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The Durant news., 1946-05-23
Senior vesper Service
Al Presbyterian

The Senior Class Vesper Service OF
the Durant High School was held
Sunday evening at the Presbyter-
ian Church in Durant. The church
was practically filled in spite of in
clement weather.
The Rev. John B. Dickson, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church at Green
wood, was introduced by the Rev
H. S. Robinson, local pastor. The
Rev. Dickson brought splendid in
spirational message.
The complete program follows:
Professional March of the Priest
Mendelssohn. Ruby Cooper, Betty
Gum. &. -
Hymn, "Fairest Lord Jesus.
Offertory, "Impromptu". Schu-
bert, Mrs. Lipsey.
Anthem, "Send Out the Light"
Gounod.
Sermon, the Rev. Mr.. Dickson.
Hymn, "Are Ye Able.
Benediction the Rev. Bailey.
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
Miss Katherine Mcdonald
Visitor at Costoliun

Katherine Mcdonald of Memphis,
is visiting relatives at Castalion
Springs. Katherine attended Durant
High School where she studied stem
ography. For the past year she has
ben member of the National Head
quarters Staff of the Young Life
Campaign, located in Dallas, Texas.
Thsi work is among high school
young people and is meeting vital
ned Of the tenage today. The close,
friendly contacts of these carefully
trained Young Life leaders have
been unusually effective in pre-
senting the gospel of Christ to thou
sands of Americas high school
any one church, Young Life leaders
are in very real sense an arm Of
the church. They seek to cooperate
with every faithful gospel agency,
recognizing the primary place OF
the church and avoiding conflict.
with its program. Many pastors are
warm in their gratitude to Young
Life for its ministry both in reach
ng the unsaved and in strengthen
ng their own young people.
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
Levings Speaks At
Lexington Friday

Nelson Levings, former naval Off
Ger in World War l, now candidate
for the u. S. Senate, spoke in Lex
ington last Friday afternoon at the
courthouse. Inclement weather held
the crowd to about fifty persons. Mr..
Leving's speech was heard over the
Square, however, through the loud
speaker system set up.
Mr.. Levings outlined his plat
form and asked for the support Of
his audience. He stated that service
men deserved the earnest considera-
ton of the voters in this race since
they had given service at a time
when the country needed them. He
said they had been allowed to offer
their lives, if need to be, to their
country; that now in peacetime they
should be allowed to serve their
country in the best way possible.
Mr.. Levings was scheduled te
speak in Durant Friday night but
did not because of the storm.
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
Duront BPW Club
1nstulIs Officers

The Durant Business and Profess
sional Women's Club held its annual
installation service, May 10th. in the
home of Miss Catherine Calendar.
Mrs. Jessie Lewis installed the Off
GERS for the ensuing year, using a
very impressive installation service
based on the Club Collect
The officers installed were as fol-
lows: Miss Catherine Calendar, Pres
ident; Mrs. Helen Ashley, Second
Vice-President; Miss Edner Lee
Witt, Treasurer: Mrs. Doris Win
born. Secretary; Mrs. Marguerite
Towlkes, Corresponding Secretary
Following the installation OF the
New officers a very pleasant social
hour was enjoyed by the members
of the club.
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
Funeral Services For
Mrs. johnson Here

Mrs. Cecile Johnson, 79, a native
of New Orleans, died early Wednes-
day morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. A. Boggs, in Jack
son.
Funeral arrangements, now incom-
plete, will be held at the home of
her niece, Mrs. Julius Guion, in
Durant. The Rev. c. M. Day, Bap-
tist Pastor, will officiate, assisted
by the Rev. w. P. Bailey. Interment
will be in Mizpah cemetery with
Southern Undertaking Association in
charge of arrangements.
Surviving are three daughters;
Mrs. Boggs, Jackson; Mrs. j. H. Ba-
con, Canton; Mrs. H. J. McAdams,
Shreveport, La; four sons, Edgar v.
johnson, Canton; Dowell J. Johnson,
Portsmouth, Va; r. M. johnson, also
of Portsmouth; M. A. Johnson, Free
park, Texas. e. - -
One sister, Mrs. Edgar Brown,
Durant, also survives.
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
Three Dead From
Auto Wreck Near
West Early Sunday
Two Women Killed:
Mon Dies Tues;
Been To Durunt

