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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-08
Complete Superiority in Air
Claimed by Raj Fighters
By DOROTHY THOMPSON

tinually with the unforeseen,
counting on leadership and i'm
provisation whereas the NaZi
counts on staff work.
The sea made Britain and
British education has salt air
in it at all times in the emphasis
on personal leadership. The
German is accustomed 10 bat
ting against other men; the
Briton is accustomed to battling
against the elements. and the
elements are arbitrary and do
not take orders from the luft-
wape command.
british airmen have had OPP
- portunitieS TO encounter
many Nazi pilots who have been
shot down. They characterize
them on the whole as a boast
full lot.
"Disgustingly arrogant" they
say. Lately" they add, "they
have been less So"
Some Nazis have given them
selves up docilely and confessed
they were glad to be out of il.
But as a rule. the British air.
men say. the NaZis have an UNI
shakeable, servile confidence in
the Fuehrer, who in their minds
can make no mistake.
He made mistake about
being In London by September
II. last year." one Briton
twitted
"He changed his mind" a Nazi
airman replied coldly.
The British airmen say, "the
Nazis believe their own propa-
ganda is a jolly good thing for
us"
The Nazis, for instance. are
surprised at being fed in Eng
land. They expect brutal treat
ment, They do not get it from
the British airmen. but neither
do they get the British airmen's
admiration.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-08
Blood ---Tears Now

WHEN Leon price Controll Henderson said recently
w that the economic dislocatons of the nations pres
ent course can only by sweating blood and tears
he not foong
The sweating of tears is already we'll upon us
Night-closing of gasoline filling stations in the east
en seaboard states ironically called voluntary has re-
putedy deprived at least 100000 workers of employment
Disruption of the silk processing industries, for which
not even the preense Of voluntary action is claimed has
cut the supports of job and income out from
under some 200 600 workers.
These third Of million bread winners for the
most part heads of families and therefore represent not
Just themselves but SEVERAL TIMES THEIR NUMBER
in dependent women children and aged and infirm.
BY accepted estimates the bread winner in our
American life represents FOUR PERSONS.
oNSERVATIVEI.Y then this sudden and catastro-
y phc shedding of tears affects MORE THAN ONE
MILLION PEOPLE.
These are not American families hitherto without
fixed and useful place the productive life of the nation.
They have been firmly established in ganfu pursuits,
making their Independent way in the tmehonored Amerl-
can manner. producing and earning according to
American standards of industry and proficiency and thrift
What burdens Of uncertainty and fear have suddenly
weighed heavily upon these Woodworking sel-supporng
American families?
How many neutrality-suspicious. homes are involved?
How many partaly-educaed children are affected?
How much of the frugality and sedenia and careful
planning of parents is made utterly futile!
MR. HENDERSON certainly right that it was
wi picture of dark days" which it his response
bity to paint.
These are indeed the DARK DAYS of which he spoke.
for the 100000 people upon whom the "back-out OF
economic disruption has already descended.
How much of this sweating of tears we in for?
What other American economic and social groups,
encompassng whole fields of industry and employment
may suddenly find themselves cast beyond the pale of
sef-sustenance?
What safeguards do we have that the OTHER HALF
Of Mr. Henderson's dire prediction may not also
true-that the sweating of blood may not follow the
wholesale sweating of tears thus experienced?
AVE the American people no HOPE of obtaining
i such safeguards?
Have they RIGHT to them?
Have they way to command and obtain them?
The American people should utilize their democratic
processes of protest and command to instruct and inn
press their before the last opportunity to do
SO is gone.
II they want the sweating of tears" stopped before
the dslocaons of present universal they
should express and assert themselves.
If they want to AVOID the sweating of blood"
which mpends, they should take determined and vigor
and courageous stand against the destructive
II.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-08
Russian Pay
For u. S. War
Supplies Seen
Too Raw TO Suggest
Reds Defend Us
BY HUGH S. JOHNSON

