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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
Fred M. Branch Rites
Held November 22nd

Funeral services were held Wednes-
day, November 22nd for Fred Mabry
Branch, as, who died November 10th.
The Rev. ]. L. McElroy, former pastor
of the Methodist Church in Senasha
officiated.
Interment was in Senasha Cemetery
with Southern Undertaking Association
of Durant conducting.
Mr.. Branch is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Susie Ellen Branch of Ri. 2, SAL
lis; four daughters; Maxine, Billie
Merle, Ruthie Jean and Tommie Sue
Branch; four sons; Cpl. Hayes Branch,
who served sixteen months in the Euro
pean Theater of War; Fred Lemar
Branch, with the U. S. Army in the
Pacific; F. NJ. Branch and Earl Branch
two sisters; Mrs. Hal Albin, Goodman,
and Mrs. J. c. McCrory, Goodman; and
two brothers; Tom Branch and Tillman
Branch, both of Goodman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
Branch Is Charged
With MansIaughter

Tillman Branch, of Goodman, was ar
rested by authorities Sunday night on
a charge of manslaughter in connection
with the death of Tol Ables, of Good
man, RID, Sunday evening about 1850
o'clock.
The shooting was reported to have
grown out of an argument at Branch's
place in Goodman Sunday afternoon.
Abies is said to have left the place and
returned to that vicinity with a shot.
gun. A negro was reported to have told
Branch that Ables, was outside and had
gun whereupon Branch took his gun
and went outside after Ables.
The shooting occurred about 400
yards north of Branch's store. Ables'
gun was not fired. 1t was loaded with
two shells and he had eight shells in
his pocket when found, according to
authorities.
Branch was arrested and held In
jail in Lexington until Monday after
noon when he was released on $500
bond.
Preliminary trial was set for Thurs.
day morning at 10 o'clock at Goodman
before Justice of the Peace Raiford Nc.
Neer.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
American Legion To Send
Gifts To HospituIized

The American Legion and Auxiliary
VIII work jointly in helping to distribute
gifts to hospitilized men and women Of
inc armed forces in Mississippi at the
Christmas season. These organizations
are asking you to help. Boxes will be
piaced IN Durant, at Freidmans Variety
Store, City Drug Store, and Piggy Wig
giy' IN West, at Hands Store, in Good
man at Cowsert's Drug Store.
Suggested gifts are cigaretts, hand
kerchlefs, stationery, air mail stamps.
playing cards, kits, etc.
Please send gifts before the 10th of
December.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
Junior Red Cross
News

Mrs. James H. Odom, chairman Junior
Red Cross reports that to date the fol-
lowing schools have enrolled as Junior
Red Cross Unit.
Bethesda, Coxburg, Cruger, Ebenezer,
Lexington, Pickens, Tchula and West.
The following colored schools have en-
rolled: Cruger, Franklin, Lexington,
Mileston, Richland, Tchula and West.
The enrolment dates are November
LIS and we are asking that all schools
have the fees in the Chapter office as
soon as possible, certainly not later
than December 10th, in order that
lach school may receive the benefits of
this program throughout the entire
school year.
Remember, this is not Drive" for
funds but an opportunity which is Civ
IN each boy and girl through the
school to have part in doing Red
Cross work under the supervision of
their school which enrolls in Red Cross.
Fanny f. Lumpkin,
Executive Secretary
Holmes County Chapter
American Red Cross.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
Standard Oil Buys
$1,000 Bonds Here

The Holmes County quota in the Six
tn War Loan Drive is nearer fulfillment
today due to the subscription of 50 ,000.-
90 by Standard Oil Company (Ken-
tucky).
Messrs. o. R. Campbell, L. E. Barr,
B. E. Presley and Guy P. Sharpe, the
Company's local Agents at Durant Lex
ington, Pickens and Tchula respective
ly, entered the subscription for Stand
ard Oil, and received expressions of ap-
probation from the committee.
Messrs. Campbell, Barr, Presley and
Sharpe, well known in their communi-
ties, stated that the action of the Stan
dard Oil Company was taken as an ex-
preston of the genuine interest of the
organization in the success OF the Six
tr War Loan in Holmes County and in
the State.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
Support For Flood
Control Bill SOUGHT

