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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-07-08
IT" Coupons Expired
On June Both

ct" coupons, used by commercial
Mississippi on June 30. Only the new
TT coupons are now valid. Major W.
f. Holcomb, district director of OPA.
today announced the provisions for re-
firing the old type IT" coupons.
These are:
Cd The consumer cannot use q I
coupon to purchase gasoline on and
after July /. All excessive T coupons
must be surrendered by July 5, to the
nearest District oDT office. Previously
such coupons had been turned in at
local War Price and Rationing Boards.
90 Gasoline distributors may not
accept old type 7 coupons from dealers
after July 10. If a dealer is unable to
surrender the T coupons to his supplier
before July 10, he may exchange them
for inventory coupons at his Local Wal
Price and Rationing Board.
go Old type T coupons may not be
deposited by distributors in r%ationed
bank accounts after July 20.
This amendment also reduces from
10 to 10 days the period during which
dealers may dispose of expired class A
coupons, either to a distributor in ex-
change for gasoline, or to a board. Dis
tributors must dispose of these cou-
pons by depositing them in a rationed
bank account within 20 days after they
expire.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-07-08
G.. J. Everett Is
Candidate For Rep.

We are authorized to the
candidacy OF G.. j. Everett of Goodman,
for the office of representative in the
legislature from Holmes county, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary election in August.
Mr.. Everett in announcing his candi-
dacy said he would appreciate the con-
sideration Of every qualified ~elector in
Holmes county and hat if he was elect
ed he would give his best efforts at all
times in the service of the people. His
statement follows:
To the People of Holmes County:
For twelve years ! have been a citizen
of Holmes county, teaching the boys
and girls principles of economics and
community welfare. Now that the
majority of these boys and many of
the girls are in the service of our
country | am asking the voters of
Holmes county to give me a chance to
continue to serve those students and
you by sending me to the Legislature
to do what | can to promote the general
welfare of the c%itizenry during these
trying days, and to help in postwar
reconstruction. We owe it to our fight.
ing sons the chance to return to a sound
economic system at home.
/ believe | am qualified to be a real
representative of all the taxpayers and
voters of Holmes county. | was reared
on a farm and still " and operate
farm property. AS a stakeholder III
business which paid dividends during
the depression following World War /
l learned something of the headaches
of the business world. As a teacher
who stands for training of the youth
for living rather than existing ! know
the needs of teachers and the school
program. Besides this learning by ex-
p~erience I am a graduate in the field
Of economics in both Mississippi
Southern ard Peabody College.
Because of the gas and tire rationine
it will be impossible for me to call at
every home and solicit votes of every
person, but l shall appreciate every
assistance, and if you select me as one
to represent your cause in the legis-
~lature, / shall give the task my very
best effort as l nave done in the past
with the work that you have trusted me
with doing so long.
Sincerely,
G. ]. EVERETT.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-07-08
Fall From Truck
Fatal To Durant
Woman tuesday

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ivy
were held Wednesday afternoon at New
port in Attala county following her
tragic death Tuesday morning. Her
head was crushed by the wheel of a
had fallen from the truck driven by
one of her sons. She was about go.
The tragedy occurred on old highway
81 at the skating ring near Durant.
Surviving are one daughter and three
sons: Mrs. Harold Mccullough, Hous-
ton; Otis, Allen, and Warrie Ivy.
1nterment was in Newport cemetery
with Southern Undertaking Association
conducting.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-07-08