Three persons are dead from in
juries received in an automobile ae-
cident shortly after midnight SatlrR-
day night between Durant and West
on highway 81. The party is report
ed to have been visiting DuranA
night club.
The accident occurred when tia
car, headed north, crashed into q
heavy truck parked on the right
hand side of the road because a
motors or tire trouble. The trucks
wheels were reported to have been
about two feet off the highway. TIE
reports indicated that part of the
truck body may have been extend
ing out over the highway. The dHi-
yer of the truck also did not have
flares on the. road. One report stated
he was standing with a flashlight
trying to wave the approaching car
down.
Decd Listed
The dead are: Miss Clara Mae
Jacks, ,33, AAA employee at Winona
for seven years; Miss Thelma Lois
Grantham,30, chief operator of the
Southern Bell Telephone Co. at
Winona. Both young women were
killed instantly.
A third member of the party, Os-
car F. Hamer, Winona, died at
hospital there Tuesday afternoon.
He suffered broken ribs and pune
tured lung.
Other members of the party were
Mrs. ,Hamer. sister of Miss Jacks,
who sustained internal injuries, Har-
vey Jacks, brother of, Miss Jacks.
suffered lacerations about the head
and his wife, Mrs. Jacks, who suf-
fered conclusion.
Funeral services for the victims oR
the unfortunate accident have been
held.
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
Pickens Methodists
Reain Revival 26th

The Pickens Methodist Revival
will be May 26 through June 2. DR..
A. r. McIlwain, Executive Secretary
Of the General Board of Pensions, St.
Louis, Missouri. will beb the guest
preacher. Services will be at eleven
am. and 8 pm. Song service will
begin at 7:45 each evening. Come
sing and pray and worship with us.
We are expecting large crowds"
said Rev. J. Noel rHinson, pastor.
"Our Sunday School enrolment has
doubled in the last six months We
have just painted the church both
inside and out and have 100000 in
a building fund" continued Rev. Hin
son.
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
THROUGH
Hazel.
EYES
~ HAzeL snANNoN

This week all over Mississippi
young boys and girls are being gra-
duated from high school Our own
Durant graduation exercises will be
held in the beautiful school auditor
ium at eight o'clock Friday even
ing.
There was a time when young
high school graduates were told by
speakers in baccalaureate sermons
and commencement addresses the
world beckoned with outstretched
arms and untold opportunities for
them that all this was to de-
gree theirs just for the taking.
Today any speaker before grad
uAtion class must have hard time
trying to find words to inspire. The
world, long devastated by war, is
still in a terrific upheaval. Millions
of persons are displaced from their
homes. Literally millions are scant-
ily clad and little fed. Thousands OF
people the world over are actually
starving and naked.
Here in America, the country
where people enjoy the highest
standard Of living known, there Is
little security. We live from one
crisis to another. Daily we do not
know what accustomed service will
be terminated because OF strikes.
Everywhere there seems to be dis
satisfaction and discomfort. No one
seems contented. Every person mas
his load to carry.
So the modern world in to which
our seniors go is not the brightest
vet by any means. Hanging over
Americas young heads today IS the
necessity and probability OF univer-
sal, compulsory military training :.
the heritage handed down from the
fathers who fought in World War II
because the job done by the fathers
OF World War ! did not turn out
right. The thought uppermost IN
young Americas consciousness to-
day must be: "Are we destined to
be fodder for World War IIl?"
Somewhere between the optimism
of the past and the pessimism OF the
present there must be a medium.
This medium can surely be made to
work for the young people today.
Certainly the age they are now en-
tering is an age requiring more
knowledge, scientific training and
ability, than any other known age.
The seniors today are going into
I world where real knowledge is
required to get along. Those who are
prepared will come out on top.
Those who are not will fall by the
wayside.
The training in character and ha.
hits started in the home Is extended
IN the school and college. The train
ing which our high school seniors
have had together with the envir-
onrnent of the home must form their
bulwark to 60 out into the world to
rise or fall on their own merits. We
hope and believe this training has
been adequate for good beginning.
We can only voice the wish that
each of the seniors will grow in
knowledge every day :. that every
one will find his or her niche IN
the world to enrich and better be-
cause of life lived here.
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
TchuIo Boy Gets
Naval Dischurqe

