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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
Murry Stevens Rites
Ire Held Today
Netireo ~ employee
Passes Wednesday
After Iona Illness

Funeral services for Theodore
hurry Stevens will be held this
Thursday afternoon at 2:3O in
the First Baptist Church in Du-
rant. The Rev. c. M. Day will
officiate. Burial will be in Miz-
pah cemetery with Southern in
charge of arrangements.
Mr.. Stevens, retired employee
of the Illinois Central Railroad.
died on Wednesday, January Is,
at the &c hospital in New Or
leans. He had been in failing
health for several years.
A native of Holmes county
he was born August 20, 1881 near
Durant. He was a Mason and an
Eastern Star. He was a conse-
Grated member of the Durant Bap-
fist church.
He is survived by one sister,
Mrs. Hattie Cooper of Millsaps
College and one niece, Miss Ruth
Cooper of Jackson.
Active pallbearers were Robert
Ray, Leon Engelmann, ]. D.
Cooper, Hubert Cooper, Ed How
ell, and Gordon Allen.
Honorary pallbearers were the
members of his Sunday school
class.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
Methodist Churches
Make Plans For
EvangeIistic Missions

The Methodist Churches of MIG
slssippi are preparing for a great
simultaneous Mission on Evan
gelism throughout the state dug
ing the month of March (fr0m
March 1-9 in the Mississippi Con-
ference and March 22-30 in tie
North Mississippi Conferenes).
The plan involves bringing about
700 visiting pastors from sar-
rounding states to assist the 49C
Mississippi ministers in visitatiOr
and preaching evangelism c-u<
sades in over LOO Methodist;
churches. The Evangelistic Misr
sion will be climaxed on Sunday,
March 9, in the Mississippi Con-
ference when seven mass meet.
lngs will be held simultaneously
throughout the conference. Ths
North Mississippi climax will
come on Sunday, March 30, with
a meeting in each of the six dis
trictS.
Another highlight will be fous-
teen youth rallies to be carried
out on Saturday evenings, Marcts
l and March %, in strategic Gen.
tiers over the state. An atterGS
ance of $4,000 youths and spous~
sors is expected.
"A third feature of the crusade
will be the fourteen schools et
evangelism for pastors, unoer tn
leadership of outstanding MINIS.
tiers from many parts of ti., ga.
ton. In the schools the paste 4
will be trained in the new teeb.s
niques for visitation evanpelisns
pulpit evangelism and member
ship assimilation.
Bishop Marvin A. Franklin Of
the Jackson area will addra.c
the schools of evangelism simuf-
taneously by special radio hook
up.
The executive director of the
movement is the Rev. DR.. l.. G.,
jacobs OF Nashville, Tenn, at
associate secretary of the Gen.
eral Board of Evangelism of tbs
Methodist Church. The Missfs~
sippi United Eyangelistic Mss
sion IS one OF several comparable
programs being sponsored by
the Methodist church throughout
the nation. The purpose is to
create new interest among in
active members and go out 10
WIN new persons for the Christian
way of life. The visitation pro
gram Will utilize great numbers
OF laymen in the calling.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
Widow And Mother
Of Man Stabbed
Here Visits Duront

Mrs. Letha Darnell of Havt;
Mo-, was visitor in Durant and
Lexington this week.
Mrs. Darnell, young mother of
four children ranging in age from
3 to nine years, was investigat-
ing the circumstances of the death
of her husband, Charles DarneIl
Missouri produce driver, who was
stabbed to death in Durant De-
cember 9Th.
She was accompanied by her
husbands mother, Mrs. c. L.
Grinds and stepfather, Mr..
Grinds of Arkansas.
Carroll Lowery, l8-year-old
youth, is being held in the Holmes
county Jail now charged with
murder in connection with Oar
nell's death. Lowry admitted the
stabbing to officers but did not
reveal circumstances of the case
He had been a Durant resident
about two weeks, according to
reports, having come here to work
at the Jack Of Diamonds, night
spot south of Durant on Highway
81.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
Holmes Cagers Take
Lead In Association
Boys And Girls
Are On Top In
Conference PIoy

