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SIX YOUR MORNING NEWSPAPER THE SHREVEPORT TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1944 Recital Planned Enjoying Shreveport Visit Students to Run City Hall Today V5T if j5t Miss Ruth Durst Is Bride of Lieut. Michael M. Leyendecker Mr. and Mrs. Juan V.

Durst of this city, announce th marrlag or their daughter. Ruth, to Lieut. Michael M. Leyendecker, of Baton Rouge, on of Mr. and Mrs.

M. M. Leyendecker of Laredo, Texas. The Rev. D.

Blaaco officiated at the service at 9 a.m.. May 4. In Sacred Heart rectory in Baton Rouge. The couple was attended by Mrs. Max H.

Bowerman of Pecos. Texas, later of the bride, and Capt. James E. Bennett of Baton. Rouge waa best man.

The bride wore a white all over embroidered batiste frock with a half SOCIETY EDITOR Blanche Wildt ASSISTANT EDITOR Beverly Herndoa 1 fv i t' fij ft TV" by Ulelte Hll UOU Utdt cotioni Chicago Sun fynSiSHf? STALIN TERRITORIAL VIEWS QUOTED BY DAVIS IN ARTICLE Philadelphia, May 10 P. Forresi Davis, associate editor of the Satur day Evening Poet, quotes Marshal Joseph Stalin in a Post article published today as saying that the Soviet Union has no desire for th lands of her neighbors. In the first of two articles, "What Really Happened at Teheran," Davla says Stalin made a aweeplng declaration at Teheran of "his desire to conciliate his neighbors, saying flatly that he had no desire to own Europe." Davis says Stalin added that "his country is only half populated and the Russians have plenty to do at home, without undertaking great new territorial responsibilities." Davis has not revealed the source of his Information. 662,275,000 Bushels is Winter Wheat Estimate Washington, May 10 WP). Th agriculture department today forecast this year winter wheat crop at 662,275.000 bushels.

A month ago the department' forecast indicated 601,759,000 bushels. Winter wheat production last year waa 529,606,000 bushels. The aver Mrs. John R. Nelson of Rockford.

111., the former, Miss Ida Marie Carter, is spending several weeks with her mother, Mrs. Ben F. Carter, and grandmother, Mrs. Ida B. Dorian, in their home at 702 Pierre avenue.

Lieutenant Nelson will join his wife here for a visit and they will return to Rockford, where he is stationed at Camp Grant, in the medical administrative corps. Graduate Parties Continue Two group of city official will preside th regular meeting of th Shreveport city council at 10 a.m. today. Regular officials will Misted In their civic duties by mayor and four commissioners from Byrd high achool, who will hold office for day. "Mayor" Earl Hodg and his entire ticket were swept Into offlc In an annual election at the high achool Tuesday.

They wer Installed at an assembly program at Byrd high yesterday morning. Th oath of office waa administered by Grover C. Koff- man, principal. Th atudent official will arrive th city hall thla morning In on of th city fir trucks, which will call for them at th high achool at a.m. Other atudent official to serve th city today are: City Judge Billy Gen West, Commissioner of Finance Bonneau Peters, Commissioner of Public Utilities Betty Fay St.

Clair, Commissioner of Public Safety Pattle Cunningham, and Commissioner of Streets Jean Tumbow. The "official" will vlaited during th day by their sponsors, who ar Instructors In civics at the high achool. The sponsor are Mia Nellie Strother, Mis Bernlc Phlppa and Sam Maranto. COL BURTON IS MISSING Magnolia Man Planned to Return from Europe During June Magnolia, May 10 (Special). Mr.

and Mrs. E. T. Burton of Mag nolia received word today that their aon, Lieut. Col.

Paul Francis Burton, 30. was missing over Europe. He was recently promoted to Lieut. Colonel, was almost through hia 30 missions and planned to be home In June for a furlough. His wife and two children live in New York at his headquarters.

Colonel Burton volunteered for service in the Canadian Air Force in August, 1940, and was transferred to the U. S. air force in February 1941, after Pearl Harbor. He had been overseas 16 months and was stationed in England when lost. He was reared here and attended Magnolia high school where he was an all-state football player.

