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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26
Reds Deny Imposing
Berlin Little Blockade

BERLIN, July 26.-The Rus
slams deny there ever was a little
blockade" OF Berlin.
1t. Gen. M. I. Dratvin. Soviet
deputy military governor in Ger
many. made the denial yesterday
In a letter to British authorities
who protested IS days ago that
the Russians suddenly had closed
all entry points for Berlin-bound
highway traffic except Helmstedt.
Yesterday at least three of these
points were reported open again.
Gen. Dratvin declared that
statements about recent restric-
lions allegediy imposed by Soviet
authorities on freight traffic from
the Western zones to Berlin lack
every foundation"
Gen. Dratvin's letter, distrib-
uted by SNB. the official Soviet
news agency in Germany, said:
IT am authorized to tell you
that the Soviet military authori-
ties neither had nor have any
intention to impose any sort OF
blockade big one or little one,
and intend to adhere strictly to
existing agreements"
Among the checkpoints opened
Yesterday were Lubbock and Ber-
ean-an-der-Ju both IN the
British zone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26
British Rai|men State
Terms 10 Bar Showdown
By the Associated Press

LONDON. July 26.-Britain's
100000 union railwaymen sent a
deputation to Labor Minister
George Isaacs today to state their
terms for averting a nation wide
showdown of the state owned rail-
ways.
The railwaymen. who want a
$2-a-week pay boost. are expected
to demand changes in the govern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26

II was the ride Of Terry Bu-
chanans life. and before it was
over the 16-month-old child and
his mother nearly lost their own.
Terry and his. mother. Mrs.
George F. Buchanan, wife Of a
District fireman, live at Sill s
street, Bradbury Heights, Md.
This was the scene Of the near
tragedy on Sunday afternoon, &C
cording to the facts disclosed last
night.
The Buchanan car was parked
IN a driveway alongside the house
and the child was on the front
seat playing. Somehow the car
began to roll down the S0-foot
incline, picking up speed.
II ran out to try and grab the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26

car" Mrs. Buchanan said. And
then it threw me against parked
taxicab."
The runaway car kept going,
until seen by Stanley r. Bladen.
who lives nearby at 5206 Byers
street. He heard Mrs. Buchanan
scream and ran toward the driver
less car. He grabbed for the door.
leaped in and slammed on the
brake. In the process Mr.. Bladen
accidentally stepped on little
Terry's hand hand. for the child
was on the floor board by this
time.
The incident ended on a happy
note for all. Mrs. Buchanan es-
capped unhurt, although she was
treated for shock by private
physician.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26

is and should be considered inno-
cent until his guilt has been prov
en-.
B. Mr.. Hiss has made valuable
contributions to two previous
seminars and in his relationship
with our committee has demon
strated himself to be a person on
whose discretion and integrity we
can depend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26
Four Engineers Honored

Four Washington engineers
have been named fellows of the
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, it was announced
today. They are Ely c. Hutch
inson, William A. Shoudy. Maurice
E. Weschler and Herbert L. Whit
temore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26

ment's Cancellation Board.
Union delegates are standing by
for the Populations report. If
Isaacs' reply does not satisfy
them. they are expected to act on
proposals for an immediate SLOW
down throughout Britain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26

Some $500 men at 10 freight
depots in London, Manchester and
Stafford already are on q slow
down.
Isaacs set up the Cancellation
Board July 8, The union objects
to it.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-03-01
Markets at a Glance

Demand = Further shrinkage in consumer
buying power appears probable.
~Cattle-Supply of finished grades probably
will continue heavy in spring months.
Hogs-Early spring price gain is likely to be
small because of shrinking demand and early
movement of fall pigs.
Lambs-Decrease of z percent in breeding
ewes indicates extremely light 1949 lamb crop.
Wool-Trade observers expect foreign wool
markets to ease later in year.
Wheat-Price outlook hinges largely on ex-
tent government uses loan stocks for export
program.
Corn-Price break has cut market receipts
sharply and accelerated movement into loan.
Flaxseed-Drop in linseed meal prices has
slowed crusher demand for flaxseed.
Seeds-Totals supply of hay and forage seeds
is 6 percent under last year, Is percent under
1943-47 average.
By-product ~Feeds-Prices are not likely 10
recover major part of decline.
Hay Price advances have been limited
largely to storm areas and adjacent sections.
Dairy Products - Government will support
grade A butter at SO cents q pound.
Eggs-Price support will continue at same
level as In past last.
PouItry-Commercial broiler and fryer sup
plies will continue heavy for next three
months.
Potatoes-Price support for 1919 crop viii
average s1.80 per cwt.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-03-01

