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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-26
Pickens Field Shifts
Interest Northward
As New Oil Shows
by jock Hancock

Although Adams county is as.
sured the honor Of having the frs,
1850 oil field, top oil interest in
The state shifted to north Missis.
slppi where new producing hori.
zon may be established in the
Pickens field of Madison and va.
zoo counties.
production in the Pickens field.
which was discovered soon after
The initial strike" at Tinsley in
1899, has heretofore been from
around 5000 feet and efforts to
get deep production there have
failed.
Currently the Carter Oil com.
pany's j. l.. Wilson well at Pick.
ems which was drilled to 12,25O
feet, is reported to have logged oil
shows at between 1882 to 7,766
feet Other oil and gas shows are
reported at between 1000 and
lZ,0OO feet. Sidewalk cores were
being taken at the weekend in the
ZOO foot depths, however, and
while no information has yet been
released by the drillers, the re.
ported showings were enough to
start a nice-sized boom in activi-
ty in that entire area.
North Mississippi has been
dry so far as new fields are
concerned since the early part of
The oil play in the state: with
the discovery of Cranfield in
Adams county and Heidelberg
field in Jasper, interest shifted to
the South, which has been much
more productive Of new strikes.
Last year some new producing
sands were located at Tinsley.
out these were pools in sands that
produced in other parts of the
badly faulted" field. The recent
deep discoveries in Pickens are
The first real strikes in the north
ern part Of the state in some time
II the well is completed as a
producer, oil men predict a great
deal of activity all through the
area. Pickens field now produces
about 10000 barrels of oil a month
and has yielded $4,000, 900 barrels
since discovery
Two prospective new fields are
seen in Adams county, but neither
OF the new discoveries" have
been completed, according to re-
cords filed with the State Oil and
Gas board.
Humble Oil and Refining com.
pany's D. A. McKittrick well is
generally classed as the first strike
Of 1850; the well is near the CITY
limits of Natchez and is shut in
while storage tanks are being
erected. 1t repeatedly produces
from a lower Tuscaloosa sand at
l0,30O-3l0 feet.
Also in Adams is Humble's
Roane F. Byrnes well, ten miles
south of Natchez, where testing
operations have been underway
'or several weeks. Total depth of
The well is 1909 feet and pumps
are being moved in to complete
he well as a pumpef.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-26
HJC-NE Cage Match
Slated For Fri-Sat.
Jan. 27-2S Al Oman

The Holmes boys and girls win
exert every effort to avenge the
defeats suffered last week at
Bonneville by the N'east teams.
The Northeast quint is undefeat-
ed in ten conference games and
are rated the team to beat for the
1850 Junior college crown. Tho
team is composed of former all
state performers from Baldwin,
Wheeler, Bonneville and Mace
donia.
The Northeast girls team is led
by jeanette Clark of Belmont, an
all-state performer on the cham
pionship high school team OF
l948. This is her final season at
Northeast and she is among the
best performers ever to play in tho
girls division.
Coach Frank Branch can web
match the Northeast girls with
such stellar performers as the Col
Inns sisters, Matte and Jeanette at
forward. Rebecca Kinningsworth
completes the starting forwards,
and has been one of the leading
scorers in the conference to-date.
Edna Earle Edwards is a stand
out guard. She is ably assisted by
Bettye Thompson and Faye Mont
gomery.
The games here this weekend
should prove to be the best series
on the home court this season
Certainly no boys team can be
rated over the Northeast quint-
Kinds, East Central and Holmes
are all strong contenders and any
one can come through if they
have a good night. In the girk
division we must give the Kinds
Eagles the edge at the mid season
stage of the conference. Holmes,
Ittawamba, and Northeast are all
well up in the top bracket in
standing along with the ions six
from Ellisville.
The first series this season be-
tween Holmes and Kinds will be
played in the city auditorium at
Jackson on Tuesday night, Janu-
airy 81. This game is a change
from the regular schedule which
called for q series at Goodman VS..
Kinds. TIE Eagles and Eaglettes
will come to the Holmes campus
for return series on Tuesday
night, February 7th instead Of
playing at Raymond as originally
scheduled. This is the only
change in the conference games.
Holmes will meet the Univer-
sity freshmen quint at TchuIa ON
Thursday night, February I'd. The
Holmes sextet will play the Fly
ing Fish Six from Jackon on the
anne bill at pm. All proceeds
will 60 to the March of Dimes.
The State freshmen will play a
return with Holmes on the Du-
rant court on Friday night, Feb
ruary Sd. Holmes defeated the
State frosh five at State college
lin the barn" just prior to the
holidays, score 51-40. The game
will match Howard Guthrie OF
Holmes and Elmo Tree Top"
Branch, a former Binford high
ace. Both boys are rangy and
play "the spot" for their respec-
tive teams.
The treat of the season will be
on the campus on the night q
February 9th when Hazel Walker
and her Arkansas Travellers meek
the Holmes quint. The game il
scheduled to get underway at
500 pm.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-26

