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Evening star., 1962-01-06
Builders Report
Visher Is Speaker

day in Capt. Gerry's, 908
Thayer avenue. Silver Spring.
The program will consist
Of a discussion between two
panels, one of general con-
tractors and one Of subs,
which will take up issues the
two differ on. The audience
also will be allowed to get
its gripes off its chest.
At the same time, the
Statewide ABC organization
announced publication of it's
1862 directory,
The directory lists the more
than 900 member firms as
we'll as their 1000 principals
and is classified according to
the various trades. 1t covers
association membership in
Maryland, the District, Del
aware, Virginia, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia.
Masonry Institute
Elects Harding
John c. Harding, ir., has
been elected president of the
Board of Directors Of the
Masonry Institute of Wash
ington.
Other officers elected dur
ing the groups recent an
nual meeting at the Shore
ham Hotel are: Nelson b.
WOOdsOn, first vice presi-
dent; MyrOn Cowell, second
vice president; Joseph Deck
man, secretary, and Belden
Raymond, treasurer.
Others who will serve on
the board are: Harvey Will
liams, Gen. T. M. Osborne,
Harlan Fraley, John Dixon,
DurwOOd L. BOeglen, E. Tay-
lOr Chewing, jr., Edmund
H. Brooke, and Anthony
IZZO.
Giles L. Evans, jr., con-
tinues as executive secretary.
Master Builders
Monthly Meeting
The Master Builders Asso-
citation will meet Tuesday at
6 pm. in the Mayflower
Hotel, Secretary = Treasurer
Randall c. Wyant said. The
group is comprised of most
of the union building con-
tractors in Washington.
Purves Joins
Washington Firm
Edmund r. Purves, for
mer executive director Of the
American Institute of Ar
Evening star., 1962-01-06
New Apartment
For Alexandria

plans call for a construction
start in March. The builder
will be Builders and Develop
ers Corp. a subsidiary of the
Kent t-Washington firm.
First units are due for COM
pletion by the end of the
year and the development
eventually will include three
swimming pools and seven
tennis courts, Mr.. Snider
added. Morton w. Noble has
been selected as architect.
Evening star., 1962-01-06

chitects, has become associ-
ated with Chatelain, Gauger
and Nolan. Washington firm
Of architects and engineers,
the firm announced this
week.
Mr.. Purves, who is a Eel
low of the ALA, served as its
Evening star., 1962-01-06

Paul S. Visher, director of
technical operations, office
Of Civil Defense, Department
Of Defense, will address a
luncheon meeting of the
Washington Building Con-
gress at 1915 pm. Monday
in the Mayflower Hotel.
Mr.. Visher. whose topic is
THE National Shelter Pro-
gram" will be introduced by
E. T. Chewing, jr., chair
man of the WBC Civil De-
fense Committee.
Another feature of the
meeting will be the presenta-
ton of certificates to the
1861 group Of 20-year Build
ing Congress members.
Evening star., 1962-01-06

executive director from 1949
until his resignation a year
ago.
A graduate Of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania in 1920,
he practiced architecture un-
til shortly before World War
II when he was asked to
come to Washington by the
ALA to work on govern
mental relations.
After service with the Air
Force in World War II he re-
turned to full-time staff
work with Ala.
Lawyers Address
County Builders
Members of the Mont
gomery County Home Build
ers Association, an affiliate
of the Home Builders ASSo-
citation of Metropolitan
Washington, will meet Thurs
day at 1880 pm. in the West
wood Inn, Kenwood.
Scheduled to address the
group on Are Builders Cow
cred by the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1852" are
Attorney Fred ElrOd of Rock
vile and Louis H. Mann, a
Washington lawyer.
Evening star., 1962-01-06
Virginio Builders
To Hold Dance

The Northern Virginia
Builders Association will
hold its annual banquet and
dance next Saturday at the
Arlington Towers Terrace
Room.
The event will begin with
cocktails at $50 pm, con-
tinue with dinner at 7::30
pm. and a program and
dancing to Devron's Orches-
ira will follow.
A highlight of the evenings
program will be the annual
installation of officers.
Slemp Returns
To HAHB Stoff
william H. Slemp, jr.,
who was formerly on the
staff of the National Associ-
alton of Home Builders, re-
turns to that organization as
assistant executive vice presi-
dent.
Mr.. Slemp's appointment
to fill the post vacated in
Evening star., 1962-01-06

