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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
Baptist Association
AT Mount Pleasant
October 1911
Program For Annual
Meeting Is Given
Here Today

The annual meeting of the Holmes
County Baptist Association will be
held October 10-11 at the Mount
Pleasant Church.
Every Baptist Church is expected
to be represented at the meetings
and give accounts of the work done
during the year.
The complete program follows:
October 1Oth-Morning
10.00-Devotional, Lexington B.
T. U.
10:15-Roll Call of Churches
Organization; Adoption of Program
10:45-Report of 5000 Club, Mr.
p. II. Williams.
10:55-Report of 100000 Club
Mrs, j. T. Shelton.
:05-Appointment of Commit
tee; Announcements.
11:10-Associational Sermon, DIR.
J. G. Chastain.
acknowledgements.
October 1Oth-Afternoon
1:00-Devotional, Durant B. T. U
1:15-Christian Education, M i S s
Doris Tidwell.
1:45-Temperance, DR.. W. F. Var
borough.
2:00-Special Music, Gospel Sing
ers.
2:10-Relief and Annuity, Rev. C,
J. Olsnder.
2:30-Report of Committee on
Committees.
2:40-Report on Evangelism, Rev
Madison Flowers.
2:00-Sunday School Report, Rev
w. R. Haynie.
3:15-Report of B. T. u, Mrs
Irby Ellington.
3:3O-Reading of Minutes; AID
journment.
October 11th-Morning
10 :00-Devotional, Goodman B. T
u.
10:15-State Missions, State Board
Representative.
1O:45-Home Missions, State
Board Representative.
11:15-Special Music, Holmes
Junior College.
:25-Foreign Missions, State
Board Representative.
Embellishments.
October 1ith-Afternoon
1:00-Devotional, Pleasant Ridge
B. T. U.
1:15-W. M. u. Report, Mrs. C. M.
Bryan.
1:3O-Social Service;
Baptist Orphanage, Mrs. S. c. Ray.
Baptist Hospital, Mr.. C. E. White.
, 2:OO-Reports Of Committees;
a. Memorial.
b. Nominations.
c. Treasurer.
d. Resolutions.
2:4O-Reading of Minutes.
observation-disclosures Business; Ad-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
AN OPEN LETTER TO HOLMES AND
ATTALA COUNTY FARMERS:

This newspaper is sponsoring a
meeting of Holmes and Attala
farmers in Durant on Tuesday
night, October 8, at 1880 o'clock
at the City Hall, for the purpose
of discussing the dairying indus
try and its possibilities in this sec
tion of Mississippi.
Nineteen dairy farmers in At
tala, Winston and Neshoba coun-
ties have just returned from a nine
day trip to dairy farms in Mis-
souri, and Wisconsin where they
saw evidence of a prosperity that
does not abound in this section.
These farmers came back convinc-
ed that dairying opportunities are
unlimited in this section. We have
every advantage and none of the
disadvantages experienced by
dairy farmers in those two states
yet they enjoy an income and a
standard of living far superior to
that OF most OF our farmers.
An interesting movie taken on
the trip will be shown at this Oc-
tober 9th meeting. Every farmer
can see for himself what he can
accomplish with dairy cows so
that he and his family a enjoy
a larger income and increased OPP
portunities for himself and his
family.
The farmer will not have to
spend n penny or commit him.
self in any way at this meeting. 1t
is being held for only one reason:
to try to help the farmer help him
self. Experts in the dairying field
will be here to tell the farmer how
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
Hudgins Rites Held
Sails Friday

Funeral services for David Vernon
Hudgins, 27, who died at his home in
Sails Thursday after a six weeks
illness, were held there Friday at 3
o'clock.
The Rev. F. NJ. Lumas was in
charge of the rites and the Southern
Undertaking Association held the in
terment.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Mary
Irene Hudgins, his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Hudgins; one sister,
Mrs. Jasper Cain, and five brothers,
Bryan, Earl, j. D., Pope and Patten.
P~allbearers were Ennis Turner,
Edward Allen, Ed Coleman, Dodd
Steed. NJ. A. Hudeins and Preston
Dew.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
FLA Organizes It's
Program For Year.;
Officers Named
To Develop Farm
Organization Seeks
Youth Of Stute

