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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-12-18
Railroad Men To
Be Honcred Guests
Al Baptist Church
Boptists Honor R. R.
Men, College Folks
On Sunday

We will have our services as u.s.
ual on Sunday. The Pastor will
preach in the morning on the sub
ject, Where is He?" At the eve
ming worship hour the Pastor will
discuss, Following the Star.
On December %, in the morning
preaching hour, our Church will
have a service in which the railroad
men of the city and men whose en-
ployment is connected with railroad
operations as special guests. The
Pastor has had in mind for some
time this type of service. All run
ming men, shop men, depot Ien, ana
maintenance men, connected with
the railroad, together with railway
mail clerks, express employees, etc.,
are to be special guests. The Pastor
will bring a special message to them;
and there will be appropriate spe-
cial music.
On the night of December 20 we
will have a service specially honor
ing the college students and others
who may be home for the holidays,
This service will use many Of the
students on the service program.
Sunday Services
Sunday School 9:45.
Morning Worship 1850.
Baptist Training Union 500.
Evening Worship TOO.
Next Week
Monday: w. NJ. u. will meet at the
church for special prayer service.
Brotherhood will meet at 7:30.
Wednesday: Prayer Meeting at
200. Choir rehearsal follows Prayer
letting.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-12-18
J. Monroe Roach
Passes Sunday
FinuI Rites Held
Monday For Well
Known Citizen

The many friends of J. Monroe
Roach throughout Holmes county
were shocked and grieved to learn
of his untimely passing at his home
in Lexington Sunday afternoon at
two o'clock.
While he had been in poor health
for some time his death vas a great
surprise to many of his friends who
did not realize he was so i'll.
Funeral services were held at the
family residence Monday afternoon.
The Rev. T. H. Dorsy and the Rev
Judson Chastain officiated. Inter
ment was at Odd Fellows cemetery
with the Southern Undertaking Asso-
citation in charge. Members Of the
Daniel w. Beall Post Of the Amer
can Legion conducted the last rites.
Mr.. Roach, 40, was a World War
veteran and a former marshal of the
city of Lexington and former deputy
sheriff of Holmes county. A native
of this county, born near Lexington,
he had lived and worked in several
sections Of the county and had num-
erous personal friend erever he
lived. He was a me.u8ts of the Bap-
fist Church and a pa comrana
of tbs American Legion. lie VOLTA
teered during the First World War
and saw overseas duty. He was clIk
of the Local Draft Board No. 2 be-
fore i'll health forced his resignation.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ruth
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-12-18
Red Cross Roll
Call Final Report
Given by Chairman
Holmes Quote Of
$500 Is Over
Subscribed $18

A total Of $1646.18 was given to
the American Red Cross in its Nov
ember roll call drive, according to
Mrs. I. w. Carson, Holmes county
roll call chairman.
1913 members enrolled and
$128.18 was given in donations be-
sides the dollar memberships. The
goal for Holmes was 1900 men,
beers.
Mrs. Carson said at the conclu-
sion of the drive she wanted to thank
especially all her community and
plantation chairmen who contributed
so much time and labor to the drive.
She wants to thank, too, all those
who helped answer this great call.
A check for $3.50. has been mail.
ed to National Red Cross headquar-
ters and the rest has been retained
by the county Red Cross chapter.
A complete community report fol-
lows
Durant 248.98; Lexington 361.5O;
Acona 1925; Franklin 1900; West
$500; Goodman 1890; Emory LOO;
Bowling Green 100; Pickens
1926; Richland 1000; Ebenezer
1880; Thornton and adjacent plan
tations 1880; Tchula and adjacent
plantations 256.00; Cruger and ad-
jacent plantations 225.25; Coxburg
21.OO; Mileston 28.75; Howard 1925;
CenteryilIe 600; Oregon 1905;
Owens Wells 1900; KERN 10000;
Brozville HOO; Total $1646.18.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-12-18
Eiehiy-Five Enter The CTS Lighting
Contest In Durant; ~ IS Last Day
Judging Between kSS And Dec, 24h
CiviIiun Defense
Council Meets

