The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-04-14

49, AVososU Dep0ftmo09
substance now costs users less
than one-eighth what it did in
1915. Schenley soon will begin
large-scale production Of strepto-
mycin, the drug used for treat
ment of tuberculosis, certain uri-
nary infections and some types of
meningitis and influenza.
In thus broadening its field of
service the company has added
thousands of employees to its
payrolls, brought increased pros
perity to its plant communities
and has made major contributions
to the relief of suffering through
out the world.
THINGS TO COME - Two new
record players, designed to take
either the regular or long-playing
discs. were placed on the market
last week A quick-acting
cleaner for painted walls and
other surfaces, which heretofore
has been packaged only for in
dustrial use, is now being intro
I duced to the home market
, A six-shot repeater air pistol, said
to be extremely accurate up to
80 feet, will delight small boys
and their fathers :. Mothers with
young children are soon to be Of
fered combination stroller and
shopping cart. Made Of aluminium
the new stroller has enough room
for baby and the groceries, and is
| said to be tip-proof ;. An cleo
trio razor that shaves wet has
just been announced. Said to be
noiseless, the new razor has re-
gular blades which act side-to-
side in reciprocating motion :.
A microphone no bigger than
stack of six dimes will give night
club patrons the dubious pleasure
of seeing as well as listening to
the crooner A new coffee can
lister is designed to measure out
exactly the amount NEEDED for each
cup.
TILE TREND - Production of
many building materials is up,
and even though construction ac-
, tivity is off in many parts of the
: nation, there promises to be CON
'inued heavy demand for many
items needed in home building
Clay floors and wall u'e prouuc-
ton, for instance, reached an all
time high of 9,624.00o square feet
, in January gain Of 16 per
cent over January, 1948. Further
, more, tile manufacturers expect
, even greater output as the year
t goes on, for like the makers OF
: many other quality products, they
| find that their market is by no
means filled. The increasing de-
: mand for homes with two tiled
baths, or bath and ground-floor
powder room is one factor ac-
t counting for heavy use Of clay
tile. Another is stepped-up de-
mand for this material in other
/ parts of the home More home
/ building families are using tile
t for kitchen drain boards and
? wainscoats; they have outdoor
patios with it; they use it for
laundry room and utility room
surfaces. These are signs that
America will continue to need all
the clad tile the country's manu-
facturers can produce.
BITS o. BUSINESS - One day
| last week the entire back page Of
the Wall Street Journal was TAX
en- up with stories reporting price
cuts. Among the items mentioned
were: automobiles, ice cream,
steel, radios, television sets, lead,
refrigerators. carpets. batteries,
and our old friends kerosene and
fuel oil Retail stores have been
keeping their inventories in good
shape, reports the Department of
Commerce Merchants generally
do not have surplus of old goods
that will have to be marked down
Orders for new railroad pas
senger equipment have fallen to
almost zero, but carbuilders have
enough business on hand to keep
them busy for the next two years
at the present rate of deliveries.
When Filene's. noted Boston
store, put on sare of mems $50
suits for S11. the store boarded
up its plate glass windows as pro-
lection against the crowd