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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-30
Claude BoiIey Began
Small Business; Now
Serves Loree Area

The Lexington Lumber Com
ipany has recently marked it's
seventeenth year of service to the
people of this territory in supply
lng building materials and work
manship.
Mr.. Claude Bailey, founder of
the company, states that he be-
gan his business with the help of
one employee and used a second
hand truck, for which ne paid
$4,000, and his personal car for
delivering materials. All of the
bookkeeping, waiting on custom
ers, checking materials, and an
swering the phone was done by
Mr.. Bailey, but somehow he found
time to expand his business.
When the company was estab-
lished in 1888 Mr.. Bailey recalls
that the office and display room
was located in a l6x30 building
at the present site and there was a
dusty road running by the check
ing stand.
Today the Lexington Lumber
Company is stated by % perman-
ent employees plus several as
ISOLATED contractors and their
helpers who are continuously at
work for the firm, states Mr.. Bail
ey. The office and display room
is located in a 48x58 section of
the building on the corner of Tele-
graph and Carrollton streets and
warehouses to the rear cover an
additional $4,000 square feet. On
the west between Carrollton and
Tchula streets the company owns
a lot 85x1l3 which is used for
stocking sand, gravel, brick, Sc
wer tile, and similar material. A
portion of this lot is also used for
parking space for the automobiles
Of customers and employees.
Recently the company has pur-
chased the Rosenthal property on
the north side of the warehouses,
Mr.. Bailey said. This gives it the
entire block on Carrollton be-
tween Telegraph and Cedar str
eets, and they plan to build a mo
dern showroom on this site in the
near future.
Progress has come to Lexington
Lumber Company and the old
dusty road by the office has long
since been covered with concrete
which now supports gallons of
paint, tons of nails and builders
hardware, pipe, electrical de-
vices, and other building mater
ials. There are seven convenient
ly located telephones throughout
the building on which to trans
act business and there is a inter
communication system. Eleven
trucks deliver materials and la
Dor to jobs. In 1916 a water well
drilling department was added and
the past year an addition
al well-drilling rig has been adj
ded to their equipment.
The scope of the work by the
Lexington Lumber Company has
greatly increased and at the pre-
sent they are building residences
in Lexington, Yazoo City, India
nola, and Schlater, an agricultural
laboratory building at Tchula, a
health center at Inverness, start
ing a school at Frlars Point, and
putting the finishing touches on
a garage at Pickens. The Lex
ington Lumber Company is pre-
pared to do bigger and better jobs
for their customers, MI. Bailey
says, but as in the days wheE he
was delivering lumber in d trail
ier hooked to the back of his car
and when the dust was flying in
the office window everytime a
truck passed the small jobs
get just as much attention as the
big ones.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-30
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
by Hazel Brannon Smith

Christmas lights will be turned
on in Lexington next Tuesday af-
ternoon at five thirty o'clock with
a ceremony participated in by
the school children, the school
band, and presided over by Mayor
Allie S. Povall.
Everyone in the community is
asked to assemble on the Square
at the appointed hour to see and
hear the Christmas program.
The Lexington Business and
Professional Women's Club under
leadership of Mrs. Irene Watson
solicited funds from business
firms and individuals to light the
Square for Christmas and make
this Christmas program possible.
We are sure everyone in the COM
munity will enjoy the Christmas
lights this year. Elsewhere on
this page is carried a list Of those
who contributed to the Christmas
lighting fund.
Make your plans now to attend
the program late Tuesday after.
noon you may catch the
Christmas spirit.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-30

A musical program having for
its theme The Babe of Bethle-
hem will be presented at Saint
Mary's Episcopal Church Christ
mas Eve at 400 pm.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-30
Jackson Visitors

VlSI1OfS
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Weems and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Maness and
daughter were guests for a birth
day dinner in celebration of Mrs.
Willy Searcy's 89th birthday in
jackson Sunday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-30

