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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25

Select young beans Of the %stringless
varieties. Remove ends and cut into
pieces approximately III to 2 inches in
length. Drop into boiling water sailed
at the rate Of / is. salt to l pit. water.
Boil 10 minutes. Pack into clean quart
jars or no. 3 cans and cover with the
liquor in which they were p~re-cooked.
Partially seal and process at boiling
internationally Ia hours the first day,
then sea: | hour the second day with
out breaking the seal; and l hou the
third day. Of you are using a two-piece
top completely seal the jar before pro-
cessing). Or preferably process under
10 pounds pressure for 40 minutes.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25
Society CLUBS Personals

les, sawdust, newspapers, 81 old ferti-
lixer or feed sacks. Amy Of these ma
terials are suitable for mulcbing ma
terial.
S. How often should ] sprinkle my
garden during a dry spell Of weather?
Don't sprinkle it at all. BY all means
water it equal TO I inch rainfall about
once each week. Sprinkling will possible
do more harm thar good by drawing
the plant roots to the surface of the
ground where they will be injured by
he high temperatures.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25
RED CROSS

Very recently. in fact a letter dated
May 18th from Area Headquarters of the
Red Cross, inc addressed to Mrs. A. p.
Shepherd, county chairman of our Sur
gical Dressing Program, stated in part
as follows: "In view Of the urgent need
for these dressings, may we request
that these quotas be completed and ship
ped as promptly as possible.
Responding to that call Mrs. Carson
in charge of the packing of the cartons
to be shipped called her co-workers and
as a result we have ready for shipment
the Quotas for November, December,
1913, January, February and March,
1914, in all nine cartons, or 81 200 dress
ings.
As announced by our new County
Chairman, Mrs. J. NJ. Erwin, more ma
terial has been received and the Army
is calling on us to send the dressings
over as quickly as possible. The need
is acute. Mrs. Erwin formerly Mary
belle Stephenson has assumed the Coun-
ty Craftsmanship succeeding Mrs. A. p.
Shepherd whose health at this time
made it necessary that she give up the
work. Mrs. Shepherd has done such a
splendid job we feel deeply grateful to
her and know Mrs. Erwin will prove to
be a worthy successor. That is proven
by the work she has lone already. Mrs.
Erwin may be reached at Telephone No.
lao, Lexington.
Holmes County Chapter
American Red Cross
Fanny f. ~Lumpkin,
Evac. arratary
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25
STRAND THEATRE.

DURANT, MISS.
Friday, Saturday 26-27
Johnny Mack Brown in
~OUTLAWS ON THE STAMPEDE
PASS"
THE GOOD FELLOWS"
With Cecil Kellaway, Helen Walker,
Mabel Paige, James Brown and Diana
Hale.
Serial and Comedy.
Monday, Tuesday 1880
Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea and
Walter Brennan in
BANJO ON MY KNEE"
Added News
Wednesday, Thursday 31-1st
I'm OUR TINE"
With Ida Lupino and Paul Henreid
Added Short Subject
Friday, Saturday June 2-3
WAGON TRACKS WEST"
THEY CAME TO BLOW UP
AMERICA"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25
by Allene Mccormick,
Home Demonstration Agent
Five Victory Garden Questions For
Late May

