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La gaceta., 1938-06-16


Tia de escepticismo, Melchor y
Gaspar, inclitos Y materiales, sc
resiSten tambien a la adopci6r
facil Y sumiSa de 10 Sobrenatu-
raj. Bajo la pompa ~estelar, la file
cha del negro dubitativo atravie
sa sus vestes reales. Y asi Gas.
par exclama:
Non es uerdad non sc que digo
TODD este non vale uno figo.'
y Melchor, por su parte, siente
la roedura de las cavilacioneS
LES? SNon es?
Guido que uerdad es.
Ueerlo E otra vegada
81 es uerdad o 81 les NADIA"
De este modo, la monda duds
del negro, estricta Y precisa er
su ingenuidad, sc complica er
la cogitaci6n de sus companero<
" SUI simplicidad es como la 81.
miente o inicio de todo el filoso-
fismo. Y el personaje-y este es
10 que interesa a nuestro con-
creto designio de hoy adquie-
re I'm peculiar relieve propio y
definido, que lie separa de la com
parSeria oscura v, EN- cierto mo-
do 10 protagoniza. BESIDE ell al
Dor primero del teatro espanol
Sc nos aparece ell negro con sig.
nificacion destacada, como un
personaje y no como mera figu.
ra complementaria. Y con refe-
rencia cehida al Auto de que We
nlmoS hablando, bien puede de-
cirse que su Simplismo ingenuo
es quiza escenicamente la phi
mera manifestation de aquella
"sancta simplicitas" con la que
Sc han tejido tantas tunicas de
bienaventurados.
En- su Historic de la poesfa
castellana de la Edad Media,
Menendez Pelayo describe, al
referirse a este primer docu-
mento teatral espanol; "Es de
notar en- epoca tan ruda e incl
piente ell instinto dramatico
con que 81 poeta procura acomo-
dar los versos a las situaciones,
iniciando la tendencia polime7
trica que siempre ha c~aracteri-
zado al teatro espanol."
Con TODD clio tenemos va legf
timamente instalado de pie Y
palpandose una alma viva y pro
pia, sobre ell tablado de las Els
panas, al negro como personaje,
mas bien que al personaje ne
gro, porque esta 'individuali-
esta personal preStancia
destacada e uncomfortable con.
que aparece desde Ell primer mo
mento la conservara, a pesar de
los lugares comunes escenicos,
traves de las diversas evolu-
clones teatrales.
Este rey negro deSaparece
cast por complete en- los autos
llamados de Nacimiento 0 de Ma
vidad. Pero no puede decirse
que alguna veg no asoma, en-
compania de sus dos magos ca
poniendo parsimonlia
Y espectaci6n en- ell paisaje, que
han hecho riente y claro y reco-
EN- gracia de devotion las
zamarras Y los villancicos de
los pastores. Y alguna vez, en- la
servldumbre y cohol'Be que a.
compana Ell desfile magnffico
de los reyes peregrinos, tambien
ell hermano oscuro aparece ocu-
pando su lugar. Asi, por ejem-
plo, Moratfn, en- sus "Orfgenes
del teatro espanol" relaciona un
"Auto nuevo del Nacimiento de
Cristo Nuestro Senior" de fecha
1853 y autor Juan Pastor, entire
cuyos ~personajes figura 'fun ne
gro criado de Sexto TarQuino
The Washington times., 1938-08-16

'Mr. Corbett whom he recognized
at once on the deck, his eye being
caught by the enthusiastic waving
of a big yellow handkerchief.
A minute later Fred did his
hearty greeting stuff at the gang
plank and in no time was safely
on his way home with a tiny
chamois bag inside his pocket.
But Fred couldn't get out for,
on the instant. one of the visitors
whirled and caught his wrist in
an iron grip. You poor sap" he
said, I've been watching you meet
boats for six months"
"I've got you covered-let that
kid go!" suddenly came Gus voice
from a side door where he stood
with a gun in his hand. The de-
tective dropped F1ed'S hand.
Now you two mugs" announced
Gus calmly. heres where we
make our getaway and you get
- but that was the last word
Gus ever spoke. for there was a
rush, two shots and Gus and one
of the cops lay dead upon the
floor.
At the murder trial sometime
later. Fred swore he hadn't shot
the detective, nor had he any in
tention of so doing. But it did
him no good for the bullet in the
dead mans heart had come from
the gun Fred continued to hold in
a shaking hand when caught. So
that was that.
Fred had considerable time to
ponder up in the death house. He
thought a great deal about the
five-dollar bill handed him by the
White-haired stranger - his lucky
money, he used to call it. Lucky?
Say, that old bird musta been the
devil in disguise.
Crime pays all right" said
Fred grimly to himself one night,
sure it does. l. pays you back
in full and with interest"
The Washington times., 1938-08-16

