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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-11

one in which she had flashed her
defiance of us, with Its swift con-
sequence Of Dicky's seizure Of her
and her transfer TO our car.
'T'll be good now" she said.
sand / do beg your pardon for
Anaking YOU 80 much trouble.
VBut I was afraid l couldn't make
you understand that 1 must see
somebody. You sect sounds
awfully deceitful, but before 1
told the college authorities I was
going home, i arranged with a.
a-schoolmate who lives off the
campus to 90 to her house over
the weekend. She's good
scout. Shed never give me
away. And / just couldn't en-
dure your questioning me about
that quarrel OF Marion's and
ROnald's. You do understand,
don't you: And you won't ques-
ton me when we get out home,
will you:"
A NEW SCHEME BREWING
Her eyes were dewy with tears.
her voice tremulouS, her face
working. But l was sure that be-
hind her emotion. real enough
for she was afraid of something,
no doubt about that--her brain,
active and cool, was working 10
find A way to circumvent us.
There was but one cue for me
TO follow and l promptly took il.
With the conviction that l must
pretend TO believe everything she
said. and let no hint of my sus-
picion of her or my wariness con-
corning her actions escape me by
so much as the blink of an eye
lash. 1 leaned over and patted her
hand.
NO, we won't" / promised,
knowing that 1 was perfectly
safe in making it. There would
be no possible use in questioning
her after she reached her home.
Helena Brixton's business would
make that futile. The third de-
gree" which Harry Underwood
had advised would have 10 be
administered before we reached
her home. not afterward.
A "And now" l weHt on briskly.
-kWhat about this somebody
you must see. Where shall we
60 to find"
l baked at the pronoun. not
knowing which to use, and Dicky
supplied the deficiency.
Him, Her, or It," he asked
cheerily.
Carolyn's eyes were suddenly
yelled. but not before I caught a
flashing glance Of pure venom at
Dicky.
IL won't need to see her at
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-16
Negro Forest Fire
Patrol Organized
Volunteers In Five
Communities Assist

The control of forest fires in the
Olive School District is being
Systematically controlled this year
by two organized voluntary patrols;
one, the Senior Patrol, made up Of
the men in the community and the
Junior Patrol made up of All Club
members.
This organization came about
through the suggestion of an Elk
tension picture show on taking care
of trees growing on u woodland
shown in the community church by
our Negro County Agent, Bonnie
Cooper.
This is the way it works; when
a forest fire is sited members Of
each patrol make an effort to reach
the scene of the fire and put it out
first.
One night last week the leader of
the Junior Patrol, A. E. Bingham,
Negro Vocational Agriculture Teach
er in this community, corralled six
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-16
Lespedeza Hay Best
For Wintering Most
Mississippi Stock
Experiments Show
j%Lespedezo Efficient
For Brood Mares

Lespedeza, because of fine results
from its use for wintering cattle,
horses, mules and for soil improve
ment, is being increasingly ~recogniz-
ed as one Of the most useful as
well as one of the most valuable
crops that may be grown on much
Of the RI sections of Mississippi.
The Animal Husbandry Depart
ment Of the state experiment sta
ton Is concentrating much of lis
~ork on the most advantageous
irritation Of increasing quantities
feed which is resulting from the
farm crop adjustment program.
h of this work has to do with
the fatting or finishing of meat n
mails; but over the state as a whole
largest item of livestock expense
is for feed that must be purchased
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-16

members Of his Junior Patrol by
blowing the horn of his car as a
signal a forest fire had been sited.
The first vas approximately two
miles to the southwest. Although il
was 100 o'clock a night when this
Junior Patrol reached the scene OF
the fire it had already been put out
by members of the Senior Patrel.
This is the friendly rivalry exist
ing between these two patrols.
This is one of the five patrols that
have been organized in various
communities of the county. No doubt
several Of the others have kept the
forest hazard to a minimum in their
communities.
Communities in which the negroes
have voluntary patrols are Mt. Olive,
Richland, Durant, Mt. Zion, and Lex
ington.
These organization working sys-
tematically as indicated BY reports
will a v thousands of dollars worth
of timber this season by controlling
the forest fires in their communities.
The people of these communities
are to be complimented on the spIen-
did work being done through these
organizations.
l. w. CARSON, County Agen-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-16
Two Brands Irish
Potatoes Considered

