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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 2:2l a. m. fdaylight time)
 Sun rises 5:27 a. m.; sets 8:26 p. m. (day- light time)
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Ever see migration of ants We've Watched tWo each one occurring at almost the Identical time, one year apart. large band of red ants emerged from the foot of birch tree and proceeded across a drive way over lawn to point where a narrow opening led, evidently to another under ground dwelling. Tile ants were divided Into workers, carrying eggs, scouts. soldiers. and leaders remarkable migrat tioni
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
Direct Primaries
Democratic Conventions Have Been More Repre- sentative Than Republican = Boss Con-
 trol Wrecked State COP. Machine.
BRIDGEPORT TELEGRAM

rect primaries for all parties and the voting should be on the same day so as to prevent blocs of voters from one party voting in primary election in another party when the issue is close. The direct primary has its faults, one of them being that it involves two elections instead of one with all the attendant ex- pense. However direct primary in Connecticut might enable the Re- publicans to pick candidates who could really win instead of picking candidates whose chief recommen- dation was that the party bosses were pleased with them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
Selected Poem
THE ROAN COLT

Keith Thomas in the New York Times) His awkward legs have not learned how To ease the rhythm of blow; The harness on his back is not Like anything he has been taught. He shakes his head; his back is wet: He pulls to pay an unknown debt. His years of laboring begin To earn his dole from stack and bin. l know there is no help for it As long as time controls the course But I must always grieve bit To see a colt become a horse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08

the airplane and submarine problems, too, doubtless have something to do with the decision. The bigger they are, the easier marks the surface ships make. An no matter how heavily armored they may be, a lot of damage can be done by ton of two miles A hundred million dollars and thousand lives might go at one crack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08

of Senator Elmer Thomas, now waging difficult fight for re- election. Also he does not relish the idea of having blatant, grand- standing Congressman Gomer Smith, ex-Townsendite, blowing off steam in the senate.
 So if 1t were choice between these two, the question would
 be simple. But Gov, Ernest
 w. Marland, a New Dealer, also
 is in the race and has been
 yelling his head off demanding
 that Roosevelt stay out of Ok
 lahor1a, fearing, of course, that
 he would pin the rose on Elmer
 Thomas. fa
 This, indirectly, is what the President plans to do, but be- cause Marland has supported him, and because there is also . corn- plicated gubernatorial race in Oklahoma, the rose which Thomas gets will be a bud, and it will be tossed to him rather surrep- titiously. Far West
 Colorado-Here the President also runs into a delicate situa. tion. He has no great love for Senator Ava Adams, who has knifed some of his most import ant measures. On the other hand he does have great affection for Oscar Chapman, able assistant secretary of the interior and fre- quent guest at Mrs. Roosevelt's Sunday night suppers. Oscar, however, does not have the sup port of Senator Edwin Johnson and various Denver leaders, so that his candidacy may be dfi- ficult.
 Nevada-To date it looks as if Roosevelt would pin neither the rose nor the donkey's tail on Senator McCarran, who voted against his Supreme Court bill.
 California-William Gibbs Mo- Adoo will be waiting at the Nev- ada border for the men he helped make President at Chicago in 1892, and the two will travel al- most the length of the state to- gether, part of the way by motor McAdoo will get a large anc luscious rose, and the President will make sure that everyone in the Golden State realizes it.
 Return Journey ',1 . Last but by no means least. are Georgia and South Carolina, through which Roosevelt will pass after his cruiser docks in Florida. Here he will also pin roses on U. s. Attorney Lawrence Camp, run ming against Senator George of Georgia. and on Governor Olin Johnston, running against Sea- tor Cotton Ed" Smith of South Carolina.
 Thus will end the greatest rose- pinning expedition ever undertak- en by President of the United States.
 Merry-G -Go-Round
 One Texas notable who will not board the Presidents train is Vice-President Jack Garner. He will send a telegram of welcome when the President enters the state but otherwise will not in- terrupt his fishing ,. The pres ence of Basil O'Connor, the Prcsi- dents one-time law partner, in the presidential encourage does not mean that Roosevelt is not going hammer and tongs after the scalp of Basils hotly anti-Ad- ministration brother, Rep. John O'Connor. The full weight of the White House will be thrown against the Tammanyite to pre- vent his return to the House The Presidents intimates are hoping that during his visit at Fort Worth with second son Elliott, he will do some plain talk ing to the young man about his recent Old Guardish radio talks.
 Copyright, 1888. by United
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
Current Comment

