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Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02
MunddyM fakes Laughter
At Banquet

Lexington is a city with a per-
sonality, With a tremendous
spirit" said Riley Munday, Per
sonnet Director of Risceramic of
Cleveland, as he opened his speech
tuesday night at the 4th annual
Lexington Chamber of Commerce
banquet.
The part time Baptist preacher
Kept his audience Of almost $50
Chamber of Commerce members,
their wives and a battery of dis
inguished guests roaring with
laughter as he used for his sub
iect 1.-THE Heart of Mississippi is
Good.
Mr.. Munday said he has been
trying to get people to laugh for
twenty years and if more people
would smile and do less smirking
then the world would be better
off. The speaker was introduced
by viii Wilson.
Presiding at the meeting was
NJ. B. Brown, outgoing president
and he introduced visiting digni
+aries from Jackson, Greenwood
and Yazoo City, and expressed his
thanks to the members for their
cooperation during the past year.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02
Carroll Gortin Speaks
At Lexington Rotary

the speaker said, and he praised
The efforts of the Legislature, the
Citizens Council, public officials
and individuals for the magnificent
job they have done in maintaining
order when other southern states
have been having their troubles.
The immediate job ahead is to be
constantly aware of the danger of
an Indignation fight and it is time
now for each of us to stand up and
be counted, MI. Gartin told his
audience.
AS for IndustrialiZation O. 2
state on a par with our neighbors,
Mr.. Gartin said it would take
more than one piece of legislation
to do the trick. He said the .jCD
of encouraging an industry to To-
cate in a community can be hand
led best by the citizens of that
community themselves. He s
we must create a wholesome at
mosphere for the industries if they
move in, and offer every coopera-
ton vital for the success of their
operation. The speaker said he
stands for equalization of our tax
structure, and try to create jobs
for our young people leaving the
state.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02
Work Started To Restore
Railroad Park At Goodman

Work got underway last Tues
day, March oath to restore the old
Railroad Park into a beauty spot
in Goodman.
The project, with Mrs. N. H.
Derrick as chairman, is one of the
projects that has been entered in
the Hometown Development Pro
gram this year.
Oletimers recall that the park
was at one time one of the pref
test parks along the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad route between Mem
phis and New Orleans. The beauty
spot including the flowers, shrubs,
water fountain and gold fish pond
were destroyed after the railroad
started using the park as a pulp
wood loading yard.
1t will take time and money to
restore the park to its original
beauty, but it is the intention of
the committee to do this as quick
ly possible. The grounds have
been cleaned up and leveled off
already.
The Magnolia Club plans to take
the park over as their main pro-
ject after it has been restored and
to keep it maintained.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02
C.Campbell
Dies Sunday
At YazOO City

Curtis Garland Campbel "a pro
minent Thornton resident died a.
$50 pm. Sunday at Kings Daug.-
ters Hospital in Yazoo City aIte
an extended illness.
Mr.. Campbell was serving his
third term as supervisor in DistC
4. he VA a member of the Thorn
ton Methodist church, Masonic
Lodge and Wahabi Shrine Tenn
pie.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Willie Cader Campbell; one
daughter, Mrs. w. H. Rushbrook;
two grandchildren, Diane and
Ina Kay Rushbrook all of Thorn
ION; one sister Miss Pearl Camp
bell of Hattiesburg.
Services were held Monday at
400 pm. from the Stricklin-King
Funeral Home chapel, with the
Rev. Douglas Van Zant officiating
assisted by the Rev. Aubrey Smith.
Burial followed in the Glenwood
cemetery at Yazoo City with
Stricklin-King Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02

The two most pressing problems
facing Mississippi today is the
problem of maintaining segrega-
ton in our public schools and way
of life and further industrialiZa
ton of the state, 1t. Gov. Carroll
Gartin told the Lexington Rotar-
ians Tuesday at their luncheon
meeting at the Grammar school.
The candidate for Governor listed
those two problems in that order of
importance in his opinion.
Mr.. Gartin was the second can
didate for Governor to address the
Lexington Rotarians. A week ago
Ross Barnett was the guest speak
err.
The speaker said that Duh state
has been fortunate in maintaining
segregation to the extent that no
cases are in court, but he said,
we need not kid ourselves, it could
break wide open any minute.
Mr.. Gartin said he is a total
segregationist, and that he favors
closing of the public school system
rather than to give into the mixing
of children in the schools.
Absolute unity among our peo-
pie in every community is neces-
sary if segregation is to continue
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02
Lexington Scouts Have
Court of Honor Toniqht

