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The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05
STATE MUNICIPALITIES
GOING STRONG FOR PLAN

Fourteen municipalities and
one county have applied this
week for SAT, ,325 in federal
money for city planning pro-
grams. This would represent the
federal governments half of a
$3.50 arrangemtn for $9465O
worth ef city planning visualized
by the applicants. All applica-
tions have been approved by
the Agricultural and Industrial
Board, and federal approval is
now awaited.
The largest application was
filed by Natchez for $12,50O.
Next in size is $o,350 appli-
cation filed jointly by Madison
county and the municipalities of
Canton, Madison, Ridgeland and
Flora, who will coordinate their
planning with each other. Other
applications include Yazoo City
f$7,5O0), Clarksdale ($4275). Pas
cagoula ($3,745), Oxford (S2.838).
Bay st. Louis $4,000, Gloster
($1,7121, Water Valley ($4O0)
and Baldwin ($35O). The Madi-
son county application breaks
down into $6,141 for the county
government, plus $2,093 for Can
ton. Sab for Flora and $349 each
for Madison and Ridgeland.
Yazoo City, Clarksdale and
Oxford are applying for funds
for completion of programs now
underway, and Natchez is apply
ing for funds for a revision Of
1851 planning program. IS
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05
JAYCEES HOLD
SPECIAL ELECTION

A special election will be held
by the Lexington Junior Cham
Der of Commerce tonight at 700
at the City Hall. Purpose of the
meeting is to select a president
to fill the unexpired term of
David Williams who is leaving
the latter part of December to
accept a position as secretary in
the Washington office of Con-
gressman-elect Frank Smith.
The nominating committee of
the Javcees has recommended as
candidates for the office of presi-
dent. Haves Parish, Paul Hoff,
ard Leo Maness.
Additional names NAV be
placed in nomination at the
time of balloting.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05
Social Security
fContinued from PAGE One)

tOCuIluueo TON rage Ouel
1860. @
As result of this change in
the Law, Stanley and his family
receive $251.20 monthly. The
check he received for the month
of November - just in time for
Christmas and just in time for
Santa Claus. He will receive this
check every month If he is still
unable to work bv the time Tim
reaches 18 years of age. he
will have received 6,845.60, by
the end of that year.
Mr.. Bolton of the Greenwood
Social Security Office explains
that Stanley qualified for these
payments because he met two
requirements. First, he had five
years Of work out Of the ten-year
period ending with February,
1853 when he was forced to quit
work. Secondly. his disability
was so severe as to prevent any
substantial work on his part.
Stanley earned these social
security payments. Each payday
his employer withheld social Sc
curity from his salary and this
was reported to the Social Sc
curity Accounting Office in Bal
timore, Maryland. In arriving at
the amount of his payments, the
social security office figured his
benefit on the highest two years
work with the Superior Coach
Corporation. These two years
gave him a year'v average Of
approximately $370000
In the interest of acquainting
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05

The states financial position is de-
finitely on the down grade. The "a million
dollar surplus inherited from the Cole
man administration is already spent, or
committed. The expected increase in tax
revenues from anticipated growth and
expansion of business did not materialize
IN 1860. s. .ls = a1% - s&7@s1 -
We are threatened with a continuing
loss in population, especially of our young
people in their most productive years,
who go elsewhere to seek their fortunes
Only strong, able leadership of states
man-like quality can carry Mississippi
through the uncertain days ahead. 'z
Let every citizen who loves his state
pray Governor Barnett in 1861 viii be
given the Divine wisdom, strength and
courage to do the Job that must be done
by him if Mississippi is to continue to
grow and prosper.
In Holmes County we have problems
which must Be solved if we are to sur
vlve as free and prosperous people, To
solve the problems we face requires strong
leadership from dedicated men = not
selfish men seeking only their own in
terests, but men dedicated to the well
fare Of the community and county and
hll Of the people who live here
We have such men in the county,
men Of good will and character and in
tegrity, but their voices have been silenced
for some time now, and the community
has suffered eR
Whether these voices have been lost
forever, and with them our county and
our community, remains to be seen 1861
could well be the Year of Decision here
Let each and every one of us earnest
ly hope and pray that beneficient God
still in control of the universe and every
thing in it, will look down on us here
in Holmes County and have mercy upon
US; that some way in a spirit of love and
understanding he will touch and change
the hearts of those men who appear de-
terminad to have their own way, even if
ct means destroying the county and the
community they profess to serve.
Finally, may each and every reader
of this newspaper, along with its editor,
join in a prayer for wisdom, strength and
courage; for love and understanding to
see us safely through the New Year of
1861. f
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05
so Years Ago
SHERIFF ELLIS RAIDS
PTC GAMBLING OUTFIT
AND ARRESTS LEADERS


