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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
Eminent TchuIa Lady
Buried On Wednesday
Sister Of Lexington
Woman Passes At
Community Hospital

Mrs. w. C. Moss, of Tchula, a
member of a prominent Holmes
County family, died at the Com
munity Hospital in Lexington al
900 p. m, Tuesday after a lin
Funeral services were fssfr's'
the Southern Funeral Home
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50
with the Rev. J, v. Stewart, pas
tor Of the Tchula Methodist
Church officiating, assisted by
athe Rev. c. r. Floyd, pastor
the First Methodist Church OF
Lexington.
Intermant followed in the Odd
Fellows cemetery. Her nephews
acted as pallhearers-
Mrs. Moss, who recently ceae-
brated her 83rd birthday spent
most of her life in the Emory
community. Following her hais-
hands death several years ago,
she made her home with her
daughter, Mrs Mack Cant IN 81
lent Shade plantation near Tchu-
la
She was a lifelong member of
the Emory Methodist Church of
which she was an active mem
Der until recently. She was
known by wide circle Of friends
as a consecrated and devout
Christian.
Mrs. Moss is survived by eight
children Mrs. John Hinton and
Mrs. II. G.. Mcclellan, both of
Lakeland, Fla; Mrs. F. ". Buch-
anan, Indianola; Mrs. Cant, of
Belzoni and Tchula; Miss Ouida
Moss, jackson; Henry Moss, AL
gonna; Jimmy Moss, Schlater:
Douglas Moss, Tchula.
Surviving also are fourteen
grandchildren, eleven great
grandchildren and three sisters
Miss Dee Moore, Lexington:
Mrs. John Vandiver, Walden. and
Mrs. Edith Stanley, of Oxford.
Mr.. Joe H. Moore, VINO die 4
IN May, was brother to Mrs.
Moss.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
Williams Calls For
FuIl-Time Citizens

we need as never before in
the history of our country active.
awake full-time citizens said
Hon. Parham H. Williams, chan
Gerry clerk of Holmes county in an
address this week before mem
bers of the Lexington Rotary
Club.
Mr.. Williams spoke on the Re-
dedication program now being
sponsored by members of the
National Editorial Association Of
which the Advertiser publisher is
an active member.
The Rehabilitation program is
being launched on Sunday, June
25th, at Plymouth Rock as part
of the national convention of the
NEA which begins Friday in
Providence, Rhode Island.
Fundamentally the program, as
Mr.. Williams explained, is to di-
rect all of the American people
to return to the American prin-
ciples of life, the principles
which it was built and develop
ed into the greatest nation in the
world.
The speaker said we were now
facing the second half of this
century and might well see a
change in the form of govern
ment from our present liberty
loving and Democratic way to
the welfare or socialistic state.
1.-THE Voice of the majority is
no longer heard in this country"
he said. The President today did
not get elected by. majority of
our people. He was elected by
the minorities and he is serving
them" he continued.
He said that civic clubs, com
posed as they are of the leaders
of the community, should take the
lead in reaffirming our American
way of life and rededicate our
lives to the faith of our fathers,
TO the principles of American
DeTnocracy-to recognize our
priced Bill of Rights also as bill
of duties and responsibilities.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15

