davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The union times., 1946-06-29
Country's Future Hangs In Balance

Senator McMahon CD. Conn., ) called on the public tonight to "speak out once again in support of civilian control" of atomic energy.
 ssYour future and the future of your country is at stake," he said. s'YOu must speak now, or it may happen that forever after you will have no peace."
 "The chairman of the Senate's Atomic Energy Committee is seeking defeat of House Military Committee provision for military representation on the commission being set up to control domestic use of nuc1ear power.
 Senate Refused
 A similar provision was turned down by the Senate after McMahon's own committee had adopted it over his opposition.
 McMahOn said military commit tee amendments to the Senate passed bill 'smake it possible for the President to appoint two mili- tary officers to the five-man" conn mission and ''make it compulsory that he appoint at least one mili- tary man."
 "One of these two may be made chairman of the commission" Mo Mahon said. Another officer is to be named as head of the military appli- cations division. The military men are to be given a green light to go ahead and make atomic bombs as they wish"
 Provides For Military
 The legislation already provides for a military liaison committee of un- specified number" the senator con- tinued. "If to these uniformed men you now add two uniformed commis- sioners and a uniformed division head, it becomes obvious who is to control atomic energy in this country, under these amendments.
 stWith the military in control of the project, all the possible bene- ficient applications of this most powerful fOrce-its use for medi- cal therapy, industry, agriculture and electric power-all these will be neglected and sidetracked so that the Army can go on making more and more bombs.
 Making all these bombs won't give us nickeps worth of defense Our security does not depend on whether we have atomic bombs but rather on whether other nations have them"
The union times., 1946-06-29

Six per cent of all drivers in- vOlved in fatal traffic accidents in 1924 were youngsters under I8 years of age.
The union times., 1946-06-29

FAMOUS LAST WORDS: "Hand me a cigarette, please. Pm too tired to get out of bed."
The union times., 1946-06-29

Listen to the AFL broadcast on Station WABC every Saturday at 3:45 PM.
The union times., 1946-06-29

Mention THE UNION TIMES when shopping, and help Labor's Own Paper grow.
Evening star., 1946-04-28
Boby Gifts Beautifully
Wrapped By Our Experts

Have your baby presents beautifully
wropped-on expression Of your best
wishes. Ask the solespeoPle in our
lnfonts' Shop about this convenient
and timely service.
Evening star., 1946-04-28
"YOUR NEW BABY"
Authoritative New Magazine

A complimentary copy to all mothers
and mothers-to be- Prepared quar-
terIy, it is q Parents Magazine pub|l-
cotton and covers subjects Of interest
to every new mother.
Evening star., 1946-04-28
MEET NURSE HUBBARD
Vonto Representative

Mothers to-be, meet Nurse Hubbord
who will be in The Hecht Co. S lntonts'
Shop during National Boby Week,
April 28 through Moy T. Let her help
you select loyette.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-06-20
Baptist Vacation Bible
School Makes Awards

