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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-26
Former Holmes Woman
Passes Near Grenada

Mrs. Emma Bailey Atkinson died
February 10Th at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. c. H. Woods near
Grenada, after an illness of eighteen
months.
She was born and reared in the
Acona neighborhood. Mrs. Atkinson
was the daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Jordan Bailey Sr. She was a
lister of the late Mrs. Richard Bailey,
Lexington.
Her husband, Mr.. Sam Atkinson.
preceded her in death by several
years.
Survivors are one son, Walter B..
Atkinson, Birmingham, Alabama and
one daughter, Mrs. Woods. Grays-
port; nieces, Mrs. J. A. Taylor, and
Miss Addie Vic Bailey, of Lexington:
Mrs. Lillian McNeer Memphis, Mrs.
Bette Cresswell, West.
Funeral services were held Friday
February goth ~ Sparta Methodist
Church near Holcomb. Mrs. Akin
ION was in her 86th wear and has
been a member of the Sparta Church
for fifty years.
Mrs, Taylor and Miss Bailey at
tended the funeral.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-26
The Watch Shop Now
Open In Durant

A new place of business, The
Watch Shop. has opened in Durant
located on Front Street in the build
ing formerly occupied by The Dur
ant News office.
G. M. Hamiltonn, owner of the
new business, and Mrs. Hamilton
come to Durant from Jacksonville
where they have been in the watch
business for about nine years.
Mr.. Williams is graduate of the
Elgin School and is thoroughly ex-
perienced in his profession.
The Watch Shop will also feature
as complete a line of watches for
men and ladies as present condi-
tions permit, Mr.. Hamilton said.
Liberal terms will apply on
all watches, he said, with small
deposit down and the balance week
ly or monthly.
He will appreciate the patronage
of the public and all work will be
guaranteed satisfactory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton are making
their home with Mrs. Albert Brown.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-26
Big Show Planned
For March 18th

The time is rapidly approaching
for the Holmes County Livestock
Show at the sale barn in Lexington
on Friday, March 18th.
I'VE hope that this show will be a
success in that it will give us renew
ed interest to put on bigger and bet
ter shows in the future" said w. r.
Sullivan, County Agent. "We realize
this will be small show this year
but we believe that this show should
grow from year to year and develop
to compare with any show of its
kind in the state" Mr.. Sullivan said.
The directors of the Holmes Co.
unity Livestock Association expressed
their eagerness for the cooperation
of all business men, civic clubs, Jay
Gees and other interested parties.
They realize that in order to develop
the kind of livestock needed in this
area it will have to be through the
cooperative effort of everyone.
Make your plans now to see the
animals entered by the All boys and
girls and F. F. A. boys and girls at
the March 18th show.
Calves and hogs that will compare
favorably with any in the state will
be shown.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-26
B. F. RAY, City Marshal
National All Club
Week Set March IL
5O2 All Club
Boys And Girls
In Holmes County

Every Holmes county farm boy
and girl between the ages of 10 and
Is ,'roed 20 see his county exten.
sion agents during National All Club
week, March II. and join the All
Club. "the organization which brings
to youth the finer things in rural
life"
George Evans, assistant County
Agent, is in charge of All Club act
ivities in Holmes county.
The All Club activities are woven
into the very fiber OF the community
and its leadership represents the
best interests of each community, Mr.
Evans said. There are 243 All Club
boys and $50 All Club girls in Hol-
mes county.
Each All boy or girl carries pro-
ject on some phase of farming OF
homemaking. They learn to keep a
record of costs, labor and results, to
explain the work to others by demon
STATIONS. and to exhibit their pro-
ducts Mr.. Evans said.
From small beginnings often grow
outstanding All achievements--p
haps in the form of large dairy
herd or even a small but beautiful
farm home"
All Club work is conducted under
the supervision of the county, home
and assistant agents. These workers
are emplOyed co-Operatively by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Mis-
sissippi State College and county
Boards of Supervisors.
Mr.. Evans commended the work of
more than 5000 volunteer adultsand
junior leaders who assisted county
Extension workers in conducting All
programs and projects and other act
ivities in l947 and urged them to
continue their leadership under
which All Club boys and girls are
learning to make the best better.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-26
Gadberry Rites Held
Al BIackhawk SUNDAY

