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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-02
WENDELL BROWN,
Bull Building.

. TO THE EDITOR:
7 WOULD like to give my opin-
L ion on the Geneveve Samp
case.
I think they should give that
girl a bonus for turning out so
much work.
We want to win this war. All
true Americans should get in
there and turn out as much
work as they can.
The union should be barred
for the duration of the war.
Why should the union have
the say as to how much work
should be turned out? I worked
during the last war and they
had no union then. The people
got along better than now.
Then they used to give a
bonus to the girl that turned
out the most work.
MARGUERITE PETITION,
1909 sixteenth street.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-02
COMM UNIQ UE from the
~ Broadway front.

~ Broadway front.
Last night am sitting in
Lindy's Restaurant on Broadway
thinking of not much, when who
comes in but a friend of mine
by the name of Belch and / am
glad TO see him AS I just hear
that he gets position as a cap
tain in the army and l wish to
extend my congratulations to
him, In fact he is in a uniform
at this very moment.
But as soon as he sits down
with me I can see that he is
quite indignant about something
as his brow is very dark and
he commences uttering words
which l can by no means repeat
here and from what he says I
Judge he is greatly displeased
with the war department in
Washington, d. c. To tell the
truth, he states that the war
department is numbskull.
Look" this Belch says, "what
do you suppose the war depart
ment wishes me to do: 1t wishes
me to go some place such as
Australia to serve with troops.
DO you ever hear of such an
outrageous idea:"
WELL, I say that in time Of
w war some strange notions
come up in all government de-
partments in Washington and
especially in the war department
but that il is inadvisable for us
to discuss these matters in a
public place as j. Edgar Hoover
may be hiding under the tables
although of course l am only
joking when say this because
/ know very well J. Edgar
Hoover does not hide under
tables when he can sit at them.
"AlI right" Belch says, "let
us lower our voices. But" he
says. "this Is an injustice that
should really he shouted from
the housetops. Everybody knows
how hard / work to get my COM
mission amin Washington.
ID. c., going on three weeks and
/ run here and there and see this
guy and that guy and I have
the support of some of the most
prominent New Dealers I'm this
town including two district lead
ers, but even then they stall me
off until I am half crazy.
HEURTHERMORE," he says.
L "When I do finally get my
commission I am greatly disap-
pointed to find IL Is only as a
captain, because a guy of my
influence Is entitled to be at
least a brigadier general.
81 have TO change the insignia
I have put on the uniform In
order to advance. Then Just as
I get ready to go home the war
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-02
IS YEARS AGO TODAY
April 2, 1917

President Wilson asks Con-
gress for a declaration of war
against Germany; calls for a
stronger and larger navy and
an additional army of 100000
men.
American steamer Aztec is
sunk by German submarine off
the island of Brest; IL of the
crew perish.
British forces in France reach
high ground two miles west Of
st. Quentin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-02
Doctor Bill
Deduction Is
O. for Tax
johnson Says Clause
Needed Long Ago
BY HUGH S. JOHNSON

YOU will recall the old wheeze
L about the would-be bor-
rover who won his bet with his
banker that the financier's glass
eye was not such perfect work
that the customer couldn't tell
it from the natural eye.
He did so accurately and ex-
planned that he was able to do
il because the glass eye showed
at least a spark of human SYM
pathy.
Apparently this fiscal phenom-
enon is spreading. The United
States treasury department is
considering allowing a deduction
from income for tax purposes all
above an average percentage of
income which is expended for
necessary medical attention.
That should have been done
long ago. AS one who never be-
fore has needed much doctors
care, and who. until recently,
had even that taken care of, as
part of an army officers COM
-pensatien, y-the competent
army medical corps. this subject
is one which the present writer
has completely overlooked.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-02

Since 1900 American manu-
facturers have produced goods
with value. at factory, of over
SIS, 900, 100000, says the census
bureau. 1t would take $4,000
men, working 300 days a year
for 500 years, to duplicate the
40-year effort in United States
factories.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-02

Between 1880 and 1910, per-
sons Il years of age and over
increased 11,234,376. according
10 the census, although the total
increaseAof the whole population
in that period was Only 1884,
S35. The census explains that
this is due 10 the rapidly in-
creasing average age of all the
people, because of lower birth
rates and medical advances.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-02
/ letters TO
The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:

