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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-15
War Relief Drive
OF Red Cross Goes
Over The Top
Ellis and Burr
Thanks Workers and
Donors In County

w. r. Ellis. Chairman, and L. E.
Barr, Vice-Chairman, of the Holmes
County American Red Cross War
Relief Drive wish to express their
appreciation and thanks to the var
ious Community Chairmen, as well
as to all who have up to this time
made contribution in any way to-
ward the success Of the present
"War Relief Drive" in Holmes Coun-
,y. 1t is indeed very gratifying to
report that Holmes County's quota
of $2,50O,00 has been exceeded by
$363.99 in funds actually paid in
While we have not had full report
from all of the communities in the
County, it is our belief that the
$2,863.99 already paid in will be
supplemented considerably when a
final report is made.
In this connection we would urge,
J il there are those who have not yet
made contribution to this exceeding
ly important cause, that such persons
contact their respective community
Chairman at once and give him what
ever amount they possibly can, or
forward such amounts direct to w.
r. Ellis or L. E. Barr, Lexington,
who will see to it that the proper
community gets credit on its quota
for such contribution.
A list of the communities and
their respective quotas and Chair
man are given below, together with
the respective amounts paid in by
each community Chairman.
Name of the community is listed
first, then the quota that was sent
for them, and then chairman, and
last is the actual amount paid in By
the community chairman.
Lexington, $650.00, w. D. Wilson,
100000.
Durant, 10000, W. P. Taylor,
418.95.
Tchula, 10000, Guy Sharpe,
417.O0.
Cruger, $4,000, T. B. Smith,
1 dO'VV, \AhSouiPlCtC/'
Thornton, 1880, Martin L. Smith,
none, Canvas incomplete.
Coxburg, 5000, Merrill Eakin,
5000.
Ebenezer, 10000, B. w. Hum
phrey, $3.50 (incomplete.)
Pickens, $4,000. Ed Atkinson,
251.00.
Goodman, 1850, Hugh COwsert,
1880.
West, 10000, W. T. Hand, 281.43.
Acona, 5000, J. D. Williams
$500.
Howard, 5000, Geo. Ellison, 34.0l.
Franklin-Richland, 5000, ]. N.
Powers, 5000.
Mileston, 5000, J. w. Carmean,
1850.
Mileston community was first
to report quota over-subscribed, j.
w. Carmean, chairman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-15
Triple A News Given

To date 334 farms in Holmes
County have received their Soil Con-
servation and Parity checks states
Mr.. E. R. Trotman, County Admin
istrative Office, AAA. Since the
first Of the year 567 checks have
been received amounting to $22,-
209.55.
Other farm payments will be
coming in steadily now but the far
mers are requested to not call at the
office for their checks until they
have been notified. When they dc
this, they not only take up their
time but they also slow down the
work in the office.
l. w. Carson, County Agt
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-15
A Week OF The War

to a worldwide front to find the
enemy and ''hit him and hit him
again whenever and wherever We
can reach him" He said U. S. forces
would take up positions if necessary
in the B--itish Isles, the Far East
and On all oceans and hsscs within
and without TIE Ne~ World neces-
sary to protee Western en-
isphere.
The President propose Az
pendl..res in the fiscal gear l343
Of S77,000.000,000. Of this $780,
00O. 100000 would be for INC war.
He said total war expenditures are
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-15

The President, in a message to
Congress, said he had directed FED
eral agencies to arrange a new
schedule of war production calling
for $4,000 planes in 1912, includ-
ing $4,000 combat craft and 1861
600 in 1943, including 100000 COM
bat units; $4,000 tanks in 1912 and
$4,000 in 1913; 10000 anti-aircraft
guns in 1912 and $4,000 in 1913;
100000 ieadweight tons of mer-
chant ships in 1912 and 100000
in 1943.
The President told Congress he
would order the U. S. armed forces
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-15

now at the rate of approximately
S2,000,000,000 a month and may
surpass 5,000,000,000 month dur
ing fiscal 1943. The President said
he could not predict ultimate costs
because / cannot predict the chang
ing fortunes of war; but he pro-
posed an increase in tax collections
to s27 900, 10000 He asked dare-
fui Congressional consideration OF
n ONE taxes collected at the source,
payroll taxes, excise taxes and taxes
on State and local government
bonds.
Continued on page four)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-15
Rotary Club Hears
Rev. T. n. Dorsey

