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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-06

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Powers and
daughters, Claudine and Virginia
Wilkes, and Mr.. J. n. Douglas spent
the Fourth at Lake Washington, near
Greenville. Mrs. Powers and the two
girls remained over to visit relatives
at Glen Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Collins Of Can
ton were visitors in the Hugh Cow
sert home Sunday. While here they
had the misfortune to have the limb
Of tree fall on their car during the
rain and wind which came up sud-
denly. The tree, a mulberry in Mrs.
Cowsert's yard, fell, and one part
Of i. mashed in tho top of the cur
Little Sylvia Claire Schrock OF
Tchula visited her grandmother, Mrs
Millie Schrock, this week. Mrs. Car.
ter Harmon and Miss Carrie Schrock
Parker carried her home Monday
Mrs Homer Mansker and son,
Dick, and Mrs. Wells, Mrs. Mansker's
mother, spent the weekend with rela-
tives in Greenwood. On their return
home they were accompanied by Miss
Marguerite Frazier, who will make
a few weeks visit.
Miss Eleanor Long spent last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Mallory al
Way. Mr.. and Mrs. Mallory and
daughter, Opal Lee, came up Sunday
evening to bring Eleanor home and
while here attended church at the
Baptist Church.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-06
Goodman News
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Miss Louise Perry and Mrs. j. b.
Perry came by Monday after hav
ing been to see Mr.. Thomas Perry
at the Sanatorium. rhey reported him
somewhat improved. Little Tommy
Perry went home with them to Gre
NADIA to stay while.
Mr.. and Mrs Adlai Donald and
Adlai Jr. and ROY Lawrence mo-
tored to Jackson on the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Madison Flowers are
holding Daily Vacation School for
the negro children in Goodman this
week. Among those who are helping
them are Mrs. Sallie Doty and Mr..
Homer Tyler.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Barnette and
children, Frances, Rubber" and Guy,
motored to Merigold and spent the
| weekend.
Lois Donald, Frances Barnette and
Pat Killebrew returned home Sat-
urday afternoon after their trip to
Leroy Percy Park with the All Club,
who held their camp there this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Henderson OF
jackson visited Mrs. Ida Henderson
Tuesday.
Charles Hubert Melton, who lives
in Fulton, KY, is visiting his grand
mother, Mrs. Percy Montgomery.
Mr.. Frank Newell of Jackson visit
ed Miss Sara Stafford Sunday.
MFR. Charles Flowers, Sr attended
to business at Amory Monday.
Mrs. Louis Long is working in
Memphis at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. Mcdaniel and
family will leave the last of this
week TO visit relatives in Atlanta.
Mrs. Carter Harmon, Meridian, who
is staying with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Parker, will visit friends
in New Orleans this weekend
Mrs McMullen and son of Mem
phis visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Jenkins, last week.
Mr. and Mrs A. v. Knight and
daughter. Miss Mary Elizabeth, and
Miss Margaret Meadows of Dallas,
Texas were visitors in the Howard
Douglas home this week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Knight went to visit relatives
in other parts of the state, and the
young ladies remained to visit with
Miss Manelle Douglas until Sunday.
The latter will accompany them to
their home in Dallas and will also
visit relatives in Austin.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Graves and
children of Searcy, Ark, are guests
in the I. U. Donald home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Parker, Jr.
came over from Itta Bena this week
ia visit Mr.. and Mrs. D. x. Gull
ledge
Paul Huddle, who formerly lived
in Goodman, but who is at present
living in Crockett. Va, stopped over
! and visited in the Derrick home
while on his way to Dallas, Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". A. Knight spent
last week visiting relatives in McComb.
Fred Donald, who is at present
working with the AAA in Jackson,
took advantage of the Fourth Of
July holiday to visit home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. X. Gulledge, Miss
Mary Elizabeth Cowsert, Mrs. Eu-
gent Parker, Jr. and David X. Gull
ledge were among those who spent
the Fourth in the Delta fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barksdale Farmer
and children, Charles and Elizabeth,
are visiting Mrs. Susie Dent and
Miss Bet Moody.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-06
Letter From Supt.
OF Education

