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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08
Both Houses Pass
Gas And Oil Bill

Both houses of the State Legisla-
ture have approved and sent to the
governor for his signature a modern
lied and streamlined Gas and Oil
Conservation bill designed to safe
guard the states newest resource and
better development of prospective
new fields.
The compromise measure is large
ly the bill which the Senate had pas
Sed as a substitute for the original
House-approved measure. Only
major change was the compromise on
the Gas and Oil board.
AS finally approved, the board con.
sists of five members with the gov
ernor appointing three members and
the lieutenant governor and the at
torney general each appointing one,
all due to confirmation by the Sen
ate.
The new bill specifically prohibits
pro-rationing of production, based on
market demand. The previous bill
did not include this stipulation. AT
the time of its passing, the COVER
nor's signature seemed assured.
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TchuIu Lions To Present
Minstrel Friday At 800

The Lions club of Tchula will pre-
SEN a minstrel Friday night at 8 o.
clock at the Tchula High School
auditorium, it has been announced
by Ralph Ray, president of the club.
The show, composed of selected local
talent, will be directed by Mrs. Rosa
Harris of Shelby, formerly OF
Tchula. Eugene Sheppard will serve
as interlocutor.
Among numbers to be presented
by the cast of 20, are such famous
old minstrel tunes as "Alexander's
Ragtime Band" Sugar Blues" and
more modern selections to include
Golden Earrings" and a mixed
quartet singing Nov Is the Hour"
Jack Barwick, as Pork Chops, Will
give a special number, "Joe Turner
Blues" Buster Reed will take the
role of Hambone.
Mr.. Ray said the program was ex-
pected to include novelty dances
Proceeds are to be used toward the
$1,000 athletic field which has been
planned for Tchula.
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Volunteer Workers Will
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preserve the Democratic party as the
people of the Southland have known
and supported through the years.
Wearing of the buttons does not
indicate that any person has aligned
himself with a new party, but rather
indicates his desire to see the De-
mocratic party remain true to its
original principles as set down by
Thomas Jefferson.
1t is expected that every true De-
mocrat will join in the movement
to purge the party of those who
would infringe on states rights by
inaugurating such legislation as pre-
scribed in the Presidents civil rights
recommendations to Congress.
Governor Fielding L. Wright OF
Mississippi bought and is wearing
the first of the States Rights JEFF
fersonian buttons. He is the first man
to stand up for States Rights against
the Truman civil rights program.
The Mississippi chief executive has
never advocated boiling the Demo
cratic party. He urges, instead, that
the contrary elements be run out of
the party, and calls for holding to the
traditions and ways of life in the
Southland.
Indication of the rapid sales of the
States Rights buttons and evident
manner in which the populace of
the state and Southland is grasping
at the opportunity to keep the De-
mocratic Party true to its inherent
ideals is given in many communica-
tions received here.
1t is interesting to note that Al
corr county, bordering on the Ten
nessee line, sold out of its initial
shipments of the States Rights but
tons ever before the countrywide
mass meeting was held several days
ago.
In Rankin county, just across Pearl
River from Jackson, the populace
has purchased all of the initial ship
ment and 1000 additional badges are
ordered by j. c. Murray, chairman
of the County Democratic Executive
| Committee.
Down in Stone county, of south
Mississippi, the stores of the towns
are placing the buttons on sale and
there is an order for additional num-
bers of the Identification badges, ac-
cording to William G. Blass, chair
man of the campaign committee in
that area.
Humphreys county, in the Delta
section of the state, calls in for 1,50C
additional buttons, v. B. Montgom'
cry, chairman of the Democratic Elk.
ecutive Committee of that county
stating that the demand is tremen.
dous there.
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April Court Adjourns-
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Younger; Holmes County Bank and
Trust company versus P. P. Lind
holm; Brewer Equipment and Sup
ply company versus William Gnemi,
all continued.
Dismissed were the suits of Cur
It's Cockroft versus John Mcbride,
Jr., at plaintiffs cost; Mrs. Esther
Thrasher DUNCAN versus DR.. c. O..
Buck, at defendants cost and c. w.
Dodd versus William BilD Belcher.
Criminal Court April Is
The case of Mary r. Allen versus
New York Life Insurance company
was removed to United States Dis
trict Court for the Southern dis
trict at Jackson. The court declared
in favor of the defendant in the
suit of James G. Guess versus Mrs.
Eugenia w. Guess, one suit, with Sec
ond suit removed to Chancery court.
The st. Louis Junk company was
awarded $417.74 with six per cent
interest and costs of court by the de-
PENDANT, Claude Marshall. G. A.
Renacker was ordered by the court
to pay plaintiff B. B. Brantley ST.
164.22 with six per cent interest, and
costs of court in a case tried on
Tuesday.
Criminal court lis. scheduled to
convene on April 19.
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Plan Told To Finance
Proposed Nitrate Plant
At Council Meeting
Strider Presents
State College Man,
Principal Speaker

