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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-08-06
Letter To Editor
Death Of Senator Taft

In this prime of life and in the
midst Of his years Of greatest
usefulness to the nation, died
Senator Robert A. Taft, struck
down by a cruel AMI relentless
disease. We loved and esteemed
him because Of what he was and
because of what he stood for. He
was one of the few men in pub
lie life in America we could al
ways endorse one hundred per
cent on all occasions and on all
issues. He was sound in integrity
and in his fixed principles of
government. He was a well bred
gentleman, but this is a credit to
a man and not a discredit. In
tracing the genealogy of our
Lord some of the writers of the
Gospel take pains to show that
he was kindly descent. There is
nothing wrong with being well
born.
Senator Taft never wavered
from his fixed principles in order
to gain public office. Few men
in public life were like him in
this respect.
Senator Taft's brilliant record
in the United States Senate is
enough to show him up as a
truly great and able man, one
who was capable and honest
enough for any public trust, and
this can be trustworthy said of
very few men.
Senator Taft's father, the late
Hon. Wilburn Howard Taft, was
once President of the United
States, and also was once Chief
Justice Of the United States
Supreme Court-two very great
positions Of honor and trust. Il is
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-08-06
|Cruger Boy With
18th Division In Koreo

With The 45th Infantry Divi-
sion In Korea-Pvt. John H.
Brewer. son of Mrs. Legertha
johnson, Route l. Box 1856, Cru
ger, Miss, recently arrived in
Korea for duty with the 45th In
fantry Division.
The 45th Division has been in
Korea since December 1851. An
Oklahoma National Guard unit
called to active duty in 1850, II
was the first national guard divi-
sion to enter combat after World
In Yemen, camel drivers plan.
ming long journeys often forct
food down the Threats of the cam.
els, saying their animals will no,
eat enough without the forced
feeding.
War II.
Brewer, whose wife, Careater
lives at 1435 N. Clymourn Ave.
Chicago, is an artillerymm. HI
entered the Army in January anc
completed basic training at Cam
Chaffee, Ark.
In civilian life, he was EN-
played as a baker by Sam Roser
in Chicago.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-08-06
State Game, Fish
Commission Man
Speaks Al Rotary
Mckinney Outlines
Present Problems

The problems confronting Off
.cials of the State Game and Fish
Commission were outlined this
week by Rex McRaney, director
of public relations for the board,
in a visit to Holmes county.
The department is now operat-
ing on a $1,883,0O0 budget for
the two-year period, Mr.. Nc
Raney said.
He explained how the depart
ment operated on income re-
ceived from hunting and fishing
licenses alone, and that the bud
get had to be set up on the basis
Of anticipated income.
The present trouble, he said,
hv which he alluded to the re-
cent action of dismissal of a
number of wardens and warden
supervisors, comes from not over
spending, but under-collecting,
in other words, the number of
fishermen and hunters who were
expected to buy licenses this year
but did not do so.
This was the case Of over
anticipation built up by Mr.. Nc
Raney who said that despite this
there were from $1,000 to $4,000
more licenses bought this year
than last. An increase Of $3.50, 600
for the two-year period had been
expected.
The recent action Of dismissing
six supervisors was not under
taken lightly by officials, he said.
The matter was acted upon only
after careful study. 1t was decid-
ed that only eight supervisors
were needed to do the job eff
ciently--so the state was divided
into eight districts.
Mr.. McRaney told about work
being done to publicize the Mag
nolia states attractions in fish
ing and hunting and discussed
the five public hunting grounds
being developed in various sect
ions of the state.
He commented on the rapid
growth Of privately owned hunt
ing preserves and said that with
in a period Of ten to fifteen years
we are going to have problem
in this respect in the state il we
do not continue to try to develop
the public hunting grounds.
The Commission is going to
recommend to the legislature that
it raise the price Of licenses 70
have them bring in revenues
more in line with the expenses
of the department than they
currently are, he said.
Mr.. Mckinney was accompanied
by Spencer Smith, also Of the
Commission.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-08-06
Lexington Boy Is
Stationed In Alaska

With U. S. Forces In Alaska
Pvt. Lee B. Lacey, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Cieroe Lacey, Route /,
Box 15A, Lexington, Miss, Is
serving with the 4th Regimental
combat Team in Alaska.
The 4th ret, stationed at Eiel-
son Air Force Base near Fair.
banks, is receiving intensive
field training while providing
security for the northern ap-
proaches to Canada and the
United States.
Lacey, who entered the Army
in December 1852. received his
basic training at Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-08-06

