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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-25
Pitkens News

The Presbyterian Auxiliary held its
insprational meeting at the church
Monday afternoon at o'clock. The
topic was Missionaries and Their
Vacations" Mrs. j. X. Thomas was
the leader.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cooper o.
Sharpsburg visited in the home of
.Mr. and Mrs. James w. Anderson
sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Owen of Lex
ngton visited Mrs. w. B. Cooper on
unday afternoon.
Misses Mary and Matte Mai Hart
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs ]. X.
thomas and son, Joe, to Tchula Sun
LAY afternoon for a visit to Mrs.
Minnie Kelly.
Mrs. Abbott Moore of Jackson Is
bending a few days with her mo-
her, Mrs. Stella Dendy
Mrs. B. K Jones of Benton, Billy
nd Roderick McHugh of Morgan
City, La. visited Miss Maude Jones
sunday
Mrs. G.. T. Reed and son, George.
IRE visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harris of Webb, this week.
Miss Pet Hoover of Yazoo City and
Miss Norma Tucker of GreenviAe are
guests of Mrs. John F. Tye for the
week
Sam Hall of Jackson was bust
ness visitor Monday.
Among the recent shoppers in jack
IN were Mrs. j. E Maxwell and son
Edwin, and Mrs. Annie Guyton and
daughter, Annie Marion and Mrs.
Hoover Maxwell.
Miss Margaret Webb of Webb was
The guest of Miss Frances Maxwell
last week.
Mrs. M. A. Hanna has returned
from summer school at Hattiesburg.
Miss Sara Williams of Cleveland
is visiting in the home of Mrs. c. c.
Reid.
Miss Hazel Brannon of Durant was
business visitor Tuesday.
Miss Lilly Rathell and Mrs. Minnie
Reed of Lexington were business Wis
tors Wednesday. !.
Mrs. c. H. Ingram and children,
Lowery and Dot, are spending few
days in Memphis.
Miss Pet Hoover of Yazoo City
Mrs. j F. Tye. Mrs. Nell Davidson
visited Mrs. Isadore Hemphill at
Cameron Tuesday.
Miss Lieta Rembard and Fannie
Buford Covington of Summit are Wis
iting their grandmother, Mrs. Fan
ME b. Willis.
Mrs. j. B. Farabee and Owen BIZ
ford are on the sick list this week.
Miss Nell Davidson has returned
from a pleasant visit to her sister.
Mrs. A. A. Aston of Cleveland.
Miss Julia Mitchell and mother, Mrs.
Nettie Mitchell, accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon McMullen to Good Hope
Church Sunday for the annual home
coming.
Miss Lola Hart is visiting at Lake
Coramont and Memphis this week.
Paul Odom of Durant was bust
ness visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. Jim Allen Of McComb spent
few days of this week in the home
of her brother. v. c. Dendy.
Rev. e. w. Ford Of Goodman was
in town Tuesday.
Mrs. FELTON, Worthy and daughter
Gene Ella, have returned from a
visit with her parents at Clinton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-25
Site Of New Postoffice

The site of Durants postoffice will be decided
by the Treasury Department according to auhori
ties. The determining factors with the Treasury De-
partment, according to knowledge location
to business center, center of population city delivery
center, together with the price bdded and the wishes
of the people.
We believe we express the views of the people in
Durant when say the postoffice should be To-
Gated somewhere the business section of the
and not out in the residential section. We know of
where postoffces have been built recently which
several blocks away from the business district.
The postoffice in Durant, think, should be To-
Gated in very the business district of Duran due
to the fact that will be readily accessible to
ery0ne; it will increase surrounding business and prop
ery values to keep the business section intact
preserving the residential section for residences and
guard against business encroaching these sections
to spoil their present beauty and usefulness
We have personal preference in the matter at
all. In fact, haven't picked out in mind place
we'd like it to be. All we're after is to that it is
located where the business people of Duran won't have
to crank their to to the posofice Naturally
place uptown convenient to the business people would
be convenient to others well they must to
town to do their shopping anyway.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-25

poses and for erecting, equipping and
furnishing a school building.
All qualified electors of the City of
Durant, Mississippi, are eligible to
vote at said election.
Dated this the End day of August,
1888
CITY OF DURANT, MISSISSIPPI
Pr, ELECTION COMMISSION.
BY Marcus Love,
52-123 Chairman
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-25

