The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-11-14

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by Huxel Bronnon
A 19-year-old Holmes county boy
q dead of a self-inflicated bullet
wound. That's what officials say.
The boy had been arrested on an
assault charge growing out of four
men stopping a a of people in
Holmes county. According to re-
ports four men stopped a car travel
ling through our county and forced
its occupants out of the car using
the most violent and abusive langu-
age. Occupants of the car stated the
men were definitely drinking heav-
lily.
The dead youth along with three
other young men of Holmes county
had been arrested and charged with
assault in connection with the in
cident.
Whether the dead boy was guilty
or innocent, we could not say.
Whether he was involved at all and
if he was involved in the incident
we could not say, whether that caus-
ed him to take his life.
But he is dead.
The boys arrested in this case
e. reported to be drinking and
raising "cain" at a night club
Tchula earlier in the evening -.
the Midnight Grill.
If there had been no midnight
grill or other joint open at midnight,
the time of the incident, perhaps the
men stopping the car wouldn't have
been drinking, perhaps they wouldn't
have tagged the car and threatened
other citizens, citizens who certainly
have the right to expect protection
when they pass through Holmes
county.
Perhaps a young Holmes county
boy wouldn't be dead -. a boy who
had served one year in the army and
had recently reeplis' d.
Certa' = joints
which ,~ad-
ing plat
and other crimes.
When we the honest citizens Of
the county so-colled tolerate the
operation Of these places which are
running the lives Of III young peo-
pie we are, in a measure, responsible
for the crimes which they commit.
The editor has received from the
Methodist Church at Pickens a letter
of commentator for efforts made
through this paper for law-enforce-
ment in Holmes county,
The letter is deeply appreciated.
Pickens, Miss, Nov. 8, '46
Dear Miss Brannon:
At the regular session Of the
Methodist Church School Sunday
morning a motion was made and
approved that a committee be named
to write to you In commentator OF
the stand you are taking for law
enforcement in Holmes county.
A law obiding citizens Of our
county we refuse to accept the YER
dict thot nothing CON be done about
conditions Us they now exist. A
citizen is one who owes allegiance
to his government and is ENTITLED
to protection from it. 1T is indeed
q sud state of offdirs when n who
promulgotes the law virtually de-
clures it powerless.
We deeply regret that the divine
source from which the beginning OF
all law originated should have also
been referred to as a failure. In the
face of this we assert, without fear
Of successful contradiction, that the
greatest, the most ~far-reaching, the
most enduring reform, the reform
that has lived through the ages and
is even now making life livable in
spite of u~nwarranted criticism, was
that instituted by the Prince OF
Peace whose very crucifixion was
His final triumph.
We, who name His name and who
claim the rights and privileges OF
citizens could not fail to endorse an
effort for law enforcement in Holmes
county.
Sincerely,
MRS. c. v. MAXWELL
MRS. w. S. GUYTON
JOSEPHINE BURTON
(Committee).