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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25

The Worlds Fair FoIlles. "
which IL playing ; twe-dsy en-
gagement Al the Roxy thester. y
= good vaudeville shaw bet.
ter one than the French Foiiles
which played here recently.
There are a numhrr nj en-
eellent acts sa the hill ard
quite \ few pretty girls With
more or Iees In the way al
raim~nt. o. should ! say. more
or less rainscnt IN the way.
Perhaps tho most artistic act on
The entire bill = : troupe q foaE
oolored dancers two women
and two men. For some reason
or other. you just cant beat the
Negroes ut that dancing game
and this fonrsome IL hotter than
Mexican tamaie.
And while seu are n n.
stick around far that single
screen attraction j. missing
Evidence"
II stars Preston Foster and
Irene Hervey in story which ex'
poses the sweepstakes racket. IT.
fast.moving. frat class entertain
ment.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
Northwest Mississippi
Show To Open
Program Of Interest
Hos been arranged
For Como Affair

The sixth annual Northwest MISS
sippi fair and horse show will be
held at Como on Tuesday, April 30,
and May l, 2, and 3. 1t is sponsored
by the Northwest Mississippi Fair
Association and Panola!Tate County
Livestock Association.
Some Of the finest stock in the
south will be shown and people of this
territory interested are urged to at
tend the affair.
The events scheduled are as fol-
lows:
Tuesday morning. April 30: Judg-
ing junior workstock and poultry:
Afternoon, judging senior work stock
and poultry; Night open.
Wednesday, May 1: Junior Live
stock Judging Contest; Afternoon.
Judging Senior Dairy Cattle, Junior
Dairy Cattle, Junior Showmanship;
Night, Local Horse and Miscellane
Gus Program in Front Of Grand Stand,
Admission Charged.
Thursday, May 2: Judging Baby
Beef Steers and Heifers, Junior Show
manship; Afternoon, Judging Senior
Beef Cattle Classes; Night Mammoth
Horse Show in Front Grand Stand,
Admission Charged.
Friday, May 3: Judging Swine. both
Junior and Senior: Afternoon. Auc-
ton 1870, Baby Beef Steers: Night.
Final Horse Show Front Grand Stand,
admission Charged.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
DeItu Council Membership
Drive Making Progress

Bernard Jones Of Mileston, chair
man of the Delta Council member.
ship drive, reports that Monday in
elusive, memberships were 44.5 per
cent renewed, accounting for $247c
of tn 553.25 goal set for this year.
Delta Council treasurer and gen
eral chairman of the drive, Mccoy.
is impressed with the generous re-
Spouse over the entire Delta. Tunica
County at this rport is still leading
in percent achievement with $685.
OF it's goal of $1,5s6. s5 paid. To date
Washington County with its goal OF
$4,854.S 80 leads in amount collected
with $1,702.00 accounted for, or q
35 percent renewal.
The Delta Council Drive is being
conducted by the Community Coun.
ellis in divers sections Of the vari.
Gus counties under the leadership oil
the finance committee headed by
Frank Mccoy. 1t is hoped the bud.
get total Of $22. 939.23 will be collect
ed before the annual meeting sche-
duled for May In Cleveland.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
! us $4,000 Bonds
Sale Held
Here tuesday
Deposit Guaranty Bonk
Buys Bonds At 3.35
With 10 Premium

The Deposit Guaranty Bank and
Trust Company or jackson bought
$50, 900 or Durant's bonds on Tuesday
Of this week In an open sale at the
City Hail.
Russ M. Johnson, assistant vice.
president, represented this firm.
The bonds were sold at an approx
mate average of 1856 per cent. an
unusually good figure for the issue
according Il authorities.
The first four maturities Of $S,000
were sold at three percent, the next
$50, 900 from five to twenty one years,
at 81 percent, and the last four
maturities Of $4,000 from % to %
years at three and one-quarter per-
cent. The premium given was $10.0 90.
Bond buyers from Memphis. Jack
son, New Orleans, and several other
places were present.
TIL bonds were issued to erect a
new school building for Durant. The
Works Progress Administration is
furnishing 45 percent or about 10000
OF the funds. The project has already
been approved and released.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
Methodists Announce
Sunday Services