n PPAkENILf the Russians
are going to pay for the
supplies we are TO send 10 them
10 resist the aggressors."
Maybe that is because il is a
little too raw to suggest that
they are a nation resisting ag-
gresSion" or are fighting to de
Tending democracy everywhere"
We started out 10 help brave
little Finland when she was
defending her democracy and re-
sisting aggression against this
same Soviet Russia. Now Fin
land is against us.
We with England and France
encouraged democratic Poland
TO her destruction by resisting
the aggressors and an equal
partner in the aggression turned
out TO be these same Reds under
Comrade Joey Stain.
We were shocked when he
raVaged and swallowed the
Baltic republics. Now that he
and his fellow thug Adolf. are
tearing at each others entralls
who has the face 10 say that IN
helping Stain we are defending
democracy?
ONE Of the reasons why the
" war-minded men in this
country and their British as
sociates have been disappointed
in their appeals 10 our people
for unity for immediate war is
the transparent insincerity OF
some of their appeals--of which
defending the democracies' and
resisting the aggressors are
examples.
This war is. and from the
start has been. A war of empires
for world domination our part
in il is 10 protect ourselves
from being squeezed.
II might have been less clever
10 have made this clear to our
people from the start instead OF
sugaring them with slogans and
mush. II might have been less
clever. but it would have been
much more honest and. As ! be-
heve. more effective for unity.
DUT we can no more afford 10
ID 60 10 sleep with our thumb
in Stains mouth than he could
afford the same luxury with Hit
Ter. 1t is said with a gesture
that we are going 10 supply
Stains armies.
We haven't enough for our
own army. much less Britain's.
The only practicable available
supply route is across the Pa
cific. But is it to our advantage
10 build a strong Soviet force IN
the Siberian maritime prov
inCeS?
1t was only year ago that
one of our chief worries was the
threat of Russian air bases close
10 our shores in the north Pa
cific. All these recent gestures
Of ours seem TO lack the evil
denceS Of sincerity and prudence.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-08
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-08

I ONDON. Aug. 8. by Wire
~ lesS)-Without exception the
Raj fighters with whom I have
talked claim complete superior
ity in the air as far as our fuel
will take us"
They do not claim it merely
man for man and plane for
plane, but as a fighting force.
They acknowledge radical
numerical superiority Of Nazis,
When I asked, before the
Russian campaign they an
swered, mot altogether"
But in the first two weeks Of
the Russian campaign there was
nothing but rubbish in the air.
We have pulled a lot of firstrate
Nazi pilots back from the east
ern front.
NI1E NaZl numerlCal SUPERIOR
l. ity does not bother the Raj
fighters. however. They remem-
Der, when il was overwhelming,
when man for man and plane
for plane superiority accom-
pliShed wonders. They say. 1.-The
original enemy tactic is no
good.
TOO many planes are as bad
as too few. When the air is
black with them II is like flying
into n flight of wild geese.
Maybe you came down. but
YOU also had n chance Of bring
ing down five or even 10 Of them.
They got in each Others way.
They even had TO paint the
noses of their planes yellow to
, distinguish their own"
They say contemptuously, the
Nazis are brave lot when they
outnumber us 10 10 >. But they
won't come in even with tactical
advantages even when fighting
over their own soil where they
could bail out in relative safety
unless they are numerically
superior. There are occasional
exceptions. of course. but that
holds as a generality"
T'IIE Raj men have great
L strategical disadvantages in
daylight bombing over Germany.
Except from great heights
made increasingly effective by
the new American bombers
capable of carrying heavy bomb
loads il is out of the question
because no fighters can fuel
themselves TO Germany and
back. But within an area which
they can cover they fear no
Nazi planes. or fleets of them.
They declare they are push
ing the air battle front further
and further into France. They
also are convinced of the SUI
periority of their fighting planes
in speed and height. But above
all they are convinced of their
superiority in personnel. initia-
tive. teamwork and sheer quits.
"If the Nazis could add to
their operationsl tactics half Of
the British CUTS they would he
invincible," one airman said.
THE RATS attitude toward
the NaZiS is that of members
of the free corps toward a mass
of men.
Personally I am inclined TO
think that the British airman
is nearer the sailor than the
soldier. whereas the Na1i air
man is nearer the soldier than
the sailor.
The NaZi airman is a man in
boots: the British airman is not.
Like the sailor he counts con-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-08
25 YEARS AGO TODAY
August 8, 1916

