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The Durant news., 1939-04-27
Little Choir To Go To
TutwiIer Sunday
Group To Fill Off-Campua
Engagement April 80

On Sunday morning at an early
hour, the Little Choir will leave for
Tutwiler where they are to present
a program at the Tutwiler High
School auditorium at eleven O'Clock.
This program is being sponsored by
the Tutwler's Wlbman's Club. The
Choir will likely visit some other
towns Sunday, but as the Growl goes
to press, arrangements for other pro-
grams are not complete.
The students who will make this
trip are Collins Mitchell, Blifil Moore
Grace Powell, Camille Perkins, Airline
Howard, Martha Melton, Truett Bull
lock, Wilbur Bullock, Jeff Douglas
James Willis, Woodrow Jennings, Ma
BILE Converse, Patsy Counts, Miriam
Howell, Lucille Womble, Catherine
Burrell, Make King, Thomas Was
son, Charles Millstead, Esther Cow
sert, Pauline Shelton, Evelyn Cannon
Eloise Wolfe, william Mcdonald
Ralph Dorroh, Henry Hood, Sammy
Burrel1, Nellie Brock, Mamie Ingram
Percy Tyler, c. d. Powell, Jane Mash
burn, Frances Fielder, bus, driver,
Woodrow Williams, Miss Hickman
and Miss Henderson and also John
Howard Douglas, grammar school
music student. These students win
be given dinner in Tutwiler as guests
OF the members of the Tutwiler Wo-
mans Club.
The Durant news., 1939-04-27
Former HJC Student
To Give Concert

Audley Wasson, former HJC stu
dent, will give piano recital in the
college auditorium April 26. Mr. Was
son graduated from HJC in 1886, and
was a second place winner in the
state Junior college field meet. For
the past two years, he has been study
ing in Chicago, at the Chicago Mu-
sical College, and will receive his
BM from this school In June, 1899.
His piano study has been with Silvio
Sciortio ard Rudolph Gary. Audley
Ws:suun has proved himself to be a
talented young pianist and those WAC
know him will be anxious to hear
him.
Audbey is a brother to Thomas, our
number one flute blower.
The Durant news., 1939-04-27
Golo May Day Fete To
Be Held Moy 18th
Three Unit May Day Fete
1t Planned For Holmes
Junior Colleie

The most gala May Day fete ever
presented at Holmes Junior College
will be given at the natural amphithe
atre, the old football field, on May
IL, at, $50 +. M.
This celebration is to be very un-
usual in that every girl at Holmes
Junior College will participate in some
phase of the program. A democratic
spirit has been shown in the selec-
ton of members of the court and IN
all other preparations. This spirit
of democracy is one of the outstand-
ing features in planning the program.
The fete will consist of three units,
The first OF these is the professional
headed by the Cavalry. Following
this will be the bicycle parade, the
HJC Band, and representations from
the clubs and classes on the campus
from the fourteen schools in Holmes
County, and from the clubs of Good
man.
A drill by the HJC Band and dances
by the girls of the college physical
education department will make up
the second unit. The dances will
show a variety of steps and of color
full costumes.
The climax of the occasion will be
the coronation of the King and Queen
and the presentation of the court
The Queen, Miss Pauline Skelton of
Eupora, will be crowned by Miss
HJC. Grace Powell. The King, Col
Inns Mitchell of Ripley, will be crown
ed by Thomas Donald, President of
the student body OF Holmes Junior
College. Members of the court and
their escorts are: Jane Treolar and
Lawrence Gulino, Arlene Howard and
William Mcdonald, Bessie Lou Googe
and Roger Googe, Frances Huffman
and James Norwood, Evelyn Cannon
and Billie Meadows, Emma Lee Stur-
divant and Ralph Allen, and Esther
Cowsert and Jack Garter
Charles Dickson will be crown
bearer, Linda Browning train-bearer,
and Jackie Mcdaniel and Pauline
Hand will serve as flower girl and
boy.
The Durant news., 1939-04-27
Holmes Expected To
Capture State Meet
May 6 Is Date Set For
Event; Wesson Selected
AS Place For Meet

