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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05

parcel "Christmas PARCEL, Parcels con-
tanning perishables will not be accepted.
Only one parcel per week may be sent
from the sender to the same addressee.
The Navy's plans for operation against
enemy-held territory include provisions
Tor mail service as soon as possible af-
ter the invasion. An example of such
foresight was the invasion of Kwajelein
in the Marshalls and Saipan in the Mari
anas. Three days after D-day while the
combined forces were still in action
against the enemy, the first seaplane
carrying mail arrived. The same day
mail was distributed from a troop ship,
not far off shore, to men on vessels
supporting the attack.
The postal system moves always at
the heals of the fleet and often before
a battle is man. days old it is ready to
begin distributing the mail to the fight
ing men. 1t can easily be understood
how a delay in mail may occur when
a Naval dispatch regarding the opera
lions of a task force may change the
course of ships so that mail already on
the way to them at the original desti-
nation must be rerouter to their new
port Of call.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05
Town and Farm
In Wartime

Meats, Fats-Red stamps AS through
rs and AS through ks, good indefinite
ly. No new stamps until October 20.
Processed Foods-Blue stamps A8
through Z8 and AS through RS, good
indefinitely. No new stamps until No
vember /.
Sugar--Sugar stamps 80 81, 80 and
33, each good for five pounds indefi-
nitely. Sugar stamp 40, good for five
pounds of canning sugar through Feb
ruary, next year.
G~asoline-In II East Coast States, A
IL coupons, good for three gallons each
through November 8. In States outside
the East Coast Area, Alb coupons in
new "A" book, good for four gallons
each through December 81.
Fuel Oil-Period 4 and s coupons and
new period 1 coupons, good throughout
coming heating year.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l and 2 good
indefinitely.
Plentiful Food-Onions.
Overseas Christmas Package Mail
ing-October Is. last day.
u. 8. Will Buy 1914 Wheat
The War Food Administration thru
the Commodity Credit Corporation will
school For Veterans Overseas
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05
New Bus Added
Between Durant
And TchuIa

A new bus will be paced IN operation
between Durant and Tchula beginning
Saturday morning, October z, according
TO an announcement today by R. L
Johnson, owner of the Durant-B elzoni
Bus Line.
The bus will leave Durant at $3.50 in
the morning and arrive in Lexington at
900 and Tchula at $3.50.
On the return trip it will leave Tchu.
la at l1:15 A. M. and leave Lexington
at ll:45 A. M. arriving in Durant u
1918 P. M.
This new schedule makes it possible
for passengers to connect with south.
bound Greyhound in Tchula and on the
return trip makes connection with Tri.
States north and %southbound buses
and the eastbound bus to Kosciusko.
On the afternoon schedule a bus will
leave Durant at $3.50 o'clock and get Il
Lexington at 400 and Tchula at 4:80
1t will leave Tchula at 1880 P. M. and
arrive in Lexington at $500 P. M. and
Durant at $3.50.
The added bus making two round
trips daily meal three trips daily will
be made from Durant to Tchula as the
Durant-B elzoni bus schedule remains
unchanged.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05

don't quite know yet what ever
prompted me to transfer to the Air
Corps. Twenty-six years of my life had
been spent without much more than
getting a glimpse of the inside OF q
plane, and when l boarded the DS-S at
Seth street Airport in Miami, headed for
an overseas assignment more than half
way round the world it was my first
time to fly. A night take-off didn't calm
my nerves any either; however, after
a few hours in the air, came daylight
and some of the other passengers began
to calmly play poker, from then on to
the end my journey was more or less
routine, shivering while in the air and
sweltering at every stop. My biggest re-
greet for that journey was entering that
power game for as result had to Dor
row money to pay my hotel bill at my
first stop in India.
From March, 1913, to March, 1914, as
priorities and traffic officer for station
Z, lSN-ATC, | had been helping from
the pitching side; i. e. India stations,
with the almost and sometimes hopeless
TASK of keeping the lifeline of China
open. first in a trucking sort of way
With the old reliable 'DC55, the CAT
cargo plane averaging a few thousand
pounds per trip; then mounting in un-
dreamed of proportions with the advent
of the Commando" the Cas- cargo
plane averaging nearly twice as much
per trip. The job of priorities and traf-
fic DIETER known as air freight in the
old days. was to minimize turn-around
time (time required of off-load raw ma
~terials, repairable parts, mail, etc, re-
turning from China, and load the planes
for a return trip, regulate priorities,
insure proper weight distribution, safe
tie-downs, etc. Being in on the so-called
ground floor / had watched the Hump
Route" grow from infancy to a full
grown giant that now carries more mill
tary tonnage han the famous Burma
road even carried per month. With the
tried the hearts and souls of the most
rugged of old timers in the flying game,
because it was a new plane that had not
been put through complete tests. The
Hump" is a supreme test for any of
them and it proved to be for the C-46.
The urgency of the job at hand required
a sacrifice of these final tests on other
routes. The job was dishesrteaing a.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05
Cotton Goods Will Be tight"

