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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
WiIburn Armstrong Is
Able To Be Out

Friends of Wilburn Armstrong
will be glad to know he is able to
out after being critically ill for a
few days at the Community Hospital
in Lexington.
Mr.. Armstrong was said to have
swallowed several bichloride of mer-
curry tablets Sunday afternoon at his
home in Durant. After becoming i'll
he was rushed to the hospital in
Lexington where his life was dispair-
ed of for several hours. He was dis
missed from there Wednesday and
brought home.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
Durant Merchants
Ready For Xmas
Shelves Loaded With
Holiday Gifts; Trade
At Home Featured

Durant merchants have a wide
and varied line Of holiday goods to
fill the needs Of their customers and
persons in this territory are urged
to pay their their home merchants. a
visit before they go out of town to
shop.
Most of the stores are busy now
completing their Xmas decorations
and by Saturday everything will be
out and in readiness for Xmas shop
ping.
Stocks now are complete and the
wise person will do his or her shop
ping now while they have a large
stock to select from and to avoid the
crowds near the end of the season.
Xmas Decorations
The Christmas lights in Durant
will be turned on this week accord
ing to Mayor w. E. Howell. The
Woman's Club is again sponsoring
the Xmas lighting contest and it
costs nothing to enter. In fact en-
trants will get SO cents off their
light bills provided they burn their
lights every night.
Mississippi Power and Light Com
pany is giving valuable prizes this
year cooperating with the Woman
Club.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
Disaster Loan Corr.
Opens Office In
Lexington
Looms Made to Those
Who Suffered Loss
On 1910 Crops

/. w. Carson, County Agent an
nounce this week that an office has
been opened in Holmes county by
the Disaster Loan Corporation with
George Wood, field representative
in charge, with office in Lexington.
The office is located in the North
West Jury room upstairs in Court
house.
The Disaster Loan Corporation
will consider applications from land
owners who have suffered a loss on
crops on account of excessive rain
fall up to the amount of loss sus-
stained during 1910, provided that
credit cannot be obtained from local
lending institutions or governmental
agencies such as Production Credit
Association. Emergency Crop ands
Feed Loan, Farm Security Admins
t~ration, etc. The loans must be secur4
ed, however consideration will be
given to second mortgages on land
and chattels. The maturity of the
loan will be determined by the secur-
ity and the specific needs of the APP
plicant. There will be no long term
loans, and all will be for less than
five years.
The loans are to be used for such
purposes as sustenance for family,
feed for livestock, owe crops, 1941
crops and, when the land owner has
been furnishing tenants, considera-
ton will be given this item also.
While the loan connot be used for
paying existing indebtedness, such as
installments due on mortgage, fur
nishings for 1910, etc., We will CO.
operate with these creditors and try
to work out a plan satisfactory 20
all concerned SO that foreclosure pro-
ceedings will not be necessary and
the farmer can live comfortably
throughout the winter and plant .
1941 crop.
Letters are being mailed by the
County Agent notifying county and
sdAHae11naGsthea1Renigg Ct the
T Diseaster Loan Offfte and adv1sing
CONTINUED on page 2, No. II
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
Referendum Held
Saturday On AAA
Cotton Program
Holmes Formers
Urged To Vote
In Precincts

At a meeting held with the Holmes
County Community Committeeman
at the Court House at Lexington last
Thursday, it was decided that all
members would make a determined
effort to get the biggest Referendum
vote on December z, the county
has ever recorded.
Several new voting precincts have
been set up with the idea of making
it more convenient for all farmers
in the county to vote.
If you are head Of a family and
grew cotton in 1940,, you may vote
at any voting precinct most con-
venient to you.
The polling places will be open
at 8 Am and close at 5 pm.
The foregoing precincts will be
set up for receiving votes on Deem
Der z:
Lexington, Court House, w. w.
Thurmond, Lonnie Boatwright, in
charge.
Acona, Downer's Store, ]. A. Cade,
in charge.
Mt. Olive, Mt. Olive School j. r.
Continued on page 2, No. q
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
Isaac s. Gray Passes
Al Owens Wells

