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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-21
Cord Of Thanks

For the beautiful floral offering
and the kind expressions of sympa-
thy in the loss of our son and broth
er, we want to express our sincere
appreciation to each of our neigh
bors and friends. Your kindness and
sympathy will always be held in
grateful remembrance.
MRS. DOCIA NORWOOD,
MRS. A. S. TATUM.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-21

Miss Martha Truitt of Lexington,
spent the weekend with Joyce
Truitt.
Misses Rachel Mcclellan and Mil
bred Mitchell of H. j. c., were home
for the weekend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-21

WANTED-Health educator Qady)
for Holmes County. Qualifications:
college graduate preferably in home
economies. Salary: 1880 per month,
year aound and to those making
good a scholarship to Harvard, Yale
or Duke after a period of service
Holmes County Health Dept.
47-3t-np
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-21

WANTED TO BUY-Good used mo-
tor, l h. p. 3-phase, 90 cycles. Call
Hazel Brannon, Advertiser, phone
Lexington lie. 48 If
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-21

WANTED-Man and wife able to see
after livestock, work garden, etc,
and also have good farm to rent or
share-cropper will give the party
interested a good deal. See Raiford
E. McNeer or r. E. farm near Bowl
ing Green.
47-tf-np
27-lt-np
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-21

FOR SALE-One Majestic range.
Burns wood. One gas stove, one
laundry stove, one electric churn,
one typewriter. Call 72-W, Durant.
28-3t-np
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-21

STRAYED-Since March 7th: solid
black mule with brown nose;
weighs HOO pounds, from Bowling
Green store. Write or notify Homer
r. Harrell, West, Miss, Rt. l.
47-3t-p
27-3t-p
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-21

NOW IST THE TIME-Dont put off
today for tomorrow, because it will
be too late. Invest a little and buy q
lot in one of the best towns in Mis-
sissippi if you have land or home to
sell, or if you want to buy one
Cleo Reed, or write Box 252, or
phone 1913 Durant, Miss. l will also
help you arrange for building. in
GLIDING labor and materials. 28-tfnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-21

Mrs. Clyde c. johnson Of Koscius-
ko visited last week with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. W., G. Stone
street.
Misses Mary Stonestreet, Narior-
les Weaver and Mrs. Charles Ether
idge shopped in Kosciusko Friday
afternoon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-21

WANTED - Settled white woman
to live in Durant home, assist with
homework and care of three-year-
old child. Salary. Box 100, Durant,
Miss.
48-tf-np
27-tf-np
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-21

FOR SALE-Century sc Motor, 2
h. p. 3-phase. l7O5 RPM, 200 volts,
60-cycle. Call Hazel Brannon, Ad-
vertiser, phone Lexington 1l6. 4Stf
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-21
CLASSIFIED ADS

fOR SALE
z Model A John Deere Tractors
z Model H Farmall Tractors
Above tractors equipped with Gull
vators, discs, and middle busters.
One set John Deere Tractor Planters
One 1912 Ia Chevrolet Truck with
IS #. trailer four feet high
Write or Phone
CLAUD WILKES,
Durant 33-J or 81
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Byrnes Appoints Fahy
As Legal Adviser

Charles Fahy, former solicitor
general, will become legal adviser
to the State Department on May Is
Secretary of State Byrnes announced
today.
Mr.. Fahy, now serving in Berlin
as director of the legal division of
the American Office of military gov
ernor for Germany, will succeed
Green H. Hackworth, recently elect
ed member of the international
court of justice.
Mr.. Byrnes said he is deeply
gratified" that Mr.. Fahy has agreed
to join the State Department and
stressed the Importance of the duties
of the office he is assuming.
Mr.. Byrnes said that 1t. Gen
Lucius Clay, American military
governor in Germany, had advised
him that Mr. Fahy rendered out
standing service" in preparation oil
the German war criminal trials now
going on in Nuremberg
Mr.. Hackworth has been lega.
adviser of the State Department
since 1881.
Evening star., 1946-04-02
30 Shocks, 10 Strong, Recorded
On Massachusetts Seismooruph

