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Evening star., 1950-08-25
Working Both Sides of the Street

The new ownership Of Capital Transit is
versatile, If nothing else.
With one set of operators it goes before the
Public Utilities Commission on poverty plea
and wins substantial increase in fares. With
the same set of operators, working in reverse, it
appears before the same body to yell bloody
murder over a comparable move by Pepco,
particularly the prospect of paying increased
rates to Pepco for the electric current 1t buys.
Having worked the public into q state Of deep
sympathy for its straitened circumstances If not
destitution, its revamped board of directors
Unexpectedly votes q 100 per cent increase in
quarterly dividends.
Or is it unexpected? About year ago an
examiner for the 1CC-whose views were not
sustained-recommended against the sale to
group of Florida businessmen of q controlling
block of Capital Transit stock. The examiner
did not think the sale would be In the public
interest, for he found that the sole motive for
purchase of the company advanced in hearings
was to make more money. This single objective,
however justified in normal circumstances, was
found by the examiner to be highly questionable
In the acquisition of public utility by interests
with no previous experience in operating public
service.
The earnings OF the company in the past
have not justified any increase in dividends. As
set Iortn aI great lengGn recenuy, tneSe earnings
have been falling of. The doubled dividend
payment just voted, however, seems to be the
result of higher earnings under the higher fare
schedule. There is, moreover, a stable kitty in
the form of an unobligated cash surplus and to
an extent that has not yet been defined by the
Public Utilities Commission extra dividends can
be paid from this source. Under previous owner
ship-which since about 1892 never paid more
than 50 in annual dividends and skipped too many
to suit lot of the stockholders earnings of the
company have been plowed back in the form of
new equipment. The surplus was accumulated
in the process. 1t will be interesting to see now
after this beginning, how far the new ownership
goes in milking the surplus into dividends.
In the meantime, the public will draw its own
conclusions, when Capital Transit talks out OF
both sides of its mouth, as to which side makes
the loudest noise.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
TrioI by Years

Words mean but little to the untried
young
And EARNINGS or advice, hoaueuer
plain,
On printed pages or q guardians tongue
Leave no more traces than midsummer
rain.
For though a youth is cautioned from
the start
And pains OF fire and euen love be
knotDn
To bear mute tOitneSs on your hand or
heart,
Your scars teach nothing. he must
haze his otDn.
Yet In youths Dery heedleSsness there
lies
The pattern of tomorrow to ren,old
The 1Uorld in its o1Dn image and depise
The streets of progress p1ped In blood
or gold,
For words pass over youth like clouds
blotDn 1Dide
Till they unleash the storm phereby
he's tried.
ETHEL BARNETT DE VITO.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

Q. Was Major Dreyfus imprisoned in
the Bastile?-A. o.
A. The French military officer, Major
Alfred Dreyfus, was court-martialed and
sentenced on December %, 1894 to serve
life term. He was interned on Devils
Island near Cayenne. Eventually, Drey-
fuS was restored to the French army
with the rank of Major No sentence to
serve In the Bastile could have been i'm
posed. This state prison in Paris was
destroyed in 1889.
@. Which one of our National Parks
Is the 0ldeSt?-R. W. H.
A. The Yellowstone National Park is
the Oldest. It was established in 1872
The park has an area of over 100000
acres.
@. To what extent has rent increased
over the country since pre-World War II
years for moderate income families?-
c. M. r.
A. The Department of Labor Consum-
ers' Price Index gives the following fig
ures, taking the period 1859 as 100:
August Is, 1939-1043; June IS, 1876
1925; June Is, 1949-120.6; March is,
1950-122.9; May IS, 1950-1235; June
Is, 1950-123.9. These figures relate to
moderate-income families in large cities.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
PoeticoI Views Of Utilities