He has a brother, Capt. Weldon Burton, In the air force over the Mediterranean, a cousin, MaJ. Law rence Jarnigan of Stamps and Mag' nolla who ha been missing over the Atlantic since sometime last year, CORTES D. JACKSON EL DORADO SAILOR, REPORTED MISSING El Dorado, May 10 (Special). Cortes David Jackson, 20.

fire con-trolman third class, USNR, la listed a missing In action, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cortes P. Jackson of El Dorado were notified today by the navy department. It was not known Immediately in what theatre of operation young Jackson had been fighting.

Educated in the schools of El Dorado, fire controlman Jackson was em ployed In an electric shop here when he enlisted. He received his naval training at San Diego. He is the brother of Mrs. D. L.

Greer of Magnolia and of Mrs. C. Callum. Mrs. H.

A. Llpsey, Mrs Elton Newsom, Mrs. R. F. Clark, Miss Frances Jackson and Estel Jackson, all of El Dorado.

Rickenbacker Would Gas, Bomb and Burn Japanese Durham, N. C. May 10 (fl). Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, air ace of World War said in a speech yesterday to members of the Durham chamber of commerce that "If I had my way I would bomb and burn Japan, and gaa them." The whole damned lot of them Is not worth even on American ol-dler, he added.

to Mrs. Leslie Ruff and Miss Lessie DORA RUFF, a graduate of Fair Park High school, with an Informal buffet supper tonight. Invited guests are Miss Anna Dora Ruff, J. R. Dawson, Dan Sawyer, Miss Alice Causey, Hollia Berry, Miss Betty Downs, John Allen Riley, Miss Jo Nelwin Whitaker, Billy Fred Robinson, Miss Doris Edwards and J.

E. McCoy. "Hex" Woman To Be Examined Tulsa, May 10 Arrangements were made today to send Mrs. Carolann Mary Smith, alleged operator of a "hex house" to a state hospital for mental examination. Federal Judge Royce H.

Savage, following a conference with Mrs. Smith's attorney and with state officials who are prosecuting her on charges growing out of her alleged "strange power" over two girls, today agreed to the mental examination. Mrs. Smith Is scheduled to go on trial here June 12 on a charge that she used a girl's name to obtain a ration book for her pet dog, now dead. ARMY BOMBER WITH NO CREW FLIES OVER PART OF 2 STATES Denison, Iowa, May 10 (P).

A four- engine bomber from the Sioux City Iowa, army air base flew over sec tions of two states for four hours with no one aboard before crashing on the side of a ravine two mile northwest of here about 2 a.m. today. The plane crashed more than 100 miles from where the 10 crew members and a bombardier Instructor balled out about 10 o'clock last night when fire broke out on the ship. The fire evidently burned Itself out during the trip. None of the fliers was Injured seriously.

Rapides Tax Election Will Be Held May 23 Alexandria, May 10 (Special). Rapides parish school tax election will be held Tuesday, May 23 to determine whether the parish will re tain the five mill and one mill ad valorem taxes for operations and maintenance of schools and build ings. The five-mill tax which goes for operation and maintenance of the public schools amounts to approximately I125.000 annually, achool Superintendent H. M. Wells said to day.

Bat of daisies and a corsage or orchids. She waa graduated from Byrd high school, attended Dodd college, and studied with Ernest Belcher at America's University of the Dance, In Los Angeles, Calif. On the maternal aide ahe is descended from Mr. and Mrs. M.

P. Baker of Tyler. Texas, and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Durst also of Tyler are her paternal forbears.

Lieutenant Leyendecker Is post nglneer at the Post Engineer Depot In Baton Rouge. Before receiving his commission In the army he waa division engineer of the Texas Mexican Railway company. He was graduated from Laredo high school, attended Texas A. and M. college, and was graduated from Texas university with a civil engineering degree.

His grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. R. Y. Beibert of Laredo, and the late Mr.

and Mrs. John Z. Leyendecker alao of Laredo. Lieutenant and Mrs. Leyendecker are at home In Baton Rouge at 1812 North street.

