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The Durant news., 1940-12-12
Recital Held Here
At School Sundoy

The piano and public school music
recital will be held at the Durant
school Sunday afternoon at three
O'Clock, according to Mrs. Madge Lip
sey, director.
One of the features of the pro-
gram will be the appearance of the
Rhythm Band with Robert Rosson,
Jr. conducting. Pupils of the second
and third grade are in the band and
Barbara Jean King is the leader for
the piece, "Santa Claus Comes"
Another clever feature of the
Sunday afternoon program is 81
Can't Do That Sum-" Three young
soloists take part in this, Robert
Yancey Love, Bobby Durham and
George Tucker. The fourth and fifth
grade students also participate.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the program.
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
Eastern Star Holds
installation On
Friday Night
Mrs. AIsbury Motron;
}. c. SproIes Is
Worthy Patron

Mrs. Norma AIsbury will be in
stalled as Worth Matron and J. c.
Sproles as Worthy Patron, in the
Durant chapter of the Order of the
Eastern Star on Friday night, Dec
ember 13, at eight o'clock.
Mrs. Pauline Thomas is retiring
Matron and Murray Stevens is re-
firing Patron.
Other officers to be installed Fri
day for the ensuring year are: Mrs
Reona Edwards, Associate Matron
Leon Maxwell, Associate Patron;
Miss Pearl MegAe, secretary; Mrs
Mamie Rhyme, treasurer; Mrs. Maude
Cole, conductress; Mrs. Floyd Dur
ham, Associate Conductress; Mrs.
Annie Lou Renacker, organist; Muir
ray Stevens, Sentinel; Mrs. Charlotte
Cresswell, Chaplain; Mrs. Pauline
Thomas, Marshal.
Points of the Star are Miss Grace
Peacock, Ada; Mrs. Dot Maxwell,
Ruth; Miss Blanche Marlborough,
Esther; Miss Edna Lee Witt, Martha
and Mrs. Kathryn Odom, Electa.
All members are urged to be pre-
sent and all visiting members of the
Order who are in our city are also
urged to attend the services.
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
Committeeman Are
Named For AAA
Farm Program
County Group To
Be Elected At
Meet Today

The farmers in every community
of Holmes County elected their
Community Committeeman last
week to serve them in 1941 on the
AAA Farm program.
The following Committeeman and
Delegates were elected to serve the
various communities Of the county:
Acona Community: Chairman, John
A. Cade; vice-chairnfan, Jesse II.
Walte0; Member, w. II. Diggs; First
Alternate, J. L. Bradock; Second Al
ternate, w. E. Riddle; Delegate,
Jessie H. Walton; Alternate Dele
gate, P. K. Steele.
Durant and Bowling Green: Chair
man, C. w. Melton; Vice-Chairman
J. w. Morris; Regular Member, J. r
Brown; First. Alternate, j. B. Will
liams; Second Alternate, E. c. How
ard; Delegate, C. w. Melton; Alter
nate Delegate, E. G. Howard.
Ebenezer and Coxburg: Chairman,
B. w. Humphrey; Vice-Chairman, j,
Continued on back page)
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
Army Camp To Be
Sought By
Holmes County
Meeting Set Friday
Night At County
Site at 800

All business men and any other
interested citizens of Holmes county
are urged to attend a meeting in
Lexington Friday night at The Grill
Cafe for the purpose of discussing
plans to secure an army training
camp for this county.
The meeting will open at eight
o'clock and everyone interested is
urged to be there on time.
1t is not known definitely that
such camp can be secured for
this vicinity but an effort is going
to be made to see what can be done.
1t is believed that twelve more
camps are due to be built in the
south at some time in the future and
the efforts of all state congressAen
are going to be enlisted to secure
one of them for Holmes county.
The interest and cooperation of
every person in the county is being
sought. Every reader is asked to
talk the matter up with all his friends
and contact our congressman and
senators and ask their support in the
project.
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
Entrants In Xmas
Lighting Contest
Must Hurry

