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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-20
FLKs INSTALLATION

The Pride OF Michigan Lodge 10
SIS lBPOF Of W held their in
sisllation Of officers recentlv. Re
rort 10 the grand lodge showed
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-20
ROSEVILLE
Nv HARRY FILLMORE

The Rev. 6. W. Wallace pas
tor. spoke SUNDAY morning from
Romans. ninth chapter.
The pastors choir VIII render
program Sunday. March - Sir
J. Will Cooper Of Detroit will he
the speaker.
The Junior choir will sponsor
popularity contest on the fourth
sunday II March.
Mrs. Cooper Of Blair street IS
On tho sick list
Rrsel Julian is planning 70 leave
soon for the army
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-20
Judge William HASTE Wins Coveted NAACP Spngam Award

o new members and II rein
statements
The FRIDAY evening omen house,
conducted bv the Beulanlanh
Temple. vas quite s1cces'
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-20

girl duo and two other outstand-
ing acts. There will be Reed
eifes 20 round ont The new show
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-20

These business and pro-
fessional people, " h ose
names are listed here, are
giving their wholehearted
support to the Home Front
Msneuverings by serving the
public efficiently during this
war crisis.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-20
BOWELS SLUGGISH?

Feeling like YOU lost your best fnsnd =
hesdachy- dull al because Of sluggish bow
elsp Why put up with constipation misery?
Chew modem PERMANENT. the pleasant
tasting chewing gum LAXATIVE. Chew FEEN-
A-MINT tonight 81 bedtime taking only m
accordance with package direcuons Nert
morning thorough, gentle relief helping YOU
feel swell again. Millions RELY on FEEN-A-
MINT. Chew like your favonts gum. Tastes
good. Try FEEN A-MINT- whole family
supply costs only i0f.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-20
What Is This Remarkable
Natural Medicine

Gillian Is an advanced medicinal
compound containing juices from
IL famous hcalih-giying herbs. IL
is taken before meals and mixes
with the food in ones stomach, thus
helping to eliminate the poisons
that foster stomach troubles and 10
permit the kidneys and liver TO
function properly 1t usually acts
within 10 MINUTES 10 stop gas
pains. sourness. bloat and belch-
ing. 1t tends 10 make your liver
more active, clear away the old
bile from your system. and relieve
sluggish Kidneys and backache. IL
you have these or other ills so Oft
en- due 10 faulty elimination. by
all means give Gillian a trial.
Gillian Costs Little
Gillian will help bring out gases
and impurities Frequently, with the
very FIRST DOSEl which may
have been inside you a long time.
causing YOU many days OF misery
with headaches. dizzy spells. and
that lazy. drowsy. tired feeling. II
will aid greatly in cleansing your
bowels GRADUALLY drastically
or severely as they were NEVER
CLEANsED BEFORE. In addition.
GILLIAN will help make your stom-
ach. liver. kidneys. bowels more ac-
tive. and aid In building you up IN
general II can make you look, act
and feel like n different man or wo-
man. years younger
Gillian Is not expensive. II costs
you but few cents day surely
small investment for Vigorous,
glowing health
Gillian l. recommended and soid
~ all drug stores In Detroit. mn"
throughout The stale Of hichlgnn'
Help yourself 10 health. start TO-
day BY buying n hottie of Gillian.
one bottle will convince you.
' SALE AT
CITADEL
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-10-09
Four Wells Are
Spread Over Wide
Ared on MidwuY

was reported. Refiners are said TO
be offering Si.30, Cut Bank price.
10 Sl.50 per barrel.
Tarrant- Richardson No /, in
tended TO test the east extent Of
the Sunburst sand pool, has ce-
mented off lost tools and is running
pipe five feet below. ready to drill
in during the next two or three
days.
Hageman & Pond have. rig up for
No 2 well not far from the No.
while Katley & Kipe are moving in
for south offset. Tarrant-Berland
No. /, southeast test, is waiting for
crew.
Tarrant Wiley Edwards No l
was spotted this week one mile
east of Midway schoolhouse and
four miles north of the Texaco
discovery well on the Brady block.
The Texaco well is pumping II bar.
rels per day of 80 gravity oil, also
from the Sunburst sand.
Confident that the Richardson is
going to produce, r. c. Tarrant is
starting a well two miles east of
the Richardson, in NV NWA
SWA 21-27-N-1W. known as Olds
No. l.
The Texas company has started
its well northeast of Midway. its
Norma Keil No. /, and is drilling
at 200 feet. 1t is not far from Tar
rants Conrad Butte test. shut down
waiting for crew.
Walter Hale, contractor, moved a
Wichita spudder into the field Fri
day to drill the Tarrant-Wiley well.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-10-09
Wildcut Progr0vn
Narrowing Down
To Few Prospects

