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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-03

William A. Patten Torrington's genial mayor, is one in a hundred The other day he rejected recom mendation that his salary be increased again. Last year his pay was boosted from S2 900 to $2,5OO per snnum. At meeting of the charter revision commit tee Randy Doty member proposed that Bills salary be further to OOO but the New City mayor refused entertain the motion stating that his salary was sufficient. "I think survive until next October said he His term expires that month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-03

Far-away places -. Taboga Island may not appear on many maps and don't suppose there many peo pie who have visited it, let along heard of it. Once upon time it great place for the pirates and there are all sorts of legends about buried treasure and Such But today Taboga Island is vacationers paradise It overooks the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal and available only by small boats from Panama. The big liners go right by it. Incidentally New Englanders, who the good old Aspnwa Hotel up between Stock bridge and LenoX will thrill to the fact that the main hotel on Taboga Island is the Aspinwau
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-03

Off the wires. . They're telling this in the London subway shelters these evenings. Wendell Wllkle boarded London bus during his stay there ana HI American style looked around for the cOin-bOx. There wasn't one of course finally the conducOress spoke up: "Now then, sir either get get off will yer?
 WiIlkie took it good naturedly and handed his fare over to her The press reports that when the passen gers learned who Wikie they paid extra fare to remain aboard until he had reached his destination.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-23

Funeral Services For Mrs. Pepper
Funeral services we're held at the
Methodist Church Friday morning
January 18th at 10 o'clock for Mrs.
M. A. Pepper, who passed away at
her home here. The services were
conducted by her pastor, Rev. G. c.
Gregory. Interment followed in
Black Jack Cemetery in Yazoo Coun-
ty, with Maxwell and Owen in
charge.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-23

terest of City Identification and
Improved Service.
A new accounting system has
been inaugurated by the City Clerk
providing an adequate record of all
receipts and disbursements of the
electric and water system and pro-
viding ready Analysis of all costs for
the City Officials and regular month
ly reports required by the Federal
Power Commission.
According to the last II months
audit ending September S0th, 1910
the City received approximately
$4,000 more revenue from water
and electric sales than the proceed
ing II months operation.
Two new electrical appliance dea-
lers have been established recently
as a result of the City's decision to
reduce electric rates and actively
promote through local dealers the
use of all electric appliances.
A two day Home Appliance Dem
onstration was sponsored last July
by the City and the aid of the Home
Service Advisor of the Miss. Power
& Light Company. The two day
program was attended by 240 local
homemakers.
BY contracting for its total
power requirements the City Of
Durant has saved itself an expendi-
ture Of % 10000 for an additions!
Diesel engine as the City has out
grown its safe plant capacity.
This saving expedited the issuance
of $60,O00.00 in bonds for a new
public school, by eliminating the
necessity of using its full faith and
credit for the power plant expan-
sion.
Based on recent figures it is es-
timated that the City Of Durant will
save in excess of 100000 per year
during the life of the Contract by
the use of purchased power which
has proven to be so much cheaper
than that of isolated plant opera
ton.
All in all the first years operation
under the purchased power contrac!
with Mississippi Power & Light Com
pany has been most successful and
advantageous to the citizens OF Du'
rant, according to city officials.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-23
Durunt Bourd Makes
CONTINUED from page one)


February were made possible through
the decision of the City Officials
last January to shut down the NUM-
cipal generating plant and purchase
all electric requirements on a whole
sale basis from the electric trans
mission system of the Miss. Power
& Light Co. This contract for pur-
chased power has proven to be a most
successful venture on the part of the
city and numerous advantages have
already been received by the city
and its citizens.
During the last "a months end
ing December 1910 there has been
! net increase of only IL residential
customers, but there has been an
Increase from AT XVIII per customer
per year to 4S9 XVIII per residential
.ustomer showing that electric SER
vice Wilt be utilized when made avail
able at cheaper rates.
Annual generation at Durant has
increased from 1878 XVIII in, 1928
20 613,812 XVIII in 1889. The IL
months ending December 1910 shows
a total of 1865 XVIII generated
and purchased. This increase is due
to combination of. better business
conditions and a definite promotion
Of electric energy use by the City
Officials rate reductions and electric
appliance sales.
The municipal generating plant,
now used only for standby service
mas been repaired and placed N
good operating condition and can
be placed in operation during eme--
gencies.
An automatic water pumping
system in conjunction with time
switches for off peak pumping has
been installed providing for ar ade-
quate supply Of water at all times
even in case of fire. An automatic
fire alarm system has been installed
providing for the immediate opera
ton of the fire siren when a tele-
phone call is made reporting the
existance Of a fire.
The power plant property has been
enclosed with a steel fence for pro-
lection and the building and equip
ment has been reconditioned. All
1900 volt lines have been removed
from West Depot Street in the in
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-23
strawberry Growers
Visited by Experts

