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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-12-03
by w. r. Sullivan.
County Agent


Cotton Acreage Auotmend
Practically every farmer in
Holmes county will have his cot
ton acreage allotment before De-
cember 18th. AS you know. De-
cember Is is the date set for the
election to determine whether or
not farmers want cotton allot-
ments for 1854. 1t is not a oues-
ton as to whether or not the
farmers want an allotment pro-
gram for 1854.
The question is: can we pro-
duce cotton without 80 per cent
guaranteed parity payment? II
two-thirdS of the farmers vote for
cotton allotments we will be guar
anteed 80 per cent of parity which
should be 32-33c per pound for
cotton in 1854. However. if two
thirds of the farmers do not vote
for cotton allotments We only re-
ceive SO per cent of parity which
would mean about tic per pound
for our 1854 crop. We cannot pro-
duce cotton for 17-20c per pound
no matter how MANY acres we
produce.
1t looks like we have no alter
native other than 90 to the polls
and vote either for or against cot
ton allotmens. But keep in mind
it is better to make a profit off
of few acres than to lose money
on a large acreage. Every cotton
producer in 1853 will be eligible
to vote in the referendum.
Please explain this to every
one you see and urge them to go
to the polls and vote on Dec. 18th.
Be, making plans for crops to
take the place of cotton acreage
which will not be planted in 1854.
There are number of crops that
can be planted that will give some
income and at the same time will
keep your farm in good condi-
ton. This gives you an oppor-
tunity to increase your pasture.
1t gives you an opportunity to
plant more corn, more hay and
will give you more time to raise
the necessary food that you need
at home and on the farm.
If we can be of any help to YOU
in planning your program please
feel free to call on us.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-12-03
HUG Schedule For
1884 Basketball
Season.: n Comes

The l953-54 Holmes basketball
schedule has been completed this
date as announced by Coach Cor
don Carr. The schedule included
twenty conference double bills
in addition to the Ole Miss Frosh
and the Whiskered Wizards both
the latter TO be played here prior
to the Christmas holidays.
Holmes will open their confer
ence schedule at Sunflower Dec.
4 while the Holmes-Ole Miss
Frosh will play here Dec. z, and
the famous cage five. the Whis-
kered Wizards from St. Angus
tine, Florida come to the campus
for single game December 16.
The complete schedule Is as fol-
lows: Dec. 4, Sunflower at Moor
head; Dec. z, Ole Miss Freshmen
at Goodman; Dec. IL, Jones at
Ellisville; Dec. IL, Kinds at Ray
mond; Dec. 16, Whiskered WIZ
ards at Goodman; Jan. 8, Jones
at Goodman; Jan. 9, Kinds at
Goodman; Jan. Is, East Central
at Goodman; Jan. 16, East Miss,
Goodman; Jan. 10, Sunflower at
Goodman; Jan. %, Northeast at
Bonneville; Jan. %, Itawamba
at Fulton; Jan. 26, Sunflower at
Moorhead; Jan. 20, Northwest at
Goodman; Feb. 2, Copiah- Lincoln
at Wesson; Feb. S, East Miss. at
Scooba; Feb. 6, East Central at
Decatur; Feb. 8, Sunflower here;
Feb. Is, Northwest at Senatorial;
Feb. l6, Colin here; Feb. 10,
ltawamba here; Feb. 20, North
east at Goodman.
Starting time for all home
games will be 7 and 8 pm.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-12-03
Holmes County
Community Hospital

September IL. 1851
DR.. F. l.. Bot. Lexington
JunuorY 10. 1853
Miss Ethel Anderson. Pickens
August Ia
Mrs. Ivy Smith, Tchula
November Is
Mrs. Manetta Slack. Pickens
November 22
Mrs. George Bailey, Lexington
November 70
Mrs. Charles Lee Truitt. LEX.
Mrs. j. Smith Tucker. Jr.. Lex.
November a.
Mrs. w. R. Dickard. Lexington
Mrs. Daisey Griffin, Lexington
Mr.. Vardamon Smith. Tchula
November 20
Miss Josephine Burton, Pickens
discharged 2g
Mr.. w. w. Wilson. West
Mrs. James Winstead.
Pascagoula
Baby Girl Winstead
November 20
Mrs. Sally Kate Rosson, Durant
Mr.. Leslie Gilliland. Lex.
November 30
Mrs. Charlie Jackson. Lex.
Colored Patients
November Is
Ora Ellis, Lexington
November 20
Hazel Chapman, Cruger
November IS
Pete Donaldson. Lexington
Expired 25)
Dewey Anderson, Lexington
discharged 80
Medora Smith, Lexington
discharged 30
Frances Johnson, Lexington
November ~
Albert Collins, Tchula
Sylvester Saffold, Lexington
discharged 28)
November 20
Deedee Randle. Lexington
November 80
Georgia Powell, Lexington
Baby Boy Powell
Buddy Journijan, Pickens
expired 800
Wade Suggs, Tchula
Dora Davis, Walden
Woodrow Anderson. Vaughn
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-12-03

money needed to finance this
program will have to be raised
locally, he said, the remainder to
come from the state.
The equalization program will
also call for spending six million
dollars to equalize buildings.
All of the equalization pro-
gram is based on constitutional
amendments which have been or
will be introduced and which take
year or two to be acted upon,
he said.
Mr.. Travis said this program
is not a recurring one. Once it's
settled we will be through with
it, he pointed out. Many people,
he said, seemed to think this
same problem would be coming
up every session Of the legisla-
ture from now on. Such is not the
case, he emphasized.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-12-03
MEA Official folks
Continued from Page y

be county unit.
Members of the county board of
education will be elected by the
people, one from each supervis-
or's district, and it will be their
responsibility to see that school
facilities in the county are equal
lied. They will be charged with
the master plan for their county
including every boy and girl in
their county. This will be sub
ject to the favorable action of
the Mississippi Education Finance
Commission which will be COM
posed of one representative from
each congressional district ap-
pointed by the Governor Of the
state for staggered terms.
The latter Commission will
serve to receive plans for and ad-
minister the consolidated pro-
gram and to receive plans for and
administer the building program.
A plan has been provided
whereby the utmost local control
can be exercised as is feasible
with an efficient program, Mr..
Travis said.
The county superintendent Of
education and the state superin-
tendent Of education will continue
to be elected as in the past except
an optional plan is provided
whereby the county superinten-
tendent may be appointed by the
county board of education if the
voters vote favorably on it. An
election could be called on peti-
ton of 20 per cent of the quail
fled voters of the county request
ing same.
The minimum education pro-
gram calls for equal facilities for
every child in the state based up
on 80 pupils per teacher and aver
age daily attendance.
Financing calls for putting ev-
cry cent of money in one fund
and dividing it by the number of
school pupils in the state. The lat
ter would be based upon average
daily attendance and would elm
mate any padded rolls.
The two variables on the pro-
gram, Mr.. Travis explained, are
salaries for teachers, which would
be based upon educational de-
grees and experience, and ON
transportation which would also
vary in cost.
Mr.. Travis said he considered
the program being presented by
the recess committee to the legis-
lature as being fair and eouit-
able. He said it does not en-
brace any federal subsidy, ex-
cepting funds received for voca-
tional agriculture and none is an
tlclpated on this program.
Thirteen million dollars If tho
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-12-03
Pickens Club Meets
In Hood Nov Home

The AS You Like 1t Club met
Tuesday afternoon in the home
OF Mrs. Hood May with Mrs. Sam
kaplan and Mrs. E. L. Zeigler as
co-hostess.
Mrs. Lee Crawford, president,
presided. Miss John Ada Walton
with the help Of Mrs. Harry Wor-
they, Mrs. T. P. Montgomery, Mrs.
II. r. Varnado, Mrs. Doyle Simp-
son and Mrs. Mark hanna gave
a very interesting historical
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-12-03
WORKERS NEEDED

