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Evening star., 1948-03-21

the Rider Of Palm Sunday are woven into the
moral pattern Of the universe. His precepts
are the very laws of life.
Today's chamber Of horrors, in this sad and
mad world, Is what results when His sover-
eighty Is defied. He denies and betrays HIM
self who plays Judas with Christ. Looking
within ourselves and at our world we know
that the faith on which Jesus risked every
thing, and won, is the thing which explains
all that is best in ourselves and in our world
He Is the inevitable master in whose teaching
alone men and nations can find life and escape
Illustration and destruction.
Modern Pilates in purple robes Of power still
strut their little day. This latest Palm Sunday
we see sinister attempts being made to organ
Ne Ill will, schemes which have been tried
across all the centuries and have failed
Palm Sunday shouts that regimentation and
chicanery carry their own death sentences.
The sacredness Of personality is against It, the
stars in their courses are against 1t, God is
against it.
In that haunting play, Charles Rand Ken
nedy's 1.-THE Terrible Meek" there speaks a
Roman soldier who, acting under Pilates
orders, drove the nails through the quivering
body of Earths Best Man. This centurion says
to the Mother of the limp and bleeding form
on the cross: II tell you, Woman, this dead
Son of yours, disfgured shamed, spat upon,
has built kingdom this day that shall never
die. Something has happened up here in this
hill to shake all our kingdoms of blood and
fear into the dust"
Yes, the palms had the right Of it. PLATE
was wrong.
Speak, History! Who are Iife's victors?
Unroll thy long annals and say,
Are they those whom the world called the
Nctors, who won the success Of a day?
The martyrs or Nero? The spartans, who
fell at Thermopylae's tryst,
Or the Persians and Xerxes? His judges or
Socrates, PLATE or Christi"
Evening star., 1948-03-21

expiration this month Of existing con-
tracts. Members of the industry had in
dicated at congressional hearings several
weeks ago that they might seek protection
of the Taft-Hartley Act against any further
interference with their FIN and television
live-music plans.
The happy ending to the television con-
troversy should benefit union musicians
and television fans alike. It promises to
bring immediate improvement to television
programming by greatly extending the
field OF musical offerings via the new
medium. It does not require much i'm
agination to appreciate that the ultimate
effects are likely to be far-reaching, both
from the economic and cultural stand
points.
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Endino q TeIevision Absurdity

James C. Petrillo's decision to lift his
ban on "live" music for television programs
ends ridiculous situation that had ser1-
ously impeded development OF the vldeo
industry. The ban made no sense either
from the viewpoint of the American Fed
Grafton of Musicians or from that OF the
television industry and its patrons.
This was not merely an edict by the
music car against televising of symphony
concerts and musical shows originating
outside the field of television program
ming. That would have been consistent
with his policy of opposing any joint broad
casting that might increase the audience
of his players without bringing them in
creased pay. The ban went further than
that. It prevented television stations from
presenting any live union music what
ever-even If the stations hired extra
orchestras and thus increased employment
for the musicians.
The arbitrary ruling resulted in such
absurdities as ice shows and similar per-
formances being televised to recorded
music played in the studio, to the cutting
off from the television audience of the
National Anthem and other selections at
sports contests, and to pantomime silent
singing" by recording stars while the
actual voices and music were being repro
duced from transcriptions
The lifting of the television ban follows
a similar cancellation of restrictions on
live music over FIN Frequency modulation)
radio stations. Both moves followed an
implied threat by broadcasting interests
TO seek showdown with Mr. Petrillo upon
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Red Moves in Germany

