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Evening star., 1961-04-21
Predicts Hard
Tax Bottle

Q. Mr.. President. have you
any assurance your tax invest
ment incentive plan will be
supported in Congress-?
A. No, 1 think it will be a
hard fight, because the plan
when it was sent up was in
tended to secure as much
revenue as may have been lost
because of the tax credit plan.
The tax credit plan puts special
Evening star., 1961-04-21
Investigation of
Gen. Walker

Q. Mr.. President. Sir. 1 wonder
If you would tell us what your
grounds, your investigation of
the Mai. Gen. Walker incident
in Europe, if you will please tell
us what grounds you found for
relieving him Of his command
for allegedly teaching troops
anti-Communist doctrine?
A. When I saw the stories in
regard to the things which had
been said. or at least alleged to
have been said, in regard to
Gen. Walker, I called Secretary
(of DefenSe) Mcnamara and
asked him to investigate. Sec
retary Mcnamara then. be-
lieve, suspended Gen. Walker.
and my term may not be pre-
else, pending a completion of
investigation" but no decision
has been made in regard to
Gen. Walker until the investi-
CATION has been completed, to
find out exactly what was
going on. %
lido not believe that Secretary
McNamara took even that linn
tied action, however. merely be-
cause he felt that Gen. Walker
was teaching - talking against
the Communists. That was not
the ground for concern.
But no final decision, to the
best of my information. has
been made on the matter of
Gen. Walker. He will be given
every opportunity, and those
who have been critical CT him
will be given every opportunity,
to present their case, and a final
decision will then be made by
Mr.. Mcnamara, who will then
bring the matter to my atten-
ton and / will then review it,
without prejudice to Gen.
Walker.
Evening star., 1961-04-21
News Policy
Is Discussed

q. Mr.. President, sir, since
last Saturday a certain foreign
policy decision has given rise to
many conflicting stories. But
during that time reporters in
Washington have noticed that
there has been a claiming I'D
of information from formerly
useful sources.
To my knowledge the State
Department and the White
House has not attempted to
take a representative group of
reporters and, say These are
the facts as we know them, =
and this morning we are not
permitted to ask any further
questions about this foreign
policy situation. In view of
the fact we are taking a propa :
ganda lambasting around the
world, why is it not useful in
formation. sir, for us to explore
with you the real facts behind
this, or our motivations?
A. Well, I think in answer
to your question that we have
to make a judgment as to how
much we can usefully say that
would aid the interest of the
United States. One of the
problems OF q free society, a
problem not met by a dictator
ship, is the problem Of informa. /.
ton. A good deal has been
printed in the paper and l
wouldn't be surprised il those
OF you who are. members of the
press would be receiving a lot
of background briefings in the
next day or two by interested
people or interested agencies.
There is an old saying that
victory has 100 fathers and de-
feat is an orphan. I wouldn't
be surprised II information is
poured into you in regard to
all Of the recent activities.
Now, I think we sec some
OF the problems, to move from
this particular case into the
problem of space, where in
the Soviet Union no reports
were made in regard to any
experiments that they carried
out on Hour man in space. I"
And I saw in a national mag
azine where some student said
the Americans talk a good deal
about their man in space, and
the Soviet Union says nothing
and yet it wins. That is one of
the problems of a democracy
competing and carrying on a
struggle for survival against a
dictatorship.
But I will say to you. Mr..
Vanocur, that 1 have said as
much as 1 feel can be usefuily
said by me in regard to the
events of the past few days.
Further statements and de-
tailed discussions are not to
conceal responsibility because
l am the responsible officer of
the Government, but merely
and that is quite obvious-but
merely because l do not believe
that such a discussion would
benefit us during the present
difficult situation. I think you
will be informed and some of
the information, based on what
L have seen, will not be ac-
curate. =.
Evening star., 1961-04-21
Text Of President Kennedy's Press Conference

