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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-06-03
HOBBS
PASSES SUDDENLY
IN LEFL0RE co
HEART ATTACK + TO
FORMER RESIDENT

Funeral services for Egbert r.
nobbs, as, who died ut his home
in Greenwood Saturday OF an
acute heart attack, were held in
Lexington, his former horne Oh
Sunday afternoon at three o.
clock.
The Rev. J. r. McCafferty
.,astor Of the Methodist church u
which he was a member, off.c at
ell ut the services held a. the
horac Of his sisa:'. Mrs. Murray
Held.
Interment was at the Lexing.
ton cemetery with Harrell in
charge.
The death Of Mr.. Hobbs comes
as q district shock to his many
friends in Holmes county where
he was born and spent practical
" all his life. He was employed
by the WPA ct the time Of hi,
death serving as timekeeper fol
four counties. He was . Mason.
SRrviyin9 are three sisters, Mr.
Reid, Lexington, and Edna and
Allie Bell. Nashville: two broth
ers, Frank, Winona, and Ohio,
Memphis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-06-03
HOME DEM. CLUBS
IN COUNTY
HAVE CONTEST
WINNERS WILL GO TO
STATE COLLEGE

Misses Lorraine Ford and Olive
Dowell Of State College were
judges in the All Club Girl!
contest held at the Grammar
School, Lexington, with Miss
Aleene Elmore, assistant home
demonstration agent in charge or
Monday, May 90.
The meeting was well attended
much interest being manifested
by contestants. First place win.
ners will be entitled to 20 tc
State College where they will
compete for State place.
Winners were:
Foods Glass marie Stewart,
Coxburg, Lanelle Snavely,
West.
Foods Class-2-Mary Black. West
Home Improvement Glass l.
Charlyne Hocutt, Coxburg
Katherine McCreary, Center
vile.
Home Improvement Glass; Eli
zabeth Browning, West; Fran
els Farmer, Goodman.
Poultry Class l. Marguerite
Browning, West.
Garden Judging Katherine
Autry, West.
Food Preservation-Pauline Black
West Illene Holder, Lexington
The Public is cordially invited
to attend the Flower and Vege-
table show which will be held at
the Grammar School from 10 A.
N. to 8 o'clock on June 4.
Mr.. Mckay, State Horticultur-
list from State College, will be in
Lexington for the OCCASION. AT
! 80 P. d. one act plays of about
twenty minutes will be staged by
tho Home Demonstration clcbs.
A good attendance and the co.
operation Of the public is urged,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-06-03
LEXINGTON YOUTH IS
CRITICALLY INJURED

Everett Andrews, %, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Andrews, Lex
ington, was critically injured
Tuesday afternoon when a chain
hoist on a truck broke and fell,
hitting him on the back, break
ing a vertebrate.
Inc youth is paralysised from.
The waist down. He is now at II
hospit9l 81 Jackson.
The accident occurred when he
was fixing a truck Tuesday after
noon for lis father for whom he
worked. Mr.. Andrews is engaged
IN the timber and sawmilline
business.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-06-03
MARY MoLELLAN
RITES HELD
SUNDAY MORNING
MISSING GIRL POUND DEAD
SUNDAY NIGHT

Funeral services Tor bliss mary
Mcclellan, %, Lexington woman
whose body was found at nine
o'clock Sunday night near the
Illinois Central tracks four miles
south Of winona after she had
been missing for four days. were
held Monday afternoon at the
Mt. Pleasant Church, eighteen
miles from Lexington
The Rev. Judson Chastain. pas
tor Of the Baptist Church at Lex
ington was in charge Of the ser
vices and was assisted by the Rev
Miller. formerly of Holmes eoun-
ty and now OF Medidian-
Interment was in the cemetery
near the church with Harrel
Funeral Home IN charge.
Miss Mcclellan disappeared of
the |. Z. train about two o'clock
last Thursday morning while she
was enroute to Durant from
Memphis where she had under
gone an examination for a ner.
vous disorder. she was accomyani
ca by her mother. mrs. Manuel
Mcclellan, West, who dosed OFT ia
sleep before they reached their
destination.
When the train reached Du-
rant Mrs. Mcclellan discovered
ner daughter was missing. Search
ing parties were immediately
formed and authorities notified
along the route to watch for the
girl.
The searching parties grew I'M
til there were approximately z.
WO men from Grenada, Aontgom-
cry and holmes counties engaged
IN searching for the girl.
The body was finally discover
ed Sunday night by feyton Jaws
negro farm nand, wnen ne step
PED off the Panama Limited. Ine
engine = head lamp picked out
the body OF the deao glri, not Lar
from the tracks.
A coroner's jury at Nlnona re-
turned a vefulcJ oI death Dy SUI
eide. 1t is belleved sne was kill
ed instantly when sne plunged
from the train.
Specialists III Memphis had adj
vised Miss Mcclellan TO be examln
ed by another specialist IN Jack
son, according to her TRENDS, aud
1t Is believed the young woman
took her life III her own hands
rather tnan continue her illness.
She had been employed Ia Lex
ington SIX or eight years where
she was widely known and ex-
tremely popular. She leaves a
most or friends to mourn her pass
ing.
The following members of her
family survive Mrs. Manuel Nc
Lellan, West. her mother; Marion
Mcclellan, Lexington, q twin
brother; George Mcclellan, West,
a brother: and the following Sis
tiers; Mrs. G. N. Mcdaniel. Lex
ington; Miss Clara Mcclellan. Lex
ington; Misses Blanche, Elizabeth
and Connie Mcclellan, all of West.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-06-03
DURANT TROOP BOY
SCOUTS HOST TO
AREA COUNCIL
40 BOY e0OU1e H1Rx
D

