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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-29
Stote Health
Officers Elected

DR.. H. B. Cottrell, assistant, di-
rector, division of county health
work, State Board of Health, was
named president-elect of the
State Public Health association,
after a meeting in Jackson re-
Gently.
Mrs. Mary X. Varnado, super
vising public health nurse, Pike
County Health department, Nc
Comb, was installed as president
to serve for the coming year.
L. U. Amason, personal super
visor, State Health department.
Jackson, was reelected secretary
treasurer. 90
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-29
Lizzie Roberts Smith
Passes Friday, Dee. q

Funeral services for Lizzie Rob-
erts Smith, Is, who passed in
Holmes county on Friday Decem.
Der %, after an illness of several
months, were held at Harlands
Creek Baptist church, the Rev. C.
M. Day, pastor of the Harlands
Creek Baptist church officiating
Burial was in Harland's Creek
cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was born in Holmes
county, and was member of
Harlands Creek Baptist church.
Surviving are two sons, Willie
and Warren Smith of Lexington;
one brother, Houston Roberts; a
number of grandchildren, nieces
and nephews.
Pallbearers were her grandsons.
Eugene, Johnney, James, Richard,
Grady and Monroe Roberts.
Southern Fueral home was in
charge If arrangements.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-29
Farm Labor Shortage

A shortage of farm workers was
reported today by H. H. Thomas,
manager Of the State Employment
Service office at Lexington.
Mr.. Thomas stated that there
was an acute need for share
choppers, rentors and day hands
on farms in this sector, and urged
all such workers seeking homes
for another year to contact him
at the employment office at l04
Spring street, Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-29
Cotton Insurance Now
Available For 1850;
Program Improved

j. Z. Chisolm, chairman of the
Holmes County Crop Insurance
committee has announced that
the committee is ready to receive
applications from farmers to in
sure their interest in their 1850
cotton crop.
1t is not necessary for farmers
now having crop insurance po-
Icy in force TO make application
Mr.. Chisolm said, since the policy
IN force will be continued, unless
cancelled either by the insured
or the Crop Insurance corporation.
by January /, 1850. Crop Insur-
ance policies cannot be continued
for insureds who have not paid
, their premium accounts and Mr..
Chlsoim urges prompt settlement
10 all these accounts so that il
VIII not be necessary for the cor
poratlon to cancel any policies
due to Indebtedness of the insur-
eu W the corporation.
There have been some changes
IN the crop insurance program
for 1850 which Mr.. Chisolm saws
improves the program. Some of
these changes are:
ID A S per cent discount will
be allowed the insured provided
he files his acreage report and
pays his premium by June 80
II the insured does not take adj
vantage Of the per cent discount
his premium will become due on
August 81.
90 The insured may through
CONTINUOUS participation receive
"a 20 per cent reduction in prem
llim for good experience when he
has had several consecutive insur-
ed cotton crops preceding the
current crop year, without a
loss for which an indemnity was
paid. Mr.. Chisolm pointed out
that If farmer has brought crop
insurance each year it was offer
ed in the county that he has par
tlcipated in the program consecu-
lively. and also that few farmers
IN some areas will be eligible for
a premium discount of Is per cent
on their 1850 cotton crop.
(3) The crop insurance policy
for 1850 will provide a measure
OF Quality" protection as well as
quantity protection as has been
the case with previous policies.
Mr.. Chisolm asks all farmers.
agricultural leaders and lending
agencies to remember that crop
insurance is business PROPOSE
ton, and that some farmers would
not have been able to remain in
business if they had not had their
l949 cotton crop insured. Mr..
Chisolm urges all farmers now
having a policy in force to contin-
ue the policy and those not having
policy to apply for one on their
1t is planned to have a sales
agent call on each eligible cotton
grower who does not have a crop
insurance policy and receive his
signed application. However. Mr..
Chisolm urges as many farmers
as possible to come by the coun-
ty office and file their application
so that no one will be overlooked
and the administrative expense
may be held to minimum.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-29
JUDGE PERCY LEE TO
TAKE OATH OF OFFICE

Judge Percy M. Lee, of Forest,
VIII be sworn in as a member
of the State Supreme Court on
January 2, by Chief Justice Har-
vey McGehee.
He succeeds Associate Justice
Malcolm B. Montgomery, who re-
tires at the end of this year. Judge
Montgomery will enter the priv
ate practice of law in Jackson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-29