III IHE Editor:
IN A recent issue Of your news
L paper, Gov. Murray d. Van
Wagner was quoted to the eff
feet that Michigan will go
along" with the federal govern
ment in guarding against vice
in military encampments.
The governor was quoted as
having said:
$50 far as 1 know, conditions
In the state, notably Fort Gus
ter. are not bad. However,
we'll cooperate In anything we
are asked to do"
In my opinion, Governor Van
Wagner should take a much
stronger stand toward vice. with
special reference to military en-
campments in this state.
It is not enough that Michigan
will "go along"
The governors statement that
80 far as l know " is in
dicative that perhaps the gov
ernor has not looked at this as
carefully as he may have con-
corning such war conditions.
When the governor says :.
we'll cooperate in anything we
are asked TO do the CO.
operative spirit is commendable.
but the manner in which the
statement reads does not indi-
cate any strong desire to safe
guard our boys in military en-
campments.
This is a matter Of vital i'm
portance to the citizens of
Michigan and other states and,
I believe. one in which the pub
lie press can properly bring
pressure to bear upon our chief
executive to strengthen his
stand in the matter.
WENDELL BROWN,
RuhI Ruildinp
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-02
BARRING DOWN ON THE NEWS:
Politics as Usual
By ARTHUR BUGS" BAER


The Republicans looking forward to 1914 that
the Swami Farley longer using crystal ball made of
shatterproof glass.
The Mahatma James longer doing the forecasting
for Maine and Vermont.
SO the Grand Old Party has adopted slogan for its
nomination Three Times Black Bean and Now Straw
berry"
You must say thing about America. And that's
politics usual during alterations to customers.
Remember the Swams prediction "As Maine goes goes
Vermont" And James went, too
By
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-02

is one winch the present Wrlter
has completely overlooked.
GIT NEVER rains but II pours"
L and Of late your correspond
ent has needed the most expen-
sive kind Of civilian medical
care. both for himself and his
family.
It has been an eye-opener,
which the doctors frankly recog-
nize as a kind of curse.
Much of this kind OF treatment
is just too expensive to be paid
for by many taxpayers.
If they unhappily get in the
line Of fire. they either just die.
or suffer whatever other terrible
consequences happen to be part
of the ailment.
The treasury seeks TO relieve
a part of this hardship.
This is due 10 no greed in the
medical profession.
Most good doctors give an
astonishing proportion of their
time to free clinics, but in all
too many instances the mere
items of medical supply and hos
pitaliZation Just have 10 be paid
for by somebody, and the Sacil-
tiles for this are grossly made
quate.
The charitable institutions,
supported by endowment and
other gifts, are languishing by
reason of lowered interest rates
on principal and the overwhelm-
ing burden on individual incomes
now being borne or soon 10 be
suffered.
THERE are darker days ahead.
l. Many of our best medicos
already have been called to
service by the war and we are
on the verge Of calling TO war
duty tens of thousands of both
doctors and nurses, and the gov
eminent properly always takes
the best in these professional
fields.
The truth is that we are in a
hard way in this regard and
are rapidly approaching a much
worse crisis.
In all this talk about noncom-
batants - especially women
seeking n place 10 serve. there
is no more neceSsitouS field than
in the care of our ailing civilian
population.
With a little training women
who are willing TO accept the
burdens can do more here than
in any other field of which /
know.
But is is hard gruelling. dis
agreeable and demanding work,
and there is no great rush TO
seek it.
THE proposed action of the
Il treasury will help only a
little way, and in a limited field,
but it may save many a useful
life, or at least relieve consider
able pain and suffering.
II promises no ultimate gain
10 the taxpayer-eXcept that he
will have a little more than the
irreducible m imum with
which to care for and relieve
his dependents.
l have seen no estimate OF
decreased revenue 10 the govern
ment. 1t would probably be inn
possible to make an estimate.
The average head of a family
will sacrifice the last cent of his
savings and his capital in order
to relieve his family.
He has no choice in the taxing
field.
If he doesn't make similar
sacrifice there the government
will sell his capital assets fol
him.
II is an intelligent noble
change that the treasury de
partment is considering. i
should go through without
obstruction.
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| Reproduction in whole or in part
strictly prohibited.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-09-10
Bulldogs 10 Meet
Pop|arviIIe 18th

