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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-11-19
PUT-N-BAY

The l.. C. B. A. of the Mother
of Sorrows Catholic church cele-
brated their birthday anniversary
this past week in the parish hall.
1t was a potluck dinner party,
with games of pinochle following.
The officers of the l.. c. B. A. at
present are: President, Mrs. Ro-
mer Stoiber; secretary, Miss
Louisa Fuchs; treasurer, Mrs.
Nathan II. Ladd.
The Ladies'. Auxiliary of the
Scheible- Downing American Le-
gion Post No. 542, held a meeting
on Monday evening, Nov. 8, when
plans for the joint party to be held
with the American Legion Post on
Nov. II, were discussed. A joint
party-with wives, mothers, sis
ters, etc, of the Auxiliary and Le-
gion were invited guests. Games
of bingo with the proceeds of
each game as prizes and games of
pinochle were played. Walter
Laskoscki famous magician and
comedian, entertained the group.
The tables were set in banquet
style and potluck dinner was
served to about seventy-five.
The Christmas party of the
Auxiliary is to be held on Dec. 9,
and Mrs. w. Webster, Mrs. j.
Market, Mrs. Earl Parker, Mrs.
| f. Keithman and Mrs. f. Fox Of
fered to serve on this committee.
Mrs. George Borman entertained
the Meet EN- All Bridge club at
her home on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Laskosckl
and Mrs. Otto Krohn motored to
Cleveland this past week.
Mrs. Christina Parker is visit
ing in Monroe, Mich, with her
daughter, Mrs. VIM. Nelson.
The interior decorating of the
IT. o. O. F. lodge hall is complet-
ed and regular meetings of the
|. o. o. F. and Lone Willow Re-
bekah lodges will be held on Mon
day and Thursday evenings. A
class of three will receive the Re-
bekah degree at the regular meet
ing on Thursday, Nov. Is, when
Miss May Dunn, of Genoa, will
visit the lodge and hold inspec-
ton. A social hour and refresh
ments will follow the business
injecting and degree.
Mrs. Thomas Smith was pleas
antly surprised at her home on
Sunday evening by the South
Side Pinochle club in honor of her
birthday. Games of pinochle were
played and refreshments served.
Wilson Webster, Sr., was pleas
antly surprised in honor of his 51st
birthday on Thursday, Nov. II,
Mrs. Webster prepared surprise
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-11-19

dinner party, and the honored
guests were Mr.. Webster's bro
theirs and sisters, as follows, who
are all also Put-in-Bay residents:
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hallock, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy A. Webster, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Webster, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ethan Fox, Cleo Ann, young
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Webster; Paula, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Webster, and Greg
ory Geer, grandson of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. Hallock, were also present.
Games of pinochle were played
and birthday cake served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Parker are
enjoying a two weeks vacation Wis
iting friends and relatives ashore.
Gail and Patrick Webster, of
Bowling Green, and Robert Engel,
of Detroit, visited at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul A. Webster
this weekend.
Mrs. Paul Geer and son, JEFF
ferry, Of Metamora, are spending
the week with Mrs. Geer's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hallock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Brown, of
Monroe, visited this weekend
with Mrs. Browns mother, Mrs.
l.. Meyers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Eastin
and daughter, Peggy, were week
end guests at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. Fox.
Miss Margaret Ruth Fox re-
ceived the rites of baptism, Sun
day, Nov. Ii, in st. Paul's Epis-
copal church, Rev. d. A. Cassetta
officiating. Sponsors were Miss
Peggy Eastin, sister of Margaret
Ruth's mother, and William Kroft
Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Lee Miller.
Mrs. w. Webster and daughter,
Cleo, were Sandusky visitors this
weekend.
This cooler weather is making
the fishermen quite happy, as the
white fish are running much
heavier than this time last week.
The managers of the trap net
crews and also the gill netters,
have all reported poor catches, as
long as the water was too warm.
Miller's crew of Miller's Boat
Livery are helping pull up the old
telephone cable from Kelleys
Island to main shore. The cable
was damaged by freighters drag
ging anchors in that area.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-11-19
School Buses
Are Inspected

