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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-31
Sam Rice
Finally
Makes It,!

Sam Rice, poppy little minor
league pitcher who climbed to
stardom as one of major league
baseballs finest hitters and out.
fielders, this week was elected
to the games elite Hall of Fame
after years of waiting in the
ION deck" circle.
Rice, who now lives in Ashton,
got into the big league in 1915
as settlement for S400 debt
the late Clark Griffith thought
he would never collect from the
failing Petersburg. Va, ball club.
Rice became Griffith's property
to settle the bill.
Fame is nothing new to the
72-year-old Rice; in his ball play.
ing days it helped his public
image. But fame which has
come his way since the Hall of
Fame selection this weekend is
beginning to interfere with his
latest business venture.
Apparently the years since he
was the hero of two Washington
generations have done little to
slow him down. Last year, he
formed Sam Rice Manor Corp.
and began development of go.
house subdivision.
ut keeps me pretty busy" he
said. Running the development
company and answering a bar
rage of questions for sports
writers don't mix well, he said.
Il told those photographers
they must have a half-million
pictures of me-" he told The
Sentinel, "but they said they
wanted a half-million more.
They took my picture all Sun.
day afternoon"
Rice went to the Senator's as
a pitcher and actually pitched
four games before he developed
as a stand-out star in the bat
ting department. He did it by
hitting safely nine out of the
first II times he filled in as
pinch hitter.
The coach persuaded the al
pound athlete to try the outfield
and concentrate on hitting. 1t
paid off in a big way for the
Senators.
He became a permanent fix
ture in the outfield of the WASH
ington club, fielding and knock.
ing pitchers out of the box from
1916 to 1888.
Never a power hitter, Rice
amassed only "a home runs dur.
ing his 19 seasons in the Ameri.
can League, but he collected
total of 1887 hits and set
World Series record which has
never been broken with II SER
les hits in the 1925 classic.
He played in three World Ser
les with the Senators and bat.
ted respectable 1864.
At the age of 43. Rice Joined
the Cleveland Indians and bat
ted .293 in 81 games before re.
firing from the sport.
He established a lifetime bat
ting average of 1922 and set an
American League record for the
most one-base hits in a season
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-31
Little Singers
Invite Members

A unique vocal group in this
area, The Little Singers" have
invited any interested element.
airy school children to attend
their next meeting and rehears.
al this Saturday, Feb. 2, at $3.50
am. at the Parkwood School in
Kensington.
Ray Mcguire is director of
the 115-member organization
which sings in 10 different
languages and entertains P.TA
and other civic groups during
the year. The members range
from third to ninth grades. Fur
Their information may be OBJ
tanned from Beverly Warren at
WO. 1891.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-31

S SENTINEL n coSTf2' Mn'
AIO thursday. JaDusry 81, 1858
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07

Seven boys and girls
teams are involved in the
three-day affair with the
Ethel squads given top seed
ing in the tournament. Win
ners and runners-up will adj
vance to the District Four
tourney later.
Other teams include Hol-
mes Abs, Durant, Nc
Adams, Walden, Lexington,
and North Carrollton.
The action opens at 6 o.
clock Thursday evening with
Lexington boys meeting
North Carrollton. At Tbs
Holmes AIS. lassies tangle
with Walden and at $50 the
Holmes boys lookup with
Walden.
At 6 Friday Durant girls
play Lexington and Durant's
boys meet McAdams at Ills
and McAdams girls collide
with North Carrollton at
$3.50.
Semi-finals begin Saturday
morning as Ethel's girls meet
with the Holmes-Vaiden WIN
ners at 10. At Ills the Nc
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07
BY Hazel BrannOn Smith

idea is that 'the moderates
IN our midst must be ex-
posed because they are
'rne most dangerous"
The great majority OF Mis-
sissipplans, We believe, be-
long III the moderate cate
CORY, if the truth were
known. But it's not a very
good thing to engage IN
name-calling or try to pui
labels on people, since there's
such a wide difference in
the meaning of the various
words such as moderate
liberal" conservative" re
dictionary" etc. Each person
has his own land usually
different) Interpretation. So
actually they mean little.
For instance, Gov. Barnett
lays claim to being an arch
conservative" but he would
be regarded as a liberal" in
his spending with a $40 mil
lion deficit showing up on
the horizon, for the next
governor to have to solve.
To Mary's everlasting Gre
dit she told her &C audience
that 1--WE must hold our
tempers. We will not lend
ourselves to violence in
speaking Of the current de-
segregation battle.
But this statement of our
Summit friend seems to
clash with an official state
ment published last week by
the Citizens Council as an
advance story from the next
edition of 1.-THE Citizen"
We shall wait until the
magazine appears before we
comment further on it.
We don't agree with our
friend, Mary, but we are glad
that people don't have to a
gree on everything to be
friends . and we have
loved Mary Cain now for
more than 26 years.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07

