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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
Final Report Given
On Red Cross Drive

A final report on the Red Cross
Fund campaign which was con-
Quoted in March with George s
Patterson, county chairman, shows
the following:
Lexington, $10l1.82; Durant,
$505. OF: Tchula, 5000; Pickens,
$3.50: West, 5000: Cruger, SITS;
Goodman, $l37. 80; Coxburg,
$51.58.
Beulah, 1920; Oregon, S21 so;
Thornton, $79; Emory, $23; Rich
land, $50; Bethesda, $40; Ebenez-
er, s30.11; Brozville. $l3.
Liberty Chapel, 81; Franklin,
SIS; Howard, $50; Mileston, $50;
Acona, $3.50, making a total of
$3,479.85 subscribed by the white
population over the county.
The negroes, under the leader
ship of A. P. johnson, donated as
follows: Ambrose Public school,
$5l.58: county at large, $339.62
making a total of $4,000. The
total collections amount to So
870.75.
OF this amount as per cent is
forwarded National Headquarters
and 81 per cent retained by the
Chapter to carry on the Red Cross
work locally
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
Expect To Complete
Sewerage In June

Work on the total 500, 900 in
sewerage within the city of Lex
ington is expected to be completed
IN June, according to a statement
from the engineer to c. A. Glow
err, city clerk. Mr.. Glover said an
proximately one-fifth of the work
has been done.
The contract allows $50 working
days Exclusive of Sundays) from
effective date, which was April
.. This would bring the expira-
ton date through early August.
Work has been started in all
sections of the city which is to get
new sewerage. Highway IL near
the Village Inn has been blocked
to traffic due to construction
underway there. Detours have
been routed onto Cemetery road,
with re-entrance allowed into the
highway at the Inn.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
]. {. Booth Rites
Conducted May 3rd
Aconu Farmer, 70,
Died OF Heart Attack

Funeral services for John Cliff
ton Booth, rs, Acona farmer, who
died May 2 of a heart attack, were
held at Acona Methodist church
Tuesday, May 3. at 2:30 p. M,
with the Rev. w. M. Langley in
charge. He had been i'll for IL
months.
Mr.. Booth was born at Carroll
ton, September II, 1870. He was
married November %, 1898, and
was engaged in farming and in
telephone work all his life. He
was a member of Acona Metho-
dist church.
He leaves one daughter, Mrs. C.
L. Downer of route three, Lex
ington; a son, Carl c. Booth, and
one grandson, Carl c. Booth, Jr.,
of Tchula.
Southern Funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were H. S. Terry,
H. D. Terry, ]. d. Parrish, Jr., c.
B. Minyard, L. H. Cade, and H.
E. Buck.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
Field Day Proves
Interesting Event
[. H.. S. Students
Enjoy Recreation,
Free Of Glasses

A day Of recreation and good
sportsmanship was enabled Fri
day at Lexington High school
when classes were dismissed in
favor of Field Day." in charge OF
Miss Clara Watson and Coach
Bill Schneider. The entire high
school was divided into two teams,
the Puppies and the Colds.
Winners in the group brackets
were: Basketball - Both boys
and girls. Colds; Baseball -
Boys, Puppies; Softball - Girls,
Puppies; Badminton = Girls, Ann
FAINT Davis, two games, Gwynne
Clack, one game, both Colds;
Boys - Johnny Klonaris, three
games, Colds.
Other winners and teams repre-
sented were: 100 yard dash -
Barbour Harvey, lst, Purple; Bob
by Berman, End, Gold; Sonny
Russell, 3rd, Purple; 50-yard
dash, Bobby Berman, LIST, Gold;
Dudley Burwell. End, Purple;
Barbour Harvey, Bird, Purple; rs
yard dash, Mary Yearwood, LIST,
Purple; jamie McNeer, End, Gold;
Willie Jean Moore, 3rd, Gold; So
yard dash. jamie Ruth Mayo, LIST,
Purple: Anna Lynn Thomas, End,
Purple; jamie McNeer, third,
Gold.
Winning in the Three-Legged
race were: Sonny" Russell and
Dot Downer, 1st; Charles Sails,
Sylvia Lynn Cohen, End; Herbert
Wilcox, Mary Astor Roach, 3rd.
The Tug-O-War was won by the
Puppies.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
Merchants Optimistic
Over Business Trend
Sales Compare
F%uvorubIy With
1o48 Period

