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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-03
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BY
Hazel Brannon

A reader-friend from Los Angeles
sends us the following paragraph chp
ned from the Hollywood, California
"Citizen-News." He asks US II the NJ
cident described in the column Wit
ten by Morton Thompson actually
happened.
The columnist said:
Down South hey are great goes
To musical pictures They will drive
hundreds of miles to see Grea'
Waltz" or any other sort of pocture
with an operate theme. When Jea-i-
cite Macdonald was on personal ap,
pearance recently, she came to jack
son. Miss. People drove as far as
200 miles from surrounding country
side. just to get a glimpse OF her
and to hear a few golden notes. The
opera house was soon packed Olt'
side in the street, travellers contin-
ned 20 arrive. The street jammed.
The pilgrims became ugly. They
wanted to hear jeanette MacDon-
aid and they were going to hear her
or tear down the opera house. the
town cops were beaten up when they
tried to dispense the mob and finally
they had to call out the National
Guard. The National Guard called
out the fire department and they
the cops, the National Guard and
the fire department -held the throng
at bay with fire hose for the dura-
ton of the concert. This isn't any
amusing story; it's absolutely true.
First time in print, too, j think
Well. we were there to hear jean
cite Macdonald sing at the Munich
pal Auditorium in Jackson but we
admit we didn't see the cops, the
National Guard and the Fire Depart
with fire hose It's funny that we
ment holding the ''throng al bay"
didn't because we were seated on
the very back row of seats near the
entrance and should have been able
to hear the commotion.
1t is true that Mississippians love
musical pictures and jeanette Mac
Donald She is so lovely and so
wholesome compared to some of your
Hollywood sirens, Mr.. Thompson. 1t
a distance to hear Miss NacDonald
is true that many people quite
Incidentally, Mr.. Thomson, they
used automobiles, not OK carts, as
you probably think)
Furthermore the audience was en-
UEhusiastic about Miss Macdonald per
sonafy and her singing. She packed
khe Municipal Auditorium for the
first rtrnc In history. It was fully
twenty minutes after the concer
started before the waiting line out
side could file in and take seat
quietly. People who didn't have tick
cts didn't bother to come to tn
auditorium because they turned dow
hundreds Of requests for tickets dur
ing the day, having sold all the tick
.ets long before the show started.
Well forgive MIR. Thompson's err
ror. He probably has to stretch thu
truth now and then, writing for tina
bunch OF people out at Hollywood
Nothing short Of a stupendous
gigals ic, colossal story could pos
isibly amuse them, we are certain.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-03

u'he Methodist pastor and family
are Just back from a delightful va
cation spent ON the coast. They are
happy to be back home.
MISS Gladys Rhyme OF Jackson
spent the weekend with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. z. Rhyme.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-03
Comma Club Sends 881
Fingerprints To FBI

Members of the Gamma Club, spon-
sors of fingerprinting project, re-
port that S81 fingerprints were taken
OF citizens of Durant for personal
Identification through the coopera-
ton Of the various clubs and civic
organizations.
The fngerprints were sent in to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation at
Washington and will be filed there.
Mrs. Fl. C. Hudson was chairman
of the committee in charge OF the
work.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-03
Methodist Services For
Sunday Announced

Church School meets At g:45. c.
II. Carruth, superintendent.
Preaching service at HOO o'clock
Special music. Sermon ny the pas
tor
Epworth LeagIt 6:46
Evening service at the Presbyte-
rian church. Sermon by tine Metho-
dist pastor.
Monthly business meeting O, the
missionary society Monday afternoon
at o'clock.
Prayer service "Wednesday evening
at 7;45.
M nthly communion service Sun
day morning.
Everybody invited.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-03
Public Service Group
Orders IC To Resume
Passenger Service
Commission Conducts
Hearing; RoiIrood
Moy Appeal Case

