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The Washington times., 1937-04-17

Limited f.
n an ces retard
French movie 8
according to the
Countess B o g o.
slawska, Polish
noblewoman and
s C e n artist for
French films, who
came to Holly.
wood to visit via
the Panama Ca
nal 80. She made
the trip here by
ship because her
Irish terrier, Rex,
"does not like
trains"
The Washington times., 1937-04-17

Helen Gaia
gan, actress and
singer, will de-
sert Hollywood
May IS for Wen.
ma to sing in
grand opera .
Her h u S b a n d,
Melvyn Douglas,
will join her there
in June a n d
they'll return in
July for Miss Ca
hagan to fulfill
an engagement
In the Hollywood
Bowl.
The Washington times., 1937-04-17
They Laugh at Long Kisses

Theda Bara kisses So seconds to minute ne says
and after measuring of his film fooag contrasts
with "n Personal Property Robert Taylor kisses Jean Har
low only and for only Is seconds which less than "
feet of film"
Reasons for the OSCILLATION drought he gives that audiences
laugh at long kisses and odays falls back the
subtle arts of suggestion glance today valued by
the producers worth dozen fulsome buses.
Judging the ideas of Warmers directors the 1887 kiss
is made rare, brief but sincere
Following the eccentric vogue most kisses will continue to
be lightly farccal.
Many of top flight stars kiss at all You'll
hope long time catch such folk Paul Num- Edward g.
Robinson Fred Astaire George Arss and Edward Arnold
at it.
Some films that have little kissing Paramounts
"Sous at Sea-" maid of Salem king of Gamblers"
Twentieth CenturyFoxs Sins Of Man." Fifty Roads to
Town." and "Wake Up and Live'; RKO-Radios China
Passage" 1.-THE Woman I Love-" "The Man Who Found
HIMSELF" "Outcasts of Poker Flat "Chatterbox and
''Tomorrow's Headlines
H0sty Peck SNfficeS
If Fred Asaire and Ginger Rogers have kissed in
port.
Many Of the stars, if they kiss at all, only
peck at it or do it in casual way.
Kay Francis infrequent kisses realistic reports Mary
Forbes Warmers script girl but she avoids them whenever
possible. Olivia De Havlands slight and
tremulous Ruby Keelers dainty The kisses of Anita
Louise and aloof.
kissing enthusiastically cultivated at
this studio however by such experts Bette Davis Enrol
Flynn and Beverly Roberts.
Directors put it this way: 'Make em short and sweet"
says Archie Mayo "Pay fast and keep it easygong
Lloyd Bacon orders his lovers. make believe
you huff heem pleads Michael Curtz when his charges
kiss
Although kiss footage is to be shorter than ever this
year. players and directors hasten there
hands of such experts Dietrich Tyrone Power Garbo
Clark Gable and Joan Crawford
The Washington times., 1937-04-17

Harold Soren.
son, screen must
sion, dropped
dead at Republic
studios. He was
waiting to play
in Q picture titled
TT Might Hap
pen To You"
The Washington times., 1937-04-17
Young Ed, 16, Gets $500 i'm First
Notes
HOLLYWOOD,

HOLLYWOOD,
April 1T h e
man who has
be e n murdered
Ill times in the
movies is about
to be married for
the third time
-. in real life
&C.. He's Franklin
"Pinkie" Parker,
q Denver boy who
arrived in Holly
wood via Broad
ways 1.-THE Front.
Page" . and
has been leading.
character actor in
pic IS with
Gladys George,
Sally Blains, Jane.
with ers, Lee.
Tracy, Mady Car
roll 60. The third
Mrs. Parker will.
be Gwendo ! y n
Thomas, q preCCy
brunette school.
teacher, Of Baton
Rouge, La. e. e.
Wedding bells.
will tinkle in June
First Mrs.
Parker was Viz
GINA Hunt, the
heiresS &c. Helen
Cummings, col
lege coed, called
the second strike
on him.
The Durant news., 1937-04-01
SUMMER SCHOOL
STARTS MAY 31ST.

