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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
Quick Action
Protects Trumps

The trumps are the central
point Of most hands. When
your opponents threaten to get
an extra trump trick you must
act quickly to block them.
North dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
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Opening lead: Ace of spades.
West opened the ace of spades
and continued with the three
Of spades. South ruffed and
considered the danger. He was
tempted to lead the king of
hearts. This obvious play.
however, would lead to defeat.
West would take the ace Of
hearts and lead a club to East's
ace. Then East would lead his
third spade through declarer.
If South ruffed low West
would overruff with the nine of
hearts. If South ruffed with
the ten of hearts he could then
draw two more rounds of
trumps with the queen and
jack, but Vests nine Of hearts
would become high.
What can declarer do to
block this defense2 See If you
can find the correct line of play
before you read on.
Meet Danger Halfway
The solution is to meet dan
ger halfway. The first step is
to reach dummy by ruffing one
of the good diamonds. Then
you lead a spade from dummy,
doing for West exactly what
he wanted his partner to
do. You discard your singleton
club on the third spade, thus
deprlvlng the opponents OF
their club trick. Now the OPP
ponents can do nothing to de-
feat the contract.
Daily Question
AS dealer you hold:
a. 0KQJ10876 oAKQJ -
What do you do?
Answer: Bid only one heart.
You are sure Of a game in
hearts. but should not open
with a forcing bid. You need
at least four quick tricks for a
forcing bid, and this hand
counts to only three quick
tricks.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
WORD GAME
Find 26 or more words in
F u N N E L L E d

moved in the direc-
ton of a focal point" Average
is % words; time limit, 20
minutes.
Rules of the game: ]. Words must be
of four or more letters. 2. Words which
acquire four letters by the addition Of
IS" such as bats" cats. are not
used. 3. Only one form Of q word Is
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Answer to DRAUGHTY
dart, dray, drug, draught, drag, drat,
duty, aught, arty, airy, gaudy, CHAT.
grad, gray, guard, hardy, hart, hurt,
tardy, thud, thug, tray, yard.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26
Fire Damages
At Pickens

The Mavon Theatre in Pickens
was damaged by fire last Friday
night and would probably have
been destroyed had it not been
for the efficiency of the Pickens.
Goodman and-Durant Volunteer
Fire Departments.
The fire, which originated in the
colored balcony, was first discov-
cred by Town Night Marshal I. B.
Upshaw, shortly after 10 pm. The
Theatre had already closed for
the night.
Owner of the Theatre, M. E.
CHM, who also owns the Ricky
Theatre in Lexington, said the bal
cony was completely destroyed but
the main auditorium was damaged
mostly by water. The building
next door, in which Mr. CHM
operates a Television Repair Ser
vice, was damaged slightly by
smoke.
Mr.. CHM said the theatre would
be closed until repairs could be
made.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26
Gibson Rites
Held Sunday

Services for George Caldwell
Gibson were held from the family
residence Sunday, March % at
2:30 pm. with the Rev. Wofford
K. Smith officiating. Burial fol
lowed in Odd Fellows cemetery
under the direction of Southern
Funeral Home.
He died Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock in the Holmes County
Community Hospital after a short
illness.
Mr.. Gibson was born in Lexing-
ton April 16, 1897. For many years
he was employed as salesman of
mems wear at 0. L. Ellis0n's. He
was a member of the Presbyter-
ian church, a veteran of World
War I and a charter member of
the WV.
He leaves. his widow, Mrs. Julia
Harrell Gibson, Lexington: one
daughter. Mrs. Richard p. Cady,
three grandchildren, D i c k | e,
George and Preston Cady all of
Urbana, Ohio: three sisters, Mrs.
.. L. Ellison. Mrs. George T.
Phelps, and Mrs. L. B. Gilliland
all of Lexington.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26
Ross ornett Speaks To
Lexington Rotary Club

