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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-06-01

provoking action of the freedom
riders should not be foisted up
on any peaceable people.
1t is not likely that Mayor
Thompson convinced any of the
visiting newsmen from out OF
state or his television audience
throughout the country of the
merit or morality of a legal,
forced segregated society, such
as we have in Mississippi and
the South.
But we are certain he con-
WINGED them the white people
and leadership of the South
wants segregation continued and
will do everything possible to
maintain 1t.
The genial mayor also did d
fine public relations job for
Jackson and the entire state
with the pictures OF school and
community Improvements flash
ed to his nationwide television
audience.
Not only that but Mr.. Thomp-
Son took visiting newsmen on
a conducted tour of the Capital
City and showed them the
splendid progress hat has been
made here.
There's not a better booster
of his city anywhere in America
than Allen Thompson-and he
deserves all of the plaudits he
will undoubtedly get from thou
sands of friends in Jackson and
elsewhere in the state.
If the mayor of every city in
the state could be as sold" on
his own community as Allen
Thompson is on Jackson, what
a great state we would have
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LIS Graduation Held Friday

A near full house saw Lex
ington High School seniors re-
ceive their diplomas and a rec
ord number of awards at com.
mencement exercises held FRI
day evening.
The beautiful new w. B. Ken
ma auditorium, where gradua'
ton exercises were held for the
first time, was comfortable
while the temperature outside
was a chilly 40 degrees.
additionally this annual pro-
gram is held outside at Beall
Field = but Friday evening was
so cold that many persons
would have been unable to at
tend the exercises had they
been held on Beall Field.
Highlight of the evening, of
course, was the presentation of
the diplomas to twenty-four SEN
Tors, five of whom were honor
students: Marilyn Fincher, Sa-
rah Edna Bailey, Henry Donald
Brock, Barbara Jean Cleveland
and Margaret Cornelia Rush.
Honor students maintained a
four-year average of 90 or above
in all subjects.
Other members of the class
were Sheelah Gordon Abel, vi
Wan Doris Bailey. James Robert
Brown, Nancy Jane Buck, Ma
rion Hunter Cade, Jr., Joan
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-06-01
Dora Pearl TidweII
Wins 35-Year Pin
Chief Operator Is
Commended For Her
Superior Service

Mrs. Dora Pearl Tidwell of
Lexington was honored in a
surprise ceremony at a luncheon
she attended last week in
Greenwood.
Mrs. Tidwell, chief operator in
Lexington since 1885, was pre-
sented her 35-year service pin
by District Traffic Manager G..
c. McCulley of Southern Bell
Telephone Company in an in
formal ceremony that none the
less showed the company's ap-
probation Of this valued en-
ployee.
Mr.. McCulley cited Mrs. It'd
we'll for her superior service
above and beyond the call of
duty = a fact we'll known to
long time patrons of the Lex
ington exchange.
The Greenwood traffic man
ager, t. H. Bowen, was also
present for the luncheon held
tContinued on Page Two)
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Road Bond Issue Protested By Petitions
Citizens Object To Issuance OF S1,t35,OOO
Road Bonds By Supervisors Without Vote

Petitions of protest signed by more than the required
twenty per cent of qualified electors of Holmes County will
be presented to the Board of Supervisors when it convenes
in its regular June session Monday morning June 9Th.
The petitions will force the supervisors to call an election
on the question of issuing $1,135, 100000 of the countys
bonds to finance the construction of state-aid highways in
the county, or drop the proposition entirely.
Supervisors had indicated by legal advertisement that
they would issue the bonds without an election unless twenty
per cent of the voters protest at the June 5h meeting.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-06-01

