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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
School Trustees
Elected On 7th

Holmes county citizens will elect
| school trustees on March Z, for the
ensuing term. Data regarding the
| election and qualifications of those
TO be elected are given by Miss
Dorothy McBee, county superintend-
ent, as follows:
Qualifications of trustees. Any
person to be eligible to serve as
trustee of a common or consolidated
school district must be a bona fide
resident of the district, a qualified
e~lector, and not an employee of the
district, nor a teacher in any public
school, nor a member Of the county
school board.
Time of election. The first Sat
urday in March Of each year at
200 p. m.
Term of office. Three years.
Who qualified to vote in trustee
election. Any person who is a bona
fide resident Of the school district
and a qualified elector is qualified
to vote in the trustee election.
Procedure for ~electing trustees.
1. The principal teacher shall an
nounce to the school the date Of
holding such election during the
week preceding such election.
2. The holding-over trustees shall
have prepared and present a list of
names Of those entitled to vote for
trustees.
8. The qualified electors shall
meet at the s%choolhouse at 900 p.
m. on the above date, organize and
elect a chairman and a secretary
and then elect by ballot one trustee
for three years. No proxies shall be
allowed.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
Services Al Methodist
Church Announced

Church School meets at 10 o'clock.
Worship service at IL o'clock.
Special music by the choir.
This is Laymen's Day throughout
the church. We shall present a worth
while program and urge all our peo-
pie to be present. Mr.. Hendrix Nit
chell of Greenwood will be the speak
er. He will bring a good message.
Both Leagues meet at $50.
Evening worship service at 1880.
Please remember that hour.
The Circles Of the Women's Soc
iety will meet Monday as follows:
No. one at the church at 1880 PR;
No. two at 3 pm. with Mrs. j. b.
Shamburger, and No. three at $3.50
with Mrs. J.. R. Joyce.
Prayer service Wednesday evening
at 1880.
Everybody invited to these ser
vices.
World Day Of Prayer is to be OBJ
served Friday, Feb. goth with special
program from 3 to 3:45 pm.
Billy Hughes is giving a special
musical program at the Methodist
Church at $3.50 Friday, February 20.
All money raised will go to the Am
erican Red Cross.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
Hue Bulldogs Win
Two From Scooba
GLIB Score Friday;
Close Margin 26-25
On Saturday
By WILLIAM CATHEY

1t took the Holmes Junior College
lads almost twenty minutes to un-
timber their heavy artillery last Fri
day night on the Scooba hardwood,
but when the machine of Coach Lloyd
Thomas finally dashed into high
gear, it trampled the East Mississippi
quintet under a tremendous impact
of points to race to a 81 to 3S
victory.
For almost an entire opening per-
iod the Lions roared defiance at
the Bulldogs, but the latter showed
its courage and resourcefulness to
take a commanding % to 10 lead at
the close of the opening half. Pre-
viously the tally had been deadlock
ed on three occasions and Coach
Bill Childress' forces once held the
upper hand, 10 to s., but they were
unable to add to their advantage.
With the reading knotted at II
all after Is minutes of the chapter
had elapsed, Bill Pennebaker, who
was n of the stars of the evening,
Continued on page six)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
II Qualified In
County To Teach
First Aid
Glasses Plunned
To Aid Civiliun
Defense Program

Each day presents evidence more
imperative that we should and must
be prepared for any eventuality.
Military authorities are agreed that
the fall Of Singapore, announced on
Sunday, may alone prolong the war
for at least another year. We must
stop thinking of eventualities Of
some distant time and become more
aware of the every day pressing
needs. Even a few weeks may make
a vast difference.
Our Civilian defense has been
organized and is beginning to func-
ton. Seventeen people from Holmes
County have had the Standard and
Instructors Course as given by an
official Red Cross Instructor. We
had planned to begin schools in the
county to qualify people for doing
first aid or nurses aid work, but
we have been unable because of the
great demand, to get the books for
teaching this course. A good many of
those who have had the course have
been working on full outlines and
instructions for the course. If we
are unable to get books, these will
be Autographed and used in place
Of the regular books. We plan on
beginning some of the courses next
week. We hope that some of the OIL
der Boy Scouts will take this course.
They can receive credit for a Junior
Courses if they are under seventeen.
Those that are known to be
qualified to teach the course at this
time are rs follows: Lexington, Mrs.
Mary Gillian, Mrs. Hilda Pickens,
Mrs. Ruth Whitehead, Mrs. Minerva
Clark, Miss Aileen Mccormick, Miss
Josie Nell Butler, Mr.. S. s. Owen,
Mrs. ]. NJ. Hoff, Mr.. N. l.. Walker;
Durant, Mr.. Truitt, Miss Pauline
Carter, MI. Clyde Thompson; Tchu-
la: Mrs. Lola Flowers, Miss Bertha
Allen, Mrs. Elizabeth Jones. There
we're two colored people to take the
course. Saphronia Marshal of Miles
ton and Ruby Ross of Lexington.
l.. II. Eubanks, M. d.,
Red Cross Chairman, First Aid.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19

