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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17
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Mississippi newspapers general
ly speaking, are well aware of the de-
signs of those who would stifle and
kill a free press - but the knowledge
of what has happened to those few
editors who have opposed the Citizens
Councils is not conducive understand
ably to making an editor eager to stick
his neck out.
Many people throughout Missis-
sippi are today aware of these dangers
= that some have already lost their
freedom and others are rapidly losing
it = and many of them want to do
something about it.
What can the people do to keep a
free press in communities fortunate
enough to have it? What can the peo-
pie do to encourage editors to speak
out for freedom and against those
power-seeking pressure groups which
would enslave us if they could?
And make no mistake, they will
eventually control every facet of our
lives if they can the press, u
schools, colleges and teachers, u
churches and the clergy, our business
and professional lives and organiza-
lions, yes, and ever our social and
private lives.
This every man and woman can
do.
-
You can read and support those
newspapers which safeguard your
freedom. You can patronize the adver-
Using firms who advertise in those
newspapers. If the business firms you
support with your money do not adj
vertise in your paper, ask them to do
SO - and keep on asking them to adj
vertise in it. If you are a business man
with goods and service to sell, you can
invest your advertising dollars in a
way to safeguard your own freedom
and that of your friends and customers
to live as free people in a free state
with freedom of thought, action and
conscience = free from the dictates
OF any pressure groups.
You may be very certain that
those craving for personal and politi-
cal power over you and your home
are never asleep. Even now they are
busily engaged in gnawing away at the
very foundation of our free society -
the free press of Mississippi.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17
SHIRLEY FAYE BEARD
MARRIED AUGUST GOTH

Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Beard
of Black Hawk announce the
marriage of their DAUGHTER,
Shirley Faye. to Harold Fish
or Sanders. son Of Mrs. Mary
Fisher Sanders and the late
Mr.. B. B. Sanders of Cola.
The wedding was solemn
lied at the Methodist parson-
age on August 80 with the
Rev. H. l.. Smith officiating
in the double ring ceremony
i'm the presence of close rela-
tives and a few friends.
Mrs. Pepper Tidwell at
tended her niece as matron
of honor. and Mr.. Tidwell
served as best man. The cou-
pie are making their home
in Black Hawk.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17
&dlzonial Page ~ : q
National Newspaper Week
A Free Press And The Citizens Councils

Newspapers make a BIG diff
ference in peoples lives"
This is the theme Of National
Newspaper Week now being observed.
If the white Citizens Councils
have their way, the free press in Mis-
sissippi will be destroyed - and with
it the liberty and individual freedom
of all Mis~sissippians - because a free
press is the first and last defense Of
any free people.
The right to dissent from the
Councils has already been lost by the
average citizen of the state through
wholesale intimidation and fear. Few
people today dare speak their convic-
lions publicly = especially if they are
in conflict with Council ideas and OBJ
jectives. Look around you and see if
this is not true. Examine your own
heart.
The hierarchy of rulers in this
totali~tarian-like organization permit no
deviation from its official line = and
those who believe in and stand for the
traditional American concepts of hui
man liberty, dignity and decency, do
so at their own peril.
Economic boycotts, unbelievable
i~ntimidations and inhuman pressures
have been the lot of the few who have
refused to bow down to the Councils.
This has been especially evident in the
past nearly four years when the pro-
fessional and top leadership of the
Councils has worked closely with the
state government. The same policies
will undoubtedly continue under the
new administration if the present
Lieutenant Governor. a card carving
member of the Council, is elevated to
the governors chair.
IF the Citizens Council leaders,
working with state political leaders
can intimidate a free press in the state,
the people cannot and will not know
what is happening. And their freedom
will be gone before thew know it. This
is what we have been telling our read
ers for MANY years, as most of you
know and now recognize.
An#unrestricted flow of free IN
formation is absolutely necessary if
the free people of Mississippi are to
survive.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17
MARVIN (SHINE) SHANKS
PROMOTED TO SERGEANT
IN AUSTRALIA RECENTLY


Marvin Shanks. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. D. F. Shanks of
Lexington has recently been
promoted to Staff Sergeant
in the u. S. Army in Austria
liza where he is a member Of
the military police outfit. He
left the states in January,
1912, and has been in Austria
liza since that time.
Young Shanks, popularity
known as "Shine", entered
the service in November, 1910
with Battery B of the Mis-
sissippi National Guard. He
trained at Camp Banding,
Florida and several other
camps in the States before
being sent across.
In his letters home he re-
ports splendid health and re-
Gently said he had found sew
eral fellows from home in
Australia. and felt consider
ably better after meeting
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shanks have
two other sons in the service,
Pvt. Vaudrell (Bud) Shanks.
who is with a station hospi-
tai unit in Fort Lewis, Wash
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17
District Two
Community Hospital
WHITE PATIENTS

