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The Durant news., 1941-08-28
bandages, and 52ss days care pro-

bandages, and 5299 days care pro-
vided, 4057 crippled children were
admitted to nursing physiotherapist
service, 6342 nursing visits made by
nurses in the homes of crippled chill
dren, 1915 crippled children were
furnished braces.
In 1888 permanent clinics were es-
tablished in Jackson, Mobile, and
Memphis where weekly examination
and checkovers could be given to
crippled children. To these per-
manent weekly clinics grand total
Of 1916 visits have been made by
crippled children of Mississippi. On
June 80, 194i there were 4266 Grip
pied children awaiting service from
the Cri led Children's Service.
The Durant news., 1941-08-28
Up 691
USE OF SERVICE INCREASES

As shown in the chart reproduced above the
use of Compony's residential service hos in
creased oo9o since 1929 The chart below
shows thot while the use of residential services
showed steady increase the totoI amount Of
the overoge residential service bill has de-
creased lo9o during this same period. This
means thot residential customers Of the CON-
pony. token as whole, are receiving today
699o more service for looo less cost than in
1929.
The trend, os above explained, continued in
1910 During lost year the average residen-
tioI customer used so more service than in
1889 and the overoee 1910 residential cleo
trio service bill was s % lower than in 1889
The Durant news., 1941-08-28
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

Through its industrial development deport-
nent the Company has had part in bring
ing new industries to Mississippi. The low
cost Of Company service has been one of the
Chief inducements to new industry During
1o4O several new industries we're located in
the Company territory. Their coming hos
meant millions of dollars in additional poyroIIs
and purchases for Mississippi and increased
income to Mississppions
The Durant news., 1941-08-28

children of Coxburg spent Sunday
with Mrs. ST Brister.
Mr.. Bobbie Montgomery is at
home after attending summer school
at State College.
Mr., Dennis Reid has completed
MS course at the Aeronautical school
at Baton Rouge, La. and will leave
for California soon to accept j JOB
with the defense work.
The Durant news., 1941-08-28

Among those from West who at
tended the Colt Show in Lexington
Friday were: Mr. Richard Cross, Mr..
Billy Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie
Aldridge and sons, Carlton and Way
land, Mr.. d. D. Davidson, Mr. and
Mrs. r. o. McCrary, Mr.. J. W Hol-
mes, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Campbell,
Mr.. James Alexander, and Mr.. Billy
Terry. Mr.. w. H. jackson and Mr..
Ben Majors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Boyette
were business visitors to West Fri
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Holmes car
ried their daughter, Joy, to Green
wood Thursday for medical treat
ment.
Mr.. Edmond Reed Brock return
ed to Mobile on Friday after spend
ing his vacation with his mother
and other relatives
DR.. and Mrs. w. G. Brock were in
Jackson on Tuesday.
Mr.. Melvin Alexander was busi-
ness visitor Friday.
Mrs. George Gelstos and son, Tom
mie spent several days recently with
her daughter, Mrs. X. F. Downer.
Mr.. Oscar Thomas was social
visitor to Durant Friday,
Mr.. George Brock had dental work
done in Jackson Tuesday.
Miss Claire Davis of Benoit, is
the attractive guest of Miss Claire
Melton this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. +. Jackson and
Mr.. w. II. Jackson attended the gra-
duation of Miss Pauline Carter on
Saturday evening at the University
of Alabama.
Rev. Wardlaw delivered a most
helpful sermon Sunday at the Pre-
byterian church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Campbell,
Betty, Mr.. and Mrs. Pate Johnson
and Miss Martha Field enjoyed a
trip to Roosevelt Park near Morton
Sunday.
Mr.. Bing eagle returned Tuesday
from a visit to homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Brock and
children George and Linda were in
Jackson on Tuesday.
Mrs. Paul Boatwright had pain
full accident on Monday when she
fell from the steps in her home.
Miss Esther Watson has been on
the sick list.
Mrs Ross Collins and Mrs. Bow
ers of Meridian were here Tuesday.
Miss Doris Weeks will leave for
The Durant news., 1941-08-28
PRIVATE INITIATIVE

The present National Emergency has and will
creote mony new demands for the Componys
services. But, with its fociIities and trained
personnel, the Company is reody to cooperate
with its Customers and governmental outhori-
ties in solving the new problems as they arise
Your Company, itself product of privote in
itiotve and individual enterprise, looks to the
future with confidence in the American Woy
of Life
The Durant news., 1941-08-28
OPERATING COSTS INCREASE

