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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30
Partnership Formed
By Dodd And Hicks

Claude Dodd and Luther Hicks
lave formed partnership in the
garage business and are doing
business at their place located op-
posite the fire station in Durant
Mr.. Hicks has been in this bu-
siness for some time in Durant
and Mr.. Dobb was formerly in
business for himself at the pres
ent location. More recently he
has been connected with the A
B. Clements Chevrolet Company
Mr.. Dodd and Mr.. Hicks said
hey are fully equipped with fac
tory equipment to service all
makes and models of automobiles
and they would appreciate tbs
opportunity to be of service tc
the general public They special
ize in front wheel alignment anG
wheel balancing.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30

Rev. c. M. Day, pastor of the
Durant Baptist Church, was born
and reared on a small farm in
Pontotoc county. He is a gradu-
ate of the University of Mississippi
with the A. B. degree and re-
ceived his Bachelor of Theology
and Master of Theology degrees
from the Southern Seminary in
Louisville, KY.
The Rev. Mr.. Day has served
two pas;orates before coming to
Durant, in Shaw, and Liberty,
Miss. He is also pastor of the
Baptist Church at Harland's
Creek where he breaches every
sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Day is the former Miss
Mary Jane Hale of Pontotoc coun-
fy. The Days have three children,
Joan Willis of Greenville, Charles
Nj. Day, Jr. OF Memphis ana Larry
Hale Day who is at home with
his parents.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30
Ranch Drive-In
Open Dec. 9Th

Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Rhyme, Jr.
are this week announcing plans
Tor the opening of The Ranch
Drive-In and Smack Bar at their
farm on highway 81, north of Du-
rant, on Friday, December 9th.
Two white turkeys, a hen and
gobbler, entered at the Holmes
County Fair at Lexington this
past fall, each having been
awarded blue ribbon, have been
selected to be given away - alb
solutely free on Thursday, De.
cember l4th at The Ranch.
For further information, reao
the announcement which appears
elsewhere in this issue.
(See Ad on Page Four)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30
Hand Motor Co.
IHonors Football
Teams At Bouquet

Outstanding recent affairs were
the banquets given at Tommie's
Cafe in Durant by the Hand Mo-
tor Company of Durant and West
honoring the football squads OF
Sails, Durant and West.
Mr.. Bill Hand, owner of the
Hand firm, was host to the three
separate affairs where guests were
members of the football teams
cheerleaders of the schools involv-
ed and coaches.
Steak suppers were served with
all the trimmings from tables col
orfully decorated with fall flowers
and the school colors.
Sails was entertained by the
Hand firm on Wednesday night
Durant on Thursday night and
West on Friday night.
Everyone who attended report
nd a wonderful time.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30
Highway Petrol Asks
Football Funs To
Drive Solely

Col. 7. B. Birdsong stated today,
During the next two weekends
we will have the largest football
crowds on the highways in the
history of football and the High
way Patrol. Next Friday night
the championship high school
game is to be played at Laurel be-
tween Laurel and Jackson: Sat
urday afternoon the game of the
year to be played at Oxford be-
tween Mississippi State and Ole
Miss; then back at Laurel again
Saturday night for the Lions Bowl
game between the number one
and two junior college teams of
MISSISSIPPI; and Saturday, De-
cember 9th, the Memorial Game
TO be played in Jackson
Says Birdsong further. I'VE
have not had a serious accident
caused by football crowds this
year, so let's all leave for the
game a little early and drive a.
reasonable speed, and obey all
traffic laws. If you must drink
get sober driver to drive your
car"
l.. c. Hicks, chief of the High
way Patrol, stated, I'VE will have
available men on the highways
working extra hours for your pro-
tection. All vacations and days
off have been cancelled. We urge
the cooperation of the motoring
rublic during this heavy traffic,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30
Communion Service
Given As Memorial
To S. c. Roys'

Mrs. w. G. Mize of Jackson, tht
former Clara Ray of Durant, made
a beautiful presentation of q
Communion service to the FRS
Baptist Church of Durant on be
half of the Ray family as a me
mortal to the late Mr.. and Mrs
S. c. Ray.
Members of the family partici
pating in this lovely gift to the
church are Byron Ray of Mem
phis, Charlie, Robert and Miles
Ray, all of Durant, and Mrs. Mize.
A full house was present at the
morning service when the presen-
tation was made on Sunday, No
vember 18th.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30
Sunto Claus Will
Be Master Of
Ceremonies friduv

