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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-06-28

and being parts of Lots 243 and
1853 in the City of Lexington,
Holmes County, Mississippi. By
which description it is intended to
describe that certain lot and par
eel of land conveyed to Charlie
Benson by D. T. Ruff, Trustee, on
the goth day of December, 1887,
as shown by deed recorded in
Book So, Page 27O.
Said property is sold for the
purpose of partitioning among the
owners in accordance with said
decree, and the title is believed
to be good, but l will convey only
such title as is vested in me as
such Special Commissioner.
This June IL, 1851.
PARHAM H. WILLIAMS, Spe-
cial Commissioner. 9-4tnp
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COMMISSIONERS SALE

BY virtue of the provisions of a
decree of the Chancery Court of
Holmes County, Mississippi, rem
dered on June S, 1851 in Cause
styled Joe Ed Hodges, Complain
ant, VS.. Woodrow Hodges, ct ais,
Defendants, No. 8462 on the Cen
eral Docket of sold Court, l, the
undersigned Parham H. Williams
as Special Commissioner OF said
Court will on Monday, July 9.
1851, within legal hours on said
date at the South front door of the
Holmes County Courthouse in the
City of Lexington, Holmes Coun-
ty, Mississippi, offer for sale and
will sell at public outcry to the
highest and best bidder for cash
the following described real estate
situated in the City of Lexington.
Holmes County, Mississippi. to-
wit:
Commence at the Southwest
corner of what is commonly
known as Sandy Hodges pasture
lot, said point being situated in
Lot 243 according to the official
map of the City of Lexington.
Mississippi, and run South 400
feet to the North side of Carroll
ton Street, thence run South 40
degrees and so minutes West so
feet along the West side of said
Carrollton Street to the begin
ming corner, thence run South 48
degrees and so minutes West 81
feet along Carrollton Street to an
elm tree, thence run North 10
degrees West 253 feet along an old
fence to a stake, thence run North
so degrees East so feet along an
old fence to a stake, thence South
81 degrees East 294 feet to close
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 1882

Letters OF Administration hav-
ing been granted this day by the
Chancery Court Of Holmes Coun-
ty, Mississippi to the undersigned
upon the estate of E. w. Ellison,
deceased, notice is hereby given
to all persons having claims
against said estate to present the
same to the Clerk of said court
for probate and registration &C
cording to law within six months
from this date, or they will be
forever barred.
This 9th day of june, 1851.
MRS. ETHELYN ELLISON,
Administrative. 9-4tnp
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COMMISSIONERS SALE

BY virtue of the provisions of
a decree Of the Chancery Court
OF Holmes County, Mississippi,
rendered on the 3lst day OF May,
1851. in Cause styled Mrs. Verna
Miner VS. Mrs. Urma Lowe ct ais,
No. 844l, the undersigned as
Commissioner of said Court viii
On Friday, the 29th day of June,
1851, within legal hours on said
Law. at the South front door OF
he Holmes County Courthouse
N the City of Lexington, Holmes
County, Mississippi, offer for sale
and sell at public outcry to the
highest and best bidder for cash,
the following described real
estate, situated in the Town OF
Tchula, Holmes County, Missls-
sippi, described as:
Lot % and 341 feet off the South
end of Lot % in the Blake Addl-
ton to said town OF Tchula, lying
west of the right-of-way OF the
Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany.
Said property is sold for the
purpose of partitioning among
the owners in accordance with
said decree and the title is be-
lieved to be good, but I will con-
vey only such title as is vested
in me as said Commissioner.
This the 9Th day of June. 1851.
Parham H. Williams,
8-4tnp Commissioner.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE

By virtue of the provi-
sions of a decree Of the
Chancery Court of Holmes Coun-
ty, Mississippi, rendered on the
9Th day of June, 1851, in cause
STYLED Ethel Wade Brown VS.
Stanley Freeman and numbered
1892 on the General Docket OF
said court, the undersigned, as
Commissioner of said Court, will
on Friday, the 9th day OF July,
1851, within legal hours on said
day. at the South front door OF
the Holmes County Courthouse IN
the City of Lexington, Holmes
County, Mississippi, offer for sale
and sell at public cutlery to the
highest and best bidder for cash,
the following described real pro-
perry situated in Holmes County,
State of Mississippi, to-wit:
The NY of NEA of NWA OF
Section 81 and the So of sen
of SWA of Section 80, alb In
Township Is, Range 8 East
Said property is sold for the
purpose of partitioning between
the owners in accordance with
said decree and the title to said
land is believed to be good, but
I will convey only such title as Is
vested in me as said Commission
err
This the 18th day Of June, 1851.
PARHAM H. WILLIAMS, Com
missioner. 9-4tnp
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Notice OF Intention To Issue
Boud~