In a speech at the regular coordin-
ating council meeting held in the
City Hall Friday night at 1880. j. II.
Davis, market specialist for AIissis-
sippi State college explained the plan
for construction of a 10 million-dol-
lar nitrogen plant in the State. The
factory has been under consideration
for more than a year.
Mr.. Davis, who was introduced by
W. E. Strider, president of the CO.
ordinating council, said that the pro-
posed plan to obtain the necessary
amount is that 8 million of the Is
million dollars be borrowed from a
loan agency and that the remaining
5 million dollars be raised by selling
stock at five dollars a share to Mis-
sissippi farmers.
The only persons allowed to vote
will be those holding common stock,
according to the plan. 1t was also
said that the amount borrowed would
be paid back within 10 years. The
common stock will be sold through
out the state and held in the banks
until December 81, 1948, or until an
earlier date if the goal is reached be-
fore that time. The goal set for Hol-
mes county is $50 thousand dollars
of common stock, to be purchased by
$50 subscribers. Each subscriber is
guaranteed one ton of anhydrous
ammonia for each $3.50 worth of
common stock or one ton of am
monium nitrate for each rs dollars
worth of common stock.
Mr.. Davis pointed out that during
last year Mississippi farmers lost rs
million dollars at the years farm
prices because of inadequate nitro
gen to fertilize their crops.
Mr.. Strider, in calling the meeting
to order, told the purpose of the
council. Several businessmen, bank
ers, and planters of the county were
present.
Among those at the meeting and
agency represented were c. w. Carr,
Federal Land bank; A. P. Carroll,
Soil Conservation service; H. H.
Thomas, State Employment service;
Rex Buchanan, veterans teacher; w.
R. Sullivan, county agent; George
Evans, assistant county agent; E. r.
Trotman, AAA; w. H. Weeks, county
health officer, and Mrs. Leila W..
Guess, The Advertiser.
ED. Note: Under a proposal
made by Senator Jim Eastland, if
passed, the government would build
nitrogen plants for lease to private
industries. BY the time Congress can
act on the proposed legislation Mis-
sissippi will have a private industry
with sufficient capital to assist in To-
eating and building a plant and also
have capital enough to operate the
plant when complete, provided the
county-by-county campaigns, as dis
cussed before the coordinating coun-
Gil Friday night, are successfully
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termine whether or not said bonds
shall be issued.
Section V
That this resolution take effect and
be IN force from and after its pass
age.
n foregoing resolution having
oeen first reduced to writing, was of
Tered by Supervisor K. p. Thomas.
VINO moved the adoption thereof,
ana SAID motion being seconded by
supervisor c. G.. Campbell, said re-
solution was read and considered by
sections and each of said sections
was duly adopted by the following
vote: Supervisors M. S. Rogers, K. p.
Thomas, c. G. Campbell and Joe Fl.
Moore voting yea; those voting nav,
Supervisor C. W. Ellison.
On motion of Supervisor K. p,
Thomas, seconded by Supervisor c.
q. Campbell, said resolution was
then put upon its final passage as a
whole, and the same was then and
there passed by the following vote.
Supervisors M. S. Rogers, K. p
Thomas, c. G. Campbell and Joe H
Moore voting yea; those voting nay
Supervisor C. w. Ellison.
~Thereupon M, S. Rogers, President
OF the Board of Supervisors OF
Holmes County, Mississippi. declared
the resolution duly passed, approved
and adopted.
ATTEST: PARHAM H. WILLIAMS
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors OF
Holmes County Mississippi.
APPROVED: M. S. ROGERS, Pre-.
sident of the Board of Supervisors OF
Holmes County, Mississippi.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Holmes County
/, Parham H. Williams, Clerk OF
the Board of Supervisors of Holmes
County, Mississippi, do hereby certi-
fly that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of a resolution passed,
approved and adopted by the Board
OF Supervisors of Holmes County
Mississippi, on the 5th day of April,
l948, at the Regular April l94S
Meeting of said Board, and recorded
on Page 10 of Book 388 Of the
Minutes of said Board.
Witness my signature and seal of
office, this the 9th day of April, 1948.
(SEAL) PARHAM H. WILLIAMS,
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors OF
Holmes County, Mississippi. 5l-4tnp
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Advertiser Is Judged
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The judges said the editorial car
ried a terrific impact" and was a
fine contribution to the editors
campaign for ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in the
county"
Top awards in the competition will
be sent to the National Federation
of Press Women for entry in the
national contest, Mrs. w. c. Taylor
of the Mississippi Sun at Charleston
and contest chairman, announced.
Complete List
A complete list of the winners in
the various divisions of the contest
is as follows:
News story in daily newspaper:
Miss Helen Crooks of the Meridian
Star.
News story in weekly newspaper;
Miss Hazel Brannon of the Lexing-
ton Advertiser, first; Mrs. Velma
Taylor of the Sun at Charleston,
second, and Mrs. Lois Anderson of
The Sentinel at Ripley, third.
Editorial in weekly newspaper:
Miss Brannon first and Mrs. Taylor
second.
Feature story in daily newspaper:
Miss Annabel Power of the Jackson
Daily News. Feature story in weekly
newspaper, Miss Blanche Wendell
of the Columbian Progress at Column
bia, and Miss Brannon second.
Feature in magazine or trade jour
nal, Mrs. Harry (Lu) Hamilton More
head in the Dixie Guide of Gulfport.
Column in weekly newspaper,
Mrs. Anderson, first; Mrs. Olga Reed
Pruitt of the Reporter at Holly
Springs, second, and Miss Weindel,
third.
Advertising display in weekly
newspaper, Mrs. Taylor, first, and
Mrs. Ida c. Hamilton of the Iuka
Vidette, second.
Toler Is a Judge
Advertising display in daily news
D Mrs. Annette u. b. Snider
of the Clarksdale Press. Newspaper
published or edited by a woman,
Miss Brannen, first, and Miss Eliza
beth Draughon of the Baptist Record
at Jackson, second.
Special edition published or edited
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08