For the first time in about 5
years, a group of Lexington Boy
Scouts will be promoted to First
Class rank.
Five Scouts will go up for First
Class badge Thursday night, April
2, when a Court of Honor will be
held for Troop ga at the City Hall,
beginning at 7:30.
Scoutmaster Hardin Erwin is urg-
ing all fathers and mothers of the
scouts to be present at the court
of honor. In addition to the boys
receiving advancement in rank;
several scouts will be presented
with Merit Badges for various cat
egories.
Those scheduled to receive the
First Class rank are O.. A. Cleve-
land, Jr., Don Downer, Wyche
Hooker, Alton Parker and Walter
Sullivan.
Receiving Merit Badges will be
Don Downer, Pioneering, Wyche
Hooker, Home repairs and marks
manship; Kim Kimbrough, Beef
Production; Alton Parker, Marks
manship and Walter Sullivan, Jr.,
Corn Farming.
The Lexington troop is being
sponsored by the Rotary Club.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02
Senior PLAY
Friday Night
April 3rd

The time is drawing near for
the blood curdling, hair raising
suspenseful drama II Was A
Teenage Dracula', to be staged
by the Lexington High senior
class.
The curtain will rise Friday
night, April 3 at 7:3O in the Gram
mar School auditorium.
Admission is SOC for adults and
35c for students. Everyone is urg-
ed to come and see who "Dracu-
Ia" really is.
Following the play Mrs. Edwin
White and Mrs. Walter Sullivan will
entertain the senior class with a
party at the Country Club, hon
oring their daughters, Carolyn
White and Sue Sullivan.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02
Job Seekers
To Get News

Durant officials said Tuesday
that applications for work in the
Durant Sportswear plant will not
be processed until Mr.. Lawrence
Shutter, head of the firm, who is
expected here next week, gets
here and decides with Durant Of
ficials on which applicants will be
hired when the plant opens. mi
tial workers will be selected from
people who filled out forms during
the labor survey which was con-
Quoted by a committee headed by
J. c. Robertson.
Correct procedure by applicants
who are seeking jobs in the NV
plant will be released as soon as
possible Mayor Robert Ray said.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02
Circuit Court To
Open MOnddv

With a new judge presiding, the
April term of Circuit Court will
get underway Monday, April 6.
Judge Arthur B. Clark of Indian
ola, who succeeded Judge Arthur
Jordan, retired since the last court
here, will face one of the largest
docketS in recent years.
Thirty five Civil cases and 48
criminal cases, including one muir
der case, plus any new indict-
ments the grand jury finds, will
come before the court.
When court convenes at 9 am.
Monday District Attorney Parham
H. Williams, County Attorney Pat
Barertt, Sheriff Andrew Smith and
Circuit Clerk Henry Mcclellan will
be at their posts of duty. Mrs. FL
Disc Shirley of Indianola will serve
as court steographer for the fast
time in the county. Mrs. Shirley
succeeds Miss Pearl Mcclellan who
retired.
Judge Clark has issued a call
10 all elected officials in the county
to be present, according to the
law, to answr roll call Monday
morning and to hear the charge
to the Grand Jury.
The civil cases range from bad
debts to damage suits. One of the
more important cases is the own
ers of Howard Gin VS.. Attala Blu
tame Gas Co. and Cullander Mach
inery Co. The Gin was destroyed
by fire last year and the owners
claim the cause of the fire was a
bad gas connection.
Among the criminal cases on
tinued from last court is the muir
der case in which Anderson Tho
mas is charged with the murder
of Sam Harris, both Negoes, last
March LIST at Thomas store on
the Acona-Cruger road. A robbery
case in which Milton Bank is &C.
cused of robbing Swisher Hobbs of
S243 and a car will be tried. Other
cases to be tried range from child
desertion to possession of intoxicat-
ing liquor.
Several appeal cases from JUS
tice of the Peace Courts for reck-
les driving, drunk driving, etc.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02
Giant Rally
To Be Held
April 10

Ca 4.lday, April 10 at 1880 pr.
a Giant Raly will be held at TIE
First Baptist Church in Lexingto...
A JOINT program, combim.e
Youth Night and the SimultaneC~
Revival crusade, has been planned
for all the family, using the theme
Spreading The News For anU
Wide.
AT the beginning of the program
all youth organizations, Young
People, Intermediates, Juniors,
Beginners and Nursery will meet
for separate planned programs %
each age group.
Members of Baptist churche
throughout the county are urged
to attend this great event.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02
Mrs. Boyette
Passes Monday