The Daily Vacation Bible School
opened at the First Baptist Church,
Durant, with 108 present. The next
day there were 129 and the final
count was 1874 with an average at
tendance of l23
The Commencement exerci3es
were held in the church on Sunday
evening June 10th, with the house
practically filled.
The names of those having per-
feet attendance who will receive
certificates are as follows:
Beginners-William Henry Han
cock, Charles Brown, Hubert Cooper,
Seymour Robinson, Sidney Vaughn,
Judy Worlds, Martha Ann Lofts,
Betty Terry. Margaret McGehee,
Beckie Henry, Bobby Wilson, Jerry
Parkinson, Charles Myers, Edward
Mcclellan, Johnny Vaughn, Irby Ray
Lofts, Beckie Phillips. Linda Dale
Aldy.
Primary-Geraldine Crawley, Roy
Lacy. Chris Carruth, James Hodges,
Betty Sue Worrell Nancy Lou Wor-
rell, Marvin Hodges, Martha Joe
Dunkin, Edith Mcbride, Joe Ann
Robertson, Mamie Ruth Carroll,
Larry Day, Beatrice Stevens, Char
lotte Pinkard, James Johnson, Sonny
White, Walter Francis Brantly, DON
aid Campbell, Betty Guion. Inez
Pittman, Mary Ann Peden, Betty
Lou Majors. James Carr, Jimmy
Ferguson, Floyd Phillips, Jimmie
Lofts.
Juniors-Betty 10 Ray, Van Gene
Martin, Sara Nell Howard, Carolyn
Guion, Ray Dunn, Gerald Carr, Betty
10 Mcclellan, Thomas Phil Terry,
Warren Fox. Marion Brantly, w. A.
Martin, William Ingram, Shirley Nit
chell, Trudy Lee Henry, Clara Jean
Cooper, Sara ell Majors, Tolitha
Peden, Sara Ann Terry, Edith Ann
Moss. Barbara Gibson.
Internediate-Pat Watkins. Anna
Betty Carruth, Pauline Phillips,
Louise DeLoach, Peggy Leslie, Roy
Martin, Neville Peden.
May we express to each one who
had part in this most wonderful
school, our hearty thanks.
THE PASTOR.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-06-20
W. {. Gd) Howell
Reelected Mayor;
Mrs. TindaII Loses
Byron Roy Wins Out
In MorshoI Roee;
5 Aldermen Named

W. E. (Ed) Howell, Durant drug
glst, was renominated mayor of Du-
rant Tuesday by the scant margin
OF "a votes in the Democratic Pri-
mary. He polled 234 votes to 2lO
for his opponent, Raiford E. Nc
Neer, Justice of the Peace, beat 2,
and a former member of the state
lesiglature from Holmes county.
Mrs. Charlotte w. (CresswelD
Tindall was defeated in her bid for
reelection as city clerk by Mrs.
Lucille FloyO Vruitt, who sought
the post for the first time. The vote
was 24l-203 in favor of Mrs. Trultt.
B. F. Byron) Ray won the Dem
ocratic nomination for marshal over
Casey Griffin by only so votes. The
vote was 248-l91.
Nominated for aldermen were:
Harry OCain, running for reelection,
who headed the ticket with 3O3
votes; c. S. Order. in second place
with 3Ol votes; Clarence Robertson,
former marshal, third with 273 votes;
H. B. Sargent, running for reflect
ION, fourth with 27l votes and Ivy
Mcclellan, fifth with 254 votes.
Other candidates in the alderman
race and their votes were w. S.
Odom, 1T; A. J. Leslie, l78; A. L.
Stevens, l8l; and Kenneth Van
Keuren, $50.
Election officials were: J. O. Rit-
ter, {. G. Vankeuren, Mrs. w. c.
Castleberry, Horace Weir, and Mrs.
Mildred Lanfair.
A total of 467 votes were polled in
the Durant election indicating all
time high interest in municipal at
| fairs.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-06-20
Rhyme Rites
Held Saturday Al
Methodist Church
PIone Crosh Proves
FotoI To Popular
Lexington Youth

