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Evening star., 1962-09-16

had been. He didn't have that
reserve Of energy or desire that
brought him through seven ear
lier matches. When he got be-
hind Robbins, he stayed be-
hind.
This is a young mans tour
nament. Since 1858 when
Charley Coe of Oklahoma City
won in San Francisco. nobody
over % has won. Jack Nick
laus. now the National Open
champion, won last year at the
age Of 81. And this was his sec
ond victory.
Deane Beman, one Of eight
Representatives Of the WASH
ington area in Pinehurst, was
% when he took the title in
1860.
If the pros think the double
round of the Open is too much
golf in one day, they should
try playing in the amateur.
The champion, provided ne
doesn't have a first round bye,
plays an 1S-hole round Mon
day, another Tuesday, two 18-
hole rounds Wednesday and
Thursday, a 36-hole match
Friday and another 36-hole
match Saturday in the final.
NOTES-A 5000 Open tour
nament will be held at the
Washington Country Club Oc-
tober' 1921. Top award in the
pro division is $1,000 and the
top amateur prize is 5000 in
merchandise. It will be a 80
hole event with the field cut
by a third after the firse- 18-
hole round.
Plans to play the Middle
Atlantic Amateur next week
over the course that will be
used for the 1864 National
Open have been dropped. In
stead. the regular Congress
sional course will be used.
A $125,000 pro tournament has
been offered to Baltimore.
Sponsored by an anonymous
business firm. the tournament
if it becomes a fact, will be
called the Sugar Open. The
Virginia State team matches
will be held October 10 at Army
Navy. Entries to the Middle
Atlantic close Thursday.
Evening star., 1962-09-16
Peer, Gregor Lead
Court House Golf

Richard Peer and Andrew
Gregor shot a 81 yesterday to
take low net honors in the first
round Of the annual member
guest golf tournament at the
Court House Country Club. E.
T. Reese and Jim Broadus are
second at So.
Dick Tully and Henry Ker-
foot. with a SO. shaded R. H.
Lewis and Harry Lee Thomas
by one stroke for low gross
laurels.
Don Firor won the driving
contest, beating Charley Kir-
bow. j. B. Ferguson won the
closest to the pin. three feet
out.
Evening star., 1962-09-16
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Evening star., 1962-09-16

Bogurt Sharp
In u. S. Amateur
By ROBERT soMMERS

Bobby Brownel. who left minding the store while
Ralph Boga his insurance business partner took off for Pine
hurst NJ c. and the National Amateur championship has
long distance message for Ralph. To wit:
"You win it ALL
Bobby insists he means 1t and isn't Just buttering up
Evening star., 1962-09-16
Mrs. Booth Tukes
Golf Title at Manor

Mrs. Murphy Booth, former
District champion, won the
women's golf championship of
the Manor Country Club yes
terday with a 5-and-4 decision
over Mrs. William Pye.
Mrs. Booth, who returned to
Manor this year. previously
had won club championships
in 1886, 1887 and 1898.
Evening star., 1962-09-16
Six Golfers From Area Preparing
For lst-Round Matches in Amateur

STIR because they're not paired
against players of repute.
Latimer, the first area play
er off the tee at 8:48. meets
Richard Martinez Of Whittier,
Calf. Owen takes on Frank
Schmidt Of Columbus, Ohio,
Cullinane meets Richard Can
on of San Angelo, Tex, Mueller
plays Peter Klass of Wayzata
MINI. Bogart faces Robert
Astleford of Omaha, Neb., and
Briggs throws his ia pounds
against James obey of West
Boylston. Mass.
Latimer Faces Stiff Test
Should Latimer get by Mar
tinez he appears to be in trou-
bic. Ed Hopkins, a gaunt Texan
Just on the fringe Of being one
of the top amateurs in the
country, is waiting for him.
Hopkins has a first-round bye.
Bill Hyndman of Philadel-
phia, Roger Ginsberg Of Harri-
son, N. Y, and Dick Sykes. the
public links champion from
Springdale, Ark, also are in
the same part of the pairings
as are Latimer and Owen.
Other Big-Name Entries
Beman is one of six former
champions in the field Of 200
in the match play tournament.
He won in 1860. splitting the
reign of Jack Nicklaus. the Ma
tional Open champion who is
now one of the most successful
pros on the tour. Nicklaus won
the Amateur in 1859 and last
year.
Evening star., 1962-09-16
MORUIE SEGEL

