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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21

They and other county
winners will be honored at
the annual achievement BAN
quet to be held at the Holmes
Junior College Cafeteria on
Friday, Dec. Is.
The Livestock Judging
Team leaves Friday afternoon
and will spend one week on
the road practicing Judging
at a number of farms and
state universities. They will
be accompanied by Nh. and
Mrs. J. D. McKie of Pickens.
Among the places the
Livestock Judging Team will!
stop enroute to Chicago are
the University of Tennessee,
University Of Kentucky, Lyn-
wood Farms at Carmel, Indi-
ana and Purdue University.
The judging contest will take
place Nov. 80 in conjunction
with the Livestock Exposition.
They return home on Dec. S.
The Livestock Demonstra-
ton Team leaves Friday, Nov.
20 for Chicago, accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Haffey;
and Walter Sullivan joins a
group of state winners who
will travel to Chicago by
train on Nov. 80. Club Con-
gress opens Dec. l and con-
tinues for a week.
All of the work of Holmes
County winners in the state
contests was performed under
the direction of Duane Tuck
er, boys All Club advisor.
The three winners this
year brings to fourteen the
number of state winners in
Holmes County during the
past three years since Mr..
Tucker assumed direction of
boys All Club work. 1t is a
record of which everyone is
proud.
State winning projects from
Holmes in the 3-year period
have included cotton, live
stock judging, field crops,
tractor, entomology, two pub
lie speaking, safety, recrea-
ton and others.
AT Rotary
Ann Atkinson and Tommy
Continued on Page Eight
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21

Slack, keKie, Kimbrough, HafieY,
Sullivan And ktkinsons' Top List

Seven Holmes County boys and girls will be among
outstanding All Club members representing Mississippi
at National Al Club Congress in Chicago December
1st. They are Pat Slack, Nathan McKie, Kim Kim
brough and Bill Atkinson, members of the Livestock
Judging Team; Ann Atkinson and Tommy Haffey,
Demonstration Team: and Walter Sullivan, Jry State
Cotton Record winner.
Each Of these contestants won in county, North
west District and state competition to earn their trips
to National Congress and the honor of representing
Mississippi.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21
John K. Rhyme Died
Thursday, Nov. 14th

John K. Rhyme, Lexington
merchant died at II a. m.
Thursday, November IA al
the Holmes County Commu-
nifty Hospital. He was 70.
Mr.. Rhyme failed to recov-
er from a broken hip he sui
fered in a fall at his store
several weeks ago. He had
been in failing health for
sometime before the accident.
He was a member of a
prominent pioneer family Of
Holmes County, a son OF
Drury w. Rhyme and Mrs.
Sally Herring Rhyme of Lex
ington.
Mr.. Rhyme was a lifetime
resident of Lexington, a mem
Der of the First Methodist
Church and a Mason.
Survivors include his wi
dow, Mrs. LYDIA Rhyme of
Lexington; two daughters,
Miss Clarabel Rhyme, also OF
Lexington, and Mrs. w. A.
(Martha) Gentry of Indian
apolis, Indiana; and a son,
John K. Rhyme Jr. of Plea
yune.
Also surviving are four bro
theirs, Dan Rhyme of Braxton;
Arch Rhyme Of Biloxi; Fred
Rhyme, Brooklyn, New York;
and S. T. (Pete) Rhyme OF
Norfolk, Virginia; three sis
tiers, Mrs. w. l.. Mamie)
Rhodes of Jackson; Mrs.
Thompson (Adeline) Kelly;
and Mrs. Ruth Jones, both Of
Huntsville, Alabama.
Funeral services were held
in Southern Funeral Home
Chapel on Friday at 2 p. M,
with the Rev. Crawford Ray
officiating. Interment was in
Odd Fellows Cemetery with
Southern in charge OF ar
rangements,
Pallbearers were Billy Rath-
ell, Adam Heinrich, Billy
Zeigler, Vernon Hathcock,
Bob Mcclellan, Walter Sulli-
van, Doty Porter and A. j.
Davis.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21
Supt. Paul Nunnery
Guest Speaker Sunday

