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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
by Margaret clork
Press-Scinitur Writer
(Taken from March "a, le4e

(Taken from March a, l949,
Issue, Press Scsmitar)
UNIVERSITY, MISS. - Here
at the University of Mississippi,
DIR. Bernardine Schmidt has open
ed an unusual clinic. 1t is perhaps
the only clinic of its kind in the
world.
1t is q clinic for the feeble
minded, for the backward" for
the child who heretofore has been
considered unable to learn to read
or to write even his own name.
To it have come persons from
all over the world-from India
and South Africa, from Canada
and South America. Appointments
are booked, not days or weeks,
but months ahead.
The clinic is unique because the
director, DR.. Schmidt, believes
and is confident she has demon
strated that feeble-mindedness is
durable.
The clinic, known as the Spec
ial Education Clinic of the De-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10

Tomiko Kanazawa, lyric sop
rano and Gabor Carelli, tenor,
will appear in d Joint concert, at
the, LeXing' n Grammar School
auditorium at 8:15 tonight.
This concert attraction is the
first in the series being presented
under the sponsorship of the
Holmes County Municipal Con-
cert association.
Conventional concert goers will
be surprised to discover that Miss
Kanazawa end Mr. Carelli have
forsakcn the traditional form of
concert program design. Instead
of following the usual pattern
where each artist sings a group
of solos Miss Kanazawa and Mr.
Carelli, in the first half of their
program, will appear in anthem
tic costume to sing scenes from
famous operas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
Five Holmes Countions
Attend MEG MEETING

Five Holmes county men were
among the 500 leaders from every
section of the state attending the
fall meeting Of the Mississippi
Economic council last Thursday
in jackson and heard B. E. Hut
Crimson, vice president of the
Chrysler corporation, state the ma
tlons greatest danger is that "our
falth IN ourselves may be i'm
paired by our political leaders
who chip away the very founda.
ton upon which our way of life
has been built"
The MEG board, at a meeting
on November 2, passed a state
ment OF policy opposing ANY well
fare program which embraces or
promotes the idea or practice of
state socialism," terming it incom-
patlable with national progress
and maximum opportunity for
individual achievement"
Among those attending from
Holmes county were ]. c. Allen
D. c. Lundy, w. H. Mckenzie
Jr., j. R. Thomas, Jr., and John
Tingle.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10

Whereas, due to the evils Of our
day our nation finds it necessary
to maintain a large Armed Fonce,
and
Whereas, this Civilian Armed
Force, consisting roainly of young
boys-under twenty one the
government has appealed to the
people to reactivate and finance
the United Service Organization
as an auxiliary of the peace time
Armed Forces, and
Whereas, the State of Mississip-
pts quota is 100000 and the
east half Of Holmes county's al
location is $525. This amount is
small by comparison to the per-
sonal services the USO can rend-
er to the approximately $4,000
young boys from Mississippi of
which 100 are from Holmes coun-
ty now in the peace time Armed
Forces, now
Therefore, by virtue of my au-
thority as Mayor of the City Of
Durant do hereby proclaim the
period form November 14th TO
December 3lst, 1949, be set aside
for the benefit and interest of all
citizens to assist the USO bring
its fund drive to successful con-
clusion.
r. E.. McNeer. MAYOR.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
Don Foster Addresses
Representative Group
On US0 Fund Drive

On Tuesday, November 9th at
Tommie's cafe a representative
group Of men and women from
Durant clubs met with Mr.. Don
Foster OF Illinois, who is on a
visit to Durant to help in reor-
ganization of United Service or
ganization.
Mr.. Foster was introduced by
Mr.. Henry Mckenzie, chairman
of the meeting. While Mr.. Foster
is on trip South he is visiting
Mississippi and in his opening re-
marks mentioned his surprise in
finding conditions not as he had
pictured them. With the reor-
ganization of the National United
Service organizations Mr.. Foster
is combining his pleasure with
USO work for the 1949-50 CAM
paign.
During this period from Novem-
Der 14th to December Dist Missis-
sippi has a quota of $4,000. The
east half of Holmes county has
been given the amount of S525.00.
This is a small amount when con-
sidering that Mississippi has over
$4,000 boys in service and of that
amount 100 are from Holmes
county. The people have been
called on to reactivate the USO
on a permanent basis. These boys
now in uniform are not profess
sional soldiers and the USO is the
lone link between the youthful
serviceman and his home. The
money raised will be distributed
in Mississippi for veteran hospi-
tai camp shows at Jackson, Biloxi
and Gulfport and the active USO
club at Biloxi serving Keesler
field.
Mr.. Foster advised that in adj
dition to the thirteen community
chest funds fifty three counties
have already organized to put on
a local USO drive All club pre-
sidents assured Mr.. Foster that
they were behind him 100 per
cent and met with him after the
luncheon and formulated plans to
work out the campaign.
Clubs represented were: the
Rotary Club, Gamma Club, Wo-
mans Club, Twentieth Century,
Junior Chamber OF Commerce
and the Business and Professional
Women's Club.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
Meet Dr.. Schmidt; She Offers Hope OF Useful
Future 10 Feeble Minded Or Backward Child
People From All Over The WmId Come To
Clinic At University OF Mississippi For Help