Is pull columnist who
heckles, needles and uses barbed COM
ment to speak his piece on sports.
Evening star., 1962-09-16
ALL X STAR TEAM

What's your game? Whether you participate actively enjoy
from your armchair your game enjoyable when you
follow the inside story in The Washington STAR The Stars team
of crack sports writers stays top of every development You
get the action of the game and the insight that makes the
action exciting Look for these bnes and you'll why
The Stars sports pages rated tops by sports fans
Evening star., 1962-09-16
Lew ATCHISON

Rides herd on the Redskins to give
you the full picture on the team and
the rest of the national football league.
Evening star., 1962-09-16
First Commission

Kentucky formed its first
racing commission in 1906 un-
der the Craftsmanship of Col.
j. P. Chinn.
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16
Bunche Council
To Present
ADayh

The Ralph ]. Bunchc Neigh
borhood Council presents "A
Day in Court a re-enactment
of an actual homicide case from
the files of Prosecutor Samuel
II. Olsen's office.
The purpose of this program
will serve two-fold cause:
% to give the people in the
community an opportunity to
gain understanding of an actual
court procedure, (2) to raise
funds for the undcrprivilcged
children in the community for
campcrship.
The presentation will be held
at Franklin Settlement, 1856
Charlcvoix, Friday, June 10, al
$50 pm, with actual members
from the Prosecutors Staff and
Police Department.
To aid in the educational as
pcct Of the program, the jury
will be chosen from among those
attending. A question and answer
period will follow the present
alton.
MIS-. BeuIah Baldwin, publicity
chairman; Mrs. Nj. j. Myers, pres
idcnt.
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16
Marks l03rd Birthday

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - An
independent type specimen is ex-
hilaratcd in the animate per-
sonality of Mrs. Victoria Dunn
of 8O5 w. 28th. who celebrated
her 103rd birthday Tuesday, May
Is. at The home of a grand
daughter, Mrs. Anna Mac Thorn
as, with whom she has resided
for two months.
Mrs. Dunn. according to Mrs.
Thomas. won't allow anyone TO do
anything for her but insists on
doing her own washing, sewing,
and ironing. "Shc even cooks
her own breakfast" Mrs. Thomas
explained
Mrs. Dunn is still able to en-
Joy her pasttimc of reading and
can thread a needle without glas-
ses. Her favorite passage in the
Bible is Job. and she attends
church each Sunday.
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16
Mrs. Roosevelt To Be
Honored In Detroit

Eleanor Roosevelt, ''The first
lady of the free world" will be
the guest of honor at dinner
on June 81, at 700 pm, in the
Grand Ballroom of Cobo Hall. The
dinner will celebrate the 14th
Anniversary Of the State OF
Israel.
The testimonial with the De.
troit Israel Bond Organization
acting on behalf of the Israel
Government, is in recognition OF
Mrs. Rooscvelt's great contribu.
tions to Israel's economic up
building and to the progress and
achievements of democratic
movements throughout the world.
Guests at the dinner will repre-.
sent a cross section of American
leadership in government, labor,
industry, religion and other fields.
Described as the greatest wo.
man of our time, Mrs. Roosevelt
has for many years been identi-
fled with a wide variety of efforts
to improve the lot of the under.
privileged and oppressed. Her
activities have ranged from social
work to alleviate the lot of the
unfortunate in the United States,
to efforts on worldwide scale
to raise the living standards OF
backward nations.
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16

A foremost exponent of the
need for effective and continu
ing international cooperation,
Mrs. Roosevelt was one of the
early participants in the United
Nations. Travelling extensively TO
all parts of the world, including
several visits to Israel, she has
brought to the United Nations
a keen insight into the political,
social and economic problems of
many lands. Former President
Harry S. Truman said of her:
Mrs. Roosevelt is the only
woman in the world who could
have done the job of bringing
the nations of the world so much
closer together"
Reservations for the dinner
S6.00-may be made by writing
or calling The Eleanor Roosevelt
Dinner Committee, 1922 w. Nc.
Nichols, Diamond 1-5707.
Not only the Detroit Jewish
Community. but many segments
of the general community =
including civic and communal
leaders and many representatives
of labor and industry will join
in celebrating Isracls l4th An
nivcrsary and in paying tribute
TO Mrs. Roosevelt.
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16
Appeals Court To Hear
Durham School Case