Funeral services for Miss Ethelin.
da Gadberry, 70, who passed away
Saturday. February 2lst, at her home
in Black Hawk, were held Sunday
afternoon at the Methodist Church
in the Black Hawk community. The
Rev. E. M. Shaw. pastor, conducted
the rites. She was a member of this
church.
The deceased was the daughter Of
the late DIR. M. and Ann Atchison
Gadberry. of Black Hawk, well
known family there.
A number of nieces and nephews
survive.
Interment was in Black Hawk with
Lee Funeral Home in charge.
Active pallbearers were Vernon
Carpenter, Ben Hodges, Jr., Leon
Tate. Morgan Galley, John Jones and
Meek Streeter.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-26
Durant Boys And
Walden Girls Champs
Big Block Tourney
Held In Lexington

In the finals of the Big Black Bias
ketball Tournament last week in
Lexington, the Durant High School
boys and the Walden High School
girls were ultimate champions.
The two final games in the tourn-
ament were between the Durant and
West boys and the Walden and Lex
ington girls.
The semifinals were held Saturday
afternoon in which three games
were played. Walden beat Carrollton
6S-3l, in the girls game. The Durant
boys defeated the Walden boys, o.
Is. The Lexington girls triumphed
over Blackhawk, 1925.
The preliminary games held Thurs
day and Friday afternoons were of
equal interest.
Thursday, Durant defeated Cal
vary School, 4l-21, in the boys game
The Black Hawk boys were beaten
by West by a close score of 1884. In
the fredericksburg game, the Val
den girls won, 1921, and the Walden
boys won, ALA.
On Friday, the Valley School boys
played Goodman, in which Goodman
won, 1928. The Lexington girls beat
the Walden girls, 1886. Lexington
boys team lost to West, 1921. In the
Black HawkWest game, Black Hawk
won, 46-41. Durant boys defeated the
Carrollton boys, 1918 The las
game played Friday was between
the Durant and Carrollton girls, il
| which Carrollton won, 35-6.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-26
National Y-Teen Week
Is Being Observed
Y-Teen Groups At
Durunt, Pickens
Cruqer In Holmes

Y-Teen Units in Durant, Pickens
and Cruger are this week observing
National Y-Teen Week, February o.
29th.
$4,000 has been set as Holmes CO.
unty's quota for Camp Rockbrook.
the camp at Macon for the YWCA
and Y-Teen girls. to be raised as a
part of observance of National Y
Teen week.
Theme for the week has been set
as minus Yourself Plus?"
The splendid Y-Teen program of
the YWCA emphasizes Christian fell
lowship. character, and citizenship
for young girls.
Ten thousand girls in two hundred
and fifty Y-Teen clubs covering the
entire state under wise adult leader
/ ship are seeking fullness of life that
will prepare them as Christian citi-
zens to make their best contributions
to society. The Y-Teen program pur-
poses to help girls see life as whole.
1t lays emphasis on the threefold
development Of the individual girl
along lines of health, knowledge and
spirit These ideas help to develop a
philosophy of Christian living that
may leave its mark upon the whole
community.
The real purpose of the Y-Teen
program of the YWCA is to develop
leadership, dependability, patriotism
and loyalty, accumulated by religious
training.
The YWCA needs $4,000 for its
educational, religious and recreation
al program OF this amount. $500 is
needed for Y-Teen groups; $24O for
camp; $500 for student help; $4,000
is needed for property Camp up
keep and Improvement; $500 is
needed for administration.
For twenty years, the Mississippi
District YWCA has afforded camping
opportunities at minimum cost
to girls in Mississippi regardless of
whether they were members of the
YWCA or not. Camp Rockbrook at
Macon is owned by the Mississippi
district and can be made to serve
even more effectively tht camping
needs of Mississippi girls.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-26
Holmes School Trustees
To Be Elected 9Th

