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COLUMBIANA LISTEN To WCJU every afternoon at 5 o'clock, Monday through Friday for broadcast of Local News direct from the newsroom of The FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR NO. 15 COLUMBIA, MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY JULY 4, 1957 Member of The Associated Press 10c PER COPY Staff Views of the New in Columbia and Over the Globe --fywy- Board Mames Mew Chief Of Police, City A At 1st eetioi I I i 1 I i I l- V- TO TAKE PART in a Youth -Led revival at the First Baptist Church July 7 14, is a team of young people from Mississippi College. They are, left to right, the Rev. Frank Gunn, who will do the preaching, Tanner Riley, to direct the music, Miss Shirley Ruth Meek, organist, and Miss Liz Waldrop, in charge of recreation and fellowship periods, with Miss Cookie Saul of this city, pianist. The Sunday services during the revival will be held at the regular hours, with two services daily during the week, from A.M.

and at 7:30 P.M. the pastor, the Rev. J. R. Davis, states.

Cottage prayer meetings are in progress July 1-6. During the revival week the Rev. Bill Baker, church youth director, will be in charge of activities. An invitation is extended to the public to attend. New City School Territory Must Fil For Homestead Exemption All owners of property in the territory which formerly comprised the East Columbia, Cedar Grove, Goss and Hathorn school "districts in Marion county and which was annexed to the Columbia separate municipal school district must file for homestead exemption with the city, C.

S. Jordan," city tax assessor said this week. Mr. Jordan urged that the appli Little Boys Baseball All-Star Team Named A new chief of police and a new city attorney were elected by the new mayor and board of aldermen at the first meeting of the new city administration, held Tuesday night at the city hall. All other officials remain the same.

Mayor Maurice Dantin presided at the meeting which took up routine business matters pertaining to the running of the city in addition to selecting city officials not elected by a general city election. Earl E. Johnson was named as the new chief of police, succeeding W. O. Robertson.

Ernest Duff was retained as city attorney. He replaced Maurice Dantin, who was city attorney when elected mayor. Other officials, renamed by the new board, include Ezra Davis, city clerk named recently when Mrs. H. W.

Hargrove announced her retirement as of July 1, C. S. Jordan, tax assessor; Miss Helen Price, Thursday Rites For J. L. Talum ki Local Chapel Funeral services will be held from the chapel of Colonial Funeral Home at 2:30 Thursday afternoon for J.

L. Tatum, 70, of Bunker Hill. Officiating in the rites will be the Rev. Louis Van Dane, pastor of St. Peter's Parish.

Interment will be in St. Peter's cemetery at Bassfield under direction of Colonial Funeral Home. Mr. Tatum succumbed to a brief illness at 6 A.M. Wednesday at Marion County General Hospital.

He had resided in this county for the past twenty years and was a farmer and public worker. He had previously lived near Collins and in Louisiana. He was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church of Bassfield. Mr.

Tatum's first wife, the former Nancy Harvey, died in 1938 and he was later married to Miss Annie Crout who survives him. In addition to his wife he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Harlan Boone and Mrs. Tony Por-tero of Columbia and Mrs. J.

C. Hudnall of Mobile, one son, Jesse Willard Tatum of Gulf port; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Kitchens of Hattiesburg and Mrs. Sally Sullivan of Gulf port; one brother, Oscar Tatum of Beaumont; eleven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. VFW To Meet Thursday Night A joint meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the VFW Auxiliary will be held on Thursday evening, July 4.

at the VFW Home on the Bunker Hill road, Commander E. E. Johnson announced this week. Commander Johnson stated that the regular meeting night is the First Thursday of each month and that it was decided not to postpone this meeting although it falls on Independence Day. 20-40 Group To Receive Second Polio Shots Second shots for those in the 20-40 age group taking the Salk po pio vaccine will be given at the Marion County Health Department Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, July 10-11-12 from 8 A.M.

to 12 N. and from 1-5 P. M. and on Saturday, July 13 from 8 A. M.

to 12 N. Joe Boucher is chairman of the local chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, sponsoring group of the vaccination program. Although the times have been set primarily for giving second shots, Dr. Daly states, so many requests have been received for first shots that those desiring first shots may receive them at the stated times. A charge of $1.00 per shot is being made, however it is announced that nobody will be turned down due to inability Jo pay.