FOLLOWING is. the tert of
President Kennedy's press
conference.
The President. I have sew.
eral announcements to make.
I know that many of you
have further questions about
Cuba. I made a statement on
that subject yesterday after
noon. We are continuing con-
situations with other American
republics. Active efforts are
being made by ourselves and
others on behalf of various in
dividuals. including Americans,
who may be in danger. I do
not think that any useful ma
tional purpose would be served
by my going further into the
Cuban question this morning
l prefer to let my statement of
yesterday suffice for the pres
ent.
l am pleased to announce
that the United States. has Of
fered concrete support to a
broad scale attack by the
United Nations upon world
hunger. I have instructed the
Food for Peace director to offer
$40 million in food commodities
toward an initial reserve of
500 million. This will be ad-
ministered by the United Ma
tions food and agriculture op-
erations. 1 am informed that
other United Nations members
will also make similar contri-
buttons. The food will then be
used to relieve hunger and i'm
prove nutrition in underdevel-
oped countries of the world.
Our participation in this prof.
ect will compliment rather than
diminish our existing Food for
Peace program.
Third, l am pleased to an
nounce that the Veterans Ad-
ministration will pay a special
insurance dividend of $3.50 mil
lion in a decision made this
morning to approximately S
million holders of GI insurance,
beginning July l. These div
idends have been speeded up in
order to assist the economy.
Evening star., 1961-04-21
Problems Faced
Fighting Reds

u. Your comments about Gen
Walker suggest that you look
aSkance at the John Birch So
ciety. Can you tell us how you
feel about that organization?
A. Well. l don't feel that
their judgments are based on
accurate information on the
kinds Of challenges that we
face. I think we face an ex-
tremely serious and intensified
struggle with the Communists.
But am not sure that the
John Birch Society is wrestling
with the real problems which
are created by the Communist
advance around the, world
l would hope that all those
who are strongly concerned
about it would address them
selves to the kind of problems
which are created by Laos, Wet
Nam. by internal subVersion,
by the desperate life lived by
so many people in this heniiS-
phere and so many other places
which the Communists exploit.
These are the kinds Of prob
lens that we are dealing with.
1 said something about them
yesterday. The use which the
Communists make of demo-
cratic freedoms and the sue
cess which they are able to-
once they have seized power
success with which they are
able to maintain their power
against dissent.
This, it seems to me, to be
the problem. We have talked
about and read stories OF 1000
to $4,000 guerillas operating in
Wet Nam. killing 1000 civil Of
ficers a year and 1000 police
officers a year, 1000.
Now, there has been an elec-
ton in Wet Nam in which rs
per cent Of the people or 80 per
cent indorSe the government,
and yet we read how Wet Nam
is in danger because of guerilla
operations, carried on by this
small, well disciplined. we'll
supplied, across the border,
group of guerillaS. ...
How we fight that kind Of a
problem which is going to be
with us through this decade
seems to me to be one of the
great problems now before the
United States. I would hope all
those who are concerned about
the advance of communism
would face that problem and
not concern themselves with
the loyalty of President EiSen-
hover or President Truman or
Mrs. Roosevelt or myself or
someone else.
@. Mr.. President, was your
speech yesterday before the
editors intended to suggest an
other approach or a new de-
parture in the administration
dealing with the Russians?
! A. No-I didn't-no.
@. You have practiced what
has been described as the quiet
diplomacy approach. and your
speech yesterday seemed to sug-
gest that you have perhaps de-
cided upon another approach.
/ A. No, I wouldn't attempt to
make a Judgment or response
to that. l think that am
Evening star., 1961-04-21
Trying to Get
To Moon First

@. Mr.. President. don't you
agree that we should try to get
to the moon before the Rus
slams. If we can?
A. If we can get to the moon
before the Russians, we should.
@. Isn't it your responsibility
to apply the vigorous leader
ship to spark up the program?
A. When you say spark up
the program" we have to make
a Judgment based on the best
information we can get whether
we can be ahead of the Rus
slams to the moon. i am talk
ing about a program which may
be many years ahead. r B.
@. For instance, the Saturn
is still on a 40-hour week, isn't
1t, Mr.. President?
A. AS I say, we have appro-
priated 1925 million more for
Saturn and we are attempting
to find out what else we can
do. Saturn is still going to put
US well behind. Saturn does
not offer any hope Of being
first to the moon. Saturn is
several years behind the Soviet
Union. and I can just say to
you that regardless of how
much money we spend on Sat-
urn. we are still going to be
second. The question is
whether the nuclear rocket OF
other Kinds of chemical rock
cts offer us a better hope OF
making a jump forward. but
we are second, and Saturn will
not put us first. want. how
ever. to speed up If we can or
Saturn, and the Vice President
is now leading a study to see
what we ought to do in thi.
area. a ~
Evening star., 1961-04-21
Communications
Satellite Plans

