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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30
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Some of the increasing heat in
this town is added to by the num-
Der of new automobiles running
about. Streets and highways are
getting SO crowded that driving
is a risk as well as a chore. And
with the coming of this tighter
congestion is the problem Of more
expenses incurred by the car
owner. The price of gasoline is
one of the biggest items, high test
gas here selling for 20 cents, the
highest in history. OF course a
big hunk of this is taxes, some
thing which is, of course, common
to your community too. Why
doesn't someone start an inquiry
of where all this gasoline tax
money all over the country goes
and what can be done to lower
the taxes?
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30
Holmes MEG Seeks
New Members

With all counties now having
temporary organization commit
tees set up, the Mississippi Ec-
onomic Council has announced a
goal of 1000 individual and firm
memberships during its first year
of operation.
Each county has a minimum
membership objective.
Holmes county's share is Is
members. Local chairman M. A.
Scobey requests that any indi-
vidual or firm wanting to join
the MEG or know more about it,
contact him or write direct to
state headquarters in the Robert
E. Lee hotel in Jackson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30
Ivey And Bone
Begin Long Terms

John Ed Ivey and Luther Bone
were taken from Hines County
Jail recently and carried to Parch-
man State penitentiary where
they were due to begin serving
long terms. Ivey was sentenced
to serve IL years following his
conviction for armed robbery in
connection with hijacking liquor
owned by j. w. Ledbetter of An
niston, Ala, in March, 1949. near
Raymond.
Bone, who was arrested in Du-
rant, was sentenced to 10 years
for assault and battery with in
tent to shoot Brookhaven police
officer. His appeal to the state
supreme court was refused.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30
News Of War In China Brought To County
In Letters Written To Lexington Woman
Tell Of Fighting
Between Nutionu!ists,
Chinese Communists

News of the war in China has
been brought to the county by
mail to a Lexington woman, Mrs
B. w. Lipscomb, The letters are
from her daughter, Mrs. Sidney
B. Anderson, who is a Methodist
missionary in Shanghai, and the
wife of the head of Moore Me-
mortal, said to be the largest in
stitutional church in China. She
has been in Shanghai for IS years.
Mrs. Anderson, who with her
husband has visited in Holmes
in her latest letter dated around
June %, states that Shanghai
once more seems on the road to
normally, following weeks OF
fighting between the Chinese
Communists and the Nationalist.
in which turmoil and confusion
reigned. In the recent letter she
tells that stable government has
been set up by the Chinese Com
munists for the time being, and
that two American ships have
been harbored in Hongkong,
bringing needed imports and again
opening trade.
Garbage is again being, taken
up, she said-one sure sign of the
city's getting back to normal;
and they (the Andersons) have
been able to move back to their
home and travel back and forth
safely across the sity. For several
days during the fighting, they
stayed at Foreign Y, and at
Moore Memorial where ringside
views Of streetfighting were some
times possible.
Excerpts from letters received
by Mrs. Lipscomb during this and
the past month follow:
May la. ls4s
This is Friday the l3th-and
we in Shanghai can be supersti-
tious, suppose-we're SURELY
having bad luck. The fighting is
getting closer and we hear guns
and bombs quite often now.
Today is rainy, which makes
the sound travel farther. We
have no idea how long they are
going to try to hold Shanghai.
"Rumor" says anywhere from two
weeks to six months.
bought more milk and mar
garine yesterday and Just hope
the Hooters" won't get it. We
don't believe life can 20 on like
this in Shanghai for six months.
Many small factories couldn't
meet payrolls on April 30. and
disbanded, paying the people off
in whatever they made.
Try Desperately TO Sell
For the last 10 days, all the
main street and sidewalks have
been like the widest basement
sale you can imagine-except that
the howkers are trying desperate
ly to sell, and the public is mill
ing around, but buying very lit
tie. That means that all these
thousands of people get NO MON
Ely TO BUY FOOD-and they
can't EAT stockings, towels, rub
Der boots, wooden cloth, bicycle
Continued On Page Four)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30
Lexington Man
Commits Suicide
Services Held
Today For Victim
Of Tragedy

