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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
Mrs. n. 3. Sargent
Hostess To Club

Mrs. H. B. Sargent was charm
ing hostess to the Tuesday Bridge
Club. Mrs. A. A. Derrick and Mrs.
John jenkins were substitutes for
the afternoon.
An abundance of spring flowers
were used to decorate the rooms
where the guests We're seated for the
games.
High score was won by Mrs. F. c..
Calender and second place went to
Mrs. w. H. Mckenzie, Jr.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
Society Clubs Personals
Mrs. Frank Edwards
Hostess To Group

Mrs. Frank Edwards was hostess to
the women of the Presbyterian
Church Monday afternoon. The meet
ing was opened with prayer and a
short business session held.
Mrs. Herbert Montgomery was in
charge of the program. The topic
was: do / Mean IT,"
The survey article was read by
Mrs. King.
Delicious refreshments were serv-
ed by the hostess at the conclusion
of the meeting assisted by Mrs. Moss.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11

Mr.. and Mrs Deck johnson visited
relatives and friends in West Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Tatum and dau-
glitter, Nancy, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wick Winborn in
Greenville.
Mrs. R. w. Rhyme spent the week
end with her daughter, Mrs. Aubrey
Seay and family in Oxford. Mrs.
Rhyme was accompanied home by
her granddaughter, Elizabeth Ellen,
who will spend several weeks here.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11

Miss Allan Ramsey and Allan, Jr.,
OF Lexington, and Miss Alleen Ram
sey, OF Kosciusko, visited Miss Rosa
Ramsey Sunday afternoon.
Miss PEARL Magee attended the
funeral OF Mrs. Daisy Anthony in
Pickens Monday.
Miss Sadie Taylor and Miss Otis
Rye, OF Greenwood, were recent
guests of Miss Eula Nettles and sis
tiers.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
Durunt School Will
Get Two HoIiduys

Spring holidays will be enjoyed by
Durant students next Thursday ano
Friday, according to an announce
ment by Supt. N. c. Hathorn.
Teachers will attend the MEA con-
vention in Jackson at this time.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-11
Guild Zone MEETING
Set For Lexington

A zone meeting of the Wesleyan
Service Guild will be held in Lex
ington Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in
the Educational Building of the Me-
thodist Church.
The Pickens church will present
the program with the Lexington
Guild as hostess.
All members in Holmes county
are cordially invited to attend.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
D. {. Heads Write Off
1884 Medical Bills

The Commissioners have written
of as uncollectable 1884 bills for
medical care, totaling $63, ,905, it was
revealed yesterday.
The action was taken at the time
the city heads approved new ac-
counting procedures, effective the
end Of this week, for pay patients
at Gallinger Hospital and in other
services of the Health Department.
The new accounting system, de-
tails of which were made public
yesterday, will require that all ap-
plications for disqualification at
Gallinger, Glenn Dale Sanatorium
and in the INDECENT patient service
of the Health Department at pri-
vate hospitals be handled by the
departments Hospital Permit Bu-
reau.
The plan was presented to the
Commissioners by . committee ap-
pointed last September 18 to study
delinquent pay patient accounts
District Auditor A. r. Pilkertor
headed the committee.
Beginning next week patients will
not be admitted to hospitals as
Health Department patients until
they have been given a permit by
the bureau, except in certain emer-
gency cases. When the permit is
issued, the patient will be classified
either as free or pay patient.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Victories Over Bullets and Stuqs
Could Give Caps League Lead

