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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08
Volunteer Workers Will Sell States Rights
Buttons Throughout County On April 13th
Organization Meeting To Be Held Friday
At 3. City Hall, Workers Urged To Attend:
Allan Ramsey, Mrs. Duke In Charge Of Booths

IN In Holmes County volunteer workers all the county
meet in Lexington Friday afternoon April 9th at the City
at clock to get instructions and fully
Day to be held Tuesday, April 13th Jeffersons birth
day. - - ' '
At Lexington Allan Ramsey and Mrs Ruth Holloman Duke
will be in charge of the sale of the buttons
In Durant Alton E. and Mrs Jessie c. Lewis will
be IN charge of the sale of the buttons
Otne workers lined to date (Tuesday) the county
are j. d. Williams and Mrs j. D. Parrish, Jr Acona; W. T.
HAND at vest Andrew Smith, Emory; Edsvie George D.
1ehan u F. Wilkinson, Bowling Green W. A. Thomas Goodman
Ebenezer B. W. Humphrey; Jim Chisholm, Rchland S. Owens
Mrs. M. W. Estes '
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Montgomery
and Marjorie Ann, returned to State
College Tuesday after having spent
the spring holidays with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. Mont
gomery.
Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Stout and
Patricia, of Jackson, were Sunday
guests of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. w. RHYME.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08
Announcements

The News is authorized to announ-
ce the following as candidates for the
offices listed below in the Munich
pal Democratic Primary election to
be held in Durant on Tuesday, April
Goth, 1913:
FOR MAYOR:
G. F. Drake
Robert E. Moore
Raiford E. McNeer
FOR MARSHAL:
Casey Griffin
w. E. Durham
FOR CITY CLERK:
Mrs. Lucille Truitt
Mrs Charlotte Tindall
FOR ALDERMEN:
George Morrow
Robert Ray
Deck Johnson
Clarence Robertson
Wiley HUMPHREYS
M. J. 'Bo" Fowlkes
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08

Other workers are being lined up
in every precinct in the county as
rapidly as possible by H. w.
Watson, chairman of the Holmes
County Democratic Executive COM
mittee.
All of the above member workers
along with those from other pre-
cincts are urged to be at the meet
ing Friday in order that the cam
paign might be properly presented
in Holmes county.
State Campaign
JACKSON, Especially Thomas
Jefferson's birthday, Tuesday, April
Is, will be observed as Button Day.
throughout Mississippi by volunteer
Democratic women workers, state
headquarters announced here. Wo-
mems committees in every communi-
ty will handle Button Day" in an
effort to see that every citizen who
believes in States Rights Demo
crazy wears the party emblem, Mrs
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08
A. B. Clements Company
Employs New Man

Leo D. Kitsinger is now associated
with the A. B. Clements Chevrolet
company, it has been recently an
nounced.
Mr.. Kitsinger, who does paint and
body work for the company, comes
from Jackson. He is residing in
Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08
Patients At The Hospital

Mrs. T. P. Montgomery, Pickens
Mr.. Quitman Horne, Sails
Mr.. r. K. Autry, Lexington
Mrs. Dorothea Jacques, Lexington
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08

Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Porter and son,
Doty Porter, of Lexington, visited
the w. H. Doty family in Cameron
Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08

Mrs. ]. G. Montgomery returned to
MSCW Wednesday after having
spent several days at home.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08
April Court Adjourns
After 2-Day Session,
Judge Jordan Presiding
Grand Jury Reports
29 True Bill 2 No
Bills; Inspect BIdgs.

Meeting in session this week for
two days the grand jury of Holmes
County Circuit court Tuesday after
noon presented its report to the
honorable Arthur Jordan, special
Judge of the fourth judicial district
of Mississippi, and were dismissed. In
its report, two cases of mo bill" and
20 of "true bills" were adjudged.
In its inspection of the Belmont
State farm and the County farm, the
jury reported 'clean and sanitary
condition." and told that prisoners
appeared satisfied. The two inmates
of the Poor House are both aged,
and are unable to do the required
maintenance work, it was pointed
out.
Public Officials Luuded
The Jail was also reported to be in
highly satisfactory state" and
morale of prisoners to be good
Records of county officials were said
to be orderly and properly kept" 1t
was recommended that action be
taken to correct leaks in the re-
cord room in the basement, which
have caused damages to records.
Work of county officials was praised
as being "very beneficial to the re-
sidents of Holmes County"
Cases tried during the two-day
court session were: Dorothy Ables,
minor, by Mrs. Myrtle Ables, versus
Interstate Oil Pipe Line company,
and r. E. Hughes, two; M. M. Powell
versus M. w. Ashton; John r. Wilson
versus New York Life Insurance
company of New York, two; Holmes
County Bank and Trust company
versus Mrs. Sol Applebaum ct al; l..
Continued on Page Two)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-21
ROANOKE RAPIDS
Daily Hrral0
SPORTS
Jackets Play Red Raiders Here
Friday Night; eagle Pleased With
Showing Against Kinston Devils

