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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
Holmes All Groups
Attend G'Wood Show
BY George Evdns
Assistant County Agent

Miss Sara Nell Majors, All Club
girl of Durant sold Holmes county's
top calf at the Delta Livestock Show
in Greenwood for 40 cents per pound
to the City Market in Lexington
owned by Mr.. A. l.. jenkins.
The other calves shown from Hol-
mes county were Miss Sara Nell
Howard, Durant, which brought 35
cents per pound. This calf was
bought by the Greenwood Bank and
Trust Company.
Reedy Mcclellan, Durant, sold his
calf to Piggy Wiggly Store in Green
wood for 33 cents per pound.
Marion Brantley, Durant, sold his
calf to Liberty Cash Store, Green
wood, for 80 cents per pound.
Roy Dunn, Durant, sold his calf
for 80 cents to Hotel Erwin, Green
wood
Aubrey Mcclellan, Durant, sold his
calf for 81 cents to the Piggy Wiggly
Store at Greenwood.
Other than the six calves men
otined above James Carroll of Lex
ington exhibited the Sears Roebuck
male pig at the District Livestock
Show and Jimmie Mcbride of West
carried the Grand Champion SOW
pig of Holmes county which placed
as a red ribbon pig against 80 COM
and the second night William Nor
gan. Jr. showed movie that he
made while on the boat that carried
Mississippi's cattle to Greece in 1916.
These boys and girls were given
excellent entertainment each night
while at the Livestock Show in
Greenwood. The first night was a
picture show on Our Rubber Pro-
ducts" by B. F. Goodyear Company
peting exhibits.
Wednesday night the Delta Live
stock Association gave the All Club
boys and girls a chicken and rib bar
becue with all the trimmings. Every
one attending had wonderful time.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25

States Rights Democrats and let the
chips fall where they may"
In conclusion Mr.. Williams pre-
dicted that such a program meets
with practically unanimous approval
by the voters of Holmes county.
Watson Presides
Hon. Fl. w. Watson, chairman of
the Holmes County Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee, opened the meet
ing and was elected permanent chair
man. Miss Hazel Brannon was elect
ed secretary.
Ramsey-Thurmond Co, GE deal
ers, furnished the radio for the oc-
casion and Weathersby Chevrolet
Company furnished the loudspeaker.
Resolution Adopted
The resolution adopted at the
meeting was introduced by Hon Ed
win White, member of the Peoples
Committee of the state. 1t follows:
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
NOTICE OF
MUNICIPAL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that mum
cipal primary election will be held
on the Goth day of April, 1913. for
the purpose of selecting Democratic
nominees for the elective offices of
the City of Durant Mississippi, for
the next biennium. The second pri-
mary, should one be necessary, Is
set for the 9th day of April, 1948.
All persons desiring to become
candidates for any municipal office
in the said City of Durant as nomi-
nee's of the Democratic Party will
file their names with the Secretary
of this committee at least 80 days
(on or before the goth day of March,
1948) prior to the date above fixed
for said election.
The Election Managers to serve in
the above primary will be announc-
ed later.
Ordered by the City of Durant,
Mississippi, Executive Democratic
Committee, this the 4th day of
March, 1913.
C. G. VANKEUREN, Chairman
A. w. MITCHELL, Secretary.
26-4tnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
jenkins Has Champ Calf
On Sale This Week

