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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05

plant capacity, at the request of
Defense Advisory commission, to
augment the nations defense re-
sources"
Wallop-Most of US are familiar
with the Gallup Poll, but now we
have the "Wallop" Index. Wallop is
not the name of a man, however, as
is Gallup, but the word used last
week by Publisher Chevalier of Bust
ness Week magazine to describe the
punch which a nations citizens col
lectively pack. And Americas Wallop
Index, based on it's capacity to pro-
duce the goods essential to carry
on a modern war, is nearly two and
half times that of Germany, even
with all the Nazis' conquered ter.
ritories. Col. Chevalier said. "Stack.
ed up against the totalitarian pow.
ers, the United States still has the
edge despite the recent industrial
and agricultural acquisitions of Hit
Ter and his axis partners" is his re
assuring message.
Law vs.. Efficieney-In a leas'
half the states constitutional pro
visions actually require" count!
government to be so haphazard tina
efficiency is impossible, .accordin,
to the National Consumers Tax Com
mission. The constitutions provid'
that not only the county board blu
also all the administrative officer!
be elected, the Commission says il
! its current research report. Thu.
authority cannot be centralized ant
suth Foundation stones" Of eff
ficiency as sound oudgetary proceed
u, as, centralized purchasing and tn
me,it system are not adaptable K
counties. Long overdue m~oderaiza
ton of these governmental units j
the goal of the Notes fall and win
.cr prgram among is quarter mil
ion IN members ii As st4ia..
Things To Watch Fora me-
cigar, exceedingly slender and fou
inches long, may make it's debu
soon, termed the 'genteel version
Of the famous though inelegan
Pittsburg stogie the latest il
uses for polymerized vinql plasti
is as Filings for teeth - it j
claimed that it hardens withou
shrinkage and thus locks itself per
manently in the cavity -. A polaroi,
study lamp, with special monaghan
qualities, available for the first tim,
at a price to fit a students pocket
book-described as the modern sue
cessor to the time-honored goose
neck" student lamp tire "In
formation Please" movie short tina
included Wendell Willkie already it
had so many repeat bookings that i
rates as the largest-grossing shor
subject ever released by RKO.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05
Highway Il Again

The Lexington Junior Chamber of Commerce has
taken up the fight to get highway IL from Durant to
Lexington completed, or in travelling shape, by cold
weather.
We have been informed that slow progress is due
mostly to the fact that there is not enough equipment
on the job to go any faster.
Maintaining our position from the beginning that
this road should not have been attempted as a WPA
project, we still believe that much greater progress
could be achieved if the proper equipment was plac-
ed on the job.
Surely out of all the highway equipment owned by
the state of Mississippi we could get enough on this
job for a few weeks or months to get this job done.
The most important road in Holmes county will be
impossible all winter if work on it isn't speeded up at
once.
Again, Mr.. Roebuck, won't you please do something
about it?
And we don't mean Sears and Roebuck, either.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05
Birthday Party Is Held For
Thomas Walton Drone

God sen the birds and sunshine
To gladden. all the world,
He SEN the foliage and the flowers
In radiance unfurled,
He sent the June, the stars, the
moon
The pearly dewdrops sweet,
And then He sent
Little Thomas Walton
To make it all complete.
On the second day of September
the little friends of Thomas Walton
Drane, son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. W.
Drane, met in the beautiful home OF
the little hosts grandmother to cele-
brate his first birthday.
The rain outside was forgotten for
the home was decorated with beau-
tiful midsummer flowers, and the
little churibs, with their many toys,
made happiness reign supreme.
The birthday cake, a work of art
by the proud little mother, was cut
and with delicious homemade ice
cream was served to the following
guests: Sonny White, Jeanette
Engleman, Ina Gail Simms, Sue FL
len Erwin, Carol Hopkins, Betty Lynn
Braun, William Morris Mansell
and Caroline Brown.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05
White House Cote Is
Bought By B. H. Ookes

