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Evening star., 1945-08-03

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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07
increased Chino Aid
Shown BY Figures

During the first quarter of l945
each American dollar bought about
twice as much relief in China as il
did in l943 due to improved ex-
change rates, according to announce
ment by Mrs. B. S. Beall, Jr., Lex
ington, chairman Of United China
Relief, Inc. q
This increase was achieved in the
face of mounting initiation. In this
fiscal year our organization will send
to China $l2,0l3 ,284, as compared
to the l943 total of $~8,6l1,277.
Thus. Americas help to China win
have increased in volume by about
40ee, and around 2O0% in effective
ness in two years. 1t is fortunate
indeed that we have been able to
achieve this growth as China faces
its ninth year of war. 4,
American donors can be assured
that every dollar contributed to the
National War Fund, from which the
United China Relief receives most
of its money, Or to United China Re-
lief direct, achieves the ultimate in
results to aid our Chinese allies.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

should sweeten about 60 quarts of
fruit-350 generous servings.
@: How much sugar should I al
low to a jar Of fruit
A: The recommended wartime
proportion is l pound sugar to 4
quarts finished fruit. This makes a
medium-thin sirup averaging about
lt2 cup sugar per quart fruit. Sour
fruits may take than this aver
age; juicy, sweet fruits may need
less.
@: Can l put up fruit without
any sugar
A: Yes, sugar helps canned fruit
hold color and flavor, but it is not
essential to prevent spelling. Rather
than let good fruit 60 to waste, put
up some without sugar. Process I'M
sweetened fruit in the same way as
sweetened.
Q: What about stretching canning
sugar with corn sirup, honey, or mo-
lasses?
A: Corn strip may replace up to
1/3 the sugar; honey up to 1f2. Do
not use m~olasses-its flavor over
powers the fruit; it gives a dark. us
attractive color, and may cause
spoilage. Instead use molasses, and
cane, maple, and sorghum sirups to
spare some sugar from the everyday
ration; then use this sugar for can
ming.
Q: Sometimes I can get brown
sugar when I can't find white. Could
I use this in canning fruit.
A: No, for the same reasons as
those that make molasses inadvis-
able. For some pickles and relishes,
though, the flavor Of brown sugar Is
desirable.
@: What about jams, %jellies, and
pickles? Has the ruling Of a 5-pound
maximum for these been changed?
A: No. Using the entire ration
for canning, however, saves the most
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07
BY Virginia M. Smith,
Home Demonstration Agent


Gardeners, you can still plant ~"
favorite summer vegetables. il you
get busy at once.
Bush Lima Beans are heavy pro-
ducers, will produce a second crop
and require no stalking. In addition
to a quantity for eating fresh, plant
a few extra feet to store for winter.
Use Henderson Bush variety.
Pole Lima Beans produce over a
longer period of time than bush
varieties, and will also give a heavy
production. Use the garden fence as
a trellis. Pick beans regularly for
continued production. Use Sieva or
Carolina variety.
Pole Snap Beans bear over a long
er season than the bush type and can
be better quality. Pole beans don't
seem to be affected by hot weather
as bush beans are. Plant in hills or
in a continuous row and stake. Use
Kentucky Wonder or McCaslon va
riety.
Sweet Corn should be found in
every garden, and when paintings
are made at 2 to 3 week intervals,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07
Lowyer-D ovis Vows
To Be Pledged 23rd

OF interest to a wide circle of
friends is the announcement OF the
engagement and approaching mar
rage of Miss Dorothy Davis, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Davis, of
Durant, to Pfc. James Douglas Law
yer. USA Air Forces, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. c. Lawyer, of Cambridge,
Ohio. now stationed at Mariana,
Florida.
The ceremony will be performed
ON Saturday, June %, at the First
Baptist Church, Durant. The pro-
of pre-nuptial music will be-
gin at 1870 o'clock and the cere-
mony will be performed at high
noon. No invitations will be issued.
Friends of the bridal couple are in
vited to attend.
Hiss Wynnifred Murphy, of Jack
son, will be maid Of honor and
Charles Stiles, USA, of Ohio, now
stationed at Como, will attend the
groom as best man.
Miss Davis is one of Durant's most
attractive and popular girls. She
graduated from Durant High School
in l941 and was an outstanding stu
dent at MSCW at Columbus where
she received her degree in secre-
tarial science in 1914. Since last
September she has been working
for the Humble Oil and Refining
Company in Houston, Texas.
The groom attended the schools of
Cambridge before enlisting in the
Air Forces in 1943. He was stationed
at State College in the summer OF
l943 where he met Miss Davis.
The bridal couple will be at home
in Mariana.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07
STRAND THEATRE

