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ANGLE
Surprises Await
Redskin PubIicist
By LEWIS r. ArcHIsoN

Joe Blair the Redskins publicity chief thinks big
difference between working for the pros and college
he won't have to about the players scholastic grades
"We had 10 sports at Maryland" Joe said in his easy
draw and kept pretty close track Of them all Sometimes
you'd have lot Of material written about certain PLAYER
Evening star., 1962-05-03

tfielders who are hitting in the Vi
ave an opportunity to study another
k from Monday night when Cincin-
ton in D. c. Stadium.
n, most valuable player in the Ma
no is hitting about .190. Robinson
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24
Honey Funeral
Held On Tuesday
At Local Chapel

Funeral services for Arlon
P. Holley of Lexington were
held at the Southern Funeral
Home Chapel Tuesday with
the Rev. David Skinner Off
ciating. Interment was in Lii
berty Chapel Cemetery with
Southern Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Mr.. HoIley, a retired rail-
road man, was Sc at the time
of his death at a Jackson hos
pital. He died Monday follow
ing a lengthy illness.
A veteran of World War
II, he was born at Goodman
on September 20, 1905.
Mr.. Holley is survived by
five brothers, Hilton Holley of
Lexington; c. D.. Holley of
Scott; j. A. Holley of Tchula;
F.. E. Holley of Lament; and
Floyd Holley of Goodman.
Pallbearers were Otis Ste
phenson, Billy Causey, Bill
Mcclellan, A. j. Davis, and
Vernon Hathcock.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24

Mrs. Ellis was a guest at the
Mississippi Tea at the Wash
ington Club given each year
by the chapters of the Missis-
sippi Society of the OAR, the
members appearing in Co.'S
tune as hostesses. 1t was
here that she was introduced
to Mrs. Robert V. H. Duncan,
of Alexandria, Va, the incom-
ing President General of the
NSDAR. On an invitation
from Mrs. Louise Moseley
Heaton, state regent of Missis.
sippi, Mrs. Ellis sat at her
box during 2 morning sessions
of the Congress, during which
she heard the reading of the
resolutions and cast a vote
for the local Humphreys
Chapter. Mrs. Ellis distributed
copies of the resolutions
among the members, and she
closed her report with the
announcement of Mrs. Hes
tons being elected one of the
national vice-presidents gene
raj.
Following was a simple bu
impressive service, the In.
~stallatiOn of Officers for tn,
next three years, Mrs. D S
Rosamond, chaplain, official
ing. These officers are: Mrs
Joy w. Brooks. regent; Mrs
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24
Mrs. Ellis Hosts
OAR Meeting

Ending the years programs
for the Benjamin G. Humph-
reys Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, was
a full detailed report, includ-
ing newspaper clippings, of
the OAR Continental Congress
in Washington, D. c., in April
given by Mrs. R. p. Ellis, the
chapters official delegate.
"An exciting Continental
C0ng1ess," said Mrs. Ellls,
from its beginning to the very
end" a
This meeting was helG
Thursday evening, May II
in the home of Mrs. Ellis will
Mrs. l.. B. Gilliland and Mrs
T. Phelps serving as Other
hostesses.
~
| Mrs. Ellis attended "Open
ing Night" in Constitution
Hall and was impressed Will
the grand Professional O
national officers and pages
carrying flags. This and tn,
raising of the immense Anne
rican flag to the ceiling a
the center point Of the audi
forum heralded the entranc,
of the President General, Mrs
Ashmead White of Maine
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24
TchuIo Methodist
Schedules VBS

The Tchula Methodist
Church will host the Vacation
Bible School for members Of
that church and the Presby-
terian Church Monday throu-
Oh Friday of next week. Clas-
ses will be held each morning
from $3.50 until 11:3O o'clock.
The theme for the sessions
will be patriots For Christ"
Superintendent is Mrs. E.
IS. Fleming, while Mrs. Char
les H., Smith will assist her.
All students in the two chur-
ches are urged to attend and
bring guests. Refreshments
will be served each day by the
women of the church.
Leaders of the school are
as follows:
Beginners Mrs. f. w.
;Gwin, Jr., chairman; Mrs. c.
r. Logan ,Jr., Mrs. j. E.
Hayes, and Miss Nancy Kath-
crime FooSe.
Primary : Mrs. A. M. Shur-
Ids, chairman; Mrs. j. E.
Cunningham, Jr., Mrs. D. E..
Foose, and Miss Sarah Alice
Fleming.
Junior : Mrs. w. w. Curle,
chairman; Mrs. Bernard B.
Jones, Mrs. G.. H. Smith, and
Miss Susie Gwin.
intermediate Mrs. Byron
S. Sharpe, chairman; Mrs.
Sam Hutton, and Miss Mary
Ellen Wooten.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24
Hawaiian Party
Honors Seniors

