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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03
School Of Missions
To Be Held Here

Throughout Methodism a School
Of Missions is being held in which
special attention is being called to
Methodism's World Mission. An un-
usually attractive little book is be-
ing used as a textbook. It is quite
different from some of the books
We have studied. We will hold the
first session Of the school next Tues
day night at 7:15. There will be
special music and a brief devotional
program. This will be followed by
an address on "Why We Believe
in Missions" This address will be
by the pastor.
On Wednesday evening we will
hold the second session at which
time Mrs. Malcolm Carter will mGke
cne address on "Some Primitive Peo-
ple," particularly in tn south Pac-
fic. The story Of the church's work
in that section of the world reads
like a romance. Other sessions Of the
school will follow during the sue
ceeding weeks. Special music will be
furnished at each session.
W. urge all u people to attend
this school The Woman's Society of
Christian Service is assisting in pro-
noting the school and their entire
membership is expected to attend.
This school is for the men as well as
the women. Any who may be in
terested in the church's world pro-
gram are cordially invited.
e. S. Lewis, Pastor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03
Poultry Men Holds Meet
In Lexington Courthouse

More than forty interested poul-
trymen of the county met in the
Court Bou1, at Lexington last
Thursday afternoon to hear a dis
cussion on the poultry industry by
Mr.. F. z. Beanblossom, Poultry
Specialist from State College.
Farmers of Holmes County have
a real opportunity to use poultry
in raising their farm income if they
wish to do So" stated Mr.. Bean
blossom. He further stated that the
farmers in the seven counties form
ing. the Central Mississippi poultry
Association will be able to sell their
eggs at an advantage throughout the
year. If the price of eggs should
go below cost of production, they
will be placed on cold storage at a
small cost per dozen and held until
the price goes up.
There are a number of farmers
who are making plans now to raise
hens for egg production so that they
can start this fall. These poultry
men are h~esitating to sign up at
this time. 1t must be realized by
all who are interested in this mar
keting project that if sufficient num-
Der of people do not join and be-
come members. the project cannot
go forward, and should it fail these
prospective producers will not be
able to market their eggs this fall.
Please consider this point and |
am sure that you will decide to sign
up with this organization without
delay.
j. w. Carson, County Agent.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03

hosts to the Night Bridge Club or
Thursday evening, at the home Of
Mr. and Mrs. ]. d, Neaves.
Those members present were Mr..
and Mrs Paul Hand, MIR. and Mrs.
Cecil Clements. Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Ousley, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Allen,
Mr.. Dave Gulledge, and guests. were
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Parker, Jr.
The hostess served a d~elec:able sal
ad, with sandwiches, and iced tea.
Little Jean Terry who has been
staying wit hher aunt, Mrs. Rouse.
at Gulfport, is visiting her father,
DIR. H. NJ. Terry,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Chisholm came
from Richland, last Sunday. and had
dinner with the win Hollums, and
Mrs. Sallie Doty, celebrating the lat.
tiers birthday. Mrs, w. o. Mabry
was also a dinner guest
The many friends of Mrs. Susie
Dent and Miss Elizabeth Moody will
be glad to know they are so much
improved that they are at home
again. Miss Elizabeth has been i
patient at the aptist Hospital for
six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Albin, and
Miss Earnestine Albin motored to
Jackson Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Donald
came over from Carthage and spent
The week end with home folks.
Miss Linda Nell Horn of Bay
Springs was the guest last week of
her father, who is the instructor
in the NYA classes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Parker, il.
who live at ltta Bena are spending
a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. d.
X. Gulledge.
Rev. and Mrs. Nets, James Nets,
and Leonard Preston Nets came up
from Jackson Sunday. Mr.. Nets
was called to Durant to hold a
funeral service, while the rest Of
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03
Rose Counts Hostess to
Junior Music Club

The March meeting of the Junior
Mcdowell Music Club IA with
Rose Marie Counts. After the sing
ing of the Club song and the read
ing of the COLLECT, each member re
sponded to roll call with the name
and workers of an American COM
poser.
Mildred Mitchell gave the Chap
ter in the Study course. History
Sings. The following rendered
piano numbers.
Betty Harrington, Robert Rosson,
Jr., Linda Lou McCullar, Nancy Lou
Thompson, Dorothy King, Mary Ann
Stevens, Janice Robertson, Jane Her.
rington, Ruby Jean Cooper, Dorothy
Davis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03
Former Resident
Passes Friday

