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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Duront Boy Is Now
Ensign In Navy

William A. Bacon. Jackson attorn-
ey, sou Mrs. Zouella Bacon of Dur
ant, lett Jackson by plane Saturday
morning for Itchica, New York,
where he will enter Cornell Univer-
sity to receive his basic training in
the U. S. Navy. He has been ac-
cepted as ensign and will be sta
toned at Seattle, Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erie Norquist were
hosts to a lovely dinner party Fri
day night at the Mary Frances Tea
room in Jackson honoring Ensign
Bacon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
SGT. Marion Bishop
Weds Martha Williams

Sgt. Marion Bishop, now station
ed at the Savannah, Ga, airbase,
was married on May End at Canton
to Miss Martha Williams, daughter
of of Mrs. Shack Williams. He is
the SON of Mrs. Kate Bishop. They
were married on his last furlough
home.
The bridal couple are visiting
their mothers here where he has a
Today furlough. They will spend
this weekend in Memphis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
SHverstein Rites
At TyIerton

Friends here of Mrs. Bob Silver
stein, nee Jane Odom, will regret
to learn IF the death of her husband
at their home in Tylertown this weel(
He had been i'll for some time with
a form of typhoid a development
from an operation some time ago.
Services were held there Wednes-
day and were attendd by Mrs. j.
E. DoIlahite from Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
HJC-Hinds Football
Date Moved Up

On Thursday night, November IL
Holmes Junior College will play
their last home game of the football
season with Kinds Junior College.
This game was originally scheduled
for Friday night, November 10.
In as much as Memphis State
Teachers College has cancelled their
game, this game on November IL
will be the last opportunity to see
the two teams so evenly matched,
this bids fair to be the outstanding
football game Of the season.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Bonkheod Drone Is
Nov 1st Lieutenant

Friends of Lieut.. Richard Bank
head Drane, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. w. Draine, will be glad to learn
he has been promoted to first lieu
tenant at Borinquen Field, Puerto
Rico, where he has been stationed
since January with the army air
corps
Mrs. Drane, the former Elsie My
ers. returned last Tuesday from
Puerto Rico when civilians were
evacuated from the island.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
THROUGH
H AzE |
{ Y { s
BY HAZEL BRANNON

After Tuesdays elections the New
Deal government in Washington no
longer has comfortable control Of
the two branches of congress. No
longer car it depend upon a rubber
stamp congress to do it's bidding.
The situation in Washington
should be improved with the addi-
tion of so many new faces. The
country is evidently tired of many
of the old ones The country is tired.
as we have often said, of a lot Of
things going on in Washington
90 much politics, bungling, red tape,
too many communists in high places
in the government, too many little
Hitlers telling us how to run III
business. The people jutt don't want
TO be regimented by a lot of i'm
practical pinks and bungling poll
tic;ans and they will have none Of
it. They showed it by raising their
voices Tuesday.
Whist happened TO the New Deal
Tuesday u only . taste OF what is
going 70 happen at the next election
II Mr.. Roosevelt doesn't make an
awful lot Of changes.
The vote Of every southern repre-
seatakive and senator u going to be
needed Il the present war on the
Asme front to preserve social gains
= continued. It is . nice atmosphere
our new Senator Jim Eastland will
step into.
Il might not be amiss to suggest
that we halt that war on the home
front and do away with the idea OF
having ct least one person in each
family on the government payroll
until after we win the q If we
don't hurry up and start fighting 1t
is going to be over before We get
in it +. and we might not like the
way it comes out.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Three Duront Men
Go To Jackson Base

Additional men to enlist in the U.
S. air corps and be stationed at the
Jackson aidbase are Robert Ray,
Percy Joyce and Jack Edwards.
Charles Alexander, former highway
patrolman who resided in Durant,
now of Kosciusko, also was among
those signing up last week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05