WHITE PATIENTS
Mrs. Eudora Stonestreet,
Durant
Mrs. Ethelyn Jenkins, Sal
lis
Joseph w. Guess, Durant
Mrs. Effie Harvey, Durant
Patricia Fay Moss, Good
man
Mrs. Ralph Ellington, Du-
rant
Mrs. E. E. waddell, Durant
J S. Mcbride, Durant
Mrs. Jack D. McElroy, Uti-
ca
Mrs. Dave Robertson, Sal
lis
D. M. Barrance, Durant
Carson eagle, Durant
Mrs. James H. Mcclellan,
Durant
Baby Boy Mcclellan
Mrs. Annie E. Blackwell,
Durant
Mrs. j. j. Porter. Goodman
Mrs. Gertrude Robertson,
Sails
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17

America Helen, who is ma
joring in Secretarial Science,
is also al HJC Cheerleader.
From Lexington comes
Sophomore Maid Dona Kaye
Pierce, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tucker Pierce. Dona
Kaye is a All All Star, Hol-
mes Starlette and a VIVA
member. AT Lexington, the
lovely Home Economics ma
jor was in the Homecoming
Court and a school beauty.
Dona Kaye plans to continue
her education at MSCW.
Karen Morris, Freshman
Maid, is a graduate of Cen
trail High School, Jackson.
She attended Gilfoy School of
Nursing and Kinds Junior
College before coming to
Holmes. Karen, whose guard
ian is Paul N. Nunnery, was
President of the Gilfoy Fresh
man Class. At Holmes, the
Elementary Education Major
is a member of the Choir and
Starlettes.
Bettye Pepper. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Pep
per. is from Canton. AT Cam
ton, Bettve was a member of
the c Club. Library Club
and participated in Track.
Bettve, who is a cheerleader
at Holmes, is an Accounting
Major -.
The high school maids on
the court are Susan Cox and
Merle Ann Owen. both of
Pickens. Susan. the dauphter
IF Mr.. and Mrs. James Cox,
is a senior and Merle Ann.
4 junior is the dau0hter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. +. Owen.
Activities at HJC on Home
cominp Day begin at 2::30 o.
m. with registration in the
new McMorroueh Library. A
dinner. followed bv a meet
ing of the Alumni Associa-
tion will beein at $50 in the
now cafeteria The queen and
her cnl,rt will he presented
# 7.3n followed by the foot
ball game at 800.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17

DARN and Cantonese. Fully
SO per cent of the people are
Chinese.)
The situation in China to-
day is such that it could
break down any time, the
Andersons' believe.
The Com munists have
failed to feed the people and
to win the hearts of the
Chinese youth, DR.. Anderson
said.
"They have also failed to
destroy the basic background
of the Chinese culture, the
respect long held for their
elders. for the happy mean,
the Individual and family
life" he continued.
The Communists cannot
destroy Christianity with the
Chinese, DR.. Anderson be-
lieves.
There is a spiritual long
ing within that re-asserts it
self after great suffering such
as these people have gone
through" he continued.
"Hate. doubts, fear could be
in their hearts after their
experiences. But somehow
the spirit of God is inside and
cannot be destroyed by these
materialistic forces"
The Andersons' stoutly
contend the missionary work
must go forward in the face
of Communist threats and
thruSts. They beileve as many
Chinese as possible must be
BROUGHT to Christ to provide
the leadership to go back to
the mainland when the Com
munist regime collapses, or
is oustad, as one day it will
sure1v be.
"The missionary effort
must be continued not only
for the world. hut for our
selves. our own salvation and
benefit" thav challenge their
American friends.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17
TWO NURSES ADDED
TO HOSPITAL A

Two new nurses have been
added to the staff of Holmes
County Community Hospital.
They are Miss Patricia Ellis,
daughter of the Rev. and
Mrs. Curtis Ellis of West,
and Miss Evelyn Weems of
1sola. These two nurses come
to Lexington from the Bap-
fist Memorial School of Nurs-
ing. in Memphis and are liv-
ing in the nurses quarters at
the hospital.
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Methodist Missionary

