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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-09-23
WHO'S WHO All PARADISE BOWL

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lover Of music, and ou her Oh days can be
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na> haNc wondered mho Is the young LADY, with
4oec that can be heard over the telephone say
INK Ntuing Paradise Bowl Well her name is
Is y -op Miss Robinson IS starting her second
bowl. and has been promoted from check prl
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ting for Stella 81 course }o eoVdni blame
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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-07-06
Durunt Church OF
The Nuzorene

Large crowds are attending the revi-
val now in progress at the church OF
the Nazarene, Durant. The evangelist
Rev. Milton l.. Tourney, is bringing stir
ring messages every night. Come, bring
your friends and enjoy this old time
gospel preaching and singing. Special
singing every night by Miss Bernicc
Bradley and Mrs. Tourney.
Sunday is our Sunday rally day. Our
special dedicatorial service for all of
the Service Men and Women, that have
goal is one hundred and fifty. Help us
break this record by attending our Sun
day School, July 9. There will also be a
left Durant and surrounding community.
IN this service there will be presented
q roll of honor Of this entire community.
If you have the name of a relative or
friend that you would like to place on
honor roll, please bring or send it
to us by then. Rev. Journeys subject
will be "The Christian Soldier" in which
he will give some of his experiences
while serving in the U. S. Army.
Rev. S. ID. Garrett, Pastor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-07-06
George Parkinson
Prisoner Of War

Mr.. and Mrs. L.. +. Parkinson Of West
received a letter last week from w. r.
Morrison who has been a German pris-
oner for the past two years. He says
prison life isn't so bad. He wrote that
their son Staff Sgt. George F.. Parkin-
son was a prisoner and doing fine and
would write home soon.
In a medical report given out of Ber-
lin on June 18th by short wave and pick
ed up by an American Listening post,
stated George had received a she'll frag.
ment wound in lower right arm and
confusion of the spine. but was doing
OK. George wa in a big raid on May
sth from an eye witness report.
His So. was near Hanover, Germany
when attacked by fifty fighters. In the
first pass made by the fighters the
Fortress George was on lost a wing and
went out Of control into a cloud bank.
Five parachutes were seen to open.
George was one of three who made a
safe landing.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-07-06

than anybody or earth. l used to think
our army was not too good, that these
young boys with a small time length in
training could not be efficient. was
wrong. When our boys get to the front.
they are the best, they don't back off
n they are anxious to get this war
over soon and they know the only way
is to fight hard. They have a good time
IN camp when they are in the States
but when they get on the front. thew
forget that and fight. They don't want
to Kill. They don't kill the Germans per-
sonaiiy, they kill the things the Ger
mans stand for. We are kind to the
enemy's wounded, give them the same
treatment of our own, and we are oen-
Tie to prisoners. We are still the most
humane army in the world and alw.vs
will be. Our company is poino 70 he
decorated in a few days with the Com.
Dat infantry Medal. A very beautiful
due enamel, with a silver rifle in the
center and wreath beneath US. Our
company was only authorized n certair
per cent. but was granted more because
OF the work they did. 7 of our officers
are getting them, and even though I
aont feel worthy of it, they're giving
me one too. Sorry | got started.
Hope the day win be soon, that | can
ride to Lexington with you again. Give
ohc'e Diamond. Uncle Henry and Mr..
+ rancis Herbert my regards.
Very sincerely,
JOHNNY.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-07-06
1t. Tommie Taylor
Receives Promotion

Mr.. and Mrs. T. R. Taylor received
word last week that their son, End Lit.
Thomas r. Taylor. Jr., had been promot-
ed to the rank of LIST 1t. effective June
10th. 1t. Taylor went into service in
November, 1910 with the local Battery
B of the Mississippi National Guards.
He received his training at Camp
Banding, Florida; Camp Bowie, Texas;
and attended OCS at Ft. Sill, Okla, af-
ter which he received his commission as
End 1t. in November, 1912. He was sta
toned Mt Camp Mccain until December,
1943 when his division was transferred
to Fit. Jackson, S. c.. where he is now
stationed with the s7th Division. 9l2th
FA.
1t. Taylor is married to the former
Fannie Sue Harrison of this city. Mrs.
Taylor and baby daughter, Myra are
with 1t. Taylor in South Carolina.
Before entering service, 1t. Taylor
was employed at the Strand Theater.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-07-06
Ii. Hugh |. Nichols, Jr.
Has Narrow Escape