The Holmes County Country
Club was transformed into an
exotic Hawaiian setting Sat
urday night when two mem.
bers of the Senior class, Dona
Kaye Pierce and Oscar Wyn-
ne were honored by their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker
Pierce and Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Wynne with a gay cos
tune party.
Carrying out the Hawaiian
motif, the walls Of the club
room were covered with pal
metto leaves, green and white
striped cane and leaves of the
banana tree interSpersed with
multicolored balloons. Mrs.
Pete Blackstock was in charge
of decorations.
Tables were covered with
white linen cloths and center
ed with arrangements of
miniature palm trees and
bright flowers. Place cards
with Hawaiian scenes and
favors of small guitars mark
ed the place where the guests
were seated. On each chair
was a colorful lei.
Punch was served as the
guests arrived, and later a
delicious supper consisting of
ham, beans, pineapple salad,
rolls and cocoanut pie We're
enjoyed.
Entertainment included the
judging of the most anthem
tic costume, which was won
by Rose Gnemi; the best Hula
dancers, Betsy Harper Hen
rich and Paul Hale. Bridget
Blackstock and Fran Wynne
performed the hula to the
Crock a = Hula record.
Special guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Bill Schneider and Mr..
and Mrs. John Davis.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24
Spell Horthcock
Engagement Told

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Har-
thcock announce the engage
ment and approaching mar
riage of their daughter, Mad
Ign. to William (Bubba) Spell,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Spell of Lexington.
The wedding will be an
event of July Is at Harland's
Creek Church at $3.50 p. m.
with the Rev. Jimmy Jackson
performing the ceremony.
The bride-elect is the grand
daughter of Mr.. Joe Harth-
cock of Jackson and the late
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Roberts
of Belzoni.
She attended Coxburg High
School and was a member
of the F. H. A. and Glee
Club. She will graduate from
Lexington High School May
25.
Miss Harthcock is employ
ed as a part time bookkeeper
for Weathersby Chevrolet Co.
Mr.. Spell is a 1860 graduate
of Lexington High School and
played three years of football
and was a member of the
F. F. A.
After graduating from High
School the prospective bride
groom served six months &C.
tive duty training in the arm
! ed forces. He also served in
the National Guard.
He is the grandson of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. l.. o. Spell
of Lexington.
He is. employed at the Lex
ington Industries plant.
Invitations are not being
sent but friends and relatives
of the couple are being invited
to attend the ceremony.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24

F. V. McCullar, vice : regent;
Mrs. j. H. Beall, second vice
regent; Mrs. w. D. Williams,
chaplain; Mrs. c. G. Legate,
treasurer; Mrs. r. P. Ellis,
secretary; Mrs. j. M. Hoff,
historian; Mrs. A. ]. Heinrich,
registrar; Mrs. E. E. Wynn,
parliamentarian; and Mrs. E.
H. Shaddock, honorary secre-
tary.
Mrs. Brooks, reelected,
thanked the members fol-
their cooperation during heI
first term as regent and re-
quested their continued sup.
port for the new year. Letters
were read to the group from
Mrs. Heaton Mrs. Nichols anC
Mrs. Alexander concerning
the SAR-DAR Banquet il
Durant in April.
At the close of the meeting
the hoStesseS served Boston
Cream Pie and coffee. Mrs
Dan Wells Of Durant, a pro
spective member, was
guest.
Mrs. Ellis home was beau
tifully decorated with artist
arrangements of roses, lille
and sprays of spirea.
The chapter will meet agail
in September.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24
Country Clubs
Spring Festival

Holmes County Country
Club members enjoyed an
evening of dinner and dancing
at the Spring Festival of the
club On Friday, May Is.
Beginning at 600 with a
social hour, about 100 guests
were present for a delicious
meal of ham, vegetable cas-
serole, baked stuffed potato
combination salad and hot
rolls.
Dancing followed with ''the
twist" the favorite dance. The
club rooms were gaily deco
rated with a Spring Festival
theme. Crepe paper .streamers
in pastel colorS were hung
from the ceiling and colorful
arrangements of roses. Queen
Anne'S lace, and magnolias
were used throughout the
club rooms.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24
Attend Graduation

