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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
War Food Administration ReIaxes Provisions OF
AAA Program Prescribing Deductions 10 Farmers
Who Fail 10 Plant 90 Percent War Crop Goals

To encourage maximum food produce
ton in the face of the weather handi-
Of a late and wet spring, the War
Food Administration today relaxed the
provisions of the Agricultural Conserva-
ton program which prescribes deduct
ions in AAA payments to farmers who
fail to plant at least 80 per cent of their
war crop goals.
The changes provide that in areas
where hay and pasture goals have been
established, and in the High Plains area
of Texas and Oklahoma, the deductions
will apply only to farms on which the
county AAA committee decides that
abnormal weather conditions have not
interfered with achieving the farms war
crop goal. clay and pasture goals have
been established in the North Central
and Western AAA regions, in Delaware.
in the commercial corn producing areas
of Maryland, Kentucky, Pennsylvania
and in the high plains area of Texas and
Oklahoma). On other farms in those
throughout the rest Of the country, tho
deductions no longer will apply.
War Food Administration officials
said that the action is designated to
help offset recent unfavorable weather
conditions. They pointed out that the
floods in the Midwest nave seriously
upset the cropping programs which
farmers in that area had planned for
1913; that spring planting has also been
delayed by wet and cool weather over
large sections Of the East; and that
drought conditions have prevailed in
some Western areas.
VIA officials added that because Of
the late season it will be impossible to
get as large an acreage Of corn matured
as was anticipated some weeks ago.
Therefore, they ae urging farmers in
all areas to plant the emergency food
crops adapted to their conditions and
needed to carry out their individual live
stock programs. In the Great Plains
States, and especially in areas where
drought conditions ave prevailed, it 10
extremely important to plant as large
an acreage as possible Of grain sor-
ghums and other feed crops, and at the
same time to guard against practices
which are likely to cause severe wind
erosion.
Wherever practicable, officials said,
acreages in excess of present goalf
should be planted to flax, soybeans, pea
nuts, dry beans and peas, potatoes.
sugar beets, and canning crops.
Officials said that with added flex-
Utility provided in the areas where hay
and pasture goals are established and
complete elimination Of the deduction
provision in the other areas, farmers
throughout the nation are free to make
such adjustments as are necessary to
plant the needed crops adapted to their
changed conditions and still qualify for
such payments as are available.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
3 White Men Called
For Physical Exams

White registrants called for prelim-
mary physical examination by the local
examiner on June 9Th, 1913, are:
Delma Stevenson Autry, West; Alvin
Raymond Bicker, Jr., Ri. 1, Durant;
Melvin Horace Boyett, West; Cecil La
fayette Clements, Durant; Adlai Stew
son Donald, Jr., Goodman; Robert Hob
son Gage, Pickens; Baby Ray Hamilton,
Ri. 1, West; Ira Bascom Hendricks, Jr,
Durant; William Robert Henry, Jr., Du-
rant; Billy Holmes, West; John Simond
Lewis Hutchins, Pickens; Ollie Jones,
Rt. l, Lexington; Rollie Jones, Rt. /.
Lexington; Charles Freeman Kealhofer,
Durant; Ebert Culpepper Mcbride, Pick
ems; Elva Hurst Mcbride, Pickens;
Ralph Culley Pulliam, Durant; Carl
Rodgers, Durant; Marcus Lafayette
Rodgers, Jr., Durant; Joseph Fitzpatrick
Thomas, Jr., Pickens; Lucas Boyd Thorn
as, Ebenezer; Raymond Conner Ward.
West; Shack Williams, Jr, Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03

Ensign Gwin Kolb, USN, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Kolb, of Durant, writes
an interesting story about Casablanca
which he visited the latter part of April.
The story was written aboard his ship
and mailed from New York after his
safe arrival there from Africa.
Gwin graduated from Mr11saps College
in 194l with highest honors. He was
awarded several medals during his col
lege career for high scholarship attain
ments. He was assistant student teacher
in English, a member of several honor
airy fraternities and a Lambda Chi.
While attending the University of Chi
1912, and after a 4-month training
period at Notre Dame received his com
mission the latter part of January. He
is on active duty aboard one of Uncle
Sans transports. We are glad to be
able to bring his story to our readers.
But since you saw Casablanca only
through my eyes, | must give you some
thing for your eyes to see, and since
could not bring Africa or the sea or
the ship down to Mississippi land in
deed | should look rather ridiculous if
| strolled into your office one fine
morning carrying the mighty Atlantic
bundled up in a tin pail in one hand
and wagging the Lakehurst in the other,
while ! balanced ever so carefully a
million or two square kilometers of
African soil on my poor, long suffering
head)-since l could not bring these
hefty burdens to you, l am writing you
my "odessey,' acutely aware of the fact
that even you will probably find 1T
rather dull, a sort of second hand
"travelogue' without the redeeming
feature of having pictures to enlighten
monotony of the scrawl.
We steamed into Casablanca harbor in
mid afternoon. Ever since lunch | had
been looking for the shoreline, but
although it was a fine sunny day with
only one or two puffy white clouds
drifting across a blue sky, there was a
mist in the distance and for a long time.
ages it seemed to me, l could see moth
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
Harriet Reagan Makes
Good College Record

