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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-17
NUDE pApADERS
 SENTENCED, PRISON

NELSON, B.C., May IT - R - Three-year prison sentences for 52 radical Doukhobors and the firing of another home are developments in the conflict between the religious sect and provincial law.
 The prison terms were meted out n trials held here and at Grand Forks. All were charged with nude parading.
 The 36 Doukhobors sentenced here brought to 67 the number drawing similar terms in Nelson courts since April 28 Another 30 till face trial at Grand Forks.
 While the court actions were go- ing on, other sect members touched he torch to the home of Alex Sap rikin at Krestova. Saprikin is in jail here awaiting trial. It raised to B the number of homes burned within the past three weeks in pro- test against Third World War.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-17

Brownie Willard, Roy Bean, Gilbert Mills, Mrs. Howard Erickson, MT. Kenny, Alfred Horton, and William Dick
 From Pelican: Brad Hall. Mrs. O. Winther, Mrs. c. c. Personens, and Anna M. ,Cousart; from Porpoise Isle: w. R. Weber; from Hawk h. let: Frank Parsons: from Haines: Mrs. Roy Bolton, E. G. Murphy, Bud Phelps, Susie Godine, and Sheda Blanchard; from Excursion Inlet. Mrs. Peter T. Johnson and Cecelia Johnson; and from Peters burg: Floyd Brown, John Akins, and James Schendorf.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22
Mrs. W. N. Ellis
Passes In West

Mrs. w. M. Ellis, native OF
Montgomery county, died at her
home in West, Friday after an
illness of several months. She
was As.
Funeral services wehe held at
Hebron Baptist Churdh, SUNDAY
at 2 p. m. with the Rev. C.. f.
Burden officiating. Oliver Fune-
raj Home of Winona was in
charge of arrangements. Burial
was in the Church cemetery.
Pallbearers were Fred Tindall
James D. Kennedy, Bernard Tin
dali, ]. L. Tindall, Calvin Sanders
and Dallas Palmertree.
She leaves her husband, w. M.
Ellis. one daughter, Mrs. Paul
Hodges and four sons, Wilbert M.
Huber, Denver and Barney Ellis
all Of West; two sisters. Mrs
Jackie Tindall, Popular Creek.
Mrs. J. E. Kennedy, Charleston:
two brothers, Floyd and Row
Palmertree, Popular Creek.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22
BreazeaIe And Ellis
Free On $1,000 Bond

Mike Breazeale and Fred Ellis,
both Of Durant, are free on $1,000
bond each after being arrested
last week by Sheriff Ellis E.
Wynn on warrants filed by Coun-
ty Attorney Pat M. Barrett.
Breazeale is charged with as
sault ad battery with intent to
kill and murder Paul Myers, Lex
sngton Theatre owner, in con-
nection with on alteration be,
tween the three men on June
10th in front of the Barn, a Neg.
fo night club outside Durant's
city limits.
Ellis is charged with assault
and battery in connection with
the same case.
The preliminary trial, set for
this week, has been postponed
until next week. It will be heard
in JP E. B. Guess court
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22
Tchulu Man Named
To MEG Committee

J. c. Allen of Tchula has been
named a member Of the Mississ-
ippi Economic Councials labor
management relations committee,
according to an announcement
by Thomas J. Reed, industrial re-
lations manager of the Johns
Evansville Products Corp, Natchez
chairman of the committee.
we are happy to announce the
appointment of Mr.. Allen to serve
on this important committee" the
chairman said. HE will work
with some As other leaders from
throughout the state in striving
to improve labor-management re-
lations in Mississippi.
AN important meeting Of the
committee will be held in Jack
son in Tuesday, June 20. He is
performing real service to his
community and state by agree
ing to serve on a committee work
ing on very important subject"
Mr.. Reed explained that the
meeting on the Goth will be an
organization meeting. marking
the first time the group has met
since committee appointments
The group is charged with the re-
sponsibility Of directing studies
to guide the MEG in its decision
with respect to labor manage
ment legislation.
MEG Directors for this area are.
Earl Evans, The Evans Company,
Canton: j. r. Smithson, The At
tala Co. Kosciusko: Joe w.
Latham, Deposit Guaranty Bank
& Trust Co, Jackson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22
Durant, Goodman And
Pitkens Figure In
|Whiskey Violations !.
SIS Gallons And
41orreIs Moonshine
Seized BY Officers a

