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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09

in a mine explosion and yet weeps
buckets for a whole year when her
son is killed some time later. Emo
tons being as unpredictable as
they are, this could probably
happen. The reaction from this
protracted weeping fit is what
strikes one as strange. jealous
women do many odd things, but
one wonders if lady so bereaved
as this one would suddenly flair
into activity, take off her mourn
ing and open up the closed win
dows the minute she learned her
husband was out gallivanting with
British lady.
Mrs. Darlington" Is, at any
rate, an exceedingly long movie
and scenes which shift from age to
youth and back 10 age again tend
to make one a little weary.
VICTORIAN RHETT BUTLER
Walter Pidgeon. a most charm
ing gentleman. plays Mr.. Parking
ton. who is really mild Victorian
edition Of the Civil Wars Rhett
Butler. OF course, he's In the
story as a background for his wife
and so doesn't receive much
chance for expression. But Pidgeon
is too nice a person 10 try to
transform himself into a scoundrel
and he can't do it quite con-
Wncingly anyhow.
The rascal meets Susie Graham
in her rugged home town, Leaping
Rock, Nevada. when he goes there
10 inspect his silver mines and
then marries her after her mother
death. They live in New York in
luxurious STYLE, try 10 keep them
selves in social circulation in spite
of the husbands violent temper
and produce a dissolute batch OF
heirs.
The heirs are introduced 10 us
in the Christmas scene which
opens the film and brought back
to our view at various intervals
when the aged Mrs Parkingtor
interrupts reveries Of her youth
Dan Duryea, as the worthless
great grandson, presents the best
picture OF the disagreeable lot
who are all played so well you'll
like 10 walk right up 10 the screen
and choke them.
Agnes Moorehead Is very good
as an accented French lady, and
Cecil Kellaway presents re-
markable likeness 10 Edward VII
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-09
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Chop 'House

AT THE London Chop House,
Evening star., 1944-02-27

his ot od Of lost October which 42 pone
losses counted
It. Qurk % old of Mr. and Mrs Timothy Qurk, 378
Livingston street NV the Air otter
oeoncuco engineering Cothoc University following eroduo
on from St. Johns College here Born Port Henry T. he hos lived
the District he yeor old His other ooyer
Bureau Of the Mint.
This of series Of poots Of decorated
Sudduh OF The Stors ston
Evening star., 1944-02-27

fighter pilot 9th Air Force It. Qurk hos hot dis
tcton OF bomber forces
postered Gemon orses tho toughest oeo theoter OF
the Aonq planes shot down. at lost reports
Distinguished Flying Cross ond Air Medal with three Oak
Leof clusters .
yno ThundeboI the long distance fighter group led by
Maj jones Howard It. Qu his fifth plone become
an big rod the Reich which his shot
down enemy planes to g. Previously he hod boosted
The Durant news., 1944-06-08
Christmas Mail Plans
For Servicemen
Announced

New Orleans, (SpeciaD-The Navy
Mail Service has already initiated plans
to handle the volume of Christmas mail
for Navy. Marines, and Coast Guard
personnel stationed overseas. Mail this
year is expected to exceed last years
record figures, according to Eighth
Naval District Headquarters.
The 30-day period from September Is
to October Is, 1914, has been designated
as Christmas Mail Month for Bluejaek-
cts, Marines. and Coas: Guardsmen out
side the United States. With distances
so vast and fleet operations so wide
spread, every effort should be made to
mail early in this period in order to
assure delivery of packages to men in
the farthest outposts.
Christmas gift packages this year will
be accepted for mailing only within the
present limitations of weight and size
five pounds in weight, Is inches in
length and SO inches in length and girth
combined. Perishable articles will not
be accepted for mailing and every effort
will be made to discourage the mailing
of fragile articles which cannot survive
transportation to war zones.
| Emphasis is being placed on the neces-
sity of addressing packages properly.
Incorrect addresses may hold up the
mails an average of 80 days and some
times longer Last year, several thous-
and Navy Christmas packages were de-
layed due to this factor.
Plans are now being formulated BY
the War, Navy and Post Office Depart
ments in conjunction with the Office OF
War information and the War Advertise
ing Council for a nationwide campaign
to inform the public of all phases OF
Christmas mail regulations in an effort
to secure wholehearted cooperation in
mailing early wrapping packages care
fully, and addressing them properly with
the purpose Of insuring safe and prompt
delivery of the servicemen's Christmas
mail.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08
County Agent S Notes

