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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18
Jesse Walton Is
Candidate For Sheriff
Former Supervisor
OF Beot One
Makes Statement
TO THE PEOPLE OF HOLMES
COUNTY:

TO THE PEOPLE OF HOLMES
COUNTY:
wish to announce my candidacy
for the office Of Sheriff and Tax
Collector of Holmes County, subject
to the actions of the White Demo-
cratic voters in the August primar-
les.
In announcing as a candidate Tor
this important office, feel that l
am capably qualified to make you
an efficient and courteous official,
should you so graciously elect me to
this office. For IL years l served as
Supervisor from District One, and
when I was eliminated from the race
four years ago, l left politics and the
selection of my successor strictly to
the will of the voters, had no part
in any ones race but continued to
serve the people, as ever, in the
same unselfish manner for the re-
mainder of my term. Upon the COM
pletion of my term of office as Su-
pervisor l devoted my entire time
and attention to own business and
am happy to to say that no grudge
or hatreds were carried out of office,
for if ! made mistakes they were OF
the head instead of the heart.
Fifty-eight years ago, saw the
dawn of light, my parents were then
living in the Acona Community
where | have resided continuously
since. Farming has been my chief
occupation; and for number OF
years was Secretary-Tr Treasurer of the
.Acona Farm Loan Association, which
position | held until the Federal
Land Bank liquidated these several
Associations nth full time secre-
tary in charge.
This experience, combined with IL
years in public office, and the
training l received at the hands OF
my mother in the arts of courtesy
and fair dealings with all qualities
me amply for the office I'm asking
you for, and of course gasoline ra-
tioning and tire scarcity may prevent
the usual county canvass and COM
munity gatherings but you, Mr.. and
Mrs. Voter may prepare now, for |
expect to personally present my quail
ifications to you before time arrives
to cast your ballot without further
comments. / close with this phrase,
solicit your vote, influence and
good will, and will sincerely appre-
ciate any and every favor shown me
in my canvass.
Your friend,
JESSE H. WALTON,
Candidate for Sheriff and Tan
Collector for Holmes County,
Mississippi
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18
Red Cross War Relief
Drive To Be Held
In Holmes County
$500 Goal Set
For County;
Duront $50

The month of March, 1943, has
been set apart by the American
Red Cross in which to raise funds
for war relief purposes, as well as
for other contingencies that may
arise that are sponsored by this great
humanitarian organization. The ma
ton Is being called on to contribute
SIPS, 100000 as minimum
amount that will be needed for all
anticipated purposes. Holmes Coun-
tys part in this campaign has been
set at $5,300.00.
w. r. Ellis, ST., has been appoint
cd Chairman, with l. e. Barr, Vice
Chairman, and Mrs. /. w. Carson,
Chairman of the Women's Division,
to head the War Relief drive in this
Continued on Page Two)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES

Last Friday we had the pleasure
Of being the guest Of President Paul
LIndholm ct the Lexington Rotary
Club meeting. Mr.. d. C. Lundy had
charge of the program at this noon
luncheon meeting and presented Mr..
Henry johnson who introduced the
speaker Of the day, the. Hon. Mike
Conner, former governor of Missis-
sippi.
The address that Mr.. Conner gave
was 50 timely and thought-provoking
that we thought it important enough
to write UP in considerable detail
and in another column on this page
you will find the story. So instead
Of having a column of eyes, for
You to read this week we ask you
TO read that story NOW
The fact that Mike Conner is run
ming for governor now has nothing to
do with what he said. He was
saying his piece" as private
citizen, and not as a candidate. The
cordial reception of his speech by
members of the Lexington Club had
nothing to do with Mike Conner, the
man or the candidate. They agreed
almost to man with what he SAID.
We personally found it heartening
to know that men who are the lead
ers in small towns like Lexington
the southland over are very much
awake to the fact that democracy is
on trial in our own country and that
representative government HERE is
fighting for its life. Only as such
leadership is organized and informed
can we make certain that we do not
hose democracy at home while our
own men are dying to preserve it
abroad.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18
Church OF Nozorene

