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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14


merce of that city were Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert f. Rosson, Jr., Albert
Brown, Mrs. +. B. Guess, Mayor W
q. Howell and frankie Cresswen.
They were privileged to hear H. V,
kaltenborn, noted news commenta-
or during the afternoon after at
tending the lunch -.
Mr.. and Mrs William Strub have
returned to fernando after spi2d
ing a week here.
Miss Patsy McDade is the guest
of Miss Jane Harrington at her
home here this week. This young
visitor comes from Clarksdale,
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jimmy Brown viii regret to learn
that they have moved to Jackson,
Tenn, TO make their home. Durant
friends yields them with great deal
of regret.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Durham have
returned from a delightful vacation
trip to points in Florida.
Miss Ray Bishop, Sails, is visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. Kate Bishop
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wickham Winborn
and Dixie, Kosciusko, spent the
week end here.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. V. McCullar and
Linda Lou, are enjoying trip to
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Longinotti and
James went to Houston Sunday
where they visited relatives.
Miss Florence Nicely has returned
from LSU at Baton Rouge, La where
she attended summer school
Mr.. and Mrs. William Coca and
Ann, of Grenada, visited Mr. and
Mrs. F. J. Strub Sunday.
Miss Lauree Durham, Jatkson.
spent the week end with her par
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Ashley, Mrs. M.
T. Woods, MissCV Sara Ann Elliott,
Annie Lee Thornton and Katherine
Burrell spent Sunday in Greenville.
Mr.. and Mrs. G! W. Drane, Jr. and
Thomas Walton spent the week end
with relatives here. They have now
returned to their home in Jackson.
Mrs. George Povall spent the week
end in Natchez with her husband,
Lieutenant Povall, who is now in
Louisiana with the 31st Division for
summer maneuvers.
Gordon Leard was among those
coming home for the week end from
Ragley, La. where he is with the
3lst Division in summer meneuvers.
Mrs. Byron Clendinning spent the
weekend in Jackpn.
Mrs. Bert S. Erwin and Sue Ellen
are expected home soon from Marked
Tree, Arkansas where they have been
visiting Their friends will be sorry
to learn that Mr. Erwin. who repre-
sents GMAC, has been transferred
to Memphis and they will leave soon
70 make their home there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry O'Cain and
Richard left Thursday for indiana
polls, Indiana for their vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs Clyde Thompson
visited their daughter !, the Proven
torium at Magee recently. Mrs.
Thompson has been VIZ ing in Jack
son this week
Mrs. Flake T. Hodges and daugh-
ter, Becky, of Amory visited in the
home of Mrs. Richard Harden awhile
Friday morning enroute 20 Louisiana
TO visit her husband, Sgt. Hodges,
who is with the 31st Division on sum
Yer maneuvers
Miss LaVania Siddon Bowling
Green, spent several days last week
with her aunt and suncle, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. o. Ritter,
Mrs. Bill Hand and Mrs. Gladys
Cade, West, spent last Wednesday
in Durant
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Ferguson, Of
Indianola, have moved back to Du-
rant to reside. Mr.. Ferguson is with
the L. B. Price Mercantile Co. and
was Formerly located here. Their
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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14

DR., w. D, May of Meridian was
visitor in Durant the past week end.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14

Mr.. Lewis Parkinson is now con-
nected with the Pan-ATerican Life
Insurance Co.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
Detroiter on u. S. Taxes