LOTION OOO00 Will be ~I1gnt
The supply Of cotton goods is "tigh-
ter" now than it has been any time dur
ing the war and is expected to ramain
tight" for from one to two years after
the collapse Of Germany, the Office Of
War Information reports, on the basis
of facts supplied by the War Produc-
ton Board and the Foreign Economic
Administration. Production is insuffi-
cient to meet military and civilian de-
mands, and the market is short in basic
types Of cotton fabrics used in low-cost
garments. The Pacific war will require
more cotton as the basic military cloth
ing staple, whereas wool has been
heavily used In Europe. Cotton fabrics
such as certain denims and chambrays
will continue to be needed by the mill
tary, and cotton duck is now on the
urgent list. During the first six months
after the fall Of Germany the United
Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Ad.
ministration is expected to ask for 300
million yards Of cotton textiles. and the
food industry must depend upon cot
ton bagging due to = storage Of jute
from India
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05
Navy Gives Notice
Of Appreciation
For ChopIoins

New Orleans, (Specia)-Official APP
probation will be expressed Sunday by
the United States Navy to those chur-
ches which have ~relinquished %clergymen
sonnet as members of the Chaplains'
to serve the spiritual needs of Navy per-
Corps.
Recognition Day" which is the Navy
wide tribute to congregations whose
chaplains are in the armed forces, will
be observed at the Lexington Baptist
Church, Lexington, Miss, which relin.
pushed the Rev. Mr.. Francis Judson
Chastain and the Providence Farm
linquished the Rev. Sam H. Franklin
Jr., to the Navy.
The Certificate of Recognition, sign
ed by R. d. Workman, Chief of Chap
lains, United States Navy reads:
The Army and Navy of The United
States in recognition of the sacrifices
of the Lexington and Cruger churches
in giving the services of their pastors
that he might serve God and Country
as a Chaplain in the Armed Forces of
the United States.
Accompanying this certificate the
following letter of appreciation from
Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal:
The United States Navy is most CRATE
ful to you for providing a spiritual lead
er to serve our country as a Navy Chap
lain during the present world crisis.
'In recognition of this patriotic sacri-
flee on your part the Navy Department
presents this Certificate Of Service as
permanent evidence of your contribution
in behalf Of the religious life of the
men and women Of our armed forces.
I'VE are all justly proud Of the coura-
geous, faithful and noble record being
established by our Chaplains as they
serve all over the world in ships and
or shore.
ut is a matter of deep personal salts
faction to me to be able thus to express
the appreciation and thanks of the Navy
Department and myself"
The Importance of these spiritual
illustrations to the men who m
tarily face death was expressed by Rear
Admiral A. c. Bennett, USN, Command
ant of the Eighth Naval District in the
following statement:
with the present war being fought
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05
By First Lit. Reuben E. TOOmbs, Jr.

times in the early months after the ar
inclement weather, new pilots, new type
of plane, new gadgets, lack Of replace
ment parts. poor communication faclll-
ties, enemy action, and sometimes un-
charted routes, the loss Of planes and
pilots was shocking for those first few
OF July, August and September, 1913
morale seemed lowest and it looked as if
the Air Transport Command had taken
a bigger bite than it could chew. In
spite of some of the worst accidents in
the history of flying, these boys stuck
to the job and little by little the bugs
were worked out of the Commando"
and along the first of the year the ac-
cident rate began to show a marked de-
crease. But to get these bugs" out it
literally took blood, sweat and tears. An
early dawn takeoff flies into the ground,
crew mangled and burned beyond recog-
milton, parts of the plane scattered over
acres of ground, 1918 inch trees shear
ed off. Fogbound fields in the valley
during the winter months with visibility
of one-half mile or less and not enough
fuel remaining to fly to alternate fields.
POOR night landing facilities. Time and
time again priorities and traffic would
dispatch a truck with coolies to scrap
up what was left Of cargo after the
flames had died down and the charred
and mangled bodies carried away, and
for ten months | had been quite salts
fled to keep at least one foot on the
ground.
In the early days of the GAG it had
beer outlawed as a passenger plane as
a result of too many accidents, but
about six months later necessity re-
CURED that | take a late afternoon flight
on one in order to get back to my base.
This necessitated a night landing, when
such a thing was unheard of in the past
and was, at that time, just being insti-
tuted.
That night landing is still stamped
in my memory but the ease with which
the pilot put that empty hulk of metal
down made me want to give him an af-
fectionate hug when we had finished
rolling. l was content to stay on the
ground or travel by jeep for sereval
months after that.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05
" ..ar Fund
M@uota Is
Ay,275. Here

