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Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23

WINNERS IN DRESS REVUE:
Shown in the panel of pictures on
the left are the winners in the
House of Fashion" Dress Revue
held at the Lexington Grammar
School on Friday, April IT.
No. / : Family Group, left to
right, Frances Baughn. Mrs. w. T..
Baughn and Lillian Baughn.
No. 2 : Family Group, left to
right, nene Patterson. Mrs. v. I.
Linda Alderman.
No. 3 : Sport Dresses, left to
right, Mrs. Harry Stewart, LIST;
Mrs. H. L. Campbell, Ind; Mrs.
George Marks. 3rd.
No. A : Afternoon Dresses, lef'
to right, Mrs. Mary Dunning, 1st
Mrs. Harvey Brister. End; Mrs.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23
To Keep Guard Units
Pentomic Setup oMoke
ChongeInC ountysU Units
p Guard Units

Both Lexington and Durant will
maintain their National Guard
units under the new reorganiza-
tional plan which will be put into
effect May l changing the Guard
structure in the state to a new
Pentomic type Division composed
of five Battle Groups. 2 in Miss.
and 3 in Ala.
Both units will receive new de-
signations and a change in author
lied strength. The Durant unit,
nov part of the 234th, separate
Battalion, with present strength
of 4 officers and 81 enlisted men
will become a missile unit. the
only one in the state and will use
the Honest John" missile as their
weapon. The unit will be a part
of the 31st Division, and the new
designation will be Battery B, 9th
Rocket Howitzer Battalion GA
Regiment. New authorized strength
for the Battery will be 40 men
and 6 officers.
Lexington's new designation will
be Battery A, LIST Howitzer Bat
talon, 614th Field Artillery. Auth
orized strength will be 3 officers
and As enlisted men. Present auth
orized strength is S officers and
100 men. The unit will have
as its weapon the los nm self pro
PEELED Howitzer replacing the
towed 155 nm Howitzer.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23

an item or service cannot be found
at home, the Colonel suggests that
We all look to a Mississippi source.
Thousands of Mississippi dollars
are leaving the state every month,
for goods and services which could
be purchased here in Mississippi"
After presenting the Colonel
MIN commissions to local digni-
taries, the Jacksonians scattered
to visit customers and friends in
the various business houses in
Pickens and Durant.
TIE Jackson group will visit 43
Mississippi towns this spring.
Tuesdays stops will be the only
visits the group has scheduled to
make in Holmes county.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23

Monday morning. ten Tuesday
morning and ten Wednesday morn
ing. Another shipment of machinery
was expected this week and as
soon as it is installed more people
will be employed.
Lawrence Shutter of Lawrence,
Mass, one of the owners of the
firm, is in Durant this week super
vising the beginning of operations
and the selection of employees.
Two plant foremen, Sal S~arriento
of Boston, and Joe Baptiste of
Glouchester. Mass, who will be
here permanently, are conducting
the training of the new employees.
Installation of the machinery is
being supervised by Bud Harris
of Gloucester, Mass.
Mr.. McGehee said applications
both male and female, are being
accepted at the office of the plant
and these applicants will be given
tests by the Mississippi Employ
ment Service at announced dates.
Results of these tests will be turn
ed over to the firm, and workers
will be notified by the firm when
to report to work. Applicants are
needed for stitching machine
operators, and it was emphasized
that male employees are needed
for this type of work as well as
female.
Selection of the first employees
are being made from the exper-
fenced machine operators who
made application during the sur
vey. Between rs and 100 applicants
have already taken tests which
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23

Twelve bills on the docket were
passed to the files this week and
six were continued to the next
term of court. as the third week
of the April term got into the Grim
inal docket.
BY Wednesday noon Judge Ar
thur Clark has passed sentence on
Simon Harris. who changed his
plea OF not guilty to a manslaugf-
ter charge in connection with the
fatal stabbing of Lucius Smith at
a colored dance hall on Yazoo
Street. Harris received 3 years at
Parchman. L. d. Anderson re-
ceived a 6 months sentence to the
County Farm after changing his
plea from Grand Larceny to Mall
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23
Marble Tourney TO
Be Held FRIDAY

Wilson Tingle, chairman of the
V.F.W. sponsored annual marble
tournament. said the contest will
be held on the Grammar school
playground in Lexington, Friday
afternoon, April oath beginning at
3 pm. ALI boys, IA years old and
under, are eligible to enter.
A champion will be selected and
he, along with the next two run
nersup, will 60 to Indianola Satur-
day, April 18th for the State tour
ney.
Mr.. Tingle and Walter Sharp
will conduct the contest and will
carry the winners to the state tour
nament.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23
BY Chester Marshall

