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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12
NOTICE AND ADVERTISEMENT
OF BOND SALE

Pursuant to the directions of a
resolution passed, approved and
adopted by the Board of Supervi-
sors of Holmes County, Miss1s-
sippi, on May 2, 1949, notice IS
hereby given that S20,0O0.O0 OF
the serial bonds of Coxburg Con-
solidated School District of Holm
es County, Mississippi, will be Of
fered for sale at public auction
at the County Courthouse in the
City of Lexington, Holmes Coun-
ty, Mississippi, at 11:00 o'clock A.
M. on Monday, June 6, 1949. Said
bonds shall be in the denomina-
tions of 81, 100000 each and shall
be dated May 2, 1949, and the in
terest thereon will be payable
semi-annually, and said bonds
shall mature as follows:
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12
SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
To Richard Stout, whose street
and post office address is 1911
West 14th Place, Chicago, Illinois.
You are summoned to appear
before the Chancery Court of the
County of Holmes in the State Of
Mississippi, on the Fourth Monday
of May 1949 to defend the suit No.
8095 in said Court of Virginia
Stout, wherein you are a Defend
ant.
This the 9th day of April. 1949.
PARHAM H. WILLIAMS,
Clerk. 2-4tnp
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12
NOTICE TO
No. 8102

Letters of Administration hav-
ing been franted this day by the
Chancery Court of Holmes Coun-
ty, Mississippi, to the undersigned
upon the estate of Mrs. Melissa
Nixon, deceased, notice is hereby
given to all persons having claims
against said estate to present the
same to the Clerk of said Court
for probate and registration ac-
cording to law within six months
from this date or they will be for
ever barred.
This May z, 1949.
Mrs. Reba Nixon Miles
Administrative.
4-4-tnp
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12
CHANCEAY SUMMONS
The State Of Mississippi
County of Holmes:

To: Walter Albert Griffin
whose post office address and
street address is: 8703 Greedy, De-
troit II, Michigan.
You are hereby summoned to be
and appear before the Chancery
Court of Holmes County, Missis-
sippi. ON the Fourth Monday OF
May, 1949, to defend the suit No.
8O61 in said Court, of Ida Ruth
Griffin, Complainant, wherein you
are a defendant.
This the 18th day of March,
I949.
(SEAL) PARHAM H. WILLIAMS,
Chancery Clerk. 1-4tp
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

No. 8074 Letter testamentary
having been granted on the 30th
day of March, 1949, by the Chan
Gerry Court of Holmes County.
Miss, to the undersigned upon the
estate of Alice Martin Vincent,
Deceased, notice is hereby given
to all persons having claims
against said estate to present the
same to the Clerk of said Court
for probate and registration ac-
cording to law within six months
from this date, or they will be
forever barred.
This the 50 day Of March, I949.
w. M. VINCENT, Executor.
1-4tp
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12
LEGAL NOTICE
r TO

Letters Testamentary having
been granted on the 22nd day
of April, 1949, by the Chancery
Court of Holmes County, Missis-
sippi, to the undersigned upon
The estate of j. l.. Tate, deceased,
notice is hereby given to all per-
sons having claims against said
tskzte to present the same to the
Clerk of said court for probate
and registration according to law,
within six months from this date
br they will be forever barred.
This the 22nd day of April, 1949.
Mrs. frankie Heard Tate,
Executrix
4-4tnp
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No, 1904
Executrix's Notice to Creditors OF
Sherman Greer. Deceased

4NSNsSS
Sherman Greer. Deceased
Letters Testamentary having
been granted on the 22nd day of
March, 1949, by the Chancery
Court of Holmes County, Missis-
sippi, to the undersigned upon the
estate of Sherman Greer, OF
Holmes County, Mississippi. de-
ceased, notice is hereby given to
all persons having claims against
said estate to present the same to
the Clerk of said Court for pro-
bate and registration according
to law within six months from this
date, or they will be forever bar
red.
This the 22nd day of March, A.
D., 1919.
LILLE ALEXANDER,
Executrix.
P. P. Lindholm, Sol.
1-4tp
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12

Miss Joyce Williams spent Mo-
theirs day with her parents in
Prentiss.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12

Use Tho CIussiaeds 1T iPuys
, 1949-02-05
SondY Point Products
Company Sponsors
Baseball League