'The anter-junior collegiate track
meet is slated to take place on May
9, at Copiah-Lincoln Junior College,
better known as Wesson. This meet
is expected to be a real record-lifteI
because it comes just when the ath-
letes are at the peak of physical
condition and because of the manner
in which the track meets that have
already been run off have come out.
Goodman has more than a fifty
fifty chance of coming out on top.
The last triple meet neId at Ray
mond was a moral victory for Hol-
mes, although Pedkinston took the
meet by four points. Stevenson, an
Indiana boy, broke the shotput re-
cord with a put of 43 feet. He amaz-
ed the spectators by also breaking the
discus record with a throw of 1873
feet and some inches; Bobby Rog-
ers tied the state record in the high
jump With a jump VI live iSct' AhSSS
We're the record breakers from Good
man. From Moorhead tall, loose
jointed heal and toe artist reeled
off 100 yard run-oof in 900, break
ing the record of 10 seconds flat. How
ever, our strongest runner, Joe Tom
Mabry had pulled muscle lin his
leg i'm practice and this was respon-
sible for hfs coming in third in the
100 yard dash.
1t Is fortunate that records made
in anter-junior-college meets are un-
Oofficial. Unless something happens
to the Goodman track team between
now and May 6, 1t would be a wise
move to place all bets on the Holmes
Fliers.
The Durant news., 1939-04-27
HJC Platform Entrants
To Raymond Friday
Holmes Junior College Will
Be Well Represented
In Various Events

Holmes Junior College will be wei
represented in the Junior College
Platform events to be held at Ray
mond on April %.
Contestants in the various events
are: Grafton, David Donald; Expires
sion, Margaret Mcdonald; Soprano
solo, Evelyn Cannon; Tenor solo, Will
bur Bullock; Piano solo, Mamie In
gram; Piano duet, Mamie Ingram
and Anise Mcdaniel; Boys quartet
G. D. Powell, Wilbur Bullock, Blifll
Moore, Truett Bullock; Girls quartet
Evelyn Cannon, Esther Cowsert, Lou
ise Counts, Make King
The Durant news., 1939-04-27
Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday, l-2-3rd.
"ST. LOUIS BLUES"
"News Of The Doy"

S packed to music with
it's lot than musical It's fast moving comedy
plus story of showboats
Mis-
OF
In Nolan
Guizar Funlns Parker, Maxine
Sullivan others
Come nd hear est Louis Nightfau,"
Moonlight, Kinda Lone
Lomond"
picture that anybody else
you'll like with
good
The Durant news., 1939-04-27
Dickens In Good Form;
HJC 7, Raymond 0
Team Garners Ten Hits;
Bowen Hit Home Run;
Dickens Fans Eleven

The H. J. c. baseball nine made
four out OF five wins by virtue o.
winning over the Kinds nine Apri
IA at Raymond, the score being TO
Dickens was in No. 1 FORM and al
lowed only two hits, one of them
being a scratch"
The whole team played remarkable
ball and gave Dickens solid sup
port, collecting ten hits, one of them
home run by Bowen.
Dickens struck out seven men while
ne allowed only three balls to be
knocked out of the infield.
Goodman--Dickens and Roberts.
Raymond-Hart and Ham.
The Durant news., 1939-04-27
Wesley Foundation Elects
New Officers For Year
John Cameron Named
President OF Group

AT a recent meeting of the Wesley
Foundation, organization of the Meth
odist students on the H. J. C. cam
pus. John Cameron was elected presi-
dent; Lslah Frances Kent vice-pres-
ident; and Linnie Buck" Pepper,
filled until next year, in order that
secretary-treasurer These officers
have been in office since their cleo
ton.
The remaining offices will not be
freshmen students win be given a
chance to become officers in the
group.
The Durant news., 1939-04-27
COMMENCEMENT Dute Sci
May ~ For HJC

According to Afl announcement
made recently by Presidents IL C..
Mcdaniel, commencement for Holmes
Junior College has been set for May
"a.
Dates and further details OF COM
mencement events will be given out
approximately on the last week Of
school.
The Durant news., 1939-04-27

