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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Hog Killing:

kao9 AlAAln9:
For the best tasting pork, as
well as safeguarding this valuable
product, use the best methods for
killing, curing and storing.
Hog killing time is after a frost,
with the temperature between IS
and 40 degrees. Those using cur
ing plants can butcher any time of
the year, but it is important to
take the carcasses to the plant
promptly.
Select for killing, fast growing
animals which weigh between 200
and $50 pounds.
Never excite an animal just be-
fore slaughter. It is best not to
shoot or stun hogs. Get a good
stick with a six-inch knife so the
animal will bleed hurriedly and
thoroughly.
For barrel scalding, 3 buckets of
hot water and of cold will give
the right temperature. Too hot
water sets the hair.
When the animal is thoroughly
clean hang up the carcass and
split it into halves. Lift out the
blanket of internal leaf fat for
quicker chilling.
Hot carcasses are difficult to cut,
but the animal may be cut while
still hot. But do not stack hot
meat, spread it out to chill.
One who can successfully cure
meat should not change his me-
thod. Remember, the line between
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
salty enough" and too salty is a

salty enough" and too salty is a
thin one.
With the dry cure method, use
one and one-fourth ounces of cure
to each pound of meat for ham
and shoulder. This is about 8
pounds of mixture per 100 pounds
Of meat.
Commercial curing compounds
are satisfactory.
To make curing mixture. use
} pounds of salt, / pound of sugar,
and 3 ounces of saltpeter. Apply
his 8-l-3 at the rate of IA ounces
per pound of meat.
Time ration for curing is days
for each pound of meat. Six weeks
usually long enough, but the
least number of days is 25.
See the county agent for addi-
tional information about making
sausage, smoking mea. or rem
dering lard.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Dishwashind LIGHT

The sink is the most important
seeing center" in the kitchen.
Placing the sink in front of win
dow doesn't solve the problem af-
ter shutdown and that's the time
that supper dishes are washed
during many months of the year.
A pin to wall lamp is the SIM
plest answer here, when a ceiling
outlet has not been provided. Gen.
orally, one can be attached to the
window casing, wall or the side
of wall cabinet. An extra length
of extension cord may be needed
to reach the nearest outlet.
When electricity is not avail
able, the kerosene or gas light
should be placed on wall shelves or
brackets near the working areas in
the kitchen. Reflectors placed on
the back of such lamps increase
the amount of light.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16

Cottage cheese deserves a more
prominent place in family meal
plans than it sometimes gets. II
is an excellent source Of protein
a necessity for good muscle growth
and an aid in the prevention Of
fatigue.
Plain cottage cheese is rela-
lively inexpensive. You will find,
however, that if cream has been
added it will cost about twice as
much as the plain cottage cheese.
When cream is added, only the
price and calories are increased.
80, you will find plain cottage
cheese the best buy when seek
ing protein. You can easily make
the cheese at home from surplus
milk.
Use cottage cheese as stuffing
for a tomato salad and in pie or
cakes. Mix cottage cheese with
raisins to use as sandwich filling.
Stuff prunes with it for salads.
Or, serve it the way you like best
to add variety and interest to your
meals.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Start Now On Spring Garden

Too much cannot be said about
preparing your garden during the
fall and winter for early spring
planting. In January and Febru-
ary we often have few days for
planting Irish potatoes, English
peas and other such vegetables.
If the entire job of preparing the
plot has to be done before plant
ing, often rain or bad weather
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16

To get the best results with
this recipe and all rice recipes,
be sure to use Riceiand Rice. It's
the worlds most delicious rice
grown in the heart Of the
quality rice belt Of America.
Only the choice. perfect-cooking
rice grains are packed in Rice
land packages.
This quality rice is quick and
easy to cook. Riceland Rice
cooks deliciously tender with
white, fluffy, individual grains.
Most grocers now feature this
tter-cooking. wonderfully dali
cious, paclEaged rice at eco
nomioal prices. tool Riceland Rice
costs only one-csnt . serving.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
By JOYCE WILLIAMS
Home Demonstration AGENT