All of those persons in Durant
interested in entering the Christmas
lighting contest are urged to see a
members of the Woman's Club or a
member of the committee this week
and get their Almes on the list. The
Committee is composed of Mrs. c. A.
Dostr, Mrs. Joe York, Jr., Mrs.
A. l.. Stevens, Mrs. Mark Love, and
Mrs. w. E. McCune.
The decorations must be lighted
by December 19 and burn every
night from then on from six o'clock
until ten o'clock. The first inspection
will be made the goth and judging
will be between then and the, oath.
The decorations must be lighted
every night in order for the entrants
to get a so cent reduction on their
light bills.
There are no entrance fees this
year.
Prizes. include a 9.95 floor lamp
for the best general effect Of out
door Lighting; 5.95 table lamps for
the best indoor tree judged from the
street and outdoor living or trans
planted. Honorable mentions will
also be given in each class. The fore
going prizes are given by the Mis-
sissippi Power and Light Company.
A cash prize will be given by the
Woman's Club for the best decora-
tions in the business district.
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
Farmers Vote
Approval Of
AAA Program
3,4o3 Vote For
Issue In Holmes;
so Against

jackson, Miss, Dec. mississippi
farmers, balloting in the Southwide
referendum last Saturday, gave over
whelming approval to application
of marketing quotas on the 1941
cotton crop. Incomplete returns
showed a total of 154,774 pro-
ducers vote and only 5000 against
the quota program.
Reports tabulated at the state
AAA office in Jackson indicated that
the return were about 80 percent
complete, according to T. M. Patter-
son, state AAA administrator, who
estimated that the Mississippi vote
would total around 10000.
First returns from Washington, D.
c., showed that Mississippi outstrip-
ped the nation in balloting,, piling up
a bigger vote than even the great
state of Texas and giving the con-
troll program a higher percentage
vote than any other state.
The vote indicates that Mississippi
farmers realize the need for con-
tinuing control of cotton production
and approval of marketing quotas in
order to make cotton loans available
in 1941, if necessary.
Holmes county farmers cast 3493
Continued on back page)
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
y Members Needed
To Complete Red Cross
Quote Of 1000
For Holmes Is
In Sight

The Holmes county organization
Of the Red Cross lacks only 20 men,
bers reaching the quota of 1000 set
for this county.
Mrs. |. w. Carson, Lexington,
chairman of the roll call drive,
urges every person who has not
Joined the Red Cross to do so be-
fore the end of the week so that we
may reach the goal set for Holmes
Membership in the Red Cross is
$1.OO per year. Half Of that amount
stays in the community Of the per-
son contributing and goes for wor-
thy charity there. The. other fifty
percent goes to aid suffering and
throughout the world.
Every reader of this newspaper is
urged to send in a check or a dollar
to Mrs. Carson now if they have nSt
done so.
Only 20 more members needed
to make our goal!
Will you do your part?
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
Hospital List

Mrs. ANNA Clover, Lexington.
Mrs. E. H Harthcock, and son,
Lexington, RID.
Mrs. S. L. Willoughby, Lexington.
Mrs. C. o. Alexander and daugh-
ter, Durant.
Charles ]. Campbell, Jr, Pickens.
C. A. Adams, Lexington.
C. v. Robertson, Sails.
Mrs. R. E. Lynn, Sails.
Mrs. J. C. McDill, and son, Lex
ington.
o. w. Davis, Dossville.
Mrs. j, F. Shannon, Inverness.
Mrs. Edwin Murtagh, and SON
Ebenezer.
Mrs. ]. R. Rogers, West.
Mrs. W. R. Ellis, Lexington.
Mrs. E. c. Duff, Lexington.
Mrs Fred Heard, Lexington, RID.
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
Services at Locol
Methodist Church

