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Evening star., 1943-06-25
i. B. M. Buys Plant
On Pacific Coast
BY the Associated Press.

ENDICOTT, N. Y, June 25.-The
International Business Machines
Corp. has announced the purchase
of a factory building at San Jose,
Calf, where it will make account
ing machine cards for the Pacific
Coast territory
Equipment, plus key personnel
necessary to put the plant in oper-
alton. will be transferred from the
main Endicott plant and operations
will be started "at the earliest pos
sible moment" the company said
The building has $4,000 square feet
of floor space.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Weather Report

FURNISHED by the United States Weather
Bureau.)
District of Columbia-Continued
rather warm this afternoon, tonight
and Saturday morning. Gentle
winds.
Virginia-Continue warm to-
night and Saturday morning. scat
tered thundershowers in south por-
ton early tonight.
Maryland-Continued warm to-
night and Saturday morning.
River Report.
Potomac River clear, Shenandoah
muddy at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
clear at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Roosevelt Asserts
That He, Like Russio,
Wants Second Front
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt declared
today that he is just as strong
as the Russians are for q second
front and that everybody is
agreed on that issue.
Reporters reminded him at a
presE conference that the Rus
sian government again had
raised its voice in a demand for
a second front, and he said that
his was just as strong as theirs.
He did not amplify the point In
any manner.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Blow-Knox to Refund
So, SOC, 900 to U. S.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, June 25.-Ths
Blaw-Knox Co. will refund S4,500 900
to the Government during l943
under an agreement with the Navy
Price Adjustment Board covering
renegotiation of war contracts. the
firms directors announced today.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
| Iekes May Be Boss,
But Even He Can't
| Get Coal for Farm
By the Assoc .ated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
Secretary of the Interior
Ickes revealed today he doesn't
have to study reports to his
solid fuels office to learn there's
a growing shortage of coal.
He told reporters wistfully
that, although he's the boss of
the Government-operated coal
mines. he hasn't been able to
get delivery on some anthracite
he ordered more than month
ago for his farm at Olney, Md.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Koty Loses $92S, 900
As Result of Flood
By the Associated Press

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 25.-Recent
floods in the territory of the Mis-
souri, Kansas Texas Railway brought
a net loss of $s28, 900 to that road In
May, as compared with net income
of $102 900 In May, 1912, 1t was dis
closed today.
The company's gross revenues in
May totaled $4,66l 900, against $4,-
026,000 in the same month last year.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
For. Bonds

Natl Bella - l3AIDen NIB 5s72M A9
Natl Cndy .75g- 23k IGuanW26s 5sA 5sl4
Natl Con j - - 115&Rus6 12s1 9mat 63s
Rates of dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the last
less otherwise noted. special or extra div
idends are not included Also extra or
extras, d Cash or stock. e Paid last year.
Payable in stock G Declared or paid so
far this year. h Payable in Canadian funds.
Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this year. WV With warrants. XIV Without
warrants.
Evening star., 1943-06-25

F. Fairless, presto mt of United
States Steel Corp, t~obably the big
gest coal operator in the country
with its so-called captive mines. +"
Some brought along aides. All were
silent as they entered the conference
room
Wanted Operators Views.
Two of those invited sent word
they would not attend because
transportation was unavailable.
These were Robert A. Young, Fort
Smith, Ark, and Hooper Love, Earl
ington, KY.
Charles O'Neill, r. L. Ireland and
Ralph Jamison, who served on the
committee for the operators asso-
Citations in the long but futile nego-
Evening star., 1943-06-25
CHICAGO Grain

