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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-09

President Herb Knots of Lex
ington, installed bv Woods, re-
sponded to the challenge by say
ing that Lexington would be a
chapter of which the Mississippi
Jaycees could be proud, that its
members realize there is a lot
they can do and they intend to
work hard for community better
ment.
Other officers were installed
by A. G.. Abide, state vice presi-
dent, who also gave the charge.
Members of the Greenwood Jay
Gees were largely responsible for
organizing the Lexington Chap
ter, especially Jimmy Hague,
president. John Lowry and H. A.
Lowry, extension chairmen.
Williams Here
David Williams, Meridian at
torney and former resident OF
Lexington and a member of a
former Jaycee organization here,
invited all Jaycees present to
attend the board meeting to be
held in Meridian February "a
IS. DR.. Frank Rose. native of
Meridian and president of the
University of Alabama, will be
one of the principal speakers at
the affair.
Other Guests
Other out of town guests in
cluded Executive Vice President
Dudley Lacey of Jackson and
Canton; National Director Robin
Mathis and Mrs Mathis of Hou-
ston; C. j. Harvey of Brandon,
sta'e vice president: and Jaycees
from Greenwood, Meridian, Kos
c'ueko. Grenada. Jackson and
o+ho~ communities.
Pe~resenting the Lexington
~hamber of Commerce at the
l--~-ot was President Allan
Ramsey. accompanied by Mrs.
w. 4. Ramsey. resident William
Ellis represented the Rotary Club
with Mrs. Ellis. and President
Nathan Schur and Mrs. SchuI
represen+ed the Lexington Lions
Club. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter d
Smith were also guests.
President Herb Knots served
as master of ceremonies and Bill
Hamberlin returned thanks.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-09
ATHEISTS PRAYER
Dear God.

Dear God.
If you really exist somewhere in the
endless space of the universe and have power
to grant or deny mems prayers, please grant
this prayer of mine.
You have created out Of nothing every
thing that exists, including the Devil who
causes all of the worlds woes.
Please kill the Devil, or at any rate
prevent him from continuing his wicked
work.
Some Of the men you create are as
savage as jungle beasts; four years ago can
n!bals in Sou h America killed and ate the
missionaries trying to teach them to adore
you. Please don't create more cannibals.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-09
CITY REPORTS ONLY las
VIOLATIONS TO FBI

City Marshal j. Lon McRae
has just completed his annual
return of officers to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Wash
ington, D. c., which showed that
Lexington had 146 law violators
for the year 1910. That is the
number that was tried in the
city court last year and found
guilty as charged.
Seventy charged with drunk
ness headed the list of violators.
Others reported were: assault
and battery. %; possession of
liquor, Is; disorderly conduct,
eight; gambling 20, and viola
ton of driving laws, one.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-09

many who were aware of the proposed
debate could only assume the South
didn't have a defense.
Some months ago, the State Depart
ment of Education was forced to ban the
use of an educational film - not because
the film was offensive, but because it's
producers were not on a list of o%rganiza-
tions approved by the Citizens Council.
The Education Department withdrew the
film dealing with tolerance because it
had mo desire to authorize circulation
of a film that has become controversial"
Most people know that The Methodist
Church and the q. S. Air Force have been
listed as "enemies" of the Citizens Coun-
Gil, along with other denominations and
agencies. One questions whether the
reading of the Bible soon is to be restrict
ed in the same manner that Nazi Ger
many sought to rid the Reich of all Sub
v~ersive" influences, literary and other
wise.
Just how far will people of Mississippi
permit themselves to be oppressed by
agencies and individuals who have set
themselves up as censors of what will
be read, seen or spoken in Mississippi?
Tt has been reported that the actions
of Gov. Ross Barnett are subject to close
scrutiny amounting to almost
clearance" by the Citizens Council, that
a N,4,yoao Co,, -o~-l~.
the chief executive on official trips to
other states. Such watchfulness on the
part of the Council would imply that it
does not trust the Governor whom the
people have elected. Is the Governor also
affected by the pressures which bear
down upon others in the state?
Under attack during the present adj
ministration have been textbooks used
in the public schools and the school adj
illustrators and teachers who have de-
Tended the system of textbook selection,
those who have decried violence as a
means of delaying school integration,
those who have warned against the en-
actment into laws that which might ap-
pear to permit state control of voting and
matters involving public education, but
which could be subject to a different in
depreciation beyond the environs of the
state and could conceivably hasten the
situation least desired.
Hardly an Individual in Mississippi
has failed to come under the pressures
which have been expressed in the past
three years. The natural question is
whether we still have a democracy with
its widely acclaimed freedoms or whether
democracy is being replaced with dicta-
torial power of selection of what is best
for the masses.
Freedom from pressure is implied in
the first amendment to the constitution
which guarantees freedom of religion,
of speech, of the press and the right of
the people to assemble peaceably. It
occurs to this writer that some of the
freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution
are being abridged in Mississippi to the
detriment of our citizens and the entire
nation.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-09
EPISCOPAL RECTORY TO
BE REBUILT SOON

