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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. "**A-11


for the Yankees or the Cardinals?
Working with clubs that could
get you runs in punches like
grapes?"
Carl talks slowly. No show-off
No pop-off. A quiet. thinking
man. The kind of man, if I re-
member correctly. who missed his
turn only once in all his years
with the Giants.
II don't think I would have
done any better, Henry" he said.
with the Yanks or the Cards OF
any heavy-hitting team I
wouldn't have worked as hard.
would have taken it easy now and
then. feeling that the hitters
would take care of my laziness.
But with the Giants of those
years I had to work. had to
think. I knew our ball club
couldn't score many runs, so
had to see that the other teams
didn't get more than we stood to
make. I figured the Giants could
somehow manage to get two,
three, or four runs. If I gave UP
more runs than that, we stood to
Evening star., 1950-12-08
McLemore-
Busy Stoking Fires
In Hot Stove League
By Henry McLem0re

Having picked Navy to beat
Army - and if you don't believe
it see this column of Friday. De-
cember / - I feel that I am
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Sign of D.. S. Weakness
New G. O. P. Drive to Gust Acheson
Gives Comfort to Soviet China Axis

naturally would disturb our friends
and likewise give comfort to the
Russian Chinese Communist axis
1t is questioned here that this
represents our people. They car
be relied on for stamina and sol.
idarity now as in previous emer.
gencies. It Is dangerous to mis-
represent us to our friends and
our Communist antagonists.
Sign Of Weakness.
This hardly seems the time to
indulge ourselves in the search
for a scapegoat. itself a sign Of
weakness. That is no solution.
It was surprising to many thai
the "get-Acheson" campaign hae
as It's sponsor this time Senator
Ives of New York. a usually re.
sponsible and thoughtful leader
Hitherto he has exhibited a CO.
operative attitude in meeting the
tough problems that face our Gov
ernment without a tinge of parti-
sanship. He is, too, a close as
sociate Of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
of New York, who also has mani.
tested a spirit of cooperation
in the overall approach to the
Communist threat and has exer.
clsed restraint.
+ 1t was temporarily encourag.
ing that the Senate Republican
Policy Committee, of which Sen.
ator Taft Of Ohio is chairman
sidestepped Senator Ives propose
that the party call formally fol
Secretary Acheson's resignation
The excuse was that it was not
certain Of its authority. This was
some slight concession to the
proprieties. At least time was al
lowed for Prime Minister Attlee
to get out of town.
But the issue is still alive. Fur.
ther consideration merely was de-
ferred until next week. The Pol
icy Committee referred the Ives
proposal to the Senate Republican
conference, which embraces al
Senate Republicans and of which
Senator Millikin of Colorado is
chairman. At a meeting next
Tuesday the conference will have
before it a resolution calling fol
the Secretary of States resigna.
ton, to be drafted by commits
tee of four appointed by Senator
Taft, with Senator Ives as chair
man.
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This Changing World
Attlee's Pledge on Forces in Korea
Called Heartening to Free Nations

