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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28
&c Bourd Directors
Name Two Members

Chicago, Nov. ia manufacture
er of TRACTORS and an operator of
ocean shipping were selected today
to add to the range of business ex-
perience represented on the board
of directors of the Illinois Central
Railroad.
b. C. Heacock of Peoria, president
of the Caterpillar Tractor Company,
and N. O. Pedrick of New Orleans
president of the Mississippi Shipping
Company, we're elected to succeed l..
A. Downs and A. ID. Geoghegan as
directors of the Illinois Centr< Rail-
road Company. Mr.. Downs died Aug
ust 10, was chairman of the Illinois
Central board. Mr.. Geoghegan, who
died August /, was president of the
Wesson Oil & Snowdrift Company.
The addition Of Mr.. Heacock and
Mr.. Pedrick to the Illinois Central
board follows the action taken in
1888, when board meetings were
moved from New York to Chicago
and new directors were chosen from
various lines of business in the on
line terditory of the railroad.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28

ISOLATION was organized in every
state, and since that time there has
been no connection between the Two
organizations. Because their fund
raising campaigns are sometimes
confused, the two have a friendly
agreement that the Roll Call Of the
Red Cross will continue until Nov
ember 80, and the Christmas Seal
Sale will not begin until November
rs.
I'VE urge full support for the Red
Cross work, and we want to give
every person an opportunity also to
buy and use Christmas Seals in or
der that our programs against tub
ercusosis may be intensified in these
times when medical and health au
thorities tell us they are more than
ever necessary"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28

pastor, interment followed in the
Camden Cemetery with Maxwell and
Owen in Charge. Mr.. Morphus is
survived by his wife, Connie Muir
ply Morpheus and a small son, James
Rev. G.. C. Gregory and family
motored to Verona where they spent
the Thanksgiving holidays with their
daughter, Mrs. Ballard and Mr.. Bal.
lard and children. Mr.. Gregory's
sister. Mrs. M. R. Luckett of Sar
Antonio, Texas returned home with
them for a visit.
Mrs. Clemmie Anderson was din
ner guest Of MI. and Mrs. John
Whitworth Thursday NOVEL;.
A. NJ. torrance was a business visi'
tor to Jackson Monday.
Mrs. Julia Bradgforth is visiting
in Greenwood.
A. You Like Ii Club Meets
The lovely home of Mrs. Edward
L. Zeigler was the scene of the
October meeting of the AS You Like
1t Club when Mrs. Zeigler assisted
by Mesdames Paplan and Miss John
Ada Walton entertained the club on
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
During a short business session,
presided over by the vice president,
Mrs. H. p. st. John in the absence
of the president, Mrs. B. T. Hoover,
it was agreed that the club would
again sponsor the Christmas lighting
contest for the Miss. Power and
Light Co. Rules for which will be
found else where in this paper.
After the business session a de-
lightful program was rendered with
Mrs. James Wilburn as Chairman.
Mrs. Wilburn read a paper on "The
Erie Canal" and Mrs. Jesse f. Max
well, substituting for Mrs. B. T.
Hoover gave a review of "Chad
Hanna" by Edmonds. Miss Beverly
McClareun, substituting for Mrs
Annie Guyton rendered a beautiful
piano solo.
At the conclusion Of the program
the hostesses served a most deliciou.
salad course.
Guests for the afternoon were
Mesdames Gene Heidelberg, o;
Greenwood and Allen Rucker of Bos
ton, Mass.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28
Duront Gridders Beot
West $50 Wednesday

