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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-07

arose, breakfasted on warm pam
cakes with all the trimmings; still
we waited. Across the street, ano-
Their group loaded into trucks and
left; lieutenants walked by now and
then but failed to notice Us. The
soldiers of the draft became more
and more restless-6:30 a. m. came
and went, a. m. approached and
evaporation grew.
Finally the boys drew an expect
ant sigh of relief as they saw First
Lieutenant Marshall approaching
with Captain Burns. But the camePs
back broke when he said You men
aren't going out to the range until
/ o'clock; get our outfits off and
get ready for calithenics. | also want
to tell you soldiers that the captain
and | found your quarters very I'M
tidy and sloppy today You're going
to have to do better than that or a
number of you will be doing Sunday
X. P
let me tell you the air was really
blue back in the barracks for while.
It's a good thing (all of the way
around) that the officers were not
listening.
1.-The best way to look at the situa-
ton | have yet heard is that voiced
by our chaplain. Soldiers, you must
consider yourselves pioneers. If you
don't always get grub when and how
you like it, that is the price you are
paying for being in new movement.
If you are not always treated just
right, remember we're trail blazing.
You can just put in year or you can
really make a name for yourselves
and the Third Armored division"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-07
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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-07
New Cases Of Polio
May Be Expected In
State -Aug.-Sept.

Many new cases of poliomyelitls
may be expected in the state through
out August and September warns
DR.. .. L. Gray, Director of Proven
table Disease Cortrol, State Board
of Health as the epidemic of this
disease enters its second month in
Mississippi. 1t is customary for
poliomyelitis to push westward ac-
cording to the epidemologist, and
if II follows its usual procedure "A
large number Of new cases will occur
during the next two months.
The physician reveals that 65 per
cent of all cases are in children an
der years Of age, that 95 per
cent are in children under 10 years
of age. and that more cases occur
i'm rural than in urban areas.
Declaring that poliomyelitis still
battles physicians and health work
ers alike, DR.. Gray says that the
question of how the disease is
caught cannot be answered salts
factorily. 1t is necessary, he states,
to qualify almost every remark a
bout its transmission. Available in
formation indicates that poliomyc-
Tits is spread through the secretion
from the nose and throat and from
the stool of either cases or carriers.
Apparently quite a few individuals
have the disease in a mild form which
is not recognized. 1t seems that the
disease may be spread by direct
contact with an individual harbor-
ing the virus in the nose and throat
and by consuming contaminated
food and drink. Evidence also ex-
lists that it may be spread by con-
taminated hands and other objects
which are placed in the mouth as
well as through swimming in con
taminated water.
Describing the symptoms OF poll
omyelitis, DIR. Gray calls them mot
unlike those ofother disease IN the
early stages headache, nau-
sea. and vomiting These may be "a
bout all the SYMPTOMS a patient VIII
show, he explains, and recovery may
be complete Wltnln lew uayS WIN
out any signs of muscle weakness or
paralysis.
He points out the fact that the
number of mild cases without para
lysis is probably four to six times
greater than those with paralysis
But in other cases, after severe head
ache, nausea. and vomiting have per-
sisted from two to five days, muscle
weakness will progress in one or a
group of muscles until complete para
lysis results.
During the stages of development
of this disease he explains. pain
is frequently in the back of the neck
and along the spinal column. Pam
may be complained of in the group of
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-07

good grace as possible for rockies
get used to being beat around. After
breakfast we were worried about by
our barracks sergeant, who told US
to make all haste in getting our leg
gings on, packing our shelter tents,
our rain coas. and filling our can
teens with water. So much were we
rushed in fact that we didn't take
quite as much time as we would have
liked in sweeping up and smoothing
over the ever-present wrinkles in ar
my cot hunks.
"At am. we were out in the high
powered sun fidgeting around in the
sincere fervor of an anticipated ex-
petition Time passed; other batteries
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-07

/. National dairy foods dem
onstration team will represent
state at National Dairy Show.
Left, Margaret Johnson and right
Helen Whiteside, both Of Benton
county.
2. Yalobusha county group, d.
II Club Congress, on way to ms
pect College Bookstore.
4. Holmes county group receiv-
ing specific instructions, recent
All Club Congress.
S. Members of food preserva-
ton class demonstrating use of
tin can sealer.
6. Jones county winning crops
judging team, recent An Club
Congress, left to right, Miller Flow
ers, w. r. Blackridge, aud Glen
Anderson.
7. The winner Of first place in
clothing, class II, Kathryn Apple
white of Jeff Davis county.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-07
Reuben poston Says Soldiers Are
Getting Domestic Training

battery was told that we were to
go out on the gun range in the morn
ing. Consequently we were disgrunt-
ed but not surprised to be awakened
at ) a. M Hastily we rolled out, wash
ed and made tracks over to the mess
nall for chow. 1t was a little hard to
take when the mess sergeant growled
about our arriving too early and
could give US nothing to set but corn
flakes, however we took this with as
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-07

Editors Note: This letter is
written by Reuben Poston, a for
mer teacher in the Minnesota
schools. He is now a draftee or
"selectee" as Uncle Sam prefers
to call young men indicted into
armed service, at Camp Polk, La. .
1t may be interesting to our rea-
ders to read what these young
men from other sections of the
country think about the new army,
their status, and how they regard
the camps they are sent to in the
south.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-07
Camp Polk, Louisiana.