Worry over poor condition of
crops together with i'll health was
thought to be the cause of the sui
eide of William Louis Zeigler, SO,
Lexington RID 4 farmer, who was
found dead in his brothers, in laws
garage with single bullet wound
in his breast, on June q.
Justice of the Peace John Pat
Malone, who served as coroner,
said a jury composed of Willard
Hearn, Albert Dickard, Norris
Dickard, Earl Mclean, Jimmy
Barnes, Lorris Terrell, and DR.. M
F. Herring performed the inquest
The report was. "came to death
from gunshot wound at his owr
hands" He SAID Zeigler had LEFT
suicide note for members of hi.
sisters family where he lived
telling how to dispose of his pro.
perty.
AS related by Justice of the
Peace Malone, the Hearn family
with whom Mr.. Zizler lived
were away on an out-of-towr
trip when the tragedy occurred
Upon their return, the suicide
note and then the body were
found. 1t was thought that death
occurred around 6 pm.
Mr.. Malone told that the sui
eide victim, who had spent Al
months at hard labor in a JAP
anese prison camp during World
War II, had just returned from
Foster General hospital, Jackson
where he underwent six weeks
medical treatment. Upon his re-
turn his crops were found in bao
shape, it was said.
Last spring along with about
20 other veterans Mr.. Zeigler hac
purchased a part of the old Bel.
mont farm, for many decades q
part of the state penal system
His was 105-acre tract, which
he held under cultivation.
He was unmarried, but leaves
one son by a former marriage.
Born November 10, 1912, near Itts
Bena, he was a member of Har-
lands Creek Baptist church
where services were to be con-
Quoted at 10 am. today by the
Rev. Paul D. Bragg. Burial was to
be in Coxburg cemetery with
Southern Funeral home in charge
A military funeral was to have
been held.
He was a member of the VFW
and the American Legion, and
served in the U. S. Marines.
He leaves besides his son, two
sisters, Mrs. Alfred Hearn, and
Mrs. w. j. Hammett; two nieces
and four nephews.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30

The clerk who waited on me at
the window of New York's big
Grand Central Annex post office
was pleasant Chinaman. Unlike
most New Workers, he chose to
smile as he dispensed his stamps,
etc. and even to intersperse his
work with wisecracks - Ia mod
ern CONTIGUOUS, perhaps). As he
counted the stamps, he said aside
to companion. Eyes, as far as
my wife is concerned, my word is
law. But" he fastened to add,
"a law can be broken and so
can my nose!"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30
Patients At The Hospital

Mrs Edwin Mcbride and son,
Durant
Miss Lorraine Norman, Tchula
Mrs. Ruby Patterson, Tchula
Mrs. w. H. Fincher, Jr., Lexington
Charles Mcknight, Pickens
jeanette Terry, Lexington
Mrs. Mozelle Winters, Cruger
Mrs. H. r. Chisolm, Lexington
Colored
Richard Clutches, Lexington
Levi Nichols, Durant
Lucille Lipsey. Lexington
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30
GOES ON HEALTH TOUR

o. w. Thompson recently went
on three day tour of County
Health departments through the
state, including Clarksdale, Tuni-
ca. Grenada and Yalobusha coun-
ty. He was accompanied by John
Miller, advisory sanitation super
visor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30

Allen Reeves Jenkins, retired
locomotive engineer of Durant,
shown receiving his 5O-year gold
pass" from &c President Wayne
A. Johnston, in a recent ceremony
held in Chicago. Mr.. Jenkins,
who is variously known by the
nicknames of Steamboat" and
Jay" Allen, has one brother, r.
r. Jenkins, who is a fireman on
the Aberdeen district. Another,
the late Louis Jenkins, who was
Louisiana division engineer.
Mr.. Jenkins and his sister, Miss
May Jenkins, live in the old fam
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30
Durant Man CHARGED
With Assault, Battery,
Intent To Kill
6. A. Knott Involved
In Cutting Incident;
Soils Man Wounded