The mounds Of beautiful floral
offerings bore mute testimony to the
universal love and esteem in which
young William Augustus Billy
Rhyme was held. He was IL years
old and an outstanding student at
Lexington High School.
Services for the Lexington youth,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Keathley
Rhyme, who passed away at 1880
last Thursday at the Baptist Hos
pital in Jackson, following an
airplane crash, were held at the
First Methodist Church, Lexington,
Saturday morning at ten o'clock.
The Rev. A. Y. Brown, pastor, Off
ciated. He was assisted by the Rev.
l.. E. Burnette, Baptist pastor.
The cause Of Billys death was
listed by attending physicians as a
brboken neck and other internal in
juries.
The death Of the Lexington boy
was the aftermath of a plane crash
at the Pickens airfield Sunday, June
9th. Young Rhyme went up in an
army artillery iaison LIS with 1t.
David Ellis, young Lexington boy
now in the U. S. Air Forces. The
latter was home on a weekend pass
from his station in Mobile, Ala. He
was slated for overseas duty the fol-
lowing week.
According to reports the plane
cleared the ground and got about IS
feet in the lair when the motor
conked out and the plane crashed
at the edge of the field. It. Ellis
was said to have made an excellent
crash landing cutting the switch to
avoid fire. He was uninjured and
pulled his young friend from the
wrecked plane and rushed him to
the Community Hospital at Lexing-
ton for emergency treatment. There
it was feared his neck was broken
and he was rushed to Jackson for
disqualification where he died after
waging a terrific fight for life. Com
plications set in Tuesday and the
worst was feared by member OF the
family and wide circle Of friends
throughout the county.
Interment was held in the Lex
ington cemetery with Southern
Undertaking Association in charge
of arrangements.
Surviving are the parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John X. Rhyme. two sisters,
Mrs. W.. A. Gentry, the former
Martha Rhyme. now Of indianapolis.
Indiana; Miss Clarabel Rhyme. and
one brother, John K. Rhyme, Jr.,
both of Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-06-20
Two Accidents Involve County Citize.
Within Hour Late tuesday Afternoon
Council Degrees Awarded
Holmes Mosons Tuesduy

Sixteen Holmes county Masons
were awarded the Council degree
Tuesday evening in Lexington Coun-
Gil No. 4 meeting at the Masonic
Hall.
T. o. Gore, grand lecturer for the
Grand Council, and his son, T. o.
Gore, Jr., both of Water Valley, were
present for the work and assisted
w. B. Kenna, E. Cohen, Leroy Paris,
c. M. Mcdaniel, r. T. Kimbrough,
and Herman Flowers in the work.
Those receiving degrees were:
Joseph H. Miles, Durant; L. o. Spell,
A. F. Miller, Walter L. Upchurch,
Jr, w. H. Fincher, Jr., John M.
Kimbrough, Jr, Eugene S. Herr
man, all of Lexington; E. H. Odom,
Ralph L. Ray, Kinds w. Jumper.
Jim w. Cunningham, w. G. Gwin,
H. K. Barwick, Herbert A. Black,
all of Tchula; M. w. Estes, of Cru
ger, and E. c. Holloman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-06-20
S1,2@.S3 Given For
Cancer Control Work

Mrs. J. F. Williams, Holmes
counyt chairman for Cancer Control,
wishes to express her appreciation
and thanks to those who contributed
to the fund in the recent campaign
and to the town chairmen and their
co-workers for their splendid CO.
operation. $l,266.83 was collected.
Half of this amount is kept in the
county to be used by the Holmes
County Association, as it sees fit
for the control of cancer.
Following are the towns, chair
men, and amount contributed:
Coxburg, Mrs. Will Hocutt--$ 1885
Cruger, Mrs. M. w. Estes $3.50
Durant, Mrs H. L. Harrington 1885, so
Goodman, Mrs. S. F. Allen 1925
Lexington, Mrs. Joe Berman 544.07
Pickens, Mrs. Louise
Mcpherson .-------------.--------..--- 1900
Picture Show, Mrs. Walter
Upchurch ----------------------.---- 83.49
Tchula, Mrs. James Love 60.25
West, Mrs. M. S. Rogers 1880
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-06-20
Health Educator Is
Added To Dept.

