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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
Red Cross Receives
Call For Boats

The Holmes County Chapter has
received one direct and one indirect
call for boats due to the high water
in our county. This call was made
to the disaster chairman, E. E. Wynn,
who. instructed the office to contact
the area office in Atlanta. This was
done and we were advised the Red
Gross through the Coast Guard and
Army will send boats into flooded
district only in case they are needed
for emergency rescue work to evacu-
ate families who must be rehabili-
tated because of floods.
Two years ago when materials for
building boats was not available the
Red Cross sent hundreds of boats
into Holmes county but at this time
labor and building materials are
available and the program is not op-
Grated on individual needs but as
stated above on emergency rescue
basis. The Atlanta office has one Of
its disaster workers, Miss Elinor
Ramsey, stationed in Greenwood.
She will be on hand and ready to
notify headquarters as to the flood
conditions.
The Red Cross stands ready to take
over in emergency.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
W. H. Hendrix Passes
Al Butler, Alabama

w. H. Hendrix, of Toxey, Alaba-
ma, died February 10th at the Bar
Der Hospital, of Butler, Alabama, at
the age of SO.
He was a brother-in-law of Mrs.
E. R. Gibson of Durant. Mrs. Gibson
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Gibson OF
Lexington attended the funeral.
He was married to Addie kimball
of Toxey, Alabama, who preceded
him in death by eight years.
He is survived by one. daughter
Mrs. Olive Pearl Nicely, of Gilbert
Town, Alabama, two sons, Ray Hen
dirk and J. H. Hendrix, of Toxey,
Alabama.
Mr.. Hendrix was member OF the
Methodist Church, Mason, and was
buried in the Pleasant Hill Gene
terry with Masonic Rites from the
Pleasant Hill Church on February
18th. Causey Funeral Holme, OF York,
Alabama, was in charge of arrange
mentS.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
Miss Mildred KiIlebrew
Active At MSCW

Miss Mildred Killebrew, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John r. KillebreW,
of Goodman, took part in the tradi-
tional Junior Night at MSCW on
Friday night, February Is, in Poin-
dexter Hall.
This musical program is presented
by the junior music majors and min
ors to prepare them for their full
length recital which will be held in
their senior year. Miss Killebrew's
piano rendition was of Friedman
Gaertner's "Weiner Tame No. l."
While at MSCW Miss Killebrew
has been active in the Vesper Choir,
being a member for three years and
at present holding the position OF
treasurer. She has also been mem
Der of the concert orchestra and the
Blue Serenaders, the college dance
orchestra. She is outstanding in Me-
thodist activities on the campus and
a member of both the Wesley Choral
Group and treasurer of the Wesley
Players.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
W. B. HoIeomb Passes
Al TupeIo Home

Of interest to many Durant and
Holmes county friends and relatives
was the notice appearing in Wednes-
days Jackson Daily News concern
ing the death of Mr.. w. B. Holcomb,
at his home in Tupelo Monday. Mr..
Holcomb suffered heart attack. He
was AZ.
A graduate OF Mississippi College,
he took an active interest in sports.
He was a member of the Board of
Trustees of the Tupelo Public
Schools. He came to Tupelo in 1928
and was engaged in the lumber bus
mess with his brother. Later he was
associated with the Pegues Furniture
Company.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at the First Baptist
Church in Tupelo with the Rev. H.
r. Holcomb, a brother, officiating.
Interment was in. Glenwood Gene
terry.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Mary
Pegues Holcomb; a daughter. Mar
allyn Holcomb; his mother, Mrs. w.
B. Holcomb, ST., of Bogalusa, Louis
lana; sister, Mrs Jim Brix of Bo-
galusa; and three other brothers, T.
L. Holcomb of Nashville, r. c. Hol-
comb of Kosciusko, and Holly Hol-
comb of Veronica, California.
DR.. r. L. Holcomb is executive
secretary of the Baptist Sunday
School Board at Nashville.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
Big Blaek Swamp
Yields S40O. Whiskey
In Raid Today
Constable Griffin And
Deputies Take Eight
Gases From Boot