Those students with birthdays from
january first to September were CIV
en- birthday dinner on Thursday,
April 13, in the college dining hail.
Mr., NJ. c. Mcdaniel, speaker of the
evening, was introduced by Toast
master G.. J. Everett.
The Durant news., 1939-04-27
Delinquent Advalorem
Taxes
CITY OF DURANT, MISSISSIPPI

Default having been made in the payment of
nicipa assessed the described prop
erty for the year 1888 l. c. w. Cresswe Tax Collector
of the City of Durant, Mississippi will on Monday the
at the south door of the Mayors Office in said City of
Durant Holmes County, Mississippi offer FOR sale and
sell to the highest bidder for cash. the following de-
scribed lands delinquent for municipal advalorem
for the fiscal year 1885, appears of record
in my office, to-wit
Name Description of Property Tax DAM Total
Bailey. C. C. & H. L. Lot 8, blk 1
Jordon 21.75 1.41 23.16
Bush H. Lot IL Park LOO so 1.69
Foster, Kennedy Lot % Jordon 125 20 195
Hankin, Lee Allen Lots 8 & Park 313 141 454
Jackson Mary v Pit Lot 143 1000 100 11.o0
Jackson Lizzie Lots H. IL Blk
Glines 213 1873 ISL
Lloyd Fate Pt Lot 249 1000 100 HOO
A. }. Leslie Pt Lot 169 525 "a 6.09
Pennicker, Leila Lots g. 18, 10 200 2O2 4.O2
Racine, j. S. 81 Lot 83 2138 82 22.2O
Sanders w. A. Wa lot 81 2375 148 25 %
Sproles, Tom So Lot 207 1880 10s 1853
Witness my signature this the 18th day of April
1889 A. D.
c. w. CRESSWELL, Tax Collector,
City of Duront, Mississippi
q ooo no 90
The Durant news., 1939-04-27
II. j. G. News
Lets Face The Music And Dance!

One long-argued, ever-occurring, No. subject or
Oral English talks perfect bait for editorials in other
words the Dance problem that has hung over Holmes
Junior College for the last ten years. has been brought
to peaceful close.
On Friday April H. word spread from to
Advertiser Hearing such loudly spoken words, made
it point to seek the paper and discover what all the
excitement was about
No sooner had glanced at the front page of the
paper than article concerning a meeting OF
the Holmes County Board of Trustees. Scanning the
article, discovered what it was all about The
Board of Trustees had met and given PERMISSION to
hold two dances the Holmes Junior College campus
before the end of school, with attendance limited to the
students Of the school,
Thus no longer l sit here and write about the
dance question: for it has been settled. However when
all that is known is that have permission to have two
dances; and whether not these two dances Will be
unreeled the campus not remains to be seen
Surely though since the Board Of Trustees has been
consderate to give HJC permission to nave the TWO
Dances should have them
music and Dance Even though is true that number
of students confess that little is known of the art OF
tripping the light fantastic will know more about
this art after two dances on our campus nave given
we think most of us haven't had chance TN the
last year two rather since have come to HJC)
to let ourselves know whether good dancers or
not.
From the display put on by international Relations
Club, the Big Apple looks easy so surely we can form
be of the students the campus that Will
just naturally be number one truckers
At any rate it will be big bundle of fun-if we do
have the two dances that the Board of Trustees has
given permission to have. And why shouldn't we have
themi
The Durant news., 1939-04-27

