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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-21
Dr.. h. N. Waggoner
Addresses Durant
Rotarians tuesday
County Health Officer
Tells Of Departments
Numerous Services

DR.. H. N. Waggoner, county health
officer, vas the principal speaker at
the regular weekly meeting of the
Durant Rotary Club Friday Don at
the Hotal Durant.
The speaker gave an interesting
account of the work performed by
ahcounty health department and the
service it seeks to render to the pub
lie. q 81 aE9
He told of the organization of the
health department and how they ar
ried out their work.
Unknown to the general public arc
the many types ST work undertaken
BY the health department. Among
them are:
Control Of the more severe commu-
nicable diseases as Typhoid Fever,
D~iphtheria, Smallpox, Scarlet Fever,
Infantile Paralysis and tuberculosis.
Inspection of school children for va
rious skin diseases. Physical exam
nations of $3.50 school children each
year and notification to the parents
of all defects. Consultation service
to- physicians. Physical examination
of infants and ~preschool children and
subsequent advice to mothers.
Recording all births and deaths and
hospital reports in the county. Vac
.cinations against Typhoid Fever, Diph-
liberia, Smallpox, Schick test to de-
termine susceptibility Of diphtheria
and ~tuberculin test to determine tu-
berculosis infection.
Medical service. Home visiting by
trained Public Health Nurses. Advice
given to all problems that may be
on hand. Preparation of sterile pack
ages of linen for use at confinement.
Nursing advice to prenatal and post
natal cases. Inspection of ali diaries
of county. retail and wholesale. La
~boratory examination of milk. In
spections and examinations of pubile
water supplies ard private water
supplies on request Inspection o.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-21
Security Body
Approves Tenant
Purchase Loans
Twelve Holmes Formers
Will Benefit From
Bunkeud-Jone Act

Little Rock, Ark.,-Approval for
making Bankhead-Jones tenant pur-
chase loans to IL tenant farmers in
Holmes county was announced here
today by Thomas b.. Fatheree, regional
chief Of the program for the Farm
Security Administration.
Those who have been approved for
loans with which to acquire their
own family-size farm and make ne
cessary improvements include:
White-M. H. Written, Oakley Byrd,
w. B. Farmer, Jessie Grantham, Reu-
ben Toombs. Colored-Nick Archer,
Chalmers Archer, Ohio Baker. Will
burn Baker, Ben Moorhead, James
Ross, Columbus Thurmond.
Mr.. Fatheree said the II loans ap-
proved involve . total of $47,524,
These were encountered under funds
available to this state from the $10,-
100000 appropriation voted by Con-
gross last year. No loans have been
made from the $25. 900 fund avail
able for the program for the new fis-
cal year which began July I, he said
Actual delivery Of checks to the
borrowers named today will not Be
made until land title clearance de-
tails have been worked out. Occu-
pancy Of their new farms will be COM
pleted in most cases by the first OF
the calendar year.
Borrowers were carefully selected
from a large number Of applications
submitted by tenant farmers through
out the county. They were picked by
. county committee. made up of
leading farmers, as being most likely
to succeed in a farm ownership ven
.ure.
Under terms Of the Bankhead-Jones
measure borrowers will have as long
as 40 years to retire their indebted
nes with interest on unpaid bal
ances at three percent. Technical adj
vice and assistance will be given by
FSA farm and home management
supervisors in carrying out farm and
home management practices advocat-
ed by the state extension service.
In Arkansas 1923 loans have been
approved involving $486,310; in Lou
isiana II loans have been approved
involving 374,054; in Mississippi 1872
loans haze been approved involving
$3.50, 1862. The size Of the average
loan approved in the three states was
$3.50.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-21
Holmes County Brood
Mare And Colt Show
To Be Held Soon
Lexington Joycees To
Sponsor Event There
On August 18th

