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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-06-16

declared upon his arriv | here
from Europe.
Mr.. Kingsley said that placing
the Jews under German control
would be much too explosive"
However, he st a t e d that some
Jews will be placed under Aust
rian administration. The transfers
in both countries will begin July
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-06-16

removed from sacred occasions
such as prayers and funerals.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18
Pickens School Plans.
Graduation Program
Sermon On Sunday;
Dr.. Nelson Brings
Address To Gruds

Commencement exercises for
fhe Pickens High School will be-
gin Sunday, May 81, with the
commencement sermon being
held in the Baptist Church at 8
p. m.
The Rev. S. L. Mccullough, pas
tor of the Presbyterian Church
will deliver the sermon with
special music by choir of all
the Church. Mrs. B. M. Jones
will be the organist.
The commencement address, &C.
cording to Supt. Malcolm Shackel-
ford, will be given on Wednesday
night, May "a, in the High School
Auditorium.
DR.. d. M. Nelson, president OF
Mississippi College, Clinton, will
deliver the address.
DR.. Nelson is an outstanding
educator of the south.
Mrs. Owen Buford will play the
professional march.
Jean Ella Worthy will give a
piano solo.
The graduates are Jimmie
Horn, Harold Presley, James
Morphis and Melton Partain.
Jimmie Horn is the valedictor-
ian and Harold Presley is saluta-
torian.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18
Annual Piuno And
Glee Club Recital
Held At School

The annual piano and Glee
Club recital held at the Durant
School Auditorium last Friday
evening proved to be one of the
most outstanding affairs of the
week.
Mrs. L. c. Lisey, with Mrs. Jim
Bowie as accompanist, present
ed group of students in love-
ly program that was thoroughly
enjoyed by all those present.
The intermediate group taking
part on this program was COM
posed Of Shirley Leslie, Elizabeth
Montgomery, Claire Jean Cooper,
Sara Majors, Barbara Gibson, and
Dixie Winborn.
Shirley Mitchell was present.
ed in the advanced class and
these pre-graduates: Carol Wat
KRIS, Elaine Ellard, and Linda
McCullar.
Rose Marie Counts, graduate
student, played beautifully on the
program.
The Glee Club assisted in the
evenings program by giving
seven numbers which were great
ly enjoyed.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18
Liberty Bell Replica
Shown Here June II
American Legion To
Sponsor Special
Proqrom At Event

Most No. 10 of the American
Legion met with very good at
tendance in a special meeting,
Tuesday night, May Is.
OF prime interest to the COM
munity was the making Of the
initial plans for the showing Of
the Mississippi copy of the Liber-
ty Bell. The Koppers Company
had copies of the famous bell cast
in France and presented one to
each state in the Union. The Mis-
sissippi bell will be on display
in Durant on the afternoon of
June II. This showing is spon-
sored by the American Legion
and suitable program has been
planned by the local Post.
The Post voted the presenta-
ton of certificate of merit and
appreciation to Miss Frances AL
len for her outstanding ability
and service in the school, civic
and Church affairs.
The Post also authorized the
distribution of some second hand
clothing in its child welfare pro-
gram.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18
Curtain Falls Toniuht
On Graduating Glass
|M Durant High so
Sixteen Seniors Are
Scheduled To Get
Diplomas; Honors

