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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-20
Winborn-C ressweIl
Vows Are Pledged

Of widespread interest to a large
circle of friends was the marriage of
Miss Charlotte Cresswel Ito Staff Ser
geant Pugh H. (Doc) Winborn which
took place at the Methodist Church in
Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday eve
ming, April 14th.
For the ceremony the bride was at
t~ractive in a poudre blue suit with which
she used tan accessories.
Miss Cresswel lis the daughter of Mrs.
Charlotte w. Cresswell and was reared
and educated in Durant. She is en-
Moved in the office of The Lewis Gro
Ger Company.
Sgt. Winborn is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pugh H. Winborn and was born
and reared in Durant. Before entering
the service of his country he was en-
ployed at the Howell Heggie Drug Store.
He is now stationed at Camp Taccoa,
Georgia.
Sgt. Winborn has returned to his sta
ton and Mrs. Winborn has resumed
her duties here.
Mrs. Paul Odom is now working for
S. r. King, Durant attorney. She was
formerly employed at the City Drug
Store.
Wickham Winborn is expected home
from Great Lakes, H., this week for a
leave.
MrS NJ II Woods WAS a Jackson Wis
itor Tuesday.
W. C. Martin, Mrs. f. c. Calender and
Miss Catherine Calender went to Canton
Sunday to visit Mrs. A. B. Mansell and
infant daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Baine and chill
dren, of Tchula, will spend Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Baine.
Mrs. James Kolb has returned from a
visit with her daughter in Birmingham
and is visiting her daughter, Mrs. w. f.
Thomas.
Mrs. T. C. Gum, Mrs. Charlie Knott
and Miss Peggy Knott went to Jackson
last week.
Mrs. Edward P. Ulrich, nee Corinne
Thorne, and Miss Marcelle Thorne, both
of Memphis, were the guests of their
sister, Mrs. Charlie Ray, this week.
DR.. and Mrs. w. b. Nicols have re-
fur,aI From, a visit NTH thoir dapubfor
Mrs. w. B.. McCarty, in Jackson.
1t. and Mrs. r. M. Griffin, of Fort
Worth, nave returned from Greenwood,
S. c., where they visited their families.
They are at home in Mrs. Zouella
Bacon's apartment while 1t. Griffin is
stationed at Camp Mccain.
Mrs. Gene Roby, San Antonio, Texas,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. J. w. JUS
tice.
Mrs. Reggie Kelly, of Fort Worth,
Texas, is visiting her mother, Mrs. r.
H. Hewitt, enroute to St. Louis to see
her son who is in the service and sta
toned there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Maxwell and daugh-
ter spent several days this week with
her mother, Mrs. J. W. Maxwell, who
accompanied them back to Jackson.
Miss Artie Johnson was a Jackson
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. j. ID. Alsbury is spending some
time in New Orleans with Mrs. Dayle
Alsbury and infant son, Robert Dayle
Alsbury.
Mrs. 10 May spent Sunday with home
folk.
Mrs. J. M. Howard spent the weekend
with Miss Ann Howard at Ole Miss.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-20
From, a farm boys letter to
his big soldier brother

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yovr service bill envelopel q copy Of Victory Hints for the Home.
This little publication is fuI Of things you'll like to know. they oso
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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-20
Personals
Robert Doyle Aisbuv
Arrived Sunday

Mr.. and Mrs. Dsyle Alsbury announce
the arrival of Robert Dayle on Sunday,
April 18th, at the Baptist Hospital in
New Orleans.
Mrs. j. n. Alsbury. Durant. is the
paternal grandmother.
The father. Dayle Alsbury, formerly
of Durant, is in the services of his
country and stationed at the present at
Keesler Field.
Mother and baby are doing nicely.
Mrs. Harry Gwinner, of Birmingham,
has returned home after several days
visit with her mother, Mrs. r. c. Elmore,
They were accompanied by Mrs. George
Povall and children of Lexington. in
a trip to Jackson one day.
Mrs. A. A. Christopher, nee Evelyn
Thomas, leaves today for a visit with
Mrs. w. F. Tucker in Pass Christian.
Mrs. A. X. Dinas and the twins spent
the weekend in Duck Hill.
Mr.. and mrs. j. H.. broWh, Nj. anu
Mrs. Marvin Cade, Jr.. and children, of
Emory. will spend the weekend in Col
lierville, Tenn, with friends and rela-
tives
Mrs. H. H. Ledyard and children have
moved to Jackson where Mr.. Ledyard
has accepted employment.
Mrs. W. II. Strub and Marianne are
visiting Mrs. Jack Myers in Greenville.
Mrs. G.. w. Drane goes to Memphis
today to meet her sister, Mrs. w. c.
Rayner, of Greenville, who goes there
for further medical treatment.
Mrs. Jack Myers and Charles, Green
Vile, visited relatives here last week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-20