1t. S. D. Augenstein, officers in
charge of Ohio State Highway Pa
troll District A, reports that the
school bus inspection for this area
has been completed.
Officers inspected 1878 school
buses, with 481 found to have de-
fects and corrections were or
dered Immediately, and 33 were
found to be unserviceable which
means that major repairs must be
made to place the bus in satisfac-
tory condition or the bus is to be
replaced by a new one.
In case the unsatisfactory bus
is repaired, it must be re-inspect-
ed by the State Highway Patrol
before being placed in service.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-11-19
Lockwood Heads
Legion Convene

Paul Lockwood, Oak Harbor,
commander of the First District,
American Legion, will preside at
the fall conference to be held in
the American Legion hall in Bowl
ing Green, Sunday, November 81.
Organization of a membership
drive and drafting of the years
program will be essential business
discussed, District Commander
Lockwood has announced.
Included in the First district
are Ottawa, Lucas, Defiance, Full
ton, Hancock, Henry, Paulding,
Putnam, Williams and Wood coun-
ties.
LegionnaireC and auxiliary mem
bers from all county posts are
urged to attend the conference for
which registration is at 8 a. m.
The business meeting will begin
at 9:45 a. m. and last until noon.
During the afternoon sessions, post
colors and a parade will be pre-
sented. Prizes are to be awarded
for the best post musical units.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-11-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Harley LOCKWOOD
and son are moving to Delaware
today Mr.. Lockwood has accepted
position as tool and die maker
with the Rance company plant.
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Mr.. and Mrs. F. Schaper, Miss
Maxine Heyden and Earl Schaper,
Saginaw, Michigan, were week
end guests of the formers son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roland Schaper.
Immediate engraving service at
Philips. 36-tf
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jacobs,
Harrison street, left Sunday
morning for Sarasota, Florida,
where they will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cundick
and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Bailey,
Toledo, were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Glatz, JEFF
ferson street.
Retail buying at wholesale prices
at Harry and Katie's house, Third
and Jefferson st. 40-1t
Mrs. Clinton Riley returned to
the Mayo Clinic in Rochester,
Mimi, Saturday, for continued
treatment. She was at home two
weeks and had previously been
at the clinic seven weeks.
Mrs. Fred McGovern and daugh-
ter, Dayton, spent from Sunday
to Friday with Mrs. Charles Shea
ley, Fulton street.
Building new home or re-
decorating see us about furnace,
bathroom, kitchen or insulating.
Phone 9715. Will be glad to call
and give you estimate. Habit
eel Co Silt
Among those from Port Clin-
ton to witness the professional
foot ball game between the Cleve-
land Browns and the San Fran
cisco 49ers were, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cyril Wesley, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam O'Brien, Miss Elinor krepel
and Patrick O'Brien, Jr.
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Mrs. Lucy Kleinegger and Miss
Clara Williamson left Sunday
evening by train for Bradenton
Beach, Florida where they expect
to spend several months.
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Put a circle around the dates,
Dec. 6 and Z. That's when the
Port Clinton Playmakers present
"Papa Is ALL" at the high school
auditorium. 40-1t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-11-19
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Mack, sons
Dick and Jack, Delta, were here
Sunday. In the afternoon they
called on Mrs. Mack's father,
Tom Heating, at Memorial hos
pital, Fremont, where Mr. Keat-
ing recently underwent an eye
operation.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-11-19

Come in and see our complete
line of Hotpoint Mdse. on our
floor. Hablitzei Co. 37-1t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-11-19

Now is the time to lay-away gifts
for Christmas. Philips, jewelers..
33-tf
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-11-19

Sweaters, girdles, notions and
hosiery at Harry's Third and
Jefferson st. 40-1t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-11-19

