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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29
Campaign Through State Sunday
Methodist Launch million For Master"

and unceasing effort on tn part of
every church member in fulfilling
the aims Of the Million for the Mas
ter program is to be impressed up
on each person in attendance"
Benefitting from the program will
be Millsaps College, the Methodist
Orphanage, superannuated ministers
the Seashore Assembly and the
North Mississippi Conference Camp,
and negro Methodist churches and
colleges in the state.
Where circuit preachers are un-
able to attend churches on Septem-
Der 1,laymen and laywomen will
hold the Million for the Master SER
vices, Bishop Darlington said.
"These program services will be
the starting guns for this greatest
Of Methodist efforts in serving God
said, land l urge every Methodist
to attend church on Sunday, Sept
ember l, in order to be a Masters
Messenger from the beginning"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29
Hastings Rites Held
AT Wheeling Cemetery

r. o. Hastings, 60, who died Mon
day, August 10th, in Fort Worth,
Texas, was buried in the Wheeling
cemetery on Thursday afternoon,
August %. The Rev. Madison Flow
ers, Goodman, was in charge of the
services.
Mr.. Hastings was a brother OF
Mrs. c. w. Melton, of Durant, and a
native of Holmes County. He was
born at Goodman on January Oath,
1876.
Mr.. Hastings died of heart trouble.
He had been i'll for about a month.
A number of nieces and nephews
also survive.
Southern Undertaking Association
was in charge of arrangements.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29

AT 7:45 P. M, August 3lst, in the
City Auditorium, Jackson Youth for
Christ will present it's master state
wide rally, featuring DR.. R. G. Lee
of Memphis, preaching his famous
sermon, PAY Day = Some Day.,
Harold Jordan, director of the Jack.
son Youth for Christ says, There
will also be an outstanding musical
program filled with zeal and enthu.
siasm, including a youth band and q
hundred voice youth choir. Rev. q.
H. Scott, pastor of the Tylertown
Methodist church, will conduct the
congregational singing. Rev. Jordan
says, "We are expecting thousands
of people from all over Mississippi
to attend this great Christian Rally.
DR.. Lee, pastor Of the Bellevue
Baptist Church, is one of the great
preachers and orators of our day.
DR.. Lee has been preaching this
same sermon "Pay Day = Some
Day., from his pulpit every first
Sunday in May for 10 years. Hun
dreds r turned away every year,
as the church is crowded to capacity,
Some say it is the greatest sermon
eve preached.
DR.. Lee has been called to preach
his sermon 264 times in sc states
and Canada. In October, the sermon
will be filmed in order that people
all over the world might see End
hear this great sermon dramatized
BY DR.. Lee.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29
English Burial Is
Held Al West

Funeral services for Mrs. c. j.
English were held at Mount Pleas
ant Church at West Saturday morn
ing. The Rev. Miller and the Rev.
Ellis officiated. She was So.
Mrs. English passed away in Kos
ciusko after an illness of several
months. She was a member of the
Kosciusko Methodist Church.
She was a native of Holmes Co.
unity, born at Ebenezer on May 26th
1881.
Surviving are one son, H. J. Eng
fish, of Florence, Alabama; two dau-
ghters, Mrs. Emit Kyzer, of Kosciu-
sko, and Mrs. N. B. White. A sister
Mrs. w. E. Thompson also survives.
Southern Undertaking Association
was in charge of arrangements.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29
US0 Drive Planned
During October
BPW Clubs of
Holmes County
TO Iced Work

With county chairmen already
named in most of the states "a CO.
unties, preliminary plans are virtua-
lily completed in the Mississippi
drive of United Service Organizat-
ions to raise $l70,0 900 during October
Buford Yerger, jackson banker who
is state chairman of the drive,
announced.
Response to u organizational
efforts has been excellent through
out the state" Mr.. Yerger said, de
spite the fact that persons have so
many things on their minds today
which tend to make them forget the
continuing needs of the 100000
to 1000, 900 men and women who
still are in our armed forces both
here at home and overseas"
The $4,000 goal for the state is
its quota of the total of $l9,000,00
which is asked of the United States
as a whole for continuing the USO
through 1947, Mr.. Yerger said. The
necessity Of continuing the organic
alton through 1947 is obvious, he
said, when one considers we will
have the greatest peacetime army
and navy in our history during that
period, composed in large parts of
young boys who will be in great
need of wholesome entertainment
during their terms of service.
"The reputation which the USO
has gained through more than five
years as "a home away from home
for millions of u men and women
will be maintsined through 1947 at
the request of President Truman"
the state campaign chairman said.
Although the USO has been rapid
" closing its establishments and
disseminating services since VI
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29
Bishop Darlington
Here On Monday

