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Evening star., 1949-10-09
DADDY WILL FIX"

ever, is actually comparatively
simple. With the help of your con-
gresham it is often possible to
secure a spare bolt from the fac
tory. The thing that all parents
dread is tricycle. bolt trouble.
First of all. there are many
bolts on a tricycle. which appear to
have no function whatsoever until
they are lost in the grass.
Il Falls Flat
HEN the tricycle. gives a little
sigh and collapses into a fiat hori-
zontal package. Sometimes there is
nothing left at all but the sobbing
child and the child's mother, who
is calling those dread words from
the kitchen window, Daddy will
fix it."
Frequently an inexperienced
father will 60 knocking on doors
in the neighborhood. Every COM
munity has bolt expert. He will
survey the damage. cool and un-
hurried. He'll announce: .sWhat
you need here, old man, is a
seven thirty-seconds stove
bolt, with a left h a n ded
thread, a beveled nut and a
lock washer"
SWELL" you exclaim. "Who
makes them?"
Don't be silly" he replies.
Nobody makes them. l merely
said that's what you need"
History fails to record the exact
moment the bolt situation got out
of hand. A pioneer, faced with the
upkeep on a Conestoga wagon
and hand churn, could carry the
family bolts in his watch pocket.
Even few years ago it was pos
sible to carry something loose
down to the corner, get it bolted
back together, and still have time
left for a movie. .'...
Nowadays the best answer you
can get is, Send it back to the
factory" This leaves you with a
broken tricycle. and small, howl
ing child on your hands.
No factory will take a small,
bowling child. Dick kSHBAUCH
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Evening star., 1949-10-09
These dread words are
enough to send a humor
writer off to Alaska

TIVE marriage-conscious male,
Il of whom there are several hun
dred in the continental U. S., has
a favorite dream he likes to see
floating in the pipe smoke.
In this fantasy he is surrounded
by his happy family in a vine
smothered cottage, situated in a
low-tax area. Suddenly a tiny.
crying child appears carrying a
broken toy. With a meditative
puff on the pipe and few quick
twists, the toy is restored and the
child showers him with kisses.
His wife, busy in the corner,
kicks over the loom, rushes
into the kitchen and bakes
him a cherry pie.
This man has never faced the
Great American Bolt situation.
In particular, he has never had to
search for a center bolt that will
hold a roller skate together.
1t generally happens some eve
ming when he hears a strange
whimpering at his elbow. There
stands a small daughter, her eyes
luminous, her arms upraised in
supplication. In each hand is one
half of a roller skate. THE bolt"
she says, got lost in the grass.
A Little Piano Wire
If THE man is smart he will slip
out cellar window and hide in
the canebrake until the affair
blows over. The uninitiated father
may attempt to find a bolt that
will fit. After he has tried hum
dreds he will discover that they
are either too short, too long, too
thin or too fat. Finally, his breath
whistling, he will lash the skate
together with piano wire. Eight
minutes later there will be a
strange whimpering at his elbow
and two pieces of roller skate.
Roller-skate bolt trouble, how
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06

bama, is a Mississippian by adop-
ton and he completed in June
forty years Of service to the peo-
pie of the state of Mississippi.
Mississippi was losing 5000
people per year on tuberculosis
alone 80 years ago in this state"
DR.. Boswell said. Today the re-
cord has changed drastically,
During the whole year of l940
there was recorded only 66e
deaths from T. B. Of this num-
Der there were zoo white and 462
colored.
The noted speaker said that the
death rate from T. B. among the
Negroes has dropped much fast
/ er than among the whites among
which heart disease now claims {
higher rate than tuberculosis.
There is now being built at Ma
| gee the finest hospitals to b.
/, found any where in the countr,
! for negroes and it will be in us'
within few months, DR.. Boswell
said.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06