A big, rough week end awaits the
Washington Caps and with 1t comes
. golden opportunity. For if the
Caps can knock down the Baltimore
Bullets for the fourth time in as
many starts this season Friday
night in Baltimore and clip the
Chicago Stays at Uline Arena Satur-
day, the local club may be sitting
atop the Western Division of the
Basket Ball Association.
Here's the situation today with
the race for, the Western loop
honors more than half over and
the four clubs punched as close as
ever:
The Stays continue to dominate
the picture with 16 wins against
nine losses after whipping the Bull
lets, 78-47, last night in Chicago.
The st. Louis Bombers moved up
into second place, one-hah a game
In front of the Caps by rolling a1l
over the Providence Steamrollers,
/. s1-61, last night at Providence.
The Bombers now have II wins
and II losses, while the Caps have
is victories and II setbacks. -
The Bombers and Stays meet to-
morrow night in st. Louis and if the
st. Louisans win they'll go into first
place. The Caps need to win twice
to join them and If the Philadelphia
Warriors trip the Bombers Saturday
night, first place will belong ex-
elusively to Washington.
The Caps game in Baltimore will
climax the March o. Dimes Sports
Carnival at the 5th Regiment Arm
cry. The program will include gym
nasticA, badminton and wrestling
Evening star., 1948-01-28
More Coaches Due
For Talks at Navy
By the Assoeiofsd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 28.-A
second prospect for Navy's top
coaching post was due for an
interview with Academy braid
today and Capt. E. B. (Whitey)
Taylor, athletic director, indi-
Gated that other candidates were
on the way.
Coach George Sauer Of the
University Of Kansas was ex-
pected to spend the morning in
conference with the Athletic
Executive Committee before max
ing a tour Of the Academy's
athletic plant. His visit comes
on the heels Of a similar one
yesterday by Charles Bud) VIII
kinson, whose Oklahoma eleven
split Big Seven championship
honors with Kansas last season.
Taylor said the committee
would probably speak with some
Others" but declined to name
names. Earlier he said q deci-
sion might be reached in the
first part of next week.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Issue
Sent Back 10 Council
As Deadlock Persists
BY the A.soeioisd Press

| LAKE SUCCESS, Jan. 28-The
india -Pakistan dispute over Kashmir
was tossed back to the Security
Council today with the two domin-
ions in disagreement.
Direct talks BETWEEN the two gov
ernments ended last night without
accord. The Council was called to-
day to receive a report Of the fruit
less negotiations.
India and Pakistan each made
formal proposals, which were re-
jected by the other. Also turned
down was compromise by Fernand
van Langenhove of Belgium. Council
| president, who directed the parleys.
| Mr.. Van Langenhove expressed
hope, however, that the Council
would be able to come up with
solution. He also said he was willing
to go on supervising direct CONVEX
sations.
| Pessimistic Of Future Talks.
Spokesman for the two dominions
were pessinlistic over any good COM
ing from future talks. They ex-
lpressed the view that India and
Pakistan would have settled their
differences at home If bilateral
agreement had been possible. They
held the position that it was up to
the United Nations.
Direct parleys broke down last
week, but the Council ordered the
meetings resumed after Britains
Philip j. Noel-Baker said "the al
tentative to war Tin India) is set
tlement here"
1t was understood that the posi-
tions taken by the two dominions
when India brought the case here
two weeks ago remained basically
unchanged. Both agree there should
be an eventual plebiscite in the
lprincely state of Kashmir to deter
mine whether it accedes to Hindu
India or Moslem Pakistan. Kashmir,
with II per cent Moslem popula-
ton. already has Professionally
Joined India and Indian troops now
are fighting Moslem tribal invaders.
Jews Demand Action.
Meanwhile, the Jewish agency de-
manded that the U. N. take appro-
pirate action to halt Arab aggres-
sion" in Palestine, which the U. N.
General Assembly voted November
20 to partition into Jewish and Arab
countries.
Moshe Shertok, head of the ag-
ency's Political Department, told
the five-nation Palestine Partition
Commission that the entry of Arab
bands from Syria and Lebanon into
the Holy Land constituted a breach
of peace"
He said the most pressing need
was for arms for Jewish defense.
He said the Security Council then
should urge member nations to sup
ply arms only to groups supporting
partition and to create an inter-
national military force for use in
Palestine.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Gloves Titles at Stake
In Tourney Windup

A record crowd is expected tomor-
row night when 80 leather singing
amateurs answer the bell for the
final round of the annual Golden
Gloves Tournament at Uline Arena.
The 16 winners will get a crack at
bigger things when they represent
Washington In the Eastern tourna-
ment of champions next month in
New York.
Boxing Is on its way up If reports
regarding the. country's present
amateur crop are reliable. Other
cities holding golden gloves tournies
report that some OF the best looking
youngsters seen in years are fight
ing their way to the eastern, cham
pionships next month. Many Of
the top-notchers can be expected to
turn pro, which should give the ring
game needed shot in the arn.
The local picture Is encouraging,
with boxers like Jimmy Caraway,
Charley Habron, Leon Daughtry,
Frankie Stellato and Bill O'Brien
on tomorrow nights card. a,..
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Billy Smith Is Dead;
Ex-Champion Was IA
BY The Assosiossd Prsss

