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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-26
S1oImes County Sunday
School Association
Meets In Lexington
Boptist Church
Will Entertain
Group On 10Th

The Holmes County Baptist Sun
day School Association will meet
with Lexington Baptist Church, Mar
ch 29th, 1912, at 2:30 pm. Central
War Time.
The following program has been
arranged:
Opening by Mrs. w. E. Grace,
superintendent.
Song and devotional services led
by representatives of Lexington
Church.
Reports from Associational Of
ficers.
Talk: "a cure for Spiritual Laei-
ness, by a representative of Durant
Church.
Talk: "A Mind to Work, On the
part of superintendent; on the part
of the teacher; on the part of the
pupil; by a representative of Good
man Church.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-26
Trustees Of White
School In Holmes
County Elected

Trustees of white schools Of Hol.
mes county were elected on March
Z. Their terms will expire in 1916
Following are the names of those
elected:
Acona-Howard Terry; Bethesds
&C. A. Moore; Centerville-H. c
Wilkes; Cleveland-J. E. Frost; Cox.
burg. w, Eakin; Cruger-L. w
Parker; Ebenezer-H. C. Brock
Elliot Hill-Laurence Herring; EN-.
ory-W. E. Hill; Franklin-W. d
Wynn; Goodman-D. X. Killebrew
Harmony. Harvey Brister; Owen:
w. A. Written; Pickens-C. v
Maxwell; Providence-. X. Boat.
wright; Tchula-H. B. MCGEE; Yves.
ley Chapel-B- S. Parkinson am
West-U. NJ. Springfield.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-26
Services Al Methodist
Church Announced

Church school at 9:45.
Worship at Ii O'Clock.
Special music by the choir and
two from the High school band.
Sermon by the pastor.
Announcements, Easter program
Both Leagues meet at z.
No evening preaching service. We
will join the other congrega 'ons
in a welcome service for the new
Baptist pastor, Rev. B. Frank smith.
Zone meeting at 8 o'clock ! the
Methodist Church. Monday after
noon.
Choir practice at Z o'clocs We'd
nesday evening.
Prayer meeting at 8 eek
Everybody cordially inv ed.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-26
{. n. Witt, Jr. EnIists
In U. S. Marine Corps

JACKSON, Especially, - Enochs
Henry Witt, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. II. Witt, ST., 108 North Depot
Street, Durant, has been accepted
oor enlistment in the u. S. Marine
Corps and sent to San Diego, Calf,
for basic training, Major Edwyn O.
Schultz, officer in charge here, an
%nounces.
Major Schultz said numerous vac
ancies existed in the Marines, and
he urges interested men between the
ages of 1870 to write or visit the
state recruiting office, 236 West
Capitol, Jackson. for further infor-
nation.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-26
Charlie Ray New
Rotary President
Other Officers
Named; Resolutions
Passed Tuesday

Charlie Ray, popular %postoffice
clerk, was elected president of the
Durant Rotary Club Tuesday in its
regular weekly meeting at the Ho-
tel Durant.
Other officers elected were II. l..
Harrington. vice-president, and DR..
W. r. Weaver, dentist, was reflect
ed secretary-treasurer.
The Rotarians also adopted these
resolutions relatives to abandonment
f football for the duration by state
institutions Of higher learning:
Whereas, it has come to the at
ention of the Durant Rotary Club
that there is now before the Board
If Trustees Of the Institutions OF
Higher Learning a proposal to ABB
olish the playing Of Intercollegiate
athletics, particularly the playing Of
intercollegiate football by the stu
dents of the institution under it's
control, which include the University
Of Mississippi and Mississippi State
College, for the duration of the
var; and,
Whereas, the members Of the Du-
rant Rotary Club are the unani-
nous opinion that the adoption of
such a proposal would re unwise,
unfair and unAmerican for these
reasons:
The playing OF intercollegiate ath-
%letics, particularly the playing OF
intercollegiate football, develops in
those students participating therein
aggressiceness, initiative.
illness and courage, traits which
those players will need when called
to the service of their country.
The holding of intercollegiate
contests, particularly between the
football teams of rival colleges, will
do much to sustain the morale OF
III citizens during the trying years
which are ahead of us.
The adoption of such a proposal
will make a college education less
attractive to, and in fact will have
a depressing effect on, the large
majority of the young men of this
state, who should be encouraged,
particularly in these times, to &C
quire all the education they can
before being called to the service
Of their country.
The adoption Of such a proposal
will be particularly unwise from a
long-term view because its results
will deal such a blow to the athle-
ic standards of our colleges that
it will be practically impossible for
them to their yyhtful places
in the athletic world after the end
of the war.
intercollegiate contests, particu-
larly intercollegiate football, are
part of the American scene and an
integral part of the American way
of life, the preservation of which
we are now seeking to maintain.
Now, Therefore, be it resolved
that the Durant Rotary Club re-
quest the oBard of Trustees OF the
Institutions of Higher Learning to
quest the Board of Trustees of the
aforesaid proposal, and that, as an
evidence of such request, the Sec
rotary of this club mail a copy OF
this resolution to each member OF
he Board of Trustees of the ms
titutions of Higher Learning.
w f. HOWELL,
President, Durant Rotary Club
w. r. WEAVER,
Secretary Durant Rotary Club
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-26
THROUGH
AZ { [
E Y S

