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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
Soint Mory's To Hold
Regular Lenten Services

Saint Mary's Episcopal church
will have regular Lenten services
beginning with the Ash Wednes-
day service to be held on the
22nd at Sis O'clock. John Martin
aay-reader will be in charge. On
Thursday, the 23rd, the rector,
Rev. Robert Donaldson, will have
a celebration of the Holy Com
munion at 1000 a. m.
Every Monday night at 1880 o.
clock during the Lent, the rector
will hold a short service and
preach. Friends of all demoni-
nations are invited to join with
the congregation of Saint Mary's
an the observance of this Holy
Season.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
TchuIo P~resbyterions
Coll New Pastor

A congregational meeting call
ed by church officers was held
at the Presbyterian church at
Tchula, Sunday, February 10, at
1900 a. m. Immediately follow
ing Sunday school, for the pur-
pose of calling the Rev. John Ed
wards.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
Holmes AIS Chapter
To Hold Program

The Rev. Guy Sigrest of Ben
ton win be guest speaker at a
special chapel program of the
Holmes County A. H. S. at Good
man, Friday. February "a. accord
ing to r. w. Almond, FLA adj
visor for the group.
The Rev. Sigrest is a former
vocational agriculture teacher and
was active in helping to estab-
lish other chapters in Mississippi.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
by James collard

DO you know just how lucky
you are?"
That,SehoNt the song gees, but
have you ever really grasped its
message?
Here in the corporate limits of
Lexington, people who call them
selves average Americans with
the plain average necessities of
life are actually "wollering" in
the lap of luxury. Any one could
have proved this to themselves
several days ago, had they gone
only l6 short miles from Lexing-
ton to a cabin occupied by w. H,
Jones and his five sons, Madison,
Garnetr, Steinreid, Oscar, and
Louis, ranging in age from six to
l6. Another son Sam, -four, is
living with a relative, and an
other William is in the Navy.
The cabin is delapidated and
the family had been sleeping On
two mattresses without enough
covering to keep them warm, and
had neither sufficient food nor
enough clothing. Mr.. Jones is
slowly going blind and Mrs.
Jones died three years ago of
cancer.
William sends home $4,000 each
month from the Navy, and this
has been their income the past
year.
Where The Story Begins
Mrs. A. S. Elliott, a nurse at
the Holmes County Health De-
partment, and Mrs. j. N. Hall,
having been told of the family's
condition by the teachers at the
Coxburg school, secured blankets.
sheets, and clothing for them.
Mrs. T. A. Lail heard of their
plight and went to investigate.
The boys, according TO Mrs.
Lail, are clean-cut bright young
fellows, obviously aboVe the ave-
rage group in such circumstances.
They feared that separation from
their father was inevitable and
told of a promise made to their
dying mother that they would
stay together. The father had
miraculously held the family to-
gether despite his partial blind
ness and meager resources.
Mrs. Lail, seeing the limited
possibility of the family helping
themselves at home, called ]. II. |
Laster, president of French Camp |
Academy, and was assured that
facilities were available for the
boys there.
Mr.. Laster, Mrs. Lail and w.
K. Gwin, Jr., visited the Jones
family again Sunday afternoon
and Laster was impressed with
the boys alertness and willing
ness 10 work. and agreed to en-
roll them in the school, and to
provide as much work as posi-
BILE toward their tuition. Mrs.
Lail drove the five boys and their
to French Camp Tuesday
afternoon where the brothers
were enrolled.
They viii receive Christian edu-
cation and training in a whole
some environment through the
high school level, and best of all.
the family is not being separated. |
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
Insurance Applications
Now Accepted By Eel

Fedeal Crop Insurance appli-
cations for 1850 are now being
accepted in Holmes county from
cotton producers who did not APP
ply in l94s. according to James
E. Chisolm, Richland, chairman
OF the county committee of the
FCI program.
Members of the committee be-
sides Chairman Chisolm are. Lee
II. Cade, Acona, Ray E. johnson,
Lexington, Austin E. Long,
Tchula, w. L. Meek, Jr., Lexing-
ton. and Thomas A. Murtagh.
Ebenezer.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
OAK o CHURCH TO
HOLD SERVICES N

