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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-03
$500 Men Added To
Marine Strength

Jackson, Sept. 100000 mer
were recently added to the authoriz.
ed strength of the United States
Marine Corps by President Roosevelt.
bringing the total strength to $4,000,
Therefore, according to announce.
ments by Sergeant E. B. Stock, in
charge of the recruiting station, Post
Office Bldg, Jackson approximately
5000 vacancies exist at the present
tine. In order to reach this newly
authorized strength as quickly as pos
sibly, recruiting activities will be &C.
CELEBRATED.
An interesting information booth
will be established at the State Fair
in Jackson, during the period Octob-
er 2 to IL, where details Of the work
and opportunities of the Marine will
be explained to aspiring applicants
Basic requirements are: white, U.
S. Citizens, single, without depend
ents, of sound health and good char
acter, between 18 and 80 years of
age, and with at least an eighth grade
education. Young men between Is
and FL must be able to furnish the
written consent Of their parents or
guardian. Inquiries are invited. Ad-
dress the U. S. Marine Corps recruit
ing office in Jackson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-03
&c. Employees Honor
President J. L. Beven

At a dinner in Chicago on the
fortieth anniversary of his service
with the railroad, j. L. Bowen, presi-
dent of the Illinois Central System,
was the honored guest of $50 of his
associates representing every depart
ment of the road.
A lifetime pass on the railroad was
presented to Mr.. Bowen by John w
Cousins of New Orleans, retired ter
minal superintendent, who as chief
clerk in the local freight office in that
city gave young Beven his first job.
On behalf of the organized employees
on the system, C. A. Tweedy, general
chairman of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen, pre-
scented him with an embossed testi-
monial signed by the general chair
men of eighteen labor organizations.
Son of an Illinois Central loco
motive engineer, Jack" Bowen has
been a member of the Illinois Gen.
trail family from the day of his birth,
1t as on September 25, 1900, that the
13 year old future president started
as a messenger boy in the local fire.
light office at New Orleans, earning
the large sum of twelve dollars a
month. He was elected president of
the road in December, 1888, succeed
ing the late L. A. Downs.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-03

W. have made important gains in
the control of veneral disease. But
only the surface has been scratched.
Of the approximate 100000 cases of
syphilis in the state, about one-tenth
are under treatment. Even of the
early cases who are highly infectious,
only one-third are receiving the week.
ly injection which renders them HARM
less to family and friends.
A venereal disease clinic is needed
in every community in the state.
Treatment is the main method Of
attacking a disease which is raging
In a population. Where q house is
burning, we try to extinguish the
flames. Where disease organisms are
on a rampage, we attempt to stop
the sources of infection.
To stem the tide of syphilitic in
lection by clinic facilities for the
indiggent in each community is an
immediate goal Of your State Board
Of Health.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-03
AAA Soil Practices
Needed By Doirymen

State College, Miss. - Six soil.
building practices which Mississippi
dairy farmers need and for which
they can receive pay under the 1941
AAA program have been listed by L
A. Higgins, extension dairy specialist
Too many dairy farmers, he says,
have the idea that the soil-building
practices and the payments the AAA
will make for these practices are
for the cotton and general farmer
and have no connection with dairy
Mr.. Higgins is advising dairymen
to take advantage of the opportunity
to build a good permanent pasture or
to build up the yielding capacity of
the land by planting winter legumes.
Although there are many practices
which the Mississippi farmer may re-
ceive payment for putting into opera
ton, Mr.. Higgins says he believes that
six are the most needed by Missis-
sippi dairymen.
He emphasizes the following prac-
tees: ~ Seeding Of permanent pas
ture mixtures; (2) Application of
ground limestone ;(3) Application
of basic Stag or superphosphate on
pasture. (4) Construction of terraces
with proper outlets; (5) Reseeding
depleted pastures; and co. Seeding
of biennial, perennial or winter le-
gumeS.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-03
MoIorio Is Outstanding
Health Problems; Says
L. H. Eubunks

