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Evening star., 1944-06-24
This and That
BIZ Charles T.. Truce,Dell

By Charles E. TraceueH.
Templeton Jones, for the first time In
his life, has more than one pair OF
shoes.
Perhaps this is a state of affairs not
unknown in many families. Normally
1t is the women folk who buy the shoes
1t is nothing unusual for the lady of
the house to have from a dozen to
20 pairs.
Women, indeed, do have more trouble
with their feet than men. And no
doubt they devote more care to looking
well than many man.
Templeton Jones never had need for
more than two pairs, at the most, and
sometimes he ran for years with just
one pair.
II am easy on Shoes" he said.
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When the war came along Jones
simply used his shoe coupons.
Still he went right ahead wearing his
one pair,
He looked at his three new pairs. now
and then, with intense satisfaction. The
idea of having no shoes was a night
mare to him. 1t was not a comfortable
idea.
He liked better the idea of having
three brand-new pairs. He did not re-
gard it as boarding.
He had been forced, he asserted, into
buying them. If the war kept on a few
more years, probably he would buy some
more shoes, as the coupons came due
why not?" asked Templeton Jones.
In the meantime. his one pair-on his
feet-got very shabby.
Still he clung to them, with something
of the love the average man has for
some old hat.
T. Jones liked old things New things,
including clothes, worried him.
The time came, however when he de-
cided to break in one of those new pairs
of shoes.
He looked them over carefully. They
were his favorite make, which he had
worn for years, and always found ex-
tremely comfortable.
He looked them over. He saw a few
things he had not noticed before. War;
time construction, undoubtedly. For
one thing, the leather was much thicker
and more unyielding than in the past.
Jones feet were about the only perfect
thing about him, he had often said, so
he had no idea of dif6culty when he
slipped on pair of the shoes.
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"a little stiff" he smiled, but they
will be over that by noon"
Twenty-Five years of experience with
the old brand had given him something
to go by.
He had yard stick.
But he had forgotten the war. War
does things to everything, including
footwear, evidently.
AS the morning wore on Templeton
Jones became increasingly conscious of
his feet. He tried to forget them, but
those shoes wouldn't let him
We'll, how did they go?" he was
asked, when he got home
Not so bad" he grinned-but he
knew better.
The next morning he had pains in
various parts of his faithful old feet
There were muscles he never knew
he had, all kicking up, and little bones
in feet and ankles which hitherto had
kept themselves discreetly in the back
ground.
Now they were very much in evidence
TRY another pair" came the sug-
gestion.
1t wasn't a bad idea. He began TO
look over his collection. Here was one
pair, evidently prewar, which seemed as
OF old. He put them on with a sigh.
Yes, not like the old Ones worn so long,
but certainly more comfortable than the
pair he had on yesterday.
He, Jones, the man with one pair of
shoes-here he was sporting a new pair
every day. Yes, war does some strange
things.
Evening star., 1944-06-24

CHICAGO, Il-The nomination OF
Gov. Thomas e. Dewey for President by
the Republican National Convention next
week-probably on the first ballot-re-
suits from combination OF circum-
stances in the beginning and OF con-
sunmate political skill in the end.
A year and halt ago the principal
Republican figures-among them Mr..
Dewey himself-were of the opinion that
the race for the presidential nomination
In the 1914 convention would lie between
Wendell L. Willkie, the party's candidate
in 1910, and Gov. John w. Bricker of
Ohio.
What happened since to both of these
men Is matter of history. Gov. Bricker
started his drive for the nomination too
late. He was kept under wraps-due
either to his advisers or because he had
the idea himself that it would be unwise
to declare himself publicly on important
issues and become the target of the op-
position. The result was an exceedingly
bad press. The word went round that
the Ohio Governor had nothing on the
ball. When he really went into action
the first of this year, it was too late to
recover the lost ground.
Mr.. Willkie, on the other hand, did not
fail to state publicly his views on inn
portant questions. But he proceeded to
make more enemies in the Republican
party than any one would have believed
possible. AS politician he was an utter
loss
So, in measure both Gov. Bricker
and MIR. Willkie kicked the ball away
and suffered loss OF prestige.
Meanwhile, Gov. Dewey, who had
declared unequivocally that he was not
and would not be candidate for the
presidential nomination this year.
stayed in Albany and sawed wood.
He conducted an admirable admins
tration. He lived up to his promise
not to become a candidate-and he
has done this to the end. It is true
he never said he would decline q presi-
Dental nomination If it came to him.
And it Is true that he has never said
publicly that he would accept a nomi-
nation. 1t was only during the last
week that his chief political lieutenants
have declared, on their own RESPONSE
hility, that he would accept ii noni-
Evening star., 1944-06-24

