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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-12-05

Mississippi - although some
times he sharply reacted to
actions of individual Mlssls-
sippianS.
History will enshrine John
Fitzgerald Kennedy as a mar
tyred President.
No matter what the mott
walton of the crazed wretch
who pulled the trigger, both
he and the President were
the victims of the spirit of
hate and violence that has
grown up in our country in
the recent years. AL of us
who have ever spoken hate
share a part Of this guilt. If
the life laid down is to mean
anything, we must rid our
hearts of hate.
= A mourning world has
shown how deeply his meteo-
RIG career had touched the
hearts of the earth's multi
tudes.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-12-05
Jewell Fessenden
Rites IN Pickens

Mrs. Jewell Garland Fes-
sender Of Pickens, 81 year
old well known retired Home
Demonstration Agent and Ex-
tension worker, died at the
University Hospital in jack
son Sunday night, following
a lengthy illness.
Funeral services were held
at IL a. m. Tuesday in Pick
ems First Baptist Church, The
Rev. Price Brock officiated
/, and burial was in Bethel ce-
metery near Charleston, in
Tallahatchie county. Worthey
Funeral Home of Pickens
was in charge of arrange
ments
Mrs. Fessenden was an ac-
tive member of the Baptis'
church and a Sunday School
teacher.
Survivors include two bro
theirs, j.. 7. Garland, Mayor
of Pickens, w. B. Garland OF
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-12-05

Governor Ross Barnett has
cancelled a speech scheduled
to be made to a student
group in Albany, New York
on Dec. 0. The sponsoring
group had asked that the
speech be postponed in de-
ference to President John F.
Kennedy. Governor Rookie
Teller of New York has de-
clared a 30-day mourning
period for the state and has
himself cancelled all politi-
cal appearances.
We hope that Governor
Barnett will stay in Missis-
sippi for the remainder of
his term of office and not
make any more speeches of
the type he has been making
before student and Citizens
Council groups. They serve
no constructive purpose.
And when 1t. Gov. John
son assumes the office of
governor we hope he will
stay home and attend to the
problems and affairs of Mis-
sissippi. -. which certainly
are enough to demand his full
attention.
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Rev. Joseph W. Mefford, Jr., Baptist
Missionary To Spain Speaks Dec. 11fh

tolerance in Spain may even-'
tually change this, and so<we'
are designing buildings that
with a little. remodellrg can
be made to look like church5
es." !.
Mr.. Mefford is a native Of
Fort Collins, Colo, where he
ATTENDED Colorado Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College,
now Colorado State Univer-
sity. He graduated from
Ouachita Baptist College, Az
kadelphia, Arkansas, with
the bachelor Of arts deEF
and from New Orleans Ra
fist Theological SeminaKy
with the bachelor of divinity
degree and master of refi-
gious. education degree re-
ceived in 1859 after stuay
during furlough from Spain.
Before a missionary APP
pointment he was pastor of
churches in Arkansas and
Mississippi. He served in
Europe with the U. S. Army
during World War II, and
after the war he spent six
months in Nuremberg, Ger
many, as adjutant of the pri-
son at the war crimes trials.
He and his wife, the for
mer Lila Pritchard. of Platte
willie, Colo, have four child
rem, Sylvia, Tony, jamie and
Susie. They are now living
in Yazoo City, on furlough
for one year.
The public is cordially I'M
vited to attend this speci@
service.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-12-05
.ASCS 1864 Market Quota Election Set
For December 10; Polling Places Listed

Polling places where Hol-
mes County farmers may cast
ballots in the referendum Oh
marketing quotas for the 1854
upland cotton crop were an
nuollced this week by Lynn
Jordan, Chairman of the
Holmes Agricultural Stabili-
cation and Conservation
County Committee. The re-
ferendum will be held on
Tuesday, December 10.
The polling places are To-
Gated as follows:
Acona - Downer's Store
West McLellan's Imple-
ment Company
Coxburg - Coxburg School
Durant - City Hall
EbeneZer Humphrey
O'Reilly Company
Franklin = Malone's Store
Goodman - John H. Davis
Cotton Office
Howard - Brock and Jones
Store
Tchula o. w Nixon's
Office
Thornton - Thornton Gin
Company Office
Cruger. - Matthias Store
North Lexington, Court
house
South Lexington, Court
house
Pickens - Tri-County CO
operative
Polls will be open from
s a. nj. 70 6 p. m.
Chairman Jordan explained
that every effort has beer
made to inform farmers full
~ about the allotment-quota
program, SO that the outcome
Of the referendum may re.
present, the considered opin-
ion of all the voters. Farmer
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President Kennedy
Did Not Comprehend
State Citizens
Feeling For Him

