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The Washington times., 1939-01-27

uBuGSE' Evie Robert
Madison Square Garden was packed to the
rafters and sitting in the Garden Club ringside
section was completely surrounded by celebrities
Of every shape, size, and kind Great and near.
great. Next to me one of Walter Chryslers beauti.
full daughters; back Of me Matt Brush, a noted in
dustrialist; the next row in front, Sonia Henie,
the wonderful iceskater, with Johnnie Fitzpatrick,
president of Madison Square Garden and on the
other side, Vincent Bendix, my host and others
too numerous to mention. When the champ"
fights, they come from everywhere.
Didn't Take Long
THIS John Lewis looked good and opened up
i bravely; but before 30 seconds had passed,
one sound lick from the Brown Bomber most
noticeably knocked him out on his feet. From
then until he was finished off, he was stumbling
and falling, trying to protect himself and fighting
back as best he could. Honest, it looked like
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Ewes Rib
NEW YORK, Jan. 81.

7 MUST admit love to see world champion
L in action, whether it be horse or dog, fighter
or wrestler, tennis or golf. So, Wednesday night,
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

It is an old story which has
Sprouted new wings but appar-
emily it still lacks feet. Most of
the best authorities here agree
it could happen, but see no par
ticular reason why it should,
and do not believe it will.
Majority slant is that Hitler
and EIuSSolini, while financially
shaky inside and liable to topple
at any moment, have a few
tricks left in their bags which
should stave off the wolves at
tie door for a while. If war
cores, they will make it, but
the prospect seems incredible to
the calmer judges here.
Britain should be able to
Straighten out her gold situation
during the next three months.
France is more unified politically
than in many a year. The U. s.
outlook for business is good.
N. B.-Don't let the idea fall
out of the back Of your head
that Hitler may wangle deal
out of Stain. Stranger things
have happened. Some definite
hints are now available here on
this. It is at least as good a
possibility as war.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
New Public Works
Committee Named

The National Resources Com
mittee yesterday announced the
establishment of a Technical Pub
lie Works Committee to bring to-
gether Federal officials concerned
with public works and citizens
qualified to advise on the eco
nomics and timing Of public con-
struction activities.
Col. Henry M. Waite, former
chairman of the Chicago Subway
system, was named chairman Of
the committee, and Frank w. Her
ring, Of the American Public
Works Association, vice chairman.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
News Behind the News
By Paul MGlIOn-

Syndicate All Rights
in Strictly Prohibted)
NOME of the business advisory services economists and
~ statesmen whispering that the world may fall off the
deep end this possibly along about May They
talking about European war or economic collapse.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Costello Bill Bars
Foreign-Made Flags

Importation Of American flags
and emblems from foreign lands
would be prohibited under a bill
introduced in the House yeSter-
day by Representative Costello
D), of California.
Explaining his purpose, Costello
said:
1.-THE bulk Of imported Ameri-
can flags come from Japan and
the Orient. A few come in, too,
from Germany and Switzerland.
"I feel the American flag should
be made in America in the Ameri-
can way by Americas. It can't be
q typical American flag if made in
10 foreign country"
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Baltimore
Base for
Clippers

BALTIM MOR E, Jan. ~.
Due to ice and unfavOrable
weather conditions In New
York harbOr, Baltimore will
be the base Of the Bermuda
air service for the remainder
Of the winter, officials of
Pan-American Always an
nOunced today.
Due to the loss of the I'm
perial Always plane Cavalier
at sea last week, with the loss
Of three lives, q change in
schedule will be put in effect
next week.
The Bermuda clipper will
leave Baltimore for Bermuda
on Wednesday and Saturday,
returning on Thursday and
Sunday.
The Clipper took off yester-
day from here for Bermuda,
and ha6 planned to stop at
Port Washington, N. T., to
pick up additional passengers.
But two inches of ice in Long
Island Sound would not per-
init the big flying boat to
land there.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

Preliminary Amusing
HOES to show good little man has no chance
U against a good big man. One preliminary
was excellent; should say highly amusing, tech
nically rotten. Two hams, one short, the other
much taller, both heavy set. The crowd instantly
dubbed the lesser evil Ferdinand, the Bull" Al
though much shorter, he stopped and leaned over
so far the greater evil finally had to almost lie
down to look at him or hit him. Their names
were unpronounceable and unspellable dor me,
anyway. They fought to raging, ramming,
butting draw, much to the crowds amusement.
I understand they earned CD $50 apiece; not
enough to patch their busted noses and buy
steak.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

