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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

Mr.. Bill Switzer and Linn Jones
of Walden were here Saturday after
Dor
Mr.. Woodland of Kosciusko was q
business visitor here this week.
Mr.. Beall Brock and Mrs. w. L..
Campbell were in Durant Wednesday.
Miss Elizabeth Thornton of Nc
Cool visited in the home of her pa
rents, MIR. and Mrs. G. d. Thornton
this week.
Miss Mary Love spent the weekend
with home folks In NcAdams.
An eight pound boy arrived In the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Stubs
February IA.
DR.. Joe Alexander and Mrs. G.. d.
Thornton were Walden visitors Sat
urday.
Miss Kate Cade and Miss Mary
Love were in Durant Wednesday at
ternoon visiting Nh. and Mrs. Shu-
Ter Mathews.
Miss Scruggs, who is directing the
play, "Cool Knights" is at home with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Steen.
Friends of Mr.. A. ]. Stevens, ST..
continue to miss him from the bank.
Miss Mary Nell Hand who is a
student at HJC, spent the weekend
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. F..
H. Hand.
Mrs. NJ. S. Rogers, with Miss Kath-
crime Brock and Miss Catherine Lee
yer as a guests, motored to Jackson
Saturday. Miss Sara Rogers accom-
panied them home for the weekend.
Mr.. Edmond Reed Brock of Mobile,
Ala. visited relatives here this week.
Messrs. Marion Rogers, Clyde Cade,
and Malcolm Cade were business Wis
itors to Memphis Saturday Of this
week.
Mrs. w. r. Hand, Mrs. w. T. Brock
and Miss Catherine Lever shopped in
Durant Thursday.
Mr.. Arthur CressweM of Memphis
visited his mother, Mrs. Bette Cress-
well, and other relatives in West this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Grantham and
lovely daughter, Alberta, of Walden
visited in the w. L Brock home
Sunday afternoon.
DR.. and Mrs. w. G. Brock and
Mrs. Lizzie Brock spent Thursday in
jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. McCrary, Mrs.
Kate Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. c. M.
Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Brock,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Stevens, Jr.
and Miss Hazel Alexander were
among the crowd from West who
saw the picture Jesse JAIME" in Du-
rant Thursday night.
We regret to report Mrs. w. L..
| Wight and Mrs. G. L. Brock on the
sick list this week. hope they will
soon be restored to health.
Those who attended the Theatre
in Durant and saw Jesse James
were: Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Brock.
Mrs. Kate Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Char
lie Mattox, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Cade,
Miss Pauline Carter, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. l.. jackson, Sara Evelyn and Billy
Oscar Thomas, Mr.. Jim Bowie, Billy
Weeks, George Brock, Reed Wright,
Jerry Steen, Mr.. and Mrs. Denton
Rosamond, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Tay-
Tor and Bling, Mr.. and Mrs. G. M.
Holmes. Mrs. J. r. Melton, Miss Claire
| Melton, Miss Hazel Alexander. Mr..
and Mrs. A. J. Stevens, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Hand and Jimmie, Mr..
and Mrs. A. I. Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs
o. w. Thoraas, Mr.. Dale Davidson
Mr.. and Mrs. Pate johnson, MI. and
Mrs. c. N. Tate, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey Campbell, Miss Katherine Lever,
Miss Kate Cade.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

A meeting of all the superinten
dents. teachers and officers of BaR-
fist Sunday Schools in Holmes coun-
ty is called to meet with the Duranf
Baptist Church Sunday afternoon nj
2:30. The purpose of the meeting Is
to perfect a county organization, elect
officers, etc.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

of his mother Mrs. r. r. Brock, the
weekend and went up to the UNI
versity and enjoyed a visit with his
classmates and friends there. He
left Sunday for Mobile.
Mr.. D.. d. Davidson visited his
brother at Pope Saturday.
Miss Elizabeth Thornton of McComb
accompanied by her cousin, George
Thornton. of Decatur. visited Mr.. and
Mrs. G. d. Thornton over the week
end.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23
First Baptist Church
Announces Services