Plans for the rebuilding of
the Episcopal rectory destroyed
by fire recently are going ahead
rapidly and letting of the con-
tract will be made as soon as
designs for the structure are
completed.
The ladies of the Guild in
charge Of the matter state that
the new home will be an attrac-
tive building, designed for all
modern conveniences and ap-
planes, and when completed
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-09
THRO YEARS
By Collie Y. Skinner
TEN YEARS AGO
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
FOR Mr.. GEORGE pOvALL

Funeral services for George
Povall, Well-known Lexington
citizen and business man were
held this morning "wednesday
at the First Methodist Church in
Lexington at 1000 o'clock. The
Rev. c. T. Floyd officiated, as
sisted by the Rev. T. A. Filgo,
Durant pastor.
Mr.. Povall was stricken with
a sudden heart attack at his
home Tuesday night shortly after
he retired. A doctor was sum-
moned and came Immediately
bu he was dead within a few
minutes. He was AZ.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-09

Too frequently in the Magnolia State
Gomez the necessity to speak out against
the suppression of freedoms guaranteed
by the Constitution of the United States.
The necessity exists this week by
reason of the pressure on two union MEM
bers to withdraw from a suit in which
the two union members entered to chal-
lenge the use of public monies to support
a private organization - the Citizens
Council.
One of the union members who with
drew from the suit was quoted as say
ing that he withdrew at the request of
some of the members of the two unions
with whom he worked, although both said
they entered the suit as individual citizens
and taxpayers without consent or direc-
ton of any officer or individual members
of their unions.
The use of public monies by a pri-
vate organization establishes a damaging
precedent. The issue is, admittedly con-
troversial, and ever members of the
Citizens Council have expressed disap-
proval of the use of tax monies by that
organization.
In all areas of the state newspapers
have voiced concern over the precedent
which is established. Many tax paying
citizens who have no means of voicing
an opinion except by word of mouth
no doubt feel that the $4,000 of tax
money allotted by the last Legislature
for use of the private organization could
be spent more wisely or not be spent
at all - in the interest of sounder econo-
my.
1t is not the purpose of this editorial
but to express concern that the average
citizen is subjected to group pressure
when his co~nstitutionally guaranteed
rights are threatened, if he chooses to
protest.
The same type of pressure was seen
in October when the Mayor of the states
largest city, the Hon. Allen Thompson of
Jackson, was invited to take part in a
dIoI1Ol1ThOC OCOdCC ONGI Vic NDO IGlo-
vision network concerning Negro s%it-ins4
Mayor Thompson is a former president
of the national municipal association. He
is smart, articulate and holds in high es-
TEEN the hope, ideals, and traditions of
the state.
For even considering the invitation,
Mayor Thompson was berated publicly
by a member of the Citizens Council,
even as the Council was preparing to use
money of the Mississippi taxpayer to tell
the mississippi Story to more isolated
and smaller audiences beyond Southern
boundaries. Even though Mayor Thomp-
sons announced opponent was a contro-
versial figure, the network debate could
have served a useful purpose to the state.
Mayor Thompson apparently didn't
care to get into a controversy with the
Council, so the debate did not materialize.
And subsequently, the taxes of Missis-
sippians have been paying for campus
and clubroom appearances of Citizens
Council-approved speakers outside the
South. Pressure again prevailed and
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-09

will add materially to the homes
beautiful of the city.
It is expected to have tn
house ready for occupancy by
May l and will be occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Sessions Povall.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-09
In God We Trust
Christian Faith Is A Gift From God And Our Heritage

