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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-04
Johnny Dinas Wins
State Top Honors
Three Out OF Five
Major Honors Goes
To Duront Boy

Johnny Dinas, son of Mr.. ano
Mrs. IA. X. Dinas, of Durant, wor
three out of five major honors in
the midterm graduation exercise al
State College last week.
Johnny was given the PLAGUE
for being the most outstanding
graduate in the School Of Education.
In addition to the PLAGUE he re
ceived the Bertha M. Scales Charae-
ter Builders Medal. To receive this
honor, he was elected by his class
mates as "the man who has for the
four years in college lived the most
exemplary life.'
To complete the picture he was
given the Sevens Cup, awarded
each year, for outstanding leader
ship.
Johnny was president of the
YMCA, one Of the major offices on
the campus, by vote of the student
body each year; member of Pi
Kappa Alpha social fraternity
Scabbard and Blade, national honor
airy military organization; Blue Key,
junior service honorary fraternity
and many other organizations. He
also received his reserve commission
as second lieutenant in the USA
and reports for active army duty at
Fit. Benning, Ga. February 18th.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-04
HOLMES COUNTY MEN
IN THE SERVICE
Ensign Charles Long
Home On Visit

Ensign Charles Long, son of Mr.
and Mrs. c. E. Long, of Durant and
Mrs. Long are home this week visit
ing his parents. They are enroute
to Fort Schuyler, N. Y. where En-
sign Long is due to report this
month.
Ensign Long entered the U. 5
Navy about two weeks ago and
received his commission at Charles
ton, S. C. He expects to be at Fort
Schuyler about six weeks before
being assigned elsewhere.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-04
Walter +. Mitchell
Gets Xmas Box

Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Mitchell, OF
Durant, received letter this week
from their son, Pvt. Walter Francis
Mitchell, USA, written on January
10th, stating that he had just re-
ceived his Christmas box and was
really proud of it.
Walter. Francis is somewhere IN
the south Pacific His Christina
box was mailed on October 31st ano
he did not get it until January 20tn
indicating he is pretty far pee
from home.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-04
$4,000 Raised In
Birthday Drive
Money Collected To
Fight InfontiIe
Paralysis Here

So far approximately $4,000 has
been raised in the drive for the
benefit of the infantile paralysis
fund honoring President Roosevelt
in Holmes county this year, says
Mrs. J. F. Williams, Lexington,
Holmes county chairman.
The drive is being continued this
week and community chairmen are
urged to get all their funds in to
Mrs. Williams by Friday noon It
possible.
An official report will be made
next week of monies collected.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-04
J. D. Cooper, L. And
w. c. Martin, L.
Accepted In Navy

J. D. Cooper, Jr. and w. C. Mar
tin, Jr., both 17-year-old Durant
boys have volunteered for duty in
the United States Navy and have
been accepted. They are now await
ing their cali to active duty.
Both boys are members Of promi-
nent Durant families and have lived
here all their lives. Their many
friends wish for them success in
their navy career and safe return
home when the war is over.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-04
prayer for victory.

Withdrawal of Edward j. Flynns
nomination to the post of Minister to
Australia by the President is a hap
Nv solution to the problem Of his
confirmation.
In view of certain defeat by the
Senate. which would have resulted
in considerable embarrassment to
the President, it is best for the rec
ord that the nomination OF Flynn
was not further pressed.
Mr.. Roosevelt is to be commend
ed that he at long last seems to
realize that we in America still have
representative democracy and
that the people of the nation VIII
stand for just so much and no more
and that the people will be heard
through their representatives.
1t is fervently desired that, in the
interest of unity and harmony, fu-
ture appointments of the administra-
ton will be considered more care
: fully than was Flynn.
4
AT first when women were be-
ing recruited for the Womens Aux
iliary Army Corps and other branch
es of the service there was great
deal of Joking considering the value
OF these women to military service
some good-natured and some not
From the extensive and ambitious
program now being carried out oA
the WAAC, the WAVES and the
| SPARS it would seem that thu
women are filling a definite neet
and that women serving in thes'
Ifbranches are truly serving thel
country.
4 An office has now been opeRe'
!. | in Jackson for enlistment of WAVES
and SPARS. Women interested il
joining these two branches of tn
! service are asked to can or writ
, the Navy Recruiting Station a
: Jackson for proper forms to FIJI
out
So if you are not now employed
: or if you are employed but not i
: a position helping the war effor'
, and have no dependents and are i
: good health, women of Americ'
4 Uncle Sam wants YOU in the army
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-04
Lieut.. Johnny Dinos
Reports For Duty

