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Holmes County herald., 1963-02-14

Company. Main features OF
the plant are an enclosed un-
loading system, a large capa-
city overhead mixer, and a
patching scale which allows
dhe customer to watch his
particular fertilizer being
made to order. The system
will enable tha fal mer to
have positive and thorough
mixing of his raw materials
which is said to be a consider
able Improvement over pre-
sently used methods.
Mississippi Farm Service is
owned and operated by Mis-
sissippi people. The local
manager is Ed E. Jordan,
who came here from MisSou-
ri after helping establish
numerous such plants throu-
ghout the West and Midwest
ern states. He grew UP on a
beef farm in the midwest and
Holmes County herald., 1963-02-14

one-trip service.
Bagged fertilizer will be
contained in polyethelene
bags with an outer layer of
heavy craft paper to reduce
slippage and breakage in
handling.
The plant is offering over
night loading for farmers
trailers, trucks or wagons SO
the planter can utilize his day
labor in planting and spread
ing. "This," said Jordan,
eliminates the complicated
preseason bookings for fer
tilizer orders and the unnec-
cessary double handling by
the farmer"
Future plans call for the
setting up of a soil and plant
tissue testing laboratory in
Durant as soon as details can
be worked out.
Holmes County herald., 1963-02-14

is a graduate soil and crop
chemist.
Plant manager is Don
Buchanan of Durant, who will
coordinate the plant operation
and spreader leasing pro-
gram. Stockholders include
Billy Jean Carroll and James
Carroll of Lexington and Ce-
Gil F. Travis Of Jackson.
1.-The plant can manufact-
ure in granular form all an
alysis of fertilizer and strait
sght materials recognized by
the state of Mississippi,
said Ed Jordan, local manag-
er. "However," Jordan said,
1--WE will specialize in high
analysis grades of fertilizer
which pass on price savings
and reduces the labor require
ments in transportation and
loading for our farmer Gus
TONER'S
Holmes County herald., 1963-02-14
Credit Bureau to offer
new services in Holmes

Holmes County business
people will benefit from new
services to be offeted by the
Credit Bureau of Holmes Co.
unity, Inc, to be opened soon
in Lexington. The new bust
ness will be owned and oper-
ated by Wilburn Hooker, Ed
Wilburn Hooker and Murrell
McRae, all of Lexington.
The owners said they came
to the decision to open the
new Business after talking
with many business people
over the county and finding
so many of them in Sneedcf
credit Information service
and collection assistance.
Nearly all people contacted
were most enthusiastic over
the idea and wondered why
no such agency had been 'es-
tablished for Holmes County
people before now, they said.
AT present the company
staff is busy compiling re-
cords to be ready for the
opening of business on March
1. Special telephone equip
ment is being installed for the
information service. The
phone number of 1888 is being
used until the new equipment
is completed. The office is
located at 1913 Wall Street i'm
the Hooker Insurance Build
ing.
The new firm will have
credit information available
on any business or individual,
either on a local or national
basis. In addition, the Credit
Bureau will operate a cOllec-
ton agency for firms Or in
dividuals desiring this service.
Membership in the Credit
Bureau is open to any bust
ness. or individual for a nomi-
nal fee with members afford
ed credit information. Credit
information or collection SER
vice will he available to any
one on a fee basis.
Owners stressed THAT the
new business will be operated
on a countrywide basis, and
invite anyone at all interested
to call for further informa-
ton.
Miss Nell Wood is office.
manager of the Credit Bur-
eau. She is a former employee
of First National Bank of
Columbus, Georgia.. Miss
Wood studied s~ecretarial
science at Auburn University.
Holmes County herald., 1963-02-14

quirements during the peak
seasons.
Jordan said, "These sprea-
der trailers will be delivered
to the field attached to your
tractor and adjusted to spread
your prescription blended ma
terial. All you will need to
furnish will be the tractor and
driver. This is done because
we feel you will know your
field layout and conditions
better than a custom spread
err"
The prescription blending of
fertilizer for tailored maxi
mum production in crop and
pasture is the goal of the
new facility. The exact blends
of non-volital dry ammonia
forms of nitrogen with the
more readily available nit
rate forms of nitrogen can
be done on an individual ord
Holmes County herald., 1963-02-14

A new concept in agricul-
tural fertilizing is at hand for
farmers who take advantage
of complete services offered
by the Mississippi Farm Ser
vice fertilizer plant which has
Just been completed in Dur
ant. The plant, now in ope-
ration, is the first fertilizer
manufacturing plant to be
established in this area. 1t
will specialize in prescription
blended plant foods and fer
tilizer service for the crop
and pasture acreages in Hol-
mes, Alfalfa, Madison, and
Carroll counties.
The plant, located just "a
cross the &c Railroad from
the Durant Depot, was engi-
neered by Monsanto Chemical
Company and constructed by
Lexington Concrete and Block
Holmes County herald., 1963-02-14
Durant Tigers
advance to
district play
BY Wayne Rodgers

