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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Game
Set For Friday
Plans Postponed
From Lost Week;
Queen To Be Crowned

Homecoming at Lexington High
will be celebrated this Friday
night, November 10, when the
Hornets meet West on Beall Field.
The celebration was postponed
last Friday because of weather
conditions.
Activities will begin at tbs
with a performance of the band
and the browning of Homecoming
Queen by Captain Billy Ray Lee.
Joe Berman will act as master of
ceremonies.
Four nominations from each
class for the Queen are, senior,
Blanche Legate; junior Patty Ann
Adams; sophomore, Nancy Will
liams; freshman. Helen Thomp-
son. The football team will elect
one girl from these contestants.
Following the game, a dance
will be held in the gymnasium
which everyone is invited to at
tend. The Student Council is
sponsoring the homecoming plans
under the direction of B. T. Moore
and Mrs. j. G. Herbert, Jr.
The Hornets were defeated &C
last Friday night in the game with
Tchula played here.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09

On September /, 1846, the Lex
ington Baptist Church was con-
stituted with twenty two charter
members. The History of Missis-
sippi Baptists by Bailey and Le-
veil supply four names of those
constituting the organization: Alb
ner ". Rowe, Daniel w. Beall,
Nathan B. Hooker and Thomas
S. Wright. Local information sup
plies other names: Ohio Beall,
John Garland and wife Alice
Shaw, and Rebecca Noel Sutton.
Soon after the organization of
the church a small frame build
ing was erected. This building
served the congregation until
1850 when it was torn down to
be replaced by the auditorium
now in use. In 1929 and 80 the
church of 1890 was brick veneer
ed and the present educational
annex was erected.
The names of two of the charter
members r found frequently in
the History of Mississippi Bap-
lists. DR.. A. v. Rowe was pro-
minent in the affairs Of the col
lege at Lexington, and in 1855
was corresponding secretary of
the Mississippi Baptist convention.
He was born in Orange county
of Virginia, graduated from Wash
ington College, Washington, d. c.
in literature and medicine, and
lived near what is now Durant.
son upon graduating from the
became pastor of the
Lexington Baptist Church in 1874.
The history says, 'he began to
preach when he reached his ma
jority." The other name is that
of T. S. Wright who is referred
to as an elder, missionary and
preacher. He was present at the
organization of the Yazoo Bap-
fist association in 1851, at which
time the Lexington church was
received into the association.
Formerly the church was a men,
Der of the Central Association. In
1853 he rode as a missionary to
the Yazoo delta, and that year
baptized AZ blacks. When this
good nan passed away the min
utes of the association has this in
teresting statement: ST. S. Wright
has gone to his reward, and may
you and I, my reader, be as well
received at the beautiful gate"
Benjamin Hodges was the Sc
cond pastor of the Lexington
church and was elected modera-
tor of the association at its first
annual meeting in 1850. During
the session of the association Prof.
J. r. Dowery called upon the Rev.
Hodges to speak to them on the
subject of Foreign Missions.
Missionaries To Deltu
The records show that Lexing-
ton church was very active in pro-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Harper Jones Rites
Held On Saturday

Funeral services for William
Harper Jones were held in Durant
Saturday morning, November 4,
at 1000 a. m. in the home. The
Rev. c. M. Day, pastor of the
Durant Baptist Church, and the
Rev. T. A. Filgo, Methodist pastor,
pfficiated. Interment took place
at Mizpah Cemetery.
Mr.. Jones died at the age of 70,
Thursday, November 2, after an
illness of about six'months. A re-
tired salesman, he had lived in
Durant most of his life, and was
a member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
w. H. Jones, one son, Edward r.
Jones of Belzoni, one daughter,
Mrs. j. M. Brown of Greenwood,
one brother, T. S. Jones of Bir-
mingham, Ala, two sisters, Mrs.
S. B. t. Jones, Gulfport, and Mrs.
Norton Christofer, Gadsden, Ala,
and four grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were Bill
Waller, Robert Irby, Lamar
Hayes, Harry O'Cain, Ed Howell,
and Boyd Moss.
Honorary p~allbearers were A.
L. Stevens, C. A. Doster, H. L..
Harrington, Ben Friedman, DR..
w. B. Hyde, and DR.. R. L. Smith.
Funeral arrangements were un-
der the direction of Southern
Funeral Home of Durant.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Plans For Construction
OF Pool Halted By
Federal Restrictions

