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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-29
'Duront Womon's Club
Anniversary Tuesday

The Woman's Club celebrated
oath anniversary Tuesday, Oc-
tyber 81, with a luncheon at Ho-
tel Durant.
me club members were greet
ed in the lounge by the hosteSses
Tor the occasion, Mrs r. c. Ell
more, Mrs. j. M. Howard and
Mrs. Reedy Mcclellan, and usher
ed into the beautifully decorated
dining room.
Trailing green's formed a
background for unusual arrange
ments of giant golden marigolds
and palmetto palms. Flat ar
Judgements of the same decor
ated the table. Each place was
marked with a King Alfred daft
-odil bulb attractively wrapped
in club colors, green and gold, and
attached to a place card.
Mrs. A. L. Stevens gave the
invocation after which a deli
cious luncheon was beautifully
served.
Mrs. Elmore welcomed the
guests and gave brief history
of the club. Mrs. A. l.. Stevens,
the only charter member, was
recognized.
A telegram from Mrs. Lucille
..weeny extending congratula-
tons and best wishes to the club
and expressing regret that she
Wa, unable to attend the lunch
Ger. was read by Mrs. j. M. How
ard.
Royce Ann Smith did song
and dance, Tea For Two" ac-
companied by Mrs. R. E. Irby,
il. Mrs. C. E. Patton delighted
N, guests with number on the
Larmonica. Mrs. Irby and Mrs.
Roy Smith sang when Irish
Eyes Are Smiling" accompanied
by Mrs. w. E. McCune on the
guitar. Mrs. Howard served as
master CT ceremonies for this
delightful program.
This happy occasion was con-
Guided with the singing of the
club song with Mrs. c. A. Dos
ter at the piano.
Club members who attended
the meeting were: Miss Annie
Mcintyre, Miss Mamie Clark,
Mrs. c. A. Doster, Mrs. R. c. Ell
more, Mrs. w. A. Henley, Mrs.
j. M. Howard, Miss Elba Huhnph-
lies, Mrs. T. S. HUMPHREYS, Mrs.
Wiley HUMPHREYS, Mrs. r. E.
Irby, Jr., Mrs. w. E. McCune,
Mrs. Reedy Mcclellan, Mrs. H. j.
Montgomery, Mrs. c. E. Patton,
Mrs. A. l.. Stevens, Mrs. Phil
Wilson and Mrs. Roy Smith.
Hostesses for the luncheon were.
Mrs. R. c. Elmore, Mrs. J. M.
Howard, Mrs. Reedy Mcclellan,
Mrs. Lucille Sweeny, and Miss
EStelle Turner.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-29

A Philadelphia baby became
a telephone shareholder when only
half an hour old. His aunt pur-
chased FIVE shares in his name,
making him one Of the more than
q million investors whose money
is used to expand and improve
telephone facilities throughout the
nation.
Who knows? Eome of biz dol
lars may have gone to make up
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-29
Mrs. Frank Edwards
Hostess On Wednesday
To 10th Century

The Twentieth Century Club
held its regular meeting in the
home of Mrs. Frank Edwards on
last Wednesday.
Miss George Mcintyre, pro-
gram leader for the afternoon,
used legislation as her general
theme. After the roll call the
devotional truth, was given by
Mrs. P. H. Winborn. $50 You're
Going To Court" was presented
by Mrs. w. E. Howell.
Miss Mcintyre then introduced
Mrs. Gore, a representative, who
gave an interesting and timely
report on Impending Legisla-
ton"
The hostess served ice cream
and cake to the members and
number of guests from Durant
and Sturgis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-29
Piano Honor Roll
Listed This Week