The Dominion Astrophysical OBJ
servatory at Victoria, British Co.
lumbia, said the epicenter of yester-
days earthquake which started dis
astrous tidal waves was about 200
miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska. 1t
said the original shock was timed at
7:34:27 am. eastern standard time)
and a second shock, which travelled
around the arc of the earth's sur
face, at 1885 am.
Georgetown University reported
today that it recorded five earth
quake shocks between 7::38.45 am.
yesterday and about l am. today
and figured all must have centered
off Alaska. The first quake recorded
was the most severe. The fifth, a
fairly strong one, was recorded this
morning.
Evening star., 1946-04-02
|MercuryHits 81,
EquoGng Heat
Mark for 1916

A spell of warm weather caused
Washingtonians to doff topcoats
today as the mercury rose to 81
degrees at 1890 pm, the Weather
Bureau reported, with chance that
the all-time record of "a degrees for
April 2 might be broken before
nightfall.
The forecaster said 81 degrees, the
previous high temperature for this
year, was recorded March %. The
hottest April 2 in Washington his
tory was recorded in 1884 when the
thermometer climbed to "a degrees.
The city will experience a balmy
60-odd degrees tonight, but 1t will be
warm again tomorrow. the Weather
Bureau predicted. There is a pos
sibility of showers tomorrow after
noon and evening The humidity
was relatively low here today at .33
per cent.
Meanwhile, Park Police reported
the first double cherry blossoms at
Hains Point today and said they
would be at their best by this week
end
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Stossen Stresses DisopprovoI
of Reece's House Record
Critical of New COP Chuirmun's
Stond on Many Issues in Post

parent that he considers Mr.. Reece's
congressional record on interna-
tional issues open to question. Mr..
Stassen declared, however, that he
was prepared to cooperate with
Mr.. Reece in this years congress
sional elections.
1t took three ballots to elect Mr..
Reece, in a hotly contested, three
cornered race at the committee s
meeting at the Statler Hotel late
yesterday. His opponents were
former Senator John Danaher of
Connecticut and John w. Hanes
of New York, who was Undersecre-
tary of the Treasury during the
Roosevelt administration, but who
had a record of Republican voting
over long period of years.
Mr.. Reece, for 25 years a member
of the House, went into the lead on
the first ballot. The vote was:
Reece, 46; Danaher, 81; Hanes, 81 /;
Senator Wherry of Nebraska, 8; two
passed and two absent. On the Sec
(See REPUBLICANS. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1946-04-02
U.S.. Seeks to Aid Mihui|ovich
By Rescued Flyers Testimony

The State Department disclosed
today that it has asked the Yugo-
slav government to let American
Army personnel testify in behalf of
Gen. Draja Mihailovich, who is re-
ported facing trial on charges of
collaboration with the Germans.
A formal note to the Yugoslav
government declared Gen. Mihailo-
vich contributed materially to the
Allied cause fighting without ad-
equate supplies" and under the
greatest hardships.'
Mihailovich's reported arrest on
March 13 climaxed long Yugoslav
internal conflict. Marshal Tito, now
heading the Yugoslav government,
charged during the war that Mihail-
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Byrnes Will Return
To New York TODAY
To Face Iran Issue
Secretary Believed Given
Renewed Assurance
Of Truman Support
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April 2.-Secre-
tary of State Byrnes planned to
return to United Nations head
quarters today after a White
House conference which is be-
lieved to have given him renewed
assurance of President Truman'S S
vigorous support in meeting to-
morroW's developments in the
Iranian crisis.
The expectation among top diplo-
mats here is that these develop
ments, even though they may in
clude message from Russia replying
to Security Council inquiries about
Iran, probably will not break the
crisis but merely advance it to q
new stage.
This is based on the belief, pri-
vately expressed by these authori-
ties, that Trans demands on the
Council very likely will not be
substantially changed by Premier
Ahmed Qavam in his reply to the
same inquiries. Premier Qavam yes
terday sent Secretary General
Trygve Lie note reafirming the
position of Ambassador Hussein Ala
as his fully-authorized spokesman
here.
Insist on Keeping Case Alive.
Mr.. Ala has been insistent on
keeping the Iranian case actively
before the Council. If Premier
Qavam now planned to agree to
have the case shelved or delayed
pending withdrawal of Russian
troops and further direct negotia-
tions with Moscow, diplomatic au-
thorities doubted the Premier would
have taken such pains to indorse
! Ala.
The Anglo-American policy in
preparation for tomorrow's Council
session, presumably confirmed by
Mr.. Byrnes' talk with Mr.. Truman
yesterday, is reliably reported to be
this:
If both Russia and Iran say Soviet
troops are being withdrawn from
Iran and are not being used to in
f1uence the Iranian government in
considering Russian demands for oil
concessions and the like, the Coun-
Gil should accept the answers as
satisfactory and shelve the case
temporarily. Moscow and Teheran
would then continue with direct ne
gotiations, being asked only to re-
port to the Security Council at some
future stage.
If the Russian answer is equiv
ocal, however, or if the Iranian
government does not give the situa-
ton a clean bill of health, Mr.
Byrnes and Sir Alexander Cadogan
of Britain plan to seek continued
active consideration of the case by
the Security Council.
There also is the possibility that
Russia may not answer the Coun-
ellis message of last Friday, asking
about the withdrawal of Soviet
forces and whether their removal
is in any way dependent on the
parallel negotiations for Russian
concessions from Iran. At the
other extreme is the chance that
Moscow might reverse Ambassador
Andrei Grcmykos instructions, di-
recting him to return to the Coun-
Gil and join the discussion on Iran
Mr.. Byrnes and Sir Alexander
conferred here Saturday before Mr.
Byrnes flew to Washington. Asso-
ciates said they agreed they had
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Draft Hearings
To Be Reopened
ByHouseGroup
Military Committee
Agrees to Hear More
Opposition Witnesses
BY the Assoeioted Press