The Durant Rotary Club Feard an
interesting discussion of the war
from the pastors point Of view wheh
the Rev. T. H. Dorsey, Lexington,
minister was guest speaker at the
regular meeting this week.
The Rev. Dorsey is pastor OF the
Lexington Methodist Church and
his message was thoroughly enjoy
ed by all those present.
Leroy Paris had charge OF the
program. Next week the speaker on
the program will be Senator East
land.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-15
Contributors To
War Relief Are
Listed 10 d az
Nearly $3.50 Is
Subscribed In
City of Duront

Durant donations to the war re-
lief fund of the American Red Cross
drive already turned in amount to
S343.35 and on Friday of this week
over one hundred dollars will be
turned in from the Durant Manu-
featuring Company, according to an
today of w. p cred"
Taylor, Durant, chairman.
Mr.. Taylor said he wanted to take
this means of expressing his personal
hanks and that of the Red Cross to
Il those who gave Of their means
or this worthy cause.
If there are those who have not
yet contributed and want to do so
they can either call Mr.. Taylor or
turn the money in at his service
station, the Red "T'' Station on
highway 81 north.
The list of local contributors to
H. mo- rol;of fupd &c oo fol1Owu.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-15
BANkHEAD DRANE VISITS
PARENTS HERE THIS WEEK

Lieutenant Richard Bankhead
Drane visited briefly in the home of
his parents early this week enroute
to New York from where he will sail
for foreign duty.
He graduated in December from
the Air Corps Technical School at
Lowry Field, in Denver, Col. with the
coYmission Of second lieutenant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-15
Choncery Court Hos
Very Light Docket

Chancery Court convened in Lex
ington this week with Judge M. 3.
Montgomery and Miss Anita Derden,
court reporter, in their places.
An extremely light docket carried
routine divorce cases, estate mat
tiers, guardians accounts and the
like.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-15

a broken heart.
Col. Mitchell views have since
been dramatically indicated and
this feeble gesture OF the Senate
coming too late to do any good az
least shows that we Americans have
sense enough to close the barn door
after the horse has been stolen.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-15
Spivu MCCULLOUGH To
Preach at Presbyterian
Church Sunday

Sunday school, GAS a. m.
All members make special ef-
fort to attend.
Morning worship, IL a. m.
The Rev. Spiva L. MCCULLOUGH
will preach at this service. Everyone
is cordially invited to attend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-15

Friends of Miss Juliette Henrik
will regret to learn that she under
went an appendectomy Friday at
the Community Hospital in Lexing-
ton. She is reported to be getting
along as well as could be expected.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-15
Camel vs.. Marine

A camel being exhibited in Bos-
ton several years ago was mounted
by u. S. Marine. The camel toppl-
ed over on the Marine. The Marine
suffered broken collar bone. The
camel died.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-01-15

Marines introduced Boxing
United States Marines introduc-
ed the western art of boxing to the
Chinese.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

The government of Colombia Is
investing in breweries.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Novelist Will Address
District Girl Scouts

Mrs. Margaret Culkin Banning,
novelist. whose latest book is "Salud: ::
A South American Journal will
address the annual luncheon Of
Girl Scouts Of the District tomor-
row at the Willard Hotel on "West-
ern Hemisphere Solidarity"
Recent developments in Girl
Scouting in Latin America will be
discussed by Senorita Paulina
Gomez Vega Of Bogota, Colombia,
vice president of the National Coun-
Gil Of Girl Scouts in her country.
Seven tableaux depicting defense
activities of Girl Scouts will be
staged under direction of Miss Helen
Seth-Smith, leader Of Troop No. l6.
who directed a troop in England
before coming to the United States
three years ago.
Speakers will be introduced by
Mrs. Edward w. Sturdevant. newly
elected commissioner of District
Girl Scouts. Guests will include
representatives of the State Depart
ment. ONCE of the Co-ordinator of
Inter-American Affairs, Pan-Amer-
ican Union. Red Cross. Interna-
tional Y. w. C. A., Children's Bu-
reau, District Health Department
and American Women's Voluntary
Services.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Death al 112 Recalls
Britain's Centenarians

