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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-10-27
Health Department
Reports On I. B.
Tests In County
1913 Tests Given; 287
Positives Recorded In
Skin Tests Made

During this month the Tuberculo-
sis by x-rays Of contacts and Tuber-
culin testing of the high school stu
dents and all those suspected in the
communities, 1,073 tests were given,
of this number 287 or 25.74 per cent
were positive by the skin test for
tuberculosis. 1877 x-rays Of definite
contacts have been made and Of this
group four definite cases Of open. &C
tive tuberculosis were found.
We list here the number OF people
tested In each community. We plan
to make x-rays Of each positive
reactor a. soon rs arrangements can
be made with the State Department
OF Health. The Tuberculin test only
indicates that tho Tuberculosis In
lection 10 present. 1t gives no indi-
cation Of the extent Of involvement,
therefore, It Is absolutely necessary
that X-rays b made OF ell those
shown to DO infected by the Tubercu.
lin test. The progress OF Tubercu-
iosis in the individual depends very
largely upon the Inherited and per-
sonal condition Of the individual. The
parable Of the sower very closely In
dicates what may happen to the Tn-
berculosis germs when they are TAX
en- into the human body. and may
we again emphasize that Tubercuio-
sis Is no respector Of persons az the
healthiest from the most robust fam
lily may become infected.
or course, very large per cent of
those positive to the Tuberculin test
have walled off and definitely prov
en- that their bodies are capable Of
acting In such q way that the in
dividual with reasonable care win
not succumb 70 Tuberculosis, but IL
80 are To 49, Aha isnneap-~>~--As---s
health and loss Of life from Tuber-
culosis, we must find these open cases
OF tuberculosis and 30 supervise that
they will not endanger others.
Yours for better health,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-10-27
Doront Women Will Go To
Stute Federation Meet

The annual meeting Of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs Of Mis-
sissippi will be held next week in
Jackson.
Prominent clubwomen over the
state viii attend and several women
from Durant will be among them.
Mrs. G. A. Doster, state officer,
will be in attendance, and among
others going are Mrs. r. c. Elmore,
representing the Woman's Club; Mrs.
Harry OCain, Goth Century Club;
Mrs. o. H Palmer, Present Day Club;
Mrs. w. B. Davis, Gamma Club.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-10-27
Opening Of Bids Postponed
Until November End

The opening of bids for nine dwell
lings to be erected In Holmes county
under the supervision of the Farm
Security Administration has been
postponed from Friday. October g.
. Wednesday, November 2, accord
ng to an announcement today.
B. F. Wiley. administrators Of the
office, said the bids would be OPEN
two o'clock
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-10-27
1899 Ford Will Appear
Friday, November 4

Walter Murtagh, Of the Pickens
Motor Co., cordially invites the pub
lie to come in Friday and view the
New 1889 Ford.
The new model will be on display
and statesmen will be on hand to
explain and demonstrate the new
features of the great new Ford.
The Pickens Motor Company is
one OF the leading dealers in this
territory and large crowd is ex
pected on Friday, November 4.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-10-27
Duront- voiden Come To
Be Here Friday

The Durant Tigers will meet Val
den here Friday at $50 o'clock. A
large interested crowd is expected out
to see the Tigers annex another game
Durant took a close one from
Coach Louis Clements Benton elev-
en- last week go and they should be
in fine condition for tomorrows
game.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-10-27
Butone Cos Installed At
Choncery Clerks Office

Butane gas is being installed in
the office of Chancery Clerk Par
ham H. Williams this week and Mr..
Williams and his office staff have
expressed themselves as very pleased
at the Improvement.
w. H. Fincher and Company are
handling the installation.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-10-27
Christmas Seals To Go
On Sale November Is
Mrs. R. M. Gwin County
Heed; Choirmen For
Communities Named

