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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-07
WPA Open House Is
Attended By Large
Crowd on tuesday
Exhibits Shown Here In
Library. Historical
Research. Sewing

Open house exhibits of w. p. A
projects operating in Holmes county
were attended by a large and inter-
ested group of citizens over the coun-
ty on Tuesday, July 8, from mir I'M
til five O'Clock.
The open house was given in or
der to acquaint the people of the
county with the work being per-
formed and the service rendered the
various communities through the
county by the w. p. A.
Projects and their supervisors in
the county are: library, Miss Wini-
fred Mcintyre; Surplus commodity
distribution division, Mrs. M. ".
Blake; House Keeping Aid Demon
stration center, Miss Lillian Rathell;
Sewing Room Project, Miss Lucille
Waugh; School Gardens and Canning
Project, Mrs. Lucille McSteele; Re-
creation, Miss Martha Field; State
wide Forest and Park Survey, Mrs.
NJ. M. Reed; Historical Project, Miss
Tommie Foster; Adult Education,
Mrs. Robert j.. Ham.
Library Project
An interesting display Of the county
library project was featured at the
County Library at Durant as well
as the Historical project.
Miss Winifred Mcintyre, supervis-
or. distributes to ten places in the
county books from the county Ii
brary. These places are al Lexing-
ton, West, Tchula. Acona, Richland,
Cruger. Pickens, Bethesda, Coxburg.
Mrs. w. H.. Roberts, E~benezer, and
Mrs. Annie Ford, Goodman, are vol
unteeer workers. Earline Grantham.
Emory and Blanche Mcclellan, Cen
t~erville. are N. Y. A.. workers. The
rest are w. p. A. workers.
Miss Ellen Crabtree, jDurant, is
also a worker on the rrojsct- Her
work consists mostly Of mending and
repairing books at the library. About
SIS books per month are repaired.
Nutrition Project
Miss Lucille Steele, Lexington. is
supervisor of the nutrition project.
Mrs. T. A. Boatwright is in charge
of the lunchroom at the Durant
schools where 925f meals were serv-
ed this year at a cost OF 1885. Part
If these meals were paid for by stu
dents.
The purpose of the project is to
eare for undernourished school chill
en- and see that they eat enough
nourishing food to keep them in
GOOD health.
c. II. Mcclellan. Mr.. Yeager and
two colored women, Magnolia Wad-
dington and Olivia simmons. work
on the project in Durant with Mrs.
cartwright.
An attractive display Of canned
fruits and vegetables was featured
n the display At the schoolhouse on
tuesday. The TODD is canned in tin
cans and glass jars in the summer
time for use In the winter.
Sewing Project
Mrs. John McGraw is foreman Of
the Sewing Room project on which
there are seven working. The rest in
cIude Mrs j. w. Brister. Miss Averill
Howard, Miss Edna Pace, Miss Dade
Duboise. Mrs Mary Mcbride and Miss
Eunice Mays.
The exhibit was arranged TO show
he different kinds of garments mase
~ the wPA and several different
garments made by each worker were
Gown.
Fresh cut flowers and potted plants
sded TO the attractiveness OF the
exhibit.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-07
Stote Representative
Checks Supervisors

A representative Of h State Of
flee of the AAA in charge OF per
Torrance was in Lexington and Hob
mes county this week checking the
work of the supervisors who are GO
ng over Che farms checking for per-
Torrance.
To date over 1900 farms have been
checked by the supervisors OF this
lumber about $50 have been com
,leted in County Agent + NJ. VIII
liams' office ready to be sent In 70
ne state office.
There are 2265 farms 10 be check
ed by the supervisors
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-07

lin Moore, Durant, Madeline Long.
kossuth; Louise Robertson, Sails;
Helen Bowen, Tupelo; Mrs. Cooke,
Igor; Frances Quinn, Lexington.
Pete Sanders, Sunflower; E. d. Jones,
ClarlSsdale, and Mrs. j. E. Stevens,
Clarksdale, dietician.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-07
Ernest Bernard Posses In
Los Angeles July 2

Ernest Bernard. former railroad
conductor on the Aberdeen brancn.
died at Los Angeles on July ? accord
ing TO word received by friends here.
Burial was on SUNDAY. Jgly 8
Mr.. Bernard was a brother IN law
of Mrs. J. o LAMAR and peop.e
here will be sorry 70 learn Of his
death.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-07
through
Hazel
Eyes

