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The Nome nugget., 1961-07-19
Archbishop Vagnozzi,
 Apostolic Delegate to U.S., Makes Nome Visit Today

The Most Reverend Egidio Vagnozzi, Apostolic Delegate to the United States for the Catholic Church, who is on a tour of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, for the first time arrived in Nome to- day, accompanied by several dis tinguished leaders of the church, including the Most Reverend Thomas A. Connolly, Archbishop of Seattle; Most Reverend Joseph Dougherty, Bishop of Yakima; Most Reverend Dermot O'Flana- gan, Bishop of Juneau and Most Reverend Francis D. Gleeson, s. J. Vicar-Apostolic of Alaska and Secretary to the Prelate Mon seigneur Pic Laghi.
 This distinguished prelate and his party have already visited in Juneau, Anchorage and Fairbanks and Nome had not been on his itinerary. However, while in Fair banks he expressed his desire to see the Eskimo people, as many of them belong to his church, so the Nome, Kotzebue trip was ar ranged for him, as these two com munities have Catholic churches.
 The group were met by Mayor Wllke and the city presented them with mining certificates. A tour was arranged by Wien Airlines for them in both Nome and Kot-
 zebue, so that they may see as
 much of northern Alaska as pos sible during their short visit. The Papal Delegate stated tha
 his responsibilities as the Pope personal representative in thi continent were essential, reli gious and spiritual, and I dedicate myself and my energies to be
 the proper link between the Holy See and the American Catholics. :"
 Although he finished his studies at the Roman Seminary at the age of p, with three doctorates in philosophy, sacred theology and canon law it was necessary to get special permission of the Holy See in order to be ordained as he was two years too young to be called to the priesthood. He is known by his colleagues as "a priest with flair for storytelling and a zest for mountain climb ing" And is nicknamed by them as the "The American" for his informal ways.
The Nome nugget., 1961-07-19
President Calls on All
 Schools to Have Children Exercise 15 Minutes a Day

WASHINGTON R - President Kennedy, in an unusual post script to his regular news con- ference, today called on every school in this country to provide Is minutes of vigorous exercise each day for all students, boys and girls.
 Kennedy said he was alarmed over how many U. s. youngsters are not physically fit. And there fore, he said, he wants schools to identify these pupils and to try to give them special work that will make them strong.
 And each school, he said, should use valid tests 10 see how well their youngsters = "both boys and girls" - measure up and how well they are progress sing
The Nome nugget., 1961-07-19
Special Count of AIeuts and EskinOs To Be Taken

JUNEAU R - A special count and tabulation of Aleuts and Els kimos and their characteristics will be undertaken by the Bureau of the Census, Gov. Egan's of flee said today.
 Egan said he was advised by Richard M. Scammon, Director of the Bureau of the Census, that the Aleut- Eskimo material would be published next year, after the standard census compilation pre- pared for all states.
 Alaska's governor had asked the Census Bureau to prepare the special figures on Aleuts and Es- kimos after noting that publica- tions to date on Alaska's popula- tion made mention only of the states Indian population.
 The absence of information on Aleuts and Eskimos, Egan said presents a considerable problem for the obtaining of sufficient in- formation for any type of planning and research"
 Replying to Egan's request Scammon said the special data will include 6 separate count fo1 Aleuts and Eskimos as well a other information concerning tn makeup of Alaska's Indian, Aleu- and Eskimo population.
 Scammon said a figure of 28 634 persons in the 1860 censu reports for Alaska identified 8 "all others" would include pr marily Aleuts and Eskimos.
 The 1850 census showed 3,89 Aleuts and 15,882 Eskimos.
 Scammon said the sharp in crease in number may be due in part, to more complete cover age in the 1860 census, parti. cularly in the rural areas of the state.
The Nome nugget., 1961-07-19
Sl.78 BILLION GRANTED FOR SPACE EFFORTS