Classes of competition in the 1898
Brood Mare and Colt Show of Hol-
mes County are announced. There
are twelve divisions in which prizes
will be awarded. An advertisement
carrying a full list of the awards will
be found on page 6.
A special department for All Club
boys is enlarged this year and a large
number of prizes offered. An auction
sale for work stock will be held pro-
vided enough stock is listed by Aug
ust 10.
The prizes for the show this year
total $500. last year $3.50 was given
in prize money to growers Of livestock
in the county.
The Lexington Junior Chamber OF
Commerce, sponsor Of the affair, is
making plans to entertain the larg-
est crowd in its history at the big
free barbecue at noon.
Norman Weathersby. president OF
the Jaycees, announces the following
committees to serve for the event
on August II:
y Barbecue Committee Ed Holl-
man, chairman; T. M. Williams, T,
A. Skeahan, Dick Burnett
Policing and Traffic - D. w. Town
send.
Grounds = Wilbur Hooker, chair
man; J. N. Hoff. T. M. Williams
Clarence Holman, L. B. Gilliland, Ed
Gully.
Concessions = ". F. Scott, chair
man; w. II. Fincher, DR.. N. L. Walk
er.
Mare and Colt Award Joe w
Latham, chairman; J.. H. Warner
Manuel Applebaum, Nathan Schur
A. l. Gibson.
Serving A. s. Povall, chairman;
C. NJ Mcdaniel, Marion Mcclellan
William Moses, M. B. Brown, Charles
Smith. George Patterson, r. Cohen
& r. Thompson.
chairman; w. r. Ellis. Jr., Joe Ber-
man.
Parade and Bands - Eugene Her
man, chairman; Bob Stephenson, Ju-
Illus N. Fowler, William Moses, Pat
Barrett.
Finance = Joe w. Latham, chair
man; Will Barrett, j.. H. Warner.
w. e. Thurmond is general chair.
man of the event.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-21

on the glories of the war"
We see also where the 'Durant
Cornet Band will benefit from a
barbecue in Lockhart's Grove, near
the Heading Factory. Durant and
winona win play baseball and the
Canton Concert Band win furnish
the music for the day. All Of the
business houses in Durant will close
for the day."
Another interesting Item is that
the Board Of Control of the Peniten-
tiary has agreed to loan $4,000 to
prevent the closing Of the college at
rColumbus.s Ut seems hat even IN
those days the penitentiaries made
more money than the colleges. They
didn't have football teams then. we
suppose)
From the Bowling Green Budget
column is this choice item II know
not what the truth may be, I tell the
news as it was told to me-"
A young couple in the Forest Grove
community launched their boat upon
the sea Of matrimonial bliss"
| We wonder if this newspaper to
readers forty years hence will seem
as quaint and be as interesting as
ais 1898 edition.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-21
Sons OF Confederate Vets
Will Meet Friday Night

With the hope of increasing the
membership of the local camp OF
Sons of Confederate Veterans there
will be an open meeting at the Meth
odist church at 8 o'clock Friday ev-
ening, July %. We cordially invite
all who are interested in this move
ment. A brief talk will be made on
the purpose and principles of this or
~ganization. All male descendants of
those who served in the Confederate
army or navy are eligible for men,
bership. We invite both men and
women to this meeting Friday even
ing hat the community may know
the purpose of this splendid organl-
zation. Come on out, the swimming
Is good.
f. S. Lewis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-21
Cooperative Assn
Has Large Attendance
Morris Crumpton Speaks
To Group At Lexington;
WiNioms Is Choirmon

A large delegation Of farmers filled
the courthouse at Lexington to hear
Morris Crumpton, assistant Of the
marketing division Of the state extern
sion department, who discussed cot
ton marketing, farm organization.
governments policy Of cotton this
season, fall over crops and other
matters Of interest to the farmers Of
the county. T. M. Williams, county
agent, acted as chairman and intro
duced the speaker.
This meeting of the Mississippi Co
operative Association was held at the
courthouse in Lexington Monday
morning at $50.
In the list Of matters brought to
the attention by MI. Crumpton, was
that of better quality in the grade
and staple OF our cotton" stating that
I'VE would lose more farm markets
unless we improve our cotton.' He
told OF i-nstancss where fArmsrs Of
the state were cooperating towards
one grade Of cotton that had not
only improved their products but had
raised the price on the market in
disposing of their staple.
County Agent Williams said fol-
lowing the meeting that efforts would
be made to get communities to plant
n variety of cotton, working toward
an improvement in grade and staple
in the next years program. Already
he stated, inquiries had been made
showing this interest and it was the
another crop year following interest
plan at present to make the start
shown.
At the conclusion of the meeting
the annual Holmes County Brood
Mare and Colt Show was announced
for August II and scores Of farmers
white and colored, stated they would
have animals at Lexington for the
exhibition.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-21
Methodists Schedule
Sunday Services

Church School meets at 9:45, W. A.
Bacon, acting superintendent.
Mrs. Joel Gulledge will be present
to teach the mems class.
Preaching services at II A. M. and
s p. M.
Special musical program at the IL
o'clock hour.
The pastor will preach on THE
Meaning of a Church Vow" The
stewards are called to meet at 1870.
Epworth League meets at Z o'clock.
Evening service at 8 o'clock.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 6 O'clock.
Everybody cordially invited.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-21
BoIin Church Will Stort
Revival On July II

