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Holmes County herald., 1963-01-10

FRANK Hughes says I'd
better not get out another
paper without this column, so
I'm taking him at his word -.
here goes nothing.
One of our biggest problems
here at the Herald is having
too little space for too much
news, so when we run out of
space and still have some
news, I feel like I should re-
Iinouish to something worth
while and get the news in.
But certain things are neces-
sarv even though they
may be a bit evil.
FOR SOME while now. I
have had some editorial mat
ter Jogging up my brain that
crave to get into print but
there always seems to that
shortage of time Or space. One
of these days, though, Pm 60
ing to get around to writing
the story of "McMillan's Edi-
torial."
A review of the story goes
something like this: This here
fella who was a country news
naper editor suddenly finds
himself in the dual role of
DR.. Jekel and DR.. Kildare !.
irving to cure the ills of his
Attala County people building
them up with one and beating
them down with the other. At
least that seems to be the
opinion of quite a few of his
fellow citizens of Kosciusko.
Whether he has committed
suicide on his standing in the
community or committed eco
nomic suicide for his county
NAV he seen when results of
q BAWI bond election to be
held Tuesday in Kosciusko are
known. -,
Billy has spent nine months
of hard work as Kosciusko's
industrial Development Dir
ector trying to get a new fac
tory or two there, and some
several wears trying to build
count. on page eight
Holmes County herald., 1963-01-10
O.E.S. installs officers
to serve for coming year

Organist; Mrs. Louise King,
Adah; Mrs. Hazel Hathcock,
Ruth; Mrs. Jocelyn Cohen.
Esther; Mrs. Neva Johnson,
Martha; Mrs. Doris Moore,
Electa; Mrs. Pearl Mae Truitt,
Warder; and Mrs. 10 Chen
nault, Sentinel.
Mrs. 10 Chennault and Lon
ME Boatwright, Junior past
matrOn and past patron were
presented gifts from the
Chapter.
Mrs. Elizabeth Evans sang
"How Great Thou Art" the
worthy matron's and worthf
patrons song for the year.
Jim McKie gave the bene-
diction.
Following the installation
service a social hour was en-
joyed. The tea table, which
was covered with a white cut
work cloth and held the punch
bowl which was surrounded by
the Star in emblamatic colors,
was presided over by Mrs.
Doris Moore, Mrs. Elizabeth
Evans and Mrs. Elaine Filing
ton.
Guests from Greenwood,
Durant, Cruger and Pickens
were welcomed as well as
many friends from Lexington.
Holmes County herald., 1963-01-10
Tchulu Post Office
dedication Iuesduv
Ceremonies start 2:30 pm.
for towns newest facility

Tchula's newpost office
will be dedicated at 2:3O D..
H., on January IS, 1868, Post
master Courtnaye Perry an
nounced today.
The new facility is part of
the Post Office Departments
lease construction program,
the local postmaster explain
ed.
Under this program, invest
ment financing is used to OBJ
tain needed facilities which
remain under private owner
ship, pay local taxes to this
community, and are leased
to the Federal Government.
At the same time, the need
for large OUTLAWS of money
from the Federal Treasury
for construction purposes is
eliminated.
Like most of the new postal
buildings that are going up
across the country, this post
office is leased to the Post
Office Department. This gives
the Department some flexibili-
ty in adapting it's building
program to changes in mail
volume, transportation and
population, Postmaster Perry
said.
"The fact that Tchula has
been chosen for a new post
office" Postmaster Perry
said, "reflects credit on our
growing contribution to the
economy and life of the ma
ton"
| Percy L. Coleman, Deputy
Regional Director, will repre-
sent the Post Office Depart
ment in the dedication cere-
monies.
"Our patrons will derive
more enjoyment from doing
business here. their mail will
be handled more efficiently
and this building and its up
to-date equipment will enable
our postal employees to work
under the best of conditions,
the Postmaster commented.
Holmes County herald., 1963-01-10
State receives
Sc millions
for civil defense