Mr. A. l.. Jenkins, owner of the
City Market in Lexington, was one of
four Holmes county businessmen to
bid on livestock at the All and FLA
show held at Lexington on March
18th.
Mr.. Jenkins bought the grand
champion of the show which happen
ed to be calf raised by Miss Sara
Nell Majors, Durant girl. Mr.. Jen-
kins paid forty cents a pound for tn
animal and will have it on sale in his
market this weekend.
The COOPER ton u Jenk
is greatly appreciated by the III
Club boys and girls and they want to
urge the public to pay him visit
and buy some of this beef and at the
same time give encouragement to
the growing of better calves in the
county.
Mr. F. v. McCullar, of Durant, Mr..
Norman Weathersby and the Lex
ington Sales Company also purchas-
ed calves in the sale and the inter
est of all these men is greatly ap-
preciated by the Holmes county All
Club boys and girls.
Mr.. Jenkins, of Lexington, told the
News today that he was greatly in
terested in the All Club boys and
girls and that he would stand behind
them in everything they tried to do.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The State Democratic
Executive Committee has taken a
militant and positive stand for States
Rights and against President Tru-
mans so-called civil rights program;
and
WHEREAS, the State Democratic
Executive Committee has adopted a
Resolution which outlines a positive
plan of action for the States Rights,
Jeffersonian Democrats of Mississip-
pi; and
WHEREAS, Governor Fielding l..
Wright has courageously taken the
lead in fighting for States Rights
and against those who would take
from us our cherished Southern way
of life; and
WHEREAS, the State Democratic
Executive Committee and the State
wide Campaign Committee have cal
led upon the Democratic Executive
Committee of Holmes County to take
the lead in this fight within Holmes
County; and
WHEREAS, our County Democra-
tic Executive Committee must have
the help and active assistance of all
loyal, States Rights, Jeffersonian
Democrats of this County in order
to do the work at hand; now
THEREFORE BE 1T RESOLVED
by the loyal States Rights, Jeffer-
sonian Democrats of Holmes County
in meeting assembled in Lexington,
Mississippi, on the goth day of
March, l948;
%. THAT the Resolution of the
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee be and is hereby commended and
approved; and
(2). THAT Governor Fielding L.
Wright is here and now sincerely
thanked for his courageous work and
leadership and is urged to continue
the fight; and
(3). THAT the chairman and
members of the Holmes County De-
mocratic Executive Committee are
urged to cooperate in the overall
state plan of action with all vigor
and diligence; and
(4).THAT those of us assembled
here do here and now pledge to our
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee and its chairman our time and
energies without reservation in the
work to be done; and
81. THAT we authorize the
Chairman of our County Democratic
Executive Committee to call upon
us and to assign us to the work to be
done; and
60. THAT a copy of this resolu-
ton be given the newspapers of this
county, copy mailed to Governor
Wright, copy mailed to the Chair
man of the State Democratic Com
mittee and copy forwarded to the
Mississippi State Democratic Party
Headquarters, P. o. Box 919, Jack
son, Mississippi.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
States Right
Continued From Page l,

proclaimed, "for Jeffersonian Demo
Gratis to act. We must recognize that
the Democrats have been kept in
power by subversive groups and by
minorities scattered throughout the
country. We can't deny this"
"What | cannot understand is why
the President is asking for billions
to stop Stain in Europe and yet
wanting them in his fold in this
country" he declared.
1.-THE time has come to realize that
if it takes surrendering our rights to
keep the Democratic party in power
then the time has come to change
--our name," he said.
But we have another weapon in
the electoral college as outlined by
our leaders the speaker said.
eve call ourselves Jeffersonian
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO FILL VACANCY
IN THE OFFICE OF MARSHAL

Notice is hereby given that a
special election will be held on the
30th day of March, 1913, for the pur-
pose of electing a Marshal for the
City of Durant, Mississippi, to serve
the unexpired part of the regular
1947- 1943 term of said office remain
ing after April 18th, 1913.
The said special election is called
pursuant to an order rendered by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the City of Durant, Mississippi
March End, 1913, declaring vacant
the said unexpired part of the term
in the office of City Marshal.
All persons desiring to become
candidates for the office of Marshal
of the City of Durant for the said
unexpired portion of the l947-l948
term of said office, will file their
names with the Secretary of the
City of Durant Mississippi, Election
Commissioners on Or before March
goth, l948.
The Election Managers appointed
to serve in the above special cleo
ton are Mrs. j. M. Howard, A. L.
Stevens, and w. L. Alternately.
Ordered by the City of Durant,
Mississippi, Election Commissioners,
this the 9th day of March, 1948.
w. G. MARTIN,
w. p. TAYLOR, Chairman,
H. E. SUDDUTH, Secretary.
26-3tnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
Joe Daniel Thornton
Rites Held Al West