Most of us born and reared here in
the Bible Belt of the South take our
religion seriously, but more or less for
granted. Reared in Christian homes for
the most part, most of US follow along
in the paths trod by our mothers and
fathers before us. Few there are who don't
conform to this pattern. Even those who
confess no faith of their own respect the
professions or beliefs of their friends and
%neighbors.
Thus when we rarely come in con-
tact in person, or in print, with one who
processes not to believe in God, it is an
unusual experience and perhaps worthy
of comment.
We recount herewith can Atheists
Prayer on His 98th Birthday, December
25, 1860" written by Lee Meriwether,
native of Columbus, Mississippi, who Isl
now a widely known st. Louis attorney,
author and world traveller. The prayer
was contained in a letter to Oliver En-
merich, editor of the Jackson State Times
and Enterprise-Journal Of McComb.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-09

Your Heart Fund supports pro-
grams to bring the latest scien-
tific information on heart disease
to your doctor.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-09

Since 1948, more than 100000
600 Heart Fund dollars have
been channel into national medi-
cal research.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-09
Attends Funeral

MI. and Mrs. James Green at
tended the funeral of his aunt
Mrs. Nancy Perry of Popular
Creek in Montgomery County,
February Z.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-09
Respectfully,
Lee Meriwether
St. Louis, Missouri
5211 Washington Boulevard

We feel, as will most of our readers,
a great sadness and compassion for the
sensitive and highly intelligent Mr.. Meri-
wether. We cannot help but wonder how
he could possibly have lived for 90 years
without believing in God, although we
recognize fully his right not to believe.
Blu WE are moved t. thank God anew
for the Christian faith and heritage which
gives life meaning and purpose and with
out which we would not want to live -
and with which we are not afraid to die.
Our prayer is that one day soon Mr..
MeriWether, too, may be able to believe.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-09
The Lexington Adve, tiser
Thursday, February 9, 1861
HAZEL RANNO SMITH CMrs. Walter d. -

HAZEL BRANNoN SMITH Nlrs. Walter d. --.-Edior and Publisher
Established in 1887 = Published Every Thursday = Subscription rats: Any
where in Holmes County $500 per year; Outside Holmes County, $3.50.
Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Lexington, Mississippi
Were it left for me to decide whether we should have govern
ment without newspapers or newsp 1pers without government, I should
not hesitate for q moment to prefer the latter But should mean that
every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading
them"
Thomas jefferson in a letter to Edward Darlington
on January 16, 1887
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-09
Where's Freedom From Pressure!

(Reprmed from The Panoian, Ratesyine, Mississippi. Edited Bv I H. poweD
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-09

Recently in Morocco ali earthquake de-
stroyed q city and killed 10000 people. Later
an earthquake in Chile destroyed another
city and killed more thousands of people.
Please don't let more earthquakes kill more
thousands of men, women and innocent chill
dlen.
Jesus said people who do not believe
he is your Son will be damned (St. John,
Chapter Is to 80: "He that beleveth not
that Christ is Gods son is condemned al
ready.'O
Because of heredity, environment and the
teachings of my mo,her and father when I
was a child, | am not able to believe that
Jesus IS your son. Please don't condemn me
for not believing what l am not able to be-
liave.
You who know the Present and the Past
also know the Future, please don't create
men you know will be so evil that they will
be put in hell.
Dear God, I have never prayed to you
because I have never been able to believe
you exist; If l am mistaken please forgive
me and grant this, the only, prayer l have
ever said.
Respectfully,
Lee Meriwethe
St. Louis, Missouri
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-09

Woods Presents
Knofss Installed

speaker.
, 1961-02-21
Pfc Peter "A. Jdnsik
Serving With 18th
Signol ComponY

Philippines = Army PFC
Peter a. Jansik, son Of DR..
and Mrs. A. D. Jansik,
Christiansted, is participat-
ing with other personnel
from the 178th Signal Com
pany in Exercise Long
Pass, a mobility training
exercise, at the Clark Air
Base-Stotsenberg training
area in the Philippines. The
exercise, involving almost
5000 US. Army and Air
(Continued on page Al
, 1961-02-21
JUDGE Worms Purents
Against Keeping
Children From School