We are glad to know that Durant
viii have a new postoffice o Now
IL We can just get that new school
house we win be pretty well fixed.
We probably need n new schoolhousc
lots worse than we do a p~ostoffice.
However there IL no reason why we
cant have both II we want them
bad enough.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-07

The County Highway Beautifica-
ton Committee plans to preserve the
natural beauty of our roadsides and
highways in its work rather than
put out masses of shrubbery and
trees and achieving an artificial eff
feet.
We are glad to know this. The
natural setting OF grass trees and
native plants makes a much more in
teresting and beautiful display than
thousands of trees of crepe myrtle or
n plant set out along the highway.
The committee plans to work ii
cooperation with the people who live
along the highways to achieve thets
purpose. Places hat need grass and
trees and shrubs will get them. Blu.
the general appearance will be one
of natural beauty.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-07

It's . heartening thought to knov
there's always room on top for tn
person who's good enough. Tn
world doesn't get too small to TAX
care Of the persons who are goo
at what they do. whether the
be mechanics or professionals.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
= PAGE FIVE

calls in the cause of sanitation, 620
inspections Of public eating places
and markets; investigated 28S com
plants asking for correction of in
sanitary nuisances; made 124 cal t
milk plants and dairy farms; super
vised the construction of APT new sani
tary privies and 81 septic tanks.
Approximately 10000 miles were
Travelled by the staff of workers for
the year 1887.
All tourist camps of Vance county
have safe water, and sanitary sewer
age facilities. All public eating places
are required to sell only Grade-A
milk.
The work of 1888 will show an in
crease in several departments of work.
especially in the department of sani-
tation, many more rural homes shall
be equipped with sanitary privies and
water supplies improved.
The venereal disease clinics will
show many more patients treated
than last year if we can continue our
present rate of treatments.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07

ject of the entire county during the
summer season has been the large adj
dition at Middleburg high school. An
expenditure of some $4,000 or more
has been made there to provide much
needed quarters over and above those
in use hitherto. The new addition pro-
vides four new class rooms. a library
department, office quarters for the
principal, and an enlargement of the
auditorium to almost double what it
was before.
Repairs and renovations have been
made at some of the other schools,
and new members of the faculty have
been added to replace some retiring.
But all faculty vacancies have been
filled and all necessary repairs have
been made for another year in the
training of the youth of Vance county
for the tasks of life.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
Employment Office
Here Very Active
Continued from Page One.)

Continued from Page One.)
time were SO men and "a women in
regular employment, and 81 men az
70 women in temporary work while
Psi men and three women were placed
in public employment projects. The
total regular was 81, total temporary
was 131, for 1913 in private employ
ment, to which is added the 254 in
public work for a grand total of 452
placements.
For the three counties as whole,
the registration lists as of last jan
uary / contained 818 men, 566 women
and 80 war veterans in separate
classification. The total was 1884. The
''active balance, meaning the regis
tration as above, was, as of July g.
total of 1887 men, 1,739 women and
"a veterans, for total of 4,426.
The agency is maintained by State
and Federal support, and registra-
tions for employment cost the regis
trant nothing. The entire service is
offered entirely free.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
Vance Flours
Popular With
Many Families

Vance Mills, Incorporated, is a
manufacturing establishment of which
Henderson and Vance county are just
ly proud. It is an old concern, one
that has been operating here for
more than a quarter of century,
and which has made reputation for
selling to the public only the highess
quality of merchandise.
Four brands of flour are manu-
featured to meet the tastes and pre-
ferences of every housewife. These
aer the famous Vance, Defiance, Van
ity Fair and Sunbeam brands. Home
makers like these grades of flour for
their bread because of their high quail.
ity and dependability. Every one
of them is made just right to produce
the best and most tasty bread.
Most grocers in this and a wide ter
ritory handle the Vance lines of flour,
and the products can be had at virtu-
ally all up-to-date grocery firms.
One of the outstanding services
performed by the company is that
accorded to wheat growers. Flour
and feeds are exchanged for wheat
and flour can be obtained as it is
needed by the farmer exchanging his
wheat for the finished product. Stor-
age space is free.
Now and for many years past the
business has been under the manage
ment of Robert E. Shotwell. Mr..
Shotwell is an experienced business
man and miller. He is known to the
trade in this section as few flour and
feed statesmen are. Retailers have
learned they can depend On his
pledges to them as to quality and
service. Vance products are sold in
many counties outside Vance, and
everywhere is a favorite with a host
vof housewives
The plant is located in the southern
part of the city, where flour and feeds
are manufactured land where two
large grain elevator shafts are bull,
onto the five-story building for stor-
age of stocks for use as sa,es demand.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
Department Aids
Fertilizer Buyer
In His Purchases

