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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-20

The members of Club 8 were
entertained by Mrs. Carl Moses
at her home Wednesday after
noon. Two tables of guests enjoy
ed playing rock. Mrs. w. E. Mar
shall scored high tb win first
prize, Mrs. j. ]. Davis won second
and Mrs. Jewel McPhail won the
blngo. Others playing were Mrs.
P. H. Blaylock, Mrs. CASTOR Lyon,
Mrs. Rickles and Mrs. c. c. Wade.
The hostess served a delicious
dessert course and coffee.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-20
Birthday Purty

Wednesday January 18th mark
ed the ninth birthday of Betty
Pettus which was celebrated with
a party given by her grandmother,
Mrs. R. P. Porch. Because of incle-
ment weather, games were played
in the house - the open fire
adding much cheer to the occa-
sion.
Gifts were given the honoree
with the little girls singing
Happy Birthday" Ice cream
cake and soft drinks were served
to Bonnie Brannon, Billy 10
Younger, Joan Henderson, Mari
lyn Somerville, Barbara end Betty
Pettus.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-20

Miss Ann Smith, Miss Sara
Ellen Jones, Mrs. Byrd Jones and
Mrs. Jimmy Cunningham attend
ed the Bob Hope show at the City
auditorium in Jackson Saturday
night.
DR.. and Mrs. Ted Halpin left
for their home in Lockport, Il
linois after a pleasant visit in the
home of DR.. and Mrs. j. j. Kazar.
The doctors were classmates at
the University of Illinois.
Mrs. Frank Gwin, Sr., is visiting
in the home of her sister, Mrs.
Harry Cole in Jackson.
Mrs. Victor Beard of Waukegan,
Illinois is the house guest of her
aunt, Mrs. j. E. Gwin.
Nh. and Mrs. Hymie Schur and
son Samuel returned Tuesday
night from a business and pleas
ure trip to New Orleans. Among
the attractions they enjoyed was
the concert by Arthur Ruben
stein.
Mrs. Omega Bailey of Lambert
was the guest of Mrs. Frank OAR
nell and Mrs. Ora Martin last
week.
Mrs. ]. E. Gwin and Mrs. j. c.
Cannon visited relatives and
friends in Kosciusko Tuesday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-20

s.cks az Bronchial Asthma ain deep -
merry without trying MENDACo. vAtuA
works thru b blood 70 reach sroncntal
ssmcve thick, sticky mucous. Thns sllev4aAea
ecughing and aids fresx breathing and eeet0
saeSn- Oct NENDACO from druggist eatAos
1890 a. monsg hack guafanteoA
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-20
TCHULA NEWS
Mrs, J. l.. Shields Hostess
MRS c. r. HAMLIN. Rspcrsss

The members of the Thursday
Bridge club met with Mrs. ]. l..
Shields with two tables enjoying
the games. Vases of burning bush
added to the pleasant atmosphere
of the room. Iced Coca-Colas were
served by the hostess and her
daughter, Mary Alice. At the end
of the progressions, Mrs. E. N.
McKibben held the high score,
Mrs. Charley Smith low score, and
Mrs. C. T. Cobb, tea guest, won
the bingo.
A salad course and coffee was
served to those present.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-20

The women of the Presbyterian
church met in the home of Mrs.
Gillian Gwin Monday afternoon.
with seven members present. Mrs,
w. E. Hays presided at the meet
ing. The Lords Prayer was said
in unison. Members responded to
roll call with the name and coun-
try of a foreign missionary. The
mission book is China Twi-
light or Dawn" Mrs. Everarde
Jones gave the devotional using
Homes in the Bible as the theme.
The program, Bringing the
World into Our Homes" was dis
cussed by Mrs. c. r. Hamlin and
Mrs. Gwin. Mizpah closed the
meeting. The hostess served Coca
Colas, cookies and sailed nuts.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-20

Mrs. Roy K. Wilson, Mrs. w.
w. Gwin, Mr.. and Mrs. Gillian
Gwin, Susie and Jane, went to
Jackson Saturday to see Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom James. Mrs. w. w.
Gwin remained for a visit of two
weeks with her daughter.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-20
Bridge Club

Mrs. Harvey Buck was hostess
to the members of the Wednesday
club at her home with two tables
of members enjoying bridge. Mrs.
Charley Smith was a tea guest.
The hostess served Coca-Colas
during the afternoon and follow
ing the games, coffee and chocol-
ate tarts. Mrs. Kenneth Parrish
won the high score prize and Mrs.
Bernard Jones won the bingo.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-20

