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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-02-13
Industry In Mississippi

Mississippi is a predominantly agri-
cultural state. This accounts for the fact
that we have the lowest per capita income
of any state in the Union.
We will never be a wealthy state until
we develop fully our resources. Our most
important resource is our people.
Until we find productive jobs for all
our people, either in agriculture or indus
try, we will continue to be poor.
The value Of manufactured goods in this
state has risen tremendously during the past
few years but we still have only a drop in
states.
Ex-Gov. Hugh Whites industrial pro-
gram, Balance Agriculture With Industry"
gave impetus to ndustrailization but this
work was only started. This legislation has
been repealed by the legislature under Gov
ernor Johnson.
We do not desire to commend or dis
approve the repeal of this legislation. While
it attracted several worthwhile industries to
the state it is entirely possible that we could
attract industry without such legislation.
1t is certainly evident that any indus
stry which requires so many concessions in
the way of labor guarantees, exemption
from taxes, etc. is not the most attractive type
of industry to have. That is the idea Gov
ernor johnson seems to have had in mind
when he stated that Mississippi didn't want
industry that had to be coddled along, or
words to that effect. There is certainly
plenty of room for thought along these
lines.
Never before has there been any greater
need for industry in the small towns of
Mississippi than now. 1t is a problem that
should have the attention of the Associated
of Mississippi, the Governor, Mr..
Mundell Bush, head of the State Planning
Board, and any others who may be %influen-
in this field.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-02-13
Through Hazel
Eyes
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Roosevelt has committed US to a
course where we will have no alter
native other than to give them men.
Therein is the real danger in
making Mr.. Roosevelt dictator . &.
in having Congress abdicate its pow
ers. We cease to be a Democracy
when we give one man unlimited
powers at any time but more es-
pecially in war. When a nation gets
to the point it lets one man do its
thinking it is time to question the
real value of representative gov
eminent
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-02-13
Gard of Thanks

AT the often repeated request of
u mother, who since has passed
away. We wish to take this means
of expressing her appreciation for
Evening star., 1941-08-17

Author LANG was sitting in barber chair.
He entered the tonsorial emporium for
a haircut The scissors started to snip
and. bang! he had an idea Afraid that the
plot would stop coming through if he
moved, he just sat there and got the
works" for the first time in his life!
1T cost me S275. and went out of
there smelling like flower show" he SAYS.
But figure now it was worth it!'
LAST ERRAkD. A few months back we
told you about the mammoth fireplace
Lowell Thomas had built for his clubhouse
on Quaker Hill. in Dutchess County, New
York State. You may remember that he
planned to make its huge face present
tabloid version of civilization - in stone.
He collected bits of stone from historical
monuments all over the world.
Mr.. Thomas recently added one more
piece with bit of sentimental history.
A few months ago, Gutzon Borglum,
Americas great sculptor, made one last
trip up the Black Hills of South Dakota
where he has carved four immortal Ameri-
can leaders. He Clipped piece of stone
from his head of Washington and came
back down. He never climbed up again.
Death cut off his work. But he completed
one last errand: he brought down that
piece of stone for the famous fireplace at
Quaker HILL M.
Evening star., 1941-08-17
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ANSWER. A full year ago we published
an article about Richard Tewksbury.
If you remember, he was the young North
Carolina schoolteacher who had plunged
alone into the unexplored jungle of PAN
anna. To Tewksbury. it was vacation.
To our military and diplomatic authori-
ties, it was valuable expedition which
would throw light on the practicality of
the projected Pan-American Highway.
When our article appeared. Tewksbury
was still in the jungle. Nobody knew
whether he'd ever get out or not Perhaps
we should have let you know =.
Tewksbury came in the other day.
Please" he said, tell people got back
safely. Inquiries are still coming - and
the school stamp supply is running low"
Incidentally, Tewksbury's trip did ind-
cate the feasibility of that highway.
NEXT! Frederick Laings story, Close
Shave, which appears in this issue, is laid
in barbershop. BY strange "coinci-
dence," Close Shave" was born while
Evening star., 1941-08-17

