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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-05-30

and Mrs. Patey and help work out
operational problems. Mr.. Sanders
declared that insofar as he was able
he would do everything possible to
keep the mill from closing.
Forthwith he grabbed the tele-
phone and ordered two huge trailer
trucks for immediate delivery in or
der that shipments might be kept
rolling and production kept going.
Plans were made to bunch orders
to various delivery centers such as
New York City and Chicago, and
deliver these by the new trucks.
1t was grim fight to head off the
shutdown that was occurring all
over the nation.
The coal strike truce then eased
the situation, and Monday the plant
was able to resume shipments by
rail. In the event of recurrence Of
the crisis, the truck plan will be put
in objectionable one problem then
remaining being the obtaining Of gas
oline if tank cars should be embar-
coed.
From SANDERS Beacon" in Winona
| Times.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-05-30
Sanders And Winona
Mill Force Battle
Crisis To Finish

Here's a story behind the story Of
the coal strike and its rapid roper
cussions which included the freight
embargo, and of battling the crisis
to standstill.
Striving to foresee obstacles that
might take form in the chaos Of re-
conversion and cause closedown,
r. D. Sanders and his chief lieut.
enants have kept wary eye on sup
ply lines. AS a result, says Mrs. w. B.
Patey, the coal strike found them
with five to six month supply Of
coal on hand to insure continued
operation of the mill.
Then came the rail embargo with
notification that there would be no
more freight or express pick-ups af-
ter Thursday midnight of last week
until the nations coal supply justi-
fled lifting the embargo.
Acting Immediately, extra workers
were drawn from the other plant
departments Thursday morning OF
last week to the Trimming and Ship
ping Departments. Meeting the en-
Urgency Loyalty and enthusiastically
they pitched in with vim until $3.50
that night. A free hot meal was
served them in the cafeteria at six
o'clock (the cooks came back to help
out, too).
Result: Two days work was turn
ed out in one Thursday. They work
ed everywhere, some even working
on packing boxes. What they did
was trim out and ship goods for
Thursday and Friday. They shipped
the gigantic total Of 5000 garments.
Friday morning r. D. Sanders,
himself arrived to advise with Mr..
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-05-30
Trimming Department
Still Leads Contest

The Trimming Department still
leads the contest this week. Mrs.
Bobbie Riser, with total of 2,026
robes trimmed, wins high honors.
This whole department handled 9,471
pieces.
The Packing Department this week
runs second with 9,l0l robes packed
Looks like Minnie is going to prove
her statement.
The Chenille Department is third
with 8,158 production.
In the Inspection Department Viii.
lie Mae Aldridge wins high honor:
with 1915 pieces inspected.
Honors on the chenille line 60 t.
Gladys King with SO pieces style
l65, and Edna Holley with a tota
Of $40 pieces style 341 for last week
Come on gang, let's keep up the
good work!
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-05-30

LOST-one small breach pearls and
diamonds. Lost between the Style
Shop and 108 Magnolia st. Return
to Mrs. ]. B. Thompson and receive
reward.
36-tf
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-05-30

FOR SALE - Dayton counter scales.
First class condition. Phil Terry,
Terry's Barber Shop, Durant.
38-tfnp
6-tfnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-05-30
Meet The Chenille Folks

NAME: Paul Turner Phillips
ADDRESS: Durant, Mississippi
BORN: Toledo, Ohio
MARRIED: Ola c. Phillips
CHILDREN: Marie, Pauline, Rather.
inc, Floyd, Rebecca.
OCCUPATION: Supply Clerk
REMARKS: / think the Delta Chen
file Company, is one Of the finest
things ever come to Durant. have
been working nearly three years and
like my job well. There is never q
dull moment around this type OF
business.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-05-30
Sanders Provides
Six Scholarships
At Stote College

Spurred by grant of six scholar
ships, the planning committee of the
Alumni Association of Mississippi
State College has inaugurated plans
for full former-student participation
in the building of greater State
College.
The scholarship grants were made
by R. D. Sanders, Mississippi indus
trailist and graduate and former
star athlete Of State College. They
are to be awarded to prospective
members of the famous Maroon
band.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-05-30
Trimming Dept. News

Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Stonestreet
and Sonny spent Sunday out of town
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Canoe Of Canton;
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd McNeer, and Mr..
and Mrs. Upchurch of Crystal Spr-
ings spent the weekend with Miss
Lorene McNeer in Lexington, Miss.
The Trimming Dept. leads in the
Production Contest again this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-05-30
Chenille Dept. News

