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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25
Mrs. Bailey Rites
Held Saturday
7o-Yeur Old Mother
Of Mrs. Mcclellan
Passes At Hospital

Last rites were conducted Oc-
tober 20 at pm. for Mrs. Ma
mic Bailey of Bowling Green. 70
member of well-known Holmes
county family, who died Friday
morning in the District Two hos
pital at Durant. Services were
held in the Bowling Green Me-
thodist Church with the pastor
the Rev. James McCafferty, as
sisted by R. E. WATSON. pastor of
the Fulton Methodist church. 49,.
Mrs. Bailey was born April %,
1872 at Black Hawk and was
married January 81. 1894. She
was member of the Bowling
Green church.
Surviving are two sons, James
William Bailey, Greenville, and
George L. Bailey of Lexington;
three daughters, Mrs. Hugh Nc
Lellan, Bowling Green, Mrs.
Walter Hester, Sails and Mrs.
Ben Clover Lundy, Greenville.
She also leaves 10 grandchildren
and 5 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were B. c. Lundy,
Jr., Charles E. Lundy. Robert
White, E. B. Hester. j. c. Nc
Creight and Hugh Carl Mcclellan.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25
=
Rites Held Sunday
For Mrs. Russell
Grandmother Of
Durunt Wumun Suffers
Futul Injury In Foil

FuneraI services were held or
Sunday, October 81. at 2 pm. fol-
Mrs. Nelia A. Russell, 81. of Nc
Adams, who died Friday night al
the Jackson Baptist hospital as
result of an accident in which
she broke her hip. The Rev. J. P
Neal, pastor of McAdams Baptist
church, assisted by the Rev. Far
We, pastor of Sails Baptist church,
officiated. Interment was in the
Sails cemetery.
Mrs. Russell was born January
IA, 1870, a native of Alfalfa coun-
ty and a member of the Nc
Adams Baptist church.
Survivors are two sons, Jack
Russell, McAdams, and j. Brown
Russell of Tchula; six daughters,
Mrs. F. F. England, McAdams,
Mrs Ben Greer, Sails, Mrs.
Winnie Scarborough, Doddsville,
Mrs. Dick Jenkins, Kosciusko,
Mrs. J. G.. Sweat, Montpelier, and
Mrs. Wesley Guess of McAdams;
one brother, M. d. Thweatt. Kos.
ciusko, and one sister. Mrs. Min
ME Weeks of Kosciusko. She also
leaves % grandchildren, 81 great
grandchildren and one great
great grandchild.
Mrs. J. c. Robertson of Durant
is her granddaughter.
Pallbearers were her grand
sons, H. L. England. James E
Jenkins. Frank. Jim. Eugene and
DOME Scarborough.
Honorary pallbearers were J.
L. McAdams, George Hester
Johnnie Poole, Ike Guion and
Emmett Mcmillan.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25
PIuns Mode For
New Boptist Church
At HurIund's Creek

Plans have been made for the
construction of a new Baptia
church at Harlands Creek in
place of the old one. The Finances
committee is asking al members
TO give their donations to MEM
Der of the committee. on or be-
fore November 8. The committee
consists of Mrs. Flora Rogers, Mrs.
Gladys Rogers. Mr.. Byrd Ables,
Mr.. Eugene Reynolds, Mr.. James
Roberts, Mr.. James Hathcock and
Mr.. Joe Ellis Hearn..
Several have given calves
which will be picked up ct their
house and taken TO the auction
sale on October 81.
The Rev. C. M. Day of Durant
is pastor of the Harlands Creek
church. a.e .sss
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25
local people and whiskey sold
h., l1a,t L~Atln-.~-x .l,,,nx.

local people and whiskey sold
by local bootleggers always
turns into a rat race before it is
over - because when there's
easy money to be made
through illegal ventures the
vultures start coming in to
give competition to the local
people running the rackets.
The big Air Force payroll at
Biloxi was too ripe a plum for
the big time gamblers of the
east to resist - consequently
what started out as a bid for
easy tourist money has turned
into a hoodlum's paradise -
and all Mississippi gets a black
eye.
If the 1882 session of the
Mississippi Stnte legislature
does nothing else ! hope it re-
vises our state laws TO such
an extent that people in any
county who want law.enforce-
ment may obtain it from their
duly elected sheriffs and con-
stables or resort to recall
proceedings.
Any officer who is elected as
a law enforcement official and
takes an oath of office to that
effect should enforce the law
with or without local senti-
ment - or be kicked out of Of
flee.
If our people don't want
the laws enforced - then for
Heavens sake repeal theml
But let's stop making
mockery of our laws and
courts
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25
Heat Attack Fatal
10 Andrew Stevens
Prominent Holmes
Citizen Buried
At West Wednesday