CONTINUED from Page One)
of China" Mrs. Anderson
said.
Afruid To Talk
"At first they're afraid to
talk to anyone" she contin-
ued, because they for years
have been unable to talk
freely in China, or have nor
NAL person-to-person con-
facts. It is one of the great
est things for them, to ar
rive where they can talk
freely and be released from
repression"
Accomplishments of the
American Methodists in Hong
Kong are considerable during
the past ten years. Once
America had nothing there.
Now there are five organized
churches, five primary
schools and a big job in di-
rect relief assisting the hum
dreds of thousands of Chinese
refugees which pour IN.
Housing is a terrific problem.
The population in now near
ly four million in an area of
about 385 square miles, or
half the size of one Missis-
sippi County.
In a joint undertaking with
the British Methodists, three
villages have been built
which take care of about
1900 people. English Metho-
dists have worked in Hong
Kong for many years.
Then there is the inter-
demon lnstitu-
ton, Chung Chi College,
which has been established
in Hong Kong. Mrs. Anderson
taught English courses and
American literature there IN
It'll two years ago when she
retired.
Christians Told
Only about two per cent OF
the Chinese as a whole are
Christians, but ten per cent
of the Chinese in Hong Kong
are Christian, Mrs. Anderson
said. This includes the Catho-
lies, who are very strong
there. (The population in
mainland China is between
900 and 700 million people
and there are twenty million
Chinese outside China in
Southeast Asia. In Hong
Kong they speak both Man.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17
]. D. COOPER GETS
IN NAVY

j. D. Cooper. Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Cooper of
Durant. has been promoted to
petty officer third class in the
u. S. Navy. his many friends
will be delighted to hear. j.
D. volunteered for the Navy
when he was II. and reports
that so far he likes it fine.
He is now stationed on an
island somewhere in the Pa
cific attending an advanced
naval training school.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17
TEN A AGO

bered as the former Miss Co
rhine Doty, daughter of Mrs.
A. M. Doty and the late DR..
Doty of this place. Mrs. Doty
returned from Birmingham
Monday where she had spent
the past two weeks making
the acquaintance of her new
grandson.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17

reate sermon at Tuskegee In
stitute in 1904, Mr.. Harmon
recalled:
"Then a Mississippi rabble
rouser, who must have left
a lot of 1868 progeny, brand
ed the Bishop "a greater trait
or to the South than Benedict
Arnold was to the 13 colon
les This is the same type OF
bogus Southerner who TODAY
defiles the Confederate Flag
and blasphemes the Cross OF
Calvary by burning wooden
crosses on the lawns OF dedl-
Gated, participating Christ
ians, whose shoe laces he is
not worthy to unloose."
But these attacks never
worried Bishop Galloway
who declared: "The Christ of
a single race is not worthy
of the praise of a single heart
and hasn't the power to save
a single soul"
Another pronouncement OF
this dedicated man is even
more significant today than
when he made it over fifty
years ago: II have scant res
pect for a so-called Christian
ity that would oanonize one
man for going to Africa and
ostracize another for doing
the same work here at
home"
Mr.. Harmon urged "un-
compromising support" for
freedom of the pulpit for any
minister to speak as the Holy
Spirit prompts him to do. 4
wonder whether the young
Methodist ministers in the
much discussed '28 Club may
not be nearer to the teach
ings of Jesus and the exam
pie of Charles B. Galloway
than are their detractors," he
said. a ~
He closed with the cha1-
lenge:: "Ours is the grim bust
ness of living in the midst of
revolutionary change. Sem
timental attachment to a by
gone way of life is one thing;
blind refusal to face the in
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17
NAMED FOR
ORA. M. DOTY

The following announce
ment has been received here
this week: "Mr. and Mrs.
John P. Greer, Jr. announce
the adoption of an eight
month old son. whom thew
have named Arthur Richard
Greer. at home at 1917 Noun
tain Lane, Birmingham, Ala
bama.
The baby is named in hon.
or of the maternal grand
father. the late DR.. Arthur
MI Dotv of LEXINGTON"
Mrs. Greer will be remem-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17
MRS. c. M. N
HEARS FROM TWO SONS

Mrs. G.. M. Johnson re-
ceived a letter from one of
her sons in the Navy, Baker
lie L. H. Johnson, some
where at sea. He met Dan
Pepper on his ship and they
are both safe and well.
Friends will be glad to hear
that Linwood NJ. Johnson
who is now AOM 2/c is still
in Kingsville, Texas.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17

