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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-08-09
Durant Coach Named
10 Holmes Jr.- Faculty

Former Durant High SchsS9
Coach Van, Stewart, who serves
here for the past three years, has
been named backfield coach -
Holmes Junior college and VIII
take ovo-. Snew position shox
ly before 8 shining Of the fiji.
semester in September.
Replacing Mr.. Stewart as coac
of Durant High school will !
Ray Bell of Jackson, an Augrt
graduate of Millsaps college. Ms
Bell and his wife will come -
Durant on Sunday where they
will have an apartment with MxS-
Ross Rhyme. Football practics
viii begin on the 18th, according
to NC. Hathorn, superintendent
According to an announcements
made this week from Holmes Jun
ior college, head coach at HJC
will be Oliver Poole of Ole Miss
football fame, of GlOster, who
came to Goodman in the spring
Football practice viii begiu
August 20. The fall term WITH
open September 8.
Summer school closed Wednes~
day for the HI college students
with the high school summer terms
ending last Saturday. Students
and most of the faculty, and STAFF
members are away fronS the CAM
pus. awaiting return to school p
September.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-08-09

am. to make the official canvass
of votes.
In beat three, John Pa Malone
with 464 votes and A. L Presley
with 1913 votes were decared no
minees for justice of tie peace.
c. G.. Meeks with 294 wtes was
in third place.
State Races
Official tabulations il Holmes
county for state and district Of
fices were completed tbs after
noon. They are as follows:
For Governor HUH White
led with 1924 votes. hSsecond
place was Sam Lumrih with
757 votes. Ross Barrett drew
go for third place, folohed by
Paul Johnson with 476. Mafy Cain
tailed 3l7, Jesse Byrdluo. Jim
my Walker 81, and Kelly Ham
, mond 81.
Other votes follow: For lieut.
enant governor - Jimmy AIRING.
ton 1903, Hayden Campbell 4S4,
Grady Cook 1886, Carroll Gartin
l,497, Charles G.. Hamilton 1873,
and Lee V. Prisock IS. For state
treasurer - Newton James 1888.
Al Major $50, and j. P Stovall
IT'S, For state superintendent Of
education T, N. Touchstone
1851, ]. M. Tubb 1872. For state
auditor -- William P. Davis $50,
w. E. Holcomb 625, William D.
Neal 2,2O4, Tom G. Roper 35S.
For state land commissioner -
C. l. Finch 725, Potts Johnson
1000, Walter L. McGahey 1890;
for commissioner of insurance -
Isham Beard l,ll9. Hugh Allen
Boren 585, Walter Deli Davis
1885. C. E. Oxford 532; for state
tax collector Mrs. Thomas l.
Bailey 2,08l, Robert w. May l,6SS
c. w. Pitts S24; for public service
commissioner - Homer T. Davi.
1908, Joe B. Keith 2S Georg,
w. Marsalis 1870, Alton Nasse,
l,785, and Henry c. Wood 1877
for highway commissioner - w
F. Dearman 1862 j. Fox 5es
and John T. Smith l,ls1
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-08-09
Bowling Green Boy. y
Uninjured In Mishap
Truck Rolls Book,
Bulldozer Thrown
From Lowboy Trailer

