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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-12-07


caused the spotlight of attenti
whose insistence that he is God
once dumbfounded the nation.
Supported by a series Of mir
acles", Father Divine found thou
sands all over the world willing to
accept as truth his claim Of divini-
ty. His complete fried chicken din
ners which sold for 35 cents, the
thousands who willingly gave him
their life savings and others who
anxiously paid up old bills as
sumed forgotten obligations and
the rapid spread Of his Peace Mis-
sions were indeed miracles.
And the open, appraised hand, the
symbol Of peace, became almost a
national gesture that even one
great radio and television personal
ity adopted.
In many ways, he Is the antith-
sis Of Chicago's Muhammed.
Love Is the keynote Of his re-
ligious philosophy, a word little
heard among Muhammed's follow
ers. No black nationalists, like Mu-
manned, Father Divine's followers
are of all races and his virgin
bride" Is white. His movement Is
more spiritual than social. Father
Divine's business ventures, which
along with the contributions Of his
followers have resulted in a $780,
900. 900 fortune, do not have as
their purpose the establishment of
a black economy, but are, rather,
demonstrations of his divine power
to provide the needs of all people.
His hotels and restaurants make
only minimal charges for their
services.
One other notable distinction be-
tween the two movements Is the
type of persons attracted to the
leaders. Divine's appeal is to the
spiritually devout Of all economic
levels.
Muhammed attracts a large fol-
lowing from among the economic
ally and socially disadvantaged and
depressed.
Both men, however, are of
Southern origin, and each posses
SEES a mystical quality that infuses
his followers with an unwavering
faith. And each, has attempted to
divorce himself and his followers
from the past by assuming new
names.
Though little heard of now,
Father Divine lives on and his
movement still flourishes.
The movement repeatedly owns
20 missions and schools, serving
5000 meals a day, in Philadelphia
alone. Thousands break bread
daily at other Divine tables In
some of the larger cities in Amer
lea and Canada, in particular.
Canada has also provided Father
Divine with his white wife, who Is
known in the Peace Kingdom as
Sweet Angel. Fathers marriage
to the then 21-year-old Miss Edna
Rose Ritchings. a former stenog-
rapher. In 1916, made headlines
throughout the world. And despite
the disparity in their ages, the
marriage has survived In serenity.
Divine's first wife, a Negro, Is de-
ceased.
Divine's movement has no formal
ministry. His followers break bread
In an atmosphere Of peace and
brotherly love, but there are no
Scriptural readings and their ferv-
or is expressed chiefly in song
tests. His meals are said to be pat
termed somewhat on the Last Sup
per, although there is no consecra-
ton Of bread and wine.
In one respect, however, Divine's
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-12-07
TRAGIC BOX SCORE

Every day in the US, &C
cording to National Fire Pro-
lection Association estimates,
fire levies this tragic toll Of
death and destruction: 81 lives
-. 1925 homes II churches
IL schools 4 hospitals
los factories 149 stores
% office buildings and
20S farm properties.
Only you can change this
sorry record. Don't give fire a
place to start!
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-12-07

December Is, 1870 - The Christ
ian formerly Colored) Methodist
Episcopal church was established.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
Lakeview Elementary
School News
Grade 4 Mrs. Julia Derrickson's
Section ?

Grade Mrs. Julia Derrickson's
Section
This year we have put up news
on our bulletin board about things
that happen in the United States.
Everytime the old news gets stale
we put up fresh news. We have
put up news about sports, about
Election Day and about important
people. Every week We get a
child's newspaper Mine is called
News Explorer; the others are
called News Trails" and News
Ranger" We have very nice times
reading them.
SPECIAL DAYS
On special days we take time to
remember those people who have
played an important part in the
founding of our country.
On Columbus Day we gave
a play about the life of Columbus.
Thanksgiving was celebrated by
the class in the form of a skit
about the First Thanksgiving. Four
girls presented puppet shows using
the puppets they had made in art
class.
On Christmas we will present a
program in our classroom for our
parents.
Deborah Jones
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
MILLSBORO