The Holmes County Agricultural
High School Future Farmers of Am
erica met recently and organized for
the new year, and elected officers
for the 1940-41 session as follows:
President, Herman Teal. =
Vice-president, Mike Moore.
Secretary, George Thomas. :
Treasurer, H. B. Powers, Jr. .
Reporter, James Dickard.
Watchdog, Jack Albin.
Adviser, R. w. Almond, Vocational
Agricultural Teacher.
Standing Committees:
Entertainment, Billy Parker,
Chairman, James Hallock, and Hardy
McKie. ~
Program, Mike Moore, chairman,
Calvin Mcbride, and Lamar Rogers.
Membership, H. B. Powers, chair
man, Streeter Lucas and Bill Dom
aid.
The program of work for the year
has been adopted:
l. Judging Events: Crops-S e d,
General Livestock, Poultry and
Dairying. 2. Parliamentary Procedure.
3. Public Speaking. a. Chapter Social
father and son banquet) S. Par
ticipation in District Social Voc.
Ayr. and Home Ec.)
6. Athletic Contests: Touch Foot
ball, basketball and Vol. B. Z. Sum-
mer Camp Trip-Educational Tour.
8. Chapter Outings October and
April. 9. Attend and participate in
FLA Day at either State Fair or Mid
South Fair. 10. Enter teams in all
judging events at Central Miss. Fair.
II. Have Chapter Exhibits (booth)
Holmes Co. Colt Show. IL. Make
Crops and Soils tour of the COM
munity. 13. Participation in Annual
Stunt-Nite (H-JIC.). IA. Present hour
chapter program Conservatory an
nually.
Is. Put on one Minstrel or play.
16. Send three official Delegates to
State Convention. II. Cooperate with
Central Miss. Dist. and the Mississip-
pi Association Future Farmers of
America. 10. Have 100 per cent Vo-
cational Students paid-up members by
September 2.
Mike Moore is chairman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
West Mon Promoted
In S. S. Petrol

Capt. John w. Holmes of the S. S.
Patrol will leave Saturday for Jack
son where he will take up work in
the State Headquarters.
Capt. Holmes has been Capt. of
the Central District of Miss. the past
two years. and due to the splendid
work and cooperation he is promoted
to work in the offices and also do
some of the out of state travelling
for the Patrol.
His friends wish for him much
success in his new work.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19

Above is shown a group of Attala county dairy farmers who are in
speeding Balboa rye, a winter grazing crop grown o. the farm of Homer
Walton, at Neosha, Missouri. This crop has revOlutionized the daiying in
dustry in Missouri, Tennessee and Kansas
Nineteen central Mississippi dairy farmers visited dairy farms in
Missouri and Wisconsin and returned with enthusiastic accounts of their
trip A great increase in dairy farming is predicted for this section.
Those making the trip were:
W. D. Powers, H. L. Dodd, f. L. Kirk, Curtis Kuykendan, Sails; Cecil
Moore, Dossvie; T. L. Jones, McAdams; Chester Miller, Wnona; c. W..
Comfort, Hugh Bailey, f. T. Thompson, "A. H. Simmons, T. P. Nicely,
Kosciusko; N. w. Dempsey, Louisville; j. H. Thompson, Ethel; w. w.
Sherrod, S. 7. Griffin, j L. Cox, Irby Mature, l. W. Barrett, Philadelphia
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
Jersey Herd Sire Is
Bought Here

A registered Jersey herd sire has
been purchased by Boyette Perkin-
son, Durant, from the estate of Tom
HUMPHREYS, Durant,
The animal is Trinity Noble BiJou
41O9S4, according to The American
Jersey Cattle Club, New York City.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
PIT. A.. To Hold First
Meeting OF Year Friday

The first Meeting of this school
year of the Parent-Teachers Associa-
ton will be held at the School House
on Friday, Sept. 20, at $3.50 pm.
Every parent or any other inter-
ested person is cordially invited to
attend the first meeting.
Let US begin the year with a
large attendance.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
Ann Grimes Is
Honored at MSCW

Miss Ann Grimes of Durant was
recently pledged to Black List, social
organization at Mississippi State
College for Women. This is the oldest
group of its kind on the campus,
pledging 10 new members from the
junior class every fall.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19
Dr.. Nelson Speoks
Here Sunday

DR.. d. M. Nelson, president Of
Mississippi College, will speak at the
First Baptist Church Sunday morn
ing at the eleven o'clock service.
r. The public is~cordislly invited to
worship at this time. Sunday school
services will be held at the regular
hour as we'll as young peoples SER
vices that evening.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-19