been selling for $40 to Sl4 each. Re
tail prices on batteries are frozen
under the general maximum price regu-
lation at the March 1912 level of the
individual dealer. OPS encourages
farmers to report any o%vercharge.
Many Schools Burn
More than a million dollars worth of
schools are destroyed by fire per month.
To replace these buildings will require
approximately four million dollars
worth of critical Notwithstanding
that could have gone into the manu-
facture of planes, tanks, battleships and
guns. WPB has urged all schools and
colleges to take fire prevention action.
Clothing Prices Stabilized
Women's, girls and children's fall
dresses, suits, coats, blouses and SIM
liar apparel will cost approximately the
same as last year, as a result of a re-
vised maximum price regulation for
manufacturers issued recently by the
OPA.
Fall Victory Gardens
Victory gardeners who got a late
start can still plant tomatoes, beans,
squash, sweet corn, and Swiss chard,
dicates that 2 million more gardeners
have been planted, a recent poll in
dicates that 2 million more gardeners
still expect to plant.
Civilian Meat Quotas
More pork, lamb. and mutton, and
less beef, will be available for civilian
consumption during the next three
months, the War Food Administration
has announced.
Military Scholarships For Boys
Approximately $4,000 high school boys
between II and Is years of age will be
enrolled in an army specialized train
ing program and sent to school at
selected colleges and universities. The
reserve program will be limited to those
volunteers who received qualifying
scores on the pr~e-induction test ad-
ministered last April 2, and to those
who qualify in similar tests to be
given in the future. The next test is
scheduled for early November.
Older Workers Employed
More than a third of all persons en-
ployed in May were As years of age OF
older, said Paul c.. McNutt, chairman
of the War Manpower Commission, ant
added that the steady rise in employ
ment among older workers indicates
that employers are learning to valus
the experience and 'steadiness' of more
mature workers.
Defer Demand For New Homes
Necessary wartime elimination of all
home building not required by wal
workers is resulting in a tremendous
deferred demand for new homes, the
Federal Housing Administration an
nounced recently. Wide interest is be-
ing shown in the prompt resumption
of home construction when the war is
over and materials are again available
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-07-08
Ration Reminder

Ration Reminder
Coffee Stamp No. 81 Il pound is
good through July 81. Meat, etc.-Red
stamps P and @ good through July 81
Red stamp X becomes valid July IL and
expires July 81. Processed foods-Blue
stamps X, L, VI, expire July 7. Blue
stamps N, p, and @ valid from July l
to August 7, inclusive.
Stoves To BE Rationed
All new heating and cooking stoves
designed to burn coal, wood, oil or gas
for domestic use will be rationed IN
the OPA has announced.
To &c Teachers
A growing shortage of teachers IN
rural schools has caused the womens
advisory committee of the War Man
mower Commission to advance a 6-point
program for women's groups seeking TO
campaign against restrictive hiring
ruls. influence school boards to raise
teachers salaries and emphasize edu-
cation as an essential activity.
Strikes Cut Coal Supply
Because of strikes, only S3s 900 tons
of bituminous coal were added to the
nations ~stockpiles in May, according to
Solid Fuels Administrator lckes. Ad-
ministrator Ickes said hat we should
have increased stockpiles by more than
5000, 900 tons during May, but we were
still losing ground in June
Certificate For Strengthening
l..oal ,.rnar xrhn hnvE custom
slaughtering must, after July /, sign a
certificate giving his address, the
slaughter permit number, the kind and
number of livestock killed and the
total dressed and live weight. This
certificate must also be signed by the
custom slaughterer.
Christmas Packages For Soldiers
Christmas packages may be mailed to
American soldiers overseas without a
request from the soldier, from
September Is to October Is, the War
Department has announced. The pack
ages must be no more than five pounds
in weight, and they should be marked
christmas gift parcel"
Support Potato Prices
With large supplies of new potatoes
coming to market, the War Food Ad-
ministration has assured producers that
it intends to provide full support to the
potato market by government purchases,
Nurse Corps Organized
groups is the United States Cadet
groups in the United States Cadet
Nurse Corps, set up to revive young
women's interest in enlistment as stu
dent nurses. The Bolton Act, signed
by President Roosevelt June 10, will
provide student nurses with a distinct
i've uniform and insignia.
Cannot Raise Battery Prices
Complaints have reached 0PA from
various parts of the country that farm
radio batteries which retailed for $5
to 81, lately-because of scarcity-have
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-07-08

