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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-10
LOCAL news

Melvin Parker of Pickens was a
welcome house guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Peterson.
Friends are glad that Mr.. Claude Pow
ers is able to be up after several weeks
of illness.
here Sunday after a business trip to
Pascagoula.
Friends of Mrs. Eugene Cole will
regret to learn she is in the Communi-
ty Hospital at Lexington.
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Bible will give him confidence that Goo
is with him.
And you complacent, bridge playing
fox-trotting, cocktail-drinking mothers,
why didn't you teach your sons about
God instead of handing him a cigarette,
a cocktail glass and a dance program!
Get on your knees and ask God to for
give your sins. Then pray for the
army-pray, pray, pray! And you great
dignified preachers! Why didn't you
teach your people to pray? To follow
God instead of standing before them
in your silken robes and reading them
a ritual. Only Smelling, the killing, the
numbering. Even the shells that come
whizzing through the air scream only
one word-"Atonement!"
/ could go on, but ! am SO
tired, so weary. But in all so happy to
see them coming to God one by one. so
tell them to pray atone for sine and
keep praying. And when you send things
to your boys, send Bibles. They want
Bibles.
Your loving brother,
LIEUTENANT
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OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION
SLAUGHTERERS AND MEAT DEALERS
REVISED AXIMU PRICE NO. 169,
PROVIDES AMONG OTHER THINGS H FOLLOWING:
No person shall sell, offer to sell, deliver or break beef
or veal carcasses irrespective of grade, unless such carcass
has been examined and graded by an official grader OF the
U. S. Department of Agriculture, in accordance with the
rules and regulations of the Secretary Of Agriculture gov
erning the grading and certifcation of meats, etc" If any
person applies for the services of an official grader and is
advised that a grader cannot be furnished at that time,
then he may grade his own meat for so long a period as
the Food Distribution Administration of the U. S. Depart
ment certifies in writing that it is unable to provide such
person with the services of an official grader. During such
period beef and veal carcasses shall be graded by the seller
in the manner provided in the regulation. Even in cases
where the s%laughterer or seller is permitted temporarily
to grade his own meat, the grading must be done in accord
ance with official USDA grading rules, and the grade so
determined must be stamped on the meat.
Every s%laughterer and meat dealer should address ap-
plication for the services of a federal meat grader to Mr..
VIM. R. Poole, Market News and Grading Office, U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture, Townsville, Ga.
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Evening star., 1943-10-04
$125,OOO and a Bald Head

lures in three years. No star has
ever retained popularity on such a
sparse schedule
Close-ups: Three major studios are
bidding for Daphne Du Maurier's
latest novel, Hungry Hill" Hitting
bookstands last month, it's now in
second place on most best-seller lists,
Paramount would like it as a follow
up for Joan Fontaine in the same
authors "Frenchman's Creek" :.
Stanley "Stash" Clemens, now play
ing a tough kid in Bing Crosby's
Going My Way" is leading con-
tender for the title role in Milton
Holmes story. Salty O'Rourke."
Paramount originally bought it for
Alan Ladd Betty Smiths "A
Tree Grows in Brooklyn" is another
story drawing high-priced fire from
several studios. After goth Century
Fox offered s55 900 it was reportedly
Withdrawn from the market-to wait
for bid in six figures Writer
Carey Wilson is assembling his short
subjects on Nostradamus and addi-
tlonal material with view of
releasing a feature on the great
prophet.
Hazel Scott. brilliant Negro pian-
ist and vocalist, sings in IL Ian
guages. When Jesse L. Lasky, pro-
ducing Rhapsody in Blue" asked
her If she could sing the George
Gershwin hit, My Man" in both
English and French for his "Rhap-
sody in Blue" she answered: Sure
thing-and in Hebrew and Russian
II you wish" And so she will.
Evening star., 1943-10-04
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD,

