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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-09-29

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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-09-29

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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-09-29
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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-09-29

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The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
BendeII SpeaksA
Lexington Rotary

R. E. Bendell, representative OF
the Municipal Concert Association
with headquarters in Houston,
Texas, was present at the Tues
day meeting of the Lexington Ro-
tary Club and spoke briefly on
the Associations background,
purpose and organization.
Mr.. Bendell is spending this
week in Lexington assisting in the
current membership of the local
Association now underway.
He was introduced by the Rev.
Hayes Clark, Presbyterian pastor,
who previously had been sched-
uled to present the days program
for the August program chairman,
Rotarian Clint Floyd.
Butler T. Moore was guest of
Edwin White.
The program chairman an
nounced that the District Cover
nor will be present at next weeks
meeting and urged hundred per
cent attendance.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
Comfort Leaves For
Hot Springs 12m :
Area Forester Will \
Make 2l-Doy i,
Naval Tour /!

A wide circle of friends in
Holmes county will be sorry to
hear that Mr.. c. w. Comfort
Flood Control Forester, has been
transferred to a new post in the
Ouachita National Forest at Hot
Springs, Arkansas.
Mr.. Comfort, who has been
working in Holmes county for
the past 112 years, will leave on
August IL for a 21-day tour Of
duty on Naval auxiliary ship
the USS Corduba, which will take
him to Newfoundland and Ber.
muda. He is a 1t. Commander in
the Naval Reserve.
After his Naval Reserve assign-
ment he will report to Hot Springs
where he will be the assistant
ranger in The Jessieville Range
District of the Ouachita National
Forest.
Mr.. H. R. Raum, Flood Control
Forester, will replace Mr.. Com.
fort in Holmes county. Mr.. Raur,
has served as forester at the Jes.
sieville Range District of the Qua
chita National Forest for the past
two and a half years. He and
Mrs. Raum will make their home
at 204 Church Street, in Lexings
ton.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
Milk Grades Announced
BY Health Department

During the past six months A
grade milk, and milk products
were sold in every incorporated
town in Holmes county.
Below are the names of the
dairymen and the grades Of milk
and milk products sold by then
during this period:
Moore's Dairy, Grade A Raw
for Pasteurization.
Russell's Dairy, Grade A Raw
for Pasteurization.
Tate's Dairy, Grade A Raw
for Pasteurization.
Henry Dairy Products Co.
Grade A Pasteurized and homo.
genized.
Grenada Farms, Grade A Pas
teurized and homogenized.
Leflore Dairy Products com
pany has also been selling Grade
A Pasteurized and Homogenized
milk in Holmes county during this
period, but due to the fact that
Mr.. Henry was selling this milk
the first part of the grading per-
iod and Mr.. Ciggers was selling il
in the last part of it, the number
of samples required to award
either one of them grade has
not been obtained.
r. C. Fraser, M. D. Director
o. w. Thompson, Sanitation
Supervisor, Holmes County
Health Department.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
3,5o9 Blood Tests
Given By Holmes
Health Department
Over 100 Attend
Z Educational Films
Shown In County

Since the beginning of the mass
blood ing-informational cam
paign on July 2l, more than 3,599
blood tests have been taken by
the citizens of Holmes county. In
view of the fact that there still
remains approximately three
fourths of the county to be sur
veyed, this figure is very encour-
aging, Health Department offic-
ials report.
Attendance at the night infor-
national meetings has been very
high. More than 1,700 persons
have attended these meetings
which are held at various church
es, schools, and buildings through
out the county. 1t is hoped that
more and more people will at
tend the meetings in order to avail
themselves of accurate informa-
ton concerning venereal diseases.
A full schedule of the movies and
clinics for the ensuing week is
carried elsewhere in this paper.
At 2:15 pm. each day, programs
concerning the campaign may be
heard over radio station WGRM
in Greenwood. The public is re-
quested to listen to these pro-
grams and also for information as
to when the night meetings and
the special blood-testing clinics
will be held in each particular
neighborhood.
anyone VINO misses the sched-
uled clinics is reminded that free
blood tests are available at the
Holmes County Health, Depart
ment any week Monday through
Saturday, from 8 am. to 4:30 pm
An informational rack has been
placed on Yazoo street, making
available to the general public
free health information of all
kinds.
The cooperation shown thus far
has been exceptional, health Of
ficials say, and it is hoped that
the citizens of Holmes county will
continue to cooperate to assure
the programs success.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
200 Masons From
Ten Cities Pay
Visit AT School
Lexington Lodge
Is Host To
Group 3 1st- 1st

