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The chronicle., 1962-06-04
Hss"Ha -
Alvin trial opens today
Judge denies try
to dismiss charge
of enbezzIemenf

A motion to dismiss em-
bezzlement charges against
Alvin Charlton was over
ruled by judge Leslie B.
Grant today.
Grant, however, said hearing
on the motion could be reopen
ed if missing witness appear
ed.
Charlton. Pascagoula pub
lie works commissioner.
went on trial this morning on
one of six embezzlenent
charges against him.
He was indicted by grand
jury May 25.
His attorneys, George Sim
norman and Howard McDon-
nell Of Biloxi filed the motion
on grounds grand jury fore
man G.. E. Cowart is connected
in business with Vincent Ros,
city clerk, one target of earlier
legal action by Charlton.
Cowart denied having any
business connection with Ros.
However, Cowart said, he
and mayor Ben Briggs own a
commercial building on Mar
ket Street.
Cowart also said he and
Briggs. were in automobile
business together from 1853 to
1856.
District attorney Holleman
objected TO this testimony
because Briggs was not men
TONED in the motion.
Objection was overruled.
Cowart also testified no in
dictments were made by grand
jury unless all LIZ members
were present.
Grand jury did not even
discuss indictments unless all
members were present" Cow
art said.
Ros and Briggs appeared be-
fore the grand jury, Cowart
said.
Simmerman said Charlton
will be tried separately on
each charge.
Charlton is being tried to-
day on a charge Of ernbez-
zling Sl00 in labor and parts
for his private truck.
Indictment says he purchas-
ed the truck from Wayne Lee
and had a city worker repair
it.
Charlton is involved in a
long-standing dispute with Ros
and Briggs over operation of
city government.
An ordinance passed by Pas
cagoula made it necessary for
hiring and firing to be done by
majority vote of councilmen.
Charlton challenged the or
Continued on Page p
The chronicle., 1962-06-04
Man jumps
off bridge
at 0S today

An unidentified m a n
jumped fir m the new
Ocean Springs bridge to-
day.
State highway Pin. K. v.
Allen was directing a
search by civil defense
units at press time today.
Ocean Springs policeman
Robert Webb said he re-
ceived a call at 11::50 am,
saying a man had jumped.
The chronicle., 1962-06-04
Grin1sIey back
after bIuckout

Sheriff James Ira
GrimsleY was back On
duty today after black
ing out" at his office Fri
day afternoon.
GrinsleY said his ply
sician decided fainting
was caused from over
exertion and was de-
finitelY not a heart at
tack.
Everything just went
black. ."s GrimsleY said.
"and I fell.
MY tongue got In the
way and I almost Bit the
end off but otherwise I
feel fine today" Grims-
ley said.
GrimsleY returned to
work Saturday.
The chronicle., 1962-06-04
Hearing is SET
on voeofing site

Hearing to vacate part of
Russell Avenue, Pascagoula,
will be held before judge L. c.
Corban June % at 10 am.
Howard F. Pringle has pc
titioned that Russell Avenue
in Hibbler and Gessman sub
division between Highway go
and Live Oak Street be vacat-
ed.
Persons affected or interest
ed in the changes are summon
ed to appear before Corban.
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Police detective,
city chief both
academy men

Twenty-Five persons with
over 178 years of law enforce
ment experience work around
the clock to make Pascagoula
a safe place in which to live.
They are members of Pas
cagoula police department.
Police work. unlike impress
The chronicle., 1962-06-04
Area plan group
meets tuesday

Chairman and co-chair-
man of Jackson County Area
Development Program are
scheduled to meet Tuesday.
10 am. in basement of Pas
cagoula Courthouse.
Progress of the develop
ment program will be dis
cussed according to M. P.
Lewis, county agent.
The chronicle., 1962-06-04

