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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-20
Nicely Asks Voters
Support Friday

j. T. Nicely, former agent of the Hi
nois Central Railroad, is a candidate for
alderman of the City of Durant, subject
to the will of the Democratic Primary
election Friday.
Mr.. Nicely is well known to all the
citizens of this city where he has lived
practically all his life. He has always
been active in the life of the community
and is a former member of the Board
of Aldermen.
In making his announcement Mr.,
Nicely said that he would appreciate
very much the vote of the electors and
that if they saw fit to elect him ne
would give matters concerning the in
terest of the town his best efforts.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-20
Junk Rally Set
For Saturday
In Duranf '''
Housewives Urged to
Bring In vitoIIy %,
Needed Materials

Saturday, Aug. %, has been designated
as the day for the gigantic Junk Rally
in Durant and Holmes county. Every
housewife is especially urged to clean
her premises of all the discarded arti-
cles such as rubber, scrap iron and all
metals. and other items needed in the
war effort.
Durant has been divided into eight
districts and a house to house canvas
will be made Friday morning to collect
the materials. Those having scrap iron
they wish to donate will please have i
ready and it will be called for Saturday
afternoon by Jack Williams, if it is 20
heavy they cannot take it to their dist
riot captain in the district in which they
live.
The districts, with their captains, are
as follows:
District One, Postoffice through South
Jackson, St., Mrs. Howard Mitchell.
Two: Postoffice through North Jack
son Street, Mrs. J. W. Norwood.
Three: Hotel Durant down Madison
st. and Lexington Road, Mrs. w. E. Nc
Cune.
Four: Presbyterian Church down Null
berry and Castalian Blvd, Mrs. Pugh
Winborn.
Five: East Section, across railroad,
Mrs. Arnold Renacker.
Six: All streets between Madison and
north highway 81, Mrs. j. R. Brown, Jr.
Seven: All streets between Mulberry
and south highway 81, Miss Vera Her
bert.
Eight: Business district, Mrs. Clyde
Thompson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-20
County Wor Board
Plans Scrap Campaign

An intensive three-way scrap cam
paign was organized Thursday afternoon
of last week in the City Hall at Lexing-
ton by the County USDA War Board.
Leading citizens of the county attend
ed this meeting and offered their whole
hearted cooperation in an effort to make
this the most effective drive for metals
and rubber that has been set up in
the county.
The schools, the churches, and recent
ly organized community leaders are re-
ceiving specific instructions on their
responsibilities in this campaign.
Meetings are being held in community
~centers this week by the Soil Conserva-
ton and Extension workers with the
cooperation of business men of Lexing-
ton. The negro school trustees of the
county are being called into a meeting
at the Ambrose Negro School in Lexing-
ton next Saturday by Miss Dorothy Nc
Bee, Superintendent of Education, where
they will receive full information on
their part in the campaign.
. Leaders are requested to start the
campaign at once, making d nouse W
house canvass and to concentrate all
scrap at some central place that can
be reached by truck. These ledaers are
instructed to notify the county chair
man, Mr.. H. L. Nichols, or the County
Agents office, where the scrap is located
and when it will be ready to be sold.
Trucks will be sent to these communi-
ties as soon as possible after notice is
received.
Remember that scrap iron is needed
| NOW, not tomorrow. Munitions plants
are being Sawed down due to lack of
scrap iron. If you have as little as a
pound of metal or rubbsr, it is your
duty as a patriotic eitizeh to turn it IN
at once.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-20
Victory Club Met
With Mrs. Wilson

The Victory Club met for the July
meeting in the home of Mrs. F. F. Will
son with a splendid attendance. Mrs.
Rex Buchanan called the meeting to or
der. Mrs. Wilson gave the devotional
and led in prayer.
Minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved. Roll call was answered
with a report on canning. The annual
picnic was discus sed. A letter from
Miss May Creswell was read. Mrs. Gill
more gave a reading "The Flag Goes
By" aud d. cussed what we mean to
the fla" no what II mears t. US. Miss
Mccormick gave a picture of what a
sold lev 6 hon expe>.s Of as az"
wha mean to a'u
Mrs Bouchilian discussed Red Cross
work.
The hostess served a delicious ice
course at the conclusion of this educa-
tional and interesting meeting.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-20
A Week Of The War

