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The Durant news., 1940-07-25
Nelson Speaks To
Durunt Rotorions

e. T. Nelson, Lexington attorney
and mayor, spoke to Durant Rotariana
last week in their regular weekly
meeting Tuesday in the private dinifts
room of the California Cafe.
Mr.. Nelson. who is commanding
officer of Battery B., Hath Field Al
tillery, of the Mississippi Nation&l
Guard, spoke on various phases oi
the National Guard and its relation
to national defense.
He gave some interesting data or
the actual state of preparedness, ano
lack of preparedness in some instan
ces, in the Guard. The officers oi
the Mississippi National Guard re
Gently went on record to the President
and to congress as being ready anc
waiting to respond to any call of ser
vice made upon it.
The Durant news., 1940-07-25

good citizens cooperating with the
boards of supervisors in securing fair,
equal and correct assessments.
The amount of the assessment is
not as important as the equalization.
If all property is assessed equally
and uniformly, the amount of money
necessary to be raised will be reflect
ed by the tax levy, which is made
in October. This levy will be high or
low in proportion that the assessment
is high or low and as expenses are
increased or decreased.
With reference to some property
owners claiming that their property
should be assessed lower than pre-
viously," officials of the commission
stated that in some instances values
may be decreased for one cause or
the other but they point out that
some other factors must be con-
sidered."
Referring to section 112 OF the
Constitution officials point out that
property shall be assessed for taxes
under general laws, and by uniform
rules, according to its true value
Therefore our constitution lays down
two fundamental requirements with
reference to the assessment OF pro-
perty. First, that it is to be assessed
at its true value, and second, that
assessments must be uniform and
og-,.-1
The Durant news., 1940-07-25
Services At The LocoI
Methodist Church

Church School meets at 9:45, Wal
ter Odom, superintendent.
Worship at IL O'Clock.
Prelude, Sabbath Musings.
Offertory, Spring Dawn.
Anthem by the choir.
Sermon message by the pastor.
Both Leagues at 6:45.
Joint service with the Presbyter-
ians at Me Chodist church at 7;30.
Special music.
Zone meeting at Methodist church
at O'Clock Monday afternoon.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 7:30.
Choir practice Friday evening at
7:3O.
Everybody cordially invited to these
services.
The Durant news., 1940-07-25
Holmes Federation Of
Clubs Award
Scholarships

The presidents of the Holmes Coun-
ty Federation of Women Clubs met in
Goodman at the college, July 18th at
3 o'clock to award the Clubs scholar
ship. Those attending were:
Mrs. C. H. Marlborough, president,
Mrs. Eugene Cole, Secretary, pro tenn.
Mrs. B. T. Hoover, AS You Like 1t
Club, Pickens; Mrs. G. M. Chastain,
Garden Club, Lexington; Mrs. J. S.
Browning. Womans Garden, w $ :
Mrs. W. d. Brock, N w Century,
West; Mrs. j. r. Melton, Womans
Club, West; Mrs. w. L. Harmon, Wo-
mans Reading, Goodman Mrs. Ken
meth VanKeuren, Present Day, Du-
rant; Mrs. c. II. CarTuth, Gamma
Durant: Mrs. NJ. d. Baine, Womans
Club, Durant; Mrs. Eugene c o lie
Twentieth Century. Durant, and Mr.
Ras Branch, president of the college.
Tire students making application for
the scholarship were: Bette Florence
Roberts, Lexington; Roselle Brister,
West and Marian DeLoach of Du-
rant.
After all votes were counted it was
found that Roselle Brister won the
scholarship. AS all the girls had such
splendid school records, the other two
girls were later awarded scholarships
The Preston Hudson Post No. 10 of
the American Legion gave Merriam
DeIoach a scholarship and B t e
Florence Roberts will attend school
scholarship.
The Durant news., 1940-07-25

