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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-04-25

difficult to control when people live
in crowded, insanitary surround
ings. Rheumatic fever, ricketts, and
other Manifestations of nutritional
deficiencies are also common. In
addition, such conditions contribute
directly to moral and emotional let
down and have significant effect
on the kind of citizens produced in
such an atmosphere. The high per-
centage of divorces and the distress
ing amount of juvenile delinquency
are undoubtedly due in some meas
ure to the restlessness, friction and
irritability caused by crowded, un-
bearable living conditions"
The health official advised people
to be ready when building or repair
ing becomes possible by having
plans made for homes with safe
water supply, sanitary system of
sewage and household waste dis
posal, provision for proper storage of
milk, meat and other perishable
food, adequate living and sleeping
space, plenty of hot water and pro-
lection against insects and pests that
transmit disease.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-04-25
Now In MuniIu

Manila, p. I.,-Second Lieutenant
Melville E. Blake, Jr., son of MIR.
and Mrs. Melville E. Blake, Sr., l08
Hillside Street, Lexington, was re-
Gently assigned to Headquarters Co.,
3rd Battalion, 34l Infantry, 86th
tBlackhawk Division.
Indicted July 2, l943, at Camp
Shelby, 1t. Blake trained at Camp
Hood, Texas. He departed for over
seas duty March 2. lg46
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-04-25

NOW IST THE TIME-Don't put off
today for tomorrow, because it will
be too late. Invest a little and buy
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 see
Cleo Reed, or write Box 252, or
phone 1913 Durant, Miss. l will also
help you arrange for building, in
Guiding labor and materials. 28-tfnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-04-25
School Trustee Set

All consolidated school trustees
are asked to come to the office of
Holmes County Superintendent of
Education at Lexington, Friday
afternoon, May 3, at 2 o'clock for
the purpose of electing a county
school board member for Beat No.
s C.. l.. Keirn's term expires.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-04-25
CLASSIFIED ADS

TAKEN UP: One black sow hog
weighing about $50 lbs. Anyone
Knowing whereabouts please notify
Willie D.. Roper, Durant, Miss, Rt. 3.
324t-p
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-04-25
MIDDLE AGED WOMAN
AFRAID SHE WOULD
LOSE HER HUSBAND

Il was so cranky al the time
hardly spoke civil word to my
husband. I was all blown up with
gas and couldn't eat right. l had
dizzy spells-no energy at all. Then
l got a bottle of Pru-lax and all
this trouble left. My bowels are
regular and my husband is happy
again" writes Mrs. Grace Osborn
of 1912 Devon Rd., Upper Airing
ton, Ohio.
This wonderful new herb medi-
cine contains Cascara and SIENNA,
and if you are bloated with gas
heartburn indigestion vertigo
(dizziness)-clogged bowels -. lack
of energy - sluggishness - due to
constipation, then do as Mrs. Os-
born does. Use Pru-lax and you will
be astonished at the results. Caution:
Use Pru-lax only as directed. Money
back if not delighted with results.
GET PRU-LAX TODAY
HOWELL & HEGGIE DRUG co. /
Durunt
COWSERT'S DRUG STORE
Goodman
WEST DRUG CO.
West
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-04-25

DljRANT-bEL z0N BUS LINES
MAKE CONNECTIONS FOR ALL POINTS
W. 49, SCHEDULE:
Leuve Lexington TBS A.M.-Arrve Duront 80
AN. Connect with Tri Stotes going north at
$50; east at $40 south at 7:5Z.
leove LEXINGTON $40 AM-Ar TchuIo 8:45 AN.
Connecting with Greyhound going north at
$50; south at go.
Leove Lexington 1915 A.M.-Ar. Duront 1o:4o
AM Connect with Tri-Stote going north OF
ll23; south at 11:40.
Leove Lexington For BeIzoni Ills A.M.-Arrve
TchuIo HAS AM Connecting north 1l:5O
A.M.; south l:55 PM.
Lv. Lexington 100 P.M.-Ar. Duront 100 Pm.
Connecting South at IS P.M.; north at 2:45
PM.; cost 245 Pm.
Lv. Lexington 400 P.M-Ar. TchuIo 4:30 Pm:
Connecting south at $40 PM north at 1885
Leove Lexington 4:30 PM-Ar Duront 500 Pm.
Connecting north 500 P.M.; south 6:55 PM.
Leove Lexington 7:45 PM-Ar. BeIzoni e:15 PM.
RETURN-LExINGTON
Lv. Durunt 7:55 AM.-Ar. Lexington $40 AN.
Lv. TchuIo e:45 AM.-Ar Lexington 1915 AN.
Lv. Durunt For BeIzoni 10:45 AM.-Ar. Lexing-
ton 11:15 AM
Lv. TchuIu 1870 PM.-Ar Lexington 100 PM
Lv. Durunt 800 PM-Ar Lexington 400 PM.
Lv. TchuIo 400 PM.-Ar. Lexington 4:30 PM
Lv. Duront 7l5 PM-Ar. Lexington 7:45 PM.
7Lv. TchuIo 7:45 PM-Ar Lexington 8:l5 PM.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-04-25

