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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Reed J. Ellis
Dies In Accident

Services were held for Reed j.
Ellis, % of Durant, at the Bap-
fist church in Winona Sunday,
September ID. The Rev. A. l..
Gatewood, Baptist minister, and
Rev. A. w. Whitaker, Jr., Presby-
terrain minister, both of Itta Bena,
officiated at services held at the
Winona Baptist church.
Mr.. Ellis was killed instantly in
an automobile accident Saturday
near Yazoo City while returning
from football game. Sam
O'Neal, Itta Bena, the other occu-
pant of the car, was in critical
condition at Veterans hospital,
Jackson.
Survivors of the deceased are
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Ellis, Winona,
his parents, and six brothers, Or
val, Kenneth, Fred and Bill OF
Durant, Make of Winona, and
Larry, who is with the u. S.
Army overseas.
Pallbearers We're Jack Reeves
Doopie Digs, Jack Bailey, Walker
Mangum, Ode Bonds and Buddy
Bissell, all of Itta Bena.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Concert Season
Opens On Nov. 10Th
Joint Recital Will
Feature Two Singers
In Lexington

Tomiko Kanazawa, lyric So
prano, and Gabor Carelli, tenor,
will appear in joint recital to open
the concert season in Lexington.
The concert will be held at the
Grammar School auditorium on
November 10 (Thursday) at 8:15
pm.
Miss Kanazawa, lovely Ameri-
can-born soprano, and Mr.. Carelli,
famous Hungarian tenor, have
toured Europe extensively making
many opera appearances in Buda-
pest and the other great capitals
on the continent. Last year Mr..
Carelli returned to the United
States to sing the tenor role in
the Chicago Grant park produc-
ton of the Verdi Requiem"
which was performed for an audi
ence of over 10000 persons. Miss
Kanazawa has just returned to
America to join Mr.. Carelli for
this current tour after a full
schedule of European concert and
opera appearances.
The joint concert will open the
local season with a flourish as
the two artists perform a program
designed to please everyone. In
costume, the performers will sing
scenes from the great operas La
Traviata" and Madam Buttetr-
fly"
In addition to solo groups sung
by each artist, Miss Kanazawa
and Mr.. Carelli will join in such
famous operetta duets as 'Only
Make Believe" from Jerome
Kern's Show Boat" the famous
Romberg melody "One Kiss" the
always popular "Ah' Sweet Mys-
terry of Life" from Victor Herbert's
Naughty Marietta" and others.
The advance notices received
on the two artists assure the audi
ence Of the presentation not only
of great talent but winning per-
sonalities as we'll Warm and
friendly, Miss Kanazawa and Mr..
Carelli have captured the hearts
of their audiences everywhere,
and this attraction appears to be
a popular choice for the opening
concert of the season.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Services Held For
Davis J. Gibson

Services were held for Davis
Jarman Gibson, AZ. well known
Lexington citizen, who passed
away suddenly Friday, September
16. The Rev. P. D. Bragg, pastor
of the Lexington Baptist church,
officiated in the grave-side serv-
ices held at the Lexington ceme-
terry September II. .Eaf
Surviving are Mrs. Jason Glib
son, mother: three sisters, Mrs.
o. L. Ellison, Mrs. G. T. Phelps,
and Mrs. l.. B. Gilliland. ST.. and
one brother, G. c. Gibson.
Mr.. Gibson lived almost his en-
tire life in Lexington, and leaves
many friends. These friends were
designated as honorary pallbear-
ers at the services.
Pallbearers were Ben Beall, M
A. Scobey, Gordon Carter, L. P
Johnson, A. P. Shepherd and j. H
Beall. W IL
Among those from out of town
attending the funeral were Miss
Pearl Magee, Durant; Mrs
Browning Phelps, Canton; Mr.
and Mrs. L. B. Gilliland, Jr., Mem
phis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Nazarene Revival Will
Begin Sunday, 18th

Revival meeting at the First
Church of the Nazarene will begin
Sunday, September 25, and con-
tinue through October 2, accord
ing to the Rev. S. D. Garrett, pas
tor. "
The Rev. John Saxon, district
superintendent, will deliver the
message Sunday night, and the
Rev. Gordon Winchester, Lanett,
Alabama, pastor of the First
Church of the Nazarene there,
will conduct the meeting as evan
gelist throughout the week be-
ginning Monday.
The Rev. Winehester's church
is leading the Alabama district in
Sunday school attendance, and his
messages of hope and cheer will
be enjoyed by all.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Holmes Junior 4-H
Council Members
Will Be Honored

