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The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-08
Congress Today

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Pearl HarhOr committee contin-
ues questioning Capt. A. d. krs-
mer U0).
Senate
May vote on so-called full EN-
plovment" legislation in brief halt
to FEPC hlibuster (noon).
Banking committee may vote on
George + Aliens nomination as
RFC director t0:50D.
Labor committee considers pro-
posed changes in 65-cent minimum
wage bill G0).
House
Routine session with no major
legislative matters on calendar
lnoon).
Banking committee resumes con-
sideration OF housing legislation
G0).
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Labor Crisis Beginning to Ease
Fine Arts Class to
be Started Monday

The adult fine arts class will be
started by the City Recreation De-
partment, Monday, meeting from
7:SO to $50 p. IN. The class.
which will be in Gilbert Commun.
ity House. will be instructed by
Miss June McAllister OF the fac
ulty OF the Michigan State Normal
College.
Included in the tentative program
Is study and actual work in water
colors and oils.
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IGliva Admits
He S Slayer

Pontiac. Mleh.. Feb. s-AP-AI-
exander GllVs, 80, OF Detroit, was
held without bond for circuit court
'srraignment on first degree muir
der charge today IN the staying
Of Arba HswIey, Oakland county
real estate dealer Nov. 9.
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U. g. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Michigan-Snow tonight.
Saturday snow flurries and colder.
Highest temperature yesterday.
Is; lowest. %. Highest tempera.
ture one year ago today. 81; low.
est. n. Highest temperature this
date in last q years, 62 in 1900 I;
lowest, IL in 1894.
The sun sets tbday at 5'55 p. m.
and rises Saturday at 1887 q. m.
The moon rises today a 1f.21 =.
m. and sets Saturday at 1871 a. m.
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I RIO DE JANEIRo. Brazil-AP-
Adolf Berle, Jr, Y. 8. smbassa dor
10 Brazil. announced today he had
submitted his resignation TO Pres.
ident Truman. Berle, a former as
sistant secretary OF state. present.
ed his credentials as ambassador
q little over year ago. Jan. 90.
1855. He disclosed that President
Truman had agreed 10 release him
after the new government OF Pres
ident Gen. Eurico Gsspar Dutra
had been installed I'm office. Gas
par Dutra's Inauguration took
place Jan. 81.
O.E.S. Benefit Card Party, Masonic
AdN
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Idle Remain at
All Time High

Washington, Feb. 8-AP-President Truman today
cancelled his contemplated vacation in Florida next week
in order to deal with the continuing labor crisis
though easing of the nations labor troubles
appeared imminent today.
As work stoppages throughout the country left idle
a-tme high of than 1850 ,O0O the labor pic
ture indicated:
Possible settlement of the l9dav old strike Of $50 600
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Michigan Mayors Carry Tax
Fight to State Legislature

formation as TO how the refund
would be spent. pointing out that
four counties Wayne, Oakland,
Genesee and Kent would receive
s522,O0O of every $l,0O0,OOO re-
turned.
Favor Young Bolt Bill
Two bills providing state finsn.
cial aid for the lesser political sub
divisions are before the Iegisl.
ture. The house hill by Reps Dav-
Id f. Young OF Saginaw and An
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.Ickes Likely
.toQuiit Post

Washington, Feb. s-AP-The
Senate banking committee voted
II TO 6 today to give a favorable
report on President Truman's nom.
lnstion Of George E. Allen, a pres
Identisl adviser, as a director Of
the Reconstruction Finance corpor-
alton.
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WASHINGTON ms Inform
Ell sources predicted today that
James G. Dunn. United State depu-
" on the London Council OF For
eign Ministers. will become tho
American smna ssador to Rome.
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PRACTICALLY YOURS" AND
PRISON SHIP At Wuerth Thea
ter today only. adv.
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See EMPLoYMENT-Page 5

Checkerboard Inn closed for re.
modelling. Watch sor date OF open
ing. adv.
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TOKYO-lNS- General Kuzma
Derevyanko. Russian representa-.
tive on the Allied Advisory council
for Japan, arrived in Tokyo today
after his plane made an emergen.
cy landing in a snowstorm
near Atsugi airheld Derevyanko
brought with him an advance party
OF Soviet advisors, nucleus of the
Russian delegation which is e1.
pected to number more than so
when the council conyenes.
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BERLlN-lNS-The fact that
valuable German uranium data re-
moved from a train near Berlin
may have been on its way to
foreign country was under investi.
CATION by American military auth
critics today.
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LONDON-lNS-A Moscow radio
broadcast reported by Reuter- said
today the Vatican does not miss a
-9le opportunity OF trying TO SOW
ord between the TSSR and its
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See LEGISLATURE Page 5
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Flashes of
Late News

