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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-01-06
Chicago Defender Cites
YOungdahl For Helping
Advance us. Democracy

Chicago JAN 3-Minnesoas Governor Luther Youngdahl
among the Is individuals singled by the Chicago DE-
FENDER q winner of the DEFENDER Honor Roll award
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DADS AT DISEASE

To stamp out discrimination in
one or few government agencies,
worthwhile as this is, does not af-
feet the disease itself but only
dabs at the more irritating symp-
toms. For the evil of discrimina-
ton in housing is not localized;
nor is it due to the personal pre-
JUDGE of officials; it flows from
the government business rela-
tionship itself. Charles Abrams.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-01-06
BIOLOGICAL MAN

As far as biological Man is con-
cerned, what he is is related TO his
cultural environment, rather than
to any innate ability. There is no
German race" only German ma
tionality; no Jewish race" only
a Jewish socio-religious commun-
ity; no "Aryan race" only an
Aryan language; there is no
master race" only a political
bombast.-Wilton NJ. Krogan.
Evening star., 1950-06-18
.CurIisIe Burrucks
To House War COLLEGE,

The recently re established
Army War College viii be located
permanently located at Carlisle
Barracks, Pa.
The original college was redes-
ignated the National War College
at Fort Lesley j. McNair. here
Reactivated, it has been Temporal
rily quartered at Fort Leaven-
worth. Kan. The move to Penn
sylyania viii necessitate relocation
Of the Armed Forces Information
School. the Army Security Agency
School and the Chaplains' School.
Their new locations have not been
decided.
Evening star., 1950-06-18
Civic Group Will Honor
7 Policemen and | Fireman

The East Central Civic Asso-
citation viii give certificates for
outstanding work in the area to
two policemen and one fireman
at an 8 pm. meeting Tuesday in
the Montgomery School, AIS r
street NV.
The groups final meeting until
September also will be addressed
by DR.. Edward r. Harris, former
president Of the Federation of
Civic Associations.
At z pm, the East Central jun
ior Civic Association will hear a
report on the result of its cam
paign to raise money to send
needy children to summer camp.
Evening star., 1950-06-18

us this story and said the United
States Navy had never tried to gel
us out. We figured that was bunk
but we did know that the United
States didn't have diplomatic re-
lations with the Reds and that
meant we'd better get out on oul
own, or we'd be q long time in
China.
Pretty early in our captivity
we'd convinced Maj. Wang and
1t. Ho that we were telling the
truth. Maj. Wang, particularly
did everything he could to help
us. The Red Army is just like
any other service. though. It's the
high rank that draws the most
water and Col. Ii still didn't be-
lieve our story. Maj. Wang
couldn't buck our case over the
colonels head without getting
burned plenty.
Col. Ii was transferred in the
fall of '49, but he left that adverse
report in the files, hanging over
our heads. He was stuck with it
and so were we. I think he real
lied at the end that we were tell
ing the truth. but he was on rec
ord and would have lost face if
he'd changed his report. It's the
same old army game, anywhere
you meet 1t.
Sent to Winter Quarters.
We were moved up to winter
quarters along in November, back
near Liang again. Col. Jan, who
succeeded Col. Ii, came up to see
us. He was a lot younger and
was strictly Big Time Operator.
He was straight from headquarters
in Peiping. He gave us a regular
liquor ration, increased our other
rations and told us he'd get us
Strengthened out. We were pretty
hopeful.
Then Maj. Wang rode over on
his bike and told us we'd never
make it out as long as Col. Lis
report stood. Ii was too big a
wheel for them to order our re-
lease as long as he'd recommended
We be held until we told the ''true"
story Of our mission. Wang told
us our story would have to give
Col. Ii a plausible "out" so he
could save face, or we'd be in
China from now on.
Smitty eet-talked Wang into
getting us a copy of Col. Lis re-
port, SO we'd have something to
go by in taking our true" story.
We cooked up a eock-and-b bull
yarn that squared with LIS theo-
ries about us in the main essen
tials.
We wrote 1t all down formally.
along with our request for de-
portation, along in mid-December,
1949. We said we'd been sent out
to check on reconstruction of the
railroad between Tsingtao and
hiang, because Smitty knew some
thing about construction, being a
member Of the Seabees-the Navy
construction branch. We did stick
to our story of being enlisted men,
though. Our true" story of
checking on the railroad was
enough to save Col. Lis face,
though, and satisfied both Maj.
Wang and Col. Jan.
Col. Jan was going to Peiping
early in January. and said he'd
buck our case up to the top Red
brass. We were counting the days,
figuring we'd be on our way in q
Evening star., 1950-06-18

