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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
American Legion
SPONSORS Contest

Victory bond prizes In denomina-
ton Of $500. 500 and $50. and six
$50 bonds are in the offins for win
ners OF, the state finals in the ninth
annual American Legion sponsored
'Oratorical contest,
The contest = open 70 all students
in MissiSSippi enrolled In the 9th,
10th, .llth, or 18th, grades and Is
Designed 70 help students familiafize
Themselves with the United States
constitution. As many students as
desire may enter the local contest,
Winner from this county win COM
pete against winners from other
counties in the district. Winner Of
the district meet will participate in
state finals to be held in the War
Memorial building in Jackson on
March %. Local post contests will
end March 9Th and district sessions
will be wound up on March 18th.
The victorious boy Or girl in the
state finals will represent the Mis-
sissippi Department Of tho Ameri-
can Legion in a regional contest and
should he win there will be entered
in a national meet where prizes will
range from a four year college
scholarship to a one year college
scholarship. Four prizes win be CIV
en- in the national session and ex-
penses will be paid for contestants
in both the regional and national
meets with expenses for chaperon if
contestant is q girl.
All orations will be based on the
United States constitution, they
must be the original efforts Of the
contestant and must be delivered in
not less than ten minutes nor more
than twelve minutes. The same ora.
ton will be used all the way from
the local contest to the national. In
formal dress will be required in
contests and uniforms win be barred
in an effort to erase the, possibility
Of an unfair advantage for any con-
testant.
Complete Instructions regarding
the contest are pasted On the local
High School bulletin board.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
Holmes Men Are
Aboard Seq Devil

Pearl Harbor, T. H.-Cpl. L.. Viii
liams, Of Lexington, and Pvt. Duck
Woods, of Cruger, are two Of 1000
high-point Army veterans who are
being returned to the States for dis
charge aboard the S. S. Sea Devil,
which left Yokohama, Japan, Jan,
II, and was scheduled to arrive in
Seattle about January q.
The S. S. Sea Devil is one Of the
hundreds of Navy and Maratime
Commission ships which accomplish
ed the huge task of supplying the
Fleet, ground forces and land-based
air power during the Pacific war.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
1t. JONES Odom
Wins Navy Discharge

1t. James H. Odom, USNR, arriv.
ed home recently after spending q
months overseas. He left the States
March q, 1914 and served with the
Naval Supply Depot on Manus, an
island in the Admiralty group, until
December rs, l945, when he sailed
for home aboard the USS Custer.
He landed in San Francisco, Calf,
January 8, and received his dis
charge there. He and his wife are
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
billiard Odom.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
Pickens Rotary Holds
Weekly Meeting

The Pickens Rotary Club met Ton
its weekly luncheon in the new din
ing room at Mrs. Reeds Cafe. The
Club gave a rising vote Of thanks in
appreciation for the lovely new din
ing room Mrs. Reed had arranged
for the Club to use. M
The Treasurer Of the Club gave a
financial report for the last year,
which showed q nice amount in the
treasury at present .esr
At the next meeting Mrs. Hardie
McKie, director of music at the Col
lege, will give a musical program.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
Emory RAM Names
Officials For as

Officers elected to serve Emory
Chapter No. 80, r. H. NJ, Black
Hawk, Miss, during 1916: B. F. Kit
trell, E. H. p; H. B. Smith, King;
W. P. Brown, Scribe; A. I. Stone, c.
OF H.; P. H. Pentecost, P. S., Cecil S.
Moore, R. H. E., Howard Cox, M. of
Srd "; w. S. Parrish, M. of End ";
J. S. Wall, M. of LIST "; B. F. Gle
ment, Tres; R. E. Meek, Sec'y.; G.
A. Smith, Sentinel.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
Dr.. Potion Opens
Office In Durunt

DR.. C. E. Patton, dentist, has
opened offices in Durant in the Peo-
Piles Bank Building for the practice
of dentistry.
DR.. Patton has been in the service
the past four years, serving owe
seas over two years. Prior to enter
ing the service he practiced in jack
SON.
We are happy to extend a cordial
welcome to DR.. Patton.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
aNs1 agf~1iMSr es(Ja
Crock Games Set
At HUG Saturday

