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The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30

d3bates wsiea have taken place
CT the floor Of the house. Al
ss7ugh she has served only seven
months and has introduced sew
eral measures which, while they
did not pas because her Democra-
tic party ie n the minority, still
aftractcd attention hecsuse hey
eera designed to helo the entire
population and not her own g our
alone.
Even tie r'lmors that Mrs.
Fauset is already looking forward
congress in the near future are
wrong. 1t is true that many of her
admirers in Pennsylvania and 9TH
er states where she has been
speaking this year have expressed
= desire to see her in the national
law making body, thus becoming
the fret colored woman to go t.
The national legislasure; but she
wants to be realist. She feels
that the way is not open for a
colcred woman to be elected to
Washington from Philadelphia,
and therefore she says she has
no. included a possibility in her
thinking.
The immediate detectives of
Crystal Bird Fauset, one would
gather, are to become an effec-
tive and capable legislative rep
resentative of her district, two
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
Answers:

: cess which prolects
milk from harmful bacteria through
heating to nor less than l42' F., for
50 minutes. II takes its name from
Louis Pasteur, great French scientist.
2. Nc matter how deep an exca-
walton is made in the toe 70 get TIE
root" the corr promptly reappears
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
SIIIPYARD WORKERS
FORCED OUT BY A. T. OF l.
WHITE UNION IN TAMPA

meantime the tampa company
sienel a closed shop agreement
which went to esfecs June l, 1898.
As soon as this contract was
sieaea tie union was divided in
to WI te and colored units, with
a white man, II. L. Sanders, as
business agent of the Negro unit.
He is said 10 have unbalanced the
ratio of Jobs and to have continued
certifying more white than Ne
groes.
When the colored union mem
bers complained they were given
9 custodian" by the Information
al union. This custod an, Charles
Silva is known as an enemy of
Negroes and Negro labor. He took
oil books, papers and bank ac-
counts out Of the hands of the
Negro unit of the union.
Barred by Boilermakers
As work progressed on the
ships then building, more and
more skilled and ~semi-skilled
workers were needed. Silva there
upon organized a local of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Boiler
makers, Iron Shipbuilders and
Helpers of America. Negroes
were refused admission to this
union, hut were told they would
be given an auxiliary charter for
a unit of their own. They never
got it.
Where Negroes, before the
rivet driver has ben forced TO ac-
eept work as a common laborer.
]. J. Bradley, a skilled hois'in ing
engineer with 20 years of exper-
fence. is now picking up paper in
the yards. John Walls, operator
Of an air compressor for more
than 25 years, had a white help
c forced upon him by the union
As soon as they thought the white
The white man had learned the
job, Walls was discharged. With
in a few days, the white man
had wrecked the machine COM
rletely. Walls is now workfn5 as
a greaser. There were on Aug. 1,
1889, 100 paid up Negro members
Of Local 1907 walking the streets
without work, but Sanders, bust
ness agent of the union continues
to certify white men to jobs
non-members Of the union, whom
he allows to work on a permit.
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
YOU OWE 1T TO
YOURSELF AUD
ONES TO
MAKE THIS TEST

Countless numbers Of suffering people the
world over have found welcome relief
through use of Se-Basto Tea. You, too, may
find it the answer to your distressing need.
1t costs so little to try it only $1.0O for
a liberal package containing a two weeks
supply and with it you get a positive
mOney-back guarantee of sat isfaction! Why
delay discovering Se-Basto Tea for your
self? You brew it like tea you drink
it like tea it tastes like tea with that
same smooth, mellow, satisfying character
. yet. Se-BastO is more than a tea . .
RS a careful blend of incidentally tested
and proved herbal ingredients just as the
Brothers of Mercy prepare it in accord with
the principles discovered so many years g
ey their revered ~preceptor, Father Kniepp.
Decide now to take advantage of this IN
usual opportunity for welcome relief from
suffering . pin a one dollar bill to the
coupon below and your two weeks supply
of Se-Basto Tea will be sent on its erand
OF mercy By return raaii.
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30

thirds OF whose voters are white,
as we'll as of her own people; and
then to establish the ability of d
oolored woman to successfully and
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30

eapably represent a great district
in the law max ng body of a great
state.
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
Why Delay and Wish You Hadn't?
To:
DIR. Browns Clinic.
800 Phoenix Bldg,
Minneapolis, MINI.