VI NEW YORK
Axl BIZ NORTH CALLAHAN
BIZ q CALLAHAN

There is a photographing machine
on a lower floor of Grand Central
Station which is a marvel even in
this day Of mechanical miracles. In
appearance, it resembles the body of
a honsom cab. You step inside, sit,
insert a garter in a slot and press
a button. In just one minute there is
delivered to you automatically, your
photograph already framed. For an
other nickel, a mailing envelope is
also furnished.
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$45 900 Bond Will

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Chapter 412 of the General Laws of
Mississippi of 1916, does hereby de-
clare the intention of the Board OF
Supervisors of Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi, in the sum of $45, 100000 for
the purpose Of providing funds with
which to remodel and add to and
equip the Holmes County Com
munity Hospital situated in the City
of Lexington, Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi, owned and operated by and
to be operated by said County as a
Hospital District.
Section II
That said bonds Shall be of such
denomination or denominations, and
shall be payable at such place or
places, and shall mature in such
amounts and at such times as may
be provided and directed by said
Board of Supervisors, and shall bear
interest at a rate or rates not exceed
ing six per centum per annum and
shall mature in not more than
twenty-five years from the date
thereof, and Monday, the 3rd day of
May. 1913, is hereby fixed al the
date upon which further action will
be taken by the said Board of Super
visors to provide for the issuance and
sale of said bonds.
Section III
That this resolution shall be pub
lished in the Lexington Advertiser,
a weekly newspaper published in
the City of Lexington, in Holmes
County, Mississippi, and having q
general circulation in Holmes Coun-
ty, Mississippi, in the issues of said
newspaper to be published April 8,
1948, April Is, 1948, April %, l94S,
and April 80, 1948, respectively.
Section w
That if, on or before May 3, l948,
there shall be filed with the Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors of
Holmes County, Mississippi, a petit
tion signed by twenty per centum or
more of the qualified voters of
Holmes County, Mississippi, request
ing that an election be called and
held on the question of the issuance
of such bonds, such election will be
called and held in said County to de-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08

The first days of spring have
broght a new look" to New York.
Side streets which had been piled
high with snow are clean from warm
showers. Store windows have chang
ed from their winter dressing to
bright, mild-weather colors like the
clothing of passing pedestrians. Cen
trail Park has taken on a verdant
mantle set with diamond-like lakes.
And out in the suburbs, residents
have removed their o~vercoats too
soon, done too much raking on their
yards, have become overheated,
caught colds and now are taking the
modern version of sulphur and mo-
lasses.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-08

