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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-09
Planning Committee To
Meet Friday

A meeting OF the Holmes County
Planning Committee will be held y
the county agents office in the Post
Office building. Lexington, on FRI
day, February 10, at 10 o'clock. This
committee meeting is being called
by T. NJ Williams, county agent, and
Miss Ellen Scale, county demonstra-
ton agent
The members of the committee will
discuss and plan in full detail the
general farm program which covers
both the farm and home for the
year of 1889.
Officers for the new year will also
be elected at this meeting.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-09
Duront Bond Enters State
Contest; To Give Concert

IRE Durant High School Band has
officially entered the 1889 Contest 70
be held in jackson April 1928, ac-
cording to an announcement made
by Malcolm Carter, director.
Mr.. Carter also announced that a
40 minute concert would be presented
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 in the High
School auditorium. The public is
cordially invited.
The program. will be as follows;
On Parade March by Holmes; Sab
beth Chimes everie by Afford; Rag
Time Wedding Novelty by Yoder;
His Honor-M March by Fillmore; Star
Spangled- Victory Overture
Taylor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-09
Duront Roturions Have
Business Session

Durant Rotarians held their reg
ular weekly meeting Tuesday noo1
at the California Cafe.
Routine business was disposed of
and Melvin Riggs, connected with
the Big Black Drainage project, sang
AT Dawning," "Ole Pal OMine" AMI
LET Me Call You Sweetheart"
Mr.. Riggs home is in Natchez and
he is at present located in the home
of Mrs. T. H. Moore.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-09
w. P. A. Orchestra To
Give Concert At H. J. C

The W. p. A. orchestra from jack
son will give a concert in the Holmes
Junior College auditorium Friday -ev-
ening, February 10, beginning at sew
en-thirty. Judging frori, the pro
gram that was given last year, o
treat is in store that no one who
is near by can afford to miss. These
people are artists in their field and
certain to give an excellent program.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-09
Young Peoples RuIIy To
Be Held Saturday

There will be a Young Peoples
Rally of District No. 4 of the Central
Miss Presbytery held in the Durant
Presbyterian Church Saturday, Feb
ruary IL, from 10 A. NJ. to A p. NJ.
There will be prominent speakers on
the program.
Friends are cordially invited to at
tend.
Regular morning and evening ser
vice will be held Sunday. The pub
lie is invited to worship with us
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-09
Miss Scale To Attend Meet
AT State College

Miss Ellen Scale, Holmes county
demonstration agent, of Lexington,
will leave Monday to go to Miss.
State College, Starkyille, where she
will attend a two weeks training
course in Rural Identification.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-09
W. Kinds Jumper Is
Candidate To House
Business Platform Is
Promise Of Tchulu
Business Men

The News is authorized to announce
the candidacy of w, Kinds Jumper
Tchula, for the office of legislator
from Holmes county, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary in
August.
Mr.. Jumper says he is running his
campaign on a strictly business plat
form, feeling that the best interests
of the people can be served in thi;
way
He has never before been a candl-
date for public office. He is men,
Der of the Tchula Rotary club, q
Mason a6d a member Of the Amerh
can Legion, and has always been
active in the civic life of his COM
munity and Holmes county n
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-09
Jim Cunningham To
Run For Sheriff
TchuIu Man Announces
Today For Office;
Never Run Before

The News is authorized to announ &c
the candidacy today of j. W. Cum
ningham, Tchula, for the office OF
sheriff of Holmes county.
MIR. Cunningham is native OF
Holmes county and has lived here al
his life. In fact he informs us that
he was born in beat 8 tnear Zeigler
ville), and raised in beat 1 Uexnig,
toni, and now lives in beat 5.
Mr.. Cunningham has never run 70;
office before and the public will be
interested in his announcement which
follows:
To the Voters of Holmes County:
! am q candidate for Sheriff
received my education at the Lex
ington Public School, Millsaps Col
iege, and University of Mississippi
I have been a farmer for about 80
years. and have lived most of my
life in Tormes County with the ex-
ception of a few years, My father,
j. p. Cunningham, was your Chan
Gerry Clerk for eight years.
Beat has had only one County
officer since Holmes County was
formed and that has heen fifty-oL
years ago. Don't you think Beat
is entitled to a county officer now?
l think 1 am capable of holding
the office, and If / am elected I viii
very best of my ability.
/ have never asked for a county of.
flee before.
hope to see each voter before the
first primary
/ hope the voters of Holmes Count,
will give my application their mos
careful consideration.
JIM w. CUNNINGHAM.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-02-09
To The People or Holmes County;