The quite edifying exhibition bout
between the two behemoths of bun
combe, more politely referred to as
Pepco and CTC, with bewildered PUG,
as referee. has inspired me as follows
and to wit:
Pity the plight of PUG, bulwark of
every utility. With Pepco opposed by
CTC. the Commissioners cry in their
quandary. Midst the babble of both,
soon PUG will decree: "The public has
robbed you shamelessly The conniving
wretches! At 'em, mates! Pox Upon
Consumers. Up with rates!"
8. Retug.
Evening star., 1950-08-25

cation because it puts cash values on
things that really have none. A good
report card, practicing piano lessons,
good behavior give him the no.
tion that things like those have price.
6. Teach him the purpose of saving.
To teach child that it is worth while
to save and build up sense Of long
range values, connect the act Of saving
with specific, near r-at-hand goal. A
small child learns the wisdom Of saving
by putting cents q week In q box 80
that he can buy that 10-cent treasure
at the dime store. Later he can plan
further ahead.
7. Help him to learn relative values.
Take every opportunity that presents
itself to explain and illustrate the diff
ference between necessities and luxuries,
the reason why $40 is too much fer
sisters hat and not for mothers, the
relation between price and quality.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
What's Wrong With the Picture?

The Star is not entering any protest about
this situation but merely calls attention to the
confusing nature of the times in which we live.
Whoever 1t was who designed official stationery
Tor General Macarthur had the understandable
impulse to illustrate his title-"Supreme Com
mander for the Allied Powers" But there is
something incongruous now about the result, as
any reader may see
Evening star., 1950-08-25
Hourder BIumes Government

am a hoarder and not the least
ashamed of it. Why should be? Isn't
the Government boarding wheat, cotton,
butter and lot of other commodities?
And then the members of Congress who
are afraid Of losing a few votes if they
permit the sale of some of those COM
modities have the nerve to get up and
denounce the people who stock up on
sheets, sugar and some other articles
that might become scarce!
w, w. Vet.
Evening star., 1950-08-25

war. A certain temporary Illustration
because Of the temporary Malik regime
cannot disguise the fact that its value to
democratic aims and policies is being
better realized by both statesmen and
the general populace.
Arnold ], Heidenheimer,
Evening star., 1950-08-25
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer to
any question Of fact by either writing The
NV. Washington 8. D. c., and inclosng cents
return postage or by telephoning ST. 5000,
Evening star., 1950-08-25

Of managing the child. Offer him a
quarter to be good, and he has earned
a good reason for being bad every now
and then.
Aside from that, though, using money
this way confuses a child's money edu-
Evening star., 1950-08-25
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS
OFFICE Or THE SUPREME coMMANpER

But If the picture is accurate and if General
MaeArthurs title is correct, has it occurred to
him to exercise the military prerogatiye OF a
supreme commander and order the Russians to
get out of South Koreaf
Evening star., 1950-08-25

A pseudonym is permissible only
When letter carries correct name
and address of 1Driter. Please be brief.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07
Leave For Cuba

Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Hays ac-
companied Miss Carolyn Hays and
Mrs. Calvin King to Jackson Tues
day where they boarded a Sou
thern and Chicago plane for a
weeks trip to Havana, Cuba.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07
Services Held For
Mrs. Y. {. Curtis
Funeral services were held Sun.

Funeral services were held Sun.
day at 800 p. m. for Mrs. v. C.
Curtis in the home of her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Henry MCGEE at Tchula
The Rev. George Curtis, pastor
of Pickens Methodist Church,
officiatedsEsisted by the Rev. Mr..
SC. Stewart, p tor of Tchula Metho-
Mrs. Quits cias44tsdss night!
December l, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Gladys Mcintyre
in Memphis after a lengthy ILL
ness. She was So. Her husband
was the late Rev. v. c. Curtis,
former pastor of the Lexington
Methodist Church.
Mrs. Curtis is survived by four
daughters, Mrs. Henry MCGEE of
Tchula, Mrs. Gladys Mcintyre of
Memphis, Mrs. Marcia Lang, AK
son, Georgia, Mrs. Vivian Cald-
we'll, Greenwood, and several
grandchildren and great grand
children.
Interment was in Odd Fellows
cemetery at Lexington under the
of the Southern Funeral
Home.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07
DR.. John B. Wilkes,
Former Holmes Youth
Receives Honor

