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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
J. A. WieIey Passes
In ClorksduIe

J. A. Wigley, Al, resident of Clarks-
daley died Saturday afternoon, Sep
TENDER 2, at $50 o'clock following
an operation for stomach ulcer at
the Clarksdale Hospital on Friday.
Mr.. Wigley was the son of w. c
Wigley Of Durant and lived a good
part of his Life in Durant.
During the past several months
Mr.. Wigley had suffered serious ill
ness, but was able to be up and at
his work most of the time. He
fought Of his sickness as long as
possible and was at his work Thurs
day as usual.
However, he became desperately
i'll Thursday night and an operation
was deemed necessary Friday. His
condition vas such that little hope
was held for his recovery and Mr.
Wigley succumbed Saturday.
Funeral services for the well known
and popular citizen were held at 10
o'clock at the National Funeral Home
in C~larksdale, with DR.. N. D. Tim
hermann, pastor of the Clarksdale
Baptist Church, in charge.
The funeral cortege left immediate
ly following the services for Durant
the former home Of the deceased.
Interment was made in Mizpah GEM
etery with the Rev. w. r. Haynie,
assisted by Rev. E. S. Lewis, con
Quoting the services. He had many
friends here who are grieved at the
untimely passing of this splendid
citizen.
Surviving Mr.. Wigley are his widow,
Mrs. Elyne Wlgley, and six children.
j. A. Wigley, Jr., of CCC e~ncampment
at Tuscorora, New. Robbie, Posey, Ed
win. Erwin and Marie, all Of Clarks-
dale.
His father. w. C. Wigley, Durant,
also survives, as well as four brothers,
and our sisters, Carl Wigley and Ed
die Wigley of San Francisco; Billie
Wigley Of Durant; Frank Wigley of
Marks; Mrs. G. T. Whaley of War
rior, Ala, Mrs. A. r.. Travis of Clarks-
dale; Mrs. Warren Former, Glen Al
len; Mrs. ]. A. Vines, Durant; and
two half bro hers, Thomas Hyde and
William Roy of Durant.
P~allbearers were: Carl Drake, Ed
gar Howell, Boyd Moss, Walter Dur
ham, Jeffie Dodd, Robert Irby.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
Rites To Be Held Here
For Former Citizen

MFR. James r. Lightfoot. former
wen known and popular citizen OF
Durant, passed away at Tampa, Fla,
at the age of 80. His remains will
be shipped to Durant for burial, ar
irving here Friday, September 18th
at 800 and interment will take place
in Mizpah cemetery Immediately fol
lowing.
Mr.. Lightfoot spent a number of
years here and has many friends
who regret to hear of his demise
He will be buried by the side of his
wife who has been dead for four
years. She is lovingly remembered
as Maggie Barth. After their mar
riage they went to Tampa, Fla. to
make their home but each year they
returned to Durant for a visit with
dear friends and relatives.
Mr.. Lightfoot is survived by one
sister, Mrs. Glass of Tampa, Fla.
two brothers, Henry, of Tampa and
Streetie of Chicago. Also surviving
are Mrs. Jerre Dodge, a niece, OF
Winston-SNlem, N. c.; Mrs. John
Parker of West Point, niece. Mrs
Pickle Cummins of Durant is a sis
ter-in-law, Mr.. Ben Barth of Jack
son, a brother-in-law; and Mr.. Ben.
jamin Barth of Durant, a nephew
who "a named for Mr.. Lightfoot.
In the last years of his life he
was tenderly cared for by Mrs. Lilly
Peters, Miss Catherine Soranson, and
Mrs. jamie Barth.
Funeral services will be in charge
of Rev. w. r. Haynie, Baptist pas
ton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
Chevrolet Shows Increase
Over August Lost Yeor

Detroit, Sept. 8-Chevrolet dealers
retail sales OF new cars and trucks
in August totaled 48,840 units a gain
of 14.6 per cent rel those for Aug
ust of 1888, w. e. Hoiler. general
sales manager. announced here 20
day. Sales in the same period last
year were 42,611.
The last 10 days of the monon
showed gains over both the last ~
days of August 1888 and the second
10 days OF August, Immediately pre-
ceding the period reported. Truck
sales accounted for IL 692 units, a
substantial part of the total sales.
Used car sales for the month, Mr.
Holler said. were 121,61s units as
compared with 107.5s3 in August,
1888, combined new and used units
for August being ITO 459.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
Fire Causes Dumuge To
Shombureer Lumber Co.

