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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-01-15
State Farmers In
Favorable Price
Situation For '48

Mississippi farmers entered the
1948 crop year in a most favorable
price situation, according to informa
ton prepared by DR.. d. w. Parvin
and John c. Redman, of the Agri-
cultural Economics Department of
the Mississippi Experiment Station.
The index of prices received by
Mississippi farmers from December
jumped to 3l2 per cent over l904-l4
average. Prices received by farmers
throughout the United States were
301 per cent for the same past per-
iod. The December prices were high
err than in proceeding months, and
the better prices applied to all COM
modities except hay and sweet pota-
toes. which remained at the same
level Cotton and cottonseed had the
greatest price increase.
Because Of high feed grain prices,
feeding ratios are in an unfavorable
position; but with heavy demand for
livestock products these unfavorable
ratios could quickly be reversed,
particularly if large feed crop is
forecast this spring. In any event
the farmer is advised to supply all
the roughage and pasture needed and
to include as much as possible OF
high valued feed and cash crops IN
the cropping program.
On the other side of the picture,
prices paid by the American farmer
including interest and taxes reached
a new high of 245 per cent of the
1916 to December l947 the MissiS-
sippi farmer received Al points more
for his products, but also paid 81
points more for what he purchased,
The ratio of prices received to prices
paid is 1877. This indicates that
given amount of farm commodities
will purchase q per cent more than
in the 1909-14 period.
This means" say these farm &C.
onomists, that for most commodl-
ties, the more the farmer produces,
the higher will be his net income
provided production is efficiently
done.
at should be emphasized that the
,1948 economic situation is highly
unstable. Over-investment in farm
machinery and buildings should be
avoided, especially on small farms.
Prospective farm purchasers should
be cautious if they have to give a
sizeable mortgage. Mississippi farm
prices are near an all-time high and
there is danger that incautious buy
ers may find themselves in the fut-
ure using debated dollar to pay
high overhead"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-01-15
BY Virginia Smith
Home Demonstration Agent

How are your plans for your 1948
year-round garden progressing?
Have you made arrangement for
seed, plants, fertilizer and bug
dust? Will the garden plot you
have selected be large enough to
grow all the vegetables your family
can use fresh. stored and canned?
Have you already cleaned off most
of the garden and fortified it? What
about your tools? Do you have the
ones with which you can do good
gardening job?
II you answer ''yes" to all these
questions, you are well on the way
toward growing one of 10000 home
gardens that are our goal in Missis-
sippi this year. II you fell short on
one or two, let's get busy.
At garden planning conference
last fall Assistant Secretary of Ag-
riculture, Charles F. Brannan, in dis
cussing the food crisis abroad and
the part our garden can play in
helping save food, said:
Nov how does the need for
wheat tie up with gardening: The
two tie up in an important way.
The produce from our home gardens
will increase the national food sup
ply True, we cannot actually
grow wheat in our home gardens,
but we can accomplish the same
thing. BY substituting homegrown
and home preserved foods for part
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-01-15
Feels Finer Than I'm
Years; Thanks RetOnga

eating l would feel so full and
choked up that l couldn't rest over
two or three hours during the night.
felt draggy and worn out and
sometimes 1 got up in the morning
feeling so groggy l thought l would
fall over.
81 finally tried Retonga and the
relief it gave me beats anything !
ever saw. I now eat anything l
want and I have regained most OF
my old-time strength and energy. !
sleep soundly at night and get up
in the morning feeling refreshed.
Retonga lost no time in putting me
on my feet again, as the saying is"
Retonga is intended to relieve dis
tress due to insufficient flow of di-
gestive juices in the stomach, loss of
appetite, Vitamin B-1 deficiency and
constipation. Accept no substitute
Retonga may be obtained at
Howell and Heggie Drug Store
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-01-15
Cure Of Christmas Plants