THE Investment Bankers Association of America
/ heard warning from its president, Emmett f.
Connely of Detroit at the annual convention in Hollywood
Beach Fla. that there TREND in the United States
toward 'socalistic. totalitarian economy"
He said that the history of totalitarisp systems Is
that socastc governments tax savings out of existence
and then the money to put private enterprise IN bond
to government.
In view of the amazingly frank statement in Wash
ineton recently that the purpose of proposed taxation
was TO MOP Up THE SURPLUS IN THE POCKETS OF
THE PEOPLE it be wondered if there is not some
thing more substantial than a trend
If having national resources and enterprise in the
BONDAGE OF DEBT is totahtaransm, the United
States is not DRIFTING but has ARRIVED.
AS Mr. Conney said, we now have SIXTY BILLION
DOLLAR DEBT, and have eonhseatory taxation at
such rate there surplus left from income and
industry operating largely on government loans instead
of public investment
FURTHER as Mr.. Connely said:
I The United States certainly is NOT BETTER
OFF with a sixty billion dollar national debt than it
was when the national debt billion and quarter
dollars.
1.-THE United States is not better off when taxes
consume large share of the income of all elements
that there is surplus.
The United States is certainly not better off when
industry expands not the investment OF the peoples
savings. but the loans made by agencies of the
government.
What is happening to the thrifty investing AMER
ICAN public he concluded is what happened in Europe
Of course the American people are not BETTER OFF
in their present situation and they must expect obe
progressively WORSE OFF if the situation continues to
develop according to its present trend.
ND it should be remembered that this socalstic
"A did not originate in the present emergency,
but was being followed long years before the war in
Europe gave impetus to national defense program
Our socialistic government had accumulated MOST
of the present sixty billion dollar debt before the
1t had ALREADY increased taxes to the point of
moppng up the pockets Of the people before the war
1t had shocking part of the nations industrial and
business enterprise IN HOOK TO GOVERNMENT before
the
Now we must bear the further debts and taxes of
defense and perhaps of war, IN ADDITION TO the
staggering burdens previously and deliberately imposed
upon the nation for frankly and purely socastc purpose
Mr. Connely said the totalitarianism which started
in Russia in 1917 and spread throughout Europe has
appeared" here
More truthfully, it is ENTRENCHED mere.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
L # ers TO
The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:
~ 80 80 ~
I WOULD like TO say a(few


7 WOULD like to say a(few
words IN reply to Afred
Adams. He wishes some one
would tell him what harm Italy,
Germany or Japan have done to
the United States.
The rulers of these countries
have caused the death Of thou
sands of innocent people for no
other reason than that the
rulers want TO rule the world.
The wars they have started
have cost The United States
thousands Of lives and billions of
dollars.
Is this enough to cause us to
begin defending ourselves, or
should We lay down our guns and
let them conquer, and enslave
the last one Of our friendly
HtIEIlbOlN dNIONS iIi' lIVIlu
He infers that Hitler cant
get over here to bother US. Pos
Sibly not. But he can sink our
ships. control our foreign trade,
compel us 10 keep a standing
army and spend billions every
year for fighting equipment, and
keep us in constant fear
He condemns the senator's
who voted 10 repeal the neutral
ity act That was the most
unjust law that ever blotted the
statute books. II should have
been called the legalized muir
der act.
II permitted the United States
10 furnish Italy with war ma
terial 10 slaughter tho Ethiopi-
ans. material to Japan 10 kill
the Chinese. and furnished Ger
many while they fought our
good neighbors in Europe.
Just why should we have a
law prohibiting Uncle Sam 10
arm his own boats for our pro-
lection?
WALLACE EDMONDS,
92S r. First street,
ROYAL Oak.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
Poker Game ofJapan
And u. S. Likened to Stud
By DOROTHY THOMPSON

to break the Fernch treaty with
Russia.
Immediately after ward he
made pact with Russia and
turned against France.
Even his first speech after
Munich=-O October, 1898. in Saar-
brucken was directed against
France.
But that didn't mean he had
abandoned the war on Russia.
1t Just meant he had post
poned it-as negotiated peace
now between Japan and China
would mean poStponing the
cleaning up process IN China
while Japan moved against Rus
STA or SouthwardS.
Hitlcr's diplomatic triumph
the greatest he ever has had
was in the play that divided
Russia from the Western pow
erS.
That alone made il possible
for Hitler to make war. 49,.
Perhaps that same tactic
dividing China from her Pacific
allies-was Japan'S only hope of
making war now.
We don't know But there has
not been another Munich in
Washington.
THE AXIS politicians wanted a
Il fourth card. and a fourth
hope. and that concerned Amer
lean domestic politics.
They hoped first, that they
could bring about A cleavage
between American labor and the
American government, repeating
again the French experience.
What they wanted was either
n labor victory by strike, or a
labor defeat by repressive anti
labor legislation.
Either eventualty won ] d
please them equally. for they
are not interested in one side or
the other; they are only inter-
eSted in diSunltN. ............--...-
The President saw this game,
and he avoided il.
And Congress. we trust, viii
be as wise AS he.
But the Axis politicians had a
fifth hope. and that was the
fifth column. and here, 10 our
eternal shame. it must be re-
corded that they have had a
diplomatic success.
When the army Of Gen. Won
KleiSt let the Axis down before
RoStov; when the army of Cen
eraI Rommell failed IN rescue
the Axis in Libya; when the
President refused 10 drive China
into the Japanese trap; when
American labor did not stop pro-
duction. and The American army
did not march out against
American workers when even
Petain became a little COY then
the America First Committee
rushed TO the assistance Of the
Axis with couple of diplomatic
panzer divisions.
I AM happy 10 say this, because
| still want negotiated
peace inside America, between
all honest Americans.
But what has the America
First Committee done - and
done right AT this moment, the
most crucial moment IN the
enormously important negotla-
tons with Japan?
II has begun Matchmaking
our representatives and senators
with the threat that they Will
not be reelected unless at this
moment they play the Axis
game.
They are threatening the
country with divided Congress,
which could paralyze either
legislative or executive author
ity. lose us the war, and lose
US the peace.
/ And, OF course. 90 wa ell
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
Lest Tragedy Strike