Further plans for the construc-
ton of a swimming pool in Lex
ington are being postponed pend
ing the removal of Federal re-
strictions on recreational con-
s~truction, it has been announced
by the committee for investiga-
ton of the project.
In a meeting at the City Hall,
Tuesday, October 81, this COM
mittee, which was appointed by
the Board of Aldermen, decided
to write to the firm Of Biggs,
Weir, and Chandler, architects and
consulting engineers in Jackson,
to find out what effect the Fede-
raj restrictions would have on
plans for the construction of a
pool here. The firm adj
vised that further plans should
not be prosecuted before the re-
strictions are lifted. 1t was felt
that the expense of drawing up
plans and estimating costs should
not be entered into when it is
not known how long Federal re-
strictions viii prevent the actual
building of the pool.
The investigative committee for
the project is composed of Nor
man Weathersby, Wilburn Hook
er, w. E. Thurmond, Eddie Heath,
and David Williams.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
~Juycees To Hear
Fronk Smith Speak

Congressman Frank E. Smith
will be the guest speaker for the
Lexington Junior Chamber of
Commerce on Thursday, Novem-
Der l6. The regular supper meet
ing of the Jaycees will be held at
ZOO p. m. in the grammar school.
In a meeting on November 2,
the Jaycees heard Harden Erwin,
Club Scout Pack Master, explain
the benefits and importance of cub
scouting. Mr.. Erwin invited the
Jaycees, who are sponsors of the
Lexington Cub Scout Pack, to at
tend the pack meetings, held the
last Thursday of each month.
The Jaycees have stated that
they plan to have interesting
speakers, either local men or out
of town guests, and planned pro-
grams for every meeting in the
future.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Goodman Legion Post
Plans Armistice Proqrum

The Billy Young Post of the
American Legion at Goodman will
sponsor an Armistice Day pro-
gram at the Goodman Consoli-
dated School on Friday morning,
November 10 at 1000. The public
is invited to attend.
Rev. c. G.. Cornell of Pickens
will lead the devotional. Mr. N. A.
Johnson, Jr., of Philadelphia, vice
commander of the Central Depart
ment of the American Legion of
Mississippi, will be the visiting
speaker.
The public is urged to observe
this Armistice Day as a Memo
rial Day to honor those men and
women who gave their lives for
our country in the two World
Wars, and those who are still dy-
ing to defend our freedom.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
~|Fohenberry, Johnson
Trade School

New owners and directors OF
the Lexington Trade School are
G. E.. Johnson and c. A. Forten-
berry, who have bought out the
school from L. H. Hayes of Du-
rant, who formerly controlled a
three -fourths interest.
A.. E. Branch, former partner
of Mr.. Hayes, sold his interest in
the school at the first of the year
to Mr.. Fortenberry.
Mr.. Fortenberry, now manager,
been associated
with the Lexington Trade School
since coming to Lexington from
Tylertown two years ago. Mr..
johnson, formerly employed at
Auto Parts and Sales Company
in Lexington is the new assistant
manager.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Gift Box For Veterans
FumiIies To Be Packed
By Legion Auxiliary

The gift box for needy veterans
families, sponsored by the Aemir-
can Legion Auxiliary, will be
placed in a window at Reid Sup
ply Company on Court Square
this week.
This box is packed annually by
the Auxiliary for hospitalized
veterans of this state who are
not receiving compensation. After
these gift boxes are received at
the hospital they are unpacked
and displayed so the veteran can
make his selection of gifts to
send home to his family. Any gift
that will please your own family
will be appreciated. Glass articles
will not be accepted.
Each Auxiliary member is
asked to contribute two gifts. AL
articles must be new and not
shopworn. Please have your gifts
ready as soon as possible as this
box must be in the mail by No
vember Is. Gifts need not be
wrapped. Anyone may donate a
gift.
THE AMERICAN LEGION
AUXILIARY
Mrs. Maude Legate, pre-
sident.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Natl Affairs Forum
outstanding Success,
Reports T. A. LoiI

