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Smyrna times., 1940-02-15
NEWS OF JERMAN CHAPEL
Rev. Raymond Taylor, Pastor, An
nounces Services for the Week

Jerman Chapel, Rev. Raymond
Taylor, pastor, announces the ser
vices as follows: Wednesday night
prayer meeting, 7.30; Friday night
cottage prayer meeting at the
home of Mrs. Johnson; Sunday
School on Sunday at 2 o'clock, fol-
lowed by preaching services at 8
o'clock and o'clock. Young Peo-
pies meeting, 7.30; old-fashion
song and tstimony meeting, 500
o'clock, preaching by the pastor.
The public is cordially welcome to
these services.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-15
ERSONAL AND
| SOCIAL ITEMS
pie Who Come and Go,
|Etsrs To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
pAE AND CLUB PARTIES

and Mrs, ]. Bayard Briggs,
AaHe Pa, Mrs. Annie H. Arm
vs. Ms. Arthur Pinkham, of
1g, Long Island, and Mr.. and
samuel Armstrong, Of Tea
New Jersey, were weekend
M at 'Cedarbrook," home Of
no Mrs. George Carter.
ad Mrs. R. Sudler Emerson
llallg, are receiving congrat-
~ % the birth of a daughter
|['sarlary 9Th at the Kent Gen
Hospital, in Dover. Mrs. En-
vas formerly Miss Sara
-
10 Mrs. ]. H. HURT Of Rid
IE' Pa, who for the past
' Ssezs have been with Mrs.
!. Hal, left for their home
may Mrs. Hall has closed
/ -as y and will spend some time
1, y lana. aaa Mrs. c. ]. Prickett.
q, aallda Miller (nee Arm
| !. ~ ! u the Homeopathic Hos
h.. "lnngton, where she un-
,-., major operation. At
] .s .r. sAe is doing as well as
- !, Donald = V. Ebrlght, son of
J., n nus, N. D. Ebright, who
rsi.s ~ y ! l0r the past four weeks
.,r..t, -. developed into bronchial
Kat rs,'s vas on Monday taken
!. fneral Hospital for 49,.
WIEN n Is. ! at E, present improving
,4asos ''le will undergo a blood
d NJ 4. Ms. s,s Elmer P. corris at
ta tss "a IA. annual Lincoln ban
b Civil 'Uns v1s Of Union Veterans
slia a1S Hots' War II at the Benjamin min
l,dsy ,.'.si s,.si. N Philadelphia last
I'd Nrs u,i,ai James B. Messick.
.lr. an ar,' W, William C. Roe, Jr,'
sss di1,an MS. Henry R. shap,
7spu,r.ss guests of Miss
! ! Sunday. 'He colonial Ho-
I'd / M r'', N Mrs Lola Brown own Of Of
&c Ip,,1 No, and Miss Flor. = ~
! sudsy' .,' q New York citv
b l,.sia ssa1llH H. Lurty. Ai' and
pnt Isa 4. Hazel of philaae,.
b Sinsct Victor Messick"' sic "itn her
saa ! Jane, Of Tss seu and daugh-
y ! Week With 80 are spend
) - : Ernest p c.,i' parents, Mr..
! = ! y C., was ! esre OF Wash
I Fansll . @ = guest of Mrs
'fa'y 400 Mrs Alice Read !, |,
" he rnsr,.ard ''iard was
OF her
Smyrna times., 1940-02-15
TURKEY DINNER

st. PauPs Methodist Church of
Clayton, will hold Turkey Dinner
on Wednesday evening, February
Fl, at Firemen's Hall. Price, soc.
2-15 1t
Smyrna times., 1940-02-15
FOR RENT

8-Room House, with all modern
conveniences, hardwood floors, sta
tionary laundry tubs, hot-air heat
and two-car garage. Apply to
MRS. w. w. HYNSON,
1-25 If South ST., Smyrna
Smyrna times., 1940-02-15
NOTICE

have accepted the agency for
H. E. Millard Lime Products and
am in position to supply lime de-
livered to farm.
GEO. C. ROTHWELL,
1-25 lot Smyrna, Del
Smyrna times., 1940-02-15
FOR RENT