The sale of Christmas seals to aid
in the fight againat Tuberculosis
will be held In Holmes county start.
ing November rs this year, accord
ing to an announcement Of Mrs. r
M. Gwin. president Of the Hblmes
County Tuberculosis Association.
Mrs. Dan Comfort Is chairman OF
the sale in Durant and other CON-
munity chairmen are; Lexington.
Mrs. D. G. Lundy; West, Mrs. u z
Alexander; Pickens. Mrs. w. e. Guy
ton; Goodman, Mrs. M. C. Mcdaniel;
Cruser. Mrs. A. B. Archer; Tchula,
Mrs. G. w. Purvis; Gwen. Mrs. Gas
ton Lyon: Mileston and Thornton,
Mrs. w. e. Jones.
During the past decade much pro-
gress has been made in fighting the
disease. the death rate having been
cut more than half However, the
past two years has seen an increase
OF more than ten per cent.
The World War cost America 1885,
900 lives but since the War over
fourteen times that many persons
have died with tuberculosis. Most
Of these deaths could have been pre-
vented with proper education and
Each year the Christmas seal sales
have been moro than successful in
this county and II Is believed by
Ne leaders that this year will he
20 exception.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-10-27
Sunday Services At
Baptist Church

Bible School Gas.
Morning worship 1880
B. T. U. SIS.
Evening service 7:15.
VIZ were glad to receive into our
church Mrs. e. G. Smith and Mrs
Claude Myers.
W. r. Haynie, Pastor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-10-27

The man Bfibo says: "As q 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
oneself, is there?
Evening star., 1938-02-05
Three ARE SLAIN
IN $500 HOLD.UP
Detective and Two Suspects
Killed. While Four Others
Are Wounded.
By the Associated Press.

By tho Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Feb. s.-Police
recorded a $4,000 bank robbery as
solved today with the bloody notation
one police detective and two bandit
suspects slain. four persons wounded.
Vincent Grinkowicz of Cleveland and
a man known only as Mac" we're
killed when police and four men en-
gagged in a gun battle in a two-story
West Side rooming house yesterday.
Authorities were checking with the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in an
effort to identify Mac"
Detective Robert M. Cline. A.. died
in hosuital early today after ply
sicians attempted to save his life
through blood Vansfusions.
United States District Attorney
Francis c. Canny said earlier that il
any wounded officer died he would de-
mand the death penalty for the surviy-
ing suspects.
Carl Boettcher. "a. of Cleveland, one
of the targets of police bullets. was in
serious condition. Detective William
Danner was shot in the stomach. His
condition is serious. Detective Leo
Phillips eye lid was grazed by a
bullet, and Mrs. Eva Watring. SO, a
resident of the rooming house. was
wounded in the thigh.
The three wounded policemen and
Detective Robert Cooke. seeking four
men who five hours earlier had robbed
the Hilltop office Of the Ohio National
Bank. surprised Boettcher, Grinko-
wicz, Mac" and Stephen Figuli, 20,
also OF Cleveland. in the rooming house
hideout. Figuli. who escaped unin-
jured, was lodged in city prison.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
ILLS OF RAILWAYS
TO Be DISCUSSED
Roosevelt to Talk With
Road, Bank and Union
Representatives.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representatives Of railroads. banks.
unions and the Government are In
cluded In the group which viii discuss
financial ills Of the Nations railroads
at a conference with President Roose.
welt.
The conference, arranged under
auspices Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, will be confined to fnap-
clal matters. Chairman Walter M. w.
Splawn said. The date has not been
announced.
Senator's Wheeler, Democrat. Of,
Montana, and Truman, Democrat, cf
Missouri, who conducted the Senate
investigation of railroad financing.
were among those invited. Senator
Wheeler has advocated reduction OF,
bond interest in cases of overcapital-
ization and curtailment of duplicate
facilities
Others to attend are:
Chairman Splawn. Joseph B. East.
man and Charles D. Mahaffie of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carl r. Gray. vice chairman OF the
board of the Union Pacific Railroad;
Henry Bruere, president of the Bowerv
Savings Bank of New York: George NJ
Harrison. president of the Railway
Clerks Union; Chairman Lea of the
House Interstate Commerce Commit
tee; Jesse H. Jones, chairman of the
Reconstruction Finance Corp: Will
w. Alexander. head of the Farm Sc
curlty Administrations: Ernest G..
Draper. Assistant Secretary of Com
merce, and William o. Douglas, chair
man of the Securities Commission.
At a press conference last December
10. President Roosevelt said that the
quicker final determination was
reached on the roads application for
increased rates the better it would be
all around.
Senator Wheeler, in formal state
ment to the press last Sunday, said
few people believed the roads could
earn more money from higher freight
rates, certainly not enough more tn
save them" He said roads could
reduce expenses by reducing bond in
terest. where they were overcapitalized.
and b. reducing duplicate facilities.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
FARM BILL FIGHT
IN SENATE SEEN
Prolonged Floor Struggle
Over Smith Amendment
Is Predicted.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Agriculture Department opposition
to last-minute changes in cotton pro-
visions of the compromise farm bill
raised the possibility today Of a pro-
longed floor fight over the measure.
The controverted item was an
amendment inserted at the behest Of
Senator Smith, Democrat, of South
Carolina to speed up payment of part
of the $l30,000.0O0 bonus which Con-
greSs had voted for 1887 cotton grow
ers who complied with the 1898 pro-
gram.
Department officials said Senator
Smiths proposal permitting borrow
ers to surrender loan cotton to the
Commodity Credit Corp and receive
up to 3 cents pound in price adjust
ment payments, might lead to Govern
ment impounding of as much as 5,0OO,-
900 bales.
Fear for Price Advantage.
Such impounding. they said, might
destroy the price advantage American
cotton now holds over world compete
tors. They added that release of price,
adjustment payments now might also
handicap the department in obtaining
compliance with 1888 regulations.
Secretary Wallace frequently has
voiced opposition to governmental own
ership of large cotton supplies.
A strong attack in Congress on the
Smith amendment could delay the
whole farm bill. if either the House or
Senate decided to reject it.
Consideration Tuesday.
The bill is to be ready for House
consideration Tuesday and Majority
Leader Barkley told the Senate he in
tended consideration of it there We'd
nesday. He thus indicated leaders ex-
pected the measure to win House ap-
proval in single day.
Legislators who drafted the bill dis
closed, meanwhile. that railroads as
we'll as all other handlers and pro-
cessors of farm products would face
penalties under its provisions.
One section of the complicated
measure providing production and
marketing controls over corn, wheat
cotton. rice and tobacco warns COM
mon carriers and purchasers that
they would face penalty of up to
$500 if they fail to keep records pre-
scribed by the Secretary OF Agriculture.
Another section would require the
Secretary to make public names of all
farm benefit recipients who get $1,000
or more annually
Previously. Congress had asked
report on payment of 10000 or more.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
MOTHER KILLS SELF
AND TWO CHILDREN
Coroner Says She Threw Them
Into Well and Leaped In
After Them.
B, the Associated Press.

