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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-01
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In fact 1t seems that our army will
nave its hands full if it gets its own
men and officers prepared to go to
war. This should certainly be done be-
fore any attempt is made a. whole
sale consumption. Then if CONSUMPTION
is considered necessary let it come.
Instead it seems that our govern
ment is rushing headlong into the
nearest thing resembling a totalitar.
ian state outside of Germany. We can
not help but be reminded of the first
few years of the Democratic admins
tration when the great economic en-
Urgency Of unemployment was upon
us, when the government spent money
like drunken sailors. Today it seems
that we are in the same state of mind.
While we recognize the necessity of
swift preparedness at the same time
we realize must be planned, directed
preparedness.
The army, whose business L. is to
protect this country, should be at the
highest peak of efficiency before it
starts training men. As 1t Is our army
is IA joke. Every recruit possible should
be secured volun .arily and be trained
before men are drafted.
Sooner or later we are going to have
compulsory military training in order
to man the two-ocean navy we are
building. TO run the tanks and fly The
planes. Thus IL seems that our con-
gressmen would be working now on a
program to take care of hat day.
Instead of taking a man out of his
business that he has worked all his
life for and causing a minor revolu-
ton in the country it does seem that
a plan could be i~nstigated Immediately
to train young men, just out of school,
Tor a year, rather than waiting until
they are halfway established. Over a
period of a this would build up a
vast army of reserves with some train
ing.
In the event of an impending war
every bit of manpower in the nation
will be concerned only with the safety
of this country. Until that emergency
arises we cannot see the necessity OF
disrupting the economic life of the
nation to build up a war machine that
may never be used. At least not Until
our army and navy and the our
national guard is brought up to the
grea est degree of efficiency pos
sible.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-01
Judge Smith Visits
His Native County

Judge Sidney Smith, chief justice
of the Mississippi supreme court,
and a candidate for rejection in the
August 9th primary, vas in Durant
and other Holmes county communi-
ties this week visiting hi many
friends and supporters.
Judge Smith was born in Lexing-
ton of this county and lived all his
life there until appointed t. the court
in 1909 by the late Governor E. F.
Noel of Holmes county.
He is known to be a we'll qualified
person for the high post he holds and
a large circle of friends in this sec
ton predict his reelection without any
trouble.
He is a nan of the highest charac-
ter and will appreciate the considera-
ton of the people OF Holmes county
oil the basis of the record he has made
since going into office.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-01
Holmes Schools Will
Open September 2

All consolidated schools OF Holmes
county will open the first Monday in
September, September 2, according to
an announcement today by Miss
Dorothy McBee, county superintend-
nj Of education.
Miss McBee and her staff have been
busy during the past few weeks work
ing on the plan for distribution of
free textbooks in the school Of the
county.
This will be the first year in the
history of the state when free text
books have been distributed.
No great increase in enrolment for
the schools is anticipated, authorities
stated.
The Durant city schools will pro-
badly open the second Monday in
September although no official an
nouncement has been made yet.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-01
Public Asked Not
To 0bstruet The
River Channels
Flood Control Work
Suffering From
Refuse Dumping

