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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-27
Compiled by JOHN w. STEPP
Stor Sfoff Writer
BACKGR OUND

TETTTNG shot at in the front lines
" ,OGs usually fate preferred to
being captured and buried aIiUe in
prisoner Of tO0T camp. CiUiI War soldiers
on both sides came early to the conclu-
sion that their chances of survival soere
at least as good in combat as they tOoUld
be under the primitive conditions of
confinement. By the tDGT's end more
than 10000 POWs died in prison camps
Of both North and South. Disease tO0s
the greatest killer, curing mainly to the
authorities dim understanding of sGni-
tGtion matters. Congestion sO0s GIsO0vs
problem, and in the Confederate
camps adequate food, clothing and
shelter tOGs a deadly shoTtconeinq
especially as supplies for any use in the
South 0retO harder to come by as the
tOGr tDent on. Of those prisoners sOho
kUed, many thousands tOere sent back
home IN systens0tized POW exchanges
and paroles. Many of these TetGTnees
'Oere in terrible shape iOhen they GTTiUed,
and the nesOs accounts concerning them
'Oere usually filled Nth asOe and in
di0ndtion.
From The Evening Star. Friday. October 30 1883:
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A PRISONERS DISMAL lot

such as Richnond's Libby Prison
and AndersonviIIe, Ga. tOhich
s00s not opened until early in 1864
gained highly unsGvoTy repttd-
tiOns. As it tOGs, even the best l0GS
a potential death trap. Belle Isle,
for one, iOGs q tent camp in sOhieh
the inmates had little protection
against the elements. 1t tD0s also
OUercrowded, like many, Nth q
population Of 10000.
From The Evening Star, Wednesday,
November 4, less:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-27
ARRIVAL OF RELEASED
FEDERAL PRISONERS AT
ANNAPOLIS.

A flag-Of-truce boat loaded with
prisoners just from Belle Island
reached Annapolis yesterday morn
ing. The poor creatures had been for
the most part denuded of the clothing,
shoes, hats, &c, by the rebels. Full
half Of them had to be removed from
the steamer on stretchers, so weak
were they under the barbarous star
walton and nudity in the cold to
which they had been subjected by
the rebel authorities. Not more than
third Of them can probably be saved
from death by the different treatment
they will receive at Annapolis. Their
daily allowance when confined on
Belle Island was, so far as meat was
concerned, ten pounds of meat and
bone to 100 men, Some of them,
stripped to drawers and shirt, were
kept so long lying on the bare sand,
without covering of any kind, as
that their bodies are full of sand
sores.
All together there Dere about
$50 places used for containing iOdr
prisoners. Conditions UGTied from
one prison to another, and some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-27
SUFFERING UNION
PRISONERS.

The Star announced, a few days
ago, the arrival at Annapolis of a
large number of Union prisoners,
most of them in almost a dying con-
ditiOn, and that eight of them had
died on the passage from City Point
We now learn that up to yesterday
thirtyfive more Of them had died,
and many more were in hopeless
condition. Sixteen bodies were in
the dead house on Monday, and were
examined by the surgeons, who were
of opinion that in each case death
was caused by starvation and ex-
posure.
NEXT SUNDAY: Meade's Army Stirs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-27

Tiger Swiss Gruyere
Cheese makes an ideal
target for Fathers mid
night safari to the ice
box. Tigers mild yet
zesty flavor is just what
Dad is looking for in a
snack, or at mealtime.
You'll go for Tiger, too!
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brick patio, washer and dryer.
$3.50 per mo. Call Mr.. MacPher-
son, Monday, ST: 3-5050. WALK
Err A. DJJNIJ OP INC.
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kit, powder rm. Second floor has
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able for professional. Lease avail.
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SPRING FIELD - 3-bedFm. 2-bath
all appliances, linens. china and
furniture, scr. pch.. fen. I'd. Lease
through August /, "a at S235.
SPRINGFIELD REALTY 451-320O
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02
Dixie Baseball primed
for summer opening