primarily for beef increased about
1000, 900 head, or "a percent last
year. Storm losses in the west up
to Feb. 1 were approximately 3d.
900 head. In spite of losses after that
date, cattle numbers probably r
larger than last year.
HOG prices probably will have
a further minor rally in the hear
future, but it may be over before
the end of March. Receipts have
fallen off materially in the past
month, but, with consumer buying
power shrinking, price improvement
has been small. Since consumer de-
mand may diminish further and the
fall pig crop, estimated at about 8
percent over last year, is likely to
start to market relatively early, any
additional price recovery is not
likely to be large or last long.
Owing to the extremely low price
for lard, hogs weighing over 220
pounds probably will continue to
please turn to page 42)
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-03-01
Market Outlook
By GILBERT GUSLER

broaden as the spring grazing sea
son approaches. Supplies probably
viii be relatively short because Of
the reduced cattle population COM
pared with a few years ago, storm
losses. and exclusion Of Mexican
cattle. Demand for feeder cattle
probably will increase ON price dips,
even though current relationships
between prices for feeders, feed and
finished cattle do not appear very
attractive.
Total cattle numbers on farms in
creased slightly in 1948, bat were
about 8 percent lower on Jan. 1
taaa the 1945 peak. Cattle kept
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-03-01

BUSINESS ACTIVITY hes coA-
tinued to ease from the record peak.
Price weakness has been spreading
into industrial raw materials. Furth-
er layoffs and plant curtailment or
shutdowns are being reported, al
though total industrial production
is still at an extremely high peace
time level. The present downward
trend probably will continue.
While a majority of economists do
not expect a severe recession, the
risk of a snowballing effect when
business starts down from an ex-
tremely high peak is great.
Consumer buying power for foods
and clothing will decline more than
total income because of many rela-
lively fixed living costs. Much of
the drop in retail prices from lower
consumer incomes will be passed
back to the producer because of
rigidity in distribution charges.
The farmers share of the con-
sumner dollar is declining. In Deem
Der 1913, farmers received 81 cents
of the consumers food dollar COM
pared with SIS cents a year earlier.
In 1859, they received only 40
cents.
According to the U. S. depart
ment of agriculture, the annual
cost of typical foods for a family of
three at last DEFENDERS retail
prices was 1868 compared with 1888
a year previous. The farmers share
decreased to $3.50 last December
from 1913 a year earlier, while
marketing charges increased to 1924
from 1910.
CATTLE prices during the next
two months probably will be steady
to weak for the better grades, while
low grade slaughter cattle and ali
grades of stockers and feeders may
be steady to slightly higher. Not
withstanding heavy sales in the
last two months, the number of fec
cattle still to come to market ap.
pears to be relatively large.
Prices for such cattle have beer
weak during the spring in a ma
jority of past years. The tendency
may be aggravated this year BY
further decline in consumes demand
The supply of low grade beef cattle
in the next two or three months
will be smallest of the year. Owing
to shrinking demand, prices for sucl
cattle probably will show les
strength than usual at this season.
Demand for stock cattle viii
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-03-01

March |, l949-23
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-17
Jaycee Basketball
Team Defeats West
Independents 24-1S

The Durant Jaycee basketball
team defeated the West Indepen-
dent team in the Durant gymna-
SUM Tuesday evening by a score
of 24-18.
Players on the Jaycee team
were N. c. Hathorn, Van L. Stew
art, Reedy Mcclellan, "Ferg" Fer
guson, Weir Kyle, John Green,
Pat Summerhill, Audis Hathcock,
Gerald Bond, r. l.. Loving, Beryl
Thomas, Junior Blanton, Charles
Day, Bruce Baine, James Mature
and Charlie Vinson.
Durant's next game will be with
West at West, but no date has
yet been set for the game. All
proceeds from local games play.
ed by the club will go into the
Gym Fund" earmarkcr for heat.
ing of the new $24 1000 high school
gymnasium.
The public is cordially invited
and urged TO attend these games
especially home games, to helr
in this worthy cause.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-17
Medical Society
Elected Officers Tues.

