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who had been up the road with
him, was a witness to the hor-
rible accident, and was ter
ribly shocked but did not see
the approaching train in dme
to prevent the lad In stepping
into the death trap. The body
was picked up, and Coroner
John Spring notified, and later
the remains we're removed to
his parents home.
A little Hupmobile owned and
driven by Cal Sipple, of Do
YER, created considerable ex-
citement on Market and Fourth
SITS. Wilmington, Thursday
morning. The machine did not
appear to be well controlled by
the driver. While being driven
on Market St. 1t was watched
by the policeman on that dis
trict and finally when it got
out of the control of the driv-
er on Fourth St. hill between
Taman and West Streets, the
driver and the automobile we're
taken to the police station. When
the automobile had gone half
way up Fourth Street hill some
thing went wrong with the steer
ing gear and the machine came
running backwards down the
hill. 1t was then that the driver
and the machine we're taken
to the police station, as the
man appeared to be dazed.
An hour or so after he had
left the police station a tele-
phone message was received
at the station house to the eff
feet that a man was asleep In
an automobile standing In the
of the street at 25th
and Washington streets. Motor
cycle policeman Mcdaniel was
Immediately sent to that point
and found Sipple asleep In his
machine. Officer Mcdaniel sent
for the motor patrol car and had
the man removed to the police
station to be cared for until
he had recoveredfr from his dazed
condition.
MIR. Frank Thomas, who holds
a nice position In Leary, Stuart
& Company's bank store and
publishing house In Philadelphia
and incidentally is reading law,
is visiting his aunt, Mrs. George
F. Brown.
Mrs. w. L. David has been So
journing at Wilmington, Ches-
ter, Philadelphia and Atlantic
City.
Miss Ethel FAIRIES is visit
ing Miss Elizabeth Burma at
Codorua, near Gettysburg, Pa.
Smyrna times., 1963-08-01
HA.lAl !: Il I:I1l

moved the cover to one of the
cups, when his foot slipped and
was caught In the crushing ap-
aratus. VanPelt cried out, and
a millwright on the floor above
heard his call and stopped the
machine, after which he turned
back the machine by hand to
release the mangled foot.
First Aid and a tourniquet
were applied by DR.. william
Pritchard, who was rushed to
the scene of the accident. Van
Pelt was taken to the Dover
hospital In the ambulance of the
David C. Harrison Post No.
IA, American Legion, driven by
Grant Garis, adjutant. The foot
and part of the leg we're so bad
| ly mangled that 1t was neces-
sary to amputate above the
knee. The patients condition
is improving at this writing.
This is the second serious ac-
ctdent suffered by VanPelt who
fell from the roof of the State
Welfare Home when 1t was um-
der construction, breaking his
back.
A chance for modelling ca
reer or Hollywood screen test
awaits the girl who is selected
''Miss Delaware of l943" at
the contest to be held Sauur-
day, August IA, at the New Cent
Jury Club, l0l4 Delaware
Avenue, 1t was announced by
the sponsors. This year there
will be no preliminary contests,
1t was stated. AS In past years,
the girl who is selected will
appear in the ''Miss Ameri-
ca" beauty pageant In Atlantic
City late in the summer. A
diamond ring especially de-
signed for 'Miss Delaware,
and a miss America" Bulo-
va wrist watch will be present.
ed to the winners by Norris
Square Deal jewelers. of 813
Market Street, Wilmington, one
OF the sponsors. The second
sponsor, Bird-SpeakInan, Inc.,
900 Tamall Street, will out
fit the winner with a complete
wardrobe of evening gowns,
sport coat and suit, a street
dress, etc. In addition, Miss
Delaware will be given an all
expense trip to Atlantic City
to compete for the Miss Amer
lea title. Persons desiring de-
tailed information are asked to
write to Miss Delaware Beauty
Pageant, care of New Century
Club, l0l4 Delaware Avenue,
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Mast
and son Charles, Miss Eleanor
Burke and Mrs. Florense Bass
spent the weekend In Norfolk,
Va.
Mrs. w. Henry Ennis and
Miss Peg Ennis have been visit
ing MIR. and Mrs. Donald Ennis
In New York City. Mrs. Donald
Ennis returned home with them
for visit.
Mrs. Ralph Meloony and son
Ralph, of Philadelphia, is
spending several days with his
Smyrna times., 1963-08-01