Mrs. Paul Odom is now working for
S. R. King, Durant attorney. She was
formerly employed at the City Drug
Store.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-20

Wickham Winborn is expected hons
leave.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-20

W. c.. Martin, Mrs. F. C. Calender and
Miss Catherine Calender went to Cantor
Sunday to visit Mrs. A. B. Mansell and
infant daughter.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-20

Mrs. Florence Majors was a Jackson
visitor Wednesday, going down for med
ical treatment.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-20

Mrs. NJ. T.. Woods was a Jackson Wis
itor Tuesday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Baine and chill
dren, of Tchula, will spend Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Baine.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-20

Mrs. James Kolb has returned from a
visit with her daughter in Birmingham
and is visiting her daughter, Mrs. w. f.
Thomas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-20

into our business. This is important, for Il
means that none of the livestock grower wsr
effort IL lost.
Farmers will confirm that there IL never .
year when all types of farming pay. never
wear when all lose. So it is with US. When soms
departments make money. others show a lo0.
But through Investigation, new markets for
new products are developed. and improved
outlets provided for the growers cash crops.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-20

Cpl. Marcus L. Rodgers, Jr., who is
stationed at Camp Miramar, San Diego.
California, received his diploma on April
IA when he graduated from Aviation
Clerk School.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-04-20

Capt. Alton Lanfair is expected home
shortly for a 30-day leave. His friends
will regret to learn that he suffered a
broken ankle several days ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-02

ultimately to be in a position to
marry me-"
Fathers Idea
Nora said it was the fathers idea
to give the quadS names starting
with the letter "M"-MacDo Donald
Michael, Madeleine and Maureen.
Miss Carpenter and all four babies
were progressing well today, al
though earlier Miss Elizabeth Mat
thews, nursing home matron, had
said Macdonald was Ealing" She
said I'VE win certainly have to take
the greatest care to keep him alive. y
Heanor could think and talk OF
nothing but the quads, from the
Ieanor hotel where Miss Carpenter
ha dbeen bArmaid to the mine pit1
where her father had worked ell his
life.
At the tfeanor bar they said
Mora Is q charming sirl--aEd FIRST
class barmaid." she 10 one Of nine
children.
She left her bar to join the Aux.
iliary Territorial service early IT.
the war and got maternity leave
last November. She sewed and
knitted diapers and booties for only
one child. But the community and
the Red Cross came OF the rescue
with bundles Of extra clothing
blankets, night gowns and safety
pins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-02

intercept and q salvo Of tofpedoes
was Aired. No hits were observed
and an immediate depth charge
counter-attack by the submarine
to take avoiding action.
Following a second attack, the
aircraft carrier was seen to be hit
and lying stopped. A further tor
pedo which struck the enemy amid
ships caused a violent explosion.
1.-THE ship heeled over and Is be-
lieved to have sunk.
"A successful attack on q Japa-
nese cruiser was carried out In the
same area by another Of his ma
jesty's submarines. Conferences
ures by the enemy prevented OBJ
servation Of the full results Of this
engagement.
I'm addition to these successes q
medium sized supply ship has been
torpedoed and sunk and q small
supply ship has been destroyed by
gunfire.
"I1is majesty's submarines Sespon-
sible for these successful actions
were under the command Of 1t.
J Commander r. M. Favell, r. n, 1t.
| D. s. Verschoyle-C Campbell, DISC, r..
NJ, and 1t. D. J. Beckley, DSO, r.
M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-02
.7,OOO-T Ship Thought
Sunk By Royal Navy
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during a patrol on the northern ap-
breaches TO the strait between
Malaga and Sumatra, the WESTERN
most major island of the Neither
lands East indies.
The submarine shifted course and
swung in to the attack. A salvo
of torpedoes was fired. The first
strike drew an immediate counter
attack by the chasers, which pep
pered the area with depth charges
and forced the British to engage
in evasive action.
Following q second attack, the
aircraft carrier was seen to be hit
and lying stopped" the admiralty
said. "A further torpedo which
struck the enemy amidships caused
a violent explosion. The ship heeled
over and is believed to have sunk"
James fighting ships, the author
itative Navy reference. lists two
japanese aircraft carriers In the
7,O0O-ton class-the RyuZyo, which
James says MAY have been sunk,
and the Hosyo. The record prob
ably has been outdated by Japanese
| COLlStE uCbAOkl OuAAl6 VAlC WuA'
The other submarine which at
tackled the japanese cruiser Of I'M
reported specifications was credited
with scoring q torpedo hit, but no
decisive results were claimed.
The text of the communique:
His majesty's submarines, operat-
ing in Far Eastern waters have tor
pedoed a japanese aircraft carrier
Of approximately 1000 tons which
Is believed to have sunk, and have
obtained torpedo hit on Japanese
cruiser.
'The aircraft carrier. which was
escorted by five submarine chasers.
was first sighted by one Of his
majesty's submarines while on patrol
in the northern approaches to NAL
acca Strait.
Course was at once shaped to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-02