The Mississippi Civilistl Defense
counS met in Lexington Tuesday
evening to perfect plans for organi-
cation in this county, according to
Sheriff w. A. Ramsey who Reads the
Holmes county organization.
The council met in connection
with the Daniel w. Beall Post Of the
American Legion.
Plans of the organization will be
made known to the public as soon as
possible.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-12-18
Nozurene Church Holds
Revival This Week

Rev. C. c. Knippers of Launce-
burg, Tenn, the converted railroad
man, is delivering soul stirring mes
sages. The crowd last evening was
surprisingly large, and there were
forty people kneeling at an old fash
ion alter of pray, after the heart
searching message On "Deliverance.'
The subject Thursday evening will
be, "What So ever a Man Sowth
that he will ais oReap." Friday
evening he will tell of his experience
of how he was arrested and locked
up in Detroit Mich. and how GOD
delivered him. Come and worship
with US.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-12-18
Lights Must Stort
Burning Tonight
Through Christmas

Today is the last day anyone a
enter the Christmas lighting contest
sonsored by the Durant Business and
Professional Women's Club and 9TH
er community clubs in cooperation
with the Mississippi Power and Light
Company. Anyone desiring to enter
must enroll with any member of the
local club today and have his decora-
tions completed so that he or she
may start burning the lights tonight
and continue every night through
Christmas.
Judging will be some night be-
tween now and December oath.
Eighty-five persons and firms
have already entered the contest in
Durant which is believed to be the
largest number ever to participate
here.
The West Woman's Club, the As
You Like it Club of Pickens, and the
Woman's Reading Club of Goodman
are co-sponsors with the Power Com
pany in those communities in the
lighting contest.
These prizes will be given in ev-
cry community listed. Floor lamp
for best house-front; table lamp for
best tree or shrub; table lamp for
best door or window.
In addition the Durant BPW Club,
who started sponsoring the contest
before the MPL Company came in,
is giving a prizes for the best in
door tree and a cash award for the
most artistic business house window.
The following have entered IN
Durant:
Artie johnson, A. S. Tatum, A. B.
Clements, The Style Shop, Durant
Dry Goods Co., Durant Variety
Store, Racine Barber Shop, Odom
Brothers, Howell and Heggie, How
ards Cafe, People Bank, DR.. w. r.
Weaver, Terry's Barber Shop, Dr..
w. B. Hyde, City Drug Store,
Claud Wilkes, H. A. Afford Radio,
California Cafe, Tri-State Bus Sta
ton, City Shoe Shop, Whitehouse
Cafe, Mrs. w. B. Davis, Mrs. Horace
Sudduth, Mrs. A. S. Tatum, Mrs. Phil
Terry, Mrs. R. E. McNeer, Mrs. Ray
Campbell,
Mrs. Carl Order, Mrs. w. C. Mar
ton, M%cIntyres, Mrs. J. C. Robert
son, Mrs. A. H. Brown, Mrs. F. ".
McCullar, Mrs. Minnie Mae Irving,
Mrs. w. H. Counts, Mrs. L. F. Lewis,
Mrs. W. E. Oliver, Mrs. Quitman
Steed. Mrs. Paul Robinson
Mrs. C. F. Cox, Gulf Service Sta
ton, Mrs Leon Engelmann, Mrs. M.
T. Woods, Miss Vera Herbert, Mrs.
G. w. Drane, Mrs. G. H. Odom, Mrs.
L. G. Moore, Mrs. j. C. Rucker, Mrs.
w. L. Ellard, Mrs. J. P. Durham.
Mrs. Rupert Ellard, Mrs. J. D. Ak-
bury, C. G. Mansfield, Mrs. A. L.
Hopkins, Colonial Baking Co, Mrs.
Edgar Howell, Mrs. R. w. Rhyme,
Mrs. Clyde Stokes, Mrs. w. C.. Tho
mas, Mrs. Zeb Guess, Mrs. Lamar
Hays, R. e. Irby Store, r. E. Irby
home, w. H. Irby Store.
Walter Durham Store, Piggy Wig
ely, Mrs. Charlotte C~resswell, Mis-
sissippi Power and Light Co., Mer-
chants and Farmers Bank, Western
Union, Hotel Durant, Hotel Durant
Beauty Shop, Durant News, Strand
Theatre, Dixie Theatre, Mrs. Harry
O'Cain, Mrs. W. p. Taylor, The Wal
ter Durhams, Miss Hazel Brannon.
Mrs. ]. ]. Gilmore, Mrs. E. s.
Lewis, Durant Mfg. Co., Daisy Mae
Daniel.
Mrs. II. III. LAdyard and Mrs.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-12-18
Christmas Pageant at
Methodist Church On
Sunday Afternoon

