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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-17

It is hereby ordered that the fol!
lowing accounts be allowed payable
out of Separate Road District No.
1, for salaries and labor rs follows
S. v. Farmer 1000; Rudolph Ham
NETT 1000; p. d. Mclean 1000;
Herman Griffin 1000; Raymond Hop
kins 1000; Willard Kirkwood $3.50;
Shorty Devire 1900; l.. C. John
SON 10000; Bill Turner 1000; James
Henley 1000; Cecil Farmer 1000;
Cliff Hughes 1000; Clinton Booth
90. 90: George Baker $500; and H.
S. Terry 10000.
II is hereby ordered that the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed payable
out Of Sepaxate Road District No. z
for salaries and labor as follows:
A: C. Autry 10000; Jake Manuel
go. 100; EIum Mcbride $500; Dennis
Mcbride 1900; Jack Martin $500;
Hslbert Farmer $500; W. S. Ables
5000; John McCrary 11-25; Jim
Siddon 900; Claude Autry 5000; Eric
Farmer 500; Richard Ellis eco;
Loren Green 7.50; Estes Hill 0.O0;
Autis Hathcock 1850; w. c. Nc
Neer 5O.75; Geo. wilkins $3.50; Cor
nelius Truitt 4S.0O; Demaree Truitt
1850; Glen McNeer 1890; JOHNNY
Bevill $500; and H. P. Holmes
400.
1t is hereby ordered that the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed payable
out Of Separate Road District No. 3
for salaries and labor, as follows:
Otto Wallis 5000; Raft Harthcock
40.0O; Hermey Abels 4O.00;t Oscar
Rodgers 1000; Ed Winstead' 1000;
Willie Miller 1000; w. O. Harth-
cock $500; Hollis Edwards 1000;
and Bilbo Marshall 800.
1t is hereby ordered that the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed payable
out Of Separate Road District No
a for salaries and labor, as follows
r. C. Causey $500; Bill Rolf 5000;
Carl Bunch 5000; f. E. Carpenter
S 1000; Joe Roof 47.00 and Alton
Terrell 200.
1t is hereby ordered that the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed payable
out of Separate Road District No. 5
Cruger. for salaries and labor, as FOL
lows: Albert Reeves 1880; Eugene
Roosevelt 1900; Walter Hays 1880;
Jack Simmons 22.50; Ira Haymore
1900; Henry Ramsey 800; Junior
Tolbert 3.75; Warren Cooper l.25;
Snake Ramsey 800; Joyce Cox 10000
and Lucy N. Cox 1000.
1t is hereby ordered that the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed payable
out of Separate Road District No. 5,
Tchula, for salaries and labor, as fol-
lows: Henry Todd $500; Jim
'Eubanks 400; L. 7. Freeman 400;
Sigmon Hays 500; Sylvester Dodd
44.O0; Charlie Archer 1880; Tommie
Jones 800; Charlie Bowman 500;
C. Z. Shuttleworth 1880; w. E.
Jones, Estate 1000; and C. E. Shut
tleworth $50.
It is hereby ordered that the fol
lowing accounts be allowed payable
out of County Fund, for salaries,
labor, supplies and ETC., as follows
A. NJ. Pepper 5000; Pat NJ. Barrett
10000; A. M. Pepper $500; Doty
Anderson $500; Durant Library
10000; Nixon and Hays 1000; Royal
Typewriter Co. 1880; Phil Heinrich
s.75; r. G. Rhyme $50; H. Nj. Jor-
dan $50; Miss. State Sanatorium
60.00; Burroughs Adding Machine
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-17
Proceedings Of Boord
OF Supervisors

