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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28

that parents are prone to take little
pains to avoid the Infection; they
even sometimes purposely expose
their children. This is a mistaken
attitude. Special care should be ex-
ercised especially during the first
years of life, as ove 80 per cent Of
the fatal cases occur in this period.
While it may be almost hopeless to
lessen the %morbidity in measles, it is
quite possible materially to decrease
the mortality by simply delaying the
age incidence. While the use of con-
valescent serum has little effect up
on ~morbidity, it may greatly lessen
mortality. The mortality may, there
fore, be decreased by careful nurs-
ing, and protection. Doctors advise
against disqualification of children
having measles on account Of the
danger of pneumococcus and sire
ptococcal pneumonias.
Closing schools has little effect in
preventing the spread of measles. If
the school is closed at the beginning
of an outbreak and the disease con-
tinues to spread after two weeks,
little more will be gained in keeping
the school closed, for it must then be
evident that other factors are at work
in spreading the infection. As the
disease is mainly spread in the pre-
eruptive stage, it is sufficient to ex-
am ne the children each morning be-
fore they enter school for symptoms
of a cold, injection of the eyes,
running at the nose, cough. sore
throat and fever.
Yours very sincerely,
l.. H. EUBANKS,
N. d., Director Holmes Co.
Health Department.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28
MISSISSIPPI
FARM NEWS
BY F. J. HURST
Extension Agricultural Editor

The annual meeting of the Mis-
sissippi Farm Bureau Federation
held in Jackson the past week was
acclaimed the most successful in the
history of this rapidly-growing farm
organization, which now has 1880
members who are cooperating in
community and county groups in
carrying out constructive local,
county and state programs.
Highlights of the meeting includ-
ed a record attendance, round table
discussions of vital farm problems,
addresses by prominent national ag-
ricultural leaders and adoption of rs
resolutions on important farm pro-
blems. National speakers included
Henry F. Grady ,aNistapt secretary
of state; Chester Davis, member Of
the National Defense Advisory
Commission; Clifford Gregory, as
sociate editor of Wallace's Farmer;
and Harold Rowe, u pro-
tective division of the NDAC.
Important facts brought out by
these national leaders included the
following: Farmers made some
money during the last world wal but
vastly changed conditions hold out
little or no hope for profit in the
present struggle. During the last
world war there were no large sur
pluses of American farm products
and there were almost unlimited
markets for farm products at high
prices. Now farm SURPRISES are piled
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28

high and export markets have al
most disappeared.
Both labor and industry will pro-
git under the national defense pro-
gram for which Congress has au-
thorized the expenditure of over II
billion dollars. Farmers likely will
pay higher prices for many things
they have to buy. Farmers who
produce products for the domestic
market will have a better demand at
stronger prices for their products
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28
The, :
RIGHT way
10 MAX
LONG DISTANCE
CALL

When placing out-of- town
calls you will always get
coon service. but you will
get the QUICKEST service lf
you do It this way.
In the case of a Person.
to- Person calls first give
the Long Distance Opera
tor the name of the place
you are calling, including
the state, and then the
name of the person you
wish to reach and the tele-'
phone number if you know,
it. If you do not know the
telephone number, give the,
persons address.
Give your own telephone
number when the operator
asks for it. Your infor-
nation given in this order
enables the operator inn
mediately to start making
the connection. !!
When placing a Station
,to-Station call, SNAKE this
! clear by first saying, "Sta-,,
ltion-to-S Station" Then give
the name of the place, the
state and the telephone
number. If you do not know
the telephone number, give
the operator the name and
Address under which the
telephone is listed.
Give your own telephone
number when the operator
asks for it.
"a Person-to-Person call is one
y WAoxo yOu 6Sk W DC COIlueCtoO
with o particular person at q
distant telephone. Timing Of
Person-to-Perso call does
not begin until the person you
want Is on the telephone. ,
IA Station-to-Station call Il one
where you merely ask to be
connected with q distant tele.
phone. The charges on q sta.
Manifestation call begin when
the distant telephone answers,
This service costs considerably
less than Person-to-Person
service.
Bell TEIEpnnNE
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-28

