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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-08

RAINBOW GIRLS =
Meets first and third Tuesdays
of each month at Masonic Tenn
pie.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-08

AMERICAN LEGION
Meets second Tuesday of each
month at Masonic Temple.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-08
JUNIOR AMERICAN LEGION
AUXILIARY
BIG HORN COUNTY FARMERS
UNION
Members notified of meeting
time and place.

O.E.S. KENSINGTON
Meets second and fourth Tues
days of each month at the
Masonic Temple.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-08
HARDIN KIWANIS CLUB

Meets at Masonic Temple every
Wednesday noon.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-08

I.O.O.E.
Meets on second and fourth
Wednesdays of each month in
Masonic Temple
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-08

WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEN
PERANCE UNION
Meets the third Tuesday of each
month.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-08

HARDIN LIONS CLUB
Meetings every second and
fourth Monday of each month
at Masonic Temple
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-08

BIG HORN COUNTY CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
Meets every Monday noon at
Savoy Cafe
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-08

REBEKAH LODGE
Meets on second aid fourth
Wednesdays of each month in
Masonic Temple
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-08

IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF JOSEPH E. KEEL
FIR necpqsed
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-08

FOUND - Yale key. Call at
Tribune Herald office, 22tf
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07
Popeye The Sailor To
Entertain With Free
Show Here Monday

Popeye the Sailor, famed comic
strip character, will be here in per-
son Monday to delight the Riddles of
Durant and entertain the grown-ups
as we'll.
Two free shows will be given on
Monday afternoon, one at 3:45 in
the Piggy Wiggly Store and another
In Ray Brothers Store at $50.
Appearing with Popeye will be Lois
the Mystery Girl, who will also en-
terrain the spectators.
These shows are absolutely free
so make your plans now to come
to town Monday afternoon and visit
the Piggy Wiggly and Ray Brothers
Store to see these exciting shows,
brought to you free through the
courtesy of Hardin's Buttercrust
Bread.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07
Mrs. Deda Asnley Eakin
Rites Held tuesday
Prominent To!urviIIe
Resident Succumbs
At Family Home

Funeral services for Mrs. Deda
Ashley Eakin, 81, wife of j. w
Eakin, prominent planter of Tolar.
vile, who passed away at the family
residence Monday afternoon follow
ing an heart attack, were held Tues
day at the home.
Interment was in Oak Grove GEM
etery. The rites were conducted by
the Rev. Judson Chastain, assisted
by the Rev. Carley, of Carrollton.
Southern Undertaking Association
was in charge of interment.
Mrs. Eaken was a lifelong member
of the Baptist Church and was prom
inent in the civic and church affairs
of the community. She was univer-
ally known and lover for her chari-
ties.
Besides her husband she is sur
c. R. Smith, Montgomery, Ala; Frank
vived by the following children, Mrs.
Eakin, Thornton; Merrill Eakin, To-
larville zone sister and four brothers:
Mrs. Lera Ashley, Bunkey, La; Hook
er Ashley, Tunica; Frank Ashley,
Rich; Jasse B. Ashley, Memphis;
Thurston Ashley, of Louisiana.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07
Durunt Chamber Of
Commerce Banquet
On March 18th

Members of the Durant Chamber
of Commerce will enjoy a banquet
on Monday evening, March II, in
the provate dining room of the Califor.
mai Cafe at eight o'clock.
Featured on the program will be &
prominent out of. town speaker.
There will be no attempt to have a.
lengthy program. The meeting will
be confined mostly to eating and good
fellowship.
Every member of the Chamber OF
Commerce is urged to be present
1t is desired to have every business
house in town represented and all
other business and professional per-
sons present.
The full cooperation of every men,
Der is asked. All new business men
in town will be guests of the club
and any member who desires to bring
a non-member guest may do so by
making reservations at the News of
ice just phone 10 by Monday.
c. A. Knott will take reservations
for members on Monday morning so
that place cards can be arranged,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07
Trustees Named In
County Schools

