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Committee / had been awaiting
official word from the Council di-
rectly or through the Administra-
tor. furthermore, / could not see
wherein information concerning
the operation of the plant had any
bearing on the matter at this time.
/ pointed out that 5h months had
elapsed since the filing of my ap-
plication and that l was quite dis
gusted about the manner in which
it was being handled.
Approximately a week later on
February 81, / was told that the
Committee had just approved leas
ing the premises in question to a
Continental.
/ Immediately decided to inves-
Continued on Page 81
, 1949-03-15
March II, 1949.
Dear Editor:

Permit me space in your valu-
able paper to bring to the atten-
ton of the public a matter, which
in my opinion should be exposed.
In so doing, it is hoped that in the
future natives will enjoy the con-
sideration they are entitled to,
from the Administration and the
Municipal Council.
On Sept. II, 1948, / placed a for
NAL application before the Adj
ministrator for st. Croix, to lease
a certain building on Estate Prin-
cesse owned by the Municipality.
! required the building in ques-
ton to provide storage facilities
for 1000 cartons of unused cans.
These cartons were stored in this
building at the time ! purchased
the canning plant and its supplies
and are still stored there. In order
to provide continued storage faci-
litieS for these cartons / immedi-
ately placed the application refer
red7to above.
On September 18sd948, the Hon
orable Harry E. Taylor, acknow-
lodged receipt OF, my application
and stated that j thad been refer
red to the Municipal Committee
for consideration and advice. He
also stated, Il will be pleased to
notify you further when that has
been received"
After filing the application I de-
parted for New York returning to
st. Croix on December "a, 1913.
During this time no information
whatever was received from the
Municipal Committee or the Adj
ministrator concerning my applica
ton. / felt that sufficient time had
elapsed for a reply stating whe-
ther or not the building would be
leased and'under what terms and
conditions.
! Immediately got in touch with
the Hon. Walter Hodge who was
then Chairman of the Committee.
He informed me that the Commit
tee had recently passed a Resolu-
ton making the premises avail
able to me under the terms and
conditions similar to the lease
granted st. Croix Fruit & Vege-
table Company, Inc. He also mem
toned that he had done consider
able work to get approval of such
a lease to me, but that final ac-
ton could not BE taken until the
first meeting of the newly elected
Council.
! requested the Hon. Walter
Hodge not to take final action I'M
til it was possible for me to dis
cuss the matter further with him.
He could not give me a definite
appointment but stated that I
noIild Gao him a. opx1fipoo xxyho1 10
, 1949-03-15

Pan American Always inougurotes Clipper flights
three times a week, stopping at St. croix on the
following schedules = northbound and southbound.
Evening star., 1949-03-01

mond Allen, president of the Uni
versity of Washington.
900, WRC-Doris Day and Bill
Farrell sing on the Bob Hope show.
Evening Star news broad
casts, direct from The Stars
newsroom, Monday through
Saturday over Stations WMAL
and WMAL-FM.
| Noon-8 pm.-11 pm.
Evening star., 1949-03-01
oTHa AN STATIONS.

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Evening star., 1949-03-01
ADVERTISEMENT.
Mother" Speaks

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like candy. Try Ranger Joe popped
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Evening star., 1949-03-01

| 900, WTOP-War Veteran Harold
Russell discusses his autobiography;
Maj. Alexander de Seversky tells
about the Air Forces work on a
10, 900 -mile-an-hou space ship.
GAS, WMAL-The Detroit SYM
phony Orchestra, under the direc-
ton OF DR.. Karl Kruger, plays
Suite" from "Daphnis and Chloe"
and Ravels Second Orchestral
Suite" from Daphne and Chloe"
Evening star., 1949-03-01
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900, WOIC-War Veteran and
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ander de Seversky appear.
$50, WOIC-The dramatic radio
series, Suspense" adapted for tele-
vision. Margo and Eddie Albert are
starred in Cornell Woolrich's Re
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$50, WNBW-Robert L. Ripley's
Believe 1t or Not" oddities present.
ed on television for the first time.
! $50, WMAL-A "Cavalcade OF the
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Ethel Fstere tracing the history OF
the dance as professional instruc-
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Evening star., 1949-03-01
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/ to 10 pm.
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am. to midnight
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8 to II pm.
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Evening star., 1949-03-01

