davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-30

Before rs God-fearing people
old and young: . priest who
had real faith In bis heart,
old, old people who prayed for
nothing else % much - for
Gods kingdom. and simple
shepherds who welcomed the
message Of God. And above
an, Mary the pleased among
women.
(cepynghf b. The l,ssrsstis.al Council
n Religious Educatien - ksneH q =
PYotsstsnt denomisstieas. Released b
HWU Fesfures)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-30

during the past fiscal year ending
June 80, l948, under the federal
program to treat eligible veterans
for service-connected dental con-
ditions, VA reports.
More than 100000 cases were
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-30

treated by private dentists rrndcf
the home town" dental program
and about $4,000 In VA clinics.
Private dentists examined 10000
veterans, and VA staff dentists
100000.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-30

world-tlle birth OF
Jesus. CAS- is well
known. the first
calculators missed
the exact date by
four or five years;
but the main idea
is there all the
same.D With the
coming of the Son
of God to this
earth. il was as II
a twilight world
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-30
Before Sunrise
Lesson for January 2. 1919.

TAKE another look at your new
calendar. 1919 it says: l,949
years since the one single event
on which turns the history of the
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-30

was the Temple at Jerusalem, with
Its complicated ritual, its countless
beasts roasting on the great altar,
Its white-robed choirs chanting by
day and night.
The High Priest himself was
appointed by the Remain over
lords; chosen for his skin In
rabble-soothing, he held ONCE
on condition that he could hold
the masses in check. However,
the Jerusalem temple was
very small part of the actual
religious life of the ordinary
citizen.
Even the most religious would
see ~the place only few times
year. Jesus seldom referred to it,
and it was finally the leaders of
the established church who hound
ed him to his death.
The Sects
THEN as now, not all the religion
L of the people was confined to
the official priesthood and Officers
of the church." There were other
religious groups. unofficial sects,
and not all good. There were the
S d ducee aristocratic and
wealthy, protesting strictly this
world religion. not believing in any
life after death and rejecting most
of the Scriptures.
The Pharisees were the IN
official religious leaders of
Israel, as the priests were the
oiiicia; leaders. They were the
travelling preachers, the Bible
teachers. the ID. DIS of that
time. Closely associated with
these were the Scribes, experts
in the study of the laws OF
Moses.
They should have been good. but
what Jesus thought of them can
be seen in the clustering words Of
Matthew %
Watching for the Dawn
1T WAS a discouraging world in
L which to be born. Under the Ro-
man heel. with government in the
hands Of foreigners, with religion
under the leadership of political
bosses, hypocrites. church lawyers
and fanatics. it was not q hopeful
time.
And yet there were some
really Godlike souls. The
stories In Luke I and bring
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-30
Military Government

first saw the sun.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09

gals for Mississippi Shipping
Company, of New Orleans, during
the vessels stop at Buenos Aires
on a 47-day cruise, he was SO i'm
pressed by the arrangement and
facilities of the rev quarters that
he ordered his entire architectural
staff to inspect them.
General Pistarini didn't pay
too much attention to the luxuri-
GUS quarters for passengers other
than the technical features of the
construction and the finish of the
joiner work." said Lanier, "but
he termed the crew quarters,
which are air-conditioned and
have three lounges and four We
randas, the finest he had ever
seen. He said they were compa-
rablei with the passenger &C.
commodations of most great lin
ers. He wanted to be sure that
every member of his staff saw
these quarters in order to en-
phasize to them the programs
and his interest in benefits for all
the people"
|. General Pistarini told the
shipbuilding company executive
that he considered the United
States as the logical market for
much of the purchases of ma
chinery, dredges, other floating
equipment and commodities for
carrying out his program.
Depends On Dollar Exchange
This, of course, depends in a
great measure upon mutually sat
~isfactory arrangements for dollar
exchange" Lanier added. Great
Britain and Italy have been ia
vored thus far, because the Ar
gentine has seemingly unlimit-
er funds in terms of British
pounds but not too many dollars,
However, it seems to me that we
should be able to work this out
since right now the United States
lin, my personal opinion, has been
given one of its greatest oppor-
tunities to be a good neighbor'
and to develop long-range trade
of mutual benefit"
In reference to dollar exchange
arrangements, the shipbuilding
company official emphasized that
the United States now has an ex-
cellent opportunity to prime the
pump without extra cost in pur-
chasing grain and other food pro-
ducts from Argentina for ship
ment to Europe under present re-
lief plans. This would help Ar
gentina in its dollar exchange
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09

