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THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE Maximum 76.1 degrees; minimum 68 degrees; rainfall, trace; river gauge 30.99, rise 0.08. Co) rTt -1 CP Col This Day Being Fact and Comment On Greenwood, Leflore County, and Mississippi. FIVE CENTS GREENWOOD, LEFLORE COUNTY, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 15, 1917. VOLUME 31 NUMBER 117. MISSISSIPPI Mostly cloudy and continued warm, a few widely scattered showers this afternoon, tonight and Thursday.

U. Britain Told Mind Own Affairs Georgia Has Two Governors U.S. Vs. Lewis Decision Awaited C. Of C.

Industrial Group To Meet Labor Committee Sharply Split Group Fails To Agree On. Plans To Follow In Legislation And Hearings. WASHINGTON, Jan! 15 (D Chairman Taft (R-Ohio) announced today that the Senate Labor Committee will open a "consolidated hearing" on all pending labor proposals January 23. The goal is to have some legislation ready about. March 1, ho said.

1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (P) The new Senate Labor Committee, sharply split oxer union regulating legislation, meets for the first time today. The purpose is to consider wbat kind of hearings to hold. That is a. lively question.

With more than a dozen labor bills already before the commit-tee some of them complicated the 13 members must decide whether: 1. To proceed bill by bill (for example, the Ball-Taft-Smith bill first, and so on). This was the original intention of Republican leaders, but some members of the committee don't like the idea. 2. To proceed subject by subject (such, as the closed shop, union financial reports, jurisdictional strikes, and the like).

3. To lump all bills in one big1 hearing and let each witness testify on everything in sight. Republican members of tho committee, led bv Chairman Taft of Ohioj met Monday and talked about those things. They came to no conclusions. In fact they lati into some disagreements.

Today's meeting (at 10:30 a', EST) included ths Democrats, too. Reporters and the public were not invited. Another Senate group got down to business today -on one phase of labor legislation. A Judiciary subcommittee headed by Senator Donnell began hearings on portal-to-portal pay. The first witness: Senator Cape-hart (R-Ind), author of a bill that would wipe out most of the $4,000,000,000, in lawsuits filed by unions for back pay to cover time spent in walking between plant gates and work benches.

At a news conference, bach said: He will cooperate with Congress in any efforts to minimize labor strife. lie won't go up to Capitol Hill just to "say no to everything." But he most positively will oppose any bill to create a mediation board or any kind of board, either, inside or outside of the labor department, to replace his U. S. conciliation service. He said this service has done a good job despite difficulties.

Several major bills would create just such a board as Schwel-lenbach dislikes includincr t.h Ball-Taft-Smith bill introduced bv i i i oenaiors Uail (K-Minn), Taft, and II. Alexander Smith (R-NJ), and the new Case bill introduced by Rep. Francis Case (R-SD). The Secretary approved all the. proposals made by President Truman to Congress for a 20-mati labor investigating commission, and for banking some jurisdictional strikes, for example.

Schwellenbach said he also may approve some other proposals not made by the President. But he wouldn't talk about those yet. He still is studying the bills. 0 Wright Fetes Agency Members Group Enjoyed Supper At Lusco's Celebrating Winning Of Insurance Awards Sam Wright, general agent for the Columbian Mutual Life Insurance Co4 Memphis, entertained members of the company, agents, and guests at a supper last night at Lusco's. The occasion was to celebrate the two highest awards made tho Greenwood agency for attaining 122 per cent of the quota assigned.

These prizes were a handsome silver bowl filled with. $100 in silver dollar. The pres entation was made by Thomas A. Thrash, vice president of the company, following a congratulatory message from George W. Clayton, president.

Mr. Wright was also given this year's quota that will step his agency into still higher bracket and in competition with larger cities. Mr. Wright had Mr. Thrash to prorate the silver dollars to his agents who had helped attain this record.

B. F. Kittrell of Greenwood, was given the largest share, for his outstanding record the past year. Those enjoying the occasion were George W. Clayton, president of the Columbian Mutual Life Insurance Memphis; Thomas A.

