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Evening star., 1941-08-28

sulting architect Of the New York
Housing Authority; Glenn c. Rich
ards. secretary of the Department
of Public Works, Detroit; Frank M.
Roessing, director of the Depart
ment of Public Works, Pittsburgh;
Arthur w. Wallander, deputy chief
inspector, New York Police Depart
ment, and DR.. Huntington Williams
commissioner of health, Baltimore.
Evening star., 1941-08-28
Universal Fingerprints
Urged by Defense Group
a, the Associated Press

B, the Associated Press.
Fingerprinting of the entire popu-
lation and exemption from the draft
OF tiremen, policemen and other
necessary civilian defense person
mel" were recommended yesterday
by the American Civil Defense
Mission.
Fingerprinting, the mission said,
was deemed necessary for 'identi-
f1cation Of casualties" The mission,
appointed by Mayor La Guardia of
Evening star., 1941-08-28
A. S. G. A. P. Aids Service

NEW YORK, Aug. % LP).-Gene
Buck, president of the American
Society of Composers, Authors and
Publishers, yesterday gave Thomas
Al. Watson. Chairman Of the Citi-
zSn& scondtdttsf tof The Army and
Navy, Inc, q release on the entire
catalogue Of A. S. c. A. P. music for
use in amateur shows staged by the
men In Army camps. Is.
Evening star., 1941-08-28
Atlantic Patrol Sees Wreckoqe
OF Recent Submarine Attack
Timbers and Bales of Cotton From
Smell British Ship Scattered 40 Miles

Eighth OF d series on the
United States Atlantic patrol.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12
White Dutch Clover Is
Profitable Says Curson

Mr. Pete Downer of Acona re-
ports that he has saved 1000 pounds
Of White Dutch Clover seed for Mr.
H. w. Vandiver and Mr.. J. F. Sample
in the last two weeks. He state:
that he has about 40 acres to har-
vest.
On a small plot he harvested ap-
proximately 800 pounds of White
Dutch Clover seed per acre, however
about $50 pounds per acre has been
his average,
One hundred pounds of White
Dutch Glover seed is worth at the
present time from $4,000 to $1,000.
1t is easy to figure that these men
are saving very profitable seed
crop.
Farmers who have equipment for
handling White Dutch Glover should
be interested in planting some seed
this fall for harvest next year Since
we can no longer depend upon for
eign countries to furnish this seed.
we may expect high prices for the
next two or three years at least
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12
Mattress Program Is
Now In Operation

The Holmes County Mattress Pro-
gram at Lexington under the super
vision of Mr.. L. C. Boatwright, has
been in operation eight days. A.
the end of the eight days 491 mat
tresses have been made, averaging
fraction over 81 per day. The
last five days the average was 20
completed mattresses per day. At
the present rate the 5000 mat
tresses which is the number requis-
itioned for by farmers of the county
can be made in nine (9) more
weeks.
We are urging all farmers to wait
until they are notified before they
come to the mattress center to make
their mattresses.
When our mattress program is
completed for this county 545 bales
of cotton will have been used in
making mattresses.
|. w. Carson, County Agent.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12
BTU Convention
10 Be Held Al
Carthage 17th
Mrs. D. J. Ford
Is Holmes Director
Of Association

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss, June
9.-The Mississippi Baptist Training
Union for District No. 9 will be held
June 18th at Carthage Baptist
Church, Auber j. Wilds, Mississippi
Baptist Training Union Secretary,
announced today. The theme of the
Convention will be Planting The
Cross In The Heart of China Rev.
and Mrs. G.. w. Strother, missionaries
to Interior China, just recently re-
turned from the field, will be the
guest speakers.
The morning session will begin at
$3.50 with registrations, followed by
a song service and message form
the District President, D. D. Young
Eden, then will follow the roll call,
Story Hour Time, Junior Memory
Work, Scripture Reading, and Spe-
cial Music. At 114O Mrs. Strother
will speak on women in China
Lunch will be served by the host
church at 1920.
The afternoon session will include
an intermediate Sword Drill, Young
Peoples Speaking Contest, Sectional
Conferences and a message from
Rev. Strother, "Jesus and my Life"
After discussion of ga Worthy
Associational Training Union Pro-
gram" announcements and reports
of committees will be given, then
adjournment for supper.
At 1880 p. M, Rev. Strother will
speak on "Jesus in China" after
which motion picture will be shown
on how We got our English Bible.
The Training Union Director for
Holmes Association is Mrs. D. J.
Ford, Goodman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12
Citizens Urged
To Attend US0
Meet Monday
Club Leaders
Especially
Urged To Come