Commodity Prices
z. Movements in commodity
prices during 1850 will vary with
different groups of industries and
OF products, but altogether there
Will be general lowering during
1850.
8. We, therefore, advise going
easy on inventories. 1850 is q
time to get out of debt and stay
out of debt. Speculation in COM
modlties should be discouraged in
1850.
9. We believe that the cost OF
living index has turned down for
the present. The average for 1850
will be less than for 1949.
10. Practically all retail prices
will average less in 1850 than in
l949, Notwithstanding the excess
OF money mentioned under q, %
and 20 below.
Farm Outlook
ii. The total farm income tor
1850 should be less than that of
1949, which means lower prices
on the average for wheat, corn.
pork, poultry, eggs and certain
dairy products Farmers should
diversity more in 1850, get out
of debt and put their surplus mo-
ney into savings, in preparation
for the next crop failure.
IL. The supply of certain cam
ned vegetables and fruits Except
citrus) should be greater during
1850 than at the same time during
l949. The prices of these pro-
ducts should fall off, barring some
weather, insect or blight catas-
trophe.
Is. Poultry and dairy products
will especially increase in volume
during 1850 with prices averag-
ing less than in 1949.
IA. Farmers win continue to
work to hold present subsidies. Il
IS popular to criticise the vast
amount of crops which the gov
eminent owns or is making loans
on. but this surplus in storage
may be great blessing when the
next crop failure or war comes.
Taxes
is. The Federal budget will be
increased during 1850 over that
for 1949.
l6. Overall Federal taxes will
not be increased during 1850 and
there may even be some readjust-
ments to encourage venture Capt.
tai. Moreover, some of the nui-
sance taxes may be eliminated or
reduced.
II. The long-teEm capital gains
tax of Is per cent will remain
unchanged,
l8. There will be many in
creases in local and state taxes,
and more reaching for relief by
sales" taxes or other forms Of
raising needed funds.
Retail Trade
10. Goods on counters will be
of better grade in 1850 than they
were in l949.
90 Markdown sales will con-
tinue during 1850 as consumer
spending slackens due 10 de-
cline in employment and other
factors.
81. The dollar value of all re-
tail sales in 1850 will be moderate
ly downward, and the unit vol
ume of retail sales will also be
less in 1850 than in 1949.
%. Less will be spent on new
building and equipment by stores
and factories during 1850.
Foreion Trade
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-29

Mrs. Lucy HUMPHREYS and son
Mauri spent the weekend in
Clarksdale with Mr. and Mrs.
Wiley HUMPHREYS.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-29

S. N. Boyett and his mother,
Mrs. Florence Majors spent the
weekend in Laurel.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-29
Babson Predicts Drop In Volume OF Business,
Cost OF Living Index, Total Farm Income,
In 1850; No World War. More Money
Morkdown Sales Will Continue During 1850
As Consumer Spending SIockens
by Roger w. Babson

The total volume of business for 1850 will be less
than that of 1949 due primarily the unfortunate labor
conflicts Considering that the innocent consumer will be
the chief sufferer and will be obliged nay the bills it
too bad that labor troubles should upset the appecr
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-29
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~ leoRTia CALLAHAN

Nineteen hundred and forty
nine years ago, the first Christ
mas greetings were spoken. Since
that time, they have meant more
or less the same, although given
under countless different circum-
stances. But / don't believe the
world was ever more in need than
it is today of what the simple,
meaningful words signify: a
really Merry Christmas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-29

This might be called the story
Of a search for coconut cream pie.
A delicacy which happens to be
my favoite dessert - that is when
it is made right and by that l
mean just the way my mother
used to prepare it. So had been
hunting for this particular kind OF
soft, creamy pie in New York,
and finally encountered a piece
in one of the Schrafft's restaur-
ants at Is East And street. Soon
I was at the pie counter asking
il / could buy a whole pie like
the sample I'd had. 1t was not
so simple matter, the girl said.
They didn't sell coconut pies over
the counter. She called the assis-
tant manager, Rollins lie Savage.
He was genial but uncertain. He
telephoned the manager, then the
Schrafft bakery. After some 80
minutes Of comforting, discussing
and considering, it was agreed that
they would make me a special
pie. Would I return for it next
day? Would I? They couldn't
keep me away. So at the APP
pointed hour / was there, and the
counter girls were pleasantly agog
at the sight of the luscious, special
coconut cream pie which was duly
brought in and wrapped. When I
paid for il and carried it gingerly
out, I thanked those in charge not
only for good service but for cour-
teous helpfulness to an individual
customer.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-29
Colored

