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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
Special FLA Programs
Planned For FLA
Week, Feb. 20-25

Special programs have been
planned by the Lexington chap
ter of the FLA to commemorate
National FLA Week, February 20
to February Is, during the week
of George Washington's birthday,
according to Torrance Frost, stu
dent representative of the chap
ter.
Our first president" said Mr..
Frost in quoting Gilbert Bradley,
was an advanced farmer for his
day who practiced soil conserva-
ton, crop rotation and farm ac-
counting. To the 300, 000 Future
Farmers of America throughout
the nation who are studying bet
ter agriculture and vocational
agriculture classes, Washington's
life is an inspiration"
Among the special activities
planned by the Future Farmers
are, chapel program, displays,
demonstrations, vocational build
ing open to visitors, and judging
contest, said Mr.. Frost.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
Men Die In Duel
Near Coxburg Friday

Ellis Tyson and Curtis Parkin-
son died of gunshot wounds, ap-
parently as a result of a gun
duel which took place on the
public road VI mile north of Cox
burg. Friday evening, February
10, between $50 and 1000 p. M,
according to Sheriff E. E. Wynn
The two men apparently shot
each other, according to Sheriff
Wynn. Mr.. Parkinson was re-
turning to his home on a tractor,
and Mr. Tyson had been walking
when they met.
There were no witnesses to the
shooting. Parkinson died imme-
diately, and Tyson died at the
Community Hospital at Lexing-
ton at ESQ a. m. Saturday.
Neither made a statement con-
corning the shooting before dy-
ing.
Both men had been on unfri-
endly terms for several months
because of old grievance, accord
ing to Sheriff Wynn.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
Ellis Tyson Buried
Sunday AT Coxburg

Funeral services for Ellis Ty-
son, age SO, of Route L, Eden,
who died Saturday morning,
February IL, at Community hos
pital, were held Sunday after
noon, February IL, at $3.50 o'clock
at the Coxburg Baptist church,
the Rev. c. M. Day, pastor of
the Durant Baptist Church Off
ciating. Burial was in Coxburg
cemetery.
MI. Tyson is survived by three
sons, Walter, Lexington; Ken
meth, Yazoo City, and Charles
Byron, Eden; eight daughters,
Mrs. Thelma Mcbride, Lexington;
Mrs. Myree Rodgers, Eden, Mrs.
Lurline Mcbride, Eden, Alfredo,
Fay. Peggy Jean, Marion Evelyn,
and Dorinda, all of Eden; one
brother, and one sister.
Southern Funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
HJC Spring Football.
Training Begins Soon

The Holmes Junior College
Bulldogs will begin spring train
ing the latter part of February.
The training will last approx
mately six weeks. The weather
is the determining factor in when
the training will start and how
long it will last.
Coaches Patrick and Oswald are
expecting 20 holdovers to claim
uniforms. Seventeen of these are
lettermen, The Bulldogs will be
without the services of eight let
termen: backs: Branch, Mcclure
and Pepper; tackles: Griffin,
Thomas and Rainwater; center,
Pearson.
Two backs and an end entered
school the second semester. The
two backs r Jimmy Maddox of
Abbeyville, Alabama, and Red
Taylor, Durant. The end is Wayne
lam VI WSu.
The main task will be to fill
the tackle slots, the backfield sit
uation seems well under control.
A good many boys are excited to
try out for all positions.
The returning men are: ends
Drake, Edwards, Handle, Lammey,
Moore, Triplett, Zarzour and Glib
son. Tackles - Aldrige, Hawk
ms, Herring and Pace. Guards
Burnette, Armenia, Horne and
Nance. Center - Vaughn, Owens,
and Money. Backs - Hay, Camp
bell, Silverii, E. Rainwater, Gray,
Lawrence and Spakowski.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
CoIIard Guest Speaker
AT Rotary Meeting;
Dance Announced