LOST: In neighborhood of Mrs. Luz
Gle TRUTHS house, one green
striped Sheaffer fountain pen with
gold band around it. Gift of very
dear friend. Finder please return to
Durant News office (mornings) and
receive $500 reward. 33-2t-np
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-04-25

The Sponish-Americdn Won Begdn
forty-eight years ago today (4-25-98).
From Lexington went Company K,
End Miss. VOL Inf, under Capt. E.
F. Noel 1t had too few men and
combined with a Company from
Grenada in similar plight in order
to qualify. The Regiment under Col
w. A. Montgoroarv as mustered in
at Jackson, wen. ,4ence to Jackson
vile, Fla. to join the LIST Brigade of
the 7th Corps under Gen. Fitz Hugh
Lee, who was to command the
forces in the capture of Havana. Our
Army in that war was a 1000 Vol
unteer Army and America dictated
the terms of peace. That war was
responsible for the building of the
Panama Canal; for the elimination
of yellow fever; started the indus
trial reconstruction of the South.
We were, as always, poorly prepar-
ed,-single shot rifles and black
powder, poor food, bad sanitation.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-04-25

POSTED NOTICE: All land former
ly known as Love Brick Yard is
posted against all kinds of trespass-
ing. Love Wagon Co. 33-4t-np
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-04-25

FOR SALE: Slightly used 5-com-
partment gasoline tank to fit ~
or 2-ton truck with long wheel
base. Allen Mfg. Co., Greenwood,
MISS. 33-3t-np
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-04-25
BY Henry Willis

making or enforcing the laws are
certainly entitled to the protection
of those laws and it is up to every
other citizen to see that they have
full possession of Life, Liberty and
the pursuit of Happiness" Any
failure to respect human rights is /
certain to backfire with serious re-
suits.
It Moy Be A Symptom of The
Times that the Commander-inChief
orders the officers of the Navy to
cease expressing opposition to the
merger of the Services, on which
he has decided, under pain OF be-
ing severely disciplined. Thus is
large and admittedly able. straight
thinking, straight shooting section
of our defence forces muzzled while
nobody else is. Let's hear the Nays
views. Just possibly they may have
some good reasons. Makes one won
der what bugs are under the chips.
The Fiendish Forethought OF the
Hun becomes more evident daily.
They announced early in the war
that their enemies would be stripped
of food and means of livelihood SO
that in the end those who dared OPP
pose them should be so weakened
in body and spirit as never again
would they, the Huns, be defied. To
that end they deliberately plundered
the peoples, as they were overrun
of foodstuffs and livestock which
was sent back to Germany until
the conquered nations were forced
to subsist on far less than an ade-
quate diet so they should be weak
ened for generations. The while, the
well fed Hun should have the Drawn
and vigor to build for more con-
quests. So the Poles, the Greeks,
Belgians, Dutch, Norwegians, were
systematically plundered until they
have not enough grain for seed for
this springs planting, nor enough
food to give them strength to plant.
Thus it is imperative to send them
food and livestock and tools to take
them through year, keep up their
strength and heart, enable them
again to stand a bulwark against
the diabolical German.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-04-25

NOTICE: l have taken over the
agency for Avon Cosmetics. Phone
146-W. Thanking you for all orders.
Mrs. F. M. Neaves. 33-2t-np
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
Lorgoy Company Seeks S5O,OOO

A $50,000 civil action was filed by the Largay Brewing Company Sat- urday against Scultz Baujan and Company, Beardstown millers, in the Federal District Court in Springfield, III. The Waterbury firm alleges breach of contract which forced a suspension in manufactur- ing operations.
 The Largay Company claims the Illinois firm failed to deliver 16 carloads of corn meal, under 26 carload contract, and as 8 result it was forced to suspend its business of manufacturing corn syrup.
 CZechoSlovakia is resuming air services to other European coun- tries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
|CPA Rulings Causing No
 .Upsets Here

