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Evening star., 1949-09-01
Arms
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recess for week, its committees
on Foreign Relations and Armed
Services are also marking time on
the arms bill until next Wednesr
day orThursday. At th4t time ths
committees will call Vice Admiral
Oscar c. Badger into closed session
for q first-hand report on condi-
tions in Asia. The admiral has
Just returned from service as
Asiatic feet commander.
He has been called at the re-
quest of Senator Knowland, Re-
publican of California, leader Of 2
group in the Senate who want
something added to the arms bill
for nom n-Communist China.
When the two Senate commit
tees recessed yesterday for a week
they were on the verge of voting
on a new compromise budget of
military assistance for Western
Europe.
It is basically the Vandenberg-
Dulles plan to cut Western Eu-
ropes share from $1.16o,990. 900,
recommended by the President, to
an even 1,ooo. 900 900, to be di-
vided between $500, ,000. 900 cash in
this fiscal year. and an equal sum
in contract authority, to be spent
in 1851.
New Concession Added.
The compromisers added q new
concession under which only
500. .00o, 900 Of the cash would be
available Immediately. with the
release of the other $400, 900 ,000
made subject to formulation of the
joint defense plans under the
treaty. As the timetable for pas
sage of the bill is now shaping up,
however, this limitation may prove
only q paper change. 1t seems
likely the joint defense plans will
be ready soon after the arms bill
becomes law. If not simultan-
eously.
Senator George. Democrat, oi
Georgia, said today he still ex-
poets to move in committee next
week for . further cut in the
Western European fund. to make
the cash portion $500. 100000 He
said he also may urge that the
contract authority be reduced te
$500. .000, 900, for a total of $780,
100000.
Even if the Senate approves the
$1,000, 900. 900 compromise fol
Western Europe, a compromise
will have to be worked out with
the House, which cut that part OF
the bill to $3.50, ,4s5 900.
Korea Asks Speedy Aid.
No dispute has developed over
the $211.370.000 for Greece and
Turkey. or the 27,640,000 for
Iran, Korea and the Philippines.
Little Korea appealed to this
Government yesterday for speedy
military assistance.
Korean Ambassador John Myur
Chang made the appeal to Presi-
dent Truman in a White HOUSE
conference, and later told news
men:
"We are right on the spot. We
need quick action on the part o1
the United States in supplying u
arms and ammunition to the maxi.
mum degree. There is no time
to waste"
Evening star., 1949-09-01

as president OF Madison College,
Harrisonburg, today.
Mr.. Howard, who was principal
of the high school at Boyce,
Clarke County, Va, in 1924, has
had 80 years experience in Vir-
ginia public education. He had
BEEN first assistant TO Mr.. Miller
since May, 1916. As acting SUPER
intendent he will draw fuli- pay
that goes with the title. 1880. and
will exercise all authority of the
slIperintendent,
Evening star., 1949-09-01

AGRICULTURAL Gu
u c a tion for
Northern Vir-
ginia, today be-
came a. tin g
S u periptendent
Of public in
S t r u c ton in
Virginia.
His appoint
ment to succeed
G. Tyler Miller
was announced
y e S t erday by
Gov. Tuck. Mr.
Miller assumed
his new duties
Evening star., 1949-09-01

Stainless steel golf club heads
keep their bright look. Repeated
cleaning and grinding Of hicks
have no effect because they are
stainless all the way through.
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Democrats Re-eIect Monn

Harrison Mann has been re-
elected chairman of the Arlington
Democratic Executive Committee.
Other officers are Leonard o.
Hilder, vice chairman: Mrs. Maud
Dove, secretary, and e. w. Ham
man, treasurer.
Evening star., 1949-09-01

The village school at Creting-
ham, England, has closed for a
year because the only teacher is
going to a training college and a
replacement cannot be found.
Evening star., 1949-09-01

The farm population of the
United States has declined since
1920, but the rural, non-farm pop
ulation has increased during the
same period.
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Economists Meet

More than so papers were read
at a meeting of economists at La
hore, Pakistan, in a conference
designed to stabilize the economic
position and develop It.
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Young Roosevelt Wants
Title of Democrot-LiberoI
By the Assoeiotsd Press

Representative Franklin D.
Roosevelt. jr., wants to be known
henceforth as "Democrat-Lib-
eral," rather than just Democrat.
The first term New Yorker askec
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Dowe|I J. Howard Takes
VIRGINIA School Post
By the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Va. Sept. L.
Dowell J. Howard, So, a native of
Montgomery County, Md, and
formerly district supervisor Of
Evening star., 1949-09-01

