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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14
Civilians CHALLENGED
To Participate In
Civilian Defense
28, 900 Mississippiuns
Now In Armed
Service of Country

Brigadier General Thomas.
Grayson, State Director of Selective
Service, today issued a ringing chal-
lenge to all Mississippi citizens to
offer their services in the Civilian
Defense Program set up by Cover
nor Paul Il. Johnson. A special APP
peal was made by General Grayson
to all Selective Service Registrars
who have been deferred from mill
tary service either because of their
occupations; because of dependents;
or because they are not physically
capable of the strenuous duties re-
uuired of the armed forces.
Approximately $4,000 of our
young men from Mississippi have al
ready entered the various branches of
our United States forces said Gen
eral Grayson, "of which number ] )
600 were induce 4 through Selec-
i've Service prior to July /. Those
who remain at home owe it to those
who have been called and owe it
their country to help in its de-
Tense where they car best serve. Each
man is expected to do his share, in
one way or another, when a crisis
threatens the National Security. In
authorizing certain deferinents, Con-
gress had no indication that it was
intended to excuse anyone from the
obligation which rests upon every
citizen--that of helping his coun-
try in times of emergency.
General Grayson complimented the
excellent progress made by Colonel
Lea B. Robinson of Centreville, State
Chairman of Civilian Defense, in
projecting his program into every
county of Mississippi. The effective
ness of this organization was dem
onstrated when 100000 persons in
Mississippi registered last month I'M
der the auspices of a Civilian Defense
committee headed by G. S. Vincent
The State Director concluded with
the following statement: "All this
means that in the very near future
every county, and probably every
community, in Mississippi will be en-
gagged in some phase of Civilian De-
Tense activity. Such activities will
cover wide enough range to in
clude tasks for all Selective Services
registrants who are deferred from
military training. | am confident NJ
such young man will shirk his res.
possibility if it is humanity possible
for him to share in the increasing OBJ
legations of the Civilian Defense Pro
gram.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14
Holmes County Colt
Show Plans Are
Near Completion
Friday, August Il.
Dute Of Annual
Free Affair

Everything is in readiness for the
tenth annual Holmes County Brood
Mare and Colt show to be held at
Lexington. on Friday, August %.
Opening feature of the day will be
a saddle horse parade starting at the
courthouse square at 1890 o'clock
daylight savings time) and contin-
uing down to the show grounds IN
Wilson'S Pecan Grove, the same place
as held last year. School bands will
be in the parade.
A large number of entries have al
ready been made and those having
animals to enter in the various COM
petition are urged TO do so as soon
as possible.
One of the features of the day will
De the free barbecue at noon spon-
sored by the Lexington Junior Cham
Der of Commerce and supported by
the business and professional men and
firms of Lexington.
C. J. Goodell, State College, and
L. B. Robinson, Centerville, will be
judges Of the stock events.
Everybody is the county is in
yited to attend this big free show and
contribute to the success of another
outstanding event in Holmes county.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14
Grain Inspection
Is Now Offered
State Farmers
incentive Is Now
Offered To
Improve Vurities

Recently the MISSISSIPPI SLAse
Department of Agriculture under
the leadership Of Mr.. 81 Corley, Com
missioner, a grain inspection service
is being offered to the people OF
Mississippi.
The man in charge of this service
is Mr.. ]. C. Morton, Grain Inspector,
Stoneville, Mississippi.
Some of US remember that only
few years ago cotton sold by the
pound with no regard to grade and
staple So long as this practice con-
tinued -ere as no incentive on the
part of any farmer to improve the
grade, staple, and quality of the cot
ton he grew. The grain producers OF
the delta are selling their corn, oats,
and beans under the same plan des-
cribed above that was the practice OF
cotton producers few years ago.
No cotton producer would in this
day and time think of selling his
cotton without drawing sample ana
having it classified before selling and
yet many thousand bushels of oats,
several thousand pounds of soy
beans and corn are being scS n
the western section of Mississippi
with no regard to grade or quality
Samples of oats are on exhibit In
Mr.. Morton's office at Stoneville,
Analysing 90 1-2 down to 70 per
cent purity, and weighing from Az
pounds down to 27 pounds per bush
ell. The farmer who produced and
sold the higher quality field of oats
sold his surplus at the same price
per bushel as the man producing the
lower grade.
1t is believed that when the oat,
| corn. and bean growers Of the delta
learn of this important service they
will have all of their grain graded
before placing it on the market.
A farmer wishing to have the ser
vices of Mr.. Morton may draw a
sample or samples of his grain coats,
beans, or corn) and mail it to this
Inspector at Stoneville, Mississippi,
enclosing check fer LOO for each
sample mailed.
If you would prefer Mr.. Morton
core to your place and drawing
samples to use in grading your grain
he will do so for $500 for one cal
load, $500 for two car loads, etc
August 20 has been set for visit
ing Mr. Morton's Laboratory al
Stoneville. Those farmers wishing to
avail themselves of this trip are re-
quested to get in touch with the
County , ent at once so that trans
porta.ion can be arranged for them
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14
26.8 Percent Rejection
Here In l941