Coming as a great shock to a
wide circle of friends in this Sec
ton of the state was the death OF
Andrew j. Stevens, cashier of the
Holmes County Bank and Trust
Company, who died of a sudden
heart attack in the office of DR..
r. G. Brock in West Monday af-
ternoon. He was AZ.
Funeral services were held at
the West Methodist Church We'd
nesday morning at 10 o'clock. The
Rev. Curtis Ellis, the Rev. James
McCafferty and the Rev. j. C.
WATSON officiated. Burial was in
West cemetery with Lee Funeral
Home of Winona in charge of
arrangements.
r. MI. Stevens was a native citizen
of West and member of the Me-
thodist Church and Masonic
Lodge, a colonel on Governor
Fielding L. Wright's staff and a
member of the board of directors
of District Two Community Hos
pital. He was mayor of his COM
munity and an honorary member
OF the Highway Safety Patrol.
For a number of years he had
been cashier of the Holmes Coun-
ty Bank and Trust Company of
Lexington with offices at West,
Walden, and Goodman. He also
had extensive planting and cat
tie interests.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Eula Lee Alexander Stevens,
whom he married January 2. 1929,
a son, Andrew Stevens, III, a
sophomore student at Millsaps
College. and his mother, Mrs.
Helen Stevens, Of West.
Pallbearers were d. H. Rhyme,
L. ]. Hand, j. r. Bowie, w. R.
Ellis, Jr., S. F. Allen. ]. l.. Ma
son, c. M. Tate and James w.
Fullilove.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25

The wide open Gulf Coast
which Mississippians have long
viewed with good-natured toll
Grafton as being a local mat
ter has boomeranged.
As a result the whole state
of Mississippi has been held up
before the people of the nation
as a bunch of greedy, grasping
gougers Of servicemen - more
concerned with our pocket
books than the welfare of our
country.
The Gulf Coast has long been
a disgrace to our state as far
as law-enforcement goes. For
years the states prohibition
and gambling laws have been
violated openly and no one in
the state has tried to do any,
thing about it - because we
thought it was a matter that
should be left to the people
on the coast. 1t was their
home and they should be al
lowed to run it, was the rea-
soning expressed.
Now, however. the whole
state has been discredited as
a result of conditions on the
coast - and we hear that con-
ditions have gotten so out Of
hand that Biloxi's citizens who
want some form of decency
and law observance restored
now are helpless.
What has happened in
Biloxi will happen in any
town in the United States. We
have seen it happen here at
home. When widespread Ii
Quor selling and open gambling
including slot machines. is toll
Grated by law enforcement Of
Ulcers we find other forms OF
vice creeping in as companions.
II is the natural result Of a
breakdown in the moral fibre
Of a large segment Of our pop
ulation. We say large seq
ment" because we do not be-
lieve that the majority of
American people have suffered
this breakdown - but the sad
fact is that the minority who
profit from lawless conditions
are organized to such an ex-
tent il is their voices which are
heard above the wishes of the
remainder of the population.
We should remember that
local conditions never remain
purely local. What may start
out as slot machines run by
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25
Holmes Youth Injured
In Korean Fighting
Former NC Member
Wounded Oct l3;
Now In Hospital

Another Holmes county youth
has been injured in action in the
fighting in Korea, Pfc. Oscar B.
Byrd, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar B. Byrd of Lexington. Rt. /.
Young Byrd was wounded in
action on October 10. according
to a telegram received by his
parents. He is reported to be in
a general hospital in Japan and is
expected to be out Of the fight
ing for 80 to so days before re-
joining his outfit, the 23rd In
fantry of the Second Division.
A letter received Wednesday
by his sister, Mrs. Pete Black
stock of Lexington. stated that he
had been injured in the back of
the leg but was going to be OK.
His letters had been asking for
food to be sent to him, his sister
said. He had told her in letters
that his outfit was getting only
one meal day.
The youth went into service
with the National Guard on Jan
uary is.
Those of o. BIS friends who
want to write to him while he is
in the hospital may do so at the
following address: Pfc. Oscar B.
Byrd. Jr., NC 2489l166, 1872
General Hospital M. H. d., APO
81, Care of PM, San Francisco,
Calf.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25
'SoIving Education
Problem Is Tough
Concensus OF Forum
3-Counties Represented
At MEG Forum In
Lexington Thursday