Saturday night about 10 o.
clock Sheriff Walter Ellis and
his deputies, j. Monroe Roach,
j, S. Fryer, and w. L. Ellis, Jr.,
raided one of the biggest crap
games ever gathered, in which
$50 men were around three
tables going full blast, just out
side the corporate limits of Good
man and located in the swamps
of the Big Black River, accord
ing to information given out at
the official headquarters.
Arrested were Emory Wins
broad of Cape Giradeau, Mis-
souri, and T. A Kinder of Ken
meth, Missouri. Thew were taken
in CUSTODY and BROUGHT to Lex
ington where thew pied guilty
before Irdge G K. Reid Sat,,r-
day night and were fined $50
each and cost.
According to officers the Of
tenders were CAUGHT at the
heiohtsof their operations. Tables
were built out of lumber and
covered with cloth. furnished a
gaming place for hundreds Of
white and colored that had di-
vi6ed up into respective oroups
anS money was in free circola-
ton. over ore hundred dollars
in half dollars and quarters
being about the tables. and hioh
shots hnino tatan and faded
when the officers appeared.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05
March Of Dimes Research Grants
Awarded Only to Top Scientists
BY THOMAS M. RIVERS

Vice President-Medical Affairs
The National Foundation
T5 3Y III
If there is any one point
that we scientists must get
across to the average man"
(if there is any such per-
sony, IT is that conducting 4
first-rate research program
is much more than just Civ
ing money indiscrinfiiia ely
to various laboratories.
The key to right giving is
selecting the right people to
whom to give This is 4 most
difficult task but it is a Job al
which The National Foundation
has proven itself.exceptionally
competent.
Research may be said to hs
: journey into the unknown
to push forward the frontiers
of knowledge. Inevitably, its
natareris such that no man car
foretell exactly where it will
lead. /
But this average man" te
whom we just referred, anc
Whois perhaps dissatisfied with
the uncertainties over where
research will lead, might be
reminded that The NationaI
Foundation has shown in the
past what it can do-as, fol
example, initiating the research
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05
10 Years Ago
DURANT DRY GOODS STORE
LOTTED OF $l000-$l200 IN
MERCHANDISE SUNDAY

The Durant Dry Goods Com
pany owned by j. L. Longinotti
of Durant was looted of some
$1000$1200 in merchandise by
vandals sometime between clos
ing last Saturday night and Mon
day morning The robbery was
believed to have occurred Sun
day night.
The thieves entered the store
by climbing up on the tin roof
an d cutting it with a kaiser
blade and then saving an open
ing large enough for them to
swing down on a rope All these
tools were left at the scene of
the crime - including the lad
der which was picked up some
where in the alley, after max
ING their haul.
Plenty of finger prints were
obtained, but no arrest have been
made.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05


approved for eventual use in III
to continued work in polio.
Perhaps you have heard the
comment that a camel is a
horse put together by COM
mittee. This illuminates what I
think is one of the principles
of research. Great research is
done by great men, not by
committees. 1t, is The National
Foundations job, among 9TH
ers, to find those great men,
and to see that they have ade-
quate equipment with which
to work.
1t is natural for the public to
want immediate results. For the
parents of a child afflicted with
arthritis, for instance, to want
quick cures is understandable.
But we are trustees of public
funds. We cannot spend those
funds save for projects that
have some promise of success,
conducted by people who have
shown what they can do.
I If our aims in research
could be summed up I would
say that The National Fcunda-
tion operates like a rapier, not
bludgeon. We are selective.
We put March of Dimes funds
in the exact spot and under
the specific man who will make
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05
20 Years Ago
Nv.D LANDMARK BURNS
NEAR BROZVILLE SUNDAY

