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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-15

Levying of the one-cent
municipal sales tax, which
must be approved by a ma
iority of the city's voters,
was decided upon by city Of
fIcials as the most feasible
method of obtaining revenue
to take care of r.eeded street
improvements.
The resurfacing of Spring
Street in Lexington was
POINTED out as the type of
improvement sought for 9TH
or streets in the community.
Cost Of the Spring Street i'm
provement, O. approximately
three-quarters of a mile, was
$l7,300.00. Fur.ds for it came
out of the Water Department.
Lexington has thirty-five
rifles of streets, many of
which are in bad need of
repairs. According to the
plan visualized by city Off
Gals now, the streets to be
improved would be decided
III order of priority based on
traffic count ard condition.
Tentative plans call for the
Board to borrow $150,000 to
5000, 600 or a short term ba-
sis in order to improve as
many streets at one time as
quickly as possible. 1t was
pointed out by one official
mat this plan would be more
economical in construction
cost than improving the
streets one at a time.
In addition, savings would
be effected in maintenance
and repairs for some time,
The official stated.
$17,642.0 90 was spent Last
year by Lexington for street
maintenance and repairs, he.
further .neted.t.
Funds for streets are not
available from ad valorem <or4
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-15
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BY Hazel Brannon Smith

This newspaper commends
Judge Leon Hendrick in the
attest ruling to come on the
Pearl River Valley Water
Supply District. This was in
the form of a writ issued by
the jurist prohibiting the
Board of Directors of the
Pearl River agency from en-
inent domain proceedings af-
fecting the lands of Virgil
Culipher, Jr. Thirty-eight
acres were involved.
The effect of this Madison
County Circuit Court action
is that directors Of the
PRVWSD are goins to have to
snow a specific use for each
parcel of land they seek to
condemn in the reservoir pro-
iect. They cannot institute
eminent domain proceedings
under a general sfor public
use" claim.
Tn is it appears that the
property owners who reside
On or have land within the
prescribed areas that the
loard has authority to take
will have substantial protec-
ton in that "the public in
terest" must be clearly es-
tablished in every case in or
er for the PRVWSD to ac-
quire the properties.
Judge Hendrick ruled that
the use which the directors
would put the properties to
must be clearly embraced
md within the legitimate OBJ
ject of the power conferred.
IN every case the landowner
is to be given the benefit of
The doubt.
In the Culipher case it was
shown the board planned to
use the land later to be
leased or sold to organiza-
tons. Both the Girl Scouts
and Boy Scouts were men,
toned, as well as the Ameri-
tan Legion.
these organizations are
wonderful, useful and fine
hut thew r not nublic," the
Surist proclaimed.
1t is entirely possible that
the PRVWSD may tome back
and acquire the Culipher
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-15
Rites Held Sunday
For Mrs. Sheppard

Funeral services for Mrs.
Mary Weems Sheppard Of
T'chula were held at 800 p.
~. Sunday from the Tchula
BAPTIST Church. The Rev.
10y Raddin, the Rev. Wilson
Ray and the Rev. j. C Wat
son officiated.
Interment was in Odd Fell
lows Cemetery in Lexington
with Southern Funeral Home
IN charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Sheppard died in the
Greenwood Leflore Hospital
On Saturday, February 10th
at AGO p. m. after an illness
of two months following a
stroke. She was SO.
She was a member of the
Tchula Baptist Church for
many years. She was a fine
Christian woman, a former
school teacher, and mother
Cf four children, all of whom
survive her.
Mrs. Sheppard was married
in 1905 to the late Earl Shep-
pard of Lexington, an en-
ployee of Illir.ois Central
Railroad with headquarters
III Yazoo City. Mr.. Sheppard
preceded her in death on No
vember II 1922. Since that
tine she has made her home
n Tchula.
Survivors are two sons,
Eugene Sheppard and Boyd
Sheppard of. Tchula; two
daughters, Mrs. Frank Edna
Frey of Slidell, Louisiana and
Mrs. Ot-ella Duvall of Mo-
bile, Alabama; a brother,
Bill Weems of Durant.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-15
Oman Elementary lnyitationa| Tourney
Set For February TIA AT Hue Gym

The Goodman Elementary
Invitational Basketball Tour.
naOent will be held in the
Holmes Junior College gym
naSium on February 21-22'
o. "a.
Admission for the first
three nights games is TWEEN
ty and forty cents. Admis-
sion to the Saturday night
( mails will be twenty-five
and fifty cents.
Preliminaries
Preliminary games will OPP
en- Wednesday at Goo p. m.
with the Durant girls play
.ng the West girls. At TOO p.
m. Wednesday Durant boys
will meet the West boys. AT
8 o'clock Goodman girls play
Lexington girls; and at 900
o'clock Goodman boys meet
the Lexington boys.
Thursday nights games be-
gin with Coxburg girls play
ing Farmhaven girls at 500
and the Coxburg boys meet
'ng the Farmhaven boys at 7.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-15
Civic Clubs Plan
Hiwoy Welcome Signs