Up to the last day of August of
this year 760 cases of malaria had
been reported by the doctors of Hol-
mes County for the rear 1910.
Malaria continues to be one of our
outstanding problems as far as the
health of u people r concerned.
The word malaria comes from two
Spanish words meaning bad air. 1t
Ia originally thought that malaria
was caused by foul air as around
damp places, but we know now that
malaria is a specific disease caused
by a plasmodium or very small ami
mails in the blood stream. These ut
tie animals, microscopic in size in
wade the red blood cells and there
multiply until the red blood cells
burst. 1t takes a specific number of
most of these cells to multiply to
where they will rupture the red blood
cells, and it is at the time of rupture
or shortly thereafter that a chill is
experienced because of the foreign
substance of torn up blood cells in
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-03
Employment Service Is
Placing Cotton Pickers

~Stoneville, Miss, Oct. Cotton
pickers are being placed in the Mis-
sissippi Delta area through the fac
ilities of the Mississippi Employment
Service at a rapid rate, it was an
nounced today. The Delta Council is
cooperating with the Service in Sec
uring adequate labor during the peak
harvest season.
Labor demands in the past few
weeks have been light due to gen.
orally late crops. The peak is ex-
pected during the next two weeks.
Robert Kinds of Jackson, field sup
ervisor of the Mississippi Employ
ment Service, has established head
quarters in Greenville and is clearing
the labor through that office. All
large towns in the Delta have units
of the Service with regular establish
ed personnel. Every county is visited
once a week.
In 1889 when the Service first
established its program to supply
needed cotton pickers over eleven
thousand were supplied to Delta
planters in a period of a few weeks.
The Service does not make contrac-
tural obligations between planter and
picker but receives from the land
lord definite qualifications which
it tries to fill. All planters desiring
pickers are advised to get in touch
with their county employment of
flee or call the Greenville office of
the Service.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-03

the blood stream. These small cell
animals from the ruptured blood
cells invade other red blood cells and
the cycle starts all over again. When
the female, Anopheles mosquito bites
a person infected with malaria these
small animals are drawn into the
stomach of the mosquito and after
going through a cycle in the mos
quito's body this mosquito can then
infect other people.
There are about four different
types Of malaria. The most common
n that has been in this territory is
known as the tertian malaria or the
type, causing chills every
day. AT the present time, however, we
r finding a good bit of e~stivoau-
tumnal malaria, or the type that
causes irregular chills and fever.
We know that malaria may be
acute or chronic. The acute malaria
having a day or so. of malaise or
feeling stretchy" followed by chills
and fever. In the chronic type scarce
ly any symptoms may be noted at all
and quite often after childbirth, an
operation, or an accident definite
symptoms of malaria may be noted.
The Anopheles mosquito sits with
its body parallel to the object on
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-03

which it is sitting.
| do insist that those people with
malaria symptoms see their physician
for treatment rather than depending
upon chill tonic and the like as some
of u most serious cases develop
firm those patients that depend upon
such remedies, and furthermore they
may be carriers of the disease for a
much longer time than if they had
adequate treatment to begin with.
The Anopheles mosquito or that
mosquito that carriers malaria breeds
only III little ediss near running
water or in running water. They do
not breed in tin cans and old rubber
tires, and they do not spread NAL
aria. They are, as all are aware, a
rather pesky nuisance.
Yours very sincerely,
L. H. EUBANKS, NJ. D.,
Director Holmes County
Health Department.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-03
Notice To Building
Materialmen

Bids will be received and consider
ed by the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen of the City of Durant, Mis-
sissippi at 1880 PM, Tuesday, Oct
ober Is, 1910, for the sale to said
City of the following building ma
terial:
20 NJ. BIN Ike" or s" Ship lap
No. l Com. Yellow Pine.
IL M. BIN 2x4 : ~ No. / Com.
Yellow Pine.
6 M BIN 2x6 : 12' No. l Com.
Yellow Pine.
3 M BIN 2x10 = 12' No. / Dense
Yellow Pine.
400 BM AKA : 10 and up No. 1
Com. Yellow Pine.
By order of the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of Durant, Mississippi.
MRS. C. w. CRESSWELL,
City Clerk, Durant,
Mississippi.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-03
Freight Troin
our Years Old