This proposed amendment
to the Mississippi State Con-
stitution was favored by
Holmes voters 1000 to So.
Under the approved mea-
sure Holmes County will
have two representatives and
one senator, losing one pre-
sent seat in the House of Re-
representatives..
In the 1863 precincts in
Mississippi the complete I'M
official returns are 90,685 for,
and ii, 1859, against. There was
only a light turnout of state
voters with only a simple
majority to carry the mea-
sure. 4 n
County Commissioners
County election commits
sioners are Frank Hughes, j..
T. Garland and Mrs. A. j.
Heinrich.
Election Officials
Precinct election officials,
(appointed by the three COM
missioners, who served) were:
Lexington Mrs. Tom
Shepherd, R. O., Mrs. Thel-
ma Sharp, Mrs. Joe Moore,
W. H. Scott, j. M. McRae
and S. L. White, P. O.
Acona - ]. D. Williams, R.
O., Mrs. c. L. Downer, Mrs.
K. F. Downer, Mrs. Eulalee
Buck, Mrs. j. R. Booth and
j R. Booth, P. O.
Durant - Mrs. c. M. Ray,
r. O., w. c.. Martin, j. c.
/ Hill, Mrs. John Jenkins, Mrs.
John Howard, ]. S. Mcbride,
P. 0.
West - Mrs. Walter M.
Brock, r. o., Mrs. William D..
Brock, A. L. Stevens, III,
Mrs. J. L. Brock, H. L. Bow
lie and S. c. Campbell, P. 0.
Goodman - j. A. Ousley,
R. o., J. G.. Jacob, Mrs. A. A.
Derrick, Sr., j. D. Neaves,
George Mitchell and An
thony McMullen, P. 0.
Emory - S. S. Truitt, P. 0,
Mrs. w. E. Hill, B. S. Ellis,
Miss Davie Catron, Mrs. S.
S. Truitt, T. L. Downer, p. O.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07
$175,8 10 Tax
Bill Paid By
Utility Firms

Public utilities pay a ma
|. jor portion of the taxes which
help run Holmes County =
a fact probably little known
or appreciated by the ma
jority of its citizens.
That fact was evident last
week, and throughout the
month of January, as tax
paying time rolled around a
gain and some $175,8lO.64
was paid by the utility firms
serving the area.
The Illinois Central Rail
road is the largest single tax
payer in the county with a
tax bill of $74, 517.91.
Second largest was South
ern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Company with $685.
543.48 and third was Missis-
sippi Power and Light Com
pany with $37,617.91.
Other utilities and the a.
mount of taxes paid by each
are Texas Eastern Corpora
ton, $10,826,6 so; Mississippi
Valley Gas Company, $685.
81; Southern Natural Gas
Company, $2,941.86; General
American Transfer Corpora
ton, $772.62; Pullman, $373.-
80; Union Gas Company,
$181.73; Railway Express,
$94.02; and Western Union
$685. on.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07

the taxes the Railroad pays
are used to support safety,
public health, police and fire
protection, roads and streets,
State and Local Government
waterways and anyways,
while taxes paid by our COM
petitors are ear-marked tor
highway maintenance and
improvement"
MI. Buck entered the en-
ployment of the Railroad
Company in Holmes County
at Tchula, working in the
railroad yards at Gwin in
1916. In order to give an
idea of the money paid in
taxes by the Illinois Central
Railroad in Holmes County
Continued on Page Three)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07
.Durant Expansion
Is Defeated In
Chancery Court