SlIperintendent
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-07-07
Rites Held For Owner
Of Roberts Music Co.
At His Home
Cunton Man Dies

Services for Ross Roberts, SO,
of Canton, owner of the Ross Rob-
erts Music company, who died at
the Roberts home in Canton Tues
day night, were held Wednesday
afternoon at the family residence
The Rev. DR.. John w. Landrum
officiated, with burial in Canton
cemetery.
Born in Canton Mr.. Roberts
had been in business since early
manhood. At the time of his death
he owned and operated the Ross
! Roberts Music company. He took
an active part in civic affairs and
was Presbyterian. He was un-
married.
He leaves his parents, Mr.. ano
Mrs. B. L. Roberts; two brothers
Huntley and Harry Roberts, al
of Canton, and a sister, Mrs
Carlton Moe, of Buffalo, N. Y.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-07-07

Mrs. c.. w. Drane and her sis
ter, Mrs. w. H. Rayner of Green
vile, returned to their homes
Thursday otter a two weeks trip
to the Blue Ridge mountains,
Washington, D. c., and points OF
interest along the Atlantic coast
While away, they visited tneir
sister. Mrs. J. r. Durfey. and Mr..
Durfey, of Admission. Alabama.
81 Dobbs of Chicago and Miss
Cargill Howard of New Orleans
spent the weekend with Mrs. j.
M. Howard. Accompanied by
Mrs. Dobbs who has been visit
ing here for sometime, Mr.. Dobbs
left for Chicago Monday after
noon.
Mrs. G. w. Drane. Jr., and son,
Walton, of Jackson, have returned
home after a two weeks visit
with Mr.. Gallie Drane.
Miss Maggie Rivers returned
Sunday from the &c hospital, and
is rapidly improving.
The Misses Gladys and Lucille
Rhyme spent the weekend with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. E.
Rhyme.
Mrs. Stevens, accompanied by
her son of Memphis, formerly
Agnes Todd of Durant, visited
Mrs. ]. w. Justice Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Charlotte Tindall is now
employed as bookkeeper with
Hollingsworth Oldsmobile dealer
in Lexington.
Miss Elva HUMPHREYS and Miss
Marian Burkwell of St. Louis
visited in the home of Mrs. T. S.
HUMPHREYS this week.
Miss Marcia Ballard, Memphis,
spent the weekend with Mrs.
Marcus Love.
Halle Rivers, Jr., spent the
weekend in New Orleans.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-07-07
vehide Accidents
Net 500 Damages
One Person Injured;
Occurred Sunday
Near Durunt

Two vehicle accidents near Du-
rant on Sunday, July 3, resulted
in serious injury to one person
and an estimated total of $500 i'm
damages to vehicles involved, ac-
cording to Constable Casey Grit
fin of Durant and State High
way Patrolman w. M. Shuttle
worth. Neither incident involved
another vehicle. according to the
reports.
Constable Griffin said Edward
Earl Devine, around "a, of Lexing-
ton, received back injuries in ara
accident in which the truck he
was driving double-somersaulte0
in a ditch off Highway 81 about
two and one-half miles north OF:
Durant, after leaving the road. He
said only passenger was Eugene
Bevill, of Lexington, about 20,
who escaped with slight injuries
Devine was taken by Southern
Funeral home ambulance to a
! Jackson hospital, with what was
thought to be a broken back. APP
, proximately $3.50 in vehicle DAM
ages were estimated by Constable
Griffin, who investigated the ac-
cident.
According to Patrolman Shut
tleworth, Quinton eagle, 20, OF
Dossville, ran into. Big Black
,, bridge between Kosciusko and
Durant, around 3 am. Sunday
resulting in an estimated $3.50
damages to the car. eagle es-
caped uninjured, he said.
The patrolman said the place
7! in the bridge had been hit pre-
viously, and that further damage
to the bridge was not done.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-07-07
Former Holmes Man
Dies In Vicksburq

George Poets, AS, Belzoni farmer
and husband of the late Mrs. Hell
len Ethel Poets, former Holmes
woman who died on June 10, died
in a Vicksburg hospital Saturday
at $50 am. Last rites were held
at Harlands Creek church Sun
day, with the Rev. Mr.. Lucas in
charge. He was native OF
Holmes county.
Mr.. Poets was born September
90, 1902, and leaves his father,
Levi c. Poets of Woodsville, and
host of sons and daughters. Bur-
ial was in Harlands Creek Gene
terry.
Surviving children are: Geor-
&c M. Poets, Daniel E. Poets, OF
Greenville; Dewey L., Paul B.,
Albert M. and Billy Ray Poets;
Mrs. Hellon White, Patsy Ann
Poets, Bessie Gwin Poets, and
Susie Poets, all of Belzoni.
Southern Funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-07-07
laill1lllel,a,l,
|)(;; |: :! s! S!

