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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
State Democrats Will
Hold County Wide
Meeting On 10Th
Gov. Wright Plans
To Address Groups
On Radio 300 P. M.

Mass meetings of all loyal States
Rights, Jeffersonian Democrats in
Mississippi were scheduled for every
county site in the States 80 counties
for Saturday afternoon, March goth,
at 800 o'clock by the State Cam
paign Committee of the Mississippi
State Democratic Party in an organ
ization meeting in Jackson this past
Friday.
These mass meetings will mark
the official opening of the State De-
mocratic Party's public information
program in Mississippi and all local
details of the county will be under
the direction of the chairman and
members Of each County Democra-
tic Executive Committee.
Governor Fielding L. Wright, over
statewide radio network, will adj
dress the 81 or more mass meetings
and will bring to Mississippi Demo
Gratis complete details Of his March
| 1918 visit at the Southern Cover
nors' Conference to be held in Wash
ington. The Governor viii return to
Mississippi on March 18th and four
days later, on March goth. will de-
liver this address to the 81 or more
County Mass Meetings.
Letters from Herbert Holmes,
Chairman of the Mississippi State
Democratic Executive Committee to
the Chairman each Cfounty De-
mocratic Executive Committee went
in the mail from Party Headquart-
ers in Jackson on Saturday. His let
ter told of plans for the Mass Meet
ings and other county organization
al work and contained copy of the
Resolutions adopted by the State De-
mocratic Executive Committee on
March LIST authorizing this statewide
international program.
Suggestions for co-ordinating the
Mass Meetings with Governor
Wright's radio address will be mail
ed Monday to all County Demo
cratic Executive Committee chair
men by w. w. Wright, Chairman of
the State Campaign Committee.
In discussing the County Mass
Meetings, Chairman Wright said:
'This is the peoples fight and the
proper place for it to start is among
all true, States Rights Jeffersonian
Democrats in every county of Mis-
sissippi. All our work will be done
through the regular Democratic
Party and we know that the Chair
man and members of all County De-
| mocratic Executive Committees
will give us every cooperation. We
know they will lead the informa-
ton program in their counties to the
end that every true Democratic man
and woman may be informed as to
the present threat to our way of life
in the South and what each must do
to help protect our sacred tradi-
tons"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
Mrs. Daisy W. Anthony
Services Held monddv

Funeral services for Mrs. Daisy
Williams Anthony, widely known re-
sident of Pickens, were held Monday
morning at 1890 o'clock at the fam
lily home in Pickens. DR.. RIB. Gunter,
pastor of the Pickens Baptist Church
officiated.
Mrs. Anthony passed away at the
home of her daughter Mrs. Paul Rat
lift, in Jackson Saturday afternoon
at six o'clock. She had not been well
for several months.
Mrs. Anthony was a woman of the
finest Christian character and was
beloved by large circle of friends.
She was born and reared in Durant
and married to the late Edwin
W. Anthony, who was also a native
citizen Of Durant.
She had made her home in Pick
ems for the past twenty years. Her
husband was engaged in the mer-
camille business there until the time
of his death about ten years ago.
She was consecrated member of
the Baptist Church.
Surviving are three children: Mrs.
Ratliff, of Jackson; Mrs. T. P. Mont
gomery, of Pickens, and Jack An
thony, of Washington, Missouri,
The following grandchildren sur
vive: Boyd Montgomery, Daisy Lou
Montgomery, Edwin and T. P. Mont
gomery, all of Pickens; DeEtha Sue,
Ruth and Ed Anthony, all of Wash
ington, Missouri; Jack White, State
College, and Jean White, Jackson.
Mrs. Anthony was laid to rest be-
side her late husband in the family
burial plot at Mizpah cemetery in
Durant. Maxwell and Owen were in
charge of arrangements.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
W. W. Waller, Jr. Buys
Western Auto Store

w. w. Waller, Jr., has bought the
Durant Western Auto Store and is
now operating same.
Mr.. Waller comes to Durant from
Winona where he has made his home
since 1888. He was engaged in farm
ing and was also with the Hammond
Wholesale Grocery Co. there.
From 1889 to 194l Mr.. Waller sue
cessively operated the Western Auto
Store in Winona and is thoroughly
familiar with this business in every
way.
He is married and they have one
son, Billy, age 9. They are Baptists.
The News joins with the citizens
of Durant in welcoming the Wal
lers' to Durant. We hope their bust
ness will be very successful and that
thew will be with nc fer lo0o tina.
The Waller family will reside in
the home now occupied by the o. E.
jolly family who will move to Ark
anSas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
Robert A. jenkins
Rites AT Sails