Bt the Assoc ated Press.
GOODWATER, Ala. Feb. s.-Coro-
ner Stokeley Corlev said today Mrs.
c. S. Price killed two of her FIVE chill
dren by throwing them into a well At
their farm home last night and fol-
lowed them to death in the water.
A coroner's jury found the widow
threw Betty Ruth. 4. and Douglas. S.
into Is feet Of water at the bottom of
the well just before jumping in her.
self.
Coroner Corley said that before
throwing the children into the we'll
Mrs. Price sent two older children,
Howard, IA, and Mildred, II. for her
brother. who lived half-mile from
the Price home, instructing the two to
tell their uncle Ito come at once"
Another child. John Conger Prize,
Ii months old, was left alone in the
bedroom of the Price house.
Evening star., 1938-02-05

monty known as policy lottery or
policy"
Any one who shall promote or
be concerned as owner. agent or clerk"
of numbers business. or who sells
tickets or holds them for sale. would
be liable to maximum fine Of 81. 900
or maximum imprisonment for three
years or both.
Mere possession of the slips, without
evidence that the holder was con-
cerned actively in carrying on the
racket. would be punishable by fine
up to $500 and or a Jail term up to
six months.
Prosecution Difficult
Under the present law. Police Super
intendent Ernest w. Brown. points
out. sale of ticket must be proved
with marked money and positive identi-
f1cation Of the vendor-before a num-
bers conviction may be obtained The
proof which the courts require also
includes receipt or carbon copy of
the numbers lottery ticket. The
United States Court OF Appeals has
held that this black sheet Is the actual
lottery ticket, not the original on which
the salesman writes. With most num-
bers writer's refusing to give receipts
these davs-their clients Just have to
trust them-convictions are increas-
ingly hard to obtain
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey
found law on which the pending
District bill is patterned extremely
useful. almost indispensable, in wreck
ing the reign of the Dutch Schultz
mob over the numbers racket in New
York.
The alleged successor to the late
Dutch, his former 'mouthpiece, Dixie
Davis. has just been arrested in Phila-
delphia and awaits extradition pro-
ceedings. He and IL others have been
indicted on lottery conspiracy charges
growing out of their shattered $780,
100000 racket empire.
Evening star., 1938-02-05