Laurel holds that post in the
Dixie Boys Baseball Program.
Holmes County will be
composed of four Senior Lea
que teams and will be part
of the third district under
District Director r.. T.. Wal.
ker of Greenwood.
The Lexington Chamber Of
Commerce will sponsor the
Dixie Senior League teams
in Lexington. The VFW will
sponsor the Dixie Boys Lea.
que and the two Dixie Youth
teams will be sponsored by
the Lexington Lions Club and
A & M Dairy. Walker Farms
has donated T.shirts to the
Dixie Boys team and provided
a practice field for the Senior
League Boys. Hutchinson and
Allen Lumber Company do.
mated about SIS worth of lum.
Der for a fence at the ball
park. .
All Lexington area boys
who will be fifteen by Au.
gust l through high school,
who want to play in the Sen.
ior League are asked to meet
at the football field in Lex.
ington Sunday at 3 pm.
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02

Tchula Mayor announced
today that contracts had been
signed with the successful
bidders on water well drill
ing and water line construc-
ton and Improvements and
works on both is scheduled
to start soon. The third con-
tract, for sewerage construc-
ton and improvements will
be signed within a few days,
he said, as soon as official
confirmation is received from
the various agencies concern
ed.
Officials of Lane Central of
Jackson and Enthalpy, Inc. of
Jackson met with city alder
men, Mayor Wooten, city
clerk, attorney for the city
and engineers at City Hall
Monday for the official sign
ing.
Also on Monday, the city of
Tchula put into effect its new
corporate charter extending
the city limits. The extension
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02
R.S.R Richmond
in race for
Supt. Of Ed.

r. S. Richmond, former
.Coxburg School Principal
this week makes his opening
statement concerning his
candidacy for the office OF
Superintendent of Education
He had previously made pub
lie his announcement in this
newspaper. His statement
follows:
ITO THE VOTERS OF
HOLMES COUNTY
/ have placed my name or
the ballot for Superintendent
of Education of Holmes Coun'
ty. I would like to present the
following qualifications and
information about my back
ground.
l have B. S.. and M. A. De
grees from the University Of
Southern Mississippi. My I'm
dergraduats major was Bus
mess Education and my mi
nor was Mathematics. My
major was in School,
Administration. I have IA
Certificates from the State
Department of Education in
these three fields.
I have taught in Holmes
County eight years. In add
ton to teaching classes I ser
we'd as Principal of Coxburg
School for the same period o.
time. l have also taught~ir
George, Neshoba, and Mar
shall Counties. l14 is
My wife, formerly Ruth
Fletcher of Kosciusko, is q
graduate of Holmes Junior
College, Mississippi State Col
.lege for Women, and the Uni.
versity of Southern Mississip'
pi, with majors in Home Eco
Monies. We have two boys:
Floyd, five years old, and
Thomas Alan, two.
If elected I pledge my best
efforts toward improving edu.
cational opportunities for the
youth of Holmes County.
will seek the advice and CO.
operation of each person who
is interested in our School
System.
l have been active in Chur.
CHI and civic affairs. I have
served as Sunday School tea.
cher and as ScoutmaSter in
Holmes and other counties.
am a steward in the Metho-
dist Church. I am a member
of the Holmes County Farm
Bureau, a Holmes County
American Legion Post, the
Holmes County Hunting and
Fishing Club, and the Holmes
County Livestock Association.
I will appreciate your care
full consideration of my can
didacy and hope that l can
merit your vote and support.
Sincerely,
r. S. Richmond"
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02
Spanish American
Veteran
Lone Co. K Survivor

One of the rewards of being
in the newspaper business is
the interesting people you
meet. One example is a visi-
tor we had last week, DR.. M.
M. Hall of Swiftown. He was
here on a visit to his home
town of a short while some 55
years ago. He informed US
that he had been a printer
with the local newspaper of
that time and that he is the
lone living member of Com
pany K, Second Mississippi
Volunteer Regiment under
Captain E. F.. Noel (later.
Governor of Mississippi.
He recalled a good friend,
Sergeant w. H. Moore of Lex
ington and others of the area
who served with him in the
War. About
one.third of the Lexington
Company was composed of
men from Grenada and the
balance from Lexington and
surrounding area, he said.
DR.. Hall, an MD, still car
ries on a limited practice in
Swiftown at the age of 80. He
also still carries his makeup
rule from his old days as a
printer. The makeup rule, a
trademark tool of the printer,
had been in his possession
since 1895, he said.
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02

