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Seward seaport record., 1951-06-12
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ton were music in the ears of all townsmen Many also left with words of regret that they were not to stay here longer.
 At least, Seward made good impression with it's welcome, and will have the opportunity to bid farewell to Alaska's guests. We will make that farewell one the editors will never forget!
Seward seaport record., 1951-06-12

to expeditions handling of the large construction program in Alaska and the wage agreements covering thousands of skilled workers whose contracts are common only to the industry"
Seward seaport record., 1951-06-12
BOY SCOUTS POLICING HOUSING AREA

Seward Boy Scouts are having taste of what army life will be- They are policing the hous- ing area today. Cleaning up streets, alleys and public lots in the area, will get the boys
Seward seaport record., 1951-06-12
LUTHERAN SEWING PARTY ON FRIDAY

The Lutheran Ladies Aid Sew ing party, originally planned tc be held at the home of Mrs. K s. Rustad, has been changed tC the church basement, Friday afternoon from l to 5 pm.
Seward seaport record., 1951-06-12

picnic lunch and soft drinks.
 The work is being done under supervision of their leader anc housing area manager.
Seward seaport record., 1951-06-12

Potronize Home Industry
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-08-01
Merchant Association Plans Series OF y Shows For Leaf Growers

The Tabor City Merchants AS.
ISOLATION President, Ben Nesmith
III, this week announced plans
for three hillbilly programs to be
sponsored by the group for the
entertainment of persons SLING
tobacco in Tabor City this season.
The three shows will be held
on Railroad street in the center
of town and will be scheduled for
August 9, August 16 and August
%.
The first show, now planned
for 1900 noon on Thursday one
week after the market opens. will
feature Tabor City's own Uncle
Zeke who has been gallavanting
about the countryside for the To-
cal market for several weeks.
He will have with him as enter.
tainers on the program a string
band, yet to be selected, and
some dancing and stage acts. All
three programs will feature Un-
Gle Zeke, known locally as Ed
Pearce, a former star of stage
and radio.
While touring the tobacco pat
ches in three counties, Uncle
Zeke has constantly passed out
invitations to farmers to come
and see him in Tabor City and to
sell their crop mere. Now he is
busying himself working up some
Jokes that will make it worth
every farmers time to hear.
The hillbilly and comedy shows
will be held during the noon hour
while no sale is going and give
all visitors in Tabor City an op-
portunity to share in the merry
making.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-08-01
Carolyn Cox
Is Contest Winner

Miss Virginia Wilson and Mrs.
Jewel Fessenden, Extension MI
tritionists have announced that
Carolyn Cox, Ri. 8, Tabor City,
Columbus County Al girl was a
blue ribbon winner in the South
eastern District Dairy Foods Con
test.
Carolyn Cox, Of the Tabor City
Senior All Club was winner of
the county Dairy Foods Contest
! in the Individual Division and
competed with II Southeastern
North Carolina counties in the
District Contest in June. The
Estate Nutritionists announced
that Carolyn was one of the 3
top winners. Fender and Rich
mond entries were the other two
who placed in this top group
Richmond County entree was
first place winner.
Miss Cox, stressed in her Dairy
Foods Demonstration the import
ance of more milk in the Daily
diet through the use of sWeeten.
| ed condensed milk in "a" Quick
Dessert"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-12-13
Auto Owners Asked
10 Maintain Vehicles
p.Avoid Accidents
Proper Cor Gore
Aids In Preventing
Costly Troffic Toll


"Knothole drivingv was named
TODAY as an important factor in
hundreds of fatal automobile ac-
cidents last year.
Executive Director A. S. Wind
ham of the Mississippi Safety
Council, who cited this figure.
defined "knothole driving" as:
"the unskilled art of trying TO
drive with a windshield laden
with ice. sleet or slush to such
an extent that the drivers vision
is restricted to clear patch of
glass the size of his fist"
This, according to the Missis-
sippie Council, which is spear
heading the December program
of traffic safety education is Mis-
sissippi with the cooperation of
the National Safety Council. is
just one of the several features
of winter driving that help make
December the costliest month of
the year in terms of traffic fatal
ties.
"Hampered visibility" Wind
ham said, cant be overestimated
as a factor in DEFENDERS high
traffic fatality record. To some
extent limited visibility is beyond
the drivers control the short
days and long nights, and falling
rain, sleet or snow are factors
over which he has no influence"
The Safety Council official
pointed out, however, that the
proper maintenance of the car
heater ,defroster, windshield wip-
ers and headlights does much to
cancel out the dangers of winter
driving.
Lets face facts" Windham
said. "You have to SEE danger
to avoid it! It's simple as that!
Snow, sleet, rain and ice on the
windshield CAN be kept to a
minimum, even if not wholly
avoided.
Slogan for the current program
of traffic safety education is;
Don't Kill Your Holiday By Ac-
cident!" This December program
being carried out by the Missis'
sippi Safety Council is part OF
the nationwide effort to postpone
the country's one millionth traf
fic death-a milestone that, ac-
cording to the National Safety
| Council, will be passed this month
unless the present traffic death
rate is checked.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-12-13
Durani BIB Squads
Win Over AIS
Boys And Girls
Take Goodman
In Two Comes