I was as nervous as a fox when
he first hears the hounds until
the main event got started at
the big prizefight and Joe
Louis stepped into the ring.
This '1ight-brown" piece Of hu-
manity looked every inch a
champion, an even 200 pounds
Of youth and Drawn. John
Lewis, the contender, did not
look so bad himself. A darker
brown, about the same height,
but almost exactly 20 pounds
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
By sEUie' Robert

murder. Two or three times Joe Louis looked at
the referee with almost a question in his ex-
preston:
do I dare, or is it safe for me to hit him
again?" It was over in less than two and half
minutes, and breathed sigh of relief.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Barter On Increase

s GOLD moves increasingly
"A into the U. S., it will be used
Increasingly as a method Of
settling international balances.
It has been moving into fewer
hands in the last few years to
such an extent that nowhere is
it used as a basis for currency
today.
Barter is the only trade meth
cd left to the greater part of
the world. Use of barter has
been increasing and the situa-
ton seems encouraging for 1t to
continue to increase. This is
not q matter of policy, but Of
necessity to the nations without
gold.
In this condition Of affairs,
you can readily see the Hull
trade agreement policy has
failed as a world remedy. A
great part of the world cannot
accept it (meaning not only the
dictatorS but Latin-America as
weld.
The final conclusion Of this
apparently irrevocable trend ap-
parently is that gold will cease
to be Of interest to most Of the
world. It does not necessarily
mean collapse, probably Just
more barter.
Latin-Anaerican Credit
DOWERSTHAT-BE here have
Il been thinking along these
lines. The only thing they can
readily think of to do about 1t
is what they did disastrously
before-that is to lend abroad,
particularly in Latin America.
There is definitely under con-
sideration a plan for extension
of credits to South American
nations through the U. S. Stabili-
zation Fund. (Remember, Secre-
tary Morgenthau has two men
working down there now0 It
may not be suggested openly
and it may not be done.
Senator Hiram johnson gave
the reason why, although he did
not say so specifically. He just
announced that most Latin
American nations had not paid
up on their last loans. His fig
ures, coming from the American
BondholderS Protective Associa-
tion, dated a year ago (the last
figures available), showed IA
out Of the 16 Latin-American
countries then in default. (Only
exceptions were the Dominican
Republic and Haiti0
Out Of 168 bond issues. ISL
were in default. Total Latin
American bonds outstanding
Cnot all held in the United
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-01
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, on June "a, 1885, Halle
Rivers and his wife, Marie Eugenia
Rivers, executed a deed of trust I'M
der the terms of which the herein
after described property was con
veyed to the undersigned as Trus-
tee to secure the payment to the
Peoples Bank of Durant of an in
debtedness therein described, which
deed of trust is recorded in Book 65.
Page 279 ct seq. of the Land Trust
Deed Records OF Holmes County, MIS-
sissippi; and
Whereas, Peoples Bank of Durant
IS the owner of said Indebtedness and
said deed Of trust securing the same;
and
Whereas, default has been made in
the performance of the conditions
of said deed of trust, and the holder
| thereof has declared the entire in
| d~ebtedness secured thereby due and
! aas requested the undersigned to sell
! said property as provided by said
ieeu OF trust.
Therefore. the undersigned viii
JiJnin legal hours on Monday, the
- day of June, 1889, at the South
| front door of the County Courthouse
a Lexington, Holmes County, Mis-
| sissippi. offer for sale and sell, at
public auction, to the highest bidder
| for cash, the following described prep
| erty in the Town OF Durant, Holmes
| County, Mississippi, to-wit:
Fifty (50) feet off the South
end Of Lot One Hundred Twenty
One (121) in said Town of Durant,
and more particularly described
as follows: e.
Begin at the Southwest corner
of said Lot 121 and run North
along the Eastern boundary line
OF Jackson Street so feet to stake.
thence East parallel with the
South boundary line of said lot
1Z1 for q distance Of 16S feet to
a point in the East boundary
line Of said Lot 121, thence South
along the Eastern boundary line
of said Lot 121 to the Southeast
corner thereof. thence West along
the Southern boundary line OF
said Lot 121, to the Southwest
corner thereof and the point of
beginning, together with all build
ings thereon, and all plumbing,
heating and lighting fixtures and
equipment attached to or used
In connection with said premises.
The undersigned will convey only
such title as is vested in him as
| such trustee.
Witness my signature IN this the
18th day of May, 1888.
H. H. JOHNSON,
4O-1-2-3 Trustee.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-01
On Mortmuin Laws