tions have prevented the respective
governments from doing anything
more than mark time. They have
acted like schoolboys who put off
their homework until examina-
tions are just around the corner
All the Western Allies have pro-
ceeded on the premise that Russia
will not be ready for action for
another two or three years. There
was no particular hurry. they
thought, to give top priority to ef-
fective reorganization of their
ground forces.
Moves Founder on Politics.
The difficulties of creating ade-
quate ground forces have been rec
ognized by the military leaders OF
the Western coalition for some
time. Because some of the soldiers
believed time was s.running short.
the rearmament of Germany and
equipping Of Spain's large stand
ing army were considered essen
tial to fill the holes in the weak
wall which Western Europe has
raised against the onslaught by
Eastern hordes. These logical
moves foundered on the rocks OF
French and British politics.
The French agreed to incorpo-
rate German units in blueprint
which carried the pompous name
of Western European Army"
That army existed only on paper
however. The French handled the
situation so ineptly that today the
Germans themselves are no longer
willing to contribute to the over
all Western defense.
Although defeated. the German
people say now that unless their
republic is accepted as full part
ner in the family Of Western ma
tions, they will not contribute any
manpower to the common defense.
They refuse to become merce-
narieS.
While modifying. their previous
policies, the French insist that
only German combat teams be in
cluded in Western defense ranks
and that Independent German
units not be allowed to cooperate
with other Western forces under
the command of an American
general.
There has been no talk during
the conferences of the last four
days about steps to provide the
Spanish army with modern equip
ment. This was due not only to
President Truman's personal aver
sion to the head of the Spanish
government, but also because nei-
ther the French Socialist nor the
British Labor governments show
any inclination to support such a
SteD.
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1Or our WOTQS ne s'o''
and actions as never before.
Everything that happens here
goes sky-rocketing all over the
world-literally in a flash be-
cause of the speed Of modern
communications.
The eyes of the world, of both
our friends end our enemies,
turned our way with special con-
centration when British Prime
Minister Clement Attlee few here
to consult with President Truman
about the Korean crisis.
Unfortunate G. o. P. Move.
It seems unfortunate that Re-
publicans chose this crucial time
to open more or less frontal
party attack on our Secretary of
State, Dean Acheson, who was at
President Truman's side in the
all-important discussions with the
Prime Minister Of the nation
which is our chief ally.
Mr.. Acheson represents us be-
fore the world as our foreign min
lister, and he represented us in
that role, too, in the critical con-
ferences with Mr.. Attlee. He and
the President deserved united
support and a truce on partisan
politics. This is a time when we,
AS a Nation, should present a
solid front.
Instead. the Republican attack in
the midst of this crisis gave the
appearance of division among us
in the basic approach to the di-
lemma that confronts us. That
Evening star., 1950-12-08
By Doris FIees0n

A tactical struggle over foreign
policy is in progress in the Senate
as President Truman continues his
conversations with British Prime
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be whipped. OF course, it didn:
always work out that way, but
as rule it did.
$50 I tried with every pitch. I
mean that. Even against pitchers
who hadn't had a single in two
months. You spoke about Baugh
and Hutson. My guess is chat
Baugh. throwing to Hutson,
wouldn't have tried so hard.
counting on Don to catch any
thing. And the same goes for
Hutson. He wouldn't have been
as great, because he would have
counted on Baugh to put it in
his arms. You only give your
best, or at least I think so, when
you know you have to-"
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The consultation manifesto was
allowed to rest quietly in the For
eign Relations Committee. whose
chairman, Senator Connally,
dripped a little private acid on 1t
to the effect that if the Repub-
licans wanted to make fools OF
themselves he guessed he couldn't
stop them. The resolution by Sen
ator Ives of New York demanding
that the President replace Mr..
Acheson was referred to meet
ing Tuesday of the conference OF
all AZ Republican Senators.
Polite Way of Icing.
This is polite way of icing the
proposal until the leaders make up
their minds about it. They can
fish it out of the conference on
Tuesday or postpone it again,
Meanwhile, one of them said no
oratorical violence is in prospect.
Observing this excess of caution.
the Democrats continued to stick
quietly to their dugouts. Their
prudence in refusing combat has
seemed excessive. to put 1t mildly,
to some administration quarters.
including the head of their party.
Mr.. Truman and, it is certainly
due in part to lack of aggressive
leadership.
Democrats who insist that it
is not also part OF a progressive
generalization which began to
appear when they refused to stand
up and defend Mr.. Acheson against
the attacks of Senator Mccarthy.
declare they have State Depart
ment sanction for their present
inaction.
What they refer to is an appeal
for mo headhunting on either
side" made to the group of Re-
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Minister Attlee.
S Tor Re-
D u b ] i C a n S
Thursday pulled
back t h e i r
advance units
W h ich had
demanded t h e
head of Secre-
tary of State
A C h e S o n and
prior consulta-
ton with the
Senate before
any Truman
Attlee decisions
hnnonon final
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united states Is
constantly the
center of world
attention. a n d
furt h e rniore,
and most i'm
portant n W,
this city is the
capital of the
free nations of
the world. They
look to us for
leadership and
support. That
imposes on us a
r e S p o visibility
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| privileged to
write a b o u t
| sports today,
so I will.
| But this'n be
baseball, n o t
| football.
| This b e in G
| the "hot stove
| league" time of
b a S e b a IL, I
bought a sec
ond-hand hot
stove the other
| night. stocked
it with what
| the folks from
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WCI = 11Cdt VCA1
ing words in
these days of
We danger
for all free ma
tions.
The conver-
sations between
President Tru-
man and the
British Prime
Minister will be
concluded with
a communicate
which is ex-
pected to be
Evening star., 1950-12-08
By Constantine Broom

