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Mr.. Lewis In his letter declared ut
s obvious that II Accomplishment
could be achieved, with unified and
competent leadership, the results
would be advantageous and In the
public interest"
t"Accouplement" is defined In
Websters Dictionary - "the act
OF coupling. or state Of being
coupled; unioAD
Lewis Letter.
The letters to Mr.. Murray and Mr..
Green, made public by Mr.. lewis,
read:
The numerical strength Of Or
ganized labor IN our country is
divided substantially into two great
houses. The c. I. o. and the A, F.
Of L. have. each achieved propor-
tons demonstrating their ability to
live aid endure, even though en-
gagged in rivalry ind conflict with
the other. In membership, re-
sources and entrenched security,
these two organizations are COM
paratively of equal strength.
1T is obvious that II accouple-
ment could be achieved, with unified
and competent leadership, the re-
suits would be advantageous and in
the public interest.
Heretofore, this has not been
possible. Previous conferences be-
tween representatives of both
organizations failed to coalesce.
Conditions are now changed. Amer
lea needs unity in every phase of
its national economy. Labor i'm
peratively requires coherency, in
order to give maximum assistance
to the nation in its war effort to
defend American liberties and
American institutions.
Resumption Of Parleys Urged.
Both the A. F. Of L. and the c.
I. o. have accredited standing COM
mittees, authorized to negotiate
peace between the two organiza-
tions. suggest resumption Of
negotiations between the aforesaid
committees: that such meeting
should take place at the early con-
venience Of the members of the
joint committee, and that the COM
mittee should undertake again the
task of finding a common ground
to bring peace to the ranks Of labor.
1T is idle to discuss responsibility
for previous failures Of such meet
ings. The sequence Of events since
the last meeting some two and one
half years ago, have enfeebled GER
tain obstacles and factors Of control
which then existed. 1t IS my
opinion that under conditions ex-
isting at present, there is justif1ca-
ton for the belief that further
effort could achieve success. I
accept full responsibility for the
expression of this opinion and the
request which I herein make for
a resumption Of conferences.
Il address this letter to each OF
you in my capacity as a member
of the Standing Negotiating Com
mittee of the Congress Of Indus
trial Organizations, acting under
authority of its third constitutional
convention.
Will Help Government.
"The importance Of this request,
and the meetings herein projected,
can scarcely be overestimated La
bor's task in the effort to overcome
the enemies; of our Nation is greater
than that which befalls any other
segment of our population. If labor
can compose its major internal
problem, then the Government will
be aided in the operation of its
war economy and the membership
of labor appreciably benefited. Every
material consideration presses home
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partment here and in New York
City.
The conferences ended when Mr..
Lewis, who served with Mr.. Murray
and Sidney Hillman for the c. I. O.,
was excused to participate in wage
negotiations between the United
Mine Workers and the coal opera
tors.
Meanwhile. there have been no
formal peace efforts made, although
leading officials in both factions
have been sounded out at various
times on the possibilities of q reap
prochement and the A. F. L. in each
of its annual conventions has re-
peated its readiness to resume
negotiations.
Noting that the two bodies are
comparatively of equal strength"
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the unacceptable conviction, which
will be shared by every thoughtful
citizen, that the leaders Of labor
should now accept the responsibility
Of this task, and in all good faith
devote themselves to its solution.
MAY I hope that each Of you, In
your ofncial capacity, will advise me
Of your concurrence"
In signifying its willingness to
assign its committee to reconsidera-
ton of this task, the A. F. L. de-
clared that I'VE regard Mr.. Lewis
letter as . partial response at least
to the repeated appeals we have
made since 1889 for resumption of
conferences to adjust differences
between the A. r. L. and the c. I. o.
A. F. L. Appeal Mentioned.
"Our latest appeal to the c. I. o.
was made on December is, 1871, only
q week after America had entered
the war when a special meeting of
the officers Of all afiliated national
and international unions adopted
q declaration Of war labor policy.
This declaration contained the
following statement:
I'VE regret sincerely and are
deeply concerned with the distress
ing rivalry that has beset the Amer
ican labor field for the past few
years. We hold all such rivalry and
jurisdictional conflicts have no place
in an emergency such as faces
America and the world today. We
therefore renew our offer for unity
In the labor movement and for the
common defense Of our Nation
: against mortal danger. We hope
our call to this end will not be In
vain.'"
Mr.. Murray. who has been recu-
perating in Florida from a long
period Of poor health, is due in New
York today and is scheduled to par
ticipate in steel wage negotiations
getting under way there tomorrow.
c. I. o. spokesman indicated here
last night that there would be no
official reaction to the Lewis pro-
posal until Mr. Murray reaches New
York, and perhaps not until he has
consulted other officials In the
c. I. o.
Hfllman May Not Take Part.
On leave Of absence from his
c. I. o. office and from his post as
president of the Amalgamated
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Clothing Workers, Mr.. Hhlman, who
is now associate director of the o.
P. NJ. might not choose to partici-
pate In a renewal Of the intra-labor
consultations. As principal labor
official in the defense production
picture, Mr.. Hillman has been under
fire on several occasions from both
wings Of organized labor. The orig
inal members of the c. I. o. Peace
Committee were Mr.. Lewis, Mr.. Hill
man and Mr.. Murray.
Daniel J. Tobin, president Of the
teamsters; Harry C. Bates, head Of
the Bricklayers' Union, and Mat
thew Woll, president of the Photo
Engravers' Union, were originally
named to the A. r. L. committee, but
Mr.. Tobin did not serve throughout
the negotiations. Thomas A. Rick.
ert, head Of the United Garment
Workers, was another member, but
he has died In the interim.
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Rail Brotherhood Head
Praises Lewis PROPOSAL