The Civic Affairs Commit
tee Of the Lexington Cham
her of Commerce, with DIR.
Frank E. Houston as chair
man, is spearheading a drive
to erect new welcome signs
10 the three highway en-
trances to the city.
All civic clubs in town
have been contacted for a
contribution to help pay for
the signs. The City. of Lex
ington will also make a size
able contribution. The signs
are to be of concrete blocks,
painted, and will be made by
a local firm.
The committee met Mon
day, February 18th, and. Sc
49, 81
'ected sites where the signs
will be erected. Each club
that helps with financing the
signs will be given space for
their emblem, meeting time
or some acknowledgement.
Other members of the COM
mittee who have worl ed on
this project are Jack Dunn,
Ed Wilburn Hooker, Eddie
Fuller, DIN Dunn, John Mar
tin, Mrs. Tom Cothran and
Harden Erwin.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-15

acreage for a specific use at
2 later date.
But the precedent has been
set that each parcel of land
stands on its own and clear
public necessity" must be
established in every case.
This is justice under the
law in a free society.
While We regard the Pearl
River Reservoir project as a
worthwhile and necessary
measure and in the public
interest, we do not feel that
any individual, board or
group should have the sutho-
tIty to take any persons
land or property under the
claim of public interest and
then resell it Or make it
available to others for profit.
In Communist countries
the people don't have proper
ty rights. The government
confiscates property and uses
it in any way it chooses. 1t
may take from one AND give
10 another, without recourse
Of any kind.
But we do things different
ly under the American free
enterprise system and q DEM
ocratic government which
upholds the freedom and
rights Of every citizen, re-
CARELESS of how lowly.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-15
Arbor Day Program
Friday, Feb. 23rd

An Arbor Day Program
sponsored by the Lexington
Garden Club has been set
for Friday, February 23rd at
1000 a. m. in the w. r Ken
IA Auditorium.
Jim E. Bylsma, local u. S.
Forest Service representative
will serve as master Of cere-
monies.
The entire student body of
Grammar and High Schools
will attend and the public is
invited.
An interesting program is
planned and will be publici-
zed when complete. All Jun
;or Garden Clubs of the city
will participate. Dogwood
trees will be given as door
prizes.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-15
James W. Mcbride
Dies In Burning
House Wednesday
Rites Set Today
For Husband Of
Lexington Girl

James William Mcbride,
husband of a Lexington
beauty shop owner, burned
10 death in a fire of undeter-
mined origin early Wednes-
Cay morning in Durant. He
was Sc.
The tragedy occurred about
3:30 a. M. at a house owned
and formerly occupied by
Charles P. Brother" Durham
en- los East Hays Street in
Curant. The house was COM
pletely destroyed by the fire.
Mcbride had rented the
house from Mr.. Durham a.
bout a week ago. The house
lad been purchased and oc-
cupied lately by Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Mcbride but the
sale contract had beer. re-
scended in December.
A coroner's jury named
by Coroner j. A. White left
It's report open, pending fur
Their investigation of officers.
I'm official of the State Fire
Marshal's office was investi-
eating the case WedEes day.
Rites Set
Meanwhile funeral arrange
ments have been completed
and services will be held
this Thursday afternoon. at
Southern Funeral Home cha
eel in Durant at 200 p. m.
The Rev. Curtis Ellis will Of
f,ciate and interment will be
in Mizpah Cemetery in -Du-
rart.
A native of Attala County,
Mr.. Mcbride was born Oct.
20. 1925. and was a veteran
If World War II.
Survivors include his wife,
Hrs. Sue Breazeale Mcbride,
md ore brother, Freddie. Nc
Bride, both of whom reside
n. Durant.
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Fire Destroys N. Schur Store -.
Durunt And TchuIo
Fire Trucks Help
Contuin BIuze