Allies win four-mle front
along the Somme.
Italians take Gorilla bridge
head pierce Isonzo front and
take 10000 Austrian prisoners.
Russians close in on Teutons
at StaniSlau.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-08
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
August 8, 1910

British destroy So German
planes out Of an attacking
armada of 800 over English
coast.
Germans claim II ships sunk
when luftwaffe attacked convoy
off the British Isles.
Britain offers India stronger
voice in government in return
for fuller war aid.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-08

Daytime Double
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

II we cant get gasoline from twilight ~ dawn
up things by driving twice fast in the daytime
got stranded up Vermont the other night and
in on the tow-rope That's the way always come in
The first in violations Wednesday when
traitor discovered smuggling gasoline in vespocket
lighter.
They will shoot him just when he could have
gotten gasoline again.
The fellow next door 10 got out his old Model T.
pated her hood promised her drink Of kicked her
In the and of she Henry made great
After the tank empty she would 30 miles the Smell
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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-07-03

work exhibits which were inspected
after the services.
Awaiting candidates for baptism
will be baptized Sunday night.
The Brotherhood reports very
happy visits to Churches in the Coun-
ty in the interest of Sunday School
Improvement. A car of representa-
tives of our organization visited the
Jones County Associational Brother
hood meeting in Laurel Friday nigh.
Those going were Clark Stevens, j.
o. Ritter, Sylvan Boyette, w. H.
Counts and j. H. Street.
Sunday School Visitation Days are
Friday and Saturday of this week.
The work of grading and drain
ing our Church grounds has been
beautifully completed. Further work
will be done soon.
Sunday Services
Sunday School GAS.
Morning Worship 1880.
Baptist Training Union $50.
Evening Service 7:3O.
Next Week
Monday w. M. S. meets at
church at $3.50 for Business meet
ing and special Mission programs.
Wednesday - Prayer Meeting at
1880 p. m.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-07-03
Breakfast Enjoyed by
Presbyterian Women

The home of Mrs. Horace Weir
was the scene of lovely breakfast
on Monday, June Is, when the Sarah
Shafe Circle entertained the Brazil
Circle. Seventeen members and one
visitor, the Rev. James o. Reavis,
formarlly of Dallas, Texas, enjoyed
this pleasant occasion. Mr.. Reavis
is Field Secretary Of Foreign Mis-
sions located at Nashville, Tenn, and
was the distinguished speaker at this
time
At the end of the breakfast Mrs.
Roby read the minutes of the former
June breakfasts of 1928 and 1929.
Mrs. Ham sang the song she had used
at the breakfast of 1929. The roll
was also read and there were quite
few present who had attended the
former breakfasts.
The guests then were asked into
the living room where Mr. Reavis
made his talk on, 'sNever Knowing
What Beginning is Taking Place and
now the. Work of Churches may
Grow from very small Beginning.
The meeting was closed with a
business session.
Those enjoying this occasion We're;
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-07-03
SpeciuI Services For
Baptist Church

We are happy to announce that
Rev. w. l.. Day, Pastor of the First
Baptist Church, Pascagoula, has been
secured to help in our revival meet
ing in the last of August.
The morning services for next
Sunday will include three special fea-
lures. There will be a roll call of
members who have united with the
Church during the past six months.
This should prove an interesting
item, as the number of members re-
ceived since January 1, 1941, is
seventy. After this roll call, the
Church Covenant will be read by
the entire Church in concert. Al tie
close of the services the regular
quarterly observance of the Lords
Supper will be held.
Vacation Bible School Common
cement was held Sunday night. Tn.
School reports an average atten-
dance of "a. Those attending tao
service were delighted with hand
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-07-03
Jr. Colleges To Give
Re-Service Truining

Junior colleges in Mississippi will
initiate programs of pre-service
training for, selectees according to
plans now being working out for the
Summer Laboratry Workshop at Pea
body College, Nashville, Tenn. this
summer.
Among the problems to be studied
by the Mississippi junior colleges at
their workshop laboratory this sum-
ner, particular emphasis will be plac-
ed upon an investigation of how the
Mississippi junior colleges can adapt
their program to the present defense
program. This will be done in CO.
operation with the National Work
shop ON Junior College Terminal
Education which will be conducted
during the same period at Ward
Belmont College at Nashville.
A summer laboratory for junior
colleges is a pioneer program mi
tiated by the Mississippi junior col
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-07-03
Billy Bacon Is At
Carlton Hotel.
Rochester, MINI.