Coach Danny eagle of the Roa.
noke Rapids High School Yellow
Jackets said this moring that he
has been able to schedule a
game Friday night in Simmons
Park here with the Red Raiders
of the Methodist Orphanage in
Raleigh.
The Red Raiders have a high
ly regarded football team this
season and every season, al
though they lost their season
opener to a strong Chapel Hill
eleven Friday night 31-25 in a
high-scoring ball game. Actually
riday nights loss was the first
suffered by the Methodists on
their home field, and they can
be expected to be seeking re-
venge when they arrive here
riday night.
Coach red Smith is at the helm
Of the Red Raiders, who will
pose a problem to the Jackets
defense by running plays from
the Information, which is in
creasing in popularity. The Red
Raiders play in the Class A
North Carolina Conference, and
the inter-conference tilt is ex-
pected to draw a large Jacket
following to Simmons Park.
Kickoff time is eight o'clock.
eagle said this morning that
he was pleased with the showing
his Jackets made here Friday
night in their season opener
against the Red Devils from
Kinston, regarded by many as
one of the top teams in the
Northeastern Conference. eagle
said there were times when his
boys looked a trifle ragged on
offense and defense, but said a
lot OF that can be expected early
in the season.
1T was matter of beins
beaten by team which is bette,
than ours, but the fact that i'm.
pressed me was that our BOYS
did not quit. Even when they
were 20 points behind they kept
plugging and it paid off. In fact
they almost won the ball game
BY continuing to scrap when
things looked bad We have a
good ball club and a lot of fine
boys, and before this season is
over we intend to win our share
OF ball games" eagle said.
| He said he was pleased with
the crowd who turned out Fri
day night and the support they
gave the Jackets and said he
was looking forward to giving
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-21
National League

National League
Brooklyn 4, Chicago 2
Philadelphia 81, Pittsburgh "a
d Cincinnati at Boston cancelled,
rain.
(Only games scheduled)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-21
Williams Nears
Fourth American
Batting Grown

Chicago, Sept. 2l-(AP-Bos-
tons Ted Williams leaped q
points ahead of Cleveland's Lou
Boudreau last week virtually to
win his second consecutive Am
erican League batting title and
his fourth in his last five playing
seasons.
Williams slammed IA nits In
20 trips to boost his mark by
eight points to 1915. The Tribes
player-manager meanwhile skid
ded seven points to 1855.
Williams would have to hit a
prolonged slump while Boudreau
would have to strike it hot for
the Beantown Slugger to lose
the batting pace before the sea-
son ends Oct. 8.
He captured the hit title in
1871 and 1912 before spending
three years in military service.
Washington's Mickey Vernon
won the crown in 1916.
A week ago Williams led Bou-
dreau by the narrow margin Of
1868 to 1862.
Other leaders through last
Sundays games were Cleve.
lands Dale Mitchell with 1884;
Barney McCosky, Philadelphia
1926; AL Zarilla, St. Louis, 1925
Bob Dillinger, St. Louis, and
Luke Appling, Chicago, with .321
apiece; Bill Goodman, Boston
.3l4; Walt Evers, Detroit, .3l2
and Hank Majeski, Phiiadel.
phia, .311.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-21
Seven-Bout Boxing Card Features
Lions Club Festival Tonight At 8

