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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
October Bond SuIes
Reported For Holmes

October sales of q. S. Savings
Bonds in Holmes county totalled
$ll8,087, according to a report
from Rex I. Brown, state advisory
chairman. This amount brings the
sales to date in 1850 for Holmes
county to 1898, 1923.
The Savings Bonds Division, on
the recommendation of the secre-
tary, is making an intensive Pay
roll Savings campaign to enlist
plan, states Mr.. Brown. Leaders
of all organizations, as well as
individuals, are called on to assist
in arousing the people to support
the national effort to preserve
every wage Garner in the PRS
freedom and security.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Commas To Sponsor
Christmas Parade
Of Children On Dec. I

The Gamma Literary Club is
sponsoring a Christmas Parade
OF Little Angels" on December /
to finance their projects for the
year.
Children between the ages of
two and four will be in the Jack
and Jill selection and those aged
five to seven in the Cinderella and
Prince Charming selection of the
parade. Cash awards will be made
to four winners.
The children will be sponsored
by business firms in Durant. Any
one wishing to make entries who
has not been reached is asked to
call Mrs. Ralph McGehee.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16

hart, William Irish, T. B. Gooch
X. A. Boiling, j. ]. Hooper, W.
w. Hooper, c. o. Jap, w. j. John
son, w. r. Browne, E. r. johnson
). M. kimbrough, j. D. Guyton
>. n. Lockhart, r. L. Lands. r
L. West, Horace Weir, c. G. Van
keuren, P. H. Winborn, c. H. Blan-
ton and S. H. Moss.
On August 4, 1920, the church
was badly damaged by fire. The
city hall was used temporarily as
a place of worship until the ses-
sion called congregational meet
ing, and plans were made to erect
a new church. AS we owned the
lot adjoining the manse the new
church was erected there. The
ground was broken on October 4.
1870, with an interesting service
The new church was built on faith
as we had no funds on hand at
the beginning. The building was
completed and the first service
held on June 5, 1921. DR.. c. O.
Groves preached the sermon. The
bid church was remodeled and
made into the first modern apart
ment house in Durant, and the
rent on this building was applied
on the church debt until a sale was
made OF the building.
There are many names that
could be mentioned whose work
helped to establish the Presby-
terrain Church as a permanent
force for Christ in this community.
The officers now serving the
church are five elders, Horace
Weir, c. G. VanKeuren, p. H.
Wlnborn, c. H. Blanton and S. H.
Moss; six deacons, H. j. Mont
gomery, j. w. Howell, R. X. Van
keuren, c. H. Blanton, Jr., Edwin
Steen and M. E. Rhyme. c. H.
Blanton is superintendent of the
Church School; Mrs. H. J. Mont
gomery is president of the Women
OF the Church; c. H. Blanton, Jr.
assisted by Mrs. Blanton is Pres
byterian Youth Fellowship leader;
Mrs. {. A. Doster is choir director;
Mrs. Ed Bass, organist. At the
present time the pulpit is vacant
but services are held each LIST and
4th Sundays with visiting minis
ter.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
PIMA Committeeman To
Be Elected Friday

Election Of 1851 community
Production Marketing Administra-
ton committeeman will be held
Friday, November II, from 900
am. until 400 pm. at the follow
ing places:
Acona, at Downer's Store; Cen
terville-West, Tate's Store; Du-
rant, City Hall; Goodman, w. A.
Thomas office; Pickens, Buford
Implement Co.; Ebenezer-Cox-
burg, Humphreys Store; Lexing-
ton, Court House; Thornton, Ger
ane's Store; Tchula, City Hall;
Cruger, City Hall.
All Holmes county farmers are
urged to cast their vote for COM
mitteemen on this date, states E
r. Trotman, county administrative
officer. They are also reminded
that Wednesday, November Is, is
the last day purchase orders for
winter cover and pasture grass
seed can be secured.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Tchulu Churches Plan
Thanksgiving Services

A union Thanksgiving service
will be held at the Presbyterian
Church in Tchula Wednesday,
November %, at 7:30 pm.
The Rev. J. B. Welborn, pastor
of the Tchula Baptist Church will
bring the message, and the Rev.
Mr.. Stewart, pastor of the Tchula
Methodist Church, will be in
charge of the service.
A union choir composed of men,
bers of all the church choirs will
bring a program of special music.
The offering taken at this service
will be divided among the Metho-
dist, Presbyterian and Baptist
churches to be used for the or
phanages supported by these
churches.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Robert B. Garrard
Dies In Car Wreck