The Bolin Church, five miles north
east of Durant, will have a revival
beginning Sunday, July 81. The Rev,
F. A. Lummus, pastor of the church,
will be assisted by DR.. H. E. Dana,
president of the Kansas City Theo-
logical Seminary.
DR. Dana was formerly head of the
New Testament department of South
western University.
The pastor of the Bolin Church in
vites everyone to come out and wor-
ship at this revival meeting. He
prays the meeting will be a are treat
in spiritual leadership.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-21
Boptists TO HolT
Services Sunday
. Az~

Sunday School 9:45.
Morning worship 10:45.
Bin Haynie viii speak. Subject:
Watching With Jesus.
b. T. IN GAS.
Evening worship 7:f5.
The young people will have charge
of the services. Gwin ~Kolb will
speak.
Won't you come and. help encour-
age our fine voting men n women
who will be the Leaders of tomor-
row..
The State Y. W. A. Camp will be
held at castalian Springs Tuesday.
July 26th through Saturday.
Several outstanding Speakers will
be present. -
? The VI. NJ. q. win meet in the home
Of Mrs. S. G. Ray Mcnday afternoon
AZ 5 o'clock. VT lit
- - gNA
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-21

school buildings and premises includ-
ing privies and water supplies. u
Inspection OF Tfood-handnng estab-
lishments, barber shops, etc. Spon-
soring Of Sanitary fPrfvy Construction
Project in Holmes County. Septic
tank and cess pool service y Health
education, literature. talks .and news
paper articles. Medical conferences
for maternity cases. Malaria Control
screening, ditching and drainage.
venereal, disease control. Labora-
tory-Urinalysis. Gonorrhea, Feces
for parasites, Syphilis, Diphtheria
Cultures, Sputum for tuberculosis Di-
agnostic tuberculosis service Con
sulting Services 3 engineers. veter:-.
narians. etcs' Sponsoring Rabies Con-
troll bill in Holmes county.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-21
Winborns Entertain With
Picnic Supper Sunday

Mr.. and Mrs. Pugh Winborn were
lovely hosts Sunday night to a sup
per given honoring DR.. and Mrs. Hut
ton. Or. and Mrs. Gillespie, the Rev.
and Mrs. Tackett and officers and
teachers of the Presbyterian Church,
A delicious picnic supper was en-
joyed on the lawn of the Winborn
home on castalian Boulevard.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-21
Tax Assessor Lyon
Calls Attention
10 County Roll
$l.16l,215 Personal Roll
Is Listed for 1888;
Difference Listed

Attention of Holmes County citi-
zens is called to the following state
ment by Roy Lyon, Tax Assessor.
The Personal Roll for 1888 totals
81, 161 ,215 to be filed with the Board
of Supervisors at their August meet
ing.
The greatest difference in the roll
as compared with the Personal Roll
as filed in 1887 is in machinery.
There are not as many contractors in
the county and some of the machinery
assessments as filed by the taxpayers
were not given in for. as much money.
The assessment for 1887 was $312,752
and for 1888 is $2o7, S75 being a loss
in the total OF machinery assessment
of $1o5,s77.
There is a loss of $1,000 in the to-
tai valuation Of autos compared with
1887.
There is a loss Of ,g$24, $50 in tho
total valuation Of lumber and other
manufactured products which in this
county is largely covered by stave
mills. f49fmgk* TeaE
On ccoun Of the New Homestead
Exemption Bill coming up for dis
cussion in July and for other rea-
ons the Land Roll has not, been filed
yet. The tax rolls should be filed
on the first Monday in July but the
Tax Assessor may get an extension
of time for filing same.
Watch the papers and keep posted
concerning your taxes.
Equalization time will be here soon.
Changes, corrections objections and
maybe new blanks or additional i'm
formation may be necessary for the
taxpayers to get homestead exemp-
ton ana to have the rolls satisfac-
tory to the taxpayers, We are doing
all WI can to assist with your tax
problems, sincerely.
Your tar assessor,
Roy Lyon.
Al lCAAkS a COAiPifC0 ny N4I. AyOu
are as follows:
Total valuation of all personal prop
erty $l,161,215
Leasehold improvements made or
purchased by taxpayer $1,4O0
Machinery, tools, implements and
equipment $207,S75
Manufactured PRODUCTS other thar
lumber and forest products $14,500
Lumber and other manufactured
forest products $12,3 800
Raw materials and supplies for man.
ufacturing purposes $3.50
Boats, barges, dredges and other
water craft $500
Railroad, side tracks, privately
owned $500
Miscellaneous toll bridges and fer
ries, oil and gas well equipment SITS
Railroad, telephone, gas, water and
electric light and power lines and
equipment $43O
Banks, capital, surplus and undi-
vided profits, less real estat $22O,454
Storage tanks, gasoline, oil, and
kerosene t43 taxedy S11,38
Automobiles and trucks (2621 tax
ed S329,219
Gasoline filling station equipment
fixtures and machinery $13,3l7
Hotel, cafe, apartment and rooming
house furnishings, fixtures and ma
chinery $1,000
Office and store furniture, fixtures
and equipment $46,775
Merchandise and all stocks of goods
and materials--on hand 1924, 229
The fielding of Drane in Short
field, Wilkes at second and Clements
at short field featured for the local
group, while Thompson did good
work for Lexington. -
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-21
Minimum Rate On Water
Nov 6, 900 GoIlons

