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Holmes County herald., 1959-09-10

Wendell Craft, Mississippi Dept
ment Commander of the Amer
ican Legion of TylertoWn was
featured speaker at a joint lunch
con meeting of the Tchula Legion
Post and its Auxiliary Monday
night in the City Hall.
Also appearing on the program
were Mrs. M. E. Barrett, District
President of the Auxiliary and Mar
shall Bennett, District Commander
of the Legion. Mrs. Barrett was
introduced by Tchula Auxiliary
president, Mrs. Marshall Bennett.
and Lester Lyon, Commander OF
the Tchula Post. after recognizing
visitors and welcoming the crowd.
introduced Mr.. Bennett, who in
turn introduced the State Com
mander. Also in attendance at the
meeting was Robert Mutt, Depart
ment Service Officer of Jackson.
Mrs. Bennett recognized Mrs.
Irene Cox, the only Gold Star
Holmes County herald., 1959-09-10
Sid .Jeffers
Speaks To
ROtarians

Sid Jeffers, head of the Indust-
rial Division of the Delta Council,
was guest speaker at Tuesdays
regular luncheon meeting of the
Lexington Rotarians.
Mr.. Jeffers gave an interesting
talk on what the Council has done
in the past three years in the way
OF helping acquire industry for the
18 counties in the Council. He said
IL new factories have actually
been located in these counties
during the short span of three
years and that the Council worked
with each of these communities as
much as possible.
The speaker. talking frankly
about industrial locating, said
several things enter into the pic
ture when prospect decides to
locate in a community. Freight
lines are one of the major factors,
along with the existance of other
industries in the area.
He said Holmes county, with
three sewing industries now, could
not useanotner industry of this type,
but must try to get a different type.
The Council was instrumental in
getting Durant Industries to locate
in Durant last year.
The speaker was introduced by
Wilburn Hooker, in the absence of
Edwin White, program chairman
Holmes County herald., 1959-09-10

number Cne spot ia the aaint par
ade, which opened the convention.
The marching unit consisted of four
floats, the Miss America float, the
Miss Hospitality float. the Gulf
Coast float and the Jackson County
float. Each float carried a Miss
issippi product. In addition four
bands from the state marched.
They were the Greenville, Amory,
Holly Springs and Lumberton High
School bands.
The Col Rebels riding club from
Winona was a standout in the par
ade. Dressed in Confederate uni
forms, the 81 riders and their
horses, many from Holmes county
two Jennies, a bull and clowns,
were a big hit with the more than
a million spectators that lined the
parade route in Minneapolis.
Commander Craft. in touching on
some of the business of the conven.
ton. said the Legion adopted q re.
Holmes County herald., 1959-09-10
Football Gets Spotlight This Week
Hornets Host CaroIton, Durant Tigers Go To TchuIa
Meets
PerkinstOn
Thursday Mite

Football swings into the spot
light all over Holmes county this
week, with some of the top games
OF the year being played on local
fields.
Beginning tonight Thursday the
Holmes Junior College Bulldogs
will meet the strong Perkinston
team at Branch Field in Goodman
and the Bulldogs will get their
first real test of the new season.
Last week the Dogs dropped
Itawamba 34-6.
CarrOlltOn at Lexington
Sporting moral boosting TO
victory of st. Aloysius of Vicks-
burg last Friday in their opener.
the Lexington Hornets will swing
INTO Mid-State Conference play at
Beal Field Friday night, hosting
the North Carrollton Senators. The
Hornets lone defeat in 1858 was
ar the hands of st. AL. and the
victory was sweet. It was the first
oss the Vicksburg team had suf-
terSd since 1856 Halfback Eddie
harrison ran the touchdown from
Ia yards out in the first quarter
and Tommy Holder kicked the ev-
a. 1t was an extreme team effort
Or the Hornets. with the line doing
tremendous job of keeping st.
Al bottled up all night.
Always a threat the Senators
from North Carrollton comes to
own with an opening 1912 victory
over strong Kilmichael.
Durant at TchuIa
The Durant Tigers. sporting a
0-O win over Ethel last Friday
will go to Tchula to meet the Pan
ers who last week dropped Inver-
ness 1896 Both teams have new
coaching staffs this year and will
ach be trying to settle the 90
deadlock they played at Durant
asst year.
The Tigers, picked to win the
Mid-State Conference this year, are
being coached this year by Dale
Brasher, head coach and Johnny
3yrd, assistant. Coaching the Pan
erS are Billy Randle and Billy
Bole.
Tchula is defending Central
Delta champion. The game Friday
night at Tchula will draw capa-
city crowd.
Holmes County herald., 1959-09-10
Tchula Defeats
Inverness 800