If the enemy jumps on us we would do everything to make the victory of the proletariat triumph all over the world, forever. IN. s. Krusheff, Communist party
 secretary for the Ukraine.
 Great leaders are generally snobs with a sense of responsibility. .. President Sidney Smith of the !. University of Manitoba.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
NEW NAME FOR DOG

Bob Burns, Paramount comedian, has been informed in a letter from a Hanford, Calf, fan that his pet Australian Shepherd dog has been named "Bazooka," after the instru- ment which Burns invented and which he will play in his next pie tlaxa. "Tha Arkanaaa Trayaiar."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
T est Y o u r Knowledge
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. Name the first woman avia- tor who flew solo across the Atlan- tic Ocean?
 2. What volcano in the Philip pine Islands erupted recently?
 3. Does an alien become an American citizen by marrying a citizen of the United States?
 4. What species of bird makes the longest annual flight?
 s. Name the chief seaport ol the Fiji Islands.
 c. What is the plural of menui T. What body of water encir- cles the North Pole?
 6. With what sport is Gene Mako associated?
 9. For which state is Gen State" the nickname2
 1. Tn war, what is . conscien. tioiis nhiectnv7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08

A newspaper answers man is stumped by the question, What will keep saw from sinking to the bottom of a cake?" wed like to be helpful. How about using lead for the bottom layer?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
Questions and
 Answers
By Frederick M. Kerby

Enclose a three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un. dertaken. Be sure all mail is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. C. ...
 THE EDITOR
 e. How is whey butter made?
 A. The whey left over from the cheese is mixed with cream and churned into butter.
 @. What is the derivation of the name normal schools for teachers colleges?
 A. Normal school is literal translation from French "ecole normale." Both the French and the English forms of the word normal are derived from the Latin norma, !" meaning rule, pattern or model. The French called colleges for teacher training, normal schools, because they were intended to be model schools whose methods of instruc- tion were for imitation in other in- stitutions.
 Q. Is the National Housing con- mittee an agency of the federal gov- ernment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
A Thought for Today

So they hanged Haman on the gaIlows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the kings wrath pacifed.-Esther 7:lO.
 Retribution is one of the grand principles in the divine administration of human affairs-J. Foster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08

It seems questionable how far Congress man Bruce Barton will get by urging Republicans to act like Democrats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08

If you want a copy of our booklet SWIMMING A N ID DIVING" write to the Water bury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Elongatc is pronounced e-lon'-
 gate; not e'-lon- gate.

A. It is private group with headquarters in Washington, that is interested in problems of low-cost housing.
 o. At what temperature does liquid air boil?
 A. At about 300 degrees below Fahrenheit.
 @. Who was the nominee for vice president on the ticket with William J. Bryan in 1908?
 A. Senator John w. Kern of h. diana.
 @. Please trace the course of the Allegheny river from its source to its mouth.
 A. Rising in the high, hilly pla- teau region of Potter county, Penn sylvania, at an elevation of about 2,250 feet, the Allegheny flows in general northwesterly direction for about 80 miles, crossing into New York to point eleven miles north of the state line. Here it turns abruptly southwest and continues in this direction for 120 miles to the central part of Venango county, Pennsylvania. It then turns to the southeast and again southwest to its confluence with the Mononga- hela at Pittsburgh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-08
Pinning Roses Vies with Pinnine Donkey-ToI on Roosevelt Trip; Senator Borkley Gets the First Rose;
 Happy" Harry Chandler First Tail;
 FRD's Egg-Donce Begins in Oklohonno
N DREW REABS0es
sAs n06RRe q AR&Ess

EDITORS NOTE-Robert Merry Round team will President through states where there primary contests remain in Washington keep everyone developments
 
 ABOARD THE PRESIDENTS TRAIN July B. This trip is starting out to be the greatest rosepinnng expe dtion ever undertaken by President of the United
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-18
Durant Rotary Club
Ross Rhyme
Member of Highway
Petrol Tells Of Rules
Of The Rood

