The Webster Progress-Times from Eupora, Mississippi • 1

MINIDO A heir a Bess, at hone ty on 1 Smit nver 9 een an ity elections are oming this Politics shifts from the national scene the local this year as the public officials of the town of Eupora will be selected during the month of May. On May the 11 the first primary and on May 18 the seconds, if necessary, will be held. Thus far only one person in office has stated definitely that he will seek re-election, with the remainder apparently undecided. Town marshal Bennie Ray has stated that he will seek re-election. Mayor A.

M. Meek says he probably will, or "as things stand right now, probably will." Board of Alder' men James Wise, C. P. Fortner, R. A.

Johnson, Elks Taylor and Phillip Harrison, who was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Walter L. Wright, have declined serious comment this early. Some have definitely stated they would not run, but were quoted in jovial conversations, and no doubt some were serious about the matter. Voters are reminded that this is the month to pay their poll taxes in order to vote in the city election or any other election that comes up during the year. All poll taxes must paid at the sheriff's office in Walthall and must be registered in both county and city.

Voters may register at Eupora at the marshal's office at City Hall. Opposition for the Mayor and Marshal, at the present, is not known, but, as one old timer stated, "Politics is one thing that is unpredictable. You never can tell, someone will almost surely run against them." In the aldermen's race, already several have stated they may seek election and most of those that have stated so have been from areas that were recently taken in by the city limits extension. City Clerk J. A.

Peeler and City Attorney W. D. Gary have not commented on their position thus far in the coming election. Rites held af Clarkson for W. L.

Gammill Funeral services for Wesley Lefayette Gammill were conducted from Clarkson Baptist Church Friday, January 15, at 1:30 p.m. Rev. John Hollingsworth officiated, assisted by Rev. Frank Childress. Burial: was in the church cemetery.

Mr. Gammill died early Thursday at his home near Mathiston of an apparent heart attack. He was 81. A native Webster Countian, Mr. Gammill was born near Clarkson and spent most of his life engaged in farming operations from which he retired several years ago due to failing health.

He sold his farm near Clarkson in 1924 and moved to Mathiston so his oldest daughter could remain at home and attend school at Bennett Academy. He was engaged in a merchantile business for years while living in Mathiston. He served on the Board of Trustees of Mathiston Public Schools for 20 years, retiring when his youngest child finished school there. He was a member of Mathiston Baptist Church and Mathiston Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his widow, Mrs.

Mary Deliliah Palmer Gammill; four daughters, Mrs. Maburn C. Catledge, Eupora; Mrs. Webb Easley, Mathiston; Mrs. S.

E. Douglas, Maben; and Mrs. Charles Pollard, West Point; Three sons, J. C. Gammill, Eupora, Dr.

A. M. Gammill, Johnson City, and F. J. Gammill, West Point; Two sisters: Mrs.

S. M. Dobbs, Ackerman and Mrs. Herbert Howard, Jackson; One brother: G. A.

Gammill, Itta Bena; Twenty grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers were grandchilddren W. C. Easley, Ronnie Gammill, Coy Easley, Edwin Douglas, Hugh Easley and nepphey Orben Gammill. WEBSTEI OKTIBBEHA WEBS' HO CHA TAW OKTIBBEHA VOLUME ONE NUMBER 20 THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1965 EUPORA, MISSISSIPPI Big singing af State Tabernacle set for tonight Tonight (Thursday) from 8 until the big Gospel Quartet Singing will be held at the State Tabernacle on No.

9 South at Eupora. Featured will be the sensaetional Imperial Quartet with Jake Hess singing soprano. He was formerly associated with the Statesmen quartet. Also on program will be The Songsters Quartet, who are featured on Channel 9, WTWV Television. The singing is sponsored by Central Mississippi Youth Singers.

See and hear good gospel singing at its best tonight. Cumberland joins Big Black as new member District tournaments were awarded 1 to Maben: and Sebastopol and Cumberland High School of Route 2 of Maben, was admitted to the Big Black Conference, highlighting the events of Monday night's meet ling of the conference at Lake Tiak 0'Khata near Louisville. Cumberland High received a unanimous from the 17 member schools. Conference W. L.

Rigdon of Nanih Waiya, said Cumberland would be permitted to become a member on Sept. 1, 1965, and that the school would have until Sept. 1966 to schedule their qualifying football games within the loop. Conference basketball tournaments were set to begin Jan. 27 with the northern division being played at Maben and the south half at Sebastopol.

Conference finals will be played on Feb. 1-2, with the site to be determined by participating coaches. Teams placed in he north division basketball tournament include Maben, Caledonia, New Hope, Ethel, McAdams, Kilmichael, Vaiden, Vardaman, and North Carrollton. Those assigned to the south division were Hickory, Edinburg, Sebastopol, Nanth Waiya, Noxapater, Weir, Sturgis In other conference action, principal L. M.

