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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
Marie Thornton Is
Honored with Shower

One of the loveliest events OF
the week was a tea shower given in
honor of Miss Marie Thornton, bride.
elect of William Strub, in the home
of Mrs. Eugene Cole on Friday eve.
ming from eight until nine O'Clock.
Hostesses were Mrs. j. 7. VIII
liams, Mrs. j.. r. Brown, Jr., Miss
Jennie Lee Streetman and Mrs. Phi
Terry.
The guests were greeted at the
door by Mrs. Cole and Mrs. G. w
Drane, Jr. They were introduced to
the receiving line which was com
posed of hostesses, the bride-elect,
her aunt, Mrs. George Thornton, and
a cousin, Miss Elizabeth Thornton,
both of West.
The rooms in which the guests
were entertained were beautifully
decorated with yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS and fall leaves and fern.
In the dining room Mrs. j. r.
Brown, Jr., presided at the punch
bowl assisted by Miss Streetman and
Mrs. Jack Myers.
In the center of the table spread
with lace was a bridal cake topped
with a miniature bride and groom.
The centerriece was banked with
fern and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Tom Ashley presided at the
brides book where each guest in
scribed a wish.
The honoree received many beau
tiful and useful gifts.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
Negroes Enrolment In
Red Cross Hiqh'

According to a statement made by
Mrs. 1. w. Carson, Red Cross call
chairman, the colored people of Hol-
mes County have contributed their
part to the membership drive.
The following amounts are: $500
from the teachers, schools and
churches and $4,000 from the col
order citizens of the county.
The Link Newcomb sawmill of
Tchula has so colored employees
and each enrolled as a member of
the American Red Cross.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
"BuiId-Up"G Good News
For Suffering Women

Much of women's periodic dis
tress may be unnecessary!
Many who suffer from headaches,
nervousness, cramp-like pain, other
symptoms Of functional dysmenor-
yhea due to malnutrition r helped
by CARDUI.
Main way it helps relieve periodic
distress is by increasing appetite
and flow of gastric juice. Thus it
often aids digestion; helps build
strength, energy, resistance to
periodic. disturbances.
Others find help for periodic dis
comfort this way: Start a few days
before and take CARDUI until "the
time" has passed. Women have
used CARDUI more than so years.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05

Dec. 20. Entries will be judged some
time before December Gath.
Application for entries in the con
test must be made by December
10Th to any one Of the following.
Mrs. C. A. Doster, Mrs. Joe York,
Jr, Mrs. A. L. Stevens, Mrs. Mark
Love, Mrs. w. E. McCune and may
be made in person, by phone, or by
postal card.
No entries accepted after Dec. 10.
No rebates will be given on light
bills unless decorations are lighted
each night.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
Water Disposal PIon
Advised Before Building
Form Terraces

The Commissioners and Soil Con-
servation Technicians of the Holmes
County Soil Conservation District
recommend the following as a pro-
fitable water disposal plan for any
farmer to adopt before building ter
races on his farm.
The high cost Of ~excavating and
negotiating terrace outlet channels on
sloping land has made it necessary
for farmers to seek other e al of
handling terrace water.
Water disposal areas can often be
used to advantage for this purpose.
They are installed by taking the
soil that terrace water will run on
and establishing on it permanent
vegetation.
This small piece of soil will serve
two purposes from a land-use stand.
point, which will be for water dis,
posal plus hay land, black locust
terrace, pasture, woods, or wildlife
Kudzu and Sericea have proven Il
be excellent plants for the heavy
cover necessary for handling terrac,
water and for hay.
1t pays to do thorough prepare
.tion and to use plenty of fertilize'
and seed, or plants. in establishment
of these areas, both for growing
good crop and to provide lNenty o
vegetation on which the terrace waite.
will run.
Terraces should be constructed
after these areas are established.
Signed,
!. w. CARSON,
County Agent.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05

Miss Madge Lipsey spent Satur-
day in Jackson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05

TAKE YOUR PlCK!.. We've got
the whole herd! Fords, Chevvys,
Plymouths, Dodges-our stables are
packed with popular makes and
models! Many well shod. Many light
on feed. Every one rarin' to go!
STRIKE A DEALl.. We've pared
prices to the bone! We're out to give
you absolute top allowance on your
old car! We've got the "all-around"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05

Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Alexander are
the parents of a daughter, born on
Thursday. December 5, at the Com
munity Hospital in Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05
PICKENS NEWS
Holds Meeting

Holds Meeting
The Baptist w. NJ. U. met at the
Church Monday afternoon to begin
their week of prayer. Mrs. Gordon
McMullen was program leader for
the afternoon. Mrs. C M. Bryan
gave the devotional the subject of
which was, Peace. Mrs. John
Whitworth explained the goal of the
Lottie Moon Christmas offering.
Mrs. l.. f. Crawford told of heal
ing in Nigeria. Mrs. Hood May told
of healing in China, followed with
prayer by Mrs. w. L. Arnold.
Mrs. w. H. Shoemaker, Mrs.
Crawford Lever, Mrs. Doris Ruth.
Mrs. NJ. f. Woods, Mrs. Clemie An
derson, Mrs Hood May and Mrs. w.
F. Marlborough gave short readings.
A short business session vas held.
There were 10 members and three
visitors, Mrs. w. f. Woods, Mrs.
Fanny Chambers and Mrs. 7 E.
Arbogust.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05

The many friends of Miss Dorothy
Taylor will be glad to learn that she
is resting nicely after having under.
gone an appendectonomy at the
Community Hospital in Lexington
several days ago.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-12-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Swinney of Kos
ciusko visited in the home of MI. and
Mrs. John Howard last week. On
their return home they were ccom-
panied by Mrs. Cargill.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27
Small Trees Should Not
Be Cut For SowIoes

State College, Miss, June 25.-The
enormous waste which results from
cutting small size trees for sawlogs is
emphasized by Lee Sessions, assistant
extension forester, in a current publ
cation furnished all agricultural wo~S-
ers in Mississippi for distribution to
farmers and timber wners.
The vast waste of cutting small
trees is indicated by the fact hat it
takes AZ trees 10 inches in diameter
to make a thousand board feed of
lumber. 1t requires &C. trees 16 inches
in diameter but takes only 2 trees
"A inches in diameter to make a thou
sand board feet OF lumber.
"In other words" Sessions said, 80
trees "a inches in diameter will urn
out as much lumber as ~ trees 10
inches in diameter"
The extension forester reports that
the Southern Forest Experiment Sta
ton has found hat a Pinch tree
will return a profit above logging
cost of IL cents per tree; while 13-
inch trees yielded a net profit of "a
cents each; 14-inch trees Melted Al
cents; and 20-inch trees yielded a ne.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27
Boil WeeviI Problem
Will Arise In July

State College, Miss, June 26.-Good
news for the cotton grower is the
suggestion by the Entomology Depart
ment of the Mississippi Experiment
| Station, that poisoning of the boil
weevil may not be necessary this
wear, and that yer if necessary
poisoning should be delayed until mid.
July.
The boil weevil population in Missis.
| sippi, according to DR.. Clay Lyle, En-
tomologist, in an article in the June
issue of Mississippi Farm Research
was undoubtedly greatly reduced by
the severe cold in January, and 1T Is
quite possible hat poisoning will not
be necessary in many sections of the
state. An examination during the first
DAYS of June indicated hat weevils
in the vicinity of State College were
about one-tenth as numerous as one
on the same late of 1889. Examina-
tions in the same vicinity up to June
% indicated a continuation of the
same condition, or even a further re-
ducrion from the low number earlier
reported.
With favorable, showery weather,
the weevils may become abundant en-
ough in some sections to require con-
troll measures; whereas, hot, dry wea-
Their during the next few weeks may
DE sufficient control.
IF poisoning is needed, it will pro
badly be not earlier than July Is in
most cases. The Entomology Depart
ment of the Mississippi Experiment
| Station has found that in normal years
the attacks of weevils and fleahoppers
prior to July $40 cause no harm, pro-
vided the crop is protected later. and
may even be beneficial in stimulating
the plant to greater production.
about liquid applications for weevil
control, but growers are advised not
to use these. Before squares appear. a
strip consisting of one gallon molas-
ses, one gallon water and one pound
calcium a~rsenate mopped on the buds
has been as effective as busting with
calcium a~rsenate, but presquare
poisoning is not recommended by the
Entomology Department except where
very heavy weevil population exist on
limited areas and where no later
poisoning will be done.
ION all fruiting cotton, busting
with calcium arsenate is the most
practical inc effective control known,
as it is impossible to cover a large
plant thoroughly with a spray. When
the crop is fruiting vigorously and 10
per cent to Is per cent of the squares
are punctured, three applications at
5-day intervals are recommended, us
ing 5 to 10 pounds calcium arsenate
per acre, according to the size of the
plant. Any application washed off in
less than "a hours should be repeated.
Other applications should be made if
the weevils later become numerous"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27
profit of SIPS.

