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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05

WHEREAS: With our Nation confronted by a crisis equalling
any in its history, thinking citizens, realizing that the
paramount need in national defense S the Strengthening and in
MIGRATING Of democracy, re determined to perpetuate for sue
ceeding generations the heritage which have guided our Nations
destiny since its inception; and
WHEREAS: The National Congress has chartered an inshtu-
tuition which, though entirely un-subsidzed by State or Fedora!
Government, has for thirty years emphasized the Americanization
of youth; and
WHEREAS: This National Institution, known as the Boy Scouts
of America, is today in a strategic position to give to this genera
ton the type of training in citizenship which the present crisis
demands;
THEREFORE: /, Paul B. johnson, Governor of the State of
Mississippi commentator do () hereby express in behalf of the
people of Mississippi commentator for those leaders of the Boy
Scout Movement, who, through loyalty to the traditions of their
Country re devoting their time and efforts to the insilling of the
principles of Americanizaton in our Youth; and do () urge
every patriotic citizen Of this State to give their interest and
support to the effort to extend to every portion Of our State
the advantages of this type of citizenssip-training.
State of Mississippi, do, hereby, set aside and proclaim the week
of September 814, as a period Vt recognition of the vital place
the Boy Scout Movement holds in our National and State citizen
ship; and do, hereby, further proclaim that said period shall be
known as SCOUT SALUTE WEEK, during which we, al citizens
and officials, pay tribute to the contribution the Boy Scout Move
ment has made to our State and Nation in the past and may make in
the future; and during which, the members and leaders, of the
Boy Scouts of America within the boundaries Of our State, in
tensify their efforts to increase the scope of their service to our
State and Nation.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l hereunto set my hand
and cause the Great Seal of the State of Mississippi
to be affixed this the TwentyNinth day of August,
A. D., 1910.
PAUL B. JOHNSON, Governor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05
Four Million Trees
Ordered For Winter

, Jackson, Miss, Sept. Farmers
have already ordered 4,101,O0O pine
and black locust seedlings for deliv-
cry during the coming winter, &C.
cording to Richard C. Allen, Nursery
man for the Mississippi Forestry
Commission. These orders do not in
clude 4,250,000 trees contracted for
by the AAA. Apparently the 12,600,-
600 trees available will be ordered
within the next month or two. The
AAA payment is $3.50 per acre for
planting 1000 ttrees per acre, with
a 60 per cent survival, and the seed
lings cost $500 per thousand de-
livered to the farmer, according to
Mr.. Allen. Orders should be placed
with him at Mt. Olive.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05
he Bdne|head

A third of the total crop acreage in the cotton belt
is planted to cotton. Approximately one-half Of the
total cash income from crops in the cotton belt comes
from cotton. Second only to corn in its money worth to
the nation, cotton does not stay on the farm; it moves
to market, generating a tremendous commerce when
it moves. Cotton's cash is money on the b~arrelhead to
every business house in the belt.
Be you butcher, baker, or candlestick maker, the
cash proceeds from each years cotton crop make your
own Crop of consumer dollars, the most important
Of the crops your business harvests.
But it is a corp that needs the constant careful cultiva-
ton Of your own individual cotton purchases. For it is
your cotton purchases which must chop into and thin
out the choking surplus. 1t is your cotton purchases
which must pile up cotton cash on the barrelhead.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05
T TO
MEN

Bids will be received and consider
ed by the Mayor and Board Of Alder
men Of the City of Durant, Missis.
sippi at 1880 P. NJ, Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 18th, 1910, for the sale to
said City Of the following building
material:
5000 So. it,, more or less of
3-4" used concrete plywood.
Acceptance of bid will be condition
ed upon inspection of material and
APPROVAL by the Architect, N. w. Over
street of Jackson, Mississippi.
By order of the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of Durant.
MRS. C. w. CRESSWELL,
Clerk
4th
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05
Piekens News