Affairs for Today Ladies' swimming class, 10 a.m., T.M.C.A. Woman's Union Label league No. tl5. 7:30 p.m.. Carpenter's hall.

p.m., Masonic temple, Missouri avenue and Sprues atreet. Pilot club, noon, Caddo hotel. Ruth Rebekah lodge No. IS, 8 p.m., 09 East 70th atreet. Tea and Topics club, luncheon and book review, 1,:30 p.m., Caddo hotel.

Ladles' Day at Broadmoor Oolf club. Contract Players, 10 a.m., bridge tudloa of Mrs. Forrest Sharpe, 401 Forest. Affairs for Friday St. John's Boy Scouts, 7 p.m., hut.

STAC club, Byrd high school gym, 7-11 p.m., games and dancing, parents invited. St. John's Mothers club, p.m., high school building. Bethal Shrine No. 2, Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, 8 p.m., Masonic temple.

Ladles auxiliary 289, Southern Belle, 7:30 p.m, over Peyton's Drug tore. Zeta Tau Alpha alumnae, 8 p.m., ororlty house. Army Mothers club, 2:30 p.m., 316 Levy building. Firefighters auxiliary. 7:30 p.m., S632 W.

College. Authora club, 3:30 p.m., Mra. J. B. Btephena.

Special Notice A program under auspices of Shreveport Rountable of National Conference of Christians and Jews, will be held at 8 p.m. today In the children's room of Shreve Memorial library, in celebration of Religious Book Week. Father Lawrence O'Neill, Catholic chairman of Shreveport Rountable will introduce the peakers, who will be Prof. Bryant Davidson discussing. "A Date With Destiny, A Preamble to Chritsian Culture," by Ralph W.

Sockman; J. V. Martzell will review. "The Masterful Monk," by Owen Dudley, and Idward 8. Klein will give, "The Life nd Letters of Henrietta Zold," by Marvin Lowenthal.

M'CLINO ELECTED PRESIDENT New Orleans, May 10 iff). Edwin L. McClung of Natchitoches, was elected president of the Louisiana State Pharmaceutical association at th annual convention hers yesterday. All when ft: a AlVi Uv age crop for the ten years 1933-42 1 Lions' Ladies of Host Clubs Will Assist at Meeting A number of Shreveport and Bos sler City ladles, wives of Lions club members, will assist with courtesies of the host clubs on May 17 and 18, during the 21st annual meeting of district 8, Lions International, in Shreveoort. with convention head quarters at tha Washlngton-Youree hotel.

Mrs. E. E. Stewart will be ehalr-man of the reception committee, and Mrs. S.

E. Norris will serve as co- chairman. Committee members will Include Mrs. N. B.

Stoer, Mrs. D. McCullcr, Mrs. H. L.

Vlser, Mrs. O. P. Whlsenhunt, Mrs. Tom J.

Wey- man. Mrs. Paul Dyson, Mrs. Taylor Barnes, Mrs. C.

B. Vaughn, Mrs. A. C. Voran.

Mrs. Sidney K. Peatross. Mrs. J.

W. Baker, Mrs. Howard L. Chapman, Mra. E.

R. Cunningham, Mrs. H. H. Ramsey and Mra.

J. Ounn. The arrangement committee will be headed by R. L. Reding, chairman, and Mrs.

Henry Welche, co-chairman, and assisting will be Mrs. A. J. Volgt. Mrs.

H. C. Montgomery, Mrs. H. S.

Welsman, Mrs. Phil Rosenblath, Mrs. P. C. Worley, Mrs.

W. A. Gandy, Mrs. Ouy N. Ashworth, Mrs.

Edwin L. Blewer. Mrs. Tom B. Allen, Mrs.

Ralph W. Baucum, Mrs. H. 8. Jacks.

Mrs. A. J. Broussard, Mrs. L.

F. Clawson, Mrs. R. K. Butcher and Mrs.

Claude L. Hamel. St. Mark's Circle No. 3, Honors Mrs.