WYE ARE glad that Governor Van Wagner has not
w icined most Of the Midwest in belttling Mayor
La Guardias plans for civilian defense west of the
Alleghenes.
Somehow many Midwestefn states have got the
idea that if reaches the United States the Midwest
will be in the slightest danger of ever being bombed
Reliable military spokesman have warned time and
again that if become involved in the the giant
industrial plants of Detroit Chicago and other Central
states cities will be among the first targets of long
range enemy bombers.
We can't subscribe, therefore, to the lukewam
attitude of Midwesern governors and mayors to civilian
defense measures
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

THE poker game between the
i United States and Japan is
stud with most of the cards on
the table. and without a lock
into anybodyS hand il is pretty
clear how things are gong.
In this game the Russian card
rounds out our hand and not
the laps, as the Japs expected
it would
The Japanese expected that
Moscow would fall during the
American negotiations, and the
Russian resistance as whole
would collapse this Winter, Hit
Ter would get the Caucasion oil.
and Germany would he enabled
TO launch an all out attack on
Britain.
We don't know whether Hit
Ter intended TO make this
frontal attack on Britain, or
mop up the Middle East
He promised the first and pre-
pared for the second.
But at this moment the two
points of departure for his at
tack on the Middle East are
being crippled the Won klelSt
army in Rostov and the Rommel
army in Libya, the two plnchers,
are being pinchcd.
Japan also hoped that during
y the negotiations. NiChy might
deliver the French fleet and
strategical points in North
Africa 10 the Nazis.
If that should happen, it
would he blow not only
against the British, but against
the United States, for we are
Immediately interested IN all
shifts of naval power, and IN
the transition of African points
vital 10 hemisphere defense.
We don't know yet The re-
suits of the conference near
Paris. but we have some hints.
First, il was announced that
there would be a meeting be-
tween Hitler and Petaln, and
second. Rome said officially that
MuSsolini would like TO par
tlclpate
Had that happened, II would
have been very important
conference, perhaps decisive.
perhaps a negotiated peace be-
tween the AXIS and Nichy.
Bu, II was only Goerlng who
turned up, and with no Italian
at all
So we can guess that Petain
had developed a certain re-
uCtance in view of the events
in Libya and in Russia.
II is not certain what Petaln
would do IN another situation
but a. he himself remarked, it
is deeds. not words, that count
So the Petain card didn't
make any full house for the
Japs, either.
THERE was a third card:
The division OF America from
China
II IS now clear that kurusu
was sent to Washington with a
task 90 got the &C" dropped
from the ABC powers and TO
threaten Chang Kai-Shck into
a negotiated peace with japan.
Then the Japs would have had
their hands free 10 enter the
southern Pacific against US.
This is japanese diplomacy on
the Hitler model, hut by this
time nobody has 10 be very
bright 10 see II.
From 1896 10 the end of 1888
the Nazi propaganda and dlplo-
macy were directed only against
( Russia rs Japan was directed
only against China and were
full Of friendship for tho west
ern powers. a. was Japan
Hitler persuaded France and
Britain 10 allow Russia 10 be
! isolated, and finally. at Munich
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
WALLACE FDMONDS,
92S r. First street,
Royal Oak.
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR;
/ READ Of group Of wise
i ladies who suggested that
the radio serial story given daily
be set aside on Christmas Day.
and good Christmas music be
given instead
am sure that this would
meet with wholehearted APP
proval by all who appreciate
the Holy Christmas Spirit on
this day of days.
GRACE DAVIES,
AS Fast Troy,
Ferndale, Mich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
Maxi Collapse
This Month
Not Unlikely
Goebbels Tells Germans
More Than He intends
BY PAUL MALLON