Enough but not too much water
is important for keeping Christmas
plants in good condition during the
winter months in the house. Plants
frequently fail because they are
drowned with too much water or al
lowed to dry out in the warm dry
atmosphere indoors, they say. Plants
that come with the pot wrapped in
metal foil may suffer from lack of
drainage unless small hole is cut
in the bottom of the foil cover.
A good potted cyclamen will
bloom for several months if kept at
a temperature Of IS to SO degrees
where it can get morning light.
Never let the soil dry out completely
while blooming. When it starts to
lose leaves, allow the soil to dry, and
then store in cool dark damp cell
lar to carry it over second season.
A begonia needs full sun during
the winter months. The overbloom-
ing begonias will bloom through the
whole year. even in warm rooms and
low humidity.
African violets need a sunny win
dow during the middle of winter
but can be put in the shade about
the last of February. Let the soil
get dry before watering, and then
use water several degrees warmer
than room temperature. 1t is not
necessary to water these violets from
the bottom if care is taken to get
no water on the leaves.
Primroses need abundant light in
winter and do best at about IS de-
grees; Too much watering rots them,
but they should not be allowed to
dry out.
The Jerusalem cherry and orna-
mental pepper like cool tempera-
ture, high humidity and plenty of
sunshine. Smoke or gas in the room
will make the leaves drop.
Azaleasi last much longer if kept
in cool humid atmosphere during
the day. They thrive at a tempera-
ture of so to 60 degrees. Moderate
watering is best. The soil needs to be
kept acid. If the leaves start to show
yellowish green. dissolve a little
alum in the water which is used for
watering.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-01-15

II points and playing a good floor
game. Benny Reed was high point
player for Holmes with 10 points
james Jeffcoat, and Leguin Meadow
played good ball for Decatur War
riors and scored 8 points each. The
Busby Brothers played good floor
game but baskets would not count
for their shots.
Holmes missed many good oppor-
tunities to build up commanding
lead in first-half. Final score East
Central AZ Holmes 80.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-01-15
Holmes Bulldogs Split
Two With Decatur

GOODMAN, Miss, (SpeciaD The
Holmes Junior College sextet led
the Decatur six from the start and
won a low-score game 22-16. Lorene
Long of Holmes was high scorer
with IL points followed by Mary
Nell Barnett of Decatur with 10
points. Barley and Hudspeth played
a good defensive game for Holmes.
The boys game started fast with
Holmes registering first Decatur
took a 60 lead. Holmes covered this
margin and were out-in-front at half
time 1917. Clyde Muse of Decatur
was their top performer scoring
row as when planted earlier. The
later you plant your corn the far
ther apart is should be thinned.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-01-15
Il Had To Force Myself
To Eat Even One Meal A
Day." Says Skilled Mis-
sissippi Ginner. "Reton-
90 Put Ne Back On Ny
Feet"

"Retonga is the finest medicine in
all my experience" declares Mr..
George H. Ghosey. experienced gin
ner of Columbus, Miss. and a former
resident. of Alabama. Mr.. Ghosey, is
a member of Cumberland Presby-
terrain Church, and was born and
and reared in Lamar County, Ala.
Discussing his gratifying experience
with Retonga, Mr.. Ghosey continued:
Il had lost lots of my strength
and energy and my appetite became
SO poor that l had to force myself
to eat even one meal a day. After
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-01-15

For high yields of corn three prac-
tees are necessary. Thorough pre-
paration of land which includes deep
breaking of land, high fertilization
and thick spacing in order to secure
the maximum yield of corn
Listed below are the seven steps
in producing good corn:
/. Select good, rich land. The best
corn land is well drained and fertile.
1t is high in organic matter. You
can get high yields on good hill land
2. Prepare seed bed well. Prepare
the seed bed thoroughly in time for
it to settle before planting. A well
prepared seed bed cuts down on Gull
tivating later Use a bull tongue or
subsoil pillow to open furrow to
10 inches deep in the old middles.
Put fertilizers in this drill I'M
mediately. Bed up on fertilizer drill.
Cultivate beds as needed to destroy
weeds and grass and lower seed
bed to about inches before plant
ing.
g. Use enough fertilizer to insure
your corn yield. In the hills, hill
bottoms, and Delta foothills, apply
500 pounds of 6-8-3 or 5-10-5 mixed
fertilizer per acre when preparing
seed bed. If you don't use mixed
fertilizer, use in its place 80 pounds
of nitrogen per acre at time of pre-
paration. Side dress with ga pounds
of nitrogen per acre when corn is
knee high. Place side dressing 3
inches from corn. In the Delta apply
80 pounds of nitrogen at time you
prepare seed bed Side dress with
"a pounds of nitrogen per acre when
corn is knee high. Thirty two pounds
of nitrogen is the same amount of
nitrogen as one sack of ammonium
nitrate or two sacks of nitrate of
soda
4. Select the variety best for your
area. Select either the hybrid or
open pollinated corn that produces
the most. in your area. You can get
information on varieties to plant
from your county agent. Plant in
late March or early April, as soon
as the soil warns up on your farm.
5. Space corn IL to 16 inches in
bottoms and Is to Is inches on hills.
On hill land space corn Is to Is
inches apart in rows 40 inches wide.
In the bottoms and in the Delta,
space corn II to l6 inches in rows
40 inches wide.
6. Cultivate land well before
planting; after planting do shallow
cultivating. Leave land reasonably
level after cultivating. Cultivate
shallow and often enough to control
weeds. Stop all cultivation when
corn is 2i2 feet high. Rapidly grow
ing, thickly spaced corn will shade
out weeds and grass.
7. Harvest early and protect from
rats and weevils. Don't leave corn
in the fields until weevils and bad
weather damage it. Corn weevils be-
gin their attack on corn out in the
field. Store in rat-proof. cribs and
treat for weevils. Field select open
pollinated varieties for seed. Dry the
seed corn, treat it for weevils and
store in rat-proof containers.
Corn planted after May 10th
should not be left as thick in the
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-01-15

