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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17
Illinois Central Handles
Churity Boxes Free

The Illinois Central system will
handle free this year at Thanksgiv.
ing, as they have done in years past,
boxes containing food and clothing
and Thanksgiving donations to or
phanages, Old Mems and Old La.
dies Homes in Jackson.
The following schedule will prevail.
Persons making donations are asked
to take note so that the boxes can
be prepared in ample time.
Car will operate from fernando
to Grenada on train 1875 on Monday
November 21; car from Jackson,
Tenn. on local no, 95 Monday. No
vember 21st; car from Winter Val
ley to Durant on local south Monday
November 21st; same car from Du-
rant to Canton on train No. 40 Tues
day, November %; and car from Alb
erdeen to Durant in train 241, Mon
day, November 81.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17
Mrs. Fannie ]. Owen
Passes In Jackson
Baptist Hospital
Beloved Duront Citizen
Succumbs After
Short Illness

Mrs. Fannie Joyce Owen, one of
the most widely known and best be-
loved citizens OF Durant, passed away
suddenly but peacefully Sunday af-
ternoon at $40 at the Baptist Hos
pital in Jackson following an opera
alton Saturday morning. She had
been i'll only a short time and her
death came as a complete shock to
her many friends who thought she
was well on the road to COW
after her operation.
She was the widow of the late B.
H. Owen, who came here from At
tala county. She was the daughter
of William Joyce and Molly Tribe
Joyce and was born and reared in
Durant, maintaining her home here
all her life. She was a niece of Col.
Coffee, prominent citizen of Durant,
who passed away years ago
A lifelong member of the Metho-
dist Chufch and a c~onsecrated Chris
tian woman, Mrs. Owen was always
active in anything to better the COM
munity in which she lived. She was
a trustee of the Methodist Church
and a charter member Of the Wo-
mans Club.
She had a large circle of friends in
Jackson where she was matron OF
Millsaps College for ten years.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist Church at 800 Monday
afternoon and conducted by the Rev
E. s. Lewis and assisted by DR.. d
M. Key, dean and former president
of Millsaps College.
Interment was at Mizpah with
Wright-Ferguson, Jackson, in charge.
Numerous floral offerings and the
vast throng of friends present at the
services were mute testimony t the
universal high regard held for the
beloved woman
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17
$50 Bankers Expected
10 Attend Meeting
Here December 9
Hotel Duront Scene
Of Business Session;
Banquet Slated

State Comptroller ]. c. Fair and
w. A. Montgomery, Edwards, pres
ident of the Mississippi Bankers AS
ISOLATION will be among the promi-
nent visitors present at a meeting
of Group 3 of the Mississippi Bank
ers Association at the Hotel Durant
on December O..
Group three is composed of Tunica,
Coahoma, Quitman, Leflore, Humph-
reys, Bolivar, Sunflower, Washing
ION, Holmes and a part of ITALIA
hatchie counties.
From 125 to $50 bankers are x
pected to be present at the meeting
according to ]. l.. Longinotti, chair
man of the committee on arrange
ments. On this committee on ar
ments. On this committee are
Eugene Cole, Durant, M. A. Scobey
and j. w. Latham, Lexington.
w. R. Ellis, ice-president Of the
group, is in charge Of the program.
The afternoon session will be held
from four to six O'clock and con-
fined to business. MIR. Fair and Mr..
Montgomery will speak at this time
on matters pertaining to the inter-
est and welfare of banks.
The evening session from seven to
nine o'clock will be devoted to a
banquet at which a prominent speak
err will be heard, according to Mr..
Ellis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17
Musical Service Sunday
At Methodist Church

Church School at GAS. c.. H. Car
ruth, superintendent.
Preaching service at IL o'clock.
Voluntaries, 1.-The Lost Chord" Sui
Ivan, "Chancel Radiance Honton
Offertory, "Ah! So Pure" Flotow
Anthem, Jesus LAYER Of My Soul"
Soloist. Dick johnson.
Sermon topic, God Calls for Help
pastor.
The League meets at SIS; Mrs. Dan
Comfort Counselor.
Evening service will be family night.
Hour. seven o'clock.
Vo~luntaries: I'm the Cleaning and
The Rosary" During the singing
Of the hymns Mrs. Madge Lipsey will
be at the organ, Miss Ann Joyce
Odom at the piano and the following
will also accompany or their instru-
ments: E.oise King, Frank Cress
well, Joe Moore, Johnnie Dinas,
Frank Storm, Paul Hastings, Mary
Fulmer, Bob Beisel and Billy Burn
ley.
Program meeting of the missionary
society Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Choir practice Monday evening at
$50.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at Z o'clock.
Everybody cordially invited to all
these services.
Special attention is called to the
program for the Sunday evening SER
vice. The parents are urged to bring
the children and all sit together. I,
will be Family Night.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17
Mrs. Bibby Fatally Injured
In Automobile Accident