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When You Need Printing
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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-08-06
TIE DURANT NEWS
Hazel Brannon Smith

tMij. Walter d. Publisher
established in 1853 and published
every Thursday. Subscription
rates: anywhere in Holmes coun.
", $3.50 per wear: outside Holmes
county. $3.U0 per year. entered
% second class matter at the Post
o1nce It Durant Miss. under The
act c3 March ;, 1879.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-08-06

Library. Adult Education classes
and correspondence courses-all
Of these represent agencies and
services associated with the col
lege.
At the opening Of the 1898
session, enrolment was slightly
more than l 2 per cent higher than
for the previous year. freshman
enrolment was "A per cent high
er than the previous year. and
Mississippi State College had the
largest number of resident stu
dents in attendance of any insti-
tuition OF higher learning in the
state.
The summer programs for youth
groups had the largest attendance
on record In 1852. The number Of
people who visited the campus for
the 1S9 short courses and the con-
ferences during the year reached
approximately $4,000. Thes e
people came from every state in
the nation and from Is foreign
countries.
The 1852 Legislature condi-
tionally appropriated funds for
the construction of a chemical
engineering building. the first of
three proposed units for chemis-
try-related uses.
The Am erican Hotel Institute.
national program of adult edu-
cation for hotel employees. has
been established with headquart-
ers on the campus. The college
seed laboratory last year was
designated as tie Souther
Regional Seed Laboratory.
The Rust Foundation Trust
Fund to provide scholarships has
been established with grants thus
far totaling $4,000. Scholarship
Day has been established as an
annual event to honor those stu
dents who have demonstrated out
standing scholarship ability
Two books have been published
about the cole re and its leaders
during this anniversary year: one,
a biography of the ate. great DR..
William Flowers Hand by Ben
Hilbun: and the other. a history
OF the college by DR.. John x. Bet
tersworth, head Of the department
OF history and government.
With three quarters Of a CEN
tury behind 1t, the college Is look
Ing ahead to even greater service.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-08-06
H 0 M E
HIN 7 S
COOKING WHITE RICE
FRANCES
FORTENBERRY
Home Economies
Director. Miss. Power
& Light Co.

This years record rice supplies
offer plenty of this popular cereal
food for thrifty new years meals.
Though many kinds of rice are on
markets. the most widely used
still Is plain white rice. II offers
generous energy" value and for
tunately gees well with almost any
other food that adds the protein.
minerals and vitamins il lacks.
Research on white rice cookery
at the Bureau of Human Nutrition
and Home Economics. U. s. De-
partment of Agriculture. shows
better. faster, easier and less
wasteful ways Of preparing rice
than many OF the old familiar
routines.
I, The following directions may
come as a surprise to many cooks:
l. Don't wash rice before cooking
IL 1t comes clean from the pack
age. 1t is less apt to be sticky
II not washed before cooking.
Bulk rice may need "dry clean
ing in a towel after
picking out husks and moor
grains. II rice must be washed.
use very hot water.
.. Cook rice In as little water al
possible to retain more flavor
and keep texture firm but ten
der. Rice needs no more than
three times its measure Of
water for cooking ally
less. One cup of uncooked rice
makes 3 cups cooked--enoug Oh
for six servings. For seasoning.
allow " teaspoon salt for each
cup OF uncooked rice.
3. Boil rice gently in a loosely
covered pan. Rough boiling
may break grains and cause
rice to boil over.
I. II cooked according to above
directions, rinsing rice after
wards is unnecessary.
For Fluffy, dry rice with each
grain standing separate, boil gent
~ until tender. or boil part time,
then let the pan stand tightly COW
cred in a warm place SO that rice
finishes cooking in its own steam,
Boiling Method. Stir / cup un-
cooked rice into to 21/4 Guns
rapidly boilinf sailed water. (Use
the larger amount II you cant
keep your heat very low.) Bring
back to boiling, then lower heat
until water is just bubbling. Cover
loosely and cook slowly 20 to Is
minutes. stirring occasionally with
q fork for even cooking. Remove
lid. reduce heat and let rice stand
5 minutes to dry out.
Short-Boil Method. Stir 1 Gun
uncooked rice into " to 3/4
cups rapidly boiling sailed water.
Bring back to boiling point, then
lower heat until water IL Just bub-
bling. Cover loosely and cook slow
~ 10 minutes. Remove pan from
direct heat and let stand 10 to Is
minutes covered tightly. Serve.
Rice that is more moist general
ly Is preferred for patties, croouet-
ties or a nodded dish. To have It
moist but not mushy, cook in q
double boiler or bake In a covered
dish in the oven.
Double Boiler Method. Stir 1
cup uncookeu rice into / 3/4 cups
rapidly boiling sailed water in the
upper pan over boiling water. Cook
covered tightly. about IS minutes
or until tender. stirring occasion.
ally for even cooking.
Oven Method. Place l cup un.
cooked rice with half teaspoon
salt in a baking fish. Pour 2 &c
ava cups boiling water over rice
Cover the dish tightly and bake In
. moderate oven $3.50. FL abou,
Is minutes or until rice 10 tender
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-08-06
Tchulu Sergeant Now
Serves In Berlin

