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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-30
Big BIaek Drainage
Project Gets Final
Approval Here
$3.50, 900 Fund Released
For Draining And
Dredging River
BIG BLACK

BIZ BLACK ----~~- ----~ ----.-- ---
The Big Black drainage project
has beer approved and released and
$500 900 in funds have beer released
to start work Immediately, accord
ing TO word received from Congress-
mar Win M. Wilmington here today.
Preliminary work of strengthening
and dredging the channel will be COW
cred by this appropriation, accord
ing to authorities.
Nine counties are affected by the
Big Black overflow each year which
makes worthless fertile lands that
could be put into cultivation. This
land is said to be a. rich as any in
the south and these counties have
been interested in getting the drain
age project through for many years.
These counties are Claiborne, War
ren. Kinds, Yazoo, Madison, Holmes,
Carroll, Montgomery and Webster.
Work is expected to start in Clai-
borne on the southern end and pro-
coed northward. The exact plan of
procedure has not been ascertained
from the War Department yet.
The original survey of the Big Black
was made about rs years ago and
maps and surveys have been COM
pleted more recently in the past two
years.
1t is estimated that the and in the
trade territory of Durant which can
be put into use after the project is
completed will grow as much cotton
as all the land we have now in our
territory put, together.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-30
More Funds For Building
Of Schools In State

Congress has just passed the 1888
Relief Bill which includes new ap-
preparations for p. w. A., w. p. A
land NJ y. A. Each Of these organi-
zations has aided in school building
programs in the past and a great
number of communities are making
application to them for assistance
in new building programs.
More applications for aid on various
types of improvements will be made
to these organizations than there will
be funds to finance. 1t is, therefore,
very important that school commun-
tiles really needing this assistance
make application as Don as possible.
The School Building Service in the
State Department of Education will
be glad to give every assistance pos
sible in your school building program.
Due to the large number of applica-
tions filed, it will be practically i'm
possible for Mr.. Eckles, Director Of
School Building Service, to visit every
community ddsiring a project. How
ever, he or Mr.. Campbell will be in
the office every day and will be glad
to discuss your problems with you
and give every assistance possible.
We suggest that you work with
the local officials of the various fed
eral programs and rush applications
as fast as possible. We hope the
school people of the state will avail
themselves of this opportunity and
get a fair share of available federal
funds for school projects.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-30
Live. 2
At Noon
In Durant
Ne Starts
"
Buyers From Juskon,
County Agent, Are
Expected Here

Everything is in readiness for tho
livestock sale at Durant set for Fri
day noon.
Buyers from Jackson have beer
| Notified of the sale and they have
said they would be present. Over 20t
head of cattle have been promised by
farmers in Attala and Holmes coun-
ties.
1t is not planned to start the sale
on a large scale by local sponsors
Of the sale. Rather it is their inten-
ton to start the sale on a small ba-
sis and try to continue weekly witt
a few hundred head of stock.
The sale will be conducted at the
Illinois Central Stock yards at noon
and a large crowd of interested peo'
pie are expected to be present.
County Agent T. M. Williams in
formed this newspaper today that hi
intends to attend the sale tomorrow
Quite q few Of the larger growers
Of livestock in Homes county have
expressed themselves as interested In
the sale but are holding out their
stock to zee how the first sale goes
The livestock promised for the first
sale is in truck load lots by a num-
Der of farmers. 1t Is believed that
with the success of the first sale the
larger growers will fall in line and
make possible a lucrative market
here for farmers.
The public is invited to attend the
sale tomorrow.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-30
NYA Project Received
By Junior College

President NJ. C. Mcdaniel of Holmes
Junior College announced recently
that a notice has been received
stating that a NYA project has been
approved and work ready to begin
at once by out-of-school boys inter-
ested in receiving training in carpen-
try, brick laying, ~plastering and vo-
cational agriculture.
The work will accommodate forty
boys and will last for approximately
6 months. Items of repair work to-
gether with some small buildings
will be constructed. Plans for a
band hall are almost completed.
This training work will allow boys
to stay on the campus of the college
and allow seven or eight dollars each
month above living expenses.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-30
Murtogh Will Open Ford
Agency In Pickens

