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Holmes County herald., 1960-01-14
Williamson
Services
Held Friday

Walter Herbert Williamson,
former Holmes countian, and
merchant at Webb, died Friday
January z at the Sanatorium
after an illness of eight months.
He was born March %, 1902
in Holmes county and on Oct
ober IL, 1922 he married the
former Anzelle Rodgers in
Lexington. He was the son of
the late Lawrence F. William
son and Rebecca McNeer Will
hanson.
He was a member of the
Webb Methodist Church and
was active in Masonic work,
having served as Worshipful
Master of the Hood Masonic
Lodge number 1896 at Webb.
In addition to his wife, he is
survived by his step mother,
Mrs. Alma Williamson of Can
ton, two sons, Bobby William
son of Sumner, and Tommy
Williamson of Ellisville, one
daughter, Mrs. Virginia Sam
ulson of Meridian; three bro
theirs, l.. E. Williamson, Lex
ington, Arthur Williamson, Kos
Holmes County herald., 1960-01-14
Masonic
Installation
At Pickens

installation of officers Pickens
Officers of Pickens Eastern
Star Chapter No. 29O have as
sumed their duties following a
public installation held in the
new Masonic and Eastern Star
Hall on Friday night.
This was an especially joy
full occasion for this was the
first meeting to be held in the
newly acquired hall.
The chapter room was decor
ated with white candelabra en-
twined with ivy and with con-
tainers of giant yellow chry-
santhemums.
Mrs. Mary Lou McKie, Dis
trict Deputy Grand Matron of
District 16, sewing as install
ing office. Mrs. Mildred John
son, past matron of Yazoo
Chapter No. AL and of Pickens
Chapter No. 290, was install
ing marshal, Mrs. Ashe In
gram served as installing chap
lain, and Miss Dixie Salton SER
we'd as organist.
The meeting was called to
order by James D. McKie,
Worthy Patron of Pickens Chap
ter for 1859. Rev. G.. H. Led
better, Pastor of Pickens
Methodist Church, gave the in
vocation.
Mrs. Sadie Pope, Pickens
Worthy Matron for 1859 well
coined the visitors and thanked
all who had a part in making
the new hall possible.
Officers installed were:
Worthy Matron, Gladys McMul-
len; Worthy Patron, Robert
Cahoon; Associate Matron, Ed
ma Slaton; Associate Patron,
James McKie; Secretary, Ora
Mae Cahoon; Treasurer, Yetta
Kaplan; Conductress, Jewel
Black; Associate Conductress,
Mary Lou Mckee; Chaplain,
Ashe Ingram; Marshal, Sadie
Pope; Organist, Catherine May;
Adah, Onie Dee Wright; Ruth,
Edith Hart; Esther, Mildred
Johnson; Martha, Leona Hemp
hill; Electa, Mary Ida Warm
ado; Warder, Bedie Mitchell:
Sentinel, Bob Hemphill.
Holmes County herald., 1960-01-14
HarIand's Greek, Acona Churches To Receive AWARDS

Harland Creek Baptist Church
and Acona Methodist Church
have been named finalists in
the annual Rural Church Deve-
lopment program, sponsored by
the Holmes County Farm
Bureau.
Frank Gwin, ST., chairman
of the Church Development
Committee, said awards will
be presented to the churches
during services Sunday, Jan.
II. Either President Tol
Thomas, III or a member of
the committee, which consists
of Mr.. Gwin, George Bailey
of Lexington and j. w. Potts
of Goodman will present the
award at the Acona church dur
ing the IL o'clock services Sun
day and to the Harland Creek
Church Sunday night. Bill
Hamberlin. Associate County
Agent, serves on the committee
in an advisory capacity.
The Acona Methodist Church
won the first place award last
year while Harland Creek and
Ebenezer Methodist shared sec
ond and third place equally.
First place award is $100 cash
and second place is SIS.
The Farm Bureau Rural
Church Development commit
tee selected three ministers to
evaluate churches at the end
Of the program for the past
year. They were Rev. Wilson
Ray, Methodist Minister,
Tchula, Chairman; Rev. Roy
Raddin, Baptist Minister,
Tchula and Rev. Fred c.. Fow-
Ter, Presbyterian Minister,
Lexington.
Churches were judged on
various Improvements and de-
velopments acquired during the
year, including physical, spirit
ual, church and Sunday School
Attendance, etc.
Holmes County herald., 1960-01-14
7onduG runthumF Fund
Continues To Grow

