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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

number, except you and your
family, upon your retirement or
death. Your family also has a
stake in your account.
Now let's look at the way we
keep up with your wages. Every
three months your employer sends
in a report showing wages paid
to you during that period. He
puts your name, your account
number, and the wages on his re-
port. Our accounting division
posts, by machines, your wages
to your record. If your employer
gets your numbers mixed up, or
leaves out part of it, or uses a diff
ferent name than that shown on
your card. those machines refuse
to accept such a report. Make
certain that your employers get
your name and number exactly as
shown on your card.
Now, how can you be certain
that you have been getting full
,redit for all your wages? Write
us asking for the form used for
this purpose. When you get it,
give the information asked for on
the post card and mail it lit is al
ready addressed). You'll get a re-
ply giving your credits. If you
do not agree with the amount
shown, write again to the Social
Security office, Greenwood Mis-
sissippi. A thorough recheck OF
our records will then be made,
and if the added wages are not
located, the employer involved
will be called upon to
clear up the matter. We also want
to be.sure that your wage record
is correct, and we encourage
everyone to ask for a statement
of his account at least every two
or three years. Errors left uncor-
rected more than four years are
almost impossible to correct.
There is no cost to you for this
service beyond the stamps you
use in correspondence.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the City of Durant, Mississippi,
TINT the said Board will receive
bids, at ZOO o'clock PM, Febru-
airy z, 1850, at the Mayors Office
in the City of Durant, Mississippi,
for cleaning, conditioning, paint
ing. and repairing the municipal
water tank of the said City; the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen re-
serve the right to reject any and
all bids for the said service of
cleaning, conditioning, painting,
and repairing the said tank.
BY order of the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of said City of
Durant, this the 18th day of De-
cember, 1949.
MRS. LUCILLE TRUITT, City
Clerk. 17-3tnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
Our Social Security
by Leon T. Klein

Recently 1 received a letter
from wage Garner asking how
he could make certain that ~,
record of wages in our account
ing division is being kept cor
rectly. The answer to this qucs-
ton is important to every work
or. am going to tell you how to
be sure.
First, get out your account num-
Der card. Have you found it? If
50. you can see that the number
has nine digits, divided into three
parts. This number Identifies
your own account. No other per-
son can use this number; have
that number assigned to him; be
paid retirement benefits from that
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
HJC Coeers Ronkine
High In Conference

The H. j. c. boys and girls bas-
getball teams raised hteir stand
ing by taking three out of four
games in the past week.
The boys won over East Missis-
sippi of Scooba by a score of
GAIA. Led by James Dukes,
Red" Free, and Howard Guthrie,
the boys team showed marked
improvement against East Mis-
sissippi, although they held the
small end of $500 against East
Central Of Decatur.
Edna Earl Edwards, Betty
Thompson, Jeanette Collins and
Fay Montgomery led the girls t
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
Lesson for January %, 1850

TROUBLE IN THE CHURCH can
start anywhere. Sometimes it
starts with the women. That was
the way the early church found it.
The experiment in fellowship which
they tried ran into snags, for not
even the first Christians were
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

p e fe C (. T h e
church in Jerus-
alem was in q
sense inter-racial.
Some were born
and bred in Pales-
tine. a n d there
were others from
the outside, with
Greek n a m e S,
speaking Greek as
thoir po<;,,o TON o,,a
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

WATER WELLS - Drilled and
auto atic water systems in
STALLED. PAone 400, Lexington
Lumber Co., Lexington, Miss.
13-tfnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

NOTICE - We have lumber suit
able for repairing barns and
sheds as low as $500 per hun
dred. Stonestreet and Hutchi-
son. Phone 407. l2-tfnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

The missus had the sniffles
last Sunday morning, so l went
to doc" EmersOn's to pick up
some cold tablets. When 1 got
there, Docs drugstore was
closed but there was . sign on
tho door saying that Red Smiths
was open.
When l got to Reds l asked
what's up and he says, mot much
business on Sundays, SO Doc
and / decided to alternate every
week staying open. This way one
of us can rest, read the Sunday
papers like other folks-and We
won't be letting anyone down,
Who might need something"
More and more, Americans are
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