Members of the Durant Rotary Club
heard an interesting discussion OF
Mississippis highway laws at it's reg
ular meeting Tueday when Patrol
man Ross Rhyme, Jr. spoke.
Mr.. Rhyme is a member of Mis-;
sissippi's first highway patrol and
his district runs from Pickens to
Grenada.
He explained the rules of the road
md the signals to use in driving. He
stated that the speed limit was 20
miles per hour in the business section
of municipalities and thirty miles per
hour in corporate limits. The speed
limit on the highway is SIS miles per
hour but the main consideration, the
officer stated. was careful driving.
Officer Rhyme gave a brief discus
sion or the fine points of driving, and
told of safety rules in the future tina.
will be written into law, such as
brake-testing, etc.
Highway patrolmen have the au
thority to arrest individuals within
municipalities for infraction of law.
the same as they do on the high
ways.
A good attendance of the cluE
heard and enjoyed the talk If Mr.
Rhyme, a Durant boy.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-18
Dr.. Digger, Mrs. WoIden
To Work In Health Dept.

DR.. J. w. Digger and Mrs. Pearl
Walden have been detailed to work
m the Holmes County Health De
partment until September LIST. DR..
Digger and Mrs. Walden have charge
OF the Industrial Hygiene Program
In this state with headquarters in
Jackson. Industrial Hygiene is a
division Of the State Board of Health.
DR.. Digger has all necessary equip
ment for making chest x-rays and is
planning to round up all known con-
facts and suspicious cases of tubercu-
losis and make x-rays of their chests.
During this week an effort will be
made to notify all known contacts
of tuberculosis giving the place and
time according to the following sche-
dule where clinics will be held.
Tuesday. 9 A. NJ, August 23rd at
Tchula Health Center located in the
Jail.
Thursday, 9 A. M. August 25th,
DR.. A D. Chester's office, Cruger.
Friday 9 A. M, August 26th, Hol-
mes County Health Dept, Lexington.
This program is sponsored by the
Holmes County tuberculosis Asso-
citation of which Mrs. r. M. Gwin
is chairman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-18
Junior College Bond
Issue Election To
Be Held Sept. d
Election CoIIed For 10Th
Is Postponed; Question
Of$55,0 900 Bond Issue

Due to improper advertising the
bond issue election called for Friday
August 10, has been rescinded, and
the question of voting $4,000 in bonds
for improvements and buildings al
Holmes Junior College will be voted
upon September % instead.
At this time voters Of Holmes coun'
ty will decide whether or not to issue
$55, 900 in bonds for the erection OF
a boys dormitory, building an addi-
ton to the girls dorniitory and an
addition to the administration build
ing together with other improvements
to be decided upon and purchasing
additional property for improvements
of the Holmes County Agricultural
High SchoolJunior College.
Holmes Junior College is n of the
outstanding junior colleges in the
state, having inc Of the largest en-
rollments. It is felt that with the
increased facilities and improvements
the bond issue will make possible
that 1t can easily be the leading ju-
Nor college in the state.
If the bond issue passes the au-
thorities of the Junior College plan
to get a PWA grant of $4,000 to
make a total of 100000 in improve
ments at the school.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-18
jack Weeks New Manager
OF Woco Pep Stotion

Jack Weeks, popular young bus
mess man of Kosciusko, has moved
to Durant to reside and taken over
Your Friendly Neighbor Service sta
ton on highway 81, South Jackson
Street.
Mr.. Weeks is we'll known in Durant
and surrounding communities having
attended Holmes Junior College where
he was the captain and sta tackle
of the football eleven in 1934-35.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weeks have taken
an apartment for the present and in
tend to make Durant their home. She
was h former Virginia Foster of
Hollandale and also attended Holmes
Junior College.
Friends and customers of this SER
vice station are respectfully asked
tor their continued patronage.
Woco Pep and Tiolene Oil have be-
come favorites of many auto owners
and MIR Weeks urges the public to
try his superior products He will
also carry a full line of tires, tubes
and accessories.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-18
Services Sunday At
Baptist Church

Bible School 9:45.
Morning worship 1880.
b. L. u. 6s45.
Evening worship TAB.
Religion without Christ is a lamp
without oil,
Many rob God who would not
dare rob man."
w. r. Haynie, Pastor.
b. T. U. Notes
Meeting 6:45.
Closing assembly 7:20.
Wiley HUMPHREYS will speak on the
subject How to Live a Christian
Life. Louise Counts will have charge
of the special music.
We had a splendid program last
Sunday evening. Good crowd. You
are invited to come and be with US
lext Sunday
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-18
County Council Held
Regular Meeting Sat.

