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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-07-22
Winona Horse Show
To Feature Fine Breeds

WINONA-More than one hum
dred thoroughbreds, representing
the finest horseflesh of six states,
have been entered in the fourth an
nual Winona Horse show with other
entries being received each day.
The South's best walking, gated
and fine harness horses are being
booked for exhibit.
The two-night show which Is
sponsored by the Winona Lions
club will be held Thursday and Fri
day, July 20 and 80, with a show
ing on Friday afternoon.
The horses will compete for $2500
in prizes and numerous trophies.
Officials will include some Of the
South's best. Judges will be John
Coopwood, Tunica, on walking
horses and Arlington Johnson,
Columbus, on gated horses. Larry
Pryor of Greenville will be the an
nouncer. ]. A. Perkings of Kilmi-
chael and Lee Graves of Winona
will serve as ringmaster with Her
man Niche of Walden as Paddock
manager.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-07-22
AGED Piekens Merchant
Dies Sunday In Jackson

William H. Hoover, 81, retired
merchant and planter and long time
resident of Pickens, died at $50
Sunday morning at St. Dominic's
hospital in Jackson after a weeks
illness. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by the Rev G. w. Curtissy
assisted by the Rev. M. E. Scott of
Itta Bena at Pickens Methodist
church, on Monday morning at 10
o'clock. He was buried in Quiet
Ridge cemetery, Pickens.
Born in 1867, Mr. Hoover had been
lifelong active member of the
Methodist church, and was of an
early pioneer family of Holmes
county.
He was married twice, the second
time in December, 1914 to Jose
phine Swayze, who survives him.
He also leaves two stepsons, James
d, McKie and Hardy Swayze Nc
kie, both of Pickens, and a number
of nieces and nephews. He had no
children of his own. Among survi-
wing relatives are Mrs. Clyde Max
well, niece, of Pickens, and Mrs
Parham H. Williams, great-niece, of
Lexington.
He was in his early days asso-
ciated in the general dry goods bust
ness with the firms of B. T. and w.
H. Hoover, Hoover Commercial
company. and w. II. Hoover and
Company, which is still in existent.
Maxwell and Owens of Pickens,
were undertakes in charge.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-07-22
Jaycees Report
On Jackson Meetinu
9 Local Men Attend:
Two Are Appointed
To State Committees

A representation of nine local
members of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce attended the State direc-
tors meeting at Hotel Heidelberg in
jackson Sunday, the second largest
group in the State to be present
Mayor Elect Raiford E. McNeer was
the local delegations honor guest.
Members from Durant were: Wilbur
y. Reid, Wiley Humphreys, Robert
n. Ray, Fred Strickland, ]. Miles
Ray, w. Eph Cresswel, w. Aaron
Lewis and Pershing E. Spruill.
A luncheon was held in tho
Heidelberg Rose room with Wal
ter .Spivey, State Highway direc-
tor giving the principal address.
Mr.. Spivey emphasized the impor-
lance of enthusiasm of young men
or the community toward advancing
town, state and nation.
Harry Clark, state president. an.
poined w. Henry Mckenzie. to the
state civic affairs committee, and
Fred Strickland, to the state ex.
tension committee
The state organization held its
first Jaycee institute in July at the
Heidelberg. Local men who attend
ed were Robert and Miles Ray. and
Mr.. Reid. Purpose of the institute
was to instruct new officers and
members in duties and methods of
carrying on Jaycee work. Local re-
representatives. reported a valuable
instruction session.
The Durant Junior Chamber Of
Commerce urges all farmers to CO.
operate in accident prevention dur
ing National Farm Safety week,
July 1881.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-07-22

