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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-02-21

to the Moon maybe we can get one
out 100000 miles to the planet
Mars, where intelligent beings may
live, and get an answer from them.
Then What?
Home Owner at Work on His Cor.
den Fence. 20 bullets zip around
him close. The little boy who fired
them never shoots anyway but
straight up, says dad.
A Discouroging DGY With the
Legislature trying to find out some
thing about the Fire Arms Regis
tration Bill already passed by the
Senate. Representative Hammett
most helpful Representative Love
sick abed that day. but it was not
before any of his committees and
no member can know much about
such bills as are not his Committee
responsibility. Generally a commit
tee report is almost final. Lobbying
has to be a full time job. Did find
that the bill is very drastic-$1000.0 90
fine and a year in Jail for failure to
register any thing that will shoot,
from a muzzle loading shot gun to
a cannon. $25O.00 and 80 days Jail
for failure to report a transfer of
any of them. The bill overlooks hand
grenades and land mines.
Arms Registration Low. Letter.
Over the weekend Representative
G. H. Love brought home a copy of
the House Amendment to Senate
Bill No. 81 with other amendments
from the floor. Apparently as the
bill now stands in the House only
Machine Guns, sawed off shot guns
and similar arms are to be register
ed. No particular objection to that
but Federal Law prohibits owner
ship Of Machine Guns, including SUBJ
machine guns, so it isn't worth while
to pass any law at all. OF course any
body knows that vicious men will
not in any case register their guns
and the sole result of an arms regis
tration law will be an entering
wedge toward disarming good citi.
zens. The Italian people were dis.
armed by Mussolini before he could
take over the nation. The Germans
were disarmed before Hitler could
set himself above all. Their gangs
remained fully armed. Register all
the arms so F. B. l., or anybody else
would know exactly where to 60 and
for what and a single platoon Of any
kind of soldiers could take over any
,ounty in the state. We have good
laws now and sheriffs, and mar
halls, and ~constables, and police
men and juries and judges and Jail
| rs. When did we break down and
60 panicky at the thought of some
body having a gun?
Holmes County Legislators ere ex'
1erienced and level headed men and
aercin we and the state are lucky,
hey are sure to give intelligent at
ention to matters before them.
Regarding State Tuxes. Why would
it not be a good idea to have the
| State look to sales taxes and income
taxes only and leave all other sourc-
IS to the counties and cities? Thus
here would be no Overlapping tax
ation and local people could send
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-02-21

Holmes County Legislators ere ex.
,eriGnced and level headed men and
herein we and the state are lucky.
hey are sure to give intelligent at
ention to matters before them.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-02-21

Great interest is being shown by
the negro farmers Of the county in
soil conservation work. The District
Technicians have made farm plans
on the following negro farms during
the past two weeks: Henry Nelson.
Steve Williams, Speer Redmond,
Elizabeth Redmond, Carry Sample.
Nancy Crockran and Geneley Sly.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-02-21

pair Of mules could average con-
structing from 600 to 800 feet Of ter
race per day. It has been too wet to
construct terraces by any other
method this winter. Those of you
who have terraces to build and want
to build them before it is dry enough,
to use heavier equipment should try
this method.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-02-21

8 Of this method Of planting. From
past experience we have found that
dallas grass will soon develop a
very satisfactory cover over the en-
tire area when planted in this man.
ner II IL II not over grazed.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-02-21
Be Quick To Treat
Bronchitis

Chronic bronchitis may develop Il
SS;tis d no.: treated and y You cannot at
Ord to take q chance with any medicine
~ potent than Creomulston which
0neO right to the seat Of the trouble to
yholp loosen and expel germ laden
1hIcgm and aid nature to Soothe and
Hal raw, tender, inf1amed bronchial
1ncouS membranes.
Creomulsion blends beechwood creo.
0uto by special process with other time
teBted medicines for COUGHS. It contains
NO narcotics.
No matter how mary medicines YOU
have tried, tell your druggist to sell you
= hottie Of Circumcision with the under.
sanding you must like the way 1t quick
e7iay rs the ne, cough aug Il penr a1a vog;r rest ssso ano
ack. (Adv.J
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-02-21

be able to set the levy to cover all
the needs Of the state, while the
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-02-21

