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CITY OF BELFAST I ist of candidates to be voted for in the several wards of the City of Belfast March 12 1906 To vote a straight ticket mark a cross X in the square over the party naipe at the head of riic ticket _ WARD 1 1 REPUBLICAN HV r Orlando E Frost HdVan Keene imcllinenClifford J Pattee Win H Arnold liool CommitteeHarry Iutz S G Norton irb7 RueseU H Brier lVd ClerkChan H SarBent WARD 2 x OI Orlando E Frost 777777777777m c mn Hifllmen John S Davidson Fred S Jackson tool CommitteeChas S Bickford 77l777777777 Wesley J Bailey Geo A Bussell Clerk Walter C Townsend WARD 3 kepcbrican vor Orlando E Frost irna77 777 7d77a o stoddord Oilmen 9 Shuman Henry J Chaples hooTcommittee 77X1 Stantlal nstaltleA D Smalley A 7777 Fred Smalley t ard ClerkftptJ H Perkins lOrlando E Frost rman7Orrii 1 Wentworth iicilmenTrue C Hayford Frank C Clark ol CommitteeJ W Vaughan table Moses F Hurd N ardenEphraim W Wiley rd ClerkJames F Sheldon WARD 5 REPUBLICAN Utyor Orlando E Frost ifrmanEdwin Frost oilmenEverett A Nickerson Wyatt R Carrow I CommitteeE W Ellis stable Bert E Annis rden Fred N Savery 5 iil ClerkSyreno
Stye IGextttgfmt Ahuerltaer Fighting Communism The John Birch Society Is Not The Answer A number of readers have asked about the John Birch Society an organization in the national limelight because of its announced intention of impeaching United Spates Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren It is reported to he a semisecret society organized on a nationwide basis with the avowed purpose of fighting Communism The Blue Book of the Birch Society says it is a monolithic body which will operate under completely authoritative levels at all times It regards the present republican form of government in the United States as being inefficient in combating Communism and regards democracy in government or organization as a deceptive phrase a weapon of dema goguery and a perrennial fraud The Attorney General of the United States about ten days ago responded to questions about the society by saying he thought it more humorous than any thing else and that it probably did more harm than good In Mississippi last week the or ganization was again spotlighted when William T Clark a Jackson businessman described as head of the John Birch Society of Jackson spear headed a campaign to oust the Rev Edward H
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CHARLESTON GETS BANKERS NEXT TIME D D Davis of Brookhaven President Geo B Power Jackson Secretary VICKSBURG Miss May 11 Charleston will get the 34th annual convention ofMhe Mississippi Bsyik ers Association in 1922 provided the members of the executive com mitte are satisfied the hotel accom modations there will be sufficient for the needs of the members who will at tend TTie officers elected today and in stalled who will serve throughout the yea are as follows W D Davis Brookhaven presi dent E P Peacock Clarksdale vice president George B Power Jackson secretary A L Jagoe Okolona treasurer H C Herring Moss Point chairman executive committee Members executive committee whose terms expire in 1924 R A Ball Greenwood R B Clark Tupe lo A B Furloy Brookhaven Other members are T W McCoy Vicksburg exofficio A D Simpson Meridian George R Rea Bay St Louis John P Bennet Yazoo City W A Boone Pontotoc A L Rogers New Albany the president vice president treasurer texofficio mem bers Group vicepresidents Group 1 C B Farrish Charleston group 2 Lee Cox Ripley group 3 W A Montgomery Edwards group 4 E G Bond Collins The convention adopted a resolu tion
to Ss J E RAWLS Candidate for Justice of th Beat 1 Forrest County subje action of the Democratic votet special election to be held June 9 1908 Peace to the at a We are authorized to announce LEONARD L WARD Csmdidate for Justice of the Peace Beat 3 Forrest County subject to the action of the Democratic voteijp at a special election to be held June 9 1908 MUNICIPAL ANNOUNCEMENTS The Dally News Is authorized to an nounce the following candidates sub ject to the action of the Democratic voters of the city of Hattiesburg FOR MAYOR T J JACKSON DR E DILL DR J D DONALD C W RICH J FOR POLICE JUSTICE J E DAVIS E A ANDE1 C F OCH FOR CITY CLERK A FAIRLEY J H SELBY FOR ALDERMEN Ward One DR E J MITCHELL F H CLINE M J EPLEY J A FRAZIER Ward Two R A CAMERON H C GREER J W GAY i Ward Three JOHN F ANDERSON M DUNN A T POWE J S DEES C F LASSITER Ward Four R C McKENZIE T O WATKINS T A HIGHTOWER ALDERMANATLARGE J WMONTAGUE M J McGRATH FOR CITY TREASURER L D SMITH
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131 AND STILL LIGHTING THE WAY to FREEDOM tSggEif IH _ THE JACKSON ADVOCATE Is Proud to Cooperate with Fellow Publishers In the Observance of NEGRO NEWSPAPER I MARCH 16 22 Commemorating the founding of Freedoms Journal the first Negro Newspaper by John B Russwurm on March 17 1827 in New York City r S Special Events SUNDAY MARCH 16 In mon Churches special sermons will be preached commemora ting the 131st Anniversary of the first Negro Newspaper TUESDAY MARCH 18 A Negro Newspaper Week Radio Broadcast over Station WXXX 000 megacycles at 545 P M featuring Sammy Davis Jr Billy Eckstine Jackie Robinson and William O Walker announced by Beverly Carter FRIDAY MARCH 21 Open House at the Jackson Advocate Plant Visitors are welcome See how a modem newspaper is edited printed distributed and managed SATURDAY MARCH 22 Another Negro Newspaper Week Radio Program on Sta y tion WZZZ 000 megacycles at 915 P M featuring Lena Horne Ella Fitzgerald Rev Martin Luther King Jr and h Frank L Stanley announced by Thomas W Young No Other Source of Information or Entertainment Gives You All These Negro Newspapers like the Jackson Advocate present the truth about stumb ling blocks
r TCHULA 5 4 4 Continued from page 8 Mrs R G Williams and son Bobby of Jackson and Miss Elmarie Lacy of Goodman spent the week end with Tchula relatives Rev and Mrs A R Beasley visited home folks in Hickory Flat and Blue Mountain last week Mrs Boyd Sheppard and Mrs Byrd Jones spent Friday in Greenwood Ann and Carl Fincher came home with them for a few days visit Mr and Mrs J C McNeit of Jack son spent Friday and Friday night with Mr and Mrs Roy Walt and family Mr and Mrs J N Bedwell have re cently had several most interesting let ters and pictures from their son James D Bedwell who is stationed in China with the U S Marines He stated that he would be moved to Peking China at an early date to be one of the guards at tho American Embassy The ninth grade of the T H S had a picture show party in Belzoni Thurs day night Mr Dave Longinotti Mr John Camp bell and Mr Wm Beachman retired rail road men of Durant accompanied Louis Longinotti to Tchula Monday to visit friends Mrs Evelyn Sweet was accompanied
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