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Holmes County herald., 1962-11-01

Two Elections In One Scheduled;
Holmes Voting Officials Listed

The former, HCR No. 80,
would amend the state con-
stitution to 1890 SO as to pro-
vide for a state board of edu-
cation of nine members-one
to be appointed from each con-
greSsional district and one
member from each supreme
court district.
HCR No. 80 would allow the
state legislature to fix addi-
tional qualifications for office
where no other qualification
is required by the constitution
than that of being a qualified
elector.
Then SCR No. 101, which
would provide for the election
of a senator from each of the
counties and for apportion-
ment of the state House of
Representatives and reapport-
comment of the House decen-
nially leach 10 years. there
after.
According to Holmes Coun-
ty Election Commissioners,
j. T. Garland, Frank Hughes,
and Mrs. A. J. Heinrich, the
election officials for the gene
raj election on November 6
are as follows:
LEXINGTON Mrs. Tom
Shepherd, R. O.; Mrs. Thelma
Sharp, Mrs. Joe H. Moore, j.
NJ. McRae, Mrs. Walter Hook
er, W. H. Scott, P. O.
ACONA j. D. Williams, R.
o.; K. F.. Downer, Mrs. j. r..
Booth, Mrs. Y. B. Bruce, Mrs.
K. f. Downer, j. R. Booth, p.
O.
DURANT Mrs. C. M. RAY.
R. O.; w. c.. Martin, ]. c
Hit, Mrs. John Jenkins, Mrs.
John Howard, j. S. Mcbride,
P. O..
Holmes County herald., 1962-11-01
BeIhoven Choir
To Perform Here
Sunday Afternoon

The public has been invited
and urged to attend a pro-
gram of music and testimony
to be presented by the Bel
haven College Choir Sunday
afternoon at the First Presby-
terrain Church in Lexington.
The presentation will begin at
four o'clock, according to the
Rev. Fred Fowler.
The program to be present
ed by the outstanding choir,
under the direction of Henry
Ford, is part of a statewide
observance of Belhaven Col
|lege Day.
Holmes County herald., 1962-11-01
Republican Slate
Writ Yereer Talk
In Lexington

Writ Yerger, State Chair
man at the Mississippi Re
publican Party, will speak in
Lexington on Thursday, Nov
ember s at the City Hall at
|7:30 p. m.
Mr.. Yerger is making a
statewide appeal for conser-
vative support for Senator
Barry Goldwater, (who will
appear in Jackson November
|29).
If you are dissatisfied with
the way the government is
being run now, you are urged
to attend this meeting and
hear what Mr.. Yerger has to
say.
Holmes County herald., 1962-11-01

Sponsor Circus

Monday and Tuesday will
be circus days in Durant. Dur
ing these two days the mer-
chants of Durant are having
appreciation day for their
customers and are bringing
to town for their entertain
ment the Miller Brothers Cir
curama and Animal Wonder
land.
The Animal Wonderland
will be on display all day
Monday and Tuesday in the
business district. This con-
sists of some go animals.
monkeys, snakes, big cats,
elephant, and many more.
There will be two perfor-
mances daily at 4:3O p. m.
and ZOO p. m. with the train
ed animals. There will be a
performing elephant, a dog
and pony act, a monkey and
pony riding act, a trained
dog act, and comedy by Smo-
key, the clown. Admission to
the performance is free, cour-
tesy of the Durant Merchants
participating in circus days.
There will be charges for
pop corn, cotton candy, etc.
and for the Safari train ride.
The ride will be 25c or 15c
with a coupon from the par
ticipating businesses.
Stores will remain open I'm
til 700 p. m. both nights for
your late shopping convenient
ce, with many featuring cir
Gus values for late shoppers.
Holmes County herald., 1962-11-01
Local Farm Bureau
Pushes Amendment

The Holmes County Farm
Bureau is actively working to
muster support for the consti-
tutional amendment to reap
portion the state legislature
which will face Mississippi
voters in a special election
next Tuesday.
Action on the project was
begun Monday night in Lex
ington at a meeting of the
members of the Board of Dir
ectors following addresses by
state representatives Wilburn
Hooker and j. P. Love in sup
port of the measure.
The amendment will allow
for the House of Representa-
tives to be mace primarily on
a population basis with each
county to have a single sena-
tor.
eff this reapportionment
plan does not pass, one which
would deprive our county of
a senator may be adopted"
Rep. Hooker pointed out.
The Importance of a heavy
voter turnout was also stres-
sed by the Lexington legislator
as he noted that 1--WE have got
to get out and vote since 9th
er groups are working against
Holmes County herald., 1962-11-01

