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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-14
Pork Rood GroveIing
Will Stort Within
One Week

Work on crawling the parkway
road at the Holmes County State
Park will start next week, accord
ing to an announcement today.
When the graveling is completed
the park will be accessible in al.
kinds of weather.
1t is understood that a representa-
i've from the state office will be here
shortly to make plans for opening
~sle park cabins for rem at an early
date.
Plans have been completed for Sc
curing furniture for the cabins from
Morton. The pump for water has
been ordered and paid for and will
be installed by a nan from Jackson
as soon as it arrives.
1t is believed by local authorit e.
that a lighting plant Will be secure&
for the park at an early date also.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-14
Rotdridns Appoint
Committees For
Ensuing Year
Mrs. Orridge Makes
Interesting ToIk
Before Club

Committees for 1889 for the Du-
rant Rotary Club were appointed
Tuesday at the regular meeting at
the Hotel Durant by F. v. McCullar,
club president.
They are as follows:
Board Of Directors-Billy Bacon.
Charlie Ray. M. G. Mcdaniel, C. H.
Carruth, w. r. Taylor, M. T. Will
liams, F. v. McCullar.
Club Service-Leroy Paris, G. M.
Odom, c. H. Carruth, w. p. Taylor,
Edwin Steen.
Vocational Service Clark Stevens,
Quitman Steed. C. H. Palmer.
Community Service-Billy Bacon,
Ed Howell, Roy Gilmore.
International Relations-E. S. Lewis,
J.. D. Alsbury, w. e. Oliver.
Classifications & Membership-Lou-
is Lohginotti. Slick Harrington, M. T,
williams.
Club Officers-President, F. v. Nc
Cullar; vice-President, Billy Bacon
Secretary & Treasurer, Charlie Ray;
Seargent-at-Arms, Wiley Brown.
Program Chairman-July, Roy Ell
more; August. Louis Longinotti.
Mrs. ]. Orridge, superintendent Of
the County Hospital at Lexington was
the principal speaker on the program
She was presented by DR.. r. c. Ell
more who had charge of the program
Mrs. Orridge gave an interesting
discussion of the setup of the hospita
which is county-owned and operated
and the character of work the hospita
is doing.
Her address was greatly enjoyed by
Pa good attendance.
The community service committe,
was instructed to cooperate with Hill
Hard Odom regarding further develop
ment Of the Holmes County Stats
Park.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-14
Annual Colt Show
For County To
Held 18th
$500 In Prizes Given
At Annual Event
In Lexington

The fifth annual colt show of Hol-
mes county will be held on Wednes-
DAY, August II, according to an an
nouncement by the Junior Chamber
of Commerce of Lexington, sponsors
of the affair. 1t will be held in Will
sons Grove.
W. z. Thurmond was appointed to-
day by President Norman Weathers-
by to be general chairman of the
Holmes County Colt Show.
$500 in prize money will be award
ed in the twelve classes of entries
A big free barbecue will be held at
noon. Everybody in the county is
invited and urged to attend.
Twice the number of entries are
expected this year over last year
Stock producers and farmers in the
county have already stgnified their
in tention OF entering more stock this
year.
Over 1000 people attended the colt
snow last year anu even nioIc aie
expected this year.
Interest in the colt show has mount
ed steadily every year and as a result
farmers in the county are increasing
the livestock produced every season
Included in the prize money is pro-
vision for prizes for the All club
boys who take an active interest In
a livestock project.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-14
Postoffice Bids To
Be Opened Aue.3
Sons of Confederate
Veterans Meet

Monday afternoon the local camp
of the Sons of Confederate Veterans
met in the city hall and selected the
following delegates to the state con-
vention which will meet in Amory
and Aberdeen August s and 9: DIR.
j. w. Howell and Rev. E. s. Lewis.
Alternates, F. ". McCullar and j. r.
Brown. Miss Margaret Brown was
selected as Maid of Honor for the
State Convention.
The program for the first day will
be presented at Amory and for the
second day the midday luncheon and
afternoon and evening exercises will
be presented at Aberdeen. DR.. ". A.
Evans Of Aberdeen will be the chief
speaker at the Aberdeen luncheon.
Hon. j. o. Prude, Jr. is the State
Commander and will direct the pro-
gram. He is a prominent attorney
# Amory.
One of the items Of interest at Mon
days meeting was the purchase of q
set of books of great historical value
the Memorial Edition of Rise anG
Fall of the Confederate Government,
by Jefferson Davis. This set of books
will be placed in the Holmes County
Library and will be for the benefit
Of the people of the county.
On Friday night, July %, at s
o'clock, there will be a public meet
ing of the Durant Camp of Sens o.
Confederate Veterans at which meet
ng the Rev. e. s. Lewis, Commander
Of the local camp, will speak on tn,
principles and purpose of the Sons
Of Confederate Veterans. An effor'
will be made to increase the mem.
,ership of the local camp. A mem
bership committee was appointed
Iconsisting Of Dr. J. w. Howell, M. T
Williams, and e. B. Guess.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-14
Winners in Poultry
Contest Announced
Home Demonstration
Group Sponsors
Canned Foods