A meeting will be held Monday
evening at the Durant City Hall at
1880 o'clock to discuss and make
plans for the drive for funds in the
United Service Organizations cam
paign to raise money for recreational
facilities for soldiers in the rapidly
expanding army of the United States.
J. L. Longinotti, well known bust
ness man, heads the drive in Durant
where it is hoped to raise at least
$500 for the cause.
Thomas E. Dewey, New York,
heads the national organization
which has been given widespread pub
lefty in the press, radio and motion
pictures.
Presidents of all clubs in Durant,
for both women and men, pastors,
professional men, business men and
women are urged to attend and help
formulate plans.
This drive for funds for use of
the men in the armed service of the
U. S. presents a way that every man,
woman and child can do their bit Of
service.
Now lis the first chance for this
community to show to just what ex-
tent it is behind the national de-
Tense program.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12
". |. Harmon
Rites on Monday
Well Known Goodman
Citizen Passes at -
Community Hospital

The whole community of Goodman
was shocked to hear on Sunday, June
8, the sudden death of Mr.. W. L.
Harmon, at the Community Hospital
in Lexington. Mr.. Harmon was a
life long citizen of Goodman, and
though his health had not been good
for several years, he was active in
Church, and civic work He was a
steward in the Methodist Church,
and teacher in the Sunday School.
where he influenced many young
lives by his teaching and example.
His class was composed for the most
part of College students, who will
miss his presence and his interest in
their welfare.
Mr.. Harmon was married in 1912
to Miss Gussie Harmon of Corsicana,
Texas, who survives him. He is also
survived by one brother, G. F. Har-
mon and two sisters, Mrs. Bessie
Doty, and Mrs. D. K Gulledge, all of
Goodman.
The funeral seiyices were held at
the Methodist Church at Goodman
on Monday afternoon conducted by
Rev. f. C. Driskell, assisted by Rev.
W. f. Ford of the Presbyterian
Church and Rev. Madison Flowers of
the Baptist Church. Interment was
in Hillcrest Cemetery.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12
Henry Comfort Hudson
Receive Doctors Decree

NEW ORLEANS, La, June IL
Henry Comfort Hudson of Durant
was awarded the degree of doctor of
medicine at Tulane university's COM
mencement exercises Wednesday
June II, in the McAlister auditorium
on the Tulane campus.
Degrees were conferred upon 52S
graduates by DR.. Rufus G.. Harris,
president of the university. Com
mencement was held in two divisions,
one group of colleges being award
ed degrees in the morning and the
other group in the afternoon.
The morning commencement adj
dress was delivered by DR.. James Ross
Mccain, president of Agnes Scott
college, Decatur, Ga, the afternoon
commencement address by Justice
Frank Murphy of the United States
Supreme Court.
The formal graduation ceremonies
marked the last of six days of tradi-
tional functions, including banquets
and award exercises Of the various
colleges of the university.
The baccalaureate sermon was Of
fered Sunday, June 8, by The Very
Reverend William H. Mes, dean of
Christ Church Cathedral, New Or
leans.
Hudson completed the regular
course of the school of medicine
and was presented for the degree
by Dean Maxwell Lapham.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12

asked for a one-third increase IN
Cheddar cheese production and a
one-fourth increase in evaporated
milk. He said an increase in total
milk production, asked several weeks
ago, has been made, but the milk
supply must increase in areas sur
rounding cheese and evaporated
milk plants. He said prices would
be supported by Government pur-
chases for lease-lend activities.
Priorities
The OPM added copper, cork and
steel to vital defense materials un-
der priority control to give defense
needs and essential civilian needs
first call on the materials.
L. Edward Scriven, Assistant
Prorities Director, speaking in Chi
cago, said "you can walk through
any large retail store today and see
all around your commonplace objects
stoves, coasters, vacuum cleaners,
typewriters, cameras, tools and lots
of other things-which cannot es-
cape being hit by the demands of the
defense program.
Consumers
The Office of Price Administra-
ton and Civilian Supply suggested
that local consumer groups aid the
defense program by establishing To-
cal market radio news service, analy-
zing price rises, and establishing con-
sumner information centers to advise
on buying problems and check quail
ty, grading and labelling of consumer
goods.
Prospective Oil and Power Shortage
Secretary of Interior Ickes, De-
Tense Petroleum Coordinator, said a
temporary restriction on the use OF
gasoline and oil on the East coast
may become necessary because of the
shortage of tanker transportation
He said a proposed S70,000,000 pipe
line from Texas to ease the situation
would be require IL to Is months to
build.
The Federal Power Commission
began series of conferences with
electric utilities officials regarding
rapidly expanding defense needs for
power, aggravated by drought in
the mid-Atlantic and Southern areas.
Continued on page Six.)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12
Program For The Week at
The Methodist Church

