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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-13

Editor, Tall Tower Topics. I. The Delpha Beta
Phi Sorority made final arrangements for it's sixth
annual dinner dance to be held Thursday, April 18th,
at Three Cups Inn Meriden at the last meeting at the
home of Miss Kaye Lahey of Chestnut Avenue Miss
Lahey and Betty Brodeur have been named chairlady
and assistant chairlady respectively Anne Bollard
and Mary Gunterman in charge of publicity. The
following members attended: Claire Arcand, Anne
Bollard, Betty Brodeur, Dorothy Brandt, Helen Gag
non, Mary Gunterman, Ruth LeCOur and Kaye Lahey.
AS you know, the Delpha Beta Phi held the most
cessfu dance of the last year, and hope to
make this years affair even more Very sincerely
yours, Mary Gunterman, Publicity chairman
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-13

cave-n upsets salmon's life cycle e. .. Strangely
enough, railroad construction way back in 1913 is
of the major of the present day serious depletion
of the sockeye salmon the potentially rich Frazier
River system in British Columbia, Canada. During that
ae to the river and its mouth Suddenly there was
a cave-in and the entire river damned up. This
occurred just as the annual salmon beginning
to go up the river to spawn Before engineers could
remove the dirt, most of the fish had persisted Thus
the regular four year cycle in the life of the salmon
interrupted so that there practically salmon
each fourth year. Today, commission of three men
from the United States and three from Canada study
ing ways to bring back the Frazier River salmon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-13
BANQUET April 6

Banquet April
More than so couples are expected
to attend the annual Holy Name
bowling banquet which the Lady of
Mount Carmel Society will hold at
Quaker Inn, Saturday evening,
April 6. John SAVING, member Of the
board of works, is general chairman.
The league matches will be rolled
Friday night of this week at ST..
Joseph's Alleys at which time ban
quet reservations will be accepted
by Mr.. SAVING. The league will close
its schedule Friday evening, March
"a,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-13
St. Patrick's Dance
To Be Held Saturday
Brooklyn A. G. to Feature Event in Clubroms With
Turkey Dinner; Sports Captain to Be Named Sunday
BROOKLYN NEWS

evening, March 20, for the benefit
of the new church fund.
Some of the soloists will be. Louis
Rizzuti, Natalie Putetti, Rose Iaco-
viello, Theresa Tremaglio, Joseph
Candida, Angie Cicchetti, and AL
Capozzi. A chorus Of 55 mixed voices
will be heard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-13

Frank StapetOn is laid up at his Union Street
home with the grippe. Catherine COnnell of Union
City, more Familiarity known as Kay, and Ray Deegan
Of Naugatuck, well known fireman. will promise to
honor love and obey the other for all time time
next month Theirs has been long romance. Tony
Pastor and his orchestra have been signed by the
Bristol Police for their annual formal ball in the Bell
City ArmOry April IL. Louie NOcera, East Main
Street baker, and Rose Mrante of New Britain, have
signed an application for marriage license in the
Hardware City.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
Business And War
Will Be KaIfenborn's
Subject AT Jackson
Local Business Men
Are Invited To Be
Present August 9

Durant business men have received
invitations to the First Annual Jack
son Business Back-Scratch' to be held
on Friday, August 9, and at which
II. V. Kaltenborn, famous radio news
commentator, will speak on Business
and War"
Sponsored by the Trade Extension
Committee of the Chamber of Com
merce and made possible by the whole
salers, manufacturers distributors,
jobbers and other firms, the Back
Scratch is Jackson's unique way of
saying Thank You" to the 37OO
customers in its trade territory.
The slogan of the event is: you've
scratched our backs, with your busi-
ness now we scratch back"
A gala day of entertainment is
planned for the business men, be-
ginning with registration at a IN. at
the State Fairgrounds where arrange
ments have been made to provide
parking facilities for 500 or more
cars.
two-hour tour of the wholesale,
manufacturing, distributing and job
Ding areas of Jackson is planned dur
ing the morning and at 1870 luncheon
will be served. Vaudeville entertain
ment has been arranged Tor the event
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
Crawley OF KoNiusko Named Head OF Former
Gov. White Campaign For u. 5. Senate

