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Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi • Page 3

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THE CLARION-LEDGER, JACKSON, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1950 PAGE 3 Passenger Service Between SAVE WITH DIVIDENDS! On Your Fire, Casualty And Auto Insurance Greenville-Vicksburg Stops Pll 4-t1 Greenville. September 15 Be Previously two trains a day had rnrtt-M Bkildlaf 20 years "there has been a wearing away and disappearance of local passenger train travel, not Just in the territory between Memphis and Vicksburg but in all territories served by railroads." This is due, they said, the public favor being "won by private automobiles busses and trucks. They said that on "roundly half of the 6534 miles of line that make vp the Illinois Central Railroad, the traffic has dwindled to an extent which no longer supports local passenger train service. This includes the 221.5 miles between Memphis and Vicksburg." IV- C- Circulation Managers-Elect Ernie Walker New President Hay Ernie Walker of the Knoxville News Sentinel. Knoxviile, mas elevated to the presidency of the Southern Circulation Managers Association Friday in the second day cf the three day convention cause "the public has made very little use of their service" between Greenville and Vicksburg.

passenger service between the two cities aill be discontinued on September 24 the Inninois Central railroad announced this week. 11 here. He succeeds James S. Hay passed through Greenville, one oing to Vicksburg. the other to Memphis.

Effective with the change. Greenville will be the terminal point, with train 23 leaving Memphis at 9 a.m. daily, arriving et Greenville at 2 p.m.; and train 24 leaving Greenville at 2:30 p.m. and arriving at Memphis at 7 p. m.

I. C. officials pointed out that for 'he month cl June, 1950, passenger revenue per mile from Greenville to Vicksburg on Train 23 was 10 cents and on Train 24 wss onlv 9 cents. For July 1950. the passenger revenue for both trains wars only 16 cents.

Discontinuance of Vicksburg run was made "in order to preserve part of the service." the officials said, adding that through the last KIERBOW'S WATCH SHOP TESTED 319 W. CAPITOl ST. PHONI 2-2325 "You Gt the Batt for lets' Highwsy No. between Pontotoc and Tupelo. Washington county 1.419 miles of incidental grading, drainage, culverts and reinforced cement concrete pavement t8" uniform) on U- S.

Highway No. 82 between Grenville and Leland. iippan County 1.380 miles of grading, drainage, colverts, gravel base and double bituminous surface treatment on Hiehway No. 4 between Ripley and Boone1lle. Belzoni Humphreys Countt Day will be held September 21 at the Experiment Station at Stone-ille.

beginning at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The officials at the station will be on hand to explain processes used in growing the crops on review. Elmo Hill. County Agent in Humphreys County, is urging all farmers who can possibly do so to attend this meeting. of thcSouthwes Citizen, Lake Charles.

La. Mr. Walker was named president after serving as first vice-president of the association lor the past year. The new first vice-president is Frank Hamilton of the Tampa Tribune. Tampa.

who was moved up from second vice-president. The circulation managers chose Phil Turner of the Florida Times-Union. Jacksonville. as sec -1 i ond vice-president. Don H.

Davis of the News Post Herald. Birmingham, was reelected secretary, as was Arthur Daniel of the Atlanta Newspapers Atlanta, the treasurer. Jack Cubbedge ot Savannah, was named convention secretary, 9g MM replacing Turner. Emm NEV OFFICERS cf the Southern Circulation Managers Association, elected Friday morning, ore, left to right, Jack Cubbedge of Savannah, convention secretary; Ernie Walker of Knoxville, president; Frank Hamilton of Tempo, first vice-president; and Phil Turner of Jacksonville, Fla second vice-president. Not present for photograph were Arthur Daniels cf Atlanta, treasurer, ond Don R.

Davis of Birmingham, secretary. (Photo by Cliff Section meetings were held Fri day, with groups of 25.000 circula tion and under In one session and groups with 25.000 and over in an other session. J. E. McDonald of the Cedartcwn Standard.