Stoneville-(SpeciaD Flood Control
and Executive Committees of Delta
Council are asking the support of civic
clubs and Chambers of Commerce on
both sides of the River in urging the
passage of H. R. 44S5 and in support
of flood control and navigation author
ity in the Mississippi River and its
tributaries being retained the agen-
cies OF Mississippi River Commission
and U. S. Army Engineers.
The Council by strong resolution has
condemned the establishment of river
authorities insofar as they would icon.
ardize the flood control and navigation
work of the River Commission and Enpi-
neers. The Council likewise has con.
tacted Senators in the States along the
River, asking for their active support
and immediate passage of the flood con-
troll bill now before the Senate.
Sunday, Mrs. Louis Graves of Alexand.
ria. La, and Mrs. Jack Hathcock Of
Bentonia visited in the home of Mrs.
Gertrude Wallace.
Miss Marye Lowe, student at MSCW.
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Lowe
Mrs. Ellis Harris has returned from
Hattiesburg where she had been called
on account of the serious illness of Mrs,
Sam Foose, Jr. The latter has greatly
improved and has gone to Birmingham,
Ala, with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Spraddlin, and will remain there for
recuperation. Her son, Stephen is in
rchula with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Foose.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Penn and Ann
Penn spent Thanksgiving in Bentonia
with Mrs. NJ. 7. Link and Mrs. Bill
Link. Ann remained for the weekend.
c. A. Adams transacted business in
Greenwood, Monday. +
Miss Lorraine Norman spent Thanks
living holidays with her sister, Mrs.
Carl Hamrick in Jackson.
Lester Lyon spent the weekend in
3elzoni with his aunt, Saturday then
attended tn State-Ole Miss game at
the University.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
Public Asked To Mail
Christmas Gifts Now

This week is your last chance to mail
out-of-town Christmas gifts packages
and be assured they will be delivered
by Christmas Day.
That last minute reminder came yes
terday from w. D. Hendry, District
Manager of the Jackson District Office
of Defense Transportation.
Heavily overburdened transportation
facilities can hadle the enormous vol
ume of 1914 Yule Gifts sending only
government is met, the ODT official
if the December i deadline set by the
emphasized.
So the oDT District Manager urged
if you haven't mailed your gift packages
yet, get them off at once.
Packages mailed after the December
1 deadline may not be delivered in time
for Christmas, he pointed out.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
Rev. R. 6. Lord To
Fill Pulpit Here

The Rev. r. G. Lord. SUPERINTENDENT
OF the Greenwood district, will fill the
pulpit of the Durant Methodist Church
sunday morning at eleven o'clock.
The first quarterly conference will be
held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock
and all members are urged to be pres
ent.
Evening services will be held as usual
with the pastor, the Rev. W. p. Bailey.
occupying the pulpit.
Fellowship Supper
A fellowship supper will be served at
the Methodist Church Monday night at
$3.50 o'clock by the WSCS and Wesleyan
Guild to conclude the fall mission study
which has been in session six weeks.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
Deacons Elected Al
Baptist Church

Deacons will be elected at the Durant
Baptist Church Sunday morning, accord
ing to an announcement by the pastor,
DR.. ]. Niles Pickett.
Sunday School services and morning
worship will be held at the usual hour
as we'll as BTU Sunday evening at 600
and evening worship at 700.
Practice for the Christmas cantata
to be held at the Baptist Church on
December 18th will be held at three o.
clock Sunday afternoon. All of the
choirs of the churches of the city are
cooperating in the Christmas program
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
nazerene Meetino
Closes Sunday