Governor Gordon Browning OF
Tennessee who played a major
role in defeating the powerful
Crump political machine in that
state in 1913 was visitor in New
York City last week. He spoke al
the Tennessee Society in New
York and / had the pleasure OF
hearing him deliver a moving ad-
dress setting forth the fine pro-
gress of his state, and urging the
United States to meet Russia's
unfavorable attitude with de-
termined show of force. Talking
with the governor, l was impress
sed by his sincerity and friend
illness. He told one story which
will repeat here: It seems young
man was to give q major speech
and in preparation for it, he read
all the classic examples of ora
tory he could find. But when it
came time for him to speak, he
was so full of his study that he
got it mixed up. Said he upon
being introduced: II feel just like
Napoleon when he stood on the
banks of the Rubicon looking over
into Jerusalem, and he said to
the advancing troops behind him,
E pluribus unum, My God. My
God, why hast thou forsaken
me'?"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-26
Patients At The hospito|

Miss Margaret Brumby, Goodman
William Oliver Mclean, Tchula
Mrs. John Gwin, ST., Lexington
Mrs. Wesley Hester and baby
boy, Belzoni
Mrs. A. E. McNeer and baby
girl, Durant
Mrs. Jack Ezell, Durant
Bernice Snavely, West
Fay Snavely, West
Miss Sue Cade, West
r. B. Caldwell, West
w. E. Caldwell, West
Hubert Yeager, West
Leslie Smith, Tchula
Colored
Melvin Roby, Lexington
Alfred Burdine, Tchula
Leola Griffin, Ebenezer
Etherine Brown, West
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-26

Miss Cargill Howard of New
Orleans and Miss Sara Howard of
Jackson spent the weekend with
their mother, Mrs. j. M. Howard.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-26

Mrs. J. E. Sweeney of Brookha-
ven spent several days this week
in the home of MRS. M. Howard
and Mrs. ]. R. Cargill.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-26

A firm in this town is an ex-
ample of ingenuity and taking
advantages of opportunity--to say
nothing of being able to see op-
portunity when it arrives, some
thing all of us can't invariably
do. It is the Color Production
service, a firm which started out
as newspaper representatives and
were doing all right until they
wanted some one to make up and
service comic strip type of ad-
vertisements, but found that nc
one did that sort of thing. The
firm promptly went into that bu-
siness itself and now does nothing
else but handles comic ads for big
advertising agencies and related
organizations.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-26

A young veteran of % wrote
Leslie. Gould, financial editor Of
the New York Journal-American
and asked what kind of work
should he 60 into. Gould thought
it over and came up with the fol-
lowing reply: If I were % again
(what happy thought I'd first
take the aptitude test given by
the Stevens Institute of Hoboken,
New Jersey and then get into
what appeared best on the basis
Of that. Gould further recon-
mended that the young man
might well consider selling or the
resort business or any other field
which is not over-unionized.
Evening star., 1950-06-07
Exclusively Yours
The Tommy Letters Beam in New York Over Their FrstBorn
Chores Moddox ond Bride of Moy IS Arrive Here for Visit

