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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
Holmes Win Over
Decatur Wednesday

Goodman (SpeciaD The
Holmes quint and sextette made
IL two up on East Central of De
catur on the home court last
night. The girls game was a close
battle for three quarters and the
score was tied l0-all az intermis-
sion. Rebecca Killingsworth and
Mai Stainbrook led the Holmes
six with II points each. Joan
Meador led the visitors with 10
points. Lillian Thomas and Dot
Smith for Decatur, and Faye
Graham and Katherine Bingham
for Holmes stood out defensively
The final score was Holmes 2e
and East Central 81.
The Warriors of Decatur took
a 20 lead TO start the game, but
Holmes forged ahead after
minutes of play to lead 6-5 and
were never behind during the re.
mainder Of the game. The locals
led 1929 at the intermission.
William Pogue led the Warriors
with % points. Captain Howard
Guthrie was the real scoring ace
with 20 points before retiring
with 3 minutes remaining time
in the game. Shannon Alien
scored Q points in the final period
from his position, however the
real star Of the game was Lee
Tate, midget guard from
Holmes who registered 10 points
and 8 attempts from the floor be-
fore missing. Billy Gene Hood
and j. Bigby played good ball for
Holmes. The team play was very
good on the part of all who parti-
cipated for Holmes in the East
Central game.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
Ed Tate Rites
Held Wednesday

Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at $50 o.
clock from Lexington Baptist
Church for Ed Tate. 73. who died
Wednesday morning at o'clock
at the Lexington hospital. The
Rev. Paul Bragg officiated.
Mr.. Tate had been in i'll health
for several months.
He was born july gath. 1878,
Ind had lived an his life in
Holmes county. where he was
engaged in farming until several
years ago.
Mr.. Tate is survived by his
wife. two sons, Irby Tate, with
the U. s. Armed Forces in Ger
many and Earl Tate. with the u
5. Army at Fl. Jackson. South
Carolina: one daughter. Mrs. Mel
lie SiSson Of Lubbock. Texas Al
SO surviving are eight grandchil.
dren.
Southern was in charge of ar
engagements.
Pailbearers were j. p. Tidwell
X. B. Tidwell. William r. Nc.
Lellan, A. E. Rutledge, Leon Arm.
strong. Calvin Moore. Tom Goth
ran and George Bailey.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
W. ". Wynn Is
Representative Cand.
The Durant News

Inc OuIduI NEWS
Please announce to my fellow
countians that l am a candidate
for the office of Representative.
subject to the rules and actions
Of our Democratic party of our
state.
am honored by being a native
of Holmes county. | had my
schooling at the Lexington Nor
NAL College and at French Camp.
| served you once as Tax Assessor
from 1908 to 1916, eight years.
After associating with myself
down through these many years,
! find that l am just plain or
binary citizen. | fail to find any
super-qualifications, active or la
tent, in me, yet | am trying.
am hoping and | am trusting to
make things around me some
better for my having lived here.
When l stop and take stock
of this great county and the good
government, which being willed
to US by those great founding ia
theirs, become filled to overflow
ing with thanks to my Creator
that my lines have indeed fallen
in pleasant places. have a good
heritage. l shall strive ever to
sustain, keep and maintain ever
so good heritage.
There are no selfish interests
in any form or manner prompting
me to offer as candidate, neither
do | have any new laws in the Of
fling. / shall, if elected. give my
all TO promote and sustain good
government, clean government,
and honest government. l rather
think we have surplus of laws.
l stand for economy in every de-
partment - economy with reas-
on. | deem IL necessary, and will
support appropriation for our
state institutions and state con-
trolled schools.
very respectfully and in sin
cerity ask each and every one of
you for your support and vote at
the primaries. For which | prom
Use that will be honest with you
in the duties as your representa-
tive, / will be at my appointed
place to cast my vote for or
against measures as the best in
terest Of our state and county NAV
appear. | believe in our Jeffer-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
Woodland Owners Urged To Go Slow" In
Sa|vaging Trees Damaged By Storm

land owners that they should not
accept prices for their trees any
less than the price prevailing on
January 81, 1851. "At that time a
price range from $3.50 to $500 PEI
unit az cords) stumpage was be
ing paid for pine pulpwood, $500
10 $500 per unit for pulping hard
woods, price of $4,000 to $4,000
per thousand stumpage for pine
saw logs and $1,000 to $1,000 per
thousand (doyle scale) stumpage
for hardwood saw logs-the price
depending on the distance of
haul" he said.
i. AS a guide to those having dam
aged trees to salvage, Mr.. Legett
points out that the Forest Service
has prepared a suggested con
tract form for use in selling their
trees. There is no need for
rushing the salvage operation for
at this time of year trees will not
be attacked bv insects within 81
days" he declared.
Mr.. Legett further stated that
he sees ~ reason for any down
ward trend of prices since the
market trend is constantly up
ward on forest products.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
Id Telephone Service
Restored To Lexington
Wednesday Night
Most Homes Will
Hove Lights By
This Evening
from The Advertiser)