Over $50 Boy Scouts from Cam
ton. Pickens. Goodman, Lexington
and Kosciusko will meet in Du-
rant this afternoon for the
first Scout-O-Ree of the year for
the Northern Division Of the
Jackson area council. OF the six
towns re presented, nine troops
are expected to participate.
At four o'clock all scouts and
couters will join in parade be.
ginning at front street park and
continue through the business
district and through the major
paved streets. At four thirty each
troop will be inspected for clean
illness of uniform and person. AT
four forty-five the rally events
will be staged In front street
park.
The Rally events will include:
Event / First aid Give scouts
from each troop from the second
class test)
Event 2 Signaling (sending a
message by semaphone)
Event 3 Knot Tying
Event 4 Dressing race
Event 5 String Burning and fire
building
event 6 Fireman's carry
Event Z Paper bag bursting con.
test.
Event s Three legged race.
Event 9 Sack race.
Event Pyramid building.
Immediately following the raj
ly events the boys will 60 for a
short swim during which time the
scoutmasters, asst, ScOutmasters
and troop committeeman r hav-
ing a short session on "How to
conduct a troop" All scouts and
scouters will be guests of the Du-
rant Troop for supper. The Camp
fire program for the night will
be planned and given by the Du-
rant Troop 70.
Troop 70 is looking forward to
Camp Kickapoo with a great deal
of interest this summer. Frank
Cresswell, James Gordon Allen
and Calvin King will never for
get the good times they had in
camp last summer and will be
the first to sign up this year. E.
n. Witt Jr. Has already passed
his physical examination and is
raring to go. Others are in the
same fix and we're hoping the
whole Troop will be able to 60.
Uncle Charlie says the grub
is gong to be better than ever
with just q "Two-Bit'' increase
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-06-03
woCo PEP STATION 70
OF3N IN DURANT

Construction of a new building
to be used a. a service station
has been started on the corner
of Cedar and south Jackson road.
When finished it will be occupied
by the Woco Pep people.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-06-03
GOODMAN GIRL
MEMBER OF RELAY TEAM

Miss Ruth FAR of Goodman
was a member of the runner-up
relay team in the annual intra-
mural swimming tournament OF
Blue Mountain ColleJe which
came to an end this week.
Miss Farr also received her
athletic letter in swimming at
the close of the tournament.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-06-03

Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Benson and
family of Meridian and Mr.. j. P.
Benson of Memphis spent Sunday
iii the home of their sister, Mrs.
j. E. Sims.
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0 OK
!: kNock
BY Hazel Brannon