Approximately $50 leaders from
Holmes, Attala and Humphreys
counties attending public af-
FAIRS forum in Lexington Thurs
day afternoon agreed that solving
the states education problems
will be a tough job.
BY show of hands, they said
that the u. S. Supreme Court
means what it says about pro-
viding equal facilities if segrega-
ton is to be provided, but they
did not agree on the best method
to finance the equalization.
The forum, sponsored by the
Mississippi Economic Council.
was held in the grammar school
auditorium. Ben M. Stevens, Sr.,
Of Richton, Council treasurer. pre-
sided. He was introduced by Nor
man Weathersby, Holmes county
official of the MEG.
Three subjects, education, adult
probation, and municipal finance
and administration, were present.
ed through visual aids, and fol-
lowing the presentation The au-
dience was asked TO e. ; its;
opinions.
Education received the greatest
interest, with the audience gener<
Tally agreeing with the Counci8
recommendations that the state
adopt good adult probation law,
and that certain changes be made
in order to provide for more eff
ficient local government. d.
When it came to the methods
of financing equal, facilities for
white and colored. the crowd was
about equally divided as to whe-
Their or not the state should legal
ize liquor and tax,,it heavily for
school purposes. Most of those
voting expressed the opinion that
the sales tax might be the best
way of raising needed revenue.
Three state representatives pre-
sent, T. M. Williams and Edwin
White of Holmes county and Icey
Day of Attala, expressed concern
as to the cost. Mr.. Williams said
such program as outlined would
take "A or 5, per cent sales tax"
Rep. Day, in favor Of equalized
school facilities, called for an ex-
PLANTATION of the economic index"
which will govern what local
counties pay into the school fund
At present, the eqpslizinIg fun6
is distributed pr A pc! capits
basis.
Mr.. Stevens, ii concluding the
forum, stated I'VE did not expect
to solve any problems here this
afternoon, but We do hope the
program has stimulated your in
terest on some problems we must
solve" f1r3'+i et>
A movie, "Our Living Declare
ton of Independence" was the
final feature Of the program.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
BY Hazel Brannon Smith

Were you riding on Highway
IL between Tchula and Lex
ington last Thursday morning?
And did you throw a cigarette
out your car window?
If you did you may be the
one responsible for the fire
which burned almost seven
acres and destroyed some 5000
young pine trees which were
planted less than a year ago
a fire which would have de-
stroyed a house and cornfield
had not our forest fire-fightinp
crews arrived in time to save
them.
Had the forestry boys not
arrived when they did the cost
to the property owner would
have been several thousand
dollars instead of several hum
dred.
1t is a sad but true fact that
one careless person can des-
troy more with one cigarette
than a man and his family can
accumulate in one year of
ack-breaking labor.
The property owner above
has expressed his appreciation
to the fire-fighting crews for
their labor - and he would
like very much to thank per-
sonally the unknown person
phoning the Holmes County
Fire tower reporting the fire.
Had this latter person not tele-
phoned the tower there would
have been a lot more damage
done.
This should remind us that
the fire season is here and we
should all take extra precau-
tons to prevent forest fires
which annually destroy mil
lions Of dollars in property.
Most of the fires today in
this section of the state are
caused from careless motorists
and hunters and from people
burning off land in the mis-
taken idea that they are kill
ing next years boil weevils.
II you see a forest fire as you
ride along the highways be
sure and report it to-the near
est fire tower. In Holmes
county this may be done by
phoning Lexington 7.
am sure that if you tell
the telephone operator you
wish to report a forest fire she
will give you immediate SER
vice - because the Holmes fire
tower has authority to accept
collect calls from over the
county reporting fires.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25
Durunt BPW Members
Attend District Meet

Attending the district S meet
ing of BPW clubs in Kosciusko
Sunday were District Chairman
Mrs. Sara Patton. District Cor
responding Secretary Mrs. Jessie
c. Lewis, Durant Club President
Mrs. Marguerite Fowlkes, Mrs.
Mary Phillips, Mrs. Charlotte
Tindall, Mrs. j. M. Howard and
Mrs. Lucille .Truitt.
Mrs. Lewis was elected to dis
trict recording secretary. New
district chairman is Mrs. Hazel
Love Of kosciusko.
All seven clubs Of the district
were represented with s. club
members in attendance. An ex-
cellent program was enjoyed with
Mrs. Patton presiding.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25
CARE Packages For
koreo Sought BY
|Women's Clubs