Pecola Henderson, Lexington
Melvin Roby, Lexington
Julia Polk, Lexington
Jessie Robertson, Tchula
George Keyes, Black Hawk
Andrew Henderson, Tchula
Alberta Carter, Goodman
Jesse Lee Hodges, Lexington
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-29

New Yory City is surrounded
by water, and yet this vital COM
modify is the scarcest it has ever
been here. The reasons are pref
ty obvious: the lack of good
rains since last June, and the
marked increase in the city's pop
ulation. Now they are talking
about waterless days, of going
without bathing and shaving. OF
the last named, l am in favor of,
simply because shaving is the
most pesky, time-consuming as
well as water-consuming habit
know of. So If you hear sounds
OF people choking in their boards
and crying desperately for water
it will likely not be desert deni.
zens but unshaved New Workers
gasping for the liquid life.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-29
Patients At The hosp:toI

Mrs. Emmett English and baby
boy, Durant
Mrs. c. d. Blackstone and baby
Lexington
Mrs. John Kimbrough and baby
Lexington
Mrs. A. G. Weathersby, Lexington
M. M. Waldrup, Lexington
Nadine Barnes, Cruger
Roy Foster, Tcnula
Margaret Brumby, Goodman
Mrs. James King. Pickens
Tom Wigley, Sails
Wesley Mcbride, Durant
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-29
Foreign Trade

%. Our exports will be down
during 1850 and our imports will
be up for 1850. - comparing both
with l949. This will partly be ac-
counted for by the devaluation of
the English pound and other for
eign currencies.
"a. Foreign credits will con-
tinue to be granted during 1850,
but some Of these will be direct by
American business firms and in
vestors. If our government will
get foreign governments to agree
that such investments will be
exempt from any new tax or
other legislation by the foreign
country in which the investments
are made, considerable progress
would be noticeable along foreign
trade channels.
rs. American interests will
have more competition from for
eign producers of raw materials
and of manufactured goods dur
Continued on Page 81
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-29

As I looked at the quiet, mid
dleaged man in the foreign de-
parment of the Chase bank here,
it was hard to realize that he was
once a great athlete. Now assist
ant manager of his department,
George Norman was at one time,
rival of Nat Holman for the
worlds basketball honors. In
1909, st. Johns university in
Brooklyn had fine basketball
team of which Norman was a
member. During the next 20
years, he played on more than a
hundred teams, sometimes being
a member of five teams during a
season and playing in as many
as eight games a week. Turning
to professional basketball in 1922,
Norman played for the Brooklyn
Arcadians and during that season
he scored SO points in IL games
while at the same time Nat Hol-
man was scoring 90 points in IL
games. Later that year Norman
scored 80 points in one game.
For one lady here, this is a
special Christmas. She is Mrs.
john Warren of Dallas, Texas,
who has come back to New York
to stay in what she calls her "se-
cond home awhile You see, Mrs.
Warren lived here 80 years -
when Gotham was sort of young
and gay. Her husband was a
brilliant reporter and editor on
the fabulous old New York World
in the days when journalism was
a great adventure as well as a
calling. A few years ago, Jack
Warren, as she calls him. wrote
"30' to a full career while living
in Texas, and now his widow has
come back to spend Christmas in
the magic setting she and Jack
knew so well together for so long.
Now when she sees the lights of
Times Square. the stateliness of
5th avenue or the Wall street
skyline from romantic Staten is
land ferry, she not only sees New
York again; she sees Jack War
ner's afce helping her take it all
in again.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-06
BEHIND HOME PLATE
By Doug Stewart