With petitions in circulation
in every town in Holmes Coun-
ty and some of the rural areas
indications are that the num-
Der of citizens protesting the
action of the board will far eX-
coed the twenty per cent pro-
vIded by law.
Petitions are in circulation in
Lexington, Durant, Tchula, Cru
ger, Thornton, West, Pickens,
Goodman, Acona, Ebenezer, and
possibly other communities.
The petitions were circulated
this week throughout the coun-
ty altSl d news story appeared
in last weeks Advertiser and
Durant News containing details
OF the proposed bond issue.
Reaction OF citizens to the
proposed action of the Board Of
supervisors was quick and
sharp in disapproval as soon as
the story appeared.
The legal notice stating the
intention of the Board of Super
visors to issue the $1,135, 10000
in road bonds without an cleo
ton was carried in the May
18th and 18th editions of the
Holmes County Herald but had
apparently gone u%nnoticed for
two weeks by the people of the
county.
Interested citizens desiring to
sign a petition may do so by
visiting one of the following
places where petitions have
been left for the convenience OF
the public: Lexington = Yves
tern Auto Associate Store and
Texaco Service Station; Durant
= Clements Chevrolet Com
pany, the Illinois Central Rail
road and Joe's Phillips IS Serv-
ice Station.
Wording Given
The petitions being circulated
carry the following wording:
PROTEST TO BOND ISSUE
To The Honorable Board of
Supervisors of Holmes County,
Mississippi:
Gentlemen:
1t having come to our atten
ton that your body at its May,
1861 Meeting adopted the fol-
lowing resolution to-wit;
Now, Therefore, Be 1t ReSolv-
ed by The Board of Supervisors
Of Holmes County, Mississippi
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.9fazel& Dyes
BY Hazel Brannon Smith

Jackson's Mayor Allen c.
Thompson handled himself very
well on the Dave Garroway
show Tuesday morning and all
Mississippi was watching as Bill
Ryan and Mr.. Garroway quest
Toned Mayor Thompson about
the Jackson and Mississippi
viewpoint on the freedom
riders"
Mayor Thompson made it
plain the riders were arrested
because they broke local Jack
SOM laws based upon laws
passed by the Mississippi Leg
islature-and said that officers
of the law in Mississippi have
no choice but to arrest people
who violate u laws.
The Mayor also made it pain
that I'VE do not believe in mob
violence" and one had the idea
he was talking for all MissiSsip-
plans, white and Negro.
When one of the NBC news
men questioned Mr.. Thompson
about the course Jackson would
take when local and state law
come in conflict with federal
law, the answer was not as clear
cut. Mr.. Thompson just said:
1--WE don't believe it will ever
happen" The television audi
ence got the impression Mayor
Thompson ~fervently hopes that
conflict will never come to pass.
The Mayor pointed hopefully
to the fact that not appli-
cation for transfer to white
schools has been filed by a
Negro pupil as an indication
that Negroes are perfectly sits
fled with segregation in the
separate but equal facilities.
Mayor Thompson described
freedom riders as trouble max
ers" and said if they wanted to
test the segregation laws of
Mississippi there is a way pro-
vided through the courts to do
so-and indicated that incident
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AS Follows:
Section l. That this Board
does hereby declare its inten-
ton to issue negotiable bonds
of Holmes County, Mississippi,
in the principal amount of One
Million One Hundred Thirty
Five Thousand Dollars ($1,135,-
100000 to raise money for the
purpose of construction of state
aid roads in said county, as
now or hereafter designed by
law.
And that you intend to direct
the issuance of said bonds on
Monday, June 5, 1861.
We, the undersigned qualified
electors of this (Holmes) County
and being more than twenty
per cent 5000 of the qualified
electors of said county, do here
by protest against the issuance
of said bonds.
No Plans Listed
One of the principal objec-
tons voiced by citizens to the
proposed bond issue was that
the people were not to be given
The right to pass on the matter
and that no detailed planning
had been done to show its adj
visibility. merit or need.
Other objections included ex-
eessive interest costs and costs
IF legal and engineering serv-
ces on a bond issue of this size;
also the tying up of state-aid
money for twenty years, be-
vond the tenure Of office Of
he present board.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-06-01
Tho Psople4' eoa>ssa
hank
You
Editor