deliberate and repeated
,brutalities, carried out sys-
tematicaIl by U. S. marshals
a period of more than
twenty hours at a detention
|stockade set up in a garage
by the Justice Department at
a remote spot off the campus
of the University of Missis-
sippi, have been revealed by
the testimony of many of the
more than ninety witnesses
heard by the Committee"
said chairman Russell Fox in
a statement released today
when he filed the first Sec
ton of the General Legisla-
tive Investigating Commit
tees report of it's investiga-
ton of the occupation of the
campus of the University of
Mississippi last September 80.
Chairman Fox also charged
that the prison guards, bord-
er patrolmen and others used
as deputy marshals delibera-
tely gassed eight dormitories
on the University campus on
the night of September 80,
forcing the students out upon
the campus where they were
gassed promiscuously by
bands" Of marshals
and many were seized, incar
cerated in the Lyceum Build
ing basement and there hit
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02

GO Dixie all the Way" is
the theme of a state wide
movement to organize a uni
form youth baseball program
for this states youngsters be-
tween the ages of eight and
seventeen.
Frank Cochran of Meridian,
director for the state and a
National Director of the Dix
lie Senior Baseball, Incorpo-
rated, has mailed a newslet-
er to cities and towns throu-
ghout the state urging them
to organize into Dixie Youth
Baseball (8-12) and Dixie Sen
ior (any boy who attended
school in each school district
from 1919 years of age in
Holmes County, Program for
1868.
Cochran, the Meridian Parks
and Recreation Department
Director, said that all three
Of these Baseball Programs
are to De conducted through
the south this year. At least
seven southern states will
take part in the three pro-
grams and world series play
offs will be staged for each
group.
Dixie Youth Baseball is al
ready operating in MISSISSIPPI
oi with sixty-five franchised
leagues in the state. Dixie
Boys Baseball was inaugural
ed in Mississippi last year and
the Dixie Senior Program
WILL BE operated in this
state FOR THE FIRST TIME
this year.
The state will be divided
into six districts for play in
the Dixie Senior League. Dis
trict champions will meet in
a state tournament with the
winner advancing to the Dixie
Senior World Series at Mon
roe, Louisiana, in early Au-
gust.
Floyd Johnson of YaZOo City
is National Commissioner of
the Dixie Youth Baseball
Program and A. l.. Green of
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02
Upshow up
for reelection
as Constable

Luther Upshaw of Goodman
today makes his formal state
ment in behalf of his candi-
dacy for reelection to the Of
flee of Constable, District
Three. Upshaw is now in his
second term in the office hav-
ing served the past seven
years. His statement follows:
ITO THE PEOPLE OF DIS
TRICT THREE, HOLMES
COUNTY:
Having served the people
of this Beat the past seven
years in the capacity of Con-
stable, / can only point to my
record of service in solicita-
ton of your support.
I have served the people to
the best of my ability and
will continue to carry out the
duties of the office with fair
ness and impartiallity if cleo
ted to a third term. It has
been with pride and pleasure
that / have worked with the
people of this district in en-
forcing the laws on a local
level.
During the campaign I will
try to see each voter in the
district, but, if for some rea-
son, l should fail to see you,
please accept this as my soli-
citation of your vote and sup
port.
sincerely,
Luther Upshaw"
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02

When you want to take the
kids, or even grandmother,
fishing without the bother or
danger of loading up a boat,
try the pier at Pinchback
Lake. Son John, along with
two neighbors, Jeanne and
Butch Pepper, and I tried out
the new facility about two
weeks ago and just had heaps
of fun.
Of course, as soon as "jinx'
himself shows on the lake that
east (anti-fishing) wind rises,
so we didn't get d load of
fish, but who's in the fish
business, anyway?
We're just anxious to go
again, and if we ever do have
any warm nights, we are all
set to try our luck under the
pier lights.
1t is with regret that we
bring news this week of Par
ham Williams decision not to
run for reelection to the of
flee of District Attorney. He
will be sorely missed by many
who have depended on him in
that capacity, but, at least,
he may be more readily avail
able for more of this free
work he is so often called on
for.
Well be missing two of the
county's most highly respect
ed politicians as we look over
the ballot this year and
they'll both be Parham H.
Williams Jr. and Sr.
/ might have to take some of
that back, though, for P. H.
Jr. has not yet said if he will
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Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02
Local firm makes plans for
shopping center in Jackson