A Christmas Pagent will be given
at the Methodist Church Sunday af-
Nternoon at 5 o'clock, under the dir
ection of Mrs. Dan Comfort.
Everybody in the community is
invited and each. one is asked to
bring a small candle for use in the
program. Everybody who comes will
take part in the service.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-12-18
School Heed Thinks
Durunt Clubs

The Home Economics girls and
teachers of Holmes County Training
school wish to thank the Gamma and
Present Day Clubs for the donations
given. They surely helped to solve
some of our great problems.
re thank all the friends that
have contributed magazines and
books to the school.
Respectfully,
G. W. Williams.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-12-18
Services Announced at
Presbyterian Church

'The Firstborn among many Bre-
thren", a church-family worship SER
vice, will be presented at GAS Sun
day morning. At this time the an
nual "Joy Gift" will be received
for ministerial relief.
DR.. G. F. Gillespie, president of
Belhaven College, will have charge
Of the IL 100 o'clock service.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-12-18
SINGING Convention

The Holmes County Singing Con-
vention will meet Sunday, December
81, 1880 pm. until A pm. at the
Lexington Baptist Church. All sing
srs are invited to attend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-12-18

Rose Roach, his father and stepmoth-
er, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Roach, Lex
ington; one brother and two sisters,
W. H. Roach and Mrs. R. L. keal-
hofer, both of Lexington, and Mrs.
M. A. Youngblood, Greenville.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-28
NOObserVance
Planned Here
For Labor Day
Local Stores to Remain Open
Commissioners Are Ex-
pected to Meet.

Labor Day will be quietly OBJ
served here, with business being
conducted "as> usual, it was
learned yesterday afternoon.
Local merchants are not plan
ming to close and most of the
county offices are expected to re-
main open.
AS no announcement has been
made to the contrary, the county
commissioners and the board OF
education will no doubt meet on
that day.
One of the highlights of the
day will be squirrel hunting. A
large number of hunters are now
making plans to try out their
luck.
The springs and other tourists
places in the county are expect
ing to have record business over
the week end. Thousands of mo-
florists will no doubt visit the
Parkway in this section.
The post office will operate on
holiday hours.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-28
Interesting Civil War Letter
Is Found Recently By Hardin
md ''North Cardinals first citi-

and "North Cardinals first citi-
zen".
Ed M. Anderson, president of
the N. c. Press association, was
in charge of arrangements for the
meeting and extended a warm
welcome to the group, pointing
out many of the advantages of
Ashe county. Miss Addie Mae
Cook, editor of the Gates County
News, who had come the longest
distance, travelling the length of
N. c., responded.
Other guests and members were
then recognized. E. B. Jeffress,
publisher of the Greensboro News
and former chairman of the state
highway commission, spoke brief
ly as did Clarence Griffin, his
torian of the N. G. Press.
Everyone was presented with
a program of the meeting in the
form of an extra edition of The
Skyland Post. Included on the
program was string music by Ev-
ans hillbilly band from Sparta
and a humorous reading by Miss
Nena Bell Barr, of West Jefferson.
President H. F. Laffoon officiated.
Following the banquet meeting
the group enjoyed an old fash
Toned square dance. This conclud-
ed the program for the evening.
Following a breakfast meeting
the crowd, including Congress
man Doughton and E. B. Jeff
ress was conducted on a tour of
Ashe county including the JEFF
Persons, Bluff Park, sections of
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-28

that time The appeal may be
made in either of two ways:
81. BY filing with the local
board written notice of appeal.
Such notice need not be in any
set form, but it must state the
name of the registrant and the
name and identity of the appel
Ian to show he has the right to
appeal.
"2. BY signing the Appeal to
Board of Appeal on the regis
trant's questionable (DSS Form
4O)."
Director Nets emphasized the
provision of Selective Service Re-
gulations that the person who
makes an appeal may attach to
his notice of appeal, or to the
registrant's QUESTIONABLE, state
ment specifying wherein he be-
! lleves the local board has been
in error that he may point out
any information in the regis
trant's file which he believes has
been passed over without proper
consideration, and restate in full
any data which the local board
has failed or refused to include in
the registrant's file.
"While both State and National
Headquarters have sympathetic
regard for every registrant, these
Headquarters obviously cannot
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-28
DOUGHTON SPOKE AT
PRESS MEETING SAT,