BY
Hazel Brannon

People throughout the United
States are angry, highly incensed
that labor should continue to de.
mand a 40-hour work week and time
and a half for overtime with double
pay on Sunday. The people in the
hinterland who farm and have small
businesses are not used to receiving
such large profits and they are an.
cry that labor should demand and
get them.
Most of u people do not realize
that it is not the working man him.
self who refuses to work, but rather
the labor-union leaders who hold
more politics than patriotism, who
care more for ~entrenching their own
powers and making their W posi-
tions secure than they care for Am
erica winning the war.
Nor do most people know or care
that capital itself is using every
means at its command to cut down
every single gain made by labor I'M
der the guidance Of President Roose-
welt, who has done more for labor
than oil the other presidents put to-
gether.
The working man himself is y
more or less innocent victim of the
present struggle for power between
the administration and the labor
leaders and capital.
The administration is interested
foremost in keeping the vote Of la
Dor. The labor union leader is in
terested foremost in more gains for
labor so that he will continue in
power using his strength and in
fluence to gain favors with thN ad-
ministration. Capital is interested in
giving only as little as possible to
the laboring man and making as big
profits, or more, than ever. The adj
ministration, whose main interes.
should be promoting unity between
all conflicting elements in the
nation so as to win the war seems
more interested in entrenching New
Deal Bureaucrats and its System Of
government than it does in winning
the war.
Meanwhile the best of American
manhood is fighting and dying in
the far-flung corners of the world
because we entered into = war be-
fore we were prepared.
All America should come back
to God and the fundamental princi-
Piles of right and wrong. We must
each man try to do our part anil
and more to win the war. Capita
must quit trying to rob labor and
labor must not stop working. Our
leaders must stop playing politics
and trying to entrench themselves
so solidly that they can't be dis
lodged after the war.
If these things don't happen and
soon America is going down in de-
feat and thousands of lives will have
been sacrificed needlt ssly.
If we carhot forget ourselves and
our own personal fortunes in this
great fight for world-freedom then
we might as well call the boys home
and quit fighting.
Let US make up u minds whether
we want to win this war or not and
then go to work. Even our best is too
little for the men who are dying so
that you and | a continue to have
it easy.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-26
Odom Brothers Theatre
Opens Here Tonight

odom Brothers Theatre in Duran'
will reopen tonight with "Ffight An
gels" airing Virginia Bruce ano
alp, namv
A son.pletf program is given on
the lack page of this paper. Mcssrs
Odom invite all their friends and
patrons Throughout the territory te
pay them a visit on their Opening
night.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-26
Cokewolk Will Be Held
In Curunt Saturday

Durant bandmothers are sponsor
ing q cakewalk here Saturday ni1ht
on Front Street at seven O'clock
The public is invited.
All home-baked cakes will be
featured. Proceeds will 60 to the
band.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-26
Former Y Employee
Is In Privote Employment

Mr.. Willie Burcham of Lexing-
ton, who far the past few months has
been employed on an NYA project
at Greenwood, has secured private
employment as a Machine Opera
tor with the Remington Arms Co.
at Bridgeport, Conn. While assigned
to the NYA project he received
work experience in machine shop as
huHdred4 of other you IS on NYA
projects throughout the safe are
now doing.
Applications for employment are
received by Miss Mary Frances Nc
Cariey. Registration Clerk, in the
Circuit Clerks Office, Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-26
Rev. Clark At Local
Presbyterian Church
Sunday, March 70

