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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-05-24

The Fincher Co., %: Yaxoo Concrete
Co., 223.50; Estes Grace, 1850; G.
d. Thornton, 956.s4; s. E. Rutledge,
1880; same, 345. 90; same, 1891;
w. H. Roach, 10000; G, d. Thornton,
327.55; L. o. Spell, 10000; Noel
brennan, 1000; Goodman Cash
Store, 500; Allen Murtagh, 1900;
Herbert Alternately, 5000: willie
Hocutt, 1000; G. d. Thornton, 872.-
20.
It is hereby ordered that the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed payable
out of Miscellaneous Fund. as fol-
lows:
Road Three, 10000; Holmes Co.
Commpnity Hospital, 600. 90; Health
Dept, 691.66; Health Dept, 10000
DR.. Bott, 1000; Holmes Co. Com
munity Hospital, 1000; DR.. ]. c. Ad-
ans, 6.25; DR.. j. H. Leigh, 1900;
Dorothy McBee, Supt., 186.40; Mary
Alice Mcclellan, 73.40; Mrs. Claudia
Hyman, 1000; Dorothy McBee, 800;
Delta Elec. Power Assn, 1.95; Tom
l.. Ketchings Co, 3.64.
Dorothy McBee, County Superin-
tendent has this day filed her report.
The Clerk of this Board is hereby
ordered to pay all bonds and cou-
pons out of the respective funds
when they are presented for pay
ment.
1t appearing that the ninety-nine
lznra an CNnf,,n 1E TovyvrChtN Ia
Range 4 East, expires on May l,
l945, and that it is to the advantage
of the County Schools that this land
be released; it is, therefore, ordered
that Dorothy McBee, County Super
intendent of Education, be, and she
is hereby, authorized and directed to
lease the above described land at
private contract for a period of fiji
teen years from the 7th day of May,
l945, at such rental as she may deem
reasonable.
Ordered this May z, 1945.
Under authority granted by Chap
ter 255, Laws of 1894, the sum Of
is hereby donated out Of the
General County fund for the winner
the Temperance Essay contest IN
Holmes County for 1945; and the
Clerk Of this Board is hereby direct
ed to issue a warrant in the above
amount to the winner when the win
ner's name has been certified TO the
Clerk Of the County Superintendent.
Ordered this May 7, l94S.
It is hereby ordered that the fol-
accounts be allowed payable
out of the General County Fund as
follows:
E. H. Fowler. MBS. No. l, salary,
1850; M. S. Rogers, MBS, No. 2,
salary, 1850: X. p. Thomas, MBS,
No. 8, salary, 1850; M. L. Smith,
President, MBS, No. A, salary, l08.50;
G. w. Ellison, MBS, No. s., salary,
1872 80; Parham H. Williams, Clerk.
800; w. L. Murtagh, Sheriff, 500.
1t is hereby ordered that the
Board do now adjourn until its next
June A. D., 1915, meeting.
M. L. SMITH, President
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-05-24