Dusting cotton with calcium arsenate
to control boil weevil pests during the
lastfew years has met with such little
favorable results that most cotton farm
ers of Holmes County have decided not
touse this method of control in the fu-
ture. The use of calcium arsenate has
killed the enemies of plant lice and the
damage resulting from this pest has
been greater than from the boil weevil.
However, in 1943 some very satisfac-
tory work was done using a mixture of
calcium arsenate and nicotine sulphate,
which killed the boil weevil and the
plant lice.
This mixed poison is on the market
this year and is recommended to be
used the first, third and fifth treat
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

ments in poisoning cotton. The second,
fourth, etc, treatments should be done
the same way as in the past with
straight calcium aresenate.
Farmers of Holmes County wishing
to get first hand information on boil
weevil and plant lice control are invited
to attend one Of the three following
meetings:
Yazoo City-June 9, $50.
Greenwood-June 9, 10000.
Belzoni, June 9, 2:30.
Some of the best entomologists in the
south will be in these meetings. DR.
Clay Lyle, Extension Entomologist
State College, Mr.. r. c. Gaines with
the United States Bureau of Entomol.
ogy, Tallulah, La, and DR.. Z. W. Dun
nam of Stoneville Station will partici'
pate in these meetings.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

Miss Melba Tucker and Miss Edwna
Martin shopped in Jackson Monday.
Miss Anne Howard is visiting Robert
Lewis Howard in Houston, Texas, this
week
Mrs. Carl Herrin, Jr., has returned
visiting her husband who has gone over
seas.
Miss Gertrude McCune of Jackson is
spending vacation dates with her moth
er, Mrs. W. f. McCune.
Mrs. Joe Wallace May who lives in
Texas will arrive Saturday to visit her
mother, Mrs. Joe May and her grand
mother, Mrs. Sallie Glass.
Leona Barranco, Grenada, is visiting
her cousin, Josephine Barranco and
family this week.
Charles Barranco returned Monday
from Grenada where he had been visit
ing relatives.
c. H. Blanton, Jr. U. S. Marine
Corps, San Diego, Calf, is at home or
furlough with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
C. H. Blanton.
Cpl. Ira Hendricks, Jr., u. S. Marine:
arrived Tuesday morning for furlougl
with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. McNair and baby
daughter, Patricia of New Orleans
spent the weekend in Durant vjsitin.
friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Howell and tw,
two daughters, of Jackson visitet
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. V. Pounds
and his brother, w. f. Howell and fam
lily.
Paul Odom, Sturgis, spent the week
end at home.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08
Society
WoeIm-HorIon Vows
PLEDGED In Wisconsin

Stuttgart Army Air Field, Ark.-Miss
Hazel Harlan, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
C. C. Pulliam, of 205 W. Madison St.,
Durant, Miss, became the bride of Sgt
Charles Woelm, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Schorse, 4535 Woodburn St., Milwaukee,
Wise, in the post chapel of the Stutt-
CART Army Air Field Saturday afternoon
at 100 P. M. Chaplain Harvey K. Park
er performed the ceremony.
Mrs E. Frates, aunt of the bride and
also of Durant, served as maid of honor
Sgt. Woelm had his father as his best
man.
Prior to the ceremony Sgt Walter
Eschert, post organist, played Because
"Ava Maria" and 81 Love You Truly
The traditional wedding marches were
used for the professional and recession
al.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