Hamberlin of Maben and Coach Charles Porter of Noxapater were named co-chairman of the spring track meet and conference statistician Hubert B. Scrivener of Maben was placed in charge of the baseball tournament. Both dates are yet to be an- nounced. Teenage talent show Friday The assembly program at the Eupora High School Friday. January 22, at 12:30 p.m.

will be devoted to a Teenage Talent Show. Carolyn Minyard, County TAP. Chairman, states that all donations will go to the March of Dimes Drive. The public is Invited. Constable Ray hits gambling Saturday night WELL underway at Sapa for water that will supImmunity with modern water conveniences.

The system at Sapa is the third such rural community County making the improvement under a loan hers Home Administration. mic loans available Opportunity loans vailable through the office of the FarmAdministration, acJames Y. Reed, pervisor. Loans of rill be made to lowrm families to imfamily standard of ugh the acquisition pment of resources. will be made to les who are confrontmited resources and lems.

Opportunity loans Jade primarily for hat will increase intherefore, will enrepayment ability of int. lily who is farm-ori-nie a farm background, ces a portion of their needs from crops Ick is eligible. is a new service elp many low income Lies who lle to obtain either previously private loans to imearnings. ay be made to stock, pay current purexpenses, purchase repair essential and purchase real rough the Economic Act are limited to any individual. The jerest i is percent an may be spread ovear period.

ts who can get creother rmers sources, includHome Adminligible loan program, egular for Economic loans. family interested onomic Opportunity contact James the Farmers tion office located Home Mississippi, in the District Number One Constable V. E. (Red) Ray reported early Sunday morning that he had confiscated two slot machines in a negro cafe Saturday night and had filed charges against the owners of the cafe. According to Constable Ray, he discovered the slot machines in the Bell Cafe, a negro establishment located one quarter mile east of the Jourdan Chapel Church, and about three and one-half miles north of Eupora just off old number nine highway.

The cafe is owned and operated by Alfred and Roxie Bell. They were charged with illegal operation of gambling machines and operating a dance hall without a permit. Both are state charges. Alfred Bell was taken to the County jail at Walthall by Constable Ray and Eupora Marshal Bennie Ray, who assisted the Constable. Constable Ray stated that more arrest were anticipated in the gambling ring in Beat One since he was led to believe that Bell was not the person behind the operation.

He also stated that the Blue Goose Cafe, also a negro establishment, was visited recently and found to be operating a dance hall without a permit and charges filed against them. Their hearing will come before Justice of the Peace Robert Bailey on Saturday, January 23. The two slot machines that Ray confiscated were one nickel machine and one quarter and both appeared to have considerable amounts of money in each. They will be held as evidence until the Grand Jury convenes. Constable Ray stated that operators of such establishments in Beat One can be assured he will visit their place and file charges and confiscate the machines where illegal operations are found.

Supervisors hold State meeting The officers and committeemen of the Mississippi Associaation of Supervisors met in Jackson, Mississippi today to approve plans for area meetings of supervisors which will be held throughout the state on January 26, 27, 28 and again on February 2, 3 and 5th. The officers and committeemen also approved plans for the Annual Convention to be held at Biloxi, Mississippi August 8th and 9th. It was announced that fomer Gov. Jimmie Davis and the Plainsmen Quartette will feature the entertainment. Those attending: C.

H. Cain, George Harrison, Emmit Hale, Tom Virden, Eddie Khayat, Nick French, W. E. Young, R. C.

Morgan, Jodie Bradford, Ed Lawson. R. L. Moss, C. B.

Shipp, H. H. Bagwell, I. A. Carroway, Tom Rives, Elmo Overby, J.

D. Pettit, Thomas Travillion, Wm. Patterson and Vena Pittman. a ILLEGAL SLOT MACHINES that were found in the Bell Cafe are shown here with Constable V. E.

Ray, far right, who discovered the machines, and Eupora Mar. shal Bennie Ray, far left, Sunday morning after the machines were confiscated on Saturday night. Charges were filed against the owners of the negro establishment. Basketball in 'homestretch' Mathiston plans baskelball of the year The Mathiston Home Demonstration Club is sponsoring the biggest basketball game of the season on Friday night, January 22, starting at 7 p. m.

in the Mathiston School Gym. There will be two games. The first will be the ladies' game. It promises to be a thriller. The ladies in the Webster area of Mathiston will play the ladies of the Choctaw area.

Some of the players on the Webster team are, Ann "Sure Shot" Gilliland, Mary "Long Shot" Williams, Elizabeth Cummings, Joy Kay Hillhouse, AnHill, Ann Ellis, Margaret Holland and others. Among the Choctaw players are Faye Hester, Marie Johnson, Kay Cooper, Charlene Wilson, Mary Alice Pinnix, Anges Smith and more. The second game will feature a red hot mens' game. The Webster team is being managed by Mr. Dawson "Dribble" Curtis, and teammates Doyle Cummings, Stanley Ellis, Adrian Williams, John Hillhouse, Dean Obre and others.

