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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
NOTICE re

No. 1888 Lftters of Administra-
ton having been granted on the
9th day of July, 1949, by the
Chancery Court of Holmes Coun-
ty, Mississippi, to the under
signed upon the estate of Merrill
Eakin, Deceased, notice is here
by given to all persons having
claims against said estate to pre-
sent the same to the Clerk OF
said Court for probate and regi-
stration according to law within
six months from this date, OF
they will be forever barred.
This the 9th day of July. 1949.
Frank A. Eakin,
13-4tnp. Administrator
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The premises to be sold are de-
scribed as:
A tract of land lying in Section
%, Township is North, Range i
West, Holmes County, Mississip-
ri, more particularly described as
follows:
Starting on the East line of said
Section % at the NE corner of
Lot 9; thence S 0 deg.-O8' w
along the East line of said Sec
ton, a distance of zoos feet to the
POINT OF BEGINNING; thence
continuing S 0 deg.-08' w along
said East section line, a distance
of 1343.1 feet; thence N 80 deg
04 w, a distance of 1918 feet:
thence S 81 deg.-45' W, a distance
of 1891 feet; thence N 80 deg
AZ W, a distance Of Stat feet;
thence N SO deg "A E, a distance
of 3s75.3 feet to the POINT OF
BEGINNING, containing, after
deduction of right-of-way for
road, CATS acres, more or less.
Date July z, 1949.
UNITED STATES OF AMERI-
CA, Mortgage. BY WALTER E
STRIDER, Holmes County, Mis-.
sissippi, Supervisor for the Farm
ers Home Administration, u. S
Department of Agriculture. Duly
authorized to act in the premise:
by instrument dated May II, 1949
and recorded in Book IL, page Asst
of the records of Holmes County
Mississippi. 12-3tnr
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LEGAL NOTICE
cHANcEnY SUMMONS

CHANcERY SUMMONS
The State of Mississippi
County Of Holmes:
To: Ida May Wallis Hodges,
alias Ida May Waters Hodges,
alias Ida May Hawkins, alias Ida
May Travis, whose Post Office
and Street Address is: 437 Vans
dale Street, Wynne, Arkansas.
You are summoned to appear
before the Chancery Court Of
Holmes County, Mississippi, on
the second Monday of September.
A. d. 1949, to defend the suit No.
8120 in said Court, of Henry Lee
Hodges, Complainant, wherein
you are a defendant.
This the % day of June AID,
l949.
(SEAL) PARHAM H. WILLIAMS,
Chancery Clerk. p. P. Lindholm,
Sol. for Complainant. 10-4tnp
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NOTICE re CREDITORS

No. 1926 Letters Testamentary
having been granted on this day
by the Chancery Court of Holmes
County, Mississippi, to the under
signed upon the estate of Allen
B. Melton, deceased, notice is
hereby given to all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate to
present the same to the Clerk OF
said court for probation and re-
gistration according to law with
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14

K. j. Irving went to Weir Fri
day where he joined his sister,
Mrs. A. z. Reed and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Reed, Jr., for a motor trip
to Kerrville, Texas, where they
will spend a week with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. T. Moore.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
ron THE TRANSPORTATION
OF PUPILS OvEH SCHOOL
ROUTES.

ROUTES.
Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received by
the Holmes County School Board
at the Office Of the County Super
intendent of Education, Lexing-
ton, Mississippi, until ZOO o'clock
P.M., Friday, July %, 1949, for the
transportation of pupils to and
from schools over the following
school routes in Holmes County:
Ebenezer-Route No. /.
Cruger-Route Nc. 8.
Durant-Route No. /.
Tchula-Route Nos. /, 3, 4
and 5.
Contracts will be let under the
provisions Of Section 1887 of the
Mississippi Code Of 1912 and am
mendments thereto and will be
for a one-year period, school ses-
sion 1949-50.
Contractors shall furnish anc
maintain transportation equip
ment that will meet the approval
of the County School Board.
The Board reserves the right &c
reject any and all bids.
This the 29th day of June, 1919
L. r. THOMPSON, President
Holmes County School Board
Lexington, Mississippi. 11-42-3tnr
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in six months from this date, or
they will be forever barred.
This June 81, 1o49.
ETHEL MELTON, Executor.
11-4tnp
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Every bid for the purchase of any
of said bonds shall be accompani-
ed by a cashiers check, certified
check or exchange issued or certi-
field by a bank located in the State
Of Mississippi, payable to the
Board of Supervisors of Holmes
County, Mississippi, the govern
ing authority of Tchula Consoli-
dated School District of Holmes
County, Mississippi, in the amount
of not less than two per cent OF
the par value Of the Certificates
of Indebtedness offered for sale.
The said Board of Supervisors OF
Holmes County, Mississippi. re-
serves the right to reject any and
all bids. This notice Is ana adj
vertisement Of the sale of said
Certificates of Indebtedness.
This the 5th day of July, 1949.
PARHAM H. WILLIAMS, Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors OF
Holmes County, Mississippi.
12-2tnp
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MI. H. j. Baine, Miss Rebecca
Baine and Miss Jeanne Shields
were jackson visitors Monday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14

