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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
Shrine Club Aids
10-Year-0ld Durani
Youth In Hospital
Parkinson Youth
Left On Monday
For Shreveport 81,

The recently chartered Centra
Mississippi Shrine club has be-
come the first group of Shriner4
in the state to gain admittance Of
a crippled child into the Shrine
district hospital at Shreveport, y
Because Of the efforts Of Tho
Kosciusko Shriners, a 10-year-oA
Durant youth who has been Grip
pied since birth win undergo .
series of operations which prom
Use to make him physically normal
according to DR.. Harley Dunn, q
Kosciusko, club president,
MecornmendCd by Charlie
Knott, a Durant Shriner, Jerry
Dan Parkinson has undergone all
of his preliminary examinations
and left Monday for Shreveport,
accompanied by A. L. Deacon"
Jones, Kosciusko Shriner. He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Boyette
S. Parkinson of Durant.
Despite the fact the youth has
been deformed in his chest and
back since birth, he has made en-.
ceptionally good grades at the Du-
rant school where he is in the
fourth grade. He has already had
one operation for removal of .
bone from his leg to strengthen
his back.
Shrine President Dunn said that
several operations will be requir.
ed over a period of several mon-
this before young Parkinson will
be fully corrected.
However, the cheerful youth is
actually looking forward to his
treatment which he considers the
opportunity of lifetime. Besides
being confident that his opera
ton will be successful, he is ex-
tremely grateful to the Shriners
who have made it possible for
him to be just like any other To-
year-old boy.
The Star Herald
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
Is Duront People To
Attend Ridqecrest

A number of Durant boys and
girls will leave Durant early next
week for a Baptist Training Un-
ion camp at Ridgecrest, N. c.
They will be accompanied by
Mrs. Willie Brantley and will be
in camp from July 20-26.
This group, together with a
BTU group from Lexington, has
chartered. a special bus which
will take them to and from the
camp.
Among those planning to 60
are Misses Elaine Ellard, Shirley
Mitchell, Bobbie Jean Jones,
Ruth Pittman, Barbara Gibson,
Rose Counts, Louise Bishop, Tru-
dy Henry, Betty Harrington, Sara
Nell Majors, Clara Jean Cooper.
Marion Brantley, Virgil Nc
Bride, w. r. Martin and Roy
Parkinson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
HorIund's Homecoming
Planned July 10th

The Harland's Creek Baptist
Church will hold its annual
Homecoming Day on Sunday,
July 18th.
The program will start at 1890
and will continue throughout the
afternoon. The Rev. c. M. Day
is in charge Of the program
which includes: roll call, recogni-
ton of the older members of the
church, choral selections by the
Durant Singers, and dinner on
the ground.
All members are urged to at
ted and the public is cordially
invited.
This Sunday services marks
the beginning Of the Harland's
Creek Baptist revival which will
be conducted by the Rev. Mr..
Day and assisted by the Rev. Ed
gar Evans of Benoit.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
No Changes Yet Al
Holmes Draft Board

Holmes county's Selective Ser
vice Board has not received any
new information to date on re-
glstration requirements, accord
ing to w. B. Kenna, chairman.
Other members of the board,
which serves the entire county,
are Alton B. Parker, and T. M.
Williams.
Mr.. Kenna said under the pre-
sent law all youths are required
to register on becoming Is years
of age. They register in the
draft board office located over
Bealrs Drug Store in Lexington
which is open Mondays and Sat
urdays only. Mrs. Necie H. Po-
vail is the clerk of the board
and is in the office on those
dates.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
THROUGH
HAZEL.
EYES

A few words about the Egyp-
tan Museum at Cairo and l shall
bring this series Of articles on
Egypt to Z close.
Here we were privileged to see
thousands Of objects relating to
Egypts past history-and chief
among these were the treasures
found in King Tut-Ankh- Amun's
tomb.
All Of my life it seems / had
been hearing Of King Tuts trea-
sures-but ! wasn't prepared for
the unbelievable riches display
ed before my eyes--all objects
which had been found in the boy
kings tomb when it was excavat-
ed.
Foremost among the treasures
were three anthropoid coffins,
the outer Of wood, the middle
also Of wood with gold and glass
inlay and the innermost coffin Of
massive gold weighing 243 pou-
nds.
In the last coffin, when it was
excavated, lay the king with q
diadem round his brows with
amulets. jewelry. and some Of
his most treasured possessions.
The head Of the mummy was
covered with . heavy gold mask
which is on display today at the
musuem. The royal mummy has
been left in his tomb 1t Thebes.
Among the many objects
which had been buried with
King Tut (Which our guide pro-
nounced King ''Toot'D and which
we saw on display at the museum
were the Kings golden carved
throne, his couch Of wood cover
ed with gilt gesso supported by
two spotted cows with splender
bodies representing the GODDESS
Hathor, q life-sixe statue Of Tut
in gilded wood showing him
standing upon flat boat Of
papyrus throwing q harpoon,
very fine alabaster heads Of the
king, perfume vases Of alabaster,
magnificent wooden chests de-
corated all over with miniature
work painting not previously
seen in Egypt art and literally
hundreds Of other objects too la
wish and numerous to describe.
Il was with much regret that
we left Cairo to travel by train
to the port city of Alexandria to
rejoin our ship for the voyage
across the Mediterranean to ST.
city and italy.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
Fire Control Program
Underway By Fall
Saws State Forester
Two Cents Per Acre
Will Be Poid BY
Holmes Landowners