Durant's basketball teams, boys
and girls, won over Goodman
Friday and Monday nights in
what was for Durant the second
series of games this season.
The Durant girls won Friday
night in the opener 34-15 and the
boys 44-22 at the Durant gym.
On Monday night the score was
26-l6 in favor of the girls and
44-30 for the boys. This game
was also played at Durant.
Coach Ray Bell and Mrs.
James Burrell coach the Dufant
teams.---The Goodman team :. is
coached by Durant's former coach
Van L. Stewart, and Miss Doro-
thy Thomas, physical education
director.
Durant plays Tchula tonight at
Tchu,a.
The next home game will be
with Lexington next Tuesday,
December 10. The girls play the
Lexington girls at TOO p. m. and
the boys will follow.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-12-13
large Number OF
Entries In Christmas
Contest
Citizens Urged To
Make Entries
Soon As Possible

There have been large num-
Der of entries in the annual
Christmas lighting contest &C,
cording to Mrs. X. F. McRae.
chairman, spokeswoman for the
Woman's Club of Durant, spon-
sors of the contest.
All entrants should be made
as soon as possible. 1t is the
aim of the club to have Durant
the most beautifully lighted town
on highway 81.
Prizes will be given for the
best indoor tree, visible from the
street, Outdoor tree, doorway,
window, commercial, visible from
the street and general decora-
ton. The entrance fee for resi-
dences will be soc and CONNER
cial $l00. There will be a de-
duction of soc on the December
light bill for all entrants. Lights
must be kept burning each night
from 6 until 10 p. m, December
20 through q.
Any information regarding this
contest may be obtained from
Mrs. Kenneth McRae, chairman,
at the McRae Drug Store.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-12-13
31st Division Soldier!
Begin Holiday Leave
Religious Programs
Planned For Those
At Fort Jackson

FORT JACKSON, S. C. AS
thousands of 3lst Infantry Divi-
sion personnel eagerly eyed the
calendar this week awaiting the
start of their Christmas holiday
leaves, the Dixie Division Chap
lain's Office placed finishing
touches on its plans to bring the
Yuletide season closer to 3lst
troops remaining at Fort jackson.
Under the direction of Lieuten-
ant Colonel Ernest D. Elliott,
chief Dixie Division chaplain, a
full scale religious program has
been set up for men of all faith
in the outfit.
Colonel Elliott said, while IS
percent of the personnel are 60
ing home for Christmas, it will be
the aim of the Division Chaplain's
Office to make Christmas worth
while and in keeping with its
real meaning to the 25 per cent
who remain here. This office
will remain on duty for that rea-
son."
Hoping to lend Christmas at
mosphere and musical uplifht
the chaplains have arranged for
chimes to be played from one OF
the division chapels on the post
Chaplain Elliott, former Green.
vile, Miss, minister, and Chap
lain Perry w. Van Kirk, Little
| Falls, Mimi. will remain in the
31st Division area to conduct
services during the holidays
Four of the divisions seven chap.
els will remain open during the
holiday leave period where 3lst
troops may worship.
A Christmas eve midnight Ho
ly Communion will be given foi
all Episcepalians and their friends
by Chaplain John c. Rubeck OF
Troy, N. Y, at one of the chap.
els.
Dixie Division men of Catholic
/ faith will be able to attend spe
cial High Mass on Christmas Day
Chaplain Elliott said
In addition to the Christmas
services, Chaplain Elliott an
nounced that regular church ser.
vices Dec. % and 80 will be helc
in the Dixie Division chapels.
The Chaplain's Section play
| ed an integral role in affordinl
religious and spiritual guidance
for 31st Division troops since the
former Alabama Mississippi
Guard outfit was reactivated las
January.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-12-13
Mid-State Motor
Opens Durant Lot

