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Arizona sun., 1950-06-23

Come Memorial Day. it's open
season for picnics.
Use one master menu for less
work-and-more-play picnics. We
suggest assorted sandwiches, sew
eral filings on bran picnic buns,
macaroni salad, pickles and
olives, cookies and soft drinks.
For the first picnic of the year,
here are some sandwich COM
binations that will assure a sue
cessful outing. There'll be no
soggy rolls if filings are packed
in paper containers and sand
wiches made on the spot.
Bran Picnic Buns
II cup shortening 2 teaspoons salt
Il cup sugar l cup boiling water
cups all-bran 2 eggs, beaten
2 cakes compressed yeast or
2 packages granular yeast
cup lukewarm water
6 Tor more) cups sifted flour
Arizona sun., 1950-06-23

Headline from the st. Louis Star
Times: 1.-TWO Sisters Compromise
Weekly'S Entire Staff"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-23
memory Of Mrs Ethel Hedge
man Lyle. founder Of the soror-
Try and honorary bssileus. who
died Ncv. &c in Philadelphia

TIE death Of Mrs Lyle, who
ns0 attended every Boule since
The founding Of TIRE sorority in
1909 81 Howard university. VIII
throw ( note OF sadness over al
ire Boule proceedings Mrs.. Lyle
was . have received one OF the
special pins for former presidents
One q the speakers at the AL
pha kappa Alpha Boule will be
Ms Sail G Edwards OF ST. Louis.
president Of the Sigma Gamma
Pho sorority.
Last year az the Boule held in
Houston, Texas, Miss Dorothy
Height. national president OF the
Delta Sigma Theta sorority, was
q featured speaker.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
Holmes County Park
Improvements Set

Mississippi's first major repair
and Improvement program for her
state parks since prior to World
War II is underway by the State
Park Service as a result of action
by the State Building Commission
in approving allotment sugges.
tioS presented by the service.
The total amount for repairs and
equipment is $59,618.
The work will be under the ST.
pervision of Albert Legett, State
Park director with A. H. Hall.
State Park coordinator. directly
in charge.
At the Holmes County Park
south of Durant six vacation ca
bins will be repaired and stained
The electrical wiring will be re-
worked and boat and bathing
piers will be repaired.
Money for this work was made
available by the 1850 session of
the Mississippi legislature in the
enactment of lib 1000.
In this connection Mr.. Legett
stated that 81 new boats have
been purchased by the Park Ser
vice and have been distributed
as follows: Percy Quin Is, Roose-
welt 20, Shelby 4, Holmes County
6, Leroy Percy 4, Clarke 10, Spring
Lake Is and TOmbigbee IL.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
Holmes Landowners Lose 2,743 Acres Timber
Valued At SIT, 165 By Fire In Ten Months
Conservative Estimates
Show l9 Per Cent
Area Is Burned

Using 2,743 acres, selected from
aerial photographs which served
as a sample survey out of a total
of 302,336 acres of uncultivable
acres in Holmes county, fire loss
for the ten month period from
July l, 1949 to June /, 1850
amounted to $287,l65
A sampling survey of all coun-
ties in the state not under the in
tensive fire protection of the Mis-
sissippi Forestry Commission dur
ing the period has just been com,
pleted by the Fire Prevention
Control division of the commits
sion.
1t was pointed out by the com.
mission that this survey is SUBJ
Ject to a margin of error of from
zero to fifteen per cent. The burn
ed survey of unprotected lands
was on a statewide basis and
where the survey is broken down
on a county basis there is a mar.
gin of error, but the statewide pic
ture is correct. The percentage
OF area burned on the sample test.
ing in Holmes county amounted
to IS per cent and this figure was
used to arrive at the estimated
loss on all timbered and unculti.
vable lands in the county.
On the overall picture of unpro-
tected and uncultivable and tim.
bered lands in the state the fol.
lowing interesting facts were re-
vealed:
Total acres of timbered and I'M
cultivable land not under the in
tensive fire suppression program
average percentage of
acres on which forest fires occur.
red 10 per cent. Estimated mum.
Der OF acres burned l,316,062 with
average damage of $500 per acre
with a total estimated damage of
$6,580,31O.
AT the same time there were
1881 900 acres in the state under
the intensive fare protection pro.
gram with a percentage of acres
on which fire occurred of 1868
per cent of total of 1890, 1865. U.s.
ing the $500 per acre damage the
total damage on protected land
amounted to $1.953,78O.O0.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
S27 Blood Tests Are
Given AfCIinics :
indications Are
Campaign Will. !,
Be Great Success

