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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-22
Industry In Notchez

When a Mississippian thinks of Natchez today we are
apt to think of it in terms of beautiful ante-bellum homes,
pilgrimage tours, hoop skirts and the like.
4 In doing so we would be considerably off the beam.
Today Nachez is a busting and thriving industrial
Efty even though, very wisely, it is trying to keep its at
mosphere of yesteryear intact-for the benefit Of the thou
sands of tourists who visit the historic place annually.
= The rapid strides Natchez has made in industry will
he marked with a celebration on October IL, when more
than 200 national and state leaders in business and govern
ment will go to Natchez to pay tribute to the Armstrong
Tire and Rubber company for it's ten years OF successful
operation and expansion as a manufacturing firm OF Mlssls-
sippi. Governor Fielding L. Wright will head the group
which includes Gen. Robert f. Wood, chairman of the Board
of Sears, Roebuck and Company
When operation of the Armstrong plant was begun
in 1889 numbering operations formed the main source OF
Iayroil income from Natchez. Establishment of this plant
at Natchez marked the beginning of a development so ex-
tensiye that today Natchez is a recognized industrial center.
~ The Armstrong plant, which has declared publicly
pleasure in its Mississippi establishment and relationships
with its people, is now turning out more than 5000 tires
and tubes ready for shipment every "a hours. It's payroll
has been three million dollars per year for the past four
years and 1000 men and women are employed-most all OF
them native citizens. Tires and tubes made in Natchez are
shipped to every state and most foreign markets-and ma
terial for making them comes into Natchez from the far
corners of the world. -s- -sev44s ~ ams @4Ms @sak1-tF
It is heartening to note the industrial progress OF
Natchez and it is not amiss to wish for every town in Mis-
sissippi a developments as satisfactory as the Armstrong
plant
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-22
IF Nothing Happens, RI Walk Again +.

This week the Acona Church re-
ceived a letter from Chester
Graves who is now a polio patient
at the Kennedy General hospital
in Memphis.
Chester is a former Lexington
high school student, a brother-in-
law of the late G.. w. Robertson, a
much beloved pastor of the Acona
church In past years.
His brave fight has endeared
him to a Large circle of people who
have never known him before.
His heart-warming letter is
gelf-explanatory and follows:
J. c. Graves
Ward 24A
Kennedy General Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee
Dear Friends:
AS most of you already know
what 1t is to be confined to the
hospital. I hardly need say how
much ! appreciated your letter
and the check. I assure you that
Ut will come in handy.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-22
Three Permanent All
Club Camps Planned

Three permanent All Club
| camps for Mississippi is the goal
of a drive begun this month by
All club boys and girls Of this
and all other counties in the state.
Camps are planned on Sardis
Lake in Pamela county, another
on the Gulf coast, and the third
for negroes in Madison county.
| The camps will be organized, di-
| rectly and maintained by the Ag-
riculture Extension Service of
Mississippi State college.
Cost of each Of the three perm
anent camps will be $4,000.
About 10000 boys and girls in
All now attend camps in the state,
but $4,000 would attend if facili-
ties we're available. No camps are
available for the $4,000 negro All
club boys and girls.
The camps will be dedicated to
the youth of Mississippi, including
primarily the more than 100000
All club members. Facilities will
be available to other rural or
ganized groups and to educa-
tional agencies working with ru-
tal people.
Program for use Of the camps
will include educational and re-
creational activities which con-
tribute to the enrichment and i'm
provement of rural life in Missis-
sippi.
While attending camp, All club
members will receive training in
conservation of natural resources,
soil, timber, wildlife, water, safe
ty, health, crafts and all sorts of
wholesome recreation. Emphasis
will be given to the development
Of character, leadership, relation
ship and training for citizenship.
On Sardis lake, the War De-
partment has granted a longtime
lease for a All camp site. Plans
are to build facilities for $50 to
800 people on this several hundred
acre lake, including bunk houses,
mess hall, pavilion, caretaker's
home Fairgrounds, swimming
docks and a waste disposal sys-
tenn.
Negro Comp
For the negro camp in Madison
county, Flora Parish, negro home
demonstration agent, Madison
county, gave so acres. An added
80 acres has been bought. The
planned facilities will accommodate
from 200 to 800 campers.
Plans IRE being developed to
establish a permanent camp site
on the Mississippi Gulf coast.
Drive to raise the total 1925, 900
for constructing the three camps
is being jointly sponsored by the
State All Advisory council and
the Extension service.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-22

They treat us just fine. PLENTY
TO eat and to read. They have a
show twice a week so the time
passes fairly fast.
They say that if nothing hap
pens | will be able. to walk again
although | still can't sit, or rather
they won't let me sit UP. / feel
Just like getting up an Walking
OF but my legs just won't per-
form, but there is a general i'm
provement every day.
| know that it will take time
and patience and above all faith.
IN God before l will be nv old
self again.
AFTER the way you good people
OF the Acona Church rise to the
occasion of helping friends when
they r down., I am sure that the
Good Lord will repay each and
everyone of you.
Goodbye and thanks for eyerv-
thing.
Your friend,
Chester Graves
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-22

