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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Interest In Baby Show
Is Mounting Rapidly
Public Urged To Cast
Votes From Fuvorite
Body In Contest

Little Miss Bohbie J.. Ellard and
Chris Caras are leading in votes to
east this week in the contest spon-
sored by the Business and PROBES
sional Women's Club of Durant.
Contestants are vieing for the Sc
lection Of little Miss Durant and
Master Durant.
Votes may be cast in the office Of
the Mississippi Power & Light Com
pany where pictures Of each child
in the contest are on display. Ar
proceeds go into the Community
House fund, a project sponsored by
the Business and Professional Wo
mems Club.
Standing Of the contestants are A.
follows Girls - Bobbie J. Ellard. Bet.
tie c. MCGEE, Jean McBryde, Eliza
beth Montgomery, Ina Gail Sims,
Suellen Irving, Jeanette Engleman,
Shirley Winifred Leslie, Sarah Anne
Terry, Mildred Ann Brown,
Boys - Chris Caras, jamie White,
Thomas ". Drane, Charlie P. Phi
lips, Chris Carruth, James Earl OH.
yer, Billy Oliver, Milton Rdby, Char.
lie Knott, George Hathcock, Jimmie
Brown, Darnell Campbell, Charles
Irby.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Lexington To Participate
In City Plonning Survey

Packson. April 18-iWith the open.
ing Of project units in Picayune and
Lexington. the city planning survey
being conducted by the Mississippi
State Planning Commission was ex-
tended to include IL cities. accord
ing to an announcement recently hy
L. j.. Folse, Director OF the State
Planning Commission. The original
project included Is cities and the pro.
ject is operating in u of these
Plans are being made to open the
project to the other cities in the lear
future.
The following is a list of the cities
now being served by the city plan
ming survey: Meridian, Laurel, Gulf,
port. Biloxi, McComb, Crystal Springs
Picayune. Louisville, Lexington, Gre
NADIA, Greenwood and Oxford.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Political
Announcements

The News IS authorized to announce
the candidates. of the persons listec
below for the offices under which
they are listed, subject to the actio.
of the Democratic primary election
which has been set by the DuranI
Democratic Executive Committee fol
Tuesday, April 80.
Candidates must qualify with Mar
u Love, chairman of the commit
tee, by midnight, Friday. March 90.
Names appear in the order in which
they announce.
FOR CITY CLERK
RAYMOND EIIMORE
HAL RHYME
MRS. c. w. CRESSWELL
FOR MAYOR
w. E. HOWELL
FOR ALDERMAN
MRS. w. E. McCUNE
F. v. McCULIAR
H. L. HARRINGTON
CIIAUD WILKES
WALTER BUD" DURHAM
LAMAR HAYS
BYRON RAY
HLLIARD ODOM
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Mrs. HUMPHREYS Makes
Announcement On Tests

Attention of our readers is calico
to an announcement on page five
made this week by Mrs. T. S. Hum
phries, operator of HUMPHREYS Stock
Farm, regarding a recent ~tuberculiu
test on her cows.
Mrs. HUMPHREYS handles only Grade
A Raw milk and the quality OF her
dairy products has always been rank.
ed as high as possible by health Of
ficers making inspections.
1t will be recalled by our readers
that Mrs. HUMPHREYS had the first
accredited herd in Holmes county for
Bangs disease, the disease which
causes undulent fever.
We invite your attention to her
announcement on page 5.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Holmes County Gets
New Oil Tests
New ~Showings Increase
Interest In Leasing
In This County

April 16-The test being drilled by
Jerry Hawkins and the Alfred Land
Company, assembled by ex-sheriff Ell
lis of Holmes county and located or
the Matthews land which is in the
center of the NE of the SW of Is.
14N-4E, created a mild satisfaction
Saturday night when a core taken
from 3,913-3,923 contained about II
feet of oil sand. Later a drill stem
was unsuccessful but further at
tempts will be made to thoroughly
test the possibilities at this level, II
seems to be the opinion of the oil
fraternity that this streak of OF
sand that is showing up in different
parts of the state is a stray sand and
it will be necessary to go two OF
three hundred feet deeper. This tesl
is located 4 miles west of Durant in
Holmes county near C~astalian Springs
This character of showing has beer
present in several wells during the
past week The indications be
ing found in several parts
of the state seems to be conclusive
proof to the oil men that oil in com
mercial quantities will be found as
indicated by various biologists re,
ports in numerous sections of the
state. The Kingwood well and the
other showings have stimulated
buying of leases. royalties. and con
firmation of drilling contracts more
lively than at any period since the
Woodruff well. A number of deals
have been made in the last few days
which will mean development of nu
merous blocks to the NE of the Tins.
ley Field. The indications now is
that the play will be lively as far
as Northwestern Alabama, taking in
Attala, Carroll Winston, Lauderdale
Neshoba, Noxubee, Clay, Oktihbeha
Webster, Montgomery, Lee, Monroe
Lowndes and Ittawamba.
Miss. Oil Review.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Women's Clubs To Make
Study Of Toxes

