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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

No. 8186 Letters of Admins
hation havinge been granted on
the 10 day of October, 1949, by
the Chancery Court of Holmes
County, Mississippi, to the under
signed upon the estate of r. M.
Lyon, Deceased, notice is hereby
given to all persons having claims
against said estate to present the
same to the Clerk of said Court
for probate and registration ac-
cording to law within six months
from this date, or they will be
forever barred.
This the 10th day of October,
1919.
L. H. HAYS, Administrator.
5-4tnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-20

planting. This will help save
moisture and insure a good stand
and growth. In north Mississippi
put out the plants from October
10 to 25; in South Mississippi
from October 20 to November Is.
Keep rows or beds free of grass
and weeds until time to set plants.
Apply 10 to IL pounds of complete
fertilizer for each 100 feet of row
about 10 days before setting the
plants.
Order plants so you'll have
plenty of time to get them set
out at the proper time. You will
need enough plants to set them
about l foot apart in the row for
fall planting.
Recommended varieties are
Klonmore, Konvoy or Klondike
for South Mississippi and Blake
more, Fairnore or Suwanee for
North Mississippi.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-20
day Sunday, October 23.

day Sunday, October %.
Two trained radio quartets from
Jackson, quartet from Koscius-
ko and singers from Mississippi,
Arkansas and Louisiana, viii par
ticipate in the convention.
The convention is being spon-
sored by the Beulah Baptist
church and the public is coraiall
invited.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-20

Mrs. A. G.. Bacon visited her
daughter-in-law Mrs. William
Bacon last Wednesday in Jackson
where they attended the junior
eague fashion show. "
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-20
Singing Convention Set
For October 2223

The Holmes County Singing
Convention will meet at the
grammar school auditorium Sat-
urday night, October "a, and all
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-20
Classified Ads

FOR RENT -- One four room a
partment. Immediate occupancy.
Phone 155, Love Wagon Co.
6-2tnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-20

FOR SALE - Five room house,
priced reasonable. Walter N.
Odom, Realtor, phone CIV.
6-4tnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-20
Holmes Dedicate

Continued from Page One)
building was beautifully deccrat-
ed with flowers by the BPW club
with Mrs. Norquist as chairman
of the flower committee and by
members of the Lexington Garden
club.
Porode Held
Preceding the service an Ella
borate parade was held in which
there were many beautifully de-
corated floats and two bands, the
Holmes Junior college band and
the Lexington School band, as
well as cars containing city, coun-
ty and state officials, business wo-
men, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, the
Brownies, and Y-Teen's.
The FLA. had a lovely float in
the parade in addition to the list
of others carried in this paper last
week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-20

LOST - Lady's gold Bulova wat
Oh. Lost Tuesday on streets of
Durant. Finder contact Mrs.
Haywood Lewis, phone 141.
Reward. 4-tfnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-20

; T O p Of the Antique Shop
in Durant on HighwoY 81 South.
You are alwuYs welcome. Phone
zzS-W. Leila Guess.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-20

FOR SALE-Llgnt weight con-
crete blocks for sale. Winona
Concrete Products Company.
Phone 1921. Winona, Miss.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-20

FOR SALE - Wheel chair, $35.
r. c. Coker, Durant. 48-tfnp
FOR RENT - 4-room house, S.
Washington ST., Durant. Phone
104-J. 44-tfnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-20

NEW ASSORTMENT of hook rug
patterns. Stop by and see them.
You are always welcome. Leila's
Antique Shop, Highway 81 S.,
Durant. Phone 225-W. 5-tfp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-20

FARM FOR SALE - 38 acres of
land located about 2 miles west
OF Durant. Phone CIV. Walter
Odom, Box 2O7, Durant. 6-4tnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-20

FOR SALE-Franchise for Holm
es county on Ferguson tractors
and farm equipment with in
ventory. Nice building and
warehouse at Tchula goes with
deal. Terms can be arranged.
Holmes Tractor and Implement
Co., phone Al, Tchula.
48-tfnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-20
s Observation-Disclosures you drive

production, in refining and transportation More than $4,000
individual oil companies and the services of than million
and provide the oil products that
living, greater comfort conveniences for you.
The helping hand of your neighborhood dealer part
plays daily life of his community the friendly eff
service you will find his station symbolic the progress
that spurred by rivalry will so much to
you and to all Americans in the years ahead
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-01
Lake Co. Holsteins
Top 400-Lb. Mark