Britains oldest man, Alfred c.
Nunez, who died recently at the sge
of liz, was Londoner, and now
people are asking in what part of
the country has one the best chance
of living to be a hundred.
London has produced compare
lively few centenarians. Janet
Scrimshaw was 127 when she died
in I'LL. Shropshire has a better
record than London. In Atterbury
lived the PARIS. Thomas, known as
"Old Parr," died at 152 He married
the second time at 1872, and had a
son. The youngest Parr died at 1913,
and Thomas son-in-law lived to be
1877.
Shropshire boasts also of Thomas
earn, who died in 1888. Records
gave his age as 20l. In Cumber-
land, between 1864 and 1893 l3 per-
sons died at ages ranging from
100 to ia.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Far East
Continued From First Page3

fend Manila further, the General
concentrated his troops on Batan
Peninsula, the tongue of land which
separates Manila Bay from the
South China sea. Of the tip OF
the peninsula lies the strong Ameri-
can island fortress, Corregidor.
Would Be Difficult Move.
Many expected him, in the last
eventuality on the mainland, to
withdraw as many of his troops as
possible to the island. 1t would be
q difficult operation. with boatloads
of men exposed to aircraft fire,
particularly if the move were at
tempted by daylight. But at night
especially if helped by fog or storm,
1t could be done, military experts
thought.
The entry of the Japanese war
ships into the Batan fighting was
a new development, and may well
have been a controlling factor.
Throughout the fighting, American
artillery and the accuracy OF Amerl-
can artillerymen have proved vastly
superior to those of the Japs.
A fortnight ago, the enemy at
tempted to blast it out with big
guns, and got numerically smashed
for it. The warships were brought
up. 1t was generally thought, to
offset this one advantage OF the
American and Filipino forces.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Dealers in Carrots
Enmeshed in Red Tope

Under the new plan for the sale
and distribution. of washed carrots
the Ministry of Food in London re-
quires wholesalers to fill in dozen
forms each for every consignment.
A wholesaler stated that to sell 1870
bags of carrots he had to fill out 49
forms
Wholesalers sell the carrots as
agents of the National Marketing
Co., for which they must make COM
plicated returns of receipts and sales.
OF one form the MarketinA Co. re-
quires three copies itself from each
of the wholesale agents. For cne
consignment IA documents may be
reQulred-five forms. plus copies.
The dealers comment sarcastically
that the Ministry of Supply still
urges the salvage Of every scrap Of
waste paper.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
AIexandrian Helping
Speed Arms Traffic
Along Burma Road
Don GurIey Trades Job
In U. S. for One With
Chione Koi-shek
b. 4 Staff Correspondent Of The star.

b. . Staff Correspondent OF The star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. "a
Don Gurley. "A, who once dis
patched huge trailer trucks along
the Atlantic seaboard for the Barn
well Bros. Co. Is doing the same
job now for Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek on the Burma road.
According to word received here
by one of his friends, Fire Chief
James M. Duncan, Mr.. Gurley has
arrived at Lashio, the transfer point
where supplies consigned to the
Chinese armies under the lease
lend program are removed from the
freight trains coming up from
Rangoon and put aboard trucks for
the perilous route to the interior
of China.
Mr.. Gurley was one Of 43 trans
portation specialists selected from
companies In the United States to
60 to China to straighten out the
trafic situation along the Burma
road, under fire recently for al
legged inefficiency and graft. The
group got as far as Manila when
the japanese attacked and how they
finally escaped and reached their
destination has not been made pub
lie.
With his companions, Mr.. Gurley
is now aiding in getting much
needed war materials over the route
that winds through mountainous
country into the area where the
Chinese armies are based.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

