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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
SOCIETY
Streetmun-Freemo

The wedding of Miss Jennie Lee
streetman, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
C. Streetman to Pfc. Geo. W. Freeman
of Camp Mccain and East Liverpool,
Ohio, last Saturday evening was of in
terest to their many friends in Durant.
Pfc. Freeman is the son of Mrs. Mar
garet Freeman of East Liverpool, Ohio.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
W. p. Bailey at the Methodist Parson-
age. The bride was attired in a beauti-
full Navy blue dress with white asses
SORES. Only the members of the i'm
mediate family were present. Miss
Streetman was a popular member of
the younger set of Durant and is a
valued employee of Holmes County
Library.
The Omaha guide., 1944-07-01

HIRE 2 NEGROES; 500
WHITES STRIKE
Birmingham, June IS CAMP An
gered because two Negro riveters
were assigned to work on the same
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white race is being Disseminated a.
gainst in the government and assert
ed we have in fact today a govern
ment of minority groups who control
this country" and concluded by say
ing lin other words, a white person
a member of the Caucasian race, is
today Disseminated against, imposed
upon and Inundated in the govern
ment departments in the city OF
Washington"
This was interpreted as a statement
that Jews and Negroes now control
the government.
The most significant action on the
floor came at the conclusion of Nc
Clelland's diatribe during which he
used the word 'nigger" repeatedly
when Senator Guy Gillette, Democrat
of Iowa, walked over and shook
hands with McClelland, congratulate
ing him on his speech.
The appropriation of 100000 fol
FEPC vas finally adopted but three
amendments were also adopted which
will restrict the work of the commit
tee, ever though it now abs life until
June 30, 1915.
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to Great Lakes for initial duty. He
is a veteran of the first World WaI
and saw action in the Moth Afri"a
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MARSHALL FIELD TO SPEAK
At NAACP CONFERENCE. .....
New ork,-Marshall Field, pub
Usher of the Chicago Sun and the
newspaper PM in New York, will be
m of the speakers at the Wartime
Conference of the NAACP in Chi
cago, July 1916 inclusive. Mr. Field
will address the closing outdoor
meeting in Washington park Sunday
afternoon, July 16, when 10000 per
sons are expected to gather near the
lagoon opposite Goth Street and Sou
tn Parkway. Other speakers on the
Sunday afternoon pragrm will be
Walter White, NAACP Secretary,
who will give a full report on his ov-
erseas trip; DR.. Earnest A. Hooton,
anthropologist of Harvard university,
who will present the goth Spingarn
Medal to DR.. Charles R. Drew; and
DR.. Drew.
Headquarters of the conference will
be in the Metropolitan Community
Center, 400 South Paskway.
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William E. Lew, ~7S-year-old Negro
merchant seaman, chatting with
Mrs. Wendell Willkie at the Sea-
mems Rest Center operated by the
United Seamen's Service at Oyster
Bay, L. l., during a tour conducted
for workers of the National War
Fund, Of which USS is a member
agency.
Possibly the oldest active mem
Der of the National Maritime Union,
/ William Lew joined the merchant
marine in 1943 in response to a
call for all available men, and
served as a steward. He Is recuper-
ating at the USS Rest Center from
the strain of service, and told Mrs.
Willkie he hopes to return soon
to the sea.
A well-known teacher and stu
edent of music, Mr.. Lew headed the
music departments of high schools
and colleges for a half century. His
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Bilbo, Eastland's partner from Mis-
sissippi ranted in a long rambling
speech against Negroes, Jews, the
NAACP, A. P. Randolph, Howard
university, Walter White, Secretary
Morgenthau, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
Mayor LaGuardia and others. His
greatest insult was Offered to Mrs.
Roosevelt as he said he might con-
slider" making her queen of Liberia,
after he had deported two and a half
million Negroes to that country.
ilbo aso virtually advocated mob
violence in Washington by stating
that white citizens ought to take the
law into their own hands in the mat
ter Of residential segregation.
Eastland suggested to McClelland
during the l%atter's speech that the
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Landings in this war.
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great grandfather's band. composed
of his own children, played at the
Inauguration of George Washington.
and at least one member of the
Lew family has fought in every one
of this country's var
Forty years ago he shipped out
of Boston on the SIS. Enterprise
and last year resumed his early
nautical calling because it afforded
an opportunity for service where
he was best fitted to aid the war
effort. And having once more an
swered the call of the sea, the
patriarch says he would like to con-
tinue with the merchant marine as
long as he Is able. United Seamen's
| Service is one of nineteen National
War Fund agencies supported by
the American public's contributions
to 10000 local community val fund
campaigns.
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campaigns