PRODUCTION RECORDS of 400
pounds or more of b~utterfat were
achieved by "a Holsteins included
in the 81 herds of various breeds
under the Dairy Herd Improvement
association test program for Lake
county.
Delbert M. Palmer, secretary of
the Lake County Holstein Breeders
association, reported that "a Hol-
stein Friesians were above the 400
pound mark and an additional 10
produced $50 pounds or more.
Three cows, Stadacona Carnation
Fayne Queen, Stadacona Carnation
Lady Mable and Stadacona Aaggie
Homestead Speck produced 593.7,
$685. and 1897 pounds, respectively.
They are owned by E. M. Palmer
& Son of Charlo.
Other owners of Holstein cows
over the 400-pound mark are Claude
and w. H. Leishman of ST. Ignatius,
William Blue of Charlo, John Cor
nelius of Roman and Werner Rose OF
Poison.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-01

the mice. Somebody ought 70 make
a study of the cat-mouse ratio and
figure out how many cats are need
ed on a ranch.
There is one cat disease m par
t~icular, commonly called eat-dis-
temper, that certainly cleans out the
cat population in a hurry. As far rs
we know, it is the only contagious
disease of cats that we have. Some
OF the older and tougher cats can
20 through q siege of at-distemper
and survive, but the kittens and
younger cats last only two o. three
days, some dying in "a hours.
The disease is extremely eontag-
ious and attempts at isolating the
sick cats from the healthy ones has
not accomplished much. Medical
treatment of the sick cats has like
wise failed to get results.
Serum Available
There is a specific serum COM
mercially known as feline enteritis
antiserum, that will protect healthy
cats from contracting the disease,
though it has not been extensively
used on ranches. These barn eats
are about strangers armed
with hypodermic syringes and they
disappear in all directions, under
granaries, under barn floors, behind
machinery, and refuse to come out
and be vaccinated. The really prac-
teal use of cru is to protect cats
that are being brought on to prem
ises where all the cats have died.
Authorities differ as to how long
the infection persists around barns,
but two months should certainly 60
by after the last cat died before new
cats can be safely introduced. Dis
infection of premises is out OF the
question. We can't reach more than
half the places where the cats can
go and do go every day under
floors, under barns, under junk
piles, etc. We can't do a good job Of
disinfection.
It is tough on sacked grain, but
there isn't any good control meas
ures for cat distemper. We CAM
keep old cats forever and we CAM
transplant old cats to new ranches
they just won't stay. We have ts
have kittens, and kittens die of dis.
temper. Vaccinated kittens seem t.
be the answer.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-01

Falls, always a heavy killer,
brought death to $4,000 persons in
1948, or 3 percent more than in 1947,
according to the National Safety
council.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-01
Veterinary Department
Weak, Wobbly Calves
BY DR.. HOWARD L

THIS SPRING we have had a lot
Of reports of weak calves, calves
that couldn't stand up, calves with
rubber" legs, calves with minor de-
tormities, calves that looked and
acted as if they were, two or three
weeks premature. There were. a
great many such calves in the spring
81 1920, following the famous win
ter of 1919, and they have been
O DE- less common after every
tough winter since then.
1t has been quite clearly demon
strated that these defective calves
r the result of a winter-long de-
hciency of vitamin A, that the hay
fed to the breeding cows contained
kttle or none of this very essential
vitamin.
Green Color Vitamin
Vitamin A is the green color Wit
amin. The amount of vitamin A
present can be quite well estimated
by the amount of green color pres
snt. If we figure the vitamin A in
green hay before cutting it at 100
percent, the best and greenest al
falfa in bales or stacks at midwinter
eontains about so percent of the
original vitamin content.
Alfalfa classed as just fair, not
bad, not good, contains about Is per-
cent, and poor hay, damaged and
bleached or stack-burnt, practically
no green color left, will run as low
rs 5 percent. Two-year-old hay,
especially from old, caved-in stacks,
may contain no vitamin A at all.
Vitamin A is necessary for the
complete development of the grow
ing embryo, and a lack of this Wit
amin results in a slowing down of
the final stages to the extent that
the calf is really premature, al
though born at the end of the sched-
sled $50 days. This immaturity is
shown by muscular weakness, a
rapid heart rate after the slightest
exertion, labored breathing, inability
10 nurse and soft horn on the feet
Some stockmen report physical
defects, deformed heads, lack of de-
velopment of eyes, etc. Most of these
calves die, though a ~postmortem ex-
animation seldom shows just ex.
actly what the cause of death really
was.
Feed Cows Best Hay
All in all, it doesn't pay to feeC
old "beat-up' hay to breeding cows
Old or damaged hay is good enough
maybe, for bulls, steers and DIR,
cows, but the best-brightest ha,
should go to the cows. There ar
feed substitutes, alfalfa meal, o
even cod liver oil, but these are ex
pensive and require special feedin
methods. BY far, the best way is t
get the hay up with the least pos
sible damage and save the best c
1t for the breeding cows.
Sick Cats
1t is a fair question as to whethe
eats are livestock or pets. This CO
umn is supposed to be dedicated I
diseases of livestock and poultr,
but for a minute or two we are g
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-01
Sick Cats