Friends here of Mrs. Phoebe Bibby,
Smithwille, will regret to learn of
her. death which occurred in an au-
tomobile accident last Friday near
Sulligent, Alabama. Mrs. Bibby, an
elderly lady, had visited here fire.
quently.
Hell brother, D. H. Streetman, Am
DRY, was driving the car which turn
ed over. He and Mrs.. Streetman
suffered only bruises and small cuts
Mrs. Bibby suffered only one small
cut and that on the bead, but she
was killed instantly. Her neck was
believed to have been broken.
Mrs. ]. o. Ritter, Durant, is a
niece of the deceased and W. C
Streetman is a nephew.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17
Ice Association To Nee
In New Orleans Soon
Quitmon Steed To
Attend; Show To
Be Put On

Quitman Steed, local manager of
the Delta States Ice Association, an
n that the organization will
hold its annual meeting in New Or
leans, La, on November 81, %, ana
%.
The meeting will be something un-
usual in the way of a convention"
says Mr.. Steed. Usually you go to
a fruit convention and you don't see
any fruit. You go to a dairymal's
convention and you don't see any
milk but not at the ICE SHOW were
going to put on this year.
During the three day meeting we
are going to have ice shown and dis
played ard demonstrated in every
conceivable way. A pyramid of ice
designed by the chief lighting engi-
neers of a large electric firm will
show how ice can be used in spec
Iacular display. Pictures of movie
stars using ice for makeup will show
how the beauty culturist uses ice. Ice
is used in many sensational ways and
we'll have them all at the ice show
including a snow storm.
The Delta States Ice Association
is an organization made up Of ice
manufacturers Of the states of Ar
kansas, Louisiana and Mississippi
with B. c. HIddleston, Searcy, Ark,
PRECEDENT; C. F. Rantz, Algiers, La
and l.. w. Dawley, Jackson, Miss.
vice presidents; B. c. Brown, New
Orleans, treasurer and Walter F.
Coke, New Orleans, secretary.
About three hundred members of
the industry usually attend the an
nual meeting which is featured also
by a large exhibition of ice using
and ice making supplies, including
lii -conditioned ice refgigerators. A
feature Of the New Orleans display
will be the presentation to the indus
ny for the first time of the 1889
air conditioned ice refrigerators. MI.
-seed, like other leading ice manu.
facturers, will select his 1889 line of
refrigerators at the New Orleans
meeting and have them available
here a short time thereafter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steed are expected
leave Sunday night for New Or
to attend the convention.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17

Sunday School officers n teach
ers in the Baptist Church have been
elected for the year 1889 and are as
follows:
w. H. Counts, superintendent; r.
E. Lrby, ASA. superintendent and
chorister; Mrs. Sarah McFarlane,
secretary and treasurer; Miss Eth
elyn Baine, pianist.
MI. j. o. Ritter, teacher Mems
Bible Glass; Mrs. w. r. Haynie,
teacher TEL class; Mrs. s.. o. Ray,
teacher Berean class; Mrs. D. H.
Fleming, teacher Phi class; Miss Ma
mie Clark, teacher Euzelian class;
Mrs. A. l.. Stevens, teacher Boethian
class; Mrs. J. B. Thompson, teacher
Bonoth class; Rev. w. R. Haynie,
supply teacher adult department.
intermediate Department Mrs.
H. c. Mitchell, superintendent; Mss
Virginia Myers, secretary; Miss Dor
othy Mitchell, pianist; Mrs. H. Z.
Harrington, teachers Is & 16 year
girls; Mr.. Smith, teacher Is & 16
DOyS, MfS. n. y. bdlHe, tedcuSI
Is GA year girls.
Junior Department - Miss Mary
Julia Nettles, superintendent; Nal.
colin Longinotti, secretary; Miss Fran
ces Allen, pianist; Mrs. ]. o. Ritter.
teacher; Mrs. VIM. Beachman, teach
er. Mrs. Albert Brown, teacher.
Primary Department = Mrs. Clyde
Stokes, superintendent; Miss Luvilie
Rhyme, Secretary; Mrs. r. L. Long,
pianist; Mrs. Louis Longinotti, teach
erer; Miss Lena Irby, teacher; Mrs.
Bailey, teacher.
Beginners Department Mrs. B.
B.. Dicken, superintendent; Miss Dor
othy Davis, pianist; Mrs. Gordon
Allen, teacher; Mrs. 1. w. Majors,
teacher.
Cradle Roll Department = Mrs. N.
D.. King, superintendent; Mrs. J. w.
Rice, helper.
Home Department Mrs. J. T.
Nicely, superintendent.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17
Bulldogs Play
Sunnower Friday
Kickoff Slated At 200;
Lost Home Game Of
1893 Grid Season