way patrol school.
Detective division is COM
posed of Foster Barrow, c..
R. Thompson and A. 0. Davis.
Barrow has IL years of SER
vice with the force.
Davis is chief Of dectives. He
has been on the force three
years and has II years of law
enforcement experience. in
cluding q term as Jackson
County sheriff.
Davis is also a graduate of
FBI national academy.
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three divisions. They are pa
troll. detective and traffic.
E. E. Blakeney is chief of
police. He has II years of law
enforcement experience in
cluding two terms as chief
deputy sheriff of Jackson
County. Blakeney is also a
former highway patrolman.
Blakeney began his career as
a foot patrolman with Pasca-
goula police department. He is
a graduate of FBI national
academy and Mississippi high
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sions given on television. is
not always exciting.
Rather. it is mostly routine.
Experience and patience reap
biggest dividends. Crimes are
not always solved in 80 min
utes, less time for commercials.
Police officers work in three
8-hour shifts with an equal
number of officers on each
shift except on day shift.
Traffic division works only
daytime.
Department is broken into
The chronicle., 1962-06-04
Perfect record for 6 il, family

The L. 3. Wards. 1929 Katie Street. Moss Point.
have six children attending Moss Point schools.
All six were awarded certificates OF perfect
attendance. They CherYles Berfis. Janis. Mary.
Paula and Phillip.
CherYle. senior. has completed Il years Of
perfect attendance Mary fifth grader. four years.
The chronicle., 1962-06-04


lature to split the duties of
sheriff and tax collector in
counties which wish the split
to be made.
More than $4,000 jackson
Countians are eligible to vote
tomorrow.
Polls at the county's AZ pre-
cints will open 1t z am. and
close at 6 pm.
Voters must be properly
registered and must take TO
the polls receipts for their
Continued on Page D
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Why vote?

Is tomoorrow's election an
important one? The Chroni-
Gle thinks so. See our reasons
in the editorial on page six.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
Two Negroes Held
In Pickens Entry

Albert Mccoy and Harvey
Lee Shivers, two young Ne
groes of Pickens, are being
held for investigation of
burglary" according to De-
putty Sheriff Andrew Smith.
Their detention grew out of
the entry last Thursday night
of a Pickens home occupied
by Miss Lola Hart. Items TAX
en- were not revealed.
Miss Hart awoke to find a
man in her room. She turned
on the light and screamed
and the intruder fled, shield
ing his face with his hands
as he escaped from her bed
room.
Miss Hart tried to telephone
the Pickens Marshal and the
Durant operator got through
to Pickens for her. County au-
thorities were then notified
II. G. Slaton is Town Marshal
Of Pickens.
Investigations are beine
continued.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
INDUSTRIAL
PROGRESS
REVIEW
A & I BOARD URGES
SCHOOL BOARD CHANGE

The Agricultural and Indus
trial Board is urging "all M s.
s.ssipians interested in the
states economic development"
to vote November 6 in favor
of House Concurrent Resolu-
ton Number 80, which calls
foc an amendment to the state
constitution set ing UP a nine
member State Board of Edu-
cation to replace the present
three-member board.
At its September mee'ng in
Jackson, the board passed a
resolution to that effect which
pointed out that at is becom-
Jig increasingly apparent to
members of the Agricultural
and Industrial Board that in
dustrial vocational and tech
nical training is fast becoming
one of the most pressing needs
OF our economic development
program
Advocates of a stepped-up
program of technical indus
trial training have expressed
their feeling that the proposed
nine-man board would take
action toward establishing
such a program.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
Mrs. Wiley Stevens
Rites On Monday

Mrs. Louise Miller Stevens
died at the Parker Nursing
Home in Jackson on Sunday,
September 10th at 4 a. M She
was 70.
Mrs. Stevens was born in
Starkville, the daughter of the
late. William Henry Miller and
Rubine Askew Miller. She was
married to the late Mr.. Wiley
Stevens, whose family resided
near West. She was a member
OF the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors are one son, Toll
bert c.. Stevens of Jackson
and a daughter, Mrs. Frances
Stevens Forbis of Greenville,
North Carolina, with whom
Mrs. Stevens made her home
prior to entering a GONZALES
cent home. Six grandchildren
also survive.
Services were held at Du-
rant Southern Funeral Home
chapel on Monday, September
18th at 4 p. m. with Robert
Shoemaker, minister of Du-
rant Presbyterian Church Of
fioiating.
Burial was in Mizpah Gene
terry with Southern in charge
of arrangements.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
W. 6. Daniel Died
Sunday, Sept. 10