On September %, 1912, members
of the Holmes Agricultural High
School FLA. Chapter met and elect
ed the following officers: President,
Ralph Dickerson; Vice-President, Eu-
gene McNeer; Secretary, John Agile
killibrew; Treasurer, Benny Jones
Reporter. John Howard Douglas; Ac-
Invites Chairman, Charles Young:
Watch Dog. Edward Caldwell.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Curtis Gibson Now
In Santa Ann

Friends of Curtis Gibson will be
interested to know he has been
stationed at Santa Ann, California.
where he is in the Air Corps. He
received his first three weeks train
ing at Keesler Field, Biloxi.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05

Mrs. Henry Moss and children
Barbara and Barger, recently spent
a pleasant weekend in New Orleans.
There they were joined by Mr.. Moss
on his return from Panonome, Re-
public of Panamt.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Moss ana
children spent the weekend in Jack
son with their sister, Mrs. Vivian
Thomas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Daniels Announce Birth
Oh Daughter Oct. 18th

Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Daniel II
the proud parents of a seven pound
daughter, Lee Sharon Daniel, born
on Sunday, October 25th, at the
Community Hospital in Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry 0'Cain have
moved from the Presbyterian manse
to the Love house formerly occupied
by Or. and Mrs. w. R. Weaver.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05

be on November 10th tn the home of
Mrs. Robert Ham.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Holmes Jr. College

The names of honor roll students
for the month of October at Holmes
Junior College were recently an
nounced by G. j. Everett, registrar.
The sophomore students were Jane
Cox, Edith Mcdaniel, and Lucille
Roberts. The two freshmen students
on the honor roll were Billie Ruth
Mcclellan and Margaret Alyce Will
der. The high school students max
ing the honor roll average were;
Christine Covington, Rosa Wyse
Ford, Virginia Holder, Rose Ann
Montgomery, Bobby Wheeler, Peter
Wheeler, and Jane Wilburn.
IL was announced that fall holt
days would begin Friday, November
13, and run until Wednesday morn
ing, November II.
The students of Holmes Junior
College had as their guest speaker
on Friday, October 80, Rev. E. S.
Lewis, pastor of the Methodist
church of Durant.
Rev. Lewis took his text from
Philippians and explained Abraham
Lincoln's philosophy of life. He dis
missed the assembly with prayer.
Also on program were delegates OF
the Girl Reserve Conference, who
had returned from a weekend conven-
ton at Kosciusko. Rosa Wyse Ford,
Mae Bess Branch, and Maxine Dick
erson briefly described the course of
events of the conference.
The cast of characters for the
dramatic club play, "Everybody's
Crazy" was announced last week by
the club sponsor, Miss Edith Thaxton :
"Everybody's Crazy a farce in
three acts, is the story of three am
bilious college boys who buy a
haunted hotel with hidden treasure
buried on its premises. After a de-
lightful round of comedy n
frightening experiences with spooks,
the ghost is caught, the treasure is
found, and all ends well with the
romantic situations involved.
The following characters were Sc
lected; Herbert Stanley, Theo Lam
caster; Elmer Sneed, James Hem
phil; Tommy wilkins, Warren Gar
rard; Williams Bates, Sam Bates;
Ketura Katt, Mildred Hudnall; Julie
Mather, Lucille Case; Mrs. Spooner,
Christine Woods; Godfrey Van Cor
don, Leroy Fendalson; Caroline,
Ellie Irving; Celia, Rachel Robertson;
| Adam Pottle, Frederick Wicker; Lib
by Ann, Joy Wynn; Gladiola, Ber-
nice Box; Jasper, James Lewis; the
Ghost, ????
Due to conflicting circumstances
the date for the play has not been
decided upon, and viii be ANNOUNCED
at a later date.
"Everybody's Crazy was written
by Jay Tobias, and will be produced
in arrangements with the Walter H
/ DoIo~ Co~~orr
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05

