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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10
Small Town Is Still Hub

The small town is by no means dead here in Amer
lea, predictions to the contrary, says Nauons business
in a current issue. Nearly half the people OF the
United States live in towns of $500 or less and on
farms.
Just as long as these small towns exist there is
going to be opportunity for young people in these COM
munities. Too often we hear the lament that after
Johnny and Mary have gone off to college they have
nothing to do. when they come back home. There is no
opportunity for employment, nothing to do, or at least
nothing good cough for them to do, say their fond
parents.
The trouble existing here in nine cases out of ten
is that Johnny and Mary shouldn't have gone to college
in the first place, but should have stayed home and helped
Dad with the farm and mother with the housework.
Instead they go to- college, get a smattering OF knowi-
edge, learn a little about a lot of things and nothing
very much about anything. Unless they know what
they want to do when they go off and specialize in it
they get very little practical knowledge and vocational
training. They come home dissatisfied with themselves
and their home town. They find it too small, too dull.
Contrast this with a young fellow born in a small
town who was graduated with honors from his state
university and in addition received the advanced train
ing Of an Oxford Scholarship. Brilliant throughout his
career his friends predicted great things for him in the
financial world. Much to their chagrin he turned down
several enticing New York offers and returned. to his
home town, population 200, and took over his fathers
hardware store.
Today he owns one of the most profitable hard
ware stores in the state. He has prospered by applying
his education and training where it was needed most.
He has been of unreasonable service to his fellow towns
men by introducing better farm mthods, setting the ex-
ample of diversification of crops, new grasses for hay
and grazing and other things that have added to the
prosperity and w~ell-being of the people of his COM
munity.
Because of his leadership better schools, a modern
church, better roads have been built and everyone IN
the community enjoys a fuller life because of him.
What we need in our hundreds of small towns to-
day in Mississippi and other states is the combined eff
forts of all our ydung people who now leave home
and go to other states where there are better oppor-
tunities." We need their time and talent and energy
to help build up the greatest potential wealth we have.
a state of informed, thinking citizens.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10
T OF SALE By
TRUSTEE

by virtue of the provisions OF q
trust deed executed by Lucy Smith
on the 9th day of December, 1884
to secure the payment Of certain
Indebtedness described therein to +.
T, Nelson and to H. H. Nelson,
and which deed Of trust is recorded
in Book 81 at page $50 Of the record
of deeds of trust of Holmes County,
Miss, and I, as Trustee in and in
strument, the same having become
due and unpaid and I having been
requested to sch said property for
said Indebtedness, will on the Atm
day of September, 1889, Within legal
hours at the South o of the Court
House at Lexington, Holmes County,
Mississippi, will proceed to sell at
public cutlery to the best bidder for
cash, the following described proper
ty, to-wit:
All NE quarter of wv quarter
section 4 lying west of the new
highway leading from Franklin
to Ridhland and all of the NV
quarter of NE quarter lying west
of the new highway leading from
Franklin and containing 40 acres
more or less and being in Town
ship 13, Range 8 East.
BY the above description it is in
tended to describe and convey all
the property owned by Lucy Smith
in Holmes County, Miss, on Decem-
Der 81, 1884, whether correctly de-
scribed or not.
Title to above described land is
now in Lucy Smith, less that part
sold by said Lucy Smith and in
which sale e. T. Nelson and H. H.
Nelson agreed to the same
This is the 10th day of August,
1889.
w. H. WALLACE,
52-1-2-3 Trustee.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10

