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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14
Jim Brown Store
To Open Soon
In Kosciusko

A brand new type store will
make its debut in Attala county
Saturday. An extensive line OF
merchandise for Town and Coun-
try-ites" will attract customers
from a wide area. The store will
be known as a Jim Brown Town
and Country Store.
Locally owned by Carl c. Alex
ander, the store is located at
Court House Square in Kosciusko.
Mr.. Alexander had been formerly
engaged in the Economy Furni-
ture Co. at the location where the
newly remodeled store viii. open.
The grand opening of the Alex
ander store planned for Satur-
day, December 16, will mark an'
other opening in a brand new
chain of independently owned Jim
Brown Town and Country stores
In Mississippi. Special events,
prizes, etc, have been arranged
for the grand opening.
The extensive lines of Jim
Brown farm and home supplies
will be made available through
Independently owned Jim Brown
Town and Country Stores accord
ing to a statement released by r.
S. Stevens, president of Jim Brown
Stores, Inc. Jim Brown has de-
veloped a broad line of farm and
home supplies, including roofing,
fencing, paints, hardware, plumb
ing, and heating supplies, stoves,
refrigerators, bicycles, tires, bat
teries, wiring, electrical supplies,
hog, barn, orchard, bee and dairy
supplies, etc.
Mass buying power, proper
store layout, modern fixtures and
signs, and chain store know-how
are made available to Jim Brown
Town and Country Store owners.
The Jim Brown guarantee Of sat
isfaction or money back will ap-
lpy to all purchases at the Alex
ander store.
Started as the Brown Fence and
Wire Co., the organization has
shown a steady growth during
most Of its 81 years. In l947 active
management was assumed by r
S. Stevens, formerly merchandise
vice president of Montgomer,
Ward.
Jim Brown Town and Countr,
Store owners have an advantage
over large chains in an opportuni
ty to develop a completely person
allied store for the trading are;
served.
| The store owner has the com
plete warehouse stocks of jim
Brown available to his store.
his customer wants a l7-jewe
watch, storm door, a Webster
dictionary or a set Of Vim. Roger
Silverplate. and this merchandis,
is not in dealers usual inventory
/. ! he can order from the neares
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14
William R. Lehner
To Receive Award

William r. Lehner of Pickens
will soon receive an additional
prize equal to so per cent OF the
amount he was paid as a winner
in the junior classes at the Mis-
sissippi State Fair.
This bonus award Is being paid
BY the United Gas Companies to
encourage competition among
junior exhibitors at the fair. APP
proximately ATS boys and girls
from So counties will share in the
prizes, which total $2,452.51.
In a letter addressed to ]. D.
mission and producing properties
for United Gas in this area, the
Davis, jackson, manager Of trans
executive-secretary of the state
fair, J. M. Dean, thanked United
Gas for its participation stating,
1.-The assistance given has meant
much to the juniors as well as to
the fair as whole. Our fair is
fast expanding and in years to
come will reveal just what your
cooperation has meant to our
state"
This is the third successive year
in which United Gas has awarded
bonus premiums to junior winners
at the state fair. In addition to
these awards, United Gas spon-
sors the All Junior Leadership
Program which awards trips to
regional, state and national All
club meetings to outstanding
club members.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14

Ash Written, and Johnny D. Klon-
arts.
The seaman recruits, USN, are
Tom Stevens and William Herman
Russell.
During this period of training,
they underwent intensive drill in
such subjects as signaling, navi-
cation, basic ordinance and sea-
manship. They also were indoc-
trinatel into the ways of the
Navy and learned the customs Of
the service.
Johnny Klonaris and Sonny
Russell leave this week for Pearl
Harbor, they have notified their
parents. Tom, George, and Bobby
have been stationed in San Diego
probably for three months longer
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14
Social Security