Bootlegging has degenerated into
a dirty. risky business in these parts
as evidenced by the raid made this
morning near Durant by Constable
Casey Griffin assisted by Deputy
Sheriff George Bailey and Deputy
Sheriff w. H. Byrd. The raid cost
someone about S400 worth of intoxi-
cants at present wholesale prices.
Around eight cases of whiskey,
gin and wines, many of the bottles
covered with mud from the Big
Black swamp, were found by the
law enforcement officials in boat
moored about one-fourth of a mile
back in the swamp in the high water.
The boat was partially hidden in a
thicket.
Nearby were two negroes sitting
in another boat.
Whiskeys taken included many of
the better known brands, Sunny
Brook. Seagram's and l. w. Harper.
Several bottles of whiskey and
wine were also found just adjacent
to the premises of the joint on high
way IL allegedly operated by James
Mcbride and or Stanley Woodall,
This place is just outside the city
limits of Durant.
The other whiskey taken from the
boat was about one-half of mile
from the Mcbride or Woodall place
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
Holmes Delegation
Attends Jackson
Protest Meeting
Edwin White Serves
On Resolutions
Committee Thursday

Holmes county was well represent
ed at the mass meeting called in
Jackson Thursday by Governor
Fielding Wright to protest the en-
actment of anti-southern legislation
as proposed by President Truman
and the national Democratic party.
Edwin White. of Lexington, was
elected as a member of the resolu-
tions committee from the Third Con-
gressional District and helped draft
the protests which will be forwarded
to national Democratic leaders.
Among those attending from Hol-
mes county were David Miles, Nor
man Weathersby, Wilburn Hooker,
H. w. Watson. Allan Ramsey, Will
Barrett, Pat M. Barrett, ]. r. VIII
liams, Edwin White, George Pat
terson, w. H. Fincher, T. M. Williams
d. c. Lundy, Denton Rosamond, P
H. Williams, H. L. Nichols, Henri P
Watson, w. r. Ellis, Miss Hazel
Brannon.
Hon. w. P. Hammett, Hon. G. H
Love and Mrs. Love, Sen. j. S. Wat
son, Hon. w. L. Ellis.
r. L. Ray, George Crow, o. w
Nixon, Willie Henry, Reeves Vandi
yer, Richard Byrd, of Tchula.
c. G. Campbell, Frank Eakin, Top
py Hathcock, Vincent Liberto, OF
Thornton.
c. v. Maxwell, H. S. McKie, w. S
Owen, the Rev. Curtis, E. c. Worthy
Pickens.
A. E. Branch. Hugh Mcclellan
Clarence Robertson, Walter Durham
I. M. Mcclellan, F. v. McCullar, all
of Durant.
r. M. Branch, w. A. Thomas, OF
Goodman, and A. J. Stevens, Jr, OF
West.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
Two Raids Net About
Three Cases whiskey

Two raids on Saturday, February
18th, netted the Deputies of Holmes
county about three cases of whiskey.
The first raid conducted Saturday
morning at Park Inn, highway 81
joint south of Durant, netted one pint
of whiskey on the premises and six
teen pints located on adjacent prop
erty.
Deputy Sheriff George Bailey, De-
putty w. H. Byrd and Constable
Casey Griffin conducted the raids.
Taylor's Place
Taylor's Place near Tchula, south
on highway 40, was raided Saturday
afternoon by the same deputies "a
listed above plus R. B. Jenkins. Of
Durant, who was deputized for the
raids.
About two cases of whiskey was
found on adjacent property. The
whiskey was found by Mr.. Jenkins.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
Mrs. Alice 5. Gadberry
Buried In Durdnt

Mrs. Alice Selma Gadberry. former
Durant resident, died at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. Jewell Webb. at
Darlington, Kentucky, February 18th
at the age of sc. She had been i'll
fifteen months.
Services were held in Durant Sun
day afternoon at the Methodist
Church. DR.. E. R. Smoot, pastor, Of
ficiated and he was assisted by the
Rev. S. d. Garrett. Burial was in
Mizpah Cemetery beside her hus-
band, the late J. A. Gadberry.
She leaves ore daughter, Mrs.
Webb, and one son, j. A. Gadberry,
of Paducah, Kentucky; one grandson,
Ruben Jenkins, USA, stationed in
Texas, who formerly resided in
Durant; two granddaughter, Ouida
June Gadberry and Alice Ann Cad
berry, of Paducah, Kentucky.
The body arrived in Durant Sat
urday and was taken to the home of
Mrs. Lauraene J. Wilkes.
Pallbearers were Arnold Renack-
er, B. F. Ray, w. E. Howell, Phil
Terry, Harvey Wilburn and Turnage
Williams.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
Wilton Ephroim CressweII
Gets Law Decree

UNIVERSITY, Miss, February
18-Willia,n Ephraim Cresswell, of
Durant, is among 80 students who
were graduated from the University
of Mississippi in the end of the first
semester.
Cresswell received his Bachelor of
Laws degree.
All mid-term graduates will 60
through commencement exercises
and receive their diplomas with the
class graduating in May.
Editors Note: Young Cresswen has
opened a law office in the Peoples
Bank Building and will practice in
Durant, his friends in Holmes coun-
ty will be interested to hear.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
Judge I. P. Guyton
Passes In Kostiusko
Brother Of West
Women Is Buried
Sunday Afternoon