Coach Frank Branch and his foot
ball squad are working hard to get
ready for their frs game, which is
to be with Poplarville on Septem-
Der 25.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-09-10
0urant School Opens
September 14th at
$50 O'Clock
Registration Set for
The Various Grades;
Free Textbooks

School will officially open Sept.
14th, at $50 o'clock. Children viii
report to the following rooms for reg
istration and free textbook card:
Elementary school wing, entering
from the front door.
First grade-Go down the CORR
dor, pass the double door and enter
the first door to the left.
Second grade-Take the left CORR
dor and enter the first door to the
left.
Third grade-Go down the CORR
dor and enter the fourth classroom
on the right.
Fourth grade-Go down the corri-
dor and enter the third classroom on
the right.
Fifth grade-Go down the CORR
dor and enter the second classroom
on the right.
Sixth grade-Go down the corri-
dor and enter the first classroom on
the right,
High School Wing
Seventh grade-The Science room.
Eighth grade-The Mathematic
room.
Ninth grade-The English room.
Tenth grade The Commercial
room.
Eleventh and Twelfth grades-The
Library.
To facilitate registration the stu
dent should have the following in
formation: Name, address, phone
number, date of birth, name of par
ent or guardian, occupation of par
ent or guardian. school district in
which you live. Parents could to adj
vantage write this information on
paper for the children in the lower
grades.
Free textbooks will be given to all
children this year. 1t will be neces-
sary for the parent to sigh the free
textbook card assuming responsibility
for the books before books can be
issued, after which books will be is
sued as soon as possible.
Children will be permitted to enter
school in the first grade, if they are
six years of age or will be six years
of age on or before the beginning of
the second semester, January rs,
1913.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-09-10
Baptist Church Takes
Religious Census
Over 1000 Persons
In Durunt Not Now
Enrolled In IS

Approximately one thousand white
people in Durant are not now en-
rolled in any Sunday school, accord
ing to a religious census conducted
by the First Baptist Church last Sun
day afternoon. The prospects we're
grouped by age and also denomina-
tional preference, and the cards will
be turned over to the various
churches for enlistment. Between
seven hundred and eight hundred, in
GLIDING those already enrolled, indi-
Gated a Baptist preference, and this
number included about three hun
dred adults.
Under the direction of J. E. Swean-
ey, Observation-Disclosures of the Bap-
fist Sunday school for the coming
year, about fifty workers met at the
church for instruction and then went
out by twos to gather the informa-
ton. Every white family in town
was contacted, and those not at home
are being visited this week. With
very few exceptions, those visited
showed a cordial and friendly interest
in this vital work and gave the in
formation readily. This indicates a
favorable attitude toward religious
things and may point toward a new
day in Durant spiritually. 1t is
hoped that those not now attending
Sunday school will be influenced by
the failure of a Goddess civilization
in Europe and Asia and will turn ia
a renewed search of Gods Word for
the eternal verities of life, while
there is still time for America to be
saved for Christianity.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-09-10
Methodist Church

Church school at GAS am, Walter
Odcm, superintendent.
Special music by the choir.
Sermon by the pastor.
A cordial welcome will be extended
to the new teachers who have come
to labor with US in the city schools.
Those who happen to belong to our
church will be especially greeted and
any others who may be present will
be given a most cordial invitation to
worship with US at any time. The
entire community feels a deep inter-
est in the work of the city school.
The evening worship service will
be at 1880.
Sermon by the pastor.
The Circles of the Woman's Socie-
ty will meet at 3 o'clock Monday at
ternoon as follows: No. l with Mrs.
Walter Odom; No. with -,
and No. 3 with Mrs. C. H. Carruth.
The Youth Fellowship program will
be at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening at
the church,
Prayer service Wednesday evening
at 1880.
Choir practice Thursday afternoon
at 5 o'clock.
We give a cordial invitation to the
entire community to worship with
US.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-09-10
Holmes Jr. COLLEGE
Opens Al Goodman

