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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-09
BotuIism Score Brings
DC. Whitefish Caution

The District Health Depart
ment yesterday urged caution
in the purchase Of smoked
whitefish and smoked white
fish clubs which have caused
the recent deaths Of four per-
sons in two states.
The department said a check
Is being made Of stores
throughout Metropolitan Wash
ington and asked that all
persons in the city and sur
rounding suburbs who have in
formation about the location of
foods packed under the Dom
bros label call health officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-09

Two persons IN Tennessee
and two in Michigan have died
in the past seven days Of botul-
ism poisoning attributed to
contaminated whitefish. A rare
anti-toxin was flown from
Washington to Knoxville, Tenn,
for treatment Of seven other
poisoning victims there.
Tests are now being con-
Quoted at the Food and Drug
Administration laboratory in
Detroit TO determine which Of
many types Of botulism poison
ing the known victims con-
traeted. Doctors in Knoxville
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-09
z MEMORABLE
HOME MOVIES

each ''S smm silent
Two home movies to be
enjoyed and cherished.
THE Story of Pope John"
or mission: % Orbits"
the story of Astronout
Gordon Cooper's flight
in "Foith T." You will
proudly show these for
many years TO come and
both would make thought
full gifts.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25
@% t<@1A1& f@
False Charges DepIored #g@4
State Progress In Education Is Phenomenal

Now m ore than 300, 1000 boys and
girls, whites and Negroes, are trans
norted in more than 5000 steel school
buses which last year travelled 4l,379,-
44o miles and compiled a marvellous
safety record.
Mississippi's achievement in con-
structing new buildings has been no
less revealing.
In 1916 the Legislature appro-
priated So million for new school build
ings. At that time there had been no
buildings erected since the early 193Os.
Since 1916 and up until January OF
1863. Mississippi has spent 1910 mil
lion for new school buildings for both
whites and Negroes in an effort to af-
ford equal facilities for the children
of both races.
More money has been spent on
Negro school facilities for the obvious
reason they were more s~ub-standard.
The ALLEGATION for building remains
slightly more for Negro students per
capita than for white pupils because
of the same reason. This state effort
is expected to continue until all build
ings and facilities are truly equal.
Mississippi, with maximum fede-
raj assistance, has one of the finest
lunch room programs in the nation.
More than 41,75O,O0O hot lunches
were served in state schools last year
under the direction of certified lunch
room managers who had undergone a
required program of training, the first
such program to be set up in the
nation.
Fully 95 per cent of Mississippi
teachers now hold either an "A" or
"AA" certificate for teaching, repre-
senting a bachelors or masters de-
gree. This was not always the case.
MANY other achievements could be
noted, if space permitted, including
setting up some programs. such as the
vocational and technical training divi-
sion, now in either the planning or ex-
pansion stage. Z
Altogether Mississippi's advance
ment in education has been nothing
less than phenomenal - and state
citizens are Determined It shan not
only continue but be fmptoredlasfdaen=
1arged as rapidly as possible.
Mississippians know u future
Hes IN education and research.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25

troy the white race through
amalgamation. Since the
white people of Mississippi
paw at least 90 percent of the
property tax and most OF the
sales and excise taxes to
operate public schools. make
welfare payments and other
government benefits. it is not
unreasonable to predict that
the white race would refuse
to suppirt financially an in
Haorated. which actually
means a~malgamated. public
school system. IF the Cath
olics can SUCCESSFULLY operate
= private school system there
&c M reason on earth Whv
Prntastants cannot operate
+ham srlccnccfullv if necas-
cory to avoid racial mnngre-
1i7nt;on Ross continued.
Ross claimed that although
Naornac constitute 10.5 per-
cont Of the nations ponula-
ton thev hold 12 perrent of
tho government Jobs because
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25

for thirty wears they have
voted as a block
Commissioner Ross main
tains chat no white people
in any state in America give
the Negroes any more cash.
goods and services. through
the government. than do the
white population of MISSISSIPPI
pi give daily. monthly and
yearly to its Negro citizens
"In exchange for this gen
crosby they not only fail to
receive the nations thanks
but they actually received
national ridicule and abuse
THROUGH half-truths and whole
lies dicbursed by biased and
slantad national news media"
he CHARGED.
Mr.. Ross was introduced
nv w. H. Mckenzie. program
chairman for the Durant club
Visiting Rotarians included
7. A. Thornton and Walter D.
Smith. both of Lexingtan.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25
Mississippi Enters The JET Age