/ profit OF SIPS.
Everyone loses when small timber
is cut for sawlogs." says Sessions.
the timber loses because he foregoes
a chance for a large increase in the
future value of the trees for the stake
of a relatively small income at pre-
sent.
THE sawmill loses because 1t is
more costly to cut a thousand board
feet of lumber from small trees than
from large ones. The men who cut and
haul the logs lose because 1t takes
longer to cut and haul a thousand
board feet of material from small
trees than it does from large trees"
In addition, heavy or clear cutting
which usually accompanies the cut
ting of small trees results in a small
future growth per acre and a long
period of waiting before the next
cutting can be made.
Sessions estimates thai for every
5000 acres of well-stocked forest land
that is handled on sound forestry
principles. jobs are made for ten men
and their families. These jobs will
last as long as the good forest prac-
tice continues and there is a demand
for forest products.
Timber owners also lose heavily
when they cut small size trees for
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27
VesetsbIe Laxative
Makes Happy Friends

Here's a laxative that usually acts
thoroughly as harsher ones but is a
gentle beYsuadey for intestines when
used this way: A quarter to a
Tablespoonful of spicy, aromatic
BLACK-DRAUGHT on your tongue
tonight; a drink of water. There's
usually time for a good nights
rest, with a gentle, thorough action
next morning relieving constipa-
TONS headaches, b~iliousness. sour
stomach, bad breath.
BLACK-DRAUGHT is a splendid
combination of vegetable ingredi-
ents, chief of which is an "intesti-
nal onic-laxative" that helps i'm
part tone to lazy bowel muscles.
It's economical. 25 to 40 doses: 25c.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

pulpwood. 1t takes about 100 four
inch trees to produce a standard cord
of wood but it takes only 10 eight
inch trees or 4 twelve-inch trees to
produce a standard cord.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

The Presbyterian Auxiliary met at
tthe Church Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock for a Bible Study. The study
was taught by Mrs. j. B. Farabee.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

Durdnf Personals


Mrs. A. West and daughters, Mrs
Ray Scott and Mrs. Jessie Owen and
children, all of Greenwood, were plea
SAINT callers at the home of Mrs. J.
w. Justice Wednesday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

Mrs. John Beall and children plar
to leave today for their home il
Spartaburg, S. C. after a visit her'
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID
V. Pound.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

Mrs. Fred Maxwell and son, Jack
son, nave returned home after an en-
joyable visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
Maxwell.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

DR.. and Mrs. w. B. Hyde spent the
weekend with relatives at Albertville
and Guntersville, Alabama.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

w. R. BILLY" Hooper and son,
Lacy, spent Monday night with Mrs.
Horace WAR, his cousin and Mr.. Weir
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27
Baptist W. M. U. Meets at Church

The Baptist w. NJ. U. met at the
church Monday afternoon for a Bible
study, from the New Testament. The
study vas taught by the pastor, Rev
w. F. Marlborough, who discussed the
Parable of the Sower and Shining
against the Holy Ghost.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

Mrs. z. B. Albion and children, Day
ton, Ohio, visited her sister, Mrs. w
Z. NcCune, Friday. They Were en-
route to Houston, Texas, to join Mr.
Albion where they win make their ~
ture home. Mrs. McCune accompanied
them as far as Jackson where she
spent the weekend with her daugh-
ter, Miss Gertrude McCune.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

Nick Helen, Jr. have returned from
a pleasant visit on the coast.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

Mrs. Joe Daniels of Houston, Texas
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r
Il. Leine last week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

Mrs. James Callihan and daughter
of Memphis are the guests of Mrs,
Susan Morton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

