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Holmes County herald., 1960-04-07

l appreciate the honor accord
ed me by your inviting me to
address your annual Chamber
OF Commerce meeting. It is q
real pleasure for me to come
back to Lexington. This COM
immunity which spent the early.
years of my life will always
have a special place in my heart
the community in which I grew
up which gave me my educa-
ton, and the community in
which five generations of my
family have lived. Yes, it is
good to come back home and be
among many friends.
I could, talk about this beauti-
full place, but I would like to
talk with you tonight about your
state and my state. I would like
to talk about Mississippi, and
if I would choose a subject, I
would call it The Bright Spot
of America
I'd like to discuss with you
for a few minutes some of the
problems that face uS in MiSSiS-
Sippi as we stand on the TIRES
hold of this new decade. At a
time when our state is being at
tackled by many who would like
to see us suffer- at a time when
we're called upon to defend
ourselves because of principles
we hold dear at a time when
we're accusedof many things
because of national political ex-
-%pediency, l think it's proper that
we take a good look at ourselves
take an inventory Of ourselves,
if you please, in order that we
can determine "Where do we go
from here?" When we do this,
I think we VIII find a positive
approach to the solution of
many of our problems.
What's right with Mississippi?
Friends, many of our own citi-
zens don't appreciate the many
fine things we have in our
state. They don't appreciate the
opportunities that are ours if
we'd just capitalize on and de-
velop the assets we have.
During Word War II, + wcs
my privilege to serve in the U.
S. Army for fur years. Before
going overseas, I spent more
than two years in FL Paso, Tex.
You do not have to live in Texas
to know the n"ide Texans have
for their state. They brcg about
Holmes County herald., 1960-04-07

calls from people volunteering
their service, prominent attol-
neys, doctors business men and
farmers asking one question,
What can 1 do to help" Out of
hundreds of appointments. T
have yet to receive one refusal.
l remember last fall asking Gen
eral Paxton from Greenviue to
make several trips over the
state to help certain counties to
set up Red Cross Diaster
Organizations. Even though it
was during his busy cotton sea-
son and his wife was i'll in a
hospital, this man who had ser
we'd his state and nation admir-
ably in two World Wars, took
the job and executed it prom
pity. Now, where else can YOU
find these kind of people. This
my friends is our greatest as
set, our people.
And how do we harness our
people to develop a greater
state? We do it through organ
iZation like your Chamber Of
Commerce assembled here to-
night each local organization
working to build a better COM
munity. Then by the various
local organizations over the
Estate working through your
J.. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
Holmes County herald., 1960-04-07

tia S~tate-axed in he Union? Our
day of high taxes, Miss. is
among the ten lowest per cap
cost of living is one of the low
est in the nation.
When my company has to en-
plOy someone who lives in an
other area of the country we us
pally bring the individual and
his family to Miss. so they may
see what we have to offer, be-
cause seldom is he, or his wife
familiar with the advantages of
living in Miss, and we want to
show them these advantages.
They can own a home in Miss.
cheaper than they can rent in
most cities. They can have
lawns for their children to uce
instead of being cooped up in a
place with no yard. They can us
ually belong to a fine country
club for a few dollars per month
where their children can swim
and the family relax. whereby.
in an eastern or mid-weStern
city, he couldn't afford this
luxury unless he was a very
rich man. We impress them
with our fine schools. good chu-
riches and above all the neighbor
Illness and friendlinesS of our
Miss. people. You'd be sur
prised to see how these neoD'e
are shocked to find 2 state so
different from what they have
been told about it.
Where could one find a more
pleasant life than you have in
Lexington. Good schools, good
churches, lovely homes, and a
wonderful group of people.
Our real trouble is that we be-
little ourselves and many times
we keep a chip on our shoulder.
/ even think that some of our
newspapers Internationally play
up stories about events that
happen here that do us more
harm than good. Let's keep our
dirty linen on the inside pages
and extOI our virtues i'm the
headlines.
Here are some of the things
, we must do. First, we must rea-
l4Ze that we have grown-up
we have become of age, we're
not a poor state, we're really
rich. One of the richest states In
the union sitting ON OPP of untap-
ped resources We can have TIE
greatest future of any place in
the world if we want it and are
willing to work for it.
The Key t o unlock this future
is research. One of the most
progressive steps this state has
taken in recent years is the es-
| tabishment of the Industrial
Research Center in Jackson, I'm
der the guidance of DR.. Paul
Bran. This program should con-
tinue to be expanded by legisla-
ture. Research costs money, but
it will give us the Information
we need on which to build a
sound economy. Proper resear
oh will help us to develop indue-
trially by proper utilization OF
the assets we now have.
Someday we are going to grow
on our land products we will
process in Miss. plants with
Miss. labor. With proper study
and research, we will find the
way.
Next, we must do away with
sectionalism. We, lin the Delta
must realize that the develop
men of the port facilities II
Gulfport is just as fmportant tt
us as it is to that area, and YOU
the people of the Hills of Miss.
Holmes County herald., 1960-04-07