OwensWith Shower Mrs. James M. Owens was honored Monday afternoon with a beautiful tea and shower in the home of Mrs. Thomas E. Trigg, 1730 Elizabeth street, given by members of circle No.

3 of St. Mark's Episcopal church. Mrs. Owens leaves shortly for a vaca tion In Virginia with Dr. Owens, for 27 years beloved rector of St.

Mark's church. The refreshment table was laid with handsome banquet cloth of Italian filetaire and featured a central arrangement of sweetheart roses. Many lovely gifts were presented to the honor guest. Bovette-Fletcher Miss Olga Mae Fletcher, daughter of Mr. and Mra.

R. C. Fletcher. 220 Homer street. Bossier City, became the bride of Lieut.

Donald Boyette, son of Mr. B. B. Boyette, 304 Pecan street. Wlnnfield, May 7, in the Biggs Field, Texas, chapel.

Chaplain Otho A. Eure performed the ceremony. Attending the couple were Lieut. Charles H. Lawhorn and Mrs.

Walter T. Zerman. I 4 eyes will on you re weonng I Va The public is Invited to piano recital given by pupils of Miss Hat-tie Ma McPerren, Friday, May 12, at 8.1 p.m.. In th State Exhibit building at th Fair Grounds. The following will take part on th program: Rita Norman, Patsy Ann Bryan, Dorothy Shamburger, Connee Ooetz, Barbara Lunaford, Patricia Hyatt, Pat Dixon, Barbara Embry, Viola Ethrldge, Pauline' Patterson, Louise Harris, Ivan Barnhlll, Iris Lorch, Jack Duke.

Lora Jean Boyd, Frankle Jo Hyatt, Sarah Frances Hampton, Jerry Jonnson, Marlon Polk, Audrey Ann Moeller, Mary Bess Knelpp, Betty Sue Duke, Shirley Jean Clark, Carolyn Watson, Dai lent Moeller, Virginia Perry, Jean McDowell, Faye Bella Bruce, Marlly Janice Baker, Elsie Joy Smith and Carolyn Jean Rlcord. Peggy Baker and Doloiea Ann Mc Fcrren are program girls. THURSDAY, MAY 11 Miss Alice Lee Swain will be hostess at a spaghetti supper at 6:30 honoring Miss Lillian Olassell. Mra. A.

P. be at home for her daughter, Miss Mary Virginia Crain, at 914 Oneonta atreet from o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Kouns will en tertaln at the Shreveport Country club with a tea dance from 618 in honor of Miss Jean Turn bow.

Bonneau Peters and Sinclair Kouns. Mrs. B. H. O'Qulnn will entertain with an open house from to 6:30 in her home at 1106 Sheridan avenue for Miss Peggy O'Qulnn and Miss Betty Lou Lewis.

FRIDAY, MAY 13 Mrs. L. C. Webb will entertain with a tea from in her home at 309 Prospect In honor of Miss Ann Tench. Mrs.

W. A. Stephens, and Mrs. William Law will have open house from 8 to 7 in honor of Miss Billic Claire Stephens and Miss Sybil Law. Mrs.

8. P. Weaver. Mrs. S.

P. Weaver, and Mrs. Douglas Whit-aker will entertain with a dinner party at the Mexican Plaza patio at p.m. for Miss Jean Whitaker and Mlsa Bernlc Weldin. Miss Elizabeth Houston and Miss Phyllis Peltason will entertain with a bridge party at 7:30 p.m., 725 Unadllla, honoring Miss Helen Houston.

Mrs. W. L. Atkins and Mrs. An drew J.

Hodges will be hostesses at a buffet supper at 7 o'clock in Mrs. Atkins' home, 628 Columbia avenue, in compliment to Miss Marianna Mld- dleton. Mies Sybllle Kelly and Miss Dorothy Dugas have been named honor guests by Mrs. E. L.

Kelly and Mrs. A. J. Dugas at a tea from 4 to 6 In the home of the former, 1343 Wilkinson. Mrs.

Eugene Palmer will entertain ith a tea from 5 to 8 o'clock in her home at 223 Preston avenu honor ing Mias Shirley Spooner. Dbpoitnotit Club THURSDAY, MAY 11 p. m. May festival celebrating National Music Week. Sponsored by music department.