the bridegroom has been living and
working since before Christmas.
X X X
Anne Meem Rogers is probably
the only woman east of the Pacific
who has told her husband that she
didn't want to go to Europe this
summer; she wants to go out to
Colorado and sit and look at Pixies
Peak instead. The amusing good
looking Mrs. Floyd Rogers who has
the most beautiful silken, straw
berry blond hair you could hope to
see will nevertheless be on the
Caronia when it sails this Satur-
day.
Her mother, Mrs. Harry Grant
Meem, and her husband, DR.. R.,
are the ones who are really going
on the trip and they're just taking
her along for laughs. says Anne
who insists that the Russians will
probably get allof them. Her chill
dren Emily and Neddy Mclean,
ages IL and 8, are also going on
the wonderful seven weeks tour.
They'll cover London, Paris, Swift
zerland, Florence and Rome and
sail from Italy on the Italia which
will bring them back to these
shores on the 1St of August.
Evening star., 1950-06-07

They have arranged a meeting
in Paris with the Gale McLeanS
who sailed yesterday from Quebec.
There's a couple who must really
love a sea voyage. Otherwise their
interests would appear to be strict
ly continental-they will spend
only one day in London then whip
over to Paris and make it their
headquarters for the rest Of their
stay abroad.
In Rome Mrs. Meem and the
Rogers will have an audience with
the Pope. The former has arranged
everything but her daughter has
some misgivings about an inter-
view with his Holiness. II never
could make a decent curtsey,"
says Anne who has visions of her.
self falling fiat on her face. Re-
cent converts to the art of paint
ing and drawing, Mrs. Meem and
her daughter will take s'setch
books and celored pencils abroad
to record their trip. Those I want
to see.
r 4 II II
Two famous ships sailed from
Annapolis at the same time last
Saturday. The Mighty Mo" which
is probably the most famous now
for being so ANONYMOUSLY stuck
in the mud, and the comparative
ly little S. S. Potomac which was
the presidential yacht before the
Truman administration. The Mis-
souri, was setting out on midship-
men cruise and the Potomac, now
the Maryland State yacht was
the scene of Gov. and Mrs. Lanes
luncheon for their daughters
bridal party. The contrast be-
tween the guests on the little boat
sitting back in solid comfort and
slipping their cocktails while the
mopped their brows and
swabbed the decks proves that old
adage: It's better to be big duck
in a little pond than little duck
in a lake.
Evening star., 1950-06-07
'CoL., Mrs. Wthers
.Arrivinq on Friday

Col. George K. Withers. c. E.
Mrs. Withers and their four sons,
Kenyon. william. Godfrey and
Peter. will arrive Friday to spend
the weekend in Washington. They
are en- route from Fort Leaven-
worth. KanS.. where Col. withers
has been with the Command and
General Staff College for five
years, to his new assignment as
director of engineering and con-
struction under the Governor of
Panama, with headquarters at
Balboa Heights. Canal Zone.
Col. Withers is the son of Mai
Guy Withers and Mrs. B. F. K.
Withers. both of Washington
Mrs. Withers is the daughter of
Capt. William J. Zalesky. U. S. N.
retired. of La Jolla. Calf.
While in Washington, Col. and
Mrs. Withers will be at the Hotel
Martinique.
Evening star., 1950-06-07
Miss MoreH We'd

In the Chapel of the United
States Military Academy yester-
day afternoon. Miss Marcia Mil
licent Morell, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Nelson Moren of
Bethesda. became the bride of
1t. Edward Painter Crockett,
U. s. A. son Of Mrs. Einar T.
Larsen of Oakland. Calf, and the
late Mr.. Edward Painter Crockett.
Miss Constance Anne Morell
was maid of honor for her sister
and the brides sisters-in-law
Mrs. William Nelson Morell. jr.,
and Mrs. Charles Acker Morell,
along with Mrs. Robert Matthew
Rivello. were the other attend
ants.
1t. Louis Watkins Prestiss. ir
formerly of Washington, was best
man. The ushers were Its. STAN
ley D. Osborne, John G. Jones
Walter z. Adams and Clark H.
Allison.
Evening star., 1950-06-07
The President
Is HOnOred
At Luncheon