The County Council met Thursday
August II, for the regular meeting,
The meeting was called to order
by the President. The roll was cali
ed and minutes of the last meeting
read by the secretary.
The Poultry Achievement Day has
been set for September 81. Miss
Leggett will meet with us. Miss
Scale is asking that the President OF
each club see that the poultry lead
ers have their reports ready before
the September meetings.
Community food preservation ex
hibits will be held on the September
club meeting dates. Miss Scale will
pick the best in each community.
These will be exhibited at a county
wide exhibit the first week in Octo-
Der. Business for 1889 program plan
ming was discussed by Miss Dowel,
District Agent, Suggestion vas made
that a study of the needs of the
county be made which will include
past programs and what is the wo-
mans part in the new agricultural
program. The purpose being to sci
up a program in Holmes county which
eoordinates the work of all extension
projects to the end that the rural life
may be improved, farm incomes in
creased and farm homes be made a
satisfactory place to live and also
the Council has voted to have the
nutrition program for 1889.
There were nine who attended Farm
and Home Week and those present
at the Council gave some very inter
esting talks on some of the things
they did while there: l. Poultry
Mrs. Barrentine being absent wa:
given by Miss Scale; 2. Food Pre-.
servation-by Mrs. Brister. 8. Tours
by Mrs. Swinney; 4. Exhibits and
Crafts and also a few notes on How
to Spend The Dollar Wisely-by Mrs
Emmett Kyzer; 5. Mrs. Brister be
ing delegate to Farm and Home
Week gave a very interesting report
Of the State Council; 6. Recreation
by Mrs. w. T. Holder; Z. Mrs
X. B. Edwards gave a brief repor'
of some of the happenings while
there.
There were eight members present
The Council adjourned to meet again
the End Thursday in September.
; Mrs. K d. Henry, Secretary
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-18
Fifth Annual Colt
Show Is Success
Educators Attend Meeting
At Duront Normal School

Miss Dorothy McBee, county SUI
perintendent of education, m Geo
Bridges, who fills the same position
in Attala county, were visitors in
Durant Tuesday.
They both spoke at the Durant
Summer Normal School for Colored
People of which C. H. Carruth is
director. G. w. Williams, colored, il
active director.
In the assembly period Miss McBee
and MI. Bridges spoke informally on
matters of interest to the colored
people who are interested in getting
certificates to teach or getting Ger.
tificates renewed.
Examinations for certificates start
ed this week and over IT'S teachers
from Holmes and adjoining counties
are enrolled.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-18
|Durant Schools Will
Open September Il
Plons For Opening II
Be Announced at Luter
Dote By Corruth

Durant schools will open on Mon.
day, September IL, according to an
announcement OF C. H. Carruth, SUI
perintendent, today.
Plans have not yet been completed
for the opening exercises, Mr.. Car
ruth said. but registration for high
school students win be held on Fri
day or Saturday before the opening
date.
Practically the same enrolment is
expected this year as last, he said.
there were 1913 children enrolled In
the Durant schools last year.
The teaching staff will be practi-
cally the same as last year. A list
Of the teachers has been published
before.
No one has beef elected as yet to
fill the vacancy caused by the re-
~signation of Miss Endama vickers.
Miss Vickers lives in Kosciusko and
resigned her position here to accept
a place with the system in Jackson.
She has many friends here who will
regret to learn that she is not return
ing.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-18
Corruth Pitches No-Hit
Game Thursday
BY william Cathey