= w. l.. Murtagh will open a Ford
agency in Pickens at an early date
according to an nicer to-
day.
The agency viii be housed in the
building now occupied by John NJ
Marlborough. Mr.. Marlborough will
move mex door. The building is be-
ing ~redecorated and everything is
getting in readiness for the open
ing which will probably be held in
about two weeks. MI. Murtagh will
be equipped for both sales and SER
ice.
Further announcements will be made
at an early date.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-30
Mississippi Truckers
Good Season
Prices Lower This Year
Thon Previously:
Yield Higher

With shipments of fruits and vege-
tables already approximating $500
carloads, Mississippi truckers are wind
ing up a highly successful season in
SOAR as production is concerned, but
a highly disappointing one neverthe-
less on account of prices that have
beer uniformly low.
Final information as to carlot ship
ments is not yet available, but Off
cial day-by-day reports indicate near
bumper crops of tomatoes, cabbages,
and Irish potatoes. The total move
ment Of cabbages is tentatively set
at 2,503 carloads which is about 400
carloads more thar in 1885, n Is
believed to be an alltime record. To-
mato shipments totaled 2,766 carloads
near the end of the season at mid
June, and may reach 5000 carloads.
This Is the largest movement during
recent years. Shipments of Irish po-
tatoes rose from 100 carloads in 1888
to 535 carloads in 1886, and to 963
carloads in 1887. This year the pota-
to movement is approximately 635-
carloads, largely because of strict linn
itations under the marketing agree
ment to prevent price collapse.
Mississippi tomatoes were distri-
buted in 81 states and IA Canadian
cities, while Mississippi cabbages were
distributed in 90 states and 10 Cana
dian cities, during the 1898 season
Pennsylvania was our best tomato
customer, purchasing 456 carloads.
Illinois led all states in purchases of
Mississippi cabbages with a total OF
402 carloads.
The Federal-State Inspection Ser
vice has beer utilized by growers and
shippers this year to an extent never
before equalled, it is said. CARROTS
Of fruits and vegetables certified as
to grade and quality are approximate
ly as follows: Strawberries 2 car
loads; peppers s, tomatoes 1852; Irish
potatoes 635; cabbages 1900: mixed
vegetables 165: snap beans 50. Eng
lish peas loo carloads.
This total of approximately GILT
carloads of fruits and vegetables in
spected will likely be considerably in
creased during the remainder of the
year; and this increase applies, OF
course, to the total movement wheth-
er inspected or not. The watermei-
on season will begin in early July
and will include several hundred car
loads. Because of our ability to pro-
vide inspection service on q year
round basis. instead Of seasonable as
in the past, it is hoped that Other
commodities will be shipped in in
reased quantities, notably including
sweet potatoes"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-30
Work With Colored People
Sees Fine Progress

The work done with the colored
people by Candace Williams during
the month of June is very commend
able. Several homes have been screen
ed, yards decorated with beautiful
flowers and outdoor living fur.
niture. Much canning Of fruits ant
vegetables has also been done
Candace Williams is the Home Eco
nomics teacher in the Holmes Coun-
ty Training School here. Her hus-
band. G. w. Williams, is the Agricul-
lure teacher and much of their work
is done comparatively. During the
canning season SO many Of the white
people do their canning with them
The school owns a one-hundred-six
quart amer.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-30
SoftboII Come Friday
NIGHT At Kosciusko

Softball fans in this section will
have the opportunity to see n o.
the Sfastestv games~@ever unreeled al
Kosciusko on Friday night when the
Commercial Appeal Champions o.
Memphis oppose the Alfalfa All-Stars
in a do~ubleheader. The opening CLASH
will begin at 7:30.
Last a Tony Ferrari hurled a
no-hit game against the Kosciusko
lads, but the team is considerably
stronger this year.
Two great Memphis hurlers, Donald
Flash" Stainbrook and "Whirlwind'
Milan. will be on the firing line for
the Champions.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-30
WPA Open House Will Be
Held Tuesday, July 5

The w. p. A. Projects of Holmes
County will hold open house on July
5 for the public to see the forward
steps accomplished by the Recreation
al, Educational, Nutrition, H~ousekeep-
ing Aid, state Forestry, Historical
and Library Projects. The public Is
cordially invited to visit these pro-
jects. They are located in Durant
Lexington, Acona, cruger, Coxburg.
Pickens, West, Tchula. Thornton and
Richland.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-30
Sunday Services At
| Methodist Church

