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Evening star., 1950-04-19
WOnnen's Clubs
Soroptin1ist Clubs of Region to Open
7Wo-Doy Conference Here Saturday

Cecil Counties, Md; Montgomery
County, Prince Georges County,
ST. Marys County, Staunton, Va;
Washington, Westminster, Md,
and Williamsburg, Va.
Participating in the conference
will be members of the Venture
Club Of Washington. Venturists
are girls between the ages Of 19
and % who are employed in busi-
ness and the professions. The
regional director of the Venture
Clubs. Miss Frances Acton, will
attend the conference.
Maryland AAUW to Meet
The Maryland State Division of
the American Association of Uni
versity Women will hold its eighth
annual meeting on Friday and
Saturday at the State Teachers
College at Salisbury, Md.
Principal speakers will be Mrs.
Adelia B. Kloak, chief of the
Special Services and Publications
Division, Women's Bureau of the
Department of Labor, and U.
Ahmad Ansari, press attache of
the Pakistan Embassy.
Mrs. Kloak will address a lunch
con on Saturday, following the
annual business session, during
which new officers will be elected.
Her topic will be "Women's Role,
Is a Fascinating One"
Mr.. Ansari will speak at BAN
quet at 7 pm. Friday on the
subject, THE Troubled State of
Kashmlr."
Mrs. Donald r. Burgess. State
division president, will preside at
the conclave, which will open at
$3.50 pm. Friday with a State
board meeting.
Friday night there will be an
exhibit of the art work of young
students chosen in a State wide
competition. sponsored by the
State creative arts department of
the AAUW. Mrs. A. v. Astin of
Bethesda, State arts chairman, Is
in charge.
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By Dr.. Paul Popenoe

You can hardly believe what
some wives have. to put up with!
Seeing a married couple with
apparently everything needed to
make them happy. the outsider
little imagines what suffering may
be going on behind the scenes.
But occasionally the truth is re-
vealed.
I'm thinking of three wives who
have come to me in the last few
weeks to tell of their troubles.
My husband likes to get up at
5 am. every day." Mrs. o. COM
planned. Hes retired. so he has
no work to do. How can I get. him
to stay in bed? I like to sleep"
Its no use to suggest to her that
she go ahead and sleep, letting
him turn out and get his own
breakfast. That's just exactly
what he asks her to do. so If you
suggest that you're playing into
his hands.
Mrs. BIS husband wears a hear
ing aid. When I'm listening to a
good radio program" she COM
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Col. Hester to Speak

Daughters of the Confederacy,
will be the guest of honor at the
breakfast and will be introduced
by Mrs. Ada Holt. District UDC
division president. Mrs. Frank
Morrison, vice president general
of the Colonial Danes. will intro
duce Col. Hester. Mrs. Benja-
min Soule Gantz will preside.
Mrs. Gantz, president of the
chapter. will be assisted in receiv-
ing by Mrs. Morrison. Mrs. Holt.
Mrs. Haggard, Miss Mable Cup
ton. past president general of the
Colonial Danes; Miss Lillian
Chenoweth. secretary general, and
Mrs. John Stafford. Miss Gupton
will give the invocation and Miss
Chenoweth will give the Pledge of
Allegiance to the flag.
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Modern Marriage
Wife Who DsGkes Whins of Husband Is Often Bossy'

planned. "he turns off the battery
so he can't hear it. How can I
force him to listen to programs
that I think are superior?" If you
suggest that she listen to those she
considers superior, and let him
listen or not. as he likes, it simply
proves that men always stand to-
gether against a woman.
Mrs. ks problem was no less
tragic. Il set the table with all
the silver" she complained. My
husband uses only the fork and
one spoon. After the meal he al
ways pushes the rest of the silver
ware aside and says: You can
put these back in the drawer.
darling. I didn't use them I
nearly go mad hearing this same
story after each meal. OF course
I always wash them just the
same"
Seriously. what's the matter
with these women? They are
three actual and recent cases"
but I could cite a hundred more
of the same sort.
OF course there's more to the
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story than appears on the surface.
but part of the story Is that these
women are merely boSsy. and
don't realize 1t. That's true of a
lot of wives. Most women would
do well to check themselves on
this and make sure they are not
fooling themselves.
If you have been guilty along
these lines. stop pestering your
husband for a few days and see
If life doesn't run more smoothly
in your home.
Evening star., 1950-04-19
Sorority to Honor
Charter Members

