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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-15
Cotton Crop Insurance
Program Underway

Protection under the Holmes
County Cotton Crop Insurance
Program for which applications
are now being accepted by the
Holmes County PIMA office is
against loss due to unavoidable
causes, MIR. Trotman pointed out.
A loss due to an avoidable
cause is not covered since the
purpose of the county program
is to protect farmers against loss
of crop investments due to causes
beyond their control such as wea-
Their, insects and plant diseases.
While farmers generally recog-
nize that their county insurance
program cannot be operated and
developed on sound basis I'M
less the protection is restricted
to unavoidable losses, some farm
ers apparently do not understand
how this applies to insect damage.
We want every policyholder to
understand just exactly how pro-
lection is provided against insect
damage and why it is essential
that avoidable insect damage be
taken into consideration in max
ing indemnity payments just the
same as any other avoidable
cause of loss such as neglect or
some other poor farming practice.
We are confident that most of
those who understand how this
must be handled will not only
regard it as reasonable policy
but also will see that it protects
progressive farmers against the
possibility of their future prem
iums being increased due to pay
ment of losses that could have
been avoided by the policyhold-
err"
The extent to which insect dam
age was avoidable can De deter
mined from the difference in pro-
duction obtained by farmers who
did poison and those who did not.
If conditions are such that con-
troll measures appear necessary
to produce good crop, the pro-
Queer who poisons and makes a
good crop will not want the prem
iums which he has paid for pro-
lection against unavoidable loss
used to pay a loss on his neighbor
farm which resulted from his
failure to poison to control the
insect threat. 1t is recognized
that under unusual conditions in
some years and areas poisoning
may be ineffective. Under such
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-15

if this policy is not strictly fol-
lowed the progressive farmers
might be penalized through high
er premiums resulting from the
losses paid policyholders who did
not follow needed control meas
ures. The actual loss experience
of our county program will de-
termine whether rates need to be
increased or can be lowered"
when you think this matter
through, it is apparent that pro-
gressive farmers not only will be
in full agreement with the policy
of paying only avoidable losses
under the county program, but al
so will be very interested in as
sisting to make sure that the
county programs experience re-
cord does not suffer from the
payment of any avoidable or un.
justified loss claims"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-15
Telephone Company Does Good Job

aside from the inconvenience and financial loss affect
ing almost during the recent ice and storm
Il wSs pleasure to watch public utility like Southern Bell
-Teeyhone and Telegraph Company go into action.
Within minutes after awoke to and slee cover
ed highways which disrupted telephone lines completely and
snapped off telephone poles though they matches
Telephone employees work walking these
hnes to determine what and how much equipment and
sonnet it would take to restore service to the public.
Within few hours from six to eight states were on
way Mississippi to start the vast job of reconstruct
ION that before telephone service can be fully
stored
We think the Telephone Company management and
magnificent job to date and know their
efforts will continue until every single customer has service
restored
We couldn't help but be greatly thankful that the Tele-
phone Company is privatey-owned public utility
We shudder to think what would have happened had the
.ervexnment owned the Telephone Company.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-15

conditions there would be no
available loss due to insect dam
age whether the pollcyholder
poisoned or didn't.
The State Agricultural College
collects information regarding the
degree of infestation in the diff
ferent areas and issues periodica-
" advice concerning the need for
poisoning, the proper methods
and materials to use ana the &c
onomic soundness of this increase
in operating costs, This enables
all producers to be aware OF
when conditions are such that
production may be substantially
increased by proper control meas
ures. If such control measures
prove effective on the farms
where they are carried out, OBJ
viously the farmer who does not
poison may suffer some loss due
to an avoidable cause which will
require an adjustment in the
amount of indemnity that would
be due if the entire loss was due
to unavoidable causes.
Actually, the policy that must
be followed under the county
program regarding the extent &c
which insect damage is avoidabe
is right in line with what most
progressive farmers would do un.
der the circumstances" Mr.. Trot
man explained. This means that
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-15

Thanks to the entire staff of
District Two Community Hospi-
tai for the courtesy shown me
while there. Also the Castalian
Club for the lovely pot plant and
all my friends for cards, trays and
other tokens sent.
May God bless each of you.
Leila Hathcock. 23-ltnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-15
SOUTHERN BELL ASKS PATIENCE
AS BIG REPAIR JOB PROCEEDS
More than 1900 Telephone Men Race Against
Time "a Restore Normal Service