President Truman was the guest
of honor at a luncheon given yes
terday by members of the Little
Cabinet. Luncheon was served in
the Carlton Room of the Carlton
Hotel and other guests were the
Secretaries to the President, Mr.
Matthew j. Connolly and Mr.
Charles G. Ross.
The Secretary Of the Navy, Mr.
Francis P. Matthews and the Sec.
retary of the Air Force, Mr.
Thomas K. Finletter, were there
and others present were Under
secretary Of State James E. Webb
Undersecretary of the Treasury
Edward H. Foley. jr., Deputy Post
master General Vincent C. Burke
Undersecretary of the Navy Dan
A. Kimball and Undersecretary
Of Labor Michael j. Calvin.
The Solicitor General, Mr.. Phil
ip B. Perlman, was there and
others included the Deputy Under
secretary of State, Mr.. John E.
Peurifoy and Assistant Secretaries
OF State, Mr.. Edward w. Barrett
Mr.. w. Walton Butterworth, Mr.
John D. Hickerson, Mr.. Jack B
Fall. Mr.. George c. McGhee, Mr.
Edward G. Miller, jr., Mr.. George
w. Perkins, Mr.. Dean Rusk and
Mr.. Willard L. Thorp.
The Assistant Secretaries of the
Treasury who were there included
Mr.. John S. Graham, Mr.. William
McCheSney Martin, jr. and Mr.
Edward F. Bartlett. Assistant Sec
retaries of Defense present were
Mr.. Paul H. Griffith, Mr.. Marx
Leva and Mr.. Wilfred J. Mcneil
Others at the luncheon included
Assistant Secretaries of the Army
Mr.. Earl D. johnson and Mr.
Karl R. Bendetsen; Assistant Sec
retaries of the Navy, Mr.. John
T. Koehler and Mr.. John F.
FQoberg; Assistant Secretary o1
the Air Force, Mr.. Harold G
Stuart; the Assistant to the At
torney General. Mr.. Peyton Ford;
Assistant Attorneys General, Mr.
A. Dewitt Venech, Mr.. Theron
Lamar Caudle, Mr.. H. Graham
Morrison, MIR. James M. McInerney
Mr.. Herbert A. BergSon and Mr.
David N. Edelstein: the Assistant
Postmasters General, Mr.. Walter
Myers and Mr.. Joseph j. Lawler
Assistant Secretaries of Interior
Mr.. c. Girard Davidson and Mr.
William E. Warne; the Assistan
Secretary of Agriculture, Mr.
Knox T. Hutchinson; the Assist
ant Secretaries of Commerce, Mr.
Thomas c. Blaisdell, jr. and Mr.
Thomas w. S. David; and AS
sistant Secretaries of Labor. MI
John w. Gibson and Mr.. Ralph
Wright.
Evening star., 1950-06-07
Emily Post

once a week. Would this be pos
Sible?
Answer: Yes-if you have the
same person waiting on you, or
the tips are pooled.
Stepmother
Dear Mrs. Post: When q woman
marries a man with children who
spend part of their time with her.
is she referred TO as their step
mother even though their own
mother is living? Or is the term
used only when there is no real
mother?
Answer: In either case, she IS
their Stepmother
Mrs. Post IS sorry she canaot
dnSper personal mail. II your
question IS about introdacttons.
you tpiH ind ieafet E-I7, "In-
Productions. pery helpful, This
ledfet makes introdactions pery
simple. To obtain q copy. send
S cents in coin and q stamped.
Selt-addreSSed enpelope to her.
co The Epenimg Star. p. o. Bor
80, Station G, Nelp York 10,
N. Y.
Evening star., 1950-06-07
To Wed June 26

Mr.. and Mrs. Percy James
Hoffmaster of Lansing, Mich, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter Margery Jean. to 1t.
Comdr. John Everett Fahrenbach,
Supply Corps, U.S.N.. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry Fahr-
enbach of this city. The wedding
is planned for June 26 in Lansing.
Miss Hoffmaster is a graduate
of Michigan State College. where
she was a member of Alpha Phi
sorority. Comdr. Fahrenbach was
graduated from the University of
Pennsylvania and was q member
of Sigma Chi fraternity.
Evening star., 1950-06-07