Failing to get any satisfaction by
starting a group of inexperienced
gridders, Coach Dace Davis sent his
first stringers into action here ag-
ainst West High and the results were
beneficial, as the Tigers received a
Is to 0 decision in the final tilt
of the season.
In the early part of the third
chukker when Carroll, on a right
end gallop, legged his way for 40
yards to pay dirt and then put a
beautiful drop kick squaFely between
the uprights to make the tally read
z to 0.
West recovered a Tiger tumble on
the Durant 26 in the opening mo-
ments Of the final quarter but after
two plays had gained only 2 yards
to the "a, O'Cain intercepted a pass
on the 80 and return I'd the leather
to the 25. With Carroll and Turner
sharing Juggling honors to the 2, the
latter plunged across for a touch
down. In the same period Burnley
intercepted an overhead on the visi-
tors as and returned the oval to the
%. A series of power plays Melted
to the 8 from where King escorted
the ball across. A pair of passes, one
from Carroll to Gibson for % yards
and the other from Gibson to Car
roll for 10 yards aided in a 61-yard
drive for the final marker with
Carroll finally CEILING left end from
the IS. Gibson scotted Al yards for
a tally in the anne canto on a very
clever run around left end after re-
versing his field, but Durant was
penalized.
Lineups: West - Hathcock, left
end; Weeks, left tackle; Craft, left
guard; Wright, center; Stevens, right
guard; Springfield, right tackle;
Galston, right end; Armstrong,
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Cleora Hicks, velma Fortson, Mar
jorie Anthony, Eloina Pitcher, Ruby
Sims, Louise Melton, Ruth Hightow-
Ell. Pauline Burkes, Nellie Hastings,
Maxine Mature, Bess Mitchell, Geo.
rgia Burrell, Ruth (Abels) Allen,
Matte Sue Truitt, Virginia Golfer,
Hattie Lou Tabor, Virginia Ingram.
Lucille Barrier, Louise Majors, Mat
tie Fay Owens,
Rubye Grantham, Inez Dickerson,
Ollie Mae Savage, Mary X. Wilson,
Charles Watkins, Hester Hodges,
Gertrude Frazure, Maggie Alpeppe.
Edward Hodges, Katherine Burrell,
Dorothy Taylor, Mabel Grantham,
Christine Hodges, Frank Cox, Mavis
Burnley, Vernon Leslie, Howard
Grantham, Bankhead Drane, Billy
Elmore, Edgar Brown, Richard An
thony, Fera Winters, Alice Roberts
Steve Musselwhite, Jimmie Banglen
Harry O'Cain, Warren Worlson, M
D. Baine, John Leslie, Guy Pickard
Mabel Swinney, Odell Ross, Willeast
Branthley, Guy Golfer, James Nor
wood.
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local board that as q member Of
the National Guard he satisfactorily
served for at least one year in the
active Federal service in the United
States Army and subsequent there to
for at least two consecutive years in
the Regular Army or in the active
National Guard.
3. A mar may be deferded on the
basis of six consecutive years of sat
~isfactory service in the active Nat
ional Guard, provided he was in the
National Guard on the day of Selec-
tive Service Registration.
a. A mar may be deferred on the
basis of six conservative years of sat
isfactory service in the Officers Re-
serve Corps, provided he was in the
Reserve Corps and on the eligible
list on the day Of Selective Service
Registration.
Officials emphasized that no de-
ferments could be granted because
of previous service in the Navy or
Marine Corps. regardless of the
length of previous service of the men
involved, unless they reenlist or en-
roll in a naval or marine corps e
Try component.
National Headquarters Of the
Selective Service System also pointed
out that it was essential hat for
mer National Guardsmen and former
members of the Reserve Corps who
claimed deferment on the basis Of
six years Of previous service must
have been in those forces on Re-
| ~gistration Day. Otherwise, such
claims cannot be allowed under the
| Selective Service Act.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28
pIcKENs NEWS
Baptist W.M.U. Meets

Baptist W.M.U. Meets
The Baptist W.M.U. met at the
Church Monday afternoon with IL
members present. The meeting was
opened with a song, Wonderful
Works of Life" followed with pray
err by Mrs. w. L. Arnold. After which
Mrs. John Whitworth taught an in
teresting Bible lesson from the 9th
and 7th chapters Of Matthew. The
entire W.M.U. was asked to pray for
the Lottie Moon offering. The trea-
surer reported two boxes sent to
the Old Ladies Home. valued at $l5
and one box sent to the Orphanage
valued at SIS. The meeting was dis
missed with prayer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cebron Worthy cele-
brated their fiftieth wedding anniver-
sity in the home Of their son and
daughter-in-law Mr.. and Mrs. F. F.
Worthy, November 18th.
Home for the Thanksgiving Holt
days were Misses Sara Florence Zieg-
Ter, Carolyn Mcpherson and Annie
Marion Guyton from Millsaps; Misses
Nell Davidson, Laura v. Ingram.
Mary Wilburn and Elizabeth Var
nado from M. S. C. w., Miss Ruth
Maxwell, Geo. Atkinson and Hugh
varnado, Jr. from Ole Miss; Lee
Crawford from Delta State; Tommy
Slack, Billy Varnado and Stuart
Bridgeforth from Miss. State; Miss
Louise Shoemaker and Joe Dan
Patton from Memphis.
DR.. C. H. Ingram and daughters,
Bernice and Betty 10 and u. L.
Davidson attended the picture show
in Durant Friday night.
Among those who attended the
funeral of the late w. j. Mprphys,
who died from a heart attack at his
home here Wednesday afternoon
were Mrs. B. E. Presley, Mrs. Pearl
Patton, Mrs. Ed Stwart, Mrs. Archie
'Clopman, Mrs. Sidney Boiling, Mrs.
Mamie Jones and son, Hubert and
L. M. Brown. Funeral services were
conducted at the Methodist Church
at Camden by Rev. Thompson, the
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28
"BuiId-Up" for Women
Helps Avoid Distres.