The accompanying chart shows the portion OF
each dollar of revenue absorbed by expenses
in 104O This chart illustrates what the Conn.,
pony is doing to render constantly improved
service to you and to meet the mounting Fed
The Durant news., 1941-08-28

322
Mississippi,
and figures this from the 1910
stockholders and being made available
vtol
YOU depend greatly
The Durant news., 1941-08-28
81, 200, 900 IN TAXES

Your Company is Mississippi's second loreest
toxpoyer 1t has always been ready and will
ing to bear its Just shore of the costs of gov
eminent and of the defense of our American
way of life In 1910 its tox bill amounted TO
81 ,OO7, ,353-on increase of nearly 100000
over l93o Federal and Stote statutes oreody
enacted indicate tnot this amount will be in
crossed 70 over G1 300 900 for lo4l
The Durant news., 1941-08-28

erol, Stote and local government taxes -
many of which are the result of the present
notiono emergency
The Durant news., 1941-08-28

Through the year l94O the Company p.~
vided employment for an average of 968 Mis-
sissippions to whom we're poid 81 lis, $50.
BY the end of the yeor, 8o6 employees we're
insured in the Compony's group life insurance
plan which hos been in effect since 1927 ond
753 employees we're participating in the Acct
dent and Health Insurance plan which hos
been ovoilobIe since 1888 Thus, your COM
pony is tokine its pIoce os an important Mis-
sissippi industry, contributing to oil causes
which have for their purpose, Helping Build
Mississippi"
The Durant news., 1941-08-28
ANNUAL REPORT SHOWS PROGRESS

Business conditions for the Company and in
general we're better in lo4O than in 1889.
Form diversifiooton oil development. the
establishment of severol new industries and
the National Defense Program we're foctors
stimulating business. As O result electric
revenues we're up 5 % and eos revenues 1870.
However, increased foxes ond expenses ex-
eeeded the improvement i, revenues with the
result thot the net .aeom Of the Company
continued the downward trend which hos re-
suited in Al % decrease since 1887.
The Durant news., 1941-08-28

Although there has been an increase OF 500
in the use of electricity since 1929, the over
oee residential rote has been reduced 500
during this same period As q result Of this
extensive rote reduction mode by your Pr-
votey owned utility you ore sharing in savings
totoIino more than S7,75O,OOO.
The Durant news., 1941-08-28
1000, 900 LOCAL PURCHASES

In addition to providing employment and an
essential service, the Company is lorge buy
er of moteriols in the communities it serves.
In l94O its local purchases exceeded 81 ,OOO,-
600. again showing the Compony's contrbu-
ton to the income of Mississippons.
The Durant news., 1941-08-28
IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS

Continuing its policy of maintaining. improv
ing and extending its fociIities to insure ode
quote and dependable service your company
odded 532 miles Of electric lines and miles
of oos mains during 1910 at q cost of ST.
OS6, ,687 ond, in addition, S3l7 7,5o2 wos spent
for maintenance
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-12
High School Chatter
BY JOAN MCNAMARA,

I'm sure you all feel as l do
about the current national situa
tion, that is, that the sneaky trick
played by the Japanese govern
ment was like a stab in the back;
and we, the coming generation,
hope that justice will triumph,
even as does the older generation.
Well. enough about the war for
the time being.
Here to take the place of MI.
Henes is Mre. Glennis Kabat, for
merly of Trinidad, Colorado. We're
sure that Mrs. Kabat will take
her place in the esteem of the
student body.
The Aviation Club at school has
been up to a great many inter-
esting things in the past two
months. The club is divided up into
three squadrons, each squadron
containing approximately 18 men,
bers. Emmet Mana, Guy Boewen,
and Bill Townsend are acting as
leaders of the respective squads.
The high school cafeteria is being
used as a meeting place and work
shop for the organization. Various
contests will be held for the men,
bers of the club. Bill Schoeb at
present holds the record for the
glider contest which was held re-
Gently. Future work of the club
calls for the building of rubber
and gasoline powered m d e l
planes.
The first basketball game of
the season was very successful.
Our boys played the G. H. S.
alumni and beat them eight to
the bar---21-23. Let's hope all our
games turn out like that.
Don't say l told you, but---What
two Junior girls were seen talk
ing to SANTA CLAUS in a down.
town department store?--We won
der what Irene Perkett is going
to do when Frank Harper moves
What five sophomore girls have
recently made Anchors Aweigh
their theme song?--Billy Gray has
been going around with woe-be-
gone look on his face since his be-
Wed rat, "Termite" recently sue
VQmbed.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-12
Coop Workers Meet
On Solving Problems