The 1942-43 session at Holmes Ju.
nior College began Tuesday, Septem-
Der /. Prospects for a successful
year are good both from the stand
point of enrolment and enthusiasm.
Tuesday and Wednesday we're de-
voted to the registration and CLASH
fication of students, and classwork
began on Thursday.
On the whole, students seem to be
pursuing the regular college courses
rather than taking up concentrated
courses. However, commerce, home
economics, agriculture, science, and
engineering have the largest enroll
ment. The last named course is be-
ing offered for the first time, and
many of the young men are taking
advantage of it.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-09-10
Foy Cummins Passes
Awoy at Kosciusko

The many friends OF Fay Cum
Minis were grieved to learn OF hef
death which occurred at the Mum
ford Jones hospital in Kosciusko Sun
day morning at A o'clock.
Fay will be greatly missed among
her eighth grade classmates and nu-
merous other friends in West High
school. She will long be remembered
for her quiet serene manners.
Deepest sympathy is extended TO
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Cumins and other loved ones in the
loss of their dear one.
Funeral services were held at the
Guess Cemetery with the Rev. Mr.
IClarE, pastor of Unity Baptist church'
officiating.
Pail bearers were her school
mates. Cayce Ellard, Nathan Ale
ridge. Erskine Wigley, Jimmie bick-
er, Hubert Anderson, James Eari
Weeks, John David Montgomery ana
Horace Bouchillon.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-09-10
Mrs. Owens Rites
In Huttiesburq

Funeral services for Mrs. Marie
Owens, 81. who passed away at her
home in Durant Friday, were held
in Hattiesburg Sunday.
Her death came as a great shock to
the many friends she had made dur
ing her residence here.
Surviving are the husband, Hade
Owens, a one-year old son and a
three-day old daughter; her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Boren, Of Porter
vile, two brothers and one sister.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-09-10

Personal to Major Fred Sullens:
Re. your editorial of Tuesday 9th
If or when Mary Cain and Jim East
land and the writer do fall out We
won't make neal as much fuss about
it as you did when you, for personal
reasons, started supporting Senator
Bilbo's Candidate, that good-looking
gentleman named Wall Doxey from
Holly Springs.
As for Jim Eastland being a ladies
mar /. frankly he just isn't the type.
We much prefer The v Ill Doxey type
in looks.
But we're still going to vote for
Jim ever though it breaks our heart
not to be onthe same side .as-yeu7rru
The Man Bilbo. -
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-09-10
Duranf Girls Asked 10
Enter Campaign
Selling Bonds
Winner Will Be Miss
Durunt" and Featured
With Movie Stur

Rally round, girls, for the chance
of a lifetime.
How would you like to be compan-
ion for one whole glorious, eventful
day to one of Hollywood's best act
resses? Here's a chance for some
Durant girl to represent this place at
the Mammoth Jackson War Bond
Rally at Jackson, Monday, September
28th, at 8 p.m., to eat with her, be
with her, ride with her, appear with
her, and help her in the gigantic task
of selling War Bonds for Uncle Sam.
The star who will visit Jackson on
the 28th has not yet been definitely
decided but he or she will be selected
from this list: Franchot Tone, Nor
ma Shearer, Paulette Goddard, Rob-
ert Young, Hugh Herbert, Joan
Bennett, Dottie Lamour, LARAMIE
Day, Bette Daive, Dennis Morgan,
Janet Gaynor, John Payne, Claudette
Colbert, Vera Zorina, Geraldine Fitz-
gerald, Jane Wyman, Walter PiPdg-
con, Wallace Berry, Margaret Sulli-
van and Joan Crawford.
It's easy-but it's work! Still it's
the kind of work that is pleasant, be-
cause you'll be working for the
Holmes county boys who are fighting
for you. You will be working to
equip them to meet the enemy, work
ing to blast forever the old lament,
"too little, too late"
Every dollar of War Bonds or
Stamps bought or sold by you or for
you entities you to one credit. The
girl who is responsible for the big
gest sale of War Stamps and Bonds
automatically proves her right to be
designated the typical American girl
our Holmes county boys are fighting
for, and that's the kind of a girl Du-
ran wants to represent it at the Sept.
28th Bond Rally.
The ballot printed in this paper is
to make it easy for US to keep track
of your score. Cut out the ballot and
get to work right now. Dollars in
Stamps or Bonds is all you need for
a start. The 25 credits don't need
to come from one person. Twenty
five people buying a dollars worth
of Stamps apiece, and each n writ
ing your name in on the ballot is all
you need to get you you started. Re-
member, it's one credit for every
dollar bought or sold on your behalf
not for you, but to your credit. In
other words, your friends will con-
tinue to buy bonds for themselves,
and Stamps too, as usual, but they
can credit you with the sale. But
you must sell $25 worth by Sept. 18th
or be eliminated.
The polls open Saturday, Sept.
IL, when ballot boxes, and extra
copies of the ballots, will be on hand
at every place in Durant where Bonds
and Stamps are sold.
The polls close at 5 pm. Saturday,
Sept. 26th, so that the winner can be
announced.
A daily tally will be kept and dis
tributed to all stamp and bond booths
so that every one will know where
they stand at the end of each day.
This program to draft the typical
American girl for star-service is spon-
sored by the Holmes County War
Savings Staff, and the War Activi-
ties Committee of the Motion Picture
Industry, which is spearheading the
September national Bond drive to
top the U. S. Treasury's billion dollar
quota.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-09-10
BOB SANDERS OFFERS FREE
FLAG TO SCHOOLS

