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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09
Interest Grows In
Duront Vicinity

Interest In oil activity has been
heightened considerably this week in
Durant since The arrival Of a geo.
physic crew of the Stanoline Gas
and Oil Company, Of Tulsa, Okla.
The crew is headed by C. L. Thorn
as and consists Of about thirty men.
About ten Of the men have moved
their families TO Durant and will be
here Immediately.
They have been working this week
across the river from West in At
tala county They use the seismo-
graph and are investigating the pos
possibilities Of oil being located in this
section.
The group moved into Durant on
Monday and Fave been busy this week
finding places to stay.
Amcng hose here are: MIR. and
Mrs. Horace Ardain, Mr.. and Mrs
Phillips, Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Smith.
William Doughty, Walter e Jones,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. p E. Elder. Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Ellender, L. r. Barnett, W. M. Jones
and MIR and Mrs. Carroll.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09
Mrs. Ruth WALTON
In Pitkens
Member Pioneer FumHy
Is Buried Wednesday
Following Deoth

Mrs. Ruth Walton, IS, widow OF J
D. Walton of Acona. passed away in
Pickens Tuesday morning at the home
of her daughter, Miss John Ada Wa!
ton.
Funeral services were held at the
Acona Methods. Church Wednesday
afternoon, with burial in Acona GEM
etery.
Mrs. Walton was a member Of a
Holmes county family long prominent
in the Acona community. She was
a member Of the Methodist Church.
She is survived by three children.
Jesse H Walton, member Of the Hol-
mes County Board Of Supervisors;
Mrs. John A Cade, of Acona; Miss
John Ada Walton, member OF the
Pickens High School faculty. A sis
ter. Mrs. II. V. Johnson and a bro
her, J. C. herbert, Of Starkville
Four grand children, one great
grandchild and several nieces aaid
nephews also survive.
Mrs. Johnny H. Tart and Miss
Vera Herbert of Durant are nieccs
Of Mrs. Walton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09
l06th Engineers
To Train Here

The 106th Engineers Of the Missis-
sippi National Guard will undergo
a seven-day field training period af
the Holmes County state park locat-
ed between Goodman and Durant, be-
ginning November II, officials In the
adjutant generals office sadd Tues
day.
1t was explained that the extra
training is being held as
result Of an order from the Secre-
tary OF War. All Guard units In the
state must complete additional train
ing by January 81. 1910.
The 106th Engineers is composed
Of companies in Jackson. Drew. West
Point and vicksburg. Col. Harry HUI
len. Jackson. is the commanding Of
ficer.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09
New OIdsmobiIes Turn
Over In Durunt

Two brand new OQdsmobiles, one
pulling the other through the country
turned over in Durant on highway 81
early Wednesday morning about five
o'clock.
"A negro driver was enroute to Mem,
phis from Jackson. Both cars were
considerably damaged. The accident
happened on NORTH 81 when the driv-
er star ed to turn the curve in front
of he Red T. Service Station. The
car swerved out toward the fillins
sta ion considerably and then back
sharply to the right. turning over in
the yard of Mrs. Charlie Myers.
A. B. Clements wrecker towed tee
cars back in.
The driver was uninjured.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09
Methodists Announce
Sunday Services

Church School at GAS. w. A. Bacon
superintendent.
Worship service at II O'Clock.
Special numbers by the choir. Ser
mon by the pastor.
A brief report on the recent con-
ference.
Our League will present a special
program q. Kosciusko at 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
Evening preaching service at Z
o'clock.
The Circles OF the Missionary So
ciety will meet at 3 O'Clock Monday
afternoon.
Prayer service Wednesday evening
at TOO.
Choir practice at Z o'clock Thursday
evening.
The entire membership Is urged
to be presen. at the IL O'Clock ser
vice Sunday morning. This will be
the inaugural service for the new
Conference year.
We had a good year last year bu
we confidently expect to make ths
forthcoming year a greater n IN
every respect.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09
Conditions 40 Payments
Made Known Today