to the little fellow. To return to
Mr.. Cruigshank, the one idea
pretty well assumed by both Bri-
ton and American is "the sacred
uniqueness of human personality"
which, Of course, rules out the
notion that man was made for the
greater glory Of the state.
AS we left the S. S. Washington
at Southampton, a ships officer
remarked on the listlessness Of the
men carrying off the hand lug
gage. They did appear to be sal
low faced, lethargic individuals,
and I was prepared for a British
people about to drop in their
tracks from want of meat. In the
week gone by, however, have
seen little further indication Of
low vitality. The thousands Of
vigorous people I have closely
watched might as well, except for
their peculiarities Of speech, have
been citizens Of New York or Mis-
sissippi. But l shall look for
more evidence before drawing
conclusions.
Stray Items From Busy Week:
A sense of Illustration at seeing
Ireland and France and not being
allowed to 60 ashore LIE
Havre's port still a mass Of ruin.
attendance, along with some
400 newsmen from all over the
world, at the press conference
where Sir Strafford Cripps an
swered devaluation questions for
an hour and half My surprise
at Sir Strafford's deft handling
of loaded queries and his remark
able sense of humor . his pro-
phecy that there would be no drop
in the American price of Scotch
whiskey has already been fulfill
ed. >. 600 mile telephone call
for 80 cents and a street car ride
for a penny two cents) BUT
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
VA Changes Rules
Affecting Veterans .
In School

Extension to November l, 1949,
of time for enrolment of veterans
seeking to reenter training or to
change courses under the CT Bill
was made by the Veterans Ad-
ministration.
The change in effective date Of
the application of Public Law 266,
which prohibits certain types Of
training under the CT Bill, was
made by Carl R. Gray, Jr., Ad-
ministrator of Veterans Affairs,
who said he granted the extern
sion to avoid working a possible
hardship on any students who
had not had time to complete
plans for entering schools before
the original effective date of the
regulation, which was September
IL, 1949.
Under the relaxed instructions,
all veterans who have made salts
factory progress in school have
until November l, 1949, to enroll
in courses of training without
the necessity of prior approval OF
VA for changes of course or re-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06

cigarettes at seventy cents a pack
age and six cents for box of
matches which costs cent in the
U. S. the magnificent English
countryside :. an evening with
mludle aged London physician
who does NOT like nationalizod
medicine statues of George
Ill and Lincoln :. parade of Raj
in commemoration of Battle of
Britain universal admiration
of FDR delight of Fulbright
scholars at being shown by Shar-
man Douglas the exact spot on
American embassy floor where
Princess Margaret Rose did the
can-can LONDON AS Elk
PECTED: changing of the guard
at Buckingham Palace (Christo-
pher Robin went down with ALICE
Big Ben. boating on the Thames,
Westminster, doubledecker trans,
Piccadilly Circus, Waterloo sta
ton, speakers corner at Hyde
Park, ETC., ETC., the barber who
insisted that the United States
has more socialism than Britain,
and backed up his statement with
cartoon from the Daily Worker.
-. the London paper which
speaks not Of devaluation but Of
realignment tea bars
blocks Of bombed out buildings
in London :. the friendly let
ter Of welcome from a Britisher
who saw my name in the paper.
: {. the Irish lad who was dumb
founded when Billy (my ten year
old SOM wouldn't admit that he
hated the British :. my introduc-
ton to British medicine via taxi
cab smashup and a night in an in
! Urinary "details to follow
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Report From Britoin
JONES w. Silver, Chairman
t1istory Dept. University Of Miss.
London, England
Sept. Is, 1949

. London, England
J Sept. Is, 1949
A week in Britain has convinced
me that over here there is as much
difference of opinion freely ex-
stressed as there has ever been in
the United States. Robin Cruik-
shank, editor Of the London News
Chronicle. put it nicely in an adj
dress to the Fulbright appointees
0u tell you about them another
fime) when he said that some
people assume that everybody on
nne side Of the Atlantic Is q col
oectivist while everyone on the
other side subscribes to laissez
lairc-thst Uncle Sam is really
Adm Smith with q goatee, and
that John Bull is really Karl Marx
IN mutton-chop whiskers and a
Onion Jack waistcoat." Actually
Britcn rs well as America will
9Eue At the drop Of a hat as to
how far the state should interfere
with individual liberty in order to
bring security and a better life
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06

B. E. Hutchinson, vice president
of the Chrysler corporation and
head of its finance committee, will
be the featured speaker at the fall
meeting of the Mississippi Econ
omic Council to be held in Jack
son November 3. A local delega-
ton is expected to attend the
meeting. Mr.. M. A. Scobey is
county organization chairman for
the council. Mr.. Hutchinson is
recognized as one of the nations
leading opponents of the free en-
terprise system, and is a practical,
working industrialist. He has
been in the automobile manufac-
turing business since 1921.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06