Area F. H. A. dignitaries
attending were T. V. Faith
cree, w. H. Merrell, Joe Bull
len, c. G.. Deaton, Fred D.
Mcmillan, Bryan D. Springer.
and Dallas c. Vandevere.
Members of the local office
who were present for the pro-
gram were Mrs. Pat Rayner,
Mrs. Shirley Word, w. H. Oil
yer, and w. M. Dillon, who
will assume duties as MI.
Strider's replacement.
Cont on page 81
Holmes County herald., 1962-11-01

dine Pettus, Mary Ellen Pike,
and Nancy Katherine Foose
will serve as crown bearers
for the court.
Miss GWin will be escorted
by Wayne Self while Miss
Shelton is to be escorted by
Jerry Taylor and Miss Lberto
by James McPhail.
Mrs. V. G. Fite is faculty
advisor for the event.
Holmes County herald., 1962-11-01

WEST Mrs. Walter M.
Brock, R. O.; Mrs. William
d. Brock, A. L. Stevens, III,
Mrs. G. l.. Brock, H. l.. b.
vie, S. G. Campbell, P. O..
GOODMAN T. A. Ousley.
R.. O.; j. G.. Jacob, Mrs. A.
A. Derrick, ST., j. D. Neaves,
George Mitchell, Anthony Nc
Mullen, P. o.
EMORY : S. S. Truitt, R.
o.; Mrs. w. E. Hill, B. S. Ell
lis, Miss Davie Catron, Mrs.
S. S. Truitt, T. l.. Downer, P.
o.
EDSVILLE : j. L. Moor
head, R. O.; F. D. Simpson,
L.. E. Parkinson, Mrs. j. L.
Moorhead, Mrs. T. L. Simp-
son, O. L. Lowery, P. o.
BOWLING GREEN Mrs.
W. c. Sheehy, R. o.; Roy
McNeer, G.. l.. Wilkins, Ralph
D.. Mcclellan, Mrs. Luther P.
Mcclellan, l.. P. Mcclellan, P.
o.
nTrryr>yc
PlCKENS t. o. Buford, r.
o.; Mrs. j. D. McKie, Mrs.
Bernice Simpson, Miss Josie
Burton, Shelby Parker, E. B.
Mcdaniel, P. O.
Cont on page 81
Holmes County herald., 1962-11-01
Walter Strider Hon0red

true as any ever spoken. In
Guided in those present were
state and county F. H. A. Of
flcialS, friends he had helped.
and others who were Just
friends, former associates and
members of his family.
Joe Latham, prominent
Jackson banker and former
Holmes resident, praised Mr..
Strider in an eloquent testi-
monial and noted that he was
retiring himself in the near
future.
Holmes County herald., 1962-11-01
Walden IT PAGES
Mid-Stote Race

Walden High is making hay
while it can. Friday night the
league leaders of the Mid :
State Conference frightened it's
grip upon first place in the
loop by blasting McAdams,
SO.
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Lex
ington dashed Tchula of the
Cont on page 81
Holmes County herald., 1962-11-01

The argument against the
amendment is that increasing
the size of the Senate would
he a considerable expense
item was refuted with the
fact that only 4/1Oths of one
Cont on page s.
Holmes County herald., 1962-11-01
TCHUIA CLUB SPONSORS
A * SALE SATURDAY

The Tchula Garden Club is
sponsoring a Bake Sale Sat-
urday morning at 10 o'clock
at the City Hall.
The public has been invited
to attend what promises to
be a delightful event.
Holmes County herald., 1962-11-01
Il have fought a good fight

Il have fought a good fight.
=. | have kept the faith"
These were the words of
Walter Strider, retiring Fede-
raj Housing Administration
Director here, following an
impressive Appreciation Day
program in his behalf Friday
at the Holmes County Park.
And there wasn't a soul in
the audience of more than
100 that had gathered to pay
tribute to Mr.. Strider who
doubted these words to be as
Papago Indian news., 1962-01-01
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Evening star., 1962-09-29
County Welfare Chief
Comedies IneIigibIes