-Hi 80 %AEHaHaH
Durant's boys reached the
finals of last weeks BIB subs
district tournament played at
Goodman. They lost to a good
Ethel team by only nine points
by a score of 40 to 81. To reach
the finals they had to wade
through McAdams, 81 to As,
and the Holmes Aggies, 40
to 26. Coach Joe Cooper and
his Tigers are to be commend
ed for their fine play. Durant
will 60 to Kosciusko this week
to play in the district tourna-
ment. In addition to the Tigers,
other teams from our sub-dls-
trict are McAdams and Ethel
girls and Ethel boys. The fe-
males from McAdams won the
sub-district over Ethel As to
Al. Ethel's boys defeated the
Tigers. A complete breakdown
of the scores of all games play
ed in the tourney appears be-
low. A word of well wishes to
the Tigers. / for one hope that
they win the state champion
ship.
Holmes Junior winds up
their home season tonight a
gainst Northwest's Rangers.
They finish up the season to-
morrow night at Summit a.
gainst Southwest An
apology to the Tchula folks:
L couldn't find any information
about their sub-district tour
ney /.
Holmes County herald., 1963-02-14
JUST LIKE
PAUL WROTE IT
Cont on poge A.

(Cont on pOge A.
All true Holmes Countlans
will be proud of action instl-
gated by Mrs. James Peaster
as president of Women Tor
Constitutional Government
concerning the infamous NBC
-TV television program, To-
day, shown Friday morning.
AS a result of kilograms sent
by Mrs. Peaster and others,
Senator Eastland is asking
COR an investigation on who
was responsible for the pro-
gram.
Telegrams labeled the ski1
Holmes County herald., 1963-02-14

The CastaIian Garden Club
meeting was the scene of the
presentation of Durant's first
Merit Award plaque. Appro-
priately, the award was for
civic Identification.
The plaque was presented.
to Mayor c.. H. Blanton, Jr.,
by Lyle Carroll, director of
the Mississippi Economic
Councils Merit Community
Program. Mayor Blanton cit
Holmes County herald., 1963-02-14
BIB SUB-DISTRICT
TOURNEY AT

Goodman girls 26, Walden "a
Goodman boys 81, Walden 26
North Carrollton boys 81,
Lexington SO
McAdams boys 81, North
Carrollton Is
Durant girls Is, Lexington 10
Durant boys 81, McAdams As
Semi Finals)
Ethel girls 81, Holmes,
AIS %
McAdams girls 43, Durant 20
Ethel 81, North Carrollton SO
Durant 40, Holmes AIS rs
Finals)
McAdams girls As, Ethel Al
Ethel boys 40, Durant 81
Holmes County herald., 1963-02-14
Big Block
Formers Club
meet tonight

The regular meeting of
the Big Black Farmers
Club is scheduled to be held
tonight Thursday begin
ming at 7:30 in the dining
hall of Holmes Junior Col
lege.
The topic of discussion for
this meeting will be ''ferti-
lizer recommendations"
All members are urged to
be present at this meeting
and get the latest informa-
ton on this subject.
Holmes County herald., 1963-02-14
Walter Strider
will seek
House post

Walter e. Strider OF Lex
ington stated today that he
will seek one of the posts
i'm the House of Representa-
tives dependent upon &C
ton" of the Legislature,
wien it cOnvenes on Feb
ruary 25 to implement re.
apportionment legislation.
Mr.. Strider, a retired ag-
ricultural worker and resi-
dent of Holmes County for
twenty three years, said he
will make his formal an.
nOuncement after that date.
In the meantime he plans
to Qualify and decide in
which post he can best SER
we Holmes County.
~
Holmes County herald., 1963-02-14

The National Merit Scholar.
ship Corporation has announ-
ced that John w. (DOn) Bar
rett, a senior at Lexington
High School, is a recipient of
a Certificate of Merit. This
means that he is a Finalist in
the Merit Program.
This is a distinction won by
fewer than HOO students :
about one-half of one percent
of the secondary school sem
iOrs in the nation. From this
group 1900 will be offered
Merit Scholarships. The win
ners will be announced April
25th.
Holmes County herald., 1963-02-14
LIONS SO MOD CHAMPS