Although the precise course OF Soviet
policy is usually unpredctable, everything
would seem to portend both Tightening
Of Russian control over it's zone of occu-
patton in Eastern Germany and an in
tensifcation of Communist pressure in
the other three zones occupied by Britain,
also the possibility of crisis in the status
of the Allied Control Council in Berlin
The chief local instrument of Soviet
policy In the eastern zone would seem to
be the Peoples Council recently set up
there. This is more than Russian reply
to. economic administration established
by Britain and the United States in
Bizonia, since 1t was not freely elected, but
is a Communist affair entirely under
Soviet direction. Furthermore, 1t is sup
posed to be the precursor of peoples
congress-" which, on paper at least, would
represent all four zones and would arro-
gate to itself the claim of being German
Parliament. Parallel to this evolution Is
the setting up of Communist "action COM
mittees," similar to those in Czechoslo-
vakia, Italy and elsewhere throughout the
taking over authority from local function
aries and trade-union work councils. They
are, in effect, local governments, or will
be when fully in operation. All other
political parties than the Communist
dominated bloc are being effectively
nullified.
AS for Communist propaganda in the
western zones, it is becoming more in
sistent and aggressive. 1t should be re-
against all actions of the western Allies
taken independently of Soviet Russia.
Moscow has termed them violations of
the Potsdam agreement and has served
notice that it questions their legality and
refuses to be bound by them in any way.
Acting on this premise, Communist
spokesmen in Western Germany are con-
demning all Germans who cooperate with
the western Allies as traitors" warning
them of the dire penalties they will incur
If and when Germany is reunited" under
Communist auspices. This terroristic
pressure is intimidating many qualified
Germans from serving in the bizonal
administration.
With obvious approval of the Russian
authorities, Communist spokesmen in the
eastern zone are indulging in all sorts Of
belicose talk about armed sabotage, re-
sistance, and even "war of independence"
against the western occupying powers, to-
gether with the squeezing out or forcible
election of the western members of the
Allied Control Council in Berlin. Western
protests to the Soviet military admins
tration against such talk fall on deaf ears
OF course, all this should be considered
within the larger frame of reference which
includes the whole of Europe. Neverthe-
less, since Soviet policy seems everywhere
to be increasingly aggressive and provoca-
tive, the possibility of showdown crisis in
Germany within the near future should be
seriously considered. The makings of such
crisis are already there.
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Looking Ahead

It may take another foreign coup to jar Con-
gress loose on universal military training and
ora temporary revival of the wartime draft.
Generally speaking, the lawmakers were
nudged, but not propelled, along that line by
President Truman's summary of world condi-
tions A lot of them complained that they had
read most of it in the papers. But If the Com
munists should win the April Is italian elec-
ton 1t would be another story. The reaction
in Congress probably would be violently in
favor of one or both UNIT and the draft ADJ
ministration leaders say that is too long to
wait. 1t would be awfully late then they say.
to get into action
Evening star., 1948-03-21

crease would be more easily accepted if
higher costs meant better service. They do
not mean that at all The higher costs are
represented largely In the salary boosts
and the nve-day week, with overtime.
That is the most expensive improvement
bought for the taxpayers in many years.
If we can afford such luxuries and remain
solvent, well and good. This years budget
raised serious question as to whether that
is possible. But the 935 new JOBS created
have little to do with it one way or another
Evening star., 1948-03-21

Triumph and trag-
edy are never far
apart. In the span
Of brief hours the
Galilean was sere-
naded under t h e
palms and suffered
under Pontius PLATE.
Execution quickly fol-
lowed ovation. The
gentle victim knew
full well that the
palm-strewn way led
to the Roman judge.
PLATE appealed to
a. mower that seerned
Evening star., 1948-03-21

wisdom And, as helping to that, exhort you
that you keep your sermons free from all
questions Of war or Of national politics and
from unnecessary professions OF patriotism.
True patriotism does not need to be boastfui.
Important as these things are, they have no
place IN the pulpit"
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Czech Loan Bid

1t wasn't the Communist coup in Czecho-
slovakia that killed that countrys application
for $60000,000 United States loan. The loan
was killed long before that because just such
a development was feared. The inside story
from an authoritative person is that the kill
was administered as far back as 1916 by James
F. Byrnes, then Secretary of State. The Ex-
port-Import Bank, with whom the application
was fled was willing to make the loan at the
time because it appeared economically sound.
Evening star., 1948-03-21

1t is complained that certain presidential
hopefuls are neglecting Offices they now
hold. When duty calls, they are out some
where seeing man about a vote.
Evening star., 1948-03-21

controversy raging in the Boston
Globe, over whether cats drink water, goes
off on fascinating tangent: A cat that
for seventeen years refused all liquids but
Scotch whisky, and bore ninety-si kittens.
Evening star., 1948-03-21

Boston and New York are generally
rated the major powers of this years
American League baseball. incidentally,
great concern is felt for the plight of that
puppet state, the st. Louis Browns.
Evening star., 1948-03-21

Something new in circus artists Is a
sensational European equilibrist who bal
ances himself on one finger atop a pole
Sounds as sensational as an Alabama
Governor standing on his dignity.
Evening star., 1948-03-21

If square milk bottles ETC.. pack better,
1t Is strange that nature doesn't see the
light. One hears nothing Of a square
sardine.
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Spires Of the Spirit
Palms and Plate
The Saviour, Cheered and Martyred, Seen as Symbol
of Everlasting Moral Victory
By the Req. Frederick Brown Haryis D. D.. Lit. d.

