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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10
Mrs. Kicks Mother
Passes At Euporo

The friends of Mrs. w. S. Kicks
will regret to learn that her mother,
Mrs. R, D. Long, rs, passed away
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Fred Haney, in Eupora on Friday,
November 9th.
Funeral services were held at the
Spring Hill Baptist Church in Chloe
taw County Saturday, November
2Sth with the Rev. Reedy, pastor of
he Eupora Baptist Church.
fnterment was in the Spring Hill
Cemetery.
Surviving her are: two daughters,
Mrs. w. S. Kicks, Durant; Mrs. Fred
Haney, Eupora; four sons, Joe Long,
Reform; w. Long. Jimmy Long,
Alderman; and Dewey Long, with
the Armed Forces somewhere in
the Pacific.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10
Holders OF A, B. c Rotion
Books Must Inspect
Tires By Jan. 31st.

Some confusion exists concerning
the time for inspection of tires un-
der the gasoline rationing program
]. d. Wise, State Rationing Ottlcef'
said today.
I'm Mississippi, Mr.. Wise stated
holders of A, b, and C gasoline ra-
ton books have until January 81 TO
have their tires inspected. After
that date holders of A books must
have their tires inspected every four
months while holders of the b and
C books must have their tires check
ed every two months, Mr.. Wise said.
In some of the eastern states where
gasoline %rationing was in effect pre-
vious to December l the last day
for inspection of tires on ~passengre
cars was set as December IL.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10
Holmes County Women
Sell S50,617.B| In
War Bonds Sale
"Women At War" Week
Is Held To Be
Great Success

The Women of Holmes County
made a successful job of the sales
of War Stamps and Bonds during
Women at War Week. November
22-28. ~$50,617.25 in War Stamps
and Bonds were bought in the
county.
The following women were on the
committees: Dorothy McBee, Coun-
ty Chairman; Mrs. C. A. Doster,
Chairman of Durant; Mrs. Hoover
Maxwell Chairman of Pickens; Mrs.
Jones Hand, Chairman of West;
Mrs. w. l.. Harmon, Chairman of
Goodman; Mrs. B. S. Beall, Chair
man of Lexington; Mrs. James Love,
Chairman of Tchula; Mrs. C. E. Viii
son. Chairman of Thornton; and
Mrs. E. N. Bigham, Chairman Of
Cruger.
Each committee woman reported
1909 cooperation from every woman
and school girl who were asked to
work to carry Holmes County over
the quota set for the month of No
vember.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10
Mrs. Jennie Frizell
Passes Suddenly

Mrs. Jennie Frizell, 81, who lived
practically all her life in Holmes
county passed away at her home
here Tuesday at 12:45 P. M. after
a few hours illness. She had lived
in Durant AZ years.
Services were held at the Metho-
dist Church at 2:30 o'clock. The
Rev. H. P. Lewis, church pastor, Of
ficiated assisted by other pastors in
the community. She was a member
of the Methodist Church.
The death Of Mrs. Frizell came
as a great shock to her many
friends. She had been active up
until the very day Of her death
Surviving are two daughters and
one son: Mrs. A. C. Corger, Tehula;
Mrs. Blanche Vance, Jackson; How
ard Frizell, Durant. DR.. Sam How
ard, Memphis, is a surviving brother.
Interment was at Mizpah with
Southern Undertaking conducting.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10
Registration Dates
For Youths 18
Are Announced
Precinct Registrars
Are Named Today
By Local Board |