BE TT REMEMBERED, that the
Board of Supervisors of Holmes
County, Mississippi, met in the Court
house in the City of Lexington, on
this the 7th day Of October, A. D.
1910, and being the First Monday and
the First day Of the term, with the
following members, and officers pre-
sent, te-wit: Earl H. Fowler, M.B.S
No. /, M. s. Rogers, M.B.S. No. 2,
X. p. Thomas, M.B.S. No. 3, M L..
Smith, M.B.S. No. 4, v. Reinhard, Pre-
sident, M.B.s. No. S, Parham H.
Williams, Clerk; w. A. Ramsey,
Sheriff; and A. M. Pepper, Attor-
ney. When the following proceedings
were then and there held and had
In Re County repositories:
I beg to hand you herewith list
showing balances in the various funds
Evening star., 1940-12-17
o-Phonog graph

With cosy operotins
Automatic Record
Changer ond s-Tube,
3-Bond Radio with
Automatic electric e
Push-Button Tuning.
Beautiful Mohosany
Cabinet.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Case At

Father has received an injury to
his knee which makes him unem-
playable for the time being. He and
the mother, with their six children,
are supported by relief. There are
three boys, aged IA, II and 6, and
three girls, 7, 3 and /. Another child
is expected in February.
The family occupies a four room
house in an alley. The rooms are
crowded with furniture and there is
little space for the mother to do
her work. The back yard is full
of junk which the father is trying
to sell. Water for all purposes must
be carried from a pump in the back
yard. The limited supply of cloth
ing makes it necessary for the
mother to wash for the children
every DAY.
The children go to school wearing
odds and ends of clothing which is
not often of the correct size. Under
wear for all the children, shirts
for the boys and dresses for the
girls would mean each would have
a change and mother would not
have to launder the clothing almost
daily.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Case 46

There are nine in the family,
Mr.. G, who is helpless with a frac-
tured back; Mrs. G., who is expect
ing a baby in January, and seven
children, ranging from Ted, aged
18, down to Dora, aged 2.
Mrs. G. worries. Her fathers in
come from a Government job was
never large, but it was regular. Now
her father has retired. He still
tries to assist the family out of his
$50 pension, however.
Ted is a promising young man.
He worries about his mother and
the baby that is coming in January.
He enlisted in the National Guard
and is to go to camp in January.
He has signed an agreement to pay
$25 so his mother can have care in
hospital when the new baby
comes.
Poverty has had it's most tragic
effect on Peggy, who is only 16.
She did not have clothes to go to
school and decided to solve all her
problems by marrying. Her 18-year-
old husband earned only $40 a
week as a messenger, became dis
couraged and finally deserted. Peggy
hated to 60 back home and add to
her mothers difficulties, but there
wasn't any other place for her to go.
Mr.. G. will never be able to work
again.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
F. B. |. Chief Predicts
Justice Department
Hearing on Bridges
Hoover Declares Report
Confirms Labor Leader
Is q Communist
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Dec. III.
Edgar Hoover, director of the Fed
eral Bureau Of Investigation, says
Attorney General Robert Jackson
probably will call public hearings on
an r. B. I. report which Mr.. Hoover
declared confirms" that Harry
Bridges, West Coast labor leader, "is
Q Communist"
In an interview yesterday, Mr..
Hoover said the report, filed by the
r. B. I. with the Attorney General
recently, confirms that Bridges is a
Communist and that the Communist
party advocates overthrow of the
United States Government"
At San Francisco last night
Bridges referred to hearing year
ago at Angel Island presided over
by Dean James M. Lands of the
Harvard Law School, Mr.. Lands
found that Bridges was not Com
munist and found no grounds for
deportation to Bridges native Au-
stralia.
"The new evidence Mr.. Hoover
has secured We know to be faxed"
Bridges said. TT was secured by
bribery and intimidation. Mr.
Hoover says Yes Mr.. Lands says
No Compare the records and the
methods of the two and any honest
man will know who is telling the
truth"
Bridges. head of the c. l. o. Long
shoremen's Unions on the Pacific
Coast. left by plane for Washington.
His Office said there was no connec-
ton between the trip and Mr..
Hoover's statement.
Mr.. Hoover is vacationing here.
He declined to divulge the exact
nature of evidence he said the re-
port contained.
The Attorney General ordered an
investigation of Bridges on August
"a. 1t was begun Immediately
under personal direction of Mr.
Hoover, who was then on the West
Coast. Mr. Jackson. on November
%, announced the F. B. l. had made
a 2,500-page report and said 1t
would be studied by Justice Depart
ment officials to determine whether
institution of deportation proceed
ings Is warranted.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Christmas
Continued From First Page)