Recent darstic bans on constxues ton by the Civilian Production Ad~ ministration have not directly nf~ fected any construction in Water~ bury. Building Inspector John Y. Hartley revealed this morning. Tha CPA is attempting to channel an building materials possible into tno. veterans housing program by halt ing essential construction.
 Hartley said that most large-sca1o industrial or recreational constrtlc- tion work had been halted several months ago when the original or- ders checking non-essential build- ing were issued. A great many local projects were still in the blueprint stage when these orders came out and were immediately halted.
 Among the local projects stopped was the renovation of the Bucikings ham Building to provide new of- flee space in place of the 11n1I. When no priortties could be ob- tained for the work, the hall was leased for recreational purposes, and the renovation plan discarded. Also halted was a plan to erect . new neighborhood theater on North Main Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
COPWotches Maine Polls
 P. A. C. Strength
 Also Given Test

Portland, Me, Sept. g -(UP)- Maine voters ballot today in the first state election of 1946 and one that is regarded traditionally as barometer of Republican strength in November.
 The election also is regarded as test of the power of the CI.O. Political Action Committee in this traditional Republican stronghold since the FAC. has denounced three of the five top COP tncum- bents. seeking reelection.
 The Republicans are favored to win easily-Maine has voted Repub- lican consistently since the Civil War-but the size of the majorities COP candidates pile up will be of of primary importance to the lead CTS of both major parties.
 Political observers feel that fail- ure of the COP to poll 65 percent of the vote would be a serious blow to the party's hopes nationally in November.
 U. S. Sen. Owen Brewster, Dex- ter, running for reelection for c second term. is opposed by the P.A.C. which favors Peter M. Mo- Donald. Rumford. a former chair man of the Democratic State Com mittee. Brewster is favored to win. Davis Clark, Milo, 3o-year-old
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
Toxpoyers
 PortyHoId Outing

More than 300 attended the first annual picnic of the newly organiz- ed Taxpayers Good Government Party held yesterday at Lithuanian Park. Mayor Jasper McLevy of Bridgeport. who was nominated Sat- urday by the Socialist party for his 11th try at the gubernatorial post, reaffirmed his claims of the party's plans for the state.
 Anthony R. Martino, chairman of the Taxpayers party introduced Mayor McLevy and other candidates.
 Arrangements for the affair were conducted by Charles Anderson as- sisted by Edward and Violet Ander- son, Atty. Hugo Guastefferi, MT iSmedley and Nicholas A. Movie.
 Polka contests were held through" Iout the afternoon and evening with first prize going to Mary OrSini and Victor Ostrowski of Southbury. A special prize for the best Lithuanian polka was won by Mrs. Helen zemaitis and Charles Burns. Other prizewinners in the polka contest were Marian Satula, Bethlehem and Paul Duda, Woodbury; MT. and Mrs. Joseph Norkas, and Ida ODes and Anthony Garulis.
 Satul's orchestra played for danc- ing in pavilion and refreshments were served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09

veteran, is running for governor on the Democratic ticket, opposing incumbent Horace A. Hildreth, Cumberland, who is seeking his sec ond term.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
YouthCought Powning Ring Suspect in Theft
 Case Apprehended
 In Local Store

The alert eye of Inspector Joseph R. Bendler was responsible Friday for the return of $500 ring, stolen Thursday from 8 Cheshire home, and for the arrest of a 16-year-old alleged thief.
 Inspector Bender said he spot ted a youth handing a ring to a pawn broker as the officer passed the downtown establishment. He said he thought he recognized the youngster, and so he entered the shop, pretending to be a customer
 After listening to the youth at tempt to convince the proprietor that he was 21 years old, Inspector Bendler stepped in and appre- hended the alleged thief.
 Gordon Tuccillo, Is, of 1M East Main Street, was turned over to the State Police of Bethany, and was arraigned in Cheshire, Town Court where he was bound over to the next term of Superior Court on bonds of $3,00O.
 Inspector Bendler said Tuccillo, while cleaning the furnace at the home of Mrs. Irma Munson of Cornwall Road, Cheshire, Thursday afternoon, stole the ring from a bureau drawer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09