Former Congressman Frank
E. Smith of Mississippi was
a personal friend Of President
John Fitzgerald Kennedy,
probably the closest friend of
the late President in Missis-
sippi.
1t was largely because Of
their friendship that Con-
gresham Jamie Written of
Charleston was successful in
defeating Mr.. Smith of Green
wood in a bitter contest.
Their two districts, comprised
largely of Delta counties, had
been merged when the state
had to be reapportioned be-
cause of loss of population.
Mr.. Smith is now serving
by appointment of President
Kennedy as a member of the
Board of Directors of the
Tennessee Valley Authority
at Knoxville.
In a letter to the editor OF
this newspaper Mr.. Smith
made a statement about the
late President which warrents
the attention of all Misslssip-
plans - that in spite OF the
personal bitterness expressed
by SO many state citizens to-
ward him, which he could not
understand, he did not hold
any bitterness toward Mis-
sissippi.
Mr.. Smiths statement pro-
vides a valuable insight into
the character and greatness
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Former Congressman Says President JFK
Held mo Bitterness" For Mississippi

of our late President which
we believe all readers should
find CT interest:
John F. Kennedy made it
his business to know all the
states of the Union. MiSsiS-
slppi was no exception. Over
a span of six or seven years
l spent hours talking about
Mississippi with him.
President Kennedy knew
the history Of our state bet
ter than most Mississippians.
No finer tribute to a Missls-
sirpian was ever written than
his account of L. @. c.. Lamar
in his book "Profiles In Cour
age"
| once flew with him over
a flooded Delta, and talked
about Federal programs IN oui
state from the Tennessee
Tombigbee in the northeast
to the vast space program IN
the Southwest. He knew that
the Mississippi Delta'S views
on cotton price supports diff
fered from those of Georgia
and Alabama. He personally
interviewed to see that Mis-
sissippi was represented or
the Mississippi River Com
mission for the first time in
nearly half a century.
President Kennedy coulo
not comprehend the personal
bitterness that SO many Mis-
sissippians expressed against
himJ nor the opposition to so
many Of his measuresdwhich
provided a greater proportion
OF economic benefit to Mis-
sissippi than any other state.
I never heard him speak a
world of bitterness toward
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-12-05
Gus Noble Speaks
At Rotary Luncheon

Gus Noble Of Canton was
guest speaker at the regular
Rotary luncheon on Tuesday.
The speaker is on the Madi-
son County Planning and
Zoning committee, and chose
for his subject, county plan
ming. He related the progress
that has been made in his
county program Of plans and
zoning. He was presented by,
Allan Ramsey, program chair
man.
Gene Herman, Rotary pres
ident, presided and welcomed
guests, including the County
Board of. Supervisors, City
Aldermen, and the Rev.
James Houston, pastor Of Lee
land Methodist Church, who
is assisting the Rev. Crawford
L. Ray in a four night Alders-
gate revival.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-12-05
Sonto Claus Visits
Ben Fronklin Store

Ben Franklin in Lexington
announces that Santa Claus
has made his e-Christmas
visit and left the largest as
sortment in history of toys,
holiday decorations and gifts
for every member of the
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil King
report they are enjoying the
biggest pre-holiday rush ever
in the years they have oper-
ated the Ben Franklin Store
here. They invite their many
friends and customers to
come in and make their Sc
lections now while their large
stocks are still fairly COM
plete.
Toys and gifts may be
placed in the Lay-Away and
called for at Christmas. (See
advertisement on page 81
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-12-05
M Night Observed
Monday Night By
Holmes Bdptists