Garage, in rear of property OF
Mt. Vernon Street.
MRS. MOLLIE P. BOGGS.
2-15 1t
Smyrna times., 1940-02-15

& snis c. Dean Of Richmond.
| astrnsn Of the Province Of
Episcopal Church, will
e. tie Women's Auxiliary of
[atsts Episcopal Church on
afternoon at 2.SO, at the
\ + Mrs. Edward S. Dwight.
| Dan Is spending some weeks
Lssrsre. Miss Mary Littell,
Of the Woman's Auxil-
| tie Diocese of Delaware,
| do be a guest at the meet
! Tts hostess, Mrs. Dwight,
! zEe tea.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-15
IA Dairy Cattle

Consisting of Holsteins and Guernseys, also
l Hostein Bull. coming years old. Some
Cows fresh, others close springers. These
Cows have been both T. b. and Blood Test
Smyrna times., 1940-02-15

[rcru. observed Frances noe'
kdW ~ :, !, The parsonage
w1s lsiu Mrs. Harry
|.sGg Cau Tsomas Russell
/, 's.rgs Of the program
Smyrna times., 1940-02-15

.,rl,r meeting of the Wo-
Tssio1 Missionary Society
" It the home Of Mrs.
,lp p nccsTlsy on North Main
Monday evening, Feb
I 4. at 7.3O o'clock. The
Leaders for this month are
I'LL P. McCawley and Mrs.
v. Sherwood. A full at
ns IS desired.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-15

u,.r,. Auxiliary of ST.
sal'n Uni.sona Church held the
'P.,-s .s,is, Of Lenten study
b It Monday at the home OF
1tTr,li \ n's 5. Dwight, t, president. sst IT
IS, s. Monday afternoon dur
" ~ vii Be under the direc-
sT,, ~ Henry c. Webb, educa-
\ secretary
Smyrna times., 1940-02-15

\. Farrell has solo ia
sl.1 : white Il Hall Neck to
n,sitssrs ? Sl,,' Snow, who has as
sll,sr, .Dsre for a number OF
Smyrna times., 1940-02-15
k,rlyrla Times Times
E.xn VICINITY

.,.r circle met at
\. 'a.''5'as s';' '.''' i : o'clock
nopthly meeting .ed o.
l aqlf dnos nos' chapter Of the
s',,i,s,dsy r. at l P M
| %. {. !: t;;i circle meet s' t5i: hi:
] '5':'s rs5''5sy,s y,,.5 !, 1 The :; a9@' 4tso' Of
Evening star., 1940-12-27
Bandit Gets $500
At Dress Shop,
| Fires at Pursuer

A well-dressed colored bandit
escaped with nearly $7OO after hold
ing up the Lerner Dress Shop, 4l6
Seventh street NV, late yester-
day afternoon and forcing customers
towards the rear of the store.
Some women were trying on
dresses when the bandit entered
and announced,
Everybody to the back. This is
a holdup."
According to witnesses, the man
acted calmly but warned he would
shoot the first person to sound an
alarm. Mrs. Ida K. Luber, the
manager, stepped from the cash
register and walked to the rear of
the store with the clerks and Gus
toners.
One clerk, Miss Dorothy Sullivan,
borrowed nickel from a customer
and telephoned the police from a
phone which the bandit could not
see. The bandit, however, fled with
contents of the cash register before
Miss Sullivan completed her call.
He fired one shot at a man who
had started to pursue him as he
ran east on D street.
Evening star., 1940-12-27

Of the U. S. s. California and al
ready recommended for a rear ad-
miralship, would replace him.
Friends Of Admiral Smeallie said
he had been confined to the Naval
Hospital at Canacao since December
IL. Although much improved, the
admiral is not expected to resume
Evening star., 1940-12-27

suited in the physical breakdown Of
Rear Admiral John M. Smeallie,
commandant of the 18th Naval Dis
trict, which includes the Cavite
Navy Yard.
This was made known today with
the announcement that Capt. Har-
old M. Bemis, formerly commander
Evening star., 1940-12-27
Held for Assault

