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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
lntontiIe Paralysis
Committee Elects
County Officers

The executive committee for the
lnfantile paralysis for Holmes
county met Tuesday in Lexington
with w. T. Anthony, of Jackson.
the state representative of the Ma
tlonal Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, and elected new officers
Tor the Holmes county chapter. It
is the custom to select leading
citizens of the county who are
willing to devote part of their
time to civic enterprises and wor-
thy causes to fill these offices. Al
ter due consideration the commit
tee elected the following new of
ficers: Emmett Reese, chapter
chairman; w. E. Strider. vice
chairman; Chatwin Jackson. sec
rotary; Mrs. Kate Sample, treas.
urer; M. B. Brown, county fund
chairman. Other members of the
executive committee besides the
officers are Joe Berman, Max
Scobey, T. A. Lail and A. P. Car
roll.
James Collard was elected pub
licity chairman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Funeral Services Held
For Accident vicim

Funeral services for II wear old
Marguerite Baxter, of Talledega,
Alabama, who died late Saturday
afternoon as the result of injuries
received in an accident were held
Tuesday at the Blueeye Baptist
church, Pell City, Alabama.
Miss Baxter was fatally iniur-
ed late Saturday when a pickup
truck in which she was riding
ran off a steep embankment near
Durant. She was rushed TO the
Community hospital at Lexington
and died a few minutes later.
Leverne Anderson, who was
also in the truck, was taken to the
hospital and treated for injuries.
She was released Monday. Only
the two girls were in the truck.
Miss Anderson was employed at
the White Pig on highway 81
north of Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Holmes Baptists Meet
At Bowling Green
Rev. c. N. Day Is
Reelected Moderator;
Other Officers Named

The annual meeting of the
Holmes Baptist Association was
held at the Bowling Green Bap-
fist church Wednesday with about
200 attending. Nineteen of
twenty Baptist churches in the
county were represented.
The Rev. c. M. Day was re-
elected moderator, the Rev. P. D.
Bragg was named vice moderator,
and the Rev. S. B. Harrington was
reelected secretary. The Rev.
Harrington was also named to
represent Holmes county on the
State Baptist Convention board.
Visitors Present
DR.. w. L. Holcomb, with the
Temperance Department of the
State Board; the Rev. G. O.
Parker, Carthage, representative
to the State Board and Mr.. Gran
than, executive assistant to Mrs
] r. Gilfoy, superintendent OF
the Baptist hospital in Jackson
were present and gave brief, in
formal talks.
The Rev. Bragg preached the
morning sermon. Dinner was
served in the church, due to the
rain, and the afternoon business
session was held in the Methods,
church next door.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Funeral Services Held
For Sails Youth

Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon at 800 D. m
for Sellers Edd Cain. Is year old
Sails youth who hanged HIM
self late last Thursday afternoon.
The popular youth was mana
ger of the Sails football team
and known as a good student.
No note was left and no reason
could be given for the boys act
ions.
Gains body was found sus-
pended by rope from the barn
rafters on the family farm. He
had returned from picking cotton
and had gone to the barn to feed
his chickens. On his failure to re-
turn his sister went to the barn
to investigate and found the body.
Service were held at Boiling
Baptist Church with the Rev. H.
G. Ellis, pastor, officiating. The
members of the Sails football
team served as pallbearers.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Willie D. Cain; two brothers,
Crowder Cain, Sails and Lamar
Cain who is stationed in Florida.
with the Army and two sisters
Joe Cletta Cain, Sails and Mrs.
Willie Brooks. Kilmichael
Burial was in the Sails ceme-
terry with Lee Funeral home in
charge of arrangements.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Calvary Baptist Pastor
Speoks Saturday At
Youth RolIy Here

DR.. Harold Basden, pastor of
the Calvary Baptist church, will
speak at the Youth Rally to be
held Saturday night at the First
Baptist church, according to New
ell Massey, music director.
A special invitation is given all
young people of Durant to attend
the meeting which starts at 7:30
pm.
Special music will be given by
the students at Mississippi college
and there will also be Bible quiz
yes on the program.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Durant Tigers Defeat
KiImi(haeI 20-13

