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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-04

The Baptist Church of Durant was
on Monday, January /.
The fire was discovered by some
children skating on the sidewalk
around The church about eleven
o'clock that morning. The entire up
stairs section of the church was in
flames when the fire was discovered
ed as well as the Sunday School
department. Water did consider
able damage as well.
The building was appraised at $780,
600 value. Il was built nearly sixty
year ago at a probable cost of around
$4,000.
$4,000 insurance vas carried on
the building and $1,000 on the fur
niture.
According to the information re
ceiyed by this office the opinions
of two contractors have already been
given that the church could not bc
repaired and it is said to be likely
that a new church will be built.
Jack Patterson, manager Of the
Strand theatre for Strand Enterprises
which OWNS the building formerly
occupied by the Volunteer Store, has
offered that building TO be used as
a church until new quarters have
been provided.
Prayer meeting was held in the
Strand building Wednesday night and
all services will be held without in
terruption, according to the Rev. w.
r. Haynie, church pastor.
The public is invited to join the
regular worship services Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-04
HJC TO Open Basketball
Season Friday Night
BY William Cathey

With their strength in the very
indefinite stage the Holmes Junior
College basketeers will pry the lid
off their official season here Friday
night by opposing the Senatobia boys
and girls. The Rangers and Ran
gerettes will also perform on the
local court Saturday. The opening
clash will get underway at 7:30 and
the second at $3.50.
Coach Frank Branchs sevtet which
dropped a close 38 TO "a decision
not long ago in a preliminary affair
at A1va, are showing satisfactory
Improvement in daily workouts, par
ticularly in the ball handling, pass
ing and goal shooting departments,
and the lassies will no doubt give
their foes a much sitter battle.
Hinnie Pepper, Odein Ingram and
Cora Lilies are displaying better CO.
and more ability to hit the
basket. Pepper probably is making
the most progress Of the trio, hav-
ing uncorked a fast break and a
good eye for the goal. Lilies has
shown a kRaok for sinking points
away from the wicker and Ingram
Is better on backing up her shots.
The Goodman boys have a num-
Der OF faults which must be cor-
rected, but Coach Frank Branch Is
hoping to produce q scrappy II not
unbeatable group Of cagers. The
team. in Its IS to 20 victory over
last month, failed to show
much In the way Of q consistent
offense, but the opposition was UNI
able to get many shots close to the
goal.
Thomas and Hudspeth appear to
have the best scoring punch among
the starting 1--WE while McKinnin
will bear the offensive burden for
the visitors.
The probable starters for the Good
man girls will be: Ingram and Pep
per or Edwards. forwards; and Ro-
gers, Norwood. Treolar or Murray,
guards. y
The Senatobia starters will likely
find Ward, Gross and Clark, for.
wards, and Foster. Preston and Wram
pier, guards.
Fol the Goodman lads: Hudspeth
and Cole. forwards; Jones, center;
and Thomas and Langstong guards.
Substitutes will probably be: Stur-
d~ivant, Nail. Golding, Biggers, Vance
Pannell and Gresham.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-04
Chairman Presidents
Birthday Is Named

Miss Hazel Brannon, Durant, is
Holmes county chairman Of the
Presidents Birthday Committee for
this year, according to announcement
this week
Miss Brannon announces that COM
munity chairmen will be selected at
an early date and plans formulated
for the celebration Of the Presidents
birthday in Holmes county.
Monies raised in the celebration go
to aid in the fight against infantile
program On a nationwide scale. One
half Of the money stays at home
to aid any child who becomes q
victim Of infantile paralysis In Hol-
mes county. i
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-04
County Committee
Members Nomed

II. l.. Nicols, Lexington. was elect
ed chairman of the county COMM.
tee in a meeting Of Holmes farmers
Saturday at the county site.
C. L. Downer, Acona, was named
vice-chairman.
CIaud Wilkes. Durant, was elected
regular member of the committee
and L. p. Johnson. Lexington, was
named first alternate, with b. )
Beall. Lexington, second alternate.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-04

Mex. in order was the passage Of
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-04
Duront Boys Drub West
Quintet 42-27