New York will be inaugurated October
II when Delta will place in service the
sleek, 92-passenger Convair $50, winch
cruises at 615 miles per hour.
A new S1.4 million bridge to be
constructed over the Pearl River at
Lakeland Drive, recently approved by
Jackson voters, will provide more con-
venient access to the new airport for
thousands of citizens of North jack
son and the northern area of Missis-
sippi. 1t will connect with the new in
t~erstate highway. Everything possible
is being done to assure a maximum use
of Thompson Airport for the con-
~venience and enjoyment of all Missis-
sippi citizens.
We congratulate Mayor Allen G.
Thompson on having such a marvellous
public-use facility named for him, 1t is
a tribute worthy of a king. We know
Mayor Allen will wear this honor
modestly and well.
Our heartiest commentator goes
to R. Baxter Wilson, chairman of the
Airport Authority, Vice-Chairman
Thad ]. Ryan, Commissioners w. Merle
Mann. F. Earl Fyke and Purser Hewitt,
TO Executive Director Thomas A. Tur-
ner; and to Jackson Commissioners ID.
L.. Luckey and Tom Marshall. along
with Mayor Thompson. This group of
men planned and directed the con-
struction of the new Airport which
takes Jackson and Mississippi into the
Jet Age.
It will give necessary impetus to
the growth and development of the en-
tire state. 1t is a browning achieve
ment for Mississippi's Capital City and
one of which we may all be proud.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25

State Welfare Commissioner Fred
A. Ross is one of the most loquacious
officials in Mississippi.
Mr.. Ross appears regularly in the
state press, indeed stays in it, about
as much as any other state official.
Only last Friday he was the lunch
con speaker at the Durant Rotary Club.
{See news story on page one)
Now we have no objection to the
myriad speeches Mr.. Ross makes a.
round the country or on the Missis-
sippi civic club circuit. 1t seems, how
ever, he was a little out of line recent
ly when he called a press conference
in Chicago, between planes so to speak,
to talk about the Negro problem"
The tack Mr.. Ross makes in his
now famous speech is to downgrade
Americas Negroes by saying they
represent only 10.5 per cent of the
nations population, yet account for a
much larger share of the nations crime
statistics including narcotic arrests,
prostitution and commercialized vice,
forceable rape, murder, aggravated as
sault, etc.
The main reasoning of the Ross
remarks appears to make out a case
for segregation of the American
Negro from the white mans society.
BY emphasizing the negative ma
ture in the Mississippi Negro commu-
nifty, such as the number 1854 per
cent) of live births as Legitimate,
compared with LIS per cent of white
Legitimate births, along with dispro-
portionate figures on venereal disease,
we are afraid MI. Ross is doing some
thing more than saying the Negro is
not fit to live in a white mans world.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25

Some political speakers are cur
rently trying to fool the people of
Mississippi into falsely believing u
state school system is tinged with
liberalism, socialism and even COM
munism."
Such charges are not only sheer
nonsense but a great disservice to our
state and teachers. No person who
makes these irresponsible charges, or
allows them to be made on his behalf,
deserves to be elected to any public
office in Mississippi. 1t is political OPP
~portunism at its worst and reveals a
lack of integrity on the part of those
making them.
The fact that Mississippi remains
near the bottom, educationally speak
ing. cannot be distorted into an indict-
ment of any state official now respon-
sible for public education, or at least
it should not be.
The important thing to remember
is that Mississippi's public educational
system has been strengthened and
~broadened in direct proportion to the
funds made available by the state
legislature. No greater progress than
this could be achieved by any dedi-
Gated official or group of officials,
such as we presently have.
The progress to date has been ex-
ceptional.
We need not apologize for the adj
vancement made in the past twenty
years = most of it, by the way, under
the tenure of the present State Super
intendent Of Education, ]. M. (Jack)
Tubb.
Take the matter of teacher
salaries.
When Mr.. Tubb assumed office
the average salary for state teachers
was 1905. 90 ner year. This fall it will
be s. $500. While the latter is low in
comparison with almost all of our Sis
ter Southern states, it represents a
tremendous stride forward. Salaries
for Negro teachers have advanced eve
more, now being equalized with those
paid to white teachers Of similar
achievement.
In 1944-45 our school Transporter
ton system was one of the poorest in
the nation with only twenty per cent
Of students having transportation
available.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25
REV. CLINT T. FLOYD
RETIRES AFTER FORTY
A SERVICE