HIGH LIGHTS TONIGHT.
6:45, WCL-John Nesbitt narrates
one of his human interest Passing
Parade" stories.
$50, WMAL-"Should Commu-
nists Be Allowed to Teach in Our
Colleges?" Participants in the dis
cussion are DR.. Harold Taylor, pres
tdent of Sarah Lawrence; Roger
Baldwin of the American Civil Lib
critics Union. DR.. T. v. Smith Of
Syracuse University and DR.. Ray
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24

v. L. Willis is on the sick list
this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24
Rose Marie Counts
Serves On Committee

AS President of District Ill Y
Teens, Rose Marie Counts, a jun
ior in the Durant High school,
has been appointed to serve on
The state Committee on Children
and Youth for the two year period
winch began January /.
The committee is composed OF
representatives of the various
puonc and private agencies who
nave concern for the welfare OF
children IN the State, and is an
auxiliary of the Mississippi Chill
dren's Code Commission, which
was created by the l948 session
OF the Legislature, and composed
of nine appointed members.
In March, Rose Marie will &c
to Jackson to attend joint meet
ing of the committee G d com.
mission.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24
Pickens Heritage Club
Presents Womonless
Style Show

On February III the Heritage
club of Pickens presented
Womanless Style Show in the
High School auditorium for the
purpose of raising money for the
clubs project for the year - the
pre-school age playground.
The cast is as follows: Fashion
commentator, Miss Sara Helen
Bridgforth; music, Miss jamie
Mae Marlborough; Shirley STRAIT
ton, Emily Pope, Ann May, vir-
ginia Helm.
Fashion Models
Street dress, Miss Rosebud At
kinson; house dress, Miss Gar
denia McMullen; evening dress,
Miss Hardina McKie; sport dress,
Miss Edwina Lee MAXWELL: we'd
ding dress, Miss Alice Ann White
head; play dress, Miss Wilhelm
ena Pepper; baby dress and man.
my, Little Chubby Murphy and
Nanny Mcmillan; dinner dress,
Miss Thomasine Buford; party
dress, Miss Sammie Sue Kaplan;
maid, Miss Pearl Torrance; negro
and beau, Lester Parker and Nick
lie Helm; sailor dress, Miss Cath
crime Lever; coat, Miss Willie
Sue Owen; swimming, Miss
Josephine Patton; proud grand
mother and child, Mrs. Janice D.
Smith and Roberta Hanna; school
dress, Miss Walterine Lee Craw-
ford; two little girls in blue,
Sterling Bell Crawford and Juan
tia Pepper; negligee, Miss jamie
McKie; night gown, Miss Tom
mic Pearl Montgomery; nurse,
Miss Belle Wright; rain coat,
Miss Annie A. Stewart; and hula
skirt, Miss Dinny Anderson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24
Twentieth Century Club Meets In Frank Edwards
Home; Washington Birthday Theme Used

The nome OF Mrs. Frank Ed
wards was festive in the George
Washington motif Wednesday,
February %, when the Twentieth
Century club met for its annual
business sssion. Election of three
officers took place. About l8
members and two guests were
present
The dining room table was
spread with madeira cloth and
decorated with a cherry tree made
of thorn bush using cherries. Red,
white and blue candles were used
for lighting. Hatchet-shaped
sandwiches and cherry tarts, with
toasted pecans and coffee were
served to the guests.
Taking part on the program of
budgeting were Mrs. Walter Odom
and Mrs. H. B. Sargent. Mrs,
Thomas and Mrs. Gresham Dan
iels were guests.
At the February 9 meeting at
the home of Mrs. Marcus Love,
Miss Laura Ruth Mahan, public
welfare representative was speak
err on child welfare. Spirea and
jonquils were used in the living
room.
A salad plate was served. Mrs
John Howard was a guest.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24

coined into the membership of
the club.
After the business session a
pleasant social hour was enjoyed.
An original poem contest in
Which each member proved adept
at writing poetry created much
merriment.
Mrs Elmore, Miss Ellen and
Mrs. Stevens brought in three
baskets, decorated in the clubs
colors, green and gold, filled with
lovely gifts which Mrs. Baine pre-
sented to the bride, Mrs Reedy
Mcclellan.
A plate of sweets, sandwiches,
and coffee was served by the
hostess assisted by Mrs. Shep-
herd, Miss Allen and Mrs. Stevens.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24
Girls hore carefree
Thanks TO 2-WaY heIp