Isaac Sylvanna Gray, 70, died sud-
denly of a heart attack on Friday,
November 20, at his home in Owens
Wells.
Mr.. Gray was a native of Canton.
He worked for the Illinois Central
Railroad as engineer and was retired
a number of years ago. He was
well known in Durant having lived
mere for many years.
He was a life long member of the
Episcopal Church in Canton.
Funeral services were held at
Owens Wells at 3 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, and conducted by the Rev.
Tart, Episcopal minister of Cam
ton.
The active pail bearers were: E.
H. Fowler, ]. E. Word, Carl Rodgers.
James Rhyme and j. w. O'Kelly.
Interment was made in the Mizpah
Cemetery in Durant with the South
ern Undertaking Association in
charge.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Ida Crawford Gray, two daughters,
Mrs. H. L. Eubanks, Greenville; Mrs.
J. G. Ratliff, Cleveland: four sons,
Van L. Gray. Alton, H.: Malcolm
Gray. assistant military instructor.
State College: Robert Grav. Clarks-
dale; William w. Gray, Vicksburg.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
DURANT SCHO OIL BAND
PROGRAM

Address of Welcome-~-C. H. Carruth, superintendent
1. March of Youth Olivadoti
2. Overture-Safari. ....-------.G Guy E. Holmes
The safari Overture portrays Che rhythm of the African at
mosphere. After the jungle rhytHn dies away, the horn player
plays a call which echoed by the oboe, as if they were in separate
camps. The Overture concludes w1th&the allegro.
3. Intermezzo-Jolly Peter Yoder
The chorus, from the SEVENTH and eighth grades, with the
band, singing the refrain.
A. Overture-The rusadersE---- Forrest L. Buchtel
Inspired by the deep sincerity Of the medieval leaders who
organized the Crusaders to regain The Holy Land from its captors,
the composer has linked together several of the general moods
related to the romantic story of the Crusaders. The Finale-Here
the dynamic Crusaders Hymn" portrays the triumphant return
of this religious ideal e.
The combined chorus of the seventh and the eighth grades
sing this final section of Beautiful. Saviour.
5. N~ovelty-Military Escort kns Five Ways -.-.--.---
BIZ s...--.-- Henry Fillmore
Based upon the original march M Ina Escort, the composer
has four variations 1. The Original March Conducted by Carl
Hernn). 2 AS Maseagni Composer "a CsvaIeria Rusticana probably
would have written it. (conduct3 BY Lawrence Lewis). 3. AS
Strauss Composer Of Blue DaAu& would have written it (con-
Quoted by James Lewis). 4 As modern hzz band leader probably
would write It tconduetsas BY Gan20A6~ - mAit1AAnnd !
passing in review Conducted BY Ruth Fulmer, Drum Major).
1ntermission
Z. E. Holmes
8. "A Christmas Fantasy" P. Lillya
"A Christmas Fantasy" a skilfuly blended composition of a
group of famous carols SOY To The World, "Tannenbaum,"
'The First Noel" "Deck The Halls With Boughs of Holly" "Joly
Old 81. Nicholas" Jingle Bells" "Adeste Fideles," ooh, Holy
Night" Shepherds! Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep" 81 Saw Three
Ships" "Snent Night" and "An Hail To Thee. Oh Blessed Morn"
9. Over The Waves----- Arr. by Forrest L. Buchtel
10. March-His Fillmore
II. Overture-Old L. King
Conducted by H. E. Wamsley)
IL. "Star Dust Carmichael
Is. "God Bless America" Irvino Rerlin
Arranged for band by Erik Leidzen
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
ST. fervisors Turn Down
Commodity Stamp PIon

Tie Holmes county Board Of Sup
ervieOrs in session this week voted
to 3prn down the stamp plan for
dist Sbution Of surplus commodities
and the relief clients Of Holmes
equity.
1be vote was 3-2 against the plan.
Tho3e voting against it were Chair
man v. Reinhard, M. S. Rogers and
Martin L. Smith. Those voting for
the measure were Earl Fowler and
Kirk Thomas.
II was estimated that the plan
would cost Holmes county over $500.
per month to operate.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
Lexington Man Is
Killed In Duranf
Robert White Hits
Telephone Pole
On Highway 81

Robert Wood White, "a, electrician
and radio repair man, Lexington,
died at 2:40 am. Monday at the
Community Hospital following in
juries received in an automobile ac-
cident.
The accident occurred Sunday night
about 10 o'clock in Durant on High
way 81 when his car crashed into a
telephone pole after failing to make
a curve NJ. White sustained inter
nal and head injuries.
Mr.. White was a native of Bolivar.
Tennessee. He had been a resident of
Lexington for three months operat-
ing a radio repair shop.
His father, T. J. White, accom
panied the remains back to his home
where the final rites wexa held this
week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
National Guard To
Be Honored Tues.
By Holmes County
Unit, Now Port Of
y. S. Army Will
Entruin 18th