The Mid-State Motor Company
of Kosciusko, Chrysler, Plymouth
and International truck dealers,
has opened a lot in Durant across
from Peoples Bank.
w. B. Rhodes of Kosciusko is
in charge of the Durant opera
ton and extends a cordial invi-
tation to all residents of Durant
and vicinity to pay him visit.
1T will be our aim 10 keep the
Durant lot stocked with good,
clean cars, all guaranteed, all
makes and models" Mr.. Rhodes
said, land we hope to always
give you the best value for your
money"
We call your attention to their
announcements appearing in this
issue on pages 2 and 4.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-12-13
Rites Held For
Thomas f. WigIey

Funeral services were held for
Thomas Stevens Wigley, SIS. of
Jackson, Wednesday at 11:00 a.
m. at the Taylor Funeral Chapel
there. He died at st. Dominic's
Hospital early Tuesday morning,
December IL, after a stroke at
his home several days ago. The
Rev. George Phillips. the Rev.
Henry Bullock and the Rev. J..
M. Jones officiated. Interment
was in Rose Hill cemetery at
Brookhaven with Masonic serv-
ices at the graveside.
He was born near Lexington
and went to Jackson from Nc
Comb five years ago. He was
employed by the City of Jackson
as patrol operator. He was a
veteran of World War I. a men,
Der of the Methodist church. and
a Mason.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Modena Simmons Wigley, one
daughter, Miss Ann Harriet Wig
ley, Jackson; two nephews, Will
liam Coker. Durant. and Pat Wig
ley, Flora; two nieces. Mrs. Frank
Bogholio, Slaughter, La. and Miss
Sarah Joe Wigley, Flora.
Pallbearers were Harry Wright,
Garland Lackey, Shirley Pool. X.
M. Jackson. Carl Black and Jack
Hays.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-12-13
George Ford Byrd
Rites Held SUNDAY

Funeral serices were held for
Mr.. George Ford Byrd. Sunday
December 8, at the Hebron Meth
odist4 Church. He died at his honse
near Pickens Saturday morning
about one O'Clock of heart -
tacksf He had been i'll for abo1g
two months from stroke. E.
was SO.
The Rev. C. G. Cornell. Pick
ems Baptist. pastor. assisted by
the Rev. p D. Bragg, lexington
Baptist pastor, officiated. Burial
was in Hebron cemetery wits
Southern in charge.
A native Of Holmes county, Mr.
Byrd was born December 10. 1888
near Lexington. He married the
former Miss Bertha Shanks oT
July 4, 1911 at Owens Wells. He
was a member of the Central
Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife, two
sons, Jeffrey Byrd of Pickens.
and n. Ford Byrd of California.
two daughters, Gladys Byrd
Wynn OF Pickens and Fannie
Byrd of Jackson. He also leaves
three brothers, O. B Byrd, 0. M
Byrd and v. B. Byrd, all of Lex
ington. Four sisters. Sallie Belle
Upshaw, Matte Mae Wilks. OHas
Davis, and Fannie Joe Byrd. all
of Lexington.
PaIlbearers were Arthur Lo1
rance. Banks Upshaw. Albert Nc
Daniel, Kirk P. Thomas. Perry
+. Savell, Edward kitrel, BIZ
Weems and Oscar T Wynn
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-12-13
Rites Held Tuesday For
Duvont Mems Cousin

Rites were held TOR Alvin Eu-
gene Pinkard, 81. of Center, Mis-
sissippi, at Smyrna Presbyterian
church, December IL at 3 p. m.
The Rev. A. l.. Jackson. pastor
of First Baptist church at Kos
ciusko, officiated.
He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jessie Pinkard of Center and
was born August 6, 1920, there
He was awarded a Purple Heart
during World War ii in which
he served 81 months.
He is survived by his parents
three brothers, Herbert R.. Oris
E., and John D.. all of Center,
one sister, Mrs. w. w. Mayo Of
Illinois; three cousins. Guy, I'll
mer and Leonard Pinkard. all OF
Drant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-12-13
Seven Negroes PIeod
Guilty To Larceny