Durant Clubwomen will undertake
a program of tax study in the Ma
tional Consumers Tax Commission's
educational campaign opposing taxes
which undermine living standards"
the commission said today. The pro-
gram will be presented to club mem
bers by Miss Hazel Brannon, of Du
rant, whose appointment as local
chairman was announced by Mrs. Mel.
vile Mucklestone, NCDC president.
Separate study groups, indepen-
dent of established women's organiza-
tons may be formed later to sup
plement the club efforts, Mrs. Muckle-
stone said. All the groups, she added
then will comprise the local NCN
unit.
The new group Is the 65th to be
formed throughout the state, the an
nouncement said. The NCTC tax
study movement is led in Mississipp,
by Mrs. b. L. Coulter, Of Columbia
national committee member, and Miss
Clara E. Stokes, of Terry, state di
rector.
"NCN groups in 5000 cities and
towns in As states are conductins
unbiased. non-partisan studies OF tax
es that sap the buying power Of house
hold budgets" Mrs. Mllcklestonc
stated. ITO make practical appli.
cation Of their studies, many of ou1
groups are carrying on philosophical
programs designed to promote in
creased efficiency in their own mu
nicipal government as a means OF
cutting taxes"
Citing municipal economy as a 'pri-
mary goal" of the NCTC in 1910, Mrs
Mucklestone declared that only
through tax knowledge "can we fully
exercise u rights as citizens t.
combat the eve increasing inroads
OF taxes on the family buying pow
err"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Bernard Jones Active
In DeItu Council

BERNARD Jones, OF Mileston, Hol
mes county chairman OF the Delta
Council membership campaign 70!
1904, has announced plans for re
newing subscriptions for the COMING
year. Bills have already been mailed
he stated, urging Holmes County
citizens to renew their membership
as early as possible.
The Holmes County Council, aid
ing Jones in the campaign, includes
A. B. Archer, of Cruger; l.. w. Park
er, OF Cruger; j. T. Thomas. Jr.
OF Cruger; and e. L. Hines If Tchu
Ia; and the community councils 10
Gated in each town in the county.
Delta Council program for the
coming year includes the develop
ment of a permanent national pro
gram for agriculture equitable to tn,
Delta system of commercial farm
ing; establishment of improved land
lord-labor contracts and development
of uniform policy toward organizes
labor; the making profitable utiliza
ton of 3 million acres of Delta Ian,
now supported by a little over on,
million planted to cotton; develop
ment of industry compatible wit
the agricultural economy of the sec
ton, a health program to alleviate dis
ease which is sapping the efficienc,
of the Delta, and permanent trans
portation policy which will encour
age marketing Of agricultural pro
duce at lowest possible cost,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Methodists Announce
Sunday Services

Church School at 9:45, Walter Odom,
superintendent.
Preaching service at II o'clock.
Prelude, Pilgrims Chorus. An
them, while Ye May" Offertory,
"Quiesuae.' Sermon topic, II Am
the Way"
Both Leagues meet at GAS.
Evening worship service 7:30.
Program meeting of the Missionary
Society at 3 P. M. Monday.
Prayer meeting at 7:30 wednes-
day evening.
Choir practice Thursday evening
at 7:30.
Everybody cordially invited to these
services.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Rigging Up For AttuIu
County Well; Should
Sturt Drilling Soon

The rigging is up on the Federal
Land Bank and S. j. Peeler number
one located in township 16, range 6
east. section 20, Attala county, accord
ing to reports given here today.
The well is being drilled by F. A,
jackson and w. B. Hinton is tn.
drilling contractor.
Actual work OF drilling should start
Sunday or Monday, according to tho
report.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Holmes County Grand
Jury Makes Report