problem and also curtail the drain
on the American grain supply
which would be beneficial to our
own country, while providing re-
lief for Europe and dollars to Ar
gentina with which to purchase
machinery and floating equip
ment from the United States.
Scarcity of dollars for buying
United States equipment is a
problem, but it has not stopped
General Pistarini from placing
contracts in this country for the
purchase of equipment" said La
nier.
Purchase Huge Dredge
One of the largest cutter head
suction dredges ever built was
turned over to the Argentine re-
Gently at commissioning ceremon-
les in New Orleans. The 3,100-ton
dredge with a capacity of 5000 Gu
bic wards an hour was received
for General Pistarini by Engineer
Francisco Villafane, chairman of
the Technical Commission in the
United States for the Ministry of
Public Works.
1.-THE dredge, with tenders, pipe
and other equipment, represents
an investment of approximately
81, zoo, 000," Lanier stated. This
dredge, formerly the CHICAGO,
was built at the Avondale Marine
Ways, New Orleans. for an Amer
lean Dredging company, and be-
fore completion was sold by the
ingalls, Company to Argentina in
order to meet the immediate and
urgent requirements of the con-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09

more tugs to pull individual Or
groups of barges.
Several Of the new type Of
towboais and necessary barges
have been purchased in the Unit
ed States and are now in opera
ton in the Argentine, transport,
ing coal for the Argentine rail-
roads from Buenos Aires to Santa
Fe. Large numbers of barges
have been ordered from the Dra-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09

struction program.
This dredge, with the 1000
horsepower motor driven cutter
head. which is the most wonder
full ever built, and equipped with
a pump of 34-inch diameter sue
ton and 28-inch discharge, and a
total of 10000 horsepower in the
several generating units, will be
used to dredge the channel of the
River Plate, the dredged mate
rial, in turn, will be pumped
ashore through a floating pine
line, which in part is 10Y being
fabricated at Pascagoula, by the
ingalls, Shipbuilding Corporation,
to build up a huge public beach
and coastal park and highway at
Buenos Aires. The dredge began
its long voyage to Buenos Aires on
December Is, lowed by a large
Diesel electric tug purchased in
this country and manned by, Of
ficers and crew of the Argentine
navy.
ingalls, will also furnish the 81
inch dredge pipe lines and pom
toons, two derrick boats, a $500
ton motorship to handle supplies,
and two diesel tugboats to serve
as tenders for the dredge. To as
sisi tn carrying out the program
of General Pistarini, another
great dredge has been ordered
from the Ellicott Machine Cor
poration in Baltimore, which com
| pany built the dredge pumps witt
which ingalls, has equipped the
four great sea-going hopper
dredges under construction at Pas
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09

er in the United States" Lanier
pointed out. AS a result es these
studies. General Pistarini has
proceeded with his plan. looking
to the modernization Of his river
transport fleet, and for the first
time Argentina has adopted IN
part the North American system
of pushing large numbers of nest
ed barges in one tow with one
towhoat instead of using one or
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09
Argentine Program OF Economic Development Offers
Great Opportunities To United States, Lanier Says