What to do for woman's Oldest problem,
functional monthly pain7 Many girl and
woman has found the answer in CAR.
OUTS AWAY help. You see. CARDUI may
make things lots easier for you In either
Of two Ways: ~ started ) days before
syouf time and taken - directed On the
1sbsl, u should hslp relieve functional
psfiodie pain: a. taken throughout the
month LIKE eonie, Il should improve your
appstitA aid Digestion and thus hslp
Guild up resistance TOR the trying days -
end scientifically tested. II you suffer ~
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24
Montgomery-McLeIIon
Vows Exchanged Oct. %

Announcement is made this
week of the marriage of Miss
Carol Montgomery, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Montgomery
of Durant, to Reedy Mcclellan,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ivy M. Nc
Lellan. The vows were exchanged
in the home of the Rev Spiva l..
MCCULLOUGH, pastor of the Presby-
terrain church, Goodman, at 2 p.
m. October %, 1948.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclellan are
seniors at Durant High school and
plan to finish the term. They are
living at the home of the brides
parents.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

No, 8036 Letter testamentary
having been granted on the q
day of January, l949, by the
Chancery Court of Holmes Coun-
ty, Mississippi, to the undersigned
upon the estate of Lena Ora Irby,
deceased, notice is hereby given to
all persons having claims against
said estate to present the same to
the Clerk of said Court for pro-
bate and registration according to
law within six months from this
date, or they will be forever bar
red.
This the q day of January,
l949.
RobertEliot Irby, Executor.
2l-4tnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24
Friday Bridge Meets
With Mrs. Zou Bacon

The Friday Bridge club met
with Mrs. Zouella Bacon. Mrs.
Edgar Howell won high with
Mrs. Lillian Ernst winning guest
prize.
Decorations of spring flowers
were used in the living room
where progressions were held. A
salad plate was served by the
hostess, Mrs. Bacon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24
Society : Clubs : Personals
Womon's Club Meets With Mrs. Stevens
For Spring Session; Poem Contest Held

On Tuesday afternoon, Febru-
ary IS, the Woman's club met in
the home of Mrs. A. L. Stevens
with Miss Mamie Clark as host
ess, for the annual business meet
ing A poem contest was enjoyed.
The house was attractively de-
corated with spring flowers.
Twenty one members and two
guests, Mrs. Reedy Mcclellan and
Mrs. Sheppard, were present.
Mrs. K. B. McRae was well
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24

Mrs. H. H. Ledyard and Sue of
Jackson came Tuesday to be with
the formers mother, Mrs. J. K.
Brown, VINO Is on the sick list
this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24
Presbyterian Women
Meet At Church

The Presbyterian women of the
church met at the church Febru-
airy 81 with Mrs. Pugh Winborn,
president, leader of the program
on leadership.
Participating were Mrs. Win
born, Mrs. Ed Guess, Mrs. ]. w.
Howell, Mrs. Eugenia w. Guess,
Mrs Montgomery and Mrs. Car
roll Johnson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24
Mrs. S. n. Birmingham
Entertoins At Bridoe