K. G. Ellis, Durant, admitted
possession of still on the John
watson estate near Durant and
paid $4,000 and costs in ,yP
Court in Durant last week. Four
barrels were taken by Sheriff
Ellis E. Wynn and his deputies
A Negro involved in the case -
still missing. .9-->a,
So Gallons Moonshine
Caught on the same day were
80 gallons Of moonshine LIQUOR in
a corn field between Goodman
and the river bridge. The Sheriff
and his men stayed on the LIQUOR
an night but no one came To
claim II SO no arrests were mada.
Pickens Spot :
An oil drum of assorted wines
ana liquors was found about
June 10th just off the place
north OF Pickens on Highway 81
repeatedly operated by John pet
tus. No arrests were made.
CookseY Fined
On the same date Frank Cook
sey pied guilty to possession of
1lve gallons of moonshine which
Sherlff Wynn and his men
found in the garden back of Guy
Moffett's house north of highway
IL in Durant.
Cooksey was fined $4,000 and
costs by JP E. B. Guess.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22
Former Pickens Girl
Now with Foundation

Appointment Of Miss Esther
Irene Helm as southern Missis.
slppi state representative of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis was made known TODAY
by National Foundation president
Basil O'Connor.
Miss Helm, who formerly was
a teacher in Clarksdale and Meri-
dian, will help coordinate the
service of rs National Foundation
Chapters in her area. Miss Helms
position is newly established and
was created to increase the eff.
fectiveness of the organisations
patient care program for infan-
tile paralysis victims.
"A resident of Clarksdale, Miss
Helm attended Pickens High
School, Holmes Junior College.
and received her B. S. from
Delta State Teachers College,
where she was affiliated in a
professional capacity with the
Department of Health, PHYSICAL
Education and Recreation,
The new Mississippi state re-
preventative will work with, and
out Of the office Of, Mr.. v T.
Anthony who is currently re.
presenting the National Founda.
ton in the northern sections of
the state. The office address is:
208 Bacon Building sol E. Capt.
tol Street, Jackson S, Mississippi.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22

Mrs. Walter Odom went to
Memphis Sunday and accompan-
led Mrs. Rufus Harrington and in
FAINT son to Durant where they
will spend some time with Mrs.
Herrington's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Brown.
Hal Rhyme of Jackson. spent
the weekend at home.
Thomas Walton Drane of Jack
son is visiting with his grand
parents, the G. w. Dranes this
week.
Mrs. L. c. Lipsey was a Jack
son visitor Monday.
Miss Joyce Truitt and Miss
Nancy Tatum are spending this
week on the Gulf Coast.
Johnny Stevens, Winona, was a
Durant visitor on Monday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22
Durant Legion Post
Wins District Award

Preston Hudson Post Me-. 10 of
the American Legion won the
district membership award in
district eight and will be present
ed a trophy at the state conveA-
ton to be held in Jackson, July
9-12.
The Durant Post showed an in
crease in membership from 40 in
l949 to "a in 1850, under the
command of c. G. Mansfield.
Post included in the eighth dis
trict are Alderman, Canton, Car
thage, Durant Flora, Goodman,
kosciusko, Lena, Lexington and
Tchula.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22
Patients At The Hospital

Mrs. Edward Ables and babyboy,
Goodman
Mr.. Tuck McCool, Pickens
Mr.. c. F. Moore, Lexington
Mrs. Richard Anthony and baby
girl, Durant
Mrs. Nat Hooker, Lexington
Mrs. M. K. Shute, Cruger
Brenda Faye Fisackerly, Cruger
mrs. Phillips L. Zeigler and baby
girl, Lexington
Mr.. A. r. Tuberville, Lexington
James Alton Carol. Lexington
Colored
Joe Willie Bentley, Durant
Baby Regan, Cruger
Nose Courts, Pickens
Shirley Ruth Grayson, Durant
Nancy May Springle, Tchula
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22
Contracts Awarded For
$4,000 Additional To
Community Hospital