Members of Holmes County
Junior All Council will be hon.
ored September "a at 1890 am.
by the chain store managers of
Lexington for their outstanding
achievement in community life,
it was announced today by Hayes
7. Parish, assistant county agent
and Miss Joyce Williams, home
demonstration agent.
The county All Junior Council
is only one phase of the All or
ganization of rural youth which
stresses physical, mental, moral
membership of this group receives
and special development. The
practical training in farm and
home skills, cooperation, leader
ship and good citizenship. This
council consists of the elected Of
ficers in each community All
club. These juniors meet at a
place each month selected by their
group and present programs de-
veloped by its members.
-Four All club members are
playing a vital role in the &C.
onomic life Of Mississippi and we
believe business men should give
their active support to these fine
youngsters" said managers of To-
cal chain stores in Lexington.
Out-of-town guests expected to
attend this meeting the A. G..
Hamilton, manager of Mississippi
Chain stores; E. L. Pittman, man.
ager of F. w. Woolworth, Green
wood; M. A. Rowzee, assistant 4
H club leader, State college; Miss
Olive Dowell, district agent,
Greenwood, and H. A. Carpenter,
district agent, Greenwood.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Local Telephones
Double Since VI DAY
Stute FORCES Ahead
At Five Time Pre-
War Development

Construction of new facilities
by the Southern Bell Telephone
company during the four years
since VI day has brought post
war telephone growth to Missis-
sippi at five times the pre-war
rate of development.
This was revealed today as the
telephone company reported on
four years of record breaking
telephone progress in the state
and looked forward to what's yet
to be done in meeting the heav-
lest demands for telephone service
ever experienced.
Durant Grows
Telephones in Durant have in
creased from 374 on VI day to a
total of over 674 today.
The telephone company, al
ready planning and engineering
in preparation for the installa-
ton of vast amounts of telephone
equipment, quickly set its con-
struction program in motion af-
ter VI day. AS it has progress
sed in the past few years, the de-
mands for telephone service have
kept growing by leaps and
bounds. -.....
Southern Bell has added 1878
telephones in Mississippi in the
latest four-year span, compared
with 1854 in the four-year pre-
war period from 1896 through
1889. There were 1880 tele-
phones in service in the state at
the beginning of September four
years ago-196,623 at the start of
September this year.
South Outstrips US.
The telephone growth which
Southern Bell has brought to Mis-
sissippi and the rest of the South
has been much greater than the
growth experienced in the ma
ton outside the South. The eco
Continued on Page Four)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
New Tags Available
Holmes County, Isl
Purchaser Must Brine
l948 Tax Receipt
Or Bill Of Safe

Truck and car owners in Holmes
county will be able to buy 1850
tags beginning October l, accord
ing to Sheriff Ellis E. Wynn.
Anyone buying a new car or
truck during the month of Oct
ober will be required to purchase
a l949 tag as well, according to
requirements of state law.
When applying for your tag,
bring your 1948 tax receipt, or
if you bought car or truck in
l949 bring your bill of sale, Sher-
Tiff Wynn asked.
A representative from the Mo-
tor Vehicle Comptroller's office
will be in the Sheriff's office
every Tuesday during the month
of October to help make applica
tons for heavy tags.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Males 1876 Required
To Register S

Every male person in Holmes
county must register for Selective
Service within five 60 days after
attaining his eighteenth birthday
If you are between the ages of 10
and rs and have not registered for
Selective Service, you are reouir-
ed to go to your local board at
once and register, If you are not
Is, do not neglect registering
within 5 days after attaining your
18th birthday.
All Select1ve Service registrants
are required by law to keep their
local boards informed when they
change their address. The follow
ing regulation issued by the pres
ldent is very clear:
1T shall be the duty of each
registrant to keep his local board
advised at all times of the address
where mail will reach him. The
mailing. of any order, notice, or
blank form by the local board to
registrant at the address last
reported by him to the local
board shall constitute notice tc
him of the contents of the COM
munication, whether he actually
receives it or not"
The Selective Service Act OF
l948, Public Law 759, Both Con.
gress, specifically states that any.
one required to register as out
lined above. who evades or re.
fuses registration or service in the
armed forces or any of the re-
quirements of this title, shall upor
conviction in any district court oil
the United States of competent
jurisdiction be punished by i'm.
prisonment of not more than five
years, or fine of not more than
$4,000, or both by such fine and
Imprisonment
Local board number 80 is 10.
Gated on the second floor Of the
Beall building at Lexington, ano
is open from 800 am, to 500 %
m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Registration may be effected al
any local board office of the Sc.
'lective Service system, regardless:
OF where your permanent address
is, and your registration card will
be sent to your permanent ad.
dress that which is shown on line
2 of the registration card)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Census Business Reports
Reported NeorIyFinishe