Miss Frances Clark of Jackson
visited Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Clark
! Sunday.
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NOTICE AND ADVERTISEMENT
OF BOND SALE

Pursuant to the directions OF a
resolution passed, approved and
adopted by the Board of Super
visors Of Holmes County, Missis-
sippi. acting for the Tchula Con-
solidated School District of Holm
, es County, Mississippi, on July .,
le49. notice is hereby given that
SIT. 0O0.O 90 of Certificates of In
debtedness of said Tchula Con-
solidated School District OK
Holmes County, Mississippi, Will
be offered for sale at public auc-
ton at the County Courthouse in
the City of Lexington, Holmes
County, Mississippi, at 1l:0O o.
clock AM. on Monday, the 18TH
day Of July, 1s49. Said Certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness shall be
dated July S, 1949, and shall bear
interest at the rate of four per
, cent (4%) per annum, and SAID m
, terest shall be payable annually
and said Certificates OF indebted
| ness shall mature as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-06
Vindicution of q Good Record

The Presidents reappointment OF Com
missioner Young for fourth term Is VIM
dication of his nine-year record at the
District Building.
1t would be absurd to contend that the
President was unable to find anybody else
qualified for the job. All the searching in
that direction was by Mr.. Young's critics
and the politically ambitious, not by the
President. Mr.. Truman evidently declined
to take part in clumsy attempt to drum
Mr.. Young out of office on the pretense
of faulty stewardship, and reappointed
him as a mark of confidence with which
most Washingtonians will concur
This is not the best way of filling the
Office of District Commissioner. We could
do very well with some fresh blood and
new faces at the District Building. Nine
years in the Job of Commissioner is long
enough for anybody. At ST, Mr.. Young has
already passed the age at which retire
ment is the natural reward for lifetime
of work But the Presidents refusal to
reappoint him would, in the circumstances,
have amounted to repudiating the Com
missioner and it is natural that he refused
to go along.
AS for Mr.. Young's fourth term, he will
continue to be a good Commissioner No
one has been able to dig up anything dis
creditable to him in the nine years he has
served, His Board of Trade speech in
January seems to have fallen, in public
estimation, somewhere short Of Lincolns
Gettysburg address But Homer himself
hath been observed to nod" and If men
are to be condemned on the strength OF
the after dinner speeches they have MADE,
, the forced exodus from public office would
be appalling indeed.
The Star, for one, is glad that Mr. Young
has received this reward at the hands OF
the President and has little doubt that ne
will be confirmed. If he chooses to retire
during his fourth term, he will leave the
District Building as he should leave 1t,
holding his head up and apologizing to
nobody for the manner in which he has
done his job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-06
Where Our Frontier Is

When President Roosevelt declared in
1899 that Americas defensive frontier was
on the Rhine he created a considerable
shock among people who still adhered to
the wishful theory that the Atlantic was
a great protective barrier between us and
harm.
But there Is no shock now when General
Bradley, Army Chief of Staff, tells the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee that
our defensive frontier lies not merely on
the Rhine but deep In the heart of Europe.
Times have changed. Bloody events have
taught us a grim lesson. The advent of
such things as the harnessed atom. super
sonic flight and space -annihilating inter-
continental bombers Is evidence enough in
itself that our own freedom and security,
our own happiness and peace, are In
extricably intertwined with the freedom,
security, happiness and peace of our
friends abroad west of the Iron Curtain.
That is why the North Atlantic Treaty
has come into being, and that is why
General Bradley has Fundamentally In
dorsed it, urging at the same time that
Congress give 1t added force by adopting
the separate but related proposal for
limited military aid to the European sigma
tories BY indirection, recalling what the
Normandy landings cost the United States
In casualties, he has reminded everybody
that If such an arrangement had been In
effect before 1899, the Second World War
might well have been avoided. In any
case, speaking as a soldier of great expert
ence and distinction, he has eloquently
expressed his own conviction that the pact
is necessary today to minimize the danger
of Third World War i'm which the safety
of America would inevitably be imperiled.
The necessity Is clear enough. As long
as the Kremlin continues committed TO
a policy of direct and indirect aggression
to spread its dominance westward over
the whole continent, our free friends
abroad will be in danger of succumbing
one by one And that means that the
United States will also be in danger. for
IL they should fall, our own country would
stand alone and isolated, encircled by a
Communist dominated world In good
strategical position, and with SUFFICIENT
power, to concentrate the attack on us.
1t is because OF this that General Bradley
has not hesitated to declare that we share
a common defensive frontier with the
Atlantic community of nations In the heart
of Europe.
In recognition of that towering fact. the
Atlantic Treaty is designed to weld those
nations together In system OF collective
defense strong enough to discourage
aggression and thus avert another armed
conflict In that sense. coupled with the
Marshall Plan, 1t Is an instrument aimed
at creating real sense OF security In q
Western Europe now struggling to recover
political and economic strength. It Is not
a fooiproof guarantee, of course. 1t can
not make peace certain or permanent.
But 1t obviously can help TO right the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-06

