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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08
Commissioner Here
To Aid Veterans

Cecil Conerly, assistant state service
commissioner, will spend two days In
Holmes county nsxt week to advise with
and assist discharged veterans who
have problems incidental to their mill
tary servfes or their Establishment to
civilian IifA. nsa@ hscfs -
Mr.. Co .srly will BE- in Lexington at
the court house on Tuesday, March 18th,
and in Durant at the Veterans Service
Center in the Merchants and Farmers
Bank Bldg. on Wednesday, March 18th.
He will be glad to meet and advise
With the dependents Of any person who
has died In service.
The State Service Commission was
created by the Mississippi Legislature
in 1924 to assist veterans Of all wars
and their dependents in dealing with
Federal agencies. There Il no charge
for any service given by the commits
sion.
P. H. Williams. Lexington. and F. "
McCullar, Durant, service officers OF
the two American Legion Posts in Hol-
mes county, urge every person eligible
and interested to see Mr.. Conerly.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08
Porenthood Is Americas
Number One Job

Calling parenthood Americas number
one job, Dr.. William G. Hollister, Mis-
sissippi State Board Of Health, remind
ed parents that the social changes and
problems which confront the adolescent
are equally as important a the physi-
cal and mental problems which he en-
counters during this period.
developing good social health is
simply a matter Of developing a normal
relationship to other people and to
society" he explained. "Normal social
growth largely depends upon group ex-
periences gained during the early years
of adolescence. Parents should encour-
age their children to participate in
worthwhile clubs, for it Is through such
group activities that the child gains
his most valuable lessons in getting
along with others.
Providing proper recreational facili-
ties o adolescents is an important
factor in the prevention of Juvenile de-
li~nquency, according to the physician
who said, "A home that is open to
young peoples friends can soon become
a dating center which contributes to the
social health and popularity Of the
children, n keep them relatively free
from the type Of recreation that so Of
ten leads to delinquency.
THE wise parent prepares himself
by reading and discussion so that he
can help his child meet the puzzling
adjustments of adolescence, said DR.
Hollister. ut is up to the home to build
values n standards Of behavior into
the growing Personality. II this home
guidance is ~inadequats the child oftsn
fails to attain social maturity, and be-
comes n who is unable to sdjust -
society or get along with othsrs." !
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08
George Atkinson Is
Promoted To Coptoin

A U. S. Troop Carrier Base, Some
where. in France-Recently at a Troop
Carrier base in France, George Akin
son, Of Pickens, Miss, was promoted to
the rank of Captain. Captain Atkinson
has been overseas since February Of
1914 and is under Major General Paul
L. Williams U. S. Troop Carrier Forces.
which is the American Air Arm of the
First Allied Airborne Army. .
For his units participation in three
major airborne invasions, Capt. Atkin-
son wears three campaign stars in his
European theatre ribbon. His unit par
ticipated in the assaults on Normandy.
Southern France and Holland. In addi-
ton to these awards he is entitled to
wear the Presidential citation for ac-
complishments in the D-Day invasion.
He is a graduate Of Mississippi Uni
and attended the Air Force In
te~lligence School at Harrisburg, Penn
He Is tI.c son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed At
of Pickens. His wife, Mrs. Julia
Atkinson, resides at 1909 State Street
Jackson, Miss. g.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08
Holmes Scouts To
Hold Court of Honor
At Goodman Mar. IS

Scouts of Holmes District will con-
vene at Goodman, Miss, on Thursday,
March 18th at $500 p. M. for their reg
ular District Court Of Honor with the
Goodman Troop in charge OF the Activi-
ties which include Scouting demonstra-
tons as well as a Movie which will be
shown.
An interesting meeting promises to
be in store for all who attend.
The Court of Honor will be followed
by a short District Committee Meeting
at which time each Committeeman will
report on his Activities during the past
two months and propose any action
which he may have in mind for the en-
suing months.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08
Ii. Hugh |. Nichols. Jr.
Serving In Germany