Mrs. w. B. Davis, Mrs. G. A.
Knott and Mrs. c. A. Doster will
serve as local committee of the
Thanksgiving season "Care-For-
Korea" campaign of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs, it
was announced today by the pre-
sidents of the three local clubs.
National goal of the campaign,
which will be conducted by Fed
Grafton affiliates throughout the
United States from November LIST
through Thanksgiving Day. has
been set at 10000 Care packages.
All funds contributed will be used
to provide Care packages of food,
clothing textiles and blankets for
Korean orphans, refugees and
other civilian war victims. De-
livery will be made in time for
the Christmas holidays.
Cooperating with the 'Woman's
Club in the local campaign will
be many other of the city's civic
organizations.
There can be no more fitting
Thanksgiving Day offering for
Americans. The terrible destruc-
ton of war has turned millions
OF the Korean people - many
of them orphaned children -
into homeless, destitute refugees.
The victory Of our armed forces
will be meaningless unless the
Korean people are provided with
the food, the clothing and other
essentials they need to survive.
Care packages can mean the diff
ference between life and death.
Here is something all of us can
do = something we must do - to
support the forces of freedom"
The Care packages which have
been prepared for Korean relief
include wooden blankets, cotton
textiles, food, wooden suiting, I'M
derwear, knitting WOOL All con-
tributions will be pooled to pro-
vide a complete package. De-
liveries will be arranged by Care
! to orphanages, refugee camps and
other relief centers. on the basis
of greatest need. Donations can
be sent to any of the above NAM
ed ladies.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25
Eph CressweII Makes
Stafement To Voters
To The Voters Of Holmes County,

|
| On November 9th you will elect
q Representative for your State
Legislature to replace the late
w. w. Wynn. I offer myself as a
candidate for this office. Due te
the short time remaining before
the election, it will be impossible
for me to contact each voter per-
sonally.
| / am Is years old and Have been
living in Holmes county all my
life. l attended the public schools
in Durant, served in the Army
isAir Corps during the redent war,
and graduated from the Univer-
sity OF Mississippi Law School in
l948. Since that time / have been
engaged in the general practice
of law in Durant. l am a Steward
in the Methodist Church, City
Attorney, a Mason, and a men,
Der of various civic organizations.
My wife is the former Catherine
Moore of Durant. and we have
one daughter.
/ believe that I have the train
ing, experience andr Education
necessary to qualify r E as one
of your Representativ \; l feel
that l have the youth. ccs rage and
strength to work har. for the
welfare of all the pvople of
Holmes county.
If you elect me as one of your
Representatives, l promise to
work for an economical, efficient,
clean and sound government in
Mississippi; stronger and more
modern laws to aid our 1aw en-
forcement officers in discharging
their duties; and equal but segre-
gated school facilities. l shall re-
gard the office as the office of
the people, and shall fight any
move designed to take BUR gov
eminent from the people. I stand
for a referendum on the liquor
question and will vote to give the
people an opportunity to decide
this important issue.
You are to elect one of your
Representatives to help run your
business for the next four years.
consider that my youth, educa-
ton and experience qualify me
to fulfill the office of Representa-
tive. ! shall appreciate your vote
and influence in the general cleo
ton on November 9Th.
want to serve you as your
Representative, and if I am cleo
ted, please feel free to contact me
concerning any legislation.
Thanking you for your con-
sideration, Z am
Sincerely yours,
VIM. Eph Cresswell
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25
1852 Tags Must Be
Purchased Now-To
Avoid Last Rush

Automobile and truck owners
who have not yet purchased their
1857 tags are urged to do so
without further delay, according
to Sheriff Ellis E. Wynn.
Only about As per cent of We
hicle owners in Holmes county
have bought their tags to date
which means there will be a
grand rush in the last two DAYS
to avoid the penalty.
So If you have not bought
your license tag please do so
this week - and avoid those last
three hectic days next week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25
Announcements

The News is authorized to
announce the candidacy of the
following for representative Of
Holmes county in the Mississippi
State Legislature subject to the
action of the voters in the gen.
eral election on Tuesday, Novem-
be. 6:
w. p. Hammett
Eph Cressweil
L. o. Spell
L. L. Parkinson
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25

PIoy Here Friday

Durant meets Carrollton Friday
on the home field at 800 pm. in
"a non-conference game.
Durant is in second place in
the Big Black conference and
thus far the Tigers have given a
very good account of themselves
in every game this season. The
next conference game will be
with Sturgis here Nov. 2.
The Tigers defeated Tchula
handily 270 last week in Tchula.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25
COTTON GINNING REPORT

Census report shows that
25,l97 bales of cotton were GIN
ned in Holmes County, from the
crop of 1851 prior to October l,
as compared with 1887 bales for
the crop of 1850.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25
Visits Sister

Visits Sister
Mr.. w. c. Martin is visiting
with his sister, Mrs. King Rogers,
ST., in Dyersburg, Tennessee.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25
Attend Rally

