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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-26
Large Crowd Attends
9Th Grade Graduation
Presentations Made
Honor Students By
Principal McDovid

A large crowd of parents,
Board members, pupils and tea
cheers attended the eighth grade
graduation exercises held Tues
day at 10 a. m, on the theme,
Mississippi" Highlighting the
program were the validictory by
Nancy Hoover Williams, the salu-
tatorian's address by Mary Jean
Fonville; the presentation OF
awards to four honor pupils from
local sponsoring organizations,
and the presentation of lifetime
Sheaffer desk set to Superinten-
dent w. B. Kenna from the grade
school faculty, the pupils, lunch
room workers, and the other help
at the school. Principal David
McDavid made the presentations.
The Good Citizenship" awards
made by the local American Le-
gion post went to Henry Stewart
and Nancy Hoover Williams; the
Masonic composition contest on
Qualities OF A Good Citizen, ("
Betty Rabb; the Woodmen of the
World medal for first in U. S.
History, Nancy Hoover Williams,
with an average of IS for the
year. The latter award, given this
year for the first time, was pre-
scented under the fundamentally
of L. o. Spell. Also given by the
Woodmen was U. S. flag which
will be presented at the opening
of school next year
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-26
Rapid Farm Progress
Told By County Agent
Plenty Of Lobor
Favorable Weather,
Net Good Prospects

The plenty of farm labor"
available this spring, coupled
with the favorable weather of the
past two or three weeks have
resulted in rapid progress in
farm activity throughout the
county, it was said Tuesday by
County Agent w. r. Sullivan. Mr.
Sullivan said that the early
cotton planted was going off
fast" though boil weevils have
been noted in the field already,
and although small, slow rains
would do considerable good" to
late-planted cotton and soy bean
CROPS slow in coming up. Corn
looks good.
Now is the time, Agent Sulli-
van advises, to plan and begin
planting the roughage, hay, and
feed crops as well as oats, wild
winter peas, and other winter
grazing, which will be needed
during the dormant months.
Caution is advised against not
bvergrazing pastures this sea-
son, in order to enable their
abundance during the dry sum-
mer months.
Mr.. Sullivan said he had just
released eight tons of ammonia
nitrate to "a white and six tons
to "a colored All club boys for
corn demonstrations. The ferti-
lizer was furnished by the Ten
nessee Valley authority for de-
monstration purposes.
Due to the early appearance
of boil weevils, farmers should
be ready to start poisoning early.
Hornflies Numerous
Hornflies on cattle are becom-
ing numerous and should be
sprayed. Six pounds Of wet
table DOT for each 100 gallons of
water may be used on beefcat-
tie, while on dairy herds, mar
late at the same rate should be
used.
About 1000 negroes are daily
leaving Lexington and Durant
to do cotton chopping. Hands are
more easily found than during
previous seasons, it was stateda
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-26
DR. W. D. Mccain
Speaks Al Rotary

Some of the weaknesses of hu
man beings were discussed in ligh
vein by DR.. w. D. Mccain, direc
tor of the Department of Archives
and History of the State of Missis-
sippi in an address before the Lex
ington Rotary club Tuesday noon
The speaker was introduced by
B. S. Beall, Jr,, program chairman
for May. w. B. Kenna presided
over the meeting in the absence OF
President c. w. Carr.
DR. Mccain, an able and elo-
quent speaker, said there is so
much ignorance and prejudice in
the world, so much refusal to use
the information and knowledge
available that it behooves each of
us to resolve not to make up our
minds on a subject or an issue
without getting all the facts on
both sides; and also not to make
up our minds in anger or to ever
let anger take possession of us.
Mississippi was the first state
in the Union to allow married wo-
men the right of holding property
in their own names. At the time
this statute was enacted it was re-
garded as very radical and many
regarded it a communistic meas
ure, the speaker said.
DR.. Mccain said he regarded the
Magnolia state as the most Won
derful state in the world and that
he would not want to live any
where else. He said we should all
feel that way about our home
state; be thoroughly sold on it
At the same time, he said, we
should periodically stop and take
stock of ourselves and our situa-
ton and see how we can improve
our town and county; how we can
better build our schools, churches
homes and community organiza-
ton. We should, for our own bene-
fit, go through a critical examina-
ton or self-analysis to see what
we as individuals can do toward
making our community and coun-
ty the very best place in the world
to live.
DR.. McCain's address was great
ly enjoyed by those present.
Guests were John Holditch,
LADA director, and Mr.. Stub
blefield, agricultural development
engineer with the ICRR, guests of
T. M. Williams; the Rev. R. G,
Valentine, of Hazlehurst, guest of
w. E. Strider; Gene Williams,
pro at the Lexington Country
club, guest of Gene Herman
Chancellor Williams, Yazoo City,
was a visiting Rotarian.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-26
Singing Convention To
Meet At Beuioh, Sunday

