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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-28
Homecoming Planned
At Mt. Pleasant

On August z, there viii be a
homecoming at Mt. Pleasant
church. The morning service will
be at HOO by a former pastor,
and the afternoon service will be
IN charge of the mems chorus
from Kosciusko.
The public is cordially invited.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-28
Ohio Concern Will Employ 500;
Payroll OF $4,000 -S750,00O
Lexington Must Show 1000 Applications
For Employment; Labor Survey Underway

A nationally known shoe concern, the Selby Shoe CON-
pany, of Portsmouth, Ohio, manufacturers of ladies shoes,
employing around 500 white men and women with a payroll
of from 1915, 900 to $3.50, 900 annually may come to Lexing-
ton.
The Ohio concern is moving it's operations to the state
of Mississippi and is now considering the location of its main
factory. Lexington is being considered by the firm and is
expected to get the factory provided there is enough labor
available in this territory to operate it.
A labor survey is now underway and must be completed
by Monday, August LIST.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-28
Se|by Shoe Factory
May L ocate Here
Presbyterion Church
Will Have Concert

The public is extended a most
cordial invitation to an evening
of music at the Presbyterian
church in Lexington on Sunday
evening, July 81, at 7:30 pm.
Miss Edith Mcdaniel, well
known Lexington musician, will
be at the Hammond organ and
Mrs. Sam Hutton, vocalist, will be
on the program.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-28
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
BY Haxsl Br1nnon

The most important news in
Lexington this week is the an
nouncement this city is being seri-
ously considered as the site for
the location of a shoe factory
which will employ five hundred
white men and women with an
annual payroll ranging from a
guaranteed minimum of $375,000
to a maximum of $750,000 when
peak production is reached.
The factory being considered Is
the Selby Shoe Company, of
Portsmouth, Ohio.
1t is interesting to know this
firm is moving all of its opera
itons from Ohio to the state OF
Mississippi mostly because OF
communistic activity in labor
unions. The plant, which we hope
will be located in Lexington, will
be the main plant of the concern
which manufactures shoes for
ladies. 1t is expected that three
other smaller plants of the same
firm will be located in Mississip-
pi also.
The outcome of whether this
plant locates in Lexington or not
depends mainly upon the avail
able supply of local labor.
II we can show where there are
approximately 1000 white men
and women from 81 to 40 years
of age who desire employment
here we will stand an excellent
chance of being selected as the
city to get the factory. Young
persons under Fl years of age will
also be given very favorable con.
sideration provided they are high
school graduates. Persons in the
other age groups mentioned do
not have to be high school grad
yates but they do have to be able
to read and write.
Members of the Chamber OF
Commerce, the Junior Chamber
OF Commerce, city officials and
business and professional men OF
the city are squarely behind this
project to secure the factory and
are making every effort to get the
required number of applications
in to the Mississippi State EN-
ployment Service at Lexington by
Monday, August 1st. These APP
plication blanks may be found at
any bank or business house in
Lexington or at any bank and
most business houses in every
town in Holmes county.
The cooperation of all the citi-
gems OF Holmes county is earnest
ly solicited by us; we feel the
factory will not only benefit Lex
ington directly but the entire
county and surrounding territory.
Every private citizen can help
by taking an active interest In
the labor survey-by doing a little
personal work contracting people
whom he knows are interested in
getting employment and seeing to
it that they fill out an applica-
ton blank at once and bring or
mail it in to Lexington.
This is the chance we have been
awaiting for some time-and every
citizen should pitch in and help.
A lot of you have been in the Adj
vertiser office saying what Lex
ington should do or could do about
getting a factory. Now is your
chance to personally help get one
by seeing to it that employable
people register.
So let's stop talking now and
have some action.
Frl- $500. ---..A Az. 80
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-28

Carolyn White, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin White, visited her
aunt, Mrs. Nellie Rodgers in West
this week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-28
Pine Trees Planted By
CCC Camp Paying Of
Holmes Formers Find
1t Pays To Plant
Worn Out Lunds