Pretty Martha Anderson, . Texas girl who has made a successful career ~
. model for photographers and artists In New York, posed for the 1910 Red
Cross Poster, calling to all patriotic mn and women to join the American
Red Cross Chapter In their communities from November II to so. Ray
Morgan, a distinguished New York portrait and poster artist, created the
edon. which emphasizes the keynote that the Red Cross "serves hunanlNc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

Every needed article in
GUIDED. Makes . lovely
gift. Beautiful
No Money Oown-si o Month
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25

instructions from Washington and
Hartford on draft procedure. I'm
der the plan already announced by
Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin, regis
tration of eligibles in Connecticut
is to be voting districts. Many To-
cal schools are now used for vot-
ing places. The city will have
either two or three draft boards.
probably three, since the latest
word rom Washington is that there
is to be IN draft board for each
10000 residents.
The Connecticut registration is to
be directed by registrars of voters
In each community. The local reg
istrarS' staff is not large enough to
do more than supervise the regis
tration, and hence it appears that
volunteer workers will have to be
sought. Backers of the school holi-
day plan say that their proposal
offers the best solution, since it
would be available to both schools as
registration centers and teachers as
volunteer workers. There are
about 670 regularly employed teach
ers here.
Registration on October is is to
be between the Aours of Z a. m.
and 9 p. M, during which IA hours
it is estimated that well over 10000
young men must register for pos
sible service.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
LEAGUE To AID
WAR SUFFERERS
Salvation Army to Open
Quarters for Women
to Work

Mrs. Adjutant Hugo Wiberg, of the
local corps of The Salvation Army,
announced yesterday that the work
rooms of the Women's Home League
on Cherry Street will be open every
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday afternoon, so that members
Of the League and any other women
interested can work on clothing for
war sufferers in Europe. Mrs. Com
missioner Alexander Damon of New
York Headquarters has sent on an
urgent appeal for wearing apparel to
be forwarded to England for dis
tribution to air raid victims. The
Army's local League is also aiding
the Waterbury chapter of the Red
Cross in making up garments.
Fruits, vegetables, and other arti-
cles such cas- flashlights, watches,
razors, whistles, cakes, doughnuts,
cookies, candy, etc., uitable for the
Annual Harvest Festival sale to be
held next Monday evening at the
Army's headquarters on Cherry
Street are being received daily by
the local corps and Adjutant Wiberg
is very hopeful for successful sale.
Charles Rietdyke, Sunday School
Superintendent of the local corps,
will as usual be the auctioneer.
The Sunbeam Brigade will hold
its weekly class this afternoon at 400
under the leadership of Jean Ruda,
and the Girl Guard Troop meets this
evening at TOO under the guidance
of Mrs. Roberta Spohrer. Uniforms
for the recently organized Girl
Guard Troop have been ordered and
are expected any day, after whichc
a public investiture ceremony will
be held. Word has received this
morning that Captain Christie Nc
Lean, the Divisional Guard Organ
izer at Hartford, will visit the Sun
beam Brigade and the Girl Guardr
Troop at their meetings on We'd
nesday, October End.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25

antiques treasured through many
generations in homes of old fam
lilies. An added feature in the form
of individual history tags telling the
background of the original antique
suites, is placed conveniently at
many points of the model house.
Adaptability
One of the most important quail
ties of these pieces is their adapta-
bility to modern homes. None Of the
sometimes cumbersome characters
tics apparent in some antique re-
productions is evident in the Micro
politan "Trutype" exhibition. The
reason for this is that the reproduc-
tons on display at the Mayhower
shop are carefully selected, copying
only those famous pieces of antique
furniture whose lines and qualities
are beautiful in any age or period
pieces whose beauty springs from
their function.
1t is indisputable that many
people with an eye and taste for
the genuine in furniture will remain
more than favorably impressed by
the beautiful exhibition that the
Metropolitan Co. has so painstak-
ingly assembled.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
new ALLIANCE in
FAR EAST SEEN
Japanese Paper Claims U.
S., Britain, Australia
Are Interfering