1t. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Chief Of
the Army Air Forces, said American
airplanes generally are superior to
those of the enemy. He said that in
the Pacific thester since the war STRAIT
ed LILO Army planes have battled with
1,459 japanese aircraft and have shot
down 1870 with loss Of only 104. These
figures do not include planes destroyed
on the ground, those shot down by
anti-aircraft fire, Navy and Marine
Corps action, or the work Of the Amer
lean volunteer forces in China.
Gen. Arnold SAID the goal of a 2,OO0,-
000-m air force with 1856 900 fighting
! planes would be met. He said the re-
cruitment and training of pilots, bonn
bardiers and %navigators is progressing
perfectly. There is, however, a grow
ing demand for gunners, various enlist
ed technicians, radio operators and
| glider pilots. Gen. Arnold said Amer
lean planes are arriving in Britain
every day in preparation for the aeria'
| offensive against Germany in unior
with the r. A.. f.
i 1t. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, Com
mander of U. 8. Army Forces in the
European theater, said in London thai
training Of U. S units there must be
intensive in all its phases. "This is
true" he said, first, because the time
is short; second, because the problems
we have demand the ultimate in train,
ed personnel; and, third, eecause oui
men must be ~toughened and hardened
physically to stand the most rigorous
operations"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-20
Mrs. CressweI|
Voters Support

To My Many Friends and Voters OF the
City of Durant:
As election time is drawing near,
am coming to you asking for your sup
port for the office of City Clerk. The
manner of my service is known to you.
I have held this position with a deep
sense of obligation and appreciation.
Ii you feel that l nave in a measure
succeeded as your City Clerk, want to
are you hit l will put fortn every
.! rt . SC you better a col e.nre
% - 9rtAy o. yor~ trust.
r y not b. possible for re to co..
tact and sneak to each o. you person
ally, but l want you to know | will ap-
p~reciate your vote and support.
Very sincerely, 81.
CHARLOTTE w CRESWELL.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-20
transportation

Transportation
Mail deliveries and piek-ups face cur
tailment in many localities because of
lack of men and the need to conserve
trucks and tires, the Post Office Depart
ment announced. Definite curtailment
plans were announced for Washington,
d. C.. and Detroit. The Office of De-
Tense Transportation said local trans
port systems throughout the country
will face the heaviest load in history
by mid September. The ODT prohibited
railroads, effective September Is, from
hauling refrigerator and box cars carry
i ing civilian freight unless they are
loaded to capacity.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-20

On next Tuesday Holmes county vot-
ers will 60 to the polls and elect a
United States Senator. Every person
should consider it a solemn duty to ex-
sreise his right to vote and do SO. 1t
Ia q privilege not enjoyed by all peo-
pie in the world.
Most of Us are so concerned with the
war and its outcome that we are prone
to think an election not important. We
should bear in mind the fact
that people now being elected to the
United States Senate will undoubtedly
be there when peace is written and will
have q say-so in it's tetrms. Bearing
that in mind we should conscientiously
try to send the biggest man to Wash
ington as our representative.
Being United States senator Is some.
thing more than an honor and a good
job. We should try to send our biggest
man there.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-20

Farm Prices
Livestock price ceilings would re-
quire a very complicated controls Of
marketing conditions, even to inspection
at individual farms, Agriculture Secre-
tary Wickard said. Such ceilings would
benefit small packers, he stated, but
would not increase supplies. If it be-
comes necessary, however, the Depart
ment Of Agriculture will assist in work
ing out a ceiling program, he said. Mr..
Nickard reported the available meat
supply, after deduction of lend-lease
and military requirements, would fur
nish four pounds more meat per person
average per capita consumption from
July 1881 through July 1910. The Agri-
culture Department estimated the num-
Der Of cattle on feed for market in the
! cornbelt States on August / had dropped
| 10 percent from the comparable figure
a year ago, apparently because imposi-
| ton of ceilings on beef prices caused
! feeders to deviate from their plans as
reported in April this year.
Secretary Wickard said the corn sup
| ply Is being used faster than corn is
being produced, and next year, unless
we feed more wheat than usual" over
| 200 million more bushels of corn will
be used than is being raised this year.
| There are still large stocks, however,
in the national granary he laid.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-20
W. f. Durham
Marshal Candidate
TO THE VOTERS OF
THE CITY OF DURANT