Coach Leroy Austin of Morgan
City spent the week end with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. F.
Austin.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-20

Among those attending the con-
cert in Greenwood Sunday after
noon by the Indianapolis Sym
phony orchestra yer Mrs. L. T.
Foster, Miss Lidell, Mrs. j. c.
Cannon, Mrs. Edgar Mayfield,
Mrs. Sam Foose, ST., Mrs. James
Cunningham, Sr., Mrs. M. L.
Turner, Mrs. Ned Parrish, Mrs,
Florence Buck, Abe Tahir, Jr.,
Cecilia Samaha and Rev. H. H.
Wallace.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-20

Recent guests in the home of
Mrs. Hattie Trigleth were her
brother and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Vasser Mize, Mrs. Smith of Louise
and Mr.. and Mrs, Jim Dixon and
son and daughter of B%entonia.
Mrs. Hal Barrett spent the
week end in Jackson and Terry
and was accompanied home by
her grandson, Dickie Barrett. Mr..
and Mrs. John Barrett of Jackson
were Sunday guests in the Barrett
home. Their son returned with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eyerarde Jones,
Jr., who have been living in New
York City, have recently moved
to Jackson to make their home.
They were the week end guests
of Mrs. Everarde Jones.
Mrs. Earl Fisher, Patsy Fisher,
Mrs. Hugh Nichols and Hugh, Jr.,
attended the Gene Autry show
at the auditorium in Jackson
Thursday evening.
F. M. Woody. member of the
Vicksburg High school faculty,
spent the week end with his mo-
Their. Mrs. w. w. Woody and Miss
Ouida Woody.
Mrs. Carl Moses was called to
Sikeston, Missouri, last week on
account of the serious illness of
her father, H. M. Holmes.
Miss Vivian Rickles, student at
Delta State Teachers college, at
Cleveland, spent the week end
at home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Cooperatives Plan
Membership Meeting

Farmer-members of Southern
States cooperatives are planning an
nual membership meetings.
Annual reports, elections, contests.
etc. will be among the highlights.
The one at Accident will be held in
the school auditorium on Monday,
July Is. at p. m. Charles Wilt will
preside. c. A. Williams. district man
ager, Oakland. and Walter II. Fratz.
Accident. viii give reports.
Election Of new members to the
advisory board and farm home ad-
visory committee will be included.
Nominees for the board posts are
Walter Hartman, Paul Miller. Luther
Bowscr, Claude Fike. Accidents; and
and Earl Bowser, Addison. Mrs. Wal
ter Burkhart. Mrs. Sherman Tress-
Ter, Mrs. Oscar Hartman and Mrs.
Charles r. Bowser are the farm home
committee nominees. Mrs. Harvey
Hartman is chairman Of a Homegrown
hat contest.
There will be special music by the
Cove ridge runners, and group sing
ing by Rev 0. P. Fike.
The meeting at Grantsville will be
held July u, in the school auditorium
at $50. The meeting at Eglon will be
held July 25, in the Community build
ing. at 1870.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
MARRIED

Martin Bennett-On Saturday. July
>. at dusk in the home of Rev. II. O..
Teagarden, Mt Lake Park, Mrs
Beatrice Bennett. daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Darwin Hauser, Oakland.
became the bride Of Capt. Ralph Mar
tin. L. s. Army, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Martin, of Brookside. There
were no attendants.
For her wedding Mrs. Martin
chose a light grey street length suit
with pink and black accessories and
a corsage of pink rosebuds
The bride was graduated from
Oakland High school, class of 1881
For the past three and one half years
she has been employed at the Hardes-
ty Beauty shop.
The groom was graduated from
Aurora. W. Va, High school in 1888.
In 1911 he entered the army and
served three years overseas. He re
turned to the States in June, 1918.
and has since been stationed at Fort
Meade. where the couple will make
their home.
Mrs. Martin has two sons by n
previous marriage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14

turned from a vacation trip to Pitts
burgh and Erie, Pa, and Niagara
Falls and Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Dice, Kenneth
Dice and L. W. Duling We're Sunday
guests of Mrs. $. K. Duling. Hart
Evansville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell Lantz enter
tanned with a family dinner ON sun
day The guests were Mn. and Mrs.
a. L. Lantz. Thomas; Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifton Lantz, and children Richard
and Pamela Kay, Davis. W. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dean and children
Joe, Jr. and Linda Sue Washington,
Cash Hesen and son, Edward. Rom
ney, W. Va, were recent guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Sewers.
Mrs. Blair Cyphert and daughter.
Janet. Turtle Greek. Pa; Mr.. and
Mrs. Don Wertz, Wilmerding, Pa;
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
Along the Potomac
to Washington
BY J. Glenn Beau