The Holmes County Singing
convention will be held Saturday
night and Sunday, May % and 20,
at Beulah Baptist church, it is
announced by Paul Waldrop,
chairman. Among singers ex-
pected to be present are the Ma
gee Harmonizers and the Dixie
land quartet, from WRBC, Jack
son, the Jack Starkey quartet
from WSLI, Jackson, and the
Franks Furniture Store quartet
from WKOZ, Kosciusko. Sing
ers from all over the state are
expected to attend. A sound sys-
TEN will be provided.
The Saturday night session will
be from 1880 to 10 p. m, Sunday
from 10 am. to A pm, with lunch
served at 1918.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-26
LocoI ARC Requested
To Give To Hospitals

The local chapter of the Am
erican Red Cross is requested to
provide few items for the COM
fort of veterans in hospitals. it is
! announced by Mrs. j. F. Williams,
volunteer chairman.
Contributions being sought in
clude pillow covers, end other
similar items. Persons interested
IN sewing any of these articles,
are asked to call Mrs. Williams
at ll9.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-26
Dentist Opens Part
Practice In Tchulu

Announcement of the opening
of a part-time dental office in
Tchula is made by DIR. j. A. Lang
ston of Yazoo City. He will use
the same building which is oc-
cupied by DR.. ]. j. Kazar. Hours
will be from 8 to S Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
DR.. Langston was born and
reared at New Hebron, the son
of Mrs. Ina B. Andrews Langston
and the late DIR. D. T. Langston.
He was graduated at Mississippi
college, class of 1888, and received
his doctor of dentistry degree
from Emory university, Atlanta,
Georgia.
He has been practicing in Mon
ticello for the past two years.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-26
Last Rites Held For
Isabelle B. Mcdaniel
Aged Women Died
Of Porolytic Stroke

Funeral services for Mrs. Isa-
belle Boyd MCDANIEL, SO, of Lex
ington route ! who died at her
home following a paralytic
stroke and heart condition which
had caused an illness of four
weeks, will be held today at
p. m. at Liberty Chapel with the
Rev. S. B. Harrington in charge,
and burial in the church ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Mcdaniel was born Janu-
airy "a, 1866 in Carroll county
and was a member of Beulah
Baptist church. She has 10 grand
children, AZ great-grandchildren,
and one great-great-grandchild.
She leaves three sons, Walter
Goodwin and Sam R. Goodwin,
of Lexington route one, and c. H.
Goodwin of Baytown, Texas;
three daughters: Mrs. Minnie
Mary Seay of Inverness; Mrs.
Ruby Lee Nasek, of Houston,
Texas; a brother, Robert Boyd of
Lexington route two; and one
sister, Mrs. A. ]. Davis, of Lex
ington route two.
Southern Funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Richard Rob-
erts, Marlin and Leonard Gran
than, A. j. Davis, Bennie Byrd,
and Claude Marshall.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-26
Artists Announced
For Concert Season
Memberships Exceed
$50; To Announce
Dates In Advance