Dr. Daly adds that polio vaccine is being given at anytime during regular health department office hours in the 6 months-19 year old age group with no charge. Mrs. J. 0.

Dease, On Visit 'Here, Passes Monday Mrs. J. O. Dease, of Dallas. Texas, sister-in-law of Mrs.

O. L. Dease of Bunker Hill, died at 6:50 P.M. at Marion County General Hospital Monday, July 1, after a brief and unexpected illness. Mrs.

Dease had been here for two weeks visiting her sister-in-law and other relatives and Monday had planned to leave for a visit in Tampa, when she became ill. She was a native Mississippian, the former Mai Saucier, however had resided in Dallas for the past twenty-five years. The remains were sent to Dallas where funeral services were scheduled at 10 A.M. Thursday from a mortuary there with interment in Dallas. Her husband, also a native Mississippian, died in June, 1956.

Survivors include three sons, Byrl Dease and Earl Dease of Dallas and Harold Dease of Tampa, Fla. and one daughter, Mrs. Manuel Allen of Dallas. 1 Community Development ommittee Meets The Community Development committee of the Marion County Chamber of Commerce met Monday evening and reviewed progress made by the various subcommittees. Chairman Dick Rankin opened the meeting by reporting for subcommittee chairman Jimmy Davis that the city would be unable to move the dirt now blocking additional parking in the Gardner Shopping Center since this dirt is located on private property.

This additional parking space would provide an area for Reliance workers to park. Marvin Polk was appointed to see if he could make some disposition of this dirt. The fact that there has been opposition voiced to some of the proposed street name changes was brought up. Chairman Rankin stated that the changing of some street names, in order to eliminate confusion had been on the program of work presented to the committee at the start of the year and that this program cf work was developed from suggestions by many people in the Chamber. The Community Development Committee, then simply trying to follow up on this project, he said.

The "clean up the courthouse" pioject has started on the road to completion, thanks to the Board of Supervisors, Chairman Rankin stated. An architect has met with the Board with regard to the necessary improvements. Willie Simmons reported on city park beautification and suggested improvements and area districting that should be done. A discussion then ensued on keeping the park cleaned up, and how best to go abcut this project. In regard to developing a second Main Street, the main obstacle is awaiting the highway department's decision on re-routing highways around Columbia, it was stated.

Attending the meeting were H. L. Rankin, chairman, Willie Simmons, Mrs. Ora Brown, Dr. G.

S. Daly, Mrs. Frank Jennings, Marvin Polk, and Bill Johnson. rs. Sfarnes First Woman Honorary Member Slate Bar JACKSON (Special) State librarian Mrs.

Julia Baylis Starnes has been named the first woman honorary member of the Mississippi state bar. The bar association Saturday endorsed a resolution drafted by Asst. Atty. Gen. John H.

Price, Jr. honoring Mrs. Starnes for her 16 years of service to lawyers and judges as librarian of the state law library. As state law librarian she has been ever- diligent in the performance of her duties, always courteous and helpful to members of the bench and bar of this statj and has always evidenced a sirpere and genuine desire to improve! the facilities of the state law library so as to render the best service possible to members of the legal profession," the resolution said. 'f Mrs.

Starnes, a nativi of Columbia, attended Whitwofth College and received a degree fh law library administration from Columbia University School cf Law. She was first elected state librarian in 1940 and has been re-elected to three successive four -year terms by the legislature. The resolution said that members of the state bar considered it "fitting and proper" that Mrs. Starnes be made an honorary member of the state bar. CO cations for homestead exemption be filed early and that a copy of the county homestead exemption application be brought to the city hall when the city application is to be made.