Celluloid parade:
Unexpected two weeks delay in
starting Dragon Seed" at MGM put
Walter Huston in pretty social fix.
The genial character star had his
head shaved smoother than a rice
bowl for the father role in Pearl
Bucks novel. but he's going around
town making the best of tin fact,
having fun daring friends to recog-
nize him. HuSton's role will be the
biggest in the picture, regardless of
all the fuss about Hepburn, the
heroine. 1t should be, for Walter is
getting sl25 900 to play it-undoubt-
edly the highest fee ever paid a
character actor Lou Costello,
now nearly recovered from his i'll
ness of a year. has put his night
club on the mark for sale Ed
Gardner and his writer, McBenoff,
Of "Duffy's" note, have checked in
at Paramount to prepare for the
picture that studio is to make.
Hollywood "expectancies" are di-
vulged in the strangest ways Here's
how the news about the impending
arrival Of Alice Fayes second heir
got bruited about: A studio photog-
rapher had been making pictures at
Alices home. When he left. Phil
Harriss 9-year-old boy accompanied
him to the gate. AS the photog
closed the gate, the kid confided,
Next time you come out here
there'll he three of lis"
BY the way, Alice says the reason
for having another baby right away
is simple, from her point Of view.
"Therell be two years difference
between the age of Alice and the
new baby" she says. Il think that's
good difference-if there were
more years between them they
wouldn't have the same understand
ing of each other. If we have more
babies after the next one, fine II
not. We'll have two-and I wouldn't
bring up one alone"
The idea that her career may dis
solve doesn't bother Alice-not bit.
Matchmaking always was chore
and big one to her. She made
Week End in Havana" in the sum-
mer of 194l Next came Hello
Frisco. Hello and now The Gangs
All Here" both this year. Three pic
Evening star., 1943-10-04
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showino

Stage.
National-"The Army play-bv-
Play" John Golden's all-soldier
show: Tonight at $50.
Capitol-"Holy Matrimony," mis-
taken identity Of a beard: II am,
lao, 4:25, ITO and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows: l, 3:45, $50 and 9:10 pm.
Coiumbia-"So Proudly We Hail"
Army nurses on Bataan: HAS am,
2:lo. ABS, 7 and 9:35 pm.
Earle-"Thank Your Lucky Stars "
film stars lampoon themselves:
10:45 am. 1:30. AIS, 7 and $50 pm,
Stage shows: 1855, $40, $50 and
9:15 pm.
Keith's-"Behind the Rising Sun"
and inside Japan: HAS am, l;45,
3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and GAS pm.
Little-"Black Sea Fighters" a
Soviet record: II am. lis, $50,
$50, $40 and 1890 pm.
Observation-Disclosures" Eddie
Robinson in naval combat: ll:O5
am, ITO. 800, 5:25, 7:3O and e:35
pm.
Palace - For Whom the Bell
Tolls" Miss Bergmans showpiece:
1890 am. ITO, 3:55, 6:35 and 9::20
pm.
Pix - Charlie Chaplin Laugh
Week: 2:l5, 4:55, 7:25 and 10: 10 p m.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts:
Continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1943-10-04