Services for Judge Thomas Percy
Guyton. prominent civic leader,
Spanish-American war veteran and
chancery judge of Mississippi's sixth
chancery district for q years, who
died at his home in Kosciusko Fri
day night after lingering illness,
were held at 2 Sunday afternoon
at the First Baptist Church.
He was a brother of Mrs. George
Gordin, of West.
The Rev. Rowe c. Holcomb, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, assisted
by the Rev. Ell. Cunningham of
Drew, officiated. Burial was in the
city cemetery. Judge Guyton was IL.
Judge Guyton was the son of the late
Lifelong resident of Attala county,
David Thomas Guyton who came
here from GAINESVILLE, Georgia, and
Mrs. Susie Ellington Guyton of West.
He was graduated at Mississippi A.
& M. College in 1898 and received a
degree in law at Columbia Universe
ty. Washington, D. c., where he was
connected with the U. S. Treasury
Department for a short time.
Judge Guyton was a member Of
the Attala County and Mississippi
Bar Associations and was active in
the Mississippi State College Alumni
Association. He saw service during
the Spanish-American War and was
a member of the Mississippi House
of Representatives before his cleo
ton as chancery judge. He was a
Baptist and Mason and remained
active in civic and church work un-
til his health failed within the past
few months. He retired from public
office last year after completing his
seventh term as chancery judge.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Annie
Love Guyton, four sons, D. T. Guy
ton, Memphis; Percy Love Guyton,
Briscoe, Tenn; Earl Guyton, Kosciu-
sko; Fred Guyton, Oklahoma City,
Okla; two daughters, Annie Ruth
Guyton, Memphis; Mrs. c. T. Kirk,
Sebring, Fla; two sisters, Mrs. Geor-
&c Gordin, West; Miss Pearl Guyton,
two brothers, Prof. Grady
Guyton. University of Mississippi,
Oxford; Joe D. Guyton, Kosciusko.
Pallbearers were w. w. DeLoach,
L. L. Brown, David Fullilove. c. M.
McCook, L. T. Suber. Allen Guess,
Joe Frank Allen, Tom Nicely. Honor
airy pallbearers were Percy Atwood,
J. M. Knots, B. G. Webb, E. L. Ray,
Attala County Bar Association.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
c. S. Hill Makes
Straight A Average

Twelve honor students in the
School of Agriculture at Mississippi
State College who maintained a
straight A average last semester
were announced today by Associate
Dean c. B. Colmer as follows:
Murray Milas Alexander, Green
vile; Frederick Beckett, Bruce;
Everette Wesley Garrison, Noxapa-
ter; Charles Hill, Durant; Fred L.
Jordan, Millry, Alabama; Joe G..
Martin, Ripley; Edward c. Make,
Greenwood; William H. Morgan, Jr,
Morgan City; r. j. Reynolds, Harp
erville; Eugene T. Roberts, Amory;
Lott B. Smith, Magnolia; and Rufus
P. Stainback, Minter City.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
Consolidation Of
School Districts
Denied By Board

The petition signed by qualified
electors of the Harmony Consolidat-
ed School District, Holmes County,
asking for a consolidation of the
Harmony Consolidated School Dis
trict with the West Line Consolidat-
ed School District was denied in a
meeting Friday afternoon in Lexing-
ton by the members of the Holmes
County School Board.
The petition and consolidation was
denied due to the fact that there was
not majority of the qualified elect
ors in the Harmony District signing
the petition for consolidation.
Members of the Holmes County
School Board are Jesse Walton, beat
one; DR.. j. S. Rosamond, beat two;
w. G.. McMullen, beat three; M. L.
Smith, beat four; and L. w. Parker
beat five.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
Holmes Battery B
Helps Greenwood
Fight Flood Waters
40-Foot Crest Is
Expected In Delta
City Saturday