According to Brigadier General
Thomas J Grayson, State Director or
Selective Service, a matter of gem
line concern to all Mississippians,
nd especially to State Headquarters
+ Selective Service, has been and Is
he high rejection rate'of Mississippi
Selectees when they have reported
Tor examination at induction station
The average rejection rate for the
ntire state, covering the experience
If the lot Local Selective Service
'oards, stands at 26.s percent for
he period December 1910 through
June l941
The Medical Division of State
Headquarters, under the direction Of
Major Lawrence w. Long, has just
completed a check on reflections al
induction station of selectees sent
from each of the 107 lo.ll board
areas in Mississippi.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14
Livestock Sale
To Be Held Wed.
Al Pitkens
First Sole Gets
Good Prizes; Asks
Cooperation

Another livestock sale will be held
in Pickens on Wednesday noon, Au-
gust 90, daylight savings time, by the
Central Mississippi Livestock Asso-
citation (AAL). The yards are To-
Gated on highway 81, just north of
pickens, in this county
The first sale was held recently
and good prices were obtained by
nose offering stock.
More stock is expected to be Of
fered at the sale next week and all
farmers of this section are urged
to attend the show and bring what
stock they have TO offer.
Buyers will be on hand.
The Association is run on CO.
operative basis and the more stock
is offered the less the expense will
be to each individual stock man, and
the larger the profits.
We call your attention to an ad-
vertisement of the association APP
pearing on the back page of this
newspaper regarding the sale and
urge your attendance.
Farmers in Holmes, Madison, At
tala and Yazoo counties are interest
ed in making the association a sue
cess. 1t is hoped to eventually have
sales every week
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14
Youth Training Glasses
Established In Holmes
Duront, Lexington,
SuIIis, To Benefit
From Program

Approval has been announced OF
the establishment of fifty-fiye new
Out of School Youth schools for Nat
ional Defense training classes since
he beginning of the new Vocational
Education-Nat Defense Pro-
gram on July 1st of this year by
the state offices of the Vocational
Education Division of the Mississippi
State Department of Education.
A total of 1916 classes in Wood
working, Metal, Truck and Tractor
and Electricity will be conducted in
he fifty-five schools throughout Mis-
sissippi, according to H. f. Mauldin,
Jr., Director of the Vocational Edu-
cation Division.
The schools in this district are:
Sails Consolidated, one class in Me-
al Holmes County Training School
at Durant, Ambrose Vocational al
Lexington, Mt. Olive at Lexington,
The large majority of these elias
Ses viii be conducted for the benefit
Of out of school rural youths, ac-
cording to state officials and infor-
nation can be had from the super
interdents of the schools indicated,
or By writing direct to the 44f-,s-
,ional Education DiYsion at Jackson.
Announcement of the approval OF
other program throughout the state
will be made as rapidly as the an
prevail is made.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14
Cotton Lice Control
Urged By Board

STATE COLLEGE, August 10
With weevils migrating generally and
lousy cotton in a majority of tn
fields where poisoning has been don
Mississippi farmers faced some tough
problems the past week, according to
the State Plant Board. Weevil in
festations are so high in most fields
that practically all squares are be
ing punctured and Plant Board in
spectors have discontinued examina-
tions except on special requests.
Leafworms seem generally distri-
0uted in the northern half of the
state, but only in few cases has am
cases has any damage been done.
Rainy weather has caused severe
shedding in some cases.
To control lice and at the same
time protect young bolls, Clay Lyle,
Entomologist of the Board, is ad-
yising busting lousy cotton that is
still fruiting and blooming with a
mixture of two pounds nicotine sui
phate, nineteen pounds hydrated
lime, an dnineteen pounds calcium
arsenate, using not less than 10
pounds of the mixture per acre and
applying it during the day when the
plants are dry and the air calm
Directions for making the mixture
may be secured from the Plant Board
at State College.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14
Judge J. B. WiIIioms
Thanks Friends