Robert B. Garrard, 30 year OLD
operator of Bonanza plantation.
Thornton, was instantly killed
Monday night about $50 in an
automobile accident three miles
southwest of Tchula. The acct
dent occurred on Highway -
when the automobile in which Mr.
Garrard was riding crashed into
the rear of a truck loaded with
cotton pickers.
Bud McClain, also of Thornton,
was driving. He was taken to the
Community Hospital in Licking
ton where he was treated for shock
and minor injuries.
According to Highway Patrol
men Jack Poss and Billy Jones'.
the car struck the rear end of a.
truck owned by Turner Bros. at
Belzoni and driven by James
Turner, colored. Both vehicles
were proceeding north at the time
of the accident.
Funeral services for Mr.. Gar
rard were held Tuesday at 800
pm. in the family home in Green
wood, with DR.. J. H. Kyzar of
ficiating. Burial was in IndianoE
cemetery with Wilson and Knigb
Funeral Home in charge.
Mr.. Garrard was Lieutenan
in the Naval Air Force and server
as a fighter pilot in the Pacific
theatre during World War IL
Among his decorations he received
five Air Medals, three Distinguish
ed Flying Crosses, and two Pre-
sidential Citations. He was a.
graduate of Delta State Teachers
College.
Mr.. Garrard is survived by his
wife, Naomi Wolfe Garrard; his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. M. Gar
rard of Greenwood; a brother, w
M. Garrard, Jr., of Indianola; and
two sisters, Mrs. Buck White and
Mrs. w. M. Wilmington, Jr., both
of Greenwood. His father, w. M
Garrard, is vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Staple Cot
ton Cooperative Association.
Pallbearers were Gillian Gwin.
Edgar Gwin, H. L. Nichols, Jr., Of
Tchula; James Cunningham, of
Thornton; Sid Gillespie, Jr., Nor
gan City; Sidney Watson, Kos
ciusko, Thomas Yates Garriner-
Cuthbert McDougal Greenwood
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Bunyun Carter Placed
Under $500 Bond
For Attack On Ashley

Bunyan Carter Of Kosciusko was
placed under 49, 500 bond to await
the action of the grand jury in
April, in a preliminary hearing
held at the Durant City Hall
Thursday, November 9.
Bunyan is charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill in
an alleged attack on Tom Ashley,
Durant night marshal, on the night
OF Thursday, October 26.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16

Durant's First Presbyterian
Church came into being Jan. 4th,
1869 with only ten members, seven
OF whom were women; namely,
Mrs. N. Cooper, Mrs. H. Cason,
Mrs. Ann Red, Mrs. l.. Bazett
Mrs. A. w. Mcdonald, Mrs. Nan
ME West, and Mrs. Sallie Lock-
hart. During the organization a
little bird flew into and around the
room and Hibernia Cason, the mo-
ther of the church, declared it to
be d 5000 omen. The little con-
gregation began to grow, and fol-
lowing a protracted meeting it was
resolved to build church.
1t seems that the seven women
who were charter members of the
church became truly an Aid So
ciety and helped to secure the
building. 1t was erected on lot
given by Hibernia Cason, frame
building with spire and complet-
ed in March, 1871. The spring
meeting of Presbytery was held in
it. 1t is said Mrs. Cason entertain
ed fully one half of the members
of the Presbytery, but didn't miss
a single service.
There has been presented a
receipt from Mrs. M. A. Wadling-
ton dated December l, 1886 for
$35 90 credited on note for loaned
money secured by deed of trust
on the manse.
The first minister to serve the
church was j. H. Alexander from
January 5, 1868 to 1878. A number
OF other outstanding preachers
who served as leaders of the Du-
rant congregation were as follows.
r. B. Morrow, w. B. Sinnett, j.
A. Mecklin, John H. Boyd, S. G.
Miller, j. B. Hutton, E. l.. Siler,
c. G. Berryhill, r. Miller, ]. N.
Clegg, William Mcbride, G. T.
Gillespie, j. S. Davis, C. M.
Smiley, j. r. Tackett, Henry S.
Robinson, and S. L. MCCULLOUGH.
Mrs. Carrie Bell Kuykendall
was the first person baptized in
the church and Mr.. Joe B. West
and Miss Maggie Dell were the
first couple married.
Some of the ruling elders were
j. A. Cason, ]. ]. Cooper, H. c.
Kuykendall, William Allen, j. B.
West, j. N. Drane, w. A. Lock
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Modern Snack Bar
To Open Near Durant