Last year | requested that you
purchase a small quantity of Chip
pewa Irish potatoes to finish out
your family size patch. Many far
mers have told me that they found
this to be an excellent yielder and
a good keeping potato, but some did
not like it for baking purposes.
This year we have the Red Warba
variety on the market which / hope
you will try. You will find it to be
red in color, excellent yielder, easy
to keep, and that it compares favor
ably with the Triumph in taste and
cooking qualities.
At the Delta Experiment Station
last year the Red Warba was the
highest yielding red potato in a test
of seven varieties making 201.9
bushels per acre.
l. W. CASON, County Agent
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-16

that lespedeza hay has few equals
and still fewer superiors.
In an experiment reported in Mis-
sissippi Farm Research about a year
ago. it was shown that brood mares,
fed from racks and without the
protection of housing. wintered in
good conditions on 80 pounds of
lespedeza per day per 1000 pounds
liveweight. About one hour per day
was required to care for "a mares
at a feed cost of Ice per day each,
valuing the hay at $40 per ton.
More recently lespedeza hay was
compared with Johnson grass hay
for mules at work. Of seven pairs
of mules, one teammate of each
pair was fed IL pounds corn and
IL pounds Johnson grass hay per
| day while the other team mate Of
each pair was fed IL pounds corn
and IL pounds l~espedeza hay per
day. All mules worked well. The les
pedeza hay group lost Is pounds
weight per head whereas the john
son grass group lost "a pounds per
head.
During the winter 1939-40 mature,
pure bred beef cows and yearling
beef breeding heifers were divided
into lots so as to compare the
Standard Mississippi Experiment
Station Ration with lespedeza hay.
The standard wintering ration in
cludes 80 pounds sorghum silsge.
5 pounds grass hay, and m pound
cotton seed meal to 1000 pounds
liveweight. Compared with this, 21.S
pounds of lespedeza hay gave be$ter
results with both cows and breeding
heifers.
To complete this lespedeza story.
the Agronomy Department Of the ex-
pertinent station recently issued .
bulletin on oat production in which
it was shown at Raymond substation
that lespedeza fertilized and cut
for hay produced nearly as much
oats as fertilized c~rotaloria or soy
beans turned under.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-16
Durant Locals


Mrs. S. C.. Ray is i'll with flu this
week as are her son, Charlie and his
wife. Mrs. Charlie Ray is able to be
up but it will be several days before
she will be able to be out. Mr.. Ray
will be confined to his bed for sew
eral more days.
Mrs. Dayle Alsbury of New Or
leans arrived Wednesday night to
be at the bed side of Mrs. j. D. Ais
bury who is ill with the flu.
Mrs. Van Lawshe has returned
from a visit with her mother at
Sardis.
Mrs. J. C. Racine is i'll with flu
at her home.
Mr.. J. E. Ham is still confined to
his home with flu. His friends ex-
press a hope for an early recovery.
Miss Hazel Brannon has returned
from an extended holiday visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. b.
Brannon in Gadsden, Alabama.
Mrs. Dan Comfort, Miss Anne
Montgomery and David Comfort
fort were Memphis visitors Satur-
day.
3 Mrs. w. E. Durham was a Green
wood visitor Monday.
Mrs. John Howard, Mrs. Joe York,
Jr., and Mrs. C. G. VanKeuren were
Jackson visitors Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. w. E. Bastick of
Louisville, KY, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. Durham Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Allen of
Starkville were guests of her par
cts, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Durham
Friday. They also shopped in Jack
son Friday accompanied by Mrs. Dur
ham and Mrs. Murdell.
Miss Mary Franklin Moore of
Jackson visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. P. Moore, over the week
end.
The many friends of Mrs. j. D:
Alsbury are sorry to learn of her
illness with the flu. 1t is hoped for
her a speedy recovery.
Frank Edwards of Jackson spent
the week end in Durant
Jack Edwards of Carthage spent
the week end with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Edwards.
Mrs. Clyde Thompson and Mrs.
Clark Stevens were Jackson visitors
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Steen, Misses
Carol Steen and Dorothy Ann Dur
ham, and Sonny Steen were Good
mar visitors Sunday.
Maury HUMPHREYS of Miss. State
spent the week end with his mother,
Mrs. T. M. HUMPHREYS.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Lyon have
returned from a trip to Pensacola,
Florida, and report a wonderful trip.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-16

