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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-03-30
West News
West Woman's Club Meets
WIN Mrs. Melton

West WOman's Club Meets
Win Mrs. Melton
The West Woman's Club met on
March n in the home OF Mrs. j. r
Melton. The living room was deco
rated with white Iris and bride
wreath in green bowls, carrying out
st. Patrick's Day coIors. Mrs. J. E
EBagin, president, presided over the
business meeting. Arrangements were
made at this time for the Junior
eenior banquet given by the club
each year. Splendid departmental
reports were given on the years
work.
The following program was given
Rol calf-Characteristics OF a good
club woman. Sing, "Mississippi"-by
the club. Some Important Things
for a Club Woman to Know'-Mrs
w. G. Brock. ReadingICladre Mel
ton.
During the social hour a salad
course was served carrying out the
green and white color schemes.
Girl Reserves To Sponsor
Cake Walk Friday
The West Girl Reserves are spon-
sordng a Cake Walk on Friday ev-
oning, March, 81 at 7:3O o'clock.
Everyone IL cordially invited to
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-03-30

Mrs. w. T. Hand was the guest
last week of Mrs. c. J. Poat in
Memphis. While there she attended
the stage play Tobacco Road
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-03-30

Mrs. w. eagle of Vaughn is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. w. H Taylor this
week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-03-30

Mrs. L. j. Hand and Miss Mary
Love shopped in Durant Friday af-
ternoon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-03-30

Cade and Celeste shopped in Jack
son Thursday.
James Brock and D. D. Davidson
attended the picture show in Du-
rant Wednesday night.
Marvin Cade of Emory was a bus
inesIs visitor in West Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hand Hunter
and May Nell spent Sunday after
noon with MI. and Mrs. w T. Hand.
Miss Kathryn Lever attended the
Teachers Convention In Jackson Fri
day and spent the remainder of the
week with relatives in Macon.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Green of
Love visited Mrs. Green's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Sanders, over
the weekend.
Mrs. A. J. Stevens, ST.. MRS. Grace
Alexander, Misses Hazel and Brock
Alexander shopped dn Durant We'd
nesday.
c. M, Tate, Mrs. M. B. Tate and
Milly made a business trip to Jack
son this week.
Sunday afternoon Misses Katherine
Louise and Ada BeaN Berry, Euia
Fisher and Harris Giluth motored
to West and carried Mrs. Berry to
her home In Benton.
MIR. and Mrs. w. T. Brock shop
ped in Kosciusko Thursday after
noon.
Miss Inez Lewis of Brookhaven Wis.,
tied Miss Alice Murff Saturday.
MFR. and Mrs. A. j. Stevens, Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. StSevens, Jr., and
Andrew, III were guests in the J.
C. Melton home at Tchula Sunday.
and family of Winona visited in the
home of Mrs. z. C. Alexander Fri
day.
The Rev. w. P. Jones filled his
regular appointment at St. Mary's
Episcopal Church Sunday.
Lenten services win be held at st.
Mary's Episcopal Church each Wed
nesday afternoon at 800 p. M. un-
till Easter. All are cordially invited
to attend. The subject will be "The
Minor Priphets."
Mrs. 2. c. Alexander is having
some construction work done, includ-
ing a new roof.
MIR. and Mrs. Pate johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Campbell motored
to Emory Sunday.
MRS. Luther Hancock OF Carmack
has returned to her home after a visit
with her SISTER, Mrs. Lowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mueselwhite and Gene
OF Thornton spent the weekend in
the Brisber home. 4
Mn. and Mrs. s. L. Murff were
Kosciusioo visitors Friday.
wcren Ammon of Pine Bsuff, Ark.
Is visiting his sister, Mrs. W. A.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-03-30

come and participate in this fun and
to share In the prizes.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-03-30

Mrs. M. C. Cade, Casteel, Mrs. Lloyd
Cade and Celeste shopped in jack
son Thursday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-03-30

DIR. and Mrs. J. S. Rosamond made
a business trip to Kosciusko Friday
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-03-30

James Brock and D. D. Davidson
attended the picture show in Du
rant Wednesday night.
Evening star., 1939-07-24
Maryland Law Seen
Solution 10 Replacing
Coroner System
New Act Substitutes
Department of
Post-Mortem Examiners