A 19-year-old Bowling GreeH
boy narrowly escaped serious -
jury in an accident two n,iaeze
from Bowling Green at 4:3O pam>
Monday, when the heavy trJrk
which he was driving rolled back
wards across narrow gravel roaf
throwing from its lowboy trailes
a l6-ton 2D18 International had
er tractor. An estimated $fol
damages was done to the truck
The mishap also endangered ~
other vehicle directly behind ~
moving trailer.
Driver Of the accident vehicle
hugh Cari Mcclellan, Jr., sai6
Tuesday he was enroute to Good
man with the tractor loadeA
tIalier to do dirt work, on the
ROAD to Bowling Green to Dr.
highway crossroads, when ~
accident occurred. His truck stall
ieo on a hill, causing the F-8 Fogb
VAN 4o,VVV pouno capacity wnielR
he was driving to roll backwards
a.loss lne loau at an angie, with
the cab hitting one bank and the
trailer the o.;ler.
Inc DU.-.~-~- ,.,.4.. vll Cr5E 5s.ss
right side $3.50 .-~-~-. Elo>- r.
McL,elidn Sta.~~. $500. Ne
uuiiuOLef iiaQ eCV.AA~ 80 ne :.
lraller over the cab OF ms tr,-,----
- which would have been eADe
i he would likely have nas&
death by its crushing weight.
Driver of the vehicle repeatedly
close penind the trailer was ElvAS'
kooer,s, 10, VINO was driving =
Fora 1851 pickup truck loade9
W4~., Alaterlals and grease, ana
was saved from serious accident
by quickly backing out Of tl1G
danger.
damage to the truck include4
a broken front spring, a brokeD
s.SI. vAA Tie llaner, ana damaoe
70 tine brakes.
Young Mcclellan escaped wiaSD
slight arm injuries.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-08-09

Former Governor Hugh White
took a substantial lead in his bid
for a second term for governor of
Mississippi in Tuesdays Demo-
cratic primary.
NJ White had 1924 votes in.
the state at 2 pm. with only
about so state precincts toitbe
heard from. Paul Johnson at the
same time had received 80,594
votes and apparently will be in
the ruaoff with Mr.. White three
weeks hence.
Sam Lumpkln had 79,207 votes
to 1888 for Ross Barnett, for
third and fourth places.
IN the lieutenant governor S
race a runoff between Carroll
Gartin, who had polled 1875, 7l8
carly this morning, and Jimmy
Arlington, who had polled 90,ll6
votes at the same time, was ap-
parent.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-08-09
Rosumond Sweeps
County With Record
Vote Of 3, 157

Holmes countv's biggest nolitic-
al event since Election dav August
5, l947, resulted Tuesday IN ex-
tremely close totals for some can
didates in the Democratic pri-
mary, while for others almost a
landslide Richard F Byrd. hard
driving candidate fer c@. o. the
county's most important posts -
that of sheriff. led the ticket with
1888 votes, nearly AZ per cent of
the total 1894 votes east in this
race, followed by Ross w. Rhyme.
Jr, with total 9l0 votes, accord
ing to official count.
Sweeping the county in a near
landslide was Denton S. Rosa
mond seeking reelection to serve
his fourth term as tax assessor.
Mr.. Rosamond drew 1857 out of
1907 votes cast, While his OPP
ponent, Earl Shanks, a young man
in the political field, received $50.
The county superintendent of
education race was close with
incumbent l.. r. Thompson draw
ing 1855 against Mrs. Lillian A.
Hocutt, 1919.
Other Totals
Other close totals were netted
! by Calvin R. King with 1918
votes in the senate race against
IT. M. Williams, 1887. Other
candidates in the race were Hal
Rhyne, SGT, and Ellis +. Wynn
97I Edwin White with 1894 and
II. p. Montgomery with total OF
2,l05 votes were definitely elected
to the house of representatives
with run-off declared between
L. o. Spell. liza votes. and w
w. WYNN, 1892. Defeated were
r. E. Moore lIEs4 and L. Z. Park.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-08-09
Miss Humphries To ~
Come Home To Duront

After more than 80 wears in the
federal service. all of it with the
government insurance program,
Miss Elba HUMPHREYS, who will
make her home in Durant, retired
July 81, from her position as chief
of the underwriting division, In
surance Service, Veterans Admin
istration District office in St.
Louis, Missouri.
Miss HUMPHREYS began work
with the Bureau of War Risk In
surance,- Washington, D. c., Sep
TENDER 80, 1918, and saw the
agency take on added duties as
the Veterans Bureau, and later the
VA.
.TY ETrt 2a1f p.
She was transferred with the
VA Insurance service to New
York in 1912. and when the SER
vice was decentralized in 1916,
was transferred to st. Louis. The
office administers. VA insurance
operations for Missouri, Kansas
Oklahoma and Arkansas. es,,
~ ~tAtEtts IFtt&Bfs IS p {
Miss HUMPHREYS is member Of
the Business and Professional Wo-
mems Club and Second Baptis
church Of st. Louis. ] VT
The more than 500 employee;
of the Insurance Service in st
Louis gave her television So
: upon her departure from VA. E
G. Joseph, director of the ser
vice, presented Miss AHnphrie
with the set.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-08-09
Alcoholics Anonymous
hions Open Meeting
In DArunt monday =