~ bigger than their jobs. Some
men really are bigger. and Stephen
was one of these. He spilled over,
so to speak; he had even more en-
ergy and ability than the Job called
for. We hear Of him debating
around the synagogue circuit par
ticularly in the synagogues which
were used by Jews from other
parts Of the world.
We have no details Of those .
debates, but we know how they
always came out: Stephen got
the decision. We can guess,
from his great speech In the
hour Of his death, what his gen
eral line must have been.
Many Christians in Jerusalem at
that time had little or no idea that
Christianity was actually a new re.
ligion; even the name Christian"
had not been thought Of. They con-
sidered it a form Of the Jewish
religion.
Scholar
CTEPHEN'S SPEECH at his trial
~ (Acts y may sound dull to
some now, but it was not dull to
the audience. No man makes a
dull speech on the brink of death.
Further, it was that speech that
got him killed. His listeners may
not have liked it. but they certain
ly did not think it dull! The beauty
Of the speech is that it reveals
Stephens keen insight into the re-
ligious history Of his people.
Speaking without notes, he
reviews the history Of close 70
1900 years In . 1o-minute
talk, and yet brings ont the
main points. Oply . real schol-
IF can do that, 4 man who II
both historian and prophet.
The most important peaks in
IsraeIs history were Gods
revelations 10 them; and
Stephen Slows that these revel-
atoms had never been tied to a
house or q book.
No institutions and no place il
indispensable to God. The same
God who had wrought new things
in the past had now wrought a new
thing in Christ And the religion Of
thing in Christ.
.aEg-~ --gs5i3. ~
Martyr - - IT, -
CTEPHEN'S AUDIENCE was not
~ convinced. Seeing murder in
their eyes, Stephen knew his time
was short. In few singing last
words he reminded them that muir
der was an old story in that Tenn
pie. They had killed prophets, they
had killed Jesus the "Just One. -
And now, Now they dragged
Stephen out and stoned him till hs
died
Well, You can stop . voice
but You cannot stop an idea.
Stephen was first to fall, but
NOT the last. To this very year
Christ has his martyrs, men
and women who will die rather
than deny him.
You can silence a man but YOU
cannot silence truth. When the
world goes against her, the Church
should remember that now as then
1.-THE blood Of the martyrs IL tn
seed Of the Church."
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

FOR SALE-Franchise for Holm.
es county on Ferguson tractors
and farm equipment with in
ventory. Nice building and
warehouse at Tchula goes with
deal. Terms can be arranged.
Holmes Tractor and Implement
Co., phone Al, Tchula.
48-tfnn
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

a 63-47 victory over East CENT.
and to a 45-32 victory over r.
Mississippi. IL
Both the boys and girls tea
have four wins against one =
in conference games. VI
Newspaper circulation ~
cupied Japan is estimated TO
one copy for every 3.9 persons
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

LOST : Double string pearls,
Saturday night, 81, near Van
Keursn store in Durant. Find
er see G. l.. Brock, West.
l7-3tnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

ANTIQUES - For the best in au.
thentic antiques come 20 Lelio's
Antique Shop. Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

GALVANIZED PIPE - For sale.
Is, u, "a, l, X, IL, 2, 219; 3; a
inch galvanized pipe. Licking
ton Lumber Co., Lexington,
Miss. Phone 400. l3-tfnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

LOOK We can sell you lx4
en- Is low as $500 per hundred
Stonesteet g. Hutchinson. Phone
407. l2-tfnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
Classified Ads

FOR SALE - Two registered pol
led hleford bulls, seven and
eight months old, reasonable. /"
w. B Davis, Durant. lS-4tp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

SEPTIC TANKS - Pumped out,
reasonable prices. Free inspec-
ton. Prompt service. Call l..
Worton. 9l02, Durant, Miss.
18-2tp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

LOST, STRAYED or STOLEN
from B. H. Partain, Pickens,
male setter, white with some
black. One year old. Dog was
wearing dog collar from w. H.
Weaver kennels. Liberal reward.
Contact w. H. Weaver Kennels,
Goodman, Miss. 40-19-ltp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

POSTED -. Against all hunting
and tespassing, land located 5
miles vest of Durant belonging
to c.. D. runner. l8-4tnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
48-unp

LISTEN REPAIRMEN - Cheap
lumber is here again. Center
Match as low as $500 per hun
dred. Stonestreet and Hutchi-
Son. Phone 407. l3-tfnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

FOR SALE - One 18-Inch Wood
stock Typewriter. Leo Maness,
Lexington Advertiser. Phone
116.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