Sixteen members of the 1850
Senior Glass at Durant High
School will receive their diplomas
tonight in exercises to begin at
300 p. m. at the school auditor
ium.
Members of the class are:
Glenn Cain, Carrie Burrell Crow
der, Rose Marie Counts, Thomas
Downer, Ray Hastings, CAROLYN
lnman, Ivon Jones, Roy Martin,
Aubrey Mcclellan, Hugh Carl Nc.
Lellan, Robert Myles Odom, Ruth
Pittman, Pauline Phillips, Inez
Shelton and Robert Streetman.
Pageant Given
Those attending the graduation
program will see an elaborate pa
geant presented by the high
school students under the direct.
ion of Miss Estell Turner and witt
ness the recognition of the follow.
ing students:
Top Homer
Miss Rose Marie Counts will
be given the Wilkes tropy, low
ing cup, for her selection by the
faculty as the most outstanding
senior" at Durant High School.
The award is given annually by
Mr.. Claud Wilkes.
Robert Francis Streetman Won
top scholastic honors in the sem
ior class and is valedictorian;
Hugh Carl Mcclellan was only a
, fraction of a percentage behind
him to earn second place as salu-
tatorian.
Glenn Cain will be awarded a
medal for being the best boy
athlete in school and Miss Shir-
ley Durham will be given the
medal for her selection as tha
best girl athlete in school.
Miss Sara Nell Majors will be
giveh the medal for the highest
scholastic average in Junior Him
School and Miss Mary Edith Bull.
lock will be given a similar medal
f; for top scholastic honors in the
eighth grade. ~
! Ray Hastings, who was elected
! by his team mates last year al
+; the most valuable football pl3t.,
er and received the gold football
given by The Durant News, was
again selected for the honor this
year, and will be so recognized
tonight at the graduation exer-
cises.
Glenn Cain, who received The
Durant News gold basketball fol.
his selection last year as the most
valuable pslsyer; repeated again
this year and will be recognized
tonight.
Miss Josephine Barranco was
selected this year as the most
valuable girl basketball player
and will be honored tonight and
presented with gold basketball
by The News.
A record crowd is expected to
attend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18
National Cupboard
Week Is Observed

The week of May l8 tc the q
has been set aside as NATIONAL
CUPBOARD WEEK according to
Marcus Love, Jr., of the Love
Wagon Company, who is focus
ing all of his attention on pro-
noting better boating for the
large number of smallboaters in
Durant and vicinity.
Mr.. Love says that the week
will officially open the 1850 Boat
ing season as it formally recog-
nizes recreational boating as one
of the leading outdoor sports in
the country today.
In commemorating NATIONAL
CUPBOARD WEEK, Love Wagon
Comany will distribute hundreds
of free pamphlets and helpful
booklets on boating, fishing and
other outdoor activities, to visit
ors of its store. Entry blanks for
a huge national boating essay
contest will be passed out during
this week. The contest winner re-
ceiveS full two weeks vacation
in Florida. Love Wagon Com
pany's local program is linked
with the Cupboard Boating Club
of America, sponsors of the ma
tlonal program, as well as yacht
and boat clubs, sportme's clubs,
civic groups and the Red Cross.
Today's Modern Cupboard, !"
states Mr.. Love has lifted boat
ing out Of the oar and paddle
class into one of speed and ease
on the water. It has brought such
TREMENDOUS influx of sports
men and newcomers into re-
creational boating, that some
form Of guidace and help has
become necessary" It was with
this purpose in mind that MA
TIONAL CUPBOARD WEEK was
created.
Love Wagon Company extends
a warm welcome to the Boating
season of 1850 and to all ex-
perienced boatmen, novices, and
non boatmen and gives and an
invitation to visit its store for
tips and suggestions on boating.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18
School Students Visit
Station In Jackson