The newly organized Base
ball League sponsored by the
Sandy Point Products Com
pany is scheduled to get un-
der way tomorrow beginning
at 2::30 in the afternoon at Pa
rade Ground. The Crusaders
will square off with the Eb-
lings first.
A trophy will be awarded to
the winner through the cour-
tesy of the youthful and pro-
gressive president of the San
Continued on Page ~
, 1949-02-05
V. !. Protests Against
Butler Bill Heurd
Over WKAQ

Vigorous protests by Virgin
Islands legislators over the bill
introduced by Senator Butler
to provide one Resident Com
missioner for the Virgin Is
lands & Puerto Rico was heard
at 8 o'clock this morning over
station WKAQ. Hundreds of
persons, probably thousands,
listened to the half-hour pro-
gram.
Opening with the Star Span
gled Banner, the Honorable
Ludwig Harrigan was the first
speaker; followed by the Hon
CRADLES Walter Hodge, Alva
Mac Farlane & Carlos Down
ing. Hon. Omar Brown was an
nouncer. The voice of the Hon
orable Roy P. Gordon was eli
minated probably because of
time.
Miss Rita La Fontaine, ma
tive Virgin Islander, now va
cationing with friends here,
made the recording Of the Star
Spangled Banner. She is a stu
dent of the Julliard School of
Music.
, 1949-02-05
Inter-Islund Horse
Races To Be
Held In Murch

Plans are practically COM
pleted for an Inter-Is1and race
program to be held in St. Tho
mas some time during March.
AS a warm-up to this event a
card has been prepared for
Washington's Birthday, Feb
ruary %, in which some 2O-odd
horses have been entered.
Racing fans here are anx-
iously looking forward to the
time when some of our horses
which made such excellent
showing against the st. Tho
mas entries, can go over to the
sister island and repeat the
performance.
, 1949-02-05
Mrs. Luuru Flick Of NY
Visiting Relatives
On This Islund

Mrs. Laura Page Flick of
Chappaqua, New York, is Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Flick at Estate Orange Grove
during this month. From St.
Croix she will proceed to the
island of Captiva off the coast
of Florida, for the balance Of
the winter.
Mrs. Flick's late husband
was DR.. Alexander G. Flick,
historian for the State of New
York.
, 1949-02-05
Bishop BoYnton To
Preside Over
Convection Feb. g

The inaugural Convocation
of the Anglican Missionary
District of the Virgin Islands
will convene at St. Johns
Church, Christiansted, on Wed
nesday, February 9th and 10,
and will be attended by the
priests and lay delegates of
the various parishes, and pre-
sided over by the Right Rev
erend Charles F. Boynton who
has been appointed to have the
episcopal oversight of the Dis
trict.
Bishop Boynton will be of
ficially received at the Church
on his arrival on Tuesday af-
ternoon, February 8, and the
Continued on Page A.
Es-
, 1949-02-05
CeYlon Celebrates It's
LIST anniversary Of
Independence

Yesterday, Ceylon celebrat-
ed the first anniversary of her
independence which she won
from Great Britain, as a Bri-
fish cruiser in the harbor fired
a tWenty-one gun salute, and
natives blew conch shells
throughout the island.
The Ceylonese High Com
missioner speaking in London
paid tribute to the way in
which Ceylon won her free
dom only by political agitation
and showing what I'VE could
do, because of this, he said,
Continued on Page a
, 1949-02-05
Labor Union Office
Moving To New
Quarters

The offices of the st. Croix
Labor Union is being moved to
new quarters. 1t will be locat-
ed in the Congressional Build
ing, owned by the Virgin Is
lands Congressional Council,
of which Alfred Francis is
president.
Much of the files were still
at the old location in front of
the Christiansted Grammar
School but the officers trans
sacted business in the new
quarters today.
The building, incidentally,
was formerly owned by the
Labor Union in years gone by.
, 1949-02-05
Chinu's Acting Pres.
To Send Peace
Delegation

China's acting President is
said to be prepared to name a
new peace delegation to hold
talks with the Communists. A
previous delegation was turn
ed down., as the Communist
head refused to see them.
AS the Communists took
over Pieping they have begun
the issuance Of new currency
which will displace the pre-
sent gold Yuan. Officials of
the ECA have been notified to
evacuate their quarters and
the staff will complete the dis
tribution of 300, 900 tons of re-
lief supplies.
Fourteen members of the
United States Embassy have
been transferred from Nam
king to Canton, the new capi-
tai of the Nationalist govern
, 1949-02-05
OF Iron Shot By
Fonotic: Injury Slight

