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Holmes County herald., 1962-12-20
Herald Christmas Greeting issue
to be mailed out Sunday morning

Special notice is issued this week by the Holmes COun-
ty Herald to all correspondents, advertisers and subscrib-
ers of change in date of mailing the following issue Of
December p. The issue will be mailed Sunday to meet
with Monday mail delivery throughout the county, but
will be the official issue of December q and will be used
as our regular Christmas Greeting issue.
Deadline for the issue will be Saturday noon for all
copy, news, advertising or legal notices. We will be I'M
able to accept copy after that time. All concerned are
asked for cooperation.
Decision for the change in mailing time for this one
issue was based On several factors, according to Paul
Tardy, editor. The two outstanding reasons were that
personnel in the Herald shop have put in considerable
overtime hours recently and need a few days rest during
Christmas, and too. this will give us an opportunity to
top some Of our machinery for much needed repairs,
/ ,ardy said.
4 The Herald office will be closed Monday through We'd
tuesday for the Christmas holidays.
Holmes County herald., 1962-12-20

>0H>
Minyard began his Postal
Service as Fireman LabOrer
lin the Lexington Post Office
1910. He was pro-
NOTED to Substitute Clerk :
Carrier in 1850, and to Regular
Clerk in 1854.
Born in Carrollton, he NOV
ed with his family to Acona
in Holmes County at an early
age. He graduated from Lex
Iington High School and attend
ed Mississippi State UNIVERSE
|ty. Mr.. and Mrs. Minyard are
the parents of two daughters,
Clara Sue, a junior in Lexing-
ton High School, and Mrs. j.
M. Tidwell of Vicksburg.
Minyard is a member of the
First Methodist Church where
he is president of the Mems
bible Glass, member of the
Board of Stewards and past
president of the Mems Club.
Installation ceremonies will
be held at II a. M, Friday,
january 4 in the POstmaster's
Office at Lexington Post OF
flee.
Percy l.. Coleman, Deputy
Regional Director, Post Office
Holmes County herald., 1962-12-20
Swinney rites
held Monday

Charley Calvin &C.. c. Swim
lney, well-known Holmes citi-
zen, died at the Holmes Coun-
|ty Community Hospital at
I12:O5 o. m. Saturday, after
several MONTHS ILLNESS. He
was 46.
Services were held at HOO
Ia. m. Monday in the Oregon
Methodist Church near Lex
Iington. Rev. Crawford Ray
officiated, assisted by the Rev.
Roy Raddin of Tchula and the
Rev. Curtis Ellis of Durant.
burial was in Odd Fellows
Cemetery under the direction
lof Southern Funeral Home.
Mr.. Swinney, who was
Superintendent of construction
lat the Lexington Concrete and
Block Company for a number
Iof years, was born and reared
lin Holmes County and lived
here all his life.
He was a member of the
lOregon Methodist Church.
He leaves his wife, Mrs.
Louise Edwards Swinney; his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rathell
|Swinney; two brothers, John
IC. Swinney and w. r.. Swim
|ney, all of Lexington; three
sisters. Mrs. Earl Barton OF
Lexington; Mrs. Will Peter
imam of YaZoo City; and Mrs.
George Bennett Of Santa An
Ina, California.
Pallbearers were Hardin Err
win, Owen Ross, w. 2. Sulli.
wan, Ben Hodges, Jr., Wade
Logan, E. D. Rutledge, 0. 0.
Morris and E. ". Hooker.
Holmes County herald., 1962-12-20
Henry services
held on Friday

Funeral services for Jesse
|Greenberry Henry, retired
and landowner of Dur
ant, were held at 200 Friday
lin the Southern Funeral Homo
chapel in Durant. Burial was
lin the Coleman Cemetery II
IMcAdams. He was 81.
Mr.. Henry died at his home
on the Castalian Springs roa6
lat $50 Wednesday Afternoon
latter a long illness.
Mr.. Henry was born in Ed
wardsville, Ala, but had beer
a resident and landowner nea.
lDurant for the past 35 years.
He was a Baptist.
He leaves his wife, Mrs
douglas Henry of Durant;
son, Robert Henry, also Q
Durant; a brother, Lewis Her
Try of Carthage; a sister, Mrs
Bessie Low of KOSciuSkO; 81.
grandchildTen and 10 grea
grandchildren.
Holmes County herald., 1962-12-20
Primary department
at First Baptist
hold program