The Holmes football eleven will
clash with the Sunflower team on
Branch Field in their final game of
the season Friday afternoon, Novem-
Der IS. The odds are being placed
against the Bulldogs in this game
because of the record made by each
of the two teams during this sea-
son. Sunflower has only been beat
en- once and tied once while the Hol-
mes team has been tied once and
beaten three times. The Sunflower
team, however, took a greater de-
Wolves than did the Bulldogs with
Wesson winning 33 to 0 over them
and only 20 to II over the Holmes
eleven. Judging from this fact, they
have an advantage in their game
next Friday.
The Bulldogs, without a doubt,
played their best game of the sea-
son last Friday against Wesson. The
whole team showed good playing
throughout the game with the ex-
NSPCiOH VI ia diiiOiCo biS
came in the last half. Whether this
was their peak for the season or not
no one can tell. But if they are
clicking next Friday as they were
last the Trojans have a serious strug-
gle in hand and probably a defeat.
Lovette, Gholson, Naron and Cap
tain Gritty in the backfield make one
of the most brilliant quartettes of
runners and passers in the CONFER
ence.
This will be the last game for H.
j. C. hat "Goofy" Gholson will
play and judging from the way he
played last Friday he will still be at
the top. "Goofy" is probably the
best known player in this confer
enc and without a doubt the most
popular one.
Other men finishing their playing
for H. J. c. are: Lovette, Bullock,
Captain Gritty, johnson, Garrett. Pres
tage, Alternate Captain Texas Bram-
these men will more than likely see
action in the coming game; and ii
they have the fight they had last
Friday evening the team will more
than likely win.
Toczylousko was disabled and did
not play any in the We son game,
but he will likely play IL the game
Friday and get off some of those
long punts again as he has been do
ing all the eason The whole team
should be at it's peak this final game,
when the whistle blows.
The Sunflower band and pep squad
have accepted the invitation to be
present at the game and others from
Moorhead will accompany them. A
number of high school bands from
adjoining towns have been invited
and are expected to come.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17
Blue Mountain Orchestra
Elects Officers

Blue Mountain, Miss, Nov. IS
At a recent meeting of the Blue
Mountain College orchestra, which is
directed by Miss Helen Kirkpatrick,
officers were elected for the year:
President, Leila Belle Hester, Mathis
ton; vice president and librarian
Alienne Akers, Duncan. Okla; Sec
rotary, Nadine Keith, Bude.
Miss Frances Farr, Goodman, plays
the drums in the orchestra. Miss
Fannie Wphitworth of Picken plays
the cello.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17
Mrs. Burnley Injured In
Auto Mishop Sunday

Mrs Sophie Burnley vas painfully
If not seriously injured Sunday night
when a car in which she was riding
a into a car which was said to
have come out Of a side road without
stopping. The car coming out Of
the side road was driven by a colored
man.
Joe Boyett, driver of the car in
which Mrs. Burnley RAJ an occu-
pant was shaken UP and suffered
minor cuts and bruises.
Mrs. Burnley is still in the Lex
ington Hospital but is improving
daily.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17
40, 9 BuIes Cotton Are
Ginned In Holmes

40.946 bales of cotton have been
ginned to date in Holmes county
Eccording to a report of the Bureau
of Census.
This amount compares to 1926
bales ginned this time last year.
Thus Holmes county is II, 290 bales
short of the 1887 crop.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17
IS Chickens Stolen From
Durunt Farm Home

0 Watson, who lives on the Lex
ington Road near Durant, reports
that thieves stole IS fine chickens,
an automobile tire and his car keys
from his home Tuesday night.
Officers have been working on the
case but as yet have found no trace
of the culprits.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Watkins Turnage and
son, Binnie, Greenville, are expected
Friday for a visit with her mother,
Mrs. Harvey Baine.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17