The National Affairs Forum
held in Jackson Friday, Novem-
Der 3 was IAN outstanding sue
cess" reports T. A. Lail, vice.
chairman of the Mississippi Eco
nomic Council national affairs
committee.
Around 700 people from all over
the state were present for this
meeting, the first of it's kind ever
held in Mississippi. People par
ticipated freely in asking uues-
tions and were given frank, off
the cuff answers" states Mr.. Lail.
Governor Fielding Wright and
the state congressional delegation
from Washington made up the
panel to whom questions were di-
rected from the floor.
The forum gave Mississippians
an opportunity for straight for
ward discussion of some of the
nations problems with the
states elected representatives.
The success of the meeting indi-
cats that it will be made an an
nual affair, sponsored by the
Mississippi Economic Council.
In addition to Mr.. Lai, w. H.
Fincher, John Tingle, and J. r.
Williams from Lexington attend
ed the forum.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09

The present pastor of the Lex
ington Baptist Church, Rev. P. D.
Bragg, was born in South Caro-
lima. He is a graduate of Furman
University, obtained his TIL. M.
degree from New Orleans Theo-
logical Seminary, and has done
one year of graduate work in the
field of literature at Tulane Uni
versity and two years Of graduate
work at the seminary in New Or
leans.
He was pastor at Pickens and
Carthage for two years and full
time pastor at Carthage from 1884
to 1912. Before coming to Lex
ington, Brother Bragg was pastor
at Bristow, Oklahoma. During the
six years he spent there he was
a trustee at Oklahoma Baptist
University.
During the summer of 1947 the
Church at Bristow gave him a six
weeks trip to Europe and during
this time he attended the Baptist
World Alliance at Copenhagen,
Denmark.
Mrs. Bragg came to Pickens as
a bride and while living there the
Bragg's two oldest children were
born.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Dr.. Arthur Rhyme
Passes On Saturday

DR.. Arthur Wellington Rhyme
of Coahoma, wide known Missis-
sippi physician, died at a Mem
phis hospital Saturday at the age
of 70.
DR.. Rhyme was a native of
Durant and active in civic and
religious work in Coahoma coun-
ty.
Funeral services were held Sun.
day at his Coahoma residence and
burial took place in Clarksdale.
He is survived by his wife
Helen Duntzer Rhyme, a daughter
two brothers, Steve Rhyme, OF
Durant and David Rhyme of Shell
by, two sisters, and a number OF
cousins in Durant.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Smith Wins Formal
Election tuesday
Second Amendment
To Constitution Is
Apparently Defeated

Frank E. Smith was formally
elected to the House of Represen-
tatives in the general elections
held Tuesday. His opponent, Mel
sol E. Taylor, Republican, re-
ceived only a nominal number of
votes.
There were 504 votes in Holmes
county against and 336 votes for
the only controversial issue in this
election campaign, the second
amendment to the constitution
which would allow the state audi
tor to succeed himself in office. In
complete, unofficial returns from
over the state indicate the amend
ment has been defeated. Ballots
from all but one of the Holmes pre-
cincts have been reported.
There were 760 votes in Holmes
for and 81 votes against the
amendment which would give the
wives of ministers the right to vote
after residing in the election dis
trict six months. SGT votes were
for the amendment increasing
Supreme Court judges from six
to nine, and $50 were against.
These two proposed amend
ments apparently were approved
by the states voters, although re-
turns have not all come in.
In Lexington there were 81
votes for the second amendment
and 174 against. In Durant there
were IS votes for and IS against
the amendment.
c. D. Williams was elected
Chancellor of the Chancery Court
for the 18th district and Arthur
Jordan was elected Circuit Court
judge for the fourth district. Both
men were unopposed.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Services Announced
For BeuIoh Church;
Gospel Singing PIonned

Regular preaching services will
be held at Beulah Baptist Church
on Sunday, November IL at HOO
a. m. and ZOO p. m, Sunday
School at 1000 a. m. The Rev.
Volley Scott will be in charge of
services.
The Beulah, Lexington, and
Liberty Chapel communities have
organized a Gospel Singing for
each first and third Tuesday night
at 700 p. m. The singings will be
held at the Beulah church. In
struction will be given by Leo
Ellis of Lexington. All young
people and adults r invited to
come to Beulah on these nights to
practice gospel singing.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Boy Scout Budget
Campaign Continues
Here This Week

