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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27
Grand Master DoWnie
Addressed Masons AT
Banquet Monday

Grand Master DON S.TDuwnie,
Jackson, addressed 155 FRAN
members and guests of Lexing-
ton Lodge No. "a at a banquet at
the Masonic Temple in Licking
ton Monday evening, October "a.
Tom Q. Ellis, Jackson. past
grand master; DR.. j. Rice Will
liams, Houston; and DR.. Joe
Smith, Forest, junior grand war
den, were recognized and each
addressed the group. Seven dis
trict deputy lecturers also attend
ed the banquet.
The meeting ended with the
comforting of the Master Mason
degree upon M. K. Gwin whose
great great grandfather, Cass
Oltenbery. was first master of the
lodge ia years ago.
The dinner consisted of turkey
and dressing with all the trim
prepared and served by the
Ladies of the Eastern Star under
the direction of Mrs Mary Fin
cher, worthy matron.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27
Rites Held In Oman
For w. {. Winsfead

Services we're held for William
Galley Winstead. 70, of Washing
ton, D. c., at the Goodman Metho-
dist church Monday, October IL.
the Rev. DR.. H. B. Schaeffer, Jack
son, officiating. Services began
at 1000 am, and burial was at
Goodman cemetery.
Mr. Winstead was struck by an
auto while boarding a streetcar
in Washington. He had lived in
Washington for more than 20
years and was a former resident
of Goodman, where he has many
friends.
Surviving are his wife, Elnora
Winstead and her brother, A. A..
Derrick, Goodman; one son, L.
v. Winstead, Washington: two
brothers, Hines Winstad. jackson,
and Wallace Winstead of Texas,
and one sister, Mrs. May Kelly,
Burns.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27
Hornets Bring Home
Benton Bacon; Local
Fans Attend En- Mass

The undefeated Lexington Hor-
nets defeated Benton 1870 on
Benton home-ground Friday,
evening, October 81, before a re-
cord turnout of Lexington fans
in out-of-town games.
Wilcox passed to Harvey who
carried the ball % yards for the
first Lexington score in the second
quarter.
Gilmore ran 20 yards through
the middle of the Benton lire for
the second touchdown for Lex
ington early in the fourth period,
and Written ran the ball for the
extra point.
The Hornets have played six
games this season. They de-
featUd Walden 47-0, West 42l7,
Sturgis 42-0, McAdams $40, Ben
ton 1870 and tied SaIfTs 1913.
They have had only rs points
scored against them.
Those who attended the game
at Benton report a steady stream
of traffic on all roads on the e
turn trip to Lexington. Licking
ton spectators outnumbered those
of Benton" sand an avid HOrnet
fan.
The Lexington Hornets play
their homecoming game with
Ethel at Lexington Friday might,
October %.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27
Concert Season To
Open November 10
Outstanding Artist Ia
Give Joint Recital

The Holmes County Municipal
Concert Association will open the
fall season with a flourish on
November 10th when they will
present Tomiko Kanazawa, lyric
soprano, and Gabor Carelli, tenor
in a joint recital. The concert will
be held at the grammar school
auditorium at eight fifteen in the
evening.
Miss KanaZawa, lovely Ameri-
can-born soprano, and Mr.. Carel-
Ii, famous Hungarian tenor, have
toured Europe extensively max
ing many opera appearance in
Budapest and the other great cap
itals on the continent. Last year
MIR. Carelli returned to the
United States to sing the tenor
role in the Chicago Grant Park
production of the Verdi Requiem
which was performed for an audi
ence of over 10000 persons. Miss
Kanazawa bias just returned tc
America to join Mr.. Carelli fol-
this current tour after a full
schedule OF European concert and
opera appearances.
The two artists will present g
program designed to please every
one. In costume they will sing
scenes from the great operas LA
Traviate" and Madam Butterfly
I'm addition to solo groups sung
by each artists, Miss Kanazawa
and Mr.. Carelli will JOIN in such
famous operatta duets as only
Make Believe from Jerome
Kern's ~'Show Boat" the famous
Rnnberg melody Zone Kiss" the
always popular "Ah, Sweet Mys-
terry Cd Life" from Victor Her
bert's Naughty Marietta" and
others.
Miss Kanazawa and Mr.. Carel-
Ii have captured the hearts Oh
their audiences everywhere, anc
this attraction appears to be g
splendid choice for the opening
concert of the season.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27
National Guard Plans
Big Display At Fair

