The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-05-19
Road Identification
Committee Meets
Large Interested Group
Hears Roebuck, Collins
Fortenbery. Others

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A meeting of the Holmes County
Highway Identification Committee
was held in the lounge of Hotel Du-
rant Wednesday afternoon at three
o'clock. The meeting was called to
order by Mrs. Eugene Cole, chair
man, who explained the business Of
the committee and introduced the
speakers of the afternoon. Mrs. Ed
win Steen was elected secretary.
The speakers were: District High
way Commissioner 8. T.. Roebuck,
who gave a most interesting talk and
assured the committee of his COOP
Grafton; Roadside Improvement En-
gineer D. Collins, who explained his
work and promised his support in
the work Of the Holmes County COM
mittee; J. H. Fortenberry Of the De-
partment of Identification, who talk
ed Of beautiful, natural Mississippi
and the possibilities of development.
w. A. Burns. Highway Patrol Com
missioner, gave a short talk promis-
ing aid in any way possible.
Morris Williams, Right Of Way In
spector, explained plans for moving
mail boxes back off Of highways by
pivot designed boxes and told Of the
removal of advertising signs from
highways.
D. F. Smith of the Airport Nursery,
talked of plans for future possibili-
ties in Highway Identification.
Billy Bacon, Holmes County Repre-
sentative, congratulated members of
the committee and assured the sup
port Of the County Representatives.
Mrs. Eugene Cole introduced Mrs.
Frank Calender, president of Holmes
County Federation, who formed and
appointed the committee, which is
composed of the spcesident and ons
member OF each county organization.
Mrs. Calender asked members Of the
committee to make plans for building
entrances to each individual town in
Holmes County. Mr.. Collins, Road
side Engineer. agreed to help in maxi
ing these plans by sending specifi-
cations and approximate costs.
Mrs. Cole asked that each town ap-
point a chairman to represent all or
CARNATIONS of that town in making
contact with the chairman.
The committee members are as
follows:
Durant = Durant Woman's Club,
Miss Annie Mcintyre, Mrs. J. M. How
ard; Gamma Literary Club, Mrs. Ross
Rhyme, Mrs. Edwin Steen; Present
Day Club, Mrs. Foster CcCullar, Mrs.
Dudley Brumfield; Twentieth Gen.
fury Club, Mrs. zouella Bacon, Mrs.
Walter Odom; Business & Profession
al Women's Club, Miss Vera Her
tert, Mrs. Ina Angle; Rotary Club,
+. v. McCullar, billiard Odom; Amer
lean Legion, Louis Longinotti, Char
lie Dinas; U. d. c., Mrs. r. L. Cooper,
Mrs. Hattie Brown.
West - West Woman's Club, Mrs.
". Z. Hagin, Mrs. C. b. Cade; New
Century Club, Mrs. M. A. Campbell,
Mrs. J. E. Browning; Garden Club,
Mrs. Morris Gordon, Mrs. H. A. Moore;
Mr.. Marion Rogers, District Super
visor; American Legion Auxiliary,
Mrs. Bill Hand.
Pickens Pickens AS You Like It
Club, Mrs. w. S. Guyton, Mrs. J. H.
Willis; Rotary Club, Ed Atkinson, +.
E. Maxwell, Chas. Campbell.
Tchula - Garden Club, MRS. Ned
Parrish, Mrs. H.. B. MCGEE: Rotary
Club, DR.. ]. ]. Kazar, Mr.. H. Schur.
Franklin Mr.. Jed Powers.
Richland Mrs. Jim Chasho!m.
Cruger Mrs. A. B. Archer, Prof.
Bingham.
Lexington - American Legion Aux
iliary, Mrs. Monroe Roach, Mrs. J.
H. Warner; Garden Club. Mrs. G. HI.
Marlborough. Mrs. A. B. Holder; Ro-
tary Club, w. d. Barrett, d. c. Lun-
dy; Jaycees = E. N. Hooker, w. B.
Barrett; American Legion, J. H. War
ner. c. N. Carr.
Goodman Reading Club. Mrs. w. L.
Harmon, Mrs. w. A. knight.
w. A. Bacon, Ellis Wynn, Raiford
McNeer, Stewart Watson, Mayor e.
T. Nelson, Eugene Cole, DR.. r. C.
Elmore, S. r. King, Mayor Edgar
Howell, r. A. Povall, Miss Hazel
Brannon, Mayor of Pickens, B. T.
J Hoover. Mayor of Goodman, Mayor
IF West, DR.. Rosamond and II c..
Mcdaniel.
The following legislative committee
was appointed by Mrs. Cole.
S. r. King, Durant, Marion Rog-
ers, West; N. c. Mechanic, Co..
man; v. Rinehart, Tchula; E. l..
fseilson, Lexington; E. Atkinson, Pick
ems; T. B. Smith, Cruger.