Josh Wheeler, eminent Ameri-
can baritone, Rafael Druian,
young violinist virtuoso, and Will
liam Masselos, pianist, called "the
poet of the keyboard" comprise
the Municipal Concert series for
Lexington and Holmes county for
the 1949-50 series. The announ-
cement was made at the conclu-
sion of last weeks membership
campaign during which more
than $50 persons from the coun-
ty Joined the Association. For
the first time, professional artists
OF outstanding ability will be
heard in the county.
Each person who obtained a
membership will be notified by
postcard in advance of each con-
cert. Dates for the series are to
be announced as soon as possible.
Deserves Credit
Mrs. j. G.. Herbert deserves
much credit for the origination of
the idea of concert series for Lex
ington. Some time ago she be-
gan an investigation of Associa-
tons with which Holmes county
might become affiliated. Without
her foresight and untiring eff
forts while serving as co-chair-
man of the Association, the pre-
sent series would not have be-
come reality. The county is
deeply indebted to Mrs. Herbert,
and in turn, to each volunteer
worker who gave of their time
and efforts in making the organi-
cation possible.
Serving on the Prospect Com
mittee were Mrs. Joe Moore,
chairman; Mrs. Homer Davis,
Mrs. Will Wilson, Mrs. T. A. Lail,
Miss Myrtle Jordan. Mrs. R. M.
Gwin is executive secretary and
was on duty at the City Hall
headquarters during the past
week.
Rendering an outstanding SER
vice to the Association is Chat
win Jackson. Lexington attorney
who served as treasurer upon the
resignation of w. B. Kenna. Mr..
jackson will serve during the
year and attend to the finances
of each concert.
Il Concert Chuixmun
The Concert chairman is Mrs.
r. w. Gulledge, assisted by a
committee composed Of Mrs. Doty
Porter, Mrs. Sam Hutton, Tchula,
and Mrs. Edgar Lumpkin. Open
ing the weeks membership, cam
paign workers assembled at the
School cafeteria for a pleasant
"get together" arranged by Mrs.
Raford Watson, chairman, assist
ed by Miss Elizabeth Heinrich
and Mrs. Maude Legate.
Mrs. Herbert was assisted dur
ing the campaign by Allie Po-
vail, co-chairman, and both hcair-
men have expressed their appre-
citation to each person who work.
ed to make the Concert series a
success. Coming years are ex-
pected to be distinguished by an
even more brilliant series of ar
lists, as the number of members
increases the budget orr enter
tainment.
The project was sponsored by
the Lexington Garden club in ac-
cordance with their interest in the
cultural advancement of the town
and county.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-26
HONOR STUDENTS

The following students in the
Senior class of Lexington High
school made an average of 80 per
cent or above in all their high
school work for four years and
were named Honor Students of
the class: Nancy Rathell, Bobby
Berman, Dudley Burwell, and
Parham II. Williams, Jr.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-26
GRADUATES FROM HJc

Leslie Hughes, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifton Hughes of Acona,
was one of SO students who re-
ceived diplomas at Holmes Junior
college exercises May 49, He
plans to enroll at State college in
the fall to study petroleum geo.
logy.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-26

Miss Irene Siddon of Magnolia
is home for a visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Sid
don, due to the close of school.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-26

Bessie Mae Hocutt, daughter
of Mrs. Joe Newsom, who won a
gold basketball given by The
Lexington Advertiser for being
chosen Most Valuable Player"
for the 1e49 season on the Lex
ington basketball team.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-26
SERVICES AT ST. MARY'S

John Martin, Lay Reader
Sunday, May 20
Church School, 10 a. m.
Morning Prayer and Sermon
IL a. m.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-26

Miss Mary Lou Erwin spent the
weekend in Jackson with Mrs.
Mary Lester.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-26

Earl Tate, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Tate who was presented The
Advertiser award for Most Vau-
liable Player" during the 1948
basketball season. Earl was pre-
sented a gold basketball at the
Tuesday night exercises.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-26

Parham H. Williams, Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Parham H. Will
liams, who was given gold foot
ball by The Lexington Adver-
tiser for being selected Most
Valuable Player" for the l948
season. The football was present
ed at the graduation exercises.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-26

IL a. m.
Evening star., 1949-11-29
Mine Fire Casualties
Total 19, Reds Assert
BY the Assoeiated Press

BERLIN, Nov. 29.-The Soviet
Army newspaper Tagsliche Rund-
schau confirmed today that fire
had occurred at an Eastern zone
uranium mine, but said the cas-
ualties were slight-only 10 cases
il of light smoke poisoning.
The British-licensed Telegraf
said yesterday that 1000 miners
died in a mine fire in the Err
mountains of Western Saxony. It
said the blaze broke out last
Thursday.
Taegliche Rundschau was the
first Of the East Berlin press to
mention the fire. It said it oc-
CURED at Johanngeorgenstadt and
was caused by short circuit.
The British licensed paper had
reported the blaze broke out at
the Johanngeorgenstadt and
spread to two more mines and set
off dynamite dump.
In its morning edition today
the British Telegraf charged that
wholesale arrests Of German OFF,
cials at the mine were being made
by the Russians.
It said some 10 German en-
gineers. chiefs and fcremen have
!: been seized by Soviet police.
The Johanngeorgenstadt work.
ings are run by a Soviet controlled
sompany.
Evening star., 1949-11-29
Wotchmon Tells How He Aided
7 Persons From Burning Plane

building big flames burst up. And
there was big explosion. The
Dallas Aviation School was on
fire, too. : ran over to what was
left of that plane. I figured mo-
body would get out Of that one.
''The fire was everywhere. The
plane was broken up into just
chunks. When I got UP to the
plane two men staggered out. !
helped them away from the fire.
Then I ran around on the other
side and five other people were
getting out. Two of them were
women. They were hurt and cry
ing.
Il never heard any one else cry.
There weren't any screams when
the plane hit. I helped the women
away from the flames. don't
know how bad they were hurt or
lsee EYEWITNESS. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1949-11-29
BY the Associated Press