A possible solution to the problem
of efficiently replacing the coroner
system as it exists in most States
may be found in law enacted a
few weeks ago in Maryland which
abolishes the Office of coroner and
substitutes department of post
mortem examiners" the Journal Of
the American Medical Association
points out in an editorial.
ION May g." the editorial states,
"the Governor of Maryland ap-
proved an act of the Legislature for
abolishing the Office of coroner in
the State of Maryland. For the
coroner system, which has func-
toned in Maryland since Colonial
days. the act substitutes a depart
ment of post-mortem examiners.
The head Of said department shall
be commission, consisting of the
professor of pathology of the Uni
versity of Maryland, the professor
of pathology of the Johns Hopkins
University, the director of health
of the State of Maryland, the COM
missioner of health of Baltimore
City and the attorney general of
Maryland. The said commission
shall serve without compensation.
Obviously the composition of the
proposed commission should free it
of any taint of political PARTISAN
ship.
THE most important duty of the
commission is to appoint. for the
city Of Baltimore, chief medical
examiner at an annual salary of
$500 and two assistant medical
examiners at an annual salary of
$4,000 each. These examiners
shall be licensed doctors of medi-
cine and shall have had at least
two years postgraduate training
in pathology The commission also
appoints. under the merit system
of the Baltimore city charter, such
clerical and other employees as may
be necessary and shall see that the
proper equipment is provided for
the use of the chief medical ex-
aminer and assistant medical ex-
aminers, or shall arrange for the
use of the laboratory and other
equipment of the State Department
of Health, the Health Department
of Baltimore City. the State Police
Department and the Police Depart
ment of Baltimore City,
Choices Made From List.
For each outlying county the
commission appoints a deputy ex-
Evening star., 1939-07-24
WASHINGTON G, MONDAY, a. 1885,

ical examiner system has rendered
a high type of medicolegal service.
The problem of making a similar
type Of service statewide in its ap-
plication and available to less
densely populated rural districts
was not adequately solved by the
statewide medical examiner system
adopted by Massachusetts, in 1877.
The Maryland plan solves the prob
lem by making the Baltimore med
ical examiners Office central
agency whose services are available
throughout the State. This plan
might not work equally we'll in
States of larger area. A bill intro
duced in the recent session of the
Michigan Legislature, which bill
unfortunately died in committee,
proposed an appointive State med
ical examiner responsible for the
work of appointive county exam
iners. In rural districts an exam
liner might serve two adjacent
counties.
"The Maryland act makes of the
Baltimore medical examiners Of
fee, If competently stated and
properly equipped, a statewide
agency comparable to the medico-
legal institutes of continental Eu-
rope. Since the professors of path
ology of the two medical schools of
Baltimore are permanent members
of the commission, correlation of
the work of the examiners office
with the medical school curriculum
should be possible and should lead
to better instruction in forensic
medicine than most medical STU
dents now receive"
Evening star., 1939-07-24

aminer. If necessary, more than
one deputy may be appointed for
county. In the selection of deputy
examiners, organized medicine re-
ceives recognition. The appoint
ments are made from a list Of at
least two licensed physicians sub
mitted by the local county medical
society. Deputy examiners are on
zee basis. Their work is limited to
the view and preliminary investiga-
ton. If necropsy or further inves-
tigation is necessary. this is done by
the chief or assistant medical exam
liner of Baltimore, the local county
paying into the city treasury of
Baltimore the sum of $25 for each
case.
"The various medical examiners
shall have the power to administer
oaths and affirmations, and take affi-
davits and make examinations as to
any matter within the Jurisdictions
of their respective Offices, but =
shall not have the power or be re-
quired to summon jury of inquisi-
quired to act when any person shall
die in Baltimore city, or in any coun-
ty of the State, as a result of vio-
lence, or by suicide, or by casualty,
or suddenly when in apparent good
health or when unattended by a
physician or in any suspicious or
unusual manner The records OF
any medical examiner shall be re-
ceived as competent evidence in any
court of this State of the matters
and facts therein contained If the
medical examiners investigation re-
veals any suspicion of violence or un-
natural cause of death he must sub
NIT his observations promptly to the
States attorney. The abolition OF
the coroner's inquest obviates fea-
ture of most existing coroner laws
which makes the necropsy part OF
the inquest and thus interferes with
proper medical investigation of
deaths not due to violence. Thus
necessary criminal investigation is
placed in the hands of the States
attorney and police officials, where
it properly belongs.
Maryland Solves Problem.
I'm the populous urban jurisdic-
tions of Suffolk County Boston),
Mass: New York City and Essex
County Newark, N. j., the med
Evening star., 1939-07-24
TeIevision Mon Weds