rant, Rt. 2; w. E. Hill, 1912, Durank
Rt. 2; Mrs. B. M. Melton, 1913, Du-
ran Rt. 2.
Franklin - Robert Lindsey, 1941,
Durant Rt. 3; w. D. Wynn, 1919
Durant Ri. 3; Harry Waldrup, 1879,
Durant Rt. 3.
Goodman - John Killebrew, 1871.
Goodman; D. K. Killebrew, 1912,
Goodman; w. A. Thomas, 1e43, Good
man.
Harmony - Clarence Holmes, 1041,
West Rs. 8; Dave Montgomery, 1s41,
West Rx. 8; J.. Harvey Bister, 1913.
West, Rt. 8.
Owens Joe Taylor, 1941, Lex
ington Rt 6; D. J. Shanks, 1912, Lex
ington Rt. 6; J. w. OKelly 1s43, Lex
ington Rt. 6.
Pickens - J. X. Thomas, 1871, Pick.
ems; c. v. Maxwell, 1912, Pickens;
H. r. Varnado, 1913, Pickens.
Providence Tom Pettus, 1941
Lexington Ri. Q; J. K. Boatwright
1912; Lexington Ri. q; L. F. Heard,
1943, Lexington Ri. 2.
Tchula - DR.. J.. J. Kazar, 1871,
Tchula; G. w. Crow, 1912, Tchula;
w. E. Hays, 1913, Tchula.
Wesley Chapel - Mrs. Betty Wat
son, 1941, Durant; B. S. Parkinson,
1912, Durant; Perry Roby, 1943, Du-
rant.
County School Board - j. l.. Hes
ter, Beat 1, lexington; A. P. Yar
borough, Beat 2, Pickens; DR.. J. 8.
Rosamond, Beat 3, West; j. E. Cum
bingham, Beat 4, Thornton; C. L.
KERN, Beat 5, KERN,
"A. H. S. Junior College Board &C.
H. Marlborough, president, Lexing-
ton; Dorothy McBee, secretary, Lex
ington; ]. T. Shelton, Goodman; d.
w. Humphrey, Ebenezer; B. M.
Jones, Mileston; Leroy Hines, Tchu-
Ia. ~
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07
Coxburg Farmers Hear
Extension Agent
Fifty Interested Farmers
Hear Advantages Of
One Variety Plan

In the auditorium of the Coxburg
High School last Wednesday night
fifty farmers of the community met
to hear a discussion of the advantages
of a One-Variety Cotton Community
by MIR. J. w. Willis, Extension Cotton
Specialist from State College. He
pointed out that farmers working to-
sether as they are doing in this COM
munity can realize a big saving Oh
the cost of planting seed and yet have
a better quality of seed to plant than
is being used in communities where
they are not organized. Another out
standing advantage, brought out by
the speaker, is the price. When all
Of the cotton of one community is
one variety and is ginned according
to. specifications, a higher average
price for the cotton is realized.
Mr.. r. A. Luter, Vocational Agricul-
ture Teacher at Coxburg. stated that
approximately 80 per cent of the
farmers of the Coxburg and Ebenezer
communities would plant Delfos 531-D
variety this year. and that the farm
ers cooperating in this project last
year felt that they were vastly ben
Gifted in price received fol
their product and in production of u
higher yield per acre.
Mr.. Luter also outlined and lis
cussed briefly the treating of plant
ing seed with Seresan. All farmers
in his community can avail them
selves of this service at the actual
cost OF the Seresan.
1t has been proven by the expert
ment stations of the State that farm
ers can assure themselves of a better
stand of cotton by treating their
seed with this chemical before plant
ing.
Mr.. j. T. Parkinson, President of
the One-Variety Community at Cox
burg, very ably performed his duty
as chairman of the meeting. Mr.. Otto
Wallis is the efficient secretary OF
this organization.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07
White School Trustee:
In County Are Named
For New Terms