Walter Rome, 40-year-old colored
man of the 900 block of Pennsylvania
avenue Sc, yesterday was held in
Police Court under $1,000 bond for
grand jury action on a charge of
criminally assaulting a young white
Evening star., 1940-12-27
U. S. Oil Exports Decrease

Exports OF petroleum products
from the United States required the
production of l94,000,000 barrels Of
oil in 1898, while in 1910 the export
requirements were about 128,0O0, 900
barrels.
Evening star., 1940-12-27

active duties prior to sailing for the
United States sometime early in
1941 on a rountine change of COM
mand.
Evening star., 1940-12-27

Floods recently destroyed planta-
tons in Brazil and carried off people
and animals, Piabas reporting the
disappearance of two entire families.
Evening star., 1940-12-27

When New Amsterdam, now New
York City, was incorporated in 1858,
the population was 800.
Evening star., 1940-12-27

married woman in an alley In South
east Washington December 20. The
man also was to face other charges
of robbery and attempted robbery,
police said.
Evening star., 1940-12-27

Egypt has q plan for increasing
the cultivation of flax,
Evening star., 1940-12-27
Admiral SmeaIIie Is Sent
To Hospital by 0verwork
BY the Associated Press

MANILA, Dec. 27.-Overwork In
planning Philippine defenses has re-
Evening star., 1940-12-27

Fine quality suedes, some slightly spotted ;.
Fine quality capeskins, sateen lined, well made
and sized . knit collar and leather collar
styles Upper front, some with upper breast
pockets. A splendid value! Sizes 36 to 46 in
the group.
Kann's-Street Floor
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
Legion And Lions
10 Hold Meeting
Wives To Be Guests
At Joint Meet At
H.J.C. On 18th

Preston Hudson Post of the Ameri.
can Legion and the Goodman Lions
Club will have a joint meeting on
Junior College. Supper will be served
Thursday night, October II, at eight
o'clock in the dining hall Of Holmes
promptly at seven.
The State Department of the
American Legion will be represented
at the meeting and all members of
both organizations are urged to make
plans to be present.
The part the American Legion
and Lions Club a play in the nat
ional defense program will be brought
out at the meeting and it is believed
that all members of both groups will
enjoy the scheduled program.
All veterans of the First World
War and their wives are invited to be
present, whether they are members
of the American Legion or not.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
Crop Estimate Is
Lowered Slightly
Only $1,000 Boles
Difference Noted
From Sept. Report

Washington, Oct. 8.-The Agricul-
ture Department revised downward
in its previous estimate of this years
cotton production. On the basis OF
Oct. / condition, if forecast a crop
of 12,741,0O0 bales or $1,000 less
than indicated at the beginning OF
September. The 1889 crop totaled
1~1,817,000 bales.
The report showed crop to be "
per cent of normal compared with
IA Sept. 1, and placed indicated yield
at $50 pounds an acre compared with
250.7 last month.
The department said crop pros
poets increased during September in
states along the Atlantic Coast and
in Tennessee, Arkansas and Okla
homa, but offset by declines in Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas.
Texas estimated production de-
clined 89 5000 bales from September
to October while prospects decreased
Continued on page two)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
Revival Meeting Comes to
Church Past Sunday

