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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
The Little Mon-HeW &c Awoy

Republican candidate Wendell Willkie
continues to dwindle in stature daily.
Very shortly he is going to be the little
man who wasn't there.
Willkie has shown himself to be completely
ignorant of fundamental rules in politics. He
has made blunder after blunder. Each sue
cesding blunder gets worse.
Worst of all Wendell Willkie is doing real
harm in his campaign speeches by mistatlng
facts and by playing on the fears and emo
tons of people. He is falsely accusing, the
President of motives that even the least
informed citizen should know is untrue.
He seems to be trying to divide our country
and people into two classes, his class that is
trying to save the country, and Roosevelt and
his supporters who seek its downfall.
Candidate Willkie should be a big enough
man to realize that we will all have to 1--we
in this country together after the election
as well as before. Playing on the fears ana
preiudices of people through false facts Is
nothing short of criminal when he accuses
the President of treason practically. .
Willkie is just a big utilities cher that
looks mighty small beside the figure OF our
President.
In this campaign Roosevelt won't have TO
use his persuasive vol e and personality:
Willkie is doing enough talking for both OF
them.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
Soils Wildcats To Bottle
Greenwood Friday
By CATHEY

Followers of the Sails High foot
ball squad will be interested to know
that Coach Robert Jelks' outfit will
journey to the Greenwood metropo-
lis Friday night to open the 1910
season against the powerful Bulldog
machine Of Coach Gene Chadwick.
The Wildcat mentor has been
working with a group of about 81
candidate for more than two weeks
and this week devoted plenty of time
to blocking and running of plays.
Hard workouts were the order for
most of the time.
The loss of several key m e n
through graduation, particularly
Dear center, and Johnson tackle, is
making the problem of replacement
a difficult one. Cephus Abels is
making fair progress at the pivot slot,
while Curtis K~uykendall and E. Wig
ley are running hard and confiden-
tly at the half and fullback slots.
The probable staring lineup for
the game at 1880 has not been an
nounced.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19

tools in all, to drill holes in the bot
tom and sides and to rough-bore the
cylinders. The painstaking details
with which these mechines and all
the other factors involved in build
ing a modern motor car are as
sembled and coordinated within a
factory prior to the beginning of pro-
duction make fascinating reading for
the motor fan.
No Saturation-For quite a while
the American coffee industry Won
dered if maybe Uncle Sans appetite
for his morning Java hadn't leveled
off at a definite per capita capacity
for up to a few years ago the coun-
try's consumption of coffee had,
over a period of Is years, just about
kept pace with the population in
e Nevertheless, an intensive
educational and advertising cam
paign was instituted two years ago,
and, due in part to that work, U. S.
annual consumption has increased
from IL to nearly Is pounds per
capita. Lowering Of prices has help
ed, too, and last week the A & +
came up with reductions, for the
eastern division, which bring retail
coffee costs to the lowest levels
ever attained. 1t was pointed out
that besides this good break for the
consumer. the move is something of
a factor in good-neighborship with
Latin America, since the creates aid
we a give our Latin American
neighbors is ~inextending purchases OF
their main export products, and cot
fee is certainly that.
Thnss To Watch For-Two non
skid items: A new paint that can be
applied to any type floor to form a
durable, granular, non-slip surface
without using ground glass or sand or
other abrasive! and a bathtub with a
serpentine-embossed bottom that
gives a firm, unslipper foothold
A shortage of wedding rings as a
result of the pending consumption
bill; one company whose production
has been stepped up to 1900 rings
a day is unable to keep up with
the demand.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19