IL OW IlSIllp AAitCl COZ IN AVbOOO'eA
Land Redemption - $685.
township Principal Fund 8,561.00
It is hereby ordered that the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed payable
out of Separate Road District No. l,
for salaries, labor, supplies, etc., as
follows:
Herman Griffin, $3.50; H. H. Leh-
man, $3.50; Frank Devine, 1850;
Glenn McNeer, 1890; L. c. johnson,
1909. 80; Rich Kealhofer, 1910; Cliff
Hughes, 74.55; Walter Tucker, 74.55;
!; Clinton Booth, 1890; H. S. Terry,
1920; Jackson Road Equip. Co,
/ SCI. "a: Weathersby Chew. Co., $685.
81; Standard Oil Co., 1875; Holmes
! Co. Imp. Co., $50; Western Auto
I Store, It's; Povall Hardware Co.,
600; Jackson Road Equip, $3.50,
same, 1871; Peoples Serv. Sta.,
io7. 10, same, Polio; w. A. Harvey
Store, 22.65; Lee Cade, $3.50; Texaco
sServ. Sta, $3.50; Harold Hammett,
$500.
It is hereby ordered that the fol-
tpwing accounts be payable OUT Oh
Separate Road District No. 2, for
salaries, labor, supplies, etc., as fol-
bws:
Bride, l03.40; Dennis Mcbride, 1O3.-
40: w. M. Mcbride, 5000; Bit Kyser,
I03.4O; Will Walker, 101.00; Jim Sid
don, 103. 40; Aldridge Equip. Co., 70
Eand Motor Co., 48.10; Holmes Co
Imp. Co., LIS; Standard Oil Co, 81
40: Miss. Lubricating Co., 1880; L
Lawrence, 1900; Mrs. Mildred Hol
mes. $50; William Schrock, 500; GO
Iumbus Gravel Co., 32.67, same, 100.
rs; I. C. R. r. Co. Goodman, 1894
Fleming Gravel Co., 261.27; l. c. X
r.. Co. (West), 1921 80; r. L. jackson
1880; Red T Oil Co., 1878; Camp
lbeIps Serv. Sta, 2.25; Billups Serv
Sta. 115.48; Sou. Equip. Sales, Is.
rs: Striking Bros. Mchy. Co., 81.46
Geo. Wilkins, $500; Holmes Co. Bea
1. 31.00.
Il is hereby ordered that the fol
lowing accounts be allowed payabl
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-05-24
TCMUA


~0SO8 6&A
Misses Becky Daine md Sue Hen
ry were rendered . lovely party last
Thursday afternoon, whoa 26rs.
George Crow hon red them with .
coca-cola party IN lar attractive
home. The guests we're seated at
card tables in the flower-decked liv-
ing-room and amid good convsrsa-
ton were served q delicious salad
plate Of CONCEALED fruit salad, olives,
sandwiches, c~heeseballs and coca
colas. A beautiful red rose adorned
each plate. The guests sharing this
occasion with the honorees were
Misses Angeline Samaha, nellie
Bridges, Cora Martin, Emmaline
Worrell, Alice Hamer, and Mes
DANES Jack Barwick, Harvey Baine
and Willie Henry.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-05-24
Agent


The bon weevil. report recently
published by the -Agricultur, Re
search Administration, Tallulah, La,
~centainly looks unfavorable for l045.
Five thousand weeyils were placed
in ten cages October 81, 1914. Be-
tween January l and March 81 Of
this year, there were 799 weevils in
an active condition as compared to
lis in 1914, So In ls43. 4 in 1912 and
IS in 1871.
In the examination of surface
trash from woods adjacent to old
cotton fields on Is farms near Tallu-
lab, between February rs and March
70, live boil weevils were found at
the average rate of 1912 per acre.
This report went on to state that
this is the largest number of boil
weevils found during the spring sur
face trash examination since this
method of determining winter sur
vivors was started 10 years ago. The
next largest spring boil weevil pop
ulation occurred in 194l with 900
weevils per acre 1t is easy to e
member the boil weevil damage that
year. In Louisiana the damage was
greater than any year since 1928.
The effect of hot dry weather in
the summer has so much to do with
the boil weevil population, it is hard
to estimate the damage that will be
done by them from research reports,
but they do indicate that with nor
NAL weather conditions, we will
have more boil weevil infestation
during the summer than usual.
Farmers who expect to use cal
cium arsenate as q control measure
in Ease of in~festation during the
summer, should consider the pur-
chase of a supply before it is actual
ly needed
The farmers of Holmes County
will soon know something about the
beneficial effects Of the chemical
compound known ~ dot since men
are working daily disinfecting farm
houses throughout the county. This
work is being done under the super
vision OF the local andSsta1e Health
Departments. II Is claimed that this
chemical compound, although not
injurious to men, is deadly to the
following insects: coddling moth,
cabbage upper. catalpa sphinx, cot
ton bollworms, cotton f~leahopper,
eastern tent caterpillar, elm bark
beetle, gypsy moth, horn flies on
cattle, Japanese beetle, several kinds
of sucking plant bugs, pink boil
worm, velvet bean caterpillar, white
fringed beetles, mosquitoes, bedbugs,
lice on man and house flies and fleas
in buildings.
DDT is not effective against boil
weevil, cotton lice and cotton leaf
There is no doubt that this chemi-
cal will be one of the most bene-
Eicial insecticides in existence as
soon as supplies are available. |
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-05-24
Board Of Supervisors