Today is the birthday of jeff
erson Davis, only president of the
'Confederacy. Mississippi is proud
Of the claim she has on this dis
tinguished son who grew to man.
hood in this state.
Throughout the south many
states observe his birthday as a
legal holiday. Everywhere his
memory is cherished. The cause
he fought SO noblv for will never
be forgotten and the blue and
grey will be sacred for genera
tions to come.
Thoughts on Memorial Day
First we fought the Indians. Then
came the Revolution in which the
English were our deadly enemies.
War Of 1912. Then the War Be-
tween the States in which the
the northerner. The Spanish-A-
southerner was pitted against
merican war. Then the World
War when s~outherner and north
erner alike sang "The Yanks are
Coming.
Now we're trying to take care
of the Indians by treaties and
negotiations entered into by Con-
,gress. The English and French
are conspiring to achieve peace
(f) in Spain, meanwhile looking
with eyes askance at the United
States.
It's a strange world, this
world of ours. The United States
seems to be the only nation in
the whole world who really
breathes easy. And we wonder
bow LONG that viii last If Europe
got tangled up any moro than It
= IT the PRESENT.
Like tho little boy said-if.
Hades ID any hotter than Durant
at the present we are going to
change our way Of living.
L
This is the one time in the year
when we really envy the school
children. No school to go to.
Nothing particularly to do except
eat and sleep.
Someone finishing college this
year remarked that graduation
was the process of giving to the
student a sheepskin and turning
him out in the sheep. Or did he
mean WITH the sheepi
Oh, well, he'll probably find
out soon enough that there are
few sheep that Craze alone in
this world. Most Of them are in
pastures. It's much too dangerous
to Craze alone, for the majority
of them. Wolves and all that, you
know.
Durant win play hostess again
on Tuesday week, June Is, to an
Out-of-town visiting group. The
Jackson Chamber Of Commerce
will be here. Over one hundred
people from jackson are expected
to make the trip, according to
information received to date.
Here's hoping the Jackson crowd
will have as good q time as did
the Nashville Boosters.
Maybe now that the parking
have been painted over
this week people can e how to
park at night better and not take
up more than one parking space
when they go to the picture show.
We saw one man take up three
he wasn't driving a pack
ard either.
Nice for the senior high school
valedictorians throughout the
Omitted States is the offer of the
Readers Digest to give free to
each valedictoriap one years. SUBJ
scription Students eligible for
the r;f+ @aLa oIvonfona of
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-06-03

Miss Leila Benson of Meridian
is spending this week in the home
OF her aunt, Mrs. j. E. Sims.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-06-03

Like the little boy said-if
Hades il any hotter than Durant
at the present we are going to
change our way Of living.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-06-03

Nice for the senior high school
valedictorians throughout the
Omitted States is the offer of the
Readers Digest to give free to
each valedictorian one years SUBJ
scription Students eligible for
the gift can take advantage OF
the offe. by asking their school
principal to send their name and
address to the Va)edictorian De-
partment, Readers Digest, Pleas
antville, N. J.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28

other in local fight promotions,
were conveniently out Of town
during the recent ring investi-
cation.
Two Montgomery county dirt
farmers, Walker johnson and
Wade Bituminous Williams, sat
in a first base box at yesterdays
ball game.
There will be II new city
operated tennis courts added to
the local recreational facilities be.
fore July is far spent. These will
be in the lower Pennsylvania Ave
nue. area.
Spring Cleaning
When a sports columnist writes
a chain of scattered thoughts like
this, you may make sure he is
simply cleaning up his desk.
George Moriarty, American
League umpire, has written a Me
mortal Day poem entitled Pop
pies" which will receive wide pub
LEGATION over the coming weekend.
Recently Moriarty, quite an
author and lecturer on baseball,
was introduced as dean of Ameri-
can League umpireS. When his
sponsor turned the floor over to
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Pena Rates EdQe
Over GevA1son
n Bout

When Johnny Pena, a challenger
for the worlds featherweight title,
goes to the post Wednesday, June
2, at Griffith Stadium for his ten
round bout with Lou Gevinson,
local pride, he'll probabaly be on
the favorite side of the ledger.
For Pena, meeting Gevinson in
one of the five ten-rounderS for the
benefit of the widows and orphans
of members of the D. C.. Metro
politan Police force, trimmed
Gevinson February Is, and did a
convincing job, in the opinion OF
the officials, split decision though
it was.
Beating left-hander is no easy
job, but GevinSon had the miSfor.
tune to hurt his hand in the
second round, which he says took
all the steam out of his punches,
Pena, they say, is one fighter who
knows how to box southpaws.
Pena has fought all over the
country. He has a draw with Mid
get Wolgast, former world fly
weight champion, and has knocked
out Bobby Gray, Vince Ventur1no
and Teddy Silva.
Ray Ingram, eighth ranking
feather, who'd like to get a shot
at GevinSon and Pena, meets up
with Joe Archibald, in another
ten-rounder, and two heavy
weights, Bob Tow and Sandy Nc
Donald, clash in another. Nor
ment Quarles, Jack Dempsey's
protege, opposes Cowboy Howard
Scott, and Ossie Stewart, the
Pittsburgh middleweight colored
flash, battles Tom Chester, for
mer national amateur champion.
Tickets may be procured at
Turner's Arena, Fourteenth and
w; Goldie Ahearn's, Ninth and
E, and at all police stations.
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PICKUPS AND PUTOUTS

