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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08
r., Prelude To Communism

In one of his recent speeches, Winston Churchill had
shis to say about the acts of the Labor Government in Bri-
nan. and the men who head it:''They have s~quandered the
deserves and esources which have been gathered in the past
and have darkened and narrowed the future of every man,
woman and child in this famous island.
t~-~ 1T lis all the more amazing that they should have
brought us down like this and given us such hard times
during four years when they have not only been eating up
outside help on a scale never known in the history of any
country in time of peace"
Britain's great wartime Premier then observed that
the United States and Canada have loaned and given Eng
land some So, 900, 000, 1000, and added: "Our socialist spend
1 afif1s and muddlers have dissipated every overseas asset
t.ley could lay their hands on and, in addition, have exact
ed and extracted from our people a higher rate OF taxation
than was required at the very height of the war;
- M is true that Mr.. Churchill spoke at a political meet
ing, in mis- capacity as the leader of the opposition. 1t is
also true that Britains most acute problems stem from
forces and events which were beyond the power of any
party to prevent or control. But these facts do not in any
fanatic drive toward socialism and RECOMMENDATION at any
cost, coupled with government seizure of such basic enter
prises as the coal mines, the electric industry, banking, and
the rest, has Slapped the energy and the will of the Britain
people, no less than their economic resources. 1t has almost
totally destroyed incentive. 1t has turned practically every
one into a ward of the state. Only the bureaucrats and poll
ticians can make major decisions.
At other times Mr.. Churchill has warned that Bri-
tain's present course could end in actual communism. The
good will must not blind us to that truth. When government
fact that Mr.. Attee and other British leaders are men or
takes over all power, all resources, all the instruments that
sustain life, the stage is set for the dictator-the man on
the white horse. And the police state, backed by the con-
centration camp, is created.
What will finally happen to once-great, once-free
England remains to be seen. In the meantime, we can pro-
fit by her tragic example. When we destroy free enterprise
and establish socialism, we directly endanger all the other
freedoms too.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

the iron lung ever since.
The appendicitis developed al
most a month after he had been
admitted to the hospital. Physi-
clans feared for the life of the
youngster, and every detail in
preparations was made before
nurses rolled the big iron lung out
Of its place in the polio ward.
On its trip down the long hall
way to the operating room, hand
respirators were used to keep the
vital breathing processes in mo-
ton. On the operating table, res
pirators coupled with anesthetic
apparatus inhaled and exhaled as
skilled surgeons quickly removed
the inflamed appendix. The OPP
Grafton took thirteen minutes.
Charles is now on the road to
recovery from his operation, and
the painful stage of his polio has
passed. With faith and hope he
is now thinking with a longing
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08
The Cost OF Medical Core

The main argument used by proponents of compul--
sorry government health insurance is that many millions OIL
Americans can't afford adequate medical care.
That argument falls flat on it's face in the light OF
the facts. According to the Brookings Institution, when
makes authoritative surveys on various problems, medicai
care cost the average American family about four per cent
of it's income. BY comparison, taxes, direct and indirect, take
20 to 80 per cent of that incomei ssAs~e1
Furthermore, the compulsory insurance scheme
would cause a very heavy increase in the tax burden. NO
one knows how much it would cost. Government officials
have estimated the annual bill at $4,000, OOO,OOO-and es-
Inmates such as this are almost always low. Other analyses
place the cost at $4,000, 100000, and more. At best, the
medical bill of the American people would be doubled, and
it might be tripled. And the fact that we would pay for
1t through payroll and other levies, instead of by writing
out a check to the doctor, wouldn't make it any less burden
some.
Contrast this with the nonprofit medical care plans,
which now cover some 55,000,0 900 people, and which are
growing at a healthy rate. An average plan over the nation,
giving surgical, medical and hospital protection, cost $3.50
D month for an individual and $3.50 for a family-less than
most of us spend for such non-essentials as cigarettes. And
these voluntary plans don't put politics into the practice OF
medicine.
1t is true that there are INDECENT people who can't
afford to pay anything for medical attention. Here is where
government can help-and it can do it without starting us
On the downhill road that leads to socialized medicine. One
way would be for the government OF pay for these peoples
memberships in approved, non-profit plans. The advocates|
off compulsion haven't a leg to stand on. -
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08
Behind The Scenes In
American Business