The top official of Mississippi's
largest industry, as well as one of
the nations busiest shipbuilding
centers, arrived in Pascagoula re-
Gently after his fifth visit to the
Argentine during the past year.
In an interview which followed
his return to the United States,
Monro B. Lanier, president of
the ingalls, Shipbuilding Corpor-
alton, with shipyards in Pascagou-
la, Miss, and Decatur, Ala, ex-
pressed the opinion that Argen-
tina's program of economic and
physical improvement is zone of
the United States greatest oppor-
tunities" to cement relationships
and build up long-range trade of
mutual advantage to both coun-
tries.
Argentina has a set five-year
deadline for fulfillnent of its ma
tion-wide evonomic and physical,
improvement plan, including as
one of the most important phases
of public Improvement program,
all of which are under the leader
ship of General Juan Pistarini,
general of the army, Minister of
Public Works of the Nation, by
authority of General Peron, Pres
ident of the Republic.
As he talked of the effects of
the Argentine plan, his views
backed with solid figures and
sound reasoning, Lanier pointed
out that this South American
country already has placed con-
tracts with United States COM
panies for more than $25, 000, 900
worth of floating equipment for
river and harbor Improvement
alone-"which is just the begin
ming"
He added that Argentina ex-
pected to spend more than $780,
600 900 on its five-year program.
There is included among it's con-
structive detectives the establish
ment of the largest and most mod
ern international airports in the
world, which with runways and
parking system will cover $4,000
acres; the dredging of river chan
nels and harbors, opening of CON-
paratively undeveloped trade
channels of the interior, cinstruc-
ton of vast recreational areas
both at the seashore and in the
mountains with inexpensive hotel
accommodations for all, with en-
phasis on the benefit to the here
tofore underprivileged, and build
ing extensive transportation sys-
TENS, featuring express coastal
highways.
Opportunity TO Study
My several business trips to the
Argentine have given me an OPP
p~ortunity to study in part the
country's plans" Lanier said,
and / was very much interested
in what Argentina is doing. 1 was
especially impressed with the
constructive leadership of Gener-
al Pistarini and his attitude"
General Pistarini's genius in
engineering and planning arc evil
dent in most phases of the gigan-
tic program, and his enthusiasm
for all the people and seeing that
they receive the full benefits of
this broad program are being ex-
pressed both in word and action.
For example" the ingalls, Off
cial pointed out, when General
Pistarini came aboard the Del
Norte, luxury liner built by In
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09

eagouls, for the United States
Corps OF Engineers.
Experts Study Transportation
For the purpose of making
studies of river transportation
problems in the United States,
General Pistarini sent a large staff
Of experienced engineers and riv-
er transport officials to survey the
transportation method and equip
ment used on the Mississippi riv-
Evening star., 1948-04-16
Sorority Ne1Vs

Mrs. Bertha Lane and Miss Eliza
beth Reed, national officers of Kappa
Beta Pi, international legal sorority
will be guest speakers at the lunch
con to be given by Omicron Chapter
at 1:30 pm. tomorrow at the Ken
nedy- Warren Hotel, marking the
end of the 1948 rushing season
Mrs. Evelyn Krupp, dean of the
chapter will preside. Mrs. Margaret
Macfarlane, associate dean, is in
charge of arrangements.
Miss Virginia Kirkbride, director
of women's activities at George
Washington University. will address
the Founders day luncheon of Chi
Omega fraternity at pm. tomorrow
at CollingWood. Mrs. B. F. Brooks
and Mrs. Duane Wilson are han
ding reservations.
Washington Alpha Gamma Deltas
will celebrate international reunion
the sorority at l pm. tomorrow at
the Park Plaza Hotel in Baltimore.
Twenty three new members will
be initiated into Alpha Province of
Chi Sigma Sorority after buffet
supper tomorrow at Wardman Park
Hotel. Lorraine Good, one of the
sorority's founders, will be the din
ner speaker and honor guests will
include national and province OFF,
GERS. A dance for members and
their guests will follow the dinner.
Evening star., 1948-04-16
More Boys Gibbs Would Curb
Delinquency,ClHb V0menT old

velop that objective in the early
years of our boys and girls.
Mr.. Fyfe also told the visitors that
a boys club is to boy what town
or country club is to an adult,
1T should be the most attractive,
best planned and properly conduct
ed organization in any community,
if We consider the human side OF
our civilization most important" he
maintained. I do not believe in
over-indulging youth, but I do rec
ognize the importance of the young
er generation in all things which we
hope to have or accomplish in the
future"
The work of the boys club also
was lauded by Mrs. Edward c, Mag.
deburger, federation president, and
Miss Elaine EXton. chairman OF the
Youth Conservation Committee.
Miss EXton also expressed concern
over the fact that failure OF the
Community Chest to meet its goal
had forced a curtailment in the
basic services of such youth-serving
organizations as the Boys Club OF
Washington.
IF more people could observe
these character building agencies
in operation and see the things they
do, believe the public would be-
come convinced of the value OF
their work and participate more &C
lively in securing adequate pro-
visions for them" she declared.
Evening star., 1948-04-16
Beverly Hills Club
Elects Mrs. Poole