He is president of the
Kosciusko Rotary club, chairman of
the board oS deacons of the Kosciusko
Baptist Church. president of the Kos
ciusko Fishing and Hunting club.
commissioner of the Mississippi State
Bar, and active in all civic, church
and service-men's organizations. He is
an active Mason and a member of the
Legion's national Americanism Com
mission.
Mr.. Crawley's statement, issued
upon assuming direction of the cam
paign, follows in full:
To the White Democratic Voters of
the state of Mississippi:
1t is with pleasure that I undertake
the management of the campaign OF
honorable Hugh White il his race
for the United States senate, the pri-
mary election to be held on August
27, 1910.
1t has been many years since the
people of America face a situation
as full of serious possibilities as that
facing them now. There has been a
Continued on page twol
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
Home Demonstration
Council Holds Meet
At Stote College % (,

The Home Demonstration Council
held it's regular meeting in the Com
munity house Thursday July 11th, at
WOO pm.
Letters were read on Farm and
Home Week Program, and attendance
from each club was estimated. The
goal was set for thirty Holmes Coun-
ty people to attend Farm and Home
Week, July 31st, to August End. The
Council is especially interested in
Thursdays chapel program when a
chorus of fifteen Home Demonstra-
tion members from Ebenezr club will
sing three numbers. On Friday, Mrs
Waldo Smith, member of the Coxburg
club will sing a solo in chapel. These
invitations were given to Holmes coun-
ty by Miss Jewell Gardland who visit
ed the Home Talent Program here on
June 18th.
Exhibit lists for the colt show were
discussed and given out. Home DEM
onstration club members and All club
girls will exhibit canned products,
clothing and fresh vegetables.
Rev. T. H. Dorsey made an inspira-
tional and helpful talk on THE Ameri-
can Family's Responsibility for Main
tanning Peace"
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
Holmes County Drilling
Continues, Lease Activity
Is Also Told

After a shutdown for several weeks
clearing land titles, work of drilling
was resumed this week on Rose-Hunt
Humphrey No. 1 near Ebenezer in
Holmes County, formerly Hawkins
Humphrey No. 1. According to b. w.
Humphrey the well is at a depth OF
1920 feet with drilling going ahead
as rains permit. The Wilcox was
struck at 1,245 feet, the Midway for
nation at 3,O0S. John Burnham is the
driller This well is the only one in
Holmes county at present following
seven dry holes in various areas Of the
county in prior tests.
shooting crews" of both the Shell
and Texas companies are in the coun-
ty, the former working on the acreage
block of Walter l.. Ellis where test
well was formerly drilled. This test
showed some of the most favorable
showings of any of the wells from
information released.
Several landowners are working on
other test wells in the near future
but at present negotiations have not
been fully completed. w. p. Hammett
and H. p. Watson, trustees of the
block west Of Lexington where the
Bertha Russell No. was drilled, stat
ed that interest was being shown by
drillers for another test we'll within
the block and efforts would be made
to close a DEAL
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
Continuous Rains In Miss. Causes Crop Damage;
1910 Crops To Be Cut 25Per Cent Says Agents

ment includes the value of crops nor
mally used in the farm as well as
crops sold off the farm.
"Incessant heavy rains have flooded
branch, creek and river bottom lands
and nearly all lowlands throughout
the state, completely destroying crops
on thousands and thousands of acres.
'Inundation OF crops in the bottom
lands Of the Big Black, Sunflower,
Tombigbee, Pearl and Leaf rivers and
other river valleys and their tribu-
taries and along countless smaller
streams has taken an enormous toll
of this years harvest
Damage has been worst on the
more fertile bottom lands, which nor
mally produce the highest yields. Crops
on the upper lands have been damaged
by excessive rains, erosion and grass.
The hill counties apparently have
been hit hardest. Although cotton
throughout much of the Delta is large
and many of the fields surprisingly
clean, much of the cotton in the hill
Continued on page two)
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
Survey Recently Held In
City Determines The
Use Of Appliances