couple OF weeks. Notnlng nap
pened.
Got Orders to Tsingtao.
Maj. Wang froze UP anc
wouldn't tell us anything. Said
something had evidently gone
wrong. Col. Jan didn't come back
Brother, we were low in our minds
Then all of a sudden we got
orders to pack our gear and hit
the road for Tsingtao. They
wouldn't tell us anything. We
were held in a house on the out
skirts Of Tsingtao. Pretty soon ii
developed that they were doing
some more checking on our story
A radio technician from q Red
Army depot kept coming over,
with blueprints of radio. to ask
Smitty's advice.
They were trying to trip Smitty
upon his story that he was a chief
electricians mate. Radios meant
electricity to them, SO Smitty had
to prove he was an electrician by
assembling and repairing radios.
1t was a job he'd never done be-
fore. but he had to make those
radios work, or we knew we'd go
back up the peninsula into cold
storage again. With the help of
the instructions, he got those din
guSeS going.
Then things began to pop. Maj.
Wang. who by now was an execu-
tive in the Tsingtao city govern
ment, told us We would be going
home as soon as they tailored
some clothes for us. They took us
to newsreel movies. gave us some
Russian-English news magazines,
and treated us like VIPs. The
suits they made us were good wool
worsted, tailored western style.
Then Maj. Wang threw a big
farewell party for us and the radio
shop technicians we'd worked with
all attended. 1t was quite a clam
bake. I really think Wang and
Ho were sorry to see us 60. They
had sort of adopted us and, with
in their limits, had done all they
could for us. Communists or not.
they treated us well. They could
have made our 19 months triple
distilled hell, but they didn't. We
are grateful for that.
Boarded British Ship.
That's the story of our "con-
fession" and release. That's all
there is to it. We got out, which
was what we wanted. Col. Ii
saved his face, which was what
they wanted. We figure we got
all the best of the bargain.
Finally, the big day came. The
British tramp steamer Human
nosed into Tsingtao, and we went
aboard. Red China is a swell
place to be from, far away from.
Them's our sentiments. from now
on.
Five days after one Of our de-
stroyers took us from the Human
off Hong Kong, we touched down
on United States soil at Los Ala
mitos, Calf. just a few miles from
Smitty's home in Long Beach.
Now we feel human again.
We learned lot during our i'm
prisonment. We only hope our
story-it's all true and it's what
we saw and heard-will help you
understand something of what's
going on inside Red China.
(Copyrisht, 1850, Mirror Enterprises eyndi-
cate, Los Angeles.)
Evening star., 1950-06-18
Miss Anderson Accepts
Far East Red Cross Post

Miss Mary Katherine Ander-
son. 522 Taylor street NV, has
accepted a two-year assignment
as an American Red Cross secre-
tary in the Far East. She will be
assigned from Tokyo.
A native Of Washington, Miss
Anderson is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Anderson. She
is a graduate of Roosevelt High
School and Of Strayer Business
College.
Prior to the present assignment.
Miss Anderson was on the staff
Of the Red Cross National Blood
Program here. She served with
the Red Cross in Germany for
almost three years.
Evening star., 1950-06-18
By William c. Smith and
Elmer G. Bender

There's been a lot of speculation
about our alleged confession" OF
espionage before we were released
by the Chinese Communists.
Some Of the stories printed after
we arrived at Pearl Harbor were
q mile OF base. The Navy Intelli-
gence service released a brief
. statement about it, but that didn't
give the full picture.
Here's the true story, told for
the first time in detail.
Call it a confession If you like.
We call 1t tactful treaty arranged
Evening star., 1950-06-18

Lost Of series Of articles by two
United Stotes Navy men who were
prisoners Of the Chinese Reds for 10
months The series is edited by John
Grover.
Evening star., 1950-06-18
Outperforms
1871 other cars in
grueing Texas-to.
Guatemala test!