Mrs. S. H. Birmingham enter
tanned the Tuesday Bridge mem
bers with Mrs. John Jenkins and
Mrs. "Bo" Fowlkes as guests. High
score was won by Mrs. Jenkins,
and low by Mrs. Fowlkes.
Frosted Coca-Colas were SER
we'd by the hostess.
Mrs. H. H. Ledyard and Sue of
Jackson came Tuesday to be with
the formers mother, Mrs. j. X.
Brown, VINO Is on the sick list
this week.
Mrs Norma Aispury returned
Monday from New Orleans where
she visited her son, Dale Alsbury
and family, for several days.
Mrs. Leila w. Guess left today
at noon to attend the birthday
party of her brother, Joel A.
Wherry, at Supnywild plantation,
Waxhaw, to be given by his
friends. She will return on Fri
day.
Mrs. Ed Bass accompanied her
parents to their home in Arkan-
sas, Kansas, to remain for some
time.
Mrs. S. H. Birmingham visited
her daughter, Mrs Donald Hull
in Memphis last week. She was
joined for the week end by Mr..
Birmingham, who accompanied
her home on Sunday.
Mrs. w. E. Thomas spent last
week in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
with her brothers, James Jr., and
Earl Kolb. She was accompanied
home by her mother, Mrs. James
Kolb.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Durham at
tended the Horace Heidi show in
Jackson Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Tatum
Nancy Ann and Mrs. Paul Odom
attended the Horace Heidi show
Saturday in Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P Durham,
Louise Durham, and Eugene B.
Miller of Somerset, Pennsylvania,
were dinner guests at Allison's
Wells Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. n, w. Kyle and
son, N. W. Il, ana Louise Durham
spent Sunday in Jclrd.
Mr. and Mrs w P. Taylor and
Mrs. Pugh Winborn saw the Hor-
are Heiit show IN Jackson Satur-
day.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24

Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Ell
more, Jr., of Memphis, visited
Mrs. William Elmore in Durant
and relatives in Kosciusko over
the week end.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24

Mrs. Lucy HUMPHREYS left for
Utica Friday to be with Mrs. Earl
Hooke, who is convalescing from
an illness.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Jones and
children of Belzoni, spent the
week end with Mr.. Jones par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harper Jones.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24

Mrs. Louise Durham left Tues
day on the City of New Orleans
for Chicago, where she was to
play in a bridge tournament
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-24

Mrs. Marcus Love and Mrs. j.
M. Howard left Wednesday for a
few days stay in New Orleans.
Evening star., 1949-01-23

Jack said comfortably, What a relief"
Isn't it? To know just where we stand.s
He laid his hand over hers. 1T sure is"
1t was precisely then that the tinkle of silver
sleigh bells drifted down to them from the ter
race Jack sighed. That means the phone"
For you, of course" Priscilla said, with
drawing her hand.
Jack did not release it. There's dinner
dance at the Club tonight. Could you bear it?
could drive you to Miami afterward, if you
have to CO.
She hesitated, then nodded.
They raced across the lawn together. Jacks
mother met them. Its for you, Priscilla -
some newspaperman."
WHEN she rejoined him, Jacks eyebrows
lifted inquiringly Priscilla shook her head
ruefully. I've got to go right now"
She saw his eyes chill to gray again. "Just
an old-fashioned girl" he said sarcastically
Comes right to heel at the sound of her
masters voice"
Priscilla flushed She said coldly. Perhaps,
or maybe I'm just selfish"
And promise doesn't matter?"
Indeed it does," she corrected. That's
why I'm going"
He said. ''I'll keep mine. too. III drive you
over"
Il wouldn't think of it."
You haven't much choice, I'm afraid"
Aunt Louisa and Sarah Rutherford heard
the bitter words on the terrace and looked at
each other with CONSERVATION.
The drive to Miami was not success.
Priscilla, in huge black straw hat which she
disdained to remove, was thoroughly battered
by the wind Nor would she ask to have the
Evening star., 1949-01-23