President M. G.. Mcdaniel of
Holmes Junior College, Goodman,
is announcing summer school at
the institution starting May 31st,
and ending July 81.
The summer school will be di-
vided into terms of three weeks
each. The purpose is to reduce
the number of years in school,
make up deficiencies or remove
conditional grades, validate work
In non-accredited schools, allow
teachers to further credit their
work; also to renew or extend
license.
The faculty will be composed of
teachers of training and expert
ence. Registration for prospect
i've students may be secured in
addressed to the pres
idenf.
The Durant news., 1937-04-01
CONGRESSMAN HAS
EXPERT SENT

Congressman Will NJ Whiting
ton, knowing that buffalo gnats
result IN greaJ losses TO mules,
horses and other livestock, and
anticipating that the sitdaticn
would be acute following the high
waters, requested the Bureau of
Entomology of the Departments
of Agriculture, Washington, d. G.
to send an experienced investi-
gator to the Delta to aid farmers
III combating the buffalo gnat
problem.
Some weeks ago Mr.. G.. III. Brad
ley was sent to the Third Congress
slonal District by the Bureau of
Entomology, with directions to
contact Mr.. c. C. Smith, the Dis
trict Extension Agent, Mr.. w. e.
Ayers the Director Of the Expert
ment station, and the county
Agents in all Of the eleven coun-
ties of the Third Congressional
District, to aid farmers in every
possible way in protecting their
livestock from buffalo gnats. 4
service is thus being rendered the
people of the district as buffalo
gnats annually cause great losses,
For years Representative Whit
tington has insisted that the De-
partment of Agriculture could
render no greater service than
making researches and providing
remedies to eliminate buffalo
gnat infestation; he insisted that
Mr.. Bradley contact every county
in the district and advise the pub
lie as to the best means for pro-
tecting livestock from buffalo
gnat attacks.
The Durant news., 1937-04-01
'CCC Will Hold
Open House Sunday
PUBLIC INVITED TO
VISIT CAMP

Concerts by the Holmes Junior
College Band and the Durant
School Band will be featured at
the "open house" to be held Sun
day April 4th at the Durant CCC
camp from two until five O'Clock
in the afternoon.
At this time the camp will be
thrown open to the public and
everyone is invited to call some
time during the afternoon The
occasion marks the fourth anni-
versary of the CCC.
Guides will be present at all
times to show the visitors through
the Camp and an informal musf-
cal program will be given through
out the afternoon
The concert by the Holmes Band
will start promptly at three o.
clock and last one hour. Includ-
ed in the concert will be several
quartet numbers, violin and ae-
cordian soloes, and other specials
as well as selections by the &C.
piece junior college band.
A program given by Durants
3O-piece band will feature the
second part of the afternoon al
fair and on this program special
vocal numbers and musical specf
alities will also be given. The Du-
rant program will start at 4 10
O'Clock and continue until five o.
clock.
The program will 90 on contin-
uouslv during the afternoon and
visitors may call and stay as long
as 'hev like
Lieutenant Nugent Hill, COM
officer of the Camp, saws
that he hopes to have over one
thousand visitors call Sunday
The Durant news., 1937-04-01
Tom @. Ellis
Speaks To Group
SUPREME COURT CLERK
VISITOR IN DURANT