The Nazis are giving the Britons
a run for their money in the "de-
partment of understatement" con-
test. They consistently refer to
Allied air attacks as nuisance
raids"
Evening star., 1944-06-24

The Mexican government has
abolished the siesta. That means
that hereafter the Two Hours-for-
Lunch Club will have to eat In
thirty minutes.
Nogales international., 1944-06-09
Arizona Asked To
Meet War Bond
Quota In 10 Days

Governor Sidney P. Osborn issued
proclamation yesterday calling
upon Arizona to meet its quota in
the 5th War Loan in ten days from
the opening of the drive Monday, in
support of our men now invading
Europe, the Nogales international
was advised yesterday by Walter R.
Bimson of Phoenix, state chairman
of the War Finance Committee.
Invasion news makes quick sue
cess of the 5th War Loan drive more
vital than ever. Know you will do
everything possible under present
news situation to give coverage of
bond selling activities to make local
quotas in record time" Bimson
wired.
Nogales international., 1944-06-09
Nogales To Grow After War

Each week this paper receives letters indicating
there will be big increase in population here after
the war.
Three such letters came this week.
One from former Nogalians now living in Hunt
ngton Park Calf, said: "After the war we are com
ing back to Nogales to live"
Another, from an army major, who with his wife,
spent year or so here until recently, read
Both Mrs. .-., and myself miss Nogaes lot
We both feel that Nogales is the best town and has
the finest people in the United States, and that is
lot coming from Southern Californian. Naturally
we intend to make Nogales vicinity our home after
the war"
The third letter, from former businessman Of
this city, now residing in California, said eve are
coming back there Immediately after the war;
Once person lives here and moves away they
are never contented until they get back.
And another letter this week. from some Van
Nuys, Calf, folks said: "My husband and | are in
teresed in property in the vicinity Of Nogales put
us on your subscription list
Nogales international., 1944-06-09
Mrs. Thornton

Continued from Page One)
recuperate.
His strength both mental and
physical, was all that pulled him
through such a severe wound in the
chest but he will be on his feet in
a few days and should never be
bothered with it the rest of his life.
II am sending you the Purple
Heart award which he received for
being wounded in action as he was
afraid he might lose it.
You would help Daniel along in
his recovery if you would continue
to write him and ask all of his
friends there to drop him a letter to
his old address.
He is an outstanding soldier and
Nogales international., 1944-06-09
Think Before Making That Trip!

If you are planning trip this summer read the
following if you think it easy matter to travel
these days.
woman with two small babies had to sit
suitcase on train all day the other day.
Three Nogales boys enroute to California slept
on the aisle of a bus from Tucson to Phoenix week
ago last night.
Nogales school teacher stood up for seven
hours on bus enroute to her home in Oklahoma last
week
A Nogales girl who has been in San Francisc
the past year wrote this week that it will be non
before she can get reservations for trip home.
In the East such thing stater0on trai
is out of the question for the reason such
being reserved for mentally deranged service mel
back from overseas
Nogales international., 1944-06-09
Hayden To Be At
Wickenburg June is

A telegram Yesterday from Sena-
tor Carl Hayden to the publisher of
the Nogales International advised
that he is to be at Wickenburg
June 18th.
He was scheduled to leave Wash
ington yesterday for Arizona.
Another telegram from the Sana-
tor, received yesterday by H. G.
Hinckley, said he would address 5th
War Bond rallies at Ajo, Wicken-
burg and Prescott the week of June
18th ana would arrive at Phoenix
from Washington Sunday night,
June 18th.
Hinckley mas invited the Senator
to address the annual banquet of
the Customs Employees Association
to be held here after the middle of
this month.
Nogales international., 1944-06-09
Acute House Shortage Still Prevails

Property values have been soaring in Nogaes
the past year or so and folks maintain they are
too high, but are they? We have our doubts.
So long as there is shortage of houses, property
naturally will increase in value.
With the close of the schools for the summer
vacation and departure of many folks who had been
here for several months during the tomato season, it
was thought there would be end to the acute house
shortage, but such is not the case.
Desirable homes for rent are still very scarce,
and each week the demand grows greater
Nogales international., 1944-06-09
Attends Funeral
In Santa Monica

Mrs. William S. Murray MARY
Wise) left Monday for Santa Mon
ica, Calf, to attend the funeral OF
her father -in-law, Captain Michael
Stephen Murray, u. S. Army, re-
tired, who died there Friday at the
age of 83.
MrA Murray's husband, Colonel
William S. Murray, stationed at
Camp Atterbury, Indiana, left there
Saturday for Santa Monica.
Col. and Mrs. Murray will come
to Nogales following the funeral this
week.
Nogales international., 1944-06-09
SEENad HEARD
-oA -
THE MAIN DRAG