Prime Minister Attlee's assur-
ance that the British flag will be
found alongside the Stars and
Stripes in fair weather or foul
Evening star., 1950-12-08
By Thomas L. Stokes

1t is sometimes hard for us, as
a Nation, to realize that we live
in a glass house.
We do. literally. and daily. The
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
{. {. Lehman Services
Held AT Cruger

Services for Christopher c,
Lehman, Cruger, 81, were held
Thursday at the Harmony Bap-
fist church, Carroll county, the
Rev. ]. B. Welborn, pastor of the
Cruger Baptist church officiating
Mr.. Lehman passed away Tues
day, February IA, at the Green
wood Leflore Hospital in Green
wood. Burial was at Harmony
Cemetery.
Mr.. Lehman was a lifelong re-
sident of Cruger, and was a mem
Der of the Cruger BaptistC hurch
Surviving are his wife, four
daughters, Mrs. j. B. Screws, Miss
Jaunita Lehman of Yazoo City
and Misses Naomi and Grace
Lehman of Cruger; three sons
Ray of Greenville, Bernon and
Willie of Cruger; four brothers
Houston and T. B. Lehman o.
Lexington, Willie P. Lehman Of
Jackson, Lee Lehman of Monroe
La, and his step-mother, Mrs
Ida Lehman of Cruger.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
Forrest 6. Cooper To
Run For Congress

Forrest G. Cooper. Indianola,
announced today that he would
ask the voters of the Third Con-
gressional District to send him to
Congress to succeed Congressman
Will M. Wilmington, who has an
nounced his intention of retiring.
II am humbly grateful for
these expressions from my friends,
and in due time / will be a formal
candidate for this high and honor
able office. When my formal an
nouncement is made / will be-
gin waging an active and agrees
sive campaign with the determi-
nation to win, thus serving the
people of the Delta. AS a private
citizen | have given of my time
and mentality over the years to
help solve the problems that be-
set us. AS a public servant in the
congress of the United States l
will continue on that same plan
but with intensified effort" he
said.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
Funds Being Secured
For Girl Scout Hut

Funds are being raised by a
committee, composed of repre-
sentatives of civic organizations
and individuals interested in
Girl Scouting, to erect a Girl
Scout hut on the school proper
ty facing Boulevard street, ac-
cording to Mrs. Homer Davis and
Mrs. W. E. Moore, co-chairmen
of the committee.
1t win cost $3,500.00 to build
the hut, of which $1,500.00 has
already been raised. The lot has
been graded and building will
begin as soon as the remainder
of the needed funds are secured.
The hut will be 20x40 feet with
kitchenette and a large room with
removable partition. The large
room with serve as a club room
for scouts and Brownies OF as &
large room or gfroup activities.
1t is hoped that a complete
youth center will eventually be
built at the hut.
Those wishing to contribute
may contact Mrs. Davis or Mrs
Moore.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
W. N. Garard, Jr.,
Spoke At Rotary

w. M. Garrard, Jr., Oh India
nola, president of the Delta Coun-
Gil, gave an informative address
on the projects of the Delta
Council at the Rotary meeting
and luncheon Tuesday, February
81 at the Lexington Grammar
School lunch room. -
{. w. Carr, president, presided
at the meeting and introduced
visitors Gene Williams, Lexington
and Bobby Garnard, Thornton.
He recognized Ben Beall, who
celebrates his birthday, Sundax.
February 26.
Reports on the progress Of the
ticket sales for the barn dance.
to be held tonight at the Armory
were made by Walter Strider and
John Holditch.
Joe Berman, program chairman,
introduced the guest speaker
who told Of the detectives of the
Delta Council. :
Mr.. Carr announced a meeting
OF the board of directors follow
ing the meeting.
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Curtis B. Parkinson
Buried AT Coxburg

