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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16

Phoenix, Dallas, New Orleans,
Birmingham, Atlanta, Charlotte,
Richmond, Washington, Baltimore
and Philadelphia.
Dedication Of the Freedom Bell
will take place on United Nations
Day, October "a, in Berlin in the
presence of world church leaders.
The first peal of the Freedom
Bell will be carried by radio to all
the free peoples of the earth and
will be signal for church, school
and city bells to ring out simultane-
ously throughout Western Europe
and in this country.
The Crusade For Freedom is
sponsored by the National Com
mittee for Free Europe, on whose
board are such outstanding AM
orleans as General Eisenhower,
James A. Farley, Charles P. Taft,
U. S. Senator Herbert H. Lehman,
Harry A. Bulls and many others.
This committee operates Radio
Free Europe, the freedom station"
in Western Germany which daily
pierces the Iron Curtain, pitting the
truth of freedom against Commun-
ist lies and bringing a message of
hope and encouragement to the
enslaved peoples of Eastern Eu-
rope.
Crusade Headquarters are in the
Empire State Building, New York
/. N. Y.
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House Of delegates.
DR.. Murray called the N. M. A.
legislatures attention to the fact
that his own legislative body, meet
ing in San Francisco last June
voted without descent that bar
rier to membership in those local
and state societies which have them
should be dropped
He admitted that this action did
not compel the southern local socie-
ties to open the doors, but added,
Florida and Missouri already
have removed certain restrictions
and am confident that action will
soon come to North Carolina, Okla
homa, Kentucky, and Arkansas"
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have fought the enemy from the
fox holes.
A number in the group who re-
ceived the medal from General
Kane were getting it for the Sec
ond time.
The three Mississipians in the
group were Corp. Overton Duck
worth of Collins, Pfc. James w.
Henderson of Jackson, and Pfc.
James Williams of Hattiesburg.
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held in Conway, but Fitzgerald has
been transferred to another part of
the state "for safekeeping."
Meanwhile, T. M. Floyd, of Lery,
S. c., was discharged on the spot
from membership in the state con-
stabulary for being khan member
and allegedly participating in the
Myrtle Beach parade.
At the same time, Mayor J. N.
Ramey and Police Chief w. C. New
ton of Myrtle Beach issued a state
ment denying that there was any
justification for the robed demon
stration.
"We have heard it rumored that
the reason the XXX invaded the
colored section of Myrtle Beach for
the fact that white women visited
this section for immoral pur-
poses," the statement said.
"This is absolutely untrue"
Sheriff Sasser also cleared Fitz-
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continued until the state decides to
a possible appeal.
Mississippi records list Back
storms name as Nathan Scott,
with Backstorm as an alias. He
escaped from Parchman Peniten-
tiary in 1886 while serving a life
sentence after conviction in Mar
shall county on an armed robbery
charge.
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gerald, the proprietor of the club,
Of any blame in the Staying of the
policeman and laid the blame on
the raiding Klansmen.
In his broadcast, Sasser said that
Fitzgerald could not have fired the
shot which killed the policeman and
did not believe any of the Negroes
fired any shots.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
Lipsey Will Represent
Scout District In
Report To Governor

w. L. Lipsey, of Boy Scout
Troop 81 in Lexington, has been
selected for his outstanding Scout
work to represent the Holmes
County district in presenting the
Boy Scout report of progress to
Governor Fielding L. Wright on
Wednesday, February 8, Lawrence
Rabb, Holmes Scouting chairman
announced this week. Dick Tenn
pie, Scoutmaster of Troop "a, has
been appointed to represent the
Scouters of Holmes county at the
program.
The report of progress is an an
nuaI ceremony held in connection
with Boy Scout week which is
February 6 through II this year.
One Scout from each district in
the state is selected on the basis
of his outstanding work to par
ticipate in this report to the gov
ernor.
Last year Harvey Baine of the
Tchula troop represented Holmes
county.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
Boston Firm Orders
Cool From England