Citizens of Holmes county are in
vited and urged to come to Lexing-
ton Tuesday afternoon for a pro-
gram which has been planned by
the Lexington Junior Chamber OF
s2aprmerce 1holQripgr MemheEs st
the National Guard, now part %
the United States army, who leave
here Friday, December ID, for Fort
Blanding, Florida, for a years train
ing and service.
All of the bands in the county, the
American Legion Posts, and the Boy
Scouts have been asked to cooperate
in forming a parade, together with
officers and enlisted men of Battery
b, to hold a big parade at two o.
CONTINUED on page 2, No. 81
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
Bond Director And
Students Plan Trip

Director John ]. Santillo, of the
Durant School Band, and five OF
its members will leave next We'd
nesday for State College where they
will attend a four day band clinic.
Students making the trip are Lee
roy Turner, James Lewis, Virginia
Myers, Frank Storms and Carl Her
rim.
Students from high school bands
all over the state are expected to
attend the clinic. From those stu
dents studying and playing contest
music will be selected the best to
participate in the final program for
the event.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
Durant Band Featured In Christmas
Concert Sunday Afternoon Al 800

Ann Tatum, Janice Robertson,
Charles Barranco, Ann Heggie, Rob-
ert Yancey Love; Comets, Lawrence
Lewis, Frank Storms, Robert Paul
Odom, Herbert Earl Brooks, Hamil-
ton Ledyard, Robert Myles Odom
French Horns: James Brown, Tom
Clover Steen; Baritones: Wallace
Gray, Bobby Henry; Trombones:
Leroy Turner, Frank Cresswell; Bass
Travis Gray; Bass Drum: James
Stokes; Snare Drums: Virginia My
ers, Howard, Herman Odom, Rose
Mary Howell; Bell Tyre: Carol Steen.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
Red Cross Drive
Nearly Complete
County FoIIs 70
Short Of Goal;
Still Muy Join

The annual Red Gross membership
drive ended on November 80. Mrs.
l. w. Carson, Holmes County Roll
Call chairman, reported today that
927 persons have enrolled as mem
bers of the Red Cross. This number
includes the communities who have
already reported and an estimate of
those who have not yet reported:
The quota for the Holmes County
was set for 1000 members. To
complete the quota Mrs. Carson is
& Continued on page 2, No. A.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
Superintendent OF
Methodist Orphans
Speaks Here Sunduy

Fred Mcdonald, superintendent of
the Methodist Orphanage at Jack
ON viii speak Sunday morning at
Ike eleven o'clock hour at the Meth
odist Church in Durant.
The Rev. f. S. Lewis. pastor, was
r"moved from the Baptist Hospital
Wednesday, 70 the home of his son,
n Jackson, whore he is said to be
'asting nicely. He is expected to be
home the latter part of the week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
Community Hospital

Mrs. e. w. Harthcock, Lexington
Route a; Miss Dorothy Taylor, Du'
rant; Mrs. Annie Clover, Lexington,
Mrs, Rachel Mcbride, West; Mrs. S,
NJ Willoughby, Tchula; Wilbur
Armstrong, Durant: Robert Wood
White, Lexington; Mrs. C. o. Alex
ander and baby, Durant; Howard
Corens, (c), Thornton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
C~ostulion Lodge
Elects Officers

At the last stated communication
of Castalian Lodge No. 1879 f and
AM, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year.
H. G. Engleman, Worshipful Mas
ter.
o. R. Campbell, Senior Warden.
b. l.. Barth, Junior Warden.
E. B. Guess, Secretary.
H. f. Sudduth, Treasurer.
j. L. Maxwell, Senior Deacon.
S. J. Herman, Junior Deacon.
T. NJ. Stevens, Steward ana Tyler.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05

Mrs. j. r. Estes md son have re-
turned to their home in Hattiesburg
after visting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. NJ. Lyon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
Mrs. WiIliom MCINTYRE
In Baptist Hospital