George Boar, known as the tele-
vision man. because he is believed to
be The only farm hand in England
who owns television set, has mar
ried the bride he choose from 500
applicants. She is Miss Beatrice
Stent, a brunette Of %, who had
been employed by London family.
The wedding took place in the regis
try office in Sudbury, but the news
spread quickly, and cheering crowd
lined the streets as the couple
started for their home. Boar won
publicity when he installed the tele-
vision set in his all-electric two
room cottage, and 500 women wrote
asking to marry him.
Evening star., 1939-07-24

THE EVENINGS HIGH LIGHTS
pmWRC Margaret Speaks Woods "a Brown
Singing While Singing" by
Strauss; Kemms Sounds" and Kerns The Song
You" The orchestra under the direction of Alfred
Walensten is heard in Saint-Saens Marche Miitaire,'
Jewels of the Madonna" the "Intermezzo" from
Mascagns
$3.50 pm-WMAL. National
Senator Joseph C. OMahoney Democrat of Wyoming,
who speaks the results of the monopoly inveiga
$50 pm-WJSV, Hand heard from Grant
Park in another of a of concert broadcasts
HOO pm-WOL The music of Wayne King is presented.
SHORT -WAVE PROGRAM
6:55 pm-PRAGUE Musical OLR4A, Is % 1877
200 pm-LONDON Quilt" 1914 1913 GsD,
IT'S meg, 25.5 GSB, 95l meg, 315
7:30 pm-ROME Italian 2RO, 118 254
1RF 983 305 m.
$3.50 pm-PARIS Symphonic Concert TPB11 II 252
TPA4. I'LL 256
pm.-BERIIN, Summertime, LIT meg,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
Stork Regains Lead In Race With Reaper"

Important gains in the fight against 8 threatened decline of the population in the United States were made in 1888, accord ing to statisticians of the Metro politan life Insurance Company. They explain that not only was the death rate of the general population last year the lowest on record and the birth rate likely to be the highest since 1892, but the excess of the birth rate over the death rate-or the natural rate of increase-was greater than in any year since 1881.
 Offsetting these gains, however, the statisticians declare, was the fact that the true rate of natural increase for 1888 will probably be negative, that is, a rate of decrease The true or corrected rate of in- crease takes into consideration the age distribution of the population, which is temporarily very favor able, but will ultimately become less so. Actual decrease of popu- lation would then result unless marked improvement in fertility takes place concurrently with continuing declines in the death rate.
 However, the present margin of balance against us," the sta- tisticians say, is still relatively slight, SO that we are given fair opportunity to formulate and set to work a population policy to meet the condition"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
Friday, The 18th, Sets Stage For C0urtrOOmC Crash

It was Friday the 18th in com mon pleas court today, with Judge Miles F. McNiff holding session in the city court chambers.
 It might have been just another short calendar session if Deputy Sheriff Ben Blick hadn't been the victim of circumstances--circum- stances which Court Officer Joseph Garvey (whose waist-line is 1uch thinner) has been able to avoid for the past many yeahs during city court sessions.
 Deputy Sheriff Blick narrowly escaped serious injury when the chair on the sheriff's rostrom in the city court room slipped too far back as he was about to re- cite the "Oyez" of the court open- ing. Greatly concerned over th' irl- juries which might have resulted to 8 more luckless sheriff. Attorney Nathaniel R. Bronson, dean of the Waterbury bar, urged the court that the rostrom be altered to avoid e recurrence of today's in- cident.
 As Judge McNiff. entered the courtroom. Sheriff Blick. in his usual alert form. stood up and prepared to push back his chair to recite the ritual. As he did SO, however, the chair slipped back too far, falling from the rostrom and causing him to lose his bal aiice and fall forcibly. The dig nity of the court was returned in c moment. 4(
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
SUCCESS MARKS
 |BENEFIT SALE
Friends and Admirers of Father Coughlin SpOn-
 sOr Benefit Food Sale