Construction OF modern and
quite unique snack bar is progress
sing rapidly at the Ross Rhyme
Turkey Farm on Highway ST.,
about six miles north of Durant,
with plans to open around the
first of December.
The snack bar will be located
on the first elevation of the ranch
home of the Rhymes, and will be
known as 1.-The Ranch"
The new enterprise will feature
two kitchens with the newest and
most modern of electrical appli-
ances and gas cooking equipment,
as well as a screened outdoor
barbecue pit. Complete refrigera-
ton facilities will be maintained.
Natural wood finish in knotty
pine and cypress will enhance the
beauty of the interior of the din
ing room, one wall of which is
entirely of glass.
The feature foods to be served
will be chicken and turkey from
the prize flocks maintained by the
Rhymes. who hold membership in
The National Turkey Federation
and the Mississippi Poultry I'm
provement Association.
Luscious snacks and rapid SER
vice, covering curb service as well
as indoor dining, will delight the
public, says Mrs. Rhyme, who will
manage this new phase of their
business.
Opening date will be announced
within the next two weeks.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Flynn Tells Validity
OF Insurance Plans
For Beat 7 Hospital
PIons Other Thon
Blue Cross Accepted
At Local Hospital

AS result Of many inquiries
concerning the validity of various
hospital Insurance plans held by
persons in Beat Two, Mr.. c. w.
Flynn, Administrator of District
Two Community Hospital, has re-
leased the following statement
concerning the policies of the
above named hospital:
The fact that the District Two
community Hospital is a men,
Der hospital of the Blue
cross Plan does not bar people
from using their respective insur-
hnce plans at this hospital. If a
person is admitted to this hospi-
tai as a patient under the Blue
Cross Plan, their bill is automatic
ally paid-in-full, with the excep-
ton OF dependents where there is
the additional charge of $1.OO per
day. When the patient is ready to
be discharged, the only money that
patient, If he or she were a de-
pendent, would have to paw would
De the difference of $1.00 per day
for each day of hospital care. If
the patient was the head of the
family and thereby the one in
sured under the policy name, he
or she would have no payment to
make upon discharge, the bill au-
tomatically being paid in full by
the Blue Cross Plan.
When a person, insured under
any other plan other than that
OF the Blue Cross, is ready to be
discharged from this hospital, it
is necessary that such patient set
tie their account with the hospital
before leaving. In order to aid
the patient in being reimbursed
by the insurance company for the
amount of the hospital bill, we will
gladly fill out all the necessary
forms. In this manner, the pa
tlent is able to make use of his or
her insurance policy at this hos
pital. F-.ss--
THE distinction between handl-
ing Blue Cross patients and COM
mercial insurance patients lies in
the method of payment. For Blue
Cross patients, their bill is paid in
advance by the Mississippi Medic
al and Hospital Service. For those
patients having commercial hos
pital insurance, their bill must
be paid upon discharge; the pa
tient being reimbursed by the in
surance company at a later date
through aid of the hospital in fill
ing the necessary FORMS"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Tthula To Dedicate
Memorial Fountain

A Memorial Fountain to all the
Tchula boys who served in World
War | and II will be dedicated
Tuesday, November 81 at 2:3O at
the Memorial Park in Tchula. The
public is invited to attend the
ceremony.
Erected by the Tchula Garden
Club, the fountain bears on a
brass plaque the names of all those
from Tchula who served in the
armed forces during World War
ii. 1t is located at the intersec-
ton of Highways 40 and IL.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Tchulu Student Attoins
Honorary Fraternity

Henry Waterer of Tchula has re-
Gently been initiated as a MEM
Der of Phi Eta Sigma, national
freshman honorary fraternity at,
Mississippi State College.
Membership in this fraternity
is open to students who attain .
Is quality point average their first
semester in college, or who aver
age not less than rs for their first
two semesters in college.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Baptist Youth RoIly'
Held Euch Saturday

A Youth Rally is held each SAT-
urday evening at the Durant Bap-
fist Church at 700 pm. Both
young people and adults are in
vited, regardless of church affilia-
ton. A guest speaker delivers the
message each Saturday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Joint Meeting PIonned
In Durunt Mondoy

The Lions Club of Lexington
and the Junior Chamber of Com
merce of Durant will hold joint
meeting Monday night, November
20, at the Hotel Durant. The sup
per meeting will begin at 800
p. m
Mayor Allan Thompson Of Jack
son will be the principal speaker
for the evening.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Two Holmes Students
Named To Annual Stuff