Patrons of the Durant water plant
will BeIatefested To know that dur-
ing the summer months Of July, Aug
ust and September, the minimum
rate will apply to 5000 gallons NJ
stead OF the usual 5000 gallons. Tie
.mfnimnm rate is S1.00 per month.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-21
through
Hazel
Eyes

A lot OF US WOnder III DougtaS Cor
rigan really intended to go to Cali
fornia.. How such a mistake could
happen we do not know. At any
rate the young fellow saved himself
the epitaph of a fool by landing safe
ly. and received life membership
in the Burlington, Wisconsin, Liars
Club. His surprise flight to Ireland
comes as an anti-climax to Howard
Hughes sensational round the world
trip.
Neal O'Hara In his Pull Up a
Chair column in the Commercial
Appeal says: "A quiet and peace
full state Is Mississippi, which has
fewer radio sets per capita than any
other state, with Arkansas and South
Carolina splitting second honors in
that respect
The reaso Mississippi has fewer
radio sets than any other state Is
simple. She cannot afford them. The
majority of her population is colored.
They cannot afford radios. We VEN
ture to say that II every Darky that
wanted q radio had one Mississippi
would stand near the top OF the nun
Der OF radios per capita
Maybe it's just as well we don't
have that much money. The radios
we have make too much racket as 1t
IT,
A lot Of people who favor Gov
srnor Whites Homestead Exemption
bill think II will remove taxes Of al
kinds from every homo. This, ac-
cordng to our Representative Will
Nam A. Bacon. 10 not true. Home
owners win stu pay the tax levy
for bonded indebtedness, for prop
erty improvements and the like. Any
new improvements made, such a.
street paving, would subject the home
0wner to . new levy in order to H.
nance the Improvement.
1t seems that all In all the plan IL
MOI very CLEAR to the general public,
It might be . good idea for some
body to do q little clarifying on the
subject.
The Japanese government has drop
ped the 1910 Olympic games It seems
only fitting that Japan should do
this. The Olympics are held every
four years to help promote interna-
tional good feeling and good will. .
20 promote clean athletics and good
sportsmanship.
II eemS the only thing Japan ex-
cells in now y dropping bombs on
helpless Chinese and civilians.
There's very little good feeling to-
ward Japan today.
Our little story about the out-of-
town printing salesman did somebody
a little good anyway. The salesman
we mentioned, or another like him.
was In a business house in Kosciusko
telling the proprietor how much bet
ter and cheaper he could do his
work than could the local printer.
The partner In the business listen
ed silently to the mans story and
then called his friend aside ano ask
He then showed him the piece in the
ed him IL he were really going to
give h salesman the order. lie
said yes he supposed so. why not?
Durant News.
His partner read it and called UP
Stokes Sanders and gave him the
job.
tWhere's our cut, stokes?l
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-21