James Collard, acting editor on
the staff of the Lexington Adver-
tiser, was guest speaker at the
Rotary luncheon meeting Tues
day, February IA at the Lexing-
ton Grammar School lunch room.
G. w. Carr, president, presided
and announced the receipt of a
letter from E. A. Teacher" Tan
ner, Indianola, candidate for Ro-
tary district governor, thanking
the Lexington group for its sup
port.
Mr.. Carr also announced that
Ray w. Stennett, president of
the Kosciusko Rotary club, had
invited members of the Lexing-
ton group to attend a Rotary
forum and supper at the Kos
ciusko country club Tuesday
evening, February 81.
Members having birthdays in
February were announced as fol-
lows: Tom Lail. February 2; John
Holditch, February 9; Allie Po-
vail, February 10; j. r. Williams,
February IL, and T. M. Williams,
February Is.
One guest, ]. E. Lewis, New
Orleans, was present. Bill Kenna
officially introduced the newest
member, w. B. Dribben into the
club, and Wilburn Hooker an
nounced the square dance to be
held at the Lexington Armory,
Thursday night, February %
Proceeds will be used to finance
the football jackets for the Lex
ington football team.
The same committeeman who
served for the December dance
will serve again. Admission will
be $3.50 stag or drag $I,00 sin
gle and so cents for Lexington
school students.
A ticket selling contest will
be staged to insure a wide sale
of square dance tickets. The club
will be divided into two different
teams with Walter Strider and
John Holdich acting as team cap
tains. A prize for the winners or
a penalty for the losers will be
given.
Comic Valentines were distri-
buted and read at the conclusion
of the program in observance of
st. Valentines day.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
Slogan Announced
For Red Cross

I'VE know that every day
Americans who need help and
Americans who want to help are
brought together through the
Red Cross" said Mrs. Edgar
Lumpkin, County Secretary. Mrs.
Lumpkin said that the slogan for
the 1850 campaign is "All May
Help"
During the past year Red Cross
relief and rehabilitation in $50
domestic disaster operations gave
help to 228,515 persons and this
disaster program cost $7,640,200.;
% regional blood programs and
80 mobile units involving over
500 Red Cross chapters collected
239,906 pints of blood for free
distribution to hospitals and
clinics at a total cost of z 300, 900.
said Mrs. Lumpkin.
Holmes county people had a
vital part in this program and
helped to make this giving of re-
lief possible.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
Holmes Victorious In
Three OF Four Games
Played Last Weekend
by r. w. Almond

GOODMAN, Miss. Feb. 18th
The Holmes Junior College teams
will conclude the 1949-50 season
this week end playing host to
East Mississippi at Holmes Fri
day night, February II, and East
Central girls and boys will con-
clude the season here Saturday
night, February Is.
Holmes was victorious last
week end on a road trip to Wes-
son and Summit. The locals won
a double header at Summit over
the Southwest teams Saturday
might. Holmes boys went on a
scoring spree to run-up II points
to the host teams so. The Holmes
girls won 53-44 with Rebecca
killingsworth scoring % points.
Friday night at Wesson the
Holmes girls won by a thin 45-44
margin while the local boys went
down before the Wolfpack five
59-43.
Sunflower has a much better
team than their record would in
dictate, and were able to crowd
Holmes to the limit two weeks
ago in their first meeting at
Moorhead. Both schools will have
their teams out fighting all the
way to improve their conference
standings. Time for drawings and
placings in brackets for the 1850
Tournaments is drawing near,
and all teams want seeded plac-
ings. An all-win record this week
in the three final series of the
season would give the local girls
and boys seeded placings in the
first four top teams in both divi-
sions.
Both boys and girls teams were
victorious here Tuesday night
over the Sunflower boys and
girls. Our girls won 63-41 and the
boys beat Moorhead 64-52.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
County Wide Insect
Control Meeting

There will be a county wide
meeting in the Court House in
Lexington on Tuesday night, Feb
ruary 81, at ZOO p. m. for the
purpose of discussing controlling
cotton insects.
Anyone interested should make
plans to attend this meeting as
we will have two top entomolo-
gists with us to discuss control
ling cotton insects. With the mild
winter that we have had we can
look for boil weevils to be more
numerous than they were last
year.
Make every effort possible to
attend this meeting on Tuesday
night, February Il, at 200 p. m.
in Lexington.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
Farm Bureau Mee!inq
To Be Al Canton