CLEVELAND, Jan. II R.-Presi.
dent A. F. Whitney of the Brother.
hood of Railroad Trainmen COM
mented tonight that John L. Lewis
proposal for resumption of A. F. L.
C. I. o. peace negotiations lis a very
wonderful and patriotic suggestion" Z"
Mr.. Whitney, once mentioned by
Mr.. Lewis as the type of man to head
one big union comprising the c. I.
O., A. F. L. and the independent
railroad brotherhoods, added: TT
would be mighty fine if a program
could be worked out to bring the
two factions together"
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Chi|d-Care Course
Registration SET
Next Wednesday
Lectures by 10 Experts
And Field Trips Are
Included in Instruction

Registration for the few remaining
vacancies in the Council of Social
Agencies new group child care
course, scheduled to begin January
80, will be received from 2 to pm
Wednesday at the Defense Volunteer
Bureau, SOL Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV.
The course, initiated by the child
welfare division of the Council as
an aid to parents employed in Gov
eminent defense agencies, has been
restricted to so capable and cheer
ful" volunteers willing to give four
hours a day to care Of groups of
children four days week.
Organized by Miss Christine Glass,
former professor of early childhood
education at Washington Univer-
sity. st. Louis, Mo-, the course will
include 10 lectures by experts, field
trips to nursery schools and settle
ment houses and discussion by
panels of workers in the child well
fare. Upon completion, the volun-
teers win practice so hours In Sc
lected child care institutions and
then commence care Of groups Of
efaidren.
An last week parents desiring such
care applied to Miss Alice Coe
Mendham. chairman of the coun-
cil's emergency conference for the
care of pre-school children at
Eleventh and M streets NV. Mrs.
Henry P. Chandler, chairman OF
the child welfare division, plans to
set up the groups in institutions
found to be possible of expansion in
q survey by Miss Glass last week.
Schedule Of Talks.
Miss Glass will lecture January 30,
February IT. February 20. February
"a and February 27. DR.. Hugh Davis,
director of child hygiene for the
District Department of Health. will
discuss physical development Febru-
ary 3.
Mental development will be dis
eussed February 6 by Mrs. Ami
Weiss-Frankl, psychologist of the
child welfare society Of Children's
Hospital. February 10. DR.. Rex E.
Buxton, director Of the Washing
ton Institute of Mental Hygiene,
will discuss social and emotional
development.
Child nutrition will be discussed
by Mrs. Margaret Ewell McCurdy,
director of Sandy Beach Camp for
nursery age children. February 13.
Mrs. Chandler will speak on child
services available in Washington at
the closing lecture on March 3.
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siding in the old houses on the out
side would be moved in, and then
the older houses modernized or re-
placed, depending upon their con-
dition.
The areas of the Southwest al
ready are fairly well determined as
to occupancy by white and colored
residents, the report points out.
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Continued From First Page.)

