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T'lyV DURANT NEWS Mississippi's Leading Weekly VOL. NO. 59 __ D U R A N T, H 0 L M K SC 0 U N T Y MI j 8 I 8 8 I P P I THUKSJSKI’T 16. 1937 _ NUMBER S --N | THROUGH HAZEL EYES | By Hazel Brannon It is hoped and believed by ev ery citizen of Holmes County that we will have i new road from Du rant to Lexing ton within the next year Surveys have been being made by the State Highway Depart ment for some time now. One of the surveys has been made directly through Durant and out toward Lexington by Cas talian Boulevard. It misses Cas-| talian Springs by about one-half j mile. Plans are being made to peti tion the highway department to carry it this small distance fur ther to include the famous old re sort on highway 12. This is only as it should be. Castaliaji Springs for over a hundred years nas oeen a noieu mineral springs resort. Thous ands of people visit it annually. It is the most popular place for picnics and gatherings in this sec tion of the state. The road should go through Castalian Springs for the conve nience of everyone in this coun ty and accommodation of visit ors from out of the state who come here to drink its curative waters. The fact that running the road through Castalian will not cost any more than running it around the place practically as sures interested citizens their pe l tition will he treated sympatheti cally by the highway department. • • • WWtay far Constitution Day. 150 years. At least everybody knows we have a constitution. . . thanks to FDR. • • • The first thing we know oppo nents of Black to the Supreme Court bench will have revived organization of the KKK. | We have all the other alpha betical agencies, might as well let the KKK come back. • • • • • • Royall Frazier, editor of the L e 1 a n d Entreprise, otherwise known as Home Brew, gives notice there are no women in heaven and says he can prove it by the Bible. He cites the eighth chapter of Revelations, first verse, for proof. It goes something like this: And when , he had opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for a period of thirty minutes. • • • Now if there aren’t any women in heaven what are the men go ing to do when they don’t the women to blame for everything T • • • The library has been likened to a bank, the librarian being the teller, the card the passbook, the book being the investment and the knowldege gained the in terest. Here in Durant where we have located the Holmes County Library we should be doubly grateful for our blessings and use to the utmost its excellent facilities. A good book is a friend that will not prove false. Rather, it grows in grace as it is reread year after year. • • • Mary Cain, whose presence makes The Summit Sun shine, conducted a contest recently in her newspaper. She gave a year’s subscription to the person sending in the best answer to: '‘Why is a woman like a news paper?” Needless to say the answers were both startling and amusing. Here's the winning answer: “A woman is like a newspaper be cause every man should have one of his own and not run after his neighbor’s.” Me venture to say there were many Mary didn’t dare print! Those are the ones we’d like to read. JUNIOR COLLEGE NAMES 1937 38 STUDENT LEADERS Students at Holmes Junior Col lege elected student leaders at the general assembly Friday. Johnny Powell, Mt. Olive, was elected president; Herbert Wein er. Lynn, Mass., vice-president; Katherine Wilkey, West Point, sec ret n ry -t reasu re r. Cheer leaders were also nam ed at this time. They are Dor othy Coster, West; Helen San ders, Tchula, and Melbourne Coleson, Water Valley. HOLMES JR.ENROi.LS GLEE CLUB MEMBERS ORGANIZATION ONE OP THE LARGEST Hoi mes Junior College has or ganized its glee club for the sea son of 1937-38 with one of the largest groups in history. The personnel is as follows: Es ther Ruth Stewart, Lexington; Frances Willis, Grenada; Leroy Hall, Evergreen, Ala.; Janet Bar rett, Wntcr Valley; Carolyn Ir ving, Ethel; Maxie King, Canton; Louise Counts, Durant; Pat Hol lingsworth, Hollandale; Alice \\’ 1 Irwuliti nil . f Lt 111. A 1 /> It' i . i ney, Hollandale; Mildred Savage, Webb; Dean Lawrence, Pickens; Helen Boyette, Paducah, K .; Hone Holder, Lexington; Garland Campbell, Thornton; Edythe Stricklin, Birmingham, Ala.; Pete Garrett, Cleveland. .Josephine Bradley, Holly Spgs. Pauline Skelton, Eupora; Josie Dell Trigleth, Lexington; Cath fyn Clerk, Carrollton; Grace Pow ell, Mt. Olive; Sammie Burrell, Sallis; Johnny Powell, Mt. Olive; Frances Lesley, New