WASHINGTON LR - Plans of U. s. space experts to land a man on the moon and return him ad- vanced big step in Congress to- day.
 Senate-House Compromise Com mittee, while keeping a watch on television sets showing the wealth CT - delayed attempt to launch a second U. s. astronaut, wrote an okay on a bill to authorize $1.78 billion for space efforts.
 The bill includes every cent asked by President Kennedy and his space experts.
The Nome nugget., 1961-07-19
JFK Making
 Decisions on How To Deal with Reds

WASHINGTON lR - President Kennedy announced today that he was making decisions immediately on measures to deal with the So- viet threat to West Berlin and will report to Congress and the nation next week after consulting U. 2. allies.
 He indicated at a news confer ence that his plans include bol- stering U. s. forces in Western Europe to improve the balance of power between the Communist bloc and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies.
 He also intiminated that the United States might take steps to strengthen the anti-Communist position in Southeast Asia. He mentioned that area specifically as one of concern.
 At news conference the Pres ident announced that a meeting of the National Security Council at the White House this afternoon would produce decisions for deal ing with the Berlin crisis. Later this week he will consult with NATO allies.
 Next Tuesday evening he will make a speech to the nation on s.our responsibilities and hazards in the Berlin dispute. On Wednes- day he will spell out his policies program in message to Congress
 Kennedy declined today to say exactly what he has in mind, but he did not reject any particular possibility such as stepping ur military expenditures, S n g taxes, declaring a national emer- gency, calling military reserves and the National Guard units to active duty.
 What Kennedy did say quite emphatically was that i've intend to honor our commitments" to protect West Berlin against Com munist threats.
 At the same time the President issued a new appeal to the So- viet government to "reconSider" it's course on Berlin and turn aside from a path which could lead to war.
The Nome nugget., 1961-07-19
Thick Cloud Banks Cancel Crissom's Rocket Ride

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. R - Thick cloud banks forced a sec ond postponement today of Virgil Gus Grissom's rocket ride into space. Now he must wait until Friday before he can try again to travel the sub-orbital path blazed by Alan Shepard Jr.
 The slender, 35-year-old astro- naut sweated out three hours, 57 minutes in the cramped confines of his spacecraft, but was still able to muster a smile when he climbed out.
 At 9 a. m., two hours after the scheduled blastoff time, Mercury project officials made the de- cision to "scrub" the shot, be- cause of heavy, high-level cloud cover that would have prevented photographic tracking of the rocket.
 Tuesdays original attempt to send Grissom on the big ride also was postponed because of un- favorable weather.
 A two-day postponment was necessary because the Redstone rocket must be purged of it's fuels, dried out, cleaned and checked for contamination.
 Had the rocket gone today, Grissom would have been blasted 1l6 miles high and 29O miles down the Atlantic missile range at a top speed of 4,9O0 miles an hour.
 The 40,000-ton aircraft carrier Randolph and five destroyers were strung out along the range, redy to pluck Grissom and the 4,030-pound capsule from the sea.
The Nome nugget., 1961-07-19
Alaska Mountain Climber Says Pair Who Quit Last Week Weren't Capable

ANCHORAGE tR - Bob Good. win of Girdwood, until yesterday member of the Italian expedi ton that is attempting to climl the sheer south face of Mt. Me Kinley, said today that two mel
 who quit the party last weel weren't capable climbers ant had to be sent back to Talkeet na."
 Goodwin said he was compelled to leave the expedition to return to work with New York archi- tectural firm designing the An chorage-Fairbanks highway. He has been climbing in the Me Kinley area for AS days and was due back on his job Monday.
 Last week Anchorage business man John Stocco and New York copywriter Armand Petrecca re- turned to Anchorage and said they had quit the Italian expedition "because of developing friction between ourselves and the leader of the party Riccardo Cassin). They were critical of Cassin's leadership.
 Goodwin attributed the episode to the "clash of personalities" and said Stocco and Petracca weren't capable climbers and would have endangered the lives of others on the climb"
 The Italians are attempting to scale the south face of the 20,320- foot mountain, never before climbed. Goodwin said he and bush pilot Don Sheldon flew over the group yesterday and saw that they were leaving their 15,500- foot camp and moving up the peak again.
 He said the action of Stocco and Petrecca in publicizing their break with the party wasn't good sportsmanship on their part. This outfit (the Italians) had come all the way from Italy and such publicity is bad for climb ing"
The Nome nugget., 1961-07-19
Six King Island Dancers To Represent Nome
 At the Eskimo Olympics