Montreal, Canada, where he lived
for IL years.
He worked on instruments as
matchmaker for Reed brothers, dia-
mond manufacturers, in New York
CITY Tor three years, and in 1887
joined the U. S. Army where he
was gunner and matchmaker for
six years with the 10th Air Corps in
China. Upon discharge he was Mas
ter Sergeant
Hos Travelled
He attended school at Barton
Academy and Graded School, Bar.
ton, Vermont, the University OF
Oklahoma. and radio school in
Maine. He has worked in oil fields
in Texas, and for an oil company
in Venezuela, besides having done
other work and travels. He SAYS
ne expects to stay in Durant per.
manently where rent ratese are
stately $500 month cheaper
and where he believes trade viii
be about as good as elsewhere. HI
has lived about half of his life il
the South, he says.
He Will besides repairing watches
sell better grade makes.
Mr.. Russell is living at Duran
hotel.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-07-22
Bridge Player Tells
OF Tournament Trips;
How Hobby Started

Mrs. Louise Durham has Just re-
turned from a Seven-Weeks' vacation
filled with bridge tournaments dur
ing which she spent some time in
several eastern and northern cities.
AS the result of her playing on this,
the second series of trips for this
year, she became a national mas
ter player, with total of 80 mas
ter points. Higher than this rank
are senior master and life master.
Mrs. Durham reports that since
January she has played in IA tour
naments, and has enjoyed the trips
immensely. Which she likes most
the playing or the going about
is hard to decide, she says, though
the associations are desirable. 1t is
amazing the number of professional
people who are Interested in bridge,
she said.
She began playing three years
ago, going with three other players
to thee duplicate club in Jackson,
and frequently to Memphis, during
which time she "got the bridge
fever" Most of the meets are re-
gional or state though summer and
winter nationals are held, the for
mer being scheduled for Chicago in
August
The past trip, however, during
which she went by car and train to
Memphis, st. Louis, Detroit, Cleve-
land, Ohio, Conneaut lake, Penna,
New York City, and Sacainagh lake,
New York, in the Adirondack noun
tains, was especially enjoyable. Mrs.
Durham reported it was so cold at
the latter place that she slept under
four blankets. In New York City
she attended number of plays.
But favorite of all places she has
visited are perhaps Toronto, at
which city she was last Easter, or
Daytona Beach, Florida, where she
went last November. During her
tournament trips she has visited
Dallas, New Orleans, Cincinnati
Chicago and Dayton, Ohio, besides
the other cities mentioned. She
plans to go to Pittsburg later and
to the West Coast, where Bridge
Week. is held.
Some celebrities met during the
trips are: Charles Goren. Phila
delphia attorney and top-ranking
bridge player in the United States
and author of books on bridge; o.
wald Jacoby, New Yorker, recently
of Dallas, tennis expert and back
CANNON addict as well as author
OF books on mathematical and
bridge subjects and top notching
player and author; Helen Sobel,
New York, top-ranking player; Eli
nor Burdock, of Birmingham, life
master; Saul Mogal of New York,
Irving Deuter, bridge teacher, of
Detroit.
Usually buffet and hot midnig ht
supers are given with much other
entertaining during the tourna-
ments. Orchestras are afforded with
dancing and specially-planned dan
ces are also given. The idea of en-
PERTAINING in conjunction with the
bridge play originated in the South
and has now begun to take hold
in the North and East, Mrs. Dur
ham said.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-07-22
Resident Celebrates
Ninety-Fourth Birthday

Mrs. J. A. Dickens celebrated her
84th birthday on July IS. Friends
who have well remembered the day
did not forget to send greetings to
Durant's oldest matron, who has
been resident of the town for So
years and a citizen of Holmes
county all her life
Many callers dropped in at the
home during the day and showered
the honoree with cards and gifts.
Mrs. Dicken entered into the plea
sures of the day as she had in
younger days.
Three of her daughters, Mrs. w.
B. Owen of Starkville, Miss Eliza
beth Dicken of Durant and Mrs.
c. S. Koonce of Memphis, were pre-
sent to share the occasion.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-07-22
Presbyterian Hour Presents
Dallas Church Pastor