Several persons were injured here
Monday afternoon in combating a
blaze which broke out at the sham
burger Lumber Company and de
stroyed a dry kiln valued at $4,000
as well as about 10000 feet of lumber
which is estimated at about $1,000.
The fire vas the worst that Du-
rant has seen for sometime follow
ing about two years after the disas-
trous gin conflagration which result
ed in a loss OF about $4,000 and at
which time about 800 bales of cotton
were burned.
A large group of fire fighters bat
tied the flames for more than an
hour.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
Large Crowd Enjoys Show
At RichIond Monday

Over 500 people attended the free
picture show at Richland last Mon
day night to hear Mr.. l.. I. Jones OF
State College and 20 see the splen-
did educational picture shown in
the interest Of soil building.
Mr.. Jones stated that n acre of
our land in the United States Is aban-
doned each minute of the year be-
cause of erosion. Mr.. Jones advised
all to help save the land for the next
and planting the necessary winte?
cover crops and to protect the trees
from fires as this crop win pay a
nice dividend each year if looked af-
ter.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
William Thorne Loses
Hand In Accident

William Thorne, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. N. Thorne of Durant, SUI
feTed the loss of his right hand Wed
nesday shortly after noon. He was
employed by the Taylor Griffith Lunl-
Der Company at Duck Hill. He was
said to have been feeding a machine
when the accident occurred. The am
putation was performed by DR.. Ava1t
at the Grenada Hospital. Mr.. Thorne
is resting as well as could be expect
ed and it is believed that he can be
removed to his home here in abou.
two weeks.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
Durant Public Schools
Open Season With
Good Enrolment
Three New Teachers
On FucuIty; Expect
Good School Year

Durant Public Schools opened at
$50 Monday morning with a good
enrolment. Only a short part of the
morning was devoted to classification
of the pupils after which they were
dismissed for the day.
Enrolment in the different grades
are as follows, according to c. H.
Carruth, Superintendent of Schools:
irst grade-2os Second srade-19;
Third grade-H; Fourth grade-29;
fifth grade -; Sixth grade %; Sew
enth grade@06; Eighth grade-22;
Ugh School-&
This enrolment WA for the first
day Of school and will increase -
the school year progresses.
Three new teachers are on the
faculty this year. They are: Miss
Pauline Carter, Miss Mary Love and
Mr.. Dace Davis, who will be athletic
coach.
Football practice is already under
way with a good squad out and the
new mentor is working hard to put
cut a winning eleven.
The school calendar for the ensuing
shows that school started on
September IL and the first semester
will end January 10. The second Sc
mester begins January % lac school
ends May 81.
Christmas holidays will be from
December % to % inclusive.
Both faculty and students are look
ing forward to a good school year
and students and parents are urged
to cooperate with the school autho-
in every way possible to make
n of the best school years in
the history of Durant schools.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
P. T. A. Holds Initial
Meeting Of Year

The P. T. A. held it's first meeting
this afternoon at the Durant school
auditorium The meeting WAS in the
form of a reception for the new
teachers Mrs. Steen was In charge
of the program. Punch and cakes
were served. Mrs Walter Odom gave
on interesting paper. A group Du-
rant school girls sang several num-
bers.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
Goodman Working Hard
For State Freshmen
BY william Cathey
BY william Cathey