Starting the drive are the All
clubs, which will raise one dollar
per member.
"Club members should first de-
monstrate their interest in build
ing permanent camps by making
some personal contribution before
going to anyone else for subscrip-
tions," declared county All dele
gates who attended the recent dis
trict council meetings in each of
the five extension districts.
Members of All are p~articipat-
ing in the drive in many ways,
including sales of hens, eggs, po-
tatoes, meal and other produce;
special cotton picking days, plays,
operating sandwich and cold drink
stands at fairs and ball games,
and cooperating with adult groups
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-22

in sponsoring various public
events.
County Home Demonstration
councils have pledged to raise
one dollar per member to support
the drive.
The State All Advisory council
is receiving camp contributions
from organizations, foundations
and individuals.
Money received will be entered
in an account specifically desig-
mated for one of the three camps.
Camp money will be paid Que in
order recommended by the State
All Camp building committee, ap-
proved by the director OF extern
sion and countersigned by the
Comptroller of Mississippi State
college.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-22
Girls Are Like Newspapers

They are healthier and stronger than they used to be.
They have many type faces.
They are worth looking over.
Back numbers aren't in demand.
They aren't afraid to speak their minds.
They can make or break a man.
They have much influence.
They carry news where ever they go.
1T they know anything, they tell it.
Every guy should have one and leave his neighbours alone!
Subscribe now to The Lexington Advertiser.
(Stolen from the Lepanto News Record, Lepanto. Ark. who
stole it from we don't know who).
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-22

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IN THE SECURITY OF OUR FAMILY AND HoME".
NgEW EVERYTHING AT HOME rs TAKEN CARE Of
we CAN REALLY "eo TO TOWN.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
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Evening star., 1949-03-02
Old Rockport's
Owner Loses Is
Horses in Fire
By tho Asseeioted Press

LEXINGTON, KY. Mar. q
Fifteen thoroughbreds. mostly
weanlings and unraced 2-year-
olds. died early today in a fire
that destroyed a 26-stall training
barn at Clifford Mooers' Walnut
Springs farm near here. Waller
Jones, farm manager, estimated
damage at 100000.
The flames were out OF control
when they were discovered about
midnight by a Negro groom. Farm
hands were unable to save any OF
the horses or equipment in the
2O0-foot barn.
Nine weanlings, four 2-year-
olds and two broodmareS were
listed as lost in the fire in addi-
ton to a lead pony.
Thomas Bates, Negro groom,
who lives nearby, said he heard
an explosion, ran to the barn but
was unable to get inside. The
fire apparently had been burning
some time, he added.
Jones said he thought the fire
might have been caused by defec-
tive wiring. The explosion, he
added, probably came from lini-
ment stored in the barn.
Mooers, Texas oil man, is
owner of Old Rockport, promi-
nent nominee for the Kentucky
Derby since his surprise victory
in the recent 100000 Santa Anita
Derby. Another of his horses,
Bold Gallant, won the Kentucky
Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill
Downs in 1947 Neither horse
was quartered at the farm.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Few Games Remaining
For School Quintets