One of Holmes county's most dis
tinguished native sons has become
top man in this states Chamber
of Commerce, the Mississippi
Economic Council.
Morris Lewis, Jr., who heads
one of the South's fastest growing
Wholesale and retail grocery bust
nesSes was elevated to the office
of president OF MEG last week dur
ing the 10th anniversary meeting
of the organization.
Born in Lexington. where his
father founded the Lewis Grocery
Company, Morris received his high
school education here and at
Whorton School of Commerce. Uni
versity of Pa.
After college. Morris came back
to Lexington and went to work at
the old Merchants and Farmers
Bank. Two years later he became
associated with his father In the
Lewis Grocery Co., and after the
firm bought out the elmer Gro
Gerry Co. at Indianola. Morris
moved to the delta town to man
age the branch Office there. That
was in 1888 and since that time
The Lewis Grocery Co. has been
expanding. Indianola became head
quarters for the company and ano-
Their branch office was opened in
Durant.
After Mr.. Lewis death, Morris
became president and chairman of
the board.
During World War II Morris
served with the Army in the Army
Exchange Service and saw service
overseas on Guam.
He is married to the former
Freda Lantor of South Boston, Va.
They have two children, Mrs. Jer-
aid Miller of Denver. Colo. and
Morris III, who is associated with
The firm.
The last ten years has seen the
Lewis Grocery Company exper-
renee a phenomenal growth. And
spearheading this expansion with
Morris have been his brother
Celian, Vice president of the firm,
who also lives at Indianola, and
Leroy Paris, Vice president of
Lexington.
A sister, Mrs. Joe Berman Is
a stockholder in the firm. The
Bermans make their home in Lex
ingtOn.
In 1948 Lewis Grocery Co. or
gained the Sunflower Food Stores
which are now operated through
out Mississippi and in Arkansas
and Louisiana. Headquarters for
the entire operations is housed
in a million dollar building and gro
Gerry warehouse, considered one of
the most modern buildings OF its
| kind in the country.
Morris was born March is, 1911.
and to him have come some OF the
top honors, not only in the business
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23
Gartin Boosters
Attend Kickoff
Meeting In Jackson

A group of Holmes countians at
tended the Carol Gartin Kickoff
meeting at the Robert E. Lee
Hotel in Jackson Tuesday after
noon.
Over 300 Gartin boosters from
over the state were on hand to
help officially kick off the Gartin
campaign for Governor.
Among those attending the meet
ing from Holmes county were:
Vernon King, David Miles, Will
Wilson. William Ellis, Buster Read,
Clarence Robertson, DR.. c. E. Pat
ton, Robert Ray. j. w. Potts, John
Killebrew, Sam Hall, Anthony
Pete Peterson and Ellis
Presley.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23
MansIaughter Trial Is In Progress

cious trespassing. On an appeal
case from the Justice of Peace
court, James Mcbride received
a sentence of 2 days in Jail plus
all costs.
The case of Anderson Thomas
VS.. the state in connection with
the murder of Sam Harris on
March /. 1858. was passed to the
files.
The manslaughter trial against
James Freeman Henning was in
progress Wednesday and the jury
was held over to continue the trial
Thursday. Henning Is charged with
manslaughter in connection with
the death of Mr.. and Mrs. Fleet
wood Boyd Joyner south of Durant
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23
Native Son In Spotlight =
Native Son In Spotisht-
Morris Lewis Elevated To Office
OF President Of MEG This Week

world. but in civic affairs as well.
He is a director in the National
American Wholesalers Association
and Super Market Institute, a dir
ector in the Peoples Bank at In
dianola and the FIRST Mississippi
Corp, and has served as director
in the Delta Council.
He has served as president of
the Board of Education and the
Country Club at Indianola and
was at one time Alderman for the
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23

on November 30, 1858.
jury No. 1
Listed on Jury Number 1 this
week were: w. F. Scott. c. M.
Tate, r. A. Vandiver, Joe Crow
der, Jr., w. M. Ray, Jack Dunn,
John Calvin Burwell. G. D.
Wynne, Byron c. Martin, Leon
Armstrong, Ray McNeer and By
ron A. Cain.
Jury Number 2
v. o. Ingold, Curtis Harris, Terry
Smith, Bob Roberts. Eugene Her
mann, Charles F. Cox, L, B. Ward,
Howard T. Worthey, Thomas M.
O'Briant. L. o. Henry. Bob Scott,
B. L. Harland and Charles Lee
Truitt, TaleSman.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23
Band Boosters Club
Sponsors Bingo Party

