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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-21
Bees Increase Seed
Yield From White
Dutch Clover

A report from DIR. Clay Lyle, Exten-
sion Entomologist, State College, shows
that the Hobson Planting Company. near
C~larksdale, purchased and located 100
colonies Of bees on their 400 acres Of
white Dutch clover last spring and in
creased their seed yield considerably.
In addition, they saved 500 pounds Of
fine honey and increased their colonies
to 242.
The following is a part of this report:
Last March l assisted the Hopson
Planting Company in locating 100 colo
mics of bees for placing in their white
clover fields. About April 20, l put Z
cages, eacr covering / square yard,
over the clover in the field adjacent to
tho bees to see if there was any polli-
nation occurring when nearly all the in
sects we're excluded. In the summer
We examined 100 heads of clover ada
cent to the cages and also 100 heads in
side the cages. No seed was set inside
the cages showing that insects are abso-
lutely necessary. Outside the cages the
clover averaged 172 seeds per head. A
mile away in the pasture it averaged %
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-21
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

Whereas, God in His Infinite Wisdom
has called to her reward in Heaven our
beloved sister and fellow worker, Mrs.
Lou Irby Long, and
Whereas, her presence and her service
will be missed by the Sunday School of
The Durant Baptist Church, by her many
friends who knew her and by the entire
church, therefore
Be it resolved, first, that we bow in
humble submission to the wishes and
wisdom of God, and
Be it further resolved, that a copy of
these resolutions be spread upon the
minutes of our church, that a copy be
sent to the bereaved family and a copy
be sent to the Baptist Record and Durant
News for publication.
Committee,
MRS. II. l.. HARRINGTON,
MRS. MERRILL MITCHELL,
MISS MAMIE CLARK.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-21

charmed life. recently issued this state
ment:
Having visited all the battlefronts
throughout the world, including Russia,
it is evident to me that the ever-increas-
ing demand for munitions and war
weapons will bring about a demand for
scrap iron and steel during the balance
of l943 and 1914 unparalleled in the his
tory of the nation.
we in America on the home front
have millions of tons of scrap iron and
steel lying around idle and being dis
sipated by the elements.
Unfortunately, our position is such
that we have been able and could afford
to waste our natural resources beyond
any other nation or peoples Of the world.
THAT day has passed and we must
now conserve and collect these reserves,
whether they are in the form of natural
resources or salvage in the form OF
scrap iron and steel, of which we have
such an abundance.
''If every man, woman, and child over
ten years of age gave only one hour of
their time to this salvage drive, there
would be millions of tons available for
the protection of our fighting mem"
This is a challenge to every Missis-
sippian, according to Leland Speed,
Chairman of the Mississippi State Sal
wage Committee. and he urges each
county to put forth every effort to raise
its scrap quota.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-21

Scrap Metals Drive
Starts This Week
In Holmes County
Citizens Urged
To Gother Scrop
Now; Good Prices

About eight tons of scrap iron and
a ton of scrap rubber have been turned
in to Holmes county dealers during the
past few days, according to a report to-
day. Good prices are being paid for
the metals.
This amount represents only a small
fraction of the 1913 ton quota of Holmes
county in the current nationwide drive
for needed scrap materials.
The Holmes County Scrap Iron Co.
bought scrap metals and rubber this
week from the following places in
the county. These metals will apply on
the county quota:
Holmes County Imp. Co., 2,l70 lbs;
Hammett Gravel Co., 5000 lbs; Durant
Colored School, 5000 lbs; Tchula Hard
ware Co., 1910 lbs, rubber and II bat
%teries, Cooke Oil Co., 1850 lbs rubber;
Lexington Wagon CO., 1,400 lbs; Pop
Miller, 400 lbs.
Every citizen in Holmes county is
asked and urged to go through his home
at once and get every scrap of iron,
steel, aluminium, rubber, copper, brass,
sheet iron, tin, toothpaste tubes, and
any other metal items.
County Chairman Norman Weathersby
issued an appeal today for every school
child in the county as well as home
makers to get behind the drive and put
it over.
Community chairmen who will direct
the salvage campaign throughout the
county are as follows: Mrs. Barry
Roach, lexington; Mrs. Lee Peacock,
Acona; L.. c. Browning, West; J. M.
Tate, Bowling Green; Clay Aldy, Du-
rant; j.. f. Chisolm, Goodman; Willie
Owen. Pickens; E.. f. O'Reilly. Ebenezer;
J. T. Parkinson, Coxburg; Frank Eakin,
Thornton; j. P. Love, Tchula; c.. l..
KERN, Cruger. -
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, world re-
nowned filler, and who apparently has a
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-21