Emergency long distance tele-
phone service was restored to
Lexington at 8:18 pm. last night
ending a weeks isolation of this
city. To be exact Lexington was
cut off from the outside world by
telephone for period of one
week, five hours and three min
uteS.
A few calls were handled last
night and two calls completed
early this morning.
Electricity Restored
MPL crews have been on the
job all week and electricity will
be restored to most residences in
Lexington by tonight, officials
said.
Work on the rural lines will
be started Immediately they said,
and service restored as rapidly
as possible to all rural customers.
Only One Circuit
There is only one circuit avail
able out of Lexington this morn
ing and Mrs. K. B. Tidwell. Lex
ington manager of the telephone
office requested all citizens for
the present not to place long dis
lance calls unless they were abso-
lutely necessary.
Tchula is still isolated as well
as Yazoo City and Kosciusko.
Ten Crews
Ten Telephone Company con-
struction crews have been work
ing all week to restore long dis.
tance service to Lexington. Two
of these crews were pulled out of
Lexington this morning and sent
to Yazoo City to help there.
It is expected that toll service
will be restored to Tchula today
from circuits out of Greenwood
and Yazoo City.
Only S Circuits
AS an example of how critical
the toll service is there is avail
able in Durant only five long dis
lance circuits now. Ordinarily
there are Is.
Cable Wos Cut
More than $50 telephones south
of the railroad in Lexington were
put out of service last Thursday
when telephone cable on Yazoo
Street in front of Tidwell's Cafe
was cut in two by crews of the
Mississippi Power and Light
Company when they were cutting
a tree.
Out of 700 to 800 telephones gu,
on the Lexington switchboard
about half have been restored.
To date nothing has been done
on rural telephone lines but these
will be tackled Just as soon as
possible, telephone officials said
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
Delta State Offers
Business Course

Cleveland (SpeciaD = The De-
partment of Business at the Delta
State Teachers College now OF
fers short course of nine months
concentrated training in secre,
tarial and clerical work This
program, similar to the courses
offered in business colleges, in
cludes intensive training in short
hand, typewriting, accounting, of
flee machines, indexing and filing
and business correspondence.
"All these courses are designed
to prepare high school graduate
for early employment in the bu-
'siness world." said Mr.. Thomas
B. Martin, head Of the Depart
ment Of Business at Delta State.
We are offering a well-balanced
concentrated program which
makes it possible for individuals
with limited training to secure
work as secretaries, stenograph-
ers, typists, file clerks, clerical
workers, machine operators, book
keepers and receptionists."
According to Mr.. Martin there
is a greatly increased demand for
trained secretarial and clerical
workers. The Delta State Teach
ers College has introduced these
short courses in secretarial and
clerical training to meet this de-
mand. Provision has been made
by the Department of Business
TO assist all qualified students i'm
business to secure positions.
This speed-up program now
makes it possible for students
who take specialized training in
commerce to complete work with
in nine months. High school
graduates may enter at the begin
ming of the summer quarter, June
g. This makes it possible for high
school seniors to enter training
Immediately upon graduation
A special opportunity will be
offered in the summer school this
summer. One complete years
college work in shorthand and one
complete years work in account
ing will be offered in the tem
weeks summer school
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
BeIhuven Girls
Will Give Concert

Members of the Belhaven Col
lege choral ensemble will be pre-
sented in concert at the Presby
terrain Church in Lexington on
Sunday afternoon, FEBRUARY II.
at 4:30 o'clock. The group is sing
ing at the early hour in order
to fill an engagement later in
the day at Canton.
There are 48 girls in the group
and the conductor is Harold V
Avery.
Miss Edith Mcdaniel is accom-
PIANIST.
The Rev. Hayes Clark. pastor OF
the Lexington and Tchula Pres
byterian churches, extends a cor
dial invitation to the people o.
Durant TO come out and hear this
splendid group of girls.
The Belhaven girls will also
give a concert in Tchula. Sunday
morning at the 1900 o'clock hour
at the Presbyterian Church 10
which tire public is invited.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
In Case Of
Forest Fire

