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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11
Mrs. Alexander Passes
Al Home In West
Funeral Services Held
Sunday For Prominent
Holmes Co. Women

Mrs. Mae Moore Alexander, r.
passed away Saturday afternoon
June 6, at her home in West after a
long illness.
Mrs. Alexander was born May %,
1870 and a member Of a prominent
Holmes county family. Her parents
were the late Mayor James Robert
Moore and the late Martha Jane Cor
don Moore.
She was married February 20
1895, to Charles Burros Alexander
who preceded her in death two years
ago.
She was a woman of high chris
tan character, loved her church de-
votedly and always interested in the
welfare of the community.
Funeral services rel held Sun
day, June 7, a o'clock at the Yves
Presbyterian church where she was
lifelong member with the Rev. E
W. Ford of Goodman officiating am
assisted by the Rev. McNutt o
Walden.
Interment followed in the Yves
Cemetery with the Lee Funera
Home of Winona in charge.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11

man Nelson, after a tour of the
automotive industry in Detroit, said
American industry could "more than
double present production by 1914"
He also said the Government syn
thetic rubber program would be able
to take r of call war production
and essential civilian needs" by 1914.
Despite the fact that almost twice
as many light arms are required per
man since the development of para
chute troops, the Army has enough
weapons to arm every soldier in the
u s., and, all it can send abroad
ander present shipping conditions
War Under Secretary Patterson re-
ported. He said over-optimism re.
garding production schedules is un'
warranted, however, because Of rub
Der, nickel and copper shortages.
A record total of So ships were
delivered into service during May
while So other ships were launched
and keels were laid for IS, the Mari.
time Commission reported. This com.
pared with SO delivered and 81
launched in April. The President
asked Congress for an appropriation
Of $1,100,O 600, 900 for the VISA to
acquire and operate merchant yes
Continued on page six.)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11
Delinquent Registrars
Announced By LocoI
Druft Bourd Today

The following registrants have not
been located by the addresses given
when they registered and should re-
port to the Local Draft Board No
at DIrant.
The person delinquent in return
ing the questionnaires are:
Amos Brown, (c), Goodman;
Wade Wright, (c), Durant; Eado
Whealer, (c), Durant; Albert Har-
Der, 9, Durant; Carl Riley, (c), Ri
2, Box 8, Durant; Neapolia Day, (c),
Pickens; Willie Frank Stafford, (c),
Durant; Willie Curtis Niece (c),
Durant; John Smith, (c), Pickens;
Ernest Day, (c) Piekens; Earl Ellis,
(c), Brandon; Richard Arthur Alex
ander (w), West.
Next week a list of more delin-
quents will be printed in this paper.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11
Information On Sugar Registration For Canning
Purposes Listed Again By Rationing Board
Certificates Issued
In Communities
Throughout County

According to d. C. Lundy, chair
man of the War Price and Rationing
Board no 26 there seems to, have
been some misunderstanding as to
time and place for registering for
canning sugar. For your information
and convenience the following public
spirited people have consented to re-
ceive your applications and issue
certificates to you for canning SUI
gar in your community;
Local Rationing Board, Lexington,
Tuesdays and Fridays. ,
w. M. Springfield, at West, on
Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Louis Roberts at Coxburg School,
Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Mrs. Vicy Ammons, Emory, at &r.
Will Downer's, any day.
Miss Ouida Booth, at Acona School
on Wednesdays and Friday after
moons, 8 to S.
Mrs. Glenn Burwell, Ebenezer
School on Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Marion Estes, City Hall, ut
Cruger, Tuesdays and Thursday
afternoons.
A. C. Conger, City Hall, Tchula,
any time. +,
Mrs. Tena G. Liberto at postoffice
Thornton, any time.
Mrs. M. M. Clark, Postoffice,
Mileston, any time.
Mrs. C. w. Cresswell, City Hall,
Durant, Tuesday and Friday after
moons.
j. T. Shelton, Postoffice, Good
man, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Walter Murtagh, Pickens Motor
Co., Pickens, Mondays and Fridays.
When your fruit is ready to can
you may go to any Of the above
places on the days specified and get
your certificates for canning sugar.
1t is very necessary that you have
the following information and your
War Ration Book | for the whole
family as this registering will be
done in family units, and if you fail
to have your book you cannot make
application for canning sugar. In
the event you have not received a
book because you had excess sugar,
you will come to our local office in
Lexington. You are required to give
the following information. Number
Of quarts of fruit canned in 194t.
Number of quarts now on hand. Es-
timated number of quarts to be can
ed this season. Each person in a
family unit will be allowed one pound
of sugar for jam, %jeliles and pre-
serves, and one pound for each four
quarts of finished canned fruit. Note
this does not include vegetables as
very little sugar is required for
canning vegetables.
The above named persons a r e
rendering this service for your con-
venience and we will appreciate
your cooperation and patience.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11
Chinese Student To
Address B.T.U.'S lst

