The Durant news., 1943-04-15
Official Report Reveals Holmes County Exceeds
Red Cross War Fund Goal Over $1,000


lief Fund.
The county quota for the colored people
was set at 100000 and they are to be
commended for their generous response,
which resulted in making the total con-
tribution run far in excess OF their
designated quota.
Following is list Of the communities
showing respective community quotas
and amount raised by each.
Mt. Olive, A. E. Bingham, Quota $4,000
$4,000; Pilgrims Rest, John Coleman,
$25 500-$38.o0; New Hope, Sallie Russell,
$25 O0-$25.17; Phillip, Mary Hart, $26.-
90 s27.00; Poplar Springs, Catherine
Boyles, $25.00-$2500 90; Sunny Mount,
velma s. Richmond. $25.oO-s26.o0; Rose
Band. Irene Raiford, $25.oo-s35.5o;
Union Grove Church, Scott Ellis, $500;
Lynchfield, Minnie L. McGhee, $500
$1,000; Sharp, Katie Greer, $25.00-$25.-
90 Ebenezer, Susie Brooks, s25.0o-$40.-
90; Georgeville, Cora Coats, $500
$500; Liberty Hill, Eva Davis, $500
$29.82; Clover, Hattie johnson, $25.00-
$4,000; Hickory Springs, Rosa Redmond
25.O0-$35. so; Grassy Grove, Ruth JET
ferson, $25.O0-$17.00; Chestnut, r. N.
Redmond, $500 $500; Bee Lake,
Mary W. Jenkins, $25 .00-S5.26; Asia M.
b. Church, s. G. Carey, $3.50; Bowling
Green, Pauline Stephens, $2500-$25.0o;
Meeks, Beatrice Patton, $25.00--$27 90;
Rosehill, Rachel Clark, $25.00-$32 80;
Lunsford, Sarah Hoover, $25o0-$15.eS;
West, T. J. King, $5000-$92 90.
Horseshoe, Mana Porter, S26.00-$26.-
90; Bethlehem, Fannie Watson, $500
$25.0O; Spring Hill, s. A. Porter, $500
-s505O; Stigler Ch., U. 8. Donelson,
$25.00-s25.0O; Lebanon, Martha Benson,
$25.OO-$40.00; Pinchback, Sarah Thomas,
$25.OO-$20.00; Longbranch. Blanche M.
Stokes, $2500-$16.7l; Egypt, Bernice
Patton, $25.OO-$15.13; Franklin, Addie
Smith, $25.OO-$5010; Mt. Rising, Mar
tha Edwards, $25.OO-$1O.O0; Mt. Zion,
Elsie McGhee, $25.00-$26.00; Shiloah,
Almeda Smith, $25.00-$25.Oo; Pine Grove
Harriette Anderson. $25.00-$39.05
Goodman, Lorraine Weems, $25.00-$100.-
IS; Blissdale. Queen Pegram, $250o--
$500; Mileston, s. v. Marshall, 5000
$le9.O6; Walden, Margaret Miller, $500
--36.40: Mt. Ephriam, Gertrude Mont
gomery, $25.O0-$2.00; Beulah Grove,
Jessie Rhyme. $25.00-$25.oo; Cross
Roads, Jessie Jordan, $25.00-$l1 so;
Jackson Grove, Emma Coats, $500
$25.5o; Cages Springs, Esiora Haywood.
$25.00-$21 90; Oak Grove, Lenora Ran
dali, $25.00-$31.70 10; Union Paradise. An
ME G. Cooper, $25.oo-s26.6o; Valley
View, Hattie Thomas, $25.00--$17.00;
Evergreen, N. J. Carpenter, $4,000
$1,000; Rockport, Betty Wright, $500
$24.00; Cruger, Virginia Austin, $500
$4,000; Newport, E. B. Redmond, $500
-$25.00; Baldwin, Maggie M. Patton,
$25 .0O-26.35; Holy City, Millie Gowens,
West Grove. D. E. Nc
Nair and D. L. Kimbrough, $25.00-$26.-
90.
Salem, Geneva o. Jenkins, $500
e27.0O; Damascus, Gertrude 8. Moore,
$25 5.O0-$750; Cypress Chapel, Beatrice
$26.00-$25. 90; New Zion, Mil
dred Land, $25.00-$s.o0; Ambrose High.
L. A. Seals, s50.00-$166.so; Eulogy, R.
P. Pickett, $25.00-$23.00; Trinity, R.
Johnson and G. Hoskins, $25.O0-$25.00;
Shady Grove, Mamie Redmond, $500
$500: Richland, D. B. Burnette, $4,000
$4,000; Balter's Store, Lille Shines,
$25 5.00-$25.00; Ashton, Earnsstins
Moore, $25.00-$17.50; Cypress, Doris
Clark, $25.00-$2l.80 80; Mt. Ebony, Mariah
West, $25.00-$l.50 Holmes Co. Ira,
C. N. Buchanan, $50 .00-$14104; Emory,
Ora Woods, $25.00-$26.65; Holly Grove,
Polly Stigler, s25.o0-s27.oo; Grant, Le-
gretha Lindsay. s25oo-sl550; Mt. VAL
ley, Ethel TORY, $500.