The US. Government Engin-
eers who have been making
a survey of the Leipsic River
improvement and the opening
up of this unused stream TO
Garrison's Hoffecker's) Mill
on the state road, four miles
below Smyrna, do not advise
following the suggestions of
former US. Senator Harry A.
Richardson and others and make
any more improvements In the
Leipsic River, Delaware, then
are already divided for In a
contract now In operation. The
report from General Bixby
states that theprojectfo for dredg-
ing the Leipsic already provides
for six-foot draft at mean low
tide from Delaware Bayto Leip-
sic and five feet to Garrison
Mills at the head ofnavigadon.
The basis of the War Depart
ment's refusal is found in the
letter of Col. William T. Ros-
sell, U.S.A., who made an in
vestigadon. He says: Upon
inquiry of H. A. Richardson.
former us. Senator from Del
aware, | was referred to MIR.
Shackell, of Cheswold, Della
ware, and learned that the new
work desired is the removal
of a shoal in the river at the
town of Leipsic and the max
ing of a cutoff at Harrington's
Landing in the upper river.
The shoal at Leipsic can be
removed In the regular course
of dredging under the contract
without special provision by
Congress. AT the desired cut
off the bed of the river will
soon be dredged under the con-
tract now in progress and the
bend of the river will present
little difficulty to the passage
of boats. The Leipsic River
cutoffs had been a continuous
channel five or six feet deep
and 40 to $50 feet wide. They
had been provided from Leip-
sic to within 200 feet of Vaughn's
Landing. The Richards Co. is
dredging. The commerce agri-
gated $324,655.
william R. David, son of
W. L. David, Smyrna's we'll
known agricultural dealer has
taken unto himself a wife. His
wedding to Miss Elizabeth Bry-
an of Centreville, Md, took
place on Saturday. July 18th
and was announced Saturday,
the first visit they had made
to Smyrna since the nuptials.
The groom, who until recent
ly was employed by his father,
Smyrna times., 1963-08-01

parents, MIR. and Mrs. ]. M.
Davis.
Miss Carolyn Crossley is
spending this week with her
aunt, Mrs. H. w. Hilyard In
Wilmington.
Miss Agnes Faulkner is
spending a few days with her
cousin in Wilmington.
Jack Robinson, AS, of Balm
bridge, Md, is spending short
furlough with his wife.
Capt. and Mrs. Ralph B.
Jones of Greenville, NC, are
spending a l5-day furlough with
Miss Elizabeth Wilson.
Miss Betty Jane Ennis is the
guest this week of Miss Nancy
Wilson at their cottage at Re-
hoboth Beach.
Pfc. Ford Powell, u. S. Army,
left Monday for his camp In
Texas after spending a short
furlough at home.
George R. Miller, superin-
tendent of Smyrna Schools, has
been in New York for two weeks
taking a special course at New
York University.
Mrs. Helen Potter entertain
ed a number of younger set
recently in honor of the four
teenth birthday of her daughter,
Miss Jacqueline Potter.
MIR. and Mrs. Benjamin
Scorah and Robert Scorah visit
ed their son Richard Scorah on
Sunday at cambridge Naval Sta
don.
''Sonny" Wright, son of MIR.
and Mrs. George Wright, is the
guest of his grand parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Frank Wright at Re-
hoboth Beach.
Donald Ennis, U. S. Navy,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Ennis, has been transferred to
a destroyer escort and has
left for overseas. His wife,
the former Miss Muriel Her
mich of Brooklyn, whom he mar
ried the early part of June, is
now the guest of his parents.
Midshipman George A. Ham
ilton of Smyrna, John ]. Pad
gett of COLUMBIA, Tenn, and
Miss Doris Pyle of Smyrna we're
guests over the weekend of
Miss Ellen Lousie Cullen at her
home in Clayton.
Miss Hazel Jester of Wash
ington Park, has returned to
her home after spending several
days with Mrs. Woodrow Hobbs.
John M. Talbot, U. S. Army,
son of MIR. and Mrs. Robert
Talbot has received the rank
of Captain at Fort Bliss, Texas.
Mrs. E. S. Dwight is Ill at
her home on Main Street.
Miss Alice Ann Burris is
spending this week at Reho-
both Beach.
Mrs. George Hoffecker cele-
brated her eighty-fifth birth
day anniversary quietly last
week at the home of her SON
h-law and daughter, MIR. and
Mrs. Roland E. Garrison near
Dover.
Smyrna times., 1963-08-01