Spirited fighting for the various
positions plus confidence and de-
termination characterize the daily
practice sessions as the Holmes .Ju-
nior College pigskinners make ready
for the initial encounter of the 1882
campaign, scheduled with the Mis-
sissippi State Freshmen on the Stark
vile gridiron on September Is.
Coach Ras Branch has about 40
candidates who constitute the ros-
ter of the Goodman squad, and from
this group the Holmes mentor is
will continue to rank among the top
outfits of the conference.
Departure of a number of regulars
last season isn't making the outlook
Coach Branch has some material on
hand that might develop into capa-
BILE substitutes for the numerous ab-
sentees.
The backfield was the hardest hat
with the loss of four regulars and
lllCC tCoClfCS. Nj NllC llAllC ~ Win
posing this division in 1888 only two
have returned for duty, both letter
winners-Braskel Naron and Bill
Meredith.
Absentees include: Clover Johnson,
Armand Gritty, Truett Bullock and
Tom "Goofy' Gholson, first stringers,
and Vardaman Lovette, Pete Gar
rett apd Edward Toczylowski sub
stitutes. All the above were letter
men except Toczylowski.
The forward wall will be minus
four starters in Adrian Vernon, cen
ter, w. G. Bowen, tackle, Doyle Bran
lett, guard, and Delmar Pierce tao
kle, Aaron Prestage, reserve, but
letter man, will also be missing.
OF the 81 who received insignia at
the close of the past campaign only
Naron back, Leonard Blalock. tackle,
Ed Roberts, guard, Roger Smith,
tackle, Meredith, back, and Joe Tom
Mabry end, and Preston Hornsby,
are in the fold.
The hardest positions to replace
will be the center and backfield slots,
but favorable progress is being made
in both sections and the inexperi-
enced youths may become valuable
additions if improvement continues.
Two of the biggest losses sustain
ed with the departure of Richard
Stevenson, hefty back, and Bowen,
elongated Inc weighty lineman. The
only reserve non-letter men left over
from the 1888 season who have re
turned are Johnny Spidle, back, John
Query end, Lawrence Gulino, end.
Hussman, tackle, and Warren, line
man..
The forward wall of the Bulldogs
is expected to be equally as strong
as last year with Blalock HussmaI,
Warren, Roberts, Mabry Terry, Gu
limo, Smith, Thorne, Pannell and Lock-
wood giving strong indications that
very little advantage can be given
one aspirant over the other for defen-
sive ability.
McCafferty, in the back
field is expected to shoulder a large
share Of the pass work, as the lad
is one Of the best prospects in the
circuit. Hallock and Crawford rs
well as K~uykendall are making strong
bids for opening assignments. The
latter is displaying plenty of driving
power and should become a very able
ball carrier. Naron, speedy pigskin
lugger of TIE 1888 edition, is making
good progress and viii probably draw
one of the openin posts.
The Goodman tutor has been driv-
Continued on page 2
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
Meeting Called At Acono
To Discuss Wiring Homes

ton, which will furnish electric cui-
rent to- the Acona Community, is
calling a meeting Of the patrons to
be served Friday night of this week
to discuss the wiring OF homes and
pleted in that section. All who are
to use this service ara asked to al
end.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
Services Sunday At
Baptist Church

Bible School 9:45.
Morning worship 1880.
B. T. u. $50.
Evening worship 7:30.
Prayer meeting Wednesday eve
ing 7:30.
Luther Rice Day win be observ.
ed and an offering taken to help
build a memorial church at his grave
". r. HAYNIE, Pastor.
Evening star., 1939-04-14

dropped her glove as she was enter
ing the Town Hall, where she was
going to sing. A small boy grabbed
it and set up stand with this
notice-"Five cents to touch the
glove of jeanette Macdonald" He
did quite well-until the glove was
captured by another small boy
Ginger Rogers, who vehemently de-
nies that she is 'the loneliest girl
in HOLLYWOOD" will reconcile with
Lew Ayres when he returns from
his current European jaunt.
Heaven" is extremely fashionable
in Hollywood just now-supplanting
the earlier vogue for Hell" We
have East Side of Heaven" starring
Bing Crosby and Joan Blondell;
Halfway to Heaven" Back Door
to Heaven ''All This and Heaven.
Too, Heaven on a Shoestring.
And Twentieth Century-Fox will
make Heaven" The He'll epics
included "Hells Angels" Hell
Divers and "Hell's Kitchen" But
there will be no more of the latter.
The Hays Office does not like the
word. Too reminiscent of conditions
in Europe today.
Copyright, 1899, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1939-04-14

across the street we could see the
high tower of the new courthouse,
on the second floor Of which was
modern Jail.
Yes, Blackhorse had plenty of
law now. Too much perhaps. 1t
seemed incredible that decade and
a half ago man with quick
trigger finger could write his own
rules.
Mate was % years old when he
came to Blackhorse," Sully con-
tinued. He was a deputy sheriff.
appointed by Sheriff Seth Burton
down at the county seat. Seth sent
the youngster up here with in
structions to clean out the place
and protect the honest citizens.
Seemed like quite a dish to
hand out to a KID like Nate Palmer,
but Seth knew his business. He
knew he was sending the right man.
Nate was chain lightning with his
old smoke pole.
Folks In Blackhorse had heard
of Nate. They respected his adroit-
ness with gun. But this didn't
stop the laW-breaking. The day
after his arrival there was shoot
ing in the Blue Chip Saloon. A
jigger named Bronco Weston was
killed.
Nate investigated and learned
that Bronco Weston and a boy
named Hub Olson had been at
swords points for months. Each
had sworn to kill the other on sight,
and they had met in the Blue Chip
and shot it out. LeaStWlSe, that S
the way he figured it. The trouble
was he couldn't get any one to
testify they'd seen the shooting, or
even TO the fact that Bronco and
Hub had had words.
That was Mates warning of what
he was up against. More killings
occurred. There were fights and
braWls and holdups and cattle rust
ling. Nate could get just so tar
in his investigations and no further.
He couldn't corral an eyewitness
He couldn't locate a soul who would
guarantee he knew anything about
anything.
Nate began to get mad. 1t
looked like Blackhorse was going
to lick him But instead of quitting
or going off half-cocked he sat
down and did some good. hard
thinking. Now, there was a gent
in Blackhorse at the time named
Henry Bull. Henry Bull was tall,
quiet man with black eyes and a
mean face. He was fast with a
gun and he was rich. Probably
he was rich because he was fast
with a gun.
Henry owned the Blue Chip
Saloon and the livery stable and the
general store. He also owned a
ranch up the valley ways. The
ranch was we'll stocked, and there
was no doubt in any ones mind
that the stock had at one time worn
the brands of other ranchers.
The more Nate thought the more
Evening star., 1939-04-14

