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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-08-04

around the middle of the month,
for which the band will furnish
the music.
A successful season has been
predicted, and it is requested that
groups interested in obtaining
bookings for the summer, COM
municate with Mr.. Berman.
The orchestra is composed of:
Bobby Berman, alto saxophone;
Peggy Craney, tenor saxophone;
Henry Paris and Ed Tye Nelson,
trumpets; Jimmy Phelps and
Pepper Tidwell, trombones; Dick
Temple, drummer; Johnny Var
borough, pianist; and Shorty"
Grantham, bass fiddle.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-08-04

the danger of misinformation
about the disease. It shows how
effective, adequate treatment may
be secured and the happiness that
follows as a result.
There are no horror" angles,
no implied threats Of unavoidable
consequences - on the contrary,
the whole theme is one of hope
and good news about q disease
that has incapacitated and even
tually killed far too many people
in the past. It stresses the inn
portance of correct diagnosis.
early discovery and proper treat
ment, and the ease and quickness
with which recovery may be
brought about through modern
methods.
Those who took part in the
drama worked hard and long to
produce this film. and have just
cause for pride in an excellent
job.
Enough copies have been pur-
chased to make it available to
practically every community in
the state, through the board of
health and county health depart
ments. 1t will be shown FREE.
1t is interesting to note that
over 10000 Mississippians have
viewed the film in the past few
weeks.
Radio plays a part in this i'm
portant program. Columbia uni
Continued on Page g.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-08-04
"Dixiecots" Orchestra
Organized In Lexington

Under the organization of Bob
by Berman, recently, a dance or
chestra, ''The Dixiecats," COM
posed of Lexington group, has
already completed two successful
engagements, and will play next
for the Rotary club in Lexington
on August Is. Also on the forth
coming schedule of the new band,
said to show good promise, is the
National Guard dance slated for
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-08-04
Radio And Movies
Fight Syphilis

Something new even to the
makers of motion pictures has
been done.
Mississippi has produced an ex-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-08-04

and nervous diseases, and often
death.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-08-04

YOU may Be IN indirect owner Of our
company If you have life insurance o. .
savings account, because many insurance.
companies and banks are among our
security holders They must invest the
funds their policy holders and customers
have entrusted to them wisely and pro-
ductively, 50 they invest in utility com.
panies such as ours.
These firms, and the individuals among
our security holders, have put their funds
into Mississippi Power & Light, and
other business-managed electric com.
panies, because they have faith in the
American system of private enterprise,
and especially in tax-paying, business.
managed utility companies like ours.
Thus, our company is owned, directly or
indirectly, by people in all walks of life
maybe even YOU!
Evening star., 1949-03-20
New Order Restricts Pentogon Bobershop to Top Men

ing room, where table service also
is the rule and civilian member
ship cards are issued only to CAF-
12s ($6,500 annually and above
Military officers of field grade
also are welcome.
On the bottom layer of the Gull.
nary caste system comes the Pen
tagon cafeterias. where all are
welcome to stand in line, get
paper napkins and eat on tables
sans clothes.
In addition, the Navy, when it
moved into the huge structure,
started a small "wardroom" of
its own for officers of its opera
tional staff. There have been
rumors that the Air Force, always
watching the sea brethren with
envious eyes, plan a similar
mess" that's soldiers language
for wardroorn.
But the really top oficialdom of
the military-the secretaries and
some of the directing military
mastermirids - have their own
private dining rooms and kitch-
ems or manage to have their noon
day meals wheeled in on probable
carts. There are at least four Of
the private dining rooms and
there are few outsiders who have
ever seen inside them
Evening star., 1949-03-20

Tightening up on use of the shop,
which charges rs cents for a good,
fast hair cut compared with 81
in downtown shops. First it re-
stricted the civilian customers to
those in the $5.400-a-year class
and above. Then it moved the
restriction a notch higher, and
finally came forward with the
latest order.
"The facilities are not sufficient,
nor could they be expanded" to
take care of the trade, an official
explained yesterday. THE vast
majority of employees work a five
day week and can take care of
their personal needs on Saturdays.
But the explanation did little
To- quiet the protests of other men
badly in need of haircut and
several have made known their
views even to the new Defense
Secretary designate, Louis John
son. Mr.. johnson has not indi-
Gated whether he will step into
the battle of the barber shop as
one of his first acts when he takes
Office. If the Senate confirms his
appointment, he will be sworn in
April l.
IF my trade is welcome in the
drug store. the haberdashery, the
Evening star., 1949-03-20
Home Check-Makinq
Equipment Leads
To Mans Arrest