A special worship service
will be held at Lexington
First Baptist Church on Sun
day morning, November oath,
as announced by the Rev.
Frank w. Gum, pastor.
Paul Nunnery, Superinten-
dent of the Baptist Children's
Village in Jackson, will be
guest speaker. Mr.. Nunnery
will be accompanied by a
group of students from the
Village, who will present spe-
cial music.
The annual Thanksgiving
program emphasizes the re-
sponsibility of providing for
occupants of the Children's
Home.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21
Family Night Set A
|oegon tonight

Members Of Oregon Me
mortal Church and friends
will hold Family Night at
7 p. M. tonight (Thursday) at
the church. : 81,
Everyone is-invited Tto~come
and bring "a covered dish.
Members will meet for the
first time, the family of the
new Baptist minister in, Lex
ington, Rev: Frank w. Gum,
who occupied the pulpit at
Oregon on Sunday at the 8
o'clock service.
Rev. Crawford L. Ray, Me-
thodist minister and family,
will also be present.
Following an enjoyable fell
lowship supper, church lead
ers and ministers will lead
in holding a Bible quiz pro-
gram, tell Bible stories, and
conduct password games, de-
rived from Bible passages.
Plans are being discussed
to hold Family Night once
each month at Oregon.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21

Seven of our most out
standing boys and girls will
soon take the name and fame
of Holmes County and Mis-
sissippi to Chicago at the Ma
tional All Club Congress.
The Windy City will play
host to many of the most
talented and accomplished
young people in America dur
ing this first week in Deem
Der = all of them the cream
of the crop in their own states
in 4-H Club work.
We may be sure that the
Holmes County young people
who will represent MisSisslp-
pi will reflect honor and
glory on their families, COM
munities and their state.
1t is fitting that our own
county, the birthplace of the
boys corn clubs which were
forerunners of the All Club
movement, should have such
a fine All program in which
hundreds Of boys and girls
participate.
We congratulate each II
the seven Holmes boys and
girls who together COPIED
three first places in state
competition = no small feat,
by the way.
We should also like to say
a special word of praise for
Duane Tucker, the dedicated
leader of this group of state
winners. This year brings to
fourteen the number of first
place winners IN the state
from Holmes County during
the past three years.
The people of Holmes
County will be pulling fol
all of our boys and girls at
National Club Congress tt
win first places in their res
pectve fields. But win, lose
or draw in the national field,
each of them is a winner here
at home.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21
'Jr. Miss Pageant
Set For Friday Night

A Junior Miss will be
chosen ct the w. B. Kenna
Auditorium at 7:30 Friday
night, November 22nd.
The pageant is being pro-
NOTED by the Lexington Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce.
Phil Cohen is serving as
chairman and Mrs. Dora Ber-
berette, Lexington Jaycette,
is co-chairman.
The contest was open to
high school seniors in the TO-
18 age group in the Tchula
and Lexington school district.
Miss Billie Faye Knox of
Tchula was chosen Junior
Miss" in last years contest.
The winner on Friday night
will enter the State contest
to be held in January at Me-
ridian. Winner of the State
competition will be eligible
for the National pageant in
|. Mobile, Alabama, which will
be televised.
Candidates for the title
are the Misses Linda Baughn,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnny Baughn; Lynn Hollo-
man, daughter of Mrs. Ed
Holloman; Virginia Hawkins,
daughter of MI. and Mrs. Ho-
race Hawkins; jamie Moses,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theo Moses; and Amanda
Povall, daughter of MI. and
Mrs. Allie Povall.
Special entertainment will
be provided at intermission
by Lexington High School
talent, with Phil Cohen as
Master of Ceremonies.
National sponsors for the
pageant are the Coca Cola
Bottling Company, represent
ed by the Lexington Coca
Cola Bottling Company, who
will present a check for 500.
Eastman Kodak Company,
and Peoples Drug Store, a
Continued on Page Eight
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21
Goodman Churche,
Set Union Service
Thanksgiving Eve

A union Thanksgiving serv-
ice will be held in Goodman
Methodist Church on We'd
nesday, November 9th, with
the service beginning at 1880
in the evening.
Choirs of the combined
churches will present special
music.
Rev. j. B. Miller, pastor of
Goodman Baptist Church
will deliver the sermon.
Everyone is cordially in
vited to attend the special
Thanksgiving service.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21

