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with Warren Virgins, chief
lieutenant of Director Shriver
and other top members of the
Peace Corps staff, to explore
possibilities of cooperation.
Cites Training Benefit
In an interview yesterday,
Mr.. Dolci-who speaks no Eng
lish-explained he would like
"only a few Americans" to help
him. II know the Peace Corps
is aimed mainly at Africa and
Asia" he said, but training
some in Sicily could be mu-
tually beneficial"
To that end, he would like
to expand his headquarters in
Portinico-one of the five re-
mote and destitute villages
served by his own international
Peace Corps"
Mr.. Dolci thinks the Ameri-
can Peace Corps is moving ir
the same direction he has
taken since he moved from
Italy to a fishing village west
of Palermo In 1852. In essence
he believes a few well-choser
outsiders can shake the apathy
of.ignorance and poverty anc
stimulate the underprivilegeo
to help themselves.
To Form "DOlci Committee"
American admirers of Mr.
Dolci's work-such as his hosts
in the capital, The Washington
Center for Metropolitan Studies
have brought him on his
first three-week visit to the
United States. Chief result is
to be Inauguration of the
American "Danilo Dolci Com
mittee" like those all over
Europe which have voluntarily
adopted" Sicilian villages.
Not a firebrand in either
looks or action, Mr.. Dolci has
nevertheless inspired passion,
in Italy remarkable even fol
the Latin temperament. He has
led hunger strikes against cal
lous officialdom, conducted 6
strike in reverse" of unem.
ployed against police orders tt
abandon voluntary work on q
road project, and written foul
powerful books exposing the
misery of Sicilians and lawles!
power of the Malta.
Italy's Ball of Lead"
Mr.. Dolci's down -eartk
words yesterday had little re-
gard for injured Italian pride
in being classed an under
developed country" Sicily and
southern Italy are a ball oi
lead" around Italian feet, he
said.
Until we Italians stop, the
stream of rhetoric about
Rome, the cradle of civiliza.
ton and start solving the
problem of the south, none Of
Italy's problems can be solved
he added.
Recruitment for grass roots
work is his biggest headache
The value Of a man is more
important than the money be-
hind him." he said. Out of 104
persons who volunteered ir
England. he had been able tc
choose 3.
Mr.. Dolci's recipe for a sue
cessful recruit: At least one
well-developed skill, a compe.
tence in the native language
maturity" of at least % to q
years of age, calm disposition
to meet a rain of calamities,
and determination to spenc
between two and three year.
among the natives.
Half of the 81 volunteer.
now working in Full Employ
ment Centers" in the five vii.
lagos are Europeans from Eng
Evening star., 1961-03-08
SiciIian Leader Wants
Peace Corps Recruits
By GEORGE SHERMAN
Star Staff Writer

Dano Dolci labeled the "Sicilan Ghand" despite
his well-fed look thinks would be bessmaVery
beautifu-for the Peace Corps to Join his
munty development projects in the villages
of Sicily 1.@~< ~ 80
This afternoon the quiet man necktie is meeting
Evening star., 1961-03-08

States representative on ths
U. N. Economic and Social
Councils Commission on the
Status of Women.
Evening star., 1961-03-08
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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-06-01
LAC Seniors Awarded Diplomas In Exercises
Held At Lexington Attendance Center May II

Griffin, Bernice Haywood, Jose
phine Johnson, Vera Johnson,
Mary B. Malone, Mary Jean
NARROW, Catherine Mae McKen-
ME. Willie B. Nails, Mary Alice
Newman, Bertha Mae O'Neal,
Bette Mae Patton, Erma Jean
Patton, ROSA Piochford, Rob.
bera Reed.
Jimmie Mae Robinson, Ida
Mae Rule, Alberta Belinda SAT-
fold, Dorothy Faye Saffold,
Susie Mae Sample, Alice Mae
Shipp. Matte Jean Ship, Doro-
thy Smith, Clara Streater, Des-
sic Lee Tate, Mae Cathrine Tate,
Doris Virginia Wade, Julia Mae
Walden, Dora Lee Wright.
Class Motto
Class motto for the 1861 Sen
Tors is 1.-THE elevator to success
IS not running, take the stairs"
Class colors are purple and
gold and class flower is the yell
low carnation.
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Al HJC On June 5th