After a seven day voyage
from Karachi we were happy 70
reach Egypt and set our feet up
on dry land again. Sailing up
the Red Sea we were very much
impressed by the high barren
mountain ranges and the great
stretches of desert which were
pointed out as the shores of
Egypt. We managed to have
three days ashore by planning a.
head and making arrangements
to leave the S. S. Monroe at
Suez and rejoin the ship again
in Alexandria. This meant miss
ing the Suez canal, but our genial
captain assured us that although
the canal passage was interesting
additional time spent in Egypt
would prove far more interesting.
We crossed the great Libyan
desert from Suez to Cairo in a
caravan of modern automobiles.
No camels were in evidence ex-
cept those in the fsmiliar yellow
and gold packages. This was the
first really large desert we had
seen on the voyage and the end
less miles of sandy wasteland was
quite contrast to the lush green
vegetation of the tropics. Now
and again a small oasis appeared
in the distance which turned out
to be handful OF date palms and
mud huts. These were made pos
sible by the availability Of water
in that particular area. Mirages
are common in this area as !
found out. On number Of oca-
sions / was sure that / saw an
oasis, palms, huts, camels and all,
but this vision vanished in thin
air as our car approached the
appointed spot.
Cairo was no mirage. Its hun
dreds Of exquisite mosques with
their graceful minarets amist
many modern buildings created
a most unusual skyline 1t SEEM
ed to be growing out of the des-
ert as we approached. Cairo, CAPT.
tai Of Egypt, located on the banks
of the historic Nile river is a
city where the oldest civiliza-
ton in the world meets the new
est. We were taken quickly
through the narrow streets and
along the wide boulevards to the
famous Shepherds Hotel where
we stopped The Shepherds Ho-
tel lived up to its international
reputation by making our stay a
most pleasant o11e.
rour-fifths Of the people Of
Egypt and the majority uf those
we saw in Cairo are OF ancient
Egyptian stock. Their forebears.
whose labor built the pyramids
for their kings. with their ply
steal characteristics are pictured
on the mural paintings Of the
temples and tombs. The Egyp-
tians seen there today bear a
striking resemblance to the an
cient people.
Our first trip was by coach to
the Pyramids and the Sphinx of
Gizeh. We, drove some five miles
over the Empress Eugene high
way which is said to have been
built many years ago within a
few days because the Empress
Continued on Page Four)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
Haffey Rites Held
Thursday In Jackson
Well Known 'Ebeneze'
Veteran FotolIy
Injured In Accident

Funeral services fof Charles
M. Haffey, 37-yea. old World
War II veteran and a member of
prominent Ebenezec family.
were held at the ST. Mary's Ca
tholic Church in Jackson last
Thursday morning at 1000 A
Rosary was said for him there
Wednesday evening.
Young Haffey was believed to
have been killed instantly when
his car left an embankment just
short distance from his bro
theirs home, Thomas +. Haffey,
on the Pickens- Richland road a.
bout one and one-half miles
from Ebenezer early Wednesday.
His body was discovered BY
his brother ABOUT five o'clock
that morning as he arose to 60
about his farm duties. Sheriff
Ellis E. Wynn and DR.. P. B,
Brumby were summoned and
came Immediately. DR.. Brumby
stated Mr.. Haffey had been dead
for about five hours and that he
had been killed probably instant
ly in the accident which COM
petely demolished the car on one
-rr sseSs
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
Gruveside Services
Held For lnfont

The many Lexington friends Of
Mrs Ennis M. Fender, the form
er Mary Florence Loving, will
regret to learn of the death Of
her infant daughter born at the
Community Hospital, Tuesday
evening.
Graveside services were held
Wednesday morning at the Lex
ington Cemetery with Mr.. PEN
der and members Of the family
attending.
Mrs. Fender is making salts
factory progress at the hospital.
but is not allowed TO have nlucn
company at the present.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
The Advertiser Wins
Third Straight Time

The Lexington Advertiser was
adjudged again, for the ,hir,i
straight year, the best newsnaner
an the state published, by . wo-
man Announcement of this hon
or was made at the state con
vention held in Biloxi last week.
end.
Selection of the newspaper /.
wards as made by groun ~
state newspapermen Including
representatives from the Corr
mercial-Appeal, Jackson Daily
News, the Daily Clarion Ledger.
the Times-Picayune of New Or,
leans, head of the wire services
such as the Associated Press
United Press. all members of the
jackson Press Club.
In addition this year the pub-
Usher of the Advertiser won
ether awards for editorial writ
ing, news coversge, feature sto-
ries and her personal column
Through Hazel Eyes"
State awards this year like last
were not sent to the National
Federation of Press Women dne
to the fact that convention dates
in Mississippi were so late that
state winners could not partici-
pate In the national competition
In 1913, when Mississippi win
ners did get into the national COM
petition, the Advertiser publish
er, then Miss Hazel Brannon
won first place in the nation for
the best editorial written by q
woman for that year.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
fnterment Held
First Cotton Bloom
Reported Wednesday

The first cotton bloom from the
1850 crop was reported Wednes-
day by H. L. Nichols and SONS,
owners and operators Of Lynch
field plantation.
Red Wallace, tenant farmer on
the Nichols place, found the
bloom which was Coker staple
variety.
For a number Of years tenants
on the Delta place of Mr. Nichols
have reported to the Advertiser
the first blooms of the season.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
Mrs. Joe H. Moore
Wins Supervisors
Post In Election
Woman Cundidute Tt
Fill Unexpired
Term Of Husband