Another group of young
people deserve special men
tion this week = the boys
of the Lexington and Durant
football squads who met in
their traditional finale of the
season Friday night.
Over many years of watch
ing both teams play, we have
never seen them put heart
and spirit in the game in
quite the same way. Both
teams wanted to win. Both
played we'll. In the resulting
TO decision favoring Durant
there was enough glory for
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21
By Hazel BrannOn Smith

members of both squads.
it was better for the spec
tators, too. Everyone went
away from the field feeling
that they had been privileged
to see a fine group of boys in
action.
Congratulations, Hornets
and Tigers.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21
Close Contest
Marks Season
Finale Friday
BY HAZEL B. SMITH

Lexington Hornets, stung
by the loss of star senior back
Walter Sullivan by injuries,
gave a superb performance
friday night on Bennett Field
only to be downed by the
Durant Tigers 7-6.
This annual irrational bat
tie between the Hornets and
the Tigers, resulting in the
one-point margin of victory,
was as close as a game can
be. Both elevens played vel
and gave it all they had
throughout the contest.
Lexington First
Lexington dominated the
entire first half and scored
in the second period on q
quarterback sneak by Robert
Autry. Harold Devine's at
tempted kick was wide. Scor
at the half: 60 favoring Lex
ington.
The Tigers, who had APP
peared to be playing under
wraps during the first, came
roaring back in the second
half.
Durant Scores
It was in the middle Of the
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21
Municipal SoIes Tax
Collections Noted

Municipal sales tax collec-
tons in Holmes County COM
munities for October were as
follows, according to a report
of the State Tax Commission:
Lexington, SIS, 1900; Durant,
2,959.29; Tchula, 2,163.51;
Pickens, 1,044.29. Funds col
lected represented in each
case a one per cent levy on
all sales within the corporate
limits of the several towns.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21

Patient In Jackson
Mr.. Robert Autry is a pa
tient in the Baptist Hospital
in Jackson and reported to
be improving at this writing.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21

Attend Thanksgiving wor-
ship Service at the church of
YOUR choice.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21

Official figures on the
November 9Th general cleo
ton in Mississippi were re-
leased Wednesday by the
Secretary of State.
Out of the total state popu-
lation of 1920, al Q960 CEN
sus of 2,178,141 plus an esti-
mated gain of $4,000 since
1860 there were 363,971 who
cast a vote in the governors
contest and fewer in the race
for Lieutenant Governor,
349 ,845 to be exact.
1t. Governor Paul B. John
son polled 225,456 votes in the
general election to 1855 for
COP Candidate Rubel Phil
lips. (The Republicans, it was
generally understood, were
aiming for at least 100,O 600
votes in order to establish a
two-party system in Missis-
sippi.)
Former 1t. Gov. Carroll
Gartin polled 33,401 more
votes than did Paul Johnson.
In January he will begin his
third non-consecutive term as
lieutenant governor.
State Senator Stanford
Morse, COP candidate for
lieutenant governor, polled
90,948 votes, comfortably
more than one-third of the
votes cast in this race for the
states second highest post.
Anyway you look at it, the
Mississippi Republican Party
is here to stay, in spite OF
those who would have you
think otherwise.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21

ELEVEN SENIORS line u p at mid id for the toss of the coin which
marked the beginning of the annual football classic between Lexington and Duant
on Bennett Field. Lexington won the toss and elected to receive. The three Duant
seniors are HUMPHREYS, Melton and Mcbride. Lexington seniors pictured are
Spell, Fife, Ellis, Chidm, Brock, Rogers, Watson and Auty Not pictured is Lbs
Senior Walter Sullivan, who was unable to play in the last game Of the season
because of a previous injury.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21
Attends Meeting

The Rev. Crawford L. Ray
attended a meeting held in
Grenada on Tuesday, The
Bishop Mission on The Min
istry.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21

Hunters are urged to use
extreme precautions when
going into the woods. State
Forester Jack Holman is ask
ing that hunters refrain from
starting fires for any purpose
Continued on Page Two)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-11-21

Bank debts in Mississippi
during October were 81 billion
800 million, according to re-
ports from 83 state banks.
This is some 10 per cent
above the previous all time
high recorded in October of
1862.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06
Pope Not Easing
Anti-Red Stand