; LETTERS TO
: T n E ID 0 R

September 10, 1910
Miss Hazel Brannon,
Durant, Miss.
Dear Miss Brannon:
As you know, we have just about
completed two great construction pro-
grams and we have reached the point
where a reduction in our personnel
is absolutely necessary. AS a tax
payer, / believe you would want we
to keep those men who can render the
greatest service to the people of this
District and State. We have nc plea
SAINT task before us, and we ask for
the cooperation and understanding OF
our friends because we realize that
every man might have a different idea
as to who should be kept and who
should be laid off.
In the selection of men needed on
the job, we have tried to consider
the education, training and exper-
fence of the men and have tried to
keep the men who could fill the most
places if called upon to do so. We
nave d SllOlSe W HlunS ohN "a -"
ing that choice we have thought of
the greatest service we could render
to the State and District without re
gard to our own personal feelings in
the matter. AS a public servant, we
believe this to be u duty and we
| believe that you, as a taxpayer and
| friend Of the Department would want
us to follow that course regardless OF
your own personal feelings toward
any particular man who may be con-
nected with the Department.
This letter is written to you in an
expression of understanding and
friendship because We believe you
have the interest and welfare. of the
Department at heart. We want you to
appreciate and understand our posi-
ton and to try to s~ympathize with
us in our job, because We know that
it is not a very pleasant one. We
not only ask for your sympathy and
understanding but for your help as
well in trying to advise the public
why these things are done
Yours very sincerely,
S. T. ROEBUCK.
Highway Commissioners
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
Ginning Cotton Wet Loses
Former And Ginner Money

Farmers who want to get the
greatest possible returns from their
cotton crops this fall will take their
cotton to the gins in as dry condi-
ton as possible, says County Agent
|. w. Carson.
The ginning of damp or wet cot
ton is a practice that should be
avoided because it results in a loss to
both the farmer and the ginner. The
ginner loses through increased wear
and tear on his machinery and equip
ment.
County Agent Carson says t h a t
ginning extremely wet cotton fire.
quently forces the ginner to use kero-
sene in order to get the o n
through the gin stands, and this is
a very Objectionable practice. The
farmer who insists that his cotton be
ginned wet should know that this
practice is needless and costly and
that cotton so ginned is hard to sell
even at greatly reduced prices"
Damp or wet cotton should be
allowed to dry before picking or
else it is advisable at least to sun
dry dew-laden pickings. Differences
in grade between cotton ginned dry
and cotton ginned wet range from
SO cents to over So per bale, depend
ing on the staple length and on the
moisture content of the seed cotton
at the time of ginning.
These comparative bale value diff
ferences were obtained in ginning
tests conducted by the U. S. Ginning
laboratory at Stoneville, Mississip
pi.
Mr.. Carson says that where it is
to use kerosene to get
wet cotton through the gin
the resulting lint sample is
often classed as gin cut, and this
means a loss to the farmer of So to
SIP per bale, depending upon the
moisture content of the seed cot
|
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
2lst Anniversary Oh
&c Advertising Marked

With the appearance of the cur
rent message from j. l.. Beven, pre-
sident of the Illinois Central System,
the railroad enters the twenty-first
consecutive year of institutional adj
vertising in newspapers on its lines.
The first of these monthly advertise
ments appeared in September, 1920.
This form of advertising has been
published in nearly 500 daily and
weekly newspapers in the fourteen
states in which the railroad operates.
1t is estimated that space equiva-
lent to thirty-five full pages in each
newspaper on the railroad has been
consumed in the twenty years.
For the last ten years the strict
ly factual, OF report style, message
which Vas used during the first de-
cade has been 'alternated with dis
cussions that reflect, by illustration
and word, the human side of railroad
ing. The September, 1910, advertise
ment, for instance, projects a conser-
walton between two boys who love
to eat in dining cars and ride on
trains. The comment Of President
Bowen is:
Young people today have sur
prisingly practical ideas tbout things.
We might be better off if we paid
more attention to them. Ask any
typical boy if he likes to travel by
train, and he'll not only answer yes
but tell you why.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
Formers Urged To
Save Form Seed

Every farmer in Holmes County
should make an effort to save all the
farm seed possible during the next
few months, since seed prices are
likely to be high when planting time
comes.
The $500 per ere penalty next
year for the acres of erosion resist
ing and soil conserving crops falling
short of Is per cent Of the crop
land acres for the farm, is going to
require great quantities of winter
and summer legume seed, therefore,
let me urge that You save every les
pedeza, pea, and soybean seed you
can.
Although many farmers in the
county plant more than 25 per cent
of their acreage in these crops every
year, there are hundreds of farmers
who do not plant 5 per cent of their
cropland to erosion resisting and soil
cnserving crops.
Save your legume seed.
/. w. CARSON, County Agent.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
Soils Vocational
Continued from page one)

