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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-01-11

pendants of an English soldier who
came to America during the War
| of 1912.
| CAPTAIN A. X. Ramsey, a native
of England, won his title in the
War of 1912 and settled in North
Carolina after the conflict was
over. There he married Nancy
Graves Yancey, a native of North
Carolina. Their son, T. Y. Ram
sey, was born in Chatham county,
North Carolina on September 2,
1918. In 1929, the family moved
to Alabama, and thence to Missis-
sippi. T. Y. Ramsey became Me-
thodist minister.
He and his wife became the par
ents of ten children: Charles A.,
who was educated at Southern
University, Alabama, and married
Lily Dorman; T. Y. Jr., also a
, graduate of Southern University
and Methodist minister. who
married first, Sue Carlisle, and
second, Mrs. Sarah Dickson; F. B.,
also educated at Southern Univer-
sity, who settled in Durant; Mary,
who married DR.. r. B. Carson and
had one son, Joe Ramsey Carson;
Cecile Webb, who graduated from
the University of Mississippi and
Tulane University; M. S., who al
so settled in Durant; j. b., Rosa,
and Elizabeth, who married DR..
R. E. Howard; and G.. B. Ramsey,
! who married Annie Pope.
G.. B. and Annie Pope Ramsey
had nine children: T. Pope, who
was educated at Millsaps College
and served in World War l in
Company A, 125th Infantry, 18th
Division overseas for some mon
tbs, and who married Bessie Cook,
daughter of DR.. l. H. Cook, whose
children were T. p, Jr., and Sarah
Ann; Alleen, who graduated from
Mississippi State College; Mar
jorie, who married J. G. Mont
gomery and had two children, Will
liam c.. and Elizabeth Ann; G. B.
Jr., who was educated at Millsaps
and Mississippi State College serv-
ing in World War l, and who mar
ried Louise Saunders; Elizabeth,
who graduated from M. S. c. W.;
Allan, who served in the U. S.
Navy and who settled in Holmes
county; Annie Gray; Robert
Douglas; an6 Thomas Yancy, III.
Annie Pope Ramsey, the wife
of G.. B. Ramsey. was the grand
daughter of Burwell Pope, one of
three brothers who came from
Lands End, England to America.
Burwell Pope settled in Georgia,
and on January Is, 1925 married
Jane Cole and moved to Alabama
and then to Mississippi, locating
near Goodman. They had three
sons who served in the Confeder-
ate States Army, 1t. William A.,
John w., and Capt. Francis As
bury Pope. William A. Pope had
two sons, William Gray and John |
Francis, and daughter, Annie |
Jane, who married George Ban
croft Ramsey. Annie Pope RAM
sey's mother was Mary Gray
Pope who died on April 81, 1910.
Mary Gray Pope was descend
ed from Andrew Gray, who came
from Scotland with his brother,
Robert to Abbeville District S. c.
prior to the Revolutionary War, in
which both of them served. Rob-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-01-11

We wish to take this means
to express thanks to all of our
friends and neighbors for the
many courtesies and kindness
extended us in the death of our
father. Especially do we wish to
thank DIR. Brumby and the nurses
of Lexington hospital for their
service.
May God bless each of you is
our prayer.
GUESS FAMILY.
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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-01-11

the family in the Sunday Clarion
Ledger. The following account
appeared in Laura S. Harrell's col
umn, whats Your Name"
A family which has numerous
representatives still living in Mis-
sissippi, is that of Ramsey, the des-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-01-11
To South Corolina

To South Corolina
Mrs. Doty Porter and Mrs. Jack
White plan to accompany their
husbands to Fort Jackson, South
Carolina when Battery B of the
National Guard departs for active
duty.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-01-11
Gard Of Thanks

We express our sincerer thanks
and appreciation to our friends
for their kindness and thought.
fullness to us in our recent sor
row.
THE STEVENS FAMILY
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Local News
Return From Hospital

Return From Hospital
Mrs. j. H. Rogers has returned
from the Greenwood hospital
where she has been ill for the
past two weeks. Friends are glad
to learn she is improving rapidly
and getting along fine.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-01-11
Ramsey Fomily History
Traced From 1912

Friends of the Ramseys, a well
known Holmes county family,
were interested to see history of
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-01-11

In New Orleans
Mr.. Morris Lewis and Mr.. Joe
Berman were in New Orleans on
business Monday of this week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-01-11
Visits Parents

Visits Parents
Mr.. Joe Henry of New Orleans,
spent last weekend in the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. c.
Henry.
Evening star., 1951-12-11

LOOP FROM THE OLD LASSO-H -Holywood-Win Rogers, jr
of the beloved practices spin
ming he to act the role of his father
Rogers Story to be filmed by Warner Bros early
WILL L amateur actor and former Congressman has been
undergoing considerable coaching for the role
picture will be made at the old Will Rogers Ranch
park in the Pacific palisades. Wirephoto
Evening star., 1951-12-11
FBI Chief Halls Press
For Help in Catching
Most Wanted Men
BY the As.oeio,ed Pres.