Major Karl b. Schilling, Corps oil
Engineers, U. S. Army, Acting Dis
trict Engineer, at Vicksburg, who is
directing the Army's flood control
works in the Yazoo and Big Black
river basins recently made the fol
lowing observations concerning pro
gress made, works proposed, and the
necessity for local cooperation in the
maintenance of all channels;
THE Federal Government, under
the authority % the Flood Control
Acts of 1886, and subsequent amend
ments thereto, has practically com
pleted Sardis Reservoir, cleared and
snagged the Yazoo River channel,
cleared and snagged portions of the
Tallahatchie, Little Tallahatchie and
Yalobusha River channels, e~xcavated
two cut-offs on the Yazoo River and
one cutoff on the Yalobusha River
These works, which were constructed
at a total cost of more than $16,00O,O0
are parts of a comprehensive plan for
the protection of the YaZoo Basin
against headwater floods.
The construction Of Arkabutla Re
servoir on Coldwater River and the
further improvement of Yazoo and
Tallahatchie Rivers by clearing and
cut-offs will be initiated soon. The
Big Black River channel has been
improved from it's mouth to near its
h e a d by constructing cut-offs and
clearing and snagging the existing
channel, at a total cost of more than
$780, OO.
Engineers making field ~investiga-
lions of channels to be improved and
inspections of channels which nave
been improved. frequently report that
local people are partially o~bstructing
improved and unimproved channels
with old automobile bodies, logs, tree
tops, brush, etc. Such disposition OF
contributes to the formation of
bars, drifts, etc. and if persisted in
will eventually defeat, to a large ex-
tent, the purpose Of the Governments
control program.
1T is my belief that such practices
are the acts of thoughtless persons
than persons with destructive
For this reason I appeal to
he public, in general, to refrain from
anything in improved or un-
improved channels that might con-
.ribute to the formation OF bars and
or otherwise reduce their eff
'ectiveness. If the practice continues,
t will be necessary, in order to pro-
.ect the investment made by the Fed
,ral Government, to take advantage
If the provisions of law for the pre-
of such acts. ] believe that
he cooperation of local interests will
make steps unnecessary to secure the
benefits possible from the
works completed and works planned
for the future"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-01
Miss julio Heinrich
Wins Chuncery
Court Case

A verdict favoring the proponent,
Miss Julia Heinrich, was given late
Monday night by a jury selected to
hear the case of Mrs. o. l.. Wallace,
ct al, VS.. Miss Heinrich. The court
was an extended term of the regular
chancery court in May and was tried
before Judge M. B. Montgomery.
The case grew out of a will drawn
by the late Oby O'Brannon, a pro-
minent business man of Pickens. Mrs.
Wallace. related to Mr.. O'Brannon,
sought to contest the will. Her at
torneys were Paul Lindholm, Ross
Barnett, Jackson, and Knox Huff of
Forest.
Miss Heinrich was represented by
Johnson and White and Jimmy Hol-
mes, of Yazoo City.
The case opened Tuesday and was
not finished until late Monday night,
taking six full days. Over fifty wit
nasses were put on the stand.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-01
Duront, Oklahoma
And Miss sippi
Claim HoIcombs

Durant, Mississippi was the first
pastorate of his father, DR.. T. L.
Holcomb, young Rev. Luther Jenkins
Holcomb will fill his first pastorate
at Durant, Oklahoma.
DR.. Holcomb, now secretary of the
Baptist Sunday School board and
long prominently identified with Bap-
fist church work in the south, started
his work while a young man and Du-
rant, Mississippi was the first church
which he directed.
His son has been out of Louisville
Seminary two years e n G a & in
evangelistic work since graduating.
The Holcomb family has relatives
here and many friends who will wish
the young minister G~odspeed in his
chosen profession.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-01
Holmes Counfians
State College
Farm And Home Week
Attracts Large
Crowd From Here

A group of Holmes County people
left to attend Farm and Home Week
at Mississippi State College Tuesday,
July Both. They will stay through Fri
day o. this week.
There will be registration and a
reception Tuesday night. Four tours
will be conducted each of the three
mornings during Farm and Home
Week. These tours will include Hor-
ticulture and Poultry departments;
Experiment Station fields and plots;
Animal Husbandry departments; and
Dairy Department.
Those leaving Tuesday were: Miss
Ellen Scale, Home Demonstration
Agent, Mrs. D. R. McClesky, Mrs.
Leon Mcbride, Mrs. S. j. Browning
of Richland Club. Mrs. w. E. Grace,
Centerville; Miss Martina Robinson,
Mrs. r. r. Robinson, Providence
Club; Mr.. and Mrs. Harold j. Brock,
Howard; Mrs. Waldo E. Smith, Mrs.
Alfred Hearn, Coxburg, Mr. and Mrs.
Z. A. Barrentine, Lexington.
Mrs. w. T. Holder, Lexington, Mrs.
K. D. Henry, Ebenezer, Mrs. r. r.
Garrett, Elliott Hill; Leland Downer,
Acona and Nh. 1. w. Carson, County
Agent.
Fifteen members of the Ebenezer
club will come for the day Thursday
when they will be on the chapel pro-
gram. There will be others from the
county to attend for one day.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-01
Billy Bacon Takes
New York Trip

