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a RAY OF HOPE

Here and there. those who watch, can glimpse
a ray of hope, indicating that their outcries do not
always fall deaf ears
During the past weeks two powerful white metro
politan newspapers out editorialy the prop
osition echoed and re-echoed by Negro newspapers
that should first make OUR armed forces demo-
cratic before sending those armed forces cam
paign insure the continuance of democracy among
men
This has been a particular sore point with tnls
writer Many, including army officers, have admit
ted that the Negro is by means treated talrly IN
this regard. And this is the acme of understate-
n.ent. Though order has been issued by the war
Department that Negroes must always be assigned
to labor battaions without an opportunity at the
technical training given white recruits there seems
to be tacit understanding to this effect.
Most Negroes, being first loyal and patriotic
Americans favor the present plans for conscrptlon
as necessary, but there is hesitation in giving
whoe-heared support, pending full guarantees that
color will not be deciding factor in determining
what class of military service these conscripts will
be forced into.
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Called Front
Man For Gangland
In Windy City

Chicago-(ANP)-J. LeVirt est.
Louis" Kelly, Southside labor
leader who heads the Walters,
Bartenders and Cooks Union, Lo-
cal 444, American Federation of
labor, was arrested last week ana
taken before the grand jury to
testify on charges that his organi-
cation was dominated by the gang
ster mob headed by Frank Nitti
and Danny Station. The records o1
his union are expected to be
brought before the grand jury on
Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Kelly Is believed pack of the
trouble the American Negro EXPO
sition has experienced with the
carpenters and musicians which
have cost the exposition mere than
$4,000 cash.
R,aids on Local 444 and the white
Miscellaneous Hotel and Restau.
rant Employees union, Local 593,
were made Monday afternoon by
police. Capt, John Howe Of Com
missioner Allmans office, who
led the squads, said the intention
was to rid unions of racketeer con-
troll. Local 444 and Local 593 are
believed to be In Stanton's con-
trCl. Stantan and Nitti are success
sors to Al Capone. ~
GETS $1,000 Monthly
William Crawford. assistant states
attorney, said he had been inform
ed that Stanton has obtained ST.
SEQ a month from the walters
union for some years. Records, ne
declared, show that the union tool
in $4,000 in 1899. Entries indicate
that dues should bring in $4,000 a
month as there are $500 members
and each pays 50 monthly.
Crawford also pointed out tina
Kelly IS generoHr i.noWn through
the SouthsLc: 'nncb's man
and because O. al zed gangstel
connection, C Just about as
he pleases win d minimum oi
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SpauIding Award To
Be Given At Detroit

est delegation to the convention
will also be awarded.
Other features of the program
include the annual address by
President j. E. Walker and Found
er's Night when addresses will De
delivered by President j. r. E.
Lee of Florida A. & M. College and
DR.. w. w. Alexander, vice presi-
dent Of the Julius Rosenwald Fund.
On Friday morning, August 30th,
Bishop w. A. Fountain of the A.
NJ. E. Church will conduct Mem.
orial Exercises for DR.. r. R. Motion
and Honorable j. G. Napier, former
presidents of the League, both OF
whom have passed since the last
convention in 1899. C. C. Spaulding
and Dr.. Henry Allen Boyd will
speak on this occasion.
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West Virginia State Begins Glasses
Under Defense Training Program

ernments are furnishing equip
ntent, materia,5 and supervision
Shops and laborator'c, are operat-
,lg on a 40 hour week basis.
President John W Davis has
also volunteered the use of the
college ornamental concrete classes
in the T and T Division under
the National youth Administration
to make a number of benches for
installation on the recently COM
pleted Kanawna Parkway, a
modern boulevard which has given
metropolitan facilities to the city
of Charleston. Funds for the pur-
chase of material Will be sponsored
by citizens of the area at cost OF
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in mechanic arts, namely the
internal combustion engines, weld
ing and pattern and hand tool
work. ALI these fields offer I'M
mediate opportunity to qualified
workers. Electrical shop practice
may be added later.
The second class training under
the Civil Aeronautics Authority is
making rapid progress. The full
quota Of thirty stuGents not only
have done also flying out have
advanced quite distance beyond
the solo stage.
In both these activities West
Virginia State College is furnish
ing facilities and staff Of expert
Instructors. state END federal gov
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Thrilling MiIit ary History
OF US. Negroes Recounted
Girl, II, Solves 4 HoIdups