Using as his subject Economic
Problems confronting Mississlp-
pr, Ross Barnett, one of the
leading candidates for Governor,
told the Lexington Rotarians
Tuesday that the big problem
now facing Mississippi, is Indust-
realization. He blamed the tax
structure now in force in the state
as the main reason Mississippi has
Jagged behind other southern
states in wooing big industry tothe
state.
The speaker said something
must be done to lower the states
income tax laws and put the state
or a comparative basis with our
neighboring states in order that
we may get our share of industry
moving south. He said that he
Knew of at least two cases where
Mississippi lost big industries t.
neighboring states, due to our high
rate of income tax. Mississippi
income tax is 6 percent, while
Louisiana's is less than 2 percent
Alabama has a 3 percent income
tax rate while Florida and Texas
have none, he said.
Mr.. Barnett said he believed
that if a positive program was put
in force by every community,
then we could get industry, and
more people would move into the
state, and other taxes, such {
ad valorem, would more than of.
set the high rate of income tax on
these industries, and also give
some of Dur boys and girls who
have to leave the state to get suit
able jobs a chance to stay in Mis-
sissippi.
The speaker said he thinks a
community should set up a long
range planning program and I Vt
into force a positive selling plan
in order to interest more industrial
prospects to locate with them.
He believes that more industry
would afford better jobs, and with
more people carrying the load, our
teachers could be paid decent sal
aries comparative with other
states.
Mr.. Barnett said he is a segre-
gationist from the top of his head
to the bottom of his toes, and
that he thinks the power of the
| Supreme court should be curbed
to stop ursuping the rights of state
governments.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26
Coyier Farmer
Injured In
CaVe-In

Coyier Farmer, Jr., was Seriou
ly injured last Friday morning
when a cave-in at the gavel pit
where he was working between
Lexington and Tchula crushed his
left foot and broke his right ankle,
The falling gravel pinned young
Farmer in the dragline he was
operating and covered his body
from the waist down. Farmer vs.
loading a gravel truck with the
dragline and the heavy gravel
pinned his feet under the clutch
pedals of the machine. He also re-
ceived a bad cut on his left leg.
The injured man was rushed to
the Holmes county Community
Hospital andthen to the University
Hospital Friday afternoon wherp
it was first believed that the
crushed foot may have to be taken
off. Last reports were that col
oring was coming back to the
foot and amputation may not be
necessary. The Jackson doctors
said they would wait for a five or
six day period before a decision
would be made to amputate.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26
Durant jubi|ant Over New Industry

their evidence of faith and respon-
sibility that our firm has chosen
to come to Durant. We believe
that we have made a wise and
happy and enduring choice" he
continued, land we are sure that
if we get the cooperation of other
Durant citizens in the same way
its officials have cooperated, our
Durant operation will be an I'M
qualified success"
Mayor Robert Ray of Durant
and Ralph McGehee, Chairman of
the Durant Industrial Council, ex-
pressed their thanks and appre-
citation for the cooperation and
support given to those who work.
ed to obtain the industry. They
expressed appreciation to the Delta
Council. whose Industrial develop
ment staff, Sid LETTERS, and C. B.
Nerren, made the initial contract
with the Manufacturer, and to J.
c. Robertson, who headed the lab
or survey, and to County Agent
w. R. Sullivan, the State Employ
ment service and to all neighbor-
ing communities who helped in
getting the industry.
With Mr.. Shutter at Thursdays
meeting were his company's at
torney, Julius Stone of Boston and
Jackson Attorney H. V. Watkins.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26
Holmes Boys Win Honors
Al Delta Livestock Show

The Holmes County exhibitors
carried away many honors at the
Delta Livestock Show held March
18th : 21st at Greenwood.
In the Junior Dairy Show the
following boys won blue ribbons:
Johnny Word, Myron Dillon, Da-
vid Dillon, Alton McNeer and Har-
dy Mitchell. Alton McNeer of
Goodman showed the Grand
Champion female and Myron Dill
Ion the Junior Champion.
In the adult dairy division all
the exhibitors showed blue rib
bons with Clay Aldy of Durant
showing Q, Charlie Donald, Good
man, showing one and John
Word, of Lexington showing /.
Ed Word showed the Junior Cham
pion bull, a Canadian Jersey Calf.
purchased through the cooperation
of the Extension dairy department
at State College. This is one Of
the outstanding individual male
Jerseys in this area.
In the beef Junior Show fat cal
yes were shown by Mack and
Vicky Etheridge of Lexington and
Karlis Gercens of Cruger. Mack
Etheridge showed a blue. Vicky
exhibited a blue and red individual
and Karlis exhibited a white.
In breeding beef animals Kim
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26