Following an action taken re-
Gently by the Holmes County
Board Of Supervisors, the MIS-
sissippi Forest Service plans to
have an intensive fire detection
and suppression program in ope-
ration in this county by late fall,
according to State Forester Albert
A. Legett.
When the board recentiv pass
ed an intent to levy a Two cents
per acre tax on all timbered and
uncultivable land in the county it
opened the door for the States
forest fire protection program
which will bring to the county
two lookout towers and four
mechanical fire fighting units.
The number of men to be en-
ployed in handling this equip
ment has been estimated as four
teen in addition to the forest ran
ger. Location of the towers has
not been definitely determined.
Praise for the farsightedness
of the Holmes County Board Of
Supervisors in making this pro-
gram possible was expressed by
members of the Forestry Com
mission, who point out that one
of the States greatest natural re-
sources is being severely damag-
ed each year by forest fires.
Members of the board are: Ma
rion S. Rogers, president, Mrs.
Joe H. Moore, Kirk P. Thomas,
c. G. Campbell and G.. w. Eli
son. In this collection the Super
visors have had the support of
county officials.
Mr.. Legett points out that no
time will be lost in getting the
necessary construction work I'M
derway and its completion will
be accomplished as rapidly as
possible.
302.336 Acres
According to the last report of
the State Tax Commission there
are 302,336 acres of timbered and
uncultivable acres in Holmes
county on which two cents per
acre tax will be collected as a
result of the supervisors voting
to come under the fire control
program.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
Tree And Timber Talk

Have you wondered lately why
SO many of our young shortleaf
and loblolly pine trees are turn
ing brown at the tip ends of
branches and twigs?
Perhaps you already know this
Disagreement may be traced
back to tiny larva or worm,
hardly quarter of an inch long.
which attacks the new growth
in spring ad summer.
Apparently we are having a
periodic outbreak of this insect
pest that is always with us but
which is usually reduced in num-
Der by the hard freezes of win
ter. Our recent two mild winters
have allowed large populations
OF this insect to build up, just as
this same condition has favored
winter survival of the Dol! wee
vii.
The NANTUCKET pine tin
moth as the culprit is properly
known is responsible for repeat
ed killings of new shoots at the
and OF branches. When it attacks
the new growth on the tip of a
shoot, that portion dies and the
living stem below the affected
portion sends out smaller new
branches to the sides.
In early spring these very
small, copper banded moths be-
gin an egg laying period that
lasts several weeks. They lay
their eggs on the tips of
pine branches. When these
eggs hatch, the pale brown lar
vac or worms come out and
mine down into the buds or
needles and the expanded new
growth. They tunnel down
Through the center of this new
growth and there, safely settled
In their caves, they spin a silken
cocoon about themselves and
bide their time until they are
eauy 10 emerge as moths and
begin the cycle over again.
Tip moth attacks generally re-
suit only in reforming the main
and lateral stems and delaying
helght growth. Tip months sell
ON Kill a tree, even in proper
tons in which they are now evil
dent.
Tney merely increase the time
required for a tree to become
mercnantable and decrease its
value for ornamental purposes.
Scientists have not yet dis
covered a practical method for
controlling the pine tip moth, the
MAN reason being that the in
sect spends mosts of its life in
side the twig and out of reach
OF any dust or spray.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
Methodist Begin Revival
At Bowling Green

The Bowling Green Metnoolst
Church will hold its revival
meetings from Sunday, July 10,
to Friday, July 81. "he morning
service will be held at IL O'Clock
and the evening services at 1'Sv
with the Rev. J. w. Gibson OF
Shannon delivering the messae-
es.
The Rev. N. L. Thweatt. pas
tor of the Church, urges all MEM
bers to be present for the revi-
val meetings and extends 2 cor
dial invitation to all others m
terested.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
Holmes County's B
Battery Troins
With 3 1st Division