GREENVILLE, S. CLAMP The quick wit
and camera eye of II year old coored girl
sponsble for the solving Of four hOldups which neted
the robbers $780, according to Chief of Detectives
L. w. Hammond
The girl, whose withheld by the police
for hre own protection witnessed ahOldup by two
of filling station her home. With presence
of mind the child dotted down the license of the
in which the robbers made their escape. This tag
number she turned to the proprietor of the fill
ing station that was looted. He in turn gave to the
police.
As result two men arrested who were
identified by their victims the perpetrators of
three other holdups in the last week.
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It's tiresome job at times, but
one that must be done if we are
to ever receive recognition of our
fair and Just demands. After ham
mering week after week, month
after month and year after year on
the general subject of discrlmina-
tions writer does become weary
of the effort. and no doubt the
reader of Negro newspapers be-
come equally diSconsolate.
IL. ,,.+ l.o 40 1a+dn,1yY1
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Chicago Labor Leader Is
Jailed In Racket Quiz

interference. He is also UNDER
stood to have an interest in several
policy gangs and to have an
arrangement about them with
Stanton.
His union was organized several
years ago and now has a large
membership with practically all
places of business under contract.
Members complain privately that
they pay more dues than do whites
in their locals and have not receiv-
ed the advantage of pay increases
Or shorter hours, Business men
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The book, "Cavalcade of the
American Negro" also gives a vivid
picture of the Negro's participa-
ton in the economic, civil and Gull
tural growth of the nation. The
miracle of his winning a place in
America is described IN the publi-
cation produced by the Illinois
Writer'S Project Of the Work Pro-
jects Administration in conjunc-
ton with the American Negro
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A SUGGESTIVE QUESTION

Stating a fact and posing an important question:
the Record concludes
The United States in event of war with die.
Ntorshps will be placed in position of defending
the principles of democracy and equality Isn't the
best way to prepare for that complete establishment
cf the democratic principle of racial equality in
own combat services?"
These are given two rays of hope to those
who NAV become weary of the fight and tire of the
battle Just as reinforcements are coming into the
affray.
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Robert B. Lewis invented a ma
chine for picking oakum; Henry
Blair was granted patents on a
corn harvester; and a slave is re-
porter to have invented, or to have
given valuable suggestions to Eli
Whitney in inventing the cotton
GIN
In summarizing conveniences
and comforts made possible to
American consumers and industry
since the Civil War, "CaValcade OF
the American Negro cites a
large number of other inventions
made possible through the creative
efforts of descendants of slaves.
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Welding, Hand
Tool, Mechanics
Courses Offered

INSTITUTE, w. Va.-(S N s.
West Virginia State College is
one of the first of Negro Insti-
tutions to begin classes under
the National Defense Program.
Professor ]. C. Evans, director
of the Division Of Trade and
Technical Education, reports sixty
students enrolled in three classes
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THE TRIBUNE SPEAKS

The Chicago Tribune pointing out that the
requisites for good military pilot are the
these for good athlete points to the long list of top
ranking athletes Negroes have given America and
concludes:
"The record suggests that the country would lose
Nss by refusing to train Harvard, Yale and Prince
ton for the flying corps than by refusing to
train Negroes
The Philadelphia Record asks a pointed queS
ton in the concluding paragraph of its editorial,
There now only 4,451 Negroes in the whole
u S. Army" points out the Philadelphia Record,
" and of these only five commissioned Off
GERS. Two of the five are chaplans There
kegro aviators; no Negroes accepted flying
cadets The navy is closed to Negroes The National
Guards of many states are closed to them and few
states will admit Negroes to all units of the National
Guards
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A POSSIBILITY

If it befa1s the same lot of the conscripts as it
does the 445t Negro men enlisted in the regular
army at present arms will consist chiefly of
shoves picks axes, pitchforks and dishrags Mean
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s. C. STORM TOLL RISES TO