Tokyo, Sept. 25-(UP)-A charge
that the United States, Great Brit
ain and Australia were preparing
aggressive formations" against the
Netherlands East Indies, to interfere
with Japan's policy of expansion
southwark, was made today by the
leading popular newspaper.
In what was developing into big
scale newspaper presentatin of ia
pans attitude, and it determination
to expand regardless of obstacles,
Nichi Nichi asserted that United
States and British economic pressure
would be powerless to restrain Japan.
Opposition, the newspaper said,
would merely impel Japan to push
its fixed policy with fresh energy.
Australia, the newspaper contin-
ued, had made friendly proposals to
Japan for an exchange of ministers.
But since July, it added, Australia
had been refusing export permits
for shipment of wool to Japan, and
hence Australia might be regarded as
having fallen in completely with the
"Anglo-American far eastern front"
Nichi Nichi said that present "ec-
onomic" negotiations which jap
aneSe mission is conducting in the
Netherlands East Indies was aimed
at adding another country to the
East Asia mutual prosperity bloc"
The negotiations were especially
timely. Nichi Nichi said, because the
establishment of military outpost"
in French Indo- China was expected
to bring Indo-China and Japan
closer together.
The newspaper Hochci said of the
condemnation by United States Sec
rotary of State Cordell Hull of jap
anese troop entry into mdo-C China:
ITO blame Japan is as absurd as
the alleged Anglo American joint
defense agreement regarding Sing
apore."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
Exhibition
At Mayflower Shop
Reproductions OF Famous American Antiques Feature
"Trutype Fouse"-Public Invited to Exposition

The MayfloWer Colonial Shop of
the Metropolitan Furniture Co., at
1856 Grand street, opposite the post
Office, invites residents of Watetr-
bury and nearby towns to inspect
'Trutype House." which contains
one of the greatest collections of
reproductions of famous American
antiques in the eastern part of the
United States. The 16-room house
will be open for public inspection
from Thursday and Friday until 6
p. m. and on Saturday until 8 p. m,
and will also be open during regular
business hours each day.
On the first floor of "Trutype
House" are eight rooms of Colonial
Furniture in maple, while the Sec
ond floor has eight rooms in mahog-
any.
Master Craftsmen
A step into 'Trutype House is
like journey into another world,
for the master craftsmen who have
created the beautiful pieces have
woven an illusion that makes one
feel he is in the atmosphere of an
other and quieter century. Each
piece of furniture is graceful, yet
sturdy, in its own right, but the
cumulative effect in each room is
one of surprising beauty.
Suites of every colonial variety
copied from original antiques found
in the eastern section of the United
States, from New Hampshire to
South Carolina, mainly up and down
the Atlantic seaboard, are placed in
perfect settings. Such delicate ar
tistry is evident in the beautiful
settings that the exhibition is a
triumph even if one considers the
interior decoration alone.
The suites and individual pieces
of furniture have been copied from
very famous collections and from
private homes. Some have gone from
the workshops of such distinguished
American designers as Slavery of
Philadelphia, Goddard of Rhode Is
land, or Phyfe of New York. Some
of the most interesting pieces, from
their reasonable cost as well as their
artistic value, have been copied from
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
WOMENS SOCIETY
IN AUTUMN MEETING

Mrs. John J. S:lavely, wife of
the pastor. was In charge OF de-
votions which featured the first
autumn meeting Of the Women's
Society OF Christian Service at the
First Methodist Church this AFTER
noon. She was assisted by Mrs,
Vincent Derabritis and MRS. Louis
VanLott.
The musical portion OF the pro-
gram was arranged by Mira. Roy
VanWagnef with Mrs. @. B. Cole
man a. sololst. Mrs. John A. coe
acted as hostess.
Mrs. Robert splers was elected
local delegate 10 the conference
ehaptr meeting IN Brooklyn. N. Y
October II. with Mrs, George Tut
tle ~ alternate.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
October 10Th May Be School Holiday
State Autoists
Spend $36.62 In
Taxes A Minute