The Choctaw team is managed by Mr. Leon "Shorty" Hester and his lineup includes Tommy Atkins, Paul Johnson, Carlton Smith and more fine players. There will be no set admission charge, but the Club ladies will appreciate anything you can give, as they are going to use the money that is raised to help install a kitchen in the City Hall. Want a good night of entertainment for the whole family? Then come out Friday night and see these exciting teams play. Juniors plan activities for Dimes campaign Saturday, January 23, will be Candy Sales Day, for the Junior March of Dimes Campaign, according to Sylvia Shaw, Junior Chairman.

Monday night, January 25, a dinner a and program will be presented at the Eupora Cafeteria with the dinner being served from 6 to 7 p.m. and the Program following. Featured on the program will be the latest hair fashions by the local beauty salons and various talent numbers. The public is invited to attend. Officers installed at Eupora council On the 7th day of January 1965, at 7 p.m.

the following officers were installed in Eupora Council No. 13 for 1965. A. C. Booth, T.I.M.; Archie Troy England, D.M.; James Travis England, P.C.W.; Weldy c.

Oliver, Treasurer; P. U. (Jack) Latham, Recorder; Robert Davis Griffin, C. Chester Butler, C.C.; Delmer Burdine, Stewart; and Abner Coleman Bagwell, Senteniel. The new officers were installed by Jesse Peeler, Junior Past Recorder.

Lt. Gammill stationed in Ga. Lt. Johnny C. Gammill, is stationed at Fort Benning, where he is attending Infantry Officer Basic Courses as a part of his instruction in the infantry school.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gammill, Sr.

of Eupora. Basketball season is drawing to a close with only three more regular games remaining on the Eupora schedule. Friday night Eupora will host West Point. Monday night Winona comes calling and then Tuesday night Calhoun City 'or the last regular game before the tournaments begin. in the last weeks action Eupora girls defeated Winona 37 to 30, lost to DeKalb 29 to 35.

The boys defeated DeKalb 35 and lost to Carthage 35 to 72 to 65, Carthage 78 to 67 and lost to Winona 54 to 43. In the Eupora girls win over Winona Flo Edwards scored 26 points, Patsy Womack, 10 and Brenda Ray 1. Against DeKalb Edwards had 15, Womack 6, Brenda Ray 6, and Nancy Knight 2. Against Carthage Edwards had 18, Patsy Womack 12 and Sherri Pittman 5. In boys action against DeKalb, Buddy Bowen had 21 points, Donnie Crowley 1 13, Jan Butler 11, Larry Carroll 8, Bill Reed 6, Stan Long 4, Tommy Ronald Rushing killed in wreck near Vaiden Ronald K.

Rushing, 18, of Eupora, was killed in an auto, mobile accident last Saturday night near Vaiden, Miss. Officers investigating the accident said Rushing was found dead in an automobile near Vaiden early Sunday. Dennis Palmertree, told officers the crash occurred about mid-night Saturday. He said he crawled to the road when he recovered consciosness early Sunday. Officers said Palmertree was driver of the car.

Services for young Rushing were held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Stewart Methodist Church with Lee Funeral Home of Winona in charge. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Maxine Rushing of Eupora; a brother, Mitchell F. Rushing of Winona; and three sisters, Mrs.

Delbert Childress of Stewart, Mrs. Joe Holmes of Louisville, and Miss. Sandre Rushing of Eupora. Atkins 3, Don Snyder, Bobby Smith, and Stan Woods each had 2. In the losing game with Winona, Butler had 12, Atkins 10, Bowen 9, Crowley 5, Snyder 3, Long and Carroll, 2 each.

In Tuesday nights win over Carthage Bill Reed topped the socrers with 25 points, Jan Butler had 20 points and 26 rebounds, Carroll had 15 points. Bowen 13 and Stan Long 7. Mrs. Henry McRee dies Saturday at Grenada Mrs. Mary Joyce Gregory 34, wife of F.

Henry McRee, died at Grenada Hospital early Saturday morning after a short illness. Services were held at 3 p.m. at First Methodist Church at Grenada with burial in Memorial Gardens. Mrs. McRee was a teacher at John Rundle High School at Grenada.

She taught science and home economics was sponsor for the junior class." Mrs. McRee was a native of Pontotoc County. She had lived in Grenada for the past ten years. She was a graduate of Thaxton, high school and Mississippi State College for Women. After graduation she worked with the Miss.

Extension Service as home agent in Tupelo and later in Eupora, where she met her husband, who is a native of Eupora. After she moved to Grenada, she worked for a short while as home economist for Miss. Power and Light Co. She was a member of First Methodist Church where she taught a Sunday School Class and was an active member and former president of the Women's Society for Christian ServShe was an associate member and past president of the Grenada Junior Auxiliary. In addition to her husband, she leaves three small daughters, Laurie Alice, Mary Joyce, and Frances Gregory, all of Grenada; and her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Earl Gregory of Thaxton..