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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-17
Docket Set For
Ensuing 2-Weeks
Period; Listed

The criminal term of Circuit
Court in Holmes county opened
Monday with Judge S. F. Davis pre-
siding and with District Attorney
Howard Dyer, County Attorney
Pat M. Barrett, Circuit Clerk Miss
Minnie Jordan, and Miss Pearl Nc
Lellan, court stenographer, in their
respective places.
Monday was given over to habeas
corpus proceedings in a case from
Humphreys county. This case was
concluded Tuesday morning.
Tuesday Morning
Plez Norris pied guilty to possess
ion of whiskey and was fined 500.
and given lis days in Jail.
o. E. Ellis was tried by jury and
found not guilty of possession of
gambling devices.
M. l.. Rodgers, well known citizen
of Durant and a member of the
Board of Deacons of the First Bap-
fist Church, Durant, testified on the
stand that he had see the slot
machines in Ellis place known as
the 81 Driven on South 81 highway
in Durant.
Ellis denied having slot machines
in his place in February.
Wednesday,
Set for Wednesday morning is the
Isl of the state VS.. r. T. Dickerson,
formerly of Pickens, now Of Durant.
Dickerson is charged with man.
slaughter in connection with the
killing of Stanley Dennis, young
negro boy of Pickens in April.
Special Venire
A special venire of $50 men was
called Monday.
Dodd Cose
The case of the State VS.. w. J.
Dodd, of West; w. J. Dodd, Jr., of
Pickens; Spencer Ellis, of West;
Dixie Roberts and James Roberts,
Of Greenwood. all charged with
manslaughter in connection with the
death of Leon McAtee, negro farm
tenant, of West, has been set for
Monday morning, October 21st.
Tuesday. October ~
Fred Haymon and Albert Steven
son, both colored, charged with
murder in the killing Of Manual
Austen, colored, on July 2nd in Lex
ington will be tried Tuesday, Octob-
err 22nd, according to the court
docket.
Wednesday. October 23rd
John W. Mcbride Jr. was indicted
by the Grand Jury for assault and
battery with intent to kill on Curtis
Cockroft and Curtis Rammage. This
ease is the outgrowth of q shooting
at Woodland Inn on Highway 81
halfway between West ard Durant.
Also set for October 23rd is the
Ease of the State VS.. John Rowland
charged with assault and battery
with intent to kill il correction
with the shooting of Hubert Robert
son and Zeb Guess, Durant night
marshals.
Jimmy Love. colored, charged
with burglary and larceny, and
Willie Moore, charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill, are
also slated to be heard on Wednes-
day. Moore is charged with stick
ing up a colored woman in or near
West.
Thursday. October -
Seven indictments against Mar
shall and Olander Powell for poss-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-17
Thursday. October ~

Seven indictments against Mar
shall and Olander Powell for poss-
ession of whiskey and gambling de-
vices have been set for Thursday.
October oath as we'll as H. o. Turner
with five indictments, and L. H.
Rammage, with two indictments on
the samecharges.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-17
Red Cross Notes

Mrs. Edgar Lumpkin attended a
Red Cross meeting which was held
in Jackson at the Heidelberg Hotel
October Bird. This meeting was in
the nature of an institute and was
presided over by Mr.. Walter c.
Derrick, Regional Director out OF
the Atlanta office.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-17

Mrs. w. T. Hand, West, First Aid
Chairman and Mrs. Susie T. Bailey,
Home Nursing Chairman, repre-
senting the Holmes County Chapter,
Red Cross, with Mrs Lumpkin Exes-
utive Secretary attended a meeting
of the Red Cross in Jackson October
4th. Special field workers OF the
Southeastern area of the Red Cross
out of Atlanta presided over the
meetings which were held in the
Heidelberg Hotel.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-17

HAZEL
EYES
by Hozel Brunnon

The Holmes County Grand Jury
meets Monday Morning at nine
o'clock in Lexington and has pub
licly urged the people of Holmes
county to come before it at that time
and report violations of the prohib-
ition and gambling laws in the
county.
The Grand Jury in its report
charged "that the Sheriff has wholly
failed and neglected to perform his
sworn duty"
The Grand Jury further declared:
eve are satisfied that should the
Sheriff perform faithfully the duties
of his office that there now and
always has resided in him sufficient
authority to combat these evils"
It should certainly be clear to
everyone by now that Sheriff Muir
tagh does not intend to wipe out
the widespread lawlessness in Hol-
mes county; that we cannot expect
or even hope for Holmes county TO
be cleaned up as long as he remah ms
in office.
Sheriff Murtagh has been called
upon time and time again to do
something about the whiskey joints
that line our highways, especially
around Durant, but so far nothing
has been accomplished.
No man in the world could take
the public criticism taken by the
Sheriff and remain in office, brazen
it out, without some deep, under
living motive. What that motive or
reason is we could not say. only
surmise.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-17