Thrash, vice president; B. F. Kittrell, John Miles, Pick McGeoy, Greenwood; M. A. Moore, Indianola; Will Terney, North Carrollton.

Littleton Upshur and Tom Shepherd were Double Slaying Baffles Officers All Investigations Fail To Develop Any Leads In Murder Case Nothing definite as to any tangible clue has been found by city and county officers investigating the slayings of Walter L. Williams and Jeff Hale, whose bodies were found in the cellar of William's home in East Greenwood last Friday night, it was stated today. The case which has baffled all theories of why the two were killed, continues to occupy top place with Sheriff C. A. Foreman and Chief of Police Rufus Shurden, who are leaving no angle of investigation overlooked to the minutest detail.

Yet the case remains without a clue and the motive for the double slaying as much of a mystery as the date it was discovered. Both of the murdered men had no enemies that can be learned and neither one of the two had any associations that can be learned that might form a motive for any party or parties killing them, officers said. The length of time that had elapsed between the apparent date they were killed and the time their battered bodies were found in the cellar was around 22 days. This has proven an advantage in many ways to the perpetrators of the crime and permitted them the make good their escape by weeks, it was stated. Added to this is the fact that nothing in the house was disturbed and no evidence was left to furnish any lead to the motive for the slayings.

Regardless of the many investigations already made without any success, the officers are still at work hoping that something might break that would form a slight lead or clue in the mystery. O- Leflore Bank Pays Dividend Annual Stockholders Meeting Held, Reports Made And Year's Work Reviewed. The annual meeting of the stickholders of the Leflore Bank Trust Company was held in the offices of the bank on Monday afternoon, January 13th, with an unusually large number of stockholders present. The President's report showed total resources of over with average deposits for the year over a million dollars in excess of the average for 1945. The bank paid an 8 percent dividend to stockholders and increased its surplus account by' from 1946 operations, in addition to paying a substantial bonus to officers and employees.

The stockholders elected directors to serve for the year 1947 as follows: J. P. Cole, C. Fair, Dr. Edgar Giles, A.

M. Hobbs, J. D. Lanham, J. C.

Dr. J. F. Lucas, W. II Morgan, W.

C. NeiU, L. Spencer, Alfred Stoner, D. B. Turner.

The directors elected J. C. Fair, president; C. Neill, vice-president; P. L.

Webb, cashier; H. L. Cooper, assistant cashier; Carl Anderson, assistant cashier; O'Dell A. assistant cashier. The other personnel of the bank is as follows: Forrest S.

Kir-by, note teller; Mrs. Allen Big-gers, secretary; Miss Faye Sullivan, stenographer and bookkeeper; Miss Allie Glenn Catham, bookkeeper; Miss Virginia Spencer, bookkeeper. 0 Motorists Warned By Patrolman ii W. A. Shanks Says Many Violating Law Relative To Passing School Buses Highway Patrolman' W.

A. Shanks today issued the following warning to -motorists who are violating the law relative to passing school buses while loading and" unloading school children: "It has been called to our attention that some motorists do not know it is violation of the law to pass a school bus while loading and unloading pupils. "When a school bus has stopped to unload or load pupils, a motorist must come to a complete stop and stay; where stopped until all children are clear of the highway. "It is impossible for us to be at every bus stop but we have asked the bus drivers to take down the tag number, of the drivers of these cars that violate this law and turn them over to us. These cases will be tried in the JP courts and the judge is going to mete out heavy fines to guilty parties.

"We hope you will regard this law and be more careful as the life of a child is worth all efforts we can make to protect them." Train Service Discussed Here Railroad Officials Meet With Cities Representatives Relative To Passenger Service To Area At a meeting here today sponsored 'by the Yazoo City Chamber of Commerce for the establishing of a through passenger train service from New Orleans to Chicago, yia Jackson, Yazoo City, Clarksdale, Greenwood ana Memphis, Littleton Upshur, vice chairman- presided and stated to the group: the purpose the meeting. D. M. Love, secretary of the Yazoo City Chamber of Commerce, called attention to the fact that the oil-rail shipments had diminished to a great degree, since large portions of this oil was now piped from the fields. He also stated' that additional passenger equipment was available and asked for a diversion of one of the main line trains to cover the Delta route.