gcst number of plaintiffs in any
school segregation case. Jack
Grecnberg, Direcior-Counsel OF
the NAACP Legal Defense Fund,
will represent the Negro plain
tiffs.
The Durham case is on appeal
from an April IL decision of Dis
trict Judge Edwin M. Stanley, who
dismissed the complaint of the
Negro children. Judge Stanley up
held the Durham School Boards
policy of allowing transfers Of
Negro students to white schools
only after rigorous screening by
the Board, and the application of
the North Carolina Pupil Place
ment Law TO Durham schools.
Continued on Page 81
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16
Dr.. Mays Addresses
Eeorse High Students

A total of LOG Ecorse High
School seniors we're graduated
Wednesday, June 13, 1862 at z
pm. at exercises in the high
school stadium.
DR.. Benjamin Mays spoke
on the topic, Making Life
Worth LIVING for his Com.
mcncemcnt address.
Ralph E. Brant. Superintendent
of Schools, introduced Dr. Mays,
who is President of More.
house College, Atlanta, Georgia.
DR.. Mays has distinguished
himself as a leader in education
and human relations throughout
the world. He is native of Ep-
worth. South Carolina. and re-
ceived his early education in
that state He attended Virginia
Union University for one year,
then enrolled at Bates College,
where he earned the Bachelors
degree with honors in 1920. He
received his Masters Degree and
the Dodor of Philosophy Degree
from the University of Chicago.
DR.. Mays, who is an ordained
Baptist minister, taught at South
Carolina State College and More
house College. For 6 years be-
ginning in 1894 he was Dean of
the School of Religion at Howard
University in Washington, d. c.
and in 1910 he became the 9th
president Of Morehousc College.
Ten Colleges and universities
have conftrred honorary degrees
upon DR.. Mays. Member of Phi
Beta Kappa and a world travel
or. he is the aethor of several
books. More than so of his ar
ticlcs have appeared in leading
journals Throughout the nation.
Or. Mavs is formerly vice presi-
dent of the federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16
BELAF0NTE AIDS SOUTH
IN RACE RELATIONS
$4,000 From Concert
To Benefit SCLC

ATLANTA - DR.. Martin Lu-
ther King, Jr., made a statement
on the arrival of Harry Belafonte
and his internationally famed
singers and dancers in this Deep
South city this week for a bcne-
fit concert at the City Auditorium.
AS the outstanding personality
Of the entertainment world in the
nation, Mr.. Belaionte is partlci-
pating in a part Of a major
breakthrough in human relations
in the South We have made much
progress in Atlanta and very
mucn remains still to be done
1T is significant that Mr.. Bella
fontes troupe will perform be-
fore a completely desegregated
audience in our City Auditorium,
an integrated orchestra will ac-
company the show, an intcgratcd
team of ushers will serve, and
the troupe VIII be housed In one
of the leading hotels of our city
- it's marvellous example that
people can be human beings in
the Deep South
DR.. King indicated that he felt
very strongly that Mr.. Belafonte's
coming would also mark Atlanta
becoming one Of the leading cul-
tural centers in the nation. AT
lanta has always had the poten-
tial but it has been held back
by outdated customs in race re.
lations. ! see a bright future for
our city and the South in the role
Atlanta is now assuming
The Belafonte troupe has been
on a nationwide tour that has
spanned this country and Canada.
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16

A concert by Belafonte before
an integrated audience in Allan
Ia has netted more than $4,000
for the Southern Christian Lead
ership Conference.
Belafonte performed without
pay and the director Of the orga-
nization said the money would
probably be used to support a
new Negro registration program.
There were approximately
5000 in the audience (about so
per cent Negro), and they applau.
dod loudly when Belafonte said
he found the audience so mixed
up and beautiful-looking, like
flower garden"
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16

FRANKFORT, Ky. Kentuc-
ky's highest court has ordered a
new trial for one of two men who
had been scheduled to die in the
electric chair for armed robbery,
This raised hopes that the other
can be saved from electrocution.
An interracial committee has
been working for months TO block
the execution of John Brown, Jr.,
80, white. and Robert Jones, Jru
25. Negro. Brown got $137 in a
holdup and Jones about $500.
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16