J. Edgar Hoover today COM
mended the American press for
publicizing the FBI's ten most
wanted fugitives.
"The American press has pub
lished information about these fu-
gitives, not only for it's news value
but also because of real interest
in the welfare of society, and is to
be congratulated" Mr.. Hoover said
in a statement. "Co-operation
between the press and law-en-
forcement agencies has proved it
self a most effective weapon in the
fight against crime
Captures Listed.
Mr. Hoover noted that several
of the most-wanted fugitives have
been arrested as a direct result
of stories and pictures in the
press Some of them:
William Raymond Nesbit, one
of the original 10, arrested March
l8. 1850. after two youngsters
identified him from his photo
graph in the st. Paul Dispatch.
Thomas H. Holden, also on the
original list, arrested by FBI
agents June %. 1851, at Beaver
ton, Greg, after a citizen had seen
his picture in the Portland
Oregonian.
Morris Guralnick. another of
the original 10. arrested at Mad
ison. Wis. December Is. 1850.
after a luggage clerk recognized
Evening star., 1951-12-11

and that he thought Mr.. Beck had
been "a little too rough"
Asked how this could be recon-
Iclled with his current support OF
Mr.. Beck, Judge Cowan declared
that the Jackson County Court
was partly to blame for cutting
welfare agency budgets.
In addition he said: II have
had calls from YMCA people tc
back Beck, from the National AS
Isociation for Advancement of Col
|ored People, and from some mem
bers of the church group that
myself belong to-"
He asked how he could reject
such pleas when all these repre-
Isentatives said Mr.. Beck was a
good man. His own criticisms OF
MFR. Beck's management, he con-
|cluded. boiled down to matters OF
Judgment"
Use Of Strap Disclosed.
One OF the stories that preceded
Mr.. Beck's retirement as head OF
the jackson County home was that
he had beaten an inmate sc that
blood ran down the boys legs.
He denied this at the October
hearings in Washington although
finally admitting he averaged
lone whipping a month-using a
strap.
The key witness in this case,
dating back to the Kansas City
school board custer hearings In
1889, was Miss Rudy Locke. a
former teacher at the Beck insti-
IStitution who was examined yes
terday. Mr.. Van Arkel and Mr.
Albrook said she did not deny hel
previous testimony but that she
could not establish that any beat.
ing that may have been done was
administered by Mr.. Beck.
A much broader denial that Mr.
Beck used physical punishment
on his bad boys" was given the
committee by Judge Fred w. Kali
ber. a member of the jackson
County court since 1910. He sale
he personally had looked into
charges that Mr.. Beck had allowed
boys to be beaten with barrel
lstaves and that he had concluded
they we're untrue.
Evening star., 1951-12-11
NAT0 Report Prods
3 European Countries
To Step Up Rearming
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Dec. 11.-Eight Euro
pean countries are being prodded
to step up their Atlantic treaty
rearmament efforts in 1852.
w. Averell Hartman of the
United States, Sir Edwin Plowden
OF Britain and Jean Monnet Of
France. who make up the Execu-
tive Committee of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization tenn
porary Council Committee, are
completing a report for NATO
on the matter.
An official who saw the draft
report said it calls only the Amer
ican. British and Portuguese mill
tary budgets satisfactory-and the
praise for Britain is believed tenn
pered by dissatisfaction at the
rate OF Britain's coal production.
Bulk of Report Sent.
Eight other NATO members
ICELAND. the remaining one, has
no army are being advised that
they can do more. These nations
are Canada, France, Belgium, the
Netherlands. Luxembourg, Italy,
Norway and Denmark.
The committee has been weigh
ing how much of each country's
whole income is going into de-
fense spending to bring Gen.
Eisenhower nearer the goal of 40
West European divisions by the
end of 1852.
The bulk of the report was sent
to the II NATO countries yester-
day.
Closer LiaisOn Urged.
The report includes a study of
military and economic problems
with specific recommendations for
1852 and general suggestions for
1858 and 1854. 1t also proposes
reorganization of NATO aimed
at closer coordination of effort.
For instance, it is pointed out that
industrial experts concerned with
alrplane production, officers who
train pilots and engineers who
build airfields should tie their
work more closely together.
Work is still being done on
annexes to the report providing
Icountry-by-country analyses. but
these are expected to be ready
tomorrow for distribution to the
NATO members. The whole re-
port will be taken up Friday by
the l2-member temporary council
committee
Evening star., 1951-12-11