Raleigh, Sept. 7-North Carolina
farmers are now in better positioo
to intelligently purchase their fert;-
llzer than they have been in the his
tory of the State, D. S. Co.trane, as
sistant to the commissioner of agri-
culture, announced today.
With the addition of a new fert;-
lizer laboratory built by the State
Department of Agriculture to deter
mine the acidity or basicity of al
fertilizers sold within the State, Tar
Heel growers will now receive 20 Pc
cent more information on the ferti-
lizer bag or tag.
More than rs per cent of the
states soils are assified as acid and
for this reason the Department spon-
sored an amendment to the State
fertilizer law making it mandatory
FOR all manufacturers to guaran-
tee whether their fertilizers are acii
or basic" Coltrane explained. "It is
essential that farmers be given infor-
nation on the acid or non-acid form
ing effects of fertilizer if they are
to prepare their soils in a scientific
and economic manner"
He added that ito place an acid
forming fertilizer on an already acid
soil produces what is commonly
known as sour Soils or makes bad
matters worse"
At present the information on the
fertilizer bag or tag shows the nitro
gen content, phOsphoric acid potash,
acid-baSe and maximum chlorine in
the case of tobacco fertilizer Magne-
SUM, calcium and sulphur may be in
Guided by option, but when they are
included a guarantee must be made.
Failure to meet any or all guarantees
makes the manufacturer liable to
penalties
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
QUALITY DRUGS AT
WHITE BROS. STORE
John and Howard v. White Proprie-
tors of Popular Drug Store;
Prescriptions Specially

White Bros. Drug Store has earned
for itself an enviable reputation for
itself the several years it has been
operated here by those popular broth
ers, John J. and Howard v. White.
The Whites are natives of Towns
vile, and are widely known through
out this section.
White Bros. features most COM
plete prescription department, where
careful attention is given to the fill
ing of prescriptions just as the doctor
orders.
This store, also, carries a complete
stock of everything one would expect
to find in modern drug store, in
Guiding a modern, up to the minute
soda fountain.
Claire Hunt and H. A. Davis, Jr..
lcEg familiar figures in the drug
business here, are associated with
White Bros.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
Henderson Furniture Co.
Among Leading Retailers

-o,bans the largest stock of fur.
.t.'ro carried in Henderson is that
~ the Henderson Furniture Company.
m,o organization has enjoyed a rapid
- steadv growth and expansion over
a'-T noriod of years, and today, under
management and direction of j.
,Is,,v BRYAN, is one of the really out
anding business concerns of Hen
derson.
For SO years this company has rem
aored genuine service to the home
s,akors of this city and section. With
-,odern and up-to-date styles and
-+ocks of furniture, the company is an
o,,tstanding factor in it's field. It's
oornections are many and varied,
With facilities for stocking the best
:, the furniture line and for replace
n,ents as rapidly as the trade de-
nands or justifies.
working with Mr.. Bryan in the con-
d,,ct Of the business are his son
1smes Bryan; J. B. Satterwhite, r.
w Dixon and E. M. Powell.
The company has a doublestore
fronting on South Garnett street, with
roodern show windows that have re-
nontlv been remodeled for the better
disnlav Of bedroom, living room and
aiming room suites. The show rooms
extends far to the rear, where lay
outs for every department of the
home may be seen to the best adVan-
taoe In addition, a large warehouse
inst to the rear of the store is kept
filled with newest and most modern
stv,es and creations in all types OF
furniture.
lust now the store is showing COM
nlete new stocks of everything re-
nuired for the comfort and beauty Of
the home. Cook stoves, oil stoves.
heaters and ranges are stocked in
large quantities to meet every need
of the home and at prices that can be
met by large or small families. There
is everything for heating and cook
ine. as we'll as for furnishings of
every room of the home.
Many people take advantage of the
free flow of money in the fall Of
the year to replace their house fur
nishings. And Henderson Furniture
Company invites a close inspection o.
its lines by those who will be in the
market this fall and winter
The companys customers are scat
tered. over Henderson and throughout
Vance county and this section. It
Joins Fundamentally in extending a
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
FINE FOODS FOUND
AT GEORGES CAFE
Cafe Recently Moved and Renovated
Throughout; Good Home
Cooking Is Featured