Men and boys from all over Hol-
mes county, members of Battery B,
Hath Field Artillery of the Mississip-
pi National Guard, are in Green
wood to help citizens of the Delta in
their fight against raging flood
waters that have broken all existing
records for high water above Green
wood.
Greenwood is making feverish pre-
parations to combat flood which
is estimated will crest there Satur-
day, February 21st, at 40 feet, one
tenth of foot below the highest it
has ever been in the city's history.
The situation is becoming more
critical by the hour, according to re-
ports of the Greenwood station of
the Vicksburg Engineers. The Yazoo
River has risen at least one and one
half inches each hour for sixteen
hours straight Tuesday.
In addition to the National Guard
a number of prisoners at Parchman
are working "a hours a day assisted
by Greenwood labor in sacking and
hauling dirt to the critical areas.
The U. S. Engineers are cooperating
100 per cent in manpower, super
vision, and equipment. All pumps
have been installed and are ready to
60. All forces are working "a hours
day.
A levee is being constructed by
the Engineers just off highway 80
running north to the Tallahatchie
River to protect that section.
The State Guard has been alerted
also to take over patrol duties if
needed.
Holmes county Guardsmen are not
expected to return until after the
danger of the flood has passed.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
Two Holmes Men Are
Bound Over To Grand
Jury For Larceny
Theft Of Cows Is
Involved In Charge;
Arrested At Memphis

Alvin Brock and Rudolph An
drews have been bound over to the
Holmes County Grand Jury under
$1,000 bond each on a charge of lar
ceny in connection with the theft
of several cows. The case was tried
before JP w. D. Ford in Lexington
Tuesday afternoon.
The men were arrested by Mem
phis police early Monday morning
about two o'clock on the tip of Hol-
mes County Sheriff Ellis E. Wynn
who had been investigating cattle
rustling in this county for several
weeks.
The men were arrested a.
soon as they arrived in Memphis.
They had eight cows with them at
the time of their arrest.
One of the cows was positively
identified as stolen by the owner
and two of the other cows have been
identified almost positively awaiting
the return of the cows from Mem
phis.
Deputies from the Sheriff's office
went to Memphis Wednesday to
| drive the truck load OF cows back.
They are expected early today and
will be placed in the barn of E. w.
Ellison.
Any citizen who has had Gown
missing for the past several week1
is invited to view the cows.
Sheriff Wynn had notified High
way Patrolmen to be on the alert
for the truck in which the two men
were travelling. License number az
the truck was known to and given
by Sheriff Wynn to the Memphis.
authorities who apprehended the
men.
They are out on $1,000 bond until
the Grand Jury meets in April.
The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton is also reported to be interested
in the case.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
.$1,7&.23 Raised In
Holmes Polio Drive
Lexington Leeds County
With $753. o.; Durunt
Gives $4l5.o1

Mrs. Pat Barrett County Chair
man, makes the following report of
the annual March of Dimes cam
paign:
Lexington, Mrs. John GWin, Jrr
Chairman, $753.04.
Durant, Miss Sara Howard, Chair
man, $415.9l.
Owens, Mrs. Mildred Ingold,
Chairman, $3.50.
Thornton, Mrs. Bobby Garrard,
Chairman, $60.4O.
Ebenezer, Mrs. X. D. Henry, Chair
man, $25.71.
Acona, Mrs. Pete Downer. Chair
man, $500.
West, Mrs. Clyde Cade, Chairman,
$77.74.
Pickens. Mrs. Stewart Bridgeforth,
Chairman, $69.28. .
Gwin, Mrs. Gordon Lyon, Chair
man, $3.50.
Franklin. Mrs. Robert Lipsey,
Chairman, $3.50.
Cruger, Mrs. Grey Griffin, Chair
man, $1,000.
Coxburg, Mrs. Lillian HOcutt,
Chairman, $4,000.
Richland, Mrs. j. E. Chisolm,
Chairman, $3.40.
Tchula, Mrs. w. j. Penn, Chair
man. $137.56.
Goodman, Mrs. Dave Gulledge,
Chairman, $47.00.
Clover School Colored, $3.50
Saints Industrial School, Colored,
$500.
Mrs. Barrett wishes to express her
appreciation to all who aided in the
campaign, particularly the communi-
ty chairmen who gave of their time
and effort to make the drive success
full and to everyone who contribut-
ed of their means.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
Rev. MCCULLOUGH
Will Preach Sunday

The Rev S. l.. MCCULLOUGH will
preach at the Durant Presbyterian
Church Sunday, February 22nd, at
eleven o'clock.
A moving picture will be shown
at the church at seven o'clock in the
evening featuring war scenes in
China and the Far East taken after
World War III.
All members are urged to be pre-
sent at both these meetings and the
public is cordially invited.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
Calvin Box Passes
Al Durant FRIDAY