Five Victory Garden Questions For
Late May
l. When should l prue and stake my
tomato plants? Now, if it has not been
done already. When plants are 10 to Is
inches tall, place a 5-foot stake 3 inches
from the plant and tie plant loosely to
stake with a soft string. Prune when
leaves.
z. Is it too late to make another
planting Of sweet corn in my garden?
No.! You should nave 8 or 4 paintings at
Z-week intervals for continuous tender,
fresh roasting ears during the summer.
3. Should / side-dress my tomatoes
and, if so, with what kind of fertilizer
and what amounts to use for each plant?
Yes, place a ~teaspoonful of nitrate of
soda to each plant when the plant be-
gins to bloom and another teaspoonful
around the plant 2 or 3 weeks later.
Work the fertilizer well into the soil.
4. ] am planning to mulch my beans
and tomatoes in June. What kind of
mulching material should / use? Mulch
ing is very beneficial during the dry
summer months. 1t helps conserve mois-
ture and keeps dowH weeds and grass.
Use leaves, clean hay, straw, pine need
Friends of Mrs. H. B. Sargent are
glad to see her out after several weeks
illness.
Miss Elizabeth Ramsey is home from
Starkviile for the summer months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hook and Elba Ann,
of Utica, were guests of Mrs. T. s. Hum
phries over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.. Hutchinson spent
the weekend in Sturgis.
Jesse Sweeney is now working in
Yazoo City and was home for the week
end. Mrs. Sweeney accompanied him
back for a visit.
Miss Edith Rhyme is home from her
teaching duties at VIII the sum-
mer months.
Pvt. and Mrs. T. Y. Ramsey are ex-
pected today for a furlough from Camp
Shelby.
Mrs. A. b. Holder and daughter, Miss
Virginia, were Friday guests of Mrs. T.
S. HUMPHREYS.
Friends of Mrs. James Brown of West
Point, the former Ruth Jones of Du-
rant, will be interested to know that
an essay she wrote on Latin America
was awarded first prize in the district
contest at West Point,
Maury HUMPHREYS and DR.. Kemp Of
Winona, attended a state cattle sale at
Athens, Ga, recently.
Those who attended the state B. & P.
W. Convention in Jackson, at the Rob
ert E. Lee, were Mrs. Jessie c.. Lewis,
president of the Durant Club, Mrs. A.
S. Tatum, Mrs. Irby Johnson, Mrs. Joe
York, Jr. and Miss Hazel Brannon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25
Hodges Black Marriage
S~oiemnized May 18th

OF interest to friends in Durant and
West is the announcement of the mar
rage of Miss Elizabeth Black, daughter
n, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Black of West
to Cpl. Wesley Hodges, USA, of Fort
Sill. Okla, son of Mr.. and Mrs. s. F
Hodges of Durant.
The marriage vows were pledged May
18th al the Methodist Parsonage with
the Rev. w. P. Bailey officiating.
The bridal couple have gone to Law
ton, Okla, to make their home. The
groom is stationed at Fort Sill neal
there.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25
Recipe For Canning Peas

Gather and Immediately shell and
sort, using onl tender young peas. Pre-
cook for 5 minutes b dropping in boil
ing water. Fill can to within 2 inches
of top. Add TO each pint 2 is. Of salt
and sugar mixture. Cover with water
using in precooking. Partially seal and
process at boiling internationally IN
hours the first day, then seal; j hour
the second day without breaking the
seal; l hour the third day. OF you are
using a two-piece top completely seal
the jar before p~rocessing). Or prefer
ably process under Is pounds pressure
for 55 minutes. Use nothing larger than
a pint If you want choice peas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25
Woelm-Horion
Engagement Is
Revealed Today

Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Pulliam of Du-
rant. announce the engagement and ap-
proaching marriage of their daughter,
Miss Hazel Harlan, to Sgt. Charles
Voelm, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. woelm.
of Milwaukee. Wis.
The marriage will be solemnized in
June.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25

Mrs. Zouella Bacon has gone to New
York to see her son. 1t. (j.g.) William
A. Bacon and visit her relatives, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Gould.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25

Mrs. Bennett Ford, nee Adelaide How
ard, and daughter have returned to their
home at Winter Park, Fla, near Orlan-
do. after spending some time here.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25

1t. 0.g.) Malcolm Carter, recently
promoted to that rank, has been assign
ed to Hollywood, Fla, and Mrs. Carter
will Join him there for the summer.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25

