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Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04
Plans Progress For Giant WV Rally

Several state candidates includ-
ng at least two seeking the Gov
arnor's seat will be among speak
rs at the big July 4th political
ally and barbecue to be staged
n Lexington by the Ohio C.. Byrd
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post.
Carroll Gartin and Ross Bar
nett both have notified committee
chairmen Bill Kenna and Bill
-iamberlin that they will be on the
speakers stand during the day.
Three of the candidates for 1t.
Governor will speak. They are Viii
lam III: Bucklew, Brown Viii
liams and ARMS Hawkins. Other
candidates who have indicated
hey will be here are i'm. Tubb
and George Tutor, candidates for
Supt. of Education; William Win
,er. State Tax Collector; Leland
Speed and Evelyn Candy, State
Treasurer; Walter Dell Davis,
Commissioner of Insurance; Nor
man A. Johnson, Jr., Public Serv-
ice Commissioner; r. S. Graham,
State Land Commissioner and Eel
der Dearman, Highway Commiss-
ioner.
All five candidates for Holmes
County Sheriff will be among the
speakers. They are Y. B. Bruce,
Douglas Smith, Mrs. Andrew P.
Smith, Ben Moore Hammett and
Coyier Farmer. L. r. Thompson,
candidate for reelection as Com-
y Supt. of Education will also
speak as will numerous other
candidates for local offices.
D. A. McCrory, commander of
the VFW post, said final plans for
n hlC r
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04
DurantB
Warns Traffic
ViOlatOrs : u d

At their regular meeting Tuesday
night, the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of Durant requested the
assistance of the State Highway
Patrol in enforcing all traffic re-
g~ulations.
Mayor Robert Ray and Patrol
man Frank Blanton, with the as
sistance of other law enforcement
officers will prosecute all violat-
atorS.
Patrolman Blanton said that all
vehicles must meet all highway
requirements such as proper light
ing, brakes, good mufflers and
others.
ALI operators Of vehicles on city
streets must have drivers licenses
and this includes operators of mo-
tor scooters and moor bikes, &C.
cording to Mr.. Blanton.
Mayor Ray asks the cooperation
of all citizens as 1.-THE life yol
save in obeying the traffic law.
may be your own"
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04
CIean-up Campaign To Start Monday

The most thorough cleanup cam
palgn ever conducted in Lexingto,
will get underway Monday, June
9th and continue through June
"a, according to A.. L. Gibson
chairman of the Identification
Committee of the Hometown De
Velopment program.
DR.. Frank Houston. the overall
chairman of the HTD program
his year, stressed the fact that
an about effort is being made
70 rid the town of some of the
substandard dwellings and other
eye-sore spots on the highways
.eading into Lexington.
Final plans for the annual Clean
Up. Paint-Up, Fix-Up campaign
will be formulated at a meeting
at 10 am. this morning Thurs.
day. in the City Hall, when the
Identification Committee meets
With the press. city officials and
all committee chairmen of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Mayor PovaI issued a procla-
nation this week, designating the
wo-week period as cleanup weeks
nd he said the city street and
.arbage truck will give additional
ervice during the campaign.
Members of the Beautificatior
Committee have been assigned Ger.
ain sections in the business dis.
.rict to contact the property own.
ers and solicit their cooperation
Turing the campaign.
Two of the main projects the
committee will undertake will be t.
lean out the fence row on High
way II south by the Country Clut
Golf course. The committee fell
hat since this is one of the pref
est spots in Lexington, peopls
travelling through Lexington should
e able to see it. The other pro
ect will be to work with property
owners in improving sub-standarc
property on Yazoo Street south O
he railroad.
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04
Proclamation

Mayor Allie S. Povall today Off
cially proclaimed June 8 through
June % for Lexington's annual
Cleanup, Paint-Up, Fix-Up cam
paign and urged every citizen to
participate in this years program.
Today's proclamation was as fol-
lows:
WHEREAS, the general health
and welfare of our citizens de-
ponds upon wholesome surround
ings arising from good clean liv-
ing conditions, and
WHEREAS, the lives and prop
erty of our people are endangered
by fire and accidents caused by
Uttered and cluttered conditions
in homes, factories, places of pub
lie assembly, alleys and streets,
and
WHEREAS, a clean and beauti-
full community is a proud and pros
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04
An Editorial

