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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-13
Two Jailed, Three
HospitaIized, In
Accident Saturday
Highway Il East Is
Scene Of Wreck;
Jones Investigates

Two negroes were jailed for
drunken driving and three ne
groes were hospitalized as the af-
termath of wreck which occur
red on Highway IL east of Du-
rant Saturday night about 400
o'clock.
The wreck occurred when a
l949 Studebaker pickup driven by
Clinton Wigley, %, passed an
other car and hit headon a l941
Ford coach driven by Jack Grow,
colored, 45-year-old resident of
Alderman.
According to reports Of the ac-
cident by Patrolman Billy Jones
two occupants of the pickup were
so drunk they each accused the
other of driving the pickup when
the accident happened. They
were jailed in Durant.
Crow, driver of the hit car was
not in any way responsible for
what occurred, reports indicat-
ed. He received a broken right
ankle and cuts. Other occupants
of his car hospitalized were Mary
Blanche Jackson, az. Kosciusko,
who received head and leg in
juries; Louise May Montgom-
cry, 81, Kosciusko, who received
head and chest injuries. A fourth
occupant, a man, who was rid
ing on the back seat, was not
injured.
j. d. Riley, "a, was hospitalized
with severe head injury.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-13

vice, Farmers Home Administra,
ton, Rural Electrification Adj
ministration, Forest Service.
c o m m dity Exch ange
Authority, Farm Credit
Administration, Federal Crop In
surance Corporation, Agricul-
tural Research Administrations,
Bureau of Agricultural Econo-
mics, and Office of Information.
The Review will also give farm
ers chance to become better ac-
quainted with the many govern
mental services available to them
Meetings for Friday night, Sep
tember IA, at 1880 are schedules
to be held at the following pla-
ces: Lexington, city hall; Du-
rant, city hall; Tehula, city hall,
and Coxburg, vocational school
building.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-13

pants fled after an accident near
Mileston Sept. 2 in which the
Ford was hit from behind by an
other car.
The l94l Ford was travelling
along the highway without any
lights when a 1949 Ford coach
driven by T. G. Gray. 25-year-
old Yazoo negro Chemical Com
pany employee, plowed into it.
Gray was hospitalized in DR..
Kazar's clinic at Tchula. The i'm
pact knocked the l941 Ford into
bar pit and its four occupants
took to the woods and haven't
been heard from since.
The car is being held by Of
ficers at Abels Garage in Tchula
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-13
1851 SCHEDULE
DURANT HIGH SCHOOL
Farm Policy Review
Meeting Will Be
Held This Week

The Holmes County Agricultur-
al Mobilization committee recent
ly completed plans for Farm Pol
icy Review meetings to deter
mine what farmers in each COM
munity think about services
reaching them from the United
States Department of Agriculture,
according to c. L. Downer, COM
mittee chairman.
This is part of a nation-w wide
study to help the USDA learn how
it can improve its services to the
nations family farms.
After the community meetings.
farmer representatives from each
community will meet to prepare
a written county report which
will be sent to Washington, D. C.
The county report viii give re-
commended changes and improve
ments for programs of each USDA
agency.
1t is hoped that all farms and
farm families will take part in
this review, Mr.. Downer said.
Farms which provide the main
source of income for a family in
clude probably SO per cent of the
farm units in the United States.
These do much to demonstrate
the ways of American Demo-
crazy to the rest of the world, Mr..
Downer said.
Agencies to be studied are Co.
operative Extension Service, Pro-
duction and Marketing Admins
tration, Soil Conservation Ser
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-13
Infant AbeIs Buried
At HurIond's Creek

The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dewey Abels born prema-
turely at the Holmes County Com
munity hospital was buried at the
Harland's Creek cemetery Mon
day afternoon with services at the
graveside being conducted by the
Rev. c. NJ Day.
Other children in the Abels
family are Lamar. Dewey, Jr.,
James Harold, Kenneth Dale,
Fannie Jewel and Rachel.
Southern was in charge of ar
rangementS.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-13
Little Burned Boy"
Fund Nearly Completed