Mrs. Geo. Lemons was hostess to
the Presbyterian Auxiliary in the
lovely home of Mrs. Mark Harmon
Monday afternoon at four o'clock.
This vas the Inspirational meeting.
Mrs. ]. F. Farabee gave the devo-
tional. Mrs. Mamie Jones, secretary
of S. and P. home missions made an
Introductory talk on Home Missions
Assembly's Synods, Presbytery and
their relationship one to another.
Mrs. F. T. Worthy discussed "To
Increase and Equalize Home Mission
Salaries"
Mrs. Luie Larkin told how "To
make Pastors in the Minuter's Amui-
ty Fund"
Miss Matte Mae Hart discussed,
disqualification and Surgical Insur-
ance for Home Missionaries and their
Families"
Mrs. Sam Hawk discussed "Church
extension to places offering an OPP
p~ortulity to Increase the Resources
for world wide Missionary Enter
prise"
Mrs. j.. E. Maxwell closed the
meeting with prayer.
During the social hour that fol-
lowed Mrs. Lemons assisted by Mrs.
Hanna served delicious ice cream
and cake.
Mrs. A. Mcmillan has returned
home from Jackson Infirmary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Maxwell and
children have returned to Memphis
after spending a pleasant weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. ]. E. Maxwell
and son.
Mrs. Ed Lewis spent the weekend
with her parents in Duck Hill.
NJ. A. Hanna was a business visi-
tor to Lexington Monday.
Miss Louise Shoemaker of Mem
phis spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Shoe
maker.
Miss Katherine Dendy of Jackson
spent Sunday and Monday in the
home of her mother, Mrs. Stella
Dendy.
Mrs. A. Wells has returned to her
home in Yazoo City after a plea
SAINT visit in the home of Mrs. Susan
Morton.
Mrs. E. j. Spengler and children,
Edward, Charles and Anne motored
to Nashville, Tenn. Saturday. Chas.
remained for study.
Miss Virginia Clements of Jack
son is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. F.
Wilburn.
Mrs. Pearl Patton has returned
from Memphis where her son, Joe
Dan, enrolled in a Diesel School.
Miss Katie Bess Patton has return
ed to her home in fernando, after a
pleasant visit in the home at her
aunt, Mrs. Pearl Patton.
Miss Merle Gregory has returned
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05

FOR SALE wheel Farm Trailer.
Good Condition. H. C. Mitchell.
Phone Durant 1876. 1-tp
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
Strike of Miners
Called Off

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Jan. l3. (UP)
"A strike of 5000 coal miners in
southern Illinois next Tuesday was
called today by Ray Edmundson
president of the Illinois United
Mine Workers of America (CIO).
Edmundson said that the strike
was called in protest against what
he called a ''murderous practice
of so-called ''on-shift" shooting
This consists of blasting down new
sections of coal while the men are
in the mine.
In order to avoid a catastrophe
taking the lives of employees of
various companies such as occurred
in west Kentucky taking % lives
and in West Virginia Jan. 10 this
year where 80 lives we're lost" Ed
mundson ordered all UMWA miners
affected by on-shift shooting to
quit their work.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

OF the 45th District Agricultural
association Friday night voiced the
theme of the meeting at which
members of the Imperial county
fair board annually report to news
paper publishers and representatives
upon past success and future plans
for the March exposition.
Seated about the dinner table
at the California hotel as Hulse
delivered a defiant warning that he
will never submit to dictation from
Sacramento were all members of
The fair board but j. R. Snyder.
Among them were Earl v. G. Nor
tllrop and A. C. Sperry, whose terms
expire March Is and for whom
Governor Culbert l.. Olson must
name successors. Among them, too,
sitting silently and together, were
A. A Dreasher and Wesley An
derson, appointed by Governor Oh
son last year in his first purge"
Of the county fair board.
About the table were publishers
or representatives of every daily
and weekly newspaper in Imperial
county, with two exceptions. Most
of them during the evening eX-
pressed opposition to any political
interference with operation of the
county fair.
At the suggestion of Mrs. Merta
Thompson, Imperial publisher, the
representatives addressed
an informal resolution to Gov. Olson
supporting the recent recommended
ton of the fair board that Northrop
and Sperry be re-appointed. No
votes were cast when
Continued on Page 8; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
Farm. PROCESSING
Industrial, Says
u. s. Circuit Court
Collective Bargaining
Rules Apply to Sheds,
Tribunal Decides