Joan Leslie who had promised her
self as child that she would dance
with Astaire some day, Judy has
never even contemplated 1t. The
assignment frightened the wits out
of her until her neighbor, Rance de
Marco, a considerable dancer him.
self, decided the neighborly thing
to do would be to teach Judy the
intricacies of high class dancing.
Living in adjoining houses-com-
paratively speaking Of the spread
ing acreages of Hollywood-they
have lessons in the backyard every
afternoon.
Judy's confidence is getting stur-
dier from day to day.
&* X
Dance department II: There was
but one take on that jitterbug
sequence which ends Bette Davis
torch song in Thank Your Lucky
Stars" There are those. including
Miss Davis, who think it is just fine
that there were no more. Conrad
Wiedell, king of Hollywood Utter
bugs. was Miss Davis partner. He
grabbed her at the last note of the
song, swung her in half circle,
brought her to earth for an instant
and then tossed her violently 80
degrees to the left, 80 degrees to
the right, stood her upright and
waited to see what would happen.
Miss Davis, her eyes popping out,
merely remarked, Il didn't know
you were so strong"
Not a bad line for a dramatic
actress who has been through some
thing as alien to her every previous
experience.
Benefit department.: When they
finish up with their own perform
ance at the National tonight,
specialists in the cast of The Army,
Play by Play" will add two more
shows to their evening by appearing
at the Capitol and Earle as part of
the STARS at Midnight" show. And
when they finish tomorrow nights
performance, they will rush to the
Stage Door Canteen to put on a
variety show, of which they have
several.
They go looking for benefits and
special performances" an attache
of the group explains.
incidentally, the vast majority of
those in the cast are nonprofession-
Evening star., 1943-10-04
DANCING.

LANGLOTZ DANCE STUDIOS, 1910 Mass
Ave. NV. For private lessons in Ballroom
Dancing. telephone Hobart 81OO. Ballroom
classes every Tues. and Fri. $40 PM.
Evening star., 1943-10-04

ais who won their roles in competi-
ton with professionals. The pro-
portion is TO per cent nonprofes-
sional, 80 per cent pro.
Mystery department: An odd bit
OF military secrecy adds to the pi-
quancy of the presentation of '"The
Army. Play by Play" The secrecy
In question Is that which surrounds
the feminine performers who do the
walk-on. one-line part in Pack Up
Your Troubles" Their names will
not be announced in advance, the
sole statement concerning them be-
ing that the surprise of it all will
be something to remember.
Lacking such glamour names as
those OF Myrna 10y, Gertrude Law
renee, Betty Field. Miriam Hopkins,
Marguerite Chapman. ETC., who
stepped into the part in New York,
Washington Is assured of doing lust
as we'll In its cosmopolitan way.
4 X X
Casting department: Another role
nicely suited to her scope falls to
the lot Of Julie Hayden in The
Patriots" That would be the part
OF Patsy Jefferson, daughter of
Thomas, the chief patriot in the
play, which last year won the critics
prize
Another member of the cast which
will bring the play to the National
under the auspices of the Theater
Guild will be Sonya Stowkowski,
daughter Of Leopold.
Title department: Richard Hughes
"A High Wind in Jamaica" has been
retitled The Innocent Voyage" In
the dramatized form In which it
will be presented by the Guild.
Paul Osborn, the "On Borrowed
Time" man, did the adaptation.
Reminder department: There still
are a few bonds ltickets) for to-
nights Stars at Midnight" shows
or is 1t show-st the Capitol and
Earle. A sellout will add 1868 900
to the Districts tagging War bond
quota. The percentage will look
much the better for a cleanup of
the remaining few seats.
Evening star., 1943-10-04
A Mexican Triumph
For Existent Star,
Ramon NOVarrO
BY the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD.
Ramon Novarro, absent from the
American screen for many years,
has made a Mexican film, "The
Maiden Who Built a Country"
which is bringing him critical COM
mendation.
The role is similar to that played
by Jennifer Jones as Bernadette in
the film Hollywood based on the
miracles at Lourdes. Novarro por-
trays a simple peasant who is the
recipient Of religious revelation
through divine visions.
The story is combination of two
stories, that of st. Rose of Lima,
in that a mantel is miraculously
filled with roses. and bears the
image Of the Virgin Mary, as in the
story Of the "Virgin of Guadalupe, ,"
one Of Mexico's most famous
shrines. The stressing of faith as
Evening star., 1943-10-04
Violinist Prompters
And Dummies
BY the Associated Press.

