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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
Nov. Rains Cause
Slight Crop Damage,
County Agent Tells
Some Bridges Out,
With Rising Creeks;
Few Roads Rough

The l44 inches of rainfall
which fell during November,
much of which came within the
past two weeks, did little damage
to crops, but lowered the grade
of cotton in the fields from one
to three, grades, according to w.
r. Sullivan, county agent. Sec
tons most noticeably begged by
water was in the western part
of the county, around Tchula lake,
according to reports. Some corn
was washed down along roads.
Big Black creek and other streams
were high to near capacity, with
water flooding into low fields
even in the hitler sections of
the county, and washing away or
coving number of bridges and
making near impossible some
roads.
r. L. Johnson. owner of
Durant-Belzoni Bus lines. said
he heard of Coxburg-Eden
road made impossible during the
swell of waters, and that some
cotton along roads between Lex
ington and Ebenezer was yet in
the fields, as well as some corn
on the groud. w. F. Shrock,
reported Goodman roads, near
impossible last week, to be in
fairly good shape with this weeks
change in weather.
According to Mr.. Sullivan, q.
bridge between Lexington and
Howard was out due to the rain:
also Bowling Green bridge was
said to be washed out.
County Agent Sullivan said of
the total rainfall for the month,
AIS inches fell in one rain last
week, with more than two inches
falling at another time the same
week, followed by two rains
bringing more than two inches
each. Normal for November is q
inches.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
Championship Semi-Finol
To Be Played At GWood

One of the semi-final games for
the Glass B Championship for
North Mississippi will be played
Friday night, December 3, at 8:15
p. M, when Drew meets the win
ner OF the misunderstanding
game in the Greenwood Lions
Sixth Annual Delta Bowl game.
Drew is the Glass A Champion
OF District III, and has lost only
one game this year Leland upset
Drew by winning 81 to 20, but
since that game the Drew Eagles
are much improved team.
The winner of the Kosciusko-
Louisville game will be declared
both the champion of the Choc-
taw conference and District Nv,
and no matter which team is the
winner they will enter the semi
final game a favorite over Drew.
A number of local residents are
expected to attend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
Scout Leaders To Hold
Ko.ciusko Meetina

Scout leaders of Holmes, Attala,
Lee Ike counties will hold a train
ing meeting on Tuesday, Deem
Der Z, at z p m. with Stanley A.
Z ~ assistant director, Scouting
Services, Boy Scouts of America.
The meeting which aims to give
men interested in scouting an
opportunity to leern skills and
methods for vitalizing the pro-
gram to the boys, will be held at
First Methodist church, Kosciu-
sko. Louie Beall Nichols, scout
master, urges all troop committee
men to attend.
Mr.. Mate, the speaker, is one
of six men in the United States
who works with local Council
Training committees and troop
leaders in this type program. He
is a native of Birmingham, Ala,
where he was a Boy Scout and
later a Sea Scout, attaining the
rank OF Eagle and Quartermaster
Sea Scout which are the highest
ranks in both programs. He later
served as Skipper of the Sea
Scout unit, and because of his pro-
ficiency as a Scout, he was
awarded the Harmon Foundaticn
scholarship
He has served as field execu-
tive in Texas, scout executive in
Virginia, and district executive in
Pennsylvania. During the war he
commanded motor torpedo boat
in the South Pacific.
Mr.. Nichols said it was hoped
all persons interested in scouting
would join with local committee
men in attending the roundtable
meeting.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
THROUGH
Hazel.
EYES
BY Hazel Brunnon

