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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-11
Wasted Seed Worth
As Much As Total
Cotton Crop
Farmers Urged
To Sove Seed,
BY Co. Agent

Someone has wisely said that the
farm seeds that will go to waste in
the Eastern part of Holmes County
this year that could be harvested
would be worth in money as much
as the cotton crop that is being har-
vested.
know of no phase of the farming
industry that will pay off faster than
tractor and combine properly u.s.
ed in the saving of farm seeds.
A tractor and combine at the pre-
sent time can be purchased for about
$1,000. A 100 acres of lespedeza will
yield $50 pounds of seed per acre
will bring s2250 if sold for Is cents
per pound. Fifteen cents a pound is
less than you would be able to pur-
chase common lespedeza seed next
spring. One hundred and fifty pounds
{ common lespedeza send per acre
not asking very such as far as
iespedeza Yields 90. This amount of
-ronev will pay for the tractor and
15ine. ore~ head end deprecia-
io0. This 100 acres of lespedeza san
be harvested easily in nine days. If
(ccn-ir-e ed x 7Hge Two)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-11
Buptist Church
Services Announced

Sunday School and morning SER
vices will be held as usual Sunday,
with the Pastor preaching. Baptist
Training Union will meet at $50
Sunday night. The evening service
will be called off, in favor of the
Methodist revival meeting which be-
gins Sunday
We hope to be able to go right
on with the increased interest and
attendance which came to US as a
result of our revival meeting. We
feel so grateful for the blessings that
came to our Church and our Com
munity for the meeting. Rev. w. L.
Day led us n)bly and capably; and
we were greatly profited by his min
istry among US
Promotion Day in all our Sunday
School and Training Unions will be
September %.
The Week Of Prayer for State
Mission will be observed by our w.
NJ. U. next week. Meetings will be
held Monday at 800, Tuesday at
$3.50, and Wednesday at 800.
The Pastor will present the matter
of the Nov Club on September
81. Announcements will be made con-
corning this matter next Sunday.
The County w. M. U. meeting
will be held with our Church Sep
TENDER 25.
Sunday Services
Sunday School 9:45.
Morning Worship 1850.
Baptist Training Union $50.
Evening Service called off to join
with the Methodist Church in their
revival meeting.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-11
Mattress Factory
Burned Thurs.
d.
2l55 Mattresses
Made In Summer
By Families

The Holmes County Mattress Fac
tory located in house near the Pc
can Grove owned by the Wilson Es-
tate burned last Thursday afternoon
about 800 pm. Losses Were six
bales of cotton. $50 yards of lick
ing, one electric mo.or, and fluffiRg
machine amounting to around $1,750.
Cotton was placed in the ticks with
fluffing machine located in the
above mentioned building. People re-
1cived these incomplete mattresses
end finished them in the Wilson Pc
can rove which was furnished
through the courtesy of Mr.. John f.
Pickers, Manager for the Wilson Es-
tate.
During the summer mont of this
year 2lj5 mattresses were made by
low ince ME families of the county.
In 1910, 1881 mattresses were made
in the various communities of the
county. Since the mattress project
was started in 1910, 4406 mattress
ses have been made.
At the time of this misfortune we
lacked about 100 mattresses COM
plotting the project
We do not know at this time
whether the Surplus Commodity Cor
poration will replace the cotton and
ticking lost, however, We believe this
will be done. As soon as we find out
about this matter, those who have not
made their mattresses will be noti-
fled. We still have funds enough in
our treasury to complete the project.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-11
Junior College
Enrolment Is
Up This Year
Twelve Percent
Increase Is
Already Noted

There are 374 students already en-
rolled at Holmes Junior College in
Goodman, according to President Ras
VI. Branch. This represent an in
crc,se of approximately II per cent
over last year.
Two new features have been in
aovated this year which have met
with much favorable response, Mr..
Branch said. The college this year
inaugurated the policy of renting
students their textbooks for one
dollar per book per year. Formerly
the students had to buy for the text
books at cost of from $50 to 4.5O
per book. The new system will save
students from 5000 to $500 per
year.
Each students is compelled TO have
a book. In this way the faculty ex-
poets to get much better results than
when several students share the ex-
pense of a book and possibly none Of
them get to study the book as much
as they need to.
hC oeuNShtS sum Duy tiO
books if they desire but if the cost
of books entail burden the new
system helps the students a great
deal.
The school expects to just come
out even on the books over a period
of two to three years, the approx
mate life of the books.
Another new feature inaugurated
last spring was a play hour for all
students and the faculty This time
comes right after supper. For one
hour the students gather on the
campus and take part in recreation
program designed for all. 1t is well
come relaxation for those participat-
ing and promotes a wholesome school
spirit. 1t provides an opportunity for
all students to become acquainted
with each other and aids in self
development,
The play hour is designed to do
away w'3 he idea that athletics are
for football students only. 1t is one
of the popular features at the Jun
Tor College.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-11
500 Pounds Basic
Stag Required
By A. A. A.
Measure Necessary
To Get Conservation
Payment, Report

