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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-18
Pickens School Plans.
Graduation Program
Sermon On Sunday;
Dr.. Nelson Brings
Address To Gruds

Commencement exercises fol
fine Pickens High School will be.
| gin Sunday, May 81, with the
commencement sermon being
held in the Baptist Church at
p. m.
The Rev. S. L. McC ollough, pas
tor of the Presbyterian Church,
will deliver the sermon with
special music by choir of all
the Church. Mrs. B. M. Jones,
will be the organist.
The commencement address, ac-
cording to Supt. Malcolm Shackel-
ford, will be given on "Wednesday
night, May "a, in the High School
Auditorium.
DIR. D. NJ. Nelson, president of
Mississippi College, Clinton, will
deliver the address.
DR.. Nelson is AN outstanding
educator of the south.
Mrs. Owen Buford will play the
professional march.
Jean Ella Worthy will give a
piano solo.
The graduates are Jimmie
Horn, Harold Presley, James
Morphis and Melton Partain.
Jimmie Horn is the valedictor-
ian and Harold Presley is saluta-
torian.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-18
State Health Officer
Cites Poison Danger

DR.. F. j. Underwood, State
Health Officers, warns the public
of possible poisoning in the fol-
lowing press release from Wash
ington; ILL.,
"The Federal Security Agency's
Food and Drug Administration
warns Hospitals, Physicians,
Pharmacists and Consumers that
a drug is on the market which
may cause poisoning. 1t is Oxylin
Tablets, Uncoated, distributed by
Drexel Laboratories and Louis
Ebm Evon of Crexel Hill and
Upper Darby Pennsylvania. The
tablets contain dangerous amounts
of Boric Acid, Sensitive indivi-
duals may get enough Boric Acid
from the uncoated Oxlin Tablets
to result in serious poisoning.
After the tablets have been on
the market for years, the formula
was changed by adding Boric
| Acid.
When the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration learned of this
change during a routine factory
inspection this week, the distri-
butor started recalling shipments.
However, he has not been able
to tell the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration where about $4,000
of the tablets are located. A por-
ton of the remaining $4,000
which has been sold will not be
reached by his recall. Available
records show that the tablets has
been distributed does business a
long the Atlantic Seaboard ana
as far west as Chicago.P People who
have been using these tdblets
should discontinue use immed-
lately. Dealers and others who
have them, should notify the
Food and Drug Administration
and return the tablets to the
manufacturer"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-18
Williams Announces
For Chancellor
To The Voter Of The Eleventh
C%hancerY Court District:

To The Voter OF The Eleventh
ChancerY Court District:
/ wish to announce my can
didacy for the nomination to the
office of Chancellor of the Eleven
tn Chancery Court District, COM
posed of Holmes, Leake, Madison,
and Yazoo Counties, in the
Democratic Primary Election to
be held on August %, 1850.
l have served as Chancellor
since July 81, 1948, having been
appointed by Governor Fielding
l.. Wright to succeed the Honor
abb M. B. Montgomery, resigned.
Prior to my appointment as
Chancellor, / served twenty-one
and a half years as County
Judge of Yazoo County. l now ask
the voters to give me a full term
in this office.
If / am elected, / pledge my
self to faithfully and impartial
ly discharge the duties of the Of
flee to the best of my ability.
/ solicit the support, influence
and vote of each voter in the Dis.
trict.
c D. Williams.
Respectfully submitted,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-18
Public Is Invited;
Lote Ed Atkinson
Headed Committee

The people of Pickens are nroud
OF the beautiful new Baptist
Church which is to be dedicated
at this Sundays service. The new
Church was built at an APPROX.
mate cost of $4,000, 90.
The building fund was started
IN 1912 by the Deacons Of the
Church. DR.. r. B. Gunter. form
er pastor, assisted the conerega-
ton in raising part of the money
Members of the building COM
mittee are j. E. Maxwll, j. M.
Marlborough, Mrs. F. B. Willis. H
r. Varnado, and the late Ed At
kinson, Sr., who served as chair
man in his lifetime.
Early History
The Baptist Church had an carly
start in Pickens. On August "a
1886, E. j. Tye and M. A, RIake
siceded the land to the Missionarv
Baptist Church and the or;o;ns1
auditorium was built in that YEAR
Later the Sunday School room:
were added as needed.
A few years later, ]. F I've
Alice Nelson, M. A. Blake. and
H. c. Tye, gave the lot on which
the parsonage was built. AS the
Church membership increased
the need for a larger and moro
modern Church building was felt
and the dedication program this
Sunday viii complete the exnan-
sion plan which began back in
1912.
Mrs. John Whitworth bought tba
old Church property and through
its sale a new parsonage has hem
built at an approximate cost of
SIS, 900. 90 Modern apartment
houses T being built on the site
of the old Church property.
Atkinson Memorial
The grounds of the Church are
being handicapped by Mrs. Ed At
kinson and children as a memo
rial to their husband and father
In addition members of the
Church designated the baptistrv
window of the new Church as a
memorial to the late Mr.. Akin
son.
Building of the new Church
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-18
Joe H. Moore Claimed
By Death Friday
Rites Held Sunday For
Prominent Holmes
County Citizen