Miss Nell Davidson is helping spon-
sor a vacation Bible school at 1tta
Bena.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ziegler spent
Sunday in Sidon with her sister, Mrs.
Harper. .
Miss Elizabeth Bush has returned
/, to her home in Greenwood after o
| pleasant visit in the Spengler home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Peacock of
Acona visited her parents, Mir. and
Mrs. H. S. McKie, Monday.
Mrs. Hood May entertained with a
coca cola party in the lovely home of
Mrs. Edward Ziegler Saturday after
noon, honoring her niece, Miss Kate
Prestridge. Those present were: Mis-
SEES Sara Florence Ziegler, Mary Will
bun, Annie Marion Guyton and Ado
| 10 Atkinson.
Miss Ruth Maxwell of Ole Miss
spent the weekend at home with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. V. Max
well.
MIR. and Mrs. J. A. Mcdaniel OF
Sdon visited their daughter. Mrs.
Dennis Anderson Sunday afternoon.
Dennis, Jr., returned home with them.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

Nick Helen, Jr. have returned from
a pleasant visit on the coast.
Mrs. Joe Daniels of Houston, Texas
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r
b. Leine last week.
Mrs. James Callihan and daughter
of Memphis are the guests of Mrs.
Susan Morton.
Miss Katherine Dendy of Jackson,
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Stella Dendy.
Chas. and Anne Elizabeth Spengler
are visiting their grandmother, Mrs.
F. j. Spengler of Jackson.
Mrs. Walter Brock of West visited
mold Monday.
Arnold Reneacker of Durant was a
a business visitor Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Stebbins and
daughter of Gayville, La. visited
Misses Mary and Matte Mae Hart
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. I'M Mrs. l.. M. Brown and
daughter, Wardenee, spent Sunday
afternoon in Kosciusko.
Mrs. E. j. Spengler, Mrs. Arnnie
Euyton and daughter, Aannie Marion,
motored to Jackson Monday.
Miss Kate Prestridge of Boggue
Clieteo is. visiting in the home of her
aunt Mrs. Hood May.
Bob Barber of Gulfport is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. j. e. Maxwell.
Mrs. Martha McKie will leave Sat
urday for Chicago, where she will at
tend the Conservatory of Music.
Miss Laura v. Ingram is attending
camp on the Miss. coast.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

Miss Nell Davidson is helping spon'
sor a vacation Bible school at 1tts
Bena.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

Miss Katherine Dendy of Jackson,
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Stella Dendy.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ziegler spen
Sunday in Sidon with her sister, Mr.:
Harper.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

Chas. M Anne Elizabeth Spengler
are visiting their grandmother, Mrs.
F. J. Spengler of Jackson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

Mrs. Walter Brock of West visited
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. w. L. Ar
mold Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-03
By RUTH P. MORGAN Second Vice President and Ameri- canism Chairman, Department of Alaska, American Legion Auxiliary

The opening phrases of the two great preambles, that of the Con- stitutiOn of the United States and of The American Legion and Amer ican Legion Auxiliary, express Americanism in it's ideal form. We the People" For God and Coun- try" In these combined phrases you have the heart and soul of Ameri- canism
 In the activities of Americanism: Being good American citizens, knowing our fundamental law, lov- ing and respecting our flag, teach ing and leading our youth in the American form of life, teaching the foreign-born and aiding them 10 citizenship, exercising our right to vote and thus having a voice in the Government, teaching safety in our communities, cooperating with child welfare and law and order agencies, promoting the con- servation of natural resources for the good of future generations and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-03
HOIST CONCERT WILL BE GIVEN
 SEPTEMBER fl

Juneau music-lovers are looking forward to hearing Miss Matilda Hoist talented young mezzo-so- prano, who will present her concert at the Northern Light Presbyterian Church on the evening of Septem- Der H.
 A program, to be sung for the most part in English, has been ar ranged by Miss Hoist and her ac- companist, Mrs. Carol Beery Davis. She will also sing in French and German and will present group of modern Russian songs in English and a group of French songs in English
 Well known here, Miss Hoist was bern and reared in Juneau and was graduated from the Juneau High School. She attended the Uni versity of Washington and after graduation studied music at Ore gon State College. She studied voice ln New York and spent a year studying voice and opera in Milan, Italy. During the past winter she has been doing theatre and radio work in the States and prior to coming here appeared in concert in the auditorium of the Hotel Figueroa at Los Angeles
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-03
AMERI(ANI5M CONTINUES
 PARAMOUNT LEGION AIM