Why a COW should be MIXED on the
right side has always been more or
less of a mystery until now. 1t has
been settled, according to the Winona
Times, not by men of science but by
a mid-western farm boy. He says the
only reason you should milk her from
the right is that if you milk her from
the left she will knock the living day
lights out of you.
ALI of which sounds like a pretty
good reason.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-28
Elect Teacher
ForCen+ral

Robert f. d. Stein has been elect
cd TO fill for the remainder of the
school year the vacancy on Cen
trails faculty caused by the death
of r. M. Armstrong, Guy A. Weak
ley, district superintendent and
high school principal, announced
Thursday.
Stein will conduct mathematics
classes in algebra and geometry for
the high school. a physical educa-
ton class for junior college students
not In athletics, and will act as
tennis coach, Bill Maxwell taking
over the coaching of basketball
track and other junior college ath-
letlcs for the balance of the wear
The new teacher has a masters
oegree from U. S. C. and taught five
years IN Roosevelt high school. Des
MONIES, Iowa, being coach of the
tennis team which won the state
championship. He has also taugbt
IN Monrovia and Compton.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-28
Eleven Students
In Speech Meet

Eleven speech students will repre-
sent Central high school in the
annual invtational meet at San
Diego State college on Friday and
Saturday of this week.
Those students participating il
debate. eXtemporaneous speaking,
original oratory and humorous de-
clamation are: Julia Adams, Reed
Anderson, Lenna Arnold, Carmen
Engebretsen. Marilyn Ingle, Mary
Claire Kieffer. Phyllis Purdy, Betty
Ann Smith. Pat Thompson, Bob
Weakley Donald Zavala.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-28
Los Amigos Have
Party Friday

Los Amigos November party.
postponed from last Friday, will
take place Friday of this week at
1880 pm. in the Presbyterian church
social hall. This is to be a guest
night affair and reservations may
be made with Mrs. Raymond c.
Reeder, telephone 93l.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rhodes and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elvis Adair of Impe-
rial are the committee in charge
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-28
Daughter Eiks
Sponsor air

Daughters of Phyllis Wheatley
temple. I. b.. p. o. E. of w. arc
staging d country fair Saturday
night in the temple. Second and
State streets.
Bingo games, a fish pond and
a dance will be entertainment fea-
lures. while booths will have for
sale home made pies and cakes
also hot dogs. coffee and cider
Thelma Smith is chairman, assist
ed by Sarah Gray, Anna Jackson
Addie Thomas and Rachel Spencer
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-28
PIT. A. Study Group Meets

With so many conflicting events
during the holiday season, the p
T. A. study group has decided to
have Just one more meeting before
the first of the year and has set
Dec. II as the date.
At this meeting the program will
center on the topic The Home as
a Cooperative Business and general
discussion will be featured.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-28
CALEXICO GIRL
SuCCUMBS To ILLNESS

CALEXICO. Nov. 28.-Guadalupe
Calderon, 70, daughter OF Mr.. ano
Mrs. Jesus Calderon of 1872 Paulin
street, died at her home late Wed
nesday after long illness. The body
was taken to the Lemons mortuary
in Ell Centre She is survived by
her parents and two brothers, Pete
and Joe.
Funeral services were scheduled
at the CaleXico Catholic church at
$50 pm. Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-28
byConferences
Next Week

Well baby conferences scheduled
for this first week in December
under the auspices of the county
health department and local physi-
clans, are:
Tuesday, Dec. 3, Bonita school
Calipatria, ell am. and l-3 pm
Wednesday, Dec. 4, Roosevelt
school,, Imperial, 9-1130 IN.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-28

The study group met Wednesday
morning with Mrs. Willis Johnson,
57l Olive, to discuss, under the
leadership of Mrs. H. l.. Lairds,
those things which the schools may
expect of the modern child A Red
Cross representative spoke on
health and accident prevention
week being observed this week in
the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-28
Methodis+s Prepare
For Public Dinner

Methodist social hall was 1iiieo
with activity Thursday morning as
the Women's Society OF Chrlstlan
service made final preparations Tor
the turkey and ham dinner which
they we're to serve that evening be-
tween the hours of $50 and 7:3O
the affair being open to the public.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-28
w. O. Bryants
Son

Mr.. and Mrs. William Oscar Bry'
ant have announced the arrival o.
a son. born Wednesday night at The
e Centre hospital and weighing sly
pounds. II ounces.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-28

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smallest cost use Post Press want
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-28

Genuine Bissell with the
same fine cleaning eff
ficiency as the full sized
models .. 6Or
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-13
Going With The Next Wind!