The Memphis Belle" battle-scarred
veteran of nine months-aerial warfare
over France and Germany, now is "con-
valescing" at an airfield in Spokane,
Wash, according to the War Depart
ment. During 25 combat missions she
was battered by flax and slashed by
machine gun bullets. She has had nine
new engines, a new right wing to re-
place one shot away in action, and a
new tail assembly for one torn to shreds
by cannon fire. This flying fortress
was returned to the U. S. last June to
show American people how American
planes counld stand up in modern war
fare. Following her tour the flying
fortress was assigned to a heavy bonn
bardment group in Nebraska to helr
train fledgling airmen who hope soor
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-21
In Memoriam
Sonny Mcclellan

He has left this world of sorrow and
no more his face well see.
But on that bright tomorrow with our
loved ones we shall be.
His loved ones all do miss him. yet know
he is at rest,
For the Angels came and ooh him to
those mansions of Blest.
He'll be waiting there to greet us, there
Wen never say goodbye,
There was never a night so dreary and
dark, that the stars were not some
shining.
There is never a cloud so heavy and
black, that it has not a silver lining.
So be still sad hearts and cease from
%repining;
For behind the dark cloud the sun is
still shining.
Virginia Williamson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-21

seeds per head. Another collection of
heads along the roadside south of Tut
wiler averaged So seeds per head.
The average yield of white clover seed
on the Hopson Plantation in 1912 was
about so pounds per acre. This year it
was ia pounds per acre. ] do not at
tribute all this increase to the bees be-
cause this was the second year since
the crop was seeded and it naturally
produced a better yield anyhow. How
ever, | believe the bees more than paid
for themselves in the increase in seeds.
In addition, they yielded about 5000
pounds of fine honey and in early August
the apiary was split up to make a total
of 242 colonies. / am sure the venture
has been a very profitable one from
any standpoint it might be considered"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-21

1915. BreWrs fsAsar, Fossdsfos. MISSISSIPPI Cosv~ifses
0ias~ ". Pie,ce. State Director 72 Dspons Gxsrssc B1s. Jsekss
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-21
Other Americas Send Rubber

Tropical forests of the other Amer
icas have yielded a rising inflow of
the synthetic product from new chem
ical factories opening in the u. s. In
the first -four months of 1943, rubber
producing regions of the other Amer
icas shipped so per cent more rubber
than in the comparable period of 1912.
according to Everett c. Holt, Chief of
the Commercial Research Section of the
Rubber Development Corporation.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-21

One Of the best-liked farmers
In these parts Is Bert Childers!
And he has the best way of
beatin' the man shortage. too.
Come husking time. Bert in.
vttes all Of his farmer neighbors
over TO have a glass of beer.
when they ask politely
where's the beer?" Bert points
% q bucket-full of frosty bottles
In the middle of the field.
AN you got to do" he says.
SIS work your way out to it."
Well. Bert's idea has caught
On all ever tho countryside.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-21

to go overseas themselves. After a
major overhaul job. the Memphis Belle"
again will be used in training airmen.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-10-21
From where | SIT.
by Joe Marsh

Folks arc pitching In to help
their ueighbors harvest grain,
and fruit. and vegetables and
are taking their reward In sOci-
ability when the jobs done.
And from where | sit. that's a
mighty healthy picture of Amer
lean life people working to-
gether to get in the food this
country needs and afterwards.
sittin' around like good friends.
over a moderate glass of whole
some beer. I'm for it,
& M~s1<
fsfion. Mississippi CoMmises
? Deposit GsSrSso Bids. Jscksss
Evening star., 1943-11-28

