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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
VIC. Martin Retires
After 4S Years OF
Telephone Service

Forty7eight years of untiring
effort and faithful service to the
telephone company were climaxed
at retirement luncheon given
in the private dining room of
Tommy's cafe at Durant on De-
cember %, 1949, in honor of Mr..
w. c. Martin, senior installer-re-
pairman at Durant. Those most
closely associated with Mr.. Mar
tin through the years were pres
ent and expressed appreciation of
the opportunity they have had of
working with him. To emphasize
this appreciation, Mr.. J. F. Perry,
plant manager at Greenwood,
presented him with a radio on
behalf of the plant employees in
the Greenwood group; and Miss
Neva Majors, chief operator at
Durant, was the presenter of a
robe from the traffic employees
of Duant. Also present were the
honoree's wife, two daughters and
a son.
Highlight of the luncheon was
the presentation of Mr.. Martins
diamond studded retirement pin
by Mr.. S. E. Wade, Mississippi
plant superintendent, Jackson.
Mr.. Martin also received a life
time membership certificate in
the Pioneers from L. I. Newton,
president of the Magnolia chapter
of the Pioneers of Amrice.
Mr.. Martin began his career
with the telephone company in
1900 as a night operator and Of
flee boy at Ripley, Tennessee.
During the next several years he
worked at various towns in Ten
vember %, 1911, came to Durant,
nesee and Mississippi, and on No
as manager, He has sincere
manned here, serving as manager,
combination man, and as senior
neutrality-suspicious..
Mr.. Martin is married and has
a married daughter and married
son who live away from Durant
in the Durant public schools.
and another daughter who teaches
ABE" owns his own home in Du-
rant, where he has lived for the
past thirty-eight years and where
he has acquired a large scope of
friends.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
Services Held FRIDAY
For James SkeIton

Funeral services for James To-
hvel Shelton, 70, retired post.
Master and trustee of Holmes Jun
Tor college who passed away al
1:OO am. on Thursday, January
IL, at the Baptist hospital in Jack
son were held at 1000 am. FRIDAY
at the Goodman Baptist church,
Goodman, the Rev. c. N. Perkins
and the Rev. /. F. Nets officiat-
ing Burial was at Hillcrest GENE
terry and Masonic services were
held at the grave.
Mr.. Shelton was public spirit
ed citizen and was very active in
church, civic and school work in
Goodman as well as in Holmes
county. He was chairman of the
board of Deacons of the Goodman
Baptist church, was member of
the board of trustees of Holmes
Junior college and the Masonic
Lodge. He retired from postal
service in l945, and had continu-
cd to work extensive farming in
terests in Attala county. -
surviving are his wife. Willie
Allen Shelton; three children,
MRS J. S. knight, Jackson: Mrs. !
J. ID. Neaves and Earl T. Shelton.
Goodman, and four grandchildren.
Ann and Jimmie Neaves, Good
nan; Nancy knight, jackson, and
Sandice Allen Shelton, Goodman.
Pallbearers were c. N. Dicker-
ION, E. 0. Peterson, Paul Hand,
:. W. Torrance, John Davis, D. L.
Mcconnell. Leroy lobe and Jim
@hlsolm, all of Goodman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
Koslsko And Duran
HighchooI Cagers
pIayenefit Game

Neigbring kosciusko and Du.
rant witangle for the first time
in baetball contest when the
boys al girls teams of each
school ret in the KRIS Whippet
gym Saday night at 7:30 in a
March Dimes benefit game.
Sever attractions besides the
doublehder are being planned
for the basement Of spectators
Cake WIS will be held between
halves leach game while be-
tween nes, three free throw
contest slated. Contests will
match IL high school boys and
girls can and the Kosciusko v.
F.W. teal. One open" contest
will be Id and may be entered
by men I'D women spectators.
Kosciuo's New Century club
will furnh cakes for winning
contestaniin the cake walks and
will also lrovide pies for win
ners in fr throw contests.
Advancsale of tickets will be
b the Kosciusko Junior
and SeniGY -Teens. Concessions
will be uher supervision of the
Kosciusko|unior and Senior Hi
Y clubs. III proceeds will 20 to
the Marchf Dimes.
Both BASKETBALL games are ex-
pected to e high scoring affairs.
Kosciuskos hustling quint is
rapidly emerging as a leading
for tournament honors
while the Kosy girls are also de-
veloping into first class players.
)urant is known for its consistent
~ good cagers and is rated by
many as a favorite over Kosy.
Admission to the benefit event
VIII be Csc and soc.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
West Triumphs In FLA
Basketball Tournament

