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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-13
WARE RESIGNS
CHEST POSITION

storer P. Ware president of the
ca,oy7lInity War Chest and mem
~, of the board of directors since
-. ORGANIZATION two years ago,
,',dered his resignation yesterday
uhornoon at a board meeting OF
tao Chest.
He stated the reason for his
.,sionation was that he had been
Tented for service in the United
e'stes Marine Corps and he would
lave the city within the next few
Avs to join the armed forces.
The board of directors unan-
;,,ouslv passed a resolution ex-
1ressing is appreciation of Ware S
ffnp work, not only in the organiza-
4 4i Of the Chest in 1912, but also
- administrative duties and lately
as its president.
" Ware has served on the Chest
hoard since its organization and
Yso a member OF the budget COM
,nittee last year, in addition to
eeving during both campaigns as
coairnar of the North Carolina
S1fpbuilding company division. He
also has served on the executive
c,mmittee.
The Roy. Waller B. Fred, vice
PRESIDENT, was appointed by the
[oard to succeed Ware as presi-
dent was appointed by the
hoard to succeed Ware as presi-
cent The successor to fill
tb4 vacancy created by the eleva-
,iop of the Rev. Mr.. Freed will be
appointed at a later date.
Paul Wilson, assistant treasurer
Of the North Carolina Shipbuilding
company, Was selected as a mem
per of the board TO fill the vacancy
caused by Wares resignation.
frederick B. Graham, treasur-
er Of the Chest, also was elected
member of the board to fill an al
ready existing vacancy.
On recommendation of the cam
paJgn committee presented by
Cha rman E. L. White, the Chest
aecided that the campaign next
tall be held during October, not
starting before October 9 or closing
later than November 2.
The campaign heretofore was
he'd during November, but in view
d the national election November
7, followed shortly by another War
Loan drive, the board considered
the October date more practical.
Another consideration in the cam
rdign was the National War Fund,
winch raises funds for the USO|
and other war agencies through the
Community War Chest. War Fund
headquarters has designated the
October period foi intensive nation
al publicity on jts purpose and has
Urged all local chests to hold their
campaigns duriI g that time.
Action on PROPOSAL of nursery
school for Negro children at Maj
til Village was deferred until fur
tier information could be obtained
from the War Housing Authority
and the board OF education.
The board also adopted resolu-
ton expressing thanks to the
management of the radio station
NMFD for donating time to the
Chests War Town programs,
co'rently being heard on Friday
lights The series started MAY y
AID has four more braodcasts be-
fore ending August 4.
Present members of the board
o. directors of the Chest include:
lie Rev. Mr.. Free Graham.
wilson, E. A. Laney, Addison Hew-
lett L. D, Latta, W. D. McCaig.
Harrlss Newman, Mrs. Albert F.
Perry, L. A. Laney, A>x Sprunt,
Hsnald Stewart. c. Van Leuven.
j. Z. L. Wade Mrs. James S.
"ebb, J. Walter Webb, E. L.
%nIte, Mrs. W. G. Whitehead. and
NcC. B. Wilson
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
Edward Weldon Hughes
Rites Held Sunday

Funeral services for Edward Weldon
Hughes, who died at his residence in
Attala County, May 9Th, were held Sun
day morning at 1880 at the Springdale
Baptist Church with the Rev. B. F. Odom
officiating.
Mr.. Hughes was born July 5th. 1857
and had been a successful farmer Of
Attala County for the past fifty years.
He had been III for several months.
fnterment was in the Kosciusko Gene
terry with Southern Undertaking Assoc
iation conducting. st4,
Mr.. Hughes il survived by his wife.
Johnnie Neel Hughes, four daughters;
Mrs. R. c. Lowell, Memphis, Tenn; Mrs.
G.. W. Hester, McAdams, Mrs. Seals
Love, Tchula, and Mrs. Howard Miller,
Jackson; two sons: r. l.. Hughes, Jack
son., and Sgt. +. w. Boyd Hughes,
Alliance, Nebraska; one sister, Mrs. W.
w. Wood, West, and twelve .randehil-
dren and three great grandchildren.
Active ~pallbearers were: p. l.. Wood.
w. ID. Wood, B.. Y. Flemming, D. +.
Hughes, J. S. Hughes, and E. c. Hughes.
Honorary pallbearers were: F.. j. Sim
mons, J. A. Weeks. DR.. d. F. Sails, f.
L. Ray. f.. Ratcliff. +. s. Thornton,
and G. H. Gunter.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
Pitkens Woman
Dies Wednesday