l.. r. Thompson, Superintendent OF
| Education of Holmes county, states
hat March 6, 1948. is the date set by
law for the annual election of trust
ees in common school districts, con-
solldated and rural separate schoo.
districts. The election is to be held
at the school house located in the
district at two o'clock in the after
noon. The County Superintendent of
Education shall have notices of said
election posted on the front door of
he school building and in two other
public places in the district. The
principal teacher of the school shall
announce to the student body the
late OF holding the election during
he week preceding it.
by electing chairman and seer
The meeting shall be organized
'tary and proceed to elect one trust
C by ballot to succeed the trustee
vhose term is expiring. The hold
lver trustees should have prepared
list of names of those entitled to
vote in the election. The results of
the election must be certified to the
County Superintendent of Education
within five days following the cleo
lion for rural separate districts and
on or before the Saturday following
for common and consolidated dis
trictS. Certification blanks for this
purpose will be provided by the Co
unity Superintendent of Education.
According to Mr.. Thompson if is
to over-emphasize the inn
portance of the people selecting good |
I'd true citizens to fill the position
IF school trustees. A good board of
trustees. alert to their responsible
ties. will insure in practically all
instances, good faculty md good
school program y an. c5amua.. >.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-26
Durant Y-Teens Active
In Community Service

Since the organization of their club
last October Durant Y-Teens have
been active in school and community
service. Their theme, minus Your
self Plus" emphasizes those de-
slrable traits to be cultivated and the
undesirable ones to be eliminated.
Programs showing methods of ac-
complishing these personalities have
been varied with recreational pro-
grams developing group cooperation
and good fellowship.
In school chapel January 7th and
at the Rotary Club January 9th the
Club gave programs interpreting Y
Teen detectives.
In the March of Dimes campaign
4-Teeners canvasSed the business
section for contributions and served
coffee at the New California Cafe.
AS members of the 200 club the
group contributed to the Camp Rock
brook fund
During Y-Teen week, February %
q, Linda McCullar will present Y
Teen work to the Twentieth Cen
fury Club. Betty Harrington to the
Gamma Club; and Pat Watkins to
the Junior High School. Later pro-
grams include mother daughter
tea.
Officers are: Ila Mae Robinson,
president; Marie Phillips, vice-pre-
sident; Bessie Burrell secretary; Ann
Heggie, treasurer; Nancy Tatum,
social chairman; Rose Counts, song
leader; Carol Montgomery, pianist,
The membership is 28.
Unit members include Nesdames
Frank Burrell, Bill Tucker, Miles
Ray, A. A. Derrick, Jr., Wilbur Reed.
Y. c. Hathorn. and Jake Hermann.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-26
American Red Cross
Fund Campaign To
Begin March Isl
Community Choirmen
And Co-Chuirmen
Are Named Toduy