sooner or later, Mr.. K, therefore,
passed forever from the picture.
Fred committed his first crime
with considerable compunction
But, he argued, the church is so
rich. 1t isn't in a spot the way
am. I can give this money to
Ma Cassidy and when I get a JOB
III pay l. back. I'm only borrow
ing it urtil my luck changes
After lunch he went to a pool
room just to look on. Suddenly
he decided to see if his good for
tune were still with him. Appar-
emily it was, for, shaking little
dice with some pals, before the
afternoon was over he had won
$40.
The next morning he paid Mrs.
Cassidy IN full and later on re-
turned to the pool room where his
luck co15lrued to hold. He won
$40-l10 bucks from measiy
little five spot. Talk about pyra-
miding! And something else came
his way, too, for a man who had
been watching him both days
quietly drew him aside.
you're a lucky guy" he OBJ
served. 81 can use you I think
if you're looking for a good job"
Fred was and they talked for a
long time in a side room.
When they finally emerged,
Fred found himself in the employ
of this big shot named Gus who
was engaged in the good, clean
racket of smuggling diamonds into
the country. So easy, he assured
Fred, that you had to be in it to
believe it.
"It's because the cops are so
dumb" asserted Gus confidently.
The best part of this job was
that Fred lived in New York and
worked in an apparently respect
able jewelry store, the type that
got most of its business from
young people buying wedding
rings and table silver on the in
The Washington times., 1938-08-16

But Mr.. x didn't really leave
the church at all. He went inside
the Vestry room, where, after the
service, it took only a few mo-
ments to discover the dishearten-
ing fact that there was no 5-dollar
bill in the plate at all-certainly
not the one Mr.. K had given Fred
and which had been marked. So,
when his chauffeur reported that
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
LEESBURG VOTES
ON BONDS FOR.
SEWAGE PLANT.
Mayor Expects 0. K.
of PWA Proposal

Leesburg, Va. voters cast theil
ballots today on the question Of
whether their city would apply tc
the Public Works Administration
for funds to construct a sewage
disposal plant.
AS the polls opened, Mayor
LuCius D. Phillips. supporter OF
the plant, expressed confidence
the plan would be approved. In
spite of the fact that somewhat
similar proposal was voted down
several years ago. he said, an &C,
tive campaign in its favor has
been carried on and sentiment ap-
peared to have changed.
VOTE ON BOND ISSUE
The specific question before the
voters was the issuance Of $82, 500
in bonds to finance the towns
share of the construction cost.
An application to the Public
Works Administration for a grant
of As per cent of the cost of the
proposed $160,000 plant already
has been prepared and will be
filed as soon as possible if the out
come of todays election is favor
able.
If the Leesburg application is
filed as planned by the city admin,
istration. that city will become one
of the first to take advantage OF
Public Works Administrator IckeS'
proposal that towns in the Poto-
mac River watershed used Federal
funds to build disposal plants and
clean up the polluted river.
OTHERS MAY APPLY
Meanwhile, action was expected
in other localities. The Shepherds
town. W. Va, town council meets
tonight. Mayor j. L. Waldeck has
agreed to bring up the question of
an application for PWA funds. At
Harper's Ferry, the town council
was scheduled to hold a special
session tonight to take up the Fed
eral proposal to include part of the
towns area in national park.
There, too, Mayor Nichols agreed
to discuss the advisability of a
PWA application for sewage dis
posal plant. The West Virginia
State Health Department has
urged town officials of both places
to act.
Alexandria will consider the con-
struction of a disposal plant at the
next meeting of the town council.
Il would have to know what it
would cost and other details be-
fore saying whether would sup
port it," Mayor Richard L. Ruff
ner said. I'VE may need treat
ment plant right now. know we
are bound to need it ultimately"
He said he might call a special
meeting of the council to consider
the matter if enough members
wanted it. Members of the Izaak
Walton League pointed out that
special meeting might be necessary
in view of the fact that applica
tions must be submitted to the
PWA before September 30, and
that the next regular meeting OF
the council will not be held until
September 13.
Alexandria discharges sewage at
a dozen points along the river
front between Four-Mile Run and
Hunting Greek.
The Washington times., 1938-08-16

of Capt. Ralph N. King to give
as many non-commisSioned Off
GERS as possible practical training
in squad and section maneuvers
in combat.
At the same time, the forces to
defend the object of the attack
in the field maneuverS prepared a
defensive position under the COM
mand of Lieut.. Ben Stern.
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
5th Marines Prepare for Bush War