Below, the map Of the coYrse-ths neiU Pan.
american Hish,ooy. At right. Herschel
McCrif and his Rocket 88'' OidsrobiIs.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-29
Lexington Compress
Names Officers


Members of the Board Of Di-
rectors of the Lexington Com
press Company, Inc. were elected
at meeting of the stockholders
held Tuesday evening as follows:
w. D. Wilson, Eph Cohen, Mrs.
Emily Lucas, Mrs. A. S. Povall
and Allie S. Povall, all of whom
were reelected, and new mem
bers: A. j. Stevens, d. c. Lundy
and w. r. Ellis. Jr.
Directors then held meeting
and elected A. j. Stevens, presi-
dent; reelected Mr.. Cohen as
vice president and Mr.. Wilson as
secretary-treasurer.
At the meeting it was announ-
ced the company had enjoyed a
good business during the year
and made nice net profit. In
addition an accrued storage of
about 1000 bales of cotton is on
hand.
The management stated that
plans are being made to try to
increase the storage capacity of
the compress to ten or II thou
sand bales.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-29

Many Holmes County citizens
have been visited this week by
Lomax B. Lamb, Jr, of Marks,
candidate for Congress from the
Third Congressional District of
Mississippi. Mr.. Lamb, 33, is
seeking election to the congress
ional seat now held by Cong.
W, M. Whittigton, of Greenwood,
who is retiring.
Il hope / can visit and talk
with every elector in Holmes
County before August %, the
date of the first primary" Mr..
Lamb declared today. II am
making a strenuous effort to dis
cuss personally with every in
terested citizens the issues pre-
scented in this race
Mr. Lamb, a practicing attor-
ney, was educated in the public
schools of Marks. He graduated
from Yale University in 1888
and from Yale Law School in
1912. A combat veteran of World
War H. he served in the naval
reserve and for more than two
years was on active duty in the
Pacific theater.
Mr.. Lamb has travelled widely
During the winter of 1888 1899,
he worked his way around the
world. He sent reports of his trip
'(Continued on Page 81
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-29
George 6. Fryer
Dies In Florida
Lexington Native
Will Be Buried
Here This Week

George G. Fryer, a native Hol-
mes County citizen and former
Lexington resident, passed away
at his home in Dade City, Flo
rida, Tuesday night after a
weeks illness.
Mr.. Fryer, 48, was the victim
of stroke.
He was born and reared in
Lexington, the son of Mrs. John
Fryer and the late Mr.. Fryer,
Leaving Lexington about 1924 he
lived in the Panama Canal Zone
for nearly 20 years being employ
ed as plantation manager for the
United Fruit Company and later
the government. When he return
ed to the States he became asso-
ciated with the Pasco Packing
Company in Dade City.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Minnie Harthcock Fryer, Dade
City; his mother who now lives
at Zephyr Hills, Fla, with his
sister, Mrs. Melville Hall; an
other sister, Mrs. Cecil Waldrop,
of the Beulah community and
one brother, Monroe Fryer, of
Lexington.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-29
Holmes County Boys
Win Top 4-H Honors

The Holmes County group at
tending the conservation school
at Leroy Percy Park won honors
by making the highest score of
any county represented at the
school.
The group was composed of
Duane Hall from the Durant All
Club, Sherman Bailey from the
Lexington All Club, Hugh White
Rogers from the Lexington FLA.
and Bobby Harthcock from the
Tchula All Club.
Bobby was honored by making
the highest individual score of
the camp and winner of the
$1,000 prize and is being con-
graduated on this outstanding re-
cord. Other members of the group
were awarded a conservation pin.
These boys were sponsored to
the Conservation School by
Campbell Standard Service Sta
ton of Durant, L. A. D. A., and
Rotary Club of Lexington and
Allen Lumber Company of Tchu-
la. The group expressed their
thanks to the sponsors for the
trip through the medium of this
newspaper.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-29
Local Fire Victims
Back In Business

Two local firms, Williams Out
act Store and the Western Auto
Store, victims of a $4,000 fire
two weeks ago, are back in bust
ness.
]. F. Williams, owner of the
store that bears his name, has
purchased brand new shoe re-
pairing equipment which is be-
ing erected in a temporary loca-
ton in the Smart Shop next to
the Strand Theatre, win be open
for business Saturday morning.
The Western Auto Store, own
ed by w. E. Thurmond, conduct
ed a brisk sale Saturday in the
temporary location in the Apple
baum building on the Square and
will be open again this Saturday
to continue the fire sale of slight
" damaged merchandise at bar
gain prices.
Note the advertisements of
these two firms which appear
elsewhere in the Advertiser.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-29
ShackeIiord Accepts
Post At Batesvine