After trailing throughout the first
half the Durant High School cagers
rallied to come from behind ano
assume a lead that was never over
come thereafter 10 trounce the West
boys at Goodman Wednesday after
noon by a score of AZ to 81.
The losers led ~ to 10 at the In
Permission but the locals effected bet
ter team work at the opening of
the second half and two quick field
goals gave the lads of Coach Mer-
vyn Smith the upper hand.
The win was the Tigers fourth In
as many starts and their third from
West. Denton Wadden led the point
makers by tossing 20 markers thru
the net. while Wallace Grey ranked
second with Is counters. OaCain
starred on defense,
Armstrong paced the losers with II
taliies.
In previous games Durant con-
quered West Al to "a and 46 to 35,
beat Tchula g. TO IS at Goodman and
% to IS Coxburg.
The local quint will meet Coxburg
Friday night in the H. J. c. gym at
Goodman before the game between
Holmes Junior College and Senate
bia.
Lineup:
West - Armstrong, r t11); Brock,
r ~; Reid, c (2); Montgomery,
G. CD Howard, G (6). Substitutes:
Floyd.
Durant Phillips, F ca; Wad-
dell. F (2o); w. Grey, c (15); Glib
son, G.; OfCain, G (5). Substitutes:
Allen and Ionginottt.
Referee-Davis, Millsaps; Timer
ard Scorer. Harry OtCain.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-04
Coss Powell Appointed
Enumeration For Holmes

Cass c. .Povall of Lexington has
been appointed enumerator of the
business and manufacturing estab-
lishments In Holmes county for the
1910 decennial census, it Is announc-
ed by Aubrey III. Bell, district SUI
pervisor.
The census will begin on January
2, 1910 and will continue until March
81, 1910. Proper schedules will be
prepared by each business firm in
the county, which includes all retail,
wholesale, service and construction
establishments. All information con
tanned In the schedules will be kept
confidential and win be seen only
by sworn employees OF the Bureau
of Census. No statement on the
schedules can be used by the United
States government for the purpose
OF investigation or taxation
Mr.. Bell states that the Bureau OF
Census invites the full cooperation
of all business establishments. exc
cutives and proprietors in the taxi
ing Of this census
The district supervisors office for
district No. 3 u LOCATED in the Viii
son Banking Building at the corner
OF Howard and MArke Streets In
and everyone interested
Is welcome to come and make in
quisy about the procedure. Cass C..
Povali. the enumerator. will call per-
sonally on each firm with Holmes
county being divided into eight emu
meration districts which will be AN
vassed In numerical order.
The population and agriculture cen
SUI will begin April 1 and will con-
tinue for one month. No numerators
have been appointed for these posi-
tions but many applications r on
file, MI. Bell says.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-04
Holmes County Officials
lake Over Their Duties
For The Ensuing Year
Mony Kew Faces Seen In
Offices Monday Morn;
Board Names Officers

Holmes county officials assumed
office Monday, January 1, as the
New Year began.
William Allan Ramsey took the
oath of sheriff and announced his
deputies. Tom Ramsey and Alton
Parker. Miss Catherine Calender Of
Durant will be his office assistant.
Denton 8. Rosamond was sworn
in as tax assessor and his office dep
uties will be Mrs. John Garrett Her
ersby.
Parham H. Williams, chancery
clerk, nominated without opposition
| n the first primary, will continue
to have his same office deputies for
the ensuing term, Miss Julia Hen
rich and Mrs. Elaine Ellington.
Circuit Clerk j. D. Weeks, reeleot-
ed In the second primary, will again
have Miss Minnie Jordan Be- his
capable assistant.
A DOAOShy UNOOCC, 1CCiCStCo SO
p~erintendent of education, will have
as her secretary. Miss Ruth Hobo
man. Lexington, who will take the
place Of Miss Ernestine Albin, who
resigned to take another position.
County Attorney Pat Barrett was
reelected without opposition.
One new member was noted at the
meeting of the Board Of SUPERVISORS
Monday. Earl Fowler, Lexington,
district one. Other Board members
are Marion Rogers, West, beat 2;
K. p. Thomas, beat g.. Martin l..
Smith Thornton. beat 4 and v. Rein
hard, Tchula, beat 8.
The Board renamed A. NJ. Pepper
its attorney. Chancery Clerk VIII
liams is secretary and treasurer of
the Board. Mr.. Reinhard was re-
named chairman.
Mayfield Howard was elected con-
stable Of Beat 2 and Mr.. j. r. Joyce
was elected Justice of the Peace.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-04
National Cotton Group
Reviews Achievements
Made During Past Year
One Million Dollars Free
Space Given By Papers
To Cotton, Products