William Gresham Daniel
died on SUNDAY, September
18th an hour after reaching
District Two Hospital follow
inc a heart attack.
Mr.. Daniel was born in Du-
rant a member of promi-
nent family of early settlers
in the area. His parents were
the late joseph M. Daniel and
Mrs. Mary Flora Harris Dan
iet He was a retired conduc-
tor with the Illinois Central
Railroad, q member of the
Baptist church, a Mason and
a Shriner.
Mr.. Daniel is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Bess Prater
Daniel. a son William Ores
ham (Stumpy) Daniel and q
daughter, Miss Sharon Ice
Daniel, all of Durant. Also
surviving are two sisters, Miss
Daisv Nav Daniel and Mrs.
Matte Mcdonald. of Durart
and six nieces and two nep-
hews.
Funeral services were held
at the family residence at 10
a. m. on Tuesday, September
18th with the Rev. Dureli
Makamson, assisted by the
Rev. r. E. WATSON officiating.
Interment followed in Miz-
pah Cemetery with Southern
Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements.
Active pallbearers were HUI
bert Sim m ons, j o h n n y
Vaughn, DR.. A. A. Derrick,
j., Boyd Moss, Kenneth Van
Keuren and Jack Dickerson.
Honorary pallbearers were
railroad men and friends.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
INDUSTRY BOOSTS
AREA ECONOMY

Officials of he Johns-Man-
vile plant at Natchez have
recently pointed out that op-
Grafton of the Natchez plant
means "450 diversified jobs
with an annual payroll OF
$4,000 600 and a state market
Of $2,750,O00 for raw mater
ials. supplies, power and
freight. Johns-Manville has
spent more than $50 million
since, 1913 to work, develop,
modernize and expand local
operations in growing with
Natchez and the Mississippi
Louisiana region" The plant
produces wall boards. ceiling
panels and tiles. roofing ma
terials and single panels.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
TWENTY YEARS AGO

The Lewis Grocer Company
recently received a letter ad-
dressed to Stokely Brothers
and Company, written by
Mrs. William H Miller Of
Hinckley,- Minnesota.
Mrs. Miller wrote as fol-
lows: eve will not get any
beans from our acres as the
deers just 'intirely' demolished
them completely. They were
blooming here one day l
walked up to the patch and
they were all grazed off.
Couple days later I went up
and they were still Craze moth
ing left but the stalk. l
'shurly' don't know what to
do"
Somebody said report it to
the game warden and the state
suppose to pay me for da-
mage the deer had done. So
Mr. Miller told the game war
den. He did nothing.
ssThe deer shure are awful
up here sometimes so to a
herd and we arn't dated tc
shoot one only once every 9TH
er year. So what do you think
about it?
Il guess we should just grit
the teeth and feed the wild
animals
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
Miss CIuru Ware
Breaks Arm In Auto
Accident Near Kosy

Miss Clara Ware will dis.
card the cast on her right arm
in two more weeks. The arm
was broken near the wrist in
a freak automobile accident
recently three miles from Kos
ciusko. Miss Ware left Lex
irgton about 6 p. m. for Kos
c'usko to bring a friend, Miss
Ruth Ellis back to spend the
weekend. When she reached
the area of the Veterans Hut
she met several cars and in
passing, lost control, used the
brake and the car turned COM
pletely around and came to a
holt against bank.
Miss Ware turned the igri-
ton eff. and with difficulty
got her right foot out from un-
der the brake pedal, attempted
10 open the door with her
right arm and found II quite
useless. A passing motorist
took her to the Wontfort Jones
Fospital for first aid treat
mert. snI she returned home
on Sunday to have the arm
placed in a cast. Aside from
the broken arr the bruised
ankle and = broken RIGHT cor
hob. Miss Ware considers she
was very lucky.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
INCREASED ACTIVITY
PREDICTED FOR COAST
GRAIN ELEVATOR

Mississippi business activity
took on a new international
flavor this month with the
announcement that manage
ment of the Jackson County
grain elevator at Pascagoula
was being transferred from
Standard Milling of Kansas
City to the Louis Dryfus Corn
of Paris, one of the worlds
largest grain firms. Al John
son, Pascagoula port director,
predicted that the grain ele-
vator will double its activities
and attract some $50 ships a
year. Dryfus will move from
60 to 80 million bushels of
grain each year, it was said.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
ALICE NEVELS FIRST
STATE WOMAN ARMY
PRIVATE