In the Municipal Court
on Monday Evaristo Gar
cia, found guilty of speed
ing, was fined SIS, for reck-
less driving SO; driving
under h E influence of
liquor, SIS, and his license
suspended for six months.
Ocelivia R. Joseph, was
found guilty Of disturbance
of the peace and fined $50.
Helena Joseph, charged
with OBTAINING her children
from school sccEhfeoll Wwaass fined SIS
but suspended with an adj
Continued on page Al
, 1961-02-21
Pom Am Engineers
Ignore Judges Order:
10000 Luid Off

&z# sA2 &VfNE
Despite the order of a Fe-
deral Judge and executive
order by President Ken
nedy creating an emergen
cy fact-finding board, Pan
American Always engin-
GERS totaling 500, persist
in their illegal strike.
It has become necessary
to drastically curtail COM
mercial operations. But the
Company continues to. full
fiji its military obligations
and a few jet services.
The company will oper-
ate isolated jet flights be-
tween New York and San
Juan.
PAA therefore announ-
ces with great regret it is
left with no other course
but to Through 10000 en-
ployees today.
Reservation offices will
be open to handle passen-
ger on the flights continu-
ing to operate and accept
bookings for future flights.
, 1961-02-21
Gov. Merwin Sends
Congratulations
To P~diewonskY

Governor MerWin has
sent the following telegram
to the newly appointed
Governor Of the Virgin Is
lands, the Honorable Ralph
P~aiewonsky.
Mrs. Merwin joins me
in extending to you and
Mrs. PaieWonsky congratu-
lations and best wishes on
the occasion of your ap-
pointment to succeed me as
Governor of the Virgin Is
lands, / am certain that I'M
der your dynamic leader
ship the Islands and their
people will know and enjoy
increasing prosperity in
years ahead. Please accept
my pledge Of cooperation
and support, not only in the
weeks ahead, but through
out your term of service"
, 1961-02-21
full support.

full support.
Plans for the new build
ing will include a Chapel,
auditorium, library a n d
laboratory, as well as inn
proved classroom and play
ground facilities. Provision
Continued on page a
, 1961-02-21
DONKEY RACES TOMORROW WILL MAKE
AUDIENCE LAUGH MANY THRILLS. TOO

Final plans have been completed by the special com
mittee of the St. Croix Community Chest for the Donkey
Races to be run on the Canegata Ball Park tomorrow,
Washington's Birthday, February 22nd.
, 1961-02-21

be called "Crucian Chari-
ots' a n d The Musical
Chairs which will be called
"~Paiewonsky's Stakes"
The Board Of Directors of
the ST. Croix Community
Continued on page ~
, 1961-02-21

mlttee OF the st. CrO1X Com
Races to be run on the Ca
Washington's Birthday, Fe'
This years meet is ex.
pected to be one of the out
standing attractions of the
season.
The Donkey Races Ball
will be held at the Buc-
cancer Hotel on Tuesday
night, February 81, 1861,
Tickets have been on sale
at various business estab-
lishments throughout t h e
island, and will also be
available at the d Q o r
tonight.
Owen Proverbs of the
Virgin Islands Corporation
has kindly consented to
provide transportation for
the donkeys and carts from
Frederiksted and from the
entrances of various estates
along the road tomorrow,
Feb. 22nd. The Virgin Is
lands Corporations truck
will leave from in front of
Peter Christians store in
the morning, at n j n e
o'clock, and will stop Wher-
ever necessary, at the es-
tate gaps along the way, to
pick up donkeys, carts and
riders, to be transported to
the D. G. Canegata Ball
Park.
Three prizes will be
awarded for each race at
the meet, as well as q prize
for the best decorated cart
and the best groomed don
key.
The three main events Of
the day will be: The Obsta-
Gle Race, which will be
called THE Donkey's Di-
lemma'h;; The Cart Race, to
, 1961-02-21

bert Sugden, has set the
goal at $500, 900.
The Right Reverend A.
Ervine Swift, Bishop-in-
charge Of the Virgin Is
lands, has given this pro-
ject, and the enlargement
Of All Saints Episcopal
School ia st. Thomas, his
, 1961-02-21
ST. Johns School
Begins Building
Fund Drive

st. Johns Episcopal States, the Governor will
School has announced the attend to certain matters
beginning of it's drive to connected with the New
raise funds for a new school. York Office Of the Depart
building to be located on ment Of Tourism and Trade,
the fourteen acres Of land in Rockefeller Center, and
purchased a few weeks ago. Budgetary matters with the
The Chairman of the Build Department of Interior in
ing Fund Committee, Her Washington.
, 1961-02-21
Governor Merwin
Departs for New York.
Washington. D. C.

