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The Sidney herald., 1963-03-13
Are We Parents?

Are We Parents?
In recent weeks a question
has arisen. 1t has caused con-
siderable unrest, worry and
heartbreak to some.
AS parents and as human be-
ingS, we are all burdened with
the daily failures from one
standpoint or another. But in
every mind the greatest defeat
a human would have to en-
dure, would be to see his son
or daughters life wrecked,
shattered or blemiShed at the
least and carted off to a cor
receive institution.
l have visited with many
people. Parent and non-parentS
alike have discussed this and
have received many and var
led answers. First of all, the
question is, what are they go
ing to do? Well, let's persue
this a little farther. Who are
they? They are you and I. We
are the only ones who can do
anything about it, unless you
or 1 want the said County,
State and City Officials to full
fill their official capacities to
try to stop these miSdeamean-
ors before they hatch into Cap
itol Crimes. With this point
established, 1 inquired farther.
What could be done and was
answered with "We tried this
quite a while ago." eve gave
the kids a ball room, music,
pop, sandwiches, etc. But ii
didn't work out. They would
go out ito the cars and drink
and come back in and then
y u had trouble"
Well, let's say this was a try
and it failed.
Let's face the basic facts
these kids want something tc
do. A dance hall and a bal
could be our problem. If yoU
drink or go out with people
that do, what would a dance
or social affair be without {
little nip here and there. How
many of these dances do yol
think would be successful?
So this leaves us with-"O.K
SO what?"
Well, I have inquired arounC
in the back of this squarr
block, l call reluctantly,
brain, and I remember a firm
in st. Paul, Minnesota, VIII,
were faced with a problem
similar to this and they backet
young people in new ideas
new businesses established b.
the kids, but directed eacl
week by the most promineu
businessmen in the town.
Now, when one reviews tn
entire problem from beginnin
to end, when the kids go t
corrective institutions, what d
they do? They try to get th
kids interested in a gainful OF
cupation, a root in the grounC
so to speak, then let it grow
And in some cases they ar
very successful.
So then, wouldn't it seer
feasible that this could be don
on the outside? The Cover
ment, our Government,
practically giving away man
surplus items to dispose {
them, such as lathes, old VI
hicles, everything that woul
enter your mind is a surpll
item. Our President has
show a great interest in OIL
youth and expresses this pull
Ideally quite regularly.
So l ask you, as parents,
| ask myself, could we get t
gether and get some usefr
1 program started that will ps
1 us all a million fold, or a
/ we going to put on the CT
| Police Force, two more patro
men and two mort deputies al
a few more guards at Mil
I City. Next time it could ]
The Sidney herald., 1963-03-13

its way as the annual auto classic at In
d~ianapolis = and one in which each men,
Der of dozens of relay teams pedals so
miles.
On 20 other campuses, riders are train
ing for the spring intercollegiate road
races. Four colleges actually teach cycl-
ing as a full-scale course! And the high
schools are following the collegiate lead
- match.
This year the rising hopes of the 1900
cyclists registered in the Amateur Bicycle
League of America for cycling honors in
the 1864 Olympics adds new excitement.
The League, which sponsors some 300
races including % state championships
every year, is launching a nationide
scouting program to find and train new
candidates for the Olympic Team = to
lift the first cycling gold medal for the
u. S. since 1920!
All in all, it's just too bad those So
milers tried to do it on foot. If they'd
used their bikes they would probably
have made it, had more fun and proved
their fitness, too.
The Sidney herald., 1963-03-13

Got a letter the other day from Dick
Mutt from Grover City, California. Ac-
cording to Dick, there's more than a
thousand real estate sales made a week
in California. He went on to say that
many people who he's talked to are plan
ming on visiting Montana during our Cen
tennial celebration. Dick suggests that
Montanans began thinking of slogans to
welcome the visitors during the Centen-
NAL and he points out that any slogan
will get sent On to L. w. Upshaw of
Great Falls, who is general manager of
the Montana Territorial Centennial. He
also suggests that the slogans from this
area be sent to the Sidney Herald.
With his letter he sent along a weather
report from Grover City. 1t was 80 de-
grees above the day he wrote the letter.
X X X
Ed Renner called the Herald Monday
morning to report that a flock of rs
Canadian Honkers had just flown owe
his home just west of Sidney.
The Sidney herald., 1963-03-13