About one hundred Masons
Eastern Stars and their invited
guests gathered in the Masonic
Hall at Durant Monday night to
hear Tom Q. Ellis, Clerk of the
Supreme Court.
Mr.. Ellis is a native of this Sec
tion and his visit to Durant Mon
day was one renewing many old
friendships. He is a brother to
Sheriff Walter Ellis, Holmes
County.
Practical Brotherhood" was
the subject Mr.. Ellis chose to
speak on Monday and he gave
some interesting points on how
Masonry and the Order of the
Eastern Star help to realize in a
practical way the meaning of
real brotherhood. He spoke of it
as the brotherhood written about
IN the Bible and said that these
TWO organizations give an oppor-
tunlty for an earthly application
of this philosophy.
Wick Winborn, master of cere-
monies, introduced w. III. Counts.
Worshipful Master of the Durant
Masonic group, who in turn intro
duced the speaker of the evening.
Others on the program preced-
ing the speaker were Miss Arlene
Howard, who gave several clever
representations Of local talent.
and the Rev. G. M. Smiley who
sang two vocal numbers.
At the conclusion of the even
ing a delicious plate was served
to those present.
The Durant news., 1937-04-01
B. S. Bean Rites
Held This Morning
PROMINENT MAN DIES
WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Funeral services for B. S. Beall,
80, Lexington pioneer citizen and
business leader of Holmes County
were held this morning at 10 80
o clock at the family residence in
Lexington. DIR. Judson Chastain,
pastor of the Baptist Church of
which Mr.. Beall had long been a
member, officiated. He was assist
ed by the Rev. J. T. McCafferty,
pastor of the Methodist Church
and the Rev. John Howard,
Presbyterian pastor.
Mr.. Beall died Wednesday night
about eleven o'clock after a long
illness. He had been confined to
his room for some time.
lnterment was at the Odd Eel
lows Cemetery with the Harrell
Funeral Home in charge.
Mr.. Beall lived and a long and
useful life. He was a deacon in
the Baptist Church for many
7ears and was prominent in thu
promotion of educational activi-
ties. He served many years as
president and treasurer of the
Board of Trustees of Central Fe-
male College.
The High School atheletic field
in Lexington is called Beall Field
in his honor. He was also an hon
orary member of the Lexington
Rotary Club.
AS a youth he enlisted in the
civil war and saw service in the
cavalry of General Forrest. He
was a member of the U. c. V.
Holmes County Company.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Julia D. Beall and one son, B. S. |
Beall, Jr.; three daughters, Mrs |
j. Stewart Watson, Mrs. I'll. L.
Nichols, Miss Loula Beall, Mrs. |
]. B. Walton, all of Lexington:
one brother, George S. Beall, Du-
rant, one sister, Mrs. Hattie B. I
Huntington, Lexington.
The Durant news., 1937-04-01
Goodman Wins
County Track Meet
LEXINGTON TAKES SECOND;
PICKENS, THIRD

Goodman school won the beautI
full silver loving cup at Holmes
county's annual field meet with
81 points as thirteen schools par
ticlpated at Lexington. Lexing.
ton was second with 72 1-2; Pick
ems third, SO IL, and Coxburg 4th
81 SO points.
Miss Dorothy McBee, superint-
endent of education, presented
the trophy to Supt. Marion Gus
ley at the conclusion of the events
An estimated crowd of over
1000 witnessed the program.
The day began with a parade
of five bands numbering 1876 mu-
sicians, that included Holmes A..
II. s. and Junior College band,
W. G. Skipworth, director, Rob-
ert Turner, drum major; Durant
band, Malcolm Carter, director,
Clara King, drum major; Lexing-
ton band, Robert M. Stephenson
Jr., director, Ben Rose, Jr., drum
major; Tchula band, w. A. Deal
director, Sara Virginia Jones
drum major: Pickens band, j. X.
Upchurch, director; Frances Bry-
an, drum major. After an array
OF color, tunes and toggery, the
united bands in perfect formation
on the public square played Amer
lea, directed by Robert Stephen
son.
The atheletic events were stag
I'd on Beall Field in the afternoon.
Despite cold winds and intermit-
.ent showers, the participants
furnished plenty of thrills for the
luge crowd Winners in each
went for first place were given
orizes by the merchants and busi-
less firms of Lexington, with all
group winners being awarded al
70. Events, winners and order of
'inish follow.
CONTINUED on page six
The Durant news., 1937-04-01
Robert M. Gwinn
Is Fatally Burned
RITES HELD WE'D. FOR
PROMINENT MAN