Church services will be held
Sunday morning, February 26 at
HOO o'clock and Sunday night
at TOO p. m. at the Oak Grove
church. The Rev. Morrell Lee will
bring the messages. Everyone is
given a cordial invitation
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
PARHAM H. WILLIAMS. J.
WINS AWARE RECENTLY

AT the Intramural Speech Fes-
tival held at Ole Miss, February
IA, is, IL, Parham H. Williams,
Jr., freshman at the University
was awarded first place in the
three to five minute impromptu
speech division. Parham was a.
mong 80 contestants who e. ter
ed in this division.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
Chimponzee Appears On
Tchulu Theatre Stage

Cheeta, commonly called the
Human Chimpanzee, comedy star
of the Tarzan pictures, will APP
pear in person on the stage at
the Tchula Theatre, Tchula, Tues
day, February %, according to
Carl Moses, owner.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
|HJC Cagers Climax
Good Season; Take
Double Win Over EC

The Holmes Junior College
cage teams completed the season
with two well earned victories
over the East Central girls and
boys at Goodman Monday night.
This marked the third consecutive
double win the past week for the
local teams. Sunflower was first,
then came East Mississippi of
Scooba, and the double-win over
East Central was a grand climax.
Holmes Girls finish season with
1873 record.
Holmes girls and boys ranked
near the top in both divisions.
The Kinds Eagletts rated number
one, while the Holmes Sextet was
second in complete games for the
season. Kinds was placed at the
top of the bracket and Holmes
took a like position in the bottom
bracket for tournament play Feb
ruary 23-24-25 at Kinds Junior
College, Raymond.
Kinds EaglettS drew a bye for
the first round while Copiah-
Lincoln plays Sunflower through
z p. M; Southwest drew a bye
and will meet the winner of the
Perkinston- Northeast game Fri
day afternoon. Kinds will open
play for the second round Friday
night At z p. n. vs. the a=Lin and
Sunf1ower winner.
In the lower bracket Holmes
will meet Jones Thursday night
at 8 p. m. The winner will meet
East Mississippi of Scooba, Fri
day at A p. m. East Central of
Decatur will play Clark, Thus
day at 4 p. m. while Pearl River
and Ittawamba Of Fulton will
open the tournament at 3 p. m.
Thursday. Perkinston and North
east will conclude the first round
Thursday night at 9 p. m.
The tournament will have six
sessions as follows: Two games
Thursday afternoon at 3 and A
p. m. Three games Thursday night
1879 p. m. Two afternoon games
Friday to be played at 3 and 4
p. m.
Two games Friday night start
ing at Z p. m. The semi-finals to
he played Saturday morning $3.50
and 1890. The championship
game is scheduled for Saturday
night 500 p. IN.
All Junior Colleges except
Northwest of Senatobia entered
team in the. tournament. Kinds,
Holmes, Northeast and Ittawam-
ba ranked in that order for plac-
ings in the bracket. Kinds and
Southwest drew byes in the top
bracket while East Mississippi of
Scooba drew the lone bye in the
lower bracket.
The 1850 girls tournament
should be the best in the history
of the Junior College Association.
A number of schools have out
standing teams that r well ba-
lanced on offense and defense.
Most of the top ranking teams
have several seniors on their
squads and competition had been
very keen throughout the season.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23

lRi ;i I sssf|

! knew Ingrid Berbman per-
sonally and thought as much OF
her as you probably did. In chat
ting with her backstage on Broad
way, ! was impressed with her
unassuming charm, fresh school
girl look and especially with the
very high regard in which the
rest of the show cast held her.
There could be scandal whispered
about many stars-but never :
about Ingrid Bergman. She was
a real lady. Now this has chang
ed, and it is hard to figure out
what happened to her that would
result in the present Italy scan
dial and shame in which. she Is
so directly involved. I remember
once asking a very wise man why
there was SO much scandal in
Hollywood. He thought for a
moment and then replied, Most
of the actors and actresses who
60 there don't have strong
character. So when they are in
the limelight Of fame and fortune,
this weakness comes out and
they are overcome by it all -
SO mess up their personal lives"
Walking along And Street near
the towering Chrysler Building, /
noticed small pieces of CLASSY
looking stuff lying in the street.
About this time, there was a loud
noise and what looked like a hunk
Of glass glanced off a parked
automobile and shattered in the
street. Then another fell and a
pedestrian lodged. Soon all of US
were looking upward and lodging
- for we saw it was big pieces
OF ice coming loose from up a.
Of the great building, apparently
being moistened in the sun, and
falling far down. into the street
below. It was a fearsome ecu
renee.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23