CHICAGO. June IS pa strong buy
ing movement entered grain pits today
and prices spurted as much as cents in
= cent Reports ceiling prices on corn
might be raised spurred the upturn.
Action Of the War Food Administration
in reouisitioning corn in commercial eleva-
tors was coupled with an order from the
EXCHANGES directors requiring settlement
of all outstanding corn contracts at CELL
ings and prohibiting any further trading
in the yellow grain.
Renewed buying before the final bell
sent wheat up TO close 2ls-21a cents
higher: July, LA: September. l.44ss-A.
Corn was unchanged at ceilings; July,
1.05. Oats closed 234-3A cents higher:
July. 6Sh-s. and rye was up 2A-oss.
WHEAT-Open. High. Low. Close.
July 1.42ls .44ss 42is LA
September 1.42ss db .42Ss A ~.
December A 1.46ia l.44 l.461s-46
CORN
July ~ ~ 05h
September - - - j ,O5b
December - - lob
July asa So. .6e,s .6s,.-ls
September .64s4 .67ss .64s. .67is-67
December .65Is 6Si2 .65l. .671s-34
RYE
July .a5h .es asa a1s
September a71a 90 97h .995s "a
December 1O0h Logs 00I 022s- "a
Chicago Cash Market.
Wheat. No. l hard, :45A: No; .. .45.
Corn, sample grade yellow. :03la-l .04 "a.
Oats, No. | mixed, 6aA. Barley. maltng,
1,06-1 .l5 nominal; feed. 96-1 .02. NOM
inal.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. June 25.-The Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index of 35
commodities today advanced to 105.37.
Previous day, 10519: week ago, 1O5 SO
month ago, 1O6.2l; year ago. e7.s7.
1a43. 1912. 1941. '3a-40
High lO6. 50 lO322 a5.12 1925
Low 103.43 1884 77.03 90 rs
1026 average EQUALS 1909
Evening star., 1943-06-25
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, June % (F,.-The cotton
market moved erratically in active deal
ings today Early strength reflected COW
ering and price fixing, giving way later
to sharp reaction on scattered liouida-
ton and hedging. Switching operations
from July into later months were heavy,
Late afternoon values were to 40
cents q bale lower; July: 20 ~: October.
1892, and December 1872.
Futures closed 80 cents bale higher
Evening star., 1943-06-25

New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, June 25 tR.-Cotton
futures were irregular here today with
the near months supported by the absence
of July notices. The market closed steady,
40 cents a bale higher To % cents lower
Evening star., 1943-06-25

Spot cotton closed steady and un-
changed: sales, 1,226: low. middling. 40:
middlins, 20.a0: good middlina 21.35; re-
seipts. 377; stock 1S0,6S4.
Bid. n Nominal.
Evening star., 1943-06-25

Record for Last "a Hours.
lFrom noon yesterday to noon todav)
Highest, 90 at noon. Year ago. So
Lowest, 75. at 6 am. Year ago, 81,
Record Temperatures This Year,
Highest, 80. on June 49,
Lowest, 6. on February Ia.
Humidity for Last 81 Hours.
trrom noon yesterday to noon tcdayD
Hishest, S5 per cent, at $50 am
Lowest, 81 per cent, at $50 pm.
Tide Tables.
Furnished BY United States Coast and
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Odd-Lot Declines

PHILADELPHIA. June 25 HS.-The Sc
transactions by customers with odd-lot
dealers or specialists on the New York
Stock Exchange for June "a 2,649 pur-
chases involving 76,207 shares. 1855
sales involving 75.466 shares, including
so short sales involving TAT shares.
Evening star., 1943-06-25

There are more than 10 conven-
lent branch offices for Star want
Ads located throughout the city.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
STOCKS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Ter RI & w Cp lst 4As '4S lO3
Evening star., 1943-06-25
The Sun and Moon,
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in tn
CAPITAL current month to dste):
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Mersenthaler Linotype at As.
Evening star., 1943-06-25

in part, by sale of Government.
owned wheat for feed.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Coal

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1943-06-25

Report for Last "a Hours.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
N. Y. Curb Market N. Y. Bond Market
Furnished by the Associated Press.

TODAY'S SALES.
tReported In Dollars.1
Domestic IL 862 900
Foreign 247 600
u s Govt IL 600
Evening star., 1943-06-25

FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Gecdetic SurVeHl
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Dividends Announced

! NEW YORK, June IS OP.-Dividends
! declared:
Evening star., 1943-06-25
United Stotes Treasury Position
the Associated Pres.

hy hSSUClHteu FIesS
The position Of the Treasury June %,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-17
Charles D. Watkins
At Como Duvis

Friends at home will be glad to know
about another Army boy.
Charles D.. Watkins enlisted in the
Army Mach %, 1912. He was sent to
FIT. Riley, Kansas, received his basic
training there, and was given a Corpo-
rails rating. In August he entered Off
Ger candidate school at Camp Davis,
North Carolina, and received his COM
mission as 2nd Lieutenant on November
5, 1912. He was then stationed at Camp
Davis with the 4s6th. Bn.
April ~, 1913, he was made LIST Lieu
tenant. He is still with the 4S6th CA,
Bn, (AA), Camp Davis. North Carolina.
Before entering the army Liut. Wat
kins managed the Jitney Jungle in
Tchula, Miss. for w. H. Jumper.
He is .he son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. l..
Watkins of Carthage, Miss.
His wife, the former Miss Ethel Mil
ton of Emory community, is with him
in North Carolina.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-17
Fathers Likely To Be
Called In State
By Early Fall
Essential Men Who
Leave Occupations
Will Be Drafted

