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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-12
Sara Marie Brown
Born April 70

Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Brown, Jr.,
are the proud parents of second
daughter, Sara Marie, who will
be called Sally.
The young lady made her ar
rival early Thursday morning,
April 28th, l949. at the Com
munity hospital in Lexington.
Mother and daughter are doing
fine and are now at their home
in Durant.
Sally is being warmly welcomed
by her sister, Carolyn, nine years
old.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-12
Durunt Women Attend
Lexington O.E.S.;; School
OF Instruction Set

Six new members were initial
ed into Lexington Chapter 80. Or
der OF Eastern Star, at the Friday
night meeting in the Masonic hall.
Receiving the candidates into the
order were Worthy Matron, Mrs.
W. H. Fincher, Jr., and Worthy
Patron, Perry Strickland. Six ad-
ditional candidates will be voted
on at the next meeting.
Sixty three persons were pres
ent at the meeting. Visitors in
cluded: from Greenwood, Mrs.
Louise Turnipseed, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. M. Carr, Mrs. Eloise White, Mr..
White, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Thom-
as; from Durant, Mrs. Carrie
Stonestreet, Mrs. Allene Dunn,
and Mrs. Floyd Durham, new de-
putty matron for district eight; and
from the Bay st. Louis chapter,
Mrs. Roderick Rogers, of Owens
Wells.
Decorations
Red and white candles, and
green, white, and red flowers de-
corated the scene of the initiation.
In charge of decorations were Mrs.
Fincher, Mrs. Jack Reid, Mrs.
George Bailey, and Mrs. A. L.
Gibson.
Received as new members were
Mrs. Buck Henley, Mrs. Irby Ell
lington, Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin
Shanks, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmy
Hester.
Discussion was held and tenta-
tivt plans made for a Friendship
night. A committee composed of
Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. R. A. Stigler,
and c. M. Mcdaniel, was appoint
ed for instruction of new men,
bers.
School Of Instruction
It was announced that a school
of instruction would be held in
Durant on Friday, June 3, starting
at 2:30 p. m, with Mrs. Durham
in charge. Lexington chapter will
conduct the initiation.
A report was heard from the
worthy matron on the grand chap
ter meeting in Biloxi.
Refreshments were served dur
ing the social hour.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-12
Faculty Members Guests
OF Tommie's Cafe

For a noon meal during the
week of May 2, members of the
faculty were guests of Tommie's
cafe.
The teachers were invited in
groups of four and were given
their choice of the menu served
at the cafe.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-12

Mrs. A. H. Brown is being well
coined back to Durant by large
circle of friends after an extended
visit with her son, Albert, and
Mrs. Brown, the former Mary
Eunice Moss, who resides in Alex
andria. Virginia. Mr.. Brown drove
her home and returned by train.
Mr.. w. c. Martin had as re-
cent guest his sister from Dyers-
burg. Tennessee, who has now re-
turned home.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-12

Miss Hazel Brannon and Claud
Wilkes attended the Derby and re-
turned by 'Gadsden, Alabama,
where they visited her parents.
Mrs. Jessie c. Lewis visited her
mother. Mrs. L. E. Carpenter, in
Kosciusko Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-12

Mrs. j. H. Dame visited her son
in Paducah. Kentucky, over the
week end. She was accompanied
by her granddaughter, Nancy
Dame, who has been visiting here.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-12

MIR. and Mrs. Bert Arbogast at
tended the Derby Saturday and
while there were guests of friends
in Louisville. Mrs. Arbogast has
gone to Iowa for a visit with
friends and relatives and Mr.. Ar
bogast has returned here TO the
Hotel Durant.
Evening star., 1949-03-28

take the old face out into the first
bright spring sunshine and look
at it squarely.
Have the winter winds and cold
weather left an imprint on your
complexion? Do you have new
lines from these drying processes?
Is your hair oily or brittle? Are
your hands rough? Have you
gained weight during the more in
active winter months? Is your
vitality sagging a bit from indoor
life, lack of exercise, fewer fresh
vegetables and fruits and several
bad colds?
Now is the time for renewal and
a buildup in vitality and attrac-
tiveness! Get your figure in shape
for spring clothes. use some of the
fine oils for your neck and face.
Treat your hands to a good oily
cream which, you leave pn all
hight under white cotton glovese
give your scalp a few recondition1
Evening star., 1949-03-28