The Public Service Commission met
at its office in Jackson on Monday
and heard the citation against the
Illinois Central Railroad in connection
with passenger train service on the
Aberdeen District
The hearing was attended by cit
liens and attorneys from points all
along the Aberdeen District and all
of Monday was taken UP with testi-
mony by citizens protesting the dis
continuance of the passenger train.
Hearing of the witnesses for the Il
linois Central in answer to the COM
plant was completed shortly after
noon Tuesday. During the afternoon
Tuesday, Attorney c. L. Tubbs of
Aberdeen cooperated with Assistant
Attorney General Russell Wright in
preparing the Commissioners Order
which requires the Illinois Central
to provide and operate one passenger
train daily each way between Du-
rant and Aberdeen on a suitable and
convenient schedule, together with
the mail and express service. 1t fur
ther ordered that such trains be
equipped with comfortable passenger
train equipment and be kept clean
for the convenience and comfort of
the passengers and travelling public.
The Commission fur her ordered that
the request for a supersedeaS for
this order be and the same was de-
MED
During the hearing, the possibility
of the establishment of a regular
passenger train service from Aber
deem to Jackson was discussed, hav-
ing particular regard TO the ope-
ration of such service being per-
formed by train crews in such man
ner that the railroad would pay for
only one crew a trip. rather than
being required to pay for separate
crew for operating the train over the
rails in separate employee seniority
districts. The Railroad Brotherhood
is submitting to the railroad manage
ment a proposal along this line,
Unless the management of the IL
linois Central Railroad looks with
favor on this. proposal of the Brother
hoods for the through train from
Aberdeen to Jackson, 1t appears that
an appeal will be taken from he
COMMISSIONS decision to the Circuit
Court of Kinds County and until
such Court action is disposed of, 1t
is not anticipated that the passen.
ger service will be restored. The
next term of Kinds Circuit Court
convenes the third Monday in Sep
tember.
More interest was manifested by
citizens and attorneys in this hear
ing uhan has been shown in the
Commission in any similar preceding
for number of years.
DILLARD W. BROWN,
Chairman.
Durant People Present
Durant business men appearing on
the stand were j. l.. Longinotti w
f. Howell and Robert Irby. Eugene
Cole and Leroy Paris also attended.
Three Durant attorneys, w. A. Ba-
con, c. F. Drake and s. r. King.
were present and participated in the
quite a number of interested citi-
gems from Durant and other towns
along the line were present.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-03
Services Scheduled For
Baptist Church Sunday

Sunday School s:45.
Morning worship 1880
Subject: From the Depths to the
Heights
B. T. U. Gas.
Evening worship 7:45.
Evangelistic sermon.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at 7:45.
Deacon's meeting Friday evening
at 7:45.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-03
Presbyterions Close Church
School Friday Night

The Vacation Church sohon 30
she Durant Presbyterian Church will
nave closing program at the church
Friday night at 7:45.
The parents of the children. mem
oers OF the church and friends are in.
vited
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-03
w. N. Unger Attends
Philadelphia Show

MT and Mrs. W. M. Unger and
"Fiiam visited with friends as they
passed through Durant this week
on their way to the horse show at
Philadelphia
Ihey will show Glen Allen and
Mary Gray there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-01

cumstance: the runner could even step, sit on the players bench and then resume his run to first base, provided he return to the base path at the point which he left it, with out liability to be called out if the ball had not been held on first Ease before he reached it.
 When Eastman Is Out Ruls 51, Sec. 6; If, while first base be oc- cupied by base runner, the third strike be called on him by the um- pire, unless two men are already out"
 Now. folks, the above rules cov- cred Tuesdays ball game, except in the first of the seventh. when the Elks decided to play ball again after the umps had called Play ball"; when Grant on third base for Douglas stole home Henry then changed the rules again by claim ing time out"-which is the um- pire's job and not the second mana gers. But Grant had to go back to third base, while l still maintain that the run counted and the score should have been Douglas ?, Elks 2.-Thank you.
 (Signed) Walter Andrews, Acting Manager, Douglas Firemen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-01
ALA5kA RIFLE
 TEAM WILL BE
 PICKED, JULY
Tex" Leonard Is Aga in Captain-Thirteen Men
 Are to Make Trip

Tryouts are getting under way for the Alaska rifle team entry at Camp Perry, national shoot in Ohio that is attended by approximately 6,000 of the country's best riflemen and some from abroad.
 Thirteen Alaska riflemen will be given expenses for the trip, one of them a team captain.
 George H. Tex" Leonard, has been named team captain again. He announced today that tryouts for the team will end July 21, with res- pective local clubs throughout the Territory choosing their best men.
 To be eligible for the shoot, Leon ard said, one must be sixteen years of age or over, citizen of the United States and at least have one years residence in Alaska
 The firing course will be the same as last year, ten shots off hand at 200 yards, ten rapid fire at 200, ten rapid fire at 300 yards, and 20 slow fire at 600 yards.
 The match at Camp Perry opens August 20 and runs to September 10.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-01
COMMUNICATIONS