Church School meets at GAS, w. A.
Bacon, superintendent.
Preaching services at II A. M. and
s P. M.
Miss Elise Hudson will be the
soloist for the IL o'clock service. The
pastor will preach.
Epworth League will meet at
o'clock.
Business meeting of the missionary
society will be held Monday after
noon at 4 o'clock.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at s o'clock.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-30
B. T. U. A~ssociotionoI
Meeting July 3

Holmes County B. T. u. Associa-
tional meeting will be held in the
Goodman Baptist church July 3 at
3 o'clock in the afternoon. Follow
ing is the program:
Theme: The Christian Home. His
Witness" Devotional, Deut. 11:16--
Louise Crider. Roll of churches. bus
mess and announcements. Special
Music-Durant.
Extension Work-The Rev. Judsor
Chastain. Talk: Family Altar-W. Fl
Counts. Durant. Sword Drill by Ju.
niors. Mrs. NJ. Flowers. Special Nj.
sic-West B.. I. U. The Witness o
Christian Home on Sunday Night
Mrs. Ford, Goodman.
All churches are urged TO have rep.
r~esentatives in attendance with re-
ports.
Anise Mcdaniel, Secretary
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-30
Basil Ritter's Marriage
Of Interest Here

Friends of Basil Ritter. son of Nj.
and Mrs. ]. 0. Ritter of Durant, viii
be interested to learn of his approach
ing marriage on July 10. to Miss
Media Platter Of New Orleans.
Mr.. Ritter is an engineer with the
U. S. government in New Orleans
Miss Platter is a teacher in th'
public schools OF New Orleans.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-30

voted wet in this state it would
be wet legally by a good majority.
That is why we say that We aren't
honest.
Outsiders must draw the conclu-
sion that we are either a bunch of
law breakers without a conscience or
a group Of people ignorant of the
laws of our state.
We understand the first man who
was arrested by a state highway
trolman on q charge of drunken
irving was fined SIS and costs.
It's going to take something sitter
than a small fine to curb drunken
irving anywhere in the state.
Farmers in this section of the
| state have evidenced interest in the
livestock sale that is to be held in
Durant Friday Here's hop
ing their interest amounts to more
han Just talk and that they viii
have on hand enough stock tomorrow
o keep buyers interested in coming
here weekly to purchase stock.
Ned Lee. in his Eupora Progress
last week, stated that Oldest (Skip-
! per Meriwether) and youngest (yours
trulyN recently went to New York.
He said Skipper saw old friends.
| strolled around Herald Square, heard
"the beat of the offshore wind and
the thresh of the deep-sea rain :
while Editress Brannon enjoyed most
'Zavier Cugat's rhumba music, Rudy
vaiee's floor show, dining at Luch-
ow's restaurant. the ice skaters 81
the International Casino, the swanky
stores of Fifth Avenue, Broadway al
night, and the Stork Club. f~avoritc
lancing club Of the young debs and
he college crowd"
Yes, Ned, we're getting u dane
ng in now while we feel like it. Dan
cling on country weeklies, as you very
well know is confined most TO type
wliter keys.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-30
Bond Director returns II
Resume Bond Work

Malcolm Carter, band director of
1urant schools, has returned from
State College where he a > been
studying this summer and
that band rehearsals started June %.
Mr., Carter studied harmony, dir
recting, judging, baton twirling and
marching technique.
The Durant band is planning to
go to Grenada about July 20 and to
the watermelon carnival August 3,
wher one hundred dollars in prizes
will b. given to the best bands in
marching and playing.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-30
StotIer Transferred To
Memphis Office

Friends here of Don Stotler will
regret to learn that he las been trans
ferred to the Memphis office of the
General Motors Acceptance Corpora
ton and has already gone to assume
his new duties.
Mr.. Stotler was informed of his
transfer two days ago by telephone
and left today. He had made Duran'
his headquarters for several months
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-30