Mrs. l.. c. Lipsey lists the fol-
lowing students who practiced
the required time the past six
weeks: jeanette Englemann,
Care. Englemann, Kay Clements,
Margaret Rush, Virginia Rush,
Sauna Fortson, Carmille McCul-
lock, Shirley Howard, Sandra
Hawkins, Reobe Love, Edwin
Sudduth, Margaret McGehee,
Erbie Barefoot, Caroline Brown,
Joan Robertson.
Billy Ruth Dickerson, Betty
Sue Worrell, Judy Worrell, Bev-
erly Blanton, Sue O'Briant, Jane
Conn, Betty 10 Mcclellan, Shar-
ron Daniel, "Stumpy" Daniel,
'Carlene Brown, Royce Smith,
Sue Collins, Patsy McNair, Anna
Faith Maurejohn and Maribeth
Penton.
Charlotte Pinkard, Jimmy Lois
McNeer, Lucy Dickerson and Bill
Mcclellan.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-29
Mrs. J. w. Howell Is
Hostess 10 G0mmos
On October ~

On THURSDAY, october End,
Mrs. j. w. Howell was hostess to
the Gamma Literary Club.
Mrs. w. f. Thomas, substituting
for Miss Daisy May Daniel, led
the program on international
Affairs"
For the meditation Mrs. c. H.
Blanton, Jr read President Els
enhower's favorite prayer
Each member answered roll call
with interesting and Informative
world news.
Mrs. J. A. Johnson in her dis
cussion Freedom For All Man
kind" said that the leadership
on the part of the United States
is matter of concern to all ma
tions and that in our diplomatic
relations we must shun moral
compromise and the surrender of
basic principles.
Mrs. H. L. Herrington's re-
marks on Peace Through
Strength" reminded us of the
need of world understanding and
national cooperation in order to
have world peace.
During the business session,
Mrs. l.. A. Clements made sug-
gestions that resulted in a con-
test between the members that
will earn money to be used for
the Mamie Rhyme Scholarship
fund
Druing the social hour the hos
tess served refreshments to thir-
teen members and one guest,
Mrs. c. G. Van Keuren.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-29
Kitu Denise AIdy
Born October n

Mr.. and Mrs. Lamar Aldy are
the proud parents of baby girl
Rita Denise, born Wednesday, Oc-
tober 81 at the District II Hospi-
tai. The baby weighed eight
pounds, one ounce on arrival.
The maternal grandparents are
Mr.. and Mrs. George Downer OF
Yazoo City and Mrs. Hilda Aldy
OF Durant is the paternal grand
mother.
Mother and baby are at home
and are doing nicely.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-29
Community Hospital

Mrs. W., ]. DeLoach, Durant
Ken McRae, Goodman
Larry Day, Durant
W. B. King, Durant
Mrs. Edward Hodges, Durant
Mrs. Bernice Rodgers, Durant
Mrs. J. P. Moore, Durant
Mr.. D. j. Ford, Goodman
Colored Pdtients
Bonnie Rounds, Durant
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-29
w dshington Visitors

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mont
gomery of Washington, D. c. are
visiting Mrs. R. E. Rosson, ST.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Montgom-
cry and other relatives in Durant
this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-29
Attend heunlon

Attending family reunion on
Sunday in the Ed Turner home
were Mr.. and Mrs F. E. Turner
and Freddie of Memphis; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Turner and Ada Lee
Bourbon; Mr.. and Mrs. w. L.
Turner, Jr. of Greenville and Miss
Marguerite Turner of Starkville.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-29
Home For Weekend

Mrs, ]. G. Montgomery of M.
S. c. w. and Mr.. and Mrs. w. c..
Montgomery and daughter, Mar
lorie Ann of Drew spent the
weekend with their husband and
father, Mr.. J. G.. MONTGOMERY.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-29
On Governing Bourd

Miss Betty Faye Hand was re-
Gently elected to serve on the
governing board at Southwestern
College, Memphis. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. J
Hand.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-29

Weekend In Moorheod
John c. St. Clair spent the
weekend in Moorhead.
Evening star., 1953-06-26
Star Staf Photo.