shift with whites, 500 white employ
ees of the Virginia Bridge company
here walked off the job Wednesday.
The strike completely halted the
plants production Of section bridges
for the armed forces. Only % Ne
groes are employed by the company,
the majority of them in mental posi-
tons.
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SENATE REACHES NEW LOW
INSULTING NEGROES, EWS,
IN FIGHT ON FEPC. ......
Washington, DC.,-A new low re~
ord in insulting Negroes and Jews
was reached in the Senate June 20
when Senators Bilbo Of Mississippi,
McClelland Of Arkansas, Russell Of
Georgia, and Eastland of Mississippi
aided by Maybank of South Carolina
tossed racial epithets about freely 10
the shock and amazement of persons
in the gallery.
Eastiand reached the nadir when
he shouted a protest against white
stenographers having to take dicta-
ton from burr headed niggers."
Later in the Congressional Record
this MAS corrected to read Negroes
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WELLESLEY

Boston, June % CAMP Elizabeth
Ann Gourdin, of Boston, daughter of
Col. Edward Oh Gourdon, command
ing officer Of the 372nd Infantry reg
iment now stationed at Camp Breck-
enridge, KY, is a graduate with the
1914 class of Wellesley college. This
week it was announced that Miss
Gourdon has been admitted to McGill
university Medical school, Montreal,
Canada, for the fall term. She ma
jored in chemistry at the Boston Girls
Latin School and at Wellesley.
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Gust like Negroes. AiaVdyS tdIk-
ing ont loud, so that everybody can
hear them. How many times haze
you heard that diStastefnl statement?
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COTTON ED" BACKS DOWN
ON "WHITE SUPREMACY"

Lexington, S. c. June 20 CAMP
Sen. Ellison D. Cotton Ed Smith,
faced for the first time in his SO
years in the senate with the weight Of
Negro potes should he win the Dem
ocratic (lily-white) nomination, in
dicated in his opening campaign ad-
dress last week that his highly advei-
tised program for white supremacy"
has been toned down somewhat.
Declaring himself a firm believer
in white supremacy and noting re-
porters recording his words, the aged
Lee county solon, turned quickly to
wards them and amended his state
ment to say, Nav, l better change
that. l don't mean white supremacy !,
| mean white mans government"
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UNCOVER PLOT TO BLAST
NEGRO HOMES

IL ~ Ia
ATLANTA, June 26 AMP De-
t~ectives Tuesday were Investigating a
plot, believed to have been instituted
by argered white neighbors, to dyna-
mite two residences into which Negro
occupants moved three days before.
The neighborhood previously had
been all white.
The charge Of dynamite, apparent
ly set to go off the instant someone
stepped on the porch of one Of the
houses, blew up the porch and tore
off the whole front of the house,
when it was released apparently when
a newspaper was thrown on the porch
by a route carrier.
Examining the house next door, de-
tectives found another charge of dyn
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GEORGE BURROWS AWAITS
DEPORTATION At MANN

DEPORTATION 1T MIAMI. ...
New York-Word hts been receiv-
ed here by the NAACP that George
Burrows, extradited from New York
last year to Gulfport, Miss, on a
charge of shooting two white men in
a hotel there, is at Miami, Florida, a.
waiting deportation to the British
West Indies. At the time Burrows
was extradited on orders of Cover
nor Thomas E. Dewey, there was
great fear that he would be lynched
when returned to Mississippi. How
ever, the NAACP engaged a leading
attorney Of ulfport to defend him and
after several months all charges a.
gainst Burrows were dismissed, and
he was ordered deported.
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Asd the sod port is, it's the truth.
But ne Just hare to stop doing it,
Things like this hurt more than yos,
realize.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

amite which had not been set off. No
n was injured, police reports dis
closed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09

slowly up flight of carpeted stairs.
In a moment he came down. The
chimp had an affectionate grip on
his masters hand. He waddled like
a bow-legged sailor and his black but
ton eyes blinked at the strange visitor.
The two men and the monkey
sat down at table. The maid
brought a tray burdened with a
bottle of rye, three glasses with ice
in them and some fiZz water. She
set il on the table. Sammy chittered
at her amiably. She gave him long
look over her shoulder and there were
tears in her eyes. Then she hurried
away.
The host mixed three drinks. A
good stiff one for the chimp.
ITO you, Sammy" said the master
of the house. And the good days
we've known together"
The chimp pushed out his leathery
lips and drank. When his glass was
empty his master nodded and the
man in the cap stood up. He took
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
If You're Ruled
by Moon
BY VINCENT LOPEZ
Famous Orchestra Leader

