The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-11
through
Hazel
Eyes
BY
Haxel Brannon

Every scitizen in Holmes county Is
asked to attend the ball on Tuesday
evening, January %, at the Armory
in Lexington, honoring the 58th
birthday of the President of the
United States.
All OF the monies received from
the ball will go to aid in the fight
against infantile paralysis in Holmes
county and In the United States.
Exactly one-half of the money re-
allied from The ball and other acti
vities honoring the Presidents birth
day will stay right here In Holmes
county to aid sufferers from that
dread disease which Is no r~espector
of persons. The other half will go
to the National Foundation which
aids scientific research, actual treat
ment and cure. in the fight against
infantile paralysis.
During the three years prior to
last year there were three white and
eight colored cases of ~infantile para
lysis in Holmes county. In 1887 there
were 1852 cases Of poliomyelitis re.
ported to the Mississippi State Board
of Health. There were 50 deaths re-
corded in our state that year from
the disease. We do not have accu-
rate figures for 1888 as yet.
The money you contribute in this
campaign will go to buy treatment.
care, perhaps braces and crutches,
to some child or individual who
otherwise might have to go through
life with twisted limbs or back
Plans are being made for the 1910
ball honoring President Roosevelt
to be the biggest and best ever given
In Holmes county. Next week IN
this paper and In the lexington
Advertiser will be listed the names
of those persons buying tickets In
advance for the ball and acting as
patrons and patronesses. Those per-
sons who do not dance are urged
to buy spectator tickets which will
be twenty-five cents. Dance tickets
will be n dollar IL bought before
the day OF the ball. On that day
and night they will be SIPS.
Ed Howell and his orchestra from
Greenwood will play for the ball
which will start at $50 o'clock.
Let's all dance so that others, less
fortunate, may walk.
It's very seldom that we have my
thing to say about a movie, notwith-
standing the fact that we devoted
U column last week to "Gone With
sAaEs ystnd." which We saw IN Allan
t. during the holidays.
However, "Mr. Smith Goes to Wash.
ington" was 70 altogether different
from the usual run of movies, 80
absolutely refreshing. that we think
Il deserves more than just a word
of praise. After seeing the show
we felt like giving three cheers for
the red. white and blue, or some
thing Ike that.
Tho way the picture PANIED the
august body Of the United STATES
Senate vas delightful. When the
picture came out several months
ago we understand II created quite
\ sensation at its Washington pre-
mier. Lots Of the ponnpOus dieni.
fled Senators didn't think 1t did Them
Justice and the protested verbally and
by wire to Hollywood.
We believe II those senator's who
thought Hollywood did wrong by
them in "Mr. Smith Goes to Wash.
ington" could see themselves in &C.
ton a. we see them they'd shut up
and stay shut.
The House Of Representatives. II
even worse. With nothing better to
do than revive an anti-lynching bill
they waste many hours that should
be spent trying to do something pom
structtwe In talking. themselves hoarse,
and calling each other vile names.
The spectacle Is disgusting. Crown
up men acting like babies, evon
worse than babies. for no child in
liz right mind would spend all FITS
time crying about something when
everything was under control.
Time vas when Senator Pat Har-
rison, as chairman of the impor-
tant Senate finance committee, ask
ed no questions of anyone.
Today, by resolution, he asks for
a committee of "a to write a budget
for the next fiscal year.
Please don't tell us that the task
OF writing a budget o takes "a
men where formerly it took one, with
perhaps q little clerical help. Could
it be that the Democrats, with their
eyes on the forthcoming election.
just cannot see their way clear to
facing the problems of governments
spending and taxing now?
It looks az though the question
OF where and how to get money to
run the government L. just going 20
have to wait until the more impor-
tant question OF election and re-eiec-
ton ID settled.
Then they'll let US have the bad
news of increased taxes. etc.