My younger brother had come
to visit us, fresh from graduation
from the University of Southern
California, and we went to lunch
at the Town and Country res
taurant at 49th street and Park
avenue. There was nothing SO
unusual about this-that is, until
we got inside. There a solicitous
head waiter took one look at the
western sport clothes OF my bro
Their and politely informed him
we could not be seated unless he
was wearing tie. To our pro-
tests that he was not anywhere
near home or his tie rack, the
waiter quickly responded that he
could take care of that very
easily; that the restaurant would
be glad to rent him a necktie,
there would be a deposit of two
dollars for this service, and after
lunch, he could return the tie
and get back his two bucks. Bro
Their agreed, and thus was prom
pity "tied" for lunch.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-07-07
Services Held For
Mrs. Margaret Neayes
Aged Soils Woman
Dies In Kosciusko

Funeral services for Margaret
Clayton Neaves, SO. highly res
pected Sails woman, who died at
Montfort Jones hospital, Koscius-
ko, on July l, were held Sunday
at 10 am. at Sails Methodist
church with the Rev. c. c. Wig
gers, and the Rev. l.. c. Lawhorn
in charge. Burial was in Sails
cemetery.
She died after weeks illness
Born September ID, 1862, IN Al
tala county. she was married in
1885. She leaves three sons, ]. D.
Neaves of Goodman; C. P. Nea-
YES, Los Angeles, California; and
F. M. Neaves, Kerville, Texas;
three daughters, Mrs. Beulah Gill
land and Mrs. A. A. Long of Sal
lis, and Mrs. T. S. Herring of
Memphis; also eight grandchild-
rem.
Southern Funeral home, Du-
rant, was in charge.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-07-07
Methodist Pastor
Makes Church Report

Pastor Travis A. Filgo Of the.
Methodist church, Durant, re-
ports good attendance for all SER
vices last Sunday in spite of the
absence of many vacationing
members.
The church is preparing to set
up the budget for the new con-
ference year, and is calling on ain
members to pledge their means
and service toward a successful
year.
The attendance at mid-week
services, Wednesday nights ar
7:30, is reported as good. The SER
vices are now being devoted to
studying the foundation and aids
to Faith.
The Sunday morning services
for the next several weeks will
be planned around the Ten CONF
mandments, considering the back
ground and the present day appli-
cation of the rules of living.
Sunday night services, featur-
ing the Young Peoples choir, will
continue the presentation of the
Story of the Bible.
Beginning the night of July
81, Youth Activity week will be-
held, offering program of wor-
ship, discussion, and play for the
young people of the church.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-07-07
Coordinating Council
Hears Farm Bureau
Head On BrannanP Plan

n. G. Ellis, president of the
Holmes County Farm Bureau,
spoke on the proposed Brannan
farm program at meeting of the
Coordinating council, at Carr's
cafe, Tchula, July l at 7:30 pm.
Sixteen members were present.
In the outline of the farm pro-
gram as proposed by Agriculture
Secretary Brannan, the unit sys-
tenn was told by the speaker, who
explained that a person engaged
in producing agricultural products
such at cotton, corn, wheat, cat
tie and chickens, would be guar
anteed a supported price by the
Federal government on $4,000
worth Of products in one year. II
more than one of these products
are produced by farmer or
planter, he would not be guaran-
teed a price for the produce in
excess of $4,000, and if sold
would 60 at the market price.
Lawrence w. Rabb, Jr., repre-
sentative of Blue Cross Insurance
in Holmes county, outlined the
Blue Cross plan and explained
the liberal protection given, COM
pairing it with other insurance
agencies of this type.
Other members present at the
meeting, presided over by Presi-
dent c. w. Carr, were: w. R. Sui
Ivan, county agent; H. T. Parish,
assistant county agent; H. H.
Thomas, Mississippi State EN-
ployment service manager, Lex
ington office; r. w. Almond and
Rex Buchanan, veterans teachers,
Holmes Junior college; c. w.
Comfort, forestry service; j. R.
GOA and A. P, Carroll, Soil Con-
servation service.
Also present were l.. w. Rabb,
Holmes County Welfare depart
ment: f. r. Trotman, Production
Marketing administration; o. A..
Cleveland and John Davis, veter-
ans teachers, and j. P. Love,
Tchula planter.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-07-07