My letters are certainly un-
predictable. as this one proves;
Y had friend who was away at
her sisters q long time, having
plastic surgery on an unfortunate
nose. When she came home she
invited number of friends TO the
house for a sort Of viewing of
her new face. I must say the
change was remarkable. I told
her ] thought her eyes looked
more beautiful than ever and the
upSwing of her nose took ten
years of her age. Most women
past thirty like TO hear thlsA I
didn't say more because I thought
she might get the idea we thought
her hideouS before. Now I under
stand she Is very much hurt that
/ didn't make more fuss. Mrs.
Post, what would you have said
under these circumstances"
1t seems to me that your praise
was very sincere. EXaggeration
would have made it seem false.
Reception OF Church House
Dear Mrs. Post: Owing to family
illness at home we've decided to
give my wedding reception in the
parish hall of our church. Here.
Of course. we will not be able to
serve champagne or anything
strong. which most people expect
at a wedding reception. What
shall We serve instead?
Answer: A fruit punch would
be the most practical substitute.
Tipping Once q Week
Dear Mrs. Post: I eat at the
same little restaurant all the time
and instead of tipping at every
meal would like to give something
Evening star., 1950-06-07
By Betty Beole

Vital Statistics of Capital In
terest: Cd A future debutante
was born to Oatsey and Tommy
Letter Sunday morning in New
York City. The little one. their
first offspring, will be called Mary
Victoria, and is the delight of the
whole family. When she's in a
travelling mood they will switch
headquarters from their apart
ment at the Ritz to a cottage at
Hot Springs where they'll spend
the summer.
Mary's aunt. Nancy Clagett. was
en- route from Newport to Wash
ington at a propitious moment so
stopped off in Gotham to greet
her niece on Monday. She's back
now and will be spending a good
deal of time at Emergency Hos
pital where her six-foot- hus-
band Tom is propped UP in a bed
with pulleys. traction and the like.
He injured his back while working
out at his Laurel Raceway which
is scheduled to open the 17th of
this month. !. Being hospitalized
continues to be the fashion these
days. Claire Snow was whisked
off Sunday to G.. w. Hospital for
an emergency appendectomy.
CD Charlie Maddox was mar
ried to good-looking. brunette
Patricia Albertson of Houston,
Texas. on May 25 and the two
are now here visiting Charles
parents, Capt. and Mrs. Charles
Maddox, who will give a party for
them this afternoon. Mrs. M. was
sick in bed with laryngitis SO
couldn't attend the wedding which
took place in the Second Baptist
Church in Houston, but Capt.
Maddox went down for the event.
Charlie and his bride have been
honeymooning at New Orleans
and other spots on the Gulf, will
be here for week or two before
returning to Houston where
Evening star., 1950-06-07
By Kotharine M. Brooks

The retiring Netherlands Am
bassador and Nine. van Kleffens
are being entertained daily at
farewell fetes before they leave the
Capital the middle of next week.
The Ambassador will be honored
at luncheon tomorrow by the Un-
dersecretary of State, Mr.. James
E. Webb, who will entertain at
Prospect House. Yesterday the
Ambassador and Nine. van Klef-
fens we're given a very delightful
garden party at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence A. Aspinwall.
The weather was ideal for such a
fete especially in the charming
garden Of the hosts.
Mr.. Aspinwall, as chairman of
the Observation-Disclosures Founda-
tion, received the guests who num-
bered about rs and included mem
bers and friends of the organiza-
ton. Standing with the host and
hostess to greet the guests were
the Ambassador and Nine. van
Kleffens and the vice chairman of
arrangements for the party, Mrs.
Harold A. Coolidge.
Nine. van Swinderen, who had
much to do with the organization
of the Foundation and who is vice
chairman, was unable to be pres
ent because of illness. She is the
wife of a former Netherlands Am
bassador and the sister of Mr..
Charles Carroll Glover, jr., who
was present at the party yesterday.
Assisting through the afternoon
were Mrs. James Lawrence Hough-
telling, Mrs. Robert Gilpin Erwin,
Admiral Paul II. BaStedo, Mrs.
Frederick H. Brooke, Mrs. Stanley
K. Hornbeck and Admiral A. H.
VanKeuren. Also attending the
party yesterday were Representa-
tive and Mrs. Richard B. Wiggles-
Evening star., 1950-06-07
Society News
ForeweIis Said to Van KIeffens;
Other Entertainments Yesterddy

