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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24
Formers Moy Have
Soil Tested Now

Farmers and gardeners of the county
who would like to have their soil tested
for lime and phosphate may do so now
by bringing a sample of the soil to the
county agents office. Testing equipment
has been set up to take care of this ser
vice.
Soil camples should be taken when the
sol. is reasonably dry and a half pound
is sufficient. Scrape the surface OF the
soil away to about 1 to 2 inches and then
pick up the sample and place it in a
paper bag. This should not be done with
the fingers as this might cause the test
to show more acidity than it should
show. These samples should be taken
on the different types of soils IN the
field where the farmer is wanting TO
determine the treatment. In other words,
on the eroded slopes and on the flat
bottom soil. Samples may be mailed or
brought to the office numbered in such
a way that the farmer will know the
places where the samples were taken
when ne receives the report, after the
test has been run.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24
RED CROSS


Tho War Department through Nationai
Headquarters American fed oross re-
quires strict records be kept OF all Gov
ernment materials which Chapters are
making into Kit Bags, knitted articles
and surgical dressings for our service
men. Records must be kept not only OF
the number of articles made and surgi-
cal dressings shipped but OF the time
which is consumed by the volunteers
who are doing this splendid work For
this reason and because we AVE peeh
instructed to make a report on this each
month to our Area headquarters we
have passed the word along to the vol
unteers who are serving as ehairmeh Oh
these services over the county and they
in turn have instructed their Key work
ers. For instance, 1T is asked that eaeh
worker in the surgical dressing rooms
register (as they have been doing) ana
that on leaving they feg's'er ~ w"
they worked. The Captain on duty tof
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24
Basketball Comes At
Holmes Junior College

One division of the Big Black sub
regional tournament will be held at
Holmes Junior College, Friday and Sat-
urday, March 3-4.
Girls teams entered in the tourna-
ment include McAdams, Coxburg. Sails,
West, Lexington and Carrollton. Boys
teams include C~arrollton, West, Sails,
McAdams, Lexington, Coxburg, and Good
man.
Friday night beginning at 700 o'clock,
the McAdams and Lexington boys, the
McAdams and Coxburg girls, the Cox
burg and Goodman boys will play.
The Saturday morning session will be-
gin at 1000 with the Lexington and
Carrollton girls playing the first game
followed by Carrollton and West boys
and the Sails girls playing the winner
of the Coxburg, McAdams game, of the
night before.
SATURDAY. afternoon beginning at 200
o'clock the winers of the Goodman-Cox
burg and the McAdams-Lexington games
will play followed by the winners of the
Lexington-Carrollton girls playing Fest
who drew a bye in the first; and the
Sails boys playing the winner OF the
West-Carrollton game.
Saturday night the finals for botf
girls and boys will De played beginning
at 1880. o'clock.
All these teams are evenly matcneo
and should provide good games for those
who like basketball.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24
Mitchell Is Named
Outstanding Citizen

p. A. Mitchell, district manager Of the
Mississippi Power and Light Company.
will be given the outstanding citizenship
award for 1913 in Kosciusko. 1t is made
to the person, who in the judgment Of
the committc. has meen the most out
standing citizen Of the year from the
standpoint Of community service.
This announcement will be of interest
to people in Lexington, Durant, and Car
thage as well as Kosciusko. Mr.. MitchelPs
territory includes the towns mentioned
and he has many friends in all of them.
For the past year he has maintained a
residence in both Durant and Koseiusko.
He is a member Of the Durant Rotary
Club and the Chamber of Commerce in
Kosciusko. He has always taken a lead
ing and and active part in all communi-
ty affairs.
Mr.. Mitchell has been with the MPL
Company for nearly % years and has
been in this territory for nearly five
years.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24
Red Cross Honor
Roll Is Listed