MondaY Z Tuesday. June ll-l2
OUR HEARTS WE'RE YOUNG
AND GAY"
Starring Gail Russell and Diana
Lynn
With Charles Ruggles. Dorothy
Gish, Beulah Bondi
Wednesday Z Thursday. June l3-lA
Enrol Flynn in
COLLECTIVE BURMA"
with James Brown, William
Prince, George Tobias, Henry
Hull and Warner Anderson
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

fresh roasting ears can be had
throughout most Of the summer.
Make another planting or two during
the next month Use Golden Cross
Bantam variety.
Okra Is easily grown. will bear
throughout the summer. and stands
hot weather well Plant in hills and
thin plants to IL to is inches apart.
Harvest pods regularly when 8 to S
inches in length. Use Clemson Spine
less or White Velvet variety.
Peas Crowder or Blackeye) will
help fill the late summer food bud
get, are easily grown and will thrive
on poorer soil than most other vege-
tables. Peas are grown for fresh use,
and the Blackeye variety may also
be harvested when matured and
stored for winter use. Plant in a con-
tinuous drill.
Tomatoes - Plan now TO r a
Plants and suckers may be used for
late crop of this favorite vegetable.
the late fall crops, or seed may be
planted where plants are to stand,
thinned or transplanted when 3 inch
es tall. If suckers are used open
trench 4 to 6 inches deep in well pre-
pared bed, lay sucker down length
wise bending top up" to expose only
8 to 5 inches of it, water well, cover
with dry soil and shade for a few
dayA
Start Fall Gurdens
Gardeners can start their fall gar
dens now by giving a little extra
care to long-lived crops by mulching,
watering, fertilizing and cultivating
regularly. When given extra care
pepper, eggplant, okra, tomatoes and
pole lima beans will continue to bear
throughout the summer and fall
Fots Still Needed
The need for salvaged kitchen fats
10 make war essentials continues
despite We day and the progress of
the wal in the Pacific. BY July it is
estimated that this country will be
scraping the bottom of the Darrell of
inedible fat and oil stocks-an all
time low. That collection of used
kitchen fats continue at present high
levels is urgent.
Spore The Sugar
But Save The Fruit
The recent cut in the sugar ration
has brought questions to the canning
specialists of the U. S. Department
OF Agriculture on how to spare the
sugar but save the fruit this summer.
Here are some of the most frequent
questions-and the answers:
q: How much fruit can / nut up
with the reduced canning sugar al
lowance?
A: The maximum allowance of IS
pounds of canning sugar ner nereon
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

fruit. If the family Graves a few
sweet spreads, remember fruit but
ters take proportionally the least
sugar. Some pickles and relishes re-
Quire none.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Mrs. n. L. Roby and her daughter,
Mrs. Clyde Wherry, left today for
Dallas, Texas, where they win make
their home.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Miss Elizabeth Ramsey and Miss
Edwina Martin are at home from
Natchez to spend their vacation.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Ledyard and
children and Miss Margaret Brown
of jackson spent the weekend IN
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II.
Brown.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Odom and
daughter, Miss Ann Joyce, have re-
turned from an extended vacation
trip to st. Louis, Kansas City, Den
yer. Salt Lake City and Chicago.
They returned Wednesday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