NEW YORK - The us. Court
of Appeals for the Fourth Cir
cult is scheduled to hear an ap'
peal asking for increased deseg
regation in the Durham, NC
school case on June IA in Ashe'
vile, NC.
Plaintiffs in the case are 272
Negro school children, the lar
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16

swcr except to kill them?"
Jones wrote a letter from the
Death House at Eddyville. KY,
in which he said: IF ever man
died in the chair and did not
have a fair chance, am one of
those men. The only thing is I'm
not dead yet"
The Kentucky Court of Appeals
held that the prosecuting attor.
ncy in Louisville made prejudi'
cial statements TO the jury in his
argument at Browns trial. The
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16

The Committee for Clemency
for Jones and Brown circulated
petitions throughout Kentucky
and in many other parts of the
us. II also gave wide circulation
to a pamphlet headed will You
Let These Men Die?"
An integrated delegation head
ed by the Rev. William II. Bell,
Louisville, committee chairman,
and Mrs. Verna Pfuhl, secretary,
attended a hearing for Brown be-
fore the Kentucky Court of Ap-
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16
New Trial May Save Ky. Man From Chair

clcmency committee feels that the
court will find similar errors IN
Jones case.
Among the officers of the com
mittee are Bishop c. Ewbank
Tucker and DR.. NJ. NJ. ID. Perdue,
members of the board Of the
Southern Conference Educational
Fund, and Carl Braden. a field
secretary and editor for SCEF.
The committees office is al
1868 S. 18th St., Louisville, Ky.
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16

peals. A similar hearing for Jones
is expected in the fall.
Aside from legal arguments,
the committee has based its pleas
on the fact that nobody was
harmed or even threatened in
the robberies in which Jones and
Brown took part.
The, committee also pointed out
that These men have led de-
prived lives from their earliest
years. Has society no other an
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16

lnow the National Council Of
Churches), and is the immediate
past president of the United Ne
gro College Fund.
In addition to serving as presi-
dent of Morchouse College for
more than 80 years, Dr. Mays is
also a member OF President Ken
nedy's Advisory Council to the
Peace Corps.
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16
More Jobs In Miomi

MIAMI, Fla. - What used to
be a "liIy-whitc" job in Miami
before Metro took over the op
Grafton of the struck bus lines
in February. is now a GOOD
source of employment for more
than 80 Negroes who now drive
the buses throughout the coun.
frv.
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16
Seeks To Block Order

NEW ORLEANS, La. - u. S.
District Judge Frank Ellis, Mon
day granted Tulane University
a new trial in its fight to re-
verse federal court order to ad-
nit all qualified Negroes.
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16

SEE BACK PAGE FOR REVELATIONS OF
EXCLUSIVE REALITY = ETERNAL PERFECTION
OF GODS CREATION : YOUR TRUE BEING :
AND EXPOSURE OF THE MYTHS : DEVIL.
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MATTER /! ADAM-EvE. MURDER0Us CAIN.
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OF TARsUs, 30 YEARS PLUS RIP VAN WINklE,
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The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16
RE TRAGIC MYTHS OF INCOMPETENT
PARENTAL GUIDANCE, CHURCHES,
EDUCATION. ETC.
hoy DIES IN SHAFT"
THE TWO WEATHERS:

THE TWO WEA1HERS:
DEVILS ADANI-EvE LORD GODS! (Cen. III.
etc., EXCESS HEAT. COLD etc. OF SATAN
BOUND: JUDAISM. R.C.. PR0TESTANTISM.
MATERIA MEDICA. ct AL! THE UNIVERSE IS
1907 THE MANIFESTATION OF THOUGHT
Gods Christ Scientist:
I'm ATMOSPHERE OF LOVE DIVINE. WE LIVE.
AND MOVE, AND BREATHE" AND HAVE OUR BEING /
- CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HYMN.
HEAVEN At HAND - WITHIN YOU! E-x-CL-U'
sIv.E REALITY OF GODS HEAVEN AND ETERNAL
LIFE NO BIRTHS! DEATHS. SIN. MATTER, HELL AND
THEIR FATHER THE DEVIL - GIGANTIC ADAM-EvE
FRAUDS AND MYTHS Genesis lao: MAN -
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IN ONE AS PER C-E-IL-D.L.E-SS JESUS AND GREAT
EST MARY, BAKER EDDYs MORE THAN 40 YEARS!
w. 81: land GOD SAW EVERY THING 'nAT HE
THE ONE REAL PARENT CREATOR HoNoRED
BY THE c-LII-L.D-L.E-ss CHRIST JESUS!I HAD MADE
AND. BEHOLD, 1T WAS [--Ls-l VERY cooOI
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16
FREE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE

NO COLLECTIONS EVER.
MONDAY. JUNE ls. 8 PM - MT CLEMENS: Church.
NORTH AND HUBBARD AvEs - OTTO G. zIEcEN-
HACEN (c.S.BJ
SEE AND HEAR HIM - IS MAGNIFICENT EVERY
ONE OF THE WORLDS CLERGY is SATAN ROBBED!
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16
"REAl BLAME LIES AT PARENTS DOOR
"H0W TEENS GET LIQUOR EASILY"
Free Press 64

BY ANDREW r. FRUEHAUF. c.s. 49,
HEBREWS, CATHOLICS. GREEKS, PRO.
TEsTANTS, AND OTHER PRISONERS OF THE
DEVIL ARE JUST NATURAL DuPEs
SUCKERS DEPUTIES. FOR THE DEVILS MULTI.
BILLION RAckETS! - SEX! - ALWAYS
OF THE DEVIL u! MARRIAGE IS MERELY
-PoTENTlAL- DIVINE CONTROL!
See TEENS. Page 2
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-16
CAR MISSES CURVE. S STUDENTS DIE

rrinee Frederick Nd (AP) NY. Trb. 5-3l
MORE ADAM-EvE MYTHS OF SINNERS
APlNc ME. GOD. THE ONE AND ONLY
REAL PARENT. CREATOR. IN. AND
OF. THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE. H0N0RED BY THE
C-H-lL-D-L-E-S-S CHRIST JESUS )!
WHY MULTIPLY THE DEVILS ADAMS AND
EWES. OF THE SATANIC. MYTHICAL, "cHAST-
LY FARCE OF MATERIAL [soeaIIedl EXIST
ENcE" - p. 272. MY. GODS. ONE AND ONLY
INFALLIBLE MASTERPIECE! BIBLE PASTOR
See CAR Page
MORE TRAGIC MYTHS OF INCOMPETENT
PARENTAL GUIDANCE, CHURCHES,
EDUCATION, ETC.
"BOY DIES IN SHAFT"
"4-YEAR-oLD FALLS, IS PINNED BY DIRT"
Ghost Pine Creek, Alta, May 81 ~. found
dead 81 hours after he fvmbed into abandoned mine
shaft.
Rescue workers found body of Kenny kowaIehvk
See BOY DIES, Page
Montana farmer-stockman., 1962-07-15

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down, no tinkering with adjustments just a
river of clean grain flowing nonstop into the
bin of the Case 1000!
Because on-Hie-go controls let you handle
BOTH cylinder speed and concaUe clearance ad-
justments from the drivers seat-and never so
much as slow down. That's exclusive with Case.
And go you doom the double-with an
18-foot header cutting down your passes-per-
acre. With the super-speed sickle sicing the
stalks at 500-strokes-per- minute clip. With all
cutting parts held in perfect alignment by the
Montana farmer-stockman., 1962-07-15
with the CASE. 1000

AZ" tubular torsion bar supporting the header
The handling is as fast as the cutting. There's
42" capacity all through an -extra-heavy
rub-bar or spike-tooth cylinder the heaviest
crop won't slow down long, 5-step walkers
with extra headroom for the bushiest crops to
pass through.
There's extra speed in the sump-type eleva-
tor-extra speed that unloads the eye-level
grain bin at l p bushels per second.
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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-11-29
Mrs. 0nie D. Wriqhi
Buried On Monday