Ninety eight per cent of Du-
rants retail stores and wholesale
houses and service trade estab-
lishments have completed and re-
turned their census of business
reports, Mrs. Sally B. McNair, dis
trict supervisor, U. S. Bureau Of
the census, announced today.
The business census is being
conducted on nationwide scale
and includes approximately 8 mil
lion retail, wholesale, and service
trade establishments. Business
men are being asked to report OH
their sales, employment, payroll.
and inventories for 1948.
The census, taken at the request
of the nations businessmen, will
measure the effect of the war and
postwar years on buying and SELL
ing. Summaries published for
each city, county, and state, and
for the country as a whole are
expected to indicate spectacu-,
lar increase over figures reported
in the most recent business CEN
sus which covered operations for
1889. National retail sales in 1899
amounted to $40 billion. Today
they stand at All estimated $3.50
billion. Similar gains are estimat-
ed in the wholesale and service
trades.
Legislation authorizing the pre-
sent census and making it manda-
tory, provides for future censuses
of business every five years. In
the past the, count has been on a.
decennial basis. Census law i'm
poses strict confidentiality upon
enumerators and other employees
of the census bureau and directs
that information collected may be
published only in such summary
forms as will completely conceal
the identity of individual bushes
establishments.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Library Notes

The Holmes County Library at
Durant offers a most attractive
variety of reading, this week.
Our South by Evans and Dona-
hue is a most interesting study
of the thirteen Southern states,
their resources and present day
use. Echoes of the Southland
volumes and by Bradley and
Sharp, contain stories and poems
about the South and short bio
graphical sketches of Southern
writer's.
Mother Berry of Blue Noun
tain" by David Guyton, is the BIZ
ography of one of Mississippi's
best loved women.
Fiction offered includes Tour
lnament" by Shelby Foote, a
Greenville, Miss. author who is
making name for himself. Also,
give Him My Love-" Margaret
Mackay's latest book, "A Sum-
mer's Tale" by Gerald Brace
Western stories offered are "Fid-
dlefoot" by Luke Short, "The
Hard Riders" by Tom Hopkins,
mo Benefit OF Law" by Brett
Rider, and two new mysteries:
"A Wreath For Rivera" by the
well known Ngaio Marsh, and
Blood And Thirsty" by Francis
Bonnamy.
Recent visitors at the library
were Mr. and Mrs. w. Slack, Day
ton, Ohio, Mrs. Ruth. Crouch, Hat
tiesburg, and Mrs. Mary Ann
Wakefield, Nashville.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
TchuIu Club PIuns
Boost Your Town"

r ~ =
The Tchula Business and Pro
fessional Women's club met We'd
nesday night, September IA, at
Gamers cafe for supper at 1880.
After a delightful meal, the club
meeting was opened by Mrs.
Baine, president, and plans and
committees were discussed for the
Boost Your Town Week" to be
held in Tchula the third week in
October.
A short program was presented
with Mrs. Catherine Smith, news
service chairman, in charge assist
ed by Mrs. c. c. Wade.
Watch for further announce
ments concerning Boost Your
Town Week" in Tchula which viii
include proclamation ceremonies,
school day parade, bingo party.
square dance, Scout day, mer-
chants day, bazaar. flower show,
football game, dollar day, and
drawing.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Officials Attend Meet
OF Durant Jaycees
School Troffic Project
Stote Park Program
Approved BY Group

w.. M. Hay, Nashville, Tennes-
see, representative for the Ma
tlonal Recreation association, and
A. E. Leggett, Jackson, director of
the State Forestry commission.
were guest speakers at the mon
thly social meeting of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce of Durant
Thursday, September 8.
Mr.. Hay, and Mr.. Leggett dis
icnssed appropriations given to
the state for parks, the set-up,
and why Holmes County State
park, along with four others in
the state are being closed from
Sept. l949 to March 1850, due to
Jack of funds.
Hon. Allie Povall mayor of
Lexington and Emmett Reese.
president of the Lexington Junior
Chamber of Commerce, R. E. Nc
Neer, mayor Of Durant, and alder
men of Durant were guests at the
meeting.
The Jaycees went on record as
endorsing Mr.. Leggett's state park
program in its presentation to the
state legislature.
Met Monday
September 10, the Jaycees met
at the city hall and discussed pro-
jects now being undertaken. The
safety commission will soon have
signs in the streets designating the
school zone and the speed limit.
School boys will be selected to
serve as traffic officers before
school, during lunch and after
school. The public is requested to
cooperate in preventing violations.
The boys will report all violations
and bring offenders to the mayors
office for trial.
The Jaycees are planning a
sports program which will be an
nounced later. The next meeting
will be social on October 3.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Holmes Represented
Al Legion Meeting
District Conference
Attended By Stote
Officials In Kosy