Herman Flowers, 1948 Fund Cam
palgn Chairman, for the American
Red Cross, announces the campaign
will open March LIST.
All Holmes county workers are
called to an organization meeting to
be held Monday evening, March lst
at the Lexington Hotel at 7:30.
The following committee chairmen
and co-chairmen will serve in the CO.
unity.
Durant: E. w. Cresswell, Mrs. H. I.
Harrington.
Lexington: Eddie Heath, Mrs. D.
T. Ruff
Pickens: H. S. McKie. Mrs. Jesse
Maxwell.
Tchula: j. c. Allen, Mrs. J. c. Can
non.
West: W. T. Hand, Mrs. c. B. Cade
and Mrs. Percy Joyce.
Goodman: Mrs. Hugh Cowsert.
Mrs. Thompson.
Cruger: S. F. Buchanan, Mrs. G. G.
Griffen.
Coxburg: Merrill Eakin, Mrs. Lii
liam Hocutt
Thornton: Frank Eakin.
Acona: Pete Downer, Mrs. M. ].
Evans.
bethesda A. E. Ellington, Mrs. J.
Gulledge.
Beulah and Liberty Chapel: Paul
Waldrup. and Mrs. Lonnie Boat
wright.
Bowling Green: Glen Sudbeck.
Mrs. Hugh Mcclellan.
Brozville: Mr.. and Mrs. Barren
tine, Mrs. Vivien Ship.
Ebenezer: F. F. O'Reilly, Mrs. Glenn
| Burwell.
Emory: Andrew Smith, Mrs. Ros-
coe Johnson.
, Franklin: j. M. Powers, Mrs. j. r.
Lipsey. N
Howard George Ellison, Mrs. P. A.
Jones.
Oregon: Hugh Garrett, Mrs. E. F..
Rathell.
Owens: E. F. Fowler, Mrs. J. w. o.
Kelly.
Richland Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. CHS
ohm.
Centervlle: H. c. Ellis, Mrs. Walk
er Grace.
E.ileston: James E. Cunningham.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-26
To The White Voters Of Duront::

When you elected to the office of Marshal, you
entrusted with the office and all its responsibilities law
enforcement and Chief of Police have tried honestly and
faithfully to execute these duties to the best of ability
Circumstances that could foesee control have made
it impossible for carry out my duties according to my
judgment in the the law intended them to be-
After careful and considerable deliberations for the
best interest of City, feel that should renqush this
office and will offer my resignation to the Board of Aldermen
at its next scheduled meeting, March g 1913.
To my many friends and supporters, please accept
sincere appreciation for your support and confidence and
believe be sincere in doing what believe is best
SIGNED,
B. F. RAY, City Marshal
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-26
Delto Council Membership
Meeting Is Postponed

CLARKSDALE -(SpeciaD- w. X.
nderson. chairman Delta Council
Membership Campaign, announced
here today that the meeting for the
Ta'lahatchie. Leflore, Carroll, Holmes
and Yazoo counties, scheduled Friday
had been POSTPONED because Of hioh
water and will be held March S. The
meeting of these five county delegat-
ee will be held at the Chamber of
Commerce auditorium CITY Hell.
Greenwood Friday afternoon, p. m.
March s. All r,,er,he~s orc "road to
be present and to bring with them
persons who will be working on local
campaign plans.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-26
w. F. fuckers Will
Go To Yozoo City

The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. F. Tucker congratulate him upon
his promotion to manager of the
Yazoo City branch office of the Mis-
slssippi Power and Light Company
but regret very much the fact that
this nice promotion means they will
leave Durant.
Mr.. Tucker will assume his duties
by or before March 18th. They will
move there as soon as suitable hous-
ing can be obtained.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-26
Retrial Ordered By
Supreme Court In
Gin-Eakin Lawsuit
Court Reverses Second
Case On Improper
Court Instructions