~ "a ASbAAA6S
lights this year. Elsewhere on
this page is carried a list Of those
who contributed to the Christmas
lighting fund.
Make your plans now to attend
the program late Tuesday after.
noon you may catch the
Christmas spirit.
Lexington merchants are re-
Quested to have their store win
dows and stores decorated for
Christmas by Tuesday, if possible.
Speaking of our local merchants
we'd like to suggest that every
one in this community try our
home merchants first before they
60 elsewhere to shop for Christ
mas.
1t is a fact our local merchants
carry many nationally known Tines
of merchandise and toys Of al
kinds - and that at Christmas
time they try to have a stock am
pie for all local needs.
1t is also q fact that many times
thoughtless citizens 60 out of
town and buy the same merchan-
disc they could have purchased at
home.
Our Lexington merchants pay a
large portion Of the taxes which
support our community and its
schools. They help support every
worthwhile activity in the COM
munity. 1t is the merchants we
call upon when we want to raise
some money for our churches,
clubs and school - or for any
community activity.
It is only sporting that we give
them the opportunity to supply
us with our needs first. This
should be true not only at Christ
mas but throughout the entire
year. Certainly we call upon
them the year round and expect
them to respond.
If everyone who lives in Lex
ington would spend every dollar
possible here for the needs of him.
self and his family the volume of
business done in the community
would be much greater and
everyone who lives here would be
more prosperous.
Every dollar you spend in Lex
ington or Holmes county has a
chance to come back to you.
To our many friends and pat
rons throughout the county we
say: Try your home community
merchant first and then if you
can't find what you want our
Lexington merchants may be able
to supply your needs - and would
certainly appreciate the oppor-
tunity to do SO.
We want all of our readers to
know that next weeks Advertiser
will contain a special forestry Sec
ton which we think will prove
both interesting and profitable to
everyone in the county.
This special forestry section will
be a liberal education on forestry
in Holmes county. 1t will give a
complete picture of what is being
done in forestry in our county -
and a vision, we hope, to u
readers of what could be done in
Holmes county with forestry if
our people will just become aware
of it.
This special forestry esction will
also stress fire prevention as one
of the very foundation stones up
on which any forestry program
must be based.
Every year. at least 100000 in
timber goes up in fire in Holmes
county a conservative eSti-
mate. That much money lin the
pockets of numerous Holmes land
owners would mean a lot more
money to spend for every family
- it would mean more dollars to
be put in local trade channels -
more improved land to be placed
on the taxrolls. Certainly it
would rebound to the great bene-
fit of every resident in the county.
Read the Advertiser next week
and become forestry-conscious.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-30

In Hazlehurst
Miss Helen Lupo spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with her
family in Hazlehurst.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-30

Bible study of the book of He
brews, taught by Mrs. w. w. Har-
rison, of Greenwood. Those who
cannot come for the full day are
urged to come for as long as they
can.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15

season. She concluded by telling
the story of a portrait, Christ in
the Snow" which she displayed.
Mrs. Sam Johnson, president of
the club conducted the business
session, with secretary's report
and roll call by Mrs. Chester
Roberts and a report of the Civic
committee.
Mrs. Ray Leach introduced Miss
Cleveland.
Mrs. Cox was assisted by Mrs.
johnson in serving refreshments.
Attending were, Mrs. Fred
Beauman, Mrs. Robert Trehearne,
and daughter, Penny, Miss Ruth
Moody, Mrs. Raymond Lanigan,
Mrs. Floyd Cloud, Mrs. Ray
Leach, Mrs. Robert Mabe, Mrs.
John Geesling, Mrs. Chester Rob-
erts, Mrs. Ray Weimer, Mrs.
Raymond Snyder, Mrs. Walter
Simpson and sons and Mrs. Will
liam Moody and two guests, Miss
Cleveland and Mrs. Joe Hook
of Canaan township.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15
NATIVE OF ENGLAND TALKS
AT EAST HIGH CLUB

Mrs. Herbert Mansfield, as
President, welcomed the mem
bers and guests of East High
Street Club to an interesting and
informative meeting of the Club
on Tuesday afternoon.
The program was opened by
London's young and capable viol-
mist, Miss Dorothy Hooking, who,
accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
A. r. Hooking, pleased her audi
ence by playing "Orientalc" by
Cui. and Air for the G string
by Bach.
Through the courtesy of Mrs.
Charles Holland, the speaker for
the afternoon was Mrs. Arthur
johnson, of Circleville. Mrs. John
son was born and reared in Ips-
wich, England, and came to this
country, as bride, five years
ago. She spoke at length, of The
manners, customs and traditions
of the English people, of THEN
great love of beautiful flowers,
and the gardens surrounding even
the humblest cottages, which, she
stated, resemble beautiful carpets
of the we'll clipped hedges, and
the grass which is always green
She told of the educational and
recreational facilities which the
young people of England enjoy
and of their great love for sports
She told, also, of the difficulties
in earning a living, and the scar.
city of luxuries.
Mrs. Johnson's talk was in.
formal, and she cheerfully an
swered the many questions of hel
listeners.
AT the request of Mrs. Holland
Mrs. Johnson, who is a talented
musician, closed the program with
a piano solo.
Members of the club are re-
minded that the Christmas party
will be next Tuesday afternoon
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15
Require Aliens
To Register