to the British Government totaled
more than $500, 900 900 pounds up
TO January l, 1912 - enough to fill
$4,000 freight Jars and make up a
train SIS miles long.
Rationing
Price Administrator Henderson
announced nationwide r~ationing of
recapped and retreaded tires will
begin February 10. The rationing
will be carried out through the
same machinery now employed to
ration new tires and TUBES. Mr..
Henderson said it is probable there
will be no crude rubber available
for ~retreading except for the small
number of vehicles already eligible
20 obtain new tires and tubes.
He said sugar rationing will be
put in effect as soon as War BooN
No. / is printed and distributed. The
books contain 28 stamps and each
stamp win entitle the holder to a
specified amount - probably three
quarters of a pound per person -
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
a WEEK OF THE WAR !.

each week. When the books are is.
sued an appropriate number of
stamps will be removed for any
boarded sugar in the family - as
shown by a certified statement. False
reports of sugar supplies will carry
penalties up to $4,000 fine or 10
years Imprisonment.
Civilian Defense
OCD Director Lands said the
OCD will be completely reorganized
to "gear it for action" he said leach
person must have a clear and defi-
lite function; every person must be
qualified to perform that function
49,. We need to organize our forces
and then hold practice tests to see
whether they can function" The
Division of Territories and Island
Possessions reported women and
elildren are being urged to evacu-
ate the Hawaiian Islands. Gas masks
are being distributed to the entire
population, bomb shelters are being
Continued on page five.l
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19

The total for Durant includes 70
white and 1876 colored registrants.
The other totals for each community
represent both white and colored.
The total for Goodman includes 26
registrants at Holmes Junior College.
AS soon as the local boards have
time to get in all cards and they
are shuffled serial numbers will be
given each person who registered
and these lists will be posted at
selective service headquarters or
other public places. Each person can
then see what serial number he has
been given.
Order number will be determined
by the Third National Lottery to be
set in the future by the National
Director of Selective Service.
No missionaries will be sent out
until after the National lottery has
been held and order numbers are
determined.
Registration was conducted in this
district by school teachers mostly.
Some assistance was given by local
citizens.
A downpour of rain most of the
day made it impossible for some
persons to get into town to register.
Those persons are registered at
~selective service headquarters as
fast as they come in.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
New Subscribers To
News Are Listed;
Others Pay Up

New subscribers to the Durant
News the past few weeks include
C. J. Hubley, Jr., Yazoo City; w.
H. Hughes, jackson; Mary Fran
ces McCarley, Lexington; Capt.
w. r. Causey, San Antonio, Tex;
Mrs. T. A. Boatwright, o. B.
helms, Spiva l.. MCCULLOUGH and
Mrs. L. p. Sedberry, all of Durant.
We are glad to welcome these e
readers to the News and hope they
will enjoy each issue.
Others renewing or paying up
their subscription during the new
year are Mrs. J. r. Joyce, city;
Rev. ]. II. Street, now of Halle
hurst; NJ. J. Coleman and Lee
Knox, two of our good colored
friends; H. A. Lowe, A. R. Jen-
kins, Mrs. d. w. Cummins, Claud
Wilkes, A. B. Clements, w. H. IT.
by, Mrs. B. W. Moore, F. v. Nc
Cullar, C. G. VanKeuren, D. v.
Pound, Miss. Power and Light
Company, Lamar Hays, Harry o.
Cain, all Of Durant, M, S. Rogers,
West.
M. G.. Catron, w. B. Kenna,
G.. r. Bailey, all Of Lexington; Earl
Clarke, Hibbing, Mimi; Col. B. B.
Wilkes, Fort Benning, Ga; w. P.
Taylor, Mrs. A. A. Porter, Mrs. d.
j. Crawford, S. o. Horton, James
Whitehouse, J. T. Nicely, Clyde
Stokes, Weaver Gilbert, A. w.
Mitchell, Hotel Durant, A. M.
S~tonestreet all of Durant.
1t will be appreciated very much
if subscribers will keep up with
their own accounts and come in
at least ono a year to renew
or discontinue the paper.
Keeping 100 subscription ac-
counts is a full-time job and it
will tighten the load considerably
if each subscriber will do his part.
1t will also give us a lot more time
to put on publishing the paper
and enable us to make a good many
improvements on same.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
Food For Freedom
Campaign To Be
Planned Here
Plans Made At
Lexington Meet
On Friday

