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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-02-10
CARLENA order ELECTED
SCHOOL HOUSE PRESIDENT

Blue Mountain, Miss, Feb s.
Miss Carlena Order, Durant, has
been elected house president at
Blue Mountain College for the Sc
cond semester according to an an
nouncement made by Miss Fran
e Fraser. Memphis, Tenn, pres
ident of the student body.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-02-10
W. TO BE IN
PRESBYTERIAN PULPIT

The Rev. j. G. Stewart, French
Camp, will preach at the Presby-
terrain Church Sunday morning.
All members are urged to at
tend the service. The public is
also cordially invited to worship
with the Presbyterians.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-02-10
THROUGH
HAZEL EYES
Some crank member Of the Mis-
BY Hazel Brannon

SISSIppl STATE LIE
~gislature has in
troduced or will
introduce a bill
to prohibit state
newspapers and
periodicals from
publishing al
vert Bsng from
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-02-10

The Rev. J. . S.sws.rt, F'rchal
Camp, will preach at the MORN
ing service Of the Presbyterian
Church Sunday and the public is
cordially invited to attend.
The Rev. Stewart may be the
next pastor of the Presbyterian
Church.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-02-10

A bridge and bingo party is
scheduled at the Hotel Durant to-
morrow night. Everybody is urg-
or to attend. Proceeds will 20 in
to the Infantile Paralysis Fund.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-02-10

ment, and Miss Fannye A. Cook,
OF the State Game and Fish Com
mission. All papers should be
mailed before May l to DIR. Clay
Lyle, State College, Miss.
The Washington times., 1938-06-27

who like to ease their conscience.
so that they may continue to put
a corner on all such wealth,
which belongs to no one indi-
vidual or group, but to everyone
alike.
The time is not far distant,
for the tendency is moving in
that direction faster and faster
each day, when such an indi-
vidualistic and greedy philoso-
ply will become as antiquated
as the Divine Right of Kings"
Then will mankind demon,
strate the true Christian teach.
ings of "the meek shall inherit
the earth" and you are your
brothers keeper" B. R. S.
The Washington times., 1938-06-27
Any Takers?

The French are no cooks,
are they, Syl? Why, they
are the best cooks in the world.
and the smartest about food. I
bet you don't know half the time
what you eat. Why, could
serve you a snake and you would
think it was an eel, and roast
cat for baby lamb, or rat legs
for frog legs, and you wouldn't
know the difference, because you
Americans champion cook is q
can opener. M. LIE.
The Washington times., 1938-06-27

air attacks. But awful, ruth
less tactics serve no purpose.
Japan's air attacks on Canton,
for illustration, only intensified
Chinese unity and hatred for
the Japanese.
AS long as there is a single
soldier to resist, China has
nothing to fear. Japan's militar-
lists are guiding their nation to-
ward national bankruptcy.
The longer the present con-
flict lasts, the nearer Japan is
to disaster, either at the hands
of Chinese troops or from civil
war at home. H. A. Y.
The Washington times., 1938-06-27
Dirty Deal Charged

This is written by a lady fight
fan, so I suppose it won't be
published. However, want to
say that Max Schmeling, one of
the best and cleaneSt fighters
in the ring, received another raw
deal Wednesday night.
He was taken for a sleigh ride
a couple of years ago; in his
prime he wasn't given a chance,
because sob sister Braddock kept
sideStepping him. And Louis
victory certainly was nothing to
brag about, as he gave Max that
kidney punch when Max's back
was turned, or partially so.
MRS. L. A.
The Washington times., 1938-06-27
Our Out-Of-Date Jail

