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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-04-26
A. M. Stonestreet
Rites In Alfalfa
Prominent Holmes
Lumbermon Dies
After Heart Seizure

Funeral services were held from
the New Hope Lutheran church
at II am. Saturday for Aron Mar
win Stonestreet, SO, of Durant,
prominent Holmes county lum-
herman and partner in the opera
ton of Stonestreet-All -Hutchin-
son mill near Lexington, who
died at the Durant hospital at 3
pm. Thursday following a heart
attack.
DR.. H. B. Shaeffer, Lutheran
pastor at Jackson and New Hope,
officiated with interment follow
ing in the church cemetery UNI
der the direction of Southern Flu
neral home of Durant.
Born May /, 1881, Mr.. Stone
street was a native of Attala
county near Sails. He was a
member of .Durant Castalian
Lodge No. 139, Masons, and a
member Of the New Hope Luther
an church in Attala county near
Zemuly.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Carrie Robinson Stonestreet, to
whom he was married in 1890;
five sisters, Mrs. Annie Hutchin-
son, Mrs. Lillian Smith, and Mrs.
Hattie Jenkins, all Of Sails; Mrs.
Della Allen, Kosciusko, and Mrs.
Estelle Hutchinson, Shreve, Ohio;
one brother, with whom he was
associated in business, Clifton d.
Stonestreet, Durant; and several
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were: J. d. Stone
street, Ralph Stonestreet, Reeves
Stonestreet, j. r.. Hutchinson,
Claude Robinson, James Thomp-
son, and Carlton Allen. Honor
airy pallbearers were: Ernest Du-
bard, Claud Smith, Redmond
Smith, Sails; A. B. Clements, DR..
j. w. Howell, and Robert Cain,
Durant; j. p. Coleman, Acker-
man; DR.. Watson, and j. O. Cox,
Brandon; Victor Hammond, Kos
ciusko; j. c. Rogers, Yazoo City;
also members of the Sunday
school class of Durant Presby-
terrain church.
A Masonic service was held.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-04-26
Band, GIee Club Give
Concert Tonight, 7:30

A joint concert of Lexington
High School Glee club and Lex
ington High School band, under
the direction of Miss Lucille Oaks
and w. H. Scott, will be presented
tonight in the grammar school
auditorium at 7:30 pm. The pub
lie is invited to attend.
Concert numbers are to include:
s%pirituals, you Hear The Lambs
A-Crying," with Vivian Ellis, So
loist; Cit On Board, Little Chill
dren," by the Glee club accom-
panied by Nancy H. Williams.
four march numbers by the band.
orchestral numbers of Sleep.
Baby, Sleep" a Fred Waring ar
rangement; ~"Pat-A-Pan,''
French folk song, and Grandma
Grunts," Souther n mountain
tune.
Other featured selections are to
be State contest winning num-
bers; Tennessee Waltz" arrang-
ed by Leonard; trombone quartet,
Rock Bound Coast" by La VOL
cite, with Edithe Moore, Jean
Fonville, Martha Hoff, and Joe
Moore; bass solo, Three Favor
lite Melodies" arranged by We
Der, by Joe Chapman, soloist.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-04-26
Rites Held
For |. B.. Johnson
Retired Former Dies
OF Heart Attack
After Long Illness

Funeral services for Luther
Brantley Johnson, 70, retired
farmer of Lexington, who died of
a heart attack April %, were held
at Oregon Memorial church Tues
day at 3 pm. The Rev. C.. T. Floyd
officiated with Southern Funeral
home in charge of burial.
Mr.. johnson was born in Win
ona, July l, 1877 and was mar
ried to Miss Mary Cash on May
Is, 1906 at Ruleville. On May IL
of this year they would have been
married As years. He spent
his life in the occupation of farm
ing and timber work foreman. He
was a member of the Oregon Me-
thodist church, originally holding
membership at Bethlehem Me-
thodist church in Winona where
he lived until 1885, before COM
Ding to Lexington. He had been
in i'll health for several years but
was active until his death.
He leaves his wife; n son,
Riley Merritt johnson of Lexing-
ton; two daughters, Mrs. Henry
c. Stewart of Lexington and Mrs,
Harley K. Womack of Florence;
also four grandchildren.
Burial was in Odd Fellows CO.
metery.
Pallbearers were M. B. Brown,
J. B. Etheridge, Ben Moore Ham,
NETT, Dimond K. Klonaris, Tom
mie Ware, and Grady Bailey.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-04-26
Presbyterian Topic Sun.
Our Work For Christ