The Tchula Band Boosters Club
viii sponsor a Bingo Party Friday
night, April "a. at 8 o'clock at the
school gymnasium.
Tickets can be bought from any
member of the band. Admission for
IL games will be $1.00.
Proceeds will go to the Tchula
Band Fund. The public Is invited.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23

city of Indianola.
The Herald would like to con-
graduate Morris Lewis, Jr. on
being elected president of the Mis-
sissippi Economic Council. Nc
man, we think, is better suited for
the job.
For his steady climb in the bust
ness world, we say, a job well
done, and Holmes county's loss is
Sunflower county's gain.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23

Durant Mayor Robert Ray is
this week asking all property own
ers who may have houses. rooms
or apartments for rent to please
list them at the City Hall or with
him. With the new factory In OPP
Grafton and with more and more
employees being added. there will
be a demand for this type of pro-
perty and he said the Mayors of
ice will act as a clearing house
for such listings,
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23
Coffee Meeting
To Be Held By


The Lexington Chamber of
Commerce will sponsor a series of
coffee meetings beginning within
the next few weeks with the pur-
pose in mind of getting small
groups together to discuss ideas
for formulating a program of work
for 1859.
Plans are to have a small group
of members to meet at the City
Hall each morning for coffee.
and to spend approximately 80
minutes discussing Chamber OF
Commerce projects to be under
taken in 1859.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23
Durant Factory
Is Now In Operation

were conducted by the Employ
ment service.
Employment at the factory will
eventually reach from 400 to 500
employees officials have announ-
ced previously.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23

BY Wednesday morning of this
week, thirty five people were at
work at Durant's new factory, the
Durant Sportswear, Inc, which
began operations Monday morn
ing.
Ralph McGehee, chairman OF the
recently conducted labor survey,
said Is women were called to work
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23
FIRST
CHURCH

The Reverend Frederick c..
Fowler III of Jackson will hold the
7:30 pm. services at the First
Presbyterian Church in LeMng-
ton on Sunday, April Is.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23
VIEW. Dance
Saturday Night

The VIEW Post is sponsoring a
dance Saturday, April Is at the All
Taylor Memorial Home, for adults
only, from 8 til.
Admission is S1.M a couple. The
public is invited.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23

President Herman Flowers this
week announced various commit-
tee appointments for 1859. A COM
plete list of committeeman will APP
pear in next weeks Herald.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-23

Miss Caroline Bragg, daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. P. D. Bragg
and Miss Joyce Faye King, daugh-
ter of MI. and Mrs. Herbert King
were selected by the American
Legion Auxiliary to represent their
The Nome nugget., 1959-03-13
Senate Splits
 Commerce, Labor In Reorganization
By WILLIAM J. TOBIN

JUNEAU, R - A Department of Commerce was written into the state government reorganization bill last night.
 The Senate acted unanimously to split commerce functions from the Department of Labor. It then beat back IT efforts to change proposed administration of edu- cation and fisheries.
 A 16-4 vote on final passage cleared the bill in the Senate, with the key measure now calling for 12 executive departments under the direct control of the Governor. The Employment Security Com mission, one of the states major agencies, would be under the Labor Department.
 The roll call ended a 2-hour and 45-minute night session, the first of the new Legislature. With the two Senate galleries jammed to overflowing, the debate touched off the first heavy oratory in the Senate since the Legislature con- vened on January 26.
 Sen. Al Owen asserted:
 tWe've had patchwork form of government from 1913 to 1857. We've been constantly trying to shore up what we had. Now the people of Alaska will welcome a fresh start"
 "We don't have to do it all at once," protested Sen. John Cog hill. "This is too big a chunk to chew at one time. We're reorgan- izing too fast.'
 Said Sen. Ralph Moody:
 Reorganization has long been overdue in Alaska. We've got to start somewhere, and this is a good place."
 But said Sen. B. J. Logan:
 ''This bill is a playground for political dreamerS.
 The our votes against the bill were cast by Democrats Logan and James Nolan. of Wrangell and Re publicans Coghill and Jack Weise of Bethel.
The Nome nugget., 1959-03-13
Alaska Officials Welcome New State of Hawaii