School at Holmes Agricultural
High School and Junior College
will open on June 5, 1861 at
800 a. m.
The high school department
will run for one six-weeks term
and one three-week term. The
subjects that will be offered
are: English III, w: World and
American History; Algebra 1,
II; Plane Geometry; Economics
or Government. There is a pos
sibility that Biology might also
be offered,
THO cnllrra erm~ar school
will be divided into three three
Wesks term. Only one course
may be taken at a time. The
following subjects will be offer
ed: English Composition; Eng
lish Literature; Botany; Zoolo-
gy; American History; Algebra,
and Trigonometry.
Other subjects will be offer
ed if there is sufficient demand.
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Uhf Grxtngtnn Anurrtt8rr
Memorial Day
America Knows The Meaning OF War = Wants Peace

know there is only one thing worse and
that is forced, slave labor under a totali-
tartan dictator.
Any war in the future will be so
horrible that it is difficult to contem-
plate. Indeed our nation, even the world
Itself, may not survive. Our President is
fully aware of this and Isl determined to
prevent it - with honor.
Then it behooves. each of us who
love our country and want it to continue
to lead the free world (for if we faint
who is there to doubt that Russia will
gladly take over?) to make certain that
we are doing everything we can to give
strength and character to our country and
the national purpose = and assist our
President in every way possible.
These are times today that try
mems souls and as our President and
spokesman journeys to Paris, London,
Vienna and other cities on the continent,
let him go knowing he has our support,
our devotion and our prayers.
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Memorial Day

1T is heartening to know our coun-
try is united in its commitment to free
dom," President John F. Kennedy said
recently.
This is a conviction he can safely
carry with him as he goes toward his
meeting with Soviet Premier Khrushchev.
With the President go the prayers and
best wishes of all dedicated Americans
who wish to see democratic ideals pre-
vail IN a world at peace.
Hundreds of thousands of Ameri-
cans have paid the supreme sacrifice to
maintain democracy for this country since
we became a nation - and nearly a mil
lion more have been wounded seriously
to live out their lives in pain, some in
darkness.
These are our honored dead and
living that We have paid tribute to this
week on another Memorial Day, May 80,
1861.
These men know the horrors of war
and their families know it, too. They also
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All Boys Plan Busy Summer With Projects

kens, and Pat Slack of Licking
ton. o. A. Cleveland, Jr. will
enter the public speaking con-
test and, John Maxwell, a third
place state winner, will enter
the personality Improvement
contest.
Final plans have been made
FOR the county's first excnsng.
program. Three boys and three
girls will leave Lexington on
July % and be guests Of Cal
casieu Parish Alters in Louisi-
ana for a week. Their program
Of activities is planned as fol
lows: A 80 minute TV program,
guests of Lake Charles Rotary
Club, a boat tour of Lake
Charles docks, ship channel and
Gulf Coast area compliments
Of Sheriff Department, ] tour
of rice fields, rice dryer and
mill, and a visit to Rockefeller
Wildlife Sanctuary Cameron
Parish). The group will rett.rn
July 30th.
Boys and girls who will at
tend were selected on the basis
CT their records.
A number of livestock prof.
Gets are now in full swing.
Duane II. Tucker says: IF
you are planning on feeding a
steer. you had better make ar
rangements for it now because
it is getting too late to start
a steer project. l know Of seve-
raj men in the county who
would be glad to help you out
in a financial way with your
steer project if you are interest
ed. If you need any help on
this please feel free to call on
me-"
Several entomology projects
r also underway, MI. Tucker
said. Those who would like to
get together and work on in
sces collections may secure help
bv contracting the assistant
county agent.
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Dora Pearl TidweH-
Continued From Page One)

May % at Carnaggio's as well
as other company personnel.
Mrs. Tidwell has been in
Lexington since 1929. She first
worked for the company in
Newton about a year before GO
ing to Durant. She was in Du-
rant for about three and one
half years, from December, 1925
until 1929. before she came to
Lexington as operator.
She was made chief operator
in 1885, succeeding Miss j.
Mckay.
Pioneer Resident
Mrs. TidWell is currently
president of the Choctaw Coun-
Gil of Telephone Pioneer in
America and will attend the
state convention to be held on
the Gulf Coast this weekend.
This organization is limited
to members who have a mini
mum of 81 years of service with
the company. In Lexington
members are Mrs. Tidwell, Miss
Bridget McDade, Mrs. LinnSe
Bradley and Mrs. Earl Hender-
son.
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Summer School Opens Swimming Pool Fund Drive SET In Duranf