Marshall M. Powell, better
known as Blackjack" was found
mot guilty" Of the unlawful pos
session of liquor on November
20 at the Rainbow Garden in a
trial by jury in Durant Wednes-
day afternoon.
Powell was found mot guilty"
in spite of the fact that Sheriff
Ellis E. Wynn found and confis-
Gated II and one,half cases of
liquor in the Rainbow Garden
on November 20.
Members of the jury who found
Powell mot guilty" were Wiley
Humphries. C. D. Wilson. Alvin
Powers. J. G. Henry, w. s. Heg-
ole, and Cloude Dodd.
Any one of these men believing
Powell to be guilty could have
held to that opinion and had the
case result in a mistrial--the
case would have been tried again.
Had Powell been convicted he
would have had to serve some
time because he was being tried
on a second offense.
Powell testified under oath that
he was not the owner or opera
tor Of the Rainbow, that it was
owned by j. G.. Layne-this in
spite of the fact that he (PowelD
was on the premises when Mr..
Wynn made the raid and found
the whiskey.
Powell even took down the
number Of cases taken by the
Sheriff at the time Of the raid
and said something to the effect
that he would get something off
on his income tax for it, accord
ing to the testimony of Sheriff
Wynn
A clear cut case of Powell's
guilt was presented to the court
by County Attorney, Pat M. Bar
rett in the opinion of those at
tending the trial.
How any reputable citizen can be
a member of a jury and deliver
such verdict on such case is
beyond comprehension.
When our Sheriff and County
Attorney get no more cooperation
from the people of Durant ihun
they did in this case it is won
der they bother with law-enforce-
ment at oil.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
MUSIC. NOTES FROM
DURANT SCHOOL

Mrs. L. c. Lipsey lists 81
piano honor roll students for the
past six weeks. The students are:
Billy Waller, Elaine ETlard, Sara
Majors, Claire Cooper, jeanette
Englemann, Edwin Suddeth, Bet
ty Harrington, Mamie Ruth Car
roll, Saranell Howard, Carol Wat
kins. Joyce Hathorn, Elizabeth
Montgomery, Carolyn Guion,
Edith Ann Moss. Linda McCullar,
Shirley Leslie, Inez Pettman, and
Carlene Brown.
Others of the honor students
are Joan Robertson, Sally Branch,
Betty 10 Ray, Betty 10 Mcclellan,
Ruth Pittman, Tabitha Peden,
Mary Ann Peden, Mary f. Rhyme,
Virginia Lovins, Betty Laura
Streetman, Reboe Love, and Nell
Allen.
Repertoire Clusses
jeanette Eng,emann was hostess
to the November meeting of the
Elementary Piano Pupils Roper
toire class. Ice cream and cook
les were served
Bobby June Ellard and Laura
eStreetman were hostesses to the
high school group. Sandwiches,
olives, Coca-Colas, and cake were
served.
Recitols Scheduled
On Sunday, December S, all
elementary school piano and public
school pupils will play and sing.
The singing groups are larger
than in previous years.
On Friday, December 10, the
high school piano pupils will play
and the Glee club composed of
about 40 voices. will sing a group
of Christmas anthems. The public
is invited to attend both recitals.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
Better Health Habits
Needed By Children

Although child health has i'm.
proved greatly during recen,
years, it has not improved in pro-
portion to the increase in the
knowledge of nutrition, in the OBJ
servation of Miss Carmen Pear
son Nutrition Consultant, Missis-
sippi State Board of Health. She
stated that some of the chief
causes of poor nutrition among
children in the state are irregu-
larity of meals and meals missed,
poor food habits, too much cam
dy and soft drinks and between
meal eating.
"The number of children who
go TO school without breakfast is
alarming" said Miss Pearson.
"They leave home hurriedly to
catch school buses, often without
anv food at all or with only some
thing to eat out of hand on the
wav Meals missed and poor nu-
triton make a vicious cycle. The
malnourished child has little APP
petite and is more likely to miss
meals than is a healthy. hungry
child. One of the most important
contributions the school lunch can
make is in teaching children to
know and like new foods. This
has been accomplished in many
schools; it is not unusual for
school lunch managers to be ask
ed such questions as "How do
YOU cook cabbage? My child
won't touch it at home but says
he would eat it if I fixed it the
way you do at school"
Food is not enough, said the
consultant. Education
Education must accompany the
feeding program so that the food
practices of the child continue to
be sound when he is away from
school Whether or not a child
accepts cheerfully the kinds of
foods he should eat depends large
" upon the way they are present
ed and the degree of Importance
he is taught to attribute to the
relation of food TO health Bene-
fits viii be reflected not only in
the child but in the community
because of the kind of citizen he
said Miss Pearson, who
expressed the opinion that educa-
ton in nutrition as part of the
school program is one of the best
means for solving problems of
in Mississippi.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
Christmas Seal Sale
Gets UnderwayWi
Mailing Of Stiekers
Emblem Of Giving Is
Especially CoIorfuI