To the Honorable S. F. Davis, Judge
Of the Fourth Circuit Court District
Of Mississippi:
We, Your Grand Jury, empanelled
at and for the regular April 194c
Term Of the Circuit Court of Holmes
County, Mississippi, hereby submit
this our report Of the acts and pro
ceedings had and done by our said
body:
We have been In session two e,
lays, a part Of which time has been
taken up with the various inspec.
tons enjoined upon us so to make
by Your Honor's instructions, and
during said time have examined AZ
witnesses, and from our deliberations
and Investigations, have found 2 mo
Bills" Continued 2 cases, and have
found and now return into open
court 20 True Bills" which we here
with submit with this report.
Committees from our midst found
the County Records and Books OF
County Officers. insofar as a limited
inspection would reveal, in good, neat
and proper shape, and found the
County Jail to be very satisfactorily
kept and maintained, the prisoners
well fed and properly housed and
equipped with sufficient bedding.
The Committee appointed for he
purpose Of inspecting the County Farm
and Poorhouse found the plant %
be satisfactorily maintained, the san
itation good, ample and substantial
food furnished the prisoners and n
mates, farming conditions up to a
and, in general. the situation as ex
lists there very good. Additional la
Dor Is needed, however, at the County
Farm, and, Ii consistent with law
enforcement and Your Honor sees TT
we would be glad to see some Of the
prisoners sentenced by Your Honor
this term sent to the County Farm.
The Committee tent from and by
our body to inspect the Belmont
State Farm reports that satisfacto
ry farming progress is being mad
a. PAAooiCio Wcu leu anu
maintained, the sanitation thereat
splendid, and the buildings and equip
ment therein in good repair. We
commend the management for theii
operations.
We wish to thank Your Honor for
the instructive charge given us on
the opening day of the term and for
courtesies SHOWN us. We further com
mend the efforts and willingness OF
the Sheriff and his deputies and Other
OFFICERS in the county to cooperate
with us, and the diligence and tho.
rough preparation of cases submitted
to us by the County Prosecuting AZ
torney, and thank him and our Dis
trict Attorney for their cooperation
with and services to our said body.
And now having reported our acts
in the premises, we beg to be dis
charged, subject, however, to call
when and if so ordered by Your Hon
or during this term.
Respectfully submitted,
A. r. VANDIVER,
Foreman of the Grand Jury.
NORTON L. RHODES
Clerk of the Grand Jury.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Nozorenes Have Revival
On S. Washington

A revival meeting is now going on
at the Nazarene Church on South
Washington Street. Everyone is in
vited. All are welcome.
The Knippers Trio, who have Jung
over sixty radio stations, will be here
for one service Sunday at 2:3o. Be
sure and near this fine trio.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Junior MocD oweII Club
Members Go To Jackson

Among those who plan to attend
the meeting of the Music Fedefation
OF Clubs in Jackson are Rosemary
Howell, Ann Joyce Odom, president
of the Junior Mcdowell Club, Ann
Howard. delegate, Miss Madge Liz
sey, counselor, and Gloria Haynie,
who is contesting in hymn playing.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-18
Baptist Services Scheduled
For Sunday

Bible School GAS.
Morning worship 1880.
B. T. U. $3.50.
Evening worship 1880.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing 7:30.
Special music by Mrs. Renacker.
w. r. HAYNIE, Pastor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-18
Marine Corps Reserve
EnIistinq DeudIine Toduy

Tonight will be the last chance
for recruits without previous mill
tary training to enlist in the Marine
Corps Reserve, 458 Indiana avenue
NV.
Only men with training will be
considered after tonight. Age limits
are from II to IS. Vacancies exist
In rifle companies A and G and sew
eral trombone and cornet players
also are needed in the band.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-18
Further Dies Probe
In Tennessee SOUGHT