Palms and PLATE both awaited the Rider
of Palm Sunday, as with set and steadfast
face He entered in ieeting triumph His nations
Evening star., 1948-03-21
More PIaness

The forthcoming report of special STAN
ford University study will recommend an even
larger minimum aircraft production than that
urged in 1945 by the Air Co-ordinating Com
mittee. ACC proposed about 5000 warplanes
a year as the smallest practical number after
peace is assured. The new study was ordered
by ACC for the Air Force and the Navy.
Canadian Movies
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Spanish Shake-ab

MADRID.-Usually well-informed diplomats
tip that rumored cabinet shakeup by General
issimo Franco should not be expected until
at least after the April 1s election in Italy.
A main point in the rumored change would
be creation OF vice president or premier. He
would In effect be chief of government, as
distinguished from Franco, who is chief Of
state.
Evening star., 1948-03-21

OTTAWA-Canada will make a series OF
documentary films to explain conditions In
Canada to the people Of the United States.
Locale for the frst film will be Montreal, Of
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Austrian Reds

VIENNA.-A Communist leader says the
party has plan to counter Austria's partici-
patton in the European Recovery Program.
Details were withheld. However, DR.. Karl
Altman, former Minister of Power in the CO.
alition government, says the plan is based on
Austrias "own resources and in close collabo-
ration with her natural trade partners, her
neighbors." DR.. Altman, who was the only
Communist member Of the government re-
signed when currency reform was adopted last
November.
Siiver Tongue
Evening star., 1948-03-21
ITU Decision

The Governments Injunction case against
the International Typographical Union will
likely be decided around April shortly
before or shortly after. Federal Judge Luther
M. Swygert held II days Of hearings at Indian
apolis and now is mulling it over
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Air Safety

The 46 member nations of the international
Civil Aviation Organization at Montreal are
being asked to review their regulations and
equipment designed to prevent aircraft from
collidng with high ground. ICAO will de-
termine whether new steps should be recon-
mended
Evening star., 1948-03-21
SHver Tongue

President Truman's speechmaking is get
ting better. Even his political enemies said
the President was at his best before Congress
last week. He was even better-briehy-when
he went of the cuff to blast Henry Wallace
at New York dinner. But Democratic chief
tains aren't satisfied yet They want Mr.. Tru-
man to try for an easier manner. They will
have him listen to played-back records OF
his speeches II they can. They say the late
President Roosevelt made himself the best
on the air that way.
Medal for Billy
Evening star., 1948-03-21

A special honor medal for Gen. "3i'l, Nit
chell, which Congress voted in 1946 soon will
be presented to his son William, University
of Virginia student. Mitchell died in 1895,
10-years after he was convicted of insubordina-
ton for urging air power.
Evening star., 1948-03-21
r n1I Some ShadosVs of Coming Events
AOOklllS AllCdu Are Noted Here and abroad

tawa and the Thousand Islands International
Bridge The subject will be Canada's dollar
shortage.
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Black List

LONDON.-Looking well ahead toward the
general elections two years hence, Britains
labor party has plans for purge of its rebels"
those who consistently revolt against the ad-
illustrations leadership The list Is still secret
but names about seven members of commons
now. Party bigwigs have passed around a
private warning that it's open for revision
and addition.
Air Safety
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Fifty Years Ago

On March H. 1893, The Star chronicled
the establishment Of Justus H Rathbone Lodge
No. 20, Knights of Pythias, the
K. OF P. LODGE preceding day. The ceremo-
Instituted nies, it was explained. began
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-09-09
.Casta|ian Springs Sold
To State " For Camp
Prominent Resort Was
Once Scene Of
Much Social Activity