The average citizen perhaps IAN
not give testimony of violation act
ually witnessed because the maj
ority of our citizens do not 60 into
these places.
But the average citizen is the per-
O u down on the highway by
drunken drivers; and does know
general conditions in Holmes county
are terrible.
II there were enough citizens who
had character and nerve enough to
90 before the Grand Jury and regis
ter a strong enough protest against
condition in Holmes county perhaps
the Grand Jury might consider the
testimony and feel called upon to
do more than just condemn the
Sheriff -. it might call upon the
Sheriff for his resignation -. OF
call upon Governor Bailey to take
over law enforcement in Holmes
county.
Certainly the most drastic action
possible is needed now.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-17
Jury Nc. z

John Liberto, Jesse Fiddle, Oscar
Rogers, Otis Stephenson, Ed Powell,
Boyd Moss, Alfred Hearn, Jasnes
Hester. b. S. Parkinson, n. B. Simon
o. B, Bradley. w. s Reggie.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-10-17

H. v. Brock, Wade Ray, Rob Roy
Truitt, M. e. Grace, r. F. Austin, T.
w. Ware, J. E Yeager, George MI
chell, j. W. Roberts, Rogers nc
Bride, Joe Harthcock, w. O. Far.
thcock.
Evening star., 1946-06-23

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ENEMY ON THE HILL
Continued from page seren

hood crumpled by glancing blow;
there was the giant hole in the rail-
ings where Joel Gibson's truck had
plunged to crash and scatter its
load of ice in the ravine. There
were the doctor and Lorna. shaken
but alive. There was Joel Gibson,
cursing broken arm and charging
Lew Holden with the blame for
the accident.
| GUESS, even to me then. it
seemed like anti-climax. But, OF
course, that wasn't the end. They
took Joel to the hospital and fixed
him up, but he was out by after
noon, his arm in sling and his
face dark and thwarted. | remem-
Der that we'll, because | was down
in the ravine when he came clam
bering down to shout at the kids
who were having the time Of their
lives chipping away at his blocks OF
ice, and fooling about his wrecked
truck. The heat was melting the
ice fast, and the kids we're sucking
it and pitching it at each other.
can still remember, and will
till | die, how l picked up chunk
and looked at it and prickle ran
down my spine. l saw Joel Gibson
coming towards me, and Mrs.
Munday like a witch staring down
through the bushes, and turned
and ran as if they might catch me.
might stop me, might take from
me the thing l held in my hands.
Holding it first in one hand and
then the other until both were
chilled, ran with it. cutting
across the fields until came to the
surgery. rang the bell and Lorna
Simmonds came. and couldn't
help remembering that time had
come before, and she was crying.
SHE looked at what had. Her
face went white and queer, and at
her call Lew Holden came run
ming. "Oh. my DEAR" she said. and
something in her voice made me
want to choke, look at thisr'
Igave the dripping thing to him;
even now the ice wasn't finally
melted, but through it you could
see the date written, and it was
the date of Doc Simmonds' death.
knew when l saw it that Joel
Gibson had sealed his own doom
when he drove that load of East
Branch ice murderously down the
road. knew that he had lied
when he said he hadn't seen Doc
Simmonds that fateful afternoon
in the dusk.
Staring at us through the melt
ing ice, in Joel Gibson's handwrit-
ing, was the threatening letter to
Doc Simmonds which he swore he
had never written, crumpled up and
dropped on the ice on that night of
thaw, and frozen hard into a block
of East Branch ice. The End
Evening star., 1946-06-23