Holmes county's quota in the National
war Fund drive which begins October
9th s $13,275.00.
Included in this figure is $780, 90 for
the support of Boy Scout work in Hol-
mes county. This drive ordinarily is
made at another time but is consolidate
ed this year with the War Fund drive.
ID. G. Lundy, chairman of western
Holmes county, today released the COM
munity and town committees which will
serve throughout the county.
Lexington's quota is $4,1oo in the
current drive.
Durant's quota has been set $1,000.
The complete list of committees and
quotas for the county follows:
Committee Lexington-W. E. Thur
mond, Herman Flowers, C. M. Mcdaniel:
Quota $4,000.
Ladies Committee-Mrs. W. B. Kenna,
Mrs. Ida Ruff, Mrs. Betty L. White.
Business Ladies Committee Mrs.
Elaine Ellington, Mrs. Leila Grissom.
Lexington Schools-W. B. Kenna.
Tchula-O. W. Nixon, George Grow,
Mrs. C.. P. Sharpe, Mrs. W. E. Jones,
Mrs. S. J. Foose. Quota $2500.00.
Cruger-Mrs. A. B. Archer, H. C.
Waterer, P. H. Blaylock. Quota $500. 90.
Ebenezer-E. E. O'Reilley, Mrs. Glenn
Burwell. Quota $4,000.
Franklin-J. M. Powers. Quota S25.Oo {.
Acona-Pete Downer. Quota 5000.
Coxburg-Mrs. Hocutt, Merrill Eakin.
Quota $4,000.
Bowling Green-Clem Sudbeck. Quo.
ia $4,000.
Owens Wells-Earl Fowler. Quota
$4,000.
Emory-Andrew Smith. Quota $4,000.
Thornton-Mrs. W. M. Thompson.
Quota $4,000.
Mileston-Mrs. Jas. Cunningham, L.
A. Funchess. Quota $4,000.
Richland-J. E. Chisholm, Joe Branch,
J. F. Sample. Quota $4,000.
Chairman Eastern Part Holmes
County-R. M. Branch
Goodman-R. M. Branch, G. ]. Ever
EFT, Mrs. J. T. SHELTON. Quota $500.O0.
Goodman Schools. G. Jacob, Miss
Evelyn Stafford, Mrs. Morton.
Pickens-H. S. McKie. Lee Crawford.
5. T.. st. John. Quota 100000.
West-Malcolm Holmes, c. NJ. Tate,
W. T. Hand, L. J. Hand. Quota 100000.
Durant-C. H. Carruth, Leroy Parts
and w. E. Howell. Quota $4,000.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05
Mail Christmas Gifts
To SerWiCemen Now

New Orleans, Oct. 2-The designated
period for the mailing of Christmas par
cells to the men in the armed services
overseas ends October Is, it was en-
phasized today in an announcement
from 1t. Comdr. Fred P. Hamill. Dis
trict Postal Office at Eighth Naval Dis
trict Headquarters.
To Tighten the last-minute rush and
heavy load Of all Post Offices, Navy
postal authorities urge all residents in
this area to hurry their packages so
as to mail them we'll before the final
dead-line.
Packages must not exceed five pounds
in weight and not be larger than Is
inches in length or SO inches in length
and girth combined. They must be wrap
ped securely with heavy paper and re-
heavy corrugated cardboard or solid
fiber board or similarly strong material
in order to undergo rough handling on
long trips. Fragile articles should be
surrounded on all six surfaces with suf-
ficient protective material.
Type or print with ink plainly the
complete address. Show your return ad-
dress and place a copy of both address
es inside the parcel. Sample addresses
are as follows:
If he is on a Navy ship: 1t. John
James Roe, USNR, U. S. S. IDAHO, Fleet
Post Office, New York. Cor San Fran
cisco).
If he is a member of Armed Guard:
John James Roe, Sic, USNR, Armed
Guard, S. S. THOMAS SMITH, Fleet
Post Office, New York. (San Francisco
or New Orleans).
If he has a Navy Number: John James.
Roe, Sic, USN, U. S. Naval Air Station,
Navy Number 1928 Gone two eight, Fleet
Post Office, San Francisco, Cor New
York;.
If he is on a Merchant ship: John
James Roe, S. S. PRESIDENT JACK
SON, Postmaster, New York. Cor San
Francisco, or New Orleans).
If he is a Coast Guard Man: John
James Roe, Sic, USCG, U.S.C.G. Po-
TOMAC, Fleet Post Office, New York.
Cor San Francisco).
If he is a Marine: Corporal John
James Roe, USMC, Co. "a" Seventh
Marines. Fleet Post Office, San Fran
cisco, California. Cor New York;.
Use the full name and no initials.
nicknames. or sb~breviations. Mark each
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05
Grand Jury Finds
Three True Bills

