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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-22
Gen. Patton Vas gendary Figure
Long Before His Success Operseas

IN another occasion a German
ll.lnch shell landed 30 vSfsds fron
mouse in which Patton Had take1
snelter. The windows of the house
were knocked out and guard wa,
injured. But Patton was unscath
ed. was oiiSea Ill
once Patton's little command
plane was nicked by the bullets o:
German craft, but Patton es
capped then, too.
Patton's legend was built UPON in
cldents like these:
The Third Army was about te
cross the icy Sure river in Ger
many into hail of enemy gunfire
ration himself, ignoring the en-.
envy bullets, leaped into the stream
ahead OF his men and swan across.
once during the North African
campaign he ordered a visiting
Major General to "get to the tor
bit" e'' q
Ills own tank in the African cam.
palgn had a yellow-striped turret
with two metal flags in front-one
the corps insignia, the other his
major generals two stars. Patton
would sit in the tuSret, head and
shoulders protruding, scanning 90.
eratlons and splitting out dust and
explosives. On his head was a shock
helmet-not CT, but one of his own
design.
Patton's pomp made him the awe
OF native populations. Besides the
pearl-handled pistols, he often wore
a leather-encased, needle-pointed
French sword. He was CARRIED in
fancy-cut riding breeches and put
tees much Of the time, and wore
a shiny helmet.
Known as a lover of sartorial
elegance himself, even in the field,
ne was the bane of those who were
careless in such matters. Infan-
trynen who knew him as "Old
Blood and Cuts" THE Green Hor-
net" Gorgeous George or just
plain George" were well aware
of the sharpness of his tongue.
Said one of them, just fresh from
the sound of Patton's high-pitched
voice:
Man, you haven't lived until
you've been cussed by "Old Blood
and Cuts"
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"chain of command reporting.
The public relations section was
given immediate access to these
reports and they in turn were CIV
en- to newspapermen. In addition,
public relations officers of each
division used Army Signal COM
munications to transmit bulletins
and stories of actions. The result
was that the world press and ra-
do were out with the news many
times before adjacent armies knew
what had happened.
Courier planes, light liaison
craft, flew back and forth from
the mobile press camp-which at
times was ahead of division COM
mand posts-to bring back the
news of correspondents at the head
of armored columns.
In addition, two briefings were
held daily for correspondents at
the press camp, where an opera
tons room had been set up. This
operations room was a duplicate
of the G-3 Operations and c.
(intelligence) sections at Third
Army headquarters, where two
liaison officers and two enlisted
men constantly watched and re-.
ported the progress of the ram
paging Third Army. Nothing was
held back.
Patton was known to his friends
as George" or Lucky Six
the lucky being taken from the
code name for his headquarters
and the six from the three stars
he wore on each shoulder during
the five campaigns in which he
participated.
Patton never evaded news
mans questions, and as a result
he was directly responsible for a
blanket censorship of statements
made by general officers. Before
Generals quote was released for
publication, it first had to be ap-
proved by the chief censor at
General Omar N. Bradley's
Twelfth Army group. This rule
held until the war ended.
Patton's staff said that any 9TH
er General who got into hot water
as often as Patton would have been
fired long ago, but, they said, "Ike
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knows when he's got something
good"
i So many jokes have been told
about George that it's hard to
tell where fact ended and fiction
began. But here is ore story
can vouch for. It happened in 1942
on the California desert. where
Patton was putting the first ar.
mored corps through its PAGES.
A strict disciplinarian, Patton in.
sisted that the uniform be worn
correctly, even on the blistering
desert. But while driving along
the highway one afternoon he saw
linesman at work atop a tele-
phone pole. He was clad only in
shoes and trousers.
Patton's jeep screeched to halt,
and the shiny booted General
bounced out.
Come down here this instant, ="
he beloved at the linesman.
The linesman looked down at him
and replied, I'm busy" He con-
tinued to tug at the wires.
Patton began to shake with rage.
II said to come down here i'm
mediately," he roared.
ooh, all right" the linesmen re-
piled, tucking his pillars into his
hip pocket and climbed slowly
down. He faced the General, his
hands on his hips. well, what do
you want"
Patton nearly burst. "What's
your name? What's your outfit?
Why aren't you in uniform?"
my name is Joe Morgan" the
linesman replied. my outfit is
the Bell Telephone company, and
you can 60 to the devil"
Contrary to belief, Patton was
deeply religious man. Before he
turned his army north from Lor.
raine to nip Rundstedt's Ardennes
counter-offensive, Patton had pray.
ed for good weather.
1--WE got to have good weather
SO Weyland's (Maj. Gen. Otto P.
Weyland, commander of the 18th
Tactical Air Force) planes can 20
to work." Patton said. lie ordered
the Third Army Chaplain to print
100000 Christmas greetings, on the
back of which was printed a pray
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Once in the heat of battle youns
lieutenant was informed there wa.
a message for him from Pattor
and, pleased, the officer asked
what it was. The courier replied
1.-The General said for you to pu
your leggings on"
Patton cussed out enlisted mar
and officer alike. But his soft side
showed often. Once, informed of the
death of an aide at the front, he
broke into tears, mumbling: 'In
acting like an old FOOL
But in his attempts to inspire E
man to feats of bravery-or to bull
ly him into it-he might lay him
out for minutes at time in fierce
and often oratorical invective. Their
softt-voiced, he wound add a few
words OF encouragement and pal
the man on the back.
A sparkling success in war, Pat
ton was constantly getting in diff.
cultles because of his thunderous
announcements, or his quick tenn.
per.
The first big wave of criticism
was the soldier-slapping incident in
Sicily. Then, in the spring of 1914
in London he made a speech in
which he said cit is our destiny to
rule the world-we Americans and
British and of course, the Rus
sians." In Congress representatives
got hot under the collar. The War
Department quickly disavowed the
remark and said it was Patton S
personal view. But later, after VIC
tory upon spectacula victory, Con-
gress was to ring with Patton S
praises.
Even home on leave, Patton ex-
ercised his facility for getting into
hot water. His remarks to a Sum
day school class that there always
would be wars drew bitter criti-
cism.
It was this facet of his person
ality which caused censorship to
forbid publication of his statements
from the time of the drive across
France until We Day. After We
Day, Patton made statement, and
Patton promptly got into trouble
over it.
He was removed from the COM
mand of his beloved Third Army
and the eastern military district in
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No. The Associated Press