The principal purpose of this message is
to thank you for your patience and under
standing and to ask for the indulgence of
those of you who are still without telephone
service as a result of the ice-storm and as
sure you that we of Southern Bell are doing
everything in our power to restore your tele-
phones to usefulness.
When ice-coated wires acting like sails had
the pressure of wind added to the dead weight
of the ice ITSELF the force became irresistible;
poles by the thousands were splintered, cross
arms crumpled and wires were snapped,
twisted and snarled. Telephone service
ceased in 67 Mississippi towns and in over
$4,000 homes.
Work Began Immediately
The work of restoring service began i'm
mediately; first consideration being given to
restoring long distance service to towns and
communities that were cut off from outside
telephone communications. In near-zero
weather our men strung insulated wire SIM
liar to that used in warfare on stumps of
poles, trees and fences. AS of last Friday,
most of the 7466,621 linear feet of this type
OF wire which we received had been strung
and all of the CT isolated towns and communi-
ties were connected on temporary basis at
least, to the nationwide Bell Telephone Sys-
tenn.
At the same time, work was pressed on
clearing up the chaos of splintered poles and
broken and tangled wires. In answer to our
appeals for help, men engaged in the expan-
sion program of other states similar to the
one we have been carrying on in Mississippi
were taken off the job and dispatched to our
state.
These men began arriving on Thursday
Feb. y and by Monday morning (Feb. s.
more than 1900 experienced telephone re-
pairmen were at work, counting those who
had come to our aid from the neighboring
Southern Bell states of Louisiana, Alabama,
Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, Geor-
gia and Florida. These men were equipped
with over 600 vehicles and all necessary ma
terials Temporary centers were established
at strategic points throughout the state in
order to expedite the work of the crews and
keep materials flowing
Big Bill Of Materials
Orders for materials began to 90 out to
our manufacturing subsidiary - the West
ern Electric Company-as soon as ice began
to form, and the supply lines began to move
into Mississippi from plants and warehouses.
AS the need became apparent, orders for adj
ditional materials were sent out until the
following materials and quantities had been
requisitioned:
Creosoted poles, 1929; cross arms, 49,
1893; copper line wire, 807, 178 lbs. copper and
steel line wire. 228,0O0 lbs; high strength
steel wire, $4,000 lbs; 690,177 linear feet
Of cable and 7,466, 621 linear feet of insulated
wire.
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE l(
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-15
Weekend With Parents

Misses Gladys and Lucille
Rhyme of Jackson were weekend
guests with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. E. Rhyme.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-15
Kosciusko Shoppers

Mrs. w. A. Boucchillon and
Miss Edna Hathcock were Kos
ciusko shoppers Monday after
noon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-15
Local News
Visits Parents

Mrs. Felix Underwood, Jr.. of
Jackson spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S.
Hill.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-15
Home For Weekend

Miss Floride Ingram of jack
son visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bruce Ingram over the
weekend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-15