A feeling of optimism was ex-
pressed by Lexington businessmen
this week as regards business con-
ditions in general, sales quantity,
and margin Of profits. Most Of the
half dozen or so contacted report
ed sales to be "about the same"
as for this time last year, though
with less profits Melted, due to
merchandise being more plenti-
full, and larger quantities having
to be sold to meet the drop in unit
prices.
Cotton and rayon products are
off, according to several of the
merchants. Grocery items notice
ably lower are soaps, pure lard,
wesson oil, cleo, bacon, and chick
ems.
Total consumer sales are steady
on the local market, according to
accounts. One grocery store re-
ported a noticeable increase in
quantity of sales, with profits
about the same, in comparison
with those of a year ago. Most
merchants contacted said sales
were holding up, though profits
were less.
The business men expressed op-
timism over the so-thought ''level-
ling off, stage of the long infla-
ton period, and did not think it
evinced sign of a nearing depres-
sion.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
Uncle OF Local Man
Is Fatally Injured

Services were held SATURDAY. fol-
DR.. John w. Melvin, 81, Madison
county physician, and uncle OF
DR.. M. S. Melvin of Lexington,
who died following injuries re-
ceived in a highway accident Wed
nesday. The Rev. E. M. Dickson
of Bethel Springs, Tennessee, as
sisted by the Rev, DR.. j. Moody
McDill of Jackson, and the Rev.
D. M. Mounger of Carthage, Of
ficiated with burial in Camden
cemetery.
The accident occurred on high
way 81 near Canton during a
heavy downpour of rain around
noon Wednesday, when the ply
siclan's Ford five-passenger car
left the road and overturned. Two
other men were injured.
DR.. Melvin died in a Jackson
hospital Friday afternoon.
He had practiced medicine in
Camden for many years and was a
Mason and veteran of World War
I.
He leaves his wife; son.
j. E. Melvin of Canton; two bro
theirs, Henry Melvin of Jackson.
and the Rev. Marion Melvin OF
Oklahoma City.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
NJ. 6. Catron, g.,
Local Oil Dealer,
Dies OF Drowning
Retired U. S. Navy
Officer, Was Native
Of Holmes County

Martin Gillespie Catron, So,
owner of Catron's Tank Car sta
tons at Lexington and Goodman,
died May 3 by drowning, accord
ing to a coroner's jury report. The
body of MI. Catron was found in
Little Black creek just above the
depot, floating above the approx
innate seven-foot depth Of water,
early Tuesday afternoon. He had
been in i'll health for sometime
and had been subject to heart at
tacks.
Mr. Catron, a retired U. S. Navy
officer of 80 years service, was
born in Holmes county and had
lived here for the past II years.
He was a member of Lexington
Methodist church. He was a Ma
son.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Dru
Walton Catron of Lexington; his
mother, Mrs. Mary Eta Gillespie
Catron, of Emory; two sisters,
Miss Davie Catron of Lexington
RID. and Mrs. Henry Ellison OF
Clarksdale.
Southern Funeral home was in
charge of arrangements, with SER
vices conducted by the Rev. A. Y.
Brown, of Louisville, assisted by
the Rev. c. T. Floyd, at Lexington
Methodist church, on Wednesday,
at 2;30 p. m. Burial was in Odd
Fellows cemetery.
Pallbearers were Marion CHM,
Dick Barrett, M. B. Brown, j. H.
Warner, Johnny Robertson, Shep
Darnell. Merle Tate of West, and
T. j. Evans.
Judge w. D. Ford acted as cor
oner at the inquest.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
Hundred Attend MPL
Cooking School In
Grdmmd Basement

Approximately 100 attended the
Mississippi Power and Light COM
pany cooking school and dealers
| displays held at Lexington Gram
mar school Tuesday night at 7:30
| The school was conducted by Miss
Opal Lopez and Miss Bervil Elder
of Jackson, home economists.
Prizes, donated by the MP
company and local businessmen
| with winners, were as follows: P
P. Lindholm, certified floor lamp
! donated by the MPL company
Mrs. James Moore, SIS collection OF
frozen foods, Ramsey-Thurmono
company; Mrs. M. S. Dyson, S3S
certificate on GE range, Ramsey
Thurmond company: Mrs. John
Rhyme, SIS certificate on Norge
refrigerator, Auto Parts and Sales
company: Mrs. r. p. Ellis, pres
sure cooker. Lexington Hardware
company.
Other winners with prizes and
merchants donating were: j. H.
Warner, toaster; to each guest,
souvenirs of measuring glasses
from The Fincher company. Meals
prepared at the demonstration
were won by Miss Elizabeth Ben
son, deep well meal; Mrs. Anna
McRae, surface meal; Mrs. j. L.
Wilson, oven meal.
Twelve cans of baking powder
were given by Calumet Baking
company.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
Holmes Negroes Held
In Kinds Jail, Await
Federal Action
Other Arrests Made
In Connection With
Possession OF Stills