Coming as a great shock to his
family and a wide circle of friends
was the sudden death of Mr.. Joe
H. Moore, member of a pioneer
Holmes County family which oc-
CURED in Lexington, Friday after
noon, May IL.
While he had not been in the
best Of health for the past two
years the heart attack which
claimed him as he came from his
pasture during the afternoon was
sudden and came as a profound
shock to his loved ones.
Mr.. joe" as he was affection
ately known throughout the coun-
ty where he was born and reared.
was 60 years old on February
is. He was born in Holmes Coun-
ty in 1882 and was the son of
the late Joseph Moore and Mrs.
Mary Camella Hampton Moore,
pioneer citizens of Mississippi.
He lived in and around Lexington
all his life where he had extern
sive planting and ginning in.
terests.
he was active in Church af-
fairs and was a member of the
Board of Stewards of the Metho-
dist Churcn. He was serving his
first term as a member of the
Holmes County Board of Super
visors.
Services were held SUNDAY
afternoon at the family residence
with the Rev. c. T. Floyd, Metho-
DIS pastor, officiating. Interment
was IN the Lexington Cemetery
with Southern Funeral Home in
charge Of arrangements.
P~alIpearers were his nephews:
Harold, Curtis and Max Ham
NETT; Junior Moore; Henry, Doug
las and Jim Wade Moss; and Capt.
Marvin Stanley, Maxwell Field,
Ala.
Honorary pallbearers were
members of the Board of Stew
ards Of the Methods Church and
J OF the Holmes County Board of
Supervisors.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Ruth Miles Moore, who he
married in 1929, and a son. Joe
Miles Moore, of Lexington; and
one daughter, Mrs. H. D. Bus
letter, of New Orleans, by a form
er marriage to Mrs. Effie Lundy
Moore.
Two sisters, Miss Dee Moore,
Lexington, and Mrs. Kate Moss,
Tchula, survive.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-18
CenfenniaICeIebrat
By 1thuIa Lodge
50 Musons Hear
Grond And Deputy
Masters AT Meeting

Thursday evening, April q
Tchula Lodge No. 122 F. and A
M. celebrated its Tooth anniver.
sary with a large gathering Of
visitors and members.
The City Hall of Tchula was
converted into a large dining
room seating $50 Masons. A tur-
key dinner was served to the
visitors and members by the la
dies of the Eastern Star Chapter
and the wives and daughters of
members of the Lodge.
After the dinner the visitors
and members retired to the Lodge
Hall for addresses made by Grand
Master Hal H. Jackson and past
Grand Master Tom @. Ellis and
short talks were made by the
Deputy Grand Master, C. E..
Young, and the Grand Chaplain,
c. M. Day.
The distinguished visitors pre-
sent were the Grand Master Hal
H.. Jackson and Deputy Grand
Master, c. E. Young of Liberty,
Grand Secretary Sid S. Curtiss of
Meridian, past Grand Master Tom
q. Ellis of Jackson, District Depu-
ty Lecturer Charlie Sampson Of
Greenwood, and C. M. Mechanics
OF Lexington. Visitors were pre-
sent from Greenwood, Lexington,
Durant, Pickens, Yazoo Oily, Bel
zoni, Water Valley, Columbia,
Smlthdale, Jackson, and Liberty.
Also present were w. P. Hard
wick, McGregor No. 376, McGre-
gor, Texas, j. LaVerne Causner.
Jersey Shore, Penn, La Belle
Vale No. 232. and E N. Casner,
Colllngwood No. Asst, Toledo,
Ohio.
Tchula Lodge No. I22 F and A.
M. was granted dispensation in
lS49 and received its Charter Feb
fuary, 4, 1850 with officers James
Shelton Meng, w. M, John H.
Blake, S. w, John w. Mascom.
j. W., A. M. Sessions, Treasurer.
A. B. Block, Secretary, j. M
Gwin, Senior Deacon, j. N. Bas-
KIN. Junior Deacon, and w. H.
Jones, Tyler. Members were Nor
gan McAfee, ]. Revell, T. j.
Crockett, A. M. Green, Elihu
Boaz. j. T. MCGEE, ]. M. Taylor,
A. M. Sessions. j. M. Gwin, A.
B. Block, W. NJ. Jayne, Charles
Wise, M. D. Nesbitt, j. N. Baskin,
5. N. Dunnaway, and w. II.
Jones. During the year of 1850,
Vhe Lodge initiated A. o. VIM
and initiated, and raised w. H.
Johnson, j. P. Williams, and
j. M. Wyatt.
The present officers are j. C.
Allen, Master, c. L. Jones, Senior
Warden, N. E. McKibben, Junior
Warden, w. H. Petty, Secretary,
W. E. Hayes, Treasurer, Ralph
Tutterow. Senior Deacon, Edgar
Gwm, III, Junior Deacon, and A.
c. Conger, Tyler.
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Hon. Tom @. Ellis
Speaks To Seniors
AT Rotary Club
Faculty And Grods
Are Honor Guests
At Luncheon