Holmes Junior College cagers
have been able to win from all
corners in the association in games
played through January IL.
Holmes and East Mississippi of
Scooba led the boys division, and
Holmes and Kinds are at the top
in the girls division.
Coach Frank Branch has done
a magnificent job with practic-
ally new group of boys to work
with this season. He had only
three men with experience from
last season. Billy Bigby, center;
Bobby McPhail, guard and DON
aid Phillips, forward are the
hold-overs from the 1950-51 sea-
son. The girls team has several
players from last season, and have
an alvin record in the first nine
conference games played during
the first half of the season. The
defensive work of three expert
enced guards have been able to
hold up the teams in several close
defensive games. This was parti-
cularly true last week in the 90
70 win from Northeast of Boone
vile, last years champions, and
Saturday night against Itawambs
of Fulton was a repeat of the fine
defensive work of the previous
nights game with Northeast. The
Holmes girls won 28-l5 from TIA
wanda.
Outstanding on defense for the
Holmes girls, are three in parti-
cular who are due special men
ton, namely, Polly Jordan, Her
mic PUNK, and Faye Graham, all
veterans from last season. In the
boys play the work of Billy Big
by, Donald Phillips and Willard
Davis has been very good. es-
pecially their ability to take the
ball off the backboards.
Numbered among the Holmes
victims are: Perkinston 90, North
west .(2), Sunflower, Pearl River,
Jones and Itawamba.
The girls have in addition a
win from Northeast to make their
record even more impressive with
a 80 win and loss record in the
games played through Saturday
night, JAN II. Northeast is in
eligible 70 field boys team this
season for &c play in Mississippi
due to the use of an ineligible
player last season. Holmes bows
played Arkansas Junior Agricul-
tural College quint from Beehe
on the same card and won Tag
at Goodman Friday night.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
Night Club Patrons Arrested For Possession
VI Liquor And Drunkenness During Raids
Made BY Law Enforcement Officers Saturday
Sui'ty Pleos entered-Fines Paid;
Sheriff Byrd Says Roids Will
Cont'nue-Worns Gamblers, Women

w. F. Comfort of Kosciusko. q
patron at the Rainbow Garden
was arrested for possession OF
w1iskey in raid conducted Sat
urday night by Sheriff Richard
F. Byrd accompanied by Deputies
Ellis E. Wynn, John Pat Malone
George Floyd, Andrew Smith,
and Constables Audis Hathcock
and w. E. Grace.
Also arrested was S. A. Swim
ney, about SIS, Of Attala county.
Mr.. Swinney was placed in the
Holmes county Jail in Lexington
charged with drunkenness at the
Hillside Inn, on a raid conduct
ed by the officers the same night.
Hector McKinnon, about 70. of
Attala county, was also arrested
for public drunkenness Saturday
evening following the raid at the
Hillside Inn and was placed in
the Holmes county Jail, officers
said. According to reports Mr..
McKinnon was Staggering" down
the highway having fled the Hill
side Inn when it was raided.
Comfort paid fine of $25 and
costs and both Swinney and Nc
kinnon each paid fines of $40
and costs in JP court in Durant
Monday presided over by Judge
E. B. Guess.
Seven Places Haided
The Rainbow Garden and Hill
side were two Of seven places
raided Saturday night by Sheriff
Byrd and his officers. Other
places raided were the Jack of
Diamonds, on Highway 81 south
OF Durant where Lexington man
was found dead week before:
The Spot, a negro night club on
IL near Durant; J. c.
manages place near West on
81; the Fire Club a ne
gro night club near Durant; and
A. l.. McNair's place on Highway
IL just inside Durant city limits. |
Both the Spot and the Jack of
Diamonds were visited twice by
making the raids - early
n the evening and again around
Nothing was found at either
place. One-half case of assorted
was found and taken
lust off the premises at the Spot. !
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
Miss Lula H. BeaII
Rites Held Sunday
Member Of Well
Known Holmes Family
Passes Suddenly

Coming as a great shock to a
wide circle of friends was the
death of Miss Lula Henrietta
Beall, member of an old Holmes
family, who died at her residence
in Lexington Saturday, January
IL, of heart attack. She had
been in apparently good health.
Funeral services were held on
Sunday in the B. S. Beall. Jr
residence with the Rev. J. H
kyzar OF Greenwood, assisted by
the Rev. P. D. Bragg, officiating.
Southern was in charge of burial.
A native of Holmes county, Miss
Beall was born in 1873. She was
"a graduate of Lexington Nor
NAL College and a member of
the Baptist Church.
Survivors are one brother, B.
S. Beall, Jr. and three sisters,
Mrs. j. S. Watson, Mrs. H. l..
Nichols, and Mrs. j. B. Walton,
all of Lexington
Pallbearers were: Louie Beall
Nichols, John Stewart Watson, Jr.
Rayford Watson, Daniel Watson,
Malcolm Watson, Julian Watson,
H. l.. Nichols, Jr., B. S. Beall,
III, and Major I. r. King, Jr.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17