Dear Editor:
Once again the people. OF
Holmes County r lnceDted to
you for pruning the news and
thereby protecting the pubIlc
.AItereSt.
| am referring to your splen-
did story on the proposed
$I,l35, 100000 road bond issue
which our supervisors were
going to put over without con-
,uitlng the people.
We would not know what IS
happening in Holmes County if
it were not for you and your
Two newspapers.
Long may you prosper.
Sincerely,
TAXPAYER
Dear TAXPAYER:
Thank you for your kind
words.
We do our best to honest
lY serve the best interest of
Holmes County and its peo-
pie all the time. If we should
eve fail TO do SO. il will be
a mistake of the head and no.
of the heart.
Editor
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MYF Officers Named

The new MYF Subj District
officers for 1961-62 were elected
Monday night at the Sub-Dis-
trict meeting, which was held at
the Methodist Church in Pick
The officers are as follows:
President, Judy Fite. Lexing-
ton; Vice President, Rose Gnemi,
Ebenezer; Secretary and Treas
urer, Bonnie Shelton, Tchula;
Faith, Shirley Killebrew, Good
man: Fellowship, Nathan Me-
<ie, Pickens; Citizenship, Sarah
Gardner, Durant; Outreach,
Grace Jones. Senasha; Witness,
P Patricia Chisolm, Coxburg;
Pianist. Jean Tingle, Lexington.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-06-01

provoking action of the freedom
riders should not be foisted up
on any peaceable people.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-06-01

four-year average Of 96.030 to
rank as the top scholar in her
class, and Sara Edna Bailey,
salutatorian, who was a close
second with an average of
95.794
Both young women delivered
original compositions. Miss Fin
cher'S was on Success" and
Miss Bailey's was "The School
Of Life"
Charles Mullen, president of
the 1861 Glass. welcomed the
Continued On Page Two)
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Chennault, Rose Annette Goth
ran, Willard Myron Dillon, Jr.s
Edward Murrell Downs, Edna
Earle Ellis, Cecil Farmer, Jr.,
Betty Louise Hale, Mary Jane
Hathcock, James Clinton Hen
ley, Miles Edward Holloman,
Jr., Charles Rutledge Mullen,
Joan Rivers Streater, John Tin
gle, Jr., Sybil Jeanette Truitt.
Featured Speakers
Featured speakers of the eve
ming were by Marilyn Fincher,
valedictorian, who maintained a
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-06-01
LADIES DECORATE GRAVES

Last Tuesday, May 80 the
ladies of the American Legion
Auxiliary decorated the graves
of soldiers.
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seven lovely ladies will vie for the title of Durants Miss Hospitality next week
M all of them will be on hand throughout the week greeting vIos at the Dumnt
Hospitality Booth opening Monday. June 18th.
The girls are: standing, left to- riht, Sharon Daniel sponsored by Pggly Wiggy;
Shirley Howard, Gamma Club; Peggy Ellington Duant Lions Club; Charlotte Nc
Crory, Western Auto AssoGate Store seated, Kay Clements, Durant Preston Hudson Post
No. 10 Of the american Legion; Diane Wells Womans Club; Jmmye Lois McNeer,
Dumnt PA.
The Dmant Business and Professional Womens Club sponsors he Miss Hospitality
contest AM the hospitality booth each ear, aided and asisted by other clubs civic
groups, and business men and women in The community.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Sports Night Set
At Good Counsel