Friends of w. A. Billy" Bacon
will be interested to learn that he Is
in New York on business and is TAX
ing a vacation there at this time as
well.
He is visiting his cousins, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Gould on Fifth Avenue
and DR.. Fred Adams who is connect
ed with the Brooklyn Hospital.
Billy will spend a week in Wash
ington before he returns visiting his
classmate and cousin, Frank Glass,
who is connected with the legal de
partment of the Civil Aeronautics
Authority there.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-01

Judge Julian P. Alexander is a
candidate for one of the two places
on the Supreme Court to be filled with
the August 9th primary.
Judge Alexander was formerly
United States Attorney, having been
appointed by President Woodrow
Wilson.
He is a graduate OF the law school
of the University of Mississippi and
has had thirty years experience as
lawyer n judge. He has many
friends in this county who predict
that he will be successful in being
promoted to the position to which
for nearly twenty five years he has
aspired.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-01
Formers Are Asked Ia
Attend Meeting At
Gober's Farm

Farmers of Holmes County who
are interested in getting some new
ideas about saving hay and putting
up silage, should plan now to attend
a meeting on J. L. Gober's farm lear
Kosciusko, August 7th.
The meeting will start at $50 A. M.
and continue all day.
Stress is being placed on demon
STATIONS. How to cut and handle hay,
how to cut silage and fill a tenn
porary silo, and many other methods
will be demonstrated throughout the
day that should be of practical value
to m
If possible, attend this demonstra-
ton meeting. 1t should be worth
much to you.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-01
DR.. R. c. EImore Named
Chairman For White

Holmes County supporters of for
mer Governor Hugh Whites sena-
torial campaign have named DR.. r
c. Gilmore, Durant physician, as CO.
chairman of their organization. A
co-chairman from the west side of the
county will be named later.
A native Mississippian, DR.. Elmore
long has been an admirer of Governor
White, and he believes this county
will give him "a humping majority
in August 27 primary.
He Is a member of the Methodist
Church and is one of the county's
religious leaders and is active in civic
affairs.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-01
Durant Negro Killed

A coroner's inquest held following
the finding of the body of a negro,
Hulon Simmons, on Castalian Boule-
ward. residential section Of the city of
Durant, early Sunday morning, found
the the negro had been killed by an
automobile at the hands of an I'M
known driver.
Simmons had the reputation of be-
ing a good negro. He lived on Victor
Crowder's place.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-01

DR.. w. w. Hamilton of New Or
leans, president of the Baptist Bible
Institute and president of the South
eru Baptist Convention was a guest
this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-01
Dr.. P. M. Smith Is
Candidate For Office

DR.. p. NJ. Smith, Tchula physician,
is a candidate for the office of levee
commissioner of the Yazoo district.
He will be elected without opposition.
DIR. Smith qualified Saturday with
the secretary of the county executive
candidates were allowed to qualify.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-01

Mrs. Walter Odom and son Jimmy
Dye, have returned from a visit to
Mobile, Alabama. They were accom-
panied home by her mother, Mrs.
Fleming. and Miss Babe Brown, both
of Mobile, and little Mary Barr, of
Fs..--t.r r-~'-~-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-01
7hRis seta,...A~ reAive, -
1 story and
Hazel
Eyes
BY
Hazel Brannon