Jackson Daily News Monday had
this to say:
During the past week many
local newspapers carried state
ments from newly-installed sher-
ifs saying that they will not toll
crate liquor selling or gambling
in their respective Jurisdictions.
Even when the saying has the
ring of sincerity there is cause for
sidewise head-wagging. 1t so
happens that, in most instances,
bootleggers and gamblers are
much smarter than sheriffs and
ere many months pass law en-
forcement officers grow weary of
the chase, especially after they
have seen juries ignore the
strongest sort Of evidence and
quickly return verdicts of &C.
quittal."
Major, you sound awfully cyni-
cal.
But there's a measure of truth
in what you say about sheriffs
growing weary after many mon
tbs of work goes for naught be-
cause juries ignore the evidence
gathered and return verdicts of
acouittal. This thing has hap
pened in Holmes county time and
time again. It's enough to dis
courage the strongest-hearted Of
ficers.
Here's where our Supervisors
can help.
Our supervisors have absolute
authority in making up jury lists.
These lists should contain the
names of every qualified male
elector in the county who are
not convicted criminals.
Too many of our citizens have
never even been called for jury
duty.
Our Supervisors can perform &
great service to our county ano
help back up our new sheriff a
! the same time by thoroughly
purging and revamping the jury
rolls in their respective beats anc
making sure all qualified men il
each beat are on the roll.
These lists are made up in April
How about it, Mr.. Supervisor?
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
Eight Persons Cleared
Of Murder Charges
Autopsies Show
Victims Died From
Natural Causes

Eight people in the Holmes
county jail for questioning in con-
nectlon with two mysterious
deaths in Durant nearly two
weeks ago have been released
following a report of autopsies
that the two people died appar-
emily from natural causes.
Those released were Winnie
Pearl Blaylock, Mrs. Jessie Keith.
Freddie Mcbride, Bernel Mcbride
Jessie Keith, Leon Russell, all
held for murder in connection
with the death of Harvey Bill
Sanford, an Owens Wells man
found dead in a booth at the
Jack of Diamonds night club
south of Durant Jan. 6.
The others released were Gail
Brown and Katherine Richeman.
employees of Club IL, also south
OF Durant, held for questioning
IN the death of Mrs. Mary Maui
del Burnett, also an employee at
club IL. The women were re-
turning from trip to jackson
when Mrs. Burnette repeatedly
became ill. After unsuccessfullv
trying to find a doctor in Good
man they drove to Durant where
she was pronounced dead upon
arrival at DR.. Roy L. Smiths
office.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
Divorce Cases Heard
In Choncery Court

Twelve to fifteen divorce cases
were heard this week in
Holmes county Chancery Court.
They were about equally divided
between white and colored.
Chancellor c. D. Williams pre-
sided at the court which lasted
two days. Miss Anita Derden,
court reporter, Chancery Clerk
P. H. Williams and Sheriff Rich
ard F. Byrd were in their respec-
tive places.
Court was recessed Tuesday un-
til January 81.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
Holmes CottIemen To
Hold Meeting Jan. %

All cattlemen in Holmes coun-
ty are urged to attend a meet
ing of the Holmes County Cat
tlemen's Association that will be
held Monday, January %, at TOO
pm. at the courthouse in Lex
ington.
Whether you have one COW or
one hundred coNs and are inter
es.ed in the cattle business your
presence at this meeting is sought
An outstanding authority on
cattle raising will be principal
speaker.
For further information read
this paper next week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
n. l. Harrington
Is Top Salesman