The Holmes Gymnasium will ,he
filled, with fans for the three game
al. VI the Ellisyille teams Wolmes-
Jones). Game time $50 Holmes AIS
boys will. open the preliminary Z
gainst ths high school team from
Jones AIS at ESQ the. Holmes and
Ellisville girls will play followed BY
the Bulldogs and Bobcats. Thia
should be the best series Of the en-
tire season at home. You'll miss Z
treat if you fail to be here on time
Saturday night, Feb. End.
The Ellisville Bobcats handled the
fast Holmes team their second de-
feat of the season Saturday night
at Ellisvi1le by a cor Of 1880, and
they have almost an entire team Of
Veterans mostly pre-war boys back
in school. Holmes has a much i'm
proved team and is out to avenge
the defeat of last week. Our girls
managed to keep ahead of the South
Miss. girls and won Q close game
score 1924. ylta- rF
Tuesday night the Northwest girls
and boys come to Goodman for q
brace Of games, and will be the only
games this season between these
teams. Little is known OF the .streng-
th Of the North Miss. team from
Senatobia. IA preliminary will be
played with some nearby high school
meeting the Holmes AIS boys.
Game time: $50 Tuesday night Feb.
5th.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
Norwood Addfesyey
Duranf RofaiiIiianits

The Rotary Club met for its Mgu>
lar weekly meeting and luncheon =
the Hotel Durant on Friday. Nh. J.
". Norwood, superintendent Of, tn
Durant Mfg. Co, made a most intss>
esting talk on the Real Silk Hosiery
industry.
All Rotary members will take part
on the program next week, the sub
ject being "The History Of Durantr.
DR.. w. H. Weeks talked to thu
members asking their aid in tn
drive to secure dental care for chill.
dren in Holmes county.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
Give !.
Million neesfor
worn OGt Edkds

go - NFfF
: During the four year period COM
mencing in l94l through 1915 thu
pulp and paper industry Of the, South
has purchased and distributed free
Of charge 10 million forest tree seed
ipgs to nearly 5000 timber land
owners in the South. The nine mills
with one exception, and one pulp
wood producer thus far participating
in the program are members. Of the
Southern Pulpwood Conservation
Association, according to its Forest
er, II. ]. Malsberger.e r
None Of these seedlings have been
planted on lands owned by the mills.
They have been given to- farmers
and small timber landowners and
planted on worn out or abandoned
farm land or on understocked or de-
pleted forest lands. Thus this indus
try is taking positive action in help
ing to renew the forest resource.
The trees have been mostly one
year old pine seedlings produced in
the forest nurseries operated by the
State Forestry Departments. Due to
the scarcity of labor and materials
during the war years the states have
been unable to adequately meet the
industry requirements for, seedlings.
If these 10 million trees had all
been planted at an Ska spacing
which requires $50 trees per acre.
about $4,000 acres have been plant
ed. This does not begin to solve the
entire idle forest land problem in
the South. 1t is, however, a very
definite beginning, and one first to
be undertaken by the pulp and pa
per industry.
Numbers, OF. old field plantations
in the South have already been
thinnedsfor pulpwood in conformity
with good forest practice at len
than l5years Of age These plantinsk
are growing At the rate At IN to n
high as ~ cords of wood per acre
per year. When the crowded trees
are removed in . pulpwood thin
ming early revenue is secured and
it increases the rate Of growth and
improves the quality of the remain
ing trees. It pays to properly caro-
for the forest and harvest its numer-
Gus products according to good for
est practices.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
Copt. HennC, Hudson
To Get Dischorge

= Capt. Henry c. Hudson l. home
on terminal leave .until March 80,
when he will receive his discharge
from the Army At Camp Shelby. af-
Yer two years service. oversees. He
landed in England January 20, 1914
and was stationed there four and
one-half months before going into
Normandy on D-Day plus 10 where
ne served with the Medical Clearing
Company in the First Army. Seventh
Corps.
Northern France, Belgium. South
ern Holland, and Germany were a.
mong countries in which he served.
In November 1914 Capt. Hudson was
assigned to the Ninth Army, sup
porting the 10th Corp and went for
ward with them across the Rhine
and on to the Elbe River.
On June 10Th he was assigned to
the 84th Infantry Division to 60 to
the Pacific but after vJ-Day he was
made Regimental Surgeon in the
334th Infantry Regiment and on
December 10th was made Division
Surgeon in the s4th Division. He
left LeHarve January 10th for the
U. S. on the George Washington.
While in Europe he enjoyed leaves
on the Riviera and in Switzerland.
After receiving his discharges Capt.
Hudson plans to 60 back into . hos
pital to serve his residency.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
Johnny Dinds. Gers
Service Dischorge