Only one out of every three Gus
or Aan LES. lamp in Durant. How
ever five out of six of the city's cleo
trio customers in Durant own electric
irons-only one in the whole communi-
ty owns aa electric ironer. These are
some of the facts revealed in the sur
very recently completed by the city
right and water department to deter
mine the number OF appliances in
service on the city's system.
The study was made primarily for
the purpose of getting the facts on the
possibilities of growth of the electric
load on the system, which is expected
to increase with the lower prices for
electricity that went into effect when
connection was made with the system
Of the Mississippi Power & Light
Company 1t was suggested that the
study be made in order to intelligent
ly build this load with properly direct
ly sales effort.
Here are some other rather inter
esting facts revealed by the survey:
157 customers own portable fans
but only six own attic fan cooling
systems.
There are only Is more customers
than there are radios. This does not
mean however, that there are only
Is persons who do not own radios
since a good many customers have
two or three in service.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
Tours Will Be Held By
Soil Conservation Dis.
And Extension Agents
Farmers Are Invited
To Attend Community
Meetings; Dates Given

The technicians of the II o m. e
County Soil Conservation District ana
the Extension agents OF the county
are inviting farmers to attend their
community meeting and tours when
have been arranged at the place, date
and hour outlined below:
Ebenezer, Ebenezer school, July IL,
7:30 pm, Explanation Conservation
Program.
Ebenezer, Ebenezer Community
July IS, 1:30 pm, Soil Tour.
Ebenezer, Pickens Community, July
25, 80 pm, Crop Rotation Tour.
Acona, Acona School, July Is, 7;oo
pm, Explanation Conservation Pro
gram.
Acona, Acona Community, July 10
1:30 pm, Soil Tour.
Acona, Pickens Community, July 20
1:3O pm, Crop Rotation Tour.
Lexington, Court House, July ID
7;3O p.m., Explanation Conservation
Program.
Lexington, Lexington Community
July % 1:30 pm, Soils Tour.
Lexington, Pickens Community
July 25, 1;3O pm, Crop Rotation Tour
Tchula, Tchula High School, July 2s
2:30 pm, Explanation Conservation
Program.
Tchula, Tchula Community, July "A
1870 pm. Soils Tour.
Tchula, pickehs Community, july
25, 1:3o pm. Crop Rotation Tour,
The best way to secure the service;
of the Soil Conservation technicians
on your farm is to be interested en-
ough to attend the meeting and tours
for your community, states /. W. Car
son, County Agent.
II your farm Is not producing the
profits it should, you will be interest
ed in how your County Soil Conserva
ton Service can help your make Il
more profitable farm.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
J. B. Thompson Passes
Away Saturday July 13
After Long Illness
Services For Beloved
Durunt Citizen Held
Sunday Morning

The city was saddened Saturday,
July 18th by the death of MIR. j. b.
Thompson. He passed away at $50
in the morning.
Mr.. Thompson was the son of Alice
Davis Thompson and the late j. b.
Thompson, and was born at Kosciusko,
Miss. where he spent the early part of
his life. He was 62.
For a number of years Mr.. Thomp-
son had worked in the Tropics. F'if-
teen years as an engineer for the
construction oI the Panama Canal
and eight years as Chief Engineer for
the United Fruit Co. in Honduras
The funeral was held from the home
Sunday at 10 o'clock with Rev. E. S
Lewis preaching the funeral services
Interment was in Mizpah Cemetery
The Southern Undertaking. Associa
ton was in charge Of arrangements
Mir. Thompson was liked by every
one that knew him and the town Is
grieved by it's loss. A large number o.
floral offerings also paid high tribute
! 70 the deceased.
Surviving are his wi.e, Mrs. Monte
Thompson and two sons, Harry A
Thompson of Cristobal Canal Zon'
and w, A. Thompson of Tela Hon
duras.
The pail bearers were: Ellis Wynn
Percy Joyce, Jim Norwood, Ed Howell
y, c. Ray and Leon Maxwell.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
Holmes County All Boys
And Girls Attend Meet

Fourteen boys and girls will attend
National Club Congress at State Col
lege, July 22nd, to 27th. The girls will
enter State judging contests in Cloth
ing, Home Improvement, Garden
Canning, and Joultry.
Members who will go are:
Joe Braddock, Jr., Acona; Calvin
Moore, Rachel Mcclellan, Bethesda;
Wilburn Grace, Jr., CentervilIe: Wen
zell Dickard, Rogers Stewart, Cox
burg; Marguerite Braddock, Eve
Blake, Lexington Grammar; Bob Nc
Lellan, Mary Inez Taylor, Lexington
High; Lanelle Snavely, Christine Nc
Cool, West High; Mary Powers, Dem
ton Waddell, Durant
Miss Ellen Scale, Home Demonstra-
ton Agent and w. r. Thompson, As
sistant County Agent will accompany
the boys and girls on the trip.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
Free Text Books" Are
Purchased By State
a.
Board OF Education
Contracts Coils For
Delivery On Or Before
September lst