In case of forest fire call E. P.
Mcmillan, Lexington 542-J, r. N.
Burnley, Lexington 257-W-3,
Boswell Peacock, Lexington 30
R-4, j. F. Sample, Goodman 1868
or contact Barrett English near
Bowling Green or Tucker Pierce
near Coxburg.
When call is made be sure to
give the exact location of the
fire, especially if you live in one
part of the county and own land
in another part.
In some cases when calls are
made all the crews are already
fighting fires. Therefore when a
crew does not arrive on your fire
please realize that when six OF
seven fires are going in the
county we can only fight fouf
Of them at a time. When you
have fire on your property Sc
cure YOUR neighbors help and
fight the fire A crew will come
to help you as soon as possible
The fire crews are here to help
you control forest fires.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
Hohinesworth's Has
New 81 0ldsmobile

The beautiful new Rocket SO"
Oldsmobile automobile is now or
display at Hollingsworth's in
Lexington. The public is given a
cordial invitation to. come in and
see this 1851 model which has
been acclaimed as the most beau
tiful car put out N@'2
Outstanding features of the
n ew Oldsmobiles, til e Messrs
Hollingsworth said, are the new
gas saving Rocket" engines
w hich gives matchless perfor-
nance at minimum asoline
costs, a smoother Hydra Matte
w h &c h is easier to operate, a
smoother than ever ride, room
Ter interiors and sparkling new
beauty.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
Flowers Is Candidate
For Supervisor, Beat 5

The News is authorized to
announce the candidacy Of Ber-
nard H. Flowers for supervisor of
district S of Holmes county sub
ject to the action of the Demo-
cratic Primary election in August.
Mr.. Flowers moved to Tchula
in 1889 and has resided there
since where he was engaged in
farming up until three years ago
when he entered the Butane gas
business. -e
Mr.. Flowers is a native of Car
roll county and moved to Leflore
county when he was about ten
years old where he was gradu-
ated from the Greenwood schools
He then attended A. and M Col
lege at Starkville.
IN making his announcement
for supervisor Mr.. Flowers sand
he was fully aware of the i'm
portance of this district office
to the citizens and taxpayers of
his district and that if they saw
fit to elect him to this office he
would seek to give them thor
oughly satisfactory service in
every way. He said he would
make an active campaign and
would try to see every qualified
voter in the district - and that
he would appreciate the consider
alton of all citizens for the office
he is seeking.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
Funeral Services Held
For George Pova|I
Well Known Citizen
Stricken Suddenly
With Heart Attack

Funeral services for George
Povall, well known Lexington
citizen and business man, were
held this morning at the First
Methodist Church in Lexington
at 1000 o'clock. The Rev. c. T..
Floyd, pastor, conducted the SER
vices assisted by the Rev. T. A..
Filgo, Durant Methodist pastor.
The death of Mr.. Povall came
as great shock to members of
his family and a wide circle of
friends. He was stricken sud-
denly with a heart attack shortly
after eleven o'clock Tuesday night
at his home after he had retired.
A doctor was summoned and came
Immediately but he was dead
within few minutes. He was AZ.
Mr.. Povall was born and rear
ed in Lexington and was the son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. r. A.
Povall. He had spent his entire
life in this county with the ex-
ception of the time he was in
the army during World War II
He went into the service with
Battery B of the Hath Field Artil-
lery of the Mississippi National
Guard in November, 1910. and
served in the armed forces until
1914 when he was discharged
with the rank of captain.
He was a member of the Metho-
dist Church, the Rotary Club and
the American Legion.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Ruth Elmore Povall, one daugh-
ter, Gretchen. and a son, Elmore
Povall; one brother. Mayor Allie
S. Povall, and two sisters, Mrs.
Emily p. Lucas and Mrs. Sidney
p. Rhyme, all of Lexington.
Interment was in Odd Fellows
cemetery in Lexington with Sou
thern in charge of arrangements
Pallbearers were William r
Ellis, Jr., David Miles, William
Power, George Patterson. Her
man Flowers, r. M. Williams
Truett Phelps, all Of Lexington,
and Stanley Allen of Goodman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
Telephone Employee Believed Drowned
As Car Plunges Off Bridge Near Tthu|a
Duvid Mason Of
West Loses Life;
Driver Escapes