Your living room will stay
spring-fresh all year round when
this unusual chair set is decorat-
ing the upholstered furniture.
Heap an airy crocheted basket ball
of colorful flowers in shades of
blue, yellow, rose. pink and pastels,
surrounded by lively green leaves
on chairs or sofa.
Pattern envelope No. R2o05
contains complete crocheting in
structions plus actual size picture
of chair-back piece showing plac-
ing of flowers. material require
ments and finishing directions.
To obtain this pattern, send 20
cents in coins, giving pattern
number, your name, address and
zone number to Peggy Roberts
The Washington Star. Post Office
Box 100. Station G, New York 19
N. Y.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
By Betty Miles

There is no basis in fact for the
current news headlines which
blame comics for children's delin-
quent acts. or for reckless claims
that they have caused 4 rise
in juvenile crime" declares Miss
Josette Frank in the latest
Public Affairs Committee PAM
phlet, Comics, Radio, Movies
and Children"
"The causes Of crime are not 50
simple! They lie much deeper, in
our society's failure to meet the
basic needs of these children.
adds Miss Frank, who is educa-
tional associate in charge Of chill
dren's books and radio on the staff
of the Child Study Association of
America. "A child too preoccupied
with crime or horror" she says, "is
showing us plainly that he needs
help. Excessive comic reading,
too, may be symptom of dis
turbance."
Parents are urged to watch their
children's reactions to exciting
programs or movies. If they ap-
pear too upsetting, parents can
suggest that their youngsters skip
them--and, it is claimed, usually
do not meet with much resistance
from a child who has really been
upset by them. Just sitting with
the children while they are listen
ing or watching. however, may be
sufficiently reassuring.
For parents who have Won
dered long about the real dangers
these forms of entertainment
might offer their children, this
pamphlet is reassuring and in
formative. Moreover, it en-
phasizes throughout a positive
and far-sighted attitude, de-
signed to open the public's eyes to
the possibilities and worth of
these mediums, and the ways to
concrete action on any problems
they may present.
The action and adventure that
the comic books and the radio
provide fill need in the life of
twentieth century children, Miss
Frank feels. offering them things
reality is never apt to offer in our
era, at the same time that they
are secure within their own
homes. She points out. too, that
"Gulliver's Travels" and "Huckle-
berry Finn" were forbidden rea6
ing for the young in their day.
Today we not only accept books,
we sometime insist that the chill
dren read them. Sooner or later,
we shall probably accept these
new developments, too, and learn
to use them as we have learned
to use books.
Evening star., 1949-03-28

ing treatments. In a few weeks
you can look lovelier than you do
now and feel better, too.
Every spring a new crop of
cosmetics appear on the scene.
Among these we find lovely soft
shades in lipstick and rouge. You
may discover that the colors you
have been using during the winter
are too bright or dark for spring
pastels and flowers You may
also feel the need for a different
kind of powder base. If you have
been using a very oily or creamy
one during cold winter months
you may wish to have a lighter
liquid kind for warmer, milder
weather.
df yeU-yould like~to have my
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Quell Comic Book Qualms

Among her constructive sus-
gestions is that pointing out the
fact that there is very little on
the air today (nothing ut all on
the four major networks) for
children Of pre-school age. Yet
there are great numbers Of home
bound children who. with their
parents. would profit by programs
beamed at the kindergarten and
nursery level"
Television she sees as present.
ing the greatest possibility for
bringing information. adventure
and world understanding to chill
dren. Visual images, experts
claim, make deeper and more
lasting impressions than audi
tory ones, and now is the time.
while television is still young. for
parents and educators to explore
television's possibilities. I'm
stead of blaming barkeepers for
letting the children in "a New
York bartender did precisely this,
clearing the regular customers out
after school hours to give the kids
a chance to see the show) I'VE
might better see to it that some
where in the community, the chill
dren have a chance to see tele- :
vision in suitable places. Instead
of berating the showmen OF tele-
vision. as we have in radio and
movies. intelligent parents will do
better to work with them now. ...'
She suggests that parents be-
come familiar with Terry and
the Pirates" and "Howdy Doody,"
invite the children to listen to
their favorite programs, help the
children develop critical stand
ards, and see that they have
plenty of enjoyable things to do.
places to go, wholesome friend-
ships, varied experiences and real
adventures.
She urges, too, the use Of movies
and radio by the school. and the
recognition of comics, movies and
radio as prevalent interests OF
children. not to be ignored.
The public, also. can help In
registering approval of things
they like as we'll as programs and
books they don't like, and can
enlist the cooperation of local
radio stations and motion picture
exhibitors in offering programs OF
special interest and value to chill.
dren and young people-especially
radio programs in which the
young people can participate.
The complete pamphlet may be
purchased for 20 cents from the
Public Affairs Committee, Inc, %
East Thirty eighth street, New
York 16, N. Y.
Evening star., 1949-03-28