During the period l935-l940 the
CCC camp located on the north
edge of Lexington planted sew
eral hundred thousand pine trees
on then worn out lands in the
county.
c. w. Comfort, with the u. S.
Forest service on flood control
work in Holmes county, has been
making a study of these paintings
and finds that the loblolly pines
planted six feet apart twelve years
ago now average five inches in
diameter and thirty feet in
height and contain a volume OF
about eighteen cords of wood per
acre.
Mr.. Comfort pointed out that as
pulpwood the pine trees on each
acre are worth about fifty four
dollars. Pine trees of this size
are ideal for treatment with pre-
servative for use as fence posts
and have a much higher value as
posts than as pulp wood.
Corroll Trims Acre
A. P. Carroll, local farmer and
conservationist, thinned an acre
of his planted pines and harvested
1900 fence posts leaving a stand
of $40 trees having a volume of
sixteen cords of wood. Mr.. Car
roll plans on thinning out his
woods at intervals of five years
until he has a stand of about 14O
trees to the acre which he will
leave to grow into high quality
saw logs.
Bronch Harvesfs Posts
r. M. Branch of Goodman had
eighty acres set in pine trees by
the CCC camp in 1886. Last year
Mr.. Branch thinned out 5000 pine
posts from these planted pines and
had them creosoted at a nearby
plant. Mr.. Branch was so pleas
ed with these posts and the looks
of his thinned woods that he har-
vested another 5000 posts this
year.
Other farmers planning on thin
ming their pines this fall are John
Kimbrough Of Lexington, c. L.
Downer of Acona, and j. E. CHS
holm Of near RichIand. MI. CHS
holm states that his pine thicket
makes an excellent outdoor barn
for his sixty head of cattle in the
winter time.
c. w. Comfort and Frank Hag-
foresters working in Holm
es county, are assisting these
in marking and market
their trees.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-28

Mrs. Jack Flanagan, Jack, Jr.,
Mary Anna, of Whitehaven, Ten
nessee, are visiting her sister, Mrs.
Homer Davis.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-28

Mrs. Yandell Weidman of Jack
son is visiting this week in the
home of her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Burwell Humphrey at Eben
ezer.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-28

Mrs. Charlie Hathcock visited
in the home of Mrs. E. I. Russell
Friday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-28


This week we continue the e
port on the Gath annual conven-
ton Of the National Editorial As
ISOLATION held at Salt Lake City,
Utah, June At, which we were
privileged to attend along with
$50 other editors.
Arriving in Salt Lake City on a
special train from Chicago Sat-
urday morning we received a
warm friendly reception from the
University of Utah band which
consists of IS students, members
Of the Utah Press Association and
citizens and officials Of Salt Lake
City.
We were loaded into new, mod
ern buses and taken for a two
hour sightseeing trip of the city
which justly enjoys an interna-
tional reputation for beauty.
Set in the center of a valley sur
rounded completely by towering,
majestic mountains, Salt Lake
City is a rose that grew from a
thorn-because the city was no.
thing but desert land when sight
ed by brave Brigham Young and
his gallant band of pioneers seek
ing religious freedom over a hun
dred years ago. When they came
to this valley Young said: This
is the place" ne was thinking
of the place for the Mormons to
settle that had been revealed to
him in a prayer. A monument
has been erected to mark the spot
where the pioneers entered the
valley and This is the place" has
a real significance for every re-
sident of the state of Utah.
The streets of Salt Lake City
are the widest of any city in
America-l20 feet. The city is
laid out like many of our South
ern towns with the principal
Continued On Page Four)
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01
Olivier To Produce
Movie Of 'OtheIlo'
WHETHER AMERICAN
WHITES LIKE IT OR NOT

LONDON -. (ANP) - One Of the
worlds greatest movie artists as
well as actors, Laurence Olivier has
declared that he would produce a
movie version Of Shakespeare
"Othello" regardless Of what Ameri.
can whites think.
When asked whether he figured
that Americans would not like a
movie in which Othello, a Negro,
makes love to Desdemona, a blonde,
Olivier remarked:
II am OF concerned with what
Americans think. Furthermore, un.
der the new agreement between
England and America, we don't re-
ceive any dollars when our pictures
are shown there"
Olivier, the husband of Vivien
Leigh, star of Gone With The
Wind has produced two great films
of Shakespearian drama, Henry W.
and Hamlet"
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01
Famcee And Bethune
To Play Inaugural
Exhibition

TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 81 The
fast stepping basketball teams of
Florida A and M College will meet
the Bethune-Cook College Quin.
tet in two exhibition games Tues.
day, January 4, 1949 as added at
fractions for the thousands of Me-
gro visitors expected to attend the
Governors Inaugural Ceremonies in
the Capitol City. All games will be
played in the new college gymnasi-
UNI which is nearing completion.
The following games will be play.
ed during the day: The BCC girls
will meet the Famcee girls at pm.
At pm. the A and M Faculty men
will tangle with the College All
Stars. To climax the evening, the
Famcee Varsity men will vie for
honors with the BCC varsity men.
The games are expected to be ex-
ceptionally good entertainment for
sports lovers.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01
Chicago Bears Draft
Taliaferro

CHICAGO - (ANP) - With the
pro football cold war continuing, the
Chicago Bears for the first time in
their long history picked a Negro
in the National Football lehgue's
annual draft.
They chose fleet triple threat star
George Taliaferro of Indiana. Com
menting on his choice of the Hoosier
player, Owner-coach George Halas
said Hes the first Negro back to
come along worth drafting. He's
one of the greatest backs in the
country and we're glad to have him."
Over in the All American confer
ence the champion Cleveland Browns
drafted Gene Derricotte of Michi
gan, and the Brooklyn Dodgers pick
ed Wally Triplett of Penn State.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01
$1,000 To See
Prairie View And
Wilberforce angle
In Prairie View Bowl

HOUSTON, Tex. - (ANP) - A
crowd of $4,000 fans are expected to
jam Buffalo stadium here on New
Years day to see Prairie View
tangle with Wilberforce in the goth
annual Prairie View Bowl.
Based on past performance Will
berforce is highly favored to stop
the Panthers. However, this is the
Green Waves first visit to Texas,
and Coach Fred Longs squad has
quite a record for upsetting favor
ties in this bowl game.
In their games with their lone
common foe, Wilberforce outshines
P. v. The 'Forceans own to 0
win over Grambling while this
squad crushed the Panthers "a tc
II.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01
Here And There
FoR AMP

Seldom has an athlete of Afra-
menca been given more cordial
farewell than that accorded the inn
mortal Kenny Washington at the
Rams-Redskins game in Los Ange-
les last Sunday. The thousands of
pro FOOTBALL fans stood and cheered
the popular hometown boy as he
sang his swan song to the game.
Got a new car and television set,
too.) 1t was a heart-warming spec
tacle.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01

The 1949 vocational opportunity
campaign of the Urban league will
be bigger and better than ever,
folks. Give this effort your unquali-
fled support. Nothing is of more i'm
portance to us right now than the
business of training for and being
placed in GOOD JOBS. THAT'S right,
junior, money still talks.)
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01

Five will get you your own odds
that the report of its commission on
education to the 1949 conclave of
the National Negro Business league
is going to make some red faces
Report will undoubtedly point out
glaring weaknesses in our training
facilities and opportunities.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01

Warning to the Negro press: If
you do not take the lead in exposing
treacherous Negro leadership, we
might as well call this whole fight
for advancement failure. Nothing
will do us a greater disservice than
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES attitude to-
ward these rats.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01

Nomination for a grade A sucker:
A Negro who will walk through a
picket line, of striking Negro en-
ployes out to improve their living
conditions.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01

Nothing has happened since he
has been on the job that has pleases
Big Joe" Albright more than the
recent red hot interest being taken
by top flight Negro entertainers in
VA hospital programs. The project,
spearheaded by NCNW particular
ly the Pittsburgh Council of the
ladies, Daisy Lampkin, Toki John
son, Ethel Ramos Harris, etc. has
the officials of VA singing loud no.
sannas Of praise. Net's all get in on
this one.) -.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01

Going to Washington for the inau-
guration? Better get your reserva-
tons in now. Capital will be filled
to overlooking and it will be too
cold to sleep in the parks.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01