Misses Louise Gregg and Laura
Gwin. and Messrs Ned Williams Da-
vid Donald and Thomas Donald dis
cussed on April 26, before the Feds-
rated women's Club of Durant, pro-
blems of International interest.
The Durant news., 1939-04-27

fore. Mr.. McDan1el accompanied the
display with the usual detailed re-
marks as to how well the band ac-
quitted itself, who won what, etc.
MIR. Blake WI. Godfrey, Of jackson,
Secretary of the Y. M c. A. for a
number of years, was recent visitor
on the campus. MIR. Godfrey, in addi-
ton to numerous individual confer
appearances before the different re-
ences with students, made several
ligious groups on the campus.
Because the band had previously
formed an engagement to play for
grammar school field meet in Lex
ington, the Little Choir, one-third
of whose members are bandsmen,
was unable to attend the music festi-
val at State Teachers College on
April 1.-THE only college choir In
the state not present. H. j. c. is
so uncertain, you know.
MIR. M. c. Mcdaniel, president of
Holmes Junior College, left on Sun
day, April 16, for Hickory Flat, where
he delivered the commencement ad-
dress to the class of 1939 Mr.. Nc
Daniel, accompanied by MIR. Frank
Branch, assistant coach, will also
visit the high schools of Fulton, Tu-
pelo, Bruce and Calhoun City.
The Calhoun Webster and Tippah-
Benton-Union county Clubs. chaper-
oned by Misses Martha Turner and
Wilma Rigby, picnicked at the College
Park on April /.
On April II, the same group, chap.
eroned by Miss Santa Tackett. pic
nicked at the County Park near
! Durant.
| The Delta Club, chaperoned by Miss
Santa Tackett and Miss Ida. Hick-
man, picnicked at the county park
on April 1. Following the picnit
they attended the show in Dwrant
The band had an audience of al
OF fifteen people at their concer
given the night before they wen
to the contest. The back row wa:
also there,
Mrs. g, j.. Everett presented fots
members OF the International Rela.
tions Club, Misses Laura Gwin and
Louise Gnegg, and Messrs Thomas
Donald and Ned Williams, in pro-
gram before the Federated W,omen's
Club in their district meeting al
Goodman ON March %.
The following piano pupils of Miss
Evelyn Henderson presented num-
bers in chapel on April 20; Bonnie
Kelly, Henry Hood, Major Mcdaniel
Mamie Ingram and Anise Mcdaniel
The Durant news., 1939-04-27

Billy Meadows lis recovering from
recent appendicitis operation N
the hospital at jackson.
The Durant news., 1939-04-27

The Methodist Wesley Foundation
will have a social Saturday night,
April 20, according to President John
Cameron.
The Durant news., 1939-04-27

Members Of the SIC vesper Choir
were overnight guests in the dormf-
tories April II.
The Durant news., 1939-04-27

Johnny Frasca, former HJC student,
has been elected assistant-editor OF
the Mississippi Collegian, paper OF
Mississippi College, for next year.
The Durant news., 1939-04-27
Ahoy. There Freshmen!

In all probability, the publication of the Growl will
continue next year-provded there is someone at HJC
to act editor.
We have extended open house to freshmen this
year. but until there very few freshmen
our staff. Yet, know there of you in the
student body who are capable of doing good work
on the staff next year. If you worked school
paper last If you have desire to work the
Growl staff next year, come around and let know
about it. you'll be given chance to write in next
and last ssue-and if you prove to be capable writer,
you may secure yourself position the Grow staff
for next year.
Don't wait another week to come to see us, but do
it now! For if you wait many weeks there will
not be any one left at HJC.
The Durant news., 1939-04-27

Misses Louise Gregg and Laura
Gwin, and Messrs Ned Williams, Da-
vid Donald and Thomas Donald dis
cussed on April 26, before the Fede-
rated Women's Club of Durant, pro-
blems of International interest.
Billy Meadows lis recovering from
a recent appendicitis operation N
the hospital at jackson.
Members of the SIC vesper Choir
were overnight guests in the dormf-
tories April IT.
The Methodist Wesley Foundation
will have a social Saturday night,
April 20, according to President John
Cameron.
Johnny Frasca, former HJC student,
has been elected assistant-editor OF
the Mississippi Collegian, paper OF
Mississippi College, for next year.
The Fellowship Group of Presbyte-
rian students held election of Off
GERS for next session Sunday night.
The YM-YW Councils, both old and
new. held their annual retreat this
weekend at the County Park. This Is
an annual event of the cabinets,
and one which always proves both
helpful and entertaining.
The Ste Vesper Choir of State
Teachers College in Hattiesburg pre-
sented a program in the auditorium
of Holmes Junior College on Mon
day night, April II. This program
was well attended, and proved an
enjoyable presentation. The Choir
is under the direction of Mr.. Frank
Earl Marsh, Jr.
The b. P. U. group of the college
presented program on the evening
of April % at the Negro Baptist
Church of Goodman.
Messrs. Billy Montague, Ned Will
liams and Thomas Donald made talks
at the regular assembly period on
Monday, April II, telling of the In
ternational Relations Club Confer,
ence they attended few days be-
The Durant news., 1939-04-27
Friday. Saturday, 28-29th.
"PANAMINT'S BAD MAN"
Hunting Dogs" Sport
The Wolf Dog" (SeriuD