Our Work For Christ" will be
the sermon topic of the Rev.
HAYES Clark at First Presbyterian
church, Lexington, Sunday, April
20, at IL am. This will be the
third of a series of sermons
preached by the pastor on Work
In Salvation beginning earlier
this month.
The Rev. MI. Clark announces
that union services of the Bap-
fist, Methodist, and Presbyterian
congregations of Tchula will be
held at S pm. Sunday night at
Tchula Baptist church. The Rev.
J. v. Stewart, pastor, will preach.
The joint sermons are alter
mated among the three Tchula
churches on fifth Sundays of each
month with offering to go for
community relief. Lexington
Men of the Church will meet
Wednesday at z pm.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-04-26
Ruffin Bowers BeaII
Funeral Held SATURDAY
Born In Lexington,
Had Retired Due
To Poor Health

Funeral services for Ruffin
Bowers Beall, So, Lexington, re-
tired automobile accessory sales
man, who died at Community hos
pital, Lexington, at 8 pm. April
20 of a sudden illness, were held
Saturday from Southern Funeral
Home chapel at S pm. Burial
was in the family lot in Odd Eel
lows cemetery.
Mr.. Beall had resided in Lex
ington for the past year and one
half, since retirement due to bad
health from his position with
brennan Motor Car company,
Birmingham, which he had held
for 80 years. During World War !
he served in the medical corps
with the u. S. Army in France.
He was unmarried.
Born June 6, 1891 in Lexington,
he was the son of Daniel w. Beall
and Alice Bowers Beall, and was
the grandson and namesake of
Ruffin Bowers, one of the first
trustees of the old Lexington Fee
male college, predecessor of the
present grammar school. His
grandparents on both sides were
pioneer Lexington residents.
Mr.. Beall was stricken i'll while
listening to a news cast in his sit
ting room, and was rushed to the
hospital where he died shortly af-
terward of apprehension.
He leaves one sister, Mrs. EN-
ma Beall Shannon of Lexington;
one h~alf-sister, Mrs. James Gwin,
of Lexington; one half brother,
Daniel Phillips Beall, Ethendale,
Tenn; two nieces, Mrs. ANNA
McRae, and Miss Necie Gwin of
Lexington.
He was a member of First Bap-
fist church, Birmingham.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-04-26
|LADA Elects Officers
Al tuesday Meeting

The Lexington Agricultural
Development association re-elect-
ed officers at its annual all-mem-
Der dinner meeting in the Lex
ington Grammar School cafe
terra Tuesday, April "a, at Z pm,
Purpose of the meeting was to
promote local agricultural indus
try, with speaker, w. R. Thomp-
son, Extension Pasture Special
list of State college and former
Holmes county agent.
About so interested Lexington
men and J. d. McKie of Pickens
were present.
Extension Specialist Thompson
gave timely pasture tips, follow
ing his introduction by T. A. Lail,
LADA president. Other speakers
were w. R. Sullivan, Holmes
County Agent; A. P. Carroll
Holmes County Soil Conserva-
zionist; and LADA Director Earl
H. Lundy. Mr. Lundy reported
on organization work and goals.
Reelected were: Mr.. Lail, pre-
sident; S. E. Henry, vice presi-
dent; M. B. Brown, secretary
treasurer; and D. c. Lundy, di-
rector. Elected as director to
serve in the vacancy of the late
]. R. Williams was l. r. King.
w. F. Thurmond served as
chairman for the election and
vote.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-04-26
County Oil Men To
Meet In Lexington
On Friday Evening

Officers of the Holmes County
Petroleum Industries committee,
announced today that tax and leg
islative problems of oil men and
their customers will be the prin-
cipa. topics at a meeting of
Holmes county at 7:30 pm. April
81, at the Lexington City hall.
County oil men attending the
meeting will discuss the objec~
tives of the Mississippi Petroleum
Industries committee for the
FEARS 1852 and will elect a
slate of officers to head their
county organization. The meet
ing is open and all wholesale and
retail oil men of Holmes county
are urged to attend.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-04-26
Funeral Rites Held
For ]. R. Williams
Lexington Druggist
Dies OF Heart Attack
After Short Illness