Friends of Harriet Reagan will be in
terested to learn that she is making a
splendid record at Millsaps College.
She was awarded the Bourgeois medal
for highest quality point index in the
freshman, sophomore, and junior classes
at the recent Millsaps commencement.
Besides being on the Deans list and
serving as an officer in Beta Sigma
omicron social sorority, Harriet is also
president of Theta Mu Sigma, a scien-
tific honorary on the campus. Harriet
will return to Millsaps July 6 to start
her Junior year.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
Johnny Dinos Gets
Commission 9th

FORT BENNING, Ga.-(Special)-
Johnny A. Dinas of Durant, Mississippi
was commissioned a second lieutenant
in the Army of the United States Thurs.
day upon successful completion of the
Officer Candidate Course at the Infantry
School at Fort Benning. 1t. Dinas is
tho son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Dinas of
312 Mulberry Street, Durant .
The new lieutenant was indicted into
the army on February 4, 1943, and serv-
ed with the Mississippi State College
ROTC before going to Officer Candidate
School three months ago. He held the
rank of ROTC Cadet before being COM
missioned.
The new officer is a graduate of Du.
rant High School in Durant, Mississippi
and Mississippi State College at State
College, Miss, where he was prominent
as President of Y. M. C. A., President
or Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. member
Of Omicrom Delta Kappa, Blue Key. and
Scabbard and Blade.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03

There is widespread dissatisfaction
and resentment in h South over the
way some members Of Congress have
persisted in debating at this time the
question Of poll axes. Why the nat
ional Congress should spend valuable
time in debating a question that is
strictly the business of the several
states concerned, we do not know. The
fact that they have spent and are spend
ing time and energy and effort in try
ing to poke down the threats of the
Southern states their own ideas on the
repeal of the poll tax lams shows they
are not seeking unity on fighting the
war nor exerting their best efforts in
that direction as they should be. Ger
tain elements in the Congress are more
concerned with reforms at home than
with fighting the war.
Mrs. Roosevelt has identified herself
with the latter group.
Speaking before the second annual
city-wide Harlem Negro Week observ-
ance in New York on May % the First
Lady advocated repeal of all poll taxes.
OF course this is nothing new for Mrs.
Roosevelt. She has advocated this for
years and has earned the reputation of
being the greatest champion of colored
people ever to occupy the White House.
But on the question of the poll tax,
a subject which offends such a large
section of the country, it does seem that
she could remain silent rather than STIR
ring up more strife and discomfort and
disunity at a time when unity is so
sorely needed.
In fact If Mrs. Roosevelt would just
keep off the lecture platform for the
rest of her husbands emu in the
White House we would be glad. There
are millions Of people who feel that she
would contribute toward winning the
war just by remaining quiet. At least
she wouldn't retard it.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
Soil Conservation
Work In County
Praised By Bennett

Henri P. Watson, chairman of the
Holmes County Soil Conservation Dis
trict Commission, has received a letter
of commentator from Chief Bennett,
head of the Soil Conservation Depart
ment of the United States Department
of Agriculture.
Chief Bennett praised the work being
done in soil conservation in Holmes
county and urged that the work be con-
tinued.
County officials were gratified to get
such a letter from the head Of the de-
partment and stated that Holmes county
farmers responsible for the progress
made to date were to be commended
for their efforts.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03

HAZEL
EYES
By Hazel Brannon

As this is written over one-half mil
lion miners in the United States are off
their jobs on strike and the nations
coal industry is paralyzed while our
service men on the far-flung battle
fields Of the world are fighting and
dying in order that we may continue
to enjoy "our way Of life."
So far no one has come forth with
any practical plan to make men stay
on their jobs. The soft pedal has been
put on labor SO long by the President
that Congress has long felt itself in
capable Of dealing with any situation
concerning labor.
We wonder just how the President
really feels about labor now. He alone
is responsible for the privileges it has
enjoyed and the gains it has made. In
stead of being grateful and serving the
President and the country through
backs to the pleas of the Presidents
representative, walk off their jobs and
stop war production. Nothing like this
has ever happened before in the history
of our country. Never has labor be-
come as strong or as brazen. Never
has it defied the government in such
q manner
The whole world is looking to the
a solution quickly .
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
Joseph Stewart. Is
Promoted To Corporal