CAMP RITCHIE, Cascade. Md,
Aug. 16.-The Fifth Marine Re.
serve Battalion carried on exer-
cises today looking to the bush
warfare problem to be carried out
over the nearby terrain at the
end of the week.
In preparation for the problem,
Companies D, E, and F were
merged yesterday under command
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
CRIME PAYS
Daily Short Story
BY ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG

Fred lived at Mrs. Cassidy's, Mr..
K replied, sadly:
Il don't care now" He had no
intention of prosecuting Fred; his
only desire had been to help. Any
way, if the poor foolish boy kept
on, the police would attend to him
The Washington times., 1938-08-16

Yesterday the battalion was
reused out of bed at 4 a. M, and
started record firing on the rifle
range at 6. The firing completed
by 2, the battalion heard an ad.
dress by Brig. Gen. William P.
Upshur, director of the Marine
Corps Reserve, who stressed the
Importance of q Marines ability
to shoot accurately.
The Washington times., 1938-08-16

stallment plan. The proprietor,
Mr.. Bernstein, was a kind old boy
who had often been known to wait
a long time for overdue payments.
What he did on the side was
his business.
Fred was able to live quietly
The Washington times., 1938-08-16

on what Bernstein paid him and
therefore put all Gus generous
commissions into the savings bank.
He wrote continually to Jean up.
state and she replied. They be-
came engaged and as soon as Fred
had money enough, planned to
marry and buy chicken farm.
LUCKY MONEY"
One day a big liner docked and
it was Fred's turn to meet it. He
was on the lookout for q certain
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
Mexican Troops Hunt
Bandit Killers Of d

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 16 G.N.SD i.
Mexican troops today pursued a
group of bandits who sWooped
down on 26 track workers near
Chaparo in the State of Guiana
juato, killing all of them.
The Washington times., 1938-08-16
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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-01
Dr.. w. R. Weaver, Dentist
Opens Office In Duront

DR.. w. r. Weaver, dentist, has
opened an office in the Peoples
Bank of Durant and invites the
public to come by and inspect his
place.
He has installed the latest and best
equipment and is prepared to take
care Of any need that might arise
in the dental field.
DR.. Weaver recently passed exam
nations of both the Louisiana and
Mississippi State Boards. He is a
graduate of the University of Tenn
essee School of Dentistry.
His many friends around West and
other parts of the county will well
come him to Holmes county. His
father, j. j. Weaver, was superin-
tendent of the schools at West in
1856. He resigned this position
to accept job with the State De-
partment of Education which he now
holds.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-01
l28 Examined At 7. B.
Clinic In County

A total of 1913 persons were ex.
amined at three tuberculosis clinics
in Holmes county during August &C.
cording to authorities in the health
department.
A clinic was held in Tchula or
August 20 at which time q per
sons were examined. At Cruger, or
August rs, 80 persons were examined
The third clinic was held in Lexing.
ton on August 26 and IS persons
were examined. Sixteen persons
were examined at the Durant Nor
NAL School on August II.
This work was done by DR.. J. W
Digger and Mrs. Pearl Walden, his
assistant. and made possible by the
sale of Christmas Seals by the Hol-
mes County tuberculosis Association
Mrs. r. M. Gwin is chairman of this
county organization.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-01
Methodist Services
For Sunday

Church School begins at 9:45 The
coming of September is a challenge
to all our people to renew their
church loyalty. Preaching service will
open with an organ prelude. at 1885
using Dead March from Saul by
Handel A second prelude will be
Prayer" by Schubert. Offertory,
"On Wings of Song" by Mendelssohn.
A cornet solo, The Rosary" Mr..
Malcolm Carter.
sermon by the pastor.
Evening preaching service at 1880
Miss Ann Joyce Odom will play the
hymns and for the offertory she will
play in the Cleaning" by Ashford
Sermon by the pastor
Business meeting of the missionary
society viii be held at o'clock on
Monday afternoon.
Prayer meeting at 7:.S wednesday
evening
Communion service Sunday morn.
ing.
Everybody invited.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-01
Duront Gin Company
Turns Out First BoIe

The first bale of cotton at the
Durant Gin Company this year was
ginned Friday and belonged to s.
M. Harper who lives north of Du-
rant. He had 1920 pounds of seed
cotton and the bale weighed ATS
pounds.
Everything is in complete readi-
ness at the Durant Gin Company
for the 1898 season and ginning is
expected to be in full swing within
another week or ten days.
The gin has been completely over
hauled and many new parts added
which makes it capable of turning
out as fine sample as can be turn
ed out in this section of the country,
according to authorities.
Indications point to a banner year
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-01
CorI Furr Opens Shell
Station On North 81