Lexington'S National Guard
unit, Battery B, Hath Field Artil-
lery, will have an extensive dis
play, which will tie in with a ma
tionwide recruiting drive, at the
Holmes County Fair next week,
1t was announced by Its. White
and Reese, officers of the unit.
One of the units 155 millimeter
howitzers will be displayed, as
well as a recruiting jeep borrow
ed from state headquarters at
Jackson. A recruiting booth will
be set up and enlistments will be
welcomed from men anywhere in
Holmes county seventeen years
of age or over.
Recruiting literature Will be
available, showing rates of pay
per drill, advancement and pro-
motion opportunities, and recrea-
tional facilities offered in the Ma
tional Guard.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27
Homecoming Plans
For October y
Complete Al Hue
Business Session Sot.;
Bulldogs Meet Beers
Saturday Evening

The 1949 Homecoming at
Holmes JUNIOR College is sche-
duled for Saturday and Saturday
night, October 20, with plans well
underway for the best home
coming in recent years. Local
authorities are expecting a large
group of students and alum
nj on the campus for the feature
occasion of the fall season.
Coach Hook Stone will bring
his Southwest team to the cam
pus Saturday morning for the
big battle in the Junior College
Conference this weekend. the
Southwest institution changed
over from Pilots to Bears under
the new coaching staff, and II
seems to have helped. They have
been termed the dark morse"
J team of the conference, bu'
Black-Bears would be more APP
nropriate. but on this occasion
they,will be dressed in white Jer-
sevs and we can properly call the
Southwest Eleven .sWhite Bears
for the homecoming game al
Holmes.
Coach Stone and his ability tc
develop a winning combination
needs no introduction to the Jf
College, and Holmes in particu'
lar. He was a successful coach
for many years at Copiah-Lincolr
before his coaching days at Mill.
saps, Hazelhurst, and Sunflowel
Junior College.
Other features of Homecoming
include: Alumni Business session
at 4:30 q. m. Alumni dinner d
$50. Football game at 800 p. m
and Student-Alumni dance fol
lowing the game.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27
Honor Roll Announced
For Grummur School

David McDavid, superintendent
! of the Lexington Grammar school
Is today announcing the honor
roll for the first SIX weeks of
school In order to be on the
honor roll, no pupils conduct can
be below a B. Those making the
superior honor roll must have
all AS, with the exception of one
B.
In the fourth grade three stu
dents made the superior honor
roll. Glenice Criscoe, Merilyn
Melton, and Mary Frances Wal
drup. The fifth grade students
making superior were Evelyn Dell
Armstrong and Walter Moore.
Sonia Gillian was the only sixth
grader to make the superior
honor roll.
Three seventh graders made
superior, Ned Downer, Patsy Tate
and Jean Wood. The highest
grade in the grammar school was
made by Jean Wood, who made
an average of 81 AS. Ned Downer
made a second high with an
average of 81.
The merit list is made up of
students making AS and BIS. The
nine fifth graders making the
merit list are Bucky Henley
Ward Reaves, Grace Legate,
Theresa Macdonald Minette
Moore, Louella Morgan, Georgia
Eva Ray, Sara Evelyn Sudbeck,
and Frances Weems. Sixth gra-
lers on the merit list are Betty
John Rayford Ellison,
Jean Fisher, Joan Fisher, Mary
Lynn Herbert, Richard Mason,
Mary Lynelle Reid, Roberta Rus
Cathleen Smith and Virginia
Fate. Those making the merit
list for the Seventh grade are
oatsey Downer, June Farmer, and
Carolyn Kealhofer. Il
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27
Miss Tommie Foster
Dies In Accident

Tragedy struck again at the
grade crossing on the outskirts of
Cruger in an auto-freight train
collision which took the life of
Miss Tommie A. Foster, Tchula,
early this afternoon.
The accident occurred at the
same crossing where Mrs. Hugh
Spivey, Tchula, was killed seve-
raj years ago.
Miss Foster was a very active
member of the Benjamin G..
Humphrey chapter of the OAR,
of the BPW club and of the East
ern Star. She was a member of
the Methodist Church at Tchula
and taught Sunday school class
es there, and had served as a
Methodist missionary in China.
Her work as visitor for the well
fare office in Lexington carried
her to many parts of the county
she was well known and
loved by all.
Services will be held tomorrow
at 200 p. m. at the Methodist
Church, Tchula, the Rev. j. ".
Stewart officiating.
Miss Foster is survived by two
brothers, Otis, of Jackson and Roy
If Tchula. a sister, Mrs. ]. M
Rayville, La, and two
Mrs. H. B. MCGEE, Jr.,
Tchula, and Mrs. Glenn Baugh, of
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27
Girl Scout Week
To Be Observed