CASTEL GANDoLFo, Italy,
Sept. 6 APD.-Pope Paul VI
said today the Roman Catholic
Church is not softening its OPP
position to communism.
The ruler Of the church told
a group Of Catholic clergymen
who had participated in a con-
ference on pastoral duties in
modern times:
"One must not think that the
pastoral solicitude which Is the
prominent program Of the pres
ent church, absorbing its at
tention, could signify a change
in the judgment OF errors DIFF
fused In our society, and already
condemned by the church, like
Marxist atheism"
1t was a theme often sounded
by Paul's predecessor, Pope
John XIII. Pope John had
sought a new relationship with
Communist countries while
maintaining the church's his
toric opposition TO Communist
philosophy and expressions.
In his speech. Pope Paul as
sured priests in hardship posts
that they have his understand
ing and love.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06

hospitalized from April /, ls43,
to June 3. ls43, for acute cere-
bral spinal meningitis. He wa,
also hospitalized in September
l945, for severe anxiety state
chronic, manifested by tension
states, anxiety attacks, ano.
rexia and loss OF weight. II
does not appear that he wa,
disciplined for any infractions
while in service.
49, He filed claim for com.
pensation in June, l946, and ir
December, l946. was granted
service connection for psyche
neurosis for which an evalua-
ton OF 10 per cent was
assigned
a He was last examined BY
the VA in November, 1856
when he gave his age as 81
married, three children and
was occupied as a circuit Judge
He was tense, restless and III
at ease, frequently drummeo
the desk with his fingers,
changed position frequently,
sighed occasionally, showed q
tendency TO stammer, resulting
In the diagnosis OF anxiety re.
action. The 10 per cent rating
was continued.
IS. His accredited represent
alive is the American egion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06

possible injury to the veteran,
the officials said.
Yesterday was the second
straight day in which Senator
Morse attacked Gov Wallace
in a Senate speech. Discussing
the Governors efforts to pre-
vent racial migration OF Ala
bama schools, the Senator
Wednesday called MIN a punk"
and a disgrace" whose legal
activities ARE those OF a
shyster."
Report Issued
The report on Gov. Wallace
which Senator Morse read to
the Senate contained this
language;
Il. Governor wallace en-
tered active military service
october 20. 1912, and was hon.
orably discharged December 8
1915, with the grade OF SER
geant in the Army Air Corps
His military speciality was that
OF flight engineer with nine
combat missions completed in
BIOS. He participated In the
offensive against Japan and
earned the Air Medal plus area
and good conduct medals.
% Duringnrvice he was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06
Kennedy Selects
U. N. Delegation;
6 of 10 Are New
By the Associated Press


President Kennedy nomi-
mated today a 10-member del
egation to the Forthcoming
General Assembly session OF
the United Nations. Six are
new appointeeS.
Adlai E. Stevenson will
continue as head of the dele
cation, with Francis T. P,
Plimpton and Charles w. Yost
continuing as regular repre-
sentatives.
Added to the regular dele
cation were two members OF
Congress Representatives
Edna F. Kelly, Democrat OF
New York, and William s.
Maitland, Republican Of Cali
fornia.
OF the five alternative rep
reSentatives nominated by Mr..
Kennedy to serve through the
end of the year, Jonathan B.
Bingham was the lone hold
over.
other alternateS nominated
were Mercer Cook, United
States Ambassador to the Re-
public Of Niger: Charles c.
STEELE; Sidney r. Yates, for
mer Democratic Congressman
from Illinois who was defeated
in a 1862 bid for the Senate,
and Mrs. Jane Warner Dick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06
WaIIace-Morse Feud RACES On

his remarks about Senator
morse. adding:
Il don't know whether SEN
ator Morse has ever been shot
at by enemies OF our country
II not, what causes his
nervousness AS Mrs. Clare
Boothe Luce once said before
10 congressional committee
maybe he was kicked In the
head by a horse"
Senator Morse was not i'm
mediately available for CON-
ment.
Pension Confirmed
The Veterans Administration
confirmed that Gov. Wallace
received a $20-a-month dis
ability compensation payment
but a spokesman refused to say
what the disability is. Another
VA spokesman said that would
be the current payment for 10
per cent disability for service
connected pSychoneurosis.
Any member Of Congress may
obtain detailed information on
an individual veteran. VA Of
ficialS said, and the Senate or
House members may make the
information public. But the VA
itself will not make such in
formation public because Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06
BY the Associated Press