Judge J. B. Williams asked the
News editor this week to thank his
many friends in Durant and Lexing
ton and throughout the county for
their many letters, telephone calls
flowers and other expressions Of
concern in his illness at the Com
munity Hospital in Lexington.
Judge has been very critically i'll
and is now slowly improving at mis-
home in Durant where he was
brought Monday morning. He said
that he was most appreciative of the
courtesies extended him and he want
ed his friends to know how very
much their thoughtfulness meant TO
him.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14
Special Meeting At
CustoIion Springs

From noon Wednesday to noon
Thursday of this week there will be
most interesting exercises at Cas-
Italian Springs under the direction of
the Officers of the Conference Socie-
ty of Christian Service. The six Dis
trict Superintendents of the Confer
ence are expected TO be present and
take part in the program. About
seventy five ladies are expected TO
be present, Rev. and Mrs. J. <.
Stephens Of Greenwood are in charge
of the entertainment. They have been
on the grounds since Monday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14
Durant Men Attend
arm-PIanning Meet
Soil Conservation
Practices Noted
On Trip

Several farmers from Durant at
tended a farm planning meeting on
Friday, Aug. Sth, according to R. J.
Ross and A. P. Carroll, technicians
with the Holmes County Soil Con-
servation District.
The farmers making this tour were
w. H. Irby, H. c. Aldy, w. B. Davis,
f. c. Howard, j. B. Pilgrim, l. w.
Nabers. J. r. Booth, ]. B. Mills,
Walter Durham, B. 5. Perkinston,
Tom Ashley. Others making the
tour were Henry Simmons and c. M.
Smoak with the Pet Milk Co. of Kos
ciusko. The farms visited were those
of D. J. Ford, C. V. Maxwell and
f. w. Ellison.
This meeting was held for these
farmers to study Soil Conservation
practices already established, and
means of fitting them on their farms,
prior to writing their farm plans.
On d. J. Fords farm they observ-
ed lespedeza sericea, three year old
black locust and field border of les
pedeza bi-color. 4. P. Carroll dis
used lespedeza sericea as hay and
seed crop, the type of land it is best
adapted, the time and method of
planting and its importants in a
field rotation. He stressed the i'm
portants of planting locust on good
land and the type of soil it is best
adapted and pointed out how diff
ferent types of soil had effected the
growth of three year old locust. He
stressed the importants of field bor-
ders being protected with lespedeza
bi-eolor for erosion control and ut
ilized for feed a and cover for Wild
life.
On C. V. MaxwelI's farm they OBJ
served a fine field of two, three
and four year old kudzu. R. j.
Ross discussed the importants of
kudzu as a hay crop, temporary
grazing, method of planting and
managing. He stressed its importants
in field rotation and type Of soil
it is best adapted.
On E. w. Ellison's farm they stu
died fine improved permanent pas
ture. The method of seeding and fer
tilizing and management was discus
SEQ and it was stressed that a good
permanent pasture was very impor-
tant to a good balanced farm pro-
gram.
Henry Simmons discussed the val
Ne of permanent and temporary pas
lures as source Of cheap feed for
dairy cattle and lowering the cost of
milk production. He discussed the
good farm management of utilizing
cattle to convert grass and other soil
conserving crops into cash through
milk and meats.
Permarer- pasture and a vegita-
i've progrer, are very important in
milk production. Henry Simmons
and c. NJ. Smoak have pledged their
full cooperation in every way pos
'ible in assisting the Agricultural
workers Of Holmes County in estab-
- - F--2'e Sell Conserva-
ASl- :
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14
Revival Services

Rev. w. J. Blackmon, the local
pastor for the Church of the Naz
arene, will begin series of textures
m prophecy out of the book of Reve-
latioRr, beginning Friday, August l5,
through August 22nd.
The subject will be as follows;
Friday: The Rise of the Antichest.
Saturday: The Saturday night of
his World.
Sunday: The Work of the Blast.
Monday: The Great Prlfulation.
Tuesday: The Battle of Armeged-
don.
Wednesday: The Millennium.
Thursday: The Judgement.
Friday: The Wonder of Heaven.
The services will begin each eve
ming at 1880, old time, in the old
theatre building. The public is in
yited to attend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14
Services at the Locul
Methodist Church