MIR. and Mrs. Albert Brown, Jr.,
of Washington, D. c., are visiting
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Brown.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Miss Nancy Tatum returned home
from Meridian Wednesday after q
visit with relatives and friends.
Little Margaret McGehee is home
after an eye operation in Jackson
last week.
Mrs. Irwin johnson visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Mitchell
last weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Harrington and
Bettye were Jackson visitors Thurs
day.
Mrs. A. S. Tatum accompanied
Little Margaret McGehee to the hos
pital last week.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. Niles Pickett and
son were jackson shoppers last
week.
Miss Mildred Mitchell shopped in
Jackson Friday.
Mr.. E. c. Howard visited Mrs.
Howard in the Kosciusko hospital
Sunday.
Mr.. Paul Odom, of Sturgis, and
Mrs. Odom were Jackson visitors
Sunday.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Barranco are
entertaining Sam Bsrranco ut Gre
NADIA in their home this week.
Miss Joyce Truitt was a visitor in
the home of Mrs. Gordon Stubs OF
West Wednesday.
Mrs. Claude Estes of Jackson Wis
tied her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. S.
Crider, last weekend.
Miss Faye Truitt of Lexington is
a visitor in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Kealhofer this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

David Comfort and Roy Elmore
Williams of State College spent the
weekend with their parents.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Miss Ann Howard left Wednesday
to attend summer school at Ole Miss.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Walton L. Doty, Jr..
visited his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. Porter, last week. Mr..
Doty formerly lived at Eden He
was married May 10th to the former
Miss Madeline Shale, of Fort Worth,
Texas. Mrs. Doty is an unusually
beautiful and popular girl being
Miss Forth Worth some time ago.
Mr.. Doty recently returned from 28
months overseas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Mrs. J. L. Moorhead of Lexington
spent several days in the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Moorhead.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sweeney and
son Ronny visited their sister, Mrs.
Claude Dodd here this week. They
are enroute to Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Misses Elizabeth and Blanche Nc
Lellan were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. M. Mcclellan Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Miss Faye Truitt of Lexington is
a visitor in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Kealhofer this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Mrs. Claude Estes of Jackson Wis
tied her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S.
Crider, last weekend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Robertson
and jeanne were Sunday guests in
the home of MI. and Mrs. ]. B. Greer
at Sails.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Bob Clark and Mary Ann Stevens
of Pensacola, Fla, are visitors in the
home of their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Stevens.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Friends of William Strub will be
interested to know he has been sent
to Camp Shoemaker, Calf, and ex-
poets to 60 overseas soon
Sgt. and Mrs. Paul H. Afford, OF
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo-, visited MS
parents, MI. and Mrs. H.. A. Afford
here last week. The Affords accom-
panied them back as far as Mem
phis and attended to business there.
MI. Afford said he expects to have
some batteries in for rural custom
ers shortly as it was reported to him
in Memphis these batteries would
soon be released.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Odom and
Robert Myles left Wednesday for a
trip to points in Texas where they
will visit Herman Odom, Jr., station
ed in the Air Corps there.
Miss Melba Tucker was a Jackson
visitor Wednesday.
EM1/c w. F. (Bill) Tucker USN-
CD and Mrs. Tucker have returned
from Yazoo City and other points
where they visited friends and rela-
tives. He reports back to New Or
leans for assignment Saturday.
Mrs. W. B. Davis and Miss Doro-
thy Davis will spend a few days in
jackson this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Douglas Ramsey, of vicksburg,
spent the weekend with his family.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Miss Joyce Truitt was a visitor in
the home of Mrs. Gordon Stubbs OF
West Wednesday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07
SOCIETY Clubs Personals