Q. Mr.. President, we have
demonstrated a great capability
in space in communications and
meteorology. While these are
not as dramatic as a mar
orbiting in space, there has
been a strong feeling among
scientists the world over that
the country that would first
develop a space telecommunica- =
tionS system to bring com
municationS within the reach
Of every nation in the world al
the price they could afford
would make an even greater
impact than the country that
orbited man first in space. Are
you considering putting funds
because you have cut some. in
both communications and me-
teorology. are you considering
a d ding more funds to the
budget?
A. Yes. l believe we have. OF
are about to. If we have not
already done so. put an addi-
tional-I just have to go from
memory now, of a decision made
several weeks ago. l am under
the impression that we decided
to put another rs to 27 million
into a communications satellite
as part Of this general program
Q. Yes. but industry also has
been interested in putting Its
funds in it, and there was q
statement by Mr.. Webb (Space
Administrator that we were
not going to at this point put
any Of this program into in
duStry's hands until we had in
vestigated further. Since they
are willing to spend money, are
you considering perhaps allow
ing them to share the cost in
and advance this program?
A. Well, 1 don't know enough
about the matter to give you
a detailed answer. except ]
do know that we did put an
additional sum of money for a
communications satellite
amounting to the sum that ]
suggested there. II there are
any other further things that
can be done. or If anyone else
wants to put their money into
1t, l am sure that Mr.. Webb
Will be agreeable. But must
say from examining this anC
Evening star., 1961-04-21
Vote Possible
On Medical Aid

@. Mr.. President, do you an
ticipate that there will be a
vote in both houses of Congress
this year on your medical care
program? .
A. I do not know. If we had
a vote in the House it would
depend, Of course, on the action
OF the Ways and Means Com
Evening star., 1961-04-21

other programs, I find that the
Government puts most Of the
money into it.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-16
Students To Receive
Horizons In May

The last shipment of the 1861
Horizons is due February 20.
MANY long hours of work and
concentration will be represent
ed in the book you will receive
in the early part of May.
The Horizons is printed by
Taylor Publishing Company of
Dallas, Texas, who has been pub
fishing HJC ANIMALS since their
first year of business. This years
annual will be the largest in
recent years and, in our estima-
ticn, one of the best.
According to the editor, Char
lotte Parker, the color and dedi-
cation will not be disclosed until
May. The Assistant Editors are
Nan Robertson and Becky Byrd:
Business Manager is Bill Britt;
nd the Advertising Manager is
Fletcher Ray.
Plastic covers will be sold for
80 cents to project the beautiful
color and texture of your year
')0ok.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-16
Debate Team axes End
Holmes Speech Department Takes Third
Position In Stale Speech Festival

Mary Wilkerson and Bobby
Harper entered the oratory
vent. Mary selected the topic
{ American Education Versus
,ussian Education" Bobby spoke
n rs Success In Your Future?'
}obby received a superior rating
nd placed third in the event.
in Oral Interpretation Rebecca
ms selected the poem "The
TighWayman" by Alfred Noyes
nd Wayland Clifton selected
The Death of the Hired Man"
~ Robert Frost. Wayland re-
e;ved an Excellent rating IN
his event.
For the Afterdinner speeches
elk Herring spoke on good old
Mississippi" Felix ran out of
me, but he made everybody
'eally laugh.
In the overall classic Holmes
placed third out of the nine
cams present, a title of which
we should be proud.
Miss Bostwick and the speech
members would like to thank
all the teachers and students who
helped untireingly of their time
and patience, for without every
ones help we could not have
given of our very best.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-16

The 1861 Betty Croker Home
maker of Tomorrow in Holmes
Agricultural High School is SEN
ior Faye Wynne.
She received the highest score
in a fifty minute written exami-
nation on homemaking knowl-
edge and attitudes taken by gra-
duating senior girls. She received
an award having the slogan,
Betty Croker of Tomorrow"
The test was prepared and
judged by Science Research AS
sociates of Chicago. The total
enrolment in the sixty-one year
old $4,000 scholarship program
sponsored by General Mills, has
neared the million and one-half
mark.
Each state Homemaker of To-
morrow will receive a $1,000
scholarship and an educational
trip. The tour will include new
York City, Coleman Williams
burg, and Washington, d. c.,
where the winner will attend
the American Table Dinner,
April 10.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-16
Bulldogs Romp
Ole Miss Frosh