Rev. Blackmon again announces
the Revival that is now in progress.
He states that Rev. Nabors is preach
ing some of the greatest messages
he has ever heard. Surely the chris
tian people of Durant will pray
much for great salvation tide.
We certainly appreciate the great
interest Of the people as a whole.
We are looking forward to a large
Sunday School Sunday morning at
9:45. We are working for 1875 pres
ent. Come and help US out.
The revival will continue two
weeks. The public is cordially in
vited to attend these services.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18
J. D. AIsbury
Passes Saturday
In New Orleans
Services Held
Here Monday
Afternoon At 4

J. d. Alsbury, 81, well known citi-
zen Of Durant, passed away at tt
Baptist Hospital in New Orleans at
1905 midnight Saturday night after
a short illness. He was taken ill
Thursday morning after reporting to
his job with the Higgins Shipbuild-
ing Company. He was taken to the
home of his son, Dayle, where he
made his home in New Orleans. He
remained there until Saturday morn
ing when he was moved to the hos
pital.
While not enjoying the best Of
health for some time Mr.. Alsbary
was thought to be fully recovered
from a recent illness and his death
came as a shock 10 his many friends
here. Death was caused by stroke.
Mr.. Alsbury had made his home
in Durant for about Is years. He
was born in Emporia, Kansas, and
had lived in his youth at Auburn, III
He had served as superintendent Of
the light plant at Durant for more
than five years and in the same ca
pacity for some time at Lexington
and Tchula. He had also operated
a bakery and grocery store here fol
some time. He was deacon in the
Presbyterian Church, Mason ane
Rotarian.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at four o'clock at the
Durant Presbyterian Church. DR.. G
T. Gillespie, president of Belhavei
College, officiated assisted by th'
pastor, the Rev. H. S. Robinson. In
terment was at Mizpah with South
ern Undertaking Association con
Quoting.
Pallbearers were K. B. Guess
Clarence Robertson, w. S. Heggie
c. A. Knott, B. l.. Barth and DIR. J
w. Howell.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Norm'
Angle Alsbury, one daughter, Mrs
L. l.. Ferguson, of Vicksburg, an
one son, Dayle, of New orleans
One grandson, Leland Earl Fergu
son, survives and four brothers, Joe
of Blue Mound, H.; Harry, o
Springfield, H.; Ed, of st. Louis
Mo-; and Charlie of Auburn, Ill.
Among those from out of tow
attending the rites were Mrs. In
Angle and Mrs. G.. w. Drane, Jr
Of jackson; Mr.. and Mrs. la.
league, Mobile, Ala; Mr.. and Mr.
r. T. Stephenson, Eudora, Ark
Miss Dennie Dennis and Mrs. JAG
Tucker, Of Vicksburg.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18
Romsey Fomiy
Enjoys Reunion

A family reunion was held in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ALLEN Ramsey
of Lexington, Sunday. Among those
to attend were: Miss Alene Romsey
of Kosciusko, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Ramsey and sons, George and Dero,
of Starkville; Miss Elizabeth Ram
sey, Of Starkville; Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Montgomery, Miss Rosa Ramsey, Mr.
and Mrs. Bud Henley and Bill, Mrs
Douglas Ramsey and son Rob, adr
Mrs. G.. B. Ramsey, all of Durant
and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Ramsey OF
Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18