The public is invited to attend
an open meeting of Alcoholics An
onymous on Monday, August Is,
at 8 pm. at Durant City Hall.
A prominent member Of the or
ganization from Atlanta will be
the principal speaker. There will
be no fees or collections of any
kind, it is announced.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-08-09
DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT

The Friday night. dance for the
young people will be held as usuas
in the Durant gym at pm.
A new nickelodeon will be fur.
nished by Ross Roberts Music CO;
for the dance and the Jaycees.
will chaperone.
Al, ycu-gi people are urged t.
attend
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-08-09
SPEAKS AT ROTARY

Parlnam H. Williams Of Lexai
ton spoke sat a meeting of DE~
rant Rotary club Friday at ase
Hotel. Durant. The sabjfct
'IAmericanisfn" was discussed by
the speaker who said the. -Unitfd
States j. gettin 5aMags f4Sm a fe-
hsssnAtive denlocracy With q
trend toward Bureaucratic gov
rernmen.. clarence Robertson Was
program chairman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-08-09
GIVES RECORDS;

"a member of thesWoman's club
donated two square dance re-
cords to the recreation center
They will be used at the danees'
held On Friday nights at the gyms
in Durant. W.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-08-09
woMANs AUXILIARY MEETS

The Woman's Auxiliary of Dis.
trict Two CommuAity hospital
will meet Friday, August 10, at
3 pm. in Durant CITY Hail.
All members srs urged to be
present.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-08-09

What constitutes the bulwark
OF our own liberty and indepen-
dence?
It Is not our frowning battle
ments. our bristling seacoast, our
army and our navy.
Our reliance is in the love of
liberty which God has planted in
N.
Our defense is in the spirit
which prizes liberty as the hsri-
tage Of oil men in all lands every
where. Il
Destroy this spirit, 81 we have
planted the seeds Of desb otism at
our own door.
Abraham Lincoln. 1902 1866
1t seems that the love of liberty,
which has been one Of the founda-
ton stones of America, has
changed - that now people are
more concerned about security"
than they are their liberty or any
pf their freedoms.
After hearing all Of the candi-
dates for governor speak during
The past few weeks we came re-
huctantly to that conclusion. A p
parently most of these gentlemen
candidates thought it takes a null
kiple promises for bigger and bet
ter benefits to get elected to Of
Vice in Mississippi.
I These male candidates COM
pletely disregarded the fundamen-
tal truth when we permit our
state or Federal government to
do something for us we must pay
for it in one way or another. II
I'VE are not paying for these bene-
fits in taxes we pay for them by
giving up internal control of our
state affairs increasing Federal
bureaucracy and control as we
go along.
Somewhere along the line in
the future we are going to have
to 60 back to the principles Of
individual responsibility an
states rights or our govern
lment is going to topple over be-
Icause of its own dead weight and
Iinfiltration.
If Mary Gains candidacy did
nothing else it has caused thous-
lands of Mississippi citizens to
stop and do a little thinking along
these lines. 1t has made some
people realize that the govern
ment cannot give us anything
free without taking it away from
someone else. Mary has made a
lot of people realize that the gov
eminent" is the people and with
out them it is powerless.
The people control the govern
ment through their representa-
tives and senators in Congress -
and don't you forget it. If the
congressman or senator does not
represent the majority of the PEG
pie in his district and state he is
not reelected.
However If the present give
| away" trend of our government is
not stopped soon there are going
to be so many people on the Fe-
deral payroll, in the armed forces
or on the pension rolls that no
thing short of an atomic bomt
will get rid of government para
sites. When SO many of the vot
ers are inundated the people los,
their power,
If the people who love lihert,
instead of the doubtful secarft,
doled but by a Federal govern
HeAt as now constituted they ha,
better organize and make thei
voices heard in the next nationa
/ eonventio0D.
/ believe four years later viii
be too late.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-08-09
Primary Draws Record Vote Here;
Byrd-Rhyne And King-Wi|Iiams In
Run-0f August q; Thompson Wins

