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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

Their many friends regret The loss
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gelston from
here. They moved last week near
Cruger where Mr.. Gelston will nan
age Mrs. d. c. Lundy's plantation
this year.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

Wednesday.
Mr.. Penny of Jackson accompanied
Miss Sue Cade as far as West Sun
day morning where they enjoyed a
delicious quail breakfast in the NJ. c
Cade home. Mr.. Penny motored
to Grenada for the day while Mis-
Cade remained here with homefo.ks
having as their overnight guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Crump and Mr.
Crump's mother, Mrs. w. w. Crump
last Wednesday.
MIR. and Mrs. B. D.. Mcclellan and
B. d. Jr., of Macel, and MIR. f. w
Mcclellan and family of Phillip Wis.
tied in the d. S. Rosamond home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Cade were Sun.
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J.. P. Rich
ardson in Kosciusko.
M. S. Rogers and d. H. Rhyme mo.
tored to Memphis Sunday.
Mrs. d. H. Rhyme and children WIS
tied in Durant Friday afternoon.
Prof. Taylor carried his govern
ment class to Durant Wednesday
morning to go through the hosiery
mill there.
MIR. and Mrs. Jimmie Guess and
son, Joseph, were weekend visitors OF
j. A. Weeks.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

over the weekend Misses Clara and
Louise Brock had their slstcr, Mrs.
Sam Berry OF Benton, as their visit
tor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

Mrs. c. NJ. Tate joined Mrs. c. b
Cade for a motor trip 10 Duran'
Tuesday afternoon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

Miss Dorothy Foster of Yazoo City
visited in the home OF her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Foster, over the
weekend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

Mrs. John Keir and Mrs. Edwin
White of Lexington were dinner guests
of Mrs. NJ. s. Rogers Friday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07
West News
Baptist w. M. s. Observes
Week or PRAYER

A<<AEAtct " hr ~
Week OF Prayer
The Woman's Missionary Society oi
West Baptist Church Is observing .
special Week of Prayer for Foreign
Missions, this week in commemora-
ton of he service Of Miss Lottie
Moon. for many years Missionary OF
Southern Baptist in China.
On Monday afternoon the Society
will meet in the home of Mrs. A. G.
Autry and on Tuesday afternoon in
the home of Mrs. w 7. Hand. In con
nection with the program, the re-
manning chapters of the text book,
"C~onstraining Love" will be present.
by Mrs. j. l.. Taylor. Mrs. A. G.
Autry, MRS. w T. Hand and Mrs.
G. ID. Thornton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

Rev. +. c. Driskell filled his regu-
lar appoin ment here or the Sabbath
and was dinner guest in the w. G.
Brock home. MIR. and Mrs. G.. l.
Brock and family were also claimed
as their Sunday guests.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Stevens, Sr, Mr.
and Mrs. A. j. Stevens, Jr. and An
drew III visa. ed DR.. and Mrs. E. l.
Collins of Senatobia last Thursday
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

u. L. Alexander and Rev. e. w. Ford
went to Old Salem Sunday morning
where Rev. Ford preached an impress
sive and they were dinner
guests of MIR. and Mrs. Cal Coleman
of Emory He also preached al
Rlackmonton in the afternoon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

Mrs. Murley Tate visited the pri-
mary room on Wednesday morning
Misses Oliver and Lever and Mr..
Davidson were shopping in Kosciusko
Saturday morning.
|. rep -
Mr.. George Ethridge of Meridian
stopped to visit with Mr.. Robert
Jackson on Wednesday. an
MIR. and Mrs. C. v. Miller and fam
lily have moved near Benoit.
h. MIR. and Mrs. j. G. Brisser Of Cox
burg visited i'm the home Of Mrs
s. w. Brister Sunday.
Miss Agnes McCullar from Chatta'
nooga, Tenn. is visiting in the home
Of her aunt, Mrs. M. q. Cade.
MIR. and Mrs. X. E. Musselwhite
and Jean visited Mrs. ;. w. Bris.
ter.
We regret to learn Of the loss by
fire OF the Hebron Methodist church
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Mcbride visited
in ,.he home Of Mr.. and Mrs. f. A
Brock Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