Flowers in Grace Methodist
Church, Sunday, were presented in
memory of Walter S. Goslee by his
wife and son, Mrs. Walter S. Cos
lee and Raymond Goslee.
A Christmas cantata, '"T h e
Manger King, is being presented
Sunday night at 1880 in Gra e
Methodist Church in cooperation
with the choir of St. Marks
Church. This musical program s
under the direction of Howard
Helm. The public is cordially in
vited to attend
The Cub Scout Pack will have
its Christmas meeting in Grace
Methodist Church, Friday, Decem-
ber 21, at 7:30 pm.
Cookies are still available from
the Band Mothers Club. Why not
replenish your supply for Christ
mas by calling the chairman of
the cookies committee, Mrs. S a m
Timmons, 934-7S72 or 934-9959?
You'll be saving time and helping
the band, too. Those who h av e
outstanding money from the sale
of cookies are asked to settle with
Howard Helm or Mrs. Timmons,
and Band Mothers who have not
sold any are asked to sell two
boxes.
Mrs. David Clements of Milford
spent last week with her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond d. Lingo.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14

gram. This will consist of reports
on weather, sports, national a n d
international news and sc EN- c e.
Then we will give them refresh
ments.
Randy Marvel
FOLK DANCING
In gym class we have been
square dancing. One dance is Red
River Valley. Another one is Cshe-
bogar and another one is Csardas.
We have been having a lot Of fun
On bad days when we can't play
outside we dance in our room.
Keith Heinold
DAY
On Delaware Day all three 4th
grades gave program over the
speaking system. Some read
poems. The poems were I'm Good
Old Sussex" and Caesar Rodney's
Ride. Facts about Delaware were
given. Two songs, Our Delaware"
and America, were sung. Mr..
Caldwell organized the program.
Mrs. Domke helped with the mu-
sic. Mr. Caldwell and Mrs. Derrick
son listened in their rooms the day
we tried out to see if we came
through clearly.
joyce Teare
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harrison
spent the weekend with Mr.. a n d
Mrs. Dale Harrison in Wallingford,
Pa.
David and Debbie wilkins, chill
dren of the Rev. and Mrs. Edward
Wilkins. of Bridgeville spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with their
grandparents, the Rev. and NJ S.
Clarence wilkins.
Miss Viola Titus of Wilmington
was the weekend guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis A. Smith.
The Monday Bridge Club was
entertained by Mrs. George R.
Hickman
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Parlier n
daughters, Vicki and Bonnie, o.
Harmony Hills, Newark, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Godfrey.
Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Ferrier were their son,
Robert, who is stationed in Phila-
delphia, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Fierro and children of Whining
ton.
William Major from Beach Hav-
en-, NJ j., spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Helm.
Mrs. H. B. Mitchell was among
the bridge-luncheon guests of Mrs.
John Cooper at her home on Silver
Lake, Rehoboth, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Vickers and
sons spent the weekend at Falls
Church, Va, with Col. and Mrs.
Roland Baker
The Rev James D. Cummins of
Ocean City was the Thursday over
night guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter NJ. Belts.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carmine and
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Goslee
spent Monday in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Lord and
Ralph Lord of Dover and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Watson of Townsend
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs Harold Dobson. Mrs.
Lord remained with the Dobsons
for a few days visit.
The Rev. and Mrs. Clarence Will
kins spent Sunday evening wi tn
Mrs. wilkins sisters and brothers
in-law at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Rogers in Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
Democracy Contest
Winner Gets Tour

A full week of sightseeing in
Guiding trip to Freedoms Foun-
dation, Valley Forge, Pa, and
Washington, d. c. awaits the state
winner in the Veterans of Foreign
Wars Voice of Democracy contest
in February.
Department Commander Samuel
A. Lynch said that in addition to
the 500 state award and the OPP
portunity to compete for $4,000
in college scholarships on the ma
tional level, the First State boy or
girl will enjoy the fellowship of
winners from the other 49 states.
All state winners will be routed
to Philadelphia, which will be used
as the base of operations for the
Freedoms Foundation tour and
other Pennsylvania historical
spots.
1t is possible that the buses
bearing the young people will pay
a courtesy call in Wilmington and
stop to inspect "The Rocks, where
the Swedes. established the first
white settlement 325 years ago,
come March 29, 1868.
In Washington the winners of
the national radio script-writing
contest will make the usual rounds
and then be guests at the VFW
Congressional Dinner which is a
highlight of the organization s
year Practically every national
legislator and many government
officials attend
Meanwhile the state contest has
gotten underway in public, paro-
chial and private schools. Students
of the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth
grades are eligible. They will COM
pete for four district prizes of $50
U. S. Savings Bonds. The st a e
winner. receives a $1G0 bond and
the opportunity to compete for the
national title and awards.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
MOTHERS GOOD FRIEND
is A CAN OPENER