Bring your PRINTING PROB
LENS to The Advertiser. We cum
print anything and do it quick! We
appreciate your patronage. Phone
Lexington lle, collect.
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by a woman, Mrs. Anderson, first,
and Mrs. Margaret Phillips of the
Tunica Times, second.
Publication other than newspaper
or book, Mrs. Anderson, first, and
Mrs. Taylor second.
Publicity article and poetry pub
lished in newspaper, Mrs. Pruitt,
first in both divisions.
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/ recently had occasion to ride the
Pere Marquette railroad from Grand
Rapids, Michigan, to Chicago,
and I was much impressed by the
dining a service. This railroad is
owned by the Chesapeake and Ohio
of Which Robert R. Young, stormy
petrol of the railroad industry is
board chairman. Therefore I was es-
pecially curious to observe its opera
ton. In the dining aar, instead of the
usual walters, pretty girls attended
tables. There was a feminine touch
and an old-fashioned -dining-room at
mosphere in the car, wholly unlike
the usual mobile eatery. Prices were
reasonable, the food was good, there
was no tipping allowed, and at the
finish of the meal, free minis and
cigarettes were served each custom
er. Mr. Young, take a bow!
The other evening I dropped into
the city room of the New York Times
to see my friend, Dudley B. Martin,
able member of the editorial staff.
Though this was not my first visit to
the Times, / was again struck by the
fact that whether it's a small-town
newspaper OF a great city daily, the
editorial rooms all look alike. Desks
damned close together, copy
llttering the floor, green eye-shades
shadowing tired eyes, and a wonder
full sense of confusion that only a
newspaper man a fully appreciate.
George Wheen is a young Austria
liam whom l met recently and whose
opinion of New York he summed up
thusly: "The more I try to learn
about this big place, the less I
know" The thing which made the
most vivid impression on George was
the heating system here. In Austria
liza, he told me, houses have no cen
trail heating, with a big fireplace in
one room and the temperature in all
the others being around freezing in
cold weather. So when he arrived
here, George was dressed, as usual,
in long, wooden underwear. Attend
ing a meeting soon after his arrival,
IN a warm room, he 500 found that
he had made a mistake. First he
broke out in a big sweat, then his
woolens began to itch, until in heat
ed despair, George had to excuse
himself and go change his clothes.
To out-of-towners who think New
York City as a metropolis of sky
scrapers and treeless streets, the fig
ures following the big snow of this
winter may come as a surprise. 25, 1000
city trees were virtually ruined by
the ice and snow and will have to
be removed. When it is realized that
this is only a fraction of the number
of trees in this town, some idea may
be gained of what a forest grows
here, although in a somewhat scat
tered pattern. Trees line some ave-
nues, cluster in the parks. Most Of
them receive better care than those
in small villages.
Bill Ormerod of the British For
elgn Office mere tells a paYu ctor,,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-09-02

Able got his nose on the wire
first at Lucasville during Au-
gust.
The largest stable attending
this fair is owned by Louie Far
rington Of Rushsylvania, Ohio,
who has four horses which in
clude Marilyn Mckay, Miss
Vaney, Ruthlee, and Poplin.
Other horses on. hand to try
for the $4,000 purses include:
Little. Worthy and Ashland Di-
rect, owned by Carl VanDyne,
st. Clairsville; Ray Spencer,
owned by w. E. Young, St.
Clairsville; Silver B, Able the
Great Frisco, owned by Carl
Williams, Cadiz; Hi Scott, Miss
Blakhead Woods, and Bonnie
Spencer, owned by Wilson and
Knox, McConnelsville.
George Edward and Billie
Ann, owned by, Andy Wilson,
McConnelsville; Bertha Guy,
owned by Romain Coker, Wash
ington c. H.; Bill Breckenridge,
Continued on page three)
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dollars were appropriated for
the construction of this memo
ial to those who lost their lives
that progress of the air might
be made. The monument was
not erected on the actual site
but near u. S. route 81, where
tourists may see it today.
In 1887 the attention of the
world was again drawn to Ava
and Noble county, when Mrs.
Faye Harrison found the class
ring of Commander Lansdowne
in the garden of the old Ga
mary farm. This was in time
turned over to his widow, who
has since remarked and is liv-
ing in Washington.
It is not likely that Noble
county, Ava, or Caldwell will
ever again have as many high
government officials within her
realm as that month following
the disaster of the Shenandoah.
Thousands came in for Curl
osity and it was indeed a mecca
of the navy for many weeks.
Twenty three years have past
since that eventful morning of
September 3, 1925, but the
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-09-02
Schoii Rites
Thursday AT
Fulda Church
Full Military
HOn0rs Accorded
Local Veteran