Governor Ross Barnett has
'eleased a year end report
| rom the Mississippi Civil De-
tense Council which showed a
GROSS BENEFIT to Missis-
sippi in the amount of
Sc, 739, 1854. 81 for the first three
years of his administration.
Robert L. Crook, State Direct
| or of Civil Defense, reported
this total to the Governor,
which provided a breakdown
| in the material and financial
assistance to state agencies,
cities and counties as follows:
Civil Defense Surplus Pro-
perry, ,S4, 528, $685. Civil De-
tense Cash AS ST s t a n &c
100 1861 Civil Defense Adult
Education grants, 118, GOO. 90;
and Civil Defense Disaster AS
|sistance, i ,9W,18l.75.
The Mississippi Civil Defen-
|se Council, during the pre-
|vious So MONTHS. spent a total
lof S78.5M 90 state money. in
administering the program.
Bob Crook was appointed Civ
LII Defense Director on June
Is, 1860.
Holmes County herald., 1963-01-10
BurreII infant
rites Monday
at North Union

William Thomas Burrell, 9
month old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Willie B. Burrell, died Sum-
day morning, January 6 at
1890 at the Baptist Hospital
in Jackson.
Services were Monday, JAM
uary z from the North Union
Church, near West, at 2
o'clock with the Rev. Curtis
Ellis officiating assisted by
Rev. Roy Marshall. Burial fol-
lowed in the North Union
Cemetery with Southern Fune-
raj Home of Durant in charge
of arrangements.
Survivors are his parents
and grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. c. MeGehee of West
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Burrell
of Sails.
Holmes County herald., 1963-01-10
Prominent TehuIa citizen
sueeumbs to heart attack

Club; president of the Horse
Shoe Gin Company and a
member of the Mississippi
Cattlemen's Association. He
served in World War One,
was a Legionnaire. member
of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars organization, a Mason,
| a Shriner and a member OF
the Elks Club in Greenwood.
He was a steward in the
Tchu1a First Methodist ChuT.
CHI.
He leaves his wife of Tchula,
the former Miss Erma Baine
of Durant; two sons, DR.. Guy
p. Sharpe, Jr., of Greenwood ;
and Byron B. Sharpe Of Tchu.
la; four sisters, Mrs. Bertha
Broadway of Jackson; Mrs.
Frank. Bryan of San Francis
CO, Calf; Mrs. George Crory
of Banning, Calf; and Mrs.
Brady Fondren of Greenville;
two brothers, Chandos Sharpe
|Of Jackson, Tenn; Robert
Sharpe of Atlanta, Georgia;
and seven grandchildren.
Pallbearers were: w. j.
Penn. w. G.. Gwin, Lester Ly-
lon, John Stewart Watson,
Crawford Logan, Jr., w. M.
Henry, Charley Smith, Ralph
Ray, Bernard Jones, Blufprd
Taylor, Frank Gwin, Jr., Neal
Parrish, Bill Murtagh and Ray
Melton.
Holmes County herald., 1963-01-10

Guy Phillip Sharpe, promi-
nent delta planter and land
owner of Tchula, died in the
Greenwood Leflore Hospital
after a heart attack Friday
afternoon. He had been i'll for
several months. He was 66.
Services were held in the
First Methodist Church OF
Tchula at 2 p. m. Sunday after
noon with the Rev. j. H. Hol-
der officiating. Burial was in
Mizpah Cemetery in Durant
with Southern Funeral Home
of Lexington in charge of ar
rangements.
Mr.. Sharpe was born and
reared in Holmes County. For
more than 40 years he made
his home in Tchula where he
operated a mercantile business
and he also had extensive
farming interests. He moved
to his present home, Albino
Plantation, a number of years
ago.
Until the beginning of his
illness several months ago, he
was active in all church and
civic affairs. He served as a
Representative from Holmes
County in the Mississippi
Legislature from 1882 to 1886.
HE was also past mayor OF
Tchula.
He was a past president OF
the Honey Island Hunting
Holmes County herald., 1963-01-10
Mrs. Dyson rites
this afternoon