M Night was observed
by Holmes County Baptists
at Lexington First Baptis
Church beginning at 7:30 b.
m. on Monday night. Attend
ance was 504, slightly lower
than last year. Beulah and
Pleasant Ridge Churches won
the attendance banner with
hundred per cent attendance.
The two churches tied for
top honors.
Sixteen churches were re-
presented, out of twenty-one
in the county. Eleven pastors
attended and 504 members OF
the Holmes Association bene-
fitted from a very inspiring
program, as announced By
w. w. Holder, Associational
Training Union Director.
Mrs. Calvin Moore and Mrs.
Charles Lee Truitt supervised
the nursery department, Mrs.
Harry Causey- and Mrs. Lew
Garrison were in charge of
the primary department. Rev.
Frank w. Gum, pastor of the
host church, spoke on the
theme for the night, Com
nit Thou To Faithful Men"
The Rev. Alton Moore Of
the New Orleans Theological
Seminary talked on World
Missions.
The association expresses
appreciation to Bill Schneider,
Wheeler Smith and the Rev.
Crawford L. Ray for the use
of w. B. Kenna Auditorium
the Grammar School Audi
torium, and First Methods
/. Church for various classes.
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All Club Members
Receive United Gas
Fair Exhibit Awards

The Holmes County win
nerS of United Gas awards
at State Fair and additional
premiums are: The State All
Council, Mike Haffey, Eben-
ezer.: Walter Sullivan, Lex
ington; Tommy Haffey, Eben
ezer; John Kimbrough, Ill,
Lexington; Hardy Mitchell,
Lexington; Guy Buford, Pick
ms; Austin Edwards, Lexing-
ton; Nathan Mckee, Pickens;
Butch Cox, Pickens; Tommy
Pierce, Coxburg; Jimmy
Weems, Lexington; Bill Nc
Kenzie, Durant; and Ralph
HUMPHREYS, Durant; Julie
Temp, Lexington; Memry
Moses, Lexington; Melinda
Sample, Ebenezer; Norma
A. Clark, Sarah Bell and
Judy Neal. Lexington.
The twenty boys and girls
from Holmes County will re-
ceive checks from United Gas
equal to fifty per cent of the
premiums paid by the Mis-
sissippi State Fair in 1868
Junior class competition.
Award checks ~totalling APP
proximately $5,257.75 this
year will 60 to 805 MISSISSIPPI
pi youths in IS counties, ac-
cording to N. S. Hand, Execu-
tive Secretary Of the Missis-'
sippi State Fair.
c. ]. Power, District Mana
ger, United Gas Pipe Line
Company and Union Produc-
ing Company and G. E. Mid
dleton, Mississippi Division
Manager. United Gas Corpor-
alton, said in a joint state
ment: UNITED Gas has pro-
vided these additional pre-
MUM awards each year since
1913 as an encouragement to
Mississippi's young people to
apply their knowledge and
skill IN the improvement of
homemaking and agricultural
activities. We believe tina
this is an important co-+ri
button to the states economic.
progress"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-12-05
First Baptist Church
Hosts Missionary
On FurIouqh

The Rev. Joseph w. Mef-
ford, Jr., Southern Baptist
Missionary on THROUGH, will
be guest speaker on Foreign
Missions at Lexington First
Baptist Church at 7:30 We'd
nesday night, December IL,
as announced by the Rev.
Frank w. Gum, church pas
tor.
Rev. Mefford has served as
a missionary in Spain for the
past ten years, and is choir
director for the First Baptist
Church in Valencia. He has
recently assisted in compiling
a new hymnal for Spanish
Baptists, who had been using
a small book with words only
Rev. Mefford makes his
home in Valencia, but has
travelled extensively, includ-
ing the Canary Islands and
Morocco. HIS description Of
Spain is Sunny, beautiful,
tragic, spiritually darkeneo,
land of our hopes and pray
ers." He studied language in
Barcelona and returned to
that city to teach in the Span
ish Baptist Theological Sem
merry during the 1961-62
school year. A colleague de-
scribes him as "a missionary
of many talents" one of
which is music. He plays
piano, accordion, and sings.
In 1862 he was music director
for a summer conference of
European Baptists, a job that
included preparing a five
language hymnal, in Spanish,
Portuguese, French, Italian
and English.
Chairman of the Spanish
Baptist Mission for the year
preceding his current fur
Tough, he was also a Mission
representative on committees
of the Spanish Baptist Union
and president of the Missions
church architecture depart
ment.
in architectural work he
meets problems peculiar to
Spain. Present laws prohibit
our putting up church build
ings that look like places of
worship or putting signs on
the buildings to tell that
they are churches he said.
However, the new wave of
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-12-05