DR.. A. V. Gilliland, former
superintendent of the State We'll
fare Home near town, will open
an office for practice of med
ictne on August lst, at the home
and offices of the late DR.. Char
les G. Harmonson on So. Main
Street. Before coming to the
Welfare Home at Its opening
ten years ago, and remaining
until his resignation May 10th
this year, DR.. Gilliland prac-
dced medicine In Pennsylvania.
DR.. Gilliland plans to continue
his residence at his farm on
Delaney Road, west of Clayton
but will be In his office every
day except Sundays when he
may be reached by telephone.
Office hours and telephone num-
bers may be found elsewhere
In this paper.
George o. Fearon, who has
been superintendent of the State
Welfare Home here since June
lst, was stricken Ill on Friday
at the Home, where he is still
under the care of his physician.
His condition was reported as
fair at this writing. Mrs. Fear
on, who was on a vacation trip
to Louisville, Kentucky, re-
turned home Immediately.
A picnic supper of the Young
Adult Fellowship Group of AS
bury Church will be held Fri
day evening, July 30th at 7:30
pm. at the home of MIR. and
Mrs. John Ur1an on Frazier
Street.
A surprise party In cele-
bration of their 5lst wedding
anniversary was given July 23rd
to Mr.. and Mrs. Gustus E.
Zippe, at their home near De-
laney's, where guests partici-
pated In a weiner roast and
dinner on the lawn. Guests in
cluded Mrs. Burr de Graf Ben
edict, and daughter, Miss Al
nson Benedict, of Long Island;
Miss Ruth Fuller, Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Zippe, of Wilmington;
Miss Betty Lou Yarnell, of
Reading, Pa, and MIR. dMrs.
Kurt Zippe and family of near
Clayton.
Announcement is made by MIR.
and Mrs. Arthur F. Dawes of
near Dover, of the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Jane
Moor Dawes, to Corp. Ray
mond D. Lafferty, son of MIR.
and Mrs. Edwin ]. Lafferty of
Cheswold. Corporal Lafferty is
stationed at Camp Edwards,
Mass.
: ]. T. VanPelt, Kenton, is In
the Kent General Hospital, Do
yer, where he was taken fol-
lowing an accident on Monday
which crushed his foot, which
necessitaged amptating the leg
above the knee. VanPelt, who is
employed at the Rothwen Grain
Elevator on Main Street here,
was alone In the basement at
the noon hour, working the huge
conveyor which crushes the
grain and carries 1t to the
storage bins above. He had re-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-01-24
Berry Hoover Died.
In Carroll County

Berry Hoover, So, a native
of Holmes County died Tues
day, January % at North
Carrollton where he had
been employed as a mechanic
for the past four years. He
was a World War II veteran
andt he son of the late Mr..
Britt Hoover and Mrs. Lau-
retta Netherland Hoover of
Holmes County.
Survivors are his widow,
Mrs. Inez Alderman Hoover.
one daughter, Virginia Hoo
yer, both of McC farley. Two
brothers, Lester Hoover. Lex
ington and Carl Hoover, of
Greenwood. Five sisters, Mrs.
Melvin Smith. Tchula, Mrs.
Estell Winsfead. Lexington.
Mrs. Larry Kaladish. Bridge
port, Connecticut, Mrs. Cecil
Terrell. Belzoni, and Mrs.
Jack Minis, Cola.
Services will be held at
Southern Funeral Home Cha
pei todav (Thursdav) at 200
o. m. with hurial in Oregon
Cemetery. Officiating minis
fer will be the Rev. b. C.
Mum.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-01-24
Jimmy Smith Injured
In Auto Accident

