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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-14
In business School

Hose Nose was a star in three
sports, track. basketball and-foot-
ball. when he was at Mt. Lebanon
High School and in his year at
Mercerburg Academy, carried on
as a track and football standout.
However. at Michigan, he has con-
centrated on track.
A student in the literary college,
Ufer plans to 60 on with his study
of business administration
lie will be graduated in May,
but whether he will be called into
the service depends upon selecdve
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
x-Ray Service Available
In Forty Counties

"Chest X-ray service for large groups
Ia now available in Mississippi" said DR..
Felix J. Underwood, State Health Off,
Ger, discussing today h intensive tuber-
culosis case finding program being con-
Quoted by county health departments.
DR.. Underwood said that twenty X-ray
machines purchased by the State Board
Of Health and local tuberculosis associ-
ations are now making X-ray service
available in forty counties.
''The most certain and final way OF
discovering tuberculosis is by chest x
ray" continued the physician. "Not only
does 1t enable the physician to discover
unsupported tuberculosis, but 1t makes
it possible to find tuberculosis early,
when the patient has best prospect for
recovery and when treatment will stop
the spread Of his infection to others"
Warning that every undiscovered casa
Of tuberculosis is sooner or later the
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
Mrs. {. f. lonq
Passes In Memphis
Pickens Motive
Buried At Duront
On Tuesday

Coming as a great shock to her FAM
lily and friends was the death of Mrs.
Charles Edgar Long who died at the
Baptist Hospital in Memphis Sunday.
Mrs. Long was before her marriage
Dotia Louise Irby. She was born in
Pickens and spent almost her entire life
in Holmes county.
She had made her home in Durant for
many years where she claimed a wide
circle of friends. She was a member of
the Baptist Church and the Order of
The Eastern Star. She was - years old
September 25th.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at three o'clock at the Durant
Baptist Church with the Rev. J. NJ.
Metts, former Durant pastor, officiating.
fnterment was at Mizpah with Southern
Undertaking Association conducting.
Surviving are the husband and two
sons: Ensign Charles F.. Long, Jr,
USNR. and Jimmie. Three sisters and
two brothers also survive: Mrs. J. M.
Castles. Belzoni; Mrs. D.. f. Osborn,
Memphis, Tenn; Miss Lena Irby. Du-
rant; Robert lrby and W. H. Irby, both
Of Durant.
Pallbearers were, C. II. Carruth, j.
c. Sproles, H. L. Harrington, Clayton
E,ngle, Leon Maxwell, and the Rev. W.
J. Blackmon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
|. W. Parker Plants
Winter Grazing Crops
80 Holmes Formers
Get Seed Lost
Week for Crops

l.. W.. Parker, near Cruger, has been
planting grazing crops almost con-
tinually since the last of August and
at the present time he has more than
fifty acres up to a good tan and
ready to be grazed. He plans to turn
his 200 head of hogs into one of the
grazing fields next week. He has plant
from four to five acres around their
house to furnish grazing for the hogs,
milch cows and chickens. In most cases.
these crops are up to a good stand.
Mr.. Parker states that his grazing
mixture was composed of oats, Arbuzz
ryle, barley, wheat wild winter peas,
hairy vetch and bur clover.
On about half of the acreage, Mr..
Parker disked the land thoroughly,
drilled the seed and ran a cultapaker,
while the acreage planted for his ten
ants was planted with a drill without
even cutting the cotton stalks. This
plan so far has proved to be excellent
and will soon furnish SPENDING grazing.
other farmers of the county who have
secured seed for winter grazing crops
are: Hudson Dodson, Goodman; G. X.
Strowd, Pickens; j. c. Sproles, Durant;
G. H. Love, Route 4, Lexington; w. H.
Diggs, Route 3, Lexington; j.. c. Bell,
Route /, Goodman; Providence Coopera-
tive Farm, Route l, Cruger; w. e. Hill
and S. s. Truitt, Route 2, Durant; W. H.
Lawshe, Route /, Lexington; II. Russell,
Lexington; w. Z. Word, Route 5, Lexing-
ton; /. II. Montgomery, Box 305, Moore
head, Miss; Mrs. Susie r.. Stewart,
Leo and Louis Lowentritt, Tchula; Guy
Bradley, Route 4, Lexington; Arthur
Sanders, Route 2, Box 8, lexington;
vardaman Terrell, Route l, Eden; E. f.
Morgan, Route 5, Lexington; w. c. Nc
Neer, Route 5. Lexington; James Friar,
Route 8, Lexington: Preston Dew, Route
/, Tchula; S.. +. Ellis, Route 1, West,
John Wade, Route 3, Lexington; p. H.
Williams, lexington; X. F. 4 c. L.
Downer, Route 8. Lexington; H. b. Nc
Gee, Tchula; 7. X. Barrett, Lexington;
Pat Barrett, Lexington.
Some of these farmers have already
planted and the others are making prepa-
rations to plant next week.
Fall grazing crops should be planted
without delay, since late paintings will
not stand the freezes of winter nor
will they furnish much grazing until
after Christmas.
l.. W. CARSON, County Agent
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
Illness Proves Fatal
To Mrs. {. @. Cole
Duront Lody to
Be Buried In
Meno, Arkansas