1861 when Neal ]. Hardy was
named FHA Commissioner
was announced by John M.
Dickerman, NAHB executive
vice president.
The new assistant was
with NAHB in 1857 and 1858
as director CT marketing serv-
ices and sales. More recently
he has been with Kaiser Alu-
minum & Chemical Sales,
Inc. as marketing manager of
its building industry division.
Mr.. Slemp also has seen
service with the Frigidaire
Division of General Motors.
Meeting Set
To Air Gripes
The Metropolitan WASH
ington Division of the Associ-
ated Builders & Contractors,
Inc, will hold a dinner meet
ing beginning at 6 pm. Mon
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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-04-19
Hoppy Birthday!

The Lexington Advertiser is 125
years old.
This week is Volume 125, Num-
Der 3 as you see OF page one OF your
favorite newspaper and Mississippis
second oldest weekly. We celebrate the
occasion with a new picture in our
personal column and hope the en-
craving will hold up as long as the last
one, which was about ten years.
incidentally, your editor began her
goth year as editor of The Advertiser
on April 1st. So April is a double an
niversary month for us.
But as we have told our readers
before = age is nc criterion for merit
or worth. The mere fact we have been
here SO long is not necessarily a just
claim for the loyalty and support of
our friends and readers. What does
count is how we'll we meet the chal-
lenga of editing a good newspaper, how
faithfully we live up to our duties and
obligations as an editor.
That we have done u job reason
ably we'll is demonstrated in the fact
The Advertiser today has the largest
circulation and the most intensive
leadership in its 125-year history.
And that record stands in spite of
a particularly vicious undercover CAM
paign which has been conducted since
January by a few hackers of the
Holmes County Herald.
These gentlemen" and we use
that word loosely, have done every
thing within their power to Influence
people to stop their subscriptions to
TIE Advertiser = and to The Durant
News.
Any newspaper that can exist only
by hurting others is headed for the
rocks = and will eventually destroy
everyone who has anything to do with
it.
And now as The Advertiser goes
into another year, we would like to
~re-state the unyielding foundation upon
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Sincerely,
Doug Gilmore Dies
OF Heart Attack

Douglas Eugene Gilmore.
well known Lexington mech
anic and farmer, died sudden
ly at his home early Monday
morning of a heart attack. lie
was SO.
Mr.. Gilmore worked as a
mechanic for Weatherspy
Chevrolet Buick Company for
many years before failing
health forced his retirement.
He was a member of the Ore
gon Memorial Methodist
Church.
Funeral services were held
from the Southern Funeral
Home Chapel in Lexington at
200 p. m. on Tuesday with
the Rev. Crawford Ray Of
iciating.
Interment was in Odd Eel
lows Cemetery, with South
ern in charge of arrange
zen S.
Survivors include his Wld-
ow, Mrs. Julia Barrentine Oil
more, Lexington; a son, Will
lam E. Billy Gilmore, Lex
ington and Greenwood: three
hers, j. E. Gilmore, Birm-
'r.rham. Alabama, j. j. Gil
more Durant and Claude Gil
more, Morton; two sisters
Mrs. H. B. Moss, Vicksburg
and Mrs. Mona Maxwell
ackson.
Pallbearers were employees
of Weathersby's as follows
Norman Weathersby, Frank
Hughes, Bill Mcclellan, Edgar
Gwin, Billy Upchurch, Roy
Spell, Boyd Moss, Hilton Hol-
ley, Earl Ellis, Vernon Hath
cock, Roy Young, Mack Gran
ham, John Mcbride, z. D
Spell and Dan Pepper, alst
I Paul Weems.
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The Lexington Advertiser Is rs Years Old
Can EDITORIAL

which this newspaper stands - and
that is our faith in God and confidence
in the people of Holmes County. Had
it not been for the sustaining strength
furnished by the former, we could not
have managed to serve for SO long the
latter.
SO we look forward to the future
with a prayer that fright" will make
might" and a conviction that right
will ultimately prevail. We shall de-
vote all our efforts and energy toward
trying to do what is right and good
for the community.
In the future, as in the past. your
editor and this newspaper shall con-
tinue to do everything possible to pro-
mote, preserve and defend the well.
being, prosperity and happiness Of all
of the people of Holmes County.
We submit the editorial policies
we have pursued throughout the years
have aided substantially in promoting
the above and also in maintaining
racial peace and harmony and that
those same policies are going to be OF
even more Importance in the future.
The policies which we uphold at
The Advertiser are timeless and they
will endure.
They have helped us write a glo-
rious past - and they guarantee a Sc
cure future.
The principles of honesty, fair
play, justice under the law, kindness,
mercy, tolerance, love and friendship,
which The Advertiser has continually
upheld in our news and editorial
columns, have been recognized through
out the nation as we'll as here at home
for their constructive contribution to
our society.
The same principles, if put into
effect, will help build a greater and
happier community with prosperity to
share.
We invite the reader to join with
us in that effort during our 126th year.
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Holmes ALI Rally
Set For April q