Personal to Damon Runyon-Dear
Sir: 1 wonder IL you ever wonder
whether or not anybody reads your
column? If you haven't at one time
or another your life you certainly
come in a class all by yourself. You
do anyway for that matter. But most
columnists, you will agree, at one time
or another la their lives get to the
stage where they question seriously
the a~dvisability of keeping on in their
efforts to advise, convert, educate,
amuse, or stimulate the world, which
ever the case might be.
AS long as only the columnist won
ders everything is alright but when
his publisher or syndicate gets to
worrying about the matter then some
thing must be done right away to
ave the day.
Dear Mr.. Runyon, these Eyes do
not expect to see the day when your
column, "The Brighter Side" is even
questioned by the well known King
Features Syndicate. But in case it
should be l would have them refer
you 10 me who will vouch one year or
n hundred years hence that your
column is read with avid interest In
at least sixteen states In the union.
I have letters from that many already
and every mail adds anew state to the
list. / have also added new subscrib-
ers in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
California, Iowa, Michigan, T x
Tennessee and Mississippi as a result
of it Almost every letter contains a
clipping of your column which so
kindly speaks of me, Durant, Mis-
sissippi and the south. We thank you
sincerely and hope that sometime
soon you will pay us a visit.
Had / known when / met you that
you were going to take our CONVEX
sation and put it on record i might
have been very careful in what / told
you. I would have told you a lot more
about Durant and Holmes county and
less about the News.
But, alas, my womanly intuition
completely failed me, and the column
was as big a surprise to me as it
was to anyone else.
Sincerely yours,
I'd HAZEL EYES.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-08-01

necessity Of having this country ade.
quately prepared to defend our shores
and prevent AN unfriendly power get
ting a foothold in South America. Thu
need is vital.
In record time the House mas passed
a five billion dollar total defense
bill which is expected to receive early
approval in the Senate. This brings
u expenditure for preparedness to
more than fourteen billion dollars.
We will spend more than fourteen
billion dollars to build a two-ocean
navy, purchase additional wal planes,
get a ~machanized army of 1900, 900
men and a ground force of 100000
n the acquisition of vital war
materials needed to carry out the pro-
gram.
All OF this money is going to be
absolutely wasted unless at the same
time we are building the machines
we train men to operate them. A
macnIne without a man to run it is
worse thar not having a machine. AT
hast The enemy can't capture ma
chimes you have and use them against
you if they are adequately manned.
Yet a greal howl has gone up from
the hinterland as evidenced by the
opposition in congress to he Burke
Wadsworth compulsory Military train
ing bill. The opposition to compulsory
military training has reached such
proportions that the Senate Military
Affairs committee has voted unanim-
ously to limiting compulsory service
to 1880, 900 men between the ages of
81 n 81. This is estimated to cut the
list of drattees to $500 900 men.
The Burke-Wadsworth bill would
have required registration of AZ mil
hon men between the ages of Is and
"a with only those from q to As
being subject to active military ser
vice.
If our congress is interested in the
safety of our country and wants to
see that our national defense is ade-
quate it will not limit in any respect
the provisions OF the Burke-Wads-
worth Bill, provided we are going 10
have compulsory training of any kind
1t is extremely unfair to take the
young men of u country from 81
to 81 years of age and impose upon
them alone the sacrifice necessary
to see that our nation is prepared
for war. If young men, who is just
getting a start in his business OF pro-
tession or perhaps just arrived at the
stage in his life where he is making a
fairly good living is to be called upon
to give one year Of his life to his
country then every ~ableIbodied man
from 18 to As should make the same
sacrifice, Those older should be just as
adequately prepared for home de
Tense.
A young man just started in .
business or profession might as wei
start all over again If he is to be
taken away from his position a year
In the actual event OF a war. an i'm
pending invasion of this country, WI
do not believe that any young or ole
man would hesitate to serve hi'
country. But rs long as we are not IL
a war and may never be it does seen
that provision would be made to in
clude all our people rather than on'
La gaceta., 1940-09-28
Ell bale de hoy