The Tanda Grantham Fund,
stated spontaneously after an
article appeared in the Holmes
County Herald, December 81,
has been growing steadily with
several hundred dollars now in
the kiddie to help the unfor-
tunate little girl regain her
health.
Eight year old Tanda, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Grantham, who lives on the
Brozell road, south of Lexing-
ton, received third degree burns
from her waist down when she
caught fire in her home Dec
ember %.
Physicians say the road to re-
covery by the little girl will be
a long, hard one. The family
had no hospital insurance, and
the expense will certainly
work a hardship on the family.
This week, January II. she was
taken to the University Hospital
i'm jackson to begin a series of
Skingrafting surgery.
A friend of the family sug-
gested a fund for the little girl.
Response has been more than
gratifying, since the piece in
the paper first appeared. You
can still help this unfortunate
Holmes County herald., 1960-01-14
Tornado
DisasterTalke
Held We'd.

Miss Susie Edgerton, Diaster
Service representative fom Red
Cross Southeastern Area head
quarters in Atlanta, conducted
conferences with various COM
mitteemen on disaster prepar-
edness for the approaching torn
ado season, Wednesday in the
City Hall in Lexington.
The conferences were under
the auspices of the Holmes
County Red Cross Chapter.
Frank Gwin, chapter diaster
chairman, expressed his ap-
probation for the wonderful
response shown by committee
men he had selected to help
in case of a tornado in our
area.
Holmes County herald., 1960-01-14
Ground BREAKING For
Duront Church Sunday

Ground breaking ceremonies
for a new East Side Baptist
Mission church building to be
constructed on East Madison
Street In Durant will be held at
4 p. m. Sunday, Jan. II.
The new building, which will
be made of masonary construc-
ton, will cost $29, 700 and will
consist of an auditorium and
Sunday School rooms built in a
I shape. Work will start i'm
mediately, weather permitting
John L. Turner, of Jackson.
is architect for the building.
The Rev. H. C. Ellis is mas
tor of the Church, and he will
be IN charge of the ceremon-
les Sunday afternoon.
Serving on the building COM
mlttee for the East Side Ban
list Mission are Wheeler Haw-
kins, chairman; w. C. Land
rum, Jimmy Hand, T. C. Hit.
Holmes County herald., 1960-01-14
March OfDimes Drive
Is UnderwuyInHoIme

The new March of Dimes
campaign in Holmes County is
now underway it was announc-
ed by Mrs. j. D. McKie,
Campaign Director.
The 1860 campaign seeks to
raise funds for a fight against
birth defects, arthritis and
polio, three major cripplers
that affect one in every four
US. families. The drive will
continue through January,
reaching its climax January
18th with the traditional Mot
hers March.
"The Naional Foundation has
become the leader in the
fight against Gripping dis
eases, said the March of
Dimes director, "But to get so
vast a job done it needs the
Holmes County herald., 1960-01-14
Funeral Held
For Victims
Of Wreck