Failure to pay fines for posses
sion of unregistered whiskey stills
resulted in two negro Holmes
county men being lodged in Kinds
county Jail last week where they
await action of the Federal grand
jury. The men, Albert Booker,
and w. D. Rule, were arrested
April % near Thornton by coun-
ty law officers and a Department
of Internal Revenue man, and
were turned over to Federal au-
thorities for inability to pay their
fines here.
The arrests were made along
with discovery Of three other
stills, and arrest of two white men
by county law officers in coopera-
ton with the Federal agent. E,
w. Waldrup and Gus Lacey, ar
rested April 81 at a still south
west of Lexington, were fined
5000 each and costs in w. ID,
Ford's Justice of the Peace court.
About 800 gallons of whiskey
mash from the still were destroy
ed.
Additional arrests were made
recently for illegal possession OF
whiskey, according to a statement
made by Sheriff Ellis E. Wynn.
Paying fines were r. o. Brea-
zeale, operator of the Jack OF
Diamonds place near Durant,
500 and costs in E. B. Guess
Justice of the Peace court; Henry
Pike, Cruger, 500 and costs in
R. B. O'Reilly Justice of the Peace
court; and Louella Salter, negro,
fined 500 and costs in H. b
Jones court.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
Rev. Bragg To Preach
Commencement Sermon

The Rev. Paul d. Bragg, pas
tor of First Baptist church, will
preach the commencement sermon
at the Baptist church May %, at
III a. m, it is announced by w.
B. Kenna, superintendent, Lex
ington High school. Graduation
exercises will be Tuesday night,
May "a.
The eighth grade graduation
will be the morning of May "a,
with a program to be announced
by Principal David McDavid at a
later date.
The senior banquet is to be held
May 10.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
Preliminary Hearing
Set In Negro Incident

Preliminary hearing for Walter
Lee, Durant RID negro, who
stabbed and killed an Evans ne
gro man in Durant around 5 am.
Sunday, was to have been held
before Judge E. B. Guess in Du-
rant, this morning at 10, accord
ing to Constable Casey Griffin,
who with Night Marshal Tom
Ashley made the arrest of the Lee
negro, May l, soon after the Incl
dent occurred. Constable Grit
fin said Investigation is being
made to find cause of the alterca-
ton from witnesses. He said the
victim was thought to have made
a play for his gun before being
stabbed.
The arrested man was being
lodged in Holmes county jail,
prior to the hearing.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
Boy Scouts To Attend
Compuree Al Co. Park

An estimated 125 Holmes Boy
Scouts will attend a "Camparee'
at Holmes County park, May 20
81, according to Louie Beall Mich
OILS, scoutmaster, Lexington troops.
Represented and attending the 2
day get-together will be Tchula
troop, led by Frank Gwin; Lex
ington troop, Lawrence w. Rabb,
Jr., and Pickens troop, Hardy Nc
Kie. Fathers are invited.
Contests will include tent pitch
ing, swimming, relay in first aid,
and compass work, Mr.. Nichols
said.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
City Market Building
Neors Completion

The new City Market building,
now nearing completion, is ex-
pected to be in use by the middle
of May, according to A. L. Jen-
kins, owner. Mr.. Jenkins will
move his grocery business from
the adjacent building, and will
install self-service at the new To-
cation.
The new 80 by 70-foot building
is of brick, with concrete, tile
inlaid floor. The construction now
being occupied by the Market, is
up for rent by its owner, Manuel
Applebaum. Of Vicksburg.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
Report Made
On Crop Insurance