Please send ne. liberal two weeks sppy package of seBasOr Ca for which Z attach a one dOMt bill
L udeIandu that If am not satisfied in every way with SeBaGo Tea MAJ rn the empu
Ann and my dollar M bel promptly refunded whho n question
CITY 8
The Valley settler., 1939-12-22

Don't forget the big Chris tmos dance end the two bcsle tba1l gcme 8 Saturday night December 23. Also. the New Yocris dcnce and floor show Dec 50. On this night there will clso be two
 basketball games. The Palmer lcdies meet the anchorage ladies on that night end the Palmer team will tcng1e with the mems teep
The Valley settler., 1939-12-22
GAMES

The fast Palmer town team took into camp the sncppy Lconcrd Hopkins team by q scoro of 26-2l The girls lost By C score Of 34- IF. They missed Lucille Wiomor,
 their star ployor.
The Valley settler., 1939-12-22

lIr Vic Chapman has laid out c new landing field just in front of Cope's barber shop. Yours truly landed there in the dark
 last night.
The Valley settler., 1939-12-22
Gt}.SS REPORT cont

G1-SS REPORT cont ground. It will be several years before these gre csses are estcb- lished and yeilding their mcx- imum pcsturage. For further details visit the Expert ment Station. These plots ccn be visited end looked over during Exper iment Station DEy which is held each yeer. Exper iment Station Dcy is ( special invttct ion but you ere wo1come. ct any time to visit your Experiment Station end see What Is going on.
 Howard Estelle
The Valley settler., 1939-12-22

PLtNTING TIME? i? .." Some one came in today end in form ed us that it Wcs almost planting time for the valley. Or WIS it just tho much Xmes Setri
The Valley settler., 1939-12-22

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The Valley settler., 1939-12-22

Howard Is telle
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-08
Rain Fails To Dampen
Spirit Of Trade Day
Crowds In Durant
Large Number Attend In
Spite Of Downpour;
Winners Are Named

In a down pour of rain on Satur-
day afternoon a large crowd gath
cred for the first of a series of Trade
Days sponsored by the merchants
of Durant where $25 in cash will be
given every Saturday.
prize of $40 Saturday at the weekly
Trade Day, and William Cathey, who
held a large number Of tickets won
two prizes. IS and $3.50.
Mrs. j. w. Morris, Bowling Green,
won the other SIS prize and Miss
Lucille Ferguson the other $3.50.
G. w. Drane, Jr. called the mum
bers.
This Saturday, June 10, the prizes
will be given away in front Of the
California promptly at four o'clock.
The public is urged to attend the
event every Saturday afternoon and
ask Durant merchants for their tick
cts on every twenty-five cent cash
purchase.
The capital prize of $40 will grow
each Saturday in the same amount
unless the lucky ticketholder is pres
ent. Only one ticket will be called
for this first prize. The other prizes
OF S.. S., $3.50 and $3.50 will be
given every Saturday until further no
tice. If tile first number called is
not present the master of ceremonies
will keep on calling numbers until
someone in the crowd has the right
number.
One ticket is given with each Csc
cash purchase from practically ev-
cry merchant and place of business
in Durant. Be sure and ask for your
tickets when you make cash pnr-
chases.
The tickets will be good for one
month. So if your number isn't call
ed on Saturday il may be called
the next. So a v your tickets for
the first four weeks.
Owners of businesses in Durant and
members of their immediate fami-
lies will not accept tickets from any
merchant. Thus all of the prizes
will be awarded to town people who
are not in business and country peo-
pie who corpe to Durant to trade.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-08
Delta Council Holds
Annual Meeting d
AT Percy Park
John Temple Graves III
Scheduled To Address
Group; Others Attend