In "Panamint's Bad Man" all thrills
when Smith Balew ride lain
the Vests outlaws the for the Wells Fargo
Evelyn Daw Noah Beery Sr, Stanley Fields
supporting
perous Valley picture
filled action rousng S
Westerns in
The Durant news., 1939-04-27
n. J. c. News In Brief

Mr.. M. M. Mcdaniel, President OF
Holmes Junior College, displayed in
chapel on the morning Of Monday
April 10, the trophies won by the
band at the contest a few days be-
fore. Mr.. Mcdaniel accompanied the
display with the usual detailed re-
marks as TO how well the band ac-
quilted itself, who won what, etc.
The Durant news., 1939-04-27

The Fellowship Group of Presbyte-
rian students held election of Off
GERS for next session Sunday night.
The Durant news., 1939-04-27
STAR THEATRE
Lexington. Mississippi
THE NEW RCA HIGH FIDELITY SOUND
Thursday, II, One Day Only
"A TRIP TO PARIS"
"TruyetoIk"
"Our Gong Comedy"
"Our Gong Comedy"

"A Trip To Paris Prouty Spring Byingon
Fazenda, Russell o in
that
the family of
and that will please any type of
The Durant news., 1939-04-27

The YM-YW Councils, both old and
new, held their annual retreat this
weekend at the County Park. This Is
an annual event of the cabinets,
and one which always proves both
helpful and entertaining.
The Durant news., 1939-04-27

The following piano pupils of Miss
Evelyn Henderson presented num-
oers in chapel on April 20; Bonnie
Kelly, Henry Hood, Major Mcdaniel,
Mamie Ingram and Anise Mcdaniel.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
STAR WAsHNeroN e. wEDNEspAY AUGUST 80 1899
Report on German
Agent Held Up by
Dies Committee
State Department to Be
Consulted Due to
World Crisis \

BY the Associated Press.
The Dies Committee, taking un-
usual precautions because Of inter-
national tension, decided today to
consult the State Department before
publishing a report on the activities
of an agent for certain German in
terests.
Investigators were drafting the re-
port, which Chairman Dies of the
House Committee on Un-American
Activities said would deal with the
work of DR.. Colin Ross.
Representative Dies told reporters
DR.. Ross had registered with the
State Department under protest" as
agent of various German interests
including motion picture companies
Committee members said DR.. Ross
who recently left this country for
Japan and is now believed to be in
Germany, ostensibly had been en-
gagged in making motion picture
of American agriculture.
I'VE have evidence, however," one
committee member said, that he
was engaged in a lot of other activi-
ties. The full report of his doings
reads like novel,"
Known to Bund Leader.
Committee officials recalled testi-
mony that DR.. Ross had delivered
an address before the German
American Bund in New York and
that Fritz Kuhn, bund leader, had
acknowledged that he had known
DR.. Ross.
Delaying further hearings, posi-
bly, until next week, while it worked
on preliminary report of its other
studies. the committee requested
Federal and local authorities at New
York to make sure Mr.. Kuhn did not
leave the country
Mr.. Kuhn, who has been under
committee subpoena since testifying
10 days ago, scoffed at any sugges-
ton he might flee to Germany.
Il wouldn't run away for a thou
sand Dies" he told reporters in New
York. Il like it here very much"
Rhea Whitley, committee counsel,
had telephoned the New York Po-
lice Department and the Federal
collector of the port to take "un-
usual precautions to prevent the
bund leader or others under SUBJ
poena from fleeing.
May Answer Girls Charges.
Chairman Dies said Mr.. Kuhn
probably would be questioned con-
cerning testimony of Helen Vooros,
19-year-old German-American girl
that she quit the bund because
she was disgusted over what she
called immoral conditions.
The committee yesterday heard
testimony concerning William Dud-
ley Pelley, Asheville IN. c., pub
Usher and leader of the Silver Shirt
Legion of America, which prompted
Chairman Dies to refer to Mr.. Pelley
as a "racketeer the equal of Al
Capone."
Robert B. Baker, committee in
Evening star., 1939-08-30