after a fine start you have lost a
couple of tough ones, but don't let
that get you down. We've all got
to lose Sometime, so just keep in
there aiming at the basket and you'll
win more than you lose
The Junior Basketball League
opens its 1949 season next Thurs
day, January IS.
Unlike the Junior Baseball League
which limited membership to the
same eight teams that played the
year before, the Basketball League
has extended its membership to
fourteen teams, in order to provide
as many youngsters as possible with
the opportunity to learn something
about basketball and the value of
clean competition.
In addition to the teams sponsor
ed by the Elks, the Optimists, the
Jaycees, the Lions Club, Alsatia
Club, Knights of Columbus, indie
pendent Athletic Club, Boys Club,
Funkstown Athletic Club, Moose
Lodge, Pegasus Club and Washing
ton Square Methodist Church, fran
chiseS have also been awarded to
the Eagles Club and the Red Men.
This season, in addition to the
South Potomac and Woodland Way
Schools, games will also be played
at the Washington Street Junior
High School, and a schedule of the
games will be published in this
column next week.
l understand that George Good
win is president of the league this
year, and that other officers are
Jim Dudley and William Everly,
vice presidents.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-06

Just before going to press, l re-
ceived a long distance call from
Oren E. Sterling, president of the
Hagerstown Baseball Club, telling
me that he had signed Elwood
Woody" Wheaton as the Owls
manager for 1949.
Woody" of course, is well known
to all baseball fans in this area, as
he was with Lancaster for four
years, and since then has been man
aging farm clubs of the Philadelphia
Athletics.
Getting the news at the last min
ute, l was unable to dig up all the
back history of Woody" but I
think Mr.. Sterling has come up
with the right man, for he certainly
has had the experience in our own
league, and he should be able to
very effectively handle young ball
players and bring them along.
woody" of course, was always a
pretty fair outfelder, and if my
memory's right, he did some pitching
now and again. And all in all, he
ought to be the man for the job.
l hope to meet him at the annual
Sportswriters and Broadcasters
Banquet in Wilmington next month,
and 1 will have something more to
say about him after that.
was very glad to read in Tues
days Morning Herald that Judge
Mish, chairman of the Washington
County Chapter of the March of
Dimes, had announced that the Gin
bells Basketball Team of New York
City will come to Hagerstown on
the night of January 20 to meet the
Fairchild Packets on the Armory
Court, the proceeds to be devoted
to the March of Dimes Campaign.
These two teams played in New
York last year in Madison Square
Garden, and so basketball fans, in
addition to being able to help the
March of Dimes cause along, will
also see a top-notch basketball game.
l understand that tickets went
on sale yesterday, and that the price
of admission for the March of Dimes
game will be $100, including tax,
and that every cent of the admission
money, with the exception of the
16 cents tax that goes to the United
States Government, will go into the
March of Dimes Campaign, with
everybody connected with the game
in any way, either as players, door
keepers, ticket-sellers, or what have
you, donating their services.
The story in the Morning Herald
also stated that there were two
other games to be played the same
night, so that actually there would
be a triple header, and my only
comment is that it's pity there isn't
a bigger place to hold it so that
twice as many as could be packed in
to the Armory could be there.
The boys basketball team of st. (
Mary's High School took the meas
ure Of the Clear Spring High School
team on Tuesday night, but the
Clear Spring Girls team evened
things up by winning their game
with the girls from St. Mary's. The
games were played in the Clear
Spring School gym and the final
scores were: (boys) St. Mary's 80,
Clear Spring 25; and (girls) Clear
Spring II, st. Mary's 9.
Nice going boys, and listen girls
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-06
DANIEL WEBSTER -u4N@182- oczm1852'

Known AS TnE DEFENDER OF THE CONSTITUTION
DANIEL WEBSTER THROUGH LmPAsstoNE0 SPEECHES.
WAS CREDITED MORE THAN ONCE, WITH HAVING HELPED
TO PRESERVE
THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY IN TIMES OF CRISIS, MEN
LIKE WEBSTER DEVOTED TO THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY
AND UNION HAVE STEPPED FORTH STRENGTHEN
AND sEAFEIRM AMONG ALL FACTIONS, TRUST AND
BELIEF nv AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-06

The bulkier shape and size of most
postwar automobiles has in effect
reduced the disable parking space
on American streets by about Is
per cent.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-06
DON'T PULL OUT YOUR HAIR.

when you are forced to wait days n
days n days for a rubber stamp.
We make 'em, and, brother, the
service is topsl Fact is we deliver
in 48 hours or lessl Stouffer Print
ing Co., "a North Ave-, Hagerstown.
Phone 100. Advt.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-06

The famous lightweights, Benny
Leonard and Johnny Dundee, met
eight times. All of the eight bouts
were on-decision affairs, and there
were no knock-outs.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-06