Terms and conditions under which
the 1910 parity payments will be made
to producers OF cotton wer announc.
ed today by T. NJ. Patterson, admin
is.rattve officer in charge, AAA. Pay
ments, which are conditioned upon
producers participating in the 1910
agricultural program, will be made
from the $225.OOo.00o appropriated for
shis program
The provisions II similar to those
in effect for the 1899 parity payments,
but have been strengthened by in
GLIDING these additional requirements
1. That the producer plant within
the total OF the acreage allosments OF
cotton established for his farm un
der the 1910 farm program:
2. That the producer not offset
performance on the farm by over
planting on other farms in which he
has N interest.
Rates Of price adjustment pay
merts. viii be announced later, after
the 1859 eason average prices arr
determined. The rate for any cror
cannot exceed the amount by which
the Average farm price Of the com
modify is less than rs percent of tht
parity price.
Patterson pointed out that thu
changes are intended to bring abou'
a more effective administration %
the program than has been possibl'
under previous regulations.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09
Send-0 Or Spend OFF Habit
Enddngers Entire Community

Convinced that the very existence
Of Durant IL threatened, patriotic
business and professional interests
today launched a 52-week crusade
against the growing menace Of OFF,
OPOdESLthat distant, far-OFT place
to which u~nUhinking people send or
spend dollars that could and should
be spent at home.
The first advertisement of a L.
month series appears In today's edi.
ton OF this newspaper. We are proud
to be the vehicle chosen to carry
this campaign which is 50 vital to
the future Of this community.
Ono advertisement viii appear each
week. Each viii present not senti-
mental but convincing, logical "rea,
sons why the growing peril Of Off
OPOdLS must be checked II Duratrt
business life and institution are to
be preserved for the future Of our
children and our children,s children
As pointed out % forcibiy in the
opening advertisement Of the series
In today's newspaper, the welfare of
Ourant is inseparably linked with the
manner in which our people spend
their money.
TO quote the initial advertisement
Down the road at the ero
OF the line , , . or at the poin. of
a pencil poised over an order bocl.
in your own living room lies
'OFFOPOLIS. It is not an imax:-
nary place it is just as real
as the mail order catalogue in the
parlor as interesting and excit
ing as the big city that beckons
you because The roads are paved
and the stores are large and as
persuasive as the young man who
worked Durant last week with a sam.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09
New Loan Program
Announced Today
By Government
Holmes County Bosis
Listed; DifferentioI
Outlined; Rise Seen

Washington, Nov. THE Agricul-
ture Department inaugurated a new
loan program on cotton today in a
move expected by crop control Off
Gals to result in improved prices f,I
the South's big cash crop later in the
season.
Producers may place 1939-grown
cotton under government loans at Q
base rate equivalent to S.3 cents .
pound for middling 7-8 inch cotton,
gross weight basis, subject to differ
en-, ials for location of it's storage.
Holmes County Basis
The basis for Holmes county is
900 for middling 7S the. weight.
This Means the government will de-
duct for the bagging and ties).
-Middling inch 825 net w.t.. Mid
ding inch and sixteenth 9.95 (net
weight).
Other differentials are announced
by the government but the above
information Will cover most Of the
cotton in the hill territory Of Holmes
County.
On the longer staples the loan is
to be 1875 for middling inch and .
quarter and longer.
D~ifferential Outlined
Cotton stored under loan at or near
central markets or ports will be ell
gible for higher rates than that stor.
ed at remote points. Thus. OF 0
net weight basis (bales weighing
about 478 pounds, cotton stored In
Western Texas and New Mexico will
be eligible for the minimum rate OF
TT cents, while that stored at some
points In North Carolina and Virgin.
ia-near textile mills-will be eligible
for a maximum rate Of 9.S cents. The
rates at all Gulf Of Mexico and Cali
fornia ports 1t 90 cents.
Inasmuch as This years crop CT
about 11.900.0 600 bales is not expected
to meet domestic and export needs
for the season, a shortage of free
cotton--cotton not tied up in Gov
eminent foans-is expected to develop
! next Spring and Summer. Any Of this
years cotton put under loan would
tend, officials said, 20 hasten the
arrival of that period of shortage.
Rise Is Expected
Officials said that such a shortage
of free cotton should tend to boos,
prices TO a point where it would bt
profitable for growers to take cotton
out of loan and sell 1t.
Although cotton prices are highe'
than a year ago, officials explain
that the fair" or parity" price |.
about 16 cents per pound.
The new loan program was an
nounced a. a time when more thar
10, 900 bales of surplus cotton !:
tied up under previous loan programs
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09
American Legion 10
Sponsor Armisiice
Day Celebration
Duront Post Program
Will Feature Bonds,
Parude, Ceremony

