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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
Dedication Program AT
Baptist Church Sunday

An impressive dedication service
will be held Sunday morning at the
eleven o'clock worship hour at the
First Baptist Church in Durant
Dedicated to the service of God
will be the beautiful carollonic
bells presented to the church a year
ago by Mr. Claud c. Wilkes as me-
mortal to his mother, the late Mrs.
Elvira Heffner Wilkes, and the pipe
organ purchased by the church with
contributions from members and
friends and just recently installed.
All members of the church are
urged to be present at this service.
The public is also given a cordial
invitation to worship.
Program Listed
The following program will be
given:
Prelude - Sabbath Peace Anna
bel S. Wallace
Doxology
Observation-Disclosures Electronic
Bells
A call to worship
Hymn-"O Worship The King
Robert Grant
Scripture Kings 8:22-27
Choir-"As 1t Began To Dawn
| Dale
Offertory-"A Blessing"-Florence
Birkholz
Special Recognition
Choir-"He Stood Amid the Lilies
-Wilson-Solo byCharles Day
Message by the pastor
Invitation-'Breathe On Memo
| AIT
Carillonic Bells-Benediction
Postlude-By Choir
He is not here but risen"-Mc-
! Granular.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
Durant Home Laundry
Opens Here Monday

The Durant Home Laundry, owned
and operated by Mr.. and Mrs. DO
Fowlkes, will open for business Mon
day, March 18th in the Hotel Durant
Building.
The new concern will feature
home laundry service for the house
wives of Durant and vicinity and a
cordial invitation is extended by Mr..
and Mrs. Fowlkes for the public to
pay them a visit.
Housewives may bring their clo-
theS in to be washed for only IS cents
per machine load of eight to ten
pounds. The laundry will furnish
soap for five cents additional per
machine load. 1t takes about forty
minutes for a machine load of clothes
10 be washed. If a housewife has
more than eight to ten pounds OF
clothes there are more machines
available SO that all of the clothes
can be washed at the same time.
Patronage of the public will be
appreciated by Mr.. and Mrs. Fowlkes
and trial is invited,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
RJC Musical Program
Al Methodist Church

A beautiful musical program will
be presented by members of the Hol-
mes Junior College musical organi-
cation under the direction of Mrs.
Martha Tye McKie Sunday evening,
at 7:30 o'clock at the First Metho-
dts Church in Durant.
This splendidly trained group Of
talented young singers and musici-
ans appear almost every year in Du-
rant and in other towns in this Sec
ton. A crowded house always greetS
their appearance.
The public is given a cordial invi-
tation to attend the program.
Euster Offering
On Easter Sunday morning there
will be special offering at the Me-
thodist Church, according to the
Board of Stewards. Members are
asked to be as liberal as possible be-
cause it is desired to finish out the
superannuate fund. Letters have
been mailed to members explaining
the offering. In case any member
failed to get an envelope there will
be special envelopes available at the
church for contributions.
Revival Soon
4 revival will begin at the Me-
thodst Church on the first Sunday
in April, according to an announce
ment by DR.. f R. Smoot, pastor
The Rev. DR.. L. P. WATSON, pastor
of the Methodist Church at Corinth,
will do the preaching for the revival,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
Yours Truly,
CASEY GRIFFIN
We. Durham Candidate
For Durant Marshal

The News is authorized to an
nounce the candidacy of Mr.. w. T.
Durham for marshal of Durant in the
special election to be held next Tues
day to fill the uneXpired term OF
Marshal, B. F. Ray, resigned, and
also for full term beginning Janu-
airy |, l949, in the Democratic Prl-
mary election to be held on Tues
day, April Goth, l948.
Mr. Durham said that he would
appreciate the consideration and vote
of every qualified voter in Durant
for marshal in the special election
and also m the regular Democratic
primary.
He has served as marshal of Dur
ant for fourteen years, has lived IN
Durant practically all his life and is
known by nearly everyone in Du-
rant. For the past year he has been
serving as night Waterman.
In making his announcement, Mr..
Durham said: Il expect to enforce
the law to the letter, if elected. We
have a Sheriff who is trying to
clean up the county and l will do
everything I can as marshal to CO.
operate with him"
Mr.. Durham also said that as the
election is so close at hand that he
will not have chance to see every
voter and that he hopes everyone
will take this as a sincere solicitation
of his vote and influence.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
Norwoods' Buy Ho|me,
Floral Concerns