Military funeral services for
Staff-Sgt. Herman L. Schott. re-
patriated veteran who was kill
ed in action on Dec. 8. 1914. on
the island of Leyte. South Paci-
fic, were to be held Thursday
morning at 9 o'clock from st.
Mary's Catholic church in Ful6a.
Rev. B., j. Mates will officiate
for the services and interment
will be made in the church cem-
etery by the William H. Estadt
funeral home, Caldwell.
Full military rites were in
charge of the veteran organiza-
tions from Caldwell.
Sergeant Schott. son of Mr..
and Mrs. William B. Schott, of
Caldwell route 4. entered the
military service Feb. 10, 1912.
receiving his basic training at
Fort McClelland, Ala, with ad-
ditional training at Camp Shell
by, Miss, and Camp Carabelle,
Fla.
He served on cadre at Camp
Livingston, La, for one year and
was then sent to Hawaii, where
he served six months. He was at
New Guinea and then on the
island of Leyte, where he was
killed in action.
The veteran was a graduate
of Fulda higE school and a MEM
Der of st. Mary's Catholic church
at Fulda. Prior to his induction
into the armed forces, he was
employed with Republic Steel in
Canton.
Surviving are his parents, in
addition to four brothers and
four sisters, including Howard,
of Canton; Wilma Schott. r. NJ,
of Ann Arbor, Michigan; Luella
Schott, of Canton; Rita, of Zanes-
vile; James, of Caldwell route;
Ellis, Vernon and Norma Jean,
all Of the home.
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suffered, the cause was just,
for one and all united to re-
store order out of chaos.
The greater part of the Shen-
andoah fell on the Canary
farm, just west of Ava and it
was here that Commanding
Officer Zachary LansdoWne
lost his life, together with 13
others. officers and crew alike.
Another part fell near Sha-
ron. Later it was brought out
that the giant ship was trying
to outride a storm at 1000 feet
in the air when the accident
occurred.
The Shenandoah was enroute
from Lakehurst, N. j., to visit
the Ohio State Fair, Columbus,
thence to Detroit, on to- Chicago
and thence to the Pacific coast.
1t was American built with
framework of aluminium.
In the twenty-three years
that have past, since the air
disaster, congress has passed
bill which authorized the con-
struction of monument at
Ava, near where the ship met
disaster. Twenty-Five hundred
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-09-02

SlIlSC tAAC VoA, cAASA OeSSAS y ~
evenings entertainment with
two shows. The first show will
start at 7:30 o'clock.
The PAGERS and trotters have
fairly flocked to the local fair
grounds this year. At the last
count made late Tuesday, the
barns were housing % horses
of various shades. of black, bay,
and brown. Most of the horses
are PAGERS, but according to all
indications there will be more
starters than there have been
for several years. Five races
are scheduled with three today
and two tomorrow afternoon.
One local horse is already at
the track. Marvel, owned by
Luther and Fred Stiles, of Mt.
Ephraim, has been on the
grounds for several days. Bud
Able, owned by Henry Neuhart
and son, Raymond, formerly of
Lower Salem, But now of Mari
eta, is expected to be on hand
by race time.
Msrvel came home a winner
at hens last month and Bud
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world will not forget and it is
yet fresh in the memory of
many as on that day.
c. E. Rosendahl was lieuten-
AMI in command of the Shen-
andoah and in 1887 again oc-
cupied the limelight during the
investigation of the linden
burg disaster.
Time marches on, the Noble
county fair is again in progress,
people are again vending their
way through the many attrac-
tions SO arranged for their ben
eft but will there be many who
will stop and ponder for one
minute the supreme sacrifice
of tWenty-three years ago, the
air crash that shook a nation
and the resultant inquiry that
lasted for monts.
Yes. there will be some but
history has proven that there
will be only a few and the
Shenandoah disaster will rest
as of the yesteryears and be
brought up time and again by
some odd twist of fate, relent-
less in her drive Of force
against mankind.