NEW YORK (AP) - A mother
in a family of five people can ex-
pect to have opened 1880 cans by
the end of 1862, according to
"Steel Facts" publication of
American Iron and Steel Institute
Canmakers estimate that this
years production will reach AZ
billion cans, up nearly 1.5 billion
units from last year, and equal to
250 cans for every man, woman
and child in the U. S. A. record
total of So million tons of steel
will be used.
One of the reasons for the ris-
ing total has been ascribed to the
increased use of tinplate contain
ers for soft drinks. Preliminary
figures indicate 1T billion cans of
soft drinks this year, up As per
cent from last year.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
FIRST KENTUCKY HOME

BARBOURVILLE, Ky. (AP)-Dr.
Thomas Walker, a Virginian, was
the first white man to build a
house in Kentucky.
A surveyor and physician, he
and several companions came into
the state in 1850 on an exploration
trip for a London, England, land
company. While on the trip, they
put up the one-room cabin.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
DETERRENT CHARTS

DIFFERENT CHARTS
In Mrs. Derrickson's room we
have many charts. I'll tell you
about them. We made charts about
Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.
They had many different pictures
showing these seasons. Under the
titles we put the date the season
began and ended. We made an
authors chart. We have many diff
ferent authors. The last one we
made was scenes of our country.
We called it America the Beauti-
ful'. We are enjoying them very
much.
Cathy Ann Buehrle
PUPPETS
Mr.. Bassols, our art teacher,
taught us how to make paper
mache hand puppets. We could
make our puppets face to repre-
sent anyone we wanted to. 1t was
fun making the clothes for our
puppet. | named my puppet Red
Skeleton. Some of the pupils in our
room have put shows on with their
puppets in front of the class. We
hope everyone will want to give a
play or skit.
David Wilkerson
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
On December 19 our class is
giving a Christmas Program and
party for our parents. They have
been giving us parties for the last
three years so we decided to give
them a party this year. Frs we
will have TV and Christmas pro-
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14

Schools have been urged to re-
port their winners by Jan. 31st
District contests will then be set
up in New Castle, Kent and Sus-
sex counties and Wilmington. The
four district winners will have
their scripts aired via radio and
the winner will be chosen on the
basis of diction, presentation and
material used in telling wv h a t
Freedom Means to Me-.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
--------------OOO--
NEW Mccoy FOR Y'S MEN

CANTON, Ohio (AP) = e. Jason
Mccoy of Canton has become pres
ident of the $4,000 member Inter
national Association of Y's Mems
Clubs, worldwide service organiza-
tion of the YMCA.
But he's not the first E. j. Nc
Coy to have the responsibility.
His father, the late Edgar J. Nc
Coy. was president from 1927 to
1929. 1t is the first time in 81
presidents that a son has assumed
the office previously held by his
father.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-08-09

the hall.
Windows should be placed
SO you can easily get to them
to open and close them. Con-
slider size and height of win
COW as a possible exit in case
Of fire. Kitchen windows and
doors that give a view of the
6r:veway cna outdoor play
area can be a big help if
your family has play-age
children.
BE sure to locate doors and
windows SO you can arrange
furniture satisfactorily. Con-
slder carefully the relation of
rooms to each other as you
locate interior doors. This is
especially important when
you are placing doors for
bathrooms and work rooms.
= = i = 4
Cotton is still king with
L. S. consumers. We used %
pounds Of cotton per person
last year, II pounds Of syn
th4c f;bers and 3 pounds of
wool.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-08-09
SCIENCE TEACHERS
TOUR SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI INDUSTRIES