MRS. DdVlQ Skinner, daugn-
ter, Tammie, and Mrs. E. H,
Skinner motored to New Or.
leans Thursday morning to
attend the graduation of Rev.
David Skinner from New Or
leans Baptist Theological Sc.
minary Friday, May Is. They
also attended the senior re.
ception held at the home OF
the president of the Seminary,
Pres. and Mrs. H. Leo Ed.
dleman Thursday afternoon
On their return trip they eros.
Sed the "a mile bridge over
Lake Ponchartrain.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24
Present Bibles

Present Bibles
For the past several years
it has been the custom of the
Methodist Church to present
to seniors who were members.
and those closely related to
the church, Bibles as gifts
from the church. Those re.
ceivlng same this year were:
Betsy Harper Heinrich, Wanda
Truitt, Billy Bradley, Judy
Elite, Virginia Rush, David
Dillon, Mickey Mott, Mary
Thurmond, Mike Daniels,
Teddy Moses, and Bill Kir.g.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24

Visit Relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Hol-
llngsWorth visited relatives in
Crystal Springs Sunday.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24

Weekend Visitors
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Herbert.
Jr. of Meridian visited Mrs.
j.. G. Herbert, Sr. this week
end.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24

Visits Sister
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Rumft
of Milwaukee, Wis.,, were
guests of her sister and fami-
~, Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Barrett
the past week.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24
Visits Mother

Visits Mother
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Schneider
and children Leanne, Bill, and
Lucy We're recent weekend
guests of her mother, Mrs.
Brown Williams in PhiladeI-
phia.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24
Returns Homo

Returns Home
Lit. and Mrs. Norman Wea.
hersby and children, Norman
LII and Sharon will return to
Lexington today Thursday
after serving three years over
Seas and the past six months
at Columbus with the Air For.
ce. 1t. Weathersby will be
associated with his father, Mr..
Norman Weathersby, in the
automobile business.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24
From jackson

From jackson
Visiting Mr.. w. R. Ellis at
the Community Hospital the
past week were his sister.
Mrs. Harry Huber of Can.
ton, and his brother, Mr.. Tom
Y. Ellis and Mrs. Ellis of
Jackson.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24
Shelby Visitor

Visiting in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Yates FRIDAY
through Wednesday was his
mother, Mrs. T. E. Yates of
Shelby.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24
Visit Friends

Visit Friends
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. LoWen-
stein of Mobile, Ala. visited
friends here over the week
end. Saturday night they
were supper guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilburn Hooker at their
lodge "Funnybo;" Sunday
they were luncheon guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Paris and
Sunday night they were no.
nored with a buffet supper
by Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Ham,
NETT and Mr.. and Mrs. Pat
Barrett in the Barrett home.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24
Visit Granddaughter

| Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Min
yard have as their guest, her
grandmother, Mrs. Sue Boothe
of Acona.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24

Greenwood Visitors
Visiting Mrs. c. A. Moore
on Sunday were her sister,
Miss Zilpha Cain and Miss
Lucy Stewart of Greenwood.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24

Recent Guests
Miss Beth Beall, accompan-
led by a schoolmate. Miss
Lynn Worthy Of Chicago spent
the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Beall.
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H-BIust Seen
Safe Woyto
Move Earth

CAMP MERCURY, New, July
u (AP).-The Atomic Energy
Commissions underground
thermonuclear explosion shows
earth-moving projects of this
type can be handled safely un-
der controlled conditions, the
Acc said today.
The blast, equal to 100000
tons Of INT, made a shallow
crater about 1900 feet in dia-
meter on the desert floor Fri
day. The commission said. Its
depth has not yet been eSti-
mated.
The commission said many of
the radiation sampling devices
near the defamation site have
been picked up, including some
within the ground dust-cloud
area slightly less than a mile
from the crater. Recovery of
the remaining sample collectors
is proceeding. the commission
added.
The thick dust cloud, caused
by the blast, moved northeast
during the night with most Of
the radioactivity gone. the
Acc said. Today it was be-
lieved to be somewhere in
Utah, although it apparently
had lost its identity" the COM
mission noted.
The Acc said the radioactive
ity fell harmlesssly on unpopu-
lated areas.
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Agency said the current under
ground test series in Nevada
has developed a considerable
amount Of new information
which still is being assessed.
Continued research in earth
quake effects and development
Of new techniques for detec-
ton now have begun to bear
fruit, the announcement said.
The scientists, in talking to
newsmen, cautioned against
saying that any breakthrough
in the overall problem has
been achieved. Research pro-
gress has been primarily in the
technique Of Identification Of
seismic signals, to determine
whether they come from earth
quakers or nuclear explosions.
However, the announcement
also discussed possibilities of
extending several times the
range at which seismic signals
can be used for deciding
whether a shockwave originat-
ed from explosion or earth
quake.
Agency scientists have mont
tored the more than 40 under
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GreenbeIt Breaks
Ground for 5000
New Apartments

