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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-04-19
First Raid Case
Heard Thursday
49,
In Circuit Court
State vs.. Word
On Docket Todoy;
ColI2 Venires

y
criminal docket with sessions
which began Monday, Holmes
County Circuit court Thursday
morning was expected to con-
tinue testimony on the State YER
sus John Pettus case which be-
gan Wednesday afternoon. The
first to be tried of those STEM
ming from the Guard raids. the
case supersedes that of State
versus Norvell Ward, earlier set
on the docket for today The de-
PENDANT in the latter case, Du-
rant negro, is charged with first
degree murder in the pistol
shooting of Charlie Russum,
Goodman negro, on January 81.
Court officials are Judge Ar
thur Jordan, Court Stenographer
Pearl Mcclellan Of Greenwood,
District Attorney Stanny Sand
ers, Holmes Prosecuting Attorney
Pat M. Barrett, Circuit Clerk Min
ME Jordan, and Sheriff Ellis E.
Wynn. Deputy Sheriff George
Bailey said special venires of As
and 100 men had been called in
readiness for today and April Is,
when the case State versus Louis
Rogers is set on the dockets for
hearing
Argument on the Pettus case
attempted bringing into question
the legality Of National Guard
and state militia raids of three
weeks back.
Try Change Of Venue
Highlighting the courtroom
scene in the beginning sessions
was motion for change of venue
by attorneys of eight defendants
charged with possession of liquor,
on grounds that the defendants
could not get fair trial in Holmes
county. Denied by the court
was this motion and subsequent
motion for continuance. Cases
concerned were State versus;
Herbert Downer, Judson Lee
Drane, H. l.. Malone, Jr., Jimmy
McNair, Jimmy McNair and Mrs.
Jimmy McNair, r. c. Holder.
John Pettus and Orlando Powell.
two cases.
Settled outside of court was the
case State versus Walter Cree
meene, when the defendant pied
guilty to manslaughter in connec.
ton with the death March Is Of
Barbara Ann Drew of Durant, 8,
following an automobile crash.
IN the State versus Mingo Nor
rison case, a plea of mot guilty"
was changed to guilty" after trial
began. Morrison, Lexington me-
gro, charged with assault on A. p.
Carroll on August II, was sem
fenced two years in the State
Penitentiary. Attorneys for the
defense were William Barbour
and Decell of Yazoo City. Fred
Smith, Holmes negro, Wednesday
was found guilty of burglary OF
cotton from the place Of John
Killebrew, Goodman, on October
l8, in the State versus Fred Smith
case.
Jurors Listed
Jurors for the Fred Smith case
were: ]. H. McNeer, Melvin Wells,
Calvin Ussery, o. J. Farmer,
lCharles Taylor, Ephraim Cohen.
Conway Powell, Aubrey Hath
cock, Howard Hocutt, Lester
Bradley, ]. B. Sims, Victor Tate.
Jurors for the State versus Min
60 Morrison case were: James
Hester, ]. B. Sims, j. H. McNeer,
Durwood Smith, Charles Taylor,
Earl Mcdaniel, Calvin Ussery,
Aolis Donald, Jr., Aubrey Harth-
cock, Lee Herring, r. L. Nc
Clesly, and Paul Phillips.
Other cases to De tried this
term include that Of Jack Holt,
Robert Conn, and Eugene Wigley,
in connection with $500 theft on
March Z from w. r. Cross, Walden
sawmill and lumberman. The
case is scheduled on the docket
for Friday Of this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-04-19

Mary Cam, publisher Of The
Summit Sun an. candidate for
governor, said last week a friend
called her and told her sre should
be sure and attend a IuI eral the
next day as the dead person had
quite large family correction. .
Mary replied that she couldn''
possibly CO. that to intrude un,
known at such a time ard place
was objectionable for she held the
dead to be sacred.
'Politics has given US some
strange customs, but this one
will not - / cannot - adopt,
she said. So
We believe Mary IS setting al
example others should adopt. Per
sonally there's nothing that make
me madden than to see a candi
date for any office at a funera
when I know he doesn't know o
care one thing for the deceased
or any member of his family.
I always check that candsdat
OFF my list.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-04-19

