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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-01

ALEXANDER !. STEPHENS
 Alexander !. stephens. 27. is receiving "bOol" training at the United states Marine Corps rec cruls depot at Paris island, $. c.
 stephens k under Che legal guardianship of Mrs. Anna sIekai- tls of sss Highland avenue. He at- tended Willy High school and Is . member of the Lithuanian Cili- gems Political Club. Prior tO his enlistment In the Marine Corps. he was employed as a rivet maker by the Waterbury Manufacturing Company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-01

Frank [. LaTleii ef Boston. Mass, textile authority. was elect cd supreme governor, Lcyola Order of Moose, at the closing session ef the 5ith annual inter- national convention of the fratcr- nity held at she Moose child city, Mcosrheart, Illinois. August 25. Immediately following his election he was installed ln office by q. $. Senator James !. Davis, director general of the Moose.
 Mir. LaEseIls elevation to the highest elective ofilce in the rift of the Moose ls in recognition Of his many years service in building the membership of the Order in the New England states. He is . fraternalist of long and wide ex- perience; is a past exalted ruler of ahc Eiks. and a past officer in the Eagles and the Modern WoOdmen of America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-01

Some EilA wnodnecksF&, tm N southwest desert ce0ntrr. N peek wood. but make their ho in giant tactns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-01

That Mrs. Roosevelt writes 10 three soldiers regularly. She is quoted as saying: "1t's q great feel- lfig Co know that somewhere there ls somebody that cares--that sosne- body believes in them" Said, 1t at Reuben's That the Judy oar. land-D. Rose wounds have healed ... That there was more coin at Saratoga this season than at any time in It's history. Even newsboys had change for q e2O bin That the new Versailles girl.show on the i7lh should pack the spot. Every show-girl will kiss any man in unls form--at his request. One passage of a lyric tips it off: "The army and the navy are getting ali the grayyl" That the Hungarian American who fooled the LAAfar. unique gals with his counterfeit uniform is now in the Governors Island brig These frauds can be spotted by merely asking to sec their dog.tags.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-01

That a new journalistic war Is fostering, with the Times leaG in the theft of by.liners. It taket Drew Middleton from AP soon. He covered Dieppe ,. That Jimmy Walker who leaves for the Hollywoods today may play himself in a film <. That Doris Deane, the Iceland beauty, becomes Mrs. John Rivera tthe synthetic rubber excel at St.. Luke's on the sth '. That Madeline Holmes, sister of Philip (who was recently killed in RCAF plane crashl has shelyed everything to enroll in a welding school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-01
SCRAP METAL DRIVE GIVEN TWO CAIN ONS

Donation of two W0rla War eaHs R0ns t9 the scrap metal drive was authorized yesterday hy the board 0f nask commissioners One iS al Washington Park, the other sl Hamilton Park,
 The h0ard voted to allow Mayer Vincent A, eeully ta turn them over Co the War Department, which has asked for knRh donations, heW pRAANns Nlll Ae glyeR the ely after ihe war,
 White,
 Q, Arthur Dullols ls serving as treasurer and the clerks are Mrs, John Rogers, Mrs, faed r, saldel and Mrs, Mellnf Herman,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-01

enroll m a welding school.
 That the Amen Investigating Committee dissolves with tho turn. ing in of it's next report--a blast at the Dept of Correction That Rudolf DollfuSs, son of the mur. dered Chy Hltler) Austrian Premier, has been adopted by a Montreal family That Life is shortly ex- posing a spy system in Mexico that will rock the nation i. That Quis- master Bob Hawks sister, Betty, weds Ensign J. M. Hartweli of Bos- ton society tand Fort Schuyler this month That the govt is about to issue an order restricting the use of leather for civilian shoes i. That the Treasury Department will crack down on aliens boarding money out Of fear Of having 1t iroz- en .. That Helen Barkeg's kin have her in tow at their Southampton shack--ln an effort 10 discourage her romance with an exec, whose torch singes all who come near him
 That the Central Park West resi- dents rate the biggest patty-cake tor their remarkable cooperation in tie last surprise blackoui. Swift and complete That New Workers iwho obey the lawsl must dlmoat stay home because Of no gas 10 motor, etc, and can't play cards at bridge cluhs-becauSe of the sta- toned gendarmes, Pretty rotten arithmetic, huh2 That Coueh!ln is reported sending his famillarstulf yia personal letter to ex-S0elal Justice subscribers That fl you want 70 be hugged and kissed by the Dept of Jusllee-dlg up the whereabouts oi Edward James Emy the, a fugitive from Federal Grand Jury indictment and q k'ed- eral warrant i. That Harry James, reported often as planning 10 marry hls yo-gai-lst Helen Forrest, is ace tnally eonlesling his fFau's divorce That 5000 soldiers must be hllleted near the Penn and Grand Central depots-and hotels nearby may be recruited That the human interest story for any edi- taF Is the arrival at the Pierre ol Edgard0 Egplnoso lMeNlean Charge DAffairs 10 Ghlnal, who returned on the Grlpsholm with ten tots ,,, Five his-and tlYe Chinese orphans And that the latest eag rom Hollywood Is about the movie studio that searched for Q picture title finally deciding on 'E O B Detroit,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-12
Washington Covers Up Again