make increasingly unpopular the
causes for the labor rupture, it is
believed that Mr.. Lewis gesture
will result in q renewal Of efforts
to achieve peace.
President Sought Peace.
Repeated efforts have been made
by President Roosevelt to bring the
warning factions together and it was
at his direct behest that the 1899
committees were set and the nego-
tiations undertaken. After a pre-
liminary meeting at the White
House the negotiators then met
intermittently at the Labor De-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Rites Held Saturday
In Louisville For
Mrs. Shamburger
Prominent Lady
Succumbs To
Illness Thursday

Mrs. Ruth Mars Shamburger, wife
Of J. B. Shamburger, well known
Durant lumberman, passed away at
st. Joseph's Infrmary in Louisville,
KY. last Thursday night at 12:2O
o'clock. She had been i'll for several
days and had undergone an opera
ton. Her death came as a distinct
shock to a wide circle of friends
here who mourn her untimely death.
Final rites were conducted Satur-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock from
the undertaking parlors of Shorppen-
horst. The Rev Humphrey and the
Rev. Franks officiated and inter-
ment was in Cave Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Shamburger would have been
5 wears of age on January 18th ana
she would have celebrated her silver
wedding anniversary with Mr.. Sham
burger November 25th. She was born
in Niles. Michigan but had formerly
made her home in Louisville fol
seventeen years. She came to Dur
ant with her husband in July, 1888,
when he bought The Durant Lum-
Der Company.
With her pleasing personality and
gracious ways Mrs. Shamburger
made a wide circle of friends in the
short time she lived here. She was
an active member Of the Methodist
Church and the goth Century Club.
She vas loved by all who knew her.
Surviving are her husband and one
brother, Loyal S. Mars, of Louisville.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Army Scheduled For
Only Short Holidays

ATLANTA, Ca, Nov. 5. - Army
training schedules and induction pro-
cedure will continue, with but brief
pauses, through the Thanksgiving and
Christmas holiday period, according
to a War Department announcement
released today in the southeast
through headquarters, Fourth Service
Command.
As any delay in induction or SUI
spension of training in war time is in
consistent and contrary to the basic
requirements of building a we'll
trained Army, it was pointed out, in
duction routine and training sched-
ulees will be continued during these
normal periods, with the exception OF
November 26 and December "a and
%.
On those dates, registrants viii not
be ordered to recruiting and Undue
ton stations for examinations and
induction. Men previously indicted
who are at home on the 14-day fur
laugh period to settle personal affairs
and who normally would be ordered
to reception centers on those dates,
will have the period extended by one
or two days to allow them to spend
Thanksgiving or Christmas with their
families.
1t was also announced that the
policy of granting %furloughs and
passes for the period from Thanks
giving to New Years inclusive, will
necessarily be restrictive.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Miss Jordan Heads
Holmes Memorial Drive