menu to be served. Study the
placement of the silver in the
above picture: notice the salad
fork next to the plate. the oyster
or cocktail fork at the extreme
right of the spoon. and the butter
spreader placed on the top edge
of the bread-and-butter plate.
It's a mistake to try and crowd
too many people around small
table, allow % to "a inches for
each place setting. This will give
ample elbow" room for the COM
fort of each guest. The question
of seating arrangements should
be carefully planned before the
guests arrive. The lady guest of
honor is seated to the immediate
right of the host while the gentle
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Bv Barbara Bell

Here's the way to start the day
with a smile-wear this simple, ef-
ficient-looking house dress in a
brightly colored fabric trimmed
with bold ric rae. Note the side
closing and handy scalloped
pockets.
Barbara Bell sew-rite perforated
pattern No. 1891 comes in sizes "a,
S6, SO, 40, AZ, A, 46 and 48. Size
36 requires 45s yards of 39-inch.
For this pattern. send Is cents,
IN coins, your name. address, pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell, The Washington
Star, Post Office Box 80, Station
g, New York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
WhyGrow
Old?
Bp Josephine Lowman


1t is spring where I am. If the
first signs of this lush season have
not yet arrived in your part of the
country it will not be long now!
Spring is a season of renewal
and beauty. with all of nature
bursting into blossom and new
life. 1t is a time of new inspir-
alton and soaring thoughts and
increased loveliness. Why not
make spring your own?
In order to help this season pro-
vide us with a spiritual pickup,
We might begin working on the
physical background wfth' renew
ing methods. 1t is a good idea to
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Readers Clearing House
Contributions and requests

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and ad-
dress. We will withhold both
and use only initials. Please
address mail to the Readers
Clearing House, Woman's
Page, The Evening Star,
Washington 4.
Views expressed in the
Clearing House are not neces-
sarily those of The Star and.
as it is obviously impossible
for us to test all recipes sub
mitted, we cannot assume re-
sponsibility for them.
Betsy CasweH
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Note How Amazing Wonder Bread Compares
With Meat, Milk, And Fish In Certain Growth And
Energy Building Contents (as stated above)

Without protein no child can grow
in body or brain. Growing children
need TWICE the protein per pound
of body weight as grownups.
These foods are good for protein:
Meat, Milk, Fish, Eggs, Nuts. And
Wonder Bread.
Penny for penny, Wonder Bread
Evening star., 1949-03-28

man guest of honor is seated to
the right of the hostess. After
placing the guest of honor, seat
the other guests around the table
alternating the men with the
women if possible. Even when
the young daughter of the house
entertains a special friend, her
mother and father are the host
and hostess and the guest is
placed to the right of either one
or the other.
While this covers only the bare
outline of rules on table setting.
it will serve to establish a code
that will apply to your own home.
Next Monday I'll review the vari-
GUS types of table service OF ways
of serving food.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
POLISHING CLOTH.

(From Mrs. c. A. H., Viennd)
The "blitz" polishing cloth used
by Army and Navy is super for
silverware, brass and all metals.
The Auburn Specialties Co.. Au-
burn, N. Y, carry them.
Evening star., 1949-03-28

leaflet, "Reconditioning at Home"
send a stamped, self-addressed
envelope with your request for
leaf1et No. 40 to Josephine Low.
man in care Of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
(Fron, Mrs, T., Illinois.J

In answer to Mrs. H. w. A.,
Arlington, about cats in flower
beds: Use moth fakes (naphtha-
lene fakes, sprinkle lightly over
the ground: will not harm flowers
or cats. Do this every few days
and after it rains as the moth
flakes evaporate. 1t works!
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Help Build Strong Bodies 8 Ways with WONDER Bread!