was performing for an audience
of less than dozen men, but he
was so enthusiastic about his
performance that he won by a
technical knockout and the fight
had to be stopped. Both Negro
fighters will weigh in at 1850
pounds.
The only fighter on tonight's
card who won his Williamson
preliminary fight by a clean,
fast knockout is Henry Bolden,
l84-pound heavyweight, who had
little trouble knocking off his
opponent for a chance to fight
at Roanoke Rapids. Bolden will
60 into the ring as favorite to
repeat the knockout performance
at the expense of Louis Rut-
ledge, 1872 pounds, who is des-
cribed b ythe Lions fight COM
mittee as mo SLOUGH in the
ring"
A couple of welterweights will
square off in the semifinals here
this evening, when W. H. Alley,
100 pounds, steps into the ring
against T. c. Dixon, 1872, in what
promises to be one of the better
fights of the evening. Both men
are said to be boxers and not
sluggers, and the next-to-main
event of the evenings show is
expected to be real pleasure
for boxing fans.
The bouts will take place in
the large reguation-size ring,
which has been constructed just
for the Lions for these cards.
1t is being erected today on the
high school field which is the
nerve center Of the six-day an
nual Festival. It will be standard
in ever way, with a regular
ring light suspended over the
heads of the fighters. The Lions
said that with the bleachers in
place around the ring "every
seat in the house will be ring
side seat"
Sergeant Richard Collins, re-
cruiting sergeant for the Roa-
noke Rapids office and a local
man, will be the al-important
third man" in the ring as ref
cree. Collins is well qualified for
his job, having done quite a bit
of boxing himself as a Golden
Gloves contender and having
made a close study Of the ring
sport.
So tonight when the opening
bell ring sounds and the men are
instructed to come out fighting"
the men who will be singing
leather for all they are worth
are expected to be doing just
that.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-21
Musiul Leads
NofionuI LOOP
Baffing Marks

New York, Sept. 21-[AP)-
Stan Musial, slugsing ball hawk
Of the st. Louis Cardinals. is viz
tually assured of winning the
National League batting crown
for the third time in his career.
Musial, including games Of
Sunday, was Furnishing opposi-
ton pitching at a .375 gait. Only
a terrific slump would deprive
the fence-busting Cardinal Of the
diadem..
No one is within shouting dis
lance of the Card mauler. Richie
Ashbvrn, rookie outfielder Of
Philadelphia who is out for the
rest Of the year with hand in
jury, sports the second hest
! mark In the loop. 1888.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-21
TODAY'S SCHEDULE
American League

Boston at Detroit
Washington at Chicago (night)
(Only games scheduled)
National League
Chicago at New York (2)
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn
St. Louis at Boston (2)
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-21

Yesterdays Results
American League
Boston z, Detroit 2
New York 8, st. Louis z
Cleveland 6, Philadelphia 3
(Only games scheduled)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-21
Old Liners May
Be One of Best
Again This Year

College Park, Md, Sept. 21-
(AP)-If the University of Mary
land keeps up the fast football
pace it started last year it's 60
ing to be due to lone of the
smartest T-formation quarter
backs in collegiate ranks today"
That's tibet way Coach Jim
Tatum describes Vic Turyn,
first liner among three veteran
quarterbacks in the Terp camp.
Turyn and several other good
Maryland backs took somewhat
of a back seat to hafback Lu
Gambino last season. Not en-
tirely, since Vic was picked on
the second All-Southern Confer
ence team.
But this year, Turyn's work
under the center" is going to
60 far in determining the Terps'
success. Tatum has full conf
dence in him.
"He's an ace split T quarter
back, who with his added weight
should be a potent offensive
spark" Tatum says. Hes a
smart signal caller and a good
passer."
In addition to calling him "ev-
er dependable" the Maryland
coach thinks Turyn is a "bril-
liant quarterback"
Besides his perfectly timed
handoffs from the quarterback
slot, Turyn completed 80 out OF
SO passes last year. Six of them
were good for touchdowns and
Turyn scored six points himself.
Which is going some for fell
low who never played high
school football. The 25-year-old
native of Holden, W. Va, got
his first taste of the gridiron
sport at Navy pre-flight school
in Chapel Hill, N. c.
In his second year at Mary
land in 1916, Turyn was sharing
quarterback duties with Tommy
Mont, now of the Washington
Redskins. He was top dog last
year and this season he expects
to howl.
Turyn is big in the ordinary
sense of a quarterback. Standing
6 feet, one inch, he weighs l78
pounds, a height which he also
used to advantage in the basket
ball court.
Married and the father of a
ten-month-old girl, Turyn will he
graduated in February. He's
president of the senior class.
Turyn carries his play-calling
ability over to his scholastic
pursuits. He's majoring in ac-
counting. But he figures to play
professional football if any Of
fers comes his way.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-21
Champion Tony Zale Is Solid
Favorite To Beat Marcel Cerdan
BY JACK HAND