worth, the Netherlands Minister
and Nine. Reuchlin, the Secretary
of the Air Force and Mrs. Thomas
K. Finletter, former United States
Ambassador Mr.. Joseph c. Grew,
Vice Admiral and Mrs. Emory
Scott Land, DR.. and Mrs. Paul B.
Magnuson, Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Perkins, Engineer Commits
sioner Of the District and Mrs.
Gordon Young and Admiral and
Mrs. Thomas C. Kinkaid.
Other Fetes on CoIendor
The Swedish Ambassador and
Nine. Bohemian will give a party
Thursday afternoon for those at
tending the national convention
of the Augustana Lutheran
Church. They will receive from s
to 6 o'clock at their new home at
2900 Nebraska avenue and this
will be the first party they have
had since they moved from the old
embassy on r street.
Another party for a religious
group will be the reception Sum
day afternoon of the Finnish Min
lister and Nine. Jutila who will
entertain for Bishop Ilmari Salo-
mics of Finland. The party will
follow a special service in the
Luther Place Memorial Church on
Thomas Circle at o'clock that
afternoon when the Bishop will
give the sermon.
The Minister and Nine. Jutila
were among the guests yesterday
of the Counselor of the legation
and Nine Wartiovaara who en-
tertained in their home on Kalmia
road. The party was a closing
fete of the hosts for the season
as they plan to take a cottage at
a nearby resort for the summer.
The Minister will spend the week
ends with his family.
Guests yesterday numbered less
than 100 and included officials of
the State Department and other
members of the diplomatic corps.
The Panama Ambassador and
Sonora de Herbruger were hosts at
dinner last evening entertaining
a company of 16 on the Shoreham
Terrace.
Hail and ForeweII
The newly appointed United
States Ambassador to Canada and
Mrs. Stanley Woodward, who
shortly will leave for Ottawa, were
the guests in whose honor Mrs.
Robert Low Bacon entertained at
dinner last evening. The party
was given in the lovely walled
garden of the hostess home
on the corner of Eighteenth and
F streets, and was one of a series
of festivities for the departing
State Department official and his
wife.
A welcome party was the dinner
which Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Johnston
gave for the new president of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce and Mrs. o. A. Seyferth.
Mr.. Johnston is a former president
of the National Chamber and Mr..
Seyferth was elected at the recent
meetings of the Chamber. He and
Mrs. Seyferth, whose home is in
Muskegon, Mich. are staying at
the Mayf1ower. ...
Former United States Ambassa-
dor to Japan and Mrs. William r.
Castle were hosts to small COM
pany at an informal tea yesterday
entertaining in honor of DR.. Yukio
Ozaki. DR.. Ozaki, at the age Of
80, came all the way from his
home in Japan to see the cherry
trees about the Tidal Basin which
he presented to this Government
40 years ago, during the Admins
tration of the late President Taft.
Evening star., 1950-06-07

Calcutta. India. for a number Of
years. Miss Patterson was ed
ucated at Holy Spirit Convent
School in Atlantic City and the
New Jersey College of Com
merce.
Mr.. Grady. who is the son
of Mrs. Sidney j. Darling and
the late Mr.. Stafford r. Grady
of Grand Rapids. is an Assistant
United States Attorney for the
District Of Columbia. He at
tended Aquinas College and was
graduated from George Wash
ington University and Law School.
He is a member of Sigma Nu
social and Phi Delta Phi legal
fraternitieS.