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.
13. (UP)-In a decision Of
nationwide significance, the
ninth circuit court of ap-
peals held today that work.
ers in agricultural packing houses
are subject to provisions of the
Wagner labor relations act.
Federal Judge William D. Steph-
ems sustained an order of the ma
tional labor relations board reinstat-
ing a group of southern California
workers in the North Whittier
Heights Citrus association packing
plant.
The association argued its en-
p'ovns were agricultural, not in
dustrial, workers and consequently
were not subject to provision of the
Wagner act.
when the product of the soil
leaves the farmer as such and enters
factory for processing and mar
keting, it has entered upon the
status of industry" Judge Stephens
ruled.
The court held that representa-
tives Of the management had op-
posed union organization in its
plant and threatened to clean
house"
During the controversy the plant
was closed, later to be reopened
with "a non-union workers. The
court ruled that the 81 employees
discharged. members of the United
Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and
Allied Workers of America (CIO)
should be reinstated and the asso-
citation cease interfering with the
union.
1.-THE production and marketing
Of citrus fruits in California have
undergone changes" said Judge
Stephens, "as have various other
activities. in their transition from
one man affairs to big business
The growers themselves have
separated from the farm the work
Continued on Page 8, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
BY FRANCES ERsKINE

81 only came on this flight
at the last minute. 1t was
just by chance. | came for
the experience"
Young, dark-haired Charles Post,
radioman, said this as he peered
out of the sedan windows into the
desert night. Flashlights and flares
flickered out on the desert where
the search parties had gone, look
ing for one of his companions.
1t was real chance and real
experience. Post had bailed out of
his plane at about 5000 feet amid
vicious updrafts and downdrafts,
landed bruised, and walked three
hours before he found help on the
highway.
Were you scared when you
jumped?" I asked. I couldn't see
his face clearly but I think he
smiled wanly. He replied:
Gosh yes 1t was my first jump"
Post explained that he had not
been scheduled for the flight from
North Island, but at the last MIN
ute his commanding officer asked
if he wished to go along for the
experience.
1T was just a training flight.
We Intended practicing coming IN
on the radio BEAM" he said
I'VE had just come over from
San Diego and it was about 2 in
the afternoon. We were flying in
Continued on Page 8, Col. Sd
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

of the association. told Sen. Robert
LaFollette, chairman of the COM
mittee investigating asserted viola
tions of civil liberties in southern
California, that harvest season
should be spread over a greater
period of time. He said such a
plan could be adopted by California
farmers and that it would do away
Nth the need for a great number
OF workers at any one time.
The result, he claimed would be
that a smaller number of workers
would be employed, but that their
employment would cover a longer
Period. This would allow workers
and their families, who now are
migratory, to settle in one place
and gradually be absorbed in the
states economic life.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

killed. His body was found in the.
wreckage of one of the craft strewn
along the slope of Mt. Pinion. Ap-
parently he elected to go down with
the ship.
The five who survived were En-
sign Walter G. Barnes jr. of Den
yer, Colo; Ensign Harold Funk,
25, of Wray. Colo; Charles w.
Post, 25, c: Troutdale, Ore; Elmer
E. Jackson, %, of HenderSonville,
N. c., and Paul E. Dickson, 25, of
Springfield, Ohio. They parachuted
to safety.
Funk and Barnes were plotting
the planes while on routine flight
from the North Island base at San
Diego.
Funk and Dickson were at the
Ell Centre hospital Saturday after
a trip by ambulance from the scene
of the crashes. Funk was suffer-
ing from a badly bruised leg and
Dickson from exhaustion.
Ccner survivors swere held at a
rescue camp on the Kane Springs
road about Is miles from the I'M
perial county line in San Diego
county and later transferred by
naval ambulances to San Diego.
| Ensign Barnes was the last to
report. His parachute was blown
considerably away from the other
men and after rough landing in
the mountains he made his way
to Julian.
Post was the first to make his
way out of the rugged terrain. He
reached the Kane springs highway
about 4:30 pm. Thursday after
hiking over the sand on sprained
ankle for more than two hours.
Motorists took him to Brawley and
he was afterwards taken back to
aid in the search.
Dickson and Funk landed in ap-
proximately the same locality and
after struggling together Dickson
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
Audit Shows More
Funds Missing in
Water Department
New Mexico Clue Fails
AS Search Spreads
For Missing Clerk