While attending a ceremony
the Shah of Iran was shot by
a member of an extremist,
however, his injury was said
to be slight. The crowd attack
ed the would-be assassin and
seriously injured him. The
Shah was given first-aid treat
ment and he was able to return
to his palace.
Late reports say that the
would-be assassin died Of in
juries received after the infu-
rated crowd severely mauled
him.
, 1949-02-05
U.N. Security Council
To Meet On Tuesduv

A meeting of the Security
Council of the United Nations
is scheduled for Tuesday next.
One of the items to be consi-
dered will be the reduction Of
conventional ornaments.
This was a result of the meet
ing held in Paris last year, at
which a one-third reduction in
armament was suggested.
, 1949-02-05
Horrigdn To Speak
In F'sted.. C'sted.
Next Week

The Honorable Ludwig E.
Harrigan, Chairman of the st.
Croix Municipal Council will
speak to the people Of Freder-
iksted and Christiansted on
Tuesday and Wednesday of
next week, he announced to-
day.
Mr.. Harrigan will speak in
Frederiksted on Tuesday night
at $3.50 and on the following
night in Christiansted at the
same hour. In each case he
will speak from the Band
stand.
His topic will be around the
recent developments in the
Virgin Islands Company"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-22
The EverbIooming Aloha

Gardeners will thrill at the
beauty of the exceptionally fine
everblooming Climbing Rose Aloha
which is being introduced this
fall. Here is a rose that meets
every requisite for a climbing rose.
Aloha is an everbloomer. The
boomers smother the plant in June
and continue to appear in pro-
tusion right up to frost. And
what blooms. The flowers are en-
)rmous, measuring four to six
inches across, and an enchanting
shade of rich raspberry-pink.
These large flowers open slowly
from the most beautiful buds ever
seen on a climber which are as
arge and perfectly formed as any
Hybrid Tea. And to set off this
perfectness of bloom each flower
is borne on a stiff straight stem
of from twelve to twenty-four
inches in length which is covered
with large lustrous green leaves
resembling the glossiness of Christ
mas Holly.
Aloha is an exceptionally Wig
)rous and hardy grower, which
when established, makes a wonder
,ul pillar, or cover for trellis
or garden wall. Remember pillars
are an ideal way to use climbers
small garden as accents or to
add a third dimension to the rose
garden.
The exquisite bud, the open
flower, the length and sturdiness
of the stems together with the lust
rous green foliage make this rose
perfect for cutting. Mrs. Vincent
P. Whittsit, well known lecturer,
teacher and judge of flower ar
rangements says, aloha is the
finest and easiest rose to arrange
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-22

ability to retain needles and, Of
course, price are factors.
Best seller on the Christmas
tree market today is the balsam
fir, a product of New England
and Northeastern United States.
About six and one-half million of
these are sold in an average year.
Douglas frs, products of the
Pacific Coast, are the second most
popular. Black spruce, red cedar
and white spruce follow in that
order. Together these make up SO
percent of all Christmas trees sold
in the United States. Scotch pine,
Southern pine, red spruce, Vir-
ginia pine, white fir, Norway
spruce, hemlock, cypress, juniper
and Engleman spruce also are
marketed in commercial quanti-
ties.
Historians disagree over how
and when this Christmas tree bust
ness started in America. Home
sick Hessian soldiers, brought
over from Germany by the British
to fight George Washington's
Continental Army, probably in
troduced the custom.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-22

Another German, the sixteenth
century religious leader Martin
Luther, generally is credited with
originating the custom of decorat-
ing Christmas trees with lights.
Noting how snowflakes on the
boughs of evergreen trees reflect
ed moonlight, Martin Luther de-
termined to capture the same
effect in his home by placing
lighted candles on the tree. The
idea spread through the centuries.
This Christmas eve, just as they
have since 1923, people will gather
around an evergreen tree on the
White House lawn to participate
in tree lighting ceremony dedi-
Gated by the President and broad
cast nationally.
Forestry-wise the United States
has Travelled a full circle since
Theodore Roosevelt's day. Christ
mas trees, like sawlogs and pulp
wood, have become a crop in
America. This country's forests,
if protected and wisely managed,
can produce both wood and
Christmas trees in quantities suf-
ficient to meet present as we'll as
future needs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-22
An Xmas Greeting :

