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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13
J. ). vandiver Will
Speak In Durant
Thursday, 10Th
Candidate Reelection
To Supt. Of Public
Education Here

j. S. Vandiver, candidate for re-
election, state superintendent of pub
lie education, will address the voters
of Holmes county next Thursday ev-
ening, July 20, at eight o'clock in
l-e -T1rlx At Durant
The city hall will be used for the
speaking in the event of rain.
Friends and supporters of Mr.. Van
diver are urged to como out and
hear him at this time.
We call the attention of our read
ers to his advertisement elsewhere
in this issue and your attention to
the following statement:
In cooperation with friends of Ed
To The Voters OF Holmes County:
ucation we have accomplished much
during the present administration
we call attention to the following:
4. THE offering of unified pro-
gram of general, vocational and
adult education.
2. The application of sound bus
mess practices in the administration
of our schools.
8. The placing Of schools on a sound
financial basis in accordance with
the provisions Of the budget law.
4. Practically all teachers and truck
drivers paid in full and one time.
s. The provisions OF the 8 months
school laws complied wi for 9e.1
per cent of the white children of the
state.
6. Increased percentage Of schoo
support from state. ef@
Z. A program of instruction which
is recognized as outstanding by lead
ing national educators.
We pledge to continue our bes
thought and effort in the interest o.
improved services to our Boys ant
Girls.
J. H. VANDIVER,
Candidate for Reelection
State Superintendent Of
Public Education
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13
Snider Urges Citizens
10 Stop Following
And Be Leaders
Condidute For Governor
Heurd In Address At
Pickens Mondoy

Jackson, Miss, July 10-Continuing
his whirlwind stump speaking tour
in behalf Of his gubernatorial candi-
dacy at Pickens today. Lieutenant
Governor J. B. Billy" Snider in the
first of twenty speeches scheduled
for this week, called upon Mississip
pi citizens to stop following and
become leader yourself"
Mr.. Snider appealed to voters to
rally to his support and Join me,
and let us free Mississippi of The
domination of a group of political
parasites who have damned us to
poverty throughout the years" He
expressed confidence that under his
proposed development program one.
half OF the able-bodied men can
be taken off the farms and placed
into work in mills and factories at
500 a month or more.
1.-THE half left on the farm he
said, will have a market for what
they raise right here at home. Pros
| perity will then come TO both those
who remain on the farms and to
+, the people who work in the mills
! II will coma again to merchants. and
professional people because there vii
be much new money in the land
| This is not an idle dream Ii Is
being done in other Southern states
Only Mississippi is standing still, and
you, the voters, can blast this key los
out of the way by using your vote
/ will veto any bill that would in
crease any tax rate in Mississippi
Lashing out at former Governor
Sennett Conner the lieutenant gov
ernor said, Corners only interest
in this racs at the present time Is
| to use the office Of governor as a
| springIboard to elect himself sena-
tor He fully expects to run either
against Bilbo in 1910 or Harrison in
1912, probably the latter"
Neither did Snider spare from crit
icism the candidacy of Paul B. John
son. Criticizing Johnson,s old-age
pension proposal, he said: "Johnsof
is going over the state telling PEG.
pie he will give you SIS dollars /,
month for their votes If they ar,
IS years of age" Snider asserted
do you know how much none.
that will take? Figure it out. Their
are $4,000 people Of that age i,
Continued on page Six)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13
Holmes Members Of
DeItu Council Named

Stoneville, July 10-The personnel
OF the Holmes County Council of the
Delta Council was announced here
this week by E. T. Voolfolk, newly
elected president of the organization.
The members of the Holmes County
Council were elected locally by the
general Delta Council membership in
Holmes County. The function of the
County Council is to represent the
people of the county in all questions
relating to their economic welfare.
1t is also through the county council
that the directors on the governing
board of the Delta Council are Sc
lected through democratic system
OF elected representation.
The county councilmen are as fol-
lows: A. B. Archer, Cruger; l.. w.
Parker, Cruger; j. T. Thomas, Jr.,
Cruger; B. M. Jones, Mileston; and
e. L. Hines, Tchula.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13
Candidates For County
Offices Are Listed;
DeadIine Passed
Sixty-Four Seek Election
In Holmes County
On August 9th