Mrs. Henry Eta Boyette, "a,
of Durant died at the home of her
daughter Mrs. E. E. McAbee MOI
day at 1000 am. after a lengthy
illness.
Mrs. Boyette was born in At
tala county and moved to Durant
about 40 years ago.
She is survived by two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. E. E. Boyette, Durant;
Mrs. Paul Gregoy, Jackson; two
brothers John Smith and Oscar
Smith, both of West; two sisters,
Mrs. II. w. Hamrick Houston, Tex
as and Mrs. Marion Wells of Kos
ciusko.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday morning at 1890 am.
from the Southern Funeral Home
Chapel in Duant with the Rev. M.
F. Strunk and Rev. A. c. Bridges
officiating. Burial followed in the
Sails cemetery.
Her nephews served as palbear-
ers.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02
HSIideS /. .
Oa9RHo
Holmes
BY Chester Marshall

Seems that both Carroll Gartin
and Ross Barnett are in agree
ment with the two most pressing
problems which are confronting
the state of Mississippi. Both can
didateS for Governor have made
talks at the Lexington Rotary Club
luncheon. Gartin this week and
Barnett last week.
Gartin places the segregation
issue as the number one problem
followed closely by the need for a
stepped up ipdustrialization pro-
gram for the state and Barnett
pointed out the same two pro-
blems. The two did however differ
slightly in tn manner in which in
dustry should be lured to the state.
Both candidates made excellent
talks and we were privileged to be
a guest of the Rotary Club on
both occasions.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02
R.E.Spencer
Rites Sunday

Services for Robert Edward
Spencer, 81, were held Sunday at
800 pm. from the Southern Fun
eral Home Chapel in Durant, with
Rev. Cecil Mulloy and Rev. E. G..
Potts officiating. Interment was in
the Sails cemetery.
Mr.. Spencer died Saturday night
at 8 o'clock at the home of Charlie
Keith, where he had lived for a
number of years. He had been i'll
about four days.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs.
Ida Holly of Jackson, Tenn. and
a number of nieces and nephews.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02
Work To tSfnrt Or 7chuAn Ssrix,s NINA Pool

Work is scheduled to begin on a
SIS, 500 swimming pool at Tchula
next week. Lester Lyon, president
of the organization which will OPP
crate the pool, said this week that
$4,000 has been raised through do
nations to build the pool. Contribu-
tons r still being accepted to
get the required amount to biuld
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02

unity could get wholesome recrea.
ton, all organizations in Tchula
got behind the push to raise none
to build the pool. The Tchula Rec.
reation Association was formed
to coordinate the efforts and in
short period of not more than two
months the money has been raic-
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Beginning Sunday, April 5 there
viii be a change of time for the
services at the First Baptist
Church in Lexington.
Sunday School and morning SER
vices will remain the same. Train
ing Union will meet at $50 and
the evening worship hour will be
7:30.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02
Oak Grove To
Hold Revival

Beginning Friday, April 10 and
continuing through Sunday, April
II there will be a revival at Oak
Grove Baptist Church.
Guest speaker will be Rev. Don
Reed of the Second Baptist Church
Tupelo.
Services will be each evening at
7:30 and Sunday at Hoo am.
Rev. Allen Goss, pastor extends
everyone a cordial invitation.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02

ed. The people who gave their time
to help raise this money deservt
a lot of credit, and it is just a sal
pie OF what Holmes county peoT
can do when they put their unit
efforts behind any project.
Congratulations Tchula for a jct
well done.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02

The pool.
Mr.. Lyon said that if anyone
wishes to contribute to this pro-
ject, they could do so by contact
ing him or Marshall Bennett this
week.
Negotiations with the National
Pools Co. of Greenwood have been
completed to start work on the
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02

The pool will be 30 x 70 and will
contain filtering units to purify
the water. 1t will be built on a lot
neal the ice house which was do
mated by Tchula American Legio:
Post 155.
Realizing the need for a place
the children of Tchula and vic
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02

We don't recall ever laughing
through an entire speech before,
but Tuesday night we did. Riley
Munday, personnel director of
Misceremic Tile of Cleveland did
the trick at the annual Lexington
Chamber of Commerce banquet.
Riley, as he prefers to be called,
because he leads the life of it, is
one Of the most gifted after dinner
speakers, we've had the pleasure
of listening to, and we recommend
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02
Lexington Band
To Give Concert
Friday, April 10