With the First U. s. Army In Ger
many-First Artillery unit to fire on
Barneville, France, and other towns on
the west coast Of the Cotentin Peninsula
in support Of the infantry who cut the
neck Of that Normandy terrain which
resulted in the fall Of Cherbourg, was
the 172nd Field Artillery Battalion, It
was announced recently at Lieutenant
General Courtney Hodges First United
States Army headquarters.
Formerly the first battalion Of the
l72nd Field Artillery Regiment Of the
New Hampshire National Guard, the
present unit became a battalion in
February, 1941. Originating in Manches-
ter, the outfit was equipped with l55mm
howitzers, but was converted to 4.5-inch
guns in August, 1s4S.
1t. Hugh L. Nichols. Jr., Lexington is
a member Of this battalion.
Lit. Colonel John J. Hayes, 8 Pine
Street, Concord, New Hampshire, is the
commanding officer Of the battalion
which has compiled a total of $4,000
rounds Of ammunition fired in just
four months combat.
The battalion was personally COM
mended for Its work in support of the
9Th Infantry Division during the Cher
bourg Campaign by Major General Man
ton S. Eddy, then commander Of the
division.
Reaching the coas of France and
landing in Normandy on d plus 8, the
172nd has been engaged in every major
acton that First Army troops have had.
1t fought up the Cherbourg Peninsula:
at the Battle of the Breakthrough,
south of st. Lo; fired into the Falaise
Gap; fired in support of troops forcing
across the Franco-Belgian border, and
reached Germany on l6 September at
Walheim.
Twice, men of the battalion have
been engaged in pitched battles with
German infantry. Once at Pont Brocard,
France, during the B~reakthrough, and
again hear Freres, Belgium, just over
the French frontier. The outfit captur-
ed approximately $50 prisoners during
these debacles.
Cpl. John w. Walker, Of North Con-
way, New Hampshire, was awarded the
Silver Star for gallantry in action at
Point Brocard. Three others Of the i72nd
have been recommended for the French
Croix do Gasrrs.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08
West Youth Helps
Isolated Med. Unit

With the Fifth Army, ~Italy-Sgt. Jes-
Sc L. War, auto mechanic, son of Mrs.
Lottie G. McKelland, of Ri. 8, West,
Miss, is a member of the 31Oth Engi-
neer Combat Battalion, which recently
built a cable tramway to ~reestablish
contact with an inundated medical unit
near the Pc Valley in Italy. Floods had
isolated tho medical outfit, and only
the improvised supply route kept the
stranded unit In. operation and provided
for evacuation, Of. wounded. ,.1r.-, ',
Keeping roads up 20 the infantry is
the 3l0th's primary mission. but It
fought along the Arno River rs infan-
try, cleared mines from roads subject.
ed to German artillery, mortar and tank
fire, Clipped a seven-mile road from
rock to enable %doughboys to -outflank
Terracina, built permanent bridges and
spanned a 25o-foot gorge, SO feet deep,
| with a Bailey bridge.
The engineers cut a path through the
| Gothic Line at Futa Pass and on to
Firenzuola for their parent organiza.
ton, the 85th "Custer" Division of Fifth
|e 90
Army.
The 310th went into the line a. the
spring offensive got underway last May
IL. building numerous bypasses around
blown bridges north Of the. Gariglianc
River. Its chief work as it moved north
on Highway Z, through Scauri, Formia
Itri, Fondi, and Terracina, was remov
;p0 rp;rnc undar fire Ng as
The engineers, moving in on Highwa,
6, reached Rome on the day of its cap
ture, June A. -
They participated in the rapid ad
vance from Rome to the Arne River
building two permanent bridges or
Highway / between Rome and Leghorr
and assembling three Bailey bridges OF
the Leghorn-Pi IL road sus "
Manning the Arno defense lire as in
fantry, men Of the 31Uth carried ou'
this assignment so we'll that they had
NJ suffered n casualty ~ the end o.
five days.
Tho sloth came TO italy In March
1914, after undergoing advanced train
ing in North Africa.
e. Colonel John D.. Cole, Jr, Of st
Petersburg, Fla, q West Point graduate
commanded the battalion until recently
when Major Hugh X. Burch Of Toledo
Ohio, succeeded him.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08
VFW Post To Meet
Tuesday Nigth

The Ohio C. Byrd Post of the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars will meet Tuesday
night, March 18th, at the Lexington
City Hall, at eight o'clock.
Officers for 1915 will DO elected at
this meeting and supper viii be served.
All veterans who have served over
seas are eligible 70 belong to the WV
and are invited 70 attend this meeting.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08
State Quota For
50 WAC5 Must
Be Filled 2Oth