The annual Budget Campaign
for the support of the Boy Scout
program in Holmes county is now
underway. The main drive in Lex
ington began the first of this week
and plans are that it will be COM
pleted by the end of the week. In
Tchula, Durant, Cruger, and
Goodman good progress has been
made, states w. E. Thurmond,
Scout campaign chairman.
Twelve workers in Lexington
are calling on citizens throughout
this week to raise the funds need
ed to fill the Holmes county quo
ia and finance the Boy Scout
program for the coming year.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Thanksgiving Boxes For
State Charity Homes
To Be Shipped Soon

Thanksgiving boxes for chart
table institutions in Jackson, the
Baptist Orphanage Methodist Or
phanage, Old Mems Home, Old
Ladies' Home, and Mississippi
Children's Home Society, may be
shipped free of charge from No
vember 20 through December 25,
it has been announced.
Donations of food, clothing and
other gifts are annually sent to
these institutions from all over
the state. The railroads are offer
ing free transportation service a
gain this year, without which
it would be impossible to care for
the large number of people now
making their home in these in
situations. The schedule for ship
ments of packages from Durant
on the Illinois Central Railroad
will be announced in this paper
at a later date.
The institutions are in need of
food, supplies, all kinds of cloth
ing, sheets, towels, bedspreads,
table cloths, staple items such as
flour, lard, baking powder, salt,
meal, soap, brooms, mops, ETC.,
also syrup, hay and corn. Any
thing that is used in the home or
on the farm can be used to good
advantage. They are also making
an appeal for cash offerings to
be made at this time as they are
in need of funds to pay current
obligations and also to maintain
their buildings in livable condi-
ton.
Individuals, church and civic
groups are urged to begin plans
now to ship Thanksgiving boxes
to these charitable institutions
that depend largely on the gifts
they receive at this time from gen.
erous people all over the state.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
School Bond Will
Perform At Ole Miss
Come On Saturday

The Lexington school band has
received a personal invitation
from Mark Hoffman, Music De-
partment of the University of Mis-
sissippi, to attend the annual
Parents Day and High School
Band Convention program on
Saturday, November IL at Hem
ingway Stadium.
A crowd of about $1,000 is ex-
pected to attend the Ole Miss
Chattanooga game on this day and
see the bands perform.
Forty-five members of the local
band and director w. H. Scott
are making plans to attend.
Transportation will be furnished
by parents of band members.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Holmes Has Bright
Future In Forestry
Fire Control Towers
Under Construction:
81 Saw Mills Busy

THE future of forestry is Just
beginning in Holmes county, said
E. P. Mcmillan, area forester, in
an address before the Lexington
Rotary Club, Tuesday.
Mr.. Mcmillan discussed for the
Rotarians the three phases of
forestry with which his office is
concerned: education, tim b e r
management and fire control. He
gave a comprehensive report of
work done along these three lines
since he came into the county.
His report was received with a
great deal of interest by members
Of the club.
$4,000 worth of pulpwood is
shipped out of Holmes county
every week, Mr.. Mcmillan said.
This pulpwood does not come
from Holmes county entirely, he
said. In fact the most of it comes
from Madison and other adjoin-
ing counties.
However, the timber industry in
Holmes county is big business,
the Forester reported. There arc
81 saw mills operating in Holmes
county and most of them have
substantial payrolls.
Fire Towers
Concrete is being poured this
week for two fire control towers
which are being built in the coun-
ty and fire control crews will be
put to work as soon as they are
ready.
Construction of these towers has
been delayed several weeks due
to material shortages caused by the
Korean war.
Mr.. Mcmillan was presented by
Edwin White, program chairman.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Body Coin Dies
In kosciusko

Infant Baby Cain, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Cain of Durant,
died Tuesday, November 7, a few
hours after birth in the Kosciusko
hospital. Mrs. Cain is the former
Miss frankie Bishop of Sails.
Grandparents of the baby are
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Cain of Durant
and Mr.. M. T. Bishop of Sails.
Graveside services were held
Wednesday morning at 1890 at
Mizpah Cemetery. The Rev. S. D.
Garrett, pastor of the Nazarene
Church, officiated.
Southern Funeral Home of
Durant directed the funeral
arrangements.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Midget Ball Team
Plays Winona Here