State headquarters of selsctive SER
vice announced that it is contemplated
that it will be necessary to enter the
group Of men with children (fathers)
who are not engaged in non-deferrable
activities by late summer or early fall,
and it is anticipated that thirty days
notice will be given prior to the select
ion of this group.
Every effort is being made on the
state level to withdraw all single men
and all men with wives only who are
not absolutely essential occupying a key
position as a necessary man in some
essential activity, as we'll as, fathers
who have not left non-deferrable ~activi-
ties.
Agricultural claims the deferment of
the largest single group of registrants
in Mississippi other than fathers. Men
who are engaged in agriculture but who
leave this occupation without permits
sion from the local board are subject
to induction, ever though they are in
the fathers group. Every effort will be
made by selective service to carefully
measure every man in the single and
married group with wives only prior
to the entry on the state level of the
grocp of fathers.
Colonel Long, the state director, stat
ed that he felt certain that he would
be in a position to give the fathers ad-
vance notice prior to induction and a
considerably longer furlough after in
duction in order not to subject them to
any particular hardship when this group
is entered. 1t is expected that in due
course of time it will require all the
physically fit fathers registered in Mis-
sissippi.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-17
County PouItrmen
Urged 10 New Goal
In Egg Production

Holmes county poultrymen are asked
by the government to produce opprox-
imately 100000 dozen eggs this year
1877 per cent more than in 1912, as
their share in the Food for Victory
program, the National Poultry Defense
COMMITTEES estimated today.
This county goal, which is based on
the percentage increase suggested for
mississippi by the U. s. Department Of
Agriculture, can be reached if adequate
supplies Of labor and feed are available.
declared Committee Chairman Hobart
Creighton.
Poultry farmers are now working
harder thar ever in about war pro-
duction." Creighton said, Continuing
the fine job they did in this county last
year by producing approximately 704, 900
dozen eggs to help supply civilian, mill
tary and lend-lease needs. Also, two
developments during last year have re-
suited in larger laying flocks on most
farms today:
First, 81 prices as shown by pur-
chases of the A & P Tea Company, one
Of the larger buyers which paid S19,38O
in Mississippi last year for 81 0 dozen.
were so favorable that farmers saved
an unusually large proportion of poten-
tial layers. Second, conditions in 1912
were good for raising ~pullets, as fall
weather was generally mild and the
average Matching dates was early.
Those factors point to increased egg
production" Ceighton explained, eff an
improvement can be made in the farm
skilled labor situation and if farmers
can get enough protein feeds. There are
critical shortages of protein ingredients
because imports have been cut so dras-
tically. Even soybean oil meal is not
being processed fast enough to meet
demands. These are major problems
facing the industry"
Mississippi poultrymen, who produced
a total of AZ, 900, 900 dozen eggs in 1912.
are asked for 81, 741 900 dozen this year
as their share of the national egg goal
of 1880 900, 900 dozen.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-17
Carl Parrish Rites
Held In TthuIa
Monday Morning
Prominent Planter
Passes Following
Long Illness

Funeral services were held Monday
morning at eleven O'Clock for Thomas
Carl Parrish, AZ, prominent Holmes
county planter, who passed away late
Saturday in Lexington after a long i'll
ness. He had but recently returned
from Mayo Brothers.
The Rev. John r. Smith, Presbyterian
pastor, offieiated at the services con-
Quoted at the Tchula Presbyterian
Church. Interment was in Odd Fellows
cemetery, Lexington, with Southern
Undertaking Association conducting.
Mr.. Parrish was the son of Mrs.
Minnie Wallis Parrish and the late
Madison WSems Parrish, members of
leading families in this county. He was
prominent n the agricultural, business
and civic affairs of the community of
Mileston where he lived and in the
county. He was a member of the Holmes
County Democratic Executive Committee
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. M. W.
Parrish, Of Mileston, Miss; and the fol-
lowing sisters: Mrs. J. B. Morris,
Memphis; Mrs. w. T. Greer, Helena,
Ark; Mrs. J.. N. Parrish, Parchman,
Miss; Mrs. Ray L. Brogley, Little Rock,
Ark; Mrs. Elmo Groves, Mobile, Ala.
Pallbearers were: Wade Holiday, C,
c. Williamson, s. s. Love, J. L. Shields,
Martin L. Smith, and George Crow.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-17
Hubert Lunfuir Likes
Merchant Marine