A class of Durant High Schoo
students visited Jackson last weel
/ as guests of Mississippi Power
and Light Company to inspect
the new 77,000-kilowatt Req
Brown Steam Electric Generating
Station in the capitol city.
Travelling in the power COM
pany's 80 passenger bus, the local
group enjoyed a guide-conducted
tour Of the huge generating plant
which is one of the most modern
such stations in the entire South.
A chicken dinner was enjoyed
at the plant, along with a color
sound movie portraying the his
tory and development of modern
electric service.
Power produced at this station
is fed into Mississippi Power and
Light Comany's network of trans
mission lines which serve 404
towns, cities, and communities of
Mississippi, including Durant.
In addition to supplying cleo
trio power for present needs of
this territory, the Rex Brown
station will also offer ample power
capacity for future growth and
industrial and agricultural de-
velopment of the state and area.
thereby helping to provide en-
ployment opportunities for youth.
Each student received a SOU
venir booklet of the station, and
Reddy Kilowatt pins and ear
rings were also presented to the
youthful visitors.
A, c. Rickborn, station super
intendent, was host to the local
group. c. A. benson station engi-
neer, served as official guide for
the tour, explaining the opera
ton and function of the gene
rating station.
Those making the trip to Jack
son were: Misses Ruth Pittman,
Shirley Mitchell, Carrie Burrell,
Carol Watkins, Polly Phillips,
Bobbye Jean Jones, Linda Lou
McCullar, Shirley Durham, Ma
rion Brantley, Nit Roby, Ivan
Jones, Johnny Howell, Ray E.
Hastings, Hugh Carl Mcclellan,
Glenn Cain, James Rucker, w.
r. Martin, Jimmie Cain, Thomas
Downer, Eddie Lewis, Charles
Knott, Jr., Gene Vaughan, Van
L. Stewart, Virgil Mcbride, Rob-
ert Rosson, Ray Parkinson, and
Charles Campbell.
Other schools throughout the
company's 44-county territory in
the western half of Mississippi are
scheduled to tour the station dur
ing coming months, according to
power company officials.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18
Jaycees Plan Cake
Walk Saturday
Proceeds Help Poy
For Steel Bleuchers
At Football Field

The Board of Directors of the
Durant Junior Chamber of Com
merce met Monday night at the
home of Deck johnson. The COM
mittee in charge of the cake
walk reported plans have been
completed and they are looking
for a large crowd on Front
Street in Durant at 8 p. m, Sat
urday, May 20. Each Jaycee is
asked to furnish cake. These
cakes are OF be left at Odom
Bros. Building between four and
six p. m. Saturday afternoon.
TIL Jaycees are asking the sup
port of evrone in town as all
proceeds will 60 toward paying
for the steel bleachers at Ben.
nett Field. These bleachers have
been purchased and are under
construction at the present time.
An Industrial Committee wa:
appointed to seek new industrie:
for Durant. Those appointed were
Henry Mckenzie, Jimmy Hane
and Ralph McGehee. They plan tt
meet with the A. and 1. Boart
in jackson in the near future.
Pork Custodian
Mr.. Hammett of Jackson ha
been appointed Custodian of thu
Holmes County Park. He has of
: fered his cooperation in any way
in getting pople interested IN thu
facilities the park offers. HI
hopes to hire a life guard anG
open the Park, Sunday, May q
for swimming.
The park is now open for fish.
ing, camping, and picnicing. A
few 'rbig ones" have been caught
lately including five pound bass
A regular meeting of Jaycees
will be held Monday night at
Hotel Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18
HUG Present Program
Here For Gommu Club

Members of the Holmes Junior
College Choir, under the direct.
ion of Mrs. Martha Tye McKie
gave a beautiful program at the
Durant School, Thursday evening
under the auspices of the Gamma
Club.
Miss Ann May was the accom-
PIANIST and she was featured with
Johnny Marlborough in a piano
number.
Several numbers by the Girls
Octette and a vocal selection by
Norwood Redford were also great.
ly enjoyed.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18
Home Repair 0utIays
Reach S355,00 Total

Holmes County home owners
will spend an estimated $355, 0OO
on repair and modernization OF
non-farm dwellings during 1850,
according to estimates just re-
leased by the Tile Council of
America.
Lower wholesale prices for
building products and growing
stress on the use of quality ma
terials should greatly benefit
Mississippi home owners plann-
ing repairs this year." declared A..
I. Wintergill, chairman of the
Councils residential construction
committee.
Approximately two of every
five homes in this region will
be redecorated, either inside or
out during the year, the report
showed. Roofs will be repaired
or replaced on one of every six,
and SIN of every 100 are Que for
carpentry work.
Seven of every 100 homes will
hay. plumbing repaired, bath
rooms tiled or showers installed,
the report said. Miscellaneous in
terror repairs will be made in
six of every 100 dwellings.
Home repairs will be easier on
the 1850 family budget because
of a decline of more than five
per cent in wholesale costs of
building materials, in Compare
SON with prices at the beginning
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18
Joe H. Moore Claimed
By Death Friday
Rites Held Sunday For
Prominent Holmes
County Citizen