A fire Sunday destroyed the
old homestead on the Meggs'
place near Brozville, the struc-
ture being also known as the
David Ford house. The build
ing was unoccupied and the
origin of the fire unknown. It
was one of the older BUILDINGS
of the county and is said to be
over 100 years old. being built
of logs and the older wooden
tyne construction.
For manv years. Mr. and Mrs.
Raiford Watson lived there un-
til their residencv in the citv.
Manv hate to loose this old land
morl, from the sights of the
county.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05

the most of it. We do not dump
millions into hundreds of prof.
ects with a vague hope that by
the law of averages some may
produce.
In short, we try to be as
careful in the selection Of re-
search projects as an extreme
ly fussy woman is in selection
OF a spring hat.
The research future is bright.
With laboratory methods that
have been developed, many
under March of Dimes grants,
we can move farther and fast
er than in years past. Indeed,
/ often think of the polio strug-
gle as time when we fooled
up for what is to come. The
methods that were so success
full in that polio challenge are
now being applied to the
greater challenges that lie
ahead.
To accomplish what The Ma
tional Foundation desires re-
quires great men. We have had
them in the past. We shall have
them in the future and, with
public contributions to the
March of Dimes, those men
will accomplish much for the
good OF mankind.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05
gHf EfxtABfu.s AAueFtiafr
he NewY
The New Year
Let Us Pray For Peace AT Home And Abroad

The infant New Year is here and
everyone is wondering what it will bring.
With the United States lowering near
the brink of war; there is reason to fear
the uneasy peace we have lived under for
so long will be shattered and World War
I'll could be launched. s0 W W*
The actual survival of our country
as nation is at stake = and this should
be the first concern of every loyal citizen
of the United States during 1861.
On the domestic front of national
affairs our most pressing problem is how
to stop the drain on Americas gold re-
serves and maintain a strong currency
and stable government.
President-elect John Kennedy is off
to good start in choosing qualified men
of top calibre for his cabinet and closest
advisers. We have reason to be optimistic.
But our new president needs and
deserves the support and prayers of all
Of the people of our country and people
of good will throughout the world.
Every man, woman, boy and girl
throughout the world who wishes to be
free, or remain free, has stake in the
survival of the United States of North
America as a strong, united, free nation
where democratic ideals and institutions
prevail.
AS long as America remains free,
the people of the world have hope.
Should freedom be curtailed or die
here, the world is lost.
In Mississippi we face many problems
in 1861, most of them political.
The threat to the future peace and
prosperity of our state and the freedom
of Mississippians is threatened today, as
never before, by an extremely unhealthy
political situation in which power politics
is allowed to dominate and rule.
Our wish for our state and it's titular
head, Governor Ross Barnett, is that he
will throw off the yoke of the Citizens
Councils and become governor of all OF
the People Of Mississippi during 1861 =
something he has not been in his firsi
year of office.
Unless Governor Barnett is successful
in attaining and hold the reins Of govern
ment himself, there are dark days aheao
for Mississippi.
There may be darks days ahead, any
way.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05
VACANCIES IN CCC

Twelve more vacancies are to
be found in enrolment for the
CCC from this county, states l..
W. Rabb, county welfare direc-
tor. If you are between II and
% years of age, without depen-
dents and fill the other qualifi-
cations, see Mr.. Rabb at once.
The vacancies will be filled at
the next call in January.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05
MISS MINNIE JORDAN
NAMED TO FIJI. UNEXpTRED
TERM OF CIRCUIT CLERK

Miss Minnie Jordan, for the
rsst Is years deputy Circuit
Clerk. was named by Governor
Paul Johnson as TEMPORARY clerk
to succeed the late J. D. Weeks,
who died last Wednesday after
serving 90 wears as Circuit Clerk
The appointee will serve until
successor for the unexpired
term is elected in a special cleo
ton to be called bv the Board
of Supervisors at its January
meetino. Miss Jordan will be \
candidate for the office she
stated Monday.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05

that deveioped
the Salk and
s a bin polio
vaccines. This
and other ma
jor accomplish
n1ents consti-
tute the Gre
dentials of the
worlds largest
v o | u n t a r y
health organ
ization for go
ing ahead.
A great deal
of b asic re-
search, of this
journey into the
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05

011N11O w I'd w
needed to create the bases
which made possible the devel-
opment of the polio vaccines.
This again will be necessary as
The National Foundation moves
forward in its expanded pro-
gram which includes birth de-
fects and Srthritis in addition
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05
The Lexington Adve. tiser
Thursday, January 5, 1861

lIs. Ed ind Publisher
where in Holmes County $500 Outside Holmes County $780,
Entered the Office
Were lett for decide whether we should have govern
ment without newspapers without government should
hesitate for moment prefer TIE latter But should thot
every should receive those papers and be capable reading
them" .m - - -
Thomas Jefferson Edward
On January Is 1887
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05