Camp Polk, louisiana.
II really feel like an old veteran
here now after stay of two weeks.
| am now the possessor of my quota
of four pairs of pants, four shirts,
and one-half dozen pair of socks. |
have turned out two washings also
One really can send these items to a
regular laundry but the price runs to
almost prohibitive for S2l per mon
tn man. AS an example it costs Is
cents even here to get pair of
pants washed and pressed; some folks
say that the laundries have been pro-
fiteering a little since Polk came into
existence. The government plans to
start operating a laundry of its own
some time soon.
Life goes on at fairly balanced
tempo. Rumors prevail to the effect
that several boys have tried to go
cover the hill" (leave on furlough
without permission). A number vow
that they will quit the army at the
risk of spending a year in the guard
house if congress approves keeping
the draftees beyond the original I'M
derstood term. At all events there are
still a few months until the first
stretch is over.
Zone of the lads in our barracks
keeps getting letters from the girl
friend labeled in somewhat the spirit
eff Christmas shopping, headed with
there are now only 343 more days
until you will be coming home to
me-
THE domestic art Of sewing OIL
buttons is also being added to the
long list of assets as ideal husbands
these draftees will some day become,
The army has good clothes and good
buttons but the thread is the weak
est link. My sewing kit from the Red
Cross has seen some strenuous use.
Many Of the boys evidently didn't
have the same opportunity tha. / had
in sending for one.
I've conscriptee soldiers never will
get well enough broken in to army
life to relish all of the treatment
melted out by the non-commissioned
officers. A certain top-sergeant is
/ one of the pet peeves of the new men.
He calls the boys everything from
| pillow jockeys to bunch of stamp
ding cattle One of his favorite j.bes
is get your mind back from that
1000 mile distance and keep it on
your work; you're in the army nowr
Too many of the sergeants and cor
porals are rather illiterate compared
vita many of the recruits, which,
coupled with their deep South ac-
cents makes them rather difficult TO
understand. One corporal customari.y
is 'fixin' to tell US something
lone of the boys says there are
two ways of doing things the right
way and the army way Occasionally
or more often we agree with him
take Wednesday morning for insran-
! &c. Tuesday night our 3rd training
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-07
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-01

Many victims injured in automobile
and other accidents are further hurt and
often put beyond the reach of medical or
surgical aid through Ignorant and careless
handling by persons at the scene, according
to Dr. B. P. Stookey of New York, who has
seen MANY such cases. He warns:
Never lift the head of an injured per-
sen until he has told you whether he can
move his legs or hands. If he cannot move
his hands his neck is broken. If he cannot
move his legs, his back is broken
''In both cases the spinal cord is in
iured. Il you lift his head to give him a
drink of water, or if you fold him up to
carry him, you inevitably grind the IN
iured spinal cord between parts OF the
broken vertebrae and destroy any useful
remnant of the cord which may have es-
caped injury in the original accident
In such cases it is best to roll the victim
GENTLY onto blanket and carry him face
downward If no blanket is available ne
should be carried so as to avoid fitting the
head forward. The idea is to keep the back
and neck straight, instead of doubled up
until physician can make an eXamna-
ton.
When the person is unconscious, he
should be handled the same way, as pre-
caution against further damaging possibly
broken neck or back An injured person
should be handled gently in all cases. with
out too much haste.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-01
ACCIDENTS INCREASE

AS 1910 came to an end, the lack OF
progress made on one of the major projects
longed for during the year, was quite for
chilly brought home to roost in our con-
seriousness.
Early in the year there were definite
signs that pointed to at least start to be
made on extension of the Overseas High
way south of Big Pine Key. This, as all
realized, would have meant the eradication
Of the wooden bridges along the present
Highway.
ii Il During the last two weeks OF the
year. one serious accident entailing the loss
of life Of three persons occurred on the
highway when an auto smashed its way
through one of the wooden bridge ratings
Still another accident occurred on
another bridge. about a week later. Both
episodes would not have happened II the
roadway was routed over steel bridges such
as now exist in the Bridge District.
It's bad enough to hear reports OF road
accidents along the highway-cars over
turning on turns and the like. But when
major accidents on wooden bridges are re-
ported, the seriousness of the situation IS
brought more forcefuIly home to us all.
The Citizen sincerely hopes, in the in
terest of protection of autoists' lives in the
future. that all possible haste will be &C
corded plans for extension of the Overseas
HIGHWAY We can recommend no better
project to the incoming Governor for this
county than to give the signal to go ahead
Oh this most important of all projects.
A completed extension in 1941 will in
deed be an accomplishment to be grateful
foG
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-01
A FORTUNE FROM THE AIR