The Holmes County Board OF
Supervisors met Wednesday and
awarded the contracts for the
S215,000 addition to the Holmes
County Community Hospital at
Lexington subject to the appro-
val of the Mississippi Commits
sion on Hospital Care and the
United States Public Health Ser.
vice.
Additional monies needed to
accept the bids submitted at an
earlier meeting have been pro-
vlded and approval by the two
agencies is regarded as routine.
The anticipated $175,0O0 the
new addition was to have cost
has expanded to $215, 900, the a.
mount of the bids accepted by
the Board and sponsoring groups.
Contractors are expected to
start almost Immediately on the
ADDITION, as soon as approval
comes through on paper.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22
Miss Fannie burney
Buried Al Ebenezer

Funeral services were held
Sunday for Miss Fannie Burnev.
~, who passed away on .Satur-
day after lingering illness. The
services, held in the Ebenezer
Methodist Church, were conduct
ed by the Rev. Lonnie johnson
and assisted by the Rev. w. M.
Langley, with the Southern Flu
neral home in charge.
Miss Burney was born August
80, 1861 in Yazoo county and
lived most of her life in and a.
round Ebenezer where she taught
school for many years. She is sur
viVed by one sister, Mrs. E. J..
Farbus.
lnterment was in Ebenezer.
Pallbearers were Ernest Brown.
Jessie Brown, Will Burwel. Bur
well Humphrey, Jr., Cavanaugh
Henry, and Will Thomas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22

Major Mcdaniel, Jr.. son of Mr..
and Mrs. M. c. Mcdaniel, of Clin-
ton, was educated in the public
schools of Goodman and Clinton.
at Kinds Junior College and was
awarded the Bachelor of Arts
degree from Mississippi College
IN May, 1850. He majored in
piano having studied with Miss
Jimmie Vardaman and DR.. Grady
Cox, both graduates and former
teachers of Cincinnati Conserva-
tory of Music.
During his college years he was
a member of the weIl-known
Chorale Choir of Mississippi Col
aege and served as its efficient
president during his senior year.
During the present summer he
plans to further his music edu-
cation in the University of Ari-
IONA at Tucson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22
Nuzurenes Will heur
Woman Preacher 18th

The Rev. Marie Bankston
May), of Jackson, will be the
speaker at the morning I'D even
ing services at the Church Of the
Nazarene Sunday, June Is, ac-
cording to the pastor S. D. Gar
rett. -
The speaker will be glad to
have her relatives and friends
attend these services. She is a
fine preacher and a good worker
in the Church of the Nazarenes,
the Rev. Mr.. Garrett reports.
Come and bring your friends
and enjoy these services.
Sunday School 1000 a. m.
Worship Service -----11:00 a. m.
Evening Service ESQ p. m.
Prayer Service
Wednesday 7:3O D. m
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22
VISIT IN BIRMINGHAM


Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Fulmer
spent the weekend in Birming-
ham, Alabama, with Mr.. and
MRS. Jimmy Harrison. They went
especially at this time to attend
services at the Woodlawn Metho-
dist Church of which the Rev.
; .. kimbrough is pastor.
Present at the service Sunday
were a large number of couples
the Rev. Mr.. Kimbrough has
married since he has been min
ister. The service is an annual
affair to which all of the couples
the minister has married are in
vited.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22
Co|ored Employee OF
The Spot Charged
With Murder Attempt
Whiskey Seized At
Negro Night Club
BY Holmes Officers

Charges of assault and battery
with intent to kill and murder
with firearms have been filed a.
gainst Bright Eyes" Smith, a
colored employee of the Spot,
Negro night club on highway IL
outside Durant's city limits.
He was arrested Wednesday bv
Sheriff Ellis E. Wynn and re-
leased immediately on $1,000
bond signed by M. M. BLACK
jack" Powell, reported owner of
the Spot.
The case grew out OF a shoot
dng which occurred some time
ago when ball game was in pro-
gress in the vicinity of the Spot
Preliminary hearing set for
this week has been postponed
and will be held next week.
Negroes Arrested
Fleming Peteet and L. c. Sud.
duth, two Negroes repeatedly
employed at The Spot, were ar.
rested Saturday just off the pre-
misses OF the Negro joint carry.
ing whiskey to hide-out locat.
ed nearby.
Sheriff Wynn charged the mer
with possession. Their bond wa.
set at $4,000 each and wa.
made by Powell.
Get Two Cases
The Holmes County Sheriff
caught two cases of liquors jus
Off the premises of The Spot las,
week but no arrests were made
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22
Rev. Johnny A. Dinos
Now In CoffeeviIIe