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See the NEW PLAYBOY
AUTOMOBILE on display Thurs,
Fri, Sat-, at the Marx Auto Clinic,
421 w. Second st. 40-1t
Mrs. Carl Keller and Mrs. Ber-
tha Woner left Saturday by auto
for Boston, Mass, where the for
mer's daughter, Miss Mary Lou
Keller, joined them for the trip
home. Miss Keller is a recent
graduate of the Aviation Train
ing School. They planned to
reach home late Thursday.
Rev. Quentin Battiste and fam
lily, who had resided in Bear
Branch, Indiana, are now located
in Thornville, Ohio, where he is
pastor of Grace Lutheran church
since November /. His charge in
Bear Branch is st. Peter Luther
an church.
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Harry and Katie Tepletsky in
vite all their friends to come to
the opening sale on Friday, Third
and Jefferson st. 40-1t
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Mr.. and Mrs. William Barnett,
Defiance, were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Cochran. The
men were classmates and had not
seen each other in eight years.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-11-19

Type S Anti-Freeze, 89c GAL,
bulk. CANDLES Store. Phone 4651.
39-1t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-11-19

Shot gun shells, $1.56 to $2.18.
Candles Store. Phone 4651. 39-1t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-11-19

Put circle around the dates,
Dec. 6 and Z. That's when the
Port Clinton Playmakers present
"Papa Is ALL" at the high school
auditorium. 40-1t
The Arizona post., 1948-01-16

| Morris Kleinerman participated
in the furniture mart recently in
the middlewest.
New residents of Tucson are
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Lesman, E.
Seneca, and children, Flora, Is,
and Ted, 16. Mr.. Lesman will
commute between here and N.
Y, where he is in the dress line.
Lew Herman, owner of large
chain of dress stores in the East
the Lefty Lu Dress Stores, is Wis
iting with Mr.. and Mrs. Jules
Abelow, Gale Alter. He is bro
ther of Mrs. Abelow. From here
he leaves for Los Angeles, San
Francisco, and Mexico City. Jules
Abelow just returned from a buy
ing trip to the coast.
Jerry FinkleStein, Phoenix, Wis
tied with the Harry Schiff family
last week.
Lewis Easton, brother of Mrs.
Sam Kipnis, is new resident. Mr..
Easton, single, As, has an interest
ing background, having been an
operator of theatres in the Brit
ish West Indies for many years.
He has spent much time in Java,
British Guina, and other interest
ing parts, and once owned cir
Gus in one of the crown colonies.
He is establishing business here
with temporary offices at lis w.
Alameda.
Mrs. Leo Peshkin and children
Frances and Paul of Chicago have
been the guests since the Holi-
days of the Louis E. Zimblers, E.
18th and will remain indefinitely.
The Arizona post., 1948-01-16

Relaxing as guests at the Seneca
Guest House are Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Rumm, and Mr.. Ike Levine
Toronto; Mrs. Gussie Peltzmar
and Miss Blanche Phelman, N
Y. c.; Mrs. Ruth Jacobs and chill
dren Frank, S, and Hedy, /, also
of N. Y. C. Recent dinner guests
at the Seneca include Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Cohen and Mr.. and Mrs
Ross, Tucson. Visiting the Rumms
were Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Epstein
also of Toronto.
Bruce Remer, ISL N. Stone, in
Chicago on business. He will re-
turn with his father, Morris Re-
mer, a well-known Chicago greet
ing card executive, who will visit
indefinitely.
Daniel Kagels, N. Treat, have
as guests Mrs. Sidney Cohen and
young daughter, Beryl, of Chi
cago. Mr.. Cohen, who is Mrs.
Kagels brothery will join them
on the 10Th. After a short stay
they will wind up their winter
vacation in Los Angeles.
Mrs. Ruth Ross, E. Hampton,
has been on the coast the past
few weeks and is expected back
next week.
Leo Shapiro, Chicago, is spend
ing the winter with his sister and
brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Tannebaum, E. End.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Alper and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Greenspan
of Detroit are spending the month
in Tucson. Mr.. and Mrs. Green
span have been previous visitors.
The Arizona post., 1948-01-16

