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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-04-23
Mrs. Henry Entertoins
CostoIion Garden Club

Mrs. Robert Henry entertained
the Castalian Garden Club for the
March meeting in her home on Cas-
Italian drive.
The meeting was called to order
by our efficient president Mrs. Rex
Buchanan.
Roll call was answered with cnick-
ems; Mrs. Henry gave the devotional
and led the prayer.
Mrs. Martin ave an interesting
talk on milk in the diet"
Mrs. Bouchilion gave a brief dis
cussion on safety in the Home"
Nutrition was ably discussed by
Miss Mccormick.
Miss Strickland gave an interest
ing talk on "How to Gather and
grade your eggs for the Market and
home use."
A demonstration on Cottage
Cheese how to make and the many
ways to Serve" was given by Miss
Mccormick and Mrs. Buchanan.
Mrs. H. T. Hathcock, Sr. gave
an interesting talk on the Frozen
Locker
The club was represented at the
March Counsel meeting by Mrs.
Hathcock and Mrs. Rex Buchanan
Delicious refreshments was serv-
ed by the hostess, which was enjoyed
by all present.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-04-23
W.S.C.S. Meets With
Mrs. w. E. RUBBISH

On Monday afternoon, April 13,
Circle No. three of w. S. C. S. held
the first meeting of the second quar-
ter in the home of Mrs. W. E. Ru-
bush, where sixteen members and
one guest, Miss Vera Herbert, were
present.
The devotional was led by Mrs.
R. C. Elmore, substituting for Mrs.
Tart. She used an article entitled
Sacrifice Will VIM
Mrs. Dan Comfort gave the first
of christian Roots of Democracy
in America" which is the study for
the second quarter.
Mrs. RUBBISH served a salad plate
and iced tea.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. r. C.. Elmore, April 9th.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-04-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Elmore
and infant son, Raymond Lee, Kos
ciusko, spent the week end here
with relatives.
Mr.. Rupert Ellard has returned
from a business trip to Charleston,
West Virginia.
Friends of Edward Hodges will
be glad to know he is rapidly re-
covering from an appendectomy at
the Community Hospital in Lexing
ton.
Mrs. Edward Artman and children
of Grenada have returned there af-
ter visiting her mother, Mrs. Izaac
Ellard.
Friends of Mrs. Wayne Burnley
will be glad to know she is resting
nicely at the Community Hospital in
Lexington following an operation.
Miss Mamie Ingram, Jackson, IS
spending a few days at home.
=
Miss Maxine Carroll has COM
pleted her teaching duties for the
year and is al home for the sum-
mer-
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Myers were
called here this week because of
the death of her brother, flying
cadet Sammy S. Burrell, of Sallls.
who was killed in a airplane crash
at Moody Field, Valdosta, Ga. Fri
day.
Durant friends of Mrs. Harris
Rhyme and her two children will
be interested to know she has join
ed Mr.. Rhyme in Montgomery, Ala.
to reside.
Miss Louise Crider is home for
the summer after fulfilling her tea
ching duties.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Watkins
Turnage will be interested in the ar
rival Of their young son on Thurs
day, April l6. Mother and baby m
resting nicely at the G~reenville Hos
pital. He has been named Robert
Parker.
Mrs. Maurice Schrock, nee Anna
May Counts and Anna Gay
have returned to Picayune after a
delightful visit with her parents. MI.
and Mrs. w. H. Counts.
Mrs. Robert Ray has returned
from a visit with her sister, Mrs.
j Watkins Turnage in Greenville.
Mrs. Merrill Mitchell is visiting
Mr.. Mitchell in Fort Worth, Texas,
this week.
Miss Dorothy Van keuren, Green
. vile, visited relatives here Sunday.
Perry Melton is spending a few
days at home this week.
, Mrs. Morris Phillips, nee Grace
Van Keuren, is visiting her father,
G. G.. Van Keuren and Mrs. Van
Keuren, and her brother, Kenneth
t and Mrs. Van Keuren, here this
week.
Miss Marjorie Williams, of the
YlStel Durant Beauty Shop, is spend
g three days this week with her
parcnts, Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Will
inms, in Scooba.
Mrs. w. H. Lawshe spent the
week end at her home in Sardis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Harden spent
the week end in Amory visiting re-
latives and friends.
Miss Jennie Lee Streetman and
Mrs. Paul Gregory spent Sunday i'll
Greenville with Mrs. J. F. DeLoach.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Strub, Her
nando, spent the week end here with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. RUBBISH at
Tended a family reunion in Ham
.nond, La. last week end.
Miss Sara Howard, Jackson, spent
Friday and Saturday at home.
Joel Howell and Marcus Love,
Ole Miss students, spent the weel
end at home.
Miss Melba Tucker and Miss Cath
crime Calender went to, Greenwood
Monday.
Billy Young, Of Goodman, ha
gone to Arizona to see his brother
Elton Young, who is in training.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. job
Howard Beall, of Lexington, will b
orry to learn they are leaving Ho
NJ TN
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-04-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Bouchilion are now
domiciied in their new home on high
way IL. Their many friends are CIV
ing them a hearty welcome.
Miss Gladys Rhyme spent the week
end with her parents. Miss Lucille
Rhyme returned home with her for
a weeks visit.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-04-23