Johnny Dinas received his dis
charge from the Army January II.
He has been here on terminal leave
since December !. Johnny served in
the Italian campaign a. Lieut.. in the
8Sth Infantry Division for sixteen
and one-half months, and has been
back in the States since June II.
lo45.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
Baptist Church

Sunday, Feb. 3, 1916
c. M. Day Pastor
Sunday School 9:45 A. M.
Worship Hour HOO A. N.
BTU 600 p. M.
Worship Hour TOO p. n.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
Methodist Church

Sunday, Feb. 8, l946
w. P. Bailey, Pastor
Sunday School 9:45 A. M.
Pastor.s Message HOO A. M.
Youth Fellowship 900 p. M.
Pastors Message TOO P. NJ.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
Services A. Beylgh'
Sundoy Feb. 3rd

,opr. Pastor. Rsy, A, Il, Miller yin
preach at ReplaA, Bapfist .chsncA
Sunday afternoon February Ord at
three o'clock. .t.
Everybody, j. cordially invited tq
attend Sunday, School Sunday. morn
ing .at 10 o'clock and the preaching
service Sunday afternoon at 3 o.
clock.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
Mt. Moriuh Lodge
Names New Officers

Officers elected to serve Mt. Mo
riah Lodge No. 86, F g. A M, Black
Hawk, Miss, during 1916: A. I,
Stone, VIM, B. F. Kittrell, SW., w
S. Parrish, wv, B. F. Clement, Tres,
R. E. Meek, Sec'y., P. A. Pentecost,
S g. ]. Deacons appointed: Howard
Cox, Sd, ]. S. Jones, I'D.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
Presbyterian Church

Durant, Miss.
H.. S. Robinson, pastor.
Sunday School 10 o'clock.
Morning Service II o'clock.
Evening Service o'clock.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31

Miss Catherine Calender will
spend the weekend with friends in
Montgomery, Ala.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
Nozorene Church

Sunday, Feb. 3, 1916
S. D. Garrett, Pastor
Sunday School 10 o'clock
Morning Worship II o'clock
NYPS 6:15 o'clock
Evening Worship z o'clock
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31

Mrs. Brooks Davis left Wednes-
day afternoon to 60 to Chicago
where Mr.. Davis is in the /. c. hos
pital.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31

Our congratulations 60 to Sen. J.
Stewart watson Holmes couhty's
representative ia the state Senate,
on his vote Tor repeal Of the Black
1nS1ut tar.
Sen. Watson undoubtedly recog-
nizes the Halk Market tax has mn
stopped thu sSlk Of whiskey Ia Nh
sissippi and that, In fact, it has not
even slo<edM down. He knows that
the tax put on the whiskey. far from
cutting the profit the bootlegker
makes, gives HIN room to lay the
price on even hlavier. The bootleg
ger Is ii favor Of repeating the tax
only for its nuiyance value. The ex-
ira tax paid does not come out Of
his pocket. ne passes It and more
on to the fuy who buys from him.
Because Of this whiskey In NlsSis-
sippi costs from two to three time1
a. much Is It does In Memphis and
New ORLEANS liquor stotes.
It 4 TO- bad that We do not have
. group of men In the state lesisla-
ture with courage enough to vote
their convictions. II we did prohibi-
ton would be repealed and we
would have state liquor stores in
Mississippi. Citizens who want whis-
key could buy it at reasonable
prices. Those who don't want II
would not have it Haunted in their
faces by the hundreds Of disgraceful
joints lining our public highways
The state would get more tax money
than il does from the Black Market
tax and our laws could be enforced
Mississippians might even learn u
drink like gentlemen.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31

Mrs. Zouella Bacon visited her son
in Jackson this week.
Billy Mansfield will visit in Au-
burn, Ala, this weekend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-01-31
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
~ hAxgL

We would like to remind our read
err that Il y important TO pay your
$500 pom tax this year. II mtSt be
paid On or before Feb. LIST in order
to quality 70 vote IN the, Democratic
primary election next July And.
Al that time we will nominate
aU. S. Senator from Mississippi,
seven congressman, all circuit jndg-
-, al Chancefy judges and one
Supreme Court Judge.
Two dollars, all Of which goes to
our schools, b such . small sum to
pay for the privilege Of voting for
or oGofnst someone.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-04
Dairy Farmers
Are Advised
Conserve Grain