BERLIN - Sgt. George A.
Baker, son Of Mrs. George Baker
OF Tchula, Miss, is serving with
Company G of the 9th Infantry
Regiment in Berlin.
Baker, squad leader with his
unit, entered the Army in No.
vember 1850 and has among his
decorations the Bronze Sta,
Medal, Purple Heart for wounds
received in action and the UNI
and Korean Service Ribbons,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-08-06
Holmes County
Community Hospital

nV"Ss Sounty
Community Hospital
September IL
DR.. F. L. Bot, Lexington
January Is
Miss Ethel Anderson, Pickens
June %
Mr. Jesse Byrd, Lexington
July Is
Mrs. James B. Minis,
Black Hawk
July 81
Bonnie Joel Mcbride, West
discharged July 90
Mrs. w. A. Ramesy, Lexington
Mr.. S. E. Sample, Pickens,
discharged, August 2
July %
Mary X. Cain, Sails, dis.
charged July 30
Charles E. Sykes, Lexington
discharged July 81
Mrs. Aaron CAN'T, Lexington
discharged August 3
July 20
Mr.. Billy Perry, Sails
Mrs. James Odom and BABY
Girl, Pickens, discharged
July 81
July 80
Margie Raye Lavender, Tchula
discharged July 81
Mrs. Hilda Power, Lexington
July 81
Mrs. S. o. Holloman, Lexington
Mrs. Charlie Jackson, Cruger
August l
Mr.. Henry Brock, Lexington
August 2
Mrs. Jack Jones and Baby
Girl, West
Mrs. Mable T. Bryant, West
Mrs. Mable Bingham, Goodman
Will Ables, Lexington, dis
charged August 2
August 3
Mrs. w. E. Thurmond, Lexing.
ton
Mrs. Billy Rutledge and Baby
Girl, Lexington
Phillip r. Cohen, Lexington
Mrs. Lucille Higginbotham
Lexington
Mrs lobe Murphree, Picken.
Mr.. G. w. Leopard, Goodman
August 4
Mrs. M. o. Stark and Baby
Girl, Lexington.
Colored
June 10
Deborah Smith, Goodman
July 4
George Groves, Jr., Tchula
July 5
Baby Girl Louie, Lexington
July q
'Elnora Coleman, Lexington
Eula b. Montgomery and Baby
Girl. Lexington, discharged
July 20
July %
Walter johnson, Jr., Lexington
Lewis Greer, Cruger, dis
charged July 81
July 80
Willie Pernell, Lexington
July 81
Baby Girl Land, Lexington
Charlie Witherspoon, Cruger
August 8
Andrew Robertson, Tchula
Tom Lewis, Lexington, expired
August 3
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-08-06
EreenviI|e Man New
Heal G'wood District
Telephone Company
Names Boswell
To Succeed FIemino

B. B. Boswell of Greenville.
has been appointed Greenwood
District Mangaer for the South
ern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, effective August
l, 1858. Mr.. Boswell succeeds ]
H. Fleming, district manager
here since August Is, 1850, who
has been appointed to the posi-.
ton of district manager wi h
headquarters in Columbia, South
Carolina, capitol city of the Pal
metto state.
The new district manager, like
Mr.. Fleming, is a widely ex-
aperienced telephone man. He was
educated in high school at Jack
sSon, and continued his education
at Mississippi State College am
Joined the telephone company in
R25 in Jackson. Mr.. Boswell be-
IN his career with the telephone
: company in October 1925 as a
Craftsman in the Engineering
and gained his telc
'phone experience through va
rious assignments in Louisiana
and Mississippi. During the past
few years, he has been Group
Manager at Greenville.
Mr.. Boswell is married and has
two children, daughter and a
son.
81 He is member of the First
Methodist Church, a Rotarian
member and past director of the
J Greenville Chamber of Com
merce; member of the Missis-
sippi Economic Council, the Del
ia Council and the Greenville
Country Club. He is active in
civic and social afafirs and takes
part in activities contributing to
the betterment Of the city and
area, in which he resides.
Mr.. Fleming received his his,.
school education at Pauline,
South Carolina and is graduate
OF Wofford College, Spartanburg
South Carolina. He began his ca
reer with the telephone company
in August 1926 in the Engineer
ing Department at Charlotte,
North Carolina and has served
his company in various capaci-
ties through the Carolinas, in the
Company's General Office, Allan
ia, and in Mississippi during the
past few years.
Mr.. Fleming is married and
has three children.
He is member of the Indus
trial Committee, Greenwood
Chamber of Commerce, vice
president and director of the
Greenwood Rotary Club, men,
Der of the Greenwood Traveller
Club and the Greenwood Coun-
try Club. He is also a member
Of the Mississippi Economic
Council, serving this latter or
ganization on the Industrial.
Economics, and Community De-
velopment and Labor Commit
tees. He is president of Magno-
Liz Chapter No. SO, Telephone
Pioneers Of America. He is a
Methodist and Mason.
During his assignment in
Greenwood, Mr.. Fleming has
been active in civic and social
affairs and participated in many
Of the activities contributing to
the betterment of Greenwood and
capacity of Greenwood District
the area which he served in the
Manager of the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-08-06