WHEREAS it is manifest TO
the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the Town of Goodman,
Holmes County. Mississippi, that
there is immediate necessity for
the issuance of bonds of the said
Town of Goodman for the pur-
pose of building a municipal jail
for said town.
BE 1T THEREFORE RESOLv-
ED that it is the purpose of the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of said Town of Goodman, Missis-
sippi to issue the bonds of said
Town of Goodman, Mississippi to
the amount of 81 10000 (FOUR
THOUSAND DOLLARS), or so
much thereof as may be neces-
sary, for the purpose of building
and erecting a municipal Jail for
the said Town of Goodman. Mis-
sissippi, on July 3rd. 1851.
This notice is published in ac-
cordance with Chapter 493. Laws
of Mississippi 1850 for the pur-
pose of notifying the qualified
electors of the said Town Of
Goodman, Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi of the proposed action of
the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of said Town of Goodman
so that if there be any opposi-
ton to the issuance of said bonds
it may be presented in writing
to the said Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen of Goodman, Missis-
sippi as provided by law on or
before the first Tuesday, July 3,
1851.
There being no newspaper
published in the Town OF Good
man, Mississippi it is ordered
that this notice be published In
the Lexington Advertiser, a pub
lie newspaper published in
Holmes County, Mississippi and
having a general circulation in
the said Town of Goodman, Mis-
sissippi; and a copy OF this no
tice shall be posted in three pub
lie places in tho sid Town OF
Goodman, Mississippi for three
consecutive weeks next preced-
ing said date of July 8, 1851.
Adopted this June 5. 1851.
Fl. l.. AIbIn, Mayor
Town Of Goodmcn. Mississippi
Attest:
d. K. Gullecge Clerk
!, the undersigned D. K. Gull
ledge, do hereby certify that I
am the duly qualified and acting
Clerk of the Town Of Goodman,
Holmes County, Mississippi. And
1 do further certify that the above
is a true and correct copy of Re
solution adopted by the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen Of the
said Town of Goodman, Missis-
sippi at their regular meeting
on June 5, 1851 as shown by the
records of said town now in my
office.
Witness my official signature
and seal or said town on this
June 6, 1851.
(SeaD d. K GulTedge, Clerk.
S-4tnp
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e of Mississippi

The State Of Mississippi
To Lee Andrew Wilkins, whose
street and post office address IS
4643 Greenwood Avenue, Chica-
60, Illinois.
You are summoned to appear
before the Chancery Court OF the
County of Holmes in the State OF
Mississippi, on the Second Mon
day of September 1851 to defend
the suit No. 8517 in said Court OF
Eula Lee Wilkins, wherein you are
a defendant.
This the % day of June, 1851.
(SeaD Parham H. Williams,
Clerk. 11-4tnp
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Notice To Bridge Builders

Pursuant to an order OF the
Board of Supervisors Of Holmes
County, Mississippi, notice is'
hereby given that the Board will
receive bids at their Regular July
1851 Meeting for repairing and
rebuilding the bridge across Har-
lands Creek at the w. O.. Thomp-
son Place according to plans and
specifications now on file with
the Clerk of this Board. The
Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
Ordered this June 4. 1851.
Parham H. Williams,
8-4tnp Clerk
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Notice To Sell Iron

Pursuant to an order of the
Board of Supervisors of Holmes
County, Mississippi, notice is
hereby given that the Board will
receive bids at their Regular July
1851 Meeting for the purchase
from it of all iron on the Old
Bophumpa Creek Bridge on the
Acona Road. The Board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
Ordered this June 4, 1851.
Parham H. Williams,
8-4tnp Clerk
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cHANcERY SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
4 To Arthur Owens, a non-resi-
dent of the State of Mississippi.
whose post office and street adj
dress is 1888 West 18th Street,
Chicago, Illinois:
You are hereby commanded to
appear at the regular August Rule
Day of the Chancery Court OF
Holmes County, Mississippi. on
the Second Monday of August,
1851, to plead, answer or demur
to the Bill of Complaint of Will
liam Epp Owens, ct ais, in Cause
No. 1888 in said Court, wherein
YOU are a defendant,
This the 18th day of June, A. D.,
1851.
(SeaD Parham H. Williams,
Clerk. 9-4tnp
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LOCAL NEWS
.Aeeempanies Sister