David Mason of West, employee
of the Southern Bell Telephone
Company, was believed to have
been drowned about two o'clock
this morning when the car In
which he was riding plunged off
the bridge at Spring Branch about
two and one-half miles north OF
Tchula.
Another employee of the Tele-
phone Company named Long, q
member Of the same constructions
crew, was reported to have been
driving the Chevrolet sedan in~
volved in the accident. The car
was owned by Long
Long narrowly escaped with ms
life, according to reports.
Details of the accident were
unavailable as The Advertiser
goes to press as Tchula is still
isolated by telephone.
The two men had quit work
about 600 pm. and were reported
to have been to Greenwood for
the evening. They were enroute
back to Tchula where they were
staying when the accident oc-
Cured.
They are both members of ..
Greenwood district telephcsNs
construction crew of which Jim =
my Mann is foreman. They have
been working on restoring tele'-
phone service to Tchula.
The car was recovered about
1890 am. today but the body OF
Mason had not yet been found
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
West Plays Hosts To
Inter ounty Tourney

West will be host to the Inter
county basketball tournament
this weekend in the West gym on
Friday and Saturday.
Lexington and Durant boys
play FRIDAY night at eight pm.
Lexington girls play Goodman
tfaiay night az ZOO pm.
Drant girls drew a bye so they
Wili play the winner of the Lex
ington- Goodman game at 2:30 p.
m. Saturday afternoon.
West and Coxburg girls play
at 1890 p. m. Saturday.
Winner Of the girls game at
2.30 p m. Saturday will play in
the finals Saturday night at 1880
.. m,
Both West and Goodman boys
drew hyes so they will play at
100 y. m. Saturday.
Tchula will not participate in
the Inter-County tourney due TO
a conflict with the Central Del
"a Conference.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
1t. Curtis Gibson
Stationed At Houston

Ellington Air Force Base
Houston, Texas - A native OF
Lexington, LIST 1t. Curtis j. Glib
son, has recently reported to Ell
lington Air Force Base for furthe,
active duty with the United States
Air Force.
1t. Gibson is the son of Mrs.
Winnie L. Gibson of Durant and
attended Durant High School be
fore entering the Air Force.
1t. Gibson is a graduate of the
Instrument Instructor School,
Bryan AFB. He is married to
Mrs. Erma l.. Gibson of Lexing-
ton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08

Miss Jean McCrary. formerly
of Durant and West, has joined
the United States Air Forces and
left January 10Th for Lakeland
Air Base at San Antonio. Texas.
where she is taking her basic
training.
She is the daughter of Mrs.
Lola McCrary of West and has
two sisters, Mrs. Delbert Williams
of Paris, France, formerly of Lex
ington, and Mrs. Carlton Aldy of
Grenada; one brother, Sgt. Jack
McCrary of Tokyo, Japan.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
Attend Funeral

Among those from Durant who
attended the funeral of George
.Povall in Lexington this morn
ing were Mrs. r. c.. Elmore, Miss
Marybelle Perkins, Mr.. and Mrs,
M. T. Williams, Mrs. A. l.. Ste
vens. Mrs. Phil Wilson, Mrs. Lei
la Guess, Mrs. John Jenkins,
Mrs. w. T. Hand, DR.. and Mrs
C. E. Patton, Mr.. and Mrs. Cal
vim King, and the Rev. T. A. Fill
90. MIR and Mrs. O. H. Palme'
of Jackson, former Durant and
Lexington residents, were also
among the many out of town
friends atteding the rites.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08

Mrs. w. F. Gilmore has re-
turned to her home in Durars af-
ter visit in Vicksburg with her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Moss. She went To
Vicksburg for the wedding of her
granddaughter, Miss Barbara Moss
to Jack w. Tillotson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
COTTON GINNING REPORT

Census report shows that 49, 49,
bales Of cotton were ginned irE
Holmes county from the crop Of
1850 prior to January Is as com
na-ea VIII 3Ats97 bales for the
crop of lS49.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08

sonian Democracy and States
Rights.
Your vote is solicited and will
be appreciated.
w. w. Wynn
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
Cancer Meeting Hos
Been Postponed

Mrs. j. F. Williams of Lexing-
ton, chairman of the Holmes
County Cancer unit, has received
a telegram from Mrs. Elizabeth
YATES, executive vice-chairman
of the Cancer Society, which can
cells the biennial meeting sched-
uled for Feb. 7-8. All delegates
and officials will govern them
selves accordingly. The meeting
was called off due to weather con-
ditions throughout the state.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
Holmes Farmers Lose
Millions OF Dollars
In Timber, Cattle
Pastures Retarded
BY Thirty Doys;
Spring Crops Helped