Do you suffer periodically from
headaches, nervousness, irritable
ity, cramp-like pain?
If so, here's good news! These
may be symptoms of functional
dysmenoryhca due to malnutrition,
often helped by CARDUI.
CARDUI usually increases appe-
tite and the flow Of gastric juice;
SO aids digestion and helps build up
strength, energy, physical resist
ance. Resultformanyisi less periodic
distress. Or you may find this also
helps ease your periodic discomfort:
Take CARDUI a few days before
and during "the time" so years Of
use and popularity invite your
confidence in CARDUL.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28
NUMBER TWO
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ty chairman of sale of Christmas
seals for the colored group and will
a list of the community
chairmen at an early date.
Christmas Seals are not Red Cross
Seals, it was stated today, by Mrs.
Alton Parker, Lexington, president
of the Holmes County annual Seal
Sale started on November 25th.
There was a partnership with the
great humanitarian Red Cross in the
early days Of the National Tuber-
culosis Association" she added,
'since the Greatest Mother in the
World helped u organization be
fore it was fully organized.
"But by 1920 the tuberculosis as
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28

quarterback; Wigley, left half;
Black, right half; and Melton full
back.
Durant - Coker, left end; WITT
left tackle; E. Cresswell, left guard;
Burnley, center; c. Herrin, right
guard; Fleming, right tackle; W.
Renacker. right end; Gibson, quar-
terback; F. Cresswell, left half; Nc
Neer, right half; and G, Renacker
fullback.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28

Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Crawford will
arrive from Atlanta soon to be the
guest of his mother, Mrs. D. ]. Craw-
ford will accompany them home for
a prolonged visit when they return
Sunday or Monday.
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Thursday. December g., OF Friday
December G., unless the date is
changed.
Other officers of Battery B are
Lieutenants, D. w. Townsend. Les
ter R. Thompson, George o. Pova.l
and Van l.. Lawshe.
The rest of the time from now
until the date of departure will be
given over to basic training Of the
enlisted men.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28

Mrs. Ivy Rimmer of Kosciusko
spent Monday night with Mrs. Ed
Guess and played bridge in Jackson
that night
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER %. 1910

Mrs. Loui C~astlebaum, Vicksburg,
and her mother, Mrs. Carrie Afford,
spent last week end with Mrs. H. p.
Irving.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28

Miss Mary Love of Eupora spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
SCHUYLER Matthews.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28

Miss Virginia Blankenship, Mrs.
Selma Davis and Miss Virginia Davis
Of Jackson spent Thanksgiving in
Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28

Miss Gertrude McCune of Jackson
spent the holidays in Durant.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-07-29
YOUTH ENUMERATED
IN FATHERS DEATH
Boy OF Near RcidsvilIe Says lie Fired
Fatal Shot 10 Protect His
Mother.

RcidsvilIc, July 29.-(AP)--A cor
oncrS jury here Saturday cXUncrat-
cd lo-ycar-old boy who said he
shot ana killed his lathcr who IN 4
drunken rage was about 10 strike his
mother with an IRON pipe.
The boy was Louis l.. Pruitt. and
his father was Louis d. Prultt, 80, 4
farmer Of the Mayiicld community,
about Is miles northwest Of Reds
vile.
The boy and other members of the
family testified that the senior Prultt
returned home with companion Fri
day night with Il gallon jug and a
quart Ut whisky.
They said the senior Fruits COM
panlon lett after a while and Pruitt
continued drinking and began 10
quarrel with and threaten the mem
bcrs Of his family, attempting TO beat
up his wife.
Saturday morning, the witnesses
said, Irultt resumed the quarrel with
his wife. Inc boy testified he shot
his father while he was struggling
with his mother IN the yard.
Pruitt died two hours later in Il
hospital. He Is Survived by his widow
ana III children.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-07-29
HAIL DAMAGES CROPS
IN SANFORD SECTION
One Farmer Says His Tobacco Is
Total LOsS-StOrm Came Out of
Clear Sky