The Shoppers Enterprises,
Inc. of Lexington, Mississippi
is building the Colonial Mart
Shopping Center, which will
be opened soon in Jackson,
Mississippi. 1t will be located
on Old Canton Road across
from the Colonial Country
Club. This is Jackson's new.
est developing area. The new
Jackson Country Club just
built in that area is going to
erect seventy beautiful new
homes near there. Also there
are more than 1900 new
homes already in that area.
This is also the nearest route
to the new jackson Reservoir
and Lake Recreation Section.
the principal office of this
new corporation will he in
Lexington, Mississippi, and
it's officers are as follows:
Joseph E. Berman, President;
Dudley S. Burwell, Vice Pre-
sident-Secretary; Gerald w.
miller, Vice President-Trea-
|surer; Robert IL. Berman,
Vice President and Morris
Lewis III, Vice President.
The leasing and acquiring OF
tenants is being handled by
Travis, Mckee and Franck,
Attorneys At Law, 1000 Plaza
Building, jackson, Mississip.
lpi, Telephone No. FL 1883;
lAnyone interested can con.
tact this firm. Leases have al
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02
About Oxford...
(EDITORIAL)

The Oxford Report presented to the Mississippi
Legislature last week by the Mississippi General
Legislative Investigating Committee brings back
bitter thoughts to all true Mississippians. The
thought that our own government has fallen into
the hands of people SO ruthless as to use dictator
type tactics on its own people for the sake of the
minority block vote is more like a nightmare than
a reality.
But what is even more shocking is that we still
have in our midst those who stand up against their
own n~eighbors and proclaim the federal brutality
is in the name of right. 1t is shocking indeed to
count the Mississippi traitors and realize that we
lack such a gap of being 100 per cent united.
Beginning this week with the first release from
the Investigating Committee, we will publish the
full report.
We accept the report as actual fact, even
though some so-called Missssippians feel themsel-
yes so far out in the pink orbit they vainly try to
lead others into disbelieving the word of such
highly respected gentlemen of our legislature as
Representative Russell Fox, Senator George Var
borough, Senator Frank Barber, Representative
w. L. Sims, Representative Walter Hester, and
Senator Dennis Barber who comprise the commit
tee.
We cannot find within ourselves the audacity
to doubt this, or any other report, to our state
government by such honorable men.
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02

ready been signed by several
tenants including a new Sun
flower Food Store. The type
of tenants that will occupy
the Shopping Center are as
proposed: Sunflower Food
Store, Drug Store, Variety
Store, Auto Accessory Store,
Ladies Dress Shop, Mems
Shop, Beauty Salon, Barber
Shop, Restaurant and Junior
Department Store. It is anti
cipated that this will be one
of Jackson'S most thriving
Shopping Centers.
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02

The Lexington Chamber of
Comerce this week issued an
endorsement of the plans of
street Improvements and the
oond issue financing. The C.
Of & statement pointed out
that by use of the bond issue
of financing the city
would realize more use from
the improvements by having
them completed sooner as a
plan from sales
tax revenue would take seve-
raj years for completion of
the proposed projects.
The city officials are pre-
Senting the plan to the people
ii LEU of a previously dis
cussed plan of making i'm
provements as funds from
sales tax become available.
BY letting larger contracts,
they will be able to realize
considerable savings in the
construction.
According to the new plan,
the bonds would actually be
paid from revenue realized
from sales tax, though indi-
rectly. Sales tax money would
be transferred into the gene
raj fund in sufficient amount
to cover payment of the bonds
from that fund.
Mayor w. b. Kenna said
that there will be no tax in
crease for street Improvement
purposes.
Thirty two streets are de-
5ignated for repair, improve
.nent or new construction in
the proposal.
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02
TehuIa officials sign contracts
for WE'LL water Improvements

increases the city's area from
300 acres to $40 acres, and the
population from the present
882 to approximately 1850,
Mayor Wooten said.
The Mayor said, 'We are
happy over the wonderful CO.
operation of the people of our
town. We believe, from this
cooperation and efforts of so
many of our progress-minded
citizens, we will have a better
Tchula."
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02
District Attorney
won't seek
reelection