FORT MCCLELLAN, ALA,
(SpeciaI-Thousands of National
Guard Troops from the sister
states Of Mississippi and Alaba-
ma, poured into this sprawling,
historic U. S. Army Post Sunday
for two weeks of their most inn
portant and intense field train
in programs.
Included in this group are five
officers and as enlisted men who
comprise Battery B, of the ll4th
Field Artillery of Holmes coun-
ty, Mississippi. Officers making
the camp are:
1t. Jack White, commanding
officers; 1t. Emmett Reese, exc
curve officer; L. T. Parish, sur
vey officer; 1t. Willard NJ. Dill
Ion, assistant executive officer;
Warrant Officer Doty Porter. ad-
ministrative officer.
Enlisted men at Fort Mcclellan
are: ~
M. L. Cain, William E. Morris,
Robert D. Rinicker, Clarence F..
Upchurch, Henry w. Cain, Mar
win r. Grantham, Douglas d.
Hester, Louis d. Pepper, George
r. Thompson, Jr., John J. Under
wood, Herbert Wilcox, Charles
r. Ellison, Joy B. Grantham,
Thomas F. Jackson, Johnny
Klonaris, John T. Lipsey, Robert
G. Pepper,N William H. Russell,
Joseph F. Shelton, Jr., Oscar B.
Byrd, Roy L. Creswel, Doyle S.
CAN'T. Wilson H. Harvey, Virgil
O. Ingold, Jr., Billy r. Lee,
James p. Perry, Daniel p. Plum
kett, Fred E. Rodgers, Charles T..
Sykes, Charles E. Tate, Charles
L. Truitt, Clyde M. Winstead,
Noel w. Wigley, Percy L. Keith,
Birdie L. Keen, Dewey r. Mayo,
Malcolm E. Tuberville, George A.
Written, Elmer E. Burrell. Char
les l.. Cox, Edgar G.. Scaggs,
Charlie E. Shaw, and Hugh p.
Skinner, r. L. Winstead.
The officers and men who will
take part in this about encamp-
ment make up the units OF the
famed 3lst Infantry Division,
which during World War II train
ed thousands of inductees before
moving to the Pacific theater to
aid in crushing the armies of the
Japanese Empire.
The Division arrived here by
motor convoy and by troop train,
The troops and their tons OF
equipment were transported to
the Fort from home stations with
nut an accident.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
Purchase OF Hosipjal
Equipment Delayed
All Bids Too High
Supervisors AdvertiSe
For BIocktoppine q
Hospital Roods

Letting of the contract for ~.
chase of equipment needed q
the Durant Community Hosptt6l
has been delayed until Aus
End, the next regular meet1n9
date of the Board.
AL bids submitted at the July
meeting of the Holmes Board -.
ceeded funds allotted for 70
equipment.
This is expected to delay IL
opening of the hospital from =
to go or 80 days.
Bids Advertised
This week the Board of Super
.visors is advertising for bids q
be received at the August NEE
ing for 700 feet of paving on I'll
hospital road which conne6l1
with both highways IL ahd 81
City Finished
The city of Durant has juo(
finished blacktopping the stree
from the corner of the JustieG
home over the railroad track Il
the hospital. #
The span TO De pavea by tt
county will connect with t.
other paving complete makinl
an all-paved hard-surfaced ro4
leading to and from the hospitS
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
Two Pieod Guilty To
Liquor Possession

Houston. Harrell, white and
Fleming Peteet, colored, each
pied guilty to charge of posses
sion of liquor in JP court in
Durant Friday and were given
fines of 500 and $3.50 plus costs.
Harrell had entered not
guilty plea until the state repre-
sented by County Attorney Pat
M. Barrett presented his case.
The defendant then changed his
plea to guilty as charged and
was fined 500 plus court costs.
Peteet was caught near The
Spot, Negro night club in Durant,
with whiskey on him, officials
said. He was fined $4,000 and
costs.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
National Guard Carries Out War Maneuvers
WithGrim Red|ismktFi. Mcclellan As 31st
Faces Possible Immediate Call To Battle