Six King Island dancers have been selected to represent Nome at the Eskimo Olympics being held in Fairbanks during the Golden Days celebration. They leave tomorrow to compete with selected dancers from other parts of the Far North.
 The group, who are guests of Golden Days, are taking with them their walrus hide for blanket tossing while on their expense paid trip.
The Nome nugget., 1961-07-19
IRONWORKERS ACC ARE DEADLOCKED IN NEGOTIATIONS

ANCHORAGE R - A deadlock in contract negotiations between Alaska Ironworkers and the As sociated General Contractors con- tinued today with no sign of a break.
 Barney Toner, federal mediator from Seattle, assigned to the dis pute, said he has found nothing to justify another meeting of the negotiators and has moved on to another dispute in which he is involved.
 Representative of neither side, in the negotiations which broke off after resuming only for a brief session yesterday, could be reached for comment.
 The full extent of the effect on Alaska construction cannot be immediately determined but it will affect several large construc- ton jobs in the Anchorage area.
 Toner was expected to head for Ketchikan where there is a dis pute between the pulp mill opera tors and pulp workers.
The Nome nugget., 1961-07-19
Castro's Prisoner Negotiating Team to Return 10 Havana Sunday

MIAMI, Fla. R - Fidel Cas- tro's 10-prisoner team will re- turn to Havana Sunday but rela- tives will continue to appeal for funds to buy their freedom.
 The prisoners were sent to this country last month to negotiate the trade of American tractors for about 1,2O0 captives taken in the unsuccessful April IT inva- sion.
The Nome nugget., 1961-07-19
Nine Districts Face Possible Loss Of
 State House Seats

ANCHORAGE R - Gerry mandering is out" as a means of apportioning representation in the House of Representatives among the districts of the state, members of Gov. Egan's Advisory Reap portionment Board said as they closed organizational S s on here
 Nine election districts in the state face possible loss of House seats as the result of population increases statewide and changes locally. Gerrymanderihg - mani pulation of district boundaries might be employed to allow the affected districts to retain seats.
 But board members said they adopted a policy of strictly ad herring to the exemplary" provi- sions of the state constitution re- garding gerrymandering. It was pointed out that the constitution is "quite explicit" in provisions to prevent such practices from occurring in Alaska.
 Douglas Gray of Juneau was elected chairman of the board The other members are: Richard Greuel of Fairbanks; Jack Hinck- el of Kodiak; Clinton Gray ot Nome and Mrs. Irene Ryan of An chorage.
 The next full membershi1 meeting has been set for Aug. ? ard 21 in Anchorage. Chairman Gray emphasized tn automatic" provisions of tn Constitution are quite explicit il requiring combination of Hous, Districts within local Senate Dis tricts if the population of a House District falls below major frac- tion of the quotient required for representation under the new cen suS figures.
 Under the 1860 census, the quo- tient is 4,837 and the major frac- ton is half of that plus one, or 2.419, Gray said.
 Nine districts apparently are losing House seats due to lack of sufficient population Loss of their sole represen lative is faced by the present di ficts of Prince of Wales, Cordova, Valdez, Kus- kokwim, Upper Yukon, and Bar row. As bounded now, Sitka, Ko- diak and Nome could each lose one of two representatives.
 The Anchorage District stands to gain six seats for total of IA. Fairbanks could gain two for total of seven.
 Possible recommendation for division of the Anchorage District is seen in remark by Gray that
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Holmes County herald., 1961-07-20
Legal Notices
"PUBLIC NOTICE