Holmes county is fortunate to
have added to its health program
this summer new SERVICE" stated
DIR. w. H. Weeks, director of the
Holmes County Health Department.
Beginning June 18th the health
department added to its personnel
Summer Health Educator, Mrs.
May r. Killebrew, who has just re-
turned from special training course
given in Jackson by the Mississippi
State Board of Health.
Mrs. Killebrew will be in a posi-
ton to show health films, make
health talks and demonstrations and
TO inform the citizens of Holmes
county about the services which are
available through the County Health
Department.
Be sure to call on her for any
program on which you would like
to nave Ter assist during the sum-
mer months.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-06-20
Dan 6. Pepper
Rites In Lexington
Native Holmes Mon
Dies Following
Operation

A wide circle OF family frienoS
in Holmes county were shocked and
grieved to learn of the death of Dan
G. Pepper, in Paragould, Ark, Mon
day following an emergency opera
ton for appendicitis.
He is the son of Mrs. L. D. Pepper,
of Lexington.
Funeral services were held in Lex
ington Wednesday afternoon at four
o'clock at the st. Mary's Episcopal
Church for the former Holmes
county man. He was superintendent
of the Paragould Municipal Light
Plant.
Mr.. Pepper, who was 81. had been
superintendent of the plant since its
construction more than seven years
ago.
Born at Lexington. he was super
intendent of the Sikeston, Mo-, hight
plant two years, was employed by
Fairbanks Morse Co. at st. Louis 10
years, employed at the Graybar
Electric Co. at Memphis and was in
business for himself at Lexington
after World War l. He served IL
months overseas as a captain.
MIR. Pepper was a Shriner, a
knight Templar and a Mason. He
was charter member and first vice.
president of his local Kiwanis Club,
he was a member of the Arkansas
Fox Hunters Association and a
member of the OPA price panel.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Kate Pep
per; two daughters, Mrs. Trent
Vandergriff and Mrs. Robert Sephen-
son, both Of Paragould; three sons,
Chief Electricians Mate Dan G.
Pepper, Jr., stationed in Shanghai,
and Louis and Bobby Pepper OF
Paragouud; two sisters, Mrs. Charles
Counts of Union, S. c., and Mrs. II.
P. Buford of Tallulah, La; brother,
l.. D. Pepper. Jr,. of Greenwood.
Interment was in the Lexington
cemetery with Masonic honors.
Southern Undertaking Association
was in charge of arrangements.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-06-20
Bear" Roath Named
Lexington Marshal

w. H. (Bear) Roach was named
marshal of Lexington in the DEM
ocratic Primary election held Tues
day, June 18th. He defeated w. H.
Narvey) Majors by a vote of 22l-68
In the only contest for the board
of aldermen, Will D. Wilson, alder
man for Ward / was renominated
over his opponent, M. G. Catron.
The vote was 1920.
Other candidates named to serve
another term without opposition
are: Mayor, Norman Weathersby;
City Clerk, c. a. Clover; Aldermen,
John Howard Beall, succeeding
George Patterson); w. o. Thomp-
son, L. P. johnson, and O. l. Ellison
Election officials Tuesday were r.
Q. Duke, Shsrkey White, Mrs. c. A.
Glover, Mrs. Emily Lucas. and Mrs.
Walter Hooker.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-06-20

state legislator from Calhoun county,
is campaign manager for Mr.. Ellis.
Discharged from the Army Air
Forces after the surrender of Japan,
Mr.. Patterson participated in the
1885 senatorial campaign on behalf
Of the late Senator Pat Harrison.
Accompanying the Supreme Court
clerk on his tour are Lonnie Shelton,
attorney from Jackson, and Billy
Shelton of fremont Mr.. Shelton.
now serving his second term in the
legislature, handles the loud
speaker system. Shelton, veteran Of
naval service in the European and
Asiatie- Pacific theatres of opera
tons, is director Of press relations.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-06-20
Delto Council BoGrd
Meets On Tuesduy

1rby Turner, president of Delta
Council, has called a meeting of that
organizations board of directors for
Tuesday, June Is. The board win
meet at Lakeshore Club, eight miles
north of Belzoni on Four Mile Lake.
In his letter to board memberx
asking their attendance at the meet.
ing, Mr. Turner pointed out that sew.
eral controversial and important
matters would be brough up for
discussion. Among items he men.
toned were cotton picking ceiling
prices, cottonseed prices, the pro-
curement of Texas Mexicans for
cotton picking. Mr.. S. H. Kyle.
chairman of the Educational Policy
Committee will also report.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-06-20
Tom Ellis Continues
Campaign For Senate