Love Suggs, Sails
Rosena Wade, Goodman
Baby Boy Wade
Lucille Clark, Durant
John Gary, Durant
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Holmes Junior CoIIeue

Continued from Page One)
next year.
Helen Fennell, Sophomore
Maid from Yazoo City, is the
daughter of Mrs. H. L. Fen
nell. Before coming to Hol-
mes, Helen was a member of
the Yazoo DramaticsClu and
Future Business Leaders of
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17

Fifteen of the IS beauties
entered in the 1863 Miss Mis-
sippi pageant are students at
Mississippi State College for
Women. ;4
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17
The Lexington Advertiser
Thursday, Oct. II, 1868

Hazel Brannon mith--Edito and Publisher
Established In 1887 - Published Every Thursday
Subscription Rates: Anywhere in Holmes County
$500 per year; Outside Holmes County $3.50 per year.
Entered as second class matter at the Post Office
at Lexington, Mississippi.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17

evitability of drastic change
is another, The religion OF
Jesus is timeless. He = and
He alone - is the same, yes
terday, today and forever.
His way of life should be
more vital and meaningful
and dynamic than the highly
romanticized Southern way
of life ever was!!'
The challenge and inspira-
ton of this magnificent adj
dress by Mr.. Harmon will
help many people Through
the days of darkness and de-
cision which are surely ahead
for every real Christian.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17
TWENTY YEARS AGO

ington, and Pvt. Ernest
Shanks, who is now at Camp
Pickett, Virginia.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17
NATIONAL School lunch WeeR"b'6V
Observed October Is Through,19 " ,....

ana Dutter or margarine.
Preparing these lunches in
conformity with specifica-
tions listed above are some
4,000 employees in Mississip-
pi who are paid a total of
1903, 604. go in annual wages.
In this State the prices of
these lunches are Is cents to
25 cents in most elementary
schools and 20 cents to 80
cents in most secondary
schools.
These low prices are made
possible by the help Of Fed
eral cash reimbursements of
SIS cents a meal and Federal
Iy donated foods amounting
to 9 cents a meal. The bal
ance of the meal cost comes
from payments by students
for their lunches.
Nationally, go percent of
the school lunch dollar comes
from students, 20 percent
from State and other local
sources and 20 percent from
the Federal Government in
cash and commodities. In
Mississippi, students pay APP
proximately 62.5 percent and
the Federal Government pays 81
Is percent in cash: and 22.5
percent in donated foods. The
State furnishes the buildings
for school c~afeterias and some
of the heavier cafeteria equip
ment. At present, the state
does not pay for any food or b.
salaries of lunch personnel,
however, legislation is being
sought to pay saaries of man
ayers based upon formal
training and experience, and
size of operation.
The school lunch program
was established nationally
bv the National School Lunch
Act of 1915. for the dual pur-
pose of helping to provide
nutritious lunches for child
rem at school and providing
outlets for agricultural food
products. Actually. American
origins of the school lunch
program date back over 100
years although even by 1900
only a handful of school
lunch programs were in OBJ
Grafton. Major emphasis to
program need and growth de-
veloped after passage of the
Act by the Congress II years
49,
ago.
There were 532,430 child
rem in average daily attend
ance in Mississippi last year,
and all but 3.6 percent had
access to a National School
Lunch Program. Although on
Nv 3Oo.3f5s4 of the 532,430 a
children in. average daily at
tendance participated in our
School Lunch Program, onlv
1877 in the entire state did
not have a National School
Lunch Program available.
This figure includes schools
operated in the state - both
public and private. Some of
the private schools operated
school feeding programs
which were not on the Ma
tional Program.
evitability of drastic change
is another, The religion OF
Jesus is timeless. He and
He alone - is the same, yes
terday, today and forever.
His way of life should be
more vital and meaningful
and dynamic than the highly
romanticized Southern way
of life ever Was!'
TIL obo11op0o and incpira-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17

