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The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-09-15

0ONDAx 0OuOOL LE0SON|
September 16, 1862
BY Rev. George A. Harper,
511 Avenue G.,
Greenwood, Miss.
LEADERSHIP IN CRISES
Scripture Lesson - Nehe-
miah IA Print - Nehemiah
4:1-3, TIL, 1923
M E M o RY SELECTION
So built we the wall; :.
for the people had a mind to
work. - nehemiah 4:6). The
little word $50" of two letters
is one of the great key words
in the book of Nehemiah. 1t
implies that the walls of Jer-
usalem were built under very
adverse conditions. There was
a great deal of contempt and
violence from the envy, and
some cowardice from the
men of Judah who were op-
posed to the rebuilding of the
wall. This opposition was de-
feated by the earnest praying
of the people, the faithful
working of the praying men
and the keen watchfulness of
these workers. This was the
$50" or the state in which
the wall was built. 1t also is
stated that the people had a
mind to work. Work must
originate first in the mind,
hen it will be manifested in
the hands and become an ac-,
complished fact.
WORKING IN FACE OF OP-
POSITION:
1t is unfortunate, or so it'll
e m S, that opposition to
those who wish to do good, is
apparently as dependable as
opposition to those who do
evil. In any good undertaking,
the workers may be surprised
to hear some discouraging
word from people who are
supposed to be completely un-
concerned. Sanballat and To-
biah seemed as interested in
preventing the rebuilding of
the walls as the workers in
building them. First the op-
position probably took the
form of evil looks. Next it
took the form of evil words,
"what do these feeble Jews?"
1t took even the form of vic
ious humor, even that which
they build, if a fox 60 up he
shall even break down their
stone wall" Did you ever
see some cold hand" in a re-
lgious cause who seemed to
have lost all consciousness of
the relationship of ''his"
cause of God? It is said that
a wealthy industrialist was
showing a group of visitors
a beautiful church building
which he had donated. One
Of the party asked interested
ly, "Mr. - do you belong to
this church. And the indus
trialist answered with impa-
tient surprise, "No. = this
church belongs to me-" The
fact that they needed outside
help, compelled these build
ers to the consciousness that
they were workers with God,
in His enterprise.
INTERNAL DISCOURAGE
MENT TO GOOD WORK:
One of the difficulties in the
way of successful achieve
ment in a great task comes
from the fact that there are
apt to be those within the
organization who are more
sensitive to the opposition
from within than they are to
the possibility within. In al
most every movement, there
are people who must become
casualty to opposition! They
are the ones who say, "The |
of the bearers of bur- |
dens is decayed, and there is |
rubbish; so that we are |
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not able to build the wall" I"
Instead of observing the rising
wall, these defeatists see only
the piled up rubbish. They
are the sort of people whom
difficulty blinds to the bright
est opportunity. Nehemiah
has told us of praying. Now
he tells of watching. Both the
builders on the wall and the
families living within reach
of the construction, are or
ganized to fend off danger.
Reliance on God does not re-
lieve us of the necessity of
the full use of our human re-
sources which are Gods gift
put by Him within our keep
ing and responsibility.
UNITED AGAINST DANGER
IN GOOD WORK:
"The work is great and
large and we are separated
upon the wall, one far from
another. In what place there
fore We hear the trumpet, re-
sort ye thither unto u.s." All
are called upon to report in
stantly at any point where
the people present might find
themselves unable to meet the
opposition. This is unity. This
is working and working to-
gether. 1t calls for courage
to leave place where there
is no danger and report to a
place where the danger is too
great for those present, for
the common good. This re-
sponse to a dangerous call is
possible only for those whose
mind as well as muscle is
devoted to the work.
PRACTICAL POINTS ON
THE LESSON:
Man was made to work and
work is wholesome, profitable
and helpful. The people in
Nehemiah's day had a mind
to work. This is what it takes
to get things done. 1t first
must be in the mind and then
express itself in the hand.
then the work will be done.
Generally, what people think,
they will say, and what they
say they will do. When peo
pie make up their minds to do
things they will do them at
any cost. Often the mind is
hard to change. We need a
mind that is set, and a heart
that is fixed, and hands that
are willing to work. It is
stated, "As a man thinketh,
so is he" The doings of our
hands, the going of our feet,
the words of our mouth and
the actions of our body are
all controlled by the mind. If
people only had a mind to
work for the Lord they would
pray, give, do and accomplish
much for the Lord.
MRS. MARY A. MORGAN.
1882 E. 9th. Street Los Ang-
les, IL, Calf. recently visited
relatives and friends in the
city, she enjoyed a pleasant
visit in the home of her sister
Mrs. Joe Spells, 314 Young
Street, a niece Mrs. A. J..
Griffin, 1877 Broad Street;
and Mrs. Effie Cross, COG
Ave. E; a nephew Mr.. r. B.
McBill, 311 w. McLaurin; Dan
McGill, 42O Stevens, Mr.. c.
B. McGill, 508 Ave. X; Mr..
Joe E. Ewing, 11O5 Holloway
were happy to have Sister
Beula BertOn, of Hollandale
Miss. Mr.. & Mrs. Davis, and
one daughter and two sons of
Chicago, Ill. They all enjoyed
a very delicious Dinner in the
lovely home of Mr.. & Mrs
Charles McGill, SOB Ave. K;
Greenwood, Miss. And on her
way home she stopped at her
brothers home Mr.. Dan Nc
Gill, AT Cambusge, Memphis,
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Tenn.