Continued from Page y
planes had been planned, 1t was said,
but 1t was not until the fourth group
Of barges was turned back by Japan
csc shore batteries that the medium
ard heavy bombers were able to get
through to silence the enemy guns.
The American troops were opposed
only by ground forces. a spokesman
said. and there was no artillery fire
from Lorengau. eight miles across
the channel on Manus Island. prin-
cipal Japanese base In the Admir-.
alty's.
While the Americans were con-
aolidating their positions on Los
Negroes. Allied airmen continued
their heavy assaults throughout the
Southwest Pacific, hitting Rabaul
On New Britain for the 26th consecu.
tive day and the New Guinea coast
from Madang to Is far south as
HollandIa.
A total Of 1853 tons or bombs were
dropped on Vunapope, Raboul town.
ship and RApopo airdrome in the
Rabaul area. by Solomons- based
planes which ranged unmolested
over New Britain for the ninth
straight day.
Air patrols also toAnAd viAh easel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-02

Continued from Page II
missariat.
The announcement was broadcast
by the Finnish radio and was pub
hshed in Finnish newspapers to-
day. The news that preliminary
contact looking toward an armistice
already had been established came
as something Of shock to the Fin
nish people. the United Press Hell
sinki Bureau said.
The Observation-Disclosures, organ OF
the Swedish peoples party in Fin
land. was the first Helsinki news
paper to comment on the an.
nouncement. Taking a pessimistic
view, 1t criticized the government
for surrounding the negotiations
with secrecy and demand publica
ton of Premier Edwin LinkomieS'
report to parliament and parlia-
ulent's resultant action.
Finnish sources believed the main
paints Of contention were Russia'G
demand that German troops be in
termed and that Finnish troops
withdraw within their 1910 frontiers
in advance Of any of1cial peace
negotiations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-02

Continued from Page -
supporting our fighting men who are
risking their lives at the front SC
long as we tolerate either milling
around from JOB to job or reluct-
ance to move to he places needed"
he said.
Secretary Of War Henry L. Slim
son also has approved the national
service bill now before the commit
tee but Chairman Robert r. Rey-
holds, D., N. c., has predicted 1t
will not be approved.
Noting charges that 1t would be
involuntary servitude" to force q
worker to take o job contributing
however indirectly to the profit of
private individual, Knox said.
at surely Is neither unfair nor
unAmerican TO ask a man to stay
on q job at good wages and to help
speed the end Of this dreadful war
Surely II Is fair and in the DEM
ocratic American tradition to require
OF both the manufacturer who
makes our weapons. and the worker
who is employed by him, to serve
in manner which will best pro-
mote our victory"
He said there would be no man
power problem "if the people who
are not fully employed would go
to work where they are need"1 and
If everyone would stay on job"
But, he added, that is not case
and 1t Is apparent that D pres
ent program for selectivc nd con-
trolled employment needs immedi-
ate tightening up"
Problem
AS an example OF the Nays man.
power problem, Knox cited the fact
that during 1943 increased work in
nine Navy yards required a $4,000
person increase In the working force
But to achieve that increase, Knox
said, the nine yards-because of
heavy turnover-.had to hire total
Of 214,000 persons. In other words
he said, in order to get the labor
Of one permanent worker, the Nav
had to hire seven workers.
The net result Of this turnover, he
said. was that last month Navy
Yards had 10000 fewer men than
they currently need to handle ship
repair, maintenance and construc-
ton.
"rn fact" he added, during the
last half Of 1913 the Navy yards,
in spite OF their increasing work
load. lost more employees than they
could hire and ended the year with
5842 fewer workers than they had
on July /, 1943."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-02