The smoothly operating Durant
Tigers had things their way again
Thursday night as they defeated
Kilmichael 20-13 at Durant.
Kilmichael drew first blood
when they received the ball on
the opening kickoff and did not
relinquish it until Ellis had plung-
ed over for the first score of the
game. Their bid for the extra
point was unsuccessful.
Durant then launched a series of
smoothly working offensive plays
that put them in scoring position.
Hastings went over standing up
for the first Durant score. The
Tigers captured the lead when
they converted the extra point.
A Kilmichael tumble late in the
first period gave Durant the ball
on their own 80, and a 20 yard
run by Hastings put the Tigers in
enemy territory. G. Cain passed
to Lewis, who went for the second
Durant score.
A series of passes from Rossor
to Rucker early in the third quar-
ter brought Durant from theil
own 48 to Kilmichaeps 25, where
G. Cain took the ball and wen
into the end-zone standing up
Kilmichael, in the same period
came back to score after severa
long runs by Taylor and penalty
against Durant Kilmichael con
verted the point narrowing Du'
rants lead to 20-13.
No scores were made in the fl
nal quarter. Durant, after serie
of punt exchanges, received tn
ball on their own 10 where tn
time ran out.
Durants next game will b.
with Benton at Benton, the gam
starting at 8 pm. 81
Rucker, Durant's first strinl
right end, sustained broker
cheek bone in the Kilmichae
game and will-be out for the res
of the season.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Circuit Court Juries
Listed For Week

Juries empannelled at Circuit
Court which opened Monday
morning in Lexington were as fol-
lows:
Jury No. I
c. c. Booth, Thomas M. Down
er, George c. Musselwhite. Willie
r. Dickard, r. c. Spencer, Her
bert A. Black, B. 8. Parkinson,
Obie Lee Killebrew, Vincent Fon-
ii, T. W. Ware, Mills F. Heard, J.
A. Hearn.
Jury No. II
l.. F. Heard, G.. A. Hocutt, Asha
Davis, Victor Tate, w. B. Farmer.
Marvin Brough, E. l. Russell. Ed
Tate, Frank Parsons, Singleton
Williamson, c. v. Bailey. James
Byrd.
Not Enough Present
There were not enough jurors
present to empanel two petit jur-
les. Eight men had to be picked
up from the courtroom to COM
plete the jury lists.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Durant BPW Club To
Observe Natl Week

Members of the Durant Bust
ness and Professional Women S
Club VIII observe National Bust
ness Women's Week along with
thousands of other BPW clubs
over the country.
Thesslogan of National Business
Womep's Week this year is:
Boost Your Town-It Boosts
You"
Mayor R. E. McNeer has issued
the following proclamation in OBJ
servance of the event:
PROCLAMATION
Whereas: it has been brought
to the attention of this office that
20 years ago civic-minded busin-
esswomen organized the National
Federated Business and Profess
sional Women's Club and
Whereas: it is significant that
during those 20 years the indivi-
dual and combined efforts of these
women have contributed gener-
ously to the greatness of our
country, and
Whereas: the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club of our
city desires to petition every
citizen of his city, and
Whereas: October 9th to 18th
inclusive has been designated as
National Business Women's Week
the Durant club will sponsor a
program designed to boost our
city with the national theme of
Boost Your Town-It Boosts
You"
Now therefore, /, Raiford E. Nc
Neer, Mayor of Durant, do here
by proclaim the week of October
9th to 18th inclusive to be "Du-
rant Business Women's Week"
and to direct the attention of our
citizens to study of the contri-
button and service these women
who live among US make to our
public, social, business and pri-
vate lives.
In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand land
caused the seal of Dur
ant, Mississippi, to be
affixed.
Signed:
r. E. McNeer, Mayor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Grand Jury Returns
Is True, 6 No Bills
In Two Day Session
Csaer County Affairs
Appear In Good
Shape, Report Says