Miss Fung Ping Leung, a native of
China and at present a student at
Blue Mountain College, will bring a
message at the District Baptist
Training Union Convention, which
will be held at Black Jack Churcn,
Yazoo County, July LIST.
Miss Leung is an attractive speak.
CT. She will give first hand informa.
ton about China's position in the
world crisis. In addition to Miss
Leung's message other special fea-
lures will mark the program. Mo
ton pictures will be shown at the
evening session and through the day
the program will consist of short
crisp messages and conferences OF
the technique of Training Unior
work.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11
War Bourd Receives
from Whittinqton

A letter has just been received by
the USDA Board from Congressman
w. M. Wilmington acknowledging
receipt of copies of nitrogen fer
tilizer reports mailed to Mr.. 7. R.
Meyer, Consultant, Chemicals Divi-
sion, Office of Agricultural Defense
Relations, Washington, D. C. He
states in part:
AS | have heretofore advised each
of you by my letter of May 10th, |
have cooperated in every way
could to get soda to make up for
the deficiency of sulphate of am
monia and Cyanamid. / regret that
the War Prohibition Board and the
apartment of Agriculture have as
sumed no jurisdiction over sulphate
and cyanamid.
I would suggest that you advise
all growers to keep in touch with
the dealers, | am Recommending that
Mr.. Meyer make additional soda
available. If he makes any available
for the growers the dealer will mott.
fly the growers.
I will continue to cooperate in ev
cry way l car. With all good wishes
l am"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11
II Colored Men Will
Leave For Induction
To Army June 10th

The following colored registrants
will leave Saturday, June goth, to
report to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg,
for induction into the army accord
ing to the local Draft Boardd.
Ten men will be selected from the
following:
Albert Lemon Massey, Pickens;
Ellis Grandson, Ri. l., Eden; Lloyd
Gaines, Durant; Oscar Lanfair, Rt. 2,
Durant; Murray Montgomery, Du-
rant; Erven Barr Levy, Rt. l, Box
AZ, Pickens; Willie Otis Ellis. Ri. 3
West; Willie Ed Hoover, Jr., Rt. 1,
Pickens; Melvin johnson, Pickens
Allen Holmes, Pickens; Edward
Pratt, Durant; Tollos Cantreal Den
mis-, Pickens.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11
U.S.0. Organization
Slated Tonight
Chairman Asks Full
Attendance To
Perfect Pluns

Plans will be completed for the
organization of the USO drive in
Durant at a meeting here at the
City Hall tonight at eight o'clock,
according to j. L. Longinotti, chair
man.
Mr.. Longinotti asks that every
club and organization in the city have
at least one representative present
so that the campaign can get under
way at once. J.
A quota of $3.50 has been set and
everyone is asked to give as freely
as possible so that we will reach our
goal.
The USO, or United Service Or
CARNATIONS operates in cities where
there are large numbers of our arm
ed forces. It seeks to provide whole
some recreation by providing a place
where the soldier can go in town
when he gets a few hours off and
make himself at home. The various
USO clubs throughout the country
provide places where Uncle Sans
men IAN write q letter home, play
any one Of several games or par
ticipate in healthy sports, or just
have a place he can call his own
to lounge around in.
The USO Clubs are open to all
our men in the armed forces without
any charge.
Thus we all help meon we know
when we give to the USO. Do your
part by making a contribution to-
day.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11
Services Al Methodist
Church Announced