MRS. j. D. NEAVES Goodman
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
BY Nj. s. HANDLER

MOSCOW, Feb. 3. UP)-Mar-
bal Semyon Timoshenko's Ukraine
army was reported advance. G
steadily today toward the Dnieper
river line despite intervention of
exceptionally large numbers of
Nazi dive -bombers. level bomberS
and fighters seeking to halt the
Soviet attack.
Heavy air fighting was reported
raging over the southern front. The
Nazi luftWaffe was reported at
tempting to regain air supremacy
over n wide area in an effort to
hal the Soviet advance.
However, Soviet bombcrs were
described as pacing the advance OF
TimoShenkO's men, attacking rail
road functions, troop trains, sup
Ply columns and rear conccntra-
tiOnS.
TRAINS DESTROYED
One Russian bomber unit in a
weeks work reported the deStruc-
tion of $50 freight cars. three NOV
ing trains and several railroad
junction points.
Soviet fighter planes were Gov
cring land troops rs they advanc-
ed in order to fight off Nazi dive
bomberS. Increasing numbers OF
German planes were reported
thrown into the fight as the Rus
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
M'Aythur Beats
Off New Attack

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. GUPD r.,
The war department reported to-
day Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
troops smashed two more Japanese
attempts to land troops on the west
coast of Bataan peninsula with
heavy losses to the invaders in men
and boats.
The successful defense against
the landings was related III Com~
munique which said that the raids
were attempted during The night
of Feb. ..
The first attempt Was BY Il picked
group of special shock troops, known
as Tatori, but this was blasted by
heavy artillery fire.
"A second and more serious at
tempt was made al midnight" the
department said.
PLANES BLAST BARGES
"A large number OF bargeS under
naval escort approached the NDaSt
The raid was discovered by a few
Of our night flying pursuit planes
which Immediately attacked the
convoy with light bombs and ma
chine gun fire.
when the enemy neared the
shore, our beach defenses let go
with bawages Of artillery and ma
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
Ukraine Advance
Nearing Dnieper

sian advance gained momentum.
The Soviet communique. heard
in London by the United press
listening post as broadcast by radio
Moscow, reported that in pursuit
of the remnants of the 208th and
2l6th German infantry divisions
west of Sukhichi 200 Nazi troops
were put out of action in one day S
fighting Another 200 Germans
were killed and wound on a south
western sector and 1000 Nazi cas-
Ealties were reported in the vie
unity of YAD
TANKS IN DRIVE
German tank units we're reported
counterattacking on the southern
front but were unable to halt the
Russians.
Fighting was said to be reach
ing new heights of ferocity as the
Russian and German armies en-
gagged in a race against spring"
The Russians were seeking to
shatter or cripple German offensive
power before tie Nazis can launch
a spring offensive. The Germans
were throwing counterattackS to
prevent the Russians from achiev-
ing their objective and enable the
Germans to reach their second and
third defense lines which the Red
army said were being hastily con-
StruCted.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03