DALLAS, Nov. pa night
watchman who saw a huge Amer
ican Airliner crash at Dallas Love
Field before dawn today said the
plane came roaring up and
dropped one engine when it hit
a building.
This is the eyewitness account
of L. Boyd, nightwatchman for the
Dallas Aviation School. who was
sitting in small lookout house
on the field:
Il was sitting in my little house
when this plane came roaring up
and hit the Dallas Aviation School.
One engine fell of when it hit
and then it kept on going across
the road and hit some buildings
on the other side. There was no
one in the building as far as ]
know. The minute 1t hit the
Evening star., 1949-11-29
II Escape AIive,
Another Of 46
Aboard Missing
Passengers Include
II Who Boarded
Plane in Washington
Pictures on Page A-3.)
BY the Associated Press

DALLAS, Nov. 29.-An Amer
lean Airlines plane crashed into
buildings on the border of Love
Field early today and burned.
Twenty-eight of the As aboard
were killed.
Fourteen persons were in hos
pitals and one was missing. Three
others left hospitals.
The big DC-6 was en- route to
Mexico City from New York and
Washington.
It struck a hangar and plowed
broadside into a chemical plant
after sWooping over the filed in an
attempt to land. A crew member.
! who staggered dazed and bleed
ing to a nearby house, said one of
the engines was aflre and he had
stopped the other three.
Three Crewmen Survive.
Three of the crew members and
IA passengers survived.
Identification of the dead was
difficult because the bodies were
badly burned. Survivors not badly
injured scattered to hotels, add
ing to the task of rescue workers
in determining casualties.
1t. Col. A. F. S. Fame, British
Evening star., 1949-11-29

Practically all officers of higher
ranks in our Army, Navy and Air
Force have had it firmly impressed
upon them, time and time again,
that congressional committees
have certain inherent rights. One
of those rights is that all questions
asked by members of the commit
tees must be answered. Formerly
the ultra secret matters were
usually discussed in closed ses-
sion, but recently the principle OF
freedom of speech outweighed the
principle of national security, and
military secrets have been spilled
all over the place.
And the point closely tied in
with this matter is that of loyalty.
Every officer in our armed forces
must be loyal to his seniors, to the
laws of the land. to principles laid
down by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Such loyalty must be maintained.
But how can it be if every officer
who thinks his particular service
is not getting all he. personally.
thinks it should is permitted to
shout to the high heavens his
criticisms of orders issued by his
Commander in Chief and by the
Secretary of Defense, as well as
by the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
Should he be encouraged to pro-
Evening star., 1949-11-29
By NewboId koyes, Jr.
S4or Sfnff Tavraspondenf

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Whit-
taker Chambers swore today, in
the Alger Hiss perjury retrial, that
while he may have received one
piece of the Governments docu-
mentary evidence from the late
Harry Dexter White, all the rest
came from Mr.. Hiss.
"That is my testimony and moth
ing can ever change that fact" he
said, under redirect examination
by Thomas F. Murphy, assistant
United States attorney.
Under questioning by the pros
ecutor, meanwhile. Mr.. Chambers
identified 'Mr. X" and "Mr. Y"
the two mystery men he said yes
terday were Communists in the
State Department.
Identifies Two Men.
He said TX" was Richard Post,
who worked around 1887 for the
departm e n t's Foreign Service
Journal. He said "Y" was a man
named Lowell, whom he had never
seen but who had been mentioned
to him as a Communist by David
Carpenter, another paid Com
munist functionary.
Neither of the men gave him
any secret material, Mr.. Chambers
added. He testified that Mr.. Post
was recruited into the party in
1887 by the treasurer of the
Maryland Communist organiza
tion, Henry Collins.
Mr.. Post had job with a WPA
y
Evening star., 1949-11-29
KopeI Insists He Knows Nothing
About Gambling Slip Evidence