Friends Of Joseph Stewart, son Of Mrs.
Susie Stewart of Route 4, Lexington,
will be interested to know that he has
beer promoted to Corporal in the U. s.
Army.
Joe received his basic training at Fort
Eustis, Virginia, in the anti-aircraf
division and is now stationed in Panama.
Joe was indicted into the army in Sep
TENDER, 1942, and his host of friends
will be happy to learn of his advance
ment.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
Julio Frances Jones
Finishes At Doytono

Julia Frances Jones, was one of three
Mississippi girls graduated from the
administrative school of the Second
WAC Training Center at Daytona
Beach, Florida, upon completion of a
six weeks course offered to WAACS
selected for their business background,
education. and aptitude. Aux. Jones is
now stationed at Victorville Army Air
Field, Victorville, California. She is
the daughter of Mrs. Mamie Jones of
Pickens.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
8 P. M.-COURT OF HONOR

1. Pledge to the Flag.
2. Singing.
8. Introduction of parents by Scout
e points, out of town; l point, in Lex.
ington).
a.. P. H. Williams Talk-(10 to 1t
minutes).
g.. Recognition of Announcements.
6. Stunts by Troops.
Z. Closing-Taps.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03

Billy Elmore returned to California
Saturday where his ship is in for pc
pairs. Billy has been in the Pacific
war zone for almost 10 months, wearing
five campaign badges, Asiatic, South
Pacific, Caribbean Sea, South America,
and Before Pearl Harbor. He is expect
ing to go to sea again soon. He is a
radioman on . Navy tanker.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
Pfc. Hubert 1. Jones
Attends Gunnery School

Having graduated - an expert air.
plane mechanic from the Army Air
Forces Technical Training School, KEGS
Ter Field. Pfc. Hubert L. Jones is now
attending Gunnery School at Laredo,
Texas. His wife, Mrs. Frances Cooper
Jones, and infant daughter, Carol, re-
side with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. C.
b. Cooper, Pickens, Route 2.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03

In the United States Army a soldier
who refused to obey orders is arrested
and put in the stockade. He is brought
to trial and usually sentenced to hard
labor and loss of privileges including
pay.
II immediate legislation was passed
by Congress drafting every worker in
an industry vital to the war and in
addition q law was passed making it
treason to strike against the govern
ment In war time, we wonder just what
would happen.
One thing is certain. America Is not
yet pulling together in an effort to
win the war. People do not have their
whole hearts in it. The only persons
who really seem to be concerned in
winning the war are those who have
loved mes in the service.
Too many people are making too much
money out Of the war and defense jobs.
Too many people are worried about
social gains" We have not yet settled
down TO serious business. And this
eighteen months after Pearl Harbor.
We would not presume to know
exactly the trouble. Whether 1t Is be-
cause the people Of the country did not
want the war to begin with, we cannot
say. But we do know one thing. II
the mon ~As~Ars running the War don't
find out what the trouble 10 soon and
remedy II we are going to lose every
thing we nave before we know what's
happening to US.
Decent people throughout these United
States are fed up and disguised with
the Presidents labor policies. Somehow
or other we cannot help but feel that
the low spirit Of the people stems from
their Wholesale resentment of the adj
ministration's labor policies and the
bungling manner in which it has con-
Quoted the whole war on the home front.
Not until the President quits coddling
labor and forgets about social gains
is he going to get the cooperation and
spirit from the people he must have if
we are to win the war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Dodgers, Cards
Both Win

Tho Now York Giants quito Oh
viousiy aren't going 10 Get any
whore IN the National League
pennant race. but If they can keep
the Brooklyn Dodgers from max
ing any progress they are going
10 take care of that particular
angle.
The Giants didn't do 50 good
yesterday in one of only two
games played in the majors. They
lost 10 the Dodgers by 7 10 !, in
a game called al the end of eight
innings on account Of darkness.
However. even with that VIC
tory the Dodgers have whipped
the lowly Giants only SIX out Of
10 and have had some OF their
fierccSt luSslcS with the New
York club.
The Dodgers won Yesterday
with SiN-run >cvcnth-Inning
that gave Bobo NewSom his sew
cnth triumph Of tho season Ken
Chase was the victim Of the up
rising.
ST Louis Cards beat Cincinnati
6 to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Alexander Is Champ
S'eastern Star Hands Bob BumenfeId First Defeat
TO Win City Prep Tennis Title

