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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18
Raiford McNeer Will
Run For Reelection
Representative Makes
Formal Statement
To Voters Today

The News is authorized to announce
the candidacy Of Raiford McNeer
for reelection as representative from
Holmes county to the state legisla-
ture. Mr.. McNeer's statement fol-
lows:
In making my formal announce
ment for reelection to the office OF
Representative Of Holmes County, !
would al the outset like to express
to the citizens of the county my
deep appreciation for their kind sup.
port, endorsement and council dur
ing the past four years chat 1 hay e
had the honor and pleasure of serv-
ing in this capacity.
Being keenly aware that this high
ly important office is a public trust.
I have sincerely and earnestly tried
to exert my best efforts for the good
of my people in the county and state.
During the past four years, while
your Representative, 1 have made
1T my policy to thoroughly study and
consider each and every issue or
vote on any piece of legislation. The
written record will bear me out in
this with reference to attendance and
voting.
Ut has always been my belief that
where possible, it was to the best
interest of the people of the whole
state for the legislature to work in
harmony with the administration.
This 1 tried t. do. Likewise, it has
been my keenest ambition to mini
mize expenditures and reduce the tax
burden. Furthermore, it has been
my plan and purpose, where possible.
to provide relief and assistance to
the aged, unemployed, sick and I'M
fortunate.
bore THE readers with a long list
of bills that it has been my priv
lege to sponsor and promulgate. but
my record during my four years term
is a public record and available for
all who desire to investigate.
III the people of my county again
see fit to honor me with this impor-
tant office, l will in the future. as
in the past, give my undivided at
tention and efforts in behalf of my
people and my government. 1 look
forward with pleasure to the COM
ing weeks when I plan to personally
present my candidacy 70 each indi-
vidual citizen of the county. 1t is
not my intention to miss seeing a
single voter, but Holmes County is
a large county. and if I should fail
to see any individual, 1 trust that nc
or She win give me careful consid-
Grafton.
Again thanking you for past sup
port and favors, and assuring you
of my continued efforts in your be-
half, I remain
Your friend,
RAIFORD E McNEER,
Candidate for Representative,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18
National Cotton Week
Observed Throughout
Nation This Week
Southerners Are Urged
To Become Cotton
Conscious Now

Devoted to the story and sale OF
the agricultural product which gives
employment to more Americans than
any other crop, National Cotton Week
has been proclaimed by President
Franklin d. Roosevelt for the week
beginning May %.
The nationwide observance Is the
product of unanimous cooperation on
the part of those who grow, handle
and process cotton and cotton goods,
National Cotton Week is sponsored
by the National Cotton Council OF
America and the Cotton Textile In
stitute together representing virtual
ly every phase OF the cotton indus
try. Cooperation is further added
this year by the Institute of DistrIbu-
ton, representing 100 chain store
companies; and the National Cotton
Consumption Council, representing
several thousand cotton consuming
establishments.
In the eight years since its incep-
ton, National Cotton Week has de-
monstrated its value, yet in lone Of
these years has its Significance been
SO great or its opportunities 80 out
standing as those Of the current sea-
son.
Never before has cotton offered
such smartness OF style or quality
Of merchandise as that which 1t will
present to the people of America from.
May % to May 20.
Besides the festive spirit of the
program, National Cotton Week
will constitute the greatest cotton
sales event of the year, with more
than $4,000 Of Americas retail mer-
chants participating.
More than 400 miles of stores will
display cotton fabrics and cotton pro-
ducts, with customers expected tc
spend than $1,000 900 for cotton
materials during the week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18
OrQanize Chamber
OF Commerce Here
Duranf Stores Will
Close Thursdays
HoIf-H Holidays Begin
On First Thursday
In June; 3 Months

We the undersigned Merchants O
Durant agree to close OUT Stores a
II o'clock, noon, each Thursday, ez
cept paydays, during the months o
June, July and August, 1883.
Angle Plumbing & Electric Shop
Mrs. Norma Alsbury
Lyon & Company
The Style Shop
J. M. Howard
Variety Store
D.. ". Pound
Hotel Barber Shop
Terry's Barber Shop
Racine Barber Shop
Racine Beauty Shop
Powder Puff Beauty Shop
r. E. Irby
Mrs. T. L. West
F. v. McCullar
Merchants & Farmers Bank.
w H. libby
Ray Bros.
Walter Durham
J.. P. Durham
Durant Dry Goods Co.
Peoples Bank of Durant
G.. H. & WI. w. Odom
Mayors Office, by w. e. Howell
Hotel Beauty shop
r. G Turner.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18
Holmes Reoccredited As
Free From tuberculosis