er, W. T.. hoWeil anu ldEiliy iHiS WNSn'
Mrs. Frank Mitchell and little daugh-
Corp. Harry Afford, Jr., and Mrs. Al
ford, of Camp Campbell, KY, have re-
turned there after visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Afford.
Little Miss Betty Campbell, of West,
is spending this week with her grand
mother, Mrs. Graham Field.
Mrs. NJ. f. Afford, Memphis, spent the
week tend with her son, H. A. Afford.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Field and chill
dren spent the weekend with their
parents.
Clyde Afford, Jackson, visited his
cousin, II. A. Afford Monday
Mrs. Hilliard Odom and daughter.
Anne Joyce, have returned from St.
Louis, where they spent a three weeks
vacation.
Miss Ruth Fulmer, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Fulmer is now employ
ed with the General Outdoor Advertis-
ing Company in Memphis.
! Mrs. Douglas Ramsey was hostess to
| the bridge club Wednesday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Fulmer and
daughter, Martha and Mrs. l.. C. Lipsey
attended the Marlborough -Parson we'd
ding in Water Valley Sunday. Mrs Par
son is Mr.. Fulmers sister.
Bob Clark Stevens, Pensacola, Fla, is
spending the summer with his grand
mother, Mrs. A. L. Stevens while Mr..
Stevens is in Ridgecrest, North Carolina.
! Mrs. T. NJ. Johnson, Greenwood is
| spending the summer with her niece
Mrs. Bill Ellard.
Miss Edith Rhyme spent Tuesday in
Winona.
Mrs. A. SURREY Seay of Oxford is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
Rhyme.
Miss Anne Howard of Houston, Texas
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Howard
this week.
Mrs. Madge Lipsey has returned to
Jackson after visiting friends in Du-
rant.
Mrs. V. o. Folkes is able to be out
after several weeks illness.
Mrs. Marcus Love and Robert lef
Monday for Ell Paso, Texas to visit Cpl
Marcus Love- Jr., who is stationed al
Biggs Field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Swinney visited
homefolks in Yazoo City Sunday after
noon.
Lit. Bankhead Drane of the Air Force.
in Batisa Field, Cuba is at home o,
leave this week.
Ensign Helen T. Carter, Dahlerap
Virginia was guest of Miss Ruth How
ard this week
Mr.. and Mrs. James Taylor had he
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. v. W. Thoma
from Greenwood as guests in her HON,
Sunday. Mrs. Taylor and the childre,
accompanied them home for visit.
Friends of Mrs. Carl Herrin, Jr., tn,
former Nell Taylor are glad to see hel
home from visit with her husband il
san francisco, Calf. He has now ship
ped out to sea and she is living will
her parents.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08
ZerSO7U%
Jonnie and Donnie
SpruiII Birthday

Mrs. James Spruill was hostess to a
delightful affair today when she enter
tanned with birthday party honoring
her twin daughters, Jonnie and Donnie,
on their third birthday.
Eighteen children of the neighborhood
enjoyed the afternoon of games in the
yard, after which a delicious chocolate
cake with ice cream was served. Three
white burning candles graced the top
Of the cake.
Mrs. Spruill was assisted in entertain
ing by Mrs. Jim Adams, great aunt Of
the twins.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Brown will spend
The weekend in Memphis.
Mrs. A. S. Tatum, Mrs. Wick Winborn
and Miss Melba Tucker shopped in Kos
| ciusko Wednesday afternoon.
/ Mrs. H. H. Ledyard and children and
/ Miss Margaret Brown, of jackson, spent
the weekend with homefolks.
Miss Hazel Brannon attended the Mis-
sissippi Democratic convention in Jack
son Tuesday night and Wednesday.
| J. L. Longinotti made business trip
TO Memphis this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Fly, Miss Jean Fly
and Mrs. Henry Fly are expected from
Jackson Sunday to visit relatives here.
John Petty, of Greenwood, came up
from the State Democratic convention
at Jackson Wednesday afternoon for his
aunt, Miss Pearl Mcgee who accompani-
cd him home for visit.
Miss Martha Field has returned to
Pascagoula after a visit home.
Mr.. Walter Odom, the Rev. and Mrs.
W. P. Bailey are attending the mission
ary conference at Mathiston this week.
Mrs. T. c. Gum was jackson visitor
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs C. A. Watkins leave this
week for a vacation trip to points In
Indiana.
Mrs. Harry Gwinner and daughter
Susan Elmore, are expected today tor
a visit with her mother, Mrs. r. G. 81
more.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fulbright, oi
Jackson. and Mr. and Mrs. Doug Boyd
of Lexington, were Wednesday after
noon guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Hend-
| ricl1S
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