Tenn.
MR.. & MRS. CLARENCE
JAMES, of Chicago, Ill. mo-
tored down to this city, to
visit relatives and friends.
Mrs. Liddell, her sister OF
Carrollton, Miss. who has
been very i'll, but she is some
better now. And she chance
to get out for a little pleas
ure, to see some of her
friends and that brought the
grand son and nephew Cleave
and George Mr.. ] O h n n,
they carried them to fishing
at Grenada Dam, and the
James family caught rs fish,
and the next day Mr.. Fines
Johnson caught SO, large size.
they enjoyed a wonderful trip.
REV. E. D. HASLETT, 81
Senica, Who has been con.
fined in the Greenwood LIE,
flore Hospital, is back home
and is doing fine, and he
wishes to thank his good
friends and the entire Hos
pital staff, for deeds of kind
ness, and the faithful servi-
ces rendered while in their
care.
THE PETERSON CIRCLE
of Strangers Home Church,
met in the home of Mother
Fannie Mills, Scott Street, at
800 PM. with the leader
Mrs. Henrietta Mathew, in
charge, Devotion opened with
a song by mother Fannie
Mills, Scripture reading and
song by Mrs. Mathew "Fath-
er | Stretch My Hands To
Thee" "No Other Help !
Know. Mother Rouse, offer
ed prayer, and after a song
the lesson was brought by
Mrs. Sarah Parker, from the
Book of St. John 3:1-7, Sub
ject "You Must Be Born
Again" This brought t the
meeting to a close, the leader
rose and made some timely
remarks and everyone enjoy
ed the meeting; z present of
fering $2.25.
Mrs. Henrietta Nj a h e w,
L a d e r; Mrs. S. Nixon,
Teacher; Mrs. Willie Mae
Moten, Secretary, Mrs. Mary
Johnson, Treasurer, and Re-
porter.
MR.. SHELBY ADAMS, who
has been confined in the
Greenwood Leflore Hospital,
for some days, has now un-
dergone an Operation, and is
reported doing very well, to
the d e Ii G h t of his many
friends, and his wife and
friends has stood by him to
do what ever they could to
the betterment of his health.
THE FUNERAL OF MR..
WILLIE LONGSTREET, (62)
of Ave. F., was held at 1::30
PM. Sunday September 9,
1862 at Strangers Home Bap-
tiSt Church, with Rev. David
Matthews, officiating, and
The Enterprise Funer raj
Home, was in charge of the
body, and large crowd was
present to pay respect to Mr..
Longstreet, and a very large
number of the Elks, that turn
ed out for this occasion, and
they had their ceremonies at
the c m e t ary. Mr.. Long
street, was a well known cit
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ship-building as no other organization.
Leadership and creative abilities are
fostered and strengthened and every
girl grows and develops as she enters
into a program designed specifically
for girls of her own age.
Each group of Scouts has it's own
uniform, program and goals = from
the Brownie, age TO, to the Inter-
mediates, 1913, to the time they be-
come seniors. 14-17.
The broad scope of interests held
by Gill Scouts is evidenced in the seven
days of Girl Scout Week.
The week opened Sunday with
Girl Scout Sunday, or Girl Scout Sab
bath for girls of Jewish faith; Mon
day was Homemaking Day and Tues
day Citizenship Day. Wednesday was
Health and Safety Day. Thursday is
INSTRUMENTATION Friendship Day,
and Friday will be observed as Arts
and Crafts Day. Saturday will be Out
Door Activities.
AS our own Girl Scouts partici-
pate in Girl Scout Week they do so
with the full knowledge that time
thus spent is an investment in their
future, an investment certain to pay
off in happier, more useful living when
they become mature women
The women who share their time
and energies today with these young
girls in performance of their duties
as leaders of Girl Scout troops, may
rest assured theirs is a responsible.
worthwhile task and their efforts are
recognized and greatly appreciated by
the girls themselves, their parents and
friends and every citizen who is in
terested in the future of our state and
nation.
A hearty salute to every Girl
Scout and every Girl Scout leader on
their Golden Anniversary!
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constitutional guarantees apply to all
citizens. Some of those who most
loudly proclaim their Americanism
actually are on record as seeking to
eliminate some of these guarantees of
American freedom. So if we are to de-
feat Communism with A~mericanism
we must know what Americanism is
and what its principles are and on
what they are based.
There is another way to confound
and nullify Communism. We can under
stand how its works. We are aware,
of course, of how the Communists try
to make use of poverty, misery and
despair. But it is not generally com
pretended that Communists try con-
stantly to affiliate with all popular
causes. We see them, for example,
agitating for Negro rights. This does
not make the Negroes urge to attain
the ordinary rights enjoyed by all
other citizens a Communist plot. The
fact that some misguided persons fall
into this trap, is of course, very help
full to the Communists. They really do
not wish to see Negroes attain rights,
because they hope to profit from their
Illustration and denial.
We also see the Communist Party
come out in support of federal aid
to education. This does not, of course,
make Communists of the President,
the millions of teachers, educators and
citizens who believe federal aid is
necessary in an adequately supported
system of public schools.
FBI Director j. Edgar Hoover
says in his book Masters of Deceit
that the Communists are neither
liberals, progressives, nor social re-
formers. They adopt these poses in an
effort to win support for themselves
and also to cause uniformed Ameri-
cans to oppose needed reforms and
legislation because Communists have
praised or supported the proposed
measures.
We cannot afford to let Commu-
nists make up our minds for us. Sound,
Informed understanding of American
principles will defeat Communism.
Therefore. what we should really be
teaching is the principles Of our own
country. This is really the most effec-
tive anti-C Communism.
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GAzoni;oh
Girl Scouts Observe Golden Anniversary
March II II