On May l, 1889, Holmes County
was reaccredited as a Modified Tuber-
cu.osis-Free Accredited Area by the
Bureau Of Animal Industry and the
State Livestock Sanitary Board.
Board is testing cattle in the state
for tuberculosis and in Holmes Coun-
ty less than one-half 60 of one per
cent of the cattle reacted to the dis
ease. Therefore, the county has been
r~eaccredited for a period of three
years.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18
S%ophomores At H. }. G. To
Give PIuy Tuesday

The sophomore class play, THE
Watching Hour" written by Angus
tus Thomas. will be staged in Holmes
Junior College auditorium, Tuesday
evening, May %, at eight o'clock.
1t is a mystery play and has a great
cast of thirteen characters, several
of whom have played leading parts
in other outstanding plays. This play
promises to be one of the best pro-
auctions of its kind given at Holmes
Junior College this year The public
is invited to attend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18
Two Names Left OFF
Carnival Fund

The committee for the Cotton Car
thai two of the names of contribu-
tors to the fund were left off due
to error.
The names were those of Mrs. Tom
Humphries and Lyon and Company.
The committee is glad to make
correction of its error and expresses
regret that it occurred.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18
Commodity Applications
Must Be Made Soon

All those who have O made APP
plications for commodities will be
taken off on June 1 until application
is made, according to an
ment made by officials today.
Applications can be filled out at
the commodity room at the City Hall
in Durant between now and June
1. W. L. Alternately is il charge Of
the commodity room.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18
Gorden Pilgrimage To
Be Made Friday

Everyone in Durant and communi-
ty is invited to enjoy the Pilgrimage
Friday afternoon, May 10, sponsored
by the Twentieth Century Club. The
gardens will be judged Thursday and
the Pilgrimage will take place Fri
day. Everyone is urged to be at
the Presbyterian Church at 4 o'clock
and all leave from there. Everyone
is asked to attetd and make this
he best Pilgrimage Durant has ever
had.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18
Lewis Grocer Company
Buys Kraft Property

The Lewis Grocer Company has
purchased the property owned and
formerly occupied by the Kraft
Cheese Company in Durant, accord
ing to an announcement today.
1t is understood that the wholesale
grocery company will use the prop
erty, located immediately north of
their present site, for expansion pur-
poses at some future date.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18
States Senate from Missis-

United States Senate from MTissis-
sippi.
Durant merchants will close each
Thursday afternoon beginning the
first week in June and continue
throughout July and August.
One half day a week is only a few
hours off the job but it amounts to
a great deal during the long, hot
summer days for the persons who
stand all day in the stores to serve
the public. Many of the clerks don't
get any vacation at all and it is only
respite.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18
Baptist Announce Services
For Sunday

Sunday School 9:45
Morning worship 1880.
Special music.
B. T. U. $50.
Evening worship with Methodist
Church.
wv. r. HAYNIE, Pastor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18

Hazel
Eyes
BY
Hazel Brannon

Maybe Mr.. Roebuck read what we
had to say about 5000 voters in Hol-
mes county and highway IL last week.
Anyway a crew of the incest young
men are now surveying highway ~
tagain). They moved into Lexing-
ton last Monday and established of
flee in the Beall Building.
While this survey crew looks like
business at the same time we aren't
going to jump to conclusions too
soon.
Four years ago a crew surveyed
highway II. As a matter of fact they
went so far as to ave gravel haul
ed into Lexington and laid on the
meant business then.
Highway IL. the worst major high
way in the state, remains unpaved
today.
They're surveying again. though.
Now we want to know, Mr.. Roe
buck, are you really serious about
paving or are you only foorn?
p. s.: A reply would be appreciat-
ed. by this newspaper and 5000
voters in Holmes county.
A Chamber Of Commerce was or
ganized IN Durant last night.
Indications are that It Will accom-
plish much good for everyone in the
community.
This paper has heartily advocated
Organization OF q Chamber of Com
merce for nearly three years and
we are happy that this dream has
materialized.
As a first project a series OF Trade
Days will be promoted beginning on
Saturday. May q. and SIS In cash
prizes will he given free by Durant
merchants every Saturday until fur
ther notice.
Coupons will be given with each
purchase by those firms participat.
ing which will be good for the cash
prizes to be given.
Next week Is National Cotton Week.
There are so many different weeks
observed In these United States that
1t Is practically a full time job to
keep up with them.
but National Cotton Week Is
fraught with significance for every
Southerner and every Southern state
especially.
WI people of the South who eat,
sleep and drink cotton should he the
first persons to become truly cotton
conscious. We should make it our
business to demand cotton goods. 10
buy cotton On every occasion when
ever possible.
When our demand for cotton goods
becomes loud enough to be heard by
the retailer ne will see to it we are
supplied with the goods we seek.
Only by promoting additional con
sumption will our cotton problem even
be solved.
The National Cotton Council, re-
Gently organized, has as its purpose
the promotion of additional consump.
ton OF the fleecy staple.
We people in the South should
be the first to truly become cotton
conscious. If we don't do our part
to consume u own products we
can't expect the rest of the country
to do it.
Demand cotton goods.
Become cotton-conscious.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18

