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Business Failures declined to
l72 in the week ended October 13
VS.. 1872 in the previous week, "a in
the like 1948 week and 237 in the
like 1889 week-Dun & Bradstreet.
Building Permits authorized in
2l5 lead cities were valued at 81
918,587 1862 in the first nine
months of l949, a drop of 40 per
cent from a year earlier-Dun g.
Bradstreet. September permits
totaled s390.831 1903. a new record
for the month. and were 1875 per
cent above the previous month
and rs per cent above a year
earlier.
Cotton Consumption in Septem-
ber totaled 709.958 bales of lint
and l40,720 of linters VS.. 664 1888
and 1886 In the previous month
and 738,794 and 109,163 in the
same 1948 month.-Census Bureau.
Union Oil Co. of California
registered with the SEC 600 900
shares Of $25 par common stock to
be issued in partial payment for
outstanding capital stock of Los
Nietos Co.. an oil producer. The
rest OF the price will be s22 AGO.
600 cash to be raised by sale of
notes to institutional investors.
American Stores Co. sales in
September totaled $30,433,5l4, a
drop of l.79o from year earlier;
in six months ended September
80. s202,164.8S7. a gain of SO.
E. 1. du Pont de Nemours e. Co.
reported earnings for nine months
ended September 80 we're equal
to $285 a share VS.. s2.09 in the
same l948 period. Sales for the
period were TO above a year
earlier.
Libbey -Owens-Ford Glass Co.
net income for nine months ended
September 80 was $15,20s, ,99s or
$5.95 a share VS.. S9,787,4l7 or
1888 in the same l948 period.
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
earned $15,697,431 or s1.e3 in
nine months ended September 30
VS.. $24,083,258 or $3.Ol a year
earlier. AS result of the coal
strike. a September loss of s7o8,-
292 contrasted with net income
of s3,339,929 a year earlier.
Ohio Edison Co. net income for
IL months ended September 80
was S7,745,271 or s2.97 VS.. ST.
282,277 or $3.50 in the preceding
fiscal period.
West Point Mfg. Co. earned
$6,102,039 or $4.24 in the year
ended August q VS.. $10,743,529 or
STAG in the previous year.
Southern Natural Gas Co. net
for II months ended September
80 was $4.308,597 or $2.77 VS.. So
865, 5,136 or s2.74 in the preceding
fiscal period.
Pfeiffer Brewing Co. earned So
822,594 or SAT- in nine months
ended September 80 vs.. sl,529, ,739
or 1886 year earlier.
Copperweld Steel Co. profit for
nine months ended September 80
was 81 ,425,737 or $2.67 VS.. $3,O31,-
384 or s5.77 in the same 1948
period.
Emsco Derrick e. Equipment Co.
earned $602,145 or $1.53 in nine
months ended September 80 VS..
$1,276.227 or 1888 a year earlier.
Thor Corp. profit for nine
months ended September 80 was
$545 1881 or $1.55 VS.. $2,224,584 or
$5.05 in the same 1948 period.
Gilchrist Co. earned $285 1902 or
$4.04 in the year ended July 81
VS.. $125,143 or SLIT in the pre-
vious year.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad han
died 36,999 cars of freight in the
week ended October is VS.. 38, 1896
in the previous week and 66 ,9O5
in the like 1948 week.
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Evening star., 1949-10-18
Odd-Lot DEALINGS

The Securities and Exchange Commits
sion reported today these transactions by
customers with odd-lot dealers or spe-
eialists on the New York Stock Exchange
tor October st y; 4:231 purchases inyoly-
135, Az shares including Il short salets
involving 1.611 shares.
Evening star., 1949-10-18
Metal Quotations

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S Rl-Spot non
ferrous metals prices today: Copper, 17ss
cents pound, Connecticut Valley; lead,
13 cents . pound New York; zinc 9L
cents . pound, East st. Louis. .!
Evening star., 1949-10-18

H. ]. Heinz Co. appointed H. N.
Raley executive vice president to
succeed Arthur L. Schiel, who re-
tired.
Evening star., 1949-10-18