Sicily ond Of bottle bIoodshed for Ameron
soldiers refuge Of little disturbed Yonks back from
the toon front from the bottle there Here American
douehboy the beach at American Red club on the
ond some going tor swim just enjoying the luxury being
borefoof IN the sond.
Evening star., 1943-11-14

has seating capacity of $50. Space
has been provided there for beauty
salon to be manned by four Marine
Corps operators when 1t opens in
about six weeks and a gymnasium
in which equipment will be installed
shortly.
A company is housed in each of
the four barracks under the super
vision OF a company commander
and two company officers. Each of
the squad rooms" is equipped with
double decker beds for a total of
81 persons. Laundry facilities are
provided. with electric dryers to dry
clothes in Is or 20 minutes. The
girls are allowed liberty each night
until O'Clock, and until 2 O'Clock
Saturday night, and are permitted
to entertain dates" in the down.
stairs lounges until $50 pm.
Plans are under way to form clubs
Groups already have been formed
for horseback riding. photography
and hiking. Another group is work.
ing on a musical comedy.
Present at last nights inspection
tour were 1t. Col. Miles S. Newton
commanding officer of the Second
Headquarters Battalion, Marine
Corps; Capt. Martrese Ferguson, ex-
ecutive to the commanding officer
Rear Admiral Ferdinand Reich
muth, commandant of the Potomac
River Naval District; Brig. Gen. L
w. Waller, jr., director, Marine
Corps Personnel Department, and
Maj. Gen. Seth Williams, Quarter
master, Marine Corps. Music was
furnished by the Marine Corps Or
cheStra.
Evening star., 1943-11-14

to keep the King In power, but until
IT. can take an active part the
Sovereign Is using its existence for
q political respite.
The Allied policy as set by Prime
Minister Churchill and President
Roosevelt has been to keep Italy
functioning behind the armies and
not to force any political showdown.
The lack Of a strong government
under Badoglio has resulted Tn num-
erous abuses by local oficias who
have been using Fascist laws to keep
themselves in power.
In the little town of Grumo.
about 20 miles west of Bari, q pro-
fessor was arrested by the
Carabinieri for talking publicly
against the King. Other incidents
have been reported to Allied author
tiles from other towns where local
Fascist officials have broken at
tempts to overthrow them by using
police and Mussolini-concocted
laws. These laws, curbing civil
liberties, have not yet been repealed.
Political weeklies are now appear
ing. The organ Of the party of
action. "LTtalia Del Popolo," came
out Armistice Day with a long dis
cussion Of the merits and demerits
OF monarchy and republic with sew
eral pointed digs at the King. It
was the most outspoken article on
the King vet published
Evening star., 1943-11-14
Continued From First Page

Casalagnida and Nazi-held Atessi,
and succeeded in occupying i'm
portant high ground
The struggle during the last week
has demonstrated conclusively that
the Germans still cherish the hope
OF staving off real attack on Rome
for months. thereby multiplying any
prospects the Allies have of using
Italy as jumping off point for
further assaults against Axis-held
Europe in the spring.
The terrain and the weather as
we'll as reinforcements of several
divisions which the Nazi command
moved into the line during the last
week combined to give Gen. Mark
w. Clark and Gen. Sir Seward l.
Montgomery one of the toughest
assignments any Allied commanders
have yet faced.
The Germans have II divisions
(perhaps 10000 mem on the line
now, and the Americans, sluggine
1t out with tough enemy veterans
from the Russian front, found that
the mountain strongholds around
Mignano had been prepared with
meticulous care.
Gun Positions in Rocks,
Machinegun, mortar and even ar
tillery positions have been blasted
out of solid rock Lodges with mines
Evening star., 1943-11-14

of every type planted along every
avenue of approach.
The advent OF winter on the bat
tlefront found this situation:
l. The Allies are 40 miles past
Naples but still are virtually double
that distance from Rome a month
and a half after Naples was taken
and over two months after Marshal
Badoglio's capitulation.
2. The Allies have achieved two
objectives in securing a great air.
base system around Foggia and are
compelling the Germans to throw
into combat more than half of all
the divisions they had in Italy when
the Italians quit.
3. Foggia's airfields remain only
about IS miles from the front lines,
closer than desirable for perma-
nent bases of the four engined
bombers whose winter assignment
Is to beat Axis communications and
industries to pulp.
4. Rome itself is valuable pri-
marily from political standpoint
From the standpoint of ground
forces operating against really vital
and strictly military objectives, bet
ter targets are roughly 24O miles
beyond the present front-Florence
Leghorn. Rimini and the entry to
the great Pc Valley.
Nazis Killed BY Own Mines.
Heavy mining by the Germans
caused trouble to themselves in
one incident yesterday in which
Americans of the 5th Army cap-
tured hill. killing 80 Germans and
wounding 80 Others In their re-
treat the Nazis ran into one of their
own minef1elds and suffered further
casualties. American casualties were
one killed and three wounded.
The Germans on the 5th Armv
front put up their most stubborn
resistance in the Venafro and Mig
nano regions, which they appar-
emily considered the most vulner-
able part Of their lines, for a deep
Allied wedge there would threaten
other points of their line.
To the west along the Tyrrhenian
coast the German patrols were in
creasingly active. Crossing the
Garigliano River in some instances
Headquarters disclosed today that
Allied destroyers and Raj planes
joined in a bombardment of enemy
positions along the Gulf of Gaeta
north OF the Garigliano River Tues
day night and again at dawn We'd
Evening star., 1943-11-14
Technical Italian Government
Formed in Abdicution Crisis