Only u few more isolated games
remain in the scholastic basket
ball season, although title events
are still to be played. The Evening
Star tourney opens tonight al
Ritchie Coliseum and Prlory
School has its tourney scheduled
for Friday and Saturday OF next
week.
Dewitt ends it's season Friday
against St. Paul'S at Merrick Boys
Club. while LongWood visits Gath
ersburg. Saturday finds Bladens-
burg playing Greenbelt at COLLEGE
Park, Prior at Portsmouth. II. L.
and Landon at st. Andrews IN
MiddletoWn, Del.
Priory lost close one yesterday,
bowing. 1892, to Quantico School
in overtime. Bud ZaVash, who LED
the scoring with IS points, tailed
two goals in the overtime for the
victory.
st. Adams knocked of its rival
Friends, 4l-33, as Roger Kings
bury tailed 81 points for the
victor.
Other games had Landon win
ming over Longwood, 57-23; Ma
tional Training School beating
Kendall, 52-44; Mount Rainier
whipping Maryland Park. 1886
and Laurel winning over Green
holt AQ-45
Evening star., 1949-03-02
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 2.-Walte1
Driskill took over the front Office
of the Baltimore Colts today, re-
placing Robert c. Embry as pres
ident of the America Football
Conference team.
Driskill. general manager OF
the Colts last season, was as
sistant coach to Jim Tatum at
the University Of Maryland in
1947.
Embry, who resigned yesterday,
Immediately was named to the
newly created post Of vice chair
man Of the clubs Board of Di-
rectors. He said he was forced
to resign because Of the press OF
other business.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Utah, San Francisco,
T.. T.. n. Y. Good Bets
For Garden Event
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 2.-Utah,
San Francisco and City College
of New York looked to be the best
bets today to Join Kentucky and
st. Louis in the national invita-
ton basket ball tournament field
Needing three more teams to
complete the eight-club lineup,
you probably wouldn't go far
wrong in guessing Bradley, West
ern Kentucky and Loyola of Chi
cago.
Kentucky, which has announced
it will gun for both the invitation
and NCAA crowns. and st. Louis,
defending titlist, are the only def
mite nominees for the eliminations
March IL, a. II, 19 at Madison
Square Garden.
Asa Bushnell. MT chairman,
said he may have some more an
nouncementS today.
Utah. with 1876 overall record
and currently pacing the Big Six
Conference, and San Francisco.
eighth in the national rankings
with 21-5 mark, should be out
standing representatives of the
distant West.
City College 17-5) right now is
the choice for furnishing the nee
eSsary "home" flavor to the Gar
den tournament. But the Beavers
must take care Of Manhattan to-
morrow night. Otherwise Man
haitian Q7-7 may get the nod.
Bradley $3.50 leaped into high
favor with its 1881 victory Mon
day night over Oklahoma A. and
M, the second-ranked team in
the Associated Press poll.
Western Kentucky (25-3)
Bowling Green (20-6) and Loyola
of Chicago (21-5> also have shown
tournament class.
If this is the approximate line
up in the invitation you can ex-
pect something like this in the
NCAA now that the held is mar
rowing:
First district-Yale.
Second-Villanova, Columbia or
Duquesne. probably Villanova.
Third-Kentucky. already in
vited and accepted.
Fourth-Illinois or Minnesota,
whichever survives the torrid
Western Conference race.
Fifth-Oklahoma A. and M.
Sixth-The winner of the South
west Conference scramble among
Arkansas. Baylor and Rice. Ari-
zona in the picture.
Seventh-Wyoming or Denver
Utah may prefer this one II 1t
wins the Big Six.
Eighth-The Pacific Coast Con-
ference winner. either oregon
State in the North or Southern
California and U. c. L. A. scrap
ping in the South. A playo1 will
decide
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Seven Tank Records
Hung Up by Stack
BY the Associetsd Press

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Mar. q
Olympic Backstroke Champion
Allen Stack churned $50 yards
through the 20-yard Payne Whit
ney gymnasium pool at Yale Uni
versity yesterday and established
seven American swimming records.
Four OF the new records we're
American marks while three others
were American noteworthy records.
Five of the records smashed were
held by Adolph Kiefer and one by
Jack Weeden Of Stanford U. The
seventh was at 500 meters where
there has been no previous recog-
nized mark. Amateur Athletic
Union officials said the 6:25.1
registered by Stack at this distance
will be entered as an American
record.
The former Yale star was timed
in 3::24.0 at the 300-yard mark,
smashing Kiefer's old noteworthy
record of 1885. Another note
worthy record went at 400 yards
when Stacks 1854 sliced nearly
10 seconds of Kiefer's previous
record of 4:46.3. The third note
Worthy fall at the end Of the line
when Stacks l0:45.0 bettered
Kiefer's old record Of 11:0l.8 by
l6 and eight-tenths seconds.
American records fell at 400
meters, 440 yards and 500 yards
in addition to the newly created
500 meter record.
Stacks 5:028 at 400 meters
shattered Kiefer's old mark OF
$1,000 while his $3.50 at .440
yards cracked Kiefer's 5:l26.
Stack hit the 500-yard mark in
5:49.9, smashing the record OF
6.(88 which was held by Weeden.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
q Players Unsigned
As Majors Move Into
I'd Day Of Training
By the Assoeioied Press