Inc free countrywide blood tess
program of the Holmes County
Health Department got underwash
Monday and indications are th1
campaign will be highly success.
full :.
a., During the first two-day period
027 blood tests were made an
average of over 100 persons has
attended each showing of the free
MOVIES preceding the clinics The
nuns shown are made in Missis-
sippi and point out the imnor.
lance and need for every cifize,,.
making certain he is free frone
venereal disease, particularly So.
Inc attention of our readers h
directed to schedule shown else
where IN this issue on the schedule
OF free movies and blood clinics
to be conducted by the Holmes
Health Department for the ens,,.
ing week.
Watch this paper every week
to see when the movies and blood
testing clinic will be in your corn.
munity.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
Holmes FuIls Short
On *" Bond Quote

HQlmes county bought only 95.58
per cent of its "E'' bond quota in
the Independence Bond drive re-
Gently ended. The amount of 'E''
bonds purchased by Holmes coun-
ty citizens during the period of
the drive which was from Nav IS
through July II was $61,177.
Mississippi as a whole purchas-
ed 1928 per cent of its bond quota
during the drive. or $4.l8O, 462.
Rex I. Brown. state chairman,
said: Even though Mississippi
did not quite make her quota the
achievement is considered re-
markable, with our farm income
markable, with our fam income
SO per cent under what it was for
the same period in l949.n
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
Nazarene Pastor will
Return For Year
Photo by Smitty

The members and friends of the
Nazarene Church are very happy
that the Rev. S. d. Garrett is re,
naming as pastor here for an
other year. He was yiven unani-
nous call to stay but was also cal
led by the Gulfport Church OF the
Nazarene. After a meeting Sun
day OF the District Superintendent
and the Church Board he accepted
the Passionate here again.
Our church appreciates the CO.
operation and support given by
our friends in the past and look
forward to a great year for our
Lord in Durant.
We will have a Boys Quartet
from Trevecca Nazarene College
with us for the IL am. worship
service Sunday, July 30th.
DR.. belong and the Showers of
Blessings Choir viii have the
Church of the Air" program over
Columbia Broadcasting System
Sunday, July 30th. You may check
with your local CHS station for
time of airing in your communi-
ty.
Church Reporter
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
Library Notes

This week the Holmes County
Library at Durant offers for your
entertainment Savage Gentle
man" by Noel Gerson, a novel
of the French and Indian wars;
DIR. Katherine Bell" a novel of
the intellectual and emotional
conflicts in the life of q young
doctor, by Evelyn Harter: BLACK
Sage" a western story by l. p.
Holmes; "Sawdust And Sixguns,"
a western story by the incompar-
parable Evan Evans, Fire At
WILL" mystery by Doris Disney;
death Disturbs Mr.. Jefferson"
a mystery by Anne Hooking, and
Hunt The Tortoise" a crime club
selection by E. X. Ferrars.
Readers from West, Pickens and
Goodman were welcomed at the
library this week, as well as the
following out-of-town guests:
Miss Annie Meek, Brooksville;
Mrs. Bill Osburn, San Diego, Cal
ffornia; Mrs. H. r. Monroe, Jack
son; Master Jimmy Allen, Nash
vile, Tenn, and Mrs. Charles
Phillips and Charlie Pete Phillips
of Somerton, Arizona.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
Reserve Officers Hold
Meeting Friday
Status Of Reserve
Officers Not Clear,
Says Major Long

The Headquarters 1852 d
Training and Induction Station
Unit, commanded by Col. joseph
E. Berman, held its regular meet
ing at the City Hall in Lexington.
Friday night. Instructors for the
evening were Col. Berman and
Capt. David B. Miles.
Among the new officers assign
ed to this unit are 1t. Col. Thomas
0, Hall of Camden, former chap
lain with the 31st Division during
World War II, and Captain Stew
art Bridgforth, Pickens.
There were approximately l6
officers present. Major Long,
Unit Instructor from Headquar-
tiers Mississippi Military District
In jackson, was also present.
Major Long advised that the
War Department had not issued
instructions as to what Reserves
would be called at this time but
that each reserve officer would re-
ceive 80 days notice so that he
could get his affairs in order. Also,
it was definite that those reserve
officers who had received highly
specialized training would be call
ed first and that probably some
reserve units would be called into
service intact.
The next meeting is scheduled
for the first Friday in August at
300 pm. at the Lexington City
Hall and all reserve officers and
enlisted reservists in Holmes
county or within an area of fifty
miles are invited to attend. It
is expected that additional infor-
nation will be available at that
time.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
Hove You Hod Your Blood Test?