Howell & Heggie Drug Store
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
TchuIa Club Sponsors
Boost Your Town"

Whereas: The BPW Club of
Tchula is inviting the citizens
of Tchula and surrounding terri
tory to come to the Town of
Tchula for BOOST TCHULA
WEEK, and
Whereas: Fifty local business
houses are cooperating in the OBJ
servance of this event, and
Whereas: The BPW Club and
the Town of Tchula extend most
cordial invitation to everyone to
come see and participate in the
parades, exhibits, specials, bingo
party, square dance, ball game,
and to get better acquainted, and
Whereas: We want our town to
be as well kept, neat, and attract
i've as possible.
Now, therefore, I. ]. L. Shields,
Mayor of the town of Tchula do
hereby proclaim the week OF
October 10th-15th as Cleanup
Week.
]. L. Shields,
= "L
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06

entry into training after once
having completed or dropped out
Of a course.
Public Law 266, passed last Au-
gust "a, prohibits veterans from
taking CT Bill courses for re-
creational or avocational pur-
poses, or courses in institutions
not in existence for at least one
year. The new instruction does
not change this prohibition, but
after November l, 1949, new
type of certificate of eligibility
must be used, which shows the
course and school the veteran
seeks to enter. This, VA said,
will enable a quick screening OF
applications for certificates OF
eligibility to make sure the train
ing sought is permitted by Public
Law 266.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Heort Disease

Heart disease is preventable, the
speaker continued, most of it be-
ing brought on by individuals af-
fected. The reasons for this, he
said, are we don't take care of
ourselves and most of us worry
ourselves to death. The main Sc
cret here, he said, is to visualize
how well the world would get a.
long without us.
The rules of health which will
help keep a person fit, DR.. Bos-
well said, are: eating regularly
a balanced diet, sleeping, work
ing, playing regularly and having
regular habits. Above all, he
said, don't take life too seriously
DR.. Boswelrs splendid address
was greatly enjoyed by a good
attendance.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Holmes Bulldogs Win
Over SunfIower 27-14.

Holmes Junior college defeated
Sunflower 27-14 Thursday night
at Greenwood after coming into
the second half of the game on the
small end of a 14-0 score.
Both Trojan touchdowns were
made in the first quarter, the first
by Outlaw who plunged over for
the initial score, and the second
by Vincent who went over from
the one. Green made both extra
points with well-placed kicks.
The Trojans threatened again
in the second period when a pass
from Outlaw to T. Smith and a
long run by Outlaw carried Sun
flower to the 2-yard line. The ball
went over to the Bulldogs after a
determined goal-line stand on
their own two.
Second Period
The Bulldogs offensive shifted
into high Immediately after the
half, when Branch to Pepper Ia
teral put HUG on Sunflower's II
Silveri, after several attempts,
carried the ball over, and Spakow-
ski kicked the point.
Later in the third period the
Bulldogs received a punt on their
own %. Branch advanced to the
80 and Spakowski passed to
Campbell who went to the 40. Tar
ence carried the ball across the
mid-field stripe to the Trojan So
Spakowski, on a lateral from
Branch, went to the 30. Pepper
lateraled to Silveri who went to
the 20. Cambell plunged to the
S and Silveri ran the ball over fol
both the touchdown and the extra
point tying the score at l4-14.
Final Quarter
In the final quarter, E. Rainwa-
ter ran 30 yards to the Trojan l.
yard line on pass from Spakow-
ski, and later carried the ball
over for the third Bulldog touch
down. The final Bulldog score
was set up by Owens who inter
cepted Trojan pass on the 80
Campbell ran the bali over and
Spakowski booted the extra point
The Bulldog offensive was lar
gely responsible for the Bulldog
victory as was demonstrated in
their second quarter goal-line
stand on their own 2. Trojan re-
verses failed repeatedly due to
expert line backing of Walter
Owen and Jerry Vaughn, and the
Bulldog backfield was always on
the alert for passes.
The Bulldog offensive team fun
ctioned like a well oiled machine
to bring them from behind to win
the game.
HJC plays East Central of De-
catur tonight at Goodman. East
Central is the only undefeated
team in the conference having
won over Sunflower TO, North
East 31-13 and Ellisville 1870. Sun
flower is the only team both
squads have played. Both wor
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Hire The Handicapped