JAIL is not and should not be resort hotel But
"A so the poor unfortunates who land in Jail
should not be subjected to cruel and nhuman punish
ment The laws of the land state that clearly
But the poor devils who land in the District Jail do
suffer cruel and nhuman punishment-through no fault
of the aers but through being kept in obsolete prison
that is oVercrowded nsanitary dirty and fit place
to confne human beings, matter what laws they have
violated.
1t is not pleasant to think of prisoners marching in
their dinner short time after condemned man has
sat in the electric chair set up in the prison dining hall
Nor is it pleasant to think of the overcrowded cell
blocks the inadequate recreation facilities the antiquaed
fixtures that modern back in the days when Grant
was President.
The science of penoogy has made great strides since
then, but Washington has not kept up with them.
Now that there is possibility of the District recev-
ing Federal grant, construction of Jail should
be one Of the first projects to be considered.
The Washington times., 1938-06-27
Deplores Policing

What is the matter, don't our
police have enough freedom of
action to handle situations such
as occurred after the Louis
Schmeling go the other night.
Must children be cut up by
marauding celebrators?
Also three of our policemen
were injured. I fail to remem-
ber where the white people
committed any such outrages
when Louis was kayoed by
Schmeling. I am wondering if
there aren't enough red-blooded
men left to stop such rabid
demonstrations as occurred
Wednesday night in Washing
ton and other cities-above the
Mason-Dixon line. Perhaps you
won't print this but I would
like to see it. FLORIDAN.
The Washington times., 1938-06-27

The Committee of Public In
formation was giving the Tanks
a splendid send.off. 1t was be-
ing called the cream of the
service-the Death or Glory
Boys. We got more rich men
and rich mems sons than any
other outfit hunting volunteers.
Colonel Welborn, directing op-
erations from Washington, abso-
lutely barred drafted men.
60 there came to Sergeant
~ Kerry's counters in the sup
ply hut scores upon scores of
men in $3.50 and 5000 suits
men to whom a thousand dol
lars was so much small change.
Kerry fitted them absurdly in
o. D. that hung on them like
tents-and then stood back.
mot so hot, buddy?" he
would say to the millionaire
who was completely disgusted
with himself and the Army by
now, "but, maybe, I can do a
bit better if I spend some time
hunting around. Say what you
goin' to do with these rags? If
you're not sending them home
I can use them"
The recruit, hoping for bet
ter appearing service apparel,
would in nine cases out of ten
tell Kerry to keep the Fifth
Avenue or Michigan Avenue
confection. And, eventually, he
would find himself in khaki that
he didn't have to wrap around
himself twice. But if he in
sisted that his civilian clothes
be sent home he wasn't able to
even get shoes that would fit.
\ ~
60, about every night during
~ the time we were taking in
more than a hundred men a
DAY, Supply Sergeant Kerry
would drive into Raleigh with
bundles of high-class clothing
The Washington times., 1938-06-27
Christian Teachings

If one were to listen to some
of the philosophers expounded
by certain ones Of our public
leaders, he or she would gather
by their statements that the fu-
ture holds in store only neces-
Sary evils, about which nothing
can be done.
These leaders would have us
believe that the rules of govern
ment under which we live are
dormant things and that stagna-
ton, the prime degenerator of
progress, is one of the accepted
mores of American. life.
Their premises (unscholarly
as they are) would be real anus
ing if it weren't for the fact that
they are so closely associated
With human misery.
Is it natural for men, women
and children to be hungry, espe-
cially when an abundance of the
good things in life are ever pres
ent? Is it reasonable to believe
that these same people are
really going without food and
shelter in a country overfloWing
with natural resources and God
given necessities?
Some people in their narrow
conception of life would actually
have us believe that the coal in
the veins, oil in the wells, trees
in the forests, the foodStuffS
which grow and all other means
which the Infinite put here for
the benefit of the human race
are articles of wealth belonging
to one particular person or
group of persons.
How utterly selfish and ridicu-
lous such a philosophy is. 1t is
merely q camouflage for those
The Washington times., 1938-06-27
Your |. O.
By SHIRLEY SPENCER