Services were held Sunday after
noon for Mr.. Robert Allen Jenkins
well known 88year old citizen o.
Sails, who died at his home there
Friday, March 5th. He had been i'll
for about three weeks.
Mr.. jenkins was born December
4th. 1859. at Sails and lived pract-
ically all his life there. He was mar
ried to Miss Phoebe Gunter in 1895
who preceded him in death.
The Rev. c. M. Day, pastor of the
First Baptist Church at Durant, was
in charge of the services, assisted by
the Rev. Marion Wright. The serv-
ices were held at the New Hope Luz
theran Church of which the deceas-
ed was devoted member for sixty
nine years.
Surviving the two daughters, Mrs
Walter Durham, Durant, and Mrs
Mary N. Comfort. of Sails; four sons
H. A. jenkins, Longview, Texas; G
L. jenkins, Sails; A. B. Jenkins
Lake Providence, La; D. T. Jenkins
Laurel A number of nieces and ne
phews also survive.
Southern Funeral Home of Durant
was in charge of arrangements. Pail
bearers were Claud Smith, Bill
Smith, Earnest Dubard, Clifton
Stonestreet Virgil Hudson and Dali
las Morgan.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
Durant Man Killed
By Explosion Is
Buried In Brookhayen
Services Held On
Saturday For
Robert A. Davis

Funeral services for Robert ALI
son Davis, IS, Durant man who was
killed in the explosion of a truck
laden with dynamite early Friday
were held Saturday afternoon at
Brookhaven, his former home.
The Rev. c. M. Day, pastor of the
Durant Baptist Church, of which
young Davis was a member, was in
charge of the service at the Brook
haven Funeral Home. He was assist
ed by the Rev. w. Landon Miller.
The American Legion post of that
city also assisted. Mr.. Davis had SER
we'd in the Army Air Force in World
War III. lnterment was in Rosehill.
Mr.. Davis was employed by the
Cook Transfer Company and was
driving truck on the Memphis New
Orleans route early Friday morning
on highway 40 near Braxton. He
came upon burning truck on the
highway about two o'clock and
parked his truck safe distance from
the burning vehicle and apparently
went forward to give any assistance
possible to anyone who might be in
the truck. The other truck. loaded
with dynamite, blew up and the Du-
rant man was killed instantly. His
shattered body was found about a
hundred feet from the hole in the
pavement.
Five other persons were injured in
the blast, persons who lived in the
vicinity of the burning truck and
four homes were damaged.
The dynamite blast of about forty
cases tore up a six-foot-eight-inch
hole in the pavement fifteen feet
long and % feet wide. It was heard
in Jackson some % miles away.
The truck was reported to belong
to the Mississippi Explosive Com.
pany of Jackson.
Survivors Listed
Surviving David are his wife, Mrs
Elizabeth Ditto Davis. of Durant, a
former McComb girl; his mother
Mrs. R. A. Davis. Sr. of Brookhaven;
one brother, Norman L. Davis, Of
New Orleans; two sisters, Mrs. r. T.
Perry and Miss Irene Davis, both of
Brookhaven.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11

at civic clubs when they might other.
wise refuse them.
5. Organize entertainments and so
cial events, chiefly as social events
They provide good opportunities to
talk to people about the 'progres-
Sive" program.
6. If people call you a Red brush
it off as a smear. If they go too far
remind them that they can be sued
for libel.
7. Work with race groups and
groups which have something def
mite to gain by the Progressive
movement.
8. Find out who is registered in
your community. Take the people
who aren't registered to the voting
places and see that they register. If
you carry them there, they will be
more likely to vote for your candi-
date.
Go push the New Republic liberal
magazine. 1t carries Wallace's
speeches.
More than a third of the 1876 were
negroes, Chiefly from Johnson 6.
Smith University in Charlotte and
North Carolina College in Durham.
Approximately half originally were
from out of state. A majority were
members or past members of other
liberal-front groups, particularly the
Southern Conference for Human
Welfare.
At least 20 listed New York as
their home state; 6 New Jersey; 5
Alabama; 4 the District of Columbia;
3. Florida; and 3, South Carolina.
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,,
Virginia, California, Maryland, Mis-
sissippi, were represented by two
delegates each. Others claimed Mis-
souri,, Georgia, Arkansas, Illinois,
Connecticut.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
Candidates For Both
Must QuoIify For Both
By March 10th

