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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-09
Grin N. Dawson, 81,
Railway Official, Dies
Nv the A,soe;o,ed Press

ROANOKE, Va, April 9.-Orin
M. Dawson, So. of Bluef1eld. w.
Va, Western Division general SUI
perintendent for the Norfolk d
Western Railway. died of a heart
attack here yesterday.
Railway officials said he came
here to attend a meeting and col
lapsed in a hotel lobby shortly
after his arrival.
Mr.. Dawson had been superin-
tendent of the Western General
Division, with headquarters in
Bluefeld. since January, 1912. He
was born at Richlands, Va. Sur.
vivorS include his widow, Mrs.
Doneita Dawson of Bluefield, and
his mother, Mrs. w. r. Dawson of
Roanoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-09
On the Other Hand
= Democrats, if Defeated Now, Will
Have Some Winning Issues in 1850

Gratis despite agreement with them
in principle.
A more curious notion, however,
is the one that it is politically
fatal to be called a me too"
candidate.
Still Call Old Signals.
When Wendell Willkie was
beaten by President Roosevelt in
1910 the old line politicians of the
party attributed his defeat to the
fact that he thought and talked
too much like MIR. Roosevelt.
When Mr.. Dewey met the same
fate in his contest with Mr.. Roose-
welt and again with President
Truman the same explanation
was offered. The idea seems to
have been that Messrs. Willkie and
Dewey should have taken positions
in which they did not believe just
to avoid the charge that they
agreed with Mr.. Roosevelt.
1t so happened that both Messrs.
Willkie and Dewey came pretty
close to winning. Each made a
better showing than ALI Landon
and Herbert Hoover had made and
probably very much better show
ing than they themselves would
have made had they followed the
course suggested by the party's
Monday morning quarterbackS.
But you cannot make the Mon
day morning quarterbacks believe
this and they appear to be calling
the signals for the party now
just as they did in the 80th Con-
greSS.
Thus far, on the domestic front,
the administration forces have
only one important accomplishv
ment, the passage of a reasonably
good rent control law. This is
the one issue they have been able
/ to bring to a vote. For the rest
of their program they have no
choice but to fight. If they make
it a real fight and lose. they will
still have those winning issues in
1850,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-09

~ this Congress at the end OF its
two years has little to show for
its work there will remain a
marked difference between the
two Congresses.
When the 80th Congress finished
on q note Of futility, the Repub-
lican leadership could have said
with considerable honesty. I'VE
planned it that way" But 1t can
not be said that the Democratic
leadership planned the situation
in which it finds itself. 1t had a
program which it expected to
carry, out and it has been labor
ing hard to make its expectations
good. Should it fail to any great
extent, it cannot be refused credit
for effort.
2. Same G. O. p. Tactics.
What this will mean politically
is worth considering. The Repub-
licans may hope to regain power
through demonstrating to the peo-
pie that they were able to pre-
vent the Truman administration
from achieving the things it had
promised. But that hardly seems
to be the best of campaign plat
forms. It is none too good even
when there is added the fact that
q certain number of Democrats
were drawn into their obstructive
lineup.
Yet. judging by their perform
ance to date, the Republican lead
ers seem determined to take that
kind of case to the voters in
1850. They chortled cheerfully,
after the civil liberties battle. over
the failure of the administration
Democrats to break through the
coalition of Republicans and
Southern Democrats. a coalition
formed in reputation of their
own party platform. And they
indicate an intention to continue
the same tactics.
Part of this opposition to the
administration program grows out
of. honest disagreement with it.
But part of 1t results from some
curious notions of political clever
ness. It seemed, In the matter OF
civil liberties. for instance. the
clever thing to defeat the Demo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-09
Man Gets Death in Killing
OF Paramour's Husband
BY the Associofed Press

RALEIGH, N. c., April 9.-John
Robert (Jack) Bridges, 81, of
Donalsonville, Ga. faces death in
the North Carolina gas chamber
for murder in the Staying of his
paramour's husband.
A Wake County Superior Court
Jury of II men and a woman con-
victed Bridges yesterday after 40
minutes of elaboration. The jury
did not recommend mercy. making
the death sentence mandatory.
Bridges, who admitted he lured
Keston Norris Privette into the
latter's backyard where he blud-
geoned him and buried him in an
already prepared grave, was SEN
fenced to die May 20.
u An appeal was noted which is
expected to delay the execution.
: During the trial Mrs. Daphne
Cone Privette testified that she
was intimate with Bridges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-09
Two Trapped lnfonts DIE
In PennsyIsonio BloIe