The serving of good foods has made
quite a reputation for Georges Cafe,
which has recently moved into a new
location, and is better equipped to
serve the public than ever before.
Food cooked just like that at home
and prepared under the most sanitary
conditions has built up a wide patron
age for this cafe.
Sizzling steaks and seafoods, in
season, are featured here, along with
delicious plate lunches.
This cafe is modern in every re-
spect and serves the best of foods.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
Vance County Health Work
Benefits Entire Population

Continued from Page One)
1,196 persons.
224O treatments were given to $50
persons infected with venereal dis
ease.
In the performance of their various
duties, the nurses made 2,138 home
and school visits; the health officer
1925 visits to schools, homes and
county institutions.
The sanitary inspector made 1858
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
Attendance Likely
To Show Increases
During Coming Year

Continued from Page One.)
true of Henderson high school in
larger measure than usual this year,
however, and many new faces will be
seen among the faculty there when
students return this week to resume
their studies
Middleburg Enlargement.
The outstanding construction pro-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07

welcome especially at this time to
Henderson's farmer friends to come in
and inspect stocks on hand and to
make selections and purchases. Sat
ls1actlon is assured, along with a
guarantee offered as to the quality of
merchandise sold.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07

There are $4,000 horses valued at
$8,6O3 600 and 100000 mules valued
at $55,136,000 on North Carolina
farms according to the North Caro-
lima State Department of Agricul-
ture,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
Diseases of Heart
Chief Death Cause

Continued from Page OneO
expectant mothers. The department
also assists in cripple clinics and other
clinical work, including the dental
programs in the schools from year to
year.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
NO. 4
The
Dry-Roon1

Unless your garment is a particular
kind of wool, silk or synthetic fabric,
it's put into tumbler for further
drying and then into. the drying
room. This room is scientifically
warmed to quickly dry your garment
without actually heating it.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
NO. l
The
Pick Up

A courteous driver picks up your
clothing, transports it quickly to our
plant. There it's inspected for pos
sible defects, missing buttons, ETC.,
and also spots that require special
attention - thereby guarding
against "tannin" stains in later
process.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
NO.. 5
The
Spotter

When your garment comes from the
drying room, it's given another
thorough inspection. If there are
any spots that the first inspectors
missed, the garment is turned over
to the "spotter," the most highly
skilled employee in our plant. He
removes the stains carefully!
It's these seven steps 49,.
performed by skilled work
men aided by scienti-
fic methods that enable us
to give perfect cleaning
service.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
NO. 2
The
Cleaning

Your garment is put into our wash
ers together with other similar ones.
The special dry solvent contains no
moisture or water but is combined
with dry cleaning soap of the high
est quality. The washer turns gently
until the clothes are perfectly clean.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07

After coming from the washer, your
garment and it's companions are put
into the extractor. This whirls the
garments around = without strain
ing them-and elects most of the
cleaner by centrifugal force. All
garments of like materials are put
into this together.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07

From the spotter or the drying room,
your. garment is sent to the finishing
department. Here skilled hand fin
ishers and efficient machines COM
bine to make your garment look like
new. The original shape of a suit or
dress is carefully retained. The
pressing is perfect.
The Washington times., 1938-01-13
FATHER SHOOTS
GIRL, S ELF IN
odd LOVE MIXUP
Finds "SWeetheart" Is
His Own Daughter