Mrs. Onie D.. Wright of
Pickens died late Saturday,
November Oath at the Holmes
County Community Hospital
following a long illness. She
was IS.
Mrs. Wright, a native of
Leake County, had been a
resident of Pickens for the
past 10 years. She was the
widow of the late Mr.. E. H.
Wright, a merchant. After his
death she and a son Kenneth
continued in the business un-
til illness forced her retire
ment. She was a Methodist, a
member of the Order of the
Eastern Star and a member
of the Pickens Home Demon
stration Club, in which she
was a frequent winner in
dress revues.
Survivors are two sons,
Kenneth Wright, Pickens and
H. B. Wright, Jackson; a
daughter, Mrs. j. w. Burwell,
Jr., Ebenezer: five brothers,
Joe Mature, Philadelphia; r.
by Mature, Union; j. B. Ma
jure, Collins; Troy Mature,
Utica; and Lloyd Mature, Pc
oria, Illinois; a sister, Mrs. Lo-
rice Hatfield, New Orleans
and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
at Pickens Methodist Church
at 2:30 p. m. on Monday,
with interment in the Quiet
ridge Cemetery. Worthey Flu
neral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-11-29
Holmes County Will
Be Represented At
Goldwuter Dinner

Holmes County will be we'll
represented at the Goldwater
Dinner tonight Thursday
in Jackson. Serving on the
dinner committee is State
Senator T. M. Williams.
Mrs. Henri P. Watson, Jr.
of Lexington and Mrs. Dan
Wells of Durant are serving
on the Women's Committee
for the dinner.
Among those who have in
Dictated they will attend the
dinner are Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ri P. Watson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henri P. Watson, Jr., H. L.
Nichols. Louie Beall Nichols,
D c. Lundy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dick Barrett, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. v. Brock. Olin Dunn, Ray
Johnson, Jack b. Yates, all
of Lexington; Bobo Foose,
Tchula; Jack Brumby, Good
man; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert t.
Hardeman, Mr.. and Mrs. Tol
Thomas, Jr., Cruger.
Also Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
King. DR.. and Mrs. C.. E. Pat
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Ray,
all of Durant.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-11-29
Joe Schur Rites
Held "Wednesday

Mr.. Joe Schur of Clarksdale
died Tuesday morn ng, No
vember 10th at the Golden
Age Nursing Home in Green
wood. He was IS.
He is survived by two nep-
heWs and a niece in Licking
ton, Mr.. Nathan Schur, Mr..
Ephraim Cohen and Mrs. A.
Flowers. He was a brother of
the late Mr.. Ben Schur and
the late Mrs. Rosa Schur CO.
hen of Lexington.
Uncle Joe, as he was called
by his many friends here dur
ing regular visits with rela-
tives, was a retired salesman
and businessman. He had
made his home in Clarksdale
for the last 35 years.
Graveside services were
held at 1890 a. m. on We'd
nesday in Beth Ell Cemetery
in Lexington, with Rabbi
Perry Nussbaum Of Jackson
officiating.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-11-29
John 6. Pettus
Rites Held Sunday

John Gillespie Pettus died
at 1:20 p. m. on Saturday,
November Oath, at the Uni
versity Hospital in Jackson,
where he had been a patient
for three weeks. He was sc.
MI. Pettus was the eldest
son of the late Mr.. Will Pet
tus and Mrs. Mary Fryer Pet
tus. He was born in Holmes
County where he spent most
of his life. He was married
to the former Mrs. Cora Harth
cock Wigley, who survives.
Mr.. Pettus had worked at
the Whitfield Hospital as
plumber for the past ten
years. Shortly before his re-
tirement, a year ago, he won
a certificate of achievement
and a cash bonus from the
Hospital Plumbing Depart
ment. He and Mrs. Pettus, al
So retired, lived on their farm
about two miles south of Lex
ington. He was a Baptist.
Survivors, in addition to
his widow, are his sister, Mrs.
Ida Pettus Holley and a
brother, George Pettus.
Funeral services were held
at Liberty Chapel Church at
3 p. m. on Sunday, November
25th. 1nterment followed in
the church cemetery with
Southern Funeral Home ir
charge. The Rev. George
Adams, pastor of Antioch
Baptist Church at Brozville
officiated.
Pallbearers were j. F
Brown, l.. j. Farriday, anc
Sandy Jones, all close friends
from the Plumbing Depart
ment of Whitfield, and Ben
ME Byrd, Billy Causey ano
Doc Mayo, all of Lexington.