About 200 Masons from ten
cities attended the annual Con-
gressional School of Instruction
of the Masonic order held with
Lexington's Lodge No. "a on
Monday and Tuesday of this
week.
DR.. j. Rice Williams, Grand
Lecturer, of Houston, presided.
He was assisted by the following
District Deputy Lecturers: c. E.
Sampson, Greenwood, w. M.
Holmes, Moorhead, ]. c. Paden,
Houston, and c. M. Mcdaniel, of
Lexington.
Other prominent Masonic offic-
ials attending were DR.. Joe Lee
Smith, Forest, Senior Grand War
den, Sid F. Curtis, Meridian,
Grand Secretary.
Visiting Masons from Canton,
Greenwood, Cleveland, Indianola,
Clarksdale, Goodman, Pickens,
Durant, West and Tchula were
present as well as members of the
host Lodge.
Two all-day sessions and even
ing sessions were held with the
Lexington ladies of the OES
serving banquet each evening
DR.. Williams, whose 83rd birth
day is today, August 8, was pre-
sented with lovely gifts by those
present.
At the conclusion of the affair
he commented that the school
had been very successful in every
respect and that he had enjoyed
very much the friendly atmo
sphere and pleasant hospitality
in the Lexington Lodge.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
Holmes County Fair And Livestock Association
Second Annual Show Set For Sept. 1873

sented at the fair for each animal
entered. Cattle and hogs must
be tested and vaccinated within
80 days prior to being entered in
the fair. This service will be rem
dered to any exhibitor free of
charge upon application to the
fair association.
There will be class open for
any type livestock or crop which
the farmer wishes to exhibit. De
tails can be obtained from the
county agents office or other ag-
ricultural agencies in the county.
The Fair Association officials
further explained premiums would
be limited to Holmes county ex-
hibitors. From the interest shown
in the fair last year, association Of
ficials anticipate a much wider
range and volume of exhibits this
fall.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
Prisoner Wanted On
Three Charges Now
Back In Holmes
Sheriff Returns Sun.
From California
! With Peter Ford

Sheriff Ellis E. Wynn and De-
putty Sheriff George Bailey re-
turned Sunday from San Fran.
cisco where they went to pick up
Peter Ford, former Holmes
county negro, wanted in this
county since March, l945, for as
sault and battery with intent to
kill, robbery and Jail breaking.
Ford was released to the
Holmes county law enforcement
officials after serving four and
one half years of a five year sem
tence an San Quentin penitentiary
for second degree robbery commit.
ted in Los Angeles in 1945. ID
Ford, about 50, was originally
indicted here for assault and bat~
terry with intent to kill in connec@
tion with the wounding and rob.
bing of Mr.. H. K. CHM, well
known Lexington citizen on Febr-
uary 20, 1945.
Mr.. CHM went to the barn to
feed his stock at his home in
Lexington. The attacker hid in
the hay loft and hit him on the
head with barrel stave from be-
hind. Mr.. CHM was seriously in-
jured. He was also robbed of his
purse containing money before
the attacker fled.
Mr.. Walter L. Murtagl1, sher.
iff at that time, got word that the
negro was headed for Buffalo, N.
Y, SO he boarded plane and was
waiting for Ford when he arrived
in Buffalo and brought him
back to Lexington.
A few weeks later negro w0-
! man trusty at the Holmes county
Jail unlocked the cells and per-
mitted Ford and another negro
prisoner to escape and walked OFF
herself.
Thus Ford has three charges in
Holmes county against him now.
He will be tried at the October
term of Circuit Court.
Praises Officials
| Sheriff Wynn said Californi&
,, officials from the Governors of
flee on down to the County Shers
/ ifs office were most friendly and
cooperative on the Ford case. The
Sheriff provided him with a. sta.
tion wagon and deputy to help
carry out his mission and other.
wise was very helpful, he said.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
Construction Begun
On Williams BUILDING