Social Security
The 1850 amendments to the So
cial Security Act include regularly
employed farm labor under Old
Age and Survivors Insurance, be-
ginning January l, 1851. This
joint announcement has been
made by the Bureau of Internal
Revenue and the Social Security
Administration in Jackson.
A regularly employed worker is
one employed continuously for
five months by one farm operator.
To get credit for his work for So
cial Security, he must work at
least so days and earn at least
$4,000 during the course of a cal
endar quarter. For farm laborers
who meet this requirement, a farm
operator should:
/. Get the name and Social Sc
curity number Of each worker.
e. Keep record of the dates
and amount of cash wages paid.
8. Hold out 1h% of cash wages,
and match this amount himself.
4. Obtain an Employers Identi-
fication Number by filing Form
SS-4 with the Social Security Ad-
ministration. Report forms will
then be supplied by mail by the
Collector Of Internal Revenue.
Reports are due at the end of
each quarter of the year.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14
Farm laborers should:

l. Get a Social Security number
from the nearest Social Security
office, if they have never had a
number. Applications for men,
bers are available at all post Of
fices.
2. If they have had a number
and lost it, the same office can
supply a duplicate.
3. Show their number to the
farm operator for whom they
work.
For further information, contact
the Social Security Administra-
ton, headquarters in Greenwood
which sends representatives tc
Lexington on the first and thirc
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14
Legal Notices

20. 9421 Letter testamentary having
0een granted on the 9Th day OF Decene.
n1er: l9oo. by the Chancery Court OF
enes County. Mississippi. to the un-
2..e nsd upon the estate Of Mrs. T. L.
% All persons having claims AGAINST
xeio estate to present the same to the
Clerk Of said Court for probate and
registration according to law within
AK months from this date. or they will
be forever barred.
This the 9Th day of December. 1880
tate Of Mrs. T. L. West, Deceased
13-3fnn
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14
Cotton Poison

Cotton Poison
There is going to be scarcity
of cotton poison. 1t would be wise
for all cotton farmers to make ar
rangements for their cotton poison
in the early part of the year. If
poison is not needed and does not
have to be used it will keep an
other year. Having poison on
hand to use when needed is added
insurance for good cotton crop.
Experience the past two years has
taught us that we cannot success
fully make a cotton crop without
plenty of poison, particularly in
the hill section of Holmes county.
We will be glad to discuss the poi
son program with any individual
or group of farmers at any time.
There is q new poison on the
market for 1851 known as Dill
dren, which will be used as Ii
quid in most cases and it seems
to have added advantages over
other poison used to date. How
ever, it is not so much the poison
that is used as they are all good.
The thing that counts is applying
the poison at the right time and
doing good job when applying.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14

will be assured of a needed sup
ply of fertilizer to make his crop.
The cost will be less now than in
the spring or early summer and
II is very doubtful if there will be
any on the market, other than
black market prices. in the early
spring. So it is to the interest of
every farmer to buy at least the
biggest part of his fertilizer as
soon as possible.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14
Huvlunds Creek To
Have Christmus
Program Tuesday

The Harlands Creek Baptist
Church will hold Christmas pro-
gram on Tuesday night, December
10 at TOO. Movies will be shown,
and there will be Christmas tree
with Santa Claus to distribute the
gifts.
Christmas carols will be sung
and a Christmas play presented.
The Rev. c. NJ Day will have
charge Of the service. The public
is invited to attend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14
Five Holmes Boys
Complete Troinine
At Navel Center

Five Lexington men, including
three seaman apprentices and two
seaman recruits, recently complet-
ed recruit training at the Naval
Training Center, San Diego. Calf.
The seaman apprentices. USN,
are Robert Gibson Pepper, George
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14

warehouse, or Jim Brown win
mail order" directly to his Gus
toner at lowest mail order prices.
The Jim Brown Town and Coun-
try Store plan contains the strlte-
~ needed by the local owner to
successfully compete with the
large chain stores.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14

FOR SALE - The Sam Horton
Place. Beautiful modern brick
home located on "a acres of
Level land located on highway
IL, priced $4,000. Shown by
appointment only. Walter N.
Odom, Realtor, phone Durant.
Wv. 13-2tnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14

Tuesdays of each month. They
can be contacted at the Employ
ment Office in Lexington or yc
may make application at the EN-.
ployment Office any time.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14
CLASSIFIED ADS

FOR SALE - One good kerosene
cook stove and practically new
heater. Also, child's maple bed.
Mrs. c. D. Love, Durant, Miss.
Phone 52-J. l4-1tp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14

FOR SALE 40 acre farm 6 miles
from Durant on Castalian
Springs road. House on it. Price
$4,000. See Charles Durham,
Ourant. 11-tfnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14

FOR SALE-Our home place off
highway IL located ~ miles
north Of West Hill. l73 acres,
one home, one tenant house,
barn, ideal for cattle. See Mack
Ellington at Lexington, phone
48O-J, or Vardaman Ellington,
at Durant. 12-tfnn
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14