FIVE TOO MANY would be proper reply the report
that only five persons yned during the year 1889 The
old world engaged today death struggle for the survival
of their civilization and governments These are being chaleng
ed by the awess forces allowed operate under to the
when they surface they of ample pro-
portion thrust the old countries into boodshed anless and
obectiveless wars
For many years lyncings perpeated the deenseess
have protested The better minds of both in that
destructive force bent running counter organized authority
Not much did the evil did its principle Its cal-
enge had in the of regulated authority executed by
and planted in those whose job to the evil
spirit of questioning any and all regulations to their liking
We have seen in our own country the terrible reactions al
lowing lyncing go unchaenged We have the
teacher of those wess characters whose natures inquired into
every phase of doing things outside the law
Their operations reore have not been confined to yncng
Negroes started They have proved society
rendered peaceful awabiding settlements They
have found Judgments the crevces of Fascsm and Conn
ism and all iss bent overtowing what they could regu
late to their of thinking within the confines OF the laws of
the land.
1t has been plainly seen that our country cannot long sur
half lynch and half law From the lessons gained from OBJ
of the old world have addressed
minds within borders unity purpose agree
procession We upon these LONG
of popuace feels the death sting Of insecurity wned by
the naction of the law.
Over long period of affected shown
conclusivey that they either unable unwilling cope with
the evil The federal in its great preamble setting
business Of enforcing those organic laws having do with
bill of rights and constitution.
1t is indeed gratifying congress is going to
again make effort end ynchings Five yncngs are far
country of regulated authority ample
nacon The government of these
afford to allow the evils responsible for the chaos
old world to get rootng here We have
forces that would take the law their hands, giving quar-
ter to the theories that have thrown the old world confusion
THOSE WHO LOBBlED IN THE PAST HAVE LOST
THEIR TEETH and there will hardly be that attempt
to prevent free expressed by the duly elected repre-
sentatves of the people from expressing opinion IN
FORM OF A VOTE REGARDING THE LYNCHING CO.
ING ON IN THIS COUNTRY
The fight and whether bill passed at this ses-
sion of congress like Banqo ghost will not down and
is coming until it finally passed Verify, hope to see
lynching GO WITH THE NEXT WIND
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-13
"GONE WITH
THE WIND"
BY WILLIAM PICKENS for AMP

Gone but not forgotten
Lost Cause, Of which "Rhett But
Ter" played by Clark Gable, speaks
so sneeringly and realistically in
the long picture. Rhett Butler was
Charleston gun-runner and
smuggler and was getting rich on
the war, but he had few illusions
about the glories of the '1ost cause.
In fact he had the courage to state
that it would be lost cause when
others were shouting that they
would lick the Yankees in a few
days.
The film is long, like the book,
too long, but it has not the virtue
that is implied in the great publi-
city. l have seen other pictures,
shorter and with a lower door fee,
that were better and more thrilling.
"Jaurez" is a production superior
to Gone With the Wind.
AS We all expected, the "Old
South seeks justification for all it's
pigheaded rebellion blllnders in this
picture. and especially for it's pet
monster. the "Ku Klux Klan".
which followed the Civil War. No,
and indeed no, the "Klan" was not
organized to protect white women
even from attack by white men of
the carpet-bag type, nor from Ne
gro attack: it was to keep Negroes
in their places,-from the polls and
at cheap Slave-wageS, and at the
dirtiest work and the hardest. Even
this picture has to show the inevi-
table Scorn, and fear, that possess
ed the old beaten rebels when the
emancipated blacks came by sing
ing or swinging along as if they
were human beings. The Ku Klux
Klan Was to enforce the South's
will against equality, plain Amer
ican constitutional equality, for
ex-slaves and their children.
1t ought to have taken less than
a 4-hour show to glorify this "lost
cause, 3 hours and Al minutes for
the feature film, and the rest for
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-13

