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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21
Day Observed
In Dmant Saturday
Legion Auxiliary
Will Head Sole
Of Peoples

Peoples of remembrance will
bloom in Durant on Saturday, May
20, Mrs. W. P. Taylor, President
of Preston Hudson Unit No. 10 Of
the American Legion Auxiliary. an
nounced today.
Every man, woman and child in
the city will be asked to wear a
poppy on that day in honor OF the
men who have given their lives for
America. The peoples will be dis
tributed by volunteer workers from
the Auxiliary and the coins con-
tributed for them will be used in
Legion and Auxiliary work for the
war disabled, their families and the
families of the dead.
The peoples which will be dis
tributed here have been made by
disabled veterans at Veterans Hos
pital at Gulfport. Making the little
red flowers has given many veter-
ans employment during the winter
and spring months. The work is
limited to men receiving little or no
government compensation and those
with families to support.
Paper poppies. made by these
please Turn The Page.)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21
Durant Band Concert
To Be Held Sunday

Final concert of the Durant High
School band will be given Sunday
Afternoon at a o'clock in the school
auditorium. Featured with the band
will be the Majorettes and Flag
Swingers.
A march, Durant High School,
was composed and arranged by the
director, j. B. Taylor, and dedicat-
ed to the Durant school.
The program follows:
America-Henry Carey.
March, Colonel DOGGY, Kenneth J.
Afford.
March, Remember Pearl Harbor,
Don Reid and Sammy Kaye. Feat
uring the Majorettes.
Choral, Turn Thee Again.
Popular, Tea for Two, Vincent
Youmans.
Novelty, Our Family Band, Paul
Yoder.
March, Durant High School, J. B.
Taylor.
Waltz, Over the Waves. Featuring
the flag swingers.
Overture, Cardinal, Clair W.
Johnson.
Patriotic Medley, Arr. by j. B.
Taylor. Marines Hymn, Anchors Aw-
eigh, Semper Fidelis.
God Bless America, Irving Berlin.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21
Senior Class PIoy
Here On Friday

The annual Senior Glass Play is
to be presented in the Durant High
School Auditorium on Friday eve
ming, May %, at eight o'clock
"Gangway for Ghosts, the play
selected for presentation, is a thrill
ing mystery farce by Jay Tobias.
The cast follows: Minnie Brill
Willie Mae Branch; RKters-Joe
Moore; Sally King-Nel Taylor;
String Reane-David Fleming; Hes
ter Storm-Dorothy Ann Durham;
Gayla Grande-Ann Joyce Odom;
Posy Mae Purdy-Beverly Aldridge;
Crazy Nell-Ann Howard; Hal Char
teris-Calvin King; Eli Gandy-Cari
Herrin; Ned Jorlan-Frankie Cress-
we'll; Mss Storm|uanita Justice.
The public is invited. A small adj
mission will be charged.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21
Salvage Campaign
This Week Nets Over
100 Tons Of Scrap
Formers Are Urged to
Continue ~SoIvoeing.
Metals on Form

In spite of the fact that farmers
all over the county are busy with
their crops the scrap iron campaign
this week is going to net over 100
tons of scrap metals states, Mr..
Eeatty, manager, Lexington Metal
and Iron Works.
This scrap iron is needed in the
worst way by the manufacturers OF
implements for warfare. A number
Of plants, we are advised. will have
to slow down their operations unless
more scrap iron can be purchased.
eve have done a fine job collect
ing scrap during this week, but 1
feel that there is still a lot that we
can still place on the market. It is
going to take effort on everybody's
part to keep the scrap moving into
concentration centers" Mr.. Beatty
said.
In the Is concentration points of
the county the greatest amount OF
scrap had been collected by those
contracting plantation heads asking
for their cooperation. In many cases
plantation owners and operators
have requested their tenants to bring
all Of their scrap iron and rubber
to the headquarters. This plan at
fords them an opportunity to ms
pect the scrap before it is taken a
way from the farm at the same time
concentrates it so that the truck can
pick it up without the loss of too
much time.
Any farm having as much as a
ton collected at one point should get
in touch with the Lexington Iron &
Metal Works or Scrap Yards in Du-
rant and Tchula. Sheriff w. A. RAM
sey or the County Agents Office
will be glad to pass the message "a
long to the proper authorities should
rou wish their assistance.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21
Copt. John Little
Represents Hearst
Al SturkviIle