At the 1889 November general election the three
hundred and fifty thousand voters of Mississippi will
be called upon to decide whether to adopt two amend
ments to the constitution modifying the so-called Mort
main Laws of the State. One of the amendments pro-
vides for the repeal of section 20 and the other for
the amendment of Section 270. A simple explanation
of the proposal is as follows;
What is the Law under existing provisions?
Requests and devises of property by will to any
church or religious denomination, corporation or society
are absolutely prohibited.
What will be the Law if provisions are modified?
Such requests and devises by will may be made.
subject to the following limitations:
l.. The will must be made at least 80 days before
death.
2. If a person has a wife, husband, child or de-
%scendants of a child, not more than one-third of the
estate may be devised to a religious denomination, cor
poration or society.
8. Where land is devised it remains subject to
taxation as other land.
a.. Land acquired by devise must be sold in ten
years from date acquired.
Mississippi is the only state in the American Union
which prohibits a person from making a bequest in a
will to church owned colleges, orphanages, hospitals
or other religious institutions. Under the present laws.
strange as it may seem, a person may leave property
to improve cattle or hogs, but not one dollar to a church
institution for use to educate boys and girls, to care
for the sick, or to give bread and clothing to orphaned
children.
Constitutional amendments must have the approval
OF a majority OF those voting in the election, not simply
a majority of those voting on the amendments.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-01
P O LITIC l.
Announcements

The Durant News. Is authorized to
announce the following candidates
for the below named offices, subject
to the action of the Democratic pri-
maries to be acid this year.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-01

expense of the other hard working citizens of the coun-
try.
There may be a lot of people who think a person
who inherits a million dollars does not deserve it (since
the chance of their inheriting the same is smalD, but
there are a lot more who think that it is high time to dsil-
fusion those who think the government ''owes me a
living"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-01
Roebuck In Washington
After Federal Funds

Sidney r. Roebuck of Newton. high
way commissioner for the Central
District, Is in Washington this week
comforting with federal officials over
plans for obtaining approximately
$1O 5000, 900 in additional U. S. funds
for road construction in Mississippi
during 1939-40.
Mississippi has approximately $10,-
100000 of funds now available and
Commissioner Roebuck and associ-
ates are seeking to have hat sum
matched with WPA allotments from
the pending appropriation.
Senators Pat Harrison and Theo
G. Bilbo and the entire Mississippi
congressional delegation are working
with State Highway Department Of
ficials to obtain the additional funds.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-01
BuIlot Is Secret

Sometimes we can't blame politicians for being
inclined to forgetfulness about keeping their word and
making good their promises once they are elected TO
offiee.
We hear a great deal about the broken word and
promises of the politician but none about the promises
the voter makes.
We know one man who has faithfully promised
on his word of honor his vote and influence, 10 three
he'll vote for either of them provided someone else
gets in the race.
Since the ballot is secret, one of the fundamental
principles of our great democracy, the poor candidate
has no way of knowing who is actually supporting him.
Frequently the man who persuades him to run is the
first to vote against him.
industrioI PoyrolIs
- Mkdssippis program of balancing agriculture with
industry seems to be making some Roadway from some
. of The figures released slateay.
SIS The Commercial Dispatch gives a summary of
industrial payrolls in Mississippi.
PayroIls Of the ten largest industries in the state
follow:
l.. Sawmills and lumber mills $9,943,099.90.
2. Lumber products manufacturers So, 7o4, 527.70.
8. Apparel manufacturers $3,435, $1,000.
4. Spinning and weaving mills 81, 871, 964.46.
s.. Cottonseed oil mills $2,433, 1880.
81 . e. Cotton congresses and warehouses $780,
1855.
Z. Printers and publishers $1,114,543.26.
8. Clay products and manufacturers 81 ,099, 525.93.
8. Paper manufacturers $1,016,O13.82.
10. Naval stores manufacturers $1,OO3, 6o9.86.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-01
On Corning Money

