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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-04

Clyde Stokes has returned from the
hospital in New Orleans where he went
for a checkup.
ter, Mrs. Teddy Stout, in Memphis last
week.
Miss Daisy May Daniel entertained
with a delightful coke party honoring
her guest, Mrs. Joe Daniel, of Houston,
Texas, who has been visiting relatives
here and her mother, Mrs. CHM, in Pick
ems.
Maury HUMPHREYS attended the stock
show in Starkville last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hooker, Utica, were
Sunday guests of Mrs. T. S. Humphries.
Misses Dorothy Sharp, Mary Ann Stew
ems and Carol Montgomery entertained
members of the Junior Mcdowell Mu-
sic Club Wednesday in the home of the
latter.
Mrs. 10 May leaves Monday for Gre
NADIA where she will work next week.
Mrs. Annie st. Clair is with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Donald Hull, in Memphis this
week.
Mrs. T. c. Gum is visiting her sister,
Mrs. r. L. Patterson, in Jackson this
week.
Mrs. William Burnley has returned
from Panama where she visited her hus-
band. She expects their son. Sgt. Billy
Burnley USING, home soon for a fur
Tough.
Mrs. J.. E. Dollahite and Mrs. T. L
West were Jackson visitors Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Pugh Winborn, Mrs. Wicxhan
Winborn, Mrs. Paul Odom and Mrs. A
S. Tatum shopped in Kosciusko Monday
Mrs. Morrie Phillips is visiting he
father, c. G.. VanKeuren.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-04
Personals
BPW Club Elects
New Officers A-45

The newly elected officers 81 the Du-
rant Bushes and Professional Women's
Club are:
President, Mrs. Nermp Alsbury.
lst vice-President, Mrs Helen Ashley.
End Vice-President, MRS. Lille Brown.
Recording Secretary, Mrs. Sara York.
Corresponding Secretary. Mrs. Mary
Phillips.
Treasurer, Mrs. EIsi. 'Dfane.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-04

Mrs. l.. E. Robey Joined SPIT. Robey in
New Orleans on her return home to San
Antonio, Texas after a weeks visit with
her mother, Mrs. ]. w. Justice.
Vernon Brooks, of Atlanta, Ca, spent
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-04
CARD OF THANKS

We wan TO take this means Of ex-
pressing to our friends and neighbors
our sincere appreciation of your many
courtesies and acts Of ~kindnesses in the
recent illness and death of our wife and
mother, Mrs. Ether Carroll.
May Gods richest blessings abide with
each Of you.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-04
Clubs
CostuIion Club Holds
Regular Meeting

The regular monthly meeting of the
Castalian Demonstration Club was held
April 25th in the home of Mrs. w. A.
Marten, with nine members present.
The president, Mrs. H. T. Hathcock,
had charge of the program. Devotional
from the 23rd chapter Of Psalms and
prayer by the hostess. Song 81 need thee
every hour all.
Roll call answered with "kind of flow
ers planted, and minutes. Mrs. II. d,
Bouchillan. How to Gull chickens, Mrs,
Marten. Books on the care of poultry
and plans how to make equipment were
distributed by Miss Edna Hathcock. Get
well cards were signed by each one to
be sent to Mesdames Realokfer and
Hutchinson, who were on the sick list.
Plans were made for the vegetable and
Flower show to be held 4th Tuesday in
May.
The hostess assisted by Mesdames
Stevens and Bouchillon served iced
lemonade and cookies, that were enjoy
ed by all.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-04

J. B. CARROLL AND FAMILY
Evening star., 1944-08-24
Abolition Of Poll Tax.
In Virginia Urged
by I. Mccall Frazier
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 24.-T.
Mccall Frazier, former director Of
the Division of Motor Vehicles and
member Of the original ABC Board
yesterday said he favored abolition
OF the poll tax as . prerequisite to
voting in Virginia.
Issues affecting the State should
be discussed now along with ma
tional issues. he said, adding, hi
considered the poll tax voting re-
quirement rs one Of the chief foea
Of good government in the State.
ut is q we'll recognized fact" Mr.
Frazier said, that In three district.
of the State 1t is impossible for 4
man OF modest means to become Z
candidate unless somebody has paid
the poll taxes Of favorable voters
or qualified the vote"--as they say
for him.
only wealthy man can become
candidate under SUCH circum-
stances, or II he isn't wealthy, must
go into Office under certainly some
obligations to some minority which
has financed him.
when the poll tax comes to the
point that 1t controls not only who
Evening star., 1944-08-24
War Housing Centers
|StiII Unable 10 Fill
Area Applications