The White House Cafe, formerly
operated by Mr.. and Mrs. w. A
ricketts,, has been purchased by B
H. Cakes, Carrolton.
The White House Cafe is located
on highway 81 north in Durant and
enjoys a nice business from botl
local people and the travelling public
1t s~pecializes in sandwiches of al
kinds ard short orders. Soft drinks
and beer are also sold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cakes and then
young daughter, Miss Eleanor Jane
Cakes, come here from C~arrolton
where he was connected with the Lee
ntor Company as automobile sales
man. l.
we esll your attention to their
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05
Formers Should Plant
Winter Legumes At
Once Says Carson

Farmers who have made plans fo1
planting winter legumes in Septem-
Der or October should do so at once.
according to County Agent /. w
Carson.
Especially should the farmer make
such plans where he will not earn
his maximum Soil Building Payment,
1t is needless to give experiment
station data on the results that may
be expected from blowing under q
good winter legume crop such as
Vetch, Bur Clover, etc., next spring
since these crops are widely known
and used. 1t has proven more pro.
fitable to spend money on winter lie.
gume seed than on commercial nitro.
gen, although profitable results may
be expected from both.
In the Hill Section of the county
Hairy Vetch is doubtless the safest
winter legume that can be planted
1t will, in most cases, make a prof.
table growth before blowing unde,
time, April l, even though t is pas
tured until late February.
Any of the locally used winter
legume crops, such as Hairy Vetch.
Bur Clover, Austrian Winter Peas.
have proven to be profitable on the
better delta soils.
Farmers of the county who have
~cooperated with the Soil Conserva.
ton Service, in some instances have
used an application of 500 pounds OF
basic Stag per acre and others have
used lime and phosphate profitably
on their winter legume crops.
This year during our raniy growing
season it has been interesting to
notice how much better crops were
on soils full or organic matter and
nitrogen. A winter legume crop does
not only assure you of a better
yield IN wet weather, but in dry
weather you will see the same good
results.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
) LETTERS TO
T H E EDI 0 r :
Jackson, Miss,
August 81, 1910

o., 409V
Miss Hazel Brannon, Editor
The Durant News
Durant, Mississippi
Dear Hazel:
You recently gave US a newspaper
item regarding reduced rates going
into effect September l, 1910, on
less than carload merchandise.
AS you know, these rates were be-
ing objected to by the American
Trucking Association, and / am to-
day in receipt of information that
the Interstate Commerce Commission
on August 29th denied a plea by the
trucking industry for suspension OF
the railroad tariffs, reducing thous-
ands of rates on less than carload
shipments within the south, between
the north and south and from mid
west to the south. These rates will
go into effect on September /, 1910.
as previously proposed.
AS stated above, The American
Trucking Association and affiliated
organizations lead the opposition to
these reductions, describing them as
a disguise to destroy THE motor car.
riers' industry. The railroads replied
that it was attempting to make rail.
road rates on merchandise traffic
conform to the modern trend OF
transportation.
/ feel confident that you will de-
sire to give your readers the bene'
fit Of this information and for thai
reason, l have gone into a little more
detail.
The above is for your information
for a story, if you feel so inclined.
Cordially yours,
j. w. ELLIOTT,
District Traffic Agent.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05
Government Subsidy
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
poses. While farmers comprise about
% percent of the population. the
cost of the national farm program in
the fiscal year 1887 was only 8 per.
cent of all Federal expenditures, com
pared with Al percent for unemploy-
ment relief and public works, 10 per-
cent for national defense and veter.
ans aids, and 9 percent for social
security.
Farm payments are necessary for
conservation of the nations soil and
timber resources. Most farmers are
not able to produce and sell crops
at prevailing low prices and at the
time make OUTLAWS of cash necessary
to improve soil fertility. Farmers
earn their government payments by
carrying out required soil conserving
and soil-building practices.
Agriculture is at a disadvantage
because farmers sell their products
on an open, unprotected world mark
ct and buy in a tariff-protected mark
ct Industry has always controlled
production in maintain prices. Dur
ing the economic decline, 1929-1932,
the agricultural implement industry
cut its production by about 80 per-
cent and kept prices from falling
more than 6 per cent, while farmers
maintained their production and took
price cuts of more than SO percent.
Farm income and farm prices are
below parity. Farm income was only
34.2 percent in 1882 but was raised
to 1913 precent of parity in 1889
under the farm program. Specific
examples will show what it means
for farm prices to be below parity,
which amounts to pre-war buying
power. A 100-pound keg Of one penny
nails cost the farmer II pounds of
cotton in 1918, 40 1-2 pounds in
1882, and SO pounds in 1889. A
single-bit axe with a 4-pound head
cost the farmer the equivalent of
Is pounds of beef in 1881, 81 pounds
in 1882, and 81 pounds in 1889. AS
these examples show, the farmers
buying power today is much better
than in 1882, but still below pre-
war levels.
Farmers subsidize consumers. By
supplying food and fiber at below
parity prices, farmers have been sub
sidizing onsume at the rate Of
$4,000, 100000 a year.
For every dollars farmers have
received in government payments,
farmers have contributed Sc to the
national income. Since 1888 far
mers have contributed six times as
much to the national income as they
have received in AAA payments. The
Federal government has paid $3,064,-
100000 to farmers from 1888 to
1889. In this period cash farm in
come gained $18,012,000, 900 cum
ulatively above the 1882. level.
Farm buying power improves bust
ness. Every 500 in additional farm
income was accompanied by an in
crease of $125 in rural retail sales
from 1882 to 1889. When the far
mer's dollar goes to town, business
picks up, jobs are created, wages
rise.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05
BEHIND THE SCENES
-in-
AMERICAN BUSINESS
BY JOHN