The staff of the 1851 Reveille,
Mississippi State College annual,
has been announced by Charles
johnson, editor-in-chief. Bruce
Baine of Durant has been named
assistant feature editor, and Bud
dy Waterer of TchuIa will assist
in snapshot photography.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Receivers From Illness

Friends of Mrs. j. A. Dicken are
glad to know that she is recover
ing from a recent serious illness.
Friends who visited her were Mr..
and Mrs. B. B. Dicken, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Dicken, Mrs. John Ma
loney, Mrs. Pat Maloney, of Jack
son; Mrs. c. s. Kooace. Memphis;
Mrs. Richard Whitehart of Mon
roe, Louisiana; Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Berry of Benton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16

be to raise money to buy one-way
tickets for all those within these
borders who do not feel the same
way.
Needless to say no one present
disagreed.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Amendments To Social
Seouriiy Law Explained
Regular Farm Workers,
House Help Covered

The amendments to the Social
Security law which expand the
occupations covered by social Sc
curity were discussed by Mrs,
Mary King Temple of Greenwood,
in a visit paid to Holmes county
this week.
Inc new categories covered by
social security include regular
farm workers, household workers.
seh-employed (non-farm), and un-
der certain conditions, employees
OF religious, charitable, educa-
tional and other nonprofit organi-
cations, and employees of state
and local governments. The new
Law goes into effect January /,
1851. .a
Farm Workers
Regular farm workers must
work 90 days during the quarter,
which is three consecutive months,
and earn $4,000 in cash in order to
qualify for social security, Mrs.
Temple stated. Furthermore. this
quarter must be preceded by a
qualifying quarter in which the
worker meets the above require
ments. Mrs. Temple pointed out
that ordinarily this would exclude
cotton pickers and choppers, but
would include farm handimen and
cooks.
Household Workers
Before a household worker has
to be reported for Social Security.
Mrs. Temple stated that the work.
er must work "A days during a
quarter and earn $4,000 in cash.
The employer need not evaluate
meals provided for household help
or any payment made in clothes.
or goods of any kind. In other
words, If a cook earns $4,000 dur
ing the three months period and
more wages are paid in goods and
meals, she does not come under
social security. Mrs. Temple noted
that If an employee works any
part of a day, it counts as one
days employment.
Employers of household helm
will soon be hearing about Form
s42, Mrs. Temple stressed. This
form, which is printed in postcard
form, is on the back of a pamph-
let explaining the provisions of
this amendment to the Social Sc
curity Law. 1t will be distributed
through the post offices, and
housewives are urged to fill out
the form and send it in to the In
ternal Revenue office if they en-
ploy household help.
Self Unemployed
The self-employment category
does not include farm operators,
public accountants, doctors, law
yers, dentists, and certain other
professions. Other self-employed
people will report for social
security tax at the same time they
file income tax returns. The first
report self-employed will make
will be in March 1852, when earn
ers of $400 or more must pay pa
per cent of their net earnings in
social security tax.
In order for state and local gov
eminent employees to come under
the provisions of the Social Sc
curity Law, the state must waive
Its tax exemption and agree to pay
the employers part of the required
tax, and 2-3 of the employees must
request to have the tax withdrawn
from their salaries. The same con-
ditions must be met in order for
employees of non-profit organiza-
tlons to come under social securi-
ty, Mrs. Temple explained.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Visit Relatives

Mrs. T. S. HUMPHREYS and Maury
spent last week with Mr.. Wiley
HUMPHREYS and family in Tennes-
see. From there they went to St
Louis where they were guests OF
Miss Elba HUMPHREYS, and to Chi
cago where they visited Mr.. Ralph
HUMPHREYS and family.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
TO Our Advertisers:

To Our Advertisers:
Please let US have your copy as
eurlY as possible for next weeks
issue. We'd like Thanksgiving off.
Thanks in odvunce for your usual
splendid cooperation.
Thu Maze
Evening star., 1950-12-10
by The Associated Press