Inc Holmes County Herald has brought to this county a paper
established by the people, and dedicated to the development. peace
prosperity and happiness of all of the people of Holme county. and of
its trade territories.
Inc enormous good will which the people throughout the county
1or the Herald makes it the best possible medium of advertising
for the business man who wishes to reach them with his message
because when his ad appears in the Herald it is doubly welcomed bv
the reader.
lnose who advertise with us know that it Is a real pleasure to
transact business with the Herald, for courtesy and service are our
watchwords.
The Herald stands for true constitutional government, and against
the efforts of the countless leftwing and communist front organizations
OF this country which are seeking to destroy ii.
This paper will never remain silent when socaled Civil Rights
legislation, which breaks down and destroys good win between the
races, is sought to be pushed upon us.
Although the Herald will ever stand for principle, its readers and
advertisers may rely with confidence that it will never engage in In
necessary controversy, which is so productive of turmoil and strife.
By this time, everyone knows that the Herald is one of the best
things that has ever happened to this wonderful county of Holmes.
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04

his plan for starting the OES
and for writing of the rituals of the
organization. His idea caught on
and after moving to Jackson in
1850 the Eastern Star was born,
with MIR. Morris recognized as its
founder and the school house which
now stands at Richland as its
birthplace.
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04
Law Explained For
Voting Absentee Ballot

compliance with the provisions of
this act.
A new law enacted by the Legis-
lature in 1858 says persons EN-
Iployed in interstate commerce
shall vote absentee ballots, if his
employment with such carrier ne
cesSitates his absence from the
county of his voting residence at
the time of any primary, general
or special election. The voter
must, however, apply in person and
make application for an absentee
.dIiot not more than 10 days nor
less than 2 days prior to such
election.
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04
Peoples Drug Store
Plans Giant Sale

A giant Jubilee Sale will get TN
derway at Peoples Drug Store
Friday and will last through Sat
lrday, June 9th.
Jack Dunn, owner of the store,
IS inviting his many friends to pay
his store a visit and to look over
the many bargains he has to offer
during the two-day sale.
A full page adj In this issue ane
circulars which have been dis
tributed in the area will give Oh
readers an idea of some of the
many bargains being offered.
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04
Sale Now On At
Patterson's Variety

Over at Patterson's Variet,
Store a Big Z Sale is now in pro
gress. George Patterson, owner O
the popular variety store, which
uses as its slogan "Over THIRTY
Years On The Square," is offer
ing many useful items at out.
standing bargains during this sale
Elsewhere in this issue OF the
Herald our readers can look owe,
some of these bargains and read
the circulars that have been dis.
tributed.
Mr.. Patterson invites his friends
in to take advantage of the bic
savings during this sale.
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04

day night, June 8. at a special
meeting of members. All members
are urged to attend this meeting,
the commander said.
Various committees have been
named to plan the event. On the
foods committee are Bill Power
A. ]. Davis and Homer Knox;
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04

The Supervisors are putting the
buildings down at Richland school
up for sale, to be removed from
the premises, leaving only the
Little Red School House" where
the Order of the Eastern Star was
born. We hope and pray the East
ern Star goes ahead with an
nouneed plans 70 and leases the
building and makes a national
shrine of it. Local authorities
should do everything in their power
to help this come true. 1t will GER
tainly be a tourist attraction and
who doesn't like tourist dollars?
Those of us who would sit back
and not make an attempt to COM
pete for some of this added income
must certainly have rocks in their
heads.
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04
Willoughby Is
New Manager.
Hydratane

Ross Willoughby has been named
manager of Hydratane Gas, Inc,
in Lexington.
A native of Walthal, Mr.. Will
loughby recently moved his wife
and two boys to Durant from Car
thage, where they will make their
home. He said he has mot been
able to find a home in Lexington
as yet. They are Baptists.
The Hydratane Gas Co. is 10
Gated on the Square, next door
to the Welcome Inn Cafe. They SER
vice all of Holmes County with
Butane and Propane and are Hy-
dratane distributors in this area.
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04
HiLifeS
Oa'OH
Holmes
By Chester Marshall

