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FOUND.

FRENCH POODLE, black, male. vicinity
18th st. and Pa. ave. s.e., April IL.
Phone II. 4-7192. n
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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-15
Two Holmes Youths
Injured Saturday
In Hunting Accident

A Holmes county and a Kos
ciusko youth suffered painful
gunshot wounds in a hunting ac-
cident which occurred last Sat-
urday afternoon in the vicinity OF
Owens Wells.
Hospitalized in Lexington was
Coyier Farmer, Jr., of Lexington.
His companion, J. w. Farmer of
kosciusko, a former Holmes re-
sident, was taken to the Koscius-
ko hospital.
The youths were hit by a shot
fired by colored youth, Puddin
Brown, 20, who was also hunting
with his brother, Arthur B
Brown, Is, and a friend, Tom
Bradley, %.
Both parties were squirrel
hunting in the, same field from
opposite sides and neither knew
of the presence of the other.
No charges were preferred.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-15


A resolution INTRODUCING an osom-
franchiSe TO Mississippi Valley Gas
Company, its successors and assigns,
and authorizing the filing OF same Tor
public inspection.
WHEREAS, Alderman Engelmann
has formally introduced an Ordinance
entitled:
An ordinance granting a gas fran
chise to Mississippi Valley Gas CON-
pany, its successors and assigns, in the
City of Durant Mississippi, fixing the
terms thereof, prescribing the opllga-
tons thereasto, calling and providing
Tor a special election thereon, and for
other purposes"
and moved that same be considered
and passed in accordance with law,
the said Ordinance first to remain on
file with the Clerk subject to pubic
inspection for period of not less than
two ~ weeks from the date hereof;
said Ordinance having been duly read
by the Clerk and fully considered by
this Board; Now.
THEREFORE,, on motion duly made.
seconded and unanimously carried, 1t
Is hereby resolved and ordered that
said Ordinance has this day been law
fully introduced and considered, and
that the Clerk mark upon this pro-
posed Ordinance the fling date. the
same to remain on file. subject to pub
lie inspection for a period of not less
than two t2) weeks before further &C
ton thereon.
Voting for this Resolution and Or
der were Aldermen: Leon Englemann
G. II. Blanton. Jr.. w. c. Landrum
Georgia Mcintyre. and Ralph Niece
hae. AGAINST Aldernap Mona
Der, 1853.
tSeaD r. E. McNeer, Mayor
Attest: Lucille Truitt. Clerk.
Recorded in Minute Book 10 Pag,
SJ4. 6-1tnI
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-15
LeeoI Notices
gorrcE or rnusrEE's SAFE

I, J. A. white, substituted trustee.
under the provisions of and by virtue
Of the authority conferred upon me
In q deed of trust made by c. =. Drake
and his wife, Mrs. Annie IA. Drake
on the 10th day of June. 1852. 70 81
cure a certain indebtedness to a. I.
Adcock and his wife, Mrs. Bell Adj
cock. which said deed of trust Is re-
corded in Land Trust Deed Book
No. 102 at Page No. 100 In the Chancery
Clerks office of Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi; and whereas default has been
made in the payment of the said In
debtedness, and whereas the benefit
Charles have requested that the trust
be executed: I will on the It'll day of
November. A. D., 1853 during legal
hours will offer for sale, and will sell
at public auction for cash to the high
est and best bidder. at the South
Front Door of the Holmes County
Courthouse at Lexington, Holmes
County, Mississippi. the following de-
scribed real property lying and be-
ing situate in the City of Durant.
Holmes County. Mississippi:
The Southeast Quarter Of Lot 343.
fronting South on the North side
OF Lee Street to a width of so
feet. and extending Northerly be-
tween parallel lines to depth Of
100 feet, more or less; ALSO. the
North one-half of Lot BAT. being
parcel of land fronting East on the
West side of Ramsey Street TO
width OF 100 feet, more or less. and
extending In westerly direction to
a depth of 120 feet, more or less
between parallel lines: this con-
veyance of the North Half of Lot
SAT. however. being subject to
first deed of trust I'm favor OF Joe
s. Cain. OF record in the office of
the Clerk of the Chancery Court
OF said Holmes County. All said
property being situated in the City
OF Durant. said Holmes County.
All OF title TO the above lands Is be-
lieved to be good. but will convey
only such title as is vested In me as
said substituted trustee. and the sale
OF the said North half of Lot BAT will
be made subject TO the provisions OF
the aforesaid first said deed Of trust.
witness my signature, this the 18th
cav OF October. A. D., 1853.
J. A. White. Substituted Trustee.
6-4tnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-15
Fl Ike "a do busstness spjtjb
q NlississjPpj Company

"Wbss 80 tbs VSilsy Gas tlsws + SlsVS1s
ss1sisds No I'm bsisg served BY . MississipM
COMPANY That means more money staying ~
srSds cbsSssIs bore"
1t means better service, too, because our
only business is gas service for 90 Mississippi
communities and Valley Gas is entirely home
operated. Yes, ali the Valley Gas folks live in
Mississippi, and they have had years Of expert
ence in the gas industries of this state.
Mississippi Valley Gas Company is home
industry in every possible way. Organized only
under laws of this state, Valley Gas is also
largely home-owned. A majority of shares are
owned by folks in Mississippi and its immediate
neighbofs.
We are proud of the strong support and con-
fdence of our felow-citizens. All of us at Valley
Gas will always work to merit this confidence
through good service and good citizenship.
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Statement or ownseuuip


Statement required by the act of
August "a. 1912. as amended BY the
acts Of March 3. 1893. and July 2. 1916
Title 80. United States Code, Section
1881 showing the ownership. manage.
ment. and circulation of The Durant
News published weekly at Durant,
Mississippi for September "a, 1853.
!. The name and address of the
publisher. editor. managing editor, and
business manager is Mrs. Hazel Bran
non Smith, Durant. Miss.
2. The owner is: Mrs. Hazel Bran
non Smith, Durant. Miss.
3. The known bondholders, mort
gagees. and other security holders
owning or holding one percent or more
OF total amount of bonds. mortgages,
or other securities are: none
The average number of copies Of
each publication sold or distributed,
through the mails or otherwise, to
paid subscribers during the IL months
preceding the date shown above was
14OO.
Mrs. Hazel Brannon Smith
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this oath day of September 1858.
(SeaD Parham H. Williams,
Chancery Clerk
My commission expires January /.
1853,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-15
PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE
TO TIE PUBLIC AND TO THE TAX
PAYERS OF THE CITY OF DURANT,
MISSISSIPPI:
You are hereby notified that the
personal property assessment roll OF
the City Of Durant for the year 1853
and the real property assessment roll
of the City of Durant for the year
1853 have been equalized according to
law and that said rolls are ready for
inspection and examination. and that
any objections to said rolls or any
assessment contained therein shall be
made IN writing and filed with TINE me
sippi, on or before 7:30 PM. on Tues
day. the 9Th day of October. 1858. at
the office of the said Clerk in the
City Hall In the City Of Durant. Mis-
sissippi. and that all assessments to
which no objections are then and
by said Mayor and Board of Alder
men. and that all assessments to
which objections are made and which
may be corrected and properly deter
mined by said Board will be made
final by said Mayor and Board of Al
dermen. and that said rolls and the
assessments therein contained Will be
Of Aldermen, and that at 1880 PM. on
Tuesday, the 9Th day of October. 1858.
this Board will be in session for the
purpose of hearing objections to said
assessments which may be filed at the
Clerks office in the City Hall in the
City of Durant. Mississippi. and this
Mayor and Board of Aldermen Will
remain in session from day to day un-
til all objections lawfully made have
been disposed of and all proper cor
rections made in said rolls.
Witness the signature of the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City Of
Durant, Mississippi. and the seal Of
said City here to affixed. this the 18th
day of September. 1858.
(SEAL) MAYOR AND BOARD OF
ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF DU-
RANT. MISSISSIPPI.
BY r. E. McNeer Mayor
BY Lucille Truitt, Clerk 4-4tnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-15
Blue Cross Campaign
Draws New Members
IN Holmes County
State Hos 240, 900
Persons Under Its
Protection Now

The annual Blue Cross cam
paign which is being conducted
in Holmes county this month ma.
enlisted a number of new fami-
lies under its protection.
The drive will be concluded al
the end of the month and any
one not now belonging to Blue
Cross who wishes to do so is ask
ed to contact his local community
hospital or Blue Cross headquar-
tiers at the Mississippi Hospital
and Medical Service, Box l043,
jackson. Full information will
be given without obligation.
Every fourth person In the
United States now has Blue Cross
protection. For dues Of only q
few cents day, these subscribers
are freed from the threat Of debt
acquired when sudden illness
makes prolonged disqualification
necessary. As members Of Blue
Cross. they know that when the
need for hospital care arises, this
care has been substantially pre-
paid and will be provided i'm
mediately.
According to statistics, the
chances are l to Z that you will
60 to the hospital within a year,
and l to 4 that some member Of
your family will 60. And 8 out
of 10 persons have trouble getting
money to pay their hospital bills.
Thousands Of Mississippians have
decided that the wisest way to
provide protection against such .
crisis is to join Blue Cross.
A low-cost, non-profit volun-
tary, community welfare plan,
Blue Cross is made possible by
the cooperation of hospitals and
community leaders. It is the only
health protection plan endorsed
by the American Hospital Asso-
citation and the Mississippi Hos
pital Association.
Today. for the first time, indi-
viduals in many areas of Missis-
sippi are eligible to join Blue
Cross. In the past. only those
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-15
Norman King

working in offices where five or
more persons were employed
were eligible to belong. During
the month of October, however,
individuals under IS years Of age
and in good health, who are self.
employed, unemployed, or en-
ployed in offices stated by less
than five persons, may join Blue
Cross.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-15
GLEN HuRWELL CHOSEN

Glenn Burwell of Holmes coun-
ty is the Mississippi State Col
lege candidate to be Delta Sigma
Pi delegate to the annual Con-
gress of American Industry to be
held in New York City, Decem-
Der is, William Haywood OF
Long Beach, chapter president,
said. Sponsored by the National
Association of Manufacturers, the
congress will be attended by the
Delta Sigma Pi winner with all
expenses paid. Mr. Hayward
stated that the business frater-
nifty is an international organiza-
ton which promotes a closer
cooperation between the students
of commerce, the professor on the
campus, and the world of busin-
ess,"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-15

Hazel Brannen Smith

(Mrs. Walter d. - Publisher
Established in 1858 and pubisheo
every Thursday. Subscription
rates: anywhere in Holmes coun-
ty, $3.50 per year; outside Holmes
county, $500 per year. Entered
as second class matter at the Posi-
Office at Durant, Miss, under the
act of March 8, 1879.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-15
Laurel Visitor

Lourel Visitor
Mr.. S. N. Boyette of Laurel
spent the weekend in the P. H.
Winborn home. Mr.. Winborn re-
turned with him to visit his sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Nabers, who
has been i'll.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-15
CARD OF THANKS

l wish to thank those in Du-
rant for their ways of remem-
brance to me during my illness at
st. Dominic's Hospital in Jack
son.
Norman King
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-15
Lost Weeks Comes

Durant 80, West Is
KilmichAel 81, Calhoun City =
Maben IA, Sturgis Is
Walden 10, Ethel Is
French Camp IS, Lexington Z
Brooksville s, Noxapater 0
Mathiston 10, Weir Z
Evening star., 1953-09-06
.AP Photo.

spected the course after he had
received reports that some of
the greens were half covered with
water. He dispatched assistants
to tell players to suspend play
until decision could be made.
and about 4 o'clock the days
rounds were Cancelled. There
was no alternative.
Ford had been kidded by other
players in the locker room about
the possibility of his round being
wiped out. and he went along
with the joke. When the official
announcement was made, he
naturally wasn't very happy.
Ford had a three-round total
Of 210, six under par, and
Worsham could have tied that
with a 73. If everybody had
finished, Ford probably would
have been about fifth or sixth,
three or four shots out Of the
lead.
Vice President Nixon and Bob
Hope had completed nine holes
but after riding in five-man
scooter from the ninth green to
the 10th tee, they quit. The
storm was mighty close at that
time. Hope had been credited
with a par 36, thanks to some
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