Girl Scout week will be Gb-
served October 80 through INC
vember 5th. Girl Scout week is a
week observed in honor Of
Juliette Lows birthday, October
81.
Juliette Low organized girl
scouting in the United States and
il is fitting that we honor her
in this way.
Lexington Girl Scouts and
Brownies have planned a full
weeks program to observe girl
scout week. Sunday. October 80
all Scouts and Brownies will at
tend Church service at the
Methodist church.
Monday, October 3l-Maga-
zines, cookies and flower will be
carried to the Community hospi-
tai.
Tuesday, November 1T h e
girls will be in charge of flowers
for Rotary Luncheon.
Wednesday, November 2-I s
safety and will be observed by
scouts directing small children
across busy street.
Thursday, November 3-Friend-
ship day and will be observed by
sending a box of school supplies
to Island 40.
Friday, November A party
for all scouts, Brownies, Leaders.
Committee members and Council
men.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27
EpiscopoIs To Observe
All Suints Day Sunday

All Saints Day which occurs on
November 1st will be observed
in the service at Saint Mary's
Episcopal Church, Sunday morn
ing, October 80, at HOO a. m.
There will be a celebration of
the Holy Communion and a SER
mon by the rector, the Rev. Ro-
bert Donaldson. In keeping with
the meaning of All Saints Day
this service will be a memorial
to those slowed long since, and
lost awhile" There will be spe-
cial music.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27
Fourth Graders Visit
The Advertiser

Forty members of the 4th grade
visited the Advertiser this morn
ing accompanied by Supt. Nc
David and Mrs. O'Reilly. The 4th
graders are. studying the history
of printing and wanted to see the
press in action.
Staffmembers of the Advertiser
are always glad to receive visit
ors and welcome the opportunity
to demonstrate the various stages
of printing.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27
FLA Group Plans
.1949-1q5O Program;
Officers Are EIeded

The Holmes County AIS Fu-
ture Farmers of America met e
Gently with r. w. Almond, local
vocational agriculture teacher,
serving as temporary chairman.
Officers elected for the ensuing
year in addition to Ray Crawford
include Mike Dickerson, vice
president; George Bobo, secretary;
Lonnie Thweatt, treasurer and
Laurin Pepper, sentinel.
A committee plans to work up
a proposed program and present
to the group this week at regular
meeting.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27
Regular JMies For
Circuit Court Listed

Regular jurors empannelled foI
the third week of Circuit Court in
Holmes county were:
Jury No. One
John c. Staten, j. A. Evans, E.
l.. Brown, D. l.. Green, Oliver
G. Burrell, T. J. Brown, Jr, r. E.
GuIledge, w, "A. Ramsey, Nose
II. Wiglev, c. c. Campbell Harold
GelsDn, and L E. Stout
Jury No. Two
Joe Stern, T. u. Mcbride. Pep
per Tidwell, Jesse Riddle, Estelle
Scott, Matthew O'Reilly l.. E.
Mabry, Luther Upton, Jack B.
Braden, Paul Horan, George T.
Reynolds, and T. H. Frost.
Jurors named to serve the
fourth week of court were:
Jury No. One
Louis G. Johnson, o. c. Burrell,
Noel w. Malone, L. T. Shop
herd, E. H. Skinner, Jr., J. r.
Calhoun, N. A. Jones, John B.
Cunningham, r. L. Sims, Henry
R. Hearn. E. M. Spell, r. w.
Garrett.
Jury No. Two
w. H. Fincher, Jr., j. c. Dick
ard, Walter Lee Crawford, Leon
Armstrong, L. z. Mcbride, Yer
non Hathcock, Claude L. Bridges,
wSllie Jones, Sidney Henley, S.
V. Farmer, Sr., and Irby Filing
Otto Morris.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27
B&PW's Of District 5
To Meet In TchuIu

The Business and Professional
Women of District Five will meet
in Tchula, Sunday, October 80.
All members of District Five are
urged to attend this meeting and
are promised an interesting pro-
gram.
Mrs. j. r. Watson of the Lex
ington club will lead the devo-
tional.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27
Murder Trials Fill
Holmes Circuit Court
Docket This Week
One Negro Convicted
Of MunsIoughter; z
Will Be Tried Again