Funeral services for Robert NJ
Gwinn, 54, who died Tuesday
March 20, 1887, from burns re.
ceived Monday, were held at the
family residence Wednesday al
2 o'clock, conducted by the Rev
J. M. McCafferty. Burial was in
Lexington Cemetery.
Mr.. Gwinn was burned while
supervising the burning of grass
in field on his farm near Zeig-
lerville. He sustained burns on
his head, arm and legs.
He was a member of pioneer
Lexington family. Since early
manhood he was engaged in busi-
ness activities, among them being
grocer, later entering work with
the Bank of Commerce during it's
operation.
He also served as deputy sher-
iff during the terms of ID. j.
Crawford and j. Lon McRae.
In recent years he has been en-
gagged in operating his farm lands
He was a member of the Metho.
dist Church and Knights of Pyth-
las.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Maude
c. Gwinn; three children, Mrs.
Morgan Clack, lockwood, Tenn. !;
Robert G. Gwinn, Alexander, La,
and Miss Frances Gwim of the
Lexington Grammar School facu-
|ty, and a brother, James S. Gwin,
Lexington.
The Durant news., 1937-04-01
METHODIST CHURCH

Church School meets at 8 AS, C.
III. Carruth superintendent,
The choir never showed up to be
better advantage than it did last
Sunday morning. They viii have
a special program again next Sun
day morning. At II O'Clock the
pastor will preach on "A New
Day in Methodism. "
Evening preaching service until
further notice will be at 7 80.
The pastor will preach on Things
That Count. !"
Woman's missionary society
will meet at 3 o'clock Monday
afternoon for the monthly busi-
ness session.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at Z 80.
Everybody cordially invited.
h. s. Lewis, Pastor.
The Methodists had the largest
congregation last Sunday they
have had during the year. They
had to bring in chairs to accom-
modate the people. They have re-
celved % into the church so far
this year and have more in sight.
They made a good start last Sun
day on raising their benevolences.
They will have a church confer
ence next Sunday morning to
elect delegates to the District
Conference which meets in Co
lumbus on May 3rd.
The Durant news., 1937-04-01
F ederated Club
Has Music Contest
WINNERS TO COMPETE
IN STATE MEET

The music contest Of District
Five, Federated Music Clubs, was
held recently at the home of Mrs
j. A. Crum, under direction OF
Mrs. John M. Howard, chairman
All winners of first place will
compete in the state finals, to be
held at Greenwood Saturday.
The following winners were an
nounced:
Glass A-Barbara Smiley, Du
rant, first Major Mcdaniel, Good
man; Phyllis Flowers, Lexington
Glass B-John TT. Douglas, Good
man; Sue Beth Rathell, Lexing-
ton.
Glass edith Mcdaniel, Lex
lngton; Helen Campbell, West
Anice Mcdaniel, Goodman.
Glass D-Peggy Chastain, Lex
ington.
Class E-Dorris Tidwell, Mary
Frances Fincher, Lexington
j F. Metz, Goodman.
Student Glass Hilda Locks,
Holmes Junior College.
Student Singing = Dorothy
Hines, Holmes Junior College.
The Durant news., 1937-04-01
Farmers Asked Not
10 Increase Cotton
LARGER TRUCK CROPS
NEEDED NOW