Penny for penny, Wonder Bread
gives your child more energy than
potatoes. And is better in protein
for child growth.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
CATS IN GARDEN.

(Fron, Mrs. H. L. B., WdshingtonJ
If Mrs. H. w. A. of Arlington
will try throwing a few pieces
of orange peel in her flower gar
den, think she will find that the
cats will stay away. 1t may not
look nice, but it is better than
having her plants dug up.
Evening star., 1949-03-28

gives your child 1870 more protein
than the average of meat, milk,
fish and eggs.
Better For Energy Than Potatoes
Without energy no child can work,
study or play. Potatoes are good
for energy. So is Wonder Bread.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
COOPERATIVE NURSERY
GROUPS


(Fron, Mrs. H. P. H., WaShingtonJ
There have been several in
quiries recently about cooperative
nursery groups. The Recreation
Department of the District of
Columbia sponsors cooperative
play centers for children from 3
to S years of age. These are
under the leadership of trained
directors, and the mothers of the
children help one morning a week.
Hours are usually 10 to IL with a
break for fruit juice at IL. The
cost is never over a dollar month.
The program is ideal for the pre-
school child. Free play (outdoors
in good weather., painting. simple
crafts. music and rhythms. This
does not duplicate the work of
kindergarten or first grade in any
way. The stated purpose of the
play centers is to help children
to learn to play with other chill
dren, a rather useful background
for school and later life. The
reports I have seen on children
going to kindergarten from the
centers are favorable. "He gets
along well with other children. he
Is interested in what we are doing"
Another important factor in
this arrangement is that the
child's mother is present part of
the time and knows what is being
done.
There is center in almost every
neighborhood. For the address of
the one near your home phone
the Recreation Department.
X X X
MAILING BOXES.
(Fron Mrs. /. T. S., Washinoton.)
The cardboard boxes that infant
or junior foods come in make
ideal mailing boxes, especially if
you will ask for the cardboard
partitions that separate the glass
jars.
I've used them for several years
and at Christmas I cover them
with Christmas paper or alum
tnum foil. I've sent packages that
have taken months to reach the
addressee and have been told that
the cookies and candy have ar
rived in perfect condition.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Helms Build Strong Bodies 3 Ways

The chart above shows the 8 body
and brain-building properties of
Wonder Bread. Serve Wonder Bread
together with fruits, vegetables,
meat, milk, fish and eggs in a we'll
balanced diet. Give your child every
chance to build body and brain.
8 ounces of Wonder Bread for q
Evening star., 1949-03-28
q SEWING SCHOOL.

(Fron, Mrs. J. S. c., WashingtonJ
I would like to contribute some
thing to your column about sew
ing. There is a school, easy to
enter for the G. I. girls. approved
by the G.. I. Bill of Rights, that
has two courses, the first course
for eight months and the second
course 10 months. The school
has two classes day, one is from
8 am. to ! pm. and the other /
to 6 pm. That's five hours day
and five days a week. I've been
in school 10 months now, having
completed one course and am in
my advanced course. The teacher
is an excellent one and very
pleasant to associate with. This
school is really an opportunity
not a passup, for G. I. girls. Espe-
cially those who are married
because it doesn't take up as much
time as a job and you learn every
thing from the simplest stitch to
the finest of tailoring.
II n X X
CLEANING WHITE KID
GLOVES?
(From Mrs. C. w. X, West.
HydttsUille.
Has any one a recipe for clean
ing white kid gloves at home?
Evening star., 1949-03-28

growing child cost less than a dime
a day. Certainly you can afford .
Wonder Bread for your child.
DoubIy Fresh .
Children love Wonder Bread. Plain
or toasted. Because Wonder Bread
is doubly fresh-fresh when you i.
buy it; fresh when you eat it. Be-
cause slo-baked-13% longer than
many ordinary kinds for lasting :
freshness.
Get economical Wonder Bread
fresh from your grocer today.
you'll be glad you did. !.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-21
CHINESE IN WILD

tContlnued FruTn Page One
Moosa says the fleeing Chinese
are being held up and robbed.
But there isn't enough trans
portation in Chungking to take
care of everyone. Hundreds of
government workers will be trap
ped, the Alp correspondent says,
jobless and hungry when the
Communists come. The one air
line, operated by General Claire
chennault, can take out only a
few. Mail is irregular already and
even radio messages take days to
transmit. & stsss{
AT last word, two Communist
columns had merged 100 miles
east of chungking, and. fighting
was active 140 miles northeast
and 200 miles to the west south
west. The lone Nationalist hope,
General Pal Chung ST conferr-
ed again today with Chang Kai
Shek at chungking and flew
back to his troops in Kwangsi
Province. His forces are fighting
only adelaying action however.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-21
ToDAY's BIRTHDAYS