To provide more grains for starry
ing peoples. dairymen are urged to
use forage crops more efficiently Tor
both pasture and barn feeding ana
to eliminate all Wastetul gram iced
ing, Z. W. Workman. chairman,
Vance County AAA Committee, said
today.
The immediate need for food
abroad is so great that to encourage
sale of grains for shipment, the Gov
eminent has increased ceiling prices
for wheat, com. barley, rye, ana
grain sorghums. Increases have also
been made in certain feed prices
to bring them INTO proper relation
ship with new grain prices.
There VIII be need for all the mix
that can be produced with limited
supplies OF feed grains and the ann
viii be to maintain output as close
as possible TO record Levels OF me
past two years, according to lne u
S. Department of Agriculture. TINS
viii call for complete use OF pastures
and hay crops and the production OF
supplementary ana emergency crops
as needed.
The USDA statement SAID that pc
cause OF 1ne necessity for MAINTAIN
ing milk production, consideration
vii be given to increased feed costs
in any future adjustment that may
be provided in the returns - DAIRY
farmers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-04
NAVY ANNOUNCES
POSTWAR RESERVES

North Carolina is to be we'll repre-
sented in the plans announced for
the the postwar reserves, with units
being placed in Asheville, Charlotte,
Durham, Greensboro. Raleigh and
Wilmington.
For the present. the announcement
sad, district plans shall be based ON
starting the organlZat.N Of ready
reserve units on a volunteer basis
with full aCtiVation of the units for
July /.
he ready reserve will have ma
tioual maximum strength of 5000
Officers and l15.000 enlisted men.
who m event of national emergency
would be ready for sea duty within
ten days, supporting these would be
the standby reserve units.
Line officers for the ready reserve
viii be obtained from veterans once
graduates of the 50 NROTC school
students who waive duty with the
regular navy Enlisted men will be
obtained by transfer from the s:and-
by reserve of former service men
and by direct recruiting.
After discharge, the following op-
portunitics are offered to former
naval personnel. keep your rate; get
expert training, stay eligible for ad-
Vancement and longevity, take sum-
mer cruises and attend training ac-
tIVtIeS with pay.
The navy recruiting station located
at room 2O2 Post Office, Henderson
every Monday. has fun information
the announcement added.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-04
Abdominal Pain in Children

able as in appendicitis. The char
acter of the pain also seems to
differ from that produced by APP
pendicitis, so that the two dis
orders can usually be told apart,
A tuberculous infection of the
lymph glands in the abdomen may
also occur. However, in tubercu-
losis, there is usually no increase
in the number of white cells in the
blood. The abdominal muscles are
relaxed and pain and discomfort
persist between attacks.
Children with mesenterlc
lymphadenitis, as rule, are ap-
parently healthy and completely
comfortable between attacks.
DR.. Arid believes that mesen-
teric lymphadenitis mag be due
to a virus, that is, an organism so
small that it can pass through the
openings in a porcelain filter. The
virus is brought to the glands by
passing through the walls of the
intestine into the lymph channels.
The fact that respiratory m
fection, such as cold or sore
throat, often precedes the attack,
favors the theory that the condl-
ton is produced by virus, since
these infections are also thought
to be caused by viruses.
No treatment has been found
which will keep the attacks from
recurring. However, operation
and removal of the gland should
not be done, according to DR.. Arid,
since, as time passes, the condition
tends to clear up completely and
no further attacks occur.
The important thing about
mesenteric lymphadenitis is that
it's symptoms are like those OF
appendicitis and care must be
taken not to mistake one for the
other. The parents must remem~
ber two important things: Have
a physician examine your child,
and give no laxative or cathartscs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-04
An Invisible Aid to Vision

is misShapen. They can also b
Worn following the removal OF a
cataract or hardened lens. They
are also used when one eye re-
quires much greater correction
than the other.
Cause Unknown
The cause of keratOconus IS not
known. 1t interteres greatly with
eycSight on account Of soaring
of the cOrnea and the great amount
of nearsightedness. The condition
always affects both eyes but may
start in one and progress to the
other. Dr.. Griffith has worn con-
tact lenses himself for a period
Of three years or more.
In wearing contact lens a
fluid made up of salt and soda IN
water is employed. After a period
of three or four hours the fluid
may become cloudy, and the lens
must be removed and fresh fluid
put in.
These lenses, Of course, must be
fitted by the doctor but the patient
soon can learn to remove and re-
insert the lens. In fact, DR.. CRIT
fifth says that it requires only about
ten minutes.
The lenses cannot be worn COR
tinuously. Such symptoms as
slight burning of the lids may de-
velop after a time. When this hap
pens the lenses should be removed
and the eyes given a chance to rest
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-04
By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD.