Visiting Van Keursns
Mr.. and Mrs. Buck Bourque of
1ndianola are houseguests this
week of Mr.. and Mrs. r. K. Van
Keuren.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-08-06

State College has many frss its 75year history Here
recent achievements
model which principles
aviation has hOnO
another
placed first the Intercollegiate
Gainesville Florida,
Meade Vicksbug (2) Tom Swoope
Vicksburg Starkyle, Swoope Column
bus, (6) j. A. Massey, Oakland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-15

there are few to teach it and
few who can afford its prod
ucts. Even a simply bound
book, involving a weeks labor,
costs about $50. The same
is true Of illuminations. Richly
decorated works can run into
many hundreds of dollars,
depending on the time they
require. An album ordered
from Miss Lane by the late
Evalyn Walsh Mclean took
five months to make and
cost $1,000.
Nevertheless, Miss Lane has
trained some outstanding
binders and illuminators and
her own enthusiasm grows all
the time. =
II took up binding after I
found my technique was too
exact for the miniature
painting I wanted to do"
she recalled. when some
one first suggested it, I was
insulted. They might as well
ask me to make boots, I
thought. But when tried it,
1t was thrilling. When I
studied with Sangorski and
Sutcliffe in London, they told
me, If you work hard from
9 to 6 for a year, you can
be a professional binder;
after is years, you'll be a
very good one. You'll never
make a fortune at bookbind-
ing but you will get more
pleasure out of it than any,
thing you'll ever do in your
life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-15

BY John N. Kaufman
English estate of Henry
James, the novelist, persuaded
her to come to the United
States.
Since then, she has lived
quietly in Washington, bind
ing books for queens and
cathedrals, for rich mems
Libraries, for memorials and
for those who wish to preserve
a cherished volume hand
somely or to present an un-
usual and beautiful gift that
will long be treasured.
Over the years, pupils have
come in small groups to learn
her art and catch her patient
enthusiasm. They have in
cluded Ambassadors and
generals, monks and Marines"
and only one, she says, did
not take to the craft that
teaches you to be exact and
to keep your temper" She
schedules her classes before
lunchtime, so the men won't
stay on and on, forgetting
their stuffy Government
work."
"Bookbinding is of ire
mendous therapeutic value"
says Miss Lane, land I have
seen nervous, impossible peo-
pie turn into reasonable,
enthusiastic human beings by
taking it up as a hobby"
However, Miss Lane says the
art is disappearing. It is slow
and expensive as a hobby
and as a professional art
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-15
THE LORDS PRAYER

THE LORDS PRAYER,
l. hand-lettered on a sheet
Of parchment, glowed with
gold leaf and rich colors as
the. sunlight touched the
delicately penned borders
cascading down the page.
A hand held a hair-thin
brush to tint the lacy scrolls
embellishing the prayer. It
was not a young hand, but it
never trembled as it worked
in the small studio at 1851
Columbia road NV.
"One slip and I would have
to do it all over again-weeks
Of work." said Miss Marian
U. M. Lane, one of the coun-
try's few master illuminators
and hand bookbinders, who
practices an ancient craft as
a high art. "Once I misspelt
'hundredth' in an Illuminated
page and that was really very
trying" she added.
Miss Lane will not permit
amazement at how long she
has been working on her
books and decorated manu-
scripts, "for I am not 80 yet
and I shall keep right on
until I drop in my tracks and
that won't be for another 10
or 20 years" She will say
only that she came here "be-
fore World War I" as a young
woman who had just COM
pleted study with outstanding
British. bookbinders and illu-
minators. Washington friends
who visited her studio on the
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Works Program
Continued From First Page.) }