that Brussels might become the
scene of mediation conference.
German officials and the press,
weighing prospects of preserving
peace after Hitler had given his an
swer to Britain's statement of posi-
ton, declared its up to the Western
Powers now"
The German answer was in Lon
don this neutrality-suspicious. there
by Sir Neville Henderson, British
Ambassador to Berlin. who had an
other conference with Hitler last
night. Contents of the note were
not disclosed here.
Hitler was said to be standing on
his demands as outlined in his cor
respondence with Premier Daladier
of France, for annexation of Danzig
and PomorZe, the Polish Corridor.
The press, echoing views of off,
cials, declared Hitler's maneuvers
had placed responsibility for pre-
venting war on Britain and France
The Corridor and Dahzig, in any
event, must be ceded to Germany
it insisted.
Acceptability of British sugges-
tions as basis for negotiation was
stressed this morning by the
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
Berlin
Continued From First Page }

vorable replies to the Netherlands
and Belgian sovereigns. Poland
reiterated her reply to President
Roosevelt on the desirability of
mediation, but indicated further
progress depend on the German
attitude.
As evidence of Germahy's willing
ness to have the issues with Poland
negotiated, German informed quar-
tiers pointed to the discussions now
going on with the British govern
ment.
Authoritative sources said no time
limit had been set on these nego-
tiations Both sides, they explained,
recognized the necessity for speed,
but every step would be taken with
due care.
(Deadlocked on the German
Polish issue, Great Britain and
Germany have reverted in their
negotiations to earlier schemes
for a grand peace plan" of
which the Polish question would
be part, the Chicago Daily
News reported from Berlin)
Efforts Appreciated.
Authoritative quarters were en-
phatic in stating that "the efforts
of the two sovereigns for the main-
tenance of peace and the European
consciousness of responsibility which
is reflected by this offer receive gen.
eral appreciative recognition.
This exchange of thoughts proves
that German efforts are proceeding
in the same direction as those of the
two sovereigns," they said.
Germany's demand for the return
Of Danzig and the Polish Corridor,
however, they declared, remained
unaltered.
Germany has taken the initiative
toward a peaceful solution by Hit
ler's communication to Mr.. Cham
berlain, they said.
These persons added that now the
initiative must be taken by Great
Britain to bring Poland to a state
of readiness to deal with Germany
always, of course, on the basis of
Germany's irrevocable demands.
Plane Trips Expected.
Informed quarters remarked that
nobody should be surprised if in the
next hours and days there is con-
siderable airplane flying back and
forth between Berlin and London.
Informed persons continued to
warn correspondents that the stu
alton was serious, but their own at
titude was one Of confidence that
things were coming Germany's way
The possibility that Foreign Min
lister Josef Beck of Poland might
come to Berlin was neither affirmed
nor denied.
Qn London diplomatic quar-
tiers there was suggestion that
Hitler might want a special Polish
envoy sent to Berlin; it was not
disclosed whether the Fuehrer
definitely suggested this in his
latest note to Britain.)
In the Wilhelmstrasse there was
q constant coming and going OF
diplomatic limousines. The fact that
the Belgian Ambassadors car was
parked directly before the ONCE OF
Foreign Minister Joachim Won Rib
bentrop gave rise to speculation in
the crowd before the chancellery