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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
PEOPLE CAUSE FOREST
FIRES AND ONLY PEOPLE
CAN PREVENT THEM

Spring usually accentuates
forest fire hazards through
out our state and the Mis-
sissippi Forestry Commission
reminds us that there are
three major causes Of wild
woods fires - men, women,
and children. In other words,
the human element affords
the greatest threat. Unfort-
unately, most fires are start
ed intentionally.
The Commission reports
713 fires were caused by in
cendiarists during the month
Of January. In this same
period, debris burners caused
lat fires and smokers 1l9
through carelessness. There
were 1923 fires from all
causes in Mississippi during
January and the number
could increase sharply if
precaution and respect for
law does not prevail during
this season of brisk winds
The Forestry Commission
and and-clearing.
emphasizes that Intentionally
burning the woodlands of
another is a felony in Mis-
sissippi. Careless burners of
debris and careless smokers
are also accountable under
state law for damage caused.
Productive woodlands pro-
vide shelter and food for
wildlife, protect the soil
from floods and erosion, and
provide recreation facilities
for Mississippians of every
age. Whether you own tim
berland or not, Commission
officials stress, you lose
when valuable timber assets
damaged or destroyed by
fire.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
MEDICAL SELF-HELP
TRAINING COURSE

DR.. A. l.. Gray, State
Health Officer, said that one
person out of every family
in Mississippi should take
Medical Self-Help Training
Course, as the State Board
of Health completed the
statewide distribution of
training kits to local health
departments. The course is
designed to train civilians
how to apply medical proce-
cies or catastrophes when ply
dures in times of emergen-
sicians are not available. It
is not to be confused with
the standard Red Cross First
Aid Course, which puts en-
phasis on what to do be-
fore medical aid can be OBJ
tanned.
Interested citizens and com
munity leaders are urged to
contact the local health de-
partment to make arrange
ments for the 16-hour course.
While the State Board of
Health is the only official
agency in Mississippi charged
with the responsibility Of
conducting the Medical Self
Help Training program, DR.,
Gray said the health depart
ment has the active coopera-
ton of other related agencies
and groups interested in this
national emergency medical
measure.
Now that the supply of
training kits is sufficient to
cover the need of every
community, DR.. Gray said he
hopes that people in every
area Of every county will be
requesting the course.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
Through Hazel Eyes .
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
counsel to the President, and
Michael Forrestal, senior
Staff member of the Nation
al Security Council. cThe
latter is a son of the late
Secretary Forrestal.)
Sir David Ormsby Gore,
K. c. M. c., the British Am
bassador to the United States
and top Embassy staff mem
bers received the editors at
the British Embassy Satur-
day morning for one of the
most enjoyable sessions OF
the entire three-day period.
The workshop concluded
Saturday afternoon with a
roundtable critique In which
praise, suggestions and criti-
cisms were offered by those
attending. Plans were made
for the program to be con-
tinued next year. 1t was the
general consensus that the
workshops are of tremendous
assistance to the editors.
We should like to empha-
size here that the entire pro-
gram was planned and car
ried out on the general lines
favored by the editors them
selves. Every session was
featured with questions asked
by the editors as participants
= and the speaker was on
his own in answering them.
AS is the case when a group
of inquiring newsmen and
women get together, the
questions did not always
sound friendly or approving.
And some questions were
asked at points that could
not be answered. But in
every case, it seemed, the
speakers were sincerely doing
their best to answer all ques-
tons honestly. When they
didn't know the answers they
were quick to say they would
gladly get them for any
member of the workshop who
cared to leave his name and
address. Altogether it was a
helpful and rewarding ex-
perience.
It has been our purpose in
this column just to hit the
high spots = and from time
to time in the future we will
write in other columns. arti-
cles and editorials some of
the subject matter discussed.
Washington is a beautiful
city and everywhere there
are great buildings going 10
and signs of progress. We
had read so much in some
of the newspapers about
what a terrible place it is
that WE almost didn't want
to go - but we are glad we
did. We hope to go back next
year.
Like all other great metro
politan %centers, Washington
does have problems. But it
does recognize them as
problems and is seeking
honest solutions for them.
Would that We could do
equally as well here at home
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
INTERNATIONAL PAPER
PROJECT

