The Magee Courier from Magee, Mississippi • 1

EGGS TWELVE PAGES "DEVOTED TO THE INTEREST OF MAGEE AND SIMPSON COUNTY" DIXIE BOOKBINDING CO. 215 S. ST. 30201 THIS WEEK COPY THE MAGEE COURIER TWO SECTION MAGEE, MISSISSIPPI, 39111 THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1967 ESTABLISHED MARCH 19, 1899 DEMOCRATIC SQUIBS By: G. O.

P. One by one, they continue drag back home off the "Hancock Trail." Mercy! there must have been a bunch of us down there as the dust ain't settled since August 9th. Seems like friend Henry Harris. editor of the West Point Times Leader, has been having rather busy mail calls since his unsuccessful support of Ross Barnett. Amid a bevy of sympathy cards, Henry recieved a piece of sandpaper without instructions and he questioned in his column last week "what am I supposed to do with it?" Henry, my boy, this is an unwritten sentiment.

Haven't you heard the little diddy about what the little dog said when he accidentally sat on a piece of sandpaper? He said, "r-u-f-f." If you don't believe that school is about to begin, just feast your eyes on this week's Courier. We are carrying the teacher pupil placement list: the faculty lists of the various attendance centers; football schedules; and registration information. The ole summer has fleeted away and before you can blink both eyes, you will be hearing the familiar clang of school bells. Coach Malcolm Nesmith's Magee Trojans have been picked once again as Number 1 team in the South Little Dixie with the Mendenhall Tigers being picked for the Number 2 slot. Phil Wallace, in his Jackson Daily News column, stated that the Trojans were the unanimous pick of all SLD coaches with the exception of Nesmith, who cast his vote for Mendenhall, because, under the rules, he could not vote for his own team.

To be selected Number 1 is a tremendous honor, but along with the honor goes a great disadvantage to the coaching staff. Everybody will be shooting to knock off the "top gun" in every game and that means that you've got to go full blast from the start to the finish of the sea: son. Congratulations, Trojans! Getting ready to defend this top position, the Trojan squad left Monday for a two-week football camp at McComb. This is the first year the Trojans have used this camp and this is the first year they have undergone a two-week knocking in their camping experience. Oh, those bruised muscles, those aching feet and decreased waistlines they must have by now.

Death Claims R. H. Garner Funeral services for Richard Huston Garner, 78 year Id Simpson resident, were held from Mims Mitchell Funeral Home Chapel, Saturday, August 12, at 10 a.m., with Rev. Mel Craft officiating. He was assisted by Rev.

Varner, Rev. Henderson and Rev. Sansbury. Interment was in Rocky Hill cemetery with Mims Mitchell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. He is survived by his wife.

Mrs. Emma Garner, Magee; 4 sons, Durwood, Denver, H. Hubert, and Dale of Magee and 11 grand children. He is also survived by 5 by thers, John and Dave of Magee; Luther and Dewey of Raleigh and Lelneu of Gulfport and 4 sisters, Mrs. Emmer Johnson, Magee; Lonnie Johnson, Pearl; Mrs.

Vida Pruitt, Raleigh and Mrs. Verdie Strongs, Houston, Tex. Federal Judge Orders Supervisors To Redistrict SIMPSON COUNTY SCHOOL TO OPEN FRIDAY, AUG. 25th. According to G.

L. Tutor. County Superintendent of Education, Simpson County Scheels will c.en August 25th for registration of students. Faculty meetings will be held at the following schools at time so designated: Mendenhall Att. Center 8:30 a.m.

Harper Att. Center 9:00 a.m. Pinola Att. Center 10.00 a.m. Harrisville Att.

Center 11:00 a.m. New Hymn Att. Center 11:30 a.m. Magee Att. Center 1:00 p.m.

McLaurin Att. Center 2:00 p.m. Many improvements have been made in the Simpson County Schools and the Coun-1 ty Superintendent, along with the members of the School Board, would like to express their appreciation to the principals, local School. Boards, custodians and others who have worked so diligently in renovating, cleaning, and general appearances that is quite evident when you visit the schools. Quite a bit of equipment Cras been installed in all seven schools and other equipment and instructional supplies are being added daily.