Mrs. Harry Gwinner Of Atlanta, is
visiting her parents, DR.. and Mrs. r.
C. Elmore.
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

cautious, but clear accusation
that Government itself may be
helping to prevent recovery by
absorbing the nations savings
for its own debts.
IF savings do not find some
channel of use" it says, "recov-
cry cannot continue. 1t is true
that if investors will accept
nothing but Government debt,
a refusal to run the Government
further into debt may dam up
the flow of savings. But it is still
possible the expansion of Gov
eminent debt itself may be pre-
venting investment from taking
other forms, thus perpetuating
the emergency it is aimed to
cure. In certain ways, plainly.
the expansion of Government
debt in recent years has dam
aged investment opportunity"
Everyone interested in buSi-
ness and Government would do
we'll to read the chapter on
Shifts in Government Debt
which is supposed to have been
contributed by no less an ex-
inSider than Jacob Viner. for
mer Morgenthau braintruster.
The Washington times., 1938-11-14
Says B0ake Carter

universal design of ships that they want from the
manufacturers, there is no reason why they
should not be able to show the same cooperation
on traffic problems.
Some of the operators insist that the public
must be treated with kid gloves, and as collec-
ton of cream puffs; that the travellers accus-
toned to sitting in the after end of the ship,
grouse loudly when they cannot sit there that
first-tme travellers may be discouraged from
further air travel if they are obliged to sit in
seat which gives them a nice expanse of metal
wing out of the window and no more
On the other hand all railroads assign Speci-
fled seat in a Pullman car when the ticket is
bought at the ticket window The railroads
records are so kept that reservation of that seat
is recorded at each stopping point along the
route of that train, to prevent confusion OF
duplication.
am yet to be convinced that the airlineS can
not establish similar system. If five seats are
left vacant on an airliner departing from GER
tain airport, cannot see why the ground agents
at the airports along that planes route are not
so instructed with knowledge of the numbers
and the placing of the five seats vacant, and can
at least so inform passengers along the route
desiring to book passage.
Furthermore the airline argument, oft made,
that one may buy coach ticket on railroad and
pick any seat available in a day coach, is a
faulty argument in that the airlines do not cater
to "daycoach" class passengers.
The airlines have the same physical equipment
because of the intercompanies' agreement to
pool their resources to obtain a uniform standard
of transport plane.
They, therefore, have left two resources to cater
to the public personalized service and competition
in schedules both in numbers and in speed.
Copyright Ledger syndicate)
(Boake CdrterS opinions are his o,Un and not
necessarily those of The Washington TtneSJ
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

THIS CONFERENCE of "Inde-
l. pendent Progressives," which
Mayor LaGuardia has called. is
not to be a wound-licking affair.
1t may rally around Roosevelt
in the end-but only on certain
specific new terms.
Truth is. more than one Lib
to attend that conference is sick
and tired of being a New Dealer
all the time except at elections.
Some are fed sufficiently on the
system whereby the Administra-
ton gets support from them for
all it's policies the year round.
and then puts up Democratic
candidates against them on elec-
ton day.
1t is a matter of inside news
that the American Labor Party
candidates for Attorney General
and Controller of New York
State were spite candidates.
General Farley $50 LibS say)
would not discuss the ticket
with LaGuardia and ALP lead
ers. which means he would give
their men no places on it.
The Libs are looking for a
NEW deal-or. at least, a deal.
The Washington times., 1938-11-14
NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS

called the turn on the May up
swing.
STRIKING recommendations
Oof the twentieth century fund
on Debts and Recovery" are re-
ceiving studied consideration on
high The President may pick
up some of the ideas; several
of his advisers are expressing
approval. The fund found the
debt structure contains many
fundamental weaknesses of the
economic order. 1t recommended
legal amendments to let insur-
ance companies. savings banks
and trusts invest in common
stocks.
An investment in common
stocks of a we'll managed cor
poEation without heavy debts,
or in full ownership of unen-
numbered real estate. may be
more truly conservative than an
investment in legals bonds" b"
says the report.
Bonds are no longer what the
name implies.
GOLD FOOD for further
~ thought lies in the reports
The Washington times., 1938-11-14
By Paul MdllOn

EIRST QUESTION they may
l. have to decide, however, is
who are the Democrats-Rooss-
velt or Farley?
Next question is who are the
Liberals Gore coran-C Cohen.
Hopkins or La Follette-LaGuar-
dia?
The White House also may
raise some doubt about how
much Brother Phil La Toilette
did for the New Deal the year
around" and if so, which year.
In any event, it does not yet
appear that these forces are
sufficiently cohesive to jell them
selves into a third party, even
if they thought the time pro-
pitiouS, which it is not. as they
have just learned from the
returns.
DOLITICAL LABELS are
L changing fast. Southern
Democrats lately have been re-
ferring to themselves as White
Democrats" Apparently they
mean it as distinguished from
red, blaCk-or green.
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