Following IS his staIemen8,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

We believe that federal relief ex-
penditures would have accomplish
ed more lasting good if all relief
had been devoted to the construc-
ton of good roads. Instead of a lot
of useless projects that are of little
value after they are completed the
country would have system of all
weather roads that would always be
of service and value. We believe
that federal funds could have been
distributed through the present ma
tional, state and county highway
setups with less overhead than the
system in use requires. Under this
plan series of super federal high
ways could have been built as a part
of the preparedness program. State
highways could have been built by
state highway setups and county
roads by county setups. There is
enough road work of this kind need
ed to keep all idle labor busy in this
country for the next fifteen years.
BY extending the road building pro-
gram into the counties, employment
could be given the unemployed in
the neighborhood in which they
live. Good roads will always be an
asset and always pay dividends on
their cost, something that unfort-
umately cannot be said of very many
of the projects promoted to provide
enjoyment the past six years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

A new low for the states general
fund was announced by the state
treasurer with a deficit of slight
w more than six million dollars as
of December 18th. The last legis-
lative session appropriated more
than anticipated or probable in
come so that the only possible an
swer is the stable deficit which we
are now accommodating.
The City of Philadelphia has in
troduced an innovation in taxing
by levying 1k% against all wages
and commissions earned within the
city limits. The departure is call
ing forth loud protests from or
ganized labor. 1t should be more
generally understood that high
taxes direct or indirect-must Of
necessity adversely affect wages.
Sponsors of tax limitation have
held two meetings with delegates
representing all parts of the state,
with the result that a Forty Mill
Limit Committee is now organized
to handle the 1910 campaign for
the passage of Referendum No. S
Judging from the four previous
times this measure has passed and
the general acceptance of tax limi-
tation as good thing by a vast
majority of the people, the job be-
fore this committee should not be
a difficult one. ">
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

An example of the ridiculous
lengths to which federal bureaus
viii go, once they are organized and
set up, is to be found in the recent
proposal by the Federal Trade Com
mission, as pointed out by Russell
Greeman in Nations Business"
According to Greeman the F. T. C.
proposes to protect" shoppers
against agents hired by manufact-
urers to demonstrate their products
in stores. 1t considers the consum-
er safe In the hands of retail clerks
but subject to unnamed hazards of
deception from these demonstrators.
1t IS to be regretted that with the
gift of little power to some men,
common sense at once takes flight.
The idea of federal agency spend
ing taxpayers money for such a
trivial and imaginary evil is enough
to make any honest taxpayer boil
and take a new grip on his patrio-
tism.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28
basketball game with White Bluffs,
making a basket, the final score be-
ing to z.
TWENTY YEARS AGO-l919

TWENTY YEARS AGO-1s19
The o. w. r. & N. railway bridge
across the Columbia about five
miles below Kennewick was out of
commission when the big ice field
which had formed above the bridge
began to 60 out damaging the ap-
proach to the bridge on the Benton
County side.
F1oyce Smith, who was attending
business college in Spokane, was
spending the holidays with her mo-
ther at Finley.
Frank Hembree purchased the 40
acre apple orchard on the Highlands
known as the Gleichman forty.
Clarence King had returned from
Portland, where he had spent sew
eral days on business.
Herman and Fred Campbell were
among those young people who were
enjoying sleighing parties during
the past week. -..- -.
The Robert w. Ely post, Ameri-
can Legion, was inviting the public
to the open house of their new
hall in the Emigh building.
The Kennewick schools were to
reopen the following Monday as the
present coal supplies in the school
bins were to be supplied with coke
which would keep the furnaces go
ing until the fuel shortage had been
relieved.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