" little story, under New England date line,
told of an immigrant who thirty years before had
- changed his name from Kobotchnk to Cabot because
his wife and daughters ashamed of his country
Now he petitionng the restore his original
to him. His daughters married; he wdower old
and alone and he wanted fulfill the wish of than half
his lifetime to be kobotchnk again.
while later being curious about the man, made it
point to look him His petition had been granted He
meekookng little fellow with wizened old Slavic face He
had left the New England where he known as Cabot
he lived all by himself tiny house the edge of
another New England town. Although well man, he
enjoying with gum, unsmiling humor - the fact
that he was Kobotchnk again
asked him what difference it made whether called
Cabot or Kobotchnik
For moment he looked at in helpless silence Then
What difference it makes! To makes this difference
am happy feel like before changed my name
to Cabot Only maybe I'm old I'm going to die
but inside here putting hand his heart Il feel young
w HAT difference it makes! As Cabot happy
How could be? I'm not Cabot, he emphasized Sometimes
while my name was Cabot had crazy ideas - and
maybe weren't crazy thought of walking away and
coming back to my family again Once do that
in move He just walked off! had other crazy ideas
gonna get all the money could and go back
the old country, where could be Kobotchnik again.
Il was born Russian. come from the Carpathian Noun
tans If that's not the best place to from, can't help
it, but that's where come from; my Kobotchnk.
feel good now When was Cabot felt awful - like dog
Ionce had.
Let me tell you about that dog got i'm from Finn who
has farm outside of Fchburg He about year old hen
this dog and he had He just mutt but
derful dog He liked r1n the Finn called him Nurmi
after the Finnish He became very attached me,
and was crazy about him.
I'VE had i'm about year. when my wife and daughters
decided they didn't like his They sad Who ever heard
of dog called Nurmi? What he named after the Fin
nsh runner! This Finland, this is America isn't it?
That's how they talked much arguing least
of all with wife So she and the girls started call the dog
Buster. They yelled at i'm - Buster! Buster!
My and the girls liked the dog all right but they
dumb Women The dog smart, but he couldn't
figure them he didn't know what make of EN- Buster
Buster He Wdsn Buster and guess when they called i'm
by that he thought they scoldng i'm This
terrible for Nurm because there friendlier dog
Buster Buster.
We'll couple of months he looked like he going
pieces I'm not exaggeratng He didn't any His
tail down most of the time He and jumpy
He let out little squeals He was afraid to bark
When alone with i'm, l called i'm Nurmi. and he
would of like crazy he happy all of sudden
But knew wife In many she was OK only stub
born they She foreign born, too but
child When she grew up she became ashamed of being
foreigner and wanted to be American She wanted the
girls to be American She thought nobody who amounted
anything would marry em if their Kobotchnk
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04
OUR AIR PROGRESS

September marks the month when
we publicise the progress of America
in the air. Through defense sched-
ules we keep busy designing and en-
cheering planes that carry us along
in the front ranks of progress. Com
mercial and transport planes take a
back seat as we concentrate on mill
tary aviation. But even so we have
not stood still in this field. Coast-to-
coast liners of the most modern de-
sign follow the latest of air aids to
serve the nation by carrying passen-
gers, mail and express in less than 16
hours. Our South American air
schedule has been boosted to bring
us in closer relationship with our
neighbor We fly to Alaska and COW
er this country with speed. Today,
more than ever in our history, must
America look for progress in the air.
We watch carefully the methods and
examples set in aviation by other
countries. We profit by their ex-
periences in the military field. With
the prospect appearing of trans
porting tanks and such military
equipment by air, we realize that
what we have accomplished in avia-
ton only spurs us on to bigger adj
VanceS for the future.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04
REQUIRED TO ENTER

Those girls around Kennewick who
are planning on entering college this
fall, who have completed their high
school training and are anxious to
be off into that very different world,
the college grounds, will be interest
ed in reading section Of require
ments of over hundred years ago,
required upon entrance to famous
womeniS institution. Consider to-
days stiff calculations and facts
that entrance examinations of many
colleges call forth. mo young lady
shall become a member of Mount
Holyoke college who cannot kindle
a fire, mash potatoes, repeat the
multiplication table and at least
tWo-thirds of the shorter catechism.
No young lady is expected to have
gentlemen acquaintance unless they
are returned missionaries, or agents
of benevolent societies." So paSseth
the days of sweetness and light and
into the age Of Utter and jeepers,
psycho-analyzing and allergies!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04
Meyers Receives Word
bf Fathers Death