Beta Chi Chapter of Alpha Zeta
Beta National Sorority will cele-
brate its 18th anniversary with
O dinner tomorrow at the Ward
man Park Hotel.
-Four charter members to be
especially honored are Mrs. STAN
ton Kolb. Mrs. Herbert Darnell,
Mrs. Paul Largent and Mrs. John
McLindon.
The program is being arranged
by Miss Kay Burns. national trea-
surer. assisted by Mrs. Robert Bis
hop, Mrs. Ebert Lewis and Mrs.
Albert Taylor.
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The South Atlantic Region OF
the American Federation of So
roptimist Clubs will open a two
day conference on Saturday at
the Willard Hotel with the So
roptimist Club of Washington act
ing as the hostess club.
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin. presi-
dent of George Washington Uni
versity, will speak at a luncheon
Saturday. That afternoon a talk
on UNESCO will be given by DR.
Solomon v. Arnaldo, acting di-
rector of the New York office
and resident representative OF
UNESCO to the United Nations
A highlight of the sessions will
be a talk by the first vice presi-
dent of the American Federation
of Soroptimist Clubs, Miss Grace
Nichols of Toronto. to be given
at a dinner Saturday night.
Miss Nichols is prominent in
the insurance field in Canada and
has been active in club and civic
affairs.
The invocation at the dinner
will be given by Miss Jean O'Con-
nell, a member of the Venture
Club. and Miss Mary Judge. presi-
dent of the Washington Soropti-
mists, will greet the guests. Miss
Mary Agnes Sweeney is the con-
ference chairman.
Miss Ella Werner, regional di-
rector. will preside at the meet
ings. which will close on Sunday
following a morning business ses-
sion. Officers to serve for the
next two years will be nominated
Saturday and elections will be
held Sunday.
A sightseeing tour of Washing
ton has been arranged for Sun
day afternoon.
Attending the sessions will be
delegates and members of Sorop-
timist Clubs of Alexandria, Ar
lington County, Asheville, N. c.;
Baltimore. Fairfax County,
Greensboro. ". c.; Hartford and
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Col. James R. Hester, assistant
director of public information for
the Marine Corps, will speak at
the annual breakfast of the Col.
William Branthwayte Chapter of
the Colonial Danes of the 18th
Century to be given at noon to-
morrow at the Mayfower Hotel.
Col. Hester. who will talk on
patriotism. will replace Brig. Gen.
Clayton C. Jerome. U. S. M. c..
director of public information.
who was originally scheduled to
speak. Gen. Jerome is accom-
panying President Gonzalez Videla
of Chile on his visit to this coun-
try.
Mrs. William A. Haggard. ma
tional president of the United
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Lecture Planned
On the Kushn0ir

DR.. Ward Allen and Mrs. Mark
Eldredge will give an illustrated
lecture on "An Evening in Kash-
mir" at dinner meeting of the
Washington Club to be held at 7
pm. tomorrow.
Mrs. Eldredge lived in India for
10 years, two of which were spent
in Kashmir. DR.. Allen is United
Nations adviser to the Division of
European Affairs of the Depart
ment of State and is associated
with the United Nations Commits
sion for India and Pakistan.
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Sorority Dinner

The Washington Alum n a e
Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma
will celebrate the sorority's SIND
anniversary at a dinner at $50
o'clock tonight at the Arts Club
An honor guest will be DR.. Mil
dred Fenner. national educational
research chairman.
Money collected at the dinner
will be sent to the John Randolph
ch1ldrens library at Farmville
Va. sorority-sponsored social
service project.
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CHEVY Chase Fete