/ earnestly solicit the support Of
the vosers for reelection to the Of
flee of City Marshall. l have lived
in Durant practically all of my life,
and the lest interest of the town is
my first consideration. l have al
ways tried to build the business up
in town and to enforce the law to
the best of my ability.
Your Influence and vote in my be-
half will be greatly appreciated.
Yours very truly,
w. E. DURHAM,
for City Marshall
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-20
Negro Teachers And
Trustees Meet 22nd

All Negro Trustees and Teachers of
Holmes County are requested to be at
Ambrose Vocational School, Saturday,
August O.. 1912, at ten o'clock am.
rhis crll Is made by Miss Do othy Me
Bee. Superintendent OF FdrC .tion, and
is il Lehaif # the Wa Program for
Holmes County. Everyone is urged to
be on time. 1t will be a good idea to
bring your preachers with you, Miss
McBee stated.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-20

The War Front
In the first offensive action by United
Nations forces in the Southwest Pacific,
U. S. Marines effected landings and
then consolidated their positions in the
| At the same time u. s.. Army n Allied
shore based aircraft from Australia
| continuously attacked Japanese air
bases and ship concentrations in enemy
held harbors," is support of the invas-
ion. Commander in Chief of the U. 5.
Fleet King reported early in the battle
that the u. S. appeared to have had at
least one cruiser SUM and two cruisers,
1.-two .destroyers and one transport lam
aged, while a large number OF enemy
| planes were destroyed and enemy sur
face units were put out of action. lie
said the type of operation being under
taken in the Solomons is one of the
most difficult in warfare.
The Navy raised the toll of Japanese
ships sunk or damap ed in the Aleutians
to at least % by adding a destroyer 70
those hit in the surprise attack CT
August SO on Kiska Harbor. U. 5.
Headquarters in the European theater
reported Army Air Force fighters par
ticipated with the +. A. + il 81 sorties
off the coast of England in as hours
ending August 10. Air Forces heavy
bombers based in India and China con-
tinued destructive raids against jap
anese. The Navy announced the sink
of seven United Nations merchantmen
by enemy submarines, the lowest weekly
number of such sinkings announced IN
the past l6 weeks.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-20

Mrs. Herbs Maxwell and little daugh-
ter, Mona Mae, have returHed to stark
vile after an extended visit With her
patents Mr.. and Mrs. " +. Gilmore.
Rev. Z. r. Nets whose aome is In
Jackson, was greeting friends here Mon
day while enroute over to Attala county
to hold a meeting.
Mrs. Ed Powers spent a few days thas
week in Memphis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-20

We want to urge all our readers to
gather together every bit of scrap rub
Der, metal and other materials around
the house, and bring them to tow Sat
urday. A large scrap pile will be made
downtown for all to see, Durant has
been divided into eight districts and
perans in the residential sections are
urge to contact the captain in their
section and cooperate to the fullest ex-
tent.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-20

Senator Bilbo painted the darkest pic
ture of the war we have heard yet in his
speech here last week. He said that
he expected it to last five or ten years
and that we are fighting a delaying and
losing war playing for time. He said
the Japs nave twelve million men train
ed for battle and that the Axis nations
have thirty million.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-20
Catherine Calender
Asks Consideration
Of Durant Electors
To The Voters of Durant:

your support in the August 2sth elec-
stian .kor City Glexkw
nv life has been spent N DdfXnt. 1
have attended the public schools of Du-
rant and Holmes Junior College, where
specialized in Business Administra-
ton. l have had actual experience in
taxes, collections, licenses and records
as CLERK in the Holmes County Sheriff's
office since January, 1910.
Plea elect me our City Clerk and
I shall serve your courteously, diligent-
ly, and efficiently.
Sincerely yours,
CATH ERNIE CALENDER.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-20
Sterilization of Wages