Since the parking In the middle
of the street problem has been solved
to the satisfaction of everyone gem
orally we'd like to voice another sug-
agestion.
The city dump over near the river
on highway IL could easily be elm
mated as the most offensive spot on
highway IL between Starkville and
Durant by the simple measure of
directing the negroes in charge to
push the trash further off the high
completely out Of sight.
We don't know who has charge of
the negroes who collect rash and
haven't had time to find out. But
we'd like to suggest he would be do
ing the travelling public a great ia
vor and the town of Durant one as
well by pushing the dump further
off the road out of sight.
Seems as though we recall the city
of Durant making some kind of ar
rangement years ago about getting
the trash out Of sight. What's become
of it?
The even candidates for governor
of Mississippi ave been invited to
address members of the Mississippi
Press Association at a banquet oon
on the subject: "V&hy Should / Be
Governor of Mississippi"
Here's hoping the candidates take
the subject seriously, and advance
only reasons why they should be
governor of Mississippi. WE a think
of nothing worse than to have to
sit up and listen to seven men speak
in one evening, especially at a ban
quet.
If the candidates stick to the sub
ject and don't elaborate too much
tse- ought to be able to get through
In two minutes each.
We do not believe that Governor
White has any further political am
billions. He's talking too much for
a man who wants to go to the
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18
Vesper Organ Recital
Given At Church

A lovely organ recital was given
at the Methodist Church in Durant
Thursday afternoon, May II.
An appreciative audience heard the
following program:
Indian love CallHerbert
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18

We do not believe that Governor
White has any further political am
bitions. He's talking too much for
n man who wants to go to the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
Hunting, Trapping Success
Rests on KnOlUing LauUs.

Skill in the use of the gun, the rod
and the traps admittedly are prime
qualifications of a successful nimrod.
but even so, if he is not fairly versed
in the state laws by which these &C.
tivities are regulated, he is likely to
find himself enmeshed in a legal net.
To help guard against such a con-
tingency, the Minnesota statutes re-
quire that, after each regular session
of the legislature, the game and fish
division of the state department of
conservation shall issue compilation
of all the state laws relating to game
and fish.
In compliance with this act, the di-
vision has just issued a 286 page
volume, pocket size, containing all such
Minnesota laws now in effect. The
copy for this book was prepared by
Lewis H. Merrill, as director of game
and fish, but now promoted to acting
conservation commissioner Attorney
General j. A. A. Burnquist directed the
compilation. It contains verbatim
copies of all legislative acts and amend
ments now in effect pertaining to the
regulation of hunting, fishing and
trapping, as well as the propagation of
game and fish and the sale thereof.
The volume contains foreword by
Attorney General Burnquist. For the
convenience of those seeking the in
formation it contains, there also is an
alphabetical index of the acts, terms,
regulations and rulings covered, to-
gether with cross-indexed table to
MaSon's statutes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
The Rev. Harry Larkin, New
Priest in Ely, is Speaker at
Seasons First Meet.