Charges of assault and battery
with intent to kill have been
placed against c. A. Knott of Du-
rant, owner of the Sinclair Oil
plant by Cecil Barber, Sails route
3 farmer and former employee.
The latter received serious knife
wounds in his left side and arm,
said to have been inflicted by
Knott on Monday, June q, around
8 am. at the oil plant.
Barber was treated by DR.. A. A.
Derrick, Jr., Immediately after the
incident, and was admitted to-
Montfort Jones hospital, Koscius-
ko, on the following day. At press
time Thursday, nurse at the hos
pital reported that his condition
was not critical, though serious.
He was said to have bled pro-
fusely and to have suffered rigors
and fainting spells.
Both Barber and Knott are said
to have heart ailments.
Attempted To Return Equipment
The incident was the result OF:
an attempt by Barber to unload
Sinclair service equipment, claim
ed to have been unused,
land unpaid for) at the Sinclair
place against the insistence Of
Knott who sought some payment.
according to a statement made
by Mrs. Barber in a telephone
conversation Thursday morning
from Kosciusko.
She quoted her husband as say
ing that Knott boarded the flat
bed truck where the unused
equipment was being unloaded
by Barber and neighbor, B. W.
Searight, and slashed Barber with
a knife. The weapon, now in pos
session of Sheriff Ellis E. Wynn,
had about two and on
inch blade. it was said. EA
Made Verbal Agreems 5 ~
The wife of the woundS :,
said q verbal agreement haT
made between Barber and his ro.-u
! mer employer that he (Barberr
would pay for the equipment that
was used; and that in returning
the unused equipment, he was
! acting in accordance with the
agreement.
Witnesses to the incident were
| said to be a Mr.. Allen from Du-
rant, driver for the oil company
and two children, about 10 and L.
who came with the Searight truck.
Had Received Letter
/ Mrs. Barber said her husband
had received a letter from Knott
asking for return of the unused
equipment for which he (Barber)
would no longer have need since
he planned to work for Arkansas
Fuel Oil company in Durent.
Knott could not be contacted
for statement Thursday morn
ing.
He was arrested by Marshal
Willie Durham and was released
under bond of $500. Hearing pre-
viously set for the past Wednes-
| day was postponed, due to Bar
ber's condition.
In the preliminary hearing be-
fore City Judge R. E. McNeer, il
the defendant is found guilty, the
charges will 60 before the Holmes
grand jury for further action.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30

Mrs. ]. w. Norwood and Mrs.
Alex ,McNeer, accompanied by
their guest, Mrs. Irma Ruff, of In
dianapolis, Indiana, attended the
State Florists convention in Bill
oxi last week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Howard of
Houtson, Texas, has been spend
ing a few days with relatives and
friends in Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30

lily home at Durant, beautiful
house and grounds which they
plan to leave to the city for a
park site in memory of their par
ents. Mr.. Jenkins one hobby is
the collection of antiques, both
furniture and household orna-
ments.
He was born in Durant on No
vember II, 1879, and began his
&c career as fireman on the Aber-
deem district September 30, 1899
He was promoted to engineer
January 4, 1908.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30

For the first time in my life,
ate some Japanese food the other
evening. A friend invited us out
to the Miyako restaurant at ~
West Seth street for dish OF suki-
yaki with all the trimmings. First
came fried shrimp which were
especially delicious, then clear
soup that looked like water but
tasted like soup; and then the
main dish consisting of many
green vegetables with thin slices
of beef cooked right on the end OF
the end Of the table just before
being served. Dessert was tortoni
ice cream, and much tea was SER
we'd throughout the meal. There
was lot to eat - chopsticks fur
nished but knives and forks pre-
sent too in case you couldn't use
the things - which couldn't -
but somehow. as in the case of all
Oriental food, you didn't feel
stuffed when it was all over.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30

Jim Dye Odom left last week
for California where he will spend
two weeks.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30

Miss May jenkins has returned
from a visit in North Carolina.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30

In some ways the most unusual
store in this city is that Of Lewis
and Conger on 9th avenue. 1t is
q novelty store, famed for its spe-
cial sleep shop. Here can be had
the latest fads in fancy mattresses,
new-fangled pillows, binders to
keep the light out Of the eyes at
night, and hundred other items.
I always stop when pass the
store for a look in the window,
for invariably there Is something
new inside. And sure enough, last
time / saw displayed a snore stop
per. It Is thing something like
q circular clothes pin which fas-
tens onto the snozzle and is sup
posed to muffle the wood-sawing
noises of somnolent sound-offers.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-06-30

The advertising people of one
Of the big milk companies have
made Elsie, the COW, as famous in
this land as Little Red Riding
Hood or Mother Goose. She is in
the magazines, movies, and en-
bedded in the childish fancies OF
our little tots. The other day l
was in a ten-cent store here and
ran across an animated head and
face oil Elsie, with a gentle ex-
preston, chewing her cud, and
wearing an elaborate hat replete
with bright daisies.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-06
HOWARD L. Oriats, Second Lecturer
OF audubon Screen Tour Series, To
Arriue In Key Vest On Ne1t Monday