FOR SALE: Used Farmall Tractor in
good condition, also Delco Home
Lighting Plant. For particulars write
Box 1875, Cruger, Miss. 7-3tnp
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

WANTED: A good, clean white settled
woman to keen four room house for
father and small son. See Mrs. a. W.
Stewart of PicEens, Miss, or write
Cen. Del. 7-1tnp
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

Mrs. Frank Mitchell and little daugh-
Corp Harry Afford, Jr., and Mrs. AL
ford, of Camp Campbell, KY, have re-
turned there after visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Afford.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08
Clubs

ter, Marilyn, Jackson visited her broth
er, W. E. Howell and family this week
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

Little Miss Betty Campbell, of West,
is spending this week with her grand
mother, Mrs. Graham Field.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

| Mr.. and Mrs. James Fulbright, OF
Jackson. and Mr. and Mrs. Doug Boyd,
of Lexington, were Wednesday alter
noon guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Hend-
| ricks.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

Mrs. NJ. E. Afford, Memphis, spent the
weekend with her son, H. A. Afford.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

Mrs. Hilliard odom and daughter,
Anne Joyce, have returned from st.
Louis, where they spent three-weeks
vacation.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

Mrs. Harry Gwinner and daughter.
Susan Elmore, are expected today Tor
visit with her mother, Mrs. X. q. Ei-
more.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

J. L. Longinotti made business trip
70 Memphis this week.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

Clyde Afford Jackson, visited his
cousin, II. A. Afford Monday.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

dren spent the weekend with their
parents.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Fly, Miss Jean Fly
and Mrs. Henry Fly are expected from
Jackson Sunday to visit relatives here
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

Miss Ruth Fulmer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Fulmer is now employ
ed with the General Outdoor Advertis-
ing Company in Memphis.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

Miss Hazel Brannon attended the Mis-
sissippi Democratic convention in jack
son Tuesday night and Wednesday.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

Mrs. H. H. Ledyard and children and
Miss Margaret Brown, of Jackson, spent
the weekend with homefolks.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Watkins leave this
week for a vacation trip to points In
Indiana.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

Mrs. NJ. T. Woods, Mrs. Tom Ashley
Mrs. A. S. Tatum, Mrs. Wick Winborr
and Miss Melba Tucker shopped in Kos
eiusko Wednesday afternoon.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Brown will spenc
The weekend in Memphis.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

John Petty, of Greenwood, came u
from the State Democratic convention
at Jackson Wednesday afternoon for hi
aunt, Miss Pearl Mcgee who accompani
cd him home for visit.
The Durant news., 1944-06-08

Mr.. and Mrs. George Fulmer and
daughter, Martha and Mrs. l.. C. Lipsey
attended the Yarborough-Pa Parson we'd
ding in Water Valley Sunday. Mrs. Par
son is Mr.. Fulmer's sister.
Evening star., 1944-01-05