Rev. NJ. H. Clark Of Clark SEM
mary, Atlanta, Ga. will preach at
the Presbyterian Church Sunday,
March Goth at the eleven o'clock
hour.
All members are urged to be pre-
sent and all others are urged to
come.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-26
School Sturts Monday
$50 O'Clock

Beginning Monday the white
schools of Durant will begin { $50
o'clock instead Of $3.50 O'Clock. said
Mr.. C. H. Carruth, superintendent,
today.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-26
Auction Sole Will Be
Held in Fickens lst

The Central Mississippi Livestock
Association tAAL) will hold an auc-
ton at its barn on highway 81 Just
north of Pickers on Wednesday al
100, April LIST.
Everyone interested is "dlaliy
invited to come ard bring stock
they have for sale. Good prices pr
vail.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-26

A. ar irs. R VI. Lyon spent
the week end in Memphis visiting
their son, Fl. H. Lyon and Mrs. Lyon.
hey also visited in the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Penn and MI. and
Mrs. Kelly.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-03-26

Miss Gladys Rhyme of Jackson
spent Sunday with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. ". f. Rhyme.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
Golf Prizes Cut
To USGA Limit

CHICAGO, June 2 (INS).-The
plan of the Chicago Tam o Shanter
Club to award $500 war bonds in
its All-American Amateur golf
tournament, July 20 to Is. was
abandoned today as the result OF
fears by many top-ranking anna
tours that they would endanger
their amateur status by entering
the tourney.
Instead. 500 war bonds will be
given the semifinalists and the
eventual winner. the latter and the
irunner-up getting a trophy in addi-
ton.
Announcement OF the change In
plans was made by George S. May
Tam o Shanter president. who
originally had defied ruling by
the United States Golf Association
which said that any player par.
Iticipating in an event in which
government securities of more
than 500 in value were offered as
prizes would imperil his amateur
standing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
Props
Reach Net
SeHnlifinaIS

Semifinal matches In the metro
politan high school tennis tourna-
ment will be played today on the.
Northwestern and Belle Isle courts
to decide fihalists for the city
singles and doubles championships.
In yesterdays atches, AL
Gross. Central ace, swept through
two fast sets in the west side
to break the 13-match
winning streak OF Redford's Bill
Sayers, and Ed Koliba of Ham,
tramck downed Ed Goth OF Per-
shing in the second round of the
east side playoffs TO establish
as strong contenders
for the singles crown.
Neither Hamtramck nor High
land Park, east side leaders. saw
any of their members eliminated,
but the Parkers' strength showed
chiefly in the doubles pair Of Jack
Schulz and Harry Simmons. who
won their matches in straight sets.
West side contenders for the
doubles title include the North
western duo of Stan Kelly and
Andrew Check, Dick Schulz and
Allen Thomson of Mackenzie, and
Ben Weinberg and Bob Hennessy
of Central.
Finals are scheduled for Thurs
day at Belle Isle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02

10000 checker and about 1000
chess games. won all my
chess matches but dropped one
checker game"
You'd think the one gentleman
who turned back the blindfolC
champion of the world would bt
some shuckS as a checker player
but that's not so, Banks says.
az don't even remember the
fellows name. He wasn't one
of the better players 1 met.
Just one of those things. You
are playing a lot of matches and
maybe your mind wanders. One
careless mistake, and that's how
IL happened"
Newell's friends will get
chance TO welcome him back t.
town Thursday night at the De
troit Chess, Checker and Bridge
Club in the Hoffman Building. HI
will give a series of exhibition:
and the public is invited. Espe
cially military men.
I'VE hope to get some classes
or instructions started for the
service men," he said. There
are hundreds of thousands Of
them In the various camps and
maybe we can get TO some OF
them. Anyhow, I'll he around
until they get some substitutes
for tires"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
War Checks Banks
Chess and Checker Expert Through With Tours
for the Duration; Tires Nearly Gone
BY EDGAR HAYES

This is a piece about chess
checkers and the war. Newell w
Banks, the master of the checker.
board, dropped into the office tC
tell how the war was to affect hi.
favorite sport. He is the worlds
blindfold checker champion anC
one of the ranking chess players
When he reappeared on the
scene you remembered he had
been missing for more than a few
weeks.
EYES," Newell said, 1--WE been
away for most of a year, but
now I'm a war casualty. So
came back to Detroit to do
some work on the defense pro-
gram. Also, 1 would like TO help
chess and checkers along among
the soldiers and sailors around
town.
"FOr almost a year now
have been touring the country,
playing chess and checkers. But
my front tires are worn thin
and there Is little tread on the
back ones. So I'm grounded, you
might say. But others need
tires more than i do.
while on this last swing /
Travelled about 10000 miles In
eastern and southern states.
During that time 1 played about
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
Gene Tunney Threatens
TO Write Whole Book
on Evil Of Smoking
HAIL HEILMANN'S RADIO WORK