during the no-grass period. For win
=.
tering such animals it has been found
Evening star., 1941-07-12
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be given every opportunity to pre-
sent his case. If not satisfied with
its findings he can appeal to the
Board of Tax Appeals and. OF course.
from this to the courts. Appeals
cannot be made now for review Of
the l942 assessments which went
into effect on the first of July.
Closely Approximate Value.
Where the city is we'll built up
and values have become stable as
sessments will closely approximate
the value of property. This is par
ticularly true of business and apart
ment buildings Numerous sample
checks have been made of the
assessments of say so apartment
houses that have been sold and the
sale prices received for those apart
ments.
While there may be considerable
difference between the assessment
of a certain building and its selling
price. the total value of the build
ings as set by the assessor and their
combined selling price seldom varies
more than S per cent one way or the
other.
The once of the assessor has
recently been reorganized and
streamlined No longer is it neces-
sary to 60 to three or four Offices
to learn the tax status of any piece
of property. The central billing
office has q ledger card for each
Evening star., 1941-07-12

open to the public. 1t is furnished
with antiques.
Building Costs Here Drop.
The Federal Home Loan Bank
Board has just released figures
which tend to show that home
building costs in Washington have
dropped some since March and con-
siderably since last December.
The board uses for its cost COM
parison a standard six-room house,
bare and not ready for occupancy.
The figures do hot include cost OF
lot, but include all the fundamental
structural elements, but not such
things as wallpaper, lighting fix
lures, refrigerators. water heaters
ranges, screens, weatherstripping
etc.
In June this house cost $6,173
according to board estimates a de-
crease from March of $63, and from
December of $243. However, the
June cost is $438 more than for
June Of last year. In cubic foot cost
the increase in the year is 18 cents
However. the cost increase over
June. 1887, when there was very
active market for houses, is only
$205.
Holm Hall Tract Sold.
The Spinning House tract al
Holm Hall, the historic George
Mason estate below Alexandria, Va
has been purchased by q syndicate
headed by w. Stanley Teagle ol
Alexandria. 1t will be developed
Evening star., 1941-07-12
Shop Talk
News About Builders
And Reel Estote
Personalities

The real estate and building firm
of L. E. Breuninger & Sons, gen.
orally credited with building the
first speculative houses In Wash
ington as well as the first two
family flats, is celebrating its 45th
anniversary. The organization,
started in 1896 by L. E. Breuningsr,
now is being conducted by his two
sons, Henry L. Breuninger as presi-
dent and Lewis T. Breuninger as
vice president.
The senior Mr.. Breuninger, now
"a years old, retired from strenuous
work several years ago. The sons
say their father still tells us where
to head in"
More than SIS 900 600 worth of
homes and apartments have been
built throughout Northwest WASH
ington by the Breuninger firm in its
IS years of existence. They built
the first houses in Columbia Heights,
along Irving street. The firm built
a huge number in that section. from
Clifton street to Park road and from
Fourteenth street to Sherman
avenue.
Built First Flats Here.
The first two-family fats ever
built in the District were erected
by the Breuningers on Park road,
east of Georgia avenue. In Ingle-
side terrace, west of Mt. Pleasant
street and from Irving street to
Park road, the firm built 300 houses.
West of Connecticut avenue and
north of Wardman Park Hotel,
they erected 200 houses for the
late Senator Neylands, who owned
most Of Chevy Chase. In the vi
cinity of Sixteenth and Allison
streets they built s2000,0O worth
OF houses. Later. they moved to
Shepherd Park. where 325 more
homes were built. Their latest de-
velopments have been Westwood.
adjacent to Wesley Heights, where
they erected 30. and Yorktowne
Village, Md, which now boasts 100
new houses.
The late Harry Wardman, himself
one OF the largest builders In the
history of the city, and many other
well-known real estate men, worked
for the Breuninger firm at one time
A new house, just completed at
1921 Massachusetts, avenue, York
towne Village, has been named the
'45th anniversary home and is now
Evening star., 1941-07-12