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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-03
Holmes County Baptists
Hold Annual Meeting
Al Horseshoe 9-10th|
Two-D Day Program
Will Review Work;
Plon For Future

Messengers from every Baptist
Church in Holmes county are expec-
ted to attend the annual two-day
meeting to be held next Wednesday
and Thursday, October 9-10th at
the Horseshoe Church.
The Rev. A. H. Miller, of Meridian
will preach the associational sermon
at eleven o'clock Wednesday.
The Rev. S. B. Harrington, Tchula
will preach the evangelistic sermon
at l0:45 o'clock Thursday morning.
The session will be presided over
by the Rev. c. M. Day, Durant, mod
orator, and the Rev. Madison Flof-
ers, Goodman, will perform the
duties as secretary.
Reports of the years activities in
the various churches throughout
the county will be given in detain
by leaders and chairmen.
Plans for the future will also be
discussed and reviewed.
A full representation from every
church is urgently requested.
Elsewhere on this page is listed
the full two-day program.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-03
Veterans Contract Service
Discontinued In Durunt ~,

The sub-regional office of the
Veterans Administration in Green
wood announces hte discontinuance
OF contact service in Durant. How
ever, contact representatives will be
available to the veterans of Holmes
county on regular visits to Lex
ington. Z
During the month of October, a
contact representative will be at the
Courthouse in Lexington on Tues
day, October lst, Tuesday October
18th, and Tuesday, October Goth.
Veterans and others are urged to
consult him on any matter pertain
ing to veterans affairs.
The V A requests that anyone
seeking assistance from the contact
representative bring with them
their discharge, v A claim number,
letters and other correspondence
concerning the matter. Veterans are
cautioned that they cannot be cap
ably served unless full and complete
information is available.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-03
Aeronauti0 Director
Speaks To Rotarians

G. A. Moore, direstor Of the Miss
issippi Aeronautics Commission, at
Jackson, was principal speaker at
a meeting of the Durant Rotary
Club Friday, September 9th.
Mr.. Moore, known by a wide cir
Gle Of friends in Holmes county as
BUD, was born and reared in this
county and lived practically all his
life in Lexington. He is the son Of
Mrs. c. A. Moore, and the late DR..
Moore.
In connection with the position
Moore spoke to the Rotarians on the
Importance of every community in
the state becoming air-minded.
He suggested that towns which
are air-conscious and do something
about it r going to be sin" or lots
of future developments where
other towns will fall behind.
At the present time the air mark
ing program Of towns in Mississippi
is being taken up where it left off at
the beginning Of the war. The air
marker serve two purposes: it not
only aids the flier who might have
become lost but Is good advertising
for the town as well. As there are no
funds available for this program the
various cities and civic clubs In the
state are being called upon to re-
store these markers.
Mr. Moore's speech was well re-
ceived and a committee vas appoin-
ted to lock into the matter of air.
port development in Durant: w. E.
Howell, Leroy Paris and Clarence
Robertson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-03
Fourteen Arrests
For Drunkenness
Made In Durant
Two Euch Arrested
For Reckless And
Drunken Driving

About the usual number of arrests
were made in Durant over the
weekend for drunkenness, reckless
and drunken driving and disorderly
conduct.
Fourteen were reported this week
as compared with % last week.
Cases which were disposed OF IN
JP R. E. McNeer's court Monday all
for drunkenness, each arrested per-
son fined $1,000 and costs, were
Louis and Thomas Terrell, Sails;
Paul Ables, also of Sails and john
ny Mosley, Goodman, fined only So
Jesse Cochran, Sails was fined
$1,000 for reckless driving.
Mayors Court
In Mayor w. E. Howelrs court the
following were convicted OF drunk
enness, fined $500 and costs: John
Hamilton, Durant; Addie Jordan
colored, Durant; Christine Gaines,
Durant; Martie Cain, Sails; j. w.
Brooks, colored, drunk and disorder
ly; Grover Jackson, colored, OF
Vaughn.
General Woods, colored, of Pick
ems, drunken driving was fined 500.
and costs and drivers license re-
voked.
On Monday James Tallant, Of
Denmark, Mississippi, pied guilty to
drunken driving and was put in Jail
He was driving an army truck thro-
ugh Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-03
Legion and Auxiliary
Meet At Goodman