Funeral services for Mrs. Linda Smith
McKie who died at the Baptiht Hospital
in Jackson Wednesday night, were held
Friday afternoon from the First Meth
odist Church in Pickens with the Rev
H. S. Robinson. Presbyterian Pastor Of
Durant, the Rev. E. w. Ford, Presby-
terrain Pastor Of Goodman and the Rev.
Driscol1, Methodist Pastor officiating.
Mrs. McKie was born in. Jackson and
had lived in Pickens since 1919 when
she married J. D. McKie. She was active
in club work and a member of the Meth
odist Church.
She is survived by her husband, ]. d.
McKie, two sons, Jimmy of the Air
Corps, stationed in Houston, Texas, and
Billie, attending college at HJC, her
mother, Mrs. X. o. Fryant of Jackson,
and two brothers, E. L. Smith and 81.
H. Smith, both Of Jackson.
Active pallbearers were: R. M. Bridge
forth, J. N. Marlborough, DR.. C. H.. In
gram, J. E. Wilburn, Lee Turner, Ras
Branch.
Honorary pallbearers were: Doyle
Simpson, Henry Lante, C. V. Maxwell,
Frank Simpson, E. l.. Malvaney, r. P.
Neblitt. Jr, Ed Ziegler, and Will Mosby.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
Mrs. NJ. WiIIioughby
Died May End

Mrs. Margaret Willoughby was born
Nov. IL, 1868, in Illinois and passed
away May 2, l944, in Tchula. She
was one of Tchula's oldest citizens, hav-
ing lived here before the first bridge
was ever built across Tchula Lake. She
and her husband, che late Mr.. George
Willoughby had a houseboat and row
boats, and people employed them to
transport them across the a k or down
the lake to the various plantations.
About three years ago she fell and
broke her hip and had been a partial
invalid ever since. Friends buried her
in the cemetery in Lexington as she had
no near relatives here, the services were
held at the Southern Undertaking Par
Tors in Lexington and concluded at the
grave. The Rev. A. Y. Brown of Lexing-
ton had charge of the religious services.
She was a member of the Tchula Meth
odist Church.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
Old Mems Home
Asks Donations

Old Mems Home located I2 miles
south of Jackson that has been under
supervision of DR.. Harrington for the
past several years was recently put I'M
der management of the Department of
Public Welfare, designating W. F. Bond,
Commissioner of the State Department
of Public Welfare, Jackson, Mississippi
as Secretary and Treasury and Greek L.
Rice, Attorney General, as Chairman of
Board of Directors.
This home is in a deplorable condi-
ton, greatly in need of the following
articles: bed linen, towels, pitchers,
glasses, cereal bowls and additional dish
es, knives, forks, spoons, sleeping gar
ments, pants, shirts, bed side tables
easy chairs, and cooking vessels and
other household articles.
Since the Federal and State Laws will
not permit money appropriated for pub
lie assistance to be used in an institu-
ton, it will be necessary for the Old
Mems Home to be supported mostly by
contributions. We are taking this meth
cd of appealing to you who are inter-
ested and would like to share in making
these old men more comfortable and
happier during their last days. II you
want to make cash donations send mon
ey direct to Secretay and Treasury and
take or send any other contributions to
your County Welfare Department locat-
ed in Masonic Building, Lexington, Miss.
If it is not convenient for you to take
contributions to the Welfare Office and
if you will notify the Welfare Agent,
the visitors of the Welfare Department
will be glad to call by your home and
pick up them on their next visit to
your community. The Welfare Depart
ment will be glad to assume the respon-
sibility of seeing that all contributions
are delivered to the Old Mems Home.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
Rev. W. I. Phillips
Died Wednesday.