Incidentally, Albright made a ire.
mendous impression on the cast of
the Abbott Costello lot recently in
l.. A. The big fellow was the guest
of Mildred Blount, sepia world IA
NOUS designer of hats, and had
himself a time with the movie stars
and their colleagues.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01

A thought for today: Nobody
ever got free who wasn't willing to
pay for freedom. Joined the NAACP
yet?
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01

Rumor has it that the NAACP in
Los Angeles is in danger Of losing
it's charter. Reason: Connie infil-
tration, and stagnated leadership.
Warning to other branches: better
be on the alert for these twin dang
ers.)
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01

Interesting sight: Negro, Mexican
and White students studying annie
ably together in barber college
OWNED BY NEGROES in Phoenix,
Ariz. (who said we weren't on the
march0
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01

Qestion for the week: Is Joe
Louis really as broke as GOSSIP
says?
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-01-01

One thing is for sure: the 81st
congress is definitely going to do
something about housing. And by
something" we mean decent
homes for low income people. e.
groes will get a fair shake, too.
Evening star., 1949-02-09
Missionary Asks Aid
In China Red Fiqht

1t is not too late to help China
in the fight against communism
a Missionary recently returned
from China declared in an in
terview yesterday at the Metro
politan Baptist Church, Sixth and
A streets NE.
John A. Abernathy, of the
American Baptist Mission, who
has been in China since 1925, de.
clared that, if the United States
would appropriate $1,000, $1,000 q
year for several years and senc
$4,000 soldiers overseas to see
that the funds are properly dis
tributed China could be savee
from communism.
The missionary, who is taking
part in the World Mission Week
now being held by % Baptist
churches in the Washington area
termed as "disgraceful" the fail.
ure of the United States to ac-
cede to Mime. Chang Kai-Shek's
appeal for help to her country.
Another returned missionary
Evening star., 1949-02-09

Paul A. Collyer. associate secre.
tary Of the foreign department
American Bible Society, suggested
that a radically different depart
ure in missionary techniques
would have to be followed where
missionaries are permitted in
Communist held territories.
THE missionary will no longer
be supported by funds received
from sources outside the country, u
he said. They will have to earn
their living abroad and spread the
gospel while working as one of
the people"
A total Of / ,448 persons attended
World Mission Week" meetings
last night at 20 churches of the
District area. Attendance at
meetings Sunday, Monday and
yesterday came to 1858, the re-
port stated.
Evening star., 1949-02-09
D. c. Boy, IS, Awarded
81, 700 in Train Injury

A 15-year-old boy is to receive
$4,700, under q settlement agreed
on in District Court yesterday
growing out of a suit against the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
The youth Is Roy A. Lindgren
jr., of 1920 Ridge place Sc. The
suit, brought through his father
said he was burned severely about
the body when he received an
electric shock as he attempted to
climb over a freight car near the
Sousa Bridge on June 13.
Evening star., 1949-02-09
; Area Students to Get
Talent Search Awards

Three Washington area stu
dents are among 260 high school
seniors who will be awarded hon.
orable mention awards in a
science talent search sponsored
by the Westinghouse Educational
Foundation.
Forty f1nalists in the contest
will come here next month to par
ticipate in judging of $1,000
worth of scholarship awards. The
honorable mention winners from
this area included Agnes S. Pres
ton, II, of 1923 P street NV,
Evening star., 1949-02-09

| Dunbar High School: John r. Nc
CONCEAL, Is, 1921 South Dakota
avenue NE, st. Anselm's Priory
High School, and George H.
Stauss, Is. 374 Washington ave-
nue.. Alexandria, Mount Vernon
High School.
Evening star., 1949-02-09
Language Class Announced

Registration for the new Rus
sian Language Group. sponsored
by the District Recreation Depart
ment, will be held from 8 to 10
o'clock tonight at Roosevelt Gen.
ter. Thirteenth and Upshur
streets NV. Simon Michel Fem
berg will be the instructor.
Evening star., 1949-02-09

