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The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07

The threat of police action in this
letter is nothing short of shocking.
What this city official is saying, in
effect, is that if the vote of the con-
gregation does not conform to the
policy of the city, and if action is taken
in conformity with the vote, then the
city will exercise it's police powers in
the church.
Had this church voted overwhelm-
ingly for allowing Negroes to join in
worship, and had Negro in fact been
invited by the minister to a worship
service, the letter quoted above i'm
plies that such a Negro could be the
subject of arrest by the police, and if
the minister would protest in view of
the congregations vote, the minister
too would be subject to arrest.
Perhaps this is not what the city
official means to say. Subsequent
actions, however, do not inspire con-
fidence in the commitment of city and
police officials Of Jackson to the sys-
tenn of separation Of Church and State.
Is it mere coincidence that the
White Citizens councils declared in
tentions to save the churches has been
paralleIed by overt action on the part
of city officials to interfere in church
matters?
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07
NEW PLANT TO
OPEN AT SLEDGE

Gladin Manufacturing Cor
poration, manufacturer OF
mems and boys casual trou-
sers. has located a branch
plant at Sledge and will be-
gin production this month.
Initial employment will be
35. but some 100 will be en-
ployed by the end OF the
first years operations. 'ac-
cording to company officials.
The new plant will occupy a
$500 square foot building,
and expansion plans for the
property are now being con-
sidered.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07

The church arrests in jackson are
cause for great concern. In sense the
matter is one which pertains only to
the denominations involved. The area
Of concern is broadened, however, be-
cause the police power of the city is
overstepping it's bounds to an alarm
ing degree.
A letter was sent recently from
the office of a city official to all the
members of local church. The letter
was in reference to congregational
vote on a proposal to allow Negroes to
attend "any or all'' of the church's
activities. The city official states in
his letter: when the votes are count
ed if there is minority voting against
a, mixed audience, and when it becomes
a reality. this will constitute, in all
probability, disturbance. This we are
going to prevent. If anyone comes for
the purpose of creating disturbance,
we are going to ask them to kindly
move on, if they refuse, we are going
to have them put under arrest. = If
and when this event occurs, anyone
(regardless of their official capacity
interfering with any officer of the law
performing his duty will also be
handled according to the law
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07
RESEARCH MAY POINT
WAY TO MORE
PROFIT FROM OYSTERS

A by-product of the oyster
industry may prove to be an
economic boon to Mississippi
oyster packers. Shells from
ovster-packing companies are
now being used mainly as
fill for roadbeds. at little pro-
fit to the industry. According
to preliminary findings OF
scientists in the Research In
stitute Of Pharmaceutical
Sciences at the University of
Mississippi. these mountains
Of calcium-pscked shells NAV
be worth millions of dollars
over a period of wears to the
rharmacantical industry DR.
rharlcs w Hartman dnan of
III, TTnivprsifv Of MisSisSiD-
ri'c cchnn1 of Pharnacv ns-
tir,ata that ot arv nra +irna
during the year there is about
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07

support.
Parents of those enrolled,
along with the general pub
lie, desire that Mississippi's S
education program be among
the best. The value Of edu-
cation is generally accepted.
That is one reason there are
so few squawks from those
paying taxes to support it at
all levels.
Needs in education, like
needs in transportation, man.
ufacturing and other fields,
change. They have changed
in Mississippi. An example
is that today we have only
$50 school districts, whereas
a few years ago the number
was near 5000.
Perhaps one of the most
pressing needs for change to-
day is in the field of voca-
tional education "A y o n Z
looking at the states pro-
gress in industrial develop
ment is bound to agree with
the Mississippi Econo m c
Council policy statement that
EDUCATIONAL agriculture and
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07
LAUREL FIRM
ADDING 100 MEN

Approximately 100 employ
ees are being added to the
Laurel plant of the Masonite
Corporation during the quar-
ter ending September 30, ac-
cording to company sources.
The increase was brought on
by reently completed new
construction at the cornpany's
Ten1pering Plant. Masonite,
one of the states largest in
dustries, employs more than
5000 at its Laurel plant and
produces type of board pro-
duct from Mississippi Fores-
try products.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07