DR.. John B. Wikis, Grand Ra-
pids, Michigan Surgeon, former
ly of Durant. has been named a
diplomatic Ny the American Board
of Surgery, one of the highest
hohors bestowed in that field, it
has been announced.
Or. Wilkes, the son of Mrs, Lau-
raene j. Wilkes and the late John
B. Wilkes, was born and reared
in Durant.
He has been practicing at Grand
Rapids for over year, is a mem
Der of the surgical staff of Butter
worth hospital and Of the courtesy
surgical staff of ST. Mary's hospi-
tai. After earning his bachelor
of arts degree at Vanderbilt Uni
versity in Nashville, and his me-
dical degree there in 1889, he took
postgraduate work at Ohio State
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07

The Durant Church of the Ma
zarene was organized in 1899 with
five members. With Rev. Fred
Sartin as the evangelist services
were held under a tent. After
Rev. Sartin left with the tent the
services were held in the home
of Mr.. w. A. Wigley with Rey.
Homer Majors as first pastor. Mrs
Arlene Majors served as frs
Sunday School superintendent ano
Mrs. Doris Vines was secretary
and treasurer.
A lot was purchased from DR..
W. B. Hyde. A tabernacle was
erected to worship in and was
used until Rev. w. J. Blackmon
came rs pastor in l94l. The pre-,
sent church was built by donations
from members and friends; the
labor was also donated. Mr.. John
Leslie contributed much in super
vising and working on the church
In February, 1914 Rev. S. D
Garrett came to Durant as pastor
! At that time there was no parsen,
| age of our own but a house wa
rented from Mrs. T. l.. West
Through the kindness of Mr. Mar
Gus Love an old building wa
given to help in building the pre-
sent parsonage. Through dona
tions of money and time from
members and friends modern
five-room parsonage was finished
| Since Bro. CARROTS ministr.
here, the Nazarenes have remod
eled the interior of the church an
added four Sunday School room:
making total of seven. Sunda
School enrolment is 90 an
J church membership is so.
Two ministers from this churc
have finished their course of stud
at Trevecca Nazarene Colleg'
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07
Clements To Show
1851 Chevrolet

The new 1850 Chevrolet will fses
on display in the show room eis
Clements Chevrolet Co. On Satsar-
day, December 9, the date fg,-
showing of the new model ;r. d.asa.---
er Showrooms Throughout the nza--
ton. Everyone in this area n
invited to come by Clements.
Important Improvements and
changes are featured in both chaS-
sis and body. These changes range
from the biggest" brakes in the
low-price field to extensive design
innovations that make the car ap-
pear much longer and lower thaz
any previous model.
The Powerglide automatic
transmission has been refined .Mr
tn latest models although resna11a-
ing fundamentally the same H.
will again be optional on DeL,uxe
models only.
Fourteen passenger body types
are included in the 1851 line. Two
and four-door sedans will he
available in Styleline and FleeA-
line series. All sedans and the
sport coupe will come in De LUKE
or Special trim. A convertible
coupe, all-steel station wagon and
the Chevrolet Bel Air, which has
scored so sensationally in popuE-
arity, are exclusively in the Ues
Luxe series. The business Scoupe
will be available only as model
J in the Special series. 3.
, In addition to more fuxurioEzk
interior treatment Chevrolet rs.
Fl, offering more beautiful and at
tractive assortment of colors. The
options, which include two two
tone combinations, are livelier,
than ever.
The new Jumbo Drum" brakes
headline the qualities of the car
directed toward safer operation
Appearance-wise the improve
nent is discernible even to- n
casual observer Changes botH AZ
the front and rear enhance the
impression of ruggedness and
room. The radiator grille has
been restyled and sinplified.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07
Mrs. 7. |. West
Dies On Friday