Score 10 for each of the first
eight questions; 20 for No. 9.
l. Where was Gallow's Hill
where witches were hanged in
Puritan Days?
2. What is the national alco-
holic beverage of Japan called?
8. What kind of dog is the
Borzoi?
4. Are these words spelled cor
rectly? (a) infringement (b) con
ceded.
S. Who is the Roman goddess
of chance?
6. In what familiar old song
was Naper Handy met?
7. What well.known woman
killed a French statesman in
his bath?
8. What is the capital of South
Australia?
8. BRAINTEASER: A couple
have IS children. The oldest
child is Z times older than the
youngest child. The children
were born at intervals of 112
years. How old is the oldest
child and how old is the young
est child?
ANSWERS on Page u
The Washington times., 1938-06-27
Likes "DOgs" Series

May I commend you for pub
fishing the splendid series of
articles on dogs by DR.. Milton
Bosley. They have not only been
well written, but also instructive.
It is my firm belief that edu-
cation of this type will help to
bring an understanding and af-
fection between man and his
best friend"
VIRGINIA F. GORDON.
The Washington times., 1938-06-27
Wise Words

Shakespeare says. we are
creatures that look before and
after: the more surprising that
we do not look round a little,
and see what is passing under
our very eyes Carlyle.
The world is very old; we
must profit by its experience.
1t teaches that old practices
are often worth more than new
theories.-Napoleon I.
Those who never retract their
opinions love themselves more
than they love the truth.-JoU-
bert
The Washington times., 1938-06-27
ROllin' Along
BIZ ". A. s. DOUGLAS

OFTEN WONDER what has become of my old friend
Norman Kerry, who will be remembered by many movie
fans romantic the last of the silent picture days
He disappeared completely four five years ago. after hav
ing been heard of around that time Vienna Nobody in
Hollywood seems to know anything about him, but hope
for his sake that Norman got of Austria ahead of
Hitler Because my friend is half Jewish.
Kerry much better soldier than he actor
and think he would have gone far had he stayed in the
armed forces of the United States after the He
business and organzerand heap of fun He
to the Tank Corps at the time being organized into
separate arm, using the Sixty yfh U. S. Engineers
nucleus. brigade sergeant-major then, and had Nor
made supply sergeant the second day of his enlist
The Washington times., 1938-06-27

which he sold to a secondhand
dealer, glad to get beautiful
stuff for a mere song.
But it happened that Colonel
Clopton, in command at the
time, did a lot of rejecting after
he had looked over his new
troops. Those who, as volun-
teers, did not care to go to less
glorified arms of the service,
would come to Sergeant Kerry
for their suits. He would re-
gretfully direct them to the
secondhand dealer who, of
course, would charge them ten
times what he had paid in the
first place-and would declare
the supply sergeant in on the
deal.
1t was a sad day for Kerry
when Colonel Clopton, as fine a
soldier as ever wore Tank Corps
insignia, selected him as mem
Der of his officers training
camp. The colonel was being
deluged with 60-day wonders
from the infantry schools. I
saw him once go through a de-
tachment of 145 shavetails from
Camp Pike, Ark, and reject all
but seven of them.
II can make better officers
out of my own enlisted men,"
he growled-and proceeded to
do so.
60 KERRY, reduced now to
~ living on his pay, became in
due time a second lieutenant
but the old piratical urge re-
manned with him. At last the
war ended and, a couple Of
months later, as I slept in my
room at the Friars Club in New
York, I was awakened by much
noise in the corridor. I came
out to find Lieutenant Kerry,
booted and spurred. superin-
tending the disposal of his bag
gage in the next room to mine.
Along the floor was ranged a
row of Oliver typewriters-old
soldiers will remember those &C.
ment mixers some clever sales
man palmed off on the Army
and as I watched more page
boys brought in more divers,
until there were 80 Of them
present.
"Where did you get those?"
I asked him, and what are you
going to do with them?"
IF I answered the first ques-
ton" be replied, you might feel
that you should put me under
arrest. And as to the second,
those contraptions are worth $40
apiece of any mans money. So
tonight We'll celebrate"
Copyright, 1888, by Washington Times
The Washington times., 1938-06-27

Il think they are
both well suited for
the parts, especially
Clark Gable. He
was the proper one
to pick, in my esti-
nation. I don't
know of another
actress that could
be any better than
The Washington times., 1938-06-27
Probe Reds, Too?