the measure should not be smothered
In the committee"
Mr.. Hull was reminded that the So
called numbers bill has been pending
before the committee since the CAV
after it passed the Senate, which was
on February 10. 1887.
House Should Pass IT.
I'm ready to support It," he said,
whenever it comes up before the COM
mittee and on the floor of the House.
don't favor burying any bill in a
committee. Let the House pass on
legislation.
The police and other Law enforce
ment agencies have asked for this
numbers bill. as I understand it, and
We should give it to them.
The numbers racket is a bad thing
for the morale of a community. 1t
spreads the gambling craze and en-
courages crime by entrenching organ
lied and illegal gambling
When Commissioner Melvin C.
Hazen. at crime hearing this week
before the Senate District Committee
brought up the numbers bill, remark
ing that the racket should be broken
because 1T leads to worse things
Chairman King said the Senate had
passed the measure and the house
ought to-
They Ought to Pass It."
Il helped draft the BILL Senate,
King added. We passed it promptly
I don't know why it has been helc
up in the House. They ought te
pass it,
The bill is an amendment to tn,
District lottery law 1t defines NOR,
clearly numbers slip-that is. IAN!
ticket. certificate. bill token or othel
device, purporting or intended to guar
antee or assure to any person or en-.
title him to chance of drawing o.
obtaining prize, to be drawn in an,
lottery or In game or device com.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
N0RTHAM RECOMMENDS
RULES TO SAVE OYSTERS
Maryland Conservation Unit Must
Eliminate "Politicians Who PRO.
tect Poachers,' He Says.

EI1m1naCe "FOl1t1c1anS Who Pro.
tect Poachers,' He Says.
RS the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 5.-The Con-
servation Commissions lone Demo-
cratic member. William E. Northam
recommended today a general reor.
ganization of the commissions system
to eliminate county politicians who
protect poachers."
The Southern Maryland ovster
packer and planter blamed political
interference for the principa, una.
of Maryland's declining oyster IN
dustry. *
I'VE need good laws" he asserted
"and we need men who will enforce
them"
Some commission employees. he
added, are working for the salary
they are paid rather than for the
State. (They) make M Of.
fort to enforce the law on a nlea tho.
1T can't be DONE"
He recommended four "musts" for
inclusion in rehabilitation plan:
Oyster beds must not be leased IN
private planters; the State must Il.
crease its planting Of seed oysters and
shells; State efforts at Conserve tion
must be carried out along the same
lines As those Of a private oysterins
corporation: and oyster laws must he
strictly e forced. ~
Evening star., 1938-02-05

Weekly weather outlook for the period
February 70 II: inclusive:
early part and snow over north and rain
or snow over south portion about Thurs
day: Slightly colder early part: much
colder Thursday and Friday
Ohio Valley and Tennessee-Rain ins early
part and rains, over south and SHOWS or
rams over north portion about middle and
again near end of week; Colder about
Tuesday night: much colder about Thurs
weather Conditions Last - Hours
The disturbance that was over Maine
ward His bena Gu'e Central over EASTERN new
foundlsnd, St Johns. 2a.62 inches. An
other disturbance of slight intensity is
nnovlng eastward % -S oyer ,S western Ontario
Mountain region, .cheyenne. Wyol % =,
inches. Another disturbance is central of
hs hks southsrn s nesss coast
area is moving eastward and extends from
Quebec Port Harrison. $3.50 inches. south
ward 10 New England. Greenville Me.
Georgia Another hish-pressure area of
slight intensity is moving eastward over
eastern North Dakota. Moorhead. Mimi.
Southern csli,ornia. Los AnseIes: 1880
have occurred in the Pacific States and in
the upper Mississippi Valley and the up
lures have fallen in the Middle Atlantic
and North Atlantic States and in portions
Of the Rocky Mountain iIs,n region while they
ssissippi Valley. the lower Ohio Valley and
the upper Lake region.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
At Harpers Ferry; Potomac clear At Great
Falls today.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
SUSPECTED OPERATORS
OF NUMBERS ARRESTED
Vice Squad Report Seizure of
Slips and Marked Money
in Thraa Hocoe
in Three Cases.