The House Military Affairs
Committee voted today to re-
open hearings on legislation de-
signed to extend the draft law.
Two additional days of hearings
starting tomorrow were set aside for
opposition witnesses. Chairman May
said the American Federation of
Labor probably would lead off.
After voting to reopen the hear
ings over the objections of members
who had sought a showdown vote
today, the committee decided to
start closed sessions Friday in an
effort to reach final decision.
Curtailed Extension Seen.
The committee already has heard
supporters of draft extension in two
days of testimony.
Indications were the group would
recommend an extension of nine or
ten months beyond May Is. The
Army has asked a one-year con-
tinuance.
Committee members reported
strong support after today's session
for an 18-month limitation on serv-
ice OF new inductees, for a ban
against the induction of fathers, and
a requirement that the Army dis
charge as quickly as possible all
fathers now in service and all men
with 18 months service.
May Favors Further Review.
The armed services want the
draft kept alive another year in it's
present form, but with the 18-month
limitation on service of new in
ductees.
Chairman May favors a continu-
ance only until the middle of Sep
tember. At that time, he said, Con-
gress again should review the needs
in the light Of world conditions.
A few members are advocating
straight siX-month extension. some
are holding out for a full year, and
others have suggested a continuance
until March /.
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Commissioners Aqree
Toilet VA Move Clinic
To Municipal Building
Shift From Mount Alto
Due to Be Completed
Within 30 Days
By Miriom Ottenbero

The District Commissioners
have agreed to let the Veterans
Administration install special
medical equipment in the Mu-
nicipal Building and the clinic
will move from Mount Alto Hos
pital to the Municipal Building
within 80 days, Chester A. Nau-
mowicz, VA Washington regional
director, said today.
AS result of the Commissioners
decision, Mr.. Naumowicz explained,
sick veterans will not have to shut
tie between Mount Alto and the
regional Office in the Municipal
Building to get examinations and
treatment.
The Commissioners, it was re-
ported, reversed an earlier decision
of the Municipal Building super
intendent, who ruled that VA could
not make the alterations necessary
to install X-ray and laboratory
facilities.
oiAo"S IA IOlCSl.
AS an expedient. the regional Of
flee had planned to move the clinic
doctors to the Municipal Building
and keep the heavy equipment at
Mount Alto. VA doctors protested
on the ground that veterans would
be shunted between the two points
and Brig. Gen. H. B. Lewis, admin
istrator advisor to Veterans Admin
istrator Bradley. halted the pro-
jected move.
According to VA, Col. Joseph D.
Arthur, jr., Assistant Engineer Com
missioner, conferred late yesterday
with Mr.. Naumowicz and H. H.
carp, chief of clinics covered by
VAS Richmond branch office, and
agreed to permit the alterations
and VA agreed that when the reg
ional office leaves the building, it
will restore the building to its former
condition.
Under the new plan, an X-ray
unit, laboratory, pharmacy and
dental clinic will be installed in the
Municipal Center, with work sched-
uled to start today. VA said it was
making the necessary acquisitions to
get the equipment Immediately.
In the dental clinic, dentists will
(See CLINIC, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1946-04-02
By Gould Lincoln