The House Of Representatives is
meeting in the large Ways and Means
Committee Room. In the New House
Office building. while woIkmen tear
down the steel scafoldmg and reno
waite the House Chamber III the Capt.
toll Building. The Senate is meeting
in the historic old Senate Chamber Of
more than a hundred years ago.
which also was used for some decades
as the home Of the L. s. Supreme
Court which. Of course, now has its
own impressive building.
The change-over to new. cramped
spaces has worked a hardship on the
members of the press and ON persons
who like to visit Congress during the
summer. The New House Office build
ing. in which I have my office. has
never seemed buster and more bustl-
ing during the years in which have
served here But everyone under
stands that it is only a temporary ar
rangcment and that by next January
both houses Of Congress will be meet
ing again in their accustomed places.
! had to smile at the greatly-re-
strictod must" program which the
President handed to his Congression-
al leaders at his White House con-
ference last week \ month ago. more
or less. when Speaker of the House.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14

this should make room for some
wheat from the District. A confer
ence has been arranged between a
representative of the wheat growers
Of Western Maryland. Commodity
Credit officials and officials Of the
railroads I'M Baltimore ON Monday
and they will try to work out some
way to relieve the situation.
Several hundred letters and tele-
grams have been received by us rela-
tive to action TO repeal excise taxes.
/ signed the petition to bring such
Legislation before the House.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-07-14
nder The Dome

I have been in touch with Com
modify Credit Corporation regarding
the seriousness Of the wheat short
age space as it is affecting Western
Maryland farmers. Some wheat was
moved out Of Baltimore elevators and
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-08
Friday. April 8. l94s

Members of the Western Euro pean Union and three other allies of the United States under the North Atlantic treaty appealed 10 Washington today for funds to build defenSeS.
 Britain, France. Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg. Nor way, Denmark and Italy appealed for the funds.
 In Washington, secretary of state Dean Acheson informed the eight allies that the U. s. govern ment is ''prepared to recommend" that Congress enact a program of military aid. Acheson said the ap- peals "are consistent with the spir- it" of the pact. No plea came from Canada, Portugal or Iceland, the remaining North Atlantic alliance members.
 Washington observers said the requests and the American official reply set the stage for President Truman to go to Congress for an endorsement of Western European military assistance which may amount to $1,250,O00,000.
 Uneasy negotiations are still un- derway in China for peace set clement between the nationalist government and the communists. Acting president Lii Tsung-Jen of the nationalists, who rejected a communist ultimatum to transfer control by next Tuesday. has made a dramatic plea to the Reds.
 Ii offered, in a message to com munist headquarters in Peiping, to be "burned in oil or dismem- bered" if it would help bring about peace. He said he had mo
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-08
Friday. April 8. ls4s

other wish but that Of ,limin1t;nG war so that the people may be rescued from their suffering
 The Reds poise a threat of send ing troops southWard across the Yangtze river, if the natiOnalls,s dO not come to terms. Lis rejec- ton of the ultimatum might well mean the civil war will continue.
 The expected sure n d CT of Karen rebels in Burma did not materialize today. The govern ment, which has been trying to put down a revolt of the Karen national union for over two months, announced yesterday that the Karens would lay down their arms at Insein, suburb of Ran gOon, the capital.
 However, Karen president Saw Ba U Gyi did not show up for the surrender ceremony. It is feared his warning tribesmen, who are fighting for a separate and inde- pendent Karen state, are holding him prisoner.
 Foreign minister Munoz of Guatemala charged that fascist forces were attempting to over throw the government of presi- dent Juan Jose ArevalO. Two per sons have been killed in fighting near the Mexican border which has been closed. Mexico has pro- claimed strict neutrality. A MeXi- can frontier commander describ-
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-08
Walrus Club Notes