Police discovery of scores OF
blank checks, fictitious identity
cards and a checkwriting machine
led to the Municipal Court ar
raignment yesterday of railroad
car washer on a false pretenses
charge.
They charged James j. McDon-
aid, 80. colored, of the first block
of K street NV, in a case in
volving a $142 draft cashed March
at liquor store here. after the
shopkeeper reported the check,
which turned out to be worthless.
Noting something familiar about
the details of the fraud, Detective
Sergts. David Higgins and Frank
Dodson said they thought at once
of Mcdonald. on probation for
similar charges on which he was
convicted in Baltimore in 1947.
They reported that when con-
fronted with the check in the Dis
trict Court probation Office where
he was summoned, Mcdonald
readily admitted he had prepared
it. But, he claimed. it was left
over that had figured in a check
case in 1945.
I They then accompanied Nc
Donald to his home where the
detectives found the writing anc
passing equipment, Sergt. Hig'
gins said. adding that this leae
Evening star., 1949-03-20
Mcdonald to admit preparing the

Mcdonald to admit preparing the
check in question recently.
OF the check. which was passed
by an unidentified man at Philip
Roth's liquor store, 1890 North
Capitol street, Sergt. Higgins
pointed out these features.
The name of a general con-
tracing" firm of Trenton, NJ,
printed on it proved to be fictitious
the payee was unidentifiable; the
check was signed and counter
signed by two officials" of the
nonexistent firm; and, while the
bank named on the check is real
enough no such contracting firm
ever had an account there.
Police records of McDonald's S
previous activities show he was
sentenced 6 months to 2 years in
Evening star., 1949-03-20

department store and the other
shops on the concourse, I think I
should be given the opportunity
of spending my lunch hour in the
barber shop. too," declared one
medium -salaried civilian, whose
tonsorial parlor privileges were
eliminated in the latest order.
The new order was tied up with
Evening star., 1949-03-20

If you run across an unusually
large number of men with their
hair growing down over their ears,
don't be alarmed. 1t isn't the
latest fad. Inquiry likely will re-
veal they are Pentagon workers.
For the Army abruptly issued
an order last week restricting the
use of the barber shop on the
buildings concourse to military
Mset Gafs owe Of
Nk Nao2eR CLASS or
(PEXN6o~ KoRkER<
Evening star., 1949-03-20
Psychologists to Elect

The Washington Branch Of the
Society of American Bacteriologists
will hold its annual election at 8
pm. Tuesday, at the Army Medi-
cal School Auditorium, L. A. Bur-
Evening star., 1949-03-20

personnel and those civilians
earning $10,330 a year or more.
There are just 219 of the latter.
So, while thousands of other
civilian employees of the military
establishment muttered in their
boards and looked on enviously
the tonsorial parlor was in po-
sition to serve the brass with
dispatch.
The Army has been gradually
Evening star., 1949-03-20

key. president, announced. A SCI
entific discussion session will fol-
low.
New York's Pennsylvania Sta
ton, believed to be the busiest in
the United States, handles more
than 100000, 900 passengers year.
Evening star., 1949-03-20

In Cardiff, Wales, there still
stands castle believed to be iden-
titled with the legends of King
Arthur. Construction of the castle
began in 1890.
Evening star., 1949-03-20

1887; so days in 1945, and from
one to years in 1916, all on bad
check charges.
AS Mcdonald awaited hearing
next Friday under 81 900 bond, po-
lice were intensifying their search
for "at least three" accomplices of
the suspect.
Evening star., 1949-03-20
Navy to Drop IS Civilians

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 19 (P.-A
reduction in force of IS civilian
employees at the Naval Experiment
Station here will be made in April,
the Navy announced today.
Evening star., 1949-03-20

the Pentagon's complex system of
restaurants. Only those civilian
workers holding cards emitting
them to eat in the ultra exclusive
general officers and flag officers
restaurant-table service, linen
table cloths and napkins and that
quiet atmosphere-can enter the
tonsorial parlor. Only the top
bracket civilians get those cards.
Just below the top brass eating
place comes the executive" din
Evening star., 1949-03-20
W. & M. Receives Bust

