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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-28
Question Trio
i'm Bar Theft

Chief Assistant Prosecutor
Earle M. French today ques-
toned three Mount Clemens
men in connection with the
theft early Tuesday of $40 in
cash and at least 10 bottles of
whiskey from Bills Bar at "a
Broadway.
Police Sergt. Eugene Smith
claims a confession from two of
the men who. he said, implicit
ed third. French declined
comment.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-28

Investigation of automobile
wreckage at railroad crossings
show a surprising number OF
cases in which the driver had all
his windows closed and so could
not hear the train whistle.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-28

Thirty differe airplane
models are produced for Great
Britain by American factories.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
Aqnes Pitkens Heads
Navy Rally" Week

Miss Agnes Pickens has been named
chairman of the "Navy Rally" program
to be held Tuesday night in Lexington
at the City Hall at eight o'clock for the
purpose of interesting women from 20
36 in joining the SPARS and WAVES
Prominent officers from both Of these
service organizations will be present to
give the women of Holmes county q
picture of what life in the SPARS and
WAVES is like.
The public il cordially urged to at
tend the meeting and especially women
Of the age-group mentioned. There will
be no obligation in attending the meet
ing.
Serving with Miss Pickens on the
committee to create interest in the meet
ing by personal contact are Miss Julia
Heinrich, Mrs. Graye Rutledge, Mrs
Myra Danreuther, and Miss Hazel Bran
non.
Hoyt Sessions, specialist, first class,
of Jackson, and Chief Specialist H. H.
Pope, recruiter in charge of the Green
wood office, USN, were in the county
Wednesday making plans for the meet
ing Tuesday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
Alton c. Morris
At Yale University

NEW HAVEN, Conn, (Special)-A.-C.
Alton C. Morris, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Morris of West, Miss, has
entered the Army Air Forces Technical
School at Yale University where he will
undergo intensive training pointed to-
ward his becoming q TECHNICAL. officer
in Aaircraft Maintenance Engineering
with the rank of second lieutenant.
Courses he will take while stationed
here will include the principles Of sir
craft construction and operation. He will
learn how to repair, maintain and inspect
airplanes at advanced flying fields from
which planes set off on their combat rsis-
sions and where the only facilities avail
able may be hand tools with possibly q
few portable machine tools.
After being commissioned, Aviation
Morris will nave command of a crew
of enlisted men who have been trained
at other Army Air Forces Technical
Training Command Schools as specialists
in aircraft mechanics. With his crew
he will be charged with the execution OF
all aircraft maintenance assignments
that the actical outfit to which he may
be attached demands.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
Farmers Urged To
Make Farm Tour
Next Week 1870
Six Community
Tours To Eighteen
Forms PIonned|

On the Is, Ia. and 20 Of May, next
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,
Holmes county farmers will have an
opportunity to study improved farm prac-
tees now being carried out on eighteen
different farms.
Stress will be placed on pasture build
ing, terracing and seed saving. 1t will
be explained how a large part of the
cost of carrying out these practices are
paid for through the Triple A Program.
In the past seven months Holmes
county farmers have used the following
materials on pasture, legumes to be fol-
lowed by cotton and legume seed crops:
700 tons Of agricultural lime; $40 tons
super-phosphate; 80 tons basic Stag; 40
tons potash.
Plans are now being made to use four
or five times this amount of these ma
terials in the next twelve months.
"We know you are busy at this time
of the year, but we believe it will be
well worth your time to leave your farm
work long enough to attend one or more
of those tours" says County Agent /.
w. Carson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
l4,329 Dozen Eggs
Shipped From Holmes
In Post 5 Months

A report has just been received from
Grenada office showing hat 81 egg pro-
dueers Of Holmes county nave shipped
1899 dozens of eggs to The Mississippi
Central Poulary Association in the past
five months. These eggs have brought
to the farmers $4,582. OF, which amounts
TO $6s.33 for each farm family shipping.
This cooperative organization was
organized two years ago and has been
patronized steadily since that time. Eggs
gong to this market are graded and
candied before going on the market and
the farmer is paid according to the
grade of eggs he ships.
One thing about these shipments
which offers encouragement is that .
much higher per cent of eggs going
through this market are Of a much
higher quality than one year ago, says
1. w. Carson, county agent. This shows
that the producers are raising higher
quality hens me are using better man.
methods in their poultry busi-
ness. Not only are the shippers re-
eeivlng a little better price for the eggs
they are shipping at the present time,
but they are keeping the local market
from becoming flooded and are enabling
other producers to grt a better price
locally.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
Bunkheud Drone Writes
From Puerto Rico