Major Fred Sullens in tie Jack
son Daily News says:
"There is nothing sacred about
40 hour work week. Millions
Of people in responsible posi-
tons or self-emoloyed ignore il
because they can't do their job
in 40 hours, or 48 either. In nor
NAL times constantly decreasing
work week, achieved as the re.
suit of increased productivity and
efficiency, is desirable and GER
tainly, even now, no one would
want to 60 back to the l2-houi
day and 6-day week. But since
the chief answer to our country's
present problems Is production,
an extra 8 hours of work per week
at today's very good straight time
wage scale is not asking our
working people to make any sac
rifices whatever. If oul armed
forces work on unlimited straight
time, then why not all the rest
of us7"
To which we say. amen and
amen.
The only people putting in IL
hours and more day now in
America are the farmers and the
businessmen.
The farmer doesn't work Cat
least in Mississippi he dcesa'U IL
months a year -- SO when the
weather is favorable and he can
work he works more then an g.
hour day.
But the businessman is n there
IL months a year when his
doors aren't open to meet the
public's needs he's working on his
books and his tax and govern
ment reports.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-04-19

jackson Visitors
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barrier
visited in Jackson Saturday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-04-19
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
by Hazel Bronnon Smith

1t is significant that P-esiden,
Truman's midnight hour firing
Of General Macarthur received
praise both in this country and
abroad of the communist press
and from most Of the European
press and diplomats.
The answer to this is fairly sim.
pie.
The communists approved OF
firing Gen. Macarthur because
they knew he would never will
ingly engage in any appeasement
of them that. in fact. Mac
Arthur favored bombing their
supply bases and other practical
measures to bring the war in
Korea to a successful ane speedy
conclusion.
The European press and diplo-
mats, particularly in Britain and
France, rejoiced over the Gener-
ais firing because it meant their
wishes rather than Mac Arthur's
were to dominate American mill
tary policy in Korea. Naturally
their wishes follow the Oldest law
known to man - the law of self
preservation.
The British and French as well
as the rest of Europe, do not want
us to become so busy in Asia that
they are left without American
protection - in both men and ma
terials.
Many times ] wonder how
America can take all the world
to feed, clothe, and protect - and
at the same time take care of all
the people in the United States
who are depending upon the gov
eminent to take care of them
from the cradle to the grave.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-11
Today's
anniversaries

1872 - Joseph p. Machebeuf
F'rench-born Roman Catholic
priest in Cincinnati in 1899, New
Mexico's frontier priest in 1850
lone missionary in Colorado in the
l860's, born Died July 10, 1889.
1888 - Robert G. Ingersoll
Union soldier, famous lawyer and
agnostic, born in Dresden, N. Y.
Died July 81, 1899.
1852 - Carrie Jacobs Bond,
composer OF many popular songs,
born GAINESVILLE, Wis. Died in Hol.
lywood, Dec. %, 1916.
l865-Gifford Pinchot, pennsyl-
vania governor. noted exponent
of forestry conservation, born in
Simsbnry, Conn. Died Oct. 4,
1916.
l867--Joseph NJ. Weber, of the
famous Weber and Fields vaude-
vile team, born in New York.
Died May 10, 1912.
l900--Charies w. Paddock, ia
nous sprinter-runner. Marine
Corps captain, born Gainesville,
Tex. Died in plane crash, July 81,
1943.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-11
PEOPLES FORUM

! Florida Statutes 27l? I'll tell you
about il. Under date of June 90,
1851, the Land Agent, Sinclair
Wells, stated Chapter 27l, Flor
ida Statutes Of l949, permits an
upland owner to bulkhead and
f!il and gives him title to the
pro- erty after il has been done
bat makes no provision for Sc
curing the material with which
to fill, Attorney General Rich
arc w Erwin under date of July
10. 1851. stated as follows: Il
have contacted the land office in
; this matter and am advised that
the Trustees of the Internal I'm
: provement Fund conveyed Gar
rison Blight to the City of Key
West for Public purposes only. /.
i However, al the time of this
conveyance it was not known by
/ the Trustees of the Internal Inn
( proVement Fund that there were
privately owned lots lying be-
tween the highway and t h e
waters edge of Garrison Blight"
end further Il am further adj
Vised that the City of Key West
mas agreed that in the event an
upland owner bordering on Gar
rison Blight desires an area of
submerged land fronting h is
property, the City of Key West.
will convey to the Trustees of
the Internal Improvement Fund.
by Quit-Claim Deed, that parti-
cular area, in which event the
. Trustees could then convey this
area TO the upland home owner"
From your editorial it would
seem that it is not how impor-
tant is 8 street end but how im-
portant is the owner of the
street ends.
Interesting? You know your
editorial sounded just a bit BIZ
goted. Look, Editor, why not let's
be broadminded about this thing.
When you cry 'street-end' make
/ it street ends and when the city
claims all street-ends they can
have the end of Petronia, that
you find so important, gratis.
/ If we agree for the sake of ar
pument that street-ends belong
make it all street-ends-let's not
discriminate--it just isn't DEM
ocratic, you know!
Sincerely,
; MARGARITA L. MITCHELL,
Trustee
August 10, 1861
p.S. Thanks for the opportnni--
! ty of presenting the whole side
and the 'other point-of-view."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-11
WHAT'S MEAcHAM AIRPORT WORTH

