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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
Negro Wounded In
Gambling Fracas

A one-armed negro, Andrew
Dummy" Meeky, about 40, of
Lexington, shot and wounded
Isaiah Hayman, negro, SO, Lex
lngton streetcleaner, in an alter
cation over gambling, on Saturday
about 8 pm. on Mulberry street
near Yazoo intersection, accord
ing to City Marshal T. B. Leh-
man. Marshal Lehman said the
defendant claimed he shot in self
defense. The wounded negro was
taken to Community hospital,
but was reported by the officer
to be "all right" and was dis
charged. Preliminary hearing is
set for Monday, at 2 pm, before
Mayor Allie Povall.
Marshal Lehman told that
Mickey appeared before him
voluntarily" and confessed to the
shooting. The weapon was a 80
saw pistol, and the wounded ne
gro was drunk, the officer said.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
Three Arrested
For Drunkenness

A white man and two negroes
We're arrested by City Marshal
I. B. Lehman on charges OF
drunkenness and disturbing the
peace in three separate instances,
on July 8, the city officer report
ed.
Arrested, according to Marshal
Lehman, were: Clifton Watson.
white, about 35, Lexington, on
Highway IL around IL pm, July
9, drunkenness and disturbing
the peace, fined $54; j. B. Davis,
negro, about IS, Lexington, on
Mulberry street about 1890 pm,
July 9, drunkenness, fined SIS
and costs in City court.
Also Ephraim Mayberry, negro,
about 80, Lexington, on Mulberry
street about 1890 pm, July 9,
fined Sis and costs in City court.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
Swinney Rites Held
At Shiloh July 10

Luther B. Swinney, II, Alfalfa
county citizen and father of Mrs.
Q. M. Miller of West, died at his
home near Carmack in Alfalfa
county on July 8. Burial rites
We're by the Rev. j. o. BagwelI
at Shiloh church, Sunday. JULY
~, at 3 pm, with interment i'm
Shiloh cemetery. He leaves his
wife, Mrs. Rosie L. Rucker Swim
ney of Walden Rt. 2, and a son
Walter Ellis Swinney of Las We
gas, N. Mex; four grandchildren
and one great grandson.
Mr.. Swinney was the son of the
late Ephram and jeanette Cable
Swinney, born December 16, 1877.
A member of North Union Metho-
dist church, he was a successful
farmer and a good citizen.
Lee Funeral home was i'm
charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Jack White.
Tom Montague, Otha Montague.
Ben Murphy, Alton Williams and
Pat Afford.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
municipalities Seek
Financial Relief

Mississippi Municipalities will
make a concerted appeal to the
Legislature for a long-range fl
nancial relief, according to Mayor
Allie Povall who has just receiv-
ed an official report from the an
nual convention held recently in
Biloxi.
According to Mayor PovaIl, the
convention adopted resolutions
asking the Legislature to recede
from, o vacate some of the states
fields of taxation to the cities.
and in the meantime, to provide
stop-gap appropriations with
which to maintain essential serv-
ices.
The convention also brought
resolutions asking for a continu-
ed study of municipal problems by
the Legislature with a view of
uniformity in the municipal stat
utes.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
Lexington Possible Site
For Northern Shoe PIunt

Lexington is one of seven
localities being considered for one
OF three shoe factories in Missis-
sippi by a northern shoe concern.
1t is reported by H. H. Thomas.
chairman, Industrial committee
OF the Lexington Chamber of
Commerce.
Mr.. Thomas reports that he
was contacted Thursday by an
official from the State office OF
the Mississippi Employment Sc
curity commission, who sought
information on the results of a
labor survey made in the Lex
ington trade territory late las
year.
He was informed by the Off
cial that seven cities of the state
are being considered as future
locations for three shoe factories
and that Lexington is one Of the
seven under consideration.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
Winners Announced
In Vegetable,
Garden Show
Brozv,lIe, Duront
H. D. Clubs Named
First, End Winners