The Home Demonstration Women's
Countrywide Contests in Poultry
Judging and Canned Products Judg-
ing were held Friday July 8 at 2
p. M. in the Demonstration room in
the Masonic Building. The following
winners are announced by Miss Ell
len Scale, Home Demonstration Agent:
Poultry Judging: Mrs. T. A. Barren
tine, Lexington, first; Mrs. w. E.
Grace. Centerville, second; Mrs. Ros-
coe johnson, third. In the Canned
Products Judging. Mrs. Harvey
Brister, Harmony, first; Mrs. Lydia
Holley. Oak Grove. second: Mrs. T. r.
Garnett, Elliott Hill, third.
Mrs. Brister and Mrs. Barrentine
will represent Holmes County in the
State contest at State College ON July
26.
Other members who entered the
contest were: Mrs. E. X. First, Broz-
Vile, Mrs. Larkin Mcbride, Center
vile; Mrs. S. J. Browning, West;
Mrs. w. T. Holder, Lexington; Mrs
L II. Cade, Emory; Mrs. K. B. Ed
wards, Elliott Hill, Mrs. r. A. Mont
gomery, Harmony, and Mrs. r. E.
Toombs, Richland.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-14
Health Officer
Gives June Report
Dr.. Woegoner Finds
Month Unusually
Healthy Here

The following report for the month
of June is given by DR.. H. N. Wag-
goner, superintendent of the Holmes
County Health Department. DR.. Wag-
goner takes the place of DR.. George
w. Mast who was I transferred to
Greenville.
June was an unusually healthy
month for Holmes County inasmucn
as no acute communicable diseases
are concerned. No cases of diph-
liberia, scarlet fever. typhoid fever,
or smallpox having occurred. In
fact, there has been but one acute
communicable disease reported since
January LIST, 1888 and that a Ease of
Scarlet fever in January.
To the general public in may appear
that this Is a coincidence: however,
1t Is a direct result Of immunizations
and proper control of contagious dis
cases under supervision of the health
department.
The number of wasserman exam
nations made in Holmes County in
creased greatly due to the fact that
surveys were made on two planta-
tons to determine the number OF
people suffering from syphilis. About
100 cases were found and the health
,partment is cooperating with the
physician on these places in estab-
ishing a clinic for their treatment.
A number of individuals are being
treated by private physicians, and
this number is steadily increasing due
to the willingness on the part of the
physicians of the county to treat
those cases found by the health de-
partment, and with their cooperation
we are trying to make it possible
SO that no person with this infection
re denied adequate treatment.
DR.. Maxwell f.. Lapham, of New
Orleans, who is visiting a number Ct
the county health departments in the
State and surveying as a consultant
and instructor during antepartum
conferences, was present at the Good
man Maternity Clinic this month. A
number of interesting cases were seer
and discussed by Doctor Lapham.
This service is for the Health Off
GERS and Public Health Nurses alone
as DR.. Lapham has previously deliv-
cree a series of lectures on Obstetrics
to the physicians of the county.
Respectfully,
II. N. Waggoner. M. D.
County Health Officer.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-14
Plans Now Underway
For $4,000 Building
In City Of Durant
Dimensions Called For
Are 40 Foot Front;
10 Foot Depth

Bids for sites for the new $70,000
postoffice at Durant, will be opened
publicly in the office of the POST
master at nine o'clock A. M. on Aug
ust 3.
Any person having property he
would like to sell as a suitable site
for the Federal building is asked to
submit his sealed bid to Postmaster
Turnage Williams. Proposal blanks
on which to submit bids can be got
ten from Mr.. Williams.
Approximate dimensions for the
lot are: corner lots, 120 foot frontage
and 10 foot depth; interior lots: 145
foot frontage and ITO foot depth.
Sites having different street 'front.'
age dimensions will be considered
provided the area is approximately
the same. -xE
All bids will be held at the post
office by Mr.. Williams after the open
ing awaiting the arrival of the site
agent of the government who will
make an examination of the bids.
In cases where possible the bids
should be submitted by actual owners
of properties and not by agents Docn-
mentary evidence of authority must
be attached to proposals submitted
by agents.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-14
Leroy Perish Ships Fish
Home To Prove Prowess