High above the streets Of Mid
Manhattan tower the rounded
spires Of the beautiful church Of
st. Bartholomew. The dome Is
fnlaid with fine, colored stones
and the graceful arches Of the
super-structure form a pretty sill
houette against the rugged skyline
of the city. There is life in the
beauty Of the church dome. 1t is
the feathered forms Of the pigeons
which live in the little alcoves Of
the church dome. After an hour
spent futtering about the streets
below, eating whatever they can
run across, these birds swoop up
ward to their little penthouses
above the city's din. And the last
time I looked at them from the
windows of an adjoining sky
scraper, two pigeons had built
nests in the hooks and were well
on their way toward coy family
circles.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-07-07
Quiet July Fourth
Weekend Reported
By County Officers
Speeding Was Main
Cause Of Arrests;
ID Ruids Made

A quiet" Fourth of July week
end has been reported by Sheriff
Ellis E. Wynn who told that no
arrests were necessary except in
two cases of speeding. Fourteen
raids were made by the sheriff
and his deputies in West, Durant,
and Goodman, with whiskey
found at one place, and one per-
son arrested. Two persons were
arrested on Thursday and Friday
of last week in connection with
stills. A total of $3.50 and costs
was reported paid in fines.
Sheriff Wynn said a Kosciusko
negro, L. E. Fifer, wrecked his
1887 Ford vehicle Sunday around
IS pm. near Catron's Tank Car
station on Highway IL east of
Lexington, after being chased by
county officers from three miles
east of Lexington through the
town, and circling back on the
Durant road.
A large number of moving and
stationary vehicles both on the
road and within the city were en-
dangered by the high rate of
speed and the weaving in and
out" of the chased vehicle.
,, The Ford hit bad spot in the
road due to sewerage construc-
ton, and turned over several
times near the Catron station, the
sheriff told.
The negro was fined $l00 and
costs in w. d. Ford Justice of the
Peace court and paid $40 anc
I costs in City court imposed by
Marshal T. B. Lehman.
Willie B. Stokes, Durant RID 2
negro, was fined $3.50 and costs
in hearing before Justice of the
Peace Ford; and Charlie Pettus
of Lexington RID, paid 5000 anc
costs as result of hearing before
Justice Of the Peace John Pat Ma
lone, both in connection with stills
found by the sheriff and his de-
puties on Thursday and Friday.
Whiskey "off properties" of the
IA places raided, was found al
eight. Arrested for whiskey found
on properly was M. w. Breazeale,
with hearing pending.
A total of around 10 cases of
whiskey was found by the sher-
iff and his deputies "off proper
ties"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-07-07
Hunting And Fishing
Licenses On Sale

Hunting and fishing licenses
went on sale throughout Missis-
sippi on July /. Old licenses ex-
pired at midnight June 80, and
the new ones. good for one year
from July 1, became available at
all sheriff's offices, game wardens,
and from approximately $50 bond
ed agents who carry the licenses
for sale at their places of business.
No hunting seasons will be open
until the fall months but thous-
ands of hunters will be buying
their combination licenses which
cost 1925 and allow hunting and
fishing throughout the state. Over
225, 900 Mississippians bought Ii
censes in the year just closed,
thus providing practically the en-
tire source of income from which
the State Game and Fish COM
mission operates.
Commercial fishing licenses,
resident wholesale fish dealers
license, license to retail gross fish,
nonresident fishing licenses, are
only few of the many types OF
licenses which are sold by the le-
gal representative of the State
Game and Fish commission.
A new type of license which
has proved to be very popular on
the borders of the state is the
three day tourist fishing license
which retails for one dollar. This
license was placed into the list Of
different types Of licenses at the
last session of the legislature.
Many old timers will be max
ing their way to the sheriff's Of
flee, their favorite game warden
or sporting goods store and buying
their license early. There are
many others who rarely hunt, yet
because Of their interest in the
work of conservation which the
commission is doing on its twenty
odd game refugees and sanctuar-
les will buy their licenses early
in order to contribute to the sup
port of the work Of the commits
sion, which does not receive any
appropriations from the legisla-
ture.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-07-07