MIR. and Mrs. w. E. Wigley and
daughter, Ernestine, spent Sunday in
Brandon as guests of Mrs. Wigley's
parents, MI. and Mrs. S. J.. Harland
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

"Maisie" is coming back, and this time with a husband Ann
sothern, who scored a hit in "Nfaisie" returns to the screen in Fast
and Furious" in which she plays the loving but jealous wife OF
Franchot Tone.
Murder mystery and glamour girls. sinister deeds in the dark
and spotighted beauty in a great seaside beauty show mmgle amio
thrills laughs, and spectacle in Fast and Furious" Dramatic high
lights include the murder behind a locked door, which later b
nysteriousy unlocked, the attempt on the lives of the amateur de-
tective AM his wife, the routing of thugs by five trained lions from a
aet and the finding of the dead girl in the dressing room.
Gorgeous bathing girls in a replica Of one Of the great beauty
AGAR such "a re held in Atlantic City, Miami and other resorts,
add color and spectacle 10 the story. Fast and Furious is one OF
the and most thrilling pictures to be shown here OF a long
time
MATINEE MONDAY Sn5
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

Miss Mary Hopkins visited | n he
j. S. Foster home Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

Mrs. w. T. Hand Entertains
Bridge Club
Mrs. w. T. Hand entertained her
bridge Club Thursday afternoon. At
ter an enjoyable afternoon delicious
refreshments were served. Mrs. Den.
ton Rosamond won high score prize
and Mrs. l.. j. Hand bingoed for
consolation.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Ste
yens, Jr. and SON drove to Green
wood.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Rogers motored
TO jackson Sunday afternoon to meet
heir daughter, Miss Sara Rogers, who
had been visiting in New Orleans
over the weekend. Sara returned TO
her work i'm Louisville Monday morn
ing.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

II. l.. Alexander transacted bus
ness in Lexington last Friday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

as their Sunday guests.
MIR. and Mrs. Graham Field of
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Camp
bell, the frs. part of the week.
Jessie Tucker of Dallas, Texas Is
visiting in the home of his sister,
Mrs. c. j. Stein.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. j. = r.
Cross and Mrs. Walter McCreary had
the misfortune Of an automobile ac.
cident. Each vehicle was damaged
badly but fortunately neither of the
occupants were injured.
Mrs. Walter Brock carried Mr.,
Brock back to his work at Way Mon
day morning. He spent the week
end mere with his family.
On Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron
Gels.on and children, Jane Buddy and
Carolyn, of Glendale, Tenn, with
Mr.. Gelston's brother, Lucian, Of
Memphis, who is engaged in railroad
work, accompanied them here for an
overnight stay with homefolks. The
latter returned home the next day
and MIR. and Mrs. Gelston remained
over until Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Weaver spent
Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs
Weaver's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sid
Campbell of Unity
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Smith and
little daughter, Connie, of Emory
were visitors in West, Durant and
Lexington Sunday.
George Mcclellan spent Sunday with
his mother, Mrs. Mamie Mcclellan OF
Centerville.
DR.. McCarley Of Lexington and DIR.
Huffoman Of Walden were business
visitors here Wednesday.
Roscoe Johnson Of Emory chaut
feured Mrs. L. H. Cade and Mrs. Mar.
vim Cade out for a short stay In our
town Saturday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

Mr.. s.. L. Murff transacted busins@R
in the Delta on Monday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Campbell and
son, Charles Walton. motored to Val
den Sunday afternoon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07
Resolutions OF Respect.

Whereas, on July 10, 1889. it pleased
our Heavenly Fother, who ise"too wise
to err and too good to be unkind3 to
call home one of our most loved and
loyal members, Sister Jessie Graft
Thomas; and
Whereas, though u hearts are
ead, we know thai. with faith we can
believe that sometime, somehow we
shall understand, therefore, be 1t re-
solved
First, that in the death of Sister
Thomas, the West o. f. s. has lost
. faithful member.
Second, that her memory will be
cherished and that our faith will be
stronger because OF her life among
us;
Third, that our hearts go out in
sympathy to her bereaved family
and loved ones; be 1t further resolved;
That a copy Of these resolutions be
sent to the family, one to the county
paper, and the same received In the
minutes of our Order.
COMMITTEES:
Kate d. Brock. 1aa
Annie Lee Jackson
Linnie Tate. iEsEa
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

business visitors in Satrkville last
Wednesday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