BEAUFORT, S. c., Aug.,-- CAMP
Reports received here this week
that eight more persons had peri
shed on Ladies Island in Sundays
hurricane brought the total num-
Der OF dead reported in this area
to 33. Twenty-Five deaths occurred
On st. Helena Island during the
storm.
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$3.50 per bench.
President Davis and the college
have received much conmendation
in the local press and otherwise
for this very utilitarian community
service.
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We Get Strong Help

WILLIAM A. FOWLKEs, fellow columnist
1t ,eel in his usual clear-cut style made strong
argument for the necessity prescribed segregated
and discriminated minority group like ours to tor
ever protest Our protests must become louoer, not
,e.-er +he,y must be stronger and more constant.
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Attucks First To
Die For Freedom

CHICAGO nl.-(SNS)-A history recountng the he
oic exploits of the Negro as soldier sailor in the de-
of country appeared the first time
der the auspices of the WPA Writer'S Program
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Our protests Our lamentations, petitions and
pleas are bearing fruit. Though they may be like
drip of water against stone it must be remembered
that a constant drip will in a course of time wear
down that stone.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
NEGRO SAILORS VALIANT


The heroism of the Negro
sailors at the Battle of Lake Erie
won the praise ot Commander
Perry and lead to the formation
of a Negro regiment to JOIN the
Army at Sackett's Harbor.
'"The foremost Negro scient1s:
is George Washington Carver, .
former slave, now head of agricul
tural research at Tuskegee Normal
and Industrial Institute" says ti1e
section on science and invention
'Dr. Carver's laboratory laboro
have produced hundreds of corn
mercial and industrial products
from the sweet potato, the peca1,
and the peanut"
Professor Ernest E. Just of Ho-
ward University, holds, unique
rank in the field of biology
Charles Henry Turner, of CLARK
University, in addition to follow
ing a brilliant teaching career. has
conducted noteworthy research
dealing with the life of bees and
ants. James A. Parsons, of Day.
ton, Ohio, has contributed val
uab1e additions to the fund of
human knowledge. in electro
chemistry and electro-metallurgy
The book recites how in these and
other scientific fields the Negro, in
industry or the college laboratory,
has demonstrated his ability at
independent research.
MANY INVENTIONS
"Black men have applied their
inventive genius to a wide range
of srjbjecta." the history con-
tinues. "These include agricultural
implements, wood and metal work
ing machines. land conveyances
on road and track, seagoing YES
sells, chemical compounds, electri-
CITY. aeronautics, house furnish
ings, mechanical toys and amuse-
ment devices. Negroes are esti--
mated to hold patents on some
1000 inventions. Before slavery was
abolished, Benjamin Btnaker
made the first clock ever con-
structed in America; James For
ten devised an apparatus for
managing sails; Rillieux improved
the method of refining sugar;
Matzeliger built machine for
lasting shoes; Elijah Mccoy in
vented automatic fabrication;
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assert Kelly uses >strongarm' tao
tics and is a trouble maker.
TOUGHEST bad MAN"
Before organizing Local 444, Kelly
once owned an newspaper, was &
professional gambler, and had been
arrested many times for gambling
and pandering. Although of aver
age height and slender build, Kel-
ly had a reputation as probably
the Southside's toughest bad man.
and has been involved in many
shooting scrapes and fights.
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Diamond Jubilee Exposition being
held in Chicago through Septem.
ber 2. .s.,.SsAsss
FIRST TO DIE
1.-The Negro laid claim to Ameri-
can citizenship by early demon
trating through deeds of heroism
loyalty, and intrep;dity, his will
:ngness to defend the country Of
his adoption in its wars the book
states. 1T was a black man.
Crispus Attucks, who became the
first to sacrifice his life in the
American Revolution at the Boston
Massacre in 1770 At Bunker Hill
another Negro, Peter Salem, fired
the shot that wounded the British