"TO THE PUBLIC AND TO
THE OF HOL-
MES COUNTY,, MISSISSIPPI
PI: "You are hereby notified
that the real and personal
property assessment rolls of
the above named county, for
the year 1861 have been equal
lied according to law. and
that said rolls are ready for
inspection and examination.
and that any objections to
said rolls, or any assessment
therein contained, shall be
made in writing and filed
with the clerk of the Board
of Supervisors Of said county,
on or before the 7th day of
August, 1861, at his office in
the Courthouse of said cOun-
ty, and that all assessments
to which no objection is then
and there made. will be final
ly approved by said Board of
Supervisors. and that all as
Holmes County herald., 1961-07-20
. Ebenezer
NEWS
BY Mrs. T. r.. Haffey
All Club Boys
On III ID. Program

The regular meeting of the
EbeneZer Home Demonstrate
ion Club was held on July 10
at 2 p. m. at the community
house with Mrs. K. d. Henry
and Mrs. E. L. Brown serving
as h%ostesses.
A very interesting demon
stration was given by Mr..
Duane Tucker and two of his
4-H Club members. Jimmy
Blysma and Myron Dillon of
Lexington, on Artificial Re
spiration and Tree Culling.
The study topic, "Responsi-
.bility to YOUTH" was given
by Mrs. Lucas Thomas.
Mrs. K. D. Henry gave a
garden report and discussion
of casserole that concluded
the program.
Cookies and Cokes were
served by the hostesses to
eleven members and one
guest. Mrs. Malcolm brennan
and the agent, Miss Mary
HarpOle.
Holmes County herald., 1961-07-20
Wells Has Unique Depot

engineer Tuesday giving him
some helpful suggestions on
making their exchange OF
messages easier.
Young Word spent two days
last week in Memphis, guest
Of Mr.. H.. K. Buck, Supt. of
the Illinois Central Railroad.
He was given a royal well
come and was escorted on his
tour of the terminal and the
railroad yards by Special
Agent French. Ed boarded,
the City of New Orleans in
Ourant for his trip to Mem
phis and upon his return trip,
he was thrilled to learn he
would be allowed to ride in
tie engine all the way back
once When a railroad brid-
ge was out, traffic was rout-
ed past Eds home. Ed was
worried and in doubt as to
whether the tracks would be
able to carry the extra load
md he walked the tracks
from Durant to Lexington to
personally inspect the tracks
When the big train wreck
N"cured at McC0mb last year.
Ed wrote to Mr.. Buck in
Memphis and sent him S1.OO
to help pay for damages to
the train. Mr.. Buck in turn
forwarded the letter to Mr..
Johnson, president of the IL
linOis Central Railroad His
letter was published in Sun
shine magazine and the rail
road magazine and several
Holmes County herald., 1961-07-20

sessments to which objection
is made, and which may be
corrected and properly deter
mined by this Board, will be
made final by this Board of
Supervisors. and that said
rolls and the assessments con-
tanned therein will be APPROX
ed by this Board of Supervis-
ors; and that,
II. This Board will be in ses-
sion, for the purpose of hear
ing objections to the said as
sessments which may be filed
at the courthouse in the City
of Lexington, said County and
State, on the 18th day Of Aug
ust. 1861, and
go. This Board of Supervis-
ors will remain in session
from day to day until all OBJ
iections, lawfully filed shall
have been disposed Of and all
proper corrections have been
made in the said rolls.
"Witness the signature and
seal of the said Board OF
Supervisors this the 18th day
of July, 1861.
THE BOARD OF SUPER
VISORS OF HOLMES COUN-
TY.
BY w. Leslie Smith,
President
Parham H. Williams,
Clerk"
Ordered and adjudged this
July 18th, 1861.
w. Leslie Smith, President
July 20, 81.
Holmes County herald., 1961-07-20
HITS
DURANT