Mrs. Murley Tate visited the pr
mary room on Wednesday mornin
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

Misses Oliver and Lever and M
Davidson were shopping in Kosciusk
Saturday morning.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

MIR. and Mrs. Graham Field of
Durant visited their son in law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Camp
bell, the frs. part of the week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-12-07

Mr.. George Ethridge of Meridian
stopped ITO visit with Mr.. Robert
Jackson on Wednesday. 8n
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Puerto Rico Was Eiqhth
Largest U. S. Customer

Puerto Rico, spending $45, 700 900
for food, clothing and other goods
purchased from continental United
States in the first seven months
of the current fiscal year, was
Uncle Sans eighth largest world
customer and bought more mer-
chandise from the United States
than any of the other good neigh
Dor countries in South and Central
America, according to a statement
by the Puerto Rican Trade Coun-
Gil, based on United States Depart
ment of Commerce reports.
The islands purchases of Ameri-
can-made leather shoes were Is per
cent higher than in the same period
a year ago, totaling 100000 pairs,
or more than the United States
sold to all foreign countries COM
bined, the council states. Sale of
lard, for which Puerto Rico is the
third largest customer, amounted to
16,300,000 pounds and were 9 per
cent greater than year ago.
Total food shipments to the island,
according to the report, were 10
per cent less in value, amounting
to 100000, but the quantity of
food sold there was only slightly
lower than last year, and the island
ranked fourth as a buyer of food
surpluses from mainland farms.
Puerto Rico's food purchases ex-
ceeded 200,000,0O0 pounds during the
seven months, with Southern rice
accounting for almost half the total
quantity shipped.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
' the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 16.-Bond
prices slipped again today, but the
declines, although general, were
fractional and transactions were
small.
The dismemberment of Czecho-
Slovakia-the cause of bad three
days in the stock market-resulted
In further wide declines in the valua-
ton of Czecho-Slovak issues. The
IS of 81 dropped 10 points and the
IS of 80 fell IS during the morning,
both resting at IS near noon. Ac-
tivity in each was small.
Even United States Treasures fol-
lowed the downward trend for de-
clines of as much as 6/32 of point.
Among the few advancing bonds
were Bethlehem Steel 3a4s and
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Is, which
registered fractional rises.
Cuba Northern Railway 5las ad-
vanced. At lower quotations were
Delaware & Hudson Refunding As,
Boston g. Maine SIS, Nickel Plate
412s, Union Pacific 3las and South
ern Pacific Refunding As.
Studebaker IS slipped more than
point on a few sales.
Declining utilities included Inter-
national Telephone IS, Utilities
Power & Light SIS and American
Telephone 3As.
Although Argentine and Peruvian
government bonds advanced slightly,
the foreign list in general declined
fractionally.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Bank Clearings Hold
Margin Above 1898
For Eleventh Week
Increase Is Reduced
To 81 Per Cent in
n Leading Cities
BY the Associated Press.

0y tl6 AS6OCl6teQ SIe68.
NEW YORK, March 16.-Bank
clearings maintained a lead over
the comparative 1888 volume for
the eleventh week In succession, al.
though the margin of gain was con.
siderably less than that reported for
the previous week.
Total clearings for % leading
cities for the week ended March Is,
according to Dun g. Bradstreet, Inc,
amounted to $5,657 $4,000. This
was an increase of 80 per cent from
the $5,480 ,233. 900 recorded for the
same week a year ago. Clearings
for the March IS week rose $72, no.
600 from the total for the week pre-
ceding.
New York clearings, at $3.713,673..
600, represented gain of As per
cent from the $3,552 ,958 900 last
year, while the aggregate for cities
outside of New York amounted to
81 944 ,020, 900. as compared with ST.
927 ,275,000 for the corresponding
1888 period, or rise of 90 per cent.
At outside centers, the showing
was irregular, with advances and
declines about evenly divided. The
more important increases included:
Detroit, 1873 per cent; New Orleans,
1928 per cent; Cleveland, lib per
cent; Philadelphia, 7.3 per cent, and
Boston, ga per cent.
Bank clearings at leading cities,
together with percentage changes
from a year ago follow; also the
daily average bank clearings for the
months Of January. February and
March to date:
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Eastern Gas & Fuel
Income Is $8,387,462
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 16.-Eastern
Gas and Fuel Associates, Koppers
affiliate, reports for the IL months
ended January 81. 1899, total con-
solidated income of $8,387 ,462 avail
able for Federal taxes, depreciation
and depletion reserves, interest and
dividends. This represents a de-
crease of 50 ,986, ,492 compared with the
same period for 1898. After all
charges the net income available for
dividends Exclusive of intercom-
pany profits amounts to $366, 1897.
This is equal to sl49 per share of
cumulative AZ per cent prior pref
erence stock.
There is no provision for surtax
or undistributed profits. All figures
are subject to the annual audit.
For the IL months ended January
81, 1889, compared with the same
period for 1888 volume of gas sold
by the public utility subsidiaries in
creased l per cent, coal transported
decreased S per cent, coke sales
tonnage decreased IA per cent, and
coal sales tonnage decreased IA per
cent.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Rubber Consumption
Far Above Year AGO