SCOTTDALE, Pa, January 13
U.N.SO.-Fate played a strange
trick on Nelson Meese, At, by
leading him into an impossible
love affair with his own daughter,
Nellie, II, and in despair he
ended both their lives, DR.. H. A.
McMurray, coroner, explained
today.
Their bodies were found side
by side in the living room Of the
girls home here where she lived
with her unmarried mother, Pearl
Hollis, 3S. a WPA Sewing-project
worker. Both were shot in the
head with a crude, homemade
pistol.
LOVE NOTES FOUND
Many tender love notes penned
by the father were found by the
coroner. Several included strange
codes which he has not yet de-
.ciphered. DR.. McMurray said:
my investigation leads me
to believe, OF course, that the
father simply realized it was
an impossible situation. The girl
had gone under his name since
the time of her birth but he
and the Hollis woman were
never married. My questioning
of the family has convinced me
that the father knew all along
she was his daughter. He had
been visiting her from his home
in Brownsville several times a
week"
DR.. McMurray said the child
was born to Mcese and the Hollis
woman when they we're living to
gether years ago. The father, he
explained, had not seen his daugh'
ter for some years but recently
had become attentive to her.
LETTERS IN PURSE
Two letters found in the girls
purse revealed the fathers strange
affection for her.
One of the letters, dated Decem
Der 81, and mailed in Brownsville,
read:
"You may not believe this, but
you are the only person I ever
saw that I really liked, and you
turn out to be my own daugh-
ter"
Another letter, dated November
IS, read:
"You have filled space for
me that has been empty for
many years. You won't have to
tell me in words that you like
me. I know that you do. am
sure you know how I feel about
| you"
The Washington times., 1938-01-13

Discovered. "A new and easy way to
find the home you have been looking
for. q way that requires no more
energy than reading your newspaper.
just turn to the sparkling, informative
column by Barbara Holmes on the first
classified page. 1T will save you time
and money.
The Washington times., 1938-01-13
Stolen Gems Trial
Ends; Judge Finds
Juror in Contempt
Austin's Consultation With Attorney
"HOnest Mistake" But DrGUDs Fine

Trial of James Bennett and his attractive wife, charges
of transportation of stolen Jewels ended pectacu-
larly in District Court today when Justice Daniel W.
ODonoghue adjudged juror in contempt of court and
fenced him to three days in Jail pay $50 fine.
The Washington times., 1938-01-13
Woman Who Fell 9 Floor
"Despondent"; ;; Gains Slowly

not recovered from an attack OF
melancholia and that she had re-
peatedly indicated haunting fear
of having to be sent to a Sana-
tarium for treatment. She feared
the effect this would have on her
seven-year-old daughter, Bessie.
Relatives and friends denied she
was estranged from her husband,
Chester Keeler, of Mount Lebanon,
Pa, suburb of Pittsburgh. She
was visiting her uncle, Ray Fer
rell, $500 block of Utah Ave. N. W.,
in the interest of environment
change, they said. Mr.. Keeler
was expected to arri-e this morn.
ing.
Physicians expressed astonish-
ment that the plunge had not
instantly killed Mrs. Keeler. It
was believed that telephone wires
she struck midway in the descent,
arresting her fall, prevented her
being crushed by the fall.
The Washington times., 1938-01-13
ACCIDENT
PERILS "A LIVES

NEWARK, N. j., Jan. 13 (IN.S0.
Eleven passengers and a crew of
three narrowly escaped disaster
early today when a huge Miami
bound transport plane ran off the
end of an icy runway at Newark
Airport.
The plane, a 21-passenger Doug
las of the Eastern Airlines, was
headed for a four-foot embank
ment and stopped only because
one of its wheels sank more than
a foot in soft mud.
Because of the slippery surface,
Pilot Olin King had decided not
to take off after going part of
the distance down the runway.
The Washington times., 1938-01-13
ct was so terribly despondent.

"I was so terribly Respondent
I guess that's why I did It,"
These, in effect, were the words
Mrs. Orpha Keeler, 2S-year-old
attractive matron, whispered as
she regained consciousness IN
Emergency Hospital this morning,
her body broken and torn by her
nine-floor plunge from a District
National Bank Building window
yesterday.
At noon, % hours after the
nine story plunge. physicians
gave even brighter indications for
her recovery than the earlier
fair chance" prediction.
At Mrs. Keeler's side was her
husband, Chester Keeler, who
rushed here from Pittsburgh last
night after he had learned of his
wife's fall.
Friends said Mrs. Keeler had