Here is a bit of news that
should be of interest to the coal
miners of the country and to
everyone else.
In 1947, we shipped over 675,-
900 tons of coal to England. But
things seem to have changed re-
markably. A press dispatch says
that a Boston coal company is
awaiting the first shipment of
British coal in some years. The
president of the company said
that it was ordered from WEIGH
mines, ito bolster reserves depict
ed by work stoppages in Ameri-
can coal mines"
The losses to the miners are
huge 1949 shutdowns are es-
timated to have cost each miner
something like $1,000. And fu-
ture losses are incalculable. II
coal is unobtainable, or if the
source of supply is uncertain, or
if the price is too high, users,
particularly the big commercial
ones, will turn to other fuels with
which coal must compete So
Jobs are lost and Goals rightful
place in our economy is under
mined.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
HJC Boys And Girls
Cage Teams Win
Over Northeast
by r. W.. Almond

Holmes Junior college teams
swept the second set with the
Northeast teams here Friday
night. The local girls were ahead
most of the way and enjoyed a
1920 halftime lead.
Geraldine Yates stood out for
Northeast scoring IS points. Re-
becca Killingsworth scored 90 for
Holmes. Bettye Smith stood out
in her fine defensive play for
Holmes. The final score stood
Holmes So, Northeast 48.
The N Northeast game
Saturday night was a complete
reversal from the previous night
when Northeast won 1859. Holm
es edged ahead in the game just
before half-time to lead at rest
period 1928. Holmes enjoyed a
60-44 lead with IL minutes left in
final half. James Free, scoring
ace for Holmes, left the game
shortly after play started in last
half, and was followed by How
ard Guthrie, center, and George
Huffman. Shuman Allen was the
leading scorer tonight for either
team. He led the locals with Is
points followed by Gene Gerett
and D. Robbins with IA apiece,
James Duke and Joe Wall played
outstanding ball for the winners.
Much credit is due to the team
work of Coach Frank Branch's
reserves in winning a well-deserv-
ed ten-point victory over North
east.
Holmes will play State fresh
men in Goodman Friday night,
February 3rd.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
A. P. Fatheree Spoke
On Voc. Ed. Al The
Rotary Luncheon

A. P. Fatheree, Jackson, Vo-
cational Education department,
was guest speaker at the Lexing-
ton Rotary club meeting and
luncheon at the grammar school
Tuesday, January 81.
c. w. Carr, president, presided
and announced the final accept
ance of Superintendent of Schools
w. B. Dribben as a member of
the club, and recognized several
guests as follows: v. E. Ahlrich,
Winona, DR.. w. H. Weeks, Green
wood and James Woodward, Kos
ciusko.
MI. Carr stated that the foot
ball jackets, which will be pre-
sented to members of the 1949
football team by the Rotary club,
had arrived and would be pre-
scented at the next meeting.
Mr. Carr turned the program
over to O. A. Cleveland, program
who introduced Mr..
Fatheree, who spoke on the work
in vocational agriculture being
done throughout the state.
Teachers of vocational educa-
ton in Mississippi are charged
mainly with the teaching of agri-
culture. More than $4,000 persons
are enrolled in classes designed
to improve farming in Mississippi,
and 28A million dollras are spen.
annually in carrying out the pro-
gram" stated Mr.. Fatheree. "The
results of the program in corn
production alone" said Mr.. Fa-
theree, twas recently evidenced
by the corn rally celebration in
Jackson in which 5000 Corn Club
members participated and 1900
certificates were awarded to those
who had produced 100 bushels OF
corn per acre" Mr. Fatheret fur
ther stated that corn production
for the state had increased II per
cent last year. He said, IF 20 can
do this through education, why
can't 200?"
Mr.. Fatheree said that in 1850
the prize-for-projects program
would be extended to include cot
ton, forestry, p~asturing and
others. The only limitations are
in us and not in the land, and it's
up to us to teach our young farm
ers, he said.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
Pickens Beto Club Wins
Stute TuIent Show