partment of Education, serves a
dual role to train teachers in
handling the problems of educat-
ing backward" children and to
gHe advice and help to the hun
dreds who are constantly writing,
wiring, telephoning and cabling
DIR. Schmidt for guidance.
Not A S1atic Thina
To her there is nothing revolu-
tionary about the idea that feeble
mlndedness is durable. Research
done at Harvard University, the
University of California, and
other universities indicated years
ago, that intelligence might not be
the static thing conventional sci
ence had held it to be.
No medical doctor, the young
professor says, would take the
temperature of an ailing child
and then announce solemnly to
the mother that the temperature
reading was permanent and un-
changable.
Yet, every day, 1--WE are perfect
ly willing to give psychological
Continued On Page Two)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
Veteran Trainees And
FLA Members Attend
Parade In Jackson

FLA. members and on-farm
veteran trainees from Holmes
county will be honored in Jack
son at ] pm, November Is, with
the staging of colorful parade on
Capital street in observance of
Corn Production Achievement
Day IN Mississippi.
More than 1000 are expected to
participate in the rally which
will also feature an address by
Governor Wright and the presen-
tation of certificates to all voca-
tional agriculture students who
produced rs or more bushels of
corn per acre.
Governor Wright .ast month
proclaimed the November date
as the day for all MisSissippians
to honor those farmers and stu
dents who cooperated with voca-
tional agriculture teachers in
making the greatest progress in
corn production ever recorded in
the states agricultural history.
Merchants and businessmen of
the city led by the Jackson Cham
Der Of Commerce are going all out
in extending a welcome to the
corn producers who attend the
rally.
In addition to the states corn
champions" the parade win in
clude state officials, high school
bands and approximately 20 floats
for leading farm machinery, ferti-
lizer and seed companies.
Those from Holmes county who
will attend the rally are: Cox
burg-Willie Frank Spencer, r.
c. Spencer, William Cooksie, A.
D. Barnett, agriculture instructor.
West: Billy Hand, Brant Ellis,
Gowan Ellis and Mr.. Bolar, agri-
culture instructor.
Lexington: Everett Horne, T. f.
Haffey, Edgar Rawson, Willard
Jones, r E. Barrentine, John
Word, r. A. Rodgers, Ernest Lee
Ingold. Fred Rodgers. Billy Ray
Lee, Lee d. Spell, and o. A.
Cleveland, agriculture instructor.
Goodman: Harvey L. McCrory,
Samuel D. Brown, Herbert Har-
mon, William N. Wigley, Edgar
Ables. William H. Branch, Lu-
ther L. Upton, Quitman Horne,
Walter j. Jones, James M. Ras-
berry, Floyd c. Ramage. James
~. Wheat, Stuart H. Bridgforth,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
November 5 Marks
Suctessfu! Ending OF
Holmes County Fair

Saturday, November S, mark
ca the successful ending of the
Holmes County Fair and Live
stock Show.
Heavy rains on the weekend
preceding the fair hampered op-
eratlons somewhat, but clear wea-
Their beginning Tuesday helped
operations considerably.
Emmett Reese, general chair
man OF the executive board, stat
ed that the fair was tremendous
success considering the time of
year and adverse weather condi-.
Mons. This years success pro-
vides plenty of incentive for putt
ing on a bigger and better fair
next year." said Mr.. Reese.
There will be great improve.
ments in the grounds and facili-
ties by next year and there will
be permanent building for
booths and exhibits.
The appreciation of the execu-
tive board is extended to all who
participated in the fair and who
made it success.
Winners of the various CLASH
LEGATIONS will be listed in next
weeks issue of this paper.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
Deodline November IS
For Selection of Ten
Outstanding Young Men
Taken From United Stotes
Joyce News