Damages ran into thous-
ands Of dollars by a wind
storm which struck Durant
about five fifteen Sunday
morning. The greatest loss
was suffered by Clayton Eng
lie on East Madison St. Two
large oak trees fell on his
house completely demolishing
the large front porch, the liv-
ing room and bedroom.
Peggy. their daughter, who
was sleeping in a front bed
room, barely escaped. The
roof was torn off the room in
which she was sleeping.
Two cars were crushed by
the impact.
The front porch and roof of
Miss Nettles home on West
Cedar was crushed by a tree.
The Mansfield garage was
damaged by a fallen tree.
Plate glass windows in
Holmes County herald., 1961-07-20
Durant Enters
Merit Program

Durant has scored itself in
the ten general categories OF
development, and is now Of
ficially entered in the M1ssls-
sippi Merit Community Pro-
gram, according to informal
ion received here from head
quarters of the program.
The Durant entry is being
sponsored by the municipal
officials.
Francis J. Lundy, Hatties-
burg, chairman of the state
wide local self-improvement
project, said the community is
now ready to claim the at
tractive Merit Award plaque
in the categories in which it
meets predetermined stand
Holmes County herald., 1961-07-20
VIEW BOOK REPORT
AT CLUB :

Mrs. w. r. Henry reviewed
the new book, "IF WE OAR
Ed" by Chester Swor last
Friday to members of the
Durant Reading Club, which
was held in the home of Mrs.
herbert E. Brooks at 9
O'Clock.
Chester Swor is a we'll
known speaker, writer, and
Baptist Youth leader. His
book tells of how the Lord
Jesus Christ would use his
followers in two ways: first
save them: and use them in
mis- service. Then the two
memorable mountains for
teaching and preaching Gods
will and the two gardens,
which mean much to Christ
ian people.
Mrs. Lucille Sweeny led in
prayer asking that all mem
bers might be in the center
of Gods will.
Roll call was answered by
"What causes world prob
lems." The answers found
were Failure to teach Gods
moral and spirit and laws in
the home. communism, in
difference to religion, dictat-
orship, weakness of the fede-
raj government, Christian
weakness, people growing fat
and lazy, materializing and
forgetting Cod"
The next meeting will be
with Mrs. A. L. Stevens and
the book. "EXODUS." will be
used as study. All members
are urged to bring materials
concerning the feature.
Refreshments were served
to Mrs. Mayfield Howard,
Mrs. Myrt Brooks, Mrs. Eth
ell Nicely, Mrs. ]. E. Brown,
Mrs. Harold Brock. Mrs. A. l..
Stevens, Mrs. Sweeny, Mrs.
Henry and Mrs. Leon Engel-
mann.
Holmes County herald., 1961-07-20
Duv-Nuf NeaCS

Thornton.
MI. and Mrs. Binegar of
MOBILE. Alabama spent a few
oaJs with the Billy Binegars.
MISS linda Marlar has re-
turned to ner duties at the
Baptist hospital in Jackson
after spending a few days at
nome with her family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Woods
and daughter, Wanda of jack
son were recent guests OF
ner parents, the H. H. Lam
trips.
Mrs. Water Conn of Louis
vile left Wednesday after a
few days visit with her
daughter, Mrs. H. H. Lam
trips.
Mrs. Boyette Parkinson and
Boys spent last Wednesday III
Benton with relatives.
Holmes County herald., 1961-07-20
r n. Bransons Announce
Arrival of Daughter