An eight-day revival meeting came
to a close Sunday night at the To-
cal Methodist church. Rev. E. G..
Driskell of Walden was the guest
and he proved to be a fine
selection. Twice a day for eight days
he gave his hearers a timely and
thoughtful discussion of some vital
theme and the ever increasing crowds
were most appreciative. They will be
glad to see Brother Driskell visit
Durant again. For thirteen weeks al
most continuously Brother Drskell
has been engaged in revival work
this summer and fall. His friends
appreciate him very highly.
A SPLENDID choir each evening ad-
ded to the flavor of the services and
greatly increased the value OF the
ampaign. Quite = number from the
other churches in town assisted IN
the music and thus made a distinct
| contribution to the work being done
One of the fine things about the
| religious situation in Durant IS the
fine feeling of fellowship and broth
erly kindness among all the people
II will take all of US combined to dc
The work in Durant that needs te
he done. To say the least of it we ave
made a fair START. W. Methodist PEG
lple appreciate very highly the splen
did cooperation given US last week
| We shall not forget 1t.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
Services Announced For
First Methodist Church

Church School at 9:45, Walter
Odom, superintendent.
Worship at IL o'clock.
Prelude, The Beautiful Gates.
Offertory. Su~pplication.
Anthem by choir.
Special music.
Sermon topic, The Everlasting
Values.
Reception of members.
Sacrament of the Lords supper
League meeting at 6:l5.
Evening preaching service at 7.
The three circles of the Woman :
Society of Christian Service will meei
at 5 o'clock Monday afternoon.
Prayer service Wednesday evening
at 7.
Wednesday, Oct. 16 has been SET
aside as a day of prayer o the
nations of the earth. Let us not FOR
get this great call.
The choir will meet at Z O'CLOCK
Friday night. Everybody invited a
these services.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
Myrtis Huynie To
Perform Ceremony

Blue Mountain, Miss, Oct. g.
Miss Myrtis Haynie, Durant, will be
the preacher" who will perform
the ceremony" in the traditional
junior-freshman wedding" to be
held at Blue Mountain College, Oct.
26.
The 'bride" will be Miss Bette
Mae Wooton, Memphis, Tenn, and
t7a groom" will be Miss Mae Blanche
Sensing, Nashville, Tenn.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
Harrison Member
OF Committee On
Social Security
Proposed Changes
To Be Studied
By State Man

Washington, d. c., Oct. 10.-A
subcommittee of the Senate Finance
Committee which has recently direct
ed to review proposed changes in the
Social Security Act for possible re-
concentrations at the next Congress
will also be empowered to study the
necessity of amending the Act to
save and expand the rights of persons
who are conscripted or enlist in the
country's armed forces under the
national defense program, Senator
Harrison, of Mississippi, chairman of
the Finance Committee, said today.
A similar study also will be made
in the House. Other fields to be COW
cred will be an investigation of the
need for a system of allotments and
allowances for the dependents of en-
listed men and women who are in the
active service and the need for a fed
eral system of unemployment COM
pensation allowances for such persons
after the completion Of their active
service.
Steps for the investigation were
given impetus by Senator Harrison
and leaders on the Ways and Means
Committee following recommended
tions made to the Congress September
Ia by President Roosevelt who said
that "the social gains of recent years,
including insurance and other bene-
fit rights, must be preserved unim-
paired recommend early con-
sideration of the problems thus re-
cognized Through conscription) and
enactment of the necessary legisla-
ton incident to preserving insurance
protection under the Social Security
Act, the Railroad Retirement Act, and
the Railroad Unemployment Insur-
ance Act and to facilitate state ac-
ton under the Federal-State unem-
ployment program"
In the light of that recommends
CONTINUED on age two)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
Representative Of
Cel1ulose Co. Here

John E. Palmer representative Of
the American Callulose Company,
Inc, and L. L. Urich, chemist, were
guests of the Goodman Lions Club
last Thursday night.
Mr.. Urich told the Lions about
the process Of extracting substances
from cotton stalks to make into plas-
tics, etc. The stalks are crushed
and ground up and by chemical pro-
s materials extracted with which
to make plastics.
Plans r underway to try to get
such a plant for Goodman.
County Agent I. w. Carson waa
also a guest at this meeting.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
C~ooperates On
Labor Shortage
Lote Crop Couses A
Big Shortage In
Field Hands