Mrs. Mildred Cole, wife of c. o. Cole,
of Durant. died at their home in the
Hudson Apartments Wednesday at 1915
o'clock. Mrs. Cole had been extremely
i'll for several months undergoing sew
eral operations and treatment at the
Community Hospital in Lexington. While
her condition was critical all the time
her husband and friends hoped for her
eventual recovery.
Mrs. Cole was born in Michigan and
had made her home in this state for
about three years. She had lived at
Tchula for some time before she and
her husband moved to Durant, buying
the White House Cafe on Highway 81
north. She had made many friends in
her residence at Durant who will be
erieved to learn of her passing. She
was so on August 10th.
The remains we're shipped today to
Mena, Arkansas, for final rites. Southern
Undertaking Association was in charge.
Three sisters also survive, " OF
whom were at her bedside.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
Naturalist Appears
Here OF. 14th
Al School

Bob Taber, naturalist, brings a natural
science and visual education program
OF the life habits Of animals, birds and
reptiles in a program to be presented
at the school here October IA. at IL am.
The front of the stage is attractively
paced with brightly painted cages in
which he carries his animals.
He appears in c~olorful costume. bright
red silk shirt, big western style Stetson
hat, whip cord riding breaches, p~uttees.
etc.
Taber carries moneys that roller skate,
ride bicycles, jump through hoops, stand
and walk on rolling balls in an ANUS
ing way that appeal sto all ages .
adults and students.
But, il is not a circus. II is a natural
history program.
He carries a number of other animals
raeoon. ant bear, opossum, desert
tortoise, skunk, etc.
Taber's program has been endorsed by
educators everywhere. He has been APP
pearing before many hundreds of schools
throughout the entire country, having
travelled 100000 miles in the last 20
years.
Admission will be 10 and 25c.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
Brief Session Of
October Court
Held This Week

October term of Circuit Court met
Monday and Tuesday In brief session.
The following cases we're disposed of:
W. l.. Harrison, Trustee, VS.. H.. H.
Peterman. Dismissed with full prejudice
at plaintiffs cost.
Harry Carlisle VS.. II. H. Dodson. Dis
missed.
Daisy Montgomery Lewis VS.. Will
Green. Plaintiff is to recover posses
sion Of 45 acres of land and to recover
judgment in the sum of 5000.
Cole Mfg. Co. VS.. W. c. Perry, owner
of Perry Lumber Co. Judgment for
plaintiff in the sun of s55s.35.
Henderson & Baird Hdw. Co. VS.. W.
C. Perry, doing business as W. c. Perry
Lumber Co. Judgment for plaintiff in
the sum of $9S2.03.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
Total Bond Sales
in Holmes County
Reach $4,000
1880 of Quote
Represents Soles
To individuals