1t is a fair question as to whether
eats are livestock or pets. This col
umn is supposed to be dedicated to
diseases of livestock and poultry,
but for a minute or two we are GO
ing to get out of line and talk about
cats and cat losses.
Anyone who operates a dairy or
has stored feed on the premises
knows the true value of a herd OF
cats. Without cats, the mice take
over in a big way and will wreck 6
pile of sacked feed in no time.
One dairyman said he had los
% cats within two weeks and wa.
getting worried, for his remaining
cats were losing the battle agains
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-01
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Evening star., 1949-12-19
Bv Katharine M. Brooks

The Undersecretary Of State
and Mrs. James Edwin Webb gave
the first of two receptions for
heads of diplomatic missions yes
terday afternoon. They chose
Prospect House in Georgetown
to give their party and entertained
chiefs Of half of the embassies
and legations in Washington. The
charming old house, built when
GEORGETOWN was an important
port of entry to this country, was
leased by the Government for the
entertainment of distinguished
foreign guests. Yesterdays party
was the first such festivity given
by an official of the Government
since it was transferred from the
owner, Mrs. James v. Forrestal,
widow of the former Secretary OF
Defense.
ARRANGEMENTS for the party were
excellent. Guests were escorted
under a giant umbrella to the
side entrance on the ground floor.
Here wraps were checked and
guests went to the drawing room
floor by the inside stairs. The
hosts received in the drawing room
standing before the front windows,
Mrs. Webb wore a becoming floor
length gown of mauve satin. the
pearls about her neck matching
her earrings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webb were as
sisted by other officials Of the
State Department including the
Evening star., 1949-12-19
By Betty Beole

patra; debutante Doris O'Donnell
being complimented on the ex-
quisite pearl necklace her mother
brought her from Japan; Fred
Roy in dinner clothes claiming he
was dressed like a waiter, and
Rose Saul with a new attractive
couple In town-the Percy Mel
villes from St. Louis who are now
living at 1900 Connecticut avenue.
She is the daughter Of Gwynne
Evans, well known st. Louis
sportsman.
Then there were the Justin
Bowersocks, Mrs. B. in a pretty
mink taffeta; Jack Horner with
blond Genevieve Best in blue:
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Clark
Woodward, Rahel Davies Fitch,
Julie Ansberry in q dreamy chap
eau; the Duke Shops, the Bob
Sherrods, Jack Logan, Marvin
Braverman, Ed Williams. who said
he has just bought an old house in
Berryville, Va, that dates back to
1894. and George Dixon who was
telling Mary Holmes that his wife
is In Atlanta and he thinks he will
announce his engagement to
Mary's debutante daughter Kath-
1-vy,
Evening star., 1949-12-19
Fetes Planned
For Engaged
Couple

A round of parties have been
planned in honor of Miss Carol
Bradley. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick M. Bradley, and
her fiance, Mr.. John Ross Cas-
well. who will be married on De-
eember %.
Friday, Miss Ellen Owens will
give a luncheon for Miss Bradley
and in the late afternoon Of that
day, Miss Ellen Bacon will be
hostess at a cocktail party IN
honor of the bride and groom
elect.
The day after Christmas, DR..
and Mrs. Thomas Bradley and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fontaine Bradley
will give a cocktail party for Miss
Bradley and Mr.. Caswell and the
members of the bridal party will
remain for buffet supper while
the men Of the wedding party 60
on to the ushers' dinner.
December 27, Miss Frances
Sternhagen and Miss Alison Bean
will entertain at a brunch for
Miss Bradley and Mr.. Caswell and
after the rehearsal that evening
Mrs. Blaise de Sibour and Miss
Elizabeth Mary de Sibour will en-
tertain at cocktails and Mr.. and
Mrs. Willmott Lewis, jr.. will en-
tertain the wedding party at din
ner.
On December %, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward r. Finkenstaedt and Miss
Sophie Finkenstaedt will enter
tain the bridal party at luncheon.
Evening star., 1949-12-19