Groundbreaking ceremonies
marking the start of construc-
ton on a $50 million apart
ment project in Greenbelt,
Nd. were held Friday.
The project. located a t
Springhill Lake, will house
5000 families on 81 acres.
Community Builders, Inc, the
developers, said that the land
tract is the largest ever assem-
bled and zoned for apartments
in the Metropolitan Washing
ton area. The scheduled COM
.pletion date for the first apart
ments is December.
Maryland Controller Louis
L. GoldStein turned the first
shovel of earth. Speakers in
cluded Mr.. Goldstein, Green
belt Mayor Francis L. White
and Greenbelt City Manager
Charles Mcdonald.
The Springhill Lake project
will be intersected by the Capt.
tai Beltway. 1t is bounded by
Kenilworth avenue and Green
belt road. a few blocks from
U. s. Route /.
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tense Ellis. Regina Fall, Jean
Firmin, Elizabeth Fogarty, Mil
dred Foltz. Glenwood Gaskins,
Helen Grave. Marvin Hender-
shot, Elizabeth Herde, Herbert
Karen, Geneva Kuhn, Barbara
Levy. Vera McClain, Glenn
Mitchell, Virginia Muir, Macy
O'Brien, Virginia Peacock, Mar
garet Pell. Frances Pileggi, Roy
Pope, Denaire Pyle. Irene Rob-
inSon, j. Thomas Rouland,
Harold Sakayan, Alma Schu-
bert, Romayne Singley, Leonard
Theberge. Anna Leona Torrey,
Charles Webb, Hazel Webster,
Mary E. Williams, Linda Violin,
Harry Woodell, Algean Jordan,
Lorene Williams, Donald Sur
cine, Ames Williams and Doris
Person. Treasury's Bureau
of Customs has given top per-
formance awards to Robert
Mcintyre, Mrs. Charlotte Lar
son, Harry Gemmell, Edward
Gable, jr., Mrs. Ida Brooks,
Mrs. Ruth Zones, Mrs. A.
Diam Dorsey. Mrs. Alice Ohm
stead, Mrs. Betty Dyer, Bar
bara Strosnider. Mrs. Verda
Hopkins, Eunice Meyers, Cor
nelius Hamlin and William Nc
Cullough. The Army Map
Service has given top perform
ance awards to Cynthia Czapek,
Floyd Fischer, Murray Pearson,
Ehriede ISobernheim, William
Worsham, Iran Bald, Elsie
Fla h erty, Joseph Iadarola,
Charles Jespersen, Robert Lam
caster, Allen Pitt, Vlastimir
Stevovich, Herbert Coffin,
Francis Federline, Robert Nc
Lellan, Eugene Crouch, Edward
Purcell, William Ferber, Joseph
Green, jr., Nancy Jones, Karl
Rosenbergers Mango Arato,
Howard Campbell, Ruther Wei
siger, Robert Lesher, Earl West,
George Anthony, Barbara Bow
man, James Buxton, Carleton
Burrows, Charles Hill, Peter
Camplair. David Fait, Anthony
G oil VIM Nancy Anderson,
Arthur Harrison. Jack Wan,
Fred Barkalow, Harry Bratt, jr.,
Carl Merry. Clyde Hawkins,
Roy Michael, Albert Vogel, Mar
garet Rivard, Henry Schaff,
Thelma Robinson. Stella Wargo
and Anne Love.
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ground shots set off in Nevada
in the current series and COM
pared them with recordings of
hundreds Of earthquakes.
A test shot in which a three
kiloton explosion was set off in
hard rock was detected at $50
miles, the statement said. But
a much larger shot in alluvium
"a soft material-was record
ed at only $50 miles with re-
quired Identification features.
Then the statement added:
1T may become possible to
extend this particular criterion
(of Identification with some
degree of reliability to dis
tances between $500 and 5000
miles from buried nuclear ex-
plosions in the low kiloton
range"
The new technique and
ranges mentioned conceivably
could mean that underwater
detection devices might eventu-
ally be developed which could
be planted in the oceans bor-
dering the Russian mainland.
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BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star staff Writer