Durant: Mrs. W. H.. Counts, Mrs. j.
l.. Longinotti, Mrs. Marcus Love, Mrs.
Gordon Allen, Mrs. J. O.. Langfair, Mrs.
w. s. Kicks, Mrs. W. +. Martin, Mrs,
Jean Rowe, Mrs. Carl Order, Mrs. j. J.
Smith, Mrs. c. H.. Blanton.
West: Mrs. Walter Brock, Mrs. w. l..
Wright, Mrs. Daisy Stevens, Mrs. q. c.
Alexander, Mrs. A. C. Autry, Mrs. Tom
Brock.
Lexington: Mrs. Sam Herman, Mrs.
Tom Shepherd, Mrs. T. C. Fisher, Mrs.
James Odom, Mrs. r. o. Duke, Mrs. w.
l.. Hooker, Mrs. c. A. Glover, Mrs. G. G.
Ash. Mrs. r. NJ. Sevire, Mrs. Effie Swift
~tenberry, Mrs. Minnie DigHs, Mrs. |. X.
King, Sr., Miss Elizabeth Heinrich, Miss
Julia Heinrich, Miss Wayne Heinrich, Mrs.
Kathryn Ellis, Mrs. Jewell Jarrett, Miss
Minnie Jordan, Mrs. Sidney Rhyme, Mrs.
Kit. Povall, Mrs. Emile Lucas, Mrs. Mar
tina Hooker, Mrs. George Rutledge, Miss
K. NJ. Mcleod, Mrs. B. Sirtyler, Mrs.
Norman Weathersby, Mrs. c. A. Moore,
Mrs. John Mcdonald, Mrs. w. E. Strider,
Mrs. ID. T. Ruff, Mrs. f. D.. Boyd, Mrs.
T. S. Ellison, Mrs. White. Mrs. Sue
Wood. Mrs. Perry Strickland, Mrs.
Claude Rollins, Miss Agnes McDade, Mrs.
Paul Lindholm, Mrs. Clover Johnson,
Mrs. Goldie Rodgers, Mrs. A. Jacobson
Mrs. S. l.. White. Mrs. E. F.. Rothed,
Mrs. W. H. Roach, Mrs. Alton Parker,
Mrs. Ed White, Mrs. Burt Roach, Mrs.
S, NJ. Johnson, Mrs. j. X. Going, Mrs.
Roy G~eiston. Mrs. A.. p. Shepherd. sr..
Tchula: Mrs. J. l.. Shields. Mrs. Geo.
Sawaha, Mrs. V. Remhard, Mrs. s. A.
Eggleston, Mrs. CASTOR Lyons, Mrs. J.
f. Cunningham, Mrs. Ned Parrish, Mrs.
Geo. Buck, Mrs. W. w. Gwin, Mrs. W.
w. Woody, Mrs. 0. Nixon, Mrs. James
Love, Mrs. WILDER Marshall, Mrs. Unger,
Mrs. Paul, Mrs. Austin, Mrs. Stay, Mrs.
F. Darnell, Mrs. c. B. Wilson, Mrs H.
Schur.
Pickens: Mrs. B.. f. Presley, Mrs.
Louise Mcpherson, Mrs. C. G.. Meek, Mrs.
W. L. Dickerson, Mrs. f. J. Spangier,
Mrs. Austin Shuman, Mrs. Gladys Cor
den, Mrs. j, Z. Maxwell, Mrs. G. J. Hor-
ton, Miss Matte May Hart.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24
Women Account For
Over S166,50O. Sales
In 4th War Loan

