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The Lexington advertiser., 1961-03-23

The American Red Cross an
nual fund drive is getting off to
a late start in Holmes County
and citizens are urged to make
their contributions next week
without delay.
Only one community, Durant,
has completed house-to-house
canvas. This was last Friday
under the direction of Gerald
Greenfield. Workers enjoyed a
coffee at the Greenfield home
Thursday evening to receive in
structions on the drive.
This week members of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
who are heading up the cam
paign in Lexington. will make On
every home canvas beginning
around 400 pm. James Edwards
is chairman of the committee.
On Saturday Bob Scott and
Herb Knots will solicit donat-
ions from business firms in Lex
ington.
The Red Cross stands ready
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-03-23
Jackson Attorney To Address { OF { Banquet

Rubel L. Phillips, member of
a Jackson law firm and former
chairman of the Mississippi Pub
.ic Service Commission, will be
he principal speaker at the an
nual meeting of the Lexington
Chamber of Commerce on Thurs
lay, March 80.
President William Allan Ram
sey of the Lexington Chamber
will serve as master of cere-
monies at the affair which will
De held in the Lexington Gram
mar School lunch room begin
nlng at ,7:30 pm.
A. large crowd is expected to
attend including representatives
of chambers of commerce in the
area and a number of other
organizations.
Mr.. Phillips, 35, is perhaps one
of Mississippi's best known
young men. He was recently
selected as one of three out
standing young men in Missis-
sippi and in 1856 was named
as Alumnus of the Year at Mill
saps College. He received de-
gree in law from the University
of Mississippi.
A veteran of military service,
he was in the u. S. Navy for
four years during World War II
and is now Lieutenant Com
mander in the U. S. Naval Re
serve.
A native Of Alcorn County, he
has served as Circuit Clerk of
that county for four years and
has served as chairman of the
Mississippi Public Service Com
mission for two years.
Mr.. Phillips is now engaged in
private practice, a member of
the law firm of Overstreet, Kuy-
kendall, Perry and Phillips. He
is married to the former Marga-
ret James of Drew and is the
sather of two sons.
Tick ct Chairman Malcolm
Phillips reports a number of
tickets have been sold and sales
must be completed by Friday.
Those selling tickets are asked
make their final reports by
hat time.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-03-23
Every Home Canvass
In Lexington Friday
From 400 To ZOO

J. Murrell McRae of LeXing-
tn is heading the annual fund
drive of the American Red Cross
in Holmes County this month.
March is annually observed az
Red Cross month.
Holmes County's quota for
1861 is $3,045.
Frank Gwin is chairman Of
the Holmes County Chapter of
the Red Cross and Mrs. Doug
Smiths of Lexington is secretary.
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce will head the drive in
Lexington where the quota is
$875.0O.
James Edwards is chairman of
the Jaycee Committee to make
will conduct the canvass of the
Red Cross on Friday, March "a,
from 400 until ZOO pm. Every
citizen is urged to be prepared
to makea a generous gift at this
time.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-03-23
Fred Petty Candidate
For City Alderman

The Advertiser is authorized
to announce the candidacy @
Fred Petty for the office
alderman of the City of Lexing
ton, Ward 2, subject to the aci
ion of the Democratic Primar.
election in May.
Mr.. Pc ty said he would appre
ciate the vote and influence
every qualified voter in War.
Two and if elected he will strive
to help conduct the affairs o.
the city in such a manner as tt
warrant the approval of all Q
the people of Lexington.
The post of alderman in Ware
Two is now held by George Pat
erson.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-03-23
Durunt Office Will
Pick Up, Deliver
All Shipments

According to information fur
nished at the Lexington office
the week by representative of
the Railway Express Agency, all
express shipments consigned to
or shipped by patrons within the
delivery limits of Lexington will
be delivered and picked up by
the Railway Express Office in
Eurant, beginning April 1st.
Under the new arrangements
the Railway Express Office at
Lexington will he maintained on
a limited basis, handling only
those shipments which a r e
brought to the office by tn e
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-03-23
Senior Class Play
"0ff The Track"
Set Friday Night
First Event To Be
Held In Lexington's
New School FociIity

The first event to be held in
Lexington's new w. B. Kenna
Auditorium Gymnasium will be
the annual Senior Class play
Friday, March "a. at 7:30 pm
"Off The Track" comedy in
three acts by Felicia Metcalf, is
the vehicle selected for this
years presentation which is ex-
pected to provide a fine evening
of entertainment.
Coached by Mrs. w. T. Thur
mond and Coach Hosea Grisham,
the cast of characters is as fol-
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-03-23
BY Hazel BrannOn Smith