The Mississippi State Rating and
Purchasing Board has completed its
adoption of books to be purchased and
distributed for use in the pub ic
schools for next session. Contracts
have been sent in by the publishers
and signed by the Governor. These
contracts call Tor the delivery of books
on or before September /.
The board has attempted to build
an adequate and well-balanced pro-
gram of studies for grades one through
eight. AS permitted in the law, four
readers have been adopted to be dis
tributed on a basis of one-fourth OF
each per pupil. This will provide an
enriched reading program and one
which is in harmony with procedures
suggested in Volumes vi and VII
of the Mississippi Curriculum Bulle-
tins. The larger schools will likely
want TO use the four sets Of books
at one time. Either this procedure
can be followed or a system of ex-
change between the schools can be
worked out through the county sup
office which will make
available to all the pupils more read
ing material than would have been
possible by adopting and purchasing
only one book.
A list of the newly adopted books
has been sent to the county superin-
tendents. This list shows the new
books adopted and also the ones re-
adpted which have been in use there
tofore. We are suggesting to the tea
chers that they take advantage of
having books donated to the school
which will add to the amount of re-
@erence material and library books
available for the children of their
school.
Requisition forms are being pre-
pared and will be mailed to the county
auperintendents within the next few
days.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
Two FoofbuII Games
Arranged By Duront
BY William Cathey

Two pigskin clashes for the forth
coming 1910 season have been sche-
duled by Coach Dase Davis for the
Durant High gridiron squad, one OF
which, through the mutual relation
ship of coaches, will create a very
large amount of interest and rivalry.
When the former Tiger mentor,
Dudley Brumfteld, now head man at
Rosedale, brings his pigskinners to
Goodman on November 8 for a noe
turnal engagement with the home
forces, one of the largest crowds ever
attending a contest in this section rs
expected to witness the affair. Both
Davis and Brumfield are graduates OF
Millsaps College with the latter hav-
ing tutored here for four years, and
no doubt each mentor will exert every
effort and resort to every kind OF
stratagem to emerge the victor.
On the night of October % on
Branch Athletic Field, Goodman, the
Tigers are carded to tackle the Sails
Wildcats, losers by a 6 to 0 tabula-
ton last season when the Attala lads
failed to complete an aerial in 10
tries.
The complete menu is expected to be
released within a short time.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
County Organizations
Are Being Perfected
Throughout Stute

James T. Crawley of Kosciusko has
assumed direction OF the campaign of
Former Governor Hugh White. Can
didate for the United States Senate
in the August q Democratic pri-
maries, and announced from campaign
headquarters in Jackson today that
county organizations are being per
fected throughout the state.
Enthusiastic over the response to
Governor Whites announcement of
his candidacy, MIR. Crawley issued a
statement declaring that in present
critical times, Mississippi should send
"the very best man available" to the
United States Senate
Mr.. Crawley is past commander of
the Mississippi department of the
American Legion and former national
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
Stote Situation Neurs
Disaster Point; Says
Extension Leaders

jackson, Miss. Crop damage in
Mississippi from continuous rains and
widespread overflows of bottom lands
is rapidly assuming proportions of a
crop disaster, State Extension Editor
f. j. Hurst declared.
"A summary of reports from county
agents throughout the state indicates
that Mississippi's 1910 crop will be cut
by at least 25 per cent" he added
with the damage in some counties
estimated as high as so per cent.
Compared with the 1889 crop and
measured in terms of dollars and
cents, that means that Mississippi far
mers have already suffered a loss OF
over $50,0O0.000. and the damage may
approximate $375O00OOO. This state
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
Civ S Home Revue
and Cooking School
Opens At 3 p. m.
All Arrangements Are
Complete For The
Two Day Session

