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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-19
Bale Increase
In Long Staple
Cotton Is Goal
War Needs Cited
As Improved
Varieties, Staples

The cotton farmer will be well
paid this year if he responds to
Uncle Sans call for increased staple
lengths and better grades.
The Department Of Agriculture is
offering special premiums for in
creases in both grade and staple.
An example of how the new price
premiums will operate can be seer
by comparing the value of two bales
of strict middling, one of l 1-1S
inch and the other of l 3-16. The
latter bale will be worth $50 more
on loan than the bale of shorter
staple. But if the bale of / 3-1S
staple is only Of strict low middling
quality, it will be worth only SIT
more than the bale Of / 1-16 strict
middling.
This should encourage all cotton
farmers in areas adapted to the
longer-staple varieties to consult
their county agents as too how they
can improve the quality and staple
length of their cotton by using the
best cultural and harvesting methods,
and to ask their county USDA Wa
Board where they can buy seed that
is adapted to their soil and eli
mate.
The 1912 goal is a 100000 bale
increase in the longer staple upland
cotton than was produced last year.
In fact, the Department of Agri-
culture has requested an increase in
staples all down the line. For in
stance, farmers who grew 7-S inch
or 1916 inch cotton last year are
asked to plant a variety that will
produce one-inch fiber this year.
Sea Island and American-Egyp-
tian are needed for the manufac-
ture of balloon and parachute cloth.
pontoons for seaplanes, and other
tens which require a strong, light
fabric. The medium-length fibers will
he used in making clothing az other
less specialized items.
By increasing the staple length
aad grade of their products by US
ing the best cultural and harvest
ing methods, cotton farmers will be
playing a vital part in bringing about
& total eclipse of the Rising Sun
and the Nazi swastika.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-19
County Agent |. W Carson Comments
On Food For Freedom" Program;
Major County Crops Described

receiving more for peanuts for oil
his year than they did for all pea
nuts last year. Soybean prices also
have risen rapidly during the past
year and are now double those of a
year ago Fair prices and increased
demand are expected to continue
next year because of the increas-
ingly important role the two oils
are playing in defense production.
Production goals for soybeans call
for z million acres next year, or an
increase of more than a million
acres over 1871 and twice the aver
age from 1886 to 1910. The goal
for peanuts for oil has been set
ut 1000, 900 acres, in addition to
AAA allotments which are to supply
The edible trade.
To Increase Beef Marketings-
Not Production
The increase of beef cattle mar
keted for slaughter asked for in
the Food for Freedom" production
goals means more marketing is de-
sired, not increased beef cattle pro-
duction. Many livestockmen have
warned that this wartime demand
for beef is temporary and may not
last long after the war is over.
Heifers held back for herd increase
will reduce the amount of beef that
a be sold at present high prices.
By the time calves from these hei-
fers are ready to market, the coun-
try may be in a period when less
rather than more beef will be need
ed. Right now the beef cattle in
dustry has the opportunity to liqui-
date some Of these cattle on a high
market, and to put numbers back a
bout to the place they occupied at
the close Of 1910.
Food Production ON
Cotton Acres
Cotton growers in Holmes Coun-
ty arc called upon to reduce cotton
acreage next year and to plant the
extra acres, as soon as possible, TO
crops more urge/tly needed for food
for nations fighting aggression,
There is already on hand a carry
over of 100000 bales. That fl
CURE, added to this years produc-
ton Of 100000 bales, gives a
total of approximately % million
bales for the Nation. The United
States will consume only about IL
million bales of this, and is expected
to export between one and two
million more, according to present
calculations. Therefore, total domes-
tic carry-over at this time next year
should be about 10 to IL million
bales, or approximately a years
supply. The 1912 national cotton
goal is between % and "a million
acres; this is a decrease of from
3 to s million acres over the s.
year average for planted acres in
the period 1936-40.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-19
More Soybeons, Peanuts
important In
Making Plans