ring on the party line. especially
for the doctor. Was it she who re-
ported to Joel the call from the
Crawfords', where the new baby
had arrived; then the call from the
doctor to Lorna Simmonds?
1--WE promised to 60 out. Lorna.
Remember? Could you come first
thing in the morning."
They set the time for leaving at
shortly before eight.
1t has always seemed to me that
there was a classic inevitability
about Joel Gibson's choice of a
weapon; not merely the truck that
drew that heavy load of East
Branch ice, but the ice itself. Since
that night of thaw when DR.. Sim
monds died, he had harvested this
doubtful ice, but left it in reserve
as if its cloudy impurity might
bring him the reproaches of the
dead. Now, in a kind of bravado, l
fancy, he chose to load his truck
from this store, long before eight
o'clock. and, like a vulture. watched
the road where it unwound its
white ribbon beyond the ravine
and bridge at the bottom of Glib
sons Hill.
They set out quite gaily that
morning, Lorna and DR.. Holden.
They could not know that death
lay in wait for them.
Joel Gibson's timing was per-
feet. That, of course, was neces-
sary. He would come upon them
at the turn of the bridge, and force
their light car through the shaky
ratings to certain death in the
creek-bed below. No man, know
ing the reckless driving of the
young doctor, would doubt it was
an accident.
Thus, murderously, Joel swung
down the hill with his heavy load
of ice, took the corner with perfect
timing - and the tail of his truck
slowed. His load shifted as he took
the corner, and the truck, swaying.
got out of control. He hadn't
packed the ice too we'll; he had
other things on his mind that day.
He saw the maroon car, heard the
girl scream, felt the impact of truck
and car, and jumped for his life
before the truck itself plunged into
the ravine.
can remember how the news
reached us in the village. and
everybody who could went out to
the scene. was younger then, and
mixed with awe was a certain sense
of drama.
You know how rumors fly. They
came in whispers of death along
that hot highway. Some said all
three were dead, and for all the
heat chill came over me. but l
went on until saw a lot of people
gathered. l elbowed through. and
there was the doctors car with the
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TW--6-l3-4b
Evening star., 1946-12-01
Phillips Urges Support
|By U. n. Of zionism 5
Claims in Palestine

Recognition by the United Ma
tions Of rights of zionism in Pales-
tine was urged last night by the
Rev. Wendell Phillips, a member OF
the American Christian Palestine
Committee, at the convention BAN
quet of Masada, a youth affiliate
Of the Zionist Organization Of
America. The banquet was held at
the .Mayfower Hotel.
About 200 delegates to the con-
vention will elect national Officers
at final meeting at 3 pm. today
at the Willard Hotel
Mr.. Phillips declared that Arabs
in Palestine will welcome Zionism
as soon as they find out what 1t
isl but that the miserable masses
are being held back by the ruling
classes"
1.-THE Arab people live there in ar
age 1000 years old" he said. "anc
no one has brought them light. Tht
ruling classes are afraid of zionism
because they want to keep the Arat
people under their control"
The clergyman told the delegates
that the Arabs ARE the intruders
in Palestine-the land belongs tx
your people by every legal right"
Francis Lederer, movie and stage
actor, also urged delegates to "trair
all Jewish people to know everything
there is to know about anti
Semitism, SO they can fight the fall
lacies of anti-Semitic doctrieS."
Evening star., 1946-12-01
Trade Board 10 Split
IFS MidWinfer Dinner
Into Two Affairs

The Washington Board OF Trades
traditional midwinter dinner will be
held this winter on two successive
nights, 1t was announced yesterday
by Joseph G. McGarraghy, presi-
dent.
The unusual plan, Mr.. McGar-
raghy said, was devised by ]. Mer-
rill Conror, committee chairman, to
solve the problem of over-sub-
scriptions in recent years.
The dinner will be held January
81 and February / in the ballroom
of the Mayfiower Hotel.
This is the first time, SO far
as we know, that one Of Washing
TONS major dinners has been billed
for two nights" Mr.. McGarraghy
writes in the December issue Of
the Board of Trade News.
Membership Now 1000.
"The committee was faced with a
choice between making the dinner
an ultraexclusive affair on one
night, or staging 1t on two nights,
thereby giving twice the number OF
members an opportunity to be pres
ent. We believe that a wise choice
was made and that the decision
will be popular with the general
membership"
Mr.. McGarraghy explained the
committees dilemma grew out OF
the fact the boards membership
now exceeds 1000. whereas the
largest facilities in the city will
accommodate only about 1000 at a
sitting.
The committee plans to allot
available seats by first meeting all
requests for members tickets re-
ceived by December Is, and there-
after issuing guest tickets in the
order In which blanks have been
received in the Board of Trade
Office.
Abstinence Suspended.
Chairman Connor has the as
sistance of the following officers
and subcommittee chairmen In
planning the dinner:
Mr.. McGarraghy, Dallas P. Fry,
D. Russell Myers. j. w. Warner.
Raymond M. Florance, Maurice s.
May, DR.. A. Magruder Macdonald,
Howard C. Drake. B. M McKelway,
Joo M paker + Garrett ReitZell
Edward T. Onut, jr., William j.
McManus, George A. Ford. Horace
w. Talley, Harold S. Harwood, AL
w. Lee, Milton H. Schlosser and
RAYMOND A. Du -Four.
Dispensation from the law OF
abstinence has been granted to
Catholics attending the dinner on
Friday, January 81, by authority
of the Most Rev. Michael j. Cur
ley, Archbishop of Baltimore and
Washington.
Evening star., 1946-12-01
Law Books Sought Here
For Dutch University