Mr.. Calvin Box, u, passed away
at his home in Durant Friday, Feb
ruary 18th.
The Rev. A. B. Jones, Baptist min
lister, conducted funeral services at
the Hickory Flat Baptist Church at
2 p. m, February 18th. He was buri-
ed at the Hickory Flat Cemetery.
Mr.. Box is survived by one son,
Mack Box, and one sister, Matte
Strong, both of Durant.
He married Anna Cox of Hickory
Flat in 1904 who died some years
ago.
He was a member of the Hickory
lat Baptist Church.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
New California Cote
Aids March Of Dimes
With Coffee Day

Around $4,000 was raised for the
March of Dimes at the recent Coffee
Day held at the New California
Cafe, according to Mr.. T. G.. O'Briant,
owner.
Mr.. O'Briant gave all of the pro-
ceeds for that days coffee business
to the March of Dimes and this aid
ed materially in the total amount
raised in Durant in the infantile
paralysis campaign.
Members of the Y-Teen group as
sisted in serving coffee that day at
the New California.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
BPW Clubs Have 81
Members In Holmes

The Business and Professional
Women's Clubs, Mississippi Fedora
ton, has three clubs with combin-
ed membership of eighty-two mem
bers in Holmes county, according to
the membership report.
The clubs are Lexington, with 33
members; Durant, 20 members and
Tchula, 20 members.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
Singing Convention At
Canton Sunday, Feb. %

The Madison County Singing Con-
vention will meet in the courthouse
at Canton Sunday, February 22nd
1000 a. m. to 400 p. m.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19

Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Longinotti left
Sunday for Washington and New
York where they will spend several
days.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
Friday, February 20

3:00-Goodman VS.. Valley (boys)
4:00-Lexington VS.. Valley (girls)
5:00-Lexington VS.. Winner of West
Blackhawk game (boys)
6:00-West VS.. Blackhawk (girls)
7:30-Carrollton VS.. Winner of Dur
ant-Calvary game (boys)
:30-Carrollton VS.. Winner of Dur
antCalvary game (girls)
Winners of Thursday and Friday
games will play in the tourney finals
Saturday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
Big Black Tourney
Opens In Lexington

The Big Black Basketball Tourna-
ment begins at the Lexington Gym
Thursday at o'clock and will con-
tinue through Saturday.
Admission will be 20 and IS cents
per session.
The schedule is as follows:
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
Thursday, Eebruury Is

3:00-Durant VS.. Calvary (boys)
4:00-Durant VS.. Calvary (girls)
6:00-West VS.. Blackhawk (boys)
7:00-Vaiden VS.. Coxburg (girls)
8:00-Vaiden VS.. Coxburg (boys)
, 1948-06-26

Given the proper setting,
one Of the first things to be af-
fected by the clash Of differ
ent cultures is language.
Especially is this true in cases
where a dominant race holds
undisputed sway over the
lives and fortunes of a subject
group. This phenomenon is
fairly consistent in its mani
festation throughout the en-
tire range of history, and goes
far to explain the presence and
wide influence Of the Romance
Anglo-Saxon, Slavic, and
other language systems out
side Of their places Of origin,
Of The Kings English a
British poet has said:
Twas Greek at first;
That Greek was Latin made;
That Latin, French;
From French to English
strayed."
This is both a distortion and
an understatement; for on the
one hand, the writer makes
use Of a bold assumption that
is in no way borne out by the
facts; while, on the other, he
completely ignores the para
mount influence on the Eng
lish language of the Anglo
Saxon invasion of Britain.
Nevertheless, he does, in a
way, present in metric form
the general idea before us.
Prior to the year 1848, and
long afterwards, the Virgin
Islands were to become the
proving ground for the work
ing out Of a peculiar linguis-
tic development, involving, as
, 1948-06-26
THE CREOLE
BY Chas. H. Emanuel
Freedom Centennial Publicity Committee

it did, the life of the African
slave in his efforts to adjust
himself to his Westernized
environment.
When it is taken into con
sideration that the slaves com
ing to these islands were
drawn from different African
tribes, each having its own par
ticular dialect and culture,
one can easily picture the ex-
tent of the confusion and fric-
ton that must have marked
the relations among slaves as
a group and between them
selves and their masters. In
addition to this, there was the
veritable babel of modern
languages that was to be heard
daily on the streets of our
towns in those days, especially
in St. Thomas, as ships Of
every nationality called at our
ports with their rich cargoes.
Out of this beWildering ar
ray of tongues, the African
built for himself a language
device compounded from them
all. Too many times we young
sters Of an older generation
have sat with itching ears,
discreetly taking in a CONVEX
sation between our elders,
only to hear them suddenly
break off into what, to us, was
an unknown tongue, when
ever the discussion reached a
point that was not considered
safe for our ears.
This strange language, as
we later learned, was Creole
which was the name given to.
a dialect, or adoption, created