of the New Deal policies.
This opposition is not strong enough
by any means to take Mississippi out
of the Democratic fold. We are loyal
to Roosevelt as the exponent of Demo-
cracy because he alone OF all the pre-
sidents has tried to do something for
the south.
group of people who would like to see
Willkie made president. They want
government spending to stop. More
particularly, they are radially oppos-
ed to the continuance of the WPA
and think these people should be
made to scratch for themselves. They
see very distinct possibility of build
ing up a class of people who adhere
o the philosophy that the government
owes them living.
Thinking and observing C t izen s
know this country cannot be a healthy
democracy with bread lines. This
emergency, which the WPA and other
like agencies took care of, has passed
Most people will agree to that. Elk
cept in isolated cases and sections
men should be able to find employ
ment in private industry and once
again become se..-sufficient and self
supporting. Yet the WPA goes on.
The Republicans. traditionally do
nothing" party have in past admin
istrations, permitted big business to
hold full sway and seek its toll from
every little man in the country. Vast
wealth has been creted in the hands
of very few With that wealth comes
power. Power to make the little man
do what it wants to do. Big business
dictates the wage he will work at and
says what tariff will be set on its
products. 1t dictates to governments.
After the collapse o. three such re-
eimes in row the Democrats take
charge and the pendulum swings the
other way. Every effort is made to
protect the small man and make Sc
cure for him Il place in the sun. Con-
fiscatory taxes are levied and large
wealth is penalized.
Somewhere, surely, there is mid
| dle-of-the-road course that sensible
administration can pursue, a course
that will protect Investments and at
the same time give the little man a
chance. In a country as large and
wealthy as American surely there is
room for rich and poor. There is
surely some compromise possible be-
tween two extremes. There must be
evolved a system whereby all men
can maintain a decent standard of
living for themselves and their tami-
lies and enjoy measure OF security
as the reward for their labor,
If that system isn't found soon
where all men who are able and want
to work have the opportunity, both
the Democratic and the Republican
parties are going to die and a new
form OF government S going to re
place our Democracy.
The new form will be called Dicta
torship.
The Durant news., 1940-07-25
Rotary Entertains
With Annual
Fish Fry Wed.
Railroad Men
Honored; Over
200 Attend

Over 200 Rotarians and railroad
men enjoyed a fish Try with all the
trimmings Wednesday afternoon at
the Holmes County State Park, three
miles south of Durant.
The fish fry is an annual event
given by the Durant Rotary Club
honoring railroad men and is one OF
the most enjoyable events on the
club calender
Railroad men from Durant, Water
Valley, McComb, the Aberdeen dis
trict and other points attended the
affair.
ihe Rev. E. S. Lewis, pastor of the
Methodist Church at Durant, gave the
invocation and Hugh Cowsert, Good
man, president of the Durant Rotary
Club, introduced Mayor w. E. Howell
Durant who gave an address of vel
come to the guests. Mr., Cowsert also
introduced Nelson Taylor, Greenwood
district governor of Rotary, who made
few brief remarks expressing his
pleasure in being able to participate
in the meeting.
G. H. Odom, &c ticket agent, intro
duced T. X. Williams, Water Valley
general superintendent of this divi-
sion; ]. F. Sharkey, trainmaster from
Grenada; L. S. Houston, Water Val
ley, chief disatcher; J. w. Newson
agent at Water Valley; A. B. SIM
mons, McComb, general chairman of
clerks.
The Rev, Lewis introduced the prin-
cipal speaker of the day, Judge Julian
p. Alexander, who gave an inspira-
tional address on the state of our
country. Judge Alexander made the
announcement at the beginning of
his talk that he was not making a
political speech. He is a candidate
for Supreme Court Judge of the first
district.
The speaker stated that today we
say too much with our tongues and
not enough with our hearts. He urged
that Every person present examine
his own heart and conscience for his
loyalty to America and it's free ms
titutions. He said that we as a ma
ton, up until the present crisis, had
lost sight of the significance OF our
flag. He urged that every person be
careful in his thinking and not be
intimidated by fifth column activi-
ties but rather examine carefully
anything before accepting it as fact.
He stressed that we be thankful for
our Democracy enough to take proper
steps to preserve it. He said full pre-
paredness was essential to our we'll
being and the preservation of govern
ment by the people.
The Rev. Lewis said the benedic-
ton in which he asked divine bless
ing on the group and three members
who have passed away since last
year, A. D. Caulfield, Hays Irving and
John Campbell.
The Durant news., 1940-07-25
Rites
Held Sunday
Beloved Citizen
Succumbs To
Long Illness

