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The Durant news., 1939-01-12
Stote Visitors Increase


Due largely to the splendid job being done by the
literally pouring in. The story of Mississippi and
and advantage offers is being told to the
pie Of the nation through newspaper advertising maga
zine advertising direct mail advertising and in every
conceivable way.
It is almost unbelievable the response and interest
aroused throughout the country by the Advertising
Commission in its campaign to sell Mississippi.
And when people visit Mississippi they spend money
which stays in the state and helps make Many
times visitors have visit and have back to
lve invest money, make home
During the past three weeks the Gulfport Chamber
Of Commerce alone has received inquiries from almost
1900 people throughout the middle west who con-
there large number of winter tourists have already
arrived and the group is increasing daily Already the
need for housing space has been established.
All of which shows what be done with intelH-
gent, longterm planning and well l-directed adverts
ing.
Mississippi is just beginning to awaken to her
possibilities.
We still have long way to
Incidentally Mississippi merchants in every small
town should profit by what the Advertising Commits
sion doing and try selling their townspeope on
the idea of trading at home.
They could get the majority of trade in their home
if they'd only apply little wisdom in their
newspaper advertising.
goes to adj joining and the mail order houses.
But you have make concerted effort to get the
trade 1t won't just come to you.
The Durant news., 1939-01-12
Methodist Services For
Sunday Announced

Church School meets at 9:45, c. Fl
Carruth superintendent.
/. Worship service at IL o'clock. The
choir will use for its special number
Chime Is the Glory" by Charles Lane
This is a melody taken from Even
ing Star" by Wagner. Sermon topic
why Johsua Succeeded. THE Ep
worth League Union, composed ol
the young people from Kosciusko
Ethel. Sails, the Kosciusko Circuit
and Durant will meet with our Lea
que at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon al
which time q program will be pre-
sented by the Durant League.
Vesper services at 5 O'Clock.
Prayer service Wednesday even
ing at o'clock.
Everybody cordially invited to all
these services.
The Durant news., 1939-01-12
Baptist Missionary
Officers Begin Work

Newly elected officers of the Du-
rant Baptist Missionary Society have
begun their 1899 duties. They are as
follows: President, Mrs. Charles w.
Myers; first vice president, Mrs. d.
III. Flemming; second vice president,
Mrs. w. b. Davis; third vice presi-
dent, Mrs. w. r. Haynie; recording
secretary, Mrs. H. C. Mitcheli; treas
urer, Miss Leila Pink ston; correspond
ing secretary. Mrs. Horace E.Sudduth;
mission study chairman, Mrs. r. L.
Stevens; stewardship chairman, Mrs
M. ID. Baine; personal service chair
man, Mrs. s. c. Ray; pianist, Mrs. III
l.. Harrington; young peoples leader
Mrs. W. r. Haynie; intermediate G.
A. leader, Mrs, j. Durham; junior
G. A. leader, Mrs. ]. p. Durham
Sunbeam leaders, Mrs. f. ID. Bailey
and Miss Dorothy Mitchell; and circle
leaders, Mrs. o. III. Palmer, Mrs WILL
liam Beacham and Mrs. W. q. Davis
The Durant news., 1939-01-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Lewers testamenfaGy having been
granted to G.. H. Odom ON the 21st
day Of December, 1888, by the Chan
Gerry Court Of Holmes County, Mis-
sdesippd, upon the estate OF Mrs.
Bessie Odom, deceased, notice b here
by given to an persons having claims
against the said estate OF Mrs. Bes-
sic Odom. deceased, to present the
Same to tine Clerk Of the Chancery
Court Of Holmes County, Misstastppi
for probate and registration accord.
ing TO law wfthin six months from
dhis date, or they win be forever
barred.
Dated this the 21st day OF De-
ceniber. 1888.
G. H. Odom,
Executor of the Estate Of
Mrs. Bessie Odom, Deceased.
Wta1iam A. Bacon,
Solicitor 20 ia
The Durant news., 1939-01-12
New City Officers