Holmes county farmers and
landowners suffered the loss Of
millions Of dollars In property and
potential income in the ice and
snow storm which swept this en-
tire section Of the state beginning
Monday, January 20 resulting in
a virtual halt Of all business Cor
about seven days.
Hundreds OF head % cattle were
frozen TO death In the below zero
weather which prevailed for the
period. Many cattle were drowned
from walking out on frozen ponds.
Almost all cattlerncn lost one
or more head with some losing
as high as ~ head.
Timber Loss Great
The loss Of future income 20
farmers and landowners in this
section viii run into q million or
more dollars easily. Al least 30
TO IS per cent Of the timber
broken off.
The trees from 4 TO 10 inches In
diameter were hit hardest. Trees
under four inches were timber
enough to bend over without
breaking. Much Of this will
straighten up In time but some
OF il will be crooked.
Pine Seedlings
Pine seedlings planted this year
or In the past two years for the
most part were not damaged.
The trees will stand the freezing
Temperatures but the damage was
caused from breakage due 70 the
heavy ice.
Damage On Forms
In addition to the loss of cat
tie and timber many Holmes
farmers had pumps and filtering
, systems which froze and bursted
and will have to be replaced as
the result.
Richards Pastures
Although winter pastures have
been set back by some 80 days
or more this will be- offset 90
some extent by the beneficial ef-
feet the cold wave had on crops
to be planted in the spring. corn.
cotton and gardens.
Information on pruning pecan
trees and shrubs may be obtained
at the office of County Agent w
r. Sullivan by any citizen in the
county.
Must Feed Longer
In an interview with County
Agent Sullivan he warned farm
ers that they are going to have
to plan to keep on feeding their
stock much longer than usual be-
cause of the cold weather.
Stock will have TO be fed for
the remainder of this month and
for most of March. he said, de-
pending on how fast winter pas.
1 lures come back.
The result is a much greater
cost of maintenance TO the cattle
industry in the county. Mr.. Sulli-
van said.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08

Pine seedlings planted this year
or In the past two years for the
most part were not damaged.
The trees will stand the freezing
Temperatures but the damage was
caused from breakage due 10 the
heavy ice.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-08
Damage On Forms

In addition to the loss of cat
tie and timber many Holmes
farmers had pumps and filtering
systems which froze and bursted
and will have to be replaced as
the result.
Evening star., 1951-10-08
|Dute Announced
For DAG Benefit

The District Society, Daughter.
OF the American Colonists, will
hold its annual benefit card party
on October 20 at 2 pm. in the
auditorium of Woodward g. Lo-
throp's suburban store in Be-
thesda.
Final plans for the party will
be made at the society's opening
business meeting Of the season al
2 pm. Saturday at the home of
the State regent, DR.. Ella r. Fales
1914 Grace Church road, Silver
Spring, Md.
A highlight of the benefit will
be an accessory fashion show, fea-
turing the latest styles in hats.
gloves. bags and costume jewelry.
Proceeds will go to the society's
project for restoration Of Colonial
records in States which do not
have official archives.
Miss Dorothy B. Wade, second
vice regent of the District Society.
is in charge of arrangements for
the benefit. assisted by Mrs. Will
liam M. Carrigan, third vice re-
gent and chairman Of the COM
mittee on entertainment.
Evening star., 1951-10-08
By Dr.. Paul Popenoe

Donald doesn't want women tc
become too feminine.
go easy with your prescrip-
ton. DR.. Popenoe," he writes me
"You have been telling women
to cultivate femininity. and I GER
tainly don't want to see them cul-
tivate masculinity. These 2-fisted
he-women are merely freaks.
But a great many women are
working too hard at being fem
mime nowadays. They make up
their faces to look like baby dolls.
They go out on hikes wearing
high-heeled shoes. They pretend
to be helpless and sometimes it's
no pretense-it's fact. Why do
they have to 60 to such extremes,
in one direction or the other?
Why can't we have some real
women?"
There are plenty of real wom-
en- around. Don. even if you have
MT met them, but most men feel
as you do about the helpless,
clinging-vine type of female. She
may be interesting occasionally,
but men don't want to marry
her-or even. as you say, to go
hiking or camping with her. She's
a nuisance liability.
In my little 20-page booklet,
This Way to Marriage" I have
included a simple, self-scoring
test of "How Womanly Are You?"