Mississippi must recruit four p~latoons
Of not less than 60 women between the
ages Of 20 and 40 for the Women's
Army Corps Medical Unit by March 20,
1945. This was announced by Governor
Thomas L. Bailey in a proclamation is
sued February z. 1915, declaring that
a state of emergency" exists in Mis-
sissippi until our quota of Medic w.
A. C.s has been met and passed. The
Governor called upon all loyal and
patriotic citizens Of this state to assist
in this vital program.
General George c.. Marshall recently
informed the Governor that there is an
acute shortage Of medical and surgical
technicians in the 60 Army General
Hospitals, which called for urgent
measures in order to recruit and train
women to insure the proper care of sick
and wounded men. Major General F. E.
Uhl on a recent personal visit to the
Governor asked that he sponsor a drive
in this state to obtain four platoons of
women for this hospital work so des-
perately needed. In answer to the ap-
peal from General Marshall, the Gov
ernor has called upon the wives, sisters
and sweethearts of fighting men to
volunteer to become WAC NEEDLES in our
hospitals.
WACs are desperately needed, parti-
cularly in the hospitals, they are want
ed now. We canno wait! We must find
and start training girls for service in
the army for, at the best, it will be
several months before they are ready
for duty. In England women are draft
ed for the war effort, in America won.
en- are permitted to volunteer. Our
Southern women have never failed to
meet their responsibility. You are urg-
ed to use any available means possible
to furnish us with a select, screened
of names Of eligible women of
your community for this most worthy
cause. "a screen name is the name OF
a woman who between the ages of 20
40, a citizen Of the United States,
single or married, but with no children
under fourteen years of age, physically
fit and a minimum Education of two
years high school or its equivalent, and
a sincere desire to serve her county
in ar emergency.
After training as Medical and Surgi-
cal Teehnicians, the four necessary
p~latoons Of wACs will essrvs With eth
er the Foster General Hospital q Jack
son Of any other hospital Of tAsir
IN. The Sesthsfn Ares, vhsrss
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08
Relies On Fat
Salvage Program

Holmes .County's 1855 families can
fill an entire days medicinal needs q
1881 battlefront casualties II q
home will save one tablespoon Of waste
kitchen fat, it was estimated today BY
the nations largest single collector OF
this vital wal material. s.
"There are few direct ways q wife,
mother or daughter can help safeguard
the life Of q loved one ut the fighting
front, and salvaging used fats 10 a
Of them" said T. A. Connors, head eS
the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea
-Company's national meat department.
"rhs value Of the l 1928, 900 pounds sal-
vaged by our customers throughout the
nation last year 10 evident in the fa1e
that q single pound Of fat will procsse
about ESQ quarts Of life-giving bleed
plasma". St@
The increased tempo Of the war heA
intensified the need for drugs, oint-
ments ana acids to ease pain and les
sen mortality among our soldiers -
we'll as for synthetic rubber, protective
coatings and other vital war materials
in which waste fats figure, Connors
pointed out. Further, he said, tho OPA
has continued its offer Of red ration
points for each pound Of grease turned
in at stores.
"The Importance of used fats In the
manufacture of the implements Of war
and Of thousands Of products for the
home front is widely recognized, he
said. "But little is known of the mira
cles being worked by military medicine
with the aid Of converted fats. Holmes
county women, in making their contri-
button to this salvage drive, may take
added satisfaction from the knowledge
that even q tablespoon, or half ounce.
Of used fat will help make enough
smallpox vaccine for rs injections"
Other vital medication for which
household fats are required includes
fannie acid used in treatment of burns,
some insulins for shock victims, tine
lures of opium and gentian to ease pain,
sulfa-diazine 'ointments for treating
abrasions and fungus growths. and
nitro-glycerine tablets Is a heart stim-
ulant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08
Ptomuine Poisoning
Suffered By Five
Durunt Selectees

Ptomaine poisoning was suffered by
e. number Of men undergoing physical
examinations at Camp Shelby Wednes-
day.
Among those from Durant at Camp
Shelby. most of whom were in the hos
pital yesterday and today are julius
Cuion. Fred Leslie, II. 7. Hathcock, j.
II. McNecr and Drayton Hodges.
It was believed the poisoning was
caused from something the men ate for
breakfast Wednesday morning. They
had undergone blood tests and x-rays
Tuesday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08
Eugene F. Weems
In Army Hospital esd

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Weems recently re-
ceived q letter from Chaplain Ralph B.
Shumaker, telling them that their son,
T/Sgt. Eugene r. Weems was in a US
Army Hospital suffering from a rup-
tured peptic ulcer and has beer placed
on the seriously i'll" list. Chaplain
Shumaker wrote that Sgt. Weems' con
dition was quite satisfactory and that
he sent his love to his family.
Friends hope that good word will be
received soon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08

they will care for the Mississippi casu-
allies who are being returned to these
hospitals from over sea They will also
relieve to . considerable extent the
acute shortage Of trained nurses. many
OF whom win thus Be relieved for over
sas duty.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08
Smith Buys Pickens
yitneY JUNGLE Store

j. d. Smith, who for some time chs
managed the Pissly~ Wiggly Store In
Lexington, has purchased the Jitnsy
Jungle Store at Pickens from John \.
Marlborough and will be located there
Ia the futurs.
Nh. s1itAilid shsir son. ice. vsn
make their homs there a. soon - thsV
find . placs I'd live.
Their many friends wish for then
great success In their new position.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08
Legion Meeting At
City HoIl, Duront