Funeral services for J. 3. Thomp-
son, well known and beloved citizen
of Durant, were held Sunday morn
ing at ten o'clock at the residence.
The Rev. e. S. Lewis officiated and
interment was in Mizpah cemetery
with the Southern Undertaking As
sociation in charge.
Mr.. Thompson's death was not un-
expected as he had been in poor
health for some time. He passed a
way Saturday, July 13, at $50 in
the morning. He was 81 years of
age. He was the son of the late Alice
Davis Thompson and the late J. B.
Thompson of Kosciusko W here h e
was born and spent the early part
of his life.
He had travelled extensively and for
a number of years worked in the
tropics. MIR. Thompson was employ
ed fifteen years as an engineer in
construction of the Panama Canal
and for eight years he was connected
with the United Fruit Company as
chief engineer in Honduras.
MI. Thompson will be missed by a
large circle of friends in this COM
munity where he was held in universal
esteem.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Monte Thompson and two brothers
Harry Thompson, Cristobal c
Zone, and w. A. Thompson, Tela,
Honduras.
Pallbearers were Ellis Wynn, Percy
Joyce, J. w. Norwood, w. E. Howell,
S. c. Ray and Leon Maxwell.
A large n u m b + of out-of-town
friends were present at the services
Among them we're: Mlr. and Mrs. M
M. Hull, Mrs. John b. Davis and
daughters, Walter Davis, Mr.. d
Mrs. Frank Simmons, Allen Simmons
MIR. and Mrs. Bob Theriott, all of
Kosciusko; George Matthews, Ethel;
Mrs. Ed Anthony and Mrs. Frances
White and Mrs. Hood May, of Pick
ems; Mrs. c. F. Cooper and Miss
Ruth Cooper and Mrs. Matte d
Chambers and Mrs. Josephine Bickers
of Jackson; Mrs. Elizabeth Harper of
Memphis.
The Durant news., 1940-07-25
Malcolm Curter Takes
Place At Vicksburq

Friends of Malcolm Carter, popular
band director of Durant, regret very
much that he has resigned his posi-
ton to take place as director of
the school band at Vicksburg. He will
assume his duties there the latter part
of August.
Under the splendid direction of Mr..
Carter the Durant band has received
top rating for two years in the state
band contests held annually at jack
son.
We congratulate Mr.. Carter on his
selection by the larger school but
we yield him with much regret to
the city Of Vicksburg.
The Durant news., 1940-07-25
$500 Prizes Offered;
Free Barbecue,
Parade Featured


Holmes County Colt Show and the
Lexington Junior Chamber of Com
merce met Wednesday in the Board
of Supervisors Office, and completed
plans for putting on the biggest and
best Colt Show that has ever been
held in Holmes County.
Everything possible will be done in
the next three or four weeks to get
the stage set for this annual event
that has meant SO much for the deve-
lopment of livestock in this section.
Realizing that the Holmes County
Colt Show is one of the big events
of it's kind in the south, every mem
ber of the committee personally ex-
pressed desire to enlarge and inn
prove all phases of the annual show.
Fat Baby Beef Calves will be on
added educational feature of much
interest this year under the super
vision of Mr.. w. r. Thompson, AS
sistant County Agent, working with
All Club boys of the county. 1t is be-
lieved that the work these All Club
boys are doing with this calf breeding
project will be of great educational
value to farmers of this county, and
will stimulate improvements in beef
cattle raising.
The parade is being planned by
members of the Lexington Junior
Chamber of Commerce and is be-
lieved that it will be the most color
full event of the Colt Show. Every
effort is being made to secure the
cooperation of all the school bands
in the county to take part in the
parade. All Club boys and girls of
every club in the county are being
requested to take part in this part
of the program.
The Lexington Junior Chamber of
Commerce is getting plans under
way for the free barbecue which is
an annual feature of the Colt Show.
Plans are being made to feed thous-
ands who are expected to attend the
Colt Show this year.
$5G00O in cash prizes will be award
ed in the various classes of competi-
ton. All entries must be owned by
Holmes county people.
Prizes will be given as follows:
To the owner who enters the great
est number of Brood Mares with
Colts, prize of $1,000 will be award
ed.
Mares with Horse or Filly Colts, at
Side, under one year of age, Colts
considered in awarding prizes). 1st
prize $500; End prize, $780, 3rd prize,
$400.
Mare with Mule Colts at side, under
one year of age, Colts considered in
awarding prizes: 1st prize, $500; 2nd
prize, $500; 3rd prize, $4.0O.
Horse or F'illy Colts: (Draft or
Heavy Type. 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes
will be given as follows respectively:
months old and under, $500, $4.00
and $500.
months to II months, $500, $500,
and $500.
Under years and Over l year,
$500, $500, and $500.
years old and under 3 years, $500,
S4.00, and $500
Grand Champion, $500.
Horse or Filly Colts: CLight or Sad
die Type):
months old and under, $500, $400,
and $500.
months to IL months, $500, $500,
and $500.
Under 2 years and over l year, $500.
S4.00, and $500.
2 years old and under years, $500
S4.00, and $500.
Grand Champion, $500.
Mule Colts:
months old and under, $500,
s4.00, and $500
months to II months, $500, S40O,
and $500.
Under 2 years and over l year,
$500, $4.00, and $500.
2 years old and under 3 years, $500,
s4.00, and $500.
The Durant news., 1940-07-25
Bilbo Supporters Are
Urged To Attend
Meeting Friday

