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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-05-24
Lbs Graduation Exercises Friday

reading public - he may as
we'll go on and shoot himself
because he's no more good to
anyone, not even himself.
In the same way every man
and woman, whether in bust
ness or a private citizen,
needs to be mindful of the
public interest in politics,
government and the commu-
nifty and state and fashion his
citizenship to meet the needs
of the hour.
Today, probably as much as
any time in history if not
more so, we need citizens of
excellent character who will
stand for what is right and
noble and good = and in the
public interest.
Newspaper editors especially!
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-05-24

~ AlShA OOAAS ~
the new industry and make a few brief
non-political remarks. A lesser man
would have spoken loud and long about
what he had done for us = but then
actions always speak louder than
words, Especially effective action taken
in the interest of the people.
Now perhaps when Mr.. Written
comes to Holmes County this week he
will explain to our citizens his policy
which caused him to vote against the
Area Re-Development Administration
and show us where Congressman Smith
was wrong in voting for ARA (and
wrong in getting us the new Industry.
Indeed, if he can take up enough time
explaining this he may not have
enough time left for the people to ask
penetrating questions about his con-
nection with the infamous Billy Sol
Estes, currently described as "the big
gest wheeler-dealer in Texas"
There is something else we'd like
a little light on since we have not
seen it mentioned by Congressman
Smith or anyone else in this campaign
and only Congressman Written can
supply the answer:
Please tell the people of Holmes
County, MIR. Written, when you visit
us this week about the little incident
up in Jackson, Tennessee, nearly two
years ago when the Sheriff of that dry
county (Madison) seized one and n e
half cases of "very old and expensive
whiskey" out of your personal car and
confiscated it.
Now in case you have forgotten
about this, it was in August and you
were in Jackson, Tennessee, to make a
speech to the Tennessee Agricultural
Council. You may remember you were
introduced by Tennessee Congressman
Tom Murray Of the Seventh District, a
brother of the District Attorney Gen.
eral Murray who questioned you about
what you were doing with the whiskey
which bore tax stamps from a Mem
phis liquor store, some IS miles away.
And you must surely remember
that the Madison County Sheriff was
extremely angry when he came face-to-
face with the bellboy who was bring
ing the whiskey from your car into the
front door of the New Southern Hotel.
The incident was reported in Memphis
and other Tennessee newspaper al
though we did not see a mention of
it in any Mississippi newspaper. Of
Congressman Frank Smith, who repre-
sents the district we live in, had been
involved in such an incident and we
knew it, this newspaper would have
printed it on page one. Now that you
are asking to be our Congressman, we
feel that we have the right to ask you
for an explanations;
There are one or two other oues-
lions we'd like to ask you = but we
will wait until we see you in Holmes
County this week.
Or, if we aren't fortunate enough
ito get to see you when you come to
Holmes, we'll ask them in next weeks
paper.
9n1~4r2 u#
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-05-24
Not For Smith or Written
We Are For Holmes County And Mississippi

All rodQeTS u LIE lIcAlllS CO1l <aO-
vertiser and The Durant News know
neither of these newspapers has en-
dorsed Congressman Frank E. Smith
for reelection - that in fact it is a.
gainst our long time policy to endorse
any political candidate, o. to attempt
to influence the vote of our readers.
Our readers also know that the editor
Of these two papers is not openly sup
porting" Congressman Smiths r~e-elec-
ton, as falsely claimed by Congress-
man Jamie Written.
As stated in our personal column
last week, we cannot understand why
Mr.. Written continues to mis-represent
olir position in the bitter congressional
contest row in progress between Mr..
Smith and Mr.. Written = a contest
made necessary because we have lost
population.
The truth is we are not for either
Smith or Written personally - BUT
WE ARE FOR HOLMES COUNTY
AND MISSISSIPPI = and we want to
see the man elected who will do the
best job for our county and state, re-
CARELESS of whom it may be. If the
qualified electors in our Congressional
district fail to pick the best man, the
people of Mississippi will be the real
losers, not the candidate.
Mr.. Written continues to say in
public speeches Gas if anyone really
cared) that Hazel Brannon Smith does
not approve of his policies" and
that she does approve" of Congress
man Smiths policies"
This claim of Mr.. Written is evil
IDENTIFY based upon the brief comment
we printed way back in April (before
the Congressional race really got
underway about Frank Smith in
which we thanked him for getting us
a fine new industry in Holmes Coun-
ty, the pulp plant at Pickens which
Mr.. Smith secured for us through the
Area Re-Development Administration.
We should add, just to keep the
1CCOIu oCIdlSII, C1dC I1OlI16S county
would not have this new industry now
If Congressman Jamie Written had
had his way because he voted
AGAINST the creation of the Area
Re-Development Administration along
with all the other Mississippi Congress
men except Frank Smith. (Mr. Whit
tens chief claim for support seems to
be he always votes WITH other Mis-
sissippi Congressmen.)
Now actually we do approve
of Congressman Smiths policy that
caused him to vote for the agency
which made it possible for us to Sc
cure a new industry we want in
dustry here in Holmes County to help
us hold u population and attract new
peonle here. We know this can be done
only by having something to offer
them = and this means first of all
JOBS.
furthermore, we believe that vir-
tually all Of the people of Holmes Coun-
ty feel the same way as we do on the
subject. Quite a large number of them
turned out at a big barbecue in Pickens
Aa1k
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-05-24
Thirty Seniors Will Receive Diplomas
In Kenna Auditorium AT 800 O'clock