With United States troops al
ready committed to combat in
Korea and on the alert for action
in many other parts of the globe,
the Division will carry out this
encampment in an atmosphere
of realism seldom equaled in its
long and battle studded history,
declared Major General Alexan-
der G. Paxton, Greenville, Miss,
Commanding General of the 31st
Dixie Division.
Never before has it been more
important for the Division to be
ready to respond at a moments
notice to the Nations call if it
comes" General Paxton stressed
in an address before his staff Of
ficers and top commanders. Dur
ing this encampment, we must
see that every officer and man is
fitted to answer. that CALL
Division personnel lost no time
in getting down to work. At Di-
vision Headquarters, field desks
and tables were set up immed-
lately. Moday evening, office
personnel were busy with the
vital and never ending paper
work.
Carrying out their Commanding
Generals order to prepare tank
units began moving to the firing
range Monday afternoon for qua
lifying round. Infantry Com
panies, battalions and regiments
completed plans for daylong pro-
blems in the field. During the
coming two weeks field artillery
pieces will thunder as crews qua
lily on the range.
And the rattle Of machine guns
will blend with the crack of RI
files as the foot soldier earns his
craftsmanship badge.
Gen. Paxton has ordered that
every soldier in the Division be
qualified with his assigned wea-
pom.
In order that all men receive
adequate medical aid, the "Me-
dies" set up a 30-bed field hos
.pital which will be used in con-
junction with the hospital on the
main post.
Mess halls have been scrubbed
and cooks and their assistants
went to work Immediately to
turn out three hot heals daily for
the troops.
Preparations have been under
way for weeks, in fact, to make
this one of the Divisions most
successful camps.
Brigadier General Walter j.
Hanna, Birmingham, Ala, is the
Assistant Division Commander.
Brigadier General James A. Lake,
Greenville, Miss, commands the
Division Artillery.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
Potients At The Hospital

Admitted July 7
3. B. Farmer, West
discharged July 1l)
Lem Fry, Tcllula (coD
Discharged July lD
Admitted July .
Mrs. Crowder Cain and baby
girl, Sails
discharged July I'D
Andrew Divine, Lexington
Deceased July 81
Amanda Ship, West (coD
Leroy Washington, Pickens
(coD
May Ida Kimbrough, Lexing-
ton (coO
discharged July lD
Mitt Pullen. Lexington (coD
Admitted July 8
Mrs. Otto Fritz, Lexington
Mrs. w. ] Mcbride, Lexington
Admitted July 10
Frank Divine, Lexington
Discharged July 1D
Mrs. j. D. Parrish, ST., Lexing-
ton
Mrs. Robert McCleskey, and
baby girl, Goodman
Admitted July ii
Mrs Annie Clover, Lexington
Mrs. Leroy Netherland, Lex
ington
Mrs. Percy Taylor, Tchula
Martha Crockrel, Lexington
(coD
Admitted July IL
Walter Sharp, ST., Lexington
G.. W. Floyd, Goodman
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
Board Raises SaIarie,
Of Durant' S Mayor
And Town Marshal
Court Fee System
Abolished BY
State Legislature

Durant's Board of Aldermen en-
acted measures to raise the salar-
les Of the mayor and marshal of
the town in a meeting held July
7th.
The mayors salary was raised
from $500 to 10000.
Salary Of the marshal was rails
ed from $175.00 to 215.OO.
These measures were adopted
because the last session of the le-
gislature passed laws eliminating
the fee system of running NUM-
cipal courts - that is, the presid-
ing officer (mayor) and the town
marshal getting fees for their SER
vices in court.
The raise in salary allowed the
mayor and marshal will practical
ly equalize what the two officials
have been receiving in fees plus
their salaries.
This new law affects all cities
in the state, regardless of size,
who have the mayor and board of
aldermen form of government.
Clerks Duties -
Under the new law the cit, clerk
will also be the clerk of the mu-
nicipal police court and will keep
"a docket and a minute book of all
court proceedings which will be
available at all times for public
inspection.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
PMACheckine Crops;
Acreage Believed
Under Allotment

Field men in the PIMA office
are about IS per cent through
with measuring Holmes county's
cotton crops, according to reports
today.
The county's 1850 areage allot-
ment for cotton was 50,235 acres
but it is generally believed that
the number of acres actually
planted here in cotton is at
least 1000 acres below the coun-
ty allotment.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
Gmden Information

July marks the end of spring
garden season and beginning OF
fall gardens. The summer garden
should be at its peak at this time,
There are about % different
kinds of vegetables which can be
grown in the fall garden. About
ten can be left in the garden over
the water with no or very little
protection. Now is the time to
plan your fall garden. After tho.
roughly pulverizing your soil add
four to five pounds Of a complete
fertilizer such as 5-1O-5 or 6-8-0
per each 100 foot of row space.
ten days before planting fall
crops. Now is the time to set fall
tomatoes. This may be done by
setting your plants in damn
places or by adding water to the
roots then filling in the hole
with dry dirt. Set late in the
afternoon. You may also use s,,c.
kers from older plants and keen
shaded with brush for a few dave
for a fall tomato crop.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
Holmes Sells 1923
Per Cent "E" Bond
Quote To Dute