Continued From First Pageo
steel dividend. Good luck to your
efforts"
ass check for the needy boys and
girls Of Washington at Christmas
time was marked In memory of our
boy"
Another letter inclosing a IS bill,
was signed Grandmother"
Donation From Children.
Scrawled on school paper was a
note with a contribution attached.
1--WE would like to give our dollars
70 some poor child to make him
happy on Christmas Donnie Is
years old. am g."
And a taxi driver. Roy S. Lytton,
hoped out of his cab yesterday long
enough to leave his dollar at Christ
mas House.
1t is people like these who are
making it possible for some families
to have the Christmas they other
wise couldn't afford. But there's no
limit to the number of contributions
needed to spread Christmas to all
of Washington. Every dollar will
bring Christmas nearer to another
needy family.
If you want to join those who
have already put the needy on
their own Christmas lists, you may
mail your contribution to Christmas
House, in care of The Star, or visit
Christmas House, at Eleventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV, with
your gift.
Give Time for Shopping.
Contributions should be made as
soon as possible so that mothers of
the needy will have an opportunity
to do their Christmas shopping for
the children and plan the Christmas
dinner your dollars will give them.
Among those who contributed to
the fund yesterday was Mrs. Evelyn
Smith, treasurer of the United
States Maritime Commission Lodge
Of the A. F. G.. E. who explained
that her organization intended to
have a Christmas party but gave up
Its refreshments in order to send
IS to Christmas House. A contribu-
ton also came from the Kentucky
State Society.
It was announced today that all
three Civil Service Commissioners,
Harry B. Mitchell, Mrs. Lucille Fos-
ter McMillin and Arthur S. Flem-
ming will speak at the commissions S
Christmas party Friday in connec-
ton with The Stars campaign.
The party, arranged by Ralph
Howard, chairman of the Commits
sion's Welfare Council, will be helc
st 3 pm. in the main lobby. AL
employees and many of their chill
dren will attend, bringing toys
which will go to needy children
through The Star.
Display Set Up.
Other Government agencies are
also active. The exhibits section oI
the Labor Department has set up &
display-9 feet tall-in the mair
lobby to spur contributions. Tht
Department of Agriculture and Vet
Grams Administration announced
that many bureaus and sections will
hold parties this week, with en-
ployes presenting gifts of cash ane
toys to the Christmas fund.
You may also contribute to Tht
Stars Christmas campaign this weel
by enjoying yourself at the follow
ing benefits:
$50 o'clock TONIGHT-Hocke.
match at Riverside Stadium be.
tween league-leading Washington
Eagles and Boston Olympics, out
standing all-America team. Tel
per cent Of gross receipts will go tt
fund. For reservations, phone Re
public 2950.
3 to $50 pm. TOMORROW
Ice skating for everyone at Chev.
Chase Ice Palace, 446l Connection
avenue NV. Admission, a new to,
and 10 cents or regular price of q
Evening star., 1940-12-17

cents for children, 40 cents for
adults. All will go to Christmas
fund. Figure skating performance
by Lillian mae Tribby and speed
races for children.
Gifts Pour In.
Gifts poured into Christmas House
during the broadcast from there last
night. Led by E. E. Kennard, cap
tain of the National Guard of Honor
of the American Legion, representa-
tives of many of the local posts came
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Firearms Safety Course

The first of series of instruc-
tional periods on safe use of fire.
arms, sponsored by the National
Rife Association, will be held to-
night at 7:30 o'clock at the Central
Branch of the Washington Boys
Club. 23O C street NV.
Evening star., 1940-12-17

leave his contribution and to remind
the radio audience of the benefit
hockey game tonight. Bill Case,
manager of the Chevy Chase Ice
Palace, also came to urge attendance
at the benefit afternoon at the ice
palace tomorrow.
About 10 toys were presented to
The Star-N. B. C.-Warner Bros.
campaign yesterday by ST Patrick's
Catholic Fraternity, which held a
dance earlier this week, with toys
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Here Are Two More Families
Who Need Hell D at Christmas