I'VE have the most modern equipment
for every type of combat and the best
medical care in the world" writes 1t.
Richard Bankhead Drane, son of Mr..
and Mrs. G.. W. Drane, of Durant from
Puerto Rico, where he has been sta
toned for the past ID months.
1t. Drane has been in the service
since receiving his degree from Missis-
sippi State in the spring Of 194i. He
received his training in the Air Corps
at Denver, Colorado. He was assigned
to Puerto Rico and has been there since.
Regular work gees on, day by day,
with everyone tending to his assigned
duties" Bankhead continues. "Morale
Is high but could be higher. You folks
back home give US that morale and with
out it we would be lost. True, there
Is little for US. to do when the day is
done but after a fellow puts in a days
work he is ready to rest. Some don't
and look for places to go, something to
do. Those places are sometimes hard to
find, some being undesirable places
which are always Easy to find. l can
say that during my time of service very
few actually seek those places"
About the food Bankhead says: "The
food we eat, food we could not nave had
the folks at home not given it up, is
the best in the world. It's like living
through your childhood days again,
always someone near to give you advice,
train and help you, give orders and de-
rules set down. Yes, it's just . family,
the largest family ever born in our
country, and ], like the rest, am proud
to be in that family. l only hope and
pray that I may bring honor to it."
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
Bonds Sold
In Bomber Cumpuiqn

The campaign Of Mississippi Farm
Bureau Federation to sell one million
dollars in extra War Bonds during Feb
ruary, March and April has been more
than successful. Already, thirty-three
counties have reported sales totaling
more than two million dollars, and many
counties are yet to be heard from.
The campaign in Holmes county was
to subscribe $51 500. The county Farm
Bureau campaign resulted in a reported
sale of $34,743.75, or TO per cent Of the
goal. The local farm organization is to
be congratulated on this outstanding
patriotic work.
State winners in the Bomber campaign
will be announced in the near future,
and it is expected that the campaign,
that was planned to buy three Flying
Fortresses, will result in the purchase
of at least seven.
The Holmes County Farm Bureau
president is H. L. Nichols, Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
Over The Highway
Motor Transportation
Started By
"Over the highway

In cooperation with Joseph b. East
man, Director, office of Defense Trans
portation, new wartime policy, the Illi-
nois Central Railroad Company began
operating, effective May 1st, 1913, Over
The Highway" fast motor trucks in
handling ess-than-carload merchandise
between various points in Mississippi.
This will afford many shippers and con-
signees in this vicinity much better and
faster service on their merchandise ship
ments and also better serve the many
military camps and war plants in this
territory.
With the slogan-"Everything-Every
where-Everyday' the Illinois Central
Railroad began coordinating their less
than-carload business and inaugurated
truck routes to handle and distribute
this merchandise to all local stations
in this territory, and in addition to the
great improvement in service to Gus
conserve freight cars for more essential
use-thus making a vital contribution
to the wal effort.
Merchandise originating in the vari-
Gus distributing centers is brought to
Jackson in freight cars, thence trans
ferred to the Illinois Central's trucks
and transported to small stations along
its route where the tonnage is insuffi-
cient to load ten ton of merchandise in
a freight car. These new railroad
operated motor trucks are 26 feet over
all, and are capable of handling $4,000
pounds of merchandise at one time. At
the present time, this new service will
be in effect between Jackson and Aber-
deem, via Durant, Mississippi. Jackson
and Moorhead on the Y. & M. w.; Jack
son and Meridian on the Y. & NJ. w., and
Jackson to McComb south-connecting
with other Illinois Central trucks. Du-
rant, Mississippi, will be one of the key
points for distributing merchandise to
local stations.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
Nurses Scholarship
DeudIine Is 22nd