Citizens of Tchula and Holmes Coun
ty are saddened to heal Of the death of
the Rev. w. T. Phillips, who died We'd
nesday morning at the. Methodist Hos
pital in Memphis.
Funeral services will be held Friday
morning at 1000 o'clock from the Meth
odist Church in Tchula. Burial will fol-
low in the Shiloh Cemetery near Tupelo.
The Rev. Phillips had been pastor of
the Methodist Church of Tchula for the
past four years and was a Mason.
Surviving are his wife, one son, Sgt.
Guy Phillips, of the Army Air Corps,
stationed in Georgia; two daughters,
Mrs. Annette Myrick, Tchula, and Mrs.
Hildred Brown, Miami, Fla, and one
grandchild, Annie Katherine Myrick.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
Joint Recruiting
Campaign

The local committee headed by Mrs.
Modena Howard met Monday night at
the City Hall to complete recruiting
plans for the enlistment of women in
Durant in all branches Of the armed
services.
Plans were formed at this meeting
to make a city-wide survey by the block
plan canvass obtaining NAME, age, and
address, Of every eligible woman in Du-
rant.
The problem Of military personnel re-
placement is more urgent today than
IL has been before and thousands Of
jobs in all branches Of the armed serv-
ices exist within the boundaries of the
Southern States.
After the canvass has been made by
representatives from every club in Du-
rant, the information received will be
put in the hands of the Wacs, Waves.
Spars and Marines.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
LEXINGTON RED CROSS HONOR
ROLL

Mrs. James II. Odom, Mrs. Norman
Weathersby. Mrs. N. B.. Hooker, Mrs. W.
l.. Hooker. Mrs. J. b. Walton, Mrs. G.
G. Ash. Mrs. Effie Swittenberg, Mrs.
r. NJ. Gwin, Mrs. W. II. Sharp, Miss
Viola L~indholm, Miss Elizabeth Hen
rich. Miss Mayme Heinrich, Mrs. Jewell
Jarrett, Mrs. r. o. Duke. Mrs. J. r.
Patterson, Mrs. Irene Money, Miss Min
ME Jordan, Mrs. L. Monthie, Mrs. Sid
ney Rhyme, Mrs. Emily Lucas, Mrs. A.
S. Povall, Miss Katherine Mcleod, Mrs.
Mcdonald, Mrs. W. H. Roach, Mrs. E.
w. Ellison, Mrs. w. H. Sharp, Mrs. J.
r. King, Mrs. Leslie Johnson, Mrs.
Nathan Schur, Mrs. W. f. Strider Mrs,
d. T. Ruff, Mrs. J. X. Young, Mrs. Roy
Gelston, Mrs. Clover Johnson, Mrs. Bill
Power, Mrs. Claude Rollins, Mrs. Victor
Tate, Miss Agnes McDade, Mrs. Rathell
Swinney,i Mrs. Herman .Griffen, Mrs. !.
b. Farmer. a
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11

The other day a woman walking along
the street here heard the plaintive meow
of a cat. ShA listened and then looked.
The meows were coming from a nearby
sewer-opening on the sidewalk. Persuad-
ing some passerby to lift the sewer lid.
the woman-a schoolteacher-tried also
to get them to help her rescue the poor
kitty from the unenviable depths to
which it had fallen. Not a man in the
crowd volunteered. What could be done ?
In desperation and putting the others
to shame the teacher climbed down ten
feet into the hole and after somewhat
of a struggle brought up wet, nervous
feline. But in being saved, the frighten-
ed tabby apparently not realizing what
was going on, scratched frantically al
her rescuer and in so doing tore the
last pair of nylon stockings the teacher
had. Word of the rescue spread around
town and in a few days the gratitude
of G~othamites was expressed in a new
pair of nylons for the teacher.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
Teen Cnteen" Opens
May 18Th