Mr.. and Mrs. j. K. Eakin enter
sained friends with watermelon
party last Thursday night on thesl
avn. Those who attended the party
ere: Mr.. and Mrs. Evans, Mr.. and
drs. Hughes, Mr.. and Mrs. Dallis
.aorgan, Mr.. and Mrs. Dubard, all Of
Sails, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Harmon
and Mr.. and Mrs. s. E. Stafford.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-25
Harold Morris Rites Are
Held In Lexington

Funeral services for Harold Nor
ris, n. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Morris. formerly OF Lexington, were
held at Lexington at the Baptist
Church. The Rev Judson Chastain
officiated. assisted by the Rev. j. T.
McCafferty. Burial was at Odd Eel
lows cemetery.
Young Morris and his family lived
IN Lexington up until IL months ago
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-25
buy Now For Better Business

"Buy Now for Better Business campaign will be
formally launched Monday September B, In the state
of Mississippi effort to create sales and thereby
stimulate business.
AT an enthusiastic meeting this morning the bust
idea as presented by George L. Sugg and Carl Shuman
of the Dixie Advertisers, advertising agency VINO mas
charge of presenting the program for the Mississippi
Power and Light Company, its sponsors. The POWER
Company is sponsoring the pubicspirited in the
interest business in the towns in which 1t is located
cost to the business men, The newspapers OF the
state are cooperating with the Power Company.
AS we it this is unprecedented move and
public service and the communities in which the Power
Company is located should realize profit from promo
ing, at no cost to themselves this splendid move.
1t is believed by authorities that sales be smu
lated Mississippi and business be made to prosper
if the present existing fear be banshed from the
minds of the consumers.
It is a we'll known fact that when starts
selling someone starts making; when someone starts
making someone starts working; when someone starts
working, starts earning; when someone starts
earning, someone starts buying.
If every person in Durant and Mississippi will buy
what he can be it large small business will be smu
lated money will be put in circulation giving jobs
to people and creating additional earning power.
Now is the opportunity for every citizen of the state
of Mississippi to do his part in promoting prosperity by
doing his buying
Every individual man, woman and child has an OPP
portuny render public service and help his neghbor
and himself by buying the things he needs now.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-25
TRUSTEES NOTICE OF SALE