The Lexington High School Band
will give a Band Concert Friday
night April 10 at the Grammar
School Auditorium.
The concert, under the direction
of Band Director w. H. Scott will
get underway at 7:30 o'clock and
will last about one hour.
Thirty six members of the band
will play for the concert.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02
CHURCH

WO1tOrd X. Smith, Priest
Ills a.m.-Celebration of Holy
Communion
9:45 AM Church School
HOO a.m.-Morning Prayer and
Sermon
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02

will come up for trial.
Sixty four men have been sum-
moned for jury duty for the
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02

Everyone is invited to attend
these services and don't forget the
change of time.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02

him highly. If he said anything
which could be construed as SER
ious during his speech, we failed
to get it because we stopped taking
notes so we wouldn't miss a joke.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02

Mr.. Reedy Ellis is possibly the
County's staunchest supporter in
the idea of trying to develop the
county as a tourist attraction, and
we will agree with him that we
have an untapped potential that
could be worked into something
real big. The Herald would like to
invite readers to drop us a line on
this subject.
Holmes County herald., 1959-04-02

Spring term of court. From these
the Grand Jury and Petit Juries
will be selected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13

See Broadway musicals under the Big Top at Rose
croit legfeld Follies" now playing. Tickets on
sale every Drug Fair!
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President Coils
Early, Despite
Stiff Old Bones

GETTYSBURG, Pa, May 9
Cap .-Grumbling a bit about
his stiff old bones" as he made
practice swings, President Eli
senhower set out early this
morning on a round of golf.
The President complained
also that he has been having
trouble with his long game. He
remarked about it to his golf1ng
companions, George F. Allen
and retired Brig. Gen. Arthur
| S. Nevins, as he stepped up to
the first tee.
1t was a cool day but clear
and sunny.
Mr.. Eisenhower was up by z
at his mountain-top retreat at
Camp David, in the Catoctin
Mountains of Maryland, where
he and Mr.. Allen are spending
the week end.
BY 8:35 am. they had mo-
tored the Is miles to the
Gettysburg Country Club.
CARRIED in tan Stacks and a
short-sleeved white sports shirt,
Mr.. Eisenhower limbered up for
10 minutes with practice wood
and iron shots. That was when
he remarked about his stiff old
bones.
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Reds Release
Virginia Pilot

HELMSTEDT, Germ any,
May 8 (AP) Communist East
Germany today released Emory
| A. Vaughan. an American civil
ian pilot who had been detained
since March q.
The 32-year-old pilot from
Portsmouth, Va, arrested by
the Communists when his sports
plane strayed across the Iron
Curtain, was freed at this West
German frontier post in the
custody Of the American Red
Cross.
Robert Storey Wilson. Euro
pean operations director Of the
American Red Cross, crossed
the border to meet Mr.
Vaughan and guide him into
Helmstedt. Mr.. Wilson earlier
arranged for Mr.. Vaughan's re-
lease in negotiations with the
East German Red Cross.
AS he crossed the border
| to Western Germany, Mr.
Vaughan said to newsmen: u
have nothing to say"
He was wearing a brown suit,
brown necktie and white shirt,
Mr.. Wilson said Vaughan
was well treated and is in good
health"
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Girl, 4, Speaks Mind
To Russio's Big Boss

nessman; Manager Skee Good
heart and about 20 stars to q
private room for a snack.
Robbi, who captured the
hearts Of the Muscovites from
the first time she skated onto
the ice here, was introduced to
Mr.. Khrushchev along with the
rest of the stars.
He lifted her up and asked:
"How would you like to stay
in Russia?"
"Uh-h-h," said Robbi. Il
wouldn't like to-"
She and her parents and
others of the cast plan to re-
main here through May IS, 60
on to Vienna for a brief en-
gagement and then to Spain,
The show has been playing
to q capacity house Of $4,000
here since it opened FIVE weeks
ago.
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Dulles Weaker
After Mild Case
Of Pneumonia
BIZ &c Assoclated Press