The State Board of Education has
set up the final ALLEGATION of state
school funds for the various coun-
the state for the 1939-40 school SEES
sion. Notices were sent to the coun-
ties and separate school districts OF
ty superintendent and the super,n-
tendents of separate school districts
on the first day of July giving the
amount of state funds each of the
respective counties and separate
school districts will receive.
This represents a total of approx
imately six million dollars of state
money to be used in the operation of
the schools for next session. These
amounts will be discussed to the
counties and separate school districts
in four equal quarterly disbursements.
The dates of these quarterly dis
bursements are: August Is, Novem-
Der 1, 1889; January is. 1910; and
April 1, 1910.
After receiving these notices of
the amount Of state funds to be
received, the county superintendents
and superintendent of local districts
are required under the law to make
out budgets and submit these to the
State Department of Education on or
before July Is. These budgets will
be approved by the State Superinten-
dent of Education, If found to be
correct and regular, and one copy
returned to the county or district.
Funds cannot be used until after
these budgets have been approved
and returned to the counties or sepa-
rate school districts
The change in the state laws IN
1886 governing the disbursement OF
school funds and he new laws en-
acted with reference to budgeting
have made it possible to place the
financing of the schools Of the state
on a sound business basis. This
marks one of the most GU standing
achievements in the administration
of the schools of Mississippi IN re-
Seht years. livery couHly &AI scHool
district knows before school opens
the exact amount Of money they will
receive and are able to set up
budget and contracts accordingly.
We wish to congratulate the school
superintendents and trustees for their
fine cooperation which has made 1t
possible to administer the schools in
sound business-like way.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-06
WILLIAM A. BACON
ATTORNEY ATLAW
TELEPHONE 1874
OFFICE IN PEOPLES BANK
BUILDING
Women Answer
From IL States

To date, Touring Reporters have
visited the principal cities Of IL
Southern states; have asked 1897
users their famous question:: "Did
CA R d U help your"
Of those 1897 users, 1906 said
they were definitely benefited by
CA R d VI. That's SO out of
every 100. What a record!
g. r. U I is a good stimulator
tor tagging appetites, real aid
10 digestion and assimilation.
That's why its proper use enables
so many women and girls to build
up physical resistance, and thus
Helps them avoid the periodic
gain of functional dysmenorrhea
Ing to malnutrition.
Evening star., 1939-08-14

broke the semi permanent camps in
which they have been living during
a week of intensive preliminary
training and moved out with combat
packs. At the same time the Regu-
lar Army Units. assembled yester-
day morning at Fort Belvoir. Va,
after an early morning march by
most of the column through Wash
ington from Fort Meade. began to
push out from Belvoir.
Yesterday afternoon Brig. Gen.
Maxwell Murray. commanding the
provisional brigade of the Black in
vaders, after landing his invading
forces, theoretically. of course. at
Quantico, received instructions from
Admiral Black. commander in chief
OF the Chesapeake Expeditionary
Force" on board the Black battle
ship Onward, to move his division
at a m. today Ito attack Blue forces
in Manassas area and contain them
until arrival second contingent of
c. E. r."
The attack which began this morn
ing under these orders is theoreti-
cally an attempt to create a diver
sion to cover the main attack of the
Black invaders through New Eng
land. This main invasion will be met
next week by $4,000 National Guard
and Regular Army troops. which be-
gan to assemble today at Plattsburg.
N. Y, for = week OF preliminary
training.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Advertising Club Protests
Proposed A. B. T.. Rules

The Advertising Club of Washing
ton today filed with the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board it's protest
against of the II recommendation
Of the board for the regulation of
liquor advertisements in the District.
The club protested as "discrimina-
tory and unfair" the proposed regu-
lation which would forbid the dis
semination of written circulars or
handbills. It also objected to the
recommendation which would regu-
late the size of electric or other signs.
In connection with the distribu-
ton of circulars. the club said it was
unfair to single out any one Of
established and recognized mediums
in such regulations and that what
applied to one should apply TO all
forms of trade. Rules on the size of
electric and other signs should con-
form to the sign code for all busi-
nesses, the resolution stated.
The deadline for filing protests
against the proposed regulat tions is
today under ruling by A. B. c.
Board Chairman Thomas E. Lodge
at recent public hearing. Mr..
Lodge said there had not been as
many objections to the proposed
rules as he had anticipated and that
the regulations as to the dissemina-
ton of the handbills or circulars and
I the type of sign on the premises had
drawn most of the criticism.
The new regulations were drawn
up after long study by both the
A. B. c. Board and the corporation
counsel's Office in an effort to make
the District rules harmonic with
those OF the Federal Alcohol Admin
istration.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Drum Takes Command,
OF Biggest War Games
By the Associated Press,