LANCER THE Crab is your as
THEOLOGICAL sign If YOU were born
49, from June q 10 July % OF any
year. The Moon is your ruling planet
Sympathy is a marked trait with
you and selfishness is something 10
guard against. You have keen pow
ers of intuition. Also you are inclined
TO be suspicious.
You have your own ideas and like
10 live up TO them even 10 the point
of being stubborn. You are blessed
with vivid Imagination
To be happy you have 10 live in
a pleasant environment. You are,
therefore. influenced by your sur
roundings and by personalities. The
Moon your ruler, renders you sus-
ceptible 10 the thoughts of others.
Your home life and domestic prob
lens figure prominently in your
plans. You like your family TO de
pend on you.
You prefer to have people let you.
alone. You are prudent and MAX
conscience your guide. You apprNl
ciate praise and kindness. You should
guard against verconservatism.
Keep in touch with the times and
do not refuse 10 accept changes that
make for progress. You will spare
your friends much annoyance by
cutting out a habit you have of wor-
rying and attempting TO play guide
10 others.
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09

Sammy by one hairy hand and novel;
toward the open front door. The pal
walked across the lawn and disai -
peared behind a clump OF Towering
bushes. A pistol barked once.
The fingers Of the man at the table
frightened on his glass. But he didn't
look up. Not even when a uniformed
figure walked past the window,
put something gently in the back
of his car and drove away.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
|eWor|dS Lone|iestM Man

NLUNKED down in the middle of the turbulent Irish
- Sea- there is a tiny, barren and Wndswept island
] known the Calf of Man.
Brsh-owned ii is of the most desolate spots in
all the world.
No will live on it with the exception of Robert
Barton Mitchel-known throughout England the
Worlds Loneiest Man'and he has TO be paid TO
stay there.
The forlorn isle is national bird sanctuary II is
MchelS Job warden TO that the millions of
feathered that stop off there during their mgr
tons fed and protected from hunters Except for
trips Isle of Man for food and supplies he for
months without seeing single human
When Mitchell first got the job the tiny island he
his wife who in South Wales, and her
the and live with him. But she showed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09

SRON oOCN' NV"
Good. I'll fetch
Sammy and tell
the maid we're
ready. Would you
be good enough to
step into the din
ing room ?"
The man walked
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09

evacuate his home, Sammy's owner
made another phone call. 1t brought
a man in breeches, puttees and a
visored cap. The letters r. S. p. c. A.
were on his arm. His jacket bulged
a little over one hip. The letters
meant Royal Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty TO Animals The bulge
meant something else.
81 hope you're not a teetotaler,"
said the host.
NO sir" said the man in the cap.
"As a matter of fact, / could use a
CnOt about OoXu ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
By HAL WARD

\NEHEN the red God of War
w goes on a rampage he leaves
w thousands of little tragedies
in his wake. These casual flicks of
the iron fist are, as often as not, lost
in the news of battles Waged and OF
strategy on the grand scale. They are
too trivial to make the front page or
the broadcaster's script. But they are
tragedies for all that
Take the case of Sammy. For 10
years he lived the life of Riley in
quaint and lovely village on the south
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09

The story came out one day re-
Gently when the warden appeared in
court on the Isle of Man. He wanted
a divorce, he said, on the grounds of
his wifeS desertion. And the decree
was granted. Then the worlds lone
lest man went back to his secluded
home-lonelier than ever.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09

The Divorce
Court A d d e d
to the Loneliness
of the Man Who
Lives by Himself
in One of the
Most Desolate
Spots on Earth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09