Former Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles, i'll with
cancer at Walter Reed Army
M dical Center, has beer
stricken with a mild case Of
pneumonia.
A statement by the State
Department today said he has
had satisfactory response tc
treatment but lis, however
somewhat weaker" His tenn
perature is now normal, IL
added.
A department spokesman said
he did not know when Mr.
Dulles contracted the pneumo.
mia.
The 7l-year-old Mr.. Dulles
has been at Walter Reed most
of the time since February IL
He resigned as Secretary April
is.
Earlier this week, the depart
ment had said Mr.. Dulles coulc
walk but sometimes found 9
wheel chair more convenient.
That was the explanation
given for a photograph wher
he was visited by President
Eisenhower and Sir Winston
Churchill Tuesday. The photo.
graph showed him sitting in 8
wheel chair.
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cial swizzle- sticks commemorate
ing the conference In four Ian
guages. The night clubs are
advertising the raciest Of Swiss
type stripteasers. Only Bob's
Cave-scene Of many an earlier
summit revel-is closed for re-
pairs. Says a taxidriver: Bob
figures he'll have plenty of time
before this is over"
Already, even before all the
foreign ministers have arrived,
the wheels are beginning to
turn. Outside the Hotel Met
ropole the rank of black Rus
sian Zims announces the pres
ence OF the Soviet advance
guard. ("Only so this time.
says the manager with relief
'In IS they took the whole
place.
Range 70 quiet Villas
In search of those little honey
touches for their stories, re-
porters range beyond the city
limits to the quiet and secluded
villas where the foreign min
listers will live during their stay
here.
Most. including Secretary OF
State Herter's Villa Greta, are
securely guarded.
A notable exception is the
stuoco house owned by thu
Swiss government which ha;
See GENEVA, Page Ali
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behind the counter of his store
at All Saints road and Route
ZIG, near Laurel.
Standing at her husbands
side when the fatal shot was
fired was Mrs. Emma Miles, 54.
Car Believed Found
State police reported finding
an abandoned, blood-Stained
car which they believe may
have been used by the killer
and his partner.
Trooper Edward Mullnix
located the 1851 sedan about
GAS am. at the end of Old
Columbia road by a woods near
Skaggsville.
Police said they knew the
owners identity and are look
ing for him Tor questioning.
Police reported that blood
stains appeared on the door of
the car and that a shotgun
shell box was in the back seat.
They speculated that blood
from tho victim may have
splattered on the gunner.
Mrs. Miles told police the
two men, armed with shotguns,
silently entered the general
merchandise store about 1920
pm. Police said she gave the
following account Of what hap
pened:
The gunner motioned to
Mrs. Miles not to warn her hus-
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MOSCOW, May 9 (AP)-
One of the stars of the skating
ballet, Holiday On Ice," has
told Russia's big boss she
doesn't want to stay in Mos
COW.
The girl who spoke her mind
to Soviet Premier Nikita Khru-
shchev was Robbi Lalonde, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Buddy Lalonde of Virginia,
MINI.
Robbi is 4 years old.
Robbi met Mr.. Khrushchev
at a backstage party last night
after he and Soviet Deputy
Premier Anastas I Mikoyan
paid a surprise visit to the
American show. a smash hit
here.
After the show the Russians
invited Producer Maurice Chal-
fen. a former Minneapolis busi-
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band, whose back was turned,
of their presence.
Nudges Husband
AS they approached to within
5 feet of the counter in the
center Of the store, Mrs. Miles
Inudged her husband.
He turned and reached for
one Of the shotguns held by the
gunner. AS he did one of the
men fired and Mr.. Miles fell
to the floor.
The gunner Immediately fed
without waiting to take any
thing.
Mr.. Miles was unarmed and
kept no weapon in the store,
his wife said.
Mrs. Miles said she was un-
See SHOOTING, Page A-24
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U. S. Military Chiefs
To Meet in Okinuwu

HONOLULU, May 9 (AP).-
Top United States military
commanders in the Pacific will
meet in Okinawa May 1926 to
discuss military aid to seven
Asian nations. They plan to
meet annually.
Admiral Harry D. Felt. Pa
cific commander, will head the
conferees. Also attending will
be his senior subordinate COM
manders responsible for super
vision of aid programs in
Korea, Japan. FormoSa. the
Philippines, Vietnam. Cambo-
dia and Thailand.
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Chain Reaction

SANTIAGO, Cuba, May 9
(AP) Police firing their pis-
tolls at a fleeing holdup man hit
two tanks Of oxygen in a hat
manufacturing shop and the
tanks exploded yesterday. One
policeman was killed and nine
other persons we're hurt. -Four
stores burned and another was
damaged.