races that have never before been
pondered. All of the decent people
of the south want a fair and square
treatment for the colored race and
will see that it gets fair deal but
the fact remains that this is a
white mans country and social
equality cannot and must not be
achieved if we are to continue a
white race.
The dictators first indulge the
people by giving them something
for nothing until they get themselves
entrenched in power and then they
enslave the people, Gov. Come
said.
The speaker concluded by saying
that each of US could do our part by
looking after the home front while
the boys in the armed services are
looking after the battlefront. We
will dave failed them as well as
ourselves if we let free government
die at home while they are fighting
and dying to preserve it in the world
We can do our part, he said, by let
ting our congressman and senators
know how we feed; by demanding
that our congressman reassert them
selves as representatives of the PEG
pie; by seeing that monies appro-
priated by Congress go to further
the war effort and not to entrench
bureaucrats who are enemies OF
freedom and free American insti
buttons. We must support the wa
effort in every form, said Gov. Con
ner, but We must not let ourseive'
| be blinded to the fact of what i
! going on in our government and b,
afraid to criticize or assert our right:
as freedom-loving, loyal American
citizens.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18
Books Asked For
Men In Service

If you have a book you like well
enough to urge your friends to read
please send it to the library to be
sent to the men in service through
the Victory Book Drive. If you do
not have book or books and would
like to be part of this drive do
nations will be accepted at the Ii
brary and books will be ordered by
committee.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18
Family Reunion Is
Held At Orders

Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Order were
hosts to an enjoyable family reunion
last weekend at their homie in Du-
rant onoring Mrs. Orders brother
MAYOR Frank (Doc) l. Culley, on
leave from his duties in an engineer
ing division of the USA. He has
been stationed in Washington, D. c.
Those enjoying the Orders hos
pitality were Major and Mrs. Gull
ley; Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Culley.
Clarksdale, Mrs. Beatrice Royett.
Mrs. Bert Crisler and little son,
Jimmie, Of jackson; Mr.. and Mrs
]. H. Hardin and Miss Louise Cri-
der, McAdams.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18
CoIored Delinquents
Urged To Report

The colored men listed below .
SUI posed to have already reportrt
to the Durant Local Board for their
physical examination Anyone
knowing their whereabouts is asked
to tel them to report to the Board
at once.
John Henry MCGEE, Tom Kindal,
Henry league, Homer Lynwood
Harrington, Clyde Reffin, William
Young, Alphonse Young, Porch bod
son, Will Andrew Dallas, James Cur
tbs Ellis, Willie Reed, Jr., o. d.
Banks, Bonnie Horton Gaines.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18
HOLMES COUNTY MEN
IN THE SERVICE
CIeve Mcclellan Is
Accepted In Navy

Cleve Mcclellan, IL, son of Mrs.
c. H. Mcclellan, of Durant, was
sworn in the U. S. Navy in Jackson
Tuesday after volunteering several
Gays ago.
BCleve was a student at the Durant
High School and was the fifth IT.
year old boy to leave Durant for
the Navy. Earl Downer, w. c. Mar
tin. Jr., J. ID. Cooper, Jr. and Ray
Strowd were sworn in several days
ago and sent to San Diego, Cal. for
their preliminary training at the
Naval Station there.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18
Curtis J. Gibson
Now In Phoenix

sAC Curtis J. Gibson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. r. Gibson, of Durant,
has been moved from San Angelo,
Cal, to Phoenix, Ariz., according to
a letter sent his parents. He COM
pleted part of his training at San
Angelo in the air corps and will
continue his studies at Phoenix. His
new address is AC Curtis J. Glib
son, ,AAFFTD, Box 991, Phoenix,
Ariz.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18
S534.S4 Raised In
County To Aid
Paralysis Victims
Presidents Birthday
Is Honored By
Holmes Citizens

