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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14
Cotton Farmers Are
Advised To Buy
Boil Weevil Poison

Many boil weevils are still liv-
ing in protected places after the
recent extremely cold weather,
farmers are advised to 60 ahead
and buy at least half the poison
materials needed for a normal
year, according to entomologists
l.. c. Murphree of the Agricul-
tural Extension Service and DR..
Clay Lyle of the Experiment Sta
ton and State Plant Board.
To kill a large percentage of the
boil weevils would take either
much colder weather or a much
longer period of low temperature,
the entomologists explained.
The recent cold probably killed
a number of boil weevils, but it
is impossible to tell how effective
this was because of the varying
conditions under which the wee
wills hibernate. Weevils survive
winter under the bark of
trees, down to several inches I'M
der litter at edge of woods, IN
grasses on ditch banks. in barns, !
haystacks and other protected
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14
AaEan Ranger Reports
OnAttnlo Progress

The Mississippi Forestry Com
~fzznsza0n has completed its second
sssn-essful year in Attala since the
asnanty came under organized fire
rysTErtion, reports Robert w. Ad-
sxxrrE area forest ranger.
"Mfuch has been accomplished
~ Msrestry conservation during
0nx year." Ranger Adams reveals.
Inararrg the fiscal year, Attala
szsEwlIy fire crews checked 1872
s-xsxaxes. OF this number, there
aEHrx 431 woods fires. Other
ssssxASs.S were controlled burnings.
T7hSee per cent of Attala's timber
Izzsra was burned by the All fires,
EaEasHT Adams adds He points out
f7,zzr III counties which do not have
ffxr gazptection the acreage burned
Sxs ezaen so per cent.
-A1tala county has five of the
Esxxx strained and best equipped
Eisse fighting crews in the state"
sE1sExanger says. But without the
sEyKkzadd cooperation and assist
ssrzxxSp f land owners and the pub
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14

lie in general, the acreage burned
could have been much greater"
most farmers realize that with
proper management trees can be
maue a crop and a valuable source
of income in years when other
crops are short, the ranger con
tinues. The first step in wood
land management is fire control
and it is hoped that with the ex-
perience and knowledge gained in
the past two years we will be
able to hold the acreage burned to
a much lower figure in the coming
fire season.
In his annual report, the rang
err mentions that more and more
farmers are becoming interested
in selective cutting. Where trees
are marked and properly cut the
woods can yield a crop every 10
or IL years. This will be much
more profitable in the long rum"
he emphasizes.
Land owners interested in Sc
lective cutting should contact the
ranger before the fire season,
Trees should be marked at this
time of year and cut later when
the danger of insects is over.
"One of the most encouraging
things about the program in Attala
is the amount of interest among
the youth of our county," Rang
er Adams says. Forest guardian
clubs have been organized in six
schools and more will be organ
lied this fall. Contests are held
annually and cash prizes given to !
seventh grade students who write
the best essays on forestry con-
servation.
The ranger adds that five school
forests have been established and
are used as laboratories by stu
tents of the sixth and seventh
More school forests will
DC established this fall.
In summing up his report Rang
r Adams predicts that with the
chools and public, much will be
ontinued cooperation of the
ccomplished in the coming fiscal
ear.
Conservation News
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14
The effort bv Agricultural Elk

The effort by Agricultural Ex-
tension Service county agents in
cluded 682 newspaper articles, 1888
radio broadcasts, All meetings at
ended by over $4,000 people and
circular letters mailed to over
l43. 900 people.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14

bale per acre.
Farmers in the same county who
followed a definite schedule and
poisoned seven or eight times, or
as often as needed, produced one
10 two bales per acre Similar re
ports have been received from
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14

other counties.
Spreading information to all
farmers about cotton poisoning
was aided in the various counties
through the cooperation of busin-
essmen, farm leaders, agricultural
agencies and others.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17


Mr.. Godfrey's committee was
created. From his report it is
evident that the committee did
q good job of inquiry, and it is
pertinent to record that the
committees report, as presented
by Mr.. Godfrey, did not contain
any criticism Of the school
boards use of the money avail
liable for sites and buildings or
any criticism Of the boards ac-
ton or lack Of action in trying
to get sites for future buildings.
If the committee had learned Of
any acts Of the board that it
thought called for criticism, it
certainly would nave reported
upon them. since it had been
created for the express purpose
of studying the sites-and- build
ings problem and presenting an
analysis Of if TO the membership
iof the association.
Another pertinent fact is that
the committee Of which Mr..
Godfrey is chairman has had
several meetings with the build
ing committee Of the school
board. Sites and buildings, and
cost figures, have been discussed
at these meetings. Blueprints
have been spread out, and ques-
] tions about them have been
asked and answered. You might
suppose from Mr.. Manning's
letter, that the school board had
been attempting TO withhold in
formation from the PTA, where
as the fact is that the accredit-
ed representatives Of the PTA-
namely, the members of the
committee on buildings, loca-
tions, and grounds-have re-
ceiyed, without any reluctance
on the part Of the school board,
all the information that the
board has been able to give
them. There are none of the mat
ters mentioned in Mr.. Manning s
letter that have not been fully
discussed by the school boards
building committee and the PTA
committee meeting together.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17
Ms. Carter to Live in Pa