IL was announced that fall holt
days would begin Friday, November
10, and run until Wednesday morn
ing, November II.
Evening star., 1942-07-21
Disti||ery Expansion
Seen as Necessary
To Meet Rubber Needs
Butudiene Con Be Made
Quicker From Spirits,
Legislators Are Told

The United States and Great
Britain need close to 1900, ,000,0 900
tons Of rubber in the next Is months
largely for essential military and
naval uses.
Present plans. the actual status
Of which is secret and somewhat
controversial, call for 100000, 900
tons of the basic material-the syn
thetic chemical butadiene-to be
supplied by the petroleum industry,
With the present distilling plants
and apparatus in the country
stretched to the utmost it may be
possible to get about 5000 900 gal
Ions Of pure alcohol which will
mean close to 400, 100000 tons more
of butadiene.
Legislators Inspect Plant.
This means that, to meet the
essential need, there must be dis
tilling facilities for at least 300,-
100000 more gallons of alcohol to
be produced from approximately
120, 900 900 bushels of corn and
wheat
Much of this now is in Govern
ment storage spoiled to such a de-
gree that it is of doubtful value for
human or animal consumption.
Such was the essential picture
laid before a group of House mem
bers who made an Independent in
spection the other day of the buta-
diene pilot plant OF the Publicker
Commercial Alcohol Corp. in Phlla-
delphia. 1t is one of the two places
in the country where the essential
chemical actually is being made
from alcohol. The other pilot plant
uses synthetic alcohol.
Alcohol Costly as Material.
Admittedly, it was explained to
the members of Congress, alcohol
butadiene costs minimum OF 8
cents a pound more than petroleum
butadiene. This is due entirely to
the cost OF the raw material-corn
and wheat. 1t is difncult for the
most enthusiastic alcohol rubber
proponent to see how this cost can
be reduced materially and allow the
grain producers a living. This ap-
parently means Understanding, as
is now widely predicted, that syn
thetic rubber manufacture may be
developed into legitimate COM
petitive industry in this country
after the war-alcohol will hardly
be the starting material.
On the other hand the members
OF Congress, checking with their own
eyes testimony which has been
offered at hearings, were convinced
that alcohol conversion plants are
much cheaper and can be put up
much faster than petroleum CONVEX
sion plants.
The Pubhcker Corp. is operating
Evening star., 1942-07-21

on the butadisne formula OF Dr..
Waclaw Szukwiecz, Polish scientist
who has operated successful alco-
hoI-butadiene plants in Poland and
Italy for five years DR.. SZukwiecz
escaped from Poland after the Ger
man invasion and is now in the
United States.
Progress Made in Russia.
The essential part of the formula
is secret catalyst which is used
for the transformation of alcohol
molecules into hutadiene molecules.
This is only one OF several catalysts
which will do the same thing, off,
cials Of the Publicker Corp ex-
planned. but the process is the only
one which actually has been sue
cessful in commercial application.
Since DR.. Szukwiecz has been
working in Philadelphia consider
able improvements have been made
in the process. scientists Of the
company claim. They also believe
that very great progress has been
made in Russia, no details of which
have reached this country.
The members Of Congress agreed
that speed and practicabilitye rather
than cost. are now the essential
considerations.
A plant capable Of producing
about 250.O00 tons year, according
to calculations of the Publicker
officials, can be set up in a rela-
lively short time at cost of about
S25 100000. The vital materials en-
tering into such a plant would be
about equal to those used in a new
freighter.
Would Scatter Plants.
1t would be, they say, clear case
OF balancing the war value Of that
much rubber against that much
shipping.
The proposal they placed before
the congressional party was that
such comparatively small plants be
scattered over the country, espe-
cislly in the inland producing
areas.
Petroleum butadiene requires very
much larger and costlier plants neal
oil fields, where they might be easy
air targets.
House members who made thu
Evening star., 1942-07-21
Lions toronto Convention
Opens With Flag Ceremony