Hundreds of Nogalians staying up
all night Tuesday with ears glued
to radios listening to reports of the
big invasion it was night that
will long be remembered there
wasn't a minute of silence on the
broadcasting chains that night.
Jimmy Robins getting his first
news of the invasion in a long dis
tance call from South Carolina.
DR.. E. c.. Houle losing his purse
in baby carriage.
Murray White, Jr.. and Martin
White, four and one half year old
twins.
DR.. Charles Smith telling his Of
flee girl she could find him at
invasion headquarters" CNogales
international office as war
news poured in Tuesday.
Albert Manuel wishing he would
be home on D-Day F.. and he was
but he thought it would be 18th
of last month.
Charley Jones winning $25 bond
on guessing D-Day . he guessed
June 9Th and June 9Th it was.
Nogales international., 1944-06-09

fredo Puchi, Deputy Grand Knight;
Ralph Gonzalez. Chancellor; Jose
Escalada, Treasurer; Frank Noriega.
Recording Secretary; Thomas N.
Aranda, Warden; Julio Arias, Advo-
cate; William GlasSon, Trustee;
Edmundo Puchi, Inside Guard; and
Alberto Puchi, Outside Guard.
The newly elected officers will as
sumo office at the first regular
meeting in July, at which time they
are to be formally installed by the
District Deputy from Tucson.
The newly elected Grand Knight
has not as yet announced his ap-
pointments for the offices of chap
lain, financial secretary and lectur-
er.
Nogales international., 1944-06-09
Hairless Leaving
For Arizona Today

Accompanied by his two young
sons, Congressman Richard Hairless
is leaving Washington today by
automobile for Arizona to begin his
campaign for reelection.
He is scheduled to arrive in
Phoenix about next Thursday.
Nogales international., 1944-06-09

has done his duty, and good job
of it since I have had command of
this organization. I am happy to
tell you he will be the same Daniel
Thornton and suffer no physical
disabilities from the injury after
wards.''
Daniel Thornton joined the regu-
lar army about five years ago. This
is his second wound in action, the
first being less serious.
Nogales international., 1944-06-09
Mrs. Ephrain,
Dies On Coast

Mrs. Franziska Ephraim, rs, wife
of the late Leopold Ephraim, No.
gales pioneer, died Tuesday in Los
Angeles, Herman Medlen was ad-
vised in phone call from Mrs.
Ephraim's daughter, Mrs. Ruth
Rosenthal of Los Angeles.
Mrs. Ephraim moved to Los An
geles about 20 years ago.
Nogales international., 1944-06-09
FOR RECORDER

I hereby announce myself as q,
candidate for the Democratic
nomination for County Recorder,
subject to the decision of the
voters at the primary election in
July.
MARY BETTWY
Nogales international., 1944-06-09
Political Announcements
FOR TREASURER

I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the Democratic
nomination for County Treasurer,
subject to the decision of the
voters at the July primary cleo
ton.
c. (MAC) MIGNARDOT
Nogales international., 1944-06-09

Charley Jones winning $25 bond
on guessing D-Day :. he guessed
June 9Th and June 9Th it was.
Nogales international., 1944-06-09

Murray White, Jr., and Martin
White, four and one half year old
twins.
Nogales international., 1944-06-09
Knights Elect
Neu, Officers

At meeting held by the local
council of the knights of Columbus
Wedn S3day night, Rodolfo Vega.
office manager of the Ell Paso Store,
was elected Grand Knight for the
social year 1944-1945.
Other officers elected were: Al
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-06-15