H. L. Harrington of Durant.
formerly owner of CITY Drug
store, has again won a top sales
position in the Kremers- Urban
Company, wholesale drug firm of
Milwaukee.
Last year Mr.. Harrington was
one OF the leading statesmen for
TINS firm in his first year of en-
ployment. His many friends will
be interested to know he has won
the honor for the second conse-
cutive year.
AS result of his record, Mr..
Herrlngton won an all-expense
trip to Milwaukee where he will
participate in forming sales
policies for the company.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
Heart Disease IS
Nation S No. | Killer
Rotorions Hear ToIk
BY n. J. Mossie
OF State Bouvd

Hearts disease, the nations
number one killer, was discusses
at Tuesdays Rotary meeting BY
H. j. Massie of the Mississipuf
State Board of Health. Mr.. Mas
sic was introduced by Butler T.
Moore, January program chair>>
man.
MIR. Massie discussed the vari~
Gus types of heart disease and
said there were three principal
types, each accounting for ars,
proximately 80 per cent of the
total deaths from heart disease,
These were rheumatic, springing
from some form of rheumatic fe-
yer and usually affecting younger
people, high blood pressure af-
fecting the middle-aged groups
and coronary thrombosis which
usually hits people moro ad-
vanced in years.
Actually there are as many as
II kinds of heart diseases accord
ing to doctors, Mr.. Massie said.
He explained the eGucationai
program now being carried or
by the State Board of Health and
his particular work in connec-
tlon with presenting the program
to the schools throughout the
state. Great progress has been
made in this field he said during
the first year of the program but
"a great deal of work remains to
be done.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
Mississippi State
Alumni To Meet

Mississippi State alumni are
requested to attend meeting to
be held in Yazoo City at the
Tenderloin Grill Friday at TOO
pm. There will be a Dutch sup
per with no reservations requir-
ed.
Alumni from Holmes, Yazoo
and Humphreys counties are ex-
pected to be present at this meet
ing and anyone interested in 60
ing who does not have way is
asked to contact David B. Miles
in Lexington or DR.. c. E. Patton
in Durant,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
pickens Youth Now
Serves In Korea

With the 7th Infantry Division
n Korea - Pfc Rudolph Davis
%. whose wife, Lille, lives on
Route I Box 80. PickenS. is serv-
ing with the 7th Infantry Divi-
sion on the Korean front.
A veteran unit of the Korean
fighting. the division recently has
been engaged in patrol activity
along the snowy eaSt-central
front.
Davis, an ammunition bearer
with the 32nd Infantry Regiment.
entered the Army in June 1851
md has been awarded the Ko-
rean Service Ribbon with one
'ampaign star and the Combat
Tnfantryman Badge.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
Birthday Club
Honors Mesdomes
AIsbury-Stonnord

The members Of the Birthday
Club met in the home of Mrs. J,
D. Alsbury Tuesday evening to
celebrate the birthday of Mrs.
Alsbury and Mrs. Alden Stannarc
After most delicious supper
and the reading of the original
birthday poems, Tripoli was en-
joyed by Mrs. Alsbury, Mrs,
Stannard, Mrs. j. G. Ashe, Mrs.
J. M. Howard, Mrs. Eugene Cole.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pugh Winborn. Mr..
H. B. Sargent, Mrs. Leila Guess
and Mrs. z. C. Bacon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17

way over there. Maybe they will
catch up with me sometimes soon.
| hope so.
Tell Dad and Joe hello. I'll try
TO get home as soon as l get out
of here in a week or so.
Love,
William
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
NEGRO ARRESTED

George Presley, colored, was ar
rested for drunkenness and seek
ing unlawful entry, in Durant
Saturday night by Sheriff Byrd
and other Holmes officials. Pres
ley was apprehended as he SOU
ght to enter the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph McGeehee on High
way 81 north. He was turned
over to. city authorities for pro-
secution.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
J. C. LAYNE ARRESTED

j. u. Layne was arrested by
Sheriff Richard F. Byrd in The
Spot, negro night club near Du-
rant, on a charge of public
drunkenness Wednesday morning
and is in the Holmes county Jail.
Sheriff Byrd wass in The Spot
on other business when Layne
came in obviously under the in
flueace of liquor, the Holmes Of
ficer said.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
Questions Customers