One of the famous newspaper men
in the United States, Captain John
G. Little, of Chicago, has been select
ed to present the Herst-War Depart
ment rifle trophy to the ROTC unit
of Mississippi State College at Col
lege Station today.
Captain Little will spend several
days in Mississippi before the pre-
sentation as the guest Of old friends
in this state, and will address sew
eral civic bodies during his stay in
Oxford and Starkville.
For the past t~wenty-one years,
competition for the plaques ana me-
dals offered by Newspaper Publish
or William Randolph Hearst has
been keen among the 355 schools en-
rolled annually in these contests.
The contests originated through a
desire to train the young men en-
rolled in ROTC units in the prin-
ciples of craftsmanship, rifle NOM
enclature and good sportsmanship.
The records attained by each ROTC
unit and individual become part OF
the records of the United States
War Department and are credited to
the craftsmanship in their later
connections with the armed forces
Of the country.
Nine corps areas take in all ter
ritory from the Atlantic to the Pac-
ific, and in the 1941-42 competi-
tions Mississippi State College won
third place among forty teams en-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21
$3,500.00 Goal Set
For Holmes County;
Scobey Is Director

Organization for the USO war
fund campaign has been made by
county chairman Max A. Scobey and
solicitation for funds throughout the
county will be started Saturday. It
is hoped to reach the $500. goal
set for Holmes county by May 30th,
Mr.. Scobey said.
Mrs. |. w. Carson will be CAM
paign chairman and w. R. Ellis will
act as Miss Hazel Brannon
and w. C. Mabry will be publicity
chairmen.
The national goal in the USO
drive is SO million dollars. This
money will be used by United Ser
vice Organizations to continue the
good work of providing owe 500
places where members of the ma
lions armed forces all over the coun-
try and in several foreign countries
can go for wholesome recreation.
Organizations comprising the USO
are the YMCA, YWCA, the Saliva
ton Army, National Travellers Aid
Association, National Catholic Com
munity Service and the Jewish We'll
fare Board. The cooperation Of ev-
cry man, woman, boy and girl in
Holmes county is asked and urged in
the worthy cause.
Community chairmen and & cir
quotas have been set as follows:
Lexington $1,000, Wilburn Hook
err, Chairman; w. H. Fincher, C. n.
McDaniels, H. L. Nichols, J. w. La
than, Will Wilson, Edwin White, and
J r. Williams.
Durant $650.00, j. l. Longinotti,
chairman.
Tchula $425.OO, Mrs. w. Everarde
Jones, chairman.
Pickens $25O.O0, w. S. Owen,
chairman.
Cruger $4,000, J. E. Turner.
chairman.
West $175.Oo, Mrs. C. B. Cade,
chairman.
Goodman s175.OO. R. NJ. Branch.
chairman.
Thornton $4,000, Frank Eakin.
chairman.
Mileston $4,000, L. A. Funchess.
J. chairman.
Acona $4,000, X. F. Downer,
chairman.
Ebenezer $4,000, B. w. Hum
phrey, chairman.
CONTINUED on next page)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21
Given Here
To Chinese Relief
$4OO. Goal Over
Subscribed In
Holmes County

Holmes county contributed $52S.2e
to the China war relief campaign.
according to Pat NJ. Barrett. chair
man. The goal set for the county
was $4,000.
Mr.. Barrett said he wanted to
express his sincere appreciation to
all contributors and to the local
committees who gave their time and
effort in soliciting donations.
Following is the list by communi-
ties:
Lexington, s163.S1. Mrs. E. w.
Ellison, Mrs. 7. H. Williams, and
Mrs. w. C. Mabry, Jr., committee.
Durant, s116.58. Mrs. F. v. Nc
Cullar, Mrs. F. C. Calendar and
Mrs. Louis Longinotti.
West, $23.15, Mrs. Malcolm Hol-
mes, Mrs. Marion Rogers and Mrs.
W. +. Hand; Goodman, 5000. Mrs.
j. D. Neaves, Mrs. Stanley Allen,
Mrs. A. A. Derrick; Tchula, $1,000,
Mrs. Kinds Jumper, Mrs. j. L. SHE
Ids, Mrs. Harvey Baine; Thornton.
(has not reported YETI Mrs. James
Cunningham, Mrs. c. E. Wilson and
Mrs. Frank Eakin; Ebenezer, $26.9l.
Mrs. X. d. Henry, Mrs. Burwell
Humphrey, Mrs. Edwin Murtagh;
Cruger, $500, Mrs. John Turner,
Miss Mia Matthias, Mrs. G. G. Crit
fin; Coxburg, $2O.6s, Mrs. w. II.
Hocutt, Mrs. Earl Covington, Mrs
Christine Milton; Acona, $l4.55,
Mrs. ]. R. Booth; Bowling Green
| $3.50, Mrs. Hugh Mcclellan, Mrs.
Joel Gulledge; Franklin, $3.50, Mrs
J. NJ. Powers, Mrs. G. H. Love, Mrs
Robert Lipsey; Pickens. $4,000, miss
Bess Atkinson, Mrs. T. P. Mont
gomery, Miss Ruth Maxwell.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21
Noted Newspaper Man Will Present Trophy
To Mississippi State R0.TC Unit Today