This will simplify matters and take up much less time, he said. The importance of filing was pointed out by Mr. Jordan. Taxes on property coming under home- stead exemption will be about three Exchange Club got together and chose the all-star managers. All-Star players and teams on which they-play are as follows: Edward Carol Bennett Sing-ley's Dairy.

Michael Crain, Victor Yawn and Lane Lowe New Orleans Furniture Manufacturing Company. Joe McNeese, Bubba Akins, Tim Buckley Walker Stores. Perry Conerly, Grayson Broome, Jimmy Lee and Kenneth Walden Columbia Bank. Ford Griffith, Charles Jordan, Kenneth Crawley and a Johnston Columbia Motors. The All-Star roster consists of 15 players.

However, each league is required to name one alternate all-star player, who becomes a member of the roster should be regular all-star be injujred, become sick, move away or is for any other good reason prevented from taking an active part. Tommie McDaniel, a player on the Singley's Dairy team, was selected the All-Star alternate player. The All-Star Managers chosen by the members of the Exchange club were Victor Yawn, manager of the Walker Stores team, and B. A. Sharp, manager of the New Orleans Furniture Manufacturing Company team.

Practices Saturday A practice session for the all- (Continued on Page 5) Thursday's Little Boys' Baseball Games Postponed Little Boys' Baseball League games originally scheduled for play on Thursday night, July 4, have been postponed due' to the Independence Day holiday. Thursday's original schedule will be played at Westerfield Park Saturday night, beginning at 6:45, according to the announcement from the Columbia Exchange Club, sponsoring organization. Globe Academy Has More MFF Contestants More contestants in the Master Farm Family contest were announced this week from the Globe Academy community. New additions to the many announced from this community are: Matthew Brewer, the Rev. S.

G. Roberts, C. H. Nettles, Nephus Jefferson, Warren Peters. James Jefferson, Herley Johnson, Sesoy Johnson and Watson! merce, which is sponsoring the sale, urge everyone to take advantage of the bargains to be found in Columbia's stores.

The Columbia merchants and business firms who are participating in this event are: Tea Company, Grocery, Barefoot's Barber Shop, Beach-am's Super Market, Ben. Franklin Berleys, Brinson-Thornhill, Broome Bourne Furniture Com Dims -B Another "Glorious Fourth" has rolled around. The anniversary of this Nation's freedom finds us at peace so far as a shooting war is concerned, but with cold wars, battles of nerves and other undesirable situations on our hands both at home and abroad At home the Supreme Court seems to have become overly cautious on human rights the rights of the individual. Beginning with the Segregation decision in 1954 the Supreme Court has handed down many decisions which it is alleged tend to protect the constitutional rights of all Among latest decisions is one that in effect means that a person cannot be punished for plotting the overthrow of this government He must do more than plot. "Another decision would limit the powers of Congress.

A witness being questioned by an investigating committee would be given the right to determine before answering questions whether or not in his opinion the question infringed upon his constitutional rights. All of which means that the Congress can be depended upon to curb the Supreme Court. In 1954 the Court stepped roughly on the South. This, it might have done without hearing from Congress. It might have gotten away with its seeming attempt to protect fifth columnists, but it is going too far when it attempts to limit the powers of Congress.

Because Congress can fight back, and will. A bill now before Congress would call for a quadrennial confirmation by Congress of the members of the Supreme Court. Another would require that members of the highest court in the land have legal training and experience Americans are prone to tolerate a situation they know to be wrong as long as it does not affect them personally. As long as the Court was tampering with something that affected only the Southern way of life, Northerners were not concerned. It is fortunate for the South that the Court begin to over-step its authority in ways which affect other sections and now would curb Congfess itself Monday morning a filibuster may start in the Senate.

How. long it will last is anybody's guess. It may be limited only by the endurance of Southern Senators as they stage a "talkathon on what they feel is best for all The Civil Rights bill, passed by the House, was placed on the Senate calendar by a method seldom used. The method by-passed the Senate Judiciary Committee (of which Senator Eastland, is chairman) and was set for consideration Monday. It may be called up by any Senator Steel has gone up six dollars a ton this week which means that wages will follow Your new automobile will cost more, will your new appliances and practically everything else All the while the farm situation is growing worse So, it is not such a bright Fourth, that is, if you want to really look deep into things.