Holmes county women's committees as
sisted in the Fourth War Loan drive
in every community in the county and
their efforts resulted in over 1885, 500
sales, according to Miss Dorothy McBee,
county chairman.
What the women in each community have
done is shown in the columns below which
is shown in the columns below which
gives total sales, womens' sales and com
mitteemen and chairmen:
Cruger-Sales, $26, 593 rs; women So
licited, $50; Mrs. Marion Estes, chair
man; Addie Downer, Nell Mathis, Ruth
.O'Reily, c. H. Spivey, Mrs. F. c. Flem-
ing.
Durant-Sales, $94 ,691 90; women So
licited, $4,000 90; Mrs. Walter Odom,
chairman; Mrs. w. n. Counts, Mrs. d.
NJ. Barranco. Mrs. Nora Bley, Mrs. Louis
Longinotti, Mrs. Clara Stokes, Mrs. Dan
Comfort, Mrs. r. C. Elmore, Mrs. J.E.
Sweeney, Mrs. W. E. McCune, Mrs. Wal
ter Durham, Mrs. Zouella Bacon.
Goodman-Sales, $15,500. Women So
licited 6 ,S40.55. Mrs. Oma Powers, Mrs.
j. T. SHELTON, Mrs. Ras Branch, Mrs. A.
S. Donald, Mrs. Dave Forde, Mrs. Dell
Fugate, Mrs. Carrie Carter, Mrs. Dave
Gulledge, Mrs. Hal Terry, chairman.
Lexington-Sales, $293, 10000. Women's
part, $50, 500. 90. Chairman, Mrs. B. s.
Beall and Mrs. l.. w. Carson; Mrs. E. Fl.
Shaddock, Mrs. w. p. Lewis, Mrs. j. F.
Williams, Mrs. N. B. Hooker, Mrs. Homer
Davis, Mrs. George Patterson, Mrs. John
Howard Beall, Mrs. d. T. Ruff, Mrs. W.
B. Kenna, Mrs. d.. C. Lundy, Katherine
Mcleod, Mrs. W. M. Vincent, Mrs. II. II.
johnson, Mrs. Claude Bailey, Miss Julia
Heinrich, Mrs. w. l.. Hooker, Mrs. Nor
man Diggs.
Tchula - Sales 127,55O.O0 Women's
part, solicited $17,55o.0O. Mrs. w. 3.
Jones, chairman; Mrs. William Penn,
Mrs. CASTOR Lyons, Mrs. J. J. kazar,
Mrs. c.. r. Hamlin, Mrs. w. R. Huddle-
ston, Mrs. Oliver Nixon.
Pickens- Sales, $113, $4,000. Women's
part, solicited $37, 8 8 90. Mrs. T. B.
Montgomery, Mrs. Hood May, Mrs. J. d.
McKie, Mrs. J. f. Maxwell.
WestlSales, 55,556.00. Women so
licited s27 ,O5O.OO. Mrs. M. S. Rogers, Mrs.
w. l.. Wright, Mrs. Clyde Cade.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24
80 Counties Meet
4th War Loan
Quotas TO Date

Praising Holmes County War FINANCE
leaders and county citizens for helping
make the 18th War Loan a success, Rex
/. Brown, state chairman, notlfled OIL
Gals here that So of the SO county units
had met or exceeded their assigned quo
tas in the drive.
He expressed belief that the lone
county which had not made a compiete
report will reach its quota by the week
end. This will give the state another loo
nor cent record, as in the Bird War Loan
Drive.
+ Rond remnants will be awarded
shortly after February 70, wheh iiha'
sales will be reported.
"On behalf of the Treasury Depart
ment. we wish to thank the thousands
of volunteer workers who made the Ath
War Loan Drive in Mississippi a sue
cess" Rex l. Brown, state chairman
said. Especially do we want to express
our gratitude to the county leaders anu
their staffs, who ave unseiflshi! ..
their time, money and talents to iead
their Respective Spohh
top in this important task.
"Without their cooperation and sup
port. our job would nave beer an I'M
nossible one. With this drive success1ui-
" completed, we have made another s'ep
toward final victory; we have also SHOWN
our fighting men that we are soiidiy
hacking their attack 1t behooves all Oh
us to continue to give the war effort our
unqualified support
The chairman also gave high praise
70 the State Committee and volunteer
workers "who worked tirelessiy to MAKE
tho drive a success" Members OF the
committee are: Frank Mccoy, IT,
Greenwood, vice-chairman; A. q. Brush
I.aurel; B. J. Carter, Jr, Meridian; Mrs.
Lorraine Crockett, Jackson; c. o. Dean
Leland; Frank L. Fair, Louisville; Les
ter G. FAINT, Holly Springs; James a.
FINLEY. Tupelo: Eugene Fly. Jackson;
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24
laps Enjoy High
Rate Of LiieraU,
Says Mrs. Munroe