PETERSBURG Pa Apsl -
Two .gafAniA. lyapssd asad t1rissls IS
IN . burning fsesgas c5ed as Hsr-
saea from thgre t4Isy Cra Is.
Frnuzs ,vasaA towaS eA';2cc 3-e
flames
Killed YESTERDAY we've IArFs-se
Ire Yoxssg u months, ARD sts-
hxexa Ann YoaeT. 4 months
petsfao4rg. . community -
500 Is leSafe<i IS uskle* ca. =
Altoona
Farrnen from PvGeTsoAIsg S.-s.-
eys Greek ard Alexandria '0dEs
,lse BLAIR naosx than 81 ho4i! -
es,y 5 bosfy was found IN slas k.'s.s
En- has sisters on couch CA,->s
Of lie fire Is not known
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-09

derstands Con- Constantine Brown
gress about as little as Congress
understands the State Department
Top State Department officials
fear Congress because Of its power
to cut appropriations and to delay
longer than is. advisable-inter-
national agreements which are
considered essential.
Politics Seen Played.
At the same time. many top
ranking men feel that Congress is
playing politics with matters
which should not be the subject
of partisan disputes. Also, the
overwhelming number of the Ma
tons legislators sadly lack under
standing of our new position ir
world affairs.
The shortcomings of Congress-
men in this respect are responsible
for their resentment against some
State Department officials who
when asked to explain certain
matters, talk down" to the mer
on the Hill, as If they were schoo
children just learning about the
world.
The real reason for congress
sional suspicion of State Depart
ment proposals is that in the past
and particularly during the wal
years-they have been kept in
almost ignorance Of what the ad-
ministration does in the diplo.
matte field
Under the pretext that the
proceedings of the Big Three
meetings at Teheran and Yalta
were to be kept secret from the
enemy, just as our military plans
are kept secret, less information
was given to the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee than we'll
informed newspapermen some
times obtained.
The Nations elected representa-
tives feel strongly today that il
agreements reached between gov
eminent heads in wartime had
been submitted to them for re-
view, the executive branch would
have been warned against them
and the present tragic situation
might have been avoided.
Suspect Tnternationalism.'
Some Senators who are we'll
posted in world affairs continue te
suspect the State Departments
"internationalism." And in theil
minds the meaning of the word is
the Willingness of the State De-
partment to be led in foreign af-
fairs rather than to take the lead
among all nations whose existence
depends on our military and &C.
onomic assistance.
Some highly doubtful explana-
tons, given to the members OF
both houses by the State Depart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-09

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-09
REYNOLDS Metals Strike
Ended in Richmond

RICHMOND. Va. April 8
Reynolds Metal Co. aluminium
workers here voted overwhelming
~ last night 10 return TO work
Monday on the promise OF q 4
per cent bonus on their base pay.
They agreed TO take the bonus
in lieu Of the six paid holidays
they had sought, Patrick Reilly
local head OF the AFL Aluminium
& Tinfol Workers. said. The
workers have been on strike for
four DAYS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-09

Congress-on a
completely nom
partisan basis
our efforts in
t he interna-
tional field will
be frustrated by
delays and a
deeper cleavage
between the Ex-
e C u tive and
L e g isl a tive
branches of the
Government.
The State De-
partnent un-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-09

p ar t US pro-
gram stifl
stalled in one
W ay or q n
other. 1t is un-
fair. in an y
case, to COM
pare Its do
in g ness
with that Of the
S0th. the one
which, II Presi-
dent Truman's
G harac t e r
txation sticks,
will live In in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-09
By Constantine BroiCn

Unless President Truman or
Secretary of State Acheson devises
some way to improve Iiaison be-
tween the State Department and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-09
Rp LovelL MeUeff

It is a little bit early to call
this another do-nothing Congress,
even though three months have
passed with most of the majority
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-09

World consumption of coffee
totals more than $1,000, 900 1872
pound bags o year.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-05-27
Use Counterweiqhts

Windows with CONFERENCE.-The or
catches for easy adjustment per-
nit satisfactory ventilation of poul-
try houses and save labor. Win
dows which tilt open are easily
broken.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-05-27
Indian Country

There are II Indian reservations
and IS Indian tribes in Arizona.
The reservations cover more than
20 million acres with an Indian
population of $4,000, the second
largest in the United States.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-05-27