The Committee was organized at
q statewide mass meeting in jack
son on July %. Members OF the
industry pledged themselves to .
~well-defined program designed to
place the legal beer business on .
higher plane and keep it in tune
with public sentiment.
Prime detectives are elimination
Of disreputable retail outlets and
dissemination of accurate infor-
nation calculated to establish a
differentiation between beer and
hard liquor.
Director Pierce pointed out that
the "direct action" phase of the
program was to be aimed only at
those retailers who refused, after
warning, to conduct their estab-
lishnlcnts decensiy.
"We must ferret cut those retail
sales c1.!ets that operate contrary
to tie i-.crest of the public and the
i.Gus.rp. and clean them up or
c.cse til N up" Pierce told MEM
b2rs OF the Committee at the or
gaa.1@..an meeting.
1--WE want the public to know
where we stand, and that drastic
steps will be taken against those
who flagrantly operate in viola.
ton of the law and star dards OF
common decency," Pierce aid. we
have no quarrel with law-abiding
retail outlets. We ask them to CO
operate with us so that the in
dustry may take a firm grip on
it's W business and clean up or
close up only the offending sources
that are a disgrace to the com
munities where they are located.
w. T. Russell, Hattiesburg whole
sale grocer, was named chairman
of the organizations executive
committee. Other members OF the
executive committee are Mayor X.
A. Kramer of McComb; Reid Pat
ton, Sardis banker; H. E. Noel,
Corinth produce merchant; Thur.
man Henry, Greenwood, and re-
representatives. of five brewers ship
ping into Mississippi.
Ten district good conduct" COM
mittee chairmen were elected. They
will work hand-in-hand with their
own committeeman and with the
State Director to report and i'm
prove conditions surrounding the
sale of beer in their respective
districts. The district chairmen are
G. B. Myers, Clarksdale; w. M
Harris, Corinth; G. L. Mattingly
Greenville; Henry Bowlin, Column
bus; Carl Tr%eppendahl, Woodville
Joseph Pellegrini, Jackson; San
Davidson, Meridian; Film B. Rush
McComb; A. d. Anderson, Ellis
Vile, and S. J. Bertucci, Gulfpors
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Public Buildings Administration,
Federal Works Agency, Washington,
D. c., July Is, 1889. Sealed proposals
in duplicate will be publicly opened
in this office at 1 p. Ne, August 20,
1889, for construction Of the U. S.
p. o. at Durant, Miss. Upon applica-
ton, one set of drawings and speci-
fications will be supplied free to
each general contractor interested in
submitting a proposal. The above
drawings and specifications MUST
be returned to this office. Contrac-
tors requiring additional sets may
obtain them by purchase from this
office at a cost of IS per set, which
will not be returned. Checks offered
as payment for drawings and speci-
fications must be made payable to
the order Of the Treasurer, U. S.
Drawings and specifications will not
be furnished contractors who have
consistently failed to submit proposals.
One set upon request, and when con-
ridered in the interests of the gov
ernment, will be furnished, in the
discretion of the Commissioner, to
Builders Exchanges, Chambers of
Commerce or other organizations WAC
will guarantee to make them avail
able for any ~sub-contractor or mate
rial firm interested, and to quantity
surveyors, but this privilege will be
Withdrawn of the sets are not re-
turned after they have accomplished
their purpose. W r. Reynolds, Com
missioner of Public Buildings, Federal
Works Agency.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10
Beer Men BEGIN
CLEAN UP MOVE
Stote Director Pierce Asks
OfficioI Aid In Drive
For Enforcement

jackson (Special)-State Diree.
tor William w. Pierce of the Brew
crs and Mississippi Beer Distribu-
tors Committee, announced today
that immediate cooperative action
would be taken with law enforce
ment authorities against undesir-
able places licensed to sell beer.
The Beer Committees State
Director resigned as Assistant At
torney General of Mississippi last
week to assume active command
of the beer industry's' self-regu.
l2tory and educational program IN
this state. He was given the "clean-
up or closeup" mandate by the
Committee, whose membership EN-.
braces virtually every Mississippi
beer distributor and all the brew
ers shipping into the state.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10
Uncle Dunk Says Liker
Should Poy Toxes

de trubel is deys too many
foxes tryin to make er honest
Twin wild err pair crooked dice.
Now 1 seed yer editorial eb-
bout de liker question en- de
law forcement-you sho hit de
nail rite square on de haid.
Eff HIS erginst de law ter
SELL liker, den let's stop hit, eff
hit erginst de law fer you to sell
hit, den hits erginst de law
fer me to sell hit, Eff hit aint
erginst de law den let EN- run
wide open en- tax dem good
en- plenty.
Eff probition would prohibit,
/ would be fer hit tooth and toe
nail, but hit don't, en- hit never
will. Ise been In dis neck of
de woods fur erbout er quarter
century, en- I don't know of es
day during dat time, dat a men
what wanted hker en- had de
price couldn't git hit sumw1al
in de county, regardless of who
was de sheriff.
Long time ergo Texas wuz
pestered wild horse thieves. Den
dey started hanging dem first
en- trying dem afterwards en-
dey soon thinned dem out. Wild
the Honky Tonk en- de I'M
arm bandit en- de Jitterbugs,
we mout try de same remedy
eff hi don't wurk try sprayin
dem wild boil weevil pisen.
Now I amt what yer would
call a tee totaler, but er pint
will lass me six months er a
wear, pending on how many
times 1 gifts snake bit.
Saucks, probi ion sho has
made sum funny things hap
pen. I members one time de
mayor wuz tryin er Niger fur
having err pint err Gavin lilSer.
en- hit didn't look LAX liker Gil
hit didn't smell lak liker, SO
he asked sum of de boys ter
taste hit .er see eff hit wuz
liker. After dey got through
tastin he didn't hav no more
evidence en- had ter adjourn de
cote.
Den you could allays tell
wheter err man wuz drinking
sorghum liker or Gavin liker.
eff he wuZ drinking sorghum
liker er drove of yellow ackets
would be following him, en- Ell
he had been drinking Gavin
de crows would follow him.
Well foxes been drinkin liker
en- gamblin since Noah landed
de ark en- will be doin hit TIL
Gabriel blows de horn, so why
not make EN- pay fur de priv
ilege en- let de State en- County
git sum taxes II. of hit.
Vas sub.
Uncle Dunk.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Proposals for furnishing and de-
dvering common brick, Stag cement,
sand and lime for the new Goodman
School will be received at the office
of the Secretary, Board Of Trustees,
Commercial State Bank, Goodman,
Miss, at or before 1000 A. M. Tues
day. August goth. 1889.
Specifications are open to public
inspection at the office of the Super
intendent of Schools at Goodman or
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10