The editor received a letter from
Hubert Lanfair, formerly of Durant, now
stationed at st. Petersburg, Fla, where
he is training for the US Merchant
Marine. Some of our readers may pos
sibly be interested in the Merchant
Marine and will welcome the opportunity
of learning something firsthand about
the training these young men are
undergoing before they are assigned to
sea duty. Hubert is the son of Mrs.
Mildred Lanfair, now a member of the
WAAC and stationed at Keesler Field,
Biloxi.
st. Petersburg, Fla.
Dear Miss Brannon:
AS you already know l am in the
Mercant Marines. l will be training
here at ST. Petersburg for fifteen weeks
and then will be put on an ocean-going
ship. l like the place just fine.
Will give you an idea of what a day
is like dow here. We get up at six
o'clock. After we dress seven men are
appointed each day to clean up quarters.
When we finish cleaning up we go to
breakfast. We eat between Z and $3.50.
At $3.50 we go to a classroom and study
for some special branch. We meet
classes from $3.50 until IL, from IL until
l we are off for dinner. We go back
to classroom from l until 4. At AIS
we are off the rest of the day except
for the thirty minutes we eat supper.
We must be in bed at ten every night.
The first twenty-one days we can't
leave the station, but after that you
can leave at five and get back at ten
every other night. then every other Sun
day we may be off from one until ten.
These things are true unless you have
done something wrong and are restrict
ed.
think that this is a fine place for
a young boy who wants adventure and
to do one of the largest jobs to be per-
formed in the present war. The men
across can't fight unless they have food
and that is u job. 1t is plenty danger
GUS but We receive good wages after we
finish our training period.
l would like to hear from as many
people in Durant as | can. I will do my
very best to write back and answer any
question they want to know. l hope
the people of Durant will have as much
as do now at this station.
Yours truly,
HUBERT LAMAR.
My address is: Jesse H. Lanfair. Divis-
ion 1876, U. S. M. s. T. s., ST. Petersburg,
Florida.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-17
A Week of The War

The surrender of Pantelleria, after
20 days of intense bombardment, was
announced in a special communique
from General Eisenhower's headquarters.
The announcement came suddenly, less
than an. hour after the days regular
operational c~ommunique had merely re-
ported continued heavy attacks on the
island.
Surrender of Pantelleria gives the
Allies an airdrome and naval base only
60 miles southwest of Sicily. The en-
circlement of Lampedusa, second largest
of the stepping-stone islands in the
Sicilian Narrows, would give the Allies
another valuable base, just 30 miles
southeast of Pantelleria and 10 miles
west of Malta. British naval forces
landed a reconnaissance party on Lam
pedusa on June 6, and all but two Of
the party returned safely.
The co%mmunique reporting the fall Of
Pantelleria said the surrender was the
result Of a period of continuous and
intense air bombardment, supported by
naval bombardment."
1t was an unprecedented capitulation.
brought about almost solely by air
power. The British navy shelled the
island six times, but the greatest part
of the attack was carried on by Amer
lean and Raj planes of all types.
The surrender of Pantelleria came at
11:40 AM. EWT, when the Axis garri-
son ran up a white flag and placed q
white cross on the airfield. Shortly
afternoon, American flying fortresses
marked the victory with a big parade
through the air over advanced Allied air
force headquarters-an impressive dis
play of the growing Allied aerial
strength.
Even as the northwestern African air
forces were concentrating on Pantelleria,
American four-engined bombers Of the
middle Eastern Command raided the
Gervine and Catania airdromes in Sicily,
thus carrying forward the campaign to
cut down Axis air strength in prepa-
ration for possible large-scale operat-
ions.
Secretary of War Stimson, emphasize
ing that American airforces are strik-
ing with increasing vigor and effect
iveness on widely scattered world fronts.
said that while American and British
planes continue to hammer the Med
iterranean Islands Of Sicily and Sar.
DINA, as we'll as the Italian mainland,
the weather in Britain has interferre4
with bombing raids in recent days.
Over Europe a quiet prevailed-the
longest interruption in the night air
offensive against Germany since the
24-night lull that preceded the Allied
landings in North Africa.
Maj. Gen. Ira C.. Eaker, head of the
American air forces in the European
Theater, said the USAAF in Britain has
doubled since March and will be doubled
again by September. By the end of the
summer, said Gen. Eaker, the USAAF,
increasing Is to 80 per cent monthly,
will be carrying it's full share of the
bombing offensive against the Axis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-17
Methodist Revival
Begins On Sunday