Qualified electors of Durant will
vote in two elections at an early date
according to advertisements appear
ing in this issue of The News.
On Tuesday, March 30th, a special
election will be held to elect a mar
shall to fill out the unexpired term of
Marshal B. F. Ray. The newly elect
ed officer will take office April 18th,
l948.
Candidates for the marshol's post
In the special election must qualify
with H. E. Sudduth. secretary of the
Duront Election Commissioners on q
before Saturday. Mrch goth. 70
date no one hos qualified for the
roce.
Primary Election
The Democratic Primary to nomi-
nate city officers for 1949 so will be
held on Tuesday, April goth. At that
time there will be nominated a
mayor. marshal, city clerk. five aid
ermen and members of the Democra-
tic Executive committee.
To be q candidate In the munica-
pol primary election a citizen msase
qualify with A. w. Mitchell. score
tory CT the Duront Democratic Exc
cutive Committee, on or before Sot-
urdaY, Morch Goth.
Election Managers
Election managers who will serve
in the special election for marshal
have been named. They are Mrs. ].
M. Howard, A. L. Stevens and w. I.
Alternately.
The officials are selected by the
election commissioners of the city
who are w. c. Martin. w. P. Taylor
and H. E. Sudduth.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
Survey Approved For
New Passenger Train
Ii Rosy Meeting
Duront Represented;
QUESTIONABLE Is
Adopted For Survey

Campaign for passenger train SER
vice between Aberdeen and Jackson
was launched Friday afternoon at a
meeting in Kosciusko attended by
delegations from every city on the
route and Representatives of the IL
linois Central railroad.
A QUESTIONABLE was adopted for
use in an extensive survey of poten-
tial patronage. If the survey is sue
cessful, the new rail route will be
authorized Immediately.
Each community on the Aberdeen
Jackson route will conduct county
wide surveys to determine whether
passenger train service would be
profitable. The two-month campaign
is to be widely publicized and push
ed by numerous civic organizations
Tabulations of survey results will
begin May /. Railroad officials have
promised to establish the passenger
train if the survey indicates ample
patronage.
Sponsored by the Kosciusko
Chamber of Commerce, Fridays
meeting was attended by delegations
from Aberdeen, West Point, Stark
vile, State College, Sturgis, Acker-
man, Weir, McCool, Durant. Good
man, Canton and Jackson besides
Kosciusko.
The meeting was opened with well
come addresses by r. E. Barfield,
president of the Kosciusko Chamber
of Commerce, and Alton Massey,
mayor of Kosciusko. Presiding over
the meeting was j. r. Smlthson
chairman of the industrial committee
of the Chamber of Commerce.
Delegations representing communi-
ties on the proposed passenger train
route were:
Kosciusko-R. E. Barfield, J. r
Smithson, Harvey Simmons, Cy Ba'
hakel, Stokes Sanders, Jr. Alton
Sanders, Jr, Baird Green, H. r. De
yer.
Goodman-C. w. Torrance, H.
Cousert. j.
Durant-F. v. McCullar. w. H. Nc
Kenzie. Jr, ]. w. Humpries, w. A
Lewis
McCool-G. M. Gallaspy. J. M
Doude, w. d. Whitmire, w. ]. Yea
zey.
Weir-A. E. Reed, L. H. Burris, E
F. johnson.
Ackerman-Edd Sails, Jack Car
Isle, w. S. Winston. S. w. Harring-
ton, J. Fred Rhodes, Joe F. Weaver
Sturgis-Robert H. Turner.
Saskatchewan E. Ward, Morris
Meyer.
State College-Major Sessums.
John Bryan, d. E. Clark, J. T. Ruble
Aberdeen-Rober w. Sanders, A
A. Roebuck
The Illinois Central railroad was
represented by R. H. Carter, super
intendent of Mississippi Division
Jackson, Tennessee; E. J. Meade, dis.
trict passenger agent, Memphis
Walter Byrns, district passenger
agent, Jackson; H. I. Williams, train
master, Grenada.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
Dedication Service At
Baptist Church On
Easter Sunday 18th

On Easter Sunday, March 28th a
beautiful dedication program will be
held at the First Baptist Church in
Durant
Dedicated to the service of God
will be the beautiful carillonic bells
and the new pipe organ now being
installed.
The bells were given by Mr.. Claud
c. Wilkes as memorial to his mo-
Their, the late Mrs. Elvira Heffner
Wilkes, and were installed about a
year ago.
The pipe organ, purchased by the
church, arrived about two weeks ago
and is in the process of being Install
ed.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
Plans for Wallace Drive
Outlined at Chapel Hill
(BY Jim ChuneY)