W it'll the deadline passed Saturday
GA candidates for public office had
qualified for the first Democratic
primary set for Tuesday, August 8.
The office OF representative at
tracted the largest number Of can
didates, there being eleven in this
race.
THE job Of sheriff attracted five
aspirants.
Every major office in the county
has opposition with the exception
Of Parham H. Williams, chancery
clerk. and Pat NJ. Barrett, county
attorney, declared winners today
which is tantamount to election in
this county.
The complete list Of candidates
and the office they seek follows:
For Sheriff = W. c. WHgley, Jim
w. Cunningham, j. Monroe Roach,
Roy Lyon, VIM Allan Ramsey.
For Chancery Clerk Parham H.
Williams. For Circuit Clerk - Tom
Shepherd j. D. Weeks. For Tax
Assessor Denton S. Rosamond,
Walter L. Ellis, Arnold Renacker.
For County Supt. of Education
Dorothy McBee, W. c. Thornton.
For state Senator = J. Stewart Wat
son, Sandy r. King.
For Representative James t.
Buck. Ellis. E. Wynn, Billy Bacon,
Edwin White, W. Kinds Jump
er, E. NJ Mcclellan, L. o. Spell, c.
C. Legate, Raiford z. McNeer, w.
P. Hammett, G. H. Love.
For County Prosecuting Attorney =
Pat M. Barrett. For Supervisor, Beat
No. / Earl H Fowler, Jesse H.
Walton Ernest Rathell. For Super
/ ssef Feat 2 J. r. tBob} Brown,
Marion s. Rogers. Supervisor, beat
= ]. P. Malone T. j. Brown, Kirk
p Thomas Supervisor, Beat
! H. L. Brock, Martin l.. Smith. Su-
| perV1SOr, Beat D ". FselHIldIu,
| George w. Ellison, Ned b. Parrish
For Justice of Peace, District l -
G.. D. McCaleb, M. e. Blake, b. r.
| Hammett, Guy E. Ellis.
| For Justice of the Peace, Beat 2 -
| j. 3. Williams, j. c. York, Sr, j. r.
Joyce, J. G. Grace. Justice of the
Peace, Beat 8 Buddy Long, Ru-
fus E. Netherland, W. L. Arnold. For
Justice of the Peace, Beat = H.
B. Jones.
| constable Beat brady H. Davis.
Constable, Beat Mayfield How
ard, John Mcbride, Casey Griffin,
j. J. Ross, W. Clyde Watson, Zeb
Guess, Gordon Allen. Constable, Beat
3 Ellis Tyson, w. H. clamp
Byrd. Constable, Beat Ed Stig-
Ter, Walter Trigleth.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13
Holmes All Members
Attend Club Congress

Miss Ellen Scale, Home Demonstra-
ton Agent and Mr.. w. r. Thompson,
Assistant County Agent, left Mon
day morning, July 10th, with nineteen
boys and girls for the All Club
Congress at State College; where
they will study project and special
courses until Saturday. Those at
tending are:
Jack Williams, Bob Mcclellan, Ruth
White, Annie Laura Buck, Licking
ton; Marguerite and Joe Braddock,
Jr., Acona; Frances Estes, Cruger;
Denton Wladdell, Mary Katherine
Kealhofer, Durant; Larry Morris, Will
burn Grace, Jr.; Centerville; Pat Kill
Hebrew, Goodman; Billy Oscar Thorn
as, Christine McCool West; Rogers
5 ewart, Claudine Wigley, Grace Fer
rel, and David Mcclellan, Bethesda
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13
Uncle Dunk Reports On
Picnic At Pickens