Northern Ordance company's
Montana wiIdcatting campaign is
drawing TO close with one well
drilling in Choteau area; one in
Cut Bank area and its Ingomar test
is testing a small show of gas with
little prospect of commercial pro-
duction Most promising of all is
the Gage well which is now going
on the pump with prospect that it
viii make around 225 barrels per
day from 6100 feet.
Following are r-Northern
Ordnance operations:
CARTER-N. 0.-KEvTN STATE c NO. 4
G NEA NEL 2S35-1E
Spudded 1O-4-43; drilling 1876.
CARTER-N. 0..PITCATRN NO.
HWA SEM 2I-zsN-sW Pondera Co.
CARTER-N. O.--PONDERA STATE NO. 1
c NEA SEA 9-2S-6W
Spudded 9-23-43; drilling. 1886.
CARTER-N. O.-STATE ca
SWA SWh 5-37N-4W TooIe Co.
Spudded S-27-43; plugged back: total
depth PISS; drill stem test. 2645 Madi-
son eoreds 2s2o,2sSo. dry; plugged back
with so sacks) Moving In spudder.
CARTER-N. O.-KEESSER NO.
NWk NWA 30-34N-3W
Plugged back from 1904, acidized show
of OIL 1900 gallons at 1872; abandoned.
CARTER-N. o. 4 BYRNE NO. -
NWA SWL 2-34N-2E
Spudded 9-16-43; 2158; abandoned.
CARTER.N. 0.-MORRxs NO.
Gage dome, Musselshen Co.
SWM SWM 15-9N-26E
Total depth TAOS. Plugged back TO 61OO
Acidized 1900 gal; swabbed 68 bbl IN
IL hours; acidIzed 5000 gal; swabbed
80 bbl. in 20 hours; preparing to put
on pump.
CARTER N. O.-HTLKEsON NO.
Ingomar DOME Rosebud Co.
NEA SEA 22-0N-35E
Total depth, 5S14: plugged back to
444l to test gas.
CARTER-N. O..HARDTNG SCHOOL 10.
Camp Crook, South Dakota
SWA SWK 1-17N-1E
Drilling. 6520.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-10-09