Funeral services for James Re
ginald Williams, former president
of the Mississippi Pharmaceutical
association and prominent Lex
ington druggist and business man,
who died at 8 am. Sunday fol-
lowing a heart attack, were held
Monday at 2 pm. at the First
Baptist church, with the Rev. P.
d. Bragg officiating. Burial was
in Odd Fellows cemetery.
Born in Montgomery county,
Mr.. Williams came to Lexington
from Walden about so years ago.
He purchased interest in the Peo-
pies Drug store in 1910, forming
a partnership with c. A. Glover,
whose interest in 1918 was pur-
chased by Leslie P. Johnson, with
whom he had served as partner
until his death. Mr.. Williams
was also a partner with Mr.. John
son in Peoples Oil company of
Lexington.
He was a member of Licking
ton Rotary club, a director of
Holmes County Bank and Trust
company, executive secretary of
the Mississippi Pharmaceutical as
ISOLATION, and chairman of the
Holmes County Petroleum In
dustries committee. A deacon
in First Baptist church, Lexing-
ton, he had gone through the Ma
sonic degrees for Shrine work.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Jim
ME Ellis Williams of Lexington;
three sisters, Mrs. Frank w. Gwin,
Tchula; Mrs. S. E. Moreton,
Brookhaven; and Mrs. Harry Cole,
jackson, a number of nieces and
and other relatives
throughout the county and state.
Southern Funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were his nephews:
Frank w. Gwin, Jr., Billy Cole,
Harry Cole, Jr., Henry Hobbs,
Charles Moreton, Jimmy Moreton,
Jesse Matthews, George Tolbert,
Byron Sharpe, w. L. Ellis, III,
and Will Lake Meek, Jr.
Honorary bearers were mem
bers of the Baptist church and
other friends.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-04-26
Church Revival
Slated For Late July

Beulah Baptist church revival
will begin on July 90 and run
through the following week, end
ing August 4, it has been decided
by the pastor, the Rev. R.. ".
Scott, and members of the church
Announcement is made early so
that other nearby churches will
not plan to use the same schedule.
The Rev. c. M. Day of Durant
will conduct services. j. K. Boat
wright will lead the song services.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-04-26
Hummett Announces
For J.P. Beet One

B. r. Hammett of Lexington
this week announces for re-eiec-
ton for the office of Justice of the
Peace of beat one. Mr.. Hammett,
a farmer, was born and reared in
Holmes county. This is the only
public office to which he has as
pired, and in which capacity he
is now serving on his eighth year.
Says MI. Hammett, Il will try
to discharge my duties to the best
that / know how = in a fair and
Just manner"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-04-26
Rotary Club Hears
Musical Program

Miss Lucille Oaks was in charge
of a musical program at the Tues
day meeting of Lexington Rotary
club in the grammar school cafe
terra Allan Ramsey was pro-
gram chairman. High school stu
dents appearing on the program
were: Cecile Mason, Ann Bragg,
Vivian Ellis, Mary Arlyn Young,
Ida Lou Quimby, Jean Fonville,
and Alice Streater. They were
accompanied by Miss Oaks at the
piano.
E. L. Malvaney of Jackson was
a guest of Norman Weathersby.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-04-26

I don't believe that ever in the
history of this country have so
many people disagreed with so
few.
If there is anyone in the United
States who wholly approves of
why and how President Truman
relieved General Macarthur of
his command l have not heard or
read about it.
/ believe that President Tru-
man is the most universally dis
liked man we've ever had in the
presidents office.
! don't think the American peo-
pie hate him - rather they just
regard him as a wholly inadequate
little man in the greatest and
most powerful office in western
civilization.
Personally, / believe President
Truman is more than just made
Quate - / believe he is danger
Gus.
! am referring to his applica-
ton of machine politics to run
ming not only the domestic affairs
If this country - but the self
same machine tactics applied &c
our foreign affairs and military
policies.
One tenet of machine politics
is: THE king can do no wrong
Certainly this is one rule Mr.
Truman is applying to everything
that comes within his sphere
whether domestic, foreign, or mi.
litary. Those who do not agree
with him get their heads chopped
off a la Macarthur.
Hitler fired the generals il
Germany, too. Remember?
But even more dangerous pc.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-04-26