President Humans press conference
statement OF his position on labor legisia
ton does not shed much light on his real
intentions.
He said in one breath that as a result
of the vote TO recommit the Wood bill the
House Labor Committee can now start 10
work again on bill that all Democrats
can accept. In the next breath ne said
he felt that such an acceptable measure
could be drafted without making con-
cessions.
These two statements, taken together,
cancel out each other They are mean
ingless, and the President will have to
make up his mind.
The action of the House. viewed from
any angle, makes 1t obvious that the kind
of legislation embodied in the original
administration labor bill has no chance
of passage. And no such bill ought to be
passed. But II the President Is willing to
adjust his position to the sentiment so
clearly revealed in the House. If he will
support measure that protects the public
interest and the legitimate rights of en-
ployers as well as the rights of labor, then
there is every reason to suppose that
satisfactory legislation can be passed at
this session
On the other hand, II Mr.. Truman is not
willing to make concessions, II he still
thinks that he can coerce the members
of the House by abusing his patronage
power and by threats of reprisals at the
polls, he is going to be beaten, and he
will deserve to be beaten.
1t Is about time for the President to
recognize that Congress is something more
than an instrument for giving effect to
his own extravagant campaign promises.
Congress has at least co-equal RESPONSE
bility in the legislative field, and It's mem
bers have an obligation to respect the
wishes of their constituents. Their func-
ton is not simply to bow to the dictates
Of the President, and the sooner Mr..
Truman recognizes this to be true the
better chance his legislative program will
have.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-06


Advocates OF another round OF cost-of-
living pay raises for Federal employees viii
not be satisfied with the average increase
of fifty dollars q year provided in the
administrations civil service classification
bill. But 1t must be kept In mind that
this Is not intended to be q pay-increase
measure. 1t Is a job classification bill the
purpose OF which Is to relate pay scales
to services in such way As to eliminate
the inequities which have blighted the
civil service system In recent years.
The foundation for today's Federal
salary schedules was laid more than q
quarter of a century ago, when the last
general classification OF jobs was Effected
under 1923 law. In the intervening
period Congress has amended the law on
a piecemeal basis from time to time.
Salaries of some groups of employees have
been increased over those of others
especially over those In supervisory posi-
tions. As a result of this patchwork
adjustment of the salary structure the
whole setup has been thrown out OF joint.
The tendency of Congress to grant pay
raises to rank-and- file employees without
lifting the $4,000 ceiling on executive pay
has produced grossly unfair and absurd
results. For example, some bosses now
are paid less than employees under them.
Such injustiees have been bad on the
morale Of those affected. And, as was
inevitable, many of the victims of this
unjust treatment have left the Govern
ment service to accept more lucrative
employment in private industry.
The Civil Service Commission now pro-
poses to undertake a general overhaul OF
the classified service, with view to bring
ing salaries more into line with job
responsibilities. Tt is only natural that
the establishments should benefit those in
the top pay level more than the employees
who have received the bulk of the benefits
In pay legislation of the past. The ceiling
which prevented many executives and
scientists from sharing in pay raises
granted since the wal. would be lifted to
what the commission considers a reason
able level, $4,000. There would be inter-
mediate promotion steps to the top salary.
There would be upward adjustment of pay
scales all along the line. And to boost the
morale of veteran employees In deadend
jobs, longevity increases would be provided.
The broad effect Of the legislation would
be to reconstruct the Federal pay schedules
on logical pattern, having due regard to
the type of work done and the RESPONSE
bilities involved. The amount of added
cost of the modernization plan depends on
Congress II it should be desired at this
time to give employees a larger raise than
they would receive by Redistribution, that
can be done without seriously disturbing
the proposed new schedules. But the i'm
portant first step Is to put the Jobs and
pay scales on an orderly basis. Any
changes made thereafter in the rates
should be made with full regard for the
necessity of keeping the structure In
balance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-06
General Clay and Germany