Frozen Err0tic
The erratic nature of accumula-
ton in the Sunburst sand was dem
onstrated in the new MacGuiness
pool of North Cut Bank oil field
this week when Glacier Produc-
ton company's MacCuiness No. 4,
slightly over quarter mile from
the discovery well, was abandoned.
1t had only a showing of oil in the
horizon which has given large flow
ing wells in nearby locations.
The MacGuinesS was one of two
compilations this week, both of
which were failures.
Drilling reports for Cut Bank
this week follow:
TWO MEDICINE AssOCIATIoN-TRI-
wv NWA swA s2-s2-5w
Rig up. (FTRST REPORT) Footage,
2310 feet north of south and $50 feet
east of west line.
PARDEE q CAsTLE-TRIBAL fss NO. 4
Sc NWA NWA 30-32~5W
Rig up. (FIRST REP0RT.l Footage,
$50 feet south of north and 800 east
of west line.
GLACIER PRODUCTION-HOPE NO.
NE NEA SWA 17-34-5W
Location. (FIRST REPORTl Footage,
$500 feet north of south; 2540 east of
west line.
ANDERsON-FEE NO. r.
81 SEIZE, NE4 syn !: sl,Ss 2;Sdo sn.,o 600.
5-inch cemented at $685. COMPLETION
9-14-43; sunburst sand, 2e55-2873; Upper
Cut Bank. 9003-3O37: lower Cut Bank,
Oss ots dnpb PAX axe SSs s,S 'sSe, EMS anS
IT, swabbed So bbl in IL hours; shot
SO qts nitro giycerin; swabbed 100 bl.
first "a hrs.
G. g. FRARYsTRIBAL CONTRACT 8
Sc SEX swA 1s-s2-ew
Spudded 9-17-43: Colorado shale. 700;
lO-cemented at 751; standing, 1880.
b. L. FRARY-TRTBAL CONTRACT z
Sc sWH NwH 1s-s2-ew
Spudded 10-S43; drilling, so.
C0BBTRIBAL 1877 NO. s.
NE SWH NW1k 1e-32-5w
Spudded 10-5-43 drilling, IT'S
CRUMI.Ey.TR1BALC CONTRACT 8 NO. f.
Sc sWN sen 29-32.5W
Spudded 9-3043; drilling, IFS.
GI.AOTER-PRODuCTEON-M cGUINEss NO.
g s.S sE8 s syn i essay ...,. aoo 4
inch casing cefnanted at $40.
upper snnbursD 2s21.2sse. dry; Sun
2ss3-2e40; oil, 2s3s2e40; total depth.
2944, fluid level 600 it.; swabbed "a
Dbl. first 16 hours; pumping.
GLACIER PRODUCTIONS NO.
sW ,gSl EH / MY W s,ss,sw .,,,,. go. =
COMPLETED 10443; Sunburst sand,
2S8S-2902, show oil; second sand 1882
2940, dry; third sand, 2972-2991, dry,
upper Cut Bank 3009-3038; lower Cut
1854; total depth. 3061; plugged and
abandoned.
GLACIER UCTON-BARREGTON
q SWA NEN 19-ss-5w
Spudded 9-14-43; Colorado shale, $685.
l0-inch at 624; drilling, 2515.
HAGERTY lGRACElTRIBAL CON-
Sc SEX SWA 24-32-6W
Spudded 1888; drilling, 210.
HANION-TRIBAL fs6 NO. g.
NE NWA NEM 30-32-5W
Spudded 9-20-43; Colorado shale $50;
1O-inch at 565; drilling, 1850
HANNAH-PORTER-TRT 1859 NO. A.
spod sM% s sz a eoSorsso sbaIs 40;
l0-inch cemented at 495; drilling 2610.
HANLON-TRIBAI A sos05a NO. t.
Sc NWA NWM 32-32-5W
Location
HAYNEs-KIEsEL no. II
NEM SEN 18-35-5W
Spudded 6-1-42. 104nch pipe cenented.
2825-2S35: shut down, 1850. VIII drill
to Madison lime.
INDIAN 0TTzwINKLER NO. s.
Sc SWH SWH 233S6W
Spudded 0-2645; drilling Colorado shale
400; 10-inch cefnented at SGT; finch
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-10-09

TRIGOOD-TREBAL zee NO. s.
NV NWk SEA 25-32-6W
Spudded 7-19-43. Colorado shale ITO:
10-inch cemented at AS. COMPLETION.
9-1-43; finch casing cemenfed al 3O7s.
Sunburst sand, 3027-3O35; upper Cut
Bank, 3070-3090; lower Cut Bank 1880
300; main pay; Ellis, 800; total depth
3102; fluid level 700 IT,; swahbed 35
Dbl. in 10 hours; shot so and so qts.;
pumping.
TWO MEDICINE AssN.TRTBAL NO. -
NV SWN .NW% 32-32-5W
Spudded 8-2-43. Colorado shale $50:
10-inch cemented at 5S5; drilling 277O.
WRIGHT-HAGGERTY- NO. T.
NV NWL NWk 32-32-5W
Spudded S-27-43; Colorado shale, 538;
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-10-09

buy ANOTHER BOND
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-10-09

Send a contribution to the sunburst
Badger.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-10-09

Q NWH SWM l5-34-BW
+ COMPLETED 10-6-43: Sunburst sand
2900-292O, dry; second sand, 292S-295I
dry; upper Cut Bank, 2973-2993, dry
lower Cut Bank, 2993-300i. show o
oil; Ellis. BOIL; total depth. S0iS; aban
doned.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-11-18
Parkinson Youth Writes
From New Guinea