Nice crowds have been attending the
meeting this week at the Nazerene
Church in Durant and everyone Is invit-
ed to come out and worship. The meet
ing will continue through Sunday night
The Rev. W. R. Platt, of Selma, Ala,
is the evangelist and he has been bring
ing an inspiring sermon each evening
Joseph Stamp, also of Selma, has been
leading the singing and special music
at each service.
The Rev. S. d. Garrett, church pastor,
invites everyone to worship.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
}. l. loneinotti
Hears From Sons

Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Longinotti heard
from both Of their sons in the service
on the same day last week. II was the
first time they had heard from 1t. q.
60 Malcolm Longinotti in seven weeks.
He is on sea duty in the Pacific. His
letter stated that he had been "burn-
ing up" in very warm climate.
The letter from their other son, Cpl.
James Longinotti, who is with signal
corps outfit overseas in Holland stated
that ne had been freezing" lately in
that section.
Both boys are getting along fine
their many friends will be glad to hear.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30

iioies SouHly cltlzenS are urged TO
purchase "as many E-Bonds as pos
sible' prior to December Z in order for
the county to reach its 273,0O0. E-Bond
quota by "E-Bond Victory Day..
TINS appeal was sent out this week
by Chairman W. B. Kenna, of the Sixth
war Loan Drive, who reports that heavy
E-Bond buying on the part Of everyone
is necessary if the county is to go over
the top by the set day.
Governor Thomas l.. Bailey pointed
the way to "E-Bond Victory Day" in a
special proclamation, challenging every
citizen to observe the third anniversary
of the Infamous attack on Pearl Harbor
by helping their county and state reach
E-Bond quotas on that date. Meanwhile,
mayors and other leaders have oined
IN the plan to so observe the day.
UNLESS everyone does his and her
part in buying E-Bonds, we stand a
chance to fail in this worthwhile PLAN,
the chairman said. Certainly, no other
business or activity is of more import.
ance than reaching this home-front OBJ
ective, as our chief executive has point.
ed out. Let's show our enemy, Japan,
that we we'll remember December Z by
telling the world on that day we have
reached our E-quota in the Sixth War
Loan. Do your duty now, and buy those
E-Bonds".
Already counties and communities are
reporting over the top on E-Bond quo.
tas. Itawamba county, with ]. M. Gibbs,
Director, and A. T. Cleveland, War
Loan Drives Chairman, reports a whirl-
wind drive on the opening day, when all
schools closed, and student, teachers
and patrons bought and sold bonds
Preliminary returns showed cash sub.
scriptions of $4,000 against a 100000
E-Bond quota.
The only business transaction in East
Chickasaw county on November % were
bond sales until both quotas were reach
ed. J. T. Mckinley, Director, and ]. E.
Mccain, Drives Chairman, reported
sales of E-Bonds at 1853 percent and
other bonds at los percent of quotas in
Is minutes at rally at okolona. This
shows how wholehearted efforts will
meet quotas quickly.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
West Senior Glass
Presents Pluy 9th

The Senior Glass of West School Will
present the rloy Aunt Samanthy Rules
tre Roost" in the school auditorium
Friday night, December sth at eight
o'clock.
Remember the date, don't let anything
interfere with your coming to see Aunt
Samanthy Rules the Roost.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
Jerry TiIImon Is
Wanted By Board

jerry Tillman, 81, colored, who was
last heard of at fernando, is listed as
delinquent by the Holmes County Sc
lective Service Board No. / at Durant
He has been missing for sometime.
Anyone, white or colored, vino knows
his whereabouts is urged to contact the
craft board at Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
Presbyterian Church
Services Sunday

The Rev. H. S. Robinson, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church, announces
that services will be held at the eleven
o'clock hour and also Sunday evening
at 1880. Everyone is invited to worship.
On Sunday morning the pastor will
preach on 1.-THE Night of Doom" and
the evening text will be: LEAD Us not
into temptation but deliver US from
evir
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
Holmes Health Office
To Close Dec. 7-8