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Don't wait-send IS cents today for
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color. easy to make frocks: free pattern
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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-01
Prospects Are Bright
For 1850 Cage Team

Prospects are bright for an
excellen: season this year." said
David McDavid, in a recent state
ment concerning the girls high
school basketball team.
Mr. McDavid stated that the
team had lost only three players,
two forwards, Bessie Mae Hocutt
and Pat Farmer, and one guard,
Gwin Clack.
The players on this years team
are as follows: forwards, Patsy
Hearn, Sylvia Lynn Cohen, Dot
Downer, Edith Moore, Willie
Gene Moore, Claudette Marshal,
Wanda Mack Wilcox, Betty Rabb,
Dolores Tate, Dorothy Tidwell,
Winnie Grace Thompson and Ida
Kate Ship; guards, Carolyn
Ware Rinicker, jamie Fay McNeer,
Jessie Kitchens, Patsy Ann
Adams, Vivian Ellis, Sissy Year
wood, Ann FAINT Davis, Eleanor
Patterson, Bobby Farmer, Mary
Jean Fonville and Mary AM
Mayo. Gwyn Clack is manager
and Pat Farmer is co-manager.
The basketball schedule fol-
both girls and boys teams for 1874!
and 1850 is as follows:
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-01
Independent Girls
Basketball Team
Sturts Practice

The Independent Girls Basket
ball team met at the high school
gym Monday night for the first
practice session thi season.
Those attending the session
were Mrs. Wilma Brannum, Mrs.
Nell Ethridge, Miss Hilda Power,
Mrs. Margaret Tidwell and Mrs,
Billy Johnson.
Games will be played with sim
liar groups in neighboring COM
munities and towns. The first
game will be with Black Hawk
probably here, within the next
weeks.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-01
Lexington H. s.. Band
To Participate In Delta
Band Festival

The Lexington High School
band, forty-five members strong,
under the direction of w. H.
Scott, will attend the Delta Band
Festival Friday, December End, in
Greenwood. This festival is pro-
duced and sponsored by the Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce and
Roy Martin, director of the Green
wood High School band. This an
nual festival which was first held
in 1886 has now come to be one
of the largest and most spectac-
ular Christmas celebrations in the
state.
Over forty bands will partici-
pate in the events scheduled for
Friday, December 2. These bands
are some of Mississippi's finest
and come from all over North
Mississippi. In addition to the
high school bands the Mississippi
State College band and several
military bands are to appear
There will be a parade of band.
at 1000 am. and band concert.
at the high school auditorium ir
the afternoon.
Other activities of the two ola,
festival will be a winter carniva
parade, a state drum majorett,
contest and a fireworks display
Rounding out two exciting day
will be the Lions Bowl football
game which is sponsored by tn,
Lions club. This game is to b,
played at Bulldog stadium on tn,
evening of Friday, the End o
December and will be between
Kosciusko and Aberdeen.
This is the 18th CONSECUTIVE
year the Lexington band has par
ticipated in the festival.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-01
Holmes Has Potential
Timber Industry, Says
1913 Timber Payroll

The harvesting of forest pro-
ducts provides considerable en-
ployment and adds to the general
wealth of Holmes county, accord
ing to information from the Mis-
sissippi State Tax commission sub
mitted by C. w. Comfort of the
u. S. Forestry service, Lexington.
During l948 the equivalent of
$4,000, 900 board feet of sawlogs
and other timber products were
cut from the timberlands of
Holmes county. The mills located
in the county manufactured the
sawtimber into some degree of
finished product before shipping
it out of the county or using it
locally,
Conservative estimates indicate
that seven man days of labor per
thousand board feet of sawtimber
are required before these pro-
ducts were used or shipped out of
the county. This figure shows that
226, 100 man days of labor were
required for the manufacture OF
the timber products in the county
At five dollars per man day we
had a payroll in 1948 of 81, l30.0 0O
for timber products in Holmes
county. This payroll in turn Gre
. ated additional payrolls in grocery
stores and many other businesses
too numerous to mention. take
a moment and think of what
would happen if Holmes county
had no payroll from timber pro-
ducts" said Mr. Comfort. "How
would it affect our economy"
Mr.. Comfort, Flood Control For
ester for u. S. Forest sevice work.
ing with the local Soil Conserva.
tion district stated that the tota,
acreage of our county is about
$4,000 acres of which approx
mately 100000 acres are in some
sort of forest growth and is un.
cultivatable. These forested acrez
are capable of producing 30f
board fee or better of timber pc,
acre per year if given proper PRO
lection from fire and indescrimin-
ate cutting.
by using good forest manage
ment and by organizing ourselve:
to prevent burning of the forests
Holmes county can and shonlc
produce SO, 000, 900 board feet o:
timber each and every year." saic
Mr.. Comfort. This would Near
483, 900 man days of work and ar
annual payroll of $2,415,000. ISM
that worth. working for?"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-01
Methodist Choir To
Xmas Contata
December 10 II