HAZEL
EYES
by Hazel Bronnon Smith

! have just returned from the
annual spring meeting of the Ma
tional Editorial Association at the
Roosevelt Hotel in New York City
which was attended by about $50
editors representing nearly every
state in the Union and the Dis
trict of Columbia.
This years program was parti-
cularly good, featuring such out
standing speakers as Dorothy
Thompson, Yves Gallagher of the
Associated Press, Senator Harry
F. Byrd, Senator Martin Dies,
William Fl. Ruffin, president of
The National Association of
Manufacturers and DR.. Louis H.
Bauer. chairman of the Board of
Trustees of the American Medic
al Association. In addition there
were many speakers who devoted
their remarks to purely profess
sional topics of interest to news
papermen and women and forums
conducted in which problems
confronting the newspaper indus
try were discussed.
The best part of the meeting,
as always, was the renewal OF
friendships formed in past years
and meeting new people and get
ting new ideas. ! always come
home from an NEA meeting full
of pep and filled with determine
ton to put out a better newspa-
per - whether it ever material
ICES or not.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-04-26
St. Moy's
Episcopal Church

Rev. r. C. Donaldson. Rector
Sunday, April 20
Church School, 10 am.
Holy communion and sermon, ii,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-04-26

This years NEA meeting, like
everything else in New York City
was more or less demoralized by
the biggest celebration in the
city's history - the Macarthur
Day held on Friday.
It was estimated that IN mil
lion citizens took part in the gi-
gantic welcome celebration &C
corded the General and his fam
lily - and that a record nearly
5000 tons of paper was thrown
during the parade - more than
at Lindbergh or any of the World
War ! or II heroes. The amount
of paper thrown in these cele-
brations is an indicator of how
New Workers judge its success.
This one was a WOW.
New York was literally at the
Generals feet. 1t gave him every
thing from personal acclaim and
the key to the city to its $3.50 a
day presidential suite at the Wall
dorf- Astoria.
Everyone who did not view the
parade in person was either seat
ed or standing near a television
set viewing all the proceedings or
jammed into the throng OF people
in City Hall park awaiting the
arrival of the General and his
party.
It seems that after the General
had received such enthusiastic
welcomes in San Francisco and
the District of Columbia that he
would have been prepared for
what awaited him in New York.
But he wasn't.
Visibly shaken by the impact
of the tremendous throng of peo-
pie which had joined in such a
magnificent tribute to him, /
believe the General would have
been literally speeches. had he
not had a prepared response to
the welcome of city officials.
AS it was he finished the 10
of capturing their hearts when he
proclaimed as his first words:
"This is the greatest city in the
world" The crowd roared.
The rest of the speech Pm sure
you've read in the newspapers or
heard on the radio.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
that IN 1928!

Two programs Of international
interest have been planned for
the coming week by the Woman's
Club Of Chevy Chase.
Dr., Harvey Hall, editor Of the
Middle East Journal, will speak
on "The Arab Outlook on World
Affairs" at a meeting Of the in
ternational relations section to
be held at 2 pm. tomorrow. DR..
Hall has been an instructor at
Robert College in Istanbul and
Beirut University. During World
War II he served with the Office
of Strategic Services.
The Spanish section of the club
will have an open meeting at Sis
pm. Wednesday at which DR..
Charles G. Fenwick, director of
the department of international
law and organization of the Or
ganization Of American States,
will be the speaker. His address
will be followed by a program OF
South American music and
dances.
The welfare projects of the
club will benefit from a fashion
show and dessert bridge party
to be held at the clubhouse al
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Clubwonnen Open
MeetinQ Tonioht

Junior members of the Virginia
Federation of Women's Clubs will
gather here this afternoon for a
business meeting preceding the
formal opening tonight of the fed
eration's 44th annual state con-
vention.
All the sessions which will con-
tinue through Wednesday, will be
held at the Shoreham Hotel.
Mrs. Hiram Cole Houghton,
president of the General Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs, will be the
principal speaker at toright's
meeting, which will begin at 8
o'clock.
Today delegates were to go to
Arlington National Cemetery to
place a wreath on the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier. The Third
Infantry Regiment was to pro-
vide an honor guard, wreath
bearer and bugler for the service.
Business to come before the
juniors this afternoon includes the
election of officers FOR the next
two years. Miss Georgiana Wood
house of Portsmouth. Va, has
been nominated for Junior vice
president, to succeed Mrs. Charles
H. Wood, Jr., of Richmond.
Mrs. A. Paul Hartz of Waverly,
Va, is president of the federation
and will preside at tonight's meet
ing,
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Modern
Marriage
Difficulties
That Are Due
ToHurt Pride
By DR.. Paul Popenoe