M. T. Terry, Possumneck, was in
Durant Monday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ray are spend
ing a few days in New Orleans.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17

Mrs. Claudia Chapman, Senatobia,
was a guest in the r. c. Elmore
home last weekend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17
Baptists Name New
Sunday School
Officers Today
w. H. Counts Supt.
Teachers For 80
Also Elected

Sunday School officers and teach
ers in the Baptist Church have beer
elected for the year 1889 and are as
follows:
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17

The thriving little city Of Eupora
reports a surplus in its city treasury
of something like $4,000.
Canton, our next door neighbor,
reports the elimination OF all city
taxes. Canton owns its w light,
water and gas systems and thus
derives a substantial income.
We don't want to be overly in
quisitive, but would somebody
please tell us how they got that
way?
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-11-17

A lot of people thought the world
was coming to an end a few weeks
ago after radios hair-raising broad
cast about the mel from Mars. Quite
"a few were disappointed that it
didn't.
The Washington times., 1938-11-22
SANITARY GROCERY COMPANY Ht

These d0s.d for the District Columbia until the
sH Q e conn
Evening star., 1938-05-27
Rod and Stream

hardhead and some trout. With the
improved fishing on this side, most
boats have stopped going across to
the Honga River, so 1t does not mean
an all-day trip now to catch fish.
Upper Bay Spots Good.
From Shadyside, Md, Capt. Robert
E. Lee sends word that he also is
enjoying excellent early season catches
of hardhead and few trout. Two
Washington anglers. fishing with him
at Bloody Point, boated So, weighing
from 2 to AZ pounds. On calm days
Skipper Lee has seen rock breaking,
but none has been caught.
Over on the Atlantic Coast
porgies and black sea bass have
been biting, especially near
Ocean City.
Off the beach at Fox Hill Levels,
miles below Ocean City, surf casters
are getting channel bass occasionally,
along with the trout and kingflsh.
Channel bass also have been taken
at Wachapreague. David r. Gascoyne
of Havre de Grace and w. L. Turner,
Dr. Oscar Wilkinson ana DR.. j. w.
Pollock of Washington recently caught
six in an hour-and-a-half's fishing
with Capt. Forrest Bell. Weights ran
from 80 to 40 pounds. They also took
about 80 trout.
Weather has slowed the fishing
there somewhat this week, but the
pound nets boats have come in loaded
with croakers and trout, showing that
the fish are around.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
MANY YACHTS READY
FOR HOLIDAY OUTING
Three.Day Regatta, Gunston Cove
Party Are to Be Held by
Potomac Sailors.

With the new 20-foot sloop, Kan
Doc, Of DR.. Albert E. Pagan rated as
the likely winner of the Commodore's
Cup for the 12-mile race from Alexan-
dria to Gunston Cove tomorrow after
noon, local sailors were preparing for
the three-day events of their Memorial
Day regatta.
The fourth annual long-distance
event, traditional opener of the re-
gatta, is expected to attract choice
field of small craft competing under
auspices of the Potomac River Sailing
Association. the start has been slated
for 2:l0 pm. from Old Dominion Boat
Club, at the foot of King street.
Boats will race as one class. although
each craft will have an individual ham,
dicap based on performance. A five
hour time limit has been set. The fin
ish line will be off the gas buoy at the
mouth Of Gunston Cove.
Final plans for races over the week
end in the cove were being made. Two
heats are scheduled for Sunday, with
starts at 1890 am. and 2:30 pm.
The final race will be It 1890 Monday
morning Comets. 20-footers, moths
and handicap classes were being slated.
A beach picnic has been planned to-
morrow night on the south shore of
the cove at Pohick Bay Farm.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
BOYS CLUB HONORS
BATTLES AND TUFFY
Pro Grid Stars Given Letters
Along With 100 Members of
GEORGETOWN Branch.