Lots of fall flower growers look
for a way to protect favorite
plant, as an azalea or camellia,
from winter weather. Here's an
answer to your problem suggested
oy the Extension horticulturist.
Drive long stakes around the
plant and secure chicken wire to
hese, forming a basket around the
plant. Pack evergreen branches,
native pine and cherry laurel,
and leaves into the basket to cover
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
win catch you before you can do

win catch you before you can do
the entire Job. II the rows are
ready for planting you can do the
job even during q brief half day
of good weather.
II you don't take advantage of
the pretty weather when it's avail
able, you may find you'll have to
omit planting early spring vege-
tables due to lateness of the sea-
son.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
For W orldwide
Bible Reading
From Thanksgiving
to Christmas

Millions of people in America
and throughout the world will be
reading the same verses from tie
Bible in the period from Thanks
giving to Christmas. This program
Of Worldwide Bible Reading was
started by the American Bible
Society during World War II and
has grown in the years since.
The readings selected by poll for
this year follow. The theme is "The
Bible A Light and Guide. To find
help in the reading q person is
asked to read regularly, thought
fully, without hurry. prayerfully
and obediently, and to copy out q
key verse daily and carry it for
helpful reference throughout the
day.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Bangs Vaccinations

Bangs Vaccinations
Last fall we started a calfhood
vaccination program for bangs. II
would be wise for farmers of
Holmes county to continue this
practice in order to prevent bangs
disease in your herd. The servi.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16

the plant.
This material should be remov-
ed when a period Of warm weather
comes, and it should never be left
around the plant longer than 4 to
5 days as the plant needs light and
air at intervals.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
NxM
MzAU liking
%Mew:hds-

"a railroad is as good as its men and women.
Put a yardstick to the Illinois Centrars $500
people. You'll find they measure up with the best
when it comes to skill Their know how is built on
rugged foundation of experience, gathered and
taught, revised and improved, generation after
generation.
Look at them again, and you'll detect something
deeper. Call it pride, devotion to duty, genuine
liking for the job of railroading It's the quality
that makes Illinois Central people true railroad
family, spark that veterans have been kindlins
in youngsters for nearly century.
Do you wonder that we believe our people are the
best? And we supply them with the finest railroad
tools - so that, together, the railro ad and its
workers will continue to earn the friendship and
patronage OF all who live along our lines
w. A. JOHNSTON
President
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-16
Best Chicken Dressing Is
Made With RiceLar,d Rice

Once your family tastes this wonderful Riceand Rice
dressing with baked chicken turkey duck they'll
again be satisfied with ordinary bread dressing. Rceland
Rice dressing has quality which ordinary stuff
ings sadly lack It's extra delicious and easily dgesbe
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-08-24
Lions Hear Thompson
On School System

Supt. l.. r. Thompson, head of
the county schools, was heard at
the Lions Club at its regular meet
ing this week.
MI. Thompson spoke on educa-
ton on the county level and ex-
planned the existing school setup.
He discussed the county school
budget telling where the funds
were obtained and how they were
expended.
The speaker also gave an in
teresting discussion of the negro
schools of the county explaining
some of the problems involved
and how they were being worked
out.
l. w. Rabb, Jr., president, pre-
sided and presented Ben Weiner,
Kosciusko, district Lions COVER
nor.
William Moses made a report on
plans being made for a minstrel
which the Lions will sponsor the
last week of September.
There were % members present.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 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. 18th 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 IS, school
day at the state fair.
Henry F. Fleming, Cruger, will
be master of ceremonies at the
contest to be held in Lexington,
Mr.. Mcmillan announced today.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-08-24
Mrs. Martha Hooker
Rites Held tuesday
Prominent Lexington
Lody Token Monday
After Long Illness

Graveside services for Mrs. Mar
tina Wilburn Hooker were held
here Tuesday afternoon at five
o'clock. The Rev. G. 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. She 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 a wide circle of
friends.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
o. ID. 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-
ry Hooker and their son, Nathan
Berry Hooker, Jr., who was killed
in Normandy in 1914.
Pallbearers were r. B. Wilburn,
Greenwood, j. T. Wilburn,
Clarksdale, Henry II. 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 Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-08-24
Lexington Has 1908
Telephones Listed
Number Doubled
Since 1915; 20
Id Circuits