Every year except 1948. Missis'
sippi has lost money on crop in
surance," according to Ray John
son, Lexington. clerk. However
the organization continued func-
tioning, growing from year-to-
year, and last year a total of 2,83t
cotton producers (about "a all
Holmes producers) yer contact,
ed with 724 contracts sold. The
results more than double the 300
total number sold the year be-
fore.
The largest number of contracts
were made in 1S47, after the near
crop failure in 1916, MIR. johnson
said. The program began here in
1912, and except for one year,
has been operating since.
More than 4,700, 900 has been
paid out in the state as crop In
surance dividends to farmers IN
curing losses since 1916. This
was more than the total premiums
collected, il was said
Agents from Holmes county, be-
sides Mr.. Johnson. are j. E. CHS
holm, Richland; j. E. Cunning
ham, and L. T. Sheppard, Thcula.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
Medical Conference
For Children

A medical pre-school confer
ence for white children will be
held at the Lexington Health de-
partment, Wednesday, May IL,
from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m, it is an
nounced by DR.. w. H. Weeks,
director, Holmes Health depart
ment.
All children up to six years of
age and especially those who will
start to school next fall, r urg-
ed to attend.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
ALUMNI @ SET

The second Lexington High
School Alumni association BAN
quet will be held May 10 at z p.
M, it is announced by Pat M. Bar
rett, president. Place viii be de-
signated at a future date. Reser-
vations are to be made with Miss
Elma Heffner, secretary, and can
be mailed OF brought in person.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
Get-Together Planned
For Concert Workers
On Monday, May 18th
Field Representative
To Assist In Weeks
Membership Drive

| The Get-Together of Workers
and Committees from Lexington
and Holmes county for the Num-
cipal Concert series will be at
Lexington Grammar School cafe
terra on Monday, May Is, at 10 a.
m. Final plans for the weeks
distribution of memberships will
be made. Raiford Watson is in
charge of arrangements for the
Assembly of Workers, assisted by
Mrs. Joe Moore and Mrs. Marvin
Stanley. Arriving to assist in the
maj phases of arrangements for
the series will be Lynn Shelor,
field representative of the AS
ISOLATION.
Much interest has been shown
in the organization of the Concert
association which will bring to
Holmes county a minimum of
three entertainments by profess
sional artists and afford an OPP
p~ortunity for members to enjoy
the same type entertainment
which previously had been avail
able only in larger cities.
Are Transferable
Memberships are transferable
for separate entertainments. In
the event it is impossible for the
person who obtains the member
ship to attend any of the enter
tainments, he may give his card
to a friend. This assures full use
and value from each membership.
Team captains are asked to turn
their prospective lists into City
hall by Friday. to a member of the
committee who will be on duty
there.
Committee Members Numed
Members of the Prospect COM
mittee RI announced as follows.
Mrs. Sessions Povall, chairman;
Mrs. Stanley, Mrs. Moore, CO.
chairmen; Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Paris, Edwin T. Nelson, Mrs. j.
F. Williams, Mrs. Norman Wea-
thersby, Miss Myrtle Jordan, Mrs.
Homer Davis, Mrs. Pat Barrett,
and Mrs. w. D, Wilson.
Memberships for the Municipal
Concert series may be obtained
during the week of May 1921,
and after which membership will
be closed. In view of the fact that
the Association works on a CO.
operative basis, plans for the
years series r determined by
proceeds of the membership CAM
paign and the entire proceeds will
be used to finance the concert
series.
No Individual Ticket Sales
No tickets can or will be sold
for individual performances since
it is not in accordance with the
Concert plan. The same manner
of obtaining the years budget
for the series in advance of the
season has been in practice for a
number of years in larger cities,
as well as smaller centers.
Lexington is fortunate to have
the organization and is grateful
to the public spirited workers
whose efforts are making it pos
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
FLORAL H 0 E

Lee Floral shop will be opened
by Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Craney Of
Lexington in the Lee Funeral
Home building, on Saturday, May
z, with 24-hour service. Mrs. Gram
ey, who will be manager and de-
signer. was previously connected
with Barry Flower shop in Oko
Iona, before moving here.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05
Lexington BusebolIers
To PIoy Here Sunday

Lexington Independent base
ballers will play Midway on Beal
Athletic field Sunday, May 8, at
2:30 p. m. Manager for the home
team is Bill Jordan, with Fulton
Young, team captain. For Mid
way, manager is John Odum.
The game is a return engage
ment with Midway, who defeated
Lexington SO, there April "a. The
public is invited.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05

~; ; ! y! q! q!