FdncieS
By Paul Harrison

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 3.-Blond.
blue-eyed and pleasantly proper
toned Betty Hutton has insinuat-
e6 herself into HollyWoods con-
sciousnesS with about the same
degree of gentleness and subtlety
as a major earthquake. She seems
TO be the new High PrieteSs of
Wham
Her movie debut will burst on the
screen soon in vaudevillistic musi-
cal called The Fleets In and
somewhat to the dctriment of the
star, Dorothy Lamour, Miss Hut
ton is all over the place. She sings.
dances and makes love with fren-
zy that leaves a portion of the
United States Navy hanging on the
hypothetical ropes. Bob Hope calls
her Vitamin B-l-With legs.
FUMED TO FAME
Miss Huttons talent for violence
in shoWmanship was discovered by
accident and has rescued her from
oblivion several times since. One
evening in Detroit, when she had
Just turned Is. she sat in night
club and fumed under the double
indignity of having failed to crash
the Broadway stage and of having
been told sternly by her mother
that she must return to school.
So when the master Of ceremon-
les called on her for song, she
went into The Dispsy Doodle
with a feeling of almost hysterical
Illustration. She not only sang loud
and good, but she began cutting
the microphone, slamming around
the props and making threatening
gestures at the band leader. This
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
u. s. Planes Sink
More Transports

ington last night revealed that foul
American flying fortresseS had shot
down nine japanese planes for !
loss of one in the MacaSSar strait
while hunting down remnants CT
the Japanese invasion and air bases
at Kuala Lumpur and Kuantan OIL
the Malaga peninsula
AS the Pacific command iSSueL
its communique, a communique Of
the Netherlands mdieS command
issued, through the Netherlands In
dies agency. said that Japanese
planes in what might foretell an in
vaSion attempt against this key is
land, had attacked ferociouSly
Soerabaya. the greatest naval base
in the Dutch Indies and other
towns in Java.
1t was admitted that considerable
damage had been done, including
damage to naval establishments
and aircraft lying on the water
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
Heavy Blows Dealt
Enemy's Spreading
Offensive in East

WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. up
The U. S. air corps famous ilNin9
fOrtresseS today are deaiing heavy
blows to Japan's three major OIL
fensiveS along 4 2.500-milc baltle-
front of the Pacific.
The latest successes in the wake
of the u S. Pacific fleets surprise
bOmbardment of Japan'S outer zone
of island detenses spread along an
are anchored to the bcSle2ed ior-
tresses of Cowegidor and Slh2a-
pore.
Communicates revealed that the
blows were rained upon these Vita
Japanese routes of conquest Win
costly effect:
1.-The winding 800-mlIe straits
of MacaSSar between Bun2o 3ha
the Celebes-pathway to Java ana
its Wcalth-Where four tlNlnA lort-
resSes blasted the lclusc OF REM
nantS of the japanese naval br'R
which lost 32 vessels in TIE lo'Ir-
day battle of MacaSSar Nine enemy
planes were shot down; one Amer
lean bomber was lost
2--Japanese bases of kuala Lm-
pur and the Kuantan ON the MalaI'
an peninsula, about 200 miles north
of beleaguered Singapore, when al
so were targets OF huge flying tort
rCSSeS.
Slower Bataan peninsula ana
its approaches to Concsidor fortress
in Manila bay where macarthur
men crushed a savage nuIcrackef
offensive of two crack japanese oiN-
iSions and piled the beaches ana
underbrush with enemy dead
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
Australia Goes
Or AIE-Out Bdsis

MELBOURNE, Feb. 3. up -
Australia suspended air mail selV-
ice to British Empire points today
as the Japanese threat TO the south
west Pacific became grav9r. and
a practice air raid blackout was
held along 1877 miles Of the east
coast in the Sydney area.
Householders along the coast and
for 80 miles inland were given only
a brief notice of the alarm with
the result that the test was Il DRAM
attic one
The federal post office, announc-
ing suspension of Empire air mai!
service from Australia, said that no
reasons could be made public.
GOES BY SHIP
Mail for great Britain is to be
taken by steamship to The Unlt"o
States and then forwarded by ai..
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03

behavior won her a re-
prieve from formal education,
job as an entertainer. and a week
later a week contract to sing
with Vincent Lopez band.
The Lopez engagement lasted
two and a half years, being ter
minated BY Miss Hutton under cirI
clunstances so strained that the Or
chestra leader sued her for $4,000
for breach Of contract. With jobs
in vaudeville and a 7-months' run
III Two for the Show on Broad
way. the ebullient Betty managed
fairly we'll But the lawsuit still
irked her, and one day she charged
INTO a lawyers office with denun-
Citations, demands. desk-poundings
and descriptions of what she want
ed done to Plaintiff Lopez.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
Dive Bonbers Blast Base