Dey wuz jes acres en- acres OF
foxes at de big rally. Foxes wuz
scattered all over dem 80 acres. En-
EVERYBODY had er big time chen de
De high school band
wuz playin. Now deys jes one thing
erbout dis young generation. Dey
sho know how to blow dey own
horn. De boys in charge sho wuz
generous wild dey helpin-dey jes
piled de plates wild dat good barbe-
cue meat an all de fixins. DEFY boys
sho got er nice place. Deys goin to
call hit de Moss Grove Park. Cum
down some time an visit. After de
eatin all de county candidates made
er little talk. Sum wuz pretty ner-
vous, but dey got by some how.
Enyhow. dey spilled 50 much hot
air de jay birds left home and amt
been back since. Dey promised ev-
erthing cept dat what we needs de
most an dat is dry weather an zoe
cotton.
De boys run in for sheriff promised
ever thing cept free fishin license
and cheap minners. Now hits sho
err pity dat we can't elect all de boys
running fur de Representative en- use
dem lax de Base Ball Team uses de
pitchers, fur three innings er till
one gets knocked out. Hits hard
ter figger out Edit too White to pass
de Buck. Billie says he's sho goin tc
bring home de Bacon. Wynn still
wants to Win. Dog gone deys all
good fellows. Punk Williams he wuz
sorter uneasy lax caus day tole hin:
dey wuz goin ter run err dark boss
erginst him. Dat ole boy can rest
easy now.
Miss Dorothy she's still leadin b.
er smile. Funny how most of dem
sed dey started life as err bare foots
Boy. Cose now ives all heard tell
of de baby bein born wild err silver
spoon in his mouth, but amt no
body ever heard tell of one bein
born wild shoes on yet.
Shucks yer never kin tell when er
mule will kick, who er gal will marry
er who will be elected.
No sub.
Uncle Dunk,
Poverty Hill,
Pickens, Miss.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13
Homer CosteeI Speaker
At Duront c. Of c.

Homer Casteel, public service COM
missioner of this district. was pres
emit at the weekly meeting of the
nurant Chamber Of Commerce Mon
day night and spoke to the mem
bers regarding the discontinuance of
trains 233 and 236.
A large number of railroad men
were present to hear his remarks.
Mr.. Casteel seemed to think the
best thing for the commission to
do was to issue q citation making
the railroad show cause why the
train should be removed. The hear
ing could not be set before Septem-
Der, according to his opinion.
The Chamber of Commerce unani-
mously agreed to ask the commits
sion to issue the citation and coop
crate in every way possible to have
the trains restored.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13
Duront Political Rally Set
For Friday, July 2lst

"A political rally will be held in
Durant Friday night. July 81 at the
'Gity park beginning at 800.
All county candidates and beat
candidates are invited to be present
end present their petition to the peo-
pie.
The affair wiz be sponsored by
the Business and Professional Wo-
mems Club and members of this
organization express themselves as
wishing that every candidate in the
county will come out and partici-
pate.
The meeting is going to be well
advertised and a large crowd is ex-
pected to attend.
The City Hall will probably be
used in case OF rain.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13
Surveying Grew Highway
II Now In Durunt

IA crew Of nine men arrived in
Durant Tuesday and began the fl
nal work of completing survey OF
highway IL from Durant to Lexing
ton, which was started about three
weeks ago.
Only five miles more remain to
have a complete survey. according
to one of the crew.
It will take a little more than
week to complete the survey.
C. E. Mcmillan is chief of the
crew and members are D. C. Ware,
c. M. Davis, Ira X. Harris, D. M.
Anderson, v. c. Sanford, John Hol-
liday, Billy Swilley and Howard Pen
nington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13
Sheriff's Office Raids
Find No Liquor

With affidavits made by Pat M
Barrett, county attorney, Sheriff w
L. Ellis men raided the places OF
Pete Mclean, wilmer "Dago" Ed
wards and John Pettus, all located
just south of the new bridge across
Black Creek, on the Lexington-Pick-
ems highway. out Of the city limits
OF Lexington on Tuesday, June ~
Sheriffs office reports that no
liquor could be found in any of the
places visited.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13
Political Rally Set At
Bethesda Friday

"A political rally and cakewalk will
be held at Bethesda Friday night
July IA, at the school house, begin
ming at eight o'clock
All the county and state candi-
dates present will be given an OPP
portunity to speak.
The affair is being sponsored by
the Woman's Missionary Society or
the Methodist and Baptist Churches.
The public is invited to attend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13
County Political Rallies
For Week Of July 18th
Friday Night, July IA:

Friday Night, July IA:
Cakewalk at Bethesda, 500 p. NJ
All candidates, county and state, will
be given opportunity to speak.
Martin L. Riley, candidate for state
superintendent of public education,
will speak in Durant at three o'clock
in the afternoon; at Lexington at
AIS the same afternoon; at Pickens
$50 the same date.
"wednesday, July 10:
Tom Bailey speaks at Pickens at
1000 A. NJ.
Thursday, July 20:
J. s. vandiver, candidate for reel
ection, state superintendent Of edu-
cation, speaks In Durant at city park
(City Hall in case of rain) at 500.
Political speaking at Acona to
which all county and state candi-
dates are invited.
Friday, July II
Tom Bailey, candidate for Cover
nor. broadcasts over WpDx at 2:0O
noon.
Political Rally at Durant starting
at 500 p. M All county candidates
are invited to attend. Rally Is sp0n-
sored by Business and Professional
WOmen's Club.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13
Martin Riley In Duront
On Saturday At 3