Good Counsel High School
will present its second annual
sports night tomorrow night at
8 O'Clock in the school gym
nasium. This event was post
poned from an original date
because Of a storm.
The American University
basketball team. the University
Of Maryland gymkana troupe
and the Washington Judo Clut
will be among the teams per.
forming.
Guests will include Pete
Manning. Chicago Bears end
Jim Ricca, formerly Of the
Redskins; Joe Holup. former
CIV basketball star, and
Coach Moss Collins of John
Carroll.
Forty door prizes, including a
two-day alI-expense trip at a
ski lodge. will be given away
The event is held to raise funds
for the schools athletic pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
COLONIALS
Continued From Page D-1

continued from rage H.
up his exclusive off-the-
shoulder shot. His 28-point
performance tied two previous
efforts by Dick Markowitz
against VPI and William g.
Mary as tops among the Co.
lonials this season.
Last night the Colonials
started strongly and were in
front until Jackson got a foul
shot to put st. Johns in front,
12-ll. with eight minutes gone!
The Redmen stayed ahead,
thereafter, but actually never
could shake off the persistent
Colonials who dogged along as
much as Is points behind but
never really out of it. At half
time the difference was SAL,
and the game coasted along
like that until with about 10
minutes left Bill Norton, GW's
other little man, and Feldman
almost unnoticed started clos
ing the gap.
Norton dropped in a pair and
so did Feldman. and suddenly
CIV was only five points behind
at 74-69 with seven minutes
left. The Redmen woke up to
what was going on-they hard
ly could help 1t with Lapchick
screaming at them-and Jack
son dropped in a basket and
so did Kevin Loughery and so
did Ivan Kovac and so did a
few others and that did it.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
(SS,oooO; 4-yser-oIds and
Archie Moore Put
In Predicument by
Order to Defend

NEW YORK, Feb. Is CAP).-
Archie Moore, a handy guy
with fists and words, usually
can talk his way out Of any
predicament. So when he was
faced with a real tough one
an order from the New York
State Athletic Commission to
sign forthwith" for a light
heavyweight title defense, his
answer was:
"Okay. I'm going down right
now to sign"
But making a fight for
Moore's New York -MaSsachu-
settS-Europe version Of the
championship isn't as simple as
Archie made it sound last
night.
Moore said the contract was
offered by Madison Square
Garden for June 10 title bout
with Guilio Rinaldi, the Italian
who beat him in a non-title
bout last october 80 in Rome
The New York commission s
order mentioned unbeaten Doug
JoneS-the only fighter who
has filed an official challenge
and posted the $2,50O forfeit
or ANY other suitable oppo-
nent."
Harry Markson, Garden box
ing director, and Bill Yale
Moores lawyer in San Diego,
confirmed that negotiations
were under way. They'll talk
some more today. anticipating
that the commission might act
to strip Moore Of tile recogni-
ion at its Friday meeting.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
0|d-timers' 81
IsTargetfor
Young Seniors

DUNEDIN, Fla, Feb. is (AP)
-Graybeards among the Pro-
fessional Golfers Association
seniors have given the young
sprouts - those in the 50-54
age group-something to shoot
at in the 22d annual tourna-
ment.
The SIS = and over entrants
played their first round on the
National PGA course yesterday.
and 81 Of them shot par or
better over the 6.352-yard. par
35-37-72 layout. The 50-54
division plays its first round
today, and will do well to
match the oldsters' showing, as
we'll as the low score Of 81
turned in by unsung George M.
Smith Of Chicago, a 63-year-
old veteran Of 13 such previous
tournaments.
Three players-Bill Mehl-
horn Of Miami Beach, Fla;
Pete Burke, a former cham
pion from Cold Spring Harbor,
N. Y. and Bill Goldbeck of
Mount Kisco. N.Y.-turned in
68s. and Louis Chiapetta Of
Toledo, Ohio, and Fay Coleman
Of Los Angeles had 69S.
If the younger players today
really want to shoot at some
thing. they can try to match
the hole-in-one registered by
56-year-old Marty Lyons of
Havertown, Pa, on the 1922
yard 10Th.
Al Houghton Of the Prince
Georges Club in Landover, Md,
had a 39-38-77 in the first
round.
Fred Mcleod. 78-year-old
former champion from the
Columbia Country Club in
Chevy Chase. Md, had a 49,
45-93 in the oldsters' division.
Ralph Beach OF Baltimore
had a IS and Carroll Mac
Master of Baltimore an 81.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Sales Boom
For Senators