CHICAGO Up Twenty one
youths who heckled a Gerald l.. X.
Smith rally were released on their
own recognizance early today az
ter brief stay at the Des PLANES
street police station. A throng es-
timated at nearly 1000 young peo-
pie battled police last night out
side the West Side meeting hall
where the rally was held. Nearly
800 policemen rushed TO the scene.
GUTENBERG AP- Rudolph
Hess, one OF the defendants
at the war crimes trial, was
taken III during the noon re-
cess today and was removed
from the court building 10 a
cell for medical examination.
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See KAISER-Psgs 5
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WASHINGTON -AP-The Navy
IS sending its three new aud
mighty battlecruisers 10 the limbo
of laid-up ships. Their chances Of
emerging for active duty are slim,
Navy men said today. The 27,5OO-
ton ships-the Alaska, Guam and
Hawsii-were built TO match the
punching power Of comparable en-
emy vessels such as Germany's 5
Scharnhorst
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HOLLYWOOD-lNS-The name
Jessica Louise was given today to
the baby daughter OF film singing
star Deanna Durbin. The child, the
actress first, was born Thursday.
In private life Miss Durbin is the
wife OF Felix Jackson, the produc.
er OF her pictures.
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AUKLAND --AP- Avrs Warren.
the new L. s. minister to New Zea-
land. arrived today aboard the
Monterey and declared I've come
here to live. learn and make
friends" He was accompanied by
his wife. daughter and mothe.in-
larw, Mrs. Spencer Newman.
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See PEARL HARBoR-Page 5
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See WHEAT-Page s
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DAMASCUS-INS-- The Syrian
nag was raised over airdromes and
barracks in the district OF Djezir-
eth with the reported departure OF
the last foreign soldier from the
area. British ana French forces
were scheduled to withdraw from
the district this month.
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SHANGHAI --AP- America Is
obligated TO help repatriate Japan.
ese from ssian-occupieh Man.
churia as well as from China. 1t
Gen. Albert e. Wedemeyer said
today, and he is trying to obtain
information from the Russians on
the number OF Japanese there and
the transportation available.
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SHANGHAI --AP- Milton J..
Helmick,, former judge OF the U. s.
Court for China, said today he be-
lieves foreign business will be
able TO operate profitably in China
under the new Chinese company
law. He termed It "a reasonable
and modern piece of legislation. 3"
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WASHINGTON -AP-A Veter-
ans Administration official said
today It may be possible to put the
broadened loan provisions of the GI
bill OF rights Into effect early next
month.
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SHANGHAI -AP- Vice Adm.
Charles NJ. Cooke. Jr., U. s. Seven
tn fleet commander, told news.
men AT a press conference today he
had discussed with Chang Kai,
shek various aspects OF establish
ing a Chinese navy. He said Amer.
lea. has given no ships permanent
ly TO China.
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WASHINGTON -AP- Noel! No
el!-OPA has ended ceiling prlc.
es on the 1916 Christmas cards
most OF the nation will send.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14
Holmes Native Passes
Al 0utwood 12th

Thomas James Newsom passed
away in the Veterans Hospital al
Outwood, KY, March IL, 1916.
Mr.. Newsom was a veteran OF
World War I, and was the youngest
son of the late George w. and Con.
ME Miller Newsom. He was borr
February II, 1893, and reared al
Lexington and spent his earlier
years here.
His foster parents ere MIR. and
Mrs. Augustus Pitchford.
He leaves a widow, Mrs. Judy
Newsom, and four children, Gene
and Betty Maud, Ann and Thomas
James, Jr., all Of whom reside al
Johnson City. Tenn; One sister, Mrs
George Gelstsn of West, Mississippi;
one aunt, Miss Dillian Miller Of Liv'
ingston, Texas, and many other rel
atives and friends in and around his
native home.
God knows the way
He holds the key
He guides us with unerring hand.
Some day, with fearless eyes
We will see and understand"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14
Casey Griffin Is
Candidate For Marshal