Again Washington decides to suppress the
facts from the people.
Decision has been made not to court-mar-
tial Admiral Kimmel and General Short, the
two commanders who have taken the blame
for what happened at Pearl Harbor.
1t is easy to understand why a court
martial is not Forthcoming. These men would
be compelled for their own honor and lives
to tell all the facts relating to Pearl Harbor.
They might be compelled to tell why there
was such carelessness and unpreparedness
manifested in Hawaii. It is just possible that
the true story of what really happened at
Pearl Harbor might not reflect creditably
on somebody high up in Washington.
1t would be alright to set aside that court
martial for the duration on the grounds of
the valuable time it would take of high Of
aficials who need to be doing something else
new preparing against another Pearl
Harbor.
But we entertain the fear that the delayed
court-martial is for only one thing to
cover up again for ~bungling at Washington.
The administration claims that the country
is not taking the war seriously enough.
Is the Administration?
AZ loh6 40 " NOHCAAluSo W NONCL w oh
bungles instead of bringing them out iii the
open as long as it gives only the rosy side
of the war picture to the people; as long
as it uses the emergency to further entrench
its own socialistic ideas of abundant liv-
ing; just that long will we think the trouble
is in WASHINGTON not THE PEOrLE.
We realize this view isn't popular in Mis-
sissippi or any state among people who fol-
low blindly political leaders whether they
be right or wrong. But it is TRUTH.
France fell because its people blindly fol-
lowed their leaders without questioning;
subscribed to the theory that because a man
was elected to office he was endowed with
brains enough to discharge his duties; that
he could do no wrong.
The American people should learn a
lesson.
Only the truth can set America free and
win this war.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-12
ARE Losing The War

S.nce the Congressional debate on Lend
Lease, since its inception, in fact, these COL
INNS have warned that America was head
ed straight for an unwanted war that 1t
wasn't prepared to fight. We said that
while we have always won wars in the past
there is always a first time for losing.
Now, too soon, we are lin the midst of
that war and daily we ar. seeing new evil
dence of our terrible unpreparedness. Our
heart goes out to our trapped soldiers who
are fighting against such tremendous odds.
It is criminal to allow politicians to get
us into a war and soldiers pay for such stu
pidity with their lives. Only an experienced
child that has never been whipped provokes
the town bully in a fight. He waits until
he is ready and has an even chance.
Now at this late day leading newspapers
over the country are daring to recognize
the truth that not only can we lose a
war but that we ARE losing a war. The
New York Herald Tribune voices that senti-
ment this week in its editorial columns.
We have every confidence that America
can and will whip the world we say
america" rather than the Allies. America
is going to have to do the fighting If it is
done the British Won
But the price we are going to pay is mil
lions of casualties; a debt we can never pay;
q new kind of social order" that will entail
the lowest standard of living ever put upon
the American people.
And unl<e there are a lot of changes in
Washington we doubt seriously that America
WILL win the war.
It won't be very long, unless something
happen, until we have lost out completely
in the Pacific. In that sense we will have lost
the war completely. The only course then
will be to admit defeat or in a terrific Of
fe- 80 take back what we have lost.
livery dispatch from the Pacific tells OF
the large number Of Japanese killed. When
the Japs nave entrenched themselves in the
Philippines and Singapore, Java, Sumatra, it
will be Americans who are killed in taking
back these British possessions.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-12
H.J.C. Trips State,
Ole Miss Frosh
By CATHEY