Robert G. Jones, 20 coxswain, OF
Tchula, Mississippi, veteran Of %
months duty in the Atlantic, re-
ceived his discharge Friday, May II,
at the Jacksonville, Florida, Naval
Personnel Separation Center.
Jones served on the destroyer es-
cort Frost, which was credited with
sinking six German. submarines
while on anti-submarine patrol duty
in the Atlantic.
The Veteran wears three ribbons,
the European-African with two bat
tie stars, the American theater, and
Victory.
A 1914 graduate, Of Tchula High
School, Jones plans to enter college
next fall to study business admins
tration.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Willie
c. Jones Of Tchula.
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
Kavalla Northern Greece
May 2, l946

Dear Miss And Unknown Friend,
From my uncle in Durant, Missis-
sippi / learned that you are send
ing me five pairs of shoes and some
clothes.
This noble act of yours has great
ly motioned me. cannot find words,
my dear stranger, to convey to you
my enumerable thanks. I hope God
repays you for your good heart. l
thank you whole lot, also convey
my thanks to all of the American
men and women who have been our
greatest ibenefactors and guardians
to the multiple tortured land Of
ours, Greece. If America had not
sent food stuffs and clothing to warm
our bodies and souls, undoubtedly
we would have died Of, starvation.
but America. where good people
live, they rushed as consoling an
gels to our. aching souls they. with
their goodness and generosity gave
us courage to live, We shall never
forget, never the great goodness OF
the American men and women and
that of our good relatives there.
would have wished if you had the
pleasure and wanted to send me q
picture of yourself which would
make me feel that I can say I know
you eternally. I will treasure it and
if you would like to correspond with
ms in French, if no, in French, in
English and I can have your letters
translated here.
With great love and gratitude.
Helen K. Nannou
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
County Agent
BY I. w. Cmson. County Agent


When farmers start using their
pine and hardwood as a crop and
quit selling it in a clean cut basis,
they will begin to find timber more
profitable and will bring an income
every to 10 years instead of once
in lifetime.
The services of Mr.. E. N. Cooper,
Extension Forestry Marketing Spe-
cialist, Yazoo City, are available to
farmers in this county. During the
past week, he established a demon
stration on selective cutting and
marketing Of trees on small acre
age owned by Mr.. Ernest Rathell on
the Tchula road The trees with red
spots on them are to be taken out
and sold. The other straight vigorous
growing trees will be left to make
saw logs in the coming years. These
trees will be banded with white
paint in the near future. The thin
ming on this demonstration will not
be done until next winter in order
to avoid the possibility Of beetle
damage.
Trees, like many other plants, ma
ture leaves too thick sometime and
1t becomes necessary to thin them
out so as to give the ones left bet
ter chance to grow. When trees are
small, many more should be permit
ted to grow per acre since this viii
help them to prune the limbs off of
themselves, but these tres should be
thinned as they grow larger so the
better ones can grow faster. The
crooked, knotty and less vigorous
trees are the ones cut in the thin
ming operation. These trees can be
used for poles. saw logs OF pulpwood.
Mr. Cooper also assisted Mr. Rath-
ell in cruising and marking another
piece Of timber on the west si3e of
his farm where the timber is to
be marketed so the timbermen will
know which trees to cut and which
ones to leave.
The Durant news., 1946-05-23

The editor of this paper has re-
ceived a beautifully written letter
from Miss Nannou who lives in Kav-
ALA, Greece, birthplace of Mr.. A. K.
Dinas, owner Of the California Cafe,
Durant, Miss Nannou is Mr.. Dinas'
niece.
This letter, beautifully written in
Greek, has been kindly translated
by Mr.. Dimond Klonaris, owner of
the Welcome Inn Cafe at Lexing-
ton. 1t is reprinted herewith to show
the need Of the people in Greece for
the bare necessities of life and in
the hope that others will gather up
good used clothing, shoes, etc. of
all descriptions for men, women and
children and turn them over to Mr..
Dinas. He will send them directly
to relatives and friends in Greece
who will see they get to nedy peo-
pie and are not wasted.
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
Mayor Candidate
LRaiford McMeer
Makes Statement