! Under croSS-examinatlon In Dis
trict Court today, Harry s. Kopel,
proprietor of Hamme's Restau-
rant, said he had never seen two
slips of paper allegedly taken
from him by United Stated mar
shals when the restaurant was
raided in March.
Written in pencil. one was a
typical notation on a combination
horse play, the other on COM
bination numbers play. Kopel and
one of his walters, Walter c.
Danny Plpmmer. went into their
defense today with two counts
against each. Judge Richmond b.
Keech narrowed the. charges by
dismissing three counts against
the defendants.
The charges eliminated were:
Evening star., 1949-11-29
Gamblers Wife Killed
Auto Blows Up
By the Assoeioisd Press

DALLAS, Nov. 29.-Mrs. Mill
dred Noble, wife Of a widely known
Dallas gambler, was killed today
when an automobile she started
blew up.
Mrs. Noble was the wife of Her
bert Noble. 40.. who was wounded
in running gun battle with un-
identified men September 8. On
two previous occasions Noble was
wounded in gun fights.
Neighbors said Noble left home
earlier today in q Cadillac which
his wife usually drove. It Wes
his 1916 Mercury which blew up.
A daughter has not been located
She is believed to be at q girls
school In Virginia.
Evening star., 1949-11-29

Kings messenger, was among
those presumed dead. The Brit
ish Embassy said he. was en- route
to Mexico City and Guatemala on
an official mission.
Two prominent Mexicans, DR..
Luis De La Rosa and Jose De La
Mora and his family, also were
aboard. DR.. De La Rosa was
president of the Mexican National
Chamber of Broadcasting. Mr..
De La Mora is a director in the
Mexican Aviation Co. DR.. De La
Rosa was among the survivors.
Other prominent passengers in
cluded Mrs. Ernest G. Wadel, Dali
las, national chairman of the
Women's division of the United
Jewish Appeal: David N. Lewis
employe of the War Claims Cent
mission, recently of Albuquerque,
N. Mex, and Maj. w. j. Small, as
signed to the Department of Ma
tional Defense, Washington.
c. A. B. Begins Inquiry.
Justice of the Peace Pierce Nc
Bride said he had viewed % bodies
those of II men and II women.
The Civil Aeronautics Board be-
gan an investigation.
Hours after the crash flames
licked the one-story galvanized
building into which the larger
part of the plane fell. Firemen
used graphing hooks to pull apart
the mixture of plane and building.
It was about 5:45 am. (CST
when the big plane struck the
Magnaf1ux plant on the northwest
edge of the field. The plant in
spects plane engines by chemical
means.
Both the plane and plant ap-
parently burst into flames. Small
explosions followed.
Sightseers Crowd In.
An American Airlines spokes-
man said crew members in the
hospital were Capt. Laurent
(Tommy) Claude, the pilot; Rob-
ert Lewis, first officer, and Will
liam S. Forbes, flight engineer.
Hostesses on the plane were
Evening star., 1949-11-29
High Court Review
OF Joint Bus Fare
Decision Is Sought
Capitol Transit Petition
Emphasizes Question Of
'Confiscotory Rotes'

The Capital Transit Co. today
petitioned the Supreme Court for
q rehearing on its recent decision
upholding authority OF the Inter-
state Commerce Commission to
regulate joint bus fares between
the District and nearby Arling-
ton County points.
"Irreparable injury" will be done
unless the court withholds its
mandate. issued November IA.
pending a rehearing on constitu-
tional tissues of conflscating," at
torneys for the transit company
contended In their petition.
The transit company petition
said two paramount issues were
before the court when 1t handed
down its ruling: % The question
of the jurisdiction of the ICC to
regulate fares on vehicles operated
solely within the District. ca The
question whether the ICC in reg
ulating such fares had imposed
confiscatory rates.
Issue of Confiscation.
1.-THE attention of the court,
however. as shown by the numer-
GUS questions asked of counsel
during the oral argument and by
the courts written opinion. was
centered on the first ISSUE" the
brief declared. I'm the majority
opinion the issue of confiscation
was disposed of in five lines; it
was not mentioned in the dissent
ing opinion"
| (The five lines of the major
ity opinion referred to in the
petition said: 1T is also ar
gued here that orders should
be set aside because they are
conf1scatory. But the record
fails to show that this issue was
properly presented to the ICC
for its determination. There
fore. the question of confisca-
ton is not ripe for judicial
revieW.")
The transit company petition
contended the question of confis-
cation was presented to the ICC
in "uncontradicted evidence" that
it was allowed compensation of
only 5.83 cents and Z cents for
service which cost 9.968 cents per
passenger.
If the transit company is pre-
(See BUS LINE, Page A-29