A shadow of sorrow was cast over
Durant Friday noon, when the news
came of the death of Mrs. ]. w.
Morgan at the home of her son, Ell
mer T. Morgan on the plantation
near Coahoma.
Mrs. Morgan was born in New
York, Nov. 10, lS48 and moved west
to Chicago with her parents when
quite young. There she married and
reared her family for thirty odd
years. Mr.. Morgan was shipping
clerk of the /. c. R. R. She knew
Chicago when it was a small town.
Marshall Field did business in a
frame building surrounded by muddy
street. She experienced the Chicago
fire in 1871.
In the early COS after the death
Of the elder son, Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
gan and two sons, came south, and
located in Durant. They boarded
in the home Of Capt. and Mrs. j. A.
Cason at the south end of front
Street.
Mr.. Morgan organized a Barrel
Head Factory which prospered for
many years. 1t was located in the
north western Part of town just
south of Tchula track, known as
Morgantown. The original factory
was burned in 1894. But later re-
built.
In 1899 while in Chicago on bust
ness Mr. Morgan died of Malaria.
Mrs. Morgan & family united with
the Durant Presbyterian Church and
she has the honor Of having served as
president of the Ladies Aid. longer
than any President-12 years.
Funeral services were held at the
National Funeral Home at Clarks-
dale. Rev. Seay of Jamestown con-
Quoted the service. The body was
shipped to Chicago for burial.
Mrs. Morgan is survived by her
two sons, Elmer Of Coahoma and
]. Mann of Meridian; four grand
children, Charlie Pickering of Clarks-
dale and Fireman T. of Greenville;
Mrs. Elizabeth Wright of Corpus
Christi, Texas; Mrs. Caroline M.
Author of Meridian and two great
grandchildren.
Mrs. Horace Weir
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03
J. W. HOWELL
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Special Attene3en Givsn
OBSTETRICS AND DISEASES
OF b
A Gentle Laxative
Good For Children

Most any child who takes this
tasty laxative once will welcome Il
the next time he's constipated and
Il has him headachy, cross, listless,
with bad breath, coated tongue or
little appetite.
Syrup Of Black raught Is q tasty
liquid companion to the famous
BLACK-DRAUGHT. The principal
ingredient is the same in both
products; helps impart tone to lazy
bowel muscles.
The Syrup's favor appeals to
most children, and, given by the
simple directions, its action il
usually gentle, but thorough. Re-
member Syrup of Black Draught
next time. Two sizes: Soc and 25c.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03

the family visited Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Shelton.
Rev, and Mrs. Madison Flowe.s.
and Mrs. Dave Ford are attending
the State w. NJ. u. Convention at
McComb this week.
Among those who motored to Jack
son to see the show "Hellzapopmn"
were, MIR. and Mrs. John Davis. Mr..
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-04-03

and Mrs. Hugh Cowsert, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dave Gulledge, Mr.. and Mrs.
". l.. Harmon, Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Keller.
Mrs. Will Tate is SPENDING some
time at Winona at the home of her
niece, Mrs. Tardy, where her sister.
Mrs. Parkinson is very Ill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
Two Cordova Men Killed,
 Auto Plunge
Truck Jumps Dock Rail- Knute Iverson, Martin
 Anderson Victims

CORDOVA, Alaska, April 19.-A commercial delivery truck, plung- ing off the city dock yesterday af- ternoon. carried to death Knute Iverson, 23, and Martin Anderson, 70.
 Two youths, Ross Billet and AL bert Vacurra, escaped death but the latter suffered severe leg cuts.
 The truck skidded on the slippery dock and started the fatal plunge. Billet, Vacurra and Anderson fell from the rear end of the truck into the water after the plunge, the two youths swimming to safe- ty but Anderson died of injuries and the shock when pulled out of the water.
 Iverson's body has not been re- covered and probably fell from the truck which was raised soon after the plunge.
 Iyerson was Cordoya youth, son of MT. and Mrs. Iver Iverson.
 Anderson was a pioneer fisher man and leaves large family.
 Witnesses said the car was not going at an excessive speed but the dock was slippery and Iver- son applied the brakes but not in time to avert the truck from hit ting the heavy cap guard and then plunging off the dock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
Heavy Nazi Attacks Fail to Penetrate Any Part of
 Northern Section
HITLER TO GIVE OUT
 STATEMENTS SUNDAY
Important AvowaIs Expeef- ed on Fuehrer Fifty-
 second Birthday
By ASSOCIATED PREss)