Senate Atomic Energy committee, spoke at The Elton at the 26th annual convention of the Connecti- cut Zionist region.
 Urging the immediate admittance of 100000 displaced Jews into Pales- tine, Sen. McMahon charged Great Britain with confusing the situation there.
 Palestine can support two to four million additional population without interference with the Arabs, "he claimed" The British fear of the Arabs is that they will pick up the liberal civilized and progressive ways of the Jews" British Claims Unfounded
 'The British claims for the need of U. s, troops to help police Palestine is unfounded. It is about as necessary as the British troops helping us to police Hawaii" Stressing the crucial importance of the Palestinian situation, Senator McMahon comparatively phrased the difficulty of attempting to es- tablish set rule for atomic energy when we cannot settle such situa- tion as that of the Jews.
 Stating that the matter had aroused the compassion of all the people everywhere he told of let ter he wrote to Secretary of State James F. Byrnes in June urging the admittance of Jews to Palestine.
 World Embetterment Goal
 T will continue the fight for world enlbetterment which natural ly means a better life for Europe'S suffering Jews, Senator McMahon declared.
 Rabbi David Polish of Waterbury was renamed vice-president of the state organization by the 175 repre- sentativeS of the 19 districts in the state. John J. Fox of New Haven was reelected president, and Dr. Harry A. Cohen, Norwich, secretary and executive director.
 Other officers elected were vice. president. Judge Joseph E. Klau, Hartford; treasurer, David Nevins, Bridgeport; advisory council, Rabbi Polish, Max Livingston, New Haven; Morris Mallove, New London, and Benjamin Rabinovitz, Hartford.
 Speakers at the various meetings were Mayor John s. Monagan, Lionel Gelber, political advisor to the Jewish Agency for Palestine in the U. s.; Howard Matzkin, presi- dent of the Waterbury Zionist Dis- trict, and Aaron Berman, State Commander of the Jewish War Vet eranS. A message from Gov. Ray mon E. Baldwin was also read.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
Men in Seruice
ARMY DISCHARGES

ARMY DlSCHARGEES
 Three Waterburians were dis charged from the Army at the F'ort Dix, N. J.. separation center over the weekend. They are S/Sgt. Paul w. Hunger, 58 Chipman Street; Pfc George E. Steinmetz, 103 Chambers Street; and Sgt. Ianace E. Kazlow- ski, 120 Walnut Street. Also dis charged was S/Sgt. Arthur A. Cur rier, 286 Berlin Avenue, Southing- ton. It. Carl E. Loether, 302 Pied mont Street, was released from ac- tive duty with the Army at Fort Dix over the weekend.
 J. G. LaPOFNTE
 J. C.. LaPointe, 20, electricians mate PC, son of MT. and Mrs. Ro- land LaPointe, 53 East Dover Street is serving aboard the aircraft car rier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt which is making 8 good will toul of the Mediterranean area.
 The Roosevelt first dropped an chor at Lisbon, Portugal, and con tinued on to visit the Mediterranean ports of Malta, Gibralter. Naples and Tangiers.
 The FDR, with its sister ships the Midway and Coral Sea, are the three largest carriers in the United States Navy and the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
Pepito Finds Daniel Cupid
 'Gordo', New Comic
 Strip, Tells of Love

Readers of The Democrat will find the new comic strip, "Gordo," /" on page 10 of today's paper and as prelude to beginning this good neighbor comic, the following back ground of the episode now being depicted will be found helpful.
 Walking home from an after school session with Miss Ruiz, the teacher, Pepito, that pronounced "gorl" "-hater, was amlbuShed by a little man with a mallet. The hit tie man was Daniel Rodriguez Cupid
 And just when She very thought of lovely Miss Ruiz, after Dan Cupid's operation, would send Pepi- to off on cloud of Stardusts and blossoms, Uncle Cordo discovered Miss Ruiz Then D. Rodrigues Cupid entered the picture again, this time to shoot an arrow at Gordo. Now both small Pepito and fiS over stuffed Uncle Gordo are in love with Miss Ruiz. Meanwhile, when neither Pepito nor Gordo can eat, because of love, Juan Pablo Jones agrees to help them out on that score and calls in the Poet to aid him.
 Cordo is one of the top-notch comic strips in newspapers today. You'll enjoy every panel, laugh with every character, synpathize with small Pepito in his troubles. Follow "Gordo" every day in The Dem- ocrat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
s1,3OOCosh
 Stolen From Restaurant