Friends of William (Billy) Bacon,
young Jackson attorney and former
Durant resident, will be sorry to
learn that physicians have not as
yet ascertained what is wrong with
aim at Mayos Clinic in Rochester,
MINI, where he and Mrs. Bacon and
his mother, Mrs. Zouella Bacon, went
last week.
Billy was examined by the doctors
Saturday and Monday but they hav-
emit made complete diagnosis of the
back trouble he has had since fall
several weeks ago. 1t is thought that
bone dislocation caused some kind
of infection to set in the extent Of
which has not yet been determined.
He will not be admitted to the
hospital until a complete diagnosis
has been made. according to re-
ports received at the News office.
Billy's friends may write him at
the Carlton Hotel, Rochester, Mimi
We are sure that he would enjoy
hearing from his many friends.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-07-03
Farmers Start
Poisoning Of
Boil WeeviI
If lnfestution Is
Over 10 Per Cent
Poison Now

If the hot dry weather which we
are now experiencing canunps three
or four more weeks. cotton with a
high boil weevil infestatlon will ma
turally show low infestation at the
end of this period since this kind of
weather does not permit rapid re-
production of these insects. accord
ing to |. W. Carson. county agent.
There is not much that many more
weevils came through the winter than
usual. This generation is now dying
out, so entomologists tell US, and
signs of young weevils can be found
on squares, showing that the first
generation is appearing from the
eggs laid in the first squares to APP
pear this <pring. The young weevils
now appearing will lay eggs and
young boil weevils will be maturing
he second generation about July
20.
Those who find their infestation
running above 10 per cent in cotton
that is large enough to put on crop
in the next three or four weeks,
should start poisoning at once. Poi
son shuld be put on at the rate of
five to ten pounds per acre, de-
pending upon the size of the cotton
plants and the method being used
to apply it. These applications of
poison should be put on at intervals
Of five days at least three times.
Should rain come and wash it off,
it is recommended that another APP
plication be put on at once during
this three weeks period.
A few of the planters in the delta
have already started poisoning with
aeroplanes. Some of the cotton
fields in this area are found to have
an infestation as high as so per
, cent. In some parts of these planta-
lions the weevil infestation is so
heavy that the cotton is not blooming
although the plants are waist high.
If poison is applied to cotton wise
ly, it usually pays well, but if the
poison is put on in a haphazard way
just because some of the neighbors
are poisoning it usually gives poor
results, the county agent stated.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-07-03
81 Miss. Counties Now Have
Full Time Health Departments
81 Per Cent OF
Population Now
Protected
Holmes County
Hos Unit

Closing in on death, disease and
affliction, full-time health service in
Mississippi has extended its boun-
daries to cover 81 counties accord
ing to the July report of DR.. Felix
J. Underwood, Executive Officer
State Board of Health, at the close
of the fiscal year. Arrived now at
point where large majority of the
counties have either initiated this
service or voted appropriations to
do so, the State Health Officer
states that citizens of the state
'smay look with swift pride at a
map indicative of winning fight. y
"But much remains to be done"
he points out, land times are too
dangerous to take out for rejoicing
There can be no resting on the oars
nor any let-up in efforts to protect
the people of Mississippi with the
vigilance of full-time, highly skilled
public health service. The 80-7 per
cent of the population afforded this
protection is not enough. All the
people - 100 per cent strong = de-
serve and should have the benefits
accruing to them as individuals and
communities where full-time health
departments function"
Doctor Underwood describes the
times in which we live as "days which
try mems souls and bodies" In pre-
pairing for any emergency, he says
that those counties with full-time
health service have the advantage
over those without. An organization
is already set up in full-time coun-
ties for the control of epidemics,
for immunization conferences, for
supervision of water, milk, and food
supplies, and for first aid in any
disaster.
wherever acts of God have jeo-
pardized the lives and property OF
mankind" he states, "the health
department has taken the lead in
establishing order, finding the
wounded, obtaining medical care.
nursing service, and drugs for the
needy, as well as making every at
tempt to assure the safety of water,
food, and milk supplies 1t was thus
IN Tupelo after the tornado there.
It has been thus in flood and other
disasters in Mississippi
Declaring that sensible civil de-
Tense demands that we be prepared
for whatever comes, Doctor Under
wood calls a full-time health depart
ment, IAN important step in civilian
preparedness" He says that the peo-
Pile of every county in the state de-
serve the health protection of we'll
rounded, full-time county health
department and that part-time SER
vice Gin not satisfactory to well in
formed citizens"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-07-03
Services at Methodist
Church for The Week

