The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-12-01

Out of Mississippi's allotment over
three million dollars went to two
projects, bridges at Nhtchez and
Greenville. The Highway Depart
ment absorbed about two and one
half millions more The per capita
expenditure for this state given
above is on the basis OF the state
absorbing fifty per cent OF the amount
allotted for bridges, leaving a larger
amoun for projects In small towns
In Mississippi, such as the Durant
school building.
II Mississippi's per capita Of ex-
penditure of funds could be raised to
the level enjoyed by other states we
would have sufficient money to CON-
plete school buildings, and other
worthwhile projects in small towns in
Mississippi. according to unbiased e.
Inmates.
We do not believe these bridges
and the highway department should
be allowed to absorb all the Federal
money coming into the state. Small
ser communities have projects that
are just as necessary to the health
and ~weIl-bcin6 OF ~ citizens a. are
the bridges and roads.
The state IL In q much better posi-
ton to make it's improvements than
are the cities. State bonds sell at
four percent whereas most cities pay
six percent.
1t definitely appears now that all
PWA money for Mississippi has been
spent and, according to word from
our congressman, h only way Du-
rant can hope to get this school Is
from a new appropriation from Con-
gress in January.
With a new appropriation a number
of projects for small towns can be
put through which will mean as
much or more to the constituents
therein as did he larger allotments
to Greenville, Natchez and the high
way department.
Durant had a pretty bad storm
several lays ago. After it was over
one woman asked her neighbor what
1T SHE WAS u ahAtitH tt'S w. 49,
replied: Il was standing in the living
room window looking out in the storm
and praying that my little girl up
in hat old school building would be
safe"
that bad. as can be seen by reading
While the school building is not
a report of Architects Overstreet d
n &c Ali. - IL &c
bad enough. And Durant citizens
can't and won't stop until we have Sc
cured the money to erect a new
building.
Built th~irty-nine years ago, it Ia
served a long n useful life. But
il is just plain worn out,
Trying to repair it would be like
putting gold handle-bar on a BIZ
cycle, as one local citizen expressed
1t.
We invite the attention of our
readers and our Congressman TO that
report and ask them for their con-
tinued support.
Good news for Holmes county tax.
payers was the statement that the
State Tax Commission has accepted
the rolls of this county as filed and
the substantial increase reported two
weeks ago will not go through.
Tax Assessor Roy Lyon, Chancery
Clerk Parham II. Williams and JESSE
RI. Walton, Supervisor, were repre-.
sentatives from the county tn an of.
ficial meeting at which the Tax Com.
mission rescinded the order.
The order meant an increase il
valuation of $500.00o and it being re,
scinded means a saving Of $40. 90,
to $4,000 to Holmes taxpayers il
the next two years.
A welcome saving. needless to say.
Up near New Albany they nave
night spot called Little Chicago.
-Four citizens of that city, obviousl.
deploring such a spot. entered there.l
and poured gasoline yer the in
terror and set a match to same wit
the warning to its patrons the
could either get out or stay in an