After a preliminary game
that saw the Jaycettes defeat
the Kickernickers, the main
event began. When the final
whistle had blown, and the
dust had cleared, the Lions
had emerged victorious in the
second annual March of Dimes
benefit basketball game. This
gave the Lions undisputed
possession of the 1868 MOD
championship. 1t was a thrill
ling game all the way.
Holmes County herald., 1963-02-14
County cotton formers
winners in contest

Three of Holmes County's
top farmers left Wednesday
morning with County Agent
w. R. Sullivan for a tour of
cotton plants and other points
of interest in Alabama. They
left Lexington by automobile,
Sheduled to leave Starkville
shortly after noon by charter
ed bus.
Those taking the tour were
three of the top cotton pro-
ducers in various categories
in the county, and winners in
state and district cotton pro-
duction contests. They are
Francis Jordan, state first
place winner in the 200-5M
acre category with a yield of
1927 pounds of lint cotton per
acre. Jordan farms Westfield
Plantation near Tchula.
Kenneth Shute was first
place winner in the SO 200
acre category in District Feur
Ca nine-county district1.
Shute's yield was slightly ov-
eri 100 pounds of lint per ae-hf
re. His farm is on Horse Shoe
Lake.
E. S. Fleming, another dist
riot first place winner, pro-
| duced around 100 pounds of
lint per acre in the 200 : 500
acre category. Fleming'st
farm is on Bee Lake near
Thornton.
Hugh Nichols, Jr., who was
unable to make the trip was
also district winner in the
500 acre and over category
with slightly over 1000 pounds
per acre.
County Agent Sullivan said,
"These farmers are to be
highly commended on making
such high yields. Holmes
County farmers have been en-
tering the contests for eleven
years and have had six state
winners during that period.
Cotton producers of our coun-
ty have been at or near the
top in production in ten of
twelve entries. They placed
first several of these years,
and have not been lower than
fifth at any time"
The group will tour Hunts
vile Manufacturing Company
in Huntsville this morning and
leave at l p. m. for Redstone
Arsenal for an Afternoon tour.
On Friday they will visit The,
Chemstrand Corporation in
Decatur, Alabama, leaving
there at l p. m. for Starkville.
Holmes County herald., 1963-02-14

Congratulations to Mel
Chrestman on winning the
DSA citation at the Jaycee
meet held in Greenwood last
week. Like quite a few other
items, Mel's picture got eau.
ght in the Linotype break
down this week and had to
be left over for next week
We've got to run it, though,
because we know everybody
is just waiting.
Holmes County herald., 1963-02-14

w T4h ITINFC
Cooler today. Clear and
cold tonight. Friday, part
ly cloudy and cold. Partly
cloudy and cold with chan
&c of snow over the week
end.
Evening star., 1963-03-11

The House today again passed
q bill to increase the jurisdic-
ton Of the Municipal Court OF
the District and to change its
name.
President Kennedy signed a
similar bill sent TO him er-
roneously last year. The bill
would have let the court sub
poena persons for 100 miles
outside the District.
Congress had not intended
this subpoena power to be ex-
tended beyond rs miles. the
distance specified in the ver-
sion cleared by the House to-
day and sent to the Senate.
The bill also would name the
court the Court Of General Ses-
sions and increase the jurisdic-
ton from $4,000 TO $4,000
limits on civil damage cases.
The House also approved and
sent TO the Senate bills which
would:
Authorize city treatment Of
minors for venereal disease If
they ask for help without per-
mission Of their parents or
guardians.
Expand the police canine
corps by 25 man-dog teams, at
a cost Of $4,000 annually.
Lower the minimum age for
Evening star., 1963-03-11

Offer Totals
$4,000

BALTIMORE, Mar. IL (AP)
Maryland has offered to pay
$l26,000 for 81 blocks Of land
on Assateague Island. a sandy,
mosquito infested strip off the
Worcester County mainland.
Joseph d. Buscher, assistant
attorney general working on the
purchase OF the land, which
the State wants for use as q
public park. said owners Of II
Of the sections have agreed to
sell the ocean-front lots foI
that price, but that four 9TH
ers have refused.
The entire 81 lots were pur-
chased in 1851 for $1,000.
Mr.. Buscher said the $4,000
a-lot offer was the States final
one.
IF they want more than
that they'll have to 60 to court
and I don't believe they will
get it," he said.
The 81 lots in question are
the last SO acres needed by the
State for its proposed 740-acre
park. The State had bought
900 acres Of the island, none
fronting on the ocean, fol
$276, ,432 last September. Mary
land already owned some other
land on the island.
Evening star., 1963-03-11
Municipal Court Bill
Gets House Approval

registered nurses in the Dis
trict from 81 to 10.
Increase the membership OF
the District Armory board from
three to five members TO give
more representation to the pub
lie rather than the government.
Permit trustees to be chosen
by written agreement Of parties
concerned. regardless Of provi-
slons Of deeds Of trust TO the
contrary.
Enforce perjury statutes
against persons who lie under
oath while applying for licenses
or license renewals as insur-
ance agents and brokers,
Demand immediate reports
from persons involved In COL
lisions In the District resulting
in property damage Of more
than 500.
Evening star., 1963-03-11
Arlington Group
Urges States to
Back Poll Tux Ban