If the $40 acres including Meacham Airport owned
by the Key West Improvement Company, worth 81 900,
600 ashas been nosed around since the city has been
trying 10 acquire the ared why is it assessed for only
S63 900?
Here another question, AS that is the amount for
which il is assessed then it not only fair but
also for the city offer 100000 for 264 less than
onethrd of the aereage That offer for less than
third is $37 900 than the for the entire
tract
Let US think clearly when speak of city, county,
state nation Too many of believe in seeking the
any of its subdivisions when question of dollars
is involved We overlook the fact that seeking
selves for the is the people, when it
rows down city special district and the
ments money the peoples money in the form of taxa
ton of one kind or another
Let that the of the acreage in ques-
ton established tried establish in that it is
worth 81 900 000 would the city and county be ust
fled assessing for that amount? If it worth
the owners than neither the county city
could be censured rghtfuly if the assessment raised
the amount the owners say the land is worth.
But this sound reasoning may be beside the point
for The Citizen does wish be trying anticipate
what action will be taken by the company the citys
offer of.Sl00.000.
The Citizens is in the cty's acquiring the
Meacha Airport AS time passes air travel increases In
10 years from now with the cys owning the airport
rivals in and departures from Key West will be many
times more than what they are now
Asa city grows it must look forward to the future
protect Interests that will that growth The
people Of Key West have to be thankful that
City Commissioners determined to acquire and inn
prove Meacham Airport.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-11

knowledge in the business of get
ting elected and reelected. No
body can serve the nation in con-
gress unless he knows how to win
at home. And Vinson is master
in these arrangements.
He was first elected TO congress
in l9l4-entering the 63rd con-
gress. His experience as national
legislator thus covers two world
wars and some major political
events of our history,
Vinson is regarded by his COLI
eagues as the bcst-inforined man
in congress on military subjects.
For one thing, he has specialized
frankly concentrating on mill
tary problems.
This has made him al once adj
mired and feared among the milf
tary officers who have to deal
with congress. Combined with
a talent for compromise. the spec
ial knowledge makes Vinson one
of the most influential men in
congress.
AT 81, Vinson still puts in a
tough day at the office especial
~ in these times of, mobilization.
In addition to the regular duties
of congressman, he runs one of
the biggest committees, which has
some of the heaviest responsible
ty. The committee has 35 mem
bers, and staff worthy of cor
poration.
The conversion of VinSon to air
power is at least iokingly credited
to w. Stuart Symington. war time
Secretary of War for Air. BY UNI
known cajolery, Symington got
Mr.. Vinson to 60 up in an air.
plane. The rest is history.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-11
"cRITICIZES GARRISON
Blight EDITORIAL"