Distributed By McNaught Syndicate. In,
Evening star., 1944-01-05
Defeat Of ItoIyIs Described
AsMuior Air Successo of7943

| carrier planes. BY using land-based
aviation to protect the carriers, they
freed the carrier-based aviation te
protect the landing forces.
Winston Churchill, in q speech tc
the House of Commons on Septem-
Der 81, acknowledged the narrow
margin by which ingenious use of all
power saved the whole undertaking
He said: ITO have gone further
north would have deprived our car
riers of the support of shore based
aircraft and they would have thus
become the sole object of the
enemy's attack, thus absorbing their
own air power for their own defense
instead of helping the troops on the
beaches
An event Of major Importance, sig
salizing a turn in the entire battle
OF Germany, was our attack in mid
October on the ball-bearing plants
OF Schweinfurt, when we lost go
|four-engined bombers and two fight
ers. It was then that the trucking
phase of the bombing of Germany
ended and genuine battle started.
The Germans sprang a surprise on
us, in the form of an aerial torpedo
That was only one item in a greatly
revitalized defensive air force on
Germany's part that quickly ended
the stage of mere "air raids" After
that every raid became an air battle
IN true contest for control of the
skies.
From that time forward-and this
Evening star., 1944-01-05
Seniors
| In u. S. Service

The beginning of the new year
found Maj. Elgin Smith retiring
from the War Department after
more than 38 years continuous serv-
ice in the Office of the Commissary
General He has assumed posi-
ton with the American Red Cross.
During the World War, Maj.
Smith was responsible for keeping
Army disbursing officers supplied
with funds with which to pay OBJ"
legations. In 1927, the War Depart,
ment detailed him to the American
Red Cross for current audit OF
their accounts, duty imposed by
Congress.
In 1912, Mr.. Smith was called to
active military duty as major in
the finance department and contin-
ued on duty with the Red Cross in
charge of the Government audit of
their war receipts and expenditures
Active in church and fraternal
activities, Maj Smith is chairman
of the board of deacons of the First
Baptist Church, and has served as
treasurer of the church Sunday
school for 80 years. Since 1882 he
has been treasurer of the District
Baptist Convention. He is a past
president of the District Federation
of Baptist Young People.
In fraternal circles he was master
of Lebanon Lodge No. 7, Masons
and patron of Lebanon Chapter No
Is, Order of the Eastern Star.
HIS only son, Maj. Leonard Smith
Is in the Army's Chemical Warfare
Service. A daughter, Mrs. Robert
j. Wright, lives in Clarendon, Va.
Evening star., 1944-01-05

power alone could attain victory
i provided the available force is COM
mensurate with the task to be &C
complished.
The collapse of the worlds first
Fascist regime, that of Mussolini
and the surrender of Italy to the
Allies shortly thereafter must be
chalked UP to air power. On July
10 some 500 planes bombed Rome
for the first time. 1t was this and the
threatened destruction Of all great
Italian cities from overhead which
spelled the end of Italian resistance,
even before an Allied soldier set foot
on the Italian mainland
Resistance on the Italian penin-
sula was taken over by the Ger
mans. Thereafter our strategic air
power apparently has been held on a
tight leash for political reasons-the
reluctance to destroy the cities CT a
nation that has become associated
on our side of the struggle. 1t is
becoming obvious, however, that
mlle-by-mile occupation of Italy
will not spare the country from
horrible devastation.
Spaatz Praised.
The next vital event, from the
aviation standpoint, was the battle
of Salerno. Ignoring the lessons Of
Kasserine Pass, when our forces had
ventured beyond the shielding wings
OF air power, We undertook land
ing at the extreme range of our
land-based aviation. We escaped
disastrous defeat only through the
ingenuity of airmen like Gen.
Spaatz, Air Marshal Tedder and
Rear Admiral Sir Philip L. Wan.
They improvised an ingenious de-
fense which made it possible to use
Evening star., 1944-01-05