Mrs. M. Nj. Reed went as far
- Winona Monday with her sis
Ger, Miss Katherine Mcleod, who
was enroute to Memphis to join
Mrs. S. S. Hudson of Vicksburg
for several weeks in Asheville,
North Carolina. Miss Mcleod and
Mrs. Hudson were to fly by plane
Arom Memphis. Accompanying
Mrs. Reed home from Winona was
Mrs. j. H. Fuqua, who will spend
sorne time here.
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visit Z. r. Rathells

Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
F. Rathell over the weekend were
their daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Dan McCullen of jack
son. Accompanying the McCul-
lens to Lexington was Miss Clara
Watson, who is in school at Mill
saps for the sumemr, and who
spent the weekend at home.
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to good business practices and
with due respect to the laws in
relation thereto. We are pleased
to report also that the county's
system of accounting is being
kept by the clerk in the usual
manner.
State Department OF Audit
Milton M. Batson, Director
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Guest Of Grandmother
Billy Willis of Memphis is visit
ing his grandmother, Mrs. w. H.
Sharp.
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Visits Sister

Mrs. Tom Moss of Shaw left
Wednesday after spending a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Her
man F. Flowers.
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Any further information desired
concerning the operation and fl
nancial condition of this county
may be obtained from the audit
report itself, which is on file in
the office of the Chancery Clerk.
We are pleased to report that the
financial affairs of this county are
being administered in conformity
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SYNOPSIS OF THE REPORT OF AN AUDIT MADE OF HOLMES
COUNTY BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 80. 1850
A. Statement showing results OF operation for the year of 1850, in
menparison with the previous year of l949, from the standpoint of
total funds received and expended: -
Net Over o. Under ls49
1850 ls4s Over Under
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Try the Classified Ads. It Pays.
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New Equip Purchased
less. Depreciation z,284.00
----------------
Net Increase in Value OF
School Transportation
Equipment S726.12
Value of Equipment ON
Hand Beginning of Yr. 21,Sfo.oo
-----------=----
Value of Equipment on
Hand End of Year CAS-
Shown Above) $3T, 604.12
Evening star., 1951-04-10
Joseph Cherner 10 Head
Israel Bond Drive in U. 5.

The $5O0-million Israel bond
drive in this country will be headed
here by Joseph Cherner, president
of the Cherner Motor Co., and
Leopold v. Freuberg, attorney and
insurance executive. The drive
to float the bond issue begins
May /.
Mr.. Cherner, formerly acting
chairman Of the local drive, will
serve as permanent chairman,
and Mr.. Freuberg will be executive
associate chairman.
Vice chairmen named are Rabbi
1sadore Breslau, I. S. Turover,
A. S. Kay, Paul Himmelfarb and
JAG Lehrman. The men were
chosen yesterday at a meeting of
the Washington executive body of
the campaign.
Members Of the executive body
are Joseph Andelman, John Berg,
Rabbi Breslau, Harry Carpet, Mr.
|Cherner, N. M. Cohen, Mr.. Freu-
berg, DR.. Leon Gerber, Fred S.
Gichner, Aaron Goldman, Hyman
Goldman, Louis Grossberg, Zal-
man Henkin, Mr.. Himmelfarb
Charles Kaplan. Max Kossow
Judge Milton Kronheim. Mr.. KAY,
Mr.. Lehrman and Robert Phillip
son.
Evening star., 1951-04-10
Judy Garland Wins
Ovation in London
Despite PIumpness
BY the Assoeiofed Press

LONDON, April 10.-London re-
viewers decided today that Judy
Garland's newly acquired plump
ness really doesn't matter and
waxed lyrical over her debut at
the Palladium last night.
"A heavyweight Judy punches
to the heart" said the Daily
Express.
Another Sophie Tucker, the
Daily Telegraph termed her.
"A great triumphant ovation, -
crooned the Daily Graphic.
The Daily Mail said the Holly
wood star earned herself "a great
London welcome :. that sent her
stumbling back to her dressing
room in daze."
The 28-year-old actress-singer
made her London debut as star of
the vaudeville show at the big
Palladium Theater--London YER
sion of the New York Palace. She
joked about her weight, but re-
viewers agreed it made no diff
ference.
Express Critic John Barber de-
scribed her as irresistible she
melts down even the flint-hearts
who came to gloat over a star who
once fell to earth in screaming
NERVES and hysteria."
Evening star., 1951-04-10
Red Cross Praises
Marshall Leadership

