Simpson County News from Mendenhall, Mississippi • 1

mpsan, Uoimty Oldest Established Business in County III MUM IIIHIIIPI. Ill III 'I llll 1 I II II I.I I. IHIi Will II I I III Formerly ycwjj5U im lurgan i 8S Mendenhall. Mississmpi, Thursday, May 5, 1960 illr lii rriTFi SfKVi l. LJ filii No.

47 Wo Parking Meters Here; 1 Sales Tax Ordinance Passed A representative group of Mendenhall business people met with the Mayor and Board of Aldermen Tuesday night and discussed parking meters. In a "meeting of minds," it was decid- jedbythe Board not to install meters, but to have law officials enforce a two hour parking 'limit on Main Street from eight a.m. until five with estimated total of with an ea- was accepted. Mr. Jordon said that the estimated expenditure will be $65,000 which includes the cost of the lot, located west of Bell and Miller Tractor Company and south of the new post office.

The building will face Maude Street. Following Is an estimated cost of It was also decided that if necessary, other areas will be designated If the need arises. The Mayor and Board calls upon citizens for their cooperation in this endeavor. Sales Tax The Board passed an ordinance announcing its intention to levy a or.c half of one per cent city sales tax. The ordinance can be found In this week's edition of the SCN.

If more than twenty per cent of the qualified electors of Mendenhall file a petition requesting an election on this question, then such tax levy will not be made unless authorized by a majority of the votes cast at an election. If such an election is held and the tax levy Is authorised, then the levy will be made effective on and after the first day of the month next succeeding the date of such election. Pictured above is the architect's sketch of the Proved beautiful new Mwta-JJ power and Light Com-S building which will Ee the City Hall in Men-denhaU. Fulton Jordon, Building Engineer, presented the layout to the Town Board recently and it JUST BEATING AROUND Rt N. H.

Precinct conventions will be held at each voting place in Simpson County on Monday, May 9th, at 10 a.m. and the county convention will be held at the courthouse on Monday, May. 16th, at 10 a.m, as announced by E. T. McAlpln, chairman of the Democratc Executive Committee in this county.

Well, now we haven't seen any signs of men, women and little children sut-. lering from the lack of milk in the vicinity of Mendenhall and surrounding area! And we wonder why has it become necessary for a Kosciusko firm to become concerned about the health needs of Mendenhall citizens and citizens in other communities. Simpson County milk producers pay taxes stores pay taxes and we just wonder if this Kosciusko firm (Continued to back page) p.m. Brenda Brooks Dances Her Way To Winning! .1 Brenda Brooks, ten year old daughter, ot Mr. and Mrs.

Virgil Brooks of Magee, won first place In the State. 4-H club talent show contest In individual dance class I for 10 to 13 years of ace in Jackson last Saturday. She is a member of Magee Junior 4-H club, in the fifth grade, and an honor student. She had already been declared winner in the county and district This is Brenda's first year as a 4-H member. Her dance Instructor is Miss Jean Shamburger of Jackson.

She will receive a a award. Brenda Is a majorette in Magee band and has received three medals in twirling, one In duet and two in solo. She won second place in the Mt. Olive Talent Show last Friday night Other Winners Ruby Walker, Rita Floyd, Lois Walker, Alice Walker, Leon Walker and Burlon Walker of Boule Boosters 4-H club, Margaret Warren of Magee Senior Club, Juanlta Prince of Willing Workers Club and Shirley Smith of Highlighters placed second In group dramatics class II con test vV Sue Everett of Magee Junior 4-H Club placed third in song leading, class I division, and Lynda Walker of Brax ton placed third in Instru mental, individual class II. Lynda Is a member of the Progressors 4-H Club.

The above were winners of the Southwest District Tal ent Contest, and were in competition with members from the three other districts in the state. Circle To Meet The Minnie Landrunv Cir cle will meet in Jtones Hall of First Baptist Church Monday evening. May 9 at 7 pjn. Don't forget to bring a covered dish. Have Been Pages White the men of the legislature in their work.

A page must be ready at all times to run errands and do other odd jobs. Upon arrival the second day, the four found that the work would be entirely different. Of course, the main work would be the same, but each person they waited on would be different and while they were working they (Continue! To Back Pt) Congressman Arthur Winstead the Simpson County News by taigineer Jordon: City Hall office sections, fire station, Company, office section, storeroom, truck shed, auditorium, toilets and hall, $2,834.00, Attend Convention Dallas Walker, student at Hinds Junior- College, and Lucretia Bishop, student at Copiah Lincoln Junior College, attended the National Convention of Phi Theta Kappa at San Antonio, Texas, April 20 24 at the Hilton Hotel. Phi Theta Kappa is an honorary society to which only those attending a high scholastic average may belong. Dallas, former Mendenhall student, is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. J. T. Walker of Braxton and Lucretia, former Pinola student, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Bishop of Pinola. Captain Of Tigers 1960 Football Team (I P. B. Walker has been elected captain of the Mendenhall Tigers football team for 1960 in an election held recently by the squad. Walker was a standout at guard on last season's undefeated Little Dixie championship tean and lettered in 1958 and 1959.