Mrs. Mamie Stigler Dyson.
Sunday School teacher and
church worker, died at her
home at 100 a. m. Wednes-
day morning after a long ILL
ness. She was Sc.
Services have been tenta-
lively Set at 3 this afternoon
lin the Presbyterian Church
with the Rev. Friedrich C.
Fowler, III officiating. Burial
will be in Odd Fellows Gene
fiery with Southern Funeral
Home in charge of arrange
ments.
Mrs. Dyson, a member of a
prominent pioneer family, was
born and reared in Lexington
and lived here all her life. She
was the widow of the late
John Dyson, an insurance
man who died several years
ago.
Until poor health forced her
'etirement several months
ago, she was active in all
phases of church work. For
Ia number of years she taught
a Sunday School class and
was church musician in the
Presbyterian Church where
she was a member.
She leaves no close relatives
but has several nieceS and
|nephews.
Relatives and close friends
request that no flowers be
sent.
Pallbearers were Will Will
son, Norman WeatherSby,
Waiter Gwin, Henri Watson,
Daniel Watson, John Kim
|brough, John Stewart Watson.
Edwin White, Allie Povall,
DIR. Gordon Russell, Will Bar
rett, Bob Bridgeforth, Willie
GWin, Henri Watson, Jr., Bill
Mcclellan and Tommy Lail.
Holmes County herald., 1963-01-10

"The new facility" he ad-
ded, Twill be a link with post
al system that today has over
$4,000 postal installations. This
system serves more than $50
million Americans and hand
les over two&thinds of the
worlds mail. Our $4,000 post
al employees are handling a.
bout IS billion pieces of mail
a year, including over a bill
lion parcels" the postmaster
added.
" National population in
creaSes will add nearly
5000, 900 people to the popu.
lation in the next IL months,
with about one and a half mil
lion marriages and the estab-
lishment of $50, 600 new house.
holds, including many in this
community the postmaster
noted. "This will be reflected
in increasing demands for
more postal service here" he
explained.
mail business in this area
has gone up" the postmaster
noted. "For example, 10 years
ago revenue was 2,104.5
compared with $12,416.85 to-
day."
When the local post office
was first established in 1884
its receipts ran only about
S25O.0O per year. 1t was estab-
lished as a fourth class office
land, in 1914 was advanced to
lSecOnd class.
Holmes County herald., 1963-01-10

Tchula's existing sewer sy-
stem was constructed about
lao years ago. This system is
composed of one mile OF col
|lection lines, an inadequate
pumping station and an inope-
|rative septic tafsk. These faci-
Titles do not function during
times of flood because back
water into the sewers prevent
gravity flow.
Approximately 1870 of Tchu-
|la's $50 persons have access
to the sewers. The remainder
of the population has septic
tanks. septic tanks with dis
posal fields, outdoor privies,
or raw sewer discharging into
open drains. Septic tanks DO
not function properly Wnen
the ground or surface water
level is high.
These conditions result IN
raw or slightly treated sew
age saturating the ground or
reaching the surface waters.
Floods in Tchula are a ire
ouent occurrence, and raw sew
age has been observed r1gnt
at back doors. This presents
a serious health menace. Con-
ditions in Tchula are ripe for
disease and possibly epidemics
through pollution of our sur.
| face waters and carrying OF
disease by hunnans, AaS tales,
mosquitoes. and dornessic am
mails.
Proposed improvements will
provide a "flood-proof" sew
age collection system and sew
age treatment. Sewer service
will be available to 900 OF
our population within the cor
porate limits, plus West Tchu-
la. Also, sewer service will De
made available to about 15O
persons outside the present
city limits. Further extensions
to the sewer system are not
economically justified at this
time because in COxtown area
about $50 houses do not have
indoor toilets.
The major sewerage facili-
ties proposed, including treat
ment, will be able to handle
the maximum growth expect
ed in Tchula for the next 30
years. These facilities are
planned to give long life and
reliable service at the most
economical initial cost and
lowest operating cost possible.
Extensions to the sewer sy-
stem will be provided on
Front Street and in West
Tchula. The old sewers will
be tested and repaired to
prevent the inflow of surface
waters. New automatically
controlled pumps will he in
stalled in the existing sewage
pump station on Main Street.
One new pump station will be
required at the existing sew
err discharge between Front
Street and Tchula Lake. This
pump station will bypass the
Holmes County herald., 1963-01-10
Minyord installed
Acting Postmaster