Mrs. II. D. Carter, who has
been with Rev. and Mrs. A. S.
Lawrence for the last year or 80,
will go to Pittsburgh, Pa, next
week to make her home with her
son and daughter-in-law, MIR.
and Mrs. Stanley Carter. The
Stanley Carriers and Payson
Carter Of Washington, D. c.,
viii arrive today to be with the
Lawrences for the weekend,
and then Mrs. II. d. Carter viii
accompany the Stanley Carriers
back to Pittsburgh.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17
American Home Department

The American home depart
ment of the Community Club
viii meet at 3 o'clock Thursday
afternoon, March q, at the home
of Mrs. Fred Varley at 8 Davie
circle. Co-hostesses with Mrs.
Varley viii be Mrs. S. A. Nathan,
Mrs. P. H. Quiplag and Mrs.
George Smith. Mrs. J. E. Cooper
will talk about "Refnishing An
tique Furniture"
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17
FOR SALE

LOTS: WE. HAVE DESIRABLE
lots in Greenwood. Oakwood, and
other locations.
SPACIOUS HOME: LOT l5O'xI49'.
Home with Q rooms and az baths.
StOker steam heat, double garage.
Walking distance Of campus. Buy this
and occupy part Of 1t and have In
come from the rest.
22 ROBERTSON DRIVE: FIVE
rooms, garage and breezeway, well
handicapped lot with walk and picket
fence. Financed with q ~ loan
through FHA, Available Immediately.
Al ROBERTSON DRIVE: FIVE
rooms with disappearing stairway.
Attic completely Aocred. Priced for
quick sale.
2s7 MccAULEY, SIX ROOMS AND
bath, warm air heat corner lot.
Service Insurance E Realty Co.
q. q. Hcrnaday Tel F-l19
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17
Strudwick in Movie Here

Shepperd Strudwick, Hills
bOro native and University
alumnus who is a movie actor,
will be seen here Tuesday and
Wednesday at the Carolina thea
tire in THE Kid from Texas" He
plays the role Of the father Of
Billy the Kid, the notorious out
law. Billy's role is played by
Audie Murphy, most decorated
soldier Of World War II. Muir
phys best-selling book about his
war experiences, ITO Hell and
Back" was ghost-written by
Spec Mcclure, former Uniyer-
sity student who is now a Holly
wood writer.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17
Women Voters Elect viIlager

A statewide meeting of the
League of Women Voters was
held Monday at Asheville. Mrs.
Helen Gillin of Chapel Hill was
elected to the organizations
highest office, that Of Chairman
of the Committee for the League
of Women Voters of North Caro-
lima.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17
Coming Home from Ireland

Robert Caldwell, who is a
z,7.a.zzz44 Ae.7= e,f 4he gtaH of the IL s.
Embassy in Dublin, Ireland, and
his wife and 3-year-old son,
Wallace Franklin, are coming
home for a visit. They will
travel by airplane and are
scheduled to arrive in New York
April 4. They will probably be in
Chapel Hill the next day.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17
Baseball Team in Florida

The Uniyersity's baseball
team left yesterday to open It's
1850 season with a five-game
invasion Of Florida. The Tar
Heels will play Rollins stwice,
Florida twice, and Southern
Florida once.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17
Oakyiew Garden Club to Meet

The Oakyiew Garden Club
will meet at s Pm. Thursday,
March %, at the home of Mrs.
Max o. Saunders at % Oakwood
drive. F. j. leClair will talk
about shrubs.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17

Street, 6-rOom, frame house; good
condition; available at once; priced
to .seIl- Merritt I'LL Road, duplex;
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17

$500 with small down paynenk.
L. R. Crotts. Phone 1921 in day or
Durham 7-7316 at night.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17

Dear III. Graves:

@#A14A 1%&&E8& "a A41G - &AkcC A&&AAb
paease be advised that not only
wue the members Of the school
board invited 70 attend that
meeting but also by reason Of q
resolution Of the executive COM
nzit1ee Of the PTA, ! was direct
ed to invite each one TO attend
personally by mail and to re
quest that the Beard send to the
meeting an official representa-
tire who should be prepared to
discuss:
a The present situation with
reference to the complexion Of
the high school
2. The present position Of the
plans concerning the location
and architectural characters
tics Of the Elementary Schsol.
3. Any plans or needs il pro
viding additional Elementary
School sites and additional
school buildings. Are any hnan-
cial prospects for this work now
u yieE?"
/ wrote this letter and mailed
il On February 2lst, 1850. The
meeting was held on Thursday,
March 2nd, 1850.
The resolution Of the execu-
tive committee was . result Of
the considered opinion Of the
members Of the committee that
the PTA was entitled TO an open
discussion Of the matters re-
ferTed TO in that letter.
As you know, the PTA has
about 462 dues-paying members
and ] think that am correct in
stating. that they are more vital
" concerned with and have indi-
Gated more interest in the school
situation in Chapel Hill than any
comparable number Of citizens.
Practically all have children in
schooI. They expended q great
deal Of their time, effort and
funds in the State school bond
election and the county school
bond election. Naturally. they
are interested Ia the future Of
the schools of Chapel Hill as It
vitally affects their children.
They have not expended all of
this time, etc. to provide q fund
10 be illadYisedly spent and with
out their interest continuing.
After spending al Of this money,
there still will not be adequate
schools in Chapel Hill. What has
been scraped together must be
wisely spent. They are entitled
TO a public hearing.
Obviously something was
wrong with having such a pub
Lie hearing at the PTA meeting,
since no member Of the school
board appeared officially or
otherwise TO discuss the prob
lens. As a result the resolution
was passed by the PTA that the
school board be requested TO set
a time and place for an open
hearing on the school problems
and advise the public regarding
such time that would suit their
convenience. Your article failed
even to mention this most inn
portant resolution. There is no
ulterior motive of anyone except
TO see that the school problems
are solved correctly. The mem
bers Of the school board have the
duty and obligation Of solving
these problems. They should
realize that they have not been
appointed to the board because
they know more about solving
these school problems than any
body else; that they hold a pub
lie trust and those who are
vitality concorn0d and infaraafod
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17

@44G &4 14A&G~ A4ASA = - &kCS%A . = ~
port, Of any meeting, that does
mot omit something Of what was
said or done at the meeting. If
that were not so, there would be
no room left IN the paper for
anything else. For example, the
report Of this PTA meeting, TO
which / gave nearly q column
and q haif OF space, would have
taken q. least fifteen columns If
/ ! had reported everything every
body said.
In many years Of reporting it
has been my experience, and in
fact this is the experience Of all
reporters, that almost always a
person who speaks at . meeting
attaches to what he says much
greater Importance than it really
has, or, if il is not his own re-
marks that he thinks should be
prominently reported. then it is
some topic that he himself hap
pens to be specially interested in.
If you viii read Mr.. Man
ning's letter carefully, you viii
see that what he is specially in
terested in is that no members
of the school board attended the
meeting and that there was
adopted . resolution calling upon
the board to hold q public hear
ing for the discussion Of school
problems. Well, / stated plainly
in my report that no members
Of the board attended, though
they were invited, and that Mr..
Manning criticized them for not
attending. | do not see that any
thing Of Importance is added to
this by Mr. Manning when he
tells the date on which he sent
the letter Of invitation, the fact
that IT was sent in pursuance Of
a resolution Of the PTA execu-
tive committee, and the fact
that the board members were
informed, in the letter of invita-
ton, that they would be asked
TO discuss certain school prob
lems--which was obviously the
only reason they would be invit-
ed TO the meeting and which
therefore did not need to be re-
ported. As TO the resolution
adopted at this meeting, calling
upon the school board TO hold a
public hearing on school prob
lens, there may be sufficient In
terest in the passage Of the reso-
luton TO justify it's having been
reported, and maybe it would
have been better to mention il
IN the paper. There is no ques-
tion Of accuracy there, only a
question of the selection of what
part Of the proceedings to pub
lish and what part to omit. Any
way, the important thing about
this matter Of a public hearing
is not the passage Of a resolution
requesting it, but if and when IL
will be held, and will publish
a notice about that when a de-
cisi0n on it is made.
In my judgment, by far the
most important feature of the
PTA meeting was the report of
James l.. Godfrey as chairman
Of the committee on buildings,
locations, and grounds. ! pub
lished a summary of this, pre-
pared by Mr.. Godfrey at my re-
quest, and that covered the
larger part Of the space devoted
to the meeting. The committee
had made q study of exactly the
same problems (relating to sites,
buildings, and funds already
available and hoped for) that
Mr.. Manning mentions in his
letter. There is the implication
IN NJ ManniuOvsn loffax. that hn
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17