An organization meeting o. Holmes
County for Senator Bilbo will be held
Friday evening, July 26tn, at the
County court house at Lexington, at
7:S0 pm. All supporters of Senator
Bilbo are urged to attend.
H. J. JOHNSON,
Temporary Chairman.
The Durant news., 1940-07-25
Baptist Services Scheduled
For Sunday

Sunday school at 9;45.
Morning Worship 1880.
B. T. U. 6.45.
Evening Worship, 7:45-
w. R Haynie, Pastor.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-09
SPRING ISN'T
AROUND CORNER
IT HAS ARRIVED

Spring. like prosperity. IS nc
longer Just around the corner
warm spring rains having cleared
up the vestiges OF winter In Mon
tana's oil fields during the past
week. reducing side roads in Kelvin
field. particularly. into quagmires.
With a few days OF this continued
weather II is expected that the frost
will go out of the ground. at which
time oil fields roads. off the hard
surface. will become nearly impas-
si5le as the bottom drops out. -
There is considerable moisture in
the ground. augmented recently by
10-inch snow fall which did not
blow badly, giving a uniform man
tie over the prairies
With oil fields travel difficult
there were no new wells starting
and only four wells drilling In Kew
in-Sunburst area.
Coolidge 4 COOlidge-M cCur,iy No.
3, ST NWA SWA 2-35-3W, is
drilling at 1870 feet and due for
completion shortly. Seven-inch cas-
ing was set at 1853. The Sunburst
sand from 1855 TO 1860 was dry.
This well is quarter mile north
OF the No. which ranks as one
Of the best wells in the field this
year. with swab test initial OF
ESQ barrels and a pump test initial
OF $40 barrels per day. This well
is in the Rocky Ridge pool
MOsby-Peterson No. 3. Sc NEA
SEA 7-35-2W. is testing a show
ing of oil in the top OF the Madi
son lime at 1871 to 1878. The
showing Is large enough so that
IL will be allowed to stand for
few days and tested on the pump
before acidizing
PrevoI a Shea Government No. 5,
Sc NWA SWA 11-35-3W. Is drill
ing at 1880 feet after running
SA inch casing at that depth.
SuperiOr-Haugen No. 3, c NEA
NEA 11-35-3W. Is drilling at 1910
feet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-09
PRODUCTION
OF CRUDE IS
NOT ENOUGH

The new year saw a quickeneG
pace for Montana refiners over thu
month OF December and over the
month OF January. 1899. and mar
ket demand passed current produc-
ton of January by nearly 10000
barrels. according to the monthly
statement of the Oil Conservation
Board of Montana
January runs to stills in refin-
cries using Montana crude totaled
479.112 barrels as compared with
434,6O3 barrels in December; SS4.-
9OS barrels in January, 1889. and
323.135 barrels in January, 1888.
January production was 534.6S4
barrels against a total market for
515,836 barrels. December produc-
ton was 535,015 barrels; January,
1899. production was 439,94O bar
rels; January. 1888 production was
3SO,S5O barrels.
The total market was helped by
the shipment of 93,497 barrels of
oil to Washington and Idaho re-
fineries, against 71,497 barrels in
December; 1924 barrels in jan
uary. 1899, none in January, 1898.
This brought total January mar
ket to an average of 1880 bar
rels per day as compared with an
average production OF 1928 bar
rels per day.
Most Of the excess of market de-
mand over supply was in Kelvin
Sunburst field where International
Refining Co was running on Kew
in-Sunburst crude, whereas in other
months it runs a greater amount
of Cut Bank crude In the winter
months when there is greater de-
mand for fuel oils, international
runs more Kelvin crude and in the
gasoline season runs more Cut Bank
than Kelvin crude.
As a result of the heavy runs to-
stills, storage oil was reduced
from 1,319.345 barrels to 1878
SS6 barrels; against 1,334.713 bar
rels in January, 1899, and 1,415.-
574 barrels in January, 1888. Most
Of this storage oil is held by trans
a third of it in Cut |
Bank alone. A year ago in Jan.
nary refiners had S42,66S barrels
If oil in storage against 291,466
barrels at the end of January, 1910.
IN January, 1888, refiners had |
1878 barrels OF storage oil with |
which to start the year.
Complete tabulation of January,
$40, production and marketing
igures. by fields, is printed in this
ssue of the Journal.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-09
Lime TESTS
PROPOSED IN
NORTH we'll