Blue Mountain, Miss, Oct. 31.--
With chairmen and workers in every
county in Mississippi working to OBJ
tanned 500, 100000 in series G war
savings bonds and war savings
stamps, to endow the "Modena Low
rey Berry P~rofessorship of Bible" at
at Blue Mountain College, leaders of
the movement are confident of VIC
tory, and expect to announce the
completion of the memorial Novem-
Der 16. This date will be the occa-
sion of hanging Mother Berry's
portrait in the Mississippi Hall of
Fame. DIR. John l.. Hill, Nashville
Tenn, book editor, Southern Bap-
fist, will be the principal speaker.
Frank L. Fair, Louisville, general
Chairman, states that county chair.
men and county workers expect to
complete the memorial fund by No
vember z.
County chairman for Holmes
County is Miss Minnie Jordan, Lex.
ington, and county workers r
Mrs. A. J. Tilghman, Mack Unger
Miss Sarah McAlister, Tchula; Mrs
NJ. w. Este. Mrs. John T. Parker
Cruger; Mrs. FELTON, Wodthy, j. +
Maxwell, Mrs. j.. D. McKie, Pick
ems; Mrs. Hays Irving, Mrs. s. c
Crider, Mrs. l.. w. hester. Durant
Mrs. r. l.. Jackson, NJ. S. Rogers
w. l.. Wright, c. f. White, West
Miss Edith Thaxton, Mrs. R. w. Al
mond, Goodman; Mrs. w. P. Lewis
} Mrs. Judson Chastain, DIR. Judsol
Chastain, Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Womon's Club Observes
43rd Birthday 31st

On Saturday, October 81, 1899 the
Woman's Club Of Durant was organ
lied. On Saturday, October 81, 1912
the club celebrated its forty-third
birthday in the home of Mrs. A. L.
Stevens, with Misses Mamie Clark
and Miss Frances Allen as hostesses.
The Halloween motif was carried
out in attractive decorations and
enjoyable entertainment.
Mrs. J.. NJ. Howard, president OF
the club, lighted the large candle on
ton of the two-tiered birthday cake
as guests and members gave interest
ing bits of information concerning
the activities and accomplishments of
the club through the years.
A lovely salad plate was served by
the hostesses. Guests who enjoyed
the afternoon with the club mem
beers were: Miss Beale, Mrs. Price
Mrs. Douglas Ramsey, Mrs. Quitmar
Steed. Mrs. Kenneth Van Keuren
Mrs. J. L. Longinotti, and Mrs. Har.
vey WIburn.
The text meeting Of the club vii
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Applications For
Basic A Ration
Books Ready
Forms Must Be Filled
Out Before Motorist
Can Reqister Car

The Holmes County Rationing
Board announces that application
form for Basic A Ration Book will
be available at all Tire Dealers and
at the Local War Price and Ration
ing Board. Be sure to get one OF
these applications and fill in all in
formation called for. Before going
to place Of registration be sure and
have your 1943 Passenger Car Re-
ceipt, otherwise your passenger car
cannot be registered. It Is very nee
essary that you follow the above in
structions, otherwise your ear cannot
be registered.
Time Of registration win be Thurs
day, Friday, and Saturday, November
IL, 13, and IA at school at West,
Durant, Goodman, Pickens, Ebenezer.
Cruger, Tchula, and High School at
Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Sam Gwin Cleared
OF Murder CHARGE,
Direded Verdict
Joe Guyton Special
Judge On Case; 300
Jurors Summoned