Church School at 9:45, Walter
Odom, superintendent.
Worship service at IL o'clock.
Special music by the choir.
Sermon by the pastor.
Both Leagues meet at $3.50.
Evening Worship service at s
o'clock.
Program meeting of the Woman's
Society at 3 o'clock Monday after
noon.
Prayer meeting Wednesday eve
ming at 8 o'clock.
Board of Stewards will meet at
the church Thursday night, June III
at $3.50.
The entire community is invited
to these meetings.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11
Community Hospital List

Boots" Roby, Durant; Mrs. c. D.
Tate, West; Mrs. J. R. Smith, Lex
ington; Joe Miles Moore, Lexington
Sidney C. Richards, Tchula; Mrs
Claud Autry, West; Horace Abek
Goodman; Martha Abels, Goodman
Mrs. w. H. King and baby girl, Ben
ton; v. Reinhard Tchula; Mrs. w. R.
Johnson, Lexington; Mrs. M. w,
Parrish, Mileston; Mrs. Rule Scott
Pickens; Tom Pettus, Lexington.
Colored
Ben Morrison, Lexington; Jodie
Williams, Cruger; Christine Taylor
and baby girl, Thornton; Mary
Barnes, Lexington and Leona Brown
Pickles.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11
Nutrition Glass Begins
June nth, Eiqht Pm

The Nutrition Class sponsored by
the Red Cross in Durant will begin
Thursday night, June 18th, at eight
o'clock in the City Hall. Miss Ailene
Mccormack will be the instructor.
Everyone is invited to take this most
beneficial course.
The course will last for 20 hours.
The first nights enrolment will con-
stitute the class. You do not have
to be previously registered.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11
Methodist Youth Curuvon
Here Week of June 2Oth

Five choice young people, an adj
ult counselor and four young col
lege boys and girls, will reach Du-
rant June goth and will spend a
week with the Young people Of this
community. They will have classes
each evening at the church and will
conduct forums, games and sports
and will haxe a brief worship service
each evening. A full program will be
announced in next weeks paper.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11
Y Sails Boys
Go To Mobile

Another group of NYA trained
youth left the NYA Resident Center,
Greenwood, Wednesday. June 3, for
placement in defense industries in
Mobile, Ala.
These youth had preliminary work
experience in welding, sheet metal
and machine shop.
Among those transferred to Mo-
bile, Ala. were:
Etheridge Cain and Silas A. Fox.
Of Sails.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11
Y. Reinhurd Critically
Ill At Hospital

Mr.. V. Reinhard, of Tchula, and
head of the Board of Supervisors oil
Holmes county, is critically i'll at the
Community Hospital in Lexington,
He has been i'll for some time.
His many friends throughout the
county extend to him wishes for q
speedy and complete recovery.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11
Rev. J. IA. Metts At
Sdron June 14th, 2:30

Rev. ]. NJ. Nets. Baptist pastor
of Pickens will preach at Saron
Church Sunday evening June 14th
at 2:30 P. m.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11

MI, C. S. Hill left Wednesday for
Saratoga Texas to see his sister,
Mrs. Bob Martin who is i'll. Mrs. Felix
j. Underwood Jr. of jackson, spent
several days here with Mr.. and Mrs.
Hill this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11
Presbyterian Church
Announces Services

DR.. G. T. Gillespie of Jackson will
conduct services at the Presbyterian
Church at IL o'clock, Sunday, June
14th.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11

sacred name of patriotism ought to
at least have what little private lives
they have left respected and lelt
alone.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-11

Clark Stevens is enjoyed a visit
with his family this week.
Evening star., 1942-07-20
Noon

The shado,o OF the sun is short upon
the dial
And no bird sings, the breathless
carUen Leaves are still.
A spider droUses in his CLASSY iri-
descent Deb;
only the ceaseless locust strums,
insistent, shrtH.
All earth reclines In shimmerino
Somnolence
Beneath the sky's past incandescent
Dreaming against that moment
phen bird cry
or stir OF leaf shall break this spell.
But more than midday, this Is the
midday OF a lite,
And ,0hen this moment shall hare
fed
Under the clear note sung or futter
OF Dhat mind,
Then more, much more, than this
morning mill be dead.
FREDERICK EBRIGHT.
Evening star., 1942-07-20
Campaign Chuirmun