Russia is another instance of a
people being mislead by power
mad dictator. The Russian people
have always been sinned against. In
the olden days the Cars of Russia
imposed upon the people of Russia
and ground them down. The new
regime, which was supposed to bring
to Russia freedom from oppression,
has brought to them even greater
oppression. There IS less liberty to-
day in Russia than there was un-
der the most autocratic Of the old
Cars.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

There Is some talk Of holding the
National Conventions from month
to six weeks later this year, thus
shortening the time Of the presi-
DENTAL campaign. The control Of
farm production, it seems, is to be
extended into the fields Of political
oratory also. Republican National
Chairman John Hamilton, would
like for obvious reasons for the Dem
ocrats to hold their convention first
but the Democratic donkey seems in
no mood to hurry into the thing.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

Certainly, madam! Let us answer
your question by pointing out some
ofthe things advertising already has
done for you and your family.
Advertising has given you new
and better food, trade-marked to
guarantee quality. 1t has brought
you the pleasure of movies. made
your automobile comfortable and
safe. and given you labor-saving
devices in your home.
Through advertising you have
learned where and what to buy to
save money. As q result of nation.
wide sales, possible only through
the power of advertising, great lab
oratories and factories have been
developed -. giving you higher
quality merchandise while prices
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28
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TEN YEARS AGO-1s2s

TEN YEARS AGO-1920
The local officials of the p. p. &
L. company erected huge Christ
mas tree on the intersection of main
street next to the bank and decor
ated with colored lights.
A. A. Anderson had returned from
an extended trip through the East
in the interests of the Church Grape
Juice company.
Fire broke out at the Pat Murphy
home and was believed to have
started inside a faulty flue.
The installation of officers of the
Kennewick lodge F. & A. M. was to
be held with DR.. Tieje of Cheney
being the installing officer. E. C..
Smith. was installed as worshipful
master.
With 40 camp members present
the 10 students of the Gas City
school put on a Christmas program
at the schoolhouse followed by q
community dinner. Gas City was
the string of houses used by work.
ers at the Kennewick gas fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Ayers were
spending the Christmas holidays
with his parents here.
Business girls and teachers who
were visiting with home folks at Ho-
yer over the holidays included Helen
and Lydia Toothaker of Seattle;
Sue Ashby of Lacrosse; Mabel and
Clarene Hughes and Emma Dahlin
of Spokane and Marie Evans OF
Portland.
White Bluffs and Hanford
schools had to play another three
! minutes to play off the tie In the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28
THIRTY YEARS AGO-1sos

The Hudnall home in the Beach
addition was saved from destruction
by prompt work on the part of the
neighbors, who got busy with a
bucket brigade. The loss was esti-
mated at close to SIPS and was COW
cred by insurance. s~-..
Richard Mounsey, former mana
ger of the Cascade Lumber Yards
here returned from North Yakima,
where he had been taking inven-
tory at the company's yard.
Several skating parties had taken
advantage of the good ice on the
back water this side of the island.
Geo. H. Lea, who had been having
a long siege Of typhoid fever, was
then on the road to recovery.
The class of '08 met at the c. w.
Story home and helped pack a
Christmas box to be sent to their
classmate. Guy Story, who was then
in San Francisco.
The new hotel in the Brown build
ing was to have its doors open to
the public by the first of the year.
This new and up-to-date hosiery
was to be known as the "Hotel
Koontz."
At the city council meeting It was
voted that the mayor should close
the deal for the site at the corner
OF Yakima and Third streets, in
Guiding the building which was to
be used temporarily for a city hall.
The consideration was $500.
Derwood Collins of the G. H. Col
Inns Co. had designed a sanudge pot
which used heat, smoke and steam
to prevent frost blight.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