die Brown, Jr. %, SAiadic and Myrtle
Brown; Irian Chapple. 20, Dandy and
Martha Chapple; C. ". Cooper, %, Joe
and Hattie Cooper; Florie Lee Dalton,
6, Willie and Emma Dalton; Ruthie Mae
Davis, 20, Theodore and Addie Davis;
Juanita Dickens, 8, Violet Dickens; Otes
Diggs, 2, Dan and Estella Diggs; Clar-
ence Falls, Is, Willie and lola Falls;
Permelia Fisher, 20, Alfred and Rachel
Fisher; Samuel Gaddy, 4, Anderson and
Martha Gaddy; Lue Berta Golden, 4,
Bilbo and Everlena Golden; Robert Earl
Hampton, %, Robert and Plartin Hamp-
ton; James Lee Hammond, Jr., 8, James
and Earnestine Harmon; Catherine Har-
ris, 10, Joe and Mildred Harris; Hamp
Horton, 20, Eugene and Ella Horton;
Ella Lee Isaac, %, John and Dora Isaac;
Frank Louis jefferson, 9, James and
Daisy Jefferson; Burl Jones, Jr., 20,
Burl and Leila Jones; Ora d. Jordan, 2,
Arrie and Rosie Jordan; Eugene Lacy,
IL, Charles and Amanda Lacy; ]. H.
Lacy, 13, Johnny and Missouri Lacy;
Luster Windel Lewis, 16, Walter and
Florida Lewis; Robert Lee Louis, 81, A.
D.. and Leila Louis; Tommy Lucas, 16,
Wilton and Jessie Lucas; Darrell Nc
Daniel, Is, Jonathan and Viola Mcdaniel;
Lawrence McKeny, Is, Wilburn and Essie
Mae McKeny; Henry Albert Melton, %,
Hattie B. Melton; Roy Lee Scott Moore,
%, Alfred and Bert Moore; Leon hurry,
20, Nettie Mae Murry; Evon Nelson, 4,
Wilson and Azalee Nelson; Josephine
Nelson, 4, David and Sallie Nelson;
Edna Pate (twin), IL, John D. and Ada
Lee Pate; Manda Pate (twin), IL, John
d. and Ada Lee Pate; Nina Mae Patter-
son, 80, Dave and Lizzie Patterson. Low
ell Randell, 20, Archie and Dakota RAN
dell; James Rogers, 26, Thomas and
Irene Rogers; Elvern Smith, 5, Ruben
and Alma Smith; James Everette Smith,
2, Dorothy Mae Smith; John Henry
Stevenson, Jr., 8, John and Lobodia
Stevenson; Gloria Dean Taylor, 10,
James and Veola Taylor; Pat Teats, Jr.,
IL, Pat and Effie Teats; George Thomas,
Frank and Orda Thomas; @Susie
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-06-15

Q 1874. Brewing Industry Foundation, Missiaippi Committee
Wl6A~ y. Pierce. Slss Director. Z2 Dep0st GnsSssy Bag, JSsAsss
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The American Way

On Flag Day, June IA, 1910, a year
and a half before Pearl Harbor, Miss
Marion f. Reitz, teacher at Pubic
School 24l, Brooklyn, N. Y, delivered
an address to the pupils there, contain
ing a message that should bring an ex-
ira glow of pride to every loyal Amer
lean and a twinge Of conscience to
those Americans lacking in patriotism.
Hereafter follows the inspiring tribute
to "Old Glory" by Miss Reitz:
You are looking today upon a beauti-
full flag. 1t is made Of gorgeous SILK.
But the glory Of this flag lies not in
the fact that it is made of silk nor even
that IL is an emblem of this country.
Its real Importance is embodied in the
realization that this flag is the HIS
TORY OF THE UNITED STATES. Its
colors and symbols tell a stirring story
when we know their significance. Let
us at them one by one.
RED stands for courage to face dang
err. We prize greatly our United States
Constitution-but we must realize there
could be no Constitution today If there
had been no Bunker Hill, Valley Forge
and Yorkstown, where men laid down
their lives on the battlefields of free
dom. We say with pride: Zone nation
indivisible, with liberty and justic for
ALL" but we could not utter these words
had there been no Gettysburg and a
Lincoln to sacrifice his life on the altar
of our struggle for union.
The mighty network of railroads that
cross and recross our land, could never
nave been made possible, had not the
every difficulty, to lay the first trans
conSAental road. Those men met lndi-
ans, pressed forward through billiards;
endured hardship and disease to link
the West to the East.
Our great cities nave developed be-
the greater part of their lives below
the surface of the earth tunneling
through mountains to secure the ores
necessary to erect the gigantic sky
scrapers of modern times.
The United States today is a great
iatiOh u VIC "oS
Der that this trading was begun by the
Yankee Clipper Ships and the brave
seamen who sailed the Seven Seas in
their frail wooden boats. Many of these
courageous souls gave up their very
lives to the sea. So when you look upon
the RED in your flag, remember it
stands for courage to face danger.
WHITE, we nave been told symbolizes
purity. Today let US give it an addition
al meaning. The makers of our flag
selected the red used in the English
flag, but they did not put the red in
one solid field. Rather, they chose to
cut it into stripes and separate these
by bars of white, signifying their sepa-
ration from England, the mother coun-
try. This separation meant independence
and liberty. Liberty, today, is a very
precious possession, While free nations
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-06-15
Current Comment
BY Henry Willis

1T Ia Better 10 Die on Your Feet
Than to Live on Your Knces."
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-06-15

the Star Spangled Banner for which
they had risked their lives on the bat
tlefield and for which they had endur-
ed the long, dreary days in prison, was
brought back safely and whole to the
State which had sent them out to de-
fend the Union.
Those men loved their flag. May we,
the students and teachers of Public
school Number PAL, today, pledge our
allegiance, our love and respect for our
flag, and promise to carry the torch and
to keep it burning until we pass it on.
undimmed, to the Americans Of the fu.
ture.
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From where | sit =. by Joe Marsh
Whot Makes
"A Real American Town?"

