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Che Clarion- Saturday, April 1, 1966 "DEAD AS DODO BIRD" HEW-ITT TO THE LINE LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY By PURSER HEWITT MISSISSIPPI! Attaining leadership is Journey, not a destination, because we never fully arrive. -Lee S. Bickmore AIN'T IT SO? In this world af ours there are many warmed over ideas, but few hot ones. MIDDLE AGE A man of 50 ought to know What things to keep, what things must go; He ought to be emphatic About the clutter in the attic, The bent, the broken, the corroded, The obsolete, the long outmoded. A man of fifty ought to clear His desk off-maybe once year.

He ought to have a fit of passion And throw out all that's out of fashion And out of date and out of fix. He should at least say firmly, "Nix!" A man of fifty ought to start Unburdening his home and heart And getting rid of any number Of useless items that encumber. But let him not, this time of life, Look too intently at his wife. Richard Armour MOVE OVER, FELLOWS The dogwood is not the only thing making rapid progress around Shady, Oaks Country Club these days. -ROYCE CULPEPPER is tuning up his game a and the boys in the championship flight of the club tourney are going to have to move over and make.

room for this up and coming shotmaker! SALES ABILITY Whether we realize it or not, all of us are salesmen and act as such every day. Some years ago, ED WILKERSON of WSLI brought us a good stimulus in this respect. It is reprinted by request: And, in those days, behold, there came through the gates of the city a salesman from afar off; and it came to pass as the days went by, he selleth aplenty. And in that market there were they who art the ordertakers, and they spend the days adding to the alibi sheets. Mightily wert they astonished.

They said one to the other, "What the Hades? How getteth he away with it?" And it came to pass that many were gathered in the back office, and a soothsayer cometh among them, and he was one wise hombre. And they spoke and questioned him, saying: "How doth it happen that this stranger hath accomplished the impossible?" Whereupon the soothsayer made the answer: "He of whom ye speak is a hustler. He ariseth very early in the morning and goeth forth full of pep. He complaineth not, neither doth he know despair. He is arrayed in purple and fine linen, while ye goeth forth with pants unpressed." "While ye gather here and say one to another: Verily, this is a terrible day to work," he is already abroad.

And when the eleventh hour cometh, he needed no alibis. He knoweth his line and they who would stave him off, giveth him orders instead. Men say unto him 'nay' when he cometh in, yet when he PHONE 352-3636 Wright Ferguson FUNERAL DIRECTORS HIGH AT NORTH WEST STREET LISTEN TO BILL PENNELL READS THE BIBLE EACH MORNING 6:55 a.m. W.JDX NATIONAL SELECTED MORTICIANS EH FLORAL COMPANY, INC. Phone FL 5-2471 LAMAR at AMITE 1887 SPECIAL GIFTS volunteers for this month's Hinds County Cancer Crusade display a crusade poster at their recent planning meeting.

From left are Paul King, special gifts chairman; and group leaders Mrs. Harlon H. Varnado, Frank Allen Jr. and Nick Greener. OBITUARIES Louis W.

Holmes Louis Whitfield Holmes, 75, died Friday morning in Hinds General Hospital in Jackson after a short illness with a heart condition. He had been living in Jackson for several years at 1554 Woody Drive. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Southern Funeral Home chapel in Durant with burial in the Old Wheeling Cemetery. He was a veteran of World War a Baptist operated a radiator shop until his retirement.

Survivors include three sons, R. W. and W. L. Holmes of Jackson and Jessie Harold Holmes of Atlanta, one daughter, Mrs.