| Mrs. N. L. Roby and her daughter,
Mrs. Clyde Wherry, left today for
Dallas, Texas, where they viii make
their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sweeney and
son Ronny visited their sister, Mrs.
Claude Dodd here this week. They
are enroute to Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mr.. and Mrs.A. A. Porter, ST., had
a very delightful family reunion
Sunday at their home on Madison
st. hose present, in addition to Mr..
and Mrs. Porter, ST., were S/Sgt. Al
fred A. Porter, Jr., his three daugh-
tiers, Allene. Sarah, and Alice, of
Jackson, S/Sgt. and Mrs. Doty Por-
ter of Memphis, Mr.. and Mrs. B. L.
Barth, of Hernandez, and Mr.. and
Mrs. O'Neal Mcdaniel, Durant.
SiSgt. Doty Porter, son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. A.. Porter, ST., Durant,
has returned from II months in the
Pacific theater of war. He is now a
patient at Kennedy General Hospital
in Memphis.
Mrs. Ross Rhyme has returned
home from Oxford where she visited
with her daughter, Mrs. Aubrey
Seay for a week.
Miss Edith Rhyme left for Bel
haven Tuesday to teach music in the
summer session.
Douglas Ramsey, of Vicksburg,
spent the weekend with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Robertson
and jeanne were Sunday guests in
the home of MI. and Mrs. ]. B. Greer
at Sails.
Miss Elizabeth Ramsey and Miss
Edwina Martin are at home from
Natchez to spend their vacation.
Miss Ann Howard left Wednesday
to attend summer school at Ole Miss.
MI. and Mrs. H. H. Ledyard and
children and Miss Margaret Brown
of jackson spent the weekend in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. X.
Brown.
MI. and Mrs. Albert Brown, Jr.,
of Washington, D. c., are visiting
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Brown.
David Comfort and Roy Elmore
Williams of State College spent the
weekend with their parents.
Misses Elizabeth and Blanche Nc
Lellan we're guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. M. Mcclellan Sunday.
Mrs. ]. L. Moorhead of Lexington
spent several days in the home OF
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Moorhead.
Bob Clark and Mary Ann Stevens
of Pensacola, Fla, r visitors In the
home of their grandparents, Mr.. and
| Mrs. A. L. Stevens.
Mrs. w H. Grist and sons, Billy
and Bobby left Wednesday for a
visit with friends and relatives in
Chicago.
Miss Mamie Clark left Tuesday to
| attend summer school in Cleveland
Mrs. Watkins Turnage and sons,
Bonnie and Robert, of Water Valley,
are visiting Mrs. Watkins parents
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Baine.
Miss Mary Barr Fleming OF Crys-
tai Springs is visiting in the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Odom.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Watkins were
business visitors in Greenwood Mon
day.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Miss Nancy Tatum returned home
from Meridian Wednesday after a
visit with relatives and friends.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Miss Edith Rhyme left for Bel
haven Tuesday to teach music in the
summer session.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Watkins were
business visitors in Greenwood Mon.
day.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Little Margaret McGehee is home
after an eye operation in Jackson
last week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Barranco are
entertaining Sam Bsrranco ut Gre
NADIA in their home this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Miss Mary Barr Fleming OF Crys-
tai Springs is visiting in the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Odom.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Mrs. Irwin johnson visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Mitchell
last weekend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Mrs. Watkins Turnage and sons,
Bonnie and Robert, of Water Valley,
are visiting Mrs. Watkins parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Baine.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Mr.. Paul Odom, of Sturgis, and
Mrs. Odom were Jackson visitors
Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Mrs. w. H. Grist and sons, Bill
and Bobby left Wednesday for
visit with friends and relatives i
Chicago.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Mrs. Ross Rhyme has returned
home from Oxford where she visited
with her daughter, Mrs. Aubrey
Seay for a week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Mr.. E. c. Howard visited Mrs.
Howard in the Kosciusko hospital
Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-06-07

Miss Mamie Clark left Tuesday to
attend summer school in Cleveland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-01
jApSMAKE
 ATTACK ON
 MIND0R0
Shipping, Installations Are Hit Lose 14 of 32
 Raiding Planes

GEN. MACARTHUR'S H E A D. QUARTERS IN THE PHILIPPINES, Jan. 1-The Japanese pressed thelr air attacks on shipping and installa- tions cn Mlndoro Island Saturday but lost 14 of 32 raiding planes. Eight Japanese planes were downed the previous night in an attack on an A nerican convoy in the same area bringing the twc-day total to p planes.
 Todsys communique made no mention of American casualties to shipping or other losses.
 cThe Japanese Domei News Agency claimed in a broadcast that 13 more transports and three ad- ditional cruisers have been sunk or damaged, bringing two-days total to B American ships sunk or dam aged
 MacArthurs eonmunique today says air attacks from the newly won Mindoro and Leyte airfields against Japanese held Luzon Island con- tinued.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-01
TROOPS HURL
 GERMANS OUT OF BUDA NOW