Premium award winners for the
Flower and Vegetable Show and
Dress revue sponsored by the
Holmes County Home Demonstra-
ton clubs recently are this week
announced by Miss Joyce Will
liams, home demonstration agent.
Judges for the show were Miss
Mona Manning, assistant home
demon, tration agent, Greenwood,
Miss Mary Frances Stiles, home
demonstration agent, Rolling
Fork; Mrs. Josie Nell Godbold,
home demonstration agent, Bel
zoni, and r. O. Monosmith, ex-
tension h,rticulturist, State coll
lege. A total Of 1875 flower ex-
hibits, PIT vegetable exhibits, and
IA dresses were entered in the
show. Brozville home demon
stration club, with 1868 points, was
the club winning first place ac-
cording to the entries. Second
place club winner was Durant
with DOT points.
The premium award winners
according to the classes of flow
r and vegetables were as fol-
lows Flowers - coreopsis, Mrs.
Paul Hanson; cosmos, Mrs. T. A.
Barrentine; gaillardias, Mrs. j.
". Norwood; gladiolus, Mrs. Rex
Buchanan; larkspur, Mrs. T. A.
Barrentine; lilies (any Variety,
Mrs. Aaron Can't; marigolds.
Mrs. Buck Byrd; nasturtiums
(singfe), Mrs. Paul Hanson; las
turtiums (double), Mrs. Paul Han
son; petunias (single), Mrs. Buck
byrd; phlox (annual), Mrs. r. A.
Barrentine; pinks, Mrs. T. A.
Bar-entine; ragged robins, Mrs.
Erwin Moore; roses any VARIETY.
Mrs. Ruby Herman; red ros
(named), Mrs. j. L. Branch; pink
rose (named), Mrs r. D. Nabers:
yellow rose (named), Mrs. Ada
Parkinson.
Other Flower Winners
Hollyhocks (single), Mrs. Ada
Parkinson; dahlias, Mrs. r. D.
CONTINUED On Page FOUR
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
One Cuse Polio
Found In County

A case of polio in Holmes coun-
ty is confirmed this week by DR..
w. H, Weeks of the County
Health department, who reported
that negro Marie Anderson of
Lexington Rt. 8, Mt. Olive COM
munity, was referred to Vicks-
burg hospital on July /, with re-
sulting diagnosis as polio. The
child had been ill since the first
week in June. Another suspect
case in the county is yet neon
firmed, health officials said.
Four counties - Kinds, Lee,
ton" (Which means presence of
Coahoma, and Washington-have
been declared epidemic proper
10 cases Of polio per 100, 900 in
habitants) DR.. Weeks reminded.
He urged fighting the housefly
with all your might" due to the
fact that the fly has been found
to carry the polio virus. He also
urged parents to be extremely
careful about children going
swimming, getting fatigued and
hot, and in making trips.
The large number of polio cases
IN the state is a high for this time
OF year, DIR. Weeks said. Symp-
toms, which are common for MANY
other diseases, are sore throat.
tever, vomiting, headache. Very
few polio cases, the health officer
stated, are diagnosed before par
alysis begins.
NO cases have yet been report
ed in Leflore county and n sus-
pect case in Leflore proved not to
be polio, he said.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
County Promoters
Pleased With Results
Found On Recent Tour

Why the Lexington Farmers
Home Administration office is
not "bulging" with applications
from would be- clients is a puzzle
to the party of IL Lexington
businessmen who recently went
on a tour of farms and homes
owned by FILA borrowers, with
Walter E. Strider, supervisor of
the Lexington office
According to a member of the
party, the group found happy
and contented" people in the
homes which had borrowed I'M
der the FILA, and the homes
themselves were modernly equip
ped with refrigerators. ventillat-
ing fans, hot and cold water, gas
ranges, radios, and lights. All
members of the party were fav-
orably impressed with the con-
dition and growth of the crops
and the modern home equipment.
it was said.
Clients borrowing under the F
HA are given 40 years in which
to repay their loans. Many homes
in the county have paid their
full indebtedness in eight years.
Making the tour with MI. Strid-
err were. T. M. Williams, A. p.
Carroll, w. r. Sullivan, Hayes I.
Parish, William Ellis, Lutte FL
lison, Ed Ellison, John Holditch,
M. B. Brown, the Rev. c. T. Floyd
and the Rev. Paul D. Bragg.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
Services Held For
Wesley Merrill Eakin
Eden Former Dies
OF Short Illness