poor people. That poor complex,
(pore folks, some call it, has
ieen handel down to each sue
ceedmg generation.
I say to you here tonight, Eel
low Mississippians,, the first
thing we must do is get lid of
that poor complex. We are not
pore folks, we are not a poor
state. If you wanted to borrow
money from your banker, 1 do
not believe you would try to
show him how poor you were
and appeal to his sympathy. He
would probably sympathize with
you and not loan you any money
because his bank has to be oper-
ated on a sound basis.
l think you would show your
banker the opportunity you had
for success and emphasize the
SOundneSS of your aSSeSt in viii
oh you are asking him to invest.
So many people like to quote
statistics to show Miss. at the
bottom of the list. Let's look at
some things we are first in. Fer
instance, we keep hearing about
teachers salaries in Miss. being
lower than any state. / have
been interested in education and
in our school system in Miss.
for many years. I have been
land am still Interested in see
ing our teachers paid salaries
commensurate with those paid
Ivy other states-commensurate
with their ability and common
surate with similars jobs in miss
and our co3 OF living. But let us
look at the positive side of this
problem and the progress Miss.
has made.
Did you know that Miss. ranks
first in the increase in average
Institutional staff salary from
1888 session to 1883, and
first among the states of the
Union, in the percent increFse
over the past ten year period?
Do you know that Miss. ranks
first in the percent increase in
current expenditures per pupil
in ADA over the past ten year
period?
How much of this have you
heard? Don't you think it is
time we talk about things and
do some Dragging, both at home
and away from home? Don't you
think it's time we talk of the
good things about our state.
You and n should be ever CRATE
full to Mary Ann Mobley and
Linda Lee Meade for the honor
and the splendid publicity they
have brought our state. Two
wonderful young ladies' the
very image of everything we
wouh like to have the public
think of our people. There's a
rumor at Ole Miss that they
have several young ladies' who
are lust as capable of WINNING
the title of Miss America, but
they have them red Shir+ed for
future years. Maybe It will +ake
our Younger generation to show
us the wav to an aggressive an
proach about our state.
Two Miss Americas, my fri
ends. Big Corporations pay mil
lions of dollars to create public
images and here we have ar
opportunity THROWN in orr hne
and what do we do2 Sure were
Holmes County herald., 1960-04-07

must understand that an impro-
Vement In the economy of the
Delta is important to all Missi-
sSippians and not just one sec
ton.
Next, we must take an anti
toxin, if that is the proper med
ical erm, to get it out of our
systems what l call Mem
phitis" and New Orleanitis."
We have got to create in the
minds of our people a confid-
ence that they can buy in our
state, values and variety equally
as good as in Memphis or New
Orleans. First, we must build
our own communities, then all
MississippianS must take an in
terest in building a metropolitan
center at our state capitol. Why
should we take $4,000 people to
Memphis to see football games
that should be home games for
our state schools? On the eve of
the Arkansas-Ole Miss football
game a writer in the Memphis
paper wrote of the dollars we
would add To their Golfers. J
say to you, that as far as / en-
concerned, we have paid ~"r
taxes to build a ennessee city
and a Louisiana civ LONG on
ough. I consider it partia11v .
state matter, not just a Jackson
or Kinds county matter to see
that a decent football G+odluro IS
bull in jackson. Just as we are
building our state fai~o~~md
facilities. we shoT!d hrIil6 ?
SPORTS center III -Tao',~on. We
must helm orr rta+o cor-+o7 ~~ov'
and at the SAGE tire. we'll not
hurt our OWL oo-1munit:es one
bit.
In a recent talK, Henry HGr-
ris, editor of the West Point
Times Leader, stated that DR..
PAUL Bran head Of the new
Miss Industrial Research Cen.
ter, worked up figures on how
we are cheating ourselves, tax
wise, by spending out of the
state. $685. million representing
Is percent of the total retail and
| wholesale sales now generated
within the state} is going out
side our borders. He further
| shows that if only one half of
| this total could be kept at home
assuming the dollar turns over
| three in retail sales and twice
in wholesale sales) it is est-
mated that an additional total
revenue from retaining onehalf
of his business would add 500
million annually to our state
treasury in taxes an increase OF
III percent.
I ask you what would yon dc
flor children's schools and for
our teachers? We're paving a
nice part of the teachers sci
aries in Memphis and New Or
lenas (these people who are
making more than Miss. teac-
hers.) Yes, you in this COM
munity are doing this very
thing.
1t is up to us to heln make
Jackson the Medical Center o.
the state. Have any of ever
visited the University Wedice'
Center in Jackson? If not.
urge you to do SO When Wy
do I promise YOU that VOL WI
come away with A fen'ino O
pride. I feel that if a YOU want
ed to isit tere and if you callet
DR. Wilson, Chief of Staff, o.
Dean Pankraz, either ons
Holmes County herald., 1960-04-07