ter in the Fourth Corps Area. Mr..
Hearst stands all expenses Of the
competitions and presents the pla-
que5 and medals. Captain Little has
been named as his direct represen-
tative in presenting the plaque to
Southern Schools.
Captain Little is a native of Mem
phis, where he received early ews
paper training, is a member of the
executive staff of the Chicago
Herald : American. During World
War No. | he enlisted as a private,
and ended by commanding, as cap
tain, an infantry company in France.
Since his retirment from army re-
serve, he has devoted his time to
patriotic efforts among the youth
of Chicago, and during the last six
months, in conjunction with the
Hearld-American, has organized the
Junioy Victory Army, a group OF
$4,000 boys between the ages of II
and is. Each boy is trained in per
forming the part he can take in
winning Americas latest and great
sst war.
Jack Little came to the news
paper field through the traditions OF
his family. He is a grandson of the
original Toof, Of the Memphis firm
of photographers and office supply
dealers. Before the wal between the
states MI. Toof was publisher of the
Memphis Appeal. When Federal
troops occupied Memphis Mr.. Toot
refused to stop publishing his paper,
despite the orders of the invader.
Packing his press, type, white pap
please Turn The Page.)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21
Scrap Metal Drive In
Durant Saturday

A drive to gather all the scrap
scrap metal, rubber and paper pos
sible will be made by the Boy Scouts
here Saturday under the direction
of, Carl F. Drake.
All housewives are urged to have
such materials ready for the truck
when it comes around. They are
also asked to donate the scrap II
possible. Funds so derived will De
shared equally by the Boy Scou'
and the Holmes county Civilian De
Tense organization.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21
A Week Of The War

the bombing of Japan itself. 1t in
cluded also the destruction of jap
anese ships in the battles of the
Coral Sea and Macassar Straits, the
accomplishments Of American sub
marines in the Far Pacific and the
numerous raids by American planes
based on Australia.
The joint communique also re-
ported that during the first three
weeks of the war, about 100000
American troops moved to battle
stations, many of them overseas.
Unified command is now is effect
in every theater of wal. The de-
Tense of the PHILIPPINES, the COM
munique said, demonstrated the
comparative weakness of the Jap
anese as an individual fighter Il
factor which ''alone forebodes dis
aster for the enemy japanese IN
the future when the battle is met
On terms approaching equality"
Cost OF Living
The Office of Price Administra.
ton said the general ceiling on re
tail prices now in effect is expressed
10 cut the cost of living by Ia
/ percent. The Labor Department re-
ported by mid-April families Of
VI . and owtr-salaried
40. ler. hsd to spend SIT to bu.
| he SAM things for which they
| spent 81 before August 1889.
Price Administrator Henderson
Continued on page five.)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21

The White House reported the Ma
ions vast cargo ship construction
is on schedule and the
American people can be assured
that the shipyards will do the JOB
assigned to them" The statement
said shipyards delivered 100 new
vessels in the first 1870 days of this
year, 20 percent more than were
built in all of 1941, and the produc-
ton peak has not yet been reached
American shipyards are building
merchant vessels faster than ever
before in the history of the world
the White House said. Cargo ships
are being built in less than one-ha't
the time originally allotted. 1.-The
progress made thus far is easing our
-hiping problems, but there will be
a shortage of ships until sinklngs
throughout the world are brought
under better control and the ship
building program gets into full pro
iuction." the statement said.
Army-Navy War Review
A joint Army-Navy communique
reviewed the Nogress of the war 70
date. The commBnique said that dur
ing a period of preparation for O.
fensive action, a ''numhec If sue
cessful thrusts" at tie Japanese nae
worked a 'lasting effect upon ne
strategic situation" Among stc'
strokes it listed the naval raids OF
the Gilbert and Marshall Island
Wake Island, Marcus Island, ans
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21
Billy Bacon Receives
Justice Dept. Office