The point was also made that the rich Delta section had made a large, contribution to the success of the Y. M. V. Railroad, and felt that the Delta was entitled to some additional passenger service The railroad officials agreed to contact the active chairmen of the groups not later than Feb-13 as to what progress could be made to institute this service. The citizens group also went on record thanking the rail officials for their co-operative attitude.

These present were J. H. Mc-Farlin, Memphis; T. J. Casey, McComb; E.

J. Meade, general passenger agent; R. O. Bodell, Jackson; T. P.

Crymes, train master; C. M. Kelly, Allen D. Saf-fold, Littleton Upshur, Greenwood; C. Livingston, D.

M. Love, Herbert Holmes, Yazoo City; Robin Weaver, C. J. Bobo, Clarksdale; W. W.

Black, J. W. Campbell, A. R. Tillman, M.

M. Davis, Jackson: M. G. Downing, M. K.

Sledge, R. T. Gaines, John Hinman, J. K. Garner, E.

H. Blackstone. Bank Commerce ilects Officers The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bank of Commerce was held at the bank this morning. President 1. C.

King, reviewing the business of the past year, made comparisons with previous years which showed a steady increase of the. capital structure of the bank each year. H. TaJbot Odom presented a tribute for the services of the late Joseph W. George, who had served for a long term as a director, and later as Vice-President of the institution.

The stockholders unanimously adopted these resolutions and ordered them en-" tered in the minutes of the corporation. The following directors were elected for, the ensuing year: Sumter Gillespie, R. King, H. F. McShane, H.

Talbot Odom, J. II. Peebles, W. G. Poindexter and M.

P. Saunders. Mr. Saunders fills the vacancy of the late J. W.

George on the board. Immediately following. the stockholders meeting, the Board of Directors elected officers as follows: President, R. C. King; Vice-President, H.

Talbot Odom; Cashier, J. H. Peebles. Assistant Cashiers appointed were: C. F.

Alien, M. P. Saunders and A. N. Williamson.

-O- Saptist Pian lanquet Thursday Officers And Teachers Of Sunday School To Hold Annual Gathering The teachers and officers of the First Baptist Sunday school will hold their annual banquet Thursday night at 7 p.m. This occasion is looked forward to eacfr year with great interest, as reports are made on the program of the Sunday School and plan's given to the teachers and officers for the new year. The board of deacons of the church are honored guests for this meeting, and it is hoped that every deacon will be present. Every teacher and officer of the Sunday School are expected. Dr.

Wyatt Hunter, pastor of the First Baptist McComb, will bring the inspirational message. Dr. Hunter is a gifted speaker and the local church" is very fortunate in securing him for this occasion. He is at the present time, the Mississippi member, of the Sunday School board of the Southern Baptist Convention. So every teacher officer and deacon should avail themselves of this opportunity of hearing this outstanding leader.

Swollen Pearl River continued to rise south of Jackson today as a warning of possible flood was issued. George Fish, Weather Bureau meteorologist, said Mis-sissippians living south of Jackson in the Pearl River area should be oti the alert for flood waters. Senator Theodore G. Bilbo, whose seating has been suspended by the Senate in Washington, received one vote in New Orleans yesterday in an election called by the Republican Party to name a member of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Bilbo is a patient in Touro Infirmary.

Mississippi State's basketball squad, with a record of four wins and four losses, will meet the Ole Miss Rebels on the home court Wednesday night in quest of their third Southeastern Conference victory. The Maroons hold wins over Florida and Auburn, and have lost to Tulane, Tennes see, and LSU in conference com petition. Saturday night they play host to the tough Chatta nooga Moccasins. An unusual "homecoming" pro gram is scheduled at Sunflower Junior Colletrp at Moorhead on Saturday night, Jan. 18, at wmcft time the Sunflower Junior College Trojans will play hosts to the greatest collection of former SJC stars, all banded together on one basketball club, ever to return to the school's campus.