Some of the most urgently needed mate
rails were flown in by airplanes. All carriers
cooperated to the fullest to speed deliveries,
and the Mississippi Highway Department and
the State Highway Patrol have helped to ex-
pedite the movement of trucks carrying ma
terials consigned to us.
Standardization Helps
A bright spot in this whole affair has been
our ability to draw on the vast resources of
the nationwide Bell System for men whose
training and methods are uniform, who use
the same tools to erect and install identical
materials which are made to the same speci-
flcations by the Bell Systems manufacturing
subsidiary-the Western Electric Company.
The mile upon mile of wire which was
broken and tangled from the weight of ice
cannot be reused. 1t is valuable only as metal
for new wire. We must collect it and return
it to the factory-a fact which has added
thousands of man-hours to our big repair job.
Rebuilding 400 Mile Line
In addition to the work of bringing order
out of the chaos of splintered poles and
: broken and twisted wires, our crews must
perform construction job which is esti-
mated to be the equivalent of erecting a COM
pletely new heavy-duty telephone lne-of
5O-foot poles, with six crossarms to the pole
and ten wires to the crossarm-approxi-
mately 400 miles long, or from Memphis to
New Orleans
The total cost of restoring our lines in
Mississippi to normal will be close to million
dollars! This represents tremendous finan-
clal loss to our company and makes our lob
of financing additional facilities and new
rural projects even more difficult than it
has been in the past
Praise For Our Field Men
We cannot heap too much praise upon the
big force of Southern Bell field men-our
own Mississippians and the hundreds from
other states-who started work in near-zero
weather and have continued to put forth
their utmost efforts for the longest possible
hours every day and will continue to do so
until the big job is finished-with no thought
Of personal discomfort or danger-sustained
by their devotion to the ideal of the nation
wide Bell Telephone family which is the best
in telephone service always.
We know you appreciate the arduous and
unceasing work of the loyal men in the field
and they and all other Southern Bell people
are sustained in this big job by the belief
that you will say as kind things about US
during the present emergency as you have
said during the past five years as we carried
on our 45 million dollar construction job that
raised the number of Southern Bell SUBJ
scribers in Mississippi from 1856 in 1915
to 219.145 as of January 1, 1851.
7E. Havsu
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-02-15
Subscription Rotes

Anywhere Holmes County $500 Outside Holmes County $3.50
&erEd class matter at the Post Office at Duran
Mississippi, under the act of March 8, 1879
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-18

A young American convicted of espionage in Switzerland - Charles Davis - may fly back to the United States today. He was convicted Of spying on American diplomats for Senator Joseph Mccarthy. Davis iail term was shorter than the period he already had spent in jail awaiting trial, so technically he was free at once.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-18

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 FRIDAY MORNING AND
 AFTERNOON
 Sign or 7:C0-Sur,rise Serenade.
 7:05-Local Weather.
 7:30-News.
 8:cc--Morning Thought.
 8.10-News Headlines.
 8:25-Weather. 9:o0-Music for Missus. 9:3C-Forecast. 9:35-Trio Time 9:45-GEORGE FISHER -CBS. l0:00-News. I0:o5-Milady's Memo. 10.30-Antell Program. :00-Standard School. 11:30-ARTHUR GODFREY -CBS, 2:OC-Forecasts. 12:05-Salon Serenade. 12:15-News. 2:30-Organ Interlude. REGENERATION TO LEARN
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-06-28
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
81

National Monument Monday,
June 25, during observance of
the 18th Anniversary of Gus
ter's last stand:
1t is indeed inspiring to stand
on this halloWed ground where
so many brave men have made
the supreme sacrifice. In a
fierce struggle against over
Whelming odds several hundred
men of the Seventh United
States cavalry fought and died.
They We're not lured by ambi-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-06-28

own country, even in this pa
triotic community, unless and
until it is clearly confronted
by greater faith and stronger
appeal in the fields of human
endeavor. This occasion affords
an appropriate time for all of
us to examine our pattern of
living and to rededicate our
lives in service to loved ones, to
country and to God. Either we
Americans believe in our ma
tons destiny and selflessly and
vigilantly protect the principles
of freedom, or we must yield
ANONYMOUSLY to people Of
stronger appeal and of greater
faith.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-06-28
ST. Xuvier News

Mrs. C.. A. Wort of Hardin
and Miss Barbara King were
Sunday guests Of Mrs. John
Reno.
Mr.. and Mrs. &C.. G. Poison
and family were Hardin shop
pers Saturday.
The Upper Big Horn Home
Demonstration Club met Thurs
day June IA with Mrs. John
Reno at the home of Mrs. r
C. Willett. Twelve ladies were
present.
"A number Of st. Xavier peo-
pie attended the 18th anniver-
Sary of the Custer Battlefield
national cemetery Monday.
Most everyone is busy hay
ing now but the work is some
what delayed by the frequent
local showers this past week
Mrs. william Schaller Of
Lodge Grass has been visiting
friends here.
Despite the busy season
quite a number from our COM
munity attended the rodeo in
Hardin Sunday and Monday.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-06-28