Sixteen year old Bob Blumen-
field Of Central has his first defeat
Of the season today in Metropoli-
tan High School tennis. James
Alexander Of Southeastern. I'M
known in 1911. is the new city
singles champion.
Cnul meeting Alexander %oStcr-
hay IN the individual champon-
ship final al Northwestern Field.
Blumenled had nine straight VIC
tories IN his ledger Alexander only
recently had leaped into promi-
hence by his victory over James
Jankowski, Hamtramck, district
junior champion
Alexander won. 90. Cd. 6-2
Blumenfeld had the first set. a
contest of experimentation and
errors. by slightly better control
and superior use Of service South
eaSternS representative tried too
hard and grew tight"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
City Net Meet
Aids Red Cross

Entries for the annual public
parks tennis championships, open
to players residing within a 40
mile radius of Detroit City Hall
and conducted by the department
of parks and recreation, close
Friday with Hubert G. Johnson,
50i Elmwood.
All entry fees so 10 the Ameri-
can Red Cross. Four events are
on the program--men's s, women S
and junior singles and mems dou-
hles The juniors must be under
Is years of age as of Jan |. 1913.
The field IS expected - include
Milton Hoffman, Just back from
Texas Ray Gibson, Hobart Wrob-
bel Leonard Conroy karpelcS
Irving Brent. Douglas Willis
James JankoWSki. Hubert Manlrc,
Kenneth Mundie. Harold Russell
among others.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Hdgg To Run
In Cleveland

CLEVELAND. Juno % ms
Gunder HacC the Swedish runner.
will he in Cleveland July 81 10
participate in the Northeastern
a. A. L. meet. with his probable
opponent being Gil Dodds. who
captured the Cleveland knights Of
Columbus title last March
Cleveland will he the fifth stop
on Hagg's tour Of the country. in
Guiding stops m Chicago Los An
gelcs. San Francisco and Boston
He viii attempt 10 lower his 1000
meter record in tho Cleveland
meet.
DOddS. 2 Boston divinity stu
dent, formerly Of Ashland College,
Ashland. O.. and a track star
there. expressed p desire 10 COM
pete with IIaCg in any distance
from "A mile 10 5000 meters
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
GSEsaEle Gains 2d Title
.AG EsE'i SSS Stadium

SouthpaW Bill Glane finds Briggs
Stadium an ideal spot today for
the pitching of championship
games IN 1912 Glane pitched Bat
talon II 10 tho MdCetS title in
the FrcmcnS Field Day feature.
Yesterday, Glanc kept Pershng
to four hits as ChafSeY gained the
Metropolitan High School honors
from Pershng. east side crown
holder. 6-3. DENLY took third place
from Mackenzie. 90. They were
the respective runnersup on the
east side and west
Eight Pershing errors helped
ChadSey immensely as Larry
Thomas allowed one less hit than
Glanc and with a better break
might have gone through victor.
porShing. S players erred more
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Gee Back
AS HHurIer
For BucS

PITTSBURGH. dune % CUP)
Johnny Gee. pitcher for whom
the Pittsburgh Pirates reputedly
paid $4,000 several years ago.
has been roinstatcd into baseball
by Commissioner * VI. Lands.
and has accepted terms 10 play
for the Pirates
Gee, SIX foot nine inch product
OF the University Of Michigan, re-
tired last season because Of a
shoulder ailment
Since last Tuesday. he has been
working ont az Forbes Field, and
he convinced Pirate officials that
his arm was IN good shape. Gee.
whose home is In Syracuse. y. Y.
has played with the Syracuse and
Toronto clubs of the Interna-
tional League. and since his re-
UTCmCnT worked as a physical
instructor at Adams, y Y high
school
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23

from ovCrCaCcrncSS than lack Of
skill
Chadsev scored four on one hit
in the fifth after the Doughboys
had q one run lead Only four balls
were Init 10 the outfeld off Glane,
but three Of the Pershing hits
were came in the fourth when
PershinG marked up three TALES.
Two unearned runs came Chad
Sey's way in the second. And an
error was the start Of the fifth
when Chadsey went in front 10
stay.
John Rutherford wildness was
no bargain 70 Mackenzie. He left
in sixth during which nine DenbyS
went 70 bat. Ross Macklom re-
lieved Rutherford and had his bad
moments before retiring the side.
Carl Schultz Of DENLY gave up 10
hits 20 Mackenzie but in only one
inning. the seventh did the Stays
get more than one.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
2 Spartan
Net Stars
Advance