Holmes County's annua
HI Club Rally has been set
for Saturday, April 18th.
the Durant School Audi
torium. Activities are sche-
'uled to begin promptly at
$50 a. m.
Included in the events OF
he day will be a talent con-
test, a public speaking con-
test, and a song leading con-
Test. All to be held during
the morning hours.
A chicken dinner will be
erved at noon.
Immediately following
lunch a picture show, "Tom
Bow and The Champ" will
be shown the group.
Admission for the entire
days activities, including
lunch, will be one dollar.
Buses will run from each
school. All members and pa
rents who plan to attend are
asked to notify Miss Ann
Smith or Duane Tucker a
the County Extension Office
in Lexington by Saturday
April 21st, so that adequate
plans may be made.
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lconu-BIuckhuwk
.huyge Named
Circuit OF The Year

The Acona-Black Hawk
charge, with Rev. Joe. Young
rs pastor, was awarded a GER
ificate as being recognized
Circuit of the Year" on
Thursday night, April 18th.
The recognition was an
nounced at the North Missis-
sippi Conference Town and
Country Church and Circuit
Rally held on that date at
the Durant Methodist Church
in competition with all cir
cults of the Greenwood Dis
trict.
The Acona-Black Hawk cir
cult consists of four churches,
Acona, Black Hawk, Cola
and Enon, located in Holmes
md Carroll counties. The dis
trict area covers twelve coun-
'eS.
The award was based on
cooperation and progress IN
1851 and the progress report
viii be carried to the con-
'erence level.
Nine members from the
winning charge were present
when the recognition was an
bounced.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-04-19
Native Named
Greenwood Editor

Thatcher Walt of Tchula
has been named editor of the
Greenwood Commonwealth as
announced by William Rich
ardson, general manager, this
week.
Mr.. Walt, 33, graduated
from the Tchula High School
in the class of AS. and from
the University of Mississippi
where he majored in journa-
lism. He has been associated
with newspapers in Clarks-
dale. Jacksonville, Florida and
Jackson with the Sta'e Time
from 1857 until it ceased pub
LEGATION this year.
At the State Times he serv
ed as courthouse reporter,
capitol reporter, telegraph
editor and state editor.
He is married to the form
er Miss Thelma Craft, daugh-
ter of Mrs. r. D. Warner of
Tchula and they are parents
of four sons, John Allen 8,
Donald Thatcher Z. Thomas
Craft 4, and Martin Kim 3.
The family will continue to
reside in Tchula for the pres
ent.
Friends join The Advertiser
in wishing Mr.. Walt success
in his new post.
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Rites On tuesday
For jim Bradley