Holmes county was well repre-
sented at the eighth district con-
ference of the American Legion
held Tuesday night in Kosciusko.
Plans for the l949-50 Legion
year were discussed by state de-
partment officials headed by State
Commander Guy Land, of Clarks-
dale.
Other state officials in attend
ance were r. M. Goodwin, vice.
commander, Jackson; Frank
Chambers, adjutant; John R.
Powell, service officer; R. B. Ken
nedy, public relations officer; J..
G. Jacob, Goodman, state chair
man of the graves registration
committee.
DR.. Sidney Watson, Kosciusko,
district commander, and DR.. ]. J..
kazar, Tchula, district vice-com-
mander, were present
Others making the conference
from Holmes county were Lewis
Lipsey, commander of the Lex
ington post, and w. H. Fincher,
Jr., adjutant; c. G.. Mansfield,
commander of the Durant post
and Mr.. Williams; Roy Mcdaniel,
commander of the Goodman post,
Hugh Cowsert, adjutant and d.
J. Ford. -
Membership drives are now in
progress and anyone wishing to
join the Legion or renew mem
berships is asked to contact pro-
per authorities at once.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Holmes WMU Names
Officers Al Meetinu

Mrs. c. M. Bryan of Pickens was
elected assistant superintendent
of the Holmes County WMU AS
sociation at theN annual meeting
held Friday az the Pickens Bap-
fist church. Officers elected for
the following year were Mrs. A.
E. Branch, Durant, as association
al superintendent; Mrs. II. M.
Terry, Goodman, secretary and
treasurer; Mrs. N. w. Estes, Cru
ger, pianist; Mrs. S. B. Harring-
ton, Tchula, Young Peoples di-
rector; Mrs. r. E. Vaughn, Good
man, community missions and
Mrs. Robert Henry, Durant mis-
sion study.
Miss Irene Chambers, a home
missionary whose headquarters
are with the Home Mission board
of the Baptist church in Atlanta,
Georgia, was the featured speak
er. She made an inspiring talk
in which she told of various phas-
es of her work.
Lunch was served at noon by
the Pickens WMU., and an after
noon session was held. The meet
ing was presided over by the as
ISOLATION superintendent, Mrs. j.
G. Everett, Goodman. Seven
churches weresrepresented at this
meeting and around IS members
were present from all over the
county.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Baptist Preacher To
Fill Pulpit Here +

The Rev. Wayne Todd, pastor of
the Daniel Memorial Baptist
church, Jackson, will preach Sat-
urday night at the First Baptist
church in Durant at the youth
rally.
Miss Martha Maxwell will be
the soloist.
Great services are being held
every Saturday night at the Bap-
fist church and everyone in the
community is given a most COR
dial invitation to attend.
The young people of all demo-
limitations are especially invited to
come. tu +e .r,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22

of American life than are cur
rent customs elsewhere-which
should be popular.
Altogether the aims and ideals
OF the new magazine point the
way to useful and constructive
life. Already it has a circulation
OF 100000. With this beginning
it should reach one million copies
before too long,
The magazine is only $500 per
year and you can send your check
to the Southern Preside, 2l5 Ex-
change Building, Birmingham 8,
Alabama.
No, we do not get a commits
sion on your subscription.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Duront Tigers Win
Over West 1877

The Durant Tigers defeated the
West football squad Friday at Du-
rant in the first game of the sea-
son for both teams, the final score
being SO to Z. Ray Hastings,
fb, m a de two touchdowns.
Eddie Lewis RIB, /, Glyn Cain,
lib, 2, and Robert Rosson, OBJ, /.
Glyn Cain kicked for one extra
point and A. Mcclellan caught a
pass for another.
Coach Van L. Stewart consid-
ers himself and his squad lucky
at not having sustained any in
juries.
The Durant Tigers are slated to
oppose Winona this Friday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Potients At The Hospital
Mrs. Gertrude Winstead and habv