Church School at GAS, Walter Odom.
superintendent.
Preaching service at IL o'clock.
Prelude, THE Calm of Heavenly
Hills Offertory, "A Morning Pray
err Duet, HIS Spirit is Nigh" Mrs.
Cresswell and Miss Louise Counts
Sermon message, "The Mystery Of
Prayer.
Both Leagues meet at 6:45.
Evening worship service 7:3o
Prelude, On Wings of Night" or
fertory Faith" Anthem. What
Rave o Done Today?" Sermon by
the pastor.
Speciai missionary meeting at Pick
n Monday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
Prayer meeting at 7:3O Wednes.
day evening.
Everybody cordially invited to these
services.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
Jeon Mcbride And Chris
Curus Lead In Contest

little Miss Jean Mcbride and Chris
Caras are leading in the baby popu
larity contest this week, sponsored
by the Business and Professional
Women's Club. Each penny counts
n vote n everyone is urged to
go by the office of the Mississippi
Power and Light Company and vote
FOR his favorite youngster.
Pictures of each of the % con.
testants are on display.
All monies derived from the con,
test will go into the Durant com
lunity house fund.
Loving cups will be awarded the
winners.
Standings Of the five highest can.
didates to date are:
Girls Jean Mcbride, Bobbie Eli
lard, Bette Clair MCGEE, Jeanette
Dnglemann and Ina Gal Sims, tie
for fourth place.
Boys - Chris Caras, Thomas Wal.
ton Drane, Charley Pete Phillips
Sonny White.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
D. A. Robertson Passes
In Kosdusko Monday
Prominent Citizen Of
AttoIo County Victim
OF Heart Attack

ID. A. Robertson. prominent citizen
and Supervisor of Beat Four, died in
Kosciusko suddenly Monday morn
ing of a heart attack. Mr.. Robertson
had suffered other attacks during
the past few days and was 1T the
Montfort Jones Hospital with his
family physician awaiting an exami-
nation when the fatal attack occurred.
MIR. Robertson was a life long res
ident of the Sails community, where
he was a leading farmer and had
long been prominently identified with
the affairs of his section and coun-
ty. He was serving his second term
as Supervisor and was an able, hon
est and faithful public servant. A
member Of the Methodist church, ne
was also a devoted Christian. A SON,
Hubert Robertson, Is deputy sheriff
of Attala County.
Funeral services were held at Her-
monia Church Wednesday morning
being attended by one Of the largest
CroWuS ever seen ~ SUCH an OCCd-
sion. The last rites were in charge
of the Rev. Frank Shark, Of Collins
vile. a former pastor. and the Rev
c. F.. Terrell, present pastor.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Minnie Simp-
son Robertson, he leaves two daugh
tiers, Mrs. L. c. Jenkins, Of Sails
and Mrs. Louise Potthost, OF Car
thage; five sins, Herbert Robertson
of Thomastown, Hubert Robertson OF
Kosciusko, e. B., w. L. and c. v
Robertson of Sails: one brother, w.
V. Robertson of Sails. and a sister
Mrs. r. L. Aldy of Sails.
u. c. Robertson of Durant is a
nephew.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
Mrs. J. W. Humphries
Passes In Washington
Former Resident Laid
To Rest In Mizpoh
Cemetery Wed.

Mrs. j. W. HUMPHREYS passed away
Sunday night, April 81, at 9:45 clock
in Washington, D. c., where she had
made her home for the past year and
a half with her daughter, Miss Erba
HUMPHREYS.
Funeral services were held in Du-
a n on Wednesday, April "a at z
o'clock from the residence of her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. T. S. Humph-
ries. with the Rev. j. S. Riser, pastor
Of Blue Mountain Baptist Church
officiating.
Mrs. HUMPHREYS was eighty-two
years of age. She was born, reared
and married in Atlanta, Ga. She
came from this city to Durant about
thirty-eight years ago and had resided
here until the past few years.
Her husband. the late John w
Humphries, was connected with the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad
Company. He owned the Humpl.-
ries Stock Farm and Dairy Business.
Mrs. HUMPHREYS was very active t..
all social and civic affairs of the
community and was a devout member
Of the Baptist church.
She is survived by one son, Ralph
N. Humphreys. Of Chicago; and two
daughters, Miss Efba Humphries O,
Washington, D. C. and Mrs. Earl
Hook of Utica, Miss. Three grandsons
two granddaughters and one great
grandson, a daughter-in-law, Mrs,
Tom HUMPHREYS of Durant, also sur
vive.
Interment was in the Mizpah Gem
etery with the Southern Undertak
ng Association in charge. =
The active pail bearers were w. A.
Ramsey, w. E. Howell. Hal Rhyme
Herbert Montgomery, j. E, Sweeney
and Phil Terry.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
Political
Announcements