Sacrifice Is demanded from
everything worthwhile, Licking
ton High School students and
Rotarians were told by the Hon.
Tom @. Ellis, Mississippi Supreme
Court Clerk, speaking Tuesday at
the weekly meeting of the Rotary
Club. At this time the Lexington
High School seniors and members
of the faculty were guests of
honor at the annual luncheon
given by the Rotarians for the
group.
Distant Green Pastures" was
the topic selected by Mr.. Ellis
for his message winch was warm
ly and enthusiastically received
/ by all present, seniors, Rotarians
and teachers.
Mr.. Ellis said that when he was
a kid living "out in the country,
three miles from Bowling Green
in Holmes County that some
other pastures might have looked
greener--but that while he didn't
always get everything in q ma
terial way he wanted out of life
he had managed to get a few
things he considered even better.
These things are, he said, a good
name: a simple faith in himself
to be able to take advantages of
the opportunities around him;
faith in his fellowman to look for
the good instead of the bad in
the other fellow; a faith in a liy-
ing God; and a deep abiding ap-
probation of the American home.
the thing that has made this coun-
try great.
He pointed out in an eloquent
way how it was possible for all
OF us to achieve these things for
ourselves if we want them badly
enough.
He pointed out the necessity of
having love for people generally
II we are to succeed in life.
You're going to find in life
just what you're looking for" he
said. Civilization owes its hope
to the common folks, those who
take advantage of the things "a
round them, not to the geniuses."
Genius is SO per cent sweat
and toll and midnight OIL" he
said.
The speaker concluded by say
ing his greatest wish for young
and old wa to always stand UP
and be counted in the faith of
God and His universe and to de-
dictate all abilities to saving this
country socially, politically and
spiritually; to keep it always the
greatest country in the world
and truly the "land of the free
and the home of the brave" By
doing thus we will not be lulled
by talk of distant greener pas
lures" he said.
Miss Barbara Majors presented
the seniors and members of the
faculty and Reggie Williams, pro-
gram chairman, introduced Mr..
Ellis. Norman Weathersby pre-
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'Pickens Baptist Church Will Be Dedicated
Sun. In Elaborate Service; $4,000 To Build

was the dream of his life and he
headed the building committee
and was one of the largest con-
tributors to the building fund.
Program Listed
The program for the Dedica-
ton Service to be held in the
new Church building, Sunday is
as follows:
Prelude-"Bells of Saint
Ann" -A Russell
DoxolOgy- Congregation
Invocation,--Rev. Frank Collins
Special Hymn-'Praise Ye The
Lord"-.-The Combined Choirs
of The Methodist, Presbyter-
ian and Baptist Churches
Scripture
LessonRev. c. G.. Cornell
Hymn Congregation
Announcements and
Recognitions---Rev. Cornell
Offering
Special Solo, open The Gates
of the Temple"-Mrs Harry
Worthy o
Sermon--Dr. Gunter of Jackson
Hymn
Active Dedication--by Pastor
and Congregation
Prayer of Dedication-Dr. Leo
B. Golden,of Arkansas, form
er pastor.
Benediction-"God Be With
YOU Choir
"Festal Postlude with Chimes"
SpenceMrs. B. N. Jones,
Organist.
The officers of the new Church
are:
DR.. C. C. Cornell, pastor; ]. M.
Marlborough, Sunday School
Superintendent; Jack Braden, B.
I. u. Director; Mrs. B. M. Jones,
Organist; Ann May and John
Marlborough, Jr., assistant organ
lists.
The board of Deacons include:
J. E. Maxwell, chairman; Ed
Atk ynson, Jr., C. M. Bryan, E. c.
Bufo,d, w. H. Hart, W. ]. Shanks,
B. M. Jones, A. M. Torrance, w.
G.. McNsullen, T. P. Montgomery.
B. Pa-tain, ]. M. Marlborough,
and Jack Sraden.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-18
Homecoming Planned
BY Lexington High
School Students