Shortly after the close of the Civil
War. a Young inventor, just past 81, en-
deavoled to interest old Commodore VAN
derbilt in new brake for railroad trains, TO
be operated by compressed air.
After listening with impatience to the
nronosition. the Commodore asked whether
the inventor really meant that he could stop
rushing train with nothing but air. he
wac answered in the affirmative
"Then get out of here" he said /
have no time to waste on fools
The Young inventor was George West
mohonse, who shortly afterward perfected
his air brake and after many discourage
ments succeeded in placing it on the mar
ket.
To make his triumph complete. the
first big order for the new Westinghouse
air brake came from Commodore Wander
bilt
-.--~ This invention and others made west
inchouse a fortune and when he died In
1914 he was rated among the wealthy men
Of America, the Use of his air brake having
become almost universally
His early struggles were typical of
those of many other young men with an
idea and nothing else, but ke was more for
tunate than most of them. He did ultI-
mately reap the rewards of his genius. while
many inventors. through lack of business
ability, are defrauded of theirs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-01
TOOLATE TO
CLASSIFY
BY RUSSELL KAY

there are SO communities located
within a 50-mile radius of these
various training centers.
| After careful consideration of
the need for social planning in
connection with the defense pro-
gram activities in Florida, the
! Board suggests that the WPA and
! the NYA jointly establish, con-
duct and maintain a recreational
program for service men during
the periods that they are off duty.
The establishment of recreation
center alone is not the sole prob
lem, however. Experienced lead
ership, the Board points out, is
even more essential and it sug-
gests that while the work of con-
structing community halls and
recreation grounds is being carri-
ed out by the WPA, that the NYA
undertake the task of training a
sufficient number of leaders at
the same time so that when such
projects are completed, compe-
tent leadership will be available
/ to man and operate them.
Two excellent centers for Train
ing Institutes are available now
one in the O'Leno State Forest
near High Springs, the other at
Deer Lake in the Ocala National
Forest, near Oca1a. In these two
camps nearly 800 leaders for re-
creation prograrris could be given
a comprehensive and intensive
course of training preparatory to
going into the communities to di-
1 rect leisure time activities of SER
vice men.
/ In Florida it is practical to en-
gage in recreational activities on
out of door areas and facilities
should be emphasized.
Mass activities should predom-
mate in the out of door programs.
illumination for night activities
will be essential, as the major
part of the mems leisure time
comes in the evenings. At training
centers adjacent to beaches, lakes
and rivers, ample provision must
be made for aquatic recreation.
! The State Planning Board IS
ready to serve as coordinator OF
the program and offers its SER
vices in this connection, much
credit is due the Board for the
splendid work it has already done.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-01

The Duke of Bedford, who died last
summer at the, age of 80, left an estate
valued at more Tran $50, 500, 900, the taxes
on which exceeded SIS. eo0iooo. The peo-
pie of the United States have much to learn
on the subject of taxation and in view of the
enormous expenditures Of the defense pro-
gram we will not be long in learning it, and
that is only an inkling of what the taxes will
be if we should be projected into the Euro
pean war.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-01