his picture in a national maga-
zine.
Ernest TAFT, arrested in Miami,
Fla, July IL, 1851, after several
businessmen, who had seen his
photograph and description in
Miami papers telephoned the FBI
and identified him as a recent
customer. This was only one day
after TAFT had been placed on the
list.
One Still at Large.
The FBI said the 10 most
wanted" list grew out of stories
carried March 13, 1850 by the
Associated Press, the United Press
and International News Service
about the 10 fugitives whose ar
rest was most wanted.
OF the original list of ten. only
one-Henry r. Mitchell-has not
been apprehended. He is wanted
for bank robbery.
Giachino A. Baccolla, who was
put On the roster last August 20,
was caught last night by the FBI
in New York. He had been sought
in the Staying OF a Detroit witness
in a Federal theft case.
Because of the arrest of Bac-
cola and others previously on the
list, it temporarily totals only
seven names. But the FBI is in
the process of filling the vacancies.
Evening star., 1951-12-11

first day Of closed hearings the
committee heard that Mr.. Beck,
for IS years head of a Jackson
County correctional home from
which he resigned under fire in
1910. was a good administrator,
or a bad administrator. a victim
of an anti-Pendergast reform
sweep. or one who too frequently
beat his bad boy" inmates.
Pressure Indicated.
Stories of Kansas City's politi-
cal upheaval of the 1899 period
were told and retold. with various
twists.
That pressure has been brought
to bear to get wider support for
Senate confirmation for Mr.. Beck
for the $500 Washington City
government job seems pretty clear.
Judge Ray G. Cowan of the
State Circuit Court here. assigned
to juvenile court work, who will
be one of the later District Com
mittee witnesses. said he had re-
ceived appeals to back Mr.. Beck.
This attracted interest since he
publicly had attacked the Jackson
County Home for Negro Boys and
Girls during Mr.. Beck's regime
there. His earlier blasts had
spanked page l stories in the Kan
sas City Star some 10 years ago.
Yet less than two months ago he
wrote the Senate District Commit
tee to commend Mr.. Beck as a
very able and competent man"
Admits Shift of Opinion.
Confirming the Kansas City
Star accounts of his earlier at
tacks on the Beck industrial home.
Judge Cowan said: Yes, did
Jump on Mr.. Beck" He said he
had disagreed pretty violently"
with some policies at the home,
Evening star., 1951-12-11
'Dono1ue 10 Return
Ito Law Practice at
End Of 3-Year Term

Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue last night said he plans to
return to private law practice
latter serving one term as a Com
missioner.
He said that, although it is pos
sible for a Commissioner to be re-
appointed, he would not accept
another three-year term if it were
Offered him.
The Commissioner, who spoke at
Ia combined meeting of the Kali
Drama Citizens Association and
members of the Districts Amer
icanization School, made he
statement when he was asked
how long a Commissioner served.
Mr.. Danohue was appointed last
March.
Commissioner Donohue wit
messed what he called "the
second most inspiring incident
can remember" class in the
Americanization school.
The first. he said, was the visit
here this summer of Korean vet
Grams representing 19 different
nations"
The students eagerness to learn
was the thing that impressed him
most, he said, adding that it made
him wish he could afford to give
up working and teach in the
school as a volunteer.
He told the students-foreign
born studying our language and
customs with an eye to citizenship
that the fresh blood migrating
into America from all parts of the
world, has made our Nation great.
Fletcher Tilton. first vice presi-
dent. conducted the meeting in the
Adams School, Nineteenth and
California streets NV.
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Throw Him in River!
Women Threaten
Chief, Foe of Bingo
BY the A.soeioied p,ess

MOUNDSVILLE, w. Va, Dec
11.-Fifteen women bingo players
have threatened to throw Chief
of Police Raymond C. Gillespie
into the Ohio River for shutting
down their games.
The threat came at a city coun-
Gil meeting last night.
The women, saying they rep
resented all the city's bingo games
first protested to Mayor Wilbert
Minor. Mayor Minor last week
ordered the city police department
to wipe out illegal gambling.
After hearing the women. the
Mayor said his edict did not in
clude bingo:
The women turned on Chic,
Gillespie.
"Bingo will not be allowed while
I am chief of police" he told
them.
Wen throw him in the river
one Of the women said. He needs
cooling off,"
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Curb Asked on Free Tags
To Disabled War Veterans
By the Associo,sd Press