MFNTHOL ANNOYING - The
swiftly rising popularity of men-
thol cigarettes with the SAn1eri-
can public is currently a dof1i-
nant factor in the growth OF the
cigarette market, major tobac-
60 comDafy points out
Joseph G. Crulne, vice presi-
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05

IL am the widow of a re-
centlv deceased World
War II veteran. He never
used his entitlement for a
CT loan. Am l eligible for
this benefit?
only those unremarried
widows of World War II
and Korean veterans whc
died in service or, follow
ing service. died as a re-
suit of a service-cannncted
disability are eligible for
CT home benefits. n
4{ H ysf
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05

the old death COM
pensation program, It h e
widow Of a deceased
peacetime veteran received
less than the widow of
a wartime veteran. Is this
true under the Survivors
Benefits Act?
The Survivors Bene-
fits Act provides for equal
payments for widows of
both war and peacetime
veterans.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05

:. :
People who like to be waited
on ere the hardest ones to be
cured of their ailments.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05

Be AS Generous As You Can
When You Contribute To The
Nors- March AOf dimes Cam
paign.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05

Begin the New Year the RIGHT
wav bv attending the church
Of your choice.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05

II haven't received my in
surance premium notice
envelopes from the VA.
What should / do about
the payments?
BY all means, keep send
ing the premiums into the
same VA office when they
become due, just as you
have in the past. But be
sure to- include your full
name, address, and your
insurance number. You'll
find that on your policy.
It will help to identify
your payment.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05
Questions, Answers
OF Interest To
Veterans

Q-I sold my CT home and got
"a release from liability
from the VA for any7fu-
ture payments. Am / now
eligible for another GI
loan? I'M
A-You may or may not be.
Release from liability does
not automatically restore
eligibility for another loan.
It is restored only under
certain conditions, such as
selling your home because
of health reasons, moving
to another area for bet
ter job, etc.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05
Behind the Scenes
In American
Business
BY Reynolds Knight

approximately one thlrd OF
the nations production plant
and equipment is "obsolete, F"
end the future holds little pros
pect of improving unless tn e
present depreciation-tax system
is liberalized, a Fordham Univer-
sity study finds.
Under the present tax, system,
it adds, we can expect an addi-
t onal $50 billion worth of plant
and equipment to become obso-
lete by 1870.
At the present time, it is esti-
mated, 500 billion is required
for modernization. This, plus the
estimated l0-year need, indicates
strongly the serious need 70 r
capital to replace obsolete equip
ment. Capital also will be need
ed for tools for an additional
13,500,000 workers expected to
be on the country's payrolls by
1870.
American business, meantime,
is being induced to spend an
increasing portion OF its budget
aboard, a trend stimulated par
TALLY through liberalHed depre-
citation allowances - in som e
foreign countries.
GAS MEN VIEW HOUSING
- Activity in the gas appliance
and equipment industry has
come to be a very reliable index
to housing progress. Officials of
the Gas Appliance Manufac-
turers Association point out that
in better than nine cases out of
ten, when a new house is built
or being planned, it's going to
involve installation of gas
meter. Thus, nose count" on
gas meters can tell the housing
story. CANA reports, as a re-
suit of a telegraphic survey of
its nearly 600 members. that
100000 pieces Of household gas
equipment - ranges, refrigera-
tors, water heaters, dryers, fur
naces, boilers, conversion burn
ers. and so on - will be shipped
in 1861. This will amount to ap-
proximately ten per cent more
units than in 1907. GAMA's
meter division, not included in
this count, expects to do even
better because. it explains, com
mitments of builders and gas
utilities dealing with builders in
dicates a sharp rise in the num-
Der of home starts and a con-
tnuation of home modernization
activity. The only uncomfortable
they say, is weather RougE
weather in February and March
of 1891 BROUGHT building to
s+ordetill from which many
builders never recovered. Given
break by the weatherman AM
the exnacted cut in the cost o1
mortgagesmoney. the new yeai
will see both home building and
annliance sales 'fback ON thi
1859 BEAM" CANA says.
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05