The Walrus Club met last night in the City Hall.
 MT. C. D. Haberman of the N. C. Go. won the $50.00 milk fund prize for the week. A nextra prize of SlO.O00 was won by John Me Nees, after the drawing of numer- ouS names.
 The boxing committee reported plans progressing for a smoker to- be held in Nome on Saturday, April 30, with local and army tal- ent showing.
 The summer carnival commit tee reported much hard work ahead but are confident of a good show for the coming summer.
 The club was presented with an ivory gavel by MT. Paul Dryden of A. Polet's Store, to keep order at meetings. It was voted to send him letter of thanks to be pub lished in the Nome Nugget.
 It was voted to send letter of thanks to the N. C. o. Club of Marks Air Force Base for their donation of $8O.0O to the milk fund.
 It was decided to adopt the en- velope cachet as the official seal of the Summer Carnival.
 Due to the illness of Jack Len cer he was unable to attend the
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-08
THE NOME NUGGET
Single Engine Plane Sets Record

BALTIMORE. (P)-The Martin Mauler, a navy dive bomber also known to the fleet as Able Mabel, has set a new unofficial payload record for single-engine planes.
 The Glenn L. Martin company, manufacturer of the craft, said to- day that on a recent test flight the plane carried l0,689pound pay load. It's total weight, plane and load, was 29,332 pounds, he said. The load included three 2,000- pound torpedOes, twelve 25O- pound bombs, and four 20-mm. cannon with 300 rounds of ammu- milton.
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-08
LETTER TO PAUL DRYDEN
Nome, Alaska,
 April 2, 1949.

MT. Dryden:
 The Order of the Walrus wishes to publicly thank you for the beautiful gavel presented to the Club by you.
 This gavel of carved ivory has inscribed on one side "Order of the Walrus." On the other side is etched a remarkable reproduction of MT. Walrus," the picture used in all Walrus Club publicity. The gaVel was used at our last meeting and very effectively brought everyone present to at tention. Again we say Thank You.
 Sincerely yours,
 Order of the WalruS.
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-08
lnternation'l News At A Glance ---
CContined from Page One)

civil war likely will continue.
 Tn the United Nations, Russia is expected 70 criticize the western DoWe-s fOr n attempt 10 have the Y. N. condemn Russian satellite countries for the prosecutions of Josef Cardinal Mindszenty and Protestant leaders.
 U. s. delegate Warren R. Austin proposed yesterday that the assem- bly consider whether Hungary'S trial of the Cardinal and Bulgar- ia's prosecution sof IS Protestants was a violation of peace treaties.
 Greece has protested to the United Nations special commission on the Balkans that her commun- ist-dominated neighbor, Albania, is openly aiding Greek communist insurgents. The Greek government spokesman claimed that more than 3 900 men invaded the Grammos mountain section of northern Greece from the Albanian from tier.
 In Washington it was reported the United States would spend ,25O,O00,000 to arm Western Europe under the North Atlantic treaty. President Truman, it was said, would absorb this eXpendi- ture in the current budget of $4l,- 9OO,OO0,O00.
 The President yesterday told a group of freshmen Congressmen he would not hesitate to order dropping of atomic bombs if the decision had to be made ''for the welfare of the United States" and to preserve the demOcracieS of the world.
 But he held out hope that world peace can be maintained without resorting to atomic warfare.
 The British people had bitter pill to swallow in Sir Stafford Cripp's budget. The British finan- cial chief announced yesterday that subsidies on food would be reduced raising the prices tc consumers. Anticipating grumOles Sir Stafford said: "We can't have our cake and eat it too"
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-08

 ed the rebels as ''subversive groups of armed men without mil itary experience who are devoting themselves to robbery and loot ing"
 It is Guatemala's 18th revolu- ton in four years.
 American officials in Berlin said the Russians show signs of shifting their policy in Germany by making a show of how much they are doing for the Germans. The Russians today offered coal and potatoes at prices to win friends and influence people.
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-08
Mrs Carl Glavinovich left yes

terday for Spokane to visit with her mother for a couple of weeks. meeting but sent word that every one in the hospital in Anchorage is talking about "Operation CoW' in Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-08

Jack Lencer. watchmaker and new councilman, returned from Anchorage where he has been hos pitalized at the army hospital, and states that he is feeling much bet ter.
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-09
Life Al A Glance
BY David Bethea