Cedar town, was chairman of the section under 25.000 circulation, while Phil Turner presided at the other section meeting. "Full Returns Versus Limited Returns Versus No Returns In 0 CM mm View of the Newsprint Situation, Which is the Wiser Course." will be the subject of three speakers. Arthur Daniel. Don Coleman, and David Wood, at the general as sembly to begin at 9:30 Saturday morning. Hamilton Bissell, director of scholarships.

Phillips Exeter OF OUTSTANDING VALUES! BE EARLY! Academy. Exeter. N.Y.. will speak at the session, and C. W.

Bevineer of Memphis will conduct a ques-Hon and answer period. The convention will adjourn Sat day," owned Khza. "To tu you She stopped, remembering Jeremy there. She finished. "You were gone." "1 got word that Sunday that my unci was very 111 and 1 bad to go to him.

1 bated to leave things as they were between us I dashed off note to you and gsve It to Smead to put In your letter box. lie admitted be forgot to do It." Chris drew the envelope from his pocket. Eliza moved to take It, but be put It back tn his pocket. "About all It said was that 1 love you and I'm here now to ssy It for myself. If you'll listen If you'll believe Eliza averted her face.

That girl who wouldn't that day I hope she's tieadi Oh, 1 tned to think I meant it. what I said but CHAITER THUtTT-NLNfc HENRY WILliUit had jont over with Eliza every ot every statement and account back to the Umi of ter grandfather's death. fU bad ben atunned to dlacover that thoie heavy losses of which Ui manager had apoteen so frequently existed only in the papers thawed her. That tfts failure be pictured never had been imminent. "I suspect toe framed It all up to fet you to sell, Mia Forreatal There's criminal intent Involved, If you want to go after him." -No." Eliza had said quickly.

"We didn't sell and he's gone. And can we buy new machines?" They had figured on that. They had called old Tom Matthews in to help them." ONLY 136 TO SELL AT THIS PRICE! HORIZONTAL LINED urday morning. 4 Assessments Show Increase From '49 New Incorporated A IS Areas vause Kise i remember It, Id think ot somo-thing you'd said and tt would help me." "I was thinking ot you all the while 1 was gone, even though wss terribly anxious about my uncle." "How dreadful 1 haven't asked you about him! Did be die?" "No. He pulled through surprisingly weu.

It's his heart but he's good to live for some time longer." "Didn't be want you to stay On the contrary. 1 told him 1 was going to live all my life here In the valley and I think be gave It his blessing. I've something to write that's been tn my bead for a long time. Something on human relationships. I think I can do it now." "You could preach Sundays In the Meeting House." "Not preach." corrected Chris quickly.

"Share tn worship." He laughed. "If they'll let me! I'm still an outsider. Funny, it wasn't so many weeks ago the six ot us sat around Mrs. Streeter's table. A good deal bas happened to each one The shadow of Jeremy touched Eliza.

She said, a little constraint in her voice, "Chris, what about Jeremy? That dsy I went up to your place she was there. Was 1-1 RV Assessments on real arid personal property for 1950, announced Thursday by the City Commission, show an Increase from the 1849 figures as finally adopted. Newly incorporated areas of the city are chiefly responsible for the rise. Ad valorem assessments for real property In the city were hiked from $84,930,950 in 1949 to 850 this yesr, while real property I I couldn't! Not in my heart!" "You're Idling me that you know your heart? But you must be She gave a little quick nod of her, bead, the color high In her cheeks. 1 think Yes I do," she said.

He did not move to touch her. He said, a little hesitantly. "I've got to ak It! Just once and never sgaln. That man you were with In Altemont will you always remember him? Will It hurt when you in the Jackson municipal separate i school district Jumped to Personal property assessments also increased. The 1950 assess ments for personal property In the city totals $28,310,098.33.

as com pared to $27,844,543 69 last year. In the school district, assessments do?" She did not answer on the In went up to $28,968,298.38. CLOSELY TUFFED ROW AFTER ROW OF FLUFFY CHENILLE. BEAUTIFUL SOLID COLORS stant. When she did It was slowly as If she were searching out In The 1949 assessments as finally adopted were cut considerably from original figures made for the year.

