The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-09-02
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= By HsEsi Br.nnoa
e7i6,OOO. Is Holmes county's quota in
che Third War Loan campaign which
gets underway one week from today,
Thursday. September 9th.
The President is asking the people TO
buy fifteen billion dollars worth Of
government bonds in the third war loan
drive. Thirteen billion dollars was the
nations goal in the second war loan
drive in April and the goal was over
subscribed.
During the second war loan drive
Holmes county citizens purchased
3SlO,73 in government bonds, oversub-
scribing our $685. 900 quota by $5oy6so.
Plainly speaking our quota in this
drive is nearly three times what It was
during the last drive. 1t is going to
Be hard to realize that much money but
mot impossible by any means.
Any number Of expressions have been
heard from citizens on all sides that
they did not believe we could raise our
quota in Holmes county this time. But
W must.
Everything we have ever hoped to
have IL tied up in the future Of America.
Every means at hand must be used
70 keen America free, strong and un-
afraid. Victory on the battlefront IL
nscessary before we can 20 forward
With life in these United States. Every
thing is awaiting the outcome Of the
war.
The American people should be welded
together in one purpose . the winning
Of the war. The sooner we win it the
sooner we may hope to resume our nor
NAL life and activities, that much sooner
can we be free to make any changes in
our present government that may need
changing.
We personally do not approve OF a
lot Of things that are going on under
the euise of winning the war we
must swallow those things. We reserve
the right to dislike them heartily as
yell n the right to do something about
them when the war is over.
One thing Is certain. In order Tor
our fighting men to win the battles they
must have the best fighting equipment
none can buy your money and my
money. Not only the money we pay IN
taxes but the money we invest in the
future Of America with War Bonds.
The more Americans who W a stake
in this country the more secure It's
future will be. We must all buy a stake
In It during the Third War Loan drive.
At tho meeting Of the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee held Tues
day in jackson to declare to party
nominees = resolution was offered
.~Sssnafnrr che national Standardization TOR
~policies, detectives and attitudes In
imical to the continued growth OF free
enterprise and freedom and to the proper
development Of the economic and social
life Of the SOUTH"
The motion was defeated by a vote
Of 1911 and will be referred to next
years state convention without recon-
mendation."
Evon Ford, state senator and state
director Of the REA, led the fight against
the committee action.
Herein we see a bureaucratic gov
eminent functioning. A government
strongly centralized and run by bureaus
can have stooges in every state in the
union in the form Of o~fficeholders whose
main purpose Is to perpetuate that form
Of government. The whole idea is re-
pugnant to democratic principles.
Mr.. Ford was reported to have been
greatly assisted in his fight against the
resolution by T. d. Davis, associate
manager Of Tom Bailey's campaign.
According to reports in the state press
both Cov.-elect Bailey and Senator
Bilbo favored a more temperate reso-
lutien, and after the committee voted
10 defer action Mr.. Bailey expressed
himself Is being satisfied" with the
eutceme.
rAis action on Mr.. Baiisy's part seems
70 indicate that he definitely favors
going down the line with the people
Who now control what used to be the
Democratic party. It gives some prae-
deal basis for the reported "New DEAL
money that was supposed to have come
into Mississippi via Senator Bilbo to
defeat Mr.. Conner who was known to be
againstSs fourth term for the President.
Whether the New Deal actually sent
any money into the state to help de-
feat Mr.. Conner We could not say. But
We do know q lot Of Tom Bailey's friends
are going to be sorely chagrined If he
gsts too tied up with Bilbo and the New
Deal.
NAHs NAls01