officer, Major Pitcairn. And al
Brandywlne Beach a giant Negro
called Sampson bravely charged
the British salient armed only with
a scythe.
BLACK soldiers were sent from
colony to bolster the hard pressed
American forces. In all, it is esti-
mated that at least 5000 Negroes
saw service in the Colonial Armies,
each regiment carrying an aver
age of about thirty-five. General
Washington's personal command is
said to have had over seven hun
dred colored soldiers on August
"a, 1778 The resistance put up by
Negro troops covered the retreat
of the American and French
forces from Savannah on October
9, ITO"
TWO MILLION DRAFTED
The "Cavalcade of the American
Negro" states that 2.290,527 regis
trants of the race were included
under the Selective Service Act
during the last World War. Of this
number, 342,277 were placed in
full military service. About Two
hundred thousand Negro troops
landed in France to fight in the
front line trenches and to perform
stevedore work and other duties
required by the emergency. Four
teen hundred Negroes held COM
missions ranging from second
lieutenant to major.
The deeds Of these officers ano
the enlisted men under them won
for many of the armed units the
Distinguished Service Medals, the
Croix de Guerre, and other honors,
Their bravery and conduct on the
field of battle earned tributes from
their American commissioners as
we'll as the British and French
Allies.
One hundred and eighty thous-
and Negro soldiers fought in the
Civil War, in which their big stake
was the freedom of their own
people, the "Cavalcade" recalls.
They manned 161 regiments, OF
which al we're infantry, Z cavalry
u heavy artillery and light ar
tillery.
~- ..u 1nr xysYRANrr
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Grocer Co. 1859; A. B. Ware Co.
$3.50; McKesson & Robbins 9.15;
Health Dept. $4,000; Lexington Wa
gon & Blacksmith 1910; Pickens
Motor Co. 2.04; Bar-Gwin Co. 1926;
Miss. Culvert & Mach. Co. 92.07; f.
& N. Products 106.57; Miss. Culvert
e. Mach. Co. 1882; Lexington Lbr.
Co. 1911; Miss. Culvert & Mch. Co.
348.O4; Miss. Culvert & Mach. Co.
Otto; J. B. Williams 10000; Miss.
Culvert e. Mch Co. 1880; Lion Ser
vice Station so; The Fincher Co.
LOT; Peoples Service Station 14.10;
Peoples Service Station 409.29; w.
A. Harvey LAT The Fincher Co.
1853; The Fincher Co. 9.57; Peoples
Service Station $500; Terry Garage
400; Miss. Culvert & Mch Co. 1913;
Miss. Culvert & Mach Co. 1875; Miss.
Culyert & Mach Co. 84.32; Swinney
Hdwe Co. SIT; Lexington Wagon
g. Blacksmith $500; Lexington Wa
gon g. Blacksmith 1870; Terrys
Garage 5.85; Miss. Culvert & Mch.
Co. 553.16; Western Auto Assoc.
els; Miss. Tractor & Egypt. Co.
3.44; Miss. Tractor & Eqpt. Co. 2.82;
Weathersby Chevrolet Co. 107.51;
Lee Cade 10000; B. D. Melton &
w. f. Hill 5000; Lexington Wagon
g. Mlacksmith 1890; Jessie Gran
than $500; Lee Mayo 10000; Joe
H. Moore $50; R. B. Montgomery
1900; Miss. Culvert & Mach Co.
1854; Red T Service Station 51.06!
Miss. Tractor & Egypt. Co. 93.03; Red
7 Service Station 1906; Standard
Oil Co. 1911; Hands Store 8.75; Miss
Tractor & Egypt. Co. 109.59; D. B.
Campbell 11.73; L. H. Cade, Jr. 5000;
lafayette Montgomery 5000; Mrs
Mildred HOMES 1.5Q; Sunshine Lub-
ricants Co. 53.55; Standard Oil 20,
s5.44; Miss. Culvert & Mach. Co.
2.57; Miss. Tractor e. Eqpt. Co
5000; Mis-. Tractor & Egypt. Go.
1910; Miss. Tractor & Egypt. Co.
1.43; Cities Service Station 24.75;
Lucas Marlborough 800. Earl Gov
ington 500; j. B. Willians 10000;
Barr-Gwin Co. 3.06; Miss. Tractor q
EQUIP. Co. 14.40; Capital City Weld
ing Mch Wks. 1915; Miss. Tractor
& Eqpt. Co. SILL; Choctaw Gull
vert & Mach. Co. 24.00; Peoples
Drug Store 80; Miss. Tractor e.
Eopt. Co. 1876; Dillinghams Garage
1920; Bar-Gwin Co. 1.12; Barr-Gwin
Co. 9.98; Earl Ab2es 800; Lewis
Grocer Co. 40; Peoples Service
Station 900; Pickens Motor Co.
1850; T. M. William & Sons LOO;
Peoples Service Station rs; E. & N.
Products 1905; Humphrey-O'Reilly
Co. 40.96; Humphrey-O'Reilly Co.
27.28; Ebenezer Cash Store 1884;
Ebenezer Cash Store 1922;
Weathersby Chevrolet Co. 1.12;
Terrys Garage 1.25; The Fincher Co.
2.25; Presley Chevrolet Co. 1911;
Choctaw Culvert Mch. Co. 5000;
Standard Oil Co. 1902; Joe Byrd
Oil Co. 1928; Presley Chevrolet
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-17
benefits being $780,