A regular meeting ST Preston Hudson
Post No. 10, Of the American Legion,
will be held at the City Hall, Durant,
or Tuesday, March 18th, at 8 P. M, I'm
portant business will be transacted in
Guiding an observance Of the birthday
of The American Legion. All members
are urged to be in attendance.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08
Cecil E. conerIy TO
Be In DurdntIn!N

The local. American Legion Post a
nounces that it has arranged for MI.
Cecil E. conerly, IN expert on claims
Of Veterans Of both World Wars, to
be in Durant at the Veterans Service
Center, Merchants & Farmers Building.
Durant, on Wednesday, March IA, to
advise with or assist any Veteran or
dependant who has a claim with the
Veterans Administration.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08

0ne-fourth Of all pedestrians killed
~ urban accidents in ls43 were cross
ing at IN u~nsignalized intersection
but one-third were killed crossing be.
tween Intersections. reports the Nation
al Safety Council.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08

e fsfrczg bAbaraT-t8s1 cNT
W. r. and J. l. McNeer sac, twins,
eighteen ysar-old sons Of Mr.. and Mrs..
Roy McNser Of West were indicted In
to service In August 1874. They r~eceiv-
ed boot training at Camp Peary, Va.
Further traiaing Was given them at
Camp Bradford, Va. aha
The twins received their final train
ing at New Orleans and Panama City,
Fla, and are now somewhere at sea
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08

place as secretary u LaSoi sN
dents fourth term cabinet.
We hope Mr.. Roosevelt doesn't have
as much trouble finding jobs for the
other So, 999, 999 people as he did Henry.
If he does there are indeed storm days
ahead.
Mr.. Roosevelt has again demonstra-
ted the New Deal takes care OF the
faithful 4. as in the case OF Wallace
and kills off those who do not
follow orders -. or wax ENTHUSIASTIC
enoueh n In the case Of Jesse Jones.
The American people have . very real
and vital stake IN the kind. Of economy
fostered in this countfy after b Wal
whether " are To- continue our
faith in the ststsm Of private n free
enterprise and ~eoncentfase on making
Il work: or whether W will follow the
p~olicies Of Wallace and the New Deal
ara and have = govsrnmsnt-fostered
svstem OF cradls-to-ths-grave security
which will end up with everyone being
completely. regimsnted and working Tor
and controlled by the government.
Speaking Of the recent alteration on
the House floor between Hon. john M.
Rankin. Mississippi representative, and
Rep. Frank Hook, Of Michigan the Mo-
hils. (Ala.l Register says the House
would be amply justified in q resoiu-
t,on placing the New Deal on the carpet
for causing the brawl.
The United Press told the story IN .
few words: "The ~imprnomptu fight was
reflection OF the deep-seated con-
flicts in Congress over the CLIO n
the Fair Employment Practices Com
mittee."
Rep. Hook, an sx-wrestlsr. ex-lumber-
lack and examiner was elected to Con-
eress with help" Of the CLIO and ne
hsy been an ardent supporter Of the
CIO Political Action Committee, which
lately seems to dominate the New Deal
aeomentf Of the so-called Democratic
Party. ms Ia
Al for the FEPC. .tit ~. Was born
i a ths-Nsw Deal. erected BY an sxscu-
tive order Of the President
incsssant clamor now being carried on
IN Congress to give It legal standing
10 being fAstsrsd BY the New Dealers.
Al the Register says: "Aers 20 than
.nvthinr else, the New Deafh rsspon-
abb. for the usly and unhappy state
Of Affairs that can boil ever into 2 sist
fisht onsthe floor Of the House Of Rep
resental ivts. The Hopk-Rankin tishs
Va, in truth q product Of what the
New Deal has wrought on the American
political scene"
Wa have often wondered about the
professional south-haters who continu-
ally harp about poll-tax repeal saying
it's undemocratic to make a man pay
$500 (Which goes to the schools) in or
der to vote. Why don't these do-gooders
get in the field and cry about the MIL
lions Of American laborers who have
10 ioin a union and pay continuous
tribute in the form Of dues in order to
exercise the right to work and make an
honest living!
They call US "Bourbons" and Tories
and even "Fascists" for u views on
the poll tax but they are silent about
the greatest threat today to Individual
freedom in this country.
It is the constitutional right OF every
state in the Union to prescribe qualifi-
cations and regulations regarding suf-
frage.
We should have the same right to
work without being molested by radical
labor racketeers who are building up
a hitherto undreamed Of empire over
which to rule.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08