Mrs. Gertrude Winstead and baby
girl, Lexington, discharged 18th
Billy Rushing, Tchula, discharged
18th 44
Mrs. Ards Hathcock, Durant, dis
charged 18th
Mrs. G. w. Barnes, West
Mrs. T. K. Daniels, Pickens
Mrs. ]. r. Brown, ST., Durant
Miss Harriet Riteman, Lexington
Mrs. Sam Mcclellan and baby girl.
Durant
Billy Rammage, West, discharged
2lst
Mrs. Jack Braden and baby girl.
Pickens
Mrs. Percy Thweatt. Goodman
Mrs. Agnes Cooper. Pickens
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Boptist Meeting Storts
At Goodman Sunday

The Evangelist DR.. j. Estill
Jones, instructor at Southern Bap-
fist Seminary, Louisville, Kentuc-
ky, will conduct the meeting of
the Goodman Baptist church from
September rs, until October l, ac-
cording to the Rev. p. c. Perkins,
pastor.
v. l.. Bassett, Clinton, will be
music director, and services will
be held daily at 1000 am. and
ZOO pm.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Community Chairmen
Polio Drive Named
Emergency Epidemic
Fund Drive Continues:
$4,000 Needed Here

community chairmen for the
polio epidemic emergency drive
IN Holmes county have been nam
ed by County Chairman A. P.
Carroll. Each chairman is asked
to conduct the drive for funds as
soon as possible and report to the
Holmes County Chapter of the
Foundation. 'f'l'
Community chairmen, as named
by Mr.. Carroll, are:
Durant, Miss sara Howard:
Lexington, Mrs. D. B. Miles:
Tchula, Mrs. H. J. Bane; Cru
ger, Mrs. E. L. Matthias and 8. F..
Buchanan; Acona, Mrs. K. F.
Downer; Ebenezer, Mrs. B. w.
Humphrey, Jr.; Richland, Mrs.
J. E. Chisolm; Pickens, Mrs. I'D.
Mckie; Goodman, Mrs. Eugene
Parker; West, Mrs. Clyde Cade.
Mrs. James Cunningham, Thorn
ton.
Holmes county is already S2,5OO
in the red and it is hoped that
around $4,000 can be raised to
continue the work among the
county's sixty or more crippled
children for the balance of this
year. Everyone is urged to give
as literally as possible during the
current emergency drive.
.. Drive Continues
The current Polio Epidemic
Emergency drive has been ex-
tended week, according to an
nouncement made today by v. T.
Anthony, Mississippi representa-
tive of the National Foundation
for lnfantiie Paralysis. This ex-
tension was made in response to
requests from Foundation chap
tiers who were unable to complete
the drive last week. M
Encouraging reports indicat-
ing good response to the drive
have been received from many
sections of the state" The public
is being asked to mail contribu-
tons to polio" in care of the To-
cal post office.
Costs $1,000 Dolly
Treatment rr Mississippi po-
Ito patients in now costing Missis-
slppi chapters If the National
Foundation $l,001 a day, accord
ing to Mr.. Anthony. There is NO
hope for quick reduction in cast
OF treatment as new victims OF
the disease are being hospitalized
daily. The State Board of Health
reported twenty-one new cases
last week bringing the years total
to 268. In 1916, one of the wors.
polio years, Mississippi had 243
Cases up to this time. Gases for
the nation are already above
$4,000 to be an all time record
high.
Two checks were received from
the Foundation Headquarters Epi-
demic Fund last week. One came
to Tate county, in the amount of
$4,000 and the Lowndes County
chapter received check for
$2,250. This brings the total sent
into Mississippi for this year from
the Headquarters Fund to S81,875.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
INFANT CLAUDE LESLIE

Friends and relatives of MIR. and
Mrs. Thomas II. Leslie regret to
learn of the death of their infant
son, Claude, who was born on
September 3. He was the grand
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Leslie
and Mrs. Claude Scott, of Elkhart,
Kansas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
Drivers License Exums
Dute Is Changed

Beginning October s. drivers
license examinations will be Civ
en-, in the courthouse on Satur-
days instead of TUESDAYS. accord
ing to Patrolman J. B Yearwood
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-09-22
HOLMES GINNING OFF

bales of cotton were ginned in
Holmes county from the crop of
l949 prior to September l, as
compared with 6,598 bales for the
crop of 1919.