Thirty Lexington High School seniors will be a.
warded diplomas at graduating exercises on Friday
evening, May Is at 500 o'clock in the w. B. Kenna
Auditorium. The 1862 class includes seventeen boys
and thirteen girls.
The group will enter the auditorium to the pro-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-05-24

Lbs SENIOR CLASS OF 1862: Members
of the 1862 graduating class of Lexington High
School are: left to right, front row: Dona Kaye
Pierce, Jolene Rogers, Mary Thurmond, Jauwice
Minis, Betty Miles, Madelyn Harthcock, Billy
Bradley and Bill King.
Second row: Judy Fife, Betty Lynn Sud
beck, Betsy Harper Heinrich, Peggy 10 White,
Virginia Rush, Rose Gnemi, Oscar Wynne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-14
APIS. FURNIsHED-VA.

ADMIRALTY APTS.-2 bedrooms,
newly dec, ample closets, air
cond. allow. Close-in nr. bus. S140
mo, incl. utils., $3.50 with Wv.
cerpettng. IA. 6-1664.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07
Piersa|| Says He's Tired,
May Get Few Days Rest
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY
Star Staff Writer

Jim Piersal claims he is
tired, so tired he can't hold the
bat, and that's one Of the rea-
sons Manager Mickey Vernon
might rest him for a day or
two and play an outfield OF
Don Lock, Chuck Hinton and
Jim King.
Piersall appeared full Of life
as he played up to the crowd
in Sundays bouble-header in
Boston and in last nights 10
loss to Kansas City he didn't
go the route. Umpire Al Sa-
lerno at first base thumbed
Piersall out of the game in the
eighth inning when Jim Called
Plate Umpire Harry SchwartS
a few choice names.
PierSall was objecting to a
strike call on Bud Ziptel from
80 feet away.
Jim was irked earlier when
somebody in the upper stands
in centerfield threw a peach
at him. He wrapped the peach
in a piece Of paper and tossed
it on top of the dugout in front
of President Pete Quesada.
RakOw Fans IL Senators
There were people in the up
per stands despite the slim
crowd Of 5,299 because it was
Little League Night. Piersall
said something to Quesada to
the effect that the kids should
be home in bed and that the
players should have more pro-
lection.
But Jim wasn't the only one
tired last night. Most Of the
Senators played their usual
dull, listless ball that they
bring out against Kansas City.
Ed Rakow is a good pitcher,
but he's not as good as the
Senators make him look.
Rakow famed II in blank
ing the Senators for the sec
ond time, and both tim e s
Claude Osteen has been the
victim by a 10 score. Rakow
has won 10 games in his two
seasons In the majors, three
of them against the Senators.
Pinch-Hitters Whit
Coach Sid Hudson said, "I've
never seen us swing at so many
bad pitches" Two Of the strike
out victims were pinch-hitters.
The last seven pinch-hitters
Vernon has used have famed
five times and hit two balls to
second base.
The Senator's inability to
play respectable ball against
the Athletics may doom them
to the cellar. They now have
lost II out Of II to the Ath-
letics, which follow the pattern
of the spring training season.
Washington had q respectable
1910 Grapefruit League rec
ord, but lost four out Of five
to the AS in Florida.
The Senators three times
raised false hopes. They loaded
the bases In the third, but Ed
Brinkman hit into q double
play to end that threat.
Ken Retzer and Lock walked
with two away in the seventh,
but King batted for Brinkman
and famed. It made three
strikeouts in q row for King as
a pinch-hitter.
AS Pair Two Doubles
Harry Bright led off the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07
By FRANCIS STANN