( is q matter which must be kept ir
the forefront in the early months
Of 1o44-it was not so much mat
ter OF bombing German industrie,
as Of destroying German air power
Until we cancel out Hitler,s ali
forces we cannot achieve important
German industrial destruction ex-
cept by paying with exorbitant
losses in the air.
Addressing joint session of Con-
gress back In May. Mr.. Churchill
had said: Opinion, Mr.. President
is divided as to whether the use OF
air power could by itself bring
about the collapse Of Germany OF
Italy. The experiment is well worth
trying. so long as other measures
are not excluded"
The experiment" scored In Italy.
AS airmen see 1t, however, the Ger
man phase has as yet been incon-
elusive because the forces brought
to bear have not been adequate for
the job. Gen. Eaker's hope, ex-
pressed at the outset Of the Ameri-
can daylight operations over Ger
many, for bigger and better bombers
and more Of them, has not yet come
true. In the meantime. moreover,
German defensive aviation had sue
ceeded in stealing a march on Allied
air power.
Another aerial event of 1943 that
needs recording in any summary is
the invasion Of the Gilbert Islands
by our Navy toward the end Of No.
Evening star., 1944-01-05
'43 Income Down 89d
AT Municipal Court

Fines for health and OPA viola
tions kept the till of the Criminal
Division of Municipal Court in a
healthy condition in 1943, but gaso-
line and tire rationing caused a
80 per cent decrease in revenue
from traffic fines.
In his annual report, Wilmer S.
Schantz, chief financial clerk of the
Criminal Division, said total in
come for the year was 1895 ,537, or
about per cent less than the rec
ord breaking s97O,823 received in
1912.
His breakdown for the three
branches showed that:
The United States branch COL
lected s47,17O compared with $751;
653 in 1912. OPA violations, prose-
cuted in this branch, must be cred
tied with the gain, Mr.. Schantz said.
The D. C. branch collected $751;
All compared with $313,373 in 1912,
a gain of about is per cent. Health
violations, running as high as As
cases week in August, were the
cause, Mr.. Schantz reported.
The traffic branch revenue was
$47S,S95 compared with $619,796 in
1912. Tire and gas rationing kept
the motorists fines down, he said.
Evening star., 1944-01-05
Jan Masaryk Expects
Hitler 10 Commit
Suicide or Be Slain

Jan Masaryk, Czechoslovak For
eign Minister, predicted yesterday
that Hitler won't live long enough
to be tried as war criminal.
Hell either be taken care of by
the military or commit suicide" M
Masaryk told an interviewer.
People seem to forget, he went on
that there is cowardice behind the
Nazi strategy.
M. Masaryk, who plans to return
to London shortly, has been In this
country as chief of the Czech dele
cation to the United Nations Relief
Conference at Atlantic City.
Trials Considered.
Discussing the trials OF war Grim
inals by Allied nations after the war
he said there will be two kinds:
The important ones will be taken
care of quickly, the others may drag
on longer.
But the British and Americans
will have to help clean up Nazi ter
rorists, the son of Czechoslovakia's S
first president declared. adding:
There must be a firing squad OF
British grenadiers In Prague"
After the Nazis who participated
actively in atrocities have been wiped
out, M. Masaryk said there would
have to be a period of quarantine
for Germany.
There must be some good Ger
mans" he said, "but they will have
to prove themselves"
Czechs Deny Anxiety.
AS for the satellite countries, M
Masarvk indicated that there is
wide difference between the people
and the rulers and that when the
crust of totalitarian sympathizers
has been shorn off, Hungary, Bull
earia and Rumania will be able to
reioin the family of peace-loving
nations.
The Czechs do not share fears ex-
pressed by other small countries
that Russia, Britain and the United
States will dominate the postwar
world to the detriment OF less power
full nations, he said.
M. Masaryk placed security as the
first requisite of postwar Europe and
said he believed continuing CO.
operation among the big three could
achieve the security necessary to
prevent another war.