Business is booming at Grif-
fifth Stadium like it has never
doomed before, and the sea-
son ticket for Senator's games
may become a premium item.
When half of the desirable"
seats are taken, the club will
stop selling on the season plans
in order to protect the fan who
wants to buy his tickets one
game at at time.
The season ticket sales passed
1860 sales 50 days in advance.
Last year the old club cut off
such sales April l. The new
club went ahead of last years
total a week ago.
THE sunshine brought out
a lot Of customers yesterday"
Burt Hawkins. public relations
director, said today before
heading for the clubs training
camp at Pompano Beach, Fla.
I'VE expect another good sale
today. I guess this warm
weather gets people to think
ing about baseball"
Sales so far total more than
$4,000 and $4,000 seats.
Meanwhile, the Senators
have signed up their 3Oth
player, First Baseman Marion
BUD Zipfel, drafted from the
Yankees. Zipfel batted .27l,
hit 28 homers and drove in LOT
runs for Binghamton last year.
Only five players remain un-
signed-Outfielder Joe Hicks
and Pitchers Bennie Daniels
Dave Sisler, Rudy Hernandez
and Hector Maestri.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Il Race Today
InEverg|ades

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. IS (AP)
The $25,0o0 added Ever
glades Stakes today sends up
to IL horses over a lls-mile
Hialeah Park route which at
least three standouts probably
will travel in the forthcoming
Flamingo.
Garry Back, Mrs. Jack Prices
3-year-old, ruled as pre-race
favorite under rider John Sell
ers on the strength of a dra-
matte come-from-behind win
over six other Flamingo eligi-
bles in a tuneup last Saturday
Near-favoriteS for the 'Glades
18th running were Vapor Whirl
and Crozier, each with a deci-
sion over each other in recent
stakes meetings.
Alamode Farms Vapor Whirl
will be handled by Bill Har-
tack and Manuel Ycaza will
handle Crozier. The two horses
share weights of 1913 pounds,
second only to Garry Backs
126.
Lugging ia pounds will
be Kenneth L. BliSS's Thirty
Flights, Mrs. Ada L. Rice's Try
Cash, Wheatley Stables Royal
Record, Jacob Sher's Sherlock,
Joseph Roebling's Bookcliffe,
Kennedy-Veale Stables Pesa-
dilla and Grandview Stables
Bethel Park. Kings Song,
owned by Louis Chester, was
assigned 1913 pounds and Ma
shua Blue, owned by Boncrist
Farm, drew 1T.
All but Bookcliffe, Thirty
Flights, Pesadilla and Bethel
Park can run in the 100000
added Flamingo February 25
IL their owners desire
Evening star., 1961-02-15
DELAY DISTURBs HoRsEMEN
New Bowie Program
Drawn for omorrow

sociation, also was surprised at
the management's decision.
Smiths Comment
He sent the 3-year-old filly,
Halls Bet. owned by his wife,
over the racing surface yester-
day afternoon. The filly was
breezed from the half-mile pole
on the backstretch by Emanuel
Addesa, an exercise boy. and
appeared to have no difficulty
negotiating the going.
do you think I would have
brought my filly out on the
track If I thought it unsafe for
the boy and her?" Smith ex-
claimed.
Loome said that he wanted
no repetition Of Saturdays can
collation. with a crowd of 1886
on hand and intended to be alb
solutely certain that the track
was in condition before an
nounclng that racing was on
again.
With today's loss, Bowie has
given up four days which cam
not be rescheduled at the cur
rent meeting. Only seven pro-
grams have been staged since
the January 81 opening. This
leaves Al to be run with only
81 racing days left on the
schedule before Laurel opens
April l.
No plans have been made for
running the weather-lost days
at Laurel or Pimlico. There are
two dark" days in Laurel's
spring schedule and a week of
no racing in Maryland between
the close of Pinllico on May 20
and the opening at Delaware
Park, May 90, which opens
a possibility of transferring
Bowie's days.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
BY JOSEPH B. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