Three Holmes county Negroes
charged with murder were tried
in Circuit Court during the past
week with one being convicted
of manslaughter and two ending
in mistrias--to be tried again at
the April term of court in this
county
STATE VS. Fred Smith
Fred Smith. indicted for the
murder of Sam Dutch" Redmond
on April 8, l949 at Franklin, was
tried Friday October 81, and his
case ended in a mistrial when a
child of ONE of the jurors, John
c. Staten, of West, became sud-
denly and violently i'll while in
attendance in school early that
afternoon at West and had to be
rnshed - the Community hospl-
tai in Lexington. The case was
continued to the April. 1850
term OF court.
Jurors on the Fred Smith case
were: Harold tGelston, j. c. Sta
] ten, George Reynolds, Estelle
Scott Oliver Burrell, JOE Stern,
Luther Upton, Noel Wigley, r. e.
Elleage, d. l.. Green, Jesse Riddle
and j. A. Evans.
Stute VS. Walter Lee
Walter Lee, accused of the
murder of "Bo" Eward Evan, on
May 1, 1949, at Durant was
fonnd guilty of manslaEgftter and
and will De sentenced the last day
Edf court
Jurors on the Walter Lee case
were: j. L. Braddock, Billy Mar.
tin Smith. d. c. Peaster, Noe
Wigley, j. w. Rhyme, Fl. Il. Aber.
nathy, Aaron Lewis, Leon E. Ivy
Robert E. Melton, Luther Up
Ishaw, James E. Edwards, and ]
IA. BMrrell.
{. State VS.. Jimmie Sims
The case of the state against
Jimmie Sims tried Monday ano
Tuesday of this week ended m 9
mistrIal when the curry could not
agree on a verdict and the case
will spe tried again at the next
term of court.
The jury was discharged around
eleven O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing after being ON the case two
| days.
Jurors on the Sims case we're:
N. A Jones, Robert X. Farmer,
Jr., Tom Fisher, 1rby Melton,
Thomas Young, Jr., Noel w. Ma
lone, w. M. chatham, Roierich
Brown, w. A. NOVEL;, Wallace
Wortfay, J. r. Calhoun. and E. II.
Skinner, Jr.
Two Other Gases
Earlier last week Willie Red
mond was found guilty of mali
cious trespass and E. f. Williams
was found guilty OF reckless
driving and not guilty of driving
while intoxicated. Williams was
sentenced to pay a fine Of $4,000
and all cost.
State VS.. Willie Gage
The fourth murder trial of
this court is now in progress with
Willie Gage accused of the muir
der of Jason Bates on May 81,
l949, in Durant. 1t opened We'd
nesday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27
Liberty Chapel Services
tt Be Held Sunday

Preaching services will be held
at the Liberty Chapel Church
Sunday, October 80.
Morning service will be at
HOO o'clock and evening service
at 700 o'clock.
The Rev. Crawford Ray will
preach.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27

Saint MarY's Episcopal Church
Sunday, October 30th
Church School a. m.
Pc1v Communion and
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-10-27

Regular jurors empannelled for
the third week of Circuit Court in
Holmes county were:
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-10-28
Tea of Season

Sunshine Charity Club-Sponsors
its Annual Tea of Seasons Sunday
October 30 at the Y. w. C. A.
from four to seven p m. The affair
is always one of the seasons out
standing events and attracts many
hundred guests.
Interest this year is running
high both in competition for the
award for the highest amount of
money by any seasons and for
the most beautiful and most APP
propriate decoration according TO
the season represented
The seasons are represented by
Mrs. Paul Stewart; Mrs. Freddie
McNorton; Mrs. Estell Nelson and
Mrs. Nj. Murehison. Each lady is
associated By a co-chairman. The
Spring. Summer, Fall and Winter
Seasons will be carried out in
decorations and program for the
evening.
Sunshine members invite every
one TO come by Sunday afternoon
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-10-28
Pensy RI
tconfinued nom Pace n


quest Of the Rev. Michael J. Nc
Laughlin, Of St Peter Clavcr Ro-
man Cathrolic Church. 20 Clovcr
Place. Brooklyn Father Mc1.augh.
llni complained that several Of his
parishloncrs had suffered cmbar.
rassmeni and Inconvenience from
such practices
Tho Mayors Committee. headed
BY Former Police Commissioner.
Arthur W wallaudcr rs dircc.
Cor. filed charges with the State
Commission early In April
II is understood that hcnccforlh.
they viii be no effort on the part
of southern railroads 10 unseat Ne
srocs, on the contrary. they will
make efforts 20 pro,ec, him In
his right TO remain in the scat as
signed or chosen at the outset Of
his trip
n there is any trouble. the lines
would get help from the Inter-
state Commerce Commission 20
break this practice on the ground
of interference with interstate
commerce. The United States AT.
torney General. Il was explained,
could ask for an injunction 10 res
train such acts at the request Of
the I. c. c.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-10-28
Federal Council OF
Churches Backs
heman Sweat