Leroy Parish, local manager of the
office of the Lewis Grocer Company,
and his wife and son, Henry, have
returned from an enjoyable trip on
the Gulf Coast.
Mr.. Parish reports catching a rs
az home hy sendaro the fish.
In the party with the Parish FAM
ilv were MI. and Mrs. Ed Seward
OF Yazoo City and daughter; Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Weathersby and
son; Mr. and Mrs. Max Scooby and
daughter.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-14
Free Picture Show At
Dixie Theatre

A free picture show will be giver.
at the Dixie Theatre on tomorrow
afternoon at 800. The public is cor
daily invited and urged to attend
The show is brought here by the
Mississippi Fish and Game Commits
sion and is being taken all over the
state to arouse interest in the fish
and game of our state.
1t is said to be an unusually inter-
esting and high type of picture and
has received hearty favor wherever
it has been shown
The picture will be shown prompt
ly at 800 and everyone is asked to
be seated in the theatre at this time.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-14
Representative In Atlanta
To See About Plant

Overstreet and Towne, jackson
Architects, have a representative in
Atlanta today seeing about the possi-
Dility of the government building
bonds to help finance the building
of a cold storage plant by Holmes
county. The branch office of the
Public Works Administration is there.
While provision was made for the
obstruction of cold storage plants
Inder the Works Administration and
many of them were built, it is not
definitely known the PWA can do
the same. Only certain types OF
construction can be financed by WPA
If the PWA can finance such con-
-truction it is planned to IVA ons
built in Holmes.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-14
Six Slot Machines Token
By County Authorities

Pat M. Barrett, county attorney,
and j. J. Ross. constable of beat two.
raided the Eagles Nest last week,
four miles south of Durant and con-
fiscated six slot machines which were
AIKEN to the office of the Chancery
Jerk and demolished.
The sum of 1910 was taken from
machines and will be retained In
ne general county fund.
The writ was issued by J B. VIII
ANS in Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-14
Sunday Services At
Baptist Church

Bible School GAS.
Morning worship 1880. Sermon
THE Devils Devices"
b. T. U. Gas
Evening worship 7:45. Sermon sub
ject "Repent-Believe."
The Ordinance of Baptism will be
administered at the evening hour.
time last Sunday. The young people
will assist in the services Sunday
night.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-14
Air Conditioning Installed
By Lewis Grocer Company

An air conditioning system has been
installed by the Lewis Grocer Com
pany at its office in Durant and Of
ficials of this company have express
ed themselves as being more than
pleased at the results.
The system is connected with the
cold storage plant of the company
a the same building as the office
md is giving very satisfactory ser
vice.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-14
Presbyterian Services To
Be Held On Sunday

The service of installation of Rev.
i. r. Tackett as pastor of the Durant
Presbyterian Church will be held
unday. July 18th, at 5 P. NJ.
The committee Of the Presbytery
! as follows. DR.. j. B. Hutton. DR..
T. Gillespie. Rev. E. W. Ford,
'ev. J. C. Stewart
All friends are cordially invited.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-14

More fascinating to us than any
magazine Is National Geographic,
whose vital pictures in color and black
and white take one to the far corners
of the world and with discriminate
ing eyes and keen ears unearthes
the most interesting bits of history
about each particular place.
Our nations capital has never APP
peared more beautiful than in the
current number of this magazine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-11
BOS'N HAL, Sea Scout

: )ue FRE'oATERS
 RENEGADE CREW TRIED A DARING ESCAPE BY SHOWING OFF FROM THEIR SHIP IN TAE DARkNESS~ TAXING THE SPANISH
 TREASURE CHAIR WITH THEM iN A uiFE-BOAT-
 BUT MELv,N HORNS PAsTY LAS OuERLAkEN THEM. NAlNuY SEARCHING FOR A SAFE SPOT TO LAND
The Washington times., 1938-10-04
NOT FORGOTTEN
Mead Takes Up Fight
For Man Past 45

Organization of a permanent
Federal agency on the lines Of
the current CCC to provide work
for men past As is advocated by
Representative James M. Mead
CD of New York.
Legislation to liberalize Civil
Service requirements. as well as
compensation laws to encourage
employment of older workers in
public and private agencies and
to extend benefits of the social
security act to afford protection to
workers not now covered by exist.
ing law are also advocated.
age discrimination is prac-
ticed by the Government as well
as by private enterprise" Mead
said. my attention has been
repeatedly called to instances
where the Government, through
specifications of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission and department.
al regulations, has been dis
criminatory in respect to age"
The Washington times., 1938-10-04

