The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-01-04
Holmes Events
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services to the community.
Debt Cleared
All debt was cleared on park
ing meters in Lexington in
March 1861 and in Observance
of this achievement the public
was given a week Of free park
ing in the city. The parking
meters were installed in Febru-
airy 1855 at a cost Of ST. S83 %
and the last payment was made
the first of March 1861.
Lexington's participation in
the Merit Program got under
way early in March with ten
categcries scored. A sign de-
netting Lexington's participation
in Mississippi's Merit Program
for Community Development
was erected on the City Hall
lawn.
Livestock Show
Highlighting the new IN
March was the first annual
Holmes County Livestock Show.
This two-day event featured
many exhibits, booths, about
100 head of livestock, a horse
show, and was climaNed with
the crowning of Miss Frances
Peacock as Livestock Queen.
Receives Honor
In Pickens Mrs. J. D. McKie
was selected as "ClubWoman of
the Year" by the AS You Like
It Club.
In Lexington a we'll known
firm moved to a new location.
Simpson, Stepp and Lott Lum-
Der Company moved from their
China Street location into new
quarters on Telegraph Street.
the building formerly occupied
by Lexington Lumber Co.
In Durant citizens were busy
at this time making plans to
build a swimming pool.
Gym Dedicated
On March % LeXington's
beautiful new auditorlum-gym-
nasium was dedicated in a spe-
cial ceremony. The auditorium
is named for w. B. Kenna, vet
eran school official Of Licking
ton. Chancery Clerk Parnam H.
Williams, long time friend of
Mr.. Kenna, was speaker at the
dedicatory program.
Drives Aided
AS always Holmes County
citizens were active in the var
ious fund raising drives. Begin
ming with the March of Dimes
the Heart Fund Campaign, Can
g Crusade and the Red Cross
Drive. and ending with the
Christmas Seal TB Drive and
the Arthritis Drive.
Welfare Building
Holmes County's qualified e.
lectors voted for serial bonds
for the purpose of obtaining
funds with which to construct
and erect an office building and
a warehouse for the Homes
County Welfare Department.
This same week Holmes
County Sheriff Mrs. Andrew P.
Smith drew commentator for
good law enforcement from the
Grand Jury.
Candidates Named
Holmes municipal candidates
for the May Primary Election
were named in mid-April. Lex
r ington = Mavor. w. B. Kenna;
: Aldermen at Large, j. w. Mo-
!, SEES: Alderman Ward I. George
Bailey: Ward II, Calvin Moore,
Fred Petty: Ward III, Louie B.
Nichols: Ward w. S. E. Henry,
Tom Hollingsworth.
Durant - Mayor, Clarence
Robertson. c.. H. Blanton, Jr..
Leon Engelmann: Marshal, J.
s. Mcbride, Audis Hitchcock,
Zeb Guess: City Clerk. Mrs.
Lucille Truitt, H. H.. Lyon: AL
derman, Joe A.. Johnson. H. A.
Clements. R. E. Irbv, Jr., Ju-
lious Guion. w. c. Landrum,
Fl c. Mcclellan, Ralph McGehee.
Leon Worrell. D. F.. (B~uster)
'Tavlor, Raiford McNear, w. S.
Odom.
Pickens - Mayor, j. T. Gar
land: Clerk, P. c. Hemphil1, AL
derman. Joe Lay, J. R. Calhoon,
Leon Dickerson, E. K. Wright,
D. c. Cook, o. c. Henson, M.
A. Hanna.
Goodman - Mayor, w. A.
Thomas, E. ]. Boyett: Alderman,
i. S. Donald, Jr., Rov McDan-
, iel. J. D. Neaves. N. H. Derrick,
!, Noel Dickerson, D. K. Gulledge.
West = Mayor, G. D. Thorn
! ton. Alderman, Brown Brock,
H. B. Johnson, H. L. Bowie,
! Harvey Brister, J. L. Mason.
: Tchula - Mayor, T. F. Woot-
. en-: Alderman, Ralph Ray. W. J.
> Penn. W. G.. Gwin, Ellis Harris,
!, Z J. Sheppard, Mrs. Sara Baine
M. G.. Bennett, Pate Johnson.
Cruger - Mayor, Robert Is.
O'Reily: Marshal, ]. M. Watt;
Clerk. Mrs. M. w. Estes; Alder
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