Destruction of an entire
block of business houses or.
The Square in Lexington was
narrowly avoided Saturday
night when a fire of undeter-
mined origin completely gut
ted the general mercantile
store of Nathan Schur. The
building with its entire con-
tents was a complete loss
The amount of loss as yet UNI
known.
Only the ur-tiring efforts of
Lexington firemen, ably as
sisted by the Fire Depart.
ments of both Durant anC
Tchula, were believed tc
have averted a major catas-
trcphe. Bob McLellan's Tex
500 Service Station ano O. l..
Ellison, or. either side of the
Schur Store, and Browns
Department Store are in the
same block.
Fire Chief Billy Ratkell of
Lexington said he wished to
express the appreciation O.
the Lexington Fine Depart
l1ent for the valuable assist
ar.ce Of Durant and Tchula
firemen. who answered Lex
lngton Marshal George Mus
slewhite's call for help.
The fire alarm was turned
in at GAS p. m. by George
Hathcock. Western Auto AS
sociate Store employee, who
EE -
discovered the blaze as he
Grove around the Square en-
route to pick up his wife,
Mrs. Brenda Winstead Hath
cock, a telephone operator.
A group of Negro boys
were reported to have also
discovered the blaze ard no.
tilted Night Marshals w. L.
Meek, Jr.. and Frank Davis,
who heard the fire siren
sound as they went to turn
continued on page five)
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grades, approximate ages IA
to Is, will be welcome at the
opening to be held Friday
night at 7:30.
The Hornets Nest will be
operated under rules and re-
eulat;ons laid down by mem
.lers Of the board of directors,
composed of the yourg peo-
rie themselves, and discipline
for infraction CT those rules
Will be enforced by the di-
1ectors, with the permission
CT the adult sponsors.
But let it be understood
that this is a Teen Age oper-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-15

Bar.
The center is furnished
with a soft dirk bar, tables
and ber.ches (Which tie boys
rlade themselves and there
will be a refrigerator to keep
lie drinks cold and d juke
box with music, both hot and
sweet.
Some Of the girls made
curtains for the center and
ether furnishings will be adj
ded from time TO time as
l.ceded. &
Young people from the
nin h through the twelfth
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-15
School Music Dept.
Recital Set For
February 10th

The Lexington Public School
Music Department will pre-
sent a senior piano recital
at the Grammar School Au-
ditorium on Friday, Febru-
cry 10th at 7:30 p. m.
Numbers will be presented
by the following students:
Rose Gnemi, Jauwiece
Minis. Betty Miles and Hor-
tense Truitt.
The public is cordially in
,i+ed TO attend.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-15
Hornet Teen Center Dpenis Friday

ation-and the young people
who initiated it expect to
have no trouble from any
che.
While the boys who init
ated the project are very re-
luctant to claim credit, The
Advertiser believes they de-
serve a lot of recognition and
should receive all Of the help
and encouragement they
reed.
Pictured on this page, they
are Mike Daniel. Paul Hale,
larry CHM, Teddy Moses
and Rubber Johnson.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-15
Lexington 70 Vote On Sales Tax
Citizens Asked 10 Approve Measure For
Il Tax Increase; Will Help Build Streets

Qualified electors of the City of Lexington will
be called upon soon to vote on a one-cent municipal
sales tax, levy, expected to yield from $4,000 to $4,000
annually. Monies would be earmarked for city street
improvements. 81
Date for the special election will be determined
at an adjourned session of the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen to. be held Tuesday evening.
Evening star., 1962-04-15
Sunday
P. M.

"THE ROOKIE COP" 1889 Tim Holt 1905
HOLLOW TRIUMPH" l94s. Paul Henreid.
4:oo-5
THE INDIAN FIGHTER" 1855. Western
adventureD An heroic frontier scout tries to
get wagon train through Oregon Territory
belonging to warIike Indians. Kirk Douglas,
Walter Abel, Walter Mattheau and Eduard
Franz. s:3o-7
WINGS AND THE WOMAN" 1912. (Good
bodramaJ Story of Jim and Amy MolIison,
renowned airpIane pilots Anna Neage and
Robert Newton. 1905
"REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE" 1855. (sens-
lively acted story of a teen-agerO James Deans
performance is both touching and exciting
Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo are featured
11:2o-e
"THUNDERING JETS" 1858. (PIenty of good
film clips on supersonc fIyingJ Story of life
among these Air Force men. Rex Reason,
Audrey Dalton Barry cOe. 12:15-4
Mondoy PM.
"sEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE." l947. Philip
Terry 1905
NELL DIVERS" 1881. Clark Gable. 5000
"To THE ENDS OF THE EARTH" le4s.
Thrilling meIodramaO A Government agent
chases narcotics ring around the world
Dick Powell, Signe Hasso. o:oo-5
ORDERS TO KILL" 1859. (Engrossing spy
thriller) Concerninq an American intelligence
agents mission to kill a supposedly French
Nazi collaboration. Eddie Albert, Lillian Gsh
1l:25-o
RINGS ON HER FINGERS" 1912. WELL
played but overdone taIe) girl is conned
into fronting for swindIers. Henry Fonda,
Gene Tierney. 1857
64 The Sunday Stur N Moeozine,
Evening star., 1962-04-15