Color and spectacle win character
lie Durant's observance OF an Ar
mistice Day program Saturday morn
ing which will be sponsored by the
Preston-Hudson American Legion Post
and fs Auxiliary.
Eaily decorated floats a. well az
band music from both Durant and
Goodman will provide ample enter
tainment for the crowd expected for
the celebration.
Five Federated clubs In Durans.
the Twentieth Century Club, the Bus
mess & Professional Women's Club,
the woman's Club, the Gamma
Club and the Present Day Club, as
we'll as the Jr. Mcdowell Music
Club and the Nevin Music Club, an
entry from Holmes Junior College.
Goodman, and two from West, the
woman's Club and The New Century
Club, will have floats in the process
sion.
The parade, which will originate at
the Durant School, will be led by the
local band, followed by the Holmes
Junior College Unit. The Durant Boy
Scouts. the Girl Reserves of Durant
and West, the local Legionnaires and
the NYA boys Of West will also take
part. It will be headed by the State
Patrolmen, followed by Perry Roby,
Commander of the Durant Legion
Post, who will be mounted on a
horse.
At eleven o'clock in the City Park,
flag raising ceremonies by the local
Boy Scout troop will take place. M
C. Mcdaniel. president Of Holmes Ju-
nior College, will make a short ad-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09
Liqht Vote Cast IN
General Election;
Amendments Pass
77o Electors Go To
Polls; $50 Votes
For Amendment

Only ITO votes were cast in the
general election Tuesday. November
Z, compared to a high of 3,116 votes
cast in the second primary election
on August 20.
Lax interest at the poll in the
general election Ia due to the fact
that Mississippi 10 . one party state
and nomination Of the Democratic
ticket is equivalent to election.
A total Of $50 votes were EAST for
amending the constitution so tina;
individuals may, with certain restric-
tons. will property to church ana
church institutions on their death.
Sixty persons voted against tha
amendments. Those not voting on
the amendments will be counted a.
having voted against them, accord
ing to the law.
The voc cast is as follows:
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09
Duront Thanksgiving
Is November 30

Durant merchants and business
men win observe Thursday. Novem-
Der 80, IS Thanksgiving this year
as usual.
Mayor w. E. Howell asked Mrs
A. H. Brown to contact Zach mer-
chan. and ascertain what date he
wished to observe.
Mrs. Brown found that the unani-
nous verdict of each business man
was the Goth.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce
of Lexington has as voted to OBJ
serve the 30,h as Thanksgiving Day
The schools OF Duran. will, OBJ
serve the Goth also.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09
Bill Tucker Manager Of
MPl Office Arrives

Bill Tucker, formerly of Yazoo City,
arrived today to assume the duties
of manager of the Duran. office of
the Mississippi Power and Light Com
pany.
Mr.. Tucker takes the place of Bud
dy Lewis who was fatally injured in
an automobile accident last week.
We are glad to welcome Mr.. Tuck
er and his wife 20 Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09
DURANT FIRMS TO EXPOSE OFF-OP-O4ES
J. D. Neoves Escapes
Injury in Accident