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Mar. 19
I(P.-A bust of Thomas Jefferson,
brought to America on the French
Merci Train, was presented to
the College of William and Mary
today.
Evening star., 1949-06-11

liable experience which hom,
builders thinking about tackline
this low-price market might put
to some good use
Fourth, it could serve as q
gauge. when the houses were com
pleted. Of the reception houses II
the lower price class might ge'
from the public.
Planning Took Year.
With some opposition from IN
side the organization, and with
some misgivings. the association
put the project into the planning
stage a year ago last spring. A
lot Of time went into finding low
price land. getting a clear title
designing the house and getting
things organized.
Finally. in November. last year,
ground was broken. The houses
have been completed for some
weeks but the exhibition date was
postponed several times because
the street was not completed until
this week.
In making the announcement
that the public could inspect the
Evening star., 1949-06-11

houses, the builders association
said:
II these houses we're built IN
fairly large groups on moderately
priced ground. il IS our opinion
that the one bedroom house could
be sold for s7,le0 and the two
bedroom house for 1880, These
prices are based onstocays costs
In establishing the selling
prices OF these houses. Ne as
suued q finished iot cost Of ST.
200"
The INSIDE dimensions OF the
rooms in the two houses. which
are similar. except for the addl-
ton OF a second bedroom IN one
house. are as follows
Evening star., 1949-06-11
Builders
Continued From Page BIZ

a number Of standpoints TO ex-
pertinent with a similar type OF
house here.
First. it could show that build
ers in this area really were inter-
ested in attempting to produce
a house for the low-price market,
and thus could have a favorable
public reaction.
Second, it could prove to be VAL
liable in pointing out that pro-
duction of such houses would need
the cooperation of political SUBJ
divisions in this area.
Third, its experimental nature
probably could result in some val
Evening star., 1949-06-11

/ duQ SdNsoIuCAs
chose officers at
/ their 10th an
n ual meeting
this W G Elk at
their h e a d .
! quarters, IS
Florida avenue
I NV.
| Officers re-
elected W ere
/ Joseph H.
| Greene, presi-
dent; Waddell
Thomas, vice
| president a n d
Await q lind
Evening star., 1949-06-11

Living room. Is feet by II feet
I inches: kitchen. I fee. ) inches
by 10 feet 4'a inches: bedroom.
- feet : inches by 10 tees liza
inches.
Dimensions o. the secoad bed
Evening star., 1949-06-11

say, executive secretary-treasurer
Board members elected were
Eugene Davidson, William S.
Harps. j. P. Murchison and
Richard L. Sterling.
The organization will hold its
10th annual outing next Saturday
at Cotton Point, Md.
Evening star., 1949-06-11

room in the two bedroom ssS~2se
are - by - fret
The square tCsct area n Ire ccse-
se5roo.m house - STs .e~i 6
Evening star., 1949-06-11
Annual Meeting Held
By ReuI Estote Brokers

The Washington Real Estate
Brokers Association, an associa-
ton Of Negro real estate brokers
Evening star., 1949-06-11

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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX
LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN
MILL LIMITATION

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of a resolution of the Board of
Education, of the Dexter City Local
School District, Noble County, Ohio,
passed on the ist day of July, 1919,
there will be submitted to vote of
the people of said Dexter City
Local School District at the November
election 10 be held in tho division of
said district, Jefferson Township Noble
County. Ohio. at the regular places of
voting therein, on Tuesday. the 9th day
of November. 1949 the question of
leVying tax in excess of ten tl0J mill
limitation for the benefit of Dexter
City Local School District for the pur-
pose of general operating expenses at
a rate not exceeding six (6) mills for
each dollar of valuation which amounts
to sixty f60cl cents for each one hum
dred dollars (Sl00J00) of valuation for
five (5) years and which levy is a
renewal of an existing levy of three
49, mills and an increase of three t3)
mills to constitute a tax of six (6)
mills
The polls for said election will open
at $50 o'clock A. NJ. and remain open
until $50 o'clock p. NJ. Eastern Stand
ard Time) of said day.
BY order of the Board of Elections,
Noble County, Ohio.
n. NJ. SORG, Chairman
J K. WALKENSHAW, Clerk
1915
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NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX
LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN
MILL LIMITATION