A meeting Of special interest
to all farmers will be held in
Canton on February % at the
Courthouse from 1000 a. m. to
800 p. m, according to informa-
ton released by the Mississippi
Farm Bureau Federation. This
meeting is a part of a series OF
district meetings being held over
the state to discuss state and
national legislation, make mem
bership and service program plans
andto present a program of work
for county and community Farm
Bureaus.
Ransom +. Aldrich, president
of the Mississippi Farm Bureau
will lead the discussion on legis.
lation. c. c. Smith, Greenwood
will DISCUSS the outlook for the
Delta farmer. Mrs. Wilma B
Sledge, Social and Educational
Director of the Farm Bureau,
Will present plans for work at the
county and community level, and
will project a program for young
adults. Owen F. Gregory, Execu-
tive Assistant, MFBF, will lead
the group in membership and
service plans. S. A. Thompson.
Itta Bena, district representative,
will keynote the days activities.
John w. Taylor, Sunflower, vice
president, MFBF, will preside.
Leaders from all agricultural
agencies will participate in the
discussions.
Much of the discussions will
center around the farm home, and
many women as well as farmers
are expected to attend. The meet
ings are expected to draw farm
people from Holmes, Madison,
Warren, Kinds, Rankin, Yazoo,
and Attala counties.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
William MasseIos
Was Concert Star

Concert Pianist William Masse-
los held a large audience of
Holmes county music lovers SPELL
bound Thursday evening, Febru-
airy 9, at the second of the pre-
sent series of concerts staged at
the grammar school auditorium
in Lexington by the Holmes
County Concert Association.
In observance of the centennial
season of Chopin's death, MIR.
Masselos presented a program of
compositions that were represen-
tative of the different types of
moods in which Chopin excelled,
and the first half Of the program,
as well as the concluding mum
Der, were respectfully dedicated
to the great composer.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
W. H. Moore Services
Held Here Thursday

Service for Walter Herbert
Moore, II. who died at the Com
munity hospital Thursday, Feb
ruary 9, after an extended illness,
were held at the Moore home at
Lexington, Friday, February 10,
the Rev. Paul Bragg, pastor of
the First Baptist church, officia-
ting. Burial was at Odd Fellows
cemetery.
Mr.. Moore was born in Holmes
county and had been a Lexing-
ton resident all his life, and was
a member of the Baptist Church.
He was a veteran of the Spanish
American War.
Surviving are his wife Mrs.
Walter Moore; one son w. E.
Moore, and two grandchildren,
all of Lexington.
Pallbearers were j. H. Walton,
J. B. Walton Robert Swittenberg,
H. H. Johnson, Roy Brown, Will
Wilson, Henry Mullen and D. c.
Lundy.
Southern Funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
Nitrogen Plant Being
Built Al Yazoo Civ

The approval of an RFC loan
of $3,349 10000 to the Mississippi
Chemical Corporation to complete
construction of a synthetic nitro
gen plant being built at Yazoo
City, has recently been announc-
ed by c. S. Wilmington, Green
wood, president, and Owen
Cooper, Yazoo City, executive
vice president, of the corporation.
The loan will enable the COM
pletion of the plant in time to
provide its stakeholder consumers
with at least a portion of the 1851
fertilizer requirements.
The loan requires that the COR
poration invest 81, $50. 900 of its
own funds in the plant. Of this
amount $4.250,O00 is on hand.
Construction of the plant has
been under way for several
months on a 400 acre plant site
approximately 312 miles north of
Yazoo City, on Highway AGE.
The plant is designed to pro-
duce 100 tons of anhydrous am
monia daily of which approx
mately so tons will be converted
into lao tons of ammonium nit
rate daily.
The plant is being designed and
built by the Girdler Corporation
of Louisville, Kentucky, under
the general direction of H. Leroy
Thompson, General Operations
Manager of the Mississippi Chemi-
cal Corporation.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
Waits Wins Two Soil
Conservation Prizes;
Tries For A Third

w. j. Waits and Son, w. j.,
Jr., of Goodman, have entered
the tri-states competition in the
father and son classification of
the Enrich Our Soil contest spon-
sored by the Memphis Press
Smimitar Friends of the Land
and the Memphis Chamber of
Comerce.
Mr.. Waits and w. j., Jr., have
won the district and state con-
test competition judged January
25 and February 2, and entered
tri-state competition for Arkan-
sas, Mississippi and Tennessee
on February 10, winners of which
will be announced in March. Win
ners in the state competition
were w. j. Waits and W. j., Jr.,
Holmes county, father and son
division; ]. w. Mature, Neshoba
county, owner-operator division
Joseph B. Bill, Desoto county,
Tenant division, and w. S. Full
ton and son Wallace of Tippah
county, forestry division.
The winners are awarded 500
prizes and a chance to compete
in the tri-state competition.
Basis for judging entries is the
- ---- II ---.-..n~ x,o~y
actually established during the
year 1949.
Mr.. Waits bought the farm only
recently, and the agricultural
program plan for the farm was
written in July 1948 by Mr. Waits
and the Holmes County Soil Con-
servation District Technician, A.
p. Carroll.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
Your Social Security
by Mary King Temple