JUNEAU, LR - The Alaska Le- gislature and acting Governor Hugh Wade took time out from their duties yesterday to extend warm hand of greeting to Hawaii
 Wade sent congratulations to Hawaii Governor William Quinn and Congressional Delegate Jack Burns
 The House was in the midst of a debate over a bill to amend Alaska's foreclosure laws when the word was brought of Con- gressional action on admitting the 50th State.
 Rep. Russ Meekins arose to make the announcement and excitedly said
 ''The House has just passed the Alaska statehood bilP'
 The blushing Anchorage Demo- crat corrected himself amidst a round of applause and laughter
The Nome nugget., 1959-03-13
Road Funds Bill Would Give 2nd Division New Shares In Fuel Revenue

JUNEAU, R - A bill calling for expenditure of motor fuel highway funds in nearly equal proportions in the four major dis tricts of the state was introduced recently in the Alaska Senate.
 The measure was sponsored by two Northwestern District Sen ators, Democrats John McNees of Nome and Eben Hopson of Bar row, and Sen. George B. McNalbb Jr., Fairbanks Democrat.
 The present act says the high way fund revenue should be ex- pended as nearly as practicable in the division where collected.
 The new bill would mean a sub stantial increase in highway funds for the old Second Division, if enacted.
The Nome nugget., 1959-03-13
59ers Face Two More Weeks of Rugged Motoring In Wilderness Trek

SHELBY, Mont, R-The 59ers entered Canada today, two weeks and 1000 miles of wilderness high way from their goal in Alaska.
 The motorized caravan of for mer Detroit residents crossed the Canada-United States border 40 miles north of here. They will reach the southern end of the Alcan Highway at Edmonton, Alta, sometime this weekend.
 Townspeople and civic leaders treated the hardy pioneers to a free breakfast this morning.
 The nearly 50 adventurers are bound for the Kenai Peninsula, where they intend to homestead 160-acre tracts of farmland.
 They left the Detroit area 10 days ago, and now are two days behind schedule because of late winter storms in the Midwest. Auto and trailer breakdowns have taken toll, too.
 Their departure this morning marked the start of the second and most arduous half of the voy- age.
 The '59ers were given accom- modations last night in the Civic Center after a dance
The Nome nugget., 1959-03-13
Sales Tax Law Sent To Joint Committee To Iron Out Differences

JUNEAU, lR - A new siX-man Senate and House committee was named yesterday to attempt to resolve differences over changing provisions of Alaska's local sales tax law.
 A conference committee report on the much-amended bill pre- sented its recommendation yes terday but it was rejected by the House.
 The measure, passed in differ ent versions by the two houses, would permit additional local op- tion on sales tax levies by muni- cipalities or school districts.
The Nome nugget., 1959-03-13
Washington Governor
 Expected to Call Special Session for State Budget

OLYMPIA, lR - Washington's legislature ended it's 60-day reg ular session early today without acting on budget or taxes
 Democratic Governor Albert Rosellini immediately called a special session to start later today.
 At the extra session, expected to last week or more, the legis- lature must act on a two billion dollar spending program submitted by the Governor, and provide at least 100 million in new taxes to balance the budget.
 A proposed package tax plan calls for a boost in the state sales tax from SIS to 4 per cent, 25 per cent increase in the state busi- ness tax and raise in the motor vehicle tax. Legislators couldn't agree on either spending or new taxes in the regular session.
The Nome nugget., 1959-03-13
DEW Line Freight Being Recalled For Alaska Transport

SEATTLE, LR - Sixty thous- and tons of petroleum and dry cargo will go north this year to supply the Distant Early Warning radar line and other defense out posts, the Army announced yes terday.
 The Puget Sound Tug and Barge Co., and the United Transportation Co. will combine to supply ''stretchout" Dewline stations in the Aleutian Islands and "Mona Lisa" aircraft control and warning stations along Alaska's western coast and on Boring Sea islands.
 Alaska Barge and Transport, Inc, will supply Dewline bases along Alaska's Arctic coast.
 The Army in Alaska will ar range local supply of stations in the Kuskokwim River section of Interior Alaska.
 This is the second year com mercial firms have supplied the Dewline and other defense out posts of the north.
 Dry cargo this year will be as Army Engineer Facility at Pier sembled in the Seattle District 37 and loaded on pallets. From there it will be ferried to distri- button points at Dutch Harbor.
The Nome nugget., 1959-03-13
Wade Submits Balanced Budget To Legislators, Advising Hold the Line
By ERNIE MORRIS