Joe Daniel Thornton, 67-year-old
resident of West, died Friday, March
10, at his home there after an i'll
ness of two weeks.
The deceased was devoted mem
Der of Unity Baptist Church at West.
He was born in Attala county on
November IL, 1880.
Funeral services were held at
Thornton Cemetery with the Rev.
Curtis Ellis officiating. Southern I'm
dertaking Association, Durant, was
in charge.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Johnnie Wooten Thornton, four Sis
tiers, Mrs. Leslie Herod, West, Mrs.
Carson Goss, of Minter City, Mrs.
Arthur Ratliff, of Webb and Mrs.
Herman Ray, of Kosciusko; four bro
Tiers. H. A. Thornton, West; Morris
Thornton, of South Carolina Her
man Thornton, of Holly Ridge, Louis
lana and Homer Thornton, Newton;
and the following daughters and
sons: Mrs. c. C. Hendricks, of Green
vile; Mrs. Flacie Stuckey, of Lex
ington; Mrs. M. E. Mcclellan, of
Cairo, Illinois; Mrs. H. E. Hight, of
Winona; Mrs. B. S. Wade, of Cleve-
land; Mrs, c. c. Gregory, of West;
Mrs. c. c. Cummins, of Glendale,
California; Will A. Thornton, Grady
Thornton, J. E. Thornton and Ed
ward Thornton, all of Greenville.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25

Bring your PRINTING PROB
LENS to The Advertiser. We cun
print anything and do it quick! We
appreciate your patronage. Phone
Lexington ll6, collect.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-24

George Beall, the baker, is
the youngest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Beall, ST.. The sem
ior Bealls came to Zion in 1901
and lived in a tent until they
were able to locate house on
Enoch near 31st Street. Mr..
Beall, Senior, was a foreman in
the American Steel and Wire
Works at Joliet, Illinois, before
coming to Zion.
Mr.. Beall, had very wide
experience at the wire mills in
Joliet, and when he arrived in
Zion, Immediately observed
that tin shop would be a
need in this new city. The In
dustries' management at that
time suggested that Mr.. Beall
would go ahead and equip
and run the tin shop on his
own.
He was first located over the
present Hardware Depart
ment of Zion Stores. Then
he moved downstairs, loo
ating in the back part of
Continued on Page 81
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-24
CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS
OF THE FOYER PART OF
ZION AUDITORIUM

There had been many con-
ferences preparatory to the &C
tual drawing of plans for the
entrance and foyer part of
Zion Auditorium, by w. Fred
Dolke, architectural engineer
of Chicago, Illinois. The final
drawing of plans dated Oc-
tober 9Th, 1913. The bids were
opened at the conference of
the Trustees on Monday, No
vember LIST, and the contract a
warded to the successful bid
der, the Peter Hamlin Constru-
ction Company of Chicago.
On Lords Day, November 7,
Overseer Mintern made a call
for twenty men to come out OH
Monday evening to assist in the
digging of a ditch to uncover
the heating and water pipes
from the College Building to
the Gymnasium. Thirty-five
to forty men responded, and
by ten o'clock the duct in
which these pipes were laid
was uncovered, the pipes were
on top of the ground, and every
body had gone home.
The following morning, No
vember 9th, the Hamlin Con-
struction Company began the
Continued on Page l0)
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-24
ZION HOTEL DINING
ROOMS OPEN TO THE

Beginning on Thanksgiving
Day, Thursday, November rs,
1913, Zion Hotel Dining Rooms
the large Banquet Hall or
Auditorium, the Gold Room,
the Blue Room and the Club
Room - will be open to the
public.
The staff is headed by K.
Francois Livernois as chef
steward, having had eighteen
chefs under him in the South
Seas area, China and Japan.
Zion Hotel Dining Rooms
CONTINUED on page III
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-24
SANTA FLYING TO ZION ON
NOVEMBER 18th
LET'S ALL TURN OUT TO
WELCOME HIM! -.