EVANSTON. III. June % INSl
Tom Brown Jr. University OF
California entry seeded SO q led
the favorItes INTO today'S second
round Of the national collegiate
tennis Tournament with "a 81 o.
triumph over Jim Lothrop of Hi
noiS yesterday
Francisco lPancho) Scgura of
the University Of Miami top
seeded, entered the second round
through "A bye.
Among those who survived the
first round were two Michigan
State players 49, Frank Beeman
who defeated Grover DAILY Chi
cago. 81. IS. and Gordon Elliott.
winner over Erie Thiermer. Chi
caeo. ga. SIS Ga
Don Stake Kalamazoo Col
lege. advanced through default
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23

In the second Alexander came
up and made use Of his net play
and Blumcnfold.~ slips The third
and final Went % Alexander when
he made better use OF his over.
head rs his rival Slumpod on the
same stroke and tell victim 10
pressing,
The doubles final was decided
last week with Harvey Snidcr and
Sherman Katz of Central who
started 10 play only a year ago. as
the winners Katz and Snidcr went
through the league team season
and the individual championships
without the loss Of a set.
Jankowski meets Gerald Bartos
Of Chadsey for third place today
and the doubles teams from DENLY
and Hamtramck likewise. Ar
rangementS are pending for tho
plaY-of of the west side team lie
between Central and Chadsey for
the right 10 meet Hamtramck.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
SpOr
Capt. BUD Shaver
Says JOBS Sing
When Cor0ered
By LEO MACDONELL

capt 81 @ E.d1 Shaver,
opinion O.. ,he Jap IS f.er'er
less Gat-cr,rE thar tsaf a.
some others The former be
tra; Times sports editor Is with
the g.r corps $50 Alaska. a> Ncl
may SNOW
"The Jap hunting has been
pretty good and ought 90 get
better when we Get Ia whore
tHTY are thicker The captain
Vrur. They're tough In q
dumb. rcgimental sort 81 WAY,
but not particularly smart
They'll charge with hayonet>
All right, hut II YOU don't run.
they don't know what 70 do
NEXT. They sing. too, when YOU
can get one all in one piece.
But enough of that l don't
want 10 worry the censor"
II NoI are nor familiar with
the iarco0 Of the underworld
sing means 10 "Squcal' when
caught GanCslcIS sing or
'S7uceI % as YOU have read
Incidentally Capt Shaver
can bat or a nifty newspaper
yarn but makes no pretenSc TO
being poet In Alaska he
leaves poetic verse 20 has now
I.-k-u-etc Can't kCn Smear.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
Cokes and Candy Bars

But withal. things haven't
been so bad in Alaska, Capt.
Shaver points out. The captain
has had Coca-Cola and candy
bars. the snlde.
1T is sort of rugged out here"
Capt Shaver explained, but
quaint. Remind me 10 describe
II Ia YOU after the war. But IL
has it's good points. l was able
Ia buy a LOT of swag-l2 bottles
Of Coca Cola, n dozen candy
bars. two boxes Of cookies, all
nj once. or course, II may he
months before we get anything
again. but we learn To appre-
ciate those Injuries. don't
think I'll ever he able TO go by
a candy store again"
The conductor Of this column
heueyes that il would be a nice
gesture If the soldier boys like
Capt Shaver would fix up
"cINAan boxes" and send them
back home. This writer would
BE- glad 70 pay collect postage
on a box Of cOkes and candy
bars
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-23
What a Lineup!

Earl HIICan Of the Ancri-
can Legion service bureau asks
you
How would YOU like 10 own
this ball club-Selected from
the lit of lji American League,
players now IN the armed
forces"
phil RiHzuto. -: Barney
NCC osliy, Of; Ted Williams. Of;
Joe DiMaggio, of; Hank Green
berg. IN: Cecil Travis, 3h;
Johnny PeskN. 2b Birdie Teb-
belts. G.; Bob Feller. Red Ruff
ing and Ted Lyons, pitchers.
u is an interesting query bur
u would be no time for lIIi.gan
20 PROFOUND the question 20
steve O.NcilI who B, having has
leadaoreS with the Tigers.
IillFsn recalls that Green
berg vas on first base before
beng switched 20 Jeff fold with
'Hc Tigers.