CHAPEL HILL, February ga
heterogeneous collection of l26 pro-
gressives-similar only in their con-
viction that Russia and the minori-
ties are the victims of capitalistic
greed-laid the groundwork here to-
day for the Wallace movement in
North Carolina.
To 80 per cent Of the population OF
this university village. it was Sat
urday and no more. To the 43 UNC
students and instructors who spon-
sored the war council and their 80
visitors, it was M-day for the COM
mon man.
Assembled for a Tar Heel-students-
for Wallace rally, they received from
experts in liberal-front promotion
the basic lessons in craftsmanship for
the common cause-how to get free
time on the radio, how to work
through letters to the editor depart
ments of newspapers, and how to
sell the cause with words.
There are many times" their tea
cher told them, when you must not
reveal your real objective"
"As students you will have many
opportunities" they were told, tic
campaign by talking to the right
people"
The progressive method, laid down
at the seminars by CIO organizer
Mike Ross and Veteran Progressive
Mary Price. follows easy steps:
l. Write simple and plain letters
to the editors of newspapers in which
you say: ''If you want to save the
country from war, Wallace seems
to be the only man to make Presi-
dent" or why is your newspaper
playing down Wallace news?" But
don't make your purposes too obvi-
Gus. People will see your letters and
get in touch with you. Soon you Will
have little groups from which to
work.
2. Get on the radio stations. There
are many which give free time, es-
pecially to college groups, if you sell
them on the idea that it is pub
lic-service feature. Ask for time to
hold a forum with candidates of
other parties taking part. A good
trick is to offer four persons to de-
bate a third party issue or other
issues. You don't bother to explain
that all four are pro-Wallace.
3. Get into the churches. There are
many chances to talk among church
groups, especially among young
peoples groups, and if you are a
church member you aren't as sub
ject to as much criticism.
4. Get into organizations and try
to get pro-Wallace speakers on the
program. Newspapers and radios
generally will carry speeches made
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
Durant Will Name Marshall In Special Election
March Both; Municipal Officers For 1949-5O
Will Be Nominated In Primary On April 20
Duront Senior Glass
Ploy Is Chosen

"The Mink From Missouri" a three
act farce, has been chosen as the
senior class play for this year and
will be presented the latter part of
this month or during the first week
of April.
Mrs. Willie Lyon is coaching the
play again this year and says it is an
outstanding play which she is Ger.
tain will be enjoyed and appdeciat-
ed. Mr.. Lyon is assisting her.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
Still Destroyed By
Sheriff This Week

A 50gallon still was seized and
destroyed by Sheriff Ellis E. Wynn
and his deputies this week between
Richland and Goodman. Ten gal,
Ions of corn whiskey was also de-
stroyed.
Ira Wade, colored, pied guilty to
possession of whiskey in connection
with the case and was fined $4,000
plus cost by JP r. E. McNeer in
Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
|VFW Meeting At
City Hall Tuesday

There will be a meeting of the
VFW Post No. 1892 at the City Hall
in Durant Tuesday night at 1880.
Election of new officers will be held
and short picture will be shown.
Paid up and delinquent members
are cordially invited to attend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11

Mrs. w. A. Henley was taken to a
Jackson hospital Monday where she
will be confined for some time re-
covering from recent illness
Friends are wishing her a speedy re-
coVery.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
Emory Contributed To
Polio Drive Junuurv

Through error the name of Mrs.
Andrew Smith, chairman of the Polio
drive at Emory, was left off the list
when the list was turned in to the
newspaper. according to Mrs. Pat M.
Barrett, county drive chairman.
The good people of Emory contri-
buted $500 to the polio drive and
their names should certainly be re-
cognized, Mrs. Barrett said.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11

The Rev. c. M. Day left Monday to
attend the evangelistic conference Of
the Southern Baptist Convention at
Louisville, Kentucky, this week. He
will return in time for services Sum-
dav. .
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11

Mrs. Frank Mitchell and Mrs. Earl
Howell, both of Jackson, visited Dur
ant relatives last weekend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11

Mrs. Walter Odom is visiting rela-
tives in Jackson, Alabama, this week
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
BY Tidzel Brannon