Under. and for the purpose Of pay
ing the Indebtedness secured by that
certain dced Of trust executed py
swinney Gin Company, Mississippi
Corporation, by A. e. Swinney, its
President, and Gordon Ashley, its
Secretary to c. b. Snow, as trustee
for the benefit of the Delta Cotton
Oil Company, of Jackson, Mississippi,
dated March IS, 1886, and recorded
in Book 10, at page 216 ct seq, OF
the Record of Mortgages and Deeds
of Trust on Lands of Holmes County,
Mississippi, default having been made
in the payment thereof and all of
the indebtedness secured by said deed
of trust having now been declared
due and payable and having been
requested by the said Delta Cotton
Oil Company, the owner and holder
of said Indebtedness, so to do, l, &.
B. Snow, as trustee named in said
deed of trust, will on Saturday, the
9th day of August, 1888, within lc-
gal hours, sell at public auction, to
the highest bidder for cash, at the
South Front door of the courthouse
of Holmes County, Mississippi, in the
City of Lexington, the following de-
scribed property conveyed by said
deed of trust, situated in the City
of Lexington, Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi, to-wit;
Begin at N. z. corner of Lot
361, City of Lexington, Miss, run
North "a Il degrees East 100 feet,
thence South 70la degrees East
SIS feet, thence South Is degrees
East so feet, thence South So de-
grees along fence to Highway.
thence North "a "a degrees West
152 feet to close; situated in Lot
302, City of Lexington, Miss, known
as Fair Grounds Lot; the same
being the property on which there
is now situate and operated q
cotton gin, it being the intention
to include herein and convey
hereby the whole of said gin lot
and outfit, and there is included
herein and conveyed hereby the
whole of said gin lot and outfit,
and the seed house and lease of
seed house lot whether the same
is herein correctly described or
not, together with all the improve
ments thereon, including the whole
of the gin plant located thereon,
with all of the machinery, equip
ment, appliances and appurte-
nances and other personal prop
erty now located on said premises
or used in or about said gin plant
and the business conducted there
on.
Witness my signature, this the LIST
day of August, 1888.
c. B. Snow,
52~1~2-3 Trustee.
The indebtedness mentioned in the
foregoing trustees notice of sale is
not at the present time the indebted
ness of Swinney Gin Company or it's
officers, A. E. Swinney, President,
and Gordon Ashley, Secretary, and
default therein, as set forth, is not the
default of said parties, said indebted
ness having been assumed by a third
party, and the original mortgagors
having been released from any La
bility therefor.
C. B. SNOW. Trustee
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-25
TRUSTEES NOTICE OF SALE

Under, and for the purpose of pay
ing the Indebtedness secured by tina,
certain deed of trust executed by
-La-Tex Investment Company, Inc.
corporation, by w. Russell Barrow,
its President, and Francis w. Scott,
it's Secretary to c. B. Snow, as trus-
tee for the benefit of the Delta Cot
ton Oil Company, of Jackson, Mis-
sissippi, dated May 23rd, 1896, and
recorded in Book 20 at page 317 ct
sea-. of the Record of Mortgages and
Deeds of Trust on Lands of Holmes
County, Mississippi, default having
been made in the payment thereof and
all of the Indebtedness secured by
said deed of trust having now been
declared due and payable and hav-
ing been requested by the said Delta
Cotton Oil Company, the owner and
holder of said Indebtedness, so to do
/, c. B. Snow, as trustee named in
said deed of trust, will on Saturday,
the 9th day of August, 1888, within
legal hours, sell at public auction, to
the highest bidder, for cash, at the
South Front door of the courthouse
of Holmes County, Mississippi, in the
City of Lexington, the following de-
scribed property conveyed by said
deed of trust, situated in Holmes
County, Mississippi, to-wit:
Begin at point that is 543 1-3
feet North three degrees, thirty
minutes West from the Southeast
corner of the Edwards Gin Lot,
thence South eighty six degrees,
thirty minutes West 248 feet to
the East side of the Public Road,
thence North fifteen degrees East
along the East side of said road
1874 feet; thence North Eighty
six degrees, thirty minutes East
200 feet to the West side of the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Rail
road right of way; thence South
three, thirty minutes East to point
of beginning; being one acre,
more or less, and lying in section
eight, township fourteen, Range
one West, the same being a lot
and parcel of land conveyed to
c. B. Snow by c. G. Campbell on
the 9th day Of August, 1927, as
shown by deed recorded in Book
AZ, at page 80 of the Land Deed
Records of Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi; together with all and
singular tenements, Entertainments
and appurtenances thereunto be-
longing, or in any wise apper-
tanning; the same being the prop
erty on which the named Ark
La-Tex Investment Company, Inc,
now owns and operates a cotton
gin, and it is the intention to
include herein and convey hereby
and there is included herein and
conveyed hereby the whole Of
said lot on which said gin is sit
uated, whether herein correctly
described or not; together with
all the improvements thereon, in
GLIDING the whole of the gin plant
located thereon, with all machinery
equipment, appliances and appud-
tenances and other personal prop
erty now located on said premises,
or used in or about said gin plant
and the business conducted there
on, and also whatever rights the
said Ark-La-Tex Investment Com
pany, Inc, may have in and to
the use of the side track on or
adjacent to said premises.
Witness my signature, this the 1st
day of August, 1888.
c. B. Snow
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-25
County-Stote Pork Roadway