Aliens living in the United
States on Jan. l, expect those law
fully in the country on tempo
rary status, must list their cur
rent address with the Commits
sioner of the immigration and
Naturalization Service, Washing
ton, by Jan. 10.
This was announced in CO.
lumbus Wednesday by Attorney
General j. Howard McGrath as
a requirement of the Internal Sc
curity Act of 1850 and the Alien
Registration Act of 1910.
A. R. Mackey, acting commits
sioner of immigration and nat
uralization, said prescribed cards
for making the report will be
available in any immigration and
Naturalization Service office or
at any Post Office after Jan. /.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15

Claus, concluded the exploration
of the theme.
For the symbol, Christmas Car.
OILS, Mrs. Wall and Mrs. Jones
played a group of the Carols that
never grow old. Exemplifying
Santa Claus, Mrs. Welsh and
Mrs. Jones, sang, accompanied by
Mrs. Wall, Rudolph the Red
Nose Reindeer" Mrs. Welsh also
read a letter written by Francis
r. Church in answer to Virginia
O'Hanlon's letter, rs there a
Santa Claus? p. The program was
concluded by Mrs. Welsh giving
THE Night Before Christmas"
The gift exchange with Merry
Christmas for all, concluded the
afternoon.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15
p OF | INsTALLs OFFICERS
AT CHRISTMAS PARTY

Officers of the Daughters of
Isabella were installed at the
Christmas dinner at the Red
Brick Tavern Monday evening.
Father David Powers, a special
guest spoke appropriately on the
Christmas season.
Mrs. John Gaynard as installing
officer, administered the oath to
the following: Mrs. Al B. Cauley,
regent; Mrs. Jerry Sullivan, vice
regent; Miss Mary Connor, past
regent; Miss Catherine Higgins,
recording secretary; Miss Nellie
Connor, financial secretary; Mrs.
Dmer Dwyer, treasurer; Mrs.
John Loney, Mrs. Dan Higgins
and Mrs. Fred Foody, trustees;
Mrs. Marino Mancini, custodian;
Miss Marguerite Dwyer, chancel-
lor; Mrs. Romeo Mancini, ban
ner bearer; Miss Dorothy Brady,
monitor; Mrs. w. T. Dwyer, or
ganist; Miss Mary Jane Lanigan,
scribe; Miss Jean Sparling, first
guide; Miss Martha Cummins,
second guide; Mrs. Kenneth J.
Bardon, inner guard; Miss Anne
Eagleton, outer guard.
A special gift was presented to
Father Powers after he had dis
tributed the gifts that were
brought for the annual exchange.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15
THE Messiah" To
Be Presented AT
Yellow Springs

The Antioch Community Chorus
and Orchestra and the Yellow
Springs Chorus will cooperate in
presenting Handel's The Messiah
Sunday evening in Antioch Col
lege's Kelly Hall at Yellow
Springs.
Walter Anderson, head of Anti
och's music department, will con-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15

AREME CLUB PARTY
AT WOOD HOME

Members of the Areme club
turned back the clock and dressed
as children ten years of age for
the Christmas party at the home
of Mrs. Robert r. Wood, East
High street, Wednesday night.
The Wood home, gaily decora-
ted for Christmas, had a large
tree in the living-room, and a
lovely mantle ornamentation of
Santa Claus, reindeer and sleigh,
large red bells with red lights
in the center and sprays of frag-
rant greenery as a background.
Prizes for the contests were
awarded to Mrs. Murray c. Lohr,
for the Riddles; Miss Margaret
Chance, Artistic; Mrs. Lohr, Miss
Chance, Mrs. Edwin Neff and
Mrs. Harold Hunter, Vocabulary.
At the business session in
charge of Mrs. Harold Hunter, re-
firing president, the following of
ficers were elected, Miss Myrtle
Evans, president; Mrs. Glenn
Sponsler, vice president; Miss
Margaret Chance, secretary. Mrs.
Richard Van Horn, treasurer;
Mrs. Murray G. Lohr press cor
respondent
Mrs. Robert l.. Rea, Miss Mary
Davis and Mrs. Robert Wood,
were appointed as program COM
mittee by the new president.
During the evening gifts were
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15

duct the orchestra. Steven Nal
yoke, assistant professor of music,
will direct the combined chorus.
Soloists are: Sopranos, Coretta
Scott, Jean Smith, and Jan G
Fowler; contralto, Esther Oldt;
tenor, John Goodson; basses, Dave
Lemer, William Brown.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15
"cHRIsTMAs SYMBOLS"
PROGRAM FoR 2Oth cENTliR