Liz l,OOO tyoNtiOOlo III fio
sissippi that daily serve nu-
tritious lunches to more than
500, 600 elementary and high
school pupils will be observ-
ing a week Of sspecial signi-
ficapce TO themss October 13-
10 National School Lunch
Week.
State Superintendent of
Education j. M. Tubb, said
the observance is in keeping
with the second annual ma
tional commemoration of the
school lunch role in keeping
the Nation healthy and strong
Mr.. Tubb said the activi-
yties will be aimed at, show
ing how the school lunch
program serves the Nation
by safeguarding the health
and well-being of the child
i rem who will be tomorrow's
citizens, and at the same
time helping to expand mar
kets for farmers and the food
industry.
"School Lunch Week also
gives us an opportunity to
pay tribute to the local school
officials, teachers and inter-
ested citizens whose interest
guidance and hard work
make the program possible.
The lunch program is a
unique cooperative endeavor
by Federal. State and local
people," Mr. Tubb said.
Inasmuch as nearly 80 per-
cent of the foods used are
purchased locally, school
lunches contribute signifi-
cantly to the States economy
A total of $16.O52,5 50.66 was
spent in this State last year
for food, equipment, and
services for the States school
lunches.
Last year, the Mississippi
school shopping list called
FOR a variety of meats and
vegetables. The United States
Department of Agriculture
furnished donated foods val
ued at $4,218, 071.52. These
foods included ground beef,
turkey, chicken, pork pro-
ducts, and a large variety OF
canned fruits and vegetables.
Each of the 48.313,952 mil
lion lunches included at least
one half-pint of milk pur-
chased from local dairymen
throughout the State, There
was a total of IS, 1896 ,170 half
pints of milk purchased dur
inc the 1928 school year.
Foods such as these make
up the Type A lunch served
under the National School
Lunch Program, administered
hv the State Department OF
Education comparatively with
the United States Department
of Agriculture.
To meet Type A lunch re-
uuirements, the meal must
contain one half-pint OF milk;
two ounces of protein-rlch
food such as lean meat, poul-
try or fish. Additionally. 1t
must contain a three-fourths
cup of two or more veget-
ables or fruits or both, bread
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I trough The Years

Items of interest from the past taken from our filea
cf The J exinston Advertiser and The Durant News.
BY Ruth B. Flower
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17

lodCIllIlS pOSJ LII Il INeSIO
school in northeast MISSISSIPPI
pi. He recalled that Senator
John SHARP Williams at a
picnic at Black Jack Baptist
Church in Yazoo County read
from the minute book of the
church of Negro participation
in the worship services. "How
tragic =. how shortsighted.
that we let race prejudice
create a barrier whereby the
blind become leaders of the
blind after we had first en-
barked upon a course that
provided our best and ablest
leaders as teachers and
preachers to those who need
ed it the most" Senator
Williams exclaimed.
elm Crow did not linn
southwark with the heroes of
the Lost Cause after Apnn-
maftnx." Mr.. Harmon re-
minded. "Jim Crow came lot
or in the 180O's ard 1905
along with the popu1ites on7
Hhe rabble-rousers-the little
men with the loud voices.
Some who had done the least
f;ghtin0 were tho most ar+;vA
in waving the sbloodv shirt
thew had seldom worn
AT the invitation OF Pooknr
T. WASHINGTON. Pishop Gallo
way preached the baccalau-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-06

ND. Across The Street Prom The
District Line. Near Lord q Tay.
Tor. eOrgetown Colonial;
bedrms., plus maids nm, full
baths 2 half baths, liv. rm. with
firepl,, din. rnl,, Kit, with dishwash:
pancy. OIL. 46l72.
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KENWOOD HOUSE
300 Dorset Ave.

800 Dorset Ave.
kenWood, Nd.
Unusual buy in q 2-bedrm.
2-bath apt. home In this
MAGNIFICENT location.
Ask for Mr.. YIELDING In
FLYNN office in bsmt, or
call OIL. 4-0O44. Open 2-5.
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OTHER LIsTINGs

3slo SOUTHERN AVE. s.E.-7-bed.
room, AIR-c0ND. apt. home with
truly beaut. view.
NEW PARKsDE, l7o7 Summit pl.
n.w.-l bedrm. with only $3.50
On. pynt., eleN. bldg.
500 PORTER ST. NV Ord FIR,
bedm., owner has authorized
$500 deduction.
Potomac Plaza, 2475 Va. ave. NV.
Particularly desirable sth floor
efficiency reduced.
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FoGGY BOTTOM

1850 Queen Anne's iane-A smart
town house in the heart Of
D. C.is status area" 2 bedrmk-,
"a baths, air conditioned. 2
fireplaces. patio, built-in garage.
$500 plus utilities.
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HOUSES UKFURN. 70 RENT

Acc0KEEK AREA-s-b edrm.
frame, v bSmt. on i-acre ground
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-06
APARTMENTS WANTED

COLLEGE STUDENT (RirI, JEWISH
wants to share apt. Willing to
move In with someone or look for
apt. Please call e66-Il7l Sunday,
$50 am. 10 2 pm. and 8 pm. to