b. tht Associated Press.
TORONTO, July 2l.-The national
colors OF the United States, Canada
and eight South American countries
fioated side by side today at an i'm
pressive nag ceremony opening the
26th Lions Club International Con-
vention.
A number of special trains brought
the delegates to the assembly and
pre-convention estimates were that
10000 visitors would be on hand.
Among Latin Americans present was
DR.. Gustavo Cuervo Rubio, Vice
President OF Cuba,
Speakers on today's program were
Capt. A. A. Nicholson Of New York
Jonathan Daniels, assistant director
In charge Of mobilization. Once OF
Civilian Defense. Washington, and
Joel Dean, chief OF fuel rationing
ONCE of Price Administration,
Washington.
A twilight parade OF 1000 members
of Canadian armed forces, Is mill
tary and civilian bands and mech
anized war equipment winds up the
first days program.
Evening star., 1942-07-21

towns boast a Chinese food institu-
ton named Ruby Foo, Ruby Foe
being a chain. Indeed, let not Wash
ingtonians lose sight of Ruby Foo
the person not the restaurant. Let
them not for that matter overlook
Ruby Foo Restaurant to be opened
in the first part Of August.
Leakage from the local Ruby Foo
publicity Office (probably established
before the first tender nail went into
the Restaurant Ruby Foo) reveals
there will be an all-inclusive Chi
nese cuisine and hired help. bar
with appropriate trimmings, awe
some murals and no entertainment
devices to impede digestion.
Evening star., 1942-07-21
Reuther Charges Needless
Use Of Steel for Barracks
B, the Associated Press

B, the Associated Press.
DETROIT, July 81. - Declaring
that creeping paralysis" threatens
vital war production plants because
OF q lack of steel, Walter P. Reuther
an Official of the CIO United Auto
mobile Workers. last night charged
tie sTuned forces with .I1eedlessly
4 Sing 4. 500 900 tons of steel an
ffsaaI1y for temporary barracks and
warehouses"
In a letter to Donald M Nelson,
director Of the. War Production
Board, Mr.. Reuther, who also is q
member Of the labor enlargement
policy committee Of the War Man
power Commission, said failure OF
steel and other raw materials "to
reach defense plants in this area
was causing "shutdowns, costly de-
lays In war production and wide
spread unemployment"
Mr.. Reuther, director Of the
unions General Motors department
said four corporations plants have
been affected by steel shortage and
that others would be shortly unless
steps were taken Immediately ito
correct or alleviate the situation"
Evening star., 1942-07-21
Pershinq Kin Made Major

PALM SPRINGS, Calf, July q
(P1.-Frank E. Pershing, a nephew
Of Gen. John j. Pershing, has been
commissioned a jor in the Ord
nance Corps of the United States
Army and has reported to the Win
gate Ordnance Depot, Gallup, N
Mex. Maj. Pershing served in Worlc
War
Evening star., 1942-07-21

zens when they occupied the settle-
ment.
The euerrillas also were reported
to have cleared the Germans oN, OF
the district between Sarajevo and
Mostar and to have destroyed IL
miles OF the railway between Kon-
jica and Mostar, yss
At Konjica. food supplies capt1TN
from the Germans were distrisutT
to the population and 25 railway
engines we're seized, the radio sald
Evening star., 1942-07-21

Feeling that music appropriate to
the occasion was called for, the Of
f1cer requested same of Barbara Girls
sey, Robin Hood songstress.
Being rather short on Anglo-Ca-
madam repertory, Miss Crissey took a
moment TO confer with her muse,
snapped inspirations finger and
volunteered I'm a Dreamer, Mon
treal.'
AS far as is known she sang it
that way. She should have-as
penance.
Ruby Foo is the name of a Chinese
lady. Actually. In Boston, in New
York City, in Miami Beach this
may well be a forgotten fact. al
though each of these provincial
Evening star., 1942-07-21
YugosIav Town Reported
Occupied by 6uerriNas
.. 49, Arxo~iated prssx