Church School at 9:45, Walter
Odom, superintendent.
Worship at IL o'clock. Special mu-
sic by the choir.
Today we will hsxe reports from
the various departments of our
church life, Mr.. C. H. Carruth,
Lay Leader, will present the evan
gelistic program Of the church. Mr..
Walter Odom will present the claims
and purpose Of the church school.
Mrs. Dan Comfort, in the absence of
the president of the Woman's Society
will tell of the purposes of the So
ciety Mrs. Comfort and Mrs. Jessie
Lewis will report the work of the two
Leagues. Mr.. F. V. McCullar will re-
Port the general program of the
-oard of Stewards. The pastor will
sum up the total program of the
church. Is our a New Testament
church?
Both Leagues will meet at 6 80.
Evening services at 1880.
The Woman's Society will meet at
O'Clock Monday afternoon for it's
monthly Bible study.
Prayer meeting Wednesday eve
ming at 1880.
The church cannot do its best work
when only small percent of it's
membership is present.
Everybody cordially invited to be
present next Sunday morning and
evening.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12
CdstdIian Springs
Camp Opens 18th
Junior Assembly
Group Is First
On Schedule
By William Cathey

According to the Rev. E. S. Lewis
pastor of the Durant Methodist
Church, boys and girls between 8
and IL years of age will hold q
Junior Assembly at Castalian Springs
three miles west of here from June
16 to q. The Rev. J. E. Stephens
Of Greenwood will be the camp dir
ector.
Among the various subjects to be
given and their instructors are as
follows: "What Is in Your Bible, =
Mrs. II. l.. Stoddard; "The Land
Where Jesus Lived" Miss Carrie
Brown; "Friends at Work" Miss
Leila Lyle Wilkinson; Living in Our
Community" Miss Mary Faye Reese;
ACROSS the Fruited Plain" Mrs
Bettye Cantwell; and bright Sky
Tomorrow" Miss Louise Law.
Interest groups will consist Of ma,
.urc. study, handicrafts, music and
swimming.
The entire cost for the six day.
will be seven dollars.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12
THIS WEEK in DEFENSE.

DR.. Will Alexander of the OPM
speaking in Atlantic City, said de-
Tense industries will need 100000
more workers by January. He said,
as examples, the San Diego, San
Francisco and Vallejo areas of Cali
fornia will need $1,000: Detroit
$4,000 to $4,000; Philadelphia, TO-
600; northern New Jersey, 10000;
Dallas and Fort Worth, 1920; and
Wichita, 1000. He asked employ
ers not to discriminate against per
sons with necessary skills because of
race, religion or color.
Labor Secretary Perkins reported
$4,000 workers will be needed in
the shipbuilding industry, 20S 900 in
aircraft, $4,000 in machine tools
and ordnance, and $4,000 in other
defense industries. She said the
greatest single need is for 10000
skilled machinists and $4,000 semi
skilled asssemblers
War Secretary Stimson announc-
ed that skilled workers in the Army
will be released, if required in key
civilian jobs, upon the request of
former employers Sidney Hillman,
OPM Associate Director General, ag-
ain appealed to all unemployed, all
persons not in defense industries, and
all persons who can do more highly
skilled work than required by their
present job, to register at local pub
lie employment offices so they may be
trained and placed in defense work.
Prices
Bureau of Labor Statistics report
ed food prices increased for the six
tn consecutive month and are now
about 6.5 percent above last Novem-
ber Prices of all foods moved up
ward but the latest increase resulted
from advance in prices for dairy
products, fresh fruits, vegetables,
pork and lamb, the Bureau said.
The Department of Justice an
nounced Federal Grand Juries in San
Francisco, New York, Philadelphia.
Hartford, Denver, Dubuque and
Washington have indicted 800 firms
and individuals in nationwide
drive 10 prevent unwarranted in
creases in food costs
Agriculture
Agriculture Secretary Wickard
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12
Local Boards To
Conduct Second
Registration
July ] Set As
Dote by Deputy
Director SIS

