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The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-06-24
What Is The
A mer an
Cancer Society

When deaths from cancer began
to roll onward with increasing
speed, it became apparent that
some sort of organized war against
this killer must be Waged.
In 1945 it was decided to inten-
sify the war against cancer on
three fronts: First, to educate ev-
cry American to be forewarned
with knowledge about cancer and
consequently forearmed against
the disease this means the doc
tors, too); Second, to bring facili-
ties for the early detection of can
Ger, prompt diagnosis, and effec-
tive treatment within the reach
of everyone; and Third, to carry
on an ever broadening national
program of research.
Another phase of the American
Cancer Society's educational at
tack on cancer is keeping the pro-
fessional men abreast of current
developments-the A.C.S. is es-
pecially interested in the general
practitioner, who sees the patient
first.
The Society publishes several
medical journals Of cancer pro-
gress; it provides medical speak
ers, produces motion pictures, and
arranges exhibits of all kinds for
meetings of local medical groups.
The more you know, and the more
your doctor knows, the more like
ly you are to live if cancer strikes.
What about the second front
service? This program does ev-
erything to encourage the estab-
lishment Of such facilities at hos
pitfalls and elsewhere that offer
help to the cancer patient.
The third front is manned by
the smallest group of ala group
that we on-lookers watch with
fascination and suspense. Their
work is yelled by a curtain Of
mystery which even they have
difficulty in penetrating. These
are the researchers, and every
day they come closer to the final
raising Of that curtain.
Twenty-four and a half million
dollars of your contributions have
supported their work and greater
strides have been made in the
control and cure Of cancer during
the last ten years than in the
entire half-century before.
In surgery, new techniques,
along with aids such as antibiotics,
more extensive use Of blood trans
fusions and SO on, have been re
sponsible for saving thousands of
men and women whose cancers
would have been inoperable five
or ten years ago. For the first
time we can see the word "hope"
supplanting the word "fear."
People are being taught more
and more about cancer, patients
are being helped, and doctors are
deeply IMPRESSED with the pro-
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-06-24
Rev. ROLAND Armstrong Granted
Honorary Doctor of Divinity DEG.

SPOKANE, Up - The Rev. r.
ROLAND Armstrong of Juneau
was granted an honorary Doctor
of Divinity degree by Whitworth
College at the opening session Of
the Presbyterian Synod Of Wash
ington.
He is field representative for
the Board of National Missions of
the Presbyterian Church.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-06-24

Legal Blanks at The Nome Nugget
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24

disc flowers that bear both stamens
and pistils usually.
Sportsmen speak of crows as be-
ing buyer species; that is. the TAX
ing of crowds by sportsmen re-
lieves the pressure on other species
of wildlife. Similarly we might
say that the Golden Aster might
be considered as a buyer species
among the wild flowers. 1t has a
satisfying beauty. 1t continues to
thrive even though it may be COL
lected for bouquets and it may
even be saved by cultivation should
the wild plants of an area be COM
pletely destroyed through any
cause. The National Wildlife Fed
Grafton is interested in taking the
harvesting pressure of any form of
wildlife that suffers at the hands of
man and that may be considered a
good. citizen" in Nature in gener-
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24

Since it belongs to a genus differ
ent from the aster, it is hardly
proper to speak of it as an aster
rather than as a Golden Aster.
The Golden Aster grows COM
monty ON dry sandy places such
as roadsides, and waste places such
as rocky woodland that are rela-
lively open. 1t does particularly
we'll in sand but it thrives in clay
as well. 1t can hardly be classified
as a wet-ground flower.
The gardeners favor the use of
Golden Aster as a border plant. 1t
may appear in a garden as per-
ennnial but since it blooms the first
year after seeds are sown, if they
are sown early, it has some of the
gardening advantages of the an
nual. The flowers are a brilliant
yellow from August through Octo-
ber and mass of the plants prop
erly placed is most effective in a
fall flower garden. The seeds OF
plants are usually available for
purchase from dealers in wild
flowers or in cultivated flowers.
The Golden Aster grows to q
height of over 2 feet with one to
many stems arising from a COM
mon crown at the ground level
The stems are erect or tending to
become erect. They are usually
silky with cobweb-like hairs. They
branch freely in the upper por-
tions. The lower leaves are mar
row, nettedveined and, like the
stems, with age become green and
smooth. The leaves are to 5 inch
es long.
The flowers as is the case with
all members of the Composite
Family of plants, are borne in
heads and in this case the heads
are to 1 inch across. The flowers
making up the rays considered by
some as "petals") lack stamens
which are present in the central
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24
ATTEND SCHOOL OF NURSING
Fifteen New Students, Three From
SMYRNA, Attending Beebe Hospital

