The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
BY Hoxel Brannon

Your editor is very humbly proud
this week of the fact that she re-
ceived first place for the best news
story, first place for the best news
paper published by woman and
second place in feature writing in
q contest sponsored by the Mississip-
pi Federation of Press Women. Top
winners in this contest are entered in
the national contest sponsored by
the National Federation of Press
Women.
Recognition of our effort in our
chosen field means great deal of
course but we do not mind saying
the reward we like most is when
folks say: Miss Hazel you sure do
put out a good paper"
We'd rather have our subscribers
like us than win all the glory in the
state or nation.
And that's the truth.
Army Day CTuesday April 6th) is
being celebrated in Holmes county
tomorrow, April 9Th.
Durant citizens are given spec
ial invitation to attend.
Col. HARDWOOD c. Bowman, who
served as a Brigadier General under
1t. General Joe Stillwell in the
China-Burma-India treatre, will
make the principal speech on this
occasion at IL o'clock at the Court
house in Lexington. He will speak
on the international situation and
our preparation for possible war
with Russia.
Col. Bowman is now commander of
the Mississippi Military District and
has charge Of all military activities
In Mississippi. He is reported to be a
very colorful personality and elo-
Quent speaker
Everyone in Holmes county is
given a most cordial invitation to
come to the county site Friday to
hear Col. Bowman and view the par
ade which has been arranged for the
day. Participating will be the Lex
ington High School band, Battery B
Hath Field Artillery Unit of the Mis-
sissippi National Guard, a squad of
American Legion veterans and VIEW
veterans. The parade will form at
the Grammar School at 1890 o.
clock.
High school will be let out and
business houses have been asked to
close from 1890 until IL o'clock.
On next Tuesday, April lsth,
Thomas Jefferson's birthday, States
Rights buttons will be put on sale
throughout Holmes county in spe-
cial drive. Workers in every precinct
will have the buttons for sale for
$1.00 each or more. A button will
not be denied anyone, however, so
if you want one and really can't af-
ford to give dollar you are invited
to give as much as you can.
The campaign being waged costs
money, of course, and all contribu-
tons are received gratefully.
Tuesday is going to be Button
Day" in Mississippi and every citi-
zen interested in preserving states
rights is needed in the fight.
Spring is really here.
With spring in the air our an
nual cleanup campaign gets under
way. April 5-19. Mayors of every
community in the county have been
asked by Sanitary Officer o. w.
Thompson to proclaim the period
up until April 10Th as official clean
up time and citizens are asked to
give their cooperation.
The necessity for a cleanup cam
paign is contained in these well
chosen words of Mr.. Thompson:
"a general county cleanup cam
paign is necessary for several rea-
sons. First, because it enables us to
have that personal pride and self re-
spect that we cannot fully enjoy
without it. Second, because a clean,
well kept town teaches its young
people valuable lesson of good
housekeeping as it were, and has a
tendency to make them better citi-
zens. Third, clean town is good
drawing card that will influence the
best people from the outside to come
within our borders and become a
part of us. Finally, cleanup CAM
paign is step in the right direction
in preventing the breeding of dis
ease germs and the spreading of dis
ease among both man and animals"
The Holmes Junior College choir
under the direction of Mrs. Martha
Tye McKie gave lovely concert OF
sacred music at the First Methodist
Church in Durant on Easter SUNDAY
night and appeared in concert at the
Presbyterian Church in. Lexington
last Sunday evening.
This splendidly trained group OF
young voices received most favor
able reception at both places and
has several other concerts scheduled
for the year in this section.
The fiftv hoys and girls who COM