We've got a couple of feature adver-
tisements running in the Herald now that
will be of interest. Chad's furniture has
started a "Home of the Week" Each
week you'll have the opportunity to visit
a home in the area by reading the Herald
and perhaps you'll have many of your
questions answered on home furnishings
or just what so and SOS house looks like
inside.
Another is the Farmers Union Farm
Family. The feature advertisement will
no doubt carry pictures and background
on many who are your neighbors or close
friends. .la!
The Sidney herald., 1963-03-13

Here's a tax comparison you might be
interested in. State and local per capita
taxes increased 81 per cent between 1853
and 1861, in the latest available year.
This bit of information comes from the
National Industrial Conference Board, a
non-profit research organization and re-
ports that per capita local and state taxes
rose in those years from $134.22 to $211.16.
Most of us are conscious of the federal
income tax, especially at this time of the
year, but the state and local tax collector
is not far behind.
The Sidney herald., 1963-03-13

III upcoming Town and Country
Forum scheduled for Sidney will touch
on high school dropouts, a problem that
IS becoming more noticeable all the
time. AS competition for employment in
~creases, it seams strange that our young
men and women would not want to get
the best education possible. However,
such is not the case for many of them.
The average high school graduate can
earn at least $50, 1000 more during his life
time than the student who fails to finish,
the dropout who leaves school as soon as
he reaches the age beyond which he is
no longer compelled to attend school.
Perhaps it will cause the brighter boys
among the dropouts to stop and consider
if they know the high cost of leaving
school.
AS a matter of fact, the difference in
the income each may expect is even
greater for boys who go on to technical
schools or college. Many capable boys
leave school to grab a job and have the
feeling of earning money, who are de-
feating themselves. They will not go
much further without the schooling and
training this chronological age demands.
DropoutS are not losing $4,000 alone.
They may be throwing away several
times that, if they do not make the most
of their opportunity to earn.
The Sidney herald., 1963-03-13

How many times have you heard it
said that there are more important things
than money? The only trouble is, they
won't go out with you if you're broke.
The Sidney herald., 1963-03-13

Amount drawn for Wednesday, March will be 165m Unless Won last week. numbers annumcede each
Night Hmmeu than me W nr Jackpot will be divided evenly Must be camd n 1 mMs
o. HmoW resent e 0NN"" "HN St De 10 years of age or older
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-08

I'm Assdteague Island the searching eye
can find fragments of beauty in the most
unexpected places: stretch of beach as
it appears through the smashed windOW
of an abandoned building, a primrose
like wiLdJ1ower cleaning in the parched
sand of roadway; a herOn's nest on a
flat iSLet in the tidal ShGLLOwS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-08

ASsateague'S lighthouse softly shines
across marshes and inLetS in this UieW
from its sister island, ChincOteGgue.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-18
Owen Cooper Issues Challenge To State Voters On Te|evsior

Some time ago, / sat with
a large group of fellow Mis-
SiSsipplanS IN a meeting Of
volunteer workers who give
time and attention to the
overall development of our
state. Hung in a prominent
place in the hall where the
meeting was held - and Wis
IDLE to all in the room - was
a large banner on which had
been boldly painted those Of
ten forgotten, seldom needed
words of the great English
statesman Edmund Burke -
"All that is necessary for
evil to triumph is for good
men to do nothing"
Forgotten are the details of
that meeting but the truth of
that poignant statement was
indelibly stamped in my
mind. Often since, the ques-
ton has turned to haunt me
What are you doing to
keep evil from gaining its
ignoble victory? What actions
have you taken, what
thoughts have you given,
what statements have you
made to oppose creeping So
cialism and, even worse, en-
Shaving communism"
One by one, we see our
rights and personal freedoms
whitfield away by an over
towering, ambitious, grasping
central government and / ask
myself What have | done to
oppose his trend" Admitted
", the answer is too little,
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-18