NEW YORK, Sept. S - Even in
these times, 800 billion dollars is
"a staggering sum of money. A
few weeks ago President Truman
mentioned it as the figure to
which our national income could
and must be expanded. National
income average 1935-1940 was 70
billions: currently it's about 225
biIlions). Many persons felt the
goal was a mite fantastic, or at
least would take a great many
years to attain.
However. a couple of outstand-
ing industrialisf have firmly
stated their belief that such an
incone level is not fantastic at
Hll-provided the nation gets its
various elements all pulling to-
gether as a harmonious team.
Charles z. Wilson, president OF
General Electric and marking his
50th anniversary with that COM
pany, said the recession was
petering out and visualized a
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08
Statement Concerning
Lexington High School

We believe that the school
should afford an environment
wherein the pupil can develop
his abilities, where he can have
experience which will help him
to find his place in society both
as a leader and as a follower. He
must have the opportunity to de-
velop morally and spiritually as
well as mentally, physically and
socially.
We believe that the first en-
phasis in the school belongs on
pupil growth and development.
The center of interest is the child,
not subject matter. However, we
have respect for intellectual ac-
complishments as such, and we
feel that subject matter must be
mastered. Our aim is to teach the
children to think critically, to af-
ford experience for practical APP
plication, and to arouse intel
lectual curiosity, which would
motivate further study.
The teacher should have an
alert consideration of pupil needs,
interests, and problems as a basis
of study and provide many valu-
able and needed learning expert
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

An eight year old Meridian lad
has won a dramatic race against
death, with the help of staff
members and surgeons of the
Mercy hospital polio clinic IN
Vicksburg.
Charles Donald Combs was
lifted from an iron lung, and re-
spired artifically while a surgeon
removed an acutely inflamed ap-
pendix. The youngster was re-
turned to his iron lung immedia-
tely following the operation, and
is recovering rapidly.
The son of Mrs. Myrtle Combs
of 1903 18th avenue, Meridian,
was stricken with polio on Aug
ust /. He was rushed to Vicks-
burg where polio treatment for
the entire state of Mississippi is
conferred in two model clinics
sponsored by the National Foun-
dation for Infantile Paralysis.
A critical case, he has been in
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08
OF The

'ences for efficient and effective
living at every stage and level of
a. pupils growth and develop
ment. The student should be
taught to value the opportunities
made possible by society and be
inspired to support and improve
the facilities and the Institutions
for those who come after him.
The administration should fur
nish leadership in developing the
school program, and it should pro-
vide the teachers, facilities and
healthful environment necessary
for efficient operation of the pro-
gram.
The community should provide
support and security for the
school and for the staff.
We believe that the school
should have a curriculum based
on the pupils interest and needs.
1t should include vocational train
ing, training in the art of home
making, an appreciation for the
cultural aspects of life. 1t should
provide activities that give prac-
teal experience and training as a
guide in the workings of a demo-
cratic way of life.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08
Statement Concerning The Program OF
instruction In The Lexington Grammar School

limits of his experiences and abil-
ity.
We believe that the school
should help the pupil to master
meaningful understandings, es-
sential habits and skills, and to
develop desirable social attitudes
and ideals for happy and salts
factory living.
We believe that what counts is
not the experience that happens
to the pupil, but rather what the
pupil does with what happens to
him.
We do not believe in teacher
dictated work in which the pupil
is a passive, receptive subject"
We believe that textbooks are
helpful tools to be employed in
diligently rather than store
houses of content to be mastered.
We believe with Edward Ever
EFT that education is a better
safeguard of liberty than a stand
ing army, and is a defense not
only against dangers from with
out but perhaps more directly
and more usefully-a defense
against the greatest of all dangers
to a free people: illusions that are
spread within. False doctrines,
illusions are in fact today our
greatest peril. 1t was never SO ne
cessary as now that our young
people learn what has been the
actual experience of different ma
tons and different peoples under
various forms of government; and,
if they are taught this truth, we
have little to fear"
We believe that the school
should remind the pupils often
that there is an All-powerful God
and that He will guide and direct
us in our daily work, if we are
willing to let Him.
We believe with Edmund Burke
that 'the people never give up
their liberties but under some IL
lusion."
We believe, in short, that upon
education of the children OF this
country, the fate of country
depends.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