BE 1T REMEMBERED. that the
Board Of Supervisors Of Holmes
County, Mississippi, met in the
Courthouse In the City Of Lexington,
On this Tth day Of May, A. D., l945,
II being the first Monday and the
First day of the term, with the fol-
lowing Members and officers pres
ent, to-wit: E. H. Fowler, MBS, No.
/; M. S. Rogers, MBS, No. 2; K. P.
Thomas, MBS, No. 3; Martin l..
/. Smith, Pres, MBS, No. 4; G.. w.
Ellison, MBS, No. S; Parham H. Will
liams, Clerk; w. L. Murtagh, sheriff;
and H. H.. Johnson, atty. for the
Board.
When and where the following
proceedings were then and there
held and had:- In Re: County De-
pository.
I beg to hand you herewith list
showing balances in the various
f,NIc &c <hn oo,,~%,
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
TimsI Photo

Police seeking a hit-run motorist
arrested Saft Isnal. Al. OF 540S
Sixteenth. early today and charged
him with carrying concealed
weapon.
The charge resulted from the
discovery of a revolver in the glove
compartment of Isnal's car during
a routine check to determine
whether il was the automobile
that struck and seriously injured
3-year-old Marvin Paprotzke at
Merrick and Sixteenth last night.
Police said the car answered
detailed descriptions furnished by
witnesses. and that a dented right
front fender showed evidence of
bloodstains. but admitted the acci-
dent evidence was inconclusive.
Isnal denied he was involved.
Marvin, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Carl Paprotzke of 5204 Stanton,
was one -of two children in Re-
'ceiving Hospital with injuries
sustained in automobile accidents
last night. He suffered serious
head injuries.
Arlean Pawloski. 9, daughter of
John Pawloski of 3579 Farms
worth. suffered a fractured left
leg and head injuries when she
was hit by>motorist Peter Korbal.
56, OF 1896 Hancock. The accident
occurred at Moran and Hancock.
Korbal was not held.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
Manchu
|Puppet


LONDON, Aug. % UP)
Russia announced the cap
ture of Emperor Kang Teh,
Japan's puppet ruler of Man.
churia, and his imperial suite
today.
Marshal Alexander NJ. Vasilev-
sky, Soviet Far Eastern COM
mander, radioed the chief of staff
of Japan's Kwantung army that
the emperor was safe in my
hands"
Vasilevsky's announcement was
broadcast by Radio Khabarovsk,
voice of the Soviet Far Eastern
command, as Red armies captured
50 900 more japanese officers and
men, including four generals and
the entire japanese Fifth kwan-
tung army.
Kang Teh was the last emperor
of the Manchu dynasty in China.
Deposed in 1911, he took the
name of Henry P'U VI. The Japa-
nese in 1882 made him chief exec
utive of Manchukuo, seized from
China in 1881.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
T.. s. Plant
Strike On

Approximately 1000 employees
of the Westinghouse Naval Ord
nance plant in Center Line, struck
today because they failed 10 re-
Iceive premium pay for working
two victory holidays.
The plant was closed and off,
,cials of the company and the
union went into conference i'm
Imediately in an effort TO negotiate
an agreement.
Officials Of Local 154, JAW
Go, denied knowledge OF strike.
The War Labor Board ruled that
companies desiring TO give en-
ployes premium pay may do so
without board permission"
The ma ajority Of Detroit indus
tries either gave employees a holi-
day or premium pay for time
worked during the two-day holi-
ldaV
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
Executives Paw
Boost Allowed