. I see a lot of hub-bub over
Fascist spies in the papers just
now. Well. how about investi-
eating Red activities here, too?
I'm curious to know who fl
nances the periodicals, motion
picture houses, and hundreds of
organizations zealously prose
lytizing in this country for COM
muniSm.
A handful of noisy Commu-
nists could not be putting up all
this money. HITLERITE.
The Washington times., 1938-06-27
Dog Defense

Just a few words to dog
haters. Mans best friend is the
dog. How many lives have
dogs saved in fires, accidents,
ETC.! I'd bite any good-for-
nothing bum who kicked me
around, as I have seen some
people do to some dogs, and so
would you. Just try being kind
to a dog, and he'll give you as
good as you send. K. A. Y.
The Washington times., 1938-06-27
China's Strategy

China's fliers, Disguised
Americans, aren't waiting for
any invitation to bomb Japa-
nese cities, nor are they afraid.
1t takes no courage to slaughter
helpless women and children.
Chinese planes have flown
over Japan several times, prov
ing that Japan Is vulnerable to
The Washington times., 1938-06-27

Shearer for Scarlett, for I be-
lieve she is well qualified to por-
tray it, but had rather expected
that a younger, more girlish type
of person would be picked"
X
DR.. E. S. Chappell, % N. Oak
land ST., Arlington, Va, M. D.:
CLARK Gable could not have
The Washington times., 1938-06-27

I'm wondering Ii
Norma Shearer is
rough enough for
the part, as Scar
lett does e v e r y
t h i n g including
murder. I think
the story is most
interesting, and I
hope I shall not be
The Washington times., 1938-06-27

disappointed in the picture
made from it. Gable and Miss
Shearer are both fine actors, but
Miss Shearer will have the
hardest part to play"
x x
Mrs. Mildred Brown, 1911 H
St. N. w., waitress:
wonderful. Anyone who has
The Washington times., 1938-06-27
Gold Hunters

Again off Nova Scotia they
are searching for the hidden
gold of Captain Kidd.
But the misguided treasure
hunters are using only scientific
engineering equipment.
If they really want to contact
that Doodle, they could do it in
Jig time by hiring a snooper or
two from the Federal Income
Tax Department. mo.
The Washington times., 1938-06-27

been better chosen;
but I don't care
much for Norma
Shearer. She is not
one of actresses
that I particularly
admire. I would
have liked Katha-
rine Hepburn. She
would have been
The Washington times., 1938-06-27
TheInquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times in.
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

What do you think of the
choice of Norma Shearer and
Clark Gable to play the roles Of
Scarlet O'Hara and Rhett But
Ter in Gone with the Wind?
THE ANSWERS
Mrs. Louise M. PreSSgrove,
1901 Argonne Pl. N. w., libra
rian.
The Washington times., 1938-06-27

Miss Shearer, either. I'm glad
the directors decided to place
expert actors in the leading
parts, instead of inexperienced
persons"
X X
Mrs. Jean Turner, 81 Rhode
Island Ave. N. E., singer:
"They are my choice, and
The Washington times., 1938-06-27

more capable for
the parts than any
other actors I can
think Of. Clark
Gable happens to
b e m y favorite
male actor, so I am
especially thrilled
that he was chosen
for Rhett Butler"
The Washington times., 1938-06-27

read the book will
agree that Clark
Gable is a perfect
person to p l a y
Rhett Butler. All
through the book
I could not picture
anyone else for
Rhett. but Clark
Gable. I believe
The Washington times., 1938-06-27