Girl Scouts are celebrating their
Golden Anniversary this week, March
ILL.
Monday, March II, was the birth
day anniversary of this splendid orga-
nization which was founded exactly SO
years ago by Juliette Gordon Low in
Savannah, Georgia.
The Girl Scouts have grown from
II little girls in that first troop in
Georgia to nearly $500, 900 today.
These young people from seven
through seventeen years form a group
from which many leaders of our nation
i'm the future will be taken because n
of the prime purposes of Scouting is to
develop citizenship. Every Girl Scout
promises to ''do her duty to God and
country, to help other people at all
times, and to live by the Girl Scout
Laws"
The training Girl Scouts receive
in their troops throughout the nation
helps them to develop as happy, re-
sourceful girls and women, ready and
eager to serve and share their talents
and abilities with others. not only in
their own homes and communities but
in our nation and the world.
Honor the Past = Serve the
Future is the theme set for the three
year cycle of birthday years which
began October 81, 1860, the Tooth
birthday anniversary of the founder
of the Girl Scouts of the u. S. A. The
cycle will run through the year, the
Golden Birthday, and close in 1863.
The value of the training received
in Girl Scouts cannot be estimated. It
supplements training in the home,
school and church. Frequently it dis
overs talent or skills u~nrecognized
elsewhere and helps develop them. It
stresses unselfish service and citizen
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Guest Editorial
We Must Use Americanism To Overcome Communism