The Japanese people enjoy a very high
degree of literacy, said Mrs. H. II Mum
roe, who for IS years was a missionary
to Japan and knows the people of that
country intimately.
Mrs. Munroe, who now makes her
nome in Faraday, La, spoke in Durant
last week on Wednesday and Thursday
to members of the Rotary Club at their
nights at the Presbyterian church and
noon meeting Tuesday.
Mrs. Munroe said that the rate of lit
eracy, those people able to read and
write. was about 20 points higher than
in the United States. Our rate is about
n per cent.
The Japanese school system is COM
p%ulsory and very strict. An excuse from
the parents is not enough for a Japanese
child to miss school. 1t must be from
a doctor.
Stressing the fact that the Japanese
people are industralized and have
smoothly-running stable commerce, Mrs.
Munroe pointed out that Japanese trains
always IuU anu Itkut oh Inv
For 33 of the 35 years she lived in
Japan the speaker said she had heard
war and rumors of war.
These people worship their ancestors
in spite of all their high degree of edu-
cation, she said. But when they become
christened and rid themselves of their
fanaticism they become true believers
she said.
In response to a question Mrs. Nun
roe said she was not surprised to learn
of the atrocities visited upon American
servicemen who became prisoners OF the
Japs. She said she did not believe thai
the worst had been told, She also stated
that the horrors we're visited by all
classes Of the Jap soldiers who hate
the white men rather than by the ig-
norant element in their armies.
Rev. H. S. Robinson, pastor OF the
Presbyterian church, presented tn
speaker whose message was greatly in
formative for those who had the priv
ilege of hearing her.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24
Presbyteridns Have
Services Sunday

The regular Sunday morning worship
services will be held at the Presbyterian
Church in Durant, according to an an
nouncement today of the Rev. H.. 8.
Robinson, pastor.
Preaching will be at the eleven O'Clock
hour with the pastor in the pulpit.
The evening service will be given over
to the Baptists who welcome at their
Sunday service their new pastor, DR.. }.
Niles Pickett.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24
Tchulu WAC Given
Good Conduct Medal

Fort Des Moines, la. (Special)-T4
Vera p. Beckham of Tchula, has been
awarded the Good Conduct Medal. She
is stationed at First WAC Training Gen.
ter. Fort Des Moines, Iowa.
This was one of the first awards Of
this nature ever presented to a WAC
at Fort Des Monies.
The Good Conduct medals were award
ed WACS who had shown exemplary
behavior, efficiency and fidelity and who
had served in the Army for a year or
more.
Since no medals are presented by the
War Department during the war, thu
Wacs received red and white striped
ribbons and will be awarded the medals
When the war ends. The ribbons are
worn over the upper left pocket.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24
A/C Dovid w. Ellis
At Perrin Field

Perrin Field, Texas. Especial Con
tinuing his combat training as a pilot
of the Army Air Forces. Aviation Cadet
David W. Ellis, 20, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert P. Ellis of 3o8 Spring, Lexington,
has arrived at this Training Command
basic school for nine weeks instruction.
Cadet Ellis will fly heavier, faster ships
that nave the handling characteristic OF
military combat planes.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24
New Baptist Pastor
breaches Sundov

DR.. and Mrs. : " &C have
arrived in n. cMSS their home
and he 4e pulpit of the
First Nep.oS n in the regular Sum
day nNsSo .sorship hour.
Ever. .fiember of the church is ex-
pected and the public is cordially in
vited to attend the services and well
come the new pastor.
During the evening worship hour mem-
beres of the Presbyterian and Methodist
churches will attend the Baptist service
honoring the new pastor.
Everyone is cordially invited.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24
American Red Cross
Holmes Counk's Quota
Drive Is $4,000