City officers for the ensuing two years have now
assumed their respective duties.
Mayor w. f. Howell City Clerk Charlotte Cress-
we'll, Marshal w. E. Durham Aldermen F. V. McCular
and Irby have been reelected to the people
of Durant and this community another term.
Three new aldermen are now members Of the board,
Mrs. w. E. McCune H. L. Harrington and G. H. Odom
We feel sure every one of these officers have the
wafare of Duran and its people at heart and that they
are going do everything humanity possible to promote
its growth, prosperity and general well-being.
To the first named group acknowledge the tri-
butte paid by the electorate of Durant and the con-
fdence showed in you by your reelection to OFFICE
It is honor and confidence not to be taken lightly
To the new aldermen we offer sincere congratu-
latons and voice the opinion that will serve this
community WELL in progressive and constructive way
character good citizens, won't be disappointed.
There are plenty of people, otherwise intelligent,
who demise lightly the part municipal officers play in
the life of town.
But we know that any group Of city officers can
make break town. They have it in their power to
make the town grand place in which to live and do
business and they also make impossible for any
one to accomplish anything in the town. They can
make town lively they turn out the street lights
They can, with vision and foresight bring town out
Of the ruts and make it hum.
And all want Durant to hum
The Durant news., 1939-01-12

]. d. Causey of Jackson spent the
weekend with mis- mother, Mrs. H. A
causey.
c. X. Oliver and son, Roger Oliver
of Winona visited in Durant recent
ly.
Mrs. w. C. Martin and Miss Dori'
Martin were visitors in Jackson Sat
urday.
MIR. and Mr.. Bill Brown return.
ed to Durant Saturday after spend
ing several days in Oklahoma City
Okla. visiting Mr.. and Mrs. virgi
Brown
Mrs. nj. T. Woods and Mrs. Ton
Ashley were business visitors in Jacl
son Wedneday.
The Durant news., 1939-01-12
Announcements

open for political announcements for
the various district, county and heat
offices. Far be II from us to sug-
gest any undue haste on the part
of prospective candidates in making
their intentions formally known but
just to suggest that we are now
ready to get any candidate who as
pires to public office off with a
healtay boost, pat on the back
and our sincerest best wishes for
success.
The Durant news., 1939-01-12
Mrs. Susie Stephens
Passes In AttuIu

Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Lee
stephens, Al, of West, who died al
her home ON Saturday, were he'd
Sunday, January 8, at the North
Union Church at o'clock. The Rev
F. F. Odom conducted the services
and interment was made in the North
Union Cemetery with the Southern
Undertaking Association in charge
Mrs. Stephens was native of A.
tala county. She was the daughte,
OF the late Mr.. and Mrs. Ruff Wood
Her husband, ] e. stephens, survives
The Durant news., 1939-01-12
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Announcements

y
The Durant News Is authorized to
announce the following Candidates
for the below named offices, subject
to the action Of the Democratic pri-
maries to be held this year.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
Ellis E. Wynn
James T. Buck
William A. Bacon
FOR SUPT. OF EDUCATION
Miss Dorothy McBee
w. C. Thornton
FOR SUPERVISOR. DIST 2
j. r. (Bob) Brown
The Durant news., 1939-01-12

Miss Margaret Hampton of Jack
son spent Monday and Tuesday IN
Durant.
was a business visitor in Durant
Monday and Tuesday
The Durant news., 1939-01-12
Services At Baptist
Church Sunday

Bible School 8:45.
Morning worship 1850.
B. T. u. 500.
Evening worship TOO.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at TOO
p. M.
Choir practice Wednesday night,
1884
w. r. Haynie. Pastor.
The Durant news., 1939-01-12

WILL PAY STRAIGHT SALARY
$500 per week, man or woman with
auto, sell Egg Producer to Farmers.
Eureka Mfg. Co., East st. Louis, III.
The Durant news., 1939-01-12
STATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION oE
MERCHANTS g. FARMERS BANK

ocatea at Durant Mississippi in the County of Holiness
state OF Msslsspp at the close of business December
81 1898, made to State Comptroller Department Of
Bank Supervision State of Mississippi in response to
call made therefor provided in Section 20 Of Chapter
LAG, Laws of 1884 of Mississippi
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Aussies, -Four Other
Net Aces, Start al
Longwood Today
Hunt of D. G. Is Amono
Trio to Annex Two
EorIy Matches
BY the Associated Press.