A construction program a
mounting to approximately
Sc, $780, 900 is under way at
International Paper Com
pany's mill in Natchez = a
large producer of high-grade
dissolving and paper pulps
made from wood cellulose.
international vice president
c. l.. Grain, who is also the
assistant general manager Of
the Southern Kraft Division
and Natchez mill manager E.
R. Jones said the project is
scheduled for completion in
1864.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
BARRIERS
HEAR SEN. WILLIAMS

Senator T.. M. Williams
spoke on Reorganization" at a
meeting at Tidwell's Cafe, on
April 7th, of Mississippi In
dependent BARRIERS Associa-
ton. BARRIERS from Durant,
West, Tchula and Lexington
attended and three other
counties were represented,
Attala, Montgomery and
Leake.
Carl Herrin is president of
the group and H. c. True is
vice president.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
), TWENTY YEARS AGO

the paper and the people.
When Lieutenant Mabry was
assigned to active duty we
felt it would be better to dis
pose Of The Advertiser to
someone who would maintain
its high standards and ira
ditions. Miss Hazel Brannon,
our neighboring editor is no
stranger to the people Of
Holmes County. We ask that
you show our successor the
same splendid cooperation
and courtesies in the future,
that you have shown us in
the past"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
I. c. A
is YEAR H. BOYS

Illinois Central Railroad
opened a school on April 5
at Carbonate, Illinois to
train Is year old boys as
switchmen and firemen, to
replace men lost to the arm
ed services, as announced by
w. A. Johnston. assistant gen
eral manager of the railroad.
The school is the first of its
kind in the history Of rail-
reading and is limited to go
students.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
A&I BOARD COMPLIES
PRODUCTS

A Mississippi Industrial
Products Directory" has been
compiled by the Industrial
Development Department of
the Mississippi Agricultural
and Industrial Board for dis
tribution to all manufactur-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
A GET CONTRACT
FOR ITO SUBMARINES

The ingalls, Shipbuilding
Corporation, a, division of
Litton Industries, has been
awarded a 59,971,870 Navy
contract for construction Of
two attack type, nuclear-
powered submarines. An
nouncement Of the contract
award was made by Missis-
sippi Senator John c. STEM
mis- and Congressman William
M. Colmer.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04

on the 6,3OO-square-foot build
ing which will house the
Canton Textiles concerns.
and company officials hope
to be in operation by June.
The firm will use waste from
the cotton mills ana short
ffb9rs that have been carded
out by converting these into
long lengths Of yarn for use
IN making r1ops. The plant
win esnpluy saboyt ~ people.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
Letters To The Editor
UNITED STATES DEPT. OF
AGRICULTURE
p. O. Box 452
Greenwood, Mississippi
March %, 1868
Mrs. Hazel B. Smith
Lexington, Miss.
Dear Mrs. Smith:

Please accept our sincere
thanks for the coverage given
our cotton market news re-
lease mailed to you weekly.
Your excellent cooperation
has enabled the Agricultural
Marketing Service of the De-
partment of Agriculture to
reach farmers on a local level
with valuable information on
the marketing Of their cotton.
Better informed farmers
are able to plan a more sys-
tematic marketing program.
The efforts of you and your
staff have contributed con-
siderably to our goal of a
better informed farm public.
We solicit your continued
cooperation.
Verv truly yours,
E. ". Peery,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
Political
Announcements

The Lexington Advertiser
is authorized to make the
following Political Announ-
cements for public office.
subject to The action Of
the August primaries.
GOVERNOR:
Charles l.. Sullivan
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Troy B. Watkins( }
Evelyn Candy K }
ATTORNEY GENERAL:
John C. McLaurin( }
A AUDITOR OF
b
W. II. (Hamp) KING }
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04

ers in the state. The direc-
tory lists the name, location,
mailing address, telephone
number and key plant or
company official of approx
mately 500 manufacturing
plants in Mississippi, toge-
Their with data on what each
plant produces and the sup
plies it uses in order to make
those products.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
REVENUE OFFICERS RAID
PEA RIDGE COMMUNITY