British planes hurried out foy
blasting attack on the chief jap
anese air base at Kluang. At miles
UP the central Maiaya railroad
Other British planes made low
level attacks on Japanese motto"
columns which crowded the high
ways moving toward the lower PEN
insula for siege operations.
1t was admitted that the Japa-
nese planes had caused some fires
but military casualties were Sigh
AS the dive bomDers began then
attack on the island. bic forma-
tions of heavier planes bombed
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03

tacks were carried out, causing some
fires. Military casualties were slight
There has been no enemy grounG
activity against our defenses.
"BOmbers Of the Far East COM
mand raided Kluang airdrome las.
night.
Enemy motor transport also was
attacked from low altitude.
All our aircraft returned safe. =
British guns laid down barrage3
On mainland roads as the Japanese
troops massed across from Singu-
pore and the airplanes exchanged
raids.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
BY JOHN X. MORRIS

BATAVIA. Feb 3-tUP)-United
States Army battle planes have sunk
two more japanese transports anG
probably a third in a continuation
of the deadly allied aerial and naval
offensive in the MacG5Sar Strait, a
cCmmunique of the United States
Southwest Pacific command said
today.
The new victories brought to at
least 81 and probably TO 35 the
total of japanese WarShipS and
transports sunk or damaged in the
MacaSsar Strait battle off the CaSi
coast of Borneo
One of IS japanese planes that
raided the Soerabaya naval bast
was shot down by furious antlalr-
craft and Dutch fighter plane ac-
ton. the Netherlands news agency
said
MAIN ALLIED BASE
Soerabaya on Java is the main
allied naval base in the indies az
a result of the investment Cf Singa
pore. which has been made use
less for warships for the time bcin?
at least.
A second Japarosc plane was shot
down during a raid or MGdi0en anc
a third at Mal&l2 during attack:
on Dutch air bases. Damage wa.
reported slight.
The allied command commuli-
que, released at Pacific hcadQuar
ters somewhere in Java through:
the Netherlands Indies news agency
disclosed that the American wal
plhnes scored heir new success
yesterday eff Balik Papan, Japa-
nese invasion objective.
ANOTHER DOWNED
1t said that in another part Of
the same area a Netherlands plane
shot down a Japanese plane, to
bring to at least Il the number Of
japanese planes shot down by al
lied action in the aerial phase OF
the battle Of the strait.
The cC.nmuniQue said that in re-
cent days allied planes watching
japanese shipping in the strait had
shot down nine enemy planes
against their loss cf one.
This, unless there were dupli-
cations in reports, would bring tho
total to % or 26 Japanese planes.
NEW ATTACK MADE
"a communique issued at Wash
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
Egyptian Senate
To Form Cabinet

CAIRO, Feb. 3. CUP)-Mohamed
Mahmoud Khalil Bey, president OF
the senate, attempted today to form
a government to replace the cabinet
of Hussein Sirry Pasha which re-
signed yesterday.
London reports said the resig-
nation followed a cabinet quarrel
with King Farouk who complained
that Foreign Minister Saleb Samy
Pasha broke off relations with
Vichy France without consulting
him.
King Farouk asked Khalil to head
a new cabinet. Sirry mad been pre-
mier since November 1910.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03

from high attitudes.
A general headquarters commit
nique announcing the new first
overt move in the siege operations.
said that SO far the Japanese Oh
the ground had made no gesture
against the British, Australian and
Indian troops who. refreshed, re-
equipped and reinforced, faced them
across a widened Causeway breach
The text of the communique WaS
Enemy activity over Singapore
has been considerable during the
l4st "a hours
High level and dive bomb at
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
Nazis Say British
Ace Shot Down

BERLIN, Feb. 3. Official broad
cast recorded by the United Press
III New York Wing Commander
Robert Roland Stanford Tuck, one
of the most famous of British aces,
has been shot down and taken
prisoner, the official news agency
said it had learned from military
sources. The 25 year old Tuck was
captured unhurt he report said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03