Every male person who is now
located within the boundaries of the
state of Mississippi is required to
register who has become eighteen
years of age.
For the benefit of youths residing
in other communities than Durant
and under the jurisdiction Of the
Durant Local Board number one,
chief registrars have been appointed
to handle their registration. ,
These communities and their reg
istrars are: Pickens, j. K. Thomas;
Goodman, Marion Ousley; West, n.
7. Smith; Bowling Green, Mrs Hueh
Mcclellan; Ebenezer, E. E, O'Reilly;
Coxburg. P, s, Melton. Youths re-
siding in these communities are re-
quested to contact their registrar on
the dates named below. Others
will report to the Durant office,
next door to The Durant News.
The registration will be held in
each local board office in the state
of Mississippi between the hours Of
$50 IN. and 4:30 pm. on the fol-
lowing dates:
Birth Dates - Registration Dates
July LIST through August 81, 1924
Dec. 18th through Dec. II, 1912.
Sept. LIST through October 81, 1924
Dec. 18th through Dec. "a, 1912.
Nov. 1st through Dec. 81, 1924
Dec. 26th through Dec. 81, 1912.
Jan. 1st 1925 through duration of
War-Date eighteenth Anniversary
is reached.
If the date for registration should
fall on Sunday or a legal holiday,
the registration will be accomplish
ed on the day following which is
not a Sunday or a legal holiday.
1t, because of circumstances be-
yond his control, a person is pre-
vented from registering at the desig-
mated time, he shall present himself
as soon as possible after the cause
for such inability ceases to exist to
the nearest local board and register
then.
Everly male person between the
ages of eighteen and sixty-five,
other than persons excepted BY
Section 5 (a) of the Selective Train
ing and Service Act Of 1910 as
amended, or by Section 2O8 of the
Coast Guard Auxiliary and Reserve
Act of 1941, is required to register
or to have registered and have with
him at all times his registration
card.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10
/. No Outdoor Christmas
Lighting This Year

In response to inquiries concern
ing Christmas lighting, P. A.
Mitchell, District Manager, Mississip-
pi Power & Light Company, stated
today that the Wan Production Board
has asked city officials, Chambers OF
Commerce, merchants and citizens TO
dispense with outdoor decorative this
Christmas. 1t was pointed out that
Christmas lighting requires the use
of critical materials and is not In
line with general conservation pro-
grams already under way.
The attitude of WPB toward
Christmas lighting was announced
because of Nero inquiries that
have already been received from
city officials, chambers of commerce
and civic clubs asking what they
should do this Christmas in regard
to outdoor decorative lighting.
WPB is not asking that indoor
Christmas lighting, whether in the
home or in stores. be eliminated, but
il believes that outdoor lighting such
as festooned store fronts and dec
I Grated streets, must be dispensed
with in war time.
Mr.. Mitchell stated that Mississip'
pi Power & Light Company is CO
operating with this request of the
| WPB to the fullest extent in its ter
ritory.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10
Coach Travellers On
/. {. R. R. Must Have
Reservations 1910
No Extra Charge
Will Be Made
In Coaches

All seats on all Illinois Central
passenger trains will be reserved
during the holiday period from De-
cember Is to January 10, and ticke.
sales will be limited to the space
available. Coach travellers will have
to have reservations, which may be
mad. in the same manner that space
is ordinarily reserved in sleeping
cars. There will be no charge for
coach reservations.
In announcing the plan, ]. V.
Lanigan, passenger traffic manager
Of the Illinois Central Railroad
said:
"Train travel over the holidays is
always very heavy, and this year
the demand will be far greater than
ever because of military movements
furlough travel, essential war bust
ness, and rationing of gasoline and
tires.
"In order that those who must
travel on the Illinois Central during
the hoalidys my do so. and to en-
able such travellers to plan their
trips with confidence and complete
them as planned, the Illinois Central
will extend to all passenger trains
from December Is to January 10
inclusive the coach reservation plan
that has worked so well to control
weekend travel between Chicago and
Champaign, H., during the 1912
football season.
"Only persons holding reservation
cards as well as railroad tickets will
be allowed to board trains. When
all space on any trian is reserved,
no more tickets will be sold for that
train that date. Telephone lines
are unusually busy, and travellers are
urged to go to ticket offices in per
son, if possible. Coach reservations
may be made through any Illinois
Central ticket office, and passengers
dle advised - purchase rlcAets when
reservations are made. Reservations
not obtained within established time
limits will be cancelled.
'The needs of our armed forces
will of course come first in the
making of reservations. In addition
we expect to be able to take care
of all necessary travel. Travellers
who can postpone their trips until
after January 10 are requested TO
do So
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10
Lr. College WAA
Honors Initiates

An initiation party for the e
members of the Women's Athletic
Association of Holmes Junior Col
lege was held in the gymnasium on
Thursday night, December 3, at 700
o'clock.
for her favorite sport, and several
games were played in the gymna-
SUM. Inch was served in the L
room, which was decorated with
holly and candles.
Miss Martha Turner, club spon-
sor, welcomed the new members
and introduced the president, Chris
tine Woods, vice-president, Margaret
Dubard and secretary, Nina Sue
Campbell. The roll was called and
the new freshmen members answer
ed with short responses to the well
come.
The new members of the w. A.
A. are: Frances Cobb, Beth Nc
Kenzie, Marjorie Faye Lester, Au-
drey Billingslea, Evelyn Harris, Luz
ellie Case, Elizabeth Flippen, Fran
ees Stewart, Jean Pullen, Ellie Irv-
ing, Lorayne Wick, Sudie Cornish,
Gwendolyn Greer, Billie Ruth Nc
Lellan, Sue Land, Minnie V. Per-
kins, Marguerite W~eatherly, Maurice
Ellard, Gala Beck, and Mary Rose
.yons.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10
Lands Speaks To
H.J.C. Assembly