He Is 18 years old, 6 feet tall and weighs 170. 'An upcoming senior, ne is the son of Mr, and Mrs. Ethel Walker of Mendenhall. Kenneth's Bigr Cat! KENNETH THORNTON Kenneth Thornton, thir teen year old son of Mr. and Mrs.

Bill Thornton of Men denhalL caught a ten pound catfish in Sellers Creek in southeast Mendenhall last winesdav night Be is In the eighth grade At MendetH hall school, how aiauc catch the With r.ed- construction, as given pi it Umated total of $12,400.00 I As the SCN stated In the April 21 edition, Mr, Jordan said that the total estimated expenditure Is $65,000.00. The building will be built at no cost to the Town ot Mendenhall. Is footing the bill Aged Rials Lady Passes Sunday Mrs. Annie Jane Brooks, resident of Rials Creek community, died at Magee hospital Sunday night. She was eighty six years of age and an active member of Rials Creek Methodist Church.

She was the widow of the late Hulon Brooks. Services were conducted Tuesday at two o'clock from Rials Creek Methodist Church with Revs. D. Kennedy, L. P.

Anders, C. Grayson, and E. F. Hicks officiating. Interment was In Rials cemetery with Mlms Mitchell Funeral Home In charge.

Survivors include three sons, Clarence, Clyde, and of Magee; four daughters, Mrs. O. May, Mrs. Jesse Balrfield of D'Lo, Mrs. Estelle Pennington and Mrs.

J. Prestwood of Magee; twenty two grandchildren; thirty one great grandchildren; and six great great gra'ndchildren. John Curtis May In State Meet Mendenhall's fleet footed John Curtis May becomes the first member of a Mendenhall Tigers track team' to advance to the Mississippi A-AA track meet in the history of the statewide event The meet Is slated to be held Friday afternoon on Mississippi College's Robinson Field in Clinton, beginning at 1:30 p.m. All events will be held in the afternoon. May will run in the 100 and the 220 yard dashes, with only six contestants to participate in each event for the state championships.

In the South Mississippi meet at Brookhaven last Friday night May won the 220 yard dash with a time of 22.7 and was barely edged out In the 10O yard dash by Doug Hutton of Clinton, whose time was 10.1. The meet was held In a downpour of rain. The first three finishers in the 220 were May, White Graves of Crystal Springs and Billy Moore of Jackson Murrah. In the 100 the top three were Hutton, May and Moore. Coach Wally Beach's 880 yard relay team lost out in the preliminary heats Friday afternoon when they finished fifth, with only the top three moving into the finals that night .1 "We Are Proud To By Joe Simpson County was well represented in the Capitol last week.

Four boys from this county served as pages in the state legislature. They were Fred Bourn, Sid Davis, and Joe White from Mendenhall; and B. B. Nee-ly of Magee. These boys started work Monday morning aiding our 'officials in their work.

Pages are given the job of assembling bills or hesicj 536.00 outside paving, black top, chainllnk fence, masonry screen fence, other outside improvement, $738.00, with an estimated total of Cost of land, $10,000.00, legal fees, survey1 and archl- V.Layton Dies Tuesday Richard Vyroni Layton, 58, of Pleasant Hill, community died at his residence early Tuesday morning. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at two thirty from Good Hope Baptist Church with Revs. Bobby Ivy and Boyd Martin officiating. Interment was In Good Hope cemetery with Mims Mitchell Funeral Home In charge. Survivors Include his widow, Mrs.

Effie Layton; five daughters, Mrs. Mary Lawrence of Bolton, Mrs. Patsy Ashley, Miss Gwendolyn Layton and Miss La-verne Layton, all of Magee, and Mrs. Nancy Sanders of Raleigh; four brothers, Eu-gie and, Jimmy of Rt. 3, Magee, Estus of Rt 4, Mendenhall, and Otho Of Mobile; one siser, Mrs.

Wilda Craft of Magee. Wayne Ivy With Coop Ivy, associate county agent, Simpson County, has been employed by Magee Cooperative (AAL) as a fieldman. He will report for duty May 12. Mr. Ivy is a graduate from the school of agricultural education, having obtained his B3 and MS degrees at Mississippi State University.

He has been associate county agent in Simpson County during the past five years. He has been responsible for the unit test farms and balanced farm and home planning program in Simpson "County. Prior to going with the Extension Service, Mr. Ivy taught vocational agricultural education and veterans on the farm training. Mr.1 and Mrs.

Ivy are active members of the Mendenhall Baptist Church. Mr. Ivy Is an active deacon. They have two sons, David 7 and Danny 5. They will make their home in Magee In the near future.