Visitor said to me the other day.
Joe, you've got a real American
town here-a town you can be
proud Of"
Afterwards, I got to wonder
ing just what he meant We
aren't much different from any
other town our size. A few nice
stores 80. village green -. and
- blue stars on the Service Flag
in Town Hall.
Not much exciting happens,
either. We work hard -. have
our Friday evening socials at
the Parish House, .. and the kids
play baseball and go fishing -.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-06-15

Pvt. James W. Summerlin, 2s, has
been sent to the replacement center at
Camp Elliott, Calf. after completing
his boot training in the Marine Corps,
He entered the service January 9Th.
He is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Summerlin, of Richland, and was born
and reared in Holmes county. He has
been married for six years to the for
mer Viena Burkes, a Philadelphia girl,
and they have two children, Jimmy, 8,
and David Windsor, 13 months.
Before entering the service Pvt. Sum-
merlin was employed in Durant as cost
and material clerk at the Durant school
and later worked as a welder for ingalls,
in P~ascaeoula.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-06-15

Saturday Evening Post. It's an almost
unbelievable story of difficulties met
and overcome by the master naval fight
ers, the British.
Sugar Consumption Before the War
was l07 pounds per capita in the United
States. Last year we had so pounds a
piece to ration out. Before the Japs
kicked us out of the Philippines we got
a million tons a year from them. Java
supplied another million tons to Holland
and other nations. Our beet sugar in the
northwest states fell off nearly three
fourths of a million tons. We are hav-
ing to use great quantities to make
alcohol for industrial uses and. other
great quantities to supply part of the
sugar needs of our Allies under lease
lend. So the prospect of any increase
in allotment soon is not bright. All of
which is from the weekly news letter
of Chester Bowls, heat Of the OPA.
The Invasion Is On, our troops nave
crossed the Channel and are well estab-
lished on a b%eachhead 60 miles wide
and up to 10 miles deep. The casualties
have been far less than expected, the
German resistance neither as strong nor
as stubborn as expected, no one knows
why. But there is certainly nothing in
evidence that can be read to tell that
there is any likelihood Of German sur
render within any reasonable time yet.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-06-15

Cpl. E. B. Parker came home from
Topeka, Kan, to spend his furlough
with his wife and parents.
Mrs. Carter Harmon and little daugh-
ter of Greenwood were guests last week
in the home of the E.. B. Parkers.
Mrs. A. j. Jasper and daughter, Patty
whose home is in Jackson spent the
weekend with her sister, Mrs. Bobo.
Mrs. Jasper, with the Bobo family mo-
tored over to Kosciusko and Dossville
Sunday to visit relatives.
Mrs. O. P. Meyers was called to Meri-
dian last week by the sad message of
the accidental death of Maj. Meyers
father.
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Births Registered In
County For Nay

BIRTHS REGISTERED IN HOLMES
COUNTY FOR MAY, 1914
Sheridan Lucille Afford, 5-24-44, julius
and Mildred Afford.
Dona Kaye Pierce, 5-24-44, John and
Helen Pierce.
Mary Dalton Thurmond, 5-7-44, Will
liam and Alice Thurmond.
Delbert Ronald Williams, 5-2-44, Del
bert and Norma Williams.
Colored Births for May, 1914
Hattie Mae Banks, rs, Glover and
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STRAND THEATRE

Friday, Saturday
The 8 Mesquiteers in
1.-THE BLOCKED TRAIL"
SHANGHAI BOUND"
With Richard Arlen and Jean. Parker.
Monday, Tuesday
1.-THE MEMPHIS BELLE"
in techicolor
A thrilling story Of a Flying Fortress
Added Shorts
Wednesday, Thursday
STANDING ROOM ONLY"
Starring Paulette Goddard and Fred
Added Shorts
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In our private life, we live and
let live. If we often disagree ON
politics. Lii some of Ms like beer,
some buttermilk 80. we stih re-
spect one anOther's rights and
opinions.
What makes our town "Ameri-
cam? From where I sit, it's not
because we're different but be-
cause we're SO much like all other
towns that add up to America
where self respect and tolerance
are guiding principles.
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