NSSUCIHtSu FreSS.
HOLLYWOOD.
Whenever the script calls for an
actress, who is not musician, to
play a violin or other musical in
strument, she puts in long hours
practicing on a dummy. Then when
she goes before the camera she
usually watches and follows the
lingering movement of an expert
who stands nearby just outside of
lens range.
Evening star., 1943-10-04
TODAY'S NEIGHBORHOOD MOVIES
Buy War Bonds and Stamps at Any Theater

All Time Schedules Given In Warner
Bros. Ads Indicate Time Feature Il
Presented.
Evening star., 1943-10-04
Judy a Jittery Partner
For Astaire's Next Film
BY JAY CARMODY.

Dance departmen From Ginger Rogers through Rita Hayworth
dance partner
Garland acquired considerable poise brief
York Unlike
Evening star., 1943-10-04

a means Of achieving peace in a
war-torn world is the samo in both
films.
Evening star., 1943-10-04
Vehicle for Sister

Lionel Barrymore, who at IS, COM
poses symphonies while not working
before the cameras. has just penned
play, "Old Buddha," which he
hopes to produce on Broadway next
season, starring sister Ethel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
NAVY HEADS
MAP MOVES
IN PACIFIC
Admiral Nimitz Announces
Big Meeting Just
Finished

HONOLULU, Oct. 6.-Pacific wal
strategy has been drafted at fleet
headquarters by three top-ranking
Navy commanders, Admiral Chester
w. Nimitz announced today
Attending were Admiral Ernest
King, fleet commander, Admiral
William Halsey. commander in the
South Pacific.
All have returned to their own
posts. The meeting undoubtedly
shaped a strategy of increasing
weight in the tempo sof offensive
blows against Japan.
In choosing where to strike, the
men drafting the Pacific strategy
could aim at any point in the vast
war theater, from the Kuriles
northeast of Japan to Bougainyille
Island in the northern Solomons
last enemy stronghold there.
Two recent carrier task force raids
in the Marcus Island and Gilbert
Island area prove the fleets
strength has increased to a poin,
where the Navy is ready for fight
and looking for it.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06

laps Are Untivi|ized
Says Roosevelt; Signs
OF Weakness Are Seen

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. = Presi-
dent Roosevelt said he detected
signs of Jap weakness in the whole
Solomon Islands and New Guinea
area.
The President, at a conference
with newsmen, said the way the
Japanese are being defeated and
retiring in the Solomons and New
Guinea area, plus destruction of a
great number of transports, is proof,
in his opinion, of the enemy's
weakness in the entire region.
The President said the beheading
of an Allied aviator by the Japan
csc in the Southwest Pacific shows
lack of civilization, and, he re-
marked, that he supposed that the
worst thing that one could say to
Japanese, is to tell them they are
uncivilized; this gets under their
skin.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
YANk5FoR(E
CROSSING OF
ITALY RIVER
British Eighth Army Meets
Fierce Fighting on
Other Side
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
ALGIERS, Oct 6.-The American
Fifth Army has forced a crossing
of the Volturno River. the Ger
mans first line of defense on the
road to Rome, and also has cap
tured the towns of Aversa and
Maddaloni, north of Naples.
One unit crossed the river which
runs 20 miles above Naples. The
point of the crossing was not
specified.
The banks of the Volturno, flow
ing along the coastal plain of the
west side OF Italy, is expected to be
the scene of delaying action by
the Nazis.
Meanwhile, on the Adriatic side.
Gen. Sir Bernard Law Montgom-
ery's Eighth Army engaged the
Germans in heavy fighting along
the Biferno River near Termoli as
the enemy attempted strong de-
laying acClOflS.
The Germans have thrown from
10000 to $4,000 men along the
italian battleline,
Coursing far ahead of the land
troops, meanwhile, four waves OF
Flying Fortresses rained hundreds
of bombs on Bologna, rail center
in Bremen Pass at line $50 miles
below the German border in zone
of the most accurate and success
full raids" ever made by the North
west African Air Force.
Other Allied planes hammered
Nazi communications Ell Sc W h e e,
over wide area.
lately. Most men would have re-
quired very careful study to have
taken in the new proposed tax pic
ture, but the President got it in
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
Armed Forces Living
Off Country; vitiory
Gardens Everywhere