The North Central Medical So
clety held its regular fall meeting
Tuesday afternoon, November !
at Hotel Durant, with the phvsi-
cians of Attala county as hosts.
The following new officers were
elected: DR.. M. F. Herring. Jr
Lexington0resident; DR.. A. A.
Derrick, Jr., Durant, secretary and
treasurer; vice presidents by
counties are as follows: DR.. J. l..
Iournage, Kosciusko, Attala: Or.
{. N. Holman, Carrollton, Carroll.
DIR. II. S. Husen, Alderman. Choc-
taw; DR.. A. T. Radeau, Jr., Gre
NADIA, Grenada; DR.. p. 3. Brumbv
Lexington, Holmes; DR.. N. l..
Howard Winona, Montgomery:
and Dr., H. N. Curry, Eupora,
Webster.
The Women's Auxiliary met
concurrently and elected the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. Edgar Giles.
president; Mrs. A. A. Derrick
Jr., secretaryeand treasurer.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-17
American Legion
Leads, Armistite Day
Program Friday

American Legion Post No. 10,
Durant, led in the celebration of
Armstlce Day, with an impress
sIve program wen attended by
townspeople and childred from
the Durant High school.
The color squad and armed
guard marched from the city hall
to the stadium on Front street.
Promptly at IL o'clock the audi
ence stood with bowed heads. in
reverence to the war dead. Taps
was sounded and a salute fired by
the rifle squad. Chaplain c. M.
Day led in prayer, after which the
assembly, led by Rev. S. D. Gar
rett, sang America"
Commander c. G.. Mansfield
gave short impressive address
on the meaning of Armistice Day
and our duty in the preservation
OF peace. Mildred Lanfair out
lined the service of women in the
armed forces and on the home
front. The list was read of the
community's dead in the last two
wars, speaking with sympathy for
their kin, and strongly of our
present day duties. Rev. S. D.
Garrett pronounced the bendic-
ton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-17
Vets Dividend Checks
Mailed This Woy-Muybe

Let's all rub out and start O, q,
again on our calculations and
computations of when veterans
VIII receive those insurance divi-
dend checks" said Bob DeKay, OF
The State Vote ans Affairs com
mission today.
1t seems now that all of those
rumors and reports released re-
| Gently from Washington, setting
up system for releasing checks
based on the numbers appearing
on the acknowledgment card
were erroneous, according to the
Veterans Administration. Just
forget them.
AS of November 4. l94o saws
the VA, these checks will be re-
leased as follows:
Generally, the checks will be
issued on the basis of the last
three digits of the service serial
number. The full serial number
VA said, is of no significance in
determining order of payment.
On certain portion of the an
plications, additional information
Will have to be developed. These
VIII be handled separately.
Applications will be broken
down into groups as they are re-
ceived. These groups will be Sc
parated into 10 processing units
by the last serial digits from zero
to nine. The first largt group of
applications is now being worked
on in this manner.
/ Thus, a veteran whose serial
number is 5,469, 900 will be in.
Guided in the first mailing be-
cause the last three digits of his
number are 900. There is a YOU
cher writing machine for each of
the 10 groups. The overall num-
per OF accounts it is hoped to
H~ndle will b 100000 every dav
This total will be reached bv
drawing 10000 cards from each of
the 10 grouns.
VA explained that this method
OF payment Was selected after a
careful study of all factors as
,he most Notwithstanding svs-
tenn that could be devised. For
veterans who had more than one
serial number while in service
VA will use the number in each
certificate. Subsequent applica-
tons received will be handled in
case that appears on the NSLI
the same manner.
The above procedure" said
Dekay, lis subject to revision
RECESSION, or repeal by the VA. II
will be lots of fun to figure, how
ever, these long nights"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-17
Rat Poisoning
Campaign Planned

The mayor and city officials of
Durant are sponsoring a rat pois-
oning campaign on Nov. 21-23,
which will be supervised by Mr..
0. T. Guice, Jr., district inspector
OF the State Plant board and Ho-
mer Tate, general Inspector, from
State college. Representatives of
the U. S. Fish and Wildlife SER
vice, as well as the State Board
of Health, will also be present to
assist in the campaign
According to the State Plant
board, rats quickly learn when
poison is being used and will stop
eating materials placed out for
them. They recommend that no
poisons be placed out between
now and the campaign date. They
also ask the cooperation of the
citizens in unlocking any out
buildings or places where the men
can not go to place the rat bait.
Red squill mixed with ham
burger meat and cereal will be
u3d in the residential section.
According to the Plant board per-
sonnet, this is a relatively safe
poison and only produces vomit-
ing if taken by other animals.
Rats can not vomit, which ex-
plains why it kills them. Red
squill has a very bitter taste and
is not very attractive to pets:
however, occasionally one will eat
1t and will be very sick for a day
or two.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-17
$3.50 Worth Of Wine
|Whiskey And Gin Were
Destroyed By Sheriff