Funeral services for Wesley
Merrill Eakin, SO, Eden Rt. 2
farmer, who died at Community
hospital, Lexington, on July z,
after a few hours illness, were
held from the Eakin home Friday
at 4 pm. with the Rev. S. B. Har-
rington, pastor of Tchula Baptist
church in charge. Burial was in
Oak Grove cemetery.
Born May /, 1918, near Tolar-
vile, MI. Eakin was married in
May. 1887, to Miss Ann Watson
who met death by burning, Febru-
airy Is, 1916.
He attended Tolarvil1e Baptist
church. He loved hunting and
was interested in livestock. He
was a memberaof the Yazoo City
Elks club.
He leaves one sister, Mrs. c. r.
Smith,, Montgomery, Alabama:
one brother, Frank Eakin, Thorn
ton; two nieces and two ne
phews, five aunts, and three
uncles.
Pallbearers were: Norman
Weathersby, Lexington; Joe W..
Latham, Jackson; Percy Milton.
Isola; Milan Wilkes, Elaine, Ark:
Edgar GWin, Tchu1a. James Cum
nlngham, and C. G.. Campbell.
thornton; Harreld Anderson.
Benton; D.. H. Drew, Eden, and
Edward Seward, Yazoo City.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
National Guardsmen
To Attend Training Al
Fort Benning, Ga.
Seventy Countions
Lecve July Both
For Two Week Period

Seventy Lexington and Holmes
County National guardsmen will
attend two weeks summer field
training at Fort Henning, Ga.
with Battery B, Hath Field Ar
tillery battalion, July 80 to Aug
ust Is, it is announced by 1t.
Emmett Reese, executive officer
The unit will train with all other
units of the 31st Dixie" division
composed of Mississippi and Ala
bama guardsmen.
Attending the National Guard
camp besides 1t. Reese will be
1t. Jack White, First Sergeant w.
H. Fincher, Jr., and the follow
ing s~ergeants, first class: Wilson
C. Buck, William E. Morris, Nor
man D. Porter, Robert D. Rinick.
er; sergeants: M. L. Cain, Bish-
OPP D. Grantham, Houston c. Nc
Cool, Ben w. Murphy, E. T.. Neil
son, Jr, Marvin Shanks, Clarence
f. Upchurch; corporals: JOY B
Grantham, Ben w. Killebrew
John J. Underwood, and Herbert
Wilcox.
Also among the group will be
Pics: Minor w. Blake, Joseph l..
Braddock, Jr., Charles R. Eli,
son, Douglas Hester, Leslie C,
Hughes, William S. Hughes, John
ny Klonaris, Jack S. Jennings
julius H. Love. George M. McLel-
Ian, Robert w. McPhail, Robert
D. Pepper, Daniel Plunkett, Viii
liam H. Russell, Luther j. Slay.
Joseph F. Shelton, George r.
Thompson, Jr., Charles L. Truitt.
Privates: Delton S. Breeland,
Oscar B. Byrd, James w. Chap
man, Charles L. Cox, Melvin j,
Cox, Doyle S. Can't, Marvin B
Grantham, Robert A. Hammett,
Wilson A. Harvey, Virgil o. In
gold, Clarence w. Ivy, Robert M.
Odom. Willie Pritchard, Fred E
Rodgers, Charles E. Tate, John
Totem, Clifton E. Ware, Clyde
M. Winstead and Noel H. Wigley.
Recruit trainees: Charlie B.
Rlavloek-Roy L. Cresswell. viii
liam E. Grantham, Robert E. Cole
man, Percy L. Keith, Billy R. Lee,
John T. Lipsey, Dewey R. Mayo,
Joseph M. Summerlin, Tom Ste
vens, Charles L. Sykes, George A.
Written. Leland Crawford, Jr..
james Perry, and Robert Moore
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
Kosdusko Woman
Is BPW Speaker
Tuesday Meeting
Attended By rs
Members, Guests