Hasie of Jackson; two brothers; two sisters and six grandchildren. GROVER C. SWEATT 77, died Thursday at the Old Men's Home FOREST Grover Cleveland Sweatt, in Madison. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lorena Baptist Church with burial He is in the Goodwater Cemetery.

survived by two sons, Gerald Sweatt of Memphis and Ellis Sweatt of Beaumont, two daughters, Mrs. Theodora Berryhill of Forest and Mrs. Alice Hasse of Memphis; one brother, F. D. Sweatt of Jackson; seven grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren.

and five great-grandchildren. MRS. EFFIE HOLLEY Gloster Services for Luther Cleveland Dawson, 77, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at New Hope Methodist Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

Mr. Dawson, a native of Amite County, and son of the late Thomas S. and Pearl Whittington Dawson, died in Baton Rouge, hospital. He was a retired farmer. Survivors are his wife; six sons, Thomas J.

Dawson of Liberty, Roddis Dawson of Biloxi Luther C. Dawson of British Honduras, LaMottis and Nelson Dawson, both of Baton Rouge, Lloyd E. Dawson of Memphis, four daughters, Mrs. Maxine Van Drasek of Memphis, Mrs. Annie Belle Crum of Baton Rouge, Mrs.

Florence Byrd of Petal and Mrs. Tressie McKey of Centreville; five brothers; four sisters; 29 grandchildren FULTON Services for Mrs. Effie Dora Holley, former resident of Fulton who died at Oakville Memorial Hospital in Oakville, Thursday will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Senter Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be at the Fulton Cemetery.

Mrs. Holley, 89, had resided in Memphis for the past 17 years. She leaves two sons, Elmer E. Holley Washington D. C.

znd Alfred E. Holley of Memphis; two brothers, Ernest Weaver of Fulton and John G. Weaver. of Tunica; and three sisters, Mrs. Mae Hale of Fulton, Mrs Elvie Whitesiden of Danville, Ky.

and Mrs. L. L. Reed of Memphis. R.

C. WELCH FULTON Sercices for R. C. Welch, former resident of Itawamba County who died Wednesday morning at Victory Memorial Hospital in Waukegan, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hopewell Methodist Church.

Burial will be at Hopewell Cemetery. Mr. Welch, 44, had lived in Zion, for the past 20 years. He leaves his wife, two daughters, Rhonda and Regina Welch, all of Waukegan; four brothers; three sisters. No Foul Play In Tupelo Death TUPELO (AP) A coroner's inquest ruled Friday there was no foul play in the death of Mrs.

Lavelle Long, who died in a hospital here March 24 after being admitted for multiple fractures and contusions. Dr. Lawrence Brisco testified Mrs. Long suffered seven fractured ribs, a skull fracture and other injuries, but he said she was a diabetic and was in a semi when she arrived at the hospital. Lee County Coroner Bill Sides also conducted an inquest Friday into the death March 22 of Jimmy Lee Heavins, a 40- year old mental patient who held off five officers with a shotgun before he was felled by two shots fired by an offic- er.

THE BULLETIN by HAG Moscow's Cosmonaut Vaientina Tereshkova has been appointed an election S11- pervisor, probably to teach peasant women to spell "Yes." Miss. Poll Tax Opinion Part Of Cox's Ruling goeth forth he hath their names on the line that is dotted. "He taketh with him two angels, and and worketh to beat Hades. Verily, say unto you: Go thou and do HAPPY BIRTHDAY Greetings on Saturday to: DR. STIRLING S.

McNAIR. DR. WILLARD WALDRON, GEORGE JURGENS, Prof. ALBERT E. FREATHY, Miss.

College. A LAMP UNTO OUR FEET Herod's birthday was 14:6 YOUR BIRTHDAY "A happy birthday!" and year. Of joy ahead; may skies be For you each day and may you In wisdom, strength and never know. A moment of unhappiness. And may the Lord guide, guard and bless.

All that you do and hope to be. On this glad anniversary. your advent upon this earth. Congratulations on your birth! Julien C. Hyer PAGES FROM THE PAST TEN YEARS AGO funeral services were held at Meridian's Central Methodist Church for Mrs.

Nellah Bailey, widow of former Gov. Tom Bailey. The first woman to be elected state official, she has served only three months' of her third term as State Tax Collector. Gov. J.