The Youth Center of Durant, sponsor
ed by the PTA will be opened May 10th.
There will be open house for all adults
from 5 to 8 p. M. The Canteen is locat-
ed on Front Street in the Cole Building.
Contributions from the City Of Durant
Merchants, PTA, and individual dona-
tons made the canteen possible. With
the opening of the 10th everything will
not be complete, but the boys are work
ing to complete the p~ing-pong tables
and snack bar. The girls are decorating
the building. Besides ping pong there
will be SWITCHBOARD Chinese checkers,
rock, music, d~ominoes, etc. Another
group is getting the lot in the rear
cleaned and levelled for badminton,
horse-shoes, band ball and croquet.
The High School students have chosen
their council, but officers, naming of
the canteen, rules and regulations are
incomplete as yet, and will be %oun
ed alta later date.
The planning committee is in need
of card tables and chairs. If yon Rave
any available or know of any, please
be appreciated.
The planning committee with Mrs.
Dan Comfort as chairman, Mrs. 7. C.
Gum, vice-chairman, Mrs. Odom, Treas,
is composed Of Mesdames Walter Odom.
w. E. Howell, l. B. Hendricks, H. L.
Harrington, James Norwood, Albert Ia
tum, McCampbell, Chas. Watkins, Perry
Roby nj Mr.. C. H. Carruth. The coun-
Gil members from the school were chos-
en- as follows: Roy Williams, Nell Allen.
Joyce Truitt, Jane Harrington, Robert
Yancy Love, Ruth Ray Campbell, Mar
guerite Rodgers, Virginia Mcclellan and
Jimmie Long. ">~' -I
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
Mrs. Pugh II. Winborn, Jr. IIonored
With Bridal Shower

Mrs. Arthur Christopher and Mrs.
Myles Ray honored Mrs. Pugh H. Win
born, in, recent bride of Sgt. Pugh H.
Winborn, Jr. of Camp Taccoa, Ca, with
a miscellaneous shower Wednesday af-
ternoon from three to six o'clock in the
home of Mrs. Christopher's mother Mrs.
W. Z. Thomas.
The guests were greeted at the door
by the bride and her mother, Mrs.
Charlotte Cresswell, Mrs. Pugh H. Win
born, mother of the bridegroom and the
hostesses. Mrs. Thomas then led them
into the dining room where punch and
cookies were served by Misses Mary
Louise Cresswell and Betty Gum. Mrs.
Wick Winborn presided over the Brides
Book. The bride received many lovely
GIFTS of linen, crystal and pottery and
other presents. For this occasion the
rooms were decorated with a profusion
of roses and madonna lilies.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
Sgt. P. Marvin Smith, Jr.
Awarded Purple Heart

Staff Sgt. Phillip NJ. Smith, Jr., of
Tchula, has been awarded the Purple
Heart in the European theater of opera
tions.
Sergeant Smith flies aboard the Fort
ress princess Pat, and in addition to
his newly-awarded Purple Heart, he
holds the Air Medal with three Oak
Leaf Clusters, given "for exceptionally
meritorious achievement" on 90 bonn
bardment missions over enemy territory.
He arrived in England in December
and was soon assigned to his present
base. His first mission was the great
American attack against Leipzig, Ger
many, last February.
Sen of DR.. and Mrs. p. NJ. Smith. of
Tehula, Sergeant Smith is the husband
of the former Miss Ida Keane Buck,
who lived in Lexington, before her mar
riare. They have two children, Edwina,
eight, and Phillip NJ. III, one. Sgt.
Smiths brother, First 1t. Teddy A.
Smith, is now en- route to combat.
Sgt. Smith is a graduate of .Tchula
High school, where he starred at Sec
ond base for the school baseball team,
which won the state championship in
1929. He entered Millsaps college and
the University of Mississippi, gradual
ing from the latter school in 1885.
Before entering in the armed forces
October %, 1912, Sgt. Smith was en-
ployed in the engineering department
of the Mississippi State, Highway de-
partment. He received basic training at
kecsler Field, Miss, radio training at
Chicago, ILL.,, and won hi wings at
gunnery school at Kingman,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
Graduation Exercises
Holmes Junior COLLEGE