RAMBLING Remember the days when football players
carried ice in the summertime? How different now
Lieut. Commander Harry Kpke has plunged into the job
of landing men for naval with the he
puts into everything.
Another lieut. commander, James Joseph Tunney is now
threatening write book the evils OF nicotine You'll
recall that Tunney magazine article said ne could
lick Ioe Louis today would moke enough cigarets.
Lou Nova definitely is all through after that plasering
he took from Savod One of the atme jokes of boxing
was Nova and that Yogi business
Wonder what ever became horse Tannery? And
Grand SIAM too.
something unusual to find dyedin thewoo fan
at doing anything except trying to locate
Ellis Berry the rhubarb king of Red Run excep
of the lines leading mutue window
day he demonstrated shot he had made to
sports writer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
Tom Walsh Here for Visit

Tom Walsh back in and Jack Kearns is still
trying million of fire extinquishers.
Wonder Maj Tom Trapne the former West Point gridder
who gained distinction for heroism in the Philippines
among those captured?
Harry Heimann the old Tiger is being hailed by those
should No baseball of the country
Harrys inside knowledge of the game the reminscng h
does various intervals and his of presentation al
go him the interesting personalities
sports announcing.
And wouldn't it be grand to Heimann Waite Hoyt
another former league in the announcing
get of the big assignments this yeareher World
Series of AlStar games
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
Detroit Heavyweight
Stopped in Fourth

CHICAGO. June 2 (UP).-Joe
Maxim. Cleveland light heavy
weight. score four,h-round
knockout over Charlie Roth. De-
troit heavyweight, last night in a
scheduled 10-round main even,
before ISIS fans al Marigold Gar
denS. A right 10 Roths jaw as the
bell sounded for the opening OF
the fourth round sent him crash
ing 10 the floor for nine count
A moment later another right put
him down for the 10 count. Just
05 seconds after the round started
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
Farmer Jones Wins
Mat Bout on Foul

Farmer Jones was declared the
winner over Speedy La Rance in
a wrestling brawl that matched
the near-riot that followed at the
Arena Gardens last night. La
Rance took swipe at the farmer
with the latter's shoe and attacked
Referee Cries, who disqualified
him.
La Rance. was attacked by the
crowd on his way TO the dressing
room but made his way 10 safety.
In the other bouts, Walter Roxey
and Rufus Jones wrestled TO
draw; Buck Liscombe pinned Leo
Jensen in 14.12 and Martini Angelo
won from frankie Hart in 1880
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
Flash Gordon Tackles
LEAGUE at FdirvieW

Flash Gordon opposes Jack
League, Texas heavy, in the two,
in three fall. hour time limit
wrestling feature in Fairview Car
dens tonight. Walter Roxey.
Hamtramck ace. opposes Dick
Canon in the semiwindup, also
over the two in three fall distance.
while Harold Chaundy and Jack
Smith meet in the opener at
8.30 %. m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
MacdonelI Asked
Better Program

In his Sports Column last
Wednesday, Leo Macdonell
pointed out the failure Of the
major leagues TO arrange at
tractive programs for their
army aand navy relief games.
MacdonelI showed that week
day games weren't drawing and
the entire program was a flop.
The meeting between William
Harridge, the league president,
and Commissioner lands, ar
ranging Sunday double-headers,
came shortly after the appear
ance of this column.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
Mack Park SoftbalI

Fruehauf. setting a fast pace in
the Detroit Softball Association
Major League race, will meet
j. & J. Sports in the feature OF
"a three-game program in Mack
Park tonight at $50 Another
Major League tilt pairs Local S33
and Henris at z.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
BIG EXPENSE ACCOUNTS