NEW YORK, March 16.-Con-
sumption of crude rubber by manu-
facturers in the United States dur
ing the month of February, 1899, IS
estimated to be 1896 long tons,
which compares with 1924 long
tons during January, 1899.
February consumption shows de-
crease of 8.4 per cent under jan
uary, but is IT'S per cent over Feb
ruary a year ago, according to
statistics released by the Rubber
Association, Inc. to-
day. Consumption for February,
1898, was 23,868 long tons.
This organization reports gross
imports of crude rubber for Feb
ruary to be 36, ,490 long tons, a de-
crease of Sc per cent under the
January figure of 39,082 long tons,
and 1853 per cent under the 1880
long tons imported in February,
1898.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Waterproof Footwear
Stocks Cut Sharply
Sre cisl Dispatch to The Star.

Srt cfal Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 16.-A recent
survey of both manufacturers and
distributors discloses that stocks of
waterproof footwear have been
greatly reduced as result of the
heavy snow and wet weather ex-
perienced during the past winter,
which was much more severe in this
respect than the two previous sea-
sons.
Manufacturers stocks are sub
stantially lower than they were a
year ago, having declined by about
5000, 900 pairs in the past IL months.
AS for stocks of wholesalers and
retailers, careful checks in all parts
Of the country indicate conclusively
that they are much lower than they
have been for many years, in fact,
that their shelves are practically
bare Of waterproof footwear.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Time Business Index
Continues to Decline
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 16.-Time
magazines index of business con-
ditions fell from 95.1 to 80 last week,
thus canceling all its gains since
the lowest week of last October. A
year ago the index was 88.3.
Major factor in last weeks de-
cline, the publication said. was
decrease in spending activity in
financial and trade centers. An
other, and probably temporary, fac
tor was a heavy increase in security
loans in connection with the Gov
ernment's March financing.
For the month of February the
index figure averaged 952, compared
with 1914 for January and $50 for
February, 1888.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
U. S. Guaranteed Issues
Increase at Bonks
Ry the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 16.-Bank
purchases of obligations guaranteed
by the U. S. Treasury, arising mainly
from a shift to open-market bor-
rowing by such Federal agencies as
the r. F. c. and the U. S. Housing
Authority, continue to contribute to
moderate expansion in outstanding
loans and investments.
The upturn in bank loans and in
vestments-regarded in financial
circles as one of the most important
indicators of where business is
headed-has been slow, but some &C
celeration has been noticeable lately.
Holdings of U. S. guaranteed obli-
cations by reporting member banks
of the Federal Reserve System in
leading cities compare as follows:
Week ending March g. $1,000. .0Oo. 900
Previous week S,(l q 600 600
Same 1888 week------- 1.l52 900, 900
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Sugar Imports Drop
Behind 1898 Levels
By tho Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Depal tment re-
ported sugar imported under the
quota law from of shore producing
areas totaled 597,281 short tons, raw
value, during the first two months of
this year.
Imports for the corresponding pc
riod last year totaled 671,O42 short
tons.
Deliveries charged against market
ing quotas OF domestic cane pro-
ducers during January totaled 46, 6,249
short tons and against domestic SUI
gar beet producers 29,457 short tons.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Construction Awards
Climb II Per Cent
Above Week Ago
TotoI for Yeor to Dote
Reported 20 Per Cent
Ahead Of 1888
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 16.-Engi-
neering construction awards In the
last week totaled sac, ,449 900, an in
crease Of ~ per cent over the pre-
vious week, Engineering News Rec
ord reported today.
Thus far in 1899 the awards have
totaled 1884, ,165 900, figure 20 per
cent above the $568, ,427 900 total in
the same period Of 1888.
Details follow:
Week ended Week ended Week ended
March 10. 80. March o. '39. March IL SO.
Total.
S46.44e.OOo S36,575,O0o s5O.7s4. 900
Private.
17,5O7.OOO 9,245.OOO 1s.O7O,0O0
State, Municipal.
26942.ooo 23,bs2,ooo 2e.s1o.ooo
Federal.
100000 3,74s,00O 5,9O4.O
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Auto Financing Rises
Far Above Year AGO
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Census Bureau reports that
wholesale financing of automobiles
in January approximated $138, ,9O0,-
600. compared with 163, sos, 900 in De-
cember and $8l, ,069 900 in Janu-
ary, 1898.
Retail financing by 456 leading
organizations amounted to $81, ,7a,-
$50 In January, compared with $99,-
419,283 In December and $6S, S,669, OIL
In January, 1938..
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Chain Drug inventories
Cut During 1898
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A Commerce Department survey
indicates that chain drug stores re-
duced their Inventories about 4 per
cent during 1898. Sales during the
year, however, were about 6 per
cent below 1887. The heaviest de-
crease in sales was on liquor and
the smallest on tobacco.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Countervoilinq Duties