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of a resolution of the Board of
Education. of the Belle Valley Local
School District Noble County. Ohio
passed on the 18th day of July. 1919,
there will be submitted to a vote of
the people of said Belle Valley Local
School District at the November cleo
ton to be held in the division of said
district. Noble Township, Noble Coun-
ty, Ohio. at the regular places of
voting therein, on Tuesday, the 9th
day OF November, 1919. the question
of levying a tax in excess of ten (10)
mill limitation for the benefit of Belle
Valley Local School District for the
purpose of general operating expenses
at a rate not exceeding three (3l mills
for each dollar of valuation which
amounts to thirty cents t30c) for each
one hundred dollars (S100.00) of valua-
ton for five 81 years.
The polls for said election will open
at $50 o'clock A. NJ. and remain open
until 6 80 o'clock P M. eastern Stand
ard Time) of said day.
BY order of the Board of Elections,
Noble County, Ohio.
II M SORG, Chairman
J. K. WALKENSHAW, Clerk
1S-1E
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'sss' ss WANT AD SECTION x2&sSg !ss'' ss
Phone
90
PUBLIC SALES

HAVING SOLD my home, | will
offer for sale at public auc-
ton at the residence at 202 East
Street, Caldwell, Ohio, the fol-
lowing personal property, con-
sisti1g mainly of household
goods, on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER %
at 1:30 o'clock p. M.
Electric Frigidaire, practically
new; washing machine. with
tubs; Hoover electric sweeper,
gas kitchen stove, dining room
table and chairs, kitchen cabi-
net, cupboard, china closet,
dishes, living room suite, rugs,
dressers, chairs, library table,
metal cabinet, iron bed, buffet,
gas heater, sewing machine, and
many other articles.
Terms of sale: CASH.
JOSEPH ESTADT, Owner
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13
NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX
LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN
MILL LIMITATION

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of resolution of the Board of
Education. of the Caldwell Exempted
Village School District, Noble County.
Ohio, passed on the 3rd day of August,
l949, there will be submitted to a vote
of the people of said Caldwell Exempted
Village School District at the Novem-
Der election to be held in the division
of said district Olive Township, Noble
County, Ohio. at the regular places
of voting therein, on Tuesday, the 9th
day of November. 1949. the question
of levying tax in the excess of ten
(lh) mill limitation for the benefit of
Caldwell Exempted Village School
District for the purpose of general
operating expenses at a rate not ex-
ceeding three (3l mills for each dollar
of valuation which amounts to thirty
t30c) cents for each one hundred dol
lars (S100.001 of valuation for five Isl
years.
The polls for said election will open
at $50 o'clock A. NJ. and remain open
until 6 80 o'clock P. M Eastern Stand
ard Time) of said day.
BY order of the Board of Elections,
Noble County. Ohio.
r. NJ. SORG, Chairman
j. x. WALKENSHAW, Clerk
I2-IG
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13
NOTICE OF ELECTION ON TAX
LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN
MILL LIMITATION

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of a resolution of the Board of
people of said Sharon Local School
District, Noble County. Ohio, passed
on the 9th day of July 1949, there
will be submitted TO vote of the
people of said Sharon Local School
District at the November election TO
be held in the division of said district,
Sharon Township, Noble County, Ohio.
at the regular places of voting therein,
on Tuesday. the 9th day of November,
l949, the question of levying a tax in
excess of ten t10l mill limitation for
the benefit of Sharon Local School
District for the purpose of general
operating expenses at a rate not ex-
Ceeding three t3) mills for each dollar
of valuation which amounts to thirty
i30cl cents for each one hundred
lSl00.o0) of valuation for five (5l
years.
The polls for said election will open
at 80 o'clock A. NJ. and remain open
until $50 o'clock P. M. Eastern Stand
ard Time) of said day.
BY order of the Board of Elections,
Noble County, Ohio.
II. NJ, SORG, Chairman
j. K. WALKENSHAW. Clerk
13-16
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NOTICES

NOTICE TO BIDDERS-Sealed
bids will be received by the
Board of Education OF the Cald-
we'll Exempted Village School
District, Caldwell, Ohio, at the
office of the clerk of said school
district, until 1900 o'clock noon,
Saturday, October Is, 1949, for
furnishing all screen coal for
the grade and high school build
ing for the school year 194950.
Said Board of Education re-
serves the right to reject any and
all bids.
By order of the Board of Edu-
cation, Caldwell Exempted Vii
lage School District.
w. VERNON ARCHER,
1914 Clerk
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13
LEGAL NOTICE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO
Proposing to amend section of article
Nv of the constitution OF the state
of Ohio relative to probate courts.