Durant's proposed expan-
sion of its city limits was
SUCCESSFULLY contested in court
last week by the Illinois
Central Railroad, Mississippi
Power and Light Co., and a
number of Individual citizens
who reside north of the city
in an area that would have
been added in by the expan-
sion.
The case was heard Tues
day, Wednesday and Thurs
day during the January term
of Chancery Court with
Judge C. D. Williams of
Yazoo City presiding. The
proposed expansion would
have increased the corporate
limits approximately 38 per
cent. 4
Mayor c. H. Blanton, Jr.
explained that some expan-
sion would have been grant
ed, but the city did not wish
to accept what was offered
by the court.
Testifying in behalf of the
! City Of Durant were Mayor
Blanton, Mrs. Lucille Truitt,
City Clerk, Aldermen c. w.
Landrum and Julious Guion,
and M. H. James,, .Jr. project
engineer of Canton. Appear
ing in opposition were repre-
sentatives of the two COM
panies and several individual
citizens involved.
Representing Durant were
Attorneys Carl F. Drake of
Durant and William A. (Bil-
ly) Bacon of Jackson. -Opposz-
ing attorneys were John D.
'Guyton, Kosciusko; Wise, Car
ter and Smith, Jackson;
Johnson and White, Lexing-
ton and Calvin King of Du-
rant.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07

Edsville = j. L. Moorhead,
r. O., F. D. Simpson, L. E.
Parkinson, Mrs. j. L. Moor
head, Mrs. T. L. Simpson,
O. l.. Lowery, P. 0.
Bowling Green = Mrs. w.
C. Sheehy, r. o., Roy Nc
Neer, G.. L. Wilkins, Ralph
D. Mcclellan, Mrs. Luther P.
Mcclellan, L. p. Mcclellan,
P. O. Y .
Pickens T. O.. Buford,
r. O., Mrs. Bernice Simpson,
Miss Josie Burton, Shelby
Parker, E. B. Mcdaniel, P. O..
Ebenezer - Mrs. B. w.
Humphrey, Jr., r. o., E. E.
O'Reilly, T. E. Murtagh, E. L.
Brown, Mrs. j. w. Burwell,
w. L. (BilD Edwards, P. O.
Coxburg = H. o. Pettus,
r. O., Mrs. j. A. Hearn, Earl
Covington, j. Il. Pierce, Jr.,
R. S. Richmond, Dolye Rog-
ers, P. O.
Continued on Page Eight
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07
Holmes Junior Miss Among
Ten Fino|ists At Meridian

Miss Billie Faye Knox of Tchula, now the reigning
Holmes County "Junicr Miss was among the top ten
finalists in Saturday nights final judging of the Junior
Miss Pageant in Meridian. She was the youngest of Is
state contestants.
Miss Knox, a representative of the Lexington
Junior Chamber of Commerce, was given the trip by
ID. c.. Lundy, Lexington businessman. While in Meri-
dian she was houseguest Of Mr.. and Mrs. F.. E. Young.
Billie Faye, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Knox
of Tchula, was accompanied by her parents, her
brother, Homer, Jr, and Mr.. and Mrs. Mel Chrestman.
Mr.. Chrestman served as chairman of the Jaycee
sponsored contest in Lexington and Mrs. Chrest-
man is Jaycette president.
Billie Faye was recipient of a sterling silver "Jun-
ior Miss bracelet charm and a sports outfit by Bobbie
Brooks.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07
Heart Campaign
Began Friday In
Holmes County

The 1868 Holmes County
Heart Fund Campaign open
ed Friday, February LIST.
The month-long drive, con-
Quoted by the Mississippi
Heart Association, will reach
its high point on Heart Sun
day, February Oath, when
volunteers will collect Heart
Fund gifts from door-to-door.
"The heart association is the
only voluntary organization
that fights all of the heart
and circulatory Diseases
Mrs. Louise King, Holmes
County Heart Fund Chair
man, declared as the drive
began. /
"These diseases kill al
most as many Mississippians
each year as all other causes
of death combined" she re
ported.
Heart and blood vessel
diseases were responsible for
more than 10.150 deaths in
Mississippi last year. Addi-
tionally, they disable thou
sands she pointed out.
Research, education a n
community service are the
heart associations a OF
weapons in fighting these
diseases, the nations Number
One health enemy, Mrs
K;no said.
"More than $416,0 900 heart
dollars have been channeled
into heart research in Mis-
sissippi since 1882" S h e
pointed out. "As a result, we
have shared in impressive
advances in the. fight against
the cardiovascular diseases
With the aid of heart asso-
citation grants, medical scien-
lists have developed outstand
ing new methods for dag
nosing and treating disor-
ders of the heart and blood
vessels.
"That's why" she contin-
ued. "the public has recog-
nized the truth of the slogan
More will live the more
you give and looks to
medical scientists to gain
eventual victory over the
he'rt diseases"
Laverne Lindsey is chair
man of the colored drive in
Holmes County. with the fol-
lowing workers:
Continued on Back Page
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07
Livestock Show Set