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Herr
W Goehhels has been telling
the world m ore than he in
tended
His last two speeches have
stressed the point 10 the Ger
man people OF how bitter de-
feat for them would be- Until
80 days ago, Goebbels never con-
Sldcred that possibility
Untrl the boG.down of EIitler,s
Russian campaign GochhelS was
Spouting solely upon the happier
theme of the fruits of prospec-
tive victory
This new line of German prop
uganda Is obviously a confession
that seams are cracking in Ger
man morale and need plastering.
GONE eminent official aHthori-
ties here are coming around
TO the astounding view that
Nazl breakdown and Allie d
peace may develop before the
first Of the year.
Their hopes have 2 been
strengthened by the official
Rome reports Of Trieste up
rising against MusSolini and the
fragmentary notices they re-
Ceived from Axis sources about
the growing dissatisfaction Of
Axis peoples with their regimes.
Official odds on the prospect
of the fall of Moscow dropped
from ! TO ; 10 even money in
the last week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
Pot HOiIiHH
By ARTHUR aBrGse BAER

BY ARTHtR 'BtGS' BAER
dsshng up Burma Road remember that the only
topic a peace conference
They watched bols bat hear the sound
OF sizzling kettles the orient.
don't think know Ultimate destination any than
a fellow in a Conga line led by a sineed
There can be no war unless Congress says pu
vote YOU viii find lads 10 cloak which the
Sutherland Of Senate
Yell looks the best can hope Tor IL
sO-day option the inevitable
Dstrbu,sa - In,snslonsi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
have predicted. they are rush
ing support TO fascism under
an anti--FaScist slogan

oii pAAN' 49, =
IN THE whole diplomatic
i game, the America First
Committee has been the only
ace in the hole for the Axis.
It has come through bravely
for them.
And everything it is doing
the work Of the mothers In
dermining the morale Of the
navy; the introduction of the
1912 elections INTO the diplo-
matte negotiations is played by
the AXIS to undermine the
morale Of Petain and OF Chang
kai-Shek, and creates in Toxic
the false impression that Japan
can risk war with us.
The America FirstcrS help
therefore to bring Japan into
the war, and if they should
succeed. they should help us to
lose the war by the only way
we could lose it dlSunity in the
country
(By the Bell Syndicate. lncD
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
Dee. s, 1870

Raj Tdanes bomb Dusseldorf,
Germany, and ltalys royal
arsenal AT Turin.
Greeks claim the Italians are
in full retreat from Porto Edda
and Argyrokastron. on the
southeast front, in Albania.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

Mr.. VAN WAGoNER's response, however is re-
INI assuring Whether the chance Of Michigan being
attacked is great or remote, he fully supports the
Civilian defense program.
He favors the enrolment and training of civilian
defense staff the establishment of control ceners to
earry out the program and the designation of depots
from which and relief parties might be dispatched
to bombed sectors.
He proposes the adoption of uniforms and insignia
for citizen defense workers.
He demands the end of disorder and rivalry in the
dissemination of defense information
We heartily endorse the governors recommends
tons and urge that they be put into effect
possible so that there shall be question that
prepared if emergency does arise.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
25 YEARS AG1 TODAY
Dec. S. feIs

The Italian liner Palermo.
with several Americans on board,
is reported torpedoed off the
Spanish coast.
James w Gerard, American
ambassador 10 Germany, after
six weeks vacation IN this coun-
try sails for Berlin. taking with
him four tons Of food.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