1t is obvious that the purpose
of British strategy now is to elm
mate Italy as. a major belligerent
in the war That thought unques-
tionably underlay the recent Brit
ish naval invasion of the Adriatic
Sea-a body of water which, on
the basis of fighting ships and
manpower, Italy should be able to
control with ease. England is rap
idly liquidating Italian military
influence in Africa.
There seems to be little doubt
that Mussolini is on the down
grade and that the magnificent
Fascist empire he envisioned has
small chance of being realized. II
Duce has but two alternatives.
both of them unpleasant from his
point of view-he must either
surrender to England, or ask that
Hitler save him. The first alterna-
tive is extremely unlikely Ger
many could not permit it without
risking a tremendous loss of pres
tige. The second alternative is
German domination of Italy. The
Italian people, going by the judg-
ment of the best observers, will
not like that, but there will be
little they can do about it. Uncon-
firmed reports says that Gestapo
agents are already in Rome, and
it is known that the German air.
orce is conveying troops to Alban-
la. 1t looks as if from now on Mus
solini will be only Hitler's stooge.
If England does succeed in elm
mating or greatly reducing Italian
military and naval power, it will
be a major victory. AT the same
time, it will bring with il increased
danger of a German attempt at
invading England. The British
blockade is extremely effective,
and the part of Europe the Fuehrer
controls is running short of essen
tial supplies. So, when Churchill
said the other day in Commons
that he expected an all-out Ger
man attack within two months he
was not talking through his hat.
1t is the logical move for Hitler to
make. And the fact that the Ger
man air force has substantially
reduced the intensity of its raids
over Britain also leads to the be-
lief that Germany is preparing
for a decisive blow against Eng
land.
England is superbly prepared
to resist invasion, even though
she is as yet inadequately prepared
to carry the war to Germany on
the Continent. Expert opinion ge-
morally holds that Hitler's great
opportunity was directly after the
evacuation of Dunkirk-that Eng
land could not have successfully
resisted determined invasion
then. AT the present time. they
think, Britain has al she needs to
keep an aggressor from her
shores. .--..------.-.
Washington is more encouraged
/ concerning British chances of ev-
entually winning the war. Our flu
ture policy win probably be 10
give England almost anything she
wants. There is little doubt that
the laws preventing loans TO Eng
and viii be repealed when her
cash runs out.
The suggestion. recently made
by q British cabinet member, that
the Y. S. turn over ~ England.
German and Italian ships which
are tied UP in cur harhorS, has
caused a good deal al excitement
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-01

in Berlin. Nazi officials say that
that would be an act of war, and
would be regarded as such. So far,
our government has made no Off
cial comment on the proposal.
England's greatest danger now
is destruction of her merchant
shipping. The British Isles are
consumers, not producers. With
out ocean transport, they could
sustain themselves for only linn
tied period of time. The German
submarine and surface raider at
tack has been dangerously effec-
tive. 1t is likely that England will
soen tell us that she needs freight
ers even mere than she. needs
planes and guns and other imple-
ments of war.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-01

Two weeks ago / told you an
interesting story of a charming
lady who is finding happiness by
bringing cheer into lonesome lives
through her adopt Mother"
plan. .r@
Along the same line comes a
suggestion from prominent cler-
gyman that an equal opportunity
is afforded Floridians to Adopt a
Solder. He points out that to-
day there are twelve army and
naval training stations and camps
in the state to which the gov
eminent plans to send around
$4,000 officers and enlisted men.
Many thousands already have ar
rived and others come in ever in
creaSing numbers from every
state in the union.
For the most part they are
young men, fine outstanding boys
from the farms and homes of the
nation. Many of them have never
lbeen away from home before and
they miss the social life and COM
partnership of friends they left
behind.
Local church organizations in
Tampa have undertaken the, task
of helping these lads find themsel-
ives; making them feel at home,
and members of such groups have
! been urged to do their bit by TAX
/ ing one or more of these boys un-
der their wing.
! For the past several weeks the
Kay family has entertained two
or three boys from McDill Field
taking them home for dinner, to
the beach, or show. The expert
ence has been pleasant for these
lads are all mighty fine chaps and
they are SO appreciative of any at
tention. They eagerly welcome
the opportunity to tell of theil
homes and families in distant
states.
Unfortunately, however, the
task is too big to be left to individ'
ual citizens and there is real neee
for an intelligent and construc
tive plan to provide social anc
recreational facilities for these
boys in the communities within
easy reach of such military camps
Recognizing this need, the Flo
rida State Planning Board al
ready has made survey of mill
tary areas and points out tina
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-01

Italy has been a great help to British
morale. Whether the lake Leports of riots
against the government in Italian towns ara
true or not, is impossible to say as yet. but
they have a reasonable sound. The Italian
people aren't eating any too we'll these
days. Vital supplies. notably cotton, are
running out and the British blockade can
be trusted to see to it that II Duce is unable
to replanish his warehouses. 1t looks as if
Mussolini is at last ON the down.grade
Only Hitler can keep him going. And Hit
Ter. if he does that, will demand plenty in
return.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-01
The death last week of Daniel Froh-

The death last week of Daniel Froh-
man. one of three brothers to gain renown
as theatrical managers and producers of
stage plays, calls to mind the last words of
his brother, Charles, who with three friends
ing after being struck by German torpedo
in 1915. why fear DEATH" he asked
them. IT is the most beautiful adventure
OF life" Only one member of that group
survived. Ns
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-01
Today's Horoscope

Today's is a parental tempera-
ment, giving a benefactor to the
community. n student of the mys-
FERROUS, you should seek employ
ment in abstruse trades. for you
will not be interested in the ordi-
nary, but will work best in the
solution of problems that will
benefit mankind.