Indications are that Holmes coun-
tvs Brood Mare and Colt Show in
Lexington on August II will be the
most successful ever held.
Plans are being made to entertain
more people than ever before at the
big free barbecue at noon.
There will be twelve classes of
competition and $500 In prizes VIII
be given by the Board of Supervisors
cooperating with the Lexington Ja-
nior Chamber of Commerce which is
sponsoring the affair.
Particularly interesting-to hum.
dreds- of 4-H. Club boys in. the county
is the Increased number Of prizes
available to them this year.
This show sponsored by the Licking
ton Jaycees has lone much toward
arousing the interest of Holmes far
mers in raising theirsown work stock
and raising stock to sell. The money
saved and made by Holmes farmers
in increasing amounts each year more
than warrants the work involved in
putting on the show.
The Jaycees are to be congratulated
on the success of their project which
has grown to much magnitude. They
should have the cooperation, of ev-
cry citizen.
We have a o p of the Durant News
published on July 1, 1SDas brought
us by c. A. Hansen, Goodman sub
scriber. Mr.. Hansen has had the
paper all these ear and 1t is yellow
with age.
Following is a paragraph from the
paper which carries h names of
John Kyllinstad and M. j.. Peters as
publishers.
THE Republicans are about to an
propriate all the credit incident to
the present war I'M are as extrava.
CANT in their destinations display OF
patriotism now. as they were for
peace at any price before the Demo
Gratis compelled them to squarely
meet the Cuban question. No amount
Of Republican buster will at this late
day entitle them to a first mortgag.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-07-21

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Evening star., 1938-06-02
Star to Sponsor Game.

The Star will continue to sponsor
the game, with its championships,
slated in August, to climax the season.
According to R. B. Howard of London.
Ohio, publisher of the enterprisins
Horseshoe World and more or less a
national "czar" of the game, The Star
tournament is one of the foremost
horseshoe pitching events in the coun-
try. This year it may be augmented
by the national amateur Champion
ship. this predicated on the new WASH
ington organization tying in with the
A. A. U. -r -.-..-.
The National A. A. U. tournament
Tor 1888 has not been awarded, and
there is a strong sentiment in favor of
bringing it to Washington.
Several difficulties are involved in
aflliating with the A. A. U. In the
past The Star tournament, for in
stance, has included territory beyond
the bounds of the District A. A. U.
and from it drawn some of its finest
talent, notable example being the
present metropolitan champion, Ray
mond L. Frye of Orkney Springs, Va.
1t Is believed, however, a system
may be worked out whereby The Star
tournament would lose none of its
attractions.
Thompson, recognized as natural"
to head the new organization, was
elected by acclamation. He took part
in the first Star tournament and
practically ever since has been a power
in the game both as competitor and
leader.
Evening star., 1938-06-02

James won the American riding
championship in 1896 with 245
winners. Late last year at Santa
Anita he was suspended for six
months for grabbing the saddle
cloth Of another horse.
When he poked his feet back into
the stirrups 1t was about the mid
die of the Bay Meadows season.
He rode 10 winners there. At
Tanforan he really started going to
town.
He nosed in horses that other
jockeys couldn't win with. Long
shots began paying dividends-for
the last two weeks bettors have been
playing James, not the animal be-
meath him. He gets the call of the
mounts now, but a lot of these
same horses were favorites before
and finished out Of the money with
riders other than the Sunnyside,
Wash, country boy.
For "a days of the Tanforan meet
ing. James has ridden 81 winners,
deposing Johnny Adams, the tiny
Kansan, as the leading Western
Evening star., 1938-06-02

name, leave town or forward his
title to Armstrong by the mail
man."
Nat Rogers, assistant match
maker for Mike Jacobs, was noti-
fed by cable yesterday that he had
won one of the $500 consolation
prizes in the EPSON Derby Nat
went to the front of the Hippo
drome to tell the boys just in time
to catch Mike Valentine, fight
manager, who fell dead from a
heart attack Mike was waiting
to be paid off for Johnny Rinaldi,
who fought in one of the Ross
Armstrong preliminaries.
Armstrong never has been cut
about the face, head or eyes in his
43 fights under Eddie Mead's man
agement Sam Plan and Art
Winch, Barney Ross old managers,
now will concentrate on their light
weight, Davey Day, and plan to
challenge Armstrong in the fall.
The smiling gent is Mr.. Connie
Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics,
whose team Is going around knock
ing the blocks off the big shots,
especially the Yanks and Indians
:. In their last six starts the AS
have made 43 hits count for total
Of SO runs And you can't laugh
that of. either.
Evening star., 1938-06-02
Jockey James Wins at Phenomenal Clip

Jockey. Adams galloped of with
the national riding title last year
with $50 and was king of western
tracks for six meetings before hook
ing up with James in the current
clash.
Although they battle tooth and
nail on the track, James and Adams
are the closest friends. James will
ride Grim Reaper in the $4,000
added Marchbank Handicap con-
cluding the meeting Saturday, but
Adams was forced to withdraw be-
cause of shoulder injury.
Although he was forced to bow to
James at this meeting, Adams still
retains slight lead in the national
standings with "a winners. He is
followed by Johnny Longden and
Eddie Arcaro, the latter 1888 Ken
lucky Derby winner. James has
brought home a total Of SO.