An executive of the Rockville
Public Health Lay Committee
this week paid high tribute to
a Rockville woman who though
confined by illness to her chair
and able to move only her hands
and arms-sews, crochets, runs
her sewing machine, uses the
telephone and even does the
family ironing. Not only that
for the past year she has been
sewing for the Rockville Lay
Committee.
"She never turns us down."
says Mrs. Stanley Howes, "even
though her table is piled high
with sewing for her numerous
grandchildren and other rela-
tives. She does all this with a
cheerfulness and willingness
that should put us all to shame"
So Mrs. Meredith Slater the
Rockville Health Committee, the
Public Health Nurses, the
mothers and babies who benefit
by your work, wish you and
yours "a Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-22
Damascus High School
News Notes

ic was very interesting. and we
gained many new ideas.
GAINESVILLE Noses Out Damascus
The Damascus High School
boys basketball teams ventured to
GAINESVILLE on December 8, 1919,
and were nosed out A 35. The
game was very fast and Damascus
was in the lead at the half 22-17.
Harold Mullinix lead the scoring
for Damascus with IL points. In
the preliminary the Damascus J.V.
swamped the Clarksville J. v. 32-
IA.
Visiting Committee
On Monday, December IL, 1949,
Damascus High School was host
to a visiting committee. This COM
mittee was made up Of Mrs. Ruth
Cue, Mr.. Maxwell Burdette, Mr..
Thomas Pyle, county supervisors,
and Mr.. Charles Remaley, principal
of Sherwood High School.
The committee observed class
throughout the day. In a meeting
after school the committee made
many recommendations to the
faculty they felt were necessary.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-22

started on January 1, 1887, the
contribution rate for both employer
and employee has been one per-
cent on the first $4,000 of wages
paid by the employer during
calender year. Though supposed
to increase several times during
this period, the Congress froze it
at one percent on each occasion.
Mr.. Sadd stated that the increase
in the amount of contributions
paid by employer and employee
should further underline the inn
portance of correct and complete
reporting by employers with the
closest cooperation of employees.
Only in this way can the wage
Garner be certain that he is get
ting full credit for all of the old
age and survivors insurance he is
buying.
"The files of the Bureau of
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
have eighty million names and
numbers, Mr.. Sadd added. "Better
than 10000 are John Smith and
more than 5000 are Joe Johnson.
But each and every John Smith
and Joe Johnson has a different
social security number. The name
alone is not enough. That's why
it's so very important for each
worker to show his social security
card to his employer the moment
he is hired. The employee shouldn't
rely on memory or scribble his
number on slip of paper and
hand it to his employer. The pencil
used for scribbling has an eraser
on it just because folks make
mistakes"
Employees who have lost their
social security cards or need to
have changes made should con-
tact their Washington Field office
at 1400 Pennsylvania Ave., N. w.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-22
IAN join hand, and around you 70"

There's nothing quite like the friendly spirit
you see when good neighbors get together.
II might be at a square dance - or on a
telephone party line. Good party-line neigh
bors are careful not to interrupt when the
line is in use except in an emergency. They
give others q chance 10 use the line by
spacing" their calls The result OF this
friendly party-line spirit is better telephone
service for everybody.
The Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone
Company Of Baltimore City
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-22
Christmas Holiday


Well, Christmas is here again
and the faculty and students are
glad to see it roll around. It
means a short vacation for all
concerned so that we may rest up
and be ready to start a bright
New Year. This will be the last
group of articles printed before
Christmas, and l want to take the
opportunity to wish you, the
readers, a very Merry Christmas
and an extremely Happy New
Year on behalf of the staff of
the Press Club of Damascus High
School and our sponsor. We will
continue to bring the news to you
during the new year.
Dungaree Dance
On December 8, 1919, Damascus
High School went all out for a
dungaree dance which was big
success. All who attended came
in dungarees. There were a var
iety of boys loud plaid shirts
worn by the girls. The music was
on records.
Basketball Clinic
Last Friday night, December 8,
several Damascus High School
girls, Nancy McDaniels, Hazel
Burdette, Evelyn Day, Eleanor
Barber and their sponsor Mill
Mary Lou Stevens had the pleasure
of attending the basketball clinic
held at Takoma Park Junior High
School. The purpose of this elm
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-22
MOL Range Featured
In Popular Science
December Magazine