NSolIAiidC0 vi pos SAS'
these cows averaged $4,000 per
month. From 100 hens he received
$4,000 per month gross, or a total of
$4,000 per month from dairying
and poultry. Mr.. Walters spent
$4,000 for feed in 1889.
All of these dairymen practice in
tensive pasture farming, using tenn
porory pasture all through the year.
Permanent pastures are fenced into
small plots and grazed alternately.
With the use Of limestone and phos-
phate and with good management
Attala County farm land-can be made
to produce equally as well. We have
the advantage of more abundant
rainfall and less sever winters.
Wednesday we headed north and
thru eastern Kansas and central Iowa
for Wisconsin. We reached La Cros-
Sc, Wisconsin Thursday night where
we were met by Mr.. Pet Williams,
field man for Pet Milk Company in
the New Glarus territory and Mr..
l.. L. Hunt of st. Louis.
Friday and Saturday were spent
in central Wisconsin. 1t vas an in
spiration to see what farmers in that
section were doing. Their growing
season is only four month. 1t is nee
essary for them to keep their cows
in the barn seven months of the
year Although Wisconsin practices
are not as applicable to our Sec
ton as those we studied in Missouri,
the idea of abundant roughage in the
form of hay and silage is the same.
Temporary pasture is definately a
part of every dairyman's program.
The Importance of dairying in CEN
trail Wisconsin is evidenced by the
fact that Dane County alone has
IS cheese factories, "a creameries,
three condenseries, 25 receiving sta
tions, four powdered milk plants, and
81 ice cream plants. Prices paid far
mers for milk are the same in Mis-
souri,, Wisconsin and Mississippi.
Sunday morning we left Wiscon-
sin for Chicago on our way here
reaching Kosciusko Tuesday night
at six o'clock.
To our sponsors, the business mel
of Kosciusko, and Philadelphia, we
express grateful appreciation for
their part in making this trip pos
sible. We are thoroughly convinced
that the possibilities for dairy
development here are unlimited.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
william B. Bonkheod-A Real Loss

The south has lost one of its most illustrlous
sons in the death of Speaker William B. Bank
head.
He was a credit to his home, his state and
his nation.
He made a magnificent keynote address at
the Democratic convention in Chicago. He
made a strong bid for the vice-presidency, a
post he would love to have held.
A man of his character and personality is
a real loss to the nation. He is not reckoned
with on party lines. He was far too big for
that.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
The Editor of The Durant News:

The Editor of The Durant News:
Dear Editor:
| am glad that you are making it
possible for the group of dairy men
to publicly express their thanks to
the sponsors for the profitable and
enjoyable trip that we have just
made. | want to add that the field
men who accompanied US managed
every detail of the trip in a master
ly way. Absolutely nothing, that
could add to the profit or pleasure
of the trip, was left undone. 1t would
take a more gifted writer than /,
to halfway do justice to this wonder
full trip, but | would at least like to
tell the farmers of Attala and sur
rounding counties something of the
methods Of farming in the states
which we visited. We passed through
ten states and saw several types of
farming; small grain in Arkansas and
Missouri; corn and hogs in Iowa and
Illinois, fruits in southern Illinois
and Kentucky.
ihS was hoSiiiiS uIuSudl III lliS
type of crops grown but there was a
lesson well worth learning in the
manner in which these shrewd far
mers managed.
The majority of these farms. con-
sisted of from 60 to 100 acres of
land. Every foot of which seemed to
be in use. There was not any weeds
robbing the soil of its fertility. All
pasture lands, fence rows, and road
sides were kept neatly clipped, giv-
ing the farm a very attractive APP
perance.
We, of course, were more interest
ed in d~airying than in other types of
farming. Wisconsin has thousands of
acres of well titled farms and fertile
pastures, which keep up millions Of
COWS whose milk yield makes it the
first state in the Union in the pro
duction of milk, cheese and butter.
1t was amazing to note the large
quantity of roughage, all of which,
was raised at home, that was fed to
the dairy COWS there.
Down here we try to see how littl
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
Pickens News