Victory came to the Holmes Jr.
College basketball five for the sew
enth time in eight starts against out
side opposition last week as Coach
Lloyd Thomas outfit polished off
the Mississippi State freshmen by a
score of Al to 81 and then journey
ed to the University campus to ease
by the Ole Miss Baby Rebs, So 10
SO, in an overtime duel.
The wins were the thirteenth and
fourteenth of the season for Good
man in twenty contests.
On the Starkville hardwood Reid
and Paul Haynes set the offensive
pace for the winners by collecting
Is and 9 TALES respectively, while
Nicholson garnered 10 for the los
crs. The rest time period favored
Holmes by the margin of Is to 16.
Lineups: Goodman Al: Reid, 4. 10;
Pe~ehaker, Z. 5; Baker, c. z; Haynes,
z. 8; Collums, &. 6; and Develin, &.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-12
gave them credit for.

gave them credit for.
If England can't hit Germany on the 9TH
err side come this spring WHEN can she?
Does the grand strategy spoken of by
President Roosevelt call for the United
States to do all the fighting?
1t is s ignificant that the Dominions Of
England are looking to US for nelp rather
than Mother England. 1t is significant, too.
that the plans for FIGHTING are to be
worked out by Washington while the diplo-
matte and political strategy is to be directed
from Londan.
We have so allied ourselves with England
Surely there are capable men at the head Of
our army and navy who SHOULD look first
to the preservation of America before aiding
our allies?
Mitchell F. Hepburn, premier of Ontario,
Canada, publicly criticizes the U. S. saying
'the proud u. S. Fleet is in hiding"
1t appears to US it is high time for some
of our statesmen in Washington to exercise
a little of their lung power demanding tina.
Britain do something toward fighting and
winning this war.
We are feeding and clothing Britain at the
expense of the American taxpayer. We have
sent her all the ornaments and supplies we
can. Must we do ALL the FIGHTING, too?
Our people and our CONGRESS should
demand that we get a little consideration in
waging this war. We have already learned
that we are not super-human-and we can
become exhausted.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-12

State 81: Nicholson, +, 10; Dren-
non, I. s; Henderson, c.; Howard, 8,
2; Pearce, & 8; Odom, (. 4; Wiggers,
f. 2; Walters, e. 2; and Pillows, z. 2.
Although they had a commanding
lead of 20 to Ia over the Oxford
aggregation at the intermission, the
Thomasmen were pressed hard in the
final stages as their advantage was
gradually whitfield down to a dead
lock at the close of the regulation
affair.
Woodward and Kenna, with 20 and
is markers respectively, put on a
combination act in an effort to swing
the tide toward the Yearling quintet,
but Reid and Penebaker also ex-
hibited q brilliant display of mark
smanship to bag 46 points between
them, 20 by the former and Ia by
he latter, to nullify the performance
of the Reb duo.
Reds wicker shooting Melted ii
field goals. and n charity toss,
while Penebaker compiled s goalers
and also had a single liberty. CONVEX
sion. I
Summary: Free throws missed: b.
Poole 4, Kenna 2, Stages, Reid, Col
lums, Haynes 2, Penebaker. Personal
fouls: Woodward /, B. Poole 4, Dear
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-12
Tire Rdtioning Board
Lists Certificates For
January 18th 31st

T. A. Andrews, n truck tire.
John William Boone, Jr. two car
tires. Obsolete.
| Marion Hunter Cade two car tires.
Obsolete.
Mrs. Mary Alice Gillian, one car
| tire.
II. K. CHM one truck tire.
Holmes County Road District
(Cruger) one tire, lug grip type.
Holmes County, by H. S. Terry,
three car tires and n tube.
Jim Hicks, two truck tires and
tubes.
W. Kinds Jumper, one truck tire
and tube. Obsolete.
Clyde Mansell, one truck and one
tube. One other tire.
L. P. Mcclellan, two truck tires
and tubes.
Hubert Cleveland McPhail two
truck tires and tubes.
Hubert Cleveland McPhail two
truck tires and tubes.
Jno. Leon Mason, one truck tire
and tube.
H. L. Nichols, ST., three truck
| tires and tubes.
Thomas Carl Parrish, two truck
tires and one tube.
Thomas Carl Parrish, one truck
tire and tube.
w. S. Seay, one car tire. Obsolete.
David Ford Shanks, one car tire.
M. L. Smith, two tractor tires.
M. L. Smith, two tractor tires.
Tchula Grocery Co., one truck tire
ard tube.
West Stave Co., two truck tires
and tubes.
U. S. Thomas Wright, one car
tube. Obsolete.
Wesley Wright, one truck tire and
tube.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-12
BEHIND THE SCENES IN
AMERICAN BUSINESS
BY John Craddock