Tea hour. 21 WACS SOUGHT FOR ARMY DUTY AT BARKSDALE FIELD Nine Louisiana towns will be visited during the next two weeks by a recruiting team seeking to enlist 121 WACS for duty at Barksdale Field. was announced todsy by Ma Daniel O. Todd. Air WAC recruiting officer at the Army Air Base.

Forty four of the recruits will be assigned duty with a bomb group. Traveling In a trailer equipped with motion pictures showing WAC ctlvltles, the crew will be In charge of Lieut. Phyllis Jenkins. Also In the party will be Francis H. Boyle.

mho recently was awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement while participating In sustained antisubmarine patrol activity as bomber- ier. The nearby communities and the order In which they will be visited are: Natchitoches. Mlnden, Homer. Haynesvtlle, Vlvtsn. Mansfield, Logsnrport, Zwolle and Many.

Towns alresdy visited are Jones boro, Hodge and Urprtl Not to Wrar Lipttick at Communion Milwaukee, May 10 (T). Women of the Mtlwaukee Episcopal dtocess were asked today to refrain from using lipstick when they share th common challc or to tak only the "species of bread" when they partake of holy communion." The request was contained In pamphleta distributed at the 97th annual meeting of the Episcopal dlocee of Milwaukee. Th pamphlet adda that women have not been the only ones indicated concerning hrevalent and unsanitary use of the chalice. In- 1173 the council of Westminister denied the challc to men with dirty mustaches and unkempt bearda." UI AL Kt ATE Pleasant Hill. May 10 (Special).

Th baccalaureate sermon for th graduating clas of the Pleasant Hill high school wis held In the achool auditorium at 30 p.m. last night. Th Rev. Eiland of the Baptist Claim Spotlight Ray Ruff will compliment MISS ANNA MARTIN PREDICTS PENNSYLVANIA TO GO REPUBLICAN Harrlsburg, May 10 (JP). Gov.

Edward Martin predicts that Penn' sylvanla will go Republican next No vember regardless of whether President Roosevelt runs for a fourth term because, he says, The Interference of the rights of indl viduala have become so apparent that the great middle class wants a change." "We'll go down to Philadelphia and Allegheny county (Pittsburgh) with a very substantial majority." Martin said yesterday, We'll carry 45 counties outside those two big cities." Meanwhile 1.200 Democrats at a Jefferson Day dinner in Philadelphia cheered Democratic National Chair man Robert E. Hannegan who repeated his statement made In New York Monday that "our standard-bearer will be Franklin D. Roosevelt." State Democratic Chairman David L. Lawrence, predicting that Roose velt would be re-elected, aaid "Phila delphia has gotten off on th right foot." State Revenue Office Prepares for Tax Rush As the May 15 deadline for payment of 1943 atate Income taxes draws near, a longer daily achedule will be observed at the state revenue office, 621 Market street. It was said yesterday by John T.

Carroll, manager. Following ar the dally closing time for the office: Thursday 6 p.m.; Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 4 p.m., and Monday, the final day for payment of taxes, the office will remain open until midnight. WASKOM SKMOKS HONORED Waskom, Texas, May 10 (Special). The Rev. Hubert Boyd of th Col-leg of Marshall will be guest apeaker at a banquet In the First Baptist church Friday honoring the aenlor class of th Waskom high school.

Guests of th graduating class Include Mrs. D. L. Riley, Mrs. C.

T. Belch and Mrs. L. A. Colquitt.

MISS PATRICIA LUCAS was named honor guest at a beautiful tea given yesterday afternoon in the home of Mrs. W. A. Peavy, 736 Oneonta atreet. Easter lilies and pink roses were used throughout the reception rooms.

The table, laid with a cover of filet face and cutwork embroidery, was centered with an epergne of pink sweetheart roses and maidenhair fern, flanked by pink tapers. Mrs. R. T. Lucas, mother of the honor guest, presided at the silver punch bowl.