Martin l.. Riley. candidate for SUI
perintendent of education. will speak
o'clock.
His friends and supporters are
urged to come out and hear him
and secure for him a crowd
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13
Through
Hazel
Eyes

Were were mildly surprised at the
abrupt order of the Illinois Central
headquarters loffice to discontinue
trains 233 and 236 Sunday, without
any notice Of any kind.
Especially SO since the President
of the &c in a telegram to the Du-
rant Chamber of Commerce express
ed the desire OF his company to
70 into the matter thoroughly be-
fore taking off the trains.
The Illinois Central didn't give the
people interested any time at all TO
see what could be done in the way
of getting more business SO that the
company might retain the trains al
a profit.
From the work done by the local
people in the past week 1t Is clearly
evident that the people OF this SEQ
tion can do a great deal toward get
ting more business for the railroad.
Already tangible evidence has been
uuade that such can be accomplish
-.
But the ranroad evidently isn't in
terested in any results we might get
The discontinuance OF the railroad
passenger train makes this partic-
ular branch line drop to fourth class
which means they viii save over
100000 in taxes, according to one
authority.
Quite a saving In taxes alone.
The communities affected by this
tax reduction are going to be pref
ty hard hit to make UP the tax
money they've been accustomed to
getting from the railroad.
It seems as though the railroads
are admitting defeat and giving up
without struggle. They. don't seem
to have red blood in their veins any
more.
institution like the railroads can just
become outmoded and have to stop
operating because nobody will patron
ize them.
Seems as though they would try to
get some new ideas and try to meet
competition instead of slipping quiet
ly out Of the picture.
One thing Is increasingly evident
All of the small communities Of
the sta%a who haze depended upoH
railroad taxes for large part d
their revenue are going to have t.
secure additional revenue from some
source.
We believe our legislators Should
start thinking right now about chang
ing the tax laws affecting bus lines
so that municipalities might share
in the taxes the bus companies pay
When the bus lines finish putting
the railroads out OF business, land
they are since the railroads won't
fight back), the bus lines themselves
are going to have to pay the taxes
once paid by the railroad, or at least
make UP large part of it
Were told the bus companies nov
pay Almost as much tax per pas
senger mile as do the railroads, Bul
the state tax treasury gets all the
money. The communities do not ge
any of il.
That is going to have to be rem
edied.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13
Johnson Endorses A
State Department
OF Labor Now
Cundidote For Governor
Expresses Views In
Lexington Address

Establishment Of a Department Of
Labor as a means OF effecting more
cordial relations between labor and
capital "for the good of both," was
advocated by Paul johnson. candi-
date for governor, in his speech at
Lexington Wednesday night.
Judge Johnson was introduced by
Joe Latham. master of ceremonies.
For IS years have been the con-
sistent friend of labor" Mr.. johnson
asserted. II believe in the principle
Of collective bargaining and believe
that labor has the right to organize
and bargain with its employers, not
only for the wages it receives but
also for satisfactory working condi-
tions."
friendly To Both"
Declaring that he is friendly to
both labor and capital. Judge john
son insisted that zone cannot sue
coed without the other"
Il believe that the man who works
with his hands is entitled to ade-
quate compensation for his labor,P he
said, land I also believe that the
employer is entitled to fair days
work for fair days pay"
Expressing the conviction that es-
adjustment of State Department
of Labor will promote" the best IN
terests of both capital and labor
Judge Johnson stated that If he is
elected governor he will urge the
adoption of legislation creating a
Department of Labor for the state.
In addition to the labor feature
of his speeches today Judge john
SON laid new emphasis upon the
need for adequate disqualification OF
the poor and insisted that the state
must take care of its old peo-
Pile"
johnson For Governor
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13

At the organization of johnson
For Governor Club in Holmes coun-
ty Tuesday evening Mr. Latham was
elected to head the organization wi h
Sessions Povall secretary.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-13

The communities affected by this
tax reduction are going to be pref
ty hard hit to make UP the tax
money they've been accustomed to
getting from the railroad.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-05-19