east coast of Eng
land. He knew
everybody in the
place. In way he
was the most popu-
lar chap in town.
Sammy didn't
even know there is u
a war on. But he I'M
was as much a vic mn
tim of the NaZis as H&NI
his friends who died M8
on the beaches OF
Sicily or in the i
jungIeS of Burma.
Sammy didn't -
know about the
war because he was
a chimpanZee. The
pet-and the drink
ing companion of
one of the towns Y
most prosperous
citizens. Every eve
ming for years he
and his master
tossed off a night
cap toge her.
Sammy was no SouSe, but
like a spot of whisky at b
When the bigwigS Of tn
ish Army made the villa,
tie training area, everybod
dered to move out. Samm.
arranged to live with a ia
didn't like chimps. He II
could find a good home TO
where there would be kim
a bit of a nip TO wind up tn
He wrote to friends. III
in the papers. He spent maj
earned shilling on long-dista
calls. But he found no one
in keeping chimpanzee in
TO which Sammy had beco
toned.
So, a day or SO before
Evening star., 1944-11-01
Romanian Cabinets
Resignation Reported
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The Rome
radio reported today that the
Romanian cabinet had resigned
The broadcast heard by the Asso-
ciated Press. gave no details, but
said King Michael had accepted the
designations.
Earlier, the Moscow radio made
a detailed report of demonstra-
tions in Bucharest. The broadcast
said the demonstrators demanded
replacement of the government of
Gen. Konstantin Sanatescu by a
national democratic 'front.' regime
Quoting Tass dispatch, the
broadcast said that no fewer than
10000 persons massed before the
royal palace on Monday and de-
manded "a new government capable
OF carrying out the peoples wishes.
A delayed Associated Press dis
patch direct from Bucharest re-
ported that the nations strongest
party, the National Peasants led by
Iliu Manu-, held a mass meeting
Monday and outlined it's program
which includes naturalization of
industry, conversion of the country
into a democratic workers state and
complete redistribution of large land
holdings.
Evening star., 1944-11-01
Japs Report Landing
.0n PeIeIiu Island in
PaIauCounterinvasion
Sinking Of a Transports
Claimed in Broodcusts;
Confirmation Locking
BY the Associated Press


A japanese imperial commu-
nique today claimed that Japa-
nese assault troops landed or
the north coast of Peleliu, ar
American-conquered island In
Southern Palau, at dawn Wed
nesday Japanese time).
The communique, picked up in a
broadcast recorded by the Federal
Communications Commission, as
serted "a special torpedo assault
unit" attacked an American convoy
east of the Peleliu while the landing
was being made.
1t said four American transports
were sunk and two others heavily
damaged.
The japanese communique was
wholly unconirmed.
Most of the Palau Islands. some
500 miles east Of the Philippines
were left in Japanese hands by
American invasion forces, which
took over the southern islands ir
the group in September.
Later Tokyo broadcasts, also re.
corded by FEC, said the counterin-
vasion occurred October %.
Propagandists said the landing.
were made by Japanese death.
defying corps" from "Palau Islands,
presumably Babelthuap, larges
island in the group.
The corps, Tokyo radio said, "oc.
cupied the northern coast of Pelelil
and is now heavily attacking thu
invaders. 1t asserted landing par.
| ties were steadily driving south
while Japanese defense units or
the center" of Peleliu wer'
Strengthening their counterat
tacks."
japanese holed up on Blood,
Nose ridge" in the center of Peleli,
were the last units to be wiped out
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz reporte,
mopping up continued in this secto
October 20.
Evening star., 1944-11-01
II. S. Leaders in China Shifted
7oSpur Chiong's War Effort
Resignation of Gouss Announced by
President After Recall of StiIweII
By the Associated Pres

By the Associated Press
President Roosevelt is making
a clean sweep of top American
personnel in China, including
Ambassador Clarence E. Gauss
in a supreme attempt to re-
invigorate the Chinese war effort
under leadership of Generals
Simo Chang Kai-shek.
Doubt that the move will succeed
already is apparent in military
quarters here where strategists
speak with less and less confidence
about China's future war role
Diplomatists still are hopeful
however that Gen. Chang may be
induced to snake up his government
and army command and reconcile
himself to the Communists in Nortf
China in order to strengthen hi.
government. The whole issue within
China should come to head in tn,
! Kuomintang party,s General Execu
Evening star., 1944-11-01
First 'Coesoreon' Quods Born;
Parents Met in Washington

outside the delivery room during the
births.
I've never seen so many hands
and feet in my life" said DR.. John
c. Ullery, obstetrician, who super
vised the operation.
Quadruplets are born on an aver
age of one in every 658,503 births.
Before the operation Mr.. Cirmi-
nelfo said his wife believed she would
have twins.
Il sure hope everything turns out
all right" he said. MY stomach
feels like it's tied in knots"
Mr. Cirminello is a native of
Brooklyn. His wife comes from
Okmulgee, Okla. They met while
working for the SEC in Washington
and came here two years ago.
Evening star., 1944-11-01
Ninth Overseas Edition
Ready for Mailing