Macolm Shackelford, superiri-
tendent of the Pickens school for
the past year, has resigned eff
fective July LIST to become SUPER
intendent of schools at Batesville,
according to an announcement toe
day.
Mr.. Shackeford has been teach-
ing for eleven years at Isola,
Brandon, Yazoo City and Pick
ems. He is a graduate of MisSis-
sippi College and holds mas
ter's degree from Louisiana State
University. He is a member of
Phi Delta Kappa, honorary educa-
ton fraternity and is a member
of the Pickens Methodist Church
where he taught the Bible Class.
He is a member of the Rotary
club.
Batesville has just completed a
$400, 900 building and the school
district is said to be one of the
largest in the state.
The Pickens superintendent is
married to the former Mamie B
Fielder formerly of Magnolia. They
have two children, Walter, 5, and
Virginia, 2.
The good wishes of their many
friends in Holmes County GO
with the Shackelfords' as they GO
to their new post. :
Mrs. H. r. Varnado will be
principal of the school at Pickens
during the ensuing school year
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-29
Holmes Sustains Loss
OF 6,4oS Citizens
In 1O-Years Period
Lexington Coins 264
Persons In Period
Census Report Shows

Holmes county sustained a loss
of 6,498 people in the past To-
Year period, according to figures
released by the Bureau of the
Census, Greenwood.
The population of Holmes de-
clined from 39,710 in 1910 to 3d.
212 in 1850, the Census Bureau
estimated.
Lexington and Goodman made
population gains in the county
Lexington with 264 persons and
Goodman with 225 citizens. Other
communities making slight in
creases were Tchula with So and
Cruger with 43.
Durant suffered the loss of an
even 200 population in the re-
port. Aft
Other communities in the coufl-
ty registered these losses: West
81; Pickens, 48.
Ebenezer, which was incorpo-
rated in 1945, showed a popula-
ton of 81 in 1850.
Complete Report
The complete report on Holmes
county given by the Census Blu.
reau as to population in 1850 and
1910 follows.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-29
Lexington Stores To
Close For 4th;; Picnic
Planned AT Club

Lexington business firms and
offices will be closed for the most
part on Tuesday, July 4th.
No special community program
has been planned.
Most families will spend the
day quietly either in family re-
unions, fishing trips or perhaps
a golf match or swimming.
Members of the Lexington
Country Club plan picnic sup
per for the evening of the Four
tn at $50 o'clock until about 800.
All members are requested to at
terd with their families and
bring a picnic spread.
A golf tournament will be held
during the day for club mem
bers.
A more elaborate program is
being planned at the Lexington
Club on Thursday, July Is, when
members of the Indianola Coun.
try Club come over for an inter.
city golf match.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-29
". H. Fine|ler, Jr.s>
Heads Legion Post

w. H. Fincher, Jr. has been
elected commander of Daniel w.
Beall Post of the American Le-
gion.
Serving with him will be J. H.
Warner, vice commander; Irby
Ellington, adjutant; George Po-
vail, finance officer; Thee Moses,
saargeant-at-arms; Parham H.
Williams, service officer; Harry
w., Watson, historian, w. 3.
Kenna, chaplain.
The new officers will take over
their duties at the first meeting
in July.
Delegates have been named to
the state convention which will
be held in Jackson, July 9th: j.
H. Warner, chairman; w. H.
Fincher, Jr., secretary; Edwin
T. Nelson, j. c. Robertson, Irby
Ellington and George Ezell.
Alternate delegates are George
Povall, G.. r. Chennault and AL
lie S. Povall
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-29
Cameron Speaks Al
Lexington Rotary

w. S. Cameron. executive
secretary of the Council of
Churches for Alcohol Education,
statewide and interdenomina-
tional organization, appeared be-
fore members of the Rotary
Club, Tuesday.
The Rev. Mr.. Cameron was in
troduced by the Rev P. D. Bragg
acting for ]. F. Williams, program
chairman.
Mr.. Cameron treated alcohol
as social, traffic, industrial and
health problems in our modern
world. He told of the latest
tire nds in dealing wit
alcohol and alcoholics as pro-
blems which must be solved by
society as a whole inteiligently
and not just emotionally.
Our main mistake is that we
have tried to over-simplify the
problem, the speaker said, when
as a matter of fact it is com
pick or series of complex prob
lens.
1T is Americas number one
social problem and the third
highest ranking cause of deaths
in the United States, exceeded
only by cancer and heart dis
ease" he said.
Guests at the Tuesday lunch
con meeting were Ed Mauney,
jackson, guest of Eugene Herr
man, and visiting Rotarian Oscar
Wolfe, of the Shelby Club.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-29
HuffstatIer Services
Held Here Wednesday
Former Lexington Mon
Passes Suddenly
At Arkansas Home
Photo by Smitty