Continued From Page One)
large measure dependent upon
it to convey their thoughts to the
general public.
He commented on the great
value of the press in keeping peo-
pie informed on all matters in
times of peace as we'll as war and
praised the newspapers for their
general knowledge of practically
all subjects.
The speaker who was intro
duced to an enthusiastic group of
around so editors, publishers and
guests by Miss Beatrice Cobb, Sec
rotary of the N. c. Press asso-
citation, publisher of the Morgan
ton News-Herald and National
Democratic Committeewoman was
given a rising ovation. Miss Cobb
who reviewed briefly much of the
work and accom- plishments of the
Congressman described him as the
"great man of the mountains"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-28

on some of our Picketts and cap
tured our Col. They captured
several of our Regiment and
wounded some and suppose
killed 5 or 6. Of them were Tints,
Dehart and Hillpatric and they
captured several horses.
1--WE hear they have had fight
in Georgia. johnson has whipped
the Yankees and killed and cap
tured ten thousand and Col Kirk
has taken all the boys prisoners
from camp Vance and robbed the
bank at Morganton.
eve haven't had any reliable
news from Richmond or Peters
burg for several days. The wea-
Their has been very warm here,
the thermometer was up to SO
degrees yesterday but it rained
a shower today and is very pleas
ant now.
"Mr. James Oliver, I thought
I would get to come home about
harvest time, but there is so
many going on Details that fur
lowing is stopped and I don't ex-
pect to get to come that soon; so
I want. you to tell my folks am
well and do the best you can for
them. I want you to try to have
my rye sowed and I will satisfy
you or you can satisfy yourself
out of my part of it, so now at
present I only remain your
friend,
william Roberts
P. S.
GAS I have nothing more to say
at present, I will inform you that
John Goodman in this regiment
is a Candidate for sheriff. Yancob,
son, I think him capable for the
office and will make you a good
sheriff, besides he is a good clev-
err. fellow, as ever was with and
I have been with him a long
time. I hope you will give him
your vote and do all you can for
him. Let my people know that he
is running for sheriff and that he
stands a fair chance in this COM
pany and will get all the votes
or nearly So.
William Roberts
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-28
Registrars Are
To Be Classified
Before Appealing
Additional Information on Ap-
pealing Is Given by Cen
eral ]. V. B. Nets.

ANY matter pertaining to the
classification of a Selective Ser
vice registrant must be taken up
directly with the local board with
which he is registered, General
J. Van B. Nets, state director of
Selective Service, advised regis
trants, their dependents and en-
ployers today.
Communications on this subject
addressed to State or National Sc
lective Service Headquarters are
always referred to the proper To-
cal board, he said, because only
local board can act upon the cas-
es of Individual registrants until
they have been classified, and ap-
peal from classification must be
made through the local board of
the registrant, He said:
"Any person entitled to appeal
the classification Of a registrant-
the registrant himself, any per-
son who claims to be a dependent
of the registrant, or any person
who has filed written evidence OF
the occupational necessity of the
registrant-may do so within ten
days after the registrant's notice
of classification was mailed, un-
less the local board has extended
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-28

Dean Carroll was introduced by
DR.. D. J. Whitener, of Boone, re-
firing president of the association
and a professor at A. S. T. G.
Anderson acted as POSTMASTER,
and Prof. J. M. Cheek gave the
invocation. The welcoming ad-
dress was made by Gov. R. A.
Doughton, of Sparta, with Ira T.
Johnston, of Jefferson, respond
ing. J. Maryon Saunders, alumni
secretary at Chapel Hill, spoke
briefly during the program.
DR.. T. r. Burgess was highly
praised for the splendid job he
did in making arrangements for
the meeting.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-28

consider the case of each indi-
vidual registrant," the Director
pointed out. "This is the respon-
sibility of the local board. It's
members have that intimate
knowledge of the registrant, of
his personal situation, and of the
National Defense needs of his
community, that must be given
primary consideration in any
democratic system. The local
beard must have classified a reg
istrant for selection or deferment
before either State or National
Headquarters can act upon his
case"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-28
Democracy Is Now Facing
A Testing Time, Dean D.
ID. Carroll Tells UNC Alumni
Large Crowd Attended An
nual Four-County Meet
Held in Sparta Fri.