We hear a lot about veterans
being pampered - that is, we
hear a lot about it after the war
is over. During a conflict, people
can't do enough for service men
But when it comes to the benefits
later, a lot of folks start squawk-
ing - now don't misunderstood
me, I think most vets should be
treated like everyone else, with
possibly a break here and there
in regard to jobs, pensions, etc. A
reader has sent me a poem which
is appropriate here:
"Our God and soldiers
we alike adore
Even at the brink of danger,
not before;
After deliverance,
both alike requited,
Our Gods forgotten and
our soldiers sighted"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05

Have you heard about this new
pyramid game? It seems to be
taking the country by storm and
the tempest threatens to become a
national pasttime - that is if the
money and groceries hold out.
From what l can gather, the game
is something like the old chain
letter gag only this new one is
not by mail but in person. You
20 over to a neighbor's house,
have coffee and doughnuts or
whatever the individual happens
to serve, leave a dollar, take the
friend to another house where
both of you go through the same
routine, take that neighbor along
and well, the thing goes on,
with your own habitat supposedly
coming in for many visits and
bucks - and you are due to end
up with 5000 or Whereabouts IN
Don't ask me how TINS
works out - I have to dash u
next door for coffee and -.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05

Veterans wishing to begin
Training "On-Farm Training
program or to transfer, are asked
Ito contact Arden D. Barnett, agri-
culture teacher, at Coxburg
|school Immediately.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05

Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Thompson
spent the week end with relatives
in Columbia, and attended a fam
lily reunion.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05

Mrs. NJ. j. Lipsey and Mrs
Bruce Settler visited in Green
wood Wednesday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05

Not long ago I got up early to
meet a train and on my way to
the station, bumped into one OF
those ubiquitous milk men who
inhabit that part of the earth
which exists just between dark
ness and dawn. Having a little
time to spare, / sleepily inquired
about his routine, how he liked to
get UP so early, what happened on
his route, etc. He told me a lot
of things, some not unusual, but
he did say that everybody In his
district seemed to have four or
five children. THE kids ask me
lots of questions about where the
milk comes FROM" he said. You
know these New York kids who
we never been on a farm - they
wonder if l milk the cows my
self. Me? I've never said hello
to q cow. But, of course, don't
tell 'em that. Got to keep their
illusions, you know"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05

There have been a lot OF
speeches here lately. Some OF
them were world-famous and you
may have heard them on your ra-
dio. Others were less important
or less publicized - whichever
YOU choose. / know a smart nan
who says that anyone who can't
say all he has to say in Is minutes
shouldn't try to make a speech
for it is sure to be long-winded.
One of the most unusual begin
nings of a speech I have herd late
1y was made by a New York adj
vertising executive who began
thusIv. speeoh reminds me
Of a Texas longhorn - a point
here - a point there - with a
lot of bull in between"
For a long time | have looked
frequently at the Hudson river
which Is really not a river but a
long inlet of the ocean. But not
until recently did l learn that this
river which has been so celebrat-
ed in fact and fable and which
every visitor to New York always
wants to see, was first explored by
Henry Hudson in 1909 in a VAIN
attempt to sail through to emma.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-05

The shortage of office space IN
this town is quite a problem, as
any business executive who has
tried to solve the problem will
testify. Many firms which have
expanded in personnel and scope
of operations have had to make
two desks fit into space where
only one was before. Store rooms,
closets, Railways and other adj
iuncts have been utilized to good
advantage. But the most extreme
case | have come across is that OF
a midtown cosmetics company
which simply had to find a place
for another stenographer to sit.
Every square foot had been taken.
There remained only the private
elevator which takes the execu-
tives up and down - and sure
enough, the girl was placed In 1t,
so now, sitting serenely at her
busy typewriter, she works away
there while her little office"
moves up and down carrying its
load of passengers.
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
Gulf Hills Golfers
Guests At Country
Club For Tourney

A group Of IL men and women
came from the Gulf Hills club
Saturday for a two ball Scotch
golf foursome with members of
the Pascagoula Country club.
The low net honors went to
Mrs. Lorraine Leitner of Gulf
Hills and Irwin Morris of Pas
eagoula with a score of 81. Low
gross was won BY Mrs. Jean
Johansen of Gulf Hills and Nor
man Kruse, golf professional at
the Pascagoula club. with a score
of "a.
After the golf tournament a
buffet supper and dance were
held at the club. for which the
golfers were joined by six couples
from Biloxi who were unable to
participate in the tournament
Among these was the golf profess
sional, Jamie Jackson. and Mrs.
Jackson from Gulf Hills.
Another tournament and party
are planned by the Gulf Hills
golfers and the Pascagoula PLAY
ers at the local country club at
an early date.