]. T. Parkinson, ST., Of Eden. has re-
Gently received a letter from his son,
J. T., Jr., who ia with the Commands
in New Guinea, which say in part:
Recently I had a ringside seat at a
large air battle that took place here.
In fact ! rave seen two air battles re-
cent. ! am sure you have seen the ac-
count. Of H. in the When the
Japs came over bombing we all crawled
into our foxholes for protection. After
fighter planes had driven the Japs out
over the sea we crawled out Of our fox
holes and stood on the beach to watch
the dogfights in the air. Jap planes
were falling like black birds for a while.
Most all of these would go down in
flames. some would burst or explode
at a high altitude and plunge into the
sea. When the Japs come in to bomb
an area l always feel at ease when ]
can see our fighter planes after them
or in the air waiting for them to come
in. After once seeing our pilots go into
action against the Japs, chase all that
run away from the fight, overtake them
and give them the works, we ave all
the confidence in the superiority of our
air force. Would like to be able to tell
you some of the things that happen in
detail as to place and date, but this in
formation is not allowed to be written
to anyone.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-11-18
Gifts Asked For
Charitable Institutions

Free transportation service for sup
plies shipped to charitable institutions
in Jackson will be available from Nov.
II to Dec. 9th. The institutions to which
supplies will be shipped are the Baptist
Orphanage, Methodist Orphanage, Mis-
sissippi Children's Home Society, Old
Ladies' Home. and Old Mems Home.
These institutions are in need of all
types of food, supplies. clothing, sheets,
towels, bedspreads, table cloths. flour,
baking powder, salt. meal, soap, cleans
ing powder, brooms, mops. toothbrushes.
t~oothpaste, shoe strings, shoe polish
GALL c~olors), cereals, grits, rice, dried
fruits, extracts, pepper, mustard, vine
gar. fresh fruits, and any other nom
rationed items of food and household
articles that you find useful in your
own home. We are asking the people
from the rural communities to end all
the syrup they can spare. hay, corn and
any other grain for the dairy herd and
hogs.
Cash offerings will be appreciated as
money is always needed to pay current
obligations, maintain buildings in a liv-
able condition and purchase of those
commodities which are not contributed.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-11-18
Urgent Appeal Made
For Scrap Iron

Norman Weathersby, chairman of the
current salvage campaign in Holmes
county, today issued an urgent plea for
scrap iron, steel, rubber, copper, and
other scrap materials no longer in use
in the home or on the farm.
Holmes county's quota in this drive
is 993 tons of scrap, the largest quota
yet given. Eevry effort is being made
to get the scrap up to this figure but
the drive has been tagging considerably
due to shortage Of labor. according to
Mr.. Weathersby.
Every planter, farmer, principals Of
schools and other organizations are
urged to talk up the drive and more
than that, see to it that the scrap in
the various communities is gathered and
reported to the chairman.
People are not asked to give the scrap
but to sell it through local channels.
At present scrap prices are said to be
very satisfactory.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-11-18
{. E. Mayfie|d Rites
Held Al Durant

Funeral services were held Monday
for E. c. Mayfield, 95, Durant's Oldest
and one of its best loved citizens. Mr..
MayfieId passed away at his home Fri
day night following a long illness.
Services were held at the Methodist
Church with the Rev. f. S. Lewis former
pastor, officiating. Interment was q
Mizpah with the Southern Undertaking
Association conducting.
Mr.. Mayfield was born October 7th.
1S4S, and had lived in the same house
for the past seventy years. As a young
man he was active in the business and
civic life of Durant and was we'll known
and highly regarded throughout Holmes
county.
He is survived by three sons, Walter
Mayfield, st. Louis; Cliff Mayfield, Du-
rant; Edgard Mayfield, Tchula; Mrs.
Reeves Vandiver, Tchula, and Mrs. Hilda
Russell, Atlanta.
Pallbearers were: Edgar Howell, r.
E. Irby, r. E. Rosson, J. L. Longiontti,
F. V. McCullar, Henry Irby, M. T. Will
litms, and j. d. Cooper.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-11-18
Whot. Holmes Formers
Are Doing In
Soil Conservation
BY A. P. Carroll and r J. Ross

