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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-08
New School Building
For Durant Sought
Through WPA
Believed Action Will
Be Had In About
Two Months

Durant authorities are very much
encouraged over the hopes Of get
ting a new school building through
the WPA.
Mayor Howell and several officials
went to Jackson last week and had
a conference with Roland Wall, WPA
administrator. regarding same. The
project left the Jackson office Of the
WPA Friday, February 2.
II Is hoped and believed that some
action will be had in about two
months.
Durant had already passed a bond
issue and submitted a project to the
PWA some time ago which had been
approved but the funds have not
been allocated. Since that time ad-
ditional funds have not been made
available. Thus 1t became necessary
to seek aid from another agency.
1t will be necessary for Durant
to pass another identical bond issue
since the n passed before was I'M
der another government agency.
It Is understood that an election
will be called at an early date.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-08
MEA Asks More Money
Foi Common Schools

The Mississippi Education Associa
ton and the State Department OF
Education are asking the Legislature
for an increase of $4,000, 900 90 for
the next biennium for the common
schools of Mississippi. This is in
our estimation, absolutely needed in
order to continue the schools as they
are o operating and allow for q
very limited expansion of the schoo'
program during the next two years,
The average daily attendance in
the schools of the state for the 1888
80 school session was 1852 more
than during the previous session.
We have every reason to believe,
that the average daily attendance
during the next two years will con
tinue to increase. The additional
cost for instruction and t~ranspor
tation for this increase in students
will be at least $500, 0OO.O0 per year
This figure is conservative, allows
for all possible absorption by our
present facilities and does not in
iba Jill I'M thrt ~ ooidi itS.
The additional $500, 10000 per year
will be needed so as to continue to
expand the school program and will
allow an increase Of approximately
three per cent in salaries for teach
ers and transportation contractors.
Unless we get the increase in appro-
priatton as mentioned above, it will
be necessary to reduce salaries and
curtail the expansion OF the school
program.
We are asking the school people
and citizens OF the state to coop
crate in working with the legisia-
ture to the end that our great public
school system may continue to grow
and function in the best possible way
in building and developing the future
citizenship OF our state.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-08
%InfantiIe Paralysis Fund
In County Increases
Amount Roised This
Year Expected To
Exceed Lost

TT date $206.84 has been realized
from activities TO celebrate the Pres
odent's birthday in Holmes county,
according to Miss Hazel Brannon,
Holmes county chairman.
Several communities have not re-
ported all their birthday cards and
IL is believed that the sum Of at
least $250.00 will be realized.
Last year Holmes county raised
the sum of $137.S3 net after all ex-
penses were paid. The sum of o8.S1
was sent to state headquarters and
a like amount was kept in Holmes
county to aid any victims of infan
tile paralysis and crippled children.
1t is believed that when all funds
are turned in that this years funds
will slightly exceed those of last
year in spite of the unfavorable
weather conditions throughout the
entire time of celebration and wide
spread sickness.
Miss Brannon states that she wish
es to express her personal appreci'
alton and that of the community
chairmen to everyone who in any
way contributed to the success of the
drive. She especially wishes to thank
the management Of the Strand En-
terprises, Inc, who donated a pic
ture free for a Sunday matinee in
Lexington and Durant, and to the
Strand employees who also gave
their time free.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-08
Methodists Announce
Sunday Services

Church School at 9:45, Walter
Odom superintendent.
Worship service at II o'clock. Pre-
lude, THE Solitary Man." by Greig.
Offertory Hear Our Cry, by Clark.
Special anthem by the choir. Ser
mon by the pastor.
Vesper service at 5 o'clock.
Leagues meet at 500 and 6:15.
Circles of the Missionary Society
meet Monday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
as follows: No. / with Mrs. r. B
Jenkins; No. 2 with Mrs. Walter
Odom. and No. 3 with Mrs. a
Comfort.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at Z o'clock.
Choiy practice Thursday evening
at Z o'clock.
Everybody cordially invited to these
services.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-08
Bill Tucker Is New
Rotuu Member