The month of March has been desig-
mated by the President of the United
States who is also president of the Anne
rican Red Cross, as "Red Cross Month"
in which to raise funds for war relief
as well as for other contin-
gencies that may arise and which are
sponsored by this humanitarian organi-
zation.
The Nation is being. called on to con-
tribute $500, 900. 90 as a minimum amount
needed for all anticipated purposes.
Holmes County's Part In This Campaign
Is $1o,ooo.eo
w. R. Ellis, St., has been appointed
County Chairman with L. E. Barr vice.
chairman to head the 1914 War Fund
drive and the following nave been named
as chairmen and co-chairmen of the sew
eral towns and communities.
Lexington: w. f. Thurmond and Herman
Flowers and Mrs. ID. T. Ruff.
Durant: W. p. Taylor and Mrs. H. L.
Harrington.
Hocutt.
Ebenezer: b. W. Humphreys and Mrs.
Matt O'Reilly.
Pickens: Ed Atkinson and Mrs. H. P.
st. John.
Goodman: L. P. Hand and Mrs. zilpha
Mansell.
West: w. T. Hand and Mrs. C. B. Cade.
Acorna: j. d. Williams and Mrs. M. J.
Evans.
Howard: Geo. Ellison and Mrs. P. A.
Richland: ]. E. Chisholm and Mrs. CHS
ohm.
franklin: ]. NJ. Powers and Mrs. Robert
Lipsey.
Mileston: L. A. Funchess and Mrs. J. E.
Cunningham.
Bowling Green: Hugh Mcclellan and Mrs.
Mcclellan.
Lexington RID s: A. E. Ellington and
Mrs. j. S.. Bevill.
Centerville: Mrs. L. f. Williamson and
Mrs. W. E. Grace.
Oregon: H.. NJ. Garrett and Mrs. e. F.
Rathell.
Owens: E. H. Fowler and Mrs. Fowler.
Brozville: +. A. Barrentine and Mrs.
bdTTentlne.
Beulah: j. X. Boatwright and Mrs. Boat
wright.
Tchula: J.. E. Gwinn and Mrs. o. W.
Nixon.
Cruger: S. F. Buchanan and Mrs. G. G.
Griffen.
Thornton: Frank Eakin and Mrs. W. NJ.
Thompson.
Coxhurg: Merrill Eakin and Mrs. w. r.
Holmes County Publicity Committee:
B. S. Beall, Jr. chairman, with j. l.. Lon
g%inotti, Durant ard Mrs. |. w. Carson,
Lexington.
4 meeting OF the above named chair
men and co-chairmen has been called
by w. H. Counts, chairman of Holmes
County Chapter American Red Cross, to
be held in the City Hall, Lexington.
February 25th, at 400 pm. for the pur-
pose of completing the county organiza-
ton and to discuss the various phases
of the 1914 War Fund campaign.
1t is also announced that the organi-
cation of the colored communities of the
county will be perfected at a later date.
We want everyone to participate IN TINS
campaign. The colored people of the
county never fail to respond generously
to calls of this nature and we bespeak
for them a hearty response to this ap-
peal. Holmes county as a whole mas
never failed in any undertaking Of so
worthy a cause. We are now engaged
in a death struggle to maintain and per-
petuate those ideals for which our coun-
try has stood since it's inception as a
Nation and we will not fail on this in
stance to espond hole-heartedly to the
appeal for help which comes to us from
the one organization, The American Red
Cross, which can and will render a ser
vice in the emergency that is paramount
to all others.
W. R. ELLIS, Sr.
County Chairman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24

Little Misses Dixie Winborn and Bar
bara Lee Gibson entertained members
of the Junior Music Club Wednesday
at the home of the latter.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24

Mrs. B. o. Beisel. Jackson, spent the
weekend here with friends
Corp. Bill Ellard is HON on a ten
day furlough from Penn.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24

Mrs. Joe C. York, Jr. will attend .
meeting of the clerks of Selective Ser
vice Boards and Appeal Boards in Jack.
son next Monday and Tuesday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24

Mrs. Rupert Ellard leaves for Battle
Greek, Mich. this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24

r. A. Geary, Vicksburg; R. G. Kennig-
ton, jackson; and Leo Seal, Bay st
Louis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24

Mrs. A. X. Dinas adm the twins spent
the weekend in Duck Hill.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24

Mrs. NJ T. Woods, Mrs. Tom Ashley.
Mrs. A. S. Tatum and Mrs. J, w. Nor
wood went to Yazoo City last Wednes-
Ezy.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24

Friends of Sgt. Joe c.. York and W. l.
Durham will be interested to know they
are now in Italy, They have been trying
70 ret IN touch with B. ]. Allen and
Steve Mussiewhite. of Durant, who nave
b.en reported to be in that vicinity.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24
And rub her nose against the nose
OF some damned Zulu king.