But why do that? Chances are, you have money in your pocket, a car, a family who expects to go picnic-ing so why not forget the cares of the world, go to the park, the lake and enjoy Independence Day in the good old fashioned way "There'll still be plenty to worry about beginning again Friday. (LW) "Old Man George Ben Lampton, that is, had a little more spring in his step Wednesday morning after a telephone message from up Boston way that he has a new granddaughter. The young lady is the daughter of Ben and Mrs. Lampton. The parents are reported to have scanned this newspaper for a possible name for the baby, which prompts the writer to mention a very unusual name he ran into last year while visiting a friend in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.

The name was Dea, pronounced like the last syllable of Answering to the name was one of the most beauftiful and sweetest little blondes ever. She was the three-year-old granddaughter of C. W. Brown, Oconomowoc publisher. (LW) Sarlin Services To Be Held At riday Funeral services for Grover C.

Sartin, 72, retired millwright of Hub will be held at 10 A.M. Friday from the Hub Methodist Church with the pastor, the Rev. Hobson Toney, officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery with Colonial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr.

Sartin died at 9:23 A.M. (Continued on Page 5) Columbia's city-wide Bargain Days get underway on Friday, July 12 and continue through Saturday, July 13. There will be bargains of all types. Merchants will drastically mark down the price of goods in this third annual selling spree. Stocks of items have been especially obtained for this event and prices on the other itoms will also be lowered.

Six thousand copies of the Shop- A WW ttorney erm assistant clerk, Scott Hathorn, city engineer; Zollie Bourne, waterworks superintendent; Mrs. Bessie Lou Brock, water clerk, and Allen Dobson, fire chief. All other members of the various departments remain as 'before. Chief of Police Johnson expressed appreciation for the confidence placed in him by the board and pledged his best efforts to do a good job, asking the continued cooperation of the good people of Columbia to make it a better place "to live, work and He stated that no changes are being made in the police force. D.

C. Thompson, James Brown, Jake Thompson, Louis Regan, Leo No-len and Shelby Pittman will remain in the department, and Jim Duckworth will continue as the extra man. During the routine business session, City Engineer Scott Hathorn stated that the fogging machine, which was out of operation for a while, has been repaired. He said it fogged for mosquitoes a few nights ago and will continue as needed. All five aldermen, P.

S. Wilks, George Newman, Frank A. Forten-berry, Quenten Speed, and Guy R. Burt, were present. Bourn Funeral Services Set Thursday A.M.

Funeral rites for Mrs. Florence Hammond Bourn, 88, will be held at ten o'clock Thursday morning from the chapel of Colonial Funeral Home with the Rev. J. R. Bout-well, Baptist minister of near Co-(; lumbus and former Holly.

Springs pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Society Hill cemetery with Colonial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Bourn, a native of this county, had resided in Haynesville, La. for the past four years with a sen, J.

A. Bourn, at whose home she died at 9 P.M. Tuesday. She had been an invalid for more than, six years. She was born near Morgantown July 22, 1868, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Hammond. She resided the larger portion of her life in the Darbun community until going to Haynesville to make her home. She had been a member of the Society Hill Baptist Church all her adult life. Her husband, William Calvin Bourn died in 1918, two sons preceded her in death in childhood and another son, Thomas Bourn, died in 1940.

Mrs. Bourn had many friends in Marion County and a wide family connection who mourn her death. Brief services were held in Haynesville Wednesday with the body being brought to Colonial Funeral Home to await the funeral hour. Surviving are one daughter, Miss Effie Bourn of Haynesville; two sons, Jesse Bourn of Darbun and J. A.

Bourn of Haynesville; one sister, Mrs. Effie Newsom of Morgantown; five grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. and the restoration of utilities. "In the great task of rehabilitation caring for evacuated persons, sheltering and feeding them, ministering to sick and the hurt The American Red Cross must and eventually will play a major role. The Red Cross, whose financial resources are already severely taxed by this and other disaster operations currently underway, will need the help of every citizen of our land.