his apartment. A physician liv-
ing in the building had a cold
pack placed on his face and
summoned an ambulance.
He Loses His Eye.
At Casualty Hospital it was
learned the assailant's kick had
punctured Mr.. Pearson's left eye
ball in two places. There were
deep decorations around the
socket. A week later the eye was
removed and two weeks later Mr..
Pearson was released from the
hospital.
Mr.. Pearson has obtained a
new eye-a glass one of the same
hazel shade as his right eye. He
admitted it was pretty uncom-
Portable, and added with a grin:
"It's also a little hard to see
through"
Mr.. Pearson said he hopes the
police are compensated some
how for the overtime they put
in on his case. '"They worked
day and night, and when they
told me they had suspect, I
told them that could not save
my eye. but I hoped, if they
had the right man, they could
save others from what I went
through.
when ! went to headquarters
for a lineup that day, I already
had told the police I would not
identify a man unless I was posi-
tive.
Attacker Identifies Victim.
But the man identified me.
I heard him tell the officers he
recognized me, but that when he
saw me last I was not wearing
glasses. That was quite true. I
was wearing dark glasses at the
lineup to conceal the fact that
my left eye was an empty socket.
"The man before me, how
ever, was not the one who stared
a tine in front of the drugstore
Il never learned if the robber
had a confederate to pick out
the victims. I understand he
told police he worked alone.
"The suspect told police that
Evening star., 1953-06-26
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Evening star., 1953-06-26
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs presented through
the cooperation of the District,
Arlington County. Prince Georges
County and Montgomery County
Recreation Departments and the
Film Center of Washington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Murch, Thirty-Sixth and Elli-
colt streets NV.
Barnard, Fifth and Decatur
streets NV.
Kalorama. Nineteenth street
and Columbia road NV.
Rosedale, Seventeenth and
Gales street NE.
Hoover, Second and N streets
S.W.
Bald Eagle, Nichols avenue and
Joliet street S.W.
Walker. First and L streets
NV.
Briggs-Montgomery. Twenty
seventh, between I and K streets
NV.
Watts Branch, Sixty-second
and Banks street NE.
Payne. Fifteenth and S streets
Sc.
Arlington County, $3.50 pm.
Recreation Center. 481l North
Third street.
Abingdon, 3035 South Abing-
don street.
Alexandria, $3.50 PM
Shirley Duke, 108 Lynwood
street.
Evening star., 1953-06-26
Youth Gets Is 10 80 Years
In ; Ho|dups Netting 500

A 20-year-old youth today was
sentenced to serve from 13 to 80
years in prison for the holdup
robbery of three Highs ice cream
stores.
Federal Judge Edward A..
Tamm handed out three con-
secutive sentences to Clayton E..
Gadsden, colored, of the 5000
block Of Thirteenth street NV.
According to the indictments,
the three robberies netted Gads-
den $1O0.
GadSden was not accused Of
armed robbery since no weapon
was shown. In each case, he
was reported to have held his
hand in his pocket as if he had
q gun. ,
Judge Tamm sentenced him to
serve five to Is years in one
case and four to IL years in
each of the other two robberies.
Police at one time suspected
Gadsden in 10 cases. Five were
considered by the United States
attorneys Office and he was in
dicted in three cases.
Evening star., 1953-06-26

streets as well known to him as
his own front door.
Mr.. Pearson entered his apart
ment building and walked down
a rather long ground-floor cor
ridor toward his apartment.
Didn't Hear Attacker.
He never heard a sound of the
man who was closing in on him
from behind. II don't know why
the deuce I didn't have good
ears anyhow.
II was within 8 feet of my
own door. Maybe I was reaching
for my keys. A heavy body
struck me from behind, and
the mans left arm came over
my left shoulder and closed
around my neck.
Then I felt a blow on the back
of my neck. It must have been
the mans right fist coming
down. :.
II can't remember how I got
on the floor. The next I knew
I was on my back. yelling for
help. I kept kicking, kicking all
around. Then he grabbed my
legs. The doors of apartments
along the corridor began to
open. @
Kicked in Face.
II was still on my back, and
that was when he kicked me in
the head. glimpsed his face
contorted for an instant. Then
came the shock-just one kick.
He never said a word to me or
uttered a sound"
Dimly, Mr.. Pearson heard the
apartment house manager cry
out, Here, here, what's all this
fuss about?" The intruder was
then fleeing out the door, he
learned later.
Dimly also, Mr.. Pearson heard
his own door open and the voice
of his sister-in-law exclaim, "Oh,
it's Steve!"
Mrs. Pearson and her sister.
listening to the TV, had supposed
the sound in the hall was the
scuff1ing of small boys.
Mr.. Pearson was helped into
Evening star., 1953-06-26
Report Backing E Street Bridge
Opposed by Virginia Planners

