r
beginning to come in.
Designed to identify all true
States Rights Democrats and others
in the nation aligned against Presi-
dent Truman's so-called civil rights
program, the buttons are being sold
at 81 or more to all persons interest
ed in furthering the movement to
Continued On Page Four)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08
a. Children Named
For Tom Thumb Wedding
To Be Tuesday Evening

Tuesday night at 7:30 in the Lex
ington Grammar School auditorium
the Beacon staff will present A
children between the ages of three
and five in a Tom Thumb wedding.
Assisting the staff is Mrs. r. w. Gull
ledge of Lexington. Bride and bride
groom are Betsy Harper Heinrich and
Vernon Roe Hathcock.
Other children in the production
include Arlene Pepper, maid of
honor; Margaret Rose Reeves, mat
ron of honor; Hunter Cade, best man;
Charles Mullen, minister; Betty Lou
White and Loretta Lundy, vocalists;
Joyce Fay King and Nancy Ann
Sprayberry, mothers; Harold Ham
NETT and Pat Barrett, Jr., fathers;
Gwendolyn Hammett, Nancy Sand
ers, Joan Chennault and Mary Jane
aathcock, flower girls; Tommy Ha-
thorn, ring bearer, and John Carr.
usher.
Bridesmaids and escorts are Clau-
dia Thomas, Douglas Byrd, Pauline
Koran, Oscar Wynne, Betty Miles.
Barnes Carr, Mary Thurmond, joey
Tingle, Marilyn Fincher, Bobby Nc
Crory, Martha Brooks Parker, Jack
Murphy, Linda Sheryls, Dale Wilson,
Sarah King, John Carr, Susan
Richards and Jesse Harrison.
Guests in the wedding will be
jamie Lou Moses, Sara Edna Bailey,
Claudette Armstrong, Sybil Truitt,
Elaine Mayo, Gary Taylor, John
Tate Taylor and Linda Faye Holder.
The Tom Thumb wedding will be
the first such performance given in
Lexington in several years. An ad-
mission will be charged.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08
Mrs. Truitt Is Winner
Soo. 66 Gosh Award

Mrs. j. D. Truitt, Lexington, was
the recipient of $99.66 drawn on a 80
per cent lucky coupon at Saturdays
Appreciation Day" drawing at A
o'clock held on the square. The day
of the drawings were recently chang
ed from Wednesday to Saturday.
This weeks pot holds 1882, and
drawings will be held at the same
time Saturday on the square. it
was said. Last weeks holder of the
lucky ticket was May Betty Jackson.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08
Mrs. VeIma Lee
Rites Held Sunday

Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at the Methodist church
for Mrs. Velma Lee, SIS, who died at
the Community hospital in Lexing-
ton Friday morning, April /, after a
brief illness. The Rev. H. H. Wallace,
pastor of the church, assisted by the
Rev. S. B. Harrington, pastor of the
Baptist Church, conducted services.
Mrs. Lee, daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Baker, was born and rear
ed in Millington, Tennessee, and be-
fore moving to Tchula five years
ago, made her home in Lula, Miss. ,
She joined the Methodist church in
early womanhood and had always
been a faithful member and devoted
Christian. She was prominent IN
civic, social and religious organize
tons and was interested in the vel
fare of the community.
She is survived by three sisters.
Mrs. George Wallis of Memphis, Mrs.
j. A. Myover of Cotton Plant, Ark
ansas., Mrs. T. ]. Sweet of Tchula'
one brother, ]. 0. Baker, of Atlanta,
Georgia, and several nieces and ne
phews.
Interment was made in Lexington
cemetery with Stricklin-King
Funeral Home in charge of arrange
ments.
Active pallbearers were Frank
Moore Clark, Buster Read. Reeves
Vandiver, Myron Warner, Ralph Tut
terow and A. c. Conger. Honorary
pallbearers were her friends.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08
Amateur Contest Set
For Local Talent

All musicians, actors, dancers, and
magicians in Lexington have been
urged to enter the amateur contest
Friday. April is, at the Grammar
School auditorium at 7:30 p. m. The
Lexington School band will at this
time give a concert, the funds for
which will be used to cover the
bands expenses while attending the
Cotton Carnival in Memphis.
A prize will be given the winner
of the amateur contest. A large
crowd is expected to attend, it was
said.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08
Library To Be Open On
Wednesday Afternoons

Holmes County library, formerly
closed on Wednesday afternoons, will
be open at that time and closed
Thursday afternoons, it has been
announced by Mrs. Irene S. Money,
librarian.
The new schedule has been named
to conform with the custom of other
offices and of business places to be
closed at that time during the sum-
mer months.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08

Other workers are being lined up
in every precinct in the county as
rapidly as possible by H. W.
Watson, chairman of the Holmes
County Democratic Executive COM
mittee.
All of the above member workers
along with those from other pre-
cincts are urged to be at the meet
ing Friday in order that the cam
paign might be properly presented
in Holmes county.
Stote Campaign
JACKSON, -(SpeciaD- Thomas
Jefferson's birthday, Tuesday, April
Is, will be observed as Button Day"
throughout Mississippi by volunteer
Democratic women workers., state
headquarters announced here. Wo-
mems committees in every communi-
ty will handle Button Day" in an
effort to see that every citizen who
believes in States Rights Demo-
cracy wear the party emblem, Mrs.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08
Volunteer Workers Will Sell States Rights
Buttons Throughout County On April 18th
Organization Meeting To Be Held Friday
AT 3, City Hall, Workers Urged To Attend;
Allan Ramsey, Mrs. Duke In Charge Of Booths

In Holmes County volunteer workers all over the county
will meet in Lexington Friday afternoon, April 9th, at the City
Hall at 3 o'clock to get instructions and organize fully for Button
Day" to be held on Tuesday, April 18th, Thomas Jefferson's birth
day.
At Lexington Allan Ramsey and Mrs. Ruth Holloman Duke
will be in charge of the sale of the buttons.
In Durant Alton E. Branch will be in charge of the sale OF
buttons.
Other workers lined up to date (Tuesday) over the county
are j. d. Williams and Mrs. j. D. Parrish, Jr. at Acona; w. I.
Hand at West; Andrew Smith, Emory; Edsvile, George D. Nc
Lenan; G. F. Wilkinson, Bowling Green; w. A. Thomas, Goodnan;
Ebenezer, B. ". Humphrey; Jim Chisholm, Richland; w. S. Owens,
Pckens; r. L. Ray and Mrs. Florence Buck; Henry Mcclellan,
Mrs. M. w. Estes.