J. c. Sproles of Durant, treated 80
acres of old pasture last summer by
applying 800 pounds of superphosphats
and 600 pounds Of limestone per acre.
Cows in the fortified pasture grew
much better and were fatter than the
l kept in an untreated PASTURE"
stated Mr.. Sproles.
He plans to double his acreage Of
treated pasture next year. He also plans
next spring to treat CALLED and thin
areas in his pasture by fertilizing with
phosphate and lime, preparing a good
seed bed, and seeding with 80 pounds
of scarified sericea seed per acre.
W. b. Farmer of Bethesda, used his
five acres of three year old Kudzu for
grazing during the extremely
dry weather of this summer "My Kudzu
was valuable to me by providing plenty
of grazing at a time when my PASTURE
had dried up" stated Mr.. Farmer.
]. NJ. Kimbreugh of Lexington, recent
ly drained his fish pond after the fish
ing had become "poor" in the last year
or so. Sufficient fish were obtained by
draining the pond to supply many Of his
and tenants, and a good supply
was placed in his cold storage locker
for use later on.
He plans to restock his pond next
with a balanced stock Of 1900
gill Dream and 100 big mouth bass
per acre. These fish are to be supplied
by the Holmes County Soil Conservation
He also plans to begin ferti-
lizins the pond next spring, when the
water warns up, with 100 pounds Of
6-8-4 fertilizer and 10 pounds of nitrate
Of soda per acre of water surface.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-11-18
New Mendinx Bulletin Available

A new edition of the wartime bulletin,
"ABC's of Mending," has recently been
issued by the Department of Agricul-
ture. The booklet gives directions with
illustrations for mending household
fabrics and furnishings as well as
clothing. Skillful and prompt mending
10 encouraged, because the longer any
fabric can be made to last, just so much
10 the burden lightened on civilian goods
production. A copy of the booklet may
be had by writing to the Office Of In
formation. U. s. Department Of Agri-
eultars. Washington rs, d. C. W"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-11-18
Hobson Rites Held
In NeMIeton

Friends Of Mrs. Lonia Mayfield Hob
son, of Nettleton, will regret to learn of
the passing Of her husband, J.. 4. Hob
son, at the Tupelo hospital Friday fol-
lowing a hip injury received from a fall.
Services we're held at Nettleton Sun
day.
Surviving are the wife and one son,
James, Of Laurel, and one stepson, 1t.
Col. Theron Coulter, of Washington.
Mrs. Hobson was reared in Durant
and is we'll known here. Following the
services for her husband she came to
Durant to attend the funeral of her be-
loved uncle. Mr.. Callie Mayfield, who
passed away the same day as her hus-
band. She was accompanied by her son,
Col. Coulter.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-11-18
Nazarene Church
Revival Begins Soon

The Rev. W. j. Blackmon, pastor of
the local Church of the Nazarene, an
nounces the opening of a series of
evangelistic services to begin December
9Th. Services will be held every night
until December 10th.
The corps of workers will include the
Rev. L. C. Miller of Meridian, Profess
sor Joseph Stamp, Of Selma, Alabama.
and the local pastor and his staff Of
workers.
1t is announced that music and sing
ing will have a large place on the pro-
gram, including a variety of special
numbers. The congregations will be
efficiently led and encouraged to join in
the singing of the old familiar hymns
and gospel songs, as well as some of the
newer ones
Professor Joseph Stamp, song evange-
list, young peoples leader, and chill
dren's worker, will direct the musical
phase Of the program. A special fea-
ture will be his solo work, in which he
will furnish his own accompaniment on
q piano accordion. "This young man
is his own best advertisement-to hear
him once will bring you back!" says the
Rev. Blackmon.
The preaching during the meeting is
scheduled to be done by the Rev. l.. C.
Miller. pastor of Central Church of the
Nazarene, Meridian, Miss. He promises
to bring soul-gripping Bible messages
interestingly illustrated and with empha-
sis on the practical side of Christianity,
according to Pastor ~Blackmon. In addi-
ton to his pastorate, he holds the posi-
ton of chairman of the district church
school board Of his denomination, and
will probably conduct several seminars
in church school work while here for
the benefit of the Sunday school work.
ers in the local church and others in
The public is cordially invited to at
tend all these services.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-11-18
Duront Rotoy
Club Holds Meet

The Durant Rotary Club held its
weekly luncheon at the Hotel Durant
Tuesday.
President, w. p. Red" Taylor, pre-
sided over the meeting. Bill Counts re-
ported $165.44 had been collected on
the Crippled Adult Hospital drive and
had prospects Of more.
leroy Paris suggested that the club
ask the Rotary AIMS ut least twice
yearly At which time a banquet will be
had.
Several members reported having
heard from boys in service all over the
world in answer to the weekly letters
sent out by the club.
The Rev. w. p. Bailey, Methodist pas
tor, was a guest of Foster McCullar.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-11-18
Central District FLA
Met In Jackson