The Tchula Panthers, who were
labeled as a mediocre team for
1859. came through with a 1876
victory Friday night over the
Inverness Tigers.
The Panthers. who were picked
in preseason poll to finish third
in the nine team Central Delta
Conference. easily overcame the
Inverness Bengals, who inherieted
the 4th place berth just behind
Tchula.
The Panthers got off to a roaring
start by getting 2 quick touch
downs, both being tailed by Donnie
Brock, junior quarterback. From
there ON out there was reasonable
easy sailing for the Tchula Cats.
Bubber Byrd. James CRed) Jones.
Kenny Ruthledge and Brock each
added additional touchdowns.
'Bryd, Jones and Marshall Ben
nett. Jr. proved themselves as
not only being capable runners but
also outstanding blockers.
The Tchula line lived up to its
expectations of being an imperme-
able wall. Led by Adrean Sheppard,
Donald Estes and j. r. Killebrew,
the Tchula gang tacklers stopped
all forward movements of Inver-
ness. Also outstanding on offense
and defense were Mickey Nichols,
Paul Baker, Kenneth Shaw and
Kenny Rutledge.
Under the direction of a new
coaching staff consisting of Billy
Randle and Billy Bole. the panthers
have plunged head on into a new
campaign. With the support of the
Tchula fans and the desire and
determination Of the boys, another
successful football season is in
store for the Panthers.
Holmes County herald., 1959-09-10
.Pre-SchOOl
Meeting For
NegroTeachers

There will be a pre-School meet
ing of Holmes County negro teach
ers at the Lexington Attendance
Center for Negroes at 2 p. m. on
Thursday, September II, according
to announcement made by L. r.
Thompson, County Superintendent
of Education
The purpose of the meeting will
be the signing of teaching contracts
for the 1959-60 school term and a
discussion of various items of
school business connected with the
approaching school term which
will open Monday, September %.
Holmes County herald., 1959-09-10
.Durant Tax
Rolls Open

Mayor Robert Ray said this week
the tax rolls for the city of Durant
are open for public inspections
and will remain open until Sept.
Is.
Anyone wishing to make any
complaints or adjustments must do
so on or before September, Is, the
Mayor said, because after this
date the books will be closed.
The Mayor and Board of Alder
men are planning a special meet
ing on the night of the 18th.
Holmes County herald., 1959-09-10
Council Meets
At COxburg

Bob Patterson, Executive Secre-
tary of the Mississippi Citizens
Council. will be the featured speak
er at Coxburg School Saturday
September II.
R. S. Richmond. chairman OF
the Coxburg Citizens Council said
a Fish Fry Supper will be served
In the school lunchroom, beginning
at 7:30 p. m.
Holmes County herald., 1959-09-10
City Taxes
Equalized

Taxes for the city of Lexington
have been equalized and the books
will be oen for inspection on Sept.
q. according to Mayor Allie PovaIl.
In order to equalize the ersonal
rolls, the Mayor said, he is asking
that all business firms to bring
their inventory in by January l.
Holmes County herald., 1959-09-10
New Police
On Force

Martin McNeer was hired by the
Lexington Mayor and Board of
Aldermen at the last meeting to
serve as traffic and Meter Police
man.
The new job, which institutes a
breakdown by city officials on
traffic and parking violations, will
Holmes County herald., 1959-09-10
NOTE TO DURANT
SUBSCRIBERS

In order to give better news coY-
erage of all activities in and around
Durant, the Herald has been fort
mate in securing Mrs. Harold
Brock as correspondent.
Club news, church and social
events will be published in the
Herald by calling Mrs. Harold
Brock at 221-W.
Holmes County herald., 1959-09-10
HiZileS
Oa1OE'
Holmes
By Chester Marshall

Sometimes progress means incon-
venience to some peoIe for a spell,
and this week. shoppers, mer-
chants and everybody else in Lex
ington are experiencing a little in
convenience, while the Square
around hte courthouse is being re-
sufaced.
Gone will be the old familiar site
of brick streets, when the State
Highway Department finishes the
job of blacktopping the square and
all highway streets leading into
town. This is a job MIR. Fielder
Dearman promised the City Off
cials he would have done, and the
Highway Commissioner has come
through.
Mayor Povall said the city is ne
gotiating with the Highway Dept
to get them to blacktop the other
brick streets leading to the square.
Aprimer coat of tar, topped with a
coat of Stag and finally coat oi
cold asphalt will be put on the
streets, making them smooth anG
attractive.
In the meantime, while the
square is roped Off and motorists
are inconvienced a little, we should
be happy that the progress on the
streets is being done. Our hat is of
to Mr.. Dearman and to the city
officials. Now if we can get some
of our other streets improved
we'll be happy.
Holmes County herald., 1959-09-10

be on a temporary basis, for a one
months trial.
Holmes County herald., 1959-09-10