Progress achieved during four
consecutive years and which
brought Mississippi one of its
most prosperous years during 10
36, is threatened by an apparent
tendency to reduce production Of
feed crops and increase cotton
acreage, thinks j. G.. Holton, COM
missioner of agriculture.
A report recently issued by the
agrlcult a stavistician at Gulf
port, indicates that Mississippi
farmers will plant this year 2,538-
900 acres of corn as compared
with 2,729,000 acres harvested last
year, smaller crops of soybeans,
cowpeas, peanuts, and sweet po-
tatoes. These official estimates
are interpreted by Commissioner
Holton to mean the displacement
of acres of feed crops by increas-
ed planting of cotton.
"About this time four years a
go Mississippi was faced with enc
of the most discouragirg outlooks
in history. Cotton had been pro-
dueed over period of years in
quantities greater than amounts
consumed and surpluses had ac-
cumulated to monumental pro-
portions. Price tobogganned in
year-by-year decreases from 2O.2
cents for the crop of 1928 to
5.7-cents for the crop of 1931-32.
Then started the upward stwing--
6.5-cents of 1934-35, and 12 cents
and better to this date.
"This remarkable upswing
which brought back prosperity
and restored hope and confidence
in Mississippi was brought about
by concreted effort rather than
by accident or chance or just good
luck. The acreage of cotton was
adjusted to meet prospective de-
mands. :. and kept that way. The
cotton surplus has been largely
absorbed. Excess cotton acres
were planted to corn, oats soy
beans, cowpeas, and other food
and feed crops. The livestock
population was substantially in
creased. :. and Mississippi is en-
joying almost unprecedented pros
perity.
"To revert now to the very
practices that brought about this
disaster, to reduce acreage of corn
and hay which not even last year
were sufficient, to check the
growth of Mississippi's increasing
The Durant news., 1937-04-01
Telephone Co. To
Donate Space
FULL PAGE IN DIRECTORY
GIVEN TO COMMISSION

A full page advertisement in
every directory published in the
state was announced today as the
contribution of the Southern Bell
Telephone Company to the pro-
gram of the Mississippi Advertis-
ing Commission.
The page, which will present in
paragraph form a gist of the in
dustrial, agricultural, and recre-
atlonal attractions Of the state,
will begin appearing Immediately
in telephone directories now enter
ing production. 1t will be run IN
all the ''hello" books for a period
of six months.
In presenting so large a gift of
space, State Manager j. C. Hay
of the telephone company declar-
ed that it was done as a gesture
of cooperation from private
corporation in recognition of the
commendable work of the Adver-
tising Commission in bringing the
attention of new settlers and in
dustrilists to the advantages Miss
issipp1 has to offer, and in pre-
senting to its ows people the truth
about their undeveloped resour-
ces.
"We want to have a part in
this constructive program, said
Mr.. Hay. "We feel that Mississ-
ippi is entering a new era of di-
versified development that is
commanding increasing recogni-
tion from other states of the
union.
The Durant news., 1937-04-01
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
TO HAVE MEETING

An official meeting of the Pres
byterian congregation will be
held Sunday morning at the IL O.,
clock hour for the following pur-
poses, according to the Rev. G. N
Smiley, pastor.
To hear reports of the past
years work, and finances,
To hear reports from the Every
Member Canvass for the current
year.
To hear reports of the Church
Fund,
To take any action that may
seem wise on any of these reports.
All members are urged to be
present.
The Durant news., 1937-04-01

livestock industry, would be un-
fortunate indeed. Worse than all,
14-1-2 cent cotton in April means
little to farmers who now have
no cotton to sell, means nothing
whatever to the price Of the crop
not yet planted. To over-producc
cotton now is to break the steady
march of progress, with attendant
dangers of excessive surpluses
and low price"
The Durant news., 1937-04-01
CARLENA CRIDER
RECEIVES COLLEGE LETTER

Miss Carlena Crider Of Durant
was one of the ten girls to receive
their letters this week for hiking
one hundred miles through the
mountains and wales of Blue
Mountain, according to DIR. Esth-
er Handbook, college physician
and director of the general health
program of Blue Mountain Col
lege.
The Durant news., 1937-04-01
BETTY WILBURN MAKES
BLUE MT. FRENCH CLUB

Miss Betty Wilburn of Durant
was among the nineteen new
members admitted to the French
Club of Blue Mountain College
this week. After the initiation
an informal reception was given
the new members.
The Durant news., 1937-04-01
KNOCK
KNOCK
BY Hazel Brannon