CHICAGO. Dec. 9.-Most OF the
48 States appear ready to 60
along with the Truman admins
tration's So billion civil-defense
program except on the building
Of bomb shelters.
Top State officials, ending
three day meeting at which the
threat of war overshadowed all
other problems today. were highly
skeptical of the shelter proposal
for defense against atomic bomb
attack.
The State leaders question the
shelter idea because some feel:
/. Such construction might be-
come "boondoggling."
2. People would not have time
to make use Of them.
8. You can't build a shelter for
everybody and nearly every one
would want a shelter If the other
fellow gets one.
Fund Matching Plan Favored.
These objections and others
probably will be voiced Monday
in Washington by spokesmen for
the State officials.
However, the State officials ap-
Evening star., 1950-12-10

tic sacrifices.
Gov. Frank j. Lausche of Ohio
and Gov. Val Peterson Of Nebraska
will testify on the civil defense
proposal Monday before the Sen
ate Armed Forces Committee,
which is considering the bill.
The two governors are expected
to report that the States agree
something should be done quickly
on civil defense, and that the
States are willing to pay a large
share of the bill.
However, the governors seem
likely to urge further study which
might end in eventual shelving
of much Of the shelter planning,
They will ask that shelters be
considered in q separate bill, so
Evening star., 1950-12-10

controversy" will not hold up the
rest of the program.
lti-Purpose" Shelters Backed.
Gov. Peterson told the Chicago
meeting Of governors he prefers
having local governments pay rs
per cent of the cost instead OF a
$3.50 division Of the bill with the
Federal Government. He says
that is fairer because the local
area gets the most benefit.
He also urges exploring the
idea of "multi-purpose" shelters,
if any shelters are built.
Such a building would be for
example, a huge garage which
might pay for itself through park
ing fees, and be a useful, per-
manent structure in peacetime
as we'll as war.
Evening star., 1950-12-10
Trade Board Backs Plan
To Shift Links Operation

The Washington Board Of Trade
has asked the Commissioners to
push efforts to get an appropria-
ton of $275,O00 so public golf
courses here may be turned over
to the District Recreation Board,
The golf courses now are oper-
ated for the Interior Department
by S. G. Leoff1er, under one-year
contract. Interior has said the
Recreation Board may take over
at the first of any year that 1t has
the necessary money.
Details of an agreement between
the Interior and the Recreation
Board have been ironed out, but
lack Of money is blocking the
transfer. The Recreation Board
has included the request in the
1852 budget now before the Com
missionerS.
Thornton w. Owen. president of
the Board of Trade. said the reso-
luton concerning the golf courses
was adopted on the recommended
ton of the boards Recreation
| Committee.
Evening star., 1950-12-10

pear unanimously in favor of the
proposed dollar-fo -for-dollar match
ing plan by which the Federal
Government and the States would
bear equally the cost Of the k,,,l,
of any civil-defense program.
The administration program,
presented to Congress last Mon
day. calls for spending $3.1 bill
lion over three years.
Nearly two-thirds of the money
would go for "communal-type"
shelters to protect citizens against
atomic warfare.
The various States, most of them
tax-poor and already beset by in
flation-ca budget problems,
are reported unable to provide
anything close to their proposed
billion dollar share without dras-
Valley frontiersman., 1950-05-26
Hammers and Saws Hum CeuseIessIy On ARA's Muny Construction Projects

The hands that wield the letter openers in the offices of the Az ricultural Research Administra- ton offices are going to be mighty weary about late June, what with all the bid-opening they're going to be required to do shortly. Bids are scheduled to be opened for two separate construction projects on June 13, for two more on June Is, and for another on June g.
 And after all the envelopes have been slashed open, and all the enclosures carefully scanned by Watchful and official ARA eyes, there'll be construction ac- tivity humming over good part of Alaska. Two residences and ' an office are to be built at the Fairbanks experiment station, a greenhouse is going up in Palmer. a garage and thrashing shed is to be erected across from the Mat anuska station, a fireproof grain storage building also is planned for the Matanuska station, and a four residence will be built at the Petersburg station.
 Then if there's any money left in the construction budget of ARA, vegetable storage build ing will be erected in Palmer.
 Meanwhile, construction begun l last year, or earlier this season, is progressing, MT. Irwin reports. The laboratory cabinets and equipment for the new ARA of flee building, finished in early spring, have been completed by the manufacturer in the east and are ready for shipment to Alaska. MT. Irwin and his entire research staff eagerly await the arrival of this equipment for all research activiay of ARA is at a standstill. until the necessary laboratory gadgets and furniture get here and are installed.
 The mess hall, dormitory and central steam plant at Fairbanks, all housed under single roof, are nearing completion.
 Basement excavations on the seven residences going up here in Palmer are complete, and the forms are now being poured. All in all, ARA workers are be- : ginning to think that the so-called construction season" in Alaska : extends through l2 months of ev- cry year.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-05-26
Hospitalized by Heart Attack

C. A. Berg has been a patient at the Valley Hospital during the past week, after suffering heart attack. MT. Berg was reported to be convalescing from his ailment at press time.