Church School at 9:45, Walter
Odom, superintendent.
Special music by the choir.
Sermon by Rev. Archie Stephens,
Conference Evangelist, Kosciusko,
Miss.
Epworth League at 6:15.
Evening service at O'Clock.
Special music.
Rev. J. r. Tackett will bring his
congregation over for the evening
service and he will bring the mes
sage.
Monday afternoon at o'clock the
women of the Society of Christian
Service will give a special Christ &la1
party for all the women of the
Society. 1t is to be a program of
unusual interest.
Prayer meeting Wednesday eve
ming at z o'clock.
Everybody invited to all these
services
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
Negro Teachers Have
Meeting Saturday

A meeting of the Negro teachers
of Holmes county will be held at the
Ambrose Vocational school at nine
o'clock Saturday.
At this time all reports and Ii
censes must be turned in, according
to Miss Dorothy McBee, county sup
erintendent of education.
A feature of the program Satur-
day will be the showing of picture
on forest fires by County Agent
/. w. Carson. A special educational
campaign is now being waged against
forest fires.
C. S. Hudspeth, Jackson, a mem
Der of the Free Textbook Commits.
sion, will be present and speak or
free textbooks.
]. A. Travis, assistant supervise,
of the State Department of Educa'
ton, will also be preselft.
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
Rites For Popular
OfficioI Today
At Two O'clock

j. d. Weeks, veteran circuit clerk
of Holmes county, passed away in
his sleep early Wednesday morn
ing, at his home in Lexington, He
was found a few minutes after his
death about seven-thirty o'clock.
Mr.. Weeks was 80 years old on
Wednesday, December a, exactly one
week after his death. He always led
an active life and was not ill up
until few days before his death.
He attended business affairs as US
ual at his office the Saturday before
though he had not been feeling fit
as usual for about two weeks.
Funeral services will be held today
at two o'clock from the Baptist
Church in Lexington. The Rev. Jud-
son Chastain will officiate. The
Masonic Order will have charge at
the grave.
On August 9, 1889 Mr.. Weeks
was elected to serve his eighth term
as circuit clerk by the people of this
county. He was one of the most
popular officials ever to hold office
here He was a man of upquestion-
able character and christian gentle
man. Besides the Baptist church he
was affiliated with the Masonic or
der, Order of the Eastern Star and
Shriner. He was native of West
and prior to being elected circuit
clerk held the post of supervisor from
this (beat q district.
Surviving are one son, Major
John Andrew Weeks, now stationed
at Montevideo, Uruguary, and one
daughter, Mrs. Sam Jones, two
grandchildren, Billy and Jeffie Lou
Jones.
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
Kostiusko Man Is
Killed In Accident
South Of Goodman
CCC EnroIIee of Morton
Comp Seriously Injured;
Expected to Live

Clayton Arthur Gates, 43, of Kos
ciusko, was killed and o. Davies,
CCC enrollee at the Morton camp,
is in a Lexington hospital with cri-
tical injuries, following crash OF
Gates automobile and freight line
truck south of here Friday night.
Investigating officers said Gates
was travelling north and the truck
coming south on a straight stretch
of road south of Goodman when the
collision occurred.
Gates was enroute home from his
work with the Natchez Trace pro
ject in Madison county and had pick
ed up Davies at Canton. Patrolmen
C. o. Alexander and w. T. Harpole
of the State Highway Patrol, in
vestigated the wreck. They said no
one in the truck was hurt. A third
car, bearing a Missouri license, was
reported to have run up on the wreck,
but no one was seriously hurt and
the car left before the officers ar
rived.
Gates was native of Sumner,
but had lived in Kosciusko for sew
eral years. Funeral services were
held in Sumner.
Mr.. Gates had been in Kosciusko
for the past few years as sodding
contractor on Highway IL and the
Natchez Trace Parkway.
He was a splendid gentleman and
made many friends during his stay in
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
Durunt Kin Prominent
Ice Skuters