DR.. Willibald M. Ploechl, visiting
professor of canon law at Catholic
University and head of the cam
paign conducted by the Canon Law
Society of America to obtain books
for the restoration of the Canon
Law Institute of the Catholic Uni
versity of Nymegen, Holland, yes
terday appealed to the public for
additional gifts.
DR.. Ploechl urged donors to send
volumes on canon law, comparative
law and philosophy Of law to the
American Committee to Aid the
University of Nymegen. 5 Beekman
street. New York City.
Evening star., 1946-12-01
Here's How The Acacia Way Gives You
More Insurance Protection
For Your Premium Door Plus Re al Formed Dividends

In 1926 ACACIA decided that Life Insurance
should be sold simply and at the lowest cost possible
consistent with safety. ACACIA believed that no
mysterious system of dividend estimates should be
employed. The result of this progressive thinking
was the introduction of THE ACACIA WAY -.
progressive plan that GUARANTEES the policy
holder mutual insurance at the Lowest cost irrespec
tive of future dividends that assures every policy
holder share in the profits of the company in the
Evening star., 1946-12-01
Or. J. ,. Kernodle Gets
Alexandra Hospital Post

DR.. Jefferson D. Kernodle has
been appointed pathologist at Alex
andria Hospital. effective January
/, to succeed DR.. Thomas NJ. Peery
who resigned to become director Of
laboratories at the new George
Washington University Hospital, 1t
was announced yesterday.
DR.. Kernodle, native Of Wichita
Falls, Tex, Is a graduate of the
University of Arkansas School Of
Medicine and also studied at the
Medical College Of Virginia, Rich
moild.
Evening star., 1946-12-01
New Guinea Phone Service

NEW YORK, Nov. 80 tPl.-Open-
ing of radiotelephone service be-
tween the United States, British New
Guinea territory of Papua) and New
Britain, was announced today by the
American Telephone g. Telegraph
Co. Service will be to Port Morseby
and Rabaul. A three-minute call
costs $12.
Evening star., 1946-12-01
To Lecture on Suwunee River

South Along the Suwanee," an
illustrated lecture on bird and other
wildlife, will be given by Allan D.
Crmckshank at pm. Tuesday at
the Jewish Community Center. This
will be the third in a series of screen
tours sponsored jointly by the Ma
tional Capital Parks and District
Audubon Society.
Evening star., 1946-12-01
Acacia Mutual
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Home office: WASHINGTON, D. c.

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your copy Of .How ] Can Make
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larger monthly income for each
$1,000 Of life insurance you hold.
Evening star., 1946-12-01

WILLIAM MONTGOMERY, President Acacia Mutual Life In.
Company President Montgomery said 20 years
ago: Re in good conscience continue ask the
policyhoiders to pay larger Of money or insur
ance) than is absolutely necessary for safety 81. in
other words, propose to aLlow The policyhoiders
keep the difference in premiums in their pockets"
And In 1s4s President Montgomery stated: The
advanced 20 years ago for the adoption OF the low
premium ACACIA aay more sound today than
they then time and experience hare proved that
right"
Evening star., 1946-12-01

form of real, earned dividends THE ACACIA vAY
amount of money each year.
The success of this plan is illustrated by FACTS
that dramatically show how ACACIA has grown in
service Since 1926 ACACIAs Insurance in force
has increased 22o %; Surplus has increased 1870;
assets hare increased 806qo; and FIFTEEN
MILLION DOLLARS haze been paid in dividends
to poAcyholders.
Evening star., 1946-12-01

In 1910 there were less than 20
cotton mills in the Southern States.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-04
How's Your |. O.?