A surprise birthday party was
given for Mrs. Sam Sarko, Jan.
8, by Mrs. Nathan Fishman, Mrs.
Ben Nathanson and Mrs. Harry
Segal at the Broadway Plaza Apis.
on E. Broadway.
Nathan Fishman of Detroit and
now in Tucson with Mrs. Fish
man visiting their daughter, Ger
aldine, is in Houston on a bust
ness trip and will return in a few
days.
Mrs. Sam Sloan was indisposed
for few days last week.
Jerome Paul Pollack, grand
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Skora, E. Seneca, and nephew of
Mrs. Aaron Paul, N. Tyndall, Wis
tied in Tucson during the holi-
days. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathan Pollack (the former
Frances Skora) of Chicago. Je-
rome is 10 and made the trip
alone.
Guests expected by Mr.. and
Mrs. Max Frank, N. Euclid, in
clude Mr.. A. Cohen, Pontiac,
Mich, and Mrs. Frank KeSSler,
Adrian, Mich.
Edith Ginsberg, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Ginsberg, E.
9Th, was the guest of honor at a
Surprise Sweet Sixteen" birth
day party given by Jane and June
Glassberg and Carolyn May, Jan.
2, at the Glassberg home. En- route
to L. A., Mrs. Ginsberg's brother
and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Rossen, Detroit, Mich, stopped
off here for three-day visit.
The Arizona post., 1948-01-16
Social and
Rsrsona(

Heralding the 18th birthday OF
Sandy Fischman, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Gus Fischman, E. Drach-
man, last Friday evening some
close friends help celebrate. JOIN
ing her at home were Army Bob
inson, Sunny Powell and Mort
Reich, Bobby Brooks and Mlcky
Morris.
Hosts to several relatives and
friends are Mr.. and Mrs. Hyman
Epstein, E. 9Th. They are Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Eppy, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Mass, Jack Epstein, Jack Green
berg.
Stanley Yuden arrived several
weeks ago to join his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Yuden and sister
Tobey, who have lived in Tucson
on N. End for the past year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raphael Brandes
spent week on the Coast visiting
San Diego, Los Angeles and San
Francisco.
DR.. and Mrs. Joe Starman, chill
dren Marion II, Sheila 8, of De-
troit are spending the winter here
and living on E. Seneca.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kipnis OF
Chicago are visiting their daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Les Galst, N. Tyndall. Mr.. Kip
mis- is a Chicago cattleman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Finley, E.
4th, have visiting them their cou-
sin. Nat Weisman of Brooklyn.
He will also go to the Coast.
Rose London, E. 5th, is recupe-
rating from surgery. Her hus-
band, Bill, is here from Minnea-
polls and will stay some time.
Mrs. S. Iskowitz, Pittsburgh,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. ia
cob Weinberg, 2340 E. Seneca.
Mrs. Frances Rogers, prominent
clubwoman of Baltimore, is spend
ing a few weeks in Tucson, living
on E. Hawthorne. She is a good
friend of Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Leaf,
1920 E. Silver.
Guests of Mrs. Gertrude Parker,
T Greenlee Rd on New Years
Eve, included Messrs. and Mines.
Harry Penn, Louis Zunin, the
Zeitzess, Mrs. Hattie Rogers, Abe
Kriegstein, and Misses Marion
Miller and Adrienne Penn.
Miss Joan Fried, Beverly Hills,
left the first of the year after
spending the holidays with her
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Penn, E. 9Th.
The Arizona post., 1948-01-16

Mrs. Leon Cohen and children,
E. Hawthorne, accompanied by
their aunt, Mrs. Frances Eisen-
berg of New York, visited in Los
Angeles. Mrs. Eisenberg has since
returned home.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-05-13
Health Dept. Asks Citizens
To Help Combat Robes