Crops that Holmes County far
mers plan to produce in 1912 on an
Increasing scale will make important
additions to Uncle Sans Food for
Freedom County Agent /. w. Car
son said yesterday.
Garden products heads the list
that includes milk, eggs, peanuts,
chickens, beef. pork, soybeans and
farm gardens. In the Food for
Freedom" sign-up campaign just
completed, Holmes county farmers
outlined farm plans for next year
that will put the county's produc-
ton well over its 1912 gas.
The goals which were worked out
for Holmes County by the State and
county USDA Boards are this coun-
tvs share in what is expected to be
Tho largest farm production of vital
feed in Americas history. The nat
ional goals aim at production of food
u feed America better, to help
feed Americas friends abroad, and
to build food reserves for a hungry
postwar world.
In the main the goals call for
increased production Of rich, con-
~centrated foods and a continuation
Of about the current level Of pro-
auction or less of surplus crops.
The situation for nlajor crops in
Holmes County is described as fol-
lows:
Greater Milk Production
Greater milk production is es-
sertial because the demand for dairy
products, both for domestic uses and
export, promises to break all pre-
vious records. Current prices for
dairy products are now above pari-
iy and are expected to continue a.
round parity or better for some time
10 come. Also the Department of
Agriculture, to the extent Of avail
able funds, will support prices Of
cheese, evaporated milk, and dry
skim milk It not less than IS per-
cent of parity until December 81,
1912.
nsse Eggs
The national egg production goal
il 1850 million dozens for 1912,
10 percent greater than the an
ticipated 1941 production Of g.
676 million dozens and 10 percent
larger than the 1910 output.
Along with the prices of hogs,
milk. chickens, and cheese, egg pri-
ces will be supported at not less
IAN IS percent Of parity through
December 81, 1912 as FIR as funds
IRE available. Egg prices for 1941,
stimulated by increased purchasing
power and consumption will aver
age about IS percent of parity.
Forecasts for next year indicate
that 1912 egg prices may be some
what higher than in 1941.
More Soybeans and Peanuts
For Oils
: Farmers will find it good busi-
ness to increase their acreage OF
peanuts and soybeans for oil next
year. Based on current prices Of
peanuts oil and meal, farmers are
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-19

Farmers who need to erect new
fences can help the nations war
effort by selecting an electric fence
system which uses only n strand
Of wire, but keeps stock in as well
as several strands Of wire.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-19

Plan more Food During 1912 and
help win the var
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-01-31
The EUREKA GARDEN
ART AND SOCIAL CLUB

Mrs. Annette Coleman Of Kendall
was Charming hostess for the Eure-
IA Ga-den. Art and Study club last
Monday evening After the business
session, during which the members
stitched away on lovely art work,
Mrs. Coleman conducted written
quiz contest. Mrs. Mary Brown made
highest score and won the prize
A discuss IN of the American REQ
Cross and its policies followed and
just what the attitudes of the Negro
should be toward same. A delecta-
bic luncheon followed. Mrs. Nellie
Burden was a visitor of the club.
To climax all this serious thinking
and discussion, an amusing game
was played that produces much hi
lsrlty.
Enjoy ing Mrs Colemans hospital
ity wer' Mesdames Mary Brown,
Sadie Toles, Corine McClain, Hazel
Patterson, Jessie Daniel, Blanch
Casey Nellie Burden and Vera
Sadler Mrs. j. Daniel is next hos
less.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-01-31
DERRICOTTE HOMEMAKERs

Mrs. Aldlne Mathis of Binder
street was hostess to the Home
makers "Wednesday afternoon Of last
week Mrs. Perry Parks. president.
presided.
Plans were completed for :he
bake sale TO be held at Vernon
Chapel church Saturday, January
81. Mesdames Charles Hodge, Perry
Parks. Charles Haskins, Theresa
Robinson and ~Onpie Booth repre-
sented the club at the annual meet
ing Of the Lucy Thurman YWCA.
last Thursday evening. Mrs, Ellen
StaIlings was welcomed as a new
member Ct the club. Mrs. Lena Rid
die YVES guest.
The program chairman. Mrs. Mil
ton Hopkins, presented Mrs. Mathis,
courtesy committee chairman, VINO
had charge of the afternoon pro-
gram. Mrs. Mathis introduced Mrs.
Meta Riceman of the Civilian Pub
lie service committee. Her subject,
international Affairs" was quite
interesting and Informative.
The Community House committee
will meet Tuesday, February 2 with
Mrs. Parks on Revere street. The
next meeting of the club will BE
with Mrs, Joe Nance on Wexford
Wednesday. February 4th. There
will be a debate between the Pre-
miers and Derricottes; subject. Re
solved that Religious Education
Should Be Taught in the Public
Schools"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-01-31
CONANT GARDENS
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION:

