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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-14
Mr.. Malcolm Carter of Vicksburg
spent the weekend in Durant.

Mr.. Malcolm Carter of Vicksburg
spent the weekend in Durant.
Miss Annie Lee Thornton spent
the week end with her parents in
West.
Jewel Cummins spent the week end
at home in Sails.
Misses Nancy Ann Tatum and Rose
Tatum of Kosciusko went to Grenada
Friday to spent the week end. Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Tatum brought them
home Sunday.
w. E. Durham is now employed
with an oil crew in Yazoo City.
w. c. Renacker and Willie Martin
Renacker spent several days recent
ly with Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Mcclellan
of Cairo, III.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Motlow of
Clarksdale spent the week end with
w. c.. Tom and Arnold Renacker.
Tom Renacker has returned home
after several months at Greenwood,
where he has been employed with a
river PROJECT.
Miss Gertrude Maier of Aberdeen
has returned to her home after a
pleasant visit in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Odom.
Mr.. T j. Hewitt is spending the
week end with home folks in Jack
son and will attend the Homecoming
on Saturday at Mississippi College,
at Clinton.
Miss Catherine Calender spent this
week end with her parents. She is
now employed in Lexington.
Miss Nancy Ann Tatum spent this
week end in Grenada with her aunt.
Miss Kathryn Durham was a Jack
son visitor Monday.
DR.. w. D. May Of Meridian visited
his relatives in Durant this week end.
Mrs. Ivy Rinner of Kosciusko was
a visitor Of Mrs. E. B. Guess and
Mrs. Charlie Lance the past week.
Mrs. Gary Burdette and Miss Bea-
trice Beeler were guests of Mrs. AL
bert Tatum Friday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-14
Present Day Club Holds
Regular MEETING

The Present Day Club met Tues.
day, November 18th in the home of
Mrs. Frank Storms with thirteen
members present.
The meeting opened with reading
of club collect. Two members,
Mrs. M. j. Fowlkes and Mrs. A. l..
Hopkins. were welcomed.
A motion carried to give dolls and
toys to needy children at Christmas
An offering Of five dollars was col
lected to be sent to the Old Ladies
Home for their building improve
ments.
The club will again sponsor a
Winter Window Garden contest
Members were urged by president,
Mrs. VanKeuren, to give dishes to
the school lunchroom. Our annual
Thanksgiving box to the Old Mems
Home will be sent Monday. We were
reminded of the Red Cross drive
which starts this week and urged to
participate.
Mrs. William Weaver, delegate
gave an interesting report Of her
visit to the State Convention.
Mrs. Charles Watkins was chair
man of the program on Public We'll
fare. Miss Ellen Scale, Home DEM
onstration Agent, was guest speak
err; her subject being, "The Develop
ment of Public Welfare in Holmes
County" Other parts on the pro-
were: Medical Developments for
the cure Of Infantile Paralysis" a
paper prepared by Mrs. Quitman
Steed, read by Mrs. VanKeuren, and
Medical Developments in the last
Decade" by Mrs. William Weaver.
Delicious refreshments were serv-
ed to members and guests: Mr..
Frank Edwards, Mrs. Babe Thomas,
Mrs. Sam Moss, Mrs. w. E. Gulledge,
Miss Scale and Mrs. Rubush.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-14