New York Air Brake Co. elected
Bernard Peyton president to sue
ceed Lowell r. Burch, who became
board chairman. L. K. Sillcox was
elected vice president.
Evening star., 1949-10-18
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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-19
Join "Duront Boosters"

few brave souls in Durant are launching "Boos
Durant campaign 81.
For nearly thirteen years now this writer has bee,
70 D0ost Durant and sometimes succeeding, but
@f TACT we are just now getting second wind
So here goes.
There's nothing wrong with Durant that YOU can't
And we do mean YOU, and YOU and YOU.
we are reminded of the classic story of the stranger
ang mto CITY where ne met The stranger asked
1ed What kind of people did you find in the citv YOU
or yn The stranger sand the people he found were very
aind the people here just like that, too"
little while passed and another stranger ca,o lono
rd a :; Inc same question: What kind Of people will
AGAIN the man asked what kind of people he had
toun the city he left behind The stranger said ooh the
peope left were really wonderful good citizens in every
The man then told him he'd find the same tyne of
Citzels In the town ahead
r !. that find in this world regardless OF
where we are the kind Of people looking for builders
and boosters knockers or parasites.
Right now we're looking for around 5000 residents
of Durant join Boost Durant cubpeope who will
talk Durant up down-peope who won't say lit can't
u done in Durant" people who will say this how
do it in Durant
Community spirit is intangible thing but very,
important in the growth and development Of town.
ing to boost the takes the efforts intelligence and
hard work of every citizen and resident.
Let's all ourselves the question: IF every citizen
# Durant just like what kind Of town would Durant
Ne. ~~~i ~ s~'
the answer this question satisfactory let's
remedy the situation right by joining the Duran Boos
serH club and start boosting our town.
You know if everyone would do this it wouldn't be
very long until every Of would really have something
hn6rAg about.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-19
TCHULA NEWS
Senior Girl Honosvd

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Naaman
complimenred their niece, Cecilia
FSamaha, with, a dinner dance in
Greenwood Tuesday night, May
10. The T shaped table was de-
'corated with red roses. A fried
chicken dinner with a dessert
course was. served to the seniors,
Miss Edwards, MFR. Huddleston,
Willie Harthcock, Julian Williams,
Harvey Baine, Lester Lyon. Mr..
and Mrs Samaha, Mrs. Lavert
Denton and Miss Beatrice Rston,
senior Of Greenwood. Winners in
the bingo games were SibylR Will
liams. Dancing was also enjoyed.
The honoree received an attrac-
tive gift.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-19


PRELUDE, Anne hampton Ray;
Hymn No. g. prayer. Mrs. c. B.
Wilson; message Of Foreign Mis-
sion secretary. Mrs. P. M. Smith;
worship period, Mrs. w. E. Hays;
=, hymn 81, Others: 1949 birthday
, objective, Mrs. A. c. Conger.
Brazilian Festa: introduction,
Mrs. Hamlin; can Assembly's
Training School - Rooms for
Seminary Students, Mrs. Baine;
papers for Brazil, Mrs. w. G..
Gwin; Bibles for the reading hum
cry, Mrs. w. E. Jones; conclusion,
Mrs. Hamlin. Offering, prayer,
Miss Liddell; vocal solo, Jean
Maggie. Social hour, refreshments.
Mrs. H. H. Hill attended an FSA
school of instruction in Indianola
last Thursday.
Forty-five Sunbeams under the
leadership Of Mrs. c. c. Wade.
Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. Taylor
had program on worship in the
Home" Beginning next week.
the meetings will be at I p. m.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-19
Music Recital Given

MUSIC neCltdl SlVen
The Tchula High School Music
department presented the follow
ing pupils in recital Thursday
evening, May IL, at eight o'clock:
Jewell Pitchford, Bluford Taylor,
Jr., Jane Gwin, Betty Sue Giles
pie, Donald Byrd, Martha Ann
Huddeston, Marilyn Vegezzi, Lin
da Brock, Samuel Schur, Peggy
Jones, Jean Peterman, Carolyn
McKibben, Shirley Temple, Kay
Moss Alice Howard, Yvonne
Moss, Marvin Liberto, Nell Park
er Baine, Fay Jones, Bobbie Jean
Harthcock, Leila Arm Waterer,
Emily Smith, Betty Sue Ray, c.
celia Samaha, Ann Hampton Ray,
and Bettye Harrington. Miss Car
men Ferguson is the music tea
cher.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-19

Governor G.. Mennen Williams
of Michigan visits the State OF
Mississippi's exhibit at the De-
troit News Travel Show at Con-
vention hall in Detroit on May 2.
Miss Bess Green of Jackson gives
the governor a Mississippi made
praline, one Of the samples of
state products distributed to show
visitors Rex A. Moody also Of
jackson, is at right. In the inset,
right, Miss Green and Les M. Tay-
Tor, far right, chairman of the Ag-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-19
Circls Meets