The rank and file American citi-
zen has no idea of the amazing act
ivities of Communist and Commun-
ist-sympathizers in this country of
ours. We are prone to think, because
il is easy TO do so, that the Commun-
ist scare has been greatly exaggerat-
cd, that it would be SO utterly USE
less and foolish for the Commies to
try to get control of this great re-
public.
The present situotion between the
United States and Russia is apt to
lead 10 Won.
With the Communists in control
of the government. even though they
are a minority group in Russia. it be-
comes natural that Communists and
Communist smypathizers in this
country should be dealt with speed
lily and without fail.
An article written by Jim CLANCY
in the Raleigh IN. c. News and OBJ
server about a meeting held at
Chapel Hill N. c., is of great interest
to those persons vitality concerned
with the future of this country
The meeting held at Chapel Hill
on Saturday and Sunday, February
1929, was called a Wallace Seminar
A number of students from other
colleges in North Carolina attended
and were given instructions on how
to proceed with the Wallace cam.
paign. Among many otner things
they were told to write simple and
plain letters to the editors of the
newspapers in which they were to
say: "If you want to save the country
from war, Wallace seems to be the
only man to make president"
They were told to ask the news
papers: why is your paper playing
down Wallace news?"
They were also told not to make
their purposes too obvious; that peo-
pie would see their letters and get
in touch with them.
The Wallace organizers were told
to:
Get on the radio stations. There
are many which give free time, es-
pecially to college groups, II you sell
them on the idea that it is public
service feature. Ask for time to hold
a forum with candidates Of other
parties taking part. A good trick is
to offer four persons to debate the
third-party issue or other issues. You
don't bother to explain that all four
are pro-Wallace."
The tactics used by these Wallace
drum-beatars are so similar to those
used by the Communist party to di-
vide and control that we think they
merit serious study by American
citizens.
For the benefit of our readers we
are reprinting from the Congression-
al Record the entire account by Jim
Clancy as it appeared in the Raleigh
newspaper:
nluu. Go Wa1lnro nrivo
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-11-11

of all good citizens to submit to the
constitutional action of the people,
and to judge the incoming admins
tration by its acts and measures,
holding ourselves ready to resist by
all Constitutional means any agrees
sions upon the rights of any portion
of the country; and never, except
when grievances become intolerable,
and the necessity becomes absolute
to resort to revolutionary action for
relief or charge"
No one had kind or tolerant word
for the President-elect He was
severely criticised by the Herald
and Torch Light" for what is called
his frivolous speeches at the vari-
Gus towns where he stopped as he
journeyed to Washington"
One of the first things the new
President did, in light of the grave
trouble of secession, the injustices
of slavery, and the threat of Civil
war, was to proclaim a recommended
ton that the 4th day of January,
1861, he observed as a day of hui
initiation and prayer. In the city of
Hagerstown all business was aban-
doned and the quiet of the Sabbath
prevailed. Union services were held,
and the churches were filled and over
flowing with the people who wish
ed to take part in religously OBJ
serving the first of President Lin
coins recommendations
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-11-11
Much Ado About An Egg

George Hollis, 45-year-old Brit
ish laborer, was fined 40 shillings
($8) the other day for smashing a
plate on the head of his daughter
Elaine, 8, because she dropped and
broke an egg. The current egg ra-
ton in England is less than one a
week per person.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-11-11
Heart Can Have Abnormal Beat
And Still Be Normal

Your heart can have abnormal
rhythm and still be all right, DR..
David A. Nathan, of Miami, told the
Southern Medical Association the
other day. DR.. Nathan said abnor-
mally rapid or slow beating of the
heart, as well as pounding" or
''flutter" can occur in normal hearts
as well as in heart afflicted with
organic disease. Nevertheless he
urged check-up, just in case.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-11-11
U. S. Treasury Report

Non-bank investors owned $166
billions of Government securities at
the end of June (the latest U. S.
Treasury figures available). This
sum was equivalent to Sc percent
of the total public debt.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-11-11
Bread Upon The Waters

An act of kindness A years ago
paid off for Pasquale Iarossi, Cam
den, N. j., barber. In 1904, he
found Charles H. Marion starving
and broke on his front steps, fed
him, barbered him, got him job
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-11-11

and lent him $40. Marion died re-
Gently at the age of So, naming
Iarossi principal beneficiary of his
estate, estimated at more than $780,
600.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-11-11
Atom Snasher

A 12,O00,0O0-volt electrostatic gen.
orator to lombard nuclei of atoms
is under construction at the Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology.
It will exceed the voltage capacity
of existing machines by several
times.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-11-11
Wins Nobel Prize

Prof. Paul Mueller, of Basel,
Switzerland, has won the Nobel
Prize for medicine for his discovery
of the insecticide DOT. The dis
covery of DOT as the worlds most
powerful insect killer came dramat-
ically during World War II, and
was top secret.