The sum of $534.84 was raised in
Holmes county to aid the victims of
infantile paralysis here and every
where under the direction of Mrs.
j. F. Williams, Lexington, county
chairman. The drive is an annual
affair and honors the birthday of
President Roosevelt who is person
ally interested in waging war on the
disease that mains and cripples chill
dren and adults alike.
Below is given list of the con-
tributions by communities together
with the community chairmen in the
county and message of thanks from
Mrs. Williams for the help and CO.
operation of the chairmen and sup
port of the public in the drive:
Acona: Mrs. M. J. Evans, $13 IS;
Bethesda: John Allen Cade, 81;
Coxburg: Mrs. Will Hocut, 1874;
Holmes County: Miss Mary Frances
McCasley, So; Franklin: Mrs. Rob-
ert Lipsey, $3.43; Oregon: Mrs K.
B. Edwards, $500; Pickens: Mrs.
H. B. st. John, $40; West: Mrs.
Clyde Cade, $34.10; Owens Wells:
Mrs. l. S. Gray, IS; Providence
Plantation: Mrs. M. Russell; $500;
Holmes County: Mrs. T. A. Barren
tine, So; Goodman: Mrs. w. L.
Harmon, $3.50; Lexington: Mrs. I.
w. Carson, $4,000; Tchula: Mrs.
w. R. Huddleston, $72.72; Durant:
Miss Hazel Brannen, 5000; Cruger:
Mrs. M. w. Estes, $500.
Schools, Colored Teachers
Albino: Ina Wise, So; Bee Lake;
M. w. Jenkins, 81; Chestnut, r. N.
Redmond, So; Eulogy School: r.
P. Pickett, soc; Franklin: Addie
Smith, So; Hickory Springs: Rosa
Redmon, Csc; Lebanon School:
Martha Benson, $500; Mt. Olive:
School: A. E. Bingham, SIS 90; Oak
Grove School: Esalene McClain
Flawer, $1.65; Oak Grove School:
Lenora Brown Randall, $1.75; Pine
Grove School: Harriet Anderson,
So; Sharp School: Katie Greer, ST.
10; Stigles Chapel: U. S. Donaldson,
25c; Saints Industrial: Conswella
Caster, So; Lexington City School: L.
A. Seals, $36.31; Beauty Parlor,
Lexington, Seleda James, 81; Rich
lind School: D. B. Busnett, $1.00;
Elite Cafe, Lexington: Claudine
Smith, 81 So.
To the white and colored people
of Holmes County:
AS chairman of the Holmes Coun-
ty Infantile Paralysis drive l want
to express to you my deep appre-
citation and thanks for your splendid
contribution to this worthy cause. I
want you to know too, that it has
been a real pleasure to know and
work with the appointed chairmen
in the communities and schools and
to observe your interest and cooper
alton. am mindful of the fact that
it has taken time and effort to 60
lover the top with the splendid
sum of $534.84 buty on did the job
and did it well
Thank you u little children who
want to run and play as other chill
dren do join me in grateful thanks
to each of you.
Very gratefully,
MRS. j. +. WILLIAMS
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18
MCGEE Williamson
Promoted To Corporal

McGee Williamson has recently
been promoted to the rank of Cor
poral and has beenstransferred from
Baltimore, Maryland to Camp Davis,
N. c. where he will receive an adj
vanced course in automobile me-
chanics. He will attend the Anti
Aircraft School there
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18
1t. Edwin White
In California

1t. Edwin White, member of the
state legislature from Holmes county
and a prominent young attorney at
Lexington before entering the USA,
has been moved from Paris, Tenn.
to Los Angeles, Cal. He is attached
to a balloon battalion of the USA
and will be stationed to guard some
factory near Los Angeles for the
duration Of the war
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18
Baptist Church

Sunday School, 9:45
Morning Worship, 1880. Sermon
topic: Zone Debt III Never Pay.
Evening Worship, $50. Sermon
topic: my War"
Training Union, $50. Unions for
all ages.
You are cordially invited to all Of
these services.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18
Surgical Dressing
Are Needed Badly

As result Of conferences held
this week with War Department, it
was found that 180,000,000 surgical
dressings will be needed by March
18th in order to meet the require
ments of the Surgeon Generals Of
flee. This means, that our ProdIc-
ton Program must be speeded Up
Immediately.
The War Department is nog rely
ing upon us for its entire stock of
many of these dressings and we
must meet their requirements.
MRS. IA. P. SHEPHERD,
Chairman of Surgical Dressings
of Holmes County.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18
Marcus Love, I.
Reports To Air Corps