Continuing his unique campaign,
characterized by strict attention to
legislative questions, departure
from the traditional mud-slinging
vilification, Tom @. Ellis, candidate
for United States Senator, encoun-
tered an enthusiastic response to his
campaign tour through the central
section of Mississippi thi week.
Beginning his weeks tour at Kos
ciusko Monday night, and climaxing
it with his address Saturday night
at Hattiesburg. Mr.. Ellis itinerary
also included: Alderman, Starkville,
McCool, Mabebn, West Point, Louis
vile, Decatur, Newton, Forest, Nor
ton, Carthage, Canton, Brandon,
Raleigh, and Taylorsville.
Mr.. Ellis attacked the invasion of
local affairs by the national govern
ment, both in its attempt to inter-
vene in the race question and in the
acquisition of huge tracts of land
containing valuable mineral rights
relinquished by distraught citizens
in the depression period. His ap-
proach to the labor question, and
his appeal for better legislation fol-
farmers and returning veterans were
explained. Mr.. Ellis reiterated his
warning against letdown in our
program of preparedness that might
encourage a belligerant nation to
again hurl us into the debacle OF
war.
Mr.. Ellis is a veteran. of Is years
in politics, being elected clerk Of
the Supreme Court in 1881, in his
first entry for public office. He was
elected by the largest majority ever
awarded a candidate for statewide
office.
A native of Holmes county where
he was born IS years ago on a farm
IL miles from Durant, Mr.. Ellis grad
uated from the local schools and
entered college at Jackson where he
completed a special college course.
When yet in his teens, he served
as a telegrapher with the Illinois
Central realroad. On his 2lst birth
day, he was appointed to the highly
technical position Of train dispatcher
in the division headquarters. Be-
cause Of a company ruling that dis
patchers had to be at least 81 years
Of age, the superintendent had to
delay appointment a year after he
promised the promotion to the
youthful Ellis.
While living in Water Valley,
which he claimed as his home for
some 20 years, Mr.. Els distinguished
himself as talented public speaker.
He won many friends through his
addresses at school commencement
exercises, patriotic programs, and
other public appearances where his
inimitable platform personality was
exhibited.
Since his election as Supreme
Court clerk in ,l94l, Mr.. Ellis has
been thrice returned to office with
out opposition. Strongly proposed at
times for both the Governorship and
the United State Senate, he delayed
his entry into the campaign until
the last minute, out of courtesy to
Governor Bailey and other of his
friends who had been considered as
candidates.
Joe Patterson, lawyer and former
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-06-20
Six Persons Injured;
Three Cars Damaged
In Two Wrecks