1t. Hugh l.. Nichols, Jr., Of Lexing-
ton who is an observation pilot in the
Field Artillery somewhere in France,
had a narrow escape when his motor
stopped and he was forced down behind
enemy lines. Fortunately, his radio was
still working, and he contacted his bat
talon and after three hours in enemy
territory, was rescued.
1t. Nichols said the French were very
hospitable and that they laughed and
joked with him about his experience.
On the morning of the same day 1t
Nichols was forced down behind enemy
lines, he was flying his plane around
1000 feet when anti-aircraft flax be
gan bursting around his plane. Whei
he landed there were several holes in
his plane but he wasn't hurt.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-07-06
Duront Mfg. Co Helps
War Loan Drive

Mr.. James W. Norwood, Superintend-
ent of the Durant Manufacturing Com
pany, announced this week the puchase
Of $10,000.00 worth of Bonds by Real
Silk Hosiery Mills, of indianapolis.
Indiana, and which were allocated to
the Durant quota.
Early in 1912 the payroll plan for the
purchase Of War Bonds was started and
the employees have bought bonds con-
sistently since then. In each bond drive
they have met their part of the quots
and in this 9Th War Loan drive lis
bonds have been purchased to date.
The Durant Manufacturing Company
has % men and women in the different
branches of the Service who are proud
to know that the Company is doing their
bit in the purchase Of bonds, while they
are so patrioticallydoing their duty.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-07-06
Illinois Central
Earns IS" Award

Signsily hoaored by its second major
accident prevention award in wartime,
the Illinois Central Railroad is now fly
ing over its properties the green "S'
pennant Of the National Safety Council.
This pennant has beer awarded for con-
tinuing in 1914 the progress in accident
prevention among workers which won
for the railway organization the coun-
ellis Distinguished Service to Safety
Award for 1943.
For the first five months of 1914,
Illinois Central workers reduced their
reportable casualty rate to 6.97 per mil
lion man-hours of employment, as COM
pared with 1856 and 500, respectively.
for the corresponding periods of 194s
and 1912.
The plaque which previously came to
the Illinois Central for it's 1943 perform
anee was the first ever given a railroad.
1t rewarded the improvement made in
rising from eleventh place in 1912 to
fourth place in 1943 in the safety stand
ing of twenty Group A railroads. It
meant that in i84S the Illinois Centred
made the greatest reduction in total
employee casualty rate of any major rail-
road in the country.
Despite increases in traffic and en-
pioyment, the Illinois Central's report
able casualties among its W workers
declined from 904 in 1912 to 734 in 1943,
cutting its casualties per million man
hours worked from 9.18 in 1912 to Cos
in 1s4S, an improvement of 10 per cent.
In ~furtherance Of the national cam
paign to save manpower for warpower,
the Illinois Central will fly duplicates
of its new pennant over the h~eaduuar-
tiers of its safety reporting units as long
as those units maintain accumulatiye
casualty ratios better than the same
periods of the year preceding. These
units consist of operating divisions,
principal shops, general offices and din
ing service.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-07-06

Pfc. Edward ID. (Pete) Mclean, of
Pickens, must be pretty well known in
the army or Uncle Sans overseas mail
service is the best in the world for this
young man received a V-mail letter from
his niece, Mrs. Charlie Pettus, of Lex
ington, route one, which simply bore
his name and no address.
Pete is stationed somewhere in Eng
land and has been overseas for some
time. He has been in the service since
August. 19A2, receiving his basic train
ing at Fort Mcclellan, Ala. He also
trained at Sheppard Field, Texas. Avon
Park, Fla, and Waycross, Ga.
He is in the ground crew of the us.
Army Air Corps.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-07-06