Mrs. Lizzie Harper had as her
guests for the weekend her son and
daughter from West.
We are sorry to hear of Mrs. Ro-
bert Richardson's home burning.
Mrs. Lusk, we missed you the few
days you worked in the Kosciusko
plant.
Mrs. Matte Temple from Hamil-
ton, Texas, was a guest in the home
Of Mrs. Jenne Crowder, her niece.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-05-30
Cutting Dept. News

Poem:
Pep up seamers, look at the cut
robes
Through seven processes they all
must 60,
Then to market, to the market, they
60.
Delma Goss and children visited
J. B. Sanders Sunday afternoon.
Joe McNeer visited Earl Ellis Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclellan and daugh-
ter; Mr.. and Mrs. John Ryan visited
Mrs. Thelma Bough, Mr.. McLellan's
sister, in Greenwood Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-05-30

Mrs. J. C. Cudney. of Ferndale,
Michigan, is spending several weeks
in the home Of Mr.. ]. T. Nuly and
Mrs. Reed.
Mrs. Florence Majors returned
from Itta Bena where she had spent
several days with friends and rela-
tiveS.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-05-30
DEDICATED FRIENDS ASSOCIATES AND OUR COMMUNITY

The Sanders Beacon Is published
weekly through the instrumsntolitY
of r. D. Sanders and his employees
us q contribution towrd the advon-
cement of industry in Duront and
the Stote of Mississippi.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-05-30
Lady Nearly CHECKED
While Lying In Bed
Due To Stomach Gas

One lady said a few days ago that
she used to be afraid to 60 to bed
at night. She was swollen with
stomach gas, which always got
worse when she went to bed, and
the gas would rise up in her throat
after she lay down and would near
" choke her. She couldn't lie flat.
Had to prop herself up on pillows.
Recently this lady got INNER-AID
and now says gas is gone. stomach
feels fine, bowels are regular and
she can 60 to bed and sleep sound
ly.
INNER-AID contains IL Great
Herbs; they cleanse bowels, clear
gas from stomach, act on sluggish
liver and kidneys. Miserable people
soon feel different all over. So don't
60 on suffering! Sold by all drug
stores here in Holmes county.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-01-19
Abandon


/ Wells, on the Huntley structure
near Billings, in Sc Sc NV BIN
28E.
Total depth of 1852 feet was
reached by this well, after drilling
through very heavy water flow
In coming out of the hole at 4O52,
drill pipe stuck after recovery of
Is stands. After falling to recover
pipe, whipstock was set at 3740
and hole made to 3775. top of fish
was 3840). Whipstock and one joint
of 81 inch pipe was lost at 2780 and
recovered.
In going back in, hole was found
bridged at 1856 and it was decided
to abandon.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-01-19
TIE SIGNIFICANT OMISSION

On Dec. 8, OPA Administrator Chester Bowes APP
peared before the Senate small business committee and
presented charts and reports covering national price
troll policies of the OPA.
These charts and reports printed in summary
form in small booklet which is being given national
circulation
The booklet is replete with charts and figures showing
the runous effects of initiation 1t also has charts
showing that virtually all lines of industry prospecting
But nowhere in the booklet is there any refer
any chart showing that the producer of crude
oil still being forced to sell his product at 81 percent
of parity.
Along toward the back of the book appears the high
sounding phrase, on page SO: I'VE WILL CORRECT
NEQUITIES"
We contend the price of crude oil is inequitable We
agree with Bowles that uncontrolled initiation would be
rnous the nation But do agree that the price
of crude oil should be held to 81 percent of parity We
think holding the crude oil price this level is rank dis
elimination We do think ONE basic product-crude
oil-should be singled out for the of the OPA
In short do not think the independent crude oil
producers spper well operators should be singled
victims Let's be consistent Let's the price of wheat
81 percent of parity. Or beef Or eggs Or cotton.
How about it Mr. Bowles?
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-01-19

Carter Phillips Lucy Weaselhead
No. /, mountain-front wildcat on the
Blackfeet Indian reservation nine
miles northwest of Browning, is
shut down waiting for drill pipe
at 1855 feet II Is expected to top
its objective, the Madison lime, at
about 5000.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-01-19
HanIOn Moves
To Extend
Deep Pay Zone

of all horizons to and in-
Guiding the Madison lime.