Editor, TIE Citizen
Your editorial Of august 9.
1851. on Garrison Blight. IS most
touching-both IN vour interest
as we'll as voug transformation
First--let's consider the small
matter Of 4 deed for lot of
tract T, the end Of Petronia
Street. and the fact that it has
been plated for soDroylmateiY
40 wears and the CITY and county
collected taxes Just 3 little mat
ter that's protected BY an lndi-
vidual's constitutional rights
Secondly--let'S look at the end
Of other streets on Garrison
Blight. There is g home at the
end Of Albury St, and a home
at the end Of Olivia St However.
YOU must not mention that-~iet's
keep il a secret between the two
of US. The public must hear or
only one street that is blocked
on Garrison Blight even tho there
are two street ends in question
Did you know that there are six
street ends on Garrison Blight
and the city owns but one
Nov let's consider other clty
streets that are blos Eed Do You
think that the commercial wafer
front is important Who has the.
end Of Margaret. William. Eliza
beth, Peacon Lane, blocked? And
what about Ann Street which
you see every day al your door
What about the street ends of
Tiff, Exchange and Patrick?
Would you care TO follow me
10 the other side--the south side?
Who owns the end Of Alberta
and William Streets? and who
has the waterfront blocked on
Florida, Leon, Thompson, Ashby,
George and Josephine? If you
are truly interested in street
ends from a purely civic stand
point, don't you think that your
subscribers have a right to hear
the unbiased report of t h G
whole facts. You cry out street
end why not street ends.
Now then, what about riparian
rights. Haven't you heard about
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-11
The Qml Nent Dooa
BY Peggy Goddis
AZ Nswsfsasvfss

She would rejoice in his happiness.
but that would not prevent her
feeling bereft.
He felt twinge of conpunc-
ton at the thought that he and
Marcia would not even be living
here in Centerville. Marcia would
study in New York. Eventually,
perhaps, when things grew less
troubled in Europe, they would
travel there, and she could study.
There was comfort in the thought
Of being with Marcia wherever
her ambitions, would take her.
But his mother would be alone.
and She must have realized it the
moment she knew it was Marcia
whom he was going to marry.
That was the reason she had cried
out in protest. 1t couldn't be that
she disliked Marcia; nobody could
possibly dislike Marcia; she was
wonderful.
His heart stirred a little al the
memory of her, warm and vibrant
in his arms, her face lifted for his
kiSSeS-yeS. the reason he had
that let-down feeling was due to
emotional exhaustion. Nobody
could live for long on such peaks
of ecstasy. II was necessary to
come down into the quiet valley
to breathe aud restl
His thoughts swung to Betsy.
He was honestly glad She had be-
come engaged. though he had to
admit that the thought was trifie
startling. He would always think
of her as the long legged. eoItish
red-haired brat who had logged
his footsteps until he had turned
on her in fury and ordered her
to leave him alone. But she was 4
grand youngster and he was
grateful TO her for the MANY
things she had tried 10 do for him
even If some of them had rubbed
his already raw nerves 10 f,Iry
Most of all, he was grateful for
Gus.
/ i It was.aIl working out beautS-
thAy s Betsy was marrying the bov
Easise feAffy ionetf fse.s Peigp. -toss
|sgairg to0mar'fy Marcia. This was
a pretty grand old world, after
all.
tTo be eontinuedl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-11
Chapter 81

Chapter II
TT WAS dusk when they left the
pine glade above the river.
Marcia let Peter in front q the
Marshall place, and drove away
into the deepening twilight, as he
and Gus went up the drive.
Mrs. Marshall, fighting down
her anxiety because Peter was out
later than she had expected. try
ing to remind herself that dark
ness meant nothing TO him and
that he was merely idllng some
where. met him al the door. She
tried to disguise her sharp reiiei
at sight of him, 10 hide 1t behind
a gentle reminder that he was late
for dinner.
Mrs. Marshall" he told her
gaily, his arms about her, Il nave
some news for you.
"Oh-then someone has told
you? Perhaps should have warn
ed you.
Peter looked puzzled. Told me
WHAT" he demanded.
That Betsy is engaged" she
blurted it out, watching him anx-
iously.
Betsy Drummond? That in
FAINT? Why. that's absurd
Darling, we all keep trying to
tell you that Betsy is quite grown
uu--she's almost nineteen-and
30 Norris is twenty-four."
Peter grinned. "Oh. well, then,
I'll give IN my blessing" he said
generously, and laughed again.
THAT wasn't the news you had
for me?" asked his mother.
You mean about Betsy's en-
gagement? Nope, my news is
about my engagement"
Mrs. Marshall stood very still,
and Peter, his arm about her.
sensed the little shock that sped
over her. Before she could check
the words she had said, "Oh,
Peter. not Marcia"
Peters arm dropped from her
waist and he stood straight before
her. the, radiance leaving his face.
his jaw setting little.
I'm happy beyond words,
Mother. TO tell you that Marcia
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-11