The News Is authorized to an
nounce the candidacy Of Casey Crit
fin for the office Of marshal Of the
city Of Durant. subject to the action
Of the voters of Durant in the forth
coming municipal PRIMARY election
The date of the election which Il
set by the members of the Demo
cratic Executive committee has not
yet been announced.
Mr.. Griffin, in making his an
nouncement, stated that he would
appreciate the vote and influence OF
every qualified elector. He stated
that il the citizens Of Durant saw fit
to elect him marshal he would serve
them to the best of his ability and
enforce the law impartially, treat
ing everyone alike.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14

der in Chief could have ordered the
the armed forces to permit no such
to be brought into the country. That
the Army was pretty liberal about
guns-and pistols-indicates that
they were not uneasy about the men
coming home, pretty good men, most
of them. The whole thing is just an
other step to take something away
from the people, make them more
dependent on The Government, less
free, need to ask a policeman what
to do. No brick-bats at present police
forces but what they may be in a
dozen years is something else. Regis
tration of arms is the first step to-
ward taking the arms away. We had
better stop it NOW.
It Is Astonishing. Building Costs.
Get prices and find that a house
will run twice its pre-war figure and
to furnish it at least as much OF an
increase. We have used lumber
lavishly so the grade averages much
lower than it was five years ago.
The timber slaughter has been some
thing awful. 1t will grow again if it
has a chance but a timber crop takes
many years. It's worth planting at
that. Fifteen years isn't near as
much to look back on as it is to look
forward to. us
The amount of capital invested in
land, trees, machinery and build
ings in forest land and forest in
dustries in Mississippi Totals $780,
900, 900. This is equal to $3.50 for
each family of five in the state, or
the direct operating cost of the state
government for a period of lS years.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14
Rat Campaign In
Durani Begins Today
Property Owners
Asked ToHelp
On Project

A city-wide campaign against rats
began today in Durant. Mr.. Guice,
who is connected with the Missis-
sippi State Plant Board is in charge.
The campaign will be under the SUI
pervision of members of the State
Plant Board and the State Health
Department, cooperating with the
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service.
The campaign will be put on with
city funds and for best results every
property should be poisoned. Crews
working in putting out the bait will
endeavor to contact every property
owner. Mr.. Guice advises that the rat
poison should be placed in dwell
ings particularly at holes in the walls
and in accessible attics and in all
out-houses around dwellings. Prop
erty owners can be of much help in
cooperating with the men putting
out the poison by telling them where
they are bothered with rats.
The well-known Red Squill rat
poison will be used in the residen-
tial districts. Red Squill is a very eff
fective rat poison and is relatively
harmless to man and other animals.
In parts of the business district a
new rat poison developed by the
Army and known as 1880 will be
used.
Mr.. Guice explains that there are
two main reasons for a city to con-
duct periodic rat campaigns, namely:
to keep down and to prevent typhus
fever, and to prevent damage to
food, grain, drygoods and other pro-
ducts, not to mention the annoy
ance and filth caused by their pres
ence.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14
Pidkens Over Top
For Red Cross

The town Of Pickens, running true
to form, has exceeded its Red Cross
Campaign quota by a large margin.
Mr.. Ed Atkinson, chairman, with
Mrs. Jesse Maxwell, co-chairman.
have had the generous and hearty
cooperation Of the town. Last weeks
paper listed Coxburg and Owens as
having exceeded their quotas before
March /. MI. w. r. Ellis, county
fund chairman, is receiving reports
from over the county and it is evil
dent Holmes County's quota OF S.
10000 will be, not only attained, but
will 60 over the top.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14
Coxbure School Holds
Memorial Exercises
For Mrs. Ann Eukin

On Monday of this week Coxburg
School held memorial exercies in
memory and in honor Of Mrs. Ann
Eakin. A program was given in the
auditorium, followed by the planting
Of a special variety Of Magnolia, the
pupils surrounding the tree which
was planted by Mr.. 1. w. Carson,
who made a short talk fitting the
solemnity of the occasion.
The program preceding the plant
ing, was as follows: Music by Mrs.
F. c. Mcintosh; Scripture reading by
Wanna Boatner; talk by Rev. A. Y.
Brown of Lexington; song, The
Lord Is My Shepherd, by a group;
Appreciation of Miss Ann, written
by a student, and given by Mary
Gilmore; Appreciation of Miss Ann,
written by a teacher, and given by
Mrs. Lillian Hocutt; song, Whisper
ing Hope, double duet; poem, Cros-
sing the Bar, recited by Mrs. Chris
tin Williamson; song, Now the Day
Is Over, by a group; remarks by
Willard Halverson; prayer, Rev.
Brown.
Rev. Brown spoke of the beauty
and grandeur of a tree, and how our
lives can be likened to a tree that
graces the earth. MI. Halverson ex-
pressed the thought that we should,
while attending the school, remem-
Der this occasion, and in years after
our leaving the school, come back at
times, and note the growth of the
tree and its beauty, and remember
the one to whom it is this day dedi-
Gated.
Visitors included Mr.. j. w. Eakin,
Mrs. Joe Watson, Miss Betty Wat
son, Mrs. Cecil Eakin Smith, the lat
ter from Montgomery, Ala. and
Mrs. Ammons of Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14
Mrs. Powers
Hostess To UDC