The Holmes County Health offlce
and clinics will be closed Thursday ana
Friday, December 7th and sth to enaoie
the personnel to attend the Mississippi
Public Health Association in Jackson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30

FOR SALE: One wardrobe trunk and
rocking chair. Mrs. Harriet Riteman.
32-1tp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
December 7th Is
f" Bond Victory
Day In Holmes

Holmes County citizens are urged to
purchase "as many E-Bonds as pos
sible" prior to December in order for
the county to reach its 273,0O0. E-Bond
quota by "E-Bond Victory Day..
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30

45fo of "E" Quota
1870 of Others" quota
1870 of total quota
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
So This Is New York
Joe Smith says he doesn't know why

Joe Smith says he doesn't know why
so many holidays are crowded into the
last weeks Of the year. Just about the
time he is trying to recover from the
big meal on Thanksgiving, he must be-
gin to get ready for Christmas and the
New Year. To say nothing of attempt
ing to round out his business for the
year and take inventory with view
of what is to follow. Joe claims he
would like to have one Of these holi-
DAYS in the hot midsummer. Anyway
the wartime crowds are so thick any
where he goes, it's hard to tell when a
holiday arrives.
Evening star., 1944-10-26
Miciotto's 478 Helps King Pins
To Retain District LOOP Lead

High lighted by Capt Bob Miciot-
to's 418, his fourth 400 set in seven
matches. King Pin swamped Lucky
Strike last night at Lucky Strike
with a 1927 score tc maintain first
place in the District League flag
chase on total pins over Northeast
Temple. Aiding King Pins winning
tallies of 656, 628 and 646 were Dean
Roper with 39l and Fred Murphy
with 1888. Tony Santini fired top
I'll and 40 for the losers.
Temple, off to q 2-1 win from the
invading Hyattsville quint, swept
Lucky Strike at Lucky Strike in a
postponed nightcap Ray Watson
with 387, Larry Smith with 147-386
and Capt. Ollie Pacini's 1924
were the big guns in a 1857 set
against Hyattsville which included
two 63l games. King Pin and Tenn
pie have won IA games each against
seven losses.
Hi-Skor, Lafayette and Brookland,
tied with King Pin for the lead last
week. All were 1-2 losers, dropping
into a third-place deadlock two
games behind the leaders.
Lafayette lost the odd game to
Evening star., 1944-10-26
King Pin Women Soar in Race;
Silver Spring Sets Record

son. Her top single was 152. Sue
Stokes contributed 1892 to Silver
Springs big score Frances Wilson
was best for Lafayette with 142
and 1868.
Jessie Sacrey with 159 was only
one stick shy of Takomas Marge
Smiths season game record to lead
Brookland's 2-l win from Bethesda
Bowling Center. Bensons 100 and
351 paced the losers.
Capt. Marie Spates was the big
gun with 140 and $50 as Spillway
nicked Takoma, 2-1. Capt. Evelyn
Gays 14l prevented a sweep.
Rosslyn ran its winning streak to
six games by routing the leading
Chevy Chase Ice Palace. Capt.
Evelyn MAYORS $50 and 1863 led the
charge.
Hi-Skors Go Second.
The champion Hi-Skors moved to
second place with a 2-1 win from
the visiting Colonial Villagers, who
won the final game by two pins.
Hi-Skor won the first two by 7 and
10 pin margins. Capt Lorraine
GulliS 139 and 355 was the edge for
Hi-Skor while Anna Sarbacker
banged out 135 and 354 for the Vir-
ginia quint.
The standings: Ice Palace, 1876;
Hi-Skor, l4-7; King Pin. 1873: Ia
koma, 1873; Brookland, 1873; Silver
Spring, 1873; Lafayette, lilo; Ross
lyn, 10-l1; Spillway. 8-13; Bethesda,
8-l3; Red Circle, 6-15; Colonial VIII
| lage. Alt,
Evening star., 1944-10-26
WestemRooseveh Thriller Looms in High School Ti|tinz
Irked Compofredo Won't Loaf,
Redskin Coach Assures Him