Eight new buses have been added and paid for to the seven schools improving the transportation of the children of Simpson County. Schools will open at eight a.m. and close at eleven on Friday, August 25th. All cafeterias and regular school will begin Monday, August 28th with all schools opening at eight a.m. and closing at three p.m.

Mr. Tutor stated that he would like to suggest to all people of the County to be especially careful and observe school buses at all times, as 75 buses will be traveling the highways and roads of Simpson County for the next nine months. We will deeply appreciate each parent and child cooperating and working with the County School Board and myself in helping us to achieve a successful school year. We solicit your prayers, patience, cooperation and understanding in the many decisions that have to be made. We will be most happy to discuss any problems with you at any time that we can be of assist'ance to you.

The following is a school calendar for the coming school veal: Registration August 25th. from 8 a.ml1. to 11 a.m. Cateterias will open Monday. August 28th.

Labor Day Holiday Sep. tember 4th. Thanksgiving Dismiss 011 Nov. 22nd at 1 p.m. and 10- sume schocl Nor.

27th. Christmas Dismiss on Dec. 20th at 1 p.m. and resume school Jan. 2nd.

Miss. Education Association -Dismiss on March 13th at 1 p.m. and resume school March 18th. School GraduationPinola Att. Center May 10th.

8:00 p.m. McLaurin Att. Center -May 13th. 7:00 p.m. Magee Att May 13th, 8:15 p.m.

New Hymn Att. Center May 14th. 7:00 p.m. Harrisville Att. Center May 14th.

8:15 p.m. Harper Att. Center May 16th. 7:00 p.m. Mendenhall Att.

Center May 16th. 8:00 p.m. All schools will close May 16th. NOTICE TO ELECTION WORKERS E. T.

McAlpin, chairman of the Simpson County Democratic Executive Committee. advises that the same roster of election workers who worked in the August 8th primary are named to work in ond primary August 29th. He also announces a polling place change. Due to school opening. both boxes of EN Ward Magee will be changed from the Elementary School Building to the Mississippi Power and Light Company auditorium and the Magee Chamber of Commerce.

Senior Class Pictures To Be Taken The pictures of the Magee High School Senior Class will be taken on Thursday, August 24. and Friday. August 25. from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

daily. Seniors are asked to report to the Senior High Building during the hours indicated. These are the pictures that will be used in the Annual and everyone is asked to try and be present. A Federal Judge has ordered the Simpson County Board of Supervisors to complete a plan for redistricting the supervisors districts of Simpson County by January 1, 1968. This decision was handed down Wednesday, August 9, by Federai Judge Harold ('ox following a hearing on a suit filed in U.S.

Federal Court August 3 in which plaintiff's of Beat One, Simpson County, asked that the Simpson County Board of Supervisors be required to be voted on County at large. Hugh Shearer Joins Trojan Coaching Staff Suit Filed Seeking County- Vide Election Complaint MAGEE MAJORETTES These girls will be "out front" of the Magee High band this year. Kneeling, left to right: Sandra Anderson and Diane Herrington. Standing, left to right, Lynett Hughes, Sandra May, Katrena Maddox, Kay Magee and Linda McBroom. Official Totals August 8th Democratic Primary FOR GOVERNOR Hobson Smith 150 Ross Barnett 1534 Walter Varner 397 Vernon Brown 18 Lewis Yates 87 McKinley 10 CHANCERY CLERK Jimmy Swan 2297 Charles Herrington 2126 Bill Waller 951 Archie Magee 5948 John B.

Williams 1760 William Winter 1704 TAX ASSESSOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Mrs. Margie Berry 6263 Beckwith Willie Duckworth 1828 Bryan De La 540 Roy Black 1186 SUPT. OF EDUCATION Aubrey Henson 207 J. D. Dumas 2441 Paul Johnson L.

Tutor 5658 1610 Charles Sullivan ..1886 Troy B. Watkins 2704 DISTRICT 1 SUPERVISOR Garfield May 1942 ATTORNEY GENERAL L. C. McAlpin 1251 Louis Fondren 2092 Joe Thornton 139 Joe Patterson 5328 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SUPT. OF EDUCATION District No.