Mr.. Arthur Christopher of Miss
State spent the week end in Durant,
Mrs. Lamar Hays was a Jackson
visitor Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Christopher
and Miss Charlotte Cresswell spent
Saturday in jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Campbell and
two children, Ruth Ray and Donald
spent the week end in Kentwood
Louisiana.
Mrs. Hamilton Ledyard is spend,
ing the week in Friars Point.
Mrs. Walter Allen of Starkville
spent the week end with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Durham.
Mrs. J. E. Rucker, Misses Caro-
Steen and Dorothy Ann Durham, and
Winifred Rucker shopped in Kos
ciusko Saturday.
Mrs. w. E. McCune spent the
week end in Jackson with her daugh'
ter, Miss Gertrude McCune.
Among those from Durant at.
tending the Miss. State VS.. L.S.U,
football game in Baton Rouge were:
Messers w. E. Howell, w. P. Taylor,
Bankhead Drane, M. d. Baine, Robert
Horace Bowie, Maury and Wiley
HUMPHREYS and Billy Elmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dayle Alsbury OF
New Orleans were the week end
~,nets 4, %ho ko-o 80 H. coro,+e
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Alsbury.
Mr.. William Strub has returned to
his work in fernando after a weeks
vacation in Durant.
Mrs. Glazer Montgomery of Laurel
spent Sunday in Durant.
Miss Gondine Wade formerly of
Hollandale, is now making her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Burnley and
attending Durant High School.
The Rev. and Mrs. E. S. Lewis
have returned from Conference in
Columbus.
Mrs. A. B. Clements is in Mon
ticello visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. l..
Clements.
Wick Winborn OF Carthage spent
the week end in Durant.
Johnny Dinas is spending tw o
weeks at home because of an infect
ed foot. His many friends wish
him a speedy recovery.
Messers. j. R. Brown, r. B. Jen-
kins, Phil Terry, Perry Roby and
James Norwood enjoyed a weeks
duck hunt in the Delta last week.
Mrs. Langford, teacher in the In
dian School in Neshoba county, was a
recent guest of her sister, Miss
Blanche Marlborough.
Mrs. ]. w. Norwood and daugh-
tiers, Marjorie and Betty, were Jack
son shoppers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Phillips and
little son, Charley Pete, of Memphis
were guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. e. King. Il
Mrs. M. T. Woods, MI. and Mrs
Tom Ashley had as their guests fol
the week end, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w
Wood of Shreveport, La, Mr.. ant
Mrs. w. E. Mcclellan of Phillip, Mr.
and Mrs. w e. Mcclellan, Jr. Of
Greenville and Woods Mcclellan Of
Miss. State.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-14

The many friends Of Sidney Herrin
will be glad to hear that he has ac-
cepted a position with the Com
mercial Company in Jackson.
Mrs. Walter Odom, Jim Dye, and
Mrs. A. E. Fleming will spend the
week end in Crystal Springs.
Mrs. Frank Storms and Chubby
were Memphis visitors Saturday.
While there they attended the Ten
nessee : Southwestern football game.
Recent visitors to Durant were
Capt. and Mrs. Eddie Counette of
Biloxi. They were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Storms. Capt. Counette
is well known to several Durant fish
erman who charter his boat ,Mary'
Ellen ii, for their annual deep sea
fishing trip.
Mr.. Gordon Leard and Charles
Durham attended the Football game
at Baton Rouge Saturday.
Misses Melba Tucker and Maxine
Cathey spent Friday in Kosciusko.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Byrd spent the
week end in Winona.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake tom spent Sun
day with relatives in Grenada.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Brown, Jr. were
Grenada visitors Monday.
Among the college student home
for the week end were: Junior Blan-
ton, Wiley and Maury HUMPHREYS,
Robert Horace Bowie, Miss Ophia
Blanton and James Odom, Miss.
State, Miriam DeLoach and Jim AL
len, H-J.C.
Marjorie Beisel and Bob Beisel
of Jackson spent the week end in
Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-14
EHingtons Announce
Arrival of Son

Mr.. and Mrs. Irby Ellington, Lex
ington, announcexthe arrival of Viii.
liam Edward, Z eight and one-half
pound son, on Sunday afternoon.
son, on Sunday afternoon.
Mother and baby are receiving
congratulations at the Community
Hospital.
Mrs. Ellington is employed in the
Chancery Clerks office in Lexington
and has a large host of friends over
the county who will be interested to
know she is resting nicely.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-14
tuesday Bridge Club
Holds Meeting