Memphis, Tenn, Jan 4FLooking
forward to a program of greatly in
creased activity on all major fronts
in the battle for increased consump-
ton during 1910, officials of the Ma
tional Cotton Council today reviewed
a lengthy list of concrete accomplish
ments of its 1889 campaign.
Attributing a major portion of the
credit for greatly increased favorable
publicity for cotton products to the
$500 newspapers Of the Cotton Belt,
the Council said THAT during 1889
Belt editors had devoted almost
100000 worth of space to cotton
and its products. Other favorable
publicity came as a result Of cotton
programs staged by nearly 1900 civic
clubs throughout the belt, test cam
paigns involving the use of Pick
Cotton" postage meter plates and the
distribution Of 500 outdoor posters
featuring the 1910 program theme.
Special projects to stimulate the
use of cotton products included the
co-sponsorship and promotion Of the
most successful National Cotton Week
in the history Of the event. the stag
ing Of the Cotton Belts first annual
Cotton Christma% q campaign in
which more than $50 newspapers, pro-
NOTED the household re-,sse of cot
ton bags. completion OF arrangements
with q large Southern Coffee firm to
more than 3,OO0,O0 o cotton
as premiums during 1910. Belt
wide promotion of a new cottonseed
huh bran sweeping compound per-
fected by the Cotton Research Foun-
dation. and Successful negotiations
with a large flour mill to use cot
shortening exclusively in it's
nationally distributed biscuit mix
ture.
Combating discriminatory taxes on
.cottonseed food products, the Coun-
ell reported the successful defense Of
these products against % state le-
gislative attempts to levy new or
increased taxes and license fees.
In the field of scientific research
discover new uses for cotton, the
Council adopted the Cotton Research
as Its research agency,
pledging It's financial support to the
organization In carrying out projects
already under way and new projects
be evolved Jointly by the two or.
CARNATIONS. During 1899 the Coun-
Gil also initiated the first exhaustive
of cotton roads.
Continuing its efforts to expand
trade. the Council was sue
In securing more favorable
war risk insurance terms and as
materially in the organization
Of the new Cotton Export Corpora
Results Of studies on net weight
of cotton are now being sub
mNted to the industry. with a final
report to be made at the Councils
convention In February.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-04
.
|. W.. Carson Assumes
County Agents Office

The News is glad to welcome a
newcomer to Holmes county, 1. w.
Carson. new county agent, who as
stunned his duties on January 1.
Mr.. Carson comes to Holmes coun-
from ,Taflahatchie where he was
county agent for the past nine years
His home was at Charleston.
Mr.. Carson has a splendid record
as county agent of Tallahatchie coun-
ty and we r sure that his record
in Holmes will be even better.
Miss Ernestine Albin, formerly
secretary to Miss Dorothy McBee,
will be secretary to Mr.. Carson.
MIR. and Mrs. Carson are located
in the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Holder.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-04

AS I hear my train blowing. If /
catch II I Gotta run so so-long.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-04
As Seen and Heard BY
w. Kinds Jumper

The gavel fell promptly at high
noon on Tuesday. January 2, for
the opening session of the Senate
and House. With Lieutenant Cover
o Billy Snider presiding over the
Senate. the Secretary Of State Walker
Wood. presiding in the House.
with the regular formaltties of
opening over, In both houses, they be-
gan the work OF organization. And
the election of various officers. As
the Lieut.. Gov. presides over the
Senate. Billy Snider. a very likeabie
n popular man. began his work
as leader of the Senate. However,
the House had to elect a Speaker,
and Mr.. Sam Lumpkin, from Tupelo,
Lee Coun y. was unanimously elected
Speaker, with six other candidates
Withdrawing from the race.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-04
Baptist Services To Be Held
In Volunteer Store Buildino

Baptist Church services will be
held Sunday In the old Volunteer
Store next door to the News office.
Sunday School 9:45.
Preaching services 10:5.
b. T. u. 500.
Evening service TOO.
All members urged 70 be present.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-04
Durant Baptist Church
Destroyed By Fire
On January Isl
Contractors Soy Church
Connot Be Repaired;
Services To Continue