taxable piece Of property in the
District. 1t shows all taxes, in
cluding arrears and special assess
ments. etc. Bills are mailed If the
assessor has q taxpayers address
and he wants the address of all
property owners 20 that all bills
can be mailed.
Some feel that their property is
assessed too high, and undoubtedly
this may be so in many cases, but
there is never any complaint that
assessments in the District are not
honestly made or that favoritism is
shown certain property owners.
This is not 50 in some other cities,
where assessing is one of the worst
of political rackets Assessments
are often based not on value, but
on political pull. Only for q few
days are the assessment records
open TO public inspection. Here
they may be seen by anybody at any
time and without giving any reason.
For all OF this the taxpayers OF
Washington should feel themselves
fortunate indeed.
Evening star., 1941-07-12

into a community of higher-priced
homes. The mansion house At
Holm Hall, and its surrounding
acres, was purchased by Merle
Thorpe of the United States Cham
ber of Commerce.
The Spinning House tract con-
tains 240 acres, and possesses nat
ural beauty that lends itself well
to development.
Mr.. Teagle's syndicate bought the
property at an auction last Tuesday
conducted by N. C. Hines g. Sons.
During the last week the District
Real Estate Commission received an
application for a real estate broker s
Evening star., 1941-07-12
Need Of Repairs Is Chief
Complaint About Houses

The editors of the Architectural
Forum decided recently they could
discover many of the common faults
of the average house if they found
out what people don't like about
houses. They asked nearly 100
householders for their views.
The results are interesting and
important to the prospective home
planner or buyer, because they
summarize many years OF house
occupancy by many families. Lack
of general repair was the most COM
mon complaint. Other objections
are listed below:
Evening star., 1941-07-12

A house is perhaps the largest sim
gle purchase the average family
ever makes. The purchase usually
is made only once, with the result
there is little chance to profit from
home building experience. The
moral is. consult the accumulated
experience of others while planning
your home. Find out the most fire.
quent annoyances about the homes
of your friends and then avail your
self of the counsel of some reliable
fellow, like your building material
dealer. who has seen great many
families build and knows what they
have discovered from their expert
ence in the fascinating game you
are about to start.
Evening star., 1941-07-12

license from Milton Polinger, $500
Georgia avenue NV. Applications
for real estate salesmens licenses
were received from Walter S. Cam
trell, 71S Fifth street NV; 8. Logan
Owens. jr, 1900 Fifteenth street
NV: Ralph David Cohn. 71s Fifth
street NV; George H. Odom, 1919
K street NV: Arthur E. Bowles, jr.,
1913 First street NV, and l.. H.
Lewis, / Thomas Circle.
Evening star., 1941-07-12

Homing pigeons used by the
United States Army live about eight
or nine years.
Evening star., 1941-07-12

Concentrated soup powders in
pillbox cartons have been placed on
the market.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-29
Education---More Vital Than Ever