brave men who deserved the gift Of
their skill and their long labors.
Soon the train stood empty. / got in
beside the driver of one of the last m
balances, and we started forward in the
darkening street past the people who
stood looking with grave eyes at the re-
turn of these fighters who had gone out
to keep the safety Of their homes.
Behind me in the ambulance a man
in a litter was humming to himself. He
stopped. and chuckled. Il got a tune
chasing through my head" his indomit-
able voice said, to the mar next to him,
to the driver, to n of us in the world.
around him. II can't think Of the name
of this tune"
"How's it gor" asked the driver. The
man in the litter hummed again. Tho
driver sat with his brows wrinkled, try
ing to find a name for that faint noise,
while the ambulance rolled toward the
Army general hospital where quiet wards
and comfortable beds were waiting for
the wounded men.
Soldiers and civilians were coming
out of the tavern as we sped through
small English town. They stopped and
watched the ambulance pass. Two SER
geants standing at the curb came to at
%tention and whipped their hands up in
s~alutes. A couple of men in work clothes
brought their arms up awkwardly.
I'm sorry, bud" the driver said. ~
can't think of the name Of that tune"
The mai in the litter laughed. II can't
think of it myself "Let it 60"
We went through the gate Of the hos
pital grounds, the M.P.,s ut the gate
waving us on. The ambulance reached
the receiving station, where crews Of
medical soldiers were ready with wheel
ed carts to take the wounded swiftly to
their beds and the warm drinks hat
were waiting.
While ! was stepping down from the
ambulance cab, | heard another man in
q litter speak.
"oh, N.Y." he said in a very patient
voice. "Oh, my"
He was moved away. I vent to find
Bryan, coordinator Of the receiv-
ing at the stations in his group. A regu-
lar Army man for % years, Major Bry-
ans home is on Route /. McComb, Mis-
Major Bryan said: There's another
train coming in, at another place near
here. / thought we could make it, but
guess we'd better take these ambulan-
ccs back to their home base"
We got into another ambulance, snd
rolling.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-07-06
Durunt Boy Wears
P~orutrooper's Wings

Fort Benning, Georgia Especially Pfc
Williams Kicks, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs
W. 5. Kicks of Durant has won the right
to wear Wings and Boots of the United
States Army Paratroops. He has com
pleted four weeks Of jump training dur
ing which he made five jumps from a
plane in flight the last a tactical jump
at night involving a combat problem on
landing.
In addition to producing jumpers
Parachute Specialist Training is given
20 qualified men in Communication,
Demolition, Riggers and Sewing Ma
chine Maintenance, vital skills for Air
borne troops.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-07-06
Mojor E. T. Nelson
At T%homosxiLIe, Go.

Friends of Major 4. T. Nelson will
be interested to know that he has been
sent to the Finney General Hospital of
the army at Townsville, Ga, for furth-
err observation and treatment. He has
been i'll at the army airbase hospital at
Orlando, Fla, since February 5th.
Major Nelson was flown from Or
lando to Thomasville in an ambulance
plane Friday, but the plane could not
land because of a storm. They proceed
ed back to Orlando where a storm was
also closing in. The pilot finally landed
the ship and they came back to Thomas
Vile Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-07-06

Mrs. ]. b. Browning, Mrs. Bessie Doty,
Mrs. |. G. Mabry. Mrs. W. A. Thomas.
Mrs. J. H. Browning, Mrs. ]. ]. Brown
ing, Mrs. C. A. Hansen, Mrs. Howard
Morton, Mrs. S. f. Stafford, Mrs. d. X.
Gulledge, Mrs. Sally Doty. Mrs. Martha
Schrock, Mrs. ]. ID. Neaves, Mrs. /. u.
Donald, Mrs. Eugene Parker, Jr., Mrs.
G. L. Clements, Miss Selby Stafford.
Miss Santa Tackett, Miss Mildred Kille-
brew. Miss Carrie Mae Taggart, Miss
Mary Dickerson, Miss Carolyn Bobo,
Miss Helen Davis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-07-06
Shurlds. yr.

Friends will be glad to hear that Hem
~ Shurlds, Jr., has been promoted to
the rank Of Major in the U. s.. Army
Air Corps. Major Shurlds is stationed
somewhere in England and has flown
over a hundred contpat hours, ,.ld has
been awarded the Air Medal.
He is the son of Mrs. Henry Shurlds,
Sr., of Tchula and his wife is the for
mer Leslie Rhyme. Mrs. Shurlds and lit.
tie daughter now reside with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rhyme of
Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-07-06
Essential Employers
Hold Meeting 11th

All essential employers Of Durant
and vicinity are urged to meet at the
City Hall Tuesday, July 18th at s:14 p.
M, to discuss the new War Manpower
Commission Sterilization Plan. This
meeting is important and it: is. hoped
that every employer, essential and those
less essential, will be represented.
W. E. HOWELL, Mayor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-07-06
Tehul