A meeting Of cooperative board
members, active committee work.
ers, employees and others will be
held tonight at the University of
Maryland. The discussion will be
led by DR.. Rudolf Treuenfels, sec
retary of the Council for Cooper
ative Business Training, and
Samuel Ashelman, field man for
Eastern Cooperative Wholesale.
Called the cooperative Leader
ship Clinic" the meeting will give
leaders of Is cooperatives in the
Maryland Washington Virginia
area an opportunity to exchange
ideas with their neighbors as well
as with men who are paid 10
study and keep in touch with sue
cessful methods of cooperative de-
velopment."
A companion meeting, termed
the "Cooperative Employee Clin-
ic," was held last night in Green
belt. That meeting was limited
to cooperative store employees
from Maryland and Washington
because its purpose was to con-
slider the technical aspects of
store operations.
In addition to DR.. Treuenfels
and Mr.. Ashelman, T. G. Castner,
buyer for Eastern Cooperative
Wholesale. attended last nights
clinic here.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-12
Coop To Welcome New Tenants
With Book On Local Enterprise

With the first group of fami-
lies scheduled to start moving
into the new homes this week or
early next week, the membership
committee of Greenbelt Consumer
Services is ready to begin it's
share drive among the newcomers.
The education committee will also
participate in these activities.
A letter of welcome from the
latter committee will be the new
comers' first introduction to G.. C.
s. 1--WE are happy to have you
as neighbors and hope you will
enjoy our community life and the
many new friendships that await
you," states the letter which goes
on to point out the facilities Of
fered by the cooperative.
Participation in the manage
ment of the organization and the
patronage dividend are coopera-
tive principles that the new fami-
lies will be told about in the letter.
That the coop label is accepted
as assurance of quality and fair
price" is also mentioned.
Accompanying the letter will be
map showing street and shopping
center locations for the benefit of
the new residents. The map first
shows general outline of the
town with each street designated.
Below that is diagram of the
community center with each area
numbered. A reference to the
numbering system shows the To-
cation of every enterprise or office
located in the center from the
service station to the office for
the houses.
Another feature of the share
drive is 9-page printed booklet
entitled "The Greenbelt Stores"
1t is a revised and up-to-date ver-
sion of the mimeographed book
let of the same name issued by
G. c. S. several months ago. The
earlier edition was published by
the Cooperator in serial form.
The booklet, dedicated to the
new residents, briefly relates the
story of the Greenbelt stores by
chapters, one chapter to a page.
1t also presents a directory Of
local cooperatives and auxiliary
groups, one of which is the "Gum
Drop Coop" the children's CO.
operative in the elementary school.
The six chapters of the bulle-
tin tell how the coop, came to be,
explains what a consumer CO.
operative is, points out that resi-
dent-owners run the organization,
relates the 1910 business record of
G. c. S., gives reasons why a per-
son should join the cooperative,
and describes the coop label and
it's purposes.
The membership committee,
headed by Director Clifford A.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-12
Traffic Safety Measures
Asked By Citizens Assn
We you inspected anv of

Two measures designed to in
crease traffic safety and cut vio-
!atlon of local speed ordinances
have been suggested by the public
safety committee of the Citizens
Association.
Benjamin Rozenzweig, chair
man of the safety committee. in a
memorandum to George Panagou-
lis, director of public safety, pro-
poses that "each court which is
designed for the entrance and
exit of vehicles be prominently
posted with maximum legal speed
limit (about 7 miles per hour)
and the fine for violation"
The second suggestion recon-
mends that "a painted stripe to
divide the town highway be en-
ployed in A block at the junction
OF Ridge and Crescent Roads,
which is hazardous turn and
has been involved in at least one
accident"
Director Pangoulis has advised
the Cooperator that difficulty in
securing the necessary materials
has delayed performance of the
suggested safety measures. Until
the signs and colored road lines
are provided, he advises, all dan
ger points will be carefully pa
trolled.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-12

Comparing ourselves with
certain nations we find the diff
ference is so startling as to make
us feel this country is truly bless
ed. And yet, when we study the
facts cold bloodedly and not
boastfully, we find that at least
three-fourths of the people in the
United States do not have what
can be called good diets by any
reasonable standard. At least 40
million people in the United
States are suffering from very
bad diets"
Henry A. Wallace
From Consumers Guide
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-12