When MS-1, famous as the worlds
astest long-distance freight train,
ulls out of Congress Street Yard
a downtown Chicago next Tuesday
light, October /, it will begin the
fifth year of a service that is the
)ride of the Illinois Central System.
Carrying less than carload mer-
:handise shipments exclusively, this
rain has been operated every day ex-
:ept Sundays between Chicago and
Memphis on a schedule which pro-
yides overnight delivery 500 miles
md second morning deliveries 1000
niles away. 1t has a remarkable per-
Torrance record, arriving at destina-
ton on time better than 95 per cent
of the time.
The rain was originally set up for
a maximum of % cars. Almost i'm
mediately the business increased to
such an extent that the number of
cars was frequently doubled. Nearly
a year ago it was necessary to es-
tablish a second merchandise train
to relieve MS-1. The second train,
called Sci. operates between Chica-
go and Jackson, Tenn.
MS-1 has averaged 38 cars a day
over the four years, and Sci has
averaged SO cars during the past
year. The total number of cars hand
led in four years is approximately
$4,000.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-03
2,17O Forms Are Checked
In Holmes County

The Holmes County Agricultural
Adjustment Administration Office
reports that compliance checking has
been completed on 2,170 farms in
volving 100000 cropland acres. This
has been considerably slowed down
during the summer months by excess
rains and bad weather, nevertheless,
all Price Adjustment Applications are
being placed in order for signatures
of producers as rapidly as possible.
1t is believed now that by the end
of next week the majority of these
applications viii have been signed and
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-03
Cow Makes Cheaper Milk
When Fed Roughoge

: Good pasture and roughages are
the basis for a low feed cost in pro-
ducing milk and butterfat, states l..
A. Higgins, state extension dairy
specialist.
Pasture and homegrown rough
ages are usually the cheapest crops
in which the farmer can grow feed
nutrients and the COW can eat enough
good roughage to obtain more than
half the nutrients she needs for her
highest milk yields.
In a series Of longtime feeding
experiments carried on by the Bureau
of Dairy Industry, dairymen are feed
ing cows on different kinds of rough
age exclusively, and also on the
roughages with grain in addition.
The Bureau now has 100 records,
one-half showing the production when
the cows were fed on roughage alone,
and the other half when the same
cows were fed a full ration of grain
in addition to roughage.
The group on the roughage ration
produced an annual average of H.
AIT pounds of milk and 407 pounds
of butterfat per cow, compared to
1859 pounds of milk and 655
pounds of butterfat per cow when
fed the full ration of grain and
roughage.
These cows produced 81 and 62
percent as much milk and butterfat,
respectively, on roughage alone as
they produced when fed gain in
addition to roughage, which serves
to show the important part the chap
err nutrients play in the production
Of milk or butterfat.
However, cows in these feeding
tests received only the best quality
roughage, a point which some dairy
men fail to value properly, Mr.. Hig-
gins states. To make the most of
roughage, it must be of good quality
and the cows must be accustomed
to eating large quantities.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-03

Meeting the need of the quick
frozen food industry for low tenn
p%erature protection of less than ear
load shipments, the Illinois Central
System has developed a new refri-
gerated service that by the use of
dry ice holds temperatures below 10
degrees above zero.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-03

ready to be sent to the Jackson of
flee. The Parity Payment this year
will amount to approximately $780,
600.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
TIVE RAINS CAM"
 HAS tAST SHOWING
 AT 2oTH CENTURY
Louis BromfieId Novel on Screen of Local
 Theatre

Hats off to Daryl F. Zanuck for his magnificent and faithful pro- duction Of The Rains Came the great Louis Bromfield novel. which 20th Century-Fox presents tonight fer the last times at the 20th Gen. tury Theatre, with Myrna Loy, Tyrone Power and George Brent starred at the head of a dazzling cast
 Rarely has famous book, which has been read and enjoyed by mil lions, been transferred to the screen with such devoted fidelity, such unsparing care and costl The result gioriously justifies the eff fort. Here is great film!
 All the fascinating characters of the book come to vivid life on the ssieGn and every role is perfectly cast and brilliantly played. the evil cent result of the distinguished Clarence Browns superlatiye di- recticn
 Myina Loy, looking more en- chanting than ever breaks with the perfect wife" tradition to play the amorous Lady Esketh and she is superb. Tyrone Power is grand ;s tho handsome, high-caste Hindu surgeon, Major Rama Safti the first real love of Lady Esketh's TO- mance-strewn life; and George Brent gives a splendid account If himself as the world-weary Tom Ransome.
 1 The colorful setting of Brom- fields mythical city of Ranchipur India, is realistically reproduced ! and the awesome catastrophes that highlight the novel - the earth quake, the flood, the fire and the llague-are all reproduced with breath-taking effect. Indeed, in the opinion of this reviewer, there has never been anything in film history to match the spectacle scenes m The Rains Came"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
] ( " CANNED
 GOODS SALE E
 STARTING HERE
( California Grocery An- nounees Super Bargains
 -Bdvdrd Gets Pointers