Bishop U. ". w. Darlington will
pay a visit to the Durant Methodist
Church Monday afternoon at 4 o.
clock. The Women's Missionary
Society will be in charge of the
program.
All members are urged to be
present.
Millions for Mdster
The Durant Methodist Church is
participating in the Million for the
Master campaign which is being
conducted through the state. Local
members are urged to cooperate.
Communion Service
The communion service will be
neld at the eleven o'clock worship
hour Sunday morning, according tc
an announcement of the pastor, the
Rev. w. p. Bailey.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29

Lieutenant Commander Ernest w,
Wilson has been released from the
Navy and has returned to his former
civilian job as head of the Matthew
atics Department of Holmes Jr. Coll
eye, Goodman, where he will also
serve as deem of men.
While in the Navy Mr.. Wilson at
tended the following service schools:
Air Navigation School, Pensacola,
Fla; Air Navigation School, Holly
wood Fla; Long Range Navigation
School, Banana River, Florida. He
also served as ground and flight in
structor at Pensacola, Fla, and as
officer in charge of the Navigation
Division at MAS Alameda, Calf.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29
Former Chaplain To
Fill Baptist Pulpit

Former Chaplain Douglas will
fill the pulpit of the First Baptist
Church, Durant, Sunday in the
absence of the pastor, the Rev. c.
M. Day.
All members of the church are
urged to be present at the Sunday
service.
There were only 181 present at
the Sunday School Sunday. 1t is
hoped to get this number well above
two hundred this Sunday. So every
member is urged to come and bring
one.
The WINS will meet a four o'clock
Monday and the TWAS and GAS
at six o'clock.
The RA's meet Wednesday at $50
and the Sunbeams Thursday after
noon at two o'clock.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
~ z

Shorty McWilliams, Mississippi's
one-man 1914 football team, is about
to be sacrificed by his well-meaning
friends who want him back at State
to play football regardless of what
1t costs Shorty OF anyone else.
1t will be remembered that Shorty
was about the only thing State had
in 1914. the whole team revolved
around him.. and when he was in
jured in the State-Auburn game at
Birmingham, the team folded up
alike Arabs and silently went away.
to a resounding defeat by Alabama.
and Of all people, Ole Miss.
Now while Shorty was attending
State College he already had his
appointment to the Military Acad-
envy at West Point, a fulfillment of
a lifelong ambition, according to his
own statement. He wasn't drafted
in the army because Of this.
After attending the Academy for
one year, and with the war over, the
JUNIORS Of his resignation have been
flying in Mississippi athletic circles
all summer. He repeatedly went
back to the Point to tender his re-
s~ignation ESQ that he could come
back to State and play footbalD.
Then it was reported West Point
would not allow him to resign. OF
course the idea was they wanted
him to stay there and play ball.
Shorty McWilliams, Miss. States
are perfectly satisfied to have him
labeled as a draft-dodger for the rest
of his life in order to get him to
play football for Mississippi State
College. The fact that he was alrea-
dy potentially a West Point man
when he enrolled at State College
for one year gives that institution
first claim on him. If he resigned,
now certainly the natural assumpt-
ion Of the public would be that his
ambition to 60 to the Academy In
the first place was nothing more
than a sham to get out Of the fight
ing.
State Coach Allyn McKeen has
made the public charge Shorty
wants out Of the Academy but can't
resign because they won't let him.
Now Gen Maxwell d. Taylor,
superintendent Of the Academy, said
Shorty returned to the Point in Aug.
and resigned but that he withdrew
his resignation voluntarily of his
own free will and desire. He also
charged Shorty had Received a
particularly lucrative financial offer
from a certain quarter" to leave
West Point and play elsewhere.
The truth of the matter, according
to Joe Williams, writing from West
Point is that McWilliams came to
the West Point coach (Blaik) with
his resignation in his hands, but
tore it to pieces and said: want
to be an army man. I hope from now
on we both can forget this incident"
The resignation entered into
channels to be acted upon by
authorities.
Mississippi State fans can console
themselves by thinking what hap
pened in 1914. When Shorty went
down, the whole team was lost.
Perhaps in his absence State can de-
velop a team of eleven men, a whole
team, and not put all its eggs in one
basket.
Thus history will not repeat itself.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29