Church School at GAS, Walter
Odom, superintendent.
Worship at IL o'clock.
Special music by the choir
Sermon by the pastor.
All Leagues meet at Gas.
Evening service at 7:30.
Woman's Society of Christian Ser
vice will meet at the church at 4
o'clock Monday afternoon. The mis-
sion study will be directed by Mrs.
Sylvan Boyett.
Prayer service at 1880 Wednes-
day eve.<lg.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14
Sole Is Now On
Midsummer Ice Cream
City Drug Store

H. L. Harrington, owner of the
City Drug Store in Durant, announ-
held at his store this week on Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday.
For these three days only, % &C
quaint his friends and customers with
delicious, wholesome LuVell ice
-ream, Mr.. Harrington vii! offe~ 2
quart of ice-cream for Is cents. TIL
f.rst pint costs 20 cents and the
second only a ni1k!e
Assorted flayors will be offered
ar>i pro~7rt delivery w oe made
- Acs are , 2Ist.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14

Mrs. Raymond Phillips, Philadel-
phia, is visiting Mrs. Pearl Phillips.
Her friends will regret to learn that
she was painfully burned about the
face and arms Tuesday afternoon
when she went to turn on gas stove.
The stove had been turned on ac-
cidentally and when she struck a
match the fire flared up in her face.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14

Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Turner and
family and Miss Kathleen Johnson,
of Washington. D. c. are visiting
Mrs. Pearl Phillips this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14

Mrs. Jack Myers. Greenville, spent
~ = : ra. Mr. Myers ,ama up
Or her Friday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14

Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Idom spent
Sunday in Grenada visitir g rela-
- -rS
Evening star., 1941-05-04

ternational Communications, State
Department; Col. Robert c. Candee,
Army Air Corps; Jacqueline Coch-
ran, New York; Col. G. de Freest
Larner, Army Air Corps; Col Ralph
Mitchell, u. S. M. c., Navy Bureau
of Aeronautics; William p. Redding,
Denver, Colo; Bertrand Rhine, Los
Angeles; Charles I. Stanton, assist
ant administrator, Civil Aeronautics
Administration; c. G. Thompson,
vice president, United Air Lines,
Chicago: Col. Roscoe Turner. In
dianapolis; r. v. Waters, Miami,
Fla, and Fred E. Weick, Hyatts-
vile, Md.
Charles S. Logsdon of the NJ A.
AS Washington headquarters is
secretary of the board.
Evening star., 1941-05-04
N. A. A. Contest Bourd
To Supervise Air Marks

Appointment of the membership
of the National Aeronautic Associa-
ton Contest Board for 1912, to
supervise all official aircraft record
trials and sanctioned air meets in
the United States, was announced
yesterday by the N. A. A.
The board is headed by DR..
George w. Lewis, director of re-
search for the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics, as
chairman.
Other members are William r.
Enyart of New York. vice chair
man; Richard S. Boutelle, Fair
child Aviation Corp, Hagerstown,
Md; DR.. w. B. Brombacher, chief
of the aeronautic instrument sec
ton, Bureau of Standards: Thomas
Burke. chief of the Division of In
Evening star., 1941-05-04
200 Former lnternes
OF Freedmen's to Meet

More than 200 men from 80 States
are expected to attend the 22d
annual meeting of the Association
of Former Internes of Freedmen's
Hospital when 1t convenes at the
hospital June 1912, 1t was an
nounced yesterday.
tuberculosis will be the main
topic of discussion during the OPEN
ing session, at which the former
internes will coordinate their pro-
gram with the third annual Con-
ference of Negro tuberculosis Work.
ers. Clinics will be held in internal
medicine, dermatology, surgery
pediatrics and X-ray.
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Legislators Daughter
Fined S. in Speed Case

Miss Jean Nichols. 10-year-old
daughter of Representative Nichols
of Oklahoma, was fined S. yesterday
by Police Court Judge Walter j.
Casey on a speeding charge. Police
man H. L. Thompson of the Traffic
Division testified she had been driv-
ing 20 miles an hour on Connecticut
avenue near Davenport street NV.
April 25
Following the trial, when asked
what her father had said regarding
the charge, Miss Nichols remarked,
Tie said I would have to pay the
fine"
Evening star., 1941-05-04