2, the Associated Press
MOSCOW. July 21.--The Yugo-
slav guerrilla army has stormed Its
vav into the town OF Konjica, about
30 miles southwest of Sarajevo, the
Moscow radio said last night In a
Bern dispatch.
The battle outside the town, last
ing through July 8 and Q. was won
by a battalion OF guerrillas," the
dispatch said, and the victors were
received enthusiastically by the citi-
Evening star., 1942-07-21

inspection included Representatives
Carter Of California, Crawford Of
Michigan. Lands OF Indiana. Jen-
sen OF iowa. Anderson of Mime
sofa. Stefan Of Nebraska and Bender
of Ohio.
Evening star., 1942-05-18
Associated Dry Goods Votes
Protection in Suits
BY the Associated Press,

RICHMOND, Va, May 18.-Stock-
holders Of Associated Dry Goods
Corp. approved today new bylaw
providing for decentralization of
directors and officers for expense
reasonably incurred in connection
with suits or other actions to which
they may be parties by reason OF
their Office
A series Of resolutions by a minori-
ty stockholder proposing that the
annual stockholders meetings be
held in New York, that the corpora
ton issue complete statements as tc
each subsidiary. that it report any
and all funds received from SubSid-
iaries each year and that at all an
nual meetings complete records be
taken by two secretaries, one in
shorthand and the other in steno-
type, and copies be sent to each
stockholder within 80 days, were
defeated.
The author of the resolutions, de-
Scribed as the holder of Is shares OF
stock, was not identified.
All directors were reelected
They are: Oswald w. Knauth. presi-
dent of the corporation; Samuel w
Rayburn, chairman of the board
Adolphie Boissevain, George L. Burr
j. Edward Davidson. Albert Forsch
Walter Hoving. Robert Lehman, Ot-
to Marx William A Mitchell and
Charles S. Sargent, all of New York
Harold NJ Hecht of Buffalo, N. Y,
and Robert J. McKim of Louis
vile, KY.
Evening star., 1942-05-18
Federal Debt Raised
To 1874 Billions
By Midway
BY the Associated Press.

6y the ASSOCldleQ fress.
The Government debt jumped
So, 1876 sos .341 to a new record high
of s73 3,434, 7O0,147 in the first half
of May
One of the largest increases in
any similar period in the Treasury's s
history, the new debt figure reflected
speeded up borrowing to pay for war
costs.
Principle fastors in the debt Jump
were the sale of s1,25O,OOOOOO of 2
per cent, 7-9-year bonds, approxi-
mately s92O,OOO,OO0 of 21z per cent,
20-25-year bonds, S317 1863, ,779 of War
bonds, about s10O,oOO,0O0 of short
term treasury bills Gin excess of the
amount of bills paid off in this
period and S100,000,0 900 of tax notes.
Through the sale of more war
bonds and Treasury bills the debt
may rise another $500 100000 this
month, and in June the Treasury
has another s2,8O0,O0O 900 of f.
nancing planned, including sale Of
War bonds.
How financing has been stepped
up to meet the war program was
illustrated by comparison of the
new Treasury debt figure with the
s54 039 ,6l2,725 total of a year ago.
These figures include both the direct
debts of the Treasury and Govern
ment corporation securities guar
anteed by the Treasury.
In the first 10la months of the
fiscal year which will end on June
80, the Treasury has spent s26,031, :
969,073, including SIC, ,406, ,491, 139 for
war, and collected sl0026, ,430,572 in
taxes. This left a deficit of s16,OO5,-
538,501, which has been made up
through borrowing.
Evening star., 1942-05-18
Price Control Called
Vital War Step 10
Protect u. ).
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 18-Sylvan
Joseph, o. P. A. regional admins
traitor, said today that the price
control order which went into eff
feet today, was aimed to help pre-
serve and protect the Nation 'and
the values for which our soldiers
are fighting"
He said that the price ceiling,
which made the March high" the
top price which might be charged
for the duration, was the most
sweeping economic step the Nation
had taken and was as important
as the Selective Service Act.
Price control, he said, did not
mean the end of competition, as
prices might be lowered by any one,
and likewise did not mean there
would be uniform prices at every
store as the March-level control ap-
piled to each individual store.
He spoke to 5000 employees of
Gimbel Bros, Inc, department
store here, and his talk was broad
cast to the Gimbel stores in Phila-
delphia and Pittsburgh and to Saks'
Fifth avenue and SakS' Thirty
fourth street stores here.
Evening star., 1942-05-18
Socony-Vacuum Is Gloomy
Over Eastern Situation
BY the Associated Press.