Stoneville, June 5th--The fourth
Annual Meeting Of the Delta Coun-
GILL will be held June 23rd at Leroy
Percy State Park near Hollandale
John Pettey, President of the or
~ganization, announced here today.
John Temple Graves III, nationally
known economist, journalist and lee
turer, of Birmingham, Alabama, will
deliver the principal address for the
occasion, on the subject THE South
as a Modern American Factor"
The morning session of the meet
ing will be devoted to the business
of the organization and to the re-
ports of the various standing COM
mittees. Luncheon will be served at
noon to the Delta Council members
The afternoon session, at which
time Mr.. Graves will speak, is opel
to the public. Bleachers and a loud
speaker are being arranged in the
shade of THE Percy Park grove Il
accommodate 5000 people.
"A HlsIillSut OI Jne DuSllleSS StS'
sion will be the report of the Fed.
eral Program and Foreign Trade
Committee by Oscar Johnston, Pres
ident Of the National Cotton Coun.
Gil of America. The objective last
year of the Delta Council Fedora.
Program and Foreign Trade Commit
tee was the formation of a nationa,
organization for the purpose of in.
creased consumption of American
cotton. Mr.. Johnston will report or
the organization of the National Cot,
ton Council to date, it's background
present status and detectives. Ma
tional legislation now being consid-
cred in Washington will also be dis
cussed in his report.
Other outstanding discussions to
be included in the morning session
are the report of the Flood Control
and Drainage Committee by J. s
Allen, Greenville; Forestry Commit
tee, Henry Crosby, Greenville; Live
stock Committee, T. C. Potts, Cren-
shaw; and the report of the Adver.
Using and Conservation Committee
by Lieutenant Governor J. B. Snider
Clarksdale.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-08
County Communities
Affected By Cut In
Electric Rates
West, Goodman, Tchulo,
Lexington, Pickens
Will Benefit

A drstic reduction in residential
electric rates, bringing cheap cleo
tricity to West, Pickens and Good
and to each of the more than 800
communities it serves, was
ed recently by Rex 1. Brown, presi-
dent of Mississippi Power and Light
Company.
The reduction brings surprisingly
low rate levels of 3 "a cents. 8 cents.
z cents and 1 IL cents to all resi-
Dental customers with a special /
cent rate for electric water heating.
Customers will also receive so per
cent more kilowatt hours for their
monthly minimums, this now in
GLIDING Is instead of 10 kilowatt
hours.
Slash $5OO,OOO In Year
The present reduction totals ap-
proximately $265,OOO, and is the sec
ond substantial ate slash by Missis-
sippi Power & Light Company in less
than one year. Added to the reduc-
ton of last August, "it means that
customers of our company will save
approximately one-half million dol
lars on their electric bills during the
coming year, as compared with rates
of only a year ago." stated Mr..
Brown.
This reduction follows the recent
contract signed between the City of
Memphis, and the Tennessee Valley
Authority, wherein the Mississippi
Power and Ligh Company is to pur-
chase some waste power from the
Tennessee Valley Authority.
In a discussion of the reduction,
Mr.. Brown pointed out that his COM
pany had made This reduction with
the hope that by intensively selling
the many benefits of cheap cleo
tricity, it would be possible to in
crease use and thus help to effect
the constantly increasing items of
expense and taxes and this loss in
revenue.
Ra.es Effective June rs
Reduced to terms Of service" o
tinued Mr.. Brown, "the reduction
makes 100000 additional kilowatt
hours available to III residential Gus
toners at no additional cost. This
large block Of electricity is sufficient
to operate for an entire year over
$4,000 electric refrigerators, or wei
$4,000 radios, or over $4,000 attic ven-
tilation fans. or over 1884, washing
machines"
The new rates will be effective
on all service bills of the company
rendered on and after June 26, and
according to Mr.. Brown, represen-
tatives of his company Twill visit
every home served within the next
80 days to personally explain the
benefits of cheap electricity to the
individual customer.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-08
County Club Exhibits o.
Flowers Vegetables
Shown In Lexington
CenterviIIe Wins First
Place; Full List Of
Awards Is Given