Attention, Red" Henry. second manaoer of the Elks baseball club; also the fans who attended the ball game Tuesday evening between the Elks and Douglas (won by the Elks 2 to l bp virtue of Red Henry, second manager of the Elks, who umpired the game, made all the rules, as he did in previous game played by the two teams)
 Now, folks in the grandstand- also on the Elks bench--I noticed a good percentage of poker players who know that three of kind beats two pairs, because it is rule of the game There are also rules in baseball teven the Gastineau Channel League). Quoting an old saying. "A ball game is never over until the last man is out" there was no last out" Tuesday evening lntil the Elks took the field after 10 minutes rest-and I'll prove it:
 In the sixth inning Red" Henry made a ruling that when two men occupy the same base one man is automatically cut. l differed with him Rule 52, Sec 3: Tn case a runner is being run down between bases, and the following runner oc- cupieS the same base the first run ner has left, the second runner can net be put out while holding said base. If the first runner. however, returns safely to the base he has left, and both runners arc then oc- cupying the same base, the second runner is the man out, If touched with the ball
 Another rule of Manager Henry was that a man is retired when he strikes out if first base is occupied, regardless of whether the catcher drops the ball; also that a runner cannot leave the base line while running from home base to first differed with him again. Here is the rule. When Base Runners Are Out Rule 56 Sec. @: If, in running the last half of the distance from home base to first base, while the ball is being fielded to first base, he runs outside the three-foot lines, sdefined in Rule ', unless he do so to avoid fielder attempting to field a batted ball, the runner is out for running out of line only if the ball is being fielded to first base and he runs out to avoid being put out" To cite an extraordinary cir
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-01
Draws Made in
 Classic Regatta
 Atpoughkeepsie

NEW YORK, June 1.-Columbia, Cornell and Navy drew the favored inside" lanes for the four-mile varsity race of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta on the Hudson at Poughkeepsie June IT, Columbia drew lane No. l, closest to the west shore, with Cornell and Navy, last years winner, in the sec ond and third slots" Wisconsin drew No. 4, Syracuse 5 and the Far Western representatives, Washing ton and California, were in and T, respectively.
 For the three mile junior varsity race, with all but Wisconsin repre- sented, the order was: No 1, Wash ington; 2, Cornell; 3. Navy; 1, Cali fornia; 5, Syracuse; 6, Columbia.
 For the two-mile freshman dash with Navy missing, the draw was No. l, California; 3, Wisconsin; B. Syracuse; A. Cornell; 5, Washing ton, and 6, Columbia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-01
Mt(ANN WILL
 MEET DIXIE
 IN MITTFEST
Two Good Looking Lads Scheduled to Box in
 Main Event Soon

Two evenly matched boys are shaping up in preparation for the main event bout of the smoker scheduled for June 13
 Enlisted for duty in the top 'set-to will be Billy McCann of Juneau and Dixie Wetterhauer of Seattle. Both boys tip the weights at 145 pounds and are aggressive hard working scrappers.
 McCann who has been in the pro- fessional ring since 1884 has tucked some 30 fights under his belt in the past four years, winning them all. His complete record of 54 fights since he has been in the fight game shows he has dropped only three decisions. A fast infighter and fellow who likes to mix it, Billy has won a fat share of his bouts via the KO route,
 Dixie Wetterhauer has lost one scrap in his fight career and shows real promise of being headline att traction. He is strong and young and to date his good looks show no indication that he has been trading leather for the past five years. The boy has an effective right hand with cooling influence as witnessed by record of 10 knockouts.
 Among other members of the prospective card. who have been working out regularly at the Par ochial School gym. are Marshall Lambert from Montana way who will give plenty of trouble in the l50 pound class. Austin Brown. a crafty Indian boy from Juneau. and Wat son from Oregon
 The card which is tentatively lined up will be given at the Elks Hall and will be Benefit Smoker for worthy Juneau cause.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-01
ANGELS SHUT
 OUT OAKS IN
 HURLER GAME
Seattle Drops Contest fo Sacramento After Hard
 Try to Win
(By Associated Press)