to allow the Jaycees to be
eligible for funds from state,
county and city in financing
the project. Ed Wilburn
Hooker, Jr. is president of
the Association and is also
chairman of the 1868 Live
stock Show activities.
Property for the building
and surrounding area was
purchased from Pat Barrett,
finances were obtained
through a loan from First
National Bank, water and
sewerage facilities were sup
piled by the City of Lexing-
ton, Mississippi Valley Gas
Co. installed heating units,
Lexington Concrete and
Block Co. poured the neces-
sary concrete, Mitchell En-
gineerS of Columbus were
building contractors, and j.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07
New $4,000 Born
Scene Of Event
March .7-8-9

The third annual Spring
Livestock Show will be held
March 1879 at the handsome
new livestock barn (pictured
below on Highway II east
of Lexington. The new facil-
lty is expected to give added
impetus to Holmes County's
already rapidly developing
livestock industry.
The barn, a project of the
Lexington Junior Chamber
of Commerce, grew out of
the Jaycees' sponsoring of a
livestock show for the past
two years. In 1862 the Hol-
mes County Livestock Asso-
citation was founded in order
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07

M. Hoff, Inc. was electrical
contractor. The attractive new
barn has been completed, ex-
cept for a few minor finish
ing touches, at an approx
mate cost of $4,000, accord
ing to Duane Tucker, Jay
Gee president.
The recently organized Ju-
nior Chamber of Commerce
of Durant has donated pro-
ceeds from one project to the
Lexington Jaycees which
was applied to the barn
building fund. This group
will also add more assistance
later in the year.
Members of the Jaycees
are happy to announce the
forthcoming Spring Livestock
Show and are anticipating a
successful show and good at
tendance.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07
Public Utilities Help Tax Load.
illinois Central Is Largest Toxpoyer;
Employs 81 With $495, 948 Payroll

H. K. Buck, Illinois Cen
trail Superintendent at Mem
phis, explains the tax check
I'd to Sheriff Smith does
not include taxes paid to in
corporated towns and cities,
namely West, Durant, Good
man, Pickens, Tcnula, Cru
ger and Lexington.
Mr. Buck said: "This is a
lot of money from one cor
poration, and when one con-
siders the taxes paid by other
corporations in the transpor-
tation business in Holmes
County, it looks even larger.
This check does not include
taxes the &c pays in Holmes
County such as gasoline, and
sales taxes on supplies, auto
mobiles and trucks purchased
in the county.
In addition to this ia X
money, WE have approx
mately 81 employees with
218 dependents and 33 re-
tired employees with 81 de-
pendents in Holmes County
that are customers of Holmes
business concerns and also
paying the usual taxes in
Holmes County.
Our annual payroll in
Holmes County amounts to
approximately $495, 948.00.
Gan important feature in
the matter of taxes is that
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07

Editor Mary Cain of The
Summit Sun mas let some of
her friends know she is be-
ing asked to run for Lieuten-
ant Governor of Mississippi
in the summer primaries.
She did not indicate whe-
Their she is seriously consi-
oerlng it.
Mary was the principal
speaker at the second an
nual membership meeting of
the Yazoo County Citizens
Council Monday night.
Appearing with her were
Bob Patterson, executive sec
rotary of the &C and Louis
Hollis of Jackson, the latter
substituting for w. j. (BilD
Simmons, editor of The CT
tizen", the councils monthly
publication.
The Summit editor told
the &C audience of about 300
she did not vote for Ross
Barnett for governor, that
she did not think he had
sense enough to be COVER
nor" But she added that
she was 100 per cent for him
today and she '.prays every
night for God to bless him.
She spoke of the "Ken-
nedys' as being wicked and
vicious, and "low as a
snakes belly and they don't
get any lower"
She said "the public well
fare program is rotten to the
core with communism"
1t was also revealed at the
Yazoo City meeting that
there is a Clemson Under
ground" We had not been
aware of it, not having seen
any mention in the press a.
bout it.
"Moderates' were also
scored at the Citizens Coun-
Gil meeting. They were called
SO many names that / did not
get them all, but the general
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07
REV. p. D. BRAGG IN
BAPTIST HOSPITAL