Mrs. Aradge Lspsey a returned
from a delightful six weeks say IL
Chicago and is now visiting frieE,
in S.arkvllle.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10
P o LITIC A L
Announcements

The Durant News Is authorized to
the following candidates
for the below named offices, subject
to the action of the Democratic PIT
maries to be ned this year.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
Ellis E. Wynn
W Kinds Jumper
G. H. Love
w. P. Hammett
FOR TAX ASSESSOR
Denton Rosamond
Walter l.. Ellis
FOR SHERIFF HOLMES co.
j. Monroe Roach
VIM. Allan Ramsey
FOR CONSTABLE, BEAT 2
Mayfield Howard
Gordon G. Allen
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10

may be obtained from Hull G. Drum
mond, Architects, Merchants Bank
Building, Jackson, Mississippi.
Bids must be accompanied by a
certified check or bid bond in an
amount equal to five percent of the
bid.
NO bid may be withdrawn after
the scheduled closing time for he
receipt of bids for a period of thirty
days.
The Owner reserves the right to
reject any or all bids and to waive
informalities.
GOODMAN CONSOLIDATED
SCHOOL DISTRICT.
d. K. Guledge (Sd)
Secretary, Board of Trustees.
52-1-2
Eenry Pittman from Tysertown
was a weekend Wis; or in the home
home of Mr.. and Mrs Nelly.
! Mr.. n Mrs. Roherc Ray, Stark
vile. spent the weekend here. going
to Jackson Saturday night.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10
Governing Bodies Should Publish
Proceedings. Accounts

In this so-called free country of ours we have a
state, Louisiana, where records of tax money wrung
from the people is deliberately hidden from them under
a law passed by their own representatives.
It is no wonder that Louisiana will from now on
serve as an example of everything undesirable in gov
eminent. 1t will take years to undo the harm wrought
by the selfish self-seeking political reign OF Huey T.
Long.
That the better element Of the state of Louisiana
is at last finding courage enough to speak out is found
in the following comments made by newspapers through
out the state.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Justice, Karcher in Line, T.,
II Redskins UNSIGNED

Only II more Redskin veterans re-
manned to be signed today following
Coach Ray Fiaherty's wire from
Spokane that Halfback Ed Justice
and Guard Jim Karcher had for
warded their contracts to him. Both
have been with the Tribe three years
Justice coming from Gonzaga and
Karcher from Ohio State.
The most outstanding veterans
still unsigned are Erny Pinckert
Turk Edwards, Frank Filchock, Jim
Barber, Chuck Bond, Les OLSON, Jay
Turner and Roy Young. Turner and
Young, however, have said they were
through with pro football.
Evening star., 1939-07-27