HOUSES FOR SALE DAVE
Circle, 6h-rOom, new dwelling; avail
able Immediately. East Franklin
Street, Groom, practically new; can
be financed with small down payment.
cclosed property AZ. follows; Robert
son Street. two 4h-Eocm dwellings,
newly cOnstructed; can be financed
with small down payments Cotton
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17

TYPEWRITER FOR SALE. REA.
sonable. Phone sslI.7
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17

FOR RENT: AVAILABLE IMME-
diately. four-room house, practically
new, two bedrooms, oil floor furnace,
unfinished, three blocks from cam
pus, near shopping section, comfort
able and convenient. Write p. o. Box
800, Chapel Hill.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17

FOR RENT, TO MALE GRADUATE
student Single room; quiet, comfort
able, convenient TO campus. Phone
1901.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17

WANTED: GOOD USED BED, CON.
plete. Phone F-45s or 3I6s.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17
FOR REM

The terms for all classified ads ("for SALE" "for
rent wanted" etc. are: Cash in Advance. All
ads must be in before 10 o'clock Thursday morn
ing.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17

FOR RENT: NEWLY DECORATED
Broom cottage at 33 Dayie circle.
Phone 37OI.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-03-17

The article was not inaccurate.
And there is no specification in
M. Manningss letter to support
his statement that It was mac
curate. What ne complains Of Is
Evening star., 1950-12-30
McAfee Is Cautious
About Richmond Job
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Va, Dec. 30.-It
was anybody's guess today whether
George McAfee was in the run
ming for the Job Of head football
coach at the University Of Rich
mond.
McAfee apparently had applied
for the post, whether he wants it
or not. He wasn't saying he does,
and he wasn't saying he doesn't.
McAfee's application was made
by proxy. Bayard Starbuck. a
Richmond auto company official,
said he filled out the application
yesterday at McAfee's request and
sent it to the University of Rich
mond Athletic Council.
McAfee, meantime, said in Dur
ham, N. c., that he hadn't applied
for the position and didn't expect
to-"in the near future" He
didn't say he wasn't interested.
The former Duke University
halfback, now a player for the
professional Chicago Bears. was
in Richmond on Thursday and
had lunch with Starbuck and
Frank Porter, a radio entertainer
Starbuck said it was at the
luncheon that McAfee told him to
"send in an application in my
name"
Richmond has been without a
head coach since Karl A. (Dick)
Esleeck was informed two weeks
ago that his contract would not
be renewed,
Evening star., 1950-12-30
Ex-Centra| Players
Pace Scales Five
To Basket Crown

The Malcolm Scates basketers,
paced by Jimmy Pantos and other
ex-Central High athletes, are the
champions of the District Recrea-
tional Department Christmas
tournament. invitational division
after edging Wilson Teachers Col
lege, 50-47, at Coolidge High last
night.
Panuos, a star freshman foot
ball player at Maryland Univer-
sity this fall, could not match his
Is points Of the night before, but
tossed in IA to lead the winners.
In other championship games,
Arena Sports squeezed past Marco
A. c., 1884, in the unlimited, un-
restricted division; Twin Oaks
beat Takoma, 27-21, in the 17-and-
under class; Jefferson outclassed
Mcfarland, 22-8, to take the 90
pound crown and edged the Chevy
Chase Blues, 26-25. in the 105-
pound division and Anacostia
routed Mcfarland, 1920, for the
120-pound title.
In girls title games, Blessed
Sacrament defeated Takoma, A
"a, in the senior division and the
Chevy Chase Bombers over
whelmed Jefferson, 26-8, in the
Junior class.
Evening star., 1950-12-30
Anne Arundel Churches
To Hold Communion

Special communion services for
the last day of 1850 will be held
tomorrow by four West River Cir
cult Methodist Churches in Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Schedules are as follows: Ow-
ensville, 10 am; Shady Side, II
am; Mount Zion, 7::30 pm. and
Galesville, 1890 pm. A corner-
stone-laying ceremony for the new
Galesville church will be held at
3 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-12-30
Miami Tackle Replaced
Because of Knee Injury