Rev. Paul D. Bragg is re-
covering nicely following
surgery on Monday morning
in the Baptist Hospital in
Jackson. Mrs. Bragg is at his
bedside and his children,
Paul Bragg, Jr., and Miss
Caroline Bragg, both of Tul-
sa, Oklahoma and Mrs. john
ny Marlborough of New Or
leans, are with him at the
hospital. His room number is
2026. -
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07

Adams girls North Carrollton
winner meets the Durant-
Lexington winner.
In boys play Ethel meets
the Lexington-North Carroll
ton winner at 1890 and the
Holmes Walden winner col
lides with the Durant-Mc-
Adams winner at las.
The girls final will be at
7:30 p. m. with the boys
game to be at 8:45.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07
Amendment Is Approved By Voters
Reapportionment Measure Is First
Since Constitution Was Written

1000 Holmes County voters, out OF a possible
5000, went to the polls Tuesday, along with other
Mississippians, and passed with an overwhelming
majority Senate Concurrent Resolution 101 for re-
apportionment of the state legislature.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-02-07
Holiness Abs Will Host District Four,
Sub District One BIB Tourney
Games Begin Today Seven Boys
And Girls Teams Participate

The Holmes Agricultural High School cagers will
host the District -Four Sub-District One Class BIB
Tournament in the Holmes Junior College gym begin
ming today (Thursday)- and running through Sat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-14
Horpers Ferry
Museum Opens

The new National Histori-
cal John Brown Museum was
recently opened at Harpers
Ferry, w. Va.
The museum is located in
a 112-year-old house in High
Street, within 100 yards of
the site of the engine house
in which Brown and some Of
his band were besieged and
captured by United States
Marines led by Col. Robert E.
Lee and his aide, Jeb Stuart.
Among those attending the
opening were Mrs. George
Laking, wife of the New Zea-
land Ambassador; Mrs. Leigh
Wade, Mr.. Robert Dunn,
mayor of Bolivar, and Mr..
Gilbert Perry, mayor of Har-
pers Ferry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-14
ENGAGEMENTS

StanSbury Cam Of Balti-
more announce the engage
ment of their daughter Mary
Dunlap to Mr.. Anthony
Parke Avery, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Porter Avery Of
Alexandria. A Decem b e r
wedding is planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-14
RoIlo-MerreIl

Mr.. and Mrs. Reed T. Rollo
announce the engagement Of
their daughter Rosalyn to
Mr.. John Elliott Merrell, son
of Mr.. Elliott H. Merrell of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-14
EnqIond-WhetzeI

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard A.
England Of Bethesda an
nounce the engagement of
their daughter Lois Ann to
Mr.. Herbert H. Whetzel, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph c.
Whetzel of Ithaca, N. Y. A
summer 1864 wedding is
planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-14
Piqqot-BIock

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Snowden Piggot of this city
and st. Marys County, Md.
announce the engagement Of
their daughter Anne Mar
guerite to Maj. Robert Wool
folk Black, USA, son of Col.
and Mrs. Ira Woodruff Black
of Gibson Island, Md. An Au-
gust wedding is planned.
Conn-AVery
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-14

Salt Lake City, Utah, and
the late Mrs. Doris Jensen
Merrell. An August wedding
is planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24

partment in cooperation with
many embassies here.
Mrs. Luther Hodges, wife Of
the Secretary of Commerce, is
general chairman. Mrs. Eleanor
Israel. liason officer for the
Protocol Division of the State
Department is in charge Of the
program. Mrs. Ruth O'Brien is
chairman Of the Executive
Committee.
After a formal opening
March 10, the craft exhibit
will be opened to the public at
8 am. March IL, and will be
open every day. including
Saturdays and Sundays, from 8
am. to 9 pm. through March
"a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
Yemen to Elect
Tribal Senate

DAMASCUS. Syria, Feb. %
(AP).-President Abdullah Al
Sallal of Yemen today ordered
formation Of electoral COM
missions through the country
within three days to supervise
elections Of yemen's first tribal
Senate.
In making this announce
ment, San'a radio said Mr.
Sallal was keen to have this
Senate. which will represent all
Yemeni tribes. "functioning on
his side very soon." Only tribal
chieftains will run for this SEN
ate, composed of 100 to 1870
members. Sixty per cent of the
members will be elected by d.
rect public vote. The other 40
per cent will be appointed by
the republican government, the
broadcast said.
The decree fixed no date for
the elections. first since the
Yemeni monarchy was over
thrown last September.