NEW YORK, Feb. 9~-WHOA,
NOW!-Folks who've been hitting
the ceiling" at ~encountering higher
prices may be consoled slightly in
the news that ceilings are now HIT
ing back at prices. Leon H~enderson's
.OPA has been mailing a lot of roofs
over manufacturers and wholesalers
price schedules the last week or so.
Women's nylon hosiery, radios and
Photographs, and tea are three Of
the most conspicuous items thus far.
In most cases the maximums are
based on prices of the Oct. 1-15
period. While none Of the orders was
directed officially at retail prices,
the action at least gives the ordinary
cocsumcr something of a guide as
70 what he should expect, or accept,
in the way of price tag boosts when
he goes to the store. In fact, Hen
derson ~vouchsafed a warning tina,
retail prices on nylon hose were al
ready "as high as they can be per-
mitted to CO." and requested" radio
makers to hold any changes in their
suggested retail prices to figures pro-
viding no more than normal mark
up.
900
WASHINGTON-While most of
us worry enough about meeting the
upcoming taxes called for by the
1941 revenue act, lawmakers here
are fretting owe how to dredge up
another seven billion through a 1912
program - and get it quickly. Senti-
ment seems fairly strong for a sales
tax. even at retail, and also for a
salary-withholding levy. Proponents
point to these sales tax advantages:
it's easy to levy; spreads the bur-
den widely; operates to hold down
over-buying, and starts bringing in
the money Immediately upon enact
ment. Most of these apply to the
Withholding tactic, also. But they
recognize there are plenty Of argu-
ments that can and will be made on
the other side.
H. C. OF Mas in World War
I. must of the high cost of living
these days is due to marketing ex-
penses rather than actual costs of
production. In the food field. for
example, latest reports of the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics show that
marketing costs are now eating up
an average of So cents out of every
dollar spent by the housewife for
food even more than tn 1917
average of 40 cents. On the other
hand, some distributors have been
able to cut marketing costs well be-
low previous levels. In the case of
some foods trucked directly from
producing areas to its super-markets,
the marketing costs has been held
down to Is cents of the retail dol
lar, the A & p reports. Numerous
farm marketing Operatives working
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-12
WHEN Will Britain Fight?

Britain has an army of three and one-haif
million men which has done practically moth
ing since the war started but sit in Britain.
Only token forces have appeared anywhere
else. Even in Africa there is said to he only
$4,000 to 10000 troops.
America. in the war since Lend-Lease, with
nearly two million men in uniform, has sent
men to Iceland, Greenland, Trinidad, Ire
land, Scotland, Burma, Dutch East Indies,
New Zealand and possibly Australia.
Hitler is mostly occupied with Russia this
winter, apparently they are not going to
AXE a nap next spring those Russians.
II appears they are giving him everything
they've got which is more than anybody ever
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-12
County Farmers Have
Market for Pu|pwood

For the first time in the history
# Holmes County farmers have a
market for pulpwood: This has been
made possible by the heavy demands
for war products made from wood
pulp.
The Masonite Company of Laurel,
the International Paper Company of
Bastrop, La, and the Flintkote Co.,
Meridian are all purchasing wood in
this county.
We are delighted to have this new
market for our inferior pine trees,
but l would like to give a word of
caution to farmers who sell their
timber to be cut, they do not want
their woodland clear cut. You should
mark the trees you wish to have
taken out or. sold and if possible
deliver this timber to the shipping
point.
Land being cleared for good crop
land or for improved pasture may
be sold for pulpwood also the tops
up to 3 inches in diameter of trees
following a logging operation, the
crooked limby trees & otherwise poor
grades Of timber may be sold for
pulpwood. In some places It is found
that the pine timber is too thick
for fast growth and should be thin
ned, removing the crooked and lin
by trees which may be sold for pulp
wood, is an economical way to handle
the situation. Never under any con-
dition, sell all of your timber for
pulpwood. Pulpwood brings from 1
cent to Is cent per tree. Poles bring
from IS cents to $500 per tree, and
sawlogs from rs cents to $4,000 per
tree. Piling which requires the best
trees of all bring from $500 to
$4,000 per tree.
A careful study Of these facts will
show that trees under IL inches in
diameter should not be sold and n 0
stands clear cut. for pulpwood or
any forest products. Since pulpwood
cutting is a new industry in our
county and since the buyers are anx-
jous to cooperate with our land
lords in good land use and forestry
practices, farmers d~esireing more in
moration On the harvesting and sell
ing Of pulpwood are requested to
write or come by the County Ag-
ent's Office for further informa-
ton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-12

man /, Stagg g., Reid 8, columns 2,
Haynes /, Penebaker 2 and Baker 2.
Lineups: Goodman So: Reid, + 20,
Collums, f.; Haynes, c. 3; Pepebaker,
g. II; Baker &. 4; and Shots.
Ole Miss so: Wilkes, f. 4; Wood
ward, f.. 20; Monroe, f.; Johnson, f;
b. Poole, c.; 3; Dearman, c.; Tom
linson, c.; kenna, G.; IS; Stage, g
A; Henry, G. and Barnett, e.
The last home game of the sea-
son will be next Tuesday against
Wood Jr. College at Goodman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-12
Gard Of Thanks