The Durant Daughters Chapter o
u. D. c. were delightfully."- entertain
ed last Wednesday AFTERNOON IN mis-
Pearl Magee's home with MRS. VIZ
ginia Powers OF Goodman MISS a
hostess.
The Magee home was attractively
decorated with exquisite arrange
ments of MIXED spring flowers.
Mrs. Ruby Cooper presided ovef
the business session at which time an
officers were re-eelcted and Mrs,
A.. L. Stevens and Miss Ruth How
ard were elected delegates to the
state ". D. c. convention which con-
venes in Gulfport, Mis-, on April
the 2lst. Both Gulfport chapters will
ha hoa%psaes tn the c~dnvention.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14
Holmes AIS Wins
High FLA Roting

The Vocational Agriculture boys
representing Holmes AIS scored the
best averages in the recent Council
Contests held at Mississippi State
College in Judging Crops-Livestock.
Council Future Farmers Judging Is
as follows,
Livestock-McAdams first score
Ball.; Holmes AIS second S39.7;
Sails third 834.1.
Poultry-Holmes AIS first score
1880; McCool second 342.l; Ethel
third 1919.
Crops-Holmes AIS first score
1541.7; McCool second 1928; Zama
third 1895.
Dairying-West first score $685.
McAdams second 602.1: McCool
Dairying-thir6 sol. g.; Holmes 4th
1894.
The above results were recently
sent the various schools in the
Council composed Of all Vocational
Schools of Holmes, Attala, and Mad
ison Counties (total l0)). Mr.. E. A.
Strain, Executive Secretary Of the
Mississippi Association Future Farm
ers of America (FFA) tabulates all
results and is in general charge of all
contests both judging and literary
for all chapters in Mississippi.
The above results show a good re-
cord for Holmes AIS teams in COM
petition with the other schools in
the Council. Holmes scored two top
places and a second, and will send
three teams to compete for regional
honors. The place and date has been
set by the State Committee, and will
be held in connection with the
Spring Delta Livestock Show at
Greenwood on March 26th.
Team members are: Livestock -
Earl Ables, Howard Smithson, and
Pat Killebrew; poultry - Benny
Jones and Bobby Burrell; crops -
Walter Young, Noel Covington, and
Cavanaugh Minis.
r. w. Almond, vocational teacher,
served as Observation-Disclosures adviser
for the local FLA.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14
Driving Without License
Druws $500 Fine
And Jail Sentence

Mrs. Irene Posey, Pickens, was
found guilty of driving Sunday
while her license had been revoked
and was fined $500 and two days
in Jail by Justice of the Peace r. E
McNeed in Durant Monday. The fine
was paid and the Jail sentence APP
pealed to Circuit Court.
The Pickens woman had been con-
victed of drunken driving Jan. 25th
by not appearing in j. P. court OF
Judge Meeks in Pickens, to answer
that charge. She forfeited the $l25.0C
fine put up at that time by Pete Nice
Lean.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14
Junior College Basketball
Tournament High|ights
By T