The Star has been able to
obtain an increased supply of
the Overseas Edition for dis
tribution at its business coun-
ter. Last weeks supply was
exhausted early. and some
applicants were disappointed.
Today's issue. the ninth, is
free, with an envelope for
mailing, and may be obtained
at the Victory Bond Booth
in Lansburgh's Department
Store and The Stars business
counter.
Editorial content and ty-
Biography of the Overseas
Edition are prepared by The
Star, and paper, printing
and distribution are by Lans-
burgh's.
Evening star., 1944-11-01
All GuerriHos
In Philippines
Placed in Army
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Fress
TACLOBAN, Leyte, Philippines,
Nov. Filipino guerrillas were
blanketed into the Philippine Army
by proclamation of Sergio Osmena,
President of the Commonwealth.
His order, indicating how closely
Filipino guerrillas worked with Gen.
Macarthur, gave official status to
the rank given in the field to every
man in "a recognized military
force"
A recognized military force was
defined "as a force under a COM
mander who has been appointed,
designated or recognized by the
commander in chief of the South
west Pacific area"
The order was broadcast through
out the Philippines today over the
Voice of Freedom" radio by Brig.
Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, secretary of
information in President Osmena' S
cabinet.
Evening star., 1944-11-01
Nv the Associated Press

| BY the Associated Press.
Tokyo radio spluttered for
hours today about a B-29 Super
Fortress raid on the japanese
capital, but the War Depart
ment in Washington said it had
mo information about any
aerial operations over Japan"
Tokyo has not been hit by Amer
ican bombs in more than two years
In a series of confused reports,
Tokyo radio said a B-29, apparently
from newly developed base in the
Marianas Islands, appeared over the
capital, but left without attempt
ing attacks; that several four
engined planes were over the city;
that at least one plane raided the
factory district, throwing workers
into confusion 3.
The reports all agreed that one
plane or planes were over the Tokyo
area around l pm. Wednesday
(Tokyo time).
One broadcast, recorded by the
Federal Communications Commits
sion, giving detailed instructions on
combating fires in inf1ammable
Evening star., 1944-11-01

tive Committee the middle of this
month.
Apparently to save what he can
in line with American policy of
building up China as power now
and a great postwar nation, Presi-
dent Roosevelt has made these
moves thus far:
l. Recalled Gen Joseph w. Still
we'll from his triple China Burma
India command at the request of
Gen. Chang and replaced him with
Maj. Gen. A. c. Wedemeyer and 1t
Gen. Dan l. Sultan.
2. Announced at yesterdays news
conference the resignation of Am
bassador Gauss. Close official aSso-
ciates of Mr. Gauss had said vir.
tually up to the time of the an.
nouncement that they knew of NJ
/ plans for him to come home.
/ 3. Stated that Maj. Gen. Patricl
tSee STII WELL Page All
Evening star., 1944-11-01
B-29 Raid on Tokyo Indicated
In Confusing Jap Broodcosts
One Report Declares Lone Plane Appeared,
Another Thut Several Bombers' Flew Over

Tokyo, said "an enemy plane sud-
denly raided part of the Kanto
region" an important industrial
area covering the entire area
around the capital and embracing
several procedures.
Several enemy four-motored
bombers" roared over the capital at
l pm, but were driven off, the
first Tokyo report said.
A later broadcast, recorded by the
Associated Press, said:
--latest reports disclose only one
enemy plane, B-29 bomber, and
not two as believed earlier. appeared
over Tokyo early this afternoon" "
Half an hour later, the broadcast
continued, Without attempting at
tacks, the enemy plane fed in a
southerly direction"
Confusion Recalled.
The contradiction of succeeding
reports recalled the confusion
among Tokyo broadcasters when
1t. Gen. James H. Doolittle's
bommbers struck the city on April
18, 1912. This Is the first report
Evening star., 1944-11-01
Athens Shops Close as Value
Of Druchmu Drops to New Low

Gold is the only medium of ex-
change which holds it's own and
even the United States dollar has
deprecated Last week gold sov-
ereign would buy So. Today it
would purchase $18.
The fact that the Red Cross has
been unable to distribute regular
rations except bread because of a
transportation system breakdown
has caused a great rise in free
market prices and the resultant
panic to buy gold.
Discussions of how to solve
Greece's financial problems con-
tinued.
The government apparently pins
some hopes on remittances from
expatriate Greeks to families in the
homeland