Ell PASO, Tex, Jan. 28.-Funeral
arrangements were pending today
for Charles e. Matthews, former
welterweight boxing champion Of
the world. Matthews was known to
boxing fans as Billy Smith. He died
here last night ar the age Of IA.
The nickname became a part of
the boxers career when a German
referee once was unable to pro-
nounce his real name.
Just call me Billy Smith, !"
Matthews gibed, and the name stuck.
Matthews had lived in El Paso
since 1890 when he came here as a
trainer of Bob Fitzsimmons, heavy
weight champ. He had been active
In Southwestern boxing for many
years.
At one time Matthews was a
member of Theodore Roosevelt's
Rough Riders and gave Roosevelt
boxing LESSONS. Later he became
an El Paso City detective, a deputy
sheriff and a deputy United States
marshal.
Funeral arrangements are pending
arrival Of children from the West
Coast and Tyler, Tex.
Evening star., 1948-01-28

spring. His palms sweat, he
clenches and unclenches his
hands, sings snatches of songs
and keeps repeating. Let's get
this thing started-why can't they
start on time, I want to get out
OF here He's really a bundle
Of nerves."
But there are skeptics who don't
agree completely with Miller's
high estimate of Quattrocchi,
New York lad who came out of
the same neighborhood that pro-
duced Rocky Graziano. They
point to his bout last year with
Catholic University's Johnny Ar
mold, when the Cardinal rocked
Andy with a couple of bristling
hooks to the head, but lost when
Andy opened a cut over Arnold's
eye. A good puncher, they con-
tend, will send Quattrocchi tum-
bling down like house of cards.
If that's true, and if the ad-
vance dope on this Ellwood isn't
misleading, somebody has got to
go, to borrow a ring phrase, Fri
day night. The L. s. U. fighter
Is % years old, stands feet 4,
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Heights Group
Indorses Rent Control

The Hampshire Heights Citizens
Association last night favored ex-
tending District rent control for one
more year.
At the same time, the group post
poned action on the plan until It's
next meeting on February "A. A
summary of the bill was read by
Leslie G. Crowson, president of the
association.
Ellsworth Rue, past president. in
troduced resolution to have "the
association go on record as opposed
to the Auchincloss bill and have its
delegates to the Federation work to-
ward it's defeat" The measure
was tabled, however, until the next
meeting.
1t. Stark Weather of the No. 6
police precinct spoke In behalf of
the Police Boys Club, now conduct
ing its annual Embarrassing drive.
The meeting was held In the Bar
nard School, Fourth and Decatur
streets NV.
Evening star., 1948-01-28

exhibitions In addition to the basket
ball tilt.
The Caps took some of the sting
out of the Stays, who administered
a sound thrashing to Coach Red
Auerbachs lads in last years play
offs, earlier this month at Uline.
That was the night the Stays had
less than a minute remaining in
the first quarter when they scored
their first field goal.
Stan GStoop) Miasek, the pride of
Chicago, went on to take scoring
honors with 81 points, however, and
isn't expected to wait so long before
putting them In on Saturday.
Miasek Is one of those rarities In
the BBA, having had no college
experience. As a matter of fact,
the 6-foot-5-inch New Yorker was
cut of the high school squad and
forced to pick up his court game
on sandlot and backyard teams in
New York. a
The. STANDINGS.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
|Brifish-Iraqi Dispute
Sets Back Drive on
Reds in Middle East
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Jan. 28.-Government
plans to establish . British-Arah
security system against Communism
In the Middle East have suffered a
severe setback by blowup In Brit
ish relations with Iraq.
The Iraqi cabinet resigned last
night after violent riots in protest
of revised treaty of alliance with
Britain cost 10 lives.
Although government spokesmen
here termed the cabinet resignation
a blow, it was expected generally
that British representatives in Iraq
would continue efforts for approval
of the treaty, which has been signed
but not ratified.
1t was thought they would at
tempt to find and support q new
premier willing to work at convinc-
ing the Iraqi people that they should
accept the treaty. Efforts of Pre-
mier Salih Bey el Jabur were fruit
less and violence broke out when
he said he would push the proposal.
It was stopped when he quit.
Bevin Called Treaty Model"
Government officials recalled that
Foreign Secretary Bevin had termed
the Iraqi treaty, signed January IS,
q model" BY 1t, they said, he had
hoped to begin skein Of treaties In
the Middle East aimed at preventing
the spread of communism. It pro-
vided for mutual friendship and
military aid.
It was authoritatively stated that
the 25-year treaty of alliance
Britain and Iraqi signed in 1881
would remain effective until new
one is signed.
But while British statesmen pre-
pared to retrieve the trampled
scraps of the revised treaty, senti-
ment continued bitter against it. In
Beirut, Lebanon, students marched
through the streets yelling, Down
with the British -Haqi treaty"
Attitude Surprises British.
British spokesmen expressed sur
prise at the Iraqi attitude and said
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Rohr, AII-Around Sports Star,
Ends Hiqh School Play Friday