The FLA. basketball tourna.
ment was held at McCool January
Z, with seven teams present. In
the first round of games, McCool
defeated Sails, and West defeat
ed Ethel by score of % to Is. In
the semi-finals McCool defeated
Lama, and West defeated Cox
burg In the finals West defeated
McCool by score of 1918.
The West lineup was as fol-
lowing; Billy Tate and Ray Goss
as forwards; Bill Black and
George Edwards, guards; with
Mike Edwards as center. Substi-
tutes were Carlton Aldridge and
Ike Musselwhite, forwards; Ken
meth Stroupe and Leroy Black,
guards; with Bryant Ellis as
center.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
MEG Analyses
1rumans Budget
For 1850

II Congress should adopt in full
the 42.4 billion dollar budget pro-
posed by President Truman for
the fiscal year ending June 80,
1851, Holmes county taxpayers
will be required to pay out ap-
proximately $3,O7O,2OO as their
share of the cost of this spending
program.
This estimate has been made by
the Mississippi Economic council,
IN a statement based on an analy-
Sis OF the presidents budget re-
Communications submitted to Con-
gress. The MEG estimates that
Mlssissippi's share of the propos-
ed budget is $30l,3l6,9OO. This
figure is based on the fact that
Mississippi residents and taxpay-
ers presently bear II per cent of
the total federal tax burden.
The councils economic index of
mississippi shows that Holmes
county residents and taxpayers
pay l.02 per cent of the total tax
bill in Mississippi.
The presidents proposed budget
does not tell the whole story, the
councils statement said. since il
does not include social security
programs financed by payroll
taxes dedicated to these purposes,
which do not appear in the budget
proper.
These social welfare programs
already exact millions of dollars
annually from Mississippi wage
and salary earns in the form OF
taxes deducted from their pay.
checks" the councils statement
added. IF Congress should an
prove the presidents new propo-
sails, payroll taxes will rise sharp
ly when the new programs gel IN
full operation. The people of Mis-
sissippi should be fully aware OF
these facts as to the cost of such
programs. The council has made
the breakdown of approximate
costs to all counties so taxpayers
may know the proposed tax bur-
den as outlined by the president"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

A friend, Major Robert Willis
of the regular army and old-time
cavalryman was recently trans
ferred from Governors Island here
to new post in Vienna, Austria.
In making the necessary arrange
ments for himself and his family's
departure for overseas, he was
told to see Major Smith" down
at 80 Church street on some de-
tails. So the officer went there,
up to the proper floor and was
met by woman. Il want to see
Major Smith," said Major Willis.
4 am Major Smith," said the wo-
man. you're what" stafnmered
Willis. Yes" said the woman,
I'VE Wacs are not required to
wear our uniforms now, you
know" Major Willis told her
what he wanted, but under his
breath he was softly swearing
and wondering what this mans
(?) army was coming to.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
1!!lildlllelihl,A f,
I2;; !! y! IS! IS!

Since this column was las,
written, there is one less news.
paper in New York CITY. Las,
week, the 116-year old New York
Sun folded overnight and nex,
gay merged with the World.
Telegram. This leaves only three
afternoon papers here now which
does not seem enough for CITY
OF eight million people. Whe,. /
iirst came to New York, / had a
letter OF introduction to Martin
Green of the Sun, one Of the best
rewrite men ever to grace a CITY
desk. Other famous names con-
nected with the famous paper
were Charles A. Dana, Arthur
Brisbane, Joseph Pulitzer, Rich
ard Harding Davis and Frank
Ward OMalley. l have known Ed
bartnett, Sun city editor for years,
ana another good friend is John
Stempel, now head of Indiana uni
versity's school of journalism, who
was a Sun editorial man for ten
years. Perhaps the paper was
best known for its immortal edi-
torial on rs There A Santa
CLAUSE" in answer to the ques-
ton of an eight-year- girl
which has been reprinted every
Christmas for the past so years.
Lots Of US hate to see the Sun go
down. 1t will long be well re-
membered.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
To Head communities
In Polio fund Drive