Lieut.. Johnny Dinas, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. A. X. Dinas, of Duck Hill
and Durant, went to Camp Shelby
today to report for active duty in
the U. S. Army He was graduated
from State College at midterm with
honors and with reserve commits
sion as second lieutenant.
He will report to Fort Bennlng,
GA. February 18th for further as
signment.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-04
Lexington Girl Now
On Washington Post

Miss Martha Rhyme, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John X. Rhyme OF
Lexington, former member of The
Lexington Advertiser staff, has been
named junior reporter in society on
the Washington Post.
Miss Rhyme left Lexington in
June for the nations capital and was
employed in War Production Board
office until she accepted a position
in the circulation department Of the
Washington Post.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-04
Earl Downer And Roy
Strowd Join Navy

Two more 17-year-old boys have
volunteered and been accepted IN
the United States Navy. Eari
Downer; son of Mr. and Mrs. q. r.
Downer, and Ray Strowd, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Strowd, enlisted
Wednesday at Jackson.
Ray and Earl along with w. =
Martin, Jr., and j. D. Cooper, Jr
have been instructed to report IN
jackson Monday to be sworn in and
assigned to training.
Both boys attended Durant Hlgf
School.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-04
Ensign Gwin Koib
Home On Leave

Ensign Gwin Kolb, U. S. Navy
leaves this weekend for Norfolk. Va,
after receiving his commission al
Notre Dame University at South
Bend, Indiana, where he completed
his training. At Norfolk he viii
be assigned to active duty.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Roy Kolb, of Durant, and was
graduated from Millsaps College
with honors.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-04
Pvt. Ralph Bowie Is
Stationed At N. O.

Pvt. Ralph Bowie, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Bowie, is now stationed
at New Orleans, La, with rail-
road outfit of the United States
Army. His many Durant friends
will be glad to learn he is stationed
near at home for while.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-04
Pvt. Deck Johnson At
Fort Bliss, Texas

Friends of Pvt. Deck Johnson
USA, will be interested to know ne
is now stationed at Fort Bliss. Tex
as, near the Mexican border. ne
was former operator of the Pan
Am Station and Ritz Cafe in Durant
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-04
Presbyterian Church

The following is our schedule FOL
next Sunday, February z, 1913:
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Morning Worship at IL o'clock.
Vesper Service at $3.50.
Attention is called to the change
in the hour for the evening service.
Visitors will receive a most cor
dial welcome to this church.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-04

Holmes county. "E" War Bond
quota for February is 1000.
Have you done YOUR part by buying
War Bond this month?
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-04
Deputy Collector Will
Be Here March 18th

Quitman Steed, deputy collector
with the Department of Internal
Revenue, will be IN Durant March
through the 4th at the City Hall
helping taxpayers make out their
income tax returns.
His schedule for this vicinity
follows:
MoCoool Feb. 15th-City Hall;
Kosciusko: Feb. 10th to goth, inc.
Court House;
Tchula: Feb. 22nd-City Hall;
Lexington: Feb. 23rd to 9th
inc-Court House.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-04

R. B. Smith. Gulfport, was a guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Guess Friday
night.
Mrs May accompanied her son,
DR.. Billy May, home to Corinth for
a visit this week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-05-21
There's more where they
 came from!

They're rolling of assembly lines in Detroit and Seattle and Los Angeles. They're laundering over the gulf of Alaska, rumbling up the Alcan High way-giving Alaska a mighty steel fist And there's more where they came from.
 These American fighting machines need motor fuels that don't ask for odds-Standard Gasoline and Stand ard Aviation Gasoline. Alaskans know that Standard Gasolines give them power in a pinch, keep engines run ming sweet and smooth under every condition the North Country offers. That's another edge we have over the Axis. No matter how much gasoline 1t takes to haul an army into position, or to bomb a Jap outpost, there's plenty more where that came from.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-05-21