Final preparations were being made
yesterday for the opening of the City
of Durant Modern Home Revue and
Cooking School which will be present
ed today and Friday at the high school
auditorium at 800 pm.
The Piggly Wiggly grocery store
has furnished two large baskets of
groceries which will be given away
as prizes at the two day show, along
with the food which will be prepared
during the demonstration on the
stage,
Mrs. T, S. Humphries Of the Hump
hries Stock Farm has offered to pro-
vide all the milk and butter needed
for the cooking school.
Meanwhile, Miss Dorothy Day and
Miss Judith Lemly, home service ad-
visors from the Mississippi Power &
Light Company, have completed. ar
rangements for an interesting program
| for the two day cooking school
! tempting recipes, time and labor saw
| na tricks for housework, and excit-
Ing new ideas for better home MAX
ing with electricity, -
The services of these two expert
home service advisors was arranged
fer by Leon Maxwell, Superintendent
of the clty's water ard light depart
ment under the direction OF Mayor
| W. E, Howell and the Board of Alder
| men. {
Among the appliance dealers who
are making final plans to display
modern electric appliances at the
show are:
The Fincher Co., Lexington; T. M.
Williams & Sons, Lexington; Irby
Electric Shop, Durant; Western Auto
| Associate Store, Durant.
The city of Durant will also give
| away a fine Hamilton Beach food
mixer and waffle iron as prizes.
1t has been learned that a great
number of Durant homemakers are
planning to bring their maids and
cooks along to the show, so that they
may learn how to get the most out
os the modern electric servants in
their homes. A special section in the
auditorium is being reserved for ser
vents.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
Mrs. Joe York, Sr. Is
Confined To Hospital

Mrs. Joe York, Sr. was taken to the
aptis. Hospital in Jackson yester-
day where she underwent an opera
ton this morning Thursday. 1t is
aopsd by her many friends here in
Durant that she win be able to return
home soon.
Mrs. r. e. Rosson of this city will
be at her bed side while she is con-
f.Ccd TO the hospital
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
Services At Methodist
Church Sunday

Church School meets at 9:45, Walter
Odom superintendent.
Worship service at II o'clock.
Prelude, Dreaming Lakes.
C.fertory, At Evening-Wilson.
Anthem by the choir.
Sermon message, Barnabas the Ideal
Christian.
League meeting at Gas.
The Methodist congregation will wor-
ship with the Presbyterians at 7:30
the Methodist pastor bringing the
sermon message.
Prayer service Wednesday evening
at 7:30:
Choir practice Friday evening at
7:30.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18
Rotary Club To Hold
Annual Picnic

The Rotary Club of Durant today
announces that they have their an
nual picnic for Railroad men on We'd
nesday, July Gath at o'clock at the
Holmes County State Park.
This picnic has been sponsored by
the Rotary Club for the past few
years and has always been a great
success.
The Durant news., 1940-07-18

The only worthwhile thing to date
in this Democratic convention is tAe
keynote address presented by Speaker
VIII Bankhead.
Alabama and the south had reason
to be proud of this native son. He
used blunt and unmistakable Ian
guage.
Il know that it is the attitude of
the American people that we will resist
to the death any compromise of our
democratic principles with those mali
gnant disturbers of the peace of the
world; that we do not propose to ap-
pease those aggressors whose doc
trines wage war upon every principle
OF liberty for a !ree people
Al the same time Mr.. Bankhead
scotched the C. O. p. "ealumny" that
the present administration and the
Democratic party seek to lead the
United States into war. He repeated
Presidents Roosevelt's unequivocal
statement that 1--WE will not use our
arms in the ways of aggression, we
will not send our men to take part
in European wars"
Likewise the keynoter struck Wig
.orously at Republican charges that
it was the New Deals fault that our
national defense are not up to scratch.
He cited statistics to prove how great
ly the army and navy have been
st-engthened-in the fact of Republi-
can opposition in the past seven
years.
On the domestic front Mr.. Bank
head made it equally clear that the
Democratic party will permit no back
ward steps. He did not defend what
the New Deal has done. He proudly
recited its record as series OF pro-
eressive achievements not equaled by
any other administration in history
And he pledged the party to carry on
in the interests of "liberal govern
nent and a better state of life for
the masses of the American people"
1--WE hope that this aggressive policy
(Continued on page two)
The Durant news., 1940-07-18

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ingram of Green
vile spent the past week end in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Brose Ingram
The Durant news., 1940-07-18

Mr.. G.. A. Poole, load dispatcher for
Miss. Power & Light Co. of Jackson
was here Sunday