The Junior Woman's Club of
Chevy Chase will entertain other
junior clubs of Maryland tomor-
row night at the clubhouse.
Miss Doris Long. president of
the club, will be in charge of the
business meeting preceding the
program. The drama section will
present a one-act play and the
music section has arranged sew
eral vocal selections.
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Mrs. Luce to Speak

Clare Boothe Luce, former Rep
resentative from Connecticut. will
address the Congressional Club at
3 pm. Friday. This will be her
first appearance before the club
since her retirement from Con-
gress. Mrs. Luce will be intro
duced by Mrs. Homer Ferguson,
wife of the Senator from Michigan,
and program chairman of the club.
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AAUW Benefit

The Arlington branch Of the
Ar rican Association of Univer-
sity Women will sponsor a benefit
party at l pm. Saturday at the
Lyon Village Community House
The program will include a fash
ion show. card games and dessert
Reservations may be made with
Mrs. Franklin Ryan and Mrs. J
7. Nesline.
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Porty for Girls

The National Capital Opti-Mrs.
Club will hold another in a series
of parties for the girls at the In
dustrial Home School tomorrow.
Mrs. John Carpenter is chairman
of the entertainment. which will
include games and community
singing.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-08-24
HJC Opens Sept. a
For Fall Session
Improvement Made
At College Plant
In Goodman

Holmes Junior College officials
announce Sept. 4th as opening OF
the fall session. The first faculty
meeting is scheduled for Friday,
Sept. l, at 8 am. The first three
days, Monday "wednesday, will be
used for registration, orientation,
and classification of students. Re-
gular class work will begin Thurs
day, Sept. 7th.
There has been a number of
changes and renovations made to
the school plant during the sum-
mer. The library has been re-
worked and enlarged with ample
space provided. A modern dairy
barn is under construction and
VIII be completed before Sept. /.
The building is modern and well
equipped. New units are being
constructed for the music and
science departments. These de-
partments will be in the build
ing formerly occupied by married
veterans. They win be completed
sometimes in late September.
The white House, old public
school building nearby the cam
pus, is undergoing extensive re-
pairs with four new apartments
for teachers constructed upstairs.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-08-24
Food Serving Places
SET Training Program
School Will Be
Held August 1881
At Hotel Duront

On August 20, 30 and 81, a
training program for mattresses,
walters, and proprietors of food
serving establishments will be
held in the private dining room
of Hotel Durant.
This program will be led by
Mrs. Alice N. Darlington, who is
a food handling specialist with Is
years experience in the food
fields.
The on the job training sessions
will be slated for about two hours
in length and will consist of three
meetings. For the convenience
of the proprietors of food serving
establishments who cannot let
all of their employees be away at
the same time, there will be dupli-
cate classes held each day, one
from nine till eleven in the
morning and one from two till
four in the afternoon. In addi-
ton to Institutional conferences
by Mrs. Darlington the program
will include demonstrations.
blackboard illustrations, special
visual aids, film strip and Is nm
movie training films.
The training will be given at
no charge to the employees or the
1t is a concerted eff
fort on the part of the State Voca-
tional department and the Missis-
sippi Restaurant Association to
render badly needed service in
an important area of Mississippi's
economy, and all food serving es-
adjustments are urged to take
advantage of this timely training.
Don't forget the dates for these
They are Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, the last
three days of August.
If you come to the first meet
ing you will not want to miss any
of them.
For further information regard
ing this training program, call:
0. w. Thompson, phone 293, Lex
ington; sanitation supervisor,
Holmes County Health Depart
ment.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-08-24
Library Notes