The Lexington Chamber of Commerce annual banquet
held Thursday night, March 81, attracted the largest
crowd in history Of the organization. Morris Lewis. IT.,
a native of Lexington, now president Of Lewis Grocer Co.
was guest speaker, and his inspiring address is printed be-
low.
lop picture. lert from IeTt: Allen Ramsey, incoming
presoent or me OnamDer.; MOTIFS Lewis, Jr, and herman
rIowers, Center picture top relman Flowers presents
gavel 10 Alien Ramsey, Mrs. Flowers IS scared, right: Top
picture, right: Southern Bell Telephone co. Executives at
lend banquer: from lert: District Manager K. Harris,
G. c.. McCuliey, District Traffic manager; both Of Green
wood, Mrs. K. B. TidweII. c hlef operator of Lexington.
office; and O.. P. Brown, District manager.
Lower picture, left: Shown at speakers table from left:
Mrs, Pat Barrett, Mrs. Morris Lewis, Herman FIowe rs.
standing and Mrs. Flowers. Pat Barrett, who was a cIa-
SIS mate at Lexington High School, introduced Mr.. Lewis.
Lower picture, right. from left; Joe Latham. formerly of
Lexington, now with Guaranty Bank g Trust Co., Jack
son; Malcolm Phillips, president Of First National Bank,
Lexington, {. II. Blackstone, Greenwood Chamber of
Commerce manager, and NJ. B. Brown, past president of
Lexington Chamber of Commerce.
Holmes County herald., 1960-04-07

proud. But if this happened in
Texas, l think you'd find every
air terminal, every railroad sta
ldon and every highway entra-
nee to the state with screaming
banners, telling you that Texas
grew the finest and most beau
hful women in the world. Well,
we do just that in Miss. we do
grow the finest ladies in the
world, but we do not tell people
about it. At least, we don't tell
hem in he aggressive and for
cefu1 manner that we should.
What is the matter with hav-
ing these billboards at entran-
ces to our state and throughout
the state, and at least,at the
Jackson airport?
I have always heard that a
good offense is the best defense.
Our offense is to capitalize on
our strengths.
Do you realize that we have
one of the finest climates in the
nation and some of the most
fertile soil? Life expectancy in
Miss. is far above the United
States average, and during the
past twenty years, our life ex-
pectancy has increased ten
years. Something to crow about,
isn't it?
During the Korean Conflict,
Miss. had more Medal of Honor
winners than any state in the
Union although we are among
the lower populated states.
Sure, we have a sturdy and
brave people. but do we tell
people about it?
Miss. was the first state to
give women property rights In
po4!uQ op us IooqoS pelgpHos
1910 we established the first con-
States. We built the first A &
M College for negroes at Alcorn.
We were the first state to build
a state supported college for
women, WSCW at Columbus /.
Miss. has pianeered many
things.
Miss. ranks first in the nation
in pulpwood production third in
cotton production, and ninth ir
natural gas reserves. We are
first in tung nu production and
fifth in broiler production, with
the nations largest broiler plant
located at Morton. Egg produc-
ton is fast becoming another
major strength in our economy
We are fifth in rice production,
enth in oil production, and 9th
in beef cattle production (actu-
ally the largest east of the Miss
River.} We have the best raw
oyster plants in the southeast
Miss. has water resources
| that can be a major factor ir
industrial and agricultural dew
| elpment. These resorces mus
be studied and completely eval
uated. At a conference in Jack
| son last year on "Or Nucleal
Future, it was predicted thai
! Miss. had tremendous wealth
potential in its minerals and
rare earth. Miss. clays alone
| could hold the key to enormous
economic DEVELOPMENT.
Miss. is first in the numbe1
of tree farms. We are rich II
forestry production. We have
the acres for fast growing pine.
and hardwood, and the develo
pment of our forestry program
can provide a tremendous econ
omic future. Thee Governors pro
posed Forestry Bank is a mos
progressive step
! Do you realize that in thu
Holmes County herald., 1960-04-07
Business Opportunity