The Rev. Clint T. Floyd,
pastor of Inverness Metho-
dist Church has completed
forty years of service in the
Methodist ministry in Missis-
sippi. He will retire and set
tie in Lexington where he
served as pastor from 1913
through 1861. He has a son
Wayne Floyd now living in
Lexington. 4f5-
Rev. Floyd served on all
the major boards in the Me-
thodiste,G Conference He also
served as chairman of the
Board Of. Missions, for four
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Her.
ring of Inverness gave a bar
hecue supper recently honor
ing the retiring minister. A
musical service was held at
the evening worship hour at
Inverness Church honoring
Rev. and Mrs. Floyd. At the
/ conclusion of the service Mr..
Walter Jones. chairman of the
Board of Stewards, presented
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25
TWENTY YEARS AGO

pink roses and blood red ma
tive flowers compete in bril-
;liancy and profusion of bloom
with the famous Raffles gar
dens in Singapore, the gar
den of Shepheard's Hotel j..
Cairo, where the world in the
course of time is supposed to
pass by, (the abandoned Ko
rean gardens. speaking tragi-
cally of Japanese DONNA
tion) our own Philippines
with orchids growing wild.
the Cinnamon gardens of
Ceylon filling the air with
the odor of pungent spice.
the tiny rose terraces Of Ven
ice with the waters of the
blue Adriatic lazily lappina
the white marble steps as the
traveller awaits a gondola. the
garden of the Appian Way
and the petrified gardens If
recently excavated ,Pompeii
all serve to remind us thai
gardens were old when civil
ization was Young.
(To be continued next week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25
&A4onia1 Page.
In Mississippi
Equal Justice Under The Law -.

Equal justice under the law =.
This is the great principle that
makes every man a king in this won
derful country of ours.
1t alone with the Christian ethic
makes ours a society of laws, not men,
wherein all may live with dignity in
peace, freedom and security.
This is the principle to which all
Americans adhere.
But in Mississippi it continues to
be honored more in the breach than
the observance.
On Saturday in C~larksdale a Goa
homa County Circuit Court jury &C
quilted a 24-year-old white man for
firebombing the home of a state
NAACP leader = in whose home, in
cidentally, a U. S. Negro Congressman
was an overnight guest.
The all-male, white jury was out
only Is minutes before returning the
verdict.
The prosecution then successfully
moved to have the court dismiss the
charges against a second white man.,
26. arrested In the case.
The two men, referred to as
"boys" and youths" in several state
daily newspapers at the time of the
incident, had pied guilty to the bomb
ing charges in a hearing last April
when the bombing took place. Now
they are free.
We suppose the "good people" of
Clarksda1e will be surprised when more
such crimes occur in their county or
the state.
Closer home, in Canton, a munich
pal court postponed, for the fourth
straight week, charges against a AZ
year-old white service station operator,
accused of firing a gun into a group
of young Negroes who were walking
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25