Circle Meets
The Virgie Hines circle met
with Mrs. Ellarene Cobb with
eight members present. The devo-
tional: Two Work Together To
Build A Christian World, Mrs.
Tavia Bennett. Work With A
Migrant Farmer, Miss Estelle
Jones. Group Of Sharecroppers
in Alabama, Miss Mauree Thomas.
The Navajo Indians, Mrs. Ben
nett. The hostess served frozen
dessert and Coca-Colas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-19

Noted in Greenwood Sunday
afternoon were Mr.. and Mrs. Gas.
tam Lyon, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Schur,
Mrs. Everarde Jones, and Mr. and
Mrs. Bernard Jones.
Mrs. E. L. Gordin and grand
sou, Gordin Lyon, motored to
Clarksdale Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Gordin remained for a visit
with her sister, Mrs. R. E. Carter.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-19

ricultoral and Industrial Boards
advertising and publicity commit
tee, show Paul Arid, Sunday edi-
tor of the Detroit News, some OF
Mississippfs historic and reerea-
tional attractions on large map
which made up part of the exhibit
which was sponsored by the
Board.
The Mississippi exhibit at the
Detroit show, featuring Biloxi on
its 250th anniversary, was the first
time the state had been represent
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-19

ed at an exposition Of this kind
in this area. Color slides of Nat
chez, the Gulf coast and various
other points of interest in the
state, taken this spring by the A.
and I. Board photographer, were
shown throughout the show to
visiting Detroiters.
While in Detroit, Mr.. Taylor
contacted industrial leaders and
automotive officials and present.
ed them with facts on the states
numerous industrial advantages.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-19
Cub Scout Troop Organized

At the request Of many parenrs
a meeting was called Tuesday
evening, May 10, to organizes a
Cub Scout troop. Jack Lacy, re-
preventative of Boy Scout head
quarters in Jackson, has called q
meeting for May ~ at 8. in the
church, urging all parents Of boys
aged eight through II, to be pre-
sent. Coach Thomas volunteered
to serve as Scoutmaster. The
Lions club will be sponsors.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-19

Mr.. and Mrs. N. j. Albristpn OF
Mendenhall were recent visitors
Of Mrs L. j. Stay and son, L. J..
Ii:
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-19

Frank Gwin, Ellis Harris and
Austin Long attended the Green
wood Layman's conference in OK
ford last week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-19
Congratulations lo4o Seniors

This weeks edition of The Durant News honors those
young people who members of the senior class those
who have completed the most important part formal
education.
We are happy to salute the seniors and congratulate
Them on task well doneo wish them Godspeed and sue
cess in whatever field they might choosewhether it be
further their stsdes institution Of higher learning or
70 go into their chosen field at once.
The greatests assets of any city or community are
IT'S young people and fondest wish that profitable op
poftunites themselves each of our seniors
90 that they may eventually settle here where they
known and loved best
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-21

Dickson Hodges; class A. double,
first, Miss Wulff, second, Mrs. v.
C. Humphrey, third, Mrs. II. Glad
ney; rare double. first Mrs. Norma
Heriot, second, Miss Wulff, third,
Lee Jordan; tight peony. first
Lee Jordan, second, Miss Isabelle
Hodges. third, Mrs. Ralph Pal
frey; arrangements, first, Mrs. r.
Murray, Miss Wulff and Eliza
bth Waters second, Mrs. James
Leavell, Miss Guess Humphrey
Miss Hodges, third. Mrs. George
Young, Mrs. Leavell, Miss Wulff;
shadow boxes first, Mrs. II. Glad
ney, second, Mrs. Palfrey third
Mrs. L. D. Dunnaway; best flow.
er in show, Mrs. Norma Heriot
for a Rosa Superba.
Boy Scout Troop ZIG met Mon
day night with Scoutmaste
Frank Miheve at St. Alphonsus
school. The board Of review, tht
Rev. Hugh McRaney, Ed Brou an
F. L. Westbrook, Jr., met will
them. Results of the examina
ton will be given at the February
Court of Honor.
The Y-Teen Club of the high
school met Wednesday afternoon
when Miss Mable Palmer O
Jackson, assistant program direct
or, was guest speaker. Mrs. +
Avery of the faculty is sponso
of the club and Mrs. j. Shrenk
chairman of the mothers group
Mrs. Robert Schwartz, assist
ed by Terry Turner, instructed
Is members of the Girl Scouts If
flag ceremony Monday after
noon at st. Johns Episcopal par.
ish house.
Mrs. Albert Gottsche presided
at a meeting of the Past Matrons
Club Thursday afternoon. Fol
lowing the business session
| shower was given Mrs. Beverly
Dalgo by Mesdames Ellen Park
er, Gladys Hadnot and Georgia
Mitchell.
st. Johns Episcopal Guild me-
with Mrs. j. T. Powers Tuesda,
when Mrs. George Young gave
the treasurer's report for l94s
Mrs. Harry Burmeister of Iowa
was welcomed into the Guild
Mrs. Charles MARQUES will enter.
tain the group next with Mrs
Walter Anderson in charge O.
the program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noel c. Wells
formerly of Harahan, La, have
purchased the w. p. Spiers home
on Bowen avenue, Mr.. and Mrs
Wells will demolish the existing
structure and have engaged c
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-21
Loke Garden
Club InstaIIs
New Members