This week. among other things is national Hire The
Handicapped Week" It has been proclaimed by the
Governor the Mayor and others in the nations press.
Wonderful work is being done in vocational
training with handicapped including thousands OF
veterans No longer does person who is handicapped fold
his hands and give up. Instead he learns trade
vocation and continues to make useful independent cit
zen
We have in Holmes county many handicapped per-
who of most valuable workers. There
Is of them in in the county who have registered for work
ut the employment office in Lexington They range
bites from laborers to white collar jobs
If you in need of additional help it would pay you
well to investigate the possibilities of hiring handicapped
person. AS whole they make splendid records
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
Dr.. Henry Boswell
Addresses Rotary
Sonutorium Head
Cites State Progress
On tuberculosis

DR.. Henry Boswell, superin-
tendent of the State Sanatorium
at Magee and recognized as one
of the outstanding authorities on
tuberculosis in the nation, was
the principal speaker at the Lex
ington Rotary club Tuesday.
DR.. Gordon Russell was pro-
gram chairman and presented
the speaker.
DR.. Boswell, a native of Ala
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06

over Sunflower bat the Bulldogs
took their game with a 13-point
margin while East Central won by
only 7 points.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06
j. L. Shields,
Mayor, Town of Tchula

The following are suggestions
to aid in Cleanup Week:
/. All windows should be
washed and dressed attractively.
2. Get all building floors and
premises free of trash.
8. Store displays should be at
tractive to entice people to come
to Tchula.
4. Home owners and business
houses should have yards moved
and vacant lots cleaned.
S. To remove all excess ma
terials such as old papers, maya
zines, ETC., which constitute a fire
hazard and breeding place for
insects and rodents.
6. Garbage should be stored in
a covered tin can in a neat way.
(Home owners call Mr.. Conger
# you have large amounts on
other than a routine CABBAGE pick
up day.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-06

Eager hands in Europe and
Asia are outstretched to receive
food contributed by American
farmers through the Christian
Rural Overseas Program CROP,
a nationwide project sponsored
by all Christian denominations
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-27
How to Lick Fire

It is universally hoped that this
year will witness real progress in
the battle to reduce fire waste.
The professionals - the people
and the organizations whose job
is to blueprint the mechanics of
fire prevention - are better or
ganized than ever before. Under
the aegis of the President of the
United States, state committees
have been established to deal
with fire problems locally. And
every effort has been made to
enlist the active support of the
public in this great endeavor.
One very necessary step is for
American communities. down to
the smallest, to accept the re-
sponsibilities which are properly
theirs. A very large proportion of
our building codes, for instance,
are hopelessly obsolete. In many
other cases, good codes are mean
ingless because of lack of en-
forcement. During the war and for
a time thereafter, material and
labor shortages made it difficult
and in many cases impossible to
maintain high standards in this
| field. That situation no longer
| exists, and safe construction -
| along with the elimination OF
existing fire tra>s - is now pos
| sible and essential.
i It is undoubtedly true that
many fire departments are IN
need Of overhauling - both as
to personnel and equipment.
Money spent for this purpose is
the best possible community in
vestment. When a town is too
small to operate a department OF
its own, it can often secure CEN
trally located facilities.
The way to lick fire is TO build
up strong physical defenses
against it - and then carry the
Gospel Iof fire prevention into
every home and place of business.
Let's make 1949 the year in which
that is accomplished.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-27
A Different Story