by Ine ASSOCldleQ fIeSS,
NEW YORK, May 18-The So
cony-Vacuum Oil Co. today painted
a black picture for the oil industry
in a letter to its employees in Eastern
marketing areas, explaining the
difficulties imposed by transporta-
ton shortages.
Its costs are way up, its civilian
market is curtailed and it has had to
rearrange its entire business" the
letter said of the industry in gen.
eral. "Since the beginning of the
year Socony-Vacuum's earnings
have shown an abnormally sharp
decline each month"
Giving a specific example of the
enormous increase in costs brought
on by use of tank cars instead of
tankers to bring oil to the East
Coast, the letter said:
"In the month of April Socony-
Vacuum moved an average of over
10000 barrels day by railroad tank
car to the East Coast area, 1t is
estimated that these shipments in
volved an extra transportation cost
alone to the company of about
$4,000 a day.
This does not include other extra
costs which the company has had to
assume in rearranging its barge and
pipe line shipments, in readjusting
its refinery operations and in buying
products wherever available"
Evening star., 1942-05-18
Stock Prices Follow
Irregular Course
In Dull Session
Selected Issues Rise,
But Many Register
Losses at Close
BY VICTOR EURANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, May 1s.-Selected
stocks crawled into moderately
higher territory today. but numer-
Gus leaders were unable to get any
where in particular and declines
were plentiful.
Real strength or weakness was
rarity in most departments. The
list generally leaned toward the ad-
vancing size at the start, Frac-
tional improvement was erased here
and there by midday and, in the
final hour, mild irregularity was
the rule.
Dealings were exceptionally slug
giSh throughout, transfers running
around 10000 shares for the short
ened session.
The financial sector was cheered
by reports of further Russian blasts
at the Nazis in the Ukraine, al
though domestic imponderables such
as taxes and the effect of spreading
war economy on business and indus
try made for ultra conservatism
among potential buyers.
The earnings and dividends pic
ture was clouded by action of Du
Pont directors in chopping the in
terim dividend from SIPS paid in
March to ST. The stock slipped on
meager turnover.
Early resistant issues included
American Telephone, Western
Union, New York Central, Southern
Railway, Pepsi-Cola, Texas Co.,
American Can, Eastman Kodak,
Caterpillar Tractor, Sperry, J. C.
Penney, Goodyear and Woolworth.
Some of these failed to hold.
A shade in arrears most Of the
time were Bethlehem, Chrysler,
Anaconda, Du Pont, Westinghouse,
Sears Roebuck, Union Carbide and
General Electric.
Bond Prices Narrow.
Bond market prices held in a mar
row range with small gains and
losses about balanced near the final
hour.
Except in a few special cases.
mostly in the rails, the trading
pace was slow.
Ahead most of the time were
Northern Pacific IS, Hudson & Man
haitian Refunding SIS. Third Ave-
nue. Adjustment SIS, Southern Rail-
way As, st. Louis-San Francisco
AIS, Santa Fe IS and Western
Maryland As.
Holding stationary or tagging
slightly behind were Missouri Pa
cific 5s. International Telephone IS,
Wabash 4l4s, Chesapeake e. Ohio
311s, Consolidated Oil 3l2s and Bal
timore & Ohio stamped converti-
bles Of go.