Friends of William A. Bacon, OF
jackson, a member of the firm Of
Morse, Bacon and Stands, has re-
ceived a Federal appointment as
special attorney in the Department
Of Justice for the Southern Dis
trict. His office will be in the Fed
eral Building in Jackson.
He is the son of Mrs. Zouella
Bacon of Durant and his many Fri
ends here will be interested to learn
Of his appointment.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21
LocoI R~otioning a
Thinks Teachers

Local Board No. &c, Holmes
County wishes to take this
of thanking an the superintendent,
teachers and others who helped in
registering consumers for sugar.
1t was the biggest registration
ever undertaken in the county and
due to the cooperation of the sup
erintendents and teachers was ac-
complished in a most efficient way.
D. c. Lundy, Chairman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21
Holmes Boys Goes
To Mobile Job

Clifton Reid, a Holmes County
boy, left the NYA Resident Center
at Greenwood Wednesday for Mo-
bile, Ala, where he is to be placed
by the United States Employment
Service in war industry.
Clifton has had fou. week- of
NY.A work experience IN the Weld
ing Shop at the Greenwood NYA
Resident Center. He is the son of
Mr.. d. W. Reid of Route /, West.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21
US0 Campaign In isAfnes County Gets Underway
This Week; Community Chairmen Are Named
Drivers Note . +.

All truck operators are asked to
be sure and watch their tires and
apply for recapped before they are
worn to the fabric says Chairman
Lundy. We are being allotted very
few new tires now, he said.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21
Pilgrimage Will Be
Held Here Friday

All ladies of Durant and SURROUND
ing territory are invited to meet at
the Hotel Durant Friday ~afternooh
at thry O'clock to 60 IN the garuei
pilgrimage sponsored by the 1V'n
Century Club. The tours are tree
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21

Poppy Day Saturday Wear
poppy!
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21

Confusion is Mr.. Ickes' greatest
contribution to the war effort. IL
he would simply keep his mouth shut
we are certain some of the con-
fusion would disappear.
The majority of our citizens DO
not mind giving up their automobiles
altogether, much less having tires ana
o. soline rationed, if they feel that
please Turn The Page.)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-05-21

Wear a
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-06-27
2 Special Seasons
On PhenSnnta Rnred

The state fish and game commits
sion has agreed to establish two spe-
c1al open seasons on ring-necked
pheasants IN Yellowstone, Big Horn
and Treasure counties to reduce the
number Of the birds which farmers
have commended are destroying crops.
Dates Of the seasons win be: Aug. 80
70 Sept. Is, inclusive, and Sept. AZ to
Oct. II, inclusive In addition the
commission decided that the regular
hunting season on pheasants In the
three counties, which opens Oct. Is,
viii continue until there has been q
sufficient reduction In bird numbers.
The fish and game department viii
give five days notice before closing
the regular season
Shooting time win be from z a. m.
until p. m. The bag limit win be 10
birds of either sex; the possession
limit 20 birds.
The commissioners heard that
pheasants are so plentiful In the BID
lings area that there are seven birds
10 the mile or one bird to seven acres,
an unusually large number for this
time Of year.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-06-27
EASILY EXPLAINED

The sergeant-major had the reputa-
ton of never being at a loss for an
answer: A young officer made a bet
with a brother officer that in less than
"a hours he would ask the sergeant
major a question that would BATTLE
him
The sergeant-major accompanied the
officer on his rounds, in the course of
which the cookhouse was inspected.
Pointing to a large copper of water
Just beginning to boil, the officer said:
''Why does that water boil only
round the edges of the copper and not
In the center?"
1.-THE water round the edge, sir" re-
piled the veteran, "is for the men on
guard; they have their breakfast half
an hour before the rest of the COM
pany."
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-06-27
OLD PIONEERS
FORMED UNIQUE
ORGANIZATION
RESERVED RIGHT TO GET ODE
GENTLY DRUNK" DIDN'T
HOLD ELECTIONS

Amenable to the territorial laws re-
lating to good government and order,
but reservtng the right ito get de-
Gently drunk" and declaring a social
game of cards where money is not
staked as a necessity Of daily life, 80
pioneers Of the days Of '49 In Califor-
MIA, the gold rush into Idaho In 1850,
and the boom days of mining In Mon
ana In 1855, formed In early days. the
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-06-27