Ed Lipscomb is responsible for
the statement that a farmer in
Wilkinson County sold $4,O70.42
beans off 26 acres of ground. They
must have been gold plated. No
kidding, Ed, let us in on the
secret. We're thinking about
starting crop ourselves.
Serpentina, the mermaid with
out backbone, is related to too
many people in this world.
They called her Molasses" be-
cause every time you put fling
er on her you got stuck.
Somebody sent us rabbit foot
through the mail. They must
have known we needed something
to bring us some luck.
It. Q. Ellis, clerk Of the Mississ-
ippi State Supreme Court, said
Tuesday night that if he could
"get religion as easy as a Metho-
dist, keep it as long as Baptist,
practice it with the dignity of
Presbyterian and the ritualistic
perfection of an Episcopalian--
be as faithful to it as Catholic
or jew and get as much pleas
ure out of it as Niger" that
he'd have SOME religion. Would
MT we all
It's no wonder more and more
people are reading the funnies.
There's so little besides murder
strikes and crime on the front.
The Young learn fast
"What did the small boy say !
when you told him he might be
come president some dayg .
mot much" answered Senator 4
Sorghum. "He said of course
he II take his chances, but person
ally he wasn't looking for
trouble.
Work has started on the new |
tennis courts and viii proceed as 7
fast as money is collected to buy /
the equipment. If you are ten S
mis- enthusiast the thing to do is a
see Lawyer Drake and get your 4
name in the pot. or on the /
court, as it were. /
Sunday April 4 is open house"
day at the CCC camp at Durapt
An excellent musical program
will be given throughout the af-
ternoon The public is cordially '
urged to call between the haurs ;
of two and five. /
Go out and see what a nice
organization we have in our mid !
st. And if you want to see what
excellent work they are doing go
down and visit the park near Du-
rant. You'll be truly glad you {
went. |
A prominent member of the To- 4
cal intelligentia was heard to say c
the government should give a t
badge of courage to polygamist
rather than prosecute him. The c
bravery of any man that tries to
get along with more than one e
wife! G
That same person tells this
story: A well-dressed stranger,
evidently in tremendous hurry, 1
walked into store. The keeper
of the store was seated in a rock
err by the stove with his feet prop
ped up in another chair, his head /
tilted back and his eyes half clos Ii
ed. He made no move. t
Said the stranger: Might / a
please get waited osf"
Merchant: "Couldn't t you come v
back some time when I'm stand e
ing up3", was the reply. t
The stranger went out in hur- n
ry. c
And life goes on. il
Today being April l, commonly "
known as all-fools day, brings to Ii
The Durant news., 1937-04-01

Mr.. t III. Moore of Winons
was in Durant for the week end.
Mr.. Malcolm Carter visited
friends in Gulfport last week.
Evening star., 1937-04-18

people of the inundated areas were
engaged by the pharaohs for all manner
Of construction enterprises, including
roads, palaces, fortresses, temples and
schools as well as mausoleums. Any
traveller in Egypt today may see for
himself the still-magnificent proof Of
the communal instinct necessary for
the job.
Likewise, the wisdom OF the invest
ment is evident. Herodotus was but one
Of an uncounted multitude of pilgrims
who have journeyed to the scene and
spent their money there. The tourist
trade brings into Cairo and Alexandria
hundreds of thousands Of dollars an
nually. Indeed, the phenomenon illus
trates rule. The Parthenon in Athens,
st. Peters in Rome, the medieval Ca
thedrals of France, the castles of the
Rhine, st. Pauls and, still older, West
minister Abbey in London-each of these
examples of architectural genius has
Justified its existence in practical terms
OF earning power" So, too, the Ma
tional Parks OF the United States return
dividends. And the Federal Government
loses nothing by making Washington at
tractive to numerous citizens who look
upon the Capital as second home.