The Carrollton Conservative says: more and more
there is abroad in the world a conviction that individuals
who do not earn what they have are not entitled to
their possessions. The thought is not so bad. If every
youngster who begins a business life in the next ten
years gets thoroughly imbued with the idea of giving
value for money or rewards received the business world
won't be worried as much by the next period of depres-
sion and the chances are that the people of the next
generation will find a happier proposition"
Editor William d. Neal might have gone on to say
that people are also getting more and more inclined
to believe that people who do not know one blessed
thing about making a living, who cannot do a single
thing well enough to command a job, and are too good
for-nothing to learn, should not be placed on a public
relief roll or lob" to white their lives away at the
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-06-01

Mississippi's Industrial program will be Of more
beneft to the state by concentrating on the industries
that will use our natural assets, canning factories, spin
ming and weaving factories, apparel manufacturers, lum-
Der mills, etc.
What we have now is a mere drop in the bucket
to the payrolls yet to be attracted to this state provided
we can supply them with sufficient quantity of labor
skilled to do the work as well as workers elsewhere.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-04-20
WI SERVICE XAM

The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission has announced
an open competitive examina-
ton for the position of alpha
bette card-punch operator, ST.
260 a year. Applications will be
accepted not later than May Is
If received from states east OF
Colorado and not later than
May ID if received from Colo
RADIO and states westward.
Applicants must have had at
least 2 months of full-time paid
experience in operating card
punch machines. They must
have reached their 18th but
must not have passed their
53rd birthday.
Full Information may be OBJ
tanned from Howard E. Wagner,
secretary of the U. S. Civil Ser
vice Board of Examiners, at the
post office in this city, or from
the secretary of the U. S. Civil
Service Board of Examiners at
any first or second-claSS post
office. WV
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-04-20
Society
room centered each table.

groom centered each table.
Guests included Mrs. Anthony
Buzzetti, Mrs. R. P. Ross, Mrs
Cecil Ross, Mrs. Clyde Lewis,
Mrs. Kenneth Lewis, Mrs. Ar
mold Graf, Mrs. Chester Boun-
GUS, Miss Natalie Turner, Miss
Frances Turner, Mrs. R. H. Gus
ter. Miss Marian Brekke, Mrs
Willard Scott Mrs. Jack Hell
mann, Miss Mildred Trussell,
Miss Mary Macdonald, Miss
June McA1iSter, Miss 1nez
Herschberger and Miss Dorothy
Barber.
Mrs. Buzzetti received high
score award and Miss MacDon-
aid. draw prize.
At the close of the evening
the gifts. consisting OF glass
ware, were presented to the
N. B. c. BRIDGE
CLUB MEETS
The N. B. C. bridge club met
for a 1:30 luncheon at the
home of Mrs. John A. Putnam,
Tuesday, with Mrs. Frank j.
BuZzetti as hostess.
Guests were Mrs. T. A. Weir
Mrs. Carl Rankin and Mrs. J.
A. Conver.
Mrs. Frank Starina earned
high score for members and
Mrs. Weir high for guests.
N. o. W. LODGE
HOLDS MEETING
Myrtle McCarty was installed
as guardian neighbor of the To-
cal Neighbors Of Woodcraft
'odce at a meeting in Sullivan
hall Tuesday evening.
Mrs. .McCarty was prevented
from being installed with the
other officers because of Illness.
At the close of the business
meeting. Mrs. Mike Powers act
ed as hostess for the social hour.
RAINBOW GIRLS
INITIATE TWO
In~itiation for two candidates
was held at the regular meeting
Of Order of Rainbow in the Ma
scnic temple Tuesday evening.
A program honoring all the
members of the Order '3hCse
birthdays fell in January, Feb
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-04-20

to wait 26 years to do something
about it-and then to do it at
the expense to the state. A lit
tie understanding and study of
human nature would have made
a great difference in this case.
There are many misfitS who
are forced to live in this civ
i!lzation of ours. Some may be
clasSed as degenerates, with
others it is just a mental twist,
sometimes slight, but breaking
out in unfortunate directions at
times. Ignoring these misfits is
not understanding them, and no
small Jail sentence has any
good effect on any of them.
The worst of them do not
really know right from wrong,
and 1t Is up to US as citizens
to see that those who have alb
solutely no moral sense are
rendered harmless.
We spend thousands of dol
lars attempting to cure the ills
of degenerates, when there is
no cure-unlesS we find a way
to curb the supply.
Do I hear someone saying that
it is against the laws of nature?
The law of nature, as handed
to us centuries ago never pro-
duced a degenerate in a plant,
animal or human. It it mans
tampering that brings them
here.
So it must be mans PLAN
ming and religion that will find
a way to rid US of them, and
to heal the scars they leave.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-04-20
Sage dnd Soil
By Mrs. Paul Schdller