line COACH thought we'd better wait
another week before letting him go.
But If Nick thinks he'll be the
forgotten man Of our club he's dead
wrong And I told him he'd better
take 1t easy while he could because
from now on I think he's going to
get all the work he wants"
Campofreda played a lot of tackle
under Dick Harlow at Western
Maryland and more recently he's
been wrestler, but the gridiron is
his first love. He's old as football
players, or athletes of anv descrip-
tion-excepting wrestling-go and is
beginning to acquire the waistline of
prosperous businessman, but it
hasn't dampeneG his ardor for the
game.
| Nick knows his way around a line,
although admitting the blocking
assignments of the T make him put
on his thinking cap.
Nick knows how to apply his
weight and also knows the little
tricks every good lineman possesses.
Unfortunately he was detected
practicing one of the tricks in a re-
cent game.
Fifteen yards for holding"
bawled the referee
You can't do that" Nick declared.
That was a wrestling hold"
Evening star., 1944-10-26
KeIIy-Young Duel Will Match
Former Chicago School Aces

with deadly effect-the Irish en-
ploying Kelly as the kingpin of a
wide-open running and passing at
tack and the Illini piping Young
loose on lightning-like sweeps which
already have given the tiny Negro
star 10 touchdowns.
Despite their youth-Young is a
freshman and Kelly a sophomore
neither of the principals should be
struck by stage fright. AS Chicago
Preppers they played before crowds
of more than 10000 at Soldier Field
in championship games.
Young, Kelly Yet to Face.
Just last season Young scored two
touchdowns for Wendell Phillips
High as his team bowed to ST
George, 1912, in the Kelly Bowl
classic at Soldier Field. In l941-41
city title games Kelly led Leo High
to victories over Tilden of the public
league.
Although Young and Kelly never
faced before, the Illini rocket may
meet a former scholastic "jinx" il
Notre Danes Marty Wendell from
st. George High become eligible thL
week. Wendell, a Viz trainee anc
an outstanding defensive halfback
plagued Young with his hard tack.
ling in the 1943 Chicago schoolboy
title contest.
Here is how one of the experts
sees the results of the big games:
Notre Dame, 80; Illinois. 10.
Purdue, 18; Michigan, 13
Ohio State, 50; Minnesota, 7.
Indiana, %; Iowa, s.
Great Lakes, IA; Wisconsin. 7.
Iowa Navy, 80; Marquette, 6.
Evening star., 1944-10-26
BY JIMMY JORDAN.


CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-Those Green
Bay Packers may be booming along
at the head of the National Football
Leagues western division today but,
says Commissioner Elmer Layden,
they can't be counted in until the
Cleveland Rams are counted out.
Remember, the Rams were just
about counted out before the season
opened" Layden said today in an
interview. Look what they've done
They knocked off the Chi-Pitts
Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions in
row before losing that 1921
thriller to Green Bay Sunday.
That team has more spirit, more
confidence than any club in the
league, and an ingenuity in de-
veloping plays off the Information
that has every defense they'll meet
worried.
In fact" he added, they're
playing a distorted T-formation
that, with the material they have,
appears to be more potent than
the offense of any other club"
Layden Explains Distorted 7.
Layden explained how Cleveland S
"distorted IT, works to spread the
defense before line plays and pull
it back in for end runs and passes.
The quarterback squats behind
the center Just as in all plays. But
Evening star., 1944-10-26
GaribaIdi Discovers
Turner Is No Softy