y. ID. Neaves, prominent Good
man business man, narrowly escaped
serious injury when his car collided
headton with an approaching car
on highway 81, three miles south
of Durant Tuesday night, about
o'clock.
Tho other ar. going south on 81,
was driven by Mr.. and Mrs. P. Il
Flanagan, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who
were said 20 be on their honeymoon
They were driving a new Chevrolet
Both men were shaken up consid-
erably but Mrs. Flanagan was more
seriously injured than they. She
suffered cuts about the face which
were painful IL not serious.
Both cars were practically demol.
ished, according to reports.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09

pie case, taking orders for any.
thing and everything that you USE.
eat and wear.
The disioyai dollar that goes to
!Offopodis when It could Be- better
spent at home, VIII never oome back
to work In our community again.
UoYAL DOG1ARs spent in Durant
help build Jobs and prosperity fol
us ALI"
'SFEnSD YOUR MONEY In Durant
where It returns With extra diSsdends
IN peacs and prosperity. satfsfactios
and service"
Watch for this interesting series
Of 'OFFNOPO1w a~dver&ibssnent every
week in the columns OF tbs nAws-
paper!
Here are the patriotic sponsors of
this Observation-Disclosures and hadivfduals
that pay taxes, support SCHOOLS, fur.
nish payroIis and confe1butS to the
churches and civic organizations that
bufld q richer and finer community
life:
Durant Dry Goods Co, Merchants
4 Farmers Bank. Peoples Bank o.
Durant, Durant Variety Store, Odom
Bros, Ray Bros, Sinclair Refining
Company. Gulf Service Station, A. B.
Clements Chevrolet Co, Piggay Wig
ely, Durant Gin Company, Howell
Reggie Drug Co, The Style Shop,
Hotel Duran., Standard Service Sta
ton. Coca-Cola Bottling Co, Your
Friendly Neighbor Service Station, A.
H. Brown Garage, Foward's, City
Drug Store, California and Ritz Ca
fes, Red T Services Station, DR.. r. c.
Gilmore, Robert Irby, Waiter Durham.
Durham Cash Store, w. H. IHby. Pan
Am Service Station, Hotel Coffee
Shop, City. Market.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09
Madison-Earmer Is
Robbed tuesday
$500 Token From Coin
On Highway 81 After
Sole OF Cotton

Sails Cain, Madison county farmer.
reported to Sheriff Walter Eflis he had
been robbed Of 5000 in 30 so bills. the
robbery being staged three miles south
OF Goodman on Highway 81 Tues
day.
Cain said he was en- route to Good
man to put the money in a bank
and pay some bills when he wa as
costed on the highway by a tan. heav-
ny-built man waving a red flag.
Thinking he was q highway work
er Cain said, he pulled to the side
OF he road where the man placed
a gun on him and marched him Oft
the road under a railroad bridge near
by.
He scuffled with the robber, he
said until he was knocked uncon-
scious from behind. When he re-
gained consciousness his assailant
had gone.
Cain told the sheriff that the man
was in a green car but he was I'M
able to identify make. He described
the man as weighing around 100
pounds, dark hair and eyes. and red
faced. The sheriff with Deputy w.
L. Ellis, Jr, made a thorough inves-
tigation of the affair but were un-
able 20 locate any clues.
Cain had just recently sold his
cotton in Pickens, and vas en- route
to Goodman in his car when he was
robbed, he said.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09
Homecoming Doy Program
For n. }. c Given

Friday, November 10, the students
and faculty Of Holmes Junior College
will welcome Alumni to the campus
Homecoming Day is a highlight o.
tae school year and is always looked
forward to with much pleasure. Ev-
cry former student and friend of the
institution is extended a cordial insi
tation e the celebration.
Miss Linnie Pepper, OF Vaughn.
has been chosen to reign as Queer
Of Homecoming at Holmes junior
College. She was elected at a meet
ing of the III club October 81.
Following is the program which be-
gins at IL A. M:
Welcome-Ed Roberts, Student Body
President.
Greetings-President NJ. c. Mcdaniel
Responses
Class of 1914LWillie Broome
Class of l9l9-Dr. Paul Brumby
Class 1924-Paui Hand
Glass OF 1929Jennie Mae Baker
Class of 19S4-Minnie Chesteen
Class OF 1930-Mary Franklin
Moore.
Music
Play
Music
Following the above program the
Alumni will have a brief business
meeting with A. l.. Tidweil Asso'
citation president. presiding.
Lunch will be served at 1890.
The football game begins at 2;lo.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09

Hazel
Eyes
Do you know where off-op-olis is?