Lee Stine the Angels .righthand- CT, shut out Oakland last night, al lowing only five hits.
 Seattle lost ground in the leagues race by dropping a contest to Sac ramento. The Seattle teams outhit Sacramento but double plays stopped their assault short of scoring ground.
 Hollywood took one-game ad- vantage last night in the series with San Francisco by emerging victorious in spite of Rugger Ardizoia's cratic pitching.
 Successive singles with two out and two on base in the ninth inning gave San Diego a win over Portland last night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-01
.ELkS' NINE WHIPS REDS
 LAST NIGHT
Douglas Squad Boots Five Balls = Lodgemen Are
 ErrorIess in Game

The Elks ball club heightened their lead in the Gastineau Channel League yesterday evening by outplay- ing the Douglas Reds, five to one seven innings.
 Hagerup tok the mound for the Elks as Red Henry cast about in desperation for hurler, and pitched good steady ball a Il C whiffed eight men, only one Doug las man getting across the rubber for tally.
 The Elks got their first tally in the first of the fifth frame. Hen- ming walked and on a hit and run play with Hautala skipping down a bounder, went to second with Haul tala crossing first base safely as Douglas vainly tried for double play.
 Ellensburg flied out to left field, and with Hautala and Henning on second and third after passed ball, Koshak rapped out a double, SCOIulS I1dutdld anu I1ClllIliiS.
 Runs Scored
 Peterson, Elks shortstop, drove a low hard hit ball over left center fence in the next inning for a home run, and in the last frame, Hagerup, second man up, made first safely on an error by ErSkine at shortstop, took second when Ellens- burg walked, and both came in when Koshak hit to Turner. Turner threw to first but hit Koshak with the throw and the ball bounded out of the playing field.
 In the last half of the seventh in- ming, Douglas started off with Roller hitting a double against the right field fence and came in for Douglas only tally when Turner singled through second.
 Foster came in from third then to pitch for Hagerup, evidently tir- Bonner and Balog in succession to Bonner and Balog nj succession to finish the game.
 Douglas scored seven hits to the Elks' five, but lost the game on er- TOTS, with total of five, while the Elks played errorless ball and made two double plays on the shortstop-. second base-first base combination
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-01
ATTENDANCE AT SCOUT CAMP IS
 LARGEST EVER
Messages for Eagle River May Be Left at F. 5.
 Warehouse

With the largest attendance in history. the Boy Scout camp at Eagle River opened yesterday for it's annual two-week period.
 Wayne Young is director of the camp and Mrs. O'Malley cook. A boat between Eagle River Landing and the camp gives the campers easy transportation to the Glacier Highway. Messages and packages for the campers can be left at the Forest Service warehouse, from where they will be delivered to Eagle River every few days.
 The 34 boys at the camp arc.
 Troop ell Knights of Colum- bus )-Jack Gucker, Donald Mur- phey, Bob Murphey, Bill Kennedy, Merritt Monagle. Roger Conner, Frank Dugan, John Kennedy, Bill Gaddy and Bob Pasquan.
 American Legion Troop Minard Mill and Walter Fukuyama.
 Aux Bay Troop Warren Haines and Joe Render.
 Douglas Troop-Rady krusl and Bill Osborne.
 Norlitemen Troop-Jim Glasse, John Newmarker, Bob Vernon, John Hook, Rodney Nordling, Charles Linehan, Claude Anderson, Eddie Hughes, Dick Clithero, Bill Allen. John Tanaka, Lester Troast Jr., John Cass, Malcolm Faulkner, Gill bert Monroe, Marlyn Feero, Bob Philips and Nathan Skinner.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-01
AMERICAN TEAMS
 LEAVING IN JULY
 FOR BlGC0NTESTS

NEW YORK, June 1.-Embarking from Hoboken on July 3, l940, the American Olympic Games con- tingent of $50 athletes will arrive at Helsingfors, the Finnish capital, July 13, which will give them a full week on the scene to become ac- climated before the opening of the twelfth Olympics, July 20. On the return voyage the Pilsudski will leave Helsingfors August ' and dock at New York, August l9.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-01
By EARL HILLIGAN