Robert D. Sanders, Jr., has offered
all schools a free flag, 6 by 10, if the
school has a flag pole 40 feet in
heighth and if the principle or super
intendent will write an individual
letter to him. His address is 20 Miss.
Cotton Mills Inc, Jackson, Miss. This
is an excellent opportunity for the
schools to secure flags, and every
school should have a flag on a flag
pole.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-09-10
PRESBYTERIAN III

DR.. C. T. Gillespie, Belhaven Col
lege, will fill the pulpit at the Presby-
terrain Church Sunday morning at
eleven o'clock. All members are urged
to attend. Those not attending other
churches regularly for worship are
also invited to be with US
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-09-10

Mrs. w. E. McCune left Tuesday
night to go to Houston, Texas, where
she will visit her sister and family.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-09-10

Friends of Miss Allie Ward Bill
ingsley, one of our former modern
language teachers, we're glad to have
her as a guest on Saturday, Sept. 5.
She is now teaching modern Ian
guages at Mississippi Southern Col
lege, Hattiesburg.
f. w. Ford. E. c.. Driskell and
Madison Flowers, pastors of the
Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist
churches in Goodman respectively,
were visitors at assembly on Friday
morning at ten o'clock. Rev. Ford
gave the devotional, after which each
minister cordially invited the students
to attend his church while in school
here.
New members on the faculty this
year are C. w. Torrance, dean OF
men and teacher of mathematics
Lonnie F. Heard, Jr., mechanical
drawing and shop work; and Miss
Annie Florence Owen, commercial
work.
Evening star., 1942-12-06

with such department or agency,
determines necessary to promote
compliance with the provisions of
this order or Of policies, directives,
or regulations prescribed under said
executive order No. 9l39.
10. The chairman shall appoint 4
Management-Labor Policy Commit
tee to be selected from the fields OF
labor, agriculture and industrial
management, and shall consult with
the members thereof in carrying out
his responsibilities. The chairman
may appoint such other advisory
committees composed of representa-
tives of governmental or private
groups or both as he deems appro-
pirate.
II. The chairman shall be ex
officio an additional member Of the
Economic Sterilization Board estab-
lished by Executive Order No. $3.50,
dated October 3, 1912.
II. All prior executive orders, in
so far as they are in conflict here
with, are amended accordingly. All
prior regulations, rulings and other
directives. relating to the selective
service system shall remain in ef-
feet, except in so far as they are in
conflict with this order or are here
after amended by regulations, rul-
ings or other directives issued by or
under the direction of the chairman.
Is. This order shall take effect
Immediately and shall continue in
force and effect until the termina-
tion Of Title of the First War Pow
ers Act, 194l.
Letters Sent to Officials.
In accordance with the provisions
of the executive order approved