Pvt. Alice Porter Novels of
the WAC, the first woman
private from Mississippi, was
indicted into the US. Army
at Camp Shelby last week.
Mrs. Novels of Jackson, secre-
tary of the State Bar Associa-
ton is awaiting orders to re-
port to Des Moines, Iowa to
begin training.
Pvt. Novels is the youngest
daughter of the late Uncle
Ben" Porter, Confederate vet
eran, who was well known
and loved throughout the
county. She has a son, 1t. Err
nest Novels in the Army Air
Corps, somewhere in the Pa
cific." Her many friends will
be glad to know that a native
of Holmes County is the first
woman private from Missis-
sippi to- enter the armed for
ces in World War II.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
HOLMES CITIZENS
PARTICIPATE IN
SPEED BOAT MARATHON

Vernon Hathcock was a.
mong those who participated
IN the annual speed boat event
at Greenville. The marathon
launched from the Greenvilie
Yacht Club at noon on Sun
day bound for Vicksburg. Yer
non was signed on the Dog
wood Coast Guard boat as a
ham operator accompanied by
Mrs. Hathcock, Mr.. and Mrs
H. T. Hathcock and Paul Ho-
ran. They were met in Vicks-
berg by Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
Aldridge for the return trip
home by car. Other ham oper-
ators were stationed along the
river between 'Greenville and
Vicksburg.
About 80 boats entered the
race and only half of thai
number ran the full course
The river was unusually low,
and carried a lot of floating
debris which made the trip
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
THIRTY YEARS AGO
COLLEGE STUDENTS
LEAVING THIS WEEK

Lila AIN1 A114O VAAA
College boys and girls leav-
ing this week for various in
stitutions of learning are:
Il MSCW, Mary Elizabeth
Glover, Bess Kimbrough, Sue
Alice Frost, Alice Dalton
johnson.
Cumberland University, Pat
Barrett.
Delta State, Mary Porter
Stigler, Matte Lee Walton.
University of Alabama, Ce-
Gil Herman.
Mississippi State College
Bonnie Beall, William Gull
ledge, Allie Povall, Wet Thur
mond, Pat Mulhern, Clarence
Minyard, Powers Warner,
Fwell Pettus.
Relhaven. Judith Kimbrough,
Marie Pahlen, Clara Watson,
Juanita Powers.
Soule College, Rose Fink.
Millsaps. ". H. Fincher, Jr.,
John Stephens, Kenna Ellis.
University of Mississippi,
Miriam Gwin. Donis Norquist.
Wilburn Hooker.
State Teaches College, Kath-
leen Lundy.
Georgia Tech, Robert Ste
phenson.
Southwestern University,
Raiford Herbert, Junior Pick
ems.
Tulane. Celian Lewis and
Herbert Hymap.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
Postmaster Cites Rules For Correct
Mailing Procedure For Various Classes

"An extremely valuable
part of our service to the pub
lie depends on the sender's
furnishing complete and
correct return address on all
mail matter" said Postmaster
F.. NJ. Alexander today.
The following rules must be
followed if your return adj
dress is to provide the maxi
MIN service benefits to you:
/. The proper location is in
The upper left corner on enve-
lcres, cards, labels, tags, and
wrappers. On second, third,
and fourth-class mail of no
obvious value. the sender must
place Return requested" be-
low the return address or it
VIII not be returned if I'M
delivered.
2 The return address should
be complete and legible, in
GLIDING the name of the send
er, the street address Or box
number, the city and state.
In the case Of multiple dwell
ing units, the apartment num-
ber or unit number should be
shown. In the case of hotels
and office buildings, the room
number should be indicated
II you habitually follow the
above simple rules, that i'm
portant letter or that valuable
parcel will be returned to you
endorsed to show why it is
unbelievable. You will then
know with certainty when
your mailings have not reach
ed the addressee and you will
be able to take whatever cor
receive action you think es-
sertial. In the Overwhelming
majority Of cases, when your
letter or parcel is deliverable
your friend. business associate
or other correspondent will
ernreciate your cour 'esy and
thoughtfulness in providing
the return address in the up
per left corner where it is
readily accessible. The con-
sistent use of a return adj
dress on your mail is the best
method of insuring that your
correspondents are aware of
your correct, current address.
Postmaster Alexander eau
tons mailers not to place the
return address in any position
other than in the upper left
corner of the mailing piece or
label. Postal employees are
required to process large vol
umes of mail rapidly; so it IS
quite possible for them to
overlook return addresses
placed in unauthorized posi-
tons Mai1ers may assure
prompt, accurate return Of
undeliverable mail by COM
pliance with these instructions
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
HENRI p. WATSON, III
BORN AUGUST 10TH