The executive board Of the Consnt
Garders' Community association
met in session Thursday evening at
the hone of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Cofer on Norwood street. Mr.. Golfer,
president Of the group, presided.
Mr., 7. Jones, former member OF
the Pioneer club. that last year
wished to establish a beer tavern
on Conant, was present Mr.. Jones
stated that the Pioneer club had
disband ID and since he had bought
the property on Conant, desired the
association TO sanction the establish
ment of barbecue and beer tavern.
The association went on record as
supporting Mr.. Jones in any en-
terprise he might select excepting
the selling of liquors, which the
organization felt was detrimental
10 the youth of the community.
The association sent six kilograms
to Washington, D, C., in interest OF
retaining the Sojourner Truth
homes. Mr. Cofer told of the Citi-
zens committee meeting with the
housing commission in the Wafer
Board ouildng and the subsequent
incorporation of the commission
in giving their moral support 10 the
Citizens committee.
Present at the executive board
we're Mr. {. A. Kemp, Charles Tue
ker. D. W Norris. Percy Jones Miss
Donna Kemp Mrs Mack Grant and
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hendricks,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-01-31
The Facts In Our News
By HORACE A. While
By HORACE A. WHITE

up. After this conference Mr..
Palmer and Mr.. Snyder went up
stairs and decided on the change
and they supposedly did it. on the
basis that earlier the housing COM
mission had selected another site.
But mind you, the housing COM
mission all along had been planning
for Negro occupancy. l named the
project the Souiourner Truth Homes
as a way Of recognizing the strug-
giles carried on by Sojourner Truth
for the freedom OF her people. It
had been agreed upon, tentatively,
the kind OF staff we would have
IN the Soiourner Truth project, and
who some of the people would be.
1t should be said here that at no
time did the housing commission
.hink of anything else than Negro
occupancy of the Sojourner Truth
Homes. The change was a direct
act Of the agents of the federal
government. This is the record!
All along l kept informing Negro
leaders Of the community about
the pressure to have the project
changed from Negro 10 white. /
tried to inform them by telephone,
telegram, letter, and by personal
contact. The response was mild!
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-01-31
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
Silas L. Gillespie
684 Madison St.
Detroit, Mich.


To the Editor,
Michigan Chronicle:
have just finished reading an
article of a big riot between the
white and colored soldiers down in
Louisiana. Some riot you'll say.
rwenty-eight colored boys were
wounded and only one white boy
wounded and he hurt his hand
beating one of the ,colored boys
over the head with a flsshlight.
How can you have the nerve 10 call
that riot? It was massacre.
| understand that Hitler and
Stain both have agents in every
branch Of the armed forces and
they are only trying 10 break down
the morale OF the colored by Great
ing strife between the two races.
They all want TO be an MP. so
that he will have a better chance
to start trouble.
Hitler and Stain both know that
il they can sabotage the mind OF
ID million people in this govern
ment, that means quite a lot to
them.
But thai will never happen for
I'VE American coiored citizens are
not so dumb
But it does look like the govern
ment should wake up TO these Big
Riots; one in Arkansas, one in
N. C., now one in La. They are all
started by police.
Now just when will this govern
ment wake up?-Silas L. Gillespie.
684 Madison St
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-01-31

vancement and for the preservation of democracy.
The factory worker, the domestic worker well as
the professional worker in group joining
hands in the fight for freedom at home and abroad.
The Red Cross fight brought together the humble
and the proud, for it was clear that without this
united 'front.' could not hope to remove this libel
upon the race.
Let us all become vigilant and maintain this
brotherhood and unite against Hitersm in Detroit
and in Berlin Our racial progress must in the end
be measured in terms of the advancement of all the
people and not of the gifted few The militant spirit
exhibited by the entire community is full of promise
for the future and the fascist forces in America will
hesitate before they make designs upon united and
militant minority, the true guardians of democracy.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-01-31