ATLANTA Especially The
Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany has added 1,5S0,020 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
manager for the telephone COM
pany, said that there were 1908
telephones in service in Licking
ton today, as compared with 498
AT the end of l945. There are 20
long distance circuits as compared
with IL five years ago.
Mr.. Dumas said there are g.
366, 900 telephones in service to-
day in the nine states served by
Southern Bell as compared with
1,805,980 at the end of August,
1945. 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. l44, 721 to
434,OO0.
2. Almost doubled its number
of long distance circuits going
from $500 to 1880.
3. More than doubled the am
cunt of money invested in tele-
phone facilities, advancing from
$3.50, 900 to 1897, 900, 900.
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. sour facilities and the
skill of telephone men and wo-
n.en were never so far advanced
as they r today. Whatever
communication needs may arise,
they will be met to the utmost"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-08-24
Lexington Has Il
Lettermen For SO
Nine Games Set
On Purple Waves
Fall Schedule

Twelve lettermen return this
fall to Lexington High School to
form the bulwark for the 1850
squad, according to Coach Bill
Schneider.
Lettermen returning are Harvey
Wilson, Billy Gilmore, Torrance
Frost, w. L. Lipsey, Banks Shep-
herd, Fred Rogers, Ernest Ingold,
Joe Chapman, Billy Ray Lee, Joe
Moore, James Carroll, and Bobby
Fisher.
A number of other boys have
been coming out to practice ses-
sions which have been held each
morning since August 18th: Tom
my Taylor, John Beall Rosamond,
Harvey Hearn, Ed Wilburn Hook
er, Hugh Rogers, Pete Cora and
Chick Weathersby.
Beginning Monday of this week
practice sessions are also being
held each Monday, Tuesday and
Friday nights, until school starts,
Mr.. Schneider said.
The boys are working hard and
have lots of pep, according to re-
ports.
Schedule
The Purple Waves nine fall
games have been set as follows:
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-08-24
West School Opens
Monday, Sept. 4th

The 1950-51 session of the West
Consolidated School will begin
Monday, September 4th, at $50 a.
m.
The faculty for l950-51 follows:
Supt. ]. T. Montgomery, history
ind coach; Eugene Bolen, agri.
culture; James Bolland, mathe-
mates; Mrs. Paul L. Hof, En-
glish and librarian: Miss Marie
Melton, commerce; Mrs. Nathan
Aldridge, home economics and
science; Mrs. H. Fl. Dodson, sew
enth and eighth English and SCI
ence; H. C. Ellis, sixth grade; Mrs.
Vivian McCreary, fifth gradas
Mrs. Annie Lee jackson, fourth
grade; Mrs. Clay Wilkes. third
and one-half second; Mrs. Mabel
Melton, first and one-haf second
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 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 a three weeks
course in Police Traffic Training
at the Traffic Institute of North
western University at Evanston,
Illinois. Five of these inspectors
will attend a course beginning
September Is through October l3.
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. s,
Inspector L. Y. Griffin, Batesville;
District No. 4, Inspector w. W.
Smith, New Albany, and District
No. S, Inspector Nose Ellard, OF
Starkville.
The remaining inspectors win
attend a similar course in the spr-
ing of 1851.
Some of the subjects which
these officers will study are: ID
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. az Many Other Matters of
Traffic Law and Administration
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-08-24
|HJC Bulldogs Open
Early Season Drill
o D