A permanent State "Y" camp will
be established at Castalian Springs
near Durant at an early date, ac-
cording to plans made Wednesday
at a meeting of the State "Y" Exc
cutive board. Members of the Board
voted unanimously to purchase the
site for $4,000, $4,000 of which has
been subscribed by Durant business
men. The property, which includes
building, the springs, two lakes
and about 200 acres of land, was
purchased from Mr. and Mrs. c. S.
Hill, longtime residents of Holmes
county,
Castalian Springs has long been
noted over the State as a favorite
resort, prominent for its healthful
mineral waters. In time past it has
been the scene of much social acti-
witty.
Detailed plans of Improvements,
designed to make the camp one of
the best in the South, are to be
released in tie near future.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-09-09
Powell Indicted For
Robbery And | Larceny

M. M. Blackjack" Powell, night
club owner, of Durant, and John Ed
Ivey, Attala county man, were be-
ing held without bond Wednesday
night in Kinds county Jail in Jack
son after their indictment by the
second judicial district grand jury
in Raymond-Powell for robbery
with firearms, and grand larceny,
and Ivey for robbery with firearms.
The indictments came as. a result
of charges filed against the two men
in connection with the alledged hi
lacking of liquor cargoes on roads
and highways in the western part
of Kinds county in recent months
No mention was made in the affi-
dayits of the liquor repeatedly in
volved, but charges were made in re-
ference to cash, and in Powell's case,
to vehicle repeatedly taken at the
same time
Both men pleaded not guilty and
were ordered held without bond by
Judge Hugh B. Gillespie. Powell
was scheduled to answer charges in
court Friday, with date for Ivey's
appearance not definitely set.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-09-09
Seasonal Cotton Race
With Time And Weathe|
Is Now Going Strong
County Agent Sullivan
Reports Crop Schedule
Ahead Of Lost Yeor's

The farmers race against time
and the weather, is now going
strong, according to reports. Coun.
ty Farm Agent w. II. Sullivan says
the season is well under way, that
more cotton has been picked in the
county up to the present than lin a
good many years"
The crop is three weeks ahead of
the schedule last year. and though
appearances are not as good as back
in July and around the first of
August, there is still expected a
good yield.
"A mighty good corn crop" is pre-
dicted by Mr.. Sullivan, and shay Is
doing well after the rains last
week" Crop damage due to storms
and the cool spell in neither grain
nor cotton were noticeable. A scar
city of cotton pickers is reported.
Two Thousand Hond Pickers
H. H. Thomas, manager Of the
local State Employment office, re-
ports that some near 1000 Negroes
were picking cotton by hand over
the county. with truckloads Of the
workers leaving Lexington, Tchula,
and other central meeting points,
each day.
The IL mechanical pickers in the
county pull the fiber at a cost OF
operation, plus approximately $40 a
bale additional due to lowering Of
the grade of cotton in the mechani-
cal process. Handpicked, the fiber is
one grade higher, bust costs about
$40 bale, getting it picked. One
machine can do seven to 10 bales a
day, Mr.. Sullivan said.
Cotton picking this year, by hand,
is bringing SO to $3.50 a hundred
pounds, more than was averaged
last year, the county agent said.
Considering that the seed is not as
good as last year, and the prices not
as high, the high price paid for cot
ton picking is "about 81 too much"
according to Mr.. Sullivan.
Cotton growers using mechanical
cotton pickers this season are: Craw-
ford Logan. Louis Lowentritt, Guy
Sharp, Frank Gwin, James Pcaster,
of Tchula; Ras M. Branch, Goodman,
Tol Thomas, and Sam Hughes, of
Cruger, S. j. Foose, Jr., J. p. Love,
! Tchula, and Robert B. Garrarde of
Thornton.
Though the hill crop appears
much better than last year, the
Delta is about the same, Agent Sui
Ivan said Forty-four to As thousand
bales in the county are predicted.
Last year about $4,000 were grown.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-09-09
Dog-Coon Fight Slated
For September 22nd
South Of Durant

Durant's first annual all-day dog
coon fight contest will be held five
miles south of Durant on highway
81. Wednesday, September %, at
the lake formerly known as Eagles
Nest. The fight will be in the water
and will continue until all contest
ing dogs are finished.
Rules of the contest are: limitation
of number of dog entries to 30: only
coon dogs eligible-no bulldogs,
collies, or German police; coon will
be on a log in the water, few feet
from waters edge. One dog at a
time goes to coon and scraps coon
until either coon, or dog, or dogs
owner has enough.
Owner of dog stands on bank and
signals to referees in boat if he
believes dog has had enough; three
dogs making the best showing will
be selected by three experienced and
impartial judges. No responsibility
is assumed by the organization for
the safety or welfare or injury OF
dog; entrance fee per dog, five dol
lars
Applications will be taken by the
Durant Junior Chamber of Commerce
and the Durant Business and Pro-
fessional Women's club, sponsoring
groups, as fast as they arrive. Re-
freshments will be served on the
grounds all day of the fight. Admis-
sion will be charged
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-09-09
Services Are Set For
Pvt. Rufus AbIes, Jr.
Remains Of Youth Who
Died In Luxembourg
Will Arrive Tuesdov