Friends of Mrs. William Mcintyre
will be glad to know she is improving
at the Baptist Hospital in jackson
where she was taken Saturday for
observation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-22
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

only beneficial to the carpenters.
plumbers and the like. but to
their fellow workers in the lum-
Der yards, plumbing supply COM
panies, manufacturing plants.
and scores of other interlocked
businesses.
Public sentiment enters into it,
when it is necessary to call in
a policing agency such as the
Federal Trade Commission to in
vestigate concessions and rake
offs" paid to tradesmen by un-
demanded business concerns, for
purchasing building materials
and equipment from them-the
so-called concession being added
to the home builders purchase
price Of the article.
The average individual house
builder puts lot of faith in the
suggestions of the men who are
to work for him over that period
of time necessary to construct
the building. Misuse of that
faith is an unfortunate thing
and coupled with a labor cost
that has been discouraging to
the potential builder-constrnc-
ton in certain sections of the
country has suffered.
r N. OLSON.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-22
CIVIL RIGHTS NEED
TO BE RESPECTED

Editor. The Times: A great
deal OF excitement has been
created over the personal ques-
tions asked by the census taker.
In fact the matter has been
taken up with the powers in
Washington. d. C., for the SIM
pie reason 1t interferes with the
personal affairs of the higher
ups"
The QUESTIONABLE is tame COM
pared with the so-called civil
rights the applicant for rein
statement for work or relief is
subjected to; questions which
have no bearing upon the eliei-
bility or need for relief or work,
with the results many now on
relief or some other form of
benefit would not be there II
submitted to the WPA rules or
other form of the relief setup.
The writer has been forced to
idleness for four months and
after a month of trying every
angle and being submitted to the
humility that goes with it, was
finally allowed a food voucher
for S36s-sn average of less
than 81 per month.
The census taker is lawfully
bound TO confidence regarding
questions asked under penalty.
But the investigators and the
highest paid managers Of the
WPA can do just about as they
please without punishment.
The fact one is an American
citizen. past the usual working
age, no criminal record and is
in actual need Of relief. does not
seem to be a just reason for
help.
One question asked was: Who
vas my mother married by ?"
Well, she has been dead since
1854 and the only answer I could
give was that / wasn't there
al the time. Other questions
were just as personal and equally
absurd.
1t is high time the civil rights
of all Of US were respected and
not those OF a chosen few. No
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-22
CITY ELECTION

Editor, The Times: The recent
city election was a special case
and was provided for clearly in
the city charter. Why the name
of Mr.. Cain was put on the bal
lot in direct violation TO a very
plain stated rule for such emer-
gencies In something / do not
understand, but I do understand
why Mr.. Cain got the votes.
Mr.. Gains name on the ballot
in the primary drew about all
he was entitled to, but when his
name appeared on the final
ticket in substitution for the
name OF the man whose untimely
death caused the emergency, he
received in addition a large vote
cast in compliment to the hero
who died at the battle front.
While sympathy and sentiment
are traits TO be admired in good
citizens of any country, yet they
should have no part in the cleo
ton Of men to fill important
positions for all the people.
Mr.. Gains election was clear
" Illegal. being a direct viola
ton of the city charter. Why
or how the ruling was made
which placed his name on the
ballot. the common people do
not know, but they do know that
Is was there Illegally.
NJ. G. Tennent is the mayor
elect OF the city of Tacoma.
o. r. MCKINNEY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-22
Finland a Lesson in Realism

The attitude of the United States toward in Europe
has been from the start realistic in 193940 than in
1914-l6 1t should be.
From the World war the United States got nothing in
the way of territorial gains 1t wanted nothing got
debt dsocaon Of its whole economic machine, abuse, dis
Illusion The only chance of gain from that experience
the chance of having learned something
What we learn from history, said sardonc sage is
that we learn nothing from history"
That's looking at it the worst way Maybe have
learned something after all. Finland should be another
lesson.
It is this the governments of Europe are out for them
selves The resoundng beating of ideooges and general
tiles mean nothing.
Observe Finland The Russians claimed they were fight
Ing to berae the Finnish people" from the clutches of
Mannerheim White overlords OF nobody but pro-
fessonal Communists took that seriously. But that
Russia breaks off the without 1berating" anybody.
All it did to beat to its knees courageous but tiny
nation and take what it wanted for future military pur-
poses. That heaven knows is old story.
The British and French have made much of their deter
mnaton to defend small nations from naked aggression.
But note that they did help Austria Czecho-
eovaia Poland let alone Finland Their offer of
when it is all too clear that what they interested in
to keep Russia busy in Finland it couldn't help Ger
many. There is to hate them for this attitude
we didn't do anything either But the point is all this talk
Of defending small nations from aggressors is bunk
Germany walled for years the terms of Versailles.
demanded her place in the sun" back again. But she
imposed Czechoslovaka and Poland terms far
place in the sun" far broader than imperial Germany
dared dream.
All this is said not critically but simply in the hope
that the United States will forget that the European
war today is struggle among powers for powera the
power any of them get-and that all the hghflown
phrases about democracy and living and freeing
subject peoples" bunk If wise will SINH
larry adjust our own policies to selfinerest
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-22
Stories in
Stamps
Nicaragua Airmoils
Honor Will Rogers