We congratulate and commend Representatives
William A. Bacon Ellis Wynn and Raiford McNeer for
proposing and getting passed bill to get the Holmes
County State Park roadway hardsurfaced.
Since this roadway is decided to the State Highway
Department the county has authority by law to hard
surface it, The work will have to be done by the state
The Senate passed the measure with only one dis
senting vote Good work, Senator Stewart Watson
Now if we just prod the Highway Commission
along get them hardsurace the road before cold
weather everything will be just fine.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-25
-. r. u. Holds
study Course

The Baptist Training Union con-
o.uded a weeks successful session
IF study course Friday night. Rev.
nd Mrs. Madison Flowers and Mr..
James Foster from Jackson were the
eaders of the study A social meet
ng Friday night was given by the
". NJ u.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-25
Goodman News
Methodist w. M. s.
Has Social

The regular meeting of the Meth
,dist Woman's Missionary Society
yas held in the home of Mrs. Bennett
acBride, who entertained the men,
Jers with social The program OF
he week taken from THE World
Outlook was on Brazilian homes
Mrs Bessie Doty served as leader
of the program, assisted by Mrs
ALLY Doty, Mrs. K. c. Lucas, Mrs
Lee Mallory.
Following the program ice cream
and cake were served as refresh
nents.
Evening star., 1938-08-16
REACH THIRD ROUND
IN WOME:N'S TENNIS

Charlotte Decker. jeanne Brans-
ford. Sally Miller. Edith McCulloch.
Hazel Bishopp and Margaret Graham
were to play t'nird-round matches in
the Womens Tennis League tourns-
ment at the Reservoir courts today
following strsight-set victories they
achieved yesterday.
Only Mrs. ;:Bransford was extended
to deuced scores. promising Mary Gray
carrying hertto e-3. IS before sue
cumbing.
Yesterdays results and today's pair
ings:
Yesterdays Results.
Charlotte, Decker defeated Dorothy Berg
strom, 6--3. 6-2: Edith McCulloon de-
opp defeated Muriel Krevolin 81, 6-2:
Marsaret Graham defeated ROBERTA salz-
man. 6-.2, Ga; Joanne Bransford de-
feated Mary Gray. 6--3. -
ConSol idation matches-Helen Espey de-
feated Eleanor Carroll. 81. 6-3. e.:
Matte Pinette defeated Molly Thompson.
- et-3 Go; Ethel Shedlov defeated
Gertrude Blank by default.
Teday's Matches
pm, Joanne Bransford VS.. Sally Mil
Ter Ethel Shedlov VS.. Helen Espey. Dorothy
Hardiih he VS.. Matte Pinette: 8 pm. Kay
Bakerj VS.. Elinor voith. Christian PEBBLES
vs.. Bernice Kislin, Mary Gray VS.. Johanna
ZettlGemeier.
Evening star., 1938-08-16