Don't forget the football games
this week. You can see the game
at its best at Goodman Thursday
night, and Lexington and Tchula
Friday night.
Holmes County herald., 1959-09-10

1t has been moving time this
week for a couple of Lexington
Doctors. DR.. Brumby and DR.. Hous-
ton have completed their move
into the swanky Brumby Clinic,
located in the old Ford building.
The building has been completely
renovated and is a definite asset
to the town.
Holmes County herald., 1959-09-10

H. c. True and Gene Bevell
brought a. Bass by for a photo
which they caught in a pond near
by Monday that is a record as far
as we can find out. The Bass
weighed in at an even 10 pounds
and measured 26 inches in length.
It's no fish story either. Well have
a picture in next weeks Herald
to prove it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-01

The new era of quiet d.
plomacy for the United
States, which began with the
appointment of Christian
Herter as Secretary of State,
has met its first test at the
Western foreign ministers
conference at Paris. The
meeting began with the clear
possibility of disagreements
among the Western allies;
it ended so quickly as to sur
prise the prognosticators,
and in an atmosphere Of
unity and amity which will
surprise the Russians.
Mr.. Herter did not attempt
to dominate the conference,
and 1t would have been a
betrayal of his character if
such had been the case. His
reaSonableneSs and wiling
ness to join In the give-and-
take which made an agree
ment possible are given cred
it by his opposite numbers
for much of the unity at
tanned by the ministers.
The result was not an
American victory as such
the United States went to
Paris without a hard-and-
fast program-but a joint
achievement. And in that
lies its strength.
There was an enormous
premium on the success Of
the Paris conference. The
Allies had been decidedly
split.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-01
DAVID LAWRENCE
How to Negotiate With Reds

detectives Of all the Western
governments are the same.
but naturally their diplo-
mats differ on what techni-
cues shall be employed 10
attain those detectives.
curiously enough. the les
sons OF Munich are often
mentioned as a warning
against appeasement. The
four foreign ministers here
gave q lot Of their time this
week 10 a discussion OF the
effects on public opinion Of
any hints Of new proposals
or deviations from the pack
age plan" Il is obvious that
there Is q readiness on the
part OF the Western repre-
sentatives to negotiate seri-
ously ON all pending ques-
tons. II Is most important
for Moscow to understand
that any concessions" must
be balanced by counter-con-
cessions from the Soviet gov
eminent which win in them
selves assure the free world
that there is a chance Of q
peaceful solution Of all other
questions, even though they
are not finally resolved at
Geneva this month.
To avoid the disappoint-
ment or even alarm that
might sweep the world II a
summit" conference held in
the late summer or early au-
tumn in Geneva should fail
to reach any important con-
illusions, there is much in
terest now in a British sug-
gestion that a series Of
summit" conferences be
scheduled to take place. pos
sibly one every six months.
In America, there is a
television program calle d
Keep Talking" and q prize
is given at the end Of each
contest in conversational en-
durance. So here, too. the
idea seems to be that the
West and the East might
agree to keep talking in the
hope that maybe out Of each
diplomatic conference will
come some rewarding result
either a solution or. al
least, an agreement not to GO
to war in the foreseeable fu-
ture. This formula could gain
support, provided the Com
munists, by their cold war
tactics and the aggressions
they instigate intermittently
in different parts Of the
world, do not themselves
suddenly bring on the war
crisis nobody wants.
(copyright, 1851
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-01
Vice President Plans to Show Himself
There in September to Beet Rockefeller