Stoneville, Oct. 8.-Works Pro-
gress Administration and State Wei
fare agencies dispensing commodities
to needy families have offered full
cooperation in alleviating the acute
labor shortage in the Delta area dur
ing the cotton picking season, it was
learned today. The meeting of plant
ers, WPA representatives and Mrs.
George Archer of the Washington
|Cunty Welfare Board held Friday was
called by the Delta Council.
Roland Wall, Mississippi WPA ad-
ministrator and w. F. Bond, state
welfare director have offered the full
cooperation of their offices to insure
maximum labor supply during the
peak picking season.
L. L. McClellen of Greenwood, Dis
trict Manager of the WPA, agreed to
release all WPA workers from pro-
iects not designated as essential for
the balance of the picking season. 1t
is hoped that similar action will be
taken in the hill sections where little
labor has been available in recen
weeks for the late opening Delta
crop.
Delta farmers find themselves with
a late crop opening all at once with
little labor available in this section.
Potential pickers in some instances
have received commodities from Well
fare Agencies in amounts sufficient
to tide them over and have not ans
wered the call to work. Mrs. Archer
reported that in. Washington County,
however, all able bodied men and
women who could pick cotton of sub
| sistence, were being and would con-
tinue to be refused Welfare COM
modities for the balance OF the heavy
| picking season.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
Advisory Board
Of Registration
Named Today
Group Will Assist
Those Registering
On October Is

Members of the advisory board Of
registration for Holmes county have
been selected and are announced to-
day by j. D. Weeks, Circuit Clerk
and chairman of the chief advisory
board of the county composed Of
Parham H. Williams, Chancery Clerk
and Miss Dorothy McBee, Superin-
tendent of Education.
Members of the advisory board will
assist those registering in filling out
the questionaires and cards.
They are as follows:
Beat One
Lexington: A. M. Pepper, G. H.
Marlborough and c.. A. Glover.
Acona: G. M. Anderson and C.. L.
Downer.
Beat Two
F. Drake, and Mrs. j. E. Steen.
West: Mrs. A. L. Campbell, and
C. E. White.
Emory: Mrs. Andrew Smith, and
Mrs. w. C. Downer.
Bethesda: Willard Sheehy, and
Mrs. N. F. Mccarthy.
Goodman: J. T. Shelton, D. X.
Gulledge, and w. A. Thomas.
Beat Three
Pickens: H. S. McKie, and H. R.
Varnado.
Ebenezer: Walter Lucas, E.. E.
O'Reilly, and T. E. Murtagh
Coxburg: Merrill Eakin, j. l..
Parkinson, and Carl Covington.
Beat Four
Thornton: Frank Eakin, and C. G.
Campbell.
Beat Five
Tchula: G.. w. Crow, O. w. Mix
on. and Fred Holmes.
Cruger: C. l.. KERN, I. B. Smith.
and M. w. Estes.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
Dairy Meeting Well Attended By Farmers
And Business Men In Durant tuesday
Elementary School
Boord Appointed

Miss Dorothy McBee, County Sup
erintendent of Education has appoint
ed the following school men to serve
on the Elementary School Commits
sion:
W. B. Kenna, Lexington; w. r.
Huddleston, Tchula; S. T. st. John,
Pickens; ]. c. B~rister, Coxburg, and
Marion Ousley, Goodman.
There will be a meeting at 9:3O
October 9th for the purpose of grad
ing the schools.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
Citizenship Award To
Be Mode By Oct. IS

Miss Dorothy McBee, superintend-
ent of education, calls attention to
the following notice from j. S. Van
diver, state superintendent of educa-
ton.
The outstanding citizenship girl
for each senior high school should
be selected by the faculty and sent
to Mrs. Hubert Calhoun in Grenada
before October Is.
Qualities to determine the selec-
ton are dependability, service, lea
dership, patriotism. +,
The state winner of the award
will be given a free trip to Washing
ton with other state winners.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
Annuoi Negro Fair
Set For Oct. 18th