organization to separate their re-
ligion from their home, commu-
nifty, business, political life or
their government. A persons
home, social, business and politi-
cal life, all summer up, is his
religion. His religion is his belief.
Students of history are more
able than this writer to extend
this argument to a more detailed
and convincing conclusion. Re-
member Mussolini and Poe Plus
XI. Mussolini knew that it was
the Pope and not he that ruled
Italy, and he couldn't be the head
without first shorning the Pope
of his powers. There are many
cases of other countries that Of
fer interesting studies between
state and the Catholic church.
In our country the government
is in the hands of the Protestants.
And the Protestants run this
country. Protestanism is not sep
arate from our government. The
churches believe in segregating
the Negro, and the same creed
must follow in the laws that are
made. Protestants hate Catholics,
and very seldom does Catholic
get a high federal post. 1t was
the Protestant religion that de-
feated former Governor Alfred
Smith to the presidency of the
United States.
Roosevelt is making a positive
attempt to bid all peoples and
creeds to the task of promoting
peace among their neighbors. Be-
fore this can be done leaders
who compel large followings of
countries and nations must be
sold to the idea. In selecting such
leaders, Pope Plus XII cannot be
ignored.
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-13
KELLY MILLER
BY WILLIAM PICKENS
For AMP

Shakespeare implies that the
good men do, should live after
them and that the evil should be
buried with them. Kelly Miller's
life was SO outstandingly full of
good that the evil can easily be
overlooked. He was a prolific writer
Strange to say, he got his early
reputation for brain-power by be-
ing both a mathematician and a
Negro, because foolish prejudice
had always contended, and still
contends, that the mind under
meath highly pigmented skin is
peculiarly unmathematical.
Many of those who respected
and admitted him, did not always
agree With his philosophy oft
en- disagreed with it. In his later
years he seemed more often to
take an unusual turn in his
thinking. He did not always stick
to line of thinking which he had
long pursued. 1t would not be so
easy to tell whether he was with
this side or that in much of his
mental career. For an elderly
man, he was much attracted to the
new and unusual,-and yet was
never radical. - The spirit of
compromise breathed through his
style. He could jump from Repub-
hcan to Democrat, from Conserv-
ative to New Deal.
His opinions, however much at
any time at variance with the
general opinion or with his
previous opinion, carried a certain
respect. That is because he knew
how not to be too positive in his
expressions. Sometimes he seemed
to call attention to the other side,
the other side which so many
men are so apt to forget.
BY all the rules of justice, he
ought to have been elected presi-
dent of Howard university about a
generation ago, and at subsequent
times But internal fights, and the
jealousy between him and another
dean of the school. and the "ac-
cidents" of human history stood in
the way. He was a far abler man
than some of those under whom
he served.
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-13
PLATFORM

that they can eei
their all political SOCIAL
religious md questions which face the
especially
that we mustb job makers well as job seekers
5. To instruc boys girls in the art of thrift
the brotherhood or man
s. a firmer racial foundation for posterity
the colored must compete
Of the technique other races
dealing dependable ef
imes that alone Will be abie
all times give heed and respect to any sug
regard to rendering better service
shall be published each week in which your views
national Such
opinions shall reflect In
he opinion of The PHOENIX INDEX.
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-13

never finished according to archi-
tect's drawings, is literally loaded
with students in excess of forty-one
hundred. 1t needs rooms, teachers
and equipment for these thousands
of the peoples children who come
from every part of the city, Fulton
county and elsewhere. That 27 club
recognition was well-placed on the
brow of Prof. G. L. Harper, but even
the energetic, mentally agile pro-
fesSor has physical and mental
limitations beyond which it is i'm
possible for him to function ade-
quately without the proper support
in his enterprises.
Booker Washington high school
needs much more ordinary teach
ing space, to make no mention of
library, gymnasium, assembly, shop
and laboratory space. This is need
ed for the school population as is,
what must be the coming needs
for the potential populationl
But the most serious problems
are those of the lower grades. These
problems were serious enough be-
fore the trek to the westSide. Now
other needs are superimposed on
these unSolved problems. In these
schools the shortages, generally
speaking, are essentially the same
as at Washington High, but be-
cause SO few people get to high
school, these shortages are socially
more serious than those that pre-
vent the effectiveness of high school
work.
We are not only in need of bet
ter equipment for the elementary
schools, but we will need a shift
in placement of any new equip
ment that may become available.
We need for instance, a new build
ing, generally located as regards
the housing projects which are and
which are to be. In fact, the ideal
situation would be to locate school
building somewhere in the section
bounded by Hunter, AShby, Fair and
Chestnut streets. Such school
could easily cooperate with the de-
partment of education at Atlanta
University and thus serve the double
purpose of training the peoples
children and those who are to be-
come teachers of children.
It is unfortunate to raise the
general level of housing without
being correspondingly generous in