The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-14
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BY
Hazel Brannon

event that he was elected to a third
term. They pointed out during the
campaign that it took more than the
president to declare war, that he
could declare war only with the con-
sent of congress. All Of this was and
is true.
The President Of the United States
as the head of our Executive Branch
of the Federal Government, however,
has ordinary and emergency powers
that any dictator would highly APP
prove. The president can declare an
emergency without the consent or
approval Of Congress. Under the
board powers granted him under the
constitution or by specific acts of
Congress during the last war or since
his term of office he can control ex-
ports, declare embargoes, suspend
trading in securities, control oil pro-
duction, electrical production, close
banks, suspend labor requirements on
government contracts. requisition
ships, erect munitions factories COM
mandeer and operate private indus
trial plants.
The President then can make his
office anything he has the desire and
ability to make it.
Franklin d. Roosevelt is the only
man in the United States that can
guarantee this country staying out of
war. During the campaign he made
a pledge and reiterated it over and
yer again that he would not send
American men and boys to engage in
any conflict outside the western
hemisphere, unless we were attacked
by an aggressor.
Over twenty million Americans
distrust Mr.. Roosevelt and his poll
cies. They expressed that distrust
by voting against him, a veteran in
politics. for a man totally unknown
and inexperienced politically.
II Mr.. Roosevelt desires to really
serve the best interests of this coun-
try he will so conduct his office that
he will serve all the people and not
just those who voted for him. It is
very well that we have a strongly
centralized government in the name
of efficiency during this emergency
but at the same time he must give
'c~ognizance to the fact that no one
man can be absolute, no one mar
alone can say what is right and wis
est for this country.
Mr.. Roosevelt is reluctant to give
any of his authority to any man UNI
der him. He seems to trust no opin-
ion but his own. On the question Of
adjournment for congress he has been
reasonable enough to say it is up
to that body whether it quits or not.
He appears to favor adjournment.
This would leave him in complete
charge of the field.
Being President of this country
is a perilous job. Two heads are
better than one on most anything.
Mr.. Roosevelt would do well TO con-
suit with other leaders in govern
ment who perhaps are closer to the
people than he is himself. After all
it is the lives of the people he is
directing.
When the policy-making decisions
of n man can lead a country dir
ectly into a war or keep hat country
out Of war it is of vital Importance
that every care and safeguard be ex-
ercised in setting that policy. 1t IS
too great a burden for any one man
in the world.
Clayton Rand's latest book, sink
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able account of the life, trials and
tribulations of a small town news
paper editor in Mississippi. 1t might
be the story of thousands of pub
fishers throughout the United States
in as many shall towns, though few
of them are capable as Clayton Rand.
1t IS the story of life as it is lived
in small towns.
The immediate state territory
Clayton covered was Neshoba coun-
ty, DeKalb and Tunica. There are
many priceless stories in the book, /
n laugh after another, and several
tears.
Clayton Rand stands heads and
shoulders above the majority of news
paper men in small towns in what he
is and what he has accomplished. We
warrant that his book, "Ink On My
Hands," will take its place along with
the saga written about the country
doctor as a popular favorite charac-
ter in the development of America.
II may have been because the
author was writing about our own
particular baliwick that we could so
thoroughly enjoy, 'Ink On My
Hands" but we believe that our rea-
ders will enjoy it too. We recon-
mend it highly.
Quite a large number of persons
here availed themselves of the pri-
vilege of hearing the United States
Navy Band at Greenwood Tuesday
of last week. While the U. s. Army
hasn't been kept up to scratch the
Navy band has certainly kept abreast
of the times. II rave n spIedid Dro-