The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-02-25

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BY HAZEL BRANDON


challenge presented to them by their
government this week. They have
had the amount of canned goods
they are accustomed to using cut in
half. In the future they will be al
lowed only about one can of food
per week Per person in family.
Fresh fruits and vegetables are not
now rationed but no one can tell
when the supply will be cut down
or otherwise unavailable.
Thus the women win have on
their shoulders the responsibility OF
planning meals for their families
that will provide ample nourishment
and satisfaction and take into con-
alteration the limited amount allow
ed each person. No longer Will II
be possible to scare up meal in
fifteen minutes by going to the gro
Gerry and buying few cans OF fruits
and vegetables. !.
To aid the women Of Mississippi
in planning well-balanced and at.
tractive meals from the amount OF
food allowed under the rationing
System Miss Sarah Boddie, home
service adviser of the Mississippi
Power and Light Company, will
come to Durant once q month Tor
the next six months and actually
demonstrate to the women of Du-
rant what can be accomplished by
them with careful planning. For
the small sum Of IS cents recipe
book with meals planned for six
months may be purchased. Inc
book takes into consideration the
reduced amount OF foods available
and is published by the Westing-
house Co.
The tentative date for these meet
ings will be the third Tuesday OF
each month and the time and place
will be made known later. AS many
as fifty women must signify they
are interested in the demonstrations
in order for the classes to be held.
We are certain there will be no
trouble getting that many women
Interested. In fact, it is a real pub
lie service the MPL Company is do
ing in making available the services
of their trained food experts to peo-
ple in the small towns they serve.
The classes have met with eager re-
Spouse in Lexington where loo
women enrolled the first day and
they have been received with the
same degree of enthusiasm every
where else they've been organized.
II is the purpose of the MPL Com
pany to make this meal-planning
service available to every woman in
Durant 1t is desired to enroll at
least fifty here Friday. So if you
are interested in attending the class
es (Which are free) and buying the
recipe-book (85c) we ask you to
call the Mississippi Power and Light
Co. office (phone 1927 and have
your name put on the list Of women
who will attend these educational
and informative sessions.
It is the mothers of the nation
who guard the health Of their fam
lilies and now, more than ever, it is
important that we all stay healthy
so we can do our jobs well.
If state farmers are in doubt
about finding a market for food
they produce this year they should
look over list of products mill
tary camp of 10000 men viii con-
sumo in two weeks time. It includes
Is or 20 tons of Irish potatoes, 20
tons of sweet potatoes, $4,000 can
taloupes, tons of turnips, Is tons
Of snap beans, Is tons of cabbage
and $4,000 dozen eggs.
According to County Agent l. W.
Carson this list, or any part OF 1t
may be furnished through coopera-
tives at prevailing prices at the time
the products are ready for market.
The fact that Camp Mccain, near
Grenada, is so close to Durant
should make it possible for Holmes
county farmers to furnish all the
foodstuffs they can grow to the
camp They will definitely be help
ing out in the war effort and at the
same time helping themselves.
Senator Bankhead in radio adj
dress said reports Of the Americas
setback in Tunisia indicated "our
soldiers were at great disadvantage
and thousands lost their lives be-
cause of the lack of adequate ana
effective war equipment
Senator Bankhead is veteran IN
Congress and has the respect of the
people of this nation. The serious
ness of the charge he makes coming
from responsible official cannot be
exaggerated. 1t is something many
of our citizens have feared Il. that
American boys would be sent into
battle not quite well-enough pre-
pared or armed. An immediate and
thorough investigation should be
made of those charges and the.
American people acquainted with the
result.
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