The public is urged TO hear DR..
Mercer Cook, head OF the French
department OF Atlanta university,
on Suncay. February 8, at pm, al
Tabernacle Baptist church, Beech
wood al Milford avenue. This fine
orator and worldwide traveller is
the Negro History week speaker OF
The Detroit chapter. Association Tor
the Study OF Negro Life and His
tory. and his subject will be Some
Contributions OF the Negro TO Latin
America.
Dr.. Cook has published two
French textbooks, lie Nolr POr-
traits Americans and is assistant
editor Of the journal OF Negro His
tory" and The Phylon.' He con-
tributes to the Crisis, New Republic
Opportunity and Afro-American.
His travels have been in France and
the West Indies He has attended
the University OF Paris, received his
ABB. from Amherst college, AN
from Brown university and mis-
Ph.D. from Brown also.
The Tabernacle Committee Of
Twelve" are co-sponsors Of this ed
ucational program. The Queens Of
Harmony Sextette OF Highland Park
high school will furnish music. Mrs.
Sylvia NJ. Tucker OF Norwood street
is Michigan state chairman Of the
Detroit chapter, Association for he
Study OF Negro Life and History.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-01-31
What Will Happen To The Negro
IF HITLER WINS?
By CHANDLER OWEN .t...

in America and Britain might ex-
pect under the fuehrer
| once had a professor at Column
bia university who told the class;
Whenever you feel blue, you may
want to go to beautiful California,
to wander in fair Elysisn fields. to
enjoy the perfect abandon OF
romance to have great wealth. This
is a mistake. Instead, when you
are blue. go 10 the cancer ssni-
tariums, to the Municipal tubercu-
losis institute, to the home for the
blind to the prisons and the asy-
lumS. When You come out. you will
appreciate what blessing il is to
have simple health of body and
mind. to possess both the physical
ability 10 move and the liberty 10
move
This is too true. And the moral?
Let American Negroes simply COM
pare themselves with the German
Jews under Hitler, And even the
Negroes should. will and must con-
tinue to fight British and Ameri-
can race prejudice, at the same time.
as between Nazi persecution and
British American discrimination.
the choice OF American and Britain
is so clearly the correct course that
exception could be taken only by
an error-laden Negro mind.
1t IS difficult TO see how Hitler
could treat Negroes much worse
than he does the Jews, but to treat
Negroes as badly as he is now
treating the Jews would be to bark
back many hundreds OF years. The
only possible danger IS that close
study Of Hitier's attitude toward
the Jews may almost cause Negroes
to think that in America they have
reached the millennium, which God
forbid!
As the two most oppressed and
prosecuted minorities, the Jews and
Negroes have much more in COM
mon than they have in opposition,
and where interests are common
alliances are advantageous. Both
groups will learn this through hard
experience on the rocker roads
which they may have TO travel for
long time to come.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-01-31

that this treatment is a threat 10
Negroes even in the worst parts
OF the South.
8. Jews can be expelled from
the whole or any part of any
village. town or city and segre-
gated in other centers or special
sections thereof. In principle all
communities with fewer than 5000
inhabitants will be purged first.
Jewish r--idents In larger centers
must vacat: their dwellings in
certain specified districts soon.
Ii is net unusual tn-tind- Ameri=
can Negroes segregated in centers
or sections Of various cities and
towns. 1t is common 10 find sections
in most cities where Negroes can
not rent or buy property. Never
theleSs, it would be most unusual,
il ever, to discover city, state.
or town which would or could
expel Negroes from property,
whether they owned or rented It.
on grounds OF race alone.
8. All clubs or associations of
Jews are outIawed; the only
organization T. which they may
belong is the Jew Central in
Bratislava. They can neither con-
duct nor participate in any public
meeting, nor can any product Of
a Jewish writer be published any
where in Slovakia.
During the Reconstruction, i'm
mediately after the Civil war, under
the Black Code and Vagrancy laws,
the assembling Of three Negroes
was a crime in South Carolina,
Mississippi and a few other south
ern states. Today Negroes have all
sorts Of fraternal, labor, social and
political ORGANIZATIONS. The politi-
cal groups sometime clash with the
moribund Ku Klux Khan in the
worst southern states, but, on the
whole Negro organizations are COM
paratiVely free in all states. They
hold thousands OF public meetings
every week. They publish over 200
newspapers, a score OF magazines
and Negro authors write coolies of
books the best seller in America
for 1871 having been Native Son.
a bitter book written by a Chicago
Negro and purchased extensively
by American whites In fact it was
white purchases which made the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-01-31
UNITY AND VICTORY