Several strawberry growers in the
Durant Community were visited lass
Tuesday by Mr.. Chesley Hines, Ex-
tension Horticulturist from State
College. and Mr.. ID. w. Grimes, Dis
trict Plant Board representative, Of
fering their advise and council on
methods of growing this crop more
profitably.
A brief survey shows that there
are approximately 40 acres of straw
berries being grown in the eastern
part Of the county for commercial
purposes.
1t was observed that most of
these growers find growing berries
profitable, and a crop that gives
them cash at the time of the sea-
son waen most needed.
/. w. CARSON, County Agent
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-23
Girl. Are Advised To
BuiId-Up For Relief

Lack Of knowledge causes many
. weak, undernourished girl . lot
II suffering!
Many others, however, know how
Tie headaches, nervousness, cramp-
Ike pain Of functional dysmtsosvAss
due 70 malnutrition are helped
BY the proper use Of CARDUI.
Some take IL Z few days before
and during "the time 70 help ease
periodic distress. But CARDuY
principal use 10 to help Increase
appetite; stimulate the how
gastric Juice; 70 aid Ggestt6A.
assist in building up physical re-
sistance and thus help reduce peri
6dieal DISTRESS. Women have used
CARDUI for over 80 yeaya..
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-23
Benefits Increase Over
Lost Year; Cameron

The total amount of benefits paid
by the Mississippi Unemployment
Compensation commission to eligible
unemployed workers during 1910 was
$2,2O4, 1870, as compared with a
total Of $1,146, $40 in 1889, execu-
tive director C.. B. Cameron re-
vealed recently.
The total number Of checks issued
during 1910 was 268,135, which
compares with 258,816 issued in the
preceding year. The average check
for 1910 was $500, the largest
average since the beginning OF bene-
fit payments. In 1888 the average
check was $3.50, and in 1889 it was
$3.50.
Since the first benefits were paid
in April 1888, a total of 867,187
checks totaling $5,O67,140.90 have
been issued by the Commission. The
five million dollar mark was passed
about the middle Of December, 1910.
At the end of the year, the I'm
employment Compensation Trus.
Fund, which is the reserve fund
from which benefits r paid, stood
at $3,991,62O.34, an increase Of
36.9 per cent since benefits first
became payable. This amount is still
considerably short Of the five million
dollar mark which it has been es-
timated would constitute q safe"
reserve under the present benefit
formula barring a major depression
of long duration.
The. fund was reduced during 1910
by the transfer of $642, 932.19 to
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-23

the Railroad Retirement Board. This
represented the excess Of contribu-
tons paid into the Fund by railroads
over benefit payments made to their
employees. Railroad workers now re-
ceive insurance benefits through the
Railroad Retirement Board.
The Commission, through it's EN-
ployment Service division, placed
27,167 persons in private jobs and
24,203 in public work during 1910,
as compared with 23,884 private
placements and 40,29S public place
ments in 1899. A total of 1922
initial claims and 395,523 compen-
sable Or weekly claims were re-
ceived in its central office in Jack
son during the year.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-23