Approximately 35 cases of whis
key, gin and wine valued at an
proximately $3.50. was DESTROYED
at the southeast corner of the
square Thursday morning bv
Sheriff Z. Z. Wynn.
The liquor represents an ac-
emulation of "booze" that had
been confiscated over a period of
four or five months.
Sheriff Wynn also has DESTROY
ed 5 stills recently in raids near
CoNburg and Ebenezer' and one
near Lexington. The following
persons were arrested on
charges Of possession of whiskey,
and all Piled guilty as charged;
Clinton Noel. Jim Robinson, Char
lie Pettus, Henry Jackson, Will
Meeks, Ellery Dawes and Willy
B. Reeves.
During the last 2 weeks Mr..
Wynn has made raids near Cru
ger, Tchula and Lexington arrest
ing Willie Jack" Alexander,
Tommie Williams, Ester Henry,
and Clatadius Walden on charges
Of possession of whiskey.
Mr.. Wynn also made 4 raids at
Durant and West finding whiskey
just off the property at each place
raided.
Sheriff Wynn's record for stills
destroyed during his term Of Of
flee now stands at Sc, and the to-
tai of fines collected and turned
over to the county stands at
$3.50.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-17
Library Notes

Celebrating National Book
week the Holmes County Library
offers something for everyone
Readers OF fiction will en-.
joy The Thread That Runs Sc
True by Jesse Stewart and Zane
Grey, Man Of The West by Jean
karr. Fiction offered is Bound
Girl" by Everett ana Olga Web.
Der and Wilderness Nurse" by
Marguerite Marshall. with Chunk
Stanley's off To Laramie" for
readers of western stores.
The older juveniles VIII enjoy
Laura Longs biography of Oliver
Perry III boy OF The Sea: an
other Black Stallion story, THE
Black Stallion and Satan" by
Walter Farley, and Little Miss
Atlas" an addition to the Parrish
series, by Janet Lambert.
Smaller readers will enjoy
Thornton Burgess three books,
the adventures of odd Mr.. Toad. /"
'Prickly Forky" and Sammy
Jay" Also three new comedy
books, "Nappy Is A Cowboy" by
lnez Hogan, Little Cowboy" by
Margaret Brown and Cowboy
Small" by Lois Lenski; Fire
Eye" the story of horse by Mai
Lindman, Billy And The Bear
by Laura Bannon and The Red
Shoes" by Maj Lindman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-17
Edwin Arthur Mann
Passes November IS

Funeral services for Edwin Ar
thur Mann, Sc, route one Lexing-
ton who died Wednesday, Novem-
Der Is at TAO am. at Community
hospital, Lexington, will be held
Friday, November 18th at 800
o'clock at his home. Death was
due to heart attack. Mr.. Mann
had been in i'll health for three
years. He was a member Of the
Baptist church.
Mr. Mann was born in Shippers
Virginia, July Is. 1893.
Surviving are his wife Mildred
iona Mann; three sons, Edwin
M. Mann, Langley A. F. B., vir-
ginia, Albert Phillip Mann, Fl
Lewis, Washington, Thomas JET
ferson Mann, Camp Campbell,
Kentucky; two daughters, Nita
Mildred Bradley, Memphis, Ten
nessee and Ellen Fay Rusche of
Vicksburg. One brother, Motier
Marshall Mann, Bellflower, Calf
ornia, and one sister, Ellen May
Healy, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Burial will be in Malone GENE.
terry.
Pallbearers will be Udonnell
Spell, Udulph Spell, William
Ward Spell, L. O. Spell, Jr., Has
sell Spell and Duray Spell.
Southern Funeral home is in
charge of ARRANGEMENTS.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-17
Durani vs. Lexington
Grid Battle Comes
To Head Thursday
Teens Deodlocked
For Previous Comes