whose 43-year reign has covered the
birth, Towering and fall of Fascism.
The parties followed the lead of
Count Carlo Sforza, who returned
from American exile to win their
support.
The King has temporarily stymied
any moves to oust him by sitting
tight and ignoring the political crisis
on the grounds 1t was impossible to
obtain representative government
until Rome falls into Allied hands.
The Kings supporters, few in num-
ber, cited a letter which they said
the political underground in Rome
sent asking that no permanent gov
ernment be formed until it could
have voice in it.
It was reported a few days ago
that the King probably would abdi-
cate soon and that Badoglio, whose
loyalty to his sovereign is well
known. probably would resign as
premier at the same time, leaving
the field clear for Sforza.
The Rome political junta has
shown no indication that it will try
Evening star., 1943-11-14
BY the Associated Press.

ITALIAN GOVERNMENT HEAD
QUARTERS IN Their N
ITALY, Nov. 13.-Marshal Pietro
Badoglio organized a technical
government today in a makeshift
move obviously forced by the fiat
refusal OF Italy's main political lead
ers to join any government until
King Victor Emmanuel has abdi-
Gated.
The Bagoglio government, which
until now has been described as be-
ing simply "Badoglio and secre.
tary who uses the hunt-and-peck
system" on the typewriter, was re-
vamped to consist now of the aged
marshal and series Of under-sec-
retaries and experts who will carry
on the actual business of govern.
ment, but who will neither play any
political role nor participate in any
policy making.
This stop-gap was necessitated by
the refusal of any members of Italy's
six leading political parties to joir
in any government under the King
Evening star., 1943-11-14
Rites Formally Open
Henderson Hall, for
Women Marines