100000 worth Of syster shells
on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
if they are used as roadbed
fill. But if these same shells
were processed for use by the
pharmaceutical industry, they
would be worth several times
this figure" he said. DR..
Hartman explained that the
shells are almost 100 per cent
calcium carbonate and that
there are at least 40 uses for
medicinal calcium in the
pharmaceutical industry. Pro-
cessed to medicinal grades,
the shells might sell for 500
to $500 ton, he said.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07
EPHHA1M COHEN BUYS
HOME FROM GILLIAN

e Cohen purchased the
home occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. N. p. brennan in West
End which belonged to Mr..
Hal Gillian. The new pur-
chase is one of the handsorn-
est houes in the) citv. built OF
brick. and has all modern
conveniences. The new own
ers will occupy the home
sometime in January.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07
PASCAGOULA PIPELINE
NOW IN OPERATION

The Pascagoula Refinery
recently delivered its first
finished refined products over
the Plantation Pipe Line
Company's new II inch pro-
ducts line to Collins, where
it joins the main Plantation
Pipe Line system. The first
refined products pumped ov-
err the pipeline will be kero-
sene, followed by diesel oil
and finished gasolines. This
system will be in continuous
operation from this date on.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07

j
Marking the l07th AnniYer-
sary Of the First Baptist
Church in Lexington, Wed
nesday night, October l4th,
four new deacons were or
dained and a church supper
Of barbecued chicken was en-
joyed by members Of the
church.
Deacons ordained were T..
B. Nichols, Tandy Stepp, Yer
non Hathcock and 90 "A.
Cleveland.
The Rev. c. M. Day of Du-
rant preached the ordination
sermon. Due to a fire many
years ago that destroyed most
Of the early records, the his
tory of the church is rather
z <
meager.
The church was organized
September |, 1916 with ~
charter members. Of these
members, only two families
have living relatives in the
church today. They are Otho
Beall and Mr. and Mrs. John
Garland.
Other charter members
were Daniel w. Beall, Abner
v. Rowe, Nathan B. Hooker,
Thomas Wright and Rebecca
Noel Sutton.
Pastors down through the
years were Rev. Dupree, Rev.
Ben Hodges Williams, ]. 7.
Freeman DR.. Lyon Bailey,
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07

of the grain elevator, said
the bonus is paid on the bas-
is of one-fourth cent on each
bushel of grain handled after
the first 32,500,000 bushels.
The elevator rate so far this
year is even higher Rogers
said. In another development
concerning the Pascagoula
port, the u. S Army Corps OF
Engineers, in its latest an
nual report, said that the
port led all other Mississippi
ports in water-borne COM
merce. Some 2,350,080 tons
were handled at Pascagoula.
GreenviIle ranked second
with 1.198,891 tons, followed
by Vicksburg with 1,138,O73
tons. Natchez with 656, ,180,
.Gulfport with 321,834 tons,
and Biloxi with 162,409.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07
JOHN KIMBRoUCH
SHOWS CORN POPPED
IN HIS FIELDS

There have been reports OF
corn popping in the fields
due to the extreme hot wea-
ther This actually happened
in Lexington and did not be-
come known until the corn
was gathered.
John Kimbrough, son of
Professor and Mrs. J. M.
Kimbrough, this city, gath
cred his popcorn last week
which he had planted in the
garden at their home in West
End. He found several ears
that had popped on the cob
and brought same to The
advertisers office, Nwhere
many have seen it.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07

Dave Holdman, j W. Bose
man, Rev, Ton1linson, Rev.
Sims, A. v. Rowe, W c. Lat
inner, A. P. Pugh, R. L. Allen
Is. E. Thornton and e. 3.
Butler.
Al In 1900 the church called
the Reverend ]. #. Tul. 9th
er pastors included c. T.
Kincannon, T w. Green, DR..
Fcnderburk, Cleveland Kiser,
E. T. Mobberly, J. H. Hooks,
N. A. Edmons, H. L. Martin,
j H. 9Kyzar, .Judson Chastain,
Homer Robertson, Lester =.
Burnette and the present pas
tor, Rev. P. D. Bragg.
I The lot where the present
church now stands was given
by Otho Beall. HIS descend
ants in the church are Walter
Hooker and his daughter,
Helen Hooker, Mrs. Julia
Beall Watson, Editors cor
rection, the name is "Wa-
ton'.) Mrs. Mary Beall Nj
chols, and the Nichols two
sons, Hugh L. Jr.,. and Louie
Beall Nichols. Other descend
ants of Mr.. Beall are living
here but are members OF
other churches. Mrs. 2. n.
Shaddock and her daughter,
Mrs. w. D. Wilson are des-
cendanta Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Garland The lot used
for the pastorium was given
by William Thomas in 1886.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07
INVESTMENT GROUP
VISITS STATE