The guest speaker in the assembly
program at Holmes Junior College
on Friday, December A, was Mr..
Lands, of Jackson. formerly of
Durant. Mr., lands is the Presby-
terrain Field Worker for the youth
d Mississippi.
In his speech, Mr.. Lands stressed
the Importance of a strong, Chri.-
tian, youth of today, and their place
in the building of the world to-
morrow. He told several of bis
experiences with youth and their
problems.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10
Lieut.. Bub Wilkes
Gets Promotion

Friends of Lieut.. "Bub" Wilkes
will be glad to know he has been
promoted from second to first lieu
tenant. His address now is in care
of the postmaster, Los Angeles,
Cal
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10

In a daylight raid on Naples on
December 4 allied heavy bombers
successfully attacked docks and other
targets, scoring hits on one Italian
battleship and two cruisers.
The Nations intelligence service
has estimated Japanese casualties
from the day of Pearl Harbor to
November 25, 1912, at 100000 men
killed OF permanently injured, with
naval losses representing about 10
percent of the Japanese navy's total
personnel. U. S. army and navy
losses in the same period number
about $4,000 men killed or missing,
with naval losses representing about
one percent of total U. S. naval
personnel.
Agriculture
The 1943 food-for-freedom goals
are expected to cause some regional
changes in agricultural production.
as changes from the food production
pattern throw sharp emphasis on
crops and livestock most essential to
war effort. All possible assistance,
the Department of Agriculture an
nounced, will be given farmers in
meeting the record ~goals--to ease
the shortage If farm labor, to sup
port prices. to provide loans and
technical assitance-but crop pay
ments will be conditional on the de-
gree to which each cooperating farm
family carries out its individual farm
plan, with deductions for ever-plant-
ing of non-essential products and for
under-planting of essential crop
allotments and goals.
To provide labor for 1943 farm
production, VINO Chairman McNutt
announced a comprehensive program
which will be worked out in detail
during the winter and launched as
soon as spring planting begins. The
plant provides for the transportation
of mobile groups of experienced
farm workers, the transfer of ex-
perienced operators and workers
from sub-standard lands to produc-
tive areas, the adjustment of farm
wages in relation to industrial wages,
and a farm labor training and man
agement program. Because of the
wide disparity" between salaries
and wages paia agricultural labor
and those paid industrial labor,
OES Director Byrnes gave control
over agricultural wages to Secre-
tary Wickard. The house passed
and sent to the Senate Legislation
directing that farm wages be in
cluded in calculations of parity prices
for farm products, defining wages
as those not only of hired hands,
but of operators and owne as
well.
Rationing
A new system of r~ationing known
as the point SYSTEM viii be used
with war ration book No. 2 to ra-
ton certain commodities not yet
announced. The system will not
replace straight coupon rationing of
sugar, gasoline and coffee, as it
will be used only for groups related
or similar commodities which can
be INTERCHANGEABLE used. Each
commodity is plentiful, a high point
value if it is scarce-and the gov
eminent, to protect the supply of
scarce commodities. can lower or
or raise the p%oint-value of any COM
modify at any time.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10

The many friends of Mrs. Bill
Tucker will regret to learn that she
is ill at the Community Hospital in
Lexington. A speedy recovery is
wished for her.
Mrs. Carl Order, Miss Louise
Order, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Hardin
were visitors in Jackson Saturday.
Miss Louise Order, Mr.. and Mrs
j.. H. Hardin. members of the Me
Adams school faculty, spent the
weekend in Durant with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Order.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10
Month No. Cases Eek. Std. Trade