Fifteen New Students, Three From
Smyrna, Attending Beebe Hospital
During the last two weeks there
has been an extreme amount of
hustle and hustle around Beebe
Hospital. Last week everyone was
busy getting ready for the new
students who numbered fifteen.
The new students are as follows:
Ann Hill, Lewes; Shirley Chaffinch,
Seaford; Betty Hodgens, Dolores
Toomey, Dagsboro; Mary Esther
Houtman, Shirley Phillips, and
Evelyn Shane, Smyrna; Joan
Short, Georgetown; Barbara Hud-
son, Shirley Messick, Millsboro;
Evaclaire Iannascolia, ocean View;
Patricia Lynch, Rehoboth; Beverly
Walker, Flemington, Pa; Eliza
beth Lewis, Selbyville, and Marion
Widrig, Allentown, Pa. We are
proud to announce that this is the
largest class to enter the Beebe
Hospital School of Nursing. We
can't help but feel it is due to the
great amount of work our faculty
and present students have done as
part of their recruitment plan
during this last year. We only re-
gret the fact that we as students
are unable to live in the same
abode as one big happy family as
we have done in previous years.
This is due to the shortage of
rooms in the Student Nurses
Home. Ten of the present stu
dents are living in the home of
Mrs. Clara Downs, and ten in the
original Nurses Residence. We
are all hoping for a new Nurses
Home in the very near future. On
September 2, the student nurses
held an "Old Hen" hayride and
beach party which was chaperoned
by Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Newton. The
party served as "get acquainted"
and welcome" to the new students
and as a promotion for the elm
ical and junior students. The new
juniors are Frances Clendaniel,
Barbara Johnson, and Virginia
Walter. The new Seniors are Bet
tymann Hazel and Irma Pettyjohn
The party was also a farewell for
! the class of 1858 who are Jean
Passwaters, Lucille Mears, and
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24

Louise Goldsborough. We may
have said farewell to them at the
Nurses Home but they will be in
our prayers every night as they
will be taking their State Board
Examinations in early October and
every one of us wishes them the
best of luck. At the beginning of
the hayride the fifteen new stu
dents each received a baby bottle
and nipple. These were given to
signify their new adventure in life.
The graduating class received cup
cakes with three candles on them,
the new seniors received cup cakes
with two candles, and the new
juniors received cup cakes with one
candle. The candles were used to
denote the number of years spent
as a student nurse. After arriv-
ing at the site of the beach party,
which was held at Quillen's Point,
Ocean View, the home of the Edu-
cational Director, Mrs. Newton, the
student nurses used all of their
girl scout technique in the building
of a bon fire. Cokes, hotdogs,
marshmellows, potato chips, and
all the other TASTES of a beach
party were on the menu. Enter
tainment included games, singing,
and swimming. On the return trip
to the Nurses Home everyone was
in high spirits with the thought in
their minds of a night well spent.
They are now looking forward to
the next student activity.-Betty
Ann Hazel, Student Reporter.
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24

School would like to take this oc-
casion to publicly thank Mr.. Cor
don H. Willis. Vice-President of
the Farmers Bank of the State of
Delaware, for printing the sched-
ules of games so that each student
and all friends of the school might
have a personal copy. In addition
to the indicated schedules, the
Farmers Bank is to be thanked for
the posters listing the home games
that appear on the Eagles sched-
ule and the tickets to be used for
said games.
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24