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gerhauser,
nee Grace Lomax, daughter of Mrs
j. w. Justice, and two daughters,
Jane and Cokey, have returned to
their home in Minneapolis after a
visit in Durant, New Orleans, Day
ton Beach, Florida, and Atlanta.
Upon their return home, Jane and
Cokey will begin their ice figure
skating in the Minneapolis Figure
Skating Club, of which the Ger
hausers' are members.
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
Norman Weothersby
Is Lexington Mayor

Norman Weathersby, alderman
from Ward A, Lexington, has just
been named vice-major by the Board
of Alderman to succeed Mayor E. T..
Nelson, who is leaving for Camp
Blanding, Fla, with the National
Guard on December IT.
Mr.. Weathersby was selected af-
ter Morris Williams, alderman, Ward
l, had rendered his resignation, due
to working at Hattiesburg. The Board
also named Linwood johnson as day
chief of the fire department to
succeed Marion Bubber CHM, who
is also with the National Guards.
Marion Petty was chosen for night
duties.
The Durant news., 1940-12-12

Mr.. and Mrs. George Jones of
Como are the parents of son, Char
les Henry, born Wednesday, Decem-
Der IL. Mrs. Jones is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Peacock of
this city.
Mrs. Dan Comfort returned home
Sunday after spending a week in
Richmond, Virginia where she was a
delegate to the Jurisdictiopal Meet
ing of the Methodist Woman's Society
of Christian Service.
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
Forest Fire Control
Urged ByAgent
Conservation of
Timber Worth -4
Much To lund

orest fires are Holmes County's
greatest curse according to l. w.
Car1on, county agent. If the wood
land of the county had been pro-
tected from forest fires over the
past 20 years, we would now have
thousands of dollars worth of tim
Der for sale, whereas, very small lots
can be found in the county of timber
saleable size.
Forest fires burn the leaves, kill
the small timber, and thereby leave
the soil unprotected from heavy
rains, hence soil erosion takes it's
toll.
just think the good we can do
our several communities and county
by educating our children and par
ents of the destruction to our forests
and soil by forest fires.
How thoughtless is the person who
sets fire to broom sage patch in
order to shoot the rabits as they run
out! just think how much his little
bit of fun costs. The rough places
around the farm, if not burned, pro-
tect the wild animals and in the
long run furnish an opportunity for
much more real enjoyment.
The county agent urges that every
reader of the news help educate our
people to the destruction of forest
firest and save our timber, son and
wild life.
Do Not Burn Over Land,
Says Agent
We have several thousand acres
Continued on back page)
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
Holmes Co. Included In
Deer Hunting Season

The state game and fish COM
mission Thursday voted to include
Holmes county in the area which
will be open for the second half OF
the deer-hunting season beginning
December 25.
In making the announcement
Chairman P. E. Wilmington OF
Clarksdel said Holmes county origl-
nally was in the closed-season group
for the second half but would be
open this year as in counties sur
rounding Holmes.
The season remains unchanged IN
other counties, opening December
25 and closing January l.
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
J. D. Weeks Passes Suddenly AT His Home
In Lexington Wednesday Morning
SIG, ,908 WPA Funds
Approved For Roods

Presidential approval was an
nounced this week of an allotment
of s76,9Os.OO for road improvements
in Holmes county.
This is renewal or extension of
the present WPA project on farm to
market roads throughout the coun-
ties which expires December %.
The new appropriation becomes eff
fective December 29 and is for per-
iod of six months.
Work on this project is now going
on in beats /, 8, and S. No. work
has been done in beat 2 or the past
six months.
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
School Holidays To
Beqin on 10th

Holmes county schools will recess
for the Christmas holidays on Friday,
December 20, according to Miss
Dorothy McBee, county superintend-
ent of education.
The schools win resume work on
Monday, December 80.
The Durant news., 1940-12-12

come back this year.
Don't let anything keep you away
from Durant Wednesday. Then will
be a good time so give Santa your
Xmas list and if you'll look in the
stores in Durant you will be able to
tell him where he can find what you
want.
The Durant news., 1940-12-12