Men are the most reckless
drivers" said. Policeman A. j.
Temple of the Traffic Bureau.
Women seldom get involved in
serious accidents, but I think
the reason is that men give
them the courtesy Of the road.
They are the traffic violatorS.
Policeman F. j. Behnke thinks
truck drivers acquire such an ex-
cellent safety record because the
average citizen thinks it is
safer not to argue with them"
Bus drivers have found a
friend in Policeman K. o. Pratt. He
says they have to drive safely
because if their passengers COM
plain about recklessness they will
be dismissed. Rigid physical
examinations also help to keep
The Washington times., 1938-10-04
HURT AT CAR BARNS
ID. e.. Traffic Toll
.SkOaUS Decline

Traffic accidents and injuries
in the District of Columbia since
January / have shown a reduction
every month below those for cor
responding periods last year, ac-
cording to figures released today
by Traffic Director William A.
Van Duzer. Thus far this year
traffic fatalities totaled 65, which
is seven less than for the same
period a year ago, Van Duzer said.
The Washington times., 1938-10-04
ID. e.. Gets NeoC,
Offer of Free
Parking Meters

Another offer Of free parking
meters was received yesterday by
District authorities when bids
were opened for the third time.
The offer was made by Michael's
Art Bronze Company, which said
it would install 100 of the manual
type. Last week, 80 free meters
were offered by the H. M. Rhodes
Company. of Hartford, Conn.
The next low bidder was the
Graybar Electric Company. with
an offer of $44.45 per automatic
meter. It is contemplated that the
meters will be installed by Novem-
ber /, in the experiment ordered
by Congress-,
The Washington times., 1938-10-04

bus drivers in the safety columns,
Pratt believes.
Installation of radios on the
back of their motorcycles is add
ing a lot of variety to the lives of
the Districts motorcycle police
men. While lying in wait for a
speeder they may suddenly hear
the radio bark:
"All motorcycle patrols in the
vicinity respond TO- Street,
Policeman in trouble"
Bane of the traffic policemen'S
lives, however, are women drivers.
Traffic signals confuse women,
the policemen believe. So in the
majority of the cases the feminine
driver just fails to give any signal
at all. And when she does it is
usually wrong, the policemen said
The Washington times., 1938-10-04
Weather to Stay
Brisk and Fair

1t looks as if the brisk fall
weather of the last few days is
here to stay.
At 10 a. m, today the tempera-
ture registered So, according to
Weather Bureau officials, who pre-.
dicted that it would not go
above IS.
However, there are no storms
in sight. The weather forecast
for today and tomorrow is con-
tinued fair.
Those who shivered for that
extra blanket were justified for
the temperature fell as low as
AZ degrees at 7 a. M, rising grad
ually to So at 10 a. m.
Tonight will be cool with
slight winds,
The Washington times., 1938-10-04

hard months of winter. They
dress up with a heavy coat.
Others must be taken care of
by their keepers. For instance,
tropical birds Of many kinds must
be taken in out of the cold be-
cause they cannot withstand this
climate. Some of the = harder
birds, however, can take it.
The Washington times., 1938-10-04

town.
Because if all of his little play
things started acting up at the
same time, the resulting pressure
on the ether would be first class
advertisement for Bedlam.
The noiSieSt gentleman in the
Zoo is his highness, the gibbon.
His larynx isn't as big as the lions
and generally he can't compare in
size with many of Dr.. Mann's
charges, but he can yell the
loudest.
His shout could carry for
miles and miles," DR.. Mann re-
ported proudly.
And this" said DR.. Mann,
"iS our music room"
THE music ROOM"
Music, Of course, is a slightly
exaggerated term for the sounds
that emanate from this room
occupied by parrots, cockatoos
and macaws.
Anyway, it's gay.
The wolves put on a good show
at night, DR.. Mann said, especially
when they hear a fire siren.
And the lions roar and the
cassawary booms and the tigers
roar, too, and the laughing hyenaS
laugh and laugh.
There's plenty Of good, healthy
sound everywhere.
In the bird house is the Strang
est phenomenon of all. It's the
bird of paradise, the most beauti-
full of the whole animal kingdom.
And his croak is the most
raucous and ugly of them ALL"
DR.. Mann said.
Outside the bird house, the
WPA is building a lake for DR..
Mann, lake that will soon hold
the Zoos water fowl.
"All who can live together with
out fighting" according to the Zoo
director.
WINTER WORK
Sometime this month, as soon
as the weather turns cold, winter
preparations will begin at the
Zoo.
The preparations will be under |
The Washington times., 1938-10-04
Medical Auxiliary
To Hear Wiprud Talk