In fact. several things are work
ing against him. not overlooking
what has appeared 10 be the
slightly excessive expense ac-
counts turned in by his managers
for his two charity shows. Inas-
much as Louis gave away SS3 .246
IN purses in his two fights and the
gross revenue for the service funds
was Sl54.072 his managers proba
bly, weren't out of line in their
expense accounts looking at il
from one angle.
In the first place Louis didn't
have 10 give up all that money. II
he didn't want 10. but somehow
il all seems little shoddy FOR
this pressure 10 be exeited in ms
behalf for income taxes. II alSc
seems q little petty for him 10 bc
doing so much and yet have eX
pense accounts turned in tha'
cause talk.
As a matter of fact. II we wan
10 see Louis fight again befor,
this war is over, 10 help himself
and charity al the same time. w
had better do a little less cam
paigning in his behalf, The army j
very touchy and might get down
right cantankerous 10 such
point that Louis simply won't b.
permitted 10 fight AZ gil. as ! re
ported some time ago would b,
the case.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
NEW SCHEDULE

The double headers. all sched-
uled August %, Washington at
New York; Boston at Philadelphia
and St. Louis at Detroit.
In the night game the Chicago
White SoX will entertain Cleve-
land Indians on July 2.
Attendance at American League
relief games has fallen far below
expectations. When the games
were announced Harridge set a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02

goal of S375,000 for the charity
contests receipts. That estimate
was based on anticipated sellout
crowds in every city. However,
the 1880 fans attracted at Wash
ington for a Senator-New York
Yankee game was the top draw.
Attendance for the other games
was Philadelphia at Boston 12.216;
Detroit at st. Louis 1896 and
Chicago at Cleveland 1883.
BROOKLYN BEST
The American League total for
four games was Al ,161. which was
less than the 1892 the Brooklyn
Dodgers drew against the New
York Giants in their relief battle
The Brooklyn game was the lone
major league service tilt which
has attracted large turnout.
Other National League games
pulled only 1866 fans at Philadel-
phia and 1856 at Chicago.
In announcing the decision TO
play the Sunday twin-bills and a
night game for the service fund,
Harridge said:
I'VE were sincere I'm thinking
the weekday games would draw
well and were disappointed with
the attendance. However, the
weather and the fact many
people are working i'm defense
factories during the week held
the crowds down. We are very
anxious to make a good showing
for baseball and believe these
four remaining charity games
under the new set-up will do
very we'll"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
Joe EnqeI Encourages the Ladies

Wouldn't Joe Engel and Larry McPhal make great pair
with the ball club? Engels latest qup this Womans
place isn't in the home. It's at the ball park He's allowed
the girls to organize knothoe the the boys
Basil James, who brought Alsab home the Preakness
and Belmont Stakes called for another conference his
draft just after he with Market Wise
away Saturday.
What tree is the hghlyoued Devil Diver hiding behind!
The Bomar stable turned loose hot one yesterday Della
ware named Little Wizard and he ran off and hid from the
other horses Mr.. j. Bertram Connors would say.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
Steepleehase Rider Hurt

NEW YORK. June 2 UNS).-
Jockey Tommy Roby Is the first
serious casualty of the New York
racing season. He fell from his
mount at the eighth jump in the
stecplechase yesterday at Belmont
Park.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
IDoubIehedders
For Army-NdW
Relief Set
BY TOMMY DENINE
United Press stan Correspondent

CHICAGO. June 2 tUP).-A re-
Vised schedule 10 increase base
balls contribution 10 army and
navy relief funds was announced
today by American League presi-
dent William Harridge.
Disappointed with the crowds
attracted 10 four weekday con-
tests played in the past two weeks
for the service funds, Harridge
urged club owners 10 adopt a new
plan To bolster gate receipts. After
lengthy conferences 1t was de-
cided TO play three Sunday double
headers and a night game IN place
of four single day contests.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-02
DEMOCRACY AT WORK

One of the peculiar twists OF
this ball club could come under
the head of democracy at work
The regular first baseman was q
{ irema The substitute first
sacker was the division com
mander, Lieutenant Commander
Joe Nelson. who had six subma.
rines under his command. He
took baseball orders from a petty
officer who happened to manage
the ball team. The skipper was
the first baseman on the Naval
Academy team in 1911. but those
few added years made the big
difference. Be this understood
however-off the ball field, he
gave the orders-and how.
Four big league ball players
were developed on that sub base
team. Bob MeuSel. New York
Yankee outfielder; Fred Haney
Tiger third baseman. now manag.
ing Toledo: Hollis Thurston, White
Sox pitcher. and Frank O'Doul
National League outfielder, now
managing San Francisco.
Baseball will look for some
promising talent from the various
Service teams after this war. anc
it has a sincere desire to do al
within its power 10 cooperate