The event will mark a feature basketball game between the present-day Trojans and the famed Tupelo Legionnaires, boasting no less than six former Trojans who have since made "big league" names for themselves in senior colleges and on semi-pro teams, Announcement is made by Dr. Felix J. Underwood, executive officer. State Board of Heallh that applications for fellowships in post-graduate public healtn training for physicians and engineers for the school year beginning in the fall of 1947 will be received by the United States Public Health Service at any time prior to May 1, 1917. The Commonwealth was honored yesterday afternoon by the sixth graders in charge' of Miss Iva Burnett, who paid the office a visit to see how a newspaper is published.

The "interested young pupils were shown every phase of the making of a paper and will later write their impressions as part of their regular class-work. More than $200,000 in surplus equipment was sold to Louisiana and Mississippi schools, at. a 95 per cent discount during the past 45 days, the War Assets Administration regional office announced. The equipment included machine tools, scientific instruments, laboratory apparatus, classroom furniture "and office and cafeteria supplies. A WAA spokesman said over $40,000,000 worth of equipment still is available for purchase.

A resolution commending Gov Fielding L. Wright for his stand in the case of Senator, Theo G. Rilhn who was nrevented from taking his seat at this time" the 80th Congress, was adopted by the Harrison County Bilbo Campaign Committee. Delegates attending the 44ta annual meeting of the Associa Hon of Southern Agricultural Workers in Buoxi today were expected to discuss potentialities of the research and marketing act, adopted by Congress early last fall. The third of a series of nine meetings with legislators to ascertain whether, they fell a special session of the Mississippi legislature should be called wi'd be held today by Gov.

Fielding L. Wright in Jackson. Yesterday's session, in Hattiesburg, was executive and those attending refused to reveal the concensus of tha meeting. Monignor Geoffrey O'Connell, superintendent of Catholic schools in Mississippi, announced that Bishop R. O.

Geiow of Natchez, has contracted to purchase 15 acres of land in Biloxi for the Greater Biloxi War Memorial. The project was inaugurated May 1, 1945. The first sale of surplus property at Camp Shelby by the War Assets Administration opened yesterday in a former separation center with $150,000 worth of Army and Maritime Commission goods being offered. Hundreds of veterans were on hand to exercise their priority under the law. The sale will be open to World War II veterans who have been certified, by WAA today and tomorrow will be opened to the general public starting Jan.

21. James Lewis and Charles Tru-dell teen-aged negroes sentenced to die Friday for the slaying of their white employer, have been granted a. 60-day stay of execution. The stay was granted by Chief Justice Sydney Smith of the state Supreme Court at the request of W. D.

Coleman, attoi-ney for the negroes. Young Talmadge Named By Assembly But Arnall Refuses To Give Up Place WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (P) The War Department said today it would have no part in the dispute in Georgia over selection of a state adjutant general. A department puDiic relations officer said he had been authorized to say that the appointment of a state officer is purely a state affair. ATLANTA, Jan.

15 (A5) Ellis Arnall, who in the early morning hours defied threats of a yeliing mob to oust held to tha office of governor of Georgia, today, while Herman Talmadge, named to the post by the legislature, set up shop outside. Talmadge arrived at the capi-tol shortly after 9:30 a.m. and was ushered into a small roont off the governor's reception room where Adjutant General Majvin Griffin had set up his office. Arnall, who left the capitol in the early morning under protection of National Guardsmen ater refusing to relinquish the office, had not returned when Talmadge arrived this morning. His entire staff was on duty, however, and a secretary said "the governor is on the way to the office." Arnall was escorted from the capitol unhurt by National Guard officers and close associates, who barricated the doors of the executive chamber to save him from violence.

In a brief, dramatic encounter, Arnall told the youthful son of the late Eugene Talmadge: "I cannot surrender to a pretender." Talmadge, escorted by a committee of 25 legislators and followed by whooping, surging-followers, pushed into Arnall's office at 2:15 a.m. (EST). It was a quarter-hour after the legislature had named him to the four-year term which his father, Eugene Talmadge. didn't live to serve. "I presume," he said, "that you have been informed that I have been elected as governor by the general assembly of Georgia." Replied Arnall: "I understand the general assembly allegedly has elected you, but the general assembly cannot elect a governor.