Council Meeting at 7:45 Satur
day night to greet the Youth Cara
van. Teachers and officers Of the
young peoples department expected
Church School at GAS, Walter
Odom, superintendent.
A member Of the Caravan will
conduct the worship service. Each
of the other four will teach class
and will be presented to the school.
Worship service at IL o'clock.
Special music by the choir and the
Caravan.
Sermon by the pastor.
Regular monthly communion SER
vice.
At 7 o'clock to 7:45, Young Peo-
pies classes, TAB to 8:15 Worship
service. Adults to come at 7:45 for
the worship service and stay for
their class at 8:15.
S:15 to 9 Young People Forum.
to 9:45, Recreation.
The above program will be con-
tinued each evening through Friday
night. The young people of the COM
munity Of all the churches are cor
daily invited to attend these exer-
cises. The Youth Caravan is COM
posed of five choice young people
especially selected for the work
spoken of above.
They will teach five courses:
/. Worship and Evangelism, by
Miss Minnie McFerrin of Ada, Okla.
2. Community Service, by Char
les A. Buch Of Fairfield, Ala.
8. World Friendship, by Miss Mary
Nell Bailey, LAGRANGE, Ga.
4. Recreation, by Shirley X. Rob-
inson, Golden, Texas.
5. Course for Adults, by Miss
Eleanor Walters of Gunnison, Miss.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-07-03

leges. The first session was held at
Peabody College in Nashville last
summer. In addition to studying the
program for pre-service training of
selectees, the group will prepare
courses in semi-technical or voca-
tional training for regular students
other than those needed in the de-
Tense program.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-07-03
HJC Summer School
EnroIIs IS

There are So students enrolled at
the second term of the Holmes jun
Tor College summer school at Good
man, nice increase over last year.
The second term started last We'd
nesday, June Is.
There were 80 students enrolled
the first semester which was also
large increase over last year.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-07-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Weir will
have as their guests on July 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. Bennett. of
Nettleton, and their granddaughter,
Miss Ray Wayne Bennett, of Abilene,
Texas, who will meet Mr.. and Mrs. A..
G.. Bennett, of Bonneville, here.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-07-03

DR.. Sam Howard of Memphis, Mr..
and Mrs. f. H. Eicher of Lincoln,
Neb. are visiting friends and rela-
tives in Durant this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-07-03
Announcement

At the request of the Treasury Department we
announce new feature of interest and service to
many readers who are buying will buy Defense
Savings Bonds and Stamps. This will be called the
Defense Bond Quiz, and will art in next weeks
issue.
The questions will be chosen from among those
asked by most Bond and Stamp buyers The an
swers will tell what the Defense Savings Pro-
gram means to the individual and to the Nation
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-07-03

Mrs. Robert Ham, Mrs. j. W. Howell,
Mrs. Sam Moss, Mrs. Perry Roby,
Miss Mary Jane Roby, Mrs. Stone
street, Miss Catherine West, Mrs.
Edwin Steen, Mrs. Graham Fields,
Mrs. Sandy King, Mrs. Whitehouse,
Mrs. Tackett, Mrs. Lockhart, Mr..
Tackett, Miss Evelyn Tackett, Ken
meth Seawright, Mrs. William Ell
more, Mrs. John Angle, Mrs. Thomas,
Mrs. Winborn. Mr.. Winborn, Mr..
Reavis, and Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Weir.