possible and if any family IS
missed Monday night some one
in the family will be contacted
before the week is out.
Members of the Swimming
Pool Committee emphasize that
contributions given during this
fund drive next week may de-
teImine whether or not Durant
will obtain the pool this sum-
mer.
The members of the commit
tee feel that any town the size
OF Durant needs a swimming
pool and car have one if citi-
zens r willing to contribute
and work hard enough for it.
$1,000 is the amount needed
to cinch the pool (plus funds
already on hand) and this will
also include the entire facility
ready for use with bath house
and wading pool and the en-
tire area fenced.
Persons who live in the Du-
rant area are cordially invited
to cooperate on the project in
asmuch as the pool will be
available for their use. Some
solicitation of funds may be
made from citizens of the area
and anyone who wishes to make
a donation is asked to contact
a member of the committee.
Dan Wells, superintendent of
the Talon plant in Durant, is
head of the swimming pool
committee with Hugh Carl Nc
Lellan as secretary and Mrs.
Roy L. Smith as treasurer.
Representatives from each club
and organization in the COM
munity make up the member
ship of the committee.
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7chulo CIeon-Up Week
Continued from Page Or
Town in the State. You cal
You Know.

N0OAAAAA4AC0 ANVIL = oAS OkISt
Town in the State. You can,
You Know.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the general
health and welfare of our cit
liens depend upon wholesome
surroundings arising from good
clean living conditions, and
WHEREAS, the lives and
property of our people are en-
dangered by fire and accidents
caused by Uttered and cluttered
conditions in the homes, places
of public assembly, alleys and
streets, and
WHEREAS, a clean and beau
tiful community is a proud and
prosperous one, and
WHEREAS, unity and effort
is required for future develop
ment of our community.
THEREFORE, l, J. L. Shields,
Mayor of the Town of Tchula,
do hereby designate June SIG
inclusive as Clean Up, Paint
Up, Fix Up Weeks and most re-
spectfully call upon all depart
ments of this town, its CONNER
cial organizations, civic clubs,
schools, churches, boys and
girls clubs and all other organ
izations and our people in gen.
eral to take an active part in
this constructive program of
community Improvement to as
sure its success.
This the 25th day of May,
1861.
Signed,
j. L. SHIELDS, Mayor
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MISSISSIPPI HEART

ASSOCIATION, INC.
P. O.. Box 584 Jackson, Miss.
Mrs. Hazel Brannon Smith,
Editor
Dear Mrs. Smith:
Not only in February, but
every day of the year, your
Heart Association carries on an
intensive campaign agains
heart disease our nations
number one killer. One of our
most important weapons is our
public education program aimed
at making people aware of the
heart problem and what can be
done about it.
Without your help we could
not even attempt to tackle this
enormous job. With your help
we have this year been able to
underscore these hopeful facts:
Rheumatic fever can be pre-
vented
High blood pressure can be
controlled
Stroke patients car be help
ed
Most heart attack victims re-
cover. and three out of four
return to work
Reliable information on these
subjects can be obtained from
your Heart Association.
Please accept our grateful
thanks for the fine part you
have played in assuring the
success of the 1861 Heart Fund,
and in furthering our education
al efforts. We hope to merit
your continued assistance in the
battle against the heart diseases.
Sincerely yours,
Rubel L. Phillips,
Chairman, 1861 State
Heart Fund
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Holmes County All members
have a variety Of contests.
camps, conferences and schools
to attend this summer.
On Monday, June S, a group
of Holmes Alters will leave 10
attend a Junior Short Course
which will be held at Sardis.
Boys to attend are: Bob Kim
brough of Lexington, Horace
Melton of West, Homer Knox
OF Tchula and Tommy Pierce of
Ccxburg.
On June 2lst Walter Sullivan.
Jr., of Lexington and Jerry
Hrock of Durant will attend the
Leadership Conference to be
held at Mississippi State Uni
versity.
On July 1l-14th Holmes
County will be well represented
at the State Club Congress.
Alters who will attend and
give demonstrations are: Walter
Sullivan, Nathan McKie of Pic
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Vacation Bible School
To Close June End