Bill Tucker. popular young man
ager OF the local office OF the Mis-.
sissippi Power and Light Company,
is a new member of the Durant Ro-
tary Club, attending hts first meet
ing Tuesday.
c. H. Carruth was in charge OF
the program which featured an in
teresting discussion on the aims and
detectives of Rotary led by NJ. C
Mcdaniel, and joined in by all pres
emit.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-08
Health Officials Warns
Against Pneumonia

THE whole world is looking for
human endeavor methods and pro-
ducts are being rapidly introduced
that people may live longer" said
DIR. A. L. Gray, Director, P~reventable
disease Control, State Board of
Health.
Calling attention to the fact thai
treating in the fact of heavy artil-
lery fire from the n of medi
cal scientists developed in recent
years, the epidemiologist said, "Pneu-
monia has killed an average of 1,500
people each year in Mississippi
Most devastating to the very young
and very old pneumonia was seen as
having made tremendous inroads in
all ages of all races of people.
The most frequent of diseases of
the lungs, pneumonia cases in 95 per
cent of the instances are caused by
n specific group of germs known
as the pneumococcus. Getting into
the lungs through the nose and
mouth, the germ causes inflammation
of the lining of the air sacs and
tubes of the lungs.
Noting that pneumonia germs are
carried in the nose and throat IF
many people without causing illness
it was stated hat it is from such
carriers hat one gets the germs.
Pneumonia was called a catching or
contagious disease. Frequently it
happens that more than one member
of the same family will have the
disease at the same time. The cpl
demiologist urged friends and rela-
tives not to visit cases of pneumonia.
Community epidemics of it are not
uncommon. Contact with a case of
pneumonia should be guarded against
strenuously.
Early symptoms We're described as
follows: chill or chilly sensations,
rapid rise. in temperature above 102
degrees soon follows. A sharp "cat.
ching pain in the chest upon breath
ing and coughing is another early
warning. Many cases soon begin to
expectorate prune juice or rusty spu-
tum. When any or all of these ymp
toms appear, especially during an
attack of a m cold, a physi-
clan should be called at once, 1t
was stated.
The horse and rabbit, it was stat
ed by the epidemiologist are playing
an important role in the modern
fight against pneumonia.
Hundreds of people now living owe
their lives to some horse or rabbit
or group of horses or rabbits. It was
found many years ago that the hui
man body was capable of manufac-
turing pneumonia antibodies, or an
titoxin, when stimulated by the pre-
Of pneumonia germs in the
body. Calling this antibody capable
of fighting the bad effects Of pneu
monia germs when sufficient amounts
are in the blood, it's Importance was
vtsualized.
In conclusion, Doctor Gray stated,
Yes, there is something new under
the SUM- Two of these things are
the new agents for treating pneumo-
mia. pneumonia serum and sulfapy-
ridine. More valuable than gold, il
properly used, they will save hun
dreds of lives each year in our state.
And if there is anything worth pre-
1T is human life and health"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-08
New Rates Become
Effective First Doy
Of This Month

