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On a brief visit to the nation s
capitol, I happened to arrive in
the Union station early in the
morning. As I walked through
the gates, two black automobiles
rolled up casually to a stop a few
feet away. There seemed nothing
odd about this — except for the
fact that the cars were inside the
Station and quite near the train
entrances. The car doors opened
and I looked, expecting to see
perhaps some minor government
official — certainly no more than
a cabinet member or senator. To
my surprise, who should alight
but President, Mrs. and Margaret
Truman and walk to one of the
waiting trains. There were only a
half-dozen secret service men
around, so I waited a few minutes,
and sure enough, here came back
the president and his wife — hav
ing put Margaret on the train for
New York, where she is studying
• voice lessons. As I walked away,
I was impressed with a country
where an average citizen can
stand in a depot and watch the
Chief Executive and his family,
only a few feet away — and note
that aside from official titles, this
family too is just average citizens.
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During the war when I was in
the service and made frequent
trips to Washington, I heard so
many people say they didn’t like
the place. Somehow, this is a
sentiment which it is hard for me
to conceive of. