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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-11-19
Durant Tigers Defea|
Hornets $50 IN
Hard Fought Game
Loree Crowd Sees
Traditional Rivals
In Annual Classic

Durant's Tigers lived up to
expectations Friday night as they
bowled over the Lexington Hor-
nets $50 on Bennett Field. This
final victory gave Durant a re-
cord of seven wins and no losses
in conference competition. The
game was played before one of
the largest crowds Of the season
Durant's first touchdown was
set up by 30-yard pass from Hair
old Bunch to end Travis Rucker
who was knocked down on Lex
ington's 10-yard line.
Two plays later halfback doc"
Griffin drove off tackle for the
score and quarterback Trent Bur
rell added the extra point. Du-
rant held the Hornets on downs
for the kickoff and a short punt
gave Durant the ball on their
own 45-yard line.
After two Tiger running plays
netted the first down, Griffin
dropped back and hit Rucker
hard doWnfield for a perfect toss
for Durant's second touchdown.
The try for extra point was no
good.
John Bell Rosamond, Lexing-
to.-'s flashy passer, caught fine in
the final minutes of the first halt
and hit two receivers with time
ly losses to drive deep into Tiger
territory. Rosamond then threw a
perfect pass into the waiting
hands of a Lexington receiver in
the end zone only to have him
drop it. Fullback Joe Collins
started the scoring in the second
half as he drove up the center for
40 yards and touchdown. Col
aueIL 'lu!od qua psppe osIe sun
Burrell spiraled 30-yard pass to
end Bobby Cain, who went the
remaining Is yards for the next
score. Harold Bunch made the
point. Fullback Mike KeaIhofef
ended Durant's scoring for the
night as he bulled over center
for Z yards.
Both teams exhibited some OF
the hardest blocking and tackling
seen this year. Durant's hustl-
ing defense allowed Lexington
only six first downs and the Tig-
ers were only able to get ten
This victory gave Durant top
position in Big Black Conference
standing.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-11-19

are not going to be content with
anything less.
The responsibility for playing
ball with the Commies must be
assessed on the shoulders of the
guilty parties--regardleSS of who
they are and how important they
are or have been in the past
Our officials in Washington, in
Guiding Mr.. Eisenhower apparent
ly, aren't yet fully aware of how
deeply the people of this nation
feel about this situation.
Mr.. Eisenhower and other men,
,bers of his official cabinet would
do we'll to find out what the man
in the street and on the farm is
thinking and saying.
It's a lot more important than
the anguished cries of Harry S,
(for nothing) Truman and his
crowd now trying to hide behind
the constitution-when the fu-
ture of this country is at stake
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-11-19
Gruveside Services
Held For Durunt
Infant Wednesday

Graveside services were held
Wednesday afternoon at the Shar-
on Cemetery for Deborah Lynn
Parkinson, infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Boyette Stevens Park
inson, Jr. of Durant. The baby
was born on Sunday and died
Tuesday. The Rev. Spiva Nc
Cullouch, pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church, officiated, with
Southern Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements.
She is survived by her parents
and grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
Jack Bunch of Benton and Mr.
and Mrs. B. S. Parkinson, of Du-
rant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-11-19
Duront Joycees Hold
Meeting Mon. Night

The Durant Jaycees met on
Monday night at the Hote Coffee
Shop with fourteen members pre-
sent. Miles Ray gave a report Of
the quarterly board meeting held
at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jack
son Sunday. Most of the clubs in
the state were represented at the
meeting, and a member from each
club gave report on the project
undertaken by them in the past
three months. Mr.. Ray reported
for the Durant club. Mr. Reedy
Mcclellan, president, attended
the meeting with Mr.. Ray.
After the business session, plans
were made for the concession
stand for the HJC-Copiah-Lin
coin football game at Goodman
Thursday night.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-11-19
Mary katherin Cain
Rites Held FRIDAY

Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon from the Sails
Baptist Church for Miss Mary
Katherine Cain, three-year-olc
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Crowder Cain of Sails, who pas
sed away Thursday at the Holm
es County Community Hospital
She had been i'll for about ten
months.
The Rev. J. M. Purl, Baptist
pastor of Sails officiated, assist
ed by the Rev. Curtis Ellis OF
West. Interment followed in the
Sails Cemetery with Southern OF
Durant in charge.
Mary Katherine, who was
known to all her friends as
"Bitsy,' was born July s, 1850
For the past ten months she had
been in several hospitals where
everything known to medical
science was done for her.
Besides her parents, she is sur.
vived by one sister, Linda Kay.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-11-19

week are as follows: deacon anC
finance, r. c. HUMPHREYS; publ.
city, DOC" Griffin; fellowship
and social, Joyce Hathorn; Spec.
ial efforts Betty Lou Nabers;
ushering-James Ferguson.
On Wednesday evening, Youth
Emphasis Revival services will
begin. The committee members
and their visitors will have sup.
per together at the church at
O'clock.
Services on Saturday will b<
at 700 am. and at $50 am. the
young people will meet at the
church for coffee and doughnuts
Services for Saturday might
will begin at 7:3O. Following will.
bea period of fellowship for all
the young people.
Services willcontinue through
Sunday night and will close Out
with singspiration service follow
ing the Sunday evening service
Everyone, young and old, is
invited toattend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-11-19
PRESBYTERIAN CHUECH

Sunday School will be con-
Quoted at the lDurant Presbyter-
ian Church at Gas Sunday, No
vember %. Morning worship win
be at HOO. The Presbyterian
Youth Fellowship class will meet
at $50, with the evening worship
beginning at 700.
The Tuesday Bible class win
be held at 7:30.
The public is cordially invited
to come and worship at these ser
vices.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-11-19
Forestry Crews Fight
81 Fires This Month;
Public Help Needed

Holmes county homes, pastures
and other valuable property are
in great danger from fire hazards
because of the continued drouth.
Overworked fire-fighting crews
have fought 81 fires thus far in
November with the majority of
the fires being eventually brought
under control.
The aid and cooperation of the
public is being earnestly sought
and everyone is urged to be on
the lookout for fires and either
put them out at once, if at all
possible and if not to telephone
the fire tower in Lexington and
report the fire at once.
Bill Jackson, with the U. S.
Forestry Service, made the fol-
lowing statement in regard to
the situation:
With the continued drouth and
the greatly increased number of
forest fires so far during Novem
Der, there is great danger of a
serious fire right here in Holmes
county such as happened in the
Bar Harbor" fire in Maine sew
eral years Ago. That fire started
from a small fire which man al
lowed to escape. Before it was
brought under control thousands
of acres of timberland worth
hundreds Of dollars per acre were
destroyed, plus not just homes
but whole cities. 1t cost the tax.
payers many thousands, of dollars
to control this fire plus the mil
lions of dollars of homes destroy.
ed, not to mention the damage
done to such things as the soil
wild animals and birds.
We hove the some burning con
ditions now here in Holmes coun
tY as they had in Moine at tn,
time of the "Bor Horbor" fire.
The heavy frost last week cur
ed the leaves on the trees ant
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-11-19
Mrs. Carrie {. Hudson
Passes On Thursday
Rites Held Saturday
For WeII-Known
Durunt Mutron

Funeral services were held Sat.
urday morning at ten o'clock from
the First Methodist Church in Du'
rant for Mrs. Carrie Comfort
Hudson, rs, who passed away al
District II Hospital Thursday af.
ter several weeks illness. The
Rev. Johnny Dinas, pastor of the
Coffeeville Methodist Church Of
ficiated, assisted by the Rev. j
v. Stewart, Methodist pastor Of
Durant, the Rev. c. M. Day, Bap.
fist pastor, and the Rev. Spivs
MCCULLOUGH, Presbyterian pastor
Interment was in Mizpah Gene.
terry with Southern Funeral Home
in charge.
Mrs. Hudson was born Novem.
Der IA, 1877 in Kosciusko and was
a retired school teacher, having
taught in the schools of Koscius.
ko, Goodman and Durant. She
was a charter member of the
Gamma Club, the OES, and wa:
a member of the Methods
Church of Durant.
She is survived by one son, DR.
Henry c. Hudson of Birmingham
Alabama; one daughter, Mrs. Ell
sic H. Penton of Durant; three
brothers w A Comfort IF Nam.
phis; D.. S. Comfort of Los An.
geles, California; and A. G. Com.
fort, Sails; four sisters, Miss Loi:
M. Comfort, Birmingham; Mrs
Sam Jordan, Louisville; Mrs. ]
0. Stewart, Ames, Iowa and Mis-:
Mabel Comfort of San Francisco
California.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-11-19
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
by Hoxel Bronnon Smith

We are publishing this week
two articles on the fire hazard
now existing throughout our
county and state.
The drouth has continued in
this section for several months
and a mere spark is enough to set
off a fire that might take weeks
to burn out.
We'd like for our friends and
readers to consider this a per-
sonal appeal to every citizen in
Holmes county to do his or her
part to prevent forest fires--a.id
furthermore, should he or she
see a fire starting try to put il
out II it is at all possible.
There have been 81 fires thus
far in our county in November
Our fire-fighting crews have
been working night and day with
out rest to try to protect the pro-
perry Of Holmes county citizens.
These men and boys ore poid
very little for their services and
they are doing q wonderful job
over and beyond any normal
sense Of duty.
They need and deserve the sup
port and cooperation of the pub
lie Let's give 1t to them.
If you are property owner
and fire starts on your place
try to put it out yourself before it
developes into a giant fire that
might take days to put out. No
tjfy the tire tower at once--but
do what you can yourself while
you are waiting for them to come.
We know of at least one man
las. YEAR who telephoned the fire
tower to report his place on fire
and when the fire crew got
there he was sitting on his front
porch in a rocking chair.
At that particular time, the
height Of the fire season, the fire
crews had been on the 60 for
weeks without any rest.
We hate to report this and don't
like TO think Il Il true-but evi.
dence points to the fact that muny
OF the fires olon0 the highw0Y
and other places have been de-
hbsrately ct.
Sheriff Richud F. Byrd has H.
sued an appeal 10 the public "a
b on The lockout for people SET
ting fires md osks that We gei
their con- tag numbers - and he
worms me puonc TO ~ on the
lockout for people throwing light
cd ci0rottes out car windows.
With public interest and coop
es0tion we can wipe out these
flies which cost hundreds Of
4hou1dnds of dollars In lost -.
sources and property.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-11-19
AMERICAN HOME WEEK

The week beginning November
% has been set aside as Amer
lean Home Week and the memb-
ers of the home department of
the Gamma Literary Club of
Durant ask that each family oh
serve il by going to church as
family group on Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-11-19

Mr.. Truman has branded as
shameful demagoguery" the &C
ton of Attorney General Brown
ell in making the charges about
White. The ex-president said
Brownell has degraded the high
est function of the office of at
torney general which is the "ad-
ministration of justice"
He said BrownelPs action was
obvious political motivation.
4 Mr.. Humankind a lot of other
highly placed Democratic govern,
ment officials of the period-are
going to find out that the Ameri-
can people are not going to be
content with anything less thar
an administration of justice" If
regard to the White affair.
The American people want the
truth-all Of the facts. And they
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-11-19

Harry S. (for nothing) Truman
has spoken-and the American
people are still waiting for an an.
swer to the question of why Har-
ry Dexter White was kept in q
high government office after Pre-
sident Truman and other high Of
ficials had received reports from
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton identifying White as a sus-
pected spy for Russia.
Bluntly, Mr.. Truman's lame ex-
PLANTATION was not enough to sat-
isfy the American people.
Furthermore, we believe the
majority of the American people
do not believe Mr.. Truman was
telling the truth when he spoke
Monday night.
The American people will not
believe White was kept on the
government payroll in a highly
important job involving the over
all security of this country with
the approval of the FBI unless
and until. Edgar Hoover him
self swears publicly to that eff
feet.
Not until Mr.. Hoover makes
an open detailed statement that
the FBI wanted White kept
where he was will the Ameri.
can people believe what Mr., Tru.
man has said.
Should Hoover make such q
statement it would shake the faith
OF the American people in the one
remaining agency of the govern.
ment in which they still have
confidence the FBI. And il
would be a great blow to Ameri
can morale-as indeed this whole
Sordid White affair has been.
Let US hear from Mr.. Hoover
and let there be no Whitewashinl
of high government officials
from the ex-preSident on up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
Seixas and Doris Hart
Winners in Everglades
BY the Associated Press

PALM BEACH, Fla, Mar. Is.
Doubles and mixed doubles
were on the program for today
in the annual Everglades tennis
tournament after intermittent
showers delayed some second
round matches.
Miami's Gardnar Mulloy, top
seeded in the tournament. is yet
to see action, but the other seed
ed players advanced as expected
into the third round.
They included Vic Seixas of
Philadelphia, Billy Talbert of
New York and Art Larsen of San
Leandro, Calf. Others who adj
vanced included Ricardo Bal
beirs of Santiago, Chile; Harry
Faccini of Bogota. Colombia, and
Mike Green of Miami.
Top-seeded Doris Hart of Mi
ami defeated Sophie DeVilla of
Medellin, Colombia; Thelma
Long Of Sydney, Australia, de-
feated Barbara Scarlet of Bal
timore; Melita Ramirez of Mex
leo City won from Barbara NieldS
of Cleveland and Alicia Wright
of Guayaquil, Ecuador. won from
Mrs. John MorriSey of Palm
Beach, Fla, in women's singles.
Second seeded Shirley Fry of
Akron, Ohio, trimmed Carolyn
Rittenour of Palm Beach and
Barbara Davidson of Boston beat
Mrs. Lois OSten of Miami Beach.
The tournament continues
through Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
Bv Rod THONGS

It's a breeze from here in for
the Glebe team in the all-star
District Major Duckpin League
after a showdown match with
the second-place Little Tavern
bowlers, but a lot of strife is
due among the Globes them
selves, at least two of them.
Whatever hope the Little Tav-
ems had of overtaking Bill Stall
cups sensational team was
wiped out last night when the
Globes won a 80 victory in one
of the finest bowling matches of
the season. The leaders in
creased their edge to IL games
with only 81 to go.
Running concurrently with
the team battle was one between
Frank (Bup) Guethler and Tom
Mock of the Globes. rivals for
the individual championship.
With a set of AIT, Mock picked
up only seven pins on his team
mate, who leads the league with
an average of 128-42 for 81
games. Mock is second with
127-47.
Touch-and- Go All Way.
The team match was touch
and-go all the way. with the
Globes winning the first game,
594 to 585; the second, 676 to
$40, and the final, 658 to 500.
To round out the sweep. Stalcup,
team captain, fired triple strike
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
Amateur Boxers Death
Ruled Accidental
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LANCASTER, Pa. Mar. u.s.
The Lancaster County coroner
has ruled the death of a IT.
year-old amateur boxer here
Monday night was accidental.
DR.. Charles P. Stair said yes
terday that Clifton johnson,
147-pound Harrisburg Negro,
died of a cerebral conclusion
and massive intra -cranial hem
orrhage. Stair said he was I'M
able to determine the exact
cause of the injury.
Charles Gator, 16, of Lancaster
f1oored the johnson boy for a
10-count in lie third and final
round of a Golden Gloves match
at st. Joseph's Catholic Club.
Johnson died several hours later
in St. Joseph'S Hospital.
DR.. George Gerlach, ringside
physician, said the youths han
oilers told him the boxer slipped
from their grasp while he was
being taken to his dressing room
and struck his head on a door
jam.
DR.. Gerlach quoted the han
oilers as saying johnson also
slipped in the shower and hit
his head again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
OFFICIAL NOTICES

BEVERAGE CONTROL
BOARD, washington. d. c.. March
Is, 1953.-Notice is hereby given
that the following persons have APP
piled for licenses under the District
of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Act, that remonstrants are en-
titled to be heard before the grant
ing of such licenses, and that
hearings will be had upon such APP
pltcations for licenses on April 1,
1853. at 1000 O'Clock AM, in
room No. 3114, the New Municipal
Center. 3rd and Indiana Avenue,
NV; No. 166. George Charles Mer-
Til, TIA ManuePs Restaurant, Ret.
D. 2730 Nichols Avenue Sc; No.
27l3, Sam Egber and Charles
Egber, TIA Egber's LIQUORS, Ret.
"A" Ills You Street NV; No.
$3.50, Sanjo Corporation. TIA Fa-
nous Restaurant, Ret. &C." 1215-l7
New York Ave. NV; No. 1854,
Irwin G. Cox, TIA The Raven Grill.
NV; No. 1855 1854 rlo Me slf RSssnbi sf
Shipper and Murray Shipper, TIA
Shippers Food Market, Ret. '.B,"
zoo Potomac Ave. Sc; No. 1858.
The Hometown Restaurant, Inc,
TIA Hometown Restaurant, Ret.
d. 1907 1 Street NV. ALAN w.
PAYNE. JAMES OBJ. MORAN.
RICHARD c. SULLIVAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
Whitfield Among ESQ
Competing Saturday
In Chicago Relays
BY tho Assoeiassd Pres.

CHICAGO. Mar. 25.-A gilt
tering array Of Olympic per-
formers, headed by Nal Whit
field. will be among $50 athletes
competing Saturday night in the
Chicago Relays. last big indoor
track meet Of the season.
More than $1,000 fans are
expected at Chicago Stadium for
the 18th annual event sponsored
by the Chicago Daily News.
Whitfield, two-time Olympic
winner and record holder in the
Olympic 800 meters, is entered
in the 900 and 1000 yard races.
In the shorter race. which the
former Ohio State star has won
for the last two years. the 500
meter point on the oval board
track will be marked of and
manned by timers. A similar
arrangement will be made at 800
meters in the 1,000-yard event.
Whitfield thus will have q
chance to better four records in
the two races.
Other Olympic Champions.
Other Olympic champions to
compete include Bob Richards in
the pole vault: Walter Davis,
high jump; Harrison billiard,
hurdles and dash, and Horace
Ashenfelter. Steeplechase winner.
Ashenfelter is entered in the g
mile run.
Defending champions return
ing include Warren Dreutzler,
now stationed at Fort Lee, Va,
in the Bankers Mile; Jim Coli
day, Camp Gordon, Ca. in the
50-yard dash: Whitfield in the
600; Richards in the pole vault;
billiard in the 60-yard high hur-
dies: Curtis Stone in the 2-mile
and Lawton Lamb in the 1000
yard run.
Fred Dwyer of Villanova, win
ner of eight mile races this sea-
son. has the flu and will be
unable to compete. Dreutzler
will go against such other stars
as Len Truck. who was clicked
in 4:07.8 in the Milwaukee re-
lays: John Ross of Michigan, Big
Ten champion, and Fred Wilt.
Richards-Laz Duel Due.
Other outstanding COMPETE
tons are expected between Rich
ards and Don Lac. 15-foot pole
vaulters; Diilard and Golliday in
the dash; AShenfelter and Stone
in the 2-mile and Davis and
Ken WieSner in the high Jump.
Davis best leap is 6 feet 101a
inches outdoors. Wiesner, who
placed second to Davis in the
Olympics, bettered the world in
door mark with 6-9% at Mil
waukee March IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
Rocco WrestIes Terror,
Then Heads for Europe

Antonino Rocca, popular Ar
gentine wrestler, hopes his one
fall Commute limit bout with
the Golden Terror tonight at
Turner's Arena winds up in his
favor. Immediately after the
bout he leaves for an extended
tour of Europe and a victory
would get him off on the right
foot.
Sharing honors with Rocca
will be Mildred Burke. women's
champion, who will oppose Mae
Young of Columbus, Ohio. A
trio of supporting contests lists
Vic Holbrook against Joe Tan
caro-, Clyde Stevens against the
Zebra Kid and the Mighty Ursus
against Guy Brunetti.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
PROPOSAL

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORs:zARL-
tAEWTIifNCTON. VIRGINIA. - Sealed
hids' in duplicate. will be received
by the Arlington County Scno0ai
Board, at the Board Once: 1 1;r
North Quincy Street a Ar starn Stand
ard fime, Thursday. April 9, Ig25S;
for the construction Of ADDITION
To THE WAKEFIELD JUNlOE an
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. loeas;e eo
between Dgg sou sSutec h as0afs Drive at
s snu Einwiddie Street. Arlington.
Virginia, The buildine is to con-
tain IS classrooms; physical eouca
ton facilities. and auditorlqmi;
ub5 months has been set fol- con-
struction Drawings and Speeincad
lions. Information for BIDDERS. BONG
and Insurance Requirements :. a nho
Form of Proposal. etc; ,I may p ayc S9
t saF. with th0% oficss es st isas connecti-
b. C.. on and after Thursday: March
1s Sss to S Sid ay secure the
I osn' Of plans and specifications
upon depositing Fifty Dollars
$3.50 .OO) per set All plans. specifica;
lions and addenda must be returnee11
in good condition within seven yen, "
ohisin refund' The fun Fifty Dol
lars (S50.OOl deposit win be re-
funded only to contractors sunmit>
ting q bid and only on Two W
sets. On all additional sets %.
reinnd 0s 81 '0o only Fifteen Dollars
(S15.00 win be made. me Board
Of Education reserves the right 70
waive any informalities In or reject
any or all bids. Each BIDDER must
ariount Of not less than. Five Per-
centum (5esl of his bid, in the
form required by the information
fer Bidders. No bidder may with.
draw his BID within within, d dnts '9 ~
opening thereof. All general and
and holding q certificate OF registra-
ton from the ,virEinia State Reg
bid or andepsaee Contract in the
State of Virginia. BY order of the
ARLINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL
BOARD, Arlington. Virginia. DR..
BARNARD JOY, chairmsn; z; J.
BRAUN, Clerk, mh23.24.25
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.--sealed
proposals win be received Py me
County, Virsinia. At the once Of
Supt. w. T. Woodson. Fairfax Court
House, Virginia, until 1880 PM,
Tuesday, April 81, 1853, Tor the
construction Of Gymnasium Addi--
ton to Mt. Vernon High School, at
which time and place they Will be
publicly opened and read. Plans,
specifications and contract docu-
ments are open to public inspection
at the ONCE of Supt. w, T. Wood
son, Fairfax Court House, Virginia,
or may be obtained at the ONCE OF
Dixon and Norman, 1903 z. Main
Street, Richmond, Virginia, upon de-
post of $500. Deposits for plans,
specifications. and forms of pro-
posals will be refunded to each
bidder upon the return Of same in
good condition within ten days after
date Of opening. bids. Those other
than actual bidders will be charged
a fat fee of $1,000. All bids must
be accompanied by a certified check
not .eSs than go Of the base bid or
acceptable bidders bond. not less
than 6ee of the base bid, made
of Fairfax County. No bid may be
withdrawn after the scheduled
closing time for the receipt Of bids
for q period Of thirty days. The
Owner reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. General and Sub
contractors viii be required to be
registered under the State Law
governing the Registration Of Gem
eral Contractors. w. T. W0ODsON.
Superintendent.