pion said his playing was affected
by the heat, which is in contrast to
the cool breezes he and Cooke
thrived on in England.
Guernsey, 22-year-old senior at
Rice Institute, faced Gilbert Hunt
of Washington, D. c., today in the
quarter final round. Hunt conquered
Sidney B. Wood, jr.. yesterday, IS,
Is. He is ranked nationally at
No. 10, two notches above his Or
lando, Fla, opponent.
Grant Meets Cookies Conqueror.
Sharing attention with the
Guernsey-H Hunt match was the clash
between Grant and Jack Kramer of
Montebello, Calf, 17-year-old con-
queror of Cooke. Grant is the high
est seeded player left in the tourna-
ment, but observers who watched
Kramer romp through the highly
touted Cooke predicted the Atlanta
atom would be in for battle.
Other quarter finals brought to-
gether John Doeg, former national
title holder, and Don McNeill, who
beat Gardnar Mulloy; frankie
Parker, conqueror Of Frank Shields,
and Wayne Sabin, who eliminated
the Czecho-Slovak, Ladislav Hecht.
No matches were carded in
women's singles, but plenty of action
was assured in the doubles competi-
ton for men, women and mixed
pairs.
Alice Marble, fresh from her
triumph at Wimbledon, was paired
with Quist in the mixed doubles
play. Club officers expected her to
arrive today.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Shoot Quarter-FinaIs
In Women's Golf
Al Ashevi|Ie
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ASHEVILLE, N. c., July 27.-Jane
Crum, University of South Carolina
coed, opposed Louise Suggs of
Lithia Springs, Ga, today in the
quarter-f1nals of the l7th annual
Biltmore Forest invitation golf tour
nament.
Miss Crum, from Orangeburg, S.
c., defeated the veteran Mrs. E. C,
Griffith of Charlotte, N. c., 4 and 3
Yesterday. Miss Suggs was a sand
victor over Jane Cauble Of VIM
ston-Salem, N. C.
Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta, Ga, the
medalist, swept to an 8-and-7 vic.
tory over Mrs. Stewart Cramer. jr.,
OF Charlotte and drew Mrs. Kent
Brown OF Chapel Hill as her oppo-
nent today.
Other matches were:
Mrs. Lillian Webster of Madison.
N. c., VS.. Jane Cothran of Green
vile, S. C.
Mrs. Alberta Neblett of New Or
leans, La, VS.. Mrs. Harry Morgan of
Shreveport, La.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Nap Causes Sphere
To Pick Up Grass;
Hunt Advances
Washington Youth Faces
Collegiate Champion
In Quorter-FinuIs
ByJ. F. McEVOY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

SAScoSidtCO N1too 0poA 70 "iitSAs
SEABRIGHT, N. j., July 27.-The
weight of tennis ball threatened
today to provoke an international
situation.
Because several players in the cur
rent Seabrjght tournament-includ-
ing Adrian Quist and Jack Crawford
of Australia-complained the balls
in use picked up too much grass and
were so heavy they couldn't be con-
trolled, Walter Pate, American Davis
Cup team captain, conceded it was
possible they might be changed be-
fore the Davis Cup challenge round
in Philadelphia.
Pate said he would consult with
officials of the Australian team, odds
on favorites to win the right to chal-
lenge the United States for the
classic trophy.
Sources close to the situation said
Pate, as captain of the American
team and ranking official of the
United States Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation, did not want to be put in a
position of discriminating against
the challengers.
Calls Ball piece of Mutton"
This years ball, they said. has a
neavy nap and primarily is for use
on clay courts. Quist compared one
of the balls to "a piece of mutton"
Bobby Riggs and Elwood Cooke,
Wimbledon finalists, who bowed out
of the current competition in stun
ming upsets yesterday, both spoke out
in favor of lighter ball. Not all the
kickers were losers, either, because
Bryan Grant, Albanian, who con-
quered Crawford, said the heavy ball
severely handicapped a light hitter
like himself.
Riggs, disappointed principally be-
cause he lost chance to retire the
Seabright Bowl with third title
triumph, praised his conuueror
Intercollegiate Champion Frank
Guernsey. The Wimbledon cham
Evening star., 1939-07-27
New York Giants Sian
Five More Gridders
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 27.-The New
York Giants of the National Football
League have received the signed
contracts of five more players, three
of them newcomers, bringing the
total under contract to %.
The recruits are Don Cosner, Mon
tana State back; George AK, 225-
pound tackle from Wichita. and
Wendell Goldsmith, pound GEN.
ter from Emporia.
The veterans are Kink Richards
and Harry Kline, recalled from the
Giants Jersey City farm.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Fights Lost Night
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CH1CAGO.-Frankie Genovese,
1882, Toronto, outpointed Johnny
Barbara, 1852, South Bend, Ind.
l0).
PINE BLUFF, Ark.-Bob Skies,
189, Pine Bluff, outpointed Johnny
Risko. 200, Cleveland Q0D.
OAKLAND, Calif-Eddie Ma
der, 1873, Newark, N. j., out
pointed Domingo Valin, 1856,
Hayward, Calf. lO).
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Section Champs Face
For National City
League Honors

First-half champions in Sections
A and B of the National City
League, the Service Battery nine
from the 260th Coast Artillery Of
the District National Guard and
kline's Tavern, will meet at pm.
Saturday on the East Ellipse.
The National Guard outfit, WIN
ner in section B, won 10 out of II
games and will send Leslie Hoff to
the mound against Kline's.
Portions of the game will be
broadcast over Station WMAL.
Music will be furnished by the 260th
Band, under the direction Of War
rant Officer Joseph Berst.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Daredevil Auto Driver
To Crash Head-on al
40 Miles an Hour