The Holmes Junior College
Bulldogs racked up another vic
tory on February 8, 1861, when
they defeated the Ole Miss
Freshman team by a score of
"A to So.
The Bulldogs got off to a good
start in the early minutes of
the game. They obtained a lead
and maintained it throughout
the game.
The Rebels played a neck and
neck game, but they were no
match for the Holmes Five"
Bill Fugate led the Bulldogs in
scoring with % points.
The Bulldogs had a great back
ing from the Holmes student
body. The Holmes Hot Horns,
under the leadership of Charles
Ellington, did much to maintain
a show Of spirit throughout the
game.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-16
Some People Think
They Are important

All of us have tendencys to
link We r a little better than
iomeone else, and we are not
as friendly as we should be. Just
because we m electd to al
office in one Of the school clubs,
or to some other honor is no
reason for us to feel that we
are more important than the
other members in the club. Ii
1t were not for them, there
would be no offices to hold. Be
glad that people like you well
enough to elect you to lead or
represent them, but don't hold
your heads up SO high you can't
see the one who was not elect
ed. We all can't be first rates.
When you start thinking,
We'll, I'm be ter than Mary
Doe; SO why should l go out
of my way to speak to her?"
Just remember, the next person
S just as important as you are.
You may wear more expensive
clothes and spend more money,
but that does not give you any
reason to feel superior.
When you start thinking you
are so great, just stop and think
where you would be if it were
not for the others. Also there
IS always someone better in
some way. A football player may
be the most valuable player, but
have you ever seen one who
could not be out played? No
football player will say that he
can't be out played. If you think
you r above others, when in
truth, you are no better than
anyone else.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-16

The Mississippi Junior College
Speech ASSOCIATION, Northern
Division, held its annual Speech
Festival Saturday, February II,
at East Central Junior College.
The co 4ege5 IN this division re-:
Eas. Central, East Mississippi,
Itawamoa, Meridian, Northeas.,
Wood, SunfloWer, Northwest ana
Holmes.
The Speech Festival was d.
vi4ed into five events with each
college entering one or ali
events. These events were De
bate, EXtemporaneous Speaking,
OratoIy, IN e~rpretative Reading
and AIJerdinner speaking. Holm
Is Junior entered all the events
and made a very good showing.
In debate Holmes received q
close second place behind East
Central. Our debate team con-
sisted of Affirmative members,
Buddy Fender and Johnny
Goolsby and Negative members
Sharon Daniel and Wayland
Clifton. Each of these people re-
received a superior rating which
was the highest honor that could
be given. The question for de-
bate was: Resolved: That the
United States Should Adopt a
Program of Compulsory Health
Insurance for All Citizens. Holm
es debated against East Central,
ItaWamba, Northeast and Sun
flower. Each debate was an hour
Of intense thinking and argu-
ment, but each debate ended in
a friendSly handshake and a side
line saying of wait until next
year."
In Extemporaneous Speaking
Mary Louise Jones spoke on the
topic The Present Situation In
Laos" Billy Hutton spoke on
Segregation In The South"
These speeches were drawn by
the contestants in the event.
Each person draws a subject and
has one hour to find informa-
ton and be ready to present it.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-16

In the contest, there will be
beauties from colleges in Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana. The
beauty selected in this contest
will appear in the DIXIE ROTO
Magazine as their Campus Girl
for 1861. Her picture will ap-
pear in color on DIXIE ROTO'S
cover as soon as the balloting
is completed.
Charlotte is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Parker. Her
major is Business Education.
She has held many positions and
obtained many honors. In high
school Charlotte was President
of the Beta Club, President of
the F. H. A., Miss H. A. H. S.,
Most Versatile, Homecoming
Maid, and class officer every
year. In college Charlotte is Edi-
tor of the HORIZONS, a mem
Der of the Phi Theta Kappa, and
a member of the Hall of Fame.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-16
Stewart Bridgforfh
Chosen For Month
Of February

We are happy to announce that
Stewart Bridgforth, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Stewart Holder Bridg-
forth, ST.. of Pickens, Mississippi,
las been chosen Student of the
Month of Holmes Agricultural
High School.
Stewart is one of the leaders
of H. A. H. S. He has played
football for three years and
lettered for two years. He has
played basketball for four years
and lettered two years. He has
been in the Beta Club for two
years.
Stewart was chosen President
If the Student Council, Nh. H.
A. H. S., Most Athletic Boy.
Next year Stewart plans to
attend Mississippi State College.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-16
GrowI SpotIights Coach Murrell