Here reports of the thousands of families
in Washington who can't afford Christmas. Put them your
Christmas list by mailing cash gift to Christmas House.
visiting Christmas Eleventh
Pennsylvania your contribution Details of
printed that you may
which your gifts will go to brighten Christmas Day.
Evening star., 1940-12-17

to put their contributions in Santa's
pack.
Samuel Espy of indianapolis spoke
for the Capitol pages, who also came
in a body to make their cash gifts
to the campaign. Master Espy
urged his listeners to drop by
Christmas House while you're do
ing your Christmas shopping
Gordon Hemming, goalie of the
Washington Eagles, visited Christ
mas House during the broadcast to
Evening star., 1940-12-17

Two deputies who investigated
Nazi activities in Uruguay have is
sued book entitled High Treason
in Uruguay"
Evening star., 1940-12-17
EMPLOYEES to Get Bonus

A Christmas bonus will be given
employees of the Manhattan Auto
& Radio Co., David l.. Herson,
owner, announced today.
Evening star., 1940-12-17

as the ticket of admission. Guests
from Baltimore also brought toys to
the Christmas dance.
Evening star., 1940-05-26

Not os old as the pyromids!
But not exoctIy the newest model
in body eorrio9es is this one. It
is modelled otter the horse drown
vehicles Of its period Of q GEN.
fury oeo. Going for O ride in it
to celebrate her first birthday
is Miss HoIIoce Osborn Of West
Hampstead, Long IsIond, in
whose fomiIy it hos been honded
down.
Wide World and A. P. Photos,
Evening star., 1940-05-26

Two views Of Mexico's
Toned Pyromid Of the Sun.
The one at left Of the
squore-t topped mystery
mound OF Teotihuocon,
neor Mexico City, wos
token from q Mexicon
Army pIone. Above are
St. Steohens College girls
from Columbia, No., climb
ing the 222 steps to the
summit. Although the
Pyromid is ossocioted by
scientists with Aztec
civilizations Of some 1000
yeors 600, the identity Of
the builders and the op-
proximote period Of con-
struction ore still yelled
in doubt.
Evening star., 1940-05-26

New Eeypton uneorted Prof Pierre Monet Of Stros
bour9 University Ieoder Of the Nile expedition Son eHoeo
EGYPT stond beside the second soreohoeu Of King Psouennes
This found the tomb lost Febuo but hos only recently
been removed The soeophoeus the King Of pink
9onite The shown black eonte The third Of silver and
the innermost is Of silver overoid with gold
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12

Austin, Miss Edna May, Miss
Grace Roland. Miss Elizabeth
Horne, Ira T. Johnston, Miss Beu-
lab Cockerham, Miss Ruth Tug
man, Mrs. Gladys Neal, Swanson
Edwards, J. D. Stansberry, J. E.
Roland, Mrs. Elizabeth Miller.
Alonzo Miller, Green Ham, Ina
Mae Oliver, Mrs. Ben F. Rotten,
Gray Rotten, M. D. Hart, Nora
Hart, F. B. Tucker, Roby Powers,
S. j. Caudill, L. B. Ham, Mrs.
Frank Severt, MIR. G. E. Whitley,
Mr.. Glenn Faw, Sister Hilda Ha-
vens.
Sam Davis, r. R. Griggs, Arch
lie Barton, W. L. Dent, Mrs. w. L.
Dent, Jones McNeill: Belk's Dept.
Store, Mrs. Alta Walker, Sharpe
Shoemaker, Lacy Carroll Tester
man, E. G. Miller, Bryan Kilby,
]. E. Wyatt, Mrs. Ellen Eldreth,
Gillian Weaver, Rich Perry, Mrs.
L. B. Smith, Mr.. E. Baker, Mr..
(ContinUed on Page Eighty
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12
Hugh B. Hash, 70
Buried On Wed.
Crumpler Citizen Died Mon
day at the Age of 70, Fol-
lowing Heart Attack.