The Presbyterian Auxiliary met at
the church Monday afternoon for a
Bible Study, taken from the Epistle
of John and taught by Mrs. ]. B.
Farabee. After the lesson plans for
the Red Cross were discussed.
=
The Woman's Society of Chris
tan Service was organized at the
Methodist church Monday night, with
Al charter members. Rev. G. C.
Gregory conducted the worship. Mrs
Annie L. Guyton, the president, led
the program. Mrs. R. P. Neblett read
an interesting paper explaining the
new organization. Next in order came
the registering. While songs were
sung with Miss McLaurin at the or
gan. Mrs. E. w. Barton, the only
living charter member of the old
Woman's Missionary Society, her
daughters, Mrs. Edward Atkinson, Sr.
and Miss Josie Burton and her grand
daughter Miss Bess Atkinson were
the first to register. AS each men,
Der registered she was given a char
ter membership card.
Mrs. B. H. Maxwell sang a solo,
accompanied by Miss McLadrin at
the organ. The benediction was pro-
nounced by the paster, Rev. G. c.
Gregory. Several members of the
Goodman Society were present.
DR.. and Mrs. w. F. Marlborough
have returned from Atlanta, Ga.
where they were the guests of DR.. and
Mrs. Doland Leavell, Mrs. Leavell is
their daughter. They also visited
friends in Jasper, Ala. enroute home.
Last week there was an exodus of
students to the various schools. Har-
dy McKie, Jr. and Katherine Strowd
to Goodman. Misses Nell Davidson,
Laura Ingram, Mary Wilburn and
Elizabeth Varnado to M.S.C.W. Mis-
ses Carolyn Mcpherson, Sara Flor
ence Ziegler, Annie Marion Guyton,
and Anne Spengler to Millsaps. Stew
art H. Bridgforth and Billy Varnado
to Miss. State.
Rev. and Mrs. R. P. Neblitt of
| Water Valley are visiting friends
| here.
Mrs. Mamie Jones "a on the sick
| list last week, but is at her post of
duty at Pickens Dry Cleaners this
! week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ziegler, Mrs.
Anne L. Guyton and Mrs. E. ]. Speng-
Ter visited their daughters at Millsaps
College Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Arnold and
daughter have returned to their home
in Memphis after a pleasant visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Ar
mold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Boiling and
daughter of Louisville are visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Boiling.
Bob Bridgforth, Jr. left Friday
night for Cambridge, Mass, where he
has a teaching Fellowship at Mass.
Institute of Technology.
Rev. and Mrs. G. C. Gregory were
called to Pontotoc Sunday or accuont
of the death of Mrs. Gregory's sis
ter, Mrs. Ell aBiffle who passed a.
way at the Hospital there. We extend
our sympathy to Mrs. Gregory in
her bereavement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lucas and
son stopped in Pickens for awhile
Friday enroute to New Orleans
where Early Mac will enter Soule's
Business College.
Mr.. Geo. Mansell is quite i'll at
the Community Hospital in Lexing-
| ton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
Resolutions OF Respect
Adopted By Boord

Whereas, in the death of Mr.. A.
P. Marlborough of Pickens, Mississip-
pi, on August 22nd, 1910, the Hol-
mes County School Bard lost one of
their most valuable and respected
members; and
Whereas, he served on the county
School Board of Trustees of Holmes
County for nine year, and as a trus-
tee he was always regular in at
tendance at Board meetings, un-
selfish in his attitude toward the
management of the schools of the
County, conservative in his advice
and actions relative to all school
problems.
The Holmes County School Board
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19

hereby expresses to the family of Mr..
A. p. Marlborough our deepest SYM
pathy for their loss, and we join in
the %honoring of Mr.. Yarborough's
passing and ask them to accept this
tribute as a partial of our
sorrow.
Adopted this 14th DAY of Septem-
Der, 1910.
Holmes County School Board,
BY Dorothy McBee, President.
The above resolution was adopted
and made part of the Boards min
utes. A copy was forwarded to Mrs.
A. P. Marlborough and a copy sent
to each of the Holmes County papers.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19