The Preston Hudson Post of tho
American Legion and Auxiliary are
planning to make a special event Of
their combined meeting at Good.
man, on the 9th of October.
The District President of the Aux
Hilary and the Department Adjutant
Of the Legion will be present as well
as a talented guest speaker from
Jackson.
Special music has been planned
and a social get-together after the
meeting.
Visitors are especially invited and
members reminded.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-03
Duront Tigers "Snokebit''
With NumerousIniuries;
PIuy KiImichuel Friduv

Although winning out 1877 last
Thursday evening over the Green
wood "B" team, the Durant High
School football. squad is surely
SNAKE bitten" according to Coach
c. H. Carruth, Jr.
Injuries have plagued the team
starting with the Greenwood game
played Thursday evening on Benn-
EFT Field.
Latest casulty is Gene Irving, who
received a broken arm in practice
Wednesday afternoon. Young Irv-
ing plays guard and is expected to
be out the rest of the season. His
arm was broken in the elbow.
Roy "Bulr Wigley has a severe
knee injury and may not be avail
able for the rest of this season and
Frank Drake will definately be out
this week and probably next with
a dislocated shoulder which he re-
ceiveo in the Greenwood game.
In addition Robert Yang Love
received a broken finger playing
Greenwood and may not be of much
service when the Durant eleven
meets the strong Kilmichael team
here Friday night.
Kil-nichuel Next
The game will be played on Ben
net Field and will be started prom
pity at eight o'clock which is thirty
minutes later than the games have
been starting. Admission will be
twenty cents for students and fifty
cents for adults.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-03
Miss MBee Speaks
To BPW Club Here

Miss Dorothy McBee, serving her
third successive term as county
superintendent of education was
the speaker at the Thursday, Sept
ember 26th dinner meeting of the
Durant BPW Club in the cafeteria
of the Delta Chenille plant.
Miss McBee entered into a detail
ed and interesting discussion of the
schools of Holmes county and gave
highlights of the school setup in the
state. The state budget for schools
is $23 million for the two-year per-
iod. This does not include the $780,
600. appropriation for the junior
colleges of the state.
"1n Holmes county," Miss McBee
said, 1--WE have 1927 ~educables,
that many persons who are in school
or should be. This does not include
the separate school districts of Dur
ant and Lexington which makes the
number run considerably higher.
There is a seven mill levy for
schools in our county, the superin-
tendent said, and told how the mon
ey was spent. &
Miss McBee also discussed the
scarcity of teachers and other prob
lens involved now in the admin
istration of her office and the sch
ools and showed how the duties OF
the superintendent, especially re-
bookkeeping, had increased in her
ten and one-half years in office.
She told about the new county
owned school buses, eight of which
have been delivered. OF this number
Durant secured two. These vehicles
were paid for with cash money, she
said. n#"' -r
Among other things mentioned
by the speaker was an explanation
of 10th section land, free textbooks
and teacher-retirement.
Her speech was greatly instructive
and thoroughly e njoyed by every
one present.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-03
Goodman TongIes With
PoplurviIle Saturday