Funeral services for Curtis B,
Parkinson, age Al, of Eden who
died February 10 at Coxburg,
were held Sunday, February IL
at Zoo o'clock at the Coxburg
Methodist CHURCH, the Rev. Ray
officiating.
MI. Parkinson was born Deem
Der II, 1908 at Coxburg and lived
in Holmes county most of his life,
He was a veteran of World War
Ii.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Mary Brown Parkinson, his
father, J. T. Parkinson; two bro
and Murry K. Parkinson, Cox
thers,'J T. Parkinson, Jr., Drew,
burg; two nephew, Tommy Park
inson and Terry Parkinson both
of Drew.
Pallbearers were H. o. Pettus,
L. o. Spell, Odonnell Spell, Otto
Wallis, Carl Rodgers and Afford
Hearn.
Southern Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
|Lipsey Leads Legion
In Membership Drive

Tying in local effort with the
new statewide membership cam
paign, Commander Louis Lipsey,
the Daniel w. Reall Post No. IL
of the American Legion here, to-
day said that the winter-spring
membership drive has officially
begun in Holmes County.
The local Legionaires, now
bcasting a Post membership OF
104, are seeking to receive into
membership all honorably dis
charged veterans of World Wars
/ and II. Legion membership, add
ed the Commander, carries not
only the social and personal pres
tige not elsewhere obtainable, but
also furnishes an Incompatible
opportunity for service.
Local Legionaires are planning
to be active in the new member
ship campaign, promising to call
personally on as many veteran
non-members as possible.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23

The executive committee of
the Mississippi Society for Grip
pied Children and Adults, led by
r. D, Morrow, President of the
Society, today announced the ap-
pointment of Colonel T. B. Bird
song. Commissioner of Public
Safety as Chairman Of the 1850
Easter Seal Campaign.
In making this announcement
Mr.. Morrow said, Colonel Bird
song is one of the outstanding
leaders of our state" He further
stated that Colonel Birdsong's
interest in the welfare of the
handicapped has been demon
strated over and over in our
state
When asked to serve in this
capacity, Colonel Birdsong said,
Il am deeply honored to be Sc
lected as Chairman of the Easter
Seal Campaign because 1 have
seen first hand how the Society
is helping the handicapped.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23

Pictured above are the 1949-50
State FLA Officers strolling along
the line of barracks building on
the grounds of the State FLA
Camp located at Long Beach,
three miles West of Gulfport on
highway 80.
Throughout America this week
local chapters of FLA boys are
observing National FLA Week
with special chapel programs on
Leadership Training and other
outstanding accomplishments and
individual achievements.
There are more than $50 FLA
members. in the four Vocational
schools of Holmes County for
l949-50. Each member Of the
local chapters have contributed
$500 or more in the support of
the State FLA Camp on the Mis-
sissipp Gulf Coast. The State
camp was purchased in l947, and
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
Program Planned For
World Day Of Prayer

The World Day of PRAYER
sponsored by the Lexington So
cletles of Church Women. will
be observed at the Lexington
Methodist Church at $3.50 o. m
Friday, February "a, according to
Miss A. v. Bailey, chairman of
the World Day of Prayer Com
mittee.
A special program is being
planned, the theme of which is
Faith For Our Time"
The purpose of the day of pray
er is to provide an opportunity
for religious groups throughout
the world to pause and give
thought to interdenominational
and international ties, according
to Miss Bailey.
The chain of prayer will begin
in the FIJI Islands at dawn and
will continue westward around
the earth.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
Tax Collector Assigned
To Assist T~oxpuyers

Simmons L. Donald, deputy
collector. of internal revenue, has
been assigned to this section of
the state to assist taxpayers in
the preparation Of l949 income
tax returns and declarations of
estimated tax for the calendar
year 1850 which are due March
Is, 1850.
Mr. Donald's schedule in CHS
area will be as follows:
Lexington, February 81, City
Hall.
Durant, February 28-March
/, inc. City Hall.
Winona, March 2 and 8, Post
Office Building.
Greenwood, March 6 through
Is, inc. Post Office Building.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
Five Brothers Find Opportunity Al French
Camp; Mother Dead, Father Partially Blind