One hundred science tea
cheers recently toured a Sc
lected list Of South Missis-
sippi and Gulf Coast indus
tries. The tour was arranged
for the participants in the
Summer Institute sponsored
at Mississippi State Univer-
sity by the National Science
F Foundation. The group
toured: the Masonite Corpor-
alton, Laurel: the Hercules
Powder Company plant, Hat
tiesburg; the Gulfport Glass
Works, Gulfport; the Bayou
Casotte industrial area, Coast
al Chemical Corporation, the
Standard Oil Refinery land
the H. K. Porter plant, Pas
cagoula; the international
Paper Company and the
Thriokol Corporation plant,
Moss Point. Other plants in
the Coast area included: the
ingalls, Shipbuilding Corpor-
alton, the Quaker Oats can
merry, the Continental Can
Company, the Jackson Coun-
ty Terminal Elevator and
Person Optics.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-08-09

able this assistance to the
small landowners of the state.
and I am sure that there are
hundreds of others like my
self, who will take advantage
of the assistance of the For
estry Bank for the develop
ment Of their idle acres in
Mississippi. My son and I re-
commend the Forestry Bank
program to all small land
owners, and remind each of
you that the Forestry Bank
has the answer
Mr.. Hobgood, executive
director of the Foresry Bank,
indicated the Banks complete
program of forestry with con-
tinuous management and fl
nancial assistance, as most i'm
portant to the many small
landowners such as Mr.. Speck
Mr.. Hobgood also pointed out
the value of tree farming on
ten or more idle acres, with
proper management and a
minimum amount of money
invested, for the landowner
who does not live on his land
or the former who depends on
this ac"eaoe for an income.
Mr.. Hobgocd further stated:
with a changing pattern be-
coming more and more evil
dent in farm ownership, with
many moving from their land
or dividing their time be-
tween farming and other oc-
equations, much of Missis-
sippi's land will become idle
acres. Therefore, with such
changes taking place today,
the Forestry Bank is more
important than ever to the
landowners of Mississippi
and we urge the landowners
and farmers to take advan-
age of the Forestry Bank pro-
gram and assistance for pro-
ducing the idle acres of Mis-
sissippi."
Timber stand Improvement
seedlings and planting pro-
grams-are now being plan
ned for 1862. Information and
application blanks may be OBJ
tanned from your county agent
ASC office, office of the For
estrv Commission or the For
estry Bank, 200 Southern
Farm Life Insurane Building
Jackson.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-08-09
Farm. Facts

A mathematician at the
console of an electronic dig
ital computer is helping U. 5.
Department of Agriculture
scientists do research on ami
mails, plants, and soils, and
in chemistry, engineering, and
home economics.
According to Agricultural
Research, obtaining valid
conclusions from even a SIM
pie experiment may inVolye
hundreds OF samples, thou
sands Of observations and
measurements, and many
thousands of calculations.
That's why Agricultural
Research Service scientists
are serviced by a small group
of highly trained program
mers and analysts who use
a digital computer to reduce
| calculation time to hours.
For example, the cornputer
was used to determine the eff
fectiveness of 35 Insecticides
tried at various dosage levels
on biting flies of different
ages. The flies were living
under various climatic con-
/ ditions.
To get valid conclusions,
] approximately 1000 calcrla-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-08-09
INDUSTRIAL
PROGRESS
REVIEW
SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO
BOOST A SONG


A drive for private funds
is underway for the promo
ton CT the new state song,
Go Mississippi and $1,000
is the goal. State representa-
tive Jim Neal, of Jackson,
has been named chairman of
a special committee by Gov
ernor Barnett. The group will
seek the money to distribute
copies of the song and bring
it to the attention of the wild
est possible circle. Gov. Bar
nett set up the committee at
the last meeting of the Agri-
cultural and Industrial Board
held at Biloxi in conjunction
with the annual miss Hos
pitality' contest, at which
Miss Loren Ormond, of For
est, was selected miss Hos
pitality' by three out-of-state
judges. She will represent
the state at travel shows
the country for the next
year.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-08-09
Forestry Bank Aids Sma|I Landowner
Shurkey County
Mon Is First
To Apply