Santa Claus will be at the DE-
rant school auditorium Friday
night at 1880 to be master of cew-
monies at the Christmas Parade
of Little Angels"
There will be 1l6 little girls aasA
boys, dressed in their Sundsg
best, to parade across the stage
in front of Ole Saint Nick coD-
vincing him that Durant is fun
of little angels deserving all the'
good things he can bring back oR-
December 25th.
Out-of-town judges will seleed
Jack and Jilr' from the tws
through four age group and q
'Pripce. Charming and CinderA-
ella" from the five through sevesR
age group. Cash awards with APP
propriate prizes will be given the
four winners. All children wifi
receive small token from Santa
himself.
The home economics depart
ment will make and sell bags ce
candy containing lucky numbers
Prizes will be furnished by MEM
bers of the Gamma Club.
Thanks is expressed to the V
Teens for making the display pos
tiers and to McLellan's Store. Well
worth and Western Auto Stoxssftr.
the loan of toys to decorate th4
stage.
Admission to this colorfuE &C.
casion, introducing the Yuletidae
will be 40c and zoe.
It was through the splendid CD
operation of the following busin-
ess firms, the children they sp0n--
sored, and the parents of the chill
dren that this event was made
possible.
Following is a list Of the chill
dren representing eighty-two bu-
siness firms and individuals who
will take part in Fridays show
South Side Service Station, La
mar Taylor; Walter Durham'ss
Store; Jackie Durham; Piggly
Wiggly, William (Stun,py) Dan
iel, James Filgo; Gulf Service
Station, Mike RuckeI; Green Ga
bles Cafe, Dixie Hester; Ashley'&
Beauty Shop, Tomnnie Ashley
Durant Floral Co., Calista Mes
bitt, Quinton Spruill; Durans
Beauty Shop, Weir Kyle, III, Rom
ME Floyd; Tommie's Cafe, Peg
gy Claire Burrell, Shannon Flynn,
Kelly Wayne Durham, Mary Beth
Fenton; Standard Service Sta
ton, Mary Jane Kealhofer.,.
o. M. Powell Service Station
Elva Kuykendall, Carolyn Moi
felt; Durant Motor Co., WesIey
Leopard; Dodd and Hicks, Donna
Myers, Susanna Smith; Sou6s
'ern United Ice Co., Jerry Gil
more, Bobby Cain, Bob Maughn>
Continued on Page q
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
b. Hazel Brannon Smith

We want all Of our readers to
know that next weeks News
will contain special forestry Sec
ton which we think will prove
both interesting and profitable to
everyone in the county.
This special forestry section will
be liberal education on forestry
in Holmes county. It will give q
complete picture of what is being
done in forestry in our county -
and a vision, we hope, to our
readers Of what could be done in
Holmes county with forestry if
our people will just become aware
of it.
This special forestry section will
also stress fire prevention as one
pf the very foundation stones up
on which any forestry program
must be based.
Every year at least 100000 in
timber goes up in fire in Holmes
county "a conservative esti-
mate. That much money in the
pockets Of numerous Holmes land
owners would mean a lot more
money to spend for every family
- it would mean more dollars to
be put in local trade channels =
more improved land to be placed
on the taxrolls. Certainly it
would rebound to the great bene-
fit Of every resident in the county.
Read The News next week
and become forestry-conscious.
Frank E. Smith, newly elected
TO fill the seat in Congress to be
vacated by the Hon. Will M. Whit
tington in January by retirement
has been visiting around and gett-
ing acquainted with the people in
this Third District.
Mr.. Smith was in Holmes coun-
ty several days ago and appeared
before q civic group discussing
both the international situation
and the domestic front.
Mr.. Smith is only 81 years old
but appears to be much older than
his years would indicate from his
grasp Of present day conditions,
particularly the international sit
uation. He seems to see a broad
view of our national picture also
which is pleasing to those who
feel our survival as leading ma
tion depends upon what our re-
personalities in Washington do.
Mr.. Smith seems to have a keen
sense Of responsibility as an Am
erican as wen as as50utnerner.
which is well and good
Altogether young Mr.. Smith
seems to be getting off to a good
start - and we shall watch his
career with great deal more
than just casual interest.
Incidentally, the congressman
elect is no kin to the writer.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30
Christmas Parade Al Durant School
Features lis Children; 81 Firms Represented
Theodore A. Dinus
In Victory Division