Max Scobey, County Director of War
Drive Chairman, extended congratula-
tons to the workers and citizens for
having joined wholeheartedly in putting
the county over the top with total sales
of $s72, 900.
Sales to individuals totaled $772, 1885, 90
or 1880 of quota. 1t is believed this
will be a record in the state and per-
haps in the nation.
"Our quota of $4,000 was the largest
job yet assigned us in this war. 1t was
a real challenge and a tremendous under
taking. But the way our patriotic and
loyal people responded,-men, women.
and children,-working together,-is the
kind of homefront battle news that We
are proud to send to our fighting mea
at the front"
State Reaches Goal
The state accomplished its biggest
financial undertaking in history by go
ing well over the top with state head
quarters announcing that unofficial
/ liGuItS SuOWtu totdI DOHu atC oo1uA
day night, October 2, to be 1887, 900
or $i,367, 900 over the states SO mil
lion dollar quota.
Each of the SO counties reached its
quota, headquarters said, thereby estab-
fishing what officials believe to be one
of the best state records in the nation.
Leaders were elated over results Of
the Back the Attack" drive, and ex-
pressed the opinion that final Federal
Reserve Bank figures will show total
state sales over the 60 million mark.
Many counties oversubscribed their
quotas by large amounts, while a few
made a "photo finish" Determined
action put all counties over, officials
stated, and on the whole they con-
sidered the entire job remarkably we'll
done.
1--WE are extremely happy to announce
that our state has more than achieved
the goal assigned US" Rex I. Brown,
Chairman, and Frank Mccoy, Jr, Vice
| Chairman, said. "Our task was q big
one, the biggest we rave thus far faced.
But we were never fearful of the out
come because we knew that Mississip-
plans were equal to the task. A spirit
of grim determination to back the at
tack prevailed throughout the cam
paign.
We are grateful for the cooperation
shown by all groups in putting the
Third War Loan over, and especially
want to thank the thousands of bond
buyers and bond sellers who made the
success possible. The story Of what
bonds will do was carried by women
workers in a house-to-house canvass to
every home during the drive, and cit
liens responded.
with this goal achieved, we are all
| given renewed courage to continue from
month to month to back the attack OF
our fighting men. We must keep On
backing our men with bonds until final
victory is won.'
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
Grand Jury Reports
True Bills
ID Witnesses Are
Examined; Four
No Bills Given

To the Honorable s. +. Davis, Judge Of
the Fourth Court District of Missis-
sippi:
We, your Grand Jury, duly elected,
~empanelled, sworn and charged at and
for the regular October 1943 Term of
the Circuit Court of Holmes County,
Mississippi, beg leave to submit this
our report of the acts and proceedings
had and done by and before our said
body;
We have been in session one o. day
during said time have. made the various
inspections enjoined upon US so to make
pursuant to Your Honor's instructive
charge, and have, during our delibera-
tions and Investigations, examined Ia
witnesses, and have found therefrom
mo Bills" and have found and now re-
turn into open court and present to
Your Honor concurrently herewith
True Bills"
We found the County Records in neat
and proper shape, from our limited in
yestigation, and the County Jail we
ascertained to be maintained in a proper
and sanitary manner. We inspected the
County Farm and Poorhouse and there
found sanitation and cleanlisess in evil
dence and noted that substantial and
adequate food and housing facilities
were in evidence. We, however, observed
that the labor situation at the County
Farm is inadequate. That part of the
Mississippi State P~enitentiary located nj
Belmont we found to be in fair shape,
with the exception of the sanitation as
regards the toilets and sewerage dis.
posal, as such needs immediated cor.
%rectiOn.
We wish to thank Your Honor for your
excellent charge delivered US this morn
ing, the Sheriff and his deputies for
their attention to the orders of Court
the County Attorney and District Attor.
ney for their courtesies shown us. Our
work was largely expedited because the
County Attorney had instantly avail
able the evidence pertaining to the vari-
Gus matters presented before us.
And now having reported our acts in
the premises, we beg to be discharged
subject, of course, to recall if ordered
during the current term of Court.
WALTER MURTAGH, Foreman,
Attest:
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
W. B. Peacock
Hears From Sidney

w. B. Peacock, Lexington, Route 3,
was in the office this week and reported
that the family had received a letter
from his son, Corp. Sidney Peacock, who
is somewhere in North Africa.
The Letter was written September 21st
and said it had not rained for five
months in the place where he was sta
toned and her they had a rain that
nearly drowned them.
Sidney is attached to a tank destroyer
battalion and has been in several big
battles over there. He is 22.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
Allie Powell Promoted
To l~ieutenunt-C Colonel

1t. Col. Allie s. Povall has been pro
NOTED that than rank from major in the
U. S. Army and transferred to Camp
Crockett, Texas, according TO word re-
ceived in Lexington by his father, R. A.
Povall, and family.
Col. Povall has been stationed at Fort
B~arrancas, Fla, for the past three years,
He entered the army three years ago as
a first lieutenant and has advanced
rapidly. Prior to his army career he
was connected with the CCC in Waynes-
boro and Mendenhall. He is n graduate
Of Mississippi State, is married to the
former Betty Bell and they have two
children. Patty and Allie, Jr.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
At Beuluh 18th