New assessments are subject' to objections which must be pre- The lawyer bad spoken of the bigger profits in the manufacture of other kinds of paper. Old Tom toad said. "The old man had a notion about book paper." "Then we'll keep the notion," E3ixa had said. "With new Old Torn bad given her a deep approving; look very different from the one he'd given her the day she first had gone to the mill! the wanted to tell Chris of the triumph of that. She was sitting at the piano marking off a leaaon tn an exercise book for Tod when the knock came i at the door.

Her heart leaped and sank. It wasn't he he would not come! She went slowly to the door, steadying berself against disappointment. flut when she opened the door It was to see Chris on the doorstep. "Oh," she said, and that no more than the sound of her breath catching- In her throat. Chris smile did not reach his eye a "You won't ahut the door on me?" For answer Eliza put out her hand.

He took tt and with It still In his he nodded down at the step. Eliza nodded her own head and they at clown on the broad doorstep. "I bad to come," Chris said with some awkwardness, 1 wasn't sure you'd see me but I had to try It, on re. at least." "I went up to your camp one semea on zs. 5 Highway Projects Up For Bids Tuesday Five projects totaling approximately 15 miles of road construc 90" 105 she He spoke before she couid finish, gravely, "She's gone I can tell you her story now." He told It, with compassion, and Eliza, listening, felt a very real pity for she had known the loneliness Jeremy had suffered.

Because she, like Jeremy, had sealed up her heart. She let her eyes rest In utter astonishment on the green and gold valley below them. Hespeth appeared In the door way behind them. She looked down at Chris. "Oh.

It's Just you!" She turned, then, back into the house, shutting the door behind her. Chris asked, his laugh breaking a little, "Think we can take that as Hespeth's approval?" Eliza slipped her hand into his. "Yea You belong, too, Chris We're both "Togethsr?" "Together," repeated Eliza. (The End) arm SyneuM. EA.

herself the words she wonld say. "Yes. I srirpoHe llraTways remember him. Every experience that changes one, stays, doesn't It? But I won't think of It with any feeling, now. No, It won't hurt, ever again.

You see, what it did mostly to me was to kill my trust tn everyone. In everything. And I have it back, now!" "My darling," said Chris, unsteadily. "IX I can make It up to you She turned to him, her eyes glowing. "I think I'm really beginning, now.

Chris! With everything, I mean. I've so much to tell you." Chris grinned. "More than Pete has told me already? He covered enough to make me feel I'd been gone a year!" "You never really were away, Chris. Whenever I most needed to tion will be let under bids Tuesday at the regular meeting. of the State BE EARLY PLEASE THIRD FLOOR Hichway Commssion.

The lettlngs will be as follows: Jefferson it Copiah counties 185 miles of grading drainage, cul verts and bridge on Highway No. Highway 20. between Union Simpson county -a res miles or Onwrt. tStS. ft tkMI.

MrtMMRM Kmc Tt grading, drainage, culverts and bridge on Hijrhway No. 20 between Pinola and Georgetown. Pontotoc county 2 415 miles of WHILE 12 DOZ. LASTS LADIES' CdBTOM A GREAT BUY IN PLASTIC (Sairinnieiiiit Sags grading, drainage and culverts on Coast Man Hurt In Boat Accident Chamber Board Members Elected Miss Georgia Tann Dies In Memphis Will Be Buried In Hickory Sunday MIIS. Ql'IVS r1 ANTIQUE SHOP "MItUlfar Larft FIF.

AVTIQIT. Fttfptteaal Larga Stock CUSTOM MADE LAMP SHADES Dlf-BC'lt int. ch'nti tn chr Uftrtri. Alo coart s4 IcctiifT lampt. Waveland.

Sept. 15 Joseph I 'Vyman, Waveland resident, suf- fered a crushing Injury to his left leg in a trawl boat accident Wednesday and the limb wss amputated at the Memorial T.e victim was brouzht to Hen-; derscn Point by J. Benigno of Pass Christian and medical aid summoned. Unmarried. Wyman is The second primary election of the Jackson Chamber cf Com-merre Board of Directors named r.ir.e new members to -erve two yesr terms Friday.