 The German High Command claims the capture of Larisa, 40 miles south of Mount Olympus and also claims the swastika has been been raised, but the British Army headquarters in Athens asserts that heavy Nazi attacks have failed to penetrate the British Greek line at any point.
 Political circles in Berlin indicated that some important statements may be made tomorrow by Hitler on his fifty-second birthday. There are signs indicating Greek Axis armis- tice, also an avowal that England must be crushed.
 The German High Command ang- rily rejects any intention of bomb- ing Cairo or Athens. This follows the warning of the British that in case Cairo or Athens are bombed, Rome will also be bombed
 In Greece, there Is Cabinet crts- is following the sudden death of Premier Morizis. It is believed the King will form military govern ment which will assume wartime control.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
Senate Opponents Will De- mdnd Action by Con-
 gress on Proposition FOREIGN COMMITTEE
 WILL TAKE UP ISSUE
NYe Asserts American Ves- seIs Are Already in
 Service on Atlantic

WASHINGTON, Aril 19-Senate opponents of the Administrations foreign policy, conceding they might fail to enact strict prohibition against conveys, have worked out an alternative restriction.
 Under this plan, conveys could be ordered cnly with approval of Con- gress.
 The Nye resolution forbidding conveys is scheduled for action at the hands of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 30.
 Senator Nye today told the Sem ate he has information that four unnamed persons have told him that American Naval vessels are already engaged in convoy work on the At lantic Ocean.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, April 19.-Title trouble:
 Harvey Klemmer, one-time crack reporter for Jne DetroiI News and now one of the bright young men of our London Embassy staff, is back in Washington. He first came here with Joe Kennedy, when the latter was head of the Maritime Commission. And out of that ex- perience came Harvey's book, liar bor Nights which might have been subtitled Don't Go Down to the Sea in Ships if You're Looking for Romance and Adventure"
 Harvey Is home from London to report and soon will be wing ing back. He already has seen d heap of war, with such experi- ences as the afternoon when he and his wife and two daughters were having tea in the London suburb garden and were attacked by eight Stuka dive bombers. One of them was only 50 feet over head when it levelled off and start- ed climbing. Fortunately for the Klemmer family, all missed. Which proves that not even the Stukas can lay their eggs in barrel as some of the boys claim our pilots can do.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
ALLIES BLOCK GERMAN THRUST
Proposes Legislature
 For Alaska of ! Houses
 With 18 Members Each

WASHINGTON, April 19.-Alas- ka Delegate Anthony J. Dimond has asked Congress to reallocate mem bership in the Alaska Legislature.
 The Delegate has introduced H. R. 4379 providing that each House be composed of 18 members as fol- lows:
 Six in each House from the First Judicial District.
 Three in each House from the Second Division
 Five in each House from the Third Division.
 Four in each House from the Fourth Division.
 Another provision would give the Legislature power to create elec- tion districts of smaller population.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
Work Is
 Stalled,
 Boeings
Charge Made Communists Attempting 10 Disrupt,
 Slow Down Production

SEATTLE, April 19.-A crisis is apparently approaching in the CLOS sudden move to attempt to organ ize the Boeing airplane workers fol- lowing suspension of the faction torn AFL Aeronautical Mechanics Union.
 City Prosecuting Attorney Warner after a five-hour conference with the Mayor and peace officers. said: "Communistic elements, both AFL and CIO have joined together for the purpose of disrupting or slowing down the aircraft industry, now so vital to National Defense
 Warner said he has received re- liable information Communists are coming here from many sections of the country.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
A.p. Correspondent Gets Tit|e for His Book on
 War Just by incident

would never do. People would think it was mystery and curse it for it's misleading name, they said. They could think of nothing else Klemmer suggested "Blitzkrieg. That, they cabled, had been. used already So Harvey came home with no title and not even good idea. After days of brain- -cudgel- ling, he walked out on the street and in desperation accosted cab driver.
 What would you like to know more than anything else about the British?" Harvey asked.
 The Jehu didn't hesitate. Will they stick?" he asked.
 Brother Harvey almost shout ed. you have just named book.
 Tn his excitement and eagerness to get to his publishers, Harvey forgot to get the taxi drivers name. Now he can't even send an auto graphed copy to the man who gave him the title.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
GRE(IAN
 PREMIER
 E DEAD
Leader of Fighting Nation for Only 80 Days, Pass
 es Away Suddenly