Double Funeral services were
conducted Monday, Jan. IL at
3 pm. at the Pleasant Ridge
Baptist Church for Mr.. and
Mrs. James Jimmy Self who
were killed in a tragic auto
mobile accident Sunday morn
ing near Lexington on High
way II, West.
The Rev. l.. v. Alderman,
assisted by the Rev. Troy
Land conducted the services
with burial following in the
Pleasant Ridge cemetery with
Southern Funeral Home in
charge.
Margaret Sanford Self was
born in Cruger June Is, 1941
and she married Mr.. Self Oct
ober Is, 1858. She was a men,
Der of the Pleasant Ridge Bap-
fist Church. Mr.. Self was
born April 16. 1888 at Lexing-
ton.
Surviving Mrs. Self are her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
A. Sanford, a brother, James
Sanford, and three sisters, An
ME Louise, Linda Faye and
Brenda Carol Sanford, all of
Lexington. He is survived by
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
H. Self, Jr., of Greenwood, a
brother, Herman Lamar Self
and a sister, Patsy Ruth Self
of Greenwood.
Pail Bearers were Curtis
Johnson, Aubry Johnson, T. A
Armstrong, Wallace Mcdaniel.
Billy Ray Mcdaniel, Eddie
Harrison, John Alderman, Jerry
Horn, Mickey Siddon, Mackie
Huddleston, Bill Mcclellan and
Robert Farmer.
Holmes County herald., 1960-01-14
Lexington Mosons
Install Monday

In a most impressive ceremony Monday night,
new officers of Lexington Lodge No. "a were installed
for the coming year by Grand Master Grover H.
Anderson of Hattiesburg. Proceeding the installation
services the MaSons enjoyed a banquet which was pre-
pared by ladies of the Eastern Star in the dining
room of the Lodge. Several visiting Masons from the
Tchula and Kosciusko Lodges were here for the SER
vices, Grand Master Anderson, who is in the mach
inc shop and structural steel business at Hattiesburg,
visit to the Lodge. Pictured from left were the Of
ficers installed: Nose WiggIy. J.D.: Waller Sharpe,
J.W.; Claude Wesley Bailey, Worshipful Master;
Grand Master Anderson; John Martin, S.W.; A. L.
Gibson, Treasurer; G NJ. McDanies, Secretary and
G.. O. Spell, Tyler. ]. B. Grantham, SD, was not
present when picture was taken. Mr.. McDaniels is
also District Deputy Grand Lecturer.
Holmes County herald., 1960-01-14
TWo Die In Traffic Mishap SUNDAY
Four Injured
In Accident
On Hiway II

Two young people were kill
led and four hospitalized with
serious injuries last Sunday
morning as a result of a two
car head-on collision six miles
northwest of Lexington on
Highway Il.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Self,
formerly of Lexington, were
killed in the wreck. The injured
all riding in the second car in
volved, were Mrs. J.. H. Ho-
cult, Mrs. H. E. Winstead, son
Earle Winstead, and Barbour
Harvey. AS of late Wednesday
the injured, with the exception
OF Harvey, were still confined
to the Holmes County Commun-
ity Hospital.
According to reports the Sells
were evidently coming to Lex
ington to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James A. Sanford
when the accident occurred.
They had been making their
home in Greenwood where Mr..
Self was employed by A & M
Dairy Co.
Highway Patrolman E. c.
Allbritton, who was on the
scene shortly after the accident
occurred about 1920 am,
said the two cars met almost
head-on on top of a hill. The
Self car was completely demol-
ished, and the car driven by
Harvey was heavily damaged.
Ambulances from Southern
Funeral Home brought the dead
and injured to Lexington. Mr..
Self died instantly and Mrs.
Self died on the way to the hos
pital.
Holmes County herald., 1960-01-14
Pickens Man
On Program

Mr.. Stewart Bridgforth of Pic
kens will appear on a panel
at the 18th Annual convention
of the Mississippi Cattlemen's
Association now meeting in
NatcheZ.
Mr.. Bridgforth is an outStand
ing planter and cattleman and
is president of the Mississippi
Livestock Producers Associ-
atom
Holmes County herald., 1960-01-14

ciusko and MCGEE Williamson
of Canton; two sister, Mrs.
John H. Williamson, Canton
and Mrs. Tabor Sandridge,
Canton, and three grandchild-
rem.
Funeral services were held
at 2:30 p. m. Friday at South
ern Funeral Home chapel in
Lexington with Rev. E. L.
Jernigan, Rev. l.. P. Anders,
and Rev. j. C. WATSON con-
Quoting the services. Masonic
Rites were held at the Grave
side.
Pallbearers included his fell
low Mason of Webb.
Holmes County herald., 1960-01-14
Course At