Mrs. Alice AleXander'S re-
tirement from the position of
Postmaster at Lexington Post
Office became a formal real
ity last Thursday as Deputy
District Director Percy Cole
man made the official ap-
pointnent of Clarence B.
Minyard, longtime postal en-
pIoyee, as Acting Postmaster.
Mayer w. B. Kenna made
the opening address for the
ceremony and introduced Mr..
Coleman, who took charge of
the program for presentations
and appointment for the Uni
ted States Government.
Coleman commended Mrs.
Alexander highly on the man
ner in which she had carried
out her duties during her ten
ure as Postmaster and eX-
tended best wishes in her re-
tirement from the department.
He said the office here had an
exceptionally good record un.
der her guidance and manage
ment.
Coleman charged the new
Acting Postmaster with his
duties and expressed confiden.
&c that the Lexington Post OF.
flee would continue to serve
the patrons in an efficient and
courteous manner.
Approximately Is people, in
GLIDING those participating
and reporters attended the
ceremony, held in the Post
masters office at 10 a. M
Mrs. Alexander served re-
Ifreshments to the group after
the service and proper con.
CALCULATIONS to Postmaster
Minyard from friends.
Holmes County herald., 1963-01-10

An Impressive installation
service for the officers of
Lexington Chapter No. 80,
OES, was held in the Masonic
Hall, Friday, January 9th, at
7:30 p. m.
The hall was beautifully de-
corated with arrangements OF
red and white flowers and
white candles were used throu-
ghout the hall.
The welcome was given by
Mrs. 10 Chennault, junior past
matron. Mayor w. B. Kenna
gave the invocation.
Mrs. Etoile Estes of Cruger,
Worthy Grand Matron served
as installing officer and was
assisted by Jim McKie of Pic
kens, Worthy Grand Patron
as installing Grand Patron;
Mrs. Treasure Tate of Green
wood, District Deputy Grand
Matron, as Grand Marshal;
Mrs. Bebe Thomas of Green.
wood Grand Organist; and
MRS. Mary Lou McKie of Pic
kens, wife of the Worthy
Grand Patron, installing Chap
lain.
The officers installed were:
Mrs. Minnie Mcclellan, Wor-
thy Matron; Henry Mcclellan,
Worthy Patron; Mrs. Natalie
East, Associate Matron; Lonnle
Boatwright, Associate Patron;
Mrs. Elaine Ellington, Secre-
tary; Mrs. Mary Fincher,
Treasurer; Mrs. Phyllis Stern,
Conductress; Mrs. Elizabeth
Evans, Associate Conductress;
Mrs. Vallie jenkins, Chaplain
Miss Lockwood Thompson,
Marshal; Mrs. Lillian Wells,
Holmes County herald., 1963-01-10
BPN again sponsors
Mothers March Of Dimes