Hon. ,Raiford E. McNeer, Justice
of the Peace, and candidate for the
office of mayor of the city OF Du-
rant, issued statement today in re-
gard to his candidacy. Judge Nc
Neer is well known in Durant where
he has lived for some time. He
finished high school at Holmes Jun
ior College and is graduate of the
Bowling Green Business University.
We invite your attention to his
statement as follows:
To the Citizens of Durant:
have lived in Durant for the past
five years and served as Justice OF
the Peace of Holmes County. Dis
trict No. 2 for the past three years,
/ have put forth every effort and all
the strength that might possess to
be honest, faithful and courteous to
all and to render the best service
possible.
am married and have two girls
and am a member of Baptist Church
of Durant. I served in Legislature
for four years trying to give the peo-
pie of Holmes County my entire
time and rendering service that
would be for the best interest OF
the people of Holmes County.
If the people of Durant want me
as your Mayor for the next two years
I will certainly give the job my
time and put forth every effort to
see you get value for every dollar
spent for the City. ! will with the
of the other city Off
cials that you elect work for Tor
the betterment of the town and ap-
prove the highest type officials that
have to be appointed by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen. These posi-
tons should be filled by those. VINO
are qualified in every respect ana
it will be my desire to see to that
We need better streets in several
places and better sewage system ana
by all means better water to drink.
I will put forth every effort to see
to this with the least expense to the
town of Durant.
Above all things we need better
enforcement of the law. In regard
to the drunks and Bootleggers, II
am Mayor and they are brought be-
fore me / will certainly give them
the extent Of the law az far as posi-
BILE. If we will enforce this to the
limit then it will be safe for our
wives and children to get on the
streets of Durant and the pubic
highways of this county.
hope to present my claims 10
every voter, Of this city in person,
but if l fail to see you in person
please consider my candidacy tor
this very important position. Give
me a chance to serve you and help
your town with things that will be
for, the best interest of the town and
above all the enforcement OF the
laws as have done in the past three
wears as Justice Of the Peace.
Give a man who is old enough to
know and young to do a chance
by voting for me as your next Mayor
on June 18th.
Respectfully yours,
Raiford E. McNeer
Candidate for Mayor
City of Durant
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
Miss EsteIIe Turner
Hostess To Guild

The Wesleyan Service Guild met
on May 20 with Miss Estelle Turner
as hostess. In the absence of the
president, Mrs. Turnage Williams
presided during the business session.
With Mrs. Charlotte Tindan as lead
er, the subject, Builders of Peace
for Tomorrow, was discussed by
Miss Catherine Calendar and Mrs.
Byron Ray. Mrs. w. p. Bailey con-
tinued a Bible study from "The De-
vine Fatherhood".
During a social period the MEM
bers Of the Guild were served tempt
ing refreshments.
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
Letter To Editor
Dear Miss Brannou:

Dear Miss Brannou: n
l am enclosing news item from
Mrs. S. R. Anderson (my daughter)
at the Moore Memorial Church in
Shanghai China, Lexington people
were interested in Mr.. Anderson's
account of his experiences when he
returned from China on the Grip
sholm in 1914 and visited in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Beall
Jr. He and Mrs. Anderson have since
returned to Shanghai and taken up
their work at Moore Memorial
Church where they are carrying out
this extensive relief schedule along
with the regular educational and
evangelistic program. If you have
space for it, it may be of general
interest especially now while our
attention is being directed to the
needs Of hungry world. With warm
appreciation Of your fine efforts in
behalf Of law enforcement.
Cordially yours,
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
lnfont White Rites
Held Muy 10th

Funeral services were held Mon
day, May goth from the family resi-
dence in Cruger for the infant daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Billy L. White.
The Rev. Bruner of Sidon officiated.
Mterment was in the Sidon Gene
terry with Southern Undertaking AS
sociation in charge of arrangements.
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
Gets DISCHARGE

Bremerton, Wash, May - Claude
L. Rridgers, Aviation Radioman
Third Glass, Tchula, Mis-, has re-
ccently ben honorably discharged
from the Navy at the u. S. Naval
Personnel Separation Center here,
the Navy has announced.
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
Glass Night Exercises
Held On Thursday