Miss Marion Frances Zoref
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Zoref, was a bride Of yesterday,
her marriage to Mr.. Wilson Hume
Eastman, jr., taking place in the
Church Of the Annunciation with
the Rev. Russell A. Phelan OIL
ciating.
Evening star., 1949-12-19
Emily Post
Payment Problem

sSyubS"N bsS~sS'
A confused reader writes: "A
friend telephoned me and asked
me to bring several pairs of stock
ings from town for her when I
came to spend the next week end.
Up to then had been racking my
brain to know what I might take
for her. However, when she gave
me the money later couldn't
quite see how I could insist on
paying for stockings when she had
asked for them. I would like to
have given them to her because I
could think of nothing else"
The trouble is that if you had
insisted on paying she might
never have felt she could ask you
to bring anything for her. Even
If you asked her just this once
to let you because you couldn't
think of anything of your own to
buy, I think she still would hesi-
tate. If you would like to give
her a present, why not send one
at Christmas?
Evening star., 1949-12-19
Sonora de Dioz
Is Honor Guest

Sonora de Diaz, wife Of the
former third Secretary Of the
Dominican Embassy. was the
honor guest at a cocktail party
given yesterday by DR.. and Mrs.
Stephen Plague Verges.
Sonora de Diaz will leave WASH
ington the day after Christmas
to join her husband in their ma
tive country. Other festivities on
the calendar for Sonora de Diaz
are a farewell party to be given
by Mrs. Nelson Pryn Hoff, Mrs.
James Washington Boyer and Miss
Marguerite Griffin at the Women's s
City Club, Wednesday afternoon
and a luncheon at which Mrs. H.
Leigh Brite will be the hostess
on Friday.
Evening star., 1949-12-19

Capitalites beat a path yester-
day from Army Chief of Staff
Gen. j. Lawton Collins to United
States Treasurer Georgia Neese
Clark or vice versa. They didn't
have far to 60. The head OF the
Army was standing in a receiving
line with Mrs. Parker w. West in
her apartment at 21O1 Connecti-
cut avenue, while over in Ward
man Park Hotel Mrs. Clark was
shaking hands beside her host.
Comdr. William Lambert Higgins.
jr. Friends who didn't collide in
either spot probably just missed
doing so on Connecticut avenue
bridge.
Mrs. West and her honor guest
stood In her pleasingly decorated
drawing room which was filled
with the bright warmth Of Christ
mas. Behind them was a glowing
Yule log. beside them a ceiling
high. gaily trimmed Christmas
tree. The generals own Army
dress uniform-gold braid on blue
added considerable dash to the
scene. His hostess wore black
velvet and taffeta cocktail dress
topped by an orchid corsage.
Mrs. Collins Absent
As soon as they greeted Gen.
Collins, everyone, OF course.
wanted to know how Mrs. Collins
was. He reported that she was
still at Walter Reed but was
getting along very nicely and
would be home definitely by
Christmas. probably In a couple
Of days.
Almost the first person I saw
Evening star., 1949-12-19
Exclusively Yours,
Army Chief of Staff and Treasurer of the United Stotes
Are the Number One Guests at Two Poes in Their Honor

was the only Army officer who
outranks the Chief of Staff. Gen.
Omar Bradley, in multi and sport
ing a Countess Mara tie, was re-
ceiving a cup of coffee ice cream
from his wife. Others who were
serving ice cream, tea or coffee at
the same time as Mrs. Bradley
were Mrs. Lowell Stockman, Mrs.
Gordon Gray and Mrs. Joseph
Davies. This was an old fashioned
tea party In the true sense Of the
word; there was not a bar in
sight.
Secretary Groy There
Secretary of the Army Gordon
Gray arrived after his wife, said
he had come straight from the
Pentagon. The Chief Of Naval
Operations and Mrs. Forrest P.
Sherman were getting ready to
step out into the drizzling night
just as 1t. Gen. and Mrs. Alfred
Gruenther arrived. The general.
who always has an amusing story
to tell. was fresh from Tokyo with
a new one; had gotten back the
day before, he said.
The Portuguese Ambassador,
delightful Senor Pedro Theotonio
Pereira, was there, and Maj. Gen.
Philip Fleming, Mrs. Fred Vinson,
Mrs. J. Hamilton Lewis. just back
from Chicago; and Sadie Pratt
who had the thoughtfulness to
bring Gen. Collins a cup of coffee
while he was still in the receiving
line. Gen. and Mrs. Wade Haislip,
always in demand, were about. to
leave for the other party.
Bill Higgins entertained for our
first woman treasurer in Lois
Cowles' spacious apartment at
Wardman. Lois. who has gone to
Des Moines for the holidays,
loaned it for the occasion. The
hosts brother-in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Van Doren
Of Ardmore, Pa, came down for
the event and stood in the receiv-
ing line. Bills tall, handsome son,
who's another Bill. was on hand
too.
Georgia Neese Clark must have
an equally pleasant effect on
everyone she meets. She's COM
pletely natural, friendly, intelli-
gent and has a quick sense Of
humor. She looked smart yester-
day in a black taffeta dress and
orchid corsage. Before the party
was Overland it was too good to
leave till much too late-she oblig-
ingly autographed some dollar
bills. "Yours is the only signature
I collect" remarked one would
be waggish guest surveying the
tiny duplicate Of her autograph
on ones, f1ves and ten dollar bills.
Adding glamour to this sociable
gathering were comely Bette Car
roll and good-looking George
Johnson who were taking movies
Of the party for q television fea-
ture on Washington social life.
They could have caught with
their camera: Marry Clifford,
who said husband Clark is still in
Key West with the President;
Rosa Ponselle announcing that
she's wonderfully exhausted from
Washington hospitality: Evie
Robert showing her string Of black
pearls to the James K. Vardamans
and pointing out the particular
one that once belonged to Cleo
Evening star., 1949-12-19
On Cord Prize