CHICAGO, June 1.-The Strat- tons = Monty and Ethel = looked tragedy in the face and came ur smiling
 Less than six months ago Monty Stratton was one of the most prom ising young pitchers in the big leagues. He'd just won IS games for the Chicago White Sox. The future looked certain. Then, in November came the hunting accident in which Monty lost his right leg at the knee.
 "Sad?" smiles Mrs. Stratton. Dis couraged? No. Why should we be. We're too lucky-and thankful"
 Those few words, spoken quiet ly, cheerfully, reflect not only Mrs Strattons attitude, but also that of her husband, who has so quickly learned to walk with a wooden leg that he is coaching for the team he once hurled to many victories.
 Monty Is Cheerful
 There's no use getting down ir the mouth about something that's happened" grins Monty. Say. Tn lucky to be working and working for a great outfit"
 On May 1, the White Sox and Cubs played a benefit game which netted Stratton more than $29,845 That sum already has been turned over to him, and few small items yet are to be added to the fund.
 Boy. weren't the fans swell to turn out like that?" Stratton says The newspapers, radio-everyone helped so much. It made me feel great.
 T think I'll some day be able tc pitch again. I'm going to try. In the meantime. I'm happy to De able to remain in baseball Every one has been fine to us
 But while everyone hopes that Monty some day will hurl major league ball again, it's likely to be long time before he is able. if ever, to regain the balance and poise he once had. He practices throwing occasionally, however, and says I'm going to take care of this old arm for long time, anyway, just in case.
 Mrs. Strattcn Fan
 Mrs. Stratton saw her husband turn in many victory. Their romance began in her home town of Omaha, Neb., when Monty pitched for Omaha in the Western League. They were married in 1886 and have year-and-a- half f-old son.
 "YeS, it seems funny not having Monty out there in the box, but hell be back in his old place next year wait and see" she says. Are we down on life? Goodness, no. I don't notice any change in Monty He's just as happy and cheerful as ever And I certainly don't feel blue Why, everyone has been so good to us, and we're thankful Monty is still alive What else can we be but happy?'
 And her smiling dark eyes sparkle courage and confidence as she speaks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-01
Gastineau Channel League
CLEVELAND SETS
 ] NIGHT GAMES

CLEVELAND, June 1.-The Cleve- land baseball club announced today an official schedule of seven night games to be played by the Indians this year against every rival Am erican League team.
 The schedule for the big lake front Cleveland Stadium: Detroit, June 27 Boston, July 13; Philadel- phia, July IS; St. Louis. August T; Chicago, August II; Washington, August 22, and New York, August 30.
 Games originally scheduled the day after the night contests have been moved to other spots as parts of doubleheaders.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-01

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 31st, 1889, in the U s. Commissioners ex-officio Probate Court for the Juneau Precinct at Juneau, Alaska, Guila H. Chap pell was appointed administratrix of the estate of John H. Chappell, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are required to present them, with the proper vouchers. and verified as required by law, to said administrative, at the office of her attorney Howard D. Stabler, Shattuck Building, Juneau, Alaska, within six months from the date of this notice.
 Dated: Juneau, Alaska, May 3lst 1859.
 GUILA H. CHAPPELL.
 Administratrix First publication, May 3l, 1889. Last publication, June 2l, 1889.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-01

NEW YORK, June l.-Lured on by shot at the heavyweight cham pionship big money, Max Baer. re- formed playboy, and Lou Nova, de- termined young collegian, will fight Is rounds in the Yankee Stadium tonight.
 A crowd estimated at between 30,- 900 and 40,000 will pass through the gates. it is said
 The clash shapes up as one of the closest headline heavyweight fights in years for each fighter as it is his important match as the winner is promised shot at the title in Sep tember against the winner of the June 28 title go between Joe Louis and Tony Galento.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-01
DOUGLAS
 VIEWS
ROOF BLAZE

A fire alarm was sounded this morning about 10 o'clock from Douglas Phone Office to take firc< men to the A. R. Edwards home where they found a small fire on the roof apparently having been started by sparks from the chim- ney A chemical extinguished the blaze and damage was nil
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-01
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, June 1. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 8A, American Can 92 American Power and Light 4l& Ana conda 24h, Bethlehem Steel 57l2 Commonwealth and Southern E Curtiss Wright 5la, General Motors 43h, International Harvester 59l2 Kennecott 32as, New York Central IS, Northern Pacific 9, United States Steel 48h, Pound $468 5-16.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-01
SCHLECEL BEGINS
 JANITORS DUTIES

II B Schlcgel tcok over the ian'- tors duties at the Douglas Public School this morning and will nc doubt be kept busy with the list ol projects which have been outlined fer his summers work by the School Board They include i'm provements to grounds and build ing and building of some new equipment for manual training