Do you know where Off-op-o-lis Is?
Offopolis Is that distant, FAR-OFF
ENEMY OF our community that en-
tees local people to send off or spend
off dollars that rightfully should be
spent at home.
We have heard 70 much about trad
ing at home that perhaps It has be
come trite 20 mention 1t. But the
Importance Of trading at home, when
possible, cannot be overestimated. II
Is a matter that concerns every
business mar. every property owner
and every citizen engaged In earning
his living in the community.
n all the people In Durant VINO
unthinkingly send or spend out OF
town the money for Things they could
get here would think abou. Il. It
would make a great deal Of difference
In the volume Of business handled
locally.
Starting today the merchants o.
Durant are cooperating In. bringing
to the readers of this Newspaper .
message that We hope will be read
every week by every reader ana friend
Of this newspaper. f4I
We want you to read thsss mes
sages about trading. in Offopolis and
pass them on to your friends. You'll
be doing III, yourself and your COM
munity q great service /.
The first one Is on page three.
This week we haven't been able
to decide whether We were in Texas
or Mississdpp. There are 20 many
Texas cars IN town that their tags
are seen almost as frequently as
state tags.
It must be oil.
Seriously, we are happy to have SO
many visitors In Durant at this time
We are especially happy to have
about thirty new people connected
with the Stanoline Gas and Oil
Company. We hope that your stay
here will be both pleasant n pro-
fitablc and that you will be here .
long time.
Our hat Is off this week to MIR.
Lamar Hays former alderman and
good citizen number one.
Mr.. Hays was largely instrumental
we understand, in getting the Stau-
ofine people to locate in Durant
for the work they are doing in Az
tala county.
Not only that but MI. Hays has
been able to get blacktopping on
the park road into the Holmes Coun-
~ state Park started this week.
This work STARTED Wednesday morn.
ing and will take several months to
finish.
It we had an orchid we'd pin It
on you. Mr.. Hays.
Saturday IL Armistice Day.
Many people over the world will
think /. useless to celebrate an Ar.
mistice Day Of twenty-one years ago.
RaAher 1t seems that 1t would be
more fitting to bring about another
Armistice or some such move among
the nations Of the world, at war.
BY this time, however. our ideals
OF world peace have taken such q
terrific beating that we must know
by now that our greatest security
lies y preserving u W country
as q Democracy, attack our unem-
pioyment Ills and find a solution for
them. The greatest war. the only
war we have to fight Is for the peo-
pie, good Americans, within our Dor
ders who want only an opportunity
to earn their living honestly n de-
Gently, to bring their families up in
the American tradition.
II we continue to concern u
selves with only these battles we'll
have our hands full. We won't rave
time to go abroad.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09
Holmes County Librory
Observes Book Week

The Holmes County Library is OBJ
and everyone is invited to especially
pay a visit at that time.
The following new books have been
received:
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-11-09
Non-Fiction

= ShV
Old China Book-Moore Old Prints
and Engravings-Burgess; The Tap
estry Book-Candee; History Of Trav-
ell dn Americas. Dunbar; The Story
Of TextileJWalton.
Works of Emerson; Great Sea Sto-
ries; The Federalist; Around the
Hearth Fire-G4arper; Wind. Sand
and Stars-Exupery; Treasure Trails
in Art-Chandler; Good Stories 70,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Fiction
The River Bend Fued-Raine; The
Days Are Fled-Marks; She Knew
Three Brothers; Escape-Vance: Sing
ing Riyer-Tutt.e: Western Union
Grey; Across the Years-Loring
Strangers Within the Gates-Hill;
The Great Tradition-Keyes.
Many attractive and interesting iu.
venile books have been received a'so
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-07-21
We vzduchu pet hodin.