Today is a proud day for Lex
ington.
The beautiful new combination
auditorium gymnasium, w h C h
proudly bears the name of w. B..
Kenna, will be dedicated at 1:30
this afternoon with fitting cere-
mony.
MIR. Parham H. Williams will
give the dedicatory address.
Mr.. Kenna, who for more than
thirty years has served the peo-
pie of this community in the
schools and in other capacities,
will be on hand to cut the rib
bon.
Open house will be held fol-
lowing the brief program and
visitors will be invited to view
the many Improvements COM
pleted and tour both the Ele-
mentarv and High Schools and
see the children and teachers in
action.
All interested citizens and
patrons of the schools especially
should try to be on hand for
this program which should be
a highly enjoyable affair.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-03-23
Holmes Cancer Workers Attend Kickoff Meeting

Attending
F. B. fund
Armsro rongn not ctured,w wasals a
il
of
and Mrs F. in the
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-03-23
SPRING DANCE SATURDAY

Holmes County Country Clr5
is holding a Spring dance and
barbecue supper March Is a. 8
pm. Tickets are 81 and may
be purchased through LynnJor-
dan, Billy Stephenson, Jack
Yates or Natalie East. Members
and guests are invited.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-03-23
Frances Peacock Is Livestock Queen

Miss Frances Peacock, 16year-old Acona beauty pic
ured above crowned Holmes County Livestock Queen
Monday evening in Lexington The daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Boswell Peacock and enth grade student at Lex
ngton High School, Miss Pea ck represented Moore
Hamme Southland Service Station in the beauty pageant
which drew thirty contestants.
First alternate to Queen Frances was Miss Gwenda
Hammett daughter of Mr. and Mrs Harold P. Hammett
of Lexington Second alternate Miss Linda Lou Baughn
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Baughn of Coxburg.
The Livestock Show held Monday and Tuesday in Lex
ngon declared unqualified success by spokesnen
for the Junior Chamber of Commerce. the sponsor organ
zation. (See story page two)
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-03-23

Gated and trained.
Notable features of attraction
at the open house, besides the
ne.w combination auditorium
gymnasium, will be the new
library, science and commercial
departments at the high school
and other new facilities and
materials which play an impor-
tant part in the school program.
The open house today will be
held from 100 until $3.50 pm.
Special guests invited for the
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-03-23
w. B. Kennu Honor In Name Of New Facility

big event include all members
of the. Holmes County Board of
Education which is headed by
Mr.. Kenna as the representative
from beat one: w. H. Mckenzie,
Duro1lt, beat two; Homer CHS
olm, Coxburg, beat three; Martin
L. Smith, beat four; and James
A. Barrett, Cruger, beat five.
Lexington School Board mem
bers have also been especially
invited: Malcolm Phillips, B. W.
Humphrey, Jr., Vernon King,
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-03-23

Sidney Henley and Harden
Erwin. Mr.. Erwin has just re-
Gently replaced Joe Tingle on
the board.
In the $4,000 cost of the new
facility, built with state funds,
was included $4,000 contribu ed
by the Holmes County School
District.
The area around the new
building will be blacktopped as
soon as weather conditions per-
nit.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-03-23

to serve when disaster strikes
and no area or community is
immune from attack.
This great organization has
done wonderful job in Missis-
sippi this year in working among
the flood victims at Hattiesburg.
We never know when we may
need its service.
Please give as generously as
possible when the volunteer
workers call upon you.
One hundred years ago The
Lexington Advertiser was fight
ing for the rights of the people
just as it is today.
The Sunday edition of The
Clarion-Ledger and Jackson
Daily News carried story by
D. and P. Fleming, This Week
In 1861" about the Mississippi
Convention held March 1925 in
1861. They quoted The Lexing-
ton Advertiser which lamented
the failure to give the people of
the state a vote on the series Of
actions all the way from seceS-
sion to ratification.
The Advertiser was quoted as
saying:
"A great government can be
discovered - National Conven-
tions can be held-Presidents
elected-a Southern Congress
established. and a mighty gov
ernment put in permanent work
ing order simply through
a little jumped up election for
delegates"
In other words, it looks like
we have always had in Missis-
sippi a number of politicians
who have put their own thinking
and desires aheod of what the
people of the state may want.
We do not think this is a
healthy thing any time in a
democratic government.
It was not good one hundred
years ago when the hotheads
put us in a bloody Civil War
and it is not a good thing today
when some of the same kind of
radicals would like to take us
Continued on Page Five)
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-03-23