Applications must be in by May 22nd
for the part-time scholarship in nurs-
ing to be given by the Holmes County
Federation of Women's Clubs, accord
ing to Mrs. C. A. Doster, of Durant,
county chairman.
Applicants must be at least high
school graduates, be in good health, and
be recommended by three responsible
people. They are expected to state
their preference in hospitals in the APP
plication but the scholarship will be
given only to a Red Cross approved hos
pital. The scholarship will be $50. per
year for three years.
Mrs. Doster will be happy to receive
applications from Holmes county girls
as described above.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
HJC Sophomore PIoy
Set For Wednesday

The Dramatic Glass of Holmes Junior
College will present the annual sopho-
more play in the college auditorium ON
May 10, at eight O'Clock.
The play, Socially Ambitious" 10
family, and their experiences With soci-
ally and q COW.
The east includes Richard Palmer, vir-
ginia Moore, Dachel Robertson, James
tPunk) Hemphill, Christine Wood, Roy
R%ainwater, Carol Land, Beannice Box,
Mildred Hudnali. Joy Wynn, Virginia
Wilkes, Thomas Cole, Dan Self, and The
Cow.
Entertainment between. acts will be
presented by Vera Anna Gross, who will
sing "The American Prayer" and Lucille
Case who will give "That They Might
Be Saved" by Cora Jane Montgomery.
Special numbers will be presented by
pupils of Mrs. Lige Parker's dancing
class.
The Dramatics Club is directed by
Mrs. Zylphia Mansell.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
Coast Guard Party
Will Enlist County
Women tuesday

Three Coast Guard parties consisting
Of medical and nurses corps officers
women officers of the SPARS and en-
listed personnel of the Navy will arrive
in Lexington Tuesday, May Is, to hold
a meeting with women who arc interest.
ed in enlistment with the SPAR OF
WAVE organizations of the Navy. The
meeting will be held at the City Hall al
eight o'clock.
The present drive for women Of this
region is sponsored by the Coast Guard
of the Navy.
Complete, "on the spot" enlistments
will be effected and the parties are
travelling equipped to give aptitude and
physical examinations to local appli-
cants. Heretofore women of the state,
in most cases, were required to COM
plete enlistment in the Navy or Coast
Guard at New Orleans, but the present
tour by the naval party eliminates this
procedure and facilities enlistment
locally.
The SPARS are women whose jobs
IL Is TO replace Coast Guard men at shore
stations, WAVES replace Navy men at
shore stations and the two organizations
are practically alike in that their duties
are similar and are both component
parts of the Navy, serving in Navy and
Coast Guard establishments within the
continental limits of the United States.
Uniforms worn by SPARS and WAVES
are identical except for the lapel in
sigma. Both organizations train at the
same ndoctrination schools, and pres
ent enlistees from Mississippi are receiv-
ing their Navy "know-how" at famous
Hunter College in New York.
A large crowd of women is expected
to attend the meetings and the public
is invited, especially young women of
30 years of age and over.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13

HAZEL
EYES
BY Hazel Brannon

The President has proclaimed Sunday
MAY 10th, as Il Am An American Day.
In our minds and hearts every day we
should be conscious and proud that W.
are Americans swith a noble heritage to
live up to and preserve for our chill
dren.
Our schools. especially. have a re-
sponsibility in seeing to it that Amer
lean children are taught properly and
thoroughly American history and stepped
in its traditions. They should be taught
that the fight u forefathers made for
freedom in revolutionary days was not
lightly won and be made to appreciate
through knowledge, the sacrifices maze
in order that man could live in the new
world. free from religious and other
persecution.
The day Of debunking George wash
ington, Thomas Jefferson, and other
American heroes by smart college pro-
fessors should be over. Love of country
and its traditions should come second
only to love of God and family. As
Americans we may AVE some chapters
in our history Of which we are not very
proud. But the history of our country
as q whole contains nothing of which
10 be ashamed.
We should be proud to be Americans
and glad to try to rear our children TO
become better American citizens thar
their fathers.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
Norman L. Brown
Promoted To SGT.