In our day-to-day work, we
have found that too many do not
know about Social Security rights
which were earned and paid for
by the Social Security taxes de-
Quoted from the family bread
winners weekly or monthsly pay
checks.
This tax pays for an insurance
policy with the Bureau of Old
Age and Survivors Insurance.
This policy is payable to you in
case of your husbands death if
he has worked enough to be in
sured. If this unfortunate event
should occur in your family, you
should get in touch with our Of
flee. You may be eligible to re-
ceive cash benefit payments.
These payments are of two kinds
monthly benefits and lump-sum
benefit.
To illustrate the two types of
benefits, let me tell you Of an ac-
tual ease which was recently
handled by our office. A lady,
whom l shall call Mrs. Black,
came into our office, She stated
that her husband had been killed
while working on his job, and
that she had been left with two
children to support - age 8 and
10. Mrs. Black was very worried
about the family's future. She
said that her husband had carried
only a small amount of insurance,
and that the funeral expenses had
taken most of that.
We examined MIR. Blacks re-
cord of earnings, and were happy
to be able to inform Mrs. Black
that she and the children were
entitled to monthly payments OF
$3.50. If there had been no minor
children, Mrs. Black would have
been entitled to a lump-sum
payment; and at the age of 65,
would be entitled to monthly
payments of $3.50 for the rest
of her life if she had not re-
married.
You should contact our office
at 2l9 West Market street in
Greenwood in the event of your
husbands death. Payments can
be made only three months re-
troac.ively. For example, if your
claim is not filed until six
months after the death of your
husband, you would lose three
months payments. Claims for
lump sum death payments must
be made with two years after
the death of the wage Garner.
A representative of this office
is in Lexington at the Mississippi
State Employment Service office
on the first and third Tuesday Of
each month at l0:00~a. m.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
High School Students
Hear Alcohol Lecture

Miss Vashti Ishee, Supervisor
of Narcotics Education of the
Mississippi State Board of Educa-
ton, was chapel speaker at Lex
ington High sihool, Tuesday after
noon, and gave an informative
lecture on alcohol and its effect
on the human body.
Miss Ishee based her lecture on
the power of choice of the indi-
vidual, and illustrated with three
principles. knowledge, does it fill
the need, and is it wanted bad
enough for one to do something
about it. She said that one must
have knowledge of a thing be-
fore he viii be able to choose it
for himself.
at is no longer believed that
alcoholic beverages tear down
dolby tissue and destroy cells"
said Miss Ishee, but the anesthe-
tic effect that it has On the body
is the question that SO many doc
tors and educators r concerned
with today. The brain is affect
ed by alcohol greatly, and the
attacks begin with the upper
portions of the brains thus tear
ing down the powers to think and
act properly. Alcoholism is a dis
ease and must be treated as such,"
she said.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
Duck Hunting Pictures
To Be Shown Free

Two free movies Good Hunt
ing, Brother" and Prairie Wings"
will be shown at the country club
Tuesday evening, February Fl, at
7:30 by Ducks Unlimited Inc,
according to Dick Barrett and
Lee Herring, Holmes county
committeeman for the organiza-
ton.
The pictures will illustrate the
breeding of ducks in the provinces
of Canada and duck shooting and
retriever work near Stuttgart,
Arkansas.
Ducks Unlimited is an organa-
cation of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lists for the purpose of providing
better hunting by conserving the
waterfowl population of North
America by producing more birds
through restoration and manage
ment of their breeding grounds
All sportsmen are urged to
come out and see these MOVIES.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
Dickerson Buys Avery
Agency From Ellis