They are: John 11 Bow an. T. J. Casey. F.

Hill G-ccn. J. W. Istham. T.

J. Luke, Dumas Milner, Charlie Memphis. Tenn Sept. IS Miss Georgia Tann. 59.

eve-uiive director of the Ter.nee Children's Heme Smiety here, died of cancer Friday FULL LENGTH LACE AND EMBROIDERY TRIMMED SIZES: 32-40 HOLDS 8( GARMENTS ABSOLUTELY MOTH AND DUST PROOF 3RD FLOOR PLEASE Her death came a two-prorced i Leland Speed and L. M. Taylor K3t S- Stoto HV-wT the son of the late Dr. Wyman of Waveland nnd New Orleans. ea.

eo- 1ST. FLOOR PLEASE lnvesticaticn aimed at operations ci the home. The probes followed charges bv the Mate that money a mad by fending babies for outf -state adoptim. Miss Tann. a ho had been head of the home for 20 of the 35 jears she as in child-placing work, did not knew about the Investigation.

Her illness was too critical lor her to be informed. She was national authority cn adoption laws. A native of Philadelphia. Miss Miss Tann was the daughter of Mrs. Beulah Yates Tann of Hickory.

and the late Gecrge C. Tann. chancellor and founder of probation work in Mississippi Funeral services a HI be held here Saturday Uh burial at Hickory Sunday. HEAR DR. W.

B. SELAH SUNDAY MORNING Cclacl Subject: The Veiue of Good Record" SUNDAY EVCNlNQj 7:30 O'clock Subject: "Jesus Defines Greatness" In announcing the newly-elected officer. Cresident Zarh T. Heder-! man called a meeting for the i orsar.izaunn's directors at 10:30 a m. Monday, He said the meeting was "for the purpose of organli- Servinj unexpired terms on th' hoard are L.

Alfred, Rober liurns, Robert L. Erelle. W. H. H.V.man.

Walter Johnsor Dr. William D. McCain. San P. McRae.

Lamar F. Nobi and lewis Wilson. R. L. Stalnton, chairman of th Chamber Election.

Also servm on the elect! committee are Bosgan. George Gilbert, W. Hvner and Georje Pickett. Hederman also stated that th' entire board of 19M will been election of new officers cf that organisation Monday. A TERRIFIC CLEAN-UP ON POPULAR LAMPS! 3 Special Groups A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN COATS FROM THE DALLAS MARKET AT A PENNEY PRICE! LADIES1 albairdlDinie Coats GALLOWAY MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH Dr.

B.Selah. Pastor LP. J0a Mart Srretl Waterworks Engineer sLn) SP SCJJ In Meridian Dies Meridian. Sept 1 5 -Chief Frsi- i peer for Meridian's Municipal Wa-1 terworks for 41 years. William David EUi.

7. died at the family residence here Friday follow- i tnff a lengthy BEAUTIFUL NEW SHEEN FINISH ALL THE NEW COLORS ElUs is survived by hn widow, Mrs. HaUie S. Ellis, Meridian; eo. mree causruers.

wrs. jiran air- DUE TO CREDIT CONTROLS WHICH WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE MONDAY, SEPT. 18TH DIAL 2-3200 TAKE YOUR CHOICE SAVE PLENTY, ea. C. Norrls and Miss Ira Mae EUls of Meridian; three sens, W.

J. and W. of Meridian and Robert N. EU of Baton Rouge: three sisters. Mrs.

Mamie Powell of Vicksburg. Mrs. Francis Estes of New Orleans. and Mrs. A.

D. Roberts of Meridian. Funeral services will be held i SAVE IN '50 AT THRIFTY Saturday 10 a from Webb's 1 PlEMfEY 9g 714 Dwnif Ah chapel. Dr. Paul Hcrner.

paster 15th Ave. Baptist chu.cn and the Rev. E. A. Estes.

pastor cf the 2000 Tarry tod (lefween Tarn Iiddir on4 IwtKer Smirli's) roulfl etc civ.it iuuiiu In.

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