Brigadier General Thomas J. Gray
son, State Director of Selective Ser
vice, today released the following
telegram from Brigadier General
Lewis d. Hershey, Deputy Director
Of National Selective Service:
Second registration to be held
July first will be conducted by Local
Boards. 1t is not expected that out
side voluntary help will be required.
Suggest you inform Local Boards in
your state so that arrangements
can be quickly completed when fur
Their instructions have been issued"
Based on this advice, Major J. w.
Patton, Jr., Registration Officer al
State Selective Service Headquar-
tiers, acting for the State Director
Immediately issued the following of
fetal memorandum to all Local
Boards in Mississippi.
"The registration which will be
held on July will be conducted
solely by Selective Service Local
Boards and in public places deslgnat-
ed by them. In the event that Local
Board Headquarters are so situated
that it would work a hardship on
some men, required to register, to
reach that headquarters due to the
inaccessibllity of some parts of the
country. Local Board Chairmen may
with the consent of the State Direc-
tor of Selective Service select add
tional public places to hold registra-
ton on this day. Careful thought
should be given this phase, and if
additional registration places are
needed, this office should be advis-
ed. In cases where additional re-
gistration places are needed, the as
sistant clerk or a member of the
Local Board could probably hold the
registration at the point used in ad-
dition to Local Board Headquarters.
Definite information with reference
to ages required to register and COM
plete instructions will be forwarded
from this office as soon as received
from National Headquarters"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12
Duront Homemokers
Paint And Improve
Homes This Month

Durant homemakers have been en-
gagged the past few weeks in a gen
eral paint-up and cleanup campaign
as evidenced by driving over ons
community and making a note or
those who have improved their pre-
misses.
Among the homes that have beer
improved on the outside or inside Of
both are those of the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Mitchell.
Mrs. William Blankenship
J. w. Cathey
Jimmy Sims
Herbert Montgomery
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tatum
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Love
Mrs. Harry Ragsdale
Miss Mae Browne
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12
Baptist Church News
Announced for Week

The Pastor will preach in both
morning and evening services Sum-
day.
A car or more of representatives
from our Unions will attend the B. T.
U. District meeting in Carthage Tues
day.
The Pastor will leave Wednesday
for revival with the Bay Springs
Baptist Church, Rev. S. f. Sumrall
Pastor. He will be away week.
Vacation Bible School preparation
day will be Friday of this week All
pupils who will come to the school
are asked to come to the Church to
register at $50. After registration
an automobile parade for the chill
dren will climax the preparation day
exercises.
Sunday Services
Sunday School 9:45.
Morning Service 1880.
Baptist Training Union $50.
Evening Service 1880.
Next Week
The w. M. u. Circles will meet
Monday afternoon at 500 for Mis-
sion Study. No. meets with Mrs
w. P. Taylor. No. meets with Mrs
Odessa Brown, and No. meets with
Mrs. s. C. Ray.
Brotherhood meets Monday night
at 1880.
Prayer Meeting at 1880 Wednes-
day night.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12
Durunt Merchants
Change Closing
Day Again

Durant merchants are having a
hard time deciding what day they
are going to close for half-holiday
which is the custom during the hot
hummer months of June, July and
August.
1t was first announced they would
close on Thursday. Then it was an
nounced that they would close We'd
nesdays at noon instead.
The closing time has been changed
again this time back to Thurs
days.
SO unless somebody changes his
mind again the stores will all be
closed on Thursday afternoons from
now on.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12
Durunt To Have Tough
Football Schedule al
By William Cathey

One of the most ambitious pigskin
cards in years will confront the Du-
rant High football squad during the
1941 campaign, according to Coach
Dace Davis, who has not yet re-
leased the complete menu but has
announced that number of the
contests will be at night against
very formidable opposition on out of
town gridirons.
Facing the Tigers in the initial
encounter will be the potent Grenada
High Bulldogs of Coach J. C. Hath
orn, who had brilliant year in
1910 and numbered among their VIC
tins the defending state champion
Indianola High eleven, which suf-
fered its first loss in two years by a
margin of 81 to 0. The locals will
tackle the above aggregation on
September 10.
The next two foes will be the
Canton High Panthe4s of Coach
Mark Wentz and the Yazoo City In
dians of Coach Walter Permenter.
No dates have been divulged for
the unreeling of the tits.
Hard hit by graduation and
through drafting of members of the
National Guard, the home forces will
be considerably weakened, but there
is wealth of promising material
which may make a good job of
succeeding the departed 1910 per-
formers, at least in fighting spirit
and morale, if not in ability.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12

Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Porter had
as their week end guests their chill
dren, Emma Alice Porter of Lexing-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Dawson of
Memphis and Sgt. Doty Porter of
Camp Banding, Fla. The latter came
for his wife, Jean McCraw Porter,
who just graduated from Belhaven
College in Jackson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12

Remember Dad on his d ay
next Sunday, June 18th He
has always remembered you.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12

Mrs. R. j. Ham and son, Robert
spent several days in Jackson the
past week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-06-12
Cruger Former Saves
6, 500 Sacks of Bur Clover

Mr.. j T. Thomas, Jr. near Cruger
ports that he saved $500 sacks OF
Bur Glover seed last week and will
do better than that this week.
Mr.. Thomas did not say so, but
it is probable that anyone wishing to
secure Bur Glover seed for plant
ing this fall would be able to gel
his supply from this source
!. w. Carson, County Agent
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Poison Death Of Mother
OF Six Called Suicide

A 27-year-old mother of six chill
dren died of poison about midnight
last night while being taken from
a relatives home near Travilah to
the Montgomery County General
Hospital at Sandy Spring.
DR.. J. w. Bird, acting coroner,
issued a certificate of suicide, after
police said the mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Hunter, who also lives near
Travilah, took two tablespoonful
of poisonous powder yesterday after
noon.
According to Montgomery County
police, Mrs. Hunter and her hus-
band, Samuel, were visiting at the
home of a relative when Mr.. Hunter
first noticed his wife seemed i'll.
At that time, however, she denied
that she was sick, police said.
About $50 pm. q doctor was
summoned and later the Rockville
Rescue Squad was called to take
her to the hospital.
Police said Mrs. Hunter had been
respondent because of ill health.
Her six children, according to
police, are Andrew, 10; Dorothy, g.:
Kenneth, s; Ralph, 4;'David, 2, and
Romona, u Months.
Evening star., 1941-03-17
Rites Today for Boy Killed
In Severn Rescue Effort
by the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, March 17.-Funeral
services will be held today for Wal
ter Jarad Hills Almond, ID. drowned
In the Severn River in an attempt to
rescue two smaller boys adrift in a
kaky rowboat in heavy snowstorm.
The body of the boy was recovered
from the river between Kyles Point
and Long Point yesterday by men,
bers Of the Earleigh Heights Volun-
beer Fire Department. They had been
dragging the river for the last week.
The boy disappeared the night Of
March Z when he set out in a row.
boat to try to save Ned Chambers
and Ray Cunningham, both II, who
had gone out in boat during the
storm to retrieve a bench that had
fallen off a pier.
The volunteer firemen identified
the body and DR.. John M. Claffey,
Anne Arundel County medical ex-
aminer, gave verdict of accidental
drowning.
Services were set for pm. at the
Severna Park Presbyterian Church,
with Comdr. W. N. Thomas, Naval
Academy chaplain, and the Rev.
Robert B. Reeves, jr., minister of the
church, officiating.
The youth was a graduate of An
napolis High School and had been
attending Severn School preparing
for the Naval Academy.
Evening star., 1941-03-17

mobilization of equipment in case
of disaster"
The purpose of the QUESTIONABLE
Is explained on the blank as follows:
TO determine the extent of re-
sources in equipment in case of an
emergency required evacuation, re-
moval of debris or other necessary
work requiring vehicular service.
Vehicles would be used (a) only
with the consent of owners and CD
in case of extreme public emer-
gency."
Owners of ambulances, buses and
trucks of the dump. tank, tow,
wrecking, open top and van types
are asked to tell how many vehicles
they own and their capacity.
The QUESTIONABLE provides space
for the names of the persons who
should be contacted in order to get
the drivers and the equipment and
to list the place where the vehicles
are stored.
Police were instructed to allow
one week for vehicle owners to fill
out the blanks. The information
will be catalogued and made avail
able only to proper governmental au-
thoritaeA. Mr.. Turner said.