Gail Lurty, Vice-President
Betty Vessel, Secretary-Treas.
Grade 81:
Bruce Wright, President
Richard Reed, Vice-President
Christine Sharp, Secretary-Treas
Grade 50:
Robert Kellums, President
Virginia Spence, Vice-President
John Scott, Secretary-Treasurer.
Grade I'll:
Carl Fischer, President
Joan Williams, Vice-President
Joseph Ford, Secretary-Treas-
Grade 7-2:
Ronald Mccoy, President
Bruce Takach. Vice-President
Sarah Johnson, Secretary-Treas.
Grade 7-3;
Kenneth Wilson, President
Dorothy Montgomery, Vice-Pres.
George Stats, Secretary-Treas.
The Smyrna High School Drama
Club held its first meeting Septem-
ber II, 1853. An election of offic-
ers for the 1953-54 school year was
held and the following were elect
ed: President, Joe Churchman;
Vice-President, Janet Wickham;
Secretary, Beth Denney; Treasur-
er. Judy Otwell.
An organization meeting of the
Library Club was held on Friday,
September 18, in the auditorium.
The purpose of the meeting was to
acquaint interested members with
the requirements for joining the
organization and the duties of the
Library Club.
A very attractive bulletin dis
play in the Library was arranged
by Pamela Gibe and Kay Bulger.
Mr.. Dickinson, librarian, is the
faculty adviser for the Library
Club.
The Senior Glass of Smyrna
High School will conduct its an
nual magazine campaign from Sep
tember % to october 8. This cam
paign, the only one conducted by
the senior class, is for the purpose
of financing the senior trip to
Washington next May 13, IA and
Is. In addition to the trip the
funds realized from the drive will
be used to finance the Smyrna
Eagle, the schools yearbook. 1t is
hoped that the entire community
will get behind this drive and sup
port the senior class. The OPEN
ing date is next Monday.
At a meeting of the Junior Class
of Smyrna High School, the follow
ing students were elected to serve
on the play selection committee:
Janet Wickham, Ronald Stevens,
Mary Ann Norman, Betty Jane
Still and Robert Reed.
The play will be directed for the
third year by Mr.. George Galley
and the date for this years play is
Friday evening, November 20.
The pupils at Smyrna High
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24
REPORTER
SCHOOL

The Smyrna High School Band
is practicing diligently for the first
home football game to be played on
our field, October 9. Mr.. Tabb, the
music director, is drilling new
majorettes for the initial appear
ance in two weeks.
The band participated in the
ceremonies dedicating the new
school and performed admirably.
Mr. Tabb is very well pleased with
the spirit shown to date and is
planning a trip to Lewes for the
football game on November 6.
The following members of the
Personnel Club have been giving
timely assistance to the counselor
this week in organizing guidance
records and folders for all junior
and senior high school students:
Joe Churchman, Tarun Comegys,
Shirley Darrell, Helene Lasch,
Mary Ann Norman, Judy Pass
more, Charlotte Pryor, James
Roth, Janet Wickham and Ruth
Wiley.
Personnel Club officers elected
last May are: President, Joe
Churchman; Vice-President, Mary
Ann Norman; Secretary, Charlotte
Pryor; Membership Committee.
Shirley Darrell, Helene Lasch and
Janet Wickham.
The following classroom officers
were elected during the past week,
and these students will act on the
advisory council of the schools
General Organization:
Senior Glass:
Joseph Churchman, President
Kenneth Marsh, Vice-President
Judy Otwell, Secretary
Carolyn Carter, Treasurer
Junior Glass:
William Cook, President
Barry Attix, Vice-President
Pat Rash, Secretary-Treasurer
Grade 10-1:
Thomas Price, President
Renee Stevens, Vice-President
Shirley Darrell, Secretary-Treas.
Grade 1912:
George Scuse, President
Charlotte Pryor, Vice-President
Betty J. Liefer, Secretary-Treas.
Grade 10-3:
Kendall Hudson, President
Beverly Carter, Vice-President
Isabel zippe, Secretary-Treas.
Grade 9-1:
Ben Solloway, President
Richard Nelson, Vice-President
Barbara Hobson, Sec'y-Treas.
Grade 9-2:
Paul Loder, Presirent
Ronald Stevens, Vice-President
Patsy Smith, Secretary-Treas.
Grade 9-3:
Josephine Walls, President
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24

Here is a splendid fall flower
claimed both by the writer's on
wildfiowers and by the gardeners
whose chief concern is with culti-
waited plants. The native range of
this aster is from southern New
York and southern Ohio south to
Florida and Texas. Some authors
report that it extends it's range
east to Cape Cod but this refers
probably to the related Curved
leaved Golden Aster and not to our
subject. In some areas it is the
common aster or aster-like plant.
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24

al. The Golden Aster would qaul-
ify as one plant that might help
save Fringed Gentians for example,
one could not collect Ffinged Gen.
tians as he would collect Golden
Asters if he knew the two plants
and had a conscience.
e. Laurence Palmer.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-03-12