Trustees OF white schools in Hol-
mes county elected last week are
made known today by Miss Dorothy
McBee, superintendent of Education,
The new trustees are the ones
who's terms expire in 1913.
Acoha ~. C. Minyard, 1941, Lex
ington Rt. 8; Lee Terry, 1912, Lex
ington Rt. 8; p. K. Steele, 1913, Lex
ington Rt. 3.
Bethesda - Byrd Farmer, 1871, Lex
ington Ri. s; c. A. Moore, 1912, Lex
ington Ra. 6; G. c. Waddell, Durant
Rt. q.
Centerville - B. e. Mcbride, 1911
West Rt. 8; H. C. Wilkes, 1912, West
Rt. g.; r. l.. Ellis, 1913, West Rt. 8
Cleveland = B. H. Davis, 1871, Lex.
ington R4. 1; B. r. Hammett, 1912,
Lexington Rt. 1; Buck Byrd, 1913.
Lexington Rt. 1.
Coxburg Clarence Ables, 1871,
Lexington RH. 4; j. w. Eaken, 1912,
Lexington Rt. 4; j. T. Parkinson,
1913, Lexington R4. 4.
Cruger 8. l.. White, 1871, Cru
ger; L. w. Parker, 1912, Cruger; T,
B. Smith, 1913, Cruger; G. G. Grit
fin, 1914, Cruger; Marion Estes, 1915,
Cruger.
Ebenezer - B. w. Humphrey, 1871
Ebenezer; Willie 10 Waits, 1912, Eb-
enezer; G. L. Burrell, 1913, Ebenezer,
Elliott Hill = J.. W. Gunter, 1941
Lexington Rt. 2: Laurence Herring,
1912, Lexington Rt. 2; E. E. Rathell,
1843, Lexington Ri. 2.
Emory S. s. Truitt, 1941, Du-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07
TchuIu District Bonds
Sold At Record Low

The Board of Supervisors of Hol-
mes county in session Monday sold
$4,000 refunding bonds to the FRS
National Bank of Lexington, at a
record low of 2A percent with r
$3.50 premium.
This issue Is believed to be sold
at the lowest rate of any district
bond issue recorded in the state.
The issue represented road bonds
Of district S which were bearing six
percent interest. The refunding, Of
course, will save the county much
interest. ". Reinhard Is supervisor
from this district.
The spirited bidding that resulted
from buyers from Jackson. Memphis
and in the county reflected the splen-
did financial record Of district five
and the county as a whole.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07
Interest In Amateur
Boxing Tournament
Gaining In County
Twenty Contestants Are
Registered; First
Bout March 18th

Interest in the Holmes County Aa-
ateur Boxing Tournament sponsor
ed by the Lexington Jaycees has
been mounting steadily as the date
for the event approaches.
Twenty entrants have already quail
ified and more are expected to come
in. Entries may be made as late
as the first bout which starts a
eight o'clock on Thursday evening
March IA, in the Lexington High
School gym. Trophies will be given
the winners.
Paul Billiard, former in~terscholastic
heavy weight champian, will serve
as referee. Any additional informA
ton may be had by calling or writ.
ing Paul Baldwin, chairman of the
committee.
AS an added attraction Popeye, oil
comic page fame, will be present in
person for a thirty minute show, be-
ginning at 7:30.
Boxing fans are urged to make their
plans now to attend the affair. Tick
cts are 25 and so cents.
Pairings made to date are as fcl
lows:
Skeeter Weight - Virgil Devine
(96).
Tissue Paper Weight - Nick Klo.
noras.
Fly Weight - 112 maximum; nc
entrants as yet.
Bantam Weight - 11S maximum;
no entrants as yet.
Feather Weight - 11s; Whitley Jor.
dan. Lexington, 120.
Light Weight William Oglesby
Gee.
Junior Weller Weight - James A
McNeer, Lexington, 1873.
Senior Weller Weight Thomas
Moses, Lexington, 14o; Irby Barren
tine, CCC, 142; Hays Branch, CCC
las; C. F. Taylor, CCC, AS; Andrew
Blount, CCC, AS; G.. II. Mott, Lex
ington, 145.
Middle Weight Floyd Welch
CCC, ISL; Vernon Devine, CCC, 1876.
Light Heavy Weight Jack Cor
don, Lexington, 1866; James B. Jack.
son, CCC, 1865; Floyd L. Bruce, CCC
16S; A. b. Grantham, CCC, 16S.
Heavy Weight - Tom C. Fisher
Lexington, IT'S.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07
Miss Lizzie Connolly
In Lexington
Well Known Postoffice
Employee Dies Monday;
Rites Held Tuesday