This week as the And annual
Christmas seal sale goes on, a
pajama-clad child, seated before
blazing fireplace as he awaits
the arrival of st. Nichols, will
arrive at your door. In fact, 200 of
the tiny children are being mail
ed to you in an envelope bearing
self-addressed return envelope
in which is expected will be
placed your two dollars in pay
ment as contribution to the
Holmes County tuberculosis as
ISOLATION. Mrs. T. A. Lail, presi-
dent of the Association, and Mrs.
l.. H. Faris, county chairmap,
Lexington, are in charge of the
sales. Mrs. Virginia Clack and a
corps of high school girls did the
work of mailing Christmas seals
to the 1900 families being con-
tacted for contributions.
The seals which are a happy adj
vertisement of your own SYM
pathy with Mississippians strick-
en- with tuberculosis, are also a
harbinger of holiday good cheer
and annually serve as an attrac-
tive addition to your seasonal
mail.
SYmbolizes Worthy Giving
The little fellow on the seal
clad in red pajamas, is undoubted-
~ thinking wistfully of the gifts
Santa Claus will bring him, as he
gazes into the bright flames of an
open fire; but aside from the fire
side scene itself-designed by in
terntionally known artist Barry
! Bart and considered one of the
most attractive and decorative
seals of recent years-the seal it.
self, and the letter bearing a seal
bespeaks a little of human kind.
ness and generosity, and selfless-
ness which are striven toward al
ways during the yuletide season
1t is the symbol of worthy Civ
ing.
/ In their letter this week mailed
; out with seals for buying, the
county president and chairman of
the drive, say. in part:
Something like 10000 Missis-
sippians have TB now, but we
don't know who most of them are.
To find these hidden spreaders of
disease is big task and we face
it hand in hand with health de-
partments of county, state and
nation.
Would Help In Education
"X-rays and more x-rays are
needed; more education through
the use of motion pictures, radio
programs and the printed word
are other needs that Christmas
seals hep to fill"
The Holmes County Health de-
partment joins with the County
tuberculosis association in urging
residents of the county to raise
the funds through the current
drive whereby tuberculosis in the
county, state and nation can be
greatly diminished.
Mrs. Paris has served in her
capacity, and in that of treasurer,
for number of years. All con-
tributions are asked to be mailed
to Mrs. Paris
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
Former Duront Womun
Buried Here Tuesduy

Mrs. Lima Redd. 81, Memphis,
widow of the late Will Redd,
formerly of Durant, died Monday
in a Memphis hospital following
a long illness. She was buried in
Mizpah cemetery, Durant with
the Rev. S, L. MCCULLOUGH con-
Quoting graveside services at 2
p. m. Tuesday.
Mrs. Redd was a resident of
Durant about 80 years ago. and
moved to Memphis following her
husbands death.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
Duront Presbyterions
Have Christmas Program

A Christmas program with
one accord sing praise" will be
given Sunday night, December
3 at Z p. m. at Durant Presby-
terrain church, with the Holmes
Junior College Glee club singing
Christmas carols.
Joy Gifts" will be given to
fund for aged ministers, widows
and orphans. The public is cor
daily invited.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
Re0uitingDrive
Begun By Lexington
National Guard

The Mississippi National guard
stepped into a new role Of i'm.
portance in the Nations Defense
plans Tuesday, as both Army anc
Air Units of the Force were
authorized to open recruiting
drives which will bring them tc
fulf strength, according to Second
Lieut.. Emmett Reese, acting exc.
cutive officer of the local unit
Brigadier General William P
Wilson, head of the Guard in this
State, announced that Nationa,
Headquarters has ordered the
Guard to fill its ranks to full
strength.
Mississippi's authorized strength
is 1859, which means that I'M
limited recruiting will begin for
the National Guard at once.
The Mississippi National Guard
is part of the famous 31st, or
Dixie division, that has been
named as one of the six National
Guard divisions in the Nation as
signed to the Nations first line
OF defense by recent War Depart
ment orders.
LeXlngton's local unit, Battery
B. Hath Field artillery, offers an
excellent opportunity for young
men between II and 10 and one
half years of age throughout the
county to take advantage of mill
tary training offered under pre-
sent programs for the National
guard. Enlistments are invited
from Durant, Lexington, Tchula,
Pickens, West, and Goodman. The
unit drills every Wednesday night
from 7:30 to $50. Full STRENGTH
authorized is "a, Present strength
is SIS.
Twenty-Five more enlistments
are needed to bring the unit
up to authorized strength Ex-
servicemen, both Army and NAVY
are also needed to help in the
of new men, Lieutenant
Reese informs.
Since its reorganization on
December II. 1916, Battery B has
gained a name for itself in Mis-
sissippi. Men of the unit have
been called out twice for emer-
gency duty in the state and gain
I'd high commentator from both
and civilian duties in
disaster areas.
The first emergency duty was
performed at Bay St. louis last
eeptember when a hurricane
severely damaged sections of the
Gulf Coast. In February men of
this unit were used as flood duty
troops at Greenwood and won
praise from the Mayor of Green
wood for their ORDERLY conduct
and aid to the people of Green
wood, Lieutenant Reese said.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
ON NITROGEN BOARD