Z. J.
mystery HOUSE." 1888. Tiresome mystery
full of misleading clues and corpses Dick
Purcell, Ann Sheridan. 1:15-9
Tuesdoy PM.
"THE FALCONS BROTHER" 1912. George
Sanders. 1905
RACKET BUSTERS" 1898. Humphrey Bogar.
500
THE MIRACLE OF MARcELINo." 1855.
tFrench) Pabto CaIvo gives touching
performance as MarceIino little orphan boy
who is raised by monks and is visited by
Christ in miracle Rafael RVelIes. tForeign
Film FestRaI) ll:25-9
WOMAN AND THE HUNTER" 1857. An
unscrupuous woman marries monares
son and then causes him to be convicted of his
fathers murder in order to inherit his fortune.
Ann Sheridan, David Farar John Loder
ll:3o-7
"oUR VINES HAVE TENDER GRAPES" le45.
Warm. moving. welI-pIayed story) Concerns
the love people have for each other in a small
community. Edward C. Robinson, Margaret
o'Brien, Agnes Moorehead l:lo-9
Wednesday PM.
FORTY NAUGHTY GIRLS" 1897. James
Gleason. 1905
"THE MAN FROM COLORADO" 194s. Glenn
Ford 5000
WINNING TEAM" 1852. "a not too con-
vncing fim) Baseball pitcher Grover cIeve-
land Aexander's life story Doris Day, Ronald
Reagan and Frank Lovejoy ll:25-9
THE WILD NORTH" 1852. (He-man ad-
venture drama) About fur trappers and
their many fights. Stewart Granger, Cyd
Charlse. 11:3o-7
STEEL AGAINST THE Sky" l94l. I'm
consequential meIodrama) Bridoe builders
Evening star., 1962-04-15

mystery HOUSE." 1888. Tiresome mystery
full of misleading clues and corpses Dick
Purcell, Ann Sheridan. l:l5-o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-21
Hoffo' S Slender Margins
Are Pleasing to Wirtz

persons who have completed
training under the new man
power training program have
been placed in jobs.
Contended that adequate eco
nomic growth and progress
toward full employment can
not be achieved without SUBJ
stantial tax cuts early next
year.
Said such cuts should bene-
fit both individuals and corpo-
rations, but the emphasis
should be on reducing taxes in
low individual income brackets
to stimulate consumer pur-
chasing.
Predicted that President
Kennedy's order barring dis
elimination in fields Of hous-
ing will not have ANY depres-
sive effect whatsoever" on the
housing industry.
Reiterated his stand that
every effort should, be made
to avoid (federaD participation
in labor) disputes unless it's
absolutely necessary" He con-
coded, however, that it is diff
ficult to follow a general rule
in this field and pointed to his
participation in New York
newspaper negotiations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-21

mains to be done" in solving
the Cuban crisis.
In talking of "unpredictable
events" Mr.. Rusk gave no in
dication that he had in mind
the DEVELOPMENT - announced
by President Kennedy a few
hours later - that Premier
Khrusllchev had promised to
take the Soviet bombers home
from Cuba.
Mr.. Rusk said: I'VE believe
that in this period there are
those on the other side who
have had some sober reflec-
tons. perhaps are making re-
appraisals, although there are
others who obviously are not.
He said Communist China's
invasion of India was "a mat
ter Of grave concern to the
whole world"
Mr.. Rusk spoke shortly be-
fore Peking's announcement
that it planned a cease fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-21

rather than according to a
broad plan.
Whichever was the case, the
Cuba crisis was being virtually
written off. The missiles and
bombers have gone or will go,
it is said the blockade has been
lifted, and Premier Castro has
been given a kind of indi-
rect and qualified no-invasion
promise.
Except for on-site inspection
and a check on incoming ships,
this is all the United States
ever sought or offered.
Efforts to get inspection are
expected to form part Of a
long-range negotiation - with
the United States. at least, re-
Taxed about the outcome.
The only thing that could
upset these calculations, it is
said, would be for Mr.. Castro
to begin shooting down Ameri-
can reconnaissance planes.
In the China-India war, Red
China's action has caused more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-21
PIune Exchanges
Fire With Ground
Battery in Cubu