The Lexington Methodist Chu-
rch will sponsor a training and
leadership course to be held
Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Jan. II, IL and IL from Z
to 9 each night.
The Rev. K. I. Tucker, Dis
trict Superintendent of Sardis
will be the Instructor.
Holmes County herald., 1960-01-14

Deer
Holmes
by CHESTER MARSHALL

Bolton Brown offered a mig
hty good suggestion the other
day while we chatted with Sen
ator T. M. Williams, that if
put into effect, it would be a
GROWING star in the cap of the
new governors administration.
The suggestion was that a
statewide "courteSy-to-motor-
list" campaign be inaugurated
from the top level and followed
through vigorously. Since Ser
vice Station and Cafe people
are in personal contact more
with travelling public, the cam
paign to educate this group OF
people to the Importance of be-
ing a little extra nice to out
of-staters, especially, would be
invaluable to our state.
We agree with this line OF
thinking.
Since Mississippi is looking
at the tourist dollar as a means
of increasing our economy, a
program such as this would be
very timely right now.
With the Civil War Centennial
celebration coming up next
year, untold thousands of tour
lists will be coming south to OBJ
serve some of the things that
have been planned during the
celebration. Why shouldn't we
do all that is in our power to
get our share of the money they
will spend?
The Civil War is part of
American history, and Amer
leans have a habit of wanting
to look, first hand, at sites where
history was made. To let peo-
pie know about historical spots
to our way of thinking, is not
trying to capitalize on an event
whether it be a just or lost
cause.
According to reports, every
state in the old Confederacy
except Texas has organized a
Civil War Centennial Commit
tee and many are already plan
ming special ceremonies during
the 1961-65 celebration.
Holmes county could get into
a position to really attract some
of these Centennial tourists.
We have the birthplace of the
Eastern Star and also the bir-
thplace of the All Club move
ment. Surely, some of these
people would like to take a look
see at these historical spots,
from which have grown nat
ional and international organ
izations.
The Eastern Star has already
taken initial steps to make
their birthplace at Richland a
National Shrine-but Nothing
has been done to build an ever
lasting shrine to the birth
place of the All clubs.
We are sleeping at the switch.
Which brings us to our pet
topic
Why can't the leaders in
Holmes County organize a
countrywide Chamber of Com
merce, or some such similar
organization, with the idea of
coordinating such prime pro-
jects as helping to publicize
and stimulate = nationwide
interest in these two big as
sets we have here. Why could
MT Holmes countians spend
tourist dollars as well as those
earned in the cotton fields?
Why couldn't this county,
wide organization, with repre-
sentatives from each commun-
ity, work toward a conn IN
goal of attracting additional in
dustry to our county? We think
a real good selling job by a
dedicated and unselfish group
could really accomplish feats
that would benefit every citizen
in Holmes county, either dir
ectly or indirectly.
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Holmes County herald., 1960-01-14

family, but please make your
check payable to the TANDA
GRANTHAM FUND, and mail
it to the Beulah Baptist Church
or if you wish drop it by the
Holmes County Herald office.
Holmes County herald., 1960-01-14
CORRECTION

CORRECTION
Due to a typographical error
in last weeks Herald, o. r.
(Ray) Cacpbell, Supervisor of
District two was identified in
the picture caption as Ray John
son. Mr.. Campbell is owner
of the Western Auto Storee at
Durant, and is in his first full
term of office as Supervisor
Sorry Ray.
Holmes County herald., 1960-01-14

Mrs. L A. Clements and Mrs
H. L. Harrington.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-09
BAY
FISHING
Capt. Gene Hunt
GAIL D"
Chesapeake Beach. Md.