Your Holmes County Health Department conducting an IN
nsive testing campaign throughout the county the idea
OF blood testing everyone five old this purpose
IN nd testing clinics being throughout the entire
county "
Many people that they boodtes but after
they are reminded of the things syphilis they are only
too eager to take
Syphilis is not ordinary disease so cent
the people that have don't know anything about
late Don't forget syphilis cripple insanity and
slow death.
n 1t good thing to know that you right SO don't
wait until It's too Late missed the clinic when
70 YOU you can 60 the Health Department any
and have blood tested Don't pass p this
opportunity for free check your health
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
Distributors Selected
For Nitrogen Fertilizer

Holmes county stockholders in
the Mississippi Chemical Corpora
ton met Friday afternoon at the
Courthouse to select ditributors
for nitrogen fertilizer in the coun-
ty.
Distributors selected were T. M.
Williams, of Lexington, S. F..
Buchanan, Of Cruger, and the
Pickens Cooperative Gin at
Pickens.
There. are about IS Holmes
stockholders in this corporation
holding about $4,000 in stock,
ranging from $500 to $1,000 or
more.
The plant located near Yazoo
City is expected to be in opera
ton October 18th but it is expect
ed to take some time before q
backlog of nitrogen fertilizer can
be built up for use. Until the back
log is built up the fertilizer will
have to be allotted, officials said.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
City Clerk Only
Official Who
Is Not Opposed

A great deal of interest is being
manifested in the Durant's Demos
cratic primary election ON AapusS
END if the number of candidates
qualifying is to be taken as an in
dication.
There are three candidates each
for the posts of mayor and mar.
shall and eleven candidates for
the five-man board of aldermen.
Only the city clerk, Mrs. Lucille
Truitt, is unopposed.
Mayor R. E. McNeer, a candi.
date for reelection, will be op~
posed by Frank Edwards and ], T.
Nicely, both well known railroad
men, Mr.. Nicely being retired.
Marshal Will Durham has as his
opponents Night Marshal Tom
Ashley and Constable Casey Grit
fin.
Among the list of candidates far
aldermen only three are members
OF the present board seeking re.
election. These are Leon Enpel.
mann, H. l.. Harrington and ],
c. Robertson.
Others qualifying to make the
race are: Herman Clements, J,
E. "Skeet" Ellard, ZEE Guess, Jul
Jus Guion, Fred Leslie, Irby Mel
ton, R. E. Moore and E. H. Witt
The five candidates for the De-
mocratic Executive COMMITTEES
are w. S. Heggie, Mrs. J. M. How
ard, Robert Irby, w. C. Martin
and c. G. VanKeuren
CongTessmen '
On the same date, August 22nd,
voters of Durant will help name
q congressman to succeed Hon,
Will M. Wilmington, who did NOT
offer for reelection.
Seeking this post are StatA
Senator Oscar Wolfe, Frank Smith
and Lomax Lamb.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
Povine Contract Let
For $98,e80.00

The contract for paving $3.50
miles on highway II between
Mileston and Belzoni IN this coun-
ty was awarded by the State
Highway Commission Tuesday to
Blount Brothers of Tuskagee, Ala.
Their low bid was $98,
This contract was one of II let
by the Commission Tuesday for
construction work totaling more
than $1,000, 900.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
Attention, Please!

If you the a member of the
Lexington Municipal Concert
Association and have not yet
been contacted for the renew
al of your membership for the
l950-sl season. please send your
membership check to Mrs. r.
M. Gwin. secretary. at once.
An effort has been made by
the various team captains and
workers to see every member
of last year but some may have
been missed. II is especially
desired that all old members re-
new their memberships
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
Baptist Youth Revival
Series Begins Sunday

The annual youth revival begins
at the First Baptist Church in
Durant Sunday, August 9Th, and
continues through Friday, August
Preaching will be done by the
Rev. Bobby Odenwalt and James
Hayes, youth director of the
church, will lead the singing. Miss
Joan Stockstill will be the organ
list.
A most cordial invitation is ex-
tended to everyone in the COM
munity regardless of age or de-
nomination to attend this series
of meetings.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
10 Candidates Qualify For Eight Offices In
Durant Municipal Primary Election 22nd
Duront Girl Portruys
Role At State COLLEGE,