Hilory o. Thomas was recently
appointed an instructor of agricul-
ture at Holmes Junior College at
Goodman.
Mr.. Thomas received his BIS. de-
gree in vocational agriculture from
Mississippi State College, Stark
vile, and has work on his Masters
degree from the same school.
Mr.. Thomas has had experience
in teaching in the high school of
Mississippi and was employed with
the Farm Security Administration
when indicted into the army. He
served as an instructor in Aerial
Gunnery in the Army Air Force
Training Command most of the time
while in the army from July %,
1912, until discharged at Maxwell
Field, Alabama, January %, 1916.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29

Day with a view toward complete
rehabilitation, army and navy
chiefs urged the President to request
a one-year extension to the life of
the organization in order to insure
the maintenance of morale among
the members of the services.
In Holmes county members OF the
Business and Professional Women's
Clubs have been requested to direct
the work on the drive and the clubs
of Lexington and Durunt have og-
reed to undertake this worthy work.
Tchulu club members have express
ed their willingness to cooperate on
the drive and viii vote IN some at
the next regulcr meeting.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29
Goodman Youths Enlist
In Regular Army

Two former students Of the Hol-
mes Agriculture High School were
recent visitors to the Kosciusko
Army Recruiting Station where
they signed up for three years in the
Army Air Forces. The young men
who received their initial processing
from LIST 1t. Edward w. Davis, COM
mander of the station, were William
Earl Ables and Howard Lipsley
Branch, Route 2, Goodman.
Ables, II year old graduate OF the
last May, is the son of Mrs. Mary
Ables while Branch is the Is year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. William I.
Branch.
Both recruits told the interviewer
that Uncle Sans educational plan
prompted their enlistment in the
new peacetime Regular Army.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29
First BuIe Cotton
Ginned At Ebenezer

The first bale of cotton ginned
this year in Holmes county was gin
ned Thursday, August %, at the B.
w. Humphrey gin in Ebenezer.
The bale was owned by B.J. Ben)
jenkins, white farmer who lives
neal Ebenezer. The bale weighed
535 pounds from 1900 pounds of
seed cotton.
The cotton, Delfos variety, was
planted April 5th, MI. Jenkins said.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29
Presbyterian Church
Services Sunday

The Rev. H. w. Robinson, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church, and
family have returned from vacation
and services will be held Sunday,
Sept. LIST, at the eleven o'clock hour
and also in the evening at 1880.
All church members are urged to
be present and a cordial invitation
to worship is extended the public.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29

Mrs. T. l.. Holcomb, of Nashville,
is visiting Miss May Jenkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mckenzie
have returned from Kansas City,
Missouri. where they spent a week
with relatives.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. O'Neal Mcdaniel
spent The past weekend in Gulf
port with her brothers, j. L. Porter
and A. A. Porter, Jr.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29

Miss Marybelle Perkins is now at
the Lexington Hotel for a few weeks
until school opens.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29

Among those from Durant who
attended the wedding of Mr.. Curtis
Tart to Miss Charlotte Aikens,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Aikens, Of State College, at the
Methodist Church in Starkville, on
Wednesday evening at six o'clock
were his mother, Mrs. Tart, his
sister, Mrs. Miles Ray, Mrs. M. T.
Williams, and Mrs. TinGall.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-29

Mrs. II. B. Sargent returned from
Washington, d. c., where she at
tended the wedding of her son,
Frank.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02