"The beginning of the annual saw canned goods sale at the California Grocery today will mark the opening of the super bargains too numerous to mention in your story or advertisement today" re- ported Nick Bavard, owner, today
 MT. Bavard, recently returned from Seattle on his annual buying trip, besides bringing back many new grocery sales ideas and new stocks, also arranged for this weeks super sale, which will end Novem- Der 16
 The popular Juneau grocery is dolled up with flags and posters, and even the clerks have brand new aprons in purple color with the marking California Grocery across the left side.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
Meeting of Women
 Voters Tomorrow Al Penthouse


 The Alaska Association of Women Voters will hold a regular meeting at the penthouse of the Alaska Elec- trice Light and Power Company to- morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock
 The association is open to all women who wish to inform them- selves on the subjects being studied, it was announced Subjects under discussion at the present time in- clude taxation in the Territory, legal status of women (both national and territoriaD. and what we don't know about our town.
 Study groups meet twice a month and a general meeting of the asso- citation is held on the secon d Wednesday of each month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12

 And Byron
 BatkAgain

Two former residents of Juneau are back again.
 The Rev Charles c. Personeus. for 20 years pastor of the Bethel Mission, Assembly of God, in Ju- neau, and his son Byron, arrived here aboard the Yukon. They have been at Ketchikan and Wangell and will probably remain here for a week and then return to Ketchi- kan where the Rev. PersoneuS will take charge of the Mission there to be assisted by his son. Mrs. Per soneus and daughter will spend the winter in Pomona, Cal, and come north in the spring.
 The Personeus family left Ju- neau a year ago last May They went to Seattle, purchased a car and then started east via the south and finally reached Springfield, Missouri, where Byron entered the Central Bible Institute and gradu- dbCQ Nleiy [.
 After leaving Byron in the h. stitute the Personeus family then continued to Lancaster, Pa, where they made their headquarters. The Rev. Personeus travelled extensively, giving lectures, incidentally on AL aska, in various eastern cities. in- cluding Boston. During his stay in the east, he visited his birthplace, Masonyille, N. Y.
 The family started west several weeks ago, by auto, travelling through the south, visiting many scenic places and localities enroute to California where Mrs. Personeus and daughter remained at Pomona, and the Rev Personeus and Byron motored north to Seattle, then travelled by boat to Ketchikan.
 The Rev. Personeus and Byron both said that when people learned they were from Alaska, they al- ways inquired about how cold it was in the north. Both said Alaska was Panama to the localities they were in and Lancaster had the severest winter last year in 30 years and Springfield had the coldest spell in 50 years.
 Both deny however, they brought the snow. prevailing here today, with them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
SALvATI0N ARMY
 WILL MEET HERE
 IN 1941 CONGRESS
Adjutant and Mrs. Stanley Jackson Return from
 Ketehikan Trip

Next years all-Alaska Congress of the Salvation Army will be held in Juneau late in october, Adjutant Stanley Jackson announced today on his return from the 1940 Con- gress at Ketchikan. Mrs. Jackson accompanied him.
 Commissioner Benjamin Orames of Toronto, Territorial Commander If the Salvation Army in Canada, Alaska, Newfoundland and Bermuda attended the Ketclikan session, tell ing of war work in Canada where the Salvation Army has opened 70 red shield huts costing from 0,000 to s30,000 apiece.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
Turkey5hooi
 Is Tomorrow

The Elks Turkey shoot is on to- morrow night in the Elks Hall starting at o'clock and the pub lie is invited to be there.
 Annually big success, the shoot raises funds for Thanksgiving Day baskets of groceries, etc, for Ju- neau families who otherwise would have a scanty larder from which to prepare a Thanksgiving dinner. The shoot isn't one with guns, but attend anyway and see how and get turkey, and incidentally help out the charity fund for the Elks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
Miss EIIenWood Is
 Greeted on Birthday