PLATTSBURG, N. Y, Aug. IA
The thunder of a 15-gun salute
crashed over the parade grounds
at Plattsburg Barracks today as 1t.
Gen. Hugh A. Drum arrived to
assume command of $4,000 troops
massing for the Nations greatest
war games.
AS the echoes of the last shot,
thrown back from the red brick
walls of the old Army post, drifted
across Lake Champlain. q bugler,
standing stify at attention, sounded
To the General"
With his stan officers, Gen. Drum
received the salute at the foot of
the flagpole in front of post head
quarters and then departed to con-
duct brief press conference. at
which he expressed satisfaction with
the progress of the troop concentra-
ton.
Meanwhile all highways leading
into Plattsburg and vicinity were
crowded with moving troops as
1000 National Guardsmen from
eight States poured into Northern
New York to join units already in
the field.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Arlington Will Vote
On Power Bonds

Arlington County, Va, will hold
a referendum in connection with
the November 7 elections on the
question of issuing sl.475.o00 in
bonds to establish q publicly owned
electric distribution system.
The referendum was assured to-
day when Judge Walter T. Mccarthy
OF the Circuit Court indicated he
would sign an order ordering the
vote as soon as it Is properly pre-
sented to him. Attorneys said the
order would be presented tomorrow.
The court indicated its position
after Robert e. Plymale. chairman
Of the Public Utilities Committee of
the Arlington County Civic FEEDER
alton, presented petitions signed BY
250 qualified voters requesting the
referendum. Attorneys Emery N.
Hosmer. John Locke Green and
Linus versi represented the petit
TONERS.
Attorneys called the judges atten-
ton to court order of April as.
1880, in which the whole Of Arling-
ton County was designated as q san
itary district for the purposes of
holding referenda on all general
municipal functions. The order was
issued in connection with the
county's issuance Of sewer bonds
The question Of whether Airing
ton is q sanitary district had to be
Established before the order for the
referendum could be entered by the
judge.
In Novmber, when voters are
handed ballots containing names Of
candidates for county and State
ofhces, each also will be given q sec
ond ballot worded rs follows:
Shall the County Board issue
bonds Of the Arlington sanitary
district in sums Of 81 ATS, 900 in order
to raise the necessary funds to carry
into effect the construction and
establishment Of = light and power
distribution system for said district?"
Evening star., 1939-08-14

l.. Pike. senior Regular Army in
structor attached to the division:
Col. John Cutchins. chief Of staff of
the division: 1t. Col. Cary Jarman,
plans and training ohicer. and 1t.
Col. Edwin P. Conquest, intelligence
ofiicer.
Gen. Rockford said 2oth Division
troops would be provided with water
from their present source. specially
drilled wells, while they are in the
field. The water will be delivered
by trucks.
Explaining that the 1leth In
fantry. Virginia National Guard,
except for one Of its ba talions, had
been assigned to march into the
field yesterday afternoon as an out
post. Col. Cutchins said the battle
problem was based on the assump-
ton we have come down the
road and will bivouac here-where
we are now encamped-for the
night
After the general conference Gen.
Reckord conferred with the three
brigade commanders of the 10th,
Brig. Gen. Samuel Gardner Waller
Of the S1st Brigade, Infantry, Vir-
ginia National Guard; Brig. Gen.
Amos w. w. Woodcock. 5Sth Bri-
gade. Infantry. Maryland National
Guard, and Brig. Gen. William H.
Sands. 54th Field Artillery Brigade,
including regiments from Maryland.
Virginia and Pennsylvania.
District guard commanders who
joined the session on Division Hill
were Col. John w. Oehmann, 12lst
Engineers; Maj. Fletcher r. Berns-
dorff. lst Battalion, 104th Quarter
master Regiment. and Maj. william
T. Roy, 10th Division special troops.
The 260th Coast Artillery under Col.
Walter w. Burns is directly under
the command Of Third Corps Head
quarters and has the mission of de-
Tending the Gainesville railhead
with its battalions spread out and
hidden in the wooded areas several
miles ayound.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Are You Bothered
By Ants-or Other
Household Pests?