Mrs. Charlie Lance entertained
her Bridge Club Tuesday with Miss
Mary jenkins and Mrs. Bill Harpole
as guests.
The following members were pre-
sent: Mrs. Albert Tatum, Mrs. Paul
Odom. Mrs. Thompson. Mrs. Wick
Winborn, Mrs. Frank Calendar and
Mrs. G. w Drane.
Delicious refreshments were serv'
ed.
The winner Of high core was Mrs
G. w. Drane.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-14
Non Resident Notice
TO HARVEY EDWARDS,

TO HARVEY EDWARDS,
Whose Place of Residence
and Post Office Address are
Unknown:
You are hereby commanded to APP
pear before the Chancery Court Of
Holmes County, Mississippi, at q
Term of said Court to be held on the
End Monday of January, 1941, at the
Court House in the City Of Lexing-
ton, Mississippi, on the first day Of
said Term, then and there to plead,
answer or demur to the Bill of Com
plant of Lille Edwards, in Cause
No. 6l84, to which you are defend
ant.
Given under my hand and seal Of
said Court and issued this October
10, 1910.
(SEAL) Parham H. Williams,
Chaneery Clerk, Holmes
County, Mississippi.
S. r. King, Solicitor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-14
Mrs. r. c. Calendar
Hostess To Bridge Club

The Tuesday Bridge Club met in
the home Of Mrs. F. C. Calendar,
with all members present. Mrs. w
E. RUBBISH was guest.
Mrs. Albert Tatum was winner of
high score.
At the conclusion of the games
sandwiches and drinks were served
to all present.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-14
WINS Members Asked
To Attend Meet

All members of the Women's Soc
iety of Christian Service are request
ed to be present at the Mission STUDY
class on Monday afternoon at .
o'clock at the Methodist Church. AT
this time the Society will pack a
Thanksgiving box for the Orphanage
and you are asked to bring your
donation to the church.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-14
statesmen WANTED

statesmen WANTED
Established Rawleigh Route Just be-
coming available. Business well es-
tablished. Previous Dealer quitting
because he expects to get into the
Army. Exceptional opportunity toi
right man. Write at once. Rawleigh's
Dept. MSK-54-2O4, Memphis, Tenn.
IL, IS, IA, Ii
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-14
C. CLASSIFIED
A D v Err N G

FOR SALE OR RENT-House and
Store Building, 211 Magnolia Street.
B. M. DONALD, Durant, Miss. ZIP
Evening star., 1940-05-19

ton of Graphic Art which was set
forth in the American Pavilion at
the Venice Biennial yesterday ana
will continue to October Is under
the joint auspices of the National
Academy, the Society Of American
Etchers and the Grand Central
Galleries; also in the exhibition Of
100 selected prints and Is miniature
prints chosen from the Society Of
American Etchers' annual exhihi.
ton, to be shown in the New York
Worlds Fair this month.
w. p. A. Exhibit
Paintings and sculpture, the latter
in ceramics. by members Of the
District Works Projects Administra.
ton Art Unit will be shown In the
Corcoran Gallery from Tuesday un-
til Saturday. This exhibition, It is
announced, will keynote the art
units participation In This Work
Pays Your Community Week., dur
ing which the public Is invited to
visit the 40 projects that comprise
the Administrations professional
and service division and get q hrst.
hand picture OF the work admins.
tration workers are accomplishing
for the community" These art
works were produced for the pur.
pose Of decorating public buildings
and for loan to unsupported insti.
tutions.
At the same time, in the admins.
tration's ALLEGATION gallery will open
an exhibition OF paintings and
ceramics rejecting the beauty Of
spring In Washington.
Summer Art Courses
Nicolai Cikovsky and Eugen weisz
have combined their summer art
classes and announce outdoor classes
IN painting and drawing In all
media morning and afternoon from
June 8 to July 13, with criticism
three times weekly. For further
information, application may be
made to Miss Mayo, secretary Of the
Corcoran School.
Evening star., 1940-05-19
Bulletin of Current Exhibitions