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 80 (P).-Big
Bill Diamond, first-string defensive
tackle of McKeesport, Pa, will
be replaced by Don Mariuto of
Miami when the University of
Miami Hurricanes meet Clemson's S
Tigers in the Orange Bowl New
Years Day.
Coach Andy Gustafson said
Diamond still is suffering the
effects of a knee injury but prob
ably will be able to see some
action during the 18th s1lnual
Orange Bowl classic.
Harold Allen of Florence, S. c.,
returned to the starting lineup
after spending a good portion of
the season on the bench with a
trick knee.
The Hurricanes began tapering
off yesterday and Gustafson's
usual hour and half workout
was trimmed Is minutes. Today's
drill is expected to be even shorter
and tomorrow-eve of the game
will be merely a kink-removing
workout.
Clemson, meanwhile, continued
TO absorb moving pictures of their
New Years opponents In action.
Evening star., 1950-12-30
GIobetrotters PIoyHere onight
In Gaze Twin Bill at UIine's

A full evening of entertainment,
featuring a basketball double
header, including an exhibition by
the popular Harlem Globetrotters,
and a half-time floor show, will
be presented at Uline Arena start
ing at 7::45 tonight.
The Globetrotters. who combine
comedy with competition, will be
the main attraction. Their trick
shooting and sleight-of hand ball
handling set attendance records
in four appearances at Uline's last
year. They have played to more
than 250,000 spectators while
sweeping 38 games this year. The
Trotters will meet the newly
formed Boston Whirlwinds in the
9 o'clock finale of the basketball
bill.
Opening the evening will be a
game between the Philadelphia
Sphas, one of the oldest profess
sional organizations in the sport,
Evening star., 1950-12-30
By William l. Ryun

The Russian press in 1850 has
announced the deaths of % men
who were high in Soviet ranking
= generals. admirals, interior
ministers, functionaries and the
like. Only four were over the age
Of go. None was over IS.
This seems like high casualty
rate for the big brass. Linked
with the strong evidence of a
fevered hunt for "wreckers" and
the like-this has been showing
up frequently and poorly veiled in
the Soviet press-it brings to
mind the great purge of the sos,
when Stain got rid of his more
dangerous enemies wholesale.
Some of the generals had con-
nections during their careers with
the Ukraine. Among those who
died in 1850 was the leader of
the Ukrainian Communist Party.
There has been much speculation
about the Ukraine this year-talk
of unrest amounting almost to
open revolt.
Just last January the Soviet
Union announced that the Death
penalty-abolished in 1947-had
been restored for crimes against
the Soviet state.
Purge Had Bad Effect.
Also significantly the journal of
the Supreme Soviet announced
the award to many persons in the
Interior Ministry's police setup for
excellent service in maintaining
public order"-including some
awarded to state security militia
men who died in the performance
Of this duty. The Soviet press
rarely mentions crime, but this
article created the impression that
the sole target Of the decorated
militiamen was the common GRIM
inal.
If there is a blood purge under
way, 1t is less crude than the one
in the 30s. The work of the
firing squads then was widely pub
licized. It had bad effect both
at home and abroad, and the purge
wounds were long In healing.
There is no reason to suppose
that Moscow permitted all big
brass death notices to be pub
lished. It would be more likely
that the Moscow press would limit
itself to notices for those most
likely to be missed by the public.
List Of Those Who Died.
Here Is a"list of those who died,
according to Moscow announce
ments:
January 3-Rear Admiral Niko-
lai Zayats, IS. once Czarist Of
f1cer.
January 6-Rear Admiral Boris
Romanov, 48, a Baltic fleet COM
mander.
January 11-Rear Admiral Nj
kolai Medvedev, 81.
February 22-Lt. Gen. Ivan F.
Fedyunkin Gage not givenD.
March 16.-Col. Gen. Porphyry
Chanchibadze, 40, a Baltic states
commander.
March 17-Maj. Gen. Dmitri
Evening star., 1950-12-30
Bundy Playground Wins
In Basketball Tourney

Bundy Playground is a high
scoring 15-to-18-year-old team
and had to be yesterday when 1t
edged the Sc troopers. 1851. to
win the Francis Recreation Gen.
ter Christmas basketball tourna-
ment.
In the 14-and-under finals. the
Sc Jets routed the Courtmasters,
34-11, and in a girls exhibition
game the Trooperettes beat the
Francis Whizzettes, 1925.
The outstanding player award
in the senior division went to Ed
ward Harris of Bundy and the
tournament scoring honors to
Francis Smith, Bundy, with 81
points in five games. Joe Wilson.
Jets, was the outstanding player
selection and also the leading
point -getter in the junior divi-
sion.