The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-03
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Hazel Brannon

The writer Of this column sincerely
hopes that every farmer in this ter
ritory, both in Holmes a n d
Attala counties, will come to Durant
next Tuesday night, October 8, for
a meeting at the City Hall beginning
at 1880 o'clock.
All business and professional men
are urged to attend and anyone else
interested in the farmer and his r O
blems.
Seating arrangements for colored
folks will be made. If the crowd
should be too large for the City Hall
arrangements will be made to carry
the meeting to the auditorium at the
schoolhouse.
The meeting will not be too long
and We do not believe you will be
bred. There isn't going to be anyone
here to sell you anything or sign you
up for anything.
Rather it was undertaken by this
newspaper in an effort to acquaint
you with what is being done in this
state and in other states along dairy
ing lines. 1t is to give each person
interested a vision of what can be
done right here in our own territory
to increase our income. Increasing
the income of each farmer means
increasing the business Of every man
in the community.
Each succeeding year we all rea-
lie more that we must have another
cash crop to supplement our farm
income. What income We get from
cotto mis- no longer enough to live
and raise our families on.
A motion picture will be shown of
dairy farms in Missouri and Wiscon-
sin. These farms were visited by a
group of Attala and Winston county
farmers and the pictures were taken
by them. These men will BIO present
to tell you how much money they
are making now from milking cows.
The County Agent has given us
every bit Of support possible and
has written a letter to farmers of
the territory urging their attendance
at the meeting. He and members OF
his staff plan to be here also.
The Farm Security Administration
state director, A. ID. Stewart will eth
er be present himself or X. l.. Gala
han, assistant state director, will re-
present him at the meeting. They
will tell you just what they can do
for you to promote this program.
A message, we think, Of vital inn
Importance awaits every farm family
in this territory.
May we have the honor Of your
presence?
Two weeks ago Mayor Scott of
Jackson came out with the announce
ment that due to the fact that funds
had been curtailed the annual State
Fair would be on as lavish scale as
usual.
Then in about two days advertise
ments appeared in the Jackson papers
about the big Free Mississippi State
Fair, bigger and better than ever
before.
What is a body to believe?
Personally we're going to take a
chance and believe the newspapers
Notwithstanding the fact that we are
devoted to Mayor Scott personally
And even if the ads did stretch it
a bit and the Fair is really no big
ger than it was last year We will be
satisfied.
Because the Fair last year was as
big as good and as we'd want to see
and we saw it after viewing the
wonders of the world, etc. in Ne"
York and San Francisco.
We'd advise all those who have
even enjoyed the Fair in the past to
go again this year. Wen bet the
only thing you miss will be the daily
street parade.
Our neighboring town of koscius-
ko has done itself proud in sponsor
ing the Central Mississippi Fair. A
great deal of work and planning went
into the project and this years fair
seems much better than anything they
have ever done.
Ii you haven't been to kosciusko
to the Fair by all e do so before
it closes Saturday.