ing industry.
 While eilcing prices generally have been established on canned and processed fish by the Office Of Price Administration. there are no cell ings at present on fresh fish with the exception Of tuna and tuna-like spe- cies. 0PA has informed the Goordin- ator's office, however, that price ceilings on other fresh fish varlties are now in the process of being for mulated
 aThe allocation of andings of fish cry products is one of the powers which have been delegated to the Co., ordinator of Fisheries by the War Food Administrators.
 < R 8&
 And a letter from the Hon. Ross A. Collins. Congressman from Miss issippi, enclosing copy of a speech he made in the House last June a. bout Alaska, stressing particularly it's war needs Many of things he has advocated for Alaska for 15 years and more are now coming to pass, Congressman Collins assures us in pointing out that as a member of the committee on appropriations he has regarded Alaska as the key to the protection of the U. s. from attacks that might originate in the Orient and hence have tried to build with in its domain modern military bases and adequate approaches to them. {" Able as the good Gongressman's s speech is, we are compelled. in the interests of conservation of news
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-05-21
TPlHIlR0UGE TRIlB SEN IsIGTEib
 PElRISGOPE
0 .

Going through the Periseope mail bag:
 Mr. B. W. Denison of Chicago re- ports he is writing a book on Alaska and is having a bit of trouble with the farming chapter" Handicapped by having never visited the Terri tory. nevertheless, MT. Denison ap- pears to be getting along nicely with his masterpiece except for the agri- cultural aspects. Have" for exam ple, asks Author Denison, any ad- dittonal cattle come into the country the past year? He has us stuck on his first question so there is no point in attempting to give our opinion on the future outlook for development of farming in the Territory" which he seeks. Our knowledge of COWS would scarcely make a chapter in anybody's book. We are, however, heart and soul, with Mir. Denison
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-05-21

who admits he's "a little behind the eight ball on agriculture. Both of us.
 HHas
 From the U. s. Forest Service we find that Regional Forester B. Frank Heintzleman announces that war rant for $19.56463 has been for warded to the Treasurer of Alaska to cover the amount due the Terri tory from National Forest receipts This money represents 25 per cent of goss federal receipts from Tongass and Chugaeh forests.
 Eaas
 From the OPA, sometimes refer red to as the Office Of perpetual am- biguity. We glean this about credit ratings:
 A number of merchants have re- ported to this office that they are receiving notices from wholesalers located in the States that it will be impossible for the wholesalers to grant credit to Alaskan retailers in the future unless the latter have credit ratings with established credit rating agencies. In the absence of credit ratings, 1t will be necessary for Alaskan retailers to send cash with their orders for mechandise. Under the circumstances it might be wise for Alaskan retailers to begin establishing their credit standings at once"
 OPA also reports that Juneau is going to have meatless Wednesday henceforth. The meat markets are going to close up and restaurants were going to serve no meat dishes on that day of the week.
 * * #
 Office of the Coordinator Of Fish cries (you know, Ickes) gives Us this bit of enlightenment:
 A fair system of alloeating pro- duetion of fishery products among various elements of the fish trade will be placed in effect where neces- sary after the establishment of eeil- ing prices on fresh fish, Coordinator of Fisheries Harold L. Ickes an nounced
 In a number of areas fishermen follow the practice of selling to the highest bidder. the Coordinator pointed out. With ceiling prices es- tablished this auction system can no longer be followed and to insure canners, filleters. smokers and whole sale fresh-fish dealrs with a fair share of the catch it will be neees- sary to allocate it among the inter ests wanting to buy.
 'Allocation plans will be work ed out in various ports, as they be- come necessary. by representative of the Coordinators office working in cooperation with area consultants re- presenting all elements of the fish
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-05-21

print and ink. to refrain from giving it to you in full at this time; per haps. for the duatior.n but it's a good speech.
 