The Arlington County Demo-
cratic Committee has appealed
to State legislatures around the
Nation to support ratification
Of the anti-poll tax amendment
to the United States Consti-
tuition.
The appeal was voiced by
Joseph Lee Tryon, chairman OF
the Special Committee to Abol-
ish the Poll Tax Of the Demo-
cratic Committee.
Mr.. Tryon urged presiding
officers Of legislatures now In
session to support ratification
$50 that every citizen of the
United States might have the
right enjoyed by the great ma
jority-the right TO vote with
out a fee."
Mr.. Tryon noted that the
amendment would not abolish
the poll tax but would elimi-
nate it as a requirement for
voting in Federal elections.
Mr.. Tryon also called on Re-
publicans to join in the appeal
"if they are sincere in their
opposition to the poll tax"
Evening star., 1963-03-11

Montgomery County has
more than $4,000 in emergency
supplies gathering dust at the
navy yard here because the
Civil Defense office can't get
$3.50 for a truck detail.
The medical, water, food and
sanitation supplies we're allo-
Gated by the Government to
Montgomery at no cost to begin
stocking some 100 buildings
Civil Defense has designated as
shelters.
"a truck would cost us $50
a day and we could move the
supplies in is days." said David
Collier, administrative officer
for Montgomery County's civil
defense.
He said his office has asked
permission to dip into $2,600
of unused money in its person.
mel fund but no reply has been
received from County Manager
Mason A. Butcher. Mr.. Butcher
said the county council prob
Evening star., 1963-03-11

night, made note of this crit
icism.
"The methods OF the Meta
TO collect statistics and other
data and the conclusions
reached by this agency have
been seriously questioned and
disputed by responsible agen-
cies in Maryland, Virginia and
the District Of Columbia"
Senator Guide said today he
had not talked to Gov. Tawes'
office or the office Of Gov
Harrison Of Virginia for COM
ment on the resolutions. He
said he wanted them intro
duced in the Senate 80 we
would have something specific
TO talk about.
In the resolution concerning
the highway freeze, which wa;
authorized by Congress in 1860
Senator Guide said that plan
ming on these roads must be
resumed Immediately to gel
our State highway program ir
the suburban counties on the
move"
We've wasted two years
waiting for the Meta plans Il
push for needed highways" the
freshman Senator said. 1--WE
seem to be going backwards"
Sees Funds in Peril
Senator Guide said that the
freeze on highway construction
in the District could possibly
make the Maryland State Roads
Commission lose Federal high
way construction money.
He noted that Route 70-s
has been built by Maryland
with Federal funds as far south
as Bethesda but cannot proceed
into the District because of tht
freeze on construction there. II
be eligible for Federal funds
roads must cross State lines.
Evening star., 1963-03-11

ings have been stocked free by
citizens who rounded up their
own trucks for the trip to the
Navy Yard" he added.
Mr.. Collier said when the
1962-63 budget was drafted, no
funds for this transportation
were included because details
Of the Government shelter
stocking program were not
completely worked out. He said
a 1963-64 civil defense budget
item of $500 to cover such
transportation. among other
things, has been cut to $4,420
by the county manager.
Evening star., 1963-03-11

TO replace the Federal trans
portation administrator with a
tri-State commission and to
lift the freeze on highway plans
in the District Of Columbia.
Senator GUIDE said the Single
administrator setup (of the Ma
tional Capital Transportation
Agency. fails TO consider the
interests of the people of Mary
land and Virginia in a trans
portation plan affecting both
Of these States"
Notes Criticism
The Senator's resolutions fol-
low criticism Of the agency's
mass transit plan by the Dis
trict Commissioners and the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Capital
Park and Planning Commis-
sion.
A resolution, which will be
presented to the Senate to-
Evening star., 1963-03-11
$4,000 WORTH
CD Supplies Stalled
For Lack of Truck

ably will take up the matter in
the next few weeks.
"The school board has agreed
to use its own truck this week
to stock the shelter at Rocking
Horse Elementary School," Mr..
Collier said.
Shelters in five other biuld-
Evening star., 1963-03-11
Year 1000 Plan
Discussion Set