After today, politicians who have
no opponents can rest easy. Be
cause midnight tonight, June 9TH,
is deadline for candidate to get
their names in the ring. Those who
do have opponents a get down
to serious business without the wor-
ny OF anyone else announcing a.
gainst them. The battle line is
drawn from here on out It'll Aug
uSt the 4th, and the road is not go
ing to be easy.
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04

ings on Yazoo Street either torn
down Or repaired. The way some
of the buildings look they are a.
bout to fall down anyway. At any
rate they are an eyesore to not
only the people who live here, but
think what they look like to visit
ors passing through town.
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04
Tchula L~egionnaires
To Have Fish Frv

Tchula Legionnaires and their
families will enjoy a fish fry
Thursday afternoon (today} at the
roadside park north of Tchula
from five to seven.
Post Commander Marshall Ben
nett said all members of the Post
r urged to attend.
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04

grounds committee: Bumont Rut-
ledge; publicity committee, Ches-
ter Marshall; concessions commit
tee: A. j. Davis and James Nor
ris.
Bill Hamberlin, Bill Kenna and
Commander McCrory will head
The overall committee.
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04
Miss 7chuIu To Be
Named On June 18th

On the night of June II, a Miss
Tchula and a Little Miss Tchula
will be selected at the high school
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04

You will note in this issue of the
Herald an Oldsmobile ad for Hol-
ingsworth. This is another nation
al advertising account added to our
growing list of national advertis-
erS, which we certainly welcome.
Holmes County herald., 1959-06-04

Lexington is putting on an am
bilious Cleanup, Paint-Up, FIX
Up campaign beginning Monday
which will last for two weeks. The
city board is working with the
Identification committee in trying
to get some of the unsightly build
Evening star., 1959-11-22
Gentle Hope Still
Has Her Bottles

Would you mind letting me
close the door?" said Hope.
No" said Joan. You can't.
It's my line, my exit, I close
it." But 1 don't know what
to do with my hands," Hope
repeatedly replied. II didn't
say that" Hope told me.
Later Joan was quoted as
saying, Those young people
spend so much time trying
to think themselves into
their roles, there's nothing
one can play to. They're
so wishy-washy."
Competitions Not Needed
Crawford" said Hope to
me, "is one of the last of
the personality stars. She
and I come from different
schools. I believe an actress
should fulfill the part the
way the author meant it; I
don't see it in terms of whose
exit it is. The size of the
part doesn't mean anything.
There shouldn't be a feeling
Of competition. Everyone has
something to give, and, Just
as I don't envy Miss Craw-
ford, she shouldn't have a
feeling Of competition with
me. ] don't see how any ac-
tress or actor would have a
feeling of competition. It
would kill one as an actor,
faster than anything else"
Well, to take up the cudgels
for Joan, for a few seconds
competition or otherwise
Miss Crawford has been a
star for 30 years. And, as
Hope says, Joan is a star
in the grand tradition of
great personalities of the
screen" And we don't have
many left, if any. AS for
Hope-"All I'm concerned
with is doing my role as we'll
as I can, and improving, so
that each year 1 get better,
and can go on and on, con-
tributing to the movie or
play"
In "The Best Of Every
thing" Hope has a chance
to wear nice clothes "and be
more than Just q nice girl.
If you play nice girls, they
have a tendency to give you
nice-girl parts forever. They
shouldn't" With Hopes style
of angelic face it would be
hard for me to think of her
as anything else.
Evening star., 1959-11-22

TEEN Appears After Poge D-l0
Books, D-ll-Business, D-l2-l5
Gardens, D-l6-Obituories, D-lS
Evening star., 1959-11-22
Demure Shirley Jones Makes
Switch From CrinoIines to Sin

Little by little it paid off,
but she says she really owes
the Elmer Gantry" part to
Lancaster's good memory.
Every sexpot in the business
made a stab for the prosti-
tute's role but Lancaster
asked only Shirley.
He told me that he had
seen me play the floozy on
Playhouse go and that he
made a mental note then
that I would be right for
Elmer Gantry.' He remem-
bered for two years. You
never know when good luck
is going to strike In this
business"
Evening star., 1959-11-22
BY JAMES BACON
Associated Press Writer