If anyone still thinks that the
profits earned by the meat pack
ing industry are an important fac
tor in what the housewife pays
for roasts, chops, and other cuts,
he should read some expert testi-
mony recently presented to the
Subcommittee of the Joint Com
mittee on the Economic Report
a Federal agency whose job is
to assemble all manner of infor-
nation concerning the workings
of the American economy.
According to this testimony,
"The meat packing industry is
characterized by rapid turnover
and arrow margins. Out of each
sale dollar taken in, meat packers
normally pay out between rs to
80 cents for livestock and other
raw materials. OF the remainder,
more than half is required for
wages, salaries, and social security
costs. Profits before income taxes
have seldom exceeded two cents
per dollar of sales, with profits
after taxes averaging between one
and liz cents per dollar of sales
in good years and zero or less in
poor ones" In addition, this very
significant statement was made:
"Profits in the meat packing in
dustry have not been adequate to
attract from the savings of the
general public the capital funds
needed to provide more and bet
ter plant facilities -"
A short time ago one of the best
from Londan, "Britain's national
known of the meat packing COM
panies gave out a report con-
corning its financial experience
during the fiscal year which end
ed October 80. In that period, it
incurred a net loss of nearly
$4,000, 900. Various causes con-
tributed to this. 1t certainly shows
that packers, in our competitive
system, cannot control prices.
What makes the matter impor.
| tant is that, at intervals, the pack
ers are held responsible for high
meat prices. The factual evidence
tells a drastically different story
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-27
Things One Remembers
By r. M. Hofer

l once saw a little boy putting
stones on the rails of a streetcar
track. He wanted to see what
would happen. Before anyone
could correct him, the al came
along. The motormar saw the
stones in time to stop. He took
the little boy home to his mother,
across the street, No harm was
done and the boy learned a good
lesson.
Grown men in our government
today are using a more deadly
kind Of stone to throw the United
States we have known, off the
track. Republican and Democratic
political leaders are using social
istic and eommunistic BOBBY traps
such as public ownership Of pow.
er, medicine, housing, etc. tC
build a superstate that viii de-
Stroy individual opportunity anG
liberty itself, unless they arr
stopped and sent home, as The
little boy was.
Can they plead ignorance, a:
did the little boy? Do they no
realize that a socialized state viii
crush free enterprise, thereby de
stroying our American form b
government and peronal liberty
There can be no free men anC
free opportunity when the indi
vidual has to turn to the stat,
for subsistence. We are being fool
cd with false promises Of plenty
at the government trough, fillet
with swill paid for with the PEG
pies savings taken as taxes.
viii the people be as smart a
the motorman?
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-27
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have been used by the club for
several years and recently leased
by John Gardner for training pur-
poses. All the grounds r post
ed and patrolled daily and the
number and size of coveys show
the effects OF protection.
The Club officers had gone out
in advance. and with John Gard
ner's assistance had laid out and
tagged the one hour courses for
the All Age. Clarence Helms,
colored guide, helped in this work,
and lent invaluable assistance IN
plotting the gallery over the route.
He rode closely behind the handl-
Frs at all times, was never at a
loss to locate crossings, or to give
proper directions as to where the
course lay - he is a real asset
to the club. These courses were
cut in half for the derby, and the
wide expanses of number one
course was used for the puppies.
Ludies Took Port
The Ladies of the club took an
active part, many of them attend
ed the banquet, and several rode
in the gallery. They selected the
Trophies, which were outstanding,
drove their husbands cars when
ever needed, gave directions to-
strangers, and in every way added
to the interest of the meet. Among
those we were fortunate enough
to meet were Mrs. Kicks, Mrs.
Ralph Sprinkell, Mrs. Sunny
WTthers, Mrs. L. E. Afford, Mrs.
Lee Deweese, Mrs. Grady Morgan,
Mrs. Lyman Sprlnkell, Mrs.
Rhyme, Mrs. H. q. Cockrell, Mrs.
Roy Human, Mrs. Raymond Mar
tin, and Mrs. Parham. Mrs. John
Gardner, Mrs, Windy Viewer, and
Mrs. May Bufkin were in constant
attendance, and lent all possible
help.
Handlers came from every
where, one party of three from
all over Missouri, several from
Louisiana, some from Alabama,
and from all over Mississippi.
Good craftsmanship was the order
of the day, and every handler
tried to see that his competitor
had a fair chance, when a dog was
out of hand, or lost on point, it
was usually his bracemates handl-
er who would call the find. No
quarter was asked or given. These
men rode hard, many being vet
Grams at the game Of handling.
They won if they could; if not
they lost with a smile.
The judges were the deservedly
popular Ray Huckaby of Bien-