Mrs. Joe H. Moore was elected
TO fill the unexpired term of her
late husband as supervisor of
district one in Holmes County In
the special election held Toes
day. The term will continue the
remainder of 1859 and all of
1851.
Mrs, Moore polled 445 votes to
800 for her only opponent, Mr.
Earl H. Fowler, a former mem
Der of the Board of Supervisors.
The complete, unofficial vote
by precincts follows:
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
Election Officials

Officials serving in Tuesdays
election were Roy Brown, mana
ger; j. w. Moses and r. o. Dukes.
returning officers; Mrs. Chatwin
NJ. Jackson, Jr., and Mrs. w. L.
Hooker, clerks: w. H. Roach.
peace officer.
Mrs. Moore stated she desired
only the unexpired term of her
late husband and would not be
a candidate for full term.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
Baptist Revival At
Oregon Starts Monday

On Monday night, June 18th,
at 800 p. m. Rev. Paul Bragg viii
start his revival at the Oregon
Memorial Church. There will be
night services only. The public is
cordially invited to attend each
of these services.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
Durant Man Charged
With Murder Intent
By County Attorney
BreozeoIe And Ellis
Charged With Assault
On Lexington Man

Charges of assault and battery
with intent to kill and murder
Paul Myers, prominent Lexing-
ton business man, have been fill
ed by County Attorney Pat M.
Barrett against Mike Breazeale,
Durant, alleged operator of a
Negro jock joint.
The County Attorney has filed
charges of assault and battery a
gainst Fred Ellis, also OF Durant,
in connection with the same case.
Breazeale and Ellis, both white,
have repeatedly been partners for
some time in the operati m of a
Negro night club known as
Barn in the field located north
Of highway IL Just outside the
city limits of Durant.
The charges were filed as the
result of an assault made by
Breazeale and Ellis ucon the
Lexington theatre owner when
he drove up to The Barn % pick
UP a colored employee whcm he
h d left there ab ut an ..our be-
fnc while attending . business
ia Durant.
Reports of the affair indicate
rAr. Myers was or innocent vic,
tim of organized gangsferism in
the operations of Duront boot
leggers and honkY tonk pxoprie
tors-now Engaged in a war a.
gainst each other.
AS he started to drive ava,
from the Barn with his employee
the lights in the joint went off
Air. Myers stopped moment t.
see what the trouble was. The
next ing he knew he was order.
ed out of his jeep truck
at the point of a gun anc
cursed for cutting the wires" II
the place.
The men accused in this Incl
dent are Breazeaie and Ellis
Myers, having his truck ALREADY
| IN gear and recognizing the futi
| lily of fighting men with guns
Grove off as rapidly as possibl,
and as he did they shot at him
the bullet hitting the truck OF
the eft side ara Glancins off
Had the bullet gone through tn
cab 1t would have hit him in thu
back.
Mr.. Myers thinking that in some
mysterious way his truck with its
high billboards on the BODY
could have caught the wires and
caused them TO snap, looked ur
Constable Casey Griffin in
Durant. He told Griffin about the
incident and asked him to return
with him to the Barn-sayinp
that if he had done any damage
to the mems property he want
ed to make 1t good.
When Myers and Griffin went
TO the Barn the former was again
cursed and assaulted to the point
where the Constable had to draw
a gun on Breazeale and Ellis and
tell them he'd shoot them if they
put their hands on Myers.
1t took some time for the al
tercation to subside and for
Breazeale and Ellis to realize
they had assaulted completely
innocent man--tnat Myers had
not been hired, as they thought.
by the operator of another Negro
night club to cut the wires in
their place.
The Barn was set afire some
time ago and its operators laid
the blame for this to their rivaIc
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
Legion And Auxiliary
Will Elect Officers

All members of the American
Legion and the Legion Auxiliary
are urged to be present at a
meeting to be held at the Alb Tay-
Tor Memorial Home in Lexing-
ton, Tuesday evening, June 20
at 1880 p. m.
Officers will be elected by both
groups at this time and ban.
quet will be served.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15