The Lexington Midget football
team plays the Winona Midgets
here on Beall field tonight, Thurs
day, November 9, at 7:30.
There are now about 80 boys,
all weighing under lis pounds,
going out for the Midget team
under Coach Hayes Clark. Spon-
sor of the team is the Rotary Club.
The Winona Midgets defeated the
Lexington team 1921 in a game
at Winona on Friday, October q.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Library Branch Opens
In Pickens This Week

A branch of the Holmes County
Library opens in Pickens this
week, under the direction of Mrs.
j. B. Farabee. Library hours will
be 1900 to 500 p. m. on Friday
and Saturday afternoons. There
is no charge for withdrawing
books from the library.
There will be books for child
rem and adults, fiction and nom
fiction. Everyone in the Pick
ems area is urged to take advan-
tage of this convenient library
branch.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
B. P. w. Invites Public
To Hear Discussion Of
Social Security Law

The Business and Professional
Women's Club will hear Mrs.
Mary King Temple, manager of
the Social Security Administration
for Is counties in Mississippi,
speak at their regular business
meeting on Tuesday, November
IA, in the City Hall at TOO.
Employers and all other in
terested people are invited to
come and hear Mrs. Temple dis
cuss the new Social Security law
that will 60 into effect January
/, 1851.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Annual Poppy Sale
10 Be Held Saturday

The American Legion Auxiliary
will hold its annual poppy sale on
Saturday, November IL. These
poppies are the only peoples in
existence made by handmade by
the hands of hospitalized vete-
rams.
The proceeds of this sale, a part
of which goes back to the vete-
rams, is used over the community
to help needy children.
The public is cordially invited
to give generously to this worthy
cause.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Square Dance Planned
At West Saturday

A square dance will be held
in the West school gymnasium on
Saturday, November 18, at 800
p. m. Music will be furnished by
Fed Lowrey and his string band.
Admission is so cents for adults
and Is cents for children under
twelve. The proceeds will be used
to make repairs on the school.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09

only $1.00 for two copies which
you may obtain by writing w. E.
Debnam, 1913 Williamson Drive,
Raleigh, N. c. Include 10 cents
for postage and mailing charge.
Paul Lindholm was good enough
TO bring his copy by for me to
read-and I've ordered several
copies to send to friends of mine
particularly in other sections of
the country.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09
Presbyterian Announcements

Services will be held at the
Lexington Presbyterian Church
on Sunday, November IL, at HOO
a. m. and at the Tchula Presby-
terrain Church at ZOO p. m. The
sermon topic will be "The Anchor
of the Soul with the text He
brews 6:19. The Rev. Hayes Clark,
pastor. will conduct both services.
Sunday afternoon the Tchula
Board of Deacons will meet at
3:45 and the Session at 4:30 for
a joint meeting.
The Tchula young people will
meet at 900 and the Lexington
young people at els, Sunday
evening.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09

/ don't know when I've enjoy
anything as much as the little
weep No More, My Lady" writ
ten by w. E. Debnam, of Raleigh,
North Carolina, printed by the
Graphic Press at Raleigh.
The book is only sixty pages
and printed in large type-takes
only about 20 minutes to read.
II is described as a S~outherner's
answer to Mrs. Roosevelt's report
on the poor and unhappy" south
It is cleverly done and very fun
ny-and too true.
The price of this booklet is
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09

noting missionary work in the
delta, and was largely instrument
tai in establishing churches at
what is now Yazoo City and
Greenwood.
This mission work was start
ed before the Civil war, and
must have been slow since the
Greenwood church did not come
into the association until 1892.
Continued on Page Five)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-11-09

Lexington Visitor
Rev. c. G. Cornell of Pickens
was a Lexington visitor on Thurs
day.
, 1950-12-08

1t is gratifying to note that
already eight Territorial Gov
ernments, and the Dominican
Republic, have now become
participants in the Caribbean
Interim Teurism Committee,
which is undertaking to CO
ordinate information and give
guidance to the development
of tourism in this area. It is to
be hoped that all of the areas
in the region will participate
in this important phase of
your program.
Some of you who come from
territories where tourism al
ready is highly developed
realizee how much the stimu-
lation of this activity contri-
butes to the other phase of the
great agricultural program
which is now unfolding. |
hope it is not too soon to think
that out of your deliberations