J. Cornelius Rahborne z West
bury L. l., a manzelka byli v
padaku mezi zemf a oblohou
dels1 dobu nez kterykoli jiny
smrteln1k. Nyn1, kdyz jsou "a
Sc ma pevne zemi, licf svou zku-
senost.
Rathborne-ova pravi, re Sc
deli v padaku pc pet hodin a
IA minut a re hodiny zdaly sc
Jim tax dlouhe, jake dni.
Dvojice vstoupila do jedno-
no padaku v zabavnfm podni-
ku ma new-yorske vystave, ale
padak uvazl nez byl vytazen
nahoru a oba octli sc v malo
zavidenf hodne posici dfvajfce
Sc, jak dol shromazduje Sc
mnozstvf divakd, pozorujfce
hasice, jak Sc snaz1 pomoci re-
bf1kG dostati Sc k MIN a zachra
niti je, jak rozprostfraj1 pod
mimi sit. ZebT1k ma ~nestesti
nebyl dosti dlouhy. PTijela i
ambulance ,ktera je vsak prilis
nepotesila, kdyz Sc objevila ma
scene. Dostali sc dolG teprve
ma usvite, kdyz mechanikove
je vysvobodili.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-07-21
Volta BeneS o SVEN uniknuti.

Historka O 1teku "a noci 2
domova, ktery Sc stall MAJESTIC.
kym vezen1m, byla v New Yor.
ku vypravena poprve Vojtou
Benesem, stars1m bratrem DIR
Eduardo BeneSe, druheho pre-.
sidenta Ceskoslovenske Repu,
bliky.
BeneS, muz 62lety, priiel 2
Angle Sc svoI manzelkou,
Pflbyl bez zavazadel a ieho
manzelka rovnez cestovala
"lehce", jezto nechali vsechno
Ia sebou.
Chodil neklidne pc palube
parnlku, kdyz vypravel O je-
Jlch zkusenostech. Benes ode
Jel re Spojenych StatG ma po-
catku tohoto roku do Ceskoslo-
venska, kde byli okamzite DAM
pod "ochranou straz" mia
dych nazistickych fanatik1.
Benes pravil, re z Prahy u
drzovali tajn6 styky sc spolu-
vlastenci, kteTf uprchli do Pol
ska. Jeho velky domov byl mu
wat a vykazan Jim maly do
mex pr hranic1ch mesta.
Tam BeneSovi, p~odlehajfce
pfisnemu Tadu, zili klidne, pra-
cuj1ce V zahrade pod ostrazi-
tyma ocima Svych strazc1 az
odebrali Sc ma loze kazdy We
Ger V 9 hodin, kdy vsechna sve-
tia byla shasnuta.
Vecer IL. cervna odebrali Sc
ma loze jake obycejn6 a straz
nedavala jiz takovy bedlivy
pozor. Vykradli Sc z domku,
plahocili Sc skrze baziny a pod
rOst, pres jezero ma pramici a
brali Sc dale neznamymi lesy.
Konecne Sc dostali k polskym
hranic1m, kde pTatele je nasli,
k smrti ~vys1lene.
Ma hranic1ch nasli zeleznic-
nj nakladni viz urceny do Pol
ska, stoj1cf ma o~pustene po-
strann1 koleji. Cesi pomohli
Jim dostati sc do vozu a dali
jim malou zasobu potravin.
VIZ byl zapeceten, pTipjat ku
vlaku, wat do Polska a tam
zanechan jednom nakladnim
nadraz1. Benesovi tloukli ma
dvere az byli osvobozeni.
Benes pravil, re vyhl1dky ma
waikiki V Europe jsou asi $3.50
a dodal, re "pGjde-li Nemecko
do valky, MONA re shleda, re
jeho lid vGbec 81 il nepreje."