plane to Britain.
A single japanese plane, appar-
emily from an aircraft carrier, raid
ed Port MOresbT. Oh the southwest
coast of New Guinea only 400 miles
from Australia, this morning, I.
cOmmunique of the Royal Austria
liam air force said. There was no
report of damage.
CThe cOmmunique m n ii 0 n e G
Moresby and was taken to refer to
the port of that name, not the tiny
island Of MOresby off the southeast
tip of New Guinea
PRECAUTIONS TOLD
Prime Minister John Curtin, an
sWering critics by saying that his
recent visit to western Australia
concerned secret defense matters
and was not for rest, added that
he had sent Rear Admiral Percival
+. Mcneil, director of engineering
of the Australian navy. on an i'm
pOrtant mission arising from his
talks at Perth and elsewhere.
His answer TO those who said he
should have remained here, was
that he discussed defense matters
of such secrecy that they could only
be taken up on :ae spot.
DECISIONS MADE
Government iniormantS said the
war cabinet had taken important
new decisions concerning new basic
defense plans 10 meet japanese at
tacks on the fringes of Australian
territory. 1t was admitted that the
new plans were BASED on the as
sumption that Singapore was not
impregnable.
Newly arrived refugees from Ra-
baul, where the Japanese had eff
fected a landing in the Bismarck
islands northeast Of Australia, SAID
that despite previous assertions
there had been no 'Scorched earth"
policy there.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
BY HAROLD GUARD

SINGAPORE, Fep. g. CUP)-Jap-
anese planes opened a ferocious dive
bombing attack on Singapore tod2y
while the emperor's guards masscl
on the mainland across the narrow
strait from the besleged island.
Sweeping south from new base,
in the lower Malaga peninsula, the
Japanese planes raced over the ciJ2
and, roaring down in precipita;e
dives, hurled their bombs indiscll-
minately on ebjectives in the city
area and the island generally.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
GIFT FUND WILL
PURCHASE TREES

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 3. CUP)-
State Controller Harry B. Riley
today announced receipt of a $15,790
gift from: the save the -redWoods
league which will be matched by
equal state funds and used as part
CT the purchase price of Mill Greek
redwoods in Del Norte county. The
state has $lO2,0O0 budget item
to match donations for buying
wooded lands
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03

chine gun lire. The Japanese force
suffered heavy casualties in men
and boats.
On the following morning a num-
bcr of barges were found along the
beaches Some of these were burn
ing and others were adrift. None Of
the invading group reached shore.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-03
GROUND ACTION SPARSE


The department said ground op-
crations on MacArthur's left flank
We're Of a minor character" after
EIao rican and Filipino troops had
beaten off in previous days heavy
frontal pressure by the japanese
10th 'kimuraD division.
Mopping up operations were con-
linued by MacArthur's troops against
some pockets Of isolated Nipon-
csc soldiers.
The Communiquc disclosed also
that Brig. Gen. Clinton A Prince
was slightly wounded in recent
fighting The nature of his wounds
or how he received them was not
disclosed.
He is the first American general
to become a casualty in the present
war. His wife lives at 375 East
GrandvieW Ave, Sierra Madre, Calf
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-20
A RESPONSIBILITY

Juneau's Civilian Defense Board, the object of
much criticism the part of many residents who
should have found it better to devote their energies
to cooperation, believe, has done a good job in
preparing this city to meet the threat of an enemy
bombing.
We look for sincerity in any organization before
criticisng We find sincerity among the members
of the Civilian Defense Board All of its members
are sincere in their efforts protect the lives of the
residents of Juneau should this city be bombed
On the other hand, do not find sense of
responsibility among Juneau residents with relation
to civilian defense. The lack of volunteers to carry
on the work of the Civilian Defense Unit should
prove this without doubt.
We must not forget, that there always is the
hance that Juneau may be bombed. And if such
bombing would occur right now, there a good
many Juneau residents who through their complacent
attitude toward the civilian defense activities would
be the persons who should bear the terrible OF
responsibility for lives lost
We believe that the Civilian Defense Board and
he members of the Civilian Defense Unit have done
are persons to man First Aid stations air raid ward
and members of the auxiliary police who viii do
heir best to give some direction order to the
fusion and riot which would result Air raid shell
ers have been made available. Evacuation areas
have been chosen and equipped An emergency
hospital away from the city, is being set up Other
preparations have been made-and voluntary
basis-neither the members of the Board of the
larger Unit receive any compensation.
Nevertheless there may be some criticism iusti
fed If So let's bring this criticism out into the
open. This weeks meeting of the Civilian Defense
Board is being held for that purpose 1t will be held
stating at 7:30 pm in the Grade School auditorium
ON Thursday.
Before the Board meets motion picture show
+ ing the proper method to combat incendiary bombs
will be shown If you genuinely interested in
being prepared, attend this meeting Aad il you
want to crticise the Civilian Defense Board at the
same time this is your opportunity.