Chile shipped more than 100000
dozen fresh eggs to Germany an
nually before the war.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
81 Japanese Planes
Shot Down in Burma
In Two-Day Fight
American and British
Pilots Prove Effective
Against Invaders
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RANGOON, Burma, Jan. A.-The
skillful American and British pilots
who defend the modern roads to
Mandalay won another spectacular
air combat over the Rangoon area
today, annihilating an entire
bomber squadron and totaling up
a two-day bag Of 80 Japanese planes.
Military secrecy, meanwhile
covered the land action in Southern
Burma's watch fob appendage
where the British were shortening
their land lines east Of Moulmein,
Kiplingesque port which lies across
the broad gulf Of Martaban from
Rangoon.
Thousands See Fight.
Thousands of delighted Burmese
saw the wild, midday dogfight in
the sky In which every one of a
seven-plane Japanese flight OF
heavy. two-motored bombers was
shot down, and four Of their protect
ing fighters were sent plummeting
In planes toward the rice paddles
about the city.
The Allied fighters scarcely had
refuelled when a second wave of
Japanese planes, all single -seaters,
appeared. At heights up to 10000
feet running duels began and the
fleeing Japanese were chased far
out of sight.
(The British radio said l6
enemy planes, including seven
bombers, were shot down during
the two raids. The broadcast,
heard in New York by c. B. S.,
said the Americans and British
sustained no losses.)
The American volunteer group
claimed a majority of the bag of al
least II aircraft downed. A former
naval flyer named Neil from Seattle
Wash, said an explosion from a
Japanese bomber he was cunning
shook his pursuing Tomahawk like
a leaf.
Other flyers from San Antonio
Tex. and Minnesota were credited
unoficially with bagging bombers.
Raiders Lose FL Planes.
Yesterday the combined fighter
force of the r. A. F. and the A. v. C
American volunteer group Of for.
mer United States Army and Navy
pilots-knocked down 81 out OF
more than go raiders.
All the United Nations flyers got
back to base in safety today. Two
were lost Saturday, one an Ameri-
can.
BY contrast the Japanese bomber,
today apparently lost every man oi
their five-man crews. None wa,
seen to escape by parachute.
Their fighter escorts failed miser-
ably to protect them from the savage
Allied attacks.
Tonight's Army communique said
the fighting position in South Burma
was unchanged. Observers here be.
lieved the British defenders were
exacting stin price from the Japa-
nese and Thai (Siamese) invaders
for any ground lost, making sure at
the same time that when the pres
ent phase is over they will be- BILE
to engage the enemy under circum-
stances best suited for counter
attack.
Moulmein. within 26 miles of the
fighting as 1t last was reported, now
is almost ghost city, many OF Its
10000 European, Indian and Bur-
nese inhabitants having been evacu-
ated.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Singapore Defense
Becomes Confused
Series Of Battles
AustroIiuns and R. A. +.
Reporting Success
Against japanese
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SINGAPORE, Jan. ga mighty
battle ragged indecisively tonight in
the greatest Of confusion along the
80-mile breadth of the Malay Pc
ninsula approximately 10 miles
north Of Singapore.
Australian gunners poured fire
into massed tank, truck and infan-
try columns. and r. A. F. squadrons
roamed the battle front strafing and
bombing troop concentrations and
supply columns to the rear. Austria
Ian lines in general were contract
ing, faced with the difficult prob
lens of insufficient men and ma
,terial, ,.,,,a.,z., :.
Said one correspondent with the
Australians at the front tonight:
Singapore is now being well
guarded, but the troops are not
much better of than earlier in this
campaign and no better of than
their brothers in other theaters
earlier IN this war. Our fighters are
over the front, but still every one
inStinctively seeks cover when
planes are heard overhead"
Melee Of Battling.
In the western and eastern sec
tors the battle was a melee Of
japanese who had inflltrated
through jungles and rubber groves
and Australian detachments sent
out to track down and eliminate
them.
In some cases, front-line dis
patches made plain, it was difficult
to tell who was the hunted and who
the hunter.
From the western coastal sector.
in particular, where the imperial
forces have been ordered into a
counterattack. small parties of In
dians and Australians trickled back
to their headquarters all day long
with stories of heroism.
Not until no more of these par
ties are returning, it was said, can
the situation be clarified.
In general, however the Japanese
were active as far south as these
points:
Western coastal sector-At Batu
Pahat, 60 miles northwest of Sing
apore.
Western sector, inland - Just
north Of Yong Peng, 81 miles north
of Singapore.
Central sector-At Paloh. a small
station on the railway, IA miles
north Of Kluang, which is so miles
north of Singapore.
East coastal sector-In the neigh
borhood of Mersing, IS miles north
Of Singapore.
In the latter zone Australians
were reported holding their ground,
Evening star., 1942-01-25

We also haze on sale
at reduced prices a
number OF items in
Our musical instru-
n1ent department -
ccordto ms, saro-
phones, clarinet s.
drums, trumpets, etc.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
successfully wiping out small pa
trolls so far encountered.
n~i<Ssy~ DI.~A< Ruev