The Central Mississippi District
Future Farmers of America met Satur-
day. November s, in NJ. E. A. Building.
Jackson. The district was divided a.
follows: Holmes-Attala counties, Big
Black FLA; Council; Sharkey- Humph-
reys, South Delta Council; Leake- Mad
ison. Central Mississippi Council; Kinds
Warren-Yazoo counties. Jackson Coun-
ell.
Big Black Council (Holmes-Attala)
officers elected: President, Ralph
Roane. Ethel; Vice-President, Marion
Dempsey, McCool; Secretary, Allen
Dodd Curtis, Zama; Treasurer, Stanley
Brunt, McCool; Reporter, Clark Adams.
Coxburg; Watch Dog, Charles Young.
Holmes AIS; Council Adviser, H. A.
Cain, McCool.
Big Black Council detectives: 1. En-
roll 1000 of eligible boys from Council.
2. Each chapter have one boy advancing
to State Farmer. 8. All chapters have
entry in every contest. 4. Council spon-
SOS boys for American Farmer Degree
5. 1000 Participation in all war drives.
Program, 1943-44-Dec. 8, 1943, at
Sails. Parliamentary Procedure contest.
Jan. open date. Feb. 10, 1914, at Good
man, Ath. contest (basketball). March
10, 1914. at Canton, Judging contest.
April IL, 1914, at McAdams, public speak
ing.
The District public speaking contest,
one representative from each Council
will participate in contest to be held
May ID. 1914, at Holmes County AIS.
Goodman, Mississippi. District commit
tees in charge will be R. W. Almond.
AIS; d. c. Scott, Sails, and R. L.
Roberts, Belboni.
The Holmes ABS Chapter was repre-
scented by John Gee, John A. Killebrew,
and R. W. Almond. All chapters from
Big Black Council were represented by
teacher and two FLA dele
gates. The FLA meeting was in charge
Of Joe K. Laird, State FLA president,
assisted by R. H. Fisackerly, State super
visor and A. z. Strain, Executive secre-
tary. State College. Mississippi.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-11-18

Assurance that farm men and women
are occupying key positions in the war
effort has been given by Paul c. Nc
Mutt, Chairman, War Manpower Com
mission. when the history of this a
is written" he said, 81 nm certain that
much Of the credit for victory will go
to the men and women of our rural dis
tricts. Certainly in no war has the pro-
duction of food played so vital a part
and certainly no group has rallied be-
hind the war effort with more eager
ness and devotion. We Of the War Man
power Commission have done everything
in our power to maintain the nations
agricultural labor force at top capacity.
Eyery. acre Of land that can be planted
brings victory SO much nearer"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-11-18
Holmes County Men
In The Service
~
Buster Phillips Writes
From Southwest Pacific

Buster Phillips, Sic, USN, son of Mrs.
Pearl Phillips, of Durant, who has been
stationed in the southwest Pacific for
the past seven months, writes an in
teresting letter to his brother Charles
Phillips and Mrs. Phillips at Jackson.
Busters letter contains some good
advice for all of us. We quote:
Dearest Charles and Pete:
received all Of your nice letters and
enjoyed every word Of every letter
surely wish that l could see you and
the family this Christmas, but you know
that we have a big job to do and every
minute counts in the completion of that
job.
You asked several questions in your
last letter and l will do my utmost to
answer some of those questions. "a I
am Seaman First Class on the USS
Mahan. t2) | have seen plenty of act
ion. CD The salt water ruined my nice
watch and ring therefore | am minus
those items. (4) Pm in very good health,
the only sickness l nave is home sick
ness. (6) l haven't seen any of the Du-
rant boys, but hope to run into some
Of them someday. (6) l weigh 1856
pounds now and a real hard tack.
You also, asked what l wanted for
Xmas. The only thing l could use is
a thirty day leave, so just buy one more
war bond after you think that you have
bought all, you can stand, because the
more You buy the sooner l will be home.
Well, l will have to 90 on watch so l
will say, anchors aweigh until next
Your Brother and Pal,
BUSTER.