ASxN VIZ 034 4A&BB0 434440
PEA D
Prohibition deputies, Messrs.
Collins and Campbell Of
Jackson paid Holmes County
a visit Tuesday, made a trip
to Treadwell Block between
Howard and Tolarville, To-
Gated a still and destroyed
it. No arrests were made.
Tuesday night they raided
the Pea Ridge Community,
where they found two stills
with each having a 200 gal
Ion capacity. About Is gal
Ions Of whiskey and 1,400
gallons Of mash were destroy
ed at the two stills. No ar
rests were made. Late Wed
nesday afternoon the. depu-
ties m a de a raid north Of
Tchula on the lake and found
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
THIRTY YEARS AGO

a huge outfit for manufac-
turing illegal liquor with an
eighteen hundred gallon ca
pacity. They also found 12o
gallons of liquor, which was
on trot line in the lake.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
Capitol
News
Secretary o. State
SWEET POTATO PLANT
LIST is
NOW AVAILABLE
BY HEBER LADNER

A list of all Mississippi
Certified sweetpotato plant
growers has been prepared
and is now ready for distri-
button advises r. P. Colmer,
Chief Inspector of the State
Plant Board. The list will con
tain the names and addresses
of the Certified growers and
will also give the varieties
and bushels bedded for the
production Of plants.
Certified sweetpotato
plants are tied in bundles of
100 with Certificate tape
which gives the growers
number and the year of pro-
duction. "Sweetpotato plants
which are not tied with Of
ficial Certificate tape and
accompanied by a valid Mis-
sissippi Sweetpotato tag CIV
ing the name and address of
grower, are being sold illegal
ly,' warns Mr.. Colmer. "Such
bootleg plants may be dis
eased and infect the soil so
that potatoes cannot be pro-
fitably grown on it for many
years"
Requests fox the list OF
Certified Sweetpotato Plant
Growers should be address,
ed to the State Plant Board
at State College.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
TEN YEARS AGO

the Executive Officer of the
Production and Marketing
Administration in Jackson,
and is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Halle Terry.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
SUPERIOR COACH
RECEIVES AWARD

Superior Coach Corpora
tons Southern Division Of
Kosciusko, has been honored
with a Special Recognition
Award for the company's
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04

Here's your chance to make
q down payment on the world
of space and be a Junior As
tronaut. Buy United States
Savings Stamps and Bonds
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04

pHCGHES NOTED ON
MADISON COUNTY PLANT
A recent report from Madi-
son County cited the prog
ress being made on the con-
struction Of two new indus
trial and commercial build
ings for the Canton area -
the factory building Tor Can
ton Textiles. Inc, and the
new offices and warehouse
for Cole Brothers and Fox,
wholesale grocers.
Steel framework is now up
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
1862 RECORD YEAR Fon
A OIL PRODUCTION

55,boo,U0o barrels 81 oil in
Mississippi produced over
1862, exceeding the previous
record high o. s54,699, 900 pro-
duced i 1851,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04

Patronize Our Advertisers
Appreciate Your Bust
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04

Attend the Church Of your
choice this Sundayy !,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
The Lexington Advertiser
Thursday, April 4, 1868

HAZEL BRANNON SMITH QrL Walter D)--E Editor and Pubsher
Established in 1887 - Published Every Thursday Subscription rates: Any
where in Holmes County, $500 per year: Outside Holmes County $3.50 pr yea
Entered 81 second class matter at the Post Office It 1Adn1ms Maxhsirp
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-04-04
Through Y

Items of interest from the past taken from our filAl
of The Lexington Advertiser and The Durant News.
BY Ruth B. Flower
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-05
American Fidelity
To Quit Business

RICHMOND, Va. (AP).-The
American Fidelity and Casualty
Co. Of Richmond, once a lead
ing bus and truck insurer, is
planning to liquidate its assets
and go out of business.
Under a plan disclosed yes
terday the bulk of the assets
listed at more than $3.50 mil
lion at the end of 1962-will go
to Fidelity Bankers Life Insu-
rance Co. of Richmond.
Fidelity Bankers, a busting
life insurance firm seeking
cash to finance its growth,
owns about 81 per cent of the
outstanding stock of American
Fidelity.
T. Coleman Andrews, former
Internal Revenue commissioner
in the Eisenhower administra-
ton, heads both firms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-05
Auto Dividend Muy Raise
Chemical Firms Payment