~ George Smith Patton, Jr.,
u 's;o, for more than 80 years,
sali, With the tongue of muleskin-
pe' sleeant disciplinarian of the
hl;: J.. md -polish' school, was a
s long before his spectacular
s s was done in Europe.
~ ~: "" iob was war, and he did it
n! n'' skill that often amazed his
s sna, s,,es. But as a diplomat the
eo ~ esroST.1eather cavalryman who
hsp ,sht tank warfare to peak of
a .vgteetion failed completely. He
'.. constantly in hot water.
va M,s story of Patton In World War
:; nv the story of a lightning series
:, - Allied victories from America
sos u France and Germany to
austria and Czechoslovakia.
'1 rse Patton legend lowered in
T.. African campaign, when the
u. sring. cussing tankman, two
....s.,r1.handled six-shooters swing
l pss' from his hips, led American
as in the conquest of Tunisia.
W ~ Snowman Patton, danger was
no privilege of an officer, and he
vas VA constantly at the front.
W. His doctrine was expressed pithi-
L.. ave shall attack and attack
.w,ti1 we are exhausted, and then
r r, shall attack again"
" He carried out this doctrine with
.nsctacular success in Europe,
, n his Third Army was born
. . the invasion. He led the Third
seross the Seine, the Loire, the
lioselle, the saar, the Rhine, the
n.nube and a score of lesser rivers.
His men stormed the Siegfried line
# will, took Metz, Coblenz, Trier,
frankfurt and countless other
,tes They alone liberated or con-
auered $4,000 square miles Of ter
ritory. They fought in France, Bel
sljrl Luxembourg, Germany,
T7echoslovakia and Austria. They
captured more than 100000 Nazi
,oldigs. and killed or wounded at
last half million others.
Patton himself narrowly missed
,eing a casualty on a number of
occasions. Once, when a huge rail-
vsy gun was being employed by
he Germans, a 7oo-pound shell
spded within eight feet of him. It
vas dud. |
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er for clear skies. They were dis
tributed to his troops.
AS his counter-attack got under
way, the clouds dispersed and a
freak in the winter weather brought
five days of sunny skies. During
those five days, the Thunderbolts
of 10th TAG had a field day, blast
ing enemy tanks and columns as
they retreated back toward the
Belgian-German and LUXEMBOURG
German borders.
Patton telephoned his Chaplain.
Print another hundred thousand
OF those prayers" he said.
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By JAMES w. CAMPBELL
United Press Staff Corresnonde,


ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 21-W.H-
reporting the actions of General
George S. Patton, Jr., and his Third
Army was a dream assignment for
neWspapermen and his public re.
latlons staff, for he had no secrets
Not only was Patton a naturally
colortul figure, but his every plan
OF oper1ions, including the famous
Cobra which spilled his tanks and
motorized infantry out of Norman
oy TO race across France, was told
TO the 81 correspondents who were
assigned to his army as soon as
they were perfected. The newsmen
knew long in advance where they
should get the news, and cornmu-
nlcations facilities accompanied
them to the points of armored
columns so they could file their
stories.
When Patton formed his head
quarters at Knutsford, England, in
March, 1914, he called in Major
r. D. (Jack) Widmer, his new pub
lie relations officer.
Il want you to form a public re-
lations staff that will funation, -
he told the Julesburg, ColoA inch
er. THE sky is the limits But I
want the job done"
Wldmer and 18th Army group Of
ficers drew up plans calling for
Battlefield wire SERVICE mo-
bile press camp to accommodate
30 correspondents, adequate trans
portation, commercial radio sta
ton, three airplanes to be used
as communications, and myriad
other necessities.
Patton, anticipating a lightning
push, already had arranged for
cavalry squadron to be split into
two and three-man teams. Each
team was to accompany combat
elements and radio reports of &C
tlOn-a radical departure from the
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DRIVE SUCCEEDS

NEW BERN, Dec. 81. - With
the doll hospital and toy shop over
flowing with toys, the citywide
collection of gifts for needy child
rem was termed an outstanding sue
cess. Those in charge report that
every child in the county will re-
ceive Christmas toys this year.
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Reporting Patton Vas Dream Task
FOR Correspondents throughout War

EDITORS NOTE: The fol-
lowing was written by a form
er Captain who served for three
years as assistant public rela-
lions officer on the staff of Gen.
George S. Patton, Jr.
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NEW MAILING RECORD

NEW BERN, Dec. Fl. - A mall
ing peak of 1920 letters and post
cards was set here Tuesday, to
top all previous records made at
the local postoffice, reports Post
master R. R. Eagle.
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arn TO 90 and with plenty newly acquired tank
warfare Patton called Washington July and ordered to
prepare for the North African INVASION Western
Task force 49, and moppng up in
anca oy november On American soil during
ana again on the 1ndo California desert he
men through just such problems
African
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NO HURDLE TOO TOUGH FOR BORN TO SADDLE
he could turn polo pony dime take jumpers
With skill that brought him prize trophies off,
up on cavalry
1909 George lieutenant
was assigned the Cavalry Sheridan ILL., years
e was riding with Pershings Mexico Born in San Gabriel
IaAona 1885, long great
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TRADED HORSES FOR TANKS WORLD WAR
out of French Chapeu after we entered
World War 1t Patton acquainted with
his
command of the Brigade leading it in
typical Argonne and other
With the end he Army
Staff temporary Major General
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Rationinq News

Processed Foods-Blue Stamps
CO, DE-, Ed, F., GO, now valid, ex-
pire April %. H2, J2, K2, LIZ, M,
now valid, expire June 2. NJ, P2,
o., RI, SO, now valid, expire June
80, 10, 10. w, VIZ, X2, now valid,
expire July 81.
Meats and fats-Red Stamps-T5,
- VIZ WIS Ks now valid, expire
April %. VS., rs, Az, BE-, CO, DE-
Wand, expire June 2. E2, F2
CO, HI, J2. now valid, expire june
30. K2, LIZ, M2, NJ, Pc, now valid
.xpire July 81.
S~uger-Sugar Stamp No. IS good
for five pounds, expire June 2.
Shoes-Airplane Stamps No. 1, 2
and 3 nov good. g9a
Gasoline AIS coupons valic
through June 81. Rationing rules
now require that each car owner
write his license number and state
on each coupon in his possession as
soon as it is issued to him by his
local rationing board. Your mileage
rationing record must be presented
to the board when applying for sup
Elemental B and c gasoline rations
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-19
Bobby Moe Lipsey
Wins Essay Prize

Miss Bobby Mae Lipsey of Lex
lngton High School was county win
ner OF the essay contest on "The
Effects Of Alcohol on Man" All
members Of each high school senior
class are eligible to enter this CON
Test.
The best essay from each high
school was given to the County
Committee composed of Miss Jessie
a lsdel, Mrs. /. c. New, and Mrs
and Mrs Billie Montague, who judg-
ID the papers and decided on the
paper written by Miss Lipsey.
The Board of Supervisors may
authorize in their discretion a prize
of $4,000 out of a general county
fund. The best county essay is sem
to the state. The pupil winning frs
place in the state will be given ont
year scholarship in any one of the
State aided colleges and all service
fees in such college.
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o'clock On Wednesday evening.
The program was opened with the
singing of Love Lifted Me-.
Mrs. Zilpha Mansell had charge
of the program and gave the last Of
a series of talks on Love-. Mrs.
Mansell showed that to be a true
Christian n must possess real love
and to have real love one must have
God in his heart for God is Love-.
The program was closed with
prayer.
The summer school session at
Holmes Junior College will begin
Monday, June 4th.
Dates of the summe school terms
are as follows: First term, June 4th-
June %; Second term, June 25-July
Id; Third term, July 16-August 4:
Fourth term, August 6-August Is.
Students may enter at the begin
ming of any three weeks term.
College and high school courses
and the Concentrated Business
Course will be offered.
Summer school bulletins are Off
the press and may be obtained BY
those students who are interested in
attending.
For further information write r
M. Branch, President or G.. j. Ever
EFT, Dean, Goodman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-19
Adnenne Wilkes To
Be Married Soon