BALTIMORE. Dec. 1.-THE
Department of Motor Vehicles
Yesterday asked the Legislative
Council to tighten the restrictions
on issuing free automobile tags to
disabled veterans.
Nearly a dozen veterans have
used the statute to get free Ii
censes for trucks. said Michael A.
Noppinger. the departments reg
istrar of titles.
He said one veteran had saved
$50 by taking out free licenses for
his 2-ton truck. Most of the
others had half-ton trucks, Mr..
Noppinger added.
Free tags are available to vet
Grams who lost the use of one or
both legs for motor vehicles owned
or used by them personally.
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Beck
(Continued From Fir

| Continued From First Page.)
slty man. He has also taken post.
graduate courses at the University
OF Michigan, and. I think, at
tended Iowa State University.
"AS for his operation of the
jackson County Home for Negro
Boys, the home is entirely a cor
rectional home which at the time
I had any knowledge of its opera
ton was operated by Earl Beck
and the inmates were sent there
by the Juvenile Court. which at
that time was presided over by
Judge E. E. Porterf1eld.
Boys Earned Wages.
"They averaged about ITO to
l2o boys. They had program in
this school which called for at
tendance at school one-half day
and one-half day work on the
farm. They gardened quite a
stable acreage. They also ran a
dairy and MIXED some 220 COWS.
They raised quite a number of
hogs and killed quite good many
for their own use.
The neighbors to this home on
different occasions would employ
some of these boys to help in the
dairy and on the farm and pay
them wages which the boys were
required to turn over to Mr.. Beck,
who deposited the money in saw
ings accounts for them, and when
their sentence was concluded the
money was given to them as a
fund earned while in this institu-
tion.
Beck also sent some students
each year to a school at Topeka
Kans.. where the boys could &c
on and complete their college edu-
cation if they had made a certain
grade in school.
Il had occasion to be in this
home practically every week and
always found the boys respectful
and in no sense showed any feal
Of their superintendent"
Gerhard P. Van Arkel, counsel
for the Senate District Commit
tee, and Robert Albrook, admins
trative assistant to Senator Case
Republican, of South Dakota,
have been conducting hearings
here.
Mr.. Truman was named by Mr.
Beck at hearings in Washington
last October as the man With
whom he left his application for
appointment as recorder.
Conflicts In Testimony.
The Senate District Committee
thus far has refused to confirm
Mr.. Beck for the post. The COM
mittee directed its investigators to
make a thorough study of Mr.
Becks record in Kansas.
The Senate investigators said
that testimony they have heard
thus far has been conflicting.
Some witnesses have f1attered Mr..
Beck and other have fatty con-
tradicted such favorable state
mentS.
From witnesses in yesterdays
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Jimmy, 8, Proves
His Chimney Is No
Place for Santa
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IL
Timely tip to Santa Claus:
When you visit the home of the
John F. Kinks IN suburban Mel
rose Park. better use a door or
window
Eight-year-old Jimmy Kirk
proved yesterday-the hard way
that Santa might have a tough
time scooting down the chimney
Skeptical Jimmy was telling
his pal, Peter Rosinsky. same age,
that nobody, not even Santa,
could ever make it. Peter argued
hotly that Santa can do anything
"All right, I'll show you," said
Jimmy. Thereupon he upped and
went down the chimney. But
not very far. He got stuck, with
only his head showing.
A house painter working in the
neighborhood spied him and
pulled him out.
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Kordo Plans 'Kote' Film

LONDON. Dec. IL (Pl.-A movie
version in color of the Broadway
hit. Kiss Me. Kate" will be pro-
duced in Britain by Sir Alexander
Korda next spring. it was an
nounced in London today. Patri-
cia Morrison. original star Of the
stage show. both on Broadway
and in London, has signed a con-
tract.
Evening star., 1951-12-11
$27,500 Post Offered
Norfolk City Manager
By the Associofed Press

NORFOLK, Va. Dec. 11.-Nor-
folk City Manager c. A. Harrell
today was considering an offer
that would make him the Nation S
highest paid city manager.
San Antonio, Tex, wants Mr..
Harrell as its city manager and is
bidding for his services with a
$27,500 salary offer. In addition,
he would receive $2.500 yearly
expenses. Mr.. Harrell's job here
paws $4,000 a year.
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Dulles and Two Senators
Confer With Jap Premier
by ,he Assoeioied Pres,