The Holmes County Singing Conven-
tion plans an all-day meeting at Beulah
Baptist Church, the third Sunday, Oct.
18th.
We will have the Knox Quartet from
Jackson. and Williams Quartet from
Williamsville. also Duet and Quartet
from Yazoo City and other singers from
out of the county.
Everybody is cordially invited to meet
with us for a pleasant day Of old-time
singing. There will be lunch served at
the church.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
Walter Durhom. Jr..
Now In England

Pvt. Walter Durham, Jr, has arrived
safely in England according to letters
received by Mrs. Durham this week. Mrs,
Durham, the former Blanche Memoir
rough, Of Ebenezer received three letters
Tuesday from her husband, the first
she had heard from him in five weeks.
She makes her home with her husbands
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Duran,
in Durant.
The many friends of Walter, Jr, will
be glad to know he has arrived safely
overseas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07

Clyde Durham went to Memphis Sun
day night.
Mrs. Willis eagle has returned from
Oakland, Calf, from a visit to her
daughter. Mrs. H. W. Sanders, and to
greet her granddaughter, Miss Mary
Sanders.
Mrs. M. d. Baine and Mrs. J. W. Max
we'll attended special services at the
Methodist church in Koseiusko Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
Mrs. {. f. Sails
Buried Al Sails

Mrs. Ruby Jenkins Sails. 20, passed
away in Jackson Monday morning at six
o'clock. She had made her home there
for some time. She was the wife of
c. f. Sails.
Funeral services were held in Sails
Tuesday at the Methodist Church.
The deceased was born in Alfalfa
county and was the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. j. Jenkins.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
Moore Brothers In
Naval Aviation

Air Cadet lack Moore, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j.. Z. Moore, of Durant. left Mon
day for the University of South Caro-
lima, at Columbia, where he will be sta
toned for training in the U. S. Naval
Air Corps.
Jack was accepted for training in this
branch of the service nine months ago
and has eagerly been awaiting his call
His brother AIC Joe Moore, is taking
the same kind of training at Russell
vile, Arkansas, at Arkansas Tech. The
latter has been in training since June
10th and took his first course at Nachi-
toches, La.
Joe and Jack are the Moore's only two
sons.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
Vernon Durham Is
Expected Home

Vernon Durham, U. s. Marine Corps,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Durham, Of
Durant, is on his way to the states after
being overseas for about nine months,
according to a letter from his wife this
week. Mrs. Vernon Durham and her
young baby whom her husband has never
seen, make their home in California.
Vernon was at Guadalcanal and has
been in the thick Of things with the
Marines in the Pacific and his parents
are eagerly awaiting his visit home.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
Col. B. B. Wilkes
Gets Promotion

1t. Col. b. b. Wilkes has been pro-
noted to the full rank of colonel in Lon
don. England, where he is now stationed.
He is a graduate Of West Point Military
Academy, class Of 1923, and has been
In the regular army ever since. He has
been overseas several months.
Col. Wilkes as a boy lived in Durant
and friends of that family will be in
terested to learn of his promotion.
Mrs. Wilkes, the former Esther Jen-
nings. Of Memphis, is living with hel
father In Memphis while her husband Is
overseas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
|Durant Scout Drive
Will Be Made
Next "Wednesday

The annual Boy Scout drive will be
made next Wednesday in Durant. A
meeting of Scout leaders will be held
Monday night at eight o'clock to make
final plans for the drive and those in
terested are asked to be sure and attend.
The Committee on Scouts will assist.
These men are, Chairman, F. V. Nc
Cullar; the Rev. w. J. ~Blackmon,
Roby, Phil Poovey, and c. H. Carruth.
The Rotary Club members will assist
in the drive and everyone interested in
supporting the Scout rogram is asked
to cooperate by giving as literally as
possible.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
West Youth Truins
At Jefferson College

For your information, Aviation Stu
dent Erskine Wigley, of West, Miss, has
commenced training as M Aviation Stu
dent at Jefferson College, st. Louis,
Missouri, He has been designated by
the Aviation Cadet Training Board to
be sent to this College for academic and
military training in preparation to be-
come an Aviation Cadet.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07

HAZEL
EYES
By Hasel Brannos


Overseas Xmas Gift
II YOU want to remember someone
over,eas this year o must get busy
and send his or her package right away.
The deadline for gifts for the army Is
o.tober 18th . only eight days away.
headline for the navy is November LIST
three weeks and three days away.
So there is no time for delay.
Limit on weight is five pounds and
the boxes may measure 10 inches in
length and the girth of the package IAN
not be over SO inches. The average shoe
box is about this size.
While we are sending things to our
friends and loved ones for Christmas
n would not be amiss to put in an extra
o;f, for them to pass on to a buddy who
nerhaps may not be remembered by any
one this year.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FROM NOW TO OCTOBER Is