Kimbrough of Lexington exhibited
a hereford heifer that placed Sec
ond in her class.
Jimmy Love of Tchula exhibited
the grand champion hereford bull
and heifer.
In the open beef show L. r.
Thompson of Lexington exhibited
a blue ribbon hereford bull and
Bob Kimbrough also of Lexington
exhibited a red ribbon hereford
bull.
In the Junior Show the Hutton
Brothers, Billy and Sam, Jr.. of
T'chula dominated the Duroc
breed. Billy Hutton exhibited the
Junior Champion boar, 2 blue rib
bon fall SOW pigs. the blue ribbon
young herd, blue ribbon get of
sire, blue ribbon produce of dam.
the champion heavy weight pen Of
3 market hogs and grand champ
ion pen of 3 market hogs.
Sam Hutton, Jr. exhibited the
reserve champion SOW. a blue rib
bon mature SOW and a blue rib
bon senior fall pig.
Holmes County is proud of the
record attained this year by the
exhibitors and we are looking for
ward to continued success in the
future.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26
yMundoy7 Speak
CBonquet31

| Riley Munday, Personnel Dir
ector of Misceremic Tile of Cleve-
land, Mississippi, and noted after
dinner speaker, will give the main
address Tuesday night, March 31st,
at the annual meeting of the Lex
ington Chamber of Commerce.
The banquet meeting will be
held at the Grammar school cafe
terra.
Mr.. Munday is a graduate of
Mississippi College and New Or
leans Seminary. Sc served for two
years as Mississippi's first Baptist
Student Director. In 1915, he went
to Delta State Teachers College to
begin the Baptist Student work
here, and after two years he left
Delta State to go to Mississippi
Southern where he became BSU
Director and director of religious
activities for six years.
He became Pesonnel Director for
Misceramic Tile in 1857, after {
serving as State Student Director
in Arkansas.
AS personnel Director at Mis-
ceramic Tile, Mr.. Munday keeps
personal contact with each of the
employees.
His hobby is after dinner speak
ing where he mixes home spun re-
ligious pot-purri with Irish blar-
ney.
In addition to Chamber of Com
merce members, their wives and
guests, the following distinguished
guests will be present: w. S. Dear
man, Highway Commissioner; Joe
Latham, Vice president of Deposit
Guaranty Bank at Jackson; Fred
Plummer, Mississippi Valley Gas
Co.; r. P. Parish, President of
Delta Council; B. F. Smith Execu-
tive Vice President of Delta Coun-
ell; c. M. Bowman, president of
Greenwood c of c.; E. H. Black
stone, manager of Greenwood C
of c.; F. G. Corley, president of
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26

Machinery is expected to start
arriving soon for Durant's new in
dustry, the Durant Sportswear,
Inc, and as soon as the former
Chenille Company building on
Front Street is prepared for oc-
cupancy, the new firm, which will
eventually employ from 400 to 500
people will begin operation.
Meanwhile, the Mississippi En-
ployment office in Lexington has
been swamped with inquiries with
people seeking employment in the
sportswear manufacturing plant.
Final negotiations were COM
pleted last Thursday afternoon
with an Eastern manufacturing
firm to open a branch plant in
Durant.
Lawrence Shutter of Lawrence,
Mass, who with two brothers own
the Universal Coat Company, the
parent organization, made the an
nouncement that they plan to open
a new plant in Durant and to be
gin operations in the near future,
possibly within two weeks. The
announcement came after a meet
ing with the Durant city officials
and members of the Durant In
duStrial committee.
Mr.. Shutter said that supervis-
Dry personnel would move to
Durant, and that about 20 employ
ees would be hired for the first
training class, then about S or 6
would be added each week. About
100 people are expected to be en-
ployed within the first year, and
in about two to three years, en-
ployment would reach about 400
or 500 with 20 percent of these
men employees.
The new firm will be housed in
the city-owned Delta Chenille
building which has floor space of
about 10000 square feet. At the end
of the first years operation, a de-
cision will be made as to whether
to expand this facility to approx
mately 10000 to $4,000 square
feet or build an entirely new
building.
Mr.. Shutter said that his firm
was pleased to be locating in Du-
rant. He said Durant officials and
leaders had been extremely Co
operative and ut was because of
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26
City-Wide
RevivalBegin
.AtDurant