DR.. William M. Elliott, Jr., Pastor
OF the Highland Park Presbyterian
church of Dallas, Texas, one of
the best-known and most success
ful OF the radio preachers in the
South will speak on SUNDAYS
Presbyterian Hour"
His topic will be "Christ, the Only
Answer to Mans Selfishness."
The music on this program will
be furnished by the choir of the
Highland Park church with choir
director John M. Bumstead.
The program will be heard here
over radio station WGRM, Sunday,
July IS, 7:30 a. m.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-07-22
Wood Junior College Gets
New Activities BuiIdino

MathistOn, Miss. July 22.-Con-
struction of new dining hall and
student activities building is now
underway at Wood Junior college,
Mathiston. The building is to be of
concrete-steel and brick, and is be-
ing constructed at an overall cost
of about $150.000.
The central part of the building
houses the big dining room and kit
chen. Included in the right wing is
a large recreation room and lounges
for both men and women. The left
wing houses private dining room,
book store, post office, and rooms
for student activities.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-07-22
THROUGH
Hazel.
EYES
BY Hazel Brdnnon
May Fair Hotel
London, England
July II, 1948

@Super-Forts To Be Based Here"
The streamer banner headline a
cross the extra edition yesterday
of the London Evening News could
mean but one thing 4. The u.
S. Air Forces was on its way to Eng
land.
Reaction to this startling news
has been varied.
This mornings Daily Express
carried on its front page one
column cartoon showing an obvious
ly English couple coming out Of
night club. On the sidewalk near
the door is the evening newspaper
with the bold headline ~. S. Air
Bases In u. X" The be-monacled
gentleman raises his hand to signal
a cab and says: We'll, dear, as
that's going to be the last cab we
shall see for long, long. time. you'd
better make sure we get it."
Air crews at the various Raj.
fields here where the sixty super
forts will be based are most in
terested, according to reports, in
whether or not they are going to
get a chance to fly the forts.
Raj officers, rationed to one
fifth bottle Of whiskey per month,
are hoping the influx of Americans
will boost the mess stocks in that
Observation-Disclosures item
here. The Raj plans to play host
in a big way to the American air.
men.
But by and large the whole of Lon
don is very happy to welcome the
American men back to England
it's almost as if they were coming
home or certainly to a spot where
they are as welcome as they'd be
in their own country.
English newspapers have made
the most of this tremendous impact
on public consciousness. Practically
all of them have described the
super-forts as an improved type
of the plane that dropped the atom
bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
three years ago.
Everyone here is reading lot
into the presence of the American
military.
1t does illustrate in an eloquent
way the close position Of the two
great English-speaking nations as
nothing else could.
The psychological effect OF this
news should have some bearing on
the present grave situation in Ber-
lin.
Speaking of Berlin-I leave here
in the morning Sunday by British
European Overseas Anyways for
Berlin. The plane leaves London at
BIS and arrives at las in the after
noon, Berlin time.
| plan to stay in Berlin two or
three days and then 60 by plane to
Frankfort for two days before re-
turning to London. On Friday, July
%, l am due to embark in the
Queen Mary for New York. If all
goes well shall be back home
sometime the first week in August
:. and l think l shall be very
happy to get there once I've started
in that direction
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-07-22
Sgt. Edwards Remains
Returned To Durdnt

The remains of TiSgt. Floyd o. Ed
wards, were delivered to Jordans
Funeral home. Kosciusko, arriving
at Durant at 1880 p. m. today for
reburial.
T/Sgt. Edwards, who served with
the United States Army Ground
Forces, was returned from st. Mere
Eglise No. 2, Carentan, France.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-07-22
VIC. Given Books

Mathiston, Miss.-July %. Wood
Junior college is the recipient of
gift of books from the library of the
late DR.. j. w Unger of West Point.
The books, which have just been
received at Wood Library, number
somewhere between 900 and 1000
copies.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-07-22

Coach and Mrs. Van Stewart of
Millsaps college are expected to
move to Durant to take an apart
ment with Mrs. Ross Rhynee around
2.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-11-04
Waliher League
Party Held Here

