The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-11-21

and towns are being enlisted as industrial minute
men, in a nation wide program to prevent COM
mercial disputes from becoming the bottle neck"
of the country's expanding defense program. These
men are members of the National Panel of Arbi-
traitors of the American Arbitration Association which
maintains a non-profit network of tribunals through
out the United States where business controversies
are settled out Of court. Behind this plan for en-
couraging business to avoid the delays of litigation
is the Associations newly created board of liaison
officers, of which Cornelius V. Whitney is chairman.
He points out that the members of the local ti-
bunals, because of their background, prestige and
experience, Twill form the backbone in this plan to
smooth the flow of trade through the increased use
Of arbitration which eliminates long court delays
and costly fees that bog down industry" How i'm
portant the government regards the need for such
a function can be gagged from the fact that many
Army contracts now contain provisions for threb
man arbitration boards to decide all questions of fact
whenever a disagreement arises between a business
firm and military purchasing agencies.
OPPORTUNITY-A prize example of on-your-
toes craftsmanship and service: Kentucky's 1910 auto
plates have faded badly, making numbers illegible.
Makers of Aetna "weatherized" gasoline put ads in
Louisville papers inviting all motorists whose tags
had faded to call at any one of its service stations,
which were specially equipped to recondition the
plates, and have them restored, free of charge or
obligation. Needless to say, it was a terrific goodwill
Dullder among motorists ana cops alike.
LDIN FOR another item
that's encouraging because it has absolutely nothing
to do with the war, and because of it's effect on
one of the nations basic misunderstanding con-
struction. The nations chain stores this year are
spending 1901 01 1892 for modernization, a new high
and a gain of 81 per cent over last year peak, &C
cording to the eighth annual survey by Chain Store
Age magazine. The record was established despite
the fact that tha chain had fawar storas than 1ast
year. The average Of $9,857 per job was spent locally
in nearly that many cities-an important contribution
throughout the nation. These expenditures are in ad-
lition to an estimated $26, O00, 900 spent by landlords
preparing property for chain occupancy, and several
million spent by the chain to modernize warehouses
and offices. OF the total 1864, 1870 went to the air
conditioning industry.
ANOTHER POSTMARK-The brand-new town
Of North Pole, MINI, bids for Christmas re-mailing
trade on which little Santa Claus, Ind, has had
something of a strangle-hold. Now we learn the old
town of Bethlehem, Maryland, is in that field, too.
For the third year Marjorie Ann Chambers will
issue a special souvenir cachet from there on Christ
mas morning. two-color job containing a beautiful
little folder telling a new story of Yuletide. Collec-
tors may send their seven cents in stamps or coin
direct to Marjorie.
THINGS TO WATCH FORA snore-preventer-
q rubber ball that clips to the back Of your pajamas
md whistles when you roll over on your back-and on
it! A 'last word in fountain pen desk sets
it combines a double pen-holder with a matching
fluorescent lamp and a built-in clock, and will be
offered specially for the holiday trade Watch for
the patriotic motif in almost everything in the novel;
ty line nowadays-such as stars-and-stripes glass
ware; red, white and blue scarves with historic scenes
printed thereon, such as Washington crossing the
Delaware; and perfume bottles in the form Of a bugle,
with red, white and blue trappings Here's a
lulu: "Bundling gloves"-they come three to a set.
"She" wears one, che" wears another, and the third
one is built to accomodate the "other" hand of each
of them. For lovebirds who have to hold hands even
at football games An automobile service-station
lift, for jacking cars up for greasing, in which the
car rides upon keel, on a ~45-degree angle frame
doesn't take so much lifting power as the straight
vertical hoist.) IL