Mrs. Jimmy McCullah was hostess to
the Bridge Club Tuesday at her home.
C. A. Doster is spending three weeks
at Hot Springs.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25
Canning Beets

Canning Beets
Young. tender beets should have
leaves cut off leaving stem 2 inches
long. Roots should be left also. Drop
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25

Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Ferguson will
spend the weekend with her mother
Mrs. J. d. Alsbury.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25

Mrs. G. H. Odom and Ann Joyce are
spending several days in Memphis.
Mrs. Harry Davis spent the weekend
in Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25

Miss Ann Howard is home from OF
Miss for the
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25

The bridal couple have gone to Law
ton, Okla, to make their home. The
groom is stationed at Fort Sill near
there.
Mrs. Bennett Ford, nee Adelaide How
ard. and daughter have returned to their
home at Winter Park, Fla, near Orlan-
do. after spending some time here.
Mrs. Zouella Bacon has gone to New
York to see her son. 1t. (j.g.) William
A. Bacon and visit her relatives, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Gould.
Mrs. Jimmy McCullah was hostess to
the Bridge Club Tuesday at her home.
C. A. Doster is spending three weeks
at Hot Springs.
LII. G.g.) Malcolm Carter, recently
promoted to that rank, has been assign
ed to Hollywood, Fla, and Mrs. Carter
will join him there for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Ferguson will
spend the weekend with her mother,
Mrs. J. D.. Alsbury.
Mrs. G. H. Odom and Ann Joyce are
spending several days in Memphis.
Mrs. Harry Davis spent the weekend
in Durant.
Miss Ann Howard is home from Ole
Miss for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Stokes, Grenada,
were Durant visitors Tuesday evening
coming down especially for the goth
Century Club musicale at the home Of
Mrs. Marcus Love.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25

Friends of Mrs. H. B. S~targent are
glad to see her out after several weeks
illness.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25

Miss Elizabeth Ramsey is home from
S~tarkviile for the summer months.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hook and Elba Ann,
of Utica, were guests of Mrs. 7. s. Hum
phries over the weekend.
Evening star., 1944-07-14
D. {. Pilot Plays Havoc
With Nazi Supply Lines

First 1t. George G. Boteler, son of
Mr.. and Mrs Basil D. Boteler, 1915
Thirty-f1rst street NV, has estab-
hshed some sort of record for ground
targets destroyed since the invasion
OF Europe began June s.
1t. Boteler, a PAT Thunderbolt
fighter pilot. has destroyed one truck
and damaged nine others: DESTROYED
two oil tanks and damaged several
more; strafed one locomotive and
damaged 20 of its box cars, and, with
fellow squadron pilots, destroyed
three locomotives.
Information from an 9th Air Force
fighter station in England reveals
he has been flying long hours of
close air support to our ground
armies attacking the Germans in
Northern France. and got one of the
few German planes to venture aloft
during, the early days of the inva-
sion. He and flying mate. 1t. Paul
Holden, Harrisburg, Pa, shared in
the destruction of a Messerschmitt-
100.
1t. Boteler, who attended Western
High School and Langdon and
Woodward Schools for Boys, entered
service in October. 1912, after work.
ing for the Washington Gas Light
Co., and went overseas last March.
Evening star., 1944-07-14
Montgomery Exceeds Bond
Quota by Is Per Cent

Montgomery County's sales in the
Fifth War Loan drive have reached
S3,110,187.25 or approximately 13
per cent more than its quota of
S2,750,000, it was announced today
by Richard F. Green, county chair
man of the drive.
Sales reported by each of the dis
tricts are: Eastern Suburban area,
Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Coles
ville-quota, $1,185, 900: sales, ST.
193,246.75; Central district, Rock
vile, Gaithersburg, Kensington-
quota, 100000; sales, S756 1853.
Northeastern district, Sandy Spring
Olney, Spencerville-o'.ota, $500, 900; +;
sales, $685., ,49375; Northwestern dis
trict, Damascus, Germantown,
Poolesville area-quota, 100000;
sales, $150,O75; Western district, Be-
thesda, Chevy Chase, Cabin John
quota, $685., 900: sales, $371,4l8.75.
The board of trade group, headed
by John R. Pagan, came to the front
this week, Mr.. Green reported, with
sales of s169,600 in trade organiza-
tions in the Silver Spring -Takoma
Park area.
Evening star., 1944-07-14
Southeast Unit Fights
Garbage Plant Plan