eligible to cast ballots are
all those who engaged IN the
prouucL,on OF the upland cot
.on crop IN 1890. approval
by at least two-tnlrus OF the
growers Young is necessary
ii the quotas are to go mo
eject tos the 1904 crop.
issues to be ueclded in the
December referendum are III
quotas or no quotas, and CD
the level OF price support To
De available tor the 1904 up
land cotton crop.
if the vote Is favorable,
quotas. will be in effect tor
the crop - with penalties On
any excess" cotton produced
on a farm, and price support
to growers who comply with
their farm allotments will be
available at a level of from
% to ~ percent of parity.
If the vote is not favorablc,
there will be no quotas or
penalties applicable to the
1864 upland cotton crop, and
price support to cooperate
will be at sc percent of parity
as directed by law
Growers who have any
questions about their eligi-
bility to vote or about any
particular part of the cotton
program are urged to get in
touch with the ASC county
-~~~~~fk4~
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-12-05
Ladies' Night Set By
Methodist Mems Club

The Methodist Mems Club
will hold the annual Ladies
Night program and covered
dish supper on Tuesday, De-
cember 10.
j. A. Thornton, club presi-
dent, and o. D. Smith, vice
president, are in charge of
arrangements.
Table decorations and the
program theme will accent
the coming Christmas season.
The Rev and Mrs. Frank
w. Gum will be special in
vited guests, with the Rev.
Gum as speaker for the &C.
caSion.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-12-05
By Hazel Brannon Smith

$3.50 million is the amount
of the new budget, a SD
million or ten and one-half
per cent increase over the
current budget of 1898 mil
lion.
Of the planned $33 million
increase it is expected that
$12.5 million can be obtained
by reenactment of new taxes
levied by the Barnett ad-
ministration. The B d G e I
Commission has not deter
mined where the other tax
monies are coming from. This
is being left for the Budget
Commission of the Paul John
son administration
Only 5000 million is antici-
pated in revenue for the en-
sutlg two-year period and
that includes an expected So
million surplus at the end of
this biennium. ,(The present
administration inherited from
the Coleman administration
a $34.5 million surplus.)
The cold reality of having
spent more than we have
been taking in is becoming
obvious to everyone. (This
is what is described as "liber-
al government.)
Governor-elect Paul B,
Johnson and his advisors are
hoping" the states economic
growth will be sufficient to
provide through existing tax
es the additional funds the
state must have to carry on
present services and pro-
grams.
We hope their "hope" comes
to pass.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-12-05

The colorful annual Christ
mas parade will start at. the
Grammar School at 5 p. m.
and circle Court Square mo-
ments later. There will be
marching bands, decorated
floats and automobiles, and
a mounted unit.
Santa Claus, dignitaries
club representatives, scouts
and Junior Miss will be on
parade.
Sally Barrett in her surrey
with the fringe on top" will
join the following horseback
riders: Carolyn Cunningham
of Tchula; Helen and Butch
Cox of Pickens, show win
ners all, and show ribbon
winners from Lexington will
be Bob and Kim Kimbrough,
and Phyllis Waits.
Sponsors of the event,
invite one and all to be pre-
sent at the official opening
of the Yuletide season today.
Christmas windows of Lex
ington business firms will be
judged today also.
Last years winner was
Moses Ford Company, for the
second year in a row, with
The Riley CO. second and
Holmes County Bank and
Trust Co. third
The rotating trophy, won
last year by Holders. Repair
shop, will be given to the
winner of the best float in
the parade.
Henson-K ickernick was sc
cond place winner for their
float last year.
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Two Industries Interested In Lexington
Lobor Survey
Will Determine
Location Here

Lexington is being con-
sidered as the site for two
new industries - a garment
type of industry to employ
women and an assembly line
operation for men.
Further negotiations be-
tween local leaders and COM
pany officials are impossible
until a certified labor count
can be made of potential
workers in Lexington and
within a 30-mile radius OF
the community.
This labor survey will be
made next week on Friday
AMI Saturday, December l3-
IA, from 900 a. m. until ZOO
p. m. It will be conducted by
the Lexington Chamber of
commerce and the MlsslS-
sippi State Employment Ser
vice at the office formerly
occupied by Mississippi Pow
er and Light Company, next
door to First National Bank
in Lexington. :
Needed will be white male
and female workers in good
health. Nc age limits have
been designated. Person $
should be willing to say they
are. interested in a job in the
area and either have the
skills necessary for the job or
the capacity and interest to
acquire them.
All readers are urged tc
register if they fit these re-
quirements and ask others to
do So
1t is hoped many hundreds
of persons will register.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-12-05