Showers were local, and Clay Lyle,
entomologist of the Plant Board, stated
that farmers should not be guided by
the condition on n~eighboring farms but
each one should make infestation counts
in his W fields and begin poisoning
as soon as 25 percent of the squares
are punetured. Three applications of
calcium arsenate at A. or 5-day inter-
walls are advised, repeating any washed
off within "a hours. If lice are pres
emit when busting begins, 2 percent nico-
tine should be included in the first
application, otherwise in the second ap-
plication. busting may be done at any
time of day says DR.. Lyle, but appli-
cations containing nicotine should be
made when the air is still and plants
dry.
Cotton leafworms have not yet been
officially reported in Louisiana or Mis-
sissippi but are gradually moving up
from southern Texas.
Information about cotton insect con-
troll, mixing nicotine dust, and sources
of poisons and busting machines may
be secured from the Entomologist at
State College. Mississippi.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-07-08
Mineral Box For Hogs
Should Be Provided

For hogs nave a mineral box or self
feeder with three compartments. In
one put 10 parts ground limestone and
/ part common salt; in the second put
10 parts steamed zone meal and one
part common salt; and in the third put
common salt. Do not allow either COM
partment, to become empty says County
Agent l.. w. Carson.
For beef and dairy cattle all ages,
keep accessible at all times in addition
to common salt a mixture of steamed
bone meal 4 or 5 parts and 1 part salt.
continued Mr.. Carson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-07-08
Joe York In North
Africu Wunts Letters

A letter from Sgt. Joe. c. York, now
with Uncle Sans fighting men in North
Africa, states he is well and would like
to hear from as many of his friends at
home as will write him He says the
country is very beautiful but awfully
hot in the daytime though it cools off
a bit at night.
Joe's address, for the benefit of those
who want to write him is Sgt. Joe c.
York, Jr, 14166879, Co. C, Ry. OPP. Bn.,
APO Sig, care Postmaster, New York
City.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-07-08
-Four Holmes Boys
Accepted In Service

White re%gistrants accepted for mill
tary service in the army from Holmes
Board No. |, Durant, in June were
Adlia Stevison Donald, Jr, Goodman;
Horace Lamar Bouchillon, Durant;
Floyd Seddell Upshaw, Piekens; Elmer
Carl McClain, Pickens.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-07-08
Bowling Green Services
Announced Sunday

Church School at 10 o'clock. Preach
ing at IL am. by the pastor. Preaching
at 8 pm. by the Rev. Herbert Miller of
High Point, North Carolina. Every
one invited to attend.
REV. r. E. WATSON, Pastor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-07-08
Thomas |. Bailey
Here Next Thursday

Thomas l.. Bailey, candidate for gov
ernor, will speak in Holmes county
next Thursday, July Is. The public is
cordially urged to come out and hear
him.
Mr.. Bailey will speak Thursday after
noon Mt four O'Clock in Durant.
The ladies are especially urged to
hear Mr.. Bailey's message.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-07-08
The Home Front

A weekly digest of news concerned with m important to the homemade
If Holmes County regarding developments on the home front.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-10-22

when every available dollar is be-
ing used to assure the success OF
the nations struggle for freedom
are the heavy expenses which
follow an unpredictable and I'M
expected need for hospital care
expenses seldom allowed for in
the individual or family budget.
The recognition of this prob
lem in recent depression years
prompted the establishment o f
Associated Hospital Service of
New York 10 1884 so that men
and women of moderate incomes
could pan. on a non-profis group
prepayment basis, to meet the
cost of future hospital needs.
"Sixty-seven non-profit hospit-
al service pans. all similar to the
New York organization, today
serve an area containing approx
imately so percent of the popula-
rion of the United States. With
a total enrolment of over
1000, O00-which is increasing
at the rate of about 5000 a day
these plans have paid hospitals
more than $3.50, 100000 for the
care of the subscribers in the last
few years. The New York Plan
alone has paid out for the hospit-
a | expenses o its subscribers
more than $40. 100000"
Senators Wagner and Murray
should study the plans and opera
tions of these Blue Cross Hospit-
al Service Organizations. They
permit the citizen to provide the
best of disqualification for him.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-10-22

night. the British inflict their
terrible blows. And the airfields
in Italy will soon play their part
in dispensing fighters while the
bombers saturate defenses.
The price for the Allies now
may seem high, but it is bound
to diminish, while the cost to the
Germans must ultimately rise to
unbearable heights. That is the
fact which should remain with
Americans when they read these
reports Of early losses.-T h g
Christian Science Monitor
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-10-22
'elf-To Stand On His Own Two

self-To Stand On His Own Two
teet--at a cost Of 3 cents per
day. The Wagner.Murray Bill
on the other hand, would have
the government provide him with
ferior hospitaiz alton at
greater eventual cost to himself,
and an accompanying loss IF kis
se'f-reliance. his dignity and his
freedom.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-10-22
The SCHWEINFURT