We are encouraged by the mass response of the
entire community to the fragrant discriminatory
practices against people in this crucial period
1t has been officially announced that the American
Red Cross has changed its policy regarding the
blood bank, and Negro donors are welcomed
to contribute their blood for the victims of this war
Whatever other forces may have been operative the
fact that the entire Negro community as well as
many liberal people of other groups were united in
their condemnation and protest became a matter
of great Importance and led to this victory The
resembling of this un-Amercan order barring Negro
blood donors is victory of the people.
The masses of us, who have been inarticuate
and silent in the past are coming to realization
that our leadership is weak and mpotent unless the
entire community supports the fight for racial ad-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-01-31
SEEN AT THE
"Y" SUNDAY FORUM

Enjoying George Schuyler's sd-
dress on Propaganda from the
Gardens and North End were: Mr.
and Mrs. Mack Grant, Mr.. Dosh
Dean, Atty. and Mrs. Charles Berry.
Mrs. Lexanna Moseley. Mr.. and Mrs
Baxter Watts, DR.. +. E. Dawson. Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Morris. Mrs. Maud
Turner, Mrs. Bertha Wilkins. Mrs
Lee Edwards. Mrs. Vivian B. Nash.
Mrs. Walter Smith. Mrs. Edna Parks,
Mrs. Wayne Snead, Mr.. and Mrs
William Summers, Mrs. Kale
Cneatham. and many others.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-01-31
Singers Hold
A Successful


The Michigan and Canadian Cos
pei Singers annual convention con-
vened at New Salem Baptist church
ganuary 1913. Rev. C. H. Walker.
host, Mrs, Artels W. Hutchins.
founder and president. presided
From many towns and cities in
the state, choirs, choruses, quartets
and singers, also from Canada came
to make the convention the greatest
in its history.
Sessions were held daily and eve
nings when discussions regarding
gospel singing were held.
Drs. 2 E, MCGEE. c. H. Walker
and Arthur W. Womack OF Mem
phis, Tenn, were the inspiraiionsl
messengers and inspired the con-
vention each day. with their ser
mons and addresses.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-01-31
A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR:

FridaJ afternoon atA the All De-
Tense program of the Detroit As
ISOLATION of Clubs, it was our pleas
ure 10 meet Mrs. J. W. Brown Of
New York City, who is guest Of
Mrs. Haley Bell.
Mrs. Brown is the widow of Bish-
op ]. W Brown, of the AME church,
who served as pastor of Mother
Zion church in New York, when he
was elected To the bishopric. They
served n West Africa at Cape Coast
on the Gold Coast. Mrs. Brown is a
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-01-31

Tho newly Organized Swings
club Of young NATIONS are the Geor-
settes. There are six members and
are sponsoring their first party on
Valentine evening, February IA. at
the hone OF Mrs. Essie Binins on
Garfield. Mrs. Ethel Billingslea Of
Gallagher street is president and
Mrs. Alba PuIIan, secretary,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-01-31
MRS. GRAGG TO SPEAK TO THE
NORTH EAST IMPROVEMENT ASSN

Monday evening, February ? at 6 81
p, at the utley branch library there
IVES the regular meeting of the Nortl
East Improvement association.
Mrs. Rosa l.. Grsgg. member Of the
Civilian Defense committee. appointed
by the President OF the Us. VIII
speak very specifically to US con-
corning Civilian Defense and what
part we should play. Hear her and
learn what TO do in case OF an air
raid in our city. Mrs. Bernice Griffin
White, chairman Of this special pro-
gram will also have much valuable
informstion 10 release 10 us. Don't
forget the date. time and place.. Pub
lie invited to attend