Coach Frank M. Branch and his
Bulldogs toiling long and late Mon
day and Tuesday hoping to break
into the win column Of the Confer
ence standings Saturday night
again Pearl River Junior College.
Goodman, jolted and tied last
week at Wesson, will have its hands
full stopping the Howard-sparked
host from South Mississippi.....con
coded to be one of the strongest con-
tenders for the top rung of the con-
ference.
Both offense and defense were
stressed in efforts to correct faulty
tackling and blocking apparent in
the game with Colin last week
and set the stage for unloosing his
backs for slashes at the Pearl River
secondary. Coach Branch will prob
ably open with virtually the same
team that has started the two games
this season, but competition is so in
tense, especially in the line, that
wholesale substitutions are likely
not long after the opening whistle.
At the ends Bryant and. McDon-
aid will get the starting signal with
CASTOR, game-saving pass snatcher
in the last forty seconds Of the Wes-.
son game, certain to play a lot of
ball. At the tackles Culpepper and
Harpole are scheduled to start with
Weaver and Clark digging in around
Abels, center, to form the center OF
the forward wall.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-03
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday School, Gas A. M. Wor-
ship, Hoo A. M. B. T. U. 600 P. M.
Worship, TOO P. M. Baptismal serv-
ice 800 p. M.
In some respects, we had the best
day in our church last Sunday that
we have had at all. There were 223
in Sunday School, just two short Of
the 225 which we were striving for.
II you were not at Sunday Shcool
and Church last Sunday, we hope
you will be present this Sunday.
The Brotherhood is making a Re
ligious Census to-day, and we are
asking that you give them your
hearty cooperation in this matter.
We are anxious to get a complete
and accurate census.
You have been very fine and loyal
in other matters and we are count
ing on you in this effort.
c. M. Day, Pastor
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-03
Holmes Teachers VIII
Hear Wilmington

Holmes county white teachers
will hear Rep. Will M. Wilmington
Friday afternoon in a countrywide
teachers meeting to be held at the
Lexington Grammar School audit
orium at two o'clock.
The subject of Mr.. Whittington's
address has not been disclosed.
The Rev. James F. McCrary. Of
Lyon. who is conducting a revival
at the First Baptist Church in Lex
ington, will conduct the devotional.
MI. John Fischer, Of Cincinnati,
Ohio, who is leading the singing in
the revival, will assist in the after
moons program and Miss Penelope
Shepherd, of Lexington, will give a
piano number.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-03
Circuit Court Opens
Monday: Docket Set

The annual October term Of Cir
cult Court opens Monday at nine
o'clock in Lexington with Judge S.
F. Davis, Indianola, presiding. Miss
Pearl Mcclellan, Greenwood, is court
clerk.
County Attorney Pat M. Barrett
and District Attorney Howard Dyed
.Jr., will be in their respective places.
X Monday. October ?
Eric Watt VS. S. A.. Gordon; John
R. Wilson VS. The Mutual Life Insur-
ance Co. Of N. Y; John R. Wilson
VS. The Mutual Life Insurance Co. Of
N.Y.; Doyle Seward VS. Fidelity &
Guaranty Co., ct al; Doyle Seward
VS. W. A. Ramsey, ct al; Holmes
County Bank & Trust Co. VS. Mrs.
Sol Applebaum, ct al; Holmes CO.
unity Bank VS. J. U. Brown, ct al;
Exparte, R. T. Dickerson; L. B. Tue
ker, VS. P, W. Davis, Jr.; Panther Oh
g. Grease Mfg. Co. VS. H. e. McPhail;
R. T: kimbrough, ct al. Us Lille B.
Boyd, ct al;
f" Tuesday. October
t. H. Manager, Jr., VS. John w. Nc
Bride, Jr.: Curtis Cockroft VS. John
w. Mcbride, Jr.; The Lewis Grocer
Company vs. w. K. James; Louis
Post, Jr., ct al. VS. H. c. McPhail;
Mrs. Alice Paxton, VS. The Lewis
Grocer Company; Mrs. Josephine
Renacker, VS. The Lewis Grocer CO.
mpany; Mrs. Minnie Lee Pritchard,
VS. The Lewis Grocer Company; Mrs.
Steela Sheehan, VS. The Louis Groc-
er Company; Mrs. Adele McNeer, Va
The Lewis Grocer Company; H. H.
Dodson, VS. William H. Alsup, ct al;
L. Barrett Jones, Trustee, VS. Willie
Jackson ct al; Exparte, Calvin
Wright.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-03
Potent At The Hospital

Mrs. John Rhyme, Lexington.
Mrs. ]. William Moses, Lexington.
Mrs. r. D. Ramsey, Durant.
Mr.. W. B. Peacock, Acona.
MI. c. Holmes, West.
Mrs. Earl Ellis and baby girl, Duran,
Mrs. j. F. Pickens and baby girl
Lexington.
Mrs. J. E. Edwards, and baby girl
Tchula.
Mrs. H. c. Williams, Tchula.
Mrs. H. L. Harrington, Durant.
Bobby Jones, Pickens.
Mrs. L. D. Butler, West.
Cclored
UNIVERSAL Lewis, Sails.
James NARROW, Lexington.
Benny Moore, Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-03
Correction, Please