One Of the friendliest men l
have met here is AL Corona, vice
president of the Pan-American Pc
troleum company which has its
swanky headquarters in the Chan
in building. Maybe the reason
for AIS democratic manner is the
fact he's from the South. Ger
tainly success has not gone to his
head. Not only Is ne easy TO see,
I found, but when I told him
wanted to know what he thought
about the future Of business con-
ditions, he was pleased and smil-
ingly predicted pretty picture
II we keep on doing as well as
we are. He admitted that a lot
Of people still feel that the oil
business is monopolistic instead
Of being companies owned by
many stockholders; that lots of
folks don't realize that the high
price Of gasoline is to large ex-
tent caused by high taxes. For
my part, / got a good impression
of that part of the business which
Mr.. Corona represents.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-07-07
New Assistont Agent
Storts Work In County

Hayes T. Parish this week be-
gan his work as new assistant
county agent, replacing Lewis
Garrison, who resigned to become
county agent at Rolling Fork.
The new assistant agent is grad
uate of Mississippi State college,
May, 1913, and worked for the
past year as vocational teacher in
De Soto county.
Mr.. Parish home is in Noxa-
pater, Winston county. He will
be joined by Mrs. Faris h
and their eight-month-old daugh-
ter, Barbara Kay, the end of this
week.
They will live in Lexington
They have an apartment in the
former w. H. Fincher residence,
recently occupied by the Garri-
sons.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-07-07

II is hard to realize how much
happiness has been brought to
this city by the new housing pro-
jects which have sprung up in the
tenements. Hardly a day goes
by but what there is something in
the newspapers about some new
and joyous occurrence among the
grateful families moving into the
spic and span brick apartments
from their dirty. unhealthy tere-
ment houses. Last week ! stop
ped by the Abraham Lincoln de-
veIopment on the edge Of Har-
lem and happened to overhear a
few remarks about the reaction OF
the colored folks who had moved
out Of this most wretched Of Am
erica's slums into the fine new
buildings. One tall negro spoke
Of being happy to see the birds
and grass Of a morning instead CT
dirt and alley debris. Another re.
joiced over the fact that at last
he and his family were a house
they could keep clean; and an
other was thankful that at last
she had no cockroaches and bed
bugs.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-07-07
Atto!o Bootleeeers
Have Hurd Month

The month of June proved to be
a rough one for Attala county
bootleggers. Six white men and
two negroes charged with possess
sion of liquor paid fines ranging
from 500 to $3.50, according to
Sheriff Roy Braswell. One woman
was caught while selling liquor.
Fined were j. w. Frazier, Char
les Hughes, Floyd Turner, Everett
Barnett, Noel Howell, Hayward
Spears and Mrs. M. L. Haywood.
Also caught and fined were
Caesar Young and Shine Rim
mer, colored.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-07-07
County Agent Advises
Plant Combine Milo,
Where Corn Is Lost
"A Grain Crop,
10000 BoIes Cotton,
Already Ruined

Farmers who are having to pillow
up their corn crops due to the
grass and wet weather are adj
vised by County Agent w. R. Sui
Ivan to plant combine milo, a
dwarf sorghum which can be
used for feed, and peas, which
also can be cut for hay. 1t is
doubtful, he said, if corn would
make" replanted this late.
The combine milo is equal to
corn bushel for bushel, Mr.. Sulli-
van informed. Due to the late
ness of the season for planting
corn it would probably make"
more than corn. Planted now, it
should be matured by October l,
The county agent reports that
all crops are in bad shape, and
suggests as soon as weather per-
mits, that cotton be poisoned i'm
mediately.
Few Hove Poisoned
Very few farmers have poison
ed yet, due to the frequent rains
but Agent Sullivan warns that
poisoning is 1.-The only way" in
the hill area.
An estimated 10000 bales o.
cotton have been already lost, Of
the approximate Is per cent Of
cotton acreage in the county
which will have to be, or ha:
been, disbanded.
Last year of the $1,000 acre:
in the county planted in cotton
57,586 bales were produced. The
beginning of this season saw ar
additional $4,000 acres being
planted in Cotton. Nearly all O
+, the amount of this additional
acreage is estimated lost.
Of the corn, it will be neces
sary to plant over about Is pc
cent, or 10 to $4,000 acres, Mr.
Sullivan said, advising that thu
second crop be the combine milo
known by some as milo maize
and peas. Up until July 20 woult
not be too late to plant either o
these crops, he said.
Rainfall Exceeds Yearly Norm
A total of around A inches O
rainfall has been recorded for Thu
section of the state for the frs
six months of this year, in con
trast to the approximate norma
rainfall in this section of aroune
so inches for the whole year, max
ing an excess of 1920 inches, the
county agent pointed out.
Due to the frequent rains, farm
,ers have had difficulty getting
hands to stay in the field. He
said cost per acre for choppine
cotton ranged ABOUT $25, with S.
a day wages.