Members of the Durant Lions
Club, who gave $4,000 toward the
Little Burned Boy Fund" have
received the following letter
which is self-explanatory. A num-
Der of Holmes county citizens
have made contributions to the
cause also.
If anyone reading this letter
would ike to make a further con-
tribution, however small, he or
she is asked to send same to EN-
NETT O'Brien, president of the
Belzoni Lions Club, sponsors OF
the movement to aid the burned
youth. The letter follows:
Dear Friend:
l would like to take this means
of thanking you for your gener-
Gus response and contribution to
the Little Burned Boy Fund.
Your contribution, along with
hundreds of others from Missis-
sippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Ten
nessee, Missouri, Alabama, and
South Carolina, has made it pos
sible for little David Watson to
remain in the hospital and re-
ceive the best of medical care.
The contributions to the Lit
tie Burned Boy Fund" have been
most encouraging and to date
have amounted to $1673.17. Since
David was hospitalized late in
February, his hospital expenses
have amounted to $4003.10. Da-
vid's mother mortgaged her home,
and together with financial help
from friends and relatives, has
paid $5l8.60 toward his bill. leav-
ing a balance to date of S3484 so.
Since David's expenses have been
supported by public contributions,
the Board of Trustees of the hos
pital agreed to discount the bal
ance so per cent, thereby reduc-
ing it to Sl742.25. The money from
the Little Burned Boy Fund
mas been applied toward this bal
dnce, thereby reducing David's
bill to less than 500 to date.
As you remember, David had
approximately three-fourths OF
his body area severely burned
and suffered a complicating in
lection of his heart valves. His
treatment has included large
quantities of plasma, whole blood
oxygen and millions of units of
penicillin. AS the result of this
intensive treatment, David has
shown a remarkable improve
ment and his doctor anticipates
doing his skin grating in the near
future. David has more months
of disqualification ahead of him
yet, and although they will not
be as expensive as the first few
months were, he is still going to
need further financial assistance.
If you care to help further or
have friends who would like to
help little David in his fight to
get we'll, it will be appreciated
more than you will ever know.
Again, let me say for little Da-
vid, thank you, so much"
Emmett O'Brien, Pres,
Relzoni Lions Cllb
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-13
Durunt School
Enrolment Up
Twenty This Year

Durant's school enrolment is
up thirty students this year over
last according to an announce
ment by Supt. N. c. Hathorn.
The Grammar School enroll
ment is 274 this year, ten more
than last. In the high school
there are 80 students, which is
twenty more than last year, Mr..
Hathorn said.
Supt. N. c. Hathorn was recent
ly reelected secretary treasurer of
the Big Black Conference OF
which Durant is member.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-13
Choncery Court Begins
In Lexington 10th

Chancery Court convened il
Holmes county Monday, Sept. 10
with Chancellor c. d. Williams
presiding. Miss Anita Derden
court reporter of Yazoo City and
Chancery Clerk Parham II. Will
liams were in their respective
places.
Routine estate matters occupi-
ed the court Monday.
On Tuesday sixteen divorces
were granted, twelve white, and
four colored.
The court adjourned Tuesday
afternoon until 900 am. today.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-13
Program Committee Of
Baptists Will Meet

The members of the programs
committee of the Holmes Coum~
ty Baptist Association will meet
in Durant on Monday afternoon,
Sept. II, at 2:30 o'clock, accord
ing to the Rev. c. M. Day.
The meeting will be held at
the First Baptist Church in Du-
rant for the purpose of planning
the program for the annual As
Sociational meeting.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-13

One of the most pressing
needs in our county is for the
jury lists to be given a thor
ough purging.
1t doesn't make any differ
ence how good a sheriff you
have if you can't get convic-
tons in court after arrests are
made.
1t is very discouraging for a
man to do the best he can as
sheriff and then have his work
almost completely nullified in
the courts.
AS a matter of fact during
some of the trials held in our
court in the past two years
people sitting in the courtroom
thought Sheriff Ellis E. Wynn
was on trial instead of the de-
PENDANTS. More time was con-
sumed by defense attorneys
questioning and trying to har-
ass the sheriff or the county
newspapers than was spent in
trying to get a fair trial. AS a
matter of fact a fair trial" is
the last thing these attorneys
want.
In addition to purging the
jury lists, which can be done
only by members of the Board
OF Supervisors, / should like TO
see real dignity restored to
courtroom trials and a definite
stopput to some of the obstruc-
tionnt tactics employed bv !
lew Holmes county attorneys
whoare more interested in get
ting a crude laugh from peo-
pie u the courtroom than thew
are n UNFOLDING the dignity
and tecency of the court.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-13

Mrs. S. B. Harrington of Parch-
man visited friends in Tchula on
Monday enroute to Durant to see
her new granddaughter, Suzanne,
born to MIR. and Mrs. Sam Steen.
The latter is the former Betty
Harrington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-13
Goodman Will Build
Office And JoiI