P. Coleman, who attended the services, said he would not immediately appoint her successor but speculation centered around a half dozen names, (none of whom got it). TWENTY YEARS AGO Captain Leon Thomas of Jackson arrived at the New York port after four years in the military service, much of it in Europe, and headed home to resume his place with the family business of wholesale and manufacturing of dry goods. As the legislature wound up its affairs prepared to head home, the Senate killed the proposed Workmen's Compensation bill and the House killed the Senatepassed bill to beef up prohibition enforcement in the state. THIRTY FIVE YEARS Ago Supt.

Joseph E. Gibson of McComb, chairman of a committee of the Miss. Education Association, called a meeting to revise the proposed plan to take colleges out of politics by a unified board of trustees with terms staggered so no governor hereafter could ever get control of the group. Dazzy Vance, who appears in exhibition games in Jackson each spring, finally ended his holdout with the Brooklyn Dodgers and signed for the highest pitching salary in baseball, $23,000. PUBLIC Continued From Page 1 something should be done to restore the Golden Boy to his natural state." Coupar petitioned the City Corporation and, after some reflection, the corporation issued the de-figleaf order.

"I'm very pleased," said Coupar. "People are more broadminded these days." He said the fig leaf was attached by a stout nail and years of regilding have anchored the fig leaf very firmly. "We'll have It off soon," said 300th Coupar. "Certain in of time the for the anniversary great fire. That's Sept.

2." The City Corporation is much like an American City Council. It's jurisdiction is the Old City of London. Georgetown Approves New Franchise GEORGETOWN Citizens of Georgetown voted 79 to 1 in a special election this week to renew the operating franchise of Mississippi Power Light Company according for a 25 year, pe- C. to Mayor Lowery. Mayor Lowery said over 85 per cent of the qualified electors cast their ballots in the election.

The Georgetown election is the first such election in the company's territory this year. Last year, 15 municipalities voted to renew franchises. Over Half Tupelo CDF Goal Reached TUPELO Support for the Tupelo Community Development Foundation in its annual membership campaign reached 519 Wednesday. The goal for this year's drive is $95,870. VETERANS C.S.E, is Approved for Training under the G.I, BIll.

Enroll today for secure future in electronics. Cook's School of Electronics 203 Ave. Phones 355-3945) 354-1608 By JOHN HALL Associated Press Writer "The poll tax is as extinct as the dodo bird," U. S. Dist.

Judge Harold Cox remarked in an order on a civil rights suit, court records showed Friday. Cox's order denied a temporary restraining order requested by negroes to forbid issue of $200,000 of bonds for improvements and expansion of Holmes County community hospital. The Negroes, all Holmes residents, asked for the restraining order, and temporary and permanent injunctions to hold up the bonds until they could become able to file a petition for a vote on the bonds. Requirement of poll tax payments kept them from being qualified electors under state law, they charged, thus they could not petition state law requires an election of bonds if 20 per cent of the qualified electors petition. Cox's order, however, said this: "A qualified elector is person who qualifies to vote under federal law where there is any conflict with state law.

"Since the Supreme Court of the United States spoke on March 24 (in a Virginia case) the poll tax is as extinct as the dodo bird." The Negroes said in the suit they were all registered voters. The poll tax has been outlawed by three-judge federal panels in Alabama and Texas, the Supreme Court order killed Virginia poll tax, and a threejudge panel has yet to rule in Mississippi. Cox is a member of the panel. REFUSE ORDER Attorneys for the Negroes Bessie Mae Huntley, Mary Helen Kohn, Joe Booker and Robert Buchanan, have filed a notice calling a hearing on their preliminary injunction request. In refusing the temporary restraining order, Cox said: "The court has carefully examined the.

for some shred of fact or circumstances requiring or justifying emergency relief, but that search has been in vain. "These plaintiffs have done nothing toward exhausting their administrative remedies and throw themselves helplessly upon the doorstep of this court pretending to be in need of emergency relief." A three-judge federal panel was also appointed to hear the Holmes case: Judge J. P. Coleman of the 5th U. S.