Defense Secretary Marshall
who resigned five months ago as
president Of the American Ma
tional Red Cross. yesterday was
praised as a man .of Judgment
and experience possessed by few
other men of our time"
The Red Cross Board Of Direc-
tors unanimously voted its appre-
citation to Gen. Marshall for "ener-
getic, devoted and effective serv-
ice" Gen. Marshall was head OF
the Red Cross from October, l94e
to November, 1850.
The resolution added: "The en-
tire membership of the Red Cross
desires to express to him and
also to Mrs. Marshall a deep sense
of gratitude for the inspiration
we have drawn from association
with them. We want them both
to know that they have left be-
hind them a vast host OF
friends who wish them luck and
Godspeed in the new and heavy
responsibilities Gen. Marshall has
undertaken"
E. Roland Hartman, New York
banker and railroad executive
was named president to succeed
Gen. Marshall last December 4.
Evening star., 1951-04-10
4 Gamblers Fined
Total of $1,000
In Prince Georues

Fines totaling $4,000 were i'm
posed yesterday on four persons
arrested last month on gaming
charges in Prince Georges County.
Each of the four also was given
a six-month suspended jail SEN
tence by Judge Alan Bowie in
Marlboro Police Court. AL four
pleaded guilty to charges Of oper-
ating a lottery. Two of them also
pleaded guilty to charges of book
making.
Sentenced on both charges were
Daniel J. D'Ambrosia, 43, of the
6100 block of Bass street, Capitol
Heights, and Peter C. Gabardini
IS. of the 7100 block of Elmhurst
street, District Heights. Sentenced
for operating a lottery were
lD'Ambrosia's wife, Sally, and Ben
jamin Delano Conley, about 80
OF the 400 block of Addison road
Seat Pleasant.
The four were arrested after 9
raid on D'Ambrosia's home, led
by Police Chief F. Allen Richards
and Sheriff Carleton Beall. Sher-
III Beall said that in a basement
room the raiders found five tele-
phones, an adding machine, a ra-
dig, $1,216 in cash and a quantity
Of numbers slips.
Evening star., 1951-04-10
R-Hour Week Asked
For Federal Workers

Legislation has been sponsored
in Congress to place Government
employees on q 48-hour work week
and at the same time cut, their
present 26 days annual leave to
is days.
Sponsor Of the measure Is Rep
|resentative league, Democrat, OF
Texas, who introduced it yester-
day.
A number of other bills have
been sponsored in Congress this
year to cut Federal employees an
nual leave. but Mr.. leagues bill is
the first one calling for a longer
work week.
Under terms Of the bill, Fed
eral employees would work eight
hours a day, six days a week. They
would receive only straight time
pay for the extra eight hours.
The leave provisions in the bill
would not apply to sick leave ben
eflts. which would remain at Is
days. 81 III
The measure was referred to
the House ciyil Service Com
mittee.
Meanwhile, Chairman Murray
OF the committee sponsored a bill
Yesterday to give annual and sick
leave benefits to new postal en-
|ployes. who are denied these hene-
fits through o quirk in, the law
Evening star., 1951-04-10
Mail Clerk Surrenders
After Lawyer Is Shot
In 18Th Street Home

A 26-year-old postal clerk was
arrested in Huntington, w. Va,
early today after Attorney B.
Dabney Fox was shot through the
head in an argument at the lat
ter's apartment, 1909 Nineteenth
street NV. :.
Police said Mr.. Fox, who is in
critical condition at Freedmen s
Hospital, named the clerk, Charles
r. Coleman, 26, colored, of the
first block Of Bryant street NV.
as his assailant.
Coleman surrendered himself to
Huntington police at 1900 am,
according to H. A. Frazier, chief
Iof detectives there. He said Cole
man walked into police headquar-
ters and handed police a gun
Chief Frazier refused to say what
caliber the gun was, or what Cole.
man told police. Coleman hac
formerly lived in Huntington, the
police official said. He was helc
for Washington police.
1t. Felter said officials of Mr.
Fox's firm - Hayes, Reeves &
Mitchell, 2002 Eleventh street NV
told him Mr.. Fox was to meet
Coleman at the lawyers apart
ment to give the postal clerk a
lpicture of his child. Mr.. Fox is
representing Mrs. Coleman in a
divorce action. 1t. Felber said the
picture could not be found in Mr..
Fox's apartment.
The lieutenant said it looked as
III a struggle had taken place in
the apartment.
1t. Felber said it now appeared
the shooting occurred about II
m. instead of 10 am. as first
reported. The lawyer, shot through
the left eye. was found sitting in
the bathtub by neighbors. who
heard him calling for his wife.
Capt. jeremiah Flaherty of the
homicide squad said charge of
assault with a deadly weapon
would be lodged against Coleman
when he is brought back to Wash
ington. which probably win be to-
day or tomorrow.
Mr.. Fox, a graduate of Howard
University Law School and a for
mer graduate student at Harvard
University, has been with the law
firm about four years, officials
said.
Evening star., 1951-04-10
|Accompice Recalls
Gunnon Right in
Middle of Robbery