TOR SALE - Rebecca Andrews
rugs, rags and needles at the
Antique Shop in Durant. 26tfp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14

FOR SALE = 6 room house and
~ acres land located 100 yards
south city limits on highway 81.
. Call Merton Hawkins, 261-J.
11-tfnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14

FOR RENT Front bedroom, pri-
vate entrance. Phone 225-W.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-14
by w. r. SULLIVAN
County Agent

Buy Fertilizer Now
There is no question that prac-
tically all kinds of fertilizer, par
ticularly nitrogen, is going to be
scarce for our 1851 crop. The
FARMER who buys his fertilizer now
, 1950-02-09
MODERN ETIQUETTE
by Roberta Lee


@. When someone makes some
remark that you know is not
founded on fact, haven't you the
right ito contradict him?
A. 1t is much better to let his
remark pass unchallenged that to
risk entering into an argument.
@. When the band is playing
the college "Alma Mater" should
those who did not attend that
college stand up with the others?
@. How should a man at a
dance introduce his partner to
another couple?
A. Miss Crawford CHS partnerl
this is Miss Miller and Mr.. Frank
lin
, 1950-02-09
LOOK and LEARN
bx a c. Gordon

/. Who was the U. S. President
famed for his exploring trips?
2. Can you complete the famous
lines: Count that day lost whose
low descending sun =?
3. What is a levirate marriage?
4. Who is known as the Father
of Medicine?
5. What game. which once gain
ed great popularity in America,
symboyized the Great Wall of
China?
Answers on back page
, 1950-02-09
Sole Of
Federal Properly

Bids are invited for the pur-
chase and removal of:
/ 4-door Sedan, Lafayette,
1897 Model
Lie. No. C-1l1949, Engine
No. LEssl7s. Located at the
Public Works Yard in
Christiansted. Inspection
may be made upon appoint
ment with the Superinten-
dent Of Public Works.
Bid forms nal be procured
from the Offles IF the Depart
menf of Finance either in
Christiansted or Frederiksted.
Bids open at the Finance Of
flee in Christiansted at 200
o'clock pm. February 10, 1850.
Harry E. Taylor
Administrators for st. Croix
, 1950-02-09
roDAY,s THOUGHT

Climb the mountains and get
their good tidings. Natures peace
will flow into you as sunshine
flows into trees. The winds will
blow their freshness into you, and
the storms their energy, whites
cares will drop away from you
like the leaves of Autumn.
John Muir
, 1950-02-09
NEWS

The SIS FORT AMHERST
is scheduled to sail from New
York February 9th and IS due
at Frederiksted February 18th,
accepting freight for st. Kits,
Guiria, Trinidad, Grenada,
Barbados, Martinique and An
tigua.
Furness. Witty & Co. Ltd.
Robsf I. Merwin B Co. Inc.
Agents
, 1950-02-09
SHIPPING NEWS

A steamer is scheduled to sail
New Orleans February 2 and is
from Mobile january %, 1850,
due at Frederiksted on or about
February 18th.
ALCoA STEAMSHIP CO.. INC.
Rob't I. Merwin & Co. Inc.
Agents
, 1950-02-09
S S in ENGLISH
by W. L. Gordon
r I

-
Do not say, We spent the bal
ance of the day skiing Say, 'the
remainder of the day"
OFTEN MISPRONoUNCED:
Tornado, Pronounce the e as in
aid, not as in ali.
OFTEN MISSPELLED:
Mecenary; airy, not cry.
SYNONYMS
Falsity, falseness, falsehood, I'M
truth, lie, mendacity.
WORD STUDY
MORBIDNEsS; state Of being
abnormally impressionable, espe-
.cially by ideas of a gloomy ma
ture: TO live alone foster NOR
bidness."
, 1950-02-09
FOB IMMEDIATE SALE

No. IS King Street, C'sted
No. 10 Of Friedensthel, C'sted
For particulars please contact:
Atty. Almeric Christian
, 1950-02-09

MERIDIAN, Miss.-Albert Rose,
local jeweler, examines dramatic
proof that newspaper advertising
stimulates business. Mailman de-
Ihyers letter ordering Elgin watch
and enclosing time-yellowed clip
ping Of Roses old advertisement to
illustrate watch style desired. Files
Iof Meridian Star, local paper, re-
|vealed ad was run September 20,
1910.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-18
to the Panama Canal and South
America.