The Baptist Church of Durant wa
completely Quilted inside with fire
on Monday, January /.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-04
Happenings OF The Mis- sissippi Legislature

the Popular House Bin No. /, which
bill. provides pay for members of
the House and the amount provided
was so small. a member from va
zoo County remarked: ut was hard
ly enough to spud in on" which say.
ing in terms Of oil means very little.
Governor Whites final message
was brief and to the point. He gave
a brief account of his stewardship
and Is leaving the State In a mighty
good shape financially.
From all accounts this session Is
going to be a harmonious one, and ]
believe Gov. Paul Johnson rs going
20 have the support of most Of the
members. And If we can work in
harmony, we should go places and
do things.
AS I hear my train blowing. If I
catch II / Gotta run so so-long.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28
Three Holmes COuntians
Held On Liquor Charges

The following news dispatch appeared
in Tuesdays Jackson Daily News from
Canton, pertaining to three Holmes
county residents:
canton police are holding woman
and two men in the city Jail here after
capturing % gallons of moonshine liquor
in their parked automobile Monday
evening.
Being held are Mrs. Mamie Perry, 43-
year-old widow of near Lexington;
Henry Mclean, 20, of near Lexington,
and Earl Byrd, "a, address not listed.
"The police, who have been on the
trail of liquor dealers in this area for
several months, spotted the car parked
in front of local cafe. They searched
the car and found the liquor in five
gallon cans in the luggage compartment.
Making the arrests were Dan Thomp-
son, city marshal, and Tobe Hart and J..
H. Rimmer, policemen. The officers
quoted Mclean as saying that he had
been engaged with Mrs. Perry in haul
ing liquor for about month. The ac-
cused persons were in new car pur-
chased in Yazoo City"
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28

week end with relatives. The party was
accompanied to Jackson by Mrs. Ora
Jones, who had been visiting here IN
the Bridgers home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Phillips and their
little son, Herbie, were recent date vis-
itors of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. h. A.
Hoffman in Greenwood, and while there
they enjoyed seeing Gone with the Wind.
Mrs. Lucille Smith of Yazoo City was
a Sunday guest in the home of her
brother n-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. C .Flemming.
Among college students enjoying East
er in their parental homes were Milton
Gertz and Junior Griffin who came, over
from State.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Dean drove down
from Greenwood and spent Sunday here
with her parents, Hr. and Mrs. Lewis
Matthias.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Blackwell and their
children, Guy Jr. and Joan went to
Batesville for an Easter visit with Mr..
and Mrs. H. L. Callihan and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Callihan.
Mrs. j. H. Smell and her little daugh-
ter, Marjorie, arrived Wednesday Of last
week to spend spring holidays with Mrs.
Smells arents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. AL
ford. They we're Joined during the
week end by Mr.. Smell who accompanied
them home on Sunday.
Rev. L. w. James Of Swiftown, was
a late date visitor in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. d. v. Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Buchanan and their
son, S. F. Jr. with Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Buchanan and Mrs. Mae King of Cola
went to Shellmound and spent Sunday
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Murdock
Forbes.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Lee of Duncan
were Sunday visitors in the S. ]. Bridg-
ers home of Walton Bend plantation.
Mrs. J. E. Turner spent Friday with
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Rogers, in Lexington.
Mr.. John Tumminello came down from
Grenada for week end visit with Mr..
and Mrs. c. Tumminello and family.
Mrs. Kitrell Steele, district supervis-
or of WPA lunchrooms, was here on
official business early this week.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28
PERSONAL MENTION