inson l,178.
The county supervisor races re-
suited in a close race between
the three leading candidates of
district one, with a run-off re-
quired between L. c. Gonnie)
Boatwright 345, and Roy Brown
3l5. H. S. (Hallie) Terry drew a
close third with 298 votes. j. r.
(RoberD Lipsey won 1913 votes
with c. F. (Radio) Moore 60. In
district two NJ. s. Rogers with 997
votes won over Willard Shelby
255 votes,
Thomas Wins
Kirk P. Thomas won the dis
trict three supervisors race with
325 votes over Otto Wallis, 1871
and Lester Gage, ll8. In the dis.
trict four supervisor race c. IG
Campbell drew 90 votes with Mar,
tin L. Smith so. In district five
the run-off will be between 81 j
Foose l40 and Claude L. KERR
ITO. Other candidates were Hi c
Waterer 81 and Bernard H. FldW
ers 90.
: In the Justice OF the Peace race:
vote was as follows District one
Watt D. Ford 57g, B. R. Ham
NETT 6l3 and S, L. White SIG.
Hammett and White were de,
clared the nominees.
Winning The constable beat two
race according to official coun
were Audis Hathcock With b9t
votes and w. E. Grace with rs.
votes. Other votes received were
Cecil L. Adams ls9, Bill Eli
l48, Casey Griffin 1874, and Floyt
r. Nesbit AL Total number O
votes cast were 2,262. Mr.. Hath
cock received nineteen votes NOR
than a majority and Mr.. Grac
held a winning margin of 10
woes more than required.
The Holmes County Democrat
Executive committee met At 100
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-08-09
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
!
By lIassl Brsnnon Smith

Personal to all candidates, win
ners or losers, those in the run
off and those who aren't: We're
sorry we don't have space for you
all to say thank you" and etc.
But the returns were SO late get
ting in that we worked practically
all night Tuesday and until l1:00
pm. Wednesday just getting as
complete vote on the county
races as possible for our readers
and we have to get the paper
out on time.
This is to remind you that il you
want space in next weeks paper
we'd appreciate your getting your
ad copy in Monday. The more
ads we have the larger paper we
run - and naturally we want to
oe able to get all Of your ads In,
II possible. Last week one candi-
date waited until Thursday MORN
~ when The paper was already
mads up before coming in with
IN "a.
We do appreciate your business
and we treat all candidates alike
fair and square. You may rest
assured that no other candidate
will see or know anything about
YOUR id in the paper until it is
published. u
The latter statement IL made
because in the past some candi-
dates have not known any bet
ter than to come in to our office
and ask II their opponent was GO
ing to have an ad in the paper.
All business done by us is done
in trust - just as il you were con-
sulting a reputable doctor or law
yer. OF that you may rest as
sured.
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Senate D. T.. Group
To Meet on Beck

President Truman's nomination
OF an old-time Kansas City po.
litical friend as the Districts new
recorder of deeds will be consid-
cred at 3 pm tomorrow at a meet
ing of the Senate District Com
mittee.
The nominee, Earl Wayne Beck
81, colored Kansas City real estate
broker, will attend the session.
The District Committee, which
must pass on his confirmation be-
fore Senate action, has received
numerous Endorsements, along
with data from Kansas City re-
gard;ng his 15-year career as
superintendent of the Jackson
County Home for Negro Boys and
Girls.
Senator Neely, Democrat, OF
West Virginia. District Committee
chairman, announced that any in
terested witness will be heard al
tomorrow'S session.
Invitations have been extended
to the District Commissioners, the
District Bar Association. the
Washington Real Estate Board
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
and other groups.
The White House also received
an invitation, but the committee
was told it will send no witness
Evening star., 1951-10-09
81. E|izabeths Inmate Loses
Court Test Of Sex Law