Growing talk OF a test TO and in
to the lime contact in the sharp folds
| OF North Cut Bank was heard this
week when the Newell-Chandler ct
al-Anderson No wildcat in G
NEL NW4 1-36-6W. found on
" small production in the lower
Cut Bank sand There is talk in
Cut Bank OF a joint test 10 the FL
lis-MadisOn contact. since this well
Is located on a we'll defined struc-
ture designated by the u. s. G. S.
as the Blackfeet nose" Cut Bank
proponents OF deeper drdlllng-a
matter OF around 200 feet to the
top breaks" OF the lime. point to
the wells at Del Bonita, on the AL
berta side OF the border, which
find oil In the second and third
breaks OF the lime although located
some 1900 feet down the north
west flank OF the Sweetgrass Arch.
The Anderson we'll reported no
Moulton sand. II had Sunburst
sand from 5000 to 3OO5 feet with
a 5OO.00O-fOot flow OF gas: upper
Cut Bank from 1865 to 1850 was
dry; lower Cut Bank sand ives
from $3.50 TO 1880, with one bar
rel OF oil and three barrels OF wat
er showing in a one-hour drill stem
test The top OF the Ellis was at
1880 and drilling continued to
$40. Another 200 feet would test
the Del Bonita oil horizon in the
lime.
one previous we'll in North Cut
Bank in Section 1137-5W. was
drilled TO the top OF the Madison
lime by the Huber-Montana corpo-
ration. Drilled with rotary tools.
the well had showing of oil at
the top OF the lime such as is ac-
idized into commercial production
in Kelvin field but the showing was
not tested. so far as is known.
fishing job halted deeper drill
ing in the CObb-Churi No. 1, well
on the Cobb nose OF North Cut
Bank. the loss of a bailer hating
this well in the Cut Bank sand at
Pip feet. Unable to fish out the
bailer. the crew began plugging
back to the Sunburst sand where
they believe they have small
we'll, the Sunburst sand yielding
1922 gravity oil at $3.50 to 2704.
There was some gas with the oil
and 1t may be developed into good
production by the use OF nitro
glycerin.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-09
MARKET FOR
GASOLINE IS
On UPTRED

Montana gasoline sales sagged as
a result of winter weather during
the month of January. totaline
6,585.252 gallons as compared with
S,133,S43 gallons in December. The
January total is greater than one
year ago, however, when total Mon
tana sales were 6,326,680 gallons.
An increase in exports of
gasoline to other states was
shown in January over Decem-
Der as a result of expanding
markets owing to rail rate adj
iustments. The month of Feb
ruaI.y is not expected to show
much change in spite of the
fact that McCOIl-FrOntenac COM
pany of Canada has discOntin-
ued the use of Montana gasO-
line. That company took over
filling stations of The Texas
company in Canada on Febru-
airy / and is now supplying its
major requirements from the
refineries of British-American
and Imperial Oil company.
The change brought no reduction
in runs of International Refining
at Sunburst, so far as can
be learned, since newly established
rail rates into North Dakota have
made possible the movement of the
of gasoline into newly open
ed territory within the States.
Montana-made gasoline continued
10 cut down the sales of imported
gasoline in Montana during January
the ratio being 73 per cent Mon
tana-made and 81 per cent of i'm
ported gasoline. This contrasts
with a decade ago when 20 per
cent of the gasoline sold in Mon
ana was imported and 80 per cent
was Montana-made.
Montana refiners produced 7.472,-
1877 gallons of gasoline in January,
with 5.897,317 gallons in
January of 1889. Exports were
,.728,661 gallons, compared with
,742,046 gallons in January. 1889.
Importers shipped in 1,842,939
gallons and re-exported 1,493 gal
ons, making a total of 1,S41,446
,allons sold in Montana, compared
With 2,171,417 gallons imported and
old in Montana in January, 1899.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-09
BUTTON BUTTE MAY
GO ON TO DEv0NIAN

Lewistown interests are reported
figuring on drilling the wildcat well
on Button Butte structure, in SEA
SEA 2O-14N-24E, down to the De-
vonian. 1t stands at 800 feet, in
the lime, and H. Clark Roland, who
drilled the test, reported showings
of oil in the last $50 feet drilled.
The present plan is to perforate the
casing at $50 and shut off the water
with a pressure job. Button Butte
on & Gas company has kept the
leases and equipment in good shape
and the hole is cased with heavy
5 6/Sths-inch pipe, so it can be
completed without much trouble.