GRAND JURY REPORT
To the Honorable Arthur Jordan.
Judge of the Fourth Judicial
District:
We, your Grand Jury, duly
elected, empanelled, sworn, and
charged at and for the October,
l949, term of the Circuit Court
OF Holmes County, Mississippi,
beg leave to submit this, our re-
port of the acts and proceedings
had by and before our said body
at this term:
We have been in session two
days, and during said time have
made the various investigations
enjoined upon us by your Honor's
interesting and instructive charge;
and from our deliberations and
examination of witnesses, we have
found mo Bill in 6 cases and
True Bill' in Is cases, which
said True Bills" we herewith
submit to your Honor in open
court, concurrently with this re-
port.
On our inspection of the Coun-
ty Jail, we found its general con-
dition good. However, we do re-
commend replacing broken win
dow panes, installing a new COM
mode to take the place of one
that is now beyond repair, anc
equipping the hot water tank
in the basement with pop-oft
valve and vent.
The county farm and poorhouse
are clean and sanitary; and the
one inmate at the poor house, ar
elderly negro, and the three pris
oners on the farm, appear wei
clothed and well fed. Food or
hand is ample and sleeping ane
toilet facilities are all right.
! Our brief examination OF tn,
books of county officers showed
them to be apparently well KEEP
and up to date.
/ And now having reported on
acts and proceedings in the pre-
misses, we beg leave to be dis
charged, subject of course to re
call when and if ordered by you
Honor during this term.
Respectfully submitted this tn,
4th day of October, 1949.
Attest: ]. H. Warner, Clerk
w. E. Thurmond, Foreman
Grand Jurors Listed
! Members of the Grand Jur,
were as follows:
Erwin Devine, E. D. Rush, j. L
Liberto, Joe Cerame, Robert CHS
ohm, W. E. Thurmona, foreman
w. 0. Brown, H. B. Farmer, San
Carpenter, Marshall Bennett
Brady Davis, H. E. Chisolm. Les
ter O. Edwards, w. M. Mcbride
R. F. Austin, j. H. Warner, Georg,
L. Brock, Norris Dickard, Samue
Hearn, Alton Terrell.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Circuit Court
Lexington This Week

Holmes County Circuit Court
convened Monday morning in
Lexington with Judge Arthur
Jordan presiding. District Attor-
ney Stanney Sanders, County At
torney Pat M. Barrett, Court Re-
porter Miss Pearl Mcclellan and
Circuit Clerk Miss Minnie Jordan
were at their respective posts of
duty.
The following cases were dis
posed of this week: J. A. Taylor,
doing business as the Durant
Lumber company, VS. M. M. Pow
ell and Mrs. M. M. Powell-the
plaintiff was allowed 60 days to
give security for costs in the sum
Of $4,000 and the defendant was
allowed so days in which to file
an answer.
Dismissed at plaintiffs costs
were the following cases. Eugene
Ware by Tommie w. Ware, next
friend, VS. O. L. Stewart; H. L.
Littlejohn, substituted trustee,
VS. Mrs. Ruby Pitchford; John
Ellison VS. o. l.. Stewart; and
William w. Paris, in name and
style of Paris Service, VS. w. d.
Brown.
In the suit of r. S. Munford,
Jr., VS. James A. Hand, a minor,
and w. T. Hand, the case was dis
missed at the defendants cost.
Cases continued until next term
OF court were Stepp and Lott VS.
j. w. Walls; Norman Weathers-
by, partner doing business as
Weathersby Chevrolet company VS.
w. A. Russell.
Mabel K. Norwood VS. New
York Life Insurance Company,
Inc, was removed to the Federal
court at jackson.
The first case Tuesday morning
October 4. was H. L. Littlejohn,
substituted trustee for City FL
nance company VS. Mrs. Ruby
Pitchford. The case was dismiss
sed on motion of the defendant
for want of prosecution at the cost
of the plaintiff.
In Willie Rule VS.. Grant Fisher,
the defendants cross-complaint
was stricken out.
The defendants motion for
bill of particulars was overruled
in two cases, those of Nelson Web
Der VS. The Yazoo Valley Electric
Power Association, Inc, and Jim
Wilkes VS. the Yazoo Valley Elec-
trio Power Association.
In the case of Susie johnson VS.
the Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph company and A. A.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Patients At The Hospitol

Mrs. Will Boiling, Pickens
Mrs. ]. r. Booth and baby girl,
Lexington
Mr.. Earnest Inman, Durant
Mrs. Jewel Ellis, Lexington
Miss Sara Howard, Durant
Mrs. Henry Eakin, Lexington
Mrs. Bailey Culpeper
T. B. Sultan, Durant
Mrs. d. w. Turner and baby boy,
Benton
Douglas Jones, West
Mrs. J. B. Donald, Durant
Colored
Jessie Rash, West
Joe Wright, Durant
Lennie Singley, Sails
Hattie Mae Davis, Durant
Evelena Deering. Durant
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
$4,000 Health Center
Dedication Planned
For October IA
Durunt Citizens Are
Urged To Attend
Event In Lexington