/ always enjoy the story about
Mark Twain who when he was
editor of a small newspaper re-
ceived a letter from a reader say
ing that he had found a spider in
his copy paper and wanted to
know if it was an omen of bad
or good luck. Replied Twain:
Finding a spider in you news
paper is neither good or bad luck.
The spider was merely looking
over our paper to see which mer-
chant was not advertising so he
could 60 to that store, spin his
webb across the door and lead a
life of undisturbed peace ever
afterwards"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23

Since this is 1850, many per-
'Sua1g ind organizations have tried'
their hands at summing up what
we have done in the past half
century. In sports, politics and
other fields, leaders have been
selected as the most outstanding,
The best job / have seen yet on
this summing up is depicted in
the new March Of Time film, Mid
Century" which is about due al
your local theaters. The editors
Of Time and Life have really done
some work on this release which
represents an intelligent, thought
provoking summation of how fan
we have come and where the
world now stands.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23

John Mason Brown, the literary
critic who several years back was
a sort of Frank Sinatra of the
women.s clubs, said something re-
Gently which made good sense to
me. He stated that, ideally, all
children should be brought up on
farms. Here they learn more
quickly and logically the facts
of life" as we call them, and are
more constantly exposed to the
healthful and natural atmosphere
of the outdoors. Maybe it was be-
cause l grew up on a farm but !
think the child who has missed
what is perhaps the most delight
full part of youthful existence.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23

A note from Miss Hazel Bran
non, well-known Mississippi
newspaper publisher states she
is making a round trip
on the S. S. President Monroe
and is seeing a lot of fascinating
things IN her magic-carpet-like
tour. No doubt she will be able
to make an authentic appraisal
of the progress of world after
seeing it from every point on its
girth.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-08-19
Nisei Vets Face Heavy Ball Schedule;
Meet Fort LawtOn, Indians, HeatlOX

Fresh from their go win over Car
yer A. C. last Sunday. the Seattle
Nisei Veterans will face a heavy
schedule next week to wind up the
1850 City league season.
On Sunday, Aug. 20, the Vets will
exchange volleys with the Fort Law
ton nine on the army diamond in a
double header. the first game start
ing at l pm.
Two twilight tits, both from Sis
pm, are scheduled for next Wed,
Aug. %, and Thursday. Aug. "a
Coach George Funais men will meet
NickS Indians at Georgetown on
Wednesday and Heatlox at Lower
Woodland on Thursday.
On the firing line for the Vets will
be pitchers George Shimizu, Edo Sa-
saki. Dick Standen and Heat Heya-
motto
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-08-19
Eleven Teams Await mel Opening;
Three-ROund Play Will Start on Sept. 5

Magazines will be the defending
champions.
Possibility that a Nisei or Main
Bowl major league would be formed
this coming season. was dealt a
death blow when only two teams
appeared definitely interested
Fred Takagi. Main Bowl manager.
added that such a league is ont of
the question due TO lack of interest.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-08-19

Eleven teams are set for the OPEN
ing of the Nisei Commercial league
'50-'51 season in Main Bowl, it was
learned at the league representa-
tives meeting held last Tuesday
night.
The outfits are Puget Sound Vege-
table Growers Association. Tad's
Gardening. 18th Ave Service, Ma
gamine's. Royal Amusement, Saka-
hara Insurance. Chinese. Coast Wide
Janitors' Supply, Red Front Tavern,
Superior Used Cars and Tom Iwata
Insurance.
A spot is still open to round out a
twelve-team circuit. president Hiro
Nishimoto said
The Nisei Commercial keglers will
play three rounds. beginning Tues
day, Sept. 5. and will be under ABC
american Bowling Congress) regu-
lations.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-08-19
NISEI SPONSOR
PIN TEAMS in
VALLEY LOOPS