Mrs. T. L. West of Durant "a
died in the Holmes County Com,
munity Hospital on Friday. De-
cember l, after an illness of ten
days.
Mrs. West was well known to
Holmes countians, having lived
In Durant most of her life. She
was the oldest member of the
ID ur a mt Presbyterian Church
where funeral services were
conducted Sunday, December 8 at
ESQ p. m. DIR. G. +. Gillespie
president of Belhaven College
officiated. Interment took place
at Mizpah cemetery under the
direction of Southern Funeral
Home OF Durant.
Mrs. West is survived by one
son, Rev. T. Barton West, Niece
hee, Ark; three daughters, Mrs.
Jack Brumby, Franklin, La, Mrs.
J. J. Armstrong, Chattanooga,
Tenn, Miss Catherine West.
Greenwood; and two sisters, Mrs
W. E. Sweet, Brookhaven; Mrs,
Ernest Beacham, McComb.
Active pallbearers were Her
bert Montgomery, Kenneth Van
keuren, Clarence Blanton. Jr
David Taylor, Ephriam Cresswell.
Bill Mineau, Robert Irby. and Ed
win Steen.
Honorary pallbearers were Ho-
race Weir, c. G. Van Keuren.
Pugh Winborn, S. H. Moss, c. III
Blanton, DR.. ]. w. Howell, ]. G.
Taylor, M. E. Rhyme, r. L. Coop
err, R. E. Rosson, r. E. Rosson, Jr.,
Louis Longinotti, DIR. Paul Brum-
by, an0S Ed Guess.
Among the out of town persons
attending the rites were: Mr.. and
Mrs. E. P. Beacham, McComb:
Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Sohm, Mem
phis; DIR. G. T. Gillespie, Mr..
Fred Powell, of Jackson; J. c.
Mitchell, Raymond; Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Brumby, Franklin, louisa
ma; Rev. and Mrs. T. Barton.
West, Alex and Mary Blanche,
McGeehee, Ark; DR.. and Mrs. j.
y. Armstrong, Chattanooga; Miss
Carol Brumby, Cleveland; DR..
Paul B. Brumby, Lexington.
Mrs. j. A. Mcfarland, Sr., Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Alex Mcfarland.
10 Anne McFarlane, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. H. Mcfarland, Mr.. Percy
Burns, Percy Mac Burns, all of
Bay Springs.
Mrs. K. c. Seawright, New AL
bany; Mrs. A. c. Bennett, Boone
vile; Miss Annie Armstrong,
Mrs. B. w. Holmes, Mrs. Cade
Armstrong, Mr. Rodney Arm
strong, all of Walden; Miss Thyr-
"a Branton, Greenville; Mrs. j. c.
Stoker, Miss Stella Mae Stoker,
both of Winona; Mr. and Mrs. S.
E. Stafford and Mrs. Carl Hansen,
of Goodman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07
Health Dept. Tells
Holmes Milk Grades

Grade A pasteurized milk is
sold in every town and in several
rural schools of Holmes County
as of December Z, the Holmes
County Health Department has
announced.
This milk is processed and sold
by Henry Dairy Products Com
pany, Lexington, Grenada, Farpis
Grenada, and Leflore Dairy Pho
ducts Company, Greenwood. 4
The following dairymen IN
grade A raw milk for pasteuri7a-
ton to Mr.. Henry's Plant in Lex
ington: B. X. Jones, H. Russell,
W. E. Moore, Marvin Mcclellan,
and Robert Tate.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07