common denOm1natOr can be
found if nations and neoples
are imbued with the same una
nimity of purpose that actuateS
us in these United States.
Military force has never bv
itself solved permanently inter-
national frictionS or problems,
ad in my judgment never will.
Moreover, Military force alone
will never solve the theological
conflict that now endangers
world peace. We must penetrate
the clouds of fear and uncer-
tainty that enShroud the world
today. We must reach the
hearts and minds of all peoples
lin order to convince them of
Americas peaceful and unSelf-
iSh motives. We must dispel
suspicion and remove diStruSt
by proving conclusively to the
world that our intentions are
honorable and that we are de-
termined to protect the free
domS for which we have Sacri-.
feed so much. We have learned
from bitter experience that
peoples are not always the
masters of their destiny. Some
times they are controlled by ir-
rational and INSCRIPTIONS in
dividualS whose lust for power
has overbalanced their sense of
reason. When people are miSin-
formed, or completely denied
factual information, their iudg-
mentS can be so impaired that
a slight misunderstanding can
be magnified to inflame their
passions. Mutual suspicion then
replaces mutual confidence:
rule by force supplants rule by
law. "...
Communist leaders have gen.
Grated an effective psychic
social force by the promise of a
good life to the So-called under
privileged of the world. So pow
erful is this appeal to the
masses, it blinds millions of
followers to the fact that the
oppression and terror of COM
munism are living proof that
it's promises are false and can
never be fulfilled.
Although communism is NOR
ally bankrupt, it is dangerous
to discount the force already
created by despotic leaders.
Against this force we must pit
our strength founded on cen
turtles of faith-faith in the
dignity of the individual-faith
in a sense of moral values
faith in God. Communism poses
the dual threat of powerful
armed assault from without
combined with an insidiouS
poisoning of minds from within.
This pattern has varied little
in the long, tragic history of
totalitarian regimes.
The communists claim their
movement is the true revolution
against oppression and priva-
ton. I say the real peoples rev.
olution is the American revolu-
ton which began in this coun-
try some $50 years ago. Harsh
in it's demands of yigilence and
self sacrifice on the part of
those who pursue truth and lib
erty, but rich in reward, the
American revolution has raised
mans social and economic hori-
IONS to undreamed of heights.
America continues to offer linn
itleSS opportunities for estab-
fishing and maintaining a
world in which men can live
in peace and dignity.
The world has undergone
drastic changes during the past
century due to the force of.
ideas and the convictions Of
men. Communism will enjoy
success everywhere, even in our
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-06-28
DESERVE LESS

LABOR RESERVE - Iron
M Mof to 1900 in late M va Of
new nevis reI war IL, Chairman ~.
Mefi Miller of the state un nem-
zoe ,,a m Compensation COM
mission has reported; 7sn fewer
The number was 2,aoG ie and
than the previous moIiIai Mav
3 si 4 below the reserve N May
1850, Miller said. II
or IN state payrolls May oa 70
there were $4,000 WoIkeiS' mn
above a year ago aiiu M
aboad If those for last Aprli.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-06-28
DEDICATION SET

Gov. John w. Bonner has set
Aug. "a as dedication day for
the new Montana Pioneers and
Veterans Memorial building in
Helena.
The dedication will be held
during the annual meeting of
the Society of Montana Pioneers
and the Sons and Daughters
Of Montana Pioneers.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-06-28
Text ofAddress
By wedemeyer
ANNIVERSARY

Following is the text of an
address by Gen. Albert G. Wede-
meyer, commander Sixth Army,
delivered at Custer Battlefield
Evening star., 1951-11-06

Evening news broadcast di-
rect from The Stars news
room, Monday through Friday
over Stations WMAL and
WMAL-FM: 6 pm.
Evening star., 1951-11-06

Variations and Fuge on a Theme
BY Handel Opus, a."
800, WMAL-Town Meeting: Nor
man Cousins, DR.. Theodore NJ
Green, DR.. Crane Brinton and Maj
Gen. Leslie r. Groves discuss
"Are We Teaching People to Think ~
1890, WRC - Playhouse: The
drama is The Shop Around the
Corner" with Richard Greene and
Mary Finnerty.
10:45 WMAL-Election Results
Henry Muslin reports from The
Star newsroom on Virginia and
Montgomery County returns.
Television Today.
800, WTOP-Frank Sinatra Show:
Jackie Gleason visits.
500, WNBW - Star Theater
Vaughan Monroe and Carmen Mi
randa are guests.
$3.50. WTTG-Keep Posted: Rear
Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias and
Joseph w. Ballantine discuss What
Next in Korea"
$780,. WTTG-Cosmopolitan The
ater: Susan Douglas is starred in
Lost Concerto"
900, WNBW-Fireside Theater,
John Mitchum, Leonard Freeman
and John Warburton are featured
in Big Night in Boonetown.
$3.50, WTOP - Suspense: The
dramatization is Halsted Welles
adaptation of "Moonf1eet."
$3.50, WNBW-Circle Theater: Will
liam Eythe and Constance Ford stal
in Fog Station"
Evening star., 1951-11-06
HighIights
Radio Today.