The remains of Pvt. Rufus Ables
Jr., who was killed in action ir
Luxembourg on November ID, 1914
will arrive here for services to be
held at the Sennashe Church near
Goodman, Tuesday afternoon, Sep
TENDER IA, at three o'clock. The Rev
Billy Hoof, of Hillsboro, will Off
ciate. He was a member of the
Methodist church.
Internment will be in the Sen.
nashe cemetery with Southern
Funeral home in charge of arrange
ments.
Young Ables was member OF
the infantry. He was born in Attala
county, on November 2, 1915.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs
Edna c. Ables, of Goodman; three
sisters, Mrs. Ruth Alien, of Sails;
Mrs. Blanche Burrell and Mrs. Eva
Dickerson, both of Goodman; four
brothers, Fleming Ables, of Water
Valley, Hanson, Levi and Palmer
Ables, all of Goodman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-09-09
Petition Circulated On
Proposed Gym; Asks
$4,000 Bond Issue
Board Of Aldermen
At Sept. 20 Meet
To Act On Petition

A petition of qualified electors of
Durant asking the Board of Alder
men to sell bonds of the civ of
Durant in an amount not to exceed
szO,o00. for the purpose of building
a physical education building at the
Durant School is now being circu-
lated in Durant.
1t will be presented to the Board
at the September goth, meeting.
The petition was endorsed over
whelmingly Monday evening by the
majority of Durant citizens attend
ing the mass meeting held at the
school auditorium for the purpose
OF discussing the proposed building.
"A representative group of citizens
attended the meeting which was
presided over by Wiley HUMPHREYS,
Durant business man and an alder
man-elect of the city of Durant
The details concerning the pro-
posed building were presented by
Supt. N. c. Hathorn. MIR. Hathorn
said the physical education building
Cor gymnasium needed could be
built at an estimated $4,000. provid-
ed use of surplus buildings at Camp
Mccain were bought. One of these
buildings, the building formerly
used as the hospital recrea-
tional building at Camp Mccain,
has been set aside for the use of
the Durant School. This building is
III feet by 140 feet with hardwood
floors throughout and also with ade-
quate heating and sanitary facilities.
The building at Camp Mccain can
be bought for the price set by the
government ($2700) less the school
discount of 80 per cent. Cost of dis
mantling of the building, transporta-
ton of same to Durant, and erection
of building complete on the Durant
school grounds was estimated to
cost around $4,000. by one contrac-
tor. Exact figures or bids cannot
be received until specifications of
the building to be erected are
drawn up.
All qualified voters in Durant, in
terested in securing the building for
the Durant School are invited to
sign the petition.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-09-09
Mrs. 6. c. Brunnon
Passes At Winonu

Mrs. c. G.. Brannon passed away
at her home in Winona, Septem-
Der 2, after an illness of ten months
Services were held at Grenada the
following afternoon.
Piggy Wiggly store in Durant was
closed Friday afternoon and all Of
the employees attended the services
Mr.. Brannon is partner of Mr.
F. v. McCullar and is widely known
in Durant and Holmes county. AT
one time they made their home in
Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-09-09
Y.M.-Y.W. Receptions
Al Holmes FRIDAY

GOODMAN, Miss, September g.
The YIN and WV will give their
annual reception for faculty and stu
dents Friday night, September 10
The event will be held on the cam
pus in the spacious lobby of the
girls dormitory.
Miss Rosemary Stewart and Dean
Walker, 1948-49 presidents will be
in charge of the program, which
will include games and musical
numbers. Group games are planned
whereby everyone may participate
and become acquainted with faculty
and students.
Dean G.. ]. Everett will give the
response to the welcome. The YMCA
and YWCA on the campus is under
the sponsorship of Mrs. Zilpha E
Mansel.