The First Baptist Church OF
Lexington is having Vacation
Bible School. The Bible School
began Monday, May 20 and will
close Friday, June 2 with gra-
duation exercises beginning at
1880 p. m. Preparation Day was
last Friday, May 26, from 3 un-
til 4 p. m. Classes are being held
each morning from 8 a. m.
until IL a. m. Monday through
Friday.
Mrs. R. S. Henley is superin-
tendent of the school. Mrs. w.
3. Kenna is secretary and Mrs.
David Mitchell is pianist.
Leaders of each department
are as follows:
Nursery Department
Superintendent, Mrs. Wayne
Williams; Helpers, Mrs. Rueben
Netherland and Mrs. Pete Stan
ley.
Beginner Department
Superintendent, Mrs. Henri P.
Watson, Sr.; Helpers, Mrs. Nell
Dixon, Mrs. Jack Farmer, Mrs.
A. l.. Jenkins, Miss Johanna
Hoff and Miss Linda Lou Gage.
Primary Department
Superintendent, Mrs. Ross
Willoughby; Helpers, Mrs. Cal
vim Moore, Mrs. N. L. Parkin-
son and Mrs. Jack White.
Junior Department
Superintendent, Mrs. Henry
B. Mcclellan; Helpers. Mrs. j.
B. East, Miss Caroline Bragg
and Mrs. Mike Lannon's.
intermediate Department
Superintendent, Mrs. Duane
Tucker; Helpers, Mrs. c.. H.
Rodgers, Mrs. A L. Jenkins,
and Mrs. H. G.. Causey.
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Letters To Editor
May 81, 1861
S1Iftor Gnlifnr

Sutter, California
Mrs. Hazel Brannon Smith
Editor
Dear Mrs. Smith:
| was doing some research re-
Gently in the Periodical Section
at the Sacramento State College
down in Sacramento and / no.
ticed and read on article per-
tanning to Sheriff Richard F
Byrd. This article was in the
November 81, 1855 issue of
Time. / am trying to trace
some Byrds who lived in Hol-
mes County in 1865 to 1867, and
again between 1868 and 1870. !
am hoping there are some early
records available in the county
or in your newspaper files that
may be of help to me.
If, by chance, you do not
have time to do this research
for me, could you possibly sug-
gest someone in that locality
that would be interested enough
to help me. l will be glad to
pay a reasonable charge for
this service.
My grandfather, William Wal
lace Brown was born in Madi-
son County, Mississippi, the son
of w. w. Brown and Miss Byrd.
We know only that both the
mother and father of this boy
died by the time he was six
years old.
He was born on March Is,
lS45. l presume his father died
first, and the mother moved
back to Holmes County, where
the boy was raised by her bro
theirs, Joe and Kale Tor Cole)
Byrd, both of whom were Doc
tors there. l have searched the
State records at Jackson and
the County records at Lexing-
- -Io
ton and came up with nothing.
have the statement of Will
liam on pension records that he
resided in Holmes County on
the dates mentioned earlier. He
married Hannah Matilda Sam
Pile in July of 1869 in Yazoo
County, Mississippi. He was a
Private in the First Mississippi
Mounted Rifles Company E, en-
listing at Vicksburg or Sixburg.
Mississippi in the fall Of 1863.
He was discharged at Memphis,
Tennessee in the spring of 1865.
Joe and Kale Byrd had a
third brother who served as an
officer in the Confederate Army.
/ believe his name was Will
liam Byrd. l do not know how
many other brothers or sisters
there might have been been in
this family, and of course am
very interested in finding any
information on my great-grand-
mother.
Can you help me? I will be
awaiting your reply.
Thank you,
Mrs. Indra Mason,
P. O. Box 255,
Sutter, California
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CARD OF THANKS

/ wish to thank the Hospital
Staff, both white and colored
for the kindness shown my
mother, Tishia Williams, while
in the hospital and especially
Brumby and Dr. Pate and
to our many friends for your
prayers. cards of sympathy and
beautiful flowers.
May God bless you and keep
you. !
Bobbie S. johnson and
Family
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Buccaluureute Sermon
Preached Sunday By
Rev. George H. Hines