Accordingly, I respectfully but firmly refuse to yield the office to you, whom I consider a pretender." After a brief exchange, Talmadge demanded: "Do you defy the committee and the general assembly of Georgia "I do not," replied Arnall, sharply. "But I uphold the I cannot surrender to a pretender." Talmadge turned to reporters, saying aside "I hope the press gets this." Then he addressed Arnall: I hope you will not continue to thwart not only the people but' the express direction of the general assembly. It is not my intention as chief executive to create a scene or disorder. I intend to set up offices at such places as are available, and conduct the office of governor." Returned Arnall: "I likewise accede to that same position, and will continue to serve, as governor of Georgia." "We'll see," said Talmadge, turning on his heel. "You were nice to come in," said Arnall pleasantly to Tal-madge's back.

O- Odd Fellows Install Officers C. A. Strickland Acts As Installing Officer For Local Lodge Installation of the new officers of Greenwood Lodge No. 118, IOOF, were held at the lodge hall last night. District Deputy Grand Master C.

A. Strickland was in charge and appointed James L. Lary, Jr. District Deputy Grand Marshall; Morris Polewoda, District Deputy Grand Warden; Sam Kersh, District Deputy Grand Financial Secretary; W. L.

Bowie, District Deputy Grand Recording Secretary; R. L. Bright, District Deputy Grand Treasurer, and J. W. Bealle, District Deputy Gtand Chaplain, to assist in the installation.

The following were installed: A. P. Carr, Nobie Grand; Fred Carl, Vice Grand; W. F. Arnold, Recording Secretary; W.

F. Arnold, Financial Secretary; Roy Myers, Treasurer. Appointive officers installed were: C. A. Strickland, RSMG; James L.

Lary, LSMG; Lewis Shaw, Warden; M. D. Biggers, Conductor; E. B. Clements, RSS; Walter R.

Howell, LSS; W. L. Bowie, OSG; R. L. Bright, SSG; Sam Kersh.

Chaplain; George Young, RSVG; Morris Polewoda, LSVG; C. A. Strickland, degree captain. All new officers pledged support to the lodge for the coming year and every member is looking forward to a very successful session. Poland's Communist- Backed Government Will Run Election Own Way.

By LARRY, ALLEN WARSAW, Jan. 15 (Poland's communist-backed provisional government told the sUnited States today it intended to run Sunday's parliamentary elections it3 own way regardless of whether Britain and America liked it. The new note, handed to U. S. Ambassador Arthur Bliss Lane by the foreign ministry," rejected as 'unfounded" allegations by the western powers that suppression, coercion and intimidation of voters and repressive.

measures against Vice Premier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk's Polish Peasant Party violated Potsdam and Yalta guarantees of free and unfettered elections. The government contended it was fulfilling all obligations undertaken at Potsdam and commented that election of parliamentary representatives was a matter within the exclusive province of the Polish people. The note crisply concluded with the observation that since the balloting is scheduled for Sunday further discussion would be fruitless. The new note was much shorter than the one recently submitted to Britain, in which the government maintained it was Britain not Poland that was failing to live up to international obligations agreed to at Potsdam. British Ambassador Victor Caven- dish-Bentinck now is in London for conferences concerning Sun day's voting.

This new diplomatic snub seem ed to crush what little doubt re- insined that the communist-dominated government bloc parties would sweep the elections, as gov ernment leaders have been pre dicting for some time. Opposition leaders declai'ed yesterday armed pro-government gangs were spreading such terror among anti-government forces that the "last hope" of free, unfettered balloting had vanished. Mikolajczyk said the government bloc had refused to allow Polish Peasant Party watchers at the polls, unless recommended by bloc-controlled sheriffs. He said that meant the bloc would have exclusive control over conduct of the elections. 0 Expedition Hunts Little America Location Sought For Making Base Of Further Explorations.

Bv ALTON L. BLAKESLEE ABOARD THE U. S. S. MT.