Construction or a mayors office
and Jail in the town of Goodman
will begin in ABOUT ten days. Con-
tract for one story concrete
block structure was awarded last
week to the Lexington Lumber
company. The building will cost
S3,264. and will contain three
cells, the mayors office and sani-
tary facilities.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-13
Barbara Gibson
Chosen Holmes
Forestry Queen
Duront Girl Will
Represent County At
Greenviiie On 10th

Beautiful Barbara Gibson Of
Durant, daughter of Mrs. z. z,
Gibson, was crowned Holrney
County Queen of the Forest IN
ceremonies at the Lexington
Grammar School last Thursday
evening. She was sponsored by
the Durant Rotary Club.
The new queen, sister of A,
L. Gibson of Lexington was'
crowned by last years queen,
pretty Angela Kazar of TchuIa<
before a crowd of some $50 per-
sons.
Miss Gibson won the crowrs
over "a other girls in the contest
representing every section OF the,
county. She will represent Holm
es county in the district contest
to be held in Greenville on Sep
TENDER Goth, as a feature Of the
Delta Tri-State Fair. She was
given a cash award as well.
Runner-up was lovely Yvonneg
Moss of Tchula, sponsored by the
Tchula BPW GLIB. who also re-
ceived a gift, ua Ugh
ter of Mr.. and NJ. Moss
The winners were seIec.--- ,aus
the following five girls: Mss
Gibson, Miss Moss, Betty .Anr.
Mayo of West who was sponsored
by the West PTA; Ann Gordon OF
Cruger, sponsored by the Crugerg
Home Demonstration club, and
Barbara Grantham of Tchula,
sponsored by the Tchula Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary.
Other girls in the contest were
Ann Burrell, sponsored by the
Magnolia Reading club; Emily
Smith and Mary Garrett, Tchtiia
Lions club; Betty S. Ray, also
sponsored by the Tchula BPW
club; Mary Jane Kaiser, West
PTA; Ann Branch, Richland HID
club; Ann Hand, Goodman Read
ing club; Martha j. Schrock and
Patsy Torrance, Goodman HID
club; Bobby Jones, sponsored by
Durant Rotary club; Patsy Hearr
and Ida Kate Ship, sponsoret
by Lexington HID club; Katherine
Phillips, Castalan HID club; JAG
queline Montgomery, Ebenezer
HID club; and the following spon~
sored by the Cruger HID club
Sarah Frances Johnson, Jean
White, Glenda Tuberville, Doro~
thy McNeer, Grace Lehman anc
Mareen Lee.
The group from. which the frna'.
five were seAected consisted OF
ten girls who were the five men,
toned above with the addition
of Miss Montgomery. Miss Leh--
man, Miss Ray, Miss Schrock and
Miss Torrance.
Thanks Expressed
Holmes County Forester E. r.
Mcmillan acted as master of cere-
monies for the affair.
Forester Mcmillan said ne
wished to express his personal ap-
probation to everyone who had
anything to do with aking,
the forestry queen contest sue
cess this year.
Mr.. Mcmillan said he especially
wished to thank all the home de-
monstration clubs and Miss JOYCE
Williams, county home demon
stration agent, who helped create
interest by sponsoring the annuaB
event and the Advertiser and Du-
rant News for publicity.
A dance at the armory followed
the contest.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-13
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES

Neo ike to call your at
ntion to an editorial on or
hnized crime in America. cap
Toned Enemy In Our Midst
Which appears in this issue.
YThis editorial should be an
item of interest to every citi-
zen in Holmes county who is
interested in making our coun-
ty more law-abiding and a
better place in which to live.
The editorial is reprinted
from a recent issue of The
Nashville Tennessean and is
based upon the findings of the
congressional committee head
ed by Tennessee's distinguish
ed senator, Estes Kefauver.
After you've read this edi-
torial don't dismiss it with a
shrug of your shoulders and
say: That's for large cities. 1t
can't happen here"
1t has already happened
right here in Holmes county
back in 1916.
l shall never forget April
1916 when l was called to tes-
tify before the Holmes County
Grand Jury to give testimony
on conditions in the county.
Sitting there as a member OF
the Grand Jury was a man
generally regarded as the Sec
ond largest owner of slot ma
chimes in the county. At that
time there were lis slot ma
chimes in operation in Holmes
county on which Federal tax
stamps had been paid and
no telling how many more
were in operation on which
the Federal tax stamp had not
been paid.
There were a lot of other
Holmes county citizens also
who testified before the same
Grand Jury - because they
had dared to ask for an in
vestigation of lawless condi-
tons in this county.
Thus it was no surprise to
me that on the day following
my appearance before the
Grand Jury / was accosted by
one of Holmes county boot
leggers and taken to task for
my testimony. The man knew
everything had told the
memrers of the Grand Jury
and a lot of things | didn't tell
them. OF course any citizen
knows that testimony given
before any Grany Jury is sup
posed to be held in highest Sc
crecy. No member Of the
Grand Jury or any other per-
son, is supposed to tell any
thing at all that takes place in
the proceedings for at least
six months. But at that parti-
cular session every bootlegger
in Holmes county knew every
thing that was said in the
Grand Jury proceedings.
So don't say lit can't hap
pen here"
! hope every citizen in this
county interested in law en-
forcement will not lose interest
now that the election for Sher-
iff is over.
Our new sheriff, Mr.. Rich
ard Byrd, is going to need
every bit of help he can get
from the citizens of Holmes
county.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-13
H. P. Watson, Heads
CattIemen' S Group
}. n. BeoII, VP;
Marvin Mcclellan Is
Secretury-Treusurer

The Holmes County Cattle
mems Association elected new Of
ficers for the coming year. Henri
P. Watson, Jr., was elected presi-
dent; John Howard Beall was
elected vice president and Mar
vim Mcclellan was elected secre-
tary-treasurer.
The purpose of the Holmes
County Cattlemen's Association
is to help promote better cattle
management and to try to help
farmers protect their cattle from
cattle thieves. In order to offer
a reward of $4,000 for informa-
ton leading to the conviction of
cattle thieves and to employ some
one to prosecute cattle thieves,
it was decided at this meeting
that each farmer owning cattle
would pay into the association 20
cents per head up to 100 head OF
cattle. Cattlemen are asked to
make their check payable to the
Holmes County Cattlemen's AS
ISOLATION and send to Marvin Nc
Lellan, Route 5, Lexington, in or
der that the Association will have
funds to help keep down cattle
thieves.
Marketing Specialist
j. S. McKewen, Extension live
stock marketing specialist, met
with a group of Holmes county
cattlemen on Wednesday night,
September 5th and discussed a
year round marketing of live
stock. Mr.. McKewen pointed out
the value of equalizing the num-
Der of cattle marketed each month
in the year. 1t was pointed out
that &c per cent of our cattle go
to the market in September. Oct
ODER, November, December and
January, whereas only "a per cent
are marketed during the other
seven months of the year. AS
pointed out above, due to the
,arge number being marketed in
September, October, November,
December and January it seems
to depresS our market. By de-
veloping a winter grazing pro-
gram for calves weighing from
275 to 400 pounds and grazing
them during November, Deem
Der, January, February and Mar
ch and marketing them in April
it is believed. and tests from all
over the state have shown, that
farmers realize more net profit
than when marketing these calves
at a lighter weight in the fall.
This type of program is adapt
ed to Holmes county and the ag-
ricultural workers of the county
will be more than glad to work
with producers on such a pro-
gram. With enough farmers graz
ing out calves during the winter
we can have a special slaughter
calf sale in the spring which will
attract a large number of buyers
and the farmers should get a
premium on the cattle grazed.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-13

OF the 10000 acres of land
within the Holmes county flood
control watersheds on which over
all studies have been made, more
than half is too steep for row
cropping. In most cases three
fourths of the topsoil has already
been removed from this steep land
by erosion. Even on the wooded
areas this holds true, due prob
ably to the fact that burning of
the woods has been a regular oc-
currence.
Such is the history of this sew
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-13

Hlgway Patrolman BIZ.
Jones . still holding a 1871
ford each whose four occ,,-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-08-17

Definite plans have been made
for the III "On Parade" pro-
gram for Monday afternoon for
the Madison County Fair, accord
ing to Robert Hunter, Chairman
of the program.
The Madison County Al
program in front Of the grand
stand with half of the proceeds
going for camp Improvement
All the acts and music will be
provided by Al club members.
There will be younger Al club
members serving as ushers, a
representative from each boys
club will take part in the creased
pig catching contest and the
creased pole climb. Representa-
es of each boys club will takepart
in the tug of war The talent acts
throughout tn eprogram will be:
Tumbling act a group of
Monroe Township HI girls
Duet Al girls from Madison
Rural among other numbers will
be a solo -Mocking Bird Hill, a
HI member from West Jeffer-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-08-17