Theodore A. Dinas, 312 Null
berry, Durant, has been assigned
TO the famed 5th Armored vic
tory" Division which was recent
ly reactivated at Camp Chaffee,
Arkansas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30

week with a 1925 win over the
Kinds Eagles from Raymond.
Holmes Bulldogs will not be
strangers to Watkins Field. Hol-
mes and Kinds were selected as
the outstanding teams in the Jun
ior College Association in 1945
and played to scoreless tie be-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30

The Holmes Bulldogs, number
one team in the Junior College
Conference, will meet the number
two team in the conference Sat-
urday, December 2 in the fifth
annual Lions Bowl game at Lau-
rel. East Mississippi of Scooba
won the runners-up position last
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30

in fact at all times. Let's be safe
and not have any accidents. The
Patrol is going to do their part,
will you do yours?"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30

In Jackson
Mrs. Robert Ray and Miss Eth
elyne Baine spent Saturday in
jackson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30
Potients At The Hospital

November 10
Miss Edna Majors, Lexington
November 10
Mrs. Venia Singleton, Durant
discharged 29)
November 22
Calista Nesbitt, Durant
discharged 24)
Mrs. Lee Herring and baby
girl, Lexington
November -
II. II. Wynn, Goodman
Mrs. Daphne Grady, Jackson
discharged 28)
November "a
Mrs. Milton Mccormick and
baby girl, Durant
discharged 26)
November IS
Mrs. Shep Ellis. West
discharged 27
Mrs. T. L. West, Durant
Mrs. E. L. Hines, Tchula
discharged 26)
NovembeT 20
Mrs. E. B. Chun, Lexington
Mrs. J. r. Booth, Lexington
discharged 28
Henry Mclean, Tchula
discharged 28)
Mrs. w. J. Dodd, West
Mrs. r. j. Rowland, Pickens
Novmhnr ~ ...-
S. w. Hodges. Durant
discharged 29)
1govemlReT %
Charlie Smith, Tchula
Mrs. ]. H. Wilborn, Durant
colored Pdtisnts
November Is
Cornelius Branch, Lexington
Novemhes 81
Laura Newman. Ebenezer
discharged 29)
November az
Lewis Davis, Lexington
November rs
Mary Alice Brown, Lexington
deceased 26)
Lewis Smith, Lexington
November Is
Tom Redman, Lexington
Carrie Powell, Tchula
November ~
Katie Ruth Hudson, Walden
Adam Randall, Lexington
November 20
John A. Cooper, Lexington
Willie Rucker, Tchula
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30
At Allison's Wells

Mrs. Marcus Love and son Rob-
ert and Miss Clara Van Lenier,
who are visiting in the Love homo
spent Thanksgiving at Allison's
Wells.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30
At Home

At Home
Miss Edith Rhyme spent las.
weekend at home.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30

Mrs. Van Stewart visited her
parents in Memphis Monday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30

fore a capacity crowd. This was
the first venture in a post season
game for junior colleges in the
state. The Lions Club of Laurel
is to be commended for their eff
forts to stage annually an out
standing game for such a worthy
cause. The entire net receipts
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30
Visit DAUGHTER

Visit Daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Page of
Starkville spent Thanksgiving
with their daughter, Mrs. Marcus
Love, Jr.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-30

InJockson
Mrs. ]. H. Byrd and Mrs. Clyde
Stokes were in Jackson several
days last week.
Evening star., 1950-01-01
Pumps Clearing Overflow
Under St. Peter 5 Basilica.
By the Assseidssd Press

VATICAN CtTY, Dec. 81,
Pumps in the grottos underneath
st. Peters basilica worked over
time today to sempty a greater
than normal fldwnf wAter.
Vatican sources said the, over
flow. resulting from irnperfecfions
in work on a water system in,
Janiculum Hit, back Of the
basilica, was not causing concern.
However. these sources said,
the pumps have been working
continuously for sbcut a month.
since an increase in the normal
water flow into the grottos of the
worlds biggest church was first
noted. The pumps are used from
time to time to clear the grottos
where recently excavations among
ancient tombs has been intense
fled.
Big tanks that are part Of the
water-collecting system in the
grottos were found to contain
eels when emptied. No plausible
explanation for their presence
was made.
Water seepage into st. Peters
Basilica. which stands not far
from the banks of the Tiber, has
been a problem for centuries.
Evening star., 1950-01-01
Z Sons Of DIP Who Died
Al Sea Leave Ellis Island
BY the A.seeiofed Pres,