Beginning Sunday, March q
with the evening services at 7:3v
and continuing through April 5.
The Methodist, Nazarene, Baptis
and Eastside Baptist Mission
churches of Durant will join to
gether for a City Wide Revival.
Services will be held twice daily
at 700 am. and 7:30 pm. at the
Presbyterian church. Local pas
tors will do the preaching.
A series of cottage prayer meet
ings have been held Throughout
the city prior to the revival.
Everyone is urged to cooperate
and attend these services.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26

the Order of the Eastern Star at
Richland. And with the Civil War
Centennial coming up in a year q
SO, we could exploit the Franklin
Skirmish" and show off the old
Presbyterian church there that
survived the skirmish and still
has the "Minny Balls" in its
ceiling.
These ire some of the things
we have that would attract tour
lists, and if some club or a county
wide historical society," would
go to work on it, we think they'd
get results.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26
HiIIfeS +. /.
Deer
Holmes
JACKSON s,
BY Chester Marshall

Landing industries seems to be
catching on in Holmes county. And
everybody is happy about it. Last
Thursday, after long negotiations,
officials at Durant annouced that
they had completed arrangements
with a large Eastern sportswear
firm to locate a plant in Durant
that will eventually employ over
400 people. Then Monday Pickens
officials announced that a small
furniture frame making plant will
locate there. Shaw will reopen
next Monday, and now if Lexing-
ton can just land the tile manufac-
turing plant things should really
be rosy in i'll county before long.
We have long had the belief that
industry is the only hope for a
strong economy, but Holmes coun-
ty has a few other strong assets
that if cultivated could bring un-
told thousands of dollars into our
county.
We think we should go after the
tourists dollars. Thousands of
travellers pass through our county
each year, but few ever stop, be-
cause they know very little about
what we have to offer that would
be of interest to s~ightseers.
We have several things that
could and would attract tourists if
the job of selling these people
was handled right.
Everyone of us know that Corn
Club Smith started the All Club
movement here. Why couldn't we
build a replica of the little build
ing in which he held his first
meeting on the southwest corner
of the courthouse lawn, send out
literature all over the nation and
I believe people would come from
far and near to see the historical
spot. In a few years, who knows.
All clubs from all over the nation
may come on pilgrimages to see
it.
Then, of course, the same thing
could be done to the birthplace of
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26

News that a second manufacture
ing firm within a week had de-
cided to locate in Holmes county
broke Monday afternoon when
Mayor G.. T. Garland of Pickens
announced that negotiations haf
been completed with a Louisian;
firm, which manufactures furni
ture frames, to locate in Pickens.
Mayor Garland's announcement
followed closely the announcement
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26

last Thursday afternoon at Duran
that a major Sportswear manufac-
turing firm would C a t e
in Durant. Both firms, using
existing buildings. at Durant and
Pickens, plan to begin operation
within q month.
Pickens officials completed ne
gotiations with Wayne Terril of
Bogaloosa, La, Monday for open
ing the furniture frame plant in
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26

Yazoo County c of C; Robert
Wheeler, manager of Yazoo
County C of C; Frank Smith,
MP&L manager of Development;
Tom Palmer, Miss. Power & Light
Co. Sid LETTERS, Director of Indus
trial Dept. Delta Council; and G..
B. Nerren, Assistant Director of
Industrial Development of Delta
Council.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26

the near future possibly within a
month. The firm will employ 10
men to begin with and work up
to about IS employees, all men,
within six months. The plant viii
be located in the old Pickens
Warehouse near the Tri-County
Coop. The building is owned by
Julian Yarbrough, who is now in
the Army. Since Yarbrough is g
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26

minor, some of the legal details
for leasing the building to the
firm have yet to be settled.
The firm will be known as the
Pickens Wood Products, Inc, and
is not connected with the Shaw
manufacturing plant, furniture
manufacturers, which Is scheduled
to reopen its Pickens plant March
81.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26