Most Of the trouble in Europe to-
day would not be possible in a
country that enjoyed freedom OF
speech and freedom of the press
More andmore we are beginning to
realize that freedom of the press and
freedom of speech are the greatest
safeguards for peace. When free
dom Of speech and freedom Of the
press exist truth sooner or later be-
comes known to all. With freedom
Of speech and freedom of the press
Stain could not make the people Of
Russia believe that Finland was
Threatening to destroy Russia, nor
could Hitler rush Germany and the
world into foolish war.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

There are millions of acres in this
country that cannot be farmed at a
profit under any sort of farm pro-
gam until the fertility of the soil
is rebuilt. A system of farming that
has robbed the soil by over crop
ping, wrong cropping, and wind
and water erosion has been follow
ed too long. The inevitable pay day
has arrived when depleted fertility
must be restored.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

We have little sympathy for the
American holders of foreign bonds
whom the war is causing to lose
their investments. We believe in
he trade at home policy when it
comes to lending our surplus money.
The fellow who sends his money to
l foreign market because he gets a
higher rate of interest than he
night get at home shouldn't squak
he loses.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

No better method of getting ahead
n this world was ever devised than
ne simple plan of spending less than
ne makes. A thousand words might
e used in presenting the plan, but
4 it's final analysis it would come
ack to the above formula. Con-
ersely it is also true that no one
an hope to get ahead who spends
II or more than he makes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

Everything that is happening in
the world today points toward a
growing responsibility on the part
of this country in world leadership.
If we are truly wise, we will lose no
time in getting ready for the big
task that lies ahead We can keep
out OF foreign wars, but we are not
going to be immune to the break
Gown that inevitably lies ahead Of
a war-mad world.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

The State of Washington pre-
pares to enter the New Year with
an overdraft in the general fund OF
more than s5,OOO,OOO. This is the
greatest in the history of the state
and the end is not yet in sight.
The overdraft is just about one
fourth of what can be anticipated
one year from today, unless all
signs fail.
When it is considered that eight
years ago the State of Washington
was virtually without debt, had ap-
proximately 100000 surplus in
the general fund and the func-
tons of government were being
carried on in a most satisfactory
manner, the Democratic admins
tration is going to find it rather
difficult to make any kind of a
showing of its stewardship when it
goes before the voters next year.
Considering that the state has
collected almost $1OO,000,O00 i'm new
taxes which have been expended in
a very short time, some idea of the
recent cost of government can be
cleaned.
The state, in small way, has
sought to emulate the federal gov
eminent. Neither apparently real
ICES that here is no difference be-
tween tax money and any other
money. None grows on trees and
it all represents hard work. Incl
dentally, the producer, the man and
woman who work, the manufacture
er who makes and the farmer who
produces, in the final analysis, pays
the bills. The more tax monies de-
manded the fewer jobs. Taxes eat
up industry and business and pay
rolls quicker than anything else.
Hence, every increase in taxes, ir-
respective Of how the taxes are col
lected, takes Just that much money
out of the wage e:.rner,s envelope.
This is one reason why there is so
much unemployment.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

We have fairly good Imagination
Tut we can't imagine what the con-
dition Of the country would be II
the farmers should go on a 40 hour
week with time and a half for over
time and a Go foreman standing
Ivy to see that the hired man d.dn't
pillow more acres day than he
should, or did not milk more gallons
OF milk per hour than the organiza-
ton mad decreed. It sounds silly
but is no sillier than what is GO
ing On in this country today in he
automobile industry.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

Thousands of men and women in
this country are faring better and
living better under the present re-
lief set-up than many are who are
supporting the program by their
taxes paid by long hours and rigid
self-denial. This Is weakness of
the program.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

Most of us who live in the coun-
try towns can remember when the
first beauty shop opened up in the
town. The beauty shop is one of the
country's youngest business enter
prises, yet last year the beauty
shops of the nation rung up total
receipts to the amount of $4,000
600.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