WASHINGTON, Aug. pup
The Bureau of Internal Revenue
today modified its salary stabiliza-
tion rules to permit limited in
creases in salaries, bonsus, COM
missions, fees. incentive pay and
other types of compensation.
The modification, in accordance
with a presidential order issued
last Saturday, applies to all
salaries in excess of 5000 and to
salaries below that figure paid to
executives, administrators and
professional workers who are not
members of labor unions.
Such salaries now may be in
creased without permission pro-
vided such increases do not in
crease price ceilings, resist justi-
fable reductions in price ceilings,
or increase the cost of government
contracts.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
TWoAreHe|d,
0neHuntedin
Sex Attacks

An AWOL sailor was held for
investigation today after he alleg-
edly admitted TO police that he
attacked twos young girls within
two hours.
The accused man is William
Arnold, 81, of 4525 Third. Ecorse.
He was picked up on a description
given by one of the victims.
Police said he was AWOL from
a naval hospital al Fl. Custer.
Also held for investigation was
Ernest Simpson, 36, who is ac-
cused by the parents OF 3 7-year-
old girl Of uolesting. the child
after they had left him TO care
for her in an. auto at Beaubien
and Milwaukee.
A 25-year-old woman reported
TO police she had been attacked
on Belle Isle by young man from
whom she accepted a ride on (
Jefferson.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
NOCOrn for Whisky.
ROurbOn Still Scarce

II Is expected that an order will
be issued shortly by the depart
ment which will give beverage
alcohol distillers about $500, 900
bushels of grain OF more month,
excluding corn. in September and
October. This will permit output
Of distilled spirits and continue TO
bring whisky blends to the retail
liquor stores.
II the 1945 corn crop includes
some grain unsuitable for other
uses 1t may be channeled into
bourbon production. a department
spokesman explained.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
u. s. ChutiSfS Rescue
LOO i'm Manchuria

CHUNGKING, Aug. % UP)--
American parachute teams re-
ported the liberation of LOO or
more Allied war prisoners and
civilian internees from Japanese
camps in China and. Manchuria
today.
From Mukden came word that
an American bomber had taken
off from that Manchurian city
yesterday for Sian, approximately
100 miles 10 the north, to bring
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
Missing Film Actor
Only Took Day OFF

HOLLYWOOD. Aug. % (UPl-
Robert Walker. back on the MGM
lot today told studio officials he
did not report Monday because
he assumed bad weather would
prevent film work. He spent the
day in Santa Barbara. =
Absence Of the actor, forL CT
husband Of Jennifer Jones. led tc
a story that he was missing.
Walker said the first he knew oi
the missing" report was when
he read IL in a Santa Barbara
newspaper.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23

WASHINGTON. Aug. % UNS)
Prospects for production OF
. bourbon whisky in September and
\October were darker than ever to-
day. but some may be available
for civilians over the Christmas
holidays.
An agriculture department Off
cial disclosed that no corn would
be allowed distillers for bourbon
manufacture in September and
October. but said that some might
be allocated in November and
December if the grain situation
warrants.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
,Army Clerks
Modified to
List .DObleSS

Three hundred and fifty clerks laid off by the
Army Ordnance District were being interviewed
today with view to hiring them to expedite the
taking of claims for jobess benefits from the
thousands of idle workers lined up in front of 18
Michigan Compensation Commission Offices in the
Detroit area.
The acquisition of majority of these office workers
would aid materially in smashing the manpower boteneck
within the MUCC which has forced applicants to stand for
hours in bockong lines. The interviews being held in
the Union Guardian Building.
The United States Employment Service in whose Offices
MUCC that 450 of 500 employees
taking obess claims for the agency The
added manpower stated will enable the MUCC to lease
additional to speed the work of registering the
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23

n circular" he continued, '1t
Is ineffective TO seek shelter BE-
hind any object.
There n about 10 minutes
between the tirne the houses ars
destroyed and the time they
first catch fire.
give to 10 minutes after the
bomb exploded q black shower
rsined. This was apparently
some form Of lq,sid coming from
the bomb and it left bisc>r
stains on white shtrts.s
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
In the Times TODAY

out the most famous prisoner
1t. Gen. Jonathan NJ. Wainwright,
hero Of Bataan and corregidor.
The \ paratroopers said, 1921
prisoners were liberated at the
Mukden camp. Most were British,
but the prisoners also included "A
Americans. 81 Dutch, a Canadian
and a Frenchman. Eight Ameri-
cans and British and 10 Dutch
were liberated at Sian, the team
said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23