We wish to express our apprecia-
ton for the many acts of Kindness
and expressions of sympathy shown
us during the illness and death of
our father, j. B. Williams. Especial
ly do we wish TO thank DR.. Hyde,
and DR.. Brumby for their untiring
efforts to ease his suffering; the
Southern Undertakes for their eff
ficient service and the pastors who
visited him during his illness. To
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-12

closely with commercial bulk dis
tributors in several states have shown
comparable results.
900
BITS o. BUSINESS-In spite of
all curtailments and dislocations, the
nations overall industrial produc-
ton last week hit a new all-time
high, according to Barron's index,
which went up to 107 . There
are reports of a whopping. new bomb
or engine plant to be built in Chi
cagc. with Chrysler operating it f. . !.
Warner and Swasey, a big name in
the machine tool business, is starting
TWO new plants, to increase their pro-
duction by 40 per cent; in the last
two years it has already quadroupled
its output A process called
.bonderizing," developed some years
ego by Parker Rustproof company
FOR the protection Of automobile thin
sleel plates against c~orrosion, may
he the answer to the problem Of
aaking tin cans without tin - at
east for some non-food or dry food
canned products.
-oOo-
COUNTING NOSES-While the
auto industry uprooted miles Of pas
senger-car assembly lines and re-
placed them with munitions-mak-
ing paraphernalia, WPB Auto Chief
Ernest Kanzler started a rapid sur
vcy of all the critical Woodworking
machines the industry might make
available for bolsteringF 'low-capa-
city spots in war production lines
anywhere. Meanwhile one manufac-
turer had taken steps to extend this
inventory idea to the auto dealer
field. More than 10000 question
~naries, sent out by WHY'S Overland
Motors, had drawn a quick and pro-
missing response. Some 5000 early
returns showed that many Of these
shops have sizeable stores Of lathes,
grinders. milling machines, drills ard
other equipment suitable for light
manufacturing. Final results will be
turned over TO government agencies,
explained Joseph Fraber, WHY'S pre-
sident, to, help pave the way for
more active and useful partieipa-
ton in the wal effort by this war
hit group.
-oOo-
W~HEREWITHAL - Buy all the
Defense Bonds and Stamps you sar,
but do it with money currently
coming in. Actually it doesn't add
anything to Uncle Sans total war
chest to buy bonds with money taken
out Of savings accounts - for the
bank already had invested that mon
ey, and in order to hand you the
cash it has to sell its government
bonds in corresponding amounts. Net
result is no increase whatever in
total amount of money available
for the war effort. Buy bonds and
stamps with the money you'd other
wise be spending on gasoline or
tires - or sugar.
THINGS TO WATCH FOR -
Business ENVELOPES with product
pictures, sales message on the front,
with both addresses on the FLAP
side" A new food drink called
Hemo, that ONE in powdered form,
chocolate favored, and crammed
full of vitamins, iron, calcium and
phosphorus Special plans by
banks to help you spead your in
come tax payments over twelve
months instead of four quarterly
payments A new foam-type fire
extinguisher, using soy beans as the
main raw materials and especially
useful on oil fires.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-12

those who sent floral offerings We
are deeply grateful. May Gods rich
est blessings abide with you al
ways.
Miss Bette Williams,
Mrs. G, c. Hutchinson,
Mrs Dave Stevens,
Mrs. Corinne w. Roberts.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-02-12
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
In {: To Rental of Bulldozer for


Road District 4.
1t appearing that road district 4
rs in need of a b~ulldozer to be us
ed in moving the overhead in the
gravel pit of said district it is or
dered that the Clerk Of this Board
advertise for Bids in The Durant
News to be received at the regular
March, 1912, meeting of this Board.
The Board reserves the right to re-
iect any or all bids for the rental of
one bulldozer for the use and bene-
fit of road district four.
Ordered this Feb. 8, 1912.
PRAHAM H. WILLIAMS,
Clerk, Board of Supervisors
Feb. 5, 4 times.