From the beginning, it has been
realized that the success of the Com
munity War Fund will depend upon
the character of its leadership. aTo
head the effort a man of high ideals
and abundant practical experience
was wanted. The quest, it seems,
has ended with the appointment of
Floyd D. Akers to be chairman of
the campaign.
Born on farm in Wabash County,
Indiana, July 3, 1895, he is by in
heritance a typical American. His
childhood was spent close to nature,
and most of his education was &C
quired in what is known as "the hard
Way'-through rigid processes of
self-improvement. The First World
War took him from the Ferriss In
stitute in Big Rapids, Michigan, to
be sergeant in the 262d Aero
Squadron of the AEF. He was at
tached to the 29th Wing of the
British Royal Air Force in France
Mr.. Akers, returning to civilian life,
found opportunities for the use of
his administrative talents in the rap
idly-groWing automotive industry.
His religious, social, civic and philan-
thropic interests are numerous. In
recent months he has been especially
active as general chairman of the
District Of Columbia War Hospitality
Committee. The Community War
Fund is logical development Of the
Evening star., 1942-07-20

profound concern which he shares
with other Washingtonians for the
maintenance of the agencies OF COM
munity service whose helpful func-
tioning constitutes large and vitality
important part of the home front.
OF course, no one person, however
competent and skilled, can be ex-
pected to do all that requires to be
done in the projected enterprise. Mr..
Akers has the right to ask the CO.
operation of every resident of the
Nations Capital possessed of
decent sense of human duty in the
prevailing crisis. He is prepared to
sacrifice his own time, energy and
devotion, and his example is an in
spiration which many surely will
aDpreciate
Evening star., 1942-07-20
Increase in Strikes

The War Labor Boards June strike
report, revealing a marked increase
both in the number Of strikes and
the number of working days lost, is
convincing evidence that labor's end
of the no-strike agreement is not
being we'll kept.
In fairness to the national labor
organizations, it should be pointed
out that all or virtually all OF those
strikes were of the wildcat or un-
authorized variety. That does not
alter the fact, however. that a total
of 254,653 man-dayS of work were
lost to strikes in June, as compared
with 137,300 in May. The loss of
this working time, although small
percentage Of the total time worked
is all the more serious because it
comes at a highly critical stage of
the war.
1t is obviously no eXaggeratlon to
say that the future course Of the war
Is going to be determined by what
we do this summer. If we make the
supreme effort Of which we are capa-
Bile the war will be shortened and
many lives will be saved. If we make
a lesser effort the war certainly will
be prolonged. When time is lost to
strikes, even 250000 man-days a
month. the inevitable consequence is
that more men will have to die on
the battlehelds than otherwise would
have been the case.
In this connection, it should be
noted that the Government has kept
its end Of the bargain with labor.
Through the machinery Of the War
Labor Board. a method of settling
disputes which is wholly equitable to
labor has been established. The So
called union security clause has be-
come fixed in the pattern Of con-
Evening star., 1942-07-20

cessions given to unions. But the
strikes have not stopped, although
there is good reason to suppose that
they could be stopped, or substan-
TALLY eliminated, if the national
labor leaders were determined to
stop them. Unless this is done. and
done soon, the Government will have
no alternative but to use the re-
sources at it's command to require
labor to keep it's end of the no-strike
agreement.
Evening star., 1942-07-20
Letters to the Editor
Discusses Poll Tax Issue
In Virginia Politics.