More than an average response
IS expected from leaders and or
CARNATIONS who recently received
nomination blanks for use in the
annual search for the nations
ten outstanding young men of the
year, a program of the u. S. JCC
and its magazine Future. Hun
dreds of completed nominations
are expected back in advance of
the November Is deadline.
ANY young man, 81 through IS
years OF age, who has been of SER
wee and an outstanding example
OF individual achievement under
the free enterprise system, is ELI
glble to be nominated as a candi-
date for recognition. Because
there is at least one young man in
every community possessing these
qualities, the need for a large
number of nominations is neces-
sary to make the final selections
representative of the nation as
whole.
A panel Ct distinguished Ameri-
can leaders representing all fields
Of endeavor has been chosen to |
act as judges.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
Services Held For
Mrs. B. B. 5dyIe

Services were held for Mrs. B
b. Sayle, 81, at the Baptist
church in Lexington Wednesday
at 800 pm, the Rev. P. B. Bragg
officiating, and Miss Sammy Ell
len Oden, Kosciusko, assisting in
the services with vocal rendi-
ton of Home At Last With
Jesus" Burial was at Lexington
cemetery.
Mrs. Sayle passed away in the
home of her daughter, Mrs. G.. A.
Russell after an extended illness
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. ] F. Williams and Mrs. c.. A.
Russell, both of Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
Hue Bulldogs Conquer
Kinds Junior Eagles
Was We!I-PIoyed BY
Evenly Matched Teoms

The Bulldogs of Holmes Junior
college, led by Laurin Pepper and
Paul Spakowski, rolled over the
Thanksgiving Kinds Junior COLI
lege eleven Thursday night at
Raymond, rolling up a score of u
points to IA scored by Hines.
Elmo Blasingame, $50 pound
back Of Kinds, scored the first
touchdown of the game on a 20
yard sprint. The Eagles then
kicked off to Holmes, and the
Bulldogs drove downfield to the
Kinds 81 yard line. Paul Spa
kowski, who played the entire
game, shot a short pass to Pep
per, who raced all the way to pay
dirt standing up. Spakowski COM
verified with Rainwater holding.
Wallace Hester, fullback for
Kinds, scored the last touchdown
for the Eagles on 33 yard run,
making the score at halftime 14-7,
with Kinds out in front.
In the opening minutes of the
second half, Jimmy CampbeIi
took Paul Spakowski's pass on the
rs yard line and carried the ball
to the II. On the next play, Lau-
rim Pepper went to the 2, after
which Jimmy Campbell scored
on hand-off into the line. Spa
kowski booted the ball through
the uprights for the extra point.
The Bulldogs last touchdown
came early in the last quarter.
Walter Owens, line hacker for the
Bulldogs, intercepted a Kinds
! aerial and went to his own A
yard line. On the next play Of
the game, Laurin Pepper made 3.
spectacular run and went all the
way, after having shaken off a
host OF Eagle tacklers. Spakow-
skis conversion was good, and
Holmes led by 21-14 score.
Holmes then kicked off to the
Eagles, who drove the ball down
to the three yard line in the final
minutes of the game, for a first
down at that point. The Eagles
then lost the ball on a funfbles
and Holmes was able to hold the
ball for the remaining FEW sec
onds of the game. The end of the
game left Holmes out in front
with a win from the scrappy
Eagle team by score of 21-14
Chdnge In Next Game
Holmes Junior was schedur~
to play Northwest Juniox g
at Senatobia this week toi,es
has been changed and t tae p paa =,
, will be played It vazoo citv Err
day night november 1s, AZ So
? PM Sponsored by the Yazoo cit
Lions club.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10

The opening scene will be from
Vderi't La Traviata." The two
artists will sing the well known
arias and duets from this opera,
including Well Drink To The
Beauty" "Rapturous Moment"
"Follie! Folliel," and others.
Puccini's Madame Butterfly
will provide the scene for the Sc
cond presentation. Tomiko Kama
zawa will appear as "Cio-Cia-
San," and Gabor Carelli will be
heard in the role of Lieutenant
Pinkerton."
Music in the lighter vein will
be heard in the second half of the
program. In addition to a group
of solos sung by each artist, Miss
Kanazawa and Mr.. Carelli will
Join in singing duets from well
known and ever-delightful OPP
erettas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
Second Fire This Year
Races Farmer Home