The annual flower and vegetable
was held in h National
Guard Armory at Lexington Friday,
June 3rd, under the direction of Miss
Ellen Scale, Home Demonstration
agent. Judges were Miss Hazel Hyde
Home Demonstration agent of Issa-
quena County, Miss Katie Lou Davis,
Home Demonstration agent of Shar-
key county and Miss Olive Doweii.
District Home Demonstration agent
Of Greenwood.
Centerville club won first place in
the vegetable exhibit showing 81 va
rieties Of vegetables. Elliott Hill clue
placed second with an exhibit OF 40
varieties. Lexington club placed first
in the flowers and Ebenezer club SEQ
ond. After the placings were made,
Miss Hyde and Miss Davis discussed
flower arrangement and suitable con
tanners for different flowers. MISS
Dowell discussed vegetable arrange
ment and selecting and grooming veg
etables for exhibit.
Prizes were given to the clubs hav-
ing the most blue ribbons. Indivi-
duals winning in flowers were:
Larkspur - Mrs. Harvey Brister,
Harmony; Mrs. T. A. Barrentine, Lex
ington.
Sweet-Peas - Mrs. T. A. Barren
tine. Lexington; Mrs. WILLIAM Schrock
Richland.
Single Nasturtium Mrs. K D.
Henry, Ebenezer; Mrs. r. A. Barren
tine, Lexington.
Double Nasturtium Mrs. T. A.
Barrentine, Lexington; Mrs. George
Taggert, Richland.
Petunia - Mrs. Wy T. Ratcliff, Har-
mony; Mrs. J. G. Grace, Center
Vile.
Verbena - Mrs. H. c. Wilkes, Cen
terville; Mrs. Oscar Buck, Licking
ton.
dock, Acona; Mrs. X. b. Edwards.
Elliott Hin.
Gallardia Mrs. X. d. Henry,
Ebenezer; Mrs. w. T. Ratcliff, Har-
mony.
Snap Dragons - Mrs. T. A. Bar
rentine, Lexington.
Calendula - Mrs. *. d. Henry, Ed,
enezer.
Forget-Me-N = Mrs. r. A. Bar
rentine, Lexington.
Saliva Mrs. T. A. B%arrentine.
Lexington.
Coreopsis Mrs. Dan George, Ell
lott Hill; Mrs. j. L. Braddock, AGO
ma.
Continued on Page Five
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-08
Free Picture Shows To Be
Given Next Week

A series of free picture shows with
sound effects will be shown over
the county starting Monday night,
according to County Agent T. NJ.
Williams and the public is invited
and urged to attend.
One reel of the show centers around
cotton under the present program
and features of the one-variety sys-
tenn of growing cotton. The other
show gives the progress of negroes
in agricultural development. Sound
effects are furnished by the Jubilee
Singers of Tuskegee (Ala.) Institute.
The features will be shown as fol-
lows: Monday, Acona; Tuesday, Cox
burg; Wednesday. Goodman Grammar
School; Thursday. Colored Training
School, for colored; Friday, Pickens
colored school, for colored; Saturday,
West colored school, for colored.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-08

ter away enough time with foolish
and petty trifles to give themselves
a good broad education through read
ing and study. Our soil is run down
and depleted in many sections OF
the country through over-cropping
until it will not pay TO till it until
fertility has been restored. Our for.
ests have been laid waste with a hand
of ruthless, senseless greed, and no
effort made at reforestation until
we have vast acres Of waste cut-ovet
and that might be producing a val
liable resources for which there is such
need in this country bodybuilding
material. Even with all our boosted
intelligence we still live on the basis
Of a feast and a famine-live it up
while we have it, and want for i
when il is gone
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-08