The choir of the Methodist
church will present a contata,
Chimes of the Holy Night" on
Sunday evening, December Is, at
700 o'clock. A group of thirty
voices will take part in the per-
Torrance. Soloists will be Mrs.
Harold Hammett, Miss Mary
Elizabeth McCraw, Jesse Boat
wright, j. K. Davis, and Miss
Mary Arlyn Young. Mrs. Doty
Porter will direct, with Mrs. Necie
Povall at the organ, and Miss Bar
bara Majors at the piano.
Howard Brashears, Belzoni
will sing with the choir, also Mrs
R. W. Gulledge and Jim Boat
wright.
Christmas Bells Are Ringing
will be sung by the choir anc
But Thou Bethlehem with Mrs
Harold Hammett soloist. Mis-.
McCraw and Mrs. Hammett will
sing "Earth's Weary Waiting
Done I'm the Watches of the
Night" will be sung by Mrs. Ham.
NETT and the mems two part Choir
us will sing Good Tidings.'
Glory to God in the Highest,
"On Earth Peace" Gloria" ant
THE Lord is Born Today" will
also be sung by the choir. Jess,
Boatwright will sing Jesus Gu
Lord" "The Star in the Easter,
Sky" will be sung by J. X. Davis
Sunday morning, December Il
Howard Brashears will sing 9TH,
Holy City" Sunday morning De
cember 25, John Beall Rosamon,
will play a cornet solo of Christ
mas carols.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-01
WIN. Renocker Changes
Burber Shop Location

w. M. Renecker has moved his
barber shop from Wall street on
the south side of the square into
the building formerly occupied by
the City Shoe shop located just
off Court Square on Carrollton.
Mr.. Renecker reopened Friday,
November IS at the new location
after spending several days in
making many improvements in
the appearance of the building.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-01
Mrs. Ellen B.. Stronq
Passes Al Duranf

Funeral services for Mrs. Eller
Box Strong, 80, who died Novem-
Der 16 at $40 pm. at Durant
were held at loo pm, November
18th, at Hickory Flat cemetery
The Rev. S. j. Hull, pastor of the
First Methodist church at Blue
Mountain, officiated.
Mrs. Strong had been in i'll
health for several years. Death
was due to a heart attack.
She is survived by one nephew,
Mack w. Box, Durant.
Southern Funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-01
Christmas Lighting And
Basketball Discussed
At Joycee Meeting

Mike Lannon's and Lawrence
Rabb, Jr., were appointed as a
committee in charge of Christmas
lighting arrangements for the city
at the Jaycee meeting Tuesday,
No, ember %, at the city hall.
A basketball team was formed,
and an announcement was made
OF the tirst game to be played
against the Durant Jaycee team
at TOO pm. in the high school
gymnasium at Durant Friday.
A dinner will be served at the
next Jaycee meeting at the Alb
TAYLOR Memorial home Tuesday
evening, December 6. Extension
work viii be discussed, and six
visitors from Tchula will be pre-
sent at the meeting.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-01
Mrs. {. B.. Shearer
Passes Al Houston

Services for Mrs. Henrietta Nc.
Donald Shearer, who died in the
Houston hospital Friday, Novem.
Der 18th after several months, ILL
ness, were held at the First
Presbyterian church in Houston
Saturday morning, November 10.
She was rs.
The Rev. w. c. McCay, pastor of
the First Methodist church of
Houston, officiate6.
Mrs. Shearer had made her
home in Houston since 1898. She
was a member of the Msthodist
church since early girlhood, and
until her illness took part in many
church activities. She was a mem
Der of the Eastern Star, and was
past matron of Electa Chapter No.
46.
Mrs. Shearer visited many tim es
in Lexington with her daughter,
Mrs. Alton B. Parker, and her
many friends here will remember
her as a real christian and a wo-
man of strength and character.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Par
ker, she is survived by two sons,
the Rev. John Byars Shearer, Me-
thodist minister of Trout, Louis
lana and Edward B. Shearer, edit
or of the North Mississippi Herald,
Water Valley, and another daugh-
ter, Mrs. Max Smith of Houston.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-01
Aberdeen And Kosciusko
Both United Undefeuted
Meet At Gwood, Friday