 The Treasury Department No. bond salesman. also make the mail boat. Says Mr. Eugene ". Sloan. EX- eeutive Director of the War Savings Staff.
 As you know, there has been con siderable speculation and talk con cerning the effect that increased lax es might have on the sale and re- demption of U. S. savings bonds. Ion will be delighted to know that dur ing March, when the first tax install ment fell ue, bond sales were 6.4 per cent higher than in February. and more than 65 per cent Of March, 1042."
 Good going
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Legion Wants Trials
OF All Axis Leaders
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Sept. 1s.-The American
Legion will ins!ss on trials "of all
war criminals, including Hitler,
TOTO and Mussolini," Milton Camp
bell, director of the Legion's Ma
tional Defense Committee, asserted
here today.
Mr.. Campbell declared in an inter-
view that not only will trials be
sought for the three Axis leaders,
but for all responsible for the
atrocities in Poland, Greece and the
other occupied countries.
Mr.. Campbell said a resolution
to that effect would come before the
legion convention which meets here
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Of next week.
Members of the Resolutions As
signment Committee met in the
first formal preconvention session
to distribute to proper committees
the approximately 700 resolutions
which have been submitted.
The resolutions cover a host of
topics, and include such controver-
sial subjects as postwar plans for
veterans, the role of America in the
postwar world, and constitute in
general an outline of policy for the
legion in the next year.
Evening star., 1943-09-19
ChiId-Care Problem
Made Acute by War,
Commissioners Told

Wartime conditions have made
more acute" the problems of the
neglected, dependent and delinquent
children in the District, the Board
Of Public Welfare said yesterday in
its annual report to the Commits
sioners.
This Is due, the board members
said, to the influx of new population,
family dislocations growing out Of
the draft, the increasing employ
ment OF mothers, and the general
unrest associated with wartime con-
ditions.
Prevention Of child and family
Embellishments, frequently resulting
in broken families and costly foster
family home or institutional care,
has been a prime objective OF the
Board of Public Welfare" the agency
said.
More Homes Sought.
1.-THE philosophy and practice of
prevention has been successful in
keeping many of the children cared
for by the Protective Service Unit
fro mthe Juvenile Court and from
crowding the already burdened chill
dren,s institutions. This Is an area
of service which needs to be ex-
panded If we are to cope with the
effects of the continued absence Of
fathers from the home, the employ
ment of mothers, the loosening of
group control under the impact of
war, and the bewilderment of ado
lescent boys and girls. Prevention
Is a community investment which
will bear dividends in a sounder
citizenship in years to come"
The welfare board and Welfare
Director Ray L. Huff added that
wartime conditions have created q
much greater demand for foster
homes, while at the same time re-
ducing "drastically" the number Of
available or potential substitute
homes for children.
Among the most important rea-
sons given for the shortage OF foster
homes, the board said, were the
drafting of male members Of house
holds, resulting in reduced income
aid a consequent merging of house.
holds, departures of residents from
this area, opening up of homes to
war workers and an increase in the
employment of women.
Living Costs Factor.
Rising costs of living, the welfare
officials said, had discouraged some
homes from accepting foster children
since the rate of board-and-care
payments had not kept pace" with
increased costs.
Such situations, officials said, had
placed an, unusual burden" on the
small" home-finding staff of the
Forter Care Unit of the welfare
department, and had called for 3
revaluation Of the minimum stand
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Irds" for an acceptable foster

ards" for an acceptable foster
home.
The wartime boom conditions
have taken many former recipient
of the public assistance rolls. but
this does not solve the problems
Of the aged. the blind, the mentally
and physically unfit and others
who are not affected by wartime
employment and high wages, well
fare officials said.
Evening star., 1943-10-01

burgfl was elected national presi-
dent OF the VFW Ladies Auxiliary
to succeed Mrs. Marie C. De Witt
Of st. Paul, MINI. 4
Other auxiliary officers elected
included Mrs. Hazel Miller of Des
Moines, senior vice president; Mrs.
M. Frances Anderson of Bridge
port, Conn, Junior vice president;
Mrs. Grace H. Davis of Kansas City,
secretary treasurer; Mrs. Dorothy
Mann Of Detroit, chaplain; Mrs.
Virginia Radcliffe of Chicago, con-
ductress, and Mrs. Martha Brown
of Buffalo, N. Y, guard.
Otto Steinberger of Detroit was
elected supreme commander of the
VFW's making branch, The
Military Order of the Cooties."
Others elected included Norman
Youst of Allentown, Pa, junior vice.
commander; Thomas C. Ryan Of
San Diego, Calf, quartermaster
adjutant; c. B. Kavanaugh of Fort
Wayne, Ind, judge advocate: A.
A. Lessner of Chicago, chief of staff;
William Rohrer of Cleveland, his
torian, and Fred Coghill of Hous-
ton, Tex, provost marshal.
Evening star., 1943-10-01