While Representative Carroll
Reece of Tennessee, new chair
man of the Republican National
Committee, went ahead with
plans to relinquish all other du-
ties to carry on the campaign
for a Republican victory next No.
vember, Harold E. Stassen today
sounded a discordant note in
COP praise for the committees
choice.
Mr.. Stassen, former Governor of
Minnesota, who is expected to be in
the l948 presidential race, declared
that 'it is well known that I do
not approve of Chairman Reece's
stand on many issues in the past. "
Mr.. Stassen said he did not believe
Mr. Reece's selection constitutes a
declaration by the Republican party
as to its policy or platform"
The former Governor refused to
amplify his remarks, but it was ap-
Evening star., 1946-04-02

ovich was collaborating with the
Germans in opposition to the Parti-
sans led by Tito.
The State Department made pub
lie today a note delivered to the
Yugoslav Foreign Office in Belgrade
on March 30, supporting demands
voiced here by former Yugoslav Am
bassador Constantin Fotitch, that
American airmen who were rescued
by Mihailovich forces after being
shot down over Yugoslav areas be
permitted to come to his defense.
The State Department did not
take any official cognizance of re-
cent press reports from Greece to
the effect that Mihailovich had
(See M1HAILOVICH, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1946-04-02
11% Bill Gains Favor
As House Prepares
To Act on U. 5. Pay
Rules Committee Agrees
To Three-Hour Debate
On Increase Tomorrow
By Joseph Young

The House Rules Committee
today granted a rule to bring
the Federal pay bill to the House
floor for consideration tomorrow
as a drive to adopt the Senate
passed graduated II per cent bill
instead of the House Civil Serv-
ice Committees 1875 per cent
measure developed in the House.
While the Rules Committee did
grant the rule for three-hour debate
on the measure tomorrow, individual
members of the committee indicated
a graduated increase such as is con-
tanned in the Senate bill might be
preferable.
Chairman Randolph of the House
Civil Service Committee and Rep
resentative Jackson, Democrat. of
Washington, sponsor of the 1875 per
cent measure, appeared before the
Rules Committee today to obtain
the rule. Representative Rees, Re-
publican, of Kansas, ranking minor
ity member of the Civil Service
Committee. also appeared to register
his objection to the legislation.
Questioned by SABBATH.
All three men were subjected to
close questioning by Chairman
SABBATH. Mr.. Rees asserted that his
committees bill was too expensive
for the Government, and added that
in any event lower salaried employees
should get greater percentage in
crease, such as is contained in the
Senate-passed measure.
Three members of the Rules Com
mittee indicated they agreed with
the graduated increase idea. The
others present, including Mr.. Sa-
bath, were noncommittal, but in
dicated they thought workers in the
lower income brackets deserved suf-
flcient raises to enable them to
meet increased living costs.
will we have a chance to vote
on the kind of bill that you pro-
pose?" Mr.. Rees was asked by Rep
resentative Smith, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia.
Yes" replied Mr.. Rees. Il in
tend to offer an amendment to that
effect" Earlier, Mr.. Rees said he
favored the Senate's II per cent
measure.
Flat Increases Protested.
Representative Brown, Repub-
lican, of Ohio, was another to ques-
ton the wisdom of the 1875 per cent
bill. He said Federal employees in
the upper brackets would benefit
far more than the average Govern
ment employe.
Replying to this, Mr. Jackson
pointed out that under last July's
Federal pay bill, lower income work.
ers got the greater proportion of
the graduated 15.9 per cent raise.
Employees in the $4,000 and up
brackets only received about per
cent of the raise" he added. At this
point, Representative Michener,
Republican, of Michigan declared
that under the proposed 1875 fiat
wage increase for all Government
workers 1--WE are still recognizing
the caste system
LAS I see it, this bill would provide
those who have Alaska seal coats to
buy ermine coats, and those who
have cloth coats to buy rabbit fur
coats" he said.
Meanwhile. the House today was
scheduled to take up the postal pay
bill, which calls for an 18 per cent
increase for all post Office employees.
Federal pay bill supporters are
watching the result closely, since
passage of this bill would presage
House passage of the Federal pay
Evening star., 1946-04-02
Southerners Demand
Apology by Hannegan
For Critical Article
Legislators Call For
Retroetion in Porty's
Headquarters Organ
By the Assoeioied Press