A joint meeting of the Holmes
County USDA War Board and the
County Coordinating Council was
held last Friday, in the Court House
at Lexington for the purpose of
mapping plans to call on heads of
every farm family in the county
during the following two weeks, Civ
ing information on what is expected
of each family in the "Food for
Freedom" campaign and at the same
time secure information that will be
beneficial in making further farm
plans.
The County has been divided into
Ia parts and one or more agricul-
tural workers have been assigned to
each. These workers will call on
many leading citizens to assist them
in carrying on this campaign in
their community.
Each worker is requested to make
a progress report to MI. H. l.. Mich
OILS, Chairman of the Board at the
County AAA Office by or before
10 am. Saturday morning, Febru-
airy Fl, at which time the report will
be reviewed by the Chairman and
Mr.. H. B. Niece and Mr.. o. w.
Nixon who are Vice Chairmen. They
were selected to help Mr.. Nichols
initiate the campaign.
This work is to be completed by
the end of February or as soon
thereafter as possible, and the far
mers throughout the county are re-
quested to cooperate and help ex-
pedite the work.
Although the County War Board
has not received the revised goals
for farm production at this date, it
is known howe err that these goals
will be given 20 the county ithln
a few days. These = I goals
win be much higher III ne county
than was reported in NJ mber, r
order to do onr part it Is going
take extra effort on the part of ev-
cry farm family in the county to
enable us to reach the goals Sc.
up for the county.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
School Boord Meeting
To Be Held 9th

Notice is given to the County
school Board Of Holmes County that
a special meeting of the Board will
be held in the office of the County
superintendent of Education at Lex
ington, Miss, on the 9th day of
February at 2:30 in the afternoon.
The purpose Of the meeting is to
heck routes for bidding and to list
specifications for vehicles and other
school business Of county.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
County Nutrition School
Set For Monday 23rd
Needs and Production
In Holmes County
To Be Studied

The first nutrition school will be
held in the court room of the Court
House in Lexington on Monday, Feb
ruary 23rd. The morning session for
the colored people will be from $3.50
to 200. The afternoon session for
the white group will meet from 200
until 400 pm.
The county coordinating council
and War Board will be assisted by
Mrs. Green, of the Farm Security
Administration, Miss McFee, Chief
of the WPA Women's Project and
Miss Ouida Midkiff, of the Extension
Service.
All organizations are asked to
send representatives to the meeting
The purpose of the meeting is to
analyze the nutrition situation and
Continued on page six)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
Durunt BPW Club
Meets tuesday

The Durant BPW Club will meet
in the home Of Mrs. Albert Tatum
~ xt Tuesday night at 7:30 o.
With Mrs. Albert Brown as CO.
\.
All members are asked to note
the changed date of the February
prorram-social meeting and be pre-
sent.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
1892 Register Monday In Holmes County
For SeIedive Service Third Registration
AAA Benefit Checks
5000 1868 Arrives

Farm benefit checks amounting to
$2O1,O10.68 from 1882 farms in
Holmes County have been received
oy the Triple A. Office states Mr..
L. r. Trotman, County Administra-
tive Officer.
This represents 3,052 checks which
represents approximately half of
the farm families in the county.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
Negro Teachers Meeting
Al Ambrose Feb. 21st

All negro teachers will report to
Ambrose Vocational School at ten
o'clock Saturday morning, February
21, 1912. This is the end of the
fourth month. National Defense will
be the subject Of the program.
Dorothy McBee, Supt.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
TIA In Board No.
One; l.2l7 In
1Bourd Two

1892 Holmes countians from the
ages of 20-45 registered Monday for
possible military service in the arm
ed forces of the United States.
l,217 registered under the juris-
diction of Local Board number two
which includes Lexington and vicini-
ty as follows:
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-19
S371.54 Contributed
In Holmes County
March OF Dimes
OfficiuI Report
Given By Mrs.
Claude BoiIey