BROOKLINE. Mass, July 18.-
Seven third-round brackets were
available and six of the nine seeded
players. including Adrian Quist and
Jack Crawford of the Australian
Davis Cup forces, we're due to get
started today in the forty-seventh
Longwood Bowl tennis tournament.
Only three of the favored players
were on the scene for yesterdays
opening action. during which Gilbert
Hunt of Washington, Gardnar Null
10y of Coral Gables, Fla, and Dave
Freeman, national junior titlist from
Pasadena, Calf, all seeded, and six
other contestants, advanced two
rounds.
Top-seeded Gene Mako's second
round match with Austin Darcy of
Boston had to be postponed for "a
hours, along with the Australians
opening engagements and those OF
the Murphy brothers from Chicago.
Quist drew first-round bye,
which moved him against Sam
Fitch Of Brookline, and Crawford
was bracketed with w. F. Rice of
Boston for first-round match. Will
liam and Chester Murphy, seeded
fourth and fifth. were called upon
to start from scratch by playing
against Sam Snow of Quincy and
Devereaux Bender of Newton, and so
was Johnny Doeg of Rumson, N. j..
the former national titlist, who was
paired with Edward Alloo of San
Francisco in postponed first
rounder.
The women's field of 38, including
many top-ranking players, was
scheduled to get started with Helen
Peterson of Stamford, conn: Vir-
ginia Wolfendon of San Francisco.
Katherine Winthrop of Boston ana
Helen Bernhard of New York seeded
in that order.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Dixie College Netmen
Ruling on East's
Clay Courts
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, July 18.-For one
day-and maybe for only one-a
couple of Southern college players
are ruling the roost in the East
ern clay court tennis champion
ships.
BY constant application to their
task Billy Gillespie of Atlanta and
Miami University and Jack Ma
honey of New York and the Uni
versity of Virginia led the field into
the fifth round yesterday.
Guernsey Starts Well.
Gillespie beat George Kraft of
Brooklyn, 60. 60, and Mahoney
downed John Benn of Brown Uni
versity, Ga, 6-3.
They may not get much farther,
for the seeded stars in the big field
at the Jackson Heights Club are
just getting into action. Top-seed-
ed Sidney Wood plays his first match
today, while Frank Guernsey of Or
lando. Fla. seeded second, made
an impressive debut yesterday.
Other Seeded Stars Advance.
Six other seeded players marched
through yesterdays long program
without a break in their ranks.
One break in the seeded ranks
marked the opening of the wom-
ems singles tourney. Judy Lacken-
buck of Pleasantville, N. Y, elm
inateed fifth-seeded Elaine Fischel
OF Santa Monica, Calf, As, 6-,
Ga, in the first round
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Navy Coaches Worry
Over Lack Of Grid
Flank Material
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.


ANNAPOLIS. July 1S.-Well for
tilted as to every other position, the
Navy varsity football squad for the
coming season lacks material at the
ends, and the situation admittedly
is giving the coaches some anxiety.
For reserve material at the f1anks.
recruits from the plebe squad of
last season must be relied upon,
and these. while numerous and, in
some cases, promising, lack expert
ence.
Capt. Lem Powell, Dan Baugh-
man and George Ghesquiere, all ca
pable ends, graduated with the last
class, leaving only Lou Burke and
Clarence Corbett, second classmen,
and Bob Durette of the third class
as letter men in that position. Cor
bett resigned from the academy at
the end of the last scholastic year.
In an effort to meet the situa-
ton, Harold Hansen, 23O-pound
back, who developed greatly at the
end Of last season, has been shifted
to end. Burke is capable end
along all lines, and while Durette
has had only little match play, he
has done we'll, particularly as a re-
ceiver of passes.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Swim Honors Earned
By District Trio
In Airport Pool
Gibson Sprint Winner,
Torbett Dive Victor,
June Ston Sets Mark