What is all the fuss about the five per ceners? Man is
restless creature and going always find his relationship
n lie operation 81 business and government profitable WHEREBY
ef possible There always going Re one on the inside
n The highest places in business politics. who knows the
right people TO call upon for a favor
Scandals IN politics and among high government officials
are nothing Grover Cleveland was elected in one of the
drues campaigns in American history ana mindya his election
came with ia~ Of The real important discussed during the
campaign Back IN 1906 Lincoln Stens wrote series of ar
Hces for McGueS magazine which showed that John D. Rock
eieer had built up his oil monopoly through aid Of Wash
ington politics.
There was the scandals that around the Harding
administration know as the Teapot Dome Secretary Of the
INTERIOR Albert B. Fall called the carpet for re-
leasing Naval Oil Reserves Harry Sinclair Of Sinclair OIL #
was said thai Colonel Charles r. Forbes head of the Bureau
and his partner John W Thompson wasted or stole enough
government funds TO the total OF quarter of million dollars
through all these scandals and Investigations which follow
ea then only handful Of journalists few sore headed
opposing politicians any fever them The average John
faohe never became alarmed het-up about who gets
eunk OF dough for contracting big shot the government
LOT business purposes Sure they them IN the head
hes out they don't give boot about them and as matter
OF fact, soon forget about them
IL ue raging Journalists commentators and minority pol-
hlahs would exercise the amount Of energy in irving IN
see mat democracy is pracced would burn up when thew
see moi pacccd would big difference in the re-
latlohSHlp between Negro and white Jews and Gentle
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-09

forces In the meantime these so-caed good Americans could
put their united efforts to much better For
son. alone will not destroy America. Nor will he 40 enough
to contribute to the eventual destruction of capitalism l-
matter very much What he doing, and that with the silent
appreciation of thousands of the Negro masses speak
out against the rank discrimination segregation undemo
cratic actions of white Americans against all the American
people who happen to belong to the Negro If il wasn't
hn could be someone else since there will be some
brave and enough cudqe for the
minority against the nhumanity of maiortes to man If
he wasn't Of such artistic and financial statue little would be
SAID OF his agitation But he is just big enough to attract at
tenon from the doWnodden poverty-ridden Ne
groes, hence the hue and cry.
However, neither riots legal prosecutions the Ku Klx
han the Congressional Un-Amecan Activities committee nor
any oher form OF terrostc pressure will prevent those who
are courageous enough to the torch from doing and
doing SO with the help of any and all ewng organizations as
long these socaed good Americans sit conseravelv TIGHT
and snugy silent while their largest minority remain as second
class citizens
And the masses will always follow the torch held a!oft bv
any and all etWng organizations long as they are perod
caly plunged into heridden depressons Disseminated against
ynehed roed against ogged and deprived their rights as
American citizens
When when will they stop the hue and cry and do some
thing tangible?
Arkansas State press., 1949-09-09
Polio Epidemic Emergency Drive Own

OF all the problems faced by American families In 1910
fe have caused anxiety than the grim threat of nfantc
ss The blacklist polio year Of this generation has brought
tr cy into thousands Of young lives Many have Many
hsv' been severely crippled And throughout the country cpl
denies continue TO take heavy toll
During this emergency the National Foundation for Infan.
tile analysts faithfully carrying pledge leadership
In fight against polio It's representatives the spot
ever epidemic converting March Of Dimes funds
seri to the stricken That has taken many forms
dire payment Of patients medical expenses transportation
and ryment Of and physical thcapss procurement Of
vital hospital supplies and equipment and overall plan Of
act hat has minm2ed remarkable degree the avarc Of
this e~ppling disease.
TIE cost has been tremendous In hundreds IT hardh
mum National Foundation chapters have their
ues wiped out under the staggering burden of rcog csr
loads ey have had to call upon her national office mil
lions Of dollars emergency help them through
J. ~ long these emergency funds astg
7 has just from the National Foundations
= is than National Headquarters received from the 1919
March Dmes In other words there just isn't enough money
to do a. ne things that must be done-toiay
The ationa Foundation needs more money 10 continue Ia
help for patients can't until the March of Dimes
The STR IN need help NOW.
In & national emergency ask you who have escaped
infane paralysis help the thousands who have not been
fortunate your contribution large or small may make life
worth vg for youngster So please give generously n
This emergency drive Put your contribution in an envelope and
mail 1t to POLIO, care of your local Post Office