GLASSES, when needed to COR
rect troubles of the eyes or faulty
vision, are a boon to most OF us,
yet a bespectacled actress might
suffer a fatal professional handl-
cap. The same thing is true Of
dancers, and even public speakers
might find glasses inconvenient.
Wearing glasses would be def
nitely dangerous to football play
ers, boxers or chemical workers.
Modern medicine has found the
answer to this problem in one
of its most interest-provoklng
achievements - contact lenses.
These lenses, which do away with
the need for ordinary glasses, are
fitted under the eyeIids and over
the eyes in such a way as to be III
visible.
Worn by Thousands
Brought out about 20 years ago,
contact lenses are now worn, ac-
cording to DR.. Thomas Augustus
Griffith of Kentucky, by about
10000 people in the United States.
There is one type Of eye disorder
in which they are found particu-
larly effective. This is known as
keratoconus in which there is a
cone shape Of the front part of the
cornea or eyeball.
The contact lenses may also be
used effectively in cases of severe
astigmatism in which the eyeball
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-04
By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD.

CAUSES of abdominal pain in
children are many and varied.
At one time, such pain may be
due to nothing more serious than
a little digestive upset. Again, 1t
may signal the onset of appendlcl-
tbs. Another common cause, ac-
cording to> Doctor IAN Ard OF
Edinburgh, Scotland, is an inham-
nation of certain lymph glands
within the abdomen, known as the
mesenteric lymph glands.
To an unframed observer, one
of these troubles night appear
outwardly very much like another
To treat one for another. however,
would be disastrous. Therefore,
parents are warned that in cases
of abdominal pain in children,
physician should be called.
In mesenteric lymphadenltls,
the lymph glands become intianed
at first: then white and soft and,
finally, hard anG red. There is
also some congestion of blood IN
the small intestine and OCCASION
ally in the appendix. The entire
bowel wall may become swollen or
edematous. A sore throat or slml-
lar infection may precede the at
tack of mesenteric lymphadenltS.
The most important symptom
of mesenteric lymphadenltls, IS
severe colicky pain. Inc pam
comes in spasms, and between
spasms the child is comfortable
but, even during a violent attack
may move about freely. The pam
is most severe in the lower right
part of the abdomen. Sickness TO
the stomach and vomiting ire
quently occur.
The temperature rises to about
1O1 degrees and there is also an
increase in the number of white
cells in the blood. There is often
some rigidity or stiffness OF the
muscles, but this is not as notice.
Copyright. l0a6. King
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-04
Penici||in Boon to Babies
Born Of Diseased Mothers

penicillin. Their results too are
most encouraging. Sixty infants
were born to these women and ali
Of the babies were born alive.
Only One Case
Only one developed any evidence
of this disease and even in this
one case they think that syphilis
in the child might possibly have
been prevented. The remaining 81
babies are all apparently normal.
These physicians think that the
total dose of penicillin should not
be less than 81 million units given
by injection into muscle at inter-
walls of not less than two nor more
than three hours, night and day,
and that the treatment should
be carried out for not less than
seven and one-half days. After
treatment is completed, blood tests
should be made on the mother at
least once a month until the baby
is delivered.
A second course Of treatment
with penicillin should be carried
out if there is any evidence that the
disease has REQUIRED.
Following birth the baby should
be examined at regular intervals
for minimum of three months
and blood tests made so that if the
disease occurs in the baby it may
be promptly treated.
These results in the prevention
of syphilis in babies are superior
to any which haze heretofore been
attained by any method of treat
ment.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-04
Jefferson Funeral Wednesday

Funeral services for Anderson Jef-
ferson, colored, will be held at the
Mt. Pleasant Baptist church Wednes-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, 1t was
learned today Rev. James Hender
son will conduct the funeral.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-04
Milk Mixture for
Stomach Ulcers

A recent medical discovery now used oy
doctors and hospitals everywhere mas roVeH
unusually successful iii the treatment o! stom-
ach ulcers caused from excess ACID. II Is
harmless preparation yet SO effective. IN many
cases the pains OF stomach ulcers disappear
almost Immediately. Also recommended iod gas
MAINS indigestion hear tburn due to hyper
ac,tiity. Sulere1s may now try this at home py
obtaining a bottle of LURlN from their drug
gist LURIN contains this new discovery IN us
purest form. Easy to take lust mlx Two "a
epoon(uls Nm a half glass OF milk. Costs but
little Must satisfy or money refunded
Lurin for Sale by Parker's Drug
Store and drug stores everywhere