Circuit Court of Appeals, and Chief Judge Cox and Judge STRIKERS Continued From Page 1 Washington. RESULTS said at Omaha, that the line is considering a damage suit against the union because he said the strike is costing his road "monetary damages of $1 million a day." An Illinois Central spokesman said that line is undecided about a suit. The Seaboard Air Line and others declined comment. Shortly before release of Wolfe's message to Gilbert, a union spokesman said there has been no indication directly from any of the eight carriers whether the union conditions would be met but he said, "We don't anticipate any trouble." He added that, "Barring any unforeseen complications the railroads should be operating tomorrow morning." He said that when the last of the eight arriers agrees to the union conditions a time will be announced for the men to go back to their jobs. Earlier in the day, a federal appeals court declined, 2 to 1, to stay a restraining issued against the strike orders Dist.

Judge Alexander Holtzoff in The strike, conducted by 8,000 firemen against eight railroads in 38 states, disrupted service on 43,000 miles of line, with these results: -Layoffs or shortened worktime for some 100,000 workers including 65,000 auto workers, highway traffic jams, tie-ups in freight movements, stranded passengers, delays in the mails. -The Interstate Commerce Commission acted to give truckers and bus operators emergency authority to help fill the gap. ICC field offices were empowered to grant temporary permits for movement of passengers and property beyond present authority. The strike is against eight railroads in 38 states: the Union Pacific, the country's longest; the Missouri Pacific, Illinois Central, Seaboard Air Line, Central of Georgia, Grand Trunk Western, Broston Maine, the Pennsylvania Railroad west of Harrisburg, Pa. GARDENS FLOWERS for ALL OCCASIONS Call 353-5488 Famous for quality for 35 years Dan M.

Russell, of the Southern district of Mississippi. The suit itself said that on Sept. 24, 1965, the district court found in a case against Holmes voter registrar Henry McClellan there was pattern and practice of discrimination against Negro voter applicants. The plaintiffs and their class, the suit said, had no reason to pay poll tax before then because they weren't votersbut the two requirement kept them from being "qualified DAR MARKERS AT CLINTON SUNDAY CLINTON The Ralph Humphreys chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will place markers on graves of Mrs. Jessie Johnson Harris and Mrs.

Rosa D. Quisenberry at ceremonies Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in the Clinton cemetery. Maintenance of the historic cemetery has recently been taken over by John M. King, and is showing the effects of his diligent service in its improved appearance. A federal voter examiner was assigned to the part-Delta county where Negroes of voting age outnumber whites 8,757 to 4,773 last year.

HOSPITAL SEGREGATED The suit also asked the court to rule the poll tax provisions of Sec. 241 of the Mississippi constitution and Sec. 3130 of the Mississippi code unconstitutional as a limit to voting on grounds they were in contravention to the 14th and 15th amendments to the U. S. Constitution.

"Holmes County community hospital," the suit added, "is a segregated Separate rooms and separate sections of rooms were used to separate Negroes and whites, as well as separate waiting rooms, the suit charged, and services and equipment for Negroes is inferior to that provided whites. The suit said the Holmes supervisors gave notice on Feh. 17 of plans to issue the bonds. Named defendants were the supervisors, L. C.

Johnson of Lexington, Ray Campbell of Durant, Leslie Smith of Lexington, Estell Scott of Lexington and Charles H. Smith of Tehula, the hospital board of trustees and Hospital Administrator C. B. Read. Dan Daniel, 44, 1938 Shamrock died Friday at Hinds General Hospital after a brief illness.