Georges Claude. French scien-
fist, accompanied by his son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Andres Claude, arrived here on
the Cuba Saturday from Havana
enroute to Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-18

rtnEs Of the Key West Lions
SD extensive plans for their
Christmas Tree Benefit
given for the needy emil
ms city again this year,
atfangements were made
Ghe regular supper
hid Al the Lions Den
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-18

council committees
ne this afternoon. Public
sod Taxation and Records,
e4pose of framing suit
aiion 70 control bird
mEshln the city limits for
tien 81 residents.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-18

a. recommendation Of the Tax
snd Records committee. the
go t0uncil last night reduced
TIE socupaiional license for roll
& katne ranks from $50 to $751;
m ordered the present license
hulesaie beverage dealers 70
a <f575
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-18

Sixty-fiye letters have been sent
By the naval station to all the
county superintendent asking
that they have their schools OBJ
serve Navy Day. according to
Lieutenant ]. H Thomas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-18
IS YEARS AGO

There win be a mass meeting
at the County courthouse tonight
called BY C. F. Kemp and Charles
II KetcLum Representatives to
the legislature. for the purpose of
discussing matters relative to
Monroe county's water District
bill which win be considered at
the coming special session Of the
state body called for this purpose.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07
sponsible for this large increase in

sponsible for this large increase in
allotment.
Questionnaires sent out through
the county agents office to hill
farms Of over fifty acres in extent,
indicated that SO farmers would
plant total Of l,400 acres. Seed
lings are planted at the rate of
1900 per acre which would re-
quire total Of 1850, 900 seedlings
to fill all the requests.
Pine seedlings will be furnished
as follows: On farms whose
drainage IS to the Yazoo and on
which a Soil Conservation District
plan has been written, seedlings
will be furnished wherever need
ed. For other farms the MISSISSIPPI
pi Forest Service will furnish up
to 5000 pine seedlings free ex-
cept for 35c per thousand trans
portation charge. Above the free
allotment Of state trees, the
charge is $500 per thousand.
Land owners in the first group
may contact either Of the follow
ing for trees: A. P. Carroll, ]. r.
Coca, or c. w. Comfort, Lexjng-
ton. Landowners in the second
group may contact either w. r.
Sullivan or E. P. Mcmillan, Jr.,
Lexington.
Arrangements have been made
with the U. S. Forest Service, and
p. M. A. office to have the trees
planted at no cost to the land
owner.
Last year 440, 900 pine seedlings
were planted on So different
farms on eroded, quilted and
worn out land. Holmes county
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07

forest fires in Holmes county an
nually is $4,000, a tremendous
sum for county. If this situation
were appreciated and understood
public opinion would not tolerate
it.
A few professional foresters
cannot change the attitude of our
people toward our forests. That
becomes an educational task in
which the schools must play an
important part as well as all edu-
cational agencies. The Future
Farmer Club is anxious to carry
out their responsibilities in this
respect. A better forestry pro-
gram means more profit to you.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07
FLA Boys Study
Forest Conservation
HOLMES LOSS $37e 900
ANNUALLY FROM FIRE
by Q. A. Cleveland

Conservation of the forests is
one part of the vocational training
that young boys in Lexington
High School receive in their agri-
cultural course. This is broken
down into 8 parts which are: For
estry Policies Past and Present;
Forest Relationships; Forest Man.
agement; Forest Industries; For
est Trees; Forest Enemies; Re-
forestation and Forest Agencies.
In addition to the Forestry course
the following boys are carrying
out forestry as a project, and have
received from 500 to $500 pine
seedlings through the Future
Farmers Club. These pine seed
lings have been put out as direct
ed, and these young boys are car
rying but a good forest manage
ment program. Sherman Bailey,
Robert Thompson, Wilson Har-
vey, Henry Stewart, Torrance
Frost, Herbert Downer and Har-
vey Hearn. Others who have car
ried out selective cutting are
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07