bers Of antiaircraft defense force.
and military pilots.
Recruiting bureaus also have beer
opened throughout the occupied
territory for Italian men and womer
who wish to volunteer" for work
in Germany.
Round Up 1000 Men.
(The German n-controlled Rome
radio described the latest Nazi
move as migration" of italian
workers from Southern to Cen
trail and Northern Italy" and
did not suggest that the con-
scripts might wind up in Ger
many.
1n a broadcast heard by
United States Government mon-
itors, Domenico Pellegrini- Clam
pietro, finance minister of Benito
Mussolini's puppet Fascist cabi-
net, assured his listeners that it
merely was planned to transfer
part Of our working masses and
our population to Central and
Northern Italy, where everything
has been prepared for you so
that you might find work and de-
cent living conditions.'D
In Northern Italy the Nazis were
reported already to have rounded
up 1000 men, including disarmee
soldiers, and shipped them in box
cars to Germany. Appeals to Italiar
workers in the north to voluntee
for service in Germany were said tt
have gained no response Whatso.
ever.
In Turin, where three attacks re.
Gently were committed against Ger.
man soldiers, the Nazi-controllec
newspaper La Stampa told the peo.
pie to expect mass arrests and re.
prisals by German authorities ir
the quarters where the attacks oc.
Cured.
The paper warned the Italians t.
avoid such acts, which could only
produce cruel consequences
Evening star., 1943-10-01
NewVFW Commander
Advises Organization
To Stop World Making
3. the Associated Pres~

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-The Vet
Grams Of Foreign W ars was advised
by its new commander In chief,
Carl j. Schoeninger Of Detroit, yes
terday to step attempting to die
tate and decide world affairs far
beyond our scope of comprehen-
sion"
TT is evident that the time has
arrived when the VFW must get
back on the beam and refrain from
expending its energies and efforts
in attempting to dictate and decide
world affairs far beyond our scope of
comprehension and return to the
principles and aims for which we
were organized, to care for him who
has borne the battle, his widow and
the orphans" he said.
Mr.. Schoeninger made the state
ment at the closing meeting of the
44th national encampment follow
ing his election. A few hours ear
lier the convention had adopted
resolutions protesting against
"hoarding Of youthful labor" in
war plants, and putting the VFW
on record as "unalterably opposed"
to any peace plan that would bring
the United States into a world gov
ernment or Superstate"
Succeeds Robert Merrill.
Mr.. Schoeninger. an electrical en-
glneer in Detroit's Water Depart
ment, succeeded Robert T. Merrill of
HaVre, Mont. as commander in
chief. He served 81 months overseas
with the 18th Engineers during the
First World War.
Jean A. Brunner of Forest Hills,
N. Y, and Joseph NJ Stack of Pitts
burgh were elected senior and junior
vice commanders, respectively. Rob-
ert B. Handy, jr., of Kansas City,
Mo, was chosen quartermaster gen.
eral for another year; H. T. Kern of
Knoxville, Tenn, was picked for
judge advocate general DR.. Hubert
J. EckWall of Chicago for surgeon
general and the Rev. Frank Tishkins
of Bethel, Conn, for chaplain.
Among those elected for the Ma
tional District Council were Chester
Zerbe Of Eri2. Pa; Jack Henry of
Akron, Ohio; Dr.. J. M. Erman of
Omaha, Nebr.: Ray Brannaman of
Denver. Jack Wait of Seattle and
William R. Barge of Washington
D. c.
Mrs. Amelia c. Kane of Pitts
Evening star., 1943-10-01
Physician S Widow Found
Slain in Little Rock
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Oct. 1.-The
widow Of prominent Little Rock
doctor was found beaten to death
late yesterday in the living room of
her home in an exclusive residential
section.
Returning home from school, It.
year-old William Browning found
his mother, Mrs. Julia Koers Brown
ing, 56, lying face down, her head
in pool of blood. Her body was
covered with small rug. Police
said she apparently had been dead
about four hours.
Detective Chief o. N. Martin said
there was evidence that the house
had been burglarized, since the con-
tents of numerous dreSsers and
closets had been scattered about the
floor.
In breakfast room, police found
a small spaniel dog. its head similar
ly blugdeoned. 1t died about an
hour after the officers arrived.
Mrs. Browning's husband, the late
DR.. H. w. Browning, has been dead
several years.