District Attorney Parham
H. Williams, Jr., announced
today that he will not seek
reelection to the post in the
coming election. He has ser
we'd in the capacity since
September of 1857.
In the announcement he
said that he had decided not
to run, in order to devote full
time to other responsibilities.
He was elected in a special
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Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02
WV
elect officers

At the April meeting of the
v. F.. w. Post and Ladies Au-
Hillary held in the Alb Taylor
Memorial Home, the follow
ing officers were elected for
the coming year: Post Off
GERS - Commander, Hugh r.
Garrett, Sr. Vice. Command
err, James H. Byrd, Jr. Vice
Commander, r. Il. Siddon,
Chaplain, w. B. Kenna, Ser
vice Officer, Robert N. Nc
Clellan, Post Surgeon, DR.. J.
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Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02
Piono recital
al Tchuio High

Mrs. Nadine Pepper and
Mrs. Jean Porter will pre-
sent their Tchula High
School students in a piano
recital tonight Thursday
at 1880 pm. in the Tchula
High School Auditorium.
Those participating are:
Nancy Foose, Bonnie Shell
ton, Linda Sue Killebrew,
Rosalind Hutton, Betty
Smith, Debbie GOsnell,
VERNE Winstead, Janet
Winstead, Patsy Campbell,
Jane Scott and Jan Jones.
Mrs. Pepper and Mrs
Porter cordially invite the
public to attend.
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02

with clubs, beaten with fists,
kicked and spit upon by the
marshals.
1.-THE Department of Justice
successfully concealed the ac-
tons of its marshals from the
press and other news media
by its management Of news
at the University. 1t took
weeks of investigation for
the Committee to learn the
facts concerning the brutali-
ties at the garage detention
stockade," said Mr.. Fox.
Systematic Pattern of
Brutality
The section of the report
which was finalized and filed
today dealt with the brutali-
ties of the 81 penitentiary
guards, 1856 border patrolmen
and 1873 marshals who were
deputized and used as mar
shals by the Justice Depart
ment at the University of
Mississippi. Mr.. Fox stated
that, in view of his announce
ment last week that the COM
mittee expected to file it's
report within ten days, it is
fling and releasing the por-
ton which has been finalized
and expects to complete and
release the full report within
approximately a week.
The Committee announced
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Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02

Frank Neil Clark took the
title in the mile run at the
District Three track meet in
Greenwood Saturday to gain
a place in the North Missis-
sippi semi-finals to be held
Saturday. This meet is also
held in Greenwood. The top
three from this meet, also to
be held in Greenwood, will &C
to state finals. Clark'S time
for the mile in the district
meet was 4 minutes 59.2 sec.
ondS.
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02
DR.. Smith will
visit Duront
resbyterion

Visiting minister at the
Durant Presbyterian Church
on Sunday, May 5th, will be
DIR. Morton Smith of Bel
haven College.
DIR. Smith viii deliver the
morning sermon at IL am.
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02
Lexington voters will decide on
$1,000 600 Bond Issue tuesday
improvements planned
for 81 streets i'm city

The voters of Lexington will determine at the polls
Tuesday whether a $4,000 bond issue will be made for
Improvement on city streets in accordance with plans of
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. The proposal must
carry with a three-fifths majority of those voting in the
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02
Oxford release

FIRST RELEASE FROM GENERAL LEGISLATIVE
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
CONCERNING OCCUPATION OF CAMPUS
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI And
THE EVENT. RESULTING THEREFROM
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02

Representing Lexington in the North Mississippi Re-
Law finals at Greenwood Saturday will be these members
Of the track team. They are, left to right, kneeling, Kay
Grantham and Bridgette Blackstock, and standing, Jerry
Fife. Claudia Thomas, Sylvia Chisolm, and Kim Kim
brough. The four girls comprise the relay team which took
first place in district four meet at Louisville Saturday.
Claudia placed in both the SO and IS yard dash events, and
Kim tied for first place in the pole Vault.
Holmes County herald., 1963-05-02

and, back row, Mike Kinnebrew, Cade Bicker, H. Ed
wards, Alvin Green and Billy Wells. Activities OF the
day included senior robing by underclassmen, and
chapel program in which seniors made speeches, sang
and presented gifts to Superintendent N. c. Hathorn,
Mrs. Faye Owen, class sponsor, and Mrs. Rose Binegar
who accompanied them at the piano. Staff photo
Papago Indian news., 1963-07-01

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