While Santa's reindeer rest
for a big evening = Deem
Der oath, the jolly Old Saint
himself will arrive in Zion by
plane, Friday, November 26th,
at 200 o'clock, to supervise
preparations for the festive
holidays ahead.
St. Nick's private plane will
arrive in Zion near the High
School at 200 P. M. j just as
promptly as Bonner and Bit
zen could bring him by sleigh!
There the Retail Division of the
Zion Chamber of Commerce
will be on hand to give Santa
a warm Welcome, but Santa is
expecting every Child in Zion
(and the grown-ups, tOo) to
greet him and join the parade
into town.
After parading through Zion
Santa and his followers will
march through the streets to
Zion Department Store, where
Santa will reign during the
Christmas season. He will then
be in lions Toylands on the
second floor of Zion Dept.
Store, directly over the Hard
ware Department. By special
arrangement you will find him
here every Saturday until
Christmas.
He is extending an advance
invitation to all of his little
friends to visit him in the store
between now and Christmas
but Santa expects all of them
to turn out in a huge welcom-
ing committee November 20!
In Zion's Toyland Santa will
present to all the little Children
a Christmas gift.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-24
CENTRAL SCHOOL.
SAFETY PATROL

The Central Safety Patrol
elected new officers at their
last meeting. Jimmy Turppa is
the new captain and Marlin
Bird, Lieutenant. The previous
captain was Charles Birming-
Continued on page 81
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-24
ZION BANK DISBURSES
CHRISTMAS CHECKS

It was announced by r. A.
Burgess, Vice President and
Cashier of Zion Bank that
checks are in the mail this
week to depositors in the 1913
Christmas Club.
More than $33,OO0.0O is be-
CONTINUED on Page 11)
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-24

Continued on page 81
Evening star., 1948-07-29
Wholesale Price Index
Down Il Cents in Week
By ths Asxoeioted Press


NEW YORK, July 29.-The Dur
g. Bradstreet wholesale food price
index dropped 12 cents this week to
s718 but still was 81 cents above the
corresponding week of last year.
1t was the second consecutive de-
cline from the record high of $7.3e
for the week that ended July 13.
The index represents the SUM
total of the price per pound OF 81
foods in general use and is not a
cost-of living index.
The decline for the past week was
due largely to lower prices for
grains and meats. Among items on
the downward side were corn, rye,
oats, barley, beefs, hams, bellies,
lard, butter, cottonsed oil, beans,
steers and lambs.
Prices increased for flour, wheat,
cocoa, peas, eggs, potatoes and hogs.
The Dun g. BradStreet daily
wholesale commodity price index
closed Tuesday at 28145 compared
with 28171 a week ago and 26877 a
year ago. 1t covers the wholesale
price of 80 basic commodities, with
rrices of 1930-32 used as base of
100.
Evening star., 1948-07-29
Edward F. Meyer, "a,
Dies; Sold Harness al
Griffith Stadium Site

Edward F. Meyer. "a, who once
sold equipment for horse-drawn
vehicles at the present site of Grif-
fifth Stadium. died yesterday at his
residence, 5203 Thirteenth street
NV.
Mr.. Meyer used to recall civil War
days around his native Frederick,
Md, when two of his brothers
served in the Union Army and one
brother joined the Confederates. \
He came to Washington during
the Cleveland administration as a
Post Office employe. At the end of
the administration, he opened a
store on the present site of the ball
park and sold harnesses, brides
Evening star., 1948-07-29
and other equipment for the horse