Miss Elizabeth Connolly, SO, identi-
fled with the Post Office Department
at Lexington for the past 80 years,
died at the Community Hospital
Monday night.
In recent weeks sire S5aIwent j
major operation and Ea- .aparently
recovered but las. S-LIsI she had
to return to the ho@2.tsl where her
death occurred.
Funeral services were held at the
First Baptist Church Tuesday add
were conducted by the Rev. Judsoo
Chastain. Interment was in Odd Eel
lows cemetery.
Miss Lizzie" as she was effec-
tionately known to hundreds of the
patrons of the post office, was a
native of Memphis. She lived in
Louisville, Ky, for a number OF
years prior to coming here in 1907,
where she began work in the posi-
office. She served at one time as
postmaster, but relinquished the pc
sition to again assume postal wheie
she began work in the post of hei
passing. The flag at the post office
was at half mast in her honor.
She was "a member of the Business
and Professional Women's Club and
the Baptist Church.
She is survived by two sisters:
Mrs. w. S. Truitt, Greenwood; and
Mrs. w. L. Frazier. Alderman; two
nieces: Mrs. Eva Clark. Alderman;
Mrs. Thomas Lard. Jackson; a ne
phew, Tommie Truitt, Greenwood:
and two grandnieces. Virginia Lee
Truitt, Greenwood: and Carolyn Lard
Jackson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07
Bill Clements Is Winner
Of Chevrolet Award

Cecil (BilD Clements was an hon
ored guest of Chevrolet Motor Co. at
a special banquet given at Peabody
Hotel in Memphis March 5th. He
vas awarded a II jewel Hamilton
pocket watch valued at S115.00. On
the watch is inscribed the insignia
of the 100 Car Club with his name.
In order to be eligible for this
honor a Chevrolet salesman has to
sell 100 new cars or 800 used cars
FOR the year.
Bill has proven himself a Leader
among Leaders by qualifying in the
100 Car Club.
This award was presented in CRATE
full appreciation by Chevrolet. Only
50 statesmen in the entire Memphis
territory, which includes five states.
qualified for this award.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07
Is Arrested As
Suspect In Attempted
Assault Al Sails
Claude Soils Arrested
In Kosciusko; Other
Negroes Are Freed

Claude Simmer Sails, a negro
about 80 years old, was arrested this
morning by Sheriff Everett Bailey
Of Attala County, and Is being held
for questioning in the attempted as
sault Of Mrs. J.. F. Porter, young Sal
lis married woman, on Tuesday
morning Of this week.
A masked negro entered her apart
ment while she was alone, accord
Ing to the report, and was said to
have struck her a blow on the
head. She was successful in her at
tempt to break away from him, how
ever, and fled to the house of a
neighbor.
This Is said to have been the
second time in the past few months
that this house has been entered
by a negro.
Three negroes riding In a bus from
Durant south below jackson were
brought back to Durant and held
for questioning but proved to be the
wrong persons.
The negro, Sails, was arrested in
Kosciusko this morning at the house
Of his brother. His sister and bro
Their had been held for questioning
as suspicion pointed directly to him
after the bloodhounds were put OH
his trail.
The negroes On their way south
on the bus Tuesday were brought
found and questioned them they
were turned loose.
Sails was then found and arrest
ed this morning.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07
Holmes Farmers Do
Not Raise Enough
Feed And Food
More Feed For Stock
And Foodstuffs For
Family Stressed