Washington's hopes for an inter-
esting swimming campaign have a
rose tinted edge today, despite that
only two of last nights seven events
at the Airport pool fell to District
contestants.
Bill Tarbett. Shoreham Standard
bearer, came through with a scin-
tillating performance to capture top
honors in mems diving; Roy Gibson
of the Y. M. C. A. threshed his
way to victory in the 6O-yard back
stroke and June Booth Stan tossed
in record dbreaking heat perform
ance in the womens 60-yard back
stroke to save the city's aquatic
honor
Head Dumping No Help.
Mrs. Stan swan her heat in 46.2
seconds. new record for District
A. A. U. competition, and was on
her way to victory in the final when
she struck her head on a pool
ladder at the turn. This mishap
was enough to break her smooth,
rhythmic stride and she was unable
to overtake Mary Helen Taylor,
Penn A. c. entrant, who went on
to victory.
One serious accident marred the
meet. Charley Reed, Shoreham
diver, hit the board with his head
in an attempted cutaway dive. He
was removed to Emergency Hospital.
where three stitches were required
to close scalp wound.
Miss Taylor was the only double
winner of the evening. coming back
with brilliant performance to take
the breaststroke in the fast time of
At seconds. She led Betty Lussier
of Baltimore and Betty White,
Shoreham, over the line.
Ann Bono Swims Third.
Ann Bono, Shoreham free-syle
ace, was third in a fast field in
her specially, finishing behind Doris
Baugher of Baltimore, who won the
event in 37.7 seconds, and Miss Tay-
lor.
Summary:
oU-yarQ Tree Style-W0n by Brent Far
Der Baltimore K of c.: second. John
Miller tKenwood Club: third, Mason Boor
Reading Y, M. Al Time. 314 sec
6O-yard backstroke-Won BY Roy Glib
son (Washington Y. M. c. Al; second, Will
liam Melville Baltimore K Of CJ; third.
Daniel Weiner unattached, Baltimore).
69-yard breaststroke-Won by Sol Hol-
land baltimore Y. M. H. AZ; second.
Arthur Hucht Baltimore K of CT: third,
Bob Rosenstein Baltimore Y. M c. A..
Time, 3s.3 seconds:
Div%ingEWon wing by William Tarbett (shore-
ham Club. 95.41 points second Robert
z: Logan penn A. c.. Al points; third
William J. Cant jr. penn A. c., s6.37
points
Women.
60-yard free style-Won by Doris Baugh-
er Baltimore K. of CO; second. Mary
Helen Taylor penn A. c.; third, Ann
Bono (Shoreham Club. Time 377 seconds
60-yard backstroke-Won by Mary Helen
stan lshoreham Club third, Hita Lussier deir
Baltimore K. of CO. Time, AIS seconds
coward breaststroke--Won by Mary
Helen Taylor Penn A. c.; second Betty
Lussier Baltimore K. of C); third. Betty
White (shoreham Club. Time. As seconds
Evening star., 1939-07-18
BY LEWIS F. ATCHIsON.