The faculty of Lexington gram
mar school is formally organized,
and is striving toward a program
which will meet the teacher-pupil-
community needs. At the same
time, we ire not forgetting the
overall responsibility to the state
and the nation. Meetings have
been held and others are schedul-
ed for the study of this program.
We realize that this approach to
the program is new to US, but we
have already realized that pro-
fessional growth is taking place
through our cooperative efforts.
PHILOSOPHY: We believe that
first emphasis belongs on pupil
growth and development rather
than on subject matter.
We believe that pupils Should
be taught according to their vari-
Gus interests, needs, abilities, ap-
titudes, and levels of learning
capacities rather than on one
large group level.
We believe that our school
should help the pupil to grow in
such a way that he will be able
to meet the problems of his daily
life and environment in ways that
will be satisfyingly helpful to
himself and to his fellowmen.
We believe that we should be
friendly, stimulating, encourage
ing guides and counselors to help
the pupil to discover and solve
his problems and needs, rather
than dictatorial teachers making
assignments and checking on re-
citations and other pupil per-
formances.
We believe that the school
should help the pupil to attain
certain fundamental understand
ings. of the world of Nature-of
the man-made world in order that
he may make the necessary adj
justments for fine relationships
with other people in a democra-
tic way of life.
We believe that the pupil
should be helped and guided to
develop a sound philosophy of life
and that he should learn to face
his problems squarely within the
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

steady improvement that would
bring business back to the scale
of 1948 by 1851. Only thing that
could hold it back, he said, would
be another spiral of initiation,
induced by another national wage
increase"
Wilson sterssed the Harmony
need. He said there is such over
evidence of the right
ness" of the American system that
all of us ought to appreciate il
more and fight for its preserva-
ton. And while the 300-billion
income is not unreachable, he
said, We'll never reach it if we
depart from these fundamentals
and lean to specialization or nation
alization."
The other industrialist, Lewis
S. Rosenstiel, board chairman of
Schenley Industries, ms, has been
more specific. He has put forth
a nine-point program for sustain
ed prosperity, with the 300-billion
income goal set for 1854, and il is
arousing deep interest among
congressman, labor leaders, cab
met members and bankers.
Continued on Page Six)
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heart of a pair or cowboy boots.
ell prefers the ones with Roy Rog-
ers' picture on them. If a stout
heart, and resources of the polio
foundation can help, he may some
day wear them as gaily, and with
the carefree abandon of his play
mates. The dramatic operation,
the painful days in his iron lung
may be no more than a memory.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

..THlS,s
II NEW YORK
M ncarxm oASl&nAa

| was walking along Madison
avenue when one of those sudden
| downpours of rain occurred and ]
ducked into a doorway of a bank
to wait out the shower. Standing
next to me was a tall, slender
| fellow who would jump every
time the lightning flashed. Got
a steel plate in my head" he ex-
planned with a grin. Have heard
them things draw lightnin' and it
startles me-" We got to talking
and l learned he had been through
a lot worse than lightning flashes.
His name was George Dycus, bet
ter known by the nickname OF
"pex," since he hailed from San
Antonio. He was in the army for
2h years, most of which he spent
in a Jap prison camp where he
caught beri beri and was just get
ting over it, as shown by his
slight figure and still-dark hol-
lows under his eyes. The plate in
his head and the brace on his leg
came from shell fire-and he is
now totally disabled, getting $191
a month from the government.
Tex had come to New York to get
some of his western songs pub
lished, he said, but having done
no good in that direction, he had
given up composing, for awhile
at least, and was now working as
an assistant at Mount Sinai hos
pital here-that is, as much as a
disabled man like him could work.
Out of his disappointment had
grown a dislike for New York, a
place, Tex said, where folks are
in too much of a hurry, act like
children and"-he pulled out a
and showed me-"this is
from my girl. She lives in Texas
of course, and believe me Mister,
before long now, I'm goin' back
to her."
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Mrs. j.. N. Hall reports that Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Hoff are doing
nicely in Miami, Florida. Mr..
Hoff, a recent graduate of Tulane
University, is an employee of
Sears Roebuck company in Miami.
The Hoffs are reported to be miss
ing their LEXINGTON ADVER-
TISER, and a subscription is being
mailed to them starting this week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

A newcomer to Lexington is
Mr.. Luther Pugh, who is now In
charge of shoe repair at Williams
Outlet store. MI. Pugh comes
from Memphis, but is originally
from Dyersburg, Tennessee.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. John Summerlin and son,
James, who operate a store at
Richland, were in Lexington on
business Monday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Mrs. Alice Sharp Ratcliff went
to Memphis Tuesday for medical
treatment.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Mr. Erie Wyne Hanna, Meri-
dian. was a guest of Mrs. Ruth
Roach Sunday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Mr.. Henri P. Watson, and Henri
p. Watson, Jr., will attend a dis
persion sale at Grand Saline, Tex
as, on September Oath. This
Texas city is located between Dali
las and Fort Worth.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Clyde Russell, Greenville, spent
Saturday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. l.. Russell here. They
all went to Greenville Saturday,
then returned to Greenville Sun
day.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Jesse and Edgar Russell, Mon
day evening, called on their father
E. I. Russell, who had been taken
ill.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Miss Myree Rodgers and Henry
Hearn visited Mrs. Olive Tyson
and daughter Tuesday in Cox
burg.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Mr.. r. E. Dodd was in town
Tuesday, and reported that his
sister, Mrs Joanna Screws, is in
Emergency hospital at Vicksburg.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

