The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-10-27
through
Hazel
Eyes

Mrs. Linda Ruth Bilbo, former wife
OF Theodore G.. Bilbo, has said she
will be running against her husband
in 1910 for the Senate.
Mrs Bhbo says 1t is not from sheer
malice or spite or anything else
anybody thinks might be in her mind
after Theo secured a divorce. Rath-
err, she has been planning to run for
some time and has several tentative
planks in her platform right now.
"One of Them" she reveals, would
20 far toward solving the nations
economic ills. It has to do with
putting women back in the home
and leaving the job field clear for
men.
The consistency OF women!
She says have women go back to
the home, The chances are the
voters of Mississippi will give Mrs.
Birbo just that opportunity.
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Fred Sullens says there Is utter
ly no sense in the Federal govern
ment erecting postoffice buildings
costing from $4,000 to $4,000 in towns
Of less than 5000 population, yet 1t
is being done In Mississippi and
xhrn,, shout tha uatinn"
II the Federal government follow
IS policy few towns IN Mississippi
would have decent hooking postoffice
buildings. Durant included. Few Of
our towns In this state are over
5000. hi ANE
People Of small towns enjoy nice
looking brick building. Mr.. sullens.
just a much a. you city fellows.
And We probably appreciate them
much more.
Since when do sman town folks
get In q class by themselves, TO
be Disseminated against and taken
advantage of We ask you.
One Of the biggest advantages to
be had In being newspaper editor is
the fact that one feels privileged to
tackle any subject and wax eloquent
theron.
The evils besetting this country and
remedies therefor can be known to
anyone just by the purchase Of your
favorite Newspaper.
You can find out whats wrong
with the cotton program, what the
trouble in China IL, how the Euro
pean sAtuAxSon scan Oo Cleared up,
how TO achieve world peace. and a
hundred and one other important
breath-taking things.
All for q nickel.
Seriously. there is no single feature
OF American life which gives as much
return A. the nicikle you spend for
your evening paper. or morning pa
per, whichever II might be.
The news OF the world. sports, CO.
mics. features for every member of
the family. society notes and q d.
rectory Tor buyers of merchandise In
the advertising columns. all for
q nickel.
Things would certainly be dead II
all the presses Of America should
come to a sudden standstill.
President Roosevelt has told the
world that America desires peace and
win go to any length to achieve 1t
within reason but that she must
and will be prepared for war.
That is simple statement of pol.
icy that should have far more eff
feet on world peace than any dis
cussion of disarmament.
European nations are without hon.
or as to arms as we'll as repudia-
ton of war debts. They are going
to continue to arm as long as their
money holds out. NO idealistic
dream OF United States statesmen will
prevent it.
We might as we'll face the fact that
America Is going to have to prepare
itself for war as the way to pre-
vent war.
After Germany gets her colonies
restored to her, which she will do in
very short order, it is not too fam
tastic to assume that a clash with
the United States will come sooner
or later. 1t may be over South Amer
lea and our markets there. it may
be the open door" policy in China.
or just any other thing Germany
might think up as an excuse. II
Germany wants a war she will make
one.
And IL Germany wants our markets
in South America she will get them
unless we fight about it.
The man Bflbo says: "As a rule
the people of Mississippi use good
judgment in selectin their governors.
As evidence of that they were kind
enough to elect me twice"
There's nothing like confidence In