Reconstruction Of the garbage
plant at New Jersey avenue and K
street Sc. would discourage hous-
ing Improvement and mercantile ex-
pansion in the neighborhood, Arthur
j. Shaffer. president Of the South
east Business Mems Association,
wrote the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission today. The
action was authorized at an associ-
alton meeting last night.
Citing the commissions previously
expressed desire to start a program
Of slum clearance and general re-
habilitation in that section, Mr..
Shaffer called the proposal to recon-
struct the incinerator "ironical."
He also declared it to be out of
line with progressive District plan
ming in view of the fact that the in
cinerator is located within six blocks
of the Capitol.
Let some other section OF the
city take its turn in harboring this
most disagreeable element Of munic-
ipal operation" he wrote. I'VE have
had our share of it,"
Evening star., 1944-07-14
Alexandra Appoints Eight
Teachers; Still 4 Vacancies

I. c. Williams. superintendent Of
schools in Alexandria, yesterday an
nounced appointment Of eight new
teachers for the coming school term.
They are:
Miss Lefie Thornberg, fourth
grade, Maury: Miss Alice B. Graves,
fourth grade, Lee; Miss Louise J.
Rippenberger, second grade. Mount
Vernon; Miss Anne Lee Cowling,
second grade. George Mason; Mrs.
Florence Graham, fifth grade, JET
ferson; Miss Dolores Huff, home
economics, George Washington
High: Miss Margaret Lorenz, Span
ish and Latin, George Washington,
and Louis johnson, physical educa-
ton, Parker-Gray.
The appointments leave only four
vacancies to be filled, Mr.. Williams
said. A shift in principals was an
nounced earlier.
Mr.. Williams said the average
yearly salary for teachers in Alex
andria was $1,892.80, with the aver
age for high school principals. So
050; elementary principals, 1884. so;
high school teachers, $1,97l.46; ele-
mentary teachers, $l,838.78 and for
vocational teachers, $2.287.
Evening star., 1944-07-14
Montgomery Police,
0PA Probe Theft Of
10000 Gas Coupons
Tickets Represented
$4,000 GoIIons; Check Of
Filling Stations Ordered

Once of Price Administrator in
spectors and Montgomery County
police are investigating the theft of
10000 B-3 gas coupons. representing
$4,000 gallons of gasoline, from the
Silver Spring Ration Board.
Board of1icials said it has not yet
been determined whether the cou-
pons were taken from the boards
ONCE at 1922 Georgia avenue, or
from a vault in the Suburban Ma
tional Bank in Silver Spring, where
the coupons had been kept.
1t was learned that the coupons
had been reported missing about
two weeks ago and that police had
been called in only three or four
days ago.
Meanwhile, police have been in
structed to check gasoline coupons
at service stations bearing the serial
numbers C-1870OO1 to C-ls75OOO and
D-0250001 to D-O255O00. No further
information concerning the disap-
pearance Of the coupons could be
obtained from police or from the
Ration Board.
Evening star., 1944-07-14
Frances White, Ex-7ypist,
To Sing for Men in Camps
Promised Assignment
Overseas After Tour
PiIot-Husbond ReIents