Sanford, July 29.According 10 in
formation reaching Sanford, consid-
cradle damage was done TO growing
crops on number Of farms in Swami
Station and Olivia sections in south
crn Lee and western Harnctt counties
during 4 sudden hail storm Thurs
day afternoon. Damage by hail also
was reported from the Cameron sec
ton in Moore county.
The storm, described as coming
up almost out Of clear sky about
4 o'clock, "ut 4 sWath about mile
wide, beginning at Swami Station
and moving southeast towards Oil
via.
Eugene Womack of Swami Sta
ton reported his tobacco crop a
total loss, his cotton crop about two
thirds destroyed, and his corn and
garden riddled by hail.
A. L. SeaWell of near Olivia said
his tobacco crop was about so per
cent damaged, and Arnold Butcher
reported his damage as somewhat
less. Possibly 80 to IS per cent of
the tobacco crop was still in the
fields.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-07-29
A Louisiana Purge

Hcdged about as it is with the
stencil Of cruelty and murder in
European dictator countries, and with
the odor Of political venom in our
own. the word ;ur2r has come To
have about it something that makes
ii feared and dcSpiScd But down
in Louisiana they arc removing some
OF that sour taste and giving the
term ring of responsibility.
Governor Sam Jones, who Il few
months ago took the measure of the
old corrupt Hucy Long dynasty and
threw it overheard, is purging the
State puyrollS OF some 10000 hcnch-
men Of the former car. Many OF
these will not be replaced because
their Jobs will be abolished, and new
and uncontaminated employees will
be put into positions that are cs-
Scntial to the proper conduct Of the
government.
Louisiana. under its new gov
crnor, is setting an example tor
other states, and even the Federal
government, to follow. or course,
they will not take the hint, but this
old game of political patronage is
one of the cankers that infest and
>hacklc the efficient functioning Of
democracy 1t is present nearly
everywhere in our government MD
chinery from Washington on down,
and those in position TO perform the
operation necessary 10 remove il are
either unable or unwilling, chiefly
the latter. to undertake the process.
1t is fairly generally known and
admitted that public affairs could
be carried on with far greater eff
cheney and with from 4 third to half
the present cost but for the hideous
patronage system that infcStS govern
mental agencies. There arc not
enough good citizens TO root it out,
and the people not only stand for
it but give their approval, many in
the hope of somehow, sometime per-
aunally becoming a beneficiary to an
easy living Others tolerate and
support il because they can use it
Us Il vehicle upon which to ride into
office or to stay in once they make
the grade.
Governor Sam Jones drastic purge
is so unusual that ii makes an odd
ity of him, but Il characterization,
that is wholesome and
one that justifics a feeling Of genu-
inc pride on his part and on the
part also Of the people Of his State
as well, if not, indeed, the whole
country.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-07-29
ANSWERS.

/. Senator John Branch, Of En-
field, elected United States senator
in 1922 and in 1929 resigned TO ac-
ccpt the appointment as Secretary
of the Navy in President Andrew
Jackson's cabinat He served at this
cabinet post from March 9, 1929. I'M
Ill May -. 1881, when he resigned
North Carolina Immediately elected
MIN TO fill d vacancy in congress and
he returned to Washington.
2. His friendship with the popu-
lists and Republicans in 1894 when
both parties endorsed him after the
Democratic party had already chosen
him as d candidate for an associate
iuSticeShip of the Supreme Court.
3. Georgia elected him in 1906 and
again at the next two congressional
elections. He did not complete his
third term, however, but returned to
his Georgia plantation, Cherry Hill.
where he devoted his time to farm
ing. He died in 1918. He was born
in Granville county in l772.
+. Recent reports give total of
178 plants. These employ more than
10000 persons.
5. After trying to operate the COL
OnieS under one govcrnOrShip the
Lords Proprictors abandoned the
idea in 1872 and established both as
separate colonies. Edward Hyde was
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-07-29
Oh! The Heat

For several days now we have
been listening for some one to blame
the heat on Hitler or Roosevelt, or
say that it is L, sign Of the times.
Maybe lot OF people have seen
hotter spells than this as the result
OF Hitler'S maniacal doingS, and Il
lot OF acknowledgements likewise
have found themselves quite hot
under the collar toward the PrcSl-
dent And it may be 4 sign of the
times. in that it is Indicative OF 4
place still hotter than we have
experienced the past ten days ii we
tail to mend our ways.
One thing certain is that when
they come to write the history Of
the year 1910. they cannot safely or
properly overlook the weather. 1t
has played tricks on lis that are al
most us unuSuul rs the blitZkricgS.
Figuring back bare six months.
some strange things come to light.
It was on the night OF the 9th OF
JANUARY that the mercury slid 10
eight degrees below zero for an all
time low hcreabouts. 1t was the
afternoon OF the 27th OF July-SiN
months 10 the Gay--that what is APP
payently an all-time high tempera-
ture OF los was recorded. That is 4
difference OF ll3 degrees from one
extreme 10 the other. and in the
space OF exactly six months to the
day. in the same year. Maybe. after
all. It is sign OF the times, Ell?
One who : the least bit Supcr>ti-
tiou> =. axe lot out ot this.
They cuuId say that not only has old
Mars set oUt 70 hand us 4 Wallop,
but that the weather man has also
turned against us. Well. well.
What next? And what are We COM
ing 70. and whittier are we headed"
Bla. bla: Tor our part we only wish
we knew.
But. heck. amt it been hot?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-07-29