ton third basemen Bluege out-fielded and
out-averaged Eddie. Travis outhit them
both. But YoSt was very good third
baseman and for IL years there was no
other. All Of Eddie's managers Bluege,
Joe Kuhel, Bucky Harris, Chuck Dresser
and Cookie Lavagetto- swore by him.
His knowledge of the strike zone is
legendary. This Is a fellow who never
batted 300 yet walked 1914 times Only
Babe Ruth, Ted williams and Mel OFT
drew more walks, but they were handed
uncounted intentional passes and Eddie
rarely was purposely walked.
1T WASN'T ENTIRELY because Eddie
wasn't threat at the plate, although GER
tainly he was not in the class of Ruth,
Williams and OFT. As a regular Eddie never
once played for a first-division team in
Washington. 1t is on the clubs that give
better accounts that hitters are intention
ally walked.
He took proper pride in his durability
and his string Of 1888 consecutive games,
the longest streak since Lou Gehrig's won
drouS 2,1S0 in row. Yet pride bowed to
integrity and high personal standard on
May II, 1855, after tonsilitis sent his tenn
perature to 102 degrees.
DR.. George Resta, physician Of the
club, gave him permission to start games
and retire after one play If he felt inclined
to perpetuate his string. Yost did it once,
then sought out Manager Dresser.
you want out tonight?" Dresser re-
peated.
YES" Eddie replied "This is no way
to stretch an endurance streak"
AAH%
YOST'S FAN CLUB was one of the
largest and most loyal in Senator history.
His admirers often wondered how much
better his record would have been If he
could have concentrated his considerable
power on the short leftfield fence in Bos-
ton as Red Soxer or could have led off
for a dozen years as a Yankee, with
DiMaggio. HEINRICH Berra and Mantle bat
ting behind him.
In the spring of 1858, the Senate Anti
trust Subcommittee investigating baseball
called him to the witness stand, Eddies
reputation for intelligence and honesty
having reached the Hill.
IF it were not for the reserve clause"
one of the lawmakers remarked, you
would be able to sign with the Yankees or
Red Sox or some other wealthy contender.
Wouldn't you like to play for the Yam
kees?"
eyes, sir" Eddie replied, "but I'm per-
fectly happy to be playing for the Sena-
tors. I like Mr.. Griffith and the fans have
been wonderful to me. -
That may not have been what the
distinguished Senator wished to hear. But
his eyes mirrored a new admiration and
respect for the fortnight young man at
the witness table.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07
LittIer Closer
To Palmer

DUNEDIN, Fla, Aug. Z (AP)
Arnold Palmer still enjoys q
$4,000 lead in professional
golfing's money-winning sweep
stakes. but Gene Littler has
crept a little closer.
Palmer took q break from
tournament play last week and
his 1862 winnings remain at
$71,198.
The topic list released BY
Professional Golfers Associa-
ton headquarters showed Lit
tier picked up 81, 800 in fourth
place money in the Insurance
City Open at Hartford, Conn,
to give him a 1862 total of
$59,370.
Bob Goalby, who won the
Insurance City, increased his
winnings $500 to $36,97O but
remains in sixth place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07

and went on to tie the score
on Charlie Lau's pinch single
through a drawn-in infield.
Floyd Robinson singled home
the winning run for the White
Sox in the 18th, after Jim
Lands singled to open the in
ming and advanced on q sacri-
flee and an infield out. Rookie
Mike Joyce got the victory. AL
Smith drove home three runs
for the White Sox with a two
run triple in the seventh and
a homer in the second.
Steve Boros crashed three
home runs for the Tigers, but
it wasn't enough. Boros ho-
mered in the second and fourth
innings, and Dick Brown also
homered in the second for a
80 Detroit lead. The Indians
battled back for five runs in
the eighth inning in a rally
helped along by a wild throw
to the plate by Pitcher Hank
Aguirre with the bases loaded.
Boros hit his third homer in
the ninth and the Tigers added
the tying run on a walk, a
sacrifice and Dick McAuliffe's
single. Then Bubba Phillips
singled, Jim Mahoney sent him
to third with q single and Ty
Cline's sacrifice fly scored him.
Gary Bell (9-S) got the win,
Phil Regain (5-8) the loss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07
VIM LOSE OR DRAW
Eddie Yost Really
Belongs in Our Town