HAVANA, Nov. 81 (AP). -
Cuban anti-aircraft batteries
fired on a low-flying plane over
a Havana suburb yesterday in
apparent accord with Prime
Minister Fidel Castro's warm
ing against continued United
States surveillance of Cuba.
The plane. presumed by eye
witnesses to be a United States
Navy Neptune patrol plane, re-
turned the fire briefly. There
were no reports of anyone on
the ground or aboard the plane
being hit. The plane flew off
without apparent damage.
The Defense Department in
Washington said it had no in
formation to substantiate the
report.
Witnesses said the plane was
coming in low over the SUBJ
urb of Miramar from the west
when the batteries opened up
1t veered off sharply to TIT
north. AS it crossed open wa,
ter, a Cuban patrol boat a mill
offshore fired at it with ma.
chine guns.
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Youth Refusing
To Sign Job Oath
Gets New Chance

Post Office Department Of
ficials today said a refusal to
sign an oath affirming belief
in God Is not to be considered
a cause for turning down an
applicant for a department job.
Postal officials yesterday
ordered personnel supervisors
at the Silver Spring postal
branch to reprocess the Christ
mas job application of a 81
year-old student who declined
to sign an oatehl which in
cluded the words $50 help me
God"
The student, Andrew c. Teter
of I'll Gist avenue, Silver
Spring, had been told he would
not be given a holiday job un-
less he signed the oath. He
appealed to the American Civil
Liberties Union. which got in
touch with the Post Office De-
partment.
A spokesman at the main
office said notices explaining
the oath taking policy will
probably be sent to the Ma
tons $4,000 postal branches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-21
Rusk Warns Of Events
Affecting World Peace

NEW YORK, Nov. 81 (AP)
Secretary of State Rusk said
in a luncheon speech yesterday,
Il suspect that we are on the
edge of perhaps unpredictable
events that could affect the
peace of the whole world"
He described the moment as
"a period in which some of the
customary patterns of thought
will have to be reviewed and
perhaps reviSed-a process that
will affect governments in all
parts of the world"
He warned, however, in adj
dressing the Foreign Policy As
ISOLATION luncheon that the
leaders of the Communist world
were faced with a fateful de-
cision.
That decision, he said, is
whether to pick up the great
revolutionary responsibility
that is waiting for them the
revolution of peace" s.
Mr.. Rusk said much re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-21
Aerial Survey
To Verify Red
Plane PuIIOut

The Defense Department has
ordered an aerial survey Of
Soviet ships leaving Cuba to
verify the shipment back to
Russia of IL-2S bombers.
This order was announced
today as the Navy moved to
break up the quarantine by
surface ships of Fidel Castro's
Cuba.
The aerial survey will be
carried out by planes Of the
Antisubmarine Warfare Com
mand and. it vas said, the
order is expected to remain in
force at least 30 days.
The end of the quarantine or
blockade was announced by
President Kennedy at his news
conference last night. Orders
went out from the Navy De-
partment at 6:45 pm. to the
task force carrying on the
operation to end the quarantine
and dissolve the task force.
The order sent SO ships with
about $4,000 personnel, includ-
ing Marines, heading for home
ports.
Twenty of the ships will go
TO Norfolk, 10 to Mayport in
Florida and 10 others to various
American ports, including San
Juan.
Three headed for Kingston,
Jamaica, and two for Port-au-
Prince in Haiti. Seven destroy
ers and five submarines we're
directed to Key West for the
Thanksgiving week end.
The c. rier Lake Champlain
and five escorting destroyers
we're asked where they wanted
to go for the week end.
Assistant Secretary Of De-
Tense Arthur Sylvester said
the department is studying the
matter Of Navy personnel re-
tanned on active duty and also
Air Force reservists called to
active duty. and that some de-
cision on these matters might
come during the day.
Mr.. Sylvester said the De-
Tense Department had no in
formation whatsoever to sub
stantiate a report out of Ha-
vana that a Navy Patrol plane
had been fired on and had re-
turned the fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-21
Red Backdowns in Cuba and India
StartIe and Amaze u. N. Diplomats

pulled back-and the whole
picture has been transformed.
Some delegates questioned in
U. N. Hobbies. believed the two
cases were connected, and that
they reflected a victory by Mr..
Khrushchev over his more bel
ligerent and venturesome oppo-
sition, both in Havana and in
Peking.
1t was speculated that a de-
cision has been made in Mos
COW to seek a period Of relaxa-
ton in which the Soviet Union
could rebuild its crumbling
agriculture, strengthen and re-
centralize its industry, and at
tempt to restore the EaSt-West
balance of military power.
According to this theory, both
Picking and Havana have
agreed, or been forced. to toe
the coexistence line.
Other diplomats felt the
cases of Cuba and India we're
separate, and that they were
being handled pragmatically