And rub her nose against the nose
OF some damned Zulu king.
Twas by design and not oy luck
She chose this distant shore
The only place she hadn't tuck
Her darned old nose before.
Now having rubbed the royal nose
She crossed another sea
To scare the natives, | suppose
Or watch them plant a tree.
This happy thought occurred to me
As homeward bound she sped
why couldn't they have shipped the
tree
And planted her instead?
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
BY Hazel Brannon

There is at least one thing in which
the administration has been consistent.
1t has consistently, from the beginning
of this war, treated the American peo-
pie like we were a bunch Of spoiled
children in giving us news of what's
going on in this war.
Our losses and blunders have been
consistently hidden from the public un-
til they had some good news to reveal
as If by giving us the good they could
take away the effects of the bad. Just
like we give a child a piece Of candy
to get it take a pill.
The administration, using the excuse
Of mot giving aid and comfort to the
enemy" has kept losses from the Ameri-
can people long after the enemy has
known our losses better thar our W
government.
That policy is sickening and does not
for one moment fool thinking Ameri-
can citizens.
The loss Of a transport and over a
thousand Amercina men months ago is
not made easier today by the knowledge
that our fighting men have in a measure
avenged Pearl Harbor at Truk.
Releasing the true facts Of the Doc
little fiasco at Tokyo a year later only
served to create doubt and confusion
and mistrust Of the men responsible for
making the policies for our military men
to carry out.
IL the administration could see its
way clear even this late to start giving
us the news good and bad, straight from
the shoulder, without any garnishment'
as soon as possible without giving our
enemies knowledge they might not 9th
erwise have, we cannot help but feel
that morale on the home front would be
a great deal higher.
There would not be the present nee
essity of selling" people on the idea
Of buying war bonds and KEEPING them
Of begging workers not to strike and
not to be absent or tardy on their jobs.
And there's going to be plenty Of hard
things to CONG.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-02-24

>10asy ~ 1890
Of buying war bonds and KEEPING them
Of begging workers not to strike and
not to be absent or tardy on their jobs.
And there's going to be plenty Of hard
things to CONG.
Mr.. Roosevelt has criticized and made
light of members of Congress so many
times and for so long that it has be-
come a national scandal.
Radio commentators and cheap gossip
monkers like Walter Winchell have at
tackled congressman so much that it has
come to be the favorite past-time of the
people criticizing congress.
Most people laugh at the jokes told
on congress and do not realize the Sc
riousness of this trend. Congressman
are the elected representatives Of the
free people of the United States. In dis
crediting our congressman we are dis
crediting the people and representative
government.
The first thing a potential dictator
tries to do when he takes over a govern
ment is to make the people lose faith
in their representatives so as to bring
about a highly centralized government.
The President has set the pattern and
started this trend in America.
When conditions are such that a mis-
lake like Walter Winchell can call the
elected representatives of the people a
congress of reprehensibles," and mis-
representatives" then that trend has
gone far enough to form a direct threat
to the future of representative govern
ment. The people must have faith in their
representatives or Democracy will die.
That congressman can be goaded too
far has been shown Mr.. Roosevelt con
clusively this week in the resignation
Of Sen. Alben Barley, Senate Majority
leader.
Sen. Barley has carried the torch for
President Roosevelt since 1887 when his
infamous Dear Alben" letter won Al
ben the post of Majority leader and
broke Pat Harrison's heart.
He has carried that torch well and
washed a lot of dirty linen against the
dictates of his own conscience and judg-
ment. He has been loyal to the President
and served him well. Now he has had
enough of it. He made that plain in his
statement to Congress saying the Presi-
dent in vetoing the tax bill had made
a Calculated and celebrate assault on
the legislative integrity of every mem
Der of Congress
The Democratic caucus today which
accepted Sen. Barkley's resignation and
then reelected him makes it appear
certain that the tax bill will be enacted
over the Presidents veto since the House
has already overridden 1t.
So now rid of the burden of carrying
the New Deal torch which has been get
ting heavier and heavier lately perhaps
Sen. Barley as, the Majority Leader OF
the Democratic Party is now in a posi-
ton to lead the Congress of the United
States as representatives of the people
rather than the New Deal.
The following little ditty We picked
mp yesterday from the Jackson Daily
News. Our boys in the service we know
will be amused to read 1t.
Eleanor Flies Again
composed by ar American fher
risking his life daily in the South
Pacific.)
Call off the bombing for today
Wheel out an Army ship
Hold up the war, so Eleanor
Can take another trip.
Immobilize a fighting plane
Fetch oil and gas galore
For this old gal is eff again
To some enchanted shore.
Far 4venfy thousand miles she goes