ffs1 faFIGI gFAse no
sac Homer s. Hodges, US Navy. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. 8. F. Hodges Of Rt. 2,
Durant was recently home on leave
from the South Pacific. He has been in
service since April. 1914 snd. overseas
seven months. At .
He has two other brothers In service;
Cpl. Wesley Hodges, serving in France
and S/Sgt. Edward Hodges, stationed
in Italy.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08

ready met last Thursday, March 1,
opening day of the drive. They were
Lexington, Durant, Coxburg, Owens
Wells, Oregon, Tchula, Goodman, West
and Howard.
Those communities not yet reporting
are urged to do so without further de-
lay, said w. r. Ellis. county chairman.
Solicitation is being continued in every
community throughout the month Of
March and anyone not yet making his
contribution 10 urged to contact his To-
cal committee at once. rze.f-
Herman Flowers and Wet Thurmond
are co-chairmen for Lexington with
Mrs. d. T. Ruff directing the ladiss'
committee. az :. '.
: ". P. Taylor and Leroy Paris are .
chairman for Durant With Ars. h. L.
Herringten beading the ladies'.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08

HAZEL
EYES
BY HAZEL BRANNoN

Well, Henry Wallace has taken his
Mace as secretary Of Labor in the Presi-
dents fourth term cabinet.
We hope Mr.. Roosevelt doesn't have
as much trouble finding jobs for the
other IS, 999, 1893 people as he did Henry.
If he does there are indeed storm days
ahead.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08
Holmes
|Minim' :
tross
Iofa Met

Pickens = Richland and Beulah
lave gon E top in the American
Red Cro. und drive and Holmes
~ Ady met its minimum
&c i the current drive.
Nine IS i'd communities MUM e.d tn H o1.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-03-08

Mr.. Roosevelt has again demonstra'
ted the New Deal takes care OF tnt
faithful . as in the case Of Wallace
-. and kills off those who do not
follow orders . or wax entnusiastis
enough a In the case Of Jesse Jones
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-07-27
Services For Susan Two
Guns Are Held Today

Funeral services for Mrs. Susan
Two Guns, 88, one of this sec.
TONS venerable pioneers, were
conducted at the Little Flower
Church this afternoon. with the
Rev. FIR. N. j. Halligan officat-
ing. Interment was made in the
Browning Catholic cemetery. Ar
rangements were in charge of
the Beck Funeral home.
Pallbeaters were Joseph Brown.
Fred Gerard. Charles Devereaux,
John Wren, William Goss and
William Spanish.
Mrs. Two Guns died Wednes-
day afternoon at 4:30. her paas-
ing being due to the infirmities of
age,
Mrs. Two Guns was born near
Choteau and in the early COS
came to this section.
Two survivors, children of her
CONTINUED on last pase)
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-07-27
C0rnlnem0rati0n Of
Lewis And Clark
Trek Impressive

Highlighting programs in re.
dedication Of sites that haye en-
deared themselves to posterit y
because of their significance ia
the history of the Lewis and
Clark expedition. whose 140th
anniversary is being commemor-
ated this year. Blackfeet Indians
last Tuesday afternoon carried
out ancient rituals of friendship
in ssteeming the pilgrimage of
atate and national figures of the
American Pioneer Trails Assoeia-
ton.
With q background Of tepees,
the program was carried out at
the Plains Indian Museum,
Other activities. which were
staged in the morning, included
rededication of the Stevens and
Roosevelt monuments at Summit
aud a stop at Merriwether as q
token Of tribute to the early ex.
plorers.
The local program began with
the rededication of the Soldier
Memorial.
Browning and Cut Bank Chap
tiers. with Hon. John ]. Greene
presiding, were sponsors for the
day.
The visiting group included
Howard r. briggs, president,
American Pioneer Trails Associ-
stion; Cornelius F. Kelley. nation
al chairman, Lewis and Clark
Commemoration; James E. West.
Chief Scout, Boy Scouts of AM
erica; Norman B. Hotter, presi-
dent, Montana Council, Ameri-
can Pioneer Trails Associations:
VIM. Dean Embree. director;
Arthur W, Proctor. secretary;
Joe L. Markham, executive vice
president. and Charles W. Moore,
executive assistant. Great North
ern Ry. 20.
Tribal inductions. with May
Williamson as Interpreter, took
up q considerable part of the
afternoon program.