A number of additional work
ers are needed to 60 to work
around January LIST at Lexington
Industries, Inc. Anyone interest
ed in securing employment is ask
ed to register Immediately at the
Mississippi State Employment
Service office in Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-12-03

sketch Of the origin Of the : n
Art Fund.
Mrs. Bob Bridgforth, program
leader, introduced Miss Edce
Jones, home economist Tor Missisr
sippi Power and Light Company.
Miss Jones showed slides on
Christmas decorations in he
home.
A delicious salad plate was SCI
we'd by the hostesses.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-12-03
Holiday With PGrents

Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Love,
Mark and Melissa, spent Thanks
giving with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Page in Starkville,
and remained for the State-Ole
Miss football game Saturday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-12-03
Mrs. Matte Dickard
Passes November y

Funeral services were held ut
the Southern Funeral Home,
Monday at 200 p. m. for Mrs.
Matte May Dickard, n, who died
Sunday morning in Jackson fol-
lowing an illness of several years.
The Rev. Vollie Scott officiated.
Interment was in the Harlands
Creek Cemetery.
Mrs. Dickard was born in
Holmes County, February 1875
and was a member Of the Har-
lands Creek Baptist Church.
For the past two years, Mrs.
Dickard had made her home
with a daughter and a son in
Jackson.
She is survived by two sons.
Norris Dickard of Lexington. and
J. c. Dickard of Jackson: one
daughter, Mrs. Inez Dickard
Brooks of Jackson. A number OF
nieces and nephews also survive.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-12-03

Give You2 pump concrete block
protection this winter. Hdrden
Erwin. Lexington Concrete md
Block Co. phone $40. Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-12-03

Concrete Foundation Piers o
Lexington Concrete and bee
Co. Harden Erwin. phoos ~
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-12-03
In Greenwood

In Greenwood
Mr.. and Mrs. Ado Bennett Wis
tied relatives in Greenwood on
Sunday.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
IA District Motorists
Lose Driving Permits

Two automobile permits were
revoked and IL others suspended
last week by the Department of
Vehicles and Traffic, it was an
nounced today.
Hodges McWilliamS, 10 Hamil-
ton street NE, had his permit
revoked for driving while drunk,
and Albert j. Schumock, 1887
Pennsylvania avenue Sc, had
his revoked for leaving after
colliding, involving personal in
jury.
Those whose permits were Sus-
pended, for various periods are:
Accumulated Record Of Traffic viO,a-
Henry W. Sergent, 1854 irving street
NV: BENJAMIN L. Thomas, 1867 Rose
dale street NE. Howard J. Thomas,
2901 s street Sc. and Floyd E. Young,
1901 Longfellow street NV.
Violations Contributing to an acci-
dent-John T; Cobb 1880 Corcoran
street NV: Thomas j; Evans, 1919 G
Unsatisfled Judgments-Frank Davis.
ir.,. 1884 s street NV. and Calvin
Smittie. 751 9th street Sc.
Failure to File Financial Responsible
ity-David E. Morse. 29 DeFrees street
NV, and Cecil B. Rhodes, 2723 Nichols
avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Salisbury Man Heads
War Of 1872 Society
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 26.-A mil
itary and patriotic group dating
back to the siege of Baltimore
in the War of 1912 has elected
Stanley Denmead Kolb of Sails
bury as its new president.
He was chosen head of the
Society of the War of 1912 at
the groups annual State meet
ing in Baltimore over the week
end.
Mr.. Kolt is a real estate and
insurance broker and is a vet
eran of both world wars.
Vice presidents chosen include
Carroll C. Hopkins, Col. Stuart
c. Hopper, Thomas P. Plummer,
James E. Steuart and Ashby
Gordon Stiff.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Two States Checkinu
Claim Jones Point
Area Is in MARYLAND