Coolidge Will lose one OF us OUT
standing high school all-around
athletes this week when Bobby
Rohr, three-sports star, graduates
with the midyear class. Friday
nights basket ball game against
Central at the Armory will be the
last for this yo,,ngster, who has
been a sparkp1ug on five cham
pionship Coolidge teamsAtwo In
basket ball, two in baseball and one
in football.
Bobby is a 1s-year-old, 1861
FOUNDER who just naturally is good
at any sport he attempts. He par
ticularly was good as a baseball
player, where his long, lean frame
was an asset around first base. His
batting average always was close
to 400 and he also had a peculiar
ability for getting on base In some
way. Once there he was about as
good as home, because on the base
paths he was speed demon. 1t
was routine for him to steal second
and third pulled up, and number
of times he stole home.
The boys all liked to bat behind
Rohr, because with him on base
and he usually was on base-op-
posing pitchers were so ratified they
generally were soft touches. Nat
urally, he was an all-high baseball
selection with Coolidge's champion
ship teams of 1916 and 1947. Last
summer he also played on the Marx
jewelers. junior nire, one of the
best crew Of youngsters ever gath
cred here, that cleaned up all local
opposition and went on to win the
national title In the All-America
Association tournament at Johns
town, Pa.
Bobby was almost as good at foot
ball and basket ball, playing in one
of the speedy halfback spots on the
Evening star., 1948-01-28
On Trust, Double Jay,
Miss Kin1o Figure as
Glass in Maturity
ay The Asseeiofsd Press

ARCADIA, Calf, Jan. 28.-Three
Of the better 1947 3-year-olds, On
Trust, Double Jay and Miss Kimo,
figure az the class of the inaugural
$1ooy 900 Santa Anita Maturity Sat
urday.
The three are the top money win
ners Of O probable field of ID or
more for the mile and one-quarter
feature exclusively for 4-year-olds,
but several owners, notably the Mill
River Stable, with Secnav, Louis
Bronstein with Brabancon and E, p.
Taylor with Cornish Knight, refuse
to be overawed by the figures.
Leading money winner is the Cali
fornia-bred On Trust, owned by e.
O. Stice 6z Sons of suburban Eagle
Rock, with II firsts out Of 81 starts
for earnings of $685. ,720.
Biggest part Of On Trusts win
nings came from the 100000 Santa
Anita Derby last year.
Miss Kin1o, owned by william
Helis, has won 13 Of 26 starts and
piled up $3.50 ,206, to rank as one Of
tbs great fillies of the 1947 season.
There still Lis doubt that she will 60
postward Saturday, however.
Double Jay, owned by James
BONES and James Tigani Of Della
ware, has won $173,625 IN Ia f1rsts
out. Of 28 starts. and came up in
the latter stages of the 1947 racing.
It win cost $3.50 to pass the entry
box Friday and $500 more to start
Saturday. Brabancon, Cornish
Knight, Secnav and others, say
their connections, will accept the
money leaders challenge.
Helis' Elpis, a 6-year-old mare,
yesterday trimmed 10 rival eligi-
bles for the 100000 Santa Anita
Handicap February %, including
the well-regarded Cover Up, Khaled
and Talon, the latter making his
first start at Santa Anita as a
South American threat. Talon ran
second to Elpis in the mile and one
eighth $4,000 Los Angeles Handi-
cap, with G. 8. Towards V-Boy
third.
Elpis raced easily and took charge
IN the stretch, holding off Talon,
while Cover Up and Khaled, the
latter an English importation, faded
In the final stages.
Elpis' time was 1:49B, fastest for
the distance this season. She car
ried 113 pounds and gets in the
big Cap at 112. Owner Helis ar
rived from New Orleans just in
time to see her win.
Evening star., 1948-01-28

-DCW oGuU IHOto'
gridiron and as guard and play
maker on the court. He was reg
ular with Coolidge's title-winning
footballers in 1946 and on the Dis
trict and Metropolitan champion
ship basketers last year and the
year before. He made the 1946 all
high grid team and earned honor
able mention last year. He got bas-
ket ball honorable mention the last
year.
Bobby's future plans aren't quite
definite-but they do include a
crack at professional baseball. He
probably will spend the rest Of this
school year at nearby prep school
and, unless something breaks in the
pro baseball line, will go to college
next year at some Southern Con-
ference school. G. H.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Unusual Goal / Features
Ice Lions Defeat by
New Haven Team