The News is authorized to announce
the candidates. of the persons LISTED
below for the offices under which
they are listed, subject to the actor
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 30.
Names appear in the order in which
they announce.
FOR CITY CLERK
RAYMOND EIIMORE
HAL RHYME
MRS. C. W. CRESSWEIL
FOR MAYOR
e. HOWELL
FOR ALDERMAN
MRS. w. E. McCUNE
F. V. McCUII1AR
Fl. L. HARRINGTON
CIAUD WILKES
WALTER BUD" DURHAM
LAMAR HAYS
BRYON RAY
HIILIARD ODOM
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
Oil Activity In Holmes
County Shows Large
Increase In Week
Mony Test Wells Being
Located In And Near
Holmes County

A core was taken last night on the
Ellis No. l located near Castalian
Springs. which showed dry. Howell
and Hawkins, contractors, are now
in Tuscaloosa sands. The contract
calls for drilling to Tuscaloosa sands.
The drilling operations on this wel
have been resumed. They have eaca-
4,763 feet.
Kingwood Oil Company
The Kingwood Oil Company has
made a location a quarter OF a milo
south OF the Wilburn number one,
located near Pickens, in the north
east corner Of Yazoo county in town.
ship 1872.
A rig Is being moved from Hi
nois..
Sinclair Oil Company
The Sinclair Company has located
and is moving a rig about one quar-
ter Of a mile northeast of the Will
burn number one on Mrs. Louise
Dixon's place. Drilling will start
shortly. The Exchange Oil Company
) doing the drilling.
The above two wells will probably
determine which way the Pickens
field will run.
Considerable activity in the south
west part of Holmes county is re
ported and locations are being made
or in the process of being made on
five wells, according to reports.
Madison County
Ralph Johnston, Houston, Texas
has recured leases on sixteenth sec
ton land in Madison county, town
ship 11-3, about four miles southeast
Of the Wilburn number one. This
land is in the center of the Carter
block which has been receiving con,
siderable play in the last 80 days.
The contract calls for obligation to
start drilling within 90 days.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
Durant Election To
Be Held April 80
City Officials Will Be
Elected To Serve
For Two Years

Durant votrs will go to the polls
On Tuesday, April 80 and elect off,
Gals to serve this community for the
next two years.
Polls will open at eight o'clock
and close at six o'clock.
Election officials will be N. E. King
w. E. Thomas, J. G. Montgomery
Mrs. H. p. Irving and Miss Mary
Julia Nettles. w. E. Durham will be
peace officer.
The officials elected Tuesday VIII
take charge on January 1, 1871.
A copy OF the ballot as it will APP
pear follows:
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
Judge Alexander
Visits Durunt

Judge Julian Alexander, Jackson
was in Durant Wednesday visiting
friends. While he was here he paid
the News office a visit.
He is Circuit Judge of the judicial
district embracing Jackson.
Judge Alexander will be a candi-
date in August for the post of SUI
preme Court Judge of the central
district.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
Hugh Cowsert President
OF Durunt Roturiuns

Hugh Cowsert, prominent Good
man druggist, Is the newly president
of the Durant Rotary Club.
w. e. Howell Is vice-president and
Leon MAXWELL secretary-treasurer.
The Board of Directors has not
yet been named.
New officers will be installed t.
take charge on July /.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
Revival Meeting To Start
At Presbyterian Church

The Presbyterian revival meeting
will begin at 7:3o Monday night, April
18th. and continue through Sunday
night, May 5th.
The Rev. c. G. Bruce Of Indianola
will preach throughout the meeting.
Morning services will be held at
10 o'clock. closing promptly at II
/. Evening hour at 7:30.
All our friends are cordially invit-
ed to worship with us during this
meeting.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
Baptist Services Scheduled
For Sunday

Bible School GAS.
Morning worship 1880.
Special music by Mrs. Renacker.
B. T. U. $50.
Evening worship 7:3O.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even.
ing 7:3O.
You are invited to these services
w. r. HAYNIE, Pastor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
County Bands Make
Good Showing Al
State Contest
Duront Gets Superior
Roting In Concert And
Excellent In Marching