4 to Q; Reconstruct, Finance Corp
licking Rural Electification, to 2
at Belle Haven, and Agriculture, which
looms as q finalist in section 3
trouncing Procurement by to q,
Indian Spring.
The scoring in this latter match was
as hot as the weather. Under a
broiling sun all members Of the Aggies
broke 80, with Art Myer, No. 1 man
shooting a. "A. John E. .Voll was 78
Bill Seay was IS and Maurice Cooper
was 10. while Melvin Skaggs scored a
76 to top the scoring for the losers.
Quigley- Bethel Have II.
John L. Quigley and Glen Bethel
were hot for F. B. l., playing the
lengthy Beaver Dam course with a
better ball of 72-even par. Astor
Clarke and Carl Belts, who injured
his hand during the round, had best
ball of rs for the winners.
Bolger and Pashke had a best ball
Of "a in winning the top match in
the Treasury-Labor contest from Hugh
Cramer and Bob Morris, while the
teams Of Bob O'Malley and ]. William
Harvey and Jack Palmer and Everett
johnson scored Ills in winning for
Accounts and Deposits. Scoring in the
r. F. CIR. e. A. match wasn't so
low. Pat Cooke, w. Huber, C. E.
Williams and Charles B. Rollins
formed the winning team.
BY its victory yesterday Treasury
now tops all teams, with IL points
won and none lost. Agriculture has
won 10h and lost lla, while r. F. c.
has won 81 points Accounts and
Deposits has won 9 points and lost 3,
Evening star., 1938-08-16
Kodak, FIGHT LOSER,
MAKES FOUL CLAIM
N. B. A. Feather Champ Suffers
T, X. 0. at Hands Of AMgott
in Opening Round,
Py the Associated Press

Fy the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. Aug. 15.--Leo Ro-
dak of Chicago. N. B. A. featherweisht
champion technically knock ed out last
night in the first round by Sammy
Angott of Washington, Fh.. filed a
claim Of foul with the State Boxing
Commission.
Nate Lewis. veteran manager of the
Windy City boxer said Angott hit his
man with left hook while the two
were breaking at the order of the
referee.
Kodak went down fortt the count of
nine and was floored th,iee more times
before Referee MastrefLn stepped in
and stopped the battle)2:ss minutes
after its start.
DR.. w. D. McClellarh. chairman Of
the commission. took the protest under
consideration. while Promoter Jake
Mintz attempted to arrange another
bout between the two
Kodak weighed f30 and Angott
three-fourths of a pound more.
Evening star., 1938-08-16
NET CROWNS AT STAKE

Miguel Nunez played Arthur Abel
fpr the senior championship and
Bobby Bensinger met Bud Edwards
for the junior crown as the boys
playground tennis tournament came
to close this morning on the Chevy
Chase courts Nunez and Bensinger
were slight favorites.
Nunez. captain of Western Highs
championship team last spring. de-
feated an old interhigh rival in Tom
Watts of Central yesterday. winning
by scores of 6-3, 81. Abel, his con-
tender for the crown, eliminated Jim
Mulvihill by the same scores.
Bensinger, boy champion Of Wash
ington, had even easier sailing against
Mooney Alter whom he defeated. 81,
81. Edwards, whom he plays today,
defeated Roger Sawtell. 63. 60.
Evening star., 1938-08-16
An,bers l3 Lose Lightweight 7i Cant Cain Welter Co

the size of baseball in the center Of
Georges back.
Abrams. according to Lou Diamond.
prominent New York promoter who
worked in his corner last night. aggra-
waited the injury in the first round OF
the bout, returned to his corner and
said, Il can't get going. My back
hurts too much"
Mamakos Greatly Upset.
Mamakos, who will be ranked ninth
in the middleweight division by the
National Boxing Association iuit next
quarterly ratings despite the fact he
actually Is q welterweight, was frantic
and bewildered when he dressed and
raced to Abrams as soon a. he learned
of the injury.
Frenziedly waving q small envelope
over Georges contorted face, Steve
repeatedly asked, without hope for an
answer. "You okay, George, you okay?"
Abrams finally raised his eyelids and
said. You're all right, Steve. mean
that. You're greatly improved
fighter"
While Mamakos' victory naturally
is blotted bit by Abrams injury, OBJ
servers only were able to guess how
much it hampered Georges effective
ness. In justice, however. Abrams
didn't appear to be himself, but that
may have been caused by his lengthy
lay-on or improvement in Mamakos.
Abrams. who had trounced Steve in
two previous meetings, once in the
amateur ranks and again among the
paid clan six months ago, saw the
light flicker in his corner only once.
The bulb also burned in Steve's corner.
however, revealing an even second
round. and from that point it was
all Mamakos.
Crowd Of $500 Amazed.
The $500 customers were amazed
at the apparent ease with which
Mamakos ripped persuasive uppercuts
to Georges jaw, swapping his head
back throughout the argument. Steve
near paused in his relentless attack,
for George didn't have the weapon
to damage the sturdy Greek lad who
has captured sizable following in his
last two encounters.
Abrams only sporadically flashed
the boxing brilliance which had
earned 81 triumphs in ~ bouts and a
ranking among the worlds leading
l60-pounders. Handled carefully and
wisely in his progress toward the top,
George was so confident of trimming
Evening star., 1938-08-16
ARMY, NAVY TILT
TOPS LINKS PLAY
Old Foes Facing Today in
One of Three Matches
in Stars Tourney.
By WALTER McCALLUM