The many Durant friends Of
the Rev Johnny A. Dinas will
be interested to know that he
filled the pulpit at Coffeevi]le,
Sunday morning, the first church
tc which he was assigned as an
ordained minister of the Metho-
dist Church in the Greenwood
district. t
Johnny's friends in Durant
wish for him the greatest posi-
be success in his chosen field.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22
Lbrory Notes

This week the Holmes Coun-
ty Library at Durant again offers
a selection of light and entertain
ing reading matter. THE Maine
Woods" book of non-fiction by
Henry David Thoreaus is a de-
llightful trip into the woods of
Maine Light romances offered
include Danger In Eden" bv
Jennifer Ames, cinderella Had
Two Sisters" by Virginia Storm,
Perry KiLss6ro, r. NJ" by Geor-
gia Craig, two very good mys-
teries are listed 1.-THE Bride OF
Newgate" by John Dickson Carr.
and "A Murder Is Announced" by
the incompatible Agatha Chris
tie. Western readers will delight
in Range Camp" by w. F. Bragg
Shutdown" by AL Cody, and
"blackwater" by Frank O'Rouke.
The intermediates are offered
a new mystery series by Augusta
Seaman, the three thrillers offer
ed this week are ''Bitsy Finds
The Clue" 'The Charlemonte
Crest and "The Brass Keys Of
Kenwick."
Tiny tots will enjoy Snow
boots" a lovely horse story by
Bear" by Sharp and "Perky
Maj Lindman, Where Is Cubby
Little Engine" by Margaret Fris-
key.
Visitors at the Library this
week were Miss Peggy Joyce
Hairald, Grenada, and Miss Teryl
Tinsey of Philadelphia.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22
Lexington Population
Set At 3, 1874 Persons

Lexington has a population of
3,l94, according to Porter w.
Petit, census supervisor at
Greenwood.
The population of Lexington
has shown a small increase since
the last census in 1910 when thu
figure was 5000, a gain of I6l
persons.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22
PURCHASE HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Reed have
purchased the A. S. Tatum home
and will move into it as soon as
the living and dining rooms can
be redecorated. The Tatums'
plan to leave Durant next week
Tor jackson where Mr.. Tatum
mas established a dry cleaning
business.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22
All Club Members
Go 10 State College
Eight Holmes Winners
Are Among Group:
Pickens Youth Piunist

State College (SpeciaD - The
END annual State All Club Con-
gress will bring over 1900 Club
boys and girls who are county
and district winners among 1906
600 All members, and their lead
ers to the State College campus
the week of June 26, according
TO state All Club leaders.
Holmes County will be repre-
sented by eight of its outstanding
All Club boys and girls from
Durant, Tchula, Goodman, Pick
ems and Lexington. These young
people and the classes they re-
present are.
Hugh Carl Mcclellan, Durant
Leadership: Louis Temple, Tchu-
la, Timber Estimation; Jerry Kill
Hebrew, Goodman, Recreation:
and Johnny Marlborough. Pick
ems, Talent.
Nettie Lcra Spell. Lexington,
Recreation; Sara Nell Nabers
Iarant, Foods. Sylvia Schrock
Jaycees. An effort has been made
to see every business firm in
Goodman, Clothing; Jean Fon-
vile, Lexington, Leadership.
The visitors will be welcomed
TO the campus at the opening as
sembly in the college auditorium
Monday evening by DR.. Fred T.
Mitchell, college president, L. /.
Jones, director Of the agricultural
Extension Service, r o. Mono
smith and other state All Club
leaders.
On Tuesday, contest day, coun-
ty and district individual and
team winners will compete in
Judging and demonstration con-
tests for state awards and honors.
The state champions will be
named at the closing program in
the college stadium THURSDAY
night.
Featured speaker at the assem-
bly, Wednesday morning will be
Margaret Weber, a Tennessee
All Club girl who was a men,
Der of the 1949 Youth Exchange
Program. She will discuss "My
Trip to Europe"
]. Donald Hill, southern field
representative, National Safety
Council, Chicago, will speak on
Safety. The American Way" at
the Thursday assembly.
Recreation instructor and song
leader for the week will be Miss
Mildred Scanlon of the National
recreation Association, New
York.
Pickens Youth Piunist
Johnny Marlborough. q All Club
boy from Pickens who has been
nationally recognized for his mu.
steal talents. win b pianist.
Garments made by All Club
girls will be modelled in dress
revue directed by Miss Mamie
Brock, Extension clothing specia-
list, Wednesday evening in the
college auditorium.
Miss Emmie Nelson, field rem
resentative of the National Com
mittee on Boys and Girls Work
Chicago, and Miss Earle Gaddis
special assistant to the state
home demonstration agent. will
direct Thursday afternoons pro-
gram on Seeing Ourselves as
Others See U.s."
Groups which are scheduled r.
meet during the congress include
the State All Advisory Council
All All Stars, Out-of State Trim
Winners, All Junior Livestock
Association, All-American Jersey
Exposition Exhibitors, State All
Committee, and State Junior
Vegetable Growers Association
Presiding over the assembly
programs will be officers of the
State All Club Council, nclud-
ing Willus Horne, Jones County.
president, and Sue Kirkpatrick,
Winston County, Barbara AL
bridge, Forrest County, Bobby
West, Monroe County. and MARY
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22