Santa Claus To Arrive Al Airport;
Il Floats Planned For Parade

Santa Claus is scheduled to arrive at the Lexing-
ton airfield today Thursday where he will be greeted
by City Marshal George M%usslewhite.
The jolly old fellow will then be escorted to the
Lexington Grammar School where he will participate
in the annual Christmas Parade beginning at 5 100 p. m.
Lexington Chamber of Commerce and the Junior
of Commerce are sponsors for the affair.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-12-05
o r POWELL NAMED
TRI ALPHA TREASURER

Miss Gloria Powell, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. I. E.
Powell, has been elected
treasurer Of her pledge class
Of the Tri Alpha sorority at
Stephens College at Columbia
Missouri.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-12-05
Friday In J-cl-scn

x10dX III S-I Z
Miss Betty Lynn c~cS
Of MSCW was 81 home fer
the holidays. Miss Sudbock,
her mother, hrs. C. O.. Sud
beck, sister, Mrs. Tn jones
of Killeen, Texas, AMI Ms.
C. c. Legate spent Tri.cy n
Jackson.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-12-05

Mississippians have lived
SO IoAg III d cllmate OF crISlS,
Unlueu States mas Deen the
local point OF hale, Scorn and
abuse, that now some are
lost.
FOR the present, at. least,
they are letl Wllnout anyone
TO hate.
Wnetner the tragedy we
have experienced IN this
country during the past few
Gays Will Cleanse US nom
the tanarlclSm and hySterla
heretofore prevalllng IN our
state ana TIL us with a new
aWareneSS OF responsibility,
remains TO be seen. 1t is TOO
early to tell.
But it is of the utmost i'm
pCrtance that all men ana
women of good will In Mis-
slsslppi make an honest ap-
pralsal of where we have
been, what we have been
dong, and of even greater i'm
portance, where we are go
ing in the future.
In this connection we
should like to call to your at
tention two features else
where in this issue.
The first is a letter from
former Mississippi Congress
man Frank Smith, the second
a Comment reported by
Dick Sanders, news director
of WLBT, Jackson.
Both will provide food for
thought.
And at this stage in our
nations history it is time to
think -. and pray -. for our
selves and for each other -.
for our nation and its leaders,
not only the President of the
United States and other ex-
ecutive officials, but the
members of the Congress, the
judges Of our courts, and
everyone who serves our
government
The long existing extremist
influences which have been
eXerted to undermine conf
dence in our leaders, especial
ly in the president of the
United States and members
of the Supreme Court, have
done their work well. They
must not be allowed to make
further inroads in our demo-
cratic ideals and beliefs.
Instead, we must bind to-
gether to make them a shin
ing reality, united all to
make democracy work.
This is the only way to de-
feat communism and all the
other totalitarian regimes and
systems ever invented.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-12-05

New Orleans, and a sister,
Mrs. Mae Bracket of Arka-
butla.
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Mississippi's budget for the
next two-year period has now
been announced.
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ACHIEVEMENT N q

The annual achievement
banquet honoring. Holmes
All Club boys and girls will
be held Dec. 10. at $50 p. m
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his CuddesOme of ryOn plush brown white and black
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B. Hug Bear with stretched for huggng stands
80" TALL 8 wide Honey of pet in brown, plush Rl7O
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C. Tanned Sitting Lions. Large lion sits 3O high Is" wide
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CT. Small Sitting Lion is Is" high, IL" WIDE Rl79 $50
D. Two Horses from West Germany for horse lovers and col
ectors of all Beautifully detailed thOrOughbred have glass
eyes, body of nodded rubber Ocked in brown nodded saddle
blanket Hidden wheels under each hOO permit horse be
pulled about Large horse 10" high l9" long RlS) 1895
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d. Smaller horse features above with cowboy hat and
gun, 10" high, Y long. QRl6) 7.99
Lazy ScOtty Dog of rabbit hair plush White with black red
ribbon. 8" high, IA" long R248) 4.99
F. COlOrbrght ROy Poly Clown good sport for tiny
When knocked he springs right back squeks when head
squeezed Is" high (R8) 2.99
G. Snify the NOey Puppy will be lively addition any family
circle just press the buttons he walks, wag his TAIL shifts
wrinkles his I'd" batteries included a42) 3.99
j. Pull Fox Terrier Wheels and his proud will
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the ground Isl long Plush white with brown and black spots
Red leash and wheels. (R9) 499
il. Same as above smaller size RlO 20o
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