Hcnoring Miss Lee Ellenwood, housekeeper at the Baranof Hotel, q surprise birthday party was given last evening by Miss Pearl Everitt at the Tenth Street residence of her sister, Mrs. John B. Hahn.
 The honoree was asked to the Hahn residence for quiet evening and upon her arrival was greeted by % guests. An informal evening of games was enjoyed and birthday re- treatments were served at a late hour.
 This was Miss Ellenwood'S s first birthday in Alaska having recently arrived here from Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
Entertdins for
 Mrs. |. E. Wifi

Dessert and two tables of bridge were given yesterday afternoon by Mrs Roy H. Gillespie at her apart ment on Main Street. The affair complimented Mrs. l.. E. Witt, who plans to sail Thursday with her husband to Marysville, Wash.
 Honors for cards were won by Mrs. Katherine Hooker, first; Mrs. Witt, second and Mrs. A. E. Glo- yer, consolation.
 Guests were Mesdames Hector Mclean, Katherine Hooker, Gun mar Blomgren, A. E. Glover, J. E. Neate and Edwin Sutton
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
LIFE OF YOUNG EDISON SEEN ON
 CAPITOL SCREEN
Mickey Rooney Plays Title Role in Story of Fam
 ed Inventor

The man. woman or child who cannot thoroughly enjoy every minute of Young Tom Edison, which ends tonight at the Capltol Theatre. is not human and never was young.
 Here is a picture which a re- viewer can recommend without fear of contradiction. It is beautifully human story of boy = of any generation and any walk of life who triumphs against the stigma of being considered strange. It has everything com e dy. adventure, thrills, tears, human interest and family love.
 AS Tom Edison, Mickey Rooney shows his right to the claim Of being an actor. He is ideally cast and has never been more lovable, not even as Andy Hardy. As his sister, Virginia Weidler has a role that definitely makes her star. Fay Bainter and George Bancroft, as Edisons parents, will be remem- bered as long as motion pictures endure.
 Based on true-life incidents and adventures in the life of Edison, the picture relates through comedy, tears, drama and thrills. the story of a non- -conformist boy who was misunderstood by those in his home town and ultimately tri- umphed over all obstacles.
 A late March of Time. 'Spoils of Conquest" is also featured
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
PEACOCKS GO SOUTH

Mrs. Richard Peacock and son George are aboard the Aleutian for Seattle. They will be joined later by Richard Peacock, projectionist at the Lacey Street Theatre in Fairbanks, who will go south for his vacation
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
TO VISIT FOLKS

Bob Harvey, well known young man of Fairbanks, is a passenger aboard the Aleutian for Seattle on a vacation trip. He expects to re- turn north soon after the first of the year unless he is grabbed by Uncle Sam for the Army.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
0verbys Return
 From Vacation

MT and Mrs. Wesley c. Overby returned on the steamer Yukon after a six weeks vacation trip to Seattle and Portland. Mrs. Overby attended the wedding of her sister in Portland. Overby is Deputy Col lector of Internal Revenue here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
MRS. KRAUSE HERE

Mrs. G. Emil Krf.,5e returned on age where her husband, Councilman Krause, has just opened new con- crete works.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
COLISEUM HAS NEW
 BILL THIS EVENING

Mary Roland in The Magnifi- cent Fraud" will be seen on the screen of the Coliseum Theatre tonight and repeated again tomor- row Along with this feature will be news, shorts and also a novel, ty
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
HATS MAKE THE MAN

A MAN is known by the hat H he wears says actor Allan Prescott. To prove it he identi- fies a few everyday Americans for the camerman, with his fam ous hat travesties. It's the same hat in each photo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
HAS FOOT INJURY

Bob Kitnich was admitted this morning to St. Ann's Hospital and is receiving treatment for a foot injury He is an employee of the mine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
Rebekdhs Will
 Elect Tomorrow

Election of officers will be the main issue of business at tomor- row nights Rebekah meeting to Ee held at the I.O.OF. Hall. All members are requested to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
GOOD (LUCK) CROP

CLYDE, O.-Students of Foust School found 70 four-leaf clovers and 21 five-leaf clovers on the school grounds in two days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
SMITH RETURNS

Harold Smith, Forest Service of ficial, returned on the Denali from Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12

REBEKAHS ATTENTION Business meeting Wednesday, No vember 13, at 8 pm.
 KATHERINE HALM, adv. Secretary
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12

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