Serving as but another indication of the tremendous popularity en- joyed in Waterbury by Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, famous radio priest of Royal Oaks, Mich, a benefit food sale held yesterday at Grieve. Bisset 6 Holland store resulted in one of the greatest successes of any event of its kind held in Water bury in recent years.
 The sale was arranged and direc- ted by members of the Citizens Study Club, which has succeeded various Union of Social Justice Units organized here as part of a nationwide educational campaign conceived by Father Coughlin. The purpose of the event was to raise funds to enable the radio priest to continue his series of Sunday after noon broadcasts. The proceeds ex- ceeded the anticipations of the con- mittee by 8 substantial margin. A formal statement of appreciation from the general committee will be made later with some reference to the enthusiastic interest shown by members of the Citizens Study Club. friends and admirers of Father Coughlin, whose numbers have grown larger than ever, apparently, in Waterbury and vicinity.
 Donations of cake and food were impressively generous, but at that the various articles were sold with in @ few hours of the opening of the sale. Many persons interested in the success of the affair made con- tributions to the fund when cakes and other delicacies were not avail able.
 It was announced today that the Citizens Study Club will continue its program of activities here on be- half of Father Coughlin with great- CT enthusiasm than ever. Special meetings will be held by officers and committees to formulate the program of activities desired.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
LIVE TOWARDS TO
 SERVE TWO YEARS

Boston, Jan. 13-(UP)-Two wit nesses who chose to be Give cow ards rather than dead heroes" were serving two-year jail sentences for perjury today.
 Rocco Nuzzo and Benjamin Papa, who saw the killer flee after a fatal stabbing last August, were con- victed by a jury yesterday. Though their testimony before a grand jury resulted in an indictment, they failed to identify the alleged slay- CT at his trial and he was freed.
 Defense counsel pleaded that the two defendants, both with large fam flies, had been threatened and feared for their lives.
 For such a brazen attempt to defy and cheat the law, there is little palliation," said Superior Judge Thomas H. Dowd in imposing sem tence. Tn this case a man who apparently committed h omi c d e walked out of court while the vic- tim cried to heaven for justice"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
DEPUTY PRISON / WARDEN GUILTY

Philadelphia, Jan. 13 - (U.P) - The state had conviction today in the first of a series of trials of Philadelphia County Prison officials charged with roasting four convicts to death i'll overloaded cells last August.
 Deputy Warden Frank A. Craven was found guilty last night of in- voluntary manslaughter for the death of Frank Comodeca, one of the victims. The maximum sentence is from 18 months to three years Imprisonment.
 He had been charged additionally with second degree murder, but was acquitted on that count. He still faces three second-degree murder and three manslaughter indict- ments for the other deaths. He was released on $10,000 bond and his at torneys were given four days to file motions for new trial.
 The jury of seven men and five women deliberated three hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
A Little Gift!

It was a case of family trou- ble and drinking which caused Judge MascolO to send a man to Brookside for 30 days today at a hearing in chamber on 2 breach of the peace charge.
 Seems the aged mother want ed her son sent somewhere to "be taken care of" because, she said, he had quarrelled with a brother "who is working"
 The judge complied.
 When the sentence had been passed and the mother was about to leave the room, she went over to her son:
 Where are they sending your" she asked. He told her.
 She pressed something into his hand. It was a dollar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
13 Men Hold 18th
 Feast On 18th Day
Last Mans Club of Waterbury to Cavi Over Super.
 stitiOn at Press Club Tonight

Under ladders, over glass of broken mirrors, while a real black est crosses and re-crosses in front of them, thirteen members of the Last Mans club of Waterbury, will saunter unconcernedly to a Friday the Thirteenth feast at 8:13 o'clock tonight at the Press Club.
 For this is the quintessence of oc- casions in the annals of this group of thirteen banded together in ban on superstitions-Friday the Thir- teeth--a date when all of the money in the club treasury is hauled forth and laid out for fete of magnifi- cence proportion.
 Stolid only where superstition and i'll omens are concerned, the mem- bers will make wassail, commemor- ating their days as service men in the World War. On display. but un- touchable by any there, will be a bottle of champagne, of the finest brand, vintage 1917, which, some time, will become the means for toast to the. others by "the last man.
 Several times in recent years, of course, Friday has fallen on the thirteenth and, thus, there has been celebration, The members of the club, only one of its kind in Con- necticut, but of Q nature celebrated by hardy military men in other lo- calitieS over the years, meet regu- larly on the 18th of the month, in- formally.
 Tonight, under direction of Mau- rice Chaude, Press Club steward and delver into the "black art of the magician, there will be the for mality of disdaining all supersti- tions, however, and the background of the banquet room will combine every "ill omened" attribute to which "bad luck" has been attached by popular view. Salt will be spilled, willy -nilly, with never a casting Of a pinch over the left shoulder.
 Members will separate to take different paths around posts and never bread and butter will be voiced.
 In fact, if it weren't that all of the members are married, 1t is quite likely that this is the day they'd journey over to file intentions, or call upon someone to arrange such ceremony, so great is the stalwart disregard of the date-Friday the Thirteenth.
 Members who will cavil over superstition and have fun SO doing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13