Mrs. CASTOR Lyons, Mrs. Ed Foose.
Mrs. s. ]. Foose, Mrs. O. Nixon, Mrs.
Wilbur Marshall. Mrs. Bob Austin. Mrs.
Bill Marshall. Mrs. Mac Unger, Mrs. w.
W.. Woody, Mrs. c. r. Hamiin.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-07-06
Durani Boy Among First Troops 10
Enter Rome After Downfall

1t. Johnny Dinas, young son Of MT
and Mrs. A. X. Dinas, Of Durant was
among the first American troops to en-
ter Rome and his account of that his
tory-making day in a letter to the edi-
tor will be of interest to many of our
readers:
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-07-06

Italy
Thursday Evening
4:15 June %. 1914
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-08

Payment for e second weeks va cation will be made Tuesday to em- ployes of the Waterbury plants of the Chase Brass @ Copper com pany, according to joint state- ment issued today by the concern and the. Chase Workers Union, local 566, I. M. M. & s. Workers, CIO.
 Under terms of the agreement all hourly and piecework employees and all maintenance and construction electrical workers, if they qualified for five years or more of service, will be eligible to receive the addt- tional vacation pay.
 The ruling applies not only to the Waterbury plants represented by the union but also to the Noera Manu- featuring Company of this city and a mill in Cleveland. The Inter- national brotherhood of Electrical workers Union was instrumental in obtaining the extra pay for the electrical workers.
 When the Company and the Union began negotiations for the renewal of the yearly contract, the Union asked the Company for extra vacation pay for longer service en1- ployes, and when the contract was completed it contained such a clause, subject to the approval of the War Labor Board, which is nec- essary in such cases. The Company and Union asked the Labor Board
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-08
FINANCE BOARD
 FARLEY NOV. l6
$3,OOO Payment to Pirnie for Sewage Disposal
 Plant to Be Made

The City of Waterbury and Mall colin Pirnie will complete the first part of their contract relative to preparation of plans for sewage disposal plant some time this month, it is expected. A final monthly pay ment of $3,000 to MT. Pirnie is due following the next regular meeting of the Board of Finance, which will take place on Thursday, November 16.
 When the Pirnie plans are corn- pleted and are accepted by City En- gineer Charles A. Root final pay ment of $7,0OO will be made to the New York engineer. The original contract, which was drawn up in February of this year called for six monthly payments of $3,OOO each and the final settlement of $7,OOO or total of $25,0O0.
 Seven specific services were to have been performed by MT. Pirnie in fulfilling his contract with the city, such as procuring before mak- ing any designs such data as quarl- tity and character of sewage flow subsequent to submission of the re- port; a preliminary memorandum and sketch to be submitted to local and state officials prior to starting the detailed plans.
 In addition MT. Pirnie has agreed to submit detailed plan, including specifications, acceptable to the au- thorities and in such form as to all competitive bids to be sought for the work entailed. This will also in- clude as estimate of the cost of the job, based on current prices and the quantity of the item of work shown in the contract documents.
 MT. Pirnie also expects to consult with local and state officials in the development of the plans and the project itself. Six complete sets of plans, specifications, and estimates are to be submitted.
 Finally review of the plans for the Mad River interceptor, which will be linked into the sewage dis posal system and which is being de- signed by the city, will b made by MT. Pirnie.
 While local officials have not ex- pressed any definite opinions as to when the sewage disposial plant might be started, it has generally been considered as postwar pro- ject, even though State Water Com- mission officials have continued to press for action locally throughout the entire period of the war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-08
Additional Vacation
 Pay For Chase Crews
Riding Applies to Local Plants, Noera Manufacturing
 Company and Cleveland Mill

to approve of their plan and the Board gave approval on October 27.
 The additional vacation allow ance applies to hourly and piece work employees in the Chase Metal Works, Chase Rolling Mill, and Wa terbufy Manufacturing Company plants, who have been on the active payroll of the Company for five or more years on May 2S, 1944. These employees will receive 1.695 of their total earnings for services during the f1fty-two preceding weeks, ex- cept that any services prior to a voluntary quit, discharge. or lay- of for more than a year, or fail- u1re to return after recall notice, would not be taken into account for eligibility.
 The War Labor Board has also approved another vacation provis- ion which allows men leaving for the Armed Services to receive any vacation pay due them on entering the service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-08
WEST FARM YOUTH PRISONER OF WAR
Private Romeo Suffredini
 Held By Nazis; Other State Men Detained