Mr.. and Mrs. R. n. Bran
son announce the arrival OF
a daughter, born Saturday,
July s at $40 a. m.
The little miss weighed 7
Id. 15R OF. at birth and has
been named Evelyn Leola.
Sharing congratulations are
the maternal grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Walton OF
Glen Allen. Missouri and pat
ernal grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Branson of Benton,
Missouri.
Welcoming their baby sister
are Niala 10, aged 2 years
and Susan Nan, aged l year
Mrs. T. E. Haffey accom-
panied Mr.. Haffey to Jackson
Monday for a medical check
up.
Sunday dinner guests IN the
T E. Murtagh home were
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Murtagh OF
Tchula. Mrs. James RAINIER
and Mrs. Long of GreenVlue.
Billy Murtagh remained for a
visit with his grandparents.
Jeffrey and Paul Brown re-
turned nome Sunday after a
weeks visit in the StroWo
home in Jackson.
Mr.. Billy brennan, Win
the u. S. Marines stationed
at Chattanooga, Tenn. visited
briefly with his aunt, Mrs
Emily Mothershed and other
relatives and friends here last
week while on a business trip
through the state.
Holmes County herald., 1961-07-20

ards. Inspections are made
before plaques are awarded.
In addition, an attractive two
color sign has been shipped
to the local group for erection
at a prominent downtown loo
alton.
Mr.. Dan Wells, general
chairman of the local prog
ram. said the committees
have been assigned to cafv
out projects to improve the
towns standings in phases
selected for first attention.
He complimepted those
working to score the COM
munity in the ten general
classifications of: beautificat-
ion. education, fire protection,
health and sanitation, housing
and construction, long range
planning, municipal finance.
police and traffic, recreation.
and streets.
Durant scored highest in
tie category Of Municipal FL
nance. The scoring commit
tee said the minimum quail
flying score in the category is
877 points, while this COM
munity 975 points.
The lowest score was in
the category of fire protec-
ton. The minimum qualify
ing score in the category is
APO points, with the local COM
munity scoring only 100
points.
eve will be foolish not to
recognize our weak points"
the chairman said. 1.-THE real
value of this program is pin
pointing our weaknesses and
striving to improve them"
Committees set up to car
ry out assignments at this
time, and their chairmen are
IDENTIFICATION. Mrs.
Robert Irby, Jr., EDUCA-
TIon, w. H. Mckenzie: FIRE
PROTECTION. Julious Guion
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Mrs. ". E. Kealhofer; HOUS-
ING AND CONSTRUCTION.
Leon Engelmann; L o N G
N Ralph
McGehee; MUNICIPAL FL
NANCE, Robert Ray POLICE
AND TRAFFIC, Clarence
Robertson;
w. C., Landrum, STREETS,
R. E. McNeer.
Holmes County herald., 1961-07-20

business establishments on
Depot S. were shattered.
Among them were: Hugh
Carl's. Wards Jewelry. Maj
res Cleaners, The Style
Shop, Neal Furniture Co.
Noticeable damages were
apparent to the new home Of
Kenny and Kate Foster, col
ored citizens on Odom st.
Witnesses said the cloud
seemed to be a ~yellowish
wiring mass that dipped
and roared like a dozen
freight trains.
Rev. and Mrs. Phil Strunk
and boys of Memphis visited
in Durant last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Dunn
ana children OF jackson spent
the weekend in Durant with
her mother, Mrs. Nathan
Hodges.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Lee
Hodges of the Air Force in
Arizona left Monday after a
visit with his parents, the
Drayton Hodges.
Phala and Jerry Brock
visited in Yazoo City Monday
and Tuesday.
Mr.. A. V. Williams of Flor
ence was a business visitor
in Durant Monday.
Mr.. Oliver Burrell returned
to the Baptist Hospital in
Memphis for a check up
Tuesday.
Holmes County herald., 1961-07-20

others. Newspapers in Flori-
ola, Alabama, Oklahoma, Lou
islana, and Chicago carried
the item as well as the Her
aid.
We think this young lad is
an asset to his community
and to Holmes County. We
feel he will certainly make
his mark in the railroad field
Someday.
Holmes County herald., 1961-07-20

WANTED Secretarial work.
tipping, S1.35 per hour. Not
airy Public. Income Tax Re-
turns. Phont 337 in LeXing-
ton.