One cup of grapefruit supplies al
most twice a persons minimum
daily requirement of ascorbic acid.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-06
Guest QHizmaster: Paul Jonas
MBS Director of Sports

Small colleges produce good teams
and fine players. Typical Of such
stalwarts is this sturdy William and
Mary lineman who scored the touch
down which enabled his team to tie
powerful North Carolina in one Of
the nations stunning gridiron up
sets early in November. AS result
of his play he was chosen by a
major press association as the Line.
man of the Week" and has also
been selected to play with the South
football squad in the annual Blue.
Gray intersectional grid tilt to be
broadcast on Mutual Christmas Day. .
Who is he?
ANSWER:
DMSlloH NOT
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-06

Learn from the mistakes of 9TH
ers-you don't live long enough to
make them all yourself.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-06

This is your town-Boost It!
Evening star., 1949-09-29
DC. Finds Meters Help Enforce
Parking Rules, Plans 700 More

Parking meters in the District
have been so helpful in enforcing
the parking regulations that the
Department of Vehicles and Traf-
fic is considering putting up TOO
more this year. Wallace L. Braun.
deputy director said today.
There are now 3,081 parking
meters installed where one-hour
parking is allowed in the District,
and the total income from them
for the fiscal year ended June 80
was $168,868. In that same time,
the District spent about $4,000
on maintenance. Six men are
engaged in this work, and their
main duties are to wind the
meters once a week and do the
repair work necessary to keep
them in operation.
The meters literally pay for
themselves. The manufacturing
companies put them in with the
understanding that they get 80
per cent of the revenue collected
Evening star., 1949-09-29
Big 4 Ministers Fail
10 Agree on Austria
After 4-Hour Session
By me Associoted Press

NEW YORK. Sept. 29.-The Big
Four foreign ministers met in a
four hour session until early this
morning in another unsuccessful
attempt to agree on an Austrian
independence treaty.
A short communique issued after
the meeting said only that the Big
Four had continued their discus
sions and would meet again next
week.
For the first time, all delegation
spokesmen were silent. An Amer
lean official said the foreign min
listers had agreed there was to
be no information given out other
than what was in the communique.
The meeting was the second this
week. Andrei Y. Vishinsky of
Russia, Ernest Bevin of Britain.
Robert Schuman of France and
Dean Acheson Of the United States
met Monday to examine the out
standing issues.
Agree on 50 Articles.
The foreign ministers or their
deputies, who have done most Of
the bargaining on the Austrian
treaty since 1947, have agreed on
so of the SO articles in the draft.
OF the nine unsettled issues, the
chief point of contention concerns
repayment to Russia for German
war assets in Eastern Austria.
That issue was discussed for
three hours Monday, but there
was no hint Of what was taken up
between 1926 o'clock last night
and 2:55 am. today.
The communique issued today
said:
1.-THE four Ministers continued
their examination of the out
standing issues Of the Austrian
treaty which was begun at their
meeting of September 26.
"They have not completed this
examination and they expect to
meet again next Thursday.
Bevin to Go to. Canada.
= The delay In arranging another
meeting probably was due to the
fact that Mr.. Bevin is due to 60
to Canada tomorrow and return
next week.
Mr.. Bevin and Mr.. Schuman are
scheduled to leave for Europe
soon. Whether they remain here
after the next meeting would be
an indication Of what progress is
being made in the sessions.
American sources had been
hopeful that the end of the long
negotiations was in sight before
they began the New York meet
ings. but reported frankly on
Monday that there had been no
progress.
The foreign ministers had agreed
on general terms of the treaty in
their Paris meeting last spring,
but turned the specific terms over
to the deputies. The deputies
reached another in their long
series Of stalemates at a meeting
last Friday and the problem was
turned back to the Big -Four.
India's shipping goal is a mer-
Evening star., 1949-09-29

until the machines are paid for.
They cost $51.45 each, and the
last 1000 which were installed
will be free of debt next month,
Mr.. Braun said.
Inspector Aurthur E. Miller, in
charge of the police traffic bureau,
said the meters are helpful in en-
Evening star., 1949-09-29

forcing the parking regulations,
because the public has a whole
some respect for mechanical de-
vices. It is also easier to detect
overtime parking, because motor
cycle policeman passing can see
the red indicator easily.
One OF the problems of enforc-