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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-06-18
Cotton Insects

Cotton Insects
Thrip are damaging young cot.
ton severely. The appearances
of ragged looking leaves is caus.
ed by thrip eating the bud Of the
cotton before the buds unfold,
Young cotton should be poisoned
as soon as possible for thrip even
though no boil weevils are pres
ent in the field.
Boil Weevils:
Large cotton that is suuarinp
should be checked very close two
to three times each week for boil
weevils and fleahopper damage.
Some fields are free Of boil vice.
wills and in other fields boil wee
wills are punct'lring squares rapid
ly. Fleahoppers are knocking
young squares from the cotton
plants. Check your cotton for boil
weevils and at the same time look
for little yellow squares that will
usually fall off plant if plant is
disturbed. This is fleahopper
damage. Dust or spray if you
have signs of boil weevil or signs
of fleahoppers.
Red Spider:
With continued dry weather
red spider is likely to occur on
your dry areas. Look on the un-
derside of the leaf for little red,
green. brown or yllow mites. Dur
ing severe drought spider mites
will damage your crop consider
ably. Poison containing a mix
ture Of parathion, tepp or aramite
will control the spider mite. In
some cases sulphur will help con-
troll the spider mites.
Boil Worms:
Boil worms are appearing in a
few fields at this time. Keep a
close watch in your vigorous
growing cotton as they will show
up in your fastest growing cotton
first. Look in top Of bud and
your squares for boil worms. If
they are present dust with 3-10-0
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-06-18
Fa. :. Systems

Good transportation facilities have been impor-
tant factors too in the growth and progress of cleo
trio service in Mississippi.
Today, Mississippi Power Light Company, for
example, serves some 148,5 500 customers, who are
scattered over an area of $4,000 square miles in the
western half of Mississippi In order to provide
prompt and efficient service to its customers the Com
pany has divided this 44county territory into nine
geographical divisions. These divisions are further
broken down enthusiastically into 80 local offices.
To coordinate service and maintenance activities
in such widespread organization the Company has
installed short wave radio transmission stations 80
key points throughout the territory These stations
are in constant contact with some 1870 mobile units
which are equipped with two-way radio SETS These
units can be dispatched with minimum of time to
the places where they are needed most.
Maintaining modern service organization is
another way in which Mississippi Power b Light
Company is Helping Build Mississippi"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-06-18
Holmes Youth Finishes
AT Busic Truininq

Lakeland Air Force Base
Texas-Bobby H. Harthcock, Is,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Harth-
cock is completing his AT basic
airmen indoctrination course al
Lakeland Air Force Base, the
Gateway to the Air Force"
Lakeland, situated near San
Antonio, is the worlds largest air
force base, site of Air Force basic
training, for men and women
headquarters of the Human Re.
source Research Center, an d
home of ATS Officer Candidate
School.
His basic training is preparing
him for entrance into Air Force
technical training and for assign
ment in specialized work. The
course includes a scientific
evaluation of his aptitude and in
cllnation for following a particu-
lar vocation and career.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-06-18
YOUR ELECTRIC FRYER

YOUR ELECTRIC FRYER
Use high grade fat--vegetable
shortening, salad oil or peanut
: oil. Frying is done at high tenn
perature which these fats stand
without smoking and deter
iorating.
Have fat at the right tempera-
ture when frying-when too
hot, IL scorches the food, and
spoils the fat. II IT is too cool.
the food becomes soaked with
fat.
When frying a very ma !
amount of food in the electric
fryer, the product wiz brown
more rapidly than when frying
a capacity amount. Overcrowd-
ing causes soggy poor pro-
duct, so be sure to have a good
circulation of fat around all
foods fried in your electric fry
err.
Carefully lower the heated fry
basket into the preheated fat.
IL fat bolts excessively, raise
the basket enough to avoid
boiling over. When fat has
settled sufficiently, lower
basket all the way. Foods con-
tanning a high percentage of
water like fish and chicken
should be dropped into the f.
q piece at a time.
To keep the fat i'm good condi-
ton to use over and over with
all foods, drain 1t off when
cool, straining through several
Weaknesses of cheesecloth.
Then wipe fryer clean OF crack
ings. In cool weather the fat
may be stored in the fryer
ready for use. The fat will
stay In peak condition longer
IL stored covered in its original
container in the refrigerator.
occasionally clean the fryer
thoroughly. Boil 1 tablespoon
OF nonsudsing detergent in
water in the fryer for 10 min
utes. Then scour with a steel
woolr~pad II necessary: rinse
and dry. Do not immense fryer
In water.
CrOutOns
Cut stale bread into IL inch
lDes, removing crusts first IL de-
red. Fry in fat at 1865 degrees
It'll golden brown. Drain on All.
'rDent paper. Serve on creamed
ups.
Hush Puppies
/ cup coarse cornmeal
" cup sifted flour
h2 tsps. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
l Tbsp. sugar or
Tbsps. minced onion
egg
2/3 cup milk
SlIt together dry ingredients.
eat egg: add milk and add 10
tied dry ingredients, stirring as
tie as possible to get well mix ;
product. Drop by teaspoonfuls
TO S6O-370 degrees fat until
'lden brown. Drain on absorbent
per and serve very hot with
led fish. w"
VARIATION: Use l cup less .
.blespoons cornmeal. IA, cun
neat germ, and 3/S cup sifted
our instead of the above amounts
cornmeal and flour.
Cheese Puffs
l Tbsp. flour
70 tsp. salt
Dash of red pepper
Fine, dry crumbs
! u tsp. paprika
l 2 cups grated sharp cheese
. egg whites
MIX flour and seasonings and
en- mix with cheese. Beat epp
lltes until very stiff. Fold cheese
&ture into beaten whitcc. Cover
ttom OF shallow baking pan or
nIeee Of wax paper with abou,
inch of fine crumbs. Drop small
OF the Cheese mixture
20 ire crumbs. With two spoons
I'm each bit to form small balls
. TO l inch in diameter. Place
layer of the balls in the bottom
the heated fry basket and lower
o deep fat heated Il $50 de.
ees. Fry until golden brown
am on absorbent paper. Serve.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-06-18
Lexington Youth Is
ON School Graduate

Fort Lee, Va.-Pvt. Coils Mill
wood, whose parents reside at
Lexington, graduated from the
Cooking Course offered by the
Quartermaster School at Fort
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-06-18
Excellent EraAe
=. help Mild mississippi

Located in the middle of the South, Mississippi
served by excellent transportation facilities which
have contributed substantially to the states agrcu
tural industrial and economic growth in recent years.
With over 1000 miles of hard-surfaced roads,
including 1 major u S. highways Mississippi is
sidered to have of the finest paved highway sys-
TENS in the nation
Twenty-Five railroads with over $500 miles of
track provide rail service in every of Missssipps
81 counties total of 658 truck lines and 90 bus lines
carry both freight and passengers throughout the state
and to all major points in the nation
Along the Mississippi River which carries
more traffic today than at any time in history port
development projects are underway at Vicksburg.
Greenvlle and Natchez. The states two seaports-
Gulfport and Pascagoula are being expanded and
improved to handle more cargo shipments to Central
and South American markets.
-Four major airlines complete the states network
of highway rail- water and air transportation systems.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-06-18

at the rate of 10 to IL pounds per
acre. Or spray with 25 per cent
DOT emulsion as recommended
on your container of emulsion.
Grass Hoppers:
Grass hopperS are eating the
leaves in some cotton fields. Due
to the old grass becoming tough
grass hoppers are leaving the
grass and weed fields going to the
tender cotton. Aldrin, dieldrin or
toXaphene will control the grass
hoppers along with your othe,
insects at the same time.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-06-18

Lee, Va, June is.
A graduate of Lexington High
School, he entered the service in
January, 1858.
He has been attending TIE
Quartermaster School for the
past two months.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-06-18
In Meridion

In Meridion
Mrs. M. 7. Williams is spending
this week with her sister, Mrs. ].
]. Griffin, in Meridian.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-06-18
MISSES POWER LIGHT PANY
helping build Mississippi; for quanereentury

No. 3 in . series OF adver-
iisements pointing out the
msior factors which are con-
tributine TO the Indusiriel
Development, Agricultural
Progress and General Well
fare Of the State of Missis-
sippi and its people.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-06-18

Weekend On Coast
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Rush and two
children will spend the weekend
on the coSst.
Evening star., 1953-03-30
ey tho Associated Press

SPLIT. Yugoslavia, Mar. Co.,
Communist Yugoslavia's govern
ment oficially gave its peasants
today a chance to withdraw
from state operated cooperative
farms and till the soil independ-
emily.
A formal decree by the power
full Central Executive Council
spelling out the procedure for
those desiring to quit the CO.
operatives was published in the
provincial edition Of Borba, the
Communist party organ.
The decree marked a major
victory by the country's peasants
in their long struggle to resist
state domination.
It also marked another major
step by President Marshal Tito's
anti-cominform state away from
MoScoW's version of communism.
Soviet announcements in recent
months have forecast increased
state control Of Russian agricul-
ture.
One major feature Of the de-
cree was the clause permitting
peasants withdrawing from CO.
operatives to. take with them
property they contributed on
entering the group, some Of them
admittedly under pressure. In
cases where withdrawal Of land
would damage a cooperative the
peasant would be compensated
Evening star., 1953-03-30
New Discovery Makes
False Teeth
Look NaturaIA Aoo,p

New York: Now false teeth wearers
can find quick, easy, scientific way to
make old, dingy dentures look natural
agaln. Stera- Kleen, discovery of DR..
=; Sherwin, practicine dentist, makes
lalse teeth 20 attractive as the day they
were first fitted.
Stera- kleen, says Doctor Sherwin. il
aDso!utely harmless, won't cake, and IL
SIMPLE to use. Just soak dentures (no
orushingl in the Stera- Kleen solution for
few minutes-then rinse. Teeth look
bright and natural again-feel cool and
really clean. Plates are free from anv
odor or taste. Months supply of Stera.
kieen now at druggists-only soc.
Evening star., 1953-03-30
UnexpIoded Shells
Sought as Town
Counts Blast Damage
BY The Assoeiassd Press

LEWIS. Ind, Mar. SO.-Demo-
lition squads worked their way
today through the desolation
left in this little coal mining
town by a nightmare of fire and
flying shrapnel from three freight
car loads of exploding ammuni-
ton.
Scarcely a half dozen houses
remained habitable in this town
Of 800 population after the five
hours Of explosions touched off
by the train derailment Saturday
night, but no one was killed.
Fifteen persons were injured, but
only three went to hospitals.
A flyer reported seeing pock-
marks from shells as far as 8
miles from the crossing where
the worst explosion gouged out
a crater 80 feet deep. Some
shells were found embedded in
the ground 2 miles away.
"A Freight Cars Missing.
In the big crater, which blocked
both the railroad branch line
and a State highway, lay the
twisted wreckage of uncounted
freight cars. The Chicago, Mil
waukee, st. Paul and Pacific
Railroad reported "a cars un-
accounted for. The front and
tail end of the 107-car freight
train were pulled away from the
inferno of fire and flying artil-
lery' shells.
. Military authorities in Chicago
said one of the cars contained
t05-millimeter artillery shells
for use by the Marines but
wouldn't say what was in the
two others.
A spokesman for the Chicago
Army Ordnance District said in.
tense heat could set off the
shells, though their uncut fuses
would make Them almost nom
explosive by impact.
The train was bound from
Chicago for Bedford, Ind, with
the ammunition going to the
Crane Naval Ammunition Depot
Is miles west of Bedford.
State troopers, crane demo-
lition men and Navy shore pa
troll men joined a 10-man de-
molition squad from Camp At
terbury, Ind, in the search for
unexploded shells. They plan
ned to continued the detonating
work around the clock.
Nine Houses Destroyed.
The Red Cross, which set up
an emergency shelter in the Ma
sonic Temple, reported nine
houses and four barns destroyed
and 81 houses damaged.
Townsfolk, apparently escaped
the disaster because most of
them were attending a lodge
meeting in the Masonic Temple,
on the opposite side of the town.
Two of the persons taken to
hospitals suffered eye injuries.
Dan Lyons, 80. lost an eye. and
Mrs. Betty Jo Cummins, %. suf-
fered glass cut in the left eye.
Evening star., 1953-03-30
Flash Fire Destroys Block
OF Town in Oklahoma
By the Associated Pres,

LONE WOLF, Okla, Mar. 80.
"A flash fire whipped by 20
mile-an-hour winds early yes
terday destroyed almost an en-
tire block of the business district
of this small Southwestern
Oklahoma town. Only a drug
store, real estate Office and
garage were left standing.
The fire Sprang up about
midnight in a barber shop and
within three hours had razed
five business houses.
No. one was injured although
Evening star., 1953-03-30
Concert at Wilson High

The woodrow Wilson High
School band. orchestra and choir
will give a Spring concert at 8
pm. Thursday in the school audi
torium. Nebraska avenue and
Chesapeake street NV. Admis-
sion win be 50 cents.
Evening star., 1953-03-30
rYuqosI0Hio Grants Peasants
Riqht to Run Own Farms

with other land Of equal value,
the decree specified.
AS outlined In the decree, fu-
ture co-operatives will be gov
erned by regulations drafted by
the members themselves.
Evening star., 1953-03-30

Pat Stevens. 80, suffered cuts and
shock.
The center Of the explosions,
felt 35 miles away. was at the
north edge of town. Is miles
southeast of Terre Haute and 80
miles southwest Of Indianapolis.
Evening star., 1953-03-30

several persons were in the
buildings when the fire broke
out. Cause of the fire was not
determined.
Evening star., 1953-08-02

ator Knowland becomes leader.
Senator Dirksen himself has
taken no steps to develop a con-
test, but it is believed he would
accept II his friends put him
forward. Senator Dnksen has
been in the Senate compara-
lively short time, but had long
Legislative experience in the
House.
Senator Bridges served as Re-
publican floor leader in the last
Congress, when he accepted the
post as neutral between sup
porters of Gen. Eisenhower and
Senator Taft, who we're then
locked in a battle for the Repub-
lican presidential nomination.
After the election. Senator
Bridges expressed willingness to
continue as floor leader if by
doing so a party fight over or
ganizing the Senate could be
avoided But he made it clear
then that he would not pass up
the Appropriations Committee
Craftsmanship for any other post.
At that time, there were signs
of a possible contest between
Senators Taft and Knowland
for the leadership, but this was
Evening star., 1953-08-02

avoided with the selection Of
the Ohioan for the leader and
Senator Knowland to head the
policy com mittee. Senator
Bridges was then elected Presi-
dent Pro Tenn, which means that
he presides in the absence Of the
Vice President.
After. the death of Senator
Taft, the first impression that
went out was that the Republi-
cans would wait until the next
session to consider organiza-
tional problems. sr
1t is understood that several
factors prompted the policy
committee to decide yesterday
on immediate action. One was a
belief that if the leadership re-
manned unsettled for five months
it would lead to almost daily
speculation, and that this spec
ulation might develop riffs In
party ranks.
1t was felt also that the adj
ministration should be in a posi-
tion to keep in contact with con-
gressional leaders, especially in
the event a special session Of
Congress should become neces-
sary before January.
Evening star., 1953-08-02
Brewery Workers Win
Pay Ruise in St. Louis
BY the Associoisd Press

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-Employes
of four st. Louis breweries--An-
heuSer-B Busch, PalStaff. Griese-
dieck Brothers and Hyde Park
have won pay increases of 25
cents an hour. Robert F. Lewis.
chairman of the AFL Brewery
Workers Joint Board, announced
today.
= He said the wage increase for
the $500, workers is retroactive
to March /, expiration date for
the last contract. Mr.. Lewis
said he was unable to estimate
the present pay scales.
Its a great victory for us. :"
he said. This means there will
be no strike"
The contract also gives longer
vacations and other benefits, Mr..
Lewis added.
Evening star., 1953-08-02
Tuft
Continued From First Page.)

(Contlnued From F1rSC Page.)
ator Bricker, Republican of Ohio.
The United States Marine Band
will provide music.
The benediction will come
from Presbyterian DR.. Bernard
Braskamp, the House chaplain.
The invocation will come from
Methodist DR.. Frederick Brown
Harris, the Senate chaplain.
DR.. Harris opened yesterdays
Senate session with a prayer of
thanks for a ma1 of integrity
like Senator TARTAN apostle
of honesty"
DR.. Harris continued:
1--WE thank Thee, in a world
shot through with evasion, for
the robust honesty of this man
to whom stubborn consistency
was not always a virtue and who
was not too proud to change his
attitude when some new facet
of the total truth came into
view.
"And so, with heavy hearts on
this day of bitter loss, we should
render thanks, Thou Master of
all good workmen, for this SER
want of Thine and of the Re-
public in troubled days, Robert
A. Taft"
In the House yesterday, some
80 Representatives eulogized the
Senator who tried three times to
win his party'S nomination for
President, but always grew in
stature and finally became Re-
publican leader in the Senate.
Speaker Martin of MaSsachu-
setts who knew Senator Taft for
II years. praised him as "the
symbol of honesty and integrity
in Government"
Republican Leader Halleck
said Senator Taft was "one of
the greatest public servants in
the Nations history" He added
that the Taft integrity was un-
aSSailable."
Democratic Leader Rayburn
said Senator Taft was "a truly
great American"
Evening star., 1953-08-02
Embassies 10 Direct
Policies Of All u. ).
Agencies Abroad
BY the ASseeiGfed Press

President Eisenhower issued
executive orders yesterday max
ing the chiefs of United States
diplomatic missions abroad re-
sponsible for policy direction Of
all American agencies in their
respective countries.
The orders outlined proce-
dureS and functions of the
Foreign Operations AdminiStra-
ton and the United States In
formation Agency, new Federal
offices which became operative
today un der reorganization
plans.
StaSSen Is Confirmed.
Harold E. Stassen. who was
director of the old Mutual Sc
curity Agency, was nominated
to head the new Foreign Opera
tionS Administration which abb
serbs MSA. The Senate prompt
ly confirmed his nomination.
Mr.. Stassen's new unit will han
die all foreign aid programs now
scattered in various agencies,
but will get its policy guidance
from the State Department.
Theodore C. Streibert, former
board chairman of the Mutual
Broadcasting System, has been
nominated to head the new
United States Information Serv-
ice. This agency takes over the
Voice of America and other such
units now in the State Depart
ment as we'll as the overseas in
formation Office of the old MSA.
To avoid any conflict of au-
thority among representatives of
these United States agencies
abroad, today's presidential or
ders spelled it out that the
American ambassador or min
lister in each country will be the
top channel of authority" on
foreign policy.
Power Over Personnel.
The chiefs of mission will ex-
ercise general direction and
leadership" of the entire effort
on foreign policy, and will see
to it that recommendations and
actions of officials of United
States agencies are effectively
co-ordinated" and are consistent
with established American policy.
They also will be authorized
to recommend the withdrawal
from a foreign country of Amer
ican personnel whenever, in their
opinion, it would serve the in
terests of the United States.
Unresolved issues between
agencies and the mission would
be referred to the Secretary of
State.
Evening star., 1953-08-02
100000 Asked
For ToftConcer
Research Fund
BY HE Associafed Press

Democratic Senator Magnuson
of Washington asked Congress
yesterday to set aside 100000
of National Science Foundation
funds for Robert A. Taft cancer
research scholarships.
Congress already has appropri-
ated about $40 million for the
foundation. Senator Magnuson's S
bill would earmark a small part
of this for scholarships in
memory of Senator Taft. Re-
publican of Ohio, who died of
cancer Friday.
Senator Magnuson told a re-
porter scholarship candidates
would be selected by officials cs
the Science Foundation, the
American Cancer Society and the
Damon Runyon, Cancer Fund.
Evening star., 1953-08-02

fussing and fretting over WASH
ington.
It. is a recognized fact that
those who battle for human
rights are very often totally in
sensitive to the individual and
will work ill-paid employees to
death in the cause. With Sen.
Taft, it was the other way. An
enchanting friend - when he
wasn't outraged by a disagree
ment with hiI11-he often seemed
oblivious of people generally.
Veteran clerks in the Senate
would be passed by without a
nod Of greeting. Correspondents
who thought they were in his
confidence would be ignored.
These are not the attributes
Of executive genius. They ac-
count too, for the odd fact that
Senator Taft included in his
close political associates men
greatly inferior to him in mind
and character, men who did
cheap tricks Taft personally
scorned. All attempts to probe
this mystery came up against
his self-absorption. He felt. ap-
parently sincerely, that he could
take care Of all the big things
and that In the lower echelons,
so to speak. of human beings
and human behavior, a certain
amount of degradation was the
natural order Of things.
Thus he was capable of writ
ing in a magazine of mass circu-
lation that the press was being
unfair to the new Republican
administration and, on the day
his article appeared. telling a
Yale alumni meeting that the
administration was not doing
very we'll and was feeling its
way. He wouldn't have dreamed
of not talking sense to his fellow
Yale men.
Seeds Of Scandal.
The presidency, where so much
depends upon the person, might
well have been the challenge to
which the Taft gifts, real as
they were, we're not suited. In
his indifference to what other
people did were the seeds of
scandal. Other people could not
stain his reputation as a Sen
ator. They might have marred
a Taft presidency.
Senator Taft learned he had
cancer early in May, and inevi-
tably the word got around. (Pres-
ident Eisenhower was informed
of the situation at about the
same time.) In the past, Sena-
tor Taft had borne his frustra-
tions with dignity; often it had
seemed they were rnellowing him.
This had been pleasant to see.
But noW-as the limping Senator
kept his own counsel and de-
,manded that the doctors keep
theirs.-turning a face of sweet
ness and light on the Capitol
it wrung the heart.
Senator Taft was not supposed
to be sweet publicly. That was
a trait cherished by his init
mates. When it was displayed
to the world. it was obvious that
he had after all loved the world
and regretted leaving it for all
it's unkindness to his ambitions.
Perhaps in these closing weeks
he really saw it for the first
time, not as he wanted it to be
and was determined to shape it.
but as it was.