The is year old boy has not
been to school in four years,
though is eager to begin again
even in. the fifth grade.
Needed FFsip Provided
The action taken in behalf OF
the Jones family by charitable
Christian people is an excellent
example of help being povided
where desperately needed. II is
the story of their determination
that young Americans shall have
equal opportunity and that de-
serving though helpless, children
living in the ''land of plenty
shall not starve.
Donations for the Jones family
are pouring in, but. according to
Mrs. Lail more is needed to see
them through the summer
Checks and other donations may
be mailed to "the Jones brothers
French Camp Academy, French
Camp, Miss, or to Mrs. T. A. Lail,
Lexington.
Funds donated will be handled
by a committee including repre-
Sentatives from each church, and
it is hoped these five boys may
soon be joined by the sixth bro
ther and all together be assured
adequate education.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23

over one-half of the States $500
members have been privileged to
visit and enjoy the facilities of
their FLA camp during the sum-
mer moths. The camp was pur-
chosed by the State FLA chap
ter with all local school chapters
!, cooperating. The initial cost was
$25, 900. 90, and additional build
ings erected since l947 will bring
the valuation to approximately
SIS, 000.0 90. Less than $500 has
beer contributed from sources
outside the organization.
TIE Chapters located at Holmes
County A. H. S., West, Lexing-
ton, and Coxbung are proud to
have had a vital part in helping
to develop this splendid recrea-
tlonal center for. use by the Fu-
ture Farmers of America in the
various 1854 chapters located
throuhout the State of Mississip-
OF.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
Special FLA Programs
Carried Out By The
Lexington Group

Among the special activities
being carried out by the members
OF the Lexington FLA chapter
during National Future Farmers
OF America Week in commemora-
ton of George Washington's
birthday is a chapel program ON
leadership. There will also be a
special chapter meeting, visits to
the vocational building, and judi
glng contests on cotton, corn, po-
~tatoes, beef cattle, dairy cattle,
poultry, swine and sheep, accord
ing to Torrance Frost, reporter for
the group.
The FLA boys, during this
week, r directing traffic at the
Grammar school intersections,
and have erected a traffic sign
under the stop light to remind
motorists to drive carefully, ac-
cording to o. A. Cleveland, FLA
advisor.
w. B. Dribben, in a recent adj
dress to the group, said, 1T is
estimated that about one third
OF the people on the globe have
enough to eat. America can be
proud of its agricultural resources,
and its education through high
school vocational agriculture
courses, which help make IT the
worlds best fed nation. The con-
tinued efforts of the FLA viii
insure good farming methods as
well as good rural citizens"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
Applications For Census
Work Ia Be Accepted

Porter w. Peteer, Supervisor OF
the Greenwood District Office OF
the Bureau of the Census. has
announced that a representatives
of his office will be ready to re-
ceive applications for Census
work from persons in Holmes
County on Wednesday, March l.
Mr.. Peteet stated that applica-
tons will be received at the
Court House in Lexington on
that date from 900 until 400
p. IN.
In addition to receiving appli-
cations, Mr.. Peteet stated that
interviews would be held with
the applicants, and that the Emu
merators' Selection Aid Tests
would be given on that date. The
tests will be given at IL a. m. and
at 800 p. m.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
Mrs. w. T. Hand To
Lead Eoster Seal Drive

Colonel T. B.. Birdsong, Com
missioner of Public Safety and
State Easter Seal Chairman for
the Mississippi Society for Grip
pied Children and Adults, today
announced the appointment of
Mrs. w. It. Hand as Easter Seal
Chairman for Holmes County.
Colonel Birdsong stated that
Mrs. Hand is well known in
Holmes county for her interest in
the welfare of the handicapped.
Il urge the cooperation of all in
dividuals and civic groups in
making this the greatest year yet
for the work of the Society
Colonel Birdsong said.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
National All Club Week
March 4 Through II

March 4 through March IL is
National All Club Week. The
LOG, 900 All club boys and girls in
Mississippi, including the 498
members in Holmes County, will
join other members in every
state, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto
Rico in observing this week.
This a "4-H Inventory Week"
1t gives the boys and girls a spe-
cial time to check on the progress
of their programs, to tell parents
and friends what they are doing,
and to enlist new members and
leaders.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-23
Potients At The Hospital

Miss Peggy Alternately, Eden
Mr. Constantine Dinas, Durant
Mrs. Clyde Harthcock, Lexington
Miss Leola Martin, Goldman
E. A, Stewart, Pickens
Mis- Margaret Brumby, Goodman
Mr.. Marcus E. Morgan, Lexington
A. M. Stonestreet, Durant.
Colored
Evans Thurmond, Jr., Lexington
Leflora Heed, Cruger
Arthur Parker, Tchula
Maggie Land, Tchula
Roosevelt Williams, Tchula.