Albany; Dorothy Hines, Saulsberry, Tenn. Nellie Brock, Fayette, Ala.; Mark Hill, Blue Mountain; Edward Foster, West Point; Collins Mit chell, Ripley; Willie Gillum, Myr tie; Wilson Tyer, Etta; Mildred Savage, Webb; Nina Mae White, Ethel; Christine Farrell, Lexing ton; Hamilton Mitchell, Sanders ville; Helen Clrak, West Point. Charles Milsted, Water Valley; William McDonald, Coffeeville; Katherine Wilkey, West Point; Ruth Echols, Braxton; Gertrude Frazure, Sallis; Ruth Hall, Lex ington; G. G. Powell, Chalybeate; Mae Belle McCoy, Tiplersville; Robert Turner, Kosciusko; Fred die Baine, Ethel; Eloise Wells, Starkville; Mary Franklin Moore, Durant; Doris Tidwell, Lexing ton; Billie Jane McCoy, Loree Payne, Thomastown;; Sarah Woods, Byhalia; James McDan iel, Sandersville; Harry Williams, Grenada; Frances Bryan, Pick ens; and James McLellan, Lex ington. HERBERT SISTERS ENJOY RECENT FAMILY REUNION Miss Vera Herbert and M s. Johnnie H. Tartt attended a fam ily reunion in Greenwood recently in the home of Mrs. J. I. Lundy. The dinner wns prepared and served by Mrs. John Stokes. Mrs. Lundy’s oldest daughter. This was the first reunion of the sisters in this family in 24 years and was thoroughly enjoy ed by all. Those attending were: Mrs. LI lie Steele, Lexington; Mrs. W. J. Weinberg, Indianola; Miss Her bert, Mrs. Lundy and Mrs. Tartt. The parents of this family group will be remembered as the late Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Herbert. One son, W. C. Herbert, Jackson, was unable to attend. METHODIST CHURCH CIRCLE NO. 1 TO HAVE SALE FRIDAY Circle ode of the Methodist Church will have a parcel post sale Friday afternoon on the City Hall corner. The sale will start at 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon. Now is the time of the year when everywhere we appear folks, are talking about Alabama md her great football team. Of course they always mention the diet that Mississippi State is so ouch greater by way of compan ion. HOLTON ASKS FARMERS: NOT TO OIN OR SELL COTTON UNTIL IT DRYS FLEECY STAPLE SHOULD BE COMPLETELY DRY Wet cotton now finding its way to markets in Mississippi and over much of the Southeast is occasioning a very serious loss to farmers, ginners, oil mills, and cotton buyers, according to a series of communications received by J. C. Holton, commissioner of agriculture, such communications requesting that he admonish farmers not to gin wet cotton. “The situation is serious,” stated Commissioner Holton. “Continued rains during the past month or so are causing severe injury, and the injury will increase unless relief comes in the shape of fair weather. Gins cannot handle wet cotton satis factorily, and where wet cotton is forced through, the resultant : lint is badly gin-cut and sells at a (Uonotinued on Page Two) COOPER OPENS NEW SELF SERVICE STORE; DURANT MAN OPENS NEW j PIGGLY WIGGLY : H. E. Cooper, prominent Du rant man, formerly connected with the I'iggly Wiggly store in Durant, hus resigned his position here and is opening a Piggly Wiggly Store of his own at Pick ens in this county. Mr. Cooper was for ten years connected with the Brannon-Mcl Cullar Company here, now ope rated as a Piggly Wiggly store, and is one of the most popular young men of this section. A statement by the Durant store to the people of Durant will be found on page two of this paper and an advertisement con tabling many wonderful food val ues of the Pickens store itself will be found on page 5. Mr. Cooper announces his store will be open for business Satur day morning at 7:00 o’clock and that on the opening day a boom erang airplane will be given free with every $1.00 purchase and school tablets will be given with every pound of Kroger’s Spot light Jewel Coffee sold, provided the customer brings the ad with him. The Pickens store will stock at nil times a complete assortment of quality foods and will give ser vice and satisfaction to its new friends and customers. Mr. Cooper .has many friends in the county wlio wish him every success in his new business. LETTER FROM ASSISTANT SUPT. OF EDUCATION Mississippi has approximately fifty million dollars invested in public school property. Not more than one-third of this prop erty is adequately protected with fire and tornado insurance. During the past year several school buildings in the state were destroyed by fire, and in most of these cases, the insurance protec tion was very low. Due to this fact, a great burden has been shifted to the people of these dis tricts in the matter of replacing this school property. We wish