Friends Of Jimmy Smith
viii he happy to know he
hes returned to work after
snending Saturday night and
Sunday in the Greenwood
Ieflore Hospital as a result
Of injuries sustained in an
automobile accident at Green
wood Saturday night.
Jimmy was not seriously
injured, but received lacera-
tons and bruises about his
face He an| members of his
band, "The Ivory's' were en-
route to Clarksdale where
thew had a rlayine engage
ment. at the time Of the ac-
cident.
Also injured, and hospital
lied for the same period of
time. was Norman Freeland
of Greenwood. a fellow mem
Der of the hand. Both were
discharged Monday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-01-24
S3,S41,O00 Is
County's Share
Of Federal Budget

Holmes County's share OF
the presidents proposed 1888
billion federal spending bud
get for fiscal 1864 would a.
mount to $3,841, 100000, the
Mississippi Sconomic Council
estimates.
The MEC@said it arrived at
the county's share of the pro-
posed budget by applying an
economic index showing this
county pays 81 per cent Of
state spending, to the amount
Mississippi will be called up
on to pay. The state is esti-
mated to pay 0.48 per cent of
all federal spending. This
figure applied to the total
federal budget proposal show
Mississippians would paw
$474, 240,0 600 of the proposed
federal total.
"This is the highest amount
this county or our state has
ever been called upon to pay
into the federal government,
in war or peacetime," the
MEG said. sour state is Of
ten cited as one of the poor
er states. vet this shows how
heavy federal spending af-
fects our pocketbooks.
ION announcing these fig
ures. the MEG is not at
tempting to weigh the merits
or demerits or spending pro-
rosals. However, when thu
share of federal spending is
added to state, county and
local spending proposals, it is
easv to see the taxpayer is
being burdened to the break
inc point
The MEG said it arrives at
the states share 0.48 per
cent. bv using a formula de-
welcomed and accepted bv ma
fionel economists to estimate
each states share of federal
srerdinG. The formula in
cludes he following items:
Individual income taxes re-
norted bv states. corporate
income taxes estate and
pift taxes. excise taxes and
certoin other taxes. such AS
omrlnvrnnnt taxes and mnto-
vehicle fuel fxes. The cnuntv
index is one devyelored nv
sto4a economists IN adminic-
te~ing state funds for educa-
ZION.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-01-24

TchuIo BPW Club
Members Discuss
Civic Participation

Mr.. Laverne Moore, who
presided, opened the meet
ing of the Tchula Business
and Professional Women's
Club by leading the reading
of the Club Collect as al
present recited it with her
u Moore's Cafe, Tuesday
January Is, at 1880 p. m.
Miss Sula Mature called
the roll with twelve mem
bers present, and read tn
nirutes of the previous meet
:ng.
After a delicious friee
chicken supper. Mrs. Moore
welcomed the members and
quests: Mayor Frank Wooten;
Aldermen Ellis Harris. Mar
shall Bennett, Ralph Raw
and Mrs. Sara Baine (also ?
club member), Mrs. Mary +
Shelton, program chairman
for Civic Participation pre-.
scented Mrs. Baine who ex
pressed ideas for a forward
movement for our town. In
turn she presented other
town officials.
Mr.. Wooten gave a com
plete rundown Of the pro-
posed repairs and additions
to be done by the Town of
Tchula.
Aldermen r. L. RAJ M. G.
Bennett and Ellis Harris gave
~r-eons for working for the
bond issue to finance pro
posed necessities. They ex-
pect to continue in the work
of locating an industry here.
Mrs. Mary E. Shelton, Mrs.
J. P. Love and Mrs. Baine
were hostesses.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-01-24
Aven Herbert Dies
Buried In Houston