Elenor T. Powell, dancer-ac-
tress, born in Sx.sagfield. Mass.
~ years ago.
Harpo (Arthur) Marx, comedi.
an, born II New York City, ST
years ago.
Abram Garfield Of Clevelands
architect. son Of a President. born
in Washington, d. G. "a years
ago.
Prof. Alfred H Stlirtevant o
the California institute of Tech
nology,, noted professor of gene
tics, born in Jacksonville, III, Sc
years ago.
Mai. Gen. David NJ. Schlattef
of the u. S. Air Force, born in
Carey Ohio, 48 years ago.
Wilson w. Wyatt, lawyer, one
time housing commissioner, pres
ident of Americans for Demo-
cratic Action, born in Louisville,
KY, A years ago.
Stuart "A. Rice of the Bureau OF
Budget, Washington. noted Socio-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-21
YALTA DIPLOMATIC TRIUMPH

Not MANY people in the United States
i know what transpired at the famous con-
ference, held at Yalta, between President
Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churcnlil and
Premier Josef Stain. The facts as TO the
/ agreements reached were necessarily sec
ret at the time and since the end of the
war. the discussion of them has been from
the vantage point of the present rather
than from the outlook at the time Of the
conference.
Edward r. Stettinius, Jr. former Seq
Rotary Of State, who recently died, con-
tends in book published after his death
that Yalta was diplomatic triumph for
| the United States and Great Britain. =
The only trouble with the agreements
entered into, he said, was that the Rus
slams did not live up to their agreements
but this is something which could not
have been anticipated by the diplomats at
the famous conference.
Mr. Stettinius devoted his book on his
public career to the defense of the late
President Roosevelt at Yalta. His argu-
ment is along this line:
when the conference was held, in
February, 1916, Soviet Russia was in ac-
tual possession of Eastern Europe and in
potential possession of Manchuria and
the islands to the North of Japans The
Western Allies did not have physical
power to prevent the Russians from TAX
ing over these two parts of the world.
About the best that the West could
do was to induce the Russians to eyer
else their power with moderation and to
attempt to obtain some valuable consid-
Grafton for any concessions made. The
concession, in this case, was the agree
ment on Russia's part to enter the Jap
anese war.
At the time of Yalta, the Joint Chiefs
OF Staff were anxious to bring Russia in
to the Japanese conflict. None of them
anticipated the early collapse of Japan
but they did anticipate a million Amer
lean casualties if we were compelled to
invade Japan without Russian help.
From the vantage point of the time of
the agreement, especially in regard to
the use of Russian soldiers against Japan,
the Western powers received a consider
able concession. Moreover, the Russians
promised to respect Chinese sovereignty
in Manchuria and to have fair and free
elections and democratic government in
Eastern Europe"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-21
EDUCATION wIDENs ITS SCOPE

The process of education in Monroe
County has made tremendous strides since
the ancient days when the three RS"
were supposed to include the curriculum
of modern school,
While it is true that the fundamental
problem of olr institutions of learning is to
give the student proficiency in the use of
so-called tools of the brain and, if pursued
long enough, to acquaint the mind with
the broad outlines of mans progress from
savagery to civilization, the scope of the
modern school has been widely expanded.
Not only are our schools expected to
perform the rudimentary task of educat-
ing pupils, but, in addition, to train them
for democratic processes, to teach them
to get along with other human beings.
instruct them in trade for their eco
nomic likelihood and, in addition, take
the task of the home and church in the
development of morality and conscience.
When one considers the vastly-extend-
ed ramifications of the processes of teach
ing, there is no occasion to wonder at the
increased cost of education" Never
theless, when we think of the expense
involved, we should also bear in mind
that ignorance is the most expensive lux
ury ever enjoyed by careless people.
Russia IL for nnacn-a Puscian noana