CLARK Gable has
b e e n particularly
we'll chosen. I al
ways thought they
would pick him for
the part, as he is a
perfect Rhett But
Ter. I am not disap-
pointed a b o u t
choosing Norm q
The Washington times., 1938-06-27

more Of the Spit-tire type and
better suited to play Scarlett
O'Hara."
X
Mrs. Edith Jenner, 1907
Twelfth st. N. w., restaurant
manager:
The Washington times., 1938-06-27
Traffic Toll

The list of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January l, 1888, is graphically
;hown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-06-27

Margaret Mitchell had him in
mind when she wrote her story.
l like Norma Shearer, too."
The Washington times., 1938-06-27
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

should be limited 200 words Names addresses
the writers be eomtte
The Washington times., 1938-06-27

j. j. Mclaughlin, 2641 Con-
necticut Ave. N. w., attorney:
CLARK Gable is all right, but
The Washington times., 1938-06-27
Collapse of the
Japanese Drive

"floundering in the quick
with every effort to pul
Yellow River dikes and
men and material. Chine
ners pick off japanese i.
ing mountain passes. Chi
filter back into territory
enough of them are thu
shooting, knitting, CARROT
tai kinds of murder.
There is one consolat
a pretty chilly one--nan
its prime has believed
Evening star., 1938-08-11
new YORK COTTON
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. Aug. ll.-Cotton fu-
lures opened points higher on firmer
Liverpool cables and the absence OF
selling pressure. October. 8.39; De-
cember, BAT; January, 847B; March.
$50; May. 8.52 July, 8.54B. Bid.
A little trade and local buying alb
sorbed light offerings from the South
and Liverpool Interest still centered
on the possibility of a cotton loan.
but uncertainty over its terms and
ouietness of the cotton goods markets
checked trading.
December sold off from 8.47 to 8.45,
leaving quotations net unchanged to
points higher late in the first hour.
The trade continued to absorb scat
tered selling later in the morning and
prices ruled about steady. Further
complaints of boil weevil activity were
received from the Eastern belt OF
Alabama.
At midday December sold at 8.42 and
the list was / to 2 points net lower.
New Orleans Prices.
MEM pons net hsher iodsy
There was trade buying favorable cables
and an improved International situation
which contributed support.
The truce between japan and Russia IN
the Far East had a favorable effect on
sentiment but trading was restricted by
uncertainty regarding a loan on the new
crop.
Cessation of rains in the eastern, and
central parts of the belt prompted in
creased liquidation later in the mornins
but the trade continued to buy in moder-
ate volume and prices moved erradically.
Toward midsession October contracts sold
at S.43 December S.51 March. S.55. and
May. $50. or > points lower to / higher
compared with the previous close.
Cottonseed Oil.
Cottonseed oil opened steady: Septem-
ber. 7.76b: october. 1.73b: December,
7.72b: January, 7.73b: March. 7.15b'
Evening star., 1938-08-11
Stock Averages
By VICTOR EUBANK.