Holmes County citizens have
purchased 1928 per cent of their
"E" bond quota in the period
from May Is to July LIST, accord
ing to the report of the Federal
Reserve banks.
The accumulated sales in
Holmes county amounted to
50, 981.
Counties reaching one hundred
per cent or more of their quotas
are Yalobusha, Perry Harrison, Co
vington, Wilkinson. Tippah, Law
renee, Clarke. Calhoun, Winston
Attala. Hancock, Calhoun, Clarke
and Hancock
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
Louis Rogers Held
On Murder Charge
In Divine Death
Services For Gun
Victim Are Held
Monday Afternoon

Louis Rogers, SO, is in Jail In
Greenwood charged with murder
in connection with the fatal
shooting of Lee Andrew Divine.
l9-year-old Brozville community
farmer, in Lexington Saturday
afternoon, about $50 o'clock.
Rogers, nicknamed &C 90
Honey" shot young Divine three
times, two of the bullets pierre
ing his body, according to autho-
rites, in the China Street Drive
In just off Court Square in Lex
ington.
The shooting was reported to
have followed a brawl between
the two men earlier in the after
noon. Divine was said to have
been in the cafe when Rogers
entered and started firing upon
him. Two of the .38 calibre bull
lets entered his chest and right
side. The third hit and broke q
window. The shooting was de-
clared to be a result of an old
family feud of long standing.
Whiskey was not involved.
A number of customers were
in the cafe when the shooting
occurred.
The Divine youth was rushed
to the Community Hospital
where he died about four o'clock
Sunday morning.
Services Held
Services for young Divine
were held at the family resi-
dence on Monday afternoon al
200 o'clock with the Rev. Wei
born officiating.
He served in the Navy for one
year and was married in Sep.
TENDER, 1949, to Miss Opal Lee
in Dallas, Texas.
Surviving are his widow and
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin
Divine, and two sisters
Mrs. Andra Divine Tor
rance, of Dallas and Miss Sadie
Mae Divine, route l, Lexington.
Interment was in Odd Fellows
cemetery with Southern in
charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Percy p. Tay-
lor, Lamar Taylor, Walter Cox,
Norris Dickard, Jr., Ollie Jones,
Albert Mann, Luther and William
Earl Malone.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
Municipal Concert
Cuptuins Asked To
Submit Lists 10th

All Durant team captains
in the Lexington Municipal Con-
cert Association are supposed to
complete their membership lists
within the next week and submit
them to members Of the Prospect
Committee which will meet at
the City Hall in Lexington on
Thursday, July goth.
Team captains and workers all
over Holmes county will be busy
within these next few days en-
rolling citizens of the county IN
the Municipal Concert Associa-
ton.
Membership in the Association
entities one to admission at three
concerts during l950-51 to be
given by top flight artists IN the
musical world at the Lexington
Grammar School auditorium. Ad-
mission at the concerts are by
membership only. No tickets are
sold at the door.
All team captains and workers
are urged to enroll as many mem
bers as possible as a goal OF oU'
members has been set for the
current year.
Members of the Prospect Com
mittee who will receive the lists
on July goth are the co-chair-
men, Mrs. Joe H. Moore ana Mrs
Marvin Stanley and the follow
ing members: Miss Myrtle Jor,
dan, Mrs. Homer Davis, Mrs. MIN
ME Diggs and Mrs. c. A. Glover
The committee will be assisted
by Mrs. r. M. Gwin, secretary o.
the Association.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
Holmes Bur Group
Holds Annual Meet

The Holmes County Bar Asso-
citation held its annual meeting
Friday evening, July z, with n
members enjoying a dinner TO-
gether. -,
Mr.. G. H. McMorrough presio-
ed and the main business unoer
discussion concerned methods On
expediting cases in Holmes couh-
ty.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13

Mr. and Mrs. George Frees of
New York were guests in the
home of her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
S. H. Birmingham from Friday
until Tuesday when they left for
Houston, Texas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13

There will be cemetery clean
ing at Liberty Chapel Thursday,
July goth. Everyone interested
is invited to come.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Keeton
and son, Warner of Akron, Ohio,
Mrs. Murray Williams, of Attain
ia, Georgia, were recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. V. McCullar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonnie Moore, of
Dundee, were recent guests of
his brother, Mr.. Robert Moore,
and Mrs. Moore.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-07-13
Cotton Insects:

Keep a close check on voi,,.
cotton insects as you still have
plenty OF time to make good
cotton crop this year if ycu con
troll the meets. va