Theodore Wiprud, executive
secretary of the District Medical
Society, will address the woman's
auxiliary of the rganization at
II a. M, tomorrow in the society
h a d q u arters building, 171S
NJ St N. w.
The Washington times., 1938-10-04
ID OPE PEDDLED
AMONG PUPILS,
CITIZENS AVE R
Speedy Action Promised
By Police Officials

Aroused by reports that drug
peddlers are selling marihuana
cigarettes to school children in
the fashionable Chevy Chase Sec
ton, police and Health Depart
ment officials acted quickly today
to stamp out the evil.
DR.. Joseph A. Murphy, director
of the school medical inspection
division. instructed "a medical in
spectors to be on the alert for
any symptoms of marihuana ad-
diction among school children.
PROBE ORDERED
Major Ernest w. Brown, super.
intendent of police, ordered mem
berS of the narcotic squad to make
an immediate investigation of the
reports which were voiced last
night at meeting of the Forest
Hills Citizens Association in the
Ben Murch School, Thirty-siXth
and Ellicot Streets Northwest.
Mrs. Leslie Wright, president of
the association, said a woman mem
ber told of visiting a Connecticut
Avenue refreshment establishment
early one morning and seeing sew.
eral boys and girls Of high school
q ge Lying around in a stupor," ap.
parently from the effects of mari.
huana.
Federal Commissioner of Mar.
cotics H. ]. Anlinger said his of.
flee is constantly on the alert for
indications of marihuana addic-
ton among school children here.
FIND NO EVIDENCE
I'VE have made numerous in.
vestigations but have been un.
able to find any instances Of
sale of marihuana to children"
he said.
Our Investigations show that
Washington is not seriously af.
fected with this trouble. How.
ever, our office is anxious to
get any information which would
show that the condition COM
planned of exists"
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, super.
interHlent of schools, said the
question of marihuana addiction
has been discussed frequently at
conferences of school officials.
Thus far, he said. none of the
school officials have noticed any
signs of addiction to the weed
among students, nor has any evil
dence been found to indicate the
"reefer" cigarettes are sold to
school children.
Capt. Lloyd Kelly, of No. Pre-
cinct, which patrols the Chevy
Chase area, said:
This is the first ever heard
of marihuana being sold in the
precinct"
He, too. promised to investigate
the citizens complaints.
ASK BUS SERVICE
The citizens association adopted
a resolution deploring the great
of traffic accidents in the
section and named a permanent
comittee on traffic safety, with
Col. Lawrence c. Crawford. as
chairman.
A resolution urging establish
ment of a crosStown bus service
connecting Wisconsin and Rhode
Island AYES. was adopted. The
body opposed any increases in the
1910 fiscal year municipal budget.
The Washington times., 1938-10-04
COURT REFUSES
WARNINGS DATA
IN INCOME CASE
ashington Times staff Photo

The District Attorney will not
be forced to reveal names of al
legedly bribed policemen and
other details sought by counsel
for the Warning brothers-Em-
NETT, Leo and "Rags"-before
their trial late this month on
charges of conspiring to defraud
the Government of income taxes.
With one exception, Justice
Bolitha ]. Laws, in District Court
today, denied the motion of coun-
sci for the Warnings and two &C
Countants, indicted with them on
the income tax charge, that the
Government show it's hand"
ACCOMPLICEs NAMED
The accountants are Gordon
L. R. Sadur and Henry L. Sherr.
The sole exception granted by
Justice Laws was mild rebuke
to the Government prosecutors,
for not clearly indicating dates
and places of the alleged con-
spiracy. The Government should
specify whether the conspiracy is
alleged to have taken place in any
jurisdiction outside the District
or Maryland Justice Laws in
structed the Government to do so.
He said:
Giving the name of the
State would SUFFICE"
NO ASSUMPTION OF GUILT
Justice Laws said that he had
not assumed ANY of the de-
PENDANTS might be gangsters, and
I have not taken into consider
alton the fact that indictment has
charged certain of the defendants
with being engaged in gambling.
II do not believe the court is
warranted in any presumption
concerning the defendants eX-
cept that Trey are innocent of
the crime charged until and un-
less the time occurs when they
are convicted"
The Washington times., 1938-10-04

taken not only by DR.. Mann and
his helpers, but also by the
animals themselves.
The bears and the deer begin
protecting themselves at the first
touch of cold, against the long
The Washington times., 1938-10-04
D. {. Electrical
Group TO Meei

The Electrical Contractors AS
sociation of the District of Co.
lumbia will hold its regular week
ly meeting at 8 p. m. today in the
Pepco Building, Tenth and E Sts.
N, w.