fruit. Get a copy of Extension
Publication 1874 (revised), "Missis
sippi Spray Calendar" from your
county agent. Be sure to follow
recommendations accurately.
The 20-40 Toxaphene-sulphur
dust for peaches is recommded
especially for home orchardists
who do not have a barrel pump
or pressure sprayer.
Ant Control:
De you have trouble from i'm
ported fire ants-mound build.
ers, These ants build large
mounds that will damage ma
chinery-especially mowers.
These ants may seriously dam
age home gardens and truck
crops. Their stings are painful.
You can get rid Of them At q
cost Of only 2 70 ; cents per.
pound. The poison can be ap.
piled anytime. Use s to 10 per.
cent chlordans dust 20 percen,
wettabk ehlordans powder. or Z,
percent chlordane emulsion con.
centrate when treating individual
mounds.
For area treatments, use either
dust or spray. Apply 2 to 1 pounds
Of technical chlordane Per aero
DO not Craze livestock for 2 weeks
after treatment.
Dusts are moro effective in
heavy soils and liquids more ef-
fective in sandy soik.
For busting individual mounds,
first sprinkle dust over area about
2 feet wide around mound. Then
tear down mound with hoe and
treat all exposed soil. Examine
area in about 3 weeks and treat
any survival mounds.
For liquid treatment Of individ-
ual mounds, you can use q bucket
or a spray rig. Wet area around
base of mound with mixture.
Then open top Of mound and pour
in enough poison to saturate in
side Of mound. It will take about
3 gallons of the mixture for a
large mound.
Winter Feed Supply:
Now is the time to worry about
next winters feed supply. Next
winter will be too late. Livestock
in Mississippi has become entirely
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-03-12
Conservation Notes
by A. p. canro0,
Soil Conservationist

Since the Holmes County Soil
Conservation District began worE
on the flood control program in
1913 overall study has been made
in six watersheds with a total of
144, 482 acres. There are 57,9o6
acres of steep land within this
area. land that should always
have a protective cover of trees
or some other perennial crop sucr
as sericea or kudzu. The early set.
tiers cleared much Of this STEEP
land and, because it produced 50
well. continued to work it until
erosion removed most Of the top.
soil and guNies made cultivation
Of row crops impossible. Such IN
abandoned field may be seen on
the +. Z. Hearn place, north Of
Highway II between Lexington
and Tchula.
Agreeing with the sou Consef.
walton Service that something
should be done about this seven.
teen acre quilted field Is soon as
possible in order to prevent fur
ther'esosion and make IL produc-
tive again. Mr.. Hearn decided 70
plant He field to kudxp. During
the first week in February rrws
wer1 prepared where plowina
could be done and one third
pound Of O-l6-8 fertilizer was ap.
piled per plant. Kudzu rows were
spaced twenty-five feet apart, With
plants three and half feet apart
in the drill. Individual spots were
made with shovels where plow-
ing could not be done. Eleven
thousand plants were, required
to plant the field. Cultivation will
be done this year in order to dis
courage weed growth and to en-
courage rapid growth of the Ku
dzu this year, it is reasonable to
expect a good ground cover with
in three years and consequently
some excellent hay and grazing.
At any rate the field is no longer
idle.
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too important to be handled any
further on hi. or miss program.
Never before have we seen such
wide diversion in prices in favor
Of quality beef animals. Any cat
tie producer who allows his herd
to get in a poor run down condi.
ton any time of the year, will not
and never will be among the sue
cessful cattle men. Reports from
all southern markets carry the
usual remarks for this season Of
the year. Good butcher cattle
scarce and in good demand" This
fact further indicates absolute
necessity for a year round mar
keting program so necessary to
yield maximum returns from the
same size herd. Especially is this
true for the smaller herds, that
are now being used on many of
our farms.
Now is the time to correct the
situation by planning for at least
a year and half feed supply, in
addition to all the grass possible
to produce. We are not suppose
to forget our experiences in bust
ness and it is necessary that our
livestock producers do forget their
disastrous experiences during
1852. when many thousands of
cattle have been forced on the
market, due solely to short pas
lures and no feed.
According to the last reports
approximately 900 tons of hay
was shipped into Holmes County
from up north and possibly an
other 100 or more was purchas :
ed by cattle farmers from other
counties in the state. Several
thousand bushels of corn was also
purchased and brought into
Holmes County for feeding of
Livestock. BY making our plans
now we can reduce or completely
cut out the export of hay and
grain for feeding livestock. OF
course we realize the weather was
largely responsible for the large
supply of these feeds having to be
! bought. But by making careful
plans and making special efforts
year in and year out we can do
a much better job than we have
been doing.
Mississippi cattle producers are
in competition with millions of
head of grass cattle. We are
among the few states producing
grass cattle that can do some
thing about it in the way of
additional feed. Normally our
rainfall is sufficient to produce
all the grain we would need, the
hay we would need and our CHI
mate will allow us to Craze 8
to 9 months during the year.
Proper planting and action during
the next go days can prevent a re-
currance Of the deplorable condi-
ton we had last summer and
winter. We cannot guess the
weather. Let's start out now with
plans based on another dry sea-
son. If we should plan and plant
on that basis we should produce
surplus. First on the list would
be a plan for a sufficient or a
surplus of corn. Early planted
corn, highly fertilized, on good
land, close spacing should take
care of our corn needs. Cut and
store surplus grasses for hay
Plant sufficient hay for your
needs.
The cotton future is in a I'M
certain condition so lets protect
our livestock industry in Missis-
sippi with a surplus of home
grown feed.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-03-12
Holmes County
Community Hospital