Friends will be glad to hear Of the
recent promotion of Corp. Norman L.
Brown to Sergeant, April g. Since join
ing the Air Corps as a mechanic Oct. s,
194l, he has served at the following
places: jefferson Barracks, Mo-; Self
ridge Field, Mich; Long Beach, Calf,
and Fort Tilden, New York. He is now
overseas in North Africa. He writes he
is getting along fine and that his group
has won III victories. Sgt. Brown is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Brown,
of Ebenezer.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
CLYDE N. Russell Is
Warrant Officer

Clyde N. Russell, son of Mr.. and Mrs,
V. I. Russell, of Valley, who formerly
lived in the Sand Hill neighborhood,
Lexington, has been promoted to war
rant officer in England where he has
been stationed since last July.
Clyde volunteered for service in jan
uary, 1910, and was assigned to an egi-
neering outfit at Camp Claiborne, La,
where he stayed Is months. He was
then sent to New York for thirty days
was promoted to sergeant at Camp Clai-
borne and after arriving in England
was made master sergeant. His friends
will be delighted to learn Of his progress,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
Health For vidory
Club Meets Next Week

The subject Spring Canning"-more
important now than ever before, will be
discussed Tuesday, May IS at 4 O'Clock
by Miss Sarah Boddie at the Durant
Health For Victory Clinic.
Those not yet receiving their meal
planning guides are urged to call by
the Mississippi Power and Light Co.
office at once for them.
With food rationing making it neces-
sary for housewives to plan now for next
winters meals, Miss Boddie will describe
the Ways to preserve food: dehydrating
and canning.
The main part of her talk will deal
with the four principal ways to can
foods, including pressure cooker, oven or
rasted, water bath and open kettle
methods.
Discussing the coming meeting, Miss
Boddie today said: "Many women who
never canned foods will give a slight
shudder at the idea, remembering the
childhood days when they saw a boiler
on the stove filled with bubbling to-
matoes.
But canning today is different; it's
streamlined. The pressure cooker, cleo
trio oven and rooster methods eliminate
the mess that used to go with canning"
Some women who never did any can
ming, Miss Boddie pointed out, prob
ably will fear their lack of previous
experience will make it difficult to pre-
serve food in such a way that there will
be no spelling.
IF certain fundamental rules are fol-
lowed, canning will be completely sue
1.-THE first rule is always use good quail
''The first rule is always use god quail
ity, fresh, clean fruits and vegetables.
Blanch all vegetables in q steam bath
is the second requirement. Other 'musts'
are to sterilize all containers and use
the proper equipment"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
Holmes County Men
In The Service
~
Holmes County Women
Finishes WAAC School

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, April ID
Auxiliary Mildred v. Lanfair Of ITO
West Cedar St, Durant, Miss, was grad
uated May 9Th from the Administrative
school Of the End WAACs Training Gen.
ter at the completion of a six weeks
course offered to WAACS selected for
their business background, education
and aptitude.
The course is divided into two main
sections: Three weeks of explanatory
lectures and simple, practical problems
and three weeks of Command Post
During the last three weeks students
maintain all records and administrative
detail concerning ar organization as it
operates in the field. They prepare
company records, orders and reports in
complete detail.
Besides business training, there is a
program daily of close order drill and
work with a platoon.
The syllabus lists such diversified
subjects as courts martial, qualities OF
notable American Leaders,,
pay and allowances, safeguarding mill
tary information, basic qualifications OF
leadership and channels of communi-
cation.
WAACS are graduated each week and
leave on assignments but the requests
to date from the field have far out
numbered the available personnel.
KEESLER FIELD, (SpeciaD-Aux-
iliary Mildred v. Lanfair, formerly of
Durant, arrived at Keesler Field this
week with the first contingent OF
WAACS to report to. this unit Of the
Army Air Forces Technical Training
Command.
Auxiliary Lanfair is the mother of
Hubert Lanfair, also of Durant, and
now a member of the U. S. Merchant
Marine.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
Class boy Exercises
At HJC Tuesday