BY L w. Carson, County Agent
A summary first completed on 108
farms in Holmes county consisting
Of so owners, % renters. and 10 share
troopers, show some startling facts
about food and feed.
The FOLLOWING are some facts we
uncovered by asking these farmers
a few questions:
cent had no sweet potatoes on Janu-
airy 1. 32.4 percent had no syrup. 1875
percent had no corn and 62 percent
had no hay. ..
AS you noticed In the first para
graph of this letter 60 of these farm
ers were wners. This being the case,
naturally it is easy to suppose that
the food and feed picture is moi
painted as dark as 1t would be had
we selected a proportionate number
of sharecroppers as are found IN
the county. !
Someone said that he had never
seen a farmer farm to make money
who ever made any, on the other
hand he had never seer a farmer
farm to make a living who did not
make some money.
1t seems to me that the leading
business men, professional men, and
teachers should help create a desire
in the minds of farmers throughout
u county, to produce and conserve
more food for their family, and pro-
duce and store more feed for their
livestock.
In the last 6 years farmers have
had more surplus land on hitch to
grow food and feed CROP a ever
before. OF this surplus and, more
than 10000 acres lay idle last year.
I am sure any business man will
agree that a farmers credit risk is,
as a general rule, much safer when
there is plenty canned goods in the
pantry, and plenty of corn in the
crib. Let's include hay, the easiest
and cheapest crop that can be crown.
The above figures were worked up
and submitted to me by members
of the Holmes County Coordinating
Council.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07
HoI Rhyme Candidate
For CITY Clerk

The News was favored with a ca.l
from Hal Rhyme this week who au-
thorized US to announce that ne would
be a candidate for the office of
City Clerk Of Durant. in the Demo-
cratic primary election to be held
this summer. The Executive Com
mittee has not as yet set the exact
date.
Hal has lived in Durant all his
life and is well known to amost
every citizen. He has many friends
who wish him well in the race
His formal announcement will be
made at a later date.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07

1t will so down in history as one
of the most important cleanup cam
paigns ever waged by the press.
Excellent management in the af
fairs of beat five and Holmes coun-
ty is reflected in the sale of $4,000
refunding bonds for 2A percent in
terest and $3.50 premium. The six
percent bonds sold at this low fig
ure will result in considerable say
ing and the Board Of Supervisors
Is to be congratulated on the sale.
1t is believed that this rate OF
interest is the lowest ever to be
recorded for district bonds in the
history of the state. V. Reinhard,
Uncle Vic, as his hundreds Of friends
call him. Is supervisor Of Beat S,
and president or the Board.
We heard about a mar in Jackson
checks In the January snow.
being robbed Of $4,000 in cash and
The robbers told him not to both
err with taking the checks out, that
they would mail them back to him
And they did.
No, the police have not been called
in on the case.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07
Hon. A. N. Pepper Is
Appointed Judge

Friends of the Hon. A. M. Pepper.
prominent attorney OF Holmes county,
will be interested to learn if mis-
appointment to the office Of Proba-
ton Judge of this district by Chaa-
cellor N. B. Montgomery.
This office was created by the
passage Of a bill in the Mississippi
state legislature.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07
Four Hurt In Truin-Auto
Accident Here

-Four persons escaped serious injury
here Saturday when the car in which
they were riding to Kosciusko crash.
ed into an Illinois Central train
which was standing at the local
depot crossing.
The driver of the car, Jim ID.
May, Kosciusko farmer, who suffer
ed head and chest injuries, said he
did not notice the crossing was block
ed by the train until it was toe late
to apply the brakes.
Otaers hurt were Mrs. Avon Jen-
kins, 80, Kosciusko, who sustained
injuries about the hip, left leg and
teeth; Harry Raney, 27, Hattiesburg,
who suffered head bruises and in
juries to his left hand; and Jack
Peevey, IS, kosciusko truck drivec.
who suffered bruises on the left
knee.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07
Baptist Services For
Sunday Announced