presidency. He advanced
through the offices of Zone
Chairman and Deputy Dis
trict Governor to Governor
of District 30-E of Interna-
tional.
Meridian boasts two clubs
who will jointly honor Mr..
May on Thursday with "Odell
May Day" in appreciation of
his fervent activity in the
club and for his city's civic
interests. He is connected
with the Toms Peanut Com
pany.
The speaker related the
vast expanse of the Lions
Club, the largest civic club
in the world. He has recently
returned from the Interna-
tlonal Convention held in
Miami, Florida, and stated
that at the convention en-
phasis was placed on world
peace.
Lions Clubs sponsor a num-
Der of projects, including as
Sistance to the blind, in a
sight conservation program.
The Lexington Club has also
contributed around 100000
to community projects, in
Guiding assistance to both
high and grammar schools,
and the school band.
Following Gov. Mays adj
dress, he officiated in an inn
pressive installation ceremony
for the following officers:
DR.. Frank Houston, presi-
dent; Henry Mcclellan, first
vice president; Leo Alderman,
second vice president; w. P.
McWilliams, third vice presi-
dent; Roy Gelston, secretary;
Johnny F. Williams, Lion
Tanner: A. j. Davis, Tail
Twister; c.. w. Bailey and
Billy Stephenson, directors.
Mr.. Phillips, retiring presi-
dent, was named Zone Chair
man by Gov. May.
Two new members, the Rev.
Bill Massey, pastor of Plea
SAINT Ridge Baptist Church,
and Charles M. Carson, en-
ployee of Berman Brokerage
Company, were welcomed in
to the club.
A. L. knight of Kosciusko
accompanied Mr.. May to- Lex
ington, and a visiting Lion
was r. w. Maddox, manager
of B and S Tractor Company.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-18

perhaps nothing, but no long
er can I remain silent, mac
tive and speeches.. My con-
science cries Speak out! Not
that you have all the answers
but that your voice, and
perhaps the voice of others
too long silent, will fill the
public forum - and from the
counsel of the multitude,
there will come wisdom"
Hence / speak; of my own
volition and on TV time per-
sonally provided. My remarks
are my own. They have not
been seen by any candidate
nor do they necessarily re
fleet the position of any or
ganlZatlOn or group with
which / am connected.
Mississippi has been good
to me. Our state provided the
cradle of my nativity; the
brown loan hills of Warren
County. From Mississippi soil
my father earned an accept
able livelihood for himself,
his wife and his four child
rem. At times, the family in
come was supplemented by
my mother teaching in the
public school system.
Mississippi schools have
provided an opportunity for
me to secure an education.
After completing elementary
and high school work in the
public school system of War
rem County, / attended Mis-
sissippi State University for
a Bachelors Degree and lat
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-18
0. A. Cleveland, Jr.
Wins Scholarship
To Miss. State i.

O, A. Cleveland, Jr. of Lex
ington, state president of the
Future Farmers of America,
has been named recipient of
the $500 Mississippi Seeds
mems Association scholarship
for study at Mississippi State
University.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs.
O. A. Cleveland, he is one of
ten Mississippi high school
seniors who received a total
of $4,350 in scholarships to
study in the School of Agri-
culture at State.
Other recipients of scholar
ships included Edward House
of Houston, Thomas Garrett
of Winona, Evans Harris Den
dy of Houston, Kenneth Fer
rell of Belzoni, Kenny JoSlin
of Batesville, Ed Wilson of
Bailey, Thomas David Lipe
of Pope, James Wade Spra-
berry of Grenada, and Ralph
Edward NOVEL; of Vicksburg.
Young Cleveland was re-
Gently elected state president
of Future Farmers of Ameri-
ca. He has won other honorS
in FLA, such as the State
Farm Identification and Me
chanics Contest and the state
Public Speaking Contest. He
was named FLA Conserva-
zionist of the Year by the
Miss. Wildlife Federation
in 1860, and served as state
vice president and chapter
president of FLA.
An active church worker,
0. A. served as Sports Editor
and Business Manager of The
Beacon, Lbs paper. He has
been captain of the basketball
team, a member of the track
team, a member of the Stu
dent Council debating club,
and is in demand as a public
speaker.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-18
Schools, Big Business