The director of the Prince
Georges County Welfare Board
concurred today with a grand
jury report advocating closer
supervision of welfare pay
ments.
Virgil A. Hampton, the well
fare director, admitted that
there have been some in
stances" Of welfare checks 60
ing to ineligible recipients.
This has been a matter oi
concern to the board" he
acknowledged.
Closer supervision is impos.
sible now, he said, because the
department has difficulty re-
tanning sufficient manpower
He stressed the need for q
more competitive" salary scale
for caseworkers.
College graduates without ex.
perience are hired as casework-
ers at $4,526 a year, he noted
After a year with the Prince
Georges department, a case.
worker is qualified for EN-
ployment by the Arlington
County Welfare Department al
$5,470.
A caseworker would have tt
work in Prince Georges SIX
years before making $5,050, the
top of the scale.
Evening star., 1962-09-29

Mr.. Hampton said his force
of caseworkers has experienced
a Is per cent turnover since
January.
The county's outgoing grand
jury yesterday submitted its
final report urging an investi-
cation of irregularities" in the
administration Of welfare pay
mentS.
There seems to be definite
room for improvement in in
vestigation procedures used by
the Welfare Department to
determine continuing eligibility
of persons on welfare" the
jurors said.
THE jury has found that in
many instances, persons con-
tinue to receive welfare pay
ments when in fact they are
not entitled to receive them"
The April-term panel de-
clared that the matter should
be investigated through the ap-
propriate State or county au-
thority by an experienced in
vestigative group, and steps
taken to eliminate such pay
ments and any other irregu-
larities that may be found"
1t also proposed a study Of
working conditions and salaries
in the Welfare Department.
Evening star., 1962-09-29
MEMO FROM. THE EDITOR:
Clare Booth Luce Dissects
Kennedy Cuba Policy

"a PROFILE IN INDIGESTION" :. that's what the
Presidents promised profile in courage has become
according to Clare Booth Luce. The Washington
Star publishes her scathing indictment of KennedyS
Cuban policy in exclusive three part series which
starts this Sunday. The sharp-witted playwright
politician ambassador compares the Presidents
words with his actions-and his words of his pre-
White House days with his words today. This series
performs surgical dissection of Kennedys handling
of the Cuban problem that's bound to cause an up
on the New Frontier You can't afford to miss
this bistering attack beginning in The Sunday Star
IMPORTANT FINANCIAL Mutual Funds,
through their appeal to the small investor have
mushroomed into $30-billion industry. The Wash
ington Star this Sunday begins an exclusive six
part series Of articles which explains this fascinating
investment field.
CAN WE BEAT THE RUSSIANS TO THE MOON?-The
Stars This Week Magazine carries exclusive inter-
views with the Nations three top Spacemen on our
chances of winning the space with the Russians
Vice President Lyndon Johnson who heads the space
council NASA Director James Webb and DR.. Wern-
her Won Braun report our long-range space plans
Phone Lincoln $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star., 1962-09-29
Auto Crush Kills
Air Force Man

A 21-year-old Air Force man
from Langley Air Force Base,
Hampton. Va, was killed last
night when a car in which he
was riding skidded and over
turned near Brandywine,
Prince Georges County police
reported.
Police identified the dead
man as Roger L. Finn. Of the
Firty-eighth Fighter intercept
tor Squadron.
Another Air Force man in
the car, Stanley r. Bubka, 81,
also stationed at Langley, was
taken to the Andrews Air Force
Base hospital for observation
police said.
The driver of the car, Johr
j. Avillion, 10, an airman al
Langley, was charged with
reckless driving and man.
slaughter, police said. Mr.. Avil-
lion, who was not injured, tolc
police that he was driving OF
Route 5 about 10:30 pm. wher
he swerved to miss a car tina
pulled out of Burch road.
Evening star., 1962-09-29

An 11-month-old girl. was
rescued from the second-floor
bedroom of burning Kensing-
ton home by an unidentified
paSserby yesterday, fire Of
ficialS reported.
The baby, Georgianna Marie
Price, was trapped in her
mothers smoke-filled bedroom
at 12006 Bluehill road when the
fire broke out about 1::50 pm.
Sergt. David A. Dennis, of the
Kensington Volunteer Fire De-
partment, said.
The mother, Mrs. Dorothy E.
Price, 26, was drinking coffee
with friends on the first floor
of the semi-detached duplex
when she smelled smoke, Sergt.
Dennis said.
Unable to use the stairs be-
cause of the smoke and heat,
Mrs. Price went outside and
climbed a ladder to a porch
roof, while neighbors called
firemen, Sergt. Dennis said.
The mother tried to break
through a window and ap-
parently cut her hand on the
pane, he said.
At that point, the unidenti-
fled man climbed the ladder
and broke the window with his
shoulder, the fireman said.
"As he went through the win
dow, I came through the dool
of the bedroom" Sergt. Dennis
said. HE handed the baby tc
me and we started down the
stairs"
The reScuer, apparantely feel
ing the effects of the smoke and
exhaustion, staggered against
the fireman. causing them to
fall down the stairway with the
baby in Sergt. Dennis arms, but
were not hurt.
The fresh air revived the
rescuer a minute later and he
Evening star., 1962-09-29
Maryland School
Damaged by Fire