The Senate Civil Service sub
committee on retirement re-
portedly will approve a bill CIV
ing retired Federal workers and
their survivors an immediate
10 per cent increase in an
nuities.
The group headed by Sena-
tor Clark, Democrat of Penn
sylvania, is now drafting the
bill that it expects to report
soon to the full committee.
The measure is also expected
to provide for automatic future
increases for retired employees
and survivors whenever the cost
of living rises 21z per cent. The
increase would match the cost
Of living rise.
The subcommittee bill also
is expected to raise from 18 to
81 the age limit for student
children of deceased Federal
employees to receive survivor
ship benefits.
Regarding the increase Of
retired employee annuities. the
Kennedy administration has
proposed legislation that would
give no immediate increase.
The Kennedy plan would peg
retire. annuity increases to flu
ture rise in living costs. It
would defer an increase to aC
least next April, and then only
if the Consumer Price Index
had risen by at least S percent
age points since 1858, the date
of the last annuity increase.
The price index has risen
about 4 per cent since 1858.
Under the administration
plan. future annuity adjust.
ments for retirees and their
survivors would occur whenever
living costs rose another 5 per
cent. --..-.
Senator Clark and his sub
committee colleagues feel that
the administrations plan falls
short of aiding the plight Of
retirees who need annuity in
creases now to enable them to
maintain adequate minimum
living standards.
Il II
PAY WINDUP - The House
Civil Service Committee winds
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And, finally, Mr.. Mcnamara
and his top subordinates are
working longer, harder and
more zestfully than any pre-
vious batch of economizers who
have tackled the monstrous
military budget.
Here are some Of the tech
niques which will be used to
trim the budget:
Inventory levels are, being re-
'evaluated. The Defense De-
partment owns $42 billion worth
of munitions and parts. OF
that, $13 billion worth is con-
sidered surplus. The surplus will
be reduced and the flow of
parts among the services facil-
itated. *.
For instance. the Navy found
it had 1913 unneeded silver
plated roller bearings worth
$40 each. The Air Force wanted
some and planned to buy them.
But the Navy bearings were
transferred to the Air Force,
and $4,000 was saved.
Military gadgets are being
made more simple. BY checking
requirements more closely and
using industry developed value
engineering" unneeded fancf-
ness can be eliminated. s
This is how money was saved
on the turbine wheel. Instead
of using machined stainless
steel, the Pentagon now uses
nodded plastic.
More economies are coming
through introduction of more
price competition among PEN
tagon contractors. Mr.. McNa-
nara has reversed a post Korea
trend Of letting contracts
without price incentive for the
sellers.
For instance, the 20" rings
had been purchased for $l,85
from q manufacturer who had
no competition. AS soon as Mr.,
Mcnamara permitted bidding
by other companies, the origi-
nal source cut his price to so
cents but lost out to the low
bidder at 46 cents.
Mr.. Mcnamara also is in
tegrating the three-Service
purchasing programs and is
Standardizing parts.
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ECONOMICS
Continued From Page Al

" COntInueo FROM Ease AL
iees-is considered the best
single measurement Of overall
economic activity. Officia /
figures for the April-June quar-
ter will not be ready for about
10 days, but the $555 billion
preliminary estimate is cir
culating in the administration.
Recovery Slows
Figures for two key elements
in .GNP-retail sales apd per-
Sonal income-are scheduled
for release this week. Officials
said the June retail sales total,
particularly, will be disap-
pointing. Sc
Economic indicators have
been mixed for most of this
year, implying a showdown in
the recovery from the 1960-61
recession. Some kinds of bust
ness activity, notably auto
sales, have run strong. Aside
from GIMP, the main disap-
pointment has been the con-
tinuing unemployment rate Of
around 5.5 per cent of the labor
force.
When evidence of sluggish
ness piled up in the January
March quarter. the administra-
ton expressed hope that a
spring rebound still could push
the 1852 gross national product
up to $50 billion. Most econ
omists at that time predicted
that GIMP would total between
$3.50 billion and $685. billion for
the year.
The administration unoffi-
cially abandoned the $50 bill
lion goal some time ago. With
a 1855 billion rate now eSti-
mated for the April quar-
ter, at least one important Gov
eminent economist now expects
the 1862 total to fall short of
$3.50 billion.
Another economist, agreeing
with this prediction. said GIMP
still could top $500 billion II