Mrs. Ray Poole has been elected
president of the Beverly Hills Wom-
ems Club of Alexandria, succeeding
Mrs. Paul NeWland. The new OFF,
GERS were installed at a meeting
Wednesday at the Old Club Tea
house.
Others are Mrs Henry M. Brown
vice president for the garden sec
ton: Mrs. William H. Crawford, vice
president for the hobby section; Mrs
E. Robert De Luccia, secretary for
the garden section; Mrs. John H
RiXse, jr., secretary for the hobby
section; Mrs. Robert B. Harris, cor
responding secretary, and Mrs. S
Preston Smith, treasurer.
Committee chairmen were ap-
pointed as follows: Mrs. D. w. Black
jr., program; Mrs. R. A. Dempsey
membership; Mrs. NeWland, hospi-
tality, garden section; Mrs. Mac B
Mclean, hospitality, hobby section
Mrs. Charles B. Walstrom, publicity
Mrs James A. Minogue, library; Mrs
Rolf T. Harbo, community affairs
Mrs. H. B. Chandler, sunshine, and
Mrs. Irwin Armstrong. telephone.
Evening star., 1948-04-16

If there were more boys clubs,
there would be less need for correc-
tive institutions, Charles M. Fyfe,
executive director of the Boys Club
of Washington told group of club
women who visited the Eastern
Branch Clubhouse. Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue Sc,
yesterday afternoon.
The occasion was the last of
series of tours to youth serving agen-
cies arranged this season by the
Youth Conservation Committee OF
the District Federation of Women's
Clubs.
Federation officers, members OF
the Youth Conservation Committee
and presidents of number OF clubs
in the federation were guests at
luncheon at the clubhouse and then
toured the building and saw a mo-
ton picture entitled Building OF
Boys"
Discussing the work of his organ
ization, Mr.. Fvfe pointed out that
boys clubs are not for juvenile de-
linouents or so-called underpriv-
ileged youth, but for all boys. To
day, we do not think it wise, demo-
cratic or American to place young
sters in categories according to So
cial or economic status for rather
obvious reasons" he said. "1f we
want a united people. we must de-
Evening star., 1948-04-16
Colonists' Groups
Will Hear Gre1U

Joseph C. Grew, former Ambas,
sador to Japan, will speak on
universal military training at a
dinner tonight high lighting the
9th General Assembly of the
Daughters of American Colonists.
The organization will be in session
today and tomorrow in the May
flower Hotel.
The assembly, comprising about
$50 delega tes, was to open this after
noon with a procession of national
officers, color bearers and pages.
Miss Maude B. Morris, last surviving
founder of the DAG in 1921, will
deliver the address of welcome
Progress reports by the national
officers and chairmen of national
committees will follow the opening
ceremonies.
Mrs. Thomas Coke Nell of Atlanta,
Ga, national president of the DAG,
will preside at the dinner tonight,
which will follow reception. In
addition to Mr.. Grew, guests of
honor will include Mrs. Roscoe c..
O'Byrne, president general of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton; Mrs. Edmund Burke Ball, pres
ident of the Daughters Of Founders
and Patriots, and representatives
from other national organizations.
The assembly will end tomorrow
after luncheon and memorial serv-
ice for deceased members conducted
by the national chaplain, Mrs. John
c. Reese.
In charge OF general arrangements
for the assembly is pr. Ella R. Fales,
treasurer of the District DAG
chapter. Mrs. Dora A. Padgett is the
District president.
Evening star., 1948-04-16
officials Daughter
To Marry lime II

The Deputy Second Assistant Post
master General and Mrs Robert
Stone Burgess announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Patricia
Burgess, to Mr. LynWood Mason, son
of Mrs. Jack James and the late
Mr.. Randolph Mason. The wedding
will take place June II in the Con-
gress Heights Methodist Church.
Miss Burgess attended Wilson
Teachers College as well as having
been a student at schools in Atlanta
before entering Western Maryland
College She is the granddaughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Dunivant and
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Robert An
dreWS Burgess of Pulaski, Tenn.
Mr.. Mason, who is a grandson of
Mr.. George French and the late
Mrs. French and Mrs Roland Mason
of Washington and the late Mr..
Mason, attended schools in Wash
ington. He has been in the armed
services for the past three years and
is third-class petty officer in the
Naval Air Corps stationed at the
Patuxent River Naval Air Station.
Miss Burgess will have her sister,
Miss Mary Ann Burgess as her maid
of honor and her other attendants
will include another sister, Mrs.
Albert Franklin, jr., of Nashville;
her cousin, Mrs. Edwin Zendler of
Atlanta; Miss Betty Johnson, cousin
of Mr.. Mason. and Miss Joyce Mer-
rill of Washington and New Haven.
Mr.. Mason's cousin, Master Kerry
Johnson will be ring bearer and
little Miss Judith Ann Burgess of
Talladega, Ala, will be flower girl
for her aunt.
Mr.. Jack James will be best man
for his step-son and the uShers will
include the Messrs. Sylvester Adams,
Edward Dion, and James Thomas
Burgess brother of the bride elect.
all of Washington: and Norman
Larson of Bermuda and New
Britain, Conn.
Evening star., 1948-04-16
Founders Group
Auards Prizes