Bull was it.
Now this gave Nate an idea. He
knew there was some widespread
doubt about his ability to beat Henry
Bull to the draw. and he knew also
that folkS never expected to have it
settled by a demonstration, because
Henry Bull always kept his own
hands clean.
winch is why one bright morn
ing Nate strolled down Blackhorse's S
sun-oaked street, pushed through
the doors of the Blue Chip and con-
fronted Henry Bull who was sitting
at a table conferring with a half
dozen of his henchmen.
Henry said Nate easily, when
came here l figured there was no
law but the law of the six-gun, and
l aimed to put stop to that. Since
then I've discovered there's another
law. and you're it,
Henry Bull smirked with pleasure
and tWirled his mustache. Sonny,
he said, you're quick to catch on
Yes says Nate, I reckon 1 am,
You're the big shot here. You run
this town. What you say goes.
Fine. The way I figure it a big
shot has to have responsibilities.
So I'm holdln' you responsible for
the law-breaking.' I figure you can
stop it if you want. Therefore.
the next time there's a holdup or
KILN, I'm comm after you. That
goes as a warnin', Henry.
And Nate turned and walked out.
For a minute after he was gone
there was silence. Every man who
had heard that statement of Nate S
knew that at last a show-d down was
coming. Henry couldn't carry on
without law -breakin' and if he con-
tlnued he'd have to match the
young deputy with quick-trigger
finger. The boys rather looked
forward to the meeting.
But they were disappointed
Henry thought it over and he de-
cided he'd be a dumbhead to 90 up
against Nate in open battle. He
might be able to beat Nate and he
iiH6Ale iiot. my way. lic lldQ every =
thing to lose and not much to gain.
If he just picked up stakes and
cleared out he'd be able to live like
a gentleman the rest of his life on
his savings.
so that's what he did. He got
yellow and packed his things and
cleared out. But it wasn't as easy
, as that. An hour after he'd gone
some OF the boys who'd been doing
his dirty work for him and didn t
like the idea of him walking off with
all the profits. heard what had
happened and set off on his trail.
They caught up with him, too. and
strung him up to cottonwood tree
And that was the beginning OF
law and order in Blackhorse, be-
cause Deputy Nate never investi-
gated the murder of its most famous
citizen"
(Copyright 1q3Q)
Evening star., 1939-04-14
Arlington Drive Planned
On Obscene Literature

Believing there is an increase in
the number of obscene publications
on sale at Arlington County ,Va)
neWSstands, a group of citizens has
decided to form Committee for the
Suppression of Obscene Publications
and will elect permanent officers on
May 10. it was announced today.
A preliminary meeting was held in
the st. Charles School Wednesday
night at which A. A. Moore, tenn
porary chairman, presided. George
P. Grove. chairman of special COM
mlttee. submitted a report setting
forth the proposed objectives of the
group.
Evening star., 1939-04-14
Committee Head Named

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, April
IA (SpeciaD Ray Hall, secretary of
the Fredericksburg Chamber of
Commerce, was named chairman of
a committee to confer with the State
Highway Department concerning i'm
provements for directional markers,
during the annual meeting of the
State Chamber of Commerce at
Richmond Wednesday.
Evening star., 1939-04-14

he became aware
that whenever a
man was shot in
a n a | ! e g e d
drunken braWl it
was usually a
rancher or a cow
boy who had the
audacity to say
u n W ise things
about Henry Bull.
And W h e n e v er
there was a hold
up the victim was
always some one
connected with a
ranch other than
that owned by
Henry Bull. In
other words, Nate
doped it out that
Henry Bull con-
trolled the doings
In B a c k horse.
There was a law
here, and Henry
Evening star., 1939-04-14
-DAlLY SHORT STORY
SIX-GUN LAW
By Vic Yordmon