FOR HOLIDAY PARTIES in
Hollywood, Louella Parsons,
hostess of Columbia NetlDork'S
"HollyrDood Premiere" series,
prefers sophisticated black 1pith
a touch of color and je,DelS. Here
the popular coltImniSt tOears a
becoming black velvet halo hat,
banded in blue and trimmed tDith
swirled egrettes. Her jetoeled
necklace and matching earrings
lend a brilliant note to the simple
black crepe frock and fiat caracuI
coat she is lpeGring.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-12
Study Group Learns
State Schools Poor

The schools of Maryland have
a marvellous administrative or
ganization, yet Maryland ranks
well below half of the States in
the excellence of its education.
DR.. Arnold loyal of the Univer-
sity of Maryland made this point,
speaking last week for the Educa-
tion Study Group sponsored by
the League of Women Voters and
the County Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs. This discrepancy, he
pointed out, is due to the fact
that the State is not willing to
pay for as good an educational
system as it might well have, and
really good education does cost
money.
Compared with other States
Maryland has well above the aver
age in taxable wealth and is 20
per cent better able to pay for its
educational program. Maryland,
moreover, has relatively fewer
children according to it's adult
population than other States.
Contrary to popular supposition,
the large families of the south are
not produced by the Negroes. The
needy white families have the
larger number of children. AL
though it has more taxable wealth
and fewer children than most
states, the tax rate for schools is
relatively low.
Compared with other counties,
Prince Georges spends less per ele-
mentary school child than any
other and is third from the bottom
in expenditure for high school
students. The county is also
third from the bottom in salaries
of teachers. Graduates in busl-
ness courses from the high schools
get bigger salaries Immediately
than do their teachers. AS re-
suit, the experienced teachers are
continually being lost to Mont
gomery County and to Washing
ton. According to statement is
sued by Superintendent Orem, 15O
teachers have resigned since July
DR.. loyal said that another re-
suit of the small amount of money
spent on education is the over
crowded class rooms. He pointed
out that it is physically impos-
sible for a teacher to give pupils
any individual attention when
they are packed from As to 60
into rooms never designed to hold
those numbers. Within the past
year 1000 more pupils have en-
tered the schools of this county.
The group unanimously agreed
that the most pressing needs for
schools in Prince Georges County
are Cd more teachers, in order
that the size of classes may re-
duce; (2) more rooms to house
the new classes made possible by
redistributing the pupils among
the additional teachers; 81. a new
salary schedule which will enable
this county to compete with neigh
boring schools and keep its expe-
rienced teachers; (4) a 12-year
instead of the present 11-year
school system; ~ more money to
pay for this enlarge program,
which means an increased tax
rate.
Because it's regular meeting
date falls in Christmas week the
next monthly meeting of the
League of Women Voters will be
T.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-12
PAGE THH

Meyer, is being assisted by Allen
Lovejoy, a food store employee,
who has had considerable expert
ence in promotional activities.
Neighborhood nights, or small dis
cussion group meetings, are being
planned for the newcomers where
they may be told about the CO.
operative and have their questions
answered.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-12
MAR-VEY GIFT SHOP

Route No. just 4 mile northo Of the Berwyn light
Open Evenings Till 10
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING PROBLEMS? time and
the strain of heavy city traffic gifts Green
belt at the reasonable
We have of the displays of china pottery: glassware
woodcraft products handmade Indian eery necwar
city gifts We carry such nationally lines Rosevie
pottery candewick Imperial Crystal glass; Three Mountaneers
ter well fascinating variety miniatures for the whano
collectors and hundreds of other distinctive gifts.
Let solve problems with gifts you'll proud give
prices you afford to pay.
Mrs. w. c. Mcvey, proprietress
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-12