In air operations, as in all war
operations, there is a cost and
there is price. 1t is natural
that Americans reading that 60
OF their big bombers, represent
ing some 600 crew members. and
$4,000 900 worth of time and
materials, were lost in the raid
on Schweinfurt. should be think
ing in terms of price. 1t was
very high, and that cannot be
paid indefinitely. Germans, on
tn e other hand. remembering
what they threw into the air to
avert the blow. and what they
suffered in terms of vital pro-
duction, will be engrossed in cost.
Moreover. both sides can use.
fully speculate on future deals.
The Germans must consider the
fact that the American bombers
and fighters plunged into n e
hottest defense the Nazis have
offered. For nearly 1000 miles,
round trip, the Fortresses; es-
corted by Thunderbolts, scared
in broad daylight through n u n
dreds of Maxi fighters. knocking
down 104 of them. taking anti
fire in stride, to press home pre-.
cision bomb attacks on the 72
closely packed acres along the
River Main that contains Eur.
ope's largest ball and roller bear
ing mandatory.
We do not know the number of
American planes used. although
on the last German excursion it
was 855; nor do we know the pre-
else margins of destruction. But
this fact is clear: These raids,
which the Germans even now
lack power to turn back, are aim
ed directly at the production of
defensive weapons. The Eighth
Air Force has just announced
that both the Focke-Wulf assem-
bly, plant at Marienbtrg and the
component factory at Anklam,
were knocked out on Oct. 9.
In the meantime, American Of
fensive production ascends. Some
5000 planes were produced in |
September. And the super. bonn
Der B 20. besides which Fortress
es and Liberators are rated as
small, is on the assembly line.
And while Americans sleep at !
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-10-22
IS Percent of Soldiers Insure

The National Service Life In
surance Program in the army has
grown to a 65 billion dollar enter
prise. providing insurance pro-
lection to more than IS percent
of all members Of the army, &C.
cording to the War Department.
The program was established
three years ago.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-10-22
disqualification
NOn-SOCialiZed
BY George c. Peck

Recently we made rather caus-
tic comment about Senate Bill
l161, introduced last Spring by
Wagner of New York and MURRAY
of Montana, which is to come be-
fore this present session of Con-
gress for debate, and we earnest
ly pray-for defeat. That's the
bill, you will recall, that proposes
! to take the practice of medicine.
hospitals and clinics out of pri-
vite hands. and turn them over
stock and barrel to the federal
bureaucrats to control and mis-
manage.
, Nothing could b e more n.
, American than this abortive pro-
posal nothing could be more
contrary to the ideolcgies and
concepts upon which this nation
has been b Vi t. The very
thought of even remote posi-
blllty that the citizans of this
country would ever have to crawl
to some petty politician or ward
heller to obtain the services of
physician Or disqualification, is
repugnant to every red bIooded,
thinking American. But chat,
my dear friends, is the untenable
position in which you will be if
the Wagner Murray Bill becomes
law.
One CT our friends who looked
over our f orm Ter dissertation
against the Wagner Murray Bill
said to US: What you say NAV
b e true, but W h at provision
would you make for those PEOPLE
Of moderate means who are over
taken by illness or accident?'
The answer to our friends
question was written in Dallas,
Texas, some fourteen years ago
when group Of 800 school
teachers pioneered a hos-ital ser.
vice plan. From this humble be-
ginning has grown a movement
known as tn e Blue Cross
which nowspread-eagles the ma
ton. But here let US band over
the ball to Associated Hospital
Service of New York. We quote
from some of their printed liter.
ature:
The ability of American men
and women to Stand On Their
Own Feet when faced with emer-
gencies has long been a part of
our national tradition and pride.
Individual independence, h w.
ever, is becoming increasingly
difficult to preserve.
Foremost among the causes of
dependence upon others in days
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-10-22
Tcntins Tonight