A group of approximately SO
irate Southern Democratic legis-
lators called on National Party
Chairman Hannegan today tc
apologize personally to them for
a critical article in a Democratic
headquarters publication.
The Southerners held a closed
meeting and adopted a resolution
specifically demanding a retraction
of statements made in the April
issue of the Democratic Digest, Of
ficlal organ of the Women's Divis-
ion of the party.
The publications statement which
aroused the Southerners was this:
And let your Representatives
know that the passage of the re-
strictive Case Qabor disputes) bill
was vote against the American
people"
Gossett Heads Group.
The Case measure was opposed by
the administration. but Republicans
and Southern Democrats teamed uI
to pass it, 258 to 155, on February I
A touchdown version is pending in
the Senate.
The Democrats attending this
mornings gathering elected Repre-
sentative Gossett, Democrat, OF
Texas, chairman.
Mr. Gossett told newsmen the
group adopted with very little op.
position resolution reading:
1T is moved that the chairman
appoint committee to confer with
Mr.. Hannegan in person or by long
distance telephone and among such
other things as the committee deems
wise and pertinent it shall request
of him
l. "A retraction of the objection.
able statement which shall be pub.
lished through the columns of the
Democratic Digest and further by
letter to each Representative who
voted for the Case bill; and
2. That the author of the state.
ment be made known and that he be
permanently removed from the pay.
roll of the Democratic Nationa
Committee as we'll as from the staff
OF all publications now or hereafter
published under supervision of the
Democratic National Committee"
Called "Unfortunate Mistake"
Before the protest meeting, Demo.
cratic headquarters officials hae
termed the magazines comment "ar
unfortunate mistake" but this hae
failed to calm the Southerners.
Mrs. India Edwards, executive
secretary of the National Commit
tees Women's Division, made this
comment:
I'VE feel terrible about the whole
thing. 1t was an unfortunate mis-
take and bad choice of words. Ar
associate editor without full expert.
ence was responsible, but it never
should have been printed"
Earlier, some of the Southerner.
said privately they wanted to know
whether Mr.. Hannegan had any.
thing to do with the article. Mrs
Edwards said he had not.
Mr.. Hannegan and the Southern.
ers have not been on the best oi
(see DEMOCRATS, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1946-04-02
First Two Waves at HiIo Gave
Warning That SavedHundreds
Third, 20-Foot Wall Of Water, EneuIfed City:
Waterfront District, Destroying Buildings

the water front-much Of it park
and warehouse areas. Cries of warn
ing sounded and people boiled into
the streets in a mad rush for higher
ground.
A few merchants remained to tidy
their stores, which were barely
touched by the water.
Ten minutes later, a second, larger
wave struck, driving 100 yards deep
er into the city, smashing frazier
buildings and strewing mud, coral
and debris through stores. Volun-
teers poured into the area, routing
laggards.
A few minutes later the third wave
struck-a towering, 20-foot wall of
water rushing in from the north at
incredible speed
1t smashed buildings to smither-
tSee EvEWTTNESC Dooo Asl
Evening star., 1946-04-02
By DouoIos LoveIoce
Assoeioted Press Foreign Corresponds

Assoeioted Press Foreign Correspondent
HILO, Hawaii, April 2.-Hilo's
seismic wave death toll might
have been in the thousands had
it struck two or three hours later
than it did.
The swells engulfed Hilo's water
front business district while the city
slowly was waking to life yesterday
A little later, employees and shop
pers would have thronged ware
houses and stores in the wrecked
area.
The warning given by the two
smaller of Hilo's three waves saved
hundreds, who had time to flee from
the water front.
This is how the waves struck:
The first inundated so feet along
Evening star., 1946-04-02
BY the Associated Press

WESTON, Mass, April about
80 shocks, 10 of which were consid-
cred strong have been recorded
on the Weston College seismograph
since the severe quake which started
the tidal wave in the Pacific yester-
day, the Rev Daniel Linehan, S. j.,
reported today.
Father Linehan said 80 temblors
nave been registered by the instru-
ments since the first shock at 1884
am. yesterday, and that one of
them-at 8:05.55 a.m-was really
stronger than the main quake.
He referred to the disturbances
as after shocks or a series of shak-
ings that come after the original
quake subsidies. The seismologist
said there was no sign that the
shocks were abating.