when young
Nate Palmer came
to Blackhorse IS
years ago." Sully
Glass was saying,
there weren't no
law here. None
at all, but the law
of the siX-gun.'
YOU'D n We r
think it noW," I
r e ma r k e d. We
were sitting on the
VerdnQd OF Jne
n eW Blackhorse
Inn. Hundreds of
automobiles pass
ed In front of us
every hour. A
half block down
the street a traffic
officer SWeated be-
meath the bright
Arizona sun. Over
the top of the old
II arm OnV Hotel
Evening star., 1939-04-14

is sending him
back to England,
where his his
toric Warwick
castle i'll be
used to house
u n derprivileged
children from
London, if war
becomes a hor-
rid reality. .
Elizabe P a t.
CeISOH ! d v t d
cocktail part Y
the other day.
Her bartender
was formerly in
the employ of
Evening star., 1939-04-14
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Evening star., 1939-04-14

the late HueN Long.
Cary Grant will shortly take out
his first American citizenship papers.
Universal is wasting its time buy
ing up Danielle DarrieuX's French
contract. The lady does not wish to
return to Hollywood. Neither does
Henry Decoin, her adoring husband.
Roland Young has cabled his
wife, who arrived in England yester-
day, to take the first boat back to
America. Yes, it's the war scare.
=. Carole Lombard's Bel Air house
Is on the market. 1t represents an
investment of between 100000 and
100000, and has the added selling
attraction of being the locale OF the
Gable Lombard romance.
Olivia De Havilland is putting out
the welcome sign for Howard
Hughes, expected back in Hollywood
during the weekend. -. Sister Joan
Fontaine may or may not be inter
ested to know that John Howard
has fallen for her with quite bang
and wants some one to arrange some
meetings with her. I suppose this
lets out Kay Grifhths, with whom,
as recently as last week, Mr. Howard
was said TO be considering matri-
mony. Travel notes: Sonia
Henie goes to South America for
personal appearances when Second
Fiddle" is in the can" Anna
May Wong leaves next month for
Australia to collect money for her
stricken people.
Jimmy Stewart is swallowing a
special capsule every hour in the
optimistic hope of gaining weight
. Poor Jimmy He has tried every
thing to fatten his lanky body, but
It's all pretty hopeless -. Norma
Shearer has 81 changes of costume
in The Women" and Rosalind Rus
sell is burning up. The stage Sylvia
(the part played by RosalindD was
much more fashionably gowned than
the husband loving Mary Haines
(Mlss Shearer). so you can see
what they have done to the play"
says Miss Russell, who gets only 9
ensembles, Indignantly. Joan Craw-
ford. as Crystal. gets 13 and is cur
rently campaigning for more. don't
envy Adrian. who is the dress de-
signer for this females-only epic :. {.
Hard to realize that Shirley Temple
will be all of 10 years old April %,
and that Jane Withers was l3 on
Wednesday.
X
Constance Bennett and her es-
tranged marquis have come to the
final understanding, and their di~
vorce is really and truly immi-
.nent =. Jackie Coogan is using the
vacuum treatment to make his fast
disappearing hair linger a little
longer. Worry did this to me-" says
Jackie, pointing to his baldish
pate -. A cute story about jeanette
MacDonald's concert tour. She
Evening star., 1939-04-14
Bruin Twizzlers
BY PROF. ]. d. FLINT.
Time Trouble.
Time Trouble.

Green and White are commuters.
They live in a suburb outside q big
city and have their Offices in the
city. Each morning they make their
daily dash for the 8 o'clock train.
Green and White live in the same
block and are quite a distance from
Evening star., 1939-04-14
HELP MEN AND WOMEN.

WANTED COUPLE or family man for
general farm work. woman for half-time
housework; good salary and good tenant
house. c. McCauiey. Arnold, Maryland.
WHITE. soliciting orders for poultry and
eggs from farm to consumer; steady en-
ployment. For interview. phone Mr. Harig
Kensineton 496-W, bet 81 pm
Evening star., 1939-04-14

the train. They always walk to the
train, or run, rather than ride. The
exercise is good for them. One morn
ing Green didn't know it but his
watch was 10 minutes slow and he
thought it was minutes fast. His
friend, White, oddly enough, thought
his watch was 10 minutes slow while
actually it was minutes fast. Both
men set their plans for catching the
train, although, of course, neither
knew about the others plans. Who
got to the train first.
(AnsWer on Page D-4.)
(Copyright 1890
Evening star., 1939-04-14

ton stopped and scores of bridges
swept away during floods following
five days of torrential storms in
South Africa recently.