You can send to your boy o.er there
a Christmas gift he will be SURE to ap-
preciate-The Durant News, his home
town paper, coming to him every week
with all of the news of the home folks.
You only need to read the letters
from the boys to know that the home
newspaper is the most appreciated of
all gifts.
Hitherto the requirement was that
subscriptions to boys overseas must be
accompanied by a request for such sub
scription, in writing from the boy
oversee.
Until October 18th that requirement
has been set aside. "The purpose" said
the official notice, ais to enable the
sending of papers overseas as a Christ
mas gift from relatives and friends"
The News goes overseas for the same
price as here, $500 per year!
Remember the deadline, October Is.
Such subscriptions may be either
brought or mailed to The News office.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07

Newspaper Gifts
While we are on the subject OF
Christmas gifts for the soldiers let US
suggest a gift that will be appreciated
more than anything else except ietter'
and pictures from home .na' -
gift Of a newspaper wnetner " De
this paper or a daily paper.
Second only to letters from home is
tho Newspaper that gives the man in
the ~.ervice news Of where his buddies
are and what outfits they are stationed
IN IL such news Is available. 8.
II you think your fighting man would
enjoy a subscription to this paper tor
a Christmas gift we can enter that SUP.
scription for you between now aho
October 18th without any request IRON
him. It may take the paper some tins
to get to him bet it will still be ne~'
from home and welcome.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07

Mrs. L. r. Ship, Sadie Mae. Ida Kate.
and Mrs. r. X. Autry shopped in Green
wood Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Mary Alma Bostwright has
accepted Q position in Jackson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07
Dear Friend:

Dear Friend:
You will no doubt be surprised to
receive this letter with the strange post
mark" but your husband was here to
tea in my place, and | promised to write
to you TO assure you that he was quite
we'll. | must refrain from saying any
| thing | should not say in regard to him
and his friends, but you will understand,
I am sure. However, | wish to say that
we loved to have them visit US. We
spent a happy time together, and were
very sorry their time with us was so
short, but | think they enjoyed it very
much. They were so nice and friendly,
we all lost our hearts to them, and hope
We may have the pleasure of their com
psny again.
always find a warm welcome here, and
that their boys behavior was most ex-
emplary while in our city. On every
hand one could rear the remark-"Aren't
they nice boys, and so well behaved"
They certainly left a good name behind
them. One thing which tickled them
was our cars being driven from the
right side. They said they had the feel
ing that there would be a crash.
We are just simple folk here, far away
from the turmoil of war and. with a
, few exceptions. enjoy life as before this
awful war started. Many of our sons
are away in far countries fighting to
retain the freedom we now enjoy, and
your gallant men are joining them, with
the hope of preserving for you that very
same freedom. May God grant a speedy
victory to their efforts. Our eldest boy
is 10 and has been in Naval service for
three years. We had him home on leave
three weeks past. / served in the last
war l914-1S. There are seven of us, the
youngest is 9 years.
Well, dear friend, | trust this letter
will bring some measure of comfort to
you. for | d~aresay it will reach you be-
fore you hear personally from your hus-
band. He is so very proud OF you and
the baby, and showed us a photo of you
both. | would like to hear from you II
you can spare the time to write. We
owe so much to Americans o n that we
feel we should know more about them.
will close by saying that our home
is always open and ready to welcome
your boys during their stay with us.
All members of my family join me in
sending our best wishes and hopes for
vonr hushand'S safe return.
I remain,
Yours sincerely,
(Mr.) c. J. MASON.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07

68,00O TONS Se1Ap
The nationwide scrap drive TO bring
A 1S uYlRea Asns u scrap mstai hs-
tween now and November 18th Is on.
Mississippi's quota in this undertaking
IL $1,000 tons. Before the state has
always responded to the scrap drives by
going over the top and then some. This
rear IL may be harder to get up rs much
scrap as before but it is u job that
must be done.
Our military machine must not be
weakened from lack Of reinforcement
and to assure these requirements scrap
metal must come in. In order to get
what is needed every farm and every
home must yield its share.
You can get paid for that scrap metal
and at tho same time serve your coun-
try's need. Don't wait for someone to
call upon you. Get in touch with the
scrap dealers in the county now n
do what you can.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-07

Miss Ann Joyce Odom has returned to
MSCW for her second year in college.