LONDON, Jan. l.-Hard fighting Russian shock troops hurled the Germans out of two-thirds of Buda, the western half of Budapest, and today neared the Danube embank- ment, the center of the burning Hungarian capital, battling amid scenes of slaughter unriyaled since Stalingrad
 Red Army units overran 300 blocks Of houses and buildings in Buda yes terday while in Pest, the eastern half Of the capital, the Soviet spearheads drove three miles into the inner defenses. Simultaneously, north of the city, Russian troops smashed the last enemy remnants trapped in the Pills Hills.
 In the Danube knee they swept the Germans out of Northeastern Hungary into Slovakia on a 200-mile front from the mouth of the Ipoly River to the frontier town of Sator- aljujhely.
 Meanwhile, Nazi commentators of the Berlin radio told of Russian preparations for big winter offen- sive, saying the Red Army is mass ing men and materials on the way to Krakow, Southern Polish strong hold on the threshold of German Silesia. They are probing the Nazi lines in East Prussia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-01
Britain Going 10 Race Unified Sfates Hard for
 Postwar Auto Market
By CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN


 LONDON, Jan. 1-Three months after V-Day automobiles will be rolling off production lines of British factories by the thousands, but their prices will be almost double the prewar cost, according to the best estimate of England's s big manufacturers.
 Prewar models only will be pro duced for two or three years before new designs can be drawn and plants retooled for turning out genuine postwar cars. Meanwhile, England's customers will pay an estimated Sl,2oo for virtually the same average type machine that had a price tag of $500 in 1889.
 Twenty per cent of the total prewar production of British cars was exported and the government intends to keep it's world market by earmarking a fixed percentage of production for outside trade.
 With this plan. England expects to offer immediate competition to the U. s. industry, which British car builders foresee as bidding for domination of the worlds private auto market.
 One industrialist said, We are aware America, capable of quickly swinging over to production in a larger scale than Britain can hope for, can get the jump on postwar output of newly designed cars and use it effectively to bid for over seas trade-and still meet demands of her own public
 Britain must get 140 million dollars worth of exports to redress the adverse overseas trade balance arising by the disappearance of in vestments she held before the wal" ," said Sir Miles Thomas, chairman of the Public Relations Committee of the British Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. "The Government desires to devote a fixed percentage of auto production to export trade for a period of two to three years after the war.
 If England limits home sales to boost exports and if American in terests can undersell British models by at least $40O,, the country's home market would be open for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-01
JUNEAU BACK AGAIN IN REAL
 BANANA BELT

Well, Juneau is back in the banana belt again, the little cold wave that struck here last Thursday has sllp- ped away-and slipping is right. During the cold period the ther- mometer at the fire hall registered 12 above zero last Thursday after noon at 5:30 o'clock, dropped to 10 above at 9.30 D. m., hit 6 above at 9 a. m. Friday, dropped one degree to at 9 D. m. ana remained there for 12 hours, then went up to 10 degrees at g D. m. Saturday This is according to the Fire Hall ther- mometer. During this time old Taku blew in gusts, then more gusts and fuel oil went right up the chim- neys. needing no pipe in which to be conducted.
 And then, the weather moderated yesterday and the wind died down with snow flulries. It was 19 above zero at the Fire Hall at II a. m. Sun day and the sidewalks were slippery
 by gosh yes-and there were many a slip and bump and a rub. At 8 o'clock last night it was 2l degrees above zero and still, no wind At l:30 o'clock this morning it was 24 degrees above zero and the same registration at a. m. today Snow flurries started shortly after 9'clock but, keep your fingers crossed, it might turn snappy again.
 And, be cautious--this snow furry covers many, many icy spots on sidewalks and also streets.