Briefly, but adequately our
new booklet, COMMON
HOUSEHOLD PESTS, tells
how to combat these pesty in
truders. Control of insects Is
essential to the well-being of
mankind. Few persons realize
the immense amount Of dam
age these small creatures do
every day of their existence.
Aside from the injury they do
to furniture, woodwork, cloth
ing and other useful articles
they are responsible, either di-
rectly or indirectly, for the
transfer of disease. How to
wage war on ants, clothes
moths, house flies, mosquitoes,
cockroaches, bedbugs, fieas,
termites, rats and mice is COW
cred In the booklet. Order
your copy without further de-
lay. Ten cents, postpaid.
Evening star., 1939-08-14

Pressure is low from Southern Green
land. Julianehaab 1922 millibars t2Q 10
inchesD southwestward over Labrador
with trough extending southwestward
along the North Atlantic Coast. Pressure
continues high southeast of Newfoundland
and 1t is relatively high between Bermuda
and Cape Hatteras. A high pressure area
Is moving eastward over the Lake region.
Detroit, Mich. 1888 millibars t30.07
inches,. Pressure is relatively low over
Northwestern Ontario and pressure is low
over the interior of Alaska and the Mac
kenzle Vallery. Norman. District Of Mac
kenzie. 10O4.7 millibars t29.67 inches)
The tropical disturbance is now of slight
intensity and moving slowly north-north-
the last "a hours there have been showers
in portions Of the Atlantic States and the
Southern States. the Upper Ohio Valley
and the eastern portion of the Lake region.
Temperatures have fallen slightly over the
Lower Lake region and portions of the
Northern Appalachians.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
5h Battalion Back
From Maneuvers
Al 0uantico
Officials and Miiitory
Officers Review
Murine Reserves

The 5th Battalion, Marine Corps
Reserves, today settled back into
routine city life after completing
Is days Of intensive maneuvering
at Quantico, Va.
Under command Of 1t. Col. Har-
vey L. Miller, the Washington unit,
more than 500 strong, passed In re-
view before District offlcials and
ranking military officers yesterday
on the Mall.
Those reviewing the troops in
cluded Engineer Commissioned David
McCoach, jr.; Brig Gen. Albert L.
Cox, Col. Harry r. CUNNINGHAM.
COL Miller. representatives Of vet
erans' organizations here and ofiicers
of the Marine Regulars.
Augmented By Regulars.
During the exercises at the ma-
rine base the District Reserves were
augmented by Regular troops. From
1 to 30 men were taken into the
Reserve platoons to give the unit
\ strength Of more than 800 men.
Onlcials particularly commented
after the joint maneuvers on the
lack Of friction. They also had
high praise for the full cooperation
shown between the Reserves and
the Regulars.
With so umpires to watch the COM
bat and attack problems, at the con-
clusion of the war games Friday
considerable praise was given the
Reserves for their work. Col. Miller
reported today that in the first At
tack on his men by tanks q number
Of casualties were noted. However,
in the succeeding tank attacks the
men 30 thoroughly took cover that
the tanks were unable to find the
troopers. Similar reports were made
by raiding plane pilots.
Reserves to Start Drills.
The Washington marine Reserves
tomorrow start their regular armory
drills which will continue until the
next field campaign. The work ut
Quantico, according to Col. Miller,
showed more Advancement than dur
ing the last IL years of field maneu-
vering.
The local marines yesterday for
the first time displayed in parade
their new machine gun equipment.
The machine gun company had the
new model anti-aircraft guns which
were issued to them but q short
time ago.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Court tAssaiIsF.C
For Uncontrolled
Competition Policy
1t Tends to Creote
Broadcast Monopoly,
Opinion Declares

A legal tongue lashing was directed
at the Federal Communications
Commission today because It ad-
vocated a method Of uncontrolled
competition. described as having q
tendency to create monopolies In
radio broadcasting.
The rebuke came from the District
Court of Appeals and oddly grew out
OF case In which the F. c. C. was
upheld. The case was that of the
Yankee Network. Inc, of Massa-
chusetts. which appealed from the
commission decision granting ths
Northern Corp, another broadcaster
near Boston. the right to operate a
more powerful station. The appeal
was dismissed.
The F. C. C. had challenged the
power Of the appellate court to
hear the appeal, contending that no
appeal was contemplated by the
Communications Act from a decision
OF the commission granting an
application. on behalf of sny
existing licensee claiming to be
economically affected.
In today's opinion, written by
Associate Justice Justin Ames Miller,
the Court of Appeals pointed out
that the F. c. C. attempts to sup
port its position by arguing that one
of the chief concerns of Congress,
as evidenced by the reports and
debates, was to guard against
monopolies and to preserve COM
petition"
But, the court said, 'it is difficult
TO understand how this result could
be achieved by deliberately or care
lessly licensing so many new COM
peting stations as to destroy already
existing ones, and possibly the newly
created ones as we'll
The test is not whether there is
monopoly. on the one hand or
any overabundance of competition,
on the other, but whether the grant,
ing or denying of the application
will best serve the interest of the
public
The method of uncontrolled
competition argued for by the COM
mission in the present case is in
fact one way of creating monopolles.
If it were allowed to go on unre-
strained. according to its theory Of
non-reviewable arbitrary power,
none but financial monopoly could
safely exist and operate in the radio
broadcasting field
Evening star., 1939-08-14