Mrs. Slay To Present Pupils In Recitals Mrs. Frank Slay, will present her pupils in spring recital on Thursday and Friday1, May 5-6, at the Mendenhall High School auditorium. The elementary pupils will be presented on May 5 and the high school students on May 6. The public Is cordially invited to attend.

OESTo Meet Mendenhall Chapter No. 215, Order of Eastern Star, will hold a regular meeting Tuesday, evening, May 10 at 8 p.m. -All officers and members are urged to attend. Cemetery Needs! Those Interested In the upkeep of Strong River cemetery are asked to mall in their contributions C. L.

Bush, Flnola. Announces For Re-election Adams Is Gen. Mgr. Of Flowood Poultry Division President Harry M. May of Flowood Corporation of Jackson announces the ap pointment ttf Fred Adams of Mendenhall as 1 General Manager of the poultry divi sion of the.

corporation. This includes' the hatchery in Jackson with 300,000 chick per week capacity, the breeder farm T- at Pinola which carries 100,000 hens and broiler feed out opera tions at Mendenhall, Newton, Jackson and several-1 other points in Bill Smith of Magee, formerly associated with Magee Cooperative AAL, will be manager of the broiler feed- out In Mendenhall' and. li. (Shdrty) May, formerly of Adams Feed Company of Mendenhall, will be field serviceman. Mr.

Adams announces that Adams Feed Mill will continue with an expansion In egg production and will dis continue feeding broilers. Truitt May is manager of Adams Feed Mill with Mrs. Fred Adams as office manager. nist.rtp.t. state and Nation.

I have sought at all times to work and fight for those principles in which you and I believe and I shall, continue to do this as long as I have the privilege and responsibility of representing you In the Congress. Strengthened by the knowledge that we have the support of our home folks, the Mississippi I Delegation has stood together and, although outnumbered many times, I believe you will agree that we) have given a good account of our stewardship. An overwhelming victory on June 7 will serve notice on outside forces which seek to destroy our way of life that we are united In our efforts and purposes. Such an endorsement1 -will add strength and prestige to those who represent you in the Congress. Will you help by urging the voters to go to the polls on June 7 and cast their vote for ARTHUR WINSTEAD.

Sincerely yours, Arthur Winstead Weekend Revival At Pleasant Valley A weekend revival will begin at Pleasant Valley Baptist -Church Friday night, May 6, services Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 pjn7 and Sunday at 11 ajn. "Rev. Calvin. Phelps, pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church, will bring the messages. Pinner will be served on the grounds Sunday at the noon, hour, and a community song service will begin at Sister Of Lee Benton Passes Mrs.

Lula Benton Inlander, 6, died at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis April of a heart attack. She was a sister of Lee Benton of Mendenhall. Services were held at Na-tonal Funeral Home In Memphis with burial in Forest Hill cemetery. Mrs. Hylander was an active member of Egypt Baptist Church near Raleigh.

Her husband, William M. Hylan-' der, Illinois Central Railroad Car Inspector, died in 1953. Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. B. Pesikey, Mrs.

D. K. Howard, and Mrs. A. Floyd, all of Memphis; a son, William C.

Hylander; ten grandchild- fen; six great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Venle Craf- ford of Memphis and Mrs. Nola Marshall of New Orleans; and another brother, Eugene Benton of Oak Grove, La. Spring Revival Begins At Macedonia Wed. Rev.

Calvin Fbelps, Pastor Spring revival services will begin at Macedonia Baptist Church Wednesday, May 11, and continue through Sunday, May 15. Services will begin each evening at 7:30 with Rev. Calvin Phelps, pastor, bringing the messages. The public is cordially in vited to attend. Golden Wedding The children of Mr.

and Mrs. Dunk Magee will honor them of their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their home in Dixie community on Sunday, May 8, from two-thirty to five o'clock. All friends are invited to attend. rt' To The People of the Fifth District of In announcing my candidacy for re-election, I desire to express my deep appreciation to each of you for your loyal support and' "cooperation during the years I have represented you in the Congress of the United States. is a source of encourSge-oent to have your many ex-; Passions of "confidence as work diligently toward lutions the many com-Pfex problems with which Wt are constantly faced.

you know, the date of First Primary has been advanced to June 7. "With taportant measures rtffl to come before the Con-' it will be necessary jorme to remain on the job Washington much of the between now' and the oa-: I. expect to come Mississippi when the leg-anve program will permit JjJ Tisit with the people in various counties as much 1 can. Since it will not Possible to see each" of Personally, please con-3 this my appeal for fWToteand influence on June 7. are familiar with' my ce have been a Jj of the Congress.

I nfident that you en-stand i have taken 2 aid other un-legislation. I have 'or a balanced bud-, uttonal govern-- rtates' rights and oth-aeasures eo vital to our worms. 1:30..