En- route from Prentiss to their home
in Memphis, Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. King
stopped here on Wednesday of last week
for brief visit with his brother, Mr..
w. R. King and Mrs. King.
MIR. and Mrs. j. C. Cannon were Sum
day guests of her brother-in-law and
ciusko.
Misses Josie d. Arterpury and Freddie
Lennard, students at Sunflower Junior
College, enjoyed the Easter holidays in
their parental homes here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pike and their
two little daughters, left during the
week end for Helena, Ark, where they
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. A. Chapman.
Mrs. C. R. Moter and Mrs. H. H..
Moore of Greenwood were Sunday guests
of their sister, Mrs. Lizzie White. In
the afternoon the three of them drove to
Lexington for visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
S. L. White, the latter of whom is also
their sister.
On Tuesday of last week Mr.. and Mrs.
S. j. Bridgers and family had as their
guests his sister, Mrs. Ora Jones, her
sons, Messrs. Paul and Silas Jones, and
the formers wife Of Port Gibson and
Eugene johnson of Jackson. Mrs. Jones
remained for visit of a few days, and
the others returned to their homes after
an over night stay.
Mrs. J. J. Davis and Mrs. John Rob-
erts of Greenwood were Thursday guests
of their sister and niece, Mrs. P. H.
Blaylock on Baldwin plantation.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. O'Reilly and Miss
Ruth O'Reilly drove to Benton on We'd
nesday of last week and visited Mrs.
O'Reilly's mother, Mrs. Lou King and
other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Harris had as
their recent date guests in observation
of his birthday, his mother, Mrs. Harris,
and Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Harris and son,
Julian, of Hazelhurst, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
C. Harris and family Of Winona, and Mr..
Hal Harris of Greenwood.
During the week end Mr. and Mrs. j.
T. Parker and sons, John t., Jr., and
Don, were joined by their daughter and
sister, Miss Mary Gurney Parker, and
Miss Ruah Hughes of Jackson for a
delightful trip to Mobile, where they
drove over the Azalea trail and through
the Bellingrath gardens.
Mrs. M. w. Estes and her daughter,
Frances, with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. F. Campbell, were Easter guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Doude in Kosciusko.
In the afternoon they were joined by
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Campbell and Mary
Roberts Campbell of Cleveland for a
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Downer and John
Calvin Ammons of Emory were Wednes-
day visitors in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R. King.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. v. Phillips drove to
Holcomb on Thursday of last week and
visited their friends, Rev. and Mrs. A..
W. Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Farmer have as
their guests this week, Mrs. w. H.
Lewis Of Yazoo City and Mrs. Billy Gar
| land and little Bill of Pickens
On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. p. H. Blay-
lock and their yeung daughter, Betty
Ann, were visitors in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. B. W. Smith at Money.
Mrs. s. ]. Bridgers and her daughter,
Nellie. joined Mrs. Kitrell Steele and
| daughter, Barbara Ann, for a motor trip
to Port Gibson, where they spent the
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28
Delightful Easter Program.

Delightful Easter Program.
Delightful Easter Service was enjoy
ed Sunday morning at the eleven
o'clock hour at the Presbyterian church
when the Glee Club of Holmes Junior
College gave this splendid program:
Prelude--Miss Henderson.
Hymn--Christ Arose.
Scripture-Rev. +. W. Ford.
Prayer-Rev +. w. Ford.
o, God We Praise Thee--Choir.
Like As Father-Choir.
Octet-List the Cherubic Host
Baritone Solo, Holy City--John Os-
bourne.
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
Choir.
Baritone Solo, There Is A Green Hill
Far Away-Henry Hood.
Violin Solo, Flower Song-Louis Max
well.
Duet, Love Divine-Evelyn Cannon,
Wilbur Bullock.
Were You There-Choir.
Quartet, More Love to Thee-Thomas
Wasson, Wilbur Bullock, Henry Hood,
Romie Palmer.
Soprano Solo, How Lovely Are Thy
Dwellings-Evelyn Cannon.
Beautiful Savior--Choir.
Lost Chord-Choir.
Benediction-Rev. 4. w. Ford.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28

the report as read. Committee chair
men will be named by the new presi-
dent.
Preceding the study club discussions
Mrs. j. T. Parker gave a resume of the
topics studied during the year. The
final lesson in the course were pre-
sented at this meeting by the leader,
Mrs. E. N. Bigham, and Miss Hattie
Rose Liddell.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-03-28
Jack Flynn Dies At
SanatOrium Tuesday

Message was received here Tuesday by
Sheriff w. A. Ramsey, stating the death
of Jack Flynn, patient at Sanatorium,
who had been receiving treatment at the
institution the past month. He had
been located here for several years
where he engaged in painting and other
decorative work, coming to Lexington
from Durant where he also lived for sew
eral years. He was a native of Louis
vile, KY. but officers here were unable
to contact any Of his relatives. Burial
was made at Sanatorium.