Howard L. Orians, the next
speaker in the Audubon Screen
Tour Series, is expected to ar
rive in Key West about noon on
next Monday, according to word
received from Orians by George
Mills White, Vice President of the
Monroe County Audubon Society
and Chairman of the Screen
Tours Committee,
Ever since his childhood days
in Marion, Ohio, Howard L.. Or
ians has been intensely interest
ed in the out of-doors, as a stu
dent of birds, fisherman, and,
as he says, "to small extent, a
hunter" However, his hunt
ing" has chiefly been done with
a motion picture camera; and he
has become well known for his
wildlife photography.
According to an announcement
made today by Stuart'S. Whiting,
President of the local Audubon
Society there has been a change
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-06

in the location of the students
matinee which was announced
for 2 p. m. at the High School
Auditorium. Because of the diff
culties of properly darkening this
auditorium in daylight arrange
ments have been made to hold
the afternoon session next Mon
day in the auditorium of the Di-
vision Street School instead. All
holders of student memberships
should report to the Division
Street School auditorium at 2
o'clock. The evening Screen Tour
for adults will be held, as usual,
in the High School Auditorium
at eight o'clock, with Mr.. Orians
commenting on his excellent ma
ture movies.
Season memberships to the
four remaining events of the
Screen Tour Series may be OBJ
tanned from any member of the
Monroe County Audubon Society
at a reduced rate of dues.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-06
The Weather
FORECAST

Key West and Vicinity: Con-
tinucd fair and warm weather
through Friday, Moderate south
easterly winds.
Jacksonville through the Flor
ida Straits and East Gulf: Mod
crate southeast winds in south
portion through Friday. Moder-
ate southerly winds in north por-
ton shifting to north and north
west in extreme north today and
in remainder of north portion to-
night and Friday. Showers IN
extreme north today and in cen
trail portion tonight and Friday,
otherwise partly cloudy Wea-
Their.
Florida: Mostly cloudy with
showers in extreme north portion
today and in central portion to-
night and Friday, otherwise part
~ cloudy through Friday. Cooler
extreme north portion today and
tonight and in north portion FIJI
dav. Continued warm over south
portion.
No small craft or storm warn
ings have been issued.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-06
Gray Ladies
To Hold
Luncheon Meet

Six Gray Ladies of the Key
West chapter of the American
Red Cross served 100 voluntary
hours and one member OF the re-
creation corps worked II hours
during the month of December,
announced Mrs. Garcia R. Net
ties, Executive Secretary of the
Chapter.
These ladies served in the Ma
val Hospital and sponsored a
party during Christmas week for
the ward patients and also ar
ranged for a birthday party at
the County Home.
The regular luncheon meeting
of the Gray Ladies will be held
on Wednesday, January 18th at
1890 at the Commissioned Off
GERS Mess, Fort Taylor, with their
hostess, Mrs. w. Ellis.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-06

was announced that members OF
Navy Wives Club have been ask
ed to take charge of the Navy
Relief Thrift Shop, which is To-
Gated in back of the CommisSary
Store, for one day each week, be-
ginning on January 18th. Many
articles are available at this shop
including number of new hard
to-get baby things. Mrs. J. A
Farrell, wife of Captain Farrell
is in charge of the shop.
The club will act as hostess al
the Red Cross Building at the U
IS. Naval Hospital the first Mon
day of every month. Members
were hoStesSeS there New Years
Day, and were pleased to have
been of service to the patients
and the staff.
Two prospective members were
present at yesterdays meeting
Mrs. Dorothy Finney and Mrs
Bea Holtz. Members attending
included the Mesdames Frances
Schimmeyer, Helen Cherwa
Vera Wood, Esther Cain, Pa
kirkpatrick, Jeanne Reynolds
Teresa Braxton, Madalene Tay
lor and Jacqueline Hitler.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-06
By MONA FIELDS

In spite of a record attendance
and much interest shown at the
opening of the Haitian Primitive
Paintings Exhibition at the Casa
Marina, the exhibition will be
here only two days rather than
the five previously announced, So
if you have not yet seen this I'M
usual group of primitive paint
ings, you have only through to-
day, Thursday to do so. The pic
lures will be on view at the no.
tel until late in the evening.
Key Westers ars used to bright
colorS and used to art exhibitions
too, but Their have seldom seen
group of paintings as provoca-
tive as this one. Voodoo, wakes,
the Crucifixion, Death, country
scenes and still-lifes, are all han
died in clear, brilliant, limpid
colors. The ideas, like the colors,
all are pure and clear and SIM
pie, truly primitive are, inspired
by religious or spiritual expert
ence. The figures, shapes and
masses are all unself-consciously
childlike, and although few or
none of the rules of technique or
perspective are employed, the
meaning and intent are always
clear. In all of the pictures, no
matter how crude or child-like
the painting of the objects or
masses, there is a thin tenuous,
lacy quality like an overall
Wrought-iron design that is sug-
gestive of voodoo writing: and
the persistently childlike figures
are definitely reminiscent of the
Dahomean applique, although
they lack the authoritative de-
tail of this highly developed art
of Dahomey, that wealthy little
kingdom of the West African
Guinea Coast.
Three outstanding canvases of
the 25 of this Haitian Art Exhi-
bition at the Casa Marina, are by
Hector Hyppolite, who, according
to Selden Rodman, director of the
Haitian Center, was one of the
outstandingly successful and tai
ented of the Haitian primitive
artists. Hyppolite's death in June
1913 was a great loss. Two of his
pictures in this exhibition, THE
Vodun Gods" and 1.-TWO Nudes"
use slightly darker colors than
most of the other paintings, puce
and dark reds and blues and
green's touch each other; but
whether it's the unusual use of
White-space, or the black, lacy,
Wrought-iron effect outlines, the
overall effect is clarity and light.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-06
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
know America)