Names of the community chair
men who viii head the March of
Dimes fund-rAsing campaign in
the various communities in Holm
es county were announced by M.
B. Brown, COUNTY campaign di-
rector.
Community thairmen are Mrs.
T. A. Lail, Lexington, Mrs. H. T.
Abernathy, Coxburg, l.. A. Gle
ments, Durant Mrs. H. M. Terry,
Goodman, Miss Bess Atkinson,
Pickens, Mrs Harvey Baine,
Tchula, Mrs Andrew Stevens,
West, Mrs. Frank Eakin, Thorn
ton, and Mrs, J. E. Matthias, Cru
ger. Colored Director for the en-
tire county isA. P. Johnson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

S~SiA0 SdSNCS
sive year, and Minnesota receiv
co the fop amounts of epidemi,
AID, almost $4,000, 1000, to thes,
three states alone. North Carol,
ina, which had great number OF
cases IN l949 but was relatively
spared last year, called for almost
$l,OO0,000 in 1949 - primarily to
pay the heavy bills for after-care
Mr.. Brown explained that al
though care of patients is impera-
tive, research to find a means Of
preventing infantile paralysis also
must be continued at an ever-in-
creasing pace.
During the past II years. he
continued, "The National Fonuda-
'ion has allocated more than ten
million, eight hundred thousand
dollars for research"
Activities Listed
Funds also must be allotted for
education of professional person
mel, he said, The disease seems 70
nave changed its pattern and
spread out to more areas Mr.
brown explained, so that more
medical experts were needed IN
more places in l949. March of
ZINES funds provide Scholarships
and fellowships for the trainino
OF the professional workers. be
said. Az
Mr' Brown also listed these act
iVitles OF the National Foundation
and its chapters:
Special polio aid teams are sned
to epidemic areas at the request
of local and state health authori-
ties to help organize treatment at
local polio ccnters.
Six National Foundation sun
ply centers, strateglcally situated
across The nation. keep vital
equipment on hand and roadv for
Shipment. In the first ten months
OF l949, there were CAT special
shipments of respirators, as COM
pared to l43 in all of 194S. A total
OF sos hot PACK machines was
rushed from these ,enters to hos
pltals UP to mid October. l949. as
compared to lac in all of l946.
Not one emergency request
went untitled When equipment
ran out, new machines were pur-
chased. Last year the National
Foundation purchased l39 new
lungs" at an average cost of
$1,000, and 279 hot pack machines
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
HoI.-::.es Coordinatino
Council Met FRIDAY;
Elected Officers

r Officers we're elected and f. r.
Trotman, representative of the
PRODUCTION Marketing Admins
tratlon for Holmes county, spoke
on the cotton acreage allotment
the Holmes County Coordinating
program at a dinner meeting of
council at the Hotel Durant, Fri
day, January 6.
c. W, Carr, past president, call
ed the meeting to order and in
trodueed Mr.. Trotman. Mr.. Trot-
man explained why the Delta sec
tons are being allotted more cot
ton acreage than sections else
where, told how the. farmers will
be checked upon to verify the
cotton acreage they plant and
gave information as to penalties
that can be expected for those
who plant more than their speci-
fled allotments.
New Officers for 1850 are r. w,
Almond, Goodman, president.
John Holditch, Lexington, vice
president and H. H. Thomas, Lex
ington, secretary treasurer.
The next meeting will be held
Friday evening, February 3, at
Holmes Junior college in Good
man in honor of Mr.. Almond, the
new president.
Members present at the meet
ing were c. w. Carr, H. H.
Thomas, John Holditch, w. R.
Sullivan, H T. Parish, L. w.
Rabb, Jr., GA. Cleveland, John
Davis, A. P.Carroll, E. R. Trot-
man, R. w. Almond and John A.
Killebre y.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
Patients At The Hospitol

Mrs. w. F. Fowler and baby
girl, Durant
Mrs. ]. F. Rogers and baby
girl, Cruger
Edna Anelle Cade, Lexington
Margaret Brumby, Goodman
Gordon Ashley, Lexington
Claude Watson, Goodman
Mrs. Maggie West, Durant
w. r. Ellis, Jr., Lexington
George Ellison, Tchula
Miss Sue Cade, West
Lellie Smith, Tchula
Colofed
Melvin Roby, Pickens
iona Amos, Cola
Alfred Burdine, Tchula
E. j. Pickens, Goodman
Cornelia King. Lexington
Parilee Mclean, Lexington
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
William MusseIos To
Give Concert Feb. 9th