PROGRAM FON 10th CENTURY
The Annual Christmas. party
and luncheon of the Twentieth
Century club was at the Club
House, Friday, December 9Th.
Hostesses for the delicious lunch
con were, Mrs. F. B. Hillman.
Mrs. Forrest Hanson, Mrs. S. Fl.
Reed, Mrs. H. Fl. Porter, Mrs.
]. NJ. Morris. Mrs. P. NJ. Neff,
Mrs Rodney Plymell Mrs. c. O.
Snow, Mrs. Leamon Rollins, Mrs.
William Grouse and Miss Beatrice
Cleveland.
Mrs. Harold Welsh assisted by
Mrs. z. A. Wall and Mrs. Nor
man Jones presented a most de-
lightful Christmas program. The
theme of the program was THE
Eight Symbols of Christmas. In
commenting on the theme it was
stated seldom is there a search
for a definition for the word
Christmas; Christmas is the feast
of the beginnings of instructive
and happy childhood; the Christ
ian idea of the immortal babe
renewing weary, stained human
ity. 1t blends with the thought of
the New Year with its hope and
promise, laid in a cradle of time.
All too often in these material
istic days, the commentary con-
tinued, the commercial and So
cial aspects of the Christmas sea-
son have tended to overwhelm
the spiritual to the point where
the true significance of this great
est holiday of the year is lost in
a welter of parties and shopping.
The bad effects of this attitude
are felt not only in homes but
in schools.
Now and then one runs across
a sane and sensible formula that
can be helpful in saving Christ
mas for Christmas sake. For, un-
less Christmas means pause to
remember that the teachings of
Christ are important today, there
is no such thing as the true
Christmas spirit.
The first and foremost SYM
boil of Christmas is the religious
significance. The other seven are;
hanging the mistletoe, burning the
Yule log, the Christmas tree,
Christmas Carols, greeting cards,
the Christmas stocking and Santa
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15
FETTRows HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul D. Fettrow,
who have been at their winter
home at Bradenton Beach, Florida
since the first of November, re-
turned Saturday They will spend
the holidays at their home on
u. S. Route 42 and return to
Florida after the first of the
year.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15

Asked how he achieved such
natural delicate flesh tints on
his nudes, Renoir is said TO have
replied: L just keep painting ard
painting until I feel like pincnlng
them / know it's right This
Week.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15

exchanged by the members.
Assisting Mrs. Wood were, Mrs.
Weldon Brown, Mrs. Earl, Bal
lenger, Mrs. c. O. Thompson, Mrs.
Clark Sifrit and Mrs. Richard
Van Horn.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15
DELEGATE TO ASSEMBLY
OE TEACHERS GROUP

Miss Ann Dickerson of the Lon
don public schools, is the Of
ficial delegate from London at
tending the annual assembly of
the Ohio Education Association at
the Deshler-W Wallick Hotel in Co
lumbus Thursday.
]. j. Hartley, superintendent of
the London schools, also planned
to attend the assembly.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15

Persons subject to the alien
registration requirement VINO IalI
to comply are liable to prosecu-
ton.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15
HERE FROM RosToN

Richard S. Tiff of Boston, flew
here for the week end with his
father, Fl. S. Tiff. North Main
street and other relatives.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15
HERE FROM ARIZONA

Mrs. John r. Lambert of Phoe-
nix, Arizona, visited relatives in
London, Sunday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15
RETURN FROM FLORIDA

Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Crabbe,
East High street, have returned
from a three weeks stay at their
winter cottage in Long Beach,
Florida. Enroute to Florida they
stopped in Georgia where Mr..
Crabbe transacted business.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15
MRS. VERNON ROYCE
ENTERTAINs WITH COFFEE