New and lower electro rates -
volving savings for Durant resideo-
tial customers, are announced hero
today by Mayor Howell and the
Board of Aldermen. The new rates
were adopted after several months
Of negotiation between city officials
INC Mississippi Power & Light Con
pany which resulted in a contras4
enabling Durant to purchase all e4oe-
trio requirements from the utalty
on a Wholesale basis.
Under terms of this contract, the
city win continue to serve local
toners direct, and the power com
pany ia granted no franchise for
retail service. This action came AZ
the result OF a decision by city sf-
ficials that Durant,s present and fa-
ture interests could be best served
by purchasing power on a wholesale
basis from the Miss. Power & Light
Company rather than continue t.
generate current at the municipal
plant. .. .
The new reduced rates cover an
residential uses, and are Is follows:
$3.50 for the first Is kilowatt hours
or less; 100 per XVIII for the next
20 XVIII; &c per XVIII for the next
40 KWTI; Sc per XVIII for the next
IS XVIII; and 2Ac per XVIII for an
in excess of $50 XVIII per month
Ten per cent penalty will be i'm
posed if bill is not paid by 10Th Of
each month.
The new rates became effective
February 1. The old rates for resi-
Dental lighting service only, were
as follows:
$3.50 for the first 10 XVIII or less;
15c per XVIII for next 81 XVIII:
3Ec per XVIII for next so XVIII;
12c per XVIII for excess. 40 pei
cent discount was allowed if bill
was paid in 10 days.
Purchased wholesale power for Du-
ram will be supplied from the 10000
volt Satisfaction south of here, and
the Mississippi Power & Light COM
pany will construct a $4,000 volt
power line from this substation to
the Durant power plant.
BY purchasing wholesale power
from the company, the city is re-
lieved of the responsibility of gene
rating power, and will be able to
have a steady, continuous and de-
pendable supply in any quantity that
Durant may find necessary to meet
the demands of homes, stores and
industries, without additional gene
rating plant investment by local tax
payers.
Durant now has power available
at a very low cost and the city is
relieved of the many expenses and
responsibilities incidental to operat-
ing a municipal plant. However the
local generating plant will be NAM
tanned ready for instant use and
IN good order as an emergency pre-
caution for the citizens of Durant,
tically uninterrupted flow of power
from the in~terconnected power sys-
tenn which comes to Durant from h
south and northwest to assure two-
way service.
Under the new contract, the Mis-
sissippi Power & Light Company will
make. its service. organization avail
able Immediately to our city officials
for consultation on technical engi-
neering problems that might come
Continued on page 2.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-08
Residential Customers Share Cut In City's
Electric Rates.; Better Service For Less
Carl Drake Appointed
Duront City Attorney

Carl F. Drake, well known Durant
lawyer, was appointed city attorney
by the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the City Of Durant, in their
regular semi-mon<hly meeting Tues
day evening. 49,
Mr.. Drake was appointed TO fill
the office formerly held by W. A.
Bacon. who resigned when he went
to Jackson on January 1 to practice
law. g. u D.
MIR. brakes many friends oongrat-
ulate him on his appointment to the
post. efae s % +.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-08

knew him and his friends are le-
gion.
The writer wants to take this OPP
p~ortunity to thank every person who
II any way contributed to the sue
cess of the campaign in Holmes
county to raise funds for fighting
infanthe paralysis. While everyone
has not checked up to date indica-
lions are that in spite of inclement
weather we will do as we'll this year,
or perhaps a little better. than last.
A full report will be given as soon
all borthday cards are turned in.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-08
Boptist Services For
Sunday Announced

Bible School GAS.
Morning worship 1880.
b. T. u. 900.
Evening worship TOO.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday sven
ing TOO. t.s
w. r. HAYNIE, Pastor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-08

Mr.. H. c. Hudson was carried to
the Baptist Hospital in Jackson
Thursday for an examination and
medical treatment.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-08

The Jackson newspapers make .
plea for economy, etc. to the legisla-
ture but we don't notice them rails
ing any cry against spending for
anything that might aid the CITY of
Jackson.
Yes sir, they are all primed to get
a nice office building at the expense
OF the taxpayers of Mississippi.
Conditions may be a little crowded
down Jackson way but they won't
be very long after another presider-
ttal election. Regardless of who is
elected a large amount Of Federal
spending Is going to stop.
And when II does there is going
to be plenty of office space | n the city
of jackson and homes for rent, too.
Our very best wishes for happiness
and success i'll his new post go to
Kenneth Toler, popular head of the
Jackson bureau of the Commercial
Appeal, who has gone to Memphis
to become Tri7States editor.
lie will be missed by everyone who
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-08

Continued on page 2.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-08

new him and his friends are le-
La gaceta., 1940-02-20
Ell RIVERS
DESAFIA LA ORDEN DE
UN JUEZ FEDERAL

Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 20.-Un
juez federal lie orden6 hoy al
gobernador Rivers dele de u
sar la guardia nacional para
evitar cumplir una orden de
los tribunales del Estado.
Ell juez federal Bascom Dea
yer, de Macon, sostiene que ell
gobernador y sus agudantes
violan la Constitution de los
Estados UnidOs cuando rehu-
san obedecer la orden de la
Corte superior para que no Sc
opongan a la actuaci6n de w
L. Miller como presidente de
la Junta de Carreteras del Es
tado.
"Yo lamento, dijo hoy ell go
bernador, que ell juez Deaver
Sc haya puesto en- la posici6n
La gaceta., 1940-02-20

de ser ell Gnico juez federal
que trata de regular los asun
tos polfticos internos del sobe
rano estado de Georgia"
La gaceta., 1940-02-20
LOS PROGRAMS POR
LA RADIO

Los principles programs de
esta noche, por la Radio, son los
siguientes: 7:30, Information,
Please, a cargo del periodista
John Kiaran; 800, Big Town,
con ell actor Robinson, WDAE.
$50, Horace Heidi, WSUN;
900, Cabalgata de America,
WSUN, y We The People por
la WDAE; $50, Fibber MCGEE,
WSUN, y Concerto en- Ritmo,
WDAE; 1000, Bob Hope, VS.
La gaceta., 1940-02-20

AZ Kan
I'm ciudadano que habla ell
idioma espahol, es amigo de los
.latines y ha convivido con ellos,
Charles H. Pent, anunci6 Ell do
mingo su- candidatura a seereta
rio de la Corte del Circuito.
Charles naci6 en- Key West y
desde allf vino a Tampa, a la
edad de 16 amos. Aprendi6 Ell of
clio de tabaquero en- esta ciudad
y despues, estudiando de noche,
lego a ser un experto tenedor
de libros.
Perteneci6 en- Key West a la
sociedad Cuba Y despu6s, en-
Tampa, a otras sociedades lati :
mas.
Els miembro de uno de los Cas-
tillos locales de la Orden Caha-
Hero del Aguila de Orc y yarios
de sus mejOres amigos son Gu
.banos, espanoles e italianos.
Como tenedor de libros desam
pen6 un puesto de confianza, ha
ce algunos amos, en- ell Cleveland
Federal Reserve Bank, Por sus
manos pasaron, a traves de Ia
contabilidad, muchos millones
de d6lares.
Con tres sheriffs, Hatton,
Spencer y Mcleod, ha venido de
sempe1ando puestos Executives
de confianZa.
Para anunciar su candidatu :
ra, renunci6 su puesto en- la Off
Gina del sheriff, Ell dia 2 de mar
20.
BESIDE Ell punto de vista del a.
precio latino, Charles es un fuer
tie candidate.
La gaceta., 1940-02-20

Tenga presente que es cast un
Geber cooperar a la victoria de-
juez de paz Lorenzo Hernandez
por sus ocho amos de servicios e.
ficientes en- favor de la comuni-
dad latina.
Lorenzo no habla mai de sus
oponentes en- la campana pOr :
que su divisa es sembrar Ell bien
y la cordialidad, no Ell odio v Ell
antagonismo,
I'm CONCEAL, para cuyo fondo
de campana contrihuy6, tene-
mos entendido que lie pega por
la espalda.
Haz bien w.. tie pagaran con
ell NAL en- muchos casos.
La gaceta., 1940-02-20
DEL PALENQUE POLITICO

leyes. Desempen6 el puesto de-
Comisionado de Ia Corte Supre-
ma del Estado, en- Tallahassee,
Y es miembro de una de las mas
antiguas familias de la Florida.
FL senador conoce bien a los flo
ridanos y sus problemas.
I'm hombre que ha sabido lu-
char por ell Estado de Florida Y
actualmente aspira a la reelac-
ci6n.
La gaceta., 1940-02-20

FL Columbia tiene un terreno para Ell estaciona-
niento de los eoches de sus clientes, en- la Gale %, y un
serene para ell debido cuidado. Lleve ALI su coehe, hay
espacio suficiente.
La gaceta., 1940-02-20
QUEEN APOYA A
FULLER WARREN