LEWISTOWN-Mr. and Mrs. VIII
/ liam Mckenzie of Coffee Greek were
1 feted at a community golden wedding
celebration given In honor Of their
50th anniversary at the Coffee Greek
community hall.
GLASGoW-John M. Kline, 81, who
died here, was Glasgow city attorney
and a Montana resident for s8 years.
A native of Mississippi Kline first
came to the state as a clerk In the
Indian service at Poplar. He moved
here about 1907. Later he attended
Georgetown university and National
Law school in Washington, D. G.
HELENA Opposition to any IN
crease in unemployment compensation
taxes at this time was expressed in a
resolution adopted by the advisory
council Of the state unemployment
compensation commission. The coun-
ell also requested return Of the EN-
ployment service, now under federal
control, to the states at the end Of
the war.
GREAT FALLS-Robb Reid viii
lia1ns, who died here, had been cashier
of the Great Falls National bank for
II years and was prominent In civic
and fraternal activities Born in Man
kato Mimi, williams came to Havre
in 1909 to work for the Great North
ern railroad. In 1911 he was trans
ferred here, where he was employed
as clerk until he started working at
the bank.
PHILIPSBURG-Mr Eugene Smith
has received word of the death of her
brother, Harry L. Turner, in Ashland,
Ore. Turner, former well known resi-
dent of this city, was associated with |
the late Louis Shodair in the grocery |
and confectionery business here dur
ng the eighties.
BUTTE-Patrick j. McDonough, SO,
Who died at Portland where he had
)een receiving medical attention, was
past grand knight of the Butte
council of the Knights of Columbus
md was present state deputy Of the
Montana council. He was reelected
O that office at the state convention
It Missoula in May.
ANACONDA-John w. Bills, 70, who
lied at Silver lake, apparently suf-
ering a heart attack while chopping
7ood in the forest, was an old-time
esident of Anaconda and retired
Of pipefitters at the
works. Bills was born in
Iichigan and came to Montana So
ears ago, making his home here.
BUTTE-No new construction work
ill be done on roads and bridges in
egion of the United States forest
srVice this summer, Fred Theme, re-
Ional engineer, said here. The Deer
odge forest is part of the region,
hich encompasses the area in east
N Washington, northern Idaho and
estern Montana.
LIVINGSTON Robert S. Phillips,
no edited the Daily Enterprise here
n five years, died at Occur d'Alene,
iaho, from a heart attack. He was
|. Phillips once served as secretary ]
; the Montana State Good Roads as ]
,ciation and the Montana Autono- ]
lie club and did publicity and news j
aper work in Los Angeles from 1882 /
1897. ]
BUTTE+A highhght of the 4Oth !
inual convention Of the Montana I
ate E1ks association July 2, 3 and
re win be the band, drum and bugle :
rps competition for $1,000 in prizes
Id trophies. The chief addresses win
delivered by Edward L. Curtis,
,rtland, regional director OF the Boy
outs Of America, and by william r.
IF of Bozeman, past district deputy
ID a member of the American Legion
Itional executive committee.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-06-27

The East Mahoney crude price is based
lOc below the Salt Greek posting, and
the Wertz and Afanoney prices are
based zoe below the Salt Greek posting.
LaBarge follows Midcontinent prices
sc above Salt Creek. 1t Is derived
from the average Of the prices posted
by Standard Oil and Texas in Mid
continent. Since Standard posts down
to 81 gravity and Texas stops at be-
low %, the average prices apply to
LaBarge crude below % gravity.
Medicine Bow. effective a. m,
Nav 20 i941
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-06-27

man. 1864; James McDonel. 1867; Her
man Kaiser, 1865; David Simmons,
1859; Frank d. Brown, 1858; william
Stahl. 1853: Joseph Saris, 1858; George
e Tyrell, 1885; Dan c. Morgan, 1857;
Sim Shively, 1850. and John w. Han,
1853
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-06-27
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
POSTED PRICES
FOR CRUDE OIL

Following are the current prices for
crude oil per barrel as posted by the
principal purchasers in various fields
Of the Rocky Mountain Division with
the effective date Of the price, by
states and fields:
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-06-27
WYOMING
Salt Greek, effective Z a. m,
May 20, l94l


Cole Greek, LaBarge, Midway Dome,
Dutton Greek, Iron Greek, Lost Soldier,
and Teapot fields in Wyoming, and the
A6offat field in Colorado, crude oil
prices follow the Salt Greek posting.