The Mississippi Supreme Court
handed down two decisions of wide
spread interest in Holmes county on
Monday, February %.
The case of R. B. Gill, butane gas
dealer, VS.. Merrill Eakin, widely
known citizen of Holmes county, was
affirmed in part, reversed in part of
direct appeal and reversed on cross
appeal and remanded to the Hum
phreys county court at Belzoni where
the case was tried.
The Supreme Court also reversed
and remanded to Circuit Court in
Leflore county the case of Pat Wal
lace VS.. Guy Billups, Jr. The opinion
handed down by Justice Harvey Nc
instruction was entirely contrary to
Geehee in this case stated that the
the law as to liability in such cases"
Gill vs.. Eokin
Mr.. Gill, butane dealer, sought to
have set aside judgment against
him totaling $11,974 in favor of Mer-
rill Eakin of Holmes county for COM
pensatory and punitive damages re-
sulting from an explosion in which
Mrs. Eakin was fatally burned and
the plaintiff seriously injured. In
stead, the Supreme Court held that
the compensatory award was INSULT
cient, but did set aside the punt
tive allowance.
Deduction Allowed
compensatory damages, but allowed
Court had awarded Mr.. Eakin $4,000
a $3025 deduction for hospital ex-
penses paid by Mr.. Gill; and an adj
ditional $4,000 punitive award. Mr..
ellis appeal was based on asserted
negligence of the wife in tampering
with a sealed gas valve.
Mr.. Eakin likewise commended that
the explosion resulted from Mr..
Gill's gross negligence tantamount
to wilfulness in installing and con-
Meeting butane gas system in the
Eakin home which resulted in the
explosion"
In affirming Mr.. ellis liability for
compensatory damages, Justice L. A.
Smith Sr, in the courts decision,
said: I'VE are convinced the compen-
satory damages awarded appellee
(Eakin were not adequate and the
case is remanded for new trial as
the amount thereof"
Second Reversal on
Courts Instructions
This weeks decisions handed down
by the Supreme Court marked the
fecond case this year reversed and
remanded to the Fourth Judicial
Continued on Page Six
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-26
Mary Moxine Mclean
Dies At Gwin

Mary Maxine Mclean, infant dau-
ghter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mclean
of Gwin, died at the age of months,
early Thursday morning, February
10Th.
Services were held at the Toler-
vile Baptist Church at 3 o'clock,
February 10Th, with the Rev. S. B.
harrington, of Tchula, officiating.
The Southern Funeral Home was
in charge.
She is survived by her parents and
che brother, Henry Mclean, Jr.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-26
Patients At The Hosoitof

Mr.. L. K. Herring, Lexington
Mrs. George Baker, Thcula-
Mrs. Mills Heard Lexington
Mr.. Jim Totem, Durant
Mrs. Paul B. Hopkins, Canton
Mrs. Dorothea JACQUES. Lexinptca
Mrs. Maggie Brown, Lexington
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-26

Mrs b. w. Moore, of Durant, spent
few days last week in the home of
her sister. Mrs. W. H. Fincher Sr. and
Mr.. Fincher.
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, 1948-06-03
Cufib. Commission
Reports On Meetinq

After a weeks elaboration
the Caribbean Commission has
indicated its accomplishments
in a report to the press. The
meeting was held at the Con-
dado Hotel in Puerto Rico
during which action was taken
on many matters of vital in
terest to the peoples of the
Caribbean area. Among these
were touriSm, industrial de-
~velopment, transportation and
communications population
movements, water supply and
the establishment Of a scientif-
lc and technical Information
service and a statistical unit to
serve researh needs on Carib-
bean topics.
The complete text of the re-
lease will be carried in tomor-
rows issue of the Avis.
, 1948-06-03
Of Mrs. Bouoh
Home For Visit

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Two sisters of Mrs. Joseph
Bough came in on the early
plane this morning to spend
their vacation with relatives
here. They are: Mrs. George
Abbot, whose husband accom-
panied her, and Mrs. Henry
Nugent.
The trio plans to remain
here for about one month be
fore returning to their homes
in New York.
, 1948-06-03
Plone Depth
Charged U. S. Sub.

Republican Senator Hugh
Scott charged that a United
States plane depth charged a
United States submarine, the
U.S.S. Carp, resulting in the
disqualification of over so men
who were aboard at the time.
According to the Senator,
the plane laid a pattern of
depth charges around the sub
some 200 miles off San Diego,
California, causing her to dive
and remain on the bottom IL
to IA hours until fumes caused
the me nto become sick. He
bitterly criticized the pilot for
not being able to identity the
sub.
Continued on Page A.
, 1948-06-03
Expect Further Rise In
Columbia River