Bible School, e:45.
Morning Worship, 1880.
b. T. U. 600 p. M.
Evening Service TOO p. NJ.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening
TOO p. NJ.
Choir Practice Wednesday evening
7:45 p. M.
The Mississippi College Quartet win
sing at both the morning and evening
services.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

Mr.. Woodland of Kosciusko was o
business visitor here this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

James Hamilton visited in the home
of ]. L. Taylor ove the weekend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

Mr.. Bill Switzer and Linn Jones
of Walden were here Saturday after
noon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

Mrs. U. L. Alexander, Arthur, James
and Miss Annie Alexander visited
relatives at Walden Sunday after
noon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

/ DR.. Joe Alexander and Mrs. G. d
Thornton were Walden visitors Sat
urday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

U. L. Alexander and son, James
were business visitors to Durant Sat.
urday morning.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

Mrs. Hattie A. Morgan of Walden
is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. L.
Brock.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

Mr.. Bean Brock and Mrs. w. L.
Campbell were in Durant Wednesday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

Miss Kate Cade and Miss Mary
Love were in Durant Wednesday af-
ternoon visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Shu-
Ter Mathews.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

An eight pound boy arrived In the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Stubs
February IA.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

Miss Elizabeth Thornton of Nc
Cool visited in the home of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Thornton
this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

Miss Mary Love spent the weekend
with home folks In NcAdams.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

Miss Scruggs, who is directing the
play, Cool Knights" is at home with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Steen.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

Friends of Mr.. A. J. Stevens, ST..
continue to miss him from the bank.
Miss Mary Nell Hand who is a
student at HJC, spent the weekend
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. F.
H. Hand.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

Mrs. w. T. Hand, Mrs. w. T. Brock
and Miss Catherine Lever shopped in
Durant Thursday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-23

Mr.. Arthur CressweN of Memphis
visited his mother, Mrs. Bette Cress-
well, and other relatives in West this
week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-07

Order. Injunction. or Other Order,
Writ or Decree. in Cases of Original
Jurisdiction in the Supreme Court of
Florida: And Providing That All
Writes of Error Sued Out and All
Appeals Taken by all Constitutional
officers of the State of Florida, and
by Any Board of County Commits
sioners and/or BY any Board of
Public Instruction, of any of the
Counties of This State. Shall Operate
as a SupersedeaS in all Cases Now
Pending or Hereafter Instituted, and
no Bond or Other Security Shall be
Furnished. Filed or Required in Such
Cases for the Purpose of Rendering
any Such Writes of Errors or any
Such Appeals Fully Effective as a
Supersedeas.
BE 1t Enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Florida:
Sec. l. Constitutional officers of
the State of Florida. Boards of Coun-
ty Commissioners and Boards of
Public instruction of the several
counties of this State. shall not be
required to provide. file or furnish
any bond or other security for the
procurement of. or to render effec-
tive for any and all purposes, any
restraining order, injunction, or 9TH
er order. writ of decree. in cases of
original jurisdiction in the Supreme
Court of Florida; and providing that
all writs of error sued out and all
appeals taken by all constitutional
officers of the State of Florida. and
by any Board of County Commits
sioners and/or by any Board of Pub
lie Instruction, of any of the coun-
ties of this State. shall operate as a
supersedeas in all cases now pend
ing or hereafter instituted. and no
bond or other security shall be fur
nished. filed or required in such
cases for the purpose of rendering
any such writs of errors or any
such appeals fully effective as a SUI
persedeas
Sec. ,. All laws and parts of laws
in conflict herewith. be and the same
are hereby repealed
Approved by the Governor May %,
1929
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-07
CHAPTER 1912

AN ACT Providing that Constitu-
tional Officers of the State of Flor
ida. Boards of County Commission
ers and Boards of Public instruction
of the Several Counties of This
State. shall not be Required TO Pro-
vide. File or Furnish any Bond or
Other Security for the Procurement
of. or to Render Effective, for any
ana all Purposes. any Restraining
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-07