Marcus Love Jr. received his or
ders to report to the Army Air Corps
at Miami Beach, Florida. February
%. He is home recovering from a
recent tonsilectomy.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18

Miss Carolyn Hays spent the
weekend in Belzoni as guest of Miss
Hope MAXWELL. She enjoyed a love-
ly banquet, formal tea and dinner
party during the visit
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-18

F. C. Seago was Kosciusko Wis
itor Monday.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1943-01-09

Most of have the poster campaign aimed at
preventing the leakage of information which has value to
the enemy but most of unable to determine just what
is information that should be kept secret The offices
of War $Informaton has prepared booklet this sub
Ject containing chapter just what may talk about
in connection with These rules say:
If You hear it from someone, Don't repeat it.
If you see it yourseelf, Don't repeat it.
But you reead it in the Newspapers magazines
hear on the RADIO Then it's public property and you
go ahead and talk about it.
This doent apply of to what you read in Letters
you or your feends get from in the armed service
If you heard from soldier for example that he Lii
bera you wouldn't mention to anyone But when it's been
publicly announced that when you reead in the
papers and magazines hear the RADIO why of
you talk aboutit.
1t is hard for to reealize that such casual reary
as Jmmys been transferred from North Carolina to New
Yory cane tied up with other data about Jmmys outfit
and his type training to end in the needless mmys
fee and maybe 2200 other of friends and neighbors
Similar casual remarks when pieced together give
the of on troop movements production facs The
number of casual leaks like this large to cataog them
The Mississippi enterprise., 1943-01-09

ALL bue point that it's difficult for the individuals to
appreciate how harmful they can be.
To avoind leaks that cost lives Edgar Hoover Director
of the FB suggests that you remember these key words
remind you of the things enemies want ito know
WHERE? soldiers, ships planes? (and anti
aircraft guns forts gun empacements factories mine fields
harbor defenses) Where weapons manufactured
HOW? men going? How they equipped? :?
How planes, tanks and other weapons made how
well poorly do they perform, how armed how changed
in design?
WHEN? Are they going? When will that ship be laun-
ched? When does sail? When will that production job
be finished?
HOW MANY? troops ships planes tanks other weapons
war materials? How many being made? And will be made?
What Kind? Of duty is he DOING, of training is he get
ting of ks he dong in production? What kind of
ship, ppane, is it? What kind of cargo?
WHAT ARE THEY DOING? the soldiers and sailors
you know about? And the workers. And ships factor
les, planes?
When you wonder why the Army the Navy or some O.
her branch of fighting forces not sending
the fronts be assured then that the is
that this information will be of value to the enemy well
you So have patience and guard your tongue you
would protect the boys who fighting your battles all
the world
The Mississippi enterprise., 1943-01-09
IF THAT BOY DIES = IT MAY BE YOUR FAULTY

Recruiting personnel for the Ma
Wy further explained that only
those students will be selected for
enlistment under the program
whose potential officer-lige quail
ties, mental aptitude and physical
condition indicate that their roten-
tion in college from date of first
entrance in college As Freshman
will probably enable them to quail
ify for an officer training class.
Qualifications for candidates in
clude being a male citizen of the
United States, under 18 years of
age, of good character, be un-
married and remain unmarried un-
til transfer to another class Of the
Naval Reserve.
Navy spokesman said college stu
dents throughout the nation under
18 years of age are hurrying to
enlist in the vi Reserve in order
that they will be allowed to con-
The Mississippi enterprise., 1943-01-09