Funeral services for Mr.. Err
nest E. Huffstatler, SO, a former
Lexington resident, were held at
the Methodist Church in Lexing-
ton, Wednesday morning with the
Rev. c. T. Floyd, pastor, officiat-
ing.
He was buried beside his wife
Mrs. May Phillips Huffstatler,
who preceded him in death in
February, 1916.
Mr.. Huffstatler passed away
suddenly Sunday night at his
homo in Tyro, Arkansas, the vic
tim of a heart attack.
A native Mississippian, MIR.
Huffstatler was born November
IL, 1880 near New Albany. He
had lived for a number of years
in Arkansas and frequently visit
ed there. He had made his home
at Tyro since November, 1947.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Myra sHuffstatler Duncan, Of
Brandon, and three grand
children, Catherine May Duncan,
Brandon; James Erwin and Phil
lip Huffstatler. both of Tchula,
sons of the late Ernest E. Huff
statler, Jr. and Mrs. Catherine
Huffstatler Smith of Tchula.
Southern was in charge of ar
rangements.
Pallbearer were George Patter-
son, Norman Weathersby, Yer
non King, Clay Herrin, w. F.
Scott, w. o. Thompsons Phil ].
Heinrich and B. S. Beall, Jr.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-29
Sanders Rites Held
In TchuIa Wednesday

Funeral services for Mr.. Henry
Harrell Sanders, sc, well known
resident of Tchua, were held at
the family home there Wednes-
day afternoon at 400 p. M, with
the Rev. McKibben officiating.
Burial was in Odd Fellows
cemetery at Lexington with
Southern in charge of arrange
ments. Masonic honors were CIV
en- at interment.
Mr.. Sanders passed aw ay
peacefully in his sleep early
Tuesday morning. He was ma
tive citizen of Attala county but
had lived in Tchula for 80 years.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Julia Mae Armstrong Sanders,
four daughters, and one son: Mrs.
Harry Peeler, Kosciusko; Mrs.
Newton Rueff, Paducah, KY;
Mrs. Stanley Gembacz, Albany,
Ca; Mrs. Bill Jordan, Port Barre,
La; Harold Sanders, Tchula.
Surviving also are two sisters
and one brother, Mrs. Alice
Thrailkill, Memphis, Tenn; Mrs.
Etheridge Altman, Denver, Col.
and Clay Sanders, Little Rock,
Ark. s--
All of the members of his IA
r,iIv were here for the rites.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-29
Holmes County Lays
On Bond Drive

Holmes county is tagging be-
hind in the independence Bond
Drive. N
Up until June 18th there had
been sold in Holmes county
$le,l25 or only 1892 percent of
ats quota. This covers the period
from May Is to June 1T on "E'
bond sales.
There are only two more weeks
on the current independence
bond drive in which counties NAV
reach their quotas.
The state as a whole is tagging
aso. Only 1891 per cent of the
$l,649,875 quota has been SUBJ
scribed.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-29

Miss Blanche Legate will at
tend Girls State in Jackson next
week representing Lexington.
She is being sponsored by the
Business and Professional Wo-
mems Club.
Miss Legate will be senior
this fall at Lexington High where
she will be co-editor of The
Beacon and president Of the Y
Teens. She is member of Quill
and Scroll, journalism club, and
the Mississippi Press Institute
Council. She is the daughter OF
Mrs. Maude E. Legate and the
late c. c. Legate.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-29
Potients AT The Hospital

Mrs. S. E. Ellington and baby
girl, Pickens
Mrs. c. F. Moore, Lexington
Mrs. Nat Hooker, Lexington
MIR. Edwin Ellison, Lexington
Patricia AbleS. Goodman
Mr.. Robert Mcdonald, West
Colored
Joe Willie Bentley, Durant
Annie Gross and baby girl, West
Baby Regain, Cruger
Wilma Culpepper, Durant
Susie Lisby, Cruger