The furious action had been enjoying with the
tremendous schools of rockfsh in the middle bay this
spring came to grinding halt Monday May Both. For
three days boats found nothing, trolling the same
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-09
Sandy Spring
Still Unbeafen
In County Loop

Sandy Spring remained I'M
beaten in the Montgomery
County Baseball League by de-
feating Damascus, 1872, behind
the pitching of Peedee Johnson.
Frank Bailey hit two home
runs for Sandy Spring. He hit
his first with two on in the
first and the other with one on
in the fourth. Damascus scored
its only runs in the first inning
on a single, a walk and a double
by Don Hobbs. Bob Bellison
was the losing pitcher.
Craig Morris set Rockville
Merchants down on six hits as
Redlands won 6-3. Buddy Will
son had a home run and a
double. Scotty Silvers and Till
Pugh had three hits for the
winners, Rup Curry had a
double, a home run and single
for the losers.
Pitcher Marshburn hit a sac
rifice fly that brought in the
winning run in the top of the
ninth as Wheaton Lumber de-
feated Laurel Stars, "a. Jack
son pitched the last two and
one-third innings and got the
loss. Wheaton scored two in
the seventh to tie the score,
then moved ahead 4-3 in the top
of the eighth. Carey's homer
tied it again in the eighth.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-09

waters tnat mad been awe with
fish for the previous two weeks.
We would pick up an occasional
rock but mostly it was as if the
fish had all disappeared.
The boat captains and parties
all were offering their own ex-
plantations of what had hap
pened. Some said the northeast
er we had on May % had split
the fish up and scattered them
all over the bay. Some said the
fish had left our area and
moved on up the bay. Still
others said the fish had left our
area and moved down the bay.
Everyone had his own guess
but no one was sure what had
happened to the fish. On Thurs
day June End, we discovered
the answer.
Assuming the fish had never
left, we continued to troll on the
Gooses. During the day, one of
our lines snagged the bottom.
When we reeled it in there was
a wad of grass fouled on the
bucktail and in this grass that
had been pulled from the bot
tom of the bay was the answer
to what had happened to our
fish. Red worms. The grass was
loaded with worms. In that
little hank of grass no bigger
than a tennis ball there were
forms matted together like
tangled wad of spaghetti. If
this was a fair sample of the
bay bottom, it meant there were
millions of these tasty crea-
lures covering the floor of the
bay.
When we returned to the
dock, Captain Burt Lamb had
one lib. rock he had caught
drifting an eel. This fish had
a belly on him that was as
puffed up as KS head. We slit
him open and there they were.
Hundreds of these red worms
spilled out on the dock. So there
was the answer to what had
happened.
The fish have never moved at
all. They were simply laying on
the bottom sucking up this nat
ural bait to their hearts con-
tent. And why not? Why go to
the trouble of chasing bait fish
when all this free food Is lay
ing right on the bottom.
This is not SlIch an unusual
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-09
Rams Take First
After Panther
Loss, Two Wins
BY Chris Hottie

The Rams won two easy
games while the previously I'M
beaten Panthers lost for the
first time to give the Rams I'M
disputed possession of first
time to give the Rams undis-
puted possession of first place
in the Kensington Lions Midget
baseball league.
The Rams combined the
pitching of Dave Wood, Don
Holloman and AL Moldower and
a pair of home runs by Craig
Hockey to defeat the Parkwood
Pups, 8-3, and the Wildcasts,
POP.
The Panthers lost a squeaker,
80, to the Rockets.
The Panthers leaped back,
however, and crushed the
Hawks, 1913, behind the pitch
ing of Brent Taylor. A 10-run
rally in the second inning iced
the game.
The Cubs pulled the first
triple play of the season last
week as they won over the
Hawks, 1873, and the Chiefs,
80. The Chiefs went into the
last inning nursing a 20 shut
out but the Cubs scored three
times to win. The Satellites, be-
hind the pitching of Ricky Ref,
crushed the Apaches, 14-4. In
other games the Apaches beat
the Wildcats, 12-7, and the
Chiefs routed the Colts, 25-2.
In the Junior division, the
league-leading Comets stretched
their win streak to seven games
by defeating the Cardinals, 1872.
The Comets scored 10 runs in
the third inning and winning
pitcher Bill McNalley coasted
thereafter,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-09