Mrs. Ivy Gibson, president O,
the kosciusko Business and Pro.
fessional Women's club and chair.
man of district one of the State
Federation, was guest speaker or
the theme, Mississippi" at Tues
days luncheon meeting of the
Lexington club, held at Alb TAYLOR
Memorial home. As a feature of
the program, Bob Canzoneri sang
three numbers, accompanied by
MRS. Necie Povall at the piano.
Program chairmen were Miss
Ruth Hill and Mrs. Luke Wood.
Mrs. J. R. Watson, new president.
was in charge of the meeting.
About rs were present.
Guests included: Mrs. Love.
kosciusko florist, guest of Mrs.
Eric Norquist; Miss Tess Murphy.
OF Flora, district supervisor. De-
partment of Public Welfare, jack
son office, guest of Miss Tommie
Foster; Mrs. Charlotte Tindall of
Durant, guest of Mrs. w. H. Wal
lace; Mrs. Sharp Radcliffe, guest
of Mrs. Watson; Miss Clara
Rhyme, guest of Miss Hill: Mrs.
Povall, Mr.. Canzoneri, and the
guest speaker, Mrs. Gibson.
The speaker, Mrs. Gibson, told
that the Business and Profession
ia Women's club is intended as a
key to fuller living" relating the
beginnings of the organization,
and telling of its purposes.
Every day of every year" BPW
clubs are carrying out their OBJ
jectives, to promote and safeguard
women's rights and achievements,
Continued From Page Four)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
World Needs Truth"
Rotary Chief
District Gov. Thornton
Speaks To Lexington
Rotary Club Tuesday

Nothing can beat the truth and
this modern world needs the truth
as it has never NEEDED it before
said George Thornton, prominent
Kosciusko attorney and district
Rotary governor, in his annual
visit to the Lexington Rotary
club Tuesday.
Mr.. Thornton spoke briefly of
the assembly held recently at
Lake Placid, N. Y. by Rotary In
ternational at which 46 countries
were represented.
Rotary is dedicated, the speaker
said, to four ideals of service, club
vocational, community and inter-
national. 1t was of vocational SER
vice he wished to speak, the Dis
trict Governor said.
Rotary's concept of vocational
! service in 1906 was stated in these
words, according to Mr.. Thorn
ton: Promotion of the business
interest of its members" Had
this concept remained it would
not be worth mentioning, he said.
But today Rotary's ideal of vo-
cational service is to serve So
ciety by the use of the highest
code of ethics in our business or
profession.
There is a four-way test we may
apply to ourselves to see if we
are living up to these high ideals
IN our personal as well as our
business lives, the speaker stated.
The first of these tests i sto ask
ourselves rs it the truth?"
II 1T passes the test of being the
truth then we should ask our
selves: rs it fair to everyone
concerned?"; will it be benefit
clal to everyone concerned?" and
viii it build good will and better
friendships?"
A business or a profession OBJ
Grated on these principles can
and will succeed, the speaker said.
resulting in better men, better
Rotarians, and better community
service.
Governor Thornton then said
the most important work a Ro-
tary club could do was service to
the youth in the community. 1t
IS something we can all do and
1T will live eternally, he said.
The speaker concluded by say
ing we should remember we owe
1T to the young people of the
community to leave them as good
or better community as it was
when we found it, whether we
were born here or adopted Lex
ington as our home.
The speaker was introduced by
B. Brown, program chairman
for July, who had as his guest
his brother Rotarian S. M. Brown,
of Fayetteville, Tennessee. Other
guests were L. A. Harvey, guest
of Wilburn Hooker and Rotarian
H. Weeks. President Curtis
Carr presided.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14