d 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.
18th. 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, and
kicking specialist, will be hard
to replace. Jimmy Maddox, back
with a years experience, will be
absent for the year. Indy
Money, a 225 pound center will
be a 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 Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-08-24
O. 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 d member of the Pleas
ant Ridge Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at
the Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Sunday with the Rev. A. II. Miller
officiating. Interment was in Be-
thesda cemetery with Southern
in charge of arrangements.
Surviving r his widow, Mrs.
HELEN Clark Williamson, two
daughters and three sons: Mrs,
W. A. Marshall, Lexington, Mrs.
c. 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 Trigler, Ark, and four SIS
tiers: Mrs. BERTHE Monan, Mound
City, H., Mrs. Josie Truitt and
Mrs. Alice Allen, both of jack
son, and Miss Myrtle Williamson,
of Lexington.
Pallbearers were j. w. O'Kelly,
v. o. Ingold, Marion Mcclellan,
Joe Taylor, Coyer Farmer and
Earl Ellis.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-08-24
E. H.. Shaddok
Passes Wednesday
Pioneer Lexington
Merchant To Be
Buried Today

Edward Hampton Shaddock,
pioneer merchant of Lexington,
passed away at six o'clock We'd
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-
uary IA, 1854. He came to Holmes
county as a young man to Ebene-
e 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 Kimbrough Company,
one of the oldest mercantile firms
in Holmes county. 1t was origin
ally Shaddock-D burden Co. until
the Burden interest was purchas-
ed by Mr.. r. T. Kimbrough, now
retired.
MIR. Shaddock was married to
the former Maude Stigler on Oct.
Is, 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, Lexing-
ton, Joan and George Stigler
Shaddock, both of Rosedale. A
brother, Fred M. Shaddock, re-
sides in Hewlett, Virginia.
Mr.. Shaddock was a 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 J. 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 Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 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. /, 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
will 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 Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-08-24
Lexington High School
Opens Sept. 9Th
Grammar School To
Open Sept. 18th;
Faculties Listed

B. 7. Moore, Superintendent OF
Lexington Public Schools announ.
ces the opening dates for the
white schools of the city. An in
formal opening will be held for
the high school and for the eie-
mentary school. All students ara
requested to bring a pen or pencil
to use in filling out registration
cards and other necessary forms.
The high school students,
grades 7-12, will meet in the
grammar school auditorium at
900 am, Friday, September 9th.
Elementary school students,
grades 1-6, will meet in the gram.
MAJ school auditorium at 8:l5 a.
m, Monday, September 18th.
Parents and friends of students
of the respective schools are wei.
come to be present on these OPEN
ing dates; however, the time will
be used for orientation and orr
ganization purposes and for gen.
eral announcements.
Beginning students must bring
a birth certificate. To enter
school this fall a student must be
six years old by December LIST,
This regulation is set by the State
Accrediting Commission.
Faculty members for the respec,
tive schools for the 1950-51 school
year IN as follows:
Elementary School
Mrs. Doty Porter, Miss Hazel
Mae Novels, Mrs. Robert Legate,
Mrs. Paul Lindholm, Mrs. Mat
thew O'Reilly, Miss Lorena Chez
airs, Miss Meta Moore, Mrs. Ruth
bridge Jordan, Mis- Lucille Oaks,
Mrs. Bill Schneider, Mrs. Mary E.
Reese, Mrs. r. w. Gulledge, and
David McDavid, principal 80
High School
Miss Clara Watson, Mrs. J. G,
Herbert, Jr., James Reedy, Misa
Helen Lupo, Miss Mary 10 Auss
tin, o. A. Cleveland, Coach Bill
Schneider, Miss Ann Pittman, w.
H. Scott. Instructors for ION the
bridge Jordan, Miss Lucille Oaks,
Farm Training" program ares
Harvey Buck,( Ray Melton, Henry
Fleming, and Billy D. Jones who
replaces John Kimbrough whose
resignation goes into affect Aug~
ust 31st.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-08-24
Ramsey Will Operate
Western Auto Store

Allan Ramsey and Fred Petty
are in st. Louis this week attend
ing a training school conducted
by the Western Auto Associate
Stores organization.
On his return MIR. Ramsey will
operate the Western Auto Store
in Lexington for which he is get
ting the franchise. The latter
business was until a few weeks
ago operated by w. E. Thurmond.
Mr.. Thurmond in the future will
devote his full time to the fur
niture and appliance business at
the Ramsey-Thurmond Co.