The u. S. Cancellation Service
intervened today in a Great Lakes
Greyhound bus lines strike which
has halted transportation service
to $4,000 suburban commuters
since z p. m. yesterday.
Although service to Pontiac and
down-river areas has stopped and
union members are picketing the
Washington Blvd. terminal, regu-
lar runs are being made to Mt.
Clemens and other cities in and
out of the state, officials of the
bus line said.
UNLOAD IN TIMES SO.
Due to picket lines. however,
buses are being loaded and un-
loaded in Times Square at the
rear of the terminal.
Service was tied up by strike
OF 300 mechanics. Representa-
tives of the conciliation service
and the union were in conference
this morning with Manfred Bur-
leigh, president of the company,
in an effort to end the strike.
The mechanics, members OF
Local 656, UAW- -CIO, tied up 80
suburban buses in the Wyandotte
and Birmingham garages. and "A
intra-state vehicles in the Twelfth
street garage. y,
Burleigh charged the strike was
called by a group of union "hot
heads" and added that there was
no reason for the walkout.
SPEEDING ACTION
"The company Is doing every
thing possible TO effect prompt
settlement of the dispute" he
said.
The matter has been placed
into the hands Of federal labor
conciliators and We expect to
hold n meeting today"
Burleigh said he had received
no strike notice from the union,
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
Rep. SABBATH Opposes
Later Session Date

WASHINGTON. Aug q tUP)
Rep. SABBATH Cd of Illinois,
chairman of the House rules COM
mittee. today opposed any change
in plans for Congress to recon-
vene Sept. 5 10 begin action on
reconversion legislation.
He described as nonsense" sug-
gestions that there would be
nothing important ready for con-
sideration by Sept. 5.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23

persons on the ground who
witnessed this monstrous spec
tacle," Tori continued, "saId
that when the bomb exploded
they saw ripples circulate. The
heat rays. are believed 10 have
continued for approximately two
seconds"
He compared the bombs ex-
plosive pressure TO sound waves
and said:
Relations between the flash
and explosive pressure seems to
be similar TO those between
lightning and thunder.
''Since the explosive pressure
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
Near East Cabinets Quit

PARIS, Aug. % INS)-The
newspaper Combat reported today
that the cabinets of both Le-
banon and Syria had resigned.
The dispatch from Beirut said
that the Lebanese ministers re-
signed when the anti-French con-
stitutional party withdrew its
members.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
All Of Nagasah Damaged

Although, geographically, parts of the city Of
Nagasa did not receive direct conclusion from the
poson, practically all windows and roofs of the various
buildings in these parts were also shattered or blasted
with the result that almost the entire city affected By
the raid.
According to available figures more than 10000
persons killed. than 200 900 wounded and
than $4,000 rendered homeless In Nagasah
These figures expected to mount the investigation
Is still in progress"
Japanese defense tecnan Sutezo Tor said after sur
Hiroshima that the atomic bomb dropped
5000 and exploded when about $50
meters from the ground
Tori said here approximately 100 seconds between
the bomb dropped and the time 1t exploded.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
B-29 Sets Flight Mark

GUAM, Aug. % GNS)-The
Superfortress City of haywood
today held claim TO making the
longest nonstop flight in history
The B-29 flew from Guam TO Hok-
kaido and return. 1850 miles.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
Death List Steadily Growing