Ctu0tnS the INTRUSION lime.
While this development was
the major item of interest in the
rejuvenated field during the
week, attention during the next
two weeks is expected to be re-
focused on Mosby Dome, scene
of the original deep sand dis
covery by Dave Schrock.
On this dome, all in section
21-15N-30E, five rotary rigs are
drilling or preparing to- drill,
with two competitions expected
shortly, all within 1000 feet of
the Spencer & Livingston well
that came in New Years day
with an initial of 1000 barrels
and is now reported holding to
a steady flow of 900 barrels
daily.
Expected to be compilations
within the coming week are Bill
Hanlon's No. / Mitchell, about
900 feet northeast of the Spen-
Ger & Livingston gusher, and
Pacific P Gums No. 8
Charles, 440 feet straight north
of the gusher.
Hanlon-Mitchell No. l is in
SW NV SW NE 21-15N-30E
corrected location), 675 feet
north of the south line of the
Hanlon-Mitchell lease, and go
feet west of the east line of this
lease.
Both of these wells were past
1000 feet as the week ended,
due to set pipe through the third
Cat Greek sand and above the
new pay zone after about 800
feet Of hole has been made. (The
Spencer-Livingston well topped
the pay at 1862
An innovation in field
practice will be completion
of the Hanl0n-Mitchell No.
1 with a spudder. Every
producer so far drilled in
this field has been carried
through the sand with rO-
tary tools.
Three other rigs are spuddine
or ready to spud shortly.
These include Hanlon-Mitch
ell No. 2, a northeast diagona
offset to the Spencer & Living
ston gusher; v. M. Kinks No.
Butler, an east offset to thu
gusher, and Pacific Petroleum
No. 4, 440 feet west of Pacifi
Petroleums No. 8.
Another new location an
nounced during the week j
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-01-19

This advertisement IL one Of a series, sponsored
by Montana independent OIL producers, TO acquaint
the producers with facts vital to their welfare and
from time TO time TO acquaint the public with Of
the problems confronting this vital industry.
These advertisements win be continued throughout
asA6l
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-01-19
OCTANE USE HEAVY

From Pearl Harbor to the Japa-
nese surrender, the United States
produced $50, O00, 900 barrels of 100
octane aviation gasoline, more than
enough to operate all the cars and
trucks in this country for more
than seven months on peacetime
basis, it was revealed last week.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-01-19

Continental Brown No. II, Sc
SW sE 17-15N ~30E. This will
extend the deep pay zone pro-
duction TO the northwest If oil
is found. 1t Is a quarter OF
mile due west Of Continental
Brown No. 10, recently COM
pleted for a flowing initial of
GA barrels hourly from SO per-
forations, 1403-1421.
In the field, and in nearby
Winnett, runors of dozens of
additional wells, including many
on adjacent wildcat structures,
were plentiful as the week
ended. None of these rurnors,
however, have crystalIized into
actual we'll locations, outside of
those already recorded.
The full field report:
sGHRocx-FEFER H0s f.
Deep zaxe Discovery WeID
NV MW IVY 11-lsn- 8oEs
Fsowanw 1876 barrels Of 5I-gravity oil
daily from sand Mt 1894
sCMnOCw>wkFER no. 3d.
Sc NV NV 21-ibN-30E
COMPLETION 11-S-45s top sand 1897
I'd, laos. Flowing well IS BOPD.
sCHRoCE-FTFER no. b.
sW NV NV 21-16N-80E
FHg ssssc j. n axse 0nsa 70 g. 100
sGEz91sCMFEENK NO. 49,
NJ NE NE 29~zbN-aDE
COMpLETTON tn, 1923 Top sand,
1891; flowing ass BoPD.
8CHR8gsKyRTEEN NO. 81
so n u. Of Dsxcvyery Wen
C0MPtETTQM I'd 1szA. Top sand
1870 Fsowinx 17B BOpnG
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NO.
CSSMpLETfoN NO porosity in deeper
saasa. uppeF sands that showed OIL TO
CONTTNENTAE~BRowN NO. To-
COMPLETION. 4. D. 1892. PERI. 80 holes,
f4o32r Fzewang sh B0PH.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NO. H.
Location (F1RST HErORT)
C0NTENHNTAzrCHAxsEs NO. r.
NV Sc NV 21-f5N-30E
Rosary pit szaa
sPENCER-LKvKNGsToE-A8URPHY.BRIND-
NE NE sw zi.I5N-3oE
Old second sand pEodncex deepsned
flow, 500 bbis. oil in IL hrs. from sand
topped 1859. I'd, 1879; finch pipe ce-
mente6, 1871.
HANLON-GovsT NO. f--
NE NE SW 6-14N-31E
Spudded (FfRST REPORT)
HANLON- MxyCMmxL No.
SW NV sW NE 21-15N-30E
Drilling past 1000.
| HANLON- MITCHELL NO. r.
SW SW NE 21-16N-S0B
Rig up.
| HANLON.N. r. NO. L.
| Sc SIC M liam SOC
Spudded. (FTRST REPORT)
PACTTFC.PETMoLEUHa NO.
NV EW NV 21-1EN-30E
Location.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NO.
1 Sc SIC NV z1l1SNe30E
Spudded 1-9-46: drilling past 1000.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NO.
SW SE NV z1-16N-S0E
MTRT.
V.M KRK.BUTLEM NO. T.
NV NV SIC z1s15N-30E
Rigging up.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-04-27