The Primary Department of
Sunday School at the First
Baptist Church will present a
Christmas program Sunday
at 700 p. m.
Organist for the program
will be Rob Henley and Bill
Mcclellan will be the pianist.
The program will be under
the direction of Mrs. Helen
Lannon's. The Primary De-
'partment consists of grades
one. two, three and four In the
School.
The public is given a cordial
to come and hear
these young people perform
and share in this worship SER
vice.
Holmes County herald., 1962-12-20
|LocoI church will
candle light
services Sunday

The theme of the Sunday
morning message at the First
Presbyterian Church will be
ga Greater Than Soloman is
Here and will be delivered
by the pastor, the Rev. Fred
rick C.. Fowler, III.
The evening service will be
the yearly candle light service
Ito be held at TOO p. m.
The celebrations of Christ's
birth began with a Christmas
family night at the church
"wednesday night at 500 p. m.
with supper and music, follow
ed with a chalk talk by the
Rev. Henry Hope, assistant
pastor of the First PreSby.
Iterian Church in Jackson.
AS Christ is our light, even
$50 let your lightIso shine be.
fore men during this hallowed
season. 7Rf
Holmes County herald., 1962-12-20
WEATHER FORECAST

Mostly cloudy with oc-
casional rain through to-
night. Fog likely to con-
tinue with continued mild
weather through the week.
end.
Holmes County herald., 1962-12-20
MRS. Mckibken
funeral services
on Mondoy

Mrs. Olive Waldrop McKib'
ben. wife of Rev. H.. N. Nc
Kibben, a retired Methodist
minister, died Monday in the
Golden Age Nursing Home in
lGreenwood where she had
been for about a week. She
Twas IS.
Services were held at two
Tuesday in the First Metho-
dist Church where she was q
member. Rev. Crawford Ray
Iofficiated, assisted by the
REV. J. H. Holder, Jr. Burial
Twas in Odd Fellows Cemetery
with Southern Funeral Home
lin charge of arrangements.
Mrs. McKibben was born
and reared in ChickasaW
County near Houston, Miss.
She had been a resident OF
Lexington for the past IL
years. Prior to moving here
she and her husband had lived
at Lambert, Tchula, Duck Hill
and Acona and several places
in south Mississippi where
her husband held pastorates
She was a member. of the
Order of the Eastern Star anC
a Methodist.
Besides her husband, who
resides in Lexington, she lea
YES a son, N. E. McKibben Of
Tchula; two daughters. Mrs
Ethelyn Ellison of Lexington
land Mrs. Betty Goodwin of At
lanta, Ga; a brother, Franz
Waldrop of Houston, Miss.
Pallbearers were her grand
SONS, Gill McKibben, Edward
House, Billy Ellison, Charlie,
ELLISON, Edward Ellison ant
Jack Ellison.
Holmes County herald., 1962-12-20

The governing body had
previously issued proper legal
notices for publication in this
issue of the Holmes County
Herald which were nullifieo
by Tuesdays action after the
section containing the notices
had been printed. The group
had planned to call an election
lon the bonds as "full faith.
lcredit and resources bonds,
but to comply with certain re-
gulations, will change the is
sue to revenue bonds. The
date of elections on both is
Isues was also changed from
the published date of January
Is to Friday, January Is.
Mayor Frank WOOten pre-
sided at the meeting with Al.
ldermen Pate Johnson, Mar.
shall Bennett, Mrs. Sara Bal.
ne, Ellis Harris and Ralph
Ray taking part in the action.
In addition to the bonds, the
lefty plans to use some S12S,0O0
lin federal grants to pay for
the projects. The grants, al
READY approved, are from
Community Facilities Admini-
Istration, S94 $50; Public Heal
|th Service, S20,088; and a sup
Elemental grant from Public
Health Service of $4,000.
Mayor Wooten said that
both elections must carry 9
majority approval to fulfill
1.-THE program. He said that re-
Venue from the one cent city
sales tax would be used to
help retire the bond issue if
both are approved. "How-
lever" he said, eff the sales
tax fails to pass, we would
be unable to pay off the
bonds"
Bonds would be payable
primarily from the gross pro-
leeds of water and sewer rem
tails.
The entire program calls for
improving and extending the
public water system and sew
|er system, including drilling
and installing a water we'll
land installing and improving
IA plant for the treatment OF
sewerage, plus the purchase
lof land as sites.
Election on the two propo-
sails will climax efforts by
|city officials and others in
terested which Included in
vestigation and detailed plan
ming through many months
past.
City Attorney Williams is
presently working on new leg
lal notices with proper changes
Ito be published beginning with
next weeks issue. The basic
resolution and notices will he
1.-THE same with election dates
land type of bonds to be is
lsued altered to comply with
regulations.
Holmes County herald., 1962-12-20