condition as 1t occurs every so
often in the spring. 1t is usu-
ally a temporary thing and
should pass in a week or so.
When it does we will no doubt
get back to the pleasant busi-
ness of catching Mr.. Rockfish.
Meanwhile, anyone for bottom
fishing? Our head boats are be-
ginning to bring in a few hard
heads now and the other night
one boat came in with the first
spot and a big founder.
Wesley Stinnet reports that
one Of his rowboats caught
eight hardheads the other eve
ming. These fish were caught
right on the western shore off
Chesapeake Beach.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-09
Lions. Beavers,
Giants Unbe0fen
In Cub Soffb0II

The Lions, the Giants and the
Beavers were the only Rockville
Cub Scout league teams to re.
main unscatched after last
weeks play.
Bob Raft pitched fine games
as the Lions ran their streak
to five games. Raft allowed
three hits and famed IL as
two homers and a triple by
Jimmy Tullan accounted for all
the damage the Senator's could
do against him. The Lions won
easily, us, picking up Is hits.
Carl Hildebrand had three-for-
four, including a double for the
winners.
Raft shutout the Braves, 60,
on one hit. He famed eight.
Vic Lands and Rick Bartlett
had two-for-three for the win
ners. Painter had the only hit
for the losers.
The Giants won 10 over the
Terps. Bob Lowery got the win
as he struck out 10. Mike Shur
singled and finally scored on a
sacrifice by Lee Green for the
winning run.
The Beavers defeated the
CYO Orioles, So. Bob Simdelar
was the winning pitcher.
Earlier the Orioles had dumped
the Rockets from the unbeaten
ranks, "a. The Orioles struck
for six runs an seven hits and
a walk in the third inning for
the win. Steve Hobbs hit a
three-run homer in the first for
the losers.
The Rockets scored Is runs
in the first inning on II walks
and seven hits to beat the In
dams. 1913. Larry Kennedy was
the winning pitcher in his first
start. Richard Peacock had five
for-six including a three-run
homer for the winners.
In other games, the Bombers
won 80 over the Senators; the
CYO Crusaders propelled by
Denny Mocks' three hits, includ-
ing a homer, won over the
Tigers, 1912. Potomac beat the
Mighty Mites, SO; the Jets de-
feated the Peewees, 1913. The
Jets were led by the batting of
Phil Frank and Don Gruentzel
and the pitching of John Whit.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-09
St. Jude's Tops
ST. Johns, So
I'm Church Loop

Unbeaten teams in the Whea-
ton Church Softball League
were cut to two last week as
st. Jude's downed previously
unbeaten st. Johns Lutheran,
SO, as Bob Hance's two-out
single to right in the top of the
seventh scored the winning
runs for st. Jude's.
1t was st. Jude's fifth win
in a row this season. Charlie
Perkins was the winning pitch
er although he was touched for
IL hits. Bob Krop, the loser,
gave up eight hits. Bob DON
nell, first baseman for defend
ing league champion st. JOINS,
had four-for-four.
st. Paurs Methodist ran its
unbeaten string to four games
by downing MILAN Methodist,
ia. Gene Brown and Joe Cav
teamed and allowed MILAN but
four hits. Russ Peters of st.
GATHERINGS pitched a two-hit
shut out, the first for the
league this season, as the
Saints downed Hughes Meth
odist, go. Peters also homered
for the winners. Bill Sejen was
the loser.
Wheaton Presbyterian won
two games. They downed Mon
trose Baptist, III, early in the
week and then came back to
stop Glenfnonth Methodist, 1873,
later. Veirs Mill Baptist also
won two. They beat st. Mary's
Episcopal, 10-5, then thumped
usader-Resurrection Luther
an, PAT.