Two immigrant children whose
father died at sea are under pa
role from Ellis Island pending a
Government decision as to wheth-
er they may stay in this coun-
try. ,..
The children are Kurt March,
and, II, and his two-year -old
brother, Ralf. Their father, a
displaced person from Poland,
died aboard the steamship Gen.
eral Hahn that brought them to
New York last Wednesday.
Under the Displaced Persons
Act. q parent qualifying for ad-
mission as displaced person may
also bring in his minor children.
But in this case the fathers death
before reaching the United States
led immigration officials to raise
the question: Are Kurt and Ralf
still entitled to come in?
A special board of inquiry in the
immigration Service conducted a
hearing in New York and decided
that they are not.
Abraham Rockmore, counsel for
the Hebrew immigration Aid So
ciety. appealed to Watson B. Mil
Ter, the immigration commits
sioner, and Attorney General Nc
Grath. Now the commissioner has
paroled the children to the So
ciety pending a final decision.
within the next week or ten days.
Evening star., 1950-01-01
By J. [. MiehoeI
spseioi Correspondent Of The s,o,

MOUNT AIRY, Md, Dec. 81
A 119-year-old chapter of railroad
history ended tonight when the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroads old
No. lat pulled into the dingy sta
ton here after a 40-mile run from
Baltimore over the Nations first
passenger line.
The train was greeted by about
100 persons and left few mo-
ments afterward for Baltimore,
but its run was officially ended on
its arrival here. Although this was
the final passenger run, freight
service over the old main. line will
be continued.
The route. which was opened in
1880 with a train pulled by Peter
Cooper's Tom Thumb locomotive,
ended its last passenger run at
7:40 pm, 20 minutes behind
schedule.
The last trip began at Camden
Station at $3.50 pm. Usually
drawn by diesel engine and made
up of two coaches. the train to-
night had a steam engine and one
extra coach.
231 Takes Last Ride.
AS a final sendoff, $50 members
of the Ellicott City Businessmen's
Association with their wives and
children came aboard for last
ride to their home town. Train
men reported there were 201 paid
passengers and about 80 riding on
passes.
Among those on board were
State Senator p. q. Stromberg
and c. Ferdinand Sybert, Speaker
of the Maryland House Of Dele
Evening star., 1950-01-01
New Building Rules
To Be Enforced, Lee
Warns Montgomery

New building code regulations in
the Montgomery County portion
of the Washington Regional Dis
trict will be enforced strictly, an
official declared yesterday.
Blair Lee, III. made the an
nouncment as vice chairman and
park commissioner of the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. His state
ment was issued in connection
with report that several build
ing code amendments have been
adopted and are taking effect i'm
mediately.
"As a result of the amend
ments.' Mr.. Lee said, there can
no longer be any doubt as to the
exact requirements of the code
and the building inspectors have
been instructed to see that all
regulations are enforced"
The planning commission dis
closed that it abandoned one pro-
posed amendment which would
have liberalized regulations for
foundation walls. Under the exist
ing code, foundation walls may be
8 inches wide if they do not extend
more than S feet below the fin
ished ground level. If they extend
more than S feet below finished
grade, the minimum width is IL
inches.
In other 2-to-1 votes, the COM
mission:
l. Dismissed a petition of Lea
G. Wilson, 7104 Glenbrook road,
Edgemoor, to rescind an earlier
resubdivision granted to Freder-
ick w. Case; under that, lot at
the northwest corner of Glenbrook
road and Moorland lane was di-
vided into three lots.
2. Refused to approve a resub-
division plan for part of Oak
View. near Hillandale. The plan,
submitted by Harry Boswell, would
have reduced lot frontages from
81 to 50 feet.
Evening star., 1950-01-01
Dr.. Julia M. Green to Mark
5Oth Year as D. C.. Physician
Family and Friends
To Pay Tribute to
Homeopoth, 78