The Walther Leaguexs Of. the
Bethlehem Lutheran church, 3rd
and Benton, were hosts to the
Walla Walla Walther Leaguers at
a Halloween party held at the
Bethlehm Lutheran school Sunday
evening, October 81.
As the costumed guests arrived,
they were led individually through
the "Hall Of Horrors" where they
encountered everything from cold,
clammy hands to laughing ghosts.
Halloween games and contests
furnished the evenings entertain
ment.
The prize for the best costume
TYas won by young lady from
ala Walla. Refreshments were
10 by the local Leaguers.
The evening Of fun and merri-
ment was closed on a serious
note. Before the Walla Walla
guests departed, the traditional
friendship circle was formed, dur
ing which the hymns Beautiful
Saviour" and abide With Me-"
were sung, and the Lords Prayer
offered in unison.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-11-04
Junior Red Cross
Councils Convene

The regional conference of the
Junior Red Cross councils will be
held Saturday morning at 10 o.
clock in the Marcus Whitman
school in Richland.
Members Of the Kennewick
Junior Council, under the chair
manship of Miss Leona Simme-
link, are responsible for the re-
gistration of delegates from the
Kennewick community. ADULTS,
to whom a warm invitation to at
tend is extended, are asked to
register by calling the Kennewick
Red Cross branch, phone 4211.
Marjorie Wilson, executive secre-
tary, will arrange transportation
for them.
The regional conference is spon-
sored by, and will be entirely
carried out by, the Junior Red
Cross councils. They viii be as
sisted by Miss Helen Isaacson
Junior Field Representative from
the San Francisco office, who Will
be present at the conference.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-11-04

at the home Of Mrs. McNeilly's
father and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Arnold.
The Finley Grange Auxiliary
are sponsoring a Carnival Nov
ember 6 at the Grange hall
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Ayers went
to Richland Sunday to hear the
Community Concert.
Mrs. j. r. Ayers attended the
World Day of Prayer in Kenne-
wick last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Ayers at
tended Quarterly Conference OF
the Kennewick Methodist church
last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orval Butterfield
went to Umatilla on business
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hampton
went to Okanogan on business last
week. They returned home Sun
day.
Serving on the election board
Tuesday, were Gus Nelson, Billy
Thomas and Harry Hampton.
Mrs. Hannaford left Tuesday
for Lewiston.
W.S.C.S. met at the home of
Mrs. ]. w. Mum Tuesday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-11-04
Merchants Give
Free Tickets 10
Kennewick Kids

A belated Halloween gift Is still
in store for Kennewick kids, de-
spite the cancellation Of the
Neewollah celebration Saturday
evening, when weather conditions
made the event inadvisable, Urban
L. Keolker, chairman Of the mer-
chants committee, said today.
The free theatre tickets, which
Were to be given TO every child
participating in the parade and
festivities, will still be given to
the kids with the compliments Of
the merchants, he said. The distri-
button Is to be made through the
school, and there are enough tick
cts to supply every child in the
elementary grades. The tickets
will admit them to the Saturday
shows at the Benton and Roxy
Theatres.
Funds collected for the event
will be used to help finance future
celebrations, said Keolker, some
fixed expenses had to be paid out
of the money collected for the
Neewollah activity, even though
ii was cancelled late Saturday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-11-04
Richland Girl
Wins Al Honor

Hope Liggett of Richland will
be one of Is All Club members
from Washington state who will
not have Thanksgiving dinner at
home this year. She has been
selected as one of the top-rank-
ing All Club members to attend
the National All Club Congress
in Chicago November % to De-
cember 2, and will leave Thanks
giving morning from Spokane
where she is attending Gonzaga
University as a freshman.
Miss Liggett's fine record of
All work covers seven years of
continuous membership, during
which time she was president of
her club each year and has COM
pleted II projects. She has also
been member Of the Senior
Service Scouts and placed 18th
high among 172 students grad.
uated from high school In Rich
land last year. She was the win
ner Of one Of two scholarships
given by the Girls League ON he,
high school record.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-11-04
Prank Ruins Car,
Occupants Escape