ATHENS, April 19.-Alexandr0s Morizis, 55. Premier of Greece in the darkest hour of her modern. history, died suddenly late yester- day. He had only been leader Of the fighting nation for 30 days.
 The death of Morizis caused a Cabinet crisis. Morizis succeeded Gen. John Metazas who died last January 29.
 It is reported that King George the Second plans to form a mili- tary government that will assume wartime control and he will head the Council of Ministers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
Goal Mining R Resumption
 Being Urged
Secretary of Labor Makes Suggestion 10 0per-
 dtors, Unions

WASHINGTON, April 19.-Secre- tary of Labor Perkins has asked the northern coal operators and United Mine Workers of America to agree to immediate resumption of min ing to insure an adequate coal sup ply for defense and other indus tries.''
 The Secretary suggested the min CTS return to work next Tuesday April 9.
 The Labor secretary also urged the southern coal operators, who withdrew from the Appalachian wage conference in New York week ago to undertake further negotiations. '
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
New Designs In Autos Off
 During 1943
General Motors Makes An- nounCement Other
 Firms 10 Follow

DETROIT, Mich, April 19.- The General M 0 tors Corporation an- ncunced today it plans no new mod el passenger cars in 1943
 This announcement is expected to be followed shortly by the Ford Mo- tor Company and also the Chrysler Corporation
 The three firms make 85 percent of the Nations cars.
 Models for 1922 are planned and these are now being worked out, it is said. The firms are devoting ef- forts on National Defense contracts
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19

WASHINGTON = Most people don't know it, but with the demo- cratic world hungry for ships, about 40 Norwegian vessels are in French African ports with the British un- able to put their hands on them.
 Around this revolves a highly in teresting story, which involves a fight btween the Presidents famous ex-braintruster, Tom Corcoran, and Sol Rosenblatt, counsel for the Democratic National Committee. Both Corcoran and Rosenblatt, now private attorneys, have been trying to pry the ships loose. but got into a lawyers row while doing so.
 The British haven't been able to get these vitally important ships be- cause the Norwegians don't want to give them up. Norwegian shippers point out that most of their ships already are under the Union Jack, that they aren't getting paid in ready cash, and that more Norweg- ian seamen now work for the Brit ish than there are sailors in the British merchant marine.
 Therefore, the Norwegians want to sell these vessels to the United States for operation in Western Hemisphere waters, and their at torney, Harold Deming, has been working to this end-with no suc- cess.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
BRITISH >' NOVELIST
 SUICIDES
Body of Mrs. Virginia Woof Recovered from
 River-Wriies Note

LONDON. April l9.-The coroner today gave out verdict of suicide in the drowning of Mrs. Virginia Woolf, famed British novelist, who was twice bombed from her home.
 Mrs. Woolf's body was recovered last night from river near her weekend house.
 She left note as follows: q have feeling I shall go mad. cannot go on any longer in these terrible times"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
War
 Ex(iseTa Taxes
 Arep|anned

WASHINGTON, Aril p19-Reviv- al of long list of World War excise taxes such as those on railroad tick cts, and life insurance policies, are described in Congressional circles as logical steps toward the proposed goal of three and one half billion dollars in additional revenue.
 Some members of the House Ways and Means Committee assert it is a "foregone conclusion that this move will be made as both items raised revenue during the World War.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
AXIS SHIPS
 SET AF|RE,
 NORTH SEA
British Bombers Make Raid During Late Yesterday
 with Good Results

LONDON, April 19.-The British Air Ministry, in a statement this morning said four Axis merchant ships and an escort of three vessels were set afire and left sinking in a North Sea attack late yesterday afternoon. British bombers made the attack.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
NAH TRIUMPH E COMPLETE SAYS
 pR0pAGANDISI

BERLIN, April 19.-Propaganda Minister Goebbles said in a radio ad- dress to the Nation tonight that on the eve of Hitler's birthday, Ger many has never been in such to- tai triumph over her enemies as now. The average German does not ask or care how Hitler proposes to achieve further victory confident of his wisdom.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
WARBuRT0N INSpECTS
 PELICAN DEVELOPMENT