Seven Negro men of Durant
plead guilty in Mayors court
Tuesday afternoon to petit lar
ceny involving the theft of cigar
cites and shotgun shells from The
Lewis Grocer Company. The
property taken was valued at
about $40 but indications were
the thefts had been going on for
some time undetected.
The men, all employed by the
wholesale grocery concern, were
Robert Winters. /. v. Winters,
Flanders Williams, Jr.. Roose-
welt Covington, and Ed Powell,
all of whom drew 500 fines and
80 days from the city of Durant,
plus 500 fines and 90 days each
from the county.
D. L. Winters received $lOO
fine from the city and $500 and
so days from the county on the
same charge and plea.
Joe Willie Buckley was fined
500 by the Mayors court for
petit larceny in connection with
the same case and drew 60 days
from the county on the same
charge.
Mayor r. f. McNeer heard the
cases for the city and then sat
at ex-officio justice of the peace
for the county.
City Attorney Eph Cresswell
prosecuted for Durant and Coun-
ty Attorney Pat M. Barrett pro-
secuted for the county.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-12-13
Film Will Be Shown
At Baptist Church
Wednesday At ZOO

A beautiful film on the life and
teachings of Jesus will be shown
at the First Baptist Church next
Wednesday evening at ZOO o.
clock, according to an announce
ment of the Rev c. M. Day. pas
TOT.
Everyone is given a cordial
invitation to attend.
Brother Day especially urged
everyone in the vicinity of Du-
rant to attend. A free will of
fering will be taken but no one
is under any obligation to give,
he said.
The principle character in this
film is Nelson Leigh, native
Mississippian who left this coun-
try as a child to go to England
where he lived many years.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-12-13
.Durant Resident OF
Two Weeks CHARGED
With Murder
l8-Yeor Old Man
Confesses To
Stubbine Saturday

Carroll Lowery, is, Durant
resident of two weeks. is in the
Holmes county pail charged with
murder in connection with the
fatal stabbing of Charles Henry
Darnell, 81, Missouri farm pro
ducts truck driver. in Durant.
about 400 a. m. Saturday.
Darnell died at District Two
Community Hospital early Sat
urday morning from loss of blood
He had been stabbed under the
left arm and in the upper part
of his chest.
Constable Casey Griffin said
he was called to highway 81,
south, about 400 Saturday morn
ing and found DarneIl near the
builing occupied by the Durant
Manufacturing Company. The
man had fallen out from stab
wounds and Griffin attempted to
remove him to the hospital.
AS Griffin was lifting the Mis-
souri, man into his car the Lowery
youth came up and confessed the
Staying to the officer, but gave
no reason for it. Placed in the
county Jail at Lexington, he still
refuses to talk.
Here z Weeks
Lowery had been resident OF
Durant for about two weeks,
coming here from Morgan City,
where his father resides. He is
a native of Winston County. He
was reported to be employed at
the Jack of Diamonds. night spot
on highway 81, south of Durant,
The dead man was reported to
have made several trips south
through Durant, bringing hay
from his state and returning with
a load CT lumber.
The body was shipped to his
home in Hayti, Missouri.
He is reported survived by a
wife and four children.
Sheriff Ellis E. Wynn and De-
putty w. H. Roach are investigat.
ing the Staying.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-12-13
1,45 Points Scored In Big Black
Conference During 1852 yeason
Nephew Of HJC
Instructor MISSING

Friends of Miss Lottie PEBBLES
of the Holmes Junior College fac
ulty will be sorry to learn that
a nephew of hers is missing over
the Atlantic near the Bermuda
Coast following a plane crash.
Three bodies have been recov-
cred from the crash but no trace
has been found of young PEBBLES,
whose home is in Philadelphia.
Further details were unobtain.
able.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-12-13
|Durant High Is
Fully Approved

Durant High School is one of
46 high schools in the entire
state which is fully approved by
the Southern Association of Col
leges and Secondary Schools, ac-
cording ia Supt. N. c. Hathorn.
Of the 500 high schools in the
state there are only As fully APP
proved by this body. 81 with mi
nor DEFICIENCIES which must be
corrected, II approved but warn
ed on major deficiencies.
The Southern Association held
its annual meeting in st. Peters
burg last week. Representing
Holmes comfy at the meeting was
Supt. Butler T. Moore of Lex
ington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-12-13
Lexington Firm Is RCA
TeIevision Agent