PICKENS, Miss. - Especially -
The killing of Chenley Dennis To-
year-old Negro youth here last
Sunday, April IA, was described by
the oldest resident of the town.
both whites and Negroes as the
most cold-bloded murder III the
towns history The youth was
shot to death by Thad Dickerson,
5l-year-old white man, night
Waterman at the Pickens Natural
Gas Plant.
The shooting took place in front
of a Negro cafe on the towns
main street and was witnessed by
a crowd of colored people general
ly found along the towns mann
street every Sunday afternoon.
According to reports, the shoot
ing started when the youth and
the white man met. The youth
was on his way to play basketball
and the white man, who pretend
ed to be drunk, blocked him and
with gun in hand asked Don't
you believe I'll kill you?'
Among the witnesses to the
shooting was widely known pre-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-04-27
Negro Dept. OF
VFW Advocated

Organization of Veterans OF
Foreign Wars Dept, for the color
err servicemen of Mississippi was
advocated unanimously at the reg
ular monthly meeting OF the ROB
ert Nail VFW Post in Jackson and
the plan will be presented at the
annual encampment of the WV
to be held in Jackson, May 1921.
It is held by that membership OF
the present department composed
altogether of whites, that the COL
red veterans have right to Their
own unit and it is felt that act
tons at this time will be of service
to the Negro ex-serviceman and
the state.
The post also passed unanimous
~ a resolution advocating extern
sion for another year the present
Selective Service Act, which Win
also be introduced at the state en-
campment.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-04-27

RAYMOND, Miss = Visitors at
the home for Delinquent Negro
Youth here will find that out
standing progress in the develop
ment of the Institution, during its
existence of only a few months
has been already made and is be-
ing made under the able direction
Of Prof. c. w Williams and his
staff of assistants which includes
his capable and energetic wife,
Mrs. c F. Williams, Mrs Lucille
Price of Jackson, well trained
social worker in charge of the case
work and family relations; Mrs.
Charlie w Mitchell, secretary to
the social worker; Mrs. Eva Olive,
house mother, Mrs Commodore
Smith, farming supervisor: Mrs.
Commodore Smith, laundress, Mrs.
Annie Yates, cook and Mr.. r.
White, night Waterman, with
most of the staff doubling to per-
form other duties not suggested in
the titles to the position they hold
the institution in order to carry on
its operation successfully.
The first thing that will attract
the attention of visitors is the at
tractively designed, modern and
well-build red brick buildings and
The beautiful wooded and Powered
landscape which furnished the set
ting for the institution which is
well-lighted and ventilated with
nothing suggestive of imprison-
ment of involuntary confinement
in its physical appearance as well
as in the pattern already being set
for its administration and opera
ton. The institution is in keeping
with the most advanced thought
respecting the purpose and pro-
gram of such institution.
The main buildings consist OF
the administration, mess hall chap
ell, trade buildings, two boys
dormitories and health center.
In the Chapel trades build
ing is located near the superin-
tendent's Office, class rooms for
teaching, shop for teaching trades
and the chapel where church and
Sunday School is conducted and
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-04-27

JACKSON, Miss-Plans for the
use of the Flora Ordnance Plant
at Flora few miles north of this
city as CT Training School for
Negro veterans have become stalS
mated due to mass protest OF
white people of Flora and Madi-
son county against its use and oc
cupancy by Negro veterans.
At the same time it has also
been revealed that after the pro-
test against the use of the Flora
Ordnance PlalC indications on
the part of state authorities that
the German Prisoner of War
Camp located on the western
edge of the city but recently
abandoned might be used for the
purpose, has been met by the un-
yielding protest of white people on
the vicinity of the camp.
The protest against the use OF
the Flora Ordnance Plant was
made some two months ago, and
according to reliable reports the
petition contained the names OF
person in sections Of Madison
County also many of whom live
miles away from the plant.
According to reports the pro-
tester stated that the white people
were afraid that the presence OF
Negro veterans might bring about
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-04-27
KILLING OF YOUTH At PICkENS
CALLED MOST COLD FLOODED
MURDER IN TOWNS HISTORY