HOLLYWOOD. - once
typed as a sweet. old fash
ioned girl, Shirley Jones is
making the jump from fluffy
crinolines to seXy slips in
her current movie role.
For a little girl who used
to sing in the Methodist
choir back in Smithton, Pa,
and made her movie debut
as the pure heroine in ok
lahoma!", Shirley is going
about as far as she can go
in Elmer Gantry." This is
the controversial Sinclair
Lewis novel about evangelists
that Hollywood held off film
ing until the current trend
toward treating Sc a my
themes.
Shirley describes her role
this way:
81 play a minister's daugh-
ter who becomes a prostitute
and my purpose in life is
to bring the minister (played
by Burt LancaSter) down to
my level"
She Asked for 1t
Shirley, a regular church.
goer, realizes the religious
storm that the picture-and
especially her role-may
bring.
"I hope that people will
realize that it's just a role,
an isolated instance" she
says. But, she admits, she
asked for it.
Five years ago, Shirley be-
came a star overnight as
Laurey in Oklahoma" Next
came an even purer part as
the heroine of "Carousel."
Il have no regrets about
being cast as sweet and pure
in my first pictures" she re-
marks, because, let's face it.
I wouldn't even be in the
business if it weren't for
those two parts"
About three or four years
ago, Shirley embarked on a
campaign to make herself
noticed as a sexy actress in
stead of a perpetual ingenue,
suited only for sugary roles.
Next, SOphisticatiOn
First she dieted off the
cute baby fat to become a
svelte 113 pounds. Her curves
remained. She wore her hair
in short sophisticated styles.
Form-f1tting black dresses
became an important part of
her social wardrobe.
But even that couldn't
break down the Hollywood
type casting barrier. The only
roles she got were like those
in April Love-" opposite Pat
Boone.
THE closest thing to con-
troversy in that picture was
Evening star., 1959-11-22

Pat Boone's refusal to kiss
me because of his religious
convictions. Now I see he's
kissing his leading ladies. I
really feel sloughed off,"
She next turned to tele-
vision and night clubs. On
one TV dramatic show she
drew critical raves for her
portrayal of an, alcoholic
floozy.
She and her husband, Jack
Cassidy, did a sophisticated
night club act in which
Shirley, smartly gowned, sang
lowdown blues instead Of
"Oh, What O Beautiful
Morning."
Evening star., 1959-11-22

pletely alone here. Kitty
and the kids and I manage
to use just about all of our
space"
Moss, who is in his early
fifties, admits that he en-
tered the field Of book
writing with considerable ap-
prehension. He thought, as
did his publisher, Bennett
Cert, that "Act One7 was
rather special. Neither ex-
pected a runaway best-seller.
Yet Cert ordered a first
printing of $4,000.
Il actually started on the
book five years ago and
worked steadily on it for two
and a half years I wrote all
of it in pencil went to the
QlcCapnone, ana a girl VINO
came in typed frcm that. The
manuscript ran 10 684 pages.
The Museum of the City of
New York has asked for it
ard I shall certainly give it
to them.
Once in a Century
Perhaps the high spots in
my career have been "Once in
a Lifetime Lady in the
Dark Gin which Gertrude
Lawrence had spectacular
Evening star., 1959-11-22
ACT ONE
A High Spot for Moss Hart
BY WARD MOREHOUSE

BY WARD MOREHOUSE
North American Newspaper Alliance
NEW YORK.-MoSs Hart,
q man of wit, urbanity and
communicable charm, has
now come forth with his
first book, "Act One" which
has bounded to the top of
the best-seller list in a mat
ter of weeks. The sales al
ready total approximately
100000.
I'm really getting more
Of a kick out of the book
than I ever did out of a
play, although the theater
will always be my first love-"
he said. 1T has pleased me
immensely to be accepted as
a writer of prose. A play is
never all yours; you have to
compromise all the way down
the line.
But a book is a personal
thing. With me it was a
case of moving into an en-
tirely different field. The
royalties from the book will
all go to our kids, Chris
topher and Cathy."
Study SOundprOofed
He selected a pipe from a
great silver platter as he sat
at his cleaning desk in the
study of his 15-room Park
avenue duplex. There is a
fountain in his study and it
runs. He didn't want a room
lined with book shelves.
The study is a sound
proofed room and there are
fascinating portraits upon
the walls of Mrs. Hart kitty
CARLISLE, Somerset Maugh-
am in a reflective mood.
George S. Kaufman, Noel
Coward, George M. Cohan,
Helen Hayes, Katharine Cor
nell, Alexander Woollcott and
Gertrude Lawrence.
On one panel there's a
photograph of the $1.4 mil
lion check Moss turned over
to the Air Force, represent
ing the earnings of Winged
Victory"
"I feel that it's a gay
room" he said. I'm COM
Evening star., 1959-11-22