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July IS
(P.-Testimony given a Dies sub
committee investigating un-Ameri-
can activities in the Tennessee VAL
ley probably will result in further
examinations.
Closing a one-day hearing here
yesterday, Representative Starnes of
Alabama said he planned to rec
ommend to the committee further
investigation and possibly public
hearings along the lines examined"
Six witnesses came from Tennes-
see Valley Authority Offices in Knox
vile, one from the Chattanooga Of
flee and five from the Chattanooga
w. P. A. Office. Mr.. Starnes assert
ed the testimony was rather in
teresting'' and worthy of further
examination"
He said transcripts of the hear
ing, held behind closed doors, would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-18
Dies Again Probes
Bund
Al Houston
Coils Witnesses to
Describe Groups
Aims and Methods
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, July 18.-Chairman
Dies Of the House Committee In
vestigating Un-American Activities
temporarily deserted his inquiry into
Communist party activities today to
resume in Houston an inquiry into
the Kyffhaeuser Bund, an organ
ization of veterans of the old Ger
man Imperial Army.
Taking advantage of a speaking
engagement at the Elks' national
convention here, Mr.. Dies called
witnesses to tell of the bund's aims
and methods, reported to him as IA
vorable to the German political
scheme.
The Kyffhaeuser Bund was the
subject of inquiry by the Dies COM
mittee in Austin recently.
Committee sources said the hear.
ing probably would last only today,
transferring back to Beaumont to-
morrow for resumption of the in
quiry into Communist affairs.
Sheriff Chris F. Fox of Ell Paso,
who has made an investigation into
Communist activity along the bor-
der, will be one of the first per-
sons to appear before the COM
mittee after it returns to Beaumont.
He will deliver for the committees
use the records of his work.
Yesterday John L. Leech of Port
land, Greg, who said he was a
former Communist party leader, told
the Investigators at least AZ persons
prominent in the film industry had
been party sympathizers in 1885
and 1896. He furnished names of
screen stars, producers, writer's and
directors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-18
D. 6. Ad Club Presents
Tribute to Heinrich

A floral tribute was presented to
Christian Heurich yesterday as
members Of the Advertising Club
of Washington met at luncheon
at the Heurich Brewery to honor
the 18th anniversary of the vet
eran brewers business.
Mr.. Heurich, although he had
been to work as usual in the morn
ing, did not attend the luncheon
Charles Eckles, son-in-law of Mr.
Heurich and sales and advertising
manager OF the brewery, accepted
the tribute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-18

Dickens car skidded on wet paving
near Portales, the Associated Press
reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dickens sublet their
home at 4431 Volta place NV. last
February and went to Albuquerque,
headquarters of the four-State expo
sition expected to continue through
next year.
The exhibition consists largely of
a series OF pageants. being staged
in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona and
Utah.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-18
Federal Official Injured
In New Mexico Crash

George c. Dickens. supervisor Of
exhibits for the Interior Depart
ment, suffered fractured skull yes
terday in an automobile accident in
New Mexico, where he is on de-
tached duty as executive officer Of
the United States Coronado Expo
sition Commission.
The accident occurred when Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-18

be given the committee. President
Roosevelt and the T. v. A. directors
for appropriate action"
The Ely miner., 1940-08-08
To Engage Virginia Saturday,
Calumet Sunday; Split
Last Weeks Games.

The Ely city baseball team plays
another two-game series here this
weekend. and if these games are any
thing like the brace of games last
weekend, they'll be worth travelling
a long way TO see.
Saturday evening at o'clock Ely
VIII meet the talented Virginia Rangers
on the local diamond. This will be
the first time this season that the two
have met. Sunday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock, Manager w. V. Langen's club
will take on Calumet. which defeated
Ely in a ninth inning rally, 6-5, earlier
in the season. Barring postponed
games, Ely will complete the season
with games at the Queen City, Aug.
II. and here with Bull, Aug. Is. The
latter will count as two games.
Last Saturday afternoon, Ely took
a 13-inning struggle from Nashwauk,
10 TO 9, and on Sunday dropped a 5
TO 2 battle with the league-leading
Chisholm Sox. Frank Vertnik, who was
slated to hurl the first game, also was
called on for mound duty for the
second because Dick Lefty" johnson,
Eveleth, regular pitcher, failed to show
up. As near as can be determined he
left unannounced for Cleveland
Vertnik, on whose youthful shoulders
will rest the hurting duties for the re-
mainder of the season, turned in some
nice ball. He held the hot-shot CHS
holm club to safe blows, and gave up
only I6 hits in the % innings he
The Ely miner., 1940-08-08
USE new FISH
HAULING TRUCK
Conservation Dept. Speeds Up
Planting Operations With
New Truck Unit.