Bud Moore president, Alumni
Association, announces the Third
Annual Homecoming of the Lex
ington High School Alumni As
ISOLATION to be held May 80, at
7:30 p. M, at the Lexington Coun-
try Club.
The first two homecomings
were a lot of fun and former
students will enjoy an evening
with old friends, SO please plan
to attend.
Anyone interested and desiring
additional information kindly
contact Miss Clara Watson at the
High School.
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Notice!

The Advertiser is authorized to
announce the candidacy of the
office in the Municipal Democra-
tic Primary Election to be held
on Tuesday, June 8, 1850.
For M0yor:
Allie S. Povall
For City Clerk:
c. A. Glover
For Morsholl:
T. B. Lehman
Calvin Ussery
For Alderman-AtoLorge:
o. L. Ellison
For City Alderman. Ward 4:
M. E. ed Holloman
D. B. Miles
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Commencement Plans Completed For Local
Schools; Sermon Al Baptist Church Sunday
Lexington ~Juycees
Sturt Work On
Football BIeuchers

Sufficient funds have been
raised by the Lexington Jaycees
to start work on football bleach
r for visiting teams according
to President David Williams,
Cost of this project is around
$450.00. The Club is still short
$500 to complete payment for
the bleachers and any additional
donations by local football fans
will be welcome.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-18

Two Roads Mr.. w. B. Lumpkin
Offertory: Around the Great
White Throne In Memory
Anthem: Rejoice and Be JOYFUL f
in The
Sermon. Rev. R. G.. Donaldson
BenedictionRev p. .. Bragg
Recessional: Hymn No. 80: -
America The Beauti-
full Congregation
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-05-18

Mrs. Ebert Mcbride, of Pickens
is spending several days IN Re-
arm, Alabama with her sister.
lkrs. Grady Lyles to attend
the graduation of her nephew,
David Lyles, at Pickens Coun-
ty High School at Reform. Mrs.
Mcbride was accompanied by MIR.
and Mrs. Herbert Mcbride OF
LoulsN lie.
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on this round the world voyage
and due principally to its rich
historical background proved very
interesting.
Next week we'll write about
Arizona sun., 1950-03-24
Bond Election To Be
Held For Roosevelt
Ward Schools

The current enrolment of the
Roosevelt 10th Street and the
Percy L. Julian Schools have
reached an all-time high of 400
pupils which is an increase of 100
students since the beginning of the
school year.
The facilities of both schools are
being taxed to the limit because
of this terrific increase in enroll
ment. To relieve these crowded
conditions, a bond election is be-
ing planned for April 1 in prepara-
tion for the record breaking enroll
ment expected in September. Four
new classrooms and combination
auditorium-cafeteria will be added
to the Julian School thereby re-
lieving the congestion of both
schools.
On Wednesday night, March 20,
at 800 p. m. there will be meet
ing at the Julian School to discuss
the bond election. At the same
time DR.. w. I. Murray, deputy reg
istrar, will be on hand to register
voters for bond election. Registra-
ton will continue Saturday at 18th
Street and East Broadway.
On April polls will be set up
at the Julian School for the resi-
dents of the district to vote in the
bond election.
Arizona sun., 1950-03-24
Dunbar Parent-Teach
Assn. Meet Held At
Shiloh Baptist Church

The regular monthly meeting of
the Dunbar P.T.A. was held at the
Shiloh Baptist Church on Thurs
day at 7:3O p. m. A record crowd
filled the church and enjoyed
program presented by teachers and
children of the Dunbar School.
The Bluebirds under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Irene King rendered
a novel musical selection. A quin-
tette of fifth grade girls rendered
several musical selection under the
direction of Miss Jean Comedy who
also presented a reading. Mrs.
Bobbie Griffin rendered a vocal
solo. The Association decided and
plans to have clean up drive in
the Dunbar School area. Children
and parents will participate for
one week in this drive for honors
of having the cleanness block in
this school district. The group
voted to send Rev. J. D. Daniels,
president, to the State P.T.A. Con-
vention next month in Globe, Ari-
zona. Several committees were
appointed to work out details for
these projects. Those directly re-
SponSible for the program were
Miss Jean Comedy, Mrs. Irene King
and Mr.. Arthur Hutchings. All
teachers were successful in get
ting parents to attend. DR.. Walter
I. Murray, principal, talked briefly
on recent developments in our
Dunbar area.
Arizona sun., 1950-03-24
IS. c. Boyer Announces
Candidacy For Arizona
State legislature