c. E. Peeler, Memphis, visited
friends in Lexington over the
weekend.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Thompson
spent the weekend in Columbia.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

The many friends of Mr.. O. L.
Ellison will be glad to learn he
is making splendid progress at the
Foundation hospital in New Or
leans following a recent major
operation and is now able to be
a part of each day. He also was
able to shave himself for the first
time this week and it is reported
he may be able to come home
within several days.
Rep. E. B. Ellington from Mar
shall county, Tennessee, with
Messrs. Clyde York, Max Osborn,
Harrol Willis and Clarence Hol-
loman, of Columbia, Tennessee,
visited in the A. T.. Ellington
home Sunday afternoon enroute
to the meeting of the Farm Bu-
reau in Jackson this week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

David MeDavid visited his mo-
Their in McComb last weekend.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Mrs. H. B. Moore is happy. to be
back at home after spending the
past three months in the hospital
at Chicago.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Mrs. w. w. McRae and Mrs.
Lipsey had as their recent guests
Mrs. H. B. Warnack and Sarah, of
Brookhavsn. Mr.. Warnack ac-
companied them home Sunday
night.
Mr.. and MIS-. B. F. Marx, Vicks-
burg, spent the weekend with her
mother, Mrs. A. S. Heffner.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Local style makers state there
is a movement afoot to give mems
clothes a new look" every five
years. One of the executives OF a
big clothing association says that
there has been no real change in
mems STYLES since the bi-swing
coats and belted jackets, so he
suggests some new wrinkles-the
idea being, of course, to sell more
clothes. For my part, / suggest
that men start wearing sensible
summer garb with the emphasis
on sports shirts without coats
for any and all occasions instead
of continuing to stay wrapped In
blanket-like, heating-pad jackets
which would suit bears more than
perspiring humans.
First report from Washington
on the G. /. insurance rebate
forms sent in by vets is typically
discouraging. These forms-and
/ filled in one myself-are as sim
pie as Juniors first primer lesson
vet a lot Of them were found to
be incorrectly filled in, some even
forgetting to sign the virtually
fooi-proof, few-blanks, applica-
ton.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Mrs. M. J. Lipsey is able to be
up after a recent illness.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

The Automat here is known as
just about the cheapest place for
food In town, even though this
unique type Of restaurant is be-
coming more of a cafeteria than
b collection of holes-in-the-wall
where one plunks in a dime and
gets a slab of pie etc. But the
Automat is not as cheap as one
woman took it to be the other day.
She came in, bought a cup of cof-
fee, seated herself at one of the
tables, drew forth a paper bag
and proceeded to take out her
homemade cookies to eat. The
manager of the place quietly came
over and asked her to leave.
George Putnam, local redhead-
ed radio commentator whom /
knew during the war, made a
weekend trip recently which re-
minds one again of the wonders
of our modern age. On Friday af-
ternoon he took off by plane for
London and Frankfort and was
back here in time for his show at
noon on Monday during which he
reported on his talks with the for
eign officials he interviewed dur
ing his European visit.
With my fight-fan cousin, Mil
ton Callahan of Rossville, Georgia,
I went up to see the first prize
fight l had seen in years. This
night, and was between the
one was at the Yankee stadium al
! worlds welterweight champion
Ray Robinson and a Bronx con.
tender, Steve Belloise. 1t was
cool night, for a. change, and Out
there in the great baseball sta
dunn which the called "the house
that Babe Ruth built" we sat un-
| der the stars and watched the
Ileather-pushers A series OF pre-
! liminary bouts proved to be Sc
| mediocre and boring that 1t wa'
only by consuming large quaint
| ties of peanuts-with shells IRE
moved) that we managed to keel
| entertained. Then came the mail
| fight and the crowd came to life
In spite of a valiant challenge
I; Belloise ran unluckily into a hare
punch in the seventh round, ant
Robinson won by a technica
knockout when his opponent wa
unable to answer the bell for tn
next round.