success, Winged Victory
and now Act One I've al
ways thought that someone
like Gertrude Lawrence is
born once every hundred
years. I've considered myself
lucky that l was born in her
time She was unique, like
Laurette Taylor and Jeanne
Eagels."
Moss new book is an auto
biography which begins with
his impoverished early years
and ends with his first Broad
way success, "Once in a Life
time" written with George
S. Kaufman, also his collab-
orator on the hit comedies,
You Can't Take 1t With
You" and "The Man Who
Came to Dinner" Under
standably, the book contains
many references to Kaufman.
Small Mistake
Moss did not let Kaufman
see the manuscript until it
was completed. He sent the
bound galleys to Kaufman on
a Wednesday and waited in
suspense. On Sunday he got
this wire from Kaufman:
George c. Tyler's Office
was on the third floor at the
New Amsterdam, not the
fourth. I'm proud to be a
part of it ALL"
Although Moss hasn't had
a play of his own produced
for five years, he was respon-
sible for the direction of that
long-running hit, MY Fair
Lady" AS to the future
I'm staging the new Ler-
ner-Lowe show, 'Camelot,'
for which Richard Burton
and Julie Andrews have been
signed. Before we go into
rehearsals I hope to explore
a new comedy that I want
to write"
I wondered if he has de-
cided to write Act Two" of
his life story.
IF it could be written as
honestly as I've written Act
One" I'd be tempted to try
it. I'd have to have as much
candor as I had before. I'll
have to make up my mind"
Evening star., 1959-11-22
BY JAY CARMODY
Drama Critic Of The Star

AAAa SAAbAS VI Anc OldT
Young Peter Shafer's way
Of looking at family life had
q spell binding effect upon
London theatergoers last
season and earned for his
Five Finger Exercise" the
distinction of best play of it's
year.
That it must have the same
effect upon American audi
ences is the clear implication
of its first week in Washing
ton at the National Theater.
Its bright merits of universal
theme. taste and style-a
rare blend in first-time play
wrightS-clearly made it i'm
pervious to the sea-change
that affects so many i'm
ports from England.
Also in favor of the play
which every returnee from
London was praising from
last midsummer on, is that
1t comes rather intact.
But Two Changes
There have been but two
changes in the production,
its direction by Sir John
Gie1gud and the substitution
of Jessica Tandy in the star
ring role. Sir John is Ia bril-
liant hand at family portrai-
ture, from S kespeare
through Restoration comedy
down to the contemporary.
Himself a member of a
vivid family, he was clearly
q man to be counted upon to
deal senSitively and search
ingly with Mr.. Shaffer's four
Harringtons. And with the
young German tutor who
rounds out the five-character
play.
Miss Tandy, wife-mother
of uneXcelled artistry in so
many plays, including THE
Fourposter," was equally a
guarantee of the plays
sustained excellence on this
side Of the Atlantic.
Therefore, these two with
the other four members of
the London cast could only
have fitted perfectly into the
anticipated delight of Five
Finger Exercise" A delight
that has been fully realized,
Of course. in the plays Wash
ington pre-Broadway debut.
Credit to Author
The surprise behind the
delight will have to be
credited to voung Mr.. Shaffer.
He is of an age with Eng
lands angry young men, the
ones left manned and moan
ing by their families within
the home andior society just
outside the door. Mr.. Shaffer
deals with precisely the same
material as these furious
ones, those heartside hostili-
ties that tear families to bits
and scatter their semi
articulate sons across the
stages of the English-speak-
ing theater.
His Harringtons in their
cozy. beamed Suffolk coun-
try house are typical of such
O family group.
Attractive, naughty, self
deluded Mrs. Harrington
fancies herself the intellec-
tual, moral and social
superior of her self-made
Evening star., 1959-11-22
A RADIANT sTAR poRTRAYs A POPULAR coLUMNsr

Tandy, Roland Culver as her
husband, Brian Bedford as
the son, Michael Bryant as
the tutor, and Juliet Mills,
the daughter.
1t is a play to set the play
goer wondering, that moves
him in the most intimate re-
lationships of his life. This
is an effect hardly to be
achieved by frenetic anger
on the part of family por-
trait painters.