Here's a trainee who just can't
seem to get away from canvas. Pri-
vate James L. Kelly of Co. A, 6lst
Bn. MRTC, was former canvasser
for the awning department of an At.
lanta, Ca, store. Arriving in Camp
Berkeley, Texas, he found him
self quartered in the tent area on
Berkeley Heights.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-10-22
Reduce Moisture Content

In making lard, the moisture con-
tent must be reduced to about 2
per cent to insure keeping quality.
and cracklings must be we'll
Drowned before this stage is
reached. Meat scraps scorch east
ly SO they should be removed before
the lard is rendered.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-10-22
Ear2est in 5. Enerica

At one time ground sloths were
the largest and probably the most
numerous animals native to South
America. says Field museum pale
ontologist
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-23

edge follows the line Of the nose so all light
is shut out then have someone rotate a book
slowly at a normal reading distance in front
OF you while you read This forces the brain
TO send nerve impulses to the muscles that
move the eyeban and helps TO develop good
habits Df fiXation (points whore the eye
focuses)
The young man looking into the instru-
ment in the photograph lcft) also is having
one eye trained at a time although this seems
to be a two.eyed gadget II is the Tel-Eye-
Trainer. He thinks he's reading page with
both eyes but lights are arranged SO he reads
alternately with the right and the left eye
This exercises the smooth muscles of accom-
modation which can't be moved voluntarily
and forces the brain TO send them the proper
nerve impulses TO move them.
Sometimes so-called calisthencs (gymnas-
tic) cards are used with this instrument On
the left half Of the card-which is something
like an old stereoscope view-there will be a
dog let us say. on the right half hoop
Quick shifting Of the lights makes the dog
seem TO be jumping through the hoop
When one-eyed or monocuar vision has
been learned the second step is TO train the
two eyes TO do together what the one eye has
been doing. The third step in the learning
to-see course is training depth perception or
seeing in three dimensions.
In the first photograph at the bottom of
the page the girl who is looking at the flash
light is having the ncarpoint Of conveyance
tested. That means the vision specialist is
trying 70 see how close he can bring the fash
light 90 her nose before il becomes blurred
before she sees two objects instead of one or
quits looking at it with both eyes. The armed
forces require that this near point be not less
than two or three inches from the nose.
The girl who looks through the stercoscope
i'm the second photograph and tries TO trace
over the vase she sees is finding out whether
or not she has good tWo-eyed vision Actu-
ally, as you can see, she is drawing the vase
on the right-hand side Of the card instead
Of over the original If this right-hand draw
ing is exactly the same distance from the
center of the card as the left-hand drawing
her two-cycd vision is excellent If it is too
near the center. or too far away that means
her two eyes aren't cooperating as they should
Detroit evening times., 1943-05-23

efficiently, according to Dr. Belts. means
building up better seeing patterns in ones
brain.
Light reflected from the thing you're look
ing at passes through the lens OF the eye
and forms an upsidc-down picture on the
retina at the back of the eyeball This pic
ture stimulates many tiny nerves in the retina
and causes them 10 send impulses O. the BRAIN
via the optic nerve.
The brain interprcts these impulses and
at the same time turns the picture rght-sde
up, If the interpreting machinery is faulty
a person may 60 through life seeing upside
down. but such instances are rare.
It's when the brain sends wrong messages
TO eye muscles that most seeing difficulties
occur.
The striped muscles that control single
ness Of vision, so you see one image, not two.
are those that move the eyebaU itself So
both eyes turn in little bit and point d-
reouy az the object you're looking at Sci
entists call this type OF movement convorgence.
The smooth muscles. controlling clearuess or
sharpness OF vision, adjust the lens and change
the size of the pupil Those movements are
CallrI accommodation
II is the BRAINS job 10 keep the muscles
Of convergence and those of accommodation
working together in balance
Most of the eye training oH,rcjeps at the
college are done by means Of specially de-
signed instruments and must be- gicen by a
competent specialist
Each person who enters the Clinic starts
ont with a complete eye and vision rNamina-
tion by consulting ophtha.moiogist cor OPP
tometrist This shows up such common things
nearsightedncss Cmyopial farsghtedness