A murderous Halloween prank
brought destruction to a new ca.
and near death to two Richland
men early Monday morning, when
their auto crashed into lumber
barricade. near Rays Grocery on
the highway to Richland.
Daniel r. Crisp, driver of the
car, had just driven into Kenne-
wick from Richland for gasoline,
encountering no obstacle on the
way. On his return trip, however,
he came suddenly on the barrl-
cade erected by pranksters ano,
swerving to miss it, rolled his
car over several times. His only
injury was a badly wrenched
shoulder.
His passenger, Norman Thomas
of North Richland, sustained la
cerations of the Scalp and minor
back injuries.
Both men were rushed to the
Kadlec hospital in Richland by
Don Hill, City Cab driver, who
was following the Crisp car. Hill
also radioed his Kennewick office
a report of the accident, and the
dispatcher on duty summoned Pa
trolmen to the scene, investigating
officers said.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-11-04
Islands Of South
Pacific Vital 10
Defense Of y. s.

keep your eyes on China and
the South Pacific" That advice
was given Wednesday to the Pas
co-Kennewick Rotary club by c.
E. Morris, field representative OF
the Washington tuberculosis as
ISOLATION, who has just returned
from two years in the South Pa
cific.
1t will cost money to arm the
Islands, Morris granted, but mon
ey spent there now may save
America in the future.
At the end of July, funds for
building island defenses ran out,
he said, leaving but one contrac-
tor at work on the vital project.
Although he disclaimed political
motives, he added that the reelec-
ton Of a Democratic President
means that island defenses will
now be financed and built.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-11-04
Fortune Article
Describes Use Of
Radiant Hearinq

Arbor Homes, Inc, Northwest
pioneers of Radiant Heated homes
seem to have substantiated their
claims to the marvels of Radian,
Heat with the evidence of an ar
ticle in the September issue Of
Frtune Magazine, Al LaPierre
general construction superinten-
dent said this week.
The. company is constructing
LA homes just south of the High
school in Kennewick, all of which
use Radiant Heat in the floors
The heating unit uses hot water
flowing through copper coils en-
bedded in concrete floors. Hot
water is supplied from a thermo-
statically controlled hot water
boiler which is in turn heated by
q high compression oil burner.
Fortune Magazine, recognized as
a leading reporter of industrial
progress, had the following to say
on the subject. u. S. Architects,
those ardent pursuers of tomor-
rows house, have finally caught
up with Radiant Heating. The
principle was familiar to the Ro-
mans but It was virtually UNI
known in the u. S. until the Brit
ish built their Washington EN-
bassy in 1929"
Fortune went on to state, "What
makes everything so confusing
to the average blandings is that
radiator is really a convector,
and a radiant panel Is really a
floor, ceiling or less frequently
a wall whose temperature can be
raised by internal passage Of hot
water on warm air"
The article also states that q
radiant panel heats people and
things first and air last, whereas
conventional heating systems heat
air first with the result that the
warm air rises to the ceiling and
the cold air settles along the
floor. The article summarized: e
Because II holds convection to q
minimum, radiant heating produc-
es q more uniform temperature,
wall to wall md floor to ceiling,
than any other heating system
known.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-11-04
V.F.W. Holds First
Hard Times" Dance

Thomas Hembree Post No. 6927
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ken.
newick, held their first hard times
dance Saturday evening, October
20, at the Legion Hall.
A turnout Of over 100 vets and
their guests attended during the
evening. Also In attendance were
Norma Jean and her RHYTHM
Kings after their engaeement at
the Hangar.
The decorations and refresh.
ments were furnished by the
Ladies Auxiliary.
Dave Ronk, post commander.
said that. with the support of the
vets Of the Kennewick area, the
dance will be made an annual at.
fair.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-11-04
Fire Loss Only
$3.50 In October

The Kennewick fire department
again turned In record Of mini
mum loss in their fire report 70,
the month Of October, when fir.
destruction was held to $3.50, Fire
Chief Herb Malchow disclosed
today.
"A fire at campbells trailer camp
on October Is accounted for $5OI
OF the total, and the remainder
was made up by a car fire on
Avenue G on the last day of the
month. Three other fire alarms
resulted in no damage to tho