Although National Housing Agency
oficials had anticipated q decline in
the demand for housing In the
Washington area by this time, re-
ports of war housing centers indi-
cate the demand for houses and
apartments is continuing to In
crease, and that 1t is still impossible
to fill the demand.
Mrs. Ellen Harper, area adviser Of
the home use division Of the Ma
tional Housing. Agency, said that,
while 1t is impossible to. determine
all the factors involved, it seems
probable that many wives and
daughters Of men stationed in the
area have left their jobs. but are re-
tanning their residences here, and
that men who have been living in
rooms have decided that they will be
here longer than expected and are
sending for their families.
During the month ended Sunday,
the Washington War Housing Center
bad 4,435 applicants, of which Is per
cent were service personnel. OF the
total applications. $500 were for
family dwelling units and $50 for
rooms. The center was able to fill
all the applications for rooms and
had many listings left over, but
only 1000 applicants could be placed
in dwelling units.
The center still has 1900 dwelling
units listed. but the majority will
not be ready for occupancy for an
other month.
In Arlington, in the same period,
there were 956 applicants, 100 OF
them searching for houses and
apartments. The center placed only
131. but Allied 127 applications for
rooms from its listings of 420
vacancies.
The Alexandria center had liza
applications, 785 for dwelling units
and $50 for rooms. All the appNca.
tions for rooms were Allied, with
many listings left over, while only
204 dwelling units were found to nil
the demand.
Evening star., 1944-08-24
$472 in JeweIy Taken
From Hecht Window

A thief yesterday looted a show
window Of the Hecht Department
Store, Seventh and F streets NV,
OF costume jewelry valued. at 3472
police reported.
The window was entered from the
inside by use of duplicate key. po-
lice said. and SO pairs Of earrings,
43 pins and sprays and six pairs OF
earrings with matching pins stolen.
Evening star., 1944-08-24
THE EVENING. STAR. Washington. b. c.. H
THURSDAY. AUousY

Ing campaigns to keep the market
for consumer goods brisk.
ut Is 30 prepared" said Mr.
Macarow. "that from 1t any indi-
yiduAl may work out = program to
1T his individual situation" The
booklet was made available through
cooperation OF the Association OF
Consulting Management Engineers
I'm 1892" said Mr.. MAcarow
y 7,50O,0 600 persons In this country
were employed In the retail and
Wholesale trades. In the Washing
ton Metropolitan Area the figure
stood At $1,000, constituting about
l6h per cent Of al employment
here.
While we cannot tell what thu
Evening star., 1944-08-24
Trade Board Issues
Retailers Handbook

Fred q. Macarow. vice chairman
Of the Warrington Board Of Trade
Postwar Planning Committee, today
announced the publication OF 1
new handbook on merchandising
methods, designed to combat the
wait and see" attitude on. the part
OF customers. which business fears
may put Z halt TO maximum pro-
duction and cause = depression.
The handbook now being dis
tributed to retailers gives advice on
sales methods as well Is adyertis-
Evening star., 1944-08-24
Federal Grand Jury
lndicts 8 in DRUG Rino

~ the Associste1 Press. IS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IA
Federal grand Jury yesterday re-
turned an Indictment against three
men In Z narcotics case described by
Federal ofncials - an "interna-
tional dope ring" originating In
Mexico. &
Bail Of t25 900 each was set for
Sam Maugeri, 50, reputedly wealthy
Santa Cruz concession owner .
Joseph Tocco Of Chicago and New
York and Joseph Barri, described
as operator Of q narcotics outlet
under the suise Of music house.
Maugen was apprehendsd by
narcotics agents who few to Chi
cago last week. They said he had
TOO ounces OF opium in his posses
aim,
Evening star., 1944-08-24

p elected but also who can l6ofd 70
b 4 candidate. then consider Il 10
haM hecoIne IN in1ldiotis thing,
inimicAl 10 good government.
Nj. Fra1ier Is known In Virginia
politics ~ the hrst Of the so-called
Byrd machine men to have come out
for the late Gov. Price for the once
OF governor In the historical band
wagon rush" Of machine" men in
1886. s He has been less active in
politics since he resigned from the
ABC board during the Price admin
istration 70 enter private business.
Evening star., 1944-08-24

figure win Be after the war, We feel
certain that It must Be gTsater.
I'm order to assure Jobs for ~,
IN effort win be made Ia the Nation
as whols to Increase an goods and
services by IS TO r Per cent. How.
ever, II Industrial production y to
stay up, there must be purchasing
by the consuming public. A rela-
lively debt-free people win have
ample money to keep goods rolling
from the factory to the home, pro-
vidins the consumers do not wait
to see how things turn out before
they buy"
Help win the war By saving waste
k&fAhnM fataf
Evening star., 1944-08-24
Reds Free Another Poris