The Ely Council of Catholic Women
met in regular session, Tuesday evening,
in the cafeteria of the Community
Center.
The Rev. Harry Larkin, the new
assistant pastor to the Rev. Mihelcic at
ST. Anthony's church, was a guest
speaker at the meeting. He spoke on
the aims and objects of the Confrater-
nifty of Christian Doctrine. This con-
fraternity will be the major activity of
the entire parish for the coming season
and the Council pledged their support
to the movement.
Miss Mary Hutar and Mrs. M. j.
Fleming made an interesting report
on the Eighth Biennial convention of
the Diocesan Council held in Duluth
on September and S.
Committees to serve for the coming
year were named by Mrs. John Kapsch,
president. They are as follows:
Girls Welfare-MiSs Rose Schmidt.
Study Clubs-Mrs. Thomas Carey.
Literature and Libraries Miss Hilda
Kotchevar.
Catholic Press Report-Mrs. M. j.
Fleming.
Summer SchooIMrs M. j. Murphy
and Mrs. L. c. SLENDER.
Membership-Mrs. Joseph Milkovich,
Mrs. AntoH Kotchevar, Mrs. Mary jam
nick, Mrs. Joseph Skufsa and Miss Ann
Bonaventura
Sanctuary-MiSs Kathleen Coffey,
Mrs. Nat Dargontina, Mrs Frank Vran-
esich, Mrs. John Lozar and Mrs. Matt
Boldine.
The following committees for Circle
l, to serve during September, October
and November, were announced.
Hostesses- Leslie Hill and Mrs.
Clifton Drolet.
Ways and Means-Mrs Frank Ser
shen, Mrs. John Merinsek, Mrs. John
Vidmar, Mrs. Matt Vertin and Mrs.
John Kapsch.
Programmes. Charles Merhar, Jr.,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
Standing Committees Named
for Ely Unit of N. &C. w.

Mrs. Anton Slabodnik and Mrs. Joseph
Veranth.
Welfare-Mrs. Stuart Schaefer, Mrs.
John Salminen, Miss Kathleen Mcclure
and Miss Mary Hutar.
Plans are under way for an outing
to be held at the M. ]. Murphy cabin
at White Iron on Sunday, October 8.
The membership committee has charge
Of this and it viii take the place of
the membership tea held in former
years.
After the business meeting lunch was
served by a group from Circle /, un .er
the Craftsmanship of Mrs. Hill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
Presbyterian Church
REV. II. RUSSELL BROWNE, Pastor.
Bethany Lutheran Church
REV. ERNEST v. OLSON, Pastor.

Sunday School Rally Day next Sum
day morning at $50 o'clock. A short
program will be given. All parents and
friends are invited
Communion Service next Sunday at
10:45 A M
The Board of Administration Will
meet Tuesday evening at o'clock.
Choir Rehearsal, Wed, TOO P. NJ
Mid-week Service, Wed, 300 P. NJ
The Ladies Aid will meet Thursday
afternoon, Oct. 5th, at 2:30 o'clock at
the Community Center. Mrs Oscar
Melin and Mrs. Fritz Lindbeck will be
the hoStesses.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
First Methodist Church
REV. JAMES e. DOWLER, Minister.
The Suomi-Synod Lutheran
Church
REV. DOUGLAS OLLIIA, Pastor.

Lunch will be served tonight, Thurs
day, at the s. Kosh residence on Camp
street for benefit of the building fund
Sunday School begins Sunday, the
LIST, at $50 a. m. in the C. c. Cafeteria.
All children are welcome to attend.
The Ladies Aid meets on the 9th
at the Palmgard, ST., residence on Har-
vey street.
Regular weekday services each We'd
nesday at the Community Center at
7:30.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
More College Students
off to Other Schools.

Adding to the list of Junior College
grads off to college, printed on the
first page after the first list had been
submitted and printed, are the follow
ing: Margaret Hanson, journalism;
Mildred Lindholm, nursing; Nancy
King, English and dramatics; Ella Siren
library; Frances Mae Richards, science,
literature and arts; Jane Dahlgren,
home economics, and John Pechek, law,
at the University of Minnesota.
Toivo Thompson, social science, at
st. Cloud; Albina Schiltz, nursing,
Rochester; Albert Saari, West Point
Military Academy; John Helmberger, to
Grinnell. Iowa; Lemuel Anderson to
Gustavus Adolphus at st. Peter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
MERCURY GOES
TO rs ABOVE

A low of Is above zero was recorded
here Monday night, according to the
70. S. Forest service, as vegetation was
blackened by the first heavy freeze of
the fall. Most plants escaped the pre-
ceding nights low of % degrees.
A year ago the first freeze-up did
not occur until Oct. q, when a tenn
perature of % above was marked I'D.
The following day a low of Is was re-
corded to equal Monday nights tenn
perature
Temperatures during the past seven
days follow:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
Hibbing Man Gets Giant
Pike in BdsslCOOd Lake.