DR.. George c. Havenner, the only
terms as president of the Federation
of Citizens Associations, declared
yesterday that the best citizen is the
married citizen. And l should
know he said. for today is golden
wedding day for my wife and my
self
Chatting with some of the 200
prominent guests in his Colonial
home at 1912 Albemsrle street NV,
DR.. Havenner assured them that
marriage brings happiness and un-
derstanding which, in turn, work for
good citizenship"
DR. Havenner. 72, recently retired
as lisison ofIicer of the Government
Printing once. He is a member of
the Board OF Library Trustees. the
Forest Hills Citizens Association
and the Association of Oldest In
habitants Of the District. and has
held many other civic posts.
DR.. Hav ,nner was president of
the Federation of Citizens Associa =
tions from 1929 through 1892.
Mrs. HAvenner Praised.
Il attribute all my interest in
civil and Federal affairs to my wife.
who at no time in the so years ever
forgot TO look after my health. hap
piness and prosperity" he said.
Mrs. Havenner is the former Mary
Elizabeth Lineer. who was married
to DIR. Havenner on a sunny day IN
1889. "one hour after he bought the
marriage license and without letting
any one know" Yesterday she wore
the same orchid slippers that she
packed away after her silver we'd
ding anniversary in 1914.
The bride and groom renewed
pledges to each other yesterday by
exchanging new rings. Mrs. Haven
ner gave her husband a sapphire ring.
and he presented her with q dia-
mond one.
I've really lived 100 years now ="
DR.. Havenner laughed. You see.
I've had so years of Government
service and 50 years of married life
add 1t up yourself
The couple received many gifts,
though their invitations to the
celebration had said kindly omit
presents" Messages arrived from
distant cities. Among them was
one from Theodore w. Noyes. editor
Of The Star, who wrote from At
lantic City:
Civic honors may be won and
enjoyed-and they have been de-
servedly bestowed in gratifying
measure upon DR.. Havenner-but
celebration of his golden wedding
anniversary by a multitude of de-
voted friends of himself and his wife
is in my opinion the highest and
most valued tribute than can be
bestowed"
Wedding Cake Served.
Guests enjoyed portions of gold
en- wedding cake and other refresh
ments. served on the terrace behind
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Civil Liberties
Continued From First Page)

pany in the associations activities" :"
the report said, lis indicated by the
increase in its contributions from
$725 in 1888 to SIS, 900 in 1897
The General Motors Corp. was
listed as the second largest con-
tributor during the 1933-37 period,
with $66 $40. Others listed as sub
stantial supporters" of the associa-
tion:
National Steel Corp. $42. .05O, dur
ing the flve-year period; United
States Steel Corp, .45O; Monsan-
to Chemical Co., $36,775; Westing-
house Electric Il Manufacturing Co.,
$35,912; Chrysler Corp. $35 400; !;
Bethlehem Steel Corp, $40 $50; The
Texas Corp. $27,5o0; Borg Warner
Corp. $27,14l; Republic Steel Corp,
$24,650: Socony- Vacuum Oil Co.,
Inc, $22 600; Swift A Co., 32l, $50;
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey,
$40, 600; Eastman Kodak Co., $40
ZIG.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Erroneous Charge
Stated in Headline

In Saturdays issue of The Star,
story was published concerning
the filing OF 4 demurrer by Whiting
C. Faulkner, former Martinsburg,
w. Va. postmaster. to his indict-
ment on perjury charges in con-
nection with his testimony before
the House Milk Investigating Com
mittee. The headline of the story
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Neutrality Charge Dropped

MANILA, Aug. IA tP.-An charges
Of neutrality violation against An
tonic M. Bautista, whose Congress
for Democracy and Collective Secur-
ity approved a japanese boycott,
July 4, were dropped today by
Manila's city prosecutor. Bautista is
president of the organization.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Fish Ribbentrop's Guest

SALZBURG. Germany, Aug. IA
P.-United States Representative
Hamilton Fish of New York was the
guest this afternoon of Joachim Won
Ribbentrop at the German foreign
minister's summer home, Fuschl
Castle.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Armstrong to Speak

Kenneth p. Armstrong, former
president Of the Woodbridge Citi-
zens' Association. will be guest
speaker at a meeting Of the Brent
wood Md Citizens Associatio
Wednesday at pm. In the Brent
wood School.