Did you ever stop and think
how taxes amount up? Take the
gasoline tax-Connecticut mo
florists paid $1O.15S, 1906 to the
state treasury in 1889 and 3d.
1886, 062.O2 to the federal govern
ment, making the amount Of
gas tax collected $13,544,24S.07.
Assuming that this tax is col
lected "a hours a day, this
means that the motorists in
Connecticut are paying $37,-
1878 a day or $25.76 every
minute for gasoline tax alone.
Registration fees amounted to
$6,757, 7O9.96 in 1899 which is an
average of $14.5i per registra-
tion. AS there were 465,7O4 cars
registered we find that there
was a car registered every IL
minutes. Registration fees were
taken in at the rate of S1S,-
514.27 per day or $12.s6 per
minute.
Just think-it is costing Con-
necticut motorists $55,621.SO a
day or $38.62 a minute for
gasoline tax and registrations.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
ADULT EDUCATION
CLASSES FORMING
Sixth Year to Open Mon
day Evening, Oct. 7th;
Schools Listed

The sixth year of the Waterbury
WPA Adult Education Program will
open its evening classes on Monday,
October 7th. A wide variety of sub
jects will be offered free of charge
to any resident of Waterbury who
is over sixteen years of age, and
who is not now enrolled in any
public school of Waterbury.
The classes as in former years,
will be under the supervision of
the local and state boards of edu-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25

Starting their active season,
the Franco American Club met
last night at their headquarters
at Franco Hall, South Main St.,
and held their election of officers.
Pierre PronOvost who has devoted
so much of his time and effort
to organize this choral, presided.
The Choral accepted an in
vitation to sing through Station
VITO i'm the near future.
The officers elected were: Hon
orary President Mr.. Pierre Promo
vOst, Directrice-Mrs Lena Der
Ouin, President Armand Guertin
ST., Vice-President Mrs. Rose
Veillette, Treasurer Mrs. Rose
Bessette, Secretary Miss Claire
HOuIe, Librarian Edgar Gau-
their, Historian Miss Anita Houle,
Publicity-C Cleo E. Bouchard, Ac-
companist- Mrs. Blanche Archam-
bauIt.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
POSTPONE COUNT
OF STRIKE VOTE

Ballet boxes used in strike vote
by union employees of the A. H.
Wells Co. were sealed last night, af-
ter it was announced that the COM
pany management had agreed to
another conference with the Water
bury Brass Workers union this af-
ternoon. The vote will not be count
ed unless no agreement can be
reached with the company.
The union is asking for 10-cent
an hour raise, seniority rights for
union members, and preference fol
union members in layoffs and re-
hiring. The raise would be retroac-
tive to Aug. ~, when negotiations
began.
Today's conference was to be
held at 2:30.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25

cation with Andrew McFadden as
local supervisor.
The afternoon classes in sewing
have already begun with the fol-
lowing schedule in operation:
Monday and Thursday afternoons
Crosby high school,
Tuesday afternoon-H. S. Chase
grammar school,
Wednesday afternoon-Washing-
ington Park Community House.
Friday afternoon Wildly high
school.
A complete schedule of classes
will be published shortly. Registra-
tons may be made by calling S.
1173.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
Draft Registration
May Take. Place In
School Buildings
Over 10000 Men Expected to Report Here Officials
Awaiting Definite Words From Washington on
Procedure; Teachers May Volunteer Services

Waterbury schools may be closed
on draft registration day, October
is, and zeal teachers asked to vol
unteer their services in aiding the
work of registering all local young
men, trt 81 to IS, on that day,
If the suggestion should be adopt
ed, public schools would serve as
draft registration centers.
In New Haven, Mayor John w.
Murphy is now considering such a
plan, and it has also BEEN proposed
in several other communities about
the state. 1t i, expected that the
proposal to- declare school holi-
day on the registration date will be
taken up by Mayor Vincent A. Soul
ly. Approval by the board of edu-
cation would be necessary before
the holiday could be called.
Local authorities are still awaiting
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
FLOODS DELAY OPENING

Gloucester, N. j., CUP) Floods in
southern New Jersey may have
brought havoc to many homes, but
to local school children it meant an
extra weeks vacation. The board of
education voted to postpone the
opening of schools for week in the
inundated sections.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
ONE PEACH COSTS 52,221

Sesser, Ill. (UP)-Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Moore ate a $2,221.63 peach at
breakfast the other morning. 1t
cost that much to nurse their So
acre orchard through a cold winter,
and the lone peach comprised the
entire crop.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
THIEVES MARK ANNIVERSARY