The undefeated and united
Aberdeen Bulldogs are scheduled
to meet the undefeated and united
Kosciusko Whippets in the 7th
annual Delta Lions Bowl game at
Greenwood High School field Fri
day night, December 2 for the
Glass A championship of North
Mississippi.
Kosciusko gained the right to
play in the finals by defeating
Drew in Greenwood Thanksgiving
night and Aberdeen gained the
finals by decisively defeating Ok
ford last Friday night.
Bleacher seats are being Sc
cured from the Greenwood base
ball park to endeavor to take care
of the capacity crowd that is ex-
pected. Tickets will be on sale
at Chambless Mems store Tuesday
morning at 900 am. =
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-01
Football Movies Shown
At Rotary Meeting Tues.

John ~Junie" Hovious, freshman
coach at Ole Miss, entertained the
Rotary club with the showing of
the official films of the T.C.U.-
Ole Miss game at the Rotary
meeting and luncheon Tuesday at
the grammar school.
Four visitors were present, c. E.
Martin and Bob Mdffltt, of Men,
phis, representatives of the Fe-
deral Reserve bank; r. P. Sloan,
advertising manager for Dealers
Equipment Sales company, Mem
phis, and Mr. Hovious.
w. B. Kenna announced that
the Rotary club would not meet
on the Tuesday following Christ
mas.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-01
Hue Cagers Schedule
26 Games; First Game
AT N. W.. December 7
BY r. ". ALMOND

The Holmes Junior college boys
and girls cage teams will play one
OF the longest and most difficult
schedules in recent years The
boys and girls 60 to Northwest
at Senatobia for their first con-
ference games this season On De-
cember 2. The boys will return
by Oxford and play the Univer-
sity freshmen on Saturday night,
December 8. The Ole Miss fresh
men will return the game here
on December 18th to open the
home slate. The first conference
games for both teams will be play
ed on the local court with the
Ittawamba Junior college from
Fulton on Friday night, December
10th.
The Ittawamba teams are coach
ed by a former Holmes player,
Russell Reed, and it will be a
case of teacher VS. pupil when his
cage teams tangle with Holmes to
inaugurate the home card for
1949-50. Coach Frank Branch
will have only two letter winners
from the End place Junior college
quit of last season. Several fresh
men are showing promise, and
Holmes may have a good team
again this season.
The complete schedule follows:
Dec. 2 Northwest at Senatobia
Dec. 3 Ole Miss Freshmen, Oxford
Dec. 6 Northwest at Carrollton
Dec. 9 Miss State Freshmen There
Dec. 13 Ole Miss Freshmen Here
Dec. 10 Fulton Here
Dec. II Fulton at Kosciusko
Jan. 8 Decatur There
Jan. 7 Scooba There
Jan. Is Wesson Here
Jan. IA Summit here
Jan. 20 Bonneville There
Jan. 81 Fulton There
Jan. "a Moorhead There
Jan. ~ Bonneville Here
Jan. 28 Bonneville Here
Jan. 81 Kinds Here
Feb. z Kinds There
Feb. 8 All American Girls
Team Here
Feb. 10 Wesson There
Feb. ii Summit There
Feb. IA Moorhead Here
Feb. II Scooba Here
Feb. 18 Decatur Here
Feb. 24-25 Girls State Tournament
Mar. "a Boys State Tournament
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-01
LocuI Bond To Perform
At Football Come

The Lexington High School
band has been invited to be host
band for Sails in the play off
game for Class B championship
of North Mississippi between Horn
Lake and Sails Thursday night,
December l in Durant. The band
will play during the game and
perform field maneuvers during
the half time period. Business
men and band parents of Lex
ington will furnish transporta-
ton for the band.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-12-01
Soils And Horn Luke
PIoy Al Duront Tonight

Sails will play Horn Lake in
Durant Thursday night, Dece -
Der |, at 8 pm, for class B foot
ball championship of North Mis-
sissippi. Sails is champion of dis
trict three and four, while Horn
Lake is the champion of district
one and two. Both teams have
outstanding records in their class,
and this should be one of the best
football attractions in this part
of the state.