HfN-a4 = ar ~e II
Stephen Aven Herbert, bro
Their Of Mrs. Necie Povall,
died Of a heart attack in the
Baptist Hospital in Memphis,
Tuesday, January 18th. Mr..
Herbert was hospitalized only
a few days. He made his
home in Weston, Connesti-
cut, but for several years
has spent his winters in the
south, including Lexington,
Memphis and Houston, Texas.
He was 70 years of age in
October.
He was born at Acona, the
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Horton Herbert and
reared in Lexington, one of
eight children born to this
union. Mr.. Herbert and Mr..
John CARROT Herbert are the
only two of the eight chill
dren who are deceased.
He was married to the
former Miss Columbia Bell
Reneaud of Houston, Texas,
who preceded him in death.
Before retirement. MI. Her
bert was Tax Appraiser with
Shell Oil Company for thirty
years in Weston. Connecticut.
He is survived bv a son,
Stephen Aven Herbert, Jr.,
Chemical Engineer with Shell
Oil COMPANY in Weston and
three grandchildren Sisters
in addition to Mrs. Povall
are Mrs. E. F.. Rhea, Mrs
Joe ArcerTa. Mrs. r. F. La
Croix all of Memphis. and
Mrs. Lucille Herbert. Mont
eomerv. Alabama. One bro
Their, Mr.. Will Bailey Herbert
also of Memphis.
Funeral services were held
lin Memphis and 9rhveside
rites Were held in Houston
Texas, Friday. January 18th.
Attend Church Sunday
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-01-24
Goodman Leaders
Pl-n ToAttend
MEG Clinic FEB. 6

A delegation of top-flight
leaders from Goodman is ex
pected to attend ID third
Merit Diagnostic Cliric on
Community Development in
Jackson on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 18th, under the spon
sorship. of the Merit Commu
nity Program.
Those planning to attend
are ehairmen of the ten cate
gories of development un'e'
the Merit Program alon
with~the mayor. The cat
eorvchairmen are: Baaut;-
fication, Mrs. Louise Gwin.
Education, F. B Branch
Fire Protection, Row McDor
iel; Health and Sanitation
Mrs.H. M. Terry; Housine
and Construction, Bill Tay
lor: bong Ranoe Plannin~
George Mitchell; Muncin7'
Finaree. ]. 9 Jacob; Police
and Traff;c :. w Potts; Re
creation, E. w. Wilson: and
Streets, A. S Donald II.
The=clinic is especially de-
signed, for communities under
500 population. There are
SO communities in the state
in this population GROUP par
ticipating in the Merit Pro-
Sr9m. occordin3 70 Dor New
ton of Stoneville chairman
of the clinic committee.
The clinic gets underwa-
at noon with q Dutch hunch
con at Hotel Heidelberg
Francis J. Iundv. Hattiesburg
chairman of the Merit Pro-
gram. win ev~1ein the pur-
pose of the clinic and then
those attending viii divide
into grouns to Discuss com
mon problems ard cook So
lutions to them. jack r
Reed. Tupelo. vice president
of the Mississippi Econom'c.
Council, will speak TO the
closing assembly after the
rornd-tab1e diccucsions.
Serving with Mr.. Neuto~
in p1a-ning the event are.
Gene Damon %consnl+ino on
eineer. Meridian. Lee Wood.
Mississinni Power Comnanv.
Culfport. William B. Barrett
North Mississippi Industrial
D eve1opme emit Associa-
ton, West Point: Mayor c.
M. borough, Sr,, Ru1evil1e.
and Woodrow Benton, Mis-
sissippi Power and Light
Company, Jackson.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-01-24
HarreII Guilty
In S!abbing OF
Pickens Youth

Friends in Holmes Coua-
ty and Lexington will be in
terested in the outcome of
the trial of Bobby Cauthen
VS.. Bobby Harrell in Madi-
son County last week.
Bobby Harrell, 25-year-old
Rankin County man, was
found guilty of assault and
battery with intent to kill by
a Madison County Circuit
court Jury TUESDAY, in Ia
knife attack on Bobby eau
then, last January at the
Sunset Club south of Canton.
The jury, after hearing al
most two days of testimony
and arguments retired at $40
p. m. Tuesday and returned
at $50 p. m. with the YER
dict.
Don Cauthen, a cousin of
Bobby's was stabbed at the
same time, but the case tried
last week involved only the
knitting of Bobby. Bobby
was stabbed seven times by
Harrell.
The jury in its findings re-
quested leniency by the court
in sentencing Harrell.
Harrell, who had been en-
ployed as a service station
attendant in Jackson, was
defended by attorneys Billy
Cain and Bobby Coca, Prose-
cutting the case were Bill
Waller, district attorney; Joe
Fancher, county prosecuting
attorney and Nelson Cauthen,
special prosecuting attorney
appointed at the request of
the state.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-01-24
Junior Garden Club
Hold Regular Meeting