Mr.. and Mrs. Henri P. Wat
son, Jr. announce the birth Of
a son, Henri Phillips Watson,
III, born at 1853 a. m. at the
Holmes County Community
Hospital Sunday, August 10.
Weight at birth was eight
pounds, Is ounces.
The new baby arrived to
celebrate the 25th wedding an
niversary of his maternal
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. J..
N Barron of Crystal Springs.
Paternal grandfather is Mr..
Henri P. Watson of Lexington.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
PONTOTOC VOTERS
APPROVE BAWI BOND
ISSUE nv AL

Voters Of Pontotoc County's
first and fourth districts gave
Overwhelming arnroval to is
suance of $450,000 in BAWI
bonds to finance construction
Of warehouse facilities at Sher
man for Blue Ridge Manu-
facturers, Inc. The measure
was passed bv vote of 1447
to 35. A 100000 square foot
warehouse will be built which
will offer employment for ap-
proximately SO men.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
FOUR-BIT AUTOMOBILE
SOLD HERE SATURDAY

Automobiles were selling
cheap in Lexington on Satur-
day afternoon when three
cars were sold for taxes by the
sheriff for the total amount
of 1925 for all three. Deputy
Sheriff Allan Ramsey offered
the first one for bids, a Model
/ Ford touring car, and Tom
Sanders made the highest bid.
a dollar, and got it. The Sc
cond car a Model-T Ford road
ster went to Mr.. R. G.. Brock
for SITS. The last car, a Nash
roadster went to r. D. Hutch
lrson who bid soc. Quite a
large crowd gathered for the
sale and more were arriving
when it ended.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
HOLMES JUNIOR COLLEGE
ENROLMENT INCREASES

The twenty-first term Of
Holmes Junior College opened
Monday. Supt. M. c. McDan-
lei estimates that the total en-
rcllment will reach the 800
mark. OF this number 225 will
be college students and IS
high school students.
At the assembly the Inter
national Relations Club pre-
seslted Mr.. Virgins Waugh Of
Sails who has recently re-
turned from Russia. He was
the first lecturer Of the SEES
sion and talked on conditions
which exist in Russia today.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
FLORENCE INDUSTRY
BREAKS GROUND

Ground was broken earlier
this month at Florence for
the new plant of Sinclair Wire
Works. The plant, which is be-
ing built under a $4,000
BAWI bond issue, will employ
some 80 people and will have
an annual payroll of approx
metely 100000. The company
will manufacture special pro-
ducts for the paper produc-
ton industry.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
RAYMOND L. Davis
Left For Okinuwu

Western Pacific (FHTNC)
Marine Sergeant Raymond
l. Davis. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas w. Davis Route One,
I extinction departed the con-
tinental United States on Sent.
6. bound for Okinawa with
other members of the Second
Battalion, Fifth Marine Regi-
mont.
The unit will spend IS
months in Okinawa with the
Third Marine Division, the
Marine CornS' major deterrent
in the Far East.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
Captain Brock On
3rd German Tour

Captain Howell E. Brock,
soE of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry L. Brock of Howard,
left Tuesday for his third tour
Of duty in Germany.
Capt. Brock served with the
famous Rail Splitters' in
Germany during World War II
end following five years at
Camp Polk, Louisiana and
Fort Hood, Texas, he returned
to Germany for second time.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-09-20
Through The Years
Items OF interest from the past taken from our flea
OF Inc Lexington Advertiser and The Durant News
By Ruth B. Flower
By Ruth B. Flower
TEN YEARS AGO

more hazardous.
The Dogwood picked up II
boats and their crews out of
the river before reaching
Vicksburg at midnight Sun.
day.
Three airplanes also follow
ed the course of the race for
observation.