Smack in the middle of a hot fight
for the team championship that has
Government golfers steamed up over
the tourney sponsored by The Star,
six teams OF linksmen from as many
Federal agencies were to play today
In the third week Of the tourney. Most
of the calcium glare was turned on
the hilly course OF the Army-Navy
Country Club. where Army and Navy
traditional rivals in a dozen sports
were to clash in q golf match that
may 60 long way toward determining
the championship For War, up to
yesterday, was tied for the, lead with
a clean sweep in Its only match. Other
contests today found Post ONCE clash
ing with Social Security at Indian
Spring and General Accounting Once
meeting Internal Revenue at Belle
Haven.
To maintain their spot in tie at the
top Of the heap War today must sweep
all its matches with Navy. which is
unlikely, and the contest probably will
result in the sturdy Treasury team
maintaining its place at the top Of
the heap. Paced by George Bolger and
Paul Pashke. the Treasury outfit won
all 6 points from Labor Department
in a match yesterday at Beaver Dam.
The match originally was scheduled
for today, but because Bob Morris. a
Labor golfer. is scheduled to leave
for Cleveland to play in the national
public links championship, it was
showed up day.
Agriculture Team Hot.
Other contests found Federal Bu-
reau Of Investigation whipping Patent
once at Beaver Dam by a score of
~ to IA; Accounts and Deposits of
Treasury winning at Army-Navy from
Works Progress Administration by
Evening star., 1938-08-16

Mamakos again that he, forgot cau-
tion and took all the risk from the
standpoint of prestige. The ranking
spot no longer is his and proposed
unveiling to New York fans at least
will be delayed.
Joey Green, local lightweight,
carved out . decision victory over Joe
Sole Of Baltimore in the six-round
semi final and then collapsed on the
grass en- route to the dressing ROOM
He was treated ut Grifith Stadium
and sent home.
Billy Bullock, fast District light
weight. captured the final round Of q
six-round preliminary to snatch q de-
cision over Pancho Huerta, trans
planted Mexican. The lights revealed
an even round entering the last canto
and Bullock opened up.
Other preliminaries saw Jerry Hail.
New York featherweight. earn a split
decision over Vince Carino OF Rich
mond and Willie Pitts, local colored
featherweight. outpoint Willie Green,
also a District product. Both were
four -rounders.
Evening star., 1938-08-16
HOrseshOes
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each have been qualified in Northern
Virginia, Southern Maryland and
Washington for the metropolitan event,
with the previous years champion au-
tomatically eligible. For the first time
in the history of the tournamoyt the
champion of the year prior is not eli
gible This worthy. Raymond y. Frye.
transplanted himself from Orkney
Springs, Va, to Richmond. and moved
out of newly y-prescribed limits for the
tournament, roughly defined as the
metropolitan area Of Washington.
President Thompson of the Wash
ington-Suburban Horsesb oe Pitchers
Association shortly will call upon the
associations Board of Directors for a
recommendation to The Star tourna
ment management onh method of Sc
lecting the 18th eligible for the big
play-off,