THE DARK-VISAGED LITTLE MAN
Uho minced onto the Semipro diamond in
Orange, N. j., wore the air of papn-
broker or perhaps the proprietor OF
sandwich house featuring hot paStrdmi al
certainly didn't peg him as major league
baseball scout" Eddie Yost remembers.
1t tDdS 1914 and Eddie UaS II years
old. He had banged out three hits and
handled IA assists at Shortstop.
"The man said his name waS Joe Cam
brt1 and he ,Danted to kno,u tUhen and
tOhere I'd play nert," YoSt recalls. 81 told
him Freeport the merit afternoon. / hit a
home run and there Uas Mr.. Cambria
again.
"'That's all / 1Uanted to See,' Mr.. Cam
bria said. Will you sign a Washington
contract?' Because ,Das minor my dad
signed. tetU days later waS in the big
leagues"
LAST WEEK EDDIE YOST was retired
as an active player for the Los Angeles
Angels and Immediately and deservedly
was signed on as a coach. At the age Of
IS he'd spent nearly 10 seasons in the
American League. Eddie's retirement was
duly recorded but maybe he rates follow
up in our town.
You see, Yost really belongs in Wash
ington. Fourteen of those seasons were
spent with the Senators in the tradition of
such as Walter Johnson, Sam Rice, OsSie
Bluege and Mickey Vernon.
About one player in As never played a
game in the minors. Eddie belonged to
this select group. Even fewer players have
requested to be sent down to the minors
Yost belongs to this exclusive club, too.
And no other third baseman ever played
1913 consecutive games
Cecil Travis reclaimed his third base
Job after World War II. There was no way
OF knowing that Travis, who hit 1859 in
1941, had left his abundant skills in Ger
many. Eighteen-y ear-old Eddie, also an
EXCL, realistically faced the facts. He
wrote letter to Happy Chandler, then
commissioner Of baseball, asking for per-
mission to play in the minors. Chandler
refused so as not to violate the rule that
GIs had to be carried by their pre-service
clubs. In YoSt'S case he had to stick until
July, 1947.
AS 1T TURNED OUT, Eddie's presence
was monumental blessing. Travis dis
tinguished career was ended. Yost be-
came Washington's regular third baSeman
in 1947 and remained so until December
1858, when he was traded to Detroit.
Eddie did something that winter that
few ballplayers in history have been known
to do He wrote to Calvin Griffith thank
ing him for allowing him to wear Senator
uniform for IA years. Then he wrote thank
you notes to every baseball writer and
sports columnist in town. A rare fellow.
Yost was not the best of all Washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07
Colts Come Up With Another Ace

was hoSpitalized with a badly
bruised knee. Miller will miss
two Of the teams exhibition
games. He suffered the injury
while a member of the College
All-Star squad which lost to
Green Bay last Friday night.
Pittsburgh lost Linebacker
Mike Henry, who's forsaking
pro football for a movie career.
When the Steelers opened camp
he decided to stay on location
in Arizona rather than resume
his three-year pro career. Pitts
burgh's new linebacker, Tom
Belts, obtained recently from
Green Bay, took part in work.
outs after a knee injury.
The Cleveland Browns, faced
with the job of replacing
Rookie Ernie Davis Of Syracuse,
who is hospitalized with a blood
disorder. moved Charley Scales
from reserve halfback to the
left half spot that had been
held by Merrill Douglas. Davis
had been ticketed for the post
before being hospitalized last
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07
By the Associated Press

Hezekiah Braxton, whom the
Baltimore Colts have been
keeping under wraps for a year,
may be the latest in a success
full dynasty of free-agent sign
ees that makes Coach Weeb
Ewbank look like the worlds
best bargain hunter.
Braxton, signed a year ago
after a college career at Vir-
ginia Union, outShone Quarter
back Johnny Unitas, most IA
nous of all Colt free agents, in
the teams ninth annual public
scrimmage last night and had
1861 fans just short Of deliri-
GUS.
The Colts, who got Unitas
for a phone call and $25 back
in 1856. have almost phenom-
email luck with non-draftees.
OF the 10 rockies who made
the club last year. four were
free agents. One of these, Bob
Harrison Of Ohio University,
was a regular defensive half
back and another. Mark Smol-
inski from Wyoming, backed
up Joe Perry at fullback. And
they signed Is more this year.
Now it may be Braxton's
turn. The 6-foot-21a. 227-pound
Baltimore native caught passes
for three touchdowns last night
after the Colts No. backs
had been stopped cold.
Braxton scored on a 66-yard
pass play from Halfback Tom
Matte, took another 48 yards
from No. 8 Quarterback Val
Kecklin and elaborated for
"a yards with No. 2 signal-caller
Lamar McHan. He also kicked
three extra points. Unitas did
not drive the Colts varsity to
a score in the quarter he played.
Braxton's team rolled up a
Pip victory as the opposition
got a pair of touchdowns on a
pass from Quarterback Dick
Wood to End Ken Gregory and
a 1-yard plunge by Smolinski
The San Francisco Forty
Miners were jolted yesterday
when Clark Miller of Utah
State, a rookie defensive end,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07
By the Associated Press