BESIDE Jacksonville nos comu.
nican que Ell ioven Fuller War
.ren, candidate a gobernador, es.
ta apoyado por la poderosa ma.
auinaria de Mr., Freddy Valz,
AL hablar r~ecientemente en- el
.Parque Heming no mencion6, Sc
gun nuestro informarte, a Fran
els P. Whitehair, Ell candidate
de DeLand,
Apoyado por la maquinaria
de Valz obtendra muchos votos
en- Ell condado de Duval,
La gaceta., 1940-02-20
Ell ANARQUISMO
Conferences pronunciada Ell 81 de AsOatO pOr Raul R
.Ioven publicista y professor cubanO, muy destacado
Dor sus estudios sociales

Malatesta y Carlos Malato, piri-
ia ambulante, Federico Urales
Y Federico Montseny. FL bak'l-
nismo adoptara en- Russia una
forma especlfica: Ell nihilismo.
Y, proliferara, a la vez, en- mil
direcciones. Predominant Ell CO.
munismo libertario, enarbolado
por ell hecho entrara en- escena.
Y, como reaction, ell contrate-
rror g-ubernamental; pero los a.
narquistas sabran morir, sere-
nos Y esguiods, abrazado a su es
pejismo, como a un haz de CEN
tellas. Cuando Ell fascismo que
es la negaci6n y la muerte del
hombre sin sabado de gloria
asome por Italia su CARA pelu-
da. los anarquistas lie saldran al
paso, batiendose her6icamente
con 81. Y, cuando estalle en- Es-
paha la guerra totalitaria de in
vasi6n, los anarquistas dejaran
IA impronta imperecedera de 81
su espiritu de sacrificio, de su
remuneration sin precedente. To
do 10 pasaran por alto, hasta
sus mas altos y sagrados prin-
cipios, no vacilando en- compar-
tir ell poder del Estado -el
gran adversario- al requeri-
miento inapelable de la circuns-
tancia. Era, sin duda una clau-
dicaci6n flagrante. Y era, tam
bien, su muerte como movimien
to obrero de contenido particu-
lar y o~rientaci6n especifica.
Muerte voluntaria, suicide ge-
nerosa, oblaci6n sin consonante.
Esta es -afirma Ell conferen-
ciante-- la historic externa del
anarquismo, vertiginosamente
trazada, teniendo como fondo vi
vo y matriz generadora el pro-
ceso de evoluci6n divergente v
reciprocamente influenciado, de
la burguesia y del proletariado.
Era indispensable esa historic
para situarlo, concretamente,
en- el indfvago fluir de los aeon
teceres Y, mas Indispensable to-
davia, para conocer su historic
interna, para penetrar la esen-
cia de su p~ensamiento. va Sc es-
ia en- aptitud de constatarlo: Ell
anarquismo es I'm producto his
/ t6rico. I'm producto hist6rico
del desigual desarrollo del siste-
ma econ6mico, gu, en- la albora-
da descomunal del cuGtroccento.
hizo renacer Ell orto griego para
encubrir, falazmente, su TIME
bla originaria.
Tres factores fundamentals
concurren a viabilizar la exis-
tencia del anarQuismo como d.
recci6n particular del movimieu
to obrero: Ell ritmo irregular de
evoluci6n del capitalismo en- los
distintos paises y en- las diver
sas categorias de la economic.
nacional; la subordinaci6n abs
tracta del mOvimiento obrero a
una de sus cOyunturas de una
minoria sin compression dialec-
La gaceta., 1940-02-20
Don't Cough Your Head off,
Get MenthO-M uIsion!