The Beta club of the Pickens
High school was the winner of
the state talent show held for
Beta clubs from all over the
state at a recent convention at
Jackson. The Pickens club, COM
posed of nine members, is one of
the fifty odd clubs in the state.
These clubs are honorary, recog-
nizing both leadership and schol-
arship. Beside the recognition Of
being first place winner, the
Pickens club received SIS in cash.
Seven of the nine members of
the Pickens club attended the con-
vention in Jackson with their
sponsor, Mrs. H. R. Varnado. The
show they presented was a pam
tomine, depicting the signing of
Doak's treaty with the Choctaw
Indians, thus opening up the west
half of the middle one third of the
state for white settlement. This
included what is now known as
Holmes county. Those taking
part in the play were Roger
Courts, reader; Johnnie Yarbor-
James Morphis, Walter
Pope CASTOR, Bobby Dickerson,
Harold Presley and Faye Hart.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
frigidaire Produds
Previewed By Fincher

w. II. Fincher, IF, o. the Fin
cher company, told today of broad
new 1850 lines of Frigidaire
household refrigerators, ranges
ana other products, which he in
spected recently during a special
preview meeting in Memphis con-
Quoted by the Frigidaire district
there.
M. Fincher said that he has
plans underway for an extensive
public showing of the new refrige-
ators and ranges. New 1850 pro-
ducts will be on display within
the next two or three weeks, the
actual time to be announced Ia
ter"
The new refrigerator line af-
fords three distinct types of re
frigeration, four separate series
and 10 sizes. Food storage capacity
ranges from four to IL cubic feet.
Mr.. Fincher pointed out that
the line includes two-door Imper-
ial refrigerators equipped with Sc
parate "locker-top" freezing COM
partments; De Luxe models with
full-width freezers and full-length
doors, and Master and Standard
refrigerators.
"All models" he said, reflect
distinctive new Raymond Loewy
styling. Gold and chromium out
side trim adds to the appearance
of top refrigerators of the line
while interiors are made mor at
tractive by colorful new ice-blue
and gold.' Among the many new
features are target door latches,
adjustable and sliding aluminium
shelves, full-width plastic chill
drawers, plastic basket drawers
and a new twin Hydrator ar
rangement.
Mr.. Fincher said that a radically
new idea has been injected into
iow-priced electric range design.
There are two, compact 30-inch
Thrifty 80" models equipped
with what Frigidaire describes MS
''the largest ovens installed on
household ranges" The new
giant oven, extending complete
ly across the range, will hold up
TO six pies or 10 loaves of bread.
Other new products introduced
at the district meeting included
III and Is cubic foot food freez-
ers, an improved electric dehumi-
differ, window room air condi-
TONERS, glass door commercial e
~rifgerators, self-contained farm
milk coolers, water coolers and
large-capacity open-type ice
cream cabinets.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
What About The
Problems?

One of the most thoughtful
commentaries on the presidents
legislative proposals was recently
made by Walter Lippman. He
wrote: "Truman's technique is
never to deal with problems, but
only with the excellent results
that would be achieved if the
problems had been solved /.
leaving the critic no target to
shoot at, no antagonist to get hold
of, only the thin air to thrash
around in"
No one - including the presi-
dents most aggressive political OPP
ponents - is opposed to such gem
eralized goals as better housing,
better. health, a vastly increased
family income, and happiness and
prosperity on an almost sublime
scale. In fact, these are goals to-
ward which the nation has been
making consistent and remarkable
progress for generations. But
what many people do object to is
Mr.. Truman's belief that the only
way to attain these goals is to let
the government do everything.
One columnist said acidly that
virtually limitless social securi-
ty" may be necessary - for the
reason that soon the people will
have no money left to do any
thing for themselves. Every time
the government gives US its own
particular version of social pro-
gress, it digs deep into our peck
cts to pay for it
AS an example, it would GER
tainly be splendid if everyone had
the $4,000 a year income the
president forecast for the future.
But it wouldn't help much if the
government took $4,000 of it in
1t is all very well to deal
wonderful detectives. But
what about the immediate future?
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
Applications May Now
Be Filed For Cotton
ACREAGE Allotment