NEW YORK, Aug. "a (R.-The
Russians yesterday liberated Paris
Bessarabian village midway be-
tween the Prut River and the Black
Sea-it was announced in the Soviet
communique broadcast from Mos
COW. &
Evening star., 1944-08-24

help win the war By saving vasts
kitchen fats! Is
Evening star., 1944-08-24
for back to school

We've your FAN assembly program right here in our
Junior fashion departments Tested for durability
and slick enough to keep you at the top" Of the
popularity pp parade Clothes designed the way you
tricky date dresses slim fitting suits and coats
coiortul skirts and sweaters. All fashion right
and priced within your budget limitation ''N'
zkso zk2M TIKI, TSE PALAs ROYAL FASHIONS COLLECTION
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-22
LIBERATOR BAGS
BIG JAP CRUISER

WASHINGTON. Aug. 21.-*P-
American blows from China by air
and from under the sea left the
Japanese digging a home indus
trial area out from under charred
wreckage today, and hunting re,
placements for 20 ships, three OF
them war vessels.
A triple strike by air-two SUI
perfortresses hammer blows al
the strategic production center OF
Yawata, and the sinking of a A.
2OO-ton cruiser by Liberator OF
the 18th Air Force - emphasized
the threatening growth of Amerl-
can force on the Asiatic mainland.
Submarines accounted for the
other 10 Japanese ships, including
a light cruiser. an escort vessel,
one large tanker, three medium
cargotransports, II medium car
60 ships and two small cargo YES
sells. The time of the submarine
successes was not given in the
NAVY announcement, but the last
report on undersea action came II
days ago.
The new list brought to 706 the
number of enemy vessels which
submarines have accounted for,
including Sc combat ships. Eleven
more enemy warships have been
reported as probably sunk.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-22
TARBORO PILOT
PASSES 200-MARK

ROME, Aug. 21-tR-Capt. Will
liam D. Calling, %, returned from
his 2OOth fighter bomber mission
an all-American record for fighter
pilots in the Mediterranean theater
and decided he would like to
continue flying in combat until the
Germans give up.
Calling, now among the Thunder
blot pilots helping to knock out
enemy strongholds ahead OF the
Allied troops invading southern
France, started his record combat
tour flying in P-40 Warhawk in
support of the eighth army in Tu-
nisia early in 1913. Only recently
he was awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross with cluster. He COM
mands Thunderbolt flight.
His home is at PIP Main Street
Tarboro, N. c..
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-22