A fire Of undetermined origin
caused about $1,000 damage to
the laundry room and ceiling
at the Benjamin Stoddard
School in NARROW Heights,
Prince Georges County, Md,
early today.
Chief John Simpson Of the
Silver Hill Volunteer Fire De-
partment, said six companies
fought the blaze. The fire ap-
parently started in the laundry
room about am.
The blaze destroyed shelves
and damaged three laundry
machines in the windowless
room, according to Prince
Georges Fire Inspector Harry
Webster.
He said there appeared to
be no defects in the electrical
wiring that could have started
the fire, but he declined to list
the cause pending further
investigation.
Evening star., 1962-09-29
Posserby Braves Fire,
Saves Kensington Boby

left without identifying him.
self.
Hes a citizen who can be
proud of himself" Sergt. Dennis
said.
Mrs. Price was treated at
Washington Sanitarium for
cuts on her hands and the
baby was treated for smoke
inhalation and minor burns.
The fire apparently broke out
in a closet in an adjoining
bedroom, he said. Sergt. Dennis
said children may have been
playing with matches in the
closet.
Evening star., 1962-09-29

create a department Of econo-
mic development. Such a de-
partment was set up in Gov.
Tawes' second year in office.
He expressed pride in a Fed
eral project to train unem-
ployed in new skills.
I am frank enough to say
that this program will cost
more than 50 Million" Gov.
Tawes said. "It was not, how
ever. a question of can we af-
ford such a program. Rather it
was a question of can we not
afford such a program
Gov. Tawes also noted that
Maryland in 1862 became the
first State to offer assistance
to a Federal area redevelopment
program.
Evening star., 1962-09-29
Writ to Put Home Rule
On County Ballot Asked

Project Marlboro Home Rule
Charter Committee. Certifica,
ton Of at least 10000 is re-
quired for a referendum on the
proposed creation Of a board tc
write a charter.
In support Of the motion fol
a court order, Mr.. Multi
gan's attorneys filed a 19-page
memorandum setting forth
their argument in detail. TheS
suggested that two issues be de.
cided by the court:
l. Whether the presence Of
one or more invalid signatures
on a petition creates a pre-.
sumption that all others on the
sheet are invalid"
2. Whether the reasons al
legged by the elections board
constitute proper ground" for
invalidating the petition sigma
lures.
The lawyers took issue with
the boards rejection of certain
names because they were not
legible. They cited a recent
Washington newspaper article
accompanied by a fac-simile Of
President Kennedy's "illegible
signature"
I'VE confidently affirm it is
not the law that the Nations
President would not be eligible
to sign a charter board petit
ton in Prince Georges County
were he registered here" they
said.
The memorandum also noteG
that some signatures were
thrown out because the dats
was indicated by ditto marks
conventional abbreviation;
are fully acceptable" thC
writer's declared.
Evening star., 1962-09-29

Maryland-District of Columbia
row F. Strong, president of the
AFL-CIO, land he has assured
us that labor will go all out to
insure an overwhelming Demo-
cratic victory in November"
Gov. Tawes said, "it should
come as no surprise to the Re-
publican Party that labor
recognizes the need for the
continuance of Democratic
leadership.
The Governor cited several
acts enacted on a State and
national level by Democratic
administrations which he said
benefited working people.
He took a swipe at former
Republican Gov. Theodore r.
McKeldin for vetoing a bill to
Evening star., 1962-09-29

