The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-01-19
Holmes County State Park

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The writer was privileged to visit last week Leroy
Percy Park, 5000 acres of level lands, situated in Wash
ington County, four miles west of Hollandale.
Naturally the park was not at the height of its
natural beauty, It being January, but one can certainly
imagine how. beautiful it is when the trees have on their
dress of another season. 4
park. It has been completed for some time and there
are twenty fuHy-equipped cabins for rent which we
understand stay rented pretty much of the time.
It is no wonder the cabins stay rented all the time.
There's 80 much to do out at Percy Park. A large out
door swimming pool, huge lake for boating and fishing,
,cSsss 0 q outdoor Sss. stoves saa Tor ofh eoof fnnsii 2 mo ssn h. spacious bsIa' 3
large boat house, bride trails and meals are served If
you want them with a full time hostess in attendance.
these are only q few of the attractions Percy Park offers.
No wonder it has been visited by so many people from
all over this section and other sections of the country.
It is the pride of Washington County.
We do not envy Washington county it's park. We
have one right here in Holmes county that would be just
as nice if we could only get it finished. 1t has been in
the process of construction for several years. Thousands
Of dollars have been spent to build a lake and several
cabins and a caretakers home. We have the lake but
no lighthouses, the cabins but they are not furnished.
Anyway they can't be rented until the park is completed
and q fulltime caretaker is on the ground to rent the
cabins, and see to it that everything is taken care OF
As It is we can't even drive through our park in
wet weather. The roads are too muddy.
the road osdI going n into the ei Holmes Hss. c County, State saSsi Park sEas q long aHs
time. Nothing has materialized as yet. -
However, this is election year, and we still have
hopes.
Better hurry up. Senator.
Duront Better Business Institute
Every man and woman interested in improved bus
iness conditions in Durant should read carefully. the ad-
vertiser1ent Of the Durant Better Business Institute on
page five Of this paper.
It contains for each reader a message, whether he
be employer or employee, and all of the details about the
Better Business Institute which will begin its weekly
meetings the first week in February and continue for
forty weeks.
All of us are interested in learning how to conduct
our business in a more capable manner so that we can
enjoy our work more and achieve material prosperity. If
we are employees we want to learn to do our jobs well
so that we will be a real asset to our employer and in
crease our earnings.
For each of these two groups the Better Business
Institute has a definite appeal.
Turn to page five and read for yourself what it is
all about.
In a few days a committee will call on you and ask
you to pledge membership and your active support to
the new organization. Be informed on the subject be-
fore he approaches you so that you will have a wider
scope and know the significance of the move and what
It will mean to you personally.
When all the people of a community cooperate in
q move to better business conditions something worth
while is bound to happen. ~~~s