Miss Joyce Hill, of Durant, por-
trayed the role of Grethel in the
play "Hansel and Grethel," which
is being presented this week at
State College.
The play is based on an old Ger
man folk tale and is presented by
the Mississippi Playmakers, a
group of students.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
Safety Committee
Works In Holmes
Community Choirmen
Are Named Today;
County Quote $500

Lawrence w. Rabb, Jr., of Lex
lngtcn, chairman for Holmes
county in the Mississippi Safety
Councils membership drive, is
working with a committee of local
citizens to enlist members in the
Mississippi Safety Council and to
encourage a greater safety con-
sciousness throughout Dthe county
and state, as a part of Mississippi
safety Week now in progress.
Holmes county's quota Is 5000. 90.
Safety Council comynittee men,
bers are: Jack Yates, DR.. M. S.
Melvin, w. r. Ellis, Jr., H. p.
Watson, T. A. Lail, all of Licking
ton; r. M. Branch, Goodman, and
A. j. Stevens, Jr., West.
Community chairmen for the
county have been announced by
Mr.. Rabb as follows:
Durant, DIR. c. e. Patton; Tchu-
la, w. r. Huddleston; Pickens,
Bill McKie; Goodman, Mr..
Branch; and West, Mr.. Stevens.
This group is working with SIM
slar groups in counties Throughout
the state during July 1929, pro-
claimed by Governor Fielding l..
- igdt as Mississippi Safety
Week. The membership drive
will continue through August 5.
Funds derived from member
ship contributions will enable the
mississippi Safety Council to en-
ploy a small, full-time staff to
MAINTAIN a year-round education
al program. The Council will in
vesugate and publicize the causes
effects and extent of accidents in
Mississippi. Its educational pro-
gram will reveal ways and means
of preventing accidents and thus
reducing the excessive toll OF
death, injury and property dam
age that now exists in this state
Memberships in the Mississippi
Safety Council are available to
every individual, firm, associa-
ton and organization. Three clas-
ses of memberships include in
dividual or 81; Contributing OF
SIS; and Sustaining or 500; or
multiples of those figures. All
county committeeman are author
lied to accept applications for
membership. Individual mem
pers will receive pocket member
ship cards; contributing and sus-
tanning members will receive lar
ger membership placards suitable
for display.
County committeeman have
distributed Safety Pledge stickers
to automobile dealers and service
stations as a part of an effort to
pledge 100000 motorists to safe
driving. Municipal officials, club
groups and professional organi-
cations are cooperating in their
programs to focus attention on sa-
fety and to emphasize the need
for a greater safety conscious
ness" in this state.
Governor Fielding l.. Wright is
honorary membership chairman
of the Mississippi Safety Council.
Lonnie P. Sweat of Gulfport, pre-
sident of the Mississippi Power
Company, is president of the
Council while Giant Seay, Jackson
insurance executive, is vice pres
ident and chairman of the mem
bership drive.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Durant News is authorized
to announce the candidacy of the
following persons for office, sub
ject to the action of the Democra-
tic Primary election on Tuesday,
August %, 1850.
For MGYof
Frank Edwards
j. T. Nicely
R. E. McNeer
For Marshdl
w. E. Durham
Mrs. Earle Hook, Of Utica, visit
ed Mrs. T. S. HUMPHREYS last week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
Rev. MeCuIIoueh Goes
10 Seminary On 23rd

The Rev. Spiva L. McCullo,,ch
has resigned his pastorate of the
Durant, Goodman and Pickene
presbyterian Churches and will
leave Durant August % to enter
Columbia Theological Seminary
TO work on his Masters degree IA
religious education.
The Rev. Mr.. MCCULLOUGH win
assume the pastorate of Midway
Presbyterian Church at Avondale
Estates, Georgia, near Atlanta i,
They expect to be at the Geor-
gla post for about two years.
Last Service
The last service here to be held
by the Presbyterian pastor will be
on Sunday, August 9Th at 11.O,
am. A special communion, viii
be held at this time with Duranf,
Goodman and 'Pickens Presbvfer,
ian churches joining in the ser.
vice. t
Elected Moderator
The young Durant minister wac,
honored on July 18th when the
Central Mississippi Presbyterv
composed Of rs churches, elected
him moderator at the meeting
held at Mt. Zion Church near
Weir. 81.
Family Leaves
Mrs. McCufouch and their two
children, Leon, 10, and CaYnillo.,
4. will accompany Mr.. MeCuHouch
to the new post in August.
A wide circle Of friends. Of an
denominations regret to see this
splendid family leave Holmes5
county.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27