The Customs Bureau has lotifel
its agents to collect counteryailin,
duties to offset export bounties pait
by the Netherlands on hams arc
sausages, if any are imported into
this country. The countervailing
duty has been tentatively set at from
2 to % cents per kilogram on various
products.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Arundel Votes Dividend

BALTIMORE, March 16 (SpeciaD i.
The Board Of Directors Of the
Arundel Corp. has declared the regu-
lar quarterly dividend Of Is cents
per share on the no par value stock.
It is payable on and after April /
to stockholders Of record on March
20.
Evening star., 1939-03-16

+ In BANKRUPTCY OF receivership or being
reorganized under Bankruptcy Act, OF
securities assumed BY such companies.
Rates Of dividend in the foreaoing table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration Un-
less otherwise noted. special or extra divl-
xd Ex dividend II Ex rights. Also
extra or extras Paid last year fPay-
this year. Cash or stock Accumu-
lated dividend paid or declared this year
ur Under rule. WV With warrants. XIV
Without warrants. war Warrants
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Sales in RuruI Areas
Highest Since 1929
81 the Associated Press.

81 the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department says
daily average sales of general mer-
chandise in small towns and rural
areas in February were the high
est for that month since 1929. Sales
were about per cent higher than
in January and about los per cent
above February of last year.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
NotehoIders Accept
Treosury's Offer
By the Associated Press.

The Treasury announces holders
of 81 ,266, ,973 300 of the 81 ,293, ,7l42OO
worth Of Treasury notes maturing
June Is have accepted its offer of
new securities m.lieu of cash pay
ment. The holders were offered
their choice of three securities, and
their choices were $53,113,2O0 of lis
per cent notes, 1919, 500 of 2l2
per cent bonds due 195O-52, and
s894,415 600 of 2s4 per cent bonds
due 1960-65.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Steel Industry Aided

NEW YORK, March 16 (SpeciaD
With IA pounds of manganese re-
quired in making a ton of steel,
statistjcians here figure that 49,
000, 900 tons of steel, or more than
one-half the 1898 United States out
put, could be made with the 100 ,000-
ton year end manganese inventory
reported for Freeport Sulphur Co.'S
Cuban subsidiary, which last year
cut production costs to a level COM
petitive with remote foreign pro-
ducers at present market prices.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Rubber Futures

NEW YORK, March 10 R.-Crude
rubber futures opened II to 10 lower.
March, 1910; May. 1o.1s-20: July
Evening star., 1939-03-16

Farmers in the United States re-
ceived q cash income Of S., 5,546, 900
from hops in 1898.