department., will represent
|lne department and make the
presentation of the Certificate
or appointment to the new
Acting Postmaster.
Mrs. Alexander, a lifetime
resident of Lexington, began
ner postal service career &c
acting Postmaster Octohar
~, 1913, and ten months later
was appointed as Postmaster
Prior to her appointment to
that position she had served
as home Management Super.
|intendent for the Farm Securi.
|ty administration here. She
mas II years of government
service to her credit.
Holmes County herald., 1962-12-20
Holmes Al youths
awarded citations
Lighting contest
to begin Thursday

Lexington residents are
reminded of the annual
Christmas lighting con-
test sponsored by the
Lexington Garden Club,
which will be judged
Thursday of this week and
next Tuesday.
Highlighting the event
will be awards in five Sc
parate categOrieS.
Residents who plan to
participate are urged to
turn OIL their lights during
the period Of judging.
Holmes County herald., 1962-12-20
DR.. D. B. Roark issues challenge
at annual achievement banquet

More than 40 Holmes
All Club members
and their adult leaders were
honored last Friday night at
their third annual Achieve
ment Banquet.
The actual presentation of
awards and certificates clim-
|axed a full evenings activi-
ties which included an address
by DR.. D. B. Roark, person
rel director at Mississippi
Chemical Corp. and "a man
closely identified with 4 H
work in the state.
The event was held on the
Holmes Junior College camp.
us with the banquet in the
school cafeteria and the re-
mainder of the program in
the auditorium.
Top award winners were
Nathan McKie, son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. ID. McKie of
Pickens, and Billie Faye
Knox, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Knox of
TchuIa, who were pre-
scented the Danforth A
wards for leadership.
Other prominent award win
ners were John Maxwell, son
of Mrs. Hoover Maxwell of
IPickens; Pat Slack, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Slack
of Pickens; and Dona Kaye
Pierce, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tucker Pierce of Cox
burg; who were presented
Achievement Awards. Miss
Knox was also presented such
an award.
DR.. Roark's address, both
humorous and inspiring, en-
|phasized obstacles. or as he
said, "short circuits which
would confront the youngsters
as they grew older
Relying on the -Four HIS
he stressed the Importance
|of the best use of the head,
heart, hands and a persons
health.
"The world will pay a pre-
MUM for knowing how to use
your head and getting things
done" he said.
"There is a growing philoso-
ply in this country" DR. Roark
pointed out, chat there is
something wrong with using
your hands for work, but don't
he afraid Of honest work"
Health is one of our most
important assets and is not
for sale the speake~ noted
eve must protect our health
Adult leaders cited were Mr..
Kimbrough. j. E. Cunningham
of Tchula, Mr.. and Mrs. j. d
McKie of Pickens, Mrs. B. H
Maxwell of Pickens, and HON.
Ter Knox of Tchula. All are
members OF the executive
committees of the Advisory
Council.
Indicted into the newly for
med Honor Club, an organi
lzation to further activity or
the part of the older All mem
bers, were Sylvia Chisolm
Sylvia Cannon, Miss Knox
IMcKie, and Sullivan.
Special guests attending
the program were c. M. Chat
.lfey, Associate state All leader
Leslie Smith. president of tn
Holmes County Board of Su
pervisors; Mr.. and Mrs. Ra,
Campbell, representing tn
Board; Mrs. James Summer
lin of Pickens, president Q
, the Holmes County Home De
, monstration Council; w. r
Sullivan, Mary Harpole an
Lewis Garrison, of the cour
, lty extension service office
land Jack Shearer
Holmes County herald., 1962-12-20
Tchu|o officials plan
major improvements
Bond issue, sales tax
face voters January Is