Bowie officials today went
about the job of drawing up
another new set Of entries for
tomorrow's delayed reopening
while horsemen, jockeys and
trainers remained at odds as
to why the track wasn't open
for business.
Jack Loome, the tracks gen.
eral manager, announced late
yesterday that the stop-and-
connecting would be delayed
one more day to get the racing
strip in the best possible con-
dition. Thus, Mondays entries,
which were held over until to-
day, were dropped and a new
set will be drawn up for to-
morrow.
Trainer Irate
If Bowie is finally successful
In running nine races tomor-
row, 1t will be the first complete
card since February /. Eight
races were staged February 2
when a fire in the grandstand
forced the cancellation of the
ninth event, and last Saturday
the program was stopped after
two races when the jockeys re-
fused to continue.
One irate trainer, when in
formed that there would be no
racing today, said: 1--WE should
forget to show up at the enry
box with our horses. That
would wake them up a little. "
Several trainers were sur
prised that the management
decided to wait until tomorrow
feeling that an additional "a
hours would have no effect one
way or the other to the condi-
ton Of the racing strip.
Loome, after consultation
with Joseph Flanagan, steward
representing the Maryland
Racing Commission; Bruce
Livie, chairman of the COM
mission. and a number of
jockeys, said, after weighing
all factors, it was decided to
wait until Thursday to reopen. "
Inspecting the track yester-
day for more than two hours
were Jockeys Arthur Chambers,
Nick Shuk. Karl Korte and
Nick Jemas. The latter is a
former rider who now is the
Eastern representative Of the
Jockeys Guild.
Korte indicated there was
divided opinion on whether the
track had been converted to a
safe condition after Saturdays
cancellation. Following the
decision yesterday, Korte said
he thought the track was suit
able for racing and that he
would be willing to ride over it.
Directly opposed to Korte's
opinion was Flanagan'S i'm
preston of the racing surface.
He described the track yester-
day as terrible"
Trainer Glenn c. Smith, a
director of the Horsemen's
Benevolent and Protective As
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Two Newcomers
On Mat Program

Two newcomers, The Brute
and Vincent Adonis, will see
action on tomorrow night's
wrestling program at Capitol
Arena. Johnny Valentine meets
The Crusher in the feature
bout, opening the show at $3.50
O'Clock.
The Brute takes on Pierre
LaSalle and Adonis tangles
with Tony Altimore. In other
bouts, the Australian Kanga-
roos meet Vic Christy and
Arnold Skoaland, Chief Big
Eagle wrestles Herb Larson
Taro Sakuro faces Abe Jacob,
and Dick Steinborn is matched
against Lou Albano.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Touchdown Club
To Honor Camp

Jim Camp, George Washing
ton University's new head foot
ball coach, will be the guest OF
honor at a luncheon at the
Touchdown Club at 1890 pm
Monday.
CIV officials also will be on
hand to pay tribute to the new
coach. who comes here from an
assistant coaching position at
Minnesota.
For reservations, call Ma
tional 8-2975.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Red Ste phens
Joins Irish

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Feb. IS
(AP).-Red Stephens, a star
guard the last six seasons with
the Redskins yesterday was
named an assistant line coach
at Notre Dame.
Stephens, 80. was coached by
Joe Kuharich, the present Irish
head coach, at the University
of San Francisco and for four
of his six years with the Red
skins.
Stephens will report at Notre
Dame in about two weeks,
Kuharich said.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Denver Six Draws

DENVER (AP) "A new at
tendance high for Denver Uni
verSity hockey was set this
season when 5,521 paid their
way for Denver's game with
Michigan Tech. The home
skaters won, 5-l.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Winners Scattered

Wilwyn Of England is in
South Africa, Worden of France
is in England and Mahan OF
the United States is in Canada
The three former Laurel Inter
national winners are serving
as stations.