A fire of undetermined origin
swept the combination store and
dwelling of Mr.. and Mrs. Coyer
Farmer, Owens Wells, between
ZOO and 800 pm. Tuesday.
The fire was the second such
calamity that has happened to
Mr.. and Mrs. Farmer in the past
six months, their home having
been completely destroyed by fire
in April of this year.
Mrs. Farmer was away from
home and Mr.. Farmer was out
of the house at the time of the
blaze and none was injured. The
origin OF the fire is unknown and
everything in the building was
completely destroyed.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
Library Notes

In celebration of National Book
week, November Is through 49,,
the Holmes County Library at
Durant offers most interesting
selection of good reading. Jimmy
Powers Baseball Personalities"
are infringing stories of more than
fifty colorful baseball players v.
O. Keys Southern Politics" is
listed as enc of the seasons best
books of the South politically
speaking Harnett Kane in his
"Queen New Orleans" is unsur-
passed. Then for lighter reading
we offer Calling Nurse Blair" by
Lucy Hancock, Carolina" by Ca
rol Holliston, Doctor Christoph-
er" by Peggy Dern, Wife To Be-
by Leslie Lynd, and wilderness
Nurse" by Marguerite Marshall
Readers of western stories viii
be delighted with "The Marshall
of Deer Creek" by Al Cody
''Slash-R Ranch" by Weston Clay
and "Rustlers' Moon by Win En-
mine.
Juvenile readers have a very
nice selection of new books,
among which are Hank And The
Kitten" blu Ruth Dudley, Chat
er The Red Squirrel by Thorn
ton Burgess, ''The Adventures OF
Tittletom" by Ellis Creole, ''Thir-
silly B" by Tasha Tudor, and
"Goldie And The Yellowhammer'
by Lincoln Robinson.
Book exhibits Will be shown
in several store windows and a
large selection will be displayed
at the library, during Book Week.
Recent visitors at the library
were Miss MarybeIle Perkins,
Thomastown, Miss Gertrude Nc
Cune, Jackson, and Mrs. Robert
Davis, McComb.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
All Junior Council
Elects Officers

The Holmes County All Club
council met ON October % IN the
city hall for their first meeting
this year. The meeting was called
to order by Bonnie Cakes. of the
Durant Al club. Hugh Carl
Mcclellan gave the dew otionnl
The Al GIMP fund was DISCUSSED
10y different club members and
the adult headers.
Officers for 1850 were elected
at this meeting as follows: Hugh
Carl Mcclellan, Durant, presi-
dent; Jerry Killebrew, Goodman,
vice president; Ann Neaves,
Goodman, secretary and streasur-
er; ami Lewis Temple, Tchula,
reporter.
After a recreation period, re-
freshmerlts were served to the 20
All Council members present.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
$3.50. Received By
Holmes Chapter NIP
From March OF Dimes

Holmes County Chapter of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis received from national
headquarters of the March of
Dimes organization yesterday a
check for $1,650.00 to assist in
payment of local polio patients
medical care, it was announced
today by chapter chairman Mr..
Emmett c. Reese.
The money was requested from
the emergency epidemic aid fund
because the local chapter, which
retains SO per cent of March of
Dimes proceeds each year for fl
nancial assistance to polio pa
tients, whose families can not pay
full costs unaided, has run out
of funds.
So far this year national head
quarters has advanced $7,48O,-
1880 to chapters as a result of
increased incidence of infantile
paralysis plus a heavy carry over
OF cases from 1948,> year of high
est incidence since 1915, Mr.. Reese
said.
Holmes county chapter Is pre-.
sently providing funds for the
care, in whole or part, of two
patients stricken this year and al,
SO is continuing to pay costs O
care for 81 patients stricken il
former years.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
Duront Loses To Soils
By A Score Of $50

The Durant Tigers were defeat
ed 260 by the Sails team Friday
night, November 4, at Durant.
The Tigers were considerably
out-manned in the game, having
few reserve players. Durant play
ed an excellent defensive game in
holding the heavier Sails team to
26 points.
Durant plays Lexington Thurs
day night, November II at Du-
rant, the date of the game having
been moved up one day. The
game was originally scheduled to
be played Friday night, Novem-
Der 10.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
Funeral Services Held
For Mrs. Jenny Boiling