Funeral service for Hugh B.
Hash, we'll known Crumpler citi-
zen, held at the Riverview Bap-
fist church, yesterday morning,
was attended by a large crowd.
The service was conducted by
Revs. w. T. Wilmington, Herbert
Caldwell and Jessie Shumate and
burial followed in the family
cemetery.
Mr.. Hash who was 70 years old
at the time of his death, which
occurred on Monday, following a
heart attack, was a native Of Vir-
ginia, but had made his home in
this county for many years where
he was engaged in farming.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Fannie Hash and seven sons
and daughters: Mrs. T. c. Walker,
Charles Hash, Mrs. Winnie Wal
ker, and Walter Hash, all OF
Street, Md; Mrs. Leslie Sexton,
Whitehall, Md; Mrs. R. A. Walk
err, Grassy. Creek and Paul Hash'
Crumpler.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12
Tobacco Brings
An Average OF
About 20 Cents
Boone Market Getting MAORI
ty of Ashe County Crop.
Farmers Pleased.

Since the opening of the Bur
ley tobacco markets last week,
Ashe county growers have been
busy selling some of their golden
brown weed and getting other
loads ready for marketing.
A majority of the local pro-
ducers are taking their tobacco
to the Boone market. A report of
this market yesterday stated that
around 100000 pounds have been
sold for an average of about $40
per hundred.
This average is slightly higher
than those of the Asheville, Vir-
ginia and Tennessee markets.
A number of farmers in town
this week said they were pleased
with prices they've received.
The Ashe county crop is expec-
ted to bring an estimated total of
around 100000 to 100000.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12
Hospital Finance
Committee Will
Meet After Club
To Discuss Plans for Launch
ing Final Drive. Need
About $500.

A meeting of the finance COM
mittee of the Ashe county hos
pital will be held tonight at the
Community building here, inme-
diately after adjournment of the
Rotary Club, President w. B.
Austin announced yesterday.
At this meeting definite plans
will be made to launch a final
drive for funds with which to
complete the building and put in
water and sewerage.
Of the original WPA allotment
for the hospital, there is still
nearly $6,000.00 of the WPA part
that has not been spent and Mr..
Crutchfield states that this can
be applied to a water and sewer
age project. The sponsors part of
the project for the purchase of
materials would run around
100000, it is stated.
Approximately $4,000 more is
needed to buy lighting, plumbing
and heating fixtures.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12
Legion To Have
Unique Program

A unique program has been
planned for the December meet
ing of the Ashe post Of the Ameri-
can Legion which will meet here
at the Community Building this
Saturday night, at 7:30 o'clock,
according to an announcement by
Adjutant P. C. Wright.
The theme topic of the meet
ing will be, What was your most
exciting experience while in ser
vice during the last World War;"
Legionnaire L. P. Coward will be
in charge Of the program and all
members, or most of them, are
expected to relate their most ex-
citing experience.
"This should be one of the most
interesting meetings we have ever
held and all members and all ex-
service men are cordially invited
to attend" Mr.. Coward said.
Santa Claus may pay visit,
too" he asserted smiling.
The Auxiliary will also meet at
the Community building.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12
Debating To Be Extended In
HIGH Schools OF Ashe County
Interesting Program Presen-
ted at Rotary Club. Stress
Sed Debating Need.