Construction begon Monday on
the modern new building for Viii
liams Outlet Store on the Square
in Lexington, according to Mr.. ]
F. Williams. owner.
The Lexington Construction Co
is in charge of construction and
hopes to have Mr. Williams in his
new building by September 18th.
This building will be one story
with a front of about Is feet and
will be 125 feet deep. It viii take
place of the old building com
pletely destroyed by fire several
weeks ago.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
Cattle Thieves Draw
Heavy Penalties
Two Negroes Plead
Guilty To SteoIing
Cows; Bound Over

Isiah Williams and Lewis Wade,
/; both colored, pied guilty before
Justice of the Peace c. G. Meeks
at Pickens Wednesday morning to
three charges of cattle stealing
preferred against them by County
Attorney Pat M. Barrett.
In the case of a calf stolen from
Johnny Anderson about July l,
the defendants were each given
the maximum sentence of six
months on the county farm and
fines of $4,000.
In the other two cases, involv-
ing thefts of stock from Fit Wade
and William White, on July Z and
July 13, respectively, the defend
ants were placed under appear
ance bonds of $25O0.00 each in
both cases to await the action of
the Grand Jury at the October
term of Circuit Court.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
Mrs. Effie Fritz
Passes In Jackson
Rites Held Tuesday
For WeII-Known
Holmes Womun

Mrs. Effie Fritz, well known
Holmes county beautician, died
at the Baptist Hospital in Jackson
Monday afternoon about 12:45 o.
clock where she had been a pa
tient for several days.
She was SO years of age.
Funeral services were held at
the Methodist Church in Lexing-
ton Tuesday at 500 pm. with the
Rev. T. c. Floyd, pastor, officiat-
ing, assisted by the Rev. P. D.
Bragg, Lexington Baptist pastor.
Interment was in the Lexing-
ton cemetery with Southern in
charge of arrangements. Mem
bers of the Masonic Lodge were
pallbearers.
Mrs. Fritz was known as kind
and generous person by a large
| number of friends throughout the
county. She established and OPP
Grated for number Of years the
Fritz Beauty School in Jackson
which still bears her name. She
also operated a beauty shop in
Lexington for long time.
She was a member Of the Me-
thodist Church, the Order of the
Eastern Star and the Rebekahs.
She was born and reared in
Bonneville but had made her
home in Holmes county for about
Is years. She was married to the
late. Otto A. Fritz % years ago. He
preceded her in death on Decem-
ber 2, 1949.
Surviving are one brother, Mr.. !
Carl Campbell, Bonneville; three /
sisters-in-law, Miss Lucy Fritz
and Mrs. Linda Fritz, both of ,
Lexington, and Mrs. w. c. Camp
bell, of Bonneville.
Among the out-of-town rela-
tives attending the rites were Mrs.
Campbell and son, James, Boone
vile; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Camp
bell, of Vivian, Louisiana.
Active pallbearers were Grady |
Bailey, Perry Strickland, James |
Hester, Eph Cohen, w. H. Fin
cher, Jr., and William Ellis.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
Exhibitors Are Urged
To Ready Stock
For FuIl Event