Continued from Page -
newspapers, Broderick leaped to his
feet and began shouting. Some Of
his words we're unintelligible.
80 help me God" the red faced
defense attorney cried, II never
gave that story to the Mirror"
1.-THE New York Times has been
in here and put the electric chair In
that jury box" he continued, waving
his arms.
This is just a move to have me
disbarred," Broderick continued.
Willard Ellison, that man who paid
the dough for the fix in the Lepke
case, tried 10 have me disbarred."
Broderick referred TO one of his
two court-appointed colleagues In
the Lonergan defense, both of whom
dropped out of the case before 1t
went to trial.
Information
Il had information last night,
judge, that the district attorney OF
New York County is dissatisfied
With the way Grumet Is handling
this case Broderick cried. This Is
Just a move to have someone put
in his place
That's a deliberate lie" G-umet
shouted, leaping to his feet.
Mr.. Hogan Is perfectly satisfied
with my handling OF the case and
approves of this move the prose.
cutor continued. Frank Hogan is the
district attorney.
"Grumet knows that he has lost
this ca"c,' Broderick shot back,
| and he is ltst responding to the
pressure OF the Burton -Bernheimer
millions"
If Grumet had an ounce Of
manhood he would make u motion
himself to have this ury discharged.
AS 1t Is am being short circuited. l."
Grumet again tried to interrupt,
but Judge Freschi angrily ordered
both lawyers to sit down and be
quiet
Grumet's specific motion at the
opening OF the days session was
for Freschi to reconsider Broderick's
1origlnal motion for discharge of the
panel, made last Monday, the first
day Of the trial.
Counsel for the defense is maxi
ing it impossible to try this case in
fair way" Grumet declared.
BrOderick Refuses
Broderick refused to consent to
reconstruction of the motion.
X am not going to decide this
question by guess and by gossip"
Freschi said. If should grant this
motion not according to law, then
this defendant might never be tried
again for this crime because of the
question of double Jeopardy
After Broderick refused to recon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-02

gutter with Mr.. Frederick"
Grumet said that If the judge ap.
proved discharging the panel, he
would move Immediately for the
calling OF a new group OF talesmeu.
The trial, he said, would "start
on completely anew" and the pre-.
liminaries may take at least two
weeks. Il have felt right along
that this case should be disposed
OF as expeditiously as possible. !"
Grumet said in a formal statement.
I still feel that way. This is an
important murder case, but lust as
important and perhaps more inn
portant is the due and proper adj.
ministration Of justice and the re-
spect for the dignity OF the court
In the light Of widespread pub
licity this case has been receiving
and being watched as it Is by so
many people. the conduct of counsel
for the defendant from the very out
set has been an affront to the court
and blow to the administration
of justice
Conduct Of counsel was such from
the very beginning that his co-coun-
self (Millard H. Ellison and Abra =
ham j. Halperin) who we're orig
inally assigned with him refused to
be associated with him in the case
and asked to be relieved. That is a
matter Of public record :"
Asked TO comment on Broderick's
charge That oday;s development was
a. move to have him disbarred,
Grumet said:
Names Called
II agree with Mr.. Broderlcks for
nler co-counsel and I have no stated
in open court, that Mr.. Broderick is
utterly incapable Of speaking the
truth"
Lonergan himself. who appeared
today with his raven.black hair
again pomaded sleekly back, blinked
rapidly during Broderick's outburst.
but did not change his customary
position. leaning over the defense
table with his fingers interlaced ir
front OF him.
As he first took mis- seat, ne pro.
duced from his inner coat pocket
a newspaper clipping which he
showed to Broderick's associate. Will
liam Merritt. Merritt put the
clipping among other papers and
both smiled.
At yesterdays session. dFtiInet OBJ"
jectAd strenuousiy when Broderick
referred TO the confession made BY
Lonergan 10 the district attorney
as q fake" and was sustained by
the court. Broderick. however, was
permitted. in his questioning Of
prospective Jurors. 10 refer to the
statement as the alleged" confess
sion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-02