Realizing the seriousness of Rabies,
the Vocational agriculture teachers,
the veterans teachers, the County
Agriculture agency, in fact the entire
Coordinating council with the Heal,
tn department have arranged to give
their services to campaign against
Rabies in Holmes county.
Now, if the people who have dogs
will cooperate as well as these agen-
cies, we will 60 long way toward
Kidding the county of this terrible
scourge.
The clinics for the purpose of i'm
munizing the dogs will be held in
some 35 or 40 centers in the county,
making it as convenient as possible
to all.
The cost will be only Is cents per
dog We plan to have these clinics
May 90 The place, and hour will be
advertised as thoroughly as possible
and we hope you will take advantage
of it by having your dogs there at
the hour.
w. H. WEEKS, M. D. Director
Holmes County Health Dept.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-05-13

Our guest editorial writer for the
week is Mrs. Mary D. Cain, publish
er and editor of the Summit Sun
which she founded thirteen years
ago. Mrs. Cain is one of Mississippi's
outstanding women as well as be-
ing talented and gifted writer. She
was one of the founders and is the
president of the Mississippi Fedora
ton of Press Women, affiliated with
the National Federation of Press Wo-
men. She is also vice president in
charge of membership in the Missis-
sippi Federation of Business and
Professional Women.
But Mary's love first of all is for
her husband, John Cain and for the
Summit Sun which she started ION
shoestring the whole sum of $3.50
She is a graduate of Hillman col
lege where she majored in piano and
speech. She had a special course in
journalism at LSU and started her
newspaper career fifteen years ago
writing for II. Rey Bonney who then
published the Summit Sentinel and
the McComb Journal. After 13 mon
tbs with Mr. Bonney Mrs. Cain de-
cided to go into the field on her own
and started, as she said, on shoe
string. Today she has a debt-free,
well equipped plant.
She is a Jeffersonian Democrat
and Baptist but in her own words
cloves 'em all"
She believes women have much
to offer this great country as citi-
zens if awakened to their true re-
sponsibilities.
Turn to the editorial page for Mrs,
Gains editorial.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-05-13
Last Music Recital
10 Be Held Sunday

The final music recital of the Dur
ant High school term is set for Sun
day, under the direction of Mrs. L.
c. Lipsey, music instructor. The pro-
gram will be held at $50 p. m. and
will include two Rhythm Band num-
bers played and sung by second and
third graders.
- Piano students to be presented in
solo are: Mary E. Rhyme, Jerry Pill
grim, jeanette Englemann, Edith
Ann Moss, Joyce Hathorn, Saranell
Howard, Larry Day, Virgil Mcbride,
James Pilgrim, Betty 10 Mcclellan,
Elizabeth Montgomery, Trudy
Henry, Barbara Gibson and Shirley
Mitchell.
Others to be presented in re-
cital are Carol Watkins, Carolyn In
man, Nell Allen, Bessie Burrell
, Carol Montgomery, and Rose
Counts.
An invitation has been extended
by Mrs. Lipsey to the general pub
lie.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-05-13
Goodman Graduation
To Be Held Friday

GOODMAN, Miss, May 10-The
final exercises and presentation of
certificates will be held at the Pub
lie School auditorium Friday, May
IA, at p. m. The professional will
be played by Miss Virginia Breazeale
and Rev. S. L. MCCULLOUGH will give
the invocation, it has been announc-
ed by r. w. Almond, school official
The senior class will present the
following program: Salutatory, Pau
line Hand; class history, William
Parks; class prophecy, Carolyn Bur
rell; duet, 'In A Polish Garden" Will
liam, by Anne Branch and Pauline
Hand; class will, Ray Crawford;
class speaker, Anne Branch; valedic-
tory, Martha Jean Schrock.
Superintendent j. G.. Jacob will
make the presentation of certificates
and awards. S. L. MCCULLOUGH will
pronounce the benediction.
The college will present its an
nual play May II in the II. j. c
auditorium. LENA Rivers" modern
dramatization of Mary ]. Holmes
most popular novel, by Ned Albert,
will be given, under the supervision
of Zilpha E. Mansell, director.
Those in the cast include Arda
Joy Reed, Grace Harpole, Make
Bruce, Fannie Lynn Young, Jose
phine Waller, Marthajo Bacon, John
Howard Douglas, David Mcdonald,
Edith Moore, Richard Bacon, James
Mccullough, Charles Porter and
Wilma Barkely.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-05-13
Jaytees Inaugurate
Boost Durant' Program