St. Paul's Church resumed the
annual PATTERSON banquet with $50
present at the first one since the
declaration OF war. The decora-
tons were OF a patriotic nature
and the women of the church serv-
ed. Irwin Schmid led in assembly
singing. and George Wood was
POSTMASTER. Ronald Rensselaer,
gave the toast to the fathers and
Carl Moehn responded. Others
taking part were Rev. Siemsen,.
Arthur Heininger and the quartette
composed OF Mr.. Schmid, Rudolph
Layher. Jr., Orrin Girbach and
Kenneth Volz. The speaker was
Judge Jay Payne OF Ann Arbor
Prizes were awarded Mr.. Hagen,
father OF Arthur Hagen, as the
Oldest father present, and Richard
Stoll. son OF Eugene Stoll as the
youngest.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02
Little Backing
For Waste Rumor

Washington. Mar. 2-AP-Sena-
tor Tunnel (D-Del.) said Friday an
around-the-world investigating tour
uncovered little support for .rumors
that the Army and Navy had de-
liberately wasted food and equip.
ment.
A detailed report on the findings
OF Tunnel and Senator Knowland
R-Calif.) who made the trip for
the Senate's War Investigating
Committee, is in the making.
Counsel George w. Meader said Il
should be ready in about ten days.
I'VE tried hard to run down all
the stories OF wilful waste, but
there wasn't much TO back them
up" Tunnel told a reporter.
AS an example. he said, an en-
listed man in the Philippines offer-
ed to produce nine witnesses TO
prove his story OF Army-ordered
waste.
Seven of them didn't know any
thing about IT," the senator said.
One never showed up. The other
one said he had seen the burning
OF some blankets which looSe6
useable to him at a distance. He
also said he got one can OF edible
rations OF a dumpheap."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02
Three Win HonOrs Friday
in Y. HI. S. OratOrical Contest

Frances Curtis, Mary Dyer. and
Robert McDougall all juniors. we're
announced as winners OF the Ypsi-
lanti High School Oratorical con.
test conducted Friday at the high
school auditorium.
Miss Curtis and Miss Dyer will
represent Ypsilanti High School
in the State Forensic Association
ora.oricsl contest In the Rackham
Building. Detroit. April II. accord.
ing to Mrs. Jack Lockwood. faculty
chairman OF the local contest.
Robert McDougall will represent
the high school in the local Amer
lean Legion contest Carl johnson.
chairman OF the Americanization
committee o; Post 2S2, has an
nounced tina. the Legion oratorlcal
will take place some time this
month, at Pease Auditorium.
Subject OF Miss Curtis Grafton
was Understanding China" Miss
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02

dinner for 40 guests followed at
Dearborn Inn, after which the cou'
pie left for a trip to New York,
Philadelphia and Washington, d. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schmid will reside
in Ann Arbor and he will contin-
ue TO be associated with his faith
er in the Schmid Market at Saline.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02
scHmIp.WIEomANN RITES

Saline, Mich.-The marriage Of
Alfred II. Schmid. Saline and Miss
Helene Marguerite Wiedmann,
daughter of William F. Wiedman.
Ann Arbor, took place February
% at o'clock at the Trinity Luth-
eran and Reformed Church in De-
troit. The pastor, Rev. F. Law
REM, uncle of the groom. officiat-
ed. The bride, who wore a gold
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02

Buenos Aires-AP-Col. Juan d.
Peron, former Argentine vice pres.
ident described as pro-AXis by the
United States STATE Department,
forged into a twoto-one lead Friday
in the indicated electoral vote on
the basis Of still-meager returns
from last Sundays presidential ell.
ectiOns.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02

Dyer spoke on the question, Can
We Keep the Peace and Mr..
McDougall discussed IAN Ameri-
can Citizens Right and Privileges
Under the Constitution.
Student chairman for the contest
was Shirley Barnes senior Faculty
Judges were Miss Mary Parrish.
Miss Madge lseminger. Miss Ruth
Crothers. Mrs. Lockwood. and Ed
ward Heyman.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02
News From Saline

colored gabardine suit with white
accessories and white orchid cor
sage. was attended by her twin
sister. Mrs. Corwin Wright Of Ann
Arbor, who wore blue gabardine
suit with rose accessories and
pink camelia corsage. The bride
groom was attended by his brother.
Irwin, and the ushers were Karl
Wenger, Ann Arbor. and John
simpson. Detroit. A reception and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02

WASHINGTON-AP- Terminal
leave for Gls got another boost
today. A House Military Sub-com-
mittee reported II had decided in
favor OF legislation which would pu.
all enlisted personnel on the same
footing as officers in getting COM
pensation for unused leave when
returning TO civilian Life.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02

CHICAGO-INS- BrooRheld Zoo
officials said Friday that baby hip
20 born last Sunday is a girl The
calf is the sixth offspring OF Bebe.
the zoos 3.600.pound mother hip
popotamus. It's father is Toto,
also r Brookfeld hippo.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02
Evanaell,tle Service.