The Graduation exercises for Holmes
School will be held Thursday, May IS,
at 11:00 a. M.
Processional-Priests March from
Misunderstanding; Rosa Wyse
Forde, Doris Matthews, Esther Helm.
Mary Evelyn Metts.
Invocation-Rev. Madison Flowers.
Vocal Solo-Margaret AIyce Wilder.
Delivery of Diplomas and Awards
Pres. R. Nj. Branch.
Two Piano Numbers-Jane wilbur,
John H. Douglas.
Address-Dr. A. B. Butts. Chancellor.
University, Miss.
Alma Mater-Student Body.
Recessional.
Candidates for graduation are: Col
lege: Martha Pauline Black, Beannice
Olivia Box, Mamie Lucille Case, Frances
Cobb, Elizabeth Flippin, Mavis Elizabeth
Greer, Evelyn Louise Harris, Emogene
Hudspeth, Eliza Price Irving. Nancy
Dickerson Jones, Mary Elizabeth Keen.
Mamie Sue Land, Majorie Faye Lester,
Mary Rose Lyon, Mary Evelyn Metts,
Marguerite Weatherly Mathis, Amelia D..
Newell, Martha Josephine O'Callaghan,
Eva Elmyra Oliver, Minnie vann Perk-
ms, Allene Ray, Ruby Faye Rome, Mary
Lorine Rome, Dele Shanks, Sue Simp-
son, Frances Eloise Stewart, Lorraine
Watkins, Margaret Alyce Wilder, vir-
ginia La nellie Wilkes.
High School: Hugh W. Floyd, Herbert
Allen Dickerson. Joyce Bernice Dicker-
son. Mae Bess Branch, Mamie J~uanita
McCrory, David Kenner Gulledge, Jr.,
John William Browning, Billie Jane
Arterbury, Ellis f. Ables, velma Lucille
Hoh, Grace Lucas, Frances Louise
Guidry, Virginia Jane Wilburn, Mar
guarite Holman, John Gee, Writ
Schoock, John Howard Douglas. Rose
Montgomery, Euell Diekard, Eric
Duane Adair, Billie Jean McCool, Fran
ces Jean White, John Agile KilIebrew.
Dorothy Browning, Charles A. Young,
Lee Branch. Ruth Fulmer. Billy
Ingram, Billy Williams.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
A Flower For Mother

Dedicated to our mothers ~everywhere)
Boys. you've got a mother who waits
somewhere today, =
Her toil-worn hands are weary, those
hands you often miss;
Or, maybe, she is waiting in a better
land than this.
So. boys, just wear a flower. for dear
old mothers sake,
For she will not forsake you no mat
ter what the stake.
Remember, boys, how often in the days
that used to be,
She cured the childish heartaches and
sorrow that you knew,
And now she's sadly watching, through
eyes that dimly see,
For a glimpse of memory's picture her
dear love paints of you.
So. boys, in sacred memory of that
dear old snowy head.
Wear a red rose if she's living. a white
one if she's dead.
The world is big and noisy and the
pace is fast and hot,
You have gotten cold and careless,
and hardened in the mill;
But your mother-she is praying. and
she forgets you not,
For to her (and heaven bless her,
you are just her baby, still.
So, boys, remember mother, no mat
ter where she be,
The red rose for affection; the white
Tor memory.
WILL, ID MISE
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
Distrid Conference Al
Lexington N. {, Church

Govs ThoG L. Bailey 10 be Speaker
The Greenwood District Conference of
The Methodist Church will convene in
The Methodist Church here next Tues
day, May 10th at 9:3O A. NJ. The session
will close about four O'Clock in the af-
ternoon.
The Greenwood District is composed
OF Twenty-Five charges reaching from
Tutwiler to Pickens and from Moore
head to Winona and reaches as far
southwest as Belzoni. Besides the pas
tors and one elected delegate from each
charge other delegates include the SUI
p~erintendent Of each Church School, the
charge District Stewards. District Trus-
tees, District Lay Leader and Associate
Leaders, Retired and Local preachers,
District Secretary Of the Womans' So
ciety of Christian Service, District Di-
rectors of Young People, Adult and Chill
drcns' Work. 1t is expected that about
two hundred delegates will attend the
Conference.
The Conference will be presided over
ny htN. N. VI. LOTu, DiSlTlCb ouDtTlH-
tendent Of Greenwood. The layman's
work will be featured and Governor
Thomas l.. Bailey, long a prominent
Methodist layman of the state will adj
dress the Conference at eleven fifteen
o'clock. Lunch will be served in the
church for the delegates and visitors
to the Conference.
The afternoon session of the Confer
ence will be devoted to special items of
Conference business and to hearing the
representatives of the various i~nstitu-
tons of Methodism. Mr.. V. B. Mont
gomery, prominent attorney and banker
of Belzoni, and member of the Board OF
Trustees of Millsaps College will ad-
dress the Conference in the interest Of
Millsaps College. DIR. NJ. l.. Smith, Pres
ident of Millsaps is also to appear on
the program.
DR.. w. L. Duren of New Orleans, Edi-
tor of the New Orleans Christian Advo-
cate will speak, telling Of the official
and Mr.. Fred j. Mcdonnell, Supt. of the
Methodist Orphanage in Jackson will
tell Of the work of the Orphanage. Chris
tian Education will be represented by
Rev. j. N. Hinson, of Tupelo, Executive
Secretary of the Board Of Education Of
the Conference.
All the sessions of the Conference are
open to the public. This is a layman's
conference to inform the people about
the work of M~ethodism. All the people
of Lexington of all denominations are
very cordially invited to attend the SEES
sious of the Conference.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11