Maryland and Virginia au-
thorities today began checking
into the validity of a Free State
CongreSsman's claim that five
acres of Jones Point, Alexandria,
actually belong to Prince Georges
County, Md.
A spokesman for Gov. Nickel
din said the question of a ''mov-
ing" boundary between the two
States would be submitted to
Maryland'S Attorney General for
ruling.
Alexandria Mayor Marshall ].
Beverley announced he would
ask the city attorney to fnvesti-
gate the legal aspects of the
claim and furnish the city coun-
Gil with an opinion.
Representative Small, Repub-
lican, of Maryland'S fifth district
which includes Prince Georges,
brought the boundary question to
the Governors attention in a
letter Saturday.
Copies Of a geological survey
map prepared by the Interior
Department and an Engineer
Corps map showing the Prince
Georges line cutting across the
tip of Jones Point, long believed
Alexandria's territory. were sent
by Mr.. Small with the letter.
Jones Point, a 60-acre site cur
rently in use as a military res
ervation. is largely filled land.
The five acres to which Mr..
Small lays claim in behalf of
Maryland are part of the filed
area. The pit-shaped plat juts
out beyond the boundary eStab-
lished by the original corner
stone from which the Maryland
District of Columbia Virginia
boundary is traced.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Thieves Gef $500
In Series Of Nearby
Virginia Burq!aries

More than $6,700 in cash was
stolen. over the week end in a
series of safe burglarieS and
housebreakings in suburban Vir-
ginia.
Heaviest loser was Food Town,
Inc, 4102 Mount Vernon avenue,
Alexandria, where more than
$4,000 was removed from a 400
pound safe.
The yeggs entered through a
small window about nine-feet
from the ground and cut through
the steel top and cement binding
of the safe. They spurned about
$4,000 worth of checks.
Stonewall jackson Elementary
School of Alexandria also was en-
tered through a window and a
200-pound safe moved into a
field about 80 yards away.
Thieves removed $1O3 by cutting
through the bottom of the safe.
At Cohen's Quality Shop, 1104
King street, Alexandria, an at
tempted safe-breaking failed,
but $98 was taken from a cash
register and cash drawer.
O'Mara's Service Station, Lee
highway and Glebe road, yielded
about $500 to burglars who pried
Evening star., 1953-10-26
! =NeWYork Strike Stops
!. Milk for Il Million;
Mediation Talks SET
BY The Assoeiossd Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-A strike
today shut off milk supplies to
IL million persons in the tri-state
New York metropolitan area. but
mediatorS announced new efforts
to bring a quick end to the walk
out. -.
. The wage-hour dispute came
to a head yesterday at pm.
when about $4,000 AFL drivers
and plant workers struck 200
companies.
C. j. Blanford, administrator
. for the New York Federal-State
Milk. Market. announced early
today that both sides had re-
quested a joint mediation meet
ing.
Separate Conferences.
Mr.. Blanford said the session
would be held after Federal,
State and city mediatorS confer
separately with the disputants,
Mr.. Blanford is one of the con-
ciliators
Asked if the scheduling of the
joint meeting indicated progress
toward a settlement, Mr.. Blan-
ford said:
81 can't say anything in re-
gard to that"
The last time company and
union representatives were to-
gether at the negotiating table
was just before the strike started
yesterday after almost 43 hours
of continuous bargaining Ses-
Sions.
Consumers affected by the
strike live in New York City,
Long Island, Westchester and
Rockland Counties in New York;
New Jersey north> of Trenton,
and part of Fairfield County,
Conn.
Also affected indirectly are
an estimated $4,000 farmers in
New York. New Jersey, Con-
necticut, Massachusetts,, Penn
Sylvania and Vermont. Mr..
Blanford said the strike would
cost these farmers $25O,0OO a
day in sales to firms serving the
metropolitan area.
The strike had been Sched.
uled to start Saturday after
noon, but was postponed for
"a hours pending further nego-
tiationS.
Deliveries to stores were
stepped up during the respite.
Because of this, Mr.. Blanford
said, the shortage will not be-
come critical before tomorrow.
S5-HOur Week Asked.
The union, the AFL Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Is asking a SIS weekly wage in
crease for its members and a
35-hour work week instead of
the present 40 hours. The union
also seeks other fringe benefits.
The company representatives,
who were reported to have Of
fered boosts of up to $2.1O a week.
contend that all union demands
amount to a $90-a-week pack
age increase for each man. This,
they say, would cost the COM
panies an additional $50 million
a year.
Wages now range from $50 a
week for plant workerssto $125 a
week plus commissions for whole
sale route statesmen, company
officials say.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Irwin Schmidt Reelected
By Lutheran Laymen

Irwin w. Schmidt. los Fleet
wood. terrace. Silver Spring, has
been reelected president of the
Lutheran Laymen's Les que
Southeastern District (North) !,
of the Lutheran Church, Mis-
souri, Synod. Mr.. Schmidt is a
member of Christ Lutheran
Church, Sixteenth and Gallatin
streets NV.
Other officers elected were
Walter Rudolph, Baltimore, vice
president; John Schwabe, 305
East Braddock road, Alexandria,
secretary and William A. Bartz,
8607 Old BladenSburg road, Sill
yer Spring, treasurer. Pastoral
adviser will be the Rev. Freder-
lex A. Freed of St. James
Church, Baltimore.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Burke Is 1nternutionuIist'

Thomas A. Burke. named sue
cessor to the late Senator Taft.
Republican. of Ohio, described
himself last night as "a middle
of the road" Democrat and 'in-
ternationaliSt."
In a CHS television interview
he said he will not vote for a
manufacturer-level excise tax,
nor for reorganizing the Senate
controlled by Republicans al
though Democrats have a 48-47
majority edge.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
| had my wife
made over

1've no waist at adjust a mid
dle-aged spread" moaned Mra.
Packard. "How about trying q
charm school?" quipped Mr.. P.e
and darned if she didn't!
In November Readers Digest,
an amazed and admiring husband
tells how his Spartan wife dieted
(the first week she ate SO oranges
and little else), tackled exercises
too tough for him-and steadily
shed thosepounds till she "glowed. !"
Here are the wonders charm
school can accomplish-as seen
through the intrigued eyes of a
husband.
Get your November Readers
Digest today: As articles of lasting
interest, condensed from leading
magazines and current books.
Evening star., 1953-10-26

open the door with a crowbar
and rifled a cash drawer.
Most futile attempt of the week
end was at the Dewey Hardware
Co., 4756 Lee highway, Arling-
ton. Failing to crack a safe,
thieves made off with only a
croWbar.
, 1953-08-26

viceable medical Institution Everyone seems very much
aware that a building aone-regadless Of how nodern-does
not make hospital AS a result, horse races, ball games,
dinner dances are all giving part Of all Of their proceeds to
the hospital But it is not only the money that is important
it's the sptri Of the people.
HERE Christiansted another evidence Of sefhelp is
seen at at the Public Health Clinics, whefe nurses and other
staff members got dirt On their hands, peddled tickets, made
and sold cakes, raked up rash.and painted, in order to create
an Infant Park where parents and their tots canwait comfort
ably, amid colorful surroundings. Hereis another example Of
our people not waiting for Washington Or for Santa Claus but
doing for themselves,
THIS MUST not stop. Perhaps here, too, we can get
excited about our new hospital and furnish it with the
w~herewithaE to secureSthe extras that will make it the best
hospital Of its size and kind anywhere.
, 1953-08-26

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, 1953-08-26
NOTABLE COMMUNITY SELF-HELP

TWO P~RoIEcTs-one in St Thomas and one IN Chris
tiansted-gives Us a lift Of spirits as examples Of the kind Of
community spirit and self-help which we can use q great
deal Of.
IN ST. THOMAS, the dedication Of the new hospital
The KnudHansen), has set the entire island on fire. Every
body, ii seems, wants to do something to insure that the
new building get all the extras that will make it the most ser
, 1953-08-26
Editorial
HARBOR NEEDS PILOT