Rev. Ray Mclaughlin will levae
the last OF the week for Muncie,
H., to conduct evangelstic serv-
ices. During the two Sundays OF
his absence, the pulpit will be oc.
cupied by out-of.town speakers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02

The Child Study Club will meet
Tuesday afternoon at the school
with Miss Virginia Wielandy, Of
the Michigan State Normal Col
lege, as speaker.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02
GIee Club on Radio

The Glee Club OF the Saline High
School will present a program over
WPAG Sunday afternoon at 2:30.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02

TOKIO-AP- Japan's cabinet
and Allied headquarters have vir.
tually agreed to bar from further
public life all who held any import
ant office at any time In the ma
tons eight years OF war. Jill news
agency estimated today the broad
ened purge would disqualify $4,000
men.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02
Methodist Women Meet Thursd,,

Methodist Women Meet Thursday
The Methodist women will hold
group meetings next Tuesday eve
Ming; the Ruth chapter at the home
OF Mrs. Walter Macarthur, the
Esther with Mrs. Ray Davis and
the Mary l.. at the home OF Mrs.
Dean Brandt.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02
Meetinu PoStponed

The Federated Ladies' Aid So
oiety will meet next Thursday eve
ming at the church, instead of
Wednesday afternoon, as has been
the custom.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02

Mrs. J. n. Lewis has been spend.
ing the week with relatives and
friends in Detroit.
Mrs. Thomas Shurtz entertained
her dessert bridge club Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. William Burkhsrdt was hos
tess to her bridge club, the North
Ann Arbor Street group. at her
home Wednesday evening.
Mrs. John Arend and two chill
dren have joined Mr.. Arend to
make their home at Harrison, Ark.
They were accompanied there by
his father, Fred Arend.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02
PHYSICIAN DIES

Sparta-AP-Dr- Alice G. Vim
ton. woman physician in this vi
entity for 40 years. died at her
farm home Thursday. She was 50.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02
Operation on Eyes

Mrs. Emily Fosdick Is at st.
Joseph's Hospital. Ann Arbor, for
operation Of cataracts on both eyes.
Evening star., 1946-07-24
Iran Princess Receives
ROYAL Honors in Russia
BY the Associated Press

MOSCOW. July "a - Princess
Achraf Pahlevi, sister of the Shah
of Iran, departed for Teheran yes
terday after "a days of regal honors
such as no person has received in
Russia since the days of the Gar.
The 26-year-old princess was
active during the war in the Iran
Society of the Red Lion and Sun,
which helped orphaned Russian
children.
During the Russian occupation of
the northern part of her country
the border province of Azerbaijan
revolted and won semiautonomous
status after Russian troops pre-
vented intervention by Iranian
forces.
The princess was invited to Mos
COW by the Russian Red Cross and
entertained with brilliant and sump-
tuous banquets, luncheonS, dinners
and receptions. Soviet officials in
Guiding Prime Minister Stain and
Deputy Foreign Minister Solomon
Lozovsky were among those enter
tanning for the princess. The presi-
dent of the Supreme Soviet deco
rated her with the Order of the
Red Banner of Labor and the Rus
sian Red Gross gave her a badge.
Evening star., 1946-07-24
Violence Occurs in Strike
OF Vancouver Printers

VANCOUVER, British Columbia
July "a - Violence broke out in
front of the strike bound Vancouver
Daily Province yesterday as news
paper-laden trucks were leaving the
building with the second edition OF
the paper to be published since
June 5, when International Typo
graphical Union (AFL printers
struck.
Other unionists, who have beer
picketing the plant since last Mon
day, when an injunction was grant
ed restraining the ITU from picket
ing, leaped on the trucks as they
emerged from the lane and threw
packets Of newspapers onto tbs
street. The trouble subsidized wher
police reinforcements were called.
Eight men were arrested -Four
were charged with attempted dam.
aging of property; the others with
obStructing