OF this year. Another 5000 acres
at u. S. Army air forces fields are
also to be added soon, making a
total of 10000 acres ultimately to
be devoted to gardens--the equiv
alent of about 100 average sized
Iowa farms.
The present $4,000 acres is made
up of tiny plots behind billets to
40-acre fields. This years return is
expected TO be about $4,000 tons OF
potatoes, General Littlejohn says,
plus $4,000 tons of vegetables and
root crops and 1000 tons of hay.
While it's fine thing to have all
the food at hand for soldiers, an
angle that might be overlooked is
that these Victory gardens are saw
ing just that much shipping space
which can now be used for mu-
nitions, and leaving that much more
food for civilians. And General
Littlejohn said the acreage, and the
proportionate yield, are expected to
be much larger next year, depend
ing on how many men are still there
to do the job.
Frequent moves find British
troops occupying areas where AM
orleans have started garden, but
1T makes no difference. They go
right ahead with it~-and the Am
orleans, wherever they wind up. will
go ahead with a British garden.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
JAPANESE
TRAIT IS
REVEALED
Denies 10 Latin America,
But Not 10 u. s., Be-
heading Of Captive

NEW YORK, Oct. GA Tokyo
radio has beamed a propaganda
broadcast to Latin America denying
that Japanese soldiers beheaded a
captive Allied airman, but the
United States government monitors
said the transmitters we're not
heard making reference to the case
to Japanese audiences.
A broadcast in English was att..'..
buted to the disclosure of the be-,
heading of an American. The news
agency called it fabrication re-
vealing ignorance of the Japanese
character in desperate position
and Americas leaders who are
frantically trying TO boost the NOR
ale of the public"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
J. {. 5haffer
passesAway
Al Age Of 90
Owner and Publisher Of
String Of Newspaper
Dies in Chicago

CHICAGO, Ill, Oct. 6-John @.
Shaffer, 90, owner and publisher OF
the indianapolis Star and Muncie
Star, is dead here.
From telegrapher with capital
of $50, Shaffer rose to ownership
of group of newspapers and OF
extensive grain and transportation
interests.
Aside from business, his primary
interests lay in religion, art and
education. He was instrumental in
helping place the Chicago SYM
phony Orchestra in the high po-
sition it occupies in the musical
world and was known as the father
of civic opera in Chicago.
Friend of Presidents
Mr.. Shaffer was an intimate
friend of Presidents Roosevelt, Taft
and Harding and it was said that
for the asking he might have had
a cabinet post in any of the three
administrations. He always was
sensitive, however, because of the
lack of college education, and
never accepted a public office. It
was his boast that he never had
asked a favor of politician and
never would.
Born June S, 1883, at Baltimore,
Mr.. Shaffer attended school until
he was is years old and then learn
| ed telegraphy. His parents were
James and Ann Crout Shaffer, his
father being a carpenter and build
er. They were members OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, as was
the son.
With Western Union
For four years Mr.. Shaffer was
employed by the Western Union
Telegraph Company at Baltimore,
becoming manager of the office
there. He left that company's en-
ploy to become assistant superin-
tendent of the telegraph depart
ment of the Union Railroad Com
pany, with which he remained until
1874. In the latter year he went
to Chicago and thereafter engaged
in variety of activities.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
COO ISLAND
BATTLE STILL
IN PROGRESS

CAIRO, Oct. 6.-British defend
ers of Coo Island in the Dodecan-
ese continuing battle against strong
German forces who landed there
Sunday a Middle East communique
said.
There was no change in the gen.
eral situation on the island said
the bulletin and gave no details
concerning the progress of fighting.
A Berlin radio declared yesterday
that German forces had broken
the backbone of British resistance
on the island and was in possession
of all important military installa-
lions.