JUNEAU, lR m The Legislature received the first executive bud get in Alaska's history today from acting Governor Hugh Wade.
 It called for expenditures of $26,572,OOO during the fiscal year beginning July l. Wade estimated general fund revenues for the same period at $23,545, ,0OO.
 The acting Governor called the measure a ''balanced budget. in tended to provide the highest level of services consistent with the states forseeable income" No New Taxes Required
 It would require no new tax measures, Wade said.
 The $27,000 deficit in the bud get would be covered, Wade said, from $3,049, 1O8 anticipated as the unobligated balance in the gen. eral fund at the end of the cur rent fiscal period June 30.
 The 2615 million dollar budget compares with a total of $36,248,- SIS appropriated by the last Ter ritorial Legislature in 1857, to cover the two-year period now ending.
 Thus, Wade asked for an in crease in general fund appropria- tions of over six million dollars more than the approximate amount for one-year period during tbe last territorial bien- nium.
 The big increases went to agencies that already spend the largest amounts of state money. Biggest Increase 10 Education
 The Department of Education got the biggest increase, up about $2,683,000 - nearly a two-mil- lion dollar reduction from what the Education Department had sought.
 The budget was the first ever presented to the Legislature by an Alaska Governor. Before state hood, the budget was compiled by the Department of Finance from agency requests, and introduced by the House Ways and Means Committee.
 The new budget also was com- piled from requests of the various
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The Nome nugget., 1959-03-13
Michigan Congressman Opines HOmesteads Being Used For PrOfiteering

WASHINGTON, lR - Rep. Will liam $. Broomfield R-Mich) said today he hopes homestead laws will be frightened to prevent land profiteering and speculation in Alaska homesteads.
 Some Alaskan homesteaders, he said, "are attempting to use their land for subdivision or resale, ra- ther than or farming purposes ,
 He said Rep. Wayne Aspinall D-Colo), chairman of the House Interior Committee, told him that "Only a very small percentage" of land homesteaded in Alaska actually is farmed on a continuing basis.
 Broomfield's interest in the mat ter began when a Michigan group known as the 59ers asked him to help them on planned migra- ton to Alaska.
 The congressman said he has urged the House Agriculture Con- mittee to set up more flexible surplus food distribution program to permit use of surplus food stocks by Alaska homesteaders.
The Nome nugget., 1959-03-13
Governor Gains In Strength for Fourth Operation

JUNEAU, R-Gov. William A. Egan appears to have gained about 10 pounds and seems "per- ceptibly improved" over his con- dition two weeks ago, Burke Riley, chief aide in the gover- nor's office, reports.
 Riley was back at his desk on Wednesday, Riley had had an- other meeting at Seattle which Egan requested and during which he gave a general review of the legislatures progress.
 Egan is now able to take short walks outside his Seattle apart ment, Riley said. He is still con- valescing and awaiting fourth major operation to remove a gall stone.
The Nome nugget., 1959-03-13
Hawaii Admitted Into Union By Act
 Of U. s. Congress, Creating 5Oth State
By HARRISON HUMPHREYS

WASHINGTON, LR - The Ha- waiian Islands will become the nations 50th state within the year. Congress answered the terri tory's half-century of pleading for statehood yesterday with a re- sounding 323-89 vote in the House. The Senate assented a day earlier with a 76-15 vote.
 President Eisenhower gets the bill today. His approval is certain. Presidential Secretary James c. Hagerty said the President is delighted.
 In four to six months Hawaii could be full partner in the 7 union. It will take that long to set up elections for the nearly 600,000 people to choose their first state officers, their two U. s. Sen ators and one Representative in the House. Hawaii will qualify for a second House seat after the 1860 census.
 There is maximum time sched- ule set out in the state constitu- ton which the people of Hawaii, tired of waiting, adopted in 1850. The maximum is 160 days between the date the President signs the bill and the date of the general election. The actual time could be less.
 Governor William Quinn, 18th and last Presidentially appointed Governor of Hawaii, said he is in clined to favor a schedule on the slow side. He said he thought that would be preferred by political leaders of both parties to get good candidates in the field. Quinn is a Republican and potential candi- date for Governor. It is up to him to set the election dates. John A. Burns, HaWaii's Demo- cratic Delegate to Congress, said he favored the shortest possible preliminaries to the ultimate pro- clamation of the President for mally admitting the islands to statehood.
 ''Hawaiians are tired of living under the shackles of the appoint i've governor system," he said.
 Burns, undoubtedly a candidate for something, has not said which office he will seek
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The Nome nugget., 1959-03-13
Clustering Flag Fashions

NEW YORK, LR - Flag makers are in a flutter.
 With the admission of Alaska to the union, the flag manufac- turers began turning out 49-star versions of Old Glory at top speed to have big supply on hand when the new flags became off cial July 4th.
 Now with Hawaii about to be- come a state also, the manufac- turers are in a dither over the possibility that the 50-star version will be needed even before those with 49 can be used.