We've got hours ahead of U.S. What are
we going to do about it?'
He waited for reply.
We're going to avoid hurting your mothers
feelings and my Aunt Louisa's, if possible.
But think ought to tell you that the man
in my life works on New York newspaper
and is enough interested so that he's on his
way to Miami. I'm seeing him there later"
Il may drive in myself" Jack said. There's
a certain party I've been rightly pinin' to see,
if you'll pardon my Pensacola accent"
Priscilla smiled and the celebrated dimples
f1ickered round the corners of her mouth Jack
ginned. The chill went out of his eyes.
They swan. they splashed; they came up
laughing The laughter reached waiting ears
inside the house. Louisa" Jacks mother
told her friend. Il wish had Boston rocker.
Hearing the children like that makes me just
want to sit down and rock" Louisa nodded,
misty-eyed.
Ar THE pool the children" were lying on
their stomachs side by side, kicking their feet
comfortably in the air.
Jacks ambition, he was saying, was lets
and service on a carrier and after that wife
and four kids.
why four?"
why not four?"
against four.
Priscilla loved clothes. Modelling, she con-
fded, was a short cut to dress designing.
When I'm an old hag of twenty-five I'll have
my real career already started"
They both liked skiing, Blue Shadows on
the Trail, Park Avenue on rainy night, rare
steak, brown (almost burned) toast, Lake
Tahoe and mathematics.
They disagreed sharply on Latin music,
golf. Brahms, and how to handle Russia.
Priscilla wanted modern house, on a hill by
the Pacific Jack said there was certain old
salt box up in Connecticut that had been good
enough for his great grandfather, and it was
good enough for him.
He rolled over and sat up IF you only
knew how I've been dreading today"
Priscilla nodded understandingly Me,
too! Aunt Louisa is darling but terribly
unsophisticated. She actually believes in love
at first sight"
so does Nom. She kept writing about you
until l hated to think of coming home. l kept
telling her falling in love was chemistry.
proximity. anything except romance. You be-
lieve that, don't you?"
"Naturallyr' Priscilla chewed blade of
grass Romance is something in the movies.
What matters is to choose somebody who
shares your ideals, respects your ambitions"
Jack interrupted. Exactly! The worlds
full of good-looking danes, and that's okay
but when man settles down he wants girl
with more on her mind than hair-do.'
They were quiet for while, soaking
in sun and air and companionship. Their
Evening star., 1949-01-23
But we're they? Boy and girl met under handicap.
In fact, it seemed case of hate at first sight

TMERE was the perfect summer day. There
Il was the sweep of green grass, with palm
trees reaching for a blue Florida sky. There
was the shell-shaped pool, flower bordered,
secluded, different except for the standard
bright chairs and big umbrella.
And there was Priscilla! She reclined in
blue chair in a yellow bathing suit, reading.
really reading for there wasn't camera
within sixty miles. For once!
Priscilla had to be seen to be believed Not
that she wasn't seen, constantly. A hundred
million Americans saw Priscilla, from bill
boards magazine covers, advertisements and
fashion show runways. Her beauty was as
widely publicized as Gromyko's mo" and far
more pleasing to the eye five feet ten, aged
nineteen, size eighteen shoulders, twenty-three
waist golden-brown skin, violet eyes, tawny
hair bleached only by the sun.
Today her public numbered two. They
stood, arm in arm, on the terrace overlooking
the pool, schoolmates recently reunited after
twenty years of separation: Sarah Rutherford.
who owned the low-roofed. smiling house and
the visible landscape; and Louisa Jaynes. of
East Sixty-third Street, Manhattan, who was
chaperoning her niece, Priscilla, on mod
cling expedition to Florida.
1t was about to happen. the thing they had
schemed for, dreamed about and prayed over
since their reunion. Priscilla was about to
meet Sarah Rutherfords aviator son Jack
Ensign: US.N., now stationed at Pensacola
They would meet and fall in love, two young
people obviously made for each other When
the two women saw a long blue convertible
turn into the driveway, they clutched hands
like guilty schoolgirls and disappeared into
the house.
Priscilla also heard the car, but did not turn
her head Minutes later. when shadow
passed between her and the sun. she turned
a page, counted slowly to ten and looked up.
If she gave an involuntary start. she concealed
it by dropping her magazine.
Jack Rutherford, in bathing shorts and
robe, didn't pick it up. He merely said, How
will you have me, down on one knee, or flat
on my face at your feet?"
Priscilla studied him dehantly. Six feet
two, dark, broad d-shouldered. slim, self-assured
with blend of airman's arrogance and Navy
poise.. His gray eyes could chill at glance
and at the moment the chill was on.
She rose slowly. advanced two steps, placed
her arms carefully around his neck. said,
MY heror' in a very fiat voice, and kissed
him languishingly full on the lips. As she
released him Jack staggered slightly Priscilla
went back to her chair, picked up the maga-
zine and went on reading.
Jack walked to the diving board, struck
the water smoothly, SWAN twice the length OF
the pool and then pulled himself up dripping
on the ledge nearest Priscilla's feet.
Been in?" he asked.
1--WE been saving myself for you. dear.