Mentho-M ulsion win stop your
cough due to a cold Immediately,
and rid you Of your cough entirely;
quicker than any medicine you ever
tried, or every cent Of the cost will
be refunded without question.
Mentho- Mulsion is more than an
ordinary cough medicine. 1t was
perfected by the dean of pharmacy
Of a large mid-western university
and contains vitamins A and d to
build up your cold resistance, and
seven soothing, healing ingredients,
together with beechwood c~reosote
for penetration. Genuine California
La gaceta., 1940-02-20
DEFUNCIONES

Hoy por la tarde Sc vertical
"a en- esta ciudad ell entierro de
la Sra. Maria Argielles, que fa-
lleciera en- Miami.
Saldra ell cortejo de la esqui.
ma Plant Y Plat, Hyde Park.
La gaceta., 1940-02-20

tica de los processes histories Y
de la actividad practica revolu-
cionaria; y la pluralidad de las
tacticas y metodos pueetos en-
juego por la burguesia seg1n
las CIRCUMSTANCES y segdn los a.
contecimientos. La expression
te6rica de este complete de fuer
zas contradictorias Sc concrete,
en- la cabeza de los anarquista5,
en- una transposicion radicaliza-
da del espfritu pequehoIburgues
fundida con ingredientes del so
cialismo ut6pico y cientffico. la
genesis y evoluci6n del anar-
CUISINE en- Francia lie sirve de
referencia il~ustrativa al Dr..
Roa. Y, tras de esta ubibaci6n
objetiva del anarquismo, Ell con-
ferenciante hace que a concep-
'ci6n acrata Y sus desarrollos co.
laterales y adventicios, Sc inte-
gre y %construya por ST misma.
sin interferencias daformado-
ras.
Prescinde de Max Stirnes. FL
Unico es ell correlato del soiip-
sismo genoseol6gico. Y la hbrc
0socGci6n de los egotstas es un
trasunto idealizado del pande-
monium sociological de Hobbies v
una anticipation condigna del
principle de la enemistad cons
titutiVG de Carl Schmidt. ST al
gun valor ofrece, es por ser ell
Inico sistema egoista per Sc que
registra la historic del pensa-
miento humane; Y, acaso tam
bien, por haberle Ell UnicO servi-
do a Nietzsche para elaborar e.
sa inversion abstracto de su
complete de inferioridad ffsica
" moral que es Ell superhomhre.
Los anarquistas tambien pres
cinden de Stirner. Quiza Cod
win en- SUI Political Justice me-
rezca ser recordado como pre-
cursor. Son Saint Simon Y Fou-
rier los que, segin un marquis
ia convicto y confeso, Max Net
tlau, suministran al movimien-
to "todos los elementos que SER
viran de base a los anarquistas
del porvenir", En- efecto, Saint
Simon lie transmite, a traves de
Proudhon, ell concepto funda-
mental de la substitution del go
bierno de los hombres por la ad-
ministraci6n de las cosas. Y
Fourier lie aporta, con su teoria
de las pasiones y su idea de la
organization federativa de los
falansterios la sintesis abstrac-
ia de dos supuestos antag6nicos
en- la sociedad sin Glasses: ell res
peto a la persOnalidad humane
v la universalidad de Ia vida
material y, ademas, junto con
la mania de hacer hacedero 10
estramb6tico, su fe candorosa
en- la redenci6n por Ia ~cultura,
que Fourier, a su vez, ha respi-
RADIO en- ell altar fisiocratico.
(Contiauard).
La gaceta., 1940-02-20

fig syrup makes Mentho-M ulsicn
cling to your irritated membranes
as It acts faster, better. Mentho-'
Mulsion is safe; and the whole fam
lily will like its tangy taste. Keep
this remarkable cough medicine on
hand ready for instant use at the
first sign Of a cold or cough.
Insist on genuine Mentho-M ulsion.
The large silver and green package
containing 48 doses for Use and 100
doses for SIPS.
Mentho-M ulsiop Is endorsed by
your neighbors alsI guaranteed by
leading druggists everywhere.-adv.
La gaceta., 1940-02-20
ANDREWS

Ell senador Andrews, candida
to a la reelection, naci6 y Sc eric
en- ell oeste de Florida, estudian-
do varios amos en- Ell condado de
Polk.
Antes de graduarse de aboga-
do fue maestro en- las escuelas
pGblicas. Ok dia ensenaba en- las
escuelas Y de noche estudiaba