Associated Press Financial Writer. 1.
NEW YORK, Aug. IA break in
wheat futures to new five-year lows
helped inspire fresh selling in todays
stock market and recent leaders fen
fractions to 2 points and few volatile
issues as much as or so.
In addition to renewed weakness OF
grains, not only in America but ip
virtually all world centers, failure Of
the list to respond to the Russo-Japay
nese truce in the Far East was disap-
pointing to those who thought prices
lately had been depressed by the flare
up in the Orient.
At the same time financial OBJ
servers of the trans-Pacific scene
recognized that the "peaee" agree
ment between Toxic and Moscow
might be only temporary. Talk of q
possible German coup on the Czecho-
slovak border, while having no im-
mediate basis of fact, also served to
discourage important buying support.
Steels Hold Fairly Well.
One or two steels held fairly well,
but rubbers, mail orders, farm ma.
chinery and high-priced specialties
were under water throughout. Even
rails and utilities were in supply.
Dealings expanded on the slip-up,
with transfers around the 100000
share mark.
An attempt at a rally in the fore
noon was. unable to carry through and
the drift. except for brief periods, was
on the downside.
One block of 10000 Commonwealth
g. Southern changed hands at IA in
the fourth hour, the same as yester-
days quotation.
cluded Bethlehem Steel. General Mo-
tors, Bendix, United States Rubber
common and preferred Goodyear,
Montgomery Ward. Sears-Roebuck. J.
l. Case, Deere, Oliver Farm. Douglas
Aircraft, Boeing, American Telephone,
Western Union. Consolidated Edison,
Air Reduction, Westinghouse. Cen
eral Electric, Du Pont. Union Carbide.
Allied Chemical. Eastman Kodak.
Philip Morris, Celanese, Southern Pa
ciflc. Great Northern and Union
Pacific.
Moderately Behind.
Chrysler, United States Steel, yell
low Truck Republic Steel and Kenne-
, colt were only moderately behind.
With the exception of japanese dol
lar loans. which recovered briskly
most bonds were in arrears.
Sterling and the French franc edged
forward at the start, but these backed
away subsequently. Near midafter-
noon the former was off % of . cent
at $4.875s and the latter was down
00i4 of a cent at 272s. cents. The
London gold price was cut q trifle
as boarding seemed to flatten out.
Wheat at Chicago ended with net
losses of l's to ga cents bushel
and corn was las to l5s lower. Cot
ton in late transactions was of about
IS cents bale.
Losers on the curb were Aluminium
OF America. American Gas & Electric.
Lake Shore Mines. Newmont Mining
and Northern States Power "A" Pitts
burgh Plate Glass and Sherwin-Wil-
liams recorded advances.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
cost OF LIVING is CUT
O.2PER CENT IN MONTH
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASS0c1tted PfebS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE cost
Of living Of wage earners in the United
States declined 02 per cent from June
to July. according to q report made
public today by the National Industrial
Conference Board, an organization
. chiefly supported by large industries.
Living costs in July were 20.6 per
cent higher than the 1888 depression
low: 1873 per cent lower than in July,
1929, and 81 per cent lower than in
July year ago.
The current change showed mod
crate decreases in all groups Of ex-
penditures except fuel and light,
which increased slightly.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
NEW YORK SUGAR.

NEW YORK. Aug. IL tR,.-Raw sugar
was quiet and unchanged today at 215
for spots with no sales reported
Futures were irregular with the No. 4
around midday as September sold at as
and May at 1.0Sh. The No. 3 was un-.
changed to l point higher on further
and May at .oS
Refined was UNCHANGED at 4.25-3Q
fine granulAted,
Evening star., 1938-08-11
MOST OF FRUIT CROPS
DECLINE IN CALIFORNIA

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Aug. IL
California fruit crops in general de-
veloped satisfactorily through June,
according to the current Business Out
look. published by the Wells Fargo
Bank of San Francisco. The first
complete production forecast Of the
season, however, indicates that most
crops will be somewhat smaller than
the relatively large harvests Of last
year, except for increases forecast In
cherries, pears ana prunes.
Canned fruit inventories In Cali
Evening star., 1938-08-11
SCOTT PAPER COMPANY
EARNINGS AT $743,628

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-Scott Paper
Co. reports for the six months ended
July 2, 1898, net earnings for the
common stock of $743,62s. equal to
$l.S0 . share. This u IN increase Of
al per cent over the earnings Of
Evening star., 1938-08-11
$6l3.826. or SLOT a share, reported
in the first half of 1887

Net sales for the same 1898 period
were $8,2S2,895, a gain of 10 per cent
over the first six months of last year
Dividends at the rate Of 80 cents
per share, totaling Sass. 1888, were paid
on the common stock in the first
half of 1898, compared with IS cents
per share. totaling $370,488, in the
like 1897 period.