The News has just contacted
Santa Claus at the North Pole
and made arrangements for him
to come to Durant on Wednes-
day afternoon at three-thirty
o'clock.
We invite all the children to
come to see him and bring him
letter if you wish. He will
have free candy for all the kid
dies.
Turn to page IL and read
his message.
And be sure to be here Wed
nesday.
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
Deuth Claims Sister
Of Eugene Cole

Friends of Eugene Cole, president
of the Merchants and Farmers
Bank of Durant, will regret to learn
of the death of his sister, Mrs.
Robert Forsythe in Nashville, Tenn.
this week.
Final rites were held Wednesday
morning. Mr.. Cole left here Tues
day for Nashville to attend.
The Durant news., 1940-12-12
Christmas Program At
Presbyterian Church
December 18th

A Christmas program, 20 Little
Town of Bethlehem" will be given at
the Presbyterian Church, Sunday
December 18th, IL am. The pro-
gram consists of Tableau by the
Primary and Junior departments and
of singing by the Young people and
adults. Friends are most cordially
invited.
The Durant news., 1940-12-12

We hope all the children in the vic
Unity of Durant will bring their par
ents here next Wednesday afternoon
at $50 o'clock to see Santa Claus
He will be here in person to take
the letters of the kiddies and will
have free candy for all of them.
Last year the News brought Santa
10 Durant and everybody had so
much fun we decided he'd better
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
OddfelIow News

Many activities will command the
attention of WyandOtte lodge. No. 4I2,
Independent Order of OddfellOws, dur
ing the coming three weeks.
A bali game, which was postponed
because of rain OH the day of the an
nuEll picnic. WAS played ut Elizabeth
park yesterday at > 80 pm. A weiner
roast followed the game.
Today many local OddfellOws will
go TO LAmbertville to attend the dis
trict p 4 meeting. Following the meet
ing the Lincoln Park lodge. No. 322,
Will confer the button busters degree.
WyandOtte OddfellOwS who have not
attained the degree are cordially in
vited to attend this meeting. 4 full
evenings entertainment is guaranteed.
The I.O.O.F. of WyandOtte have ac-
cepted an invitation from the grand
lodge 10 confer the initiatOry degree
ut the grand lodge session, October n.
at Ann ArbOr
Last Friday, Indian encampment
conferred the rOyal purple degree on
GLASS Of candidates
Tomorrow. the encampment will
leave the temple at | O'Clock for Pom
tiac. where. at 3 in the afternoon.
they are 10 confer the lEltriarchal de-
gree
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
SURPLUS IN SIGHT
HOLD ON TO 1T!

If sales tax revenues throughout
fiscal 1871 hold To the levels reported
for the first two months, Michigan
will have between $10.O00.OOO and
$11 .0OO,0O0 surplus revenue from that
source alone above appropriations
The state collected 81 ,S44 900 more in
July and August this year than in the
same months of fiscal 1910, when the
years total sales tax was $60. 400, 900.
1t is estimated that if the rise con-
tinueS throughout 1871 at the same
rate. the sales tax total for fiscal
1871 will pass 81 100000.
While better business conditions and
more efficient collection methods by
the state are To I've credited jointly
for this increase. the real emphasis in
this matter should be focused on what
is to be done with the money. Citizens
who want 10 see their state govern
ment costs brought under control must
he on their guard when the Legislature
meets next January to see that its
members do not blithely vote away
this surplus as ii piles up.
Especially dangerous To the princi-
pie of conserving surplus in order TO
pay off past deficits THAT of 1881
1898 still stands ut $29.5O0,OOOD is the
legislation enacted in 1887 whereby Il
Little Legislature" WAS set up To pass
together with the governor and State
Administrative Board members. upon
So-tHlled emergency appropriations
after the regular Legislature had fin
iShed its session Thus ii happened
that when nearly $6.OOO.OOO of surplus
revenue turned UP at the end of fiscal
1910. all but $1.2JOOOO of it melted
away.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
TRINITY EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH

Order of Sunday services:
German service, 9:15 AIN.
Sunday school, 3 80 u.m.
Adult bible class, 8 30 AN.
English service, 10 40 am.
Evening service, { 80 pm.
Sundays services Will be conducted
by Rev f. A IieSsler. The morning
text is | Cor. L., 3, 1. The topic is,
First Things First. Stressing the
foundation truths of Christianity that
the great apostle. Paul. delivered to
the Corinthians. The evening topic is
the third in Il series on the life Of
81. Paul. 1t is, Paul. the Missionary.
Acts ii. ID.
On Tuesday of next week. 6: pm,
the adult class meets for instruction
i'll Christian fundamentals. The Junior
Walther league and the L.B.M. meet
at { 80.
On Wednesday evening, ut 800, the
Sunday school teachers institute Is
held Al 5 pm, the solicitors staff
meets.
The Lutheran Ladies' Auxiliary will
meet Thursday evening ut o'clock.
Friday evening at 80, the male
chorus and the ladies choir meet for
rehearsal.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
Denzil Schwsir
Taken Suddenly

DenZil Schweier died suddenly Tues
day morning at his home. 1903 Second
street, at the age of 80 years. He is
survived by his wife. Rose, AID the
following children: Denzil, Jr., and
Rose Ann of WyandOtte. George of Lin
coin Park, and brothers and sisters
Cecil Austin and Newton Schweier Of
Milford. Mich. Mrs. ThelIna Schieber
of Detroit: Mrs. Anthony Daniels. OF
Holly: Mrs. Louise Van Ledwen OF
harrisburg. Mich.
The funeral took place from the
Nixon funeral home Thursday after
noon at o'clock, Rev. ii. y. Jackson
of the congregational church Officiat
ing. Burial was in BlOOmdale GENE
terry. Deceased was a member of Com
merce Masonic lodge. of Commerce.
Mich, which body had charge Of ser
vices ut the grave.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
JOHN c, CATALAN
AWARDED S 1900
IN BACK PAY

In the state court Of claims Ut Ian
sing, John c. Catalan was this week
awarded $1,000 claim for back pay.
Mr.. Catalan was formerly manager
of the Detroit office of the ssrles tax
collection department. When the Re
pubhicans came into power In the state
Clhalan was fired. He thereupon
brought suit to recover his salary un-
Ger the civil service act.
Judge Paul V. GadOaa Of Flint, pre-
siding over the court Of claims, ruled
that the depOSed manager was EMIT
led TO pay for the period from January
II to May Il. 1899, and that before
amendments were made TO the civil
service act he could not be fired with
out a hearing. t
Another emplOye Of the Detroit of
flee. Louis J. VOvO. was awarded a
claim for 1857 80. He had been fired
for the good Of the service"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
No-Passins Signs
on us. No. 10

First application of new series Of
tire highway was completed last week
by the state highway department.
State Highway Commissioner Muir
ray ID Van Wagner said that the
new signs are placed at hills and
curves and at other points where linn
tied sight distance makes passing of a
vehicle ahead u dangerous maneuver
The signs are placed in pairs: one in
dicating the beginning of mo pass
ing zone" and one indicating the end
pavement are continued but serve now
as d supplement TO the official sign
designation.
CS-16 from Detroit TO Grand Rap
ids is the first complete section of
highway TO be treated with the no
passing signs. They are prescribed for
use throughout the state in the sign
manual prepared by the state high
way department some time ago. The
installations will be extended to other
as lo pOSclDIC
The no passing areas are determin-
ed by actual field surveys of each To-
cation. Factors of average speed at
each point and distance required to
pass are considered along with the
sight distance available in determin-
ing the length of the zone. Enforce
ment officers are empowered by law
TO make arrests for violation of the
no passing restrictions established by
erection of the signs.