Funeral services for James
3. Bradley were held Tues
day at 1870 p. NJ; from Hebron
Methodist Church, with the
Rev. Dennis Johnston Off
ting.
Burial followed in the
church cemetery under the
direction of Southern Funeral
Home of Lexington.
Mr.. Bradley. a resident o.
Holmes County for many,
many years, died at the
Holmes County Community
Hospital on Monday, April Is
after several years illness. He
was "a.
He was a member of the
Hebron Methodist Church.
Surviving are a sister, Miss
Leila Bradley, Lexington and
three nephews.
Pallbearers were Billy Cau-
sew, O.. B. Byrd, Jr., c. F.
Moore, r. C.. Causey, Dewitt
Majors. Dewitt Poe, Ed
Weems, and w. W. Spell.
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The disgraceful tactics used
by the main supporters of
the compulsory utilization
oil and gas bill in the legls-
lature last week boomeranged
and the bill went down in
ignominious defeat - a fate
il richly deserved.
Our heartiest commenda-
ton to all those representa-
tives who voted against this
measure, especially Holmes
County Rep. w. G.. McMullen
of Pickens, the only Holmes
man voting against it.
The Mississippi House OF
Representatives gave tn
death penalty to the bill late
Wednesday afternoon with a
resounding vote of 1886. The
Senate had already passed 1t,
so had the House given its
approval the measure would
have gone to the Governor
for his signature and become
law. Sen. T. M. Williams had
voted for it in the Senate.
This highly controversial
legislation would have per-
mi;ted the State Oil and Gas
Board to communize or unit
ize an oil or gas field on the
consent of eighty-five per
cent of the land and royalty
owners. The remaining fiji
teen per cent of the property
owners would have been
forced into the field, whether
they wanted to or not, a clear
violation of the traditional
American right to control
ones own property.
The highly repugnant force
bill was presented by Holmes
County Rep. Wilburn Hooker
who unsuccessfully attempted
TO seer it to passage on the
House floor. Sponsorship OF
the bill was attributed to the
MIDI Continent Oil and Ga:
Company. lobbyists for tn
major oil companies, and the
BIG companies themselves.
It was common knowledge
tina Mid-Cootinent had bud
ec+ed the sum of $4,000 to
spend in the campaign to get
the bill passed and one IN
formed member of the Legls-
lature said the amount actual
" spent by the Association
and the companies themselves
could easily have been ter
times as much.
The bill was vigorously
opposed by small landowners
and independent producer:
who viewed it as highly de-
trimental to their own in
terests. A large number o
Holmes County citizens have
also expressed themselves il
opposition to the bill.
Rep. Richard Arlington o
Copiah County, speaking OF
the House floor against tn
bill. told the House ana
crowded galleries about offer
that had been made to hin
personally if he would drol
his fight against the unitiza
ton bill and vote for its pas
sage.
These offers, which wer
nothing less than attempte'
brides, included bringing
some land which he and hi
bro her own outside the pres
ent untitled McComb fiel
into that field so they coul'
share in its benefits. The OF
fer also included a sum Q
cash and legal fees to be pai'
ever the next few years b,
the oil companies.
Pen. Arlington told tn
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self-government and oppose
the Henry bill or its counter
part in the House.
Nor can we see how af.y
person who Leiieves in the
free, private enterprise SIS
tenn can be q rarty to taking
land through eminent do
main proceedings for public
use unless it is absolutely
necessary.
The taking Of private pro-
Continued on PAGE Four
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Sincerely,
A7A @s~~~ &~0#
Ok Grove Baptist
Church Revivcl
Set For April 1922

Oak Grove Baptist Church,
,npounces a revival to D
n the Tolarville community
held from Thursday, Apr
10th through Sunday, April
22nd. with services nightly at
7:30 p. m.
The Rev. Donnie. Clark,
pastor, will be assisted by a
visiting Evangelist, John y
Laleo of Monroe, Louisiana.
Everyone is invited to at
tend.
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Activities scheduled in
the various churches are
as follows:
Lexington
First Methodist
A series of revival services
will begin on Easter Sunday
at the First Methodist Church
N Lexington.
Regular worship hour will
be held at HOO a. m. with
the pastor bringing the Eas-
ter message and special music
by the choir.
The revival, using tn e
theme, "Jesus Christ Is Lord
will begin with the evening
service at 7:30. Two services
will be held daily, Monday
through Friday, April 9th at
TOO o. m. and $50 p. m.
Coffee time will be observ-
ed each morning from $50 to
100 a. m.
Guest preacher will be the
Rev. Aubrey B. Smith, pas
tor of the First Methodist
Church of Yazoo City. The
Rev. Mr.. Smith, a native
Mississippian, attended Mill
saps College and Union Semi
nary, and has for several
years served pastorates In
the Mississippi Conference.
He is now concluding his
fifth year as pastor of the
Yazoo City church. Rev.
Smith also served as Army
Chaplain in the European
Theater during World War II,
and in Korea during the
Korean Conflict. He continues
in the active Reserves with
a Reserve Commission in the
rank of 1t. Colonel.
Visiting soloist and song
leader will be the Rev. Den
mis- Johnston, pastor of the
Ebenezer Methodist Church
Charge. A native of Shannon,
Rev. Johnston is a graduate
If Itawamba Junior College
and attended Millsaps. His
vocal training includes two
wears of voice at Itawamba
five semester hours of voice
at Millsaps, and further train
ing under Professor Roger
Dexter Fee, head of the De-
partment of Music at the
University of Denver. Also
while at Millsaps he was
member of the Concert Tour
Choir which sang for the gen.
eral conference of the Memo
dist Church meeting In Den
yer, Colorado in 1860.
Beginning with Palm Sun
day members of this churcf
have been observing "Hol.
Week" with special cottage
prayer meetings in prepare
ton for the revival.
Rev. Crawford Ray is pas
TOR Of the First Methods
Church
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NC CHOIR PRESENTED
PROGRAM HERE N D