The three EdIavitch brothers,
Milton, Jack and Sol, and their
chum, Ben Levine, were speech
less with joy after picking up
ten giant channel bass at Wach-
apreague Wednesday They
weighed from 20 to 50 pounds
Jack JoSlin, who will wed
The Times society editor, Flora
Macdonald, some time in July,
is a travelling representative Of
several well known sporting
goods houses
Wayne Morris, who plays the
lead role in kid Galahad,"
was q former collegiate boxing
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ing authorities. Charlie was
stricken by partial paralysis az
fecting his right arm and leg.
and has to stay in bed. He is
regaining the use Of his arm but
the leg has yet to, respond.
Sam Rice, former Griff star, has
installed q loft for racing
pigeons on his farm. :, Francis
Punk" RUSSELL, Rock Greek A.
C.'s StrikeOut artist, has been
laid low by appendicitis and will
be lost to the team for the sea-
son. and Francis struck OUt IS
men In . game . few days be-
tore. GINO SIM.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28
KoverE Loses
ToDaviis on Foul

George Koverly, the rassler
rough, today has another defeat
marked against him.
Last night, in Joe Turner's
Arena. known as the House of
Grunts and Groans, Koverly was
himself, went a trifle nutty. al
most strangled Wee Willie Davis,
and was disqualified. Wee Willie,
Of course, was the winner, that is,
if the purpose of rassling bouts
is to decide a winner between two
contestants, or, to coin a phrase,
actors.
The bout lasted "a minutes, and
while it lasted it was, to coin an
other phrase, a pip, that is, if
any rassling bout may be de-
scribed as pip.
Bill Sledge won over Laverne
Baxter in the semifinal. Bill used
what is known as the kangaroo
Kick" a theft from the French
boxing game. It landed on
Laverne's jaw after IA minutes
of rassling and acting and Law
erne hit the deck, as they say in
the Navy.
In other rassling episodes OF
the night, Hank Barber defeated
Jim Coffield. Is minutes; Jack
Hader won over AL Billings, IL
minutes; Joe Cox and Reb Rus
sell went to a draw, 80 minutes.
Plenty of excitement, as usual
for all present.
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champion Chick Hafey
made his comeback with the
Cincy Reds in spectacular fash
ion called on to pinch hit
his second day in uniform
after . twO-year lay-Off because
Of sinus infection, Chick
whipped out a long fly which
scored Kiki Cuyler with the
winning run Bill AlcOrn re-
tains his pitching form and bat
ting eye despite advancing years
-. Bill gets 'em in the pinches.
District dUekpin followers are
looking forward to the speedy
recovery Of Charlie Harding, one
Of New England's leading bowl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28
Major League
Standings

s. @Games behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
= WASHINGTON, 2; Chicago, 1.
. Detroit. 8; New York, 4. 13 innlngs.)
Cleveland. 9: Philadelphia, Z.
st. LOuis-BOstOn (Fain).
= TODAY'S GAMES
= WASHINGTON at Boston.
Philadelphia at New York (pOst
spOned, rain).
> St. Louis at Detroit.
Chicago at Cleveland.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28

Compared to previous police
benefit fight shows, the June 2
affair this year is receiving prac-
tically no official blessing from
the department. Fact is, many
handicaps have been thrown in the
path Of success, not the least of
which was the barring of the Gev-
inson-Ingram fight.
And that's all the more reason
the people Of Washington should
make it their business to get be-
hind next Wednesdays show. be-
cause the widows and orphans of
CONTINUED on Page 80, Col. s.
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Luck Favors j. ).
In Gu p Play
With AnzaCS
By DAVIS J. WALSH