Stanton Warbuton Jr., of Ta- coma, Vice President of the Peli- can Cold Storage Company. left on the steamer Baranof today after inspecting the development at Lis ianski.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
TRIAL CONTINUES

Trial of Ed Hibler on four counts of game law violation continued in Commissioners Court today and is to be resumed at o'clock this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19

 CRUISER I5
 5ENTD0WN
German Luftwaffe Report ed Scoring on Shipping
 -58,000 Tons Sunk

BERLIN, April 19-The German High Command asserts a heavily armed 5000 ton British auxiliary cruiser has been bombed by air planes and sunk near Salum, Egypt. The bombing took place last night and brought the luftwaffe's 24-hour shipping destruction record to 58,- GOO tons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
ALL BUT A NAME

It was out of this harried life, however. that Harvey found mater ial for his new book, They'll Never Quit" which is crawling up the
 non fiction best seller lists. When Harvey first sent the manuscript over from England. it bore the title. Murder in the Blackout.' . His publishers cabled that that
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
BELLAMY RETURNS

Ben Bellamy, representative of the National Grocery Company, re- turned to Juneau this morning on the steamer Baranof after a trip to the Westward Bellamy will be in Juneau for several days and is stay ing at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
POWER OF SUGGESTION

Secretary of the Treasury Mor- genthau was holding a press con- ference. He and the boys were doing little informal chatting about the national defense saving stamps with which even the dime savers will get in on financing the Governments big defense load.
 MT. Secretary" asked one of the reporters. don't you think there might be chance that counterfeiters will try to work on these stamps?'
 "Oh. hardly think so," MT. Morgenthau said. For instance there are the food stamps. There has been no traffic in counterfeit
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
DIVORCE CASE

Suit for divorce has been filed in District Court by Louise Chase against Marvin A. Chase on grounds of incompatibility.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, April 19. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock at today's short session of the New York Stock Exchange is A American Can 83, Anaconda 22B, Bethlehem Steel 69a4, Common wealth and Southern ss, Curtiss Wright 75s. General Motors 38h International Harvester A, Kenne- cott 32, New York Central IFS, Northern Pacific 6, United States Steel 50A, Pound $4.011s.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
DEMOCRAT vs. DEMOCRAT

So Sol Rosenblatt was brought into the picture by Thomas Olsen of New York, a member of the Nor wegian Shipping Commission.
 Sol came to Washington and had a talk with the President, during which he proposed that the United States buy the Norwegian ships in North Africa for use in American waters. Subsequently Rosenblatt wrote letter to Jack Dempsey. Maritime Commissioner. to the ef- feet that the President had virtually directed that the Norwegian ships be purchased by the Maritime Con- mission.
 This letter, giving the impression that the President of the United States was sending orders to the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
BURROUGHS MAN HERE

Representative of the Burroughs Adding Machine Company, M. Try mucha, arrived in Juneau today and is staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
HERE FROM CHILKOOT,

Mrs. Thomas B. Murphy of Chil- koot Barracks arrived in Juneau this morning on the steamer Bar anof. She is registered at the Bar- anof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19

Most garden flowers prefer al sandy ioam soil that is slighty acid.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19
DOW, JONES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: Industrials. 116.50; rails, 2772; utilities, 1917.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-04-19

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The Sauk Centre herald., 1941-08-28
L. f. TULL TO LEAVE
FOR NIAGARA FALLS

L. Emerson Tull, for eleven
months construction engineer on
the Sauk Centre post office build
ing, has been ordered to Niagara
Falls, New York, by the Federal
Works Agency, he announced this
week. Mr.. Tull will report for
work on an assignment with de-
fense housing project September 1.
Mr.. Tull leaves this city today,
Thursday. Mrs. Tull and their
sons are already in New York state
at Albany where the lady's mother
resides. Mr.. Tull expressed keen
regret over leaving Minnesota and
Sauk Centre this week. We've
never been taken in so fully in any
community" he said. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tull too have fitted neatly into the
community, active in their eleven
months association with people
here in churches and community
work. Mr.. Tull on spare time act
ed as consulting engineer for the
Bryant Library in the recent floor
project and glady donated the use
of his valuable services.