near his station.
Meanwhile, As Negroes arrested
June 18 for marching at Itta Bena
were convicted of disturbing the peace
and remain in Jail despite U. S. Justice
Departments efforts to get them freed
in Federal Court. The Negroes claim
ed they were coming into town en-
masse from a church to seek police
protection after their voter registra-
ton meeting had been broken up by
a tear gas bomb.
In what was probably the under
statement of the year, presiding Fed
eral Judge Claude Clayton said he was
Convinced the case arose because of
a lack of trust by the Negroes of the
white officials"
Some six other white men in two
separate cases, one bombing and n
shooting, were freed in the same lie
flore) county within the past few
months.
Equal justice under the law -.
Mississippi stands today and every
day before the bar of world opinion
and don't say it doesn't matter
what others think.
In cases like these we don't have
a prayer.
AS long as the present situation
endures, as long as all Mississippians
continue to support a double standard
Of justice in our courts, then all of us
will continue. to be looked upon as UNI
civilized barbarians.
And make no mistake that is
how much of the world regards us.
We can and should change this by
creating a climate of public opinion in
which a double standard of justice is
no longer possible.
This is the least we can do to re-
gain our own self-respect, if not that
of the world.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25
Welfare Commissioners Speeches

He is, whether he realizes it or
not, pointing up the long standing
failure of the white man to influence
the Negro to lead a clean and moral
life.
The long history of white indul-
gence of Negro crime and immortality
is not a credit to butMan Indictment
of the white people, especially the
white leadership. In many respects the
immortality and crime has been en-
couraged, rather than condemned.
If the reader questions he has
only to remember it has been only a
few years since common law marriages
in Mississippi were declared (by the
state legislature) illegal.
AS a matter of fact, many Mis-
sissippians feel we might well take
some of the money we have been
spending on foreign missions and work
more at home to help bring religion
and morality to a wide segment OF u
Negro population. At the same time
some of it could we'll rub off on US.
The point of emphasis for all of
us today should be to try to- rid Ameri-
ca of the disgraceful crime record
made by Negroes and whites and
to try to bring the influence of religion
and morality to bear upon Americans
of all races, colors and creeds.
Meanwhile we feel Mr.. Ross would
do better in his speeches to stick to the
welfare program in Mississippi, which
alone is a big enough subject.
1t accounts for the expenditure OF
more than S55 million every year here,
$44 million of which comes from Uncle
Sam.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25
New Jackson Airport

All Mississippi joined with Jack
son this week in celebrating the formal
opening and dedication of Jackson's
new Jet Age Airport a wonderful
facility that would proudly be claimed
by any city in the nation.
Formally named the ALLEN C.
Thompson Municipal Airport the new
multi-million dollar facility was on
structed with federal, state and local
funds, and is destined to serve the
needs of Jackson and Mississippi for
the foreseeable future. The near 1000
acre site in adjoining Rankin County
provides space for great expansion and
the terminal building and other facili-
ties are so planned they may be en-
larged as needed without changing
basic architectural design.
Visitors from every section of the
state were among the thousands who
converged or Jackson to attend Open
House and participate in the dedication
program. u. S. Senator John G.. Stennis
led the list of distinguished visitors
from Washington.
Unlike our neighboring metropolis
to the north, those who attended the
ceremonies in Jackson Wednesday saw a
fully working facility with sixty daily
flights operating on schedule. The new
Memphis Airport. which held it's dedi-
cation ceremony some time ago, is still
using the old terminal which is now
more crowded than bus stations were
several years ago.
We are tremendously proud of the
excellent record of progress achieved in
the planning and building of our new
facility.
Direct jet service from Jackson to
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25
FAMOUS GARDENS
1 HAVE VISITED
n v.L..:.. M-T -

Continued from last week.
The Louvre gardens of
Paris, the Kingly gardens OF
Versailles where Napoleon
viewed his roses through The
mist of uncounted fountains,
the intimate garden Of Nal
maison where Josephine spent
many a lonely hour. and the
tiny Trianon reminiscent It
Marie Antoinette played the
role of sheperdess.
The coral gardens of Be-
muda. the green gardens Of
Jamaica. the gambling gar-
dens of Monte Carlo. the gar
dens of Naples. Amalfi and
Sorrento casting and reflectinc
their beauty in the sea.
The Hawaiian gardens
where the immensely of the
Angel Trumpet bush, with
white trumpet flowers hane-
ing a foot long. hibiscus like
plants Haunting enormous
purple flowers, double wild
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25
LEGION POST BUILDS