Coming as great shock to hi.
family and wide circle of friend.
was the sudden death of Mr.. Joe
H. Moore, member of a pioneer
Holmes County family which oc
Cured in Lexington, Friday after.
noon, May IL.
While he had not been in the
best of health for the past two
years the heart attack which
claimed him as he came from his
pasture during the afternoon was
sudden and came as a profound
shock to his loved ones.
Mr.. joe" as he was affection.
ately known throughout the coun-
ty where he was born and reared
was 68 years old on February
Is. He was born in Holmes Coun-
ty in 1882 and was the son OF
the late Joseph Moore and Mrs.
Mary Camella Hampton Moore,
pioneer citizens of Mississippi,
He lived in and around Lexington
all his life where he had extern
sive planting and ginning in.
terests.
He was active in Church af-
fairs and was a member of the
Board of Stewards of the Metho-
dist Church. He was serving his
first term as a member of the
Holmes County Board of Super
visors.
Services were held Sunday
afternoon at the family residence
with the Rev. c. T. Floyd, Metho-
dist pastor, officiating. Interment
was in the Lexington Cemetery
with Southern Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were his nephews:
Harold, Curtis and Max Ham
NETT; Junior Moore; Henry, Doug
las and Jim Wade Moss; and Capt.
Marvin Stanley, Maxwell Field,
Ala.
Honorary pallbearers were
members of the Board of Stew
ards of the Methods Church and
OF the Holmes County Board of
Supervisors.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Ruth Miles Moore, who he
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18
f l949, the report said. Home

of l949, the report said. Home
owners also will be able to insist
on such quality materials as clay
tile for repair work, as result
of the present buyers market, it
pointed out.
Expenditures throughout the
United States for home repair
and modernization this year will
total $2,350. 900, 900 to $4,000, 0OO,-
900. the report estimated.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18
Nuzorenes Conduct
Annual Revival

Services are being held each
night at 7:30 o'clock at the
Church of the Nazarene in the
annual revival with the Rev. and
Mrs. Ira E. Fowler, visiting evan
gelists from Hollywood, Mary
land in charge. 1t will continue
through the 18th.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18
Pickens Baptist Church Will Be Dedicated
Sun. IN Elaborate Service; $4,000 To Build
ian and Baptist Churches

ian and Baptist Churches
Scripture
Lesson Rev. c, G. Cornell
hymn Congregation
Announcements and
Recognitions. Rev. Cornell
Offering
Special Solo, "Open The Gates
Of the Temple"-Mrs Harry
Worthy
SermonDr. Gunter of Jackson
hymn Congregation
Active Dedication--..by Pastor
and Congregation
Prayer of Dedication DR.. Leo
B. Golden,o of Arkansas, form
er pastor.
Benediction-"God Be With
You" -----------.------.-------.---- Choir
''Festal Postlude with Chimes"
Spence Mrs. B, M. Jones,
Organist.
The officers of the new Church
are:
DR.. c. G. Cornell, pastor; J. M.
Marlborough, unday School
Superintendent; Jack Braden, B.
T. U. Director; Mrs. b. M. Jones,
Organist; Ann May and John
Marlborough, Jr., assistant organ
lists.
The board of Deacons include:
=. E. Maxwell, chairman; Ed
Atkinson, Jr., c. M. Bryan, E. c.
Bufo'd, w. H. Hart, w. j. Shanks,
B. M. Jones. A. M. Torrance, w.
G. McM'ullen, T. p. Montgomery,
H. B. Partain, j. M. Marlborough,
and Jack Sraden.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18

married in 1929, and son, Joe
Miles Moore. of Lexington; and
one daughter, Mrs. H. D. Bus
letter, of New Orleans, by form.
er marriage to Mrs. Effie Lundy
Moore.
Two sisters, Miss Dee Moore
Lexington, and Mrs. Kate ,Ioss
Tchula, survive.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18