~ odte de HOg
De SECURE asistira una gran
concurrencia a la ftssta bailab'c
que celebrara en- la noche de hon
sabado Ell club social "Magnus
Anxious, en- a hermosa sala de
Centre Espanol de Ybcr.
Los organizadores de este bal
lie, deseosos de prestar un bien
la comunidad, acordaron deii :
car las ganancias que Sc. cbten-
gan al Fondo de la Leche de los
Mics.
Ocupara la plataforma colgan-
te la orquesta de "Victor Ruiz.
Seran madrinas de la fiesta
las senoritas Grace Tina Can
nella, j. Marchetta, Ferrara
Mary Ferllta.
Asistir a este festival es con-
tribuir a una noble causa.
Por anticipate enviamos nues-
ira felicitaci6n a los componen-
ties de este club, por su feliz
idea.
La gaceta., 1940-09-28
NOTAS SOCIALES
La fiesta de mGHaaa
en- Ell Centre AsturidnO

en- Ell Centre AsturidnO
Todo esta debidamen1o prepa-
RADIO para la gran fiesta que ma
mana domingo efectuara la Sec
ci6n de Propaganda del Centre
Asturianc. fiesta a la que han
preg.adc tcdo sus decidido apo
20 las distintas SecciOnes de que
Sc compone la SOciedad, ash cor
mo la Directiva en- general. Muy
orgulloso debe sentirse ell Sr.
Jose Lopez, Presidente de la Sec
ci6n auspiciadora, por la gran
acogida y cooperation que lie
han prestado.
Como hemos repetido en- dis
tintas ocasiones y volvemOs a de
cirlo, esta fiesta es para recabar
condos para la Seccion de Propa
ganda, fondos que Sc emplearan
en- poner al corriente en- sus QUO
tas a muchos associates que es-
tan atraSados y son mereced0-
res a ellos por sus largos anus
como miembro de la institution
Astur.
Las puertas del edificio Sc a.
briran a las IL 100 de la maiana
para todos los que deseen acu
dir tempranO. A las IL 80 EN-
pezara el Servicio de aimuerZ0,
Ell que constara del siguiente me
nj: Extremes, Arroz con polio,
pan, laguer, postre y cafe. Has
ia las 100 de la tarde Sc servi-
ra el almuerzo. A las 2 80 Sc pre-
sentaran preciosOs Bumeros de
variedades en- el teatro.
FL bale comsnzar en- amboc
.salones, a las 3 800 de la tarde.
En- la plataforma del salon
principal sc situara la orquesta
Manuel Sanchez" y en- la sala
cantina la 'Siboney," conjunto
este que presentara como cantan
tea de pleas espaholas a Ia Sra.
Amdia Moran v a hiia Iulita-
La gaceta., 1940-09-28
Secci6n de Cuitos
DOMINGO 20 DE SEPT.

La Union de Los Glen, Iglesia
Egang6lica, 34O8 Gomez ave.
Rev @. H. Corwin, Pastor.
ua.oay Sermon, $50 p. m. ;
Exposiciones Biblicas, 6 p. m.
Mission ia Esperanza", 1922
Laurel St. Rev. C. H. COrwin,
Pastor.
Quito y Sermon, 10 a. m. Cul
to Y Sermon en- Ingles, 10:45 a.
m; Quito y Sermon, 8 p. m. con
ell texto: Tires Temples" Culto
v Sermon en- Ingles, $50 p. m.
"San Marcos, Iglesia Meto-
dista, Is y II ave. Rev. j. R.
Parker, Pastor.
E. de la Iglesia, $50 a. m.
Quito en- Ingles, 10 80 a. M; Cul
to en- Espahol, 8 p. M; Quito de
Oraci6n, Microbes, 8 pm.
"San Paolo", Iglesia M. TIA
Llama, q y Is ave. Rev. A. NJ.
d. Riggio, Pastor.
E. de la Iglesia, 9:45 p. m.
Cultos, IL a.. m. y 8 p. m.
Temple Bautista", 1909 IS
st. Rev. J. B. Silva, Pastor.
E. Dominica, GAS a. m; Gull
to y Sermon 8 p. m; Quito de
Oraci6n, Microbes 8 p. m.
mission Presbiteriana'', 953
IL ave. Rev. w. B. Passiglia,
Pastor.
E. Dominical, Gas a. m. Cul
to y Sermon, IL a. m. F; EsfuerZo
Cristiano, 7:30 p. m; Quito en-
Espahol: Microbes, 7S0 p. m.
Los PeregrinOs COngrsgacio-
males.
2ss9 Laurel st. Rev. v. A. We
nezia Pastor.
E. de Ia Igi@iA ESQ . m
QubtO Dc IA MaaanA 1850 q m
La gaceta., 1940-09-28
Rafael Martinez Ybor.