Splsndfd Record -
The new superintendent has a
splendid record of achievements
and experience in both school
! work and community activity
which includes the following:
Superintendent of Merigold
Consolidated Schools, four years,
1946-50; present councilman on
the Mississippi High School Acti-
vities Association; past president
of Bolivar County Teachers AS
ISOLATION; past president of Meri-
gold Civic Club; deacon in the
Merigold Baptist Church.
He was member of the
Clarksdale faculty six years,
1940-46, where he served in the
following capacities:
Two years (1944-46) assistant
high school principal, athletic
director, head athletic coach, and
physics instructor; One and one
half years (1943-44) athletic di-
rector, head athletic coach, ply
sizes and chemistry instructor:
Two and one-half years (194O-43)
assistant athletic coach and high
school mathematics instructor.
He is past president of the
Big Eight Coaches Association
and was athletic coach and
science instructor at the Tunica
County High School for six years,
l934-40. Prior to this time 1882
34) he was athletic coach and
mathematics instructor in Ne
shoba County.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
Cemetery Cleaning At
HurIund's Creek

There will be a cemtery and
church yard cleaning at Har-
lands Greek Church on Thurs
day, June 29th.
Everyone interested is urged to
attend. Dinner will be served on
the ground.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
Methodist Preachers
Returned To Holmes

Holmes county's three Metho-
dists preachers were all return
e. by the Conference for another
year to their charges. The Rev.
CT. Floyd to Lexington, the Rev.
j. v. Stewart to Tchula, and the
Rev. T. A. Filgo to Durant.
Members of these congrega-
tons are welcoming the return
OF their pastors for another years
service.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
TO NEW ALBANY

"A note to the editor from the
Rev. A. Y Brown st Louisville,
asks us to change his Advertiser
to New Albany revealing that
the former Lexington pastor has
been moved. He and his family
have a wide circle Of friends here.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
$4,000 Fire Wrecks
Two Buildings On
Lexington 5 Square
WiIIiums Outlet And
Western Auto Stores
Will Rebuild Soon

Two well established BUSINESS
firms of Lexington suffered S70,.
900 or more in losses in a dIsass
ferrous fire early Friday morn.
ing. The fire alarm was tu ned
lin about lis a. m. and ficemen
didn't 60 home until ZOO a. m.
Friday.
Williams Outlet Store, owned
and operated by j. F. Williams,
was completely demolished. Mr.
Williams suffered a complete losa
of his building and stock estis
mated at $4,000 which waa
covered with insurance only a.
bout one third of its value.
The Western Auto Associate
Store, owned and operated by
w. E. Thurmond sustained a
$4,000 loss with about half o&
the amount being covered by in>
surance. Mr.. Thurmond also owns
ed his building which will
have to be rebuilt. He based his
loss on the fact that half of the
merchandise was destroyed by
fire and at least forty per cent
salvaged from the fire was dam
aged from water.
Completely Quilted y
The Williams building was CONF
pletely Quilted by the fire. The
second story which contained the
| cotton office of w. o. ThorapA
son, caved in. Mr.. Thompson'a
loss in cotton samples, office
equipment, etc. was estimated as
around $4,000.
Buck In Business
+, Both firms are rapidly CONF
| pleting plans to resume business
as quickly as possible.
!. Mr.. Thurmond has moved the
remainder of his stock across the
Square, next door to City Market
and plans a big sale soon. Watch
| this paper next week for an
nouncement. See his notice id
this issue. s,zl
/ Mr. Williams went to Jackson
this week to see about purchas,
ing shoe repairing equipment
and expects to reopen this phase
Iof business within ten DAYS 81
| two weeks at a location in the
! Smart Shop building fext door Il
the Strand Theatre.
I Both men plan to rebuild MeT
buildings in the immediate III.
ture as quickly as possible.
| Thonk Public
/ Mr.. Williams and Mr.. Thur.
mond were warm in their praise
Of the volunteer members OF this
Lexington and Durant fire de-
partments.
Inc Durant truck rushed to the
scene when called by Mayor AL
ne 5. Povall. Durant firemen's
effective fighting helped prevent
possible further destruction Of
TINS block of Lexington's BUSH
ness district, the men SAID. and
they were extremely grateful
! 10 all of the men in the corr.
munlty and there were MANY Of
them, who pitched in and helm.
co iight the fire, the two bust.
ness men express their gratitude
and thanks.
The fire originated upstsirs in
the northwest corner OF the
Winlams building supporting the
Deiief that it was caused from de-
fective wiring.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter D. Smith
attended the state convention of
the Mississippi Press Association
in Biloxi over the weekend.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15