I. M. Patterson, state executive
officer of the Production and
Marketing Administration told
today of provisions whereby farm
ers who have not been given a
cotton allotment may file their
applications before February Is,
1850.
Due to laws enacted by Con-
gress farmers who did not plant
cotton on their farms in 1916,
l947, and l948, or who were not
considered as having planted
cotton by virtue of planting war
crops on their farm in those years,
were not given an allotment at
the time old form growers were"
Mr.. Patterson said. However,
many farmers did plant cotton in
1949 or have secured labor and
want to plant cotton in 1850. BY
contracting the local county PIMA
committees these farmers will be
considered for an allotment"
Mr.. Patterson stated that at the
time Mississippi was given their
share of the national allotment
the state committee and the
county committees held out a
small reserve to take are of these
new growers; however, these re-
serves are far from adequate and
will be no incentive for farmers
to &c into the cotton business.
There is no certainty that
everyone filing an APPLICATION for a
new grower allotment will be
given one but county committees
will weigh the facts regarding
equipment and labor available
and the suitability of the land to
grow cotton and as far as reserves
will go they will try to take care
of the most deserving cases." MIR.
Patterson said.
Holmes county farms falling
into the above group should file
application in the PIMA office in
Lexington.
February Is, 1850, is the final
date
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
Local Garden Club
Report Recognized

Mrs. Irene Watson, prominent
citizen of Lexington and a men,
Der of the Lexigton Garden and
B and PW clubs were honored re-
Gently in the January issue of
Miss Gardener" official publ
cation Of the Garden Clubs of
Mississippi for an article on a pro-
ject by the Lexington Garden
club, which vas judged one of
the three most unusal projects
undertaken by Garden clubs in
the State. The following is the
report as it appeared in the maya
zine.
THE Roadside Beautifucation
Committee of the Lexington Gar
den Club, under the leadership of
Mrs. j. r. Watson, took a skele-
ton of a negro cabin lived in by
an old colored woman which was
located on the main highway CO.
ing out of Lexington. The Gar
den Club painted this cabin,
erected a white -washed picket
fence around the premises and
even encouraged blue morning
glories to Chamber over the roof
to hide imperfections and add the
beauty of their blue to the blue
ness of the sky. Thus they turn
a shabby shack into a picture
sque cabin to gently remind
what has been don a be done
and should be DONE"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
HJC Cogers Meet Two
Powerful Opponents
For Polio Benefit

The Tchula High School Gym
will be the scene of two holly
contested basketball games to-
night when Holmes Junior Col
lege Girls play the Famous Fly
ing Fish Girls of Jackson, and
Holmes Junior College Boys meet
One Oie Miss Freshmen Boys.
A thrilling double-header is ex-
pecteo ana basketball 1ans in this
area will not want to miss seeing
It. Proceeds will go 10 the Tchula
$50 March of Dimes Polio drive
winch is beng sponsored by the
Tchula Bushes and Professional
Womens Club. The first game
will begin promptly at Tbs.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
Your Social Security
by Mary King Temple

Old-Age and Survivors Insur-
anee furnishes protection to the
living wage Garner and his de-
pendents. His dependents are his
children under l8 years of age
and his wife who is IS years of
age or over. This insurance sys-
ten also furnishes protection to
the survivors of a deceased wage
Garner who dies at any age. The
survivors of a deceased wage
Garner who would be entitled to
payments are a widow with mi
nor children regardless of the age
OF widow; widow who is IS years
old or over; dependent parents
age 65 or over; and the person
paying burial expenses.
Social security is part of our
day-to-day living - but we must
guard against taking it so much
for granted that we fail to recog-
nize u rights and obligations
under it.
In my weekly column / shall ex-
plain the different types of bene-
fits payable and tell you how you
can prevent loss of any benefit to
which you may become entitled.
The office of the Social Security
administration which services
your town and county is located
in Greenwood. If you have any
questions or desire information
about any phase of the program,
write or come in to see me. The
address is 219 West Market street,
Greenwood.
l shall be in Lexington on the
first and third Tuesday of each
month at the Mississippi State
Employment Service office at 10
am.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
AIT Begins Where
Jitney Jungle Ends

The formation of a partnership
between j. P. Tidwell and r. K.
Autry which will be known as
the A & T Grocery and which
will do business at the former
location of the Jitney Jungle
store, was announced Wednesday
by Mr.. Autry and Mr. Tidwell,
co-owners in the new business.
Mr.. Tidwell stated that the
name of the store and the prices
of merchandise will be the only
changes. He said that the name
of the store was changed in order
that they might saw on royalties
paid to the Jitney Jungle COM
pany, and to pass these savings on
to the customers in the form OF
lower priced goods.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
Services For Vernon
Ray Jr., Held Sunday