in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. U. NJ.
Springfield.
Miss Jeffie Carter of Itta Bena.
and Miss Pauline Carter of Durane,
were visitors of Mrs. r. L. Jackson
on Sunday.
Miss Thelma Stroud spent the
week end in Goodman with her un-
Gle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. G. j.
Everett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pate Johnson were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Campbell of Durant Sunday.
Miss Betty Campbell spent the
week end with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham Field of Du-
ratn.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ]. Everett Of
Goodman brought Miss Thelma
Stroud home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hand visited
friends and relatives in West Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Matthews we're
dinner guests in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. James Hand Sunday.
Mr.. Billy Jones Campbell, student
at Holmes Jr. College spent the week
end at home. He was the guest Of
Billy Weeks for supper Sunday
night.
Mr.. l.. j. Hand was a business
visitor in Kosciusko, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Taylor and
Bing eagle visited in Durant Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. p. johnson Of
Lexington visited their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. L. Murff.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. McNutt visited
friends in West Friday afternoon.
Miss Jimmie Lois Taylor spent the
night with Miss Alice Murff Tues
day night.
Mr.. c. v. Miller of Granville was
a West visitor Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J l.. Taylor spent
Tuesday night in the home of Mr..
and Mrs D. d. Thornton enroute 20
their new home in Jackson.
Mr.. Watt Brock came home Mon
day with the flu.
Rev. E. c. Driskell filled his re-
gular appointment at the Methods.
Church Sunday and vas entertained
i the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. l..
Wright.
Mr.. John Hall K%imbrough of Kos
ciusko spent Wednesday night with
his uncle, Mr.. j. S. Rosamond.
Miss Elizabeth Black has gone to
McAdams to begin work there.
Miss Edna Hathcock is a guest in
the home of her grandmother, Mrs.
Ethel Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Berry visited
Miss Louise Brock, who has been
sick, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Stubs spent
the week end in Grenada.
MI. Walter Leigh of Duck Hill
was a business visitor in West Fri
day.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-23

, Mr.. and Mrs. f. T. SHELTON motor
ed to Jackson, Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Ed Gulledge came down from
home in Durant Wednesday to visit
Mrs. H. |. Cowsert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Gulledge and
David kenna motored to Memphis,
on Monday taking advantage of the
Lees Birthday holiday. They re-
ported Mrs. VIII Hale Of 0sceola,
who IS in the hospital in Memphis as
much better. =
Mrs. Marion Rogers Of West was
a visitor in the Unger Donald bone
Tuesday while on her way to jackson
TO visit her daughter, Mrs. Clyde
Maxwell, Jr.
Mrs. Leila Moody returned last
week after several weeks visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ellis and Miss
Georgia Lee Moody in Knoxville.
Mrs. J. f. Eakin was at home e Y
eral days last week owing to the
school at Sails being suspended on
account of the flu epidemic.
Miss Santa Hollum was unable
to attend to her school duties this
week on account of suffering from
flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Keller who now
lives in Jackson were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Harmon and
Mrs. B. F. Houston.
Mr.. Henry Mcdaniel who lives al
Pinola, Ala. was the guest of Miss
Blanche S~parkman on Sunday.
William Carter Of Jackson was a
Sunday guest in the home Of his
mother, Mrs. Corrie Carter.
Mrs. Roy Lawrence, Mrs. Jimmie
Donald and Ms. Cecil Clements shop
ped in Jackson, Monday.
Mr.. Frank Bailey came up from
Jackson to spend the week end in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Ford.
DIR. and Mrs. R. w. Tyer of Jack
son, Mrs. w. NJ. Gooch and Misses
Dorothy and Virginia Gooch of Yazoo
City and Miss Ruby Nell Gooch OF
the Goodman School faculty were
the guests for dinner on Friday night
of Mrs. H. /. Cowsert and Mrs. Hugh
Cowsert.
Mrs. Sallie Doty has been work
ing this week in the five and ten cent
store taking the place Of Mrs. Ed
Powers who has been sick this week.
Mr.. Clyde Mauldi and Miss ely
dele Mauldin of Baton Rouge are
visiting Mrs. Mollie Schrock this
week.
Mr.. Gayden Schrock and Mr.
Charles Schrock have both been
victims of flu this week.
Misses Ruby Nell Gooch, Dorothy
Mauldin, and Blanche Sparkman
were guests for dinner on Tuesday
in the John Killebrew home.
Mr.. James Sanders Of DeKalb was
the guest on Sunday of Miss Sara
Stafford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Donald of
Jackson, were week end visitors Of
the Unger Donalds.
Miss Judith Ford is visiting rela-
tives in New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adlai Donald visit
ed Mr.. S. A. Killebrew at Thornton,
Monday.
Mr.. Frank Bailey came up from
Jackson, the past week end to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Ford.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-23