balance, made him ineffec-
tive.
But there is no Sherman
Adams now In the New
Hampshire Governors man
sion. Indeed, Mr.. Adams
and his influence have long
since departed from the Eli
senhower administration, it
self. He had served as Assist
ant President land some
thought rather more even
than that until his resigna-
ton from the White House
was forced by the disclosure
Of the vicuna coat gift from
friend Bernard Goldfine last
year.
Now, the regular Republic
cans generally are ON Mr..
Nixon's side, as they were on
Senator Taft's side in 1852.
The difference is that this
time the regulars will not be
caught napping-and that
this time Senator Bridges is
in command of the small but
vastly important New Hamp-
shire ship.
Now, indeed. Senator
Bridges-a tough and able
and frankly right-wing poll
tician who is in fact also
the present G. o. P. boss of
the Senate-is riding high
again in New Hampshire.
That part of the party tech
nically not in his control is,
technically, in control of a
new Governor, Wesley Powell.
But Gov. Powell is a Bridges
protege all the way.
Senator Bridges and Mr..
Nixon have now arranged for
the Vice President to go into
New Hampshire, not next
year, but this coming Sep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-01
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Costro's Words and Actions

ern rebels but supplied su-
karno'S forces with light
military equipment. The
stand of the State DEPART
ment was that we must help
the established legitimate
governments Gas Sukarno's
was).
In Latin America II APP
pears that we have q diff
ferent policy. judging from
the fact that We refused TO
provide Fllgencio Batista's
forces with needed military
equipment while a portion Of
that used by Castro's forces
which did not arrive from
countries behind the Iron
Curtain was bootlegged from
this country.
The State Department has
paid no heed to the repeated
requests from the Dominican
Republic 10 sell arms 10 1t.
That republic has been a
benevolent dictatorship I'M
der the Trujillos for mole
than two decades. II is re-
ported to have an efficient
military force but lacks
equipment to meet the threat
Of an onslaught from Castro's
well equipped foreign le-
gionnaires."
The Dominican Republic
sought to buy arms from
France or Italy, offering, as
1t had to the United States.
cash on the barrelhead. But
France and Italy have an
agreement with us not to sell
military equipment to the
Western Hemisphere without
preliminary consultations.
Apparently our answer was
negative.
The next two targets Of
Castro's foreign legions ap-
pear to be Nicaragua and the
Dominican Republic, with
Haiti thrown into the bar
gain. The former two dicta-
torships are orderly and rep
resent a genuine stabilizing
element in Latin America.
But because of lack Of arms
they may founder and make
room for another more cruel
dictatorship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-01
Tactics of Vests Ministers at Geneva
Held as Importont os the Issues

positions they are prepared
10 insist upon or eive up.
Under the circumstances,
all the four foreign ministers
here could do was 10 write up
q working paper" and agree
that II Is n good starting
point. Chancellor Adenauer.
who Is something Of a realist.
has been displeased with all
the outpouring Of publicity
from the West lately indicate
ing the various positions the
Western allies might take.
II has been explained to
him by American diplomats
that part Of this e due TO q
desire TO placate public opin-
ion In the West. which. re-
Gently at least. has been led
to believe that 1t is the West
that Is "infiexible," while the
Soviets are flexible"
Undoubtedly this sort Of
thing handicaps the Western
negotiators. Too many poll
ticians on the Western side
who want TO get their names
in the newspapers seem to
think they must continually
offer their advice In public on
how these all-important ne
gotiations should be carried
on. Actually. this needing
from behind the lines does
not help the men in positions
Of responsibility. 1t would be
a happy day for the West If
some Of those same politicians
) in Congress or in the parlia-
ments Of Western Europe
would stop imagining them
selves vested with the mission
Of conducting foreign rela-
tions-hitherto regarded as
an executive responsibility in
each government.
So far as the peoples Of
the West are concerned, they
certainly do not want war.
But it is questionable wheth-
er war is best prevented by
weakening the public posi-
ton of the men who have
the responsibility for doing
the actual negotiating. The
Soviets are watching care
fully to see how strong the
Western alliance will prove
to be when the chips are
down. They suspect that
maybe there are fundamen-
tai differences between
America and Britain or be-
tween West Germany and
the other Allies. 1t may be
said with emphasis that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-01
Paris Meeting Of Foreign Ministers
Is First Test of Herters System

West Germany had been
supported by its unaccus-
toned ally-France-in its
intransigent attitude on the
whole question of Berlin and
German unification. Great
Britain seemed to stand alone
in its insistence on q more
flexible approach to the prob
lem of finding workable solu-
tons.
The United States, torn by
its loyalties, lowered some
where between these views.
Since the Geneva meeting
with the Soviet foreign min
lister is less than two weeks
away, some kind of accom-
mediation was imperative.
The fact that a position
which all the Allies are will
ing to support has now been
taken does not mean the West
is any nearer an agreement
with the Soviet Union. In
deed, the package arrange
ment arrived at by the for
eign ministers of the West
has already been declared
unacceptable by the Soviet
Union.
Yet flrmneSs is now pos
sible as it would not have
been among divided allies. A
point has definitely been es-
tablished from which bar
gaining can begin.
The Western allies will at
least be aided in the Geneva
negotiations by the fact that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-01
WILLIAM S. WHITE
Nixon to Invade New Hampshire