The farmers in the eastern part
Holmes County will be required
TO use 500 pounds of basic Stag or
Is equivalent in phosphate and lime
er acre on their winter legumc ac-
cage this fall in order TO secure full
3ont under the Soil Conserva-
.ion Of The Triple j. Program. In
other words, only SLIP VIII be paid
sor planting az acre of winter le-
gumes where basic Stag or its equi-
yalent is not used, however, if this
material is used as outlined above,
he farmer viii receive $l.50 per
ere, provided the acreage planted
does not go above his soil building
allowance. He will also receive $3.50
per acre for putting out 500 pounds
Of basic Stag or its equivalent per
acre Up to his soil building allow
ance.
The benefits to be expected from
basic Stag or its equipalent of lime
and phosphate has been outstanding
and will pay a nice profit in the in
creased nitrogen added to the soil by
the extra growth of the winter le-
gume. SO, you will find that the APP.
plication of these minerals will be
profitable to you in two ways, in
creasing your payments on soil build
ing practices up to your maximum
payment and giving you much
better growth of winter legumes and
thereby more nitrogen and organic
matter would be added to your soil
10 help grow a cash crop the follow
Continued on page Two)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-11
Prospective College
Students Should
Consult Boards
Droft Status Should
Be Ascertuined
Before School

Registrars who contemplate at
tending college should first consult
their Local Selective Service Boards
to ascertain approximately how soon
they will be called for military train
ing, Brigadier General Thomas j.
Grayson, DirectJ. of Selecitve Ser
vice, announced today.
While defernents from military
training are recommended by Nation
al Headquarters for students in GER
tain fields in which shortages in man
power exist, the State Director said,
1t should again be emphasized that
there are no group or blanket defer
ments. Each cast must be acted upon
Individually by the local board having
jurisdiction over the registrant. I'M
less a student can qualify as nee
ssary man. under paragraph 351 of
Selective Service Regulations or has
his induction postponed under the
unusual hardship" clause he will be
called for training when his order
number is reached. Continuing, Gen
eral Grayson said:
1T is the policy of the Selective
Service System to be as lenient as
possible within the law in cases of
young men who are earnestly pursu-
ing educational opportunities Where
such men have entered in good faith
upon educational courses and are
making creditable records, it is To-
glcal that their studies not be in
terrupted during the current quar-
Ter or semester even if they are no.
seeking TO qualify for an occupation
that Is exceptionally important for
National Defense.
My advice to college students
and prospective students, therefore
(~cz:iauei On page Two)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-11
Mcdaniel Named To
Education Post
Former Junior
College Head
Accepts Post

NJ. C. Mcdaniel, former president
of Holmes Junior College and sup
erintendent of the public schools at
Kosciusko, was named assistant state
supervisor of the adult education and
nursery project WPA in Jackson re-
Gently to succeed R. E. Steen, re-
Gently named supervisor of adult ed
ucation in the state department of
education.
Mcdaniel, according to the an
nouncement of Works Project au-
thorities assumed his new duties on
September /.
Mcdaniel is a graduate f Mis-
sissipp: College and has done grad
uate work at the University OF North
Carolina. He has served as vice
president of Clarke Memorial Junior
college at Newton, and president Of
the Holmes Junior college at Good
man. Since that time he has served as
superintendent of the public schools
at Kosciusko.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-11
Ten White Men
Sent To Shelby
This Week