The Lexingeon BPW Club will sponsor the Mothers
March of Dimes this year it has done for many years
in the past They will be assisted in this project by
members of the Lexington Jaycettes.
At the recent BPW Club meeting, Mrs Mel Chrest-
man. President of the Jayccrtes present to help IN
making plans for this drive Mrs. Jean Mcclellan is again
serving as chairman and has assigned workers for var
ous streets of Lexington and will announce soon the
date end time that this drive will be conducted.
Plans have also been made for PERIOD OF recrea1lon
and supper following the drive in the home of Mrs
Kaiford Watson The Mothers March of Dimes has
been very successful in years past and BPW Club mem
bers and aycetes ask your cooperation to help make
it a success again this year.
Holmes County herald., 1963-01-10
TchuIa election
issues explained

existing septic tank and pump
west of Tchula Lake. Also, a
new pump station will be re-
quired in West Tchula.
Sewage treatment will be
provided by a sewage oxida-
ton pond. Sewage oxidation
ponds have no Objectionable
|odors or characteristics when
properly operated.
Cost of all these sewerage
improvements to Tchulta is
approxim ately $55,0OO, which
amounts to $500 per customer.
Additional costs for prospec-
tive customers will he $40 to
$40 to install a service line
from the building to the pro-
perty line. This amount will
vary with the distance the
building is set back. Sewer
customers will save at least
$50 each 3 to 5 years in septic
tank maintenance and the eli.
mination of some plumbing
stoppages. Future buildings
will save from $3.50 to $4OO
|by the elimination of a septic
tank and disposal field.
The Town of Tchula plans
+, cox,or ordinance
which will require: % pre-.
vention of the construction OF
any more outdoor toilets; W
| maintaining outdoor toilets
! in accordance with Mississip'
| pi State Board of Health re
uuirements; 81 connection tc
the sewers by any building
with indoor plumbing which
has access to the sewers by
gravity and is within a reason.
able distance; "a all potential
customers will be given one
wear after the completion OF
construction in which to con-
meet to sewers at no charge;
and 80 after the expiration
of this one year period, a $50
tapping fee will be imposed
for sewer service at the pro-
perry line.
Monthly sewer service char
ges necessary to amortiZe the
project cost for sewerage i'm
provements will amount to
ST 90 for residential and light
commercial customers; $2.OO
for service stations, cafes,
restaurants, and apartment
houses: and $500 for motels
and hotels. Sewer rates for
all customers outside the cor
porate limits will be doubled.
The cost of providing these
sewerage improvements will
average one cent per severed
person per day. In addition, a
portion of the proceeds from
the 10 city sales tax will zoe
used to operate and maintain
the sewerage system.
It is up to the voters OF
Tchula to decide on Friday,
January IS, that this is a
reasonable cost for necessary
health protection and conven-
fence for our town.
Holmes County herald., 1963-01-10
WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy and windy today,
scattered showers tonight.
Cloudy and windy Friday
with mild temperatures
and possible rain over the
weekend.
Holmes County herald., 1963-01-10
TchuIo merchants
start cIosings

The following merchants in
Tchula will start closing each
Thursday afternoon beginning
January 10th.
Clark's Drug Store, Nelson
and Bennett Dept. Store,
Georges Toggery, Lyon APP
pliance Store, Merchants and
Planters Bank, Western Auto
Store. Joe Maggie Grocery,
Williams Grocery, Wong Food
Market, l.. E. Adams Dry
Goods, Tchula Super Market,
and Edwards Grocery.
Holmes County herald., 1963-01-10
Big Block
Formers Club
meet tonight

The regular meeting of the
Big Black Farmers Club is
scheduled to he held tonight
Thursday at 7:30 in the din
ing hall of Holmes Junior Col
lege.
Topic of discussion will be
Coastal Bermuda, with w. R.
Thompson, Leader Extension
Agronomy, as guest speaker.
County Agent w. R. Sullivan
urges all members to be pre-
sent for this meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-11