Low Priced Car And Truck Franchise Now Available
in this Area. You can qualify if you have a reasonable
amount of capital and a good business background.
Prior utomobi experience heIFfuI but not Necessary
TO qualify. For further information contact: ]. D.
Curry, Factory Representative, lbs Carlisle, Jackson,
Miss. or Phone Fl 3-7347, Jackson, Miss.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-05-19
News from Huntsburg

TO be held May II at the Mid
dlefield high school. County
Junior Fair Band members
were voted on by the CLUB
members. Next meeting will
be held May 26, at the home
of Bill Sallee.
Congratulations to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ted J. Grubbs who are
parents of a aughter. The
Grubbs live on Clay st. and
have three sons.
Get well wishes to Mr.. Ho-
mer Zion.
Mr.. an Mrs. Julian Bitner
and family entertained her
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley
Kraus of Virginia early this
week.
Happy birthday to Rodney
Adams, May %.
Frank Zahler received the
Smallwood Memorial trophy
for being Cardinal high most
outstanding athletic for this
school year 1859 so.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-05-19
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be receiv-
ed at the office of the Clerk
of Aquilla Village, Geauga
County, Ohio, until 1900 o.
clock noon, Eastern Daylight
Savings Time, June 9th, 1860,
for furnishing electric street
lighting service in accordance
with the approved specifica-
tionS and lamp location plat
on file in said office.
Each proposal must com =
ply in detail with said spe-
cifications and plat and must
be accompanied by a certi-
fled check drawn on some
solvent bank in the amount
OF One Hundred Dollars ($1OO.
OO) payable to the Village of
Aqullla as a guarantee that if
the proposal is accepted, the
bidder will enter into a con-
tract in accordance there :
with, Whereupon the check
will be returned promptly to
said bidder.
In the event that such a
bidder shall fail or refuse to
enter into such a contract
within thirty 800 days after
being notified of the award of
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-05-19
LEGAL NOTICE

Case No. 14140 Shaker Saw
ings Association VS. Joseph
G. Fertal, Jr., ct al.
Joseph G. Fertal, Jr., ad-
dress unknown, will take no.
tice that on the 3Oth day Of
April, 1860, the plaintiff, Sha-
ker Savings Association filed
its petition in the Common
Pleas Court of Geauga Coun-
ty, Ohio, in Case No. 14140
against him and other part
les, asking for foreclosure of
Mortgages on certain real eS-
tate and in said petition de-
Scribed, To Wit:
Situated in the Township
of Chester, County of Geau-
ga and State of Ohio, and
known, bounded and deScrib-
ed as follows; AS being Lot
20 of Meadowbrook Estates,
No. 2 in Original Lots 5 and
6, Tract l in said Township,
TO plat of which the same as
is recorded in Volume 7, Page
72 Geauga County Records of
PlatS, reference is made for
a more complete description.
Said Sublot 20 has a frontage
of 10000 feet on the westerly
line of Spruce Drive, depth Of
10000 feet on the Southerly
line, a length Of 95.14 feet on
a SouthWeSterly line, a width
of l30.65 feet on the westerly
line and depth of 268.54 feet
on the northerly line, contain
ing 1904 acres of land as
surveyed and described by
Fullerton & Kerr, Registered
Engineers, and Surveyors. Be
the same more or less, but
subject to all legal h i g h =
ways"
The prayer of said petition
is for the foreclosure of real
estate mortgages, marShaling
of liens and other equitable
relief.
Said defendant is required
to answer on or before t h e
9th day of July 1860 or the
prayer Of the petition will be
granted.
James A. Hoffman and
Wallace E. King
Attorneys for Plaintiff
6c25.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-05-19
|LARHON
By MRS. HOWARD ENSIGN

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Chris
tenSon have named their new
son, Steven Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Rid
er named their son James
Wayne.
ElWin Starr has been TAX
en- to the Rest Home on Rock
Haven Rd. in Munson. H e
was gaining at last report.
Fourteen members Of Col
den Rule Fellowship attend
ed supper at Burton and eve
ming at the home of Mr., and
Mrs. Dwight Ladd Saturday
night a nice time reported
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Junior
GroSvenor of Wabash, Ind. ,
arrived Sunday at the home
Of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph GrosVenor to spend Sc
veral days.
Claridon p. T. A. are sell
ling geraniumS for Memorial
Day, flower and vegetable
plants May % through May
81. Purchases can be made
at Pura'S Greenhouse on
Wells Rd., 9th house on the
west side Of the road, south
of Mayfield Rd.
Mrs. Margaret WiImot and
daughter Mary, son Frank ,
and his wife spent the week
end of May 8, with relatives
in Lynchburg, o.
Mrs. Margaret Wilmot and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Wilmot, Mrs. Minta Wilmot
spent Sunday, May IS, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Temple in Chardon. Also pre-.
sent were Mr.. and Mrs. Arno
Stapel and family of Mont,
vile, Mr.. and Mrs. Larry
Webber an family of StrongS.
vile, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Temple and daughter of Ham.
bden.
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Christianson and sons will.
attend his graduation Servic.
es at Andover Theological Sc.
minary, Boston, Mass, this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph GroS.
venor, spent Sunday after
noon and evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Battles ir
Chester, celebrating the mems
birthdays.
Warren Ensign of Cleve
land spent Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. E. w. Ensign
They were dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard En-
sign.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-05-19