Jersey City, N. ]. Sept. 81
(AP) Champion Tony Zale is a
solid 2 to favorite to thumr
Marcel Cerdan, the French
challenger, tonight at Roosevelt
Stadium in an attractive middle
weight title bout that opens the
| big boxing week of the fall sea.
son.
An optimistic estimate from
the promoters, the Tournament
of Champions, calls for a crowd
of $4,000 and a gross gate of
$500, 1000. About $4,000 and $780,.
900 may be closer. A cool, clear
night is predicted.
Due to a last minute cancella-
ton of the heavyweight elimi-
nation contest" between Gus
Lesnevich and Jersey Joe Wal
colt, the top price of the Jersey
extravaganza was sliced from
$40 to $50. Zale and Cerdan also
signed new contracts, calling
for 100000 guarantee with a
privilege of 40 per cent for the
champ and $40, 900 or 20 per cent
for Cerdan.
The fight has all the markings
of a thriller. Zale, a 34-year-old
vet who used to sweat it out in
the Gary, Ind, steel mills, flat
tened Rocky Graziano in the
third round to regain his champ
ionship at Newark three months
ago. Cerdan, a willing trader
with great stamina, is unbeaten
in four American starts.
Expert opinion is divided.
Zale's legs are the uncertain fac
tor. Many think he will have to
get Cerdan early or not at all.
Most agree that it will be Ger
dan if it goes the full Is rounds.
In this corner, it looks like
Zale by a knockout in five
rounds. Anton Raadik, an I'M
heralded Estonian, had Mercel
on the deck three times in the
last round at Chicago and he
has been hit freely in all four
U. S. starts. So far, he hast 7
been hit by Zale, who has knock
ed out 16 of II opponents.
According to Jersey custom,
there will be no judges. The ref
cree, to be named just before
the fight, will have the sole vote.
In case of a knockdown, an au-
tomato eight count must be ia
ken. That's an N. B. A. regula-
ton.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-21
Cleveland Catches Fire In Late Stretch
And Has Chance To Beet Out Red Sox
indians Setting
Fastest Pace In
American Loop
BY RALPH hoDEN
Associated Press Sports Writer


The fire wagon chase for the
American League pennant has
reached the win-or else stage
and Cleveland has picked this
opportune moment to catch fire.
While the league-leading Bos-
ton Red Sox and the third place
New York Yankees are showing
signs Of faltering, Manager Lou
Boudreau's Indians are setting
the hottest pace in the league.
The Indians scored their sixth
straight victory and the 18th
in their last is starts last night
in beating the Philadelphia Ath-
letics, SO. The victory enabled
the pennant hungry Tribe to
stay a half game behind the
Red Sox and a half game ahead
of the Yanks. The Red Sox
downed Detroit, ~, and the
Yanks staggered to an 81 tri-
umph over st. Louis in day
games.
Boudreau's warriors will rest
today before taking on the Red
Sox in Cleveland tomorrow
night in a game that will go a
long way in deciding the flag.
The Red Sox tangle with the Ii
gers again today and a Detroit
triumph would enable Cleve-
land to tie the Sox for the lead.
The pennant outlook is indeed
bright for the Indians. In addi-
ton to their hot pace, the sche-
dule remains in favor Of the
Tribe. The Indians have only
nine games to play and only
three are away from home. The
Red Sox and Yanks have 10
games to 60, five Of them against
each other. Thus while the Sox
and Yanks knock off one anoth-
er, Cleveland could slip into the
World Series.
Lefty Mickey Harris, making
his first start since Aug. 80,
showed no evidence Of a sore
arm as he pitched the Red Sox
to triumph over the Tigers.
The Yanks also were forced &c
come from behind to nip the
Browns. Trailing SO going into
the sixth, the Yanks scored
twice to tie the score. They NOV.
ed ahead in the seventh or
three singles and clinched tn.
game in the eighth when Joe Di'
Maggie singled home two runs
Earlier in the game, Di Maggie
poled his seth homer.
The Brooklyn Dodgers brok'
their tie with the Cardinals 70,
second place in the National lea
que, clipping the Chicago Cubs
AZ. while the Cards were idle
The Philadelphia Phillies, pac
ed by Del Ennis. took day
night doubleheader from th'
Pittsburgh Pirates, So and -
Ennis cracked his 29tth ane
30th homers, one in each game
and drove in five runs as ths
Phils extended Pittsburgeh's .cs
ing streak to six games.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-21
: Oliver Wins
Tacoma Open
Golf Event