Frank NatSuhara of Auburn and
George Nose of Seattle, two enter
prising MISE businessmen. this week
became the first japanese American
bowling team sponsors to enter teams
in a Caucasian league in this area
since the American Bowling Con-
gress last summer unanimously drop
pea its white only" clause.
Natsuhara'S team roster will in
clude. besides himself, such stellar
keglers as Willie Maebori and George
Ota. Maebori is one of the topnotch
Nisei bowlers in the Pacific North
west. and is highly regarded in valley
circles.
Noses outfit. which will carry the
Nisei Grill banner will be captained
by alley-wiSe Kenny Arita, veteran
star from Salt Lake City. Arita has
Kaz YamaSaki and Budd Fukei from
last seasons Northwest Times as
two other Nisei members of the
squad. Yamasaki finished the 40
so season in the Nisei Commercial
loop with fat 1871 average. In addi-
ton to the three Nisei, the team
will add Joe Cache and Gene Angus
tin crack Filipino pin busters.
The Natsuhara five will roll i'm the
Thurs. circuit in Auburn, and Nisei
Grill will take its turn on Mondays
in a major loop in Renton.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-03-31
Ecton Fayors Death of Rent
Controls Right Now

Washington, D. enough funds
to continue the federal rent control
agency on a sharply curtailed basis
are contained in a bill passed by the
Senate early this month. The meas
ure now goes to conference between
spokesman for House and Senate.
Actually, 100000 was APPROX
ed' but only $1,400,000 can be spent
Tor operating costs of the Office of
the Housing Expediter between now
ana June 30, when the present law
expires.
Last-ditch directors to any funds
Ior the rent control agency between
now and June 80 were 10 Republi-
cans and 10 Democrats, including
senator Ecton, Montana.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-03-31
Attention. Natural Gas Users

Approved by the u S. Senate Wednesday measure
which would take from the Federal Power Commission the
thory regulate the initial sale from the producer
the pipeline The bill to Senate House
conference committee for reconciliation of minor before
being sent to President Truman.
Should this bill become law then all rates could be dete
ned by the prices 80 big firms decide to charge the
field.
What does this of natural gas Montana?
Simply this:
Should FPC lose this regulation them immediate
Of to five cents 1000 cubic feet be
ed by Montana This that Montana
expect from 1888 900 to 900
for their heating and cooking
You folks in Montana who already seen the
public service commission gracously give Montana Dakota
Utilities Co. eight bonus above beyond
projected Wyoming pipeline should particularly
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-03-31
After So Many Years, Will
There Be A Pension Too?

According to the list of claims
paid by Lewis & Clark county COM
missioners for period ending Feb
ruary %, Grand Jury Special Pros
ecutor Floyd o. Small had claim
for $500 for services approved by
the board. This added to the
$4,000 previously paid Small,
brings him total earnings" of
SIG, 500 since the Grand Jury was
convened the latter part of July.
Broken down, it works out this
way. AS of the first of March, APP
proximately 22O days had elapsed
since the Grand Jury first took up
shop. But, from that 22O days
must be deducted 60 days for Sat
urdays and Sundays, since the
Grand Jury functioned only S days
per week. An additional several
days must also be deducted for
the Christmas vacation taken.
In otherwords, Special Prosecut-
or Small worked" a total of about
$50 days for $16,50O. This
amounts to $11O per day for his
services-or-in trade union jar
gon, a pretty nifty hourly scale of
just about IA bucks per.
At this time We are unable to
say whether a pension is also con-
templated for Mr.. Small, for the
faithful years of service he may
give as special prosecutor. But,
since employer-paid pensions are
all the rage today, surely this little
item will also be taken care of to
his complete satisfaction.
P.S. Sure wished belonged to
whatever union it is that looks out
for the welfare of special prosecu-
tors.-HLB.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-03-31