Assessed benefits being $l,359,-
0O7.88.
Respectfully submitted,
H. L. Brock,
T. C. Parrish, (.
j. M. Kimbrough,
Commissioners Black Creek
Drainage District.
On Petition and request of Com
m~issioners of Black Greek Drainage
District, it is hereby ordered that q
tax of one (1) mills for maintenance
and five (5) wills for bond service, be
and the same is hereby levied on
betterments as shown by assessment
roll of the Black Creek Drainage
District, as the same now exists, for
the year of 1910, for the purpose OF
paying interest on Refunding Bonds
and Bonds and maintaining the
canals and improvements in said Dis
trict, during next twelve months.
Same to be collected by the Sheriff
and Tax Collecor as other taxes for
said year. The amount of assessment
for benefits being s1,459,007.88.
Ordered this the 7th day of Oc-
tober, 1910.
A petition having been filed by
the citizens and taxpayers in and
around the w. j. Dodd place asking
that a public road be granted and
maintained extending from the Jack
Welch place on the West and Emory
road and running in a ~Southeasterly
direction through the BERTHE McLel-
Ian, W. J. Dodd, E. w. Mcclellan and
D. H. Rhyme places; it is hereby or
dered that Earl Fowler, K. p. Thomas
and NJ. L. Smith, be, and they ares
appointed a committee to inspect
the advisability Of establishing said
road and report their finding to this
Board at the regular November, 1946
meeting Of this Board.
Pursuant to due and legal adver-
tisement for bids to furnish post
oak. white oak and cypress lumbeA
for bridge purposes for the fourth
quarter Of 1910, the following being
the lowest and best bids are hereby
accepted, Beat One North of Rail-
road J. D. Parrish; One South Of
Railroad to S. E. Rutledge; Beat Two,
G. D. Thornton; Beat Three, J.. A.
Hearn; Beat Four, J. A. Hearn; Beat
Five, J. D. Parrish; Cypress for en-
tire County to 81. E. Matthias.
It appearing that certain bonds
and coupons will become due and
payable before the next regular meet
CONTINUED on Page 81
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20. 1872; Dillinghams Garage 25.15;
H. C. Brock 1000; ". H. Byrd 35.0 20
Joe Byrd Oil Co. 1925; T. E. Muir
tagh 2O4.89; Standard Oil Co. 145.11;
Lexington Lbr. Co. 1921; Clyde
Mansel $500; Hoover & Co. 1.30;
Presley Chevrolet Co. 500; Pickens
Motor Co. 14.01; Hoover & Co.
7.20; Liberto Motoor Co. 11.39; w.
E. Spencer 1880; j. A. Carpenter
1880; W. A. Ramsey, Sheriff, LOO;
C. E. Wilson 2.45; Yazoo Machine
Works 200; Tchula Hdwe. Co. 5.49;
Planters Hardware 1925; Griffin
Chevrolet Co. $40; Griffin Chew
rolet Co. 3.77; Kelly Vail Tractor
Co. 14.03; Lion Service Station 1924;
Tchula Automotive Service 5.35;
Tchula Hardware co. 2.25; Standard
Oil Co. 1882; Henderson & Baird
Hdwe. Co. 6.81; Griffin Chevrolet
Co. $3.50; j. B. Williams 5000;
Tchula Hardware Co. 6.42; Miss.
Tractor & Egypt. Co. 1.73; Miss. Gull
vert & Mach. Co. 1885; Standard
Oil Co. 1885; Tchula Automotive
Service 500; Lion Service Station
3.65; Henderson Baird Hdwe Co.
1922; S. F. Buchanan IT; Miss.
Culvert & Mach. Co. 1884; ]. B.
Williams 5000; Miss. Tractor & Eqpt
Co. 11.35; Moss Motor Co. 41.S5;
Miss. Tractor & Eqpt. Co. 279.O8;
Tchula Hardware Co. $50; Sharpe
Service Station 9.98; w. L. Single
ton 1000; Lion Service Station
1913; Sharpe Service Station sos;
Sharpe Service Station 1910; j. W.
Tolar 1000; w. L. Singleton 144.O0;
Willie C. Peterman 232.50; Dorothy
McBee 229.16; Dorothy McBee
$50; Ruth Holloman 1890; Southern
Bell Tel & Tel Co. 4.25; Miss. School
Supply Co. $500; w. c. Crow 500;
Red T Service Station 1899; E.
& N. Products 04.10; Concrete Gravel
Co., Inc. 1880; Illinois Central Rail-
road Co. 150.79; Weathersby Chew
rolet Co. SO: Lion Oh Refining Co.
61.7s; Lion Oil Refining Co. 2o6.0 3;
Standard Oil Company S47.66; J. M.
Fryer LOO; Weathershy Chevrolet
Co. 29.67; Weathersby Chevrolet Co.
11.33; Weathersby Chevrolet Co.
1890; Lion Oil Refining Co. 61.78;
Lion Oil Refining Co. 2S.10 and
Lion Oil Refining Co. 65.68.
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Wake Lazy lnsides
AN-V Vegetable Way