Holmes county bands can be very
proud Of the record they made n
the annual band festival held in Jack
son this week.
Durantis band, under the direction
OF Malcolm Carter, received a rating
Of superior in concert and excellent
in marching.
Miss Ruth Fulmer, drum major
was voted the best twirler in the
state in Class D division.
Concert Monday
The Durant band will be featured
in a short concert at the City Park
Monday afternoon at 3:45 O'Clock.
At this time Mayor w. e. Howell
will present awards to be given. The
public is invited to come out and heal
the band.
Tchula Ranks High
Tchulais crack band, in class G
was ranked superior In marching and
concert.
Lexington Band
Lexington was rated superior in
concert and excellent in marching
and Miss Ruth Louise White was
rated third best durm major in Class
D. bands.
Junior College Band
Holmes Junior College band. one
of the best in the state, competed
in Jackson two weeks ago.
1t was judged excellent in playing
and good in marching.
C. H. Gibson, Jr. was rated coed
on the trombone; Romie Palmer
rated good ON the bass horn solo;
and Thomas WATSON made excellent
on flute solo.
John Cameron rated excellent o..
clarinet solo. Roy Mcdaniel rated
excellent on baritone horn; Wilbur
Bullock rater superior on French
horn solo; Howard Morton rated SUI
perior in trumpet solo; brass sextet
rated excellent, Howard Morton, John
Burch, Romie Palmer, Wilbur Bur
lock. Jr., c. H. Gibson, Jr., and Roy
Mcdaniel; wood wind ensemble rat
ed excellent, composed of John Cam
eron, Thomas Wasson, and Anice Nc
Daniel.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25

Canton.
Running a newspaper would be
headache enough for most people but
these two men seem to be made o.
sterner stuff.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
Advantages

Holmes Junior College has a health.
full location and can be conveniently
reached by railroad or highway. The
buildings are so arranged that the
campus presents a quiet and attrac-
tive atmosphere together with the
coolest atmosphere available. All Of
the buildings are brick buildings,
well screened with modern equip
ment. The boarding students are
under the watch care OF matrons
and faculty members who advise with
the students on their different prob
lens. Our library of around 5000
books. is open for summer school
students.
Late Registration
Registration after 3 days of open
ing is not advisable, since more than
S absences from any course will not
allow credit.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
Summer School Al HJC
Has Large Enrolment
Convenient Terms Are
Arranged For Students
Wishing To Attend

Advance reservations indicate that
the 1910 Summer School enrolment
will exceed that Of past years at
Holmes Junior College, officials state
G. J. Everett is dean of the college
and further information may be OBJ.
tanned by writing him at Goodman
The Summer School session will be
divided into terms Of three weeks
ach. This plan allows a student to
concentrate on one subject at a time.
meeting classes for three one-hour
periods each day, and for six days
each week. This will enable one.
half unit OF high school work to be
completed each term. In case col
lege students remain for at least
2 terms they win find it possible to
take one course in Physical Educa.
ton work in addition to regular lit
erary credit.
Students may register for one or
two terms.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-25
Faculty

Teachers Of splendid training and
experience have been secured. They
are well prepared to teach their SUBJ
jects both from knowledge Of subject
and from educational principles Of
teaching.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Draft Is Circus!
Look at Freaks
Ready for Army

BY the Associated Press.
If the Army wants to add a circus
sideshow to its entertainment pro-
gram for selectees it has some at
fractions already booked among
yesterdays registrants.
Forty midgetS from the Worlds
Fair registered in New York. A
quarter boy" and 86-pound mis-
shapen man" and a 609- pound fat
man were among 800 reporting from
the Louisiana State fair grounds.
Circus employees registering in CO.
lumbus, Ga, included an 8-foot-4-
inch man weighing 1876 and a A.
inch midget. and San Francisco
had an 8-foot-6-inch wine salesman
and a 37-inch, 59-pound Negro.
Evening star., 1940-10-17

are nine Jerusalem white crosses
on pale blue field.
Other actions included:
Rejection of a proposal to create
a separate missionary district for
Negro communicates in Georgia,
Alabama and Mississippi; final ap-
proval of membership in the World
Council of Churches, and revision
by deputies of resolution passed
by the bishops of advising Episco-
palians in communities where they
had no church to associate with a
Presbyterian congregation. The
deputies voted to extend the resolu-
ton to include other denominations.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Episcopal Church
Votes 10 Establish
Headquarters Here
TrienniuI Convention
Approves Selection OF
National Cathedral