Holmes county's beautiful new
$4,000 health center building
jim Lexington will be dedicated
nexa Friday, October IA,
in an elaborate ceremony
at ZOO pm. in the afternoon fol-
lowing a parade which will be
participated in by state, county
and city officials, the Lexington,
and Holmes Junior college bands,
civic clubs of Lexington and the
National Guard.
Citizens of Durunf and vicinity
are given q special invitation to
attend the event which is expect
ed to draw q record crowd from
all ever the entire county.
The entire program for the day
is being planned and sponsored
by the Lexington Business and
Professional women's club in CO.
operation with DR.. w. II. Weeks,
director of the Holmes County
Health department and other in
terested officers of the Holmes
County Health department.
Open To All
Mrs. j. r. Watson, president OF
the Lexington BPW club, said
that any civic organization in the
county or any business firm tina,
wants to enter a float in the pa.
rade which has been scheduled
for loo pm. preceding the dedi-
cation service, is invited to enter
DR.. Kicks Present
DIR. H. c. Kicks, head of the
State HYGIENE labratory of the
/, State Board of health, will be pre-
sent representing the State board
DR.. Felix ]. Underwood will be
unable to be present due to the
fact that he will be out of the
state at this time.
DR.. Weeks VIII serve as maste,
OF ceremonies and members O,
the BPW club will serve as host.
esses at the Health Center for the
open house to be held from Loo
to 400 pm.
The Center was started on June
lst and has rust been completed
1t is one of the finest buildings
OF its kind in the country and
will house the entire county
health department and all its ser.
vices.
Lexington stores will be closed
from 200 to 800 pm. for the de.
dication service.
Organizations which have been
inyited and have indicated thew
will decorate floats for the par
ade are the Rotary Club, BPW
Club, Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lexington Country club, Lexing-
ton Garden Club, VIZ and Auxi-
hary. American Legion and Auxi.
liary, Lexington Agricultural De-
velopment Association, Bow
Scouts and Girl Scouts.
Saturday For Colored
On Saturday afternoon, October
10, from LOO to 400 pm. open
house at the Health Center will
be held for all the colored citizens
OF Holmes county who are given q
cordial invitation to come by and
see the new building.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Y-Teens Have Charge
Of Morning Services
At Methodist Church

The Durant Y-Teen club will
have charge of the 100 o'clock
service at the Methodist church
Sunday morning. The program
will consist Of special music and
Bible play.
The new Y-Teen officers for the
coming year are Rose Counts,
president, Carol Watkins, vice
president; Ivon Jones, secretary,
and Carolyn Inman, treasurer.
There are 35 members in the Y
Teen.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
DR.. Bernardine Schmidt, Outstanding Worker
Among Handicapped Children, To Lecture
Civic Clubs Sponsor
Lecture At School
Tuesday At 800

People of Durant and vicinity
will have an opportunity to hear
one of the outstanding authori-
ties on handicapped children i'm
the United States next Tuesday
evening when DR.. Bernardine C.
Schmidt will appear here in lee
ture at the Durant High School
auditorium at 800 pm.
The appearance of DR.. Schmidt,
an associate professor of educa-
ton at the University of Missis-
sippi, is sponsored by the Woman's
Club of Durant together with all
other women's clubs and
civic clubs. Mrs. w. E. McCune.
member of the Woman's Club.
has headed the move to bring DR..
Schmidt to Durant as well as a
number of other outstanding
speakers before the fall and win
ter season ends.
The public is given a cordial
invitation to hear this noted au-
thority and speaker. Admission
is free.
-' Gets Ph.D Degree
Miss Schmidt was graduated
from the Chicago Teachers college
when she was 10. She later re-
ceived a Pho degree. Following
her graduation, she started her
own school in Chicago, inviting
handicapped children who haG
been rejected elsewhere to come
to her.
The then 19-year-old teacher
started with 70 boys and girls
whose 10. ranged as low as 40.
Trying one project after another
for three years, she taught the
youngsters independence as well
as their three RS.
Stdrts Center
After years graduate study,
Miss Schmidt became teacher in
an opportunity center" for sub
normal children. This time she
took 254 boys and girls, IL to A.
none of whom had an 10. above
SO. .~~l.
| At the end of three years, STAN
dard tests showed that the chill
dren had progressed an average
of more than four grades. Miss
Schmidt guided the group for five
more years. At the end of the
eight years, 80 per cent of the
group had gained more than 80
10. points. Less than 10 per cent
were still classified as feeble
minded. - -
Is Widely Known %Eri
The amazing story of Miss
Schmidt's pupils was first report
led in School and Society in 1945
and created widespread discussion
among educators. Later, articles
on her work appeared in Readers
Digest, Woman's Home Compan-
ion and other publications.
Miss Schmidt later went to
State Teachers college at Terre
Haute, Ind, to train teachers who
will help handicapped children.
She is now in her third year at
the University of Mississippi,
training teachers for special work
with such children.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06