The Lexington Hornets and the
Durant Tigers. traditionalfy the
bitterest u rivals on the football
field, viii clash tonight al Darans
IN the final game Of the season for
both teams.
Past records Of the two teams
mean Little because the spiTi. and
determination Of the player. and
the breaks" are always deter
mining factors in any foosbaIi
game.
In 1919 the final score wa. L.
IL and in 1916 the game ended in
IN a Scoreless tie. In 1917 Dun ant
defeated Lexington more than z
tCGch~Owns.
Durant has won four games and
lost three this season and have
scored ZIG points while having
ia points scored against them.
Lexington has won seven games.
tied one, and has lost none and
! has scored 295 points and have
had only Is points scored against
them. Lexington's tie game was
with Sails, which ended 1918
Lexington and Durant have
played four common foes this sea-
son and the scores indicate that
Lexington will have a decided
edge in the coming battle. Those
games were with West, Sails.
Benton and Tchula. Lexington
scored a total Of los points in
these games and had IS points
scored against them. Durant
scored 81 points while 70 points
were scored against them.
Results of other contests played
by Durant are: Durant 80, West
z; Durant q, Winona s: Durant
20, kilmichael Is; and Durant
80, Carrollton %.
Hornet victories and scores for
the other games played this sea-
son are Walden 47-0, West E-3.
Sturgis 42-0, McAdams $40, Ben
ton 1870, Ethel 49-0, and Tchula
800.
/ The final score Of TIE coming
game is anybody's guess and a
record crowd is expected at Ben
nett's field tonight. The Tigers
will greatly miss theip regular
end James Rucker, who was the
unfortunate victim of a broken
cheek bone five weeks ago and
has been unable to play since.
Durant's ,Ineup will probably
be as follows: Mcbride, c; Roby
and Downer, G.; Maughan and
Terry, T; Me- elan and Cain, E;
Rosson, OBJ; G. Cain and Lewis,
HB; and Hastings. FB.
The probable starting lineup for
Lexington is as follows: Ken
arts, c; Lee and Chapman G.;
Frost and Rogers, T; Shepherd
and Russell. E: Written, OBJ;
Pepper, LII; Gilmore, FB: and
Harvey, RH
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-17
Johnny Marlborough Of
P.ckens Wins Trip To
Chicago In Decembex.

Johnny Marlborough, l5-year-
old pianist of Pickens, VINO won
two first places on Horace Heidi
shows in Jackson and New Or
leans recently, has been selected
to represent Mississippi All clubs
at the u. S. Rubber company
breakfast at the Blackstone hotel
in Chicago Thursday morning, De
cember |.
Johnny will arrive in Chicago
Wednesday, November 80, in time
for rehearsals in the Ivy room at
the Blackstone hotel at 1890 am.
Reservations are being made for
him at the Stevens hotel.
Johnny's expenses to and from
Chicago, as well as hotel and
meals, will be provided by the u.
,. Rubber company.
Johnny will present semi-clas
seal and classical piano selections.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-17

Billy Burnley is one Of three
Mississippians to graduate from
the FBI National Academy, Wash
ington, D. c. recently.
The program consisted of the
call to order by Hugh II. Clegg,
assistant director, FBI, the invo-
cation, the Rev Robert S. Lloyd,
and the address by Burns M. Nc
Carroll of Memphis, Tennessee,
president of the class. The class
was also addressed by the Hon
orable Harold M. Kinnedy, Unit
ed States district judge, eastern
district of New York, and the
Honorable Alben w. Barley, vice
president of the United States.
Assistant Attorney General A.
Dewitt Vanech awarded the di-
plomas and a musical program
was given by the United States
Air Force band.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-11-17
Holmes Concert Series
Opened Thurs. Seorino
Brilliant Success
Performers. Music une
Program Enjoyed
By Loree Audience
BY JAMES COLLARD

A combination of talented per-
formers, exquisite music, perfect
accompaniment and large ap-
preciative audience assured com
plete success for the first Holmes
county concert starring Tomiko
Kanazawa, lyric soprano and Ga
Dor Carelli, tenor, at the grammar
school auditorium in Lexington
last Thursday.
Most of the concert goers, | feel
sure, consider their time at their
mt concert this season well
spent. The talented performers
jiloWed generosity and sports
manship each coming back for one
or more encores. The program Sc
iections were exceedingly well
chosen providing hours of bliss
IuI musical en-. rtainment. The
listeners eagerly anticipated each
selection, listened attentivelv
through its duration, and respond.
ca si4Inderouslv at its conclusion
Officers of the Holmes County
Mui4-s pal Concert association are
Mrs, J. G. Herbert, president; Mr.
A. S.'Povall, first vice president
Wilburn Hooker, second vice pre.
sident; Mrs. David Miles. thirc
vice president; Mrs. T. A. Lail
program chairman; Mrs. R. w
Gulledge, concert chairman: Mrs
Doty Porter, assistant concert
Chairman; Mrs. r. M. Gwin. sec.
rotary and Chatwin M. Jackson
treasurer.
Members of the board of direc.
tors are Miss Hazel Brannon r
"A. Lail, l.. P, Johnson, w. E. Thur.
mond, Herman Flowers. and Mrs
Homer Davis, all of Lexington
and Mrs. H. c. Waterer Tchula
ana Miss Georgia Mcintyre, Du,
rant.
Announcements as to the mex,
two concerts will be made at :
later date, according to Mrs. J. G.
Herbert, president.