The Lexington Municipal Con-
cert association will present Viii
liam Masselos, celebrated concert
pianist, at the Lexington High
School auditorium Thursday
night, February 9. Mr.. Masselos
has recently given concert in
Memphis, where he received wide
acclaim.
In honor of the centennial sea-
son of the death of Chopin. Mr..
Masselos will play three Chopin
tunes in his program.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

Miss Daisy Mae Daniels return
ed home Sunday from Oxford
where she visited her niece, Mrs.
Aubrey Seay.
Mrs. Ed Rush carried her mo-
ther, Mrs. Joel Gulledge, to Jack
on Wednesday to the hospital
for a checkup.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

After seeing the sign in the
restaurant window on Vanderbilt
avenue, ! was convinced that the
buyers market has really return
ed. Not SO long ago, some res
taurants seemed to consider it
favor to wait on you. This sign
on one said: I'VE would enjoy
your eating with us today. You
would enjoy it too"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

D" hc" oSi
Gus this years
epidemic will be,
but we must be
prepared for any
eventuality. And
we must prepare
now by giving
with increased
generosity to the
1850 March of
Dimes"
California and
Texas, both hit
heavily for the
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
COURT OPENED MONDAY

The January 1850 term of the
Chancery court opened on Mon
day, January 9, with fairly
SmaA docket, and most of the
business to come before the court
is expected to be completed by
the end of this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
Expenses For Polio
Virtually Drained
Epidemic Aid Funds

Last years record infantile par.
aiysis epldemics virtually drained
the nation of its March of Dime.
epidemic aid resources. M. r
Brown, county campaign director
for the 1850 appeal. stated TODAY.
Stressing the vital Importance
OF a record March of Dimes TINS
year, Mr.. Brown said that ex-
penses for patient care in l949
scared to $3l, 100000 and by last
October had wiped out treasures
of local chapters in 43 states and
Alaska.
Appeals for emergency funds
poured into the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis from
these chapters" he reported. "At
the height of the epidemic, $780,
900 was being spent every "a
hours for patient care alone.
We all know that infantile
paralysis is one of the most ex-
pensive diseases to fight, both in
its acute and convalescent stages.
Continuing care for thousands this
year who were stricken in l949 is
at $4,000,
Research Needed
Added to this will be the un-
cost of caring for the
thousands unhappily destined to
be stricken in 1850. We do not
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
THIS TO PRESENT PLAY

The Beta club of Tchula High
school will present a play entitled
One Minute To 1900" at the
high school auditorium Monday
night. January %, at 7:30 pm.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
TO PRACTICE IN DURANT

DR.. ]. M. Kirkland, prominent
chiropractor Of Kosciusko, is ex-
tending his services to include the
Durant and lexington area, and
viii practice at his office, phone
l70-W, located across the street
from the Durant hotel on highway
81, till noon on Mondays and all
day Thursdays
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

Mrs. George Crow of Tchula
and Mrs. Erece Terry of Belzoni
visited Miss Rosa Ramsey Tues
day.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

Down at the opening of the new
offices of Laidlow and company,
well known New York stock
brokerage and banking house, at
Is Broad street. l was impressed
with the modern new offices with
indirect lighting and air condi-
tioning which such firms now
have. The company had just
moved out of the old Standard
Oil building said to be still filled
with the aura of old John d. Chat
ted with William Van Deventer
and Arthur Tuckerman, the form
er a Laidlaw partner and the lat
ter director of public relations for
the American Car and Foundry
company on how far big business
has yet to 60 in its relationships
with Mr.. Average American.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

Miss Edith Rhyme, Grenada,
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Rhyme.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

Miss Sara Rhyme spent the
weekend at home.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

The elements have certainly
combined 10 confuse the general
situation in New York. First
came the hottest summer in this
city's history, then just about the
mildest fall with not near enough
rain to keep the big reservoirs
which supply New York any
where near full This brought on
a dangerous water shortage which
has made newspaper headlines
every day here for the last sew
eral weeks, and as if that were not
enough, the recent weather has
been more like spring than winter,
the temperature on several days
being above seventy, and flowers
actually beginning to bloom along
the Hudson.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-02-10

The 1910 THRIFT HOME" sensational Thousands have
perfect 1850 THRIFT
in Youan
quality open The facts ~
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-03-01