THE coRcoRAN GALLERY OF ART Seventeenth street and
Unit, May 81 to IS. "
THE ARTS CLUB OF WASHINGTON, 2o17 street NV
Oscar H. Gieberich through May.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY. 1900 Twenty-nrst
NW-Permanent collection in arrangement. Print rooms
portrait photographs by Ferdinand vog coors from gallery
collection
Night series of photographs by Vokmar Wen lent by the
National Geographic Magazine
son Autographs by Joseph Penne and prints American and
European contemporary etchers hographer
Yankee in King Arthurs Court"
FREER ART the Mall at Twelfth street sw-
by James McNei Whistler. Peacock Room paintings by
American artists
other textiles of the Near and Far Mondays
Fridays to Admission card obanabe George
Hewitt Myers, 73o Fifteenth street NV.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY ART GAILERY-Exhibiton of water
colors by Robert F. Gates, through May
THE WHYTE GALLERY 17o7 street w-Exhbion of Walt
Disneys "Pnocchio' celluloids, opening May II.
NATIONAL MUSEUM. History Building Tenth street
and Constitution NWNorh lobby the
the Division of Graphic Arts drawings Autographs
through May.
NATIONAL MUSEUM Industries Building south side
the Mall at Eighth street SWSalo prints from Popular Photo
graphy" through May.
ALLEGATIONS GALLERY als Independence W
to S pm. Saturday from 10 m. pm.
CH1LDRENs GALLERY ss independence s.w-Child
growth In art Illustrated work Of children
under instruction of art unit teachers through
WoMENs CITY CLUB 73e Jackson place N:W.-Pantngs by
Henry w. Olson and Roger Rittase, through May
ART GALLERY Interior Budng-Water coors bv STU
dents in American colleges and professional schools through
WESLEY HALL 1903 K street Midsummer
expensive paintings by local artists.
STUDIO GALLERY George washington University 2131 {;
street NW-Paintings by Kitti Baart to June 8.
CABIN HEADQUARTERS 1903 x street Naturalization
Jugown pottery daily. I'M to $50 pm, to
JUNIOR LEAGUE GALLERY, 2ool Massachusetts, NV
Exhibition Of portraits in colored pencils Allan Sloan
Evening star., 1940-05-19

and is really only beginning to re-
new old contacts and readjust his
point Of view.
The drawings that he shows are
essentially modern, inasmuch as
they apparently are not meant to
be literal, realistic, but to refer to
an theology entirely his own. The
decorative motif enters in, but not
to stay; there is a will-o'- the -wisp
quality which, grasped for an in
slant, seems to elude ones clasp.
Obviously, as in q drawing Of
Lilies" the flowers are well drawn,
but the composition is incomplete; !;
after having said just so much, and
beautifully, the artist becomes silent
and dreams. He is hard to follow.
But for those who do follow the re-
ward may be great. The same is
true OF Mr.. Gieberich's drawings of
landscape. Is this, one asks oneself,
an expression, voluntary or uncon-
scious, Of the prevalence today Of
vague uncertainty, concerning to-
morrow? 1t may well be so.
Evening star., 1940-05-19

cry clothed in rhythmic FORM" The
first half Of this explanation Is per-
fectly comprehensive and descrip-
tive Of the painting The second
half doubtless will mystify the aver
age person who is unaware that
black swans are more treacherous
than white swans.
1t is true that the symbolic mean
ing Of color has played a large part
in painting. One thinks inme-
diately of the Italian Renaissance
and other paintings of the Virgin,
whose robe and tunic are always
blue and red, respectively, SYM
bolic Of Heavenly truth and Heavenly
love. But this color symbolism was
established by canons of the Cath
olic Church and understood imme.
diately by millions of people. Pers-
onal symbolic concepts, on the other
hand. must be explained to every
one and hence are not essentially
different from the short stories"
many 18th century English, French
and American artists illustrated In
their paintings.
Student Competition.
Approximately $50 students have
been enrolled in studio classes at
George Washington University this
year. All of them were eligible to
submit any number of works (done
since September) for the second
annual competition exhibition. From
the entries, jury of three senior
students, all majoring in art, selected
about 80 paintings, drawings and
prints in oils, watercolors, charcoal
and tempera. pen and ink and
crayon, and also awarded honorable
mentions in each class, with one
blue ribbon for the best picture in
the SHOW"
The exhibited works are not nee
essarily the best work which has
been done during the year, but it
is interesting to the faculty to see
what pictures the students con-
sidered best. Effort was made to
eliminate bias as far as possible by
covering signatures on the works
until the student jury completed
the selection and awards.
At any rate, the exhibition repre-
sents what George Washington Uni
versity's art department is doing
and may be of interest to public
school art teachers.
Evening star., 1940-05-19