A THOUGH he was not include
\ ed in the Famous Americans
series of U. S. stamps, Will Rog-
ers, cowboy-humorist and come
dian, is not without philatelic dis
tinction. Nicaragua has honored
his memory as a national bene-
factor in series of FIVE airmails,
released in 1899. One of the
stamps. above, shows Rogers be-
side an airliner.
The stamps commemorate Rog-
ers' efforts to relieve suffering
in Nicaragua's capital after the
disastrous earthquake of March
81, 1881. Rogers few to Managua,
donated $4,000 for Red Cross work.
and inaugurated campaign in
United States for relief funds.
Rogers portrait belongs only
on an airmsil stamp He identi-
fed himself with air travel when
transport lines were young, flew
thousands of miles. He was killed
Aug. Is, 1885, when a plane pi-
loted by Wiley Post, round-the-
world flyer, crashed in a fog near
Point Barrow, Alaska.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-22
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven OF these
test questions Turn to the
womsn's page for the answers.
/. Are all words ending in
"ile" or zine" pronounced with
the long ii" soundg
?. Does the United States
have an official flower?
5. Did Russia suffer heavier
battle deaths than Germany IN
the World war;
4. Which government agency
is represented by the initials
FHLBB?
S. on what island IL Manila,
Ply
s. The ruins Of the Parthenon
of the Acropolis are in Athens,
or Romeg
Z. Who was recently named
chairman OF the Republican fl
nance committee
s. What is the name of the
surgical operation for delivery
OF an infant!
2. What are kid-curlers
10. What u an igioo1
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-22

Taking advantage OF the grow
ing coolness between the presi-
dent and the national chairman.
two senatorial friends of Burton
X. Wheeler recently conferred
with Jim. They urged him to
form an alliance with the Mon
tana senator, with the idea that
future events would decide which
man should head the ticket, and
which have second place. Farley
then gave his refusal. He also
added that he did not expect
F. d. r. to run. and told of other
offers for combinations with
him in first or second spot.
Garner. Jim explained. had
suggested a rather loose union
designed principally to prevent
a third term, but Farley said he
had spurned that arrangement.
And he was not. contrary to
current report, lining up with
Secretary Hull.
This steady stream of impor-
tsnt visitors to Jim's office re-
fleets the general recognition of
his power and popularity within
the party. Almost everybody
wants the national chairman
and patronage dispenser until re-
cently-on his side. About the
only one who seems Indifferent
to his support is F. d. R. him.
self.
President Roosevelt's ohsession
over foreign affairs has absorbed
him completely since the Russo
Finnish peace, which spread a
deep pail over the White House
and state department. Except
for 1910 politics, he has cast
consideration of domestic prob
lens into the discard.
Two figures on the world hori-.
zon-Hitler and Satlin--intrigue
him, F. D. r. recently told a
delegation of businessmen and
politicos. He regards them as
the greatest menaces civiliza-
ton has faced in its history. But
always, he pointed out, some
man has arisen to repel and
destroy such dangerous forces
as they embody. While he did
not say so specifically, he gave
the impression that he regarded
himself as the kind of statesman
who could handle them and put
them in their place when a pro-
pitious moment arrives. 1t has
not come yet, he added.
F. D. RS attitude has con-
WINGED some callers that he
means to run again so that he
can frame and execute an anti
dictatorial policy-a mobilization
of all the neutrals and remain
ing great powers on this CONT
nent and elsewhere. But his
closest friends, including high
state depar ent officials,
gather the impression that he
thinks he could play this role
more effectively as an ex-presi-
dent-with Hull as occupant of
the White House.
y.
Friends of the new Hatch act
concede that it will require skill
full maneuvering to dynamite it