Jean is in the same situation
as thousands of other young
women.
It am a college graduate" she
writes, land have been blessed
with good background and
home, average looks and intelli-
gence, friends and many things
to be thankful for. I should be
able to function as a happy and
useful person. I have worked for
five years in a job for which I
prepared in college.
"I read your excellent column
on finding someone to marry.
That is the solution to my prob
lem, of course, but what do I do
in the meantime? I am fruS-
trated to the point that my healthl
and work are beginning to suffer.
Do others have this problem and
is it normal to think so much
about it? I would like not to
think about it, but I do. have
felt this way for year, ever since
I broke up with my f1ance. Can
you help me? Are there others
like myself and. if so. what can
we do to get Strengthened out?"
Yes, there are plenty of others
like yourself, Jean, and pettingI
parties are not the answer to your
question, as you yourself have dis
covered. In fact, the first thing
for you to recognize is that you
should avoid overstimulation.
Some literature, art, music. adver-
tising, and fashions in clothing
overemphasize "seX appeal"
The second thing is to keep your
eye on marriage. Your age. IS,
is the average age of marriage
TO" women college graduates. In
other words, as many marry after
that age as before.
IN the third place, let's analyze
your statement that you are "fruS-
trated." There is a great differ
ence between the effects of re-
preston and Illustration, and it's
a safe guess that your college
course gave you no help in under
standing this. Repression (or let
us say self-mastery) is continually
necessary in civilization for both
the unmarried and the married.
F;'ustration involves very differ
en- idea-the idea that you are
forced to repress sex, not for nor
NAL reasons, but for abnormal
reasons; namely, because you
think you are not attractive to a
possible husband. 1t is not pri-
marily a matter of deep need
for an emotional outlet; it is pri-
marily a feeling of insult to your
self esteem. The breaking of your
engagement is probably major
cause.
You'll get Strengthened out, as
you say, just as soon as you rec
ognize that your difficulties result
mainly from a blow to your pride,
your self confidence. Recognize
this. you'll find it easier to get
/ into circulation again and to plan
for a successful marriage which
Vill rertcre your belief in yourself.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Wonnen's Clubs
Farm and Gorden Fashion Show
To Trace Flour Sacks Evolution

ference in Denmark last fall, a
group Of Colorado women carried
more than 500 friendship aprons"
made from the bags for distri-
button among the delegates from
other lands. Each apron had a
heart-Shaped pocket containing
Ia message from the American
donor and many international
friendships have resulted from
the ensuing correspondence.
Guests Are Listed.
Sharing honors with Mrs. Tru-
man at the luncheon Thursday
will be Mrs. Henry p. Williams.
president of the Woman's Ma
tional Farm and Garden Associa-
tion. Mrs. Helendeen Dodderidge
lis president of the Capital Di-
vision.
Among the other guests viii be
Mrs. Charles r. Brannan, wife Of
the Secretary Of Agriculture; Lady
Franks. wife Of the British An-
bassador; Mime. Jutila, wife of
the Minister of Finland, and Lady
Berendsen. wife Of the New Zea-
land Ambassador.
Mrs. Evelyn Boyer is chairman
OF the fashion-luncheon. while the
show will be staged under the
direction of Miss Sue Boteler.
Mrs. Nelson Hoff of the Warwick
Apartments, 3051 Idaho avenue
NV. is in charge of tickets. The
proceeds will be used for the
scholarships maintained by the
association.
The luncheon program will in
clude a farm and garden quiz.
In another contest, garden clubs
and individuals will compete for
prizes offered for flower arrange
ments suitable for table decora-
ti0nS
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Lectures, Benefit On Club PROGRAM.

l pm. Friday. A large proportion
of the funds raised will be used
for the girls camping program.
Girls are selected by social agen-
cies in Montgomery County and
the District of Columbia for two
weeks at the Christ Child Camp,
the Family Service Camp or
YWCA Kamp Kahlert.
Mrs. Oliver Kincannon is the
general chairman of the benefit
and committee chairmen are Mrs.
Charles F. Preston and Mrs. Ed
win A. Noyes, tickets; Mrs.
Charles D. Demarest, jr., refresh
ments; Mrs. H. Earle Sangston
Mrs. James A. De Force and Mrs.
Charles E. Foster, prizes, and
Mrs. John w. Martin, dining
room.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Hudossoh to Mark
IsrueI's Birthday

In observance of the third ami
versary of the founding of the
State of Israel. the Washington
Chapter of Hadassah has planned
a program to begin at / pm. to-
morrow at the Hotel Statler.
The highlight will be a cantata
featuring Jewish music under the
direction of Larry Frommer. Mrs.
Cecil Hyman, wife of the economic
counselor Of the Embassy of Israel
will extend greetings.
New officers of the chapter will
be elected at the meeting, at which
Mrs. Benjamin Manchester will
preside.