that he's outward bound for
Stanford and London, in Ontario
end then back over the border
to Port Huron, Mich, on tour
col relatives homes Ten years
ago he came over from England
with 100 men in Raj training
Writes he, ITO my surprise
/ found. that 100 OF the original
100 chaps that came 10 Canada
@ljh are back here married now
and with good jobs" His
enly complaint was the cool tenn
perature at 50 degrees when he
mas only tropics wear with him
on the trip And the rest Of
Us, including like Whit, that
scamps skat singer, Frank Rogers,
Key West Players star, Dave
King. city manager (and myself,
suffer from heat rash! It's
most any time now for the Comdr,
Walter Schlech's to be imaging
Paula Muller has joined the
Key West Players Lovely
lady with talent, she'll be a fine
addition 10 the group Well,
its the weekend and time to get
un the party line,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-11

has consented TO marry me-" he
announced stiffly. Il may as well
add that feel that makes me one
of the luckiest men alive"
But, Peter, she's--wel, she's
older!" Mrs. Marshall put both
shaking hands over her mouth.
I'm sorry, dear. That's not i'm
portant, is it? After all. if you are
fond of her"
I'm deeply in love with her,
Mother. That she's willing to
marry me is the finest thing that
ever happened to me"
'"Then-Tm terribly glad for
you. And for me, too. Whatever
makes you happy, darling, means
happiness for me. You know that,
said Mrs. Marshall.
But there was still a hint of
constraint between them, though
Peter grinned at her and said,
Thanks, Mont"
n WING awake that night, Peter
IL stared into the darkness. There
was no way for him to know
that, outside. silver moonlight
spilled in flood so brilliant that
now and then a knocking bird
awoke in the old, magnolia tree
and trilled an experimental melo-
dy. The air was family cool and
dewily sweet with the scent OF
the garden: but to Peter. locked
in darkness never to be broken,
the night was all black.
He. was emotionally tired and
he had a queer feeling of let
down. Puzzled, he tried to explore
the reason. Was il simply because
he had been in such an ecstasy OF
happiness since Marcia kissed
him, that his emotions could no
longer bear such peak of de-
light? II must be that, of course.
He wouldn't let himself dwell on
the disappointing way his mother
had accepted his news. He told
himself that she would instinc-
lively have resented his marriage
to anybody in the world. Nc. he
corrected himself SWiftlp she
would not resent il. She was much
too loyal and too devoted for that.
But she would feel sense of loss,
OF depression. in the knowledge
that he was going to be married.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-11
CONCH
.CH0WDER
By RAYMER


A copy Of an early American
recruiting poster over IA Comdr.
Bob Saffuru office offers Great
Encouragement fof Seamen.' 1t
reads in old fashioned type IN
which the small letter - is
printed like an ar and goes like
this, with the odd lettering in-
cluded:
"All gentlemen Seamen and
able bodied Landfmen who have
a mind To diftinquifh themfelfef
in the GLORIOUS CAUSE of
their Country and make their
Fortunef, an opportunity now
ufferi on boarG me SHIP RANG
Err of TWENTY GUNS (for
Francel now laying In Portf-
mouth in the State of New Hamp-
fhire, commanded by JOHN
PAUL JONES. Efg In Congreff,
March %, l777. The Marine Com
miffion be authorized to advance
10 any able Seaman that enterf
into Continental Service, an
Sum not 10 exceed FORTY DOL
LARS and to every ordinary Sea
man, Iandfnans aflys Sum not
exceeding Twenty Dollarf to be
detflicfesd from tireifA@ future pDs1e
money" Signed by John Han
cock, the invitation" was appar-
emily successful because with
these recruits. under John Paul
Jones. captured II MS. Drake and
harrassed British shipping IN l776,
one year later
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-11

The Citizen welcomes express
Hf0as 0f the views al It's Seaa-
ers, bat ate editor reserves tEs
right 10 delete a1E items - is'Si'
RFe eGBEiderGd iinSiaas 90 tifssa as
ranted. The writers should tee
fair and c0hfine tbs letters 10
300 words. aud write on gnr side
Ut the paper only. signature of
the writer must aecompahy ire
letters and viii he PHisiisisvd
leAE requested 0fbPvtSiRE.