Mrs. Peavy and Miss Lucas graciously received the guests and members of the houseparty Included Miss Marion Bass, Miss Sally Lou Krleg and Miss Winnl Campbell. MISS JEAN HARDIN was the ln- aplratlon last evening for a delightful supper given by Mrs. Earle Sham-blin in her home at 4012 Ockley drive. Sweet peas and larkspur used In the centerpiece and the place cards showing sweet girl graduates, reflected a pastel color motif and a lovely gift further marked th place of the honor guest.

Those present were Miss Hardin, Miss Sally Lind say, Miss Altie Irwin, Miss Catherine Bean, Miss Mary Virginia Crain, Miss Margaret Scott. Miss Phyllis Pierce, Miss Joan Powell and Mrs. V. A. Hardin.

Mrs. W. S. Cole and Mrs. J.

R. SUck entertained their daughters. MISS BILLIE COLE and MISS JEAN ANN STACK. lth an open house last Saturday In the home of the former. The entrance hall and living room were decorated with red roses and magnolia blooms, and the refreshment table, lace-laid, was oen tered with a crystal bowl of red rosea, with burning whit taper The dainty repast carried out a motif in the class colors and the napkins wer embossed with the names of the honor guests.

Calling during the afternoon were Miss Mar Jorle Goff. Miss. Martha Gene Thompson, Miss Dorothy Strange, Miss Ann Van CteTF, Miss Ernestine Reed. Miss Jackie Rembert. Miss Beverley Jor dan.

Miss Ion Covey, Miss Betty Claire Garrison. Miss Wilma Cross Miss Kitty McLean. Misa Paddy Ann Doll, Miss Mary Kat Culbertson Miss Sarah Mehrenberg, Miss Louene Dance. Miss Margaret Heard, Miss Mary Alio Shelton, Miss Pat Wof ford, Mlsa Mary Jac Cregan, Mis Blllle Claire Stephens, Miss Betty Harelson, Miss Anna Kathryn McL-Herrlson. MISS CATHERINE SMITH.

MISS VIVIAN HAYS. MISS MARIANA MID-RLETON and MISS BETTY WILLIAMS were the quartette of graduates complimented by Mrs. Clayton Dupree and Misa Virginia Dupree last Thursday evening in their home. 415 Ockley drive, with a scavenger hunt. Pose and daisies were used in profusion In the living room and punch was served from a lace- covered table from a punch bowl en circled with daisies.

Guests for the evening were Mlsa Catherine Smith Bobby Johnson, Miss Betty Williams Lane Hodge, Mariana Middle ton. Clarence Underwood. Misa Vivian Hayes. Roy Shelton, Miss Betty Tur ner, Cecil Simmons, Misa Mary Ann Gulce. Dick Ingram, Miss Peggy Armstrong, George Hearn, Misa Betty Ral Melton.

Johnny Bond. Misa Joan Melton, Arnold Bond, Miss Joanne Thompktns, Allen Elston, Miss Nan Merrtt. Claude Rabun. Johnny Skan-nal, Clyde Rabun and Lewis Ledlow 208 Giddens-Lane Bldg. MM ALL was bushels.

Indicated production of rye this year is 29,711,000 bushels, compared with 30,781,000 bushels produced last year and an average production of 40,446,000 bushels in the ten years. Rubber and steel bonded track on half-tracks and tanks have increased maneuverability and have provided up to 15 per cent more speed. MOTHER'S DAY, MAY 14 IT MEANS LOVE when he carries your picture with him. $195T 12 Wallet Size REMBRANDT Ardls Bldj. Price 9 -3 OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF SPRING 1 Coats and iiit Formerly to $49.95 SO CREAMY, SO WHITE, SO PURE AND SO DIGESTIBLE So dromalka Uy fovefy, fney'l be the heal poinf of your coslumef i Values to $10.95 Values to $16.95 Values to $22.95 Values to $39.95 6CXCIM LIZARD Pf ARMY BISECT tm MASTER SHOE (TORE Pheths fhrereporl Lentslaaa Y6 church preached th sermon.

The benediction waa given by th Jeff Hollidav with a special ong by, Mra. H. U. Prothra,.