Our neighboring county, Madison
recently sold $4,000 worth of re-
funding bonds at 3 per cent and a
premium Of SITS. This speaks well
for the financial condition of Mad
ison county and its board of super
yisors are to be congratulated.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-08
Invitation To Candidates For Governor

The majority of the voters in this section are either
Indifferent as to the outcome of the race for governor
or are confused in regard to the policies the individual
candidates may advocate.
To clear the atmosphere wes are asking you to
condense into not more than $50 words, what each OF
YOU seek to do if elected. The restriction as to length
is necessary because of our limited space.
We plan to publish your replies in a special edition
TO be gotten out June 29th.
Sincerely yours,
THE DURANT NEWS,
Hazel Brannon, Editor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-08
Of County To Be
Checked For j. :, Loans
County Agent Gives
List Of Men To
Check Areas

Very soon the farms over Holmes
county will be checked for compli-
ance with the 1889 soil conservation
program, according to County Agent
t. M. Williams.
Mr.. w illiams and members of the
county committee, R. t. Kimbrough,
II. L. Nichols. c. l.. Downer and u.
c. Williamson, assistant county agent,
were in Jackson on Tuesday and
"Wednesday of this week attending a
school on compliance this year and
discussions on legislation, enacted
and pending.
The County Agent stated that au-
horities seem to think the loan will
be about 8 1-3 cents this year.
Men who will check the farms in
Holmes county are as follows:
Durant. Malcolm Carter, James
Odom and Wiley HUMPHREYS.
Lexington, Lawrence Rabb, N. D.
Hooker and John Howard.
Coxburg, Curtis Parkinson and J.
C. Brister.
Delta, ]. M. McRae, N. L. Walker
and P. A. Baldwin.
Acona, Clarence Minyard and
Charles Wright.
Goodman and Richland, j. c. Vince
Ter, p. w. Cowsert and Thomas Dol
aid.
Pickens, T. M. Landrum.
These persons attended a school
in Greenwood held recently for train
ing. There are several Others whose
papers T pending now who will
probably be used to check the pro-
gram.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-08
Clyde Watson Is
Constable Candidate

The News is authorized to announce
the candidacy of WI Clyde Whtson
for the office of Constable of beat
2, subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic primary IN Tuesday, Angus
g..
Mr.. Watson in his announcement
said he would appreciate the vote and
influence of his friends and the pub
lie; that if he is elected he will serve
to the very best of his ability every
one alike.
He invites your earnest considera
ton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-08
Dennis Murphree FoiIs
To Show Up Today

Friends Of Dennis Murphree,
Mississippi. were sorry to learn that
because of his car breaking down
he was detained and could not show
up this morning for his speaking
scheduled for Durant.
Quite a large crowd from this place
and from other communities in the
county came to hear him.
1t is hoped that Mr. Murphree car
visit Durant at a later date.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-08
T. M. Williams, Jr. Is
Working Southern Area

T. NJ. Williams, Jr, son Of the
County Agent, is working out of the
Washington office checking the per
Torrance of he soil conservation pro-
gram in nine southern states.
T. NJ. finished Millsaps last year
and during the past year studied
law O. Ole Miss.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-08

An exchange says that most of our
difficulties of an economic nature are
seIf-created. For example, most per-
sons with little or nothing today.
have. in the past earned sufficient,
which if it had been wisely invested
would have provided for all of theh
needs. Most persons waste and frlt-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-08

Here are two stories read in an
exchange, that we think worth re-
peating:
The first is hat concerning Pat
Harrison and President Roosevelt
1t seems hat at a recent White
House conference, President Roose-
welt shook hands with Senator Har-
rison and said, Pat, you used to
be a fine fellow"
II can say the same for you" was
Pats quick retort.
Another story of a tilt ms like
this:
German Nazi guards at one end
of an International bridge, recently sent
the Swiss. watching the other end
four boxes of garbage.
The Swiss received the present
calmly and with no hostile comment
whatever.
The next morning the Swiss sent
the Germans four boxes of identical
size and shape filled with cheese and
chocolate.
On the card was an old Swiss pro
verb which reads, Each gives what
he is able"
La gaceta., 1939-09-13