1 Post 1 Boyd, Golding ...3593 Marzine Hester 7051 Garvin Johnston 4399 George Mason 107 F. L. Patterson 1236 LAND COMMISSIONER J. Alton Whi te 1043 Watt Carter C. M.

Dorrough 423 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Lynn Knight 1092 District No. 1 Post 2 Roy Miller 1027 Dr. M. F. Finch 760 Charles Mosby 549 Wendell Hall 887 Charlie Nettles 506 Curtis Kennedy 1176 David Perkins 765 George Logan 446 Tom Roper 874 Andrew Sullivan 884 CONSTABLE District No.

1 INSURANCE Dean Adcox 694 COMMISSIONER Donnie Ainswerth 268 Walter Dell Davis Mims Bishop 703 Truett Smith 4587 Troy Bishop 105 Virgil Luckey 347 COMMISSIONER Hinds Runnels 142 AGRICULTURE W. C. Thames 353 AND COMMERCE 2610 Boots Weathersby 646 Si Corley Jim Buck Ross 5092 DISTRICT 2 SUPERVISOR Vilas Ainsworth 408 PUBLIC SERVICE C. G. Baldwin 1365 COMMISSIONER Homer Cornett 334 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Bud Gray 742 District No.

2 Bucky Moore 2415 Keither Mangum 537 Ike Sanford 3910 Clifton Reed 620 Shelton Smith 607 HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER CONSTABLE J. C. Ainsworth 1143 District No. 2 Ed Hart 66 Andrew Bishop 26 Shag Pyron 2105 Elmer Craft 151 John Smith 4776 Jimmy Fairchild Junior Fortenberry 377 DISTRICT ATTORNEY James Hicks Bill Adams C. L.

Little 5152 J. Hawkins 2520 Virgil McKenzie STATE SENATE Ralph Stubbs 410 J. D. Bethea DISTRICT 3 SUPERVISOR 805 Jimmie Brooks 573 Coleman 128 B. B.

Duckworth rtenberry 367 2272 Jack Pace 1183 Haley HOUSE OF Lee 739 REPRESENTATIVES Mullins 403 Post 1 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE T. Melvin Bishop District No. 3 3154 Billy C. Hudson Grubbs 739 2029 Jack A. Warren Parker 948 2916 HOUSE OF CONSTABLE REPRESENTATIVES District No.3 Post 2 Ainsworth 163 A.

M. Broome Cliburn 190 903 Billy Everett Peacock 822 2636 Noel McGaughey Runnels 86 793 Z. P. Polk Welch 416 692 Kirby Thompson DISTRICT 4 SUPERVISOR 2509 TAX Bradford 287 SHERIFF AND Little 388 COLLECTOR 1900 CONSTABLE C. B.

Barnard Magee 2578 District No. 4, Draughn 1022 Kees 240 W. R. Mangum 284 Mullins .2080 Rushing Garett In the Complaint filed with the C. S.

Federal Court, the plaintiff's charge that great disparity exists in the present districting arrangement of the supervisors' districts as follows: DISTRICT 5 SUPERVISOR Bridges 122 Gates 86 Harris 347 Sebren 158 Shorter 27 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE District No. 5 Braswell 386 CONSTABLE District No. 5 Gordon 234 Lewis 484 Magee School Opening Date According to J. 0. Smith, Principal, Magee Schools will open Friday, August 25, 1967, at 8:00 a.m.

and dismiss at 11:00 a.m.' The first regular day of school will be August 28, 1967. School will begin on this date at 8:00 a.m. and dismiss at 3:00 p.m. Lunch will be served in the cafeteria on this date. Price of student lunches will be 30c per day or a total cost of $1.50 per week, and 40c for teachers per day, or a total cost of $2.00 per week.

This increase in price was brought about by the Wage and Hour Law, and an increase in the price of food. Registration will be as follows: Seniors Monday, August 21, 1967, at 8:00 a.m. Juniors Tuesday, August 22, 1967, at 8:00 a.m. Sophomores Wednesday, August 23, 1967, at 8:00 a.m. Freshmen Wednesday, August 23, 1967, at 8:00 a.m.