tits going to be a tough
MONTH" said Ralph Houk. the
manager of the Yankees, as
August opened. Everybody
laughed-eSpecially when the
Yanks opened August with a
0ouble-header victory at
Washington and beat the
White Sox to gain a 6l2-game
lead.
But suddenly Houk Is start
ing to look like q prophet.
The Yanks dropped their
third straight-each Of them
by one run-last night to the
Twins, ga, and the lead was
trimmed to four games. They
have eight more games between
now and Sunday, against Min
nesota ID. Baltimore 90 and
Detroit a..
And their menu for August
1920 reads like this: Mime
sofa a.. Kansas City 90, Los
Angeles 90, Baltimore 90 and
Cleveland %, without a single
Gay off.
ITS going to be tough on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07
HOUK WAS RIGHT-AUGUsT IS TOUGH
Yankees Lead Cut to Four Games

our pitchers" Houk said.
Tough on everybody"
Sullivan Minnesota Hero
Clearly, if any team is going
to make a run at the Yankees,
this is the month for it.
The third-place Angels. al
most given UP for dead, showed
signs of life at Boston, trim
ming the Red Sox, So. to move
to within 512 games.
The White Sox beat Balti-
more, 5-4 in II innings; Cleve-
land edged the Tigers, 6-5, and
Kansas City topped Washing =
ton, 10.
Gangling Frank Sullivan
was the Minnesota hero as he
came on in relief of Dick Stig-
man in the eighth inning with
two runs in and the tying run
on second base. The 6-foot-7
hurler got Hector Lopez and
Pinch-hitter Yogi Berra on two
pitches and then stopped the
Yanks in the ninth to preserve
the victory.
Stigman singled in the de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07

Many Of the clubs trimmed
their squads yesterday follow
ing weekend scrimmages.
Among those on whom waivers
we're asked we're Defensive End
Don Joyce and Center Bill
Lapham by Minnesota and
Tackle Charley Granger by st.
Louis.
Ray Jacobs. the No. choice
of Houston'S American Football
League champions, checked
into camp following reports he
would go to the NILS Dallas
Cowboys camp. He had signed
contracts with both clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07

Gliding run in a two-run Mime
sofa sixth. The Twins drove
out Yankee starter Rollie Shell
don in the first inning with
two runs and added one in the
second. Bill Skowron hit a two
run homer for the Yanks in
the second and Roger Maris
slammed his 25th. and first in
II games. in the eighth, Mickey
Mantle, back in the lineup after
resting two days with his in
jured knee, doubled, and Elston
Howard followed with another
double. Then came Sullivan.
Wynn Thwarted Again
Dean Chance pitched a six
hitter for the Angels and Leon
Wagner drove home two runs
against the Red Sox. Chance
(9-6) is now 80 over the Red
Sox. Boston helped the Angels
by committing two costly
throwing errors.
Early Wynn struggled 8h
innings for his 298th major
league victory. but the Orioles
knocked him out in the ninth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-07
AS Pair Two Doubles

Harry Bright led off the
ninth with a Double that
bounced off the fence in left
center, but three outs later he
was still on second base.
Chuck Hinton struck out on
a ball that was outside and
almost in the dirt. He had to
lunge for it. Ken Hamlir
bounced out to third and Bob
Schmidt hit q one-hoppeI
back to Rakow.
Rakow and Osteen each gave
up six hits, but the AS put
doubles together in the fourth
when Ed Charles, who has been
poison to the Senators all sea-
son, Doubled to center and Norm
Siebern hit a wrong field
double Just inside the leftfield
foul line. That was the ball
game. 1t was the only inning
in which the AS had q runner
past second against Osteen and
Steve Hamilton. who pitched q
1928 ninth.
NOTES-Tonight Don Ru-
dolph will face Bill Fischer.
Dave Stenhouse will work one
game Of Wednesday nights dou.
ble-header against the Tigers
Metropolitan police were or
both foul lines last night under
the new plan to prosecute per-
sons who run onto the playing
field. Nobody made a move
The AS still are without
Dave Wickersham, Dick How.
ser and Wayne Causey because
of injuries and the latest cas-
ualty, Jerry Walker, has beer
sent home with an aching back
muscle.
The five Senators with
touches Of virus. King, Joe
Hicks Bob johnson, Johr
Schaive and now Chuck Cottier
are better according to Trainer
Tom McKenna. The Sena-
tors haven't scored in Is in
nings.