FOX SALE - One five room
house. Excellent value. See
Mrs. Albert Tatum. Phone 1877.
11-tnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

Mr.. and Mrs A. A. Porter of
Durant spent the day in Licking
ton recently
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

FOX SALE-Llgnt weight con-
crete blocks for sale. Winona
Concrete Products Company.
Phone 1921. Winona, Miss.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

Try the Classified Ads-1t PAY
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

Division u Brewer Fesa
A.ss.. Misspp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

-HellenlStS they were called. There
was argument: We're the Hellenis.
widows getting their share of the
church's help?
Committee Chairman
THE APOSTLES, being called on.
= refused to straighten the tang.e
themselves. Let the church elect q
committee, they said. First on the
list was man named Stephen. He
turned out to be most famous for
being the first Christian martyr,
but when he fell unconscious be-
meath that shower of stones, there
died no ordinary man.
To begin with, he filled the
bill ~ chairman Of that Com
mittee on Grievances. Not
many men, then or now, could
fill all three qualifications the
Apostles required: reputation,
spirituality, and wisdom.
1t takes very tactful man to
settle difficulty in which women
are concerned: it takes tact to
handle any committee: it takes
tact to manage an inter-racial sit
uation; it calls for wisdom to handle
funds.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19
From where ! sit :. M Joe Marsh
Now Voc" Can Read
The Sunday Papers

voluntarily cooperating to get
things done. Take how the beer
retailers have volunteered to
adopt the Brewers Self-Regula-
ton program. For a long time
now, they have been seeing to 1t
that their businesses are kept
clean and law-abiding-a credit
to the community.
From where l sit, this is an
example Of real democracy-vol-
unfairly cooperating for our own
and for the public's good.
&e Ms.4x
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-01-19

,HdV~ssssnsas
Evening star., 1950-09-17
WAS working in the
Sound Department of
A SHORT STORY

our nctWOIk NEW 1Nh
studios when some kid around the place led
Miss Ella Norris to the door. At that mo-
ment the dying gorilla screamed from record
on the turntable = yeeaaaow! = and l fell
on my hands and knees.
The kid didn't help matters by introducing
us. then and there That's Mr.. Roth, on
the foor," he said.
He didn't explain-what was doing there
So when saw who it was, this fragile-lookmg
old lady somewhere in her seventies, got up
and found her chair. Just so she wouldn't
think was some kind of gorilla worshiper or
subject to falling on my face.
Bur if anybody looked surprised. it was me.
/ couldn't figure what would bring quiet
old party like this up to see sound-efects
man. My first guess was that she'd be m
some kind of league to suppress noise, but
Miss Ella didn't look like she was out to
suppress anything - she's not the type, you
know? She was little. with bright, smart
eyes. looking just little amused. She had a
Evening star., 1950-09-17

complexion like old china, and she was class
to her fingertips. Not dough. The black
dress she had on would have looked a little
worn on somebody else, and her white gloves
were darned. But she had the kind of class
that drives actresses nuts because you can't
initiate it. There hasn't been much of it
around to initiate. anyway - not since the
Garfield administration.
And a wonderful voice. the quietest ever
heard. Clear as a bell, but quiet. Very nice
on the ears, after the gorilla.
Il hope that scream didn't frighten you"
said.
''Oh, no. 1t was obvious that fiendish
Evening star., 1950-09-17

hitting the skylight. We make the sound OF
a fall by hitting the elbow and hand on the
table. ca-thump, or by dropping"
Miss Ella gave me grateful smile.
you make me feel much better, young
man."
I'm sorry if you were startled"
"Oh, it isn't that. But am here on befan
of a canary. and what you say makes me
think my problem may not be as bizarre as
supposed"
So she told me she was Miss Ella Norris
and had a sister, and the sister had canary
The canary was pining for radio CONNER
cial knew the one she meant. 1t had lot
TW-s-l7-se
Evening star., 1950-09-17
BY ROBERT M. YODER
Illustrated by Mac Conner

howl really couldn't have come from you"
Thank you very much"
Because you had your mouth closed.
What was it, anyway? realize it came from
the phonograph."
slHAT's supposed to be white gorilla,
falling eighteen stories into the skylight of
mad scientists laboratory. It's in a radio
show tonight, Terror at Midnight AS
matter of fact, it's small alley cat, socked
up. Amplifed. Makes a worse scream"
DO you have to fall?" she asked SYM
pathetically.
The falls supposed to be the gorilla
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Sea Sirens.