Funeral services for Mrs. Jenny
Mcbride Boiling, 81, of Pickens,
who died Saturday afternoon,
October 20 at Community hospi-
tai, Lexington. were held Monday
October 81, at the Maxwell Owen
Funeral home in Pickens.
The Rev. C. w. Curtis officiat-
ed, assisted by the Rev. S. L. Nc
Cullouch and burial was in Rich
land cemetery.
Mrs. Boiling had been in III
health for about one month and
died as a result of heart all
ment.
She was member of the Pick
ems Methodist church.
Surviving are five daughters
Mrs. B. A. Mcbride. Goodman,
Mrs. RUBY B. Leggitt, Mernphis
Mrs. Lillian Stewart, Pickens
Mrs. Santa Hasum. Chickasaw.
Alabama, and Mrs. Betty Liberto
Thornton. Four sons, Otto Boil
inp Willie Boiling, and Sidney
Boiling, Pickens. and EUGENE
Boiling, Ben Hill, Georgia; -four
sisters. three brothers, clever
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were A. M. Torrance
John Marlborough, c. G.. Meeks
Sam Kaplan, Dennis Anderson
and Cliff Henson. Pickens; jim
Chisolm. Richland, and Joe Ii.
berto, Thornton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
Bud" Moore Elected
Vice Pres. Of NASAO
At New Orleans Meeting

c. A. Bud" Moore, director of
the Mississippi Aeronautical COM
mission, was elected vice presi-
dent of the National Association
of State Aviation officials at g.
day meeting that began October
81, in New Orleans.
The honor bestowed upon Mr..
Moore is the first of its kind ever
to be bestowed upon any Missis-
sippi Aeronautics official
Mr.. Moore received his first
flight instruction at the Municipal
airport, Jackson, in 1888. and was
ferry pilot for the Navy during
the war.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
Patients At The Hospitoy

Mrs. A. E. Weathersby, Lexington
Mrs. Sam Sample, Jr., and babv
girl, Lexington
Henry Eakin, Lexington
DR.. c. E. Patton, Durant
E. A. Mann. Lexington
v. L. Alexander, West
L. o. Hutchinson, West
j. B. Elliott, Durant
Colored
henry Montgomery, Lexington
Annie Bell Greer, Durant
Louise Commons, Tchula
Mozell Patterson, Tchula
Harry Clayborn, Tchula
Emma Greer, Lexington
Alice Sandifer, Durant
Bob Davis, Tchula
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
BY Hazel Bronnon

1t was my privilege recently to
hear DR.. Bernadine Schmidt, as
sistant professor of education at
the University of Mississippi, de-
liver a lecture to group of in
terested men and women in
Holmes county. DR.. Schmidt is
one Of the outstanding authorities
in this country in her field and
her work with handicapped chill
dren has received worldwide at
tention.
The work DIR. Schmidt has been
doing should be Of great interest
throughout Mississippi, her adopt
ed state, which should be, and is,
/ am sure, proud to claim her for
its own.
DR.. Schmidt established a spe-
cial education clinic at Ole Miss
up until July LIST and during the
eighteen months of its operation
served 1888 families-families with
one or more children who were
physically, emotionally or men
tally handicapped to the extent
that they could not be trained or
educated in our regular schools.
There are in Mississippi, by
conservative estimate, at least
5000 handicapped children who
need the type Of training being
given, up until July LIST Of this
year, by DR.. Schmidt.
Believing the people of Holmes
county would be interested in this
work I am reprinting elsewhere
on this page splendid article by
Margaretta Clark, Press-Scimitar
staff writer. which appeared in
the March oath issue of that daily
newspaper published in Memphis.
! hope every one Of the readers
Of this column will read this fea-
ture by Miss Clark and become
acquainted with the contribution
DR.. Schmidt has made to humans
~.
The special education clinic was
closed on July LIST and at the time
Il was closed had waiting list
Of 900 persons which has now
grown to 1000. These families
come from every part Of the state,
from other states and countries
all over the world.
On the record of accomplish
meuty already attained by DR..
Schmidt I feel that the work she
has been doing at Ole Miss is very
worthwhile and should be con-
tinued--and that she should be
encouraged to continue the clinic.
Last reports indicated the elm
ic had been closed by university
authorities without any explana-
ton or reason given
There are 5000 children in Mis-
sissippi alone who vitality need
the kind of care and attention
given at the Ole Miss clinic.
Certainly it seems that work
this important should not be
stopped without some kind of ex-
PLANTATION forthcoming.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-10
'Rubert Lonfoir Buys
Registered jersey

Hubert Lanfair, Durant, has re-
Gently purchased one registered
Jersey, Royal Sparkling Noble II.
The animal comes from the herd
owned by the estate of Tom S,
HUMPHREYS of Durant. The pur-
chase adds to the steadily grow
ing number in this area.
Purebred Jerseys are register
ed by The American Jersey Cattle
club which has its national head
quarters in Columbus, Ohio.