and other equipment for the horse
drawn vehicles.
As automobiles pushed out the
horses, however, he retired and
cared for his wife, Mrs. Libbey Get
tings Meyer, who was in poor health
She died about 20 years ago.
In his retirement, Mr.. Meyer
taught himself Greek to aid in read
ing old copies of the New Testament.
Although he never joined a church,
he and a group of friends would
gather and discuss religion.
After the death of his wife he
lived with three daughters. Miss
Grace Gettings Meyer, Mrs. F.
Miriam Lollo and Miss, r. Alma
Meyer at the Thirteenth street ad-
dress.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. Saturday at the Hunte-
mann Funeral Home, 5732 Georgia
avenue NV. Burial will be private.
Evening star., 1948-07-29

Farm institutes in Poland are ex-
perimenting with brown coal as
fertilizer.
Evening star., 1948-07-29
the Time TO Enjoy

Peas are not expensive and are 50
good SO many ways-n salads, ereamed,
or just heat and serve,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-30
Pacific S. W. Nei Tourney Underway;
 Women Featured

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9o.-tR- Finals in women's doubles features today's play in the Pacific South west Tennis Tourney.
 Seeded first, National champions Margaret DuPont and Louise Brough will meet the foreign team of Nelly Landry, Fxance, and Shei- la Summers, South Africa.
 Also featured today are two quar- ter-finals mems singles battles. Ted Schroeder, La Creseenta, Calf, will meet Vic Seixas, Philadelphia, and Frank Parker, Pasadena, will bat tie Herb Flam, Los Angeles.
 In quarter-finals matches yes terday, U. s. singles champion Richard ePancho) Gonzales, Los Angeles, staged a comeback after dropping the first two sets to de- feat Adrian Quist, veteran Aus tralian Dav.s Cup player, 7-9, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 63.
 The top-seeded foreigner and only enc left in the singles tourney, Eric Sturgess, South Africa, also had to come from behind in a quarter finals struggle to eliminate Earl Cochell, San Francisco, 3-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-30
HAMMERS, ANGELS
 WIN FIpyT GAMES,
 COAST PEAYOFFS
BY The Associated Press

Los Angeles and Seattle, going on the assumption the last shall be first, hold leads today in the Pa cific Coast playoffs.
 Third-plaee Los Angeles arose to smite Oakland's pennant winners, l0-9, in their opener before mea- ger 2,466 turnout. Seattle. last in the first division, gave second-place San Francisco, a 3-1 going lover.
 The Oaks clouted four homers- two by George Metkovich and one each by Dario Lodigiani and Les scarcella-but the Angels kept pounding and won on Albie Clos sop's two-rm homer in the eighth John Ostrowski also hit one out of the park for the winners. Tom Hafey was the winner, Charley Gassaway the loser in the free hitting affair
 At seattle, veteran Guy Fletcher of the Rainiers, twirled fancy four hitter to best the Seals rookie star, Con Dempsey. Dempsey gave up only six hits, but Bob Johnson 8 walk and stolen base plus s.n7les y skeeter Newsome and Rollia A-eins- ley in the second inning we-c enough to beat him.
 A crowd of 4,219 saw the Seq -c opener.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-30
2 WESTERN GRID TEAMS HEADERS IN
 PASSING, RUSHING

NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-tR--TWo far western football teams, Nevada and Wyoming, led all other major colleges today in forward passing and rushing offense on the basis of early season play.
 Nevada, which like Wyoming has played but one game, was tops in total offense with 66O yards, the initial release of the National Col legiate Athletic Bureau disclosed. Wyoming followed with 542 yards
 Georgia Tech was No. l in total defense, the Engineers having al lowed only 60 yards evenly divided 90 by ar and 30 on the ground.
 Leader in rushing defense was Cornell. with a minus 62 yards in it's game with New York Univer- sity. Duquesne was tops in forward pass defense, not permitting a sin gle yard to the opposition.
 Clemson, with three punts aver aging 4S yards, led in this dcpart- ment; V. M. I. followed with a 47e yard average:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-30
YOUNG FIGHTER
 )lES FOLLOWING
 TECHNICAL KkYO