"Everyone of us can participate of necessity this will be limited primarily to emergency measures and to the rebuilding of vital local func-in helping to relieve the suffering of his fellow Americans by contributing directly to local Red Cross chapters. I am confident that the American people will respond generously to help the Red Cross carry out its great humanitarian work." Russell Company, Sears, Roebuck Shepard's Tharmacy, Simmons Motor Company; Sims Furniture Company, Sims Hardware Company, Skipper Chevrolet Company, Smith Motor Sales, Southern Grill, Thomas Stores, United Gas Compaq', Walker Bros. Drug Store, Walker Stores, The Watts Company, Western Auto Store and Wood Polk Dry Goods. 4 times as much if the application is not filed. "Even though you may have filed for homestead exemption with the county, you still must file another application for homestead "exemption with the City of Columbia," Jordan stated.

The laws of the State of Mississippi require that the Columbia Municipal Separate School District levy and collect ad valorem taxes for school purposes upon the annexed territory for the year 1957. The deadline date for filing is September 1, 1957 Jordan said, but he urged that owners file early. oilier Of Local din ipiey services Funeral services for Mrs. W. E.

Moffitt, 74, were held at two o'clock Monday afternoon from the chapel of McBride Funeral Home in Ripley with Dr. Bass, pastor of Lamar Heights Baptist Church, Memphis, and Dr. Clark, pastor of Ripley Baptist Church, taking part in the rites. Interment was in the family plot at Fellowship Baptist Church cemetery eight miles south of Ripley. Mrs.

Moffitt, who had resided here for the past five years with her daughter, Mrs. Coy Broom, died at 10:30 Saturday night, June 29, at the Eroom home after several months' illness. Mrs. Moffitt was a native of Ripley, Tippah County, and a member of the Ripley Baptist Church in which she was quite active prior to coming to Columbia. She maintained her home at Ripley after the death of her husband fourteen years ago until coming here to reside with her daughter.

She had made many friends in Columbia during her residence here who join her family and friends in Ripley in mourning her passing. Surviving are four daughter, Mrs. Coy Broom of Columbia, Mrs. Pete Spirou and Miss Lillie Mae Moffitt of Memphis, and Mrs. Raymond Creeley of Tupelo; "two sons, R.

L. Moffitt of Memphis and C. O. Moffitt of Corinth; ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Graveside Rites For Morris Infant Graveside rites for Cynthia Morris, infant daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Jack Morris, of Improve were held at two o'clock Saturday afternoon at Improve cemetery with the Rev. Dan Thompson, pastor of Improve Baptist Church, in charge. Interment was under direction of Colonial Funeral Home. The infant was born Friday afternoon at Marion County General Hospital and died at 9:30 P.M.

the same day in a Laurel Hospital where it was taken to a specialist. The mother is the former Mattie Mae Sullivan. Survivors are the parents; one sister, Brenda Morris; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. N.

C. Morris of Improve and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Sullivan of Columbia. pany, Carleys, Church Street City Barber Shop, Colbert-Brinson Furniture Company, Columbia Bankrupt Salvage Company; Columbia Furniture Company, Columbia Motors, Columbia Stationery Company, Cook Company; Cook Fortenberry Pharmacy, Coopers' Barber Shop, Corr-Williams Tobacco Company, Crain-Wesley Motors, Restaurant, Drennan's Gro- vtem Burie rp Maangers of the six teams in the Little Boys Baseball League of Columbia chose the All-Star team Tuesday night in.

a. meeting held when rain put an end-to play at Westerfield Park. In a simultaneous meeting in another part of the clubhouse, members of the sponsoring Former Columbian To Be Interred In Picayune Rites Local friends deeply regret to learn of the death of Miss Flora Ferrill, former Columbian, at a Hot Springs, Arkansas hospital at 7:30 A.M. Monday" after a brief illness. The remains were being sent to Picayune and it was understood they were to arrive at McDonald Funeral Home there Wednesday.