Joseph Bryne, night manager OF
la bowling alley in the 1900 block
|of I street NV. is thankful the
|gunman who held him up early
today had an accomplice.
The accomplice suddenly called
|off the robbery and. saved Mr..
|Bryne's employers tidy sum.
Mr.. Bryne was counting the
nights receipts when the gunner
|entered his Office. He brandished
an automatic pistol and COM
|manded "sit down." The ac-
complice stood in the doorway
Mr.. Bryne steeled himself for the
next command which he expected
would be "hand over the money =
He would not disclose the amount
|of the funds he had been counting
Instead the accomplice sudden
|ly shouted, "c'mon, let's CO." The
|gunman turned and fed. Mr.
lBryne told police he had no idea
what frightened the men, both d
whom were in their mid-20s.
Evening star., 1951-04-10
Capitals Shift West
In Summer Urged by
Senator Malone

Establishment of a summer
capital in one of the intermoun-
tain States was proposed today
by Senator Malone. Republican,
of Nevada. j
In statement issued after he
returned from a hurried Easter
week trip to his home State, he
said. 1.-THE atmosphere of Wash
ington is not conducive to either
good legislation or good govern
ment."
He indicated that the sug-
gested summer capital should be
in the mid-continent area or in
a Western State. It would be
good, he said, for Congress at
times to get away from Washing
ton where foreigners and one
worlders are here to dip their
hands into the United States
Treasury"
Evening star., 1951-04-10
Prince Georges Jury
Joins in Probe Of
Fatal BIS Crash

Investigations famed out in
three directions today in the
Morningside (Md.) plane acci-
dent which cost the lives of two
children and their uncle Sunday
afternoon.
In addition to an Air Force in
quiry. a congressional comittee
and Prince Georges County grand
jury were interested in determin-
ing why the crew of a disabled
B-25 bomber parachuted to safety
before the crafty circling craft
rammed into a cottage.
States Attorney Carlyle J. Lam
caster said he would present evi-
|dence to a grand jury at Marlboro
today to determine whether GRIM
inal negligence was involved.
Crashes Through Street.
Abandoned after a four hour
fight to shake down the landing
gear, the plane crashed through
a one-block street of Morningside
and through the home of M/Sergt.
Samuel r. Snyder.
The two Snyder children. Kay.
6, and Rene Denise, 2 months,
died In the explosion and flames.
Their uncle. Irwin N. Guyer of
Crawford, N. j., was fatally in
jured and Mrs. Guyer still is in
critical condition at Casualty
Hospital. Sergt. Snyder and his
wife are recovering from less
serious injuries at Boiling Air
Force Base Hospital.
Funeral services for the Snyder
children will be held Thursday at
$3.50 pm. at Arlington Cemetery.
The body Of Mr.. Guyer will be
flown to Altoona, Pa.
To Study All Evidence.
The Air Force investigation in
cluded party due to arrive today
from the Office of the director of
flight safety research at Norton
Air Force Base, San Bernardino,
Calf.
They and Andrews Air Force
Base officials were to study all
possible evidence. including state
|ments of the crew members. Capt.
Paul v. Chapman, the pilot; Capt.
Robert T. Sanders. co-pilot, and
ISergt. j. E. Albright, the engineer.
The third arm of the inquiry
Icentered in Congress, with a House
Armed Services subcommittee
pledged to look into every angle
of the tradedy.
Representative Sasscer, Demo-
Icrat, of Maryland, heads the group
which includes Representatives
Fisher. Democrat. of Texas, and
Arends. Republican, of Illinois.
Evening star., 1951-04-10
Bureau Of Information
Set Up for Garden Tour

Information bureaus for the
fourteenth annual Maryland
House and Garden Pilgrimage,
April 27 through May 9, have
been set up in the District and
surrounding areas.
American Automobile Associa-
tions here and in Arlington, Alex
andria and Silver Spring, and the
Keystone Automobile Club, 1643
Connecticut avenue NV, have
free folders and maps describing
the tours. The Hammond-FIar-
wood House in Annapolis will also
be an information center.
A book containing information
about the ITS houses and gar
dens to be open Is also available
at 81.
The 13-day pilgrimage is spon-
sored by The Federated Garden
Cabs Of Maryland. ~