Frances White, 22-year-old for
mer Government typist who recently
finished three months singing
with viii Osborne's Orchestra, has
another job-entertaining service
men overseas with a United Service
Organization unit.
Temporarily, Mrs. White is booked
with a USO unit starting a tour
Of camps in this country July "a.
Barring unforeseen circumstances,
USO officials have told her, she
will be transferred overseas when
the necessary papers have been
cleared.
Mrs. White is happier starting
this job than in March when she
left the once OF Scientific Re-
search and Development to try out
with the Osborne orchestra. Two
days before her addition, she was
notified her husband, First 1t.
James r. White. Army Air Forces
pilot, was missing over Austria.
Pulling herself together, Mrs. White
won the job. She was singing in
New Orleans May 3 when her
husband. safely returned, tele-
phoned from their Washington
The singer left the orchestra
month later to spend a brief leave
with her husband in Miami, Fla.
Now he is at Smyrna Air Base,
Tennessee, expecting to go over
seas again. A firm believer in work.
ing to keep from brooding over the
Evening star., 1944-07-14
lsWRshoniinq
&Remiinders@a

Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. 4.
blue stamps A-8 through Z-8 and
AS good indefinitely. Each stamp
worth 10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps A-a
through Z-8 continue good in
definitely for 10 points each. All
meats except beef steaks, roast
beef and choice cuts of lamb point
free. Until further notice, three
red stamps will be validated every
four weeks instead of every two
weeks.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
VIII pay two ration points for each
pound Of waste kitchen fats you
turn In. The fact that lard, short.
ening and cooking oils have been
removed from the ration list does
not mean fat collection Is less
essential.
Susar-Book No. 4 stamps 80, 81 and
80 valid for S pounds indefinitely.
Book No. stamp 20 good for S
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945s
Gas0line-No. l0-A COUPONS pood
for 3 gallons each through August
3. BIS. B-4, C-3 and CA coupons
good for S gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l and 2 In
Book No 5 good indefinitely for
one pair Of shoes each.
Fuei On-Periods No. I and s co,.
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 50. Period /.
1915 fuel oil ration good nov
for 10 gallons Der uuik
Evening star., 1944-07-14
Navy Air Group 5,
Pacific Heroes, Back
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
The Navy disclosed today that its
heroic Air Group S has returned to
the United States after destroying
or damaging 428 japanese planes,
sinking or damaging So enemy ships
and causing 'incalculable" land
damage
The group, fighting in every Pa
cific action except raids on Rabaul
flew from an unidentified 27,000- ton
aircraft carrier during eight months
of action, setting a record for sus-
tanned period Of combat. The fight
ers returned for rest and reassign-
ment.
Using a carrier of the Essex class
rushed to completion when the
United States had only two carriers
available in the zone, the group
ranged the entire Pacific with dive
bombers, torpedo bombers and
fighter planes.
The Navy said pilots sank Is Jap
anese ships, damaged A others and
pinned down and damaged or de-
stroyed 3l2 enemy planes on the
ground while antiaircraft gunners
shot l0l Jap planes out of the air
Fighter pilots shot down 95 enemy
planes in aerial combat.
The group lost Is aircraft and II
personnel while the carrier escaped
damage
Evening star., 1944-07-14
8 Hurt as Cabin Cruiser
Burns on South River
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. July 14.-Four
persons, among eight injured when
a cabin cruiser burned to the water S
edge after an explosion Wednesday
night, were treated in Emergency
Hospital yesterday, where attend
ants described their condition as sat
isfactory.
Thomas Van Pelt, Landover, Prince
Georges County, owner of the a.
foot Betty K and one Of those hos
pitalized, said the blast occurred
soon after the boat had pulled away
from pier near the South River
Bridge. Most Of her passengers were
blown overheard.
Besides Mr.. Van Pelt, those in the
hospital were George H. Stephens,
Miss Maxine Greenwood and Fran
els Lands, all of Bay Ridge.
Others treated and discharged
were Deane Cooksey, 13, Alexandria,
Va; F. G. Rem, So, Arundel-on- the
Bay; Mrs. Stephens and Brodia Bass,
ANNAPOLIS,
Evening star., 1944-07-14