The Naval Ordnance Labora-
tory Acroballistics Range is fea-
tured in a story appearing in the
December issue of the Popular
Science now on sale. The range
at White Oak near Silver Spring,
will be used to test tiny models of
guided missiles and rockets at
speeds of more than 5000 miles
per hour. By gauging the reaction
of the tiny models to these extreme
velocities, MOL scientists will be
able to determine how large size
missiles will behave in flight.
The Popular Science story was
written by John F. Loosbrook,
Washington editor of the maya
zine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-22
There Will Arrays Be Christmas Trees

WASHINGTON, D. C. (Spe-
ciaD-Fifty years ago a Presi-
dent of the United States
banned the use of Christmas
trees in the White House be-
cause he thought the practice
of cutting young evergreens
was wasteful.
That order, issued by Theodore
Roosevelt, went unchallenged I'M
til two of his young sons were
caught in the act of smuggling
Christmas tree into the Executive
Mansion. To escape their fathers
presidential wrath they appealed
to Americas first professional for
ester and Theodore Roosevelt's
good friend, Clifford Pinchot, to in
tercede for them.
Pinchot did, pointing out that
proper cutting of small evergreens
for Christmas use is not harmful
and frequently actually helps
forest.
That advice, good enough so
years ago to lift a White House
ban and convince a strong minded
president, is echoed this year by
no less an authority than the
American Forest Products Indus
tries.
"Don't worry about the plight
of the poor Christmas tree" says
this wood-industry sponsored or
ganization, "it's as replaceable as
the Thanksgiving turkey and just
as indispensable to the American
scene"
Nearly half of the 81 million
evergreens that make up Ameri-
cas- 1949 Christmas tree harvest
were farm produced. Nearly nine
tenths of the entire crop was cut
on privately owned timberland. To
augment this domestic Christmas
tree harvest, about five million
evergreens are imported annually,
most of them from Canada.
Besides bringing a fragrant
freshness of the forest into two
out of every three American
homes this December, the three
month Christmas tree harvest
pours an estimated 80 million dol
lars into the Nations economic
bloodstream.
Most American Christmas trees
are thinned from natural growth
forests. An original stand of from
five to ten thousand trees per acre
will actually mature only a few
hundred sawlog-size trees. Most
of the small evergreens, selectively
cut for Christmas sale, would
sooner or later have been elm
mated by Nature in thesiife and
death struggle for forest space.
When it comes to selecting a
Christmas tree, most Americans
have as many individual likes and
dislikes as they have in motor cars
or hats. Color, limb strength,
shape, compactness, fragrance, an
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-22
with Johnny Bell
A busy Christmas for Long Distance

Long Distance telephone lines will
be crowded with calls this Christmas.
Well be working hard to put them
through, with thousands OF telephone
people on the job and lots of new
circuits in service. Still there are
bound TO be delays.
Rather than risk disappointment
on your calls to faraway friends
and relatives. why not telephone
them before Christmas Eve or after
Christmas Day? You'll get faster
service then. Reduced calling rates
will be in effect all day Monday,
December rs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-22

that | have ever worked with, and
it lasts longer too"
Rumor has it that two of the
leading contenders for the Acad-
envy Oscar are Olivia De Havilland,
for her performance in "The
Heiress," and Jeanne Grain for
her role in 'Pinky". In the fore
front of the male contenders are
Montgomery Cliff in "The Heir
ess"; Jimmy Stewart, in "The
Stratton Story; Larry Parks, in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-22
Germantown Boys All
Club Elects Officers

According to Jon Westfall, re-
porter, at the December meeting
of the Germantown boys All Club,
held at the home of William Gle
ments, officers for 1850 were
were elected. They are: Joseph
Gloyd, president; Reginald King,
vice-president; Robert Dorsey,
secretary; Roy Selby, treasurer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-22
Rife Lock For Safety

Quincy, III. = Elmer Sass has
perfected what he believes is the
antidote to accidental discharge
of rifles and shotguns. It's re-
movable safety device equipped
with key lock of the type used
on automobile glove compart-
ments. The metal gadget, weigh
ing three ounces, slips around the
trigger and guard and firing
mechanism.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-22


"Jolson Sings Again." Jimmy
Cagney in white Heat" and
Gary Cooper in "Task Force"
Remember Skippy Homeier who
played the young Nazi in ITO
morrow the World" He's a grown
up killer now in at he Gun
Fighter"
allays fears of foreign traders.
After carefully persusing the
writings ia number of political
prognosicators, we have come to
the conclusion that most of them
write what the agitate rather than
what is happening.