Montgomery County busi-
nessmen tonight will discuss
the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commits
sion's General Plan at a special
meeting at the Washingtonian
Motel, Gaithersburg.
Members Of the MNCPPC,
Washington Suburban Sani-
tary Commission and County
Council have been invited to
attend the session on the SUBJ
urban Maryland plan for the
Year 1000. The session is spon-
sored by the Montgomery
County Chamber Of Commerce
and will begin at $3.50 pm,
following a dinner.
Evening star., 1963-03-11
Blight Report
ChoIIengedby
Area Mayor

The Mayor Of Paramount
Heights, Md, has challenged a
recent citizens report which
named his town as an area Of
urban blight in Prince Georges
County.
Mayor boswell E. Brooks,
who also is a member Of the
Health and Welfare Council in
Prince Georges, said:
I'VE resent the type Of re-
port that this survey commit
tee has made in light of the
fact that we feel other prob
lens are being drawn into our
community which do not be-
long there"
It was a four-man commit
tee Of the Health and Welfare
Council that made the blight
survey, in which Fairmount
Heights was cited an area
needing demolition and replace
ment Of sub-standard struc-
lures.
The report also said, ut
would be folly to install
modern streets and sanitary
facilities in many sections Of
Fairmount Heights unless selec-
tive demolition of structures
and some replatting could take
place in conjunction with pro-
viding modern facilities"
Bias Charged
However, Mayor Brooks
charged that the report was
biased because the citizen in
vestigators did not interview
town officials and they includ-
ed towns outside Fairmount
Heights in its area.
The town has been fighting
urban blight since 1857, he
said, and in 1860 made a sur
vey of undesirable homes and
sanitary conditions.
I'VE have made substantial
progress" Mr.. Brooks said.
Previous Study Cited
"Rigid action has been taken
against unsightly conditions
and several people responsible
for such have been apprehend-
ed and corrections have been
made"
Mayor Brooks said he feels
the town can improve its con-
ditions on its own, without
any demolition.
He explained that since a |
study in 1859, the town has in
stalled many catch basins,
sidewalks, curbs and cutters.
Furthermore, bids will be let
about April l for storm drain
age, paving, sidewalks, curbs
and cutters, which will cost
Fairmount Heights $l70,542. he
said, and the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission
$4,000.
Paramount Heights residents
will hold a public meeting |
March 20 in the town hall to
discuss blight conditions.
Evening star., 1963-03-11
Transit Role Resolution
Due Stote Legislature
star staff Writer

ANNAPOLIS Mar 11-Marylands legislature will be asked
urge that Congress have topeve representatives Of Mary
land and Virginia participate in Washngtons transit
planning
Resolutions be introduced by Senator Gilbert GUIDE Re
publican of Montgomery seek TO have the State ndorse
Evening star., 1963-03-11
c. of c. to Meet

The Langley Park (Md)
Chamber of Commerce will
meet at / pm. Tuesday in
the downstairs room of the Hot
shoppe at University boulevard
and New Hampshire avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13

son, hated to friend hurt. And, to tell the strict
truth, he had rather envied Peter. The Mor0,r
Three-Wheeler sounded pretty sporting at that. OF
course, he wanted to be strictly ON the level: he
intended to sell two of the three cars, and at an
honest profit, if he could He might have to wait
long time, but even so. >. 1t was great. Almost
hand in hand, they walked to Jellison's bank. No
check, of course. Peter left with $1,000 in cash
ELISABETH NET HIM at the door that night. He
hadn't doubted she would When Elisabeth had
said, Until death do us part she'd meant it.
well, dear heart, she said, sat least they're
still running the bar-car, right?"
"Ihave here he said, "a triaing gift for you,
little something He watched her open the box.
'Peter!" she said. This is ninkr'
Right he said. And it eOaAiaUsd on asxt boo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
$4,000 in cash

at your place this morning?" Peter said softly.
Sure, like always. Two minutes after you
called
you give it to him?''
Il give it to him good" Charlie said ''The
Morgan COmpany's 18th anniversary, hunting out
and buying up every three-wheeler in the U.S.,
FIVE thousand bucks apiece minimum. :. The whole
business, give him."
He go for it?"
Like free liquor" Charlie said positively.
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Thanks. If it works, you get yours tonight"
All the way to Grand Central, Peter Harmon
told himself, II never thought the man had it in
him." Herbert JellisOn's performance was inspired
He opened gently. He had been stunned by the
brilliance of Peters conception of the deal. The
failure of it had in way been his fault He, JeIli.