About 40 employees will go to
work when Shaw reopens with en-
ployment expected to reach about
80.
Jack jenkins and Erwin Sprehe
who are to be the supervisory per-
-lueI 9Aeq JULY M9u 9ql 10 I9uuos
ed living quarters in Pickens. All
other personnel will be traine
locally.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26

Pallbearers were: o. L. Eli
son, L. B. Gilliland, Jr., James
Rhyme, Vernon Hathcock, Johr
Kimbrough. Jr., Steve Neal, Louig
pepper. A. P. Shepherd and Irb,
Ellington.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-26

SMILES WERE APLENTY: At
the conclusion of negotiations last
Thursday afternoon at which time
Durant was assured of a second
large industry, City officials. and
Industrial Council members pose
for a picture with the owner of an
eastern Manufacturing firm and
his attorney.
The announcement that the
plant would begin operation in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13

Shows more respect. Or else don't give"
All Of a sudden that fellow,
Cyrille, who had now the biggest bunch
climbed down from the top branches and
said to me, 'I have to tie my shoelace.
Hold my bouquet for minute, I'll be back"
In that minute policeman was there.
"Awright. Awright," he said. ''Defacing
public property. Awright." He asked us
our names and started writing them down
on piece of paper.
What he does?" asked Sergei.
Gives us a summons"
Summons"
I'VE have to go in court"
Were arrested?"
Something like that. If we pay fine,
everything be OK. But if we ignore, throw
away the summons, they chase US; lock
us up"
whats your name, buddy?" policeman
asked me.
explained the best | can I'm not pick
ing. I'm only holding for the other fellow.
But he doesn't believe me. Don't
argue" he said. Don't argue or I'll run
you in right now"
explained again. Boys will tell you"
said. ''I wasn't picking. Boys know was
only holding" - Continued on next page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13
A nice holiday

path to get on other side of the park we
came to beautiful tree foaming over with
white blossoms, how they call in English
a dogswood.
Flowers. Flowers one Russian fellow,
name of Cyrille, said. "I gonna pick. Take
bouquet to my lady friend" don't know
who he was, this fellow, he joined us some
place we stopped.
''Pickl Pick!' Everybody got the idea.
''Pick flowers, take a bouquet to all the
lady friends"
why spoil tree?" ! said. Use your
brains better. If you want to make friends
with nice young lady, ask her to take a
walk. Tell her you gonna show her a
bouquet bigger than house, bouquet
growing right out of the ground. Some
thing interesting. That way you get a
chance to be acquainted while you're walk
ing. Maybe you know so good on the way
back you can invite for ice cream"
NO, no, won't listen. They have
to break the tree down. Tear his arms and
legs off like wolves. Jumping, Jumping.
Who's gonna get the biggest branch?
Makes me sick.
Personally" said, II would be ashamed
to give lady flowers that ] gotfor nothing
Flowers that stole, prefer better to buy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13
Everyone lies
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13
How To Hold
FALSE Teeth
More Firmly in Piece

Do your false teeth annoy and en-
barrass by slipping, dropping or wob-
bling when you eat. laugh or talk?
Just sprinkle q little FASTEETH on
your plates. This alkaline lnon-acidl
powder holds false teeth more firmly
and more comfortably. No gummy.
gooey, pasty taste or feeling. Does not
sour. Checks plate odor" (denture
breath). Get FASTEETH today NJ
drug counters everywhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13
then the cop came

Shows more respect. Or else don't give :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
With 81 T Westerns going strong,
barroom brawIs are busting out every
night Here's the man who makes those
breakaway bottles and chairs

The dictionary defines Balsa Astounding in Cen
trail America with buoyant, corlike wood used in life
preSerVeTs
This definition woefuly ouof-date. We can't believe
Balsa abound anyplace any Whole forests
being sawed down for life peservers, but part Of
frantic struggle supply the 81 Western programs pagu
ing TV with enough breakaway boes chairs and tables
maintain the present pace Of from three to four saloon braw
per night.
Exercising virtual monopoly Hollywood's prosper
breakaway furniture industry 36yearold chemical
engineer named Fred Gabourie.
We found the Saoonbraw tycoon jubilanty contemplating
his order book the Burbank - Continued page ~