LuiHu Is 20 keep some
balance. / hope this will
fewhat to swing the weight
ght little from the heavy
We you inspected any of the
houses? They are quite at
.ractlvely finished INSIDE. Though
differing from the original Green
pelt houses in some respects, they
are laid out much the the same.
Ihe one I saw had two bedrooms.
llvlng-room, kitchen, and bath
room. There is a very large closet
really as large as the Kitchen
opening in the living-room, prob
ably for coats, etc. The floors are
hardwood throughout, except for
the bathroom and kitchen, which
appeared to be a sort of inlaid
llnoleum. The size of the rooms
probably vary, but the ones I
saw were approximately the sarae
as ours. From the outside. thew
are hardly distinguishable from
our own.
Note to parents: Isn't there
some way to keep your children
from bothering commodities on
shelves at the food store? They
cause a lot of work to the EN-
ployees who have enough to do
running the stores.
I'll pass on hint that OBJ
tained from Consumers Unions
publication, BREAD and Butter"
| Ii you purchase garments sewed
Atogether with nylon thread, De
sure it's not something that has
2 be ironed with hot iron. The
Rrmal heat of the standard iron
melt the thread, thus causing
garment to come apart at the
s. At their regular meeting
Rursday, the Hospital Aux
or1ored Mrs. BBWcsy w cod
lth SURPRISE b$by shower.
Combination business meeting
Shower was held atsthe home
Mrs. Ann Hull. Betsy, the
mower recipient, is retiring as
president of the Auxiliary.--A
shower, also surprise, was given
for Mrs. Jean Davenport, 33-C
Ridge Road, whose daughter,
Sarah Sue, was born November
3: Given by Mrs. Betty Brosmer,
S3-B Ridge Road, the shower was
attended by many of Jeans neigh
bors and friends.
Harry Fleischer and three-year
old daughter, Judy, of 2-L Gar
denway, spent a long weekend
in Philadelphia. They left last
Friday morning, and got back
Monday night.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-12
Neu Babies

The Elmer Stokka's had boy,
Roger Murray, on November 20,
born at Greenbelt Hospital.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-12
II
REDITH
REDITH

time. How
y way q preserve our
mind is 20 keep some
balance. I hope this will
lewhat to swing the weight
/ ght a little from the heavy
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Dorothy Dix Says go
Likes and Dislikes Should Tally
Before Couple Tricks to Altar

A girl of my acquaintance is
perfectly furious with the young man
to whom she is engaged to be mar
ried because he sent her a set CT
books on her birthday instead CT a
wrist watch Thin of any man
being that dumb" she cries. Here
I had been practically knocking
him down by throwing hints at him
for the last six months about how
crazy I was for wrist watch. l
would be late to keep an engage
ment so I could blame my tardiness
on not having any way to tell the
time. No matter what, We started to
talk about, I'd drag wrist watches
into the conversation by the head or
the tail. I would rave about wrist
watches. I'd take him to jewellers
windows and point out just the kind
OF wrist watch I wanted. And.
after all, the poor cluck shows up on
my birthday with a bundle of books
C3I you beat i? And that isn't the
WI SI Va H. 44C IOillCo III do
and smiling and Self-satiSfied as
the cat that has just eaten the
canary, and as he unwraps the
parcel he simply gloats over every
book and tells me how he looks for
ward to our reading them together,
and me ready to cry with disappoint-
ment over not getting my wrist
watch! I tell you nothing but being
a perfect lady kept me from throw
ing every one of those books at his
head"
We'll" I said to her, "it's a pity
you didn't do it and hurl your en-
gagement ring after them, for if
there is one thing more certain than
another it is that a man whose
idea of perfectly hilarious evening
is spending it reading an improving
book-perhaps even popping it up by
reading aloud-and a girl whose no.
ton of a good time is dolling herself
up and going to a night club
should never marry.
Evening star., 1941-09-26

80" I urged, don't take the loss
of your wrist watch 100 seriously.
IF it keeps you from marrying your
boy friend, it will be the symbol Of
vcur salvation. If you two marry,
you will be miserable together, for
you will want to do one thing and
he will want TO do something else,
and you will become one of those
quarreling couples who finally fight
their way to the divorce court. It's
like-to-like in every marriage that is
a success.
When we hear of married cou-
pie parting, breaking up their home
and half -orphaning their children.
We assume that some great wrong
has been committed and that one or
the other of them is villain. Such
is rarely the case
Most men and women are good.
kind people who really want to do
their duty by their husbands and
wives, but they just can't get along
lOStiIltI lIlC
same tastes. Everything that one
does gets on the others nerves. They
can't even agree on the kind of
weather they like. So when the
strain becomes unbearable. the hus-
band hunts up an affinity who
thinks as he does and the wife takes
the children and goes back to
mother.
For, you see, when We come right
down to brass tacks the people we
like and whose companionShip We
enjoy are those who yes-yes us;
who are interested in the things
that we are interested in; who play
our games, think our thoughts, and
who rub fur the right way. And
this goes double for husbands and
wives. No matter how much they
abstractly respect each other, there
can be no tender love between them,
no pleasure in being together, if they
are always at cross purposes"
DOROTHY DIX.