at the age of 13, which probably was
little more than decade ago. She is
q student at the university and re-
ceives her A. B. degree this year.
She has been studying with Prof.
Norris Crandall.
Her exhibition Of Is oil paintings
and sketches indicates she is a very
promising student artist. She has
previously exhibited at the New
School for Social Research and the
A. G. A. Gallery, both in New York
City. The majority Of her paintings
are greatly-enlarged studies Of flow
ers, and in most instances the large
work is accompanied by the original
sketch, affording a demonstration of
the young artists method Of work.
ing. The sketches are approximately
life-size and the finished painting
six or eight times that, without
much change from the original.
Whether or not she has been infiu-
epced by Georgia O'Keeffe, Miss
Baart's subject matter is certainly
reminiscent of that painters work,
although the technique is different.
Floral Subjects.
In view of the Dutch genius for
flowers, one is not surprised that
Miss Baart is preoccupied with floral
subjects and gives evidence OF un-
derstanding them. She has sirnpli-
fed and stylized to some extent,
making large decorative pattern of
each flower, with an abstract back
ground. 1t already has been pointed
out that in some previous exhibi-
tions at the Studio Gallery, system
of labelling has supplied intellectual
comments on the paintings. When
the labels call attention to visible
aspects such as design and color
scheme, they are valuable aids to
students. When they discuss the
symbolic significance of the colors
and patterns, they abandon aesthe-
tics and enter literature and are Of
no more value than the explanations
of the storytelling pictures for
which modern artists express con-
tempt.
For example. Miss Baart has
painted a tulip, concerning which
the label says: Strength and vital
ity in floral form; the red symbolizes
strength; the green, life" Another
work by Miss Baart Is "a study of
black swans in the twilight, treach-
Evening star., 1940-05-19
Summer Exhibition
Works of 43 Painters Are Dis
played at Wesley Hall.

It is extremely difficult to describe
or evaluate such an exhibition Of
paintings as that which has been
brought together by Theodore Kane
and placed on view in Wesley Hall
at this time and for the entire sum-
mer. Undoubtedly, it is a good
thing to give artists, or those who
are ambitious to become artists, op-
portunity to show their works with
others, and before the public, that
they, themselves. may learn just
where they stand. how far on this
long, long road they have progressed.
But on the other hand, what Is the
effect upon the public?
The majority of laymen are very
uneasy about applying rational judg-
ment to critical appreciation In the
fleld Of art and either adopt the
opinion Of others or shy OF with the
statement that they only know what
they like and no more. For this
Evening star., 1940-05-19

Poetry" in the Library of Congress,
one Of the loveliest of all those
which, at the turn of the century,
gave such impetus to mural painting
in this country.
To the southeastern branch has
been lent a Madonna with halo of
stars by an unknown artist. painted
in the European tradition, and, pre-
sumably, when such painting was at
its height. This comes from the
Harlan estate.
France, for many years, has made
practice Of lending paintings from
its national collection to provincial
museums, by which means knowl-
edge and appreciation Of art have
been advanced. 1t is to be hoped
that some such system will be set up
by our own Federal Government
when, eventually, the Smithsonian
Gallery becomes a reality. Obvi-
ously, this does not mean the circu-
lation of inferior but rather of
superior works, for none others may
be regarded as educational.
Evening star., 1940-05-19