Only 10 of the 76 pupils of the
American School in Toxic, Japan,
which will close this year, are Amer
leans,
Evening star., 1941-05-04

Paper manufacture within the
Foochow consular district of China
s now carried on only in the in
terror and by hand methods.
Evening star., 1941-05-04

Hong Kong, China, has restricted
the use of preservatives or colorings
in foods,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-04-19
Stimulating Negro Trade

THE ANNUAL observance of Negro Trade
Week will be held in Detroit from Mon
lay April a. through April so, under au-
spices of the Booker f. Washington Trade as
ISOLATION and the d etroit Housewives
league. This is vital and commendabe
movement calculated. TO stimulate local Ne
gro business enterprise and il deserves the
hearty support of all members OF the race.
The business men and women of our
race in this area have made much substantial
progress in recent wears. " e have 10 our
credit here many of the outstanding enter
priseS that our people own and operate any
where in the United States These establish
mentS employ scores of oul young men and
women. who are equipped with special bust
ness training as we'll as hundreds OF other
employees These business concerns could
furnish employment for many additional
hundreds of our progressive young people, If
the consuming public would give Negro bust
ness in this locality a larger percentage OF
patronage
1t is for this purpose that Negro Trade
Week is being observed annually in this and
other cities Of the country
Here in Metropolitan Detroit we have
approximately thnty-tive thousand Negro
families representing a population Of around
100000 The total amount Of groceries
clothing SHOES fuel cosmetics. automobiles
and other human necessities and lpXurles
consumed by our people n this city each
month represents millions of dollars. Think
how prosperous our business concerns ~ De
troit would become and how many more Of
our Young men and women they could en-
ploy Y we would give these establishments
a larger share Of the millions Of dollars we
spend in the community each month. Ihlnk
it over then see what YOU can do to help bring
this result to pass Make every week a Me-
gro trade week.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-04-19
Retribution
DEFEAT AT LAST has come to the Italian
i,,,.acn,.s nf Ethinnia Inst five Nnars

DEFEAT AT LAST has come to the Italian
invaders Of Ethiopia Just five years
ago the then victorious Italians marched IN
to Adds Ababba, the capital Of Ethiopia and
Emperor Halle Selassie was forced to flee IN
to exile Last week the Lion Of Judea AND
his native warriors marched back into Adds
Ababba along with their British and other
comrades in arms, after the surrender of the
city by the defeated enemy.
When Mussolinis legions conquered
Ethiopia, they did not show the defenseless
natives the humanitarian treatment which
they themselves now ask Of Selassie's war
riors. The wantonly bombed native villages
just for the fun Of seeing the black trbesmen
writhe and die in agony. Now the vanquish-
ed invaders appeal to the British to prevent
the native warriors from massacreing help
less Italian civilians in Ethiopia.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-04-19

Bruce Arnold Il angered
when his daughter. Caroline
revealed her love for his friend
Phillip Conrad. prosecuting at
torney. Conrad secretly weds
Arnold's sister. barbara On
the night Bruce l. elected gov.
ern0r. the Conrads tell him OF
their marriage. Arnold becomes
enraged and tells Barbara that
her husband Is "A NEGRO. Con.
rad admits II and triumphant
~ reveals how he had plotted
10 get even with Arnold. who
many years ago. ruined his
sisters lie. Conrad's know
ledge Of the governors crook
ed deals prevents his exposure.
In the meantime Madeline Day
i arrested ior the murder Of
her employer. Tony Wallberg.
However. Barbara knows that
Peter dean. the dead man bnsi-
ness partner. has heen having
a love affair With Tony's wife,
Faye. and has threatened a
show down. Handsome Barry
Barton, young Negro news
papcrman believes In Madellne's
innocence and offered her aid
though there appears 10 he little
hope. Barton promises 10 help
her in securing legal aid.
Though sensing that Peter
Dean i mental, disturbed aft
or the death " hls business
partner. Barbara urges him 10
Stop irving IL avoid Fay. As
Days attorney. Dale
Weston questions the uneasy
Peter Dean then makes his
wa, 10 the Park Lane hotel
v here Fay Nallbcrg lives.