A 46-year old inmate of St
Elizabeths Hospital yesterday lost
his District Court test Of the city
law pertaining to sex psycopaths
Rooert H. Miller. formerly of the
400 block Of Sixth street NV.
based his argument on two points
before Judge F. Dickinson Let's
He charged his constitutional
rights were violated because state
ments obtained from him By
examining psychiatrists were later
used to ''incriminate" him to such
an extent that he was committed
last year as sex psychopath.
Mr.. Miller also contended that
although of sound mind. a tech
nicality acknowledged by hospital
officials, he has been kept in a
ward in contact with the crimi-
nally insane. He said this violated
the cruel and inhuman punish
ment" prohibition contained in
the Constitution.
Judge Let's. however, held that
Mr.. Miller's statements to psychi-
artists were used in a civil, not
criminal, proceeding, and that II
was up to Congress to decide
whether sex psychopaths should
be treated.
Mr.. Miller is still under indict-
ment, charging that he took in
decent liberties with a 14-year-
old girl. Attorney Emory Reisinger
represented the Government in
the hearing.
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Policeman Is Suspended
On Drinking CHARGE

Pvt. Michael j. Engle Of the fifth
precinct was under suspension to-
Iday after Gallinger Hospital OFF,
cials reported he was treated for
alcoholism there last night.
The veteran policeman was sus-
pended by 1t. William H. johnson.
Pvt. Engle is the fourth policeman
suspended in the last 10 days.
According to a police incidental.
Pvt. Engle went to Gallinger Hos
pital about pm. for treatment Of
burns to his arm which he said he
got when he fell against a stove in
his apartment at 709 East Capitol
street. He also was treated for
alcoholism, and the suspension or
der was issued few hours later.
! The 51-year- policeman was
suspended June 18 after police
found him intoxicated at his home
when checking report that some
one there was going to play Rus
sian roulette" He later was re-
stored to duty.
| Pvt. Engle, q veteran of both
World Wars, spent three years as
a chief boatswain's mate with the
Coast Guard during World War II.
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Ridley Joins Red Cross
As Public ConsuItunt

Peter S. Ridley, Howard Uni
versity psychologist, has been
appointed a public relations con-
sultant for the American National
Red Cross succeeding Jesse O.
Thomas, who has Joined the Office
Of Price Sterilization.
Mr.. Ridley. who lives with his
wife and son at $3.50 Eleventh
street NV, served as a Red Cross
club director in England during
World War II.
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Principal Fired for Refusal
To Salute Flag viii Appea!
BY the A.soeiuted Press

HALL. Ind. Oct. 9.-Willian
Lewis. fired yesterday for refusing
to salute the flag. is making 8
fight to reclaim his job as prin.
cipal of Hall School.
His lawyer. Irving L. Fink, In.
dianapolis, announced he will ap.
peal the dismissal order to tn,
Morgan County school commits.
sioner at Martinsville. Mr.. Fini
said at the hearing yesterday thar
Mr.. Lewis has the right to refus.
to salute because. as a jehovah
Witness. he has religious convic.
tions against it.
Mr.. Lewis testified he respect.
the flag and the principles fol
which 1t stands. but he declared
he does not believe in saluting it
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Reds Have Their Reply
Ready for Ridgway
On Reopening Talks
BY the Associoied Press