The B. F. Avery tractor and
farm equipment agency formerly
operated by W. L Ellis and Son
vat Lexington was purchase by
Noel Dickerson of Goodman, eff
fective Monday, February l3, ac-
cording to Mr.. Dickerson and w.
L. Ellis, Jr.
Mr. Dickerson, owner of Noel
Dickerson Garage at Goodman,
has been in the auto repair bust
ness for % years and plans to be
ready to render complete sales
and service on all Avery Equip
ment at the earliest possible date.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
Mary Haynes Speaks
To Y-Teens Recently

Miss Mary Haynes, visitor for
the Mississippi District YWCA,
made an Informative talk recent
ly to the Lexington Y-Teen Club
and to the Advisory Unit Club.
which is composed of mothers of
I-Teen members.
The Mississippi YWCA, of
which the Y-Teen is the high
school branch, has been having
IA series of community Y-Teen
club visits to assist the members
in formulating plans for program
building.
Miss Haynes also discussed the
summer conference and camp
program of the MDYWCA, the
Midsouth Y-Teen conference to
be held at Gulf Park College,
June 5-13, and the Junior Y-Teen
conference at Camp Rockbrook,
Macon, Miss, June 1924. Special
emphasis was given to the forth
coming Mississippi Distric t
YWCA convention March 14-15,
when unit members from the en-
tire state will convene in Jack
son.
A drive will be made this week
for funds for the Y-Teen club
and its highly important work.
1t is hoped that all adults who
are interested in the youth of
today who will be the citizens
of tomorrow will be able to par
ticipate in this drive.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
Holmes County Scouts
Hold Court Of Honor

The Holmes County Boy Scout
district will hold a Court of
Honor for the presentation of
badges to Scouts who are ready
for advancement on Tuesday
night, February Il, in the Holmes
County Court Room in Lexing-
ton, Neil Branum, Holmes Scout
Commissioner announced thfs
week.
The Court of Honor will COM
mence at 1880 p. m. and Scouts
from Tchula, Pickens and Lex
ington will be recognized for
their respective advancements.
The public is invited to attend,
Mr.. Branum said.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
Conservation Notes
by A. p. Carroll

Why not clear the scruby trees
and brush out of your pasture
during the next few weeks while
it is too wet to work in the field?
Many of the farmers cooperating
with the Holmes County Sol
Conservation District are doing 9
good job clearing the scruby hare
wood and other valueless trees
that are shading out the grasses
and clovers.
I. M. Landrum of Goodman
has cleared and grubbed a large
part of his pasture. He stated,
that if he did not clear out the
brush it would soon ruin the pas
ture. Mr.. Landrum applied am
mate to the stumps as the trees
were cut. Amate is a chemical
that will kill trees when properly
applied and will not kill live
stock. 1t can be used at any time
of the year. 1t seem to be more
effective if used when trees are
dormant.
]. r. Booth of Acona Commu-
nifty has cut out the scruby hard
wood in his pasture. He has also
applied ANIMATE to kill the
stumps and roots to keep them
from sproutting out. He stated
that to kill the roots and stumps
will mean a great saving of
time and labor in clearing. Also
he said he could do a much bet
ter job of moving his pasture.
w. E. Hill of Emory Commu-
nifty has been clearing his pas
lures and using the trees for fire
wood. He also is using ANIMATE
on the stumps to kill them. He
too stated that it is very expen-
sive to have to go back very two
of three years and cut this scru-
by hard wood, however, he said,
it is necessary if you keep a good
pastures.
II. E. Mullen east of Lexington
has cut the scruby hard wood on
Is acres of pasture. He also is
applying ANIMATE to the stumps
as these trees are cut. Mr.. Mui-
len stated that it will mean a
great saving to kiln the stumps
SO they will not sprout out. He
also said one can not have a good
pasture with scruby hard wood
growing shading the grass and
sapping the fertility.
Several of the Negro farmers
cooperating with the District has
done a good job clearing out the
scruby trees during the winter.
Robert Baker and George
Montgomery both living near the
Lexington and Ebenezer road
each have cut the scruby hard
wood off of 90 acres of pasture
land. They both plan to prepare
the land this fall, that they have
grubbed, and apply phosphate
and seed to dallas grass and
white clover.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-16
GARDEN CLUE TO MEET
AT CITY HALL. TUESDAY

There will be a meeting of the
Executive committee of the Gar
den club at the City Hall at 2:3O
o'clock, Tuesday, February 81,
Immediately followed by a regu-
lar meeting of the entire club at
800 p, m. Members + urged to
be present.