Ten white men were sent to Camp
Shelby Wednesday from Holmes
county local board number one:
Robert Hobson Gage.
Hugh Reid Varnado, Jr.
Charles Preston Durham
James Barnett Rogers
Edward Thornton
Delma Stevenson Autry
Kilby Lee Virgins
Henry Ward Mcclellan
This board has received a requisi-
ton for ten white men to report for
induction on October z.
Reconsideration will be made of
every person registered at the local
board office, according TO w. S. Heg-
gle, member of the draft board
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-11
Community Hospital List

Mrs. H. B Watkins, Jackson.
Mrs. M. A. Lewis, Jr, Jackson.
Charles billiard Grimes, Durant.
Mrs. Walter Hooker, Lexington
Mrs. William Welsh and baby girl
West.
Mrs. " I. Mann Lexington.
Armstead Hutchinson, Sails
Rev. J. L. McElroy, Goodman.
Colored
Myrtle Rollins, Pickens.
Flora B. Rather, West.
w. D. Washington, Pickens.
Jeff Wright. Durant.
@2ry Brown, Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-11
@. G. Brunnon Is
Critically III

Friends here of Mr.. G. G. Brannon.
partner of Mr.. f. V. McCu!lar at Pig
ely Wiggly store, will regret to know
that he seriously i'll with tropical
fever in the Jackson Infirmary
Mr.. Brannon was believed to have
caught the disease while opening a
store at Opp, Alabama. some time
ago. There have been several cases
of it there in the past tive years,
according to the health department.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-11

John B. Aglor arrived here Sun
day from Ipswich, South Dakota. Mr..
Taylor will be the band director of
Ne Duran. High School.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-11
Supt. Corruth Gives
information to Purents

Mr.. Carruth, supt. of the local
schools gives the following infor-
nation concerning beginners at the
Grammar school.
Beginning students will be allowed
to enter school if they are six years
of age or will be six years of age
on or before, February 2, 1912.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
Thu Diana \ HO,nOho(1 e
liz flQllO OtdSCO n OOllGUQCN
\ NE Of The most interesting

- NE Of the most interesting
trends I'm home-furnish-
~ ings today is the return
of the piano. The answer 10 why
pianos are again popular is found
in a survey of why they began to
go into the discard. AS one ex-
ecutiye in the piano industry re-
ports, at that time many OF the
instruments were mechanical
player-pianos-those pianos with
the familiar roll" looking like
perforated white window shade.
through whose apertures came
forth strains of the wedding
march, opera and old master
pieces Of music, under severe
pedaling of the operator who
pumped the piano
When the family learned OF the
new magic Of radio. where whole
concerts. dance music, orchea-
tras were possible NJ the mere
twirl OF a button naturally. out
went the piano, and in came this
small, compact new instrument
Of effortless music TO the whole
household
Thus, the old piano was forced
out largely on basis of bulk,
size. and attendant clumsiness.
For, whether II was an upright"
or a grand" II became insult
able from the space viewpoint 10
the restricted area Of the mod
ern apartment What had been
a magnificent ornament in the
spacious Victorian parlors, be-
came a gigantic monument in the
living room Of the flat or the cot
tage There might have been
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
CUCUMBER CATsUP

Dear AlmanaCk
MY first act on Sunday a. m.
when we get the newspapers is
TO turn 10 your pages of useful
ness Never week passes
don't try at least one of your
recipes and l tell others of EN-
until we look forward 10 our
night of new recipes.
! quart grated cucumbers
l cup vinegar
Pepper, salt and sugar to
taste
l teaspoon each Of celery seed
and white mustard seed
! small red pepper sliced in pod
Heat the vinegar, add salt, pep
per and sugar Mix seeds with
grated cucumbers. Pour hot
vinegar over cucumbers and bot
tie at once.
Mrs William Brand.
Cambridge, Mass.
tMra Brand We liked your cucum-
her CatFup recipe very much Fiji
large or small Cucumbers may be
used Mary Lee swami
Cooking for Convalescents -
what TO serve and how to pre-
pare. BE sure to read this inter
esting article in next weeks
AlmanaCk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
BY Mrs. Christine Frederick,