ton member of the commission,
made the most biting attack on
the Arlington advisory groups
report in a prepared statement.
Commission Director c. c..
Robinson, meanwhile, told the
group he is preparing up-to-
date information on zoning, land
use, highway systems and popu-
lation for each political juris-
diction in the area. The data
will be used by the commission
to draw up a master plan.
In another action the group
voted to form a special commit
tee. representing each jurisdic-
ton, to make a definite program
the commission can work on for
the coming year.
Evening star., 1953-06-26

course, will report to the
section chief. Chief Robert v.
Murray said today that for the
present, at least, Inspector Lo-
raine Johnson, now head of the
civil defense unit, will take over
as chief of the new section.
S Patrol Districts Planned.
The program also calls for in
cfeasing the number of patrol
districts from three to five. In
this process the Woman'S Bu-
reau, formerly un6er Chief Muir
ray, will report to a district
inspector. The bureau will be
in the same district as the Sec
ond precinct.
This recommendation is based
on the increased workload of pre-
cincts which necessitates a
greater division of responsibility
among the districts, according to
I41c IcOI SdIllZcTS.
Aside from the change in the
patrol division of the force, the
operating divisions - detective,
morals and traffic are the others
remain unchanged,
Other Offices Unchanged.
Aside from the establishment
of a special services section,
the staff Offices remain the
same. These are training,
chief clerk, uniforms and equip
ment and personnel. The execu-
tive officer retains supervision
of personnel.
The police trial and review
boards remain substantially the
same. except that the police
chief is authorized to appoint
the chairman of regular Trial
Boards. The board of police
and fire surgeons remains un-
changed under the reorganiza-
ton.
The reorganizers noted in
their report that they had want
ed to set up single administra-
tive Office for the police depart
ment. This, they said, would
conform to the general principle
of Capitalization governing the
overall reorganization program.
gram.
Chief Murray and his staff ap-
parently talked the reorganizers
out of this idea. For, the report
stated, "after further discus
sions it was agreed that the
existing arrangement is operat-
ing effectively and should
be continued for the present"
In passing, the reorganization
staff gave warm praise to the
force.
Evening star., 1953-06-26
New Police Setup
Would Ease Burden
On Executive Officer

The Metropolitan Police reor-
ganization plan approved by the
Commissioners today disclosed
changes that will take much
of the burden off the shoulders
of the deputy chief executive
officer.
Four units - communications
and records, court liaison. super
visory lieutenants and the radio
station-all of which formerly
reported directly to Executive
officer Howard v. Covell. are
grouped with the present civil
defense unit into new special
services section.
The component units, Of
Evening star., 1953-06-26

The Northern Virginia Re-
gional Planning Commission
stood firm today in its opposition
to the proposed E street bridge.
The Virginians reiterated their
position last night, after a
lengthy discussion of a report to
the Arlington County Board two
weeks ago which strongly sup
ported the E street proposal. The
report was made by special adj
visory committee.
The Northern Virginia group,
instead, urged immediate con-
struction of a bridge across the
Potomac at Jones Point in Alex
andria, to bypass through traffic
from congested downtown Wash
ington.
Opposition to the E street plan,
supported by the District High
way Department. was made on
grounds that District streets are
unable to handle additional
traffic which would pour into the
city.
Mrs. Kathryn H. Stone, Arling-
Evening star., 1953-06-26
Baltimore County Board
Bars Press From Session
By the Assoeiated Pres,