TOKYO. Oct. ,9.-The Reds will
deliver a new message to the AL
lies tomorrow, presumably thier
latest word on reopening Korean
truce talks.
Tonight they asked Allied liai-
son officers to pick up the message
at Panmunjom. proposed new 10
Gale for the talks. at am. To-
morrow (6 pm, EST, Tuesday,.
That is only two hours before
the time suggested by Gen. Mat
thew B. Ridgway for a meeting Of
liaison officers in the Panmunjo,n
area to lay detailed plans for 70
newing cease-fire negotiations.
The Reds gave no indication Of
what the message would contain,
but it was generally believed they
would agree to a preliminary
meeting of liaison officres. They
sent word of the message
to Munsan. advance headquarters
of the United Nations command
,armistice delegation. where re-
ports circulated that there may
be changes in the flve-man Allied
truce team.
Larger Neutral Zone Opposed.
In message which Gen. Ridg-
way broadcast Monday night, he
agreed to renew truce talks in the
vicinity Of Panmunjom, but de-
Icllned to enlarge the neutral
zone as the Communists wanted.
Gen. Ridgway also suggested the
preparatory Wednesday session of
Iliaison officers.
They met briefly in fog -blan-
keted Panmunjom this morning
when Allied officers delivered Gen.
Rldway'S message accepting the
vicinity OF that Red check point
as a site for resumnig negotiations
which the Communists broke of
August % at Kaesong.
| Vice Admiral C. Turner Jov.
head Of the U. N. delegation. was
reported preparing to leave Tokyo
shortly for his advance headuuar-
tiers in Korea to be ready to reopen
negotiations.
Changes in Team Indicated.
| Associated Press Correspondent
Robert Tuckman, reporting the
possible change in the Allied nego-
tiating team. noted that two mem
bers OF the delegation recently
received new assignments.
Maj. Gen. Henry I. Hodes was
named deputy commander Of the
United States 9th Army. He form
erly was its deputy chief of staff.
Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke
was expected to leave soon to re-
port to the chief of naval opera
tions in Washington for an undis-
closed assignment. Until recently
he was commander of Cruiser
Division 8 in Korean waters.
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Judge Studies Plea
For Army Discharge
Based on End Of War
BY the Associated Press

A Federal judge held under ad-
visement today a suit for release
from duty brought by q reserve
officer and involving a decision
whether World War II is over le-
gally as we'll as in fact.
The officer is William H. Miley,
43, Of Arlington, a New York at
torney called to duty as a captain
from the Army Reserve last Janu-
ary 2. Capt. Miley's counsel, Ed
mund D. Campbell, told Federal
Judge Albert v. Bryan yesterday
his verdict could affect hundreds
of thousands of reserve officers.
Capt. Miley served three years
in the Army in World War II.
On the day he was discharged,
July 81, 1916. he accepted q re-
serve commission.
1t. Col. Burton K. Philips, ar
|guing for the Army Judge Advo-
cate Generals Office, said Capt
Miley accepted commission dur
ing wartime and that his commits
sion was therefore governed by
the National Defense Act.
The act, he said, makes COM
missions good for five years, or
until six months after the end
of hostilities. whichever is longer
Philips referred to 1850 court de-
cisions declaring World War II
is not yet ended. The United
States is still at war, legally, with
Germany.
For Capt. Miley, Mr.. Campbell
cited resolution of Congress of
July rs. 1947. declaring at an end
an emergency originally declared
by Congress on September %,
1941. He said Capt. Miley's COM
mission was authorized, not by
the National Defense Act, but by
the resolution of September, l941.
Therefore, Mr.. Campbell said, the
commission expired five years
after it was issued. or on July 81,
this year.
Since then. Capt. Miley said, he
has not cashed his army pay
checks, contending that he is
being illegally held in service.
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Hughes AssaiIs Sasscer
On Peace Cross Flood Plan

A Peace Cross flood control
lproject advocated by Representa-
tive Sasscer, Democrat. of Mary
land, has been attacked by Dele
gate William r. Hughes of Prince
Georges County.
In letter to Mr.. Sasscer, Mr.
Hughes said the Representative
had advocated a $12 million pro-
lject which would include yacht
basins for Bladensburg.
Don't you realize" Mr.. Hughes
wrote, that all the people want
lis a way to get home when it rains
We In Prince Georges County are
not yachtsmen and sportsmen."
Mr.. Hughes and a Hyattsville
engineer. Marcus r. H. Green
horne, have proposed q plan to
raise the roadway above food
level. which they say would cost
100000.
The delegate challenged Mr.
Sasscer to debate the virtues and
shortcomings of the two plans.
Frequent flooding of the Peace
Cross area, at the intersection OF
Route / and Defense highway, has
been responsible for traffic tie-ups