The Government charged that
the defendents entered into con-
spiracy to fix, maintain and stabi-
lize prices, in the manufacture. sale
and distribution of soap and soap
products in the United States and
Hawaii. The companies involved
were the Colgate Palmolive Peet
Company, Proctor and Gamble Co.,
and Lever Brothers Company.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1943-01-09

ghout the state and that enlist
ment of college students under is
in vi Program will be terminated
on March 15, 1912.
The Navy urges college students
throughout the state who are under
Is years of age to avail themselves
of what might be their final op-
portunity to enlist as reservists at
this time.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1943-01-09
Navy Urges College
Students Enlist vi

The Navy announced today, thro-
ugh their recruiting station in ia
ckson that enlisements of college
students over eighteen years In
vi Program will not be accepted
at Navy recruiting stations throu-
The Mississippi enterprise., 1943-01-09
DeGaulle forces held to include
30,000,000 inside France.
RUSSIAN RUBBER

A group of experts will go to
Russia to study the methods Of
producing synthetic rubber.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1943-01-09

tjnue their present schooling and
at the same time be eligible for
the varied training offered by the
! Navy under the program.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1943-01-09

Grocers urge butter rationing
because of acute shortage.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-11-05
Evelyn Atkisson
Hostess Monday
On 18th Birthday

Evelyn Atkisson was hostess to
eighth grade students on her thir-
teenth birthday at skating par
tv Monday evening at Coolidge
Skating Rink.
Among those present were Jew
ell Smith. Nelson Harmon. Doris
Gomez. Kent McEuen. Bess Mas
san. Robert Meek. Rose Nasser
7 vie Rogers. Mary Lou Dobson
Carol Raver. Milbnrn Terry. Doro
thv Roberts. David Davis, frankie
Kennedy. Fave Chesley. Olivel
Pate. Jewel Harris. Patsy Johnson
Jackie les. Kenneth Dyer. Esper
ans Dow. ole Adams. Yazbik Dow
Erling Blaokwater. Bill Steward
Robert Fergeson. Bonnie Ander
son. Jimmie Vidano. Mary jean
Ford. Earlene Mauldin, Gler
Hanks. Leola Banen, Tommy
Clark. Uling Elwood. George
Dowdle. Alice Loucks. Ray Jack
son. Raymond Bower. Raymond
Page. Oniei Adams, Hinton Ellii
and Melva Akers.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-11-05
Womans Club Holds
First Business
Meet of Season

The first business meeting of
the fall was held by members OF
Coolidge Womans Club on Thurs
ay afternoon at their clubhouse
Mrs. Clark ]. Wells presided.
Mrs. Harold Wrenn. first vice
president, was advanced to presi
lent and Mrs. A. l.. NOVEL; will
be secretary for the current year
following the resignation of Mrs
Kruse Davis. A vacancy in the
board of directors, caused by the
resignation of Mrs. Al Bicknell
will be filled by the board.
Work for the coming year was
discussed and it was decided that
Mrs. ID. S. Davis will represent
the club at the District Conver,
tion at Tucson; Friday, Novem
Der 5th.
The Reverend Leslie Ross, guest
speaker. addressed the group on
the coming. war fund drive.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Bruce Moody. Mrs. Wells.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-11-05
Short-Mode
Wed In Tucson
Saturday Night

Miss Frances Short and Pvt
Arthur Mode were married Satur-
day evening in Tucson at the Pres
byterian Church. The bride, daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Short
IS attending her freshman year al
the University of Arizona. She is
a graduate of Coolidge high school
where she was active in musical
circles and a member of Coolidge
Assembly. Order of Rainbow Girls.
The young couple was accom-
panied by the dean of women. U.
of A., and some of the brides
girl friends from the university.
Pvt. Mode is the son Of Jim
Mode. He made his home in Cool
iGge with his aunt, Mrs. Belle Nc
Cullough. during his high school
years. He is also a graduate OF
C.. U. H. S. Pvt. Mode was sta
toned at Mariana Air Base at the
time of his marriage. but was
transferred almost Immediately to
Scott Field, ILL.,. where he will