The Lexington Floral Company
and the Durant Floral Company have
been purchased by Mr.. and Mrs
James w. Norwood, of Durant, from
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Weatherall, who
two and one-half years ago purchas-
ed the Durant Floral concern.
The Weatheralrs expanded opera
tons a year ago, opening store in
Lexington to better serve the people
on the western side and central
section of the county.
Both places of business will con-
tinue to be operated by Mr.. and Mrs.
Norwood and Mrs. Virginia Pierce,
manager of the Lexington store, will
continue her present position.
The Norwoods are known through
out the county and have wide cir
Gle of friends who wish them success
in their business. Mr.. Norwood was
the former superintendent of the
Durant Manufacturing Company and
was with the Real Silk hosiery mill
for years.
Mr. and Mrs. Weatherall plan to
go to Pontotoc, Mr.. Weatheralls
home, and rest for long time before
becoming active again in business.
They expressed through the columns
of this newspaper their sincere ap-
probation for the many courtesies
extended them by the people of Hol-
mes county and ask that the public
accord the Norwood's an equal OPP
portunity to be of service.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
Home Milk Delivery
Available Here Monday

Daily home delivery OF Pasteurized
milk, buttermilk, and cream will be
available in Durant beginning Mon
day, March 30, according to an an
nouncement of S. E. Henry, owner
of the Henry Dairy Products Com
pany in Lexington. All of this COM
pany's products come up to the high
est standards of sanitation.
Housewives of Durant who want
milk delivered to their homes be-
ginning Monday are asked to call the
Henry firm in Lexington, phone 70,
and give their name, street address
and amount wanted. Service will be
started Monday and you are invited
TO call now at your earliest conven-
fence.
For the first two days, Mr. Henry
said, the amount specified will be
left After that the milkman will
leave as many bottles of milk as the
housewife has empties out.
If customer wants buttermilk or
cream a note attached 70 the milk
bottle will be in order.
Mr.. Henry said he is glad to be
1ble to offer this service to the peo-
pie of Durant and hope it meets with
their approval He is anxious to
please and asks the public TO give
his products and service q trial He
IS confident of being able to please
the most eXacting taste.
A large number of stores and cafes
in Durant are already using the
| Henry milk with good results.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
Lucille Truitt Announces
For Reelection As Clerk

| have qualified as a candidate for
City Clerk of the City of Durdnt and
l am hereby soliciting your vote and
influence for reelection in the com
ing election on April 20.
appreciate so much the vote you
gave me two years ago. | trust that
! have shown, to some extent, this
deep appreciation by my services to
the people of Durant. In serving as
your City Clerk l have been mindful
of the fact that this office belongs
to the people; and, it is, and will con-
tinue to be my desire to perform its
obligations and duties in such a way
that the people will feel always that
| am their servant here to help them
in anyway that l can individually
and to help to promote the welfare
of the City as whole.
| assure you that since you have
entrusted this office to me for one
term already, and that l have serV-
ed one year of that term, l am far
better qualified now, than two years
ago; I assure you further that l can
and will make better Clerk IN the
future.
| am asking you, the people OF
Durant, for the privilege and honor
to serve you as City Clerk for sec
ond term. Should you see fit to be
stow this honor on me for second
time l pledge courteous, fair and inn
partial service to the people of Dur
mt 1t all times.
Your vote and influence Will be
sincerely appreciated
LUCILLE TRUITT, candidate
for reelection for City Clerk of Du-
rant, Mississippi.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25

Holmes County States Rights JEFF
fersonian Democrats in mass meet
ing Saturday afternoon in Lexington
unanimously adopted resolutions
thanking Governor Fielding L.
Wright for the stand he has taken
on President Truman's Civil Rights
program and commended and en-
dorsed the action taken by the State
Democratic Executive Committee
The group also called upon the Hol-
mes County Democratic Executive
Committee to cooperate in the fight
being waged and pledged it's sup.
port.
Every beat in the county was re-
presented at the meeting held Satur-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
BY Huzel Brannon

