The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-01-19
Press Association
Entertained AT
G~reenviIle
Queen City Of Delta"
Lovish In Hospitality
Shown Fourth Estote

Members Of the Mississippi Press
Association and their guests were
royalty entertained last weekend in
Greenvtle by Holding Carter and
Ernest Smith, the Delta Democrat
Times, the city Of Greenville, the Ca
sino, the Delta Council, the Chamber
Of Commerce and all the civic clubs
In Greenville.
About one hundred out-of-town mem
bers were present and enjoyed the
luncheon given Friday noon by the
Chamber Of Commerce and the civic
clubs OF Greenville and heard w. A
Percy, brilliant Greenville poet, give
a splendid address.
Mr.. Percy spoke on contemporary
affairs and told the members of the
fourth estate 1t was up to them to
preserve the democracy America en-
Joys today. He said the fate of the
democracy lies with the editors and
with the school teachers. He spoke
Of the "good life" and how WI should
try to achieve 1t, not compromising
our ideals at all but adhering to them
more closely every day.
After luncheon the visitors enjoyed
a three hour boat trip up the river
to view the cut-offs which now make
Greenvil1e safe from flood.
Friday night a banquet vas served
at the Casino. Harris Dickson, well
writer, addressed the group
and several informal speeches were
made by prominent guests.
Saturday morning a visit to the
Experiment Station at Stoneville was
made after which the guests motor
I'd to Leroy Percy Park, four miles
west Of Hollandale, and enjoyed an
DID, fashioned pit barbecue. the guests
II the Delta Council. ]
William T. tBHly) Winn, prominent
attorney. gave a few per-
tinent facts regarding the purposes
and the work Of the Delta Council
Of which he is a past president, and
the National Cotton Council OF Amer
lea, in which he Is an active member
and worker.
Rhea Blake. secretary Of the Delta
Council, which formulated the plans
and organized the National Cotton
Council Of America, Of which he is
also secretary, spoke to the Press
Association in the absence OF Oscar
Johnston, nationally known cotton
man.
Mr.. Blake followed Mr.. Winn's ad-
dress with detailed statements on
what the National Cotton Council CT
America is striving to do for the cot
ton farmer and told Of the plans for
Incorporating the group this month in
Dallas, Texas
He enlisted the aid of every pub
Usher in Mississippi to tell the people
of the state and the nation what the
Cotton Council can and will do for
Dallas, Texas.
After the barbecue the editors made
a trip over Leroy Percy Park which
Is one Of the largest 1920 acres OF
level land), and n of the prettiest
in. the state.
They were particularly interested
in the Warm Springs well situated IN
the park which is, by analysis 81
degrees warmer than Warm Springs
Georgia. The flow of the well is 15c
gallons per minute and its chemical
analysis made in state Laboratories
and in Washington compare favorably
with the noted springs in Georgia.
Plans are being formulated by the
American Legion in Greenville for
developing this well for treatment
OF infantile paralysis in Mississippi
according to J. G. Archer, chairman
Of the Legion committee, who spoke
to the members on the value of the
well.