A 11-pound wall-eyed pike, measuring
80 inches in length and Is inches in
glrth, was hooked in Eastwood lake by
Roy Quigley, manager Of the Androy
hotel at Hibbing, last weekend.
Bruce Middlemiss, secretary of the
Hibbing Chamber of Commerce, Com
missioner Jacob L. Pete, and Quigley
hooked four wall-eyes that totaled "A
pounds in weight.
The catch was proudly displayed by
Quigley at the Androy all day Monday,
according to information received by
Mr.. Pete.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
B0USkA SELLS
GARAGE SHARE
A. Wiinikainen Buys Partners
Interest to Obtain Sole
Ownership of Firm.

Announcement was made this week
of the purchase by Albert Wiinikainen
of Jim Bouska's interest in Pete's
Garage Wiinikainen and Bouska have
been associated in operating the firm
since they bought out Jacob L. Pete
some time ago.
Wiinikainen viii be sole owner and
operator now. He expects to go to
Minneapolis week from today for the
preview of the 1910 Dodge trucks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
ATTEND MEET.

: DR.. T. Ahola attended the post
graduate course in children's dentistry,
Monday, at the Medical Arts building in
Duluth, given by the State Dental as
ISOLATION. Lectures were given by DR..
George E. Moran Of the Marquette
University at Milwaukee, and DR.. Vern
D. Irwin, superintendent of dental
health education in the state depart
ment of health. DR.. c. G. Strong,
district president, directed the session.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
Ely Pastor, Choir to
Port Arthur, Sunday.

The Rev. E. A. Heino, pastor of the
First Evangelical Lutheran church, and
about Is members of the Luther League
choir will go to Port Arthur, Sunday,
to take part in an anniversary celebra-
ton of the Finnish Lutheran church
there.
The Rev. Heino will deliver the SER
mon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
UNIVERSITY WOMEN TO MEET.

The first meeting of the American
Association of University Women will
take place at the Community Center,
Tuesday evening at $50 o'clock This
will be dinner meeting for prospective
members. The program is in charge of
Mrs. A. j. McMahan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
Virginia Pin Settlers
to BOlUI Here Sunday.

Pin settlers at the Ely Bowling Center
will bowl the Virginia pin settlers here
at p. m, Sunday. Composing the
local team are Frank Marn, William
Bolka, Matt vertnik, Albert Marolt and
John Mayerla.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

Grant McMahan returned Saturday
from months visit at his old home
in Greenville and other parts of Penn
sylvania. While away he attended the
funeral of a brother after which he
visited with former friends and ac-
quaintances. A most pleasant part of
his trip, Mr.. McMahan states, was
visit with the teacher who was the first
instructor in the school district at
tended by Mr.. McMahan in his very
young years. The lady is now "a
years Of age but remembers incidents of
the school period of Mr.. McMahan
quite vividly. He spent considerable
time visiting with relatives and old time
friends.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
SURPLUS COMMODITIES.

Mrs. julie Johnston of the welfare
office informs us that there will be a
distribution of surplus commodities at
the county garage on Friday, October 6,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

Chick Lindbeck of Duluth visited with
friends and relatives here Sunday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

Mrs. AIbin Sundholm is visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Herseth at Kabetog-
anna this week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. August Verbic were
guests of Ely friends last week from
Gilbert.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. George Lane of Duluth
spent the weekend at their cabin at
Eagles Nest lake.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

Miss Katherine Riikola will leave
this weekend for Minneapolis where
she will enter her senior year at the
University Of Minnesota. Miss Riikola
is majoring in child welfare.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

Miss Marie Kotchevar of Gilbert was
a weekend visitor in Ely.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

Ray Anderson Of Virginia and Gill
bert, former representative in this dis
trict, was an Ely visitor, Monday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

Mrs. Adam Matilda visited with her
daughter, Mrs. Russell Erickson, at Two
HarborS last week
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

Robert Berg and Jack Reed left Fri
day for several days visit at Mime
apoliS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

Miss Esther Martinetti is the new
bookkeeper at the Ely Public Library,
replacing Mrs Norman Thompson who
was recently wed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

Mrs. Thomas j. Carey left Friday for
a Today visit at Minneapolis and Fari-
bault.