Cworld copyright. 1898. by King
Features Syndicate, Inc. All rights
reserved. Reproduction in fu or in
part strictly prohibited).
A BOOM, to start within so
"A days, is being predicted sub
officially by several of Mr.. Roose-
velt's money men. Some think
it may develop into the most
rapid expansion of values the
country has seen in many a
year. Their calculations ndi-
cate it will reach its peak along
about April /.
Prospects sufficiently serious
to have already warranted some
light consideration at the Treas
ury and Federal Reserve. Steps
for refining it with credit and
money policies are being dis
cuSSed.
PropheSies are based on deep
ing hunger for capital goods,
proposed rear.naner eXpendi-
lures. better business hores OIL
lowing the election.
Mr.. RooSevelts prophets have
been blown from many a pro-
phetic limb in the past, but at
least one in the boom group
The Washington times., 1938-11-14
"Stand Up For Right"

DURING mothers campaign" for the House
of Delegates from Talbot county here
friend picked up the town drunk one day on the
The drunk who has no time for politics. being
busy otherwise all day and all night, surprised
this friend by saying he was sure gonna vote
fer Mrs. Walker" The reason being that If
there's one person who can stand up fer the
1t, it's that old sister," That old sister" was de-
feated by about 100 votes Guess the people
who had crooked ak to grind felt the same
way the drunk did, and therefore the defeat.
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

seat grabbing under the catch
as-catch-can method in the
commercial airline industry
brings it no good.
The methods of seating of
passengers on the major air
lines differ. One or two air
lines assign the passengers
their seats after the travellers
step aboard. With other air
lines it becomes a matter of
putting your head down and
plunging through the inter
ference to grab the seat to
which one has become accus
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

dull. Though different, shall we
say. The cocker spaniel had
nine puppies; there are five
new calves; the pigs are fine;
the sheep and the Angora
goats have been ailin'; but
are now we'll. The feathered
folk 1 prefer on the table.
The fishin' is grand now; we
can catch rock for a few weeks
longer. The duck-shooting sea-
son begins this coming Tues
day, and I believe we can hunt
ollail then too So WHY go
The Washington times., 1938-11-14

musical factories still dot the
Broadway sector in the late
40'S. but the homely, intimate
atmosphere is gone-and now
your feet sink into the lush
softness of imported rugs, the
bSoths are streamlined, eXecu-
tives sit in front Of huge, eX-
pansive desks, smoking fat
cigars. It's really not the same.
These fellows are making too
much money.
Composer and Newspaper
Man Monroe H. Rosenfeld is
The Washington times., 1938-11-14
Safe For the President

SOMEONE, teasing me about the defeat, said:
~ We'll. the county's safe for the President
now" A dyed-inthe-wool Republican, mother
has always had the greatest admiration for Mr..
Roosevelt, and the first time he ran for the
presidency she just didn't vote at ALL CThs took
care of her conscience and her conviction of right
at the same time) She once said she didn't see
why her daughters marriage should change her
politics; but in the case of the President and
only the President it had. So there you are,
greatness reaches far. Even to "Crabflake," Md.
Saw Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Dewey in New York.
They've taken a charming apartment there and
plan to live in New York all winter. like to see
people pull out and do what they want to do.
regardless of the clique in which they travel.
Mrs. Dewey the fair Mrs. Dewey the lovable
Mrs. Dewey the lilly maid of Martha Blair" is
fine and happy up yonder. She's full of spunk
and more attractive than I've ever seen her.
Guess I'll have to forgive her for past sins" and
send her up an apple. She's really grand gal
The Washington times., 1938-11-14
By tEUie' Robert
1R Mnenificent Terrapin

ALSO during the campaign" strange man
"A came to see mother with large, heavy
burlap bag The bag contained not bomb but
l8 MAGNIFICENT terrapin Mothers like the
old Russian royal family used to be about jewels
when it comes to terrapnJ She barters and
trades she has them put out on the living-room
floor, she inspects them closely Finally she
got these for SIS; ordinarily, in Washington,
they'd have cost $6 apiece. A day or SO later she
discovered that the SIS had been spent to buy up
votes against her One terrapin, one Democrat.
So, when and if she has a dinner this winter,
SOMEONE will be cannibal.