Be it resolved by the General AS
sembly of the State of Ohio, three
fifths of the members of each house
concurring therein. That there shall
be submitted to the electors Of the
state, in the manner prescribed by law,
at the general election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November. 1949. a proposition
to amend section z of article w of the
constitution of the state of Ohio az
follows:
ARTICLE w
Sec. T. There shall be established in
each county, a probate court, which
shall be court of record open at all
times and holden by one or more
judges, as the general assembly may
determine by law, elected by the elec-
tors of the county, who shall hold the
office for the term of six wears and
shall receive such compensation as shall
be provided by law Whenever ten per
centum of the number of electors vot-
ing for governor at the next preceding
election in any county having less than
sixty thousand population as deter
mined by the next preceding federal
census, shall petition the judge of the
court of common pleas of any such
county not less than ninety days be-
fore any general election for county
officers, the Judge of the court of COM
mon pleas shall submit to the elec-
tors of such county the question of
combining the probate court with the
court of common pleas, and such
courts shall be combined and shall be
known as the court of common pleas
in case majority of the electors vot-
ing upon such question vote in favor
of such combination. Notice of such
election shall be given in the same
manner as for the election of county
officers. Elections may be had in the
same manner for the separation of
such courts, when once combined
SCHEDULE
If a majority of the electors voting
on the foregoing proposed amendment
adopt the same it shall become a part
of the constitution of the state of Ohio.
and existing section z of article w
of said constitution shall thereupon
be repealed
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13

SEVEN ROOM house, with two
lots, barn at rear of lot and a
very good water well. Call So
XIV, Caldwell. IA Is 16
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13

EIGHT YEAR OLD purebred
Holstein COW. Bred about two
months to a registered Holstein
bull. Bob Mellon, Ava, Ohio.
l3-l5pd
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF OHIO

STATE
/, CHARLES F. SWEENEY, Secretary
of State of the State of Ohio, do here
by certify that the foregoing is an ex-
emplified copy. carefully compared by
me with the original now on file in
my office and in my official custody
as Secretary of State and found to
be true and correct. of a Joint Resolu-
tion adopted by the Ninety-eighth
General Assembly of the State of Ohio.
on the 7th day of July. 1949, and filed
in the office of the Secretary of State
on the 18th day of July. 1949. proposing
to amend Article w Section z. of the
Constitution of the State of Ohio, rela-
tive to Probate Courts.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, / have
hereunto subscribed my name and af-
fixed my official seal at Columbus.
Ohio, this 18th day of September, 1919.
CHARLES F. SWEENEY
Secretary of State
(SEAL)
1917
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13

THREE GOOD coon hound dogs.
Well bred. Can be tried be-
fore purchase. Herbert Christ
man, Summerfield, Ohio, Route
2. 13-15pd
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13

WORK HORSE, 1850 pounds,
will work any where; set of
double work harness; twin mo-
tor Maytag engine; radiator for
1889 Ford and two front springs
for a 1885 Plymouth. Jerry
Smalley, Florence A d d It'll o n,
Caldwell route 6. 14-16pd
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13

l WILL offer for sale at public
auction at my farm located
three miles east of Caldwell on
the Salt Run Road, the follow
ing property on
THURSDAY, NOV. 3, 1949
commencing at 100 P M.
Livestock-Cow, 10 years old,
due to freshen January 10; two
calves, heifers, one year old in
January and February; mare, ten
years old and one aged mare.
Farm machinery and tools -
Thomas moving m a C h i n e;
Thomas hay rake; Thomas
grain drill with fertilizer; I'M
perial hillside ploW; Oliver Chill
land plow; three-shovel plow;
single plow; double-shov-
el plow; hay fork, rope and pull
leys; pitchforkS; post digger,
wagon and hay ladders; sled;
one-man saw; crow bar; planes;
work harness; buggy harness;
cross-cut saw, cream separator
and wire stretchers.
Observation-Disclosures brood
er, cream can, tool box, work
bench, around IS bushels of
corn; around 20 bales of straw,
around two ton of hay; sausage
grinder; iron kettle; lard press;
scalding barrel; fifty gallon oil
drum; rubber tire buggy; dinner
bell and two 20-yard rolls of
woven wire around 36 inches.
Household goods-Good range
cook stove, used two years and
a Florence heater.
Other articles too numerous
to mention.
Terms of sale-CASH.
FORREST MOORE, Owner
Not responsible for any acci-
dents. 13-16pd