Tacoma, WASH, Sept. Il -
(AP)-The man with the meat
Ed "Porky" Oliver Of Seattle
had most of the money today
from the $12.500 Tacoma open
!. golf tournament.
7 He picked up something in the
right nice neighborhood of $4,000
yesterday when he jammed
down an eagle three on the 9lst
hole of what was scheduled as
merely a 72-hole tourney. BY
that time 1t was down to a sud
den-death match between broad
Ed and slim Cary Middlecoff OF
Memphis-after they had elimi-
mated three others in an 18-hole
medal play round.
The fracas at the rolling Fir
CREST course came up to tn r.
hole mark Sunday with five men
tied for first money of $3.50 al
"a strokes, 10 under par. Yes
terday they went out to play y
off, Vic Ghezzi OF Englewood, N
j., Fred Haas, Jr., of New Or
leans and Chuch Congdon of Ia
coma completing the quintet.
They decided the winner would
take the $2,l50 and the others
would split what was left Of the
$3.50 in the top five prizes. On
top Of that the winner was to gel
half the gate and there were
around f,400 people in the gal.
at 81 a copy. Oliver has ad-
ditional income in his connec'
tons as q a playing pro.
Ghezzi had injured a rib on q
Msty swing in the Sunday play
and was in pain on every shot
Yesterday, finishing two strokes
back Of the field with a Is. The
home town 'favorite, Congdon,
vas hooking his drives into rug
ged lies and would up with u.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-21
MINOR LEAGUE SCORES
CAROLINA LEAGUE

Martinsvine 4, Burlington 0
series tied 2-2)
TOBACCO STATE
Red Springs 4, Sanford / Cred
Springs wins series, 4-L
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-21
Feature Bout
SIofed To Go
Seven Rounds

Tonight at 8 o'clock the Roa-
noke Rapids high school field
will be transformed into a box
ing a~ena for the first set of
fights to be staged in Roanoke
Rapids in a number of years.
The men who will participate
in the seven-bout card are pris-
oners from State prison camps
scattered all over Eastern North
Carolina, and they have been
brought here through the efforts
of Lion Joe Taley, who made
arrangements with prison Off
Gals to have the men volunteer
for a chance to meet in the ring
under the sponsorship of the
Roanoke Rapids Lions.
From the sports-lovers' view
point the Fight Night events,
which viii be held tonight and
tomorrow will be the real high
lights of the six-day Lions Fes-
tival, which started here last
night.
The feature event on tonight's
card will be seven rounds OF
boxing between a couple of Ne
gro heavyweights in scheduled
five-round event. There have
been doubts expressed that the
main event will 60 the limit be-
cause of the ferocity Of the two
fighters. Talley, who went to
williamson to see the fighters
get together in dozen pre- IT.
mary bouts to select fighters
for the two-night card said
Walter Kemp. 180-pounder from
Camp ia, had knocked his op-
ponent completely out of the
ring twice in his preliminary
bout at Williamson. Kemp's OPP
ponent will be James Written
from Camp 10, who tips the
scales at 18l and who is des-
cribed as "ferocious".
Six three-round preliminary
fights will precede the main
even here tonight, with two 9th
err heavyweight bouts on tap.
First event of the eveing will
match Kelly Carr and Bonnie
Daniel, middleweight Negroes.
Carr is a 146-pounder from
Camp ITO and Daniels weighs
l42 and is at present resident
of Camp ia. The men are said
to be evenly matched, and the
bout is expected to be a fight 10
the finish.
The biggest man on the two
day card, Roosevelt Weldon
who tips the scales at 208 and is
reputedly quite fast on his feet
for a big man, will tangle with
Big Sam Mccoy, 1874 pounds of
failing fists. Both these fighters
are also Negroes and both have
had previous ring experience.
They meet in the second fight
here tonight.
Leroy Hayes, a former profes-
sional boxer, is slated to meet
James Best in the Number
Three fight this evening. The
two boys are evenly matched in
solar as weight is concerned,
each listed as 172 pounds. hayes
ia from Camp Ill and Best is
from Camp ia and both men
are Negroes.
Another fight with a couple of
evenly-weighed fighters will pit
Chester Humphrey, slugger from
Camp Ill, against Junior Liver
man from Camp ia. In the pre-
liminary exhibition Humphrey
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-21
COASTAL PLAIN

Tarboro II, Kinston (Tarboro
leads series. 3-1)