No funeral arrangements had been announced at presstime. Miss Ferrill was born in Columbia, the daughter of Dr. W. F. and Sarah Jane Kirkwood Ferrill, was reared here, and taught in the city schools and elsewhere.

After terminating her teaching career Miss Ferrill entered home demonstration work and for a long period was home demonstration agent of Pulaski County, Little Rock, Ark. During that period, among other honors she received, she served as president of the Arkansas State Home Demonstration Agents' Association and a term as president of the National. Association. Several years ago she retired and went to St. Petersburg, Fla.

where she had resided since. She was a member of a well-known family here, was a former member of the local First Methodist Church and of Marion Chapter, OES. Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. H. K.

McKee of Picayune, Miss Lessie Ferrill of Columbia and Mrs. Katie McDonald of Pensacola, and seven nieces and eight nephews. Chancery Court-Begins Monday The July term of Marion County Chancery Court will begin Monday, July 8, with Chancellor Thomas D. Ott of Hattiesburg presiding. Eighty-five cases have been listed on the chancery court docket, ac cording to Chancery Clerk Fred McDaniel.

Jr. Of these, 17 are continued, 47 are divorce cases and 21 are of all other cases. White House, Local Chairman Make Disaster Fund Appeal ed Cross John Mullings, chairman of the local Red Cross chapter, is making an appeal for emergency Red Cross funds ta aid the hurricane Audrey sufferers. As usual, the American Red Cross was among the first to move in on the situation in Louisiana and Texas where the hurricane damage was the greatest. National funds will be used but all local chapters are asked to raise emergency funds to replenish the national fund.

In the past, Columbia has always come through in such -emergencies, and will doubtless do so again. Chairman Mullings pointed out that "it could happen here, and if it had, the Red Cross would be on the job." Since Columbians were spared the heartaches that go with such things, he. feels that there are many who will want to make a contribution. He requests that contributions be eery, Edward's Incorporated, Fag-an Motor Company, Farmers Supply Company, The Fashion Shop, Fillingame's Barber Shop; Flynt Wholesale Company, Forbes Buick Company, Forbes Lincoln-Mercury Company, Foxworth Dry Goods, Friendly Barber Shop, Gray's Ice Cream Company, Guyton Rhymes, Hall-Webb Hardware Company, Hammond Radio TV Service, Harris Drug Company, Hart- A turned in to the local Red Cross office or mailed to him or the office. Red Cross President Gruenther is in Louisiana today with a staff of seventy-nine, aiding local chapter workers.

President Eisenhower issued the following message from the White House yesterday: "On behalf of the people of the United States, I extend deepest sympathy to the people in the devastated areas of Louisiana and the other areas affected by hurricane Audrey. Everything possible is being done to alleviate their suffering. Federal, state and local governments are doing everything in their power to assist the victims of the disaster. The Government agencies are conducting the work of survey and rescue and rehabilitation. But tions highways, public buildings, field Radio TV Service.

Hill Hardware Company, The Hobby Shop, Jennings Wallpaper Store, Jitney Jungle; Knight Radio TV Service, The Lampton Company, Lawrence's, Marion Theater, McGehee Auto-Lec, McLellan's, McNeese Motor Company, National Food Store, Nic-kle Store, J. C. Penney Company, Poole's, Prejeans Studio, The Rankin Company, Regan's Store, The (u) I o)cJu LiViJW ers. During this two-day selling event, parking areas will be "meter Police will not check meters and there will be no worry about over-time parking violations. During this shopping event buyers will want to stock up on practical items that may not be offered again this year at the same low price.

This year's Bargain Days are expected to be bigger than ever. Members of the Chamber of Com pcrs' Guide will be sent out next week to residents in a 20-mile trade area which includes Lamar, Jeff Davis, Marion and Walthall counties. Shoppers are urged to read the advertisements in the Shoppers' Guide and in the following issue of the Columbian-Progress in order to take full advantage of the many bargains offered. Don't worry about parking met.