Many boy is probably hesitang at this moment
about going back to school college What's the use,
be asking. About the time get started Ill
be called up for military service might FINISH and
have just wasted my time. What difference does 1t make
anyway"
1t is natural enough for young to be thinking in
such terms in days like these There is sound bit OF
advice: Get all the education you while you can.
If the is interrupted, the school and college
training far it has will help the seectee through
his military service and definitely lead to promotion
and pay" within that service.
Generally speaking (there always exceptons) the
educated adapts himself to changed conditions more
easily understands fully the necessity for training;
hence he finds his hitch to do In today modern,
kind of training he may get Again. there exceptions
and always find instances where the army has
made Phi Beta Kappas specialize in digging atrnes But
generally speaking, any kind of educational training Is
directly useful in the army aside from its general value
The world after the emergency has passed. further
to be more highly competitive world
than before Jobs may and the better prepared
. is the more chance he will have TO land one
Further at time the government may begin taking
leaf from the book of its World experiences Then
the time between the colleges and the military services
very close. Training instituted in the colleges
and schools themselves and students received advance
If such followed Further certain credits were allowed
for actual military service facilitating return to school
after the with minimum loss Of time and credit Some
such system may well be adopted again.
Any boy hestating about returning to school this fall
would do well think of those things In high school
studies prepares himself for better and effective
service adds to the stock of training and education OF
the nation he too is serving his country until the time
when more exacting service is required.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-29
10000 Volunteer Nurses Aides

Within the next year the Red Cross plans to train
100000 volunteer nurses aides The nursing facilities Of
civilian hospitals already seriously strained what with
increasing demands from the military public health and
hygiene services Should great emergency come broad
speedy expansion in hospital beds might be required and
though many subsidiary hospital workers have had some
training through NYA WPA and other agencies, they
would not be enough to meet great emergency quickly
So volunteer program for nurses aides is planned de-
signed to increase the effectiveness of existing trained
nurses by supplying qualified assistants who can work
under them. Physically fit women between ls and 90
with high school education or its equivalent are wanted
Local Red Cross chapters and hospitals will colaborate
in giving the
Lots of women who have been asking, What can
dot" may find answer here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-29
BEATING Something With Something

Those who have been fearful of the advent of socazed
medicine would do well to look at the Cleveland Hospital
association through which 100000 people protect them
selves against the chance of sudden hospital Just
in insurance the members pay small regular premium
then If hospital service is required the association
The plan has been under way constantly growing, for
years. II has surplus and everybody hospitals,
DOCTORS the city and the members find il good In those
years. hospital alone has been paid than
million dollars others in proportion to size More than
100000 have been handled through the association
with resultant lessenng of worry tax burden for free
cases. garnshees and attachments and borderne compen
saton
Broader assuring disqualification to people
desirable social end II opportunity is offered for
pie to do it comparatively for themselves there will be less
cry for socialism. 1t takes something to beat something
Farsighted tin importers wonder If the United States
will have surplus of tin after the war-John H. Caldwell,
associate editor, Daily Metal Trade.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-29
Stories in
Stamps
Bolivio Still Treasures
Freedom, Gusts Minister
ROLIVIA is determined 10 kee

BOLIVIA is determined 10 keep
- her hard-won independence
and took forceful steps 10 stem
Nazi underground activities last
month by ousting German Minis
ter Ernest Wendler for allegedly
directing subversive movements.
Several high ranking Bolivian
military officers were also impli-
Gated and the Bolivian military at
iache in Berlin was charged with
completely.
Some circles expressed surprise
al Bolivia's action. German infu-
ence. especially in the army, was
heavy. But wherever Bolivian
sympsthies may lie, the country's
primary concern is in keeping its
own independence.
Bolivia fought long and hard
for freedom. From 1909 10 1924
bitter struggle was waged
against the Spanish. Colombia and
Argentina supported the Bolivian
army. During this war, Miguel
Betanzos, Bolivian guerrilla
chieftain, continually haraSSed the
Spanish forces. BetanzoS was hon.
ored philatelically by his govern
ment in the 1910 stamp above.