OH HOuScHOiu GifiSfcHtgs
you want that radio contraption
in the living you'll have 10
do something about those leaky
batteries, and l don't want
dangling wires along the floors
when l clean, and anyhow, why
not set IL on top of the book
shelves where il will look much
better. after all?"-So she COM
planned that a piano didn't fit her
furniture. and she didn't like it.
Briefly, Mrs II o IN en- ker
forced the works" of the new
radio instrument 10 disappear
and the whole gadget 10 become
proper article Of furniture in
her parlor Thus, too. with the
piano she either wanted II TO
match, or did not want IL at all.
So. like all the efforts of Mrs.
Home Maker with merchandise.
she finally got her way. and this
year you may purchase a piano
which Is not only space-savinE.
but an instrument whose outer
finish or case will match and har-
monte with every type OF furni-
ture
This new. small lower-slung
and less-high piano is called by
the general term, console
piano" and is modelled somewhat
after the old-fashioned splnnet
These new models are strung
vertically rs was tho old-fash-
toned upright" but. hy criss-
crossing certain strings the size
Of the iron plate Is greatly re-
duccd. and better type of "ac-
ton" permits the strings 10 be
hung lower than tho keyboard. In
short the height reduction Of
from 90 inches down to - inches,
or less than four feet permits
the same volume Of tone IN
much less clumsy model -
Size came first. then style
and. as was pointed out, the pur-
chaser may now select Chippen-
dale with a Chinese influence in
the case, Early American finish
Of knotty pine. modern bleached
woods, or even A case made Of
plastics Thus the principles of
streamliniug and functionalism
have al last been applied to-tifc-
old piano. as they we're much
earlier applied 10 the old automo-
bile or the ancient ice-box
But, after all, a piano IL some
thing more than its outer case
No matter how harmonious with
other furnishings, tn a alone
would not have boosted it TO it's
present high sales. No. the chief
reason for this unusual come
back is because America. and
particularly Young America, ia
music-minded
Today, more than at any pre-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

Pattern 1857 A sweetheart
neckline and unusual shoulder
yokes make this the most flat
tering dress you could own. Darts
At the waist and gathers az the
yoke give you bodice fullness
Designed for sizes SO IS, 40, A.,
-. as. as. so Size IS. ga yards
39-inch fabric
Pattern 1888 High scholastic
rating for this jumper, blouse
and bolero Easy-to-make jump
er has buttoned-over shoulder
straps. a simple blouse and jaunty
holcro. with long or short sleeves.
Designed for sizes IL, II, IL, Ia,
Is. Is. Il. Size 13, blouse: ~
Yards 35-inch fabric, jumper; and
bolero; Is yards 54-inch fabric.
Pattern $500 No one ever has
enough aprons, so make this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

Vious time in our C0untrY-S- his
tory. children IN school. young
people in college or business, are
approaching music TO wide
spread degree. There are count
Tess orchestras and bands made
up OF young people, and even the
regular grade school child is
learning to understand and love
music.
Which brings us to another
very important reason why pianos
are coming back into the home,
and that is because the methods
Of teaching piano music are total
~ different than in former years.
Who does not recall the hours
and hours Of finger exercises,
scales. and other arduous,
rcpetitivc practice by any piano
student? Not only the student,
but also his family suffered,
It's all different RoW-A- friend
of the writer is a Well-knoWH
composer Of children's songs and
also conducts a children ST radio
program Once, as a recent Visi-
tor in the home she occupied her
self with the piano. When a
charming melody was released
from under her fingers, she was
asked What song is that you
are playing now ,"
Her reply contains the entire
new theory of music education
Said she: It's not a song, it's
only scales and finger exercises,
as you probably called them But
there's melody ana the child
hears Il song aud lorcs 90 play
this music and its singing story"
In short. scales have become a
Jolly little piece" The new
music training ia based on what
is called "melodic approach and
children play for the real pleas
ure OF 1t. Instead OF being
bounded into counting the beats
or a metfOnOme, they hear song
as they play.
Music appreciation courses are
taught in countless schools; any
big city educational plans include
piano instruction at low cost, or
given free 70 students In more
than 1000 school systems. music
is being taught in this new man
ner, while some 5000 600 children
are taking music lessons.
The radio and the photograph
have not lessened "A longing to
have piano in the home, but,
surprisingly, have increased such
desire For. when once a pleas
ing melody. or a dance. SWING an
orchestra or symphony number
is heard over the radio, there is
every wish 10 hear it again in
ones own home and with ones
own friends Both radio and the
photograph subtly encourage the
presence Of good piano in
every family.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