Sterilization of Wages
The National War Labor Board grant
ed an increase of w cents an hour to
81 900 workers in 40 New England and
II Southern textile mills. The Board
denied any wage increase, however, to
80, 900 employees in 10 plants of The
aluminium Company Of America and
900 workers in the Buffalo, New York,
plant Of the American Magnesium Com
pany because these workers had re-
ceived average hourly rate increases
sufficient to compensate for the 10
percent rise in the cost of living which
had occurred between January 1, 1941,
and May 1912" The Macy, acting under
orders from President Roosevelt, took
over the strike-bound plant of the Gen
eral Cable Company in Bayonne, New
Jersey. The strike occurred at the
plant, working exclusively on product
ion of war materials, after the NWLB
had refused a request for a general
wage increase.
The Armed Forces
The Army announced an intensive
recruiting "CdlHpdtSH " ShlloI Ioo'NVo
skilled mechanics and technicians for
service in the Army All Forces, the
Signal Corps and the Ordnance Depart
ment. All applicants must be male U.
s.. citizens between the ages of 10 and
"A, inclusive, and all must obtain clear
ance from their Se1ective Service
Boards. The War Department said it
will train dogs as sentries, messengers,
ack dogs, ~airlane soptters and for other
purposes. Dogs for Defense, Inc, a
private organization, will continue to
act as the Army's procurement agency
and the dogs viii be trained at the
Quartermaster Remount Depot at Front
Royal, Virginia. The Department an
nounced a reorganization of it's various
public relations units to eliminate the
issuing of conflicting statements.
The Office of Civilian Defense will
help recruit full time personnel for
the Coast Guard Temporary Reserve
for beach patrol and costal lookout
duty. TIE Navy said it will appoint re-
tailers in designated trading areas to
help carry out its plan for controlling
the sale of r~eady-made uniforms to
officers or chief petty officers, begin
ming October Is.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-04-10
We Must Fight

On Tuesday of this week, Dr. Melby president of the
University of Montana address delivered in Spokane
made statement should attract the attention of everyone
and action He aid cit will take strong
people the and it Will take stronger people TO
keep democracy"
Unouesonably the great majority of people united
strongest desire contribute everything within their
power the successful prosecution of the and the de-
ucon of all of those whose obvious purpose is to ruthess
all semblance of democracy among
not threat democratic freedom from
mighty forces of capital and industry and only by ntel
gent evauaon of the strength of those forces and utilizing our
combined strength free people, are we gong to keep an
improve the democracy have And let it be said that if
we do safeguard freedom and democracy do
deserve to have them.
Almost every day. disclosures made in congress
by sincere and Independent of unconsonabe
proeerng contracts by industries engaged in the rodu
materials of delays for business usual reasons
by other of plants for the production
Materials sales of important materials by 9th
enemies And it all adds up to total disregard for
their countr welfare for future welfare as free people
They lip service loyalty to their country and the welfare
of their fellow citizens but their actions bespeak loyalty only
to profiteering business.
1t is up to us to give all backing support to
those who wagng fight for ordinary de-
the handling of contracts slstence on all
production actual limitation profits to industry and
of plugging of oophoe in the contracts which
profits and prosecution of officers OF
panes who severed business ties with enemies
The press (asde the labor press and handful of
papers such Voice. which CLASH
fled the paramour of big business carefully minmzes the
disclosures of corruption sometimes approaching treason OF
of the big business coons More Often most OF the
daily kills all stories about such disclosures word their
that the reader get the impression that these
profiteers being prosecuted.
These only of the things of which must be
conditions permitted to exist and
porentous indications of too much in the
hands of the privileged interests Their domination of every
thing that enters into efforts to destroy the forces that
enslave the world must come to end We as
people must take hand We must demand OF our govern
stop its appeasement of these interests that
sop-now-p rofeering business usual and
to these that public interest of paramount
Importance And they will YIELD remove them from any
of the pubic's affairs
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-04-10
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
The Pattern of Democracy