week with the issuance. ns
special editions of The Lexirw-
ton Advertiser and The Durzsls
News.
Names of fire crews and Ssae-
phone numbers are listed eEss,-
where in this issue.
Loss $4,000
Last years loss from forest sas,.s
an Holmes county was conzxzr-
vatively estimated at $37&sn9
Actual damage was nearer ouae-
half million dollars. 1t is hou~.o,
to prevent such losses WITH sa,r
Inauguration of the current pnr-
gram which is partially suppnxa-
ed by two-cent per acre. cuvuus
ty tax levy imposed Yy- Ar
Holmes County Board Of Supx.ca
vlsors on uncultivatable zsE
woodlands beginning NoverkDzz-
LIST.
Program Delayed
Erection of the firetowers xxs
delayed for about sixty days ine
to wartime shortages of Gems
and steel. Radios for the tow
are expected to arrive by Janua~
LIST as well as the remainder -
the fire-fighting equipment.
Used in fighting fires in aIhe
county will be three jeeps equip
ped with fireplows and. hal
tools and one tractor and truEE
unit. Each vehicle will be eqwl4-
ed with two-way radio.
Five Fires To Date
Area Forester E. p. McMilIsxw
forester for Holmes and CaruplH
counties said he felt we have hseezs
lucky in the county thus far vs1nIs
fire this year.
Fire crews have officiaIEv
fought five fires in Novema.r
where damages amounted tca. -
bout $4,000. This does ncr IN.
clude a fire on the farm Of ~
Otto Wallis where 10 acres ,ur
permanent pasture were burg
with extensive damages. nGr.-
Wallis had already put the fme
out before fire crews were prk.
on the scene.
Attention is directed to rssrrw-
erous stories, pictures and zud-
vertisements, in this issue wF1ss.f
are directly concerned with fnx
control, prevention and the pxzr~
forestry plays and should play aK
the economy of Holmes county
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07

Nashville, Tennessee. Rev. era
los Roby is pastoring at Grenaoa
and Rev. Malcolm E. McNeer is
pastoring at Smiths Crossroadv
near Brookhaven.
The present officers serving
the church are: Sunday School
Superintendent. c. A. Dickerson,
NYPS PRESIDENT Louether Tate;
WINS president, Mrs. Erma Dick
erson; and secretary and treasur-
err. Mr. and Mrs. Clay Aldy. The
Stewards are: ]. H. McNeer, Mrs
Cleora Hicks and Mrs, Erma
Oickerson. Trustees are John
Leslie, Willie Renacker, IVES.
Mcbride, and J. II. McNeer.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07
Recently Organized
West Lions Club
Has Charter Night
Bouquet Is Planned
For Presentation Of
Charter Tonight

The West Lions Club will hold
Its Charter Night banquet to-
night, Thursday, December z, in
the West high school gymnasium
at 300 p. m. The charter will be
presented to the recently otganiz-
ed club by Ben Weiner, of Kos
ciusko, Distric. Governor of the
Lions Club.
The Durant Lions Club is spoh-
sor of the new organization. and
along with members of the hos
ciusko club, will provide the en-
tertainment for the evening.
Officers of the West Lions are
Walter l.. Campbell, president;
James r. Bowie, first vice presi-
dent; J. c. Alexander, second
vice president, Harvey L. Comp
bell, secretary treasurer; Oscar
w. Thomas, Lion Tanner; Reed B.
Wright, Tail Twister; ]. T. Mont
gomery, H. Lamar Bowie, Ben c.
Weaver, and Ross Rhyme, Jr., Di-
Cectors.
Charter members are J. c.
Alexander, A. c. Autry, Charles
F. Black, James Black, James r.
Bowie, H. Lamar, Bowie, J. C..
Bowen, Clyde B. Cade, Harvey
L. Campbell, Walter l.. Campbell,
Purvis j. Grantham, Carroll Gre
CORY. w. Bryan Johnson, j. T.
Montgomery, George Mussel-
white, Ross w. Rhyme, Jr., Frank
W. Stroupe, c. M. Tate. Oscar w,
Thomas, Howard H. Truitt, Ben
c. Weaver, Reed B. Wright, Will
liam D. Brock, and Rev. H. Cur
tiss Ellis.
Rev. H. G. Ellis will act as toast
master for the program. A wei
come to the town of West will
be brought, following dinner, by
Mayor A. J. Stevens, and the
POSTMASTER will introduces the
clubs and honored guests.
The president OF the Durant Lions
Club will bring the greetings from
the sponsoring club. Presentation
Of the charter will be by Mr..
Weiner to Walter Campbell, pre-
sident of the West Lions Club.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07
Fire Control Will
Save Money In
Holmes Says Mcmillan
$4,000 Lost 70
Forest Fires In
County In l94o
E. p. Mcmillan. Area Forester