Greater University of North
Carolina alumni from three coun-
ties assembled in the communi-
ty building in Sparta last Friday
night for their annual banquet
meeting, heard an address by
Dean D. D. Carroll of the Univer-
Sity's commerce school, and cleo
ted officers for the coming year.
Chosen as new officers follow
ing the banquet, prepared and
served by the Woman's Mission
airy Society of the Sparta Baptist
church, were Ed M. Anderson,
publisher of The Skyland Post
and The Allegheny News, presi-
dent; Robert M. Gambill, Sparta,
secretary; and the following vice
presidents: R. F. Grouse and Miss
Pearl Fields, representing Allie
ghany county; A. B. Hurt and c..
J. Rich, Ashe county; and DR.. J..
Harold Wolf and Mrs. Clyde Col
Inns, Watauga county.
Seventythree people attended
the banquet-meeting, said to have
been the most successful one ever
held by the northwestern alumni
association. Avery county was not
represented =
Testing Time"
In speaking on the future of
democracy, Dean Carroll des-
cribed the present as a, testing
time for this nations form of
government. The question now
facing us is can. democracy stand
the test, he stated, a democracy
that is seemingly slow in action,
and takes time to get the judg-
ments of 130,O0O,OOO people.
<The University of North Caro-
lina," he said, ''has plunged he
roically into the front-line trench
es of defense. In the face Of this,
the greatest of all emergencies,
we are trying to do our part"
Fright now" he told his alum
nj audience, "we6 are lall praying
Russia, with system we hate,
can hold on until winter, until
the Allies have had time to mus
ter their resources against the
Nazi war machine" ous
IF democracy issto succeed"
he continued, "we must be able
to make it work. We must ana
lyze it more perfectly. We must
have interpreters. We must trans
late its principles into the Ian
guage of the man on the street.
Any people given freedom will
make miStakes-we make them
at Chapel Hill occasionally-but
don't ever let anyone tell you
that, simply because of few hui
man frailties, simply because hui
man nature is fa1liable, freedom
should be abolished and a totali-
tartan form of government SUBJ
stituted."
Commenting on the Latin word
age inscribed on the University
seal, LUX Libertas," the univer-
sity dean declared that light and
liberty are the essentials of a de-
mocracy. ''There can be no light
without liberty" he said, land
there can be no liberty without
light"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-28
William Roberts Wrote James
Oliver from Camp Near
KinstOn, N. G..

Speaking of wars, an interest
ing letter, written during the Civ
il War by William Roberts, OF
Ashe county, to James Oliver
was found recently in some old
papers by Carl Hardin, of near
West Jefferson.
eyes, I found lot Of my
grandfathers letters and this is
one of the most interesting Ones
Hardin stated. The letter, al
though written n years ago, was
remarkably we'll preserved and
is as follows:
"Camp Near Kinston, N. c.
July the 18th, '64
"Mr. James Oliver,
"After my best respect to you
I'll write you a few lines inform
ing you that am well and faring
very we'll. Hoping these few lines
may find you well and getting
along fine. I haven't but very lit
tie news to write you.
Cali is quiet down here in front
at this time and has been every
since the Yankees made a rade
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-28

the Blue Ridge Parkway, Negro
mountain and other places of in
terest and returned to Shatley
Springs for lunch which marked
the close of the meeting.
It was announced that the next
meeting in September would be
held in StateSVille.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-08-28

Uncle Sans motorized force-the army wheels
is symboized by the dawn patrol of Chevrolet
army trucks shown the bottom of the photo The
Chevrolet wheeldrive army truck, above carries
complete telephone switchboard. Within few minutes
after the Fourth Divisions motorized units completed