Democratic principles do not depend upon separate
of town meeting grocery discussion groups. All of
sound of frontier expression of democracy
but democracy itself much deeper than these.
Given knowledge of basic facts devices for ultimate
will be safe in the hands of people
cumbersome to meet the practical needs of the
function with reasonable efficiency give
CARELESS it's form Democracy be the most efficient form
government only if it keeps pace with the changing pat
human relationships One hears criticism of
groups impression given that pressure group is
manifestation and fundamentally dangerous II
there is any danger pressure group will only
group itself dangerous democracy Socaed
groups natural development within any democratic
The balancing of interests by of
normal product of democratic processes. The
such group representing the interests of the
of actual dirt farmers Organized labor is
such group In hour like the present Ame
must emphasize the interest of ALL funda
mental interest only be maintained however if
intelligent is made within democracy of group
of action in relation government
Farmers Union, having objective the develop
agriculture composed of farm families the land
and with decent standard of living
aes with organized labor objective for hired
bo These detectives the true interests of America
the future And these groups part
of the pattern of democracy.
This cooperation with organized labor is neither
1t has been the almost unwaverng position of the
Union 40 years 1t does attempt
mine the forms of organization which workers deem
servceable them The choice of theirs And
when abore decide that changes needed they will make
changes will do likewise with their organza
So the Union maintains it's sound historic
position of cooperation with organized labor broad base
1t has cordial and practical relationships with the AF the
Railroad Broherhoods and the CO. The policies of these
organizations subject to their members The policies of
the Union determined by it's members Neither
attempts regulate the other There under
standings agreements This cooperation basic and
also a sound part of the pattern of democracy
cooperative relationship effective 1t promises to
great strength fight support of Farm Security
Administration for current example, Without the
groups would have lost much most of the
farm legislation favorable to farm families the
it effective is feared by the royaists Because it is
feared it msrepresened Not many farmers will be fooled
by the fantastic stories and rumors going about
Our cooperating relationships with organized labor are
mutually helpful They with the
history position of the Farmers Union Each group
in shaping farer pattern for the FUTURE
G. Patton in the Colorado Union Farmer.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-04-10
Profitable Patriotism

The measure of sacrifice which big business is willing
for the defense of country and the successful
the clearly enough indicated when Donald
Nelson chief War Production Board warned that imi
tation profits would interfere lin substantial degree
effort Translated into the garden variety of
plain English, he might well have said We've got to let
the boys plenty profit they don't give damn what
happens country Profit what they're interested in "
AS weeks and months pass it becomes clear that
there too many "paytrioc doarayear in places
authority Washington with too supporters in
congress- Their so-caed patriotic services costing too
would be fire the whole lot of them
hire big real engineers and echnicans to
take their jobs.
all rather confusing to the public The President has
delivered for all production He has vested
Nelson authority without bounds bring about maximum
production Why must haggle with industrial
plead with them please work their plants to capacity
please produce these things must have to fight
and please do this that and We'll be grateful
pay you much profit?
Why not treat them treated? They
tod Come Johnny. Here's rifle You going in the
army We will pay you $21 month You have to do your
counryour nation They aren't asked If
will please be kind do what they told. An
emergency exists which brooks nothing like that job that
the nation has to do
Nor do find asking the to
tell much sugar. how many tires how many much of
this that they The government merely tells them
that they much at all of this that and
that all about it. And while the may
grouse little the government doesn't appear unduly
cerned.
1t seems probable that showdown with recacrant in
long overdue and had better the
the successful prosecution the will
still further eopardized There question of the sim
cery President and many of his advisors and there
realization load they carrying But
reasonable think that they could relieve themselves
lot of trouble efforts the ndusrasts and
capital suspended for the duraton they would just
tell the fat boys do such and else And then make
good without hestancy the cor ee threat necessary
That would be equality for all"