The Forestry Bank is the
swerl
The forestry Bank is the
answer for many Of the small
landowners of Mississippi.
This was the outstanding
statement made by Mr.. r. w.
Speck as he and his son R.
w. Speck, Jr., reviewed their
Forestry Bank development
program which was completed
a few weeks ago.
During the interview, Mr..
Speck had this to say about
the Forestry Bank program.
q believe I was one of thu
first to make application to
the Forestry Bank, and being
successful in securing loan of
$780, am more than pleased
with the development pro-
gram on my ia acres of idle
land located in Sharkey Coun
ty. The entire tract is covered
with young hardwood, and
frankly, up until the time the
Forestry Bank became a
reality, this acreage was val
ueless to me, and surely
nothing more than a liability"
To-day, our basic forestry
development plan has been
completed under the
supervision of the Mississippi
Forestry Commission. and it is
easv to see the results of the
$500 expenditure. Also visible.
are the prospects for a nice
personal return from this pro-
gram
"The simplicity Of the For
estry Bank procedure for
handling the applicants re-
Quest, the efficiency of the
Forestry Bank personnel, and
the Commission management.
has so impressed me that l
now consider this II acres of
hardwood timber TO be a good
investment, and l feel that the
continuous management plan
covering the next ten years
will result in a ve~v profit
able return to myself and son. J
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-08-09
GOVERNMENT
SURPLUS SALES

Now anyone can buy Di-
rect from u. S. Govern.
ment Surplus Depots by
mail for your self or for
resale. Cameras, binocu-
lars, cars, jeeps, trucks
boats, hardware, office ma
chimes, and equipment,
tens, tools and tens-of-
thousands Of other items
at a fraction of their origi-
nal cost. Many items brand
new. For list of hundreds
of U. S. Government Sur
plus Depots, located in
every state and overseas
with pamphlet "How
Government Can Shin
Direct To You," plus pro-
cedures. How To Buy and
how to get Free Surplus.
Mail $500 to Surplus Sales
Information Services, p. o.
Box No. 1918, Washington
5. D. G.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-08-09
ALCORN COUNTY
BAWI ISSUE

Alcorn county's first and
fourth district voters have
approved a $780, 900 BAWI
Bond issue to finance con-
struction of an addition to the
ITT-Kellogg plant at Corinth
by a vote of 1892 to Al. The
5000, 900 bond issue will be
added to some 5000 900 ap-
proved in a previous bond is
sue to finance construction of
a go, 000-square-foot addition
to the plant. ITT-Kellogg
manufactures telephone COM
munications equipment. The
expansion will mean approx
imately 200 new jobs at the
plant.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-08-09

Therefore, We look forward
with more than a personal in
terest, to a valuable tree grow
ing investment in Mississippi's
future"
MI. Speck further stated: ct
believe the Forestry Bank
was one of the most pro-
gressive steps ever taken by
the state and realize it will
take many months to firmly
establish itself, but it will re-
suit as one CT the best long
range programs developed for
direct assistance to the small
landowner. I also wish to ex-
press my appreciation to the
Mississippi legislators and the
governor for making avail
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-08-09

The Fourth Estate in Mis-
siSSippi IS happy to welcome
Tylertown Times Publisher
Paul Pittman back on the job
sfer a year back in the ser
vice of his country.
Paul was very lucky while
he was gone in having two
highly capable and energetic
young women putting out the
paper for him = his lovely
wife, Betty Pittman, who not
only managed to publish the
paper but have a baby on the
side. and Miss Mary Lou
Jones who did an excellent
job of editing and at the same
time secured her MRS. Now
how is that for the fairer sex?
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-08-09
Through Hazel Eyes

Continued from Page One,
crisis earned for him a large
following.
Now in his most recent
campaign for governor for a
completed unprecedented
fifth term) he-ran as a mod
crate on the race question, at
the same time putting the ex-
trcmist labels on two of his
opponents. Former Governor
Sid McMath he dubbed as the
"integrationist" candidat g
while the extreme "segrega-
tionist" label was placed on
U. S. Rep, Dale Afford.
The funny part about the
whole thing is that Faubus
will probably make a better
governor than any of his op-
rorents, all of whom he de-
feated handily in the first
primary.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-08-09
.u1nuH1uIIlIII1
BIGGER and FASTER!

Today's Illinois Central freight
trains carry heavier loads. And take
less time doing it. The result: econ
omy in transporting your daily
needs /. economy that bucks the
upward trend of living costs.
Serving Mid-America are many
daily trains including 40 dispatch
freight trains running on regular
schedules the way passenger trains
do. Modern trains -. beefed up
in the past decade with $193 mil
lion of new equipment. In the same
period $57 million more went to
improve tracks, signals and yards.
These are reasons, shippers say,
why they depend on us reasons
why industry likes to locate new
plants along our railroad -. rea-
sons why we help make living bet
ter and more economical for you
and all Mid-America.
WAYNE A. JOHNSTON
President