Sam Gwin, member of a prominent
and wealthy Holmes county family,
was acquitted of murder charges in
Circuit Court in Lexington Wednes-
day afternoon. He and his cousin,
Gillian Gwin were indicted for mur-
der in connection with the death
Of Guy Wheeler, of Preston, Iowa,
advance agent for a carnival who
was killed in Cruger at a roadhouse
October S, 1941. The case Of CD
liam Gwin Will not be tried. It wa
mol pressed, or thrown out.
The case vas heard by special
Judge Joe Guyton, Kosciusko attofn-
ey, who was appointed by Governor
Johnson to preside for the regular
judge Of this district, Hon. S. r.
Davis. Of Indianola, who IS i'll.
The judge directed the jury to re-
turn a verdict of acquittal on tho
ground that the evidence was in suf-
ficient to support the indictment.
DCACHSC 0ItOAhCyS WCIC I1cIiTy JO1lu-
son and Paul Lindholm, Lexington;
Jimmy Holmes, Yazoo City; Aubrey
Bell, Greenwood; and S. r. King,
Durant.
District Attorney Earl Thomas, .
Indianola, headed the prosecution as
sisted by County Attorney Pat M.
Barrett.
A special venire of 800 Holmes
county citizens was summoned to
court Monday in an effort to OBJ
tain a jury. 1t was Wednesday noon
before the jury was empanelled and
afternoon when the trial began.
Eleven jurors were agreed on by
Tuesday evening and it took We'd
nesday morning to obtain the twelfth.
Jurors were j. E. Jones, Ebenezar;
Phil Terry, Durant; L. O.Spell, Eb-
eneZer; r, F.. Toowbs, PicLens;
Houston Ables, Paul Hansen and
Chester Killebrew, all of Coxburg;
C. S. Aubrey and j. B. McCrary, Of
West; F. C. Fleming, Cruger; b. S.
Darnell and James A. Hester, both
of Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Peggy Chostoin Attends
Student Govt Meet

Blue Mountain, Miss, Oct. 3d.
Blue Mountain College representa-
tives attending the the Mississippi
Association of Student Government
Organizations for Women, in session
at Belhayen College, Jackson, Octo-
Der 30-31, re-: Misses Peggy Chas-
tain, Lexington; Sue Vandiver, Gre
NADIA; Monte McMahan, Batesvile;
Sara Wallis, Memphis, Tenn; Edith
Taylor, louisville; Ruth Garcia,
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Miss Chastain will address the
body on the subject effectiveness
of Rules and Regulation in Student
Government"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Cotton Crop Is II
Percent Above III;
Corn Crop Up Il
Federal Reserve
Gives Report
OF Conditions

According to the October issue Of
the Monthly Review Of the Federal
Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the fol-
lowing report of business conditions
in this section is given:
AGRICULTURE - Production of
z major crops in the Eighth District
IS estimated to be 4 per cent greater
than in 1941 according to the U. S.
Department of Agriculture. The
crop is expected to be II per cent
above the 1941 output and the pro-
ductiOn of corn is estimated at IL
per CEN above the 1941 crop. The
outlook for the tobacco crop i'm
proved somewhat and is now indi-
Gated to be slightly above 1941 out
put. Weather conditions during most
of September and early October were
favorable for crop development and
harvesting although heavy frost at
the end of September damaged GER
tain late maturing crops to some
extent.
Observation-Disclosures of goods
for war purposes continued to set
the pattern of industrial activity in
the Eighth District during September
and early October. Production o.
steel ingots and castings continued at
high levels with the rate of ingot
production reaching 81 percent of
capacity at mid-October. Shoe pro-
duction in September was s per cent
below August, the decline largely re-
flecting shortages Of certain types of
leather. Output of coal at Eight Dis
trict mines was 8 per cent greater
than in August and for the first 9
months of the year vas "a per cent
greater than thst of the comparable
period in 1941.
TRADE-Department store sales
in the Eighth District during Sep
tembertember II per cen high
er than in August, registering lses
iioiA otoSOAioI ipi
and were 3 per cent above Septem-
Der, 1941. Retail furniture store
sales in September wer IA per cent
above August and but 2 per cent be-
low September, 1941. Dollar volume
of wholesale trade in the district was
2 per cent above August but 3 per
cent below September of last year.
FINANCE-Demand for bank cred
it in the Eighth District improved in
September and early October, re-
flecting an increase in loans for in
dustrial and agricultural purposes in
certain localities. Total loan volume
of reporting member banks increased
8 per cent in the 4-week period end
ing October 81 but was IL per cent
below the level of a year ago. In
vestments rose 8 per cent in the
month and were rs per cent above
the corresponding period last year.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Hoover Maxwell Is
Awarded Medal By
Central
Pickens A IN Honored
For Notifying Co.
OF obstruction