ton for nearly a decade. He also
was a leader in obtaining zone
charges for parcel post and in OBJ
tanning the short haul" railroad
law.
Ironically enough, he was defeated
for reelection in the first Republi-
can primary held in Kansas after
adoption of the 17th amendment
when he ran against Charles Curtis.
who later became Vice President,
Investigated Postal Frauds.
A former Kansas newspaper pub
Usher, Senator Bristow entered Fed
eral service in 1897 when he was
appointed Fourth Assistant Post
master General under President
Mckinley. In the Mckinley and
Theodore Roosevelt administrations
he conducted two investigations into
huge postal frauds which resulted in
complete reorganization of the Gu
ban and United States postal sys-
TENS.
When the parcel post system was
lnaugurated, Senator Bristow waged
a successful fight for the zone sys-
tenn Of charges in preference to the
first approved plan of fiat rates
such as are charged on first class
mail. At about that time he also
was successful in injecting into a
railroad bill the famous long and
short haul clause which, except in
certain instances, prohibited a
higher rate for short hauls than for
longer ones over the same route.
In 1905 he was made special COM
missioner of the Panama Canal.
After his term in the Senate, he
returned to Kansas where he pub
lished the Salina Daily Republican
Journal and served for three years
as chairman of the Kansas Utilities
Commission. He then moved TO Vir-
ginia where he operated a farm
until his death.
Owned Other Papers.
Born near Hazelgreen, KY, Sem
ator Bristow moved as a boy to FIRE.
donia, Kans., and was graduated
from Baker University, Kans., in
1886. From 1890 to 1895 he owned
and edited the Salina Daily Repub-
lican, and later the Ottawa Herald.
He was elected secretary cf the Re
publican State Committee in 1894
and was private secretary to Gov.
E. N. Morrill, from 1895 to 1897.
He is survived by two sons, Frank
Baker Bristow, Salina, and Joseph
Quayle Bristow. an employe of the
General Accounting Office, who lives
in Falls Church, Va; eight grand
children and three great-grandchil-
dren. His wife, the former Margaret
A. Hendrix, died 10 years ago.
Funeral services will be held Sun
day at his home in Fairfax. Burial
will be in Salina.
Evening star., 1944-07-14
Restrictions on Water
Will Remain in Effect

Restrictions on use Of water for
sprinkling, placed recently in three
Virginia communities, will not be
lifted Immediately, despite last
nights rain.
A. T. Lundberg, chief of the Arl-
ington County Water Department.
said the ban from $50 to $50 pm.
would remain in effect until the
drought definitely has been broken.
Last nights rain relieved the i'm
mediate need for watering lawns and
Victory gardens.
Howard Richards. manager of the
Alexandria Water Co., said a plan
to allow alternate householders to
water gardens and lawns also would
remain in effect.
The Alexandria Water Co. plan.
enforced by city police, allowed resi-
dents whose houses have even num-
bers to water lawns and gardens on
Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays
and those having odd numbers on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Falls Church officials, who had re-
quested residents to cooperate in
the conservation of water, said the
program would continue to be urged.
Evening star., 1944-07-14
Owner Of Vicious Doc
Fined $50 in HyottsviIIe

Byron r. Willis, "a. Landover Hills,
was fined $50 in Hyattsville Police
Court yesterday on a charge of hav-
ing vicious dog.
A witness, Mrs. Lucy Haynes, also
of Landover Hills, said Mr.. Willis
dog chases her when she comes
home from work and that he has re-
fused to confine the animal. Prince
Georges County policeman A. w.
Cord told Trial Magistrate Alan
Bowie he had warned Willis several
times.
In another case, Charles A. Ginter,
81, Wenonah, N. j., was fined S10O
on charge of assaulting Gary Py-
lese, IL, Berwyn. Ginter admitted
kicking the boy when he threw
stones at Ginter's car.