Attend Rally
Richard Armstrong, George
Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Blatnon, Jr., attended the fall
rally of Central Mississippi Pres
byterian young people at French
Camp Academy Sunday after
noon.
Evening star., 1951-01-21

THE stirring tune of an
l. old campmeeting song.
the singing of infantry SOL
diers and a clergyman's
suggestion led to the writing
of The Battle Hymn of the
Republic" in Washington
SO years ago.
1t was late in the fall of
1861 when DR.. Samuel Grid
ley Howe and his wife. Julia
Ward Howe, came to the
Capital. DR.. Howe, a noted
surgeon. had been appointed
by President Lincoln to head
the newly formed Sanitary
Commission. His neighbor,
Gov. John A. Andrews of
Massachusetts,, had asked
him to come to Washington
and check on the health of
the Massachusetts, troops
that were training to defend
the city. The Governor and
his wife and the Rev. James
Freeman Clarke, pastor of
the Howe's church, also were
in the party.
During their few days
here, the Howes visited the
military camps along the
Potomac. Raw recruits.
poorly clad and as poorly
led, were being drilled and
trained to become the Army
of the Potomac.
AS the Howes' carriage
bounced over the rutted
roads, they continually met
infantrymen shutting along
and singing John Browns
Body" It was an old camp
meeting tune which had
been adopted as a march by
the bandmaster of the 18th
Massachusetts, Regiment.
On one of their trips to
the camps, as they passed
singing soldiers, Mr.. Clarke
turned to Mrs. Howe and
said, "Why do you not write
some good words to that
stirring tune?"
II have often wished to
do so," she replied.
That night, in her room
In the old willard Hotel,
Mrs. Howe thought of the
hardships of the soldiers
and from her window she
could see some of the
watchflres of the hundred
circling camps. Then, as
she retired, she heard SOL
diers singing the familiar
p.~ s-rxsE SUrNDAy CT
Evening star., 1951-01-21

John Browns Body" as
they tramped by the hotel.
When Mrs. Howe awakened
early the next morning,
verses began forming In her
mind. Fearing they would
be forgotten. she leaped out
of bed, seized a sheet Of
Sanitary Commission paper
and a stump pen and began
scribbling:
Mine eyes haze seen the
glory of the coming OF
the Lord,
He is trampting out the
pintage ,ohere the grapes
of prath are stored -"
She wrote until all six
stanzas were completed.
Mrs. Howe showed the
verses to her husband and
also to the others with him.
When Mr.. Clarke read them.
he exclaimed: This is the
song! can just hear our
boys singing those inspired
words!"
After returning to Boston,
Mrs. Howe mailed the verses
to the editor of the Atlantic
Monthly. The magazine
published them In its Febru-
ary, 1862. issue under the
title, Battle Hymn of the
Republic" Mrs. Howe was
paid $4-all she ever got for
her poem.
Seeing the poem In print,
Chaplain Charles Cardwell
McCabe of the l22d Ohio
Volunteer Infantry memo
rized the words and sang
them to the tune of John
Browns Body"
Chaplain McCabe was
captured at Winchester, Va.
and confined to Libby
Prison. One night, a Negro
brought word that Federal
troops had won the Battle
of Gettysburg. The prison.
ers, thrilled by the news, all
joined In singing "The Bat
tie Hymn"
Chaplain McCabe told this
story in the hall of the
House of Representatives on
February 2. 1864. then sang
the hymn. President Lincoln.
who was In the audience,
shouted, as tears rolled down
his cheeks, "Sing it again!"
Although Julia Ward
Howe,s fame is due to many
other contributions, her
r PICTORIAL MAGAZINE
Evening star., 1951-04-13

A delicious fresh, red tomato just
heaped with wonderful cottage
cheese. Good, flavorful and es-
pecially good II you are calorie
conscious.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-07-23
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DOING OUTSTANDING JOE"

editor, The Citizen:
As an interested citizen and tax
payer Of Monroe County I attend
ed a meeting Of the County Com
mission on Friday evening, adj
gernSed for the purpose Of hear
ng complaints OF receiving sug-
sestions pertaining TO the operat-
ng budget of the County for the
snSuing year
At this meeting q delegation
representing the Lower Keys PRO
Qerty Owners Association and one
representative of the Upper Keys
Chamber of Commerce was pre-
sent requesting the Commission
ers TO include n their budget an
item Of $4,000 for two patrol
men for the upper and lower
keys. While l recognize the
need for some form If police pro
lection for these keys residents I
cannot for the life Of me see
where the Commissioners would
be using good judgement in