=. Carl Furr, operator Of the new
Shell Service Station whlch opens
this week on North 81 highway calls
attention to the specials he will run
every week.
The new Shell station is an attrac-
tive white frame structure trimmed
in orange. A concrete front has been
built and the whole station makes a
most attractive appearance.
Mr.. Furr is competent operator
capable of servicing cars and asks
the public to come by and see him
He will carry complete line OF
automobile accessories and would like
the privilege Of serving you.
Mr.. and Mrs. FUR have moved
here from Ethel and are located mex,
door to the Shell Station.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-01
Over Fifty Pledges Of
Cooperation Signed
In Buy Now" Move
Public Buying In Sept.
For Prosperity And
More Jobs Sought

Almost every business firm in ia
rant has signed pledges of coopera>
ton in the Buy Now For Better
Business" campaign which opens for
mally on Monday, September 5, in
Durant and other Mississippi towns.
The Buy Now" campaigns are
being held in every town in Missis-
sippi in which the Mississippi Power
and Light Company operates and
are being sponsored by the company
in an effort to stimulate business
by urging the public to buy now.
operating with the Company in put
ting the campaign across.
Advertising material such as win
dow placards, automobile stickers,
lapel buttons, billboard posters, movie
shorts and radio spots are being
furnished free to each merchant and
business man for free distribution by
the Power Company in order to make
the advertising campaign complete.
This material viii arrive in Du-
rant and be distributed this week.
end in order to have everything in
readiness for the campaigns OPEN
ing on Monday. 1t will be distribut-
ed by Mayor w. e. Howell, chairman
of the local committee in charge of
the Buy Now move and his commit
tee is composed of Wiley Browne,
secretary, and the following men,
bers: Mrs. A. H. Brown, f. v. Nc
Cullar, ]. D. Alsbury, Walter Durham,
w. A. Bacon and Charlie Dinas.
Those signing pledges of coopera-
ton to date are: Durant Coca Cola
Bottling Co., Mrs. T. L. West, South
ern United Ice Co., A. H. Brown
Garage, Irby Johnson, Arkansas Fuel
Oil Company. Durant Dry Goods Co..
Peoples Bank Of Durant.
Standard Service Station, J. NJ. Ho-
ward, J. d. Aisbury, A. b. Ciemsnts.
Mrs. John Angie. Spotless Dry Clean
ers, Artie Johnson, Powder Puff Beau
ty Shop, w. J. Dodd. Jr., The Style
Shop, D. v. Pound, f. F. Friedman,
Durant Variety Store
G. H. Carruth, Jr., The Durant
News, the Rev. E. s. Lewis, Walter
Durham, w. H. Irby, J. s. Racine,
Wiley H. Browne, William A. Bacon,
Howell-Heggie Drug Co., S. r. King,
r. e. Irby, J. P. Durham, Piggly
Wiggly, B. B. Dicken.
L. J. Wilkes, Merchants & Farm
ers Bank, s. r. Pagan, Durant Ra-
do Service. C. L. Walters. Sims
Place, Herrin Bros. Barber Shop,
Blanton's Service Station, e. B.
Hodges, DR.. w. B. Hyde.
City Drug Store, Love Wagon Co.,
G. G. Mansfield, Claud Wilkes and
Carl F. Drake.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-01
County School Buildings
Will Be Repaired

Holmes County is taking advan-
tage of the opportunity of the N. Y.
A. Program which pays the labor
and buys some OF the material for
repair Of educational buildings. West
has recently put up Vocation Build
ing and Coxburg is preparing a new
gym under this set up. Mr.. Afford OF
West will be foreman.
The West Negro School will be
repaired with Mr.. J. E. Hagin as
foreman.
Mr.. Roy Garnett has been appoint
ed foreman for repair on the fol-
lowing Negro schools: Oak Grove,
Mt. Olive, Lebanon, Bethlehem, I'm
ion, Richland, Mt. Zion and Meeks
Chapel.
The county's part will be paid from
Sixteenth Section funds.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-01
Canned Vegetables Reody
For School Lunch Room

Over 14OO cans of vegetables and
fruits have been put up and are
ready for use in the WPA school
lunch room in Durant, according to
Mrs. Boatwright. in charge of the
lunch room.
The vegetables were grown in gar
dens sponsored by the goth Cen
fury Club. sponsors OF the project
Gardens were donated the club by
Mrs. Annie Ramsey, Mrs. Boatwright
and Claud Wilkes.
The WPA donated the labor fol-
the gardens and for canning the
produce.
Winter gardens consisting of cab
bage, turnip greens. collards, toma
oes and other vegetables have al
ready been planted and are coming
along fine, according to members o.
ne club.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-01
Durant Voters Approve
S55,00O Bond Issue
For New School
285 Electors Participate
And Only Is Vote NO;
PWA Gront Is Sought