Attended by ranking officers OF
the Navy and Marine Corps and
guests of enlisted personnel, the for
NAL opening and inspection of Hen
derson Hall. Marine Corps barracks
for the Women's Reserve, was held
last night.
Located on Arlington Ridge road
opposite the Navy Department Ar
lington annex, it houses approx
mately 400 women members of the
Marine Corps working in Washing
ton. Provided on the compound are
four barracks, officers quarters
recreation hall, administration build
ing including a 10-bed infirmary
and mess hall.
The residents until a month age
lived at Arlington Farms, the WAC
barracks at Fort Myer. the Cairo
Hotel and in Suitland, Md. Among
their ranks are women plumbers
and electricians assigned to make
minor repairs on the post, anc
others working with the Marine
Corps as truck drivers, draftswomen
photographers and stenographers.
Girls arriving from Camp Lejeune
the training school at New River
N. c., first are assigned to the tenn
porary mess detail for a month be-
fore being placed in Office work
Under the direction of First 1t
Ellen ]. Gill, mess officer, they pre-
pare and serve three meals a day
cafeteria style, to the 1,400 residents
Compound Patrolled.
Armed with clubs, flashlights and
whistles, two girls patrol the inte-
rior of the compound on two-hour
shifts throughout the night. If any,
thing unusual is observed, the girls
are instructed to sound three blasts
on the whistle to summon the male
guard stationed at the gate.
Nothing ever happens and they're
bored to DEATH" observed First 1t.
Eva F. 1fbbetts. commanding officer
of Company E last night.
Movies are shown five nights a
week IN the recreation hall, which
Evening star., 1943-11-14
| |Parachutists HeIp
Nazis Gain FoothoId
In Fighting on Leros
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAIRO. Nov. 13.-The Germans
IN an all-out effort to take Leros
from the Allies landed reinforce
ments both by boat and by para
chute and on the second day OF
stiff fighting got q footing on
the northwest corner of the tiny
Aegean island. it was disclosed
officially today.
The Germans dropped numerous
parachutists in the center OF Leros
as sea-borne invaders landed on the
coasts, and Nazi -bombers at.
tackled the British and Italian de.
tenders repeatedly. Landings were
made in force on the West Coast.
Reports from the island continued
to be sketchy as the Allies Tough,
off the second day Of attack. Nc
authoritative person in Cairo was
hazarding any predictions on the
eventual outcome.
A British Middle East command
communique today said tina,
throughout yesterday the German.
continued to reinforce their troop.
invading Leros and are endeavorins
to consolidate their beachheads
Fighting continues and casualtie!
are being inflicted on the enemy
Crete Tactics Used.
The Germans. IN dropping para
chutists were using tactics which
were successful in the investment
of Crete in 1941.
The Middle East Air Command
sent long range fighters as we'll a.
bombers to strafe the German
beachheads and hammer islant
bases from which German reinforce
ments could be sent.
Leros is so small-eight mile
long by three miles at the wides
point-that the defenders Job wa
difficult. The island is cut by dee,
inlets, complicating transportation
1t is two miles across a mountai,
goat track from the town of Port
Lago to the point at which the Ger
mans secured their foothold on
bay on the west coast.
(The BIC said the Nazis were
driving for LerOs. principal tow,
Of the island.
Berlin radio said the island
had been taken by the Germans.
British holdings in the Aegean
now consist only of the islands
of Samos. Nicaria and Castel-
rosSo, the radio added.
Neither the Germans nor tn
Allies had said previously that Nj
carla, II miles west of Samos, ha
been taken by the British during tn
Allied gains made in the Aegean
campaign shortly after tia Italian
capitulation.
Airfield on Rhodes Bombed.
Previously the NaZis retook tn
islands Of Cos and Symi in the Do
decanese.
Striving to hold their island step
ping stones to Greece, Britisl
planes sharply bombed the Maritz
airfield on German held Rhodes b,
night and hit at least two vessel
In an enemy convoy in daylight yes
terday near Antikythera Islanc
midway between Crete and tn
Greek mainland.
Antimacchia airfield on Cos wa
raided twice Friday night.
Evening star., 1943-11-14
D. c. Officer Reported
Prisoner of Germans

Second 1t. Miles c. Mccormack
%. Of 2545 Waterside drive NV.
who was reported missing in action
by the War Department Monday. is
a prisoner of the German prison
camp Stalag Luft No. 3. according
to telegram his mother, Mrs.
Josephine c. Mccormack. received
last night from Adjutant Gen. Ulio.
The telegram said the Interna-
tional Red Cross had received a
report stating 1t. Mccormack was
a prisoner in the German prison
government. 1t added that a letter
containing further information was
following.
Evening star., 1943-11-14

nesday in support OF 5th Army op-
erations.
The planes dropped flares and
bombed as the warships shelled.
The Allied air command sent
planes to bomb the Germans in the
Balkans again yesterday. Mitchells
hitting an oil refinery at Berat and
the nearby Kucove airfield in Al
bania and American and British
lighters strafed a landing ground
at Mostar, Yugoslavia.
Air operations over Italy were
widespread yesterday, the Allies
hitting at German supply lines.
Evening star., 1943-11-14

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Evening star., 1943-10-11
Allies, Having Beaten
Subs, Should Turn 10
Reich, Pravda Says
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Oct. accompanying
today on the latest Roosevelt
Churchill report on submarine war
fare, the Communist Party organ
Pravda said the early crushing Of
the Germans is an actual posi-
bility and should be carried out in
short order.
In view Of the United States and
British victory at sea, the article,
headed Bankruptcy of the Hit
lerite Sea Strategy" said Great
Britain and the United States have
an overwhelming and increasing su-
periority of forces over thier en-
emies in all theaters of naval war
fare-in particular. all the prereq-
uisitse for the activization of the
strategy of our Allies in military
operations against the main enemy,
Hitlerite Germany.
The crushing of this enemy bv
the joint blows of the countries of
the antt-Hitlerite coalition is an
actual possibility which can and
should be carried out in short order.
This would save Europe and hu-
manity from new. hideous sacrifices
which are inevitable if the war
drags on unnecessarily long"
Impatience in Moscow over the
war effort Of the Soviet Union S
allies could be detected in the ar
ticle, in addition to the opinion in
some camps here that the United
States and Great Britain are still
not going all-out against Hitler.