Baptist W.M.U. Meets
The Baptist W.M.U. met at the
Church Monday afternoon for "A
Bible Study from The Book Of
Genesis by Grace SAKE. A song, "Je-
sus Saves. was sung. Mrs. w. l..
Arnold led in prayer and Mrs. John
Whitworth, the president, taught a
most interesting lesson The meet
ing was dismissed with prayer by
Mrs. c. NJ. Bryan.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-23
Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. ID. VI Howard of
Duran, the engagement
and approaching marriage Of their
daughter, Isabel, to c. Edward Var
brough Of Tylertown. the first of
February, ninteen hundred forty
one
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-23
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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-23
WEST NEWS
Chapel Program

Chapel Program
Mrs. r. L. Packson arranged for
the Chapel program on Wednesday.
Bless Be the Tied That Binds" was
sung. A piano duet, THE Postman,"
was played by Mrs. D. H. Rhyme and
Andean Goss. Lillian Clyde Thweatt
played, THE Fairies Dance" Rev. f.
W. Ford, Presbyterian pastor, led
the devotional after which he intro
duced Rev. Reginald Lowe, Presby-
terrain Pastor of Winona, who was
the speaker for the assembly. Rev.
Lowe made a very interesting and
practical talk on the subject. Living
a Life that will be a Good Light for
others"
Senior Class To Present Play
The Senior Class Play, Here
Comes Charlie" will be presented in
the West High School Auditorium on
Friday evening, January 31st.
B. Y. p. u. Holds Meeting
The B. Y. p, u. met Sunday night
and discussed the subject, 1.-THE Lived
Happily" which was the life of two
II great Missionaries Adoniram
Judson and Ann Hesseltine.
Those on program: Castell Cade,
Arthur Alexander, George Brock,
Claire Melton, Reed Wright, and
Charlie Provost. After these parts,
an open discussion of Christian
homes are happier than non-Chris-
tan, was led by Miss Stroud.
b. Y. p. u. Party
The Intermediate union was en-
tertained with a kid" party, Thurs
day night at the Vocational build
ing. Ages and dignity were forgotten
and all dressed as little children.
Kid games were played and re-
freshments enjoyed by all. Those pre-
sent we're Misses Charlie Melton,
Vera Branch, Willie Branch, Ann Tn
Maxine Cade, Evelyn Springfield,
Branch, Willie Branch, Ann TIL
weat, Dorothy Parker and Thelma
Stroud; Messers Horace Bouchillon,
George Brock, Billy Weeks, Billy
Ferrial and Lloyd Welch.
The prize for being dressed more
like a kid was give to Ann Thweatt.
Miss Jennie Lee Parker of Bel
zoni is visiting her brother ana
sister in law, Mr.. and Mrs. d. c..
Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. NJ. Springfield
and children spent the afternoon in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ras Cade.
Misses Laura Melton and Thelma
Stroud accompanied Mrs. Clyde Cade
to Goodman Thursday. Jimmie
Bchers returned with them, and he
will make his home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ras Cade.
Mrs. Lamar Bowie, Mrs. Pate
johnson and Mrs. Harvey Campbell
shopped in Durant Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. d. H. Rhyme, Dan and Mary
Rosamond, Mrs. ]. S. Rosamond spent
Sunday in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. s. Rosamond of Lexington.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Smith spent
the week end in the home Of Mrs.
J. L. Harlan.
Mrs. Lloyd Cade returned home
Thursday afteroon after a two weeks
stay with Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Gels
ton of Memphis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Cade, Ralph
and Maxine went to Jackson on bust
ness Saturday.
Miss Minnie Lowe is now visiting
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-23
Senior Class To Present Play

Senior LASS 10 Present Play
The Senior Class Play, "Here
Comes Charlie" will be presented in
the West High School Auditorium or
Friday evening, January 31st.
Evening star., 1941-11-23
Nelson Rockefeller Made
Defense Board Member
BY the Associated Press