PHILADELPHIA DJ)-The declaration of a 81 year-end
dividend BY General Motors Corp raised the possibility
when Du Pont Co. directors meet November they would
Increase their yearend dividend from the So paid
Because Of the GIN extras year. Du Points income
from its holdings Of GIN stock will
Du Pont share from $2s7 in 1852 although Du Pont had
considerably GIN shares portion of 1852 Du Pont
distributed % million of its So million GIN
holders in July 1882 in partial compliance with Federal
Court divestiture order
Du Points dividend policy has been pass along all di
dendS received from its GIN holdings and about per of
net income from operations Du Pont officials previously
estimated 1868 operating earnings would
the 1913 share last year. In the first nine months operating
income actually bit better than 1s62-S51s share
compared with $514 share in 1852
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-05
BY CHARLES COVELL
Star Business Writer

When orders for a Govern
ment publication pour in at the
unprecedented rate of 1000 a
day, they merit some special
attention.
What is this publication? It
is called, do you Know Your
Economic ABC's" and is sold by
the Government Printing Of
flee for 20 cents a copy. Cur
rently. 1t is the GPO's best sell
Ter.
The reason is not obscure.
More and more readers are
turning to the business pages.
Today's housewife checks it for
the latest quotations on the
stocks owned by the investment
club to which she belongs. She
knows that a wholesale rise in
sugar prices means it soon will
be reflected on her supermar-
ket shelves.
Too often she is baffled by
the technical jargon, including
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-05
YOUR MONEYS WORTH
Economy Spurred
BY requirements
BY SYLVIA PORTER

trend is being duplicated by
the appliance makers.
New families will be created
at a quickening pace as the
young men and women born
since the war reach marrying
age. Each Of these families is
q new market for appliances.
At the same time, the trend
toward "two or more" is
spreading in this industry as
1t is in the auto industry.
Many families are multiple
owners Of several major appli-
ances.
Ample credit to permit buy
ing of the items on the in
stallment plan is another key
factor encouraging the indus
try's expansion.
OF course, the basis must be
a generally prosperous econ
omy. Unless the consumer has
the income and the confidence
to buy, none of these forces
will matter much. But a tax
cut will help our prosperity,
and then for the first time in
almost a decade, a rising rate
OF buying of durable goods will
be working for the economy's
growth rather than against it.
distributed 1868, by The Hall
syndicate. Inc. All Rights Reserved)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-05
PEpCO Profit
Up3%in' 63

Potomac Electric Power Co.
showed a three per cent gain in
profit in the year through Sep
TENDER.
For the quarter ending Sep
TENDER 30. the company said it
had earnings Of seven per cent
more than In the like period a
year earlier.
The company,s full-year net
inco m e was $20,147,100, up
from $19. 486, 500. On a per-
share basis, the profit was
equal to $1.0s up from $l.04 a
year earlier. For the year, sales
climbed seven per cent-from
5.S.billion kilowatt-hours to ST
billion.
In the September quarter,
PEPCO had profit of
$6504, 200. compared with
$6,101 600 q year ago. The per-
share net was IS cents a share,
as compared with 80 cents for
the same quarter of 1862 after
adjustment to take account OF
the two-for-one split in the
common stock last April.
The quarters sales were ur
IL per cent-1.8 billion Kill
att-hours. compared with Ii
billion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-05
Pargas Profits
Jump 44%