trOlS so lar encountered.
British Planes Busy.
In the central sector the British
air force was bombing and ma
hine-gunning Japanese along the
road south Of Labs, which i'm
perial forces previously had held.
Nineteen miles to the west, just
north of Yong Peng, Australian ar
tillery smashed numbers of tanks
and trucks attempting to advance.
And on the western coast to-
days communique said some of the
heaviest fighting was taking place
at Batu Pahat, where only Japan
ese inflltration activity had previ-
ously been reported.
Dispatches from the front even
mentioned some Japanese patrols
south of Batu Pahat. but apparently
they were not numerous or strong.
Bukit Payong, the rugged hill
where a violent battle was in prog
ress two days ago, is about nine
miles northeast of Batu Pahat, and
II miles west of Yong Peng.
But 1t was not clear whether the
British fighting at Batu Pahat and
Yong Peng had been forced out of
the mountain position or were bat
Ting Japanese efforts to flank it
from the south and east.
1pWaS evident that the Japanese
were gradually extending their hold
in that direction.
For the first time in several days
the day passed without a Japanese
raid on Singapore. As many as rs
japanese planes were reported flying
In = group over the front. bombing
all roads and intersections.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Australia
Continued From First Page)

after q review of the situation by
the war cabinet and chiefs Of stan
of the military service who were
said to have presented detailed re-
quests for specific military equip
ment, particularly bombers, fighter
planes and naval units.
Replies had not yet been received
from an earlier appeal to Washing
ton and London.
Orchard G. Casey, Australian
Minister. Saturday afternoon
handed to President Roosevelt at
the White House a letter from
his country's Prime Minister.
John Curtin. After the visit Mr..
Casey refused to disclose the ma
ture Of the communication but
seid the President had promised
to give it "a considerate answer
as soon as he CAM
In broadcast, Mr. Forde took the
view that the whole war might be
won or lost in the Pacific.
"The only thing that can stop the
battle for Australia being fought
right on our beaches is immediate
Allied reinforcement of Malaga to
a strength fiast will recall to that
pivotal point of the war forces which
Japan now considers herself free to
use in Australian waters" he de-
clared.
John Beasley, minister Of supply.
expressed the general Australian
feeling Of alarm. declaring "the ris-
ing sun is now almost overhead" and
said If the Japanese won Malaga
and Singapore they could then
spread out to India and Australia,
win domination of the Pacific and
even send their navy into the At
lantic to aid the Germans.
THE battle of the Pacific is the
battle of the Atlantic" he concluded.
Prime Minister Curtin, in a state
ment at Perth, said 1t is time "the
100000 people in the Pacific de-
manded real voice in the decisions
for defense and strategy in the
Pacific" He urged an Australian
seat in a British war cabinet and a
Pacific Council
First News From Rabaul.
The first news from Rabaul in
more than 48 hours was obtained
by air reconnaissance from Port
Moresby, in Southeastern New
Guinea.
The military commandant there
said II japanese merchant ships
were in Rabaul harbor, $50 miles to
the northeast, last night and that
three cruisers, destroyer and an
aircraft carrier were standing 5
miles offshore along with another
motor ship. Mr.. Forde said the
number of planes being used in
dicated three aircraft carriers were
In the area.
1t was believed the militia on the
island was continuing resistance,
but air reconnaissance disclosed no
signs Of fighting near Rabaul.
Direct word had not been re-
ceived from Rabaul since 4 pm.
Thursday when the Japanese fleet
was sighted As miles away.
There still was no precise report
on the points at which Japanese had
landed in New Guinea, which is part
Australian and part Dutch, or the
progress they had made.
A London broadcast, heard by
N. B. c., said the defenders on
Bougainville, 500 miles east of New
Guinea, had made contact" with
the japanese.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

A London broadcast, heard by
N. B. c., said the defenders on
Bougainville, 500 miles east of New
Guinea, had made contact" with
the japanese.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Cathedral Choral Group
To Seek New Members

A membership drive to fill va
cancies in the National Cathedral
Choral Society was announced to-
day by Paul Galloway, director
Additions will be held for the next
few weeks to bring the group up to
its full strength of 200 voices.
Formed last November. the organi-
xation will present its first concert in
April. 1t will be accompanied by the
National Symphony Orchestra in
singing verdi's Requiem"
Applications for additions should
be made to Mr.. Galloway, organist
ind choirmaster of the National Ca
4hedral.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Maori Chieftuiness Dies

Death has taken the Maori chief
tainess, Mrs. Hipera Werohit. at
the age of l02 She was born in the
Omahu district, near Hastings, New
Zealand, and was the only remain
ing chieftainess Of the Ngata Upo-
kori Tribe She was married four
times. Only from her first mar
riage was there any family, daugh-
ter. She is survived by four grand
children, IL great-grandchildren, six
Observation-Disclosures and one
great-great-great-grandchild.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

About % 900 900 pounds of cinchona
bark are stripped annually in
Netherlands Indies for the extrac-
ton of quinine. says the Commerce
Department.