Board of Commissioners of State
Institutions.
Sec. 4. The compensation of such
superintendent and all other EN-,
ployees shall be prescribed by the
Board of Commissioners of State
Institutions.
Sec 5. The Board of Commits.
sioners of State Institutions may re,
auire bond and sureties of any en-
ent. conditioned as they may pre-.
scribe.
Sec. g. 1t shall be the duty of the
Florida State Hospital to cause the
Chief physician of said hospital to
thoroughly investigate the history OF
each patient. to keep a complete
clinical record of each patient which
record shall contain. the name of the
patient. the diagnosis, the date of be-
ginning of each treatment, each days
prescription while under treatment,
and such other therapy as may be
indicated. This record shall be open
for future reference by his success
sors. the superintendent, the Cabinet
Authorities, Legislative Commit
tees and such others as may legally
be entitled to the same.
Sec. Z. 1t shall be lawful for the
superintendent of the Florida State
Hospital. when directed by the Board
of Commissioners of State Institu-
State Hospital any insane person,
whose friends, parents or guardians
are able and willing to pay for the
care, custody and maintenance of
said insane person.
Sec. 8. Such person properly COM
mitted to the Florida State Hospital
shall receive proper care, food,
clothing and medical attention.
Sec. 8. The Board of Commits
sloners of State Institutions shall,
IN such cases. prescribe what amount
shall be paid by the friends, parents
or guardians of said insane person,
and such money shall be paid by the
friends. parents Or guardians of said
insane person quarterly to the su-
peritendent of the Florida State
Hospital who shall receipt for the
same and remit to the Treasurer
of the State of Florida, moneys so
received.
Sec. TO- When the Board of Com
mlssioners of State Institutions shall
deem it necessary or eXpedient they
may require a good and sufficient
bond. from the friends, parents or
guardians of any patient commit
ted to the Florida State Hospital,
for the prompt and faithful payment
OF what may be charged for the
care. custody and maintenance of
said patient; and if such friends.
parents or guardians do not pay the
amounts REQUIRED by the Board of
Commissioners of State Institutions
for the care. custody and mainte-
nance of such patient, within six
months after the same is due. it
shall be the duty of said Board of
Commissioners of State Institutions
to commence suit upon said bond
and any moneys recovered in any
such action shall be always applied
to the maintenance of INDECENT pa
TENTS.
Sec. II. All laws and parts of laws
in conflict with any of the provis-
ions of this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. II. This Act shall take effect
upon becoming a law.
Approved by the Governor Nav
q, 1899.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-07

Dollars against which warrants have
been drawn in favor of pensioners,
some as long as twenty years ago,
which have not been presented for
payment. thereby freezing the sum
of Thirteen Thousand (S13, 000l Dol
lars in said fund and causing the
same to be unavailable for payment
of current obligations of said fund
because of such prior issues of war
rants which have not been presented
for payment and which are outstand-
ing. It is the intent of this Legis-
lature and the purpose of this Act
to free said sum of Thirteen Thou
sand (S13,000) Dollars and to make
the same available for the payment
of current obligations against said
Pension Tax Fund.
Sec. 2. All Confederate Pension
warrants issued against said Pen
sion Tax Fund of the State of Flor
ida more than one year prior to
the time this Act shall become a law
which have not been presented for
payment and all warrants issued
against said fund hereafter which
have not been presented for pay
ment within one year after issuance
are and the same are hereby can
celled and the funds in said Pension
Tax Fund allocated and secured by
the Comptroller of the State of Flor
ida or the Treasurer of the State of
Florida for the payment of such
warrants are herein and hereby au-
thorlzed to be made available for
current obligations against said PEN
sion Tax Fund.
Sec. 3. Whenever the holder of a
pension warrant that has been can
celled under the provisions of this
Act shall present the same to the
Comptroller of the State of Florida
with proper proof that neither said
warrant nor a duplicate thereof has
been paid. the Comptroller. after
satisfying himself of the validity of
the claim. shall issue in lieu of said
the same amount which shall be
paid from such current funds as are
available in said Pension Tax Fund
of the State of Florida.
Sec. 4. ANY funds now or here
after in the Pension Tax Fund are
hereby appropriated for the payment
OF new warrants issued in lieu of the
warrants cancelled by this Act
Sec. 5. The Comptroller of the
State of Florida is hereby authorized
to prescribe such forms and pro-
mulgate such rules and regulations
as in his discretion are necessary
for the safe and efficient administra-
ton of this Act.
Sec. 6. If any section of this law
or any part of any section shall be
declared unconstitutional such dec
laration of invalidity shall not af-
feet the validity of the remaining
portions hereof.
Sec. z. All laws or parts of laws
in conflict herewith are herein and
hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. This Act shall take effect
immediately upon its becoming a
law.
Approved by the Governor May 20,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-07