He was a native of Newton County, but had made his home in Jackson for the past 10 years. He was a member of the Alta Woods Baptist Church, the Telephone Pioneers, Veteran of World War II, and was State Supervisor for the Southern Bell Telephone Co. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Ernestine Mills Daniel, and two sons, Bob and Tom Daniel, all of Jackson; his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth S.

Daniel of Meridian; one sister, Mrs. E. L. Ray of Meridian; five brothers, W. O.

Daniel of Meridian, J. C. Daniel of Baton Rouge, Phillip Daniel of New Orleans, L. B. Daniel of Atlanta and J.

H. Daniel of Meridian. Funeral services will be held from Baldwin Funeral Home Chapel at 11 a.m. Saturday with graveside services at 2 p.m. in the Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian.

MISS MAMIE GINN TYLERTOWN Funeral services for Miss Mamie Ginn, 76, of Tylertown Rt. will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Colonial Funeral Home with burial in Morris Cemetery. Miss Ginn died at 11:55 p.m. Thursday in Tylertown hospital following a lengthy illness.

Survivors are six sisters, Mrs. Georgia Rushing and Mrs. Nat Magee of Tylertown, Mrs. Emma Walters and Mrs. Ella Graham of Bogalusa, Mrs.

Byron Fortenberry Magnolia and Mrs. Maggie Magee of Jackson. GLENN GRADY STEVENS PHILADELPHIA Services for Glen Grady Stevens, 60, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday from McClain-Hays Funeral chapel with burial in Memorial Park at Louisville. Mr.

Stevens died in Ohio, where he moved several years ago. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Thera Holdiness Stevens; one daughter, Mrs. Faye Rogers of Loraine, Ohio; three sons, Norman Stevens of Philadelphia and Tilman and Terry Stevens of Loraine; and one brother, J. T.

Stevens of Philadelphia. CHERYL ANN WALKER PHILADELPHIA Services for Cheryl Ann Walker, 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Walker, were held Friday afternoon from the First Presbyterian Church with burial in Cedar Lawn Cemetery. The child died Thursday at Riley Hospital in Meridian after a short illness.

Other survivors are one brother, Perry, and one sister, Betty; and her grandmother, Mrs. Hugh L. Perry of Edinburg. MRS. DAISY L.

STANLEY PHILADELPHIA Services for Mrs. Daisy L. Stanely. 65, were held Thursday from the Mercy Creek Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs.

Stanely died Wednesday at a Maben rest home. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Doris Nell Jones of one son, Wyatt Stanley of Philadelphia. SCHOOL AID CUTS WIN FIRST ROUND WASHINGTON (AP) Initial decisions that federal aid should be terminated for five more public school districts in Louisiana, Mississippi and Georgia were on file Friday in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The Mississippi districts are Humphreys and Jefferson Counties.

These districts are among 65 which were cited for hearings last year on grounds they were not complying with the anti-discrimination provisions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, but 16 districts subsequently came into compliance. WASTING TIME Continued From Page to run to the state. He said it whiskey control bill that was not he said. PROGRESS? Asked what he thought of the overall progress of the current legislature, Johnson parried his questioner with: "What progress?" Asked when he thought the current term might adjourn sine die, he again parried: "Answering that would be as accurate as my predicting when the War in Viet Nam will end." Johnson said that one reason for the slow session was that "This legislature has accumulated problems that have been inherited down through the years and they have trouble coping with them. He expressed hope that something can immediately be done to redistrict the state's Congressional areas.

NEED PLAN "It doesn't make much difference which plan is he said, "just do something. If we don't the courts are going to do for us and we aren't going to like it." Johnson said that as to education, he would sign a teacher pay raise that carried the House proposed local level tion, but that he would not go for the Senate's outright money grant of $400. "We must have more local effort," he said. "I still want an education study committee, even though the Legislature has waited too late now for me to call a special session in November. We couldn't complete the study.