Attend The Church Of Your
Choice This Sunday.
Arizona sun., 1961-04-20
FIRST AIDERS MEETING

The United First Aiders will
hold their regular monthly
meeting April 26 at 8 PM in
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, at
1914 S. 18th Ave-, Rev. G. N.
Hall, pastor. Membership is
open to all registered nurses,
licensed practical nurses and
nurses aides Flora Ruffin,
president, Mary Boozer, re-
porter.
Arizona sun., 1961-04-20
NAACP PLANS
STRATEGY

HARRISBURG, Pa More
than go Pennsylvania leader
ship organizations were invit-
ed by the NAACP this week
to participate in legislative
strategy session here on April
Is. The call was issued by
Henry r. Smith, Jr., president
of the Pennsylvania NAACF
State Conference.
The purpose will be to dis
cuss proposals for passage in
the state legislature of more eff
fective civil rights laws includ-
ing protective measures for
housing and employment.
Plans for the meeting which
will be held at the local WV
CA are being coordinated by
Calvin Banks, N A A CP field
secretary for Pennsylvania. Mr..
Banks said conferees will in
clude representatives f r O m
both the State Senate and As
sembly and from Governor
David Lawrence's office.
Arizona sun., 1961-04-20
NAACP Leaders
In Mississippi
Meeting

NEW YORK = Headed by
DR.. Aaron Henry, president of
the Mississippi state NAACP
organization, a delegation of
NAACP officials from the deep
south state conferred here A
pril Z with national officers
on strategy in the all-out cam
paign against Mississippism
Known as Operation Missis-
sippi," the effort is described
by Roy Wilkins, NAACP Sc
cretary, as an "all-out and con-
tinuous' drive to eliminate
discrimination in Mississippi.
This move was prompted by
the use Of snarling German po-
lice dogs on peaceful Negro
citizens outside Jackson,
Miss, courthouse, March 20.
They were awaiting results of
the trial of the states first sit
in demonstrators - nine NAA-
CP students from Tougaloo
Christian College who sought
to use a public library.
The effort will be carried
forward in all areas of activi-
ty, although the precise items
and the exact timetable will
emerge later.
Already the NAACP voter
registration drive has been un-
der way in Mississippi and will
be expanded and pressed in
order to increase Negro regis
tration. Mississippi is the low
est in the nation on Negro vo-
ters, with less than 40 of the
eligibles permitted to register.
Another sore point with Ne
gro Mississippians is the dou-
BILE standard of justice in the
state for white and Negro cit
liens. Recently Clyde Ken
nard, who at one time attemp-
ted to register at Mississippi
Southern University, was SEN
fenced to seven years at hard
labor for allegedly agreeing
to buy" five sacks of stolen
chicken feed valued at $25.0O.
When Medgar Evers, NAA-
CP state secretary, called
Kennard's conviction a mock
cry of Justice he in turn was
sentenced to Jail and fined
$10O. The case is on appeal.
A young white lawyer in
South Mississippi was given a
suspended sentence for raping
a Negro baby sitter for his
children, but Mack Parker, ac-
cused of rape of a white wo-
man in 1859, was lynched.
Continued on page 81
Arizona sun., 1961-04-20
Marital Problems
Are Blamed For
Phoenix Tragedy

Fred Scott, 54, 1245 East
Broadway shot and killed his
wife, Anasthasia, 81, Monday,
April II, in front of their
home. Mrs. Scott was coming
from school with two of the
children. When she got out
of the car Scott came out of
the house and started shooting.
She was hit in the chest and
was pronounced dead upon ar
rival at the hospital.
After shooting his wife three
times with AS automatic,
Scott went into his home, sat
in a rocking chair and shot
himself in the chest. He was
found dead when the police
arrived.
The couple had been married
20 years and had five children,
Harry, II: Anabelle, Ia; Syl-
via, IL; John, 5; and Paul, 4.
The 17-year-old, Harry, ran
next door when the shooting
began and called the police.
Scott was a rancher and the
owner of the Zanzibar Night
Club. His brother, Jesse Scott,
well known rancher, east OF
Mesa had temporary custody
of the children pending court
decision.
Mr.. Scott was born in Texas,
coming to Arizona IL years
ago. He is survived by his
five children; his mother, Mrs.
Lucy A. Scott, Mesa; two sis
ters: Mrs. Lillian Richardson
of California and Mrs. Emil
Brown, Mesa; two brothers:
Roy and Jesse, both east of
Mesa.
Mrs. Scott was born in Lou
isiana and has relatives in Cal
ifornia.
Mrs. Scott's body has been
sent to California for services
and interment.
Mrs. Scott and the children
were active members of st.
GATHERINGS Catholic Church.
Funeral services for Mr..
Scott will be held Thursday,
April 20, at 1000 AM in Rags
dale's Chapel in the Valley.
Arizona sun., 1961-04-20
NAACP PLANS
Sind ANNUAL
CONVENTION