BENTON CTTY-Howard Meyers
received message Friday of the death
that morning Of his father, F.. r.
Meyers, 20. at Davenport, Iowa.
Meyers died Of injuries from being
struck by a car August Is.
Jerry Grassland Of Grandview,
manager Of the ProSser and Benton
City Big Y warehouse last week re-
ceiVed orders to report September
l6 in Virginia to attend school.
He will be commissioned a first
lieutenant in the army.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Lewis, Bar
ney Jr., Bernice and Maxine re-
turned Tuesday from Ellensburg
where they visited Lewis parents
MIR. and Mrs. w. II. Lewis and at
tended the rodeo.
Mrs. Preston Brooks and daugh-
tiers, Helen and Anna Mae and Mrs
Frank Ortiz motored to Yakima Fri
day taking Mr.. and Mrs. Liston
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04

a.
In one of our exchanges Last
week appeared a story of a bake,
in that town. He conducts one
man shop. He makes all his bread
and delivers it to the grocers who
sell it. He sells all he can make
and could sell more because he
makes a superior product. He has
consistently refused to move into
larger quarters or employ any help.
He explains it this way: It'd rather
stay small, make what bread I can
and let the rest of the orders go. I
have no help to- quarrel with me that
] am not paying them enough I
don't have to work sixteen hours a
day to get enough money to pay
some one to work for me eight hours
a day. ] have no social security
tax to pay and no payroll tax. en-
joy my work and my business and
wouldn't take a big shop employing
several persons as gift if I had to
run it. I've solved the problem of a
happy business life. Before this re-
form wave of social legislation that
is sweeping the country gets over
with there will be a lot of the bigger
fellows running little places like
mine. If they ever try it once they
will never go back to big shop"
The fellow may have something at
that
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04
INSIDE LIES STRENGTH

There are many sections of the
countryside where lawns are burned
brown, where drought has left a
sorry looking strip of turf be it
creeping bent, blue or rye. The spec
tacle is pathetic and you almost
give up hope that the grass will ever
cover the spot with green again. But
there is nourishment in the underly-
ing ground perhaps and we can sup
ply the need for fertilization and
moisture if nature fails us. Funny
things lawns, like people! They ap-
pear to he past hope and we give
them up for. dead when along comes
a winters protection with a chance
to catch up and then spring sends
the shoots to prove that hope is not
gone. Summer finds that stretch of
green to be tended and nurtured
again. How typical of our lives when
the outer covering appears past
human hope. Underneath the dried
exterior there is probably a ground
work that will enrich and fertilize
the shell until the outside becomes
beautiful. But we've got to help it
along, like with the grass!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04
.Inarsaay. septembe, .

Brooks and daughter 1ucv
Idaho who have been hs,0 u sOIs
to the home Of Brooks, I co,'., a Vet
l: s. Pue for a visit, TS Nh
Brooks and Mr.. and NJ me Lists
austin who spent the wao y; Elnos
attic returned to Benton I o.. N &,
DAY evening and left for th 10y sH.
in Boise Monday. '''eT hone
Mrs. Ray Burmood n, H..
was a week end guest :, q, lSOpenl&
win Knowles. She LEFT Mo SIs. D.
home with Burmood who SIiT o1y %
group for States Day al py O.ueo u
Warren Morgan left T SbUSef.
ms home at Spokane after 'u way. h
his father, c. E. Morgan ' rvlsittg
summoned here again sat,rs he Va
cause his fathers conditio rtI ~ b.
worse. MorganS is report s OeCans
improving and Warren lsss . b
Monday for his teaching no ~ ,asas
the Spokane schools, position b
Willis Finley returned =.
Lewis Monday after q ,.S = FOt
visit with his parents. nv 1s w, caE
Will Finley. '' ano Nh
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04
Out-Of-TOwn Guests
Return from Visit