Sunday School 9:45.
Morning worship 1880.
Evening worship 7;15.
B. T. u. els.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07

w. r. HAYNIE, Pastor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-07

The newspapers of Louisiana did
an outstanding job in exposing and
ousting the Long regime.
Only a free press, with intelli-
gence enough to do the job. and
courage enough to use the intelli-
dence, could bring about the wide
spread revolt Of Louisiana voters
against the ruling Long machine.
The New Orleans papers, starting
and leading the fight, deserve most
Of the credit but almost every paper
In the state did its share. Only by
such concerted action could the fight
have been successful.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
World Wide Guild
Accepts Projects

CALEXICO, June 8.-The regu-
lar meeting of the Marjory STAN
nard chapter of the World Wide
Guild girls met at the Baptist
church, Tuesday evening with Dor
is Loflin, president, in the chair.
Mrs. Albert Lowe, supervisor, an
nounced she had accepted an un-
usually large assignment of work
for the girls and asked their ap-
prevail which was voted unanimous
ly.
Addie Kneckel was appointed to
assign the work to the different
members.
Study groups were led by Jewel
Battle, Dorothy Gray, Jeanne
Young and Charlene Mandrapa
. Norma Glithro gave an inSpira-
tional reading and Martha Roberts
closed the meeting with devo-
tional period followed by the guild
covenant.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09

A recital of program music in
which the musicianship of each per-
former was noted and commented
upon by the appreciative audience,
featured the closing recital by pu-
pits of Ruth Teeple Reid, recital
in which the high school and jul
Nor college students appeared Fri
day night in the studio, 523 Holt
avenue.
Individual style, phrasing, tech
nical facility showed a marked de-
velopment during the year. From
the opening number, March of the
Toys" Victor HERBERT, played by
Dorothy Moose, to the closing num-
ber the allegro movement from
the &c Minor Sonata" (Mozart
two pianos. played by Marilyn In
gle and LaVerne Zavala, the en-
tire program progressed with
smoothness and ease of perfor-
nance. Due to the length of the
program the many requests for
encores had to be denied.
After the March of the Toys" the
program continued with Tumble
weed" (Bliss), Neal Macurda;" Waltz
in A Flat Major" (Brahms), Wini-
fred Pearce; 1.-The Young Soldiers"
(Rolse), Jack Shaw: Morning
Mood" (Grieg)j Dorothy Moose;
THE Loreleii" (Seeling), Lois Mar
tin; whispers of the Night" Cad
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
Mrs. c. Cooke Reelected
Home Department Chairman

Mrs. c. E. Cooke of Westmorland
was reelected 70 the office Of
chairman of the Imperial County
Farm Home department at the an
nual election conducted Friday
morning in the court house. This
is the third successive year in
which Mrs. Cooke has served in
that capacity.
Mrs. r. E. Gender was reelected
yice-chairman; Mrs. Earl E. Ander-
son was reelected secretary and
Mrs. Fred Pollard was chosen treas
urer, succeeding Mrs. D. E. Green
who has held that office for the
past five years.
DR.. L. B. Smith, assistant state
leader of farm advisors, was speak
er during the morning and dis
cussed the future of agriculture
and home demonstration work, en-
phasizing that it is on the trained
groups, such as the farm bureau
and home department, that the flu
ture of agriculture and home dem
onstration work depend.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
ExReporter Tells
OF Refugee PIiqht

TUCSON, June 8. (UP)-The
tragic plight of war refugees in
northern France was described to-
day in a letter received here from
Lawrence SchWab. former reporter
for the Tucson Daily Citizen.
In. his lengthy communication,
written when his duties as a Red
Cross ambulance driver would per-
nit, Schwab told of seeing stray
Cling lines of refugees leaving their
homes in the face of German ad-
VanceS.
1.-THE most pitiful thing about
this war are the refugees" he wrote
I'VE have been seeing hundreds OF
them all day today. Whole families
with everything they owned piled
into a cart or in a wagon.
They looked so pitiful that it
makes one almost want to cry.
"A touching scene was enacted
right before our eyes this noon. An
old man and his wife were reunited
after a quick flight from Belgium
and they were in tears OF JOY at
having found each other"
SchWab said that French morale
was holding up ''magnificently."