Dear Mrs. Post: What is the
proper thing to do when receive
ing a prize at a card party? Is
this opened and passed around
the room for every one to see, or
should it be taken home un-
wrapped?
Answer-You certainly are ex-
pected to open your prize, but you
need not pass it around. Those
who are interested IN seeing it,
naturally, go to you to look at it.
Arranging the tea tray as
weH as yhat to serue are in
cluded in Mrs. Posts leafet.
EFT, "Atternoon Tea." Sug-
gestions for the tnDitation and
the time also are given. To OBJ
tain a copy, send cents in
coin and a stamped selt-ad-
dressed enuelope to her, care
The Washington Star, P. o. Boz
80, Station G, New York 19.
N. Y. Mrs. Post is sorry she
cannot ansUer personal mail.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.y
Evening star., 1949-12-19
Hoovers Occupy
NeWHone Here

Maj. and Mrs. Ladd Hoover
have taken an apartment in
Chevy Chase. having recently
come to Washington after some
time in Japan and Korea. Mrs.
Hoover before her marriage was
Miss Barbara Nell Thomas,
daughter of former Representative
and Mrs. r. Y. Thomas Of Ken
lucky. Following her fathers re-
tirement from Congress, Mrs.
Hoover came to visit her aunt,
Mrs. Ollie James, widow of Sena-
tor James of Kentucky.
Evening star., 1949-12-19
Party Is Given
After Concert

Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley De l.. Nash
entertained at a party yesterday
in honor of Mr.. Paul Galloway,
organist and choir master Of the
Washington Cathedral, and Mr..
Howard Mitchell, conductor of the
National Symphony Orchestra.
The affair followed the program
Of Christmas music given by the
mems and boys choir Of the Ca
thedral with Mr.. Galloway con-
ductfnP.
Evening star., 1949-12-19
Feted on Birthday

Mrs. Ben Goldberg was guest
of honor at a birthday luncheon
given by her daughter, Mrs. H.
Edward Chozick in the Palladian
room of the Shoreham on Friday.
Guests were Mrs. Melvin Myers,
Mrs. Arnold Hurwitz, Mrs. Arthur
Schiller, Mrs. Morris Goldberg
and Mrs. Charles Sidman.
Evening star., 1949-12-19

Brides of Sunday included Miss
Margaret Jean Weygandt, who
was married in the Mount Rainier
Christian Church to Mr.. Rodney
Huntington Duvall with the Rev.
Marion B. Brinson officiating at
the ceremony.
Mrs. Duvall is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arden c. Weygandt
of Riverdale and the bridegroom
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan
Duvall Of Damascus, Md.
Evening star., 1949-12-19
Sunday Bride

The marriage Of Miss Norma
Plavnick, daughter of Mrs. Mark
Plavnick and the late Mr.. Plav-
nick, to Mr.. Robert G. Simon, son
Evening star., 1949-12-19

Of Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Simon of
Rochelle, N. Y, took place yester-
day at the Shoreham Hotel, where
Rabbi Hugo Schiff off1ciated at
/ o'clock in the afternoon.
Evening star., 1949-12-19
Arrive

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Gibson
Knowlton arrived In Washington
today to spend the holidays with
Mr.. Knowlton's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel w. Knowlton.