Injured Listed
Injured, all occupants of the
car with one exception, were:
Gilbert W. Coffey, 81, Yazoo City:
Mrs. Gertrude Coffey, "a, Yazoo
City; Gilda Fale !Coffey, 2, Yazoo
City, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Coffey; Sonny Barefoot,
4, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Bare
foot, Greenwood; Bobby Barefoot,
8, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Barefoot, Greenwood, all said to-
be critically injured.
Also Tom Cozzins, colored. of
'Cruger, who received a fractured
leg.
Rushed To Hospital
The eight occupants of the car,
were rushed to Greenwood Leflore
hospital, where three died short.
ly after arrival. The sixth injur-
ed person, negro Tom Cozzins,
was brushed by the freight truck
when it left the highway as he
walked along the side of the
highway, according to the report,
The accident occurred as the
truck, travelling south, and the
car north. collided. Mrs. Barefoot
was thought to be at the wheel.
Inc party was enroute from va
Q City to Greenwood. where the.
Co1feys had lived until moving to-
the former city last December.
State Highway patrolmen IN
vestigating the accident were
Jack Poss and George Parkinson
of Greenwood.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14

Frank Jones of Flat River, Mo-,
was graduated this spring from
Flat River Junior college is pre-
pairing for the ministry; Evelyn
McCraw, GAINESVILLE, Tennessee, is
a junior at Austin Peay State col
lege, GAINESVILLE, is 10 years old,
and serves as president of the
Older Youth in the local church.
Caravaner Caroline Gates of
Canton, N. c., serves as secre-
tary and chairman of worship and
evangelism in subdistrict; is a
1913 graduate of Greensboro col
lege with major in music educa-
ton.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
MEG Membership
Urged BY Scobey

The Mississippi Economic Coun-
Gil offers the only setup in the
state to give opinions of grass
roots leadership" on matters af-
fecting the social. civic and eco
nomic welfare Of all citizens, M.
A. Scobey, local chairman, said
this week in urging local bust
ness and civic leaders to support
the MEG through membership.
He said any interested person
should contact him, or write MEG
headquarters, Robert E. LIE hotel,
Jackson, for further information.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14

Members of the Methodist
Youth Caravan who will work
with youth groups of the Metho-
dist church here July 24-30.
These include Counselor Doris
Leech of Smithville, who is a
graduate of Millsaps college with
religious education major, and
who has served two years as di-
rector of Wesley Foundation at
Kinds Junior college. She is now
public school teacher at Amory.
Caravaners who will be here
are: Robert Goodloe, Junior at
Southern Methodist university.
whose home is in Dallas, Texas.
He plans to enter the ministry;
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
Presbyterions To Heor
Guest Preacher Sunday

The Rev. A. c. Unger of Boga-
lusa, La, will preach at Lexing-
ton Presbyterian church Sunday,
July II, at IL am. The public
is invited to attend the services.
In the evening at 7:30, the visit
ing minister will preach at Tchula
Presbyterian church.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
Three Killed, Six Injured In Collision
Of Auto Truk, tuesday Night Al Cruger
Heavy Impuct Throws Cor Sixty Feet,
Report Says, Truck Driver Scratched

Three persons were killed and six were injured as the result OF
an ACKNOWLEDGMENT collision at Cruger around tbs pm, Tuesday,
on Highway AGE, during a binding rainstorm. According to reliable
sources, the car was knocked so feet by the impact while the heavily
loaded freight Delta Motor Lines truck only left the highway, and
did not overturn. The driver, c. L. Griffith of Jackson. was said
to have received minor injuries.
The dead were: Lewis Lamar Barefoot, Is, employee of Green
wood Water and Light plant; his wife, Mrs. Flora Ellington Bare
foot, Is, Greenwood; Patricia Coffey, 1, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert w. Cofey, Yazoo City.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
HIGHWAY BIDS TO OPEN

The State Highway department
has announced that bids will be
opened July 26 on Is road pro-
jects in the following counties i'm
the State: Harrison, Warren.
Amite, Quitman, Noxubee, Jas
per, Marshall, Benton, Holme
Washington, Attala and Marion
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-14
COUNTY RELATIVES

Funeral services for Oliver M,
Williams, 79, retired Winona
farmer who died July 6, were held
July z at Pine Bluff Baptist
church. Among surviving rela-
tives are: a half brother, T. M.
johnson of West; and a sister,
Mrs. Tom Farris of Walden.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