The installation of officers for
the new year was a matter of inn
portance coming before the Lake
Garden club at its meeting at the
Lake school Wednesday at 3 pm.
The meeting was opened by the
retiring president, Mrs. M. l.. Hat
ten who then turned the session
over to Mrs. T. T. Justice, the
incoming president. Other Off
cer installed were Mesdames
Clara Martin, vice president; Roy
Krebs, recording secretary; Jo-
seph C~anarela, treasurer; E. c.
Buckley, historian; j. o. Cole,
parliamentarian; and ". T. Avara,
corresponding secretary.
The major project of the club
this year is to be the beautifica-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-21
Miss Volmo Strange
Weds Corporal Earl
Butler At KeurneY

Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Strange of
Pascagoula announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Volma
Ivyloy, to Corporal Earl James
Butler, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
o. Butler of Hillsborough, Wis,
January 7 at the home of the
Reverend Potraz, pastor of the
Lutheran church at Kearney, Neb.
The bride was attractive in a
suit Of brown and gray with which
she wore brown accessories, and
a corsage Of white gardenias. A
yellow rose corsage was part of
the costume of Mrs. Arthur Judge,
the matron of honor. Corporal
Butler was attended by Mr.. Judge
as best man. The only others at
tending were the groom's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Butler.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-21

Z. Gale to erect an apartment.
Aeroup of friends gave a sur
prise party to Mrs. Vera Lundoy
for her birthday Sunday. Games
were played and a birthday cake
with candles was cut and served.
The First Baptist church Is
sponsoring a countrywide Brother
hood Association. Three state
workers will assist DR.. d. A. Nc
Call. state executive secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Ortegs nee
Betty Noel, have returned from
a vacation with his parents in
Redwood, Calf.
Mrs. Francesca Spencer, presi-
dent of the Ocean Springs Wo-
mans Club, Mrs. c. d. Todten-
bier and Mrs. George Arndt at
tended a luncheon and meeting
Of the Coast Council of Presidents
of Women's Clubs Wednesday.
Mrs. Arndt was chairman of ar
rangements.
The Rev. and Mrs. Hugh Nc
Raney Of st. Paul's Methodist
church entertained ministers and
their wives of the sub-district at
a supper Tuesday. The supper
was served buffet style from q
ong linen covered table center
I'd with an arrangement of var
ious eolored camellias. Guests
or the evening were the Rev.
and Mrs. Fred Thompson and
two children Of Long Beach, the
Rev. and Mrs. o. H. Scott of Gulf
port, the Rev. and Mrs. j. H. Dill
ard of Gulfport, the Rev. and
Mrs. ]. A. Birdwell of Handsboro,
he Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Car
ruth and daughter of Biloxi apd
the Rev. and Mrs. j. o. Ware OF
Biloxi.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Hicks
announce the birth of a sor
Thursday at the Biloxi hospital
This is their second child and
Aift
first son.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Mcclellan
spent Friday in Bogalusa, La.
with the hubert McClellans.
Mrs. Kate 8ridich of GROWTH
Wis, is visiting her daughter
Mrs. Everette Lundby, ana farhi-
lv .smssIf II
Captain and Mrs. Roy Sousley
of San Antonio, Tex, &nnSdnce
the birth of their second" datlgh-
ter, Cynthia, Thursday. Captain
Sousley is the son of Mrs. r. j,
Sousley of Ocean Springs.
Ocean Springs Volunteer Fire
Department held a banquet last
week at a local restaurant where
A. P. Moran acted as POSTMASTER
and was introduced by Bernard
Beaugez. president Chief H.k.
Chinn was guest speaker and
A. ]. Catchot and Joe Schebe rep
resented the Oldest fire depart
ment in Ocean Springs. Dinner
was prepared and served by the
wives of the men. -
Fl. P. Plateau, presidents Gus
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-21