Of our usual purchases of cereal pro-
ducts, we aroe in very sense pro-
ducing' more wheat for export.
"The peacetime contributions of
home gardeners r. in terms of a
healthier nation, fuller home life,
and more beautiful communities -
will be as important as the contri-
buttons they made in wartime"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-01-15

The University of Mississippi libr-
airy has the only complete set of cop
les in existence of the celebrated
Woodville Republican between 1923
and 1848. This newspaper is one of
the oldest in the nation, and the first
in this section of the south.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-01-15

Mr.. B. Candy, of Memphis spent
the weekend with his family here
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-01-15
WANTED

Girls and Young Women, high school graduates
only to enter training student in the Kings
Daughters Hospital Greenvie Mississippi.
new class will start February Is, 1913, and this
is wonderful opportunity to become equipped for
life of service in remuneratve profession
There is no expense attached to enrolling in this
class and in addition to free tuition, uniforms etc. the
following cash allowances are made
$4,000 per month first year (after proba
ton periOd)
$500 per month second year.
$4,000 per month third year.
For information pertaining to the rating and qua
lifications of our School of Nursing kindly contact
Miss Flora D GOOde, RN.
c/o Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Nurses
FOB North Street Jackson Mississippi
Address Applications and Communications to
Mrs. Blanche D. Mattox, R.N.
Superintendent Of Nurses
KINGS DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL
Greenvile, Mississippi
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-01-15
Relief At Last
For Your Cough

creomulsion relieves promptly. be-
cause it goes. right to the seas seal, ~ COR IA
iaSen nhieg,r1, and aid nature to SCOTT
and heal raw. tender infamed bronchif !
mucous membranes. Tell your drugglSj
to sell you bottle of Creomulsi,o,n ion. VIII 11,a
the understanding you must IKE tne
wav it Quickly allays the cough or yol
are to have your money back.
CREOMUlSION
For Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-03-06
3 Week Illness
Takes Life OF
Tom Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell. close aSSo-
clate of Constable j. G. Horn
owner OF the Hatten Hotel. was
buried with military honOrs on
Tuesday. Feb. "a The funeral
service was conducted by the
Rev. c. f.. ASkew.
Mitchell. a veteran of World
War !. died in the Veterans
Hospital in Dearborn. after an
illness OF three weeks. Born IN
South Carolina so years ago. he
lived in Atlanta until he entered
the armed forces, in which he
served three years. Opon his
discharge he came TO Detroit
and became an inseparable friend
of Horn.
He was a member OF the
Charles Young Post Of the Amer
ican Legion and the Nimrod
Social Club.
Mitchell is survived by two
sisters. Mrs. Clara Reid. and
Mrs. Nellie Saunders of New
York. and two brothers. Claude
and Wilbur Mitchell.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-03-06
WLR Receives Two
Public Service
Awards From VIEW

WJR received two public serv-
ice awards in one week from
the Veterans OF Foreign Wars.
an organization Of 100000 over
seas veterans.
The first award vas a Dis
tinguiShed Service Plaque iiom
the Michigan Department ol the
VFW for The Goodwill Stations
exceptional promotion Of patriot
ism and national defense and
its willing cooperation on all
worthy veteran projects
The second award was a Dis
tinguished Service CCrulicate
from the WV national head
quarters in Washington for the
stations outstanding contribution
TO Americanism. one example
being the stations donation of
time tor tho Speak Up F)r De-
nocracy' series produced bl the
WV Department OF American
ism.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-03-06
White Asks
Congress to
Back Rights