Can you answer seven Of these
quiz questions? Turn TO Page four
for the correct answers.
HOWS YOUR ... yand r,
/. Is Bedloe Island in New Yori<
Haroor under the jurisdiction nf
New York State or New Jersey?
Z. Was il Alexander the Grcot
Hannibal, or Julius Caesar who chi
the "Gordian knot?
3. How many outs" constitute npc
inning OF baseball game?
4, Which European government;
packed plan for a federated Palcs-
tine? "'''-
D. The word "dcmographic" refers
TO system of elections. the statisti-
cal study of populations, or pol
itical party?
8. Who wrote the play "Thc Doe
tors Dilemma?
7. Which of these states is small
est IN area: Delaware. Nevada
Rhode Island. Connecticut?
D. Which of the Great Lakes iicg
wholly within the territorial limits
of the United States?
D. Married on-the- job trainecs IN
der the G. /. Bill of Rights arc nov
limited to total earnings from wages
plus subsistence of what amount
per month? ''
10. Paul Mellon recently donated
q million dollars for a new lin.
eral arts college; he is the son Of
Wnicn former Secretary of the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-04
Dri\ ers Without
Licenses Tried In
Recorders Court

Six drivers Of motor vehicles with
pui operators licenses were tried t.
recorders court Yesterday. fines
ranging from costs of court Ia Sl0
and costs. Recorder Pro Ten c. T.
Lowery presided.
James Balthrop. Colorcd. tried for
operating motor vehicle withou-
an operators license, was fined s.
I'D costs.
Garland Braxton. .oIorcd. was
tried for not having d drivers IL
cense and was also fined S. and
costs.
Jack Durant. colorcd. tried on .
like charge, WAS fined $40 and costs
johnnie Foster. Cululcd. was tried
Tor drlvrg without a license and
was assessed costs.
Tried on similar charge. Willie
L. johnson. colorcd. was fined S.
and costs.
Donald r. Riggans. white. was
! tined 50 and costs tor drivin. with
out license.
Tried for assault. Herbert Parrish
| whlte, was sentenced to - month,
"F inc roads. suspended Upon pay
mcnt Cf $40 and costs.
jeff Bobbitt, white was tried for
'''Sa.ft ana WIS sentenced 10 -
months on the roads. suspended up
on payment Of $40 and costs
Tried for drunk driving. Kr,,c.b
LaSslter Gregory. colCTcd. was sen
tened to four months on the roads
suspended upon payment of $50 and
costs and his drivers license was rc-
voked for II months.
Ftoro'cc Hannah. colorcd. was
tried for assault and resisting arrest.
She was sentenced to GO DAYS in
lall. suspended upon payment of
$40 and costs.
James Jones. colOrcd. was tried
for larceny of single barrel shot
gun from Marie Pearce and was frcd
S25 and costs.
Tried for assault with deadly
weapon. Andrew Perry. cOlorcd. was
sentenced to 90 days on the roads.
suspended upon payment of costs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-04
Hospital Orders
Advance Payment
By All Patients

Al a meeting last Friday. trustees
OF Maria Parham hospital adopted =
policy q! requiring advance pay
mentS Of all patients admitted for
treatment. The railing was necessary
because o. heavy losses in account,
curing the past wear. il was said
The resolution follows:
"WhcrrlS tho Maria Parham Hos
p!'a! ASoc!a,iCN Is community hos
pltal. owned by the citizens OF Varr,
county and other individuals WING
nave made CO tri5UtionS thereto. has
experienced heavy losses in accounts
rcce!vaSle for The past year; there
lore ~ the best m'crc>, OF the nos
pI'a. and the community. II: BOARD
OF trustees has directed that all m
tlentS. before admission thereto, be
required 10 dcpoSi, sufficient money
10 take care of one weeks hr.:ni;,l
l%ati"n D. advance. except in thcsc
caScs where the avc~agc lcua,h n,
Is less rhan one week
and IN such cases tho amount of
deposit VIII be sufficient to cove,
entire period OF time. This is nee
cSSarE to safeguard the hospital in
inc iu'u"c against further losses.
After i;vCStigutiun We find ,hu,
This policy is the general practice
Of similar hospitals Throughout, the
country"