Carl Sandburg, famous poet
author, born in Galesburg, ILL.,, II
years ago.
Congressman Sam Rayburn OF
Texas, Democratic leader, born in
Roane Co, Tenn, 81 years ago.
Maj. Gen. William E. Kepner
of the Air Force, born in Miami
Ind, Sc years ago.
DR.. Ignatius M. Wilkinson
dean of the Fordham University
Law School, New York, born in
New York, 81 years ago.
Murray w. Latimer of Wash
ington, D. c.. economist, social
insurance authority, born in Gin
ton, Miss. 48 years ago.
Loretta Young, screen star,
born in Salt Lake City, IS years
ago.
Alice H. Wadsworth of Gene
SEQ. N. Y. woman's leader. born
in Cleveland, SO years ago.
Edward r. Wilson, presiuent of
Wilson & Company, Chicago,
born in Chicago, "A years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-06
Ethiopia Leyies
Road Tax

Adds ABABA, Ethiopia-(R
Under an Imperial Proclama-
ton just published in the Official
Gazette, a road toll tax win
henceforth be levied on users of
Ethiopian roads travelling by au-
tomobileS, either on pleasure or
business.
The new highway toll, known
as the Road Tax Proclamation Of
l948", is claimed to be necessary
for " better maintenance of
those roads that contribute to-
ward the productivity of the land
and the benefit of the popula-
ton.
Toll must henceforth be paid
for each 100 kilometers or less of
road travelled. Passenger auto
mobiles, with or without passen-
gers, will pay the minimum rate
of 25 Gems for each 100 kilome-
tiers or less.
New toll gates are expected to
make their appearance on the
highways soon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-06
Macy WiUes Club No. SS
Yesterday Held First Meeting
Tn,NeU CIubrOOnas At Naval Station

tThe Navy Wives Club No. 88
Yesterday held a social meeting
at the new clubrooms of the or
sanizstion at the Naval Station.
= Plans were made for decorating
the White Hat Club at the sta
ton in preparation for the men,
bership. dance sponsored by the
Navy Wives club to be held to-
morrow. night, January 7th. The
menu for refreshments to be
SERVED, at the dance was also COM
plSted.
There will be three prize dan
ces at this affair, with comical
awards to be made. There will
also, be a waltz contest.
The door prize will consist of
two tchicken dinners at the Cos
rtnopolitan Grill, which they have
Ipnated..A buffet supper will be
served at 1000 p. m. 2
Music will be by the Rhythm
BombSrs, Navy orchestra, and
this is a free dance open to mar
ried couples white hats and
chiefs. Beer and soft drinks will
he@available at the bar all eve
Mig, ~
NJ the meeting yesterday il
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-06
T1l'hirty-SeUen
,Ee0Ue For Cuba
Via AerOUius sO'

Thirty-seven persons yesterday
comprised the passenger list of
.;tSrovias @" planes for Havana,
lReluding the following: f
Herbert Engle, Jean Engle,
Barbara Ellis, Lillian Anspach,
Donald -Anspach, Madge Thomp-
sons Earl Thompson, Lucy Josey,
+Nuialia Gonzalez, Max Friedman,
lrne Abramson, Margo Woods,
Herbert Schaeffer, Virginia
Sehaeffer, Sandra Schaeffer, Jo-
serh Schaeffer, Michael Schaef-
fer; Alma De La Barrera, Hilas
James, Maxine Jones, Alma
Darby. -.
= Clark Ross, Harry McClelland,
Rernice McClelland, Robert
-Fankhauser, Paul Robbitt, Ethel
Robhitt, John Jameson, Christine
Jameson, Barnett Jones, Mary
ones, Paul Roberts, Alfred Byrd,
Mage Cagill, Morris Hornstein,
Sylvia Cummings, Louis Mis-
'haffed.