If the class will come to order we
will proceed with the lesson on how
to combat Communism.
1t is a simple truism that since
W. must use what we call Americanism
to overcome Communism. we must
know what Americanism is. We quick
ly learn that it is many things to
many persons. Almost all of us have
our own personal reasons why we
love u country. Our nation has very
special meanings for each of us, and
this really is the way we want it and
the way it should be in any free society.
So this brings US down to a very
necessary decision. Since we cannot
teach Americanism by offering our own
personal love for our country (save by
the example of our lives), we must in
struct through its principles, which are
its articles of faith in the ability of
a people to govern themselves.
These principles are, happily for
us. in written form. The language of
them is simple. The essence of these
principles is the Amendments = es-
pecially, in the first ten. 1t is they
which permit each of us to have our
personal feelings about our country.
We are not in a rigid totalitarian state
which demands exact conformity of
outward and public attitudes and be-
liefs.
The Constitution and it's amend
ments are the most effective weapons
against Communism. We cannot de-
feat it unless we believe in American
ism and the principles of it as set forth
in the Constitution.
Therefore, a good way to teach
anti-Communism is for our students
in the schools at all levels to have
study periods and discussions on the
Constitution and the amendments in
which are the principles of our coun-
try. A shocking number of adults have
never read and studied the magnifi-
cent philosophy of freedom and liberty
contained therein.
This brings us to another impor-
liant and revealing act. A surprising
number of organizations and indivi-
duals most loudly demanding that we
teach anti-C Communism don't really be-
lieve in the Americanism of the Con-
stitution. They deny that some of the
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JOE w. LATHAM TELLS
ANKI

Joe w. Latham, introduced
by H. H. Johnson, program
chairman, spoke at the Lex
ington Rotary Club on Fri
day, and discussed banking
operation.
Comparing the borrower of
today with the borrower
prior to 1880, Mr.. Latham
said, "Our files were filled
with eight percent loans
made in January of each
year. The loan was made and
the interest figured for one
year.
Today the borrower abides
by a schedule made by gov
eminent agencies" He called
attention to the Federal De-
post Insurance Corporation
which insures your deposit
up to $5000.00.
Paul Lindholm, Rotary pre-
sident, announced that twelve
members will go to TchUia
on Monday night for a spc-
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SALES TAX PASSAGE
VOTED DOWN TUESDAY

Tuesday night the House
voted down the three per
cent sales tax bill by a vote
of 81 to SO.
Failure to muster the re-
quired three-fifths of 83 of
those present, lost the reve-
nue. measure after nine weeks
of effort by the body.
The action came after Gov
ernor Conner advocated the
go sales tax, made a person
al appeal to the House and
Senate and requested that a
vote be taken to pass the bill.
Although lit is generally
believed the measure has
been defeated, there is some
talk of reviving it.
The governor is quoted as
saying: "This sales tax has
been called the Conner tax.
Well l did adopt it when
your revenue committees
brought it into the world. but
now the merchants are saying
they wished somebody would
kidnap the baby"
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Barry 6oIdwater Image Not Improved On
'CB5 Reports With Eric 5eyareid
By HAZEL BRANNON SMITH

win. All Americans agree on
this = and we feel our Pre-
sident knows more about how
to pursue this fight than we
do. In fact, we think Presi-
dent Kennedy has made il
very plain that we do intend
to win.
Then the browning touch
was when Senator Goldwater
said on television that he
realized 'you can never have
total victory"
It's time that people who
cry "appeasement" every
time our government holds
conferences with other gov
ernments realize that talking
is one thing and fighting a
nuclear war is another.
And it is on the shoulders
of our President that rests
the responsibility for keep
ing us out of a war in which
even victory would be defeat
and irresponsible talk
from him or other top level
officials, including military
men. could charge the atmos-
phere to such an extent that
war could eventually become
inevitable.
All of us need to do less
talking and more thinking
and praying - including Sc
nator Goldwater.
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TEN YEARS AGO
By Ruth B. Flower