All of the students on the
Holmes Junior College campus
are familiar with Mr.. Murrell,
the basketball coach, but I am
sure that most of us know very
title about him. For this reason,
The GROWL has decided to give
Coach Murrell the spotlight.
Mr.. Murrell was graduated
rom Irvine High School in r.
vine, Kentucky, in 1851. He con-
tinued his education at Delta
state College at Cleveland, Mis-
iissippi. where he majored in
mathematics. While at Delta
5ta.e Coach Murrell played bas-
etball for four years. In his
.enior year at Delta State he
vas elected president of his
class. He was also included in
Who's Who in American Univer-
;ities and Colleges.
Upon graduation from Delta
State, Mr.. Murrell secured an
engineering position with Yves
tern Electric. He held this posi-
ton until 1859 when he CAV it
up to teach and coach at Cleve-
and High School. Coach Muir
ellis team went to the State
Tournament that year with a
24-9 record.
From Cleveland Coach Muir
rell, his wife and son, Mark, age
three, came to Holmes Junior
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-16
Thirty-Six Students
Enroll For Second
Semester Work

At the first Of the second
semester thirty-six students en-
tered for second semester work.
Those registered in education
are: Mrs. Dorothy Arthur, Sara
Burdine, Hurert Elliott, David
Green, Nancy Cox, William
Hathcock, Lynwood Haywood,
Nal Warren, Peggy Henley,
Vera Lavender.
Registered in the field of en-
cheering: Don Carpenter, John
Luby, James Pittman and Dennis
Earl Wixon.
Majoring in Business are: Will
son Chitwood, John Shook, John
Graeber, Thad Harrell, Camille
Herring, Bobby Waddell and
James Himan.
Majoring in other subject;
William L. Cain, Herbert Cook
sey, Marion CHM, Barbara Kin
hebrew, John Lockwood, Myrtle
Parke, Bluford Taylor, Carolt
Tribble, Lynwood Binson, Phil
lip Vandevere, Joe o. Mcclellan,
Eva Peden Waldrup. Clifton
Wolfe, Eddie Gene Atkins, and
Benjamin Cousin.
OF all these only seven are
from ont of tha ctafa
The GROWL would like tc
welcome all Of the students who
have come in this semester to
join our staff.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-16
Football Lefiermen

In a general assembly football
coaches Bill Muslin and Aubrey
2ozzell presented jackets to the
boys who lettered for the first
line in football. All the boys
who lettered were not presented
with jackets as they received
them last year.
The following boys + the
9nes who lettered this year: Joe
Estrada, Wayne Phillips, Ode
Burrell, Bill Barrentine, Felix
Herring, John Pratt, Stanton
Lindsay, Billy Hutton, Bobby
Grantham, Travis Powell, Jim
Ferris, Tommy Sandidge, Har-
vey Clark, Joe Perry, James
Tierce, Benny Scarborough, Ora
dy Andrews, Frank Mcclellan,
Allen Fried, Augusta Della Pie
ira, Charles Averette, Basil Rob-
erts, Doug Killough, Larry
Robinson. Bobby Harper, and
Paul Bowen, manager.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-02-16
Five Students Graduate
At End Of First Semester

At the end of the first semes-
ter on January IS, 1861, five
sopkomores graduated here at
Holmes. These students are Ruth
Edwards from Alderman, Will
liam Henley from Durant, Doug
las Killough from Hueytown,
Alabama, George May from Nc
Cool, and Joe Taylor from
Grenada.
Now Ruth Edwards is at home
n Alderman in the midst of
preparation for her marriage to
c. H. Oliver of Weir, who is a
recent graduate of Mississippi
State University as an aeronau-
teal engineer. By the latter part
of February, Ruthie will be Mrs.
Oliver.
Another graduate, Bill Henley,
is taking courses in business and
commerce at Mississippi State
University this semester.
Holmes lost one of its favorites
when Doug Killough transferred
to Howard College in Birming-
nam, Alabama. H. j. c. football
cans will be interested to know
hat he will be going out for
spring practice at Howard soon.
In McCool, Mississippi, George
May is planning to work for a
pipeline construction company,
beginning in about two or three
weeks. He will probably con-
tinue this work until he enrolls
It Mississippi Southern College
next fall.
In Grenada Joe Taylor is
working for his father while de-
Gliding on his plans for attending
college next semester.