Mr.. Frank DorrilI of Little
Rock, Arkansas, spent Monday in
the home of Mr.. Ed Turner.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22

Spending Dads Day" at home,
We're Mr.. and Mrs. Gallie w.
Drane, Jr., and son, Walton OF
jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
3. Drane and sons, Dick, and
Don of Cleveland.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22

county has one Of the best re-
cords on bonds sales of any coun-
ty in the state-that during the
war we always oversubscribed
our quota. He urged that we con-
tinue this record.
Mayor R. E. McNeer welcomed
the crowd.
The Rev. c. M. Day gave the
invocation and the Rev. T. A. Fill
60 the benediction with the
Glee Club under the direction of
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-06-22

Mrs. r. B. Drane and sons
nave returned to their home in
cleveland, after a ten days visit
with her mother, Mrs. Sallie Nav
Myers and sister, Mrs. Charles
Kealhofer.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-05-06
Delegates Make TB
Confab Report

In a recent meeting Of the Negro
Committee of the Dade County Tu-
berculosis Association, Miss Helen
l.. Fisher, Assistant Director of the
Negro Service Council and Miss Lee
nora Braynon, Health Secretary Of
the local TB Association, were dele
gates Of the Annual Conference Of
the FlorIda TB Association, conven.
ing in Panama City. March 30-31.
they reported the following high
points Of the conference: 1. Tuoar-
culosis is slill an acute problem in
our communities. 2. That it Is not
a problem or the medical profession
alone but that it is a problem which
should concern the community at
large.
Great results will not be derived
until we have the unification Of all
forces in our communities fighting
to eradicate this disease which is
preying upon segments of poulations
over the country.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-05-06
Perrine Eastern Stars
Report Great Session

Mrs. Laura Adger, Worthy Matron
of the Eastern Stars chapter No. 16
recently returned from the Grand
Chapters 57th annual session. She
was much inspired. The chapter
room was beautifully decorated. The
sessions We're largely attended and
everyone seemed to have enjoyed
the gathering.
The matron council of Miami
which Mrs. Adger is part, made a
beautiful presentation to the Grand
Worthy Matron, Mrs. Inez T. Boyer.
Mrs. Adger was also placed on
the art and craft committee. The
matrons council also gave nice
donation to the art department.
On May Mrs. Adger will give
the Juvenile a wennie roast at her
home.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-05-06
The PET Milk Photographer Visits
the WILLIE CAIMEY FAMILY
Of Aflunfu. Georgia

ANS many eA-O4S, WIIe OdlIley WUIkS part tle aS
cab driver, studies part time Morris Brown College,
where he's business administration student And
Fora Gainey has tOin obs-their 4month-old boy anil
girl, Adrain and Jacqueline.
But the extra work and expense of babies doesn't
bother Fora. A former home economics teacher she
knows the short that money and time. And,
like other young homemakers, she knows that good
meals cost less when she uses Pet Evaporated Milk
the same milk she buys for her babies. Whole milk
concentrated to double richness, Pet Milk adds rich
flavor to many Dishes is perfect for coffee in place of
cream Mixed half-and-half with water, Pet Milk is
good, whole milk for cooking, baking drinking -.
yet costs less generally than any other form of milk