The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-06-23
Throu1,
Hazel
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Plans have been completed for the
mass meeting of farmers and per-
sons interested in growing and SELL
ing livestock in central Mississippi
which will be held Saturday after
moor at two o'clock at the City Hall
in Durant.
County Agent T. M. williams, II
unable to come, will send a represen-
tative and II is hoped that this meet
ing will result in arousing much in
terest in the establishment of q per-
manent and active stock market In
Durant.
Over $50 farmers are said to have
been contacted already and prospects
look exceedingly bright at the pres
emit.
The date Of HI first sale has already
been set for Friday, July / at the
Illinois Central stock yards at IL
o'clock noon.
1t is hoped that every farmer in
Holmes county and any surrounding
counties or communities will bring
or send any stock he might wish to
dispose of to this sale.
With the cooperation of Mr.. Will
nams and the farmers OF the county
success of the plan is assured.
People in Durant Inc vicinity are
vitality interested in the prospects OF
securing a new $1O0.0 900 school build
49, - AA V14AAr tha xrpnaanf
setup the town would have to fur
nish SIS per cent of the total and he
PWA would furnish the rest.
Durant has long needed a new
school building and it Is earnestly
hoped that we will be able to secure
one at this time.
The PWA isn't going to last forever
and IL we ever intend to get any
thing out OF 1t now Is the time. This
Is, perhaps. a very grasping attitude
but the sentiment throughout the en-
tire country seems to be to get !,
now while the getting is good.
Under the existing state laws Du-
rant cannot float bonds to get its
share because we already exceed the
Is percent bonded indebtedness al
lowed. Unless the law Is amended or
repealed by the State Legislature
at its special session prospects don't
look 50 good.
should the law be amended * as
to permit municipalities to borrow
over IL percent 1t would be possible
for Durant voters to vote the neces-
sary bonds and obtain the funds.
Should this be done 1t win take
1 mill Increase In our present tax
.Isvy, raising Il from 70 to - mills.
Tnau sncrsassAr Tisvy ~ urnsA corn-
pared to the benefit that would be re-
ccived. We believe that every pubic
spirited citizen in Durant would be
in favor Of the Issue II called upon
to vote for It.
Eastman Kodak Company reports
record earnings for 1887. Net pro-
lit wal $40, BAT. 345 after deductions:
Cornelius F. Kelley, president Of the
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
reports earnings doubled with a con-
solidated net income Of s 1887. 1872;
Henry L. Doherty, president OF the
Cities Service Company reports q 81
per lent increase in business. Looks
like a few people did very well In
1887.
Football fans and supporters OF
Holmes Junior College Bulldogs will
regret to hear of the resignation of
Ras Branch as football coach. Mr..
Branch la turned out a good foot
ball machine every a at Holmes,
including some championship teams.
He will surely be missed.
New definition for America: A
place where people spend a million
dollars a minute to see a German
and a Negro tie up.
Robin Weaver of the Neshoba DEM
ocrat gives US a new slam on tAe
question of relief. He says:
THE burden of expense and tax
alton necessary to support relief has
reached an appalling amount. But
do you know wnere the stopping
point JeSJSf H uOcSu I icSb tPoh bfN
Mississippi Legislature. 1t doesn't
rest upon Congress. 1t rests upon
the people themselves. Here is the
answer as we see 1t:
RELIEF FROM RELIEF WILL
COME ONLY WHEN THE PEOPLE
STOP ASKING FOR RELIEF. The
trend Of thought today is, "Oh, well
/ don't believe in all this relief but
as long as the money is there, Ia
better get my share"
This is the thought Of cities. OF
counties, of states and of individuals.
But here is the fallacy of it:
II a person felt that cigarettes
would be injurious to his health. ne
would refuse them, wouldn't he, even
though free?
II he knew liquor would do him
harm, III would refuse it, wouldn't
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