Of interest to Durant friends is
the announcement Of the engage
ment of Miss Adrienne Wilkes Hill,
which appeared in the Pittsburg,
Penn, Post-G Gazette, on Tuesday,
April 10, 1945.
DR.. and Mrs. Henry Harrington
Hill of Pitcairn place announce the
engagement of their daughter, Ad-
rienne Wilkes Hill, to kirkland
Wiley Todd, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kirkland Wiley TODD of Woodland
Road.
Miss Hill attended the University
of Kentucky and was graduated
from Vassar College in the class of
1914.
MI. Todd was graduated from the
Choate School; attended Cornell
University, and is now a junior in
the medical school of the University
of Pittsburg.
Mrs. Hill is the former Eloise
Wilkes, daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. B. B. Wilkes, of Durant. They
have made their home in Pittsburgh
for the past several years where DR..
Hill is superintendent of the Pitts
burgh Schools.
The nuptials will be said some
time in June.
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HEALTH NOTES

Total Births Reported, n; White,
8; Colored, SO.
Total Deaths Reported, "a; White.
4; Colored, 20.
Total Male Births Reported, "a:
Female, 81; Total Male Deaths Re-
ported, IL; Female, Is.
Total Live Births Reported, So;
White. 8; Colored, go.
Total Still Births Reported, 8;
White, 0; Colored, 8.
Total Live Births in Hospital, z;
Total Deaths in Hospital, l.
Total Births Reported in Holmes
County, March, 1944-94;
Total Deaths Reported in Holmes
County, March, 1944-26.
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SO6l6tu X Clubs X Personals
Durunt BPW Club
Elects New Officers

The Durant Business and Profess
sional Women held their regular
business meeting on April 18th in
Hotel Durant. The meeting was
opened with silent prayer in mem
DRY of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Club
business was attended to and cor
respondence read.
The club voted their Most Out
standing Member for the year l944",
Mrs. Lille Brown.
Election of officers was held with
the following members elected.
President, Mrs. Norma Alsbury;
lst Vice-President, Mrs. Helen Ash
ley; End Vice-President, Mrs. Lille
Brown; Treasurer, Mrs. Jessie
Lewis; Recording Sec, Mrs. Virginia
Kealhofer; Corresponding Sec, Mrs.
Mary Phillips.
The club adjourned to meet again
on Thursday, April 26th.
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Former Duront Teacher
Now At Norfolk, Va.

FRIENDS of M. P. Smith, former
memoer OF the Durant school facul-
w. VII OF interested to know he
IS n tne navy with the rank of en-
sign and is stationed at Norfolk, Va.
Ensign Smith in a letter to friends
nere said he wanted any boys from
Durant stationed in that vicinity to
OF sure and look him up as he would
be delighted to see them.
his address is: Ensign M. P.
Smith, S239 McCloy Road, Oakdale
Farms, Norfolk, 5. Virginia.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-19
Ann Joyce Odom
Makes Honorary Frat

Ann Joyce Odom was one of the
nine girls at MSCW who were pied
ged into the Alpha Gamma Chapter
OF Pi Omega Pi, National Honorary
Fraternity. Membership in this fra.
ternity is based upon scholastic av-
erage, semester hours credit, and
student governmental record.
Ann Joyce was elected secretary
of the Chapter for the session OF
l945-46, at the meeting held on April
ii. She will be a senior next year
She is the daughter of MI. and Mrs
G. H. Odom, of Durant.
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Cord of franks

We want to express to each of you
our sincere appreciation and thanks
for every expression of your kind
ness and sympathy, when we receiv-
ed the message of the death of our
o and brother.
May the Lord bless each of you.
Mrs. Daniel Mcmillan
Mrs. Howard Mitchell
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-19