It has been called to our attention
by the, person concerned that the
person we reported last week as
Henry c. Ship. colored, who was
arrested for possession Of a conceal
ed weapon and posted a $4,000 bond
and failed to appear in court, should
have been Henry c. Ship, white. :.
We regret this error and are hap
by to make correction.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-03
First Air Express
Flown Into Holmes
By New Company
Chester MurshuIl
Delbert Williams
Open Airline

Probably the first air express to
be flown into Holmes county by
private plane was made last We'd
nesday when Chester Marshall and
Delbert Williams, both of Lexing-
ton, flew in a load Of shrimp from
Biloxi.
The shrimp had been out Of the
Mississippi Gulf only three hours
when they landed at the Presley
Airport in Pickens.
Both of these men hold CONNER
cial licenses and plan to maintain
regular flights to the Gulf Coast for
seafoods of all kinds and deliver
them virtually to the doors Of
town in this vicinity. We invite your
attention to their announcement
appearing on the back page Of this
paper.
The ship used by these ex-service-
men is a Stearman and they can
take two passengers and consider
able freight to the Coast or New
Orleans on the down trip. This SER
vice will be increased as the need
arises.
Charter service anywhere in the
U. S. is also maintained by Messrs.
Marshall and Williams.
Mr.. Marsholl
Both of the gentlemen involved
in the new enterprise are highly
seasoned and experienced pilots,
and both have distinguished records
in World War 2.
Mr.. Marshall has a total Of 1000
hours flying time. He has 462s COM
bat hours to his credit and particip-
ated in the first BIO mission again
st Tokyo. He had 80 missions over
the Japan homeland.
He wears the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross, the Air Medal with three
clusters and the Asiatic- Pacific the
atre ribbon with three battle stars
as well as the Presidential Unit
citation
He was in service for five and one
half years and came out November
10th, l945, as a first lieutenant. Two
years of the time in the service was
spent with the enlisted personnel in
the ground crew of the Air Force.
Mr.. WilliGns
Mr.. Williams, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. M. Williams, was an obser-
walton pilot for the Field Artillery
and has i22 missions to his credit
and 245 hours of'combat flying time.
He flew over the enemy lines in
France, Belgium, Luxembourg and
Germany spotting field artillery
emplacements to direct fire. - !.
He wears the ETC ribbon with
three battle stars, the Air Medal
with two clusters. .1 -
His training was received at Fort
Sill, Okla, where he finished as
staff sergeant. He got his field com
mission as second lieutenant at Fort
Jackson, S. c. July 9th, 1914 and
landed in Cherbourg, France, Sept
ember Z, 1914.
He arrived home in November,
l945, and his terminal leave expired
January 2, this year, when he was
formally released after three years
and one day service. He came out
as a first lieutenant. His total flying
time to date is 1000 hours.
Both of these young men have the
good wishes Of a wide circle of
friends in their new business enter
! prise.
Anyone interested in further de-
tails concerning seafood and charter
plane service are cordially invited
to phone them at COW Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-03
ALL oy Singing At
Oak Grove Church

There will be an all day singing
at T%olarville Oak Grove Baptist
Church October 18th.
Everyone is invited to come and
be with us. There will be dinner
serevd on the ground for everyone.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-03
Ginning Report

Census report shows that 6,446
bales Of cotton were ginned in Hol-
mes county from the crop of 1916
prior to September Is, as compared
with 4,479 bales for the crop for l945
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-03
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday. October s. 1916
Sunday School at 10 A. M.

Sunday. October s, 1916
Sunday School at 10 A.. M.
The annual Rally Day program
will be presented at this hour, and
we are anxious to have a good att
enhance.
Morning services at IL A. M.
Along with other Christians all
over the world we will observe the
sacrement of the Lords Supper at
this hour.
Evening service at 7 P. M.
The pastor will begin a series of
studies On prayer at this time.