CHICAGO, Sept. 30. lP- Kid Dinamita, g, Santa Domingo wei terweight boxer, died in the Ccok County hospital today, about five hours after he suffered a technical knockout in bout at the Chicago Stadium last night.
 Dr. Roger Vaughan, night super intendent at the hospital, said Dlna- mita died of '.an apparent cerebral homorrhage. He did not fully re- gain consciousness after bis ar rival at the hospital, Dr. Vaughn said, Hes was unable to. answer the bell for the nip h round in his TO- round bout with Bobby McQuiller of Port Huron, Mich.
 Dinamits.. whose true name was Felix Gomez, was engaging in his elst bout last night on his 22nd birthday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-30
Hearing iil SeaiiIe Plane Crash WiII
 Be Heard Frida,

s .r ri a I. SEATTLE, Sept. 30 A final hearing into the crash of an Alaska Airlinss DC-4 transport at Seattle Tacoma Airport November 30, 1947, will be held by the Civil Aeronau- tics Board at the Federal Office Building tomorrow.
 One investigation into the crash, which claimed nine lives, was held last spring Tomorrow's hearing was scheduled to write results of landing demonstrations at the air port into the record of the crash. The CAB is expected to an nounce cause of the accident in Washington. but probably not for several months
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-30
6|I;KLs1;; ' Y G q Gg AA ssMza0a 9z0a Red Sox, Yanks Bai Ii Out
 Today; Leading Indians in
 Laycfi;; How Race Lines Up
By RALPH RIDDEN

Victory is a must today for the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. They have to win in or der to keep alive their slim mathe- natical chances Of overhauling the iront-running Cleveland Indians in the American League pennant race.
 The Indians, two games ahead of the Red Sox and Yanks, are idle today. New York and Boston de- feats would assure the Tribe of no worse than a tie for the crown Should both the Yanks and Red sex bow. the Indians can clinch their first flag since 1920 by beat irg the Detroit Tigers Friday. All three Of the contenders have three games to play.
 Rcstcn clashes with the seventh rlace Washington Senators in Fen way Park while the Tanks tackle the tough Athletics in Philadel- phia.
 The Indians maintained their commanding two game bulge by de- feating the Chicago White Sox, D. , yesterday. The Tanks downed the Athletics, 4-2, and the Red sox turned back Washington, 5-l.
 Leading AZ the Tanks almost Flew the game in the bottom half Of the ninth inning when DiMag- glo dropped pinch-hitter Carl sche.b's fly bah and Barney Me- Ccaky dou&ed. Allie Reynolds got the O's cleanup hitter, Hank Ma joski, to ground into a game-end- Ing doubleplay.
 Bostcn also had trouble knocking
 If the Senators. Righthander El- lis Kinder allowed the Senators II hits in staggering to his 10th victory
 In the only other American League game Lefty Hal Newhouser turned in his 2oth victory in pitoh- ing the Detroit Tigers to 40 six- hit conquest over the St. Louis Browns.
 The Cincinnati Reds snapped their seventh place tie with Chicago by beating the Cubs, 5-3. A scheduled first game of a day night doubleheader between the Pittsburgh Pirates and ths Card- nais iii St Louis was postponed hecause of rain. but the night game was played with the Pirates winning, 2-l.
 The victory sent the Pirates past the Cards into third place by a half game. The New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phils were idle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-30
3. . B. STARS

Batting: Joe Gordon and Ken Keltner. Indians Drove in all of Clevelands runs in the Indians 52 win over Chicago Gordon drove in three on a homer and double and Keltner two on a homer and two- bagger.
 Pitching Hal NeWhouser, Tigers -Blanked St Louis, 40 on six hits in winning his 20th game of the season for Detroit.