Excellent pastures can be built at
practically no cost by carrying out
Triple A. regulations. Never before
has such a broad pasture program
been offered in which farmers can
get more done at minimum cost.
More than fifty farmers in the
county are taking advantage of this
phase of the Triple A. Program.
They are clearing pastures where
needed, smoothing the surface, in
order to use moving machine, ap-
plying lime and phosphate, seeding
when needed, and building terraces
where recommended.
Putting out lime and phosphate
has been a problem on severa
farms. but recently wagon end gate
distributors have been made avail
able at a cost of $1,000. They are
being built strong with reinforce
ments so they will be of service
a to come if taken care of.
If further information is desired
get in touch with your county agent
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10

Mrs. Annie St. Clair left Wednes
day to go to Memphis to visit her
laughter this week.
Mrs. Jessie Lewis and two chill
dren, Mary and Rubber. visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Dowell in Garth
age Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10

G. H. Love of Lexington visited
friends and relatives in Durant
Monday.
Mrs. w. E. McCune spent the
weekend in Jackson visiting her
daughter, Miss Gertrude McCune.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10

Mr.. Roosevelt is the keenest poll
tician even to sit in the White House
Knowing that the country was nlgh
on to revolt over the WPA and the
new Congress was bound to kill 1t
at once he beat them to the draw
by killing the WPA himself even
though several years late. Bur
watch for its revival in another form
III the New Deal is still IN the sad
die when this wal is over.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10
THROUGH
H I { |
{ Y { s
BY HAZEL BRANNON

Some of our congressman IN
Washington have been doing a good
lob in holding up the Presidents re-
quest for legislation to give him au-
thority to suspend tariff and immi-
grafton laws. The bill was given to
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee from the White House with
no explanation whatever as to what
useful detectives the bill would serve
or what it would do to further the
wal effort along.
The Congressman, by holding the
bill up to the light of publicity and
taking time to ascertain its ramifi-
cations, are performing a real serv-
ice to the country. By the time they
have had full time to examine the
probably results of the bill it Is
likely that it will be exposed for just
what it is an effort to break
down all our tariff barriers to the
detriment Of every southern farmer
and . means Of letting every
alien 'im and sky into this country
which is already overrun with a lot
alien elements whose aims and ideals
are nothing more than to undermine
the whole system upon which this
country was founded.
We have entirely too many UNI
desirables in the country now, peo-
pie who cannot be absorbed because
they do not want to be, because
they have ambitions to remake the
economic system Of this country into
something akin to their own home
lands.
With the passing Of time, too,
we are going to learn the hard way
that we cannot enjoy free trade with
other nations, including Britain and
South America, for they ear repay
us only in farm products or in man
ufactured goods, either of which
will prove detrimental to the Amer
lean farmer or factory worker,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-12-10

1t doesn't sound very American
TO say that in these United States
a man is limited to $4,000 in the
amount he can earn TO keep Tor
himself and his family r. not IN
this country where once every boy
could hope to grow up and II ne
were smart enough and worked hard
cough and got a few breaks could
earn as much as his abilities would
permit.
Neither does it sound like Amer
lea to say that a person fortunate
enough to have an income left hlhi
from investments or coming to him
through investments made years De,
fore a be cut down to $25,0Oo
per wear because of the current
whim of politics in the White House.
It doesn't sound American and 1t
isn't American. There are some
mighty foreign .isms floating arouna
Washington and we don't like IL.
When we lose the spirit that made
it possible for this great country TO
be developed j. such a short spar
of time we have lost W at MADE
America great. We have lost 1t
when we try TO regiment everybody
down or up to the same level. HI
man beings just aren't made that
way.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May at was
Eddie Arcaro who got his pick of
Mrs. Payne Whitney's entries in to-
days Kentucky Derby, but the hon.
ors went to the soft-spoken Wayne
Wright, Rexburg Gdaho) veteran
jockey who had no choice but Shut
Out-the winner.
And I'll tell you the truth"
Wright grinned after his Derby win,
the biggest thrill of his 25 years, Il
thought Devil Diver that Eddie
picked was the best horse until the
race"
Wright said Arcaro told him he
couldn't decide between Mrs. Whit
neys two colts until this morning.
That's the way it goes" Wright
explained.
I've had to decide like that, and
haven't made the right choice
yet"
Arcaro, missing his chance for a
third Derby victory, gloomily replied
to questions about his Devil Diver,
which finished sixth, by saying he
didn't know what happened. Devil
Diver was extremely nervous going
to the post, he said, but was run
ming easily when he gave up" COM
ing into the stretch.
Wright said he didn't have any
trouble with Shut Out and gave
him only two whacks with the whip.
He came around two horses on the
stretch turn to take the lead. To-
day was the first time Wright had
been on Shut Outs back. Not even
in a workout had rider and horse
been introduced.
Wright, who has ridden in four
previous Derbies, came close to WIN
ming only twice, on Whiskolo In
1885 and on Brevity in 1886. He ar
rived here only this morning. from
Evening star., 1942-05-03
James and Haas Near
Battle in Jockeys
Room After Race
Hy the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press
CHURCHILL DOWNS, May g.
In the midst of Wayne Wright's
celebration over winning the Ken
lucky Derby on Shut Out today it
was learned that there was an
alteration in the jockey quarters
Immediately after the race between
two OF the losing riders-Basil
James and Buddy Haas.
Although there were various YER
sions of just what happened-and
no one was talking for publication
the generally accepted story was
that Haas, who rode Ben Whitaker's
Requested, and James, who had the
mount on Alsab, got into an argu-
ment over humping between their
two mounts as the big field was
heading into the first turn.
Some said a couple of punches
were thrown, but didn't land, before
other boys broke up the row.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Warmerdam Cracks
World Vault Mark
In Outdoor Test
Effort Of IS Feet s 7-8
: Inches Ranked Above
Higher Indoor Leop
BY the Associated Press.