Definite plans are being made
to have more debating in the high
schools of Ashe county, according
to statements made by a number
of principals at the Rotary club
meeting last Thursday night.
AS chairman of the clubs spe-
cial debating extension" COM
mittee, Ira T. Johnston presented
an unusually interesting program
on this activity.
After making few timely OBJ
servations relative to the lack of
and the urgent need for more de-
batting in the public schools of the
county, Mr.. Johnston read a let
ter from Prof. J. A. Martin, of the
Lansing school and. calsssd on all
of the high school principals pre-
sent for three minute talks. There
were only two principals absent,
Prof. Martin and Prof. George
VanHoy of Virginia-Carolina.
In his letter to the club, Prof
Martin stated that a debating club
with 10 members had been Or
gained at Lansing and that they
had challenged other high schools
to debate them.
In their talks, all of the princi-
pals endorsed the proposed plan
of having more debating and said
they would cooperate.
1--WE have not emphasized de-
batting in recent years as we
should have DONE" one Of the
principals said.
Those taking part on the pro-
gram were Prof. Ron Davis, of
Elkland; Prof. James Stanley, of
Fleetwood; Prof. Paul Miller, JEFF
ferson; Prof. B. H. Duncan, West
Jefferson; Prof. A. B. Hurt, Ma
than's Creek; Prof. Wade Eller,
RivervieW and Prof. Bob Plum
mer, Crumpler.
The program was concluded by
Supt. J. B. Hash and Lester Sc
graves, both of whom made in
structive talks on the subject.
IF Hitler hadn't been such a
great speaker, there would be no
world war today" Mr.. Segraves
said in stressing the value of de-
batting and public speaking. Ro-
tartan Lem Hafer was appointed
as chairman of the community
service committee.
Tonight John Reeves will be in
charge Of the program.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12
Five More Have
Volunteered For
Draft Service

During the past week there
have been five draftees to volun-
teer for one years service, Sam
Davis, draft board clerk, an
nounced yesterday, making a to-
tai of 81 persons from Ashe coun-
ty who have volunteered since
Uncle Sam passed the nations
first peacetime CONSUMPTION pro-
gram.
Comfy Allen, 10, of West JEFF
ferson offered his services last
week end. Clayborn Blevins, %,
of Bina; Dennis Parker, %, Trade,
Tenn, who lives in Ashe; Elmer
Lee Barker, %, Jefferson; and
John Keys, 10, Of Jefferson, also
volunteered.
1t was announced yesterday by
Wade E. Vannoy, chairman of the
local draft board, that 17e nres-
tionnaires have been classified
and the majority of these were
placed in the 3rd class, which
means they will be deferred be-
cause they have persons depend
ent upon them for support.
AS yet Ashe has not received
another quota, but it is under
stood that around the first of the
year three more volunteers will
be sent to Fort Bragg.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12
Auxiliary Wants
Toys, Clothing
Will Make Collections Next
Week in Order to Prepare
Christmas Baskets.

Christmas promises to be hap
by time in Ashe county this year
for many families in unfortunate
circumstances, according to the
plans which are being made by a
number of organizations.
The American Legion Auxiliary
members will collect toys and
clothing next week fiji. as&y who
have contributions to make in
order to assemble and prepare
baskets for the needy families of
veterans. This is done each year
by the Legion and Auxiliary and
everyone is asked to cooperate
with them.
The Woman's Club will send
boxes to tubercular families not
included on the list of other Or
CARNATIONS. The Save the Child
ren's Federation will also distri-
butte some boxes, as will various
Sunday school classes, and 9TH
er organizations. The crippled
children will be remembered in
some way by the Rotary Club.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-12
Needy In County
Received 1851
For Last Month
Total of 317 On Old Age AS
sistance And 1873 De-
pendent Children.

A total Of 1851 was paid out
to the needy in Ashe county dur
ing the month of November, &C
cording to figures released yes
terday by Miss Ruth Tugman.
superintendent of public welfare
This amount went out in month
ly grants for November to ap-
proximately 500 people.
Old age assistance cases re-
ceiving grants numbered BIT and
the amount was $2,753; 1873 de-
pendent children in approx
mately 100 homes received, $693;
aid to the blind amounted to $93,
while $32 went for other finan-
cial assistance.
Practically all of those certi-
fled as eligible to receive de-
pendent children help are now on
the list for grants but there re-
mains a substantial number GER
titled as eligible to receive old
age assistance but who receive no
grants because of lack of suffi-
Gent funds at the present time
under the present set-up from the
state and federal government fol
the county.