PHILADELPHIA = Plans
for the NAACP's Sind annual
convention here July 1915 are
moving forward with conven-
ton officials predicting the
largest attendance in the As
sociation's history.
Local convention commit
tees are hard at work to en-
sure a grand and productive
convention" said A. Leon Hig-
genbotham, president of the
Philadelphia branch.
DR.. John Morsell of the ma
tional office, who is overall
coordinator of convention ac-
tivities, announced that local
committees are under the CO.
Craftsmanship of Mrs. Gertrude
Barnes and DIR. Harry j.
Greene, a member of the ma
tional Board of Directors and
former president of the Philal-
delphia NAACP.
DIR. Morsell disclosed that all
daytime sessions, including
plenary meetings, workshops,
regional and committee meet
ings will be held in the spa
Continued on page 81
Arizona sun., 1961-04-20
Famous CeoIogist
From oklahoma
Leaves Own Firm

Joseph J. Simmons III, OF
Muskogee, Oklahoma, has been
appointed as a Department o1
the Interior advisor on oil and
gas mobilization to the Office
of Civil Defense and Mobiliza-
ton, Secretary Stewart L. u
dali announced this week.
Secretary Udall said: "This
Department is indeed forum
ate in obtaining the services of
Mr.. Simmons who is making a
personal sacrifice in accepting
this vitally important assign
ment. He is representative of
the calibre of young executive
which his Administration
needs in public service"
Mr.. Simmons will be re-
sponsible for coordinating oil
and gas mobilization plans de-
veloped by the Departments
Office of Oil and Gas with the
Battle Creek, Michigan, offices
of the Office of Civil and De-
fense Mobilization. Mr.. Sim
mons, who will be located in
Battle Creek, will also serve
there as technical advisor on
oil and gas matters to OCDM,
Secretary Udall said.
Prior to accepting the Inter
ior post, Mr.. Simmons was Sc
cretary, treasurer, and super
intendent of drilling and pro-
duction for the Simmons Roy
atty Company in Muskogee,
and practicing petroleum ge-
ologist both in the United
States and abroad since 1949.
Born in Muskogee, Oklaho-
ma, on March 26, 1925, he at
tended public schools in Mus
kogee and graduated from ST.
Louis University in 1949 with
a bachelor of science degree in
geologic engineering.
He is a member of the A
merican Association of Petrol
cum Biologists, the Society of
Exploration GeophySicistS, and
the Tulsa Geological Society.
During World War II, he
served in the U. S. Army Air
Force.
Mr.. Simmons is married to
the former Bernice Miller, OF
Detroit, Michigan. They have
four children.
Arizona sun., 1961-04-20

upgrading of Negroes in city
employment. It amends the
code of the city of Atlanta a.
polishing the classifications of
laborer / and laborer II, and
changing the salaries for some
other classifications.
Negro city employees num-
bering 1900 were grouped in
the laborer I and II classified
tions earning $3.50 and 1910
daily and doing basically the
same work as whites who were
paid $9.06 and $11.10 daily.
The new ordinance creates "a
single class title, laborer (day)
with daily pay scale of $3.50
to $10.64 for all employees. 1t
also abolishes the literacy test
that has been used by the city
which placed category classi-
fications on Negroes while CIV
ing them lower pay for doing
the same jobs as whites, and
removes the last vestige of
! discrimination in salaries for
Negroes on the city payroll.
The First Ward Alderman,
James Jackson, presented and
had adopted a resolution au-
thorizing the city personnel di-
rector to establish a qualified
registrar of Negro citizens
seeking jobs in the city water
department as meter readers.
The week before a Negro was
upgraded from vehicle ser
vice attendant to truck driver.
A Negro post office veteran of
19 years in the Atlanta Post
. Office was promoted to win
dow finance clerk, and two
Negro police officers were pro-
NOTED, one to sergeant rank
and another to detective.
Arizona sun., 1961-04-20
NAZI TRAINED
DOGS USED IN
MISSISSIPPI