The feud between Senator
Morse. Democrat Of Oregon
and Gov. George C. Wallace OF
Alabama RACES on.
In the latest exchange:
Senator Morse told the
Senate yesterday Gov. Wallace
is receiving 10 per cent disa-
bility pay from the Govern
ment for a psychoneurosis
condition as a result OF World
War II service.
Gov. Wallace has not been
examined since November, 1856,
Senator Morse said, adding
1T would seem to be appro-
PIRATE for him TO volunteer 10
be examined at this time"
Gov. Wallace retorted In Ala
bama, 1T is true that I am
a little nervous as is the case
Of thousands Of other veteran,
OF our wars. To what does
Senator Morse attribute his
condition."
The Governor confirmed
that he is receiving 10 pei
cent disability "for a nervou,
condition caused by being shot
at by Japanese airplanes and
missions during World war II. "
Gov. Wallace later expanded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06
Kennedy's Back
Continues to Give
Him Trouble
By the Associated Press

President Kennedy showed
continuing difficulty with his
ailing back during ceremonies
yesterday for the visiting King
and Queen Of Afghanistan.
At the morning arrival cere-
monies. the President had diff
Guilty walking up a grassy slope
on the White House south lawn
to greet the royal couple. &.
He inched along slowly, TAX
ing one careful step at q time
up the slope, obviously favoring
his back. which White House
Press Secretary Pierre Salinger
said has been troubling Mr..
Kennedy recently.
Just about a week ago the
President was evidencing diff
Guilty and Mr.. Salinger con-
firmed then that the President
was having some trouble with
his old back ailment, but that
he did not need any extra
ordinary treatment. The Presi-
dent stopped playing golf.
which he had resumed earlier
In the summer.
When Mr.. Kennedy escorted
the Afghan King out to his
car after a talk in the Presi-
dents White House office yes
terday afternoon, Mr.. Kennedy
faltered briefly at one stone
step going back up into the
lobby. He broke his stride and
gingerly Unanswered UP the
step.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06
HUNTSVILLE
Council , School Board
Object to State Action

ing pictures Of parents trying
to get their children into class
rooms.
Fail to Arrive
At Mobile, where another
heavy force Of State troopers
had been deployed yesterday,
there was a minor demonstra-
ton by white pupils. But two
Negroes ordered admitted to
Murphy High School did not
arrive.
A small group Of white pupils
chanted: I'VE hate Negroes. +"
1t lasted only a few seconds
and the group filed into the
building.
Representatives Of Gov. wal
lace telephoned Huntsville
School Supt. Raymond Chris
tan at $50 am. and said they
wanted the schools closed. Mr..
Christian told the State off,
Gals Of the school boards reso-
luton yesterday to go ahead
with classes today and said he
Is standing on the decision.
Gov. Wallace took similar &C.
ton four days ago to halt the
scheduled opening Of a school
in Tuskegee, also under q Fed
eral court order to integrate.
The school board at Birming-
ham closed three schools at
Gov. Wallace's request yester-
day after a riot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06
Court Asked to Open
Birmingham Schools

latly disturbed that bombings
Of Negro homes can continue
and nothing Is done about it,"
The area where Mr.. Shores
home Is located has been nick
named Dynamite Hill" because
OF the many bombings that
have occurred there.
The Federal Bureau Of In
vestigation yesterday entered
the investigation Of the bomb
ing under a provision Of the
1860 Civil Rights Act.
In an interview with the
press yesterday, the father Of
two Negro boys who we're en-
rolled at one Of the three
closed Birmingham schools said
he has received threatening
phone calls. He said he was
told after the bombing Of the
Shores home that his would
be next.
The father, James Arm
strong, 40-year-old barber, has
been involved In the school
desesregation suit for several
years. His two sons enrolled
In the white school, ages 10 and
II, participated In the Negro
freedom demonstrations which
began last April and were Jailed
for seven days, Mr.. Armstrong
said.
He said he was not worried
about them being subjected to
mistreatment at the white
school. He said he wanted them
to go there because the school
Is closer to home and that he
wants my children to come to
know people Of an races {.
One way we can learn is by
doing things together"
He felt that racial relations
are getting better in BiI1ning-
ham despite the bombing and
the Negroes death Wednesday.
At City Hall, Mayor Albert
Boutwell, said the violence has
increased tensions but he de-
clined to assess what effect it
might have on racial relations.
Don't make me speculate on
that. It's like asking If you've
stopped beating your wife"