It is easy to spoil a good dinner
by over indulgence and by eating
too much. Life can be spoiled in the
same way by lack of restraint. No
life has lived its best that has not
exercised measure of restraint and
self denial.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

have come rapidly lower. Hence,
advertising has opened the door to
developments which have freed you
from kitchen drudgery. saved you
from fatigue of long hours of
washing, cleaning, baking.
Advertising has direct effect on
your income in two ways. First, you
buy more for your money because
large-scale manufacturing, possible
only when advertising delivers
quantity sales, brings prices down.
Second, your income is larger be-
cause advertising makes jobs.
and when jobs are plentiful all in.
comes are higher. 4
To eliminate advertising is to de-
strey American enterprise and the
American Way of Living.
Evening star., 1939-02-28
Officials to Attend
Rites for Hirosi Suito

Government officials and diplo-
mats were to attend memorial serv-
ices today for Hirosi Saito, 81, former
Japanese Ambassador to the United
States. who died Sunday at his
residence in the Shoreham Hotel
The services were scheduled to he
held in the Embassy at 3 pm. The
funeral services and burial will be
in Japan at time to be decided
later, it was announced at the
Embassy.
Mr.. Saito was too Ill to return
to Japan after resigning as Am
bassador last autumn. He gave fail
ing health as the reason for de-
clining the post of Japanese for
eign minister.
He had worked necessarily under
trying circumstances for good rela-
tions between the United States
and Japan.
Evening star., 1939-02-28

and an ex-ofncio member Of the
District Trafnc Advisory Council.
Chief Schrom's health started to
fail more than two years ago and In
August, 1895, he took a two-month
leave of absence at the behest Of
Commissioner Hazen. He was suf-
fering from high blood pressure at
the time and the Commissioner ad-
vised the rest. When he reported
back he said his condition was much
improved and explained physicians
had approved his return to duty so
long as he did not attempt to carry
too heavy a load of responsibility.
Prior to that the chief had consid-
cred applying for retirement.
In fact, In the summer of 1895 he
went so far as to write out his ap-
plication for retirement and carried
1t to Commissioner Hazen. At thot
time he was worried about depart
mental equipment and the lack of
funds for additional apparatus. The
Commissioner, however, persuaded
him to tear up the retirement appli-
cation.
Chief Schrom was a member of the
Board of Trade and a Mason, be-
longing to the Blue Lodge. He lived
at 1914 Maryland avenue NE. Per-
haps his intimate glimpses Of the
destruction wrought by flames had
Evening star., 1939-02-28
1n Mrntnrtant

FOWLER. MAMIE In memory Of our
dear dauehter. MAMIE FOWLER who de-
parted this life two years ago today. Feb
ruary %. 1897.
The years may wipe out many things.
But this they wipe out never
The memory of those happy days
MOTHER AND FATHER, susie AND AN
DREW FOWLER
LENNON. MAMIE. tribute Of love to
the memory of our dear sister. MAMIE
LENNON. who died four years ago today.
February %. 1895.
Some may think you are FORGOTTEN
And the wound is nearly healed.
But little do they know the sorrow
That lies in our hearts concealed:
DEVOTED SISTER AND BROTHER. LAURA
LENNON AND WILLIAM LENNON. :
MITCHELL. RUSSELL A., JR. In sad
but loving remembrance of our darling. son.
RUSSELL A. MITCHELL, Jr.. who left us
four wears ago today. February 2S. 1895.
God needed one more angel child
Amidst His shining band. :,
So He bent with a loving smile
And clasped our darline's hand
MOTHER AND DADDY.
NEAL, JOHN F. In sad but loving re-
membrance Of our dear husband and father.
JOHN F. NEAL. who departed this life four
years ago today. February %. 1885.
With only one last hope in view
And this We know is true
You cannot come to us.
BEvofEp BHs 81 ST. WIFE f1me AHp n Sea CHILDREN
WASHINGTON. GREENWOOD. In loving
aREENWooD ISL Who Who
ed this life three years ago today Feb
40 SARAH WASHINGTON AND FAMILY.