To The Honorable $. r. Davis, Judge Of
the Fourth Circuit Court District of
Mississippi:
empanelled, sworn and charged at and
for the regular October 1914 Term of
the Circuit Court Of Holmes County
Mississippi, beg leave to submit this
our report of the acts and proceedings
had and done by and before our said
body:
We rave been in session one (1) day,
and during said time have made the
various inspections and examinations
enjoined upon US so to make pursuant
to Your Honor's instructive charge, and
have examined "a witnesses, and there
from have found 8 "No Bills" and have
found and now return into open court,
3 "True Bills, which we herewith sub
mist concurrently with this report.
The County Records we found to be
in order, from our necessary limited
investigation, and the County Jail we
ascertained to be maintained in a high
ly satisfactory and excellent manner
The County Farm and Poorhouse was
in good condition, the sanitation in good
shape. good crops having been produc-
ed there, and the prisoners and inmates
we're properly housed and fed and car
ed for. However, we find that there is
a woeful shortage of labor at the
County Farm, and WI earnestly request
Your Honor that convictions, II the
circumstance SO warrant, that prison
ers be sent there, II at all consistent
with the ends of justice. As for that
part of the Mississippi State Peniten-
tiary located at Belmont, we found that
ely treated, and good crops in evidence,
but we find that the cook stove for the
prisoners is worn out, and, in our opin-
ion, beyond repair, and a new one should
be had, and we find that said %institu-
ton needs a hot water heating system
for bathing purposes, as bathing facili-
ties are present totally inadequate. We
further found that the Sergeant and
Drivers homes are in a bad state of
repair, and attention should be given
such matter, and we found that the
three barns need repair and attention.
Another matter that came to our at
%tention was the lack Of a proper place
to prepare the food. and we further
noted that there should be another
door, on the east end, Of the upper story
of the prisoners cage, for fire escape
purposes.
We want to thank the Court, the
Sheriff's force, and tho County Prose-
cutting Attorney and District Attorney
for their courtesies shown US, and wish
to state that because the County At
torney had all matters ready for pre-
sentation before our body we were able
to dispatch the business before us.
AND now having reported our actions
in the premises, we beg to be discharg-
ed, subject to recall, when and if order
ed by Your Honor during the current
term of Court. This October End, 1914.
c. V. Maxwell, Foreman.
Attest:
II. A.. Clements, Clerk.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05
Holmes Jr. College

Wednesday morning during assembly
period the "Y" held its regular weekly
meeting in tht auditorium. The girls
had charge of the program.
Faye Ellis made a talk on the Pow
err of Satan pointing out that, although
Satan has been pictured as a very ugly
creature, he must be very beautiful
since so many people are enticed by
him.
Hortense Burke read a poem entitled
"Tis Better" after which the program
was closed with prayer by her.
Wednesday evening at $3.50 O'Clock
Joint prayer meeting was held in the
auditorium with the girls in charge of
the program.
Elizabeth Thomas read the Scripture
and Carolyn Harris made a talk on an
vitation".
The meeting was closed with prayer
Friday morning Mr.. H. s. Robinson
spoke to the Student Body during as
sembly period.
His Scripture was taken from Mat
thew 26 :36-42. Mr.. Robinson used as his
topic prayer" and gave six good quail
ties; preparation, revelation, assurance
yielding to the Divine will, emptiness
of heart before the Father, and reward
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
~ HAZEL sRANNoN