4. Hoovers Electric iron will
moke her ironing tosk quicker. eosier,
pie eosonter. Big "Poncoke Diol" for
positive heot control. Fost. even
heot without cool spots. Light weight.
3H lbs, or medium
weight. 4N lbs. Price n7H
includes FederoI ex- ~
else tox.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-07-08
TO SEWARD

Mrs. Jack McPhee was a pass
enger on the Aleutian last Mon
day from Wrangell to Seward
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-07-08
NATL SAFETY COUNCIL
CALLS FOURTH DEATH TOLL
SHAMEFUL, DIsGRACEFUL'

SEATTLE - The nations ac-
cidental death toll over the Fourth
or July holiday a record break
ing I'll - was shameful and dis
GRACEFUL says the National Safe
ty Council.
The I'll killed in violent acct
dents over the three-day holiday
period was the highest ever report
ed for a Fourth of July holiday
and near the record for any holiday
period.
Final count in the ate-by-state
survey showed 315 traffic fatal
tiles. % more than the 200 esti-
mated by the council; 256 drown
ings and lao killed from miscel-
laneous causes. The tabulation
covered a period from 6 p. m. last
Friday to midnight last Monday.
The nations heaviest accidental
death toll for a holiday period was
761 for four days in Christmas
week of 1886. OF the total, 555
were killed in traffic mishaps. The
previous high for the independence
Day holiday was 628 in 1871.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-07-08
INCOME TAX RETURNS
STARTING TO COME IN

JUNEAU - Collections unde
the 1919 net income tax law are
beginning to come in to the Taz
Commissioner office after the re
cent judicial decision UNFOLDING {
legislation, NJ P. Mdllaney, tax
commissioner said this week.
By the closing of the books June
30, about 100000 had been re-
eeiyed.
On Tuesday Collector Mullaney
received approximately $4,000 Of
Withholding tax funds which had
been held in escrow or on special
deposit.
Some of both sums are in pay
ment for the quarter ending March
81, some for the quarter just end
ed. Payments for the second quar-
ter will be delinquent if not made
by July 81.
A rush of payments early this
month is expected. 1t is understood
no legal action to collect will be
taken for a reasonable time.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-07-08
SCOUTS ISSUE THANKS

The Girl Scouts of Troops One
and Four of Wrangell wish to
thank the people of Wrangell for
their kind donations of flowers
used on their Fourth of July float,
and the Mccormack Dock Co., for
its donation of the vehicle used for
the float.
Girls of Troop Done are work
ing on hand-stenciled aprons
luncheon sets and other small ar
ticles which they plan to sell at a
later date.
Both Troops are making plans
for a summer Scout camp. They
hope to leave here about the first
of August to make camp over on
Duncan Canal for a week
Troops One and Four have DON
ated five dollars each to the ma
tional Juliet Lowe Benefit fun
which is a fund to help Girl
Scouts in war torn countries. Con-
tributions are being collected from
Girl Scout units all over the Unit
ed States and it's Territories.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-07-08
R0EHM REAPPOINTED
To JUNEAU MINING POST

JUNEAU - The reappointmeni
Of John c. Roehm to the position
formerly held by him as associate
mining engineer on the staff of the
Territorial Department of Mines
was announced this week by b. D.
Stewart, Commissioner of Mines at
Juneau.
Roehm is now enroute by auto
mobile from the States via the Al
aska Highway to Fairbanks, which
has been designated as his head
quarters. There he will assume the
duties formerly assigned to Bruce
|. Thomas, who resigned last fall
in order to accept management of
the Brinker-Johnson Dredging OPP
Grafton on Caribou Creek.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-07-08
CONFERs HERE

c. H. Sim. telephone engineer
for the Alaska Telephone Engin-
eering Corporation, with head
quarters in Fairbanks, was in
town last Monday night while the
Aleutian was in port.
While here he conferred with
Frank Webb, manager of the local
office of the AZTEC and said It Is
planned this year to install a fully
automatic operation of the Wran-
CELL system.