Tchuh city officials announced today that plans are complete PP etc tor er a $1,000 I'M I'M
provaI of $4,000 bond issue and one per cent city sales sales tax I me final nL action m cam came
at the Mavor and Board Of Aldermen meeting in IoWn Hall tuesday night with their
Parham Williams, Jr, engineer Gene Owens, and representatives of two
bonding firms, fIamp Jones OF HamP Jones & Co., Jackson, an Max Allen of Allen &
Holmes County herald., 1962-12-20
Invitationa| basketball tourney
opening Thursday in Lexington

There are three conferences
and three counties represent
ed in this tournament. Our
|county's representation in
Guides Tchula of the Central
Delta Conference, and LeXing-
ton and Durant of the Mid
State Conference. From Alta
La County there are Mid+State
members, McAdams and Eth
ell. The Capital Athletic Con
ference is represented by
Benton of Yazoo County.
1t is really discouraging to
the coaches and players Pm
sure to take to the court game
after game and not have any
one to watch them play. | have
been to two Lexington games.
one Tchula game, and one
Walden game and I'm almost
sure that for all four games
combined, there was not as
many people in attendance as
there was for any one foot
ball game in any of these
towns. This seems very stran-
lge.
Basketball is very exciting
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Holmes County herald., 1962-12-20
X $500
by Paul Tardy

111H11NIAo " SI1S 1OSiNo o1AS
roses this past week. We re-
ceived several of each. We
need the roses for moral sup
port, at least for a while yet,
and the rocks to gauge our
progress and to help find the
way in this new world recent
w encountered. The going has
been pleasant most of the
way. but then nobody could
expect it to he rosy the full
route. We're always glad to
hear from our readers, Whe-
Their it's criticism, praise, or
just comment.
SOME READERS may be
a bit befuddled at a six-pager
for the issue before Christ
mas, but there's a reason for
it. The reason is that you will
get your next issue before
Christmas, barring catastro-
phe. Our Christmas issue will
be in the mails Sunday for
delivery countrywide Monday.
The unusual schedule is
brought about by a variety OF
conditions and circumstances.
The word that really got the
ball rolling came from Reve-
rend Jewel KyZar, former
Lexington minister, who spoke
to the Rotary Club where
was a guest last Tuesday.
Brother Kyzar brought a short
but thought-provoking mes
sage about getting back to
the true spirit of Christmas.
He reminded us that Christ
mas is becoming more and
more a work and money time
of wear instead of a period OF
religion and relaxation.
He hit me right between
the eyes with that. Here we
are working like mad to Sell
a lot of Christmas ads so the
shop crew will have to work
like mad to get the paper out
so we can keep our head a.
bove the water, maybe. Here
we are doing exactly what
Brother KyZar is preaching
against.
Adding all this to the fac
that for some time we have
needed to slow down enough
to turn off some of the pro
duction machinery fer repairs
Another factor considered wa
that Christmas falling OF
T ue s d a y correspondent
wouldn't have time to get thei1
. Christmas news in befor'
3deadline for next weeks pap
er and advertisers could pro
badly use a rest.
2 20 Result: Deadline for a
news and advertising for tn
issueoof December 81 will %
1noon Saturday .sl. 81 our sho
n crew will enjoy a 3-day Chris
mas and watch for tn
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Holmes County herald., 1962-12-20
IN N
IN LEXINGTON
Installation slated
for new postmaster

Clarence B. Minyard, longtime Lexington Post Office
to succeed Postmaster, Mrs. Alice R.4Alexander, it was an
nounced this week by the Post Office Department. Mrs.
Alexander is retiring after twenty years of service in that
coDo~it1 ~ E.~ ~n
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scented to Mr.. Lasch q desk
fountain pen and two alumni
mum patio chairs.
At the YMCA, the ever busy
59-year-old PoughkeepSit On.
70 native was active in pro-
noting projects. public rela-
tons and editing the Wash
ington Y Newsletter, in addi-
ton to his other work. His new
position win involve fund rails
ing. rehabilitation programs
and directing a school for chill
dren having cerebral palsy.
Mr.. Lasch, who atten d e d
Mercer University and Unto n
Theological s minary. New
York. came to the Central
Branch YMCA in 1856 from
the YMCA National Board,
Armed Services. New York. He
served before that, 1928-42, at
the Jersey City, N. j., YMCA.
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Gets New Post