This week the Holmes County
Library at Durant offers another
attractive choice of books: Flood.
tide" by Frank VERIFY, author OF
Foxes OF Harrow; "The Span.
ish Gardener" by the ever popu-
lar A. J. Cronin, and 1.-THE Horns
Of Capricorn" by Helen Topping
Miller, are all very good novels.
Mystery readers will enjoy:
Blood Will Tell by George Bag
by; 'Uptsairs And Downstairs"
by Carol Carnsc, and High Ten
sion" by Theodore Dubois, all
Crime Club selections. Also of
fered is Will Errnine's latest ives
tern story apache Crossing"
intermediate readers will be
delighted with. Walter Farley's
latest addition to the "Black Stall
lion" stories, titled ''The Blond
Bay Colt" and also L. M. Mont
gomery's latest addition to the
"Anne of Green Gables" books,
titled Chronicles OF Avonlea."
Visitors at the library this week
were Mrs. c. E. Barker. Jr.. Mrs.
Walter Allen, and Miss Jane Al
len, of Pineville, La, George Ben
nett. Bonneville, and Miss Nell
Allen, Memphis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-08-24
Durant Has 7O7
Telephones Listed
Nearly Doubled
Since 1915; 40
Id Circuits

ATLANTA (SpeciaD - The
Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany has added l,560,020 tele-
phones - an increase of almost
100 per cent in the last five
years, it was announced today by
Hal S. Dumas, company president.
R. l.. Cooper, Jr., Greenwood
office manager for the telephone
company, said that there were
707 telephones in service in ru-
rant today, as compared with 3S2
at the end of l945. There are 40
long distance circuits as compared
with "a five years ago.
Mr.. Dumas said there are g..
$4,000 telephones in service to-
day in the nine states served by
Southern Bell as compared with
1905, $50 at the end of August
l945. This increase, he said, is as
large as the increase in telephones
for the first SO years of the COM
pany's history.
In a review of telephone pro-
gress during the past five years,
Mr. Dumas also disclosed that
Southern Bell had:
!. Tripled the number of rural
telephones - from 144,72l to
$4,000.
2. Almost doubled its number
of long distance circuits going
from $500 to $500.
3. More than doubled the am
cunt of money invested in tele-
phone facilities, advancing from
$389,600 to 1897, 100000.
Emphasizing the effect OF con-
stantly rising costs on the tele-
phone company, Mr.. Dumas said
that each telephone added today
requires facilities costing nearly
double what these same facilities
cost in l945.
Service Improved
During the past half decade.
telephone service has become
clearer, faster and more depend
able in every respect" Dumas
said. "Our facilities and the
skill of telephone men and wo-
men were never so far advanced
as they are today. Whatever
communication needs may arise,
they will be met to the utmost.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-08-24
HJC Bulldogs Open
Early Season Drill

G 0 o DIN AN, Especially -
The Holmes Junior College
football squad some 40-45 strong
took the field yesterday pm. for
their first session of the 1850 sea-
son. The squad will drill daily
with two sessions in store until
school opens September 14th.
Coaches j. w. Patrick and Bob
by Oswolt face a most difficult
task in getting the team in shape
for the seasons opener here Sept.
l4th. Many seasoned veterans
are missing from last season, and
seven of this number were fresh
men last year with another year
OF eligibility at Holmes. Two out
standing backs will not return for
play this season. Paul Spakow-
ski, regular quarter last year, anc
kicking specialist, will be hard
to replace. Jimmy Maddox, back
with years experience, will be
absent for the year. Indy
Money, a 225 pound center will
De great loss in the middle of a
good forward wall of last season.
Two starting guards from last
year, Ed Nance and Paul Amen
ia, will be with their Uncle Sam"
shortly. Jimmie Moore, reserve
end, and Hunter Handle will be
absent making a total of seven
regulars eligible this season not
with the squad.
Paul Spakowski and Indy
Money will be the most difficult
men of the group to replace early
IN the season. Most of this group
are in the active reserves or Ma
tional Guard units now alerted for
service at an early date.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-08-24
Durant Tigers Have
II lettermen so
Foil Schedule Is
Released Today
By Coach Stewart