500, WRC-Cavalcade of America
Ginger Rogers stars in 100 Boiled
Shirts"
$3.50, WRC-Hollywood Theater:
Edmund Gwinn heads the cast OF
"Mr. Maggs."
900, WASH-Concert: Cuban Pi-
anist Santos Ojeda plays Bach's
"Toccata in D Major" and Brahms
Evening star., 1951-11-06

Exception-None of the above
complaint is intended to apply to
Dorothy Shay. the Park Avenue
Hillbillie. She sang a song on the
Benny show called I'm That Little
Western Town Called Beverly
Hills" and she is absolutely Won
derful.
Evening star., 1951-11-06

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Evening star., 1951-11-06
By Horry Macarthur

Iudu dIlQ p3ttlIlS IL dSdlIlSt tlle uu-
Ipressive stage dignity of Helen
Traubel. Miss Truman seems to
join the fun to be a good sport,
whereas Miss Traubel collapses
Into ragtime with obvious relish.
There are, of course. millions of
people who are not enough Of the
extrovert to give their all to make
other people laugh, and Miss Tru-
man can't be blamed if she is one
of them.
It can't be said that Miss Tru-
man was not shown to best adj
vantage Saturday. II she had to
be on TV comedy show, NBC
showed excellent judgment in
pairing her with Durante. A truly
beloved clown, he Is q man with
out malice and one with a vast
show business skill. He brought
Miss Truman much more carefully
than many another might have
through her solo, comedy skit
Iand the concluding duet titled
I"Margaret. That Well-Dressed
Gal"
Even so, the end result was the
thought that maybe she'd better
stick to her singing.
Backslider-Jack Benny made
his television debut last year with
a show which satisfied very few
people. then went to work on i'm
proving things. found himself in
situation comedy and concluded
his TV season on high note. In
view Of this. it was surprising.
almost astounding, to find him on
Sunday night tWTOP-TV-7:30
PM right back where he started
last year.
There are things, he should
know. which haven't changed dur
ing theI summer and which no
amount of wishful thinking can
change. Adding visual aids to a
radio show does not make a tele-
vision show. and neither does
turning cameras on a man per-
forming for studio audience
make a television show.
With many an entertainer
performance like this would only
make you shrug and twist the
channel celector with no sense of
loss, but in Bennys case it makes
you fumingly angry to the point
of incoherence. He has a rarely
fine skill for comedy that tele-
vision certainly can use.
There was moment in this
generally unreWarding show, for
instance, that was as funny as
any of its type any one has done
yet on TV. During his opening
Benny was interrupted in mid
joke by Bob Crosby. who came on,
said a few words. ordered the
scenery adjusted. sang a song and
departed, all without a word or
glance in the comics direction.
Benny held long look after him
for seconds that seemed to stretch
into minutes, then turned and fin
ished his joke.
No other comedian in the busi-
ness would have believed a look
could have been held that long, or
would have dared try it. But
Benny, the past master of timing,
made it good for a howl of
laughter.
He was pretty funny. too. on
Sunday, as the laconic fiddle
playing leader of a ragtag hill
billy band. But for the most part
he was still doing a vaudeville
show for a few hundred people
whose applause he could hear, al
lowing a few million televiewers to
eavesdrop nervously. Benny's never
going to make his mark in tele-
vision if he continues to make us
feel guilty about watching him.
/ y * y
Exception-None of the above
complaint is intended to apply to
Dorothy Shay. the Park Avenue
Hillbillie. She sang a song on the
Benny show called I'm That Little
Western Town Called Beverly
Hills" and she is absolutely won-
derful.