TOWSON. Md. June 26.-The
Baltimore County commissioners
shooed a reporter out of their
bi-weekly meeting yesterday,
with Michael j. Birmingham,
board president announcing:
"These meetings are not open
TO the public or the press.
"This is an executive session
and is closed" declared Robert
B. Hamill, another member of
the three-man board.
Robert Mayall, a Sunpapers
reporter assigned to cover the
courthouse as vacation relief for
the regular Evening Sun court
house man. protested at being
elected.
Evening star., 1953-06-26

is little more than a holding
facility which discharges those
patients who spontaneously re-
cover in few days and trans
fers to st. ElizabethS those
who do not recover.
"It is clear that a new building
of approximately 200 beds is re-
quired. Emergency measures to
repair leaking roofs, to protect
or eliminate exposed pipes, to
provide means for turning off
radiators that cannot be con-
trolled, to fix such few showers
as now exist, to cover bare
wooden floors. to provide a ia
cility for children who are in
need of disqualification for emo
tional disorders will not elimi-
nate the necessity for a new and
adequate structure"
with an average daily GEN.
sus of 100 patients and an aver
age of 10 admissions per day
there is the equivalent of 212
staff psychiatrists on duty from
$3.50 am. to 4:45 pm, if week
ends, days off. holidays, vaca-
tionS are taken into considera-
ton and the chief alieniSt who
is totally occupied with legal
proceedings and the chief of
the department are not in
cluded among those who have
direct patient responsibilities"
Would Double Staff.
DR.. Brill recommended that
the existing staff should be
doubled and a position of di-
rector of the department should
be established.
The committee to which he
belonged recommended to the
Commissioners recently that the
upper floor of the building 10
used for chronic alcoholics to
separate the alcoholics from the
psychotics.
"That is where they are talk
ing about putting the narcotics"
said Omer Clark, chairman OF
the Advisory Committee. THAT
would throw a monkey wrench
into an already bad situation
and we would have to keep the
alcoholics with the pSychotics. "
Commissioner Camalier agreed
that using Gallinger for addicts
would wreck the plan to isolate
the alcoholics. He said it would
be a waste of money to put the
addictS in Gallinger.
He said he had asked DR..
Seckinger for report on his
proposal for building at Glenn
Dale. He visualized four cottages
in order to separate those with
drawing from drugs and in need
of absolutely security from those
in the convalescent stage apd
in need Of rehabilitation. y
Evening star., 1953-06-26
More Teacher Shifts
Likely if Fund Cut
Stays, Corning Hints
BY james G. Deone

Supt. Hobart M. Corning
limited today the District school
system may face more teacher
shutting if Congress fails to
increase the pending school
appropriation.
The superintendent said he
has no plan now for any shuf-
fling, but he said if the Senate
restores funds deleted by the
House ut will make everybody
more secure" He added:
We're desperately hoping to
avoid shifts downward"
Last fall, a number of white
junior and senior high teachers
were shifted to lower grades in
order to free funds to hire badly
needed teachers for the colored
schools. Two temporary white
teachers were let go. Now all
temporary teachers being hired
for next year are being told there
is no guarantee they will be kept
through the full year.
Would Hit White Schools.
School officials already have
warned that they expect to be
shorthanded los teachers if Con-
gresS doesn't increase the pend
ing appropriation, which the
House cut from a requested $2.8
million to $2.1 million. Because
the school system is under prac-
tically a mandate from Congress
to equalize the white and COL
ored teacher staffs, this shortage
would hit mainly the white
schools.
The white grade schools need
about so new teachers, but lack
of funds might force DR.. Corn
ing to assign junior or senior
high teachers to some of those
posts instead of hiring new ones.
DR.. Corning emphatically de-
MED there is any basis for ru-
mors such q shuttle already is
in prospect. But he indicated
he couldn't rule out the posi-
bility.
Believes Committee Understands.
The superintendent said he
thought the seriousness of the
situation had been made clear
to Chairman Dirksen of the SEN
ate Appropriations subcommittee
at hearings this week.
It would take an increase of
about $45O,O00 to head off the
full shortage of los teachers,
school officials have indicated.
Senator Dirksen'S committee
has another session with city Of
ficials scheduled for Monday. so
it will be at least then before
the groups decision is known.