Charlie Maddox. West. is one
of % men composing the Board
of Directors of the Mississippi
Chemical corporation. which will
be in session December 8, in the
second meeting of the board
since organization of the multi
million dollar corporation estab-
lished to construct a nitrogen
plant in Mississippi.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
is YWCA CHAIRMAN

Mrs. F. T. Worthey, Pickens,
has been chosen to assume coun-
ty finance craftsmanship for the
Young Women's Christian asso-
citation, Mississippi district, it has
been announced. Duties will be
toward the support of YWCA
units and Y-Teen clubs.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
Gloss B State Ploy-Off
To Be On HJC Field

The Sails High School football
team viii play the Webb High
School eleven. on the Holmes
Junior College field. Thursday
night, December 2. at 7:30.
This is stete play-off of class
B schools, Sails being champion
of District four, while Webb is
champion of District three.
The small Sails team will be
up against a heavy team from
Webb, and neither has lost a game
this year in their classification.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
Mrs. Liosey Announces
RecitoI At Sunday School

The Public School Music class
es, grades one through six will
sing at Durant school Sunday
afternoon, December S at 3 o.
clock.
Piano pupils through the seven
tn grade will play.
The public is cordially invited
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
ATTEND OLE MISS GAME

Among those attending the Ole
Miss-State game were: Marcus
Love, Jr., Mrs. Marcus Love,
Robert Love. Robert Paul Odom.
DR.. c. E. Patton. Miss Sarah
Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Rush,
Mrs. j. M Howard, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. P. Taylor and RED" Jr., and
Robert and Ralph Bowie.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
BAG TURKEY ON HUNT

w. L. Ellis, Jr, returned this
week from a turkey hunt at But
Ter, Alabama, on which he was
Joined by Sam Hall. and Sam
Hall, Jr., Goodman. The trio cap.
tured three turkeys which they
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
Patients At The Hospito|

Mrs. j w. Summerlin and son,
Goodman
r. G. Brock, Ebenezer
Mrs. j. B. Sims, Lexington, and
daughter
Mrs. Eddie Heath, and daughter,
Mrs. Woody Johnson, and daugh-
ter, Goodman
Lexington
Colored
Pat Rogers,
Green Whitehead, Cruger
Mary Spurlock, Pickens
Jack Redd, Goodman
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02
TO GIVE PLAY

Ar evening of solid laughter is
promised soon when the senior
class of West High school win
present "Pigtails." modern
comedy. Date of the performance
is to be announced later.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02

Jim Dye Odom, LSU student,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, spent
the holidays with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Odom.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-02

Ed Willis spent Thanksgiving
with his mother in Leland.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28
State Pea convention adopts
broad program in resolutions

The establishment of United
Nations police force to main
tain peace in Palestine and en-
force the UN's partition decision
was demanded this week in a
resolution adopted by the state
Pea convention.
Until such a constabulary is
set up under international con-
troll, PEA said, the embargo on
arms to the Holy Land should
be lifted so that. the Jews may
defend themselves against the
attack of feuda1 Arab lords in
neighboring lands.
Other resolutions approved by
the convention:
Demanded repeal of the Taft
Hartley law.
Praised the work of the Chi
cago Housing Authority.
Urged the enactment of state
and national FEPC laws, and
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28