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Evening star., 1949-02-09

Do your clothes need alter.
ins?-making drspes? We
will deliver an electric sew.
ing machine right to your
home.
Just phone us-or stop ia
today. Low rate-only 81
per month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06

Recorder, Ann Reischl; Musician, Miss Marguerite Shaw.
 MT. and Mrs. Nick Bavard, par ents of the newly installed Worthy Advisor, were introduced in the East and gwen a boutonnaire and corsage, respectively.
 During the installation cere- monies, Janu Mcconnell sang, Be cause of Thy Great Bounty" and Sylvia Lister sang "Fairest Lord Jesus both accompanied by Lois Lawrence.
 Following the installation of off, cers, candlelight and flower ad- denda was given to Alice-Jean Davis at which time she was pre- sented with the Past Worthy Ad- visor's Jewel. Dorothy Robards sang, "The Rainbow Song" accom- panied by Joan Sabin.
 The installation dance and re- treatments concluded the eventful evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
20 YEARS AGO fME TIT EMPIRE
SEPTEMBER 6, 1929

G..
 According to preliminary salmon all varieties Yakutat the fall districts expected to add at least 100000 0 5,2s5 900 cases.
 M c was to Ketchkan the
 H. dafsman Public office here Alaska Southern Cali fona had date
 Douglas Fire chosen being named committee all and school ton numbered Adoph Hrsch
 Mrs Robert Douglas A. vho visiting month returned home
 a meeting of the Dalton Mrs Alice 
 Nagh graduated from Juneau High School Charlotte for Seattle enrou to Pullman o Washington State College.
 MT spckett Charlotte. Mrs spcke Sacramento Calf Her hu planned 1000 Although his expected to be until November
 N | Mildred Warwick who had visiting entertained her home Mrs Leota Russell and Misses Yrman Henrietta Suly Ruth Krugness Gertrude Waltonen
 low, 52; cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
FBI INVESTIGATION

And, thanks to Vaughan's per- sistency. the Justice Department did order the FBI to investigate The investigation cost the taxpayers few extra dollars, plus the time of busy FBI agents needed for loyalty tests.
 Maragon had claimed that the man guilty of hootlegging on July IT, 1920, was 6 John F. Margon," not the ''lovable" friend of General Vaughan, John F. Maragon." So after a lot of work, including a search for fingerprints which were not taken at that time, the FBI finally located the handwriting on the bondsman's records back in 1920. This handwriting Of John F. Margon" they found to be the very same handwriting of John F. Maragon," the '"lovablep friend.
 Whereupon the criminal case against this writer was dropped.
 Sequel came just the other day, when Maragon publicly admitted in a press interview that he did plead guilty to transporting liquor in 1920. But in March and April l947, the Presidents military aide, claiming just the contrary, wasted a lot of FBI time plus the tax payers money by his persistent de- mand that the inewsman making this statement should be jailed.
 Well, as said, the office called me up on the beach at Santa Barbara, Calf, to report on the puppies, the kitten, the midnight painted kitchen, the cows bacteria count and General Vaughan. So we finally came home-not to check on General Vaughan, but to see the puppies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
LABOR NEWS

On Labor Day, many addresses were made ln- cludng one by President Truman, in which labor was discussed
 Like or Man River, William Green grand old man of the American Federation of Labor intends to keep right on rolling along.
 He will be reelected for his 26th presidential term at the AFL convention in St. Paul starting october ?.
 active He travels extensively and speaks frequently His prestige is at peak level in his organization and with labor generality No union chief is more highly regarded the White House and in Congress.
 In recent years reports have circulated from tune to time that planned to retire There was notng to them other than the fact that certain ambitious asprants would like his job Green has no thought o1 quitting as long as he is fit and able
 It looks like he will continue to be s2 for long time to come.
 In another part of his release, Allen says no quarter will be shown Communist elements at the ber President Phil Murray will wied the ax with an iron hand Leftist leaders and unions will be given only one alternative: either toe the mark without reservation or be busted. Murray has overwhelming backing to do and his plans being carefully organized to avoid any slip-up
 very start of the convention. In his presidential address Murray will scorchingy denounce the leftists and their disruptive tactics. s