BY the Asso coated Press.
The appointment of Nelson A.
Rockefeller. co-ordinator of inter
American affairs. as member of
the Economic Defense Board. was
announced yesterday by Vice Presi-
dent Wallace. board chairman.
At the same time, the Vice Presi-
dent announced that the board S
personnel was being reorganized into
four regional divisions: European
and African. Far Eastern. British
Empire and American Hemisphere.
He also announced that the COM
mercial and financial division of the
co-ordinator's Office under Milo
Perkins, executive director of the
Defense Board and the executive
Defense Board personnel engaged
in hemisphere affairs have been
merged and will act as the American
Hemisphere division of the Economic
Defense Board under direction of
Carl B. Spaeth, assistant co-ordi-
nator.
Mr.. Wallace declared that the
strengthening Of the close relation
ship between the two agencies
should materially increase the ef-
fectiveness of the Governments
program for the hemisphere.
Evening star., 1941-11-23
Shriners Plan Annual Circus
To Be Staged in February

Named to the Executive Committee
were Floyd D. Akers as first vice
president; Mr.. Shinn, as second vice
president: Ralph M. Wolfe, third
vice president; James A. Councillor,
treasurer; F. Lawrence Walker,
secretary; Melvin c. Smith, assistant
secretary, and Needham c. Turnage,
Raymond M. Florance, Stanley D..
Willis and Edmund o. Carl.
Committee members will meet at
7:30 pm. tomorrow at Almas Temple
to hear Mr.. Foley outline plans for
circus talent, calling for an ex-
penditure Of between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Mr.. Foley said plans would also
be made to have crippled and UNDER
privileged children attend the mat
inee performances. The show,
which will include 80 acts, will be
presented on six nights and four
afternoons.
Evening star., 1941-11-23
Man Caught 70 Hours
In Reservoir Fence
Dies in Hospital
Victim Lopses Into Como
Without Explaining
Circumstances Of Mishup

Removed from an 8-foot wire
fence surrounding the old Conduit
road reservoir at Elliott and Clark
places NV. where he had dangled
head down for nearly 20 hours. a
60-year-old colored man died last
night in Gallinger Hospital.
The man. identified by police as
Gillroy Rover Of the HOO block of
Twenty-seconds street NV. was ad-
mitted to the hospital yesterday in
a serious condition, suffering from
exposure and gangrene of the right
foot
Police said he was found with his
right foot caught in the upper por-
ton of the fence BY Cramond H.
NE, a lineman for the Capital
Transit Co, who was making re-
pairs on the Cabin John street car
line.
In a semi-conscioul condition.
the man told Mr.. Fletcher he had
been hanging since about 2 pm
Friday but he lapSed into a coma
before giving an explanation of the
accident, seventh precinct police
said.
He was taken to GEORGETOWN Hos
pital and then transferred to Gal
linger He died there at 730 O'Clock
last night without regaining con-
sciousness
Gallinger physicians said the
probable cause of death was the
combination Of exposure and in
fection. They explained it was pos
sible for gangrene to have set in
within the 20 hours if circulation
had been cut off in the foot.
The spot where the man was
found is screened from the street
by a thick clump of t.ees and is
some distance from the street. In
vestigators were unable to give any
explanation of what the man was
doing in the neighborhood.
An autopsy is to be performed at
the Morgue today.
Evening star., 1941-11-23
Two Held as Smugg|ers
OF 100000 Drug Cargo

By he Associated Press.
NEWARK, n. j.. Nov. 22.-Eli
gliopoulos. A., former European
banker. and his brother. George, 46.
were held today in s25 900 bail each
by Commissioner Joseph Holland on
Federal charge of smuggling a
million-dollar cargo of morphine
into this country II years ago.
Government records. said Commis-
sioner Holland. disclosed the BROTH
ers were charged with concealing
the narcotics in electrical fixtures
landed at Hoboken from the S. s.
Innoko on July 8. 1880. They were
arrested last night by agents of the
Federal Narcotics Bureau in New
York.
In Washington, Commissioner H.
J. Annslinger OF the Treasury De-
partment narcotics division said the
Greek-born banker had not been
within the jurisdiction of the Gov
eminent during the last II years.
He said Eliopoulos had come to
the United States after fleeing from
Greece during the German in
vasion.