The American people probably know
,a.s about and are counting more on
the Chinese people than any otner peo-
ME in the world. 1t is to our interest,"
n cultivate friendship with the Oni-
maze together until we can divert more
forces from Europe to the Pacific.
The Chinese are celebrating on next
Tuesday. October 10. their national
halliday of independence. 1t is their
Fourth Of July and they call it "Shuang
Shin Chieh" which means Double Ten
Holiday Double ten stands for the
tenth day Of the tenth month.
The main difference between the
American celebrating his July 4 Day
81 Independence and the Chinese Is
that we consider our revolution which
resulted In independence as belonging
N the past whereas the modern Chinese
considers himself a part Of a revolution
right now.
The Chinese have had independence
from their Manchu rulers only 30 years
aso on Oct 10. After this came her
fight to win Independence from her
many rival warlords and this was ac-
complisbed when Generalissimo Chang,
after the Northern Expedition In 1870
established the National Go. eminent In
1927 at Marking.
China has been the victim OF foreign
domination in which Britain and even
the U. s. in a lesser degree figured.
This was partially offset in January
l943, with the abolition Of extraterri-
toriality treaties held by Britain and
the U. s.
The war with japan is h greatest
part of the Chinese revolution. When
the war with Japan is won China Will
be free to complete her revolution ana
establish a democratic form Of govern
ment.
The Kuomintang, the evolutionary
party in China, made n promise in Sep
TENDER, 1943, that one year after the
war with Japan is over a Peoples Con-
press will be called in hin to draft
: permanent constitution for China and
her people. When this is completed
China will have completed the cycle IN
her fight to achieve real independence
AN
and personal liberty for her citizens
When this period arrives we can look
for great things from China and her
citizens because they have so much to
be done in the fields Of building, indus
tries, health, education.
Tho civilized world has admired the
spunk and valor OF the Chinese people
in fighting the Japanese. In the past
America has sung her praises and sent
money for rehabilitation Of her cities
which had been levelled with japanese
bombs made from American scrap iron.
Our past policies with China have not
been very realistic. Perhaps even now
we are not doing what we should or
could for China. But at any rate all
Americans will be glad to cheer the
Chinese on their Double Ten holiday
and hope that before another year mas
rolled around they will have real IN
dependence and peace to celebrate.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05
California Cafe Will
Reopen Next Week

The California Cafe, which has been
closed for remodeling and repairs this
week, will reopen the latter part of next
week. according to ar announcement to-
day by Charlie Dinas, owner, who has
returned to Durant to take over the
California after an absence of some
time.
Mr.. Dinas has been operating the
victory Cafe at Duck Hill near Camp
Mccain which he recently closed.
The California will be new and mod.
ern throughout when remodeling is
completed Mr.. Dinas stated and the
public is cordially invited to pay the
California a visit.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05
Porkerson's Fish n.
Market Opens Saturday

Everything is in readiness for d
opening of Parkerson's Fish Market in
Durant Saturday. Mr.. Patterson says hc
will have plenty of fresh fish and cold
drinks on that day and invites every
in the building formerly occupied by
the Blue Bird Cafe behind Barranco's
Shoe Shop.
Mr.. Patterson successfully operates
one of these markets in Lexington and
is thoroughly experienced in this line
of business.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05
Holmes Youth Lives Four Days
In Jungle After Railing Out"

1t. Reuben E. Toombs, Jr, of Pickens, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. E. Toombs, has written a lucid account of his experience after
"baling out and living for four days in the jungles of Burma,
in hopes that potential crew members and passengers may
benefit by them. Publication permission has been granted by
Major Charles Mccain, commanding officer of Station Number
ID, of the India China Wing Air Transport Command and the
article has been cleared through public relations and theater
censorship channels. This is the first of three parts.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05
Patients at the Hospital

Mrs. j. b. Holder, Lexington.
Jimmie Brown, Ebenezer.
Mrs. Lee Cade, Lexington.
Walter Lindsey Fuquay, G~reenvilla.
Mrs. H. B. Simon and baby girl, Cru
ger.
Mrs. George Guess, Sails.
Colored-
Mary Pearl Horton, Tchula.
Hattie Wall Grass, Cruger.
Nina Anne Gibson, Lexington.
Della Ware, West.
Peggie Sue Horton, Goodman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05
WEST RED CROSS HONOR ROLL

Mrs. q. c. Alexander, Mrs. Tommie
Johnson, Miss Fay Hardin, Mrs. Walter
Brock, Mrs. H. J. Johnson, Mrs. W. L.
Wright, Mrs. Tom Brock, Mrs. B. w.
Cresswell.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05

Continued next week
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-05

II. A. Clements, Clerk.