Miss Elizabeth Ramsey, who
has been attending summer school
in Raleigh, North Carolina, visit
ed in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Henley. She left Monday
for Starkville, to visit her bro
Their, Mr.. G. B. Ramsey and fam
lily.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-27
Rev. Day Conducts
Revival At Stewart

The Rev. c. M. Day, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, has been
conducting a revival at Stewart
IN Webster county this week.
The revival series will end on
July 18th.
Evening star., 1950-04-02

fairway and rolled onto the edge of the green.
How did you like that?" he snapped.
1T was all right. But you'll need lot better
follow through with Ellen. If you take this match
all you'll win from her will be faraway smile and
hint that the State Championship would be nice"
There was no use arguing with her. Some people
had to be shown. He marched to the green and
sank twenty four foot putt for birdie and the
title.
People jammed around him and prevented
him from getting on with business much more
important than golf. Ellen came up to him, TALL
cool and graceful. Bill, darling, I'm so happy"
she said. Il knew you could start winning if you
really tried
Bill smiled vaguely, and suddenly Ellen was
someone he had never seen before. He blinked his
eyes, "Be with you in moment - he said. Got
to see somebody
He FOUND jamie standing off by herself. She
looked small and subdued, and it was difficult to 60
on thinking of her as the biggest hazard on the
course He cleared his throat few times until his
voice sounded properly harsh, and said. Il hope
you saw Ellen come up to me just now"
Eyes, Bill" she said meekly. What did she
say?"
He thought for moment He frowned tried to
concentrate He couldn't even remember the sense
of what Ellen had said.
1T was probably something very nice, jamie
said, signing From what could see, Ellen had
that look in her eyes. suppose even queens get it.
think you're going to be raised temporarily to the
nobility
Il don't remember her looking at me like that
l wonder why?'
you're just excited and happy about winning
the match and -"
Il am not happy" he said firmly. II never felt
worse in my life.
Its my fault Bill l deliberately made you
angry, back there in the rough. But you simply
had to stop being good loser about everything,
and so tried to get your mind on something more
important than golf"
"You mean Ellen?"
Eyes, of course"
He thought about that, and slowly began to
realize what had happened. 1t was not logical for
man who was hopelessy in love with girl to
forget what she said and how she looked at him.
There could be only one answer. He wasn't in love
with Ellen He hadn't been for long time. That
was why she had seemed suddenly different back
there. He had merely been in the habit of thinking
he loved her so long that he took it for granted.
HE SAID bitterly, well, your trick didn't work.
l wasn't thinking about Ellen at ALL was just
trying to prove how wrong you were. 1t turns out
you're the most important person in my life. 1t
turns out don't want Ellen want you"
jamie caught her breath "Is -. is that bad?"
bad? It's awful. You spend the summer trying
to help me and all do is grow and try to get away
from you. Well, you've done your good deed. So
now suppose you'll try to stay away from me.
That'l be tough problem to handle"
jamie said softly, DO you think you'll have to
give up?"
Evening star., 1950-05-21
Body in River Identified
As Ex-Post Office EmpIoye

A body found floating in the
Anacostia River near the Sousa
Bridge was identified late yester-
day as that of Robert Hylands,
"a, a retired employe of the Post
Office Department.
The body was identified at the
District Morgue by Mrs. Ethel
Molet, in whose home at 1908 G
street Sc. Mr.. Hylands had lived
for 27 years.
She said he was a native Of
England who had come here a
years ago. Before he was retired
in 1941 he was a lockmaker in
the mail equipment shop Of the
Post Office Department.
Mrs. Molet said Mr.. Hylands
was a Mason and a widower. She
was unable to give police any
next-of-kin to be notified.
She said he had been missing
for several days but that she had
not reported his absence to the
police.
Evening star., 1950-05-21
Maine Base Ready for B-36s;
First in East for Giant Craft

base handling a B-29 Superfort-
reSs.
Stationing of the B-36 inter-
continental bombers in Maine
would give the Air Force some
thing like a two-pronged offensive
from this country in event of
attack. since only last week the
Air Force disclosed it was NOV
ing a group of B-36s to Spokane,
Wash, within easy reach of stra-
tegic United States bases in
Alaska.
That location would place the
big planes within combat range
of railway and industrial centers
of Soviet Russia. BY refueling
over Alaska they could extend
their reach.
The Maine base would provide
the B36s with wide variety of
targets in Russia and satellite
countries should they have to
strike back In event Of an attack
on this country.