Con estas lineas nos compla-
cemos enviar nuestra f~elicitaci6n
al apreciado amigo Rafael Mar
tinez Ybor, Ex-C6nsul de Cuba
en- esta ciudad Y New Orleans,
.por haber sido nombrado PrOfe-
sor de Historic Latino-America-
ma de la Universidad de Tampa.
Catedra que Sera explicada por
primera vez en- nuestra Univer-
sidad.
Los dfas y horas senalada para
estas classes son: LuneS, Mierco-
les y Viernes de 0:3O A. M. a
ii 80 A. M.
Deseamos al querido amigo
muchos exitos en- Su nuevo cargo
La gaceta., 1940-09-28
los rDGREs VEN
(Viens de de la ga. pdg.)

naticos" Y dijo: "Hagan ell favor
de no seguir tirando y permitif
que la mejor novsna game"
Aunen la novena entreha Sc
.arroiaron varios huevos en- d.
recci6n del 'home."
La serie con el Cincinnati, por
~gNampeonato mundial, empeza
"a lei microbes, en- La 'ciudad
reinaS
Detroit 600 90 OO-2c, 3h, 2e
Cleval. 900 900 OOO-0c, Oh, lie
La gaceta., 1940-09-28

Unicamente aquellOS que han
vivido EN- recta conciencia, sc
enfrente con 10 invisible arma-
dos de optimismo y sincere go
20.
los demas. Sobre TODD, a cultivar
una elevada actitud espiritual
en- todas nueStras relaciones. TIE
10 imploramos en- Ell nombre y
espiritu de aquel que nos trajo
vida abundante, CristoJesGs.
La gaceta., 1940-09-28

Club, theron seg.dpg ycg zna
nimidad los siguientes:
Presidente, Felipe Lo Cicero;
Vice PreSidente, Mike Glamour;
.TeSorero, Nelsop MeSsina; Sc
..cretario, Alberto Felicione; Sc
lcretario de Correspondence, Eu
genio De Diego.
DeSpues de las elecciones y de
todoS los otros aSuntos a tratar
La gaceta., 1940-09-28
No ha6rd Matinee

Hoy volvemos a recordar a
nueStra juventud bailadora que
maflana domingo no celebrara su
acOstumbrada matinee bailable
la Secci6n de R:creo del Centre
ESpanol, como acto de CONTRA
ternidad para con la hermana
sOciedad Centre AsturianO.
La pr6xima tendra efecto FL
domingo 6 de Octubre.
Muy bien para los chicos que
commando Ell Sr. Angel de la Riva.
La gaceta., 1940-09-28
I6e Ia Leg&n Americana do YboE
sito en- la avenida t9~y Gale IL.
Carpe Diem S. Club i,

.CGrpe Diem S. Clatb
En- junta reciente acelebrada
.por los componenteS de la SIM
.patica entidad social "Carpe
Diem, y con 81 objeto de selsc-
.Gonar a los nuevos oficiales que
.habran de regir los deStinos del