ing the Picking Moscow politi-
cal dispute.
2. Be regarded as an official
blessing by the Peking govern
ment for the stand the Albani-
ans have taken against the
Russians.
Picking has not yet an
Inounced Mr.. Chou's detailed
itinerary. But a check among
African and European deplo-
mats shows that Mr.. Chou and
a big encourage will be visiting
the following nations:
The United Arab Republic,
Algeria. Morocco. Albania,
Ghana. Mali, Guinea. Tanga-
nyika, Uganda and the Somali
Republic.
Informants were not certain
about the route or timetable.
But the expectation is the tour
will be spread over about six
weeks.
Mr.. Chou will be Joined in
Cairo by Red China's Foreign
Minister. Marshal Chen VI. Mr.,
Chen is due to attend celebra-
tons in Nairobi tomorrow
marking Kenya's emergence as
an independent nation.
On their way home. the
/ Chinese will stop off for talks
with the government Of Pakis-
tan in Karachi.
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Chou En-Iui
Plans Visit
To AIbuniu

LONDON. Dec. IL CAP).-
Diplomats said today Premier
Chou En-lai Of Red China will
interrupt a tour Of Africa
shortly to visit Peking's lone
friend in Europe, Albania.
The diplomatic authorities
said the Chinese Communist
leaders campaign to win
friends and influence people
will take him through nine
African countries.
Albania is the only Com
munist nation in Europe to
give its full support to the
Chinese in their theological
dispute with the Soviet Com
munistS.
Unrepentant exiles from the
Soviet bloc, Albania's Commun-
list rulers back the hard line Of
Picking against the coexistence
policy of Premier Khrushchev
Therefore Mr.. Chou's APP
pearance in Tirana, Albania'y
capital, almost certainly would
l. Have the effect of deepen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-11


KARACHI, Pakistan. Dec. IL.
The Pakistan government to-
day confirmed that Chinese
Prime Minister Chou En-lai
and his foreign minister, Mar
shall Chen vi, will pay a week
long state visit to Pakistan in
February on their way home
from an African tour.
Marshal Chen vi touched
down here two days ago amidst
the tightest security arrange
mentS ever seen at Karachi
airport. Mr. Chou will stop
briefly for an official airport
RECEPTION tomorrow night. The
visits are the result of intense
Chinese diplomatic pressure,
according to informed sources
here.
Today the Chinese Embassy
here protested when the official
announcement of the visits re-
ferred only to China and not
to the Peoples Republic of
China.
Pakistan officials, meanwhile,
expressed apprehension and
suspicion over a New Delhi re-
port that the United States
was planning to station a per-
manent naval force in the In
dian Ocean. The mood of
Illustration over United States
arms aid to India continues
here.
Indications are that many
PakiStanis are dismayed over
reports that President Johnson
expressed angry disapproval
over Mr.. Chou's February visit
during Pakistan Foreign Min
lister 2. A. Bhutto's recent trip
to Washington.
The present mood here also
Is indicated by the recent ac-
ton of a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Pakistani journalist body. The
group has ruled that foreign
based newsmen should not be
accredited to the government
of Pakistan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-11
Bob Hopes Eye
Responds to Surgery

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. IL
(AP) Comedian Bob Hope un-
derwent a minor follow-up pho
tocoagulation treatment of his
left eye yesterday. A Children's
Hospital spokesman said the
eye is reacting very favorably.
The spokesman said Mr.. Hope
expects to leave the hospital
by the end of the week and
expects to make his Christmas
tour of Mediterranean area
military bases as, planned.
Mr.. Hope entered the hos
pital December 5 for treatment
Of a blood clot on the retina
Of his left eye.
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Chinese Reds Plan
State Visit to Pokiston

This ruling means that for
eign newsmen, especially those
living in India, will now be
screened individually before
being allowed to cover official
functions and press conferences
in Pakistan.
1t so far has only been ap-
piled to the Washington Posts
New Delhi correspondent, Selig
Harrison, whose name was cited
in official communicates re-
Gently as being refused a re-
newal of his accreditation.
Two other Delhi based Amer
lean nevsmen received accredi-
tation today following the
announcement of the new
policy