Thousands turn to this way to get
relief when they're lazy intestinally
and it has them headachy, bilious,
irritable, listless: A quarter to a
Tablespoonful of spicy, aromatic.
aH-yegeiable BLACK DRAUGHT
ON your tongue tonight, a drink of
water, and there you are! Thus, it
usually allows time for a nights
rest; acts gently, thoroughly next
morning, so relieving constipation's
headaches, biliousness, bad breath.
BLACK DRAUGHT's main in
gredient is an intestinal tonic-lax-
%ative," which helps impart tone to
lazy bowel muscles. The millions
Of packages used prove its merit.
Economical. too: 20 to 40 doses, Csc
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-17

The vacation days of Summer
have gone, and Autumn's
busy days are here again.
There are children to get off to
school, summer clothes to be
stored, and woolens to be re-
trieved from the moth balls.
Which means errands to be
run, dry cleaning to be done,
shopping trips to be made and
a hundred and one other things
that add to the cares of the
busy housewife.
Well, there's one sure way
to relieve a lot of this hurry
worry. Let the telephone run
the errands while you take it
easy.
If you already have tele-
phone service but only one
telephone, you probably lose
a lot of time running down
stairs or from one room to an
other to answer or place calls.
A handy extension telephone
upstairs or in some other
much-frequented part of the
house would put an end to
most of this tiresome leg work.
Prepare now for the busy
days ahead. Call the telephone
Office today and let us tell you
how little it costs to enjoy all
the benefits which telephone
service or an extension can
give you. - Southern Bell
Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany, Incorporated.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-17
To The Hoaofable Board of
SUPERVISORS of Holmes County?

You are hereby requested to levy a
tax of one (1) mills for maintenance,
and five (5) mills for bond service,
on the betterments as shown by the
assessments roll Of the Black Creek
Drainage District, as the same 10Y
exists, for the year of 1910, ses
ment roll now on file with the Chan
Gerry Clerk and the Sheriff of Holmes
County, Mississippi, for the purpose
of paying interest on Refunding
Bonds and Bonds, and maintaining
the canals and Improvements in said
District, durig next twelve months.