A man takes his life in hand when
he goes about this business of Sc
lecting an all-time District Sandlot
team, as we are attempting to do.
1t began merely as an orderly at
tempt to bestir a few oldtimers and
now threatens to spread into a
verbal free-for-all with no holds
barred.
Last night, for example, Mr.. Ben
Wood descended on us with fire in
his eyes and a newspaper clipping
in his hand. He wanted to know
the culprit responsible fol the clip
ping-a list of Jack Keller's old
time stars, and when we admitted
our part in the dastardly deed he
was shocked, grieved and vexed
People shouldn't be choosing all
time teams romiscuously," he be-
gan. 1T requires serious thought,
and that Jack Keller should be hung
by the thumbs for the team he picked.
Those men were all right, but he
missed the best players. have a
team here" he continued, reaching
for a scrap of paper in his vest
pocket, that could take the 1927
Yankees, the best team Washington
ever had, and any of Keller's all
star outfits, spot 'em five runs and
double the score on them" And with
that Mr. Wood turned in his team
Exhibit A.
Benny Is Defiant.
In the outfield he had Johnny
Beall, "Hoggy' Brown and Al Handi-
Doe. Tom Crooks was at first; Jake
Atz at second, Art Devlin at third,
and Gene De Montreville at Short
stop. For pitcher, Doc White and
behind the plate Phil Geier.
Can you name team better than
that one?' he demanded trium-
phantly, and before we could reply,
added that every one of them
played major league ball with the
exception OF Handiboe and Geier, but
AL was an outstanding minor league
manager and Geier played with Nc
GraW and Hughey Jennings on the
old Baltimore Orioles"
While we were trying to say that
our original idea was to limit the
team exclusively to players who had
not gone up to the majors, Mr..
Wood recalled the day Beall fell
headfrst into a tank of water at the
ball park chasing a flying ball. 1t
seems that the contraption was
there for diving horse act. which
was playing at night, and Beall sim
ply forgot about it,
This information no sooner was
received and filed than came a
letter from M. D. Walsh of 159
INLAND terrace NE. taking issue
with Jack Keller's statement that
the Bankers of 1912 probably were
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Sea Tide Is Drawback
To 'MiIIion-Do|Iar'
Alaskan Links
BY the Associated Press.

SEATTLE.-They have a million
dollar" golf course at Juneau, but
players in the Alaska capital want
a new one.
Ike P. Taylor, chief engineer Of
the Alaska Road Commission, who
played some winter golf on Pacific
Northwest courses, explained Ju-
neau's course gets it's high-priced
title from the fact it is situated on
a beach where waste gold is washed
out with sand from the Alaska
Juneau mine.
1T makes a fine golf course. if
you like sand" Taylor said, but
some of the holes are under water
when the tide is in. That makes
the game trif1e difficult"
The cost of recovering the extra
gold would exceed it's value, so the.
mining company let's an estimated
million dollars worth of gold-bear-
ing silt provide the golf course.
Taylor advocated an international
highway to Alaska, and added he
thought the resulting prosperity
would help Juenau build a new golf
course on a less valuable but more
suitable location.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Midget Auto Racers
Debut Postponed

Midget auto racing's debut at the
Capitol Speedway, scheduled tonight,
has been postponed until Sunday
because of rain, officials announced
this afternoon. A half dozen drivers
were at the track today ready for
action, but the steady drizzle made
the track unsuitable for racing. A
meeting of the drivers was to be
held at the Continental Hotel this
afternoon.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Finland Pou 100000 Into Building Plans Rushed for Ompi Next Year
|Groybeords Threaten Verbal
Free for All in Selecting
ALL ime SundIot Aces

the greatest all-time sandlot COM
bination in the city's history. Mr..
Walsh believes the Pepco team that
played against the Bankers, Ninth
Street. Nativity, both of the old Sum-
day School League; Shops and
Pullman of the Railroad Y loop, Navy
Yard, Government League, 1915-16;
Knickerbockers, Rex and Mohawk
would give the Bankers a run for
their money.
And as for players, well, Mr..
Walsh has an abundance. For out
neloers he listed Freddie Noone,.
Earl Clark, Art Ludlow, Denny Soth.
oron, Micky Kelliher and Monk Wal.
tiers; pitchers-Buck Barton, Finny
Kelly, Dick Hughes, Lem Owen and
Frank Watts; first base-Cy Nc
Donald and Pepco Barry; second
oase-katsy Dean and Blick Roun-
tree; shortstop-Mike Moran and
Bill Werber; third base-Tots Long
and 1nky Davis; catchers-Givyy
Glovanetti, Bus Hager, Fee Collier.
Danny Hurd, Big Six Brewer and
Handsome Fitzgerald. Mr.. Walsh
had many more, but he already was
over the limit of Is when Henry
Hlser entered without knocking.
You Tell EN-, Henry.
"An all-star team echoed Henry
going right to bat We'll. I hope
you've included Freddy Hiser and
Ernie Hiser. Freddy positively was
the greatest shortstop this towns
ever seen, and Ernie was the only
sandlotter ever to knock a ball over
the rlghtfield wall at Griffith Sta.
dium. Did it playing for the Police
against the Firemen about IS years
ago. You can't pick an all-star team
without including them.
And speaking of the old davs. I
wasn't so bad myself. I remember
hitting homer with the bases
loaded in the Masonic benefit game
back in 1923, and being thrown out
for falling to touch second. We had
the greatest crowd in the stadium's
history for the game. Let me see. I
think it was 1923-yes, I'm positive.
We played on Memorial Day. it came
on Saturday that year, and I remem-
Der I played game out in the county
first, then jumped into an auto and
changed uniforms on the back seat
on the way to town. I'm pretty sure
1t was 1923, but if there is a file
handy I can check on it,"
This was the last heard from Mr..
Hiser, for he disappeared into the
gloomy recesses of the file room and
has not been reported since. Evil
IDENTITY the game was much earlier
in the century than he thought if
he's still back there looking for it.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Johnstown Eyes Big Money
Arlington Victory Would Boost Turf
Star Over $200,00 Winning Mark