There is much discussion of Pre-
sident Turman's Civil Rights pro-
gram and the FEPC which it favors
establishing
Few Americans realize just exactly
what the FEPC means and what eff
feet it has had in some of the few
states enacting it.
New York is one of the states hav-
ing the FEPC laws on its books. Ac-
cording to our information the peo-
pie of New York were not consulted
before the legislation was enacted
and it is said to be driving industries
out Of the state and doing more to
disturb business conditions than any
other measure with which they have
ever been afflicted.
It is significant that the FEPC hos
been defeated in every state in which
it has been submitted to q vote of
the people. including the great state
of Pennsylvania.
In order for us to understand just
what theFEPC is and how it works
in New York we refer our readers to
tual Broadcasting system by Hon.
John E. Rankin, Congressman from
Mississippi. Absolute veracity of this
information is obtainable through the
Congressional Record as well as
other sources.
Here, taken from the record, is
how the FEPC works in New York:
Here is the first unlawful practice
set out in the regulations under the
laws of the State of New York: 1t is
unlawful to make Enquiry into the
original name of the applicant for
employment, whose name has been
changed by proceedings or other
wise"
That expression is taken verbatim
from the regulations adopted and
put into force under the law of the
State of New York.
Here is the next unlawful practice
set out in these regulations: 1t is UNI
lawful to make inquiry into the
birthplace Of the applicant for en-
ployment, the birthplace of the par
ents, spouse, or other close relative"
Now remember, this is not Russia
we are talking about. This is the
State of New York.
If such a law had been on the sta
tute books of this nation years
ago, our enimies might have had
their spies in every defense plant
in the country at the time Pearl
Harbor was attacked.
It is an unlawful practice, under
these regulations, in. the State of
New York to require that the APP
plicant for employment produce a
birth certificate or baptismal GER
tificate."
1t is unlawful in New York, under
this law, to make inquiry into the
religious denomination of an appli-
cant or employment, his religious
affiliations, his church, parish pas
tor, or religious holidays observed, or
inquiry into whether an applicant
for employment is an atheist"
An employer cannot make such an
inquiry even though the firm involv-
ed may be publishing religious litera-
ture.
Under the law in New York, it is
unlawful to tell IAN applicant for en-
ployment that this is Catholic, Pro
teStant, or Jewish organization"
Under the law it is unlawful prac-
tice in New York to tell "an appli-
cant for employment that the fol
lowing holidays will be observed by
the firm and no others, naming the
holidays, e. G., Decoration Day and
July Fourth, etc"
Now remember the language quot
ed are the words written into these
regulations by the authorities charg-
Continued on Page 81
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
Robert Roy President
Of Durunt Joycees

Robert Ray was elected president
of the Durant Junior Chamber OF
Commerce at a meeting at the City
Hall last Thursday.
Other officers elected were Wiley
HUMPHREYS, vice-president; Miles
Ray, second vice president. Fred
Strickland, secretary treasurer, was
reelected.
Named to the Board of Directors
were Marcus Love, G. H. Blanton
Jr. and Wilbur Reid.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25

Mrs. Sharkey Swinney spent Sun
day with her sister, Mrs. Effie Har'
vey in Dprant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
Over $1,000. Whiskey
Seized By Officers
In Raids This Week
200-GuIIon Still Is
Also Captured And
Destroyed Friday