Great things will happen October
25th-the annual Negro Fair given
by the Community of Durant at the
Holmes County Training School. Sur
prise yourselves by placing on ex-
hibition a sample of all your home
products this year.
Valuable prizes will be given for
the best display of every kind. Rem
ember October 25th, 1910.
Get ready for the parade.
Respectfully.
G.. w. WILLIAMS.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
Missionary TO Hold Services
AT Baptist Church Sunday

A Missionary will preach at the
local Baptist Church Sunday at both
Services, the morning and evening
services.
Morning services will be held at
eleven O'Clock and the evening ser
vices at 7:15 o'clock.
The public is invited to come out
and worship at this time.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
Joel Howell Pledged
TO Pi Koppu AIpho

University, Miss, Oct. 10.-The
following student from Durant was
recently pledged by local chapters
of national Greek letter ~fraternities
and sororities at the University of
Mississippi: Joel Howell, ri Kappa
Alpha.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
Registration Day To Be
Holiday For Schools

State Superintendent of Education,
J.. S. Vandiver, has advised that the
10th of October will be a school holi-
day. That day will be Registration
Day for all men from II TO 80 in
elusive. All school men and bus dri-
vers are ask to solicit their help to
make this day a success. This day
will be counted as a school day.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
Holmes Singing
Convention Set

The Holmes Singing Convention
will meet with all day singing and
dinner at Lexington Grammar School
Auditorium, Lexington, Sunday, Oct.
18th, from 10 o'clock I'm. to 4 o'clock
pm. All singers and those who are
interested in Gospel singing are cor
daily invited to come.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-23
CAPT. CHELTON dies
FROM HEART ATTACK

A heart attack while on leave from
his maritime duties was fatal in Jack
sonville, Fla, on Monday last, to Capt.
Edgar T. Chelton, forty-six, former
master of the Clyde-Mallory liner and
commodore of the line.
Captain Chelton was in command of
the liner Iroquois last October when
she made her eventful repatriation
voyage from Europe's war zone after
German Admiral Raeder warned
American Officials that an attempt
might be made to sink the vessel,
loaded with United States citizens
fleeing the conflict.
He was native of Salisbury, Md,
and resident of Jacksonville for 10
years. Survivors include his widow,
two sons, daughter and four sisters.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-23
COOPERATIVE BEAN
BLOCK in SOMERSET

The officers and directors of the
Eastern Shore Vegetable Growers Co.
operative are considering the reopen
ing of the auction block at Princess
Anne for the late string bean crop.
The management has received re-
quests from farmers and buyers for
the block to operate during the late
string bean season.
It is expected that definite action
will be taken during the coming week,
in order that the block can be opened
around the first Of September.
The auction block was successfully
operated during the early string bean
season and handled 116,774 hampers
for which the growers received total
of $148,778 or an average of $1.27.
The average July price was TIC, the
block closed on July 9Th.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-23
CHESTER R. PARSONS
DIED LAST SATURDAY

Mr.. Chester Raymond Parsons, 60
years of age died at his home near
Snow Hill early Saturday morning
after short illness. He was the son
of Mrs. Sarah E. Parsons and the late
William Parsons, besides his mother
he is survived by his widow, who was
Miss Mary Gordy before her marriage
and three sons, Messers James, Lin
wood and Kenneth, all living at home.
He is also survived by one brother,
Mr.. Herman Parsons, of Snow Hill,
and four sisters, Mrs. Noah Gibbons,
of Princess Anne, Mrs. William o.
Dickerson, Mrs. Welton Gordy, of
Snow Hill and Mrs. Earl Foreman of
Philadelphia. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Elmer Shields, and
Rev. Hudson on Sunday afternoon at
three o'clock, in Bates Memorial Meth
odist Church, interment in the church
cemetery. The pallbearers were Mr..
Roger Carmean, Mr.. Cleveland Car
mean, Mr.. Welton Gordy, of Snow
Hill, Mr.. George Gordy of Philadelphia
Mr.. Luther Parsons, of Pocomoke and
Mr.. James Gordy, of Salisbury.