Only IS out of 2s5 participating
qualified electors in Durant voted
against the $55,000 bond issue for
matching Public Works Administra-
ton funds to build new $l00,0c6
school building in Durant.
The bond issue election was held
Tuesday and the vote was consid-
cred light due to the fact that prac-
tically no opposition was expected
on the question.
ing for Durant was submitted sew
eral weeks ago. A $4,000 grant and
a loan of $4,000 was asked.
Now that the bond issue is approx
ed the next stop is to secure PWA's
approval of the project and release
of the funds to start the building
program.
Once the project is approved by the
PWA local authorities will immedi-
ately issue the bonds so that the
program can be started on as soon
as possible.
Should the project go through fol
approval almost at once it would take
at least three or four months to is
sue the bonds. advertise the bids ane
attend to all the other preliminaries
incident to starting the actual build
ing program.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-01
Junior College Opens
Al Goodman Today
Record Enrolment Is
Expected; Two New
FocuIty Members,

for Holmes Junior College at Good.
man according to college authorities
The school opened today and it is
believed that a record enrolment will
be seen.
Two new instructors have beer
added to the list. They are Miss
Elmira Kimmons and Lloyd Thom-
as.
r. w. Cannon, history instructor
who resigned at the conclusion OF
the 1888 term, will serve as sup
erintendent Of the McCool school in
Attala county. His wife will have
charge of the primary department at
the same institution. Mr.. Cannon's
successor is Mr.. Thomas.
Miss Allie Ward Billingsley, who
taught modern languages here, has
accepted q position as teacher or
French and Spanish at the Clarks-
dale High School. She received her
B. A. and NJ A. degrees from the
University Of Mississippi.
Miss Kimmons, who succeeds Miss
Billingsley, received her B. A. and
M. A. degrees from the University
of Mississippi. She has had several
years teaching experience, having
been instructor at Oxford, Miss. and
Turrell Ark.
Ras M. Branch, who resigned as
instructor in biology and as head
coach, is with the State Tax Com
mission.
The complete and official personnel
for the impending year is as fol.
lows:
M. c. Mcdaniel, president; Mrs
Stanley Franklin Allen, Stanley Frank
lin Allen, r. w. Almond, Miss Ell.
mira Kimmons, Lloyd Thomas G. ]
Everett, Frank w. Gamblin, Miss
Evelyn Henderson, Miss Ida Hickman
Mrs. Billie Montague. l. c. New, Mis-:
Lottie PEBBLES Miss wilma Rigby
w. G.. Skipworth, Miss Santa Tack.
EFT, Miss Edith Thaxton, A. L. It'd
well and Miss Jessie Van Osdel.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-01
A. B. Clements Earns
Fine Eight Doy Clock

A. B. Clements has on display at
his Chevrolet place fine Seth Tho
mas eight day clock which was pre-
scented to him with the following in
scription: ITO A. B. Clements, in
Appreciation Of Cordial Relation
ship since 1928 j. J. Schumann, Jr.
President, General Motors Acceptance
Corporation. May 1898.
Mr.. Clements has been a Chevrolet
dealer for many years and is known
to be one of the best and most pro.
gressive men in the automobile bus.
mess
He has earned and kept the re
spect of his competitors as well a:
his company ever since he has beer
IN business.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-01
Negro Sentenced On Cow
Stealing Charge Tuesday

On Tuesday afternoon, George
Brown. colored, was tried in the
Justice Court of G. D. McCaleb on a
charge of stealing COW belonging
to Fannie Williams, also colored. The
evidence for the State showed the
defendant to have been in possession
OF the COW the night it was stolen
and that the COW had been sold
to Mr.. Tom Andrews, Lexington. The
defendant admitted selling the COW
to Mr. Andrews but stated other
parties had done the actual steal
ing. The Court found the defendant
guilty as charged and sentenced the
defendant to serve six months In
Jail and pay fine of one hundred
dollars, being the maximum fine al
lowed under the law for this offense
This is the second time the defen-
dant has been convicted Of COW
stealing.
In asking for the maximum sen.
tence allowed by law, County Attor.
ney Pat Barrett stressed the grow
ing Importance of cattle raising to
the people of the county, and the ne.
cessity of protecting the cattle own.
ers and especially those of moderat,
financial means. who are unable t,
build expensive fences, against thes,
offenders.