jobs after serving their country.
But to make this compulsory might
cOnccivably work tremendous
hardship on some firms. Where Il
youth went away for year and his
Job had to be filled during his abb
Sence, and the vacancy could be fill
ed only by the promise Of pcrman-
cncy, what could an employer do in
that case? On the one hand, his bus
mess suffers if the place is not fill
cd. On the other, if filled on terms
of pcrmanency, he faces the al
tentative Of violating law.
1t is another case Of government
interference in private affairs
where it has no proper right to in
tcrfere. But that is nothing new in
these days; it is SO common that
free enterprise is virtually a thing
of the past and bids fair to remain
so and more so unless somehow,
some time we shall experience re-
birth of freedom in America.
The CONSUMPTION act is a new de-
parture in American life. If found
necessary and a last resort, few
would object. But we have not come
to tina. yet, except arbitrarily in the
minds of comparatively few peo-
pie who have authority and are get
ting ready to use it with vengeance,
Whatever the wish Of citizens gener-
ally. Meantime, and along with all
the other activities, more and great
er power is being vested in the
hands of one man, until we know
neither where we now stand nor
whittier we are headed.
But the people. submit to it, and
that is why movements Of this sort
are carried through TO success.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-07-29
A Law To Himself

American citizens who by their
silence or otherwise are conscnting
TO the CONSUMPTION act now on its
way through Congress might do well
10 find out what the bill actually
contains. For the first time a copy
Of the "Sclcctivc Training and Serv-
ice Act Of 1910" has come into our
hands, and some sections Of it con-
fer amazing powers upon the Pres
ident.
After enumerating long list of
authorities granted to the chief exec
utive in administering the act after
ii becomes law, there follows this
Sec. y (a): "All regulations and
prOclamations issued by the Presi-
dent, or pursuant to his direction,
in carrying out the provisions of this
act shall have the force and effect of
law The full meaning of that
sentence, in its final analysis, is, in
effect, TO make the President q law
unto himself.
The bill is seven printed pages in
length and sets forth its purposes in
rather much detail, but at the same
time delegates vast powers to the
chief executive. 1t is d further step
in verilication Of what hitherto has
been known as inside" information
from Washington that all Of this and
more has for some time been in the
minds of the war group. 1t is pre-
liminary TO that other repeatedly
secret document that prescribes a
plan for complete RECOMMENDATION and
mobilization of industry, presum-
ably with as much power for the
President in that direction as over
the military establishment.
Opposition in the Senate commit
tee hearing on the bill made the
point that CONSUMPTION should not be
forced on the country until voun-
tary service had been given a chance.
which is what we have been con-
tending for from the outset. Senator
Wheeler said the project had been
"conjurcd up in the minds of few
people who want to sec lis go to war
and send cur youths TO Asia or
Europe" And we fear that once this
country has highly trained and
capable army reserve, somebody's
sons arc going to be sent from these
shores to fight on foreign soil.
Another fallacious proposal that
is being inserted into the act is one
that would force employers to rein
state draftccs in their old civilian
jobs after finishing their course in
the army. In the first place, such a
requirement is not necessary. In the
vast majority Of cases, employers
would be happy to cooperate to that
end and would consider it patriotic
duty and privilege to take care of
youth who come back TO their old
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-07-29
What Do You
Know About:
North Carolina?
BY FRED II. MAY

|. Who was the North Carolina
senator who resigned in 1929 to be-
come Secretary of the Navy?
2. What was the ghost of fusion
days that came back to plague JUS
ticc Walter Clark in 1902?
3. When was Howell Cobb, native
of Granville county, elected congress-
man from Georgia?
4. How many furniture manufac-
turing plants does North Carolina
have?
5. When was the Carolina colony
divided into North and South Caro-
lima?
6. When were the terms Of North
Carolina governors changed from one
to two and four years?