Several Holmes county person.
were injured in two separate acei-
dents occurring within an hour az
each other between six and seven
o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
The first involved station wagon
driven by Miss Josephine Renicker
and Lewis Grocer Company truck
driven by colored driver. This
happened on the bridge on highway
IL just outside Lexington, east Of
the Village Inn, about six o'clock.
According to reports Miss Rem .
nicker was on the bridge going
toward Lexington when the Grocer
Company truck came upon the
bridge due to the fact that the
drivers brakes had gone out upon
him suddenly. He was headed toward
Durant.
Miss Rinnackers station wagon
was caved in at the front with con-
siderable damake. The truck suffer-
ed minor damage.
A group Of ladies, employees Of
the Delta Chenille Co. at Durant
were with Miss Rennicker, it being
her custom to carry them to and
from work each day.
Most of the ladies were shaken up
but only one was said to have been
painfully injured, Mrs. R. F. Shee-
han, who suffered rib and arm
injury, according to reports.
Fronklin Accident
The second accident involved q.
car owned by John D. Gwin, of
Lexington, driven by his houseguest,
MIR. Russell E. Nelson, of GaleSbura.
ILL.,, and MIR. M. E. Rhyme, of Durant
widely known Holmes county sales
man for Watkins Products.
Mr.. Nelson, bombardier for Mr..
Own in the Air Forces of the last
war, was visiting in Lexington and
driving the car which struck Mr..
Rhyme as he crossed highway II
near Franklin, between Richland
and Franklin.
The car driven by Mr.. Russell was
said to have come over the hill and
did not see Mr.. Rhymes car until it
was upon it.
MIR. Russell suffered severed tend
ons of the right arm about the wrist.
he was treated at the Community
Hospital in Lexington and left the
hospital Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Rhyme was also treated at the
Community Hospital for decorations
about the face and bruises and
shock. 1t was thought he would b
able to 60 home late Wednesday OK
by today.
O.ner occupants of the Gwin car
driven by young Russell We're: Mrs.
John D. Gwin, the former Charleno
Hocutt, who was treated in Green
wood for broken ankle and cuts
about the face, now at home in Lex.
ington; Mrs. Jack White, the former
Betty Maude Lundy, who sustained
broken nose and was carried to Q
Memphis hospital for treatment ae-
companled by her husband and
father, D. c. Lundy.
MRS. Vernon Lundy, suffered cut
lip and Mrs. Charles Lundy, was
uninjured, but her daughter, Nancg.
received cuts about the face.
All Of the accident victims are re-
ported to be doing as well as could
be expected.
i Both the Gwin car and the Rhyme
car were considerably and about
equally damaged. The front end Of
the Gwin car was caved in and the
right side of the Rhyme car was
.aved in.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-06-20
would build a home there s.

would build home there swamp
on one side and row of bootlegging
Tor ex-bootlegging?) places on the
other side.
If the writer planned to build a
bootlegging joint there she would
make certain she'd be allowed to
operate il profitably before invest
ing any money.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-06-20
Patients At The Hospital

L. B. Tucker, West.
Mrs. Luther Upshaw and baby
boy, Pickens. - ff
p. E. Shuttieworth, Drant.
Mrs. Douglas Weems and baby.
Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-06-20
Vacation School To
Begin On Monday

The Vacation School conducted by
the Methodist and Presbyterian
churches will be held at the Pres
byterian church beginning Monday,
June oath.
All children are cordially invited.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-06-20

The bootlegging business has been
mighty quiet around Durant since
the raids and Grand Jury investi-
cation. AS far as we know there are
no slot machines in operation at all.
However, someone is apparently
ambitious in this neighborhood.
The ground has been leveled off
on the east side OF REQ Turner's
place on highway IL obviously
for a building site.
1t is hardly likely that anyone
Laurel outlook., 1946-05-29
Mrs. Freed, Laurel,
Is Elected Oracle
Of Royal NeighbOrs

Thirty-two members of the Opal
camp of Royal Neighbors were in
attendance Tuesday in Bozeman at
the annual Yellowstone district con
ventiOn.
Mrs. Olive Cook was delegate
from the Laurel camp and other
camps represented were Bridger,
Emigrant, Livingston, Bozeman,
Red Lodge and Billings. Also in
attendance was Mrs. Margaret Gil
christ of Great Falls, state super
visor. Over 200 members were reg
istered.
An invitation from Opal camp to
hold the next district meeting in
Laurel was accepted, the date to
be decided later.
New officers for the year were
elected and Mrs. Margaret Freed
was chosen district oracle; Mrs.
Frences Fisher, district recorder
and receiver, both of Opal camp.
Mrs. Iva Carpenter of Billings was
named vice oracle, Mrs. Laura Nash
of Bozeman is the retiring oracle.
A class of candidates was induct-
ed during the business session.
Entertainment was a noon lunch
con and a $50 banquet at the Odd
Fellows hall. The event was con-
with an evening business
session.
Laurel outlook., 1946-05-29
More Milk

Studies of dairy herd improve
ment association records show that
COWS fr%eshening in the fall produce
more milk than do COWS freshening
at any other time of the year.