Mrs. S. L. White and Mrs. ".
l.. Meeks end son returned SIM
dav from a visit with Mrs Dewey
Harris and family of Pine Bluff,
Arkansas.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
Native Of County

Young Haffey was born and
reared in Holmes County and
had spent most of his life here.
He attended the schools Of Ebe.
nezer and Holmes Junior College.
RE had been associated for time
with his Brother in a service sta
ton in Jackson, Eur moved back
to Ebenezer in January IS. year
to assume active management OF
extensive farm interests.
He was a nernbe" of st.
Peters Catholic Church in jack
ION and the knights Of Column
bus. He was first lieutenant in
a field artillery company in the
war and served overseas in both
the European and Pacific thea
tres. He was a member of The
Reserve Officers Corps.
At the time af the accident ne
was enroute home alter serving
as pallbearer at the funeral Of
Tom w. Furlow in Jackson
His parents are the late Charles
P. Haffey and Mrs. Alice Muir
tagh Haffey, of Ebenezer.
Survivors Listed
Surviving are mis- widow Mrs.
Ode May 1one Hstfey. one son,
Charles and one laughter, Mer-
lyn May Malton, all of Jackson;
his mother, Mrs. Alice NJ Haffey,
Ebenezer; two brothers, Leo P,
jackson, and T. E., Of s.bene,sr;
two sisters, Mrs. Pichard A.
Hamilton, Oaklawn, ILL.,, and Miss
Fay Rita Haffey, Ebenezer.
luiermenf Held
Interment was held at Lake
wood cemete y IN Jackson.
Pallbearers were w. S. FIR
low, Shelby Drummond, Oscar !
Dufour, Forest Brown, Jim Scan
lon and L. a. FOLEY i
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
American Legion Plans Brief Interesting
Program To Welcome Liberty Bell Here
St. Mory's Episcopal
Church

Rev. Robert G. Donaldson. Rector
SUNDAY, JUNE l8
Church School 10 a. m.
Morning Prayer and
Sermon -------------- --.,---ll a. m.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES

by Hczel Brannon Smith
Cairo, Egypt
Delayed)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-06-15
Butler I. Moore Is
Lexington S New
School Superintendent
MerigoId Mon Will
Assume Duties
Here July lst

Butler T. Moore, superinten-
dent of the schools at Merigold
for the past four years, will as
sumo his duties as head of the
Lexington School system on July
LIST.
Mr.. Moore was selected this
week by the Board of Trustees to-
succeed w. B. Dribben, superin-
tendent for the past year, who
resigned to go to Greenwood as
superintendent Of its city sys-
tenn.
The Merigold school man was
hired by members of the Lex
ington Board who reviewed tho
roughly his qualifications and
record. Members of the Board
said they felt fortunate in secur-
ing a man of Mr.. Moore's qualifi-
cations to fill the position anc
pledged their whole-hearted eff
forts in doing everything posi-
BILE to aid him in the present
school program.
He holds B. A. degree from
Mississippi College being a mem
Der Of the class of 1882 and re-
ceived an M. A. degree in the
School of Administration from
the University of Alabama ir
| 1910. He is a graduate of Car.
thage High School, 1928.
Mr.. Moore is married to the
former Edith Rose Cowen, form.
/, erly of Okolona, and they have
two daughters, Martha Rose, 8
/ and Jean Butler. 5.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-28
Inside America
written by the Staff of The CIo News)

President Truman meas
ured off national interest
against special interests when
he decided to veto Kerr Ma
tural Gas Bill-which would
have raised rates on house
hold gas for millions of con-
sumers.
Gas consumers can't switch
from one company to another,
President pointed out - so
they're at mercy of corpora
tions. With Uncle Sans power
to regulate that industry bad
ly damaged by Kerr statutes
provisions, he said, consumers
would almost certainly find
themselves getting bigger util-
ity bills.
So the President vetoed
and millions of householders
cheered.
Big business lobby is put
ting on tremendous propa-
ganda campaign against Ad-
ministration's move to clip
wings of Robert Denham,
| a b or batting independent
general counsel of National
Labor Relations Board.
Presidents Reorganization
Plan No. IL would end Den
hams status as independent
of NLRB, would make general
counsel report to Board itself
-as in other u. S. agencies.