Pargas, Inc. of Waldorf, Nd,
announced today that net in
come for the IL months ended
September 80 totaled $685., 4O5,
an increase Of 44.3 per cent
over earnings of $569.795 dur
ing the prior IL months.
This was equivalent to S1.O2
a share compared with "a cents
during the prior year. Adjusted
to reflect a five-for-four stock
split on February 20, this was
an increase of 37.8 per cent.
The increase was based on
net operating revenues of
$6.853,922, an increase Of sos
per cent over the $4,550,201 in
the prior IL months.
On October rs the Board of
Directors declared a quarterly
dividend Of 9 cents per share,
payable Novemb er 90 to
stockholders Of record Novem-
Der Is.
c. J. McAlliSter, chairman
pointed out that just prior to
the third quarter Pargas en-
tered the Georgia m ark e I
through purchase of the assets
of Suburban Gas Co. of Angus
"a. " September, the company
entered the North Carolin a
market by acquiring the assets
of Shaw Gas Co. at Randle-
man. These operations were
extended by the later acquisi-
ton Of Gowen & Atwill, Inc, al
Roanoke Rapids and Goodyear
Gas Co. at Wilmington.
On November /, the company
bought the assets of Dixie Bot.
tie Gas Co. at Jacksonville, Fla
These companies have beer
operating at an annual volume
in excess Of $3.50, 1000, Mr.
McAllister said, and serve ap.
proximately 1000 customers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-05
Sofewuy Honors
So for Service

Fifty-eight employees of Safe
way Stores received awards last
night for working with the,
company since 1t came to the
area IS years ago. s..
These workers were among
88 who were recognized by ]. A.
Anderson, vice president and
manager of Sideways WASH
ington division. Besides those
getting 35-year pins, there
were Is who received awards
for 80 years Of service and IT,
who were recognize d for IS
years service.
Safeway began operating in
the Washington area when it
took over the Sanitary Grocery
Co. on November 8, 1923.
James L. Reinhardt, who had
been an employe for Sanitary
for Is years and had stayed on
with Safeway after 1928, was
among the honored employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-05
Du Pont Gets GIN Bonanza
GIN STOCK GAINS
IN MIDWEST; N. Y.
EXCHANGE CLOSED

NEW YORK (AP).-Gen-
eral Motors stock advanced
on Midwest and Pacific
Coast Stock Exchanges
today.
After the close Of the
New York Stock Exchange
yesterday, GIN declared a
year-end extra dividend Of
$3.50 a share and a regular
quarterly dividend Of so
cents.
The New York and
Washington exchanges were
closed today because of
Election Day.
GIN rose a from yester-
days close to 857s on the
Midwest Exchange. This
was 70 off from its high
there today.
On the Pacific Coast
Exchange, GIN opened at
So. up q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-05
II Employees Honored
By C&P Telephone

Jeweled emblems were pre-
sented to ~ employees during
october by the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co. for
service ranging from Is to As
years.
Triple-diamond emblem S
were presented to Louise M.
Miles and James L. Whitemore
for As years of service.
Double-diamond emble m S
went to Irwin w. GlasSmyer,
Thomas j. Hunter, Margaret
M. Reynolds and Claude A.
Smith for 40 years of service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-05
SCI Bank
Loan Plans
Seen Stymied

5 AN FRANCISCO (AP).-
The savings and loan industry
and the banking industry are
sta n ding each other off in
Congress on proposals by each
to move into lending fields Of
the other.
Representative william B.
Widnall, Republican of New
Jersey, told the United States
Savings and Loan League con-
vention yesterday he believes
the House Banking and Cur
rency Committee would not ap-
prove one industry's proposal
without also approving the
other.
The savings and loan indus
try seeks authority to invest in
municipal bonds and consumer
financing Of major household
durable goods. Its lending field
is limited to residential mort
cages.
The banks want to hberalize
their limits on home mortgage
loans. A bank mortgage loan is
limited to 20 years at rs per
cent of value. The banks ask
increases to 80 years at 80 per
cent. Savings and loans can Of
fer 30-years home loans up to
80 per cent.
Savings and loan consumer
financin 6 is opposed by the
banks, Just as you oppose their
request for 80 per cent conven-
tional real estate loans" said
Mr.. Widnall, banking commit
tee member.
II suspect these two propos-
ais are tied together in the
minds Of our committee, and
that favorable action would not
be taken on one without favor
able action on the other"
Mr.. Widnall, h ow ever, de-
clared he was hopeful Congress
would act in this session on the
bill for broader inve sim n t
powers for savings and loans.
He said there was not much
opposition to allowing invest
ment in municipal bonds.
But, Mr.. Widnall added, II
just do not see the possibility
of any important diversion of
funds in your industry from
mortgages to municipals."