Reports in London early today
Tuesday placed Allied spear
heads about six miles east Of Mar
settles and said the invasion was
so far ahead of the time table
that field commanders were i'm
browsing strategy as they go
along).
Front advices declared the
French troops which crashed into
Toulon's northern and western Sec
tons at dusk yesterday were en-
gagged in hopping up pockets of
German resistance within the naval
stronghold, where the French fleet
was scuttled in 1912.
At the same time swift Ameri
can infantry column, lancing due
north from Toulon, has enveloped
the city Of Valensole, so miles in
land and approximately a third OF
the way to Lyon, and sent scouting
columns tanning out into the Asse
river valley, the Allied announce
ment said.
American troops and French pa.
triot forces which surrounded q
German garrison in Pertuis, Al
miles north of Marseille, captured
that town. The total of Nazi pris
oners taken in the whirlwind inva
sion of southern France swelled te
more than $4,000.
The momentum of the French
drive on Toulon carried Maj. Gen
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny'
troops west of the naval base. They
captured the towns of LIE Beausset
and Cuges-les-Pins on Highway No
8, main road to Marseille, and
only four miles from the secondary
coastal highway which is the last
escape route for the German garri-
son of Toulon.
The French entered Toulon
through Les Quatre Chemins, Les
Routes and Valbourdin sections at
ter establishing a steel ring around
the Easter, northern and northwes.
tern outskirts.
Other Allied troops thrusting
were reported approaching AL
bagne, nine miles east of Marseille,
at nightfall yesterday.
French forces also made pro-
gress along the coast east of Tou-
lon, where the NaZis had been of
fering their stiffest resistance. Ma
val forces Joined ground troops in
capturing Mont Redon and the Ho,
tel de Golf. about mile from Hy-
eres, which the enemy had made
into a strongpoint.
Preceding their smash into Tou-
lon the French gained dominance
of the 2,000-foot Mont Faron just
north of the city.
American armored and infantry
columns, leaving the French to
deal with Toulon, spread out IN
many ronged drive through the
Durance valley north of Marseille
and headed for the great Rhone val
ley against crumbling enemy resis'
lance. One Yank unit was in the
outskirts of Aix-En-Provence, key
road junction IS miles north OF
Marseille.
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cine Americans crossed the
Seine near Fontainbleau, which il
SIS miles southeast of Belleau
Wood, where Americans halted the
Germans in the second battle of
the Marine in June, 1918, and less
than 80 miles from the area of the
first battle of the Marine where the
French and British checked the
German drive in September, 1914
a drive which had carried to with
in II miles of Paris.
1.-THE end of the war Is in
sight" declared Gen. Sir Bernard
L. Montgomery in a triumphant
message to the f ur Allied armies
under his field command in recog-
milton for their definite, COM
plete and decisive victory al
ready achieved in northwestern
France.
The Third U. S. Army, striking
across the Seine Is miles north
west, lent emphasis to mis- words
as it famed out and threatened to
drive the 18th German army and
the battered Seventh back to the
borders of the Reich or roll them
up against the sea.
(The Berlin radio said tho
Americans enlarged this bridge.
head Sin small measure" and
were attacking with strong forces
Continuously strengthened by
bringing up new troops.")
The American First, the Cana
dian First and the British Sec
ond armies were herding the rem
nants of the enemy's Seventh army
before them west of the Seine,
where elements were crossing
some in the very barges in which
in their days of victory they hoped
to invade England.
The gate to Paris itself seemed
open, with patriots fighting the
Germans inside the capital and
mobile American patrols ranging
virtually unopposed around Ver-
sailles, 100 miles from the citys
heart
Allied reconnaissance pilots from
seats above the capital watched
Germans flee the city ir such
tremendous exodus that they were
humber to humber in a road east
of Paris.
Only the rain and clouds that
again plagued Allied air forces
protected these highway targets
from storm of bombs and SHELLS.
Far back of this sWift-moving
front. some 10000 Germans left
behind by the retreating Seventh
army writhed in the Argentan trap
of Normandy, and in the parade
of prisoners coming out of the
she'll churned pocket were three
generals.
It was announced that these were
Generals Elfeidt, commander OF
the 84th corps, Badinsky, COM
mander of the 276th infantry divi-
sion, and Menni, commander OF
the 84tn infantry division. Three
complete field hospitals also were
captured.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-22
GULF OF MEXICO
IN STORM PATH

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 21.-R-The
weather bureaus storm warning
service said tonight the dangerous
hurricane now in the Caribbean sea
will cross the tip of the Yucatan
peninsula tomorrow and enter the
Gulf Of Mexico where a lesser trop-
lcal storm already is swirling to-
ward the Texas coast.
The Caribbean disturbance is OF
1ul hurricane force and is in
creasing in diameter, forecasters
reported. At $50 p. m. (EWT) its
center was located about 1870 miles
southeast Of Cozumel island, off
me Yucatan coast, and was NOV
ing west northWestWard at a rate
u ID miles an hour,
Inls severe storm should reach
Inc northern portion of the Yucca
lan pensula Tuesday forenoon and
move INTO the Gulf of Mexico on
tuesday afternoon" said the storm
warning service, advising extreme
eautloh by all interests in the
nOGlhefn portion of the peninsula,
VIC Yucatan channel and extreme
souAWestern Cuba during the
next a hours.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-22
Japanese Dead
14,O67 On Guam,
25,144 At Saipan

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21-(R-
The Japanese lost 14,067 dead
on Guam, and 25,144 on
Saipan, the Navy announced to-
night.
Only 100 Japanese prisoners
were taken by American forces
in the recapture of Guam from
the Japanese, who had wrested
the Pacific island from the
United States early in the war.
hopping up operations are
continuing in the Marianas,
the Navy said. During the
period Aug. II through 18th,
539 japanese were killed on
Guam, at a cost Of IL Ameri-
can soldiers killed and 81
wounded.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-22
MRB Explains Delay
In Shipyard Election

held on July 20 and then post
poning the election Indefinite
ly. He acknowledged that no
charges were filed against the
company after June 20. the
date the board announced an
election would be held.
The unions charges, filed
last spring, he said, were dis
criminatory discharge, discri-
mination because an individual
gave testimony in a board
proceeding, and general in
reference" with union organi-
cation. These charges, he said,
are still under investigation.
He said another reason for
postponement was that there
was some uncertainty whether
the company had fully COM
piled with a court cease and
desist' order issued earlier.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-22
FOUR FUCITIVES
BACK AT DAVIS