Mrs. A. B. Mansell, Jr., of Canton,
and Mr.. and Mrs. j.. M. Powers, of
Franklin, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Martin last weekend,
coming especially at this time to
visit Coxswain w. c. Martin, Jr.,
home on leave from the navy.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-19
STRAND THEATRE

FriduY & Saturday
SWEET AND Low DOWN"
With Benny Goodman and His
Orchestra
Linda Darnell, Lynn Bari and
Jack Oakie
MAN FROM RIO GRANDE"
Monday & Tuesday
LAURA"
Starring Gene Tierney and
Dana Andrews
Wednesday, & Thursday
Humphrey Bogart with Lauren
Becall in
ITO HAVE OR HAVE NOT"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-19

Friends of Hobo" Aldy and Bus
ter Phillips will be interested to
hear the report they were a part of
the honor guard from the navy a.
the funeral of our late President in
Washington, D. c.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-19

Mrs. Marcus Love and Miss Ell
elyn Baine shopped in Kosciusl
Monday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-19

Sgt. Wilbur Reed is visiting Mrs
Reed in the home of her father, Mr.
]. T. Nicely.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-19

Mrs. w. B. Nicol is the guest of
her son and family in Grenada.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-19

Mrs. James Taylor and children
spent the weekend in Greenwood
N the home of her parents.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-19

Mrs. G.. w. Drane visited her sis.
ter, Mrs. Walter Rayner in Green
vile this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-19

Friends of James "Son" Taylor are
glad to know he is able to resume
his duties with the railroad.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-19

Mr.. and Mrs. F. v. McCullar were
Jackson visitors today.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-19

Among those called here because
of the death of Mr.. M. L. Roby were
his sons, M. E. Roby, of Yazoo City,
and Shelby Roby, of Kosciusko;
daughters, Mrs. Clyde Wherry and
Mrs. Horace Chamberlain, both OF
Dallas, Texas, and Mrs. Alex Staple
ton, of Lakeland, Fla, granddaugh-
ter.
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Cord Of Trunks

We want to take this means to
express u sincere appreciation to
all those who helped extinguish the
fire at our home this week. We want
you to know that we will always be
grateful to you for your fine service
and are thankful the damage was
not excessive.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Lyon
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-19

Mrs. w. S. Kicks spent the week
end with her daughter, Miss Marth;
Lou Kicks, in Memphis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-19
Holmes Junior COLLEGE

The international Relations Club
met Tuesday night in Mr.. Monta-
CUES classroom.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, Margaret Harris,
who was in charge of the program.
She gave an interesting talk on THE
Peoples Cause. Then the group
entered into an open discussion on
the different ways that peace should
be administered. Many problems,
which are to be found by the World
of Tomorrow were mentioned.
The meeting was closed by a pray
er for peace led by Kelly Maxwell.
The honor roll for the month of
March was recently announced by
Dean G. ]. Everett.
Sophomore listed on the honor
roll were: Robert McGovern, John
Tucker, Margaret Harris, Esther
Helm, Willard Journey, Kelly Max
well, Jeane Rosbuck, and Lois Toll
lieon.
Freshmen making the honor roll
were: Martha Jean Fergerson, Eve
lyn Hand, Mary Nita Irving, Elaine
Jenkins, Lynn Mitchell, Elouise
Moore, Anna Madden, Jerry Nail,
Nell Sigh, Jane Wilburn, and Helen
King.
Listed on the twelfth grade honor
roll were: Christine Covington, Vir-
ginia Holder, and Mildred Kille-
brew.
Listed on the eleventh grade
honor roll was Hernie 10 Hawkins.
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not excessive.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Lyon
Mrs. Robert Ray, Mrs. Harvey
Baine and Miss Ethelyn Baine were
Jackson visitors this week.
Mrs. Sally Hudson, of Ripley, is
visiting her brother, A. H. and Bob
Brown, this week.
Sgt. Gordon Leard is home on
%furlough from Florida for IS days.
Mrs. A. H. Brown was a Jackson
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. Clyde Stokes and Mrs. w. E.
Thomas have returned from Win
field, Ala.
Miss Rosemary Howell, Millsaps
College, spent the weekend at
home.
Mrs. Jessie Sweeney has returned
to Yazoo City after visiting here.
Miss Ann Howard, Ole Miss, spent
the weekend at home.
Mrs. Clarence Robertson and jan
ice were Kosciusko visitors Satur-
day.
APARTMENT FOR RENT: Three
rooms and private bath. Mrs. z. G.
Bacon, Phone 1853, Durant. 32-tfnp
FOR SALE: Home on Mulberry
Street, Phone Mrs. R. G. Elmore,
Durant, SOW. 32-tfnp