For instance, gas is obtained
for 20.25 cents per gallon.
Over the past few years
there have been many chang
es in the Holmes system, Mr..
Thompson pointed out.
Previously there were 40
white schools. Today they
have been consolidated and
there are only six now
IF you want to stay in
business, you must do so with
business-llke methods" he
SAID.
Then he pointed out how
twice as much was spent per
pupil in the school at Cox
burg as was spent in Licking
ton and Durant.
"But the important consi-
Iteration is the children them
selves" he said. IF they are
going to a better school, then
the closure Of the school is
not a bad thing, and l don't
think there are any parents
who will deny this"
Children must get a good
education. They are going to
be competing for what jobs
there are in common labor
market. l do not believe these
folks (Who have lost their
schools) will be dictated to or
motivated by petty politics
and that they will choose the
person for superintendent
whom they think will do the
best job for them and their
children" he continued.
There is a demand for
changes and they are going
to bring problems with them.
Because of my experience
land you can't learn the job
of superintendent out of a
book, | believe | can repre-
sent you better than any
other candidate for this post"
Supt. Thompson concluded.
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County are a big business and
he has handled the job as
such, the incumbent said. The
school budget runs approx
mately $1,250,000 of which
rs per cent goes for instruc-
ton costs.
The second highest item in
the budget is for transporta-
ton of children to school by
bus, with over one-half of
them, nearly 5000, transport
ed daily.
Mr.. Thompson pointed out
how he had devised the most
economical approach to this
problem possible, establishing
a county garage whereby
great savings are effected.
Tires, gasoline, etc. are bought
at the cheapest possible pric-
es, in most cases cheaper than
local business men can buy
them.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-18
Services To Be
Held Through
Friday July 10Th

Tchula First Baptist church
will hold a revival from Sun
day, July 81 through Friday
night, July 26, as announced
by the Rev. Roy D. Raddin,
pastor.
Sunday services are set for
II a. m. and 7.45 p. m. and
weekday services will be at
1000 a. m. and 7:45 p. m.
DR.. Lloyd Sparkman of
Kosciusko will be visiting
speaker and Gene B. Hub
bard, Jackson, will be in
charge of music. Mrs. Homer
Knox will serve as organist,
and her daughter, Miss Billie
Faye Knox, pianist.
DR. Sparkman has been
pastor of Kosiusko First Bap-
fist Church for the past nine
years. He is a graduate of
Senior Baptist College of
Arkansas, and of Southern
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-18
Attend the Church of your
choice this Sunday!

er the University of MISSISSIPPI
pi for a Masters Degree. A
night school in Jackson gave
me an opportunity to study
law and to subsequently pass
the state Bar examination.
Mississippi has afforded me
an opportunity for continuous
gainful employment. This en-
ployment consists of various
periods of time devoted to
teaching school, working for
the state of Mississippi, work
ing for the Mississippi Farm
Bureau Federation. and work
ing for Mississippi Chemical
Corporation.
Mississippi has provided an
ideal place for my wife and
me to rear five children. The
state has provided a contin-
ually improving educational
system; it has provided both
natural and man-made re-
creational opportunities: if
has provided cultural and
aesthetic activities; it has pro-
vided a pleasing and progress
sive civic environment; and
its churches have provided
an opportunity for develop
ing and expressing that in
ward urge for. knowing and
worshipping an almighty and
infinite God.
Mississippi is the center of
a new. and developing in
dustrial area. Opportunity
stands like an open door for
those who have vision, faith
Continued on page five)
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-18
School Chances
And Records
Are Cited

Two candidates Tor the Of
flee Of Superintendent of Ed
ucation of Holmes County
presented their candidates.
at the political rally July
4th = r. S. Richmond of Cox
burg and the incumbent, L.
R. Thompson.
Mr.. Richmond presented
his candidacy first saying that
If he is elected as superinten-
dent he will apply the All
Club motto, to the school
system in Holmes County.
The All motto is ito make
the best better"
In stating his qualifications
MIR. Richmond SAID he is a
member of the Citizens
Council and the Masonic
Lodge and his church.
Mr.. Thompson
Supt. Thompson made his
bid for reelection in the
form of a report on the status
of the Holmes County school
system.
He said the work of the of
flee was a 12-months a year
job and went on all the time,
giving him less time to cam
paign than he would like.
Changes in the school struc-
ture in the state and county
were pointed out by the Of
fetal.
There are $50 school dis
tricts in the state which are
now one-county districts, he
said. In 1961-62 Holmes
ranked 18th in enrolment
in the state and 18th in the
number of teachers (Which
was 249 then, 270 now.
Public schools in Holmes
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-18
TY Address On
Jackson Stations
Fuvors Coleman