At a regular meeting of the Pick
ems Rotary Club last week Mr.. Hoo
yer Maxwell, prominent Pickens citi-
zen. WAS awarded a medal by H. ].
(Rouck, of Grenada, trainmaster of
the Illinois Central railroad, repre-
senting J. l.. Beven, president Of the
&c, for his part in promptly notify
ing Agent J. w. Tyler Of an obstruc-
Aion on the railroad track August
18th. Mr.. Maxwell drove to the sta
ton and notified Mr.. Tyler in time
to stop the Panama Limited, north
bound luxury train, and thus pre-
venting loss Of life and property.
The obstruction on the track was
caused by 4 broken down logging
truck which had been left on the
tracks Had it not been for Mr..
Maxwell's prompt action the Panama
would have probably been wrecked
with considerable loss Of Life and
property.
In addition to Mr.. Rouck other
guests at this meeting were G. n.
Peacock and Frank Calender, OF
Durant, and Mr.. Rogan, of Grenada.
There was a one hundred precent
attendance Of members of the club.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Durant Loses 10
kosy b" Team

"A very game, courageous, determi-
nation and aggressive Durant High
pigskin squad, h~opelessly outnumber-
ed but not ~outfought, tore INTO the
Kosciusko second team last Friday
night and cheNed off large hunks OF
flesh. but the Whippets had the super
Tor offense to triumph by the mar
gin of 10 to 0.
Coach M. b. Holmes lads gave the
Alfalfa crew what was probably It's
stiffest fight of the 1912 season and
deserve a tremendous amount OF
credit for their stand in spite OF the
fact that they were without the serv-
ices Of their quarterback and number
! ball carrier, Roy "Skeeter' VIII
liams. whose presence would nave
given the Tigers much more organ
ization and steadiness.
In spite of the two markers chalk
Cd nm ~ the men of Coach Walter
Scales, however, the locals gave an
exhibition of passing that gives every
indication of trouble through the air
for all future opponents. Fourteen
tosses sailed through the ozone, while
IL nestled snugly into the arms OF IN
tended receivers.
One of the highlights of the TIT
was the return of a punt by u
Baine of the opening kickoff. Only
a desperate lunge from behind by a.
/. but lack of a sustained drive ruin
vented a tally. Baine lugged the bali
a distance of As yards running from
his own 20 to the foes 35.
Twice the Durant gridders stormed
IN the shadow ofthe Kosy goal, ones
to the 3-yard stripe and once to the
/. but lack af a sustained drive rum
ed chances of touchdowns.
K~osciusko's markers came in the
first and third quarters.
This weekend the home forces VII
clash with Tchula Bulldogs and are
confident they will check their losing
streak.
In the lineup for the losers last FRI
day were Stokes, r. Strowd, Baine
King, Creswell, Melton. Martln
Hodges. Wigley, J. Strowd, Downer.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Piano Honor Roll
IS Announced

Mrs. l.. C. Lipsey submits the
names of the following Piano pupils
who for the past six weeks have met
requirements for the Honor Roll:
Shirley Leslie, Bobby Ellard
Elaine Ellard, Anna Betty Caruth,
Carol Ann Watkins, Linda McCul-
lar, Betty Harrington, Robert Ros-
son, Mary Ann Stevens. Rose
County, Dorothy Sharp, Janice
Robertson, Ann Bowie. Ruby j.
Cooper, Carease Truitt. Joyce Truitt
Elinor Stonestreet, Mary Stone
street, Mary Stonestreet, Peggy
Knott, Carolyn Hays, Beatrice Roby.
Jane Mitchell, Rosemary Howell.
Due to illness Carol Montgomer!
did not meet the requirements.