pealed.
Sec. IL This Act shall take eff
feet upon becoming a law
27. 1899.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-07
CHAPTER 1864

AN ACT Relating to the Manage
ment and Control of the Florida
State Hospital; Providing for the
Employment of a Superintendent :;
Prescribing the Duties of the Super
intendent and Other Employees ;
Fixing the Bond of the Superin-
tendent; Providing for the Compen-
satiOn of the superintendent; Pre-
scrihing the Method of Fixing Bond
of Other Employees; Prescribing the
manner of Removal of Superinten-
dent and Other Employees; Provid-
ing for the Keeping of Records of
Patients; Providing for the Admis=
sion of Pay Patients; Providing for
the Care of Such Patients; Fixing
the Manner of Payment and the
Amount to Be Paid for the Care,
Custody and Maintenance of Said
Pay Patients: Providing for the Fix
ing of Bond for such Payment for
the Care. Custody and Maintenance
of Said Pay Patients by the Board
of Commissioners of State Institu-
tons.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature OF
the State OF Florida:
Sec. l. The Board of Commits
sioners of State Institutions shall
have the management and control
Of the Florida State Hospital.
oCC- :, ! lie bUdTQ OF 1OIIlInlS-
sioners of State Institutions shat
employ a superintendent and such
physicians and such other persons
as may be necessary for the proper
management and care for the pa
tents committed by law to the sait
Florida State Hospital, and of thu
properties therein or thereto belong
ing or appertaining.
Sec. 3. Said Board of Commits
sioners of State Institutions shall
prescribe the powers and duties o
the superintendent and of all tn
other employees. and shall requir,
of the Superintendent bond will
sureties. conditioned to properly ap
ply and fully account for all sup
plies. property and moneys which
NAV be entrusted to or received b.
him and for the faithful perform
ance of his duties, as they may from
time to time be prescribed BY sucl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-07

CHAPTER 1919
AN ACT Legalzing the Sale OF
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-07
CHAPTER 1866

AN ACT Appropriating Moneys
From the General Revenue Fund to
Pay Pensions Due to Confederate
Veterans and Their Widows Until
able From the 1899 Ad Valorem Tax
Levy.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
They home only lead The mob follow osain
Mass0lk

being home for vacation doesn't mean
spending any time in companionship
with us isn't easy to take! Sorry,
Mother, we're going to Kay's.' Sorry,
Dad, can't 60 with you - I've got a
date
"I'm not asking you to answer this
letter - I'm sure there isn't any an
swer But think it might soothe lot
of heartaches if you could just tell a
few of the newly disillusioned parents
that it's the same way in every family
that has Jim or a Mary home for the
holidays"
Instead of finding no answer to this
letter, there is so much I'd like to say
in short space that it is hard to choose
which points to make! However, dis
illusioned" seems to me too strong
reaction to behavior that is merely
too underbaked, too subsophomoric to
be worth noting, except as something
that these young people will grow out
of in time.
Yet, from the point of view of
etiquette. this situation is very i'm
portant. There is $50 l am told) an
ever-increasing number of young men
and women entering our colleges,
whose utter lack of charm is the direct
result of lack of early training. The
blight starts when they are children.
Given little or no discipline, uniformed
in the habit of courtesy, they are,
socially speaking, unfinished products
when they leave home Instead of ac-
quiring finish in college. a very little
rubbing takes off the little gloss. In
short, thorough training of young
children in the fundamentals of good
Evening star., 1939-12-31