Beginning Sunday the Methodist con-
gregation begins their annual revival.
The Rev. Thad Terrell, Bonneville, will
assist the pastor and congregation and
will be here in time to conduct the
Monday morning service.
Hours of service during the week days
will be: 10 am. and 8 pm. Sunday
services IL I'm. and s pm.
The public is given a cordial invita-
tion to attend and enjoy this season
Of spiritual refreshing and awakening.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-17

The many Homes county friends of
Oats Conn Foster, of Jackson, formerly
of Tchula, win be Interested in the
article carried in Sundays edition of
Ths Clarien-Ledeer regarding his son
Air Cadet Thomas J. Foster.
This young man is the only grandson
of the late DR.. and Mrs. T. w. Foster,
Of Tebula. DR.. Foster practiced med
icine there for 80 years and was widely
known over the county. He passed
away in 1927.
From Tho Clarion Ledger we reprint:
A-C Thomas Jay Foser, 81, is the only
son of Mr.. and Mrs. O. c. Foster, 214
Bradley Street. He will graduate this
month from primary flight school. Eagle
Field. Dos Falos, California. He has
been soloing ever since his first eight
hours in the air.
Cadet Foster is a consistent buyer of
Army just as he was entering his sopho-
Stationed at Fort Mcclellan, Alabama,
he was made an acting Corporal during
the fourth week of his basic training
and won three expert awards. He re-
ceived his appointment as cadet in De-
cember, 1912, and received his pre-
flight training at Santa Ana Army Air
Base, Santa Ana, California.
A 194l graduate of Central High,
Thomas was a member of the Jackson
Boys Band and the Central High Glee
Club.
Cadet Foster is a consisten buyer of
war bonds, and urges his family and
friends to go "all out" in the effort to
FAKE the Axis hoodlums."
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-17

Howard Malone, Petty Officer &c, has
arrived at Camp Rousseau, Port Her
menes, Calf, where he will be stationed
a few weeks before receiving an ex-
peeted overseas assignment. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Malone, Lex
ington RID, and will be 25 in July. He
was married to the former Emily Dren-
nan of Ebenezer, in September, 1889.
Howard volunteered for the Seabees
last October and was called January
Goth. He was assigned to Camp Perry,
Williamsburg, Va, for boot training
and vent to Camp Endicott, Davisville,
r. l., for advanced training.
The former Lexington boy was born
and reared in Holmes county and finish
ed high school at Coxburg.
Mrs. Malone is making her home with
her parents for the duration at Ebe-
nezber and working at the Pickens Bank.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-17
Boil WeeViI Infestat;on
Up This Year

State College. (Special).-The hot
weather of the past week apparently
forced many more boil weevils out of
Information, according to the State Plant
Board, as reports by Board inspectors
and Federal entomologists from exam
nations of ITO cotton fields in 40 Mis-
sissippi counties showed weeviles pres
ent in 1870 fields, with an average of
1886 weevils per acre on As farms, as
compared with 228 per acre last week
and SO per acre on this date last year.
On 85 farms with squares large
enough to be punctured the average
infestation was % per cent as compared
with % per cent last week, indicating
that the weevils are emerging from
Information fast enough to puncture a
constant percentage of squares in spite
of the Increased fruiting of the plants.
AS reported last week, the heavy in
festations are scattered over nearly all
parts of the state except the extreme
northern counties. Very heavy square
infestation in blooming cotton we're re-
ported from Clarke, George, and Wayne
counties and poisoning is probably
needed on many farms in the southeast
ern section. However, Clay Lyle, ento-
mologist of the Board, urges every
farmer to make careful infestation
counts each week and poison only when
rs per cent of the squares are punctured.
The situation is very threatening, says
DR.. Lyle, and every farmer who expects
to poison, especially drought the CEN
trail and southern sections is advised
to have calcium arsenate and busting
machines ready.
Grasshoppers are causing some injury
in several counties and DR.. Lyle is ad-
vising prompt poisoning. While they
are still small and limited to field
margins, they may be quickly controlled
with poison bait, or even by busting
with calcium a~rsenate, but when larger
and scattered over fields ontrol is much
more difficult, he stated.
Information about controlling cotton
insects and other pests may be secured
from the State Plant Board at State Col
lese. Mississippi.