More irregularities devel-
oped Saturday in the &C
counts Of the Ell Centre wa
ter department while Off
GERS pressed a search for
Mrs. Lillian Richards Little, charg-
ed with embezzling $1,000 in city
funds.
A telephone call from Mrs. Little's
mother in Albuquerque, N. NJ, as
well as messages from various New
Mexico points indicated that the
search there was fruitleSs.
Il feel fairly certain she is not
in New Mexico" Sheriff Robert
Ware said Saturday.
A telephone call, apparently for
Mrs. Little from her mother, reach
ed the city clerks office Thursday.
"The Albuquerque operator told
me Mrs Denton was inquiring
about her daughter, Mrs. Lillian
Little Roy Johnstone, clerk, re-
called. 81 told the operator Mrs.
Little was not here. The operator
indicated Mrs. Denton was very
worried about her daughters where
abouts."
Last report from Mrs. Little was
evening when her son,
Rex Richards, saw her off on a
bus for the east. Ell Centro Officer
T. M. Sharp, working on the case
for the city, commented:
Rex told me his mother said
she was going to Albuquerque. How
ever, there was no ticket purchased
from here for that destination. Her
is here"
Sharp indicated there was no
Continued on Page 8, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
|, y. Relief Rolls
In Upward Climb

Relief rolls at the SRA office
IN Ell Centre continued their climb
upward this week as more and more
migratory agricultural workers ar
lived in Imperial Valley to help
harvest the winter crops.
The total number of families on
relief was 653 Saturday, far below
the peak relief load carried by the
SRA in Imperial Valley last win
ter, Director Ned Holmes said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
'I0nIy Came for
Says
Victim, of Crash
RadiOman Makes First
Chute Jump to Cheat
Death Over Desert

Editors note: Late Friday
n!sht in a sheriff's office auto
mobile parked on the lonely Kane
springs highway Radioman c. w.
Post told the story of how he
"bailed out" and saved his life
in a mid-air collision of two navy
planes. With him in the car while
rescue parties searched the des-
ert for his companions was Fran
ces Erskine of Imperial, who ac-
companied press parties to the
scene. The following is her ac-
count.)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
Light Earthquake
Hits Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13. (UP)-
An earthquake, described as a
"severe" jolt, shook the Los Angeles
area shortly before midnight last
night.
No damage was reported.
The tremor occurred at 11:49
pm. and sent hundreds of persons
into the streets.
In Huntington Park, Long Beach
and Compton, all heavy sufferers
in the disastrous earthquake of
March 10. 1888, two shocks were
felt with an accompanying rumble
OF sound.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

most of the burned buildings and
Redding's largest general depart
ment, named "Big Store" The
flames broke out in this concern, or
the north corner of the block, and
swept quickly through adjoining
stores and buildings to the south
corner.
Market Street establishments
burned included the j. c.. Penny
CO., F. W. Woolworth CO., the Red
ding Printing company. and Motor
Supply company.
Fire and insurance officials join
ing William Element. head Of the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
Negroes Unhurt as
Car Leaves Grade

Three San Diego Negroes escaped
unhurt Friday night when their
automobile plunged off Mt Springs
grade and overturned in a shallow
canyon.
Baby Cox, Ella Edmunds, and
Joe Roberts crawled out of the
canyon and walked along the high
way in search of transportation.
A motorist took them to the county
Jail in Ell Centre to report the ac-
cident.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
Million Dollar Fire Hits
Redding Business Block

REDDING, Cal, Jan. l3. (UP)-'
Whipped by a wind, fire roared
through a block long area on the
Main street Of Redding early to-
day. Damage was estimated at close
to $1,000,000
The fire had been burning some
time before an alarm was sounded
and the fire department concen-
trated efforts on confining the blaze
to the one block. Buildings on ad-
joining streets were damaged by
water and the intense heat from
the burning wooden buildings.
Heaviest damage was suffered by
the Pioneer Stores, laca, cwner Of
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
Pryor Sentenced to
Two Years, Fined

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 13.
(UP)-John j. Pryor, sc, the hard
fisted Democratic leader who made
thousands of dollars from public
construction contracts given his
companies by the Pendergast poll
tical machine, today was sentenced
to prison for two years and fined
$4,000 for income tax evasion.
Pryor will be placed on proba-
ton for five years after he leaves
prison.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

Pioneer Stores, in estimating the
damage would reach near a million
aollars, chiefly because of valuable
7tocks in the bigger stores. The tele-
phone company, MONTGOMERY Ward
store. cafe and other buildings
across the street we're scorched and
many windows cracked from the
heat.
A north wind was blowing when
the alarm was turned In at 3 a. m.
by a woman In a nearby roomlng
house who said she heard an ex-
plosion. Firemen believed II was
gasoline or paint in the Big Store"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

senate interim committee on relief.'
Director. of Motor Vehicles How
ard Philbrick submitted the report
to Che governor. He classed as "red
baiters' the sources of the senate
committees report and said a full
inquiry was underway to check the
accuracy of charges of inefficiency,
radical domination, and extrava-
eance against the SRA.
Philbrick saio Senator John Phil
lips, Banning Republican and
chairman of the interim committee,
had refused to give him the report
and other data collected by d. e.
Hall, investigator for Edwin N.
Athertcp and associates. Philbrlck
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
Harvest Diversification Proposed
To Remedy Surplus Of Farm Labor