TOKYO, Dec. 11.-John Foster
Dulles, chief architect of the jap
anese peace treaty. today con-
ferred for 40 minutes with Prime
Minister Shigeru Yoshida.
Present were United States SEN
ators Sparkman, Democrat, Of Ala
bama and Smith, Republican, OF
New Jersey, senior members of the
Senate Foreign Affairs Far East
ern Subcommittee.
Mr. Dulles is here on a fact
finding trip. Noisy demonstrations
against him were staged by Ko-
reans in several Japanese cities to-
day. Police believed they were
Communist inspired.
Evening star., 1951-12-11
FoI|s Church League
To Meet THURSDAY

School budget problems will be
discussed by Falls Church League
OF Women Voters workshop at $3.50
pm. Thursday in a cottage on
Madison School grounds.
The meeting will be the second
In series. Mrs. Karl Anderson is
chairman Of the program.
Evening star., 1951-04-20
Congress
tContinued From First Page. }

Of the top military policy group
had no direct comment, but he
told reporters after a speech at
Chapel Hill, N. c., that as ad-
visers to Mr.. Truman. the joint
chiefs render our advice to him
on military point of view"
IT we are going to be of use
to the President, we feel our
advice should be confidential, -
Gen. Bradley added. I'VE would
be destroying our usefulness il
it was public"
Calls Speech ''very Good"
Gen. Bradley used these words
in answering question on United
States Far Eastern policy and
aims in Asia:
Our present objective in Asia
is to stop the Communists-tc
kill as many as we can at the
least possible cost to ourselves
Our aim is to try to arrive al
situation that will permit q
settlement sometime and to gel
out of Korea"
He answered another question
by saying he thought Gen. Mac.
Arthur's speech to Congress yes.
terday was very good" but il
would not be proper for him tc
discuss it specifically. Before his
Evening star., 1951-04-20
Queen Clarendon to Be Picked
AT Community Fete 7oniqht

will be military units. veterans
organizations, school bands, floats
and other units.
Merchants of the Clarendon
area. Arlington County's largest
shopping district, are celebrating
opening of the first store in Clar-
endon so years ago.
More than 1875 persons this
morning attended breakfast ir
Clarendon" a combined breakfast
and radio show at the Hot Shoppe
Lee highway and North Kirkwood
road.
In another contest today, judges
will inspect window displays in
stores in Clarendon and select
the best.
Closing event of the jubilee will
be street dance at 8 pm. tomor-
row at Wilson boulevard and
Highland street. The grand prize
a seven-day, all-expense trip te
Bermuda for two, will be awarded
Evening star., 1951-04-20
ISfeeIworkers' Leaders Back
Truman Over Macarthur
BY the Assoeiofed Press

PITTSBURGH, April 20.-The
|CIO United Steelworkers of
America Executive Board yester-
day indorsed President Truman's S
action in relieving Gen. MacAr-
thur Of all his commands.
In a written statement, the
board, composed of SO district di-
Irectors from every section of the
Nation and three international
officers, declared:
"It should be obvious to all
Ifair-minded citizens that the
President could not continue to
tolerate a situation in which Gen.
Macarthur repeatedly voiced pol
icy viewpoints in direct opposi-
ton to those of the administra-
tion elected by the people to con-
duct the foreign policy Of eur
country.
President Truman's action is
a necessary reafirmation of the
traditional relationship between
the democratic civilian govern
ment Of this republic and its mil
itary forces"
Evening star., 1951-04-20
Senators
Continued From First Page )

warmongers. They called the
Republican Party the party ot
war"
He made some heated comments
OF his own, Senator Capehart
added, and at conclusion Of thu
broadcast Senator Humphrey
rushed over to me and proceeded
to call me a dirty name-a very
dirty name"
II seized him by the lapel ant
threw him. out. Senator Lehman
jumper me from the back, ane
I threw him back into the studio.
He said the scuffle finally ex-
tended briefly into the hallway.
Senator Capehart told re.
porters:
I'm all through taking abuse
from vitrioiic individuals who
without seynblance of truth, at
tack me 4 and my party. They
might as well know it,"
The recorded debate. he said
"Can be broadcast without any
objection from me-"
Asked what he had said before
Senator Humphrey called him q
dirty name" Senator Capehart
said "I came to the conclusion
and said so, that these two gentle
men were not fundamentally op.
posed to the Chinese Communists.
And that, he said, may have
been the remark that really rileC