Miss Alleen Ramsey of kosciu-
skO spent last Sunday night in
the home of her sister, Mrs. w.
A. Henley.
Friends Of Josephine Barranco
are sorry to know that she is con-
fined to her bed with flu last
week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18
Public Is Invited;
lote Ed Atkinson
Headed Committee

The people Of Pickens are proud
OF the beautiful new Baptist
church which is to be dedicated
at this Sundays service. The new
Church was built at an approxi-
mate cost Of $4,000. 90.
The building fund was started
IN 1912 by the Deacons of the
Church. DR.. r. B. Gunter. forr-
er pastor, assisted the conprepa-
ton in raising part of the money
Members of the building COM
mittee are J. E. Maxwll, J. M.
Marlborough, Mrs. F. B. Willis. H.
X. Varnado, and the late Ed At
kinson, ST., who served as chair
man in his lifetime.
Early History
The Baptist Church had an early
start in Pickens. On August "a
1885, E. j. Tye and M. A. Blake
decided the land to the Missionary
Baptist Church and the original
auditorium was built in that year.
Later the Sunday School rooms
We're added as needed.
"A few years later, ]. F. I've
Alice Nelson, M. A. Blake. and
n. {. Tye, gave the lot on which
the parsonage was built. AS the
Church membership increased
the need for larger and more
modern Church building was felt
and the dedication program this
Sunday will complete the expan-
SION plan which began back in
1912.
MRS. John Whitworth bought the
old Church property and through
lts sale new parsonage has been
built at an approximate cost of
$l5,00O.00 Modern apartment.
houses are being built on the site
OF the old Church property.
Atkinson Memorial
The grounds Of the Church are
being handicapped by Mrs. Ed At
kinson and children as a memo
rial to their husband and father
! In addition members of the
Church designated the baptistry
window of the new Church as a
memorial to the late Mr.. Atkin.
son.
Building of the new Church
was the dream of his life and he
headed the building committee
and was one of the largest con-
tributors to the building fund.
Program Listed
The program for the Dedica-
ton Service to be held in the
new Church building, Sunday is
as follows:
Prelude-"Bells of Saint
Ann -----------------AR Russell
Doxology- - Congregation
Invocation Rev. Frank Collins
Special Hymn-"Praise Ye The
Lord" The Combined Choirs
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18

Miss Rose Marie Counts, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Counts,
was awarded the Wilkes Cup for
being chosen by the faculty as
the Most Outstanding Senior"
IN the 1850 class of the Durant
High School.
The cup is presented annually
by Mr. Claud Wilkes.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18

on this round the world voyage
and due principally to its rich
historical background proved very
interesting.
Next week We'll write about
Bombay.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-05-18

Above shown the picturesque fishing traps by most
OF the fishermen around Cochin Harbo The traps
prncp and held in the position shown bv
large rocks on the shore side ~
Lower photo shows Of native workers who
ways greet arriving ships begging for
unhealthy looking lot dirty and They usually mo
mama papa, and few other family
newspaper. - '
Evening star., 1950-04-27