The Holmes Junior College
Choir, under the direction of
Mrs. Martha Tye McKie, pre-
sented a program of music to
q large and appreciative au-
lience at the First Methodist
church in Lexington on Sun
dav night as guests of the
MYF.
The Wesleyan Service Guild
served refreShmen S
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-04-19

Holmes County people are
greatly interested in the or
derby and successful develop
ment of the Pearl River Reser
voir = probably more for the
recreational advantages it
will offer only As to so miles
away then the possible indus
trial development opportuni-
ties it may afford the Cen
trail Mississippi area.
Thus when a Holmes Coun-
ty Senator helps to kill a
bill which would have been
beneficial to the Reservoir
project, it is a matter of pub
lie interest and concern.
Senator T. M. Williams of
Lexington, a member Of the
Senate Levees and Drainage
Committee, voted against a
bill offered by Madison Coun-
ty Senator Ed Henry which
would have changed tn
makeup of the governing
board of the reservoir so as
to allow more local control
from the five counties which
ere contributing directly to
the project through local tax
alton.
Senator Williams and other
members of the Senate Com
! mittee would not even dis
cuss their objections to the
Henry bill with the Canton
senator - which is difficult
to understand.
Senator Williams commit
tee effectively killed the
Senate bill hut the same pro-
visions in that bill are con-
tanned in a bill now being
offered in the House Of Rep
rentatives by State Represen-
.atives Milton Case and p. Z.
Hughes. The two Madison
County mel. also introduced
another bill that will restrict
the amount Of land that can
be taken oy the reservoir
board through eminent do
main proceedings to land
actually needed for the prof
ect.
These two bills have been
referred to -ubcommittees OF
the House Ways and Means
Committee and the Water and
Water Resources Committee
The report is out that both
If these bills will be effec-
lively buried" in committee
and will see no action =
which is too bad, if true.
We do not see how anyone
can profess to be for loca.
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Activities scheduled in
the various churches are
as follows:
Lexington
First Methodist
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First Baptist

The Rev. P. D. Bragg, pas
tor of the First Baptist
Church of Lexington, an
nounces that regular services
will be held on Easter Sun
day with special music by the
adult and primary choirS.
Rev. Bragg will preach the
Easter message at the 11:0O
a. m. worship hour.
Presbyterian
"The Transformation Of
Tragedy will be the sermon
topic of the morning message
and 'The Horizoned Lord
will be the evening topic
used by the Rev. Frederick
Fowler, III on Sunday as he
breaches on the death and
resurrection of Christ.
Special Easter selections
have been planned by the
choir with possible solo parts.
ST. MarY's Episcopal
At st. Mary's Episcopal
Church in Lexington Holy
Communion will be observed
at the HOO a.. m. service
with the pastor, the Rev.
Reynolds Cheney bringing the
message. Special hymns, to
fit the occasion, will be sung
by the choir.
st. Mary's choir will be in
charge of special services at
the Walden Episcopal Church
Continued on Page FOur)
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Easter Services Set For Sunday
Holmes County Churches Will Observe
Christ's Resurrection In Word, Song

Christians throughout Holmes County and the en-
tire world will commemorate the Resurrection of Christ
this Easter Sunday. Inspirational messages in word and
song will be heard in Holmes churches at both sunrise
ond roOll1ar services
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BY Hazel Brannon Smith

House the oil interests had
guaranteed" his appointment
as adjutant general of Mis-
sissippi in the next admins
tration, regardless of who
may be elected governor = a
real shocker, we might add.
With the support they give
every man who runs for
governor. they ought to be
able to deliver" he suid.
and anything the oil com
panies wont that bad can't
be good for the people,"
Thus Rep. Arlington re-
vealed the thoroughly often
sive tactics and methods used
by these people so intent on
examining their measure down
the threats of the legislature
= and the public be damned.
The revelations of Rep. Ar
rington should shock and
arouse the people of Missis-
sippi so much they would de-
mand a complete investiga-
ton of the whole sordid at
fair.