The Prince Georges Circuit
Court was asked yesterday to
order the elections board to
certify enough petition sigma
lures to place the home rule
question on the November bal
lot.
Theodore L. Miazga and
Francis x. Gaegler, attorneys
representing Walter F. Multi
gan, filed a motion for the
order on grounds that the
board has no defense" and
that there is no genuine dis
pute between the parties to
any material fact"
A hearing on the motion was
set for Thursday in Circuit
Court at Upper Marlboro.
A hearing on Mr.. Mulligan's
original suit against the elec-
ton supervisors has been sched-
uled for October IL, II, Is and
16 at Upper Marlboro. A count
er suit, filed by Joseph H
Deckman, attempting to keer
the charter issue off the bal
lot, will be heard at the same
time.
Mr.. Mulligan is seeking a writ
requiring the election supervis.
orS to certify the required num-
ber of signatures. The super.
visors have with held certifi'
cation on the ground that ont
invalid signature voids al
others on the same sheet, un'
less proof is provided that tn,
others are valid.
Far Short on ApprOvals
The elections board has ap
proved only 4,278 of the 1890
! .;rr,1a k,,yae e.,tAy,,;f&aI I.xy 4la
Evening star., 1962-09-29

slider waving rules against
sectarian use and use for profit
OF public school stadiums.
DR.. johnson objected stren-
uously to what he termed the
'precipitancy" of the boards
action in moving TO waive the
rules. His point on rules-waiv-
ing only at stated meetings
carried despite argument by
Col. West A. Hamilton that the
stadium decision had been
pending for a year and there
was nothing illegal about waiv-
ing the pertinent rules.
Tentative Plans
The board, however, recon-
mended that Supt. Carl F.
Hansen and his administrators
go ahead and make tentative"
plans with the Catholic League
before the regular october II
meeting.
DR.. johnson urged "the most
thoughtful and deliberate con-
sideration of this matter" add
ing that under what he called
normal board procedures, any
resolution to waive or modify
board rules in the stadium
matter should first be taken
up by the Buildings and Rules
committees of the board.
He also declared that mem
bers should not "be showed up
against the wall" by newspaper
coverage of committee debate
before the board itself took up
the matter.
Another Rebuff
Col. Hamilton, the principal
backer of Catholic League use
of larger-capacity public school
stadiums, moved also to waive
the board rule. But it was de-
cided that he could not make
this motion at a special, un-
scheduled meeting either.
The Catholic League asked
permission to use public schoo
stadiums for possibly a few
games this season. including
the st. Johns Gonzaga game
for which the league is negoti.
ating for George Washington
Evening star., 1962-09-29

High School Stadium in Alex
andria.
Catholic League representa-
tives told a special board COM
mittee last week that league
seating facilities were not
large enough for big crowds
and that member schools want
ed to know the boards position
before planning the 1868 sche-
dule.
Evening star., 1962-09-29
Hume Lauds Tawes
For Stand on Slots

Prince Georges County DEM
ocrats early today heard Coy.
Tawes praised for his anti
slot machine stand by the man
who carried the county while
opposing the Governor in the
primary.
David Hume, who lost his
gubernatorial bid in last Mays
primary, but won Prince
Georges and two other coun-
ties, lauded Gov. Tawes for
standing up under outrageous
preSsures."
While not mentioning slots
specifically, Mr.. Hume left no
doubt in anyone's mind that
he was referring to the Gov
ernor's pledge to work for
abolishment of the machines.
The same pledge was the major
plank in Mr.. Hume's cam
paign platform.
Gov. Tawes spoke briefly to
nearly 800 Democrats shortly
after midnight at a dance at
the Oxon Hill firehouse. His
arrival was delayed several
hours when his car broke down
en- route from a meeting with
labor in HagerStown.
FOresees Victory
The Governor, along with
other members Of the State
Democratic ticket, said there
would be no doubt of victory
in November as long as all
Democrats work together.
Earlier, at Hagerstown, Gov.
Tawes boasted "all labor is
supporting the Statewide
Democratic candidates and we
welcome this support"
The Governors remarks were
made at a rally of. the Brother
hood Of Railroad Trainmen.
The union was one of the first
to support Gov. Tawes for re-
nomination in the Democratic
primary.
Leadership Of the AFL-CTo
had indorsed George P. Ma
honey, one of Gov. Tawes' OPP
ponentS.
Assumes Support
Gov. Tawes told the train
men that since then he had
met several times with Wood
Evening star., 1962-09-29
Auto Injuries FutuI

BALTIMORE, Sept. 20 (AP)
Harry P. Gallagher. II. an
Easton real estate man died
last night at Johns Hopkins
Hospital of injuries he received
when his car ran off U. s.
Route so near Easton and
struck a bridge aoutment.
Evening star., 1962-09-29
DC. Defers Ruling
On Use of Stadium
BY DAVID BREASTED
Star Staff Writer

District School Board decision use of public school
staums by Catholic League football teams will wait
until the boards October meeting because of techncaly.
Board member Mordecai w. Johnson pointed spe-
ca meeting yesterday that rules of the board waived
stated" meetings The Yesterday