siding elder, who said that when
the white man blocked the youth
and drew his gun, the youth look
ed up into the white mans face
momentarily, then turned and ran
AS he ran across the street the
white man shot him in the back,
then walking, across the street
were the youth fell, held him up
by his collar pressed the pistol to
his breast and shot him through
the heart.
Following the shooting the white
man was arrested by Major Har-
die McKie. The Grand Jury was
called back into session Wednes-
day to consider the case. Accord
ing to reports he was still being
held in the Holmes County Jail
at Lexington early this week with
no date yet announced for prelim-
mary hearing
The dead youth was student
at Holmes County Training School
and his family is one of the oldest
and best families of the commun-
ity.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-04-27
Mass Protests Stalemate
Negro Training At Flora
Ordnance Plant

incidents that would provoke
trouble, bug concluded with the
statement that they just don't
want any Negroes there.
The Negro question involved has
from the very beginning prevent
ed the maximum use of the Flora
Ordnance Plant built by the U. S
Government at a cost of some
SO 600. 900. Originally built as a. bag
loading plant for Gun Powder its
use for that purpose was ADAM
doned during the most critical
period of the war when Negro CT
tizens of jackson and the state
insisted that Negrose be given a
share in the skilled as we'll as I'M
skilled jobs at the plant as origin
ally planned and promised by the
government during the erection OF
the plant a contrary policy being
announced when the plant was
ready to begin operation.
On the issue raised by the pro-
testers that the presence of Hon.
orably Discharged Negro Veterans
at the new plant now might cause
trouble, it was pointed out that
after the plant had been aban-
doned for bag loading it was later
used as training camp where
thousands of Negro soldiers were
trained with no trouble arising at
CONTINUED ON Back Page)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-04-27
Protection From
School lnequitY
Urged In South
Wesley Continues
Head OF Group
For Equalization

NEW ORLEANS, Lat its an
meeting in the Booker t. Washing
ton High School, the Southern Me-
gro Conference for the Equalization
of Educational Opportunity endorsed
the action of Kentucky, Texas, ana
Oklahoma Negroes for their efforts
to improve through legal action the
educational development of their
states and the South.
1t also commended the action OF
the Citizens Committee OF Tex
arkana, Texas toward taking steps
to equalize the ALLEGATION OF bond
money for the Improvement OF all
the schools and recommended that
Negroes in other local communities
be equally alert in protecting them
selves against such inequities.
POLICY RE-STATED
The conference also made the fol-
lowing reinstatement OF policy: Con
cerned as we are that the South,
as rapidly as possible will become
an area of our country where all
people might live abundantly
where its status may be changed
from Americas Problem No. Il to
Americas Opportunity No. l, we
pledge our efforts toward the real
ization of this end for the good of
the entire section Because the
hindering conditions exist prima-
rily through ignorance, it is our
conviction that education is the
greatest instrument Of hOpe. AS
long as it fails to reach any seq
ment of the people or is made
quate, the instrument for bring
ing this abundant life is ineffec-
tive. If the instrument is inffec-
tive, the sought detectives cannot
be realized. That educational OPP
portunitieS in the South are COM
paratively inadequate where the
Negro people are concerned is es-
tabliShed fact. For this reason we
are seeking to make the oppor-
tunities the same for all pepole at
all els--elementary, secondary,
higher. Furthermore we include
all areas-salaries, curricula, build
ings, supplies, transportation, adj
ministratior,, and supervision.
Our is not selfish interest, but is
one based upon using all resources
physical, and human to develop
fully the potentials of the South"
The following officers were elect
ed: Carter Wesley, Houston, Tex,
interim President; j. j. Jones,
Texarkana, Tex, and Frank STAN
ley, Louisville, KY, vice-Presi-
dents; Samuel E. Warren, Baton
Rouge, La. secretary; and Rufus
Atwood, Frankfort, KY, treasurer.
RESOLUTIONS
The group also passed the fol-
lowing resolutions:
BE it resolved that the State
Conference of NAACP branches in
Texas. Kentucky and Oklahoma
be commended for having taken
steps legally to provide for fur
the equalization of educational
opportunities in higher education
for the Negroes of their respec-
Continued ON Back Page)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-04-27
Home For Delinquent Negro Youth
Showing Outstanding Progress

assembled are held.
There is a need for equipment
in the shop as well as in other
phases of the institutions educa-
tional and training program but
officials feels that many of these
needs will be substantially met
within a short time.
In the dormitories where the
boys sleep, one is likely to be sur
prised, but pleasantly, at the clean
and orderly surroundings, the well
kept and uniformly made beds