NEW YORK, May 28.-Withln
a few hours America and Austria
liza, admittedly the two soundest
teams in Davis Cup play, must
declare themselves with their sill.
giles players for the American zone
finals, starting tomorrow. The
Australians are the best team on
paper and not only should sur
vive this round but ought to go
on and win the cup from England.
But fortune apparently is not rid
ing with the Anzacs.
Away ahead of the Americans
on their possible selections, they
have their champion, Adrian
Quist, barely getting out of bed
for the matches, and the two
handed back-handed Vivian Nc.
Grath still in the process of re-
covery from an injured leg. AS a
result, the American singles nomi-
natjonS-now conceded to be Don
Bulge, Los Angeles, and Bryan
"BitSy" Grant, Atlanta-are given
better than an even chance of
pulling out a victory over team
that originally figured to beat
them.
Not a Youth
In fact, the Australians, it was
deemed, probably would have to
resort to double-duty with Jack
Crawford in singles and doubles.
a device that seemed certain to
result in vast difficulty. In the
first place, Crawford is not quite
a sprightly youth. In the second,
he has a paunch which, in pro-
portions, approaches a portman-
AS a matter of fact, the gentle
AS a matter of fact, the genle-
man might be mistaken for some
body who has just climbed down
from a brewery wagon-but of
course, make no mistake: the tel-
low can play tennis.
Weak Forehand
He can play enough, indeed, to
stop either American. it having
been accepted, by this time, that
Grant is elected. The latter has
been carefully nursed along all
week, first. by psychology in
which the Davis Cup Committee
notified him of his selection some
days ago and. second, by offering
the young man practically no
competition all week. He was
supposed to be contesting with
Frankie Parker for the No. 2, but
they have not been brought TO-
gether for a showdown.
Apparently Parker's weak fore
hand was dismissed as q Davis
Cup possibility with a meeting Of
the committee on Monday night.
In any case. Grant was figured
and is figured-as the perfect
opponent for Crawford, the little
man from Atlanta having gen.
orally been successful against big
men from anywhere.
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~GameB behind leader.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Boston, Q; st. Louis, Z.
New York, 3; Cincinnati, 2.
Philadelphia. IL; Chicago, 2.
BrOOklyn-PittsburRh (rain).
ToDAY's GAMES
Pittsburgh at st. Louis.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Others not scheduled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28
Major Leagues
Leaders


HOME RUNS
Bartell. Giants. loot. Giants. 80.
Medwlck, st. L.. 9GreenberE, Tigers.
Selkirk. Yankees. 9JOhns0n. Athletics
Fox, Red SOx...
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Western Victor
InFinaI Tilt
Eastern, Tech, Western

Eastern, Tech, Western.
That's the way they finished
in the interhigh baseball series
of 1887.
Western went into third place
yesterday, when the Georgetown.
ers trounced woodrow Wilson, 5
to 1. The game, played at West
ern, was one Of the best Of the
entire interhigh series, despite
what appears to be a lop-sided
score. Bill Garland, for Wilson,
and Toby Bright, for Western,
hurled good ball.
Western put the game on ice
in the third, when two hits and
two errors aided the Georgetown
boys.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28
Sanitation Wins
AT SoftbaIl, 8 70 |

Mandes' three-hit pitching and
Felner's hitting enabled Santa
ton to defeat Compensation, 8 to
/, in a District Building Softbau
league game yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28

Local Mound Staff. Has Yet
To Register Shutout Win;
Team Now In Boston
By FRANK BUCK" o'NE1LL

BOSTON May 2S-Ths Grff still seek ther first shutout
victory Of the Several times they have almost reached
the goal that every team DESIRES but always something hap
pened to mar the perfection of the days The
most recent of the nearhutous was yesterday when Prof
Monte Weaver pitching his heart out in one OF the most
courageous efforts Of the season. found himself thwared with
mt in ninth inning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28
Small I ak
O Tn Sport
Sphere
By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

1--WE can run our
own business, thank
you," baseball has in
effect told the fans,
millions of whom have
heretofore voted for
their favorite all-star
players.
Nobody has yet been able to
explain why several fighters
and their manager, who have
appeared more often than any
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Club to Meet

The Clarendon Boys Club will
meet tonight at 7::30 at the home
of Manager wilkins, 905 N. Mon
roe ST., Clarendon, Va.
Evening star., 1937-01-19
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. January ~ lP;--The under
tone of the live stock market continued
weak today. but prices generally showed
little change That the trade was not
on flrm basis. however was indicated b.,
larly in the hog department.
The major weakening influence was the
condition OF the. dressed meat TRACE.
low advance estimates in all departments
and also were less than a week ago
Nevertheless. the bearish condition of the
market prevailed largely because of recent
sluggish demand for meat. which has cut
wholesale prices rather sharply
The easing OF war tension abroad and
industrial dif1culties in this country have
been pronounced factors In the live stock
trade. market observers said particularly
so because OF the huge stocks of meat
piled up by the packers In the Fall and
early Winter, when receipts were larne. II
was pointed out however that the storing
activity of packers at that time tended
to strengthen market that was burdened
with heavv receipts
Hogs were uncha nEed to slightly lower
and sows lost around 10 cents. The sIO.o5
top was 20 cents below Yesterdays early
peak
steers and yfarlings we're little changed.
but the killing quality was much palmer
than Monday. The early yearlina top was
S14. but some were held higher
The early lamb top was Si095 with
some held higher There was little charge
in wholesale pork loin and Leef carcass
prices here. Hogs dropped 10 to 20 cents
at some outside markets.