Although accompanied by rumors OF
some friction between himself ana the
State Department, General Lucius D. Clay
retirement from his high post In Germany
comes as no surprise. He has repeatedly
reouested to be relieved of his duties as
chief of the United States Military Gov
eminent, and In granting that request
now the President has taken into con-
alteration the fact that the situation has
entered new phase and that General Clay,
for all practical purposes, has competed
his "prodigious task of administrator.
Undoubtedly, too, the President has been
influenced by the fact that General Clay
1s in need of a well-earned rest. For the
mast four wears, as our Military Governor
IN Germany. he has carried one OF the
heaviest burdens imposed on any American
At one and the same time, he has had TO
he soldier, statesman and Administrator
IN what has been, and still Is, the most
crucial theater in the cold war. In that
capacity, besides his responsibility Tor
securitv and the direction of our occupa-
tion forces. his task has been to execute
the policy of the United States as regards
denazification, demilitarization, civil gov
eminent and great number OF otner
fields bearing upon every aspect OF Ger
man life.
More than that-and most important OF
all-General Clay has had to hight on the
front line against diplomatic pressureS ana
the ill-disguised force brought into play
by the Soviet Union in an effort TO drive
the Western Powers from Berlin and pave
the way for eventual Red control over the
whole of Germany. In such situation,
n lesser man might easily have been
panicked into mistakes and decisions OF
disastrous kind. But he has been tower
of strength all along Calm and Arm In
the face of recurring emergencies
climaxed by the blockade of Berlin-he
has been the symbol and personif1cation
of the Vests refusal to be bluffed, brow
beaten, hoodwinked or frightened by the
Russians into surrendering its clear rights,
abandoning its high principles, or neglect
ing its long-term security interests IN the
European balance OF power.
1t may be said. therefore, that IL today
the Russians are backing away from their
past policy regarding Berlin and Germany
as a whole, they are doing so largely
because of the strength. vision and reso-
luton displayed by General Clay as de
facto leader of the Western Allied Military
Governors. 1t may be said. too, that If
the German people feel more prodemo-
cratic than pro- Communist they feel that
way because they have been tremendously
impressed by his conduct of affairs in the
effort to bring order and reconstruction
out of the chaos resulting from their moral
and physical collapse under Hitler.
General Clay's retirement is to take
effect on May Is, which fittingly enough
will be after the lifting of the blockade
he did so much TO make failure. He
will be replaced by civilian high COM
missioner When the commissioner takes
over (the post has been offered to John J,
McCloy of the World Bank, Q historic and
Hateful new German chapter win begin,
and General CIay-though out Of the tor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-06

balance Of power In q way that can 70
far to deter the Kremlin from adventures
that could plunge the whole world into
history's most terrible war.
There are times when nations must do
certain things together TO be safe. This
lis one of those times, and the thing that
must be done Is ratification and implement
tation OF the Atlantic Pact. Along with
others best qualified TO speak. General
Bradley has left no room for doubt on
that score
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-06

Ny i"1 H9S
@ What 10 the assessed value Of real estate
In New York city7-~c. d. X.
A. According 70 preliminary isss hEues
City Ia 1890 DOS zaT. an Increase over tire
1913 ngure bat still under the aiI-tifns hish
recorded tn ie17.
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q How many novels in the jams series
have been written By Mao de IL Roehs f--
Jsg
A. The latest. MARY Wakefield " the
k8s Aa
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@ How many cities now own their lAsht
ara rc~s~w ,1tslsslrse--v Fr
Tn.ys sr~ ara ea,Arx of ossv I 500 pausl.
,stson wh,en have m,nlelpaily usals-
ties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-06

spot-will be needed as counselor.
Meanwhile, he can be sure that he has
the thanks of the American people for
the great contribution he has made
already
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-06

Buy the suit trifie large; then keep a
sharp eye on the growing boy. There will
come that fleeting hour when it fits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-06

Asked on the phone for the name OF one
of radios mystery melodies Of the pos, a
young Detroit librarian said, Lady. only
60 back as far as 'Singin' in the Rain"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-06
Letters to The Star

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the steRatage enG address ef sac
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-06

A third marital venture In the of1ing
finds Mickey Rooney at that awkward age
too old for puppy love and too young
for q roue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-06
Questions and Anss>ers

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-06
"Saucers" In the Sky
Not Necessarily Hostile In Origin

"Saucers' In the Sky
Not Necessarily Hostile In Origin
To the Editor Of The Star:
Regarding The Stars comment on The
Great Saucer Hunt" may we call attention
to the fact that some of the fiction OF H. @.
Wells probably Is responsible for people
thinking that any such mysterious vista
tions would necessarily be INSPIRED?
This is no doubt the reason the Air Force
has kept so much hush" on the subject.
They don't want any hysteria. 1t Is around
two years since these things appeared In
the news and no harm has yet come from
them. Just as we are beginning to very
briefly invade spheres above the earth where
we are out OF our natural element and have
to carry oxygen along. 1t would not seem
illogical that we might encounter something
of a higher order or finer wavelength that
dipped momentarily into our atmosphere.
could be seen briefly but sped away again.
C.. s. LESLIE