BALTIMORE, Md. -lCe-A U.
Emmart, writing in a recent issue OF
The Sunday edition of .he Baiti-
more Sun, said in part Of the forty
one drawings by Jacob Lawrence,
which are now being shown at the
lewIy opened DePorres Catholic In
erracial Center, 20 Vesey street,
New York.
But II seems to me that easily
the most remarkable exhibit Is the
series Of Al empora drawings 0y
Jacob Lawrence in which ne re-
counts the career of Toussaint l.
O,lverture. These small sketches
with their economy of flat, sharply
defined forms and their telling varla-
tions in a consistent color pattern
are charged with feeling and move
ment. The designs are full OF swift
racing vigor and notable mingllng
OF realisu.c win symbolic elements,
of simplified abstract form with the
quality Of illustration give them
powerful impact"
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-05-19

heard from different presumably
authoritative sources as to the ne
cessity of imposing new and addi-
tional tax burdens upon the Amerl-
can people in order that the New
Deal spending program may be con-
tinued. Just what form these new
taxes may take no one yet knows;
but at the present time there IS con-
siderable agitation for some new
type Of processing taxes similar TO
those outlawed by the courts in con-
nection with the original AAA
y ~ y
Last January, when Congress con-
vened, suggestions that amendments
to the Wages and Hours Act be Civ
en- consideration were laughed at by
Administration eaders and he flat
statement was made that no atten-
tion would be given at this session
of Congress to any proposals for the
over-hauling Of the Act. Since that
time, however, public sentiment in
favor Of many changes in the Wages
and House law has developed at such
rapid pace that a few weeks ago
New Deal leaders were forced to
call committee hearings to consider
amendments to the law. The La
Dor Committee has reported out a
bill carrying few of the needed
changes in the law, but is attempt
ing to forestall further needed
amendments to the bill being offer
ed from the Floor Of the House. As
this is written predictions are being
freely made that the next few days
will see one Of the most bitter fights
Of the entire session over the Ad-
ministration's attempt to invoke
sgag rule" in Congress.
~
The annual outing of the Nation.
al Press Club was held at Charles
Town, West Virginia last Saturday
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-05-19

omy minded Members of Congress
that the crisis in international af-
fairs may soon pass and conditions
become so settled as to make un-
necessary the spending of all the
amounts recently appropriated for
national defense is the best insur-
ance America can have against war;
and that the present expenditures
for armament have been made ne
cessary for the protection of the
American people through no fault Of
their own.
A number of weeks ago there was
much talk in official circles regard
ing a reduction of the Federal tax
burden through an over-hauling and
revamping of the present tax laws.
However, that Administration pro-
gram now seems to be 'out the
window and instead talk is being
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-05-19

NEW YORK (C) - DR.. G. B.
Powell, President and Editor Of the
Amsterdam News, has taken the
initiative in organizing a Sponsor
ing Committee to give testimonial
dinner to Matthew A. Henson, a res
ident Of Harlem who is said to be
the only living man who has actually
set foot on the North Pole, when ne
accompanied the Robert E. Peary
Expedition in 1909, on Thursday
night, May 1s, at the Renaissance
Casino. The dinner is planned as
one of series OF moves to gain the
interest of Congress to grant Hen
son pension.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-05-19
With a Buckeye
In Congress.

The largest reace-time naval ap
in the history Of the
country was passed by the House
last week when bill carrying a
total Of seven hundred and seventy
million dollars received the approval
of the lower branch Of Congress
with but little opposition. Even that
amount was reduction from the
original request made by the Ad-
ministration Undoubtedly the pres
ent unsettled European situation was
responsible for the huge naval pro-
gram submitted to Congress, which
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-05-19
MANY WILL
RECEIVE MERIT
CERTIFICATES

DAYTON-Severa hundred adult
students in the city will receive Ger
tificates of merit when the WPA
Opportunity School holds its annual
commencement exercises June Is in
the MGR auditorium. This year
marks the first time that the CONF
mencement program is being held in
the auditorium where other such
programs are cusumarily held.
In addition to the certificates of
merit larger number of certificates
for attendance will be awarded those
who have met the requirements OF
the school in regards to regularity
ia attending classes.
William Gillespie, supervisor of
the school, will speak on the contri-
button of the race to American cul-
ture before a University Of Dayton
Sociology class Monday.
Bethel Baptist church viii be the