OLYMPUS'IN THE ROSS SEA, Jan. 14 (Delayed) (P) The Navy's South Polar expedition expects to reach Little America tomorrow if it still exists. Little America, the expedition's goal, was base of a previous Antarctic expedition headed by Admiral Richard E. Byrd. First task of the expedition on leaching Little America will be to build an airstrip on the ice to receive planes being brought down by the carrier Philippine Sea.

Admiral Cruzen said he plans to scout over the Bay of Whales and the Little America site upon arrival and to send a five-man landing party ashore on skies. If Byrd's old camp site is found suitable, unloading will be, started at once and Seabees then will begin the airstrip. It is possible, of course, that Little America might have gone to sea on an ice berg or be inaccessible -among the ice jumbled upward by colliding glaciers. If the old base is unsuitable, the expedition must go elsewhere. A fuel depot and communication facilities will be among the first projects at the air strip.

The Philippine Sea is due to arrive near Scott Island, outside the ice pack, 'ftatween Jan. 23 and 25, Cruzen said, and the air strip will be rushed to receive six twin-engine Douglas transports from the1 carrier. These planes will join HBMS from the eastern and western task groups in the tremendous job of photographing hundreds of thousands of square miles of still unknown territory. Cruzen said he did not know whether Admiral Byfd, who is aboard the carrier, will fly in or come aboard the ice breaker North Wind, which is to leave the central group Jan. 18, re-negotiate the ice pack and meet the carrier alongwith one ship from each of the other The party designated to go ashore first at Little America consists of Commander Charles Reinharde, in charge of construction, Commander Clifford Campbell, who will command the shore base, Dr.

Paul Siple, Capt. Vernon Boyd and Lt. Comdr. James C. McCoy, High Court May Be Weeks In Rendering Opinion After Hearings Are Concluded.

By HAROLD W. WARD WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 P) The nine highest jurists in this country today set about deciding whether the government had any legal right to hale John L. Lewis into court last November as a strike-breaking gesture. It may be weeks before the Supreme Court announces its findings, but the justices themselves may know by Saturday what the answer wilbe, along with the one to this secdnd question: Will Lewis and his AFL United Mine Workers have to pay all or any of the $3,510,000 in fines assessed against them for contempt of court.

Saturday is the day of the next regular conference of the nine justices. If each has made up his mind by Chief Justice. Fred M- Vinson will assign one of them to write the court's opinion. That task usually requires several weeks. The court's next opinion day is Monday, but another will not be due until February That is the earliest date a decision appears "possible.

The tribunal wound up three hours of arguments on, the historic case late yesterday. only incident during the long and tense courtroom drama came less than five minutes before the end. Justice Frankfuiter was leading assistant Attorney General John F. Sonnett through a series of questions and answers about the legislative history of the Smith-Connally war labor disputes act, under which the government seized the soft coal pits last spring. Finally, when the white signal light went on, indicating that only five minutes of the attorney's allotted time remained, Justice Jackson interrupted to tell Sonnett he thought the lawyer ought to take another point in his argument.

"You better get on it and not devote any further time to the psychoanalyzing of members of Congress, because your light is Jackson saiu. "I'm not saying it was your fault," the justice continued with a smile. ''You were led into it by the court, which has likewise found itself spending much of its time in psychoanalysis of Congress." As Sonnett replied with "I'll be more happy to obey, your honor," Frankfurter wheeled in his high-backed chair. He had grabbed a stack of documents from the bench, and as he turned he dropped them to the floor. They fell with a thud, sending a page scurrying to pick them up.

Sonnett went on with his argument only a moment. Then the red light beside the white one flashed on. His time was up, and the case was ended. The Jackson suggested that Sonnett pursue was what would happen if the courts lacked jurisdiction to issue an injunction in a case like ths coal dispute. In that case, after Lewis had given ndtice of terminating his wage contract with the government, thus making a strike inevitable, the government got a tern- (Continued on Page 2) Donations Asked For Mrs.

Thomas Widow And Two Small Children Lose Home And Possessions By Fire. Mrs. Irene Thomas, a widow with two small children, lost their home near Money by fire Monday, January 13. Solicitations have been made to aid the family and money has been given toward reestablishing the home. Anyone in Greenwood that desires to help in this appeal may leave donations or gifts at the Kelley Store and they will be turned over to Mrs.