The Holmes County Fair and
Livestock Association announced
Monday through its President
Emmett Reese that its second an
nual Holmes County Fair and
Livestock show would be held
from September 18 through Sep
tember 23rd at the Holmes County
Fair Grounds at Lexington.
Mr.. Reese urged all farmers and
cattlemen who contemplate enter
ing exhibits to begin preparation
Of their exhibits for the fall fair
which is slightly more than six
weeks away. The Fair Association
pointed out that health certifi-
Gates must be up to date and pre-
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
Membership Drive
In Concert Assoc.
Now Underway
Public Is Urged
To Renew List
At Once For so

The membership campaign in
the Lexington Municipal Concert
Association got underway Mon
day and team captains and work
ers throughout the county will
make their final report Saturday
afternoon at which time the mem
bership list will be closed.
Anyone in the county who has
not been contacted who would
line to join the Concert Associa-
ton is asked to send in a check
for $500 for adults or $2.40 for
students to Mrs. r. M. Gwin, sec
retary, at Lexington.
Among those who have paid up
their memberships for the new
season to date are Mrs. A. S.
Swinney Miss Leila Stansbury,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dyer Smith,
! Mrs. j. G. Herbert, ST., Mr.. Law
renee Rabb, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. j. R.
Watson, Mrs. H. S. Terry, Mrs
Howard Terry, Miss Clara Bell
Rhyme, DR.. and Mrs. G. G.. Ash,
Miss Katherine Mcleod, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. R. Williams, Mr.. w. How
ard Diggs, Mrs. Monroe j. Evans
Mr.. and Mrs. Ephraim Cohen, Miss
Sylvia Lynn Cohen, Mrs. Louis
Lipsey, Mrs. o. D. Hooker, Mrs
M. E. Blake, Mrs. Austin Gibson
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Wynn, Miss
Ann Wynn, Mrs. Paul Lindholm
Mrs. l. R. King, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. l.. Ellison, Mrs
John M. Kimbrough, Jr., Mr.. ano
Mrs. j. B. Walton, Mrs. Nat Hook
er, Miss Mariana Kimbrough
Mrs. X. F. Downer, Mrs. c. L
Downer, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Lail
/, Tom Lail, Jr, Mrs. Sessions Pc.
vail, Mrs. r. w. Gulledge, Miss
Lucille Waugh, Mrs. Daisy Jacob
son, Mrs. Leroy Paris, Miss Min
ME Jordan, Miss Myrtle Jordan
| Mrs. r. M. Gwin, Mr.. and Mrs
l.. P. Johnson, Mrs. Joe Moore
the Rev. Hayes Clark, Marimae
and John Clark, Mrs. Marvin
Stanley, Mrs. Sydney Henley
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Moore, Miss
Alethalie Cole, Mrs. Nathan
Schur, Miss Elaine Schur, Mr.
and Mrs. M. B. Brown, Mr.. and
Hoover Williams, Mrs. c. T.
Floyd, Mrs. Wayne Floyd, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. H. Williams, Miss Nancy
Mrs. c. w. Carr, John and Barnes,
Carr, Mrs. A. M. Doty, and Mrs.
E. w. Rainwater, all of Lexing-
ton.
Mrs. T. S. Humphries, of Du-
rant; Mrs. H. B. MCGEE, ST., Mrs.
Everarde Jones, Miss Sara Virgin
ia Jones, Mrs. Joe Maggie, Mrs.
Charles Vegezzi, John and Mari
lyn Vegezzi, Mrs. Sam Hutton,
Billy, Sam and Jim Hutton, all of
Tchula; DR.. and Mrs. D. r. Min
ter and Bill, of Cruger.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
Presbyterian Plan
Installation SUNDAY
Rev. Huyes Clark
Will Be Installed
As Pastor Here