federal anti-lynching and anti
poll tax bills.
Recommended lowering of the
voting age to 10.
Assailed the mounting num-
Der of arrests of foreign born
Americans because of their DO
litical views, and reminded
President Truman's Admins
tration that America has al
ways afforded asylum" to vic
TINS of political persecution.
Asked that the u. S. take the
lead in the UN to aid displaced
persons in Europe by lowering
the immigration rules to admit
all DPS except those who col
Elaborated with the fascists, and
by congressional approval of
the international Refugee Or
ganiZation.
Demanded the outlawing of
restrictive covenants, the pro-
hibition of all public signs or
statements of discriminatory
intent or practice" based on
race, sex, or religion, and an
end to state or federal aid to
municipalities, institutions, or
individuals which practice dis
crmnaton or segregation.
Insisted on the abolition of
the state Little Dies" COM
mittee and the House I'm
American group.
Voiced support of the st.
Lawrence Seaway project.
Re-affirmed the necessity for
public ownership of such pub
lie utilities as power, transport,
and telephones.
Urged wage increases, price
and rent controls, a guaranteed
annual wage, a 81 = an hour
minimum wage, and a national
health and social security pro-
gram.
Set forth extensive programs
to aid youth, labor, farmers,
and agricultural workers.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28

a fight today for the very
preservation of democracy.
Let us examine some of the
signs.
We all know that the road
to fascism involved the oblitera-
ton of civil liberties. It meant
thought control, the iron CEN
sorship of all expression, the
persecution of any significant
political dissent.
WE DO not have a law pro-
hibiting dangerous thoughts"
but we do have its close equiva-
lent-an executive order pun
ishing "disloyalty." And the So
called disloyalty prescribed by
the order relates to nothing but
thought. 1t has nothing to do
with illegal activities; it has
nothing to do with criminal
conduct.
It is designed to strike pre-
ciselY at those. who though
their conduct be exemplary. ale
suspected of hardening thoughts
and attitudes which the Gov
eminent deems dangerous"
which the Government seeks TO
suppress.
We do not yet have a Minis
try of Information and Propa-
ganda headed by one Herr
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28

Goebbels. But we do have the
infamous Un-American Com
mittee now headed by one Mr..
Thomas-the Committee which
was the darling of the Nazis
during the war-the agency
which presumes to prescribe for
us the books we may read, the
motion pictures we may see, the
speech we may hear, the or
CARNATIONS to which we may
belong, the very ideas we may
entertain.
THE Committee, like its Nazi
forebears, plays the demagogic
theme of ant-communism. But
like those forebears, under COW
er of that demagogy, it attacks
every decent progressive tend
ency in American life.
It's poisonous venom has been
directed at every individual,
every organization, every opin-
ion, every expression which
challenges the dominion of mo-
nopoly, which questions any
significant plank in monopoly's
domestic or foreign program,
which opposes any element of
reactions strategy for the goug-
ing and oppression of the peo-
pie and for the promotion of
war. All that which was 'Un-
Aryan" to Mr.. Goebbels is Gun
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-02-28

lyzed by the virus of fear and
enveloping suspicion.
The principle of the equality
of all men is being mutilated
by the unceasing impact of ra-
cial, religious and political OPP
preston and discrimination.
Through and around it all,
there RACES the fever of hys-
terra, necessarily famed by
every organ of public commune
cation-a hysteria of arrogance,
of hatred, of clamor for war.
THESE are ominous symp-
toms indeed. They are the
symptoms of the very disease
which murdered millions of
human beings, which destroyed
the fruit of years of toll and
struggle, which threatened the
engulfment of civilization it
self, the disease which only so
recently filled decent people
throughout the world with the
deepest revulsion and horror.
They are nothing less than the
symptoms of fascism.
The monopolistic enemies of
popular freedom have made
enormous gains in the past two
years. Their representative
have moved out of the 1obbies
and cocktail lounges around
Capitol Hill; they have taken
possession of innumerable seats
in the halls of Congress itself.
Their spokesman and their
military allies have taken over
every important position in the
Administration-every position
once filled by men and women
devoted to the ideals of human
progress personified by Frank
lin Roosevelt
= 4 =
MONOPOLY is no longer on
the defensive 1t is no longer
simply resisting, sabotaging the
realization of a peoples pro-
gram of progress. 1t has swung
over to the offensive. 1t has
launched a tremendous assault
against the living standards, the
most fundamental liberties of
the American people.
We must realize that we face