Nelson, Joe Butler. and members
Of the Ocean Spring S school board
Inspected the high school Friday
and ate lunch in the cafeteria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Hutson.
recently from Germany, visited
his mother last week Mr.. Hut
son left Sunday to enter officers
training school at Fort Knox, KY,
and Mrs. Hutson will remain with
her mother-in-law.
The Rev. Richard A. FarK, rect
or of Trinity Episcopal church of
H~attiesblrg, spent few days
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Schwartz.
Mrs. William Jocely n and Mrs.
H. Holmes of Winnipeg, Canada,
were guests this week of the ELS
Handys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Marquis
have returned from a visit with
their daughter, Mrs. Ashley, and
her family in Kenosna, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Cosper have
returned from a trip to North
Louisiana.
Mrs. Albert Westbeook a d
daughter, Mrs. Bruce Edwards,
and baby visited relatives in New
Orleans last week.
Mrs. F. c. Danziger of Detroit,
Mich, is a guest at Eglin House
while visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Morgan Parker, and family.
Mrs. Billy Gilmore met her
husband in New Orleans Satur-
day. He has been with the Mer-
chant Marine in India and else
where.
Mrs. j. H. Edwards, president
of the local drive for the National
Fund for Infantile Paralysis, has
announced that she is being as.
| sisted in the drive by Mrs. Frank
| Schmidt and Mrs. Harry Lee
Members of the Debuette club
are helping with the drive.
Supt. S. S. Wall announces thai
the enrolment at the Ocean
Springs school is now 400, an adj
dition of II pupils from other
towns 0having enrolled since
Christmas.
\ .E
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-21
News From Oceon Springs /.
Albert Wesihrook, Mayor. Elected
Officer OF [ and N Veterans Club

Albert 81 Westbrook, mayor of
Ocean Springs and employee in
the freight office Of the L. and N.
railroad at Biloxi was this week
elected senior vice-president of
the L. and N. Railroad Veterans
ClAb at the annual meeting in
Louisville, KY.
Three new. directors were elect
ed. for a three year term at the
meeting of the Chamber of Com
mdrce Monday. They r Lee
Jofdan, Roland Lovelace and c..
r. johnson.
The Woman's Club of Ocean
SpYines sponsored a camellia
shdw Thursday afternoon at the
TOWN Hall where over three
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-21

hundred registered to see the dis
play Of beautiful and varied
blooms. The Hall was deeorat-
ed with cane, branches of mag
nolia and other greens formed.
a background for the long green
tables which held the many
beautiful arrangements of camel
las. Judges for the show were
Mrs. Wendell Palfrey, MI. and
Mrs. w. II. Calhoun, Chester Nor
gan and Mrs. F. T. Boylan.
Awards for types were made as
follows: peony, first, Miss Isabelle
Hodges; second, Mrs. K. c. Max
well; third; Russell Carver; semi.
double, first, Mrs. H. Gladney
second, Miss B. Wulff. third
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-21
KATHLEEN MARY SHERIDAN

= DR.. and Mrs. Micheal Daniel
Sheridan of Detroit, Mich an
nounce the birth of a daughter
Kathleen Mary; weight seven
pounds, Ia ounces, at a hospital
in that city, January 10. This
is the first child of DR.. and Mrs.
Sheridan. Mrs. Sheridan is the
former Azalie Flechas, daughter
of Mrs. M. M. Flechas of this city.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-21
HAND LOTION

If your hands are rough and
ready just drop by and get
two bottles of some of these
hand lotions-If you have any
hide left after using two APP
plications-you should see a
veterinarian-you amt hu-
man
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-21

ton of the Lake school grounds
and plans concerning it were dis
cussed.
Mrs. Forrest Grant gave a short
talk on the organizing of a chry-
santhemum club and asked those
interested to contact her.
The program for the afternoon
was on Borders and Driveways'
and it was ably conducted by
Mrs. j. o. Cole who by means OF
sketches gave visual emphasis to
her talk.
A feature of each meeting is
flower arrangements and this
time they were demonstrated by
Mesdames M. M. Flechas, Jr., M
L. Hatten and Clara Martin.
Cold drinks and cake were
served by the h~ostesses, Mes
danes w. T. Avara, Ernest Jones
and Roy Krebs.