September IL
DR.. F. L. Bott, Lexington
January is
Mr.. E. L. Faulconer. Lexing.
ton.
January ls
Miss Ethel Anderson, Pickens.
February 3
Mrs. w. D. Truitt Lexington
February 10
Mrs. W. A. Henley, Durant.
February 20
Mrs. Penny Faulconer, Lexing.
February -
Mr.. E. W. Rainwater, Le,ing-
ton.
Naseh !
Mr.. Q. H. Boiling, Pickens, dis.
charged March s.
Marcia Z
Mrs.. W. c. Cook, Pickens. dis.
charged March 5.
Baby Boy Cook, pickens. dis.
charged March S.
March 5.
Mrs. Myra Parrish, Tchula dis.
charged March S.
March Z
Mrs. Tuck McCool, Pfckens.
March 6
Mr. Clinton o. Wall, Crurer.
Robert Earl Guss, West
Shirley Maurice Barton. Lex.
ington.
MarcA =
Mrs. Shirley Henderson, Cru.
ger.
Baby Girl Henderson, Crueer
Mrs. Gladys Ablea Pichens.
Mrs. Logan Boren, Pickens.
Baby Boy Boren, Pickens.
March .
Cleo McKinnon. Pickens.
Coloeed paNeutt
January .
Christine Morris, Lexington.
February l3
Lawrence Purnen, Lexington
February 20
Sybyl Buch, Pickens.
March l
Henry Clarke, Lexington, dis.
charged March 4.
March z
De Dove Morgan, Pickens.
March 3
Charles Brownlow Cruger, dis
charged March Z.
Fedora Dottes, Lexington, dis
charged March 7.
Baby Girl Dottes, Lexington
discharged March 7.
Lottie Mae Cobb, Tchula, dis
charged March 4.
March I
Julius Buckets, Tchula, dis
charged March 6.
Bonnie Dean Clark Tchula
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Orchard Care:
Fertilize fruit trees now to in
cEease the production of high
quality fruit and to keep the trees
0 vigorous growing condition.
For average hill soils apply
enc pound for each year Of the
A~e's age up to 6 to 8 pounds
or tree Of either 5-10-5 or 6
SR. Where only nitrogen is need
- put one-fourth 70 one-hali
o0ind Of nitrate Of soda or equ
tRlent for each year Of tree:
-. n.4
Now Is . good time TO get you,
Ony and dust materials fol
Orhg and summer control Of In.
0e6 and diseases affecting the
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-03-12
Classified Ads

WANTED 10 BUY-Will pay top
prices for any land. 100 acres
and up. Developed or unde.
veloped. Particularly in Brown
ioam section Of Holmes, Attala
Carroll, Madison or Yazoo
Counties. Especially interested
in acreage that has some front.
age on highway IL or II. Phone
4S1l. Pickens, r. E. looms, Jr.,
Realtor. 26-2tnr
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-03-12

Cora Lee Mabry, Cruger
March 8
virgie Mary Morris, Lexington
March 8
Beatrice Henry, Tchula
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-03-12

ton.
Alex Wilson, Durant, discharg-
ed March 8. 49,,
March
Sarah Clark, Cruger.
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discharged March 6.
March 5
Lula l.. Hoover, Lexington.
March S
May Willie Streater, Lexing
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-13

Plans have been completed
for the presentation Of Miss De-
lorea Grigsby In n benefit recital.
according 10 George Gates, preai-
dent of Zion usher board. The re-.
cital win be- held on Friday.
February ~. at $40 ., m. at
Zion Baptist church.
Miss uriEaby IL presently q
student at the MePhAil School Of
Music. The promising young
dramatic soprano sang with the
Donaldson choir during the
Christmas holidays Two years
ago, Hhe received the annual ur.
ban League Scholarship Award
and last year was the recipient Of
a scholarship from McPhall
School Of Music.
Tho Usher board az Zion In pre-
Hcnting Miss urlgsby win give "a
tho pubic. the opportunity Ia
hear q young woman az great
promise and At the same time
contribute 10 the continued sdu.
cation of one with both ability
and ambition