Services for Vernon Ray, Jr.,
three months. infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Vernon Ray, who passed
away Saturday, January %, at
Owens Wells, we're held at Har-
lands Creek at 2:30 pm. Sunday,
January 20, the Rev. c. M. Day
officiating.
Burial was at Harlands Creek
cemetery. Southern Funeral home
was in charge of arrangements.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
Do You Wont To Cut
You Federal Tuxes

If your personal or business ex-
penses 60 up and your income
and efficiency come down this
year ut the same rate as that
of the Federal Government, you
will be in. the hands of the sheriff
at an early date.
Workers, farmers, and business
men from Maine to California
know this. The answer is in the
Report of the Commission on the
Organization of the Executive
branch of the federal government.
twelve-man, bipartisan
Commission vas unanimously
created by Congress with the APP
proval of the President. At the
suggestion of Mr.. Truman, form
err President Hoover was made
its Chairman and Secretary of
State Dean Acheson, Vice Chair
man. The late president Franklin
D. Roosevelt long had advocated
such a reorganization of the
government.
There is a two-fold purpose
behind the effort to reorganize
the Executive Branch of the
Government: One-the elimina-
ton of inefficiency caused by
overlapping and duplication; two
this should lead to a reduction
of your taxes. If our Government
can save from three to four bill
lion dollars a year by more eff
ficient methods of conducting our
business, failure to act is stupid
short-sightedness.
Action, however, depends up
on the President and Congress.
The President has already sub
mitted a number of reorganlza-
tions recommendations. The Con-
gress has adopted several of these
most important having to do with
the housekeeping of the armed
forces. which save the taxpayer
more than $500, 000. 900 a year.
But these are only first steps.
There will be more ahead if Con-
gress is made to realize Mr.. and
Mrs. Taxpayer want more tax
saving economies. congressman
and Senators will vote for just so
many of the Commissions recon-
mendations os you, their consti-
tuents, demand.
What can you, as an mdlvl-
dual. do about it? The answer is
to write your Congressman and
Senators. Tell them you want the
Recommendations of the Commits
sion on the Organization of the
Executive Branch of the Federal
Government made the law OF the
land. Join the non-partisan Cltl-
zens Committee set up to obtain
the necessary action to make the
Commissions report work. Write
to the Citizens Committee for
Reorganization of the Executive
Branch of the Government, 1927
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia 2,
Pennsylvania, for more informa-
ton about the Commission Report.
Tell yur neighbors about it. Make
speeches! Make your representa-
tives in Washington act-nowl
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
Juycees Met; Discussed
Plans For Coming Drive

The Lexington Jaycees met at
the city hall Monday evening,
January 80, with 10 members pre-
sent.
Emmett Reese, president, pre-
sided at the meeting and plans
were made for launching a drive
to get bleacher seats installed on
the south side of the high school
football field. "The Jaycees," said
Mr.. Reese, "hope to enlist the aid
of other civic organizations in fl
nancing the undertaking"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
Patients AT The tiospitoI

Mrs. Carl Brown and baby girl,
Tchula
Mrs. Mabel Russell, Lexington
Mrs. Foster Fowler, Durant
Mrs. Dean Thrasher, Tchula
Margaret Brumby, Goodman
Walter D. Reed, Durant
Kaye Snavely, West
Leslie Smith, Tchula
ColOred
Ida Cathorn, Tchula
Melvin Roby, Lexington
Joseph Booker, Lexington
Johnnie Mae Hayes, Lexington
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
George Peterson To
Lead Red Cross Drive

George S. Patterson, promi-
nent business man of the county,
will again serve as chairman Of
the Red Cross Fund Campaign
March is additionally Red Cross
month and this year membership
in the American Red Cross will
be stressed. 1t is hoped that every
adult in Holmes county will en-
list in the Red Cross army. Or
ganization is underway for the
campaign which opens Marchalst
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
NEW LEXINGTON CITIZENS

MI. and Mrs. sam Permenter,
Nell, IL, Donald, Is, and Billy Is,
of West Point, recently arrived
in Lexington where they plan to
make their home, Mr.. Permenter
serving as shoe repairman at Will
liams Outlet store.
The Permenters attended the
First Ba~tist church in West
Point.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-02-02
EASTERN STAR TO MEET

Members of the Eastern Star
meet at the Masonic Build
ing Friday night at 7:30 p. m.
All members are urged to attend.