DR.. Julia M. Green, a 78-year-
old woman whose life work is to
further the principles of home
opathic medicine, will take a
breathing spell today to observe
her 50th anniversary as Wash
ington physician.
Members of her family, patients
and old friends will join DR.. Green
this afternoon at her home, 2726
Quebec street NV, to pay tribute
to her long service.
DR.. Green was a child of 6 when
her father, Bernard r. Green, a
civil engineer, moved here to work
with the Army Corps of Engi-
neers on major construction prof.
ects at the Library of Congress
and other city landmarks.
After attending Wellesley Col
lege and taking her medical de-
gree from Boston University Med
ical School, DR.. Green began so
years ago today the practice of a
speciality she believes will find a
more active place in medicine of
the future.
Developing from the work $50
years ago of DR.. Samuel Hahne-
mann. homeopathy is based on
the idea that patients should be
treated according their reactions
to illness. rather than according
to specific diseases.
For treatment, DR.. Green said,
the speciality proposes use of thou
sands of drugs. each listed with
several symptoms" produced
when tested on well people. The
drug chosen for treatment is the
one whose symptoms-tested on
well people-most closely resem-
bles the symptoms of the patient.
Theory Outlined.
Thus. according to the theory.
a large number of patients with
the same disease might each re-
ceive different drugs, according
to the way they react to the
disease.
DR.. Green's hope is that an
institution for the homeopathic
training will one day be built in
Washington. In her Office at
1925 ! street NV, DR.. Green has
made space available for the
American Foundation for Homeo-
pathy, which has as one of its
goals the founding of such a
school. DR.. Green said the group
now owns property adjoining hers
on Quebec street, and that she
Evening star., 1950-01-01
ODwyer Takes Oath
For His Second Term
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.-Mayor
William O'Dwyer was sworn in
for his second term today.
Judge Albert Conway Of the
New York State Court of Appeals
administered the oath at Oracle
Mansion, the Mayors official resi-
dence.
Francis Cardinal Spellman,
Archbishop of New York, gave the
invocation. Mr.. O'Dwyer's bride,
the former Elizabeth Sloan Simp-
son, received the 120 guests at
tending the ceremony.
Earlier Mr.. O'Dwyer had sworn
in DR.. John F. Mahoney, q veteran
of the United States Public Health
Service, as health commissioner
to replace DR.. Harry Mustard. who
RESIGNED.
Evening star., 1950-01-01

plans to will her property to the
foundation.
The hope of the gray-haired.
slightly built physician is that
homeopathy will be recognized as
a specialized field in medical prac-
tice.
Must Decide on Treatment.
The, homeopathic doctor TAX
ing on new patient, she said
"is obliged to decide whether. he
needs surgery, mechanical medi-
cine, medical treatment or just
plain good advice. If his needs
are medical. then the treatment
should be by means of homeo-
pathy." =.
In addition to her professional
affiliations, DR.. Green is an ac-
tive member of the American AS
sociation of University Women,
the Washington Wellesley Club
and the Women's Joint Congress
sional Committee. She also found
ed business and professional
women's club at the All Souls
Unitarian Church, where she has
been a member for u years.
To help greet guests at her
home today will be two brothers.
William E. Green of Columbus.
Ohio. and Arthur B. Green of
Needham, Mass. DR.. Green has
never married.
Despite her age, she has no
definite plans for retirement.
Il suppose I'll retire when I
get some one to. take my place"
she said. Il want some one I
can train thoroughly who can
take over my patients"
Maybe" she added. "Ill be
able to retire in about five years."
Evening star., 1950-01-01
Nations Oldest Rail Line Ends
Passenger Service to Mt. Airy

c~eSS, esAAA ASAS6o" 1SWoAo -.
Rockenbaugh of Baltimore County.
One of the trains most inter-
ested riders was Miss Elsie Pearl
Mercier Of Lisbon. Md. Miss Mer-
cier is the granddaughter OF
Charles Woods of Concord. N. H.,
one Of the contractors who laid
the first stretch of track from Bal
timore to Ellicott's Mills.
Echoring the opinion of most of
the passengers Mrs. e. G. Nc
Closkey Of Ellicott City, said "The
B. g. o. should continue the line if
for no other reason than for ad-
vertising purposes
Officials Cite LOSSES
Railroad officials sought the
lines discontinuance because they
said it had been losing several
thousand dollars year.
A Washington man, Charles M.
Wagner of 1880 Evarts street NE,
was one Of a small group Of rail-
road fans aboard. He said that
several Washingtonians had In
tended to make the trip but did
not do so because Of New Year S
plans.
Ia charge Of the train on the
final trip was Conductor William
F. Hendricks, Baltimore. a veteran
of ~ years with, the B. 81 O.
The engineer was Edgar j. Kes-
sler Of Relay, Md. who has been
with B. & O. for IS years. An
other longtime employe on the
train was combination fiagman
and baggagemaster James r.
Barker, Baltimore. He has been
with the B. q o. for 80 years.
The fireman was Russell M. Bly,.
1920 Battery avenue. Baltimore. j