New fish transportation equipment
calculated to reduce losses and speed up
planting operations ushered in the state
conservation departments trout pro-
pagation season this week
Successful operation of new truck
mounted fish distribution units was an
nounced by department officials. The
equipment will cut by more than 100 per
cent the number of steps between trout
hatchery and trout stream.
Plying between Lanesboro hatchery
in southwestern Minnesota and the
Lake Superior North Shore trout
streams, the new equipment began
hauling the first of 100000 lingering
fish to streams tested and approved
by them.
Lanesboro fish stock formerly was
trucked to st. Paul in fish cans, loaded
in baggage car to Duluth, then trans
ferred again to trucks. There was con-
stantly danger from losses through lack
of oxygen.
The new single-unit distribution
system provides air pumps, a central
cooling system, and one tank compart-
ment. The trout are hauled directly
from Lanesboro to Duluth, where only
one transfer is made.
Planting of about 10000 yearling
trout will begin later in the summer.
The Ely miner., 1940-08-08

This spring number of the potato
seed tubers that I planted grew small
potatoes in a cluster about the seed
piece but they failed to sprout and de-
velop plant. What would cause this?
This was probably caused by weather
conditions last fall and this spring
We are able to make potato tubers do
this in the greenhouse by first storing
them at a fairly high temperature
(about go degrees) and then planting
them in dry soil. 1t would appear that
your potatoes were dry when stored,
dried out some more over the winter
and then were planted in fairly dry
soil This resulted in the unusual
growth you describe R c. Rose, ex-
tension plant pathologist.
How can 1 make a homemade fly
spray?
It is very hard to make one that is
cheap, uniform, and effective. We do
not recommend homemade sprays be-
cause they may cause serious damage
to the livestock. If sprays are too
heavy they may accumulate on the
hide and if too light they may penetrate
| to the skin before evaporating. In any
case if the spray results in a coat Of
oil on the animals skin it may seriously
| interfere with normal body temperature
| control. This causes the animal more
/ discomfort than the flesh. H. Shep-
ard, division Of entomology.
In my squash there are many bios
SONS, but very few fruit set. The vines
are very vigorous. What causes this?
There are several reasons why vine
crops may not set fruit. Sometimes
they are so severely checked by cool
weather that they do not recover well
from the effects and may produce a
poor crop Often during very hot or
dry weather, the fruits do not develop
even though they may be pollinated.
Large numbers of blossoms viii fail off
and sometimes the fruit dries up at a
very small stage. The vine crops are
monecious; this necessitates that the
pollen from a male flower be trans
ferred TO a female flower IN order to
get fruit to set. Insects are the chief
agents transferring this pollen; the
honeybee seemingly is most important
If bees do not happen to be abundant
at the time the flowers are ready for
pollination, the fruit crop may be
smau.-A E. Hutchins, division OF
horticulture.
The Ely miner., 1940-08-08

Yes-The Ely News Store
SELLS the Ely Miner
The Ely miner., 1940-08-08
MATE Wanted
FOR MISS TULIP
Conservation Dept. Seeks tc
End Loneliness Of Pet at
Itasca State Park.

Tulip the Moose nonchalantly mum
ched water tubers in her Twin Lakes
enclosure in Itasca State Park today
and reflected it is a weary life indeed
For three yearS-ever since she was
found by game wardens in the nor
thern forests with a bad leg-Tulip
has waded and splashed and plodded
around in the special 10 acre wilderness
pasture provided for her by the di-
vision of parks.
But through it all Tulip has been
Sad-eyed moose. For the department
of conservation has been unsuccessful
in efforts to provide companionship-
in other words a mate-for Tulip. So
Tulip lives alone.
In the Twin Lakes enclosure-deep in
the confines of Itasoa State Park-ife
is easy for the moose. Shy and Sc
cretive, Tulip usually retires into dark
portions of the adjacent forest away
from prying eyes.
But when the flies get bad in mid
summer, she ambles her bulky frame
into Twin Lakes and dives and laves
in the crystal water She does this, too,
when feeding on succulent water plants.
Conservation department officials re-
ported Tulip completely cured of the
leg injury. They invited visitors to
ItaSca Park to see her.
Meanwhile, the department renewed
its search-for mate for Tulip, the
lonely Itasca Park moose