Over $1,000 worth Of whiskey and
gin and 200-gallon still were cap
tured this week in Holmes county by
Sheriff Ellis E. Wynn and Consta-
BILE of Beat Two Casey Griffin in a
series of raids.
The two law enforcement officers
were assisted by Deputy Sheriff
George Bailey, Deputy w. II. Byrd
and Deputy Bonnie Byrd. In the raid
on the still they were assisted by Mr..
Sam Newman, of the U. S. Internal
Revenue office and three of his de-
puties.
Still Destroyed
The still was captured Friday three
miles north of Durant on the Eds
vile road 1t with 200 gallons of
mash was destroyed and two neg
roes, Tommy Sandifer and Joe Willie
James arrested.
81 Grill
One-half case of assorted liquors
was found by Sheriff Wynn, Consta-
BILE Griffin, Deputies Byrd and Bailey
at the 81 Grill in Durant. Whiskey
found on the property and small
lot inside the building. Kenneth Ell
lis, the alleged operator, was arrest
ed and charged with possession of
liquor.
In addition early Friday night a
stockpile of whiskey was found by
the law enforcement officials on the
Watson property about three-fourths
of mile off highway IL near Du-
rant The whiskey is believed to have
been hidden out by bootlegger. 1t
was out in the woods and covered
with a tarpaulin. Mr.. Watson was
not implicated in any way with pos
session of the whiskey, authorities
| believed.
Mcbride Place
A third raid Saturday night was
on the place alleged to be operated
! by James Mcbride on highway IL
east of Durant
Twelve pints of whiskey was
found just off the property so no ar
rests were made.
Burrell Clubhouse
| A raid on an clubhouse reported to
be located on the Burrell property
4 across tie road from the Rainbow
| Garden netted ten cases of high
grade liquors and gin late last night
| The raid was conducted by Sheriff
Wynn, Constable Griffin and their
deputies about 1890 o'clock.
Nathaniel Roby, a 16-year-old
| negro boy and an older negro man,
were arrested in connection with
! the case. They were reported to be
guarding the whiskey.
Half Pint at White Pig
One half pint was found in wo-
mans purse about eight o'clock Wed
nesday night at the White Pig, q
Joint located on highway 81 north OF
Durant about one and one-third mile
The place is reported to be operated
by T. E. Lucas. No arrests were made
as there was no one present to claim
the ladies purse.
This is the second raid made on
the White Pig. Nothing was found
the first time.
Jones Case Monday
The trial of Nathan Jones, charged
! with possession of liquor will come
up Monday morning at ten o'clock
| before the Hon J. N. Hearn, Justice
of the Peace of Beat at Thornton
| Jones' arrest came out of a raid
made by Holmes law enforcement
officials on March 18th at his store
in Thornton when twenty eight half
pints of whiskey were found.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
States Rights Jeffersonian
Democrats Hold MEETING
Every Beet In Holmes County Represented
At Mass Meeting Saturday
To Hear Governor, P. H. Williams

day to hear Governor Wright's 30
minute radio address emanating from
Natchez.
Mrs. Mary Louise Kendall, Nat
chez, National Democratic Commit
teewoman from Mississippi and
chairman of the Women's Division
of the State Anti-Civil Rights COM
mittee, presented the Governor for
his radio address.
Governor Wright
In his address, Governor Wright
called on Mississippi Democrats to
join the revolt of state leaders again
st the national party leadership.
Even the current international stu
ation," he said, should not dis
suade Jeffersonian Democrats from
their revolt"
The Mississippi governor explain
ed in detail the provisions of Presi
dent Truman's civil rights program
and what it meant to the South
States Rights buttons were dis
tributed for the first time at the
meeting.
Williams Speuks
Hon. Parham H. Williams, chan,
Gerry clerk, brought an address which
forcefully summed up the present
fight at the conclusion of Governor
Wright's address.
Mr.. Williams said: "The Governor.
has outlined the program. It's time
for sound thinking and acting in ac-
cordance with that thought"
He then traced the privileges ac-
corded American citizens under our
Bill of Rights and pointed out that
all powers not specifically given to
the Federal government were re-
served for the several states under
our constitutional form of govern
ment.
We are now facing, the speaker,
said, critical time in the United
States as well as the world. The
seeds of socialism and unrest planted
tinued, lay dormant until the depths
after the first World War, he con-
of depression when the government
stepped in through necessity provid-,
ing means to lift people up. 1t was
then the seeds of socialism bloomed
and since that time we have all be-,
come recipients of the government.
What the government gives has
strings on it, he declared, and those
strings determine how they are to.
be used.
Mr.. Williams then described the
financial structure of this country
stating the important role capital
and capitalists have had in deter
mining the nations economic sys-
tenn and how it has provided the
highest standard of living for mere
people than any other system in the
world
Now, however, business is so re-
gulated and hamstrung that all eyes
are turned to Washington. We have
only one more step to take before
socialism Or communism.
The speaker charged that Henry
Wallace is the Communist front in
America. They tried to get Wallace
back in the Democratic party and
failed; then President Truman Of
fered his Civil Rights program to the
people hoping he could get the De-
mocratic party to support him.
HE sold the South for mess Of
Communist porridge," the speaker
said, he does not care for the actu-
al welfare Of these minority groups"
The time has come" the speaker
Continued On Page Four)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
Robert Roy Is
Alderman Candidate
TO THE VOTERS OF DURANT:

TO THE VOTERS OF DURANT:
l am entering the race for Alder
man believing that a majority of the
people of Durant are ready for pro-
gram of progress under which our
town can grow and move forward
with each citizen being given equal
consideration on I'll issues.
To those of YOU whose views coin
eide with mine. I earnestly solicit
your vote and support
Respectfully,
ROBERT K. RAY
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
Constable Casey Griffin
Runs For City Marshal

The News is authorized to an
nounce the candidacy of Casey Grit
fin for marshal of Durant to fill the
unexpired term of Marshal B. F.
Ray in the special election to be
held next Tuesday, March 80. l948.
Mr. Griffin is also a candidate for
full term as marshal of Durant in
the Democratic Primary election to
be held Tuesday, April goth, l948.
In making his announcement, Mr..
Griffin said that he was running on
a platform of strict law-enforcement.
He said that he has tried to show
the people of Durant and beat two
that he would give them one hundred
percent, honest reinforcement
treating everyone alike, playing no
favorites since he has been serving
as constable of beat two since Janu-
airy LIST, l948.
He said that If he was elected
marshal of Durant he pledged the
people of Durant that they would
have honest, efficient lawenforce-
ment and that he will do his very
best to be an officer of which they
would be proud; that he will since
rely appreciate the earnest conSidera-
ton of every qualified voter in Du-
rant for the post.
Mr.. Griffin also handed The News
for publication a copy of a letter
which he wrote to Sheriff Ellis E.
Wynn on Wednesday, March Gath,
which is self-explanatory:
Durant, Miss.
March "a, l948
Mr.. Ellis Wynn, Sheriff
Lexington, Miss.
Dear Mr.. Wynn:
am a candidate for marshal of
the City of Durant and l am writ
| ing to say that in event | am elected
am going to want your coopera-
ton in strict law enforcement.
1t has been the custom for the
Sheriff of Holmes county to leave
law enforcement inside the city linn
| its of Durant entieryl in the hands of
the marshal of Durant. While l feel
that l am competent to enforce the
| laws in Durant at the same time
want you to know that Durant is un-
der your jurisdiction just as much as
any part of Holmes county. In other
words, this letter is, in case that
am elected, an invitation to you from
me to come inside the City limits OF
Durant at any time and make raids
for whiskey, slot machines, or any
other violation of the laws as you
may see fit. | will stand ready to as
sist you in any way that you may
| desire.
This letter is also pledge to you
of my whole hearted cooperation
with you as Constable of Beat Two.
am sending copy of this letter
to The Durant News for publication
and | want it understood by the pub
lie in Durant and Beat Two that |
| am for strict law enforcement and
that they have my pledged word for
it.
Yours Truly,
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-01

Benjamin Cohen, registered real
estate broker and civic worker,
has successfully passed the insur-
ance examination and is now fully
qualified to serve the public on
general insurance needs, as well
as in the field of real estate.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-01

of Lebanon promised demonstrate
ing students that Parliament
would vote funds to fight the
Jews of Palestine.
Actual clashes between Jews
and Arabs soon assumed the pro-
portion of a war with pitched
battles. Bombs, grenades, NOR
tars, rifles were used by both Jews
and Arabs. There was active
fighting on land, sea and air.
Shortly after the middle Of March,
1948, the total death toll in Pal
estine since the day of the U. N.
decision on partition was reported
to have reached about 1900 and
the number wounded close to 6,
900. On April 1, 1913, a Provis-
ional Jewish Government began
to function in the Tel Aviv area.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-10-01
News in the Year sos

Finally, on November 20, 1947'
came the decision to the long-de-
bated question. By vote of 50
to 13 the General Assembly of the
United Nations determined to es-
tablish a Jewish state in a part OF
Palestine for the first time in
1877 years. Jews throughout the
world rejoiced over this "great
moment in Jewish history. Arabs
at the same time expressed their
disapproval of this step taken in
1947, fifty years after the first
Zionist Congress of 1897 and thir-
ty years after the issuance of the
1917 Balfour Declaration. The
Arab League urged Palestinian
Arabs to burn crops in protest
against the intended establish
nent of a Jewish state, King Ibn
Saud of Saudi Arabia asserted he
would contribute the oil royalties
received by his kingdom from
and British oil compan-
les for prosecution of war against
the Jews. In Beirut, the Premier