Establishment of headquarters of
the Protestant Episcopal Church
here at the National Cathedral was
approved yesterday at the triennial
convention of the church in Kansas
City.
A proposal to establish the head
quarters in this city previously had
been approved at the convention by
the House of Bishops.
Church officials here said they had
received no official word of the ac-
ton taken at the convention and
preferred to withhold comment.
The church headquarters are now
In New York ard no date was set
1T the convention for removing the
headquarters to Washington, the
Associated Press said. One spokes-
man declared: "The ultimate aim
Is to establish headquarters in
Washington, but this might take
six months or six years."
There are many details and prob
lens to be worked out, it was said,
among them being whether Bishop
of Washington would be retained
here.
Evening star., 1940-10-17

lack Of q host for their 1943 meeting.
Presiding Bishop Henry st. George
Tucker of Richmond, Va, said the
convention had not received a single
bid for the next triennial.
The Rev. Thomas Cassidy of Okla
homa City, Bishop of Oklahoma,
promptly made conditional offer:
1--WE have no facilities with which
to hold a convention in Oklahoma
City, but we will be glad to have
you If you will come"
The Houses of Bishops and Depu-
ties, speeding their business sessions,
estimated the convention could ad-
journ by Saturday, instead of Octo-
ber "a, as scheduled, but ofiicials
said they considered adjournment
unlikely until after q convention
city was chosen.
British Bishop on Program.
Bishop Middleton S. Barnwell of
Savannah, Ga, suggested that the
'heavy expense of the convention to
the city in which it is held" was re-
sponsible for the lack of invitations.
Acting on his proposal to charge
delegates a $40 registration fee to
Tighten the cost to the host city,"
the House of Bishops named a COM
mittee to consider financing the 1943
meeting.
Bishop Tucker called a joint ses-
sion of the Houses of Bishops and
Deputies at noon today to hear the
Right Rev. Noel Barring Hudson of
Great Britain outline needs of over
seas missions Of the war-weakened
Church of England.
Included in the American church's
recommended triennial budget, yet
to be approved, is a $4,000 annual
appropriation to aid British mis-
SiOnS.
Church Flag Approved.
The convention adopted an official
church flag, submitted by William
M. Baldwin Of New York. The flag
has a red cross ON white back
ground. In the upper left corner
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Church Lacks Host
For Next Convention

KANSAS CITY, Oct. II tP-Dele-
gates hope to complete the triennial
convention Of the Episcopal Church
Saturday, five days ahead of sched-
ule, but find themselves stymied by
Evening star., 1940-10-17

One-haH inch square
drive; II twelve-point
sockets: 12-inch dex IT. I
handle; ratchet; s and
10 inch socket extensions
and metal box.
Evening star., 1940-08-22
Bv HELEN KIRKPATRICK.

ny HCAEN AAnAE xnXCA,
Chicago Daily News Foreisn Correspondent.
A BRITISH NAVAL PORT, Aug.
22.-If what the Germans have
done to this highly important naval
port Is any criterion of the German
ability to knock out this country, it
could safely be said that Great Brit
ain is good for at least another
century. And this spot is one which
the Germans have claimed to have
left in wrecked and devastated con-
dition, and which has even been the
subject Of rumors in London-these
never admitted the devastation. but
1t was said that 1t had had pretty
hard blows.
Your correspondent covered the
whole port thoroughly and is able
to report exactly what damage has
been done. After so raids, during
only five Of which bombs were
dropped on the town and the naval
base, it would be difficult to know
that there has been or still is . war
except for the usual outward signs
such as balloons, uniforms In the
streets, and terrific activity. In the
dockyards.
All the bombs which have fallen.
with one exception, have hit houses
In the town. some 600 Of which have
been damAsed-most Of them sNght-
Evening star., 1940-08-22
Little Damage Found at Port
Nozis Reported Devastated
Dockyords in English Town Intact,
Correspondent Says After Inspection

ly. Three houses had direct hits and
are today mere masses Of rubble and
debris, but the others merely had
their windows blown out or pieces
out Of their roofs. As Z matter Of
fact, 600 is the number Of houses
that have been reported to local
authorities by their owners as having
suffered, but the checkup now pro-
ceeding indicates that the final fig-
ure will be much smaller.
Dead Placed ut 19.
There have been 10 persons killed
and half that number injured
almost all Of them civilians. Where
bombs did fall near q naval objec-
tive, one landed in an apple tree
and another on football field. The
nearest they have come to the most
vital dockyards, which stick out like
sore thumbs, was one which landed
q quarter Of q mile away, and an
other which landed on q shed near
. factory.
Meanwhile, $4,000 workers are go
ing full tilt on all kinds Of ships =
Polish, Norwegian, Dutch and
French, as well Is British. One
we'll known ship. which got bat
tered considerably In . naval eE,-
gagement. but nevertheless pro.
ceeded finder IT. own steam home
(6ee P08T. Pago A-9J