BENTON CITY-Mrs. John Car
penter and daughter, Connie, and
Albert Knopp of Wapato returned on
Sunday from Twin Falls, Idaho,
where they went on Thursday to
visit Mrs. Carpenters relatives.
Mrs. w. E. Fillmore and daugh-
ter, Wilma and Merle Russell, were
Yakima visitors Thursday.
A son was born Tuesday, August
26 to Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Crowley
(Dorothea Thompson) at the Pasco
hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Murray spent
the holidays visiting at the home
of their son-in-law and daughter,
MIR. and Mrs. Don West in Wenat-
chez.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04
INSTALLMENT BUYING

There is raised the subject of
tightening the credit that is AL
lowed by small loan companies, of
demanding larger down payments
and of shortening the periods where
debts are being paid, and of INSTALL
ment buying generally. In short, the
plan is to curb installment buying
to help in preventing the initiation
Of prices and to soften the blow OF
any boom following the defense pro-
gram. Since about six million Am
erican families use this plan to OBJ
tain those things which they can't
afford to pay for all at one time,
such a Tightening would greatly af-
feet a goodly number of people. If
credit strings are frightened where
money is borrowed on time, this
would affect around seven million
Americans. Many a Kennewick man
expresses himself vehemently against
installment buying, honestly feel
ing that such a method has done
mucn to injure us economically
There are points in favor of this
side when you see about you the
many instances when buying on the
easy payment plan has been so
abused that it has consequently led
to the financial difficulties of many
a man. But on the other side they
cite the high living standard of the
american working man, the many
advantages enjoyed by our great
majority through the policy of in
stallment purchases. When manag-
ed carefully, wisely and competent
ly, this is way of life that seems
to give more satisfaction to the bus
mess man and his customers. But if
money is coming in pretty fast for
a while and we talk ourselves into
turning it into various luxuries that
are beyond our means and through
a boom we kid our pocketbooks into
accepting the squirt as a permanent
thing going head over heels into
debt, perhaps we might need to be
on our instalment buy
ing.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04
SCHOOL BUSES

The time is ripe for the annual
caution to drivers to pay heed to the
school bus as it plies its route from
the nations schoolhouses Despite
signs that are erected in the school
zones cautioning the driver to go
slow and to stop for buses that are
loading and unloading children, still
these signs mean nothing if the
motorist won't take trouble to drive
safely every place for the sake of
children. There isn't school year
rolls by but there are series of
accidents which occur through ne
elect upon the part of someone. It
certainly isn't because of school bus
is hard to distinguish as they are
plainly marked and brightly paint
ed to designate their purpose. Driv-
erS of these school buses are chosen
for their previous record for eau
ton. Children are warned often
enough about stopping, looking and
listening before they cross street
or highway. They grow up knowing
of traffic hazards and trained to
guard against accidnts. Heaven
knows the auto driver is aware that
this country is Astounding in ia
talities to school children. Perhaps
all Of us are lax in our school bus
problem, the driver, his youthful
passengers and the rest of us as mo-
florists. We can't be in such'a hurry
here in Kennewick that our mission
is more important than the life of a
child. Think of an excuse that
would outweigh the Importance of
snuffing short the laugh and an
tics of a child. You think of one,
YOUR editor can't!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04

The government is doing a lot OF
talking about price control, but is
not doing anything about it. It re-
minds us of what Mark Twain said
about the weather. According to
Mark Twain there was a lot of talk
about the weather but nothing was
ever done about it. There is a feel
ing that the government is not al
together sincere in its effort to con-
troll prices. Those in authority favor
higher prices in farm products and
higher wages, wages considerably
higher than now prevail. The theory
is to create a large buying power to
boost industrial production. Because
of this the government isn't going
to make very determined effort to
hold down prices. AS a result prices
may even get more out of control
than they were during the World
war. At least it will be safe to lay
plans and proceed on this basis. The
attitude of the government in this
matter is due to the pressure of in
terested groups and blocks upon con-
gress. Each one is contending for
higher prices in its line. Congress is
more or less responsive to the de-
mands of the stronger organized
groups. Because Of this, extreme
moderation is advisable in the ac-
ceptance of most price control talk.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04
First Complete Reunion
Held in Twenty Years