we can get d COW IHIOuBu Tie WiutSA
on while there, they try to see how
much they can get their cows to eat.
Their pastures are carefully cultivat-
ed and kept in prime condition. Need
less to say their cattle are also in
prime condition.
The fine barns and comfortable re-
sidences, give one the impression of
wealth on the farm.
This is not true of the farms after
we started south from Chicago. In
the grain district the silos were re-
placed by grain elevators. The lands
do not seem so fertile and the coun-
try in general does not look so pros
porous. This is my opinion, is proof
enough that it pays to stick to the
dairy COW.
These dairymen seem to realize
the advantage of cooperation. They
have cooperative cheese plants own
ed and operated BY themselves. One
plant was formed by sixteen far
mers, it had only thirty-four patrons
and received 10000 pounds of milk
daily. Dane County, Wisconsin, is
the richest county in the state from
an agricultural standpoint. Farm
land and buildings in Dane county
are valued at $54,518,125. The value
per farm is $S,838. The gross farm
income of Dane county in 1886 was
S16,014,S46.00 of which $685. 03
was from the sale of milk and live
stock. Editors Note: Dane county
is approximately the same size as
Holmes County,.
Some idea of the vast amount OF
dairying can be had by studying a
recent report of the number of pro-
cessing plants in the county.
IS cheese plants.
"a creameries.
3 condenseries.
4 powdered milk plants.
81 ice cream plants.
rs receiving stations.
This demonstrates the milk pro-
duction in a dairy county. The farm
ers even cooperate in filling their
silos, thereby saving the cost Of la
Dor.
The point that l would like most to
impress upon Mississippi farmers Is
that we have many advantages over
these farmers and 10 disadvantages
that we cannot overcome. If only the
dairy farmers here would put as much
effort out to make a success OF dairy
ing as they do in northern states
they would find that dairying is worth
while.
The people wherever we stopped
were courteous and hospitable. seem
ing pleased to show and explain then
methods. One young man we me-
came home, after finishing college
and took over his fathers farm, that
was being managed by a hired man
This farm consisted of about 16l
acres of billy land which we would
consider almost worthless, here, un'
developed.
The milk production has almost
doubled since the boy took over the
) management. His income was arouno
; $500 per month, with a herd OF only
! 80 cows.
t l wish it were possible for every
farmer in Mississippi to visit this
! dairy country, and get the inspira'
ton that l did. Especially the young
men who are just starting out II
! farming-and also the older men who
! are nearly ready to quit farming
| It would give you undying conf
: dence in the dairy cow.
} Sincerely,
: C. w. COMFORT.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19

. Convention Business--Most cities
consider national conventions a pro-
fitable investment. Last year Ameri-
can Legionnaires spent $15,000,0 600
at Chicago, and Boston expect just as
big a gross this year. Four hundred
thousands visitors, more than half Of
whom will be Legionnaires and their
wives and families, will add one-half
to the city's population for at least
three days. Their 3,6OO,000 meals
will cost at least $2,700,0 600. Three
hundred thousand of them, staying
in Boston an average of two nights
each, will run up a total bill of 81,
100000 or more. And they're ex-
pected to spend $4,000, 900 on en-
tertainment and miscellaneous.
Legionnaires do everything in a big
way. They will have from 800 10 400
bands and drum corps in their par
ade. They have hired huge Braves
field, seating 100000, for the outdoor
night club spectacle, "Cavalcade of
Stars" staged by Schenley Post 1870.
f1HOlltE fO,UOO Will CullSbltulS VII
biggest audience ever to hear the
famed Boston symphony orchestra.
What IL Takes-Auto show visitors
this year will find a new pamphlet
put by the Automobile Manufacturers
explaining in simple terms What 1t
Takes to Make An Automobile" For
all we know the plan may be to dis
tribute copies through local auto
dealers to. From it one learns that
the shiny new 1941 vehicles just be-
ginning to roll from assembly lines
may have taken as long as Is months
to design. An idea of the size and ar
ray of tools needed to make a car
is obtained from the statement that
in making the engine lock alone
some IA different machine, costing
$4,000 or more each, are called
into action. One machine uses 127I
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19

Washington-Reassuring news OF
Social Security is that men conscrip-
ted for the Army and Navy, and
members of the National Guard call
ed to a years military trainin, will
be relieve of the requirement OF
paying their social security dues
during the period Of training. This
will apply to the employers of such
men, too. The anne principle is APP
piled in the case of levies under the
unemployment compensation pro
visions of the law. 1t isn't likely that
this procedure will upset the soclaI
and unemployment insurance funds
very much, since only a portion OF the
National Guard is to be called out al
one time, while not more than 9OO,-
600 "conscripts' can be in training
az one time.