space for the piano-but not for
anybody or anything much else.
Second the oldfashioned piano
was not harmonious with the fur
niture or fittings of the room
which held A. Sofa, chairs. table
and bookcases might be 18th Cen
fury Georgian. or French Provin-
cial. or Colonial but still. the
piano was Just piano"
Consequently, the modern home
maker, made more captious and
suggcstihlc. would have mono Of
il. Just as she had said while
back, 10 husband and sons: IF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
AImanack Echoes

nor all letters printed In this col
L umn The American Weekly will
pay 81. a prize winning recipe il
awarded S.. the same Bs on the
Aimauack page he sure tn write
Your name and address plainly and
USE UuE SIDE Uf tine paper only.
The shorter the letters the better.
None should he more than 200 words.
Address them to The American
Weekly Housewives Food Almanack,
p. o. Box 1871, Grand Central Annex,
New York City.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
STEANIING

So many delicious recipes for
$ tc m G d buildings or other
steamed dishes arc seldom used
because people either don't have
the proper equipmcn, or don't
like the bother Of getting out
little used utensils Try cooking
any steamed pudding IN the we'll
CREASED top Of a double boiler.
They turn out beautifully, and
by using simmer burner instead
Of an oven for making dessert,
there is quite saving IN fuel.
Mrs c. Staley.
Portland. Oregon
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
Mock Hollandaise

. tablespoons vinegar
3 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons butter
> yolks eggs
Pepper, salt spot of worcester
shire sauce. celery salt
Put vinecar water. flour and
butter in small pan and stir AL
tho time # IS cooking Add egg
yolks two Will do but more arc
better) carefully and let thicken
without boiling or II viii separ-
ate This sauce is delicious with
artichokes. asparagus c h ar d
stems or any green vegetable.
Chard stc-- late IN Fail are
another vegetab bic usually wasted
strip off the tough green leaves
and cut white stems into short
lengths end boil two 20 three
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
ground coarse
II green Mexican hot peppers
ground fine
u cup ground horseradish
l1n-.atfE.sE Goa rse salt

70 cup ground horseradisn
4 1lzz-tA+fFs- coarse salt
First grind the tomatoes and
drain either overnight or a few
hours Then put all together and
mix thoroughly Take A 100
pound flour sack, place inside A
large crock or jar. pack the kraut
inside this sack very firmly.
Twist the top of the sack to-
gether turn large plate over
this with a weight on top 10 keep
plate and kraut under brine until
soured, which takes from three to
four weeks This can he eaten
raw or cooked, and canned or
left in Jar for the Winter.
Mrs Ona Pearson
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
When You Buy a Piano


~ Never buy hand piano
waite sale unless have positive of ascertain
ing it's real value a musical instrument
~ Avoid all may
entirely hazard
Ga The actual value Of old the all dealers
beware the dealer offers you higher allowances.
- Look al the but don't buy a basis
60 Keep mind ideal feel enjoyment the
and buy according to
81 Get piano with established maker
for years honorable dealings
% Buy piano with authoritative design cheap
g Insist that highest quality workmanship
n Decide you really OF investment to be used
frequently before purchasing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
CUSTARD

To prevent custard from be-
coming watery, add teaspoon
of cornstarch 90 the sugar and
mix thoroughly before adding To
the liquid. This Will make nice
smooth, glossy custard.
Mrs. Bertha Waisncr,
Miami. Florida.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
CIRCULAR

A circular skirt that hangs I'M
evenly may be put back IN shape
by ironing the long points up,
short points down Circular move
ments with the iron will keep a
skirt even Cotton responds as
well as other MATERIAL y ~
Mrs. Henry Grant Dickinson,
Agawam Mas
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
NEWER

To make old lids Of fruit Jars
look like new boil them IN weak
vinegar 20 minutes and then
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
Mt Vernon. Ill.

(MrE Pearson You are 10 he COM
plmeuted on your very fine tomato
and cabbage kraut recipe Mary Lee
Swami
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
NIOPPENG

This hint was an accident 10
begin with. But turned out very
good. l had my mop bucket and
water ready to start hopping
when I grabbed the package Of
starch instead Of washing
powders. and had poured II IN
my water before / realized had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
Anna r Westermann,
ROzeman. Montana.

tNrs Westermann we enjoyed
trying your recipes which are as
ingenious ~ they are practical
Mary Lee swami
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
EXTRACT

When adding extract 10 cakes,
l find II blends more quickly and
evenly. If added 10 the egg whites
before whipping
Mrs r A Healey,
Ridgefield, Washington.