Fire control is the basis for all
good forestry practices, for with
out 1t forestry becomes a gamble.
No man is willing to spend time.
labor, and capital on his wood
lands when he knows that a fire
might destroy his trees in sin
gle stroke. Because the board of
supervisors realized this they
waited for Holmes County to
come under the Mississippi For
est fire protection program; this
means that a 2 cents per acre
tax has been levied on all forests
and uncomfortable lands. This
2 cents tax is like printing a
pump, for the state will match
the money with 2 cents and the
federal government will do the
same; thus 6 cents an acre will
be used for fire protection in
Holmes County.
Estimated cost Of the damage
done to the forests of Holmes
county by forest fires last year
was $4,000. This did not in
clude damage to permanent pas
lures, loss of fence posts and wire
and other personal property, such
as tenant houses, etc. The total
damage due to fire could then be
estimated to be close to one-halt
million dollars. Holmes county
last year had 20 per cent of its
forests burned. Carroll county
which has fire protection lost only
three per cent of its forest acres
to fire.
Holmes County will have fire
protection organization which
will actively 60 to work on De-
cember /, 1850. There will be two
fire towers erected in the coun-
ty. Three jeeps equipped with
fire plows and hand tools and
one tractor and truck unit will be
the equipment used. Each vehi-
Se will equipped with twoway
radios; thus they can be despatch
ed to fires fast and in this man.
ner an efficient fire supervision
organization can be established.
The fire crews can only put
out fires after YOU have started
them. Every individual in the
county can help prevent forest
fire, for 80 per. cent of forest fires
in Mississippi are man-made.
Don't set fires to run out the
rabbits. Don't set fires to kill the
boil weevils, for fire WILL NOT
destroy them. We had the worst
fire season in the history of the
state last year, yet we had the
county's worst boil weevil attack
this year. Don't throw lighted
matches or cigarettes out of car
windows. Don't burn your fields
unless you have enough men to
help you control your fire and
be sure it isn't dry windy day.
Do report anyone seen setting
fires. Do report any fires seen
to the fire tower. (Phone num-
bers will be published later) Do
be conscious of forest fires and
that you might unknowingly set
a fire. If you are going to burn a
field, please notify the fire tower
man
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07

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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07

University hospital, Columbus,
Ohio. During World War II he SER
we'd as a major in the army medi-
cal corps and saw service in Eu-
rope,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07
Holmes Fire Control Program Underway
Two Towers Completed, Third In Carroll;
Fire Crews Begin Work December Isl
Fire Prevention Campaign Launched;
l949 Loss Near Half Million DolIurs

Holmes countys fire control program got underway -
ISL with the completion of fire towers located on the q
love narm and Providence Plantation third fire tower ID
OF Holmes as well Carroll county
80 rre crews have gone to work and intensive
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-03-30
LEGION Schedules
Two Dances

Hardin post No. 8, American
Legion, has again secured .
q well known Western swim"
band for two engagements a.
the Legion hall here, it was an
rounced this week.
Curly Roberts and The Ryth-
nairS from station KWRTr
Corpus Christi, Texas, will h.
the attraction April 5 and An.
ril Is. The band is listed in
"The Country Song Roundup
a magazine of Western orches-
tras and swing bands.
1.-THE post feels that a good
Western swing band in a good
Western town for good Western
people will he greatly enioyed
and should this be what the
membership enjoys, every ef-
fort will be made to have more
of the same" post officers said,
The post expects to schedule
a series of dances for members
and their guests during the
coming dancing season.