Engineers on the mainland
predict that the Columbia
River, which has been on a
rampage for two weeks and
which has caused death to sew
eral persons, a loss of homes
and property, will rise still
further by Saturday instead
of subsiding. This will be due
to the melting of SHOWS by the
sun near the border.
An estimated 100,0 900 per-
sons are homeless and 80 are
far, known to have been
In British Columbia the
Frazer River is reported to
have flooded over $4,000 acres
land, left 5000 persons
homeless and $4,000, 900 in
property damage.
, 1948-06-03
MASS MEETING SUNDAY
AT o A

A mass meeting of workers
will be held at Grove Place
on Sunday, June 6, at $50.
The present situation existing
in Washington in connection
with the future Of the Virgin
Islands Company; will be dis
cussed.
An invitation is extended to
everyone to attend.
, 1948-06-03
Francis Coulter RESIGNS
Post With Govt.

Francis Coulter, manager of
the Government Liquor Stores
here, has resigned his post eff
fective June 80, 1948. Failing
health has been given as the
reason for his resignation.
Mr.. Coulter, who was at
one time Director Of Police, is
the father Of Stanley, Super
intendent of Public Welfare.
He has served the Municipal
ity for a great number of years
and is recognized for his in
tegrity and faithful service.
, 1948-06-03
Woo BILL INTRODUCED
BY SENATOR BUTLER

Senator Hugh Butler, Chair
man Of the Senate Committee
on Territories and Insular At
fairs has introduced a bill to
extend the operations of the
Virgin Islands Company for
at least another year.
Hope has been expressed
that the measure will receive
the approval of the Senate.
, 1948-06-03
HASTE Appears Before
App. Sub. Comm.

Governor HASTE is sched-
uled to appear before the Sen
ate Appropriations Sub-com-
mittee on the Interior Depart
ment appropriations this after
noon in connection with the
appropriations for the Govern
ment of the Virgin Islands for
the fiscal year 1949.
, 1948-06-03
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. Loyola Moorhead who
has been in the Frederiksted
Hospital for the past several
days, has been improving and
is expected to be back home
shortly.
Mrs. Moorhead,i a teacher
in the Christiansted Grammar
School.
, 1948-06-03

the Assembly either Municipal
may alter the plan so that bas-
ically different plans would be
in force in the two municipal
tiles. The Governor stated that
the avoidance of such differ
ences is one of the basic pur-
poses Of the Merit System
Law. He also stated that if the
Legislative Assembly prefer
red to modify the existing law
to permit affirmative legisla-
ton action to approve or alter
the pay plan, the Executive
Committee would have no OBJ
lection to such authority being
vested in the Legislative As
sembly which can and does
act for the Virgin Islands as
a whole.
The Governor advised the
Legislative Assembly, that the
new electoral law of the Vir-
gin Islands will be allowed to
become law without the Gov
ernor's signature because it
falls short of the basic inn
provement Of our electoral law
as proposed upon the recon-
mendation Of the chairman of
CONTINUED on Page A.
, 1948-06-03
SENATE PASSES BILL TO
DPS IN U. S.

The Senate passed a bill to
permit the entry of 10000
displaced persons into the
United States over a two-year
period. 1t will now 60 to the
House for final passage.
Approximately half Of such
persons must be from coun-
tries annexed by Russia. Pre-
ference will also be given to
agricultural workers. How
ever, all will be thoroughly
screened by the State Depart
ment to make sure no COM
munists use it as a means to
get into the United States.
, 1948-06-03
Governor Completes Action On Leg. Bills


Governor HASTE has completed action on Bills passed by
the Thirteenth Legislative Assembly of the VIRGIN Islands.
He has disapproved the Act TO amend the Personnel Merit
System Law Of the Virgin Islands for the reason that under
the existing law the Municipal Councils may disapprove the
pay plan in full whereas under the amended bill passed bv
, 1948-06-03
REPORT ON VARIETY
PROGRAM. TOMORROW

A report on the Variety pro-
gram at the Christiansted
Theatre last night will be pub
lished tomorrow.