A "Boost Durant" program is UNI
der Inauguration by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, headed by
Robert K. Ray, president. The pro-
motion idea will be carried out
through contest in which new
slogan for the town will be selected.
The contest, open to all persons
claiming Durant as their home, will
be judged by committee of Jay
Gees with the winner to receive a
cash prize of $40. Slogans must be
submitted on an official entry blank
which may be obtained at five bust
ness places.
Stores where entry blanks may be
obtained are Western Auto, Piggy
Wiggly, Tommie's cafe, Howell and
Heggie, City Drug store, and any
gasoline service station.
at costs nothing to enter, so get
an entry blank and give your town
boost" Mr.. Ray urges.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-05-13
HJC President Has
Heart Attack Saturday

President Ras M. Branch Of
Holmes Junior college, who had a
heart attack Saturday at p. m. at
his home, has been reported in an
improved, though still critical con-
dition.
On Sunday morning he was re-
moved from his home to the jack
son Baptist hospital after he had
not responded to local treatment, it
was said. r. W. Almond, H. J. C..
press representative, said Wednesday
a definite change in his condition
might not be known for two days.
At that time he had been in an
oxygen tent since entering the hos
pital Sunday morning.
Graduation services are to be held
as previously announced.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-05-13
Sheriff And Deputies
Make Whiskey HauIs

Sheriff Ellis E. Wynn and his de-
puties recently discovered and seiz-
ed whiskey from several widely sep
arated spots in the county. Eleven
and one-half gallons, of which five
gallons were moonshine, were hauled
to the county Jail for disposal at an
early date. A still containing 100 gal
Ions of mash was found and de-
stroyed near Lexington Sunday af-
ternoon. A total of go taxpaid bot
ties were captured within the last
seven days.
Hauls began Thursday when sew
eral hundred yards south of Tchula
three gallons Of taxpaid liquor in
pint-size bottles were found, follow
ed by discovery on Friday Of one
half case taxpaid whiskey east OF
Durant between the city limits and
Big Black river.
Saturday morning four gallons OF
keyed moonshine and one dozen
bottles of taxed whiskey were cap
tured from Henrietta McAtee, Col
ored, one and one-half miles south
of Goodman. At 5 p. m. Saturday
one-half case of whiskey, also taxed,
was seized at Cruger. Saturday night
c. B. Griffin, Negro, was caught in
Lexington on the street in posses
sion of one gallon of moonshine, and
on Sunday afternoon around o.
clock. a still containing mash and
found three and one-half miles
south of Lexington was located and
destroyed.
No persons were apprehended
during the process of seizure.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-05-13
Durant High School
Names Honor Students

Honor students of Durant High
school as named recently are Miss
Ila May Robinson, validictorian, Miss
Bessie Burrell, salutatorian, and
Frank Drake, third honor student.
Fourth honor student is Ann Heggie,
with James Whitehouse, Jr., winning
fifth honors.
Miss Robinson is the daughter of
Mrs. Amy Robinson and Miss Bur-
rell, the daughter of MIR. and Mrs. o.
c. Burrell. Third honor student,
Frank Drake, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl F. Drake, was also an en-
trant in the State Track meet at
Mississippi college, in Clinton.
Miss Heggie is the daughter of the
w. S. Heggies, and James White
house, fifth honor student, the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Whitehouse.
Students chosen by the school to
recently besides young Drake were
Chicken" Barranco, and Reedy Nc
Lellan.
The five high honor students will
present graduating speeches on
Thursday, May 20, at 8 p. m. at
which time there will be no regular
visiting address.
Senior class exercises were held
Wednesday, at 1920 o'clock, when
the class history and prophecy were
read. Students participating were
Nancy Ann Tatum, class will; Gene
Irving, class prophecy, and Robert
Love, giftorian. Each senior was pre-
scented gift.