A total of $371.54 was raised in
Holmes county in the March Of
Dimes celebration of the Presidents
birthday in January, according to
the official report of Mrs. Claude
Bailey, chairman.
Money raised by the various COM
munities are as follows:
Acona, Mrs. M. j. Evans 800. $50
B. Green, Mrs. Hugh Mcclellan 500
Coxburg, Mrs. Lillian Hocutt 1900
Cruger, Mrs. A. B. Archer and
Mrs. F. c. Flemming ..... 1922
Durant, Miss Hazel Brannon 5000
Ebenezer. Mrs. John F. Lucas 1923
franklin, Miss Elk. Drennen $50
Goodman, Mrs. H. Cowsert 1850
Lexington, Mrs. B S Beall Jr. 1880
Oregon, Mrs. X. B. Edwards 1.8O
Pickens, w. S. Owen ...... 1000
Tchula, Mrs. Cal Purvis -... ALSO
Thornton, Mrs. X. l.. Peaster $50
West, Mrs. G.. B. Cade $500
Emory, Mrs. Andrew Smith -. rs
The amount listed above for Du-
rant included 1900 raised by the
Durant Colored School with Prof.
G. w. Williams in charge. The a.
mount listed for Lexington included
15.40 raised by the Lexington color
ed school.
Following is a complete report of
the Colored Schools throughout the
county which cooperated splendidly
with the drive:
Mt. Olive, E. A. Bingham 49, 3.81
MiieSloH o'Zf
Lexington, l.. A. Seals -. 1910
Saints Industrial, James
Randall 2.67
Richland, David Burnett ..-... 400
Durant, G.. w. Williams a.. 1900
Mrs. Bailey said that she wanted
to express her personal appreciation
to all the community chairmen who
gave Of their time. an deffort in
making the Presidents birthday cele-
bration a great success as we'll as
those who contributed of their means.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
Norris Decides
ToBow|Agdin
Continued from FIrst Sport Page

Continued from First Sport Page)
he past eight years. Kenet led
he Classic League there in the
Individual averages with 209 two
easons ago and finished second
With the identical average last
|eason.
Addition Of Kenet will make
;troh one Of the nations strong
st teams again. as such capable
maple spillers as Walter Reopen.
hagen, Cass GrYgier- and Fred
|Tolf will be hack. The latter still
5 recovering from ruptured
pppendix and will he unable to
|oll until the middle Of October.
Until that time Norris plans 10
Employ substitutes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
Tiger Batting Averages

'TotsIs 1929 44o7 4ss 1904 $50 SIS .2o6
'InciudinE totals OF Fuchs. Hitchcock,
AcNair. Rowe and Tebbetts and tie games
played with Cleveland July 4 and August IL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
CHAMP IN NAVY

Two youngsters q % III Like
Eackawanna, n. j.. Ralph and
Cliff Heinzerling. saved their gas
oline for weeks so they could
bring their boat here. They are
the North Atlantic coast cham
pions. They were out yesterday
getting familiar with the course
and seeing that their boat was
ready for the big test.
Last years national champion.
Darby Metcalfe OF Fort Worth,
Tex. is now in the naval air force
and will be unable to compete.
One of the top junior performers,
Steve Bechtel. found the distance
from San Francisco too great on
his thinning tires and withdrew.
Among those here for the races
is Miss Ruth Beck. who will have
a most busy weekend. She will
he the crew for Charles Ruder Of
Sea Cliff. n. y in the seniors.
She is defending champion in the
ladies' division and in the juniors.
which means she'll have about
three races each day.
The Internstionals have been
cut from five TO three days. so II
will Just he over a weekend as
50 many sailors are Busy working.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
Hayes BuiIdup
Starts Sept. 4

With the hope of building him
into a main-eventer within a short
time. Olympia will feature Charlie
Hayes. rugged Ferndale middle
weight, in the serhifinal to the
double ~indup card to be pre-
sented September 4.
Hayes will meet Harold Hazlett
OF Beaevr Falls, Pa. in an eight
round bout. II will be the sixth
fight for each. Hazlett
is a stablemate of Ernie Pelaia.
who meets Jimmy Edgar in one Of
the feature 10-rounders. Tommy
Yarosz of Liverpool, o.. meets
Curly Denton of Cincinnati in the
other attraction.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
Trdpshoot Meet
Is Extended