Julia Barwick, president
presided at the regular meet
ing of the Tchula Junior Gar
den Club, January 9, at the
school.
Tommy Cotton read the
minutes of the last meeting
and called the roll.
Elaine Flemming, program
leader, presented Miss Lo-
raine Norman. who explained
the work in the Audubon Di-
vision of the club.
The study of trees has been
taken up and each week a
new or different tree will be
studied.
Arma Sheppard,
Reporter
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BETTER YOU -.
Fifth In A Seriss)
BY BILLIE FAYE KNOX

Fatty Patty, who had re-
turned from the hospital
where she was treated for
malnutrition in its early
stages, was back in clas5
with her friend, Skinnie Min
ME, though one would hard
ly recognize them now be-
cause of the tremendous i'm
provement they had made.
Doctor Jones had come to
talk to the class about NAL
nutrition to conclude the
class's study on the subject
Of nutrition.
Il am going to begin DR..
Jones. said. with several
general statements abou t
which your mind must b e
refreshed before beginning to
understand malnutrition.
"All living things - plants.
animals, and human beings
- must have food to live.
"Malnutrition is a diseased
condition resulting when one
eats too much food, not
enough food, or the wrong
kinds Of food, not merely
from lack of food itself.
Casually. malnutrition re-
suits when persons are un-
able to obtain foods because
of poverty, war, or famine;
It NAV result from ignorance
concerning balanced diets; or
in q few cases, such as that
Of Fatty Patty, when one
attempts to lose weight too
fast.
"Malnutrition could also be
caused by diseases and other
disturbances in the body
which might prevent proper
digesting. absorbing and
using of foods eaten.
"In all Of the ways men
toned, however, there is one
thing which is true of each:
there is a deficiency of one
or more of the essential foods
such as carbohydrates, fats,
protein, vitamins, minerals
End water, all of which, ex-
cept water, contain calories.
Galleries are the measure
ment of the value of foods
for producing energy. The
body consumes foods and
turns the calories in them to
energy, energy which is used
for breathing, making the
heart beat, and for changes
in the cells.
els it not easy to see that
when basal metabolism (ener-
gy which serves these basic
functions) is lacking that
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something terrible must re-
suit? /,
"When one knows that his
diet is inadequate because he
is actually hungry, he suf-
fers ''hollow hunger and it
can be corrected only by get
ting more food.
However, one may be eat
ing enough food to satisfy
his appetite, and yet not be
getting all the nourishment
his body needs. This is call
ed hidden hunger"
Symptoms of malnutrition
are: loss of weight and
strength, nervousness and ir-
ritability, soye bleeding
gums, night blindness,
chronic diarrhea and cramps,
sores, especially on the
mouth and tongue and great
fatigue. s
"Ts it not worth it to keep
your body in top physical
condition by a good balanced
diet?
'Never think it is childish
or beng chicken to main
tan good health by good eat i
ing habits. Everything you
do and eat now, because you
are in the most rapid years
of growth to be experienced
in your lifetime, will show
up, not just now, but years
later when many people be-
come susceptible to diseases
because of low resistance
caused by improper diet, rest
and exercise. dsfJ
"'Food Comes First for
Vouthpower'; never forget +
it." GI
Note: 1t has indeed been
2 Measure 70 write these nu-
triton articles in an effort
70 promote better eating ha-
bits for young people and
q du1ts also. NV special
thanks to the editor, Mrs.
Hazel Brannon Smith. and to
YOU who have taken time to
read this series of articles.