The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-25
through
Hazel
Eyes
BY
Hazel Brannon

Every qualified eector in Durant
should go to the polls Tuesday and
vote for the $4,000 bond issue which
will be used to match funds OF the
PWA to erect a school building for
Durant.
Our old school building, as everyone
knows, Is thoroughly Anticipated and
inadequate for present needs. We
do not believe that any progressive
public-spirited citizen will vote against
the measure
Schools are the very foundation on
which we build good citizens. Next
to the home the school influences the
life of the child more than any other
institution.
In our schools today are the young
men and women who will run our
country tomorrow. They need all
the help they can get in the way
OF training and education. Even then
the job ahead Of them is hard enough.
There is no doubt but that the is
sue will pass. This shouldn't keep
people away from the polls, however.
Citizens OF Durant should show by
coming out and voting full strength
they are behind this progressive move
to secure beautiful new school
building. II you live In Durant.
whether or not you have children. 1t
Is to your interest to live in a town
with modern. up to date school ia
cilities.
Come out and vote and remind
your friends to do the same.
Who can say we people in Holmes
county don't enjoy superior advan-
tages? Tuesday afternoon late 1t
was only % degrees in the shade in
Durant and we saw with our own
eyes in Jackson thermometer regis
tering SO degrees in the shade under
an electric fan. The fan was blow
ing hot air. Taking up where the
legislature left off. as it were.
You've heard about getting the cart
before the horse. Now it's football
before school starts. Up at Clemson
College in South Carolina the stu
dents will have to get to school two
days early II they want to see the
first game of the season. Well, that's |
one way to cut down the number of
late registrations.
We know the state Tax Commission
office is going to have a hard time
getting some of the counties to accept |
some of the tax money for the home
stead exemption law We refer to |
the counties who voted beer out |
Part of the tax money will be de-
rived by the state from an increased
tax on the sale of beer and we are
sure these counties who did vote beer
out wouldn't accept the filthy lucre
derived from its sale in other coun
ties.
One fellow remarked he was going
to quit drinking beer any way and
start drinking hard whiskey since
II was the only tax-free product left
in the state Of Mississippi.
Words are wonderful things They
ran oring happiness or sorrow 10
those We love. They build or blast
dreams. They speak of what has
been and bring regrct. They tell of
what is to be and hope arises anew
in the breast of someone. Words
have fired Imagination and caused
empires to be builded and words have
caused these same empires to crum-
BILE We all give and receive thous-
ands of them every day. We should
choose wisely our words. Orce spo-
ken they are gone forever and can
never be recalled
The Buy Now For Better Bust
ness campaign was launched sue
cessfully in Durant this morning. We
were more than pleased at the coop
Grafton shown through attendance at
the meeting Only about five or six
firms were not represented and they
have expressed a willingness to CO.
operate.
We fully believe III the business
men of Durant continue their splendid
cooperation in this move that the
month of September will see increased