Senior Class night exercises will
be held this evening at the Du-
rant school. The entire program is
planned and executed by members
of the Senior Class. Miss Estelle
Turner is assisting the members in
the program.
The public is given a cordial in
vitation.
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
Cordially yours,
Mrs. B. w. Lipscomb

The ccopy of the interesting item
sent by Mrs. Lpscomb follows:
Our Milk project is going at full
swing. The allied Military authori-
ties put surplus supplies Of powder
ed milk into the hands Of the UNR
RIA who gave it to us to be used
at the church and not allowed to
get into the Black Market. So we
are feeding it to about 1000 people
a day and while it keeps us more
than busy it is more than worth
while. discover everyday that out
standing such as the Dean Of the
University are greatly in need OF
this extra feeling. People like that
work on, saying nothing while they
are actually. hungry.
Our daily schedule 10:
AN. -
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
Correction

Last week II was stated in this
column that Mrs. Addie Olivia Ho-
well, wife Of the late George B.
Howell preceded him in death. This
error occurred due to the fact that
the family failed to put Mrs. How
ellis name down in the list of sur
vivors which was furnished the pa
per. We regret this error.
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
NOTICE

The attention Of the hospital and
doctors Of Holmes County Is again
called to the fact that the Health
Department has a supply of measles
globulin and blood plasma on hand,
free for the asking.
w. H. Weeks, MD.
Director.
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
Thirteen Seniors
Graduated Here


Thirteen Durant seniors will re-
ceive their high school diplomas Fri
day evening at the high school grad
uation exercises. They are Carson
Cage, Constantine Dinas, Theodore
Dimes, Elma Hendricks, Bobbie Lee
Hicks, Delma Hicks, Louise Logan,
Lester McCampbell (class vice-pre-
sident), David Mcmillan, Jim Odom
(class secretary, Carease Truitt
(class treasurer), Joyce Truitt (class
President), and Marjorie Weaver.
The program has been set as fol-
lows:
God Bless America
Invocation -.--,-.1 Rev. w. P. Bailey
First Student Speaker ---.
-..----------.-.. Theodore Dinas
Second Student Speaker .----.----.-..
The Durant news., 1946-05-23

Steal Away
Ole King Cole
Night
God of Our Fathers
Elementary School Chorus
Address .-.-....--..---- DR.. w. D. Mccain
Presentation of Diplomas ----------
c. H. Carruth, Jr.
Star Spangled Banner
The Durant news., 1946-05-23
$50 Kindergartners
$50 Primary School.

200 Soochow University students.
$50 fGOochow University middle
school
so Hostel Business & Professional
women
400 in broad lire g. afternoon classes.
$50 Law School & Evangelistio
center.
200 Night school.
Total--2050. We are on the job all
day"
The Durant news., 1946-05-23

Star Spangled Banner
The Durant news., 1946-05-23

Second Student Speaker ---.---.----.-.-.
Tn,,;vo 1o0ap
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Uncle Rays Corner

Pictures of animals were used to
adorn some of the books prepared
by monks in the Middle Ages. A
border design for the Gospel of st.
Luke, in the Book Of Kells," con-
tanned picture of an OK. The Cos
pei of st. John, in the same volume,
had a border design with an eagle.
Those pictures were steps toward
the day when books would be well
Illustrating of books was
almost a forgotten art from the time
of ancient Egypt until the Middle
Ages. The Egyptians believed in
putting plenty of pictures In books
The Greeks and Romans seldom did
The monks took great pains with
initial letters. Some of the initials
were an inch or two deep. Others
were from to inches deep. and
some reached from the top of the
page to the bottom!
Two kinds of hand-Written books
were in favor during the Middle
Ages. One kind was rolled" and
was made up of long strips of papy-
rus or parchment. The other type
of book was fiat, and was made up
of square or oblong sheets bound
together.
The fiat books" were more on
Evening star., 1946-03-22
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MOTH sEAea. a ST. an NV hours drive eia from
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We also have several choice wooded lots.
between 10th and 1Ith SITS. Will be
isess ssnE ss is bud1s Pi
house OR COTTAGE wanted, completely
st least all moden
miles Of the District; for summer sum- s. season; M
siit sHtRW6ob # 5s5f1epssS R0x 1o
kitchen. bath, porch. MI. McGarvey, with
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