A safe in the back of the bar at the Bridge Restaurant at 423 West Main Street was jimmied open over the weekend, Inspector Joseph R, Bendler reported and $1 300 in cash taken.
 Benjamin Brown, owner of the es- tablishment, told Detective James Stack that the outer door of the safe had been left open when he closed the place Saturday night. The inner door was locked, he said; 1; and Detective Stack said that thieves pried open the inner door with a wood chisel which was found in drawer in back of the bar.
 Thieves entered the restaurant by jimmying the front door.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09

Greece's olive crop this year is expected to reach the prewar ayer- age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
Improvement Group To VieW Pictures

Colored movies will be shown at a meeting of the Park Road Improve ment Association tonight at o'clock at the West Side Methodist Church. The movies, taken by Leslie Road, will include scenes of the Ye1- lowstone and Glacier National Parks. Jerry Demunda will preside at the business session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
Watch Workers May
 Aid Risdon CLIO.

Proposals to aid striking employees of the Risdon Manufacturing Com pany will be voted on tonight at meeting of the executive board of the Waterbury Watch Workers Union.
 President James Galullo declared that he will call on the local to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09

give the Risdon strikers "all the help we possibly can."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
Local Contractors Inuifed to Meeting

Local building contractors will at- tend a meeting called by the Civil- ian Proudction Administration to- morrow afternoon at at the Chamber of Commerce Hall in New Haven. A member of the Boston Housing Authority will discuss methods of diverting building ma terials into the housing program
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
Criminal Cases
 Start omorroW

One more case has been added to the criminal docket which will be called at the opening of the Fall term of the Court of Common Pleas tomorrow at 10 A. M. It is an appeal taken by Nicholas Schwertx on a charge of Vagrancy. Judge John T. Dwyer will preside.
 The civil side of the court will be opened at a short calendar ses- sion Friday. A short calendar ses- sion also will be held Friday in Superior Court before Judge Thomas B. Troland, with the criminal term Ito start Sept. IT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
McMahOn AdUOcates Joint Trusteeship For Palestine

Q. s. Senator Brien McMahon last night advocated a United Ma tons trusteeship of Palestine in best interest of the Jews. Connec- ticut senior senator, chairman of
Evening star., 1946-04-15

are overcrowded and some OF the
smaller ones are not up to classroom
capacity. Educational advisers should
continue to bring to the attention
OF prospective students the fact that
vacancies exist in a number of small
colleges of high standing and that
the quality of education received in
such colleges is of the best. Other
wise many veterans are due for dis
appointments next September when
they seek to enroll at some of the
famous name" institutions-dis
pointments that too often lead to
abandonment altogether of the idea
OF going to school. 1t would be most
unfortunate If a definite trend in
this direction should develop, for the
Government desires that every serv-
iceman whose education was inter-
rupted by the war should take up
his studies where he left off. Every
veteran should think twice before
turning his back on this Federally
sponsored chance to better himself
and improve his earning capacity.
Evening star., 1946-04-15
One Secretary or Three?
By Raym ond MoIey

The reiteration by President Truman
OF his support of a single department
OF defense Is preventing the continual
ton Of q fair debate on the subject
between Army and Navy leaders. Navy
people can hardly afford to express
their honest opinion of how wrong
headed the arguments of the Com
der-in-Chief really are. But no
gag can be imposed on members of
Congress or the press, and there will
be plenty of debate before the Thomas
Bill gets through Congress
The revamped legislation positively
does not combine the Army and Navy
plans. What it does is to set up the
basic Army plan and then decorate the
branches with few trimmings from
the Navy plan. The essential fallacy
remains.
That fallacy is that single secre.
tary can be found by any President,
sufficiently experienced, minded
and energetic to head such a unified
defense department and to represent
in the cabinet, the interests and point
Of view of the three services-Army,
Navy and Air. No such paragon has
served in any cabinet in recent times,
perhaps at any time.
X X X
Consider, for example, any or all the
War and Navy Secretaries since Lin
coin. In many cases the person chosen
had some familiarity with or sympathy
for the service he headed. This cer-
tainly was true Of Knox and Stimson
in this war. In other cases, as with
Newton D. Baker and Elihu Root, men
without service background were Sc
lected. But in such cases the evidence
is that their energies were fully occu-
pied in learning the problems of their
department and that they needed plenty
OF time to become effective in solving
those problems. The present plan of
unifcation would require . Secretary Of
Defense to learn three times as much
as Newton D. Baker or Elihu Root had
to learn.
Under the new plan, any interest or