Gazing into the small stupid eyes
Of the mermaid or manatee. you
have feeling you have been work.
ing too hard. These creatures, IA
nous in myth and legend the world
over may still be seen along the
coast of Florida and in Africa.
In Florida, the unexpected cold
spells are too much for the sensi-
tive mermaids Many of them
succunb to chill and their great
bodies are washed ashore. Ss
All are vegetarians; they Craze
on the aquatic grass to be found
in the shallow waters of the la
goons and estuaries. They are mild
looking inoffensive creatures, given
to staring.
To meet one face to face stand
ing erect in the water with head
and shoulders above it, is not ex-
actly pleasant. Through the trans
parent water you can see a very
large body supported. by a horizon
tally flattened tail. This is used
as a powerful propeller There are
no fins nor hind limbs. The large
round head is bald: the small eyes
deeply set are without eyebrows.
The wide fiat nose nestles in lux
uriant mustache that covers the
thick upper lip. The under lip Is
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Natures Children
By LiIIion Cox Athey

full merging into the body, there
being no chin or neck. On the
chest there is an abundance of
coarse hair and two well-developed
breasts. The flippers resemble de-
formed arms. They are used by the
mother to hug her baby close when
nursing it. She stands up to feed
her infant.
In spite of the fact that manatees
are the strangest creatures of the
Sea, little Is known of their true
origin or family life.
s4 They have been known over most
of the earth. Strange stories have
been circulated about them. Al
though they slightly resemble wal
ruses and seals, they are not closely
related. They have no weapons of
defense, though a wallop from the
tail could lay an enemy fiat. Among
themselves they are sociable,
mothers are especially devoted to
their baby who is held fast in low
ing fippers while it takes its nap
after regular feeding times. Papa
looks so much like Mama, you do
not know which you are looking at.
Manatees reach a weight of 1000
pounds. In Africa they are used
as food by the natives. In Florida
they are among the wonderful ma
rine life to be seen.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
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Evening star., 1950-11-28
Word Come
Find 81 or more words in
Ply MANIA,

meaning, "a persistent impulse to
incendiarism. Average is 20; limit,
i25 minutes.
Rules-Words must be Of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition of "s,'' such as bats
cats" are not used. Only one form Of a
word Is used. Proper names are not used
A list will be published tomorrow
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Pronunciation Clinic.

@. Will you please put the word
percolate through your Pronuncia-
ton Clinic and see if you can tell
us why so'many people put q "cue'
in the second syllable? - Mrs
G. c. B. aess
A. The mispronunciation "PER-
kew-late" is very widespread. ]
have often seen the word mispelled
"per-cu-late" in advertisements. It
must be that the word is associated
with circulate" At any rate "kew'
in the second syllable obviously is
wrong. The correct pronunciation
is PER-koe-late; or PER-kuh-late.
A similar error often heard is the
pronunciation "SIM-yoo-ler" for
the word similar. It is hard to ex-
plain why the intrusive "u" sound
gets into these two words. The
careful speaker will avoid the 'u'
sound. Similar is correctly pro-
nounced: SIM-i-ler.
O.. VIII you please give the cor
rect pronunciation OF the name
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Toke Ny Word for 1t
By Frank Colby

Quebec? Heard Charlie Spivak on
television pronounce it "koo-beck.'
"A. D. L.
A. The correct English pronun-
citation is: kwi-BECK. The French
Canadian pronunciation is kay
BECK.
The origin of Quebec is in doubt.
One theory is that it is the French
spelling of an sAlgonquian word for
strait. Another theory is that
when Jacques Cartier discovered the
site Of the city one of his sailors
exclaimed as they sailed around the
bold headland, "Quel bec!" (What
a beakD &
Santa Barbara: In writing about
English words in which no vowel
occurs (nth, for instance), why did
you not include such words as my,
shy, sly, why? They have no vowels,
have they?-Mrs. G. E. M.
A. OF course they have. "Y" is
both consonant and vowel. In such
words as these, "y" is a consonant:
yes, yet, yacht, your. In these words
Evening star., 1950-11-28

Mother-Would you like to tell
the Smiths the story you heard on
the radio? Then you may be ex-
cused if you wish. while we have
Oar coffee.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Emmy Lou