: The, Daniel w. Beall Post
No. la Of the American Lee
gion is having two bath hous-
esx built at a swimming hole,
at the intersection Of Black
and Gourdvine Creeks, east
of Lexington on Highway IL,
about one mile from the city
limits, according to w. o.
Thompson. a member Of the
Legion committee, who with
Howell Warner, w. B. Kenna
and O. Z. Ellison bought the
lumber Tuesday to BE sent to
the location. The place is
ideal for swimming with wa
ter, in varying depths and a
long sand bar along the
banks.
Labor supplied by RFC will
build the bath houses upon
completion uf the road lead
ing to it, through Sam v
Farmers pasture. It was
through Mr.. Farmers efforts
that the place was found. a.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25
GAR D E
ON TCHULA LAKE

All citizens in the county
are urged by the Holmes
County Hunting and Fishing
Club to attend the gar rodeo
on Thursday afternoon, July
90 The rodeo headquarters
will be on Tchula Lake by
Horseshoe Dump.
{ Cash prizes will be given
for the largest number of gar
fish caught, and also for the
largest gar
The contest is open to men.
women and children, and a
large number of entries is ex-
pected. Interested persons are
asked to register at the Will
Hams Outlet Store in Lex
ington, or Smiths Super Ser
vice Station in Tchula. Fol-
lowing the rodeo, a fish fry
will be held for club mem
ters.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25
Welfare Commissioner
Continued from Page One)

continued from rage OIlej
that 25.4 percent of the live
Negro births are illegitimate.
according to the mothers,
compared with is percent
illegitimate among the white
race. and that the Negroes
produced 59.268 reported cas-
es of syphilis and gonorrhea
between 1855 and 1852 COM
nared with Ats white cases
during the same period.
"The Warren Court Mon
grelizing Missionaries do not
have the slighest interest in
hhe welfare of the white child
because the parents of the
white child do not nradnre
block votes in KEY Eastern
s+ates which elect presidents
who appnint federal JUDGES
Roes said. Continuing, he
s.;d..
"The object if the Mon0re-
lying Missionaries is to dos-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25
THIRTY YEARS 6

II. is on his property. No adj
mission charge is made at
any time, but members OF
parties are urged 70 take care
Of their own, as there are no
lifeguards, and precautlon
must be the WatchWOrd.
This will prove to be q
very popular place during the
hot summer days.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25
WATSON A r DIVIDED
AZ COMMISSIONERS

C. C. Pahlen, c. Q. Nixon
and Walter Shipp were ap-
pointed by Chancellor NJ. B.
Montgomery. to assist B. g.
Settler in the survey and di-
vision of the ]. R. Watson
farm property near Brozville
that consists Of 2,4OO acres.
The division was to be made
IN five equal parts for heirs
to the property. The commits
sioners completed their task
last week and reported to the
chancery court this week,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-25
Through The Years
Items of interest from the past taken from our fil~
of The lexington Advertiser and The Durant News.
BY Ruth B. Flower
TEN YEARS 6
BY Ruth B. Flower

the Floyds' with a gift in ap
probation for the long serv-
ice and the fine work they
have done in Inverness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04
PRO FOOTBALL CUTDOWNs
AMERICAN LEAGuE

BALTIMoRE-End George Wilson
and Halfback Bill Baird.
CLEVELAND--End Dennis Biodrow-
SKI and Tackles Ken Frost and Reed
Bohovich.
DALLAS-Kicker Lance Poimbeouf
Linebacker Jim Price and Ends Hush
MclnniS and Paul Holmes.
DETRoIr-Tsckles Roy williams
and Paul Ward
GREEN BAY-Fullback Frank Nest
nick and Halfback Doug Hart.
Los NGELES-Linebacke Ed Grit
I'm and Hallback Nat Whitmyer.
MlNNESOrA-Tackles George Hultz
ana Snd Billy Wilson and Halfback Terry
NEW YoRK--Tackle Gene Gossage
and Fullback Nat Craddock,
PlITSBURGH-Ta Roger BERG
and halI5ack Len Burnett.
SAN FRANCISCO-Quarterback Bob
Llght and Center John MellekaS.
., WASHlNGTON-End Steve Junker,
Hallback DOUG Elmore, Fullback Dave
francis, Guard Rodney Foster. Tackle
Parilli. A0''