New York, Sept. 2.-Business-
Pick-ups in employment, due to de-
Tense work getting under way, con-
tinue to produce larger and larger
reflections" in increased sales. At
ter four weeks in which national de-
partment store saes averaged six per
cent W corresponding weeks of
1889, the gain moved up to 10 per
cent two weeks ago-and last week
went on up to Is. Indications are
the month of August, as a whole, will
show the widest margin of gain
over 1889, of any month this year.
If it hits 10 per cent, the Federal
Reserve Boards adjusted index of
such sales would be 81 per cent of
the 1923-25 average - and that
would be the highest for any month
since way back in the spring of 1881
Total revenue freight loadings for
the nations railroads hit a new high
mark for the year last week-a frac.
ton better than 10 per cent above
the same week of last week.
Wages Topping Prices - Accord
ing to official estimates by the De.
partment of Commerce, the income
of the American people during the
first seven months of the year was
two billion dollars higher than fol
the same period in 1889 -. In fact,
was the highest for any comparable
5eriod in the whole decade of the
sos. At the same time the cost OF
livings, taking it on a national aver.
age, has not rise nat a comparable
rate. That means that, other things
beings equal, the average house
wife today can spend larger proper
ton of her income on non-essentia
consumer goods. She can have some
costume-jewelry doo-dads for h
winter coat-or get a couple of ex'
ira permanent waxes-or an extra
bottle of milk daily-or thick cream
on top of the apple pie on Sunday
More 'Starch'-Manganese, rub.
Der and tin are the "Big Three" oil
Uncle Sans strategic materials-sC
called because they're vital to nat.
ional defense, but surrounded with
difficult procurement problems. The
u. S. faced near disaster in 1915
because of lack of manganese-the
ore that puts the Starch" in steel
and until recently nearly all oul
manganese has had to be imported
from such far-off sources as Russia
India, Africa and Brazil. The Cuban.
American Manganese corporation is
expanding the capacity of its plant
neal Santiago from 100000 tons to
10000 tons annually, effective
rext January /. Landbourne M
Williams, Jr., president of Freepor,
Sulphur company, of which the man.
ganese corporation is a subsidiary,
said that when development of tht
low-grade Cuban ores was started,
10 years ago, it was with the know.
ledge that a large, nearby source OF
manganese was thus being estab-
lished as a bolstered of our national
defense set-up. They had to con-
end with a major earthquake, a re
volution, and three floods before
operations became technically and
economically successful, in 1887, so
he said it was gratifying, after such
a struggle, that the company is able
with its own funds to increase its
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05

announcement on page S of this
paper.
Mr. and Mrs. Cakes cordially in
vite you to pay them a visit TO-DAY.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-01