bora larga, recordando Que a.
qui mismo, y en- este mismo ST.
ito, estrvieron sentados Agueda
y el una tarde, con doha Ange-
les, cuando eran novios...
Habia sido el encanto miste-
rioso del recuerdo Ell que lie trajo
ell estanque encantado?
tHabia sido la evocaSi6n dull
&c, el perfume tibio y sutil ore
flotara por aqui y guardase To-
davia algo de la muier armada?
No saba!
10 cierto es que, cuando
las dltimas tintas luminosas del
dia Sc f~iltraron por entire los
troncos de los pinos, ell marques
estaba musitando en- voz baia
el nombre de la mujer oueri-
da, y una sarta de palabras de
orc, apasionadas y vibrantes.
La gaceta., 1939-09-13

entire los pinoS, 81 haeia 81 biel
en- consentirlo y aceptarlo...
Ultimamente, con las dltimas
luces del crepdsculo, Sc sorpren
di6 Ramo Florido, sentado en-
ell grueso muro de un estanque,
donde Sc vertia, con una cam
ei6n continuada y dulcisima, un
chorro de aqua clara que iba ma
nando de una fuente cercana.
Sobre la Superficie liquida
del estanque veianse grandes sd
banas de un moho muy verde y
muy eSpeso.
Aqui Y ALA, junto a la orilla,
crecian lozanos matorrales, Y en
las descon1haduras del ladrillo
y de las piedras de los muros,
cantaban las ranas, enardecidas
por la proximidad de la noehe....
Pope ~permaneci6 ALI media
La gaceta., 1939-09-13

FL hombre, que sentiase pro-
funda y fuertemente enamora-
do de su esposa, sufria mucho
psnSando este.
Guerra a Agueda con una in
menSa delieadeza, como debe
quererse a una hija, y lie dolia
en- ell corazon que ella, que pare
ella tan inteligente Y tan justa,
Sc hubiese dejado llevar por la
ira en- este case.
Ademas, la manera de mar
charse del palaeio esta mahana
sin despedirse de 81, y la name
IA 6e convidarse a conner en- ca
sa de los Noroha, y, para colmo,
el modo de largarse de Madrid
c0ntar con ell marido, hum.-
e irritaba no POGO al mar
quesito, que Sc preguntaba aho-
IA, paseando lentamente Dor
La gaceta., 1939-09-13
(Por Arthur Ojeda)

Cecil King necesit6 hacer dos
pruebas alrededor de la pista de
Plant Field aver por Ell medio-
dia para salir convencido de que
puede veneer a Bob Hill en- una
carrera especial. FL driver tam
peno cubri6 la distancia de Ia
media milla en- su Larry Ford
Special, en- 33 segundos. Des-
pues de ser informado del ITEM
pc hecho por su caro- King lie
present6 al promoter Jack She
pard un reto por escrito a Bob
Hill, del Gasparilla Motorcycle
Club.
FL reto de King no ha sido
aceutado oficialmente aun. She
pard Sc reunira con Tony Vale
ia y Bus Clevenger para tomav
Ia Ultima decision. Hill va acep-
to. Sc espera que la carrera sea
aprobada, va que muchos fana-
ticos han pedido yer a Bob fren
te a I'm fuerte contendiente Ell
ell programa del domingo.
FL hijo del promoter, Jack
Sheppard Jr., participant con su
Blue Is Special. Luther Keene,
driver tampeho tomara partici-
paci6n con TN Clearwater Spe-
cial. Ell entry de Keene no ha
podido entrar en- la columna de
los g~anadores en- los anteriores
programs, pero su driver esta
consideado como uno de los me
jores en- la Florida.
Ell Hawthorne Special, ell ca
rro mas pesado de las carreras
locales, sera corrido pOr ell vete-
rano Harry Wilson. I'm total dc
IL drivers han entrado a tomaF
participation hasta Ell presente.