Washington-(Atlas) THE Fed
eral Council of Churches of Christ
in America has announced the
Nling of brief in the United
Sfstes Supreme Court, supporting
tie petition of Heman Marion
Sweat, a Negro for a review of
the case in which he seeks ad-
mission to the University Of Texas
as a student.
The brief stated
THE right to enjoy and exer-
else the inalienable rights with
which every man is endowed by
his Creator is not and cannot be
confined to physical existence.
Man is not merely body. He is al
so and chiefly mind and spirit
Segregation in the matter of
place TO live, means the ghetto;
segregation in matters of the mind
and spirit means second class citi-
xenship.'
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-10-28
Dramatic Club
Presents First
Play Of Season

Pine Bluff-The Dramatic Club
Of the AMIN college will present
its first play of the current sea-
son, to night in the college audito-
rum.
The play Rho Kappa Epsilon"
a three-act fast moving satire in
the existing sorority and fraterni-
~ systems in our colleges today
was written by the producer. John
Nj. Ross. who heads the depart
ment of Speech and Drama at AM
&N.
The leading role will be played
by popular Louise Fields Of Little
Rock Miss Fields Is well known
to the college play goers and
should be exciting in her first
role since 1917 She is the daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Z. Fields
af Little Rock. A major in the
field Of Sociology with a minor in
art, Miss Fields holds membership
in several organizations including
the Sociology Club and the Dra-
matte Club
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-10-28
Sweet Home
Harold Ncniagte

Harold Moniaxre
Tho Zion Hill Baptist church
celebrated its a9nd anniversary re-
Gently. Rev. J. u Alfred preached
the anniversary sermon Rev. d.
II. McFarlin and his junior choir
also appeared on the program.
Rev y. J. Whitfield pastor
First Baptist church observed It's
seth anniversary and the 10Th on.
nlycrsary of the pastor, Rev j.
NJ. Oliver Rev Rowe Of High
land Park Baptist church preach
ed the key note sermon. Other
churches participating were Allen
Chapel Rev. r J. Stewart pastor
and Johanna Bapiis, church.
Sweet Home Circuit The boy
scout troop no. l42 sponsored a
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-10-28
PSC Adds $4,000
To Capital Funds

Philander Smith College recent
ly sold track of land for $4,000
cash, according to announcements
by Dr. M. Lafayette Harris, pre-
sident This property is located in
the west portion of the city and
had been held more than IS years
pending moving the college 10 a
new campus. With the rapid ex-
pansion in recent years at its
present location. the trustees took
action that the college should not
be moved The property was pur-
chased in 1922 out OF the Centen-
airy Fund. but ii should be made
clear the title was not secured
for the college until 1913. One of
the first efforts of President Har-
ris upon becoming president in
1886 was to secure title of the
negotiation. this was accomplished
The entire amount has been trans
ferred to the capital fund to be
utilized for endowment and i'm
provements Of existing plant. The
present campus is now approx
mately @ squares located within
a short distance from the center
OF town Little Rock. and repre-
scnting some Of the finest property
In the city. President Harris states
that II Is very necessary 10
strengthen the financial resources
Of the institution, IN order to
maintain the high standard which
the institution has now achieved
The current enrolment Is 25 per
cent In advance Of the peak en-
rollment OF a year ago. The facul-
ty has been strengthened proper
tionaicly, and every effort Is be-
ing made 10 sustain The lnsiitu-
ton in the light Of lis full accrcdi.
tatlon by the North Central As
ISOLATION Of Colleges and Second
airy Schools and membership in
the American Council Of Higher
Education.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1949-10-28
Double Surprise
Birthday Party
For Arrivals

Last Saturday, Mrs, Annie Sue
Hamilton, and Miss Hortense Gil
yard were delightfully."- surprised
with a double-surprise birthday
party given for them by Mrs.
Matte Woodland OF 2l02 Rice ST.
Mrs. Hamilton has just return
ed from over seas with her hus-
band, 1t. Hamilton, and daughter
Anita. Both 1t. and Mrs. Hamil-
ton are natives of Little Rock
and attended school here. Miss Gill
yard has come from Saginaw.
Michigan to make her home here.
Guests at the party were Mr..
and Mrs Sterling Suttles. Mr.. and
Mrs. M. North, Mrs, E. Herndon.
Mrs, Helen Aaron, Miss Mildred
Bullocks. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Treat, Miss Lillian Rogers, James
Aaron, Miss Arthur Mae johnson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Greene, Mrs.
Bessie Hamilton, Mrs. Ruth Pres
ton, and Miss Lucille Gardner.
Many useful and lovely gifts
were received by the honorees.