Major league baseball teams en-
tered the second day oetheir 1949
spring training sessions today
with at least % players still dick
ering for more money.
The Is teams began preparing
for the 1949 grind yesterday with
light workouts, pepper games and
bull sessions.
Cleveland's world champion
Indians, operating out OF Tucson,
Ariz., permitted four of their dis
satisfied athletes. Pitchers Gene
Bearden. viii Hafey and Infield-
ers Joe Gordon and Roberto Avila,
to work out. Hurler Bob Lemon,
also a holdout, was not in camp.
The National League champion
Boston Braves, training at Bra
denton. Fla, listed five holdouts,
Pitchers Warren SPAIN, Clyde
Shoun, Catcher Phil Mast, In
fielder Ed Stanky and Outfielder
jeff Heath.
Other holdouts include First
Baseman Les Fleming, Pittsburgh;
Outf1elder Stan Spence, Boston
Red Sox; Pitcher Vic Raschi and
Infielder Bobby Brown, New York
Yankees; Outfielder Coaker Trip
lett, Philadelphia Athletics; Sec
ond Baseman Jerry Priddy and
Outfelder Pete Layden, St. Louis
Browns; Pitcher Schoolboy Rowe,
Catcher Andy Seminick. and In
fielder Buddy Blattner Philadel-
phia Phillies; Don Holloway, Chi
cago White Sox.
Fourteen players came to terms
yesterday. Pittsburgh signed In
fielder Jack Tobin, Pitcher Vic
Lombardi and Outfielder-First
Baseman Walt Judnich. The Red
Sox satisfied Outfelder Dom Di
Maggie with a $4,000 contract.
Lefty Tommy Byrne agreed to
Yankee terms. The Athletics
signed Pitchers Phil Marchildon.
Bobby Schantz and Outflelder
Taft wright. The Browns pleased
Infielder Andy Anderson and
Pitcher Cliff Fannin. Pitcher
Robin Roberts signed with the
Phils, Hurler HOWE Pollet with
the Cards, Infielder Jirlmy Blood
worth with the Reds and Out
fielder Peanuts Lowrey with the
Cubs.
Some Of the chilliest weather
in two months greeted the 10
teams making Florida their head
quarters.
The West Coast Of the Gator
State, where six teams are train
ing, experienced the first cold
spell since New Years Day with
temperatures ranging from 47-5l
degrees.
In contrast, warm weather and
sunny skies welcomed the Indians
and the New York Giants, out
West. The Giants. at Phoenix.
went through a three hour work.
out with Manager Leo Durocher
batting to the infield and directing
a hitting drill.
On the Pacific Coast the Chica-
go White Sox, at Pasadena. Calf,
went through their first workout
under their new leader. Jack On
slow. jolly Cholly Grimm gave
his Chicago Cubs pitchers a hard
time, chasing fungoes as we'll as
pitching batting practice.
The st. Louis Browns, training
at Burbank, Calf, plan to start
full scale activities today. The
Pirates, at San Bernardino. Calf,
expect to hold one drill a day
until March - when they face the
Cubs in their first Grapefruit
League game.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Accompanied Youngsters
To See Sports Show Free

A special free performance for
1000 children, guests Of the Chill
dren's Museum of Washington,
will be given Saturday morning
at $50 o'clock at the second an
nual Washington Sportsmen's and
Outdoors Show in the National
Guard Armory.
Adult supervision for each group
of IS children will be required.
Full particulars may be obtained
by inquiry at the Children's Mu-
scum headquarters, 1907 Eye
street NV. No children will be
admitted without grown escorts.
Regular performances Of the
sportsmen's show will start at l
pm. Saturday, continuing through
Sunday, March l3.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
By Ben McAlwee

Third-place Hutchison's Furni-
ture, which has knocked down
more pins than any Of the other
seven teams in the Major District
League, gets a shot at pace-set-
ting Caruso Grocery in a match
starting at 1880 tonight at Ross
lyn.
Although leading in total pins,
the furniture outfit trails the gro
Gerry quint in the flag chase by
five games.
Runner-up Arcade Pontiac,
three games behind after being
bumped out OF first place by Ca
ruso last week, meets worthy foe
In Winchester Packard at Green
way.
Schlitz Beer, deadlocked in
third place with Hutchison
clashes with Mann's Decorators at
Hi-Skor. Toms Auto Service en-
cages H. B. Leary at Ice Palace.
Lorraine Gulli, many times
champion of the Ladies District
League, now has her SlgntS on tne
individual title in the new Capitol
Major circuit.
Holding fourth place with an
average of 1873 for 66 games the
famous Hi-Skor team leader to-
night will attempt to cut the 54-
pin lead of Lillian Carleton, the
Brookland Recreation ace, who
boasts top mark of 1171-54. Jessie
sacrey. Brookland captain is Sec
ond with 1872 and Toni Rowe
of Fort Davis, third with l17-2O
Tonight's team schedule: Hi
Skor at Ice Palace, Hyattsville at
King Pin, Rosslyn at Brooklano
and Fort Davis at Takoma.
In the Minor District League
fonipht leading Chew Chase Ice
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Singh Defends Honors
In Mat Bottle Royal

Manic Singh. the cobra clutch
expert, defends his Turner's Arena
free-for-all rassling champion
ship tonight. Ten grapplers will
be in the ring at one time to start
this affair and likely all will gang
up on Singh because OF question
able tactics he used last time.
Opponents in five man-to-man
matches will be determined by the
order in which the 10 starters are
pinned in the opening scramble.
Others booked for action tonight
are Marvin Mercer. Wilbur Mead,
Dutch SchWeigert. Chief Little
Wolf, Stanley Novak, Ace Free
man, Joe Kamaroff. Hans Steinke
and Bibber Mccoy.
UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE.
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