OF the 50O175 cases of twins
born IN the United States in %
years, census records show that
both we're males in 1883
cases, both were females in
162.SS1 cases, and one of each
in 1854 cases.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

ing of selected and efficient man
power in inSuring skilled labor
to defense production.
TRUE, a labor supply commit
tee, operating under the
able direction OF Arthur S.
Fleming of the civil service
commission, has been created
within the OPM framework.
This committee has been
working for some time, but little
public attention has been given
TO its activity.
II has at least one virtue-in
this field, the government seems
10 have at least partly appreef-
ated the vital necessity of CO.
ordinating the efforts OF all
agencies affected by single
purpose under a single directive
head.
This is a basic principle of or
ganization which has been TOO
generally neglected in other
phases of our mobilization ef-
fort.
GONE idea OF the need for CEN
y trallzed control is conveyed,
IN this complex field or labor
supply, by considering the num-
Der of agencies that arc vitality
involved.
In addition 10 the branches
of the labor division of OPM are
included, among others, the de-
Tense vocational training division
Of the federal security agency,
the United States employment
service and all It's affiliated state
services, the civil service COM
mission, NYA. department of ag-
riculture WPA amt the great
employers of defense production
army, navy and maritime com
mission.
Certain attenuated officers Of
the wrecked department Of
labor and the federal commit
Zee on apprenticeship are also
involved.
IN ENGLAND this entire
problem is handled by single
ministry ofAabor az II is in all
other adequately organized gov
ernmentS.
That II has been necessary to
coordinate all these agencies
through an office not even con-
nected with the department of
labor is a sad commentary on
the haphazard growth Of our
Topsy-like mobilization organi-
Zation..
Under these handicaps the
work Of Mr.. Fleming and his
emergency organization are sub
lect TO even more commenda-
ton.
We may hope that the prog
resS he has made will not he
impaired by petty interdepart-
mental chickering's.
Rumblings of these are al
ready beginning TO be omInouSly
heard from some of the highly
perfumed prima donnas who are
the titular heads Of the organi-
zation from which some of these
subcommittee are drawn.
4 GOOD deal has been heard
"A about the ultimate authority
Of Sidney Hlllman as the top
side Poo-Bah Of all labor policies
OF this government.
IF, with the clear authority
IF plenary executive order in
this field. he cannot stop the
petty iealousies of existing bu-
reaus whose pcace-time preroCa-
tive may he here unimportantly
invaded he can hardly escape
responsibility for the result If
that he neither creditable nor
effective.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

DELLfCOSE General Lear has
~ screamed for educational di-
rectors TO instruct his army in
special strategic lines. but. many
who could do it are still hang
ing around the war department
in soft desk Jobs.
Officers w Il h educational
background not only from West
Point but also from the war
college are clinging desperately
TO their chairs at headquarters
here.
The general staff has noted
the situation and does not con-
si6er General Lear's advice as
out Of order.
An exodus Of trained officials
from Washington chairs in
GLIDING those Of Assistant War
Secretary PatterSon'S Office viii
be started shortly
TlIE Japanese have not re-
Il Trained from bombing the
Burma road because they are
soft-hearted. They have the air
fields from which to cut off
China's life line, but they are a
little short of gasoline and
planes.
If they get around 10 that
vital overlooked method of at
tack. they will find daredevil
American fiers in Chinese pur-
suit ships.
The United States Army has
secretly encouraged lis oaSn
fierS 10 resign and JON the
American legion in Chinese SerV-
tee under a former flier, Clare
Chenatiit.
He was allowed 10 resign be-
cause Of physical inhImity. and
any army fier who thinks he has
arthritiS or lumhago can do the
same
TheNoruclal count suggests 2i6
American aviatorS have similarly
developed ailng symptoms. but
the up-to-date unofficial figure
is near 500.
American flierS seem 10 have
a special liking for japanese
competition,
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

THE White House has pri-
Vately told congressional
kIbit2erS- not To get too excited
about the poker game with
Toxic.
An eminent Senate authority
was tipped Wednesday TO pass
the word around that the bel
ligerent chess moves being made
on both sides of the board need
not be Interpreted at face value.
War was apparently not expected
by the topmost authority.
What worried congressman,
nevertheless, was The possibility
that the game would get little
too Shrewd and smart and cause
pre- d. c m mt from which
neither side could retire short
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