The Class Day exercises of the senior
class Of Goodmand High School will be
held OF Tuesday, May 10. at Holmes
Junior College auditorium. The pro-
gram will have a patriotic theme.
Members of the class who will have
part on the program are: John West,
class poet; George Haddad, class
phophet; Roy Lawrence, class historian;
Rosa Wyse Forde is the valedictorian
and Ralph Dickerson is the salutatorian.
The senior class is sponsored by Mrs.
G.. J. Everett.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
Meat Prices SET
By O. P. A. For
County Listed
Living Costs To Be
Set Back To Sept.
1912 Levels, Cool

The schedule of retail ceilings for
beef, veal, lamb and mutton, which win
become effective May II, was made
public today by the Office Of Price Ad.
ministration.
These prices represent reductions Of
from one to three cents a pound below
the general level of ceilings originally
scheduled to take effect April Is, and
a further reduction of approximately 10
per cent will be made effective June I
in line with Price Administrator Prem.
tiss Browns recent announcement Of
sweeping steps being taken to stabilize
the cost Of living and return living
costs to the September 5, 1912, levels
specified in the Presidents hold-the-
line order.
Later reductions will amount to an
average Of 2 cents a pound on the
Wholesale price of beef and veal and
reflect a retail saving to the consumer
of approximately 3 cents.
Prices for towns are set on a zone
basis and are established for Glass 1
and 2 stores. These stores with an
annual sales volume of less than
$25O,OO0. Prices in stores having an
annual sales volume Of more than
s250,0O0 will be slightly lower.
Following are the retail ceiling prices
which will become effective in Holmes
county May II. The distribution Of off,
ical price lists is now being made By
Il IN Ix.A L. - NJ
Price and Rationing Boards, and lists
will be available to retailers at the
boards in a few days.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
1t. Thos. Edeor Young
Commissioned April 2o

1t. Thomas Edgar Young. Jr, left
Sunday after spending ten days leave
with his mother, Mrs. +. f. Sledge, at
Pickens. Lieut.. Young received his pilot
wings and commission at B~lythevilhe,
Ark, April 80, 1943. His many friends
wish him much success in his military
career.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
Sgt. w. D. Brister
Returns From Pacific

Staff Sgt. W. D.. Brister, Jr., of the
Marine Corps, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Willie
Drew Brister of West, is now at nome
OF a forty-day furlough. Sgt. Brister
is recuperating from tropical fever
acquired in the South Pacific where he
had seen considerable service.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
Dr.. u.s.. Rosomond
Reelected School Trustee

The Consolidated School Trustees met
in the office of the Holmes County
Superintendent Of Education on the first
Friday in May, May 2, 1943, at two o'clock
in the afternoon and reelected DR.. ].
S. Rosamond as County School Board
Member from Beat II. The said term
expires in May, 1913.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13
Sgt. Watt IA. Brock
Receives Promotion

Sgt. Watt M. Brock. who is in Co. E,
127th Ord. Regt., Mt. Rainier Ord. Depot,
Tacoma, Washington, has recently been
promoted to Staff Sergeant. Sgt. Brock
is the son of Mrs. E. A. Brock of West.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13

B. F. Friedman returned Wednesday
from Waco, Texas, wehre he took Mrs.
Friedman for treatment. Her friends
wish her a speedy recovery.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13

WOMEN 20-36-Release a man for
combat duty by joining the SPARS or
WAVES. Attend the rally at Lexing-
ton City Hall Tuesday night at eight
o'clock and see what life in the service
is like.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13

Wonder how the strikers in the war
industries will celebrate 4 Am An Amer
lean" day?
They should stage a big parade carry
ing banners saying II Am An American"
II Am Employed in an industry vital TO
the war effort" 81 Am on strike IN
my Job, my plant is idle" Because |
arr idle your boy in Africa may not get
n gun on time" Because l am idle
tho offensive in the Pacific is bound to
be delayed" II only want $500 more
per day for my job, give it to me so that
/ can go back to work" 81 Am An
American" "While YOUR boy is biting
the dust in Africa | am fighting for him
and his rights at home by striking for
higher pay" while YOUR boy and
Macarthur are craying for more planes
in the Pacific l am idle" IL Am An
American"
And what an American.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-05-13

Mrs. Lamar Hays and Carolyn spent
Sunday in Jackson.