BERKELEY, Calf, May 2.-Cor-
neliuS (Wonderman) Warmerdam,
the new American eagle, scared to
a world record again today. The
Piedmont Study Hall professor pole
vaulted over the crossbar at Is feet
67s inches. bettering all existing out
door records.
Although Warmerdam has a
higher jump. Is feet 7H inches, it
was made indoors in Boston Feb
ruary IA.
When and if the International
Federation meets to compare rec
ords, it is probable the indoor mark
will not be given the same consider
alton as the standardized outdoor
mark. Warmerdam himself consid-
ers this his world record.
1t cracked the mark he set last
June at Compton of Is feet 5a4
inches.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Mari|yn Sahner Gets
Sprint Swim Title
In Great Race
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 2.-Marilyn
Sahner, 16-year- Great Neck,
N. Y, high school girl, became the
country's sprint swimming cham
pion tonight when she defeated four
other finalists in the 1D0-yard free
style event of the national women S
swimming championships.
She led all the way as she de-
throned Patricia McWhorter of Eliz-
abeth. N. j., who finished second.
Betty Bemis of Indianapolis was
third, Dorothy Leonard of Worces-
ter, Mass, fourth, and Lorraine
Fischer of New York, fifth.
Helene Rains of the New York
Womens Swimming Association de-
feated 14-year-old Joan Fogle of
Indianapolis in a thrilling race for
the 300-yard Medley Championship.
Miss Rains sprinted to a record
clocking of 1891 beating the pre-
vious American mark of 1902, set
by Katherine Rawls in 1888
Miss Rains victory gave the New
York Women's Swimming Associa-
ton its second straight champion
ship and another of her teammates,
Gloria Callen, further made it a gala
night for the host club by setting a
new American record of SLOT in a
400-yard backstroke exhibition.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Hudson and Zuber
To Face Browns

Sid Hudson and Bill Zuber will
pitch for the Mats today when
they tangle with the st. Louis
Browns in a double header at
Griffith Stadium starting at l:30.
Zuber, who has turned in sew
eral fine relief efforts. will be
making his first start against
the Browns, who are expected to
counter with Denny GalehouSe
and Bob Muncrief.
Evening star., 1942-05-03

great SOn OF MOI WdT-HOCK
Emerald, strike low at the 17th imp,
knuckle over and come crashing
through the toprail to the concrete
like turf.
Mr.. c. E. Tuttles great thorough
bred had broken his neck. Lying a
little beyond the inert form was his
adoring rider and trainer, j. F. Col
will who, though stunned for some
time, finally made his way through
quickly assembled crowd which
was greater than that greeting the
winner, and stood half daZed look
ing at the great horse which he had
piloted to three wins in a row and
the record in the Maryland Hunt
Cup.
Houseman Runs Second.
Ten lengths back of Sir Romeo
was c. M. Greer, jr.'s Houseman,
ridden by John Harrison who was
IL lengths ahead Of Ruth O'Keefe's
Sun Alv, given a good ride by
Roland Ridgeway who booted Miss
OKeefe's entry in half length
ahead of w. F. Cochran, jr's Cliff
tons Max
Eleven horses of the IA named for