to call this matter to the atten tion of the trustees and school people of every community of the state and insist that wherever possible they carry adequate in surance to cover any loss which might occur. Every precaution should be! used to eliminate possible haz ards. The school buildings should j be kept clean and orderly, and the heating equipment of every building should be cheeked and corrections made where neces sary in order to eliminate every ’ hazard (possibl.e The people of! Mississippi are indeed proud of: the wonderful school buildings and those in charge of the schools should show their appre-1 ciation by properly caring for these buildings and protecting them against possible loss from : fire, i WHITTINGTON WILL VISIT LEXINGTON JAYCEES MONDAY LOY LY 3N IS CHAIRMAN 0? PROGRAM Congressman Will M. Wiiit lington. Greenwood, will be the principal speaker at a meeting of the Lexington Junior of Com merce on Monday evening. Roy Lyon, county tax* assessor, is in charge of the program and will present Mr. Whittington. It is not definitely stated what subject Mr. Whittington will, choose but his visit is being an ticipated by Lexington Jaycees for he is known as an able speak er. Mr. Whittington, as congress man from this district, has serv ed several terms and is very pop ular with his constituents. He is a noted and respected member of Congress as well, serv ing as chairman of the flood con trol committee and holding vari ous other posts of importance. AGED CITIZEN DIES AT LEXINCTON HOME MRS KATE OVERSTREET IS BURIED THURSDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Kate Overstreet, 70, who died at her home in Lexington, were held Thursday with the ltev. Judson Chastain officiating. He was as sisted by the Rev. W. T, McCaf ferty. . Interment was in the Lexing ton cemetery in charge of Har rell. Mrs. Overstreet was widely known in Lexington and Holm es County^having been bora and reared there. She was the widow of the late W. J| Overstreet, prominent mer chant at the county seat. He passed away in 1932. Her father was a Kazar and his home was in Virginia. Her mother was previous to her mar riage, Amnia Beall and she has relatives in Lexington and Du rant, and other sections of the county. Mrs. Overstreet is survived by one son, Muncie Gordan Over street, Birmingham, Ala. DEMONSTRATION CLUB HELD MEETING THURS ROUTINE BUSINESS IS DIS POSED OF The Home Demonstration County Council met Thursday, Sept. 9th for their regular meet ing. The roll was called and minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary. There were 12 members present and five visitors. The Council was asked to ap point one member to supply news from the Home Demonstration Clubs to the Farm Bureau. Announcement was made that the Board of Supervisors had cooperated with the Home Dem onstration Council in getting a place for the kitchen. A com mittee was appointed as follows to help Miss Seale in working out plans for equipment: Committee, Mrs. Will Downer, Mr3. Albert Barrentine and Mrs. Buck Byrd. This kitchen is to be used for the purpose of giving Home demonstration work. Plans were announced for Achievement Day which will be Oct. 7th. Tt is asked that each club to try and have all members present and bring as many ex- ■ hibits as possible. . A report from Farm and Home Week was given by Mrs. I). F. I Montgomery. Miss Ellen Seale explained how to label exhibits for Achievement Day. A skit on preparing and using records in club work was given by Miss Jewell Garland and Miss Seale. The Council adjourned to meet ; the fourth Tuesday in September, i B, & P. W. GROUP WILL MEET TONIGHT All members of the B. & P. W. Club are especially urged to be present at the meeting tonight at he Hotel Durant. H. H. Johnson Lexington attor ley, will be the principal speak er of the evennig and a very in teresting program is assured. The topic Mr. Johnson will use s “Our Town’s Business’’ in ine with the program of study of the Business and Professional Wo nen’s groups nationally for 1937 18. MONTGOMERY RITES HELD LAST MONDAY PIONEER CITIZEN PASSES IN NE WORLEANS Funeral services for William A. Montgomery, 74, pioneer resi dent of this community, were held from the train on Monday morning of this week. Mr. Montgomery had been liv ing in New Orleans for the past 2 years but he was brought back to Mizpah cemetery, Durant, to be buried. He was a member of the Episcopal Church. The Rev. William Mercer Green, Stark ville, rector of the Episcopal Church, officiated. He died at a hospital in New Orleans Sunday of an heart at tack. He had been in bad health for some time . The deceased was born at Bow ling Green and moved to Durant in his early life. He left here to go into the hotel business in New Orleans. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Jennie Montgomery; two daugh ters, Mrs. C. R. Noble, State College and Mrs. Robert S. Ral ston, Coahoma; and one brother, J. G. Montgomery. DURANT ROTARY CLUB HEARS DR. C. A. MOORE Durant Rotarians had an en thusiastic meeting Tuesday at the Hotel Durant. A hundred percent attendance was noted. Dr. C. A. Moore was present and gave a most interesting speech on points of Rotary. His address was thoroughly enjoyed by those present. Three new members were wel comed into the club. They are H. L. Herrington, Edmund Steen, and Jim McDade. Several vis itors were also present. METHODIST CHURCH The Church School meets at 9 :45. Largest attendance last Sun for months. Good tim eto line up for the fall. You are invit ed. Preaching service at 11 o’clock. The choir has been re organized with Mr. Malcolm Car ter as Director and Mrs. Madge Lipsey Organist. They will have special music each service . The pastor will preach Sunday mroning on “Ought Not Chris tians to be a Happy People 1” League service at 7:30. Circles of the missionary so ciety will meet at 3 o’colck Mon day afternoon. Choir rehearsal Wednesday ev ening at 6:45. Prayer service Wednesday ev ening at 7:30. Everybody invited. LIPSEY-ODOM HOSTESSES TO NEVIN MUSIC CLUB Mrs. Madge Lipsey and Mrs. Herman Odom were hostesses to members of the Nevin Music Club at the home of the former on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Odom was leader of the study course on ^Discovering Music.” She also gave a vocal1 number, “By the Bend of the; River. ” Mrs. Lipsey gave four piano numbers: Boch, Fugue; Clair de i kune, l)e Bussy; First Move, merit, Beethoven Sonata, Op. 31,1 \’<». 1 ; Schumann, Impromptu. Miss Willie Martha Elmore! was elected recording secretary to replace Mrs. G. M. Smiley who will be leaving Durant soon. SUPERVISORS FIX BUDGET FOR NEW YEAR AT MEETING TOTAL IS $554,756.98; IS AM INCREASE * Holmes County budget was set hy the board of supervisors at-ita September meeting. The total was set at $554,758.98, an in* jrease of $19,724.89 over last rear. Estimates in education, high way and bridges and bond ma turities were increased. The budget was fixed as fol lows: Administrative — $41,550. Judicial — $11,700. Health and sanitation — 9, 300. Highways and bridges — 161, 000. Charities and corrections — $18,630. Education — 191.012.38. Interest — $49,964.60. Bonds — 69,600.00. Miscellaneous — $2,000.00. ' 4 BAND GLASSES TO START AT SCHOOL BAND MQTHBR8 .TO MEET ON FRIDAY ^ . „ ..- jj. -i New band classes start today at the high school, according to an announcement made by Mal colm Carter, band instructor. The classes last for trirty mfnute pe riods and are held daily from one o’clock to 3:30 o’clock. Re hearsals are held four times a week. Enlarged band activities are planned this year by Mr. Carter and the faculty. Members of the band will go to the annual Mis sissippi Free State Fair and take part in the Fair parade. Durant has prospects this year of having a good band. It will not be one of the biggest in the state but will be of good qual ity. Mr. Carter studied during the past summer under noted instrue tors and leaders and is said to be qualified to give the mem bers of the band better instrus tions than ever before. He studied under Frank Si mon, MarkHindsley, Colton Ste wart, Bruce Jones and Ralph o., „ i. MOTHERS TO MEET Mothers of band members will meet at the schoolhouse on Fri day afternoon at 3:30. All mem bers are urged to be present. At this time organization and aims of the band will be is cussed and plans be made for tho trip to the Fair in Jackson in Oc tober. MRS. & DICKEN” ENTERTAINS CIRCLE Circle No. 1 met with Mrs. B. B. Dicken Monday with eight of the members present. The club was glad to enroll Mrs. Dudley Brumfield as a new member. The subject of the program was “Beautiful Japan.” Mrs. Hayne led the program. Those taking part on the pro gram were: Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. M| D. Baine, Mrs. Brumfield. After the program tea and cakes were served. UNGER CIRCLE MEETS .. The,wr,lfrer Circ,e 111 et with His. \\m. Elmore Monday with eud.t present. Mrs. Smiley led the devotional from Romans. Mrs. Pugh Winborne was the leader of the program. Topic— A Leader. Delicious ice cream and cake was served by the hos tess .