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13. CUP)-
Civersification of agriculture was
proposed today by the California
Associated Farmers as a means to
alleviate an acute surplus of farm
labor caused by continuous influx
of dust bowl refugees to Cali
fornia.
Representatives of the Associated
Farmers told LaFollette civil liber-
ties committee that their group had
been considering advocating diver
sification in order to eliminate slack
seasons and to enable agricultural
workers to work more steadily.
Holmes Bishop, former president
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

SflOb DOWN IN 1lg1Ulng yesterday,
an official communique said, and
reports that seven others had been
shot down awaited official confir-
nation.
A communique said that 400 Red
army planes operated over Finland
yesterday, bombing 13 localities and
killing two and wounding 10. At
least two were killed and 20 wound
ed in today's raid on Helsinki.
The Firms, the communique said,
repulsed a Russian attack yester-
day .on Aittojoki on the central
Finnish front. Aittojoki formerly
was Red army base wrested from
the Russians by the Films last
month.
Twelve tanks and three armored
cars were destroyed on the various
fronts yesterday.
At least seven of those wounded
in today's raid on the capital were
women.
One of the Soviet planes was re-
ported to have been shot down over
Helsinki. Coins Irom the pilots
pockets fell into the streets.
Several large holes appeared in
the ice of the harbor, where, it was
believed, an engine from a Soviet
plane fell. The raid marked the
first bombing attack on Helsinki
in several weeks although there
have been raids on territory out
lying from the capital.
One bomb struck a hospital
courtyard and another large bomb
exploded mile from the Hotel
Continued on Page 8, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
School Children to
Get Hot Lunches

Hot lunches for the tummies of
d481 undernourished school child
re?n will be supplied next week
from the surplus commodity divis-
ian of the SRA in Imperial county.
School officials in 90 districts
made arrangements to utilize the
food delivered twice each month
in SRA trucks.
Lunches at present must be con-
cocted from the supplies available
which include fresh apples, graham
and wheat flour. rolled oats, corn
meal, butter, dried peaches, lima
beans, raisons. and oranges. Balanc-
ed menus were planned by school
nurses, teachers, and school cafe
terra managers.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
PatroIrnan Taken
To Yuma Hospital

WINTERHAVEN, Jan. 13.-High-
way Patrolman A. G. Alleger, who
is suffering from undulant fever,
was taken to the Yuma hospital Fri
day or a blood TRANSMISSION.
The blood was supplied by High
way Patorlman Bill Mitchell of Ell
Centre. Highway Patrolman Roy
Wells, also of e. Centre, was sched-
uled to supply blood for a second
TRANSMISSION early next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
Lettuce Market
Begins New Rise

Imperial Valleys lettuce market
began to rise out of its slump. Sat
urday as demand improved and the
market was described as about stea-
dy, according to the federal-state
market news service.
Prices for heavy 5s was S1.10-15,
occasionally higher, mostly $1.15.
Straight as sold around S1.O0 and 6s
generally brought from $500 cents.
Total shipments for the season
were beyond the 100 car mark.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14

originally opened negotiations with
Phillips in behalf of the Atherton
concern but resigned a week later
TO accept appointment to the motor
vehicle job. Hall carried on the
inquiry for Phillips.
Philbrick said his investigation,
as requested by Olson, was not
only to check the sensational
charges but to "set up a permanent
program within the State Relief
administration, whereby inefficien-
cy, incompetence, graft, and i'm
proper subversive influences may be
detected, exposed and corrected
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
New Evidence Nav
Reopen Bioff Case

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Jan.
13. tUP)-Prosecutor David E. Rhea
Of Jefferson county disclosed today
he was investigating new evidence
which may warrant re-opening of a
manslaughter charge against Will
liam Bioff, motion picture industry
labor leader Of Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-14
MARRYING JUSTICE
SUCCUMBS AT FRESNO

FRESNO, Cal, Jan. 10. UP)-
George Washington Smith, 88-year
old Fresno county retired justice
of the peace who performed more
than 5000 marriages during 80 years
on the bench to acquire the title
marrying Justice, died today after
a short illness in a Fresno hospital