HARBoR NEEDS PILOT
NO ONE INDUSTRY should be dependedupon 70 sup
port St. Croix, and no industry should be anowed>to suffer
because Of lack Of cooperation from the government and other
sections Of the community.
WHAT WE HAVE in mind is the Christiansted harbor.
Despite arplanes there are ships-naval and p~rivate-which
would useChristiansted if the minimum necessary facilities
were available. Among these minimum facilities is q pilot,
working full time to aid and conduct ships into port. Il pure
II pilot duties are not sufficient for a fun-time man at this
time, then such a pilot can assume other duties, to begin with
and perhaps also act as harbor master.
ST. CROK will never, be able to get its ful share OF
tourist boats, nor will it be visited by a fair share OF war yes
sels, unless such ships can feel safe getting into our harbor.
They will never feel safe unless a pilot, with all the training
and experience necessary for the duties, is on hand.
1T IS JOKE to recall the salary offered, thus far, for
a pilot, and are proposals that he be a Sparttime man. no
pilot worth his salt could be expected to serve for peanuts
Somehow the money should be found for pilot and tor the
promotion necessary to resell our harbor to shipping, We
must not act as if though our harbor is of the dead past
Rather, let us remember that, despite its natural setting, this
harbor has accommodated ships of varied sizes in the past
Ii can again-but our port must be given a chance to serve
this community; it must be promoted, it must be furnished
with the necessary facilities. The right beginning IS q ful-
time pilot.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Points for Purents-syE Edy'A. 7hmoo. wo''es.

Mother-For PHYS sake stop
your crying! You cry more than
you did when you were little. It
has gotten so we can't say any,
thing to you without your weep.
ing.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Barter Pact With Russia
Announced in India
By the Associated Press

NEW DELHI, India, Aug. T.
Food Minister r. A. Kidwai an
nounced today the Soviet Union
has agreed to a three-year barter
pact exchanging Russian wheat
for Indian products.
Replying to question in
Parliament, Mr.. Kidwai said ne
gotiations are now under way to
determine what commodities In
dia will offer and other terms of
the agreement.
Although the Food Minister
did not disclose the amount of
wheat India seeks from Russia,
he told Parliament April 27 that
the government was making
overtureS in Moscow for l mill
lion tons annually over the next
f1ve years.
India bought 100000 tons of
Soviet wheat in 1851 under a
barter agreement. Mr.. Kidwai
told Parliament earlier this week
the government still is arguing
with Moscow about the payment.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Justice Probe Seeks
Evidence Of Collision
In Gas Price Increase
BY the AssoeiGtsd Press

The Justice Department is in
vestigatiAg recent gasoline price
increases in an effort to deter
mine whether collusive action
among the oil companies can be
established"
The probe for possible anti
trust law violation was disclosed
today in a letter received by
Senator Humphrey, Democrat, OF
Minnesota, from Assistant At
torney General Stanley N
Barnes, who wrote the depart
ment was finding it extremely
difficult" to collect evidence that
would justify an action.
Senator Humphrey said in
statement making the letter pub
lie that he received complaints
from Minnesota gasoline jobberE
and consumers against what they
termed unwarranted price in
creases in the face of heavy
available stocks" and had re-
ferred the complaints to the JUS
tice Department.
Mr. Barnes said the Minnesota
gasoline price increases to which
Senator Humphrey referred ZAP
pear to be general throughout
the United States East of the
Rocky Mountains. His letter
dated July z, continued:
"TheSe increases are receiving
careful consideration by the de-
partment to determine whether
a violation of the Federal anti
trust laws has been committed
In order to establish a violation
OF these laws 1t is necessary to
prove the existence of an agree
ment among the oil companies
concerning the prices each OF
them are charging"
Kodiak mirror., 1953-05-30

Rel inoA P on, Un.on Oil Company representative, was in Kodiak this week. He makes Anchorage his head quarters.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-05-30

ltichard Eiler, employee of Kraft's Hardware Dept. was schedu ed to leave this week for Spenard, Alaska. He has been employed in the hard ware department for several months.