Mrs. Vernon Royce invited a
group Of friends to her home on
the Big Plain pike Monday after
noon for an informal coffee, from
to 6 o'clock.
The guests took miscellaneous
gifts which were presented to
Mrs. Lucille NJ. Bowen for her
daughter, Maurine, a December
bride.
Attending were, Mrs. Bowen,
Mrs. ]. Warner Tanner, Mrs. w.
A. Holman, Mrs. James Smith,
Mrs. Ellen Rea, Mrs. Mary Who
laver, Mrs. Maxine Pendleton,
Mrs. Mary Louise Worthington,
Mrs. Ralph Matlock, Mrs. James
r. Willard, Miss Esther Brading,
Miss Jean Sparling, Miss Ruth
Armstrong, all of London and
Miss Evelyn Braun of Marysville.
- ,H
MAURINE BOWEN HoNORED
AT SHOWER
The first social affair for Miss
Maurine Bowen, East First street,
since the announcement Of her en-
gagement to Fred Ritter Denke-
walter, Worthington, was the mis-
cellaneous shower given Saturday
evening by Mrs. Maurice Beath-
ard and her mother, Mrs. Paul
NJ. Dwyer, at the Beathard apart
ment on East High street.
Christmas decorations were
used throughout the rooms. The
gifts were heaped under a gaily
decorated Christmas tree. Colorful
bells were suspended from the
center lights and the three small
tables where guests were seated
were each centered with miniature
trees, with small packages under
them.
Bridge and canasta were play
ed during the evening with prize
for canasta awarded to Mrs.
Iedl pa 41dLiOEh dilQ 4Ol DAiISN
to Mrs. Lucille Bowen, Mrs. j.
Warner Tanner and Mrs. Daniel
Sullivan.
Irvited were, Mrs. Ritter
Denkewalter CT Worthington;
Misses Katharine Fox, Mary
Esther Wolpert and Sara Hunt
of Columbus; Mrs. Daniel Sui
Ivan, Springfield; Mrs. Lucille
M. Bowen, Mrs. James M. Can
non, Mrs. William ]. Robson,
Mrs. r. N. Ardrey. Mrs. w. A.
Holman, Mrs. j. Warner Tanner,
Mrs. Harold Sparling, Mrs Ralph
Matlock, Mrs. E. r. Schurr,
Misses Virginia Freid, Nina Evan,
Louise Richmond, Jean Sparling,
Barbara Pierce, Joan Brady and
the honor guest.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15
WORTH WHILE CLUB
CHRISTMAS PARTY

The Worth While club had its
Christmas party Friday at the
club house. A committee from
the Twentieth Century club had
beautifully decorated the club
for the holiday season, other or
CARNATIONS getting the benefit Of
their yuletide celebrations.
The program included response
to roll call with My Favorite
Carol" ensemble singing of car
OILS ard a Christmas story, "The
Little Mixer a story centering
around three little girls, by Mrs.
Clinton Stickel.
During the brief business ses-
sion, Mrs. Emerson Ernst, presi-
dent of the club who is moving
to Florida, asked that a member
be elected to fill her unexpired
term as trustee of the London
Federation of Women's club. Mrs.
Clinton Stickel was elected as
trustee.
Mrs. Elwyn Byers, a member of
the committee poured at the tea
which followed the exchange of
gifts among the members. Others
on the committee were, Mrs En-
erson Ernst and Mrs. John Moore.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15
MISS CLEVELAND SPEAKS
TO OPEN GATE CLUB

TO OPEN GA e CLUB
Miss Beatrice Cleveland, Mad
ison County Home Demonstration
Agent, was guest speaker at the
meeting of the Open Gate Garden
club at the home of Mrs. Ed
ward Cox, Orcutt road, Wednes-
day, December 6.
Following an explanation of the
word Home, Miss Cleveland
demonstrated the making of
Christmas decorations for the
home and table. In illustration of
her talk, she displayed several
that had been made by Mrs. r.
B. Howard of London.
Continuing her talk, Miss Cleve-
land said in part, TT isn't the
amount Of money spent for dec
orations that mean so much.
It is the smile and friendliness
found in the home at Christmas
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15
SOCIETY, SOCIAL EVENTS AND NEWS Of TIE CUBS

To add to some child's happiness
on Christmas Day, toys and cash
gifts will be received.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-12-15
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MOVES TO LONDON

Mrs. Albert Whiteside has
moved from Neil Road near Lon
don, to Sedalia.