prominent citizens, died at
his home on Monday after
noon at 2:30.
He was 80 years old, the
oldest living member of the
Baptist Church in Lexington,
TIE communities oldest Ma
son and the first county a
gent Of Holmes County. l.
was under his supervision
that the first All Club work
in Holmes County was cur
ried out.
w. H. Corn Club Smith,
who originated the first All
Club work in the United
States often said that it WIS
Mr.. Lundv's interest that
made possible the beginning
of club work in Holmes,
which later grew into club
work on a national scale.
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week were: S 1917, persons
required to buy motor vehi-
Gle tags in county of resi-
dence to be eligible for home
stead exemption = S 1927,
parents responsible for mali
cious mischief of child = S
1929, increase penalty for
trespassing posted land 5
1906. school buses to display
red blinker lights S
ranies be used for rate max
mination fee for lifei insurance
THESE BILLS MADE FL
NAL CLEARANCE in
House or Senate during week,
and unless Otherwise indica-
ted. ready for governors ac-
ton. S 1880, provide medical,
diagnostic. physical restora-
ton and other rehabilitation
services to disabled persons
- H AT, provide gas trans
mission and water system
bonds NAV be combined by
municipalities - H 159, pro-.
vide exnerience both mutual
and stock fire insurance COM
ranies be sed for rate maxi
ino H 284. increase exa-
mination fee for life insurance
arorts from IS to $40 S
1S45. hanks allowed r. close
IN certain days - S 1874,
hanks operate drive-in win
dovs in corporate limits
where bank domiciled = H
80 permit highway patrol
make charge for making CO.
pies certain records { amend
ed. goes back to Senate).
BILLS PASSED BY HOUSE
= included: H 572, increase
cigaret and cigar tax (recon-
sidered earlier defeat, and
passed by vote of 80 to So,
bare thfee-fifths required for
lcontinued on page six)
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LIBRARY
HAS MANY

The Lexington Library had
1858 books borrowed dur
ing 1941, according to records
kept by Mrs. Irene Money,
librarian.
The library contains fiji
teen hundred books, and July
was the most popular month
for readers. December had
the lowest number of patrons.
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500 HEAD LIVESTOCK
SOLD HERE WEEKLY

The Lexington Wednesday
livestock sale, a regular event
for four years. carries an av-
erree Of 500 head each week.
The sale continues unit!
nightfall with a big throng
OF sellers, buyers and pack
ing house purchasers from
many cities.
A few horses and many
mules were sold this week as
tanners have mechanical
farms and it is farewell to
these animals. Some Of which
were sold for $40 and $50.
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CHEST CLINIC BEGINS
AT HOSPITAL MONDAY

A chest clinic will be held
at the Community Hospital
beginning Monday morning,
according to DR.. L. H. Etl-
banks, County Health Direc-
tor.
DR.. Eubanks stated that
plans are made to hold a eli
mic every four months.
There are 80 known cases
of tuberculosis in Holmes
County.
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transfer $500, 900 year to gen.
eral fund, from 100000 -
CD increase insurance pre-
MUM tax, domestic compa-
MES to go and foreign to
3k%, for 50 million - go in
crease sales tax on autos from
NV to 2 %, for So million
- (9) increase sales tax On
contractors from 1h% to 81,
for $2A million - (10) add
sales tax on sales and rental
of machinery to mfgs. of 1%,
for So million = C1) increase
sales tax on whiskey frora
so to 6% wholesale and Sc
to go retail, for $375,O00 =
(12) increase sales tax on
farm tractors from 1% to 30.
for $375,000 - and (13) salrs
tax on cotton bagging and
ties at go, for $500, 900 -
TOTAL OF =
$28 .125, GOO.
IMPORTANT GOVERN
MENT REFORM bill of
week introduced Monday
it's H SGT, an optional courty
unit road system, leaving all
policy making ,s'eciaions in
hands of boards Of supervl-
sors and letting them employ
road manager for carrying
out administration Of county
system Chill has full support
Of MEG. would carry ont a
UNDERSTANDING policy for eff
fic'ency and one on which
plenty of literature is avail
able) - bill now in House
Committee on Roas. Ferries
and Pr;dges - IMPORTANT
SCR 100. to separate offices
of sheriff and tax collector
ard allow to succeed selves,
still in House Constitution
Committee.
AMONG BILLS SIGNED
BY GOVERNOR - during
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LLISON GIBSON

Miss Mary Gibson and Mr..
O.. L. Ellison were married at
$50 on March 9Th, 1882 at
the Pi-esbyterian Mansh in
Canton, with the Rev. Alex
ander officiating.
The bride is one of Lex
ington's popular young ladies
and enjoys a wide circle of
friends.
Mr.. Ellison is one of Lex
sngton's leading and enter
prising merchants. He has
many friends throughout the
county.
The happy couple is at
home to friends in Lexington
where they are being shower
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LIBRARY
E MARCH 18TH

A library will be opened
March 18th in Lexington, un-
der the Durant Library As
ISOLATION, according to Mrs
FELTON, Tate who will be in
charge.
Owing to the large number
of Lexington people patroni-
zing the library in Durant,
local branch service was es-
tablished.