Bluffton, Ind. (UP)-Unwilling to
give up a good thing, chicken
thieves paid their annual visit to
the farm and Estel johnson near
here and stole "a chickens, johnson
complained to police that one year
ago on the same date. thieves stole
so of his chickens.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
WAKE UP YOUR
LIVER BILE
Without Calomel-And You'll Jump Out Of
Bed in the Morning Karin TO Go

The liver should pour 2 pints Of bile juice
into your bowels every day. If this bile is
not flowing freely, your food may not di-
Rest. It may just decay in the bowels. Then
gas bloats up your stomach. You get con-
stipated. You feel sour, sunk and the world
looks punk.
1t takes those good, old Carter's Little
Liver Pills to get these pints of bile flow-
ing freely to make you feel "up and up"
Get a package today. Take as directed.
Amazing in making bile flow freely. Ask
Tor Carriers Little Liver Pills. Zoe s.nd 25f.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25

Uruguay estimates that Il now hat
100000 population,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25

Peru now has 215 movie theaters.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25

Murder. 1ne. He only killed fifty
peoplel"
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Mahogany From
Hudson Bav

One of the strangest customs en-
tries ever made in England was ir
ITO. According to the Public Rec
ords Office in London there occur
red the following entry:
Customs 3i70-Imports ITO. 34d
from Hudson Bay, mahogany. &C
tons Ct to f9 per ton, total &480.'
Back of this simple entry there
must be an amazing story If II
could be told. How did go tons OF
tropical mahogany find its may te
ice bound Hudson Bay and from
there finally to London Town?
Maybe, prosaically enough, an
English ship is the West Indies
loaded it as ballast and repair wood
"a common occurrence) and sailed
northWard about it's business event.
ually reaching Hudson Bay before
sailing for home.
More likely it Is that the trip was
fraught with adventure, battle and
bloodshed Perhaps the mahogany
billots were first slowed by Spaniards
or pirates in ship later to be cap
tured by Englishmen. Who knows
but that some small part of this
cargo still exists in some old Eng
lish manorhouse or castle as side
board or chair wrought by George
Hepplewhite?
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Dorothy Dix Says >>>
Wife Certainly Has Right to Keep
Some Secrets From Husband

Dear Miss Dix-Should q wife
have any secrets from her husband?
Should she tell him everything she
knows, or keep matters that are
strictly her own private affairs to
herself? A BRIDE.
ANSWER-Certainly wife has not
only right but also duty to keep
her own secrets. The old charge
that women talk too much goes
double in the home. Half of the
trouble they get themselves into
with their husbands is the result of
blabbing things they should have
kept to themselves. A woman, for
instance, shouldn't tell a man who
Is already burdened down with busi-
ness cares and troubles about her
own petty worries. She shouldn't
meet her husband at the front door
with list of complaints about how
naughty the children have been.
that the price of butchers meat has
gone up, the doctor says Mary has to
have her adenoids out and that the
baby broke his pet pipe.
A wife should maintain a mas
terly silence upon those subjects
which are like red flag to a mad
bull to her husband. 1t may be poll
tics or religion upon which they
differ, but why discuss it when it
is sure to bring on row? She can
go on believing that her church is
the only church, or that the country
will 60 to the dogs if her candi-
date is not elected, and still keep
peace in the family If she just
won't talk about it.
And especially should women keep
mum about their own families.
The reason so many men dislike
their mothers -in-law is because their
wives are always throwing what
Mother said we should do" in their
teeth.
Wives make a fatal mistake when
they discuss their plans too much.
The average husband doesn't really
care what his wife does within rea-
son, and when she consults him be-
forehand he feels that he has to
object to show his authority. But if
she just goes along and does it with
out debating the subject it is all
right with him. And, anyhow, after
a thing is done. it is done, and there
isn't any use in protesting.
Wives cut their throats with their
own tongues when they tell their
husbands about all the mistakes
they make. Virtually every man
takes his wife at her own valuation
and if she is always telling him
what poor manager she is, how
she doesn't seem able to get as much
out of her allowance as Mrs. Smith
does, of how she let the butcher
short change her, and that she just
doesn't know why her cakes always
fall, he soon begins to think that he
has a poor makeshift of wife who