The Durant news., 1948-01-08
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES

BY Hasol 01mnon
Monday. January 5th, was good
day for Holmes county.
Ellis E. Wynn was sworn IN as
sheriff of this county for the ensu-
ing four years.
The first thing Mr.. Wynn did after
the oath of office was to ask
for Divine Guidance in the task ne
has undertaken.
The Rev. L. E. Burnette, Lexing-
ton pastor, was present on request
of Mr.. Wynn and conducted the oe'
yotional in the sheriffs office.
The Rev. Burnette used for M
scripture the beautiful words OF the
23rd Psalm.
The Lord Is my Shepherd;
shall not want.
He maksth me to lie dowu In
green pastures; hs lsadsth me
besias the still wotsrs.
He restorsth my souls he lsod-
eth me In the paths Of righteous
ness foe His names sake.
Yea. though I walk through
the valley Of the shadow OF
dsoth. I win fsur no evil. tor
thou ere with me; thy rod and
thy staff they comfort me.
Thou prepmest q toble before
me In the presence of mine enc
mica; thou anointsst my hsod
with oil, my cup runnsth over.
Surely goodness and mercy
sholl follow me oil the days OF
my life, and I win dwell In the
house Of the Lord forever.
Then followed prayer for guio'
ance in the task undertaken Tor the
New Year.
With such an attitude Mr.. Wynn
cannot help but be one OF the fines'
officials ever to serve Holmes coun-
He should, and will. have the sup
port Of every good citizen OF Holmes
Elected with clear-cut mandate
from the people Of Holmes county
Mr.. Wynn will have the loyalty and
support Of every law-abiding citizen
in his efforts to clean up this county
and restore it to its rightful place II
A headline in the Kosciusko Star
Herald says:
Bootlegasrs Not Welcome
Attol1s New Sheriff Pledges Stric
Enforcssnsnt of Law
There followed a statement from
Attala's new sheriff, Mr.. E. c. Hal
in which he said rumor has it tina
an exodus Of bootleggers is expect
ed to take place from surrounding
counties into Attala.
81 cannot prevent their movint
in, perhaps" said Mr.. Hall, but
can certainly assist them in moving
out"
He continued: "the people of At
tala county know the law. II they
wish to cooperate with me and re
frain from bootlegging, all Will o.
well between us. If not, let this b'
notice that l will get them even
tually.
"It will be my policy to make raid
as the public calls for them--on an!
and all persons and places.
The above statement will be o
widespread interest in Holmes coun
ty, especially in Durant.
We congratulate Sheriff Hall 10
his fortnight stand and hope ne
one hundred per cent successful II
his job.
The Hon. Will M. Wilmington o
Greenwood, has announced ne WI
retire from Congress at the expira
ton of his present term atter .
Years of service to the Third Con
District and his country
He will be 70. -,
MIR. Wilmington has long bee
recognized as the outstanding au
thority on flood control in Congress
The service he has rendered as CHAIR
man of this committee in the Demo
cratic Congress and as ranking mi
nority member lately has been 9
great value to the whole country
His retirement will cause universa
regret in Congress among memper
of both branches for he has Ion
been a highly respected figure L
w. :.
Our esteemed Congressman Whi'
tington embodied many OF the pes
attributes to be found in public ser
wants.
Mr.. Wilmington is man OF cnar
acter and ability, of unquestionso III
tergrity. a,
We need more men of his charac
ter in Washington.
With his retirement Mr.. VIM,
tington has the best wishes OF d
the people in the Third District
He has served us well