How to crash head-on at 40 miles
an hour and still live will be demon
strated tonight at the new Capitol
Speedway by Lucky" Teter, who
came by that nickname through his
demonstrated ability at the art.
A corps Of "a assistants will CO.
operate with Teter in staging the
collisions and spectacular feats.
Teter formerly was engaged by au-
tomobile manufacturers to put their
products to the most extreme tests,
before Teter realized the public
would pay to see daredevil exhibi-
tions.
Meanwhile Promoter Jimmy Frat
tone was seeking at least 20 drivers
for next Tuesdays midget auto races
to avoid the flasco of opening night,
when only handful showed up. If
next weeks crowd approaches that
Of 10000, which turned out for the
first races, the seating capacity will
be enlarged
Motor cycle racing makes it's debut
at the Speedway tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1939-07-27

declared the Eagles maneuvers
wouldn't necessarily" be a one
man show revolving around the
fellow who kicked and passed
Texas Christian to an undefeated,
united season.
But" said Bell, "the boys
think O'Brien can pass them to
a championship. They're all
tickled to death to have him"
Another star making his first
appearance in a professional uni
form today was Franny Murray,
Pennsylvania ace back and ex-
pert kicker, who is expected to
be an able second to O'Brien's
booting.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
May Change Tennis Ball After Seabrght Complaints of Australian
O'Brien's Passes Mean Pro Title, Eagles Feel
Dovey Promised More Protection Than He Got as Stor

"O'Brien will have better pro-
lection in professional football
than he ever had in college" Bell
promised. "At Texas Christian
he had two of three big men like
I. B. Hale and XII Aldrich to pro-
tect him, but with the Eagles he
will have 10 big men to look after
him."
Davey didn't seem as concerned
about the future. Said he:
I'm glad to get back in the
harness. I'm not worried about
the big fellows"
Although Bell proudly pro-
claimed O,Brien "the greatest
quarterback" of the gridiron, he
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Collision Dead Issue
As Rideout Sails 10
Race Wooderson
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July 27-Blaine
Rideout has no intention of keeping
alive the controversy over the
bumper incident of the Princeton
mile, in which he and Sydney Wood
erson came together with results
largely verbal. Before sailing for a
European tour with nine other A
A. U. champions, the Texas twin
who will meet Wooderson at White
City August 7, said: The incident
has been overemphasized. I've prac-
tically forgotten it and I'm sure
Wooderson has"
Incidentally, Ed Weir, Nebraska
track coach, who is in charge Of the
tour, says Biff Jones football team
at the Husker School this fall will
be some better" but not too big.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Mat Matches
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONG BRANCH, N. J.-George
Manich. 2l0. Belmar, N. j., threw
Hank Methaney, 235, Chicago,
8:25.
NEWARK, N. J.-Pete Man
agoff, 226. Chicago, threw Bibber
Mccoy, 237, Boston, 1925.
ST. LOUIS.-George Haven,
2l8, Brooklyn, defeated Babe
Zaharias, 235, Pueblo, Colo, 12:4O
tZaharias disqualified).
Evening star., 1939-07-27
BY the Associated Press.

6s tht AeooSlhbcu FTcSS.
PHILADELPHIA. July 81
The Philadelphia Eagles of the
National Professional Football
League are going to be mobilized
into sort of a ''bodyguard" this
year for their ace recruit-Texas
Christians little Davey O'Brien.
When the 150-pound all-Amer-
lea quarterback turned out with
the Eagles squad for their first
practice session in 90-degree
heat. Bert Bell, team president
and coach, declared he was 60
ing to see that the little pigskin
wizard gets all the protection he
needs in the professional game.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

Today a year ago-Hank
Greenberg's 33d home run.
against Senators, put Detroit
slugger seven games ahead of
Babe Ruth's 1927 record pace.
Three years ago-Helen Wills
Moody withdrew from U. S.
singles championship at Forest
Hills; will remain out of Eastern
competition for year
Five years ago-Paul Runyan
won P. G. A. championship, his
first national title, by defeating
Craig Wood, l up, 80 holes.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Kuvokos Conquers Bobys

Bolts, Kavakos hurler, allowed
Phil Bobys three hits as his team
won Sherwood softball game yes
terday. 5-1.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Deoudes Defect Gruys

Deoudes defeated the Chevy Chase
Grays, Al, in Thinning game yes
terday. Travis and Waters shared
stick honors.