Dr. Albert B. subn al his University Of cnennu laboratory
examines samples Of his vevus antipoio developed
by him with 81 600 March Of Dimes public contributions
subn vaccine be taken oray instead Of needle hos been
approved for eventual in the T. S. erasahef et
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05

Try The Classified Ads!
The Lexington advertiser., 1961-01-05
THINGS TO COME

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Evening star., 1961-11-06
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
THORN McsRIDE
sEETLE BAILEY
By WILLIAM MORRIS

Question: I was surprised to
note in a recent column of
yours a defense Of puns and
punsters. Plays upon words, -
you called them. Don't you re-
member the dictum of the first
great dictionaryman, Sam
johnson, VIII osaid He who
would make a pun would pick
a pocket? How do you feel to
be in such low companyP-
M. M. M, Greenwich, Conn.
Answer: Not as bad as I'd
feel If I misquoted as abomi-
nably as you, sir. What DR.
johnson actually said was
ANY man who would make
such an execrable pun would
not scruple to pick my pocket
I, ike Johnson, make a distinc-
tion between witty puns and
"execrable" punning.
Question: In a recent column
you used the word "hassle. -
Could you tell me where II
comes from and in what
dictionary can find itP-W.
j. Frank, Palisades Park, N. j.
Answer: "Hassle" or "hassel'
has become quite a common
slang term for a lively argu-
ment. One theory of its origin
is that 1t comes from a dialect
Evening star., 1961-11-06

common expression "He works
like a trojan?
Answer: That Trojan
should have a capital ct"
since it originally referred to
the inhabitants of Troy, the
ancient city besieged by the
Greeks in their efforts to re-
Evening star., 1961-11-06

term "hassle," the noisy
breathing of a tired horse.
Another linguistic guess is that
it's a blend of "haggle" and
"tussle." Take your choice.
"HaSsel" is listed in the
World Webster Dictionary, col
lege edition, with the label
Slang" The New Merriam
Webster Third Edition." in
another indication of its
casualness about labelling levels
of usage, enters "hassel' with
no indication that it is any,
thing short of completely ac-
ceptable on every level Of
speech and writing.
Question: What's behind the
Evening star., 1961-11-06

Mort Walker


turn their Queen Helen, who
had been abducted by the son
of the King of Troy. Accord
ing to legend, as recorded both
in Vergil's Aeneid and Homer's
Iliad, the Trojans were a hard
working, determined, industri-
GUS people. Hence: HE worked
like a Trojan"
Evening star., 1961-11-06
Answer 10 VALIDATE

vale, valid, valet. veal. veil, veldt. vile,
vital, vial, adit. alate, alive, ALT. aviate,
lead, lived. lied, idle, idea, ideal. da-
tive, davit. dale, date, data, delta,
dealt. devil, detail, deva, dial, dive,
diet, dilate, diva, tael, tale. tail, teal.
tell, tide. tiled, tidal, tied. edit, evil.
Evening star., 1961-11-06
WORD GAME
Find 20 or more words in
H E A r X EN-

meaning ito listen" Average
mark, Is words; time limit,
20 minutes.
Rules Of the game: /. Words must
be of four or more letters. Q. Words
which acquire four letters by the addi-
ton Of IS" such as bats" cats"
are not used. 3. Only one form of a
word is used. 4. Proper names are
not used.
Evening star., 1961-01-20

President Eisenhower today
accepted the resignation Of
Chairman Albert J. Robertson
of the Federal Home Loar
Bank Board. effective immedi-
ately.
The chairman submitted his
resignation yesterday to the
Chief Executive, both as chair
man and board member.
Mr.. Robertson was appointed
in September 1856 to fill the
unexpired four-year term Of
Walter w. McCallister, who re-
signed and returned to San
Antonio, Tex. to be chairman OF
the board Of the San Antonio
Savings and Loan Association
Mr.. Robertson was reap
pointed for a full four-year
term on July !, 1857, and
would have served until the
end Of June.
Friends said that Mr.. Robert
Evening star., 1961-01-20
ACF EIectronics
Appoints Beck

Charles B. Beck has been
named manager Of contract ad-
ministration for the electronics
division Of ACF Industries, Inc,
at Riverdale, Md. George B.
Shaw is division general man.
ager..
Mr.. Beck was formerly man
ager Of contract administra-
ton In the divisions Paramus
N. j.. plant. A native of WASH
ington. he joined ACF in 1855.