Auto Parts and Sales Company
of Lexington has been appointed
RCA television agent in this ter
ritory, according to an announce
ment of Paul Koran. manager
partner of the firm.
Mr.. Koran has been active in
the television field since the be-
ginning and installed the first set
to be placed in Holmes comfy.
The Lexington firm installs
poles designed by Mr.. Koran not
only in Holmes County but many
counties in this vicinity. including
Attala. Montgomery, Leflore ard
Humphreys.
We direct your attention to an
advertisement of this firm OF
page two in this issue.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-12-13
Durunt Wins Fourth
Ploce In District
End Of Season
By Stokes Sanders. Jr.

AN impressive l.545 points wens
scored IN the conference during
the first football season 10 r.
played BY the newly-orranizet-F
Big Black circuit.
FINAL standings officially re-
leased today by Stokes Sanders
Jr., of Kosciusko. conference sta.
uStician and publicity directo,,
show that the Sturgis Lions.
coached by PrentiSs Irving were
undiSputed champions of the is.
member athletic league ANYWAY
you look at it.
The powerful Stureis eleven
was the only team not to NEE,
at least one defeat in the hard
fought conference competition Irp
winning eight games, they chalk
ed up 202 points to only Al fo,
opponents. One game was a tie
Likewise, Sturgis emerged as thu
only squad without loss in .aIs
games played" standings. The
Lions won nine in all with two
games bling deadlocked.
AS result of Brooksyille's lo~r
to Sturgis in the championship
game, the McAdams Bu,ldorx
coached by Bof Holmes took runs
ner-up honors in the Fig BLACK
The Attala County team won sir
and lost only once. The Bulldosas
also gained the distinction, Of -
ing the highest scoring team 81
the loop. They earned 233 points
while conference- opponants-reav.
able to score only SIS In an
games played. McAdams enioyeF
eight victories. running up to-,
tai of 3O8 points.
The Lexington Hornets, knock
ed out of the runoff by Durnat ins
the seasons final game, ended uv
in third position in both catego-
ries. Lexington's Sill record
within the family netted 40
points while foes could score on
ly "a. the conference record.
Other leaders in the hotly-con-
tested championship race were,
Durant, No, 4 in final standings.
French Camp, No. S; and Brooks
lille, No. s. Each OF these strong
squads lnst.onfy 4unesthsle Within
the circuit.
Other Big Black Schools mak-
ing creditable records were Nox-
apater, with three wins and tvs
losses; Kilmichael, three am
three; and Sails. three and four.
Tenth spot went to Mathiston,
2-1-3; 18th, Ethel, PIT; 18th,
Walden, l-3; 18th Maben, ID.
Big Black Teams unable to win
a game this year were West
which dropped six conferences
bouts, and Weir. an eight time.
loser. West could score only n
points dring the entire season.
while allowing 1865. Weir made
81 but let foes run up 292.
Altho McAdams led the scoring
parade with S08 points in all the
games played, two Big Black
teams chalked up more than 20$
and seven more than 100. They
were French Camp, 900; Sturgis,
2l7; Durant, 1876; Lexington, 1885,
Brooksvile, 1854; sMathiston. Iig.
Sails, 102; Kilmichael, 10l; ars6
Continued on Page p
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-12-13
Glee Club And
Poino Recital Friday

The rs voice Glee Club of the
Durant School, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Lipsey, with Mrs.
Jim Bowie, accompanist, will
give its Christmas program Fri
day, December Ia, at TOO p. m.
in the school auditorium.
The following piano pupils will
play:
Annette Jones, Nancy Simp-
son, Mary Ann Peden, Joan Ro-
bertSon, Edwin Suddoth, Sara
nell Howard, Joyce Hathorn,
Shirley Leslie, Betty 10 McLel-
Ian, Sally Branch, Shirley Nit
chell.
The public is cordially invited.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-12-13
Peoples Bunk Announce:
Opening Of Savings
Club For 1852

People of Durant and vicinity
are given a cordial invitation to
open savings account in the
1852 Christmas Savings Club now
open, according to an announce
ment friday by Cashier w. Fl,
Mckenzie. We call your atten-
ton to the banks announcement
elsewhere in this issue.
Saving a small sum week by
week assures a tidy sum for
Christmas, as pointed out by Mr..
Mckenzie, and everyone is in
vited to enroll.