The Durant Tiger squad has
eleven lettermen back for the
1850 season who have been hard
at work in daily drills since Aug.
10, according to Coach Van L.
Stewart in a statement to the
News today.
The men have been attending
practice sessions every night from
six to eight o'clock, Coach Stew
art said, and should give a good
account of themselves when the
time comes.
Lettermen returning are Thomas
Young Gunter, Milton Roby, Ed
die Lewis, Marion Brantly, Virgil
Mcbride, Robert Rosson, Jr., w.
r. Martin, Roy Parkinson, Eu-
gene Maughn, Thomas Phil Terry
and James Rucker.
Other boys who have been COM
ing out for practice are: Jerry
and James Pilgrom, Larry Day,
Johnny Howell, Joe Collins, Ross
Nesbitt, Harmon Griffin, Don
Buchanan, William Ingram, Du-
anne and Billy Hall, Jimmy and
Billy May and Floyd Phillips.
Schedule
Durant's schedule is as follows
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-08-24
Queen OF Forest"
Contest On 18th

Any Holmes county girl inter
ested in entering the Queen of
the Forest" which will be held in
Lexington on Sept. 10th is asked
to contact Miss Joyce Williams,
leader of the home demonstra-
ton clubs in Holmes county who
are sponsors of the contest, or
contact the area forest ranger, E.
p. Mcmillan, at Lexington.
Contestants will be limited to
girls who reside in rural areas or
communities of $500 or less pop
ulation. They must be between
the ages of 16 and 81 and must be
unmarried.
Winner Of the event in the
county contest will 60 to the dis
trict event, time and place to be
announced later in this news
paper.
Winner Of the district contest
will be given a $500 U. S. bond
and participate in the state con-
test on Friday, October 10, school
day at the state fair.
Henry r. Fleming, Cruger, will
be master of ceremonies at the
contest 20 be held in Lexington,
Mr.. Mcmillan announced today.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-08-24
Mrs. Martha Hooker
Rites Held Tuesday
Prominent Lexington
Lady Token Monday
After Long Illness

Graveside services for Mrs, Mar
tina Wilburn Hooker were held
here Tuesday afternoon at five
o'clock. The Rev. c. T. Floyd,
pastor of the First Methodist
Church, officiated.
Mrs. Hooker, member of a pro-
minent Holmes county family,
passed away Monday at the Bap-
fist Hospital in Memphis after a
lengthy illness. Shes was born
and reared in Holmes county, and
lived all of her life here. She was
the daughter of the late R. E..
Wilburn and Matte Morrow Will
burn.
Up until the time of her illness
Mrs. Hooker was a consecrated
and active member of the Metho-
dist Church. Her splendid charac-
ter and pleasant personality en-
deared her to wide circle of
friends.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
0. D. Hooker, Lexington, and Mrs.
Edna Lowe, Lexington, KY, and
q number of nieces and nephews.
Interment was in Odd Fellows
cemetery here between the graves
of her late husband, Nathan Ber-
ny Hooker and their son, Nathan
Berry Hooker, Jr., who was killed
In Normandy in 1914.
Pallbearers were R. B. Wllburn,
Greenwood, j. T. Wilburn,
Clarksdale, Henry H. Fuqua, and
Henry S. Hooker, both of Mem
phis, w. R. Witty and Walter Wit
ty, both of Winona, Walter Hook
er, Lexington and Charles West,
Indianola.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-08-24
{. H. Shaddotk
Passes Wednesday
Pioneer Lexington
Merchant To Be
Buried Today