R1CHLAND-The c. G. Copeland
home Sunday was the scene of a
family reunion, the first in twenty
years that all seven of Mr.. and Mrs.
Copeland's children and their fam
lilies had been together. Those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Cope
land and sons, Dick and Johnnie of
Richland, Master Sergeant Maurice
Copeland and children, Ed and
Patty from Marsh Field, California,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Copeland from
Los Angeles, California, Mr.. and Mrs.
Glen Copeland and daughters, Lu-
cile and Mabel of Los Angeles, Mr.
and Mrs. Rudolph Schmidt and
children, Phyllis and David of Zil-
lah, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Alexan-
drea and daughter, jeanne of Zil-
lah and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hicken-
bottom and children, Bob, Joyce and
Kay of Sunnyside, Miss Helen Holt
of Tacoma and Herbert Warrener of
Grandview.
Rev. Bell drove to Pullman Friday
and was accompanied home Satur-
day by his father and mother, who
are spending the week visiting him
here.
MIR. and Mrs. Sherman Muncey
and daughter, Doris, and Mrs. Maur-
ice Compton and daughter, Gale,
spent Monday visiting at the nome
of Mrs. Sherman Muncey's mother,
Mrs. Blaeway in Walla Walla.
MIR. and Mrs. John Dam and son,
Norman, are spending the week in
Bremerton visiting at the home of
their son-in-law and daughter.
Roy Brasfield of Fort Lewis visit
ed Wednesday at the Harlon Mum
cey home.
Mrs. c. Lamb and children Phyllis
and Marjorie left Tuesday for their
home in Boynton, Florida, after
having spent the past two weeks
visiting at the home of Mrs. Lambs
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred ORA
per.
Austin Murray, Billie Folger,
Kathleen Muncey and Mervin
Meitchner drove to Pendleton Mon
day, where Miss Folger took the
United Air Line plane for her
home in Red Bluff, California.
Media Fletcher accompanied Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Marsh to vancou-
yer Monday. Miss Fletcher will
teach in the Vancouver schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vic Nelson accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred See
ger drove to Enumclaw Sunday. MIR.
and Mrs. Seeger had been visiting at
the Nelson and w. Rider homes for
the past week.
MIR. and Mrs. Glen Nagley jr. and |
baby of Endicott, Miss Jane Nagley
of Walla Walla and Dean Nagley of |
Wallula, were weekend guests at |
the G. A. Nagley home.
Ed Estes Of Fort Lewis spent the :,
weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Estes. He plans to
eave this fall for manoeuvers in
louisiana.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04

We can't stir up lot of sympathy
and grief over the death of Bruno
MuSsolini, the dictator's son. He is
the fellow who flew an airplane over
the crowds of unarmed refugee
Abyssinian men, women and child
rem and shot them in the backs with
a machine gun and then wrote home
gloating over the achievement and
speaking of it as beautiful and glor-
iouS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04
Investigation Invited

in fact, so important is the
training of flying instructors that
the government is asking military
deferrment for all young men en-
rolled in advanced, approved pilot
training schools. Young men and
women who wish to qualify for
instructors positions are urged to
see Mr.. Baxter or write him at
the Central Aircraft hanger, Yak
ina Airport. Phone 9941. Terms
are arranged for reliable young
men and women.-Adv.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04

Our supply house seems to take
pleasure in sending us numerous no
tices appraising us of the fact that
prices Of supplies are advancing. They
attempt to sooth our nerves by tell
ing us that supplies are difficult to
secure and that We will be lucky to
get them.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04

Living costs are scheduled to ad-
vance this year and next. Advance
in living costs is initiation by what
ever name it is called. If living costs
advance Is percent, a dollar then
becomes worth only rs cents. If
prices advance so percent, a dollar
becomes worth only so cents. In
other words it would take two dol
lars to buy one dollars worth of
commodities. This is initiation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04

Our suggestion as means of saw
ing metal is to make automobile tags
Of a substitute composition. The
automobiles of the country are car
rying around thousands of tons of
steel in tags that might just as well
be made from some non-metal sub
Stitute.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-09-04

There is a threat to halt INSTALL
ment buying. Many who resort to. in
stallment buying would be better off
in many ways if they went on a cash
basis. The installment buyer pays
high rate of interest and as con-
sequence really gets less for his
money than the man who waits until
ne has the money and pays cash.