The Lexington CCC softball squad,
which had repeatedly mistreated every
team it had met thus far this season,
met a very big stumbling block here
last Thursday afternoon, and the man
responsible for their downfall was
C. H Carruth. who held the invaders
hitless and runless to chalk up a 4
to 0 victory in the fastest and best
played contest of the local campaign.
The tilt required only 80 minutes
of playing time and was witnessed
by a mere handful of softball fans.
For the first six innings Carruth
retired the enemy in order, forcing
the opposing batters either to lift
a fly or to roll an easy grounder to
the infiled. He did not strike put q
single a but the visitors might
have well used midget bats. cons
ering the harm they wrought.
The first mar to reach first safely
for Lexington was Myrick. who occu'
pied the initial sack in the final frame
as a result of an error by Hudson
After the next hitter popped to sec
ond, Myrick was forced at second by
Hill, who was safe on a fielder's
choice, but Switzer attempted to bun'
on his third strike and was out,
The visitors outdid the homelings
in one department-they committed
five errors to Durant's one. The win
ners ecured only five blows off o
Ferguson.
: No player obtained more than ons
hit during the very short affair.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-18
Press Scimitor Reporter
Interviews Durunt Girl

Shelby Forest Camp, located fifteen
miles from Memphis in one of Ten
nessee's state parks, appeared in a
recent issue of the Press-Scimitar.
The piece was an interview with
a Scimitar reporter had with Miss
one of the camps popular counse-
lors.
A picture of Catherine appeared in
the newspaper with the interview
and her friends in Durant were very
much interested in the account given,
Miss Calender left August Z to at
tend the Girl Scout camp and will
return home about September 1.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-18
6. w. Drone, Jr. Appointed
To Represent Mutual kife

Friends here of G. w. Drane, Jr.
will be interested to learn that he has
been appointed a representative OF
the Mutual Life Insurance Company
of New York.
y. p. Mcneil. Jackson, is in charge
of the jackson office which is the
district office OF n Durant terri
tory.
Mr. Drane IS a young man of
pleasing personality ard character
which has made for him many friends
who feel that he will be extremely
successful in his business life.
He attended Miss. State College al
Starkville.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-18
Rev. Tucket To Preach Al
Methodist Church Sunday

Church School at Gas, C. HI. Car
ruth superintendent.
Worship service at II A. M.
Some special organ numbers by
Mrs. Lipsey.
Mr.. Meek and Mrs. Walter Odom
will sing when I Survey the Won
drous Cross"
Sermon by the pastor.
Epworth League at z. p. M.
Union services at 7:45.
The offertory will be "Christ's
Bells"
Carol Steen will play the bell OBJ
ligato with Mrs. Lipsey at the or
gan.
Rev. Mr.. Tackett will bring the
message.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday even
ing at 7:45.
Everybody invited to these services
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-18
Junior College Pieces
Order For Can Goods

The first order has been placed
with Miss Ellen Scale, County De.
monstration Agent, by Holmes Junior
College for the first delivery of can.
ned goods for use In the regular ses,
sion school which opens soon.
The order includes: 36 cans sliced
peaches. 80 cans halves peaches, 81
cans tomatoes, "a cans kraut, "a cans
lblackberries, so cans stringbeans
"a cans pears.
Each can holds approximately one
gallon and every month another or
der will be placed for delivery. The
college hopes that the women of the
county through Miss Eeale will be
able to furnish much more Of the
canned goods used by the college
Not only is the food better but it il
the desire of the college to do as
much buying as possible in Holmes
county.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-18
-Four Holmes County Bonds
In Kosciusko Fair Meet

Four school bands from Holmes
county will participate in the band
contest at the Central Mississippi
Fair at Kosciusko on Friday, Octo-
Der 5. They are Durant, Lexington,
Tchula and Holmes Junior College
bands.
have been invited to enter the meet
and over 700 musicians. which COM
pose the thirteen bands invited, will
be present Others receiving bids
are Canton, Carthage, Duck Hill, Eth
ell. Louisville, Philadelphia, Winona,
and Yazoo City. The Kosciusko School
Band will be host and will not COM
pete.
Directions for Band Day at the
Fair are now under the direction of
Director w C. Skipworth, Koscius-
ko.
Five prizes will be awarded to
the winners of the band drill con-
test. The judges will be from the
Military Department of State College,
After the drills, aIl children of
the bands, around seven hundred mu-
sicians will be naasssd, OF. ,the. foot
ball field to play a smasch, written es-
pecially orsthe, occasion by Director
w. G, skiRworth. They will also
play a.Sousa. march and, end with the
Star Spangled Banner,