Local boards have not as yet re-
ceived official notification to begin
Reconsideration of all industrial
workers plans for which have been
instituted upon directive Of the
president and military authorities.
It is not expected, according to To-
cal draft officials, that this reclassi-
fication will show positive results
for many weeks once it is begun.
Although up until now all such In
dustrial occupation deferments have
been negotiated between employers
and state selective Servic authori-
ties it has been stat that it was
quite likely that under any new re-
classification procedure local boards
will undertake the task. Just how
many potential draftees can be de-
rived from this later source with
out impairing Waterbury's war
industry program it is impossible to
determine at this time. 1t Is expect
ed that the smaller industries may
be the hardest hit under the pro.
poSal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-02
Walter WinCheII
In Ne1O York

Foupel for Franco oc direct German
instructions In the recent pro-
Nazl revolution In Bolivia. Francisco
Jose del Castillo, the Spanish Charge
d'Affaires, and Jose Louis Arangu-
rem, head OF the Spanish Falange
In Bolivia, acted with German
agents In the country TO promote
and finance the revolution
Manuel Onos de Plandolit, present
Spanish Charge d'Affaire3 In Pam
ANA, has been in close cooperation
with the Germans since before
America entered the war. Onos de
Plandolit interviewed successfully In
having more than 80 Axis nationals
released when Panama interned
them. He Is now boasting that his
underground Falangist organization
Is directly responsible for political
unrest in the Republic Of Colombia
When the last Spanish minister
to Panama, the Duke de Ballen, was
expelled for attacking democracy
and the United states govt, q
search OF his baggage revealed q
Nazi uniformI At present, this speci.
men Is still In the western heml-
sphere as minister to FL Salvador
where he continues his subversive
activities The former Spanish
minister to Venezuela, j. A. San.
groniz de Castro, was leading dia.
mond smuggler for Hitler until he
was kicked out of the country last
year. When he left he carried d.
monds worth $4,000.
1t Is time that these outrages were
stopped. The American and British
ambassadors would not feel so com.
placent about the supplies going tc
Franco II they had to take the place
Of the common soldiers. whose duty
1t Is to take them away from Hit.
Ter 1t may be legal and high
diplomacy In an ambassador, but ia
just trading with the enemy in the
eyes OF the common man Anc
the common people Of America anc
Great Britain would sooner see x
ambassadors lose face than one
fighting man his life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-02
Noxon Is
Confident
CONTINUED from Page u


that was listed among the exhibits.
District Attorney Charles r. AL
berti also introduced pieces OF ashes
tos tubing which covered pipes IN
the Noxon garage where the "elec-
trocution wire" was said to have
hung for several months.
Contention
The defense was expected to con-
The defense was expected to con-
tend that heat from the pipes caused
breaks in the electric wire, leaving
bare spots through which the fatal
current passed into the body Of the
infant.
Albert endeavored to show that
the abestos covering would prevent
such reaction. His two canes hanging
beside him in the prisoners cage,
the crippled Noxon appeared bored
by Alberti's blackboard demonstra-
ton of the layout Of pipes in the
garage.
Also admitted as exhibits we're tin
ships, a screw driver and pliers
which Noxon said he had with him
when he returned to the library,
"smelled something burning" and
discovered his son dead.
Neither the 47-year-old defendant
nor his counsel appeared disturbed
yesterday when District Attorney
Charles r. Albert read the notes to
a superior court jury. The jottings,
which Albert said were In the de-
PENDANTS handwriting. were pieced
together from scraps Of paper found
in q wastesbaeket DIN the Noxn
home.
Arguments Answered
In the notes, Noxon listed and an
Ewered the prosecutions arguments.
Noxon noted that If he wanted to
kill the child he would have waited
until the next day when the maid
was out Of the house. He stated, too.
that he would have seen to 1t that
he trouble cord was wrapped
around the baby's arm when to-
doctor arrived, and he would nuG
have destroyed the cord before Sns
medical examiner could claim 1t.
The notes were made between tbs
time NoXon was questioned by police
two days after the child's death, and
the fathers arrest three days later,
The defense may contend that
Noxon--who said he thought police
were trying to trick" him into a
confession the notes to aid
his memory in future examinations
The prosecution IL seeking to prove
that Noxon murdered his son, with
extreme atrocity and cruelty" by
placing him on q metal tray and
wrapping bare wire around the ba-
by's arms. The Observation-Disclosures
lawyer defendant has maintained
steadfastly that the infants death
was an accident which occurred
when he became tangled in Q "trou-
BILE cord" NoXon was using to repair
o radio.