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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-02-05
American Legion
Begins Membership
Drive In Durant
Small Number Is
Now Enrolled
In Locul Post

The Preston Hudson Post No.
10 of the American Legion,
Durant, which currently has only
a small membership, is now max
ing plans for an intensive men,
bership> campaign to begin this
month.
1t is planned to tie the local
drive in with the current state
wide membership campaign, &C.
cording to Commander j. A..
White, and the Post is seeking to
cording to Commander White and
the Post is seeking to receive into
membership all honorably dis
charged veterans of World Wars
| and II and the Korean Conflict.
Legion membership, added the
Commander, carries not only the
social and personal prestige not
elsewhere obtainable, but also
furnishes an Incompatible op-
portunity for service.
Center of focus of the Legion's
streamlined 1858 program is the
disabled veteran and his rehabih-
talon. Local Post officials point
with pride to beneficial legisla-
ton which was obtained during
the 1852 Legion year The impress
sive record stood at more than
100 bills enacted by the 82nd Con-
gress.
Receiving great emphasis are
other American Legion programs
which are primarily in the field
of Americanism and Community
Service. Entry into these fields
will permit local staging of pat.
riotic programs and afford the
community the benefit of a local
service program aimed at the bet
terment of the general welfare.
Local Legionnaires are planning
to be active in the new member
shipship campaign, promising to
call personally on as many vet
eran non-members as possible.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-02-05
Tex Assessor Pluns
Precinct Visits For
Homestead Exemptions

Holmes County Tax Assessor
Denton Rosamond will start his
annual visits around the county
next Wednesday, February IL,
and continue until every pre-
cinct has been visited. This is
for the purpose Of taking applica-
tons for Homestead Exemption.
On February II he will be in
West, February 1918 in Durant,
Elsewhere in this paper is q
complete schedule Of his visits.
Consult it for the time he will
visit your community.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-02-05
McNeer And BurreII
Will Operate Central
Service Stution

Jimmy McNeer and John Bur-
rell have taken over the Gen.
trail Service Station opposite
Hotel Durant and will operate
same in the future, according to
an announcement today.
Messrs. McNeer and Burrell
said they would appreciate the
opportunity of serving all motor
lists in this territory, both the
old customers of the station, and
new ones.
The station will continue To
handle full line of tires, tubes,
handle Pan-Am products and
batteries, etc. needed by the auto
mobile and truck owner.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-02-05

President Eisenhower's frank
announcement that the United
States Seventh Fleet will no
longer be used as a shield tc
protect Communist China will
be welcomed by millions OF
American citizens who are
tired to death of the do
nothing policies of the Dem
cratic administration in the
Korean war.
1t is to be regretted that
we have followed the policy
Of immobilizing Chiang's forces
ON Formosa for so long under
our former administrations
guidance. We have given Com
munist China unlimited time
and opportunity to build up
its forces into millions.
1t Is highly probable that
now Chang will be permitted
to use his manpower, esti-
mated at about 900, 900 against
Communist China in hit and
run raids along the China
coast. But with the Chinese
Communists numbering some
several million men II re-
mains to be seen how effect
i've any action Chang may
take will be.
Certainly Chiang's troops
stationed on Formosa should
be the best trained troops in
the world-if they have not
become stale. They have done
nothing but train for nearly
four years and in this period
Of time have been supplied
with thousands of tons of
American equipment and am
munltlon.
But Chang cannot be ex-
pected to account for major
action against the Chinese
Communists without a lot of ad.
ditional ships. His navy is just
about the sorriest excuse for
q navy in the world.
The fact remains that de-
spite aid given Chang and
aid that mus, continue indie
finitely he cannot be respon-
sible for action widespread
enough to divert Red Com
munist China troops fighting
in Korea without major sup
port from America in the
form of ships.
Whether President Eisenhow-
er is prepared to go along this
far remains to be seen but if is
a decision that must be made
by him and one that calls for
the most thoughtful considera-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-02-05
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
BY Hazel Brannon Smith

Plans have been revealed
for May 5th celebration Of
the birth of the All Club-a
movement that began back in
1907 right here in Holmes
county.
The All Club, which now
claims more than two million
boys and girls a members, Is
internationally known for the
splendid work it has done a.
mong the rural youth Of
America-for the part it has
played in raising the economic
and spiritual aims an d
achievements Of an uncounAed
number Of American farm
families.
Began originally as q "corn
club" this famous groups first
project was to grow more
corn per bushel than had been
grown before. At that time
(l907) the average per acre
yield was only Is to II
bushels per acre. With the in
stigation of scientific farm
practices this yield was raised
as high as 100 bushels per
acre by some of the boys.
We imagine there are a lot
Of Holmes farmers who would
be happy today to get 100
bushels Of corn to the acre.
At the May celebration to
be held in Lexington recogni.
ton will be given to those
pioneer leaders of the "corn
club" project including the
late Ben Lundy, father Of Mr..
d. c. Lundy Of Lexington. The
latter as q youth won a trip
to Washington, D. c. for be-
ing one Of the winners in the
corn club project. Others who
will receive recognition in
clude William Hall "Corn
Club" Smith, one time Holmes
County Superintendent of Ed
ucation and late State Super
intendent of Education and
finally president Of Mississippi
State College, another leader
in the early days Of the rural
youth program as well as DR..
Knapp.
AS detailed plans are made
for this program of nationwide
interest they will be carried
in this newspaper-and we in
vite the attention and interest
Of every Holmes county citi.
zen ii cooperating to make
the day one to be long re.
membered.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-02-05

ton.
But the President has said
that the surest way to become
involved in a larger war is
not to win the cold war.
AS Senator John Stennis of
Mississippi said: Whatever
chance there is of extending
the Korean war must be taken
sooner or later to break the
present stalemate."
President Eisenhower has
become our leader at a time
when positive action of some
kind must be taken.
We have dilly dallied far
too long now with the lives
of our fighting men in Korea.
We cannot agree with those
congressman of the mid-south
who professed to be dis
appointed with the Presidents
stand on agriculture in his
state of the union address.
President Eisenhower has
made clear cut statements
favoring parity for farm pro-
ducts-and the fact that he
sees a need for a study now
should be of no undue con-
Germ to the nations agricul-
tural population.
A great number OF things in
this nation need a great deal
of study-and we believe Ell
senhower is just the man to
see to it.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-02-05
100000 Seedlings
Planted In Holmes

Approximately 100000 pine
seedlings were planted in Holmes
County during January by the
U. S. Forest Service under the
flood control program.
The pine seedlings planted dur
ing January put over $500 acres
of steep, eroded land back into
production. These trees. if pro-
tected from fire, will be worth
over $4,000 in 1868. Aside
from the value of the timber,
tons of top-soil will be prevented
from washing from the hillsides
where the trees are planted-thus
protecting the fertile bottornlands
from being ruined by sand wash
ing from these gullies.
The trees planted in January
make total of over 2,500,000
trees planted thus far during the
1928 planting season which be
gan December 8.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-02-05
Left Tuesday

Left Tuesday
Mrs. z. G. Bacon left Tues
day for visit with her son and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. William Ba.
con in Jackson and will leave
Wednesday for a few days in
New Orleans.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-02-05
In Columbus

In Columbus
Mrs. ] G. Ashe and Mr.. H. B.
Sargent left Tuesday morning for
a visit with Mr.. and Mrs, Will
liam Sanders in Columbus.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-02-05
Attend Funeral

Mrs. Helen Huckaby of Yazoo
City and Mr.. and Mrs. w. B
Gunter and Mrs. Eric Gunter of
Kosciusko attended the funeral
Of Mr.. S. o. Horton last week in
Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-02-05

Visits Daughter
Mrs, 10 May went to Yazoo
City last weekend to be with
her daughter, Mrs. Robert Will
llamS who has been ill.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-02-05

Fight polio with your dimes!
You may be the next victim!
Evening star., 1953-03-22
BY the As.oeioted Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 21.-The
Metropolitan Opera interrupted
a performance of Tristan und
Isolde" today to broadcast fake
emergency message and turn it
into an appeal for funds.
The audience responded with
boos and misses, and angry tele-
phone calls began pouring in
from listeners to the regular Sat-
urday afternoon radio broadcast.
A typical caller accused the
Metropolitan management of
using "the cheapest kind of pub
licity" to promote it's drive for
a SIS Million opera fund.
The stunt began as Conductor
Fritz Stiedry suddenly inter-
rupted the orchestra's playing of
the prelude to Act Two.
Then this monologue came
into the house and over the ra-
dio from Milton Cross, the Nets
regular opera announcer:
Something has happened.
The orchestra has stopped.
(Pause.)
Just a moment. ladies and
'gentlemen-our conductor, Mr..
Stiedry. has suddenly laid down
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Woman Outwits Bandits
In Safe Robbery Attempt

Two holdup men. one with a
pistol, made off with 50 from the
purse of a woman Western Union
employe last night after she out
witted their designs on the office
safe. police reported.
Miss Helen Belniak, SO. of sol
Twelfth street NE. was alone in
the Western Uion Office at 121
Massachusetts, avenue NV. when
the two colored men entered.
One of them ordered her to go
into a back room or he would
"blow her head off," police were
told. Miss Belniak stayed where
she was, however, while the other
man rifled her purse, according
to the report.
Asked to open the safe, Miss
Belniak said she didn't know the
combination, but fiddling with
the dial meanwhile, she managed
to lock it, police reported.
Evening star., 1953-03-22
1900 POW Rioters
QueI|ed by Tear Gas
BY the Associoted Pres,

YONCHO ISLAND, Korea.
Sunday. Mar. 22.-United Ma
tions guards quelled a threaten
ing riot by nearly 1000 scream
ing Communist Korean officer
prisoners Thursday, the u. N.
Prisoner of War Command an
nounced today.
One American officer was
injured by Reds throwing stones.
Guards restored control with
tear or vomiting gas. No gunfire
was used, the command said.
The Yoncho camp was the
scene of a serious riot March Z
during which guards killed %
prisoners.
The trouble began when some
500 Red officers in one compound
refused to stand a routine count.
The POW command called it a
large scale attempt at mob
violence"
Prisoners Of war in seven
adjacent compounds ignored
orders to remain inside their
quarters, and came out in mass
formation. screaming encourage
ment to the Red officer POWS, !"
the announcement said.
The branch camp commander
1t. Col. Gerald r. Momeyer. Erie,
Pa, deployed his troops so they
could use "non-toxic irritantS''
and forced the POWs back into
their quarters.
Yoncho is a small islet just of
the southwest shore of Koje
Island.
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Detective Story: How
Police Solved Staying

A POLICE cRUsADE-The murder
Of Horny Honikmon, q quiet little
mon who ron a grocery on Eost Copi-
tol street. stirred the police to on
oll-out Investigation. Chief Robert
'. Muroy gave the seoreh for the
killer priority over everything else.
Now" he feels he wos rewarded
reod the full story on Pose AT.
ANNAPOLIS BY-PASs-By June,
motorists will be obIe to ovoid the
narrow streets Of Morylond's eopitol
by using Temporary roods and the
new Severn River Bridge. Stor Stoff
Writer George Kennedy plots the
course on Pose ABS.
TOP NEWS PHoTos-Woshine-
tons best news photographers storted
their onnuoI exhibition Of their best
work lost night at the Librory Of
Congress. Some OF the prize pic
lures and o story on Pose Az.
INVITATION TO cRlME-Word
gets around thot Washington is on
cosy" city and the professional GRIM
inols check IN, reports Stor StoH
Writer Miriom Gutenberg in the last
Of o series on prosecution and pun
ishment Of multiple offenders on
Pose Ala.
Complete Index, Poge AZ
2odio- -Tv. Progroms, Poees E-4-5
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Opera Interrupted First Time
In 20 Years by Fake Message

his baton: he is sitting motion
less on his little stool before
the conductors desk.
I'm trying to find out what
has happened. No, Mr.. Stiedry
seems perfectly well. and there
is no sign of any emergency
here in the Opera House. What
ever the trouble is they'll prob
ably fix it in just a moment"
After another long pause. Mr..
Cross launched a 400-word ap-
peal for funds, eat least a dol
lar" from every member Of the
audience and every radio lis
tener.
Before his speech was over,
Kisses, boos, laughter and mock
applause were coming from the
audience in the Opera House
and the switchboard was buzz
zing with calls from radio lis
tenerS.
When he finished, the orches-
ira struck up again and the
curtain opened on act two.
Met officials said it was the
first time in the 70-year history
Of the Metropolitan that an
opera had been intentionally in
terrupted.
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Winds in Midwest
Kill Five Persons
By the Associoied Press

Tornadoes ripped across Min
nesota yesterday, leaving three
dead, and high winds brought
death-to one person in Illinois
and one in Iowa.
Vast clouds of dust rose from
freshly -plowed fields in Kansas.
Police said one man was blown
off his motorcycle and killed in
a high wind in Illinois.
Central and Southern Minne-
sofa counted two dead in twiSters
that hopscotched in and around
dozen communities along a
path from Fairmount, Neb.. near
the Iowa border on the South.
to st. Cloud in the North.
The dead were Roger Lin
deroth, Is. fatally crushed in the
collapse of a building at st.
Clound, and Lester Meyer, "a,
killed when his barn was blown
down at Gibbon, go miles north
Of Minneapolis.
In Iowa, a 13-year-old Fort
Dodge boy, Lawrence E. Snyder,
was killed by a falling tree dur
ing high winde which preceded
hail and rain storm in that
area.
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Writer Gives First
Impressions After
Arrival in Moscow
BY Fronk Rounds, Jr.

The Russian border. sos am.
A bleak. lonely, snowwhite land
scape. Then, a little further, the
cold country in which the war of
1939-40 against Finland was
Inn IN 1os1 fought: T h e
JON. ", 1921 train is creep
ing along at a
few miles an hour. It is still
quite dark and the only thing
I can see is low hills barely
visible in the gray-black dawn
with tall. peaked evergreens in
groves and a few bare birches
loaded with snow.
Occasionally we pass a small
log cabin with a light burning
in it. And from the chimney of
one or two of the cabins spreads
gray smoke. Once or twice
see guards along the track. The
radio amplifier next to my COM
partment is blaring forth the
news throughout the corridor.
Outside the Vyborg we pass a
squad Of troops marching on the
road. and I see scattered troops
in the railway yard. Women are
Shoveling snow with wooden
Shovels. tossing the snow away
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Move Started to Return Grant
To Planning Commission
Nomination. Reported
Already Submitted
To Eisenhower
By George Beveridqe

A move is under way to return
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III to
membership on the National
Capital Planning Commission,
the city development group he
helped form and headed from
1942 until 1949.
His name, it was reported last
night, has been submitted to the
White House with q recommen-
dation that he be named to sue
ceed Albert P. Greensfelder, re-
tired st. Louis engineer whose
six-year appointment expires
April 80.
Mr.. GreenSfelder said he would
not seek re-appointment actively,
but indicated he would serve
further if asked.
There were reports also that
President Eisenhower is being
asked simultaneously to desig-
nate Gen. Grant as commission
chairman. The President has
this power under an act which
reorganized the commission last
year.
Aided Stevenson Campaign.
In just such a manner, Presi-
dent Truman last August ap-
pointed and designated the
present chairman, DR.. Joseph D.
Lohman, of Chicago. The chair
man at that time, John A.
Evening star., 1953-03-22
4O% Of Officers Oppose
Red Regime, Deserter SAYS
BY the Asseeistsd Press

BONN, Germany, Mar. 21.-A
Soviet army lieutenant who de-
serted in East Germany and
came over to the Americans told
newsmen here that he believes
40 per cent of Red Army officers
are opposed to the Moscow re-
gime.
The deserter. First 1t. Viktor
Mayev. SO, a chemical techni-
clan, deserted in January. A
Ukrainian. he served in the last
war and worked in Odessa be-
tween his rehabilitation in 1945
and his recall to the army in
1852.
Il did not flee Russia" he
said. II fed the regime"
American sources said he had
a job and would remain in West
Germany.
Evening star., 1953-03-22
"A Window on Red Square
Russian Regime Is Worse,
People Better Than Expected
Author Had Talks
With Many Russians

This is the first Of series Of
ortieIes from diories Of Fronk Rounds,
ir., while he was ottoched to the stotf
Of the American Embassy in Moscow.
The entries cover the period through
out 1851 and up to June. 1852, when
his fomiIiority with language enobIed
him to toIk to hundreds Of Russian
people.
Besides the Russion Ionsuoee, he
had studied Russion history at Horvord
University and had been q mosozine
correspondent in the Far Eost, Against
this background, his observations con-
stitute "A Window on Red Square,"
which will be the title Of his forth
coming book from which this series
Of articles is drown.
Evening star., 1953-03-22
us. Officials 10 Press
NewCzech Bosses for
Release Of 0atis
See Hope for Action
In KremIin Shift to
Peace Offensive
By John N. Hiehtower
Associoted Press Sfoff Writer

Red Czechoslovakia's new
bosses, taking power in a period
Of Kremlin peace gestures, are
due to receive soon new demands
for the release from prison of
Associated Press Correspondent
william N. Oats.
United States officials said yes
terday that the Oats case is the
No. l problem between this coun-
try and Czechoslovakia and that
Ambassador George Wadsworth
is expected to press the new
Prague Government for a solu-
ton.
A different atmosphere may
now surround the discussion with
Czech officials. For one thing,
Antonin Zapotocky has succeed
ed the late Klement Gottwald as
President of Czechoslovakia. For
another. the Communist high
command in Moscow appears to
be embarked upon, a peace Of
fensive, involving moves of CAL
culated friendliness towards the
West.
Whether the aim of this Krem-
lin operation is really to reduce
cold war tensions or, as some
authorities suspect, to split the
Western powers remains to be
seen. There is no denying.
however that the Soviet Gov
ernment under Premier Georgi
Malenkov is embarked on some
kind of new maneuver, and it
could have an important bear
ing on Soviet and satellite ham
ding of such matters as the
Imprisonment of Mr.. Oats.
Officials here were interested
in the announcement Friday
that Moscow had promised Brit
ain to try to obtain the release
Of 10 civilians imprisoned in
North Korea for nearly three
years. Earlier Soviet Authori-
ties in Germany had given a
mild response to British protests
over the recent shooting down
of a British plane by a Soviet
fighter.
The specific Soviet moves fol-
(See OATIS, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Biffle and Wife Hurt
In Georgia Car Crash
On Way 10 Capital
Conditions Not Serious:
] Of 8 in Other Auto
Suffer Injuries
BY the Assoeioied Press

SYLVANIA, Ga, Mar. 21.-
An automobile accident today
sent Leslie L. Bif11e, So, former
secretary of the United States
Senate, and his wife to a hos
pital. Their injuries were re-
ported painful but not serious" !"
DR.. Gerald Hogsette said at
Screven County Hospital that
Mr.. Biff1e was "up and about"
after being X-rayed and treated
for cuts and bruises. The doctor
said he had mo obvious frac-
lures or internal INJURIES" al
though X-ray studies were in
complete.
The doctor said Mrs. Biffle
suffered facial cuts and a dis
located ankle.
Collide on Highway.
State Troopers T. T. Cross and
Roy Blakey said Mr.. Biffle's
northbound car collided with one
driven by Alfred Hickey. 20, Of
Linwood, Pa. about four miles
north of this South Georgia town
on U. S. Highway 301.
The accident occurred where
the highway and a State road
form a "Y" junction. Mr.. Hickey
told officers he saw the Biffle car
swerve to the left, and he
thought Mr.. Biffle was planning
a left turn. When he swerved
to allow the turn, Mr.. Hickey
said, Mr.. Bif1e's car moved at
the same time and they collided.
Seven Others Injured.
Trooper Blakey said seven of
the eight persons in the Hickey
car - all Pennsylvanians - were
injured. The condition of two
Of them was only fair" Mr..
Hickey suffered minor cuts and
bruises. His wife was not hurt.
Mr.. Bifi1e and his wife were
headed for Washington after a
Florida vacation.
The Hickey car was en- route
to ST. Petersburg. Fla.
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Edinburgh Ends Tour
OF Forces in Germany
By the Associoted Press

WILDENR ATH, Germany.
Mar. 21.-The Duke of Edin-
burgh ended his five-day tour
of British forces in Germany to-
day and went to Southern Ger
many to spend the week end
with his three sisters, Princess
Margarita Hohenlohe, Margra-
vine Theodore of Baden and
Princess Sophie of Hanover.
The Duke plans to return to
England next Tuesday,
Evening star., 1953-03-22
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LONDON, Mar. 21.-The Rus
slams said today they are getting
set to open a new university so
big it even astonishes them.
Moscow Radio, quoting Soviet
newspaper reports, said the new
Moscow State University will be
Is times bigger than Columbia
University in New York City.
The main building, intended
for living quarters and education
purposes, viii be 80 stories high.
Evening star., 1953-03-22
Reds Plan University So Huge
Even They Are Astonished

This skyscraper center Of 40
projected buildings will open this
year, TaSS said.
The new university's scale
and volume aStoniSh even the
Soviet people, accustomed as
they are to vast proportions" the
broadcast said.
The group Of buildings will
have a 900, ,000-volume library,
an assembly hall seating 1.500
students. 200 comfortable flats
for professors" $50 lecture audi
toriums, and 10000 classrooms.