opposed by several speakers in a
panel discussion yesterday.
Russell E. Singer, executive vice
president Of the American Auto
mobile Association, attacked two
provisions of a bill introduced by
Senator Chevez. Democrat, of New
Mexico.
One, which he said would bring
100000 miles of rural roads
within the framework of Federal
aid, he termed "demoralizing to
State highway programs" The
other. providing for Bureau of
Public Roads management of
hearings in local communities, he
called an invasion of State
rights
Credits Aid for Progress.
The speaker credited Federal
aid, however, with contributing to
very substantial progress" in
highway improvements in the last
Is years and commended a
"soundly conceived Federal role. "
Charles L. Dearing of the
Brookings Institution favored a
reversal of the current trend to-
ward rapid enlargement of the
Federal role in highway develop
ment" but commented that this
seemed mot politically expedi-
ent."
A warning against inviting the
Federal Government to shoulder
added highway burdens came
from C. H. Buckius, assistant chief
engineer of the Pennsylvania De-
partment of Highways.
Repeal of Federal automotive
excise taxes was urged by Anson
S. Thomas of the Indiana Farm
Bureau. Current bills in Congress
would serve to link" these taxes
to Federal aid to the States for
highway development, and this
would be contrary to policies of
many farm organizations, he said
Oil Reserves Cited.
Earlier. the congress heard
John M. Lovejoy, president of the
Seaboard Oil CO. of Delaware, re-
port that America has handsome
surplus stocks" of petroleum un-
der ground.
American oil firms spent SIS
billion to drill $4,000 holes during
1949 and found oil or gas in $4,000
wells. he reported. During the
last two years, gross additions to
the country's proven oil reserves
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Harmony Highways Rail Transportation Urged Serve Public

amounted to 7.8 billion barrels,
he added.
Albert Bradley, executive vice
president Of General Motors Corp,
was reelected chairman of the
National Highway Users Confer
ence at yesterdays session. Albert
S. Goss, master of the National
Grange, was reelected vice chair
man. Arthur NJ. Hill. former
chairman of the National Security
Resources Board, also was named
to vice Craftsmanship.
Evening star., 1950-04-27

Railroads and the highway
transportation industry should
stop opposing each other and
achieve better understanding"
in the public interest, a public
regulatory official declared today.
Walter R. Mcdonald, general
solicitor of the National Associa-
ton of Railroad and Utilities
Commissioners, said conflict be-
tween the two interests is hamper
ing the work of regulatory bodies.
Addressing the Third Highway
Transportation Congress in the
Mayflower Hotel, Mr.. Mcdonald
said competitive conditions "as
basic as the law of the jungle"
Evening star., 1950-04-27

have been allowed to prevail in
the transportation field. He
blamed regulatory commissions.
Rate Wars Flourish.
by our failure to act we tacitly
approved a rate war which has
fourished for 20 years, abated
temporarily only by worldwide
hostilities," he asserted.
Better policing will be facili-
tated through a better under
standing between the manage
ment of the two competing ager-
cies," he added.
Increased Federal financing of
the Nations road-building was
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Story Is Ancient

The story Of Cinderella goes
back at least to the year 61o BIC.
in the legend of the Egyptian
pharaoh Psammetichus, He or
dered the country searched for the
owner of leather sandal dropped
at his feet by an eagle. When he
found her. he made her his queen.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Granger TO Give TuIk

Representative Granger. Demo-
crat. OF Utah. will speak in the
Latter Day Saints Chapel. Six
teenth street and Columbia road
NV, at s pm. Saturday. A film
and a musical program by the
Utah Centennial Chorus will be
offered
Evening star., 1950-04-27
AIsoce-Born Youths
Reported Held by Reds
BY the Associoted Pres.

STRASBOURG. - Several hun
dred Alsace-born youths. who
were pressed into service with the
German army after Hitler an
nexed Alsace-Lorraine in 1910, are
still being held as prisoners
somewhere in Russia" local off,
cials say.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Child WeIfore Proorum

General Accounting Office Unit
No. 4S. American Legion Auxili-
ary. will present a child welfare
program in the Legion Club, 2437
Fifteenth street NV. at 8 pm
tomorrow. Mrs. Matte Hardison.
child welfare chairman, will direct
the program.