the contract, The certified CHI
eek which accompanied the
proposal shall be forfeited to
said Village as liquidated da-
images.
The checks of all unSucceS-
full bidders will be returned
to them promptly upon the
award of the contract, or in
the event of all bids being re-
jected.
The Village Council reser-
yes the right to reject any
and all bias
Aquilla Village
BY Marilyn Rice
Clerk of the Village of Aquilla
2c21.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-05-19
BY JOYCE ADAMS
Phone Milford 5-6556
Memorial Day May 80

Memorial Day May 80
A turkey dinner will be ser
we'd at the HuntSburg Con :
pregational church. Serving
11:30 to / O'Clock. Adults Sl.oo
children rs and pre- school
er free. The dinner is spon-
sored by the Women's Fellow
ship of the Congregational CHI
urch.
Memorial Day Program
Parade from at the school
ground at l pm. and moves
at Ills. TIL Cardinal h g n
school band will provide the
music.
Benediction will be given
bv Rev. B. H. Garlich.
Speaker will be Rev. Flet-
cher Taylor.
All veterans wishing to par
ticipate should contact Frank
SchikoWSki.
Mrs. Helen Perry and da-
lighters attended a wedding
reception in Toledo for Iona
Pawlowski ond Raymond Ba
ker, last Saturday.
Burton high school senior
prom is Saturday. Seniors at
tending Burton from h e r e
are Robert Adams, Mickey
Youshak, Virginia Ceroky, LII
Ii Koiec, Barbara SchikoW =
ski. Ann Brown, Paul CalK-
ms.
CONGRATULATIONS to Michael
YouShak who has received a
freshman scholarship to ONO
State University and to Vir-
einia Ceroky for a 4 year
tuition scholarship to Kent
State.
P. T. c. met May 5. Elec-
ton of officers was held
Calvin Stanton is president,
Norma Clemens, vice presl-
dent; Mrs. Richard Burt
secretary and Joyce Mori
ey, treasurer.
Auditors for the books were
Mr.. Jonath Mrs. Sudzk and
Mrs. Balogh.
The P. T. C. voted to buy
treat for all students on the
last day of school.
The eighth grade room mo-
theirs served refreshments.
The Senior girls of t h e
Huntsburg Happy HuStlerS r
H Sewing club went on a
shopping tour for material at
EaStgate in SOM Center last
Friday evening. Girls on
the tour were Dolores KieS-
ner, Heidi Zion, Carol Boe-
hnlein, Gloria zahlar, c o n
ME Burt, Sharon Sykora and
advisors Mrs M. A. Strong
and Mrs. Helen Perry.
June l is the deadline for
membership in the Sewing
club and Dairyclub.
Huntsburg Cow Hands met
at the home of Kenneth Bit.
ner's. Officers and projects
books were passed out. There
was a discussion held on the
club program
Announcement was made
about the 4 H officers, adj
visors and parents conference
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-05-19
NOTICE of APPOINTMENT

Estate Of ROSE '. RITZ
Err, o. W. ROSE RITTER,
Deceased
Notice is hereby given that
on the 25th day of April, 1860
Bertha OSterle, Fairmount
Rd.. Novelty, Ohio was duly
appointed and qualified as
EXecutrix of the estate of
ROSE V. RITTER, o. W. RO-
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-05-19
NOTICE of APPOINTMENT

Estate of MABEL E. CO.
ATS, Deceased
Notice is herey given that
on the 4th day of May, 1860
Roy L. Coats, RID No. 2, Bur
ton, Ohio was duly appointed
and qualified as Administra-
tor of the estate of MABEL
E. COATS, deceased late of
Burton Township, Geauga
County, Ohio
Creditors should present
their claims to said Admin
iStrator within four months
from said date.
ROBERT B. FORD
Probate Judge
3c22.