beet seed be placed in good rich soil,
with seasonable weather to produce
good results. The beets are on display
in the show window of Powell &
Henederson's Store.
One oddity usually calls for another
which is supplied this week by Mrs.
B. J. Barnes at Kings Creek. Mrs.
Barnes doesn't have the goose that
laid the golden egg but she does have
one that has broken all traditions by
laying seven eggs recently, beginning
on Monday, October z.
Normally geese do not start laying
until the month of February or the
latter part of January. At first Mrs.
Barnes considered setting the eggs,
but finally decided they would hatch
right in the middle of the winter and
the cold weather would be too severe
on the young goslings. So instead of
producing fine feathered birds, the
eggs were converted into omlets for
the hired help.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-01
TRADESMARK AS
QUALITY GUIDE
FOR THE HOUSE

For years, housewives of Pocomoke
City in common with housewives from
Portland, Maine, to Portland, Oregon,
have depended on trademarks as a
guide to quality when filling their
market baskets. And their husbands
have grown used to looking for the
trademark on their favorite shaving
cream or cigar, to be sure they were
getting the genuine article.
But when Mr.. and Mrs. John @.
Citizen got around to filling their fam
lily coal bin, they had to buy on faith.
No one seemed to be able to find a
really satisfactory method of trade
marking coal.
Now, at long last, their problem is
solved. The final proof is on view at
the yard of Grady E. Powell, coal
dealer, at Clarke Ave., Pocomoke City
authorized distributor Of Famous
Reading Anthracite. There you will
see tons and tons of coal plainly mark
ed with indelible red spots.
ut took eleven years of research to
find way of applying trademark
that would stay put, and not rub off
and discolor floors and bins, ex-
planned to this reporter.
"Look at this" He exhibited a
cleaning black lump of coal literally
spotted with red.
II dare you to rub that off! When
you see those red spots you know
you're getting Famous Reading An
thracite, the low ash, laundered hard
coal--and nothing else but"
"And if you think people in POGO
moke City don't appreciate the pro-
lection they get from being able to
buy a trademarked coal, you've got
another think coming. You'd be sur
prised how many calls I'm getting
from people who've never bought from
me before"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-01

on the floor her back to Jean. The
latter quickly shut the intervening
door, locking it and the one on the
opposite side.
Alone in the bathroom, she drew a
long breath. The fat was in the fire
now! They were fairly caught! They
couldn't lie out of the fact that the
very nightgown she had given Gaby
hung on a hook atop Of mans pa
jamas, while on the hook alongside
was the red negligee that was definit-
ly Gaby's!
She looked in the cabinet. Gaby's
peculiarly handled French toothbrush
and special paste were there. You
didn't put things in the bathroom cab
met if you were only spending a
day with people. Armand had lied.
She muttered: 81 suppose I'm about
as welcome as poison ivy in this sweet
household" Excited and angry, she
addressed her flushed face in the
mirror over the crude washbasin. An
other thought, equally maddening,
flashed to her mind. "Gaby got that
thousand dollars out Of me to bring
her Armand to America!"
Gaby was certainly a good artist,
but not in the sense that Walter
thought!
Walter! She certainly was double
crossing Walter, smart lawyer that he
was but she was in jeans power
now. Jean could expose her.
Ito be continued)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-01
Greenbackvile

Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Mills and Mrs.
Milton Petit spent the weekend in
Pennsville, N. J. and Wilmington, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Belts, Of
Norfolk, Va, are spending some time
with his mother, Mrs. Cleo Belts.
Mrs. J. S. Pruitt spent the week.
end with Miss Ruth Young in Norfolk,
Va.
Mrs. Lora Brimer spent part of last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Major Cher
rix in Wilmington, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Jones and chill
dren of Pocomoke City, Nd, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Sharpley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Taylor of Mil
lington, Maryland are spending some
time with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Pruitt
and Mr.. J. w. Gladding.
Messrs Gilbert Byard and Peyton
Cherrix of Wilmington, Del, spent
part of last week with Mrs. Lora
Brimer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Ewell and
son, Paige, of Salisbury, Nd, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Sharpley.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Merritt spent
Sunday at the New York Worlds
Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brown and
sons, have moved to Wilmington, DEL,
where Mr.. Brown is employed by the
P. r. r. Co..
Mr.. Clifton Pruitt of Fort Monroe,
Virginia spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Pruitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dryden, Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace Bailey and Mrs.
Ella Paradis spent Sunday evening
with relatives at Pocomoke City, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ward of Snow
Hill, Md, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. George B. Hearthway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Mason and
son. Corbin of Philadelphia, Pa. spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Tarr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Barlette of Hud-
son, N. ]. and Mrs. Beatrice Leeds OF
Pleasantville, N. j., are spending this
week in Baltimore, Md.
Mr.. Walter Hudson has returned
home after being in hospital in Bal
timore, Md, for an operation.
We do high class printing. Give
sac a &viol
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-01
PRINCESS ANNE DISPLAYS
TWO MAMMOTH BETS

Two red beets, weighing twelve
pounds were delivered to the office of
the Marylander and Herald last week
by Mr.. Cliff Mcintyre. The larger
of the two ordinary beets had a
circumference of "a inches and was
1914 inches tall.
Mr.. Mcintyre said no tricks were
used to produce the mammoth vege-
tables. He prescribes the use of plain
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-01

here? I was just told she was OUT
she looked at the young Frenchman
-"and now you walk in"
Gaby's eyes went to the man in
swift appeal. Something passed be-
tween them. He haid: Madame Blan-
chard is my mother. She has friends,
mademoiselle. Gabrielle is spending
the day only with us. We three-we
have known each other long time in
Europe"
It was as if Gaby's tensed body re-
Taxed. She sank into chair.
"Why have you come here, Jean?"
asked Gaby. Nothing has happened
in your home?" Into the dark eyes
a look of sudden alarm, Of false con-
Germ that struck Jean, beholding it,
as a consummate piece of acting.
"Your lovely mother? Your so kind
stepfather? Or you you are in
trouble?"
That superlative gift of putting one
in the wrong! So it had to bob up!
"No. This time it seems the boot
is on the other foot" Jean replied.
"And what does that meant"
"That you've got off to wrong
start in this country"
"But no! Am not doing well at my
job? And you have all been SO YER
rec kind!"
Madame Blanchard sings in a
nightclub. A neighbor Of yours just
told me-" Jean turned swiftly to the
young Frenchman.
"No. No. There is a confusion in
names. It is Gabrielle here who sings
publicly for her living. My mother
she has a voice also-that is where
the confusion, mademoiselle, for she
has sung at the sanitarium."
He spoke 81 earnestly that Jean
was checkmated. She had a feeling,
too, Of being sharply let down. She
was ashamed of the quite human
feeling, realizing how desperately she
had wanted to get something on the
lovely Gaby.
"That is so. She is almost pro-
fessional, our Madame Blanchard"
Gaby beamed. armand, this is the
kind friend stay with. This is Jean
Garrett. Will you be SO good to offer
her a glass Of wine? And excuse me
for moment while I go to the bed
room Of your mother, to leave my coat
and that" She disappeared into what
certainly must be the one bedroom of
the cabin. The son, thought Jean,
probably slept on the livingroom couch
though it didn't look too comfortable
for an invalid.
"You have been here for long?"
she asked, after she had refused the
wine.
He evaded that with: "The days
pass slowly when one is sick"
Jean rose. 81 feel dirty after the
long motor ride. May I go into the
bathroom and have a wash and brush
up?"
He gave, she saw, swift, caught
look at the closed bedroom door. IT
will tell Gabrielle. If you will please
to wait a minute, mademoiselle ?" He
crossed quickly to the door knocked,
opened it crack, and repeated jeans
request in French. It seemed to her
to have a kind of warning sound.
She noticed, then, that at the other
end of the opposite wall was closed
door. Perhaps it was another entrance
to the bathroom? Curiosity and a
certain premonition impelled her to
lightfoot it quickly over and turn the
handle.
It gave into tiny kitchen. In that,
a wide-open door displayed not only
the bathroom but, through another
open door, a bedroom beyond. Gaby
was hurting garments into a suitcase
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-01

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