The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-09-10
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BY HAZEL

Mr. Roosevelt Dluntly told the Con-
gress to do something about farm
prices before October LIST or he would
take matters in his own hands.
That is pretty straight talk coming
from a man, who in spite of numer-
Gus strikes delaying vital wal pro-
duction, has persistently and consist
emily told Congress he didn't want it
to do anything about labor; that he
would handle labor himself.
How he has handled labor is a
disgrace to the millions of men in our
service who are giving their all in
this battle to save democracy. Even
at this late day he refuses to let
Congress handle labor, but lets it be
known in unmistakable language he
wants labor left alone.
The plain truth of the matter is
Mr.. Roosevelt is so busy building his
political fences for a fouth term that
he neglects something that is playing
havoc with people whose lives and
hearts are in the war. People are
so sick of politics in high places.
Politics is ruling and running the
country. 1t is responsible for the
mounting distrust and ill-feeling in
the country today toward an office
that should be the essence of honor
and dignity.
It is well and good for Congress
to control farm prices. But the Con-
gress should give Mr.. Roosevelt what
he asked for and more. 1t should
also freeze wages Of labor at the
identical time it freezes farm prices
and not leave it for the President to
use i'm the future as he has in the
past as his own priced political foot
ball. We must have price control but
there should be no f~air-haired IA
v%orites. Farmers have been the
Ounce long enough.
Jackson, the states capitol, has.
been awarded the new four million
dollar hospital that Durant, Clarks-
dale, and a few other towns thought
they might get.
1t is to be hoped that Kinds county
now pays Senator Bilbo for the hos
pital by trading its Collins votes to
Senator Doxey in the forthcoming
second primary election next Tues
day. OF course politics and Sen. Bill
DO didn't have anything to do with
jackson getting the hospital but we
are certain Kinds county Is going
to be so grateful for the hospital they
will vote for Senator Bilbo's candi-
date, Mr.. Doxey, so that The Man
will know how grateful they are for
his favor.
But on second thought Senator
Bilbo must not have had anything
to do with that hospital being located
in Jackson. If he had he would have
been smart enough to hold it out as
a political plum to all the towns in
the state in exchange for their votes
for Doxey. AS it is now all the
Kinds county people, and all the
other people for that matter will
vote for the mar they want
which means that jim Eastland will
get most of Ross Collins votes. Peo-
pie are not so much against DoXey as
they are against sweeping the ones
who are in office out. They are
tired of political yes man" Con-
gress. They are tired of political
relationships and men who try to
force them to vote for anybody. They
don't want Bilbo or anybody else try
ing to tell them how they must vote.
September 25th is the date of the
annual colt show in Lexington, our
county seat. Only this year we are
having a livestock show in addition
to the annual brood mare and colt
show. All kinds of livestock, hogs,
poultry and a lot of other features
have been added as well as the saddle
horse division enlarged.
Make your plans now to attend
this biggest and best show ever to be
put on in Holmes county.
we 90 ROT presume 10 teii ooi
readers how to vote. That is a privi-
lege accorded every nan and woman
and should be exercised by each per-
son to the best of his ability.
But do go out and vote for some
body Tuesday in the Second Primary
election. The light vote cast in the
first primary was and is a disgrace
to our state. People are dying in
other parts of the world in order to
get a voice in their w affairs. Here
we do not appreciate our freedom
enough to exercise it.
1t is no wonder our national gov
eminent tries to tell US how to run
our state elections.
Personal to Major Fred Sullens;