misappropriated from collections of
customers notes - and intending, of
course, to straighten it all out as soon
as he made the big killing - was dead
when Pratt arrived to find out what
had been going on. He had killed
himself. And the bank was out cool
million and a half.
Even in cases where underlings do
the stealing, Pratt says that the higher
officials are often partly to blame;
that banks lose more through bad
management than in any other man.
ner. They make it too easy for the
robbers.
while the penalty for transgression
is mine," wrote one defaulting en-
ployee in his resignation, carefully
consider the part which the bank and
its officers have played by their laxity.
Has it ever occurred to you that while
one has no excuse for being dishonest,
even the strongest, if not guarded,
may weaken?"
Pratt says he was right, and if the
bank examining committee had spent
a few minutes investigating the rec
ords of shipment of currency, the
embezzler could not have stolen more
than few dollars - but he knew the
committee wouldn't bother. On just
such points of laxity. failure to fulfill
their obligations. Pratt has probably
furnished the accounting facts for more
suits against directors for violation of
banking laws - and consequent liza
bility - than all the other accounting
firms in the country.
He much prefers preventing fraud
to finding it. The last time l saw him
was at time when the stock market
was having one of its splurges of up
ward activity; and that's time when
preventive work is more needful than
ever, because an active, rising stock
market invariably means an increase
in stealing by hopeful bank employees
and officers who think they can win it
all back - but seldom do. l asked him
what he thought of the markets pos
sibilities.
"You know" he said, with seeming
irrelevance. II can't help feeling sorry
for people who get themselves in
trouble. They're usually just victims
of their own foolish optimism" Then
he added, after moment, II never
play the market"
Evening star., 1939-12-31
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Evening star., 1939-12-31
Parents and children
don't always see eye
TO eye about vacation

home for the holidays, writes
me: Throughout this fall we
counted the time till Christmas vaca-
ton would bring the family together
again. As the day of our children's
me-coming drew near. Mother was
happy with welcoming preparations -
polishing up Mary's room, refning
Jim's room to look like study, bak-
ing fruitcake, filling cookie jars. At
last, came the day!
"'Oh, but it's good to have you
home! said mother.
Its great to be homer cried Jim
and Mary. scattering their belongings
all over the place and dashing toward
the door.
Where are you going?' asked
Mother.
lover to Kay's - they're all wait
ing! See you soon?
'When'll you be back?' shouted.
"Jim answered, For supper - but
don't waltz
Three hours later. our supper al
ready cold. telephoned Kay, to be
told by her mother they had all gone to
the Smiths telephoned the Smiths
- they had been there but had left.
1--WE ate our supper and then sat
reading in the living-room. Around
eleven, an uproar of shouting and
laughing broke out in front of our
house. And then crashing into the
room, came Jim and Mary with a
whole crowd in tow. Several said
'Hellor A few greeted us politely.
Others went to work moving the living
room furniture out of the way - roll
ing up the rug. A phonograph started
up swing band, and they danced.
"Then, I'm starved - let's eatr
cried some one. With that they all
rushed to the kitchen. They cooked
and ate everything they could find.
"The joy of having Jim and Mary
at home apparently means long empty
hours of waiting. We never know
when they will come back; whether
there will be two or twenty with them;
whether they will stay (and start a
party; or whether they will dash up
stairs to get into other clothes to 60
elsewhere. They dance all night. sleep
all morning, come home to lead the
mob in, or follow the mob out again.
1--WE know Jim and Mary love us
both, but the fact that their joy in