The Nagasah bombing cost 10000 dead and 10000
wounded. Another 80 600 homeless there.
Dome reported that the Hiroshima death list growing
constantly of those who received burns cannot survive
wounds because the effects which the atomic bomb
produces the human body"
Even those who received minor burns" the agency
tnued ooked quite healthy Mt first to weaken after few
unknown The number Of wounded h
estimated at present to be than 100000.
"Since the explosion of the atomic bomb affected
80 klometers I'm diameter, and practically al the
houses in this shaken down or knocked down
reduced by fire. It is difficult to count all tho dead
bodies, many of which buried under collapsed
buildings.
'The sight of women and children wounded by the
explosion of the atomic bomb dees description 1t Is est
mated that than people rendered home
less in the city of Hiroshima.
"Among the buildings blasted damaged by the
atomic bomb 10 national schools, Ia middle schools,
well as hospitals, clinics, temples and churches.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
Jobs in Baltimore

BALTIMORE. Aug. q (UP)-
Manpower officials said today
that almost $1,000 jobs were still
available in Baltimore despite the
fact that warplant dismissals
stand at 1900.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
R (: ID
l. | N (:
Bus Wd|kout
.EndedbyU.5 5
Intervention

The bus strike ended at noon
today and service TO suburban.
communities will be resumed
Immediately, according to Man
ferd Burleigh, president of tho
company. The strike was ended
through the efforts of the e. 5.
Cancellation Service.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
Tokyo Picked
AS Site for
Surrender

NEW YORK. Aug. p CUP)--
A Mutual Broadcasting System re-
port from Manila today said Gen.
Macarthur has, announced the
japanese surrender will be con-
Quoted in Tokyo Aug. 81.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23

MANILA, Aug. % QNS)-The Japanese Domei
agency said today that 10000 were dead and 120,-
900 injured in atomic bomb attacks on Hir0shima
and Nagasak
The death toll was said to be mounting hourly.
Another 100000 were homeless in the two cities.
The human toll was greater in Hiroshima, al
though the type of bomb used later at Nagasah
was said to have rendered the type used in the
Hiroshima attack obsolete.
EDITORS NOTE: An awesome comparison
between the annhiIating effects of the atom bomb
and the effects of orthodox" bombs is seen in the
fact that the total number of air raid casualties
inflicted on Tokyo during the entire war by the
usual bombing methods tOtaled $4,000
At Hiroshima, according to Domei $4,000 were killed
and 1000 900 wounded Another 200 000 estimated.
were made homeless
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23

MANILA, Aug. % (INS)-Gen.
Macarthur instructed the Japa-
nese government today 10 amend
the surrender. instrument which
the mikado's ENJOYS carried TO
Tokyo last Monday.
MacArthur's message informed
the Japs that Australia, Canada,
France. The Netherlands and New
Zealand would sign the surrender
document, which the japanese say
will be executed Aug. 81, aboard
a warship in Tokyo Bay.
MacArthur's announcement dis
closed that nations other than
the Big Four would put their for
NAL approval on Japan's uncondi-
tional surrender.
The amendment to the surren-
der document was announced as
Tokyo propaganda channels were
in the midst of a feverish cam
paign which indicated Jap leaders
fear the future of their emperor
may be at stake if Allied occu-
patton forces meet with resist
ance..
TROOPS LAND SUNDAY
Spearhead Allie d airborne
troops, according TO Tokyo. will
land in the Tokyo area Sunday
saturday, u. S. time), and reac-
ton of the japanese TO the first
anpearance of their conQuerorS
will test to the full the power Of
Hirohito in defeat
"a dispatch quoted Chinese
underground sources today as
reporting feverish japanese ef-
forts 10 hide rs much heavy
armament as possible i'm deep
wells and caves before the Allies
move into Japan.
(All the metals concentrated
around Japanese arsenals have
been widely distributed among
private homes In an effort TO
avoid confiscation, the infor-
mants said.
UNDERGROUND MOVE
(The population OF the main
cities was reported distributed
among smaller districts TO pre-
vent Allied commander from
Communicating too many able
bodied men for forced labor and
to provide a basis for possible
future underground operations.)
A Joint communique of the jap
aneSe government and imperial
government said the first airborne
troops would land at Atsugi air
drorne, within 20 miles of the en-
peror's palace. and that other
forces would land by sea and air
along a 200-mile front from the
Chiba district in the east to Shi-
zuoka on the west.