"Since Emmy Lou decided to
pattern her life after Rita Hay
Worth's she lost her appetite
for everything except pheasant
under glass"
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Answer 10 CARBINE.
> is a vowel: my, by, rhythm,

"y" is a vowel: my, by, rhythm,
happy, dye, etc.
@. My hobby is collecting canoes.
Is there q name for such q per-
son?-M. ".
A. Yes. A person who makes or
colleets canoes is a cameist, pro-
nounced: KAN -ee-ist.
@. hear the word acclimated
pronounced two ways. Which is
lcorrect?-S. A. G.
A. Either AK-li-may-tid or uh-
-rf1it-ed. prefer the latter.
Evening star., 1950-11-28

SUITE 1050-52 WASHINGTON BUILDING
Cor. N. Y. Ave. and 18th St. NV. Ma 1862
(Separate Departments for Men and Women)
Hours: $3.50 AM to Pm. SAT, $40 AM. to 2 PM.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Goren on Bridoe

Goren on Bridge
Both Vulnerable Ssa; 'sssi South Il deals. a1sn'
NORTH.
ASA
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WEST. EAST.
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1J764 1A
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SOUTH.
| AAQ63
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1KQ32
AJAX
The bidding:
South West North East
3 Mt Pass Pass Pass
Opening lead, four of diamonds.
While the successful player must
indulge in a certain amount Of
wishing during the play of a hand,
1t behooves him to keep check on
his emotions and to distinguish
between genuine hope and idle
dreams. On this basis, declarer of
today's hand might have planned
differently at the very first trick.
Holding rs points and balanced
hand, South had textbook opening
of three no-trump, for which he
earned at least the temporary graf
itude of a partner who had men
tally abandoned the rubber upon
sorting his cards.
West made the conventional lead
of the four of diamonds and East
played third-hand very high. South
played the deuce in the vague hope
that the jack of diamonds would
fall by the third round. This would
convert North's ten into an entry
and permit the cashing of three
more club tricks which appeared to
be languishing away in the far-off
dummy.
This was no real hope. 1t was an
empty dream. It seemed quite evil
dent that West had led from four
card suit, making it clear that
East's ace was singleton and that
the jack couldn't be expected to
fall
A heart was returned and ducked
by declarer. The suit was contin-
ued and declarer cashed his high
hearts, diamonds, and clubs, throw
ing West in with a diamond and
compelling a spade lead up to his
frt,k %y-;A
Qualification at having perpe-
trated an end play blinded de-
clarer to the fact that he could
have made the hand on straight
forward methods, by simply taking
the trouble to establish a sure entry
to dummy. This he could have ac-
complished by playing the queen of
diamonds under the ace. Not only
would virtue have been its own re-
ward, but the apparent extrava-
gance would not even involve the
cost of a trick. South would still
retain two diamond tricks which is |
all he could have won in any event.
Now when the heart comes back,
the trick is taken and the high
clubs cashed. The deuce of dia-
monds Is then led toward dummy
and whether West takes the jack or
not is immaterial. The three of
diamonds will be the key that will
open dummy's door to the good
clubs. This gives declarer the op-
portunity to take the spade finesse
for an extra trick, if he is so in
clined. But ten tricks are there for !
the asking.
Evening star., 1950-04-30
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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-02
SORORITY HAS
PICNIC AT LAKE

Members of Iota Beta chapter,
Phi Beta Psi Sorority, enjoyed a
steak roast at the last meeting,
May twenty-third. The program
committee for the year, Mrs.
Glenn Sponsler, Miss Winnie Shell
don, and Mrs. Darwin Keye had
arranged the evening and the
group journed to Tom Woods cot
tage at Madison Lake for the out
ing. Attending i'm addition to the
committee were: Mrs Fred Deng
Ter, Mrs. Robert Day. Mrs. Vernon
Royce, Mrs. Kermit Creamer, Mrs.
Kenneth Bardon, Mrs. Robert
Halterman, Mrs. Paul Jones ana
Misses Geraldine Henry, Dorothy
Street, Ruth Moody, Martha Cum
minis, Virginia Green, Margaret
Cummins, Barbara Pierce, Ruth
Armstrong, and Joan Brady.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Brown, Bon
ner road, had as their guests at
dinner Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs, Law
renee Wood and family