farmers have awakened TO the
possibilities of profits from pine
trees. Since forestry work began
in Holmes county, demand for
pine seedlings to restock idle land
has grown considerably ard it is
expected that the demand will
increase further.
The simplest means Of restock-
ing an area with pines Is to let
nature do it. Nature, however,
fails too often to restock our idle
acres with pines because Of the
numerous obstacles she must over
come and the complexity of con-
ditions that must exist at the
time she tries.
Pine trees produce some seed
each year but a crop Of seed in
sufficient quantities to overcome
natural hazards is produced only
once in three to seven years. So
we see that natural reseeding
does not take place every year and
unless tree planting is resorted to
man must wait up to seven years
on natures whim.
Pine trees do not produce them
selves as prolifically as do broom
straw. lespedeza and bermuda
grass. In order to get fair to good
reproduction on an acre of land
it is necessary to have as many
as 1900 pine cones or burrs per
acre on well distributed seed
trees. It will take about ten trees
70 produce this much seed and
he trees will usually have to be
ten inches and larger to produce
seed in sufficient production. The
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07

Grover Bailey, Robert Thompson
and Edgar Scaggs. Much more is
planned on Reforestation and For
est Management.
The Lexington Future Farmer
Club received first place in the
district fire prevention contest.
and prize from the Mississippi
Fieldman's Association. They
also received certificate signed
by the Associations President.
Foster E. Collins.
In spite of the material impor-
tance of our forests they are not
appreciated. To substantiate such
a statement, it is but necessary
to point out that the loss from
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07

cember 1850. The U. S. Forest
Service in its flood control work
on the Yazoo River drainage area,
will furnish approximately one
million pine seedlings for plant
ing on Holmes county farms
whose drainage is to the Yazoo.
The Mississippi Forest Service has
increased this county's allotment
OF seedlings from 10000 last wear
to $4,000 this year.
Sufficient interest throughout
the county in planting idle and
eroded areas and the interest
shown by the land owners and the
Board of Supervisors in bringing
countrywide forest fire protection
to Holmes county, is probably re-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07
$4,000 Seedlings
Allotted To Holmes
Demand Increases
For State Supply
Of Young Pines
by c. w. Comfort
u. S. Forest Service

Allotments of pine tree seed.
Iings for Holmes county from fed
eral and state tree nurseries have
been more than doubled for the
planting season beginning in De-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-12-07

tree left as seed tree must have
history as a seed tree which is
evidenced by its having numer-
Cont. on Back Page This Section)
Evening star., 1950-02-25

clean the windows from the in
side, without first removing the
storm sash.
Answer: During the winter
when ventilation is not much Of
problem, you could plan to keep
all but one window in each room
closed. This one could be ar
ranged to open when necessary
for ventilation. The others could
be provided with outside storm
sash, to be kept closed.
Inside storm sash would also be
practical, and when the perma-
nent windows are well cleaned on
both sides. they will not need fire.
quent cleaning when the storm
sash is put in place in front OF
them. 1t should be possible, how
ever, to get a type that can be
opened and closed with a catch
without the need for taking out
screws, etc.
I also recommend installing
weather stripping in order to shut
off drafts of cold air that seep ir
around the edges of the windows
If the air of your house Is very
damp, I suggest that you make
use of some of the air-dryine
devices that are coming into wide
use.
Evening star., 1950-02-25

the basement up through the
clothes closet and into the linen
closet with valve-controlled out
let in each, and neatly coiled on
a rack in each closet was a 25-
foot length of garden hose with
nozzle. The hose on each floor
was just long enough to reach the
door of any room on either first or
second floor although the house
was large.
Aside from having the means of
combating a house fire ready and
Immediately accessible, there are
certain things to do on discover
ing a fire which take but seconds
and which are essential. First,
close the door of the room where
the fire is. Second, get the chill
dren out of the house. Third,
give the alarm. Fourth, close
every door in the house.
Naturally, when one is in a
panic the children seem the prime
consideration, as they are, but
Evening star., 1950-02-25

permits the conversion to be COM
pleted.
AS a table fan, 1t will circulate
900 cubic feet of air per minute
thus providing an amazing reduc-
ton in the effective temperature.
The complete step-by-step in
stallation instructions make in
stallation exceedingly easy. The
only tool needed is a screw driver.
The window panel is adjustable
from "a" to 361a", is IL" high and
35s" deep. With the fan assembled
and has overall dimensions of
the depth increases to g.. The fan
itself weighs but AZ pounds and
has overall dimensions of 12A"x
11A"x121a".
For information on where to obtain
products mentioned in this column, please
write Room 7.4, The Star Building. in
closing self-addressed, stamped envelope
for reply Please do not telephone.