Edward Hampton Shaddock
r4oneer merchant Of Lexington
passed away at six o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon at his home fol-
lowing an illness of two years.
Funeral services will be held
at the family residence this after
noon at 400 o'clock with the Rev.
Paul D. Bragg, pastor of First
Baptist Church, Lexington, Of
ficiating. Interment will be in
Odd Fellows cemetery with Sou
thern in charge of arrangements.
Mr.. Shaddock was born in Car
oline county, Virginia, on Febru-
nary IA, 1864. He came to Holme,
county as a young man to Ebene-
ger in the mercantile and farm
ing business. He resided at Tchula
for some time before coming to
Lexington where he was one of
the founders of what is now
Shaddock Kinibrough Company.
one of the oldest mercantile firms
in Holmes county. 1t was origin
ally Shaddock-Durden Co. until
the burden interest was purchas-
ed by Mr.. r. 7. Kimbrough, now
retired.
MIR. Shaddock was married to
the former Maude Stigler on Oct.
l6, 1901, in Lexington. She sur
wives with two children: Mrs. Nina
Shaddock Wilson. Lexington, and
George Rollins Shaddock, Rose
dale. Three grandchildren also
survive: Triana Wilson, Licking
ton, Joan and George Stigler
Shaddock, both of Rosedale. A
brother, Fred M. Shaddock, re-
sides in Hewlett, Virginia.
Mr.. Shaddock was devoted
member of the Baptist Church
and was for many years superin-
tendent of its Sunday School. He
was a Mason. Shriner, and one of
Lexington finest and most highly
respected citizens.
Pallbearers will be ]. A. Evans.
Leroy Paris, L. B, Gilliland Ed
win White, w. R. Ellis. Jr., w. B.
kenna, Joe Berman and B. S.
Beall, Jr.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-08-24
0. B. Williamson
Rites Held Sunday

Ollie Ben Williamson, So, passed
away at his home near Providence
Hill Saturday of a heart attack.
He was a well known farmer in
this section of the county and a
native of Wickliffe, KY.
He was member OF the Pleas
ant Ridge Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at
the Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Sunday with the Rev. A. H. Miller
officiating. Interment was in Be-
thesda cemetery with Southern
in charge of arrangements.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
HELEN Clark Williamson, two
daughters and three sons: Mrs.
w. A. Marshall, Lexington, Mrs
G. B. O'Daniel, Memphis; O. b
Jr., James Nathaniel and Robert
Marion Williamson, all of Lexing-
ton.
Also surviving are his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Williamson,
one brother, Jim Byrd William
son, of TRIGGER, Ark, and four sis
tiers: Mrs. BERTHE Monan, Mound
City, Ill.,. Mrs. Josie Truitt and
Mrs. Alice Allen, both of Jack
son, and Miss Myrtle Williamson,
of Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-08-24
Highway Patro|men
Will Attend School

In order that Mississippi may
have the best trained officers in
the nation, all inspectors of the
patrol will attend three. weeks
course in Police Traffic Training
at the Traffic Institute of North
western University at Evanston,
Illinois. Five of these inspectors
will attend course beginning
September Is through October 10.
Officers who will attend this
course are: District No. l, In
spector R. L. Morgan, Jackson;
District No. 2, Inspector G.. L. Ho-
Wis, Greenwood; District No. 8.
Inspector L. Y. Griffin, Batesville:
District No. 4, Inspector w. w.
Smith, New Albany, and District
No. 5, Inspector Nose Ellard, of
Starkville.
The remaining inspectors viii
attend a similar course in the spr-
ing of 1851.
Some of the subjects which
these officers will study are: Cd
The Traffic Problem and How to
Control it; (2) How to Organize
Department and Personnel to do
an Effective Job; (3) Planning
for Day-to-Day Movement of Traf-
fic on Our Streets and HIGHWAYS:
and, (4 Many Other Matters of
Traffic Law and Administration.
Says Col. T. B. Birdsong. Mis-
sissippi is recognized by national
authorities as having one of the
best recruit and in-service train
ing programs in the nation, hav-
ing just completed an eight
weeks course for new men and
one week for present officers. The
additiopal training which our su-
pervisory personnel receive at
Northwestern will enable us to do
a better job of traffic law en-
forcement in Mississippi"