Three alleged numbers operators
we're arrested late Yesterday and
charged with operating lottery by
members of the vice squad who said
they seized numbers slips and marked
money in all cases.
The three arrested. all colored,
were Milton Stocks, Al. of the 1900
block of Thirteenth street NV, picked
up at Georgia avenue and Trumble
street NV; Elijah Scott. 33, of the
ZOO block Of Ninth street NV. taken
IN a barber shop at Eighth and Barry
pace NV. and Claude M. Jones. 36,
OF the 700 block of Morton place
NV, arrested in a barber shop in the
a7o0 block of Seventh street NV.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
MEN SEEK
PERMANENT UNIT
Roosevelt Says Conterees
Should Name Own Ad.
visory Group.
By tho Associated Press.

Leaders of the little fellows" con-
ference agreed today to try to set up
A permanent organization to keep the
Government advised of the small
business mans needs.
Members of the committee. which
took to President Roosevelt % con-
clusions reached by the noisy. two
day conference. talked over with
Secretary Roper the advisability of
setting up permanent organization
similar to his Advisory Council. COM
posed of big" business men.
They reported an informal agree
ment to return here, possibly in late
March or April. to try to evolve
definite plan of organization
Mr.. Roosevelt told the committee
men yesterday that if such an organi-
zation were formed. he felt the small
business men should set it up them
selves. rather than himself or a Gov
ernment agency naming its members.
The committeeman, headed by Fred
Roth Cleveland shoe man, spent an
hour and half with Mr.. Roosevelt.
They presented to him not only the
recommendations of the general con-
ference. but also some personal views
The meeting. as described by one
of those attending. was informal. Sec
retary of Commerce Roper and As
sistant Secretary Ernest G. Draper sat
in with them.
The serio-comic aspects of the little
fellows gathering continued. however.
until the last.
A "gate-crasher" managed to get
in on the meeting with the President,
and White House police had to stop
another.
The successful "gate-crasher" was
Joseph B. Kleckner of Chicago. The
committeeman explained that Mr..
Kleckner merely strolled into the pre-
liminary meeting. No one questioned
his right to sit with the committee. so
he went along to see the President.
M. A. Moers of Cincinnati. who
presided over rlmp session of con-
ference rebels. was stopped by White
AASNA'~ NooA nv PSAo AAoAi JOiiAl6 lIIC
conference with the President
Mr.. Moers said he had several con-
clusions to present to Mr. Roosevelt.
the most important being to throw
OUT all legislation since the armistice
and start all over again."
After Mr.. Roosevelt had heard the
committees formal proposals. he said
that many were capable of fulfillment.
but did not say which ones
Similar IN Big Business"
Some recommendations were similar
to those Of big business.
The first was a request for UNDER
writing small business loans made by
banks. together with proposal that
the Government create an agency to
handle small loans declined by banks.
There were pointed recommends
tions on labor. including one for an
investigation of the National Labor
Relations Board. A proposal for such
an inquiry is pending before a con-
gressional committee.
AS to Federal control of wages and
hours the committee said it questioned
the merit of standard wage and
hour bill, because of geographical Diff
ferentials."
recommendations on monopoly
asked simply that present restrictive
laws be strengthened and extended.
There was also request for a law to
curb destructive competition" of
chain stores.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
Only One Meningitis Victim,

JUNEAU. Alaska, Feb. S [R.-Dr. F.
]. Worley, medical director of the Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs, said today off,
cisl reports indicated only one person
died Of spinal meningitis at Nuno-
chuk, where. earlier reports said, there
were five deaths recently. He said DR..
A. w. Werbel reported the epidemic is
ended.
Evening star., 1938-02-05
PROSPECTS OF "BREAK"
IN 500 SLAYlNG FADE
Colored Man Questioned in Death
of Chinese Is Released
nv Police

Prospects of break in the mur-
der case of Henry Derr 500. SIS. Chi
nese laundryman. were diminished to-
day following the release late yester-
day of 36-year-old colored man.
Police said they we're confident he had
no connection with the killing. The
man was held for about IL hours.
Meanwhile, a colored laundress who
worked for 500. and her husband,
both arrested for investigation shortly
after the murder, were still being held
for questioning today.
Soo's body. stabbed and strangled.
was found Wednesday in his bedroom
above his laundry at l405 H street
NE