TENDER, to "show himself, l"
as they say in the political
trade, by making a few
speeches. The purpose is to
stake a blunt and early claim
to New Hampshire, against
the ill-distant q. o. P. pri-
mary Of March 8, 1860. An
intermediate purpose is to
fire a skirmishing salvo in
the vicinity of Dartmouth
College. At yarmouth a good
many young modern" Re-
publicans, including Dart
mouth president John Dickey,
are strongly suspected Of Civ
ing aid and comfort to Gov.
Nelson Rockefeller of New
York for the 1860 presidential
nomination.
New Hampshire has the
Nations earliest COP. pri-
mary; to carry the first one
is always helpful. To lose the
first one may be fatal, as the
Taft people grimly discovered
and as the Nixon people now
keenly realize.
This Nixon Sortie, more
over, has meanings even be-
yond these obvious ones. 1t
shows Enthusiastically that the
most authentic surviving Old
Guard Republican in high
place - Senator Bridges - is
ready this time to stake all
on the task of preventing the
entry into the White House
of another modern" Repub-
licaEl-Gov. Rockefeller.
In 1852 Senator Bridges
and other powerful orthodox
Republicans elsewhere hest
tated a bit-and lost control
of the party. A Bridges no
longer hesitant, for 1860, will
assuredly m e an other
Bridgeses no longer hesitant
elsewhere. He is in effect sig
Mailing his fellow orthodox
leaders to join in early pro-
Nixon action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-01

pAnIa-Ths hia theme Of
the meeting here Of the four
Western foreign ministers
turns out 10 be not 80 much
what 10 negotiate as how 10
negotiate with the Soviets at
Geneva.
II might be surprising TO
many people 10 learn that
tactics mean almost as much
as does the nature Of the pro-
posals themselves. Thus. In
the last "a hours. the for
eign ministers group here
took considerable pains 10
answer questions propounded
by the reporters. who already
want 10 know what the "fall
back" positions would be in
the event Of Soviet rejection
Of initial propositions.
The assumption had been
growing that the so-called
package plan" Of the West
is TO be offered only as O
basis for future retreats and
compromises BY the West.
The official Spokesman here
insisted that this is not true
and that the Western allies
are standing on firm ground
and viii continue to present
q solid front on basic prin-
ciples In their dealings with
the Communists.
As q practical matter, how
ever. the big question is Just
what are the Soviets' inten-
lions? Do they mean to carry
through their threats about
Berlin? Do they want to risk
war over this issue? Do they
really want to negotiate at
all? Naturally, the Western
allies must come to some
conclusions on these very
points. and their fundamen-
tai thesis now is that the
SovietS do not want war,
although the Communist
ENJOYS might bluff their way
through the negotiations
with that question lingering
unanswered in the back
ground.
1t appears very difhcult for
the four governments Of the
West to have a conference
without divulging through
the press what they have in
mind. Yet in Moscow nobody
tells the press or the Western
diplomats there what the
Soviet delegates will say when
they get to Geneva or what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-01
DORIS FLEESON
ANewEro of Diplomacy

the Warsaw Pact nations are
divided on the issue of Ger
many's future. Undoubtedly
this factor persuaded the
Soviet leaders to retreat from
the ultimatum-like Oharac-
ter Of their demands.
The foundation for the
speedy success at Paris was
laid by a working committee
of diplomats which had been
laboring in London. This in
itself was a return to the ira
ditional methods Of diplo-
macy which Mr.. Herter ex-
emplifies.
But Berlin and Germany
are not the only questions the
Secretary faces, and faces
right now. In oil-rich Iraq
Communist penetration
threatens a vital economic
and geographical Unite d
States position. Allen Dulles,
head of the Central Intelli-
gence Agency, has frankly
proclaimed the extrem e
gravity of this problem.
Then there are always QUE
moy and Matsu where the
situation is admittedly unsat-
isfactory, but nothing is ever
done to change it during
periods of relative calm like
the present.
The question is now wheth-
er Mr.. Herter can galvanize
all the resources of his de-
partment to deal with the
whole complex of his prob
lens or whether, like Secre-
tary Dulles, he is q one-criSis-
at-a-time operator.