Volunteer workers this week
newly carved District 8, are
Assembly District gathering sig
natures on petitions placing S. C.
Boyer, Phoenix contractor, in the
race for representative from that
district. Boyer, resident of
Phoenix for the past fifteen years,
will run in the Democratic primary
on September II.
His candidacy was endorsed by
a group of citizens at meeting
two weeks ago, and voters COM
mittee has already been formed to
conduct the campaign.
Boyer, a candidate for the City
Council in the last election, was
active in organizing for the Anal
gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workmen of North America, AFL;
pioneered in Local 383 of the Con-
struction Maintenance Workmen's
Union; and was one of the first
to join the United Automobile
Workers, CIO, in Phoenix. AS
chairman of the Labor and Indus
try Committee of the NAACP, he
organized and directed the recent
ly successful campaign to induce
several Southside stores to hire
Negro employees. Boyer was also
active in the formation of the Ari-
IONA Council for Civic Unity and
served as one of it's first vice
presidents. More recently, he has
been active in the organization of
the Arizona Legislative League
and is a member of the executive
committee of that group.
The father of five children,
Boyer is athletic director of the
First Institutional Baptist Church.
Paid Political Advertisement
Arizona sun., 1950-03-24
Founders Month Is
Celebrated By Sun
Valley Insurance Co.

The 23rd day of March marks
the second anniversary of the Sun
Valley Life Insurance Company,
according to an official announce
ment by J. S. Jones, president.
In less than two years, as re-
vealed by the annual report SUBJ
mitted to the Arizona Corporation
Commission for the year ending
December 81, 1949, the company
has shown remarkable progress.
The report shows that the pre-
MUM income increased 500 over
the past year, and that there are
adequate reserves to take care of
all contingencies. The company
records reveal that all claims were
paid within "a hours after satisfac-
tory proofs were received.
AS matter of routine, the rec
ords of the company were examin-
ed during the latter part of De-
cember, 1949, by the State Insur-
ance Department. The examiner
commended the company very
highly on the excellent manner in
which the business is conducted.
Thousands of citizens over the
state have rallied to the support
of this new enterprise because of
the wonderful opportunity it is Of
fering to ambitious men and wom-
en- wishing to enter the field of
salesmanship. It is heartening to
the Negro people to be able to
spend their dollars where they will
do double duty, to have high class
businesses, well managed, with
which they can do business. It is
interesting to note that Negroes
are becoming more and more
aware that pooling their funds to-
gether create more and better job
opportunities for themselves.
Directors of the Sun Valley Life
Insurance Company are j. S. Jones,
B. w. Williams, DR.. Percy L.
Julian, Prof. Curtis o. Greenfield,
]. B. Jones, H. w. Ragsdale, and
Alcee D. Hart.
Arizona sun., 1950-03-24
'$2,OOO,OOO Construction
Underway At ASC

Campus construction at cost
approximating 100000 is cur
rently underway on the campus of
Arizona State College at Tempe.
The major single job is the
1927, 900 classroom and administra-
ton building, which will house
agriculture and business admins
tration departments, plus officials
offices.
Workmen are adding $525, 900
worth of additions and improve
ments to the Matthews Library,
which by fall should be able to ac-
commodate some 100000 volumes.
And, at the south and north ex-
tremes of the 65-year-old campus
two modern dormitories-for men
and women, respectively-will soon
be built. Excavations and prelim-
mary concrete footings already are
completed.
While the new classroom build
ing and library additions are be-
ing paid from legislative appropri-
ations, $500,000 in self-liquidating
revenue bonds will finance the two
new dor1ns. One hundred women
will be housed in the new units,
half of which will be three-story
and the other half two-story. A
new quadrangle will be formed be-
hind Matthews Library by the
building. The three-story mems
hall will have rooms for $50.
College officials hope the two
dormitories, along with the en-
larged Matthews Library, will be
open for use by fall. The new
classr room and administration
building will be finished early in
1851.
Also underway is installation of
a complete refrigeration system in
the new Science building. The
$4,000 job, also financed by state
moneys, will be completed early in
April.
The ASC campus also is sporting
a new maintenance shops build
ing, 10 new tennis courts, re-
modelled steam heating plant, q
temporary student center and re-
modelled English building.