The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-01-05
through
Hazel
Eyes

At the beginning Of each New Year
most OF us make resolutions regarding
the things we want to accomplish and
perhaps some Of the things we don't
want to do.
We belong to the school Of thought
which a y that you should hitch your
wagon to a star If you are going any
where. II not 1t doesn't matter much
what you do.
There are three things we d like to
see accomplished for Holmes County
in 1889 and we intend to do every
thing in our power to continue to
promote them They are
/. A new school building for Durant.
2. Hard surfacing of Highway IL,
Durant to Lexington.
8. Completion and opening Of the
Holmes County State Park.
None of these things are impossible
IL people in this county would look
up the meaning of the word 'co-
operation" and then put their shout
ders to the wheel of progress.
II we cant accomplish these objects
In 1889 we win not have accomplish
ed anything.
Public sentiment Is gazing
tum every day in the cry raised against
government spending.
1t Is characteristic Of a Democracy
that the voice of the people Is seldom
heard. But an aroused public opinion
results in such a hue and cry that 1t
cannot be ignored by any governing
body.
By the end OF the present Congress,
we will see drastic curtailment Of
appropriations, particularly relief APP
preparations.
And IL the present Congressional
attitude toward Roosevelt continues
there $ going to be some mighty rough
sailing for the New Deal.
Congressman from Alabama, Ten
nessee and Georgia have introduced
legislation to prevent freight rate dis
elimination against the south in the
opening session of congress.
There Is not n piece of legislation
that could be put through Congress
that could have any more far~reacihing
effects on southern business and in
dustry. 1t deserves and will obtain
the whole,hearted support of all south
ern congressman.
We in the south have been fighting
for this legislation for more than
twenty years. Let us hope we get
results this year.
Business in Durant for the year 1888
has been equal to the year 1887 and
slightly above in most business houses,
according to reports given the writer
by the different business men.
The holiday business was particular
ly good and in almost every instance
above the 1887 level. Many firms en-
joyed a decided increase in holiday
trade.
We predict for 1889 a much better
year than 1923 in this section. Most
OF the business men of this town will
concur In that opinion and are already
going forward with plans to inn
prove their service and stocks for
the coming year.
Their plans ahead will show results
long before this year is over,
A Washington correspondent has
figured out some new and simplified
definitions for the 'isms." He writes
that Socialism mean that if you
have two cents you give one to your
neighbor. Under communism you
give both cows to the government,
which gives you back part of the
milk Under Fascism you keep the
cows but give the milk to the gov
g1nment. And under u own ism
you shoot one cow, milk the other
and then pour the milk down the
sink.
OF the six ~lynchings occurring in 1888
three were In Mississippi.
Florida, Louisiana and Georgia ac-
counted for one each.
There were eight lynclings OCCUR
ring in both 1887 and 1886. In 1885
there were 20.
Due to the wide publicity given
1ynchings iii the South during the
past years in eastern newspapers
people of that section are inclined
to think us uncivilized.
Lynching Is no more brutal, per
haps, than kidnappings and horrible
sex crimes in the east.
But there is no excuse in the eyes
of God for either.
1t viii be a happy day for the
South when we can completely erase
a record of fynchsngs.
1t is h~eartening to know that AZ
lynchings were prevented in 1888
Thirty mine Of these cases We're in