The following Connecticut soldiers arc held as prisoners of war by Germany, the War Department an- nounced Tuesday.
 Burton, Tech. Sgt. William G. Mrs. Mae Burton, mother, 2898 Main street, Bridgeport.
 Ciccarelli, Pvt. Alfred s. - Salva- tore Ciccarelli, father, 137 Llyod street, New Haven.
 Mockevcius, Cpl. Joseph B. - Mrs. Sophie Mockevcius, mother, 387 Warren street, Bridgeport.
 OBrien, Sgt. James w. = Mrs. Eleanor R. O'Briell, wife, 223 Whit ney avenue, Bridgeport.
 O'Brien, Staff Sgt. Warren K. - James H. OBrien, father. 94 Milan street, Hartford.
 Powell, End It. Kenneth R.-Mrs. Eva s. Powell, mother, 236 Laurel street, Hartford.
 Salvaggio, Sgt. Steve J.-Mrs Jo- sephine Salvaggio, mother, 57 Par aIlel street Bridgeport.
 Sandone, Pvt. William-Mrs. Ru- zena Sandone, wife, Route 10, Box 94, Fairfield.
 Shulaj Pvt. John F.-Mrs. Sue P. Ostrowski, sister, 26 Victoria street, Torrington.
 Simone, Pvt. Francis L. - Mrs. Theresa L. Simeone, mother, 165 Gilman street, Hartford.
 Smithers, 2nd It. Howard B. - Mrs. Jeannette ". Smithers, mother, Salisbury.
 Suffredini, Pvt. Romeo L. Mrs. Mary Bucci, mother, 36 West Farm street, Waterbury.
 Sutula, Sgt. Frank P.-Miss Fran ces Sutula, sister, Mountain road. West Sufield.
 Testone, Pvt. Constantine E. - Emanuel Testone, father 147 Center street, Shelton.
 Thomson, 2nd It. Edwin W.-Mrs Marguerite K. Thomson, wife, 328 Wakelee avenue, Stratford.
 White, Sgt. George C.-Mrs. Phyl- lis White, wife, 566 Prospect ave- nue. Hartford.
 zukunft, 2nd It. Werner P. = Frederick K. zukunft, father, 43 Orchard street, New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-08
Joseph MacD Donald
 Overseas 6 Months
Birch Street Private First Class RifTeman With In-
 fantry Division in Southwest Pacific

service in combat areas. A member of the Calalry Reconnaissance Troop of the Americal Division, MacDon- aid serves as a rifleman.
 He wears the threater ribbon with campaign stars.
 The Americal Division, whose name is a combination of America and New Caledonia, is the only name division in combat today. It was the first Army unit to go on the offensive in this war when it went to Guadalcanal in October, 1942, to augment the Marines there, and it fought through to final vic- tory February g, 1943.
 This veteran Division is com mander by Major General Robert B. Mcclure, of Palo Alto, Califor- mia, who saw action at Guadalcanal and led the amphibious attack that took vella Lavella in the Solomons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-08
CHESHIRE BOARD MEETING TODAY
Some Action May Be Forth. coming at RefOrnlatOry
 as Result

whether or not action was to be taken today by the board of direc- tors of the Cheshire Reformatory ae its meeting today, The Democrat had not learned at press-hour, put today's meeting was the first to pc held since it was recently estab- lisl1ed locally that the board plan- ned many changes in the opera ton of the institution, some of which might even involve present personnel.
 Today's meeting was the regularly scheduled November meeting of the board, which includes Senator-elect Patrick J. Wallace of this city as secretary and former State Senator Joseph R. Neill of Watertown as chairman. MT. Neill was recently elected chairman to succeed Fred- erick M. Adler of New Haven, who resigned after 8 quarter of a cen- tury of service.
 It has been reported that the present board has been critical of methods employed at the Cheshire school and desires more modern and liberal treatment of inmates. Whether or not such changes, as have been rumored, will be pro- posed today was not readily ascer- tained.
 Also under discussion apparently was the official position of Supt. George Erskine, who was criticized by board members for conducting archaic administration" Also re- gently MT. Erskine was the subject of letter of commendation from the American Prison association for his twenty-five years of service.