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.-Callinp
upon Inc members OF Congress
y oolh parties TO end their ST.
MY on Tie issue of civil lights.
"ellei White. executive secre-
's'f VI the NAACP. voiced the
usappfoHal OF millions OF Amer
Nan' az Tie inactivity of Con-
800 at the NAACP Midwest
end. Se i"S' WeeA-
MI White denounced the re-
S S attacks OF Congressmea and
2yuulern governors on Presi-
@ lFlmanS civil rights mes
Soee 70 Congress What is going
~ 'oual Is the attempted lvnch-
40 NOV OF an individual but
en-. Y. President OF the United
ivSc5,. Mn White declared. I'm
b"snlne hun for proposing ma
Gr,'sty to obliterate evil, like
r ~,,"enhg and the poll tax. every
dSr err OF the United States and
I yn'.c itself are being
Som, executive secretary asked
,bo ''sors and Congressman from
n ,, border and Northern states
n urn bipartisan coalition
n , lake vocal the abhorI ence
Of IN sn' overwhelming mslority
bc,nae american people for such
irsncsb, crimes as lynching, dis
lion '.',SSment job discrimlna.
inn M" and bigotry. "If YOU con-
wa YAM 70 90 nothing" Mr.. White
ret,pr u do not expect us to
viii b YOU to Congress, for you
in n. ave ave failed your country
" noun Of direct crisis"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-03-06
T. L. Brady
Elected By
Electricians

T l. Brady was re- elected
president Of the Associated Elec.
trlcians AZ the regular annual
meeting in February at the ST
Antoine YMCA.
Other officers elected were II
Darlington, vice-presldent W. E.
simmons recording secretary
W johnson, assistant secretary
G Radden financial secretary
Mr. TAYLOR tNasurer. II. b
Love instructor. Nj Bailey crit
~ Mr. Martin, sergeant at arms
The March meeting Is sched-
uled for March :. al 3 pm. a.
the 81 Antoine YMCA.
In his speech announcing the
opening 81 the election Brad,
paid special tribute 10 Love
whose ideas. enthusiasm. anc
hard work contributed tramen.
douSly 10 our success
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-03-06
Urban League
Announces lst
Essay Contest

NEW YORK. The National
Urban League announced today
It's first Vocational Opportunity
Campaign Essays open to stu
dent participants IN the l946
VOC program.
Cash prizes totalling S225, 10
help meet l948-49 school -ex-
penses. will be given TO writers
of the three best original essays
on What the Vocational Oppor-
tunitv Campaign Has Meant To
Me" The winning essay VIII
receive Sl00. the second SIS. and
the third $50. Contest dates are
March IA through April 80 All
essays submitted must be post
marked no later than midnieht,
April 80 l948.
The awards were made posi-
BILE by gift from Dr. Ross Thai
heimer.
ELIGIBILITY RULES
Only persons who have taken
part in the l948 VOC OF the
National Urban League either
through a school. local Urban
League. or another community
agency are eligible 10 participate
Contestants must be:
enrolled in last year Of
study in a secondary school:
enrolled in first year OF
study beyond secondary
school in a course that re-
quires not less than two
years 20 complete.
or must have completed high
school on or after January /.
l945. and have an application
to an institution for further study
accepted or pending.
Applicants must register for
the essays through their school
or a local Urban League. Win
nerS will be announced on Sept
5. l948. at the opening OF the
first National Urban Leagues
ck-to-School Campaign The
awards made to the individual
will be paid 10 the institution OF
the winners choice, applicable
to expenses OF further study
For further information re.
garding eligibility. schools and
community agencies should write
TO Vocational Opportunity Cam
paign Essay Committee. 1893
Broadway New York City TO-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-03-06

lSnlS winch destroys man and
his leligious. moral, culture and
economic institution. is man
himself.
Therefore VIC feel il is proper
10 say without the slightest fear
of contradiction that in the
microscopic aspect Of health
and happiness from this view
polIi is man himself. and the
lack Of self control
Ignorance is the basis of all
self destruction II IS personal
ignorance and the lack Of self
control In far too man, in
dividuals which destroy ones
self II is mass ignorance, greed,
selfishnesS. and loss OF mass
control which causes war OF
every type and hue that puts
death on mass production
basis.
When this gigantic force is
in action. which is born of ig-
noIance and sin. il leaves moth
ing but untold death and suf-
fering in its wake. and blights
the greater part Of human pro-
gress. which man has been able
10 make during his Sojourn upon
this earth
War can only be born Of a
disease Of mass consciousness
and until II has been reduced
TO minimum, there will be
every need for more hospitals
Of every type. and each hos
pital will be filled 10 the bullying
with the diseased patients.
This article is intended TO
speak OF health in general way
and thereby cause all Of us TO
become more health-minded Our
first step is TO become personal
~ hcalth-minded and then com
munity health-minded. thereby
making our personal lives and
community lives healthier and
happier,
Most articles in the future will
deal with the subject more spe-
officially. and ! sincerely hope
that in some way they WILL be
OF aid to many in maintaining
Gods most precious gift to you.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-03-06
Writer BerateS
BeIIigerence
Of Minorities