But, I think the study should be made and maybe the next Legislature could handle it." NOT FAIR The governor was asked why a special session on education could not be staged next year and he suggested this would not be fair in a general election year. "But, I think that local participation must be worked in for financing of schools," he continued. "The state can no longer shoulder the entire load. Some counties are going to have to start paying a part of their own way. In some parts of the state taxes are extremely low." However, the governor insisted that the teachers are going to have to have more pay, and again he said that the House bill with local effort is the answer.

He said that the states have become so accustomed to running to Washington for everything that the counties have taken up the hue and cry and want Egypt Is Given Boat Delivery MEXICO CITY (AP) The last three of nine fishing boats built in Mexico for the United Arab Republic left Vera Cruz Thursday aboard a freighter bound for Egypt. Your furs receive "plush" care by specialists "Laundry a Cleaners has to stop. ANTICIPATED EX-JACKSON GIRL GETS HIGH HONOR Vivian Todd, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Wayne E.

Todd of Nashville, has been named "Miss Belmont" at Belmont College in Nashville. A senior and elementary education major, Miss Todd was elected to "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities" for her participation in many campus activities. Her father formerly was pastor of the Daniel Memorial Baptist Church in Jackson, and she is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. W.

R. Haynie of Jackson. VIVIAN TODD Miss Belmont Protestant Union Plan Outlined WASHINGTON (AP) The outline of a possible plan for union of seven Protestant churches was disclosed today by clergymen who have been working on the proposal for four years. Twenty-five million church members are involved. The denominations are the International Convention of Christian Churches Disciples of Christ; Evangelical United Brethren Church, Protestant the Methodist Church, Church, Episcopal the United Church of Christ, the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., and the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

The long-range nature of the proposal was emphasized at a news conference by Episcopal Bishop Robert F. Gibson of Richmond, as chairman of a special commission appointed to draft a unification plan; and the Rev. Eugene Carson Blake of San Francisco, a terian and general secretaryelect of the World Council of Churches. APPEAL Continued From Page 1 keep an informant's name completely The Goldmans, the attorney said, have had little sleep since their son was abducted. "He Goldman gets maybe two hours sleep out of 24, Traurig said.

"He didn't sleep last night because, frankly, at night is when they think they may get the call." The attorney also asked news media to continue to stay away from the Goldman home, a request first made Wednesday night and agreed to by reporters. "We think reduced news coverage has created an atmosphere conducive to solving the case," Traurig said. Johnson said that if the Legislature had set up a study committee for education, he had anticipated calling a special legislative session in November this year. On the subject of government striking of the poll tax law, Johnson did not feel that the state should do so. He said he did not think that it would make much difference in the next vote.

"Poll taxes have not been a deterrent to voting." he said. "It has been indifference that has held the vote down and it will continue to be." He said that the two-party system would make no difference either. "People in Mississippi have always voted for the man and not the party," he said. "They have never been regimented by the party VOTE ON MAN He said that as in the case of U. S.

Sen. James O. Eastland, the people will vote on the man and his record, June 7. Johnson said that he does not think too much for the free or open election plan proposed in a legislative act, but. felt it was now about a dead issue now.

He could not picture any immediate results from a constitutional amendment proposed for consolidation of counties and said that will of the people in a county would influence that, if it happens. Johnson thinks that the time is ripe to allow the sheriffs of the state to succeed themselves. "There is need for upgrading by experience our county law enforcement officers, and, this is the way to do it," he said. "Sheriffs' succession is more needed now than heretofore." He said that expansion of the state's economy makes us more attractive to big-time crime elements and trained law enforcement officers are the saving force. Johnson reminded that the new State Law Enforcement Officers' School being erected in Rankin county will be ready for operations in about a month.

He has high hopes for the facility. The governor struck at Adam Clayton Powell and other Congressmen who claim the Tent of the Civil Rights are places of starvation. He called the inmates "fatcats" who, if they are starving are doing so because the civil rights money is running low. MEMBER MEASURED SERVICE OF THE NOT THE GOLDEN ORDER RULE MR. HORACE D.

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