DlScuSScs ToH ak 1SSue
In Virginia Politics.
To the Editor of The Star:
In your Letters to the Editor column
July II, E. B. Henderson makes a few
statements to which I wish to take
exception
He says that Representative Woodrum
has become highly incensed because
some critic Of the poll tax has inferred
that the government in Virginia is
fascistic and Hitlerian. AS Virginian
of over forty years residence within the
Commonwealth and as one who is better
than casually acquainted with both Mr..
Woodrum and the critic referred to, I
wish to ask Mr.. Henderson if he knows
that political campaign is being con-
Quoted in the various congressional
districts of Virginia, and that the state
ment made by the critic of the govern
ment Of Virginia is nothing more nor
less than political hokum being used by
one seeking public Office and hoping to
gain the votes of those who do not
think.
In addition to being a Virginian I
also have lived in thickly populated
State that does not require the payment
of poll tax and found its government
far more fascistic and Hitlerian than
that of Virginia, and the voters con-
trolled far more by the politicians than
in poll-tax States. 1t has been my
observation that one who takes enough
interest in Government to pay a poll
tax as a requisite to vote will think for
himself and vote for what or whom
he honestly thinks is best. Where no
poll tax is required, those who cannot or
will not think for themselves are herded
to the polls to vote as they are told
by politicians.
I also would like to ask Mr.. Henderson
to quote the authority for his statement
that very few of the masses of people
in Virginia vote unless their poll taxes
are paid by some one"
During my long residence in Virginia
I have worked in political campaigns
and Travelled throughout the State as a
salesman and I defy any one to prove
that more than an infnitesimal number
Of those who vote have mad their poll
tax paid by any one other than them
selves out of money they earned. The
statement regarding the payment of
poll taxes by others is absurd. It will
be resented by 500 of every 1000 voters;
and be believed by only the ignorant
In closing I suggest that Mr.. Hender-
son again read Mr.. Woodrum's state
ment regarding the critic. am certain
that he will find that Mr.. Woodrum did
not make the suggestion that the critic
rather than live in a State so Hitlerized
and non democratic, should leave the
State. VIRGINIAN.
Evening star., 1942-07-20
WAR PRODUCTION BOARD.

Dear SlT.
Your recent discussion with regard to
the ingenuity and resourcefulneSs of the
gray squirrel was highly interesting to
the writer who has spent many happy
hours observing the behavior of these
handsome and charming rodents. The
several instances you quote of their
resolution of what must be for them
difficult problems are quite believable
TO one who has studied their manners
and customs.
"It seems to me, however. that either
your interesting article failed to do full
Justice to this small animal ability to
reason and think things out. or else
squirrels resident in the Nutmeg state
have a more fully developed faculty of
resourcefulness than those Indigenous
hereabout.
Il have made study of squirrels &C
tivities near my home at Paradise Green
in Stratford, Conn. Nearby trolley
line with overhead wires furnishes them
with a tempting playground. They like
to travel along these wires-a hazardous
recreation, indeed, during sleety weather
of which we have a good deal, parti-
cularly during frequent Nor casters in
the winter.
For while dead squirrels were often
found on the street below the wires,
evidently having fallen from the slippery
cables After some time this no longer
happened, and I was anxious to learn
the reason. So. with the advent of the
next sleet storm, made it a point to
watch their actions.
when the storm ended, the group of
squirrels congregated with considerable
excitement and noise on each side of
the street at the supporting poles.
Finally one adventurous animal started
from the end of the wire stretching
across the street. Hanging by his front
paws, he proceeded to clear away with
his teeth the icy coating from the wire
THE position he was forced to assume
was a dangerous and fatiguing one, and
apparently no squirrel was allowed to
continue too long. While the worker
was engaged in his perilous task, both
groups of spectators maintained strict
silence. When he had barred about
inches Of wire, an outbreak of chatter
Ing and excitement would occur, he
would scamper back to the pole and a
fresh worker would take his place. This
happened on both sides of the wire and
must have been by organized plan. An
amusing detail was the fact that an
other squirrel. for all the world like a
straw boss followed the worker out on
the wire and closely scrutinized every
move.
THE trolley line is no longer used, but
when electricity used to flow through
the cable, squirrels were often electro
cuted when they ventured from the safe
crosswires to the charged one that fed
the trolley cars. These casualties soon
ceased, for the reason, ultimately dis
covered that the squirrels had sort of
open season on the practice of running
along the charged wire-they avoided it
during the winter months when there
were no leaves on the trees. In the
summer they made constant use of the
wire, carrying a thick leaf in each tiny
paw. which insulated them from the
deadly current.
L know also of one instance in which
nelghbor, wishing to circumvent the
thlevery of squirrels from bird feeding