CHICAGO. You can't elbow
you way 10 freedom.
This the reminder White
writer and University OF Chicago
instruction Milton Mayer makes
in March Negro Digest article
crui.cd Negroes Are Almost
A, Bed as Whites when de-
ScOes harmless incident that
nevertheless nearly got him
lnyhed bv Negroes.
Hey lady, take it easy. Is
all that Maycr said when a
Nce0 Wuman clbowed him out
q his place at the head of the
Inc on sialion platform. But
ual taucd off a near-rIot, he
add,
III .lb>hcd short of lynChing
ana \ Vas who was just about
lgnched
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
MAYER explains in the feature
lhdl I Was All a case OF ms
laken IDENTITY because Il am
no' white man socially speak
ins but q Jew AS a Jew ] am
- olSN beng oppressed myself
va ! have no time TO Cypress
Nes,oes But the way to cure
az oppressoJ is through shame, 9
lie continues
E'ooWlng an oppreSSor in
p'oIir makes II easy for him
70 de.end cgregation TO himself.
10y Offering the oppressor love.
you shame him into offering YOU
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-03-06

thus IS an accord 81 thought
and understanding
/; 10 a pity that these great
principles lie buried in the
fenets of religions without
more universal application II a
truly sincere and sustained
effort were made all around
TO apply the teachings OF our
religions. undoubtedly many
epople on this earth would
lead happinss lives
The facts. however. are that
with few experimentation
segregation by color Is the gem
eral rule IN the churches OF all
religious denominations The
blame Tor this condition may
not lie entirely with the heads
Of various churches, Il may
equally well lie with the meme
bers OF the various cpnerega-
tons
In the present conditions II
would seem possible. however.
10 organize mixed eonqreaa-
lions amoug the higher and
more tolerant religious levels
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-03-06
$4,000
Equipment
Discovered
Is Abortions Said
To Be Performed by
Racketeers Weekly

pBILADELPHlA-An abortion
80 was smashed over $4,000
,roTih of equipment was elzed.
md Two persons were arrested
allowing raids here On two
dwelling houses.
West Philadelph-
wa. reported TO hav~ ~
snsratlon base at whlc 50 q
leon BENJAMIN, So, pc
surgeon and performed IL '.es.
Another house. in North Phil
,dcInhia was said to be the
convslesccnt home at which
Ber aminS victims recuperated
WOMAN. IS. ARRESTED
The woman. Mrs Hentiet
Heath S.. who appeared TO be
running the convalesccnt home.
W.. also arrested
Police believe that as many
as rs aboriions were performed
each week by Benjamin. The
fee was sloo and more per
operation.
To avoid relapse which
would end the patient 10 q
hospital and reveal the fact thai
an abortion had been performed
al we're required TO Sepnd at
hast six davs al the conVa,csccnt
homo AZ cost Of $40 per day
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-03-06
The Space Between
Religious Bias-the 1st
Barrier to Hurdle
BY DOROTHY roLoNEN

IT is evident that if happier relations are TO be attained
between the Negro minority and the white population OF
our country better understanding between the two
groups be reached The interests common to US all
be brought TO bear the dissolution Of the barriers
sng for the destruction Of these racial barriers
wound MouLd be overcoming reg.ol. segregalon
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-03-06

compassion brotherlv love and
Christian humility arc forces
diametucally opposed 20 racial
hatred and discrimination On
the higher religious levels there
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-03-06

the leading vanguard OF the
gathering forces OF mighty
phalanx OF the people that is
historically destined 10 triumph
over the forces OF reaction and
repression and achieve for our
countrymen and the peoples OF
the world a bright and singing
age OF peace, of prosperity and
the brotherhood OF man,
The letter was signed bv Carl
Winter. chairman. James E
Jackson Jr. education director
and Philip Schatz. organization
secretary of the Michigan State
Committee Of the Communist
Party.