Scouts, continuing as its director until 1924.
 During the summers of 1920, 1921, and 1922, Dr. Barclay was in France as director of Boy Scout training camps of the American committee for devastated France. He became Scout Executive of Tampa, Fla, in 1926, from which position he resigned in 1929 to be- come American camp executive for the Boy Scout world janboree at Arrowe Park, England, in July and August, 1929. Later he became di- rector of the Oregon Trail associa- tion and managed the Covered Wagon Centennial" sponsored by Herbert Hoover.
 In addition to being renowned as lecturer, pr. Barclay has been identified with the field of educa- tion. He has written widely on educational topics, with especial re- lationShip to the educational pro- gram of the Boy Scouts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
SHOP MATHEMATlC CLASSES OFFERED
French Included on List ofFree Subjects Taught
 at Crosby High

The academic department of the local adult education program is including mathematics and French on its list of free subjects to be offered this semester.
 The Shop Mathematics classes, held Tuesday and Friday from 2 to 3, and to 8, and Monday and Thursday from to g, cover work in fractions, decimals, ratio and pro- portion, square root, triangles, com pound pulleys and gears, algebra, and trigonometry. The classes in Business Arithmetic meet Monday and Thursday from 4 to 5, and on Tuesday and Friday from 8 to 9, and give instruction in compound interest, taxes, reading gas and electric meters, commission and brokerage and practical measure mentS.
 Francis Pelletier is using the Gau- del method in his classes in Con- versational French, which open this week. From the beginning, the pu- pill is familiarized with the primary elements of French conversation, and gradually assiinilates the ma terlal necessary to enable him, after few weeks, to speak the pure French language easily and spon- taneously.
 The Better English course, &C., cording to MT. Pelletier, fits the needs of the business and profess sional man, by enabling him to build up large and varied current vocabulary in everyday speaking.
 French classes are conducted Fri day afternoons at Wilby, and Fri day evenings at Crosby. The Bet ter English course will be given on Monday and Thursday evenings from 2 to g at Crosby high school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
FRATERNAL
 NEWS
Unica Chapter

Mrs. Anna Hadden, retiring pres ident of Unica chapter, was pre- sented with gift last night at in- stallation exercises for new officers in Speedwell hall. Mrs. Adeline Bon- figlio was installing officer and Mrs. Laura Saginario was ceremonial marshal.
 Those inducted were: President, Mrs. Theresa Lucian; vice-president, Miss Lucy Daloia; treasurer, Miss Mary Brigia; financial secretary, Mrs. Mary Toletti; chaplain, Miss Margaret Cicchetti; outside sentinel, Miss Anna Giordano; inside sen- tinel, Mrs. Gertrude Corradazzi; i; pianist, Mrs. Helen Geneva; trustees, Mrs. Dorothy Zaccaria, Mrs. Chris tine Vallette and Mrs. Angeline Yer astro; flag bearer, Miss Emily Guar mi; marshall Mrs. Rose Lucian; as- sistant marshal, Mrs. Corinne San td; chapter physician, Dr. Saverio Cerullo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
Truck Accepted

The new 85-foot aerial ladder truck, costing $17,735, was accepted yesterday afternoon at a special meeting of the fire commission.
 The vote was passed after Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh and Charles H. Foster, city purchasing agent, reported that the truck performed satisfactorily. Present at the meeting yesterday were Comsrs.. Patrick Sullivan, Willis Tate, Will liam Verriker and Burton H. Walker. Chairman Frank T. Healey called the meeting yester- day but was unable to attend be- cause of illness.
 The truck will go into service Saturday at headquarters, replac- ing truck bought in 1916.