rived yesterday in good condi-
ton and was placed in a stall be-
side Challedon, the Maryland
racer owned by w. E. Brann,
which figures to give Johnstown
the strongest fight for Saturdays
honors.
Challedon handed JohnstoWn
his only defeat in the muddy 60
ing at the Preakness.
Heather Broom, trained by
Earl Sande, was expected in to-
day. Sande's horse has been
brought along slowly since fin
ishing third in the Kentucky
Derby.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Cospor Ringer Champ
Of A. A. U. Bross Hats

John r. Caspar, invited guest at
the District A. A. U. officials out
ing at the Virginia home of Dorsey
Griffith, today is hailed as the
horseshoe champion of brass hats
and the envied owner of a bottle of
liniment.
The liniment was presented as q
horseshoe tournament prize by
Hostess Mrs. Grifflth.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, July ia victory
for William Woodward's Johns
town in the s55,OoO Arlington
Park Classic Stakes would boost
the big runners total winnings
above the 100000 mark.
Johnstown won l,42O as
2-year-old and has added Sl33,-
895 this season, a total of $685.
3l5, including purses in the Ken
lucky Derby, Withers Mile, Bel
mont Stakes, DWyer Stakes and
several other rich events.
Woodwards favored entry ar
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Open Dote for 7-Up

A revision of its schedule has left
7-Up without game for Sunday,
and Manager Connie Wyche is anx-
ious to book a strong road opponent.
He can be reached at Atlantic 1918
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Twin Bill at BuIIston

Arlington Aces oppose the First
Baptist girls and United Typewriter
clashes with Arlington Democrats
in softball double header tonight
at Ballston. First game Is scheduled
for 8 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1939-07-18

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Columbus. 8; Spartanburg. 4.
Augusta. 3 Macon .
savannah, &: Columbia. 3.
Greenville. 4 Jacksonville. 3.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
League Rivolry Prevents =.
Mere Stor Porode.

There is, too, the matter of vic
tory and defeat. The game was de-
vised as a mere parade of stars.
Nobody was supposed to care which
side won, just so long as the fans
could see so many great ballplay-
ers on the same field at the same
time.
That situation couldn't last, of
course. The old rivalry between
the leagues f1ared again. The club
owners and the fans took sides.
There was grousing and complaining
by the adherents of the defeated
side.
First to feel the wrath of the
disappointed was Bill Terry, when,
as manager of the National League
team, he paid more attention to
getting as many ballplayers into
action than he did to winning the
game. The American League team
romped off with the game and Bill
was aSsailed from all sides.
He was more than a little surprised
at the storm of criticism his tactics
had evoked.
Il guess l was wrong" he said. Il
thought they wanted to see all the
stars had in the dugout, but now it
seems they wanted me to win the
game"
Evening star., 1939-07-18

VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Harrlsonburg. 10: Salem. 3.
LynchburR. 10: Staunton, 8.