living exemplary lives as American citizens who take the leadership in our respective communicated these things are the practical fab ric of Americanism.
 Constitution
 In 1787 a group of men, guided by James Madison, drew up the most envied and most famous docu ment now in existence-the Ameri- can Constitution. Which has per mitted nation of 130 million peo- pie to live in peace and security such as no other country has en- joyed Appreciation of our America as she was conceived and realized upon the constitution of the United States of America which we are pledged to uphold and defend, appreciation of the great principles guaranteed to us by this funda- mental laW-the freedom of life, the sanctity of home, the right to worship according to the dic- tates of our own conscience, the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the rights to trial by jury and the safeguarding of all in the right to the pursuit of hap piness. A great statesman once said, Our constitution is to the nation what self control under rules of conduct is to man."
 Abraham Lincoln once said, From what point, then, shall trouble come? If it come at all, it must come from within, and if it come not from within, we shall last thousand years as nation. And that is the threat to America today, and it comes not only from the thought of those who have not had the opportunity to be rooted and grounded in Americanism but, it comes sometimes from our own people, people who have had the background and the training and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-03

the inheritance of American life. People who are not watchful and alert and proud to be, loyal patri- otic American citizens. We should each and every one stop and count our blessings and give thanks that we live in this wonderful land of ours. Because in 150 years the American standard of living has become the envy of the rest of the world
 Patriotism Needed
 Today we need a type of real patriotism "a patriotism strong enough to withstand the propagan- da of all who do not have at heart the welfare of our nation: patrio- tism powerful enough to carry us on up the ladder of faith and confidence. Patriotism has been dignified as that majestic emo- tion which makes you rise superior to all obstacles support all weari- ness willingly, accept all discipline, joyfully face all dangers" Webster defines Patriotism" as Hove of country; devotion to the welfare of ones country"
 It was the very sentiment of pa- triotic ecstacy which Frances Scott Key felt when he looked out and saw '"by the dawn's early light that the British guns had not yet shot down the symbol that repre- sented the defiant spirit of his native land, nor dismantled the fort that defended our land. It was in 1914 that he went aboard a British man-of-War to secure re- lease of a friend from imprison- ment, in which he succeeded. But both he and the prisoner were held on board the vessel until after the attack on Fort McHenry in the Baltimore Harbor. The poem was his expression of relief after the anxiety through the night. It was written on an old envelope. It was the embodiment of the senti- ments of all true Americans in 1914, and on all similar occasions ever since. The Flag itself inspires confidence in those who live under it and respect from those who would do injury to any under it's pro- lection. Since then this poem has become our national anthem, and we all love it. Who can help but feel an emotional wave of patrio- tlsm and inspiration surge over
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them, whenever and wherever we hear it?
 Great Monument
 In San Francisco a handsome monument has been erected to the memory of Frances Scott Key, but the national anthem, which he spontaneously gave to the Ameri- can people early on that morn- ing in 1914, far surpasses any monu- ment in stone.
 So let us all at the first note of the anthem, salute, retaining this position until the last note of the anthem. The salute to the an- them is the same as the salute to the flag. Where there is no flag displayed, all should face toward the music. Inside theatres and other public places, the SALUTE TO THE ANTHEM IS MADE BY STANDING AT ATTENTION. 1 Now our flag, let us not over look at anytime the respect and love for our flag Let us each one help our youth in learning to love, reverence and respect it. Now take the word FLAG. Take each let ter separately and think what each letter can and does stand for. Flor faith in our country. L-for loyalty to our country A-(for amo the Latin word mean
 ing love)-for love of our coun-
 try.
 ! G-for glory of our country.
 Glorious History
 We must always remember the glorious history that has made our country The Stars and Stripes 5 it is the emblem of our nation. Your country and my country.
 Let me share with you a verse, author unknown: ITO serve my country day by day At any humble cost I may,
 To honor and respect her flag To live the traits of which I brag; To be American indeed
 As well as in my printed creed To stand for truth and honest toil-
 To till my little patch of soil, And keep in mind the debt I owe To them that died that I might
 know
 MY prosperous and
 free,
 And passed this heritage to me. D