Twenty-nine representatives
of west coast security and in
vestment institutions visited
Mississippi this month as
guests of the Mississippi Pow
er & Light Company. This is
the tenth year that MP&L, in
cooperation with its parent
company, Middle South Uti-
lities, has brought such a
group to the state. The group
met with community and
state business and civic lead
ers in Jackson, air-toured
western M is sippi and
lunched in NatcheZ.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07
THIRTY YEARS AGO

thing after his chickens. Grab
bing his flashlight. he ran out
to see what it was, and IN
his. haste ltripped over a wire
stretched across the yard that
spilled him in the mud. He
continued his trip however
and found an opossum had
seized a hen by the foot and
was trying to drag her away.
He shook the varmint from
the hen and put him IN a
strong box to attend to n
later. =
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07
-ALFRED A. PORTER. JR.
I'M MIDDLE EAST

Staff Sergeant Alfred a.
Porter, Jr., son Of Mr.. sand
Mrs. "A. "A Porter Of Durant,
formerly of Lexington, is now
in the Middle, East and writes
home often. His sister, Mrs.
Is. l. ..Barth recently received
the following letter:
My Dear Sister:
Will try to answer your
fourrlast letters that piled up
on me while / was away. !
have fifteen. to answer. \
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07
COLUMBUS PLANT SHIPS
FIRST PRODUCTS

Ames American. Columbus,
shipped out its first product
since the completion of its
plant at tn e Columbus
Lowndes Industrial Founda-
tons park recently. The in
dustry. a subsidiary of Al
bany Felt Company, turned
out a recovered two--ton roll
ler of a type similar to those
used by paper mills. The
company will be in full pro-
duction in a few weeks, ac-
cording to plant manager
George Marsanskis.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07
A SUGGESTION

Many are expressing dis
approval Of using our temples
OF worship as places OF busi-
ness advertising.
1t is fdistracting to the
young, therefore harmful.
Our sanctuaries when put
to secular usaaes is repue-
nant TO everv sense OF reli-
s76hs worship. HIetsHa AdYo-
cates 1 reform and 'l1us1ors our
Saviour by savoidinp every
''appearance of inconsistency.
An Observer
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07
pAscAcoULA PORT
ACTIVITY UP

The Louis Dreyfus Corp,
leaseholder on the Jackson
county grain elevator. has
paid the county a bonus ct
almost $50 900 as partial full.
fillment Of the corporations
contract with the countv
which calls for a base an
nual rental and 4 borns IN
business over a certain vol
ume. w. r. Rogers mana0er
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07
FRANK .HATHcOCK IS
NOW IN SICILY

Sgt. Frank Hathcock has
Been overseas nearly a year
now, having gone over last
November. A recent letter to
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
L. Hathcock said he is in
Sicily on a rest stop. He has
been in North Africa most OF
the past year. His many
friends will be glad to know
that heiis getting along fine.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07
ROBERT STEPHENSON IS
PLAYING IN FT WORTH

PLAYING IN FT. WORTH
Robert Stephenson, who IS
playing with the Dave Har-
mon Orchestra, at the Black
stone Hotel in TT. nth, may
be heard over radio on Wed
nesdays and Fridays at lO:45
to- IL p. m. and every day at
12:45 p. m, Fl. Worth Station,
WBAP. Robert has estaD-
lished quite . record for his
trumpet playing, and his
many friends in Lexington
are proud of the career he has
chosen with an orchestra.
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07
Mississippi Register i
Cause For Concern

(Te Register Catholic weekly which rcu
the The Catholic Church opn door,
Catholic churches This editorial
appeared The Register will be of interest
reade - The Editpr)
The Lexington advertiser., 1963-11-07
The Lexington Advertiser
Thursday, Nov. Z, 1863

HAZEL SMITH Mrs Walter Editor and Publisher
Thursday Subscription Rates: Any
Holmes
Entered Is Office Lexington Mississippi
Evening star., 1963-02-01
Secretary ellis
Of Being Raped
At Knife-Point