VANDALIA, o., Aug. 81 (INS).
Some 2S0 marksmen who failed
TO complete the 200-tsrget race
for class titles in the forty-third
Grand American trapshoot. were
scheduled 10 move TO the firing line
today.
Delay OF the pigeon blasters in
firing yesterday was expected by
shoot officials today 10 extend the
meet TO Saturday. day longer
than the regular schedule. Only
once in the AZ previous grand"
has an extra day been used in
shooting off the marathon, that
being in 1915 at Chicago.
The schedule of the quarter-mile
firing line was expected 10 be
further disrupted due 10 the fact
that 657 scatter-gun experts have
paid entry fees for the featured
handicap which was 10 have been
run off today and tomorrow. Only
about 300 shooters can be accom-
Imodated on the course each day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
Reach SenifinaIS
SchIesineer Surprises by. Gaining Round-of-Four
at Tennis Club With WrobbeI, Peterson, Russell

Semifinalists hold the courts to-
day at Tennis Club OF Detroit
where the thirty-third annual clay
courts championships are nearing
the finish.
In the mems event the pairings
are Hobart Wrobbel and Kimbark
Peterson. Eugene Russell and Jack
Schlesinger. the latter the tourna-
ment surprise. Out of tournaments
all season. no one believed the for
mer public parks champion could
offset the handicap.
Semifinals also were reached in
mems doubles and will be played
Friday. The pairings are Charles
Wagner-Bill Boyer with Kimbark
Peterson-Leonard Conroy. an d
Wrobbel- Reinhart Freeman with
Manire-Neil Levenson.
Boyer and Wagner defeated Jim
Jankowski and Stanley Adams of
Hamtramck yesterday, Ga, Ga.
Manufacturing Levine won from
Neil Robert Jeffers, as,
Cd. Cd.
Women's pairings are identically
the same as for the Highland Park
event of two weeks ago. Constance
O'Donoyan and Mary fernando.
Mrs. Kimbark Peterson and Mary
Lou Boyer.
Schlesinger almost missed the
semifinals as Hubert Manire re-
fused 10 yield easily and gained a
set before losing. The scores were
6-2, 4-6. Sc. In the same half Rus
sell ousted Irving Brent. 60, 6-l.
Peterson had previously quail
fled and drew Wrobbel as oppo-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
ELECTED PRESIDENT

Bowlers in the Greater Detroit
kliStar celebrated Norris good
by electing him president of
- league. Other officers are
Roy c. Tim" Miller. vice presi-
bent: Fred HirtZel. secretary, and
George LaSher. treasurer.
The Greater Detroit All-Star
hgain will be composed of is
cams. Those returning from last
|Eeason are Stroh. Auto Club,
Paris. Mineralites. Olympic Old
bru. Ekhardt e. Becker formerly
|schmidp. Aircraft formerly
Dawes. Pepsi-Cola formerly
|Norge), De Luxe formerly Ma
ionaD. Chene-Trombly Recrea-
ion. De Luxe formerly Pepsi
cola). and Fife. Standard and
Indian Village are new entries,
with two vacancies yet TO be
|illed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
Snipe Shippers:
Set for Meet

Continued from First Sport Page
spars. but the hulls are local. Don
Cochran OF Clearwater. Fla, one
of the favorites. will sail the Red
Nose. owned by Max Lauderback
of Detroit. Max lost out 10 Steve
Takas in the sailoff for the right
TO represent Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27
Doris Hart Takes
Girls Net Crown

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 81
fINS Doris Hart. top favorite
from Miami, Fla. carried off the
coveted National Girls Tennis
championship by brushing aside
Marcheta Donnelly OF Venice,
Cal. 6-l. 6-3. at the Philadelphia
Cricket Club.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27

nent after Wrobbel had defeated
Ray Gibson. 6-3. 6-2. II form holds.
Russell and Peterson will make
the final. Both semGinals and
finals are three out of five sets.
Dianne Stinchfield. GROSS
Pointe junior, pressed Constance
O'Donovan only to lose. 6-2, So,
6-3. Mary Hernando raced through
Margaret Sweeney. 60. 60. Pearl
Peterson did the expected in win
ming from Margaret Sweeney,
6-3. 6-2.
Miss Boyer found Mary Meal
pine obstinate, but won out,
Cd, rs.