Cliff Battles, backfeld star of the
Washington Redskins football team,
and Tuffy Leemans, former George
Washington mainstay and now with
the New York Giants. were presented
with honorary letters last night at
the annual sports award night and
banquet of the Georgetown Branch.
Washington Boys Club. About 100
other members of the club also re-
ceived letters.
Radio Joe Kaufman was the prin-
cipal speaker. Frank Jellef, presi-
dent of the board of trustees, also
spoke.
Major letters were presented to:
A. Abel. e. Alexander c. Carson. B.
Cross, r. Cottrell Harry Collins. F.
DePaul. B. Gittleson. B. Hart, w. Hart.
G. Hines, NJ. Hilleary, w. JefIries. W.
Kins' sd,a' Lewis so. j. LnmDsin' H,nDsI c BRAD
Elliott j. Grnel. J. Kitchens. J Mallon,
J. Petit. M Wrenn. J. Withers, w.
Hilleary. G. Barnes
F.. Petit. R. Pruneau, H. Powell. B.
Rodill. j. Tobin. B Ulrich, c. Alexander
R. Dameron. F.. Pascoe, 2. Sawtell. A.
Thompson. r. Wrenn. G. King B. Cady.
H. Collins r Hatton. R. Moreland.. H,
Mi,she p MsAuley 4 eerts e,ro,, Psrke5 @efs5
F. Young. J. Evans. r. Kelly.
D. Jones, E. Klns. 3. Mumford. John
Magnusson. E. Rodill j. Rodill E. Robert
son, Donald King. c. Robertson.
Evening star., 1938-05-27
CRIMSON TIGERS
ADD TO GRID PREP
Plan % Days of Training,
but Yale Will Follow
Old Policy.
Bv the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 27.-Princeton
and Harvard, while reaffirming the
1923 triple agreement" with Yale re-
gsrding athletics, have adopted the
maximum of % days Of preseason
football practice in the autumn, &C
cording to the New York Times.
The change provides uniform
period of % days prior to the opening
game in each October for preseason
practice.
Yale Keeps Old Schedule.
1t replaces a period varying with
the calendar from Is days or more
which resulted from the fixed starting
date of September Is in the old
agreement Yale will adhere to the
September Is start.
All three presidents, Harold wv.
Dodds of Princeton, James B. Conant
of Harvard and Charles Seymour of
Yale, reaffirmed their belief in the
other points in the triple agreement
which include examination of sources
of financial support for athletes, out
lawing of tramp athletes" dlsap-
proval of proselyting, regulation of
coaches and strict conduct of foot
ball and schedules.
Medical Advice Followed.
In choosing the new starting date,
Presidents Dodd and Conant said:
Upon the advice of our respective
medical authorities as to the time nee
essary for the proper conditioning of
players to meet the physical hazards of
the game, We have chosen a period
that represents the maximum time
heretofore possible under the old
agreement"
In adhering to the old regulation
President Seymour said: I'VE believe
that any extension of the average
length of preseason practice is un-
necessary and will be regarded as i'm
plying undue emphasis on football
training"
Evening star., 1938-05-27
BY GEORGE E. HUBER.

With the end of May fast ap-
preaching, Chesapeake Bay fishing has
opened on nearly all fronts Pick
your favorite spot, and if you get a
break in the weather you should have
little difficulty in counting fairish
number of fish.
The majority of catches still are
hardhead, with few trout here and
there to make things interesting. AS
usual this time of year, the rumor
gets around that somebody some-
where has caught some bluef1sh.
Nothing to it. We checked from Point
Lookout to West River, and nary a
blue anywhere, except in the nets
Hardhead are doing very we'll.
thank you, says Mrs. Brady
Mckay, wife of the well-known
captain at Ridge, who was out
fishing when we phoned.
One catch this week included $50
fish, many of them big ones, she said.
Some trout also are there, but no
blues, except in the pound nets.
Patuxent River Fishing Better.
Capt. P. c. Henderson, Benedict,
reports that fish are biting better
this week than last, with nearly all
boats bringing in from Is to IS big
hardhead. Paul Miller. H. Stanley
Davis and Nevin T. r. Waskey of
Frederick, Md, caught % in three
hours. Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Everhart
of Washington caught Is.
Down at the mouth of the
Patuxent, off S0l0mOns, the bay
has been too rough the past
few days for easy fishing, but
river catches have been okay.
From Drum Point on up to the
ships and off Town Point the anglers
have been bringing in fair hauls of
Evening star., 1938-05-27
WOMEN'S SEMIs TODAY.

Given fair weather, it was planned
to hold the semi-finals of The Stars
women's tennis tournament this after
noon with the winners meeting in the
championship match at the Army
Navy Country Club tomorrow after
noon.
Today's matches, rained out yester-
day, called for Margaret Robinson to
face Winnie Suite at 3 o'clock and
Sara Moore to meet Willie O'Steen
Immediately afterWard
Tomorrow's title singles match is
scheduled to begin at 2:30 o'clock
The final doubles match, involving
Mrs. Robinson and Dorette Miller and
Anne Ellis and Margo Lee, will not be
played until Miss Lee returns to the
city some time the middle of next
week.