The Federal government which
has authority in determining all
migratory waterfowl regulations,
has not released the season and
bag limit regulations on other
migratory waterfowl.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-08-17

Frank Roby, John Sanford, Bryan
Smith, 4-H King and Queen ~
Opal Hennis, Chm; Amos Cordle.
Dorothy Street, Mrs. Dean Good
year, Cameron Green, Dairy Show
manship Paul Overturf, Chm,
Lennie Boerger. Mrs. G. z. Lipp-
encott; ;Tug-of- War Ferman Troy
er,Chm.; Donald Dorm, Leo Pierce
and Fred Brill, Penny Scramble
Mrs. Earle Wilson, Chm; Harley
Dement,, Russell Byerly C, N.
Nc Allister and Bruce Lewis :
Creased Pig Catch Bill Hook.
Chm; Dana Fell, Max Dunkle,
Lloyd Roby, Donald Becker and
Ed vallery.
The Producers Livestock Mar
keting Association will donate
100 Id. pig for the CREASED pig
catch, The pig will go to the 4--H
club whose representative catch
es the pig. Each boys club in the
county has elected one member to
be their catcher.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-08-17

SPINNING WHEELS and swift ses round the at the end the first
hs in this harness When Bavarans Old Style always
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-08-17
LEAGUE

= y ' < ~ OA y = HESO H. y
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
COLUMBUS at Kansas City, night
Milwaukee, 5; Toledo, 0,
Minneapolis, 6; Louisville, 3.
Indianapolis at st. Paul, rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York, 2; Brooklyn, /,
St Louis. 9; Pittsburgh. 6.
Chicago, 8; Cincinnati, 4,
90 innings).
Only games scheduled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York, 5; Washington, 3.
Philadelphia, 10; Boston, g.
Detroit, 2; Chicago, /.
st. Louis 4; Cleveland, 0.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-08-17
PARADE PROGRAM OF IN SET
AS BIG FEATURE OF the FAIR

son. piano solo. Rustic Dance; a
HI girl from South Solon;
Quartet number from Canaan:-two
tap dancing numbers by 4-H
gnls from Rosedale and Mt.
Sterlings a novelty orchestra by
the III girls from Sunmcrford,
and a recitsti' = by Julia Dorm
of Sedalia.
The Franklin County 4-H Club
band will furnish the music. Other
special activities will be the trac-
tor rodeo. dairy showmanship
contest. including the champion
dairy showmanship winners in
the III division in the last few
the fashion parade, the penny
scramble, and the crowning of the
outstanding H boy and girl
The program will start promptly
at 200 PM Committees for the
program are: Ushers Eileen
Overturf, Chm; Mary Lee Brown,
Nancy Wilson, Amelia 10 Foster,
Beverly Ashmore; Master of Cere-
monies - Robert Miller, WRFD;
Amateur Acts Mrs. Russell Rothe,
Chm. Fern Edwards, Gale Smith,
Louise Converse, Mrs. VIC. Roger
Carole Smith and Isabelle Boer-
ger; Fashion Parade Mary Kay
Halterman, Chm; Mrs. Clarence
Garrett, Mrs. Harold Friend; ;Trac-
tor Rodeo- Harold Brill, Chm;
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-08-17
SPORTS
billiards Race
Purses $4,000

With $4,000 in purses as the
attraction, some of the midwest's
leading drivers will compete at the
billiards Raceway Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday during the Fr-
anSlin County Fair
w. NJ. Doc McMillen, London
reinsman, who was top driver at
the June-July meeting of the Col
umbus Trotting Association in
billiards, will campaign his string
at the fair before moving on to the
Ohio State Fair
Castleton Farm Standardbreds
of Frances Dodge Van Lennap,
Lexington, KY, also will stop off
for the afternoon and three nights
of racing at billiards.
Other drivers at billiards will
be Harry Sanner, Slim Shilling,
Walt Dispanette, Ernie Smith, Ed
Dunwoody, Rodney Bidwell, Byron
Perry, Dale Baker, Clair Baker,
Fritz Newhart, Hugh Beatty,
Frank Grimes, Ben Keller, and
Bill BaXton.
A fence dividing the race track
from the rest of the fairgrounds
has been removed so fair-goers can
see the races.
There will be racing Friday and
Saturday at s pm.
One hundred and fifty horses
are entered.
With midwest totalizator machine
installed, parimutuel betting will
be in effect under the direction of
George H. Reverman.