installation service for the Rev
Hayes Clark as pastor of the First
Presbyterian churches at Lex.
ington and Tchula will be hello
Sunday, August 9Th.
The morning service will be a,
the Tchula church at the 11:OC
O'Clock hour and the evening ser.
vice will be held at 7:30 pm. ir
Lexington.
The commission at Tchula viii
be composed of the Rev. d. M
! Mounger, of Carthage, who viii
preach, and DR.. r. E. Hough, !
former pastor of the Centra,
Presbyterian Church in Jackson
now retired, who will charge The
pastor. The Rev. J. w. Young
Morgan City, will charge the con.
| gregation and w. E. Hays anc
Edwin White are the elders who
complete the commission.
Sunday Night
The Rev. Erskine jackson, o1
kosciusko, will preach at the
evening service in Lexington,
and the Rev. Spiva L. MCCULLOUGH,
pastor of the Durant, Goodman
and Pickens churches will charge
the pastor. The Rev. Mr.. jackson
will. charge the Lexington con-
gregation and elders w. w. Wynn
and G. H. Love will complete the
commission.
The public is given cordial in
vitation to attend these installa-
ton services.
Revival Completed
A successful revival was COM
pleted Sunday evening at the
church by the Rev. Mr.. Clark.
There were IL professions of
faith and four transfers by letter.
A number more are expected to
transfer their letters at an early
date.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
Holmes OES Members
PIon Picnic 18th

The Holmes County members
Of the Order of the Eastern Star
are planning picnic to be held at
the Holmes County Park on
Thursday, August II beginning at
4:30 pm.
An interesting program has
been arranged and all members
are urged to be present. Each
Chapter will bring a picnic lunch
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
and Miss Sara Howard, Of Du-

and Miss Sara Howard, of Du.
rant.
His fine Christian character en-
deared him to a wide circle OF
friends wherever he went and q
large number of these friends
were present at the services Sum
day.
Pallbearers were r. E. Green
Cecil w. Landrum, c. T. Collins,
Richard Mitchell, all of Halle
hurst; Cliff Byrd, Crystal Springs
Walter Bivins and John Kinnard,
both of Jackson, and Robert Ray
of Durant.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
Antioch Boptists
Begin Revival 9th

The Antioch Baptist Church
will hold its annual revival meet
ings beginning Sunday, August 6,
with the Rev. L. S. Polk, pastor of
the Eastside Baptist Church OF
Jackson in charge.
The Rev. Vallie Scott, pastor of
the Antioch church, will assist
with the meetings.
The regular church members
are urged to be present and a cor
dial invitation is extended to all
others interested.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
Negro Draws As
Days For Larceny

In hearing before Justice Of
the Peace E. B. Guess at Durant
Tuesday afternoon, Charles Smith.
colored, pied guilty to charge
of petit larceny preferred by
County Attorney Pat M. Barrett
and was sentenced to serve As
days on the county farm.
The charges grew out of theft
of boil weevil poisoning from the
farm of Andrew Smith near Em-
ory.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
Joycees Will Hold
Meeting Tonight

The Jaycees will hold their re-
gular dinner meeting Thursday
evening, August 3, at 700 at the
Grammar School. This will be a
very important business meeting
and all members are uged to be
present.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
Attend Lodose

Attend Lodoge
DR. and Mrs. ]. Rice Williams,
of Houston, spent Monday and
Tuesday as guests in the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Mcdaniel. DR..
Williams, Grand Lecturer of the
Masonic Lodge, was here to con-
duct the Congressional School OF
Instruction.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03

The many friends of Miss Clara
Watson will be glad to know she
is doing nicely following a mas
told operation at the Baptist Hos
pital in Memphis Monday.
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
VFW And Auxiliary
Will Meet Tuesday

The " F. w Post and Auxil-
iary will meet Tuesday evening,
August 8, at 800 o'clock at the Alb
Taylor Memorial Home. All
members are urged to be present,
The Lexington advertiser., 1950-08-03
Jesse Sweany Rites
Held In Durant
Prominent Former
Holmes Resident
Passes Friday