Lexington Attendance Center
concluded its 1960-61 school
year with a baccalaureate serv-
ice on Sunday, May 81 at 800
p. m. and graduation exercises
on Monday evening at 7:45 p.
m.
Both services were held at
the LAC Auditorium and were
attended by a large crowd.
Rev. George H. Hines. Jrt.,
minister of the Asia Baptist
Church. preached the sermon
and the Rev. S. G.. Carey gave
the invocation and read the
scripture.
The school band PLAYED Cru
sader's Hymn" and "Abide With
Me" and the LAC Choir gave
two numbers. "Witness" and
Balm In Gilead."
Commencement Speaker
Isaac H. Biven, dean of stu
dents at Mississippi Vocational
College at itta Bena, was the
principal speaker for the gra-
duation exercises.
Harry c. Porter gave the in
vocation and scriptures.
Special music included two
selections, Deep River" and
20 Lovely Heart by the school
choir and a piano duet by Ma
rion j. Land and Evelyn u.
Ross.
The school band perfdrmed
several excellent numbers: "War
March of the Priest for the
professional, Sunset Hour" and
Cathedral Hour" The band
also gave a musical prelude be-
fore the program.
Featured addresses of the eve
mfg, other than Dean Bivens,
were by the valedictorian, Odel-
la Griffin, and the salutatorian,
Shirley T. Wiley.
Shirley T. Wiley gave the
welcome address.
Class sponsor Sophronia
Moses presented the class for
their diplomas which were pre-
sented by Principal j. j. NJ
Claim and Asst. Principal L. L.
Wade presented the awards.
The evenings program con-
cluded with the rendition of the
class song and the final song
was God Be With You"
20 In Class
Seventy seniors received their
high school diplomas.
Twelve were honor students:
Harry Porter, Victor H. West,
Clearon Sims, Esther P. Bailey,
Linnie J. Booker, Dora c. Bry-
ant, Odella Griffin, Marion
Joyce Land, Halle Mae Nc
Kennie, Evelyn Donnette Ross,
Annie Ruth Washington and
Shirley Temple Wiley.
Also ~receivig their diplomas
we're:
Leslie Courts, Willie B. Davis,
Edward Foster. Charles Johnl
son, Marshall johnson, Ira Jor-
dan, Ed McGaw, Benjamin
Montgomery, III, Melvin Moore.
Cardell Redmond, c. w. Robin
son, Porter Robinson, Willard
Robinson, George Saffold. Mac
Arthur Saffold, Jessie Shields,
Moses Wheat, Rayford Wash
ington, Otis Washington, Ken
ney Smith,
Roosevelt Smith, Charles
Spurlin, Jessie j. Hodges, Cicero
Travis. Erma L. Davis, Gladys
benson, Josephine Foster, Leila
Garrett, Aree Gibson, Dolores
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1000 Is Needed
To Supplement-
Funds On Hand

A big fund drive to put
Durant's swimming pool over
the top will be made Monday
night, June 5th, and $1,000 is
the goal.
A house-to-house canvass in
Durant will be made by volun-
teer workers from the Parent
Teachers Association, the Wo-
mans Club, Gamma Club, 10th
Century Club. Durant Business
and Professional Women's Club,
Rotary Club Lions Club, and
Preston Hudson Post No. 10 of
the American Legion.
Every family contacted is
asked to give as generously as
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MISSISSIPPI INDUSTRIES.
INC.

Jackson 4, Mississippi
May %, 1861
Mrs. Hazel Brannon Smith,
Editor
Dear Hazel:
We are extremely proud of
the progress our company is
making. | thought you would
be interested in the attached
Bulletin which we send our
stockholders every month.
We do not want to seem to
boast Of our accomplishment,
Hazel, but we think seven in
dustries in seven months is 4
pretty fair accomplishment for
any group. It shows what CAN
be done by Mississippians to
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"A Drunk Mons Dream"
BY SHIRLEY MCPHERSON

| lay down one night
On a bar room floor,
Having drunk so much,
| could drink no more.
So | fell asleep
With a troubled brain,
Only to dream I was
On the devils train.
The engine with blood,
Was red and damp,
And brilliantly lit
With a rhinestone lamp.
The imps for fuel
were shoveling in bones,
While the furnace sang
With one thousand groans.
The boiler was filled
With Lagner beer,
And the devil was
the engineer.
The passengers all
Were such a motely crew,
There church members. ATHEIST,
Gentle and Jew.
Rich men in broad cloth,
Beggars in rags,
And handsome young ladies,
And Withered old hays.
AS the train dashed on
AT an awful pace,
A hot wind began to scorch
Them on hand and face.
And, oh how the passengers
Shriked with pain,
And begged the devil
To stop the train.
No You've paid your full fair
So I'll carry you through.
It's only fair that you
Should get your dues.
You bullied the weak
And robbed the poor,
And your starving brother,
You turned away from your
door.
So it's only right
That you get your hire,
So | will land you safe
In the lake of fire.
Where your flesh will roast
In the flames that roar,
And my imps will torment
You mor and more.
Faster and faster
The engine flew
And wider and wider
The country grew.
Then away in the distance,
| heard such a yell.
"Ha, Ha" said the devil.
We're getting close to hell"
AS the train went over
precipies, plunging, and
the train went over precipies
plunging, and dashing it fell.
Into the bottomless pit,
OF a terrible hell.
Then I awoke
With an agonized cry.
My clothes soaked with sweat
and my hair standing high.
Then | prayed as I never
Prayed before for an hour.
save me from drink
And the devils power.