reason, when works which are not
Hkable are declared superior by
those who are supposed to know,
there is confusion and growth of
rather ignorant distaste. It is ow-
ing to this, more than anything else,
that sales of contemporary art have
fallen of so shockingly in recent
years.
Along these lines this summer ex-
hibition at Wesley Hall Is both
alarming and discouraging. OF the
10 works by 43 painters shown, some
have qualities which are bound t.
commend them-but the number Of
these is disproportionately small.
Still more Of these exhibits are ap-
parently the work of those feeling
their way, but long way, as yet,
from arrival, while the remainder
have, 1t would seem, nothing to say
at all and absolutely no reason for
preservation-certainly not for dis
play.
To get this right, one must ask
oneself what art really is and what
purpose it serves. Not easy ques-
tions to answer, but all will agree
that art concerns the doing, the
purpose, and the worthwhileness
thereof. This brings the matter
down to whether or not a thing is
well done and conveys a significant
message. When the reply is negative
there Is nothing more to be said.
Art for its own sake has never at
tanned immortality and never will.
1t is on these grounds that the
Wesley Hall exhibition fails to score.
Doubtless, many of the painters rep
resented were serious. but either
they do not sufficiently command
their medium to find adequate ex-
preston. or they have nothing to
say. This refers to the majority,
not the occasional few.
The jury of award for this exhibi-
ton consisted of Lucia B. Hollerith,
Margaret Gates, Auriel Bessemer.
Richard Lahey and Mrs. Kane, all Of
whom. except Mr.. Lahey, are repre-
sented in the collection, and for the
most part well, but were not eligible
for prizes.
These awards were as follows: For
figures or portraits. first prize. to
Jack I. Berkman for THE Yellow
Hat" and second to Andrea Pietro
Zerega for Unpopular Decision;
for landscape, first prize, Oke Nord-
gren, for Virginia Landscape" and
second, Howard Chapman. for Deep
Evening: for still-Efe, first prize,
Bernice Barnhard for Fiesta" and
second. Eli Luria for Fruit Bowl;
for water color, first prize, Paul Arlt
for MONDAY Sun, Acapulco" and
second, Gretchen Thomas for
Study" and for best painting in
either oils or water colors by a
woman, Mary Power for Duet"
Mrs. Kane is represented by por-
trait study of a Polish peasant girl,
'Maryska." painted for iona Ko-
nopka, Polish writer Of short stories
and childrens books, and to be used
with three or four other paintings,
by the same artist, to illustrate one
Of her most recent works. This
original Is to be sold for the Polish
Relief and Red Cross funds, and
after . week in the Wesley Hall ex-
hibition, will be sent on tour of
Polish clubs and other organizations
throughout the country. It is q COL
orful and picturesque canvas,
sketchily rendered.
Evening star., 1940-05-19
Photos Shown
Pictures Reveal Beauties OF
Nations Capital at Night.

1t is by no means certain that
in the field of art the photographers
have not, in this day and genera
ton, carried of some of the honors
which the painters once thought
their own. Certainly they have
held more consistently to a belief
in sheer beauty for its own sake
and have worshiped at the throne
OF Nature while endeavoring to
learn her secrets and make them
known. Little time have the photo
pictorialists wasted on effort to ex-
press themselves, being, 1t would
seem, too much occupied in striving
to express truly that which their
eyes saw. An excellent demonstra-
ton of this is given by the group
Of photographs of Washington at
night by Volkmar Wentzel, staff
photographer of the National Geo.
graphic Magazine, which, through
May, is being exhibited in the Pub
lie Library, Eighth and K streets
NV.
Sixteen of the photographs now
on view were reproduced in the
April issue of the National Geo.
graphi. Magazine, at which time, in
the accompanying text, Mr.. Wentzel
told how the effects he shows had
been accomplished. In order to
capture the witchery Of washington
after dark, he said, he had, for the
most part, to make his negatives
on damp, foggy nights when the
heavy atmosphere brought about
lessened contrasts and softer tones.
In other words, he knew the Hmi-
tations as well as the potentialities
OF his medium and adjusted himself
to them. The results are fascinat.
mg-not 70 much In THAR effects