Old Man Winter in his frigid
jealousy hid away in the noun
tainS, only to return when the
wind came his way. But a BUD
ding lilac, quarreling blackblrds
and elusive waXWingS make US
know that spring is just around
the corner.
Doubtless she, too, will be a
bit temperamental as she sweeps
away snow flakes with her
broom.
I went out Saturday just
in time to save some choice
perennials from the spade OF
the ambitious oldest boy.
Don't we all sometimes Won
der why men are prone to tam
per with the laws of nature?
No one seems quit able to fig
ure out why acres of irrigated
and fertile soil should lie idle
because mere man has a plan.
I haven't forgotten the
months it once took for my mo-
ther to master the art of using
rice in yeast bread, nor the
pounds of corn meal we ate
because there wasn't any wheat.
AS for sugar, there wasn't en-
ough of it any place then.
And yet, in less than a quar-
ter century, one man is plan
ming a limit on the acreage that
produces two commodities which
the very poor have never had
enough of, even in this land
of free people.
Speaking of law and order
the great hubbub and loss of
life in Wyoming's tragedy of
last week should make every
man and woman awaken to the
fact that if we have a person
in our midst that has tenden-
cies that are not becoming to
civilization, it seems very foolish
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-04-20
IN GOOD CONDITION

Early April found Montana
cattle and sheep in good condi-
ton and good supplies of feed
both in stack and on the range
gave promise of sufficient for
age until green grass becomes
available, according to a report
by the federal division of agri-
cultural statistics. Winter loss
of cattle was reported unusual
" light. Lamb loss wass light
although unfavorable weather
his some western areas at lamb
ing time.
Both cattle and sheep were
estimated to be in condition go
per cent of normal, while April
l ranges were SO per cent of
normal. Soil moisture was re-
ported as satisfactory generally,
although good spring rains are
needed in parts of east central,
northeastern and north central
Montana to make for a shortage
of fall precipitation.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-04-20
ENTERTAIN AT
FRIDGE DINNER

MT. and Mrs. c. S. Elder, Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Kelley and DR.,
and Mrs. L. H. Labbitt enter
'tained at a bridge dinner in
the Elder home Monday evening
Decorations were in spring
colors, with spring flowers also
used. Ten tables were in play.
High score award went to MIR.
and Mrs. Anthony Buzzetti and
second high to Mr.. and Mrs.
ALBERT J. Sheets of Wyola.
STAR TO MEET
TUESDAY EVE
Jasmine Chapter No. IS, o.
E. S. will hold a regular meet
ing Thursday night at 8 o.
clock in the Masonic temple.
A special program is TO be
given.
Hostesses are Mrs. Lura P.
Strand, Mrs. B. J. KleinheSSe-
link, Mrs. Ruth Knight and Mrs.
Stark Bair.
MRS. DETINERT
IlN LEM 1141NO rAINhG
Mrs. I. L. Dehnert was host
eSs to the Past Presidents Par
ley at the American Legion
Auxiliary at a dessert luncheon
at her home Tuesday after
noon.
Two new members, Mrs.
Wayne A. Ransier and Mrs. H.
Paul Schaller, were present.
Others in attendance I7ere Mrs.
H. D. Kenyon, Mrs. Wilbur Dow,
Mrs. W. Lyle Bell, Mrs. Roy o.
Chambers, Mrs. Earl Cammock
and Mrs. George A. Baker.
IA gift was presented to Mrs.
Chambers, who was a World
ECNORED AT
BPTDAL SHOWER
A brid2y shower was held for
Miss Helen Lewis, a bride-elect.
at the L. S. McAllister home on
"Wednesday evening with Mrs.
Harriet BirklaNd and Mrs. Ger
all Fish as h~oStesSeS.
The affair took the form CT
a dessert bridge. with decora=
tionS carrying out the bridal
motif. A miniature bride and