Thomas. DEAR EDITOR- By Jimmy Arrington Collins, Miss. In my official capacity' as mayor of my town I received a letter this morning from a man in a northern state who had retired and was interested in spending the rest of his life here in Collins. He wanted to know if it rained very if it was warm all the winter; if the people got mad at each other; if the hunting and fishing was good and if a house was available for hini to live in. If he expected a "favorable reply to all them questions, he should have addressed his letter to St.

Peter instead of to the Mayor of Collins. Dan Kelly Calls Meeting Of Important Committee Tomorrow Dan K. Kelly, chairman of the Industrial Committee, calls atten tion to all committee members of a meeting to be held Thursday (tomorrow) afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Ail members of this group are urged to attend and 'take part in plans to be presented and discussed. The Transportation Committee of the Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday afternoon and discussed plans for completion of projects which were originated in 1946 and to add new items to their program of work for 1947.

Chairman M. G. Downing stated that the general committee would be- divided into smaller groups to study means of improving various phases of transportation. These sub-committees will submit their findings to the full committee for action and recommendation to the board of directors. Attention was called to the meeting with -Illinois Central officials which was held this morning in an effort to secure through passenger4 train service from Chis-cago to New Orleans via the Delta route.

Those present for the meeting included; E. G. Dowdle, Hollis W. Knight, Clifton L. Lamb, J.

C. Lore, Hardy Lott, Geren Mc-Lemore, M. K. Sledge, Charles Edward Wright, Littleton Upshur and President John Ilinman. Double Killing At Kosciusko Man Kills Woman And Then Commits Suicide, Jury Reports KOSCIUSKO, Jan.

.15 (P) Two persons died from pistol bullet wounds in a shooting here early today that a coroner's jury termed murder and suicide. The victims were Ernest E. Jordan and Mrs. Mattie Stewart, who with their respective families resided in the same apartment building, and were said to have been close friends. Mayor Alton Massey, who summoned the coroner's jury, said that Jordan was reported to have entered the building in a drunken condition.

A few minutes later, the mayor said, Jordan shot and killed Mrs. Stewart with a bullet in the left temple, and then fired a shot into his own head. Three bullets took effect in Mrs. Stewart's body. Both died almost immediately.

Jordon owned and operated small cafe in Kosciusko, while Mrs. Stewart, who formerly was employed by Jordan, had been employed lately- as a waitress in another cafe. Jordan was born in Kemper County, while his mother now lives in Bastrop, La. Mrs. Stewart was formerly from Attala County.

March Of Dimes Committees Name Mrs. Willard Harding Reveals County Setup In Cam-paign Starting, Today Leflore County will start on its annual campaign today in the "March of Dimes and it is hoped that donations will exceed all past records. In order that the work can be carried on with its usual promptness, Mrs. Willard 'Harding, county chairman, has named the following committees; Henry Parker, treasurer; Terrell Wells, Special Gifts. Sound Booth downtown, Junior Chamber of Commerce, and Junior Auxiliary.

Floyd Melton, Coin Collection Boxes; Mrs. Tom Flowers, Radio. Publicity, Tom Shepherd and Miss Dot Streater. Mrs. Jack Wrells, Central Schools; JMrs.

Edrie Mae George, East Greenwood; Mrs. Edna Orman McLemore, Noth Greenwood. Mrs. John Hughes, MinterCity; Mrs. E.

M. Herr, Schlater; Mrs. E. R. Shurley, Money; Mrs.

John Frasier, Sunnyside; Mrs. Allen Kimbrough, Morgan City; Mrs. Peter Nichols, Swiftown; Mrs. J. D.

Davis, Itta Bena; Mrs. J. M. Hopper, Sidon. FAST FRIENDS' OREGON CITY, Ore.

(JP) When Russell H. Fraiser's home burned down in the hills east of here, his friends wanted to help him build another. But they had no lumber. So they went into the woods, felled trees, hauled them to a sawmill and carted the resultant lumber back to Fraiser all in one day. This week they plan to construct the building..