Forty-six years as a worker
for the Seventh-day Adventist
Church was climaxed this week
for Elder Frank L. Peterson by
his election as vice president
of the General Conference of
the denomination. The 60
year-old leader is the first Ne
gro to attain that high post
in the church.
A tall and affable minister
who has been a singing evan
gelist. school teacher, orator,
administrator, home mission
airy, pastor and college presi-
dent, Mr.. Peterson comes to his
new job from the post of as
sociate secretary of the Gen.
eral Conference, 1954-62.
The two positions have one
thing at least in common
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toward California, where he
will take up his new post as
executive director Of the Los
Angeles Church Federation on
September /. The federation,
one of the Oldest in the coun-
try. was started in 1910 and has
SIS churches.
The 47-year-old Kansas City
(MoD native leaves the Ma
tons Capital with many fond
memories.
mo one can be in Washington
without feeling the exhilarating
presSures of a great Capital
city," Mr.. Mcknight said. 1T
has a great challenge and
appeal"
Observing that people are
here from every section Of the
country, Mr.. Mcknight de-
clared meeting them broadens
a persons viStas.
Even within one denomina-
ton, you get the currents and
provincialiSms from all over
the country" he explained.
This helps you see there are
many different responses to the
gospel expressed differently
within the same church"
Several highlights Of his
Seven-year ministry are cher
ished by the youthful-looking
minister,
There is a wonderful sense
Of accomplishment in building a
church. the physical structure
ITSELF" Mr.. Mcknight said. I'VE
have had the Joy Of building a
church from the beginning,
one Of the most beautiful in
Washington"
He recalled how the congre-
cation, named in honor Of the
late DR.. John E. Briggs, noted
local Baptist minister, started
in September, 1852, with So
members. The group first met
in the Woodward and Lothrop
building at Western and Wis
consin avenues N. W., and later
at American University. In
December, 1858, the members
occupied the first unit Of the
present church plant.
other personal highlights
we're speaking at other churches
during ecumenical (co-opera-
tive) meetings and a trip to
the Middle East last year.
Mr.. Mcknight looks to his
new task with enthusiasm. 1t
is similar to the type Of work
he did for the Kansas City
Baptist Association from 1948-
so. He then served as general
secretary Of the association,
which had so churches as mem
bers. He left there to enter the
Air Force chaplaincy.
A graduate Of Wheaton Col
lege. 1888, and Central Baptist
Seminary, 1941. Mr.. Mcknight
was president Of the Bethesda
Council of Churches, 1959-60,
and the Washington Baptist
Ministers Council. 1859. He is
currently secretary treasurer
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Losch Feted

A surprise party is always
something of a pleasurable
shock.
On Monday Fred C. Lasch
was called into Room 218 al
the Central Branch YMCA
1875 @ street NV, for an ap-
parently routine matter. Once
inside the genial youth work
secretary Of the YMCA found
a host of co-workers and
friends assembled. They were
there to give him hearty fare
well party, for he is leaving to
b e C ome executive director OF
the Montgomery County Chap
ter of Cerebral Palsy.
Bernie Empleton, executive
secretary of the YMCA, was
master Of ceremonies and H. B
Niece, religious secretary, the
principal speaker.
Climax of the affair came
when Glenn N. Barton, assist
ant membership secretary, pre-
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Marie Killilea was walking along a beach day.
AS young wife with five children, she was deeply
troubled with the problems of motherhood Particu-
larly since child little girl affected by cere-
bra palsy Then came thought which she spoke aloud
Il don't know what the future holds but do know
that God holds the future" She went on to tell me
that, " in the articulation of that phrase there
the essence of what had always been my faith. 1t
would be used-it would be shared" For 20 years she
has used and shared that faith not only with her
daughter Karen but also in working with others
affected by cerebral palsy, and with organizations,
many Of which she helped found Her writings and
especially her book her experience with her daughter
have given inspiration and courage to countless thou
sands Of parents faced with the or similar prob
lens. When asked her for definition Of Karen's
courage she Said 1T is composed of two thngs-faith
and humor" Karen leads purposeful and useful life
helping to run the household and caring for young
sister, while her mother writes She also handles the
correspondence for the foundation named for herBy
Wood Ishmael, AP Newsfeatures
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travel. As associate secretary.
the Washington resident went
to every part Of the globe. His
new position will entail much
travelling. too.
But that viii not prevent his