A 2l-year-old secretary re-
ported she was raped at knife
point early today in an apart
ment near the Brightwood area
of Northwest Washington, po-
lice said.
Sex Squad detectives said .he
woman, mother Of a 5-year-old
girl. said she was awakened
about 4 am. by an intruder in
the bedroom of her ground
floor apartment.
The man. she told police,
threatened to harm her child
who was in the bed beside her
She said she was forced to ac-
company the intruder to an
other room. where the attack
occurred.
Police said the man appar-
emily entered the apartment
through a window. He was de-
scribed in a police lookout as
a white man, about %. well
dressed, 5 feet 8 inches ir
height, weighing about l5C
pounds The 21-year-old woman
said he wore gloves most OF the
time he was in the apartment
Evening star., 1963-02-01
Lawyer Dies
InCubin John
BridgePIunqe

Joseph A. Mcdonald, SO, a
Washington attorney, plunged
$50 feet to his death from a
narrow bridge over Cabin John
Creek near Glen Echo, Md,
today, Montgomery County po-
lice reported.
A woman motorist notified
police that she saw a man
run along the red sandstone
bridge on Macarthur blvd.
near Wilson lane and jump over
the side about 9 am.
Mr.. Mcdonald, a commune
cations and copyright lawyer,
lived at $500 Elgin lane, Be-
thesda. with his wife and two
of their three children. A mar
ried daughter lives in st. Louis.
Mr.. Mcdonald, whose law
office was at 1910 Nineteenth
street NV, came here from
New York about five years ago
He was graduated from Ford
ham University in 1928 and re-
ceived his law degree from New
York University in 1929.
Evening star., 1963-02-01
GSA FILES PLEA
TO PRESENT DATA

The General Services Admin
istration has asked the United
States Court of Appeals for per-
mission to present evidence
against the proposed d. c.
Transit System fare increase in
hearings being conducted by
the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Commission.
The commission is consider
ing d. c. Transit's application
to abondon the present 20-cent
token fare for a straight 25-
cent fare.
The Federal Government. on
behalf of the General Services
Administration and other ex-
ecutive agencies. said in its re-
quest filed yesterday that the
commission had twice turned
down its applications to inter-
vene in the present fare hear
ings on the grounds that the
applications we're filed too late.
The Government said that it
is a proper party ID the COM
mission hearings because 1T
purchases a large quantity OF
D. c. Transit tokens for local
transportation of employees on
official business"
Evening star., 1963-02-01
MEMO FROM THE EDITOR:
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The War We Never Fought

THE STORY OF THE MILITARY UILD-UP FOR THE
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which starts In The Star this Sunday. Star Colum-
mist Fletcher Knebe prepared this gripping account
Of our military machine moving into high gear to
deter Soviet atomic attack It's the inside story
the war we never fought.
RAILROADS IN THE SKY-Someday soon you may zip
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over "Empire"-see the new Keely smith-and read
complete program stings and movie previews for
the week.
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Evening star., 1963-02-01

Judge David l.. Bazelon and
Judges Henry w. Edgerton.
George T. Washington and J.
Skelly Wright.
Dissenting Opinions
Judge Walter NJ. Bastian
wrote a dissenting opinion on
the merits of the case which
was Joined in by Judges Wilbur
K Miller and John A. Danaher.
In a separate dissenting opin-
ion, Judge Warren E. Burger,
Joined by Judge Miller. said,
without considering the merits
Of the case, that the court
should just have taken judicial
note that the entire matter of
future rates" is now before the
area commission where all
these problems can be re-exam-
ined."
The parties In the current
case we're given until February
10 to tell the court what reme-
dies should be ordered to
carry out the opinion.
No matter who takes action,
the Appeals Court, or the
lower District Court or the
PUG. (on remand from the
higher court. the action is
bound to have an effect on the
outcome of d. c. Transit's cur
rent application for a fare in
crease before the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Com
mission.
I'VE will have 10 consider
whatever judgment is rendered
by the court" declared Chair
man Frederick j. Clarke of
the WMATC after reading the
opinion.
Evening star., 1963-02-01
Muslin Held
Guilty in
Lorton Case