A sadder and wiser Gino Garibaldi
knows today what any wrestler who
has visited this town in the past
IS years could have told him. In
short-don't try to get tough with
Joe Turner.
Garibaldi, disqualified after 16
minutes of his bout with Dutch
Rohde at Turner's Arena last night.
didn't like the decision. He smacked
down Referee Tiny Bouque with one
punch. Uncle Joe Turner climbed
in the ring to calm him down and
Garibaldi took swing at Joe.
Garibaldi will recover.
The Masked Commando defeated
Ed (Stranger) White with a body
press in 10 minutes. Duke Keomuka
and Billy Darnell tussled to a 30
minute draw. Michele Leone whipped
John Vansky in 20 minutes and
Hans Kampfer and Nick Hitch
sweated to a Commute draw.
Evening star., 1944-10-26
BY BEN McALWEE.

Still on fire in the Ladies District
League with a season record of 1,774
a rampaging King Pin team last
night at King Pin ran its winning
streak to II games with a sweep over
Red Circle. The victory lifted King
Pin to a third-place tie with Ia
koma. Three weeks ago the King
Pins were last.
Again it was Capt. Madge Lewis
who paced the King Pin attack with
1856 and 382. Evelyn Nickel, one of
the surprising newcomers this sea-
son. banged out l40 and 354. Kitty
Mulroe Hannah counted 1854, while
Margaret Lynn hit for 1872 and 359
and Eddie Peterson aided with 315
1t was the third straight 1,700-set
for the King Primers. The game
scores we're 594, 615 and SOS. Capt
Ella Limerick was best for the badly
beaten Red Circles with 3l9.
Silver Spring on Rampage.
Silver Springs rollers whitewashed
the strong Lafayette five with 1,769
which topped by Is pins the former
season mark Of l,754 held by the
King Pins. Doris Pugh. one of the
city's most brilliant young fair bowl
ers, led with a season mark of 399
not only cracking Lorraine Gulli's
league record of 395 but posting the
highest set for women here this sea.
Evening star., 1944-10-26
Ey the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-Two of Chi
cago's greatest high school football
products-rosy-c checked Bob Kelly
of Notre Dame and dusky Claude
Buddy Young OF Illinois-match
talents at Champaign Saturday be-
fore an Illini homecoming crowd
that may jam stately Memorial
Stadium.
The unbeaten Irish hope to parade
Kelly to their fifth straight victory
while the once-beaten Illini are
banking on National Sprint Cham
pion Young to chase the Ramblers
off the Nations top roost and be-
come something of a coast-to-coast
power themselves.
Recalls Grange Era.
A throng variously estimated at
between $4,000 and capacity 10000,
depending mainly on how we'll Chi
cago area fans can negotiate the
130-mile jaunt to Champaign, is
expected for this neighborhood
natural"
Not since the golden '20s and the
heyday of Harold (Red) Grange,
who dedicated Memorial Stadium
20 years ago at another homecoming
game with Michigan. has Cham
paign contest so fired the imagina-
ton of local fans.
The reason is obvious. Notre
Dame has averaged 43 points in
crushing Pittsburgh. Tulane, Dart
mouth and Wisconsin. In six games,
including a 1913 setback by Purdue,
Illinois has rolled along at a 38-
point pace.
Both teams use the T-forma ton
Evening star., 1944-10-26
Notre Dame Alumni Here
MAY Get Navy Tickets

A limited number of tickets to
the Notre Dame-Navy game in
Baltimore on November are avail
able to alumni here, it has been
announced by Bernard E. Losh-
bough, president of the Notre Dame
Club of Washington. Alumni and
former students, particularly those
in the armed forces who are not
on the clubs mailing list may
obtain tickets by calling the Office
of Leo Mullen, Republic 1891.
1t also has been announced that
the club will hold a football rally
the night before the game at the
Carlton Hotel. Edwin M. Cur
ran, United States district at
torney. will be POSTMASTER Speak
ers will include members of the
coaching STATS of both Notre Dame
and Navy. A film entitled High
lights of the 1943 Notre Dame Foot
ball Season" will be shown.