Students who are in the above grades and register on the above dates will not have to report to school Friday, August 25, 1967. We want all students to be sure and he on time for registration. MAGEE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 1967-68 Sept. 8-Columbia There Sept. 15-Morton Here Sept.

22-So. Jones There Sept. 29-Crystal Sprgs. Here Oct. 6-Prentiss There Oct.

13-Hazlehurst: Here Oct. 20-Monticello There Cet. 27-Open Nov. 3-Canton Here Nov. 10--St.

Aloysius Here Nov. 17-Mendenhall Lawn Awards Go To Five The Magee Garden Club's Lawn of the Month awards were presented to Mrs. Billy Hudson, Mo. Preston Gordon Mrs. Fred Kennedy, Mrs.

R. E. Kemp and Mrs. Mary Lynn Jackson. According to Mrs.

Benny Prince of the Garden Club, competition was exceptionally keen this month, and the many beautiful yards in Magee made it 'exceptionally difficult tol pick only five winners. Hugh Shearer, head football coach at Vaiden High School last season. has accepted the position of assistant football coach: at Magee High School. it was announced today by Coach Malcolm Nesmith. Shearer.

a native of Jackson. was a three vear letterman at Central High School in football. basketball and track. He played freshman foctball at Ole Miss before transferring to Mississippi College where he was a 1965 graduate. Prior to becoming head coach at Vaiden, the 6' 712" 320 pounder was assistant football coach of the Central Delta Championship High team.

He is married to the former Reba Grubbs of Mendenhall and they are members cf the Methodist Church. Touchdown Club Meets Friday An important meeting of the Magee Touchdown Club will be held Friday night at the High School Cafeteria. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. and all members and prospective members are urged to attend. Quick's Attend Food Confab Mr.

and Mrs. Bobby Quick. operators of the Magee Sunflower Food Store. were among the more than 500 store managers and tatives' attending the Sunflower Food Stores' 8th annual convention held August 13. 14 and 15th at the Broadwater Beach Hotel in Biloxi.

Under the theme of "Battle for the conventioners heard outstanding talks on new trends in the food business. FEATURE TWIRLERS Hi-stepping Dot Wallace and Judy West will pace the Magee High Band and be featured during half-time ceremonies at all football games. On the basis of population, the 1960 Federal Census gave the following breakdown: District 1 8.446 District 2 4.240 District 3 4,568 District 1 1.702 District 5 1.498 That the approximate number of qualified electors in the five districts of Simpson County, according to a certificate from the Circuit Clerk's office, is as follows: District 1 ..3.554 District 2 1,922 District 3 2,005 District 4 770 District 5 708 The Plaintiffs show that in accordance with the 1960 Census that the percentage of population of Simpson County by beats is as follows: District 1 41.29% District 2 20.73% District 3 20.33% District 4 8.32% District 5 7.32 That the percentage of qualified electors of Simpson County by beats is as follows: District 1 39.67 District 2 21.45% District 3 22.38% District 8.59% District 5 7.90% Plaintiffs show on information and belief that said disparity likewise exists as to assessments of realty, and alleges the 1966 assessments of realty are approximately as follows: District $1.985.085.00 District 2 $1.045.825.00 District 3 $1.267.150.00 District 527.000.00 District 5 623.925.00 Plaintiffs further show on1 information and belief that the assessment as to public utilities is in the amount of $3.336.141.00 and that said utilities exists primarily in Districts One and Two and with a small percentage or amount in District Three. Plaintiffs show on information and belief that great disparity likewise exists among the districts to the assessments of personal property (not including automobiles) as follows: District $367.380.00 District 2 $285,945.00 District 3 59.180.00 District 4 7.160.00 District 5 7,280.00 TEA TO HONOR COLLEGE YWA GIRLS All YWA girls leaving for college will be honored with a tea at Pincla Baptist Church at 7 p.m. Monday, August 21 by the Simpson County Aerociational YWA.

Mrs. Robert Ham urges all YWA girls leaving for college to attend and enjoy the fellowship..