revenue. including water and
sewer taxes.
The city heads proposal is
based on report of the Citizens
Advisory Committee on Public
Works, headed by Francis G.
Addison. jr.
New Finance Plan Drafted.
The long-pending public works
program is now headed for Con-
gress as plans are being devel-
oped for more adequate ways and
means of financing District
needs.
Proposals for increased local
taxes are known to be under
study for consideration by the
Senate District Committee. So
far they are on the staff level,
but are making progress.
Considered under tentative
plans are understood to be raises
in the realty tax and income tax
broadening the base of the 2 per
cent sales tax, and increases in
license issuance decisions and
interpret regulation and inspec-
tion requirements. This board
would take over the appeals
functions of the existing License
other levieS such as the cigarette
and liquor taxes.
From reliable sources, it was
further learned last night, one
possibility under study for re-
financing the program would be
an extension of the proposal
from eight to 10 years, and cut
ting the total from $685. million
to about $500 million.
Revenue Raising Studied.
Among the ways of raising
revenue would be to divide the
total bill into three parts: one
third from city tax increases;
one-third from interest bearing
loans, and one-third by an in
crease in the Federal payment.
Whether the public works
program will be considered by
joint meeting of Senate and
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Fighting Is Heavy
Al AtIndo-China Post
Is Miles From Hanoi
BY the ASSociuted Press

HANOI, Indo-C China, May 10
The French high command to-
night reported heavy fighting
at Yenvi, Is miles south of
Hanoi, where Communist-le
Wet Mini forces have been bat
tering the French -VietnameSe
post for hours.
The French, using American
supplied artillery, hurled q
steady stream of shells at the
attackers.
Yenvi is one Of the concrete
reinforced posts built up by the
late Marshal Jean de Lattre
de Tassigny to defend the vital
rice-growing Red River delta.
The Yenvi area is regarded as
the key to the delta-landS south
Of Hanoi.
There is a string of more than
1900 of these posts guarding
the main entrances into the
ACdAG Y VI VIC OC4bns
A French army spokesman de-
clined to estimate the total
strength of the Wet Mini at
tacking with heavy mortars, ma
chine guns and infantry charges.
but the enemy was believed to
number possibly up to regi-
mental strength. Fifty French
fighter planes heavily strafed
the enemy and six B-26 bomb
ers joined in pounding the Wet
Mini troops.
The attack on Yenvi might
! be the forerunner of an eventual
all-out attack upon the delta
key to victory in the Indo-
China war and gateway to all
Southeast Asia.
The Wet Mimi, which pulled
divisions out of the invasion Of
Laos. might now use them to
strike the delta, where they have
an estimated 10000 regional and
guerrilla units. to pave the way
for a general attack by assault
ing French posts and sabotaging
French communications.
In Laos today the French re-
ported their patrols were sweep
Ing a wide area but failed to
contact any units of the Wet
Minis 3O4th division.
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Reorganization
Continued From First Page.)

in a reorganized highway De-
partment
5. Form a three-member
Board of Appeals which would
near complaints against adverse
Board; Board of Revocation and
Review of Hackers Identification
Cards. whose operating function
would go to the License and
Permit Division: the Boards for
the Condemnation of unsafe and
unsanitary buildings, both of
whose operating functions would
go to the Inspection Division;
Board of Special Appeals. other
functions to the License and Per-
NIT Division.
6, Abolish gradually, but ul-
tlmately completely, the Fire
Safety Section of the present
Inspection Department, and turn
its function over to the fire pre-
vention division of the Fire De-
partment. This would mean the
firing or relocation of rs en-
ployes at an estimated annual
saving OF 100000, according to
the planners. =.
} u. Locate all the sections g:of
the proposed new Licenses and
Inspections Department .inS the
same building, preferably the
Municipal Center, with a view
to public convenience.
| 8. Install a modern records
system. q
Meeting Set Wednesday.
Unlike previous reorganization
reports and recommendations,
the present one is given public
release before the reorganizers
get the detailed views of the
agency heads affected by the
proposals.
But a meeting. probably
closed, in Commissioner Samuel
Spencer's Office. has been ar
ranged for next Wednesday at
10 am. so that the chiefs con-
cerned can tell the Commission
ers and the reorganizers what
they think of the projected
plans
Copies of the meeting notice
went out to the agency heads,
along with the proposed reor-
ganization order which would
accomplish the change. and a
management Office report sup
porting the change. Copies of
the latter two documents also
went to the Commissioners, who
will ultimately approve or dis
approve. and to the Citizens
Advisory Council, which will
make recommendations to the