The National Society, Daughters
of Founders and Patriots of Amer
lea, concluded its 50th anniversary
membership drive with awards OF
$500 in prizes to chapters with the
largest membership gains at its
50th general court yesterday at the
Shoreham Hotel,
The awards, which were the per-
sonal gift of the society's national
president, Mrs. Edmund Burke Ball
of Muncie, Ind, were distributed
to the winning State chapters by
Mrs. Charles P Blinn, national
membership chairman.
The New York Society won the
first prize of 5000, with the Illinois
Society receiving $3.50 for second
place. The Michigan and Pennsyl-
vania Societies tied for third place
and each received s75 prize.
The District Society was one of the
winners of four additional prizes OF
S25 each. given by the Pennsylvania
Society in honor of Mrs. Blinn, who
made the presentations. The other
three winners were the New Jersey,
Virginia and Minnesota Societies.
In addition to reports by national
and State officers and chairmen.
the business of the annual session
included election of three new coun-
cillors to fill vacancies. They are
Miss Stella Hardy of Arkansas; Mrs.
Charles V. Grunwell of the District,
and Mrs. Howard Mccall Of Georgia.
A memorial service for deceased
members was held at noon, followed
by a buffet luncheon.
Mrs. Leonard Garfield Rundstrom,
Atlantic City. was chairman OF
general arrangements for the court.
Evening star., 1948-04-16
On Visits

Mrs. Mathilde Rosenthal is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Helen Lazarus
in Taunton, Mass.
Mrs. Morris Simon left Saturday
for Warm Springs, Ga, to spend
10 days.
Mrs. Harry Grossberg and her
daughter of Cleveland are guests
here of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Nathan Frank.
Mrs. David Nathan and her chill
dren, Robin and Antony, have left
for Santa Monica, Calf. to visit
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs Marc Frederic.
Mrs. B. B. Weschler of Pittsburgh
is the guest of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Sarazen
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidmund LoWen-
berg of Newark, N. j.. are visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Mildred Jaffee.
They are en- route from Florida to
their home.
Evening star., 1948-04-16
Women. Are Urged
For Party Councils
At Club Dinner

Mrs. Charles w. Tfllett, vice chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee, last night advocated
more woman politicians in the
smoke-filled rooms of the political
parties.
Not because women can smoke
as we'll as men, but because they
can think as well as men," Mrs.
Tillett explained. Il am for bigger
and better smoke filed rooms with
lots and lots of women in them, be-
cause the so-called smoke-fllled
room is nothing more nor less than
the getting together of political
leaders who, by their experience
and positions of influence, are en-
titled to discuss political issues and
determine policies.
Mrs. Tillett, who spoke at din
ner given in her honor by the
Woman's National Democratic Club,
contended that local communities
and the Nation as a whole would
benefit if women had greater role
in determining policies.
She also emphasized that women
as we'll as men have an obligation
to supply leadership in politics.
Many women have been suffer-
ing from the delusion that they
have fulfilled their whole civic duty
when they have voted, but voting
is not enough" she declared.
More women will advance to
their full strength in politics and
government" she added, when
more women develop the courage
and the civic fortitude to graduate
from public service into political
party setups-when more women
roll up their sleeves and run for
public office"
What does it profit woman in
any organization to know all there
is to know about a measure, to pass
a resolution, to get all steamed up
about it-and then vote for a man
who defeats the measured" she
asked. "It is something of tragedy
to see a clubwoman take a live
public question and turn it into a
printed resolution, when she might
take that live public issue and use
it as a plank in her platform in a
successful campaign for public
office"