A self-professed Black Mus
lin was convicted today in the
Federal Court at Alexandria Of
attacking a guard at the Fed
eral Youth Center at Lorton
with a chair.
Judge Oren r. Lewis de-
ferred sentencing Of James Ed
ward johnson. %, pending a
probation report.
During his trial, johnson de-
MED striking the guard with
the chair but admitted to start
ing a fist fight with the officer.
johnson was accused of as
saulting officer Rodney D. Cas-
sidy last June l6 with a plastic
and metal chair.
Mr.. Cassidy was unable TO
appear in court today because
he was sick, but the court ac-
cepted a statement from him
saying that Johnson had used
a chair in the assault.
Two other guards from the
Youth Center testified earlier
that johnson told them the day
before the attack he wanted To
join a fellow Black Muslin
Charles Monroe, in the Control
Center, where prisoners are put
for extra punishment. Capt
Robert A. Boyd and 1t, Jacob
L. Holland both said johnson
threatened to commit some act
in order to be moved into the
center.
Two more guards, Joseph j
Stevens and Eddie Lee Brooks
said that when they responded
to Mr.. Cassidy's call for help
they found johnson holding a
chair in the room.
Evening star., 1963-02-01

lengthy debates similar legis-
lation had produced in recent
years.
Opponents of the measure
apparently decided to make
their stand when the bill comes
up for final action in the House
next week. However, admins
tration leaders predicted that
even then there will be little
debate.
The bill before the House
was one which emerged from
the Judiciary Committee yes
terday only a shadow of it's
former self. Twelve counties
exempted themselves from the
bill. This means that If it fl
nally gets through the Legis-
lature it will apply only to IL
counties and Baltimore City.
Passage Predicted
The legislation has strong
support from Gov. Tawes. who
failed by one vote to get a sim
liar bill through the Legisla-
ture at a special session last
March.
Administration leaders are
predicting the measure will be
approved by the House without
much trouble and stands a good
chance of passing the Senate
Backers Of the bill did not
object to the exemptions. They
figured that If the protesting
counties we're not allowed to
withdraw. the bill had little
chance of getting through the
Assembly.
Eight counties OF the rural
Eastern Shore exempted them
selves. So did Anne Arundel,
Calvert and st. Marys in South
ern Maryland and Garrett
County at the western tip of
the State.
The bill would cover one Of
the major Maryland trouble
spots. the Route 40 corridor
where racial incidents involving
African diplomats have en-
barrassed the State Depart
ment. The corridor runs
through Cecil. Hartford and Bal
timore Counties. Cecil is the
Evening star., 1963-02-01
FREER SEX STANDARDS?
Women Deans Not Sure Problem Is GROWING

our society are changing. II is
a change In the social. and not
In the campus picture. I am
not in a position to say affirm
atively that 1t has changed.
Il think 1t is a social prob
lem. and I'm not sure that
adding a course in college on
sex education would be the
answer TO IT,"
Dean Floye Dumas, Marjorie
Webster College: I'VE are a
very small college. We are so
very close 10 our girls that we
have great deal Of supervision.
guidance and rapport. / don't
believe we have any problems
other than the normal ones that
occur In a group OF 400 girls.
Little Change Suspected
II don't believe there has been
any very great change In stu
dent sex behavior. We try TO
offer a sound basis OF sex edu-
cation through such courses as
marriage and family. psyche
logy and health. We find the
girls very receptive.
Il do think girls are inclined
TO marry very much younger.
Perhaps one thing is that many
boys are going overseas. As one
girl said. Who knows. we may
not be here 10 years from nov
There Is. maybe not a feeling OF
insecurity. but certainly a sort
OF wonderment and apprehen-
sion about the future. In the
last few years. more girls have
been marrying during the fresh
man year than seven or eight
years ago, and with he consent
Of their parents
II think having survived any
trends IN behavior. which prob
ably are more pronounced IN
high school, they are pretty well
settled for these two years"
Sister Bettina. Dumbarton
College II think II would be
the unusual college student who
wouldn't have faced these prob
lens before she got TO college
Il think Il is more a Job Of
oolstering and accomplishing
good values that can be done at
the college level. The college
woman Is usually putting off
marriage. and therefore a
course IN marriage Is valuable"
Evening star., 1963-02-01

only county of the Eastern
Shore to stay in the bill.
Two other major pieces of
legislation are ready for de-
cisive action today.
Legislation designed to
strengthen higher education is
scheduled to be moved to the
Senate floor after approval
yesterday by the Education
Committee.
Final action may be taken
in the Senate on a bill to
abolish the unit system Of vot-
ing in primaries for Statewide
offices. The bill has passed the
House.
3-Branch System
The higher education bill
which won Senate Committee
approval is legislation imple-
menting the Curlett plan which
calls for a three-branch sys-
tenn Of higher education-con-
sisting Of the University of
Maryland. State liberal arts
colleges to be created by con-
verting existing teachers COL
leges and junior colleges which
would be expanded under the
Department Of Education.
The Senate Committee wrote
several changes into the ver-
sion submitted to the Legis-
lature.