Editors Note: We are
publishing herewith as d
public service an address
presented Thursday even
ing. July IL. by Owen Coop
er Of Yazoo City. head of
the Mississippi Chemical
Corporation. at his own ex-
pense over both of jack
sons television stations.
Mr.. Cooper spelled out a
number of salient facts that
should be seriously con-
sidered by every citizen of
the state. He said many
things that have needed
saying for a long time.
We hope all responsible
citizens. especially the read
ers of this newspaper. will
accept the challenge Of Mr..
Cooper to think. to use our
brains instead Of emotions"
in deciding the many vital
issues confronting us. par
ticularlY in the election of
the next governor Of Mis-
sissippi.
We hope. too. that other
leading citizens will be en-
couroged to speak out in
the future. not necessarily
for a political candidate.
but for Mississippi.
HIS
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-18
District Gov.
Officers
Smoky Bear Picnic
Set For Monday

The Holmes County L.
brary's annual Smokey Bear
picnic is set for Monday,
July 22nd from 10 a. m. to
l p. m. in the Holmes County
Park. Each group is requested
to contact the library nearest
you for details in arrange
ments and transportation, as
announced by Miss George
Mcintyre, county librarian.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-18
II Leave State:
Seven Are Moved:
Pressure Cited
The Times story said:

The Times story SAID:
Freedom of the pulpit
has been muffled," said the
Rev. Powell Hall, Jr., whose
aroused pensioners obligeC
him to move from Scooba to
Sandersville after he signed
the manifesto.
1.-THE funny thing is that
after l signed it, l had less
freedom of the pulpit than
before" the Wavy-haired
young minister explained.
"I've hardly even felt free to
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-18
Tchu'o Boptist RevivoI To>Begin Sunday :.

souri,. a former member of
the Foreign Mission Board
and the executive board of
Mississippi Baptist Conven-
ton.
Mr.. Hubbard is Minister of
Music at Broadmoor Baptist
Church in Jackson, where he
has served since 1860. He is
a graduate of Magee High
Shoot, received a Bachelor of
Music degree from MISSISSIPPI
pl College, and a Master in
Sacred Music from New Or
leans. Baptist Theological Sc
minary in 1860 at which time
he came to Jackson and
Broadmoor.
He is married to the former
Patricia Hudspeth of Jackson
and they are the parents of
four children.
Rev. Raddin extends a cor
dial invitation to the public
to attend this series of serv-
ices.
AffpnI fhn Church IF uC,rr
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-18
By Hazel RrannOn Smith

Have you ever said: i
don't care what anyone says
about Mississippi, it's good
enough for me?"
Do you sometimes feel that
a wall should be erected
around the state, that we can
1--we alone without the rest of
the world?
Are you one of those who
say accreditation of our state
schools and colleges is not
important, that we can estab-
lish our own accredltlng
agency?
If you've ever been tempt
ed to even think along those
lines, We hope you will not
fail to read the address of
Over Cooper of Yazoo City
printed elsewhere in this is
sue. Perhaps many of you
heard it last Thursday even
ing over one of JackSon's two
television stations where it
was presented by Mr.. Cooper
at his own expense.
He said a lot of things we
have been telling our readers
for a long time, so naturally
we think it was great.
We do not necessarily agree
with Mr.. Cooper in every
thing he said, but he gives us
all food for thought.
And we believe in people
being able to disagree.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-07-18

Malcolm Phillips, imme-
diate past president, intro
duced the speaker, who was
on his first visit to Lexington
since his election as District
Governor, at the State Con-
vention in June.
Governor May, a longtime
member of the Meridian Lions
Club, has served in every Of
flee in his club, including the