Mr.. Buddy Bley was called to Union.
Tel n, Friday night account of the death
of his uncle, DR.. s. E.. Almond.
RS. Phil Poovey's mother, Mrs. Ross
of Grenada spent last week in Durant
wit Mr.. and Mrs. Poovey.
Ms. ]. d.. Alsbury returned from New
0rl ans Sunday where she has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Alsbury and
the new grandson, Robert Dale.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
Durunt WAC Wins
Good Conduct Ribbon

Among the, WACS of keesler Field,
who received Good Conduct Ribbons for
having been in active service at least
one year, was Pfc. Mildred V. Lanfair,
daughter-in-law Of Mrs. J. o. Lanfair
of Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fields and children
Of Jackson visited their parents in Du-
rant Saturday and Sunday and Mrs.
Fields returned home with them.
Mrs. W. S. Heggie, Mrs. Ed Guess,
Mrs. Modena Howard and Mrs. Louis
Longinotti and Mrs. Sara York attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. j. d. McKie in
Pickens Friday.
Mrs. c. A. Doster had as her guest
for a few days this week her brother,
MIR. Tom Gafford of Memphis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11

Manager of the Victoria Hotel, Ronald
Baker, likes to. indulge in ancestor
study. He found after some research
that a one-time relative of his in
Australia was named Norton Baker
Ronald promptly sat down and wrote a
letter to the Australian government ask
ing for information about his relative
down under. For quite some time no
answer came. Then one day the tele-
phone rang in the hotel office and it
was Flight Lieutenant Allan Norton
Baker of Australia, in town on leave
and answering the inquiry of his cousin.
A pleasant meeting and "Reminiscences
followed.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
Duronf Methodist Church

Sunday Se~hoek-9:45 A. NJ.
Morning Worship-ll:00 A.. NJ.
New Fellowship Meeting-7:00 P. NJ.
Evening Worship-S:00 P. NJ.
We are asking all family units to sit
together in ODE servance Of family week.
Rev. W. P. Bailey. Pastor
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
Pickens Red Cross Honor Roll

Mrs. W. II. Hoover. Mrs. Curtis
Meeks, Mrs. Ellis Presley, Mrs. Gordon
McMullen, Mrs. Lizzie Swayze.- Mrs
Doyle Simpson, Miss Una Montgomery,
Mrs. C. v. Maxwell, Mrs. Louise Nc
Pherson. Mrs. f. L. Zeigler, Mrs. Robert
Cahoon, Mrs. C. NJ. Anderson, Mrs. Hood
May, Mrs. Gladys Gordon, Jonitte. Will
son, Mrs. Wilson, Miss. Matte May Hart,
Mrs. J. +. Maxwell, Mrs. T.. J. Horton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11

Lyn Murray, director of the choral
singers on the "Hit Parade" radio pro-
gram. is as versatile as he is talented.
When Norman Corwin, the director, runs
out of available actors for his air-show
on Tuesdays, he just calls upon Murray
who not only is a good musician, but
used to write and direct a show of his
own and played half the characters in
it besides.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
GOODMA RED X 0

Mrs. w. A. Thomas, Mrs. Bessie Doty,
Mrs. S. L. Stafford, Mrs. Howard Nor
ton, Mrs. c.. l.. Clements, Mrs. |. W
Donald, Mrs. W. F. Schrock, Mrs. J. j
Browning, Mrs. Eugene Parker, Jr., Mrs.
d. X. Gulledge, Miss Carrie Mae Tog-
CART.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
w. 6. McMuIIen Elected
School Bourd Member
From Beut Three

The trustees of the consolidated
schools of Holmes County met in the
office of the Holmes County Superin-
at two o'clock in the afternoon and
unanimously elected w. G. McMullen as
County School Board Member from Beat
No. 3. The said term expires in May,
1949.