Funeral services for Mr.. Jesse
Sweany, 81, one of Mississippi:
outstanding Baptist laymen, were
held in Durant at the First Bap
tist Church Sunday afternoon al
800 o'clock.
Mr.. Sweany, a former Holmes
county resident for many years
died of a sudden heart attack
which he suffered Friday night al
his home in Hazlehurst where he
and Mrs. Sweany had made their
home for the past three years. He
was manager of the employment
service office there. Prior to
that time they lived for about
three years in Yazoo City where
he held a similar post.
DR.. Webb Brame, pastor of the
Yazoo City Baptist Church, of
ficiated at the rites assisted by
the Rev. c. M. Day, Durant pastor
Interment was in Mizpah ceme-
terry with Southern in charge OF
arrangements.
Born In Attala
Mr. Sweany was born in Attala
county six miles east of Durant
the son of the late Olivia Sanders
and j. B. Sweany. He came to
Durant as a boy with his father
where he was reared and educat-
ed. He attended Mississippi Col
lege and Draughon's Business
College.
For many years he was superin-
tendent of the Sunday School of
the First Baptist Church in DID,
rant and held other important
posts in church work in Holmes
county and in the state. He was
formerly connected with the State
Sunday School Board and was for
several years engaged as educa-
tional director of the Roanoke,
Va. Baptist Church. He was a
Mason and Rotarian.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Lucille Cargill Sweany whom he
married in 1905; one sister, Mrs.
iSallie Heard. of Jackson, and one
brother, DR.. ]. D. Sweany, of Min
ter City.
A number of nieces and ne
phews also survive including Mrs.
Chatwin M. Jackson, Jr., and Mrs.
Dick Barrett, both Of Lexington
Evening star., 1950-05-21
Town and Country Folk

standing that their only destiny
is to lay eggsi
The Malcolm Roses Che is
assistant to the president Of the
University of MiamD will take the
Francis Palms house near Vienna.
for the month of August, which
the Palms will spend on Gibson
Island. Mike" Ross book, q
novel described by a friend as
stupendous will be on the book
stalls in August.
Fire burned down the barn of
historic Sully, the Herndon home
of the Fred Noltings few days
ago. Firemen did heroic work,
but it was only matter of min
utes before the high wind famed
the flames into such an inferno
that there was nothing left of the
building, or the 10 tons of hay
stored there. If you've ever sown
and harvested 10 tons Of hay.
you'll have sympathetic back
ache. but the Noltings are only
thanking heaven that neither
their, nor the tenants children
were hurt.
Scotch and Scotsmen were in
abundance at the party popular
British Air Force Col. Mervyn
Butler and his beautiful blonde
Bunzie gave as a farewell to-
themselves and as an introduc-
ton to their charming successors,
Col. and Mrs. r. H. Lewthwaite.
The Lewthwaites. formerly sta
toned in Alexandria, Egypt. have
found a house in Alexandria, Va.
Comparing notes with Gen.
Stephen Shoosmith, now of
Downscrest, the Lewthwaites
found that he is far happier here
than in Germany. For while they
had a castle in the fatherland,
complete with swimming pools
and tennis courts. for an extremely
small rental, there was no fox
hunt. In fact, the general SO
missed riding to hounds that he
and his aide rounded up q few
horses and a few tired old hounds
to form hunt that became the
wonder of the countryside-and
the foxes, too, no doubt" he
added with a chuckle.
The Robert Dudleys have pur-
chased the former home of Mount
Vernon Seminary, a sort of
junior sized hotel of eight rooms
and seven baths. Santo Domin-
gan-born, Mrs. Dudley, who has
the aristocratic beauty of her
Spanish forehears, describes the
gardens as glorious grab-bag,
since she has no idea what may
come up. AS a somewhat embit-
tered gardener, my dear, I can
tell you-almost anything.
Apropos of gardens, Ruth and
Ancil Smith have deserted
Georgetown to take up residence
in the mountains near Leesburg.
from which "Smitty" commutes,
by car, to Bethesda Naval Hos
pital. When one sees the scenery,
comparable to Swiss resort, it's
understandable. Ruth's rock gar
den, extending right up the noun