Apprehension of four of the eight
American military prisoners who
escaped from the Camp Davis
stockade Sunday night was an
nounced by the post public rela-
lions officer last night as he re-
ported that constant vigil for the
remaining escapes was being
maintained by military police.
Two of the prisoners, Pvt. David
E. Poston, %, of Kannapolis; and
Pvt. Lester T. Henley, 81, of Char
lotte, were captured about the mid
die of the afternoon yesterday in
woods near the camp, on the south
side of highway II.
Pvt. James A. Klump of Milwau-
kee, Wis, was the first of the
group to be captured in the woods
along the highway near Folkstone
early yesterday. Pvt. John ]. Nc
Kee, 10, of Drexel Hill, Pa, was
apprehended about II am. near
the railroad tracks, two miles west
of camp. & ~
The fugitives remaining at large
include Pvt. John Deese, 20, of
Jacksonville, Fla, Pvt. James B..
White. 81, of Charleston, S. c.;
Pvt. Kenneth Fox, 26, of Newport
Tenn, and Pvt. Everett L. Will
Iams, 20, Negro of New York City.
Search for the escaped prison
ers is being led by Capt. James
E. Little, provost marshal and di-
rector of intelligence and security
at Camp Davis.
The four still free are believed
to be hiding in the thick underbrush
north of the camp. Three were re-
ported to be trapped near Folk
stone by posse of military police
men. A large force of military po-
lice and other soldiers were press
ing the hunt, and belief was ex-
pressed that the fugitives would
be recaptured before moving far
Their north.
The men, all wearing blue den
i'm uniforms with white stripes
around the legs of their trousers,
made their getaway between 10
and IL o'clock Sunday night by
manipulating hole in the wire
fence enclosing the stockade. They
are believed unarmed.
All the fugitives were serving
military terms Of six months or
under, with the exception of Pri-
vate Deese, who was sentenced at
general court martial proceedings
last Thursday to II years in mill
tery confinement in connection
with the theft from the National
Military store at Holly Ridge OH
Aug. 8 of 81 455 in jewelry. The
loot was found in Deese' barracks
bag when military inspectors were
making a routine check of h e
barracks August a.
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death in his Immediate family.
Setting forth qualifications
for his assistant, Smith assert
ed that he wanted someone for
the position who was fully cap
able of assuming the response
Utilities of the job and who
would be healthy and able
enough to serve in that capa-
city in the event that he would
be called upon to substitute.
Furthermore, he said that he
desired a deputy who would
justly administer fines and
sentences to everyone-fining
personal friends as well as 9TH
err laW-breakers.
The judge recommended ap-
pointment of Ferguson because
of his familiarity with the posi-
ton, pointing out that he had
served as judge in the past.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-22
r. u. R. Denies Nelson
Kicked In The Teeth

p, WASHINGTON, Aug. 81. -R-I
.;ieSldent Roosevelt vehmently de-
. ICY today that Donald NJ. Nelson S
~ ghment to China was a "kick
w.t. y, me teeth, . and the WPB chair
t ,5,aN' Who had been reported on
nl' s verge Of resignation, rushed
'l sr to leave for the Orient.
NM W.T. Roosevelt's statement that
t ssSoh economic mission was
u. .E5'npofary and would bring no
bia 8"se IN war production policy IN
drs absence prompted Nelson to
~ twp any plans he may have had
W.. qolt IN protest. A WPB spokes-
fed" ~ was peiiee'iy sa'i0
oNef the weekend some of Mel
1r4 5 associates complained bitter
,eo Hld' ne was being kicked in the
ee'A and sent to Siberia ="
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-22
HOUSE KEPT BUSY
ON PROPERTY BILL

WASHINGTON. Aug. 81. - R -
Congressional action was taken to-
day to give regular trade cham
nels first crack at vast stores Of
surplus war property and to grant
priorities to former owners and re-
turning veterans in the purchase Of
surplus land.
The House tentatively accepted
an amendment to surplus war pro-
perty disposal legislation which II
designed to protect established
business concerns against unfair
government competition by utiliz-
ing commercial channels OF distri-
button instead of making direct
sales to consumers, as long AZ
there is a demand from the COM
mercial trade.