At a meeting of the Delta Coun-
Gil Soil Conservation Committee
in Clarksdale last Wednesday, w.
r. Thompson's new work "The
Pasture Book" was unanimously
endorsed to be used as textbook
in Mississippi schools.
Mr.. Thompson will be remem-
bered as former assistant county
agent of Holmes county.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Dr.. Joe Lee Smith
Speaks At Rotory

DR.. Joe Lee Smith, mayor of
Forest, was speaker at the Fri
day meeting of the Durant Rotary
club. DR.. c. E. Patton was pro-
gram chairman and introduced
the speaker.
DR.. Smiths remarks were great
ly enjoyed by those present.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Oak Grove Church To
Observe Homecoming

The Oak Grove Baptist church
will observe its homecoming Sum
day, October 8. at Tolarville.
The Rev. Jack Evans will bring
the message.
Everyone is invited.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Tart have
returned to their home in New
Orleans after visiting his mother,
Mrs. Johnnie Tart, sister, Mrs.
Miles Ray, and Mr.. Ray for thu
past week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Drane, Jr.,
their son Walton, and little friend,
Perry Cole, Of Jackson, were Sun
day guests in the home of Mr..
Drane's parents.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06

Mrs. Curtis Howard, Miss Sara
nell and Shirley Howard and Miss
Inez Shelton shopped in Koscius-
ko Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. v. McCullar
spent Sunday in Pope and Water
Valley.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06

Harris, the suit was dismissed
with prejudice to the defendant.
The suit was also transferred to
the Circuit Court of Leflore coun-
ty Mississippi.
The jury found for the plaintiff
the sum of $4,000 in the case of
Willie Rule VS. Grant Fisher.
On October S, in the case of
Mrs. j. r. Wilosn, administrative
of the estate of J. r. Wilson. de-
ceased, VS. The Mutual Life In
surance company of New York,
the case was compromised and
settled by agreement.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Lexington Beet Sturqis

Lexington's Hornets stung
Sturgis last Friday night at Beall
Field in Lexington 42-0. Their
next game is tonight with Nc
Adams On their home field. They
have won over Walden and West
in two previous gamts and have
piled up total of l4l points thus
far with only z points scored
against them. This was in the
game with Which ended SGT.
Evening star., 1949-08-14
Judoe-Mude Law

There will be a certain sympathy with
the sentiments which prompted Municipal
Court Judge Kronheim to dismiss recent
suit to recover an unpaid balance on pair
of SIS shoes sold on credit to man making
$la a week. When a merchant makes
sale of this type he knows, or ought to
know, that he is taking an unwarranted
risk. And there is more than suspicion
that most of the merchants who engage
in this kind of business do so In the expec-
tation that they will be able to use the
Small Claims Court as collection agency
to offset their own bad judgment.
The fact remains, however, that Judge
is supposed to apply the law to the cases
that come before him, and not to decide
them according to his own emotional reac-
tions, whether these be good or bad or
Indifferent. It is hard to see where any
principles of law were followed by Judge
Kronheim in this case, and in reversing
his ruling the Municipal Court OF Appeals
quoted this apt admonition: Congress Tin
creating the Small Claims Court did not
intend to deprive litigants of their lawful
claims or defenses, or to substitute the
abstract conception of justice of an in
dividual Judge for recognized rules OF sub
stantive law"
In other words, judges are supposed to
apply the law, not to make 1t.