Governor John David
lMsIeeEf wwiifnl left yesterday fer
New York and Washington.
While in t h e United
, 1961-12-11
AQA~AE~Syr~
Secretary Udoll Wus
Served Special Buffet
Luncheon Here Sut.

Secretary of the Interior
Stewart Udall and his party
was treated to a very special
buffet luncheon at Govern
ment House on Saturday spe-
cially prepared and served by
Verne Wyss, owner Of the La
Piazza Restaurant in Christian
sted.
The menu included such de-
licacies as assorted French
Hors .d'oeuvres, st. Croix Lam
gouste en- Bellevu, Prime
Tenderloin of Beef stuffed
with Foie Gras and French
pastries. !,
, 1961-12-11
&C Journey"
Cultural Exhibit In
Courthouse Tues Pm.

The 70-picture exhibit enti-
tied, Caribbean Journey, by
world-renown photographer,
Fritz Henle, will be opened to
morrow afternoon, December
IL, at 500.
In line with Governor Pale
wonsky's desire to encourage
cultural events, the Governor
has given the show his official
blessing. The Administration
has announced that Fritz Hen
les Caribbean Journey" will
be presented under the aus
pieces of Governor P~aiewonsky
in the historic Ballroom-at
Government House. The exhi-
bition will remain open until
Sunday evening, December II,
The public is cordially-in-
vited to attend the official
opening tomorrow or take adj
vantage of visiting the exhibit
the 18th through the 18th.
, 1961-12-11

quite willing, and this is an act
Of faith of the Kennedy Admins
tration, to assume that the people
down here can make wiser deci-
sions than we can make in. Wash
ington on these economic affairs.
/ will also thank the day that as
a result of my trip here, this ac-
Continued on Page Al
, 1961-12-11
Secretary Of Interior Stewart Udall Says Dec. 9,
May Be Historic Day for the Virgin Islands
ANA NIEVES IS
CHOSEN QUEEN OF
XMAS FESTIVAL

Miss Ana Moves was chosen
as Queen of the st. Croix
Christmas Festival on Friday
evening last during the Selec-
ton Ball held at the st. Croix
by the Sea.
Miss Moves of Estate Green
Cay was chosen from among
twelve contestants. Second
place was won by Miss Avril
Francis Of FrederikSted and
runner-up was Miss Luz Suar-
ez also of Frederiksted.
The contestants included, in
addition to those mentioned,
Dorothy Sewer, Nilda Larsen,
Nereida Cruz, Mercedes Es-
pinosa, Opal Frsdericks, Fell
eta Rodriguez, Luetta Craw-
ford, Leona Gordon and Norma
Moves.
During the program each
contestant appeared in casual
clothes, bathing suit and even
ing attire. A bumper crowd
attended the Ball and many
commented that it was one of
best affairs Of its kind con-
Quoted in st. Croix.
The Jaycees Committee for
the Selection Of the Festival
Queen headed by Uric Ben
janin and Ralph Locke was
in charge of the entire affair.
The coronation ball will be
held on Saturday, December
20, 1861. The official opening
Of the Festival Village will be
held on the same day.
, 1961-12-11

the Virgin Islands Corporation
be dissolved, that its assets
and its functions be transfer
red to the Government of the
Virgin Islands.
This, as you will see, is the
reason why. | say this is a his
toric day. Because as you
know, very few organizations
like to commit suicide in the
way that we have just voted to
do.
"We have taken this action,
if | may summarize what |
think is the purpose of it, for
several reasons. One, the out
standing leadership of Cover
nor P~aiewonsky, the outstand-
ing cooperation that he has had
from the Legislature, in terms
of demonstrating the capacity
Of self-government.
"A second point that l should
like to make is that this is in har-
mony with President Kennedy's
program of the Alliance for Pro-
gress for all the people in the Ca
ribbean and in South America.
President Kennedy has faith in
the capacity of people to make
their own decisions and to gov
ern their own lives. We think it
therefore symbolic that WI are
making this recommendation to-
day that the people of the Virgin
Islands be given complete author
ity over their economic affairs. AS
far as we are concerned, we are