The following article represents
tbe oninion of f. B. Hard Rock
Coolidge who has been actively en-
oaoed in the oil and gas business Tor
30 wears. being one of the Oldest pro-
ducers in the state and never having
missed monthly pipe line run OF
oil since January, 1921. he mas
nroduced over five million barrels OF
oil and over thirty billion cubic feet
of natural gas, and wishes to see the
small business men carry on without
being squeezed out of the picture.
am making these suggestions for
the benefit of landowners in Mon
tana as almost every lease man has
his own printed forms of oil and gas
leases. and they are changed each
time to fit the wishes and conven-
ience of whomever he may be work
ING for and most of them give all
the advantage to those developing
the leases. If the following sugges-
lions are followed, the landowner
should get fair break and the hon
operator should be con-
tent with his deal. The following
pointed suggestions should be in
Guided in all leases in addition to
those found in the ordinary form of
lease:
No. /: No lease should be given
for over a period of five 90 years,
but lease shall remain in force as
long as commercial production ex-
lists and should not be leased for less
than fifty cents (5Gc) per acre per
year advance rental, and should |
have a non-drilling penalty clause
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-03-31
By A. C. BERGLUND, Helena

Ever since the beginning of the
late war Congress has suspended
the annual assessment of labor on
unpatented mining claims; and it
may be done again this year, and the
next, and on and on until the peo-
pie wake up to the fact that such a
move is definitely holding up the
mineral development of the country
and put in kick. There is little
doubt that the holders of big blocks
of claims remember to write to their
Congressman regarding the suspen-
sion of such work.
By this scheme claimant may file
his intention of holding a claim, and
at cost of so cents per claim his
right is assured for another year. Sus-
pending the assessment work on min
ing claims during the war may have
been justified, but suspending it
since the war is certainly detriment
to the country.
The west was opened up by pros
pectors. Today most of the accessible
country is staked and there
it lies undeveloped. Some persons hold
two or three claims, others up to
fifty or more. Why not have these
claims developed? Or if the claim
ant is not able or ready to develop
them, at least have the assessment
work done.
Most Of these claims are without |
doubt held for speculation; some are
held for grazing purposes. SO there
is no mineral development, no chance
for the prospector, no labor for |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-03-31

derived from this source is very in
significant. The tax we pay for the
privilege of owning and using an
automobile amounts to as much as
the tax on a thousand acres of pat
ented mining claims.
Why not shift some of this car tax
over onto the patented mining claims.
Some of those claims, if developed,
would produce more wealth for the
state than good many automobiles
would be worth. If the state needs
money. | say raise the valuation of
patented mining claims. If the own
er of a patented claim doesn't want
to work his claim, or is unwilling to
pay substantial tax, he can let the
county take the ground for taxes.
The county can sell it or throw it
open to prospectors.
| think there is "more gold in them
thar hills" than was ever taken out
of them. 1t may be harder to find,
but the placer gold came out of veins
IN the rock and it will require a diff
ferent method of prospecting and
different kind of prospector; but, Civ
en- the right kind of encouragement,
some discoveries will be made.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-03-31
Coolidge Makes Suggestions On Leasing
OfLands For Oil and Gas Purposes

after the lease has run two 10Y
years, amount to be agreed upon.
No. g: No single lease shall in
clude over 800 acres and the lessee
shall be expected to drill or paw
rent on that basis.
No. 8: If the lease expires by its
own terms or failure to comply
with the terms of the contract. the
lessee shall file a release notice
within 80 days in the county in
which the land is located, or be sub
ject to a penalty of $4,000 per day.
No. 4: The lease cannot be as
signed without the written consent
of the owner.
No. 5: No overriding royalty or
working interest shall be sold with
out the written consent of owner.
No. 6: No expanding royalty
clause shall be used in this lease.
No. 7: Lease shall be automatical-
ly cancelled if holder puts it under
a unit operation plan or a working
agreement.
These last two paragraphs are
very important as the unit operation
allows the unit operator to bunch up
several thousand acres into one unit.
drill one we'll to validate all the in
GUIDED acreage and split the royalty
in proportion to the amount of acre
age in each lease.
The writer intends to have new
ease forms printed which will be
available to anyone desiring same for
his personal use by writing to the
writer at 415 Ford Building, Great
Falls.
The present trend of the large
is to lease blocks of from
$4,000 to 500, 900 acres, which STILES
and places huge blocks
# acreage under the control of the
majors where it will be kept unde-
'eloped for years to come or with a
minimum of development work. The
My way to keep our oil reserves at
high point is to keep drilling oil
,ells.