According to reports Sheriff
Byrd questioned patrons at the
various night spots asking their
names and where they were from.
In some cases he warned young
people about the type of place
they were in and said he didn't
want to catch them again.
Issues Warning
Sheriff Byrd in an interview
with the writer today said: 81
want everyone in Holmes coun-
ty to understand distinctly these
raids are not being made for just
a few days or a few weeks. They
VIII be continued for my entire
four-year term of office.
Il feel extremely fortunate in
having a fine group of deputies
and constables to help me in
my job. We want just one thing
that is to clean up Holmes coun-
W oiiu hSSp IL cream.
There will be no so-called pro-
lection for any group or special
group OF persons as far as these
raids are concerned. There will
be no 'kingpin' or big shot i'm
mune from the raids.
Those we have not raided to
date are hereby notified that we
VIII be to see you, just give us
time, and those we have raided
are warned that we will be back
again and again."
Gamblers Women
Sheriff Byrd also made specific
mention Of gamblers and women
working in the various road
houses of the county. He said:
i want you to know that RI
know who you are - and realize
right now your number is up.
Our county does not want YOU.
In reference to you women
who work, or claim to be work.
ng IN these joints, dives or So
allied tourist courts this is a
warming: Do not let your oper- |
ator hide you behind an apron, a
griddle or a social So
curity number we will not
tolerate your presence in Holmes
county any longer"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
Returns To Memphis

Mrs. Sam Birmingham has re-
turned to Memphis to be with
her son, John Clifton St. Clair,
who remains patient in the Vet
Grams Hospital since his accident
some time ago.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
Visits Here

Visits Here
Mrs. w. L. Sanders of Column
bus came Monday and carried her
father. Mr.. H. B. Sargent and
Mrs. j. G. Ash back home with
her to spend the week. She and
Mr.. Sanders are attending a
Pan-Am meeting in New Orleans
this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
HJC Visitors

Miss Josephine Barranco came
up Tuesday afternoon from Holm
es Junior College and brought
four friends to spend the night
with her after completing exams.
The visitors were Faye Snazely.
Louise Chamblee, Marjorie Cook
and Joy White.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17
Lexington Youth
In Naval Hospital

Sergeant William p. Norwood,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. D. p. Nor
wood of Lexington, is in a naval
hospital near Oakland, Calf, re-
covering from injuries received
in action in Korea, according to
letter received by his parents.
The Lexington youth, 81, has
been in Korea with the u. S. Ma
rine Corps since July of last
summer and this letter was the
first time his parents had heard
from him since October and the
first knowledge they had that he
had been wounded.
Sgt. Norwood enlisted in the
Marines in November, 194l, and
has served there since. He had
distinguished record of service
during World War II when he
participated in four major cam
paigns in the Pacific.
The many friends OF the Nor
wood family hope that the re-
covery of their son will be COM
plete and that he will be able to
visit them soon.
Williams letter to his family
+ follows:
U. S. N. Hospital BOB
Oakland IA, Calf.
January Is, 1852
Dearest Mama:
How are you and everyone at
home? ! am faring pretty well
at this time. Don't get worried
about my being here at the hos
pital, there's nothing wrong with
me. Am just here to have my
feet and legs checked over, can't
get around as well as / could in
my younger days, you know. l
may be here a week or so then
may get to come home, don't
know yet.
/ just got back to the U. S. A.
Flew all the way back. Was glad
to get out of Korea fer the snow
was getting rather deep there.
Came back to have a foot doc
tor work on my feet. Nothing
serious. You know l never could
walk too well, in the past few
years that is. May end up get
ting some sort of special made
arch supports or l won't be able
to keep going in the same man.
ner as ] have in the past. It's
really not bad at all. Just have
lot of trouble getting around
in the rough country at night
I will know in a couple of days
whether I'll be able to get out Of
here and back to Mississippi. I'll
try my luck at Pensacola, Fla,
again. 1t is the closest station l
can get to Lexington. Don't think
I'll have to go back overseas in
near future. After you get back
here they check you over and
over so many times you get dizzy
from running around in circles.
guess it's the best though. Sup
pose it will take about week
before I'm finished with trotting
from one place to another.
This place is scattered all over
several acres. Out in the country
about ten miles from Oakland and
San Francisco. It's been raining
here ever since l arrived and the
place is about flooded. guess
it will stop soon, then we can see
some of that sunshine again.
got your card and one from
J. p. and Wilma. Haven't gotten
the presents though. Am glad
YOU didn't send anything. 1t is
% easy to get lost overseas. Dot
shouldn't have sent me any stuff
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-01-17

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