Probably the biggest disappoint-
ment in the entire tourney was the
Holmes boys who lacked the fire
and determination, coordination and
teamwork that characterized their
play during the season-the Kinds
Eagles seemed to be greatly keyed
up for their semi-final battle with
Goodman, but q valiant last half
reilly by the Bulldogs almost pulled
them even with Raymond-much
credit must 60 to the excellent CO.
hesion Of the Eagles - the cham
pion Wesson lassies, who dethroned
the Goodman Misses, had a starting
six of towering girls that had much
to do with their corping the bunt-
ing-F. Echols, forward who placed
on the All-State group, was a great
ball hawk, performed u~ntiringly
and was a brilliant floor worker
Byrd, Colin guard, contributed tre-
mendously to the victors' cause by
defense of her goal and handling re-
bounds and richly deserved her po-
sition on the All-Star outfit-mag-
nificient work by Charlotte McCul-
Tough continually buoyed the spirit
of the Goodman six, as the lass prov
ed a commendable ball hawk and
and handled herself very impress
sively on the floor-Rhea and Hyde
of Holmes also deserve an enormous
amount of credit. Sensational goal
shooting by Walker of Wesson in the
teams first clash, enabled her mates
to coast to victory, while diminu-
tive Mary Mccullough was of in
valuable aid to the Wolverines in
salvaging the deciding contest with
her speed and timely goals-Cupit,
another Copiah-L Lincoln forward, led
individual girl scorers. but her shots
were confined mostly to under the
basket. Robertson of the Ellisville
girls was an outstanding performer,
both in floor work and chalking uE
points. ". Peden of Scooba was a
stalwart guard. Too much cannot be
said about the way the tourney was
handled and the congeniality and
hospitality shown by the Holmes
school. Ras and Frank Branch and
r. w. Almond did an unsurpassed
job in seeing that everything was
executed methodically. The two ref.
erees, Frank McLendon of Quit
man and Sheriff Knight of Picayune
did remarkably well in the calling
of the various games and gave the
spectators and players a little cause
to disagree. Knox Broom, former SUI
pervisor of Junior Colleges, present
ed the trophies to the captains OF
the winnings boys and girls squads
at the close of the final tilt.
The boys and girls placing on the
All-Conference five were presented
to the spectators by Mr. Young OF
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14
Massey Pleads Guilty
To Driving Charge

John Massey, West, pied guilty to
charges of reckless driving and leav-
ing the scene of an accident in JP
court in Durant Wednesday after
noon.
The charges grew out of an acct
dent in which the logging truck,
driven by Massey side-swiped the
Durant- Belzoni bus Thursday night,
March 7th. The bus was enroute to
Lexington from Durant. Passengers
on the bus were not hurt.
The bus is now being repaired
and will be restored to service soon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14
Patients Al The Hospital

Mrs. Ora Nell Steele, Tchula.
Mrs. Estelle Winstead and sinfan
son, Lexington.
Mrs. Ella Burnley, Sails.
Mrs. Dolph Hammett, and iAfan
son, Lexington.
Mrs. o. A. Fritz, Lexington
James T. Watkins, Tchula.
Mrs. Halbert Farmer, West.
Mrs. Dora Jaques, Lexington.
Mrs. Estelle Stacey, Durant.
Colorod
Tom Hodges, Mileston.
Jennie Thurmond, Lexington
James Booker, Acona.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14

called souvenir guns-the Comman-
Ellisville. The quintet consisted of
Haynes, Goodman, Kelly, E%llisville,
McKisscack, Kinds, Mcmillan, De-
catur and Mullins, Wesson. Girls in
cluded Rhea and Hyde, Goodman,
Echols and Byrd, Wesson, Robert
son, Jones. and v. Peden, Scooba.
Lloyd Thomas, former Holmes Jr.
College boys coach who piloted the
Bulldogs to the state title in 1912,
was a welcome visitor on the camp
us Friday and Saturday. Frank
Branch is to be congratulated for the
excellent record made by the Holmes
cagers during l945-46. The girls won
Is and lost 4 contests, including the
tournament competition, while the
boys finished with a mark of 16 and
S.
Many thanks are in order to John
ny Biggers, Holmes manager, who
was truly cooperative and accom-
modating at al times. The Ellisville
boys showed evidence of being well
coached by Bonnie Lee Country"
Graham. They displayed speed, rug
ged endurance and versatility as
well as a fine guard in Jennings,
who failed to make the first team.
The Goodman girls played on even
terms with their ancient rivals, Yves
son, in the opening half, but couldn't
maintain their pace in the final half.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14

The cotton ginning industry in
Mississippi represents an investment
of approximately 20 million dollars.
The States principal feed crop is
corn, to which approximately 2 mil
lion acres are devoted annually.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14

The State Game and Fish Commis-
sion estimates that more than 5,000.-
900 fish were either rescued or
transplanted in public streams, lax
es and private ponds during the past
two years.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14
Ruth Ray Campbell
Wins Legion Contest

Miss Ruth Ray Campbell, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. 0. r. Campbell,
of Durant, won the 5th District Or
atorical contest at Holmes Junior
ollege Tuesday evening sponsored
by the American Legion.
The 5th district is composed of ten
counties.
Miss Campbell will represent this
district in the state contest which
will be held at the War Memorial
Building in Jackson within a few
days.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14

The total value of all crops grown
in Mississippi in l945 is the second
highest in history-$376,256,00
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-03-14

Mississippi was the first state to
authorize the comforting of degrees
upon women