JACKSON, Miss. = The N
AACP revealed this week that
the snarling German police
dogs, now ION duty" with the
local police force, were train
ed by a former Nazi storm
trooper.
They were signaled to fer
ocious action last week, attack
ing a peaceful group of Negro
citizens quietly standing out
side the city's courthouse.
Harry Nawroth, trained fa-
nous Doberman pinschers to
guard Hitler's airport. He has
trained more than $4,000 dogs
of all breeds during his life
time.
AS the Mississippi breed led
25 Jackson police in the ruth
less attack on 100 or so Ne
groes, including women and
children, outside, a trial was
about to begin inside the court
house.
Nine NAACP college stu
dents were about to face
charges for staging the states
first sit-in - the attempted
use of white only" libraray
maintained at public (white
and Negro) expense.
When the students approach
ed the courthouse, the waiting
Negroes applauded. Irritated
the police charged, led by the
dogs. Negroes were bitten
and knocked down. NAACF
field secretary Medgar Evers
was pistol whipped. Rev. S
L. Whitney, pastor of the Far
ish Street Baptist Church (pic-
tured across the nation in his
attempt to pull away from an
attacking dog) was bitten.
When N A ACP Executive
Roy Wilkins protested to Gov
Ross Barnett on the atrocity
Barnett told Jackson news
paper, 81 don't know a thing
about the facts. 1 have many
things that are more important
to attend to"
Arizona sun., 1961-04-20

Chaplin, minority group con-
sultant to the Secretary of La
bor.
The conference was called
by DR.. Marguerite Adams,
chairman of the Youth Work
Committee for the North Car
olina State Conference of MA
ACP branches
Over 1000 NAACP youth
members are expected to at
tend and participate in work
shops and discussion groups
dealing with employment and
educational opportunities now
open to Negro youths.
Arizona sun., 1961-04-20
n. Carolina Youth
To Hear Top
Kennedy Men

RALEIGH, NC. = Two top
Administration officials are
scheduled to address an NAA-
CP Youth Career Conference
here today on the campus of
Shaw University.
The official spokesmen are
George o. Butler, education
director for the Presidents
Committee on Equal Employ
ment Opportunity, and Arthur
Arizona sun., 1961-04-20
MURDER SUICIDE STRIKES FAMILY
UdaH Names Negro Aduisor To Department
KEY RELIGIOUS
LEADERS MEET

ATLANTA, Ga. = Tw G
prominent figures in the field
of race relations will address
the Southwide Interracial Con-
ference of Religious Leaders
to be sponsored by the NAACP
Southeast Region here on A
pril 1920.
According to an announce
ment by Mrs. Ruby Hurley,
NAACP southeast regional Sc
cretary, the keynote speaker
will be Arthur Chaplin, min
ority group consultant for the
Secretary of Labor. Mr.. Cha
pin will also participate in a
conference workshop and dis
cuss government resources for
combating employment bias.
Also addressing the confer
ence, Mrs. Hurley said, Will be
Mrs. M. E. Tilly of Atlanta,
prominent southern C h u r C h
woman and civic leader. She
was a member of President
Harry Truman's Committee on
Civil Rights.
More than 100 Protestant,
Catholic and Jewish clergy and
lay leaders are expected to at
tend the conference sessions
which will be held here at
Clark College.
Plans for the two-day meet
ing are being coordinated by
the Rev. Edward Odom, NAA-
CP national church secretary.
Arizona sun., 1961-04-20
THE NEGRO PRESS CREDO

The Negro Press believes that Ameri.
ca can best lead the world away from
racial and national antagOniSmS when it
accOrds to every man., regardless of race,
color or creed, his human and legal rights
Hating no man, fearing no man, the Negro
Press strives to help every man in the firm
belief that all are hurt long as anyone is
held back.
Arizona sun., 1961-04-20
ATLANTA PASSES CITY ORDINANCE
EQUALIZING PAY SCALE FOR ALL

On Monday April the Board of Aldermen of the city Of
Atlanta ordinance submitted by John A. White fifth
Ward Alderman abolshng job classficatons in city employ
The ordinance, according Mayor Hartsfed in
with his message January calling for the
Arizona sun., 1961-04-20
Operation Alert

The National Civil Defense
Exercise referred to as OPAL
ERT, 1861, will be held April
26 through Saturday, April 20.
In coordination with this exer-
else, the civil defense siren
warning system will be sound
ed April % (Friday) at 2:OO
PM, MIST to designate the be-
ginning of local participation
in this National Alert.