CHARLES QUINN is catalytic cracker stillman at
Standard OILS Sugar Creek Missouri, refinery. Like
each of our 46 700 employees, he is backed by big
investment IN tools and equipment. This made
possible by the investment of our $4,000 owners
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-03-01
MORE Than
SWEET MUSIC COMES
FROM THIS HORN

more products, make them better and
make them more readily available, than
would otherwise be possible. The more we
sell, the more people we need to make
more products. Our present employees
become more secure In their jobs, and new
jobs open up.
Good products plus good salesmanship
are an unbeatable combination that helps
make our country great and the Amer
lean standard of living the highest in the
world. Everyone has chance to earn more
by producing more.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-03-01

ARCHIE DALEY is member of one of our drilling
crews. Our cost of finding crude oil has gone up
389 per cent In the last ten years Yet because of the
progress of the oil industry, you pay only As
per cent more for gasoline than you paid in 1910.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-03-01

What happens when Wayne King sells
you on trying Standard Oil products?
All down the line, there's work for peo-
pie to do The Standard Oil agent delivers
the products to your farm and the service
station where you trade. Our refinery
men send more products to the agents
bulk plant. Our pipeline men pump more
crude oil to the refinery. Our drillers
bring more oil to the surface.
Working together as anintegrated team,
the As, 700 employees of Standard Oil and
it's subsidiary companies are able to make
The Nome nugget., 1950-03-24
Fish and WildIife Creates New Job

OPD Special Washington Service
 WASHINGTON, lP)-The U. s. fish and wildlifc service created a new io5-assistant regional di- rector for Alaska-last week and appointed C. Howard Baltzo to il.
 Albert M. Day, service director, said in a statement the addition to the agency's Alaska staff is to help promote closer coordination in the management of the Terri tory's valuable fisheries and wild life resources.
 Clarence Rhode is regional di- rector of fish and Wildlife in Alas ka.
 The activities of the service in Alaska have expanded so much in recent years, due to the influx of new residents, tourists and mili- tary personnel, that we have reached the point where we have to give Rhode an assistant to share with him the responsibility for the direction of our Alaska program" Day said.
 Baltzo and his wife, son and daughter are to move to Juneau about June 1.
 Baltzo, 37, has been assistant chief of the branch of fisheries here A graduate of the Univers- tiy of Washington and a former employee of the Washington state fishery department, he also has been assistant chief of the branch of Alaska fisheries for the fish and wildlife service. In l947 and 1948 he was a partner and mana ger of the City Store at Wrangell, Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1950-03-24
MIR. NATHAN OST GUEST SPEAKER AT L-W-Y MISSION

MT. Nathan Ost, who has been a missionary in Africa and is now on furlough after three and one half years in Africa, will be the speaker at the Sunday School, and also guest speaker at the Sunday evening service of the Lavinia Wallace Young Mission. You are cordially invited to attend either of these services.
The Nome nugget., 1950-03-24

Ingredients ed alpupose flour double backing salt tablespoons butter other milk tablespoons butter 5 frmy packed tablespoon tablespoon tablespoons broken walnut
 
 Method Sf flour baking powder and salt together Cut table milk Turn lightly oured board cloth seconds, Roll 120nc tablespoons 5 dough- Roll jelly roll in 1nch slices Melt tablespoon potter in 8xlx
 
 bubbles stirring heat sprinkle Place rolls side down Bake a to rolls.
The Nome nugget., 1950-03-24

which amount to about 10 per cent of the herd.
 To date there is no record of sea otters being kept alive in captiv ity for more than a few days. Per haps with better knowledge of their specialized food habits is might become possible. But it must be regarded as a slim risk until otherwise proved by careful experimentation.
 No tale about sea otters would be complete without mention of CalifOrnia'S sea OtterS - eve n thought the U. s. Fish and Wild life Service does not share in the management. The California sea Otters were supposedly killed off early in the fur-traderS' mad slaughter of more than a century ago. A few sea otterS remained, though, hidden away in inaccessi- ble coves and inlets. Now Califor- mia has about 200 sea otters of her own.
The Nome nugget., 1950-03-24
Hot Cross Buns for Lent


your family good times easy making the mix coneCOner with vanilla, mark 
 HOT CROSS BUNS
 milk, cup teaspoons shortening nutneg teaspoon cinnamon, sifted enriched flour 
 milk add Cool ukeWam Add the flour and again beat remaining thick batter thoroughly When light Add spoonu greased 2nch muffin until doubled (about AS mnutes hot
 morning butterscoch
The Nome nugget., 1950-03-24

The first movie actors to re- ceive Oscars were Emil Jann- ings and Janet Gaynor flor the best acting in pictures released in Los Angeles, Calf, between Au- gust 1, 1927, and July 31, 1923"