The Washington Lions aren't 60
ing any where in the American
League hockey race, but at least
most of their games are interesting
Seldom does game go by here that
something unusual doesn't happen
Generally it's some unusual scor-
ing method used by the opposition
such as was the second goal made
last night by the New Haven RAM
blers during their 5-3 victory at
Uline Arena. 1t followed faceoff
at the New Haven net, and the puck
came out of that melee and flew all
the way down toward Washington's
net. The bounding rubber .skidded
between the legs Of Washington De-
fenseman Larry Archambeault, sta
toned at the blue line to prevent
just such a thing, and it was fol-
lowed closely by Forward Dune
Fisher of the Ramblers.
Fisher tented Goalie Gordon Bell
to one side and socked home the
puck to the accompanying means
of the slim crowd of $50. Jack
Lancien was credited with an assist
on that play, and inasmuch as it
went the whole length of the ice
it must be the longest assisting
pass this season, although no rec
ords are kept on that item. / /! Y
The Ramblers had 80 lead at
the end of the first period, after
which Goalie Bell was replaced by
Dick Bittner in the Washington
nets. Bell was i'll and had started
the game against. advice Of the
team physician. Bittner played well
in his first game Of the season and
had only one goal against him, IN
the second frame and another In
the third.
The Ramblers had a 40 lead be-
fore the Lions started a comeback.
Frank Porteous got one goal In the
second frame, and Ken Schultz
added two more for the Lions in
the third, but all these did was
make it closer.
Evening star., 1948-01-28

they regarded the treaty rs % good
bargain between two equally inde-
pendent countries" -
Apparently one Of the objections
against the treaty was to provisions
that British troops could enter Iraq
In the event Of war or imminence Of
war. The treaty also would sur
render British rights to occupy two
Iraqi airf1elds, but retain the right
to use them.
In Baghdad, Prince Regent Abdul
Iah called for maintenance OF or
ders as he announced the cabinets
resignation had been accepted
Previously four ministers and 81
chamber deputies had resigned fol-
lowing the anti-treaty demonstra-
tions.
Trans-Jordan ofhcials are In L,on-s
don now discussing q similar treaty.
and Saudi Arabian delegates are to
begin treaty talks in London later.
this month.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Shipment of War Dead
Due From Pacific Feb. II
BY the Assoeioted Press

BY fhe Assoeiofed Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28.-The
second shipment of war dead from
the Pacific is scheduled to arrive in
San Francisco February u, the
Army port of embarkation an
nounced yesterday hdaf [iha9s
The Army transport Cardinal
O'Connell will return about 5000
service dead from Australia, the
Solomon Islands, the continent of
Asia and the Central Pacific.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
By Lewis r. Atchison

ct like Andy" says Coach
Heinie Miller of Maryland's box
ing team. "I think he'll knock
the other boy fiatter than q
radio comics best gag, although
this shapes up as the toughest
fight he's had yet"
The Maryland mentor was re-
ferring to his boy, Andy Quat-
trocchi, undefeated 130-pound
ace, who meets Doug Ellwood
of Louisiana State University in
what appears to be the feature
bout of Friday nights card at
Ritchie Coliseum. Reports from
the molasses territory indicate
Ellwood Is one of the hottest col
lege fighters to lace on a mitt
in recent years and that Quat-
trocchi had better start ducking
early. But Miller can't see it
that way.
"A real artist, a real fighter"
he says, summing up Andy's
attributes. He's won nine
straight bouts in two years at
Maryland, and only one oppo-
nent went the full three rounds
with him. That was Bob Thom-
asian OF Kings Point, and Andy
had him on the deck twice. This
boys a great fighter. His only
weakness seems to be brittle
hands--broke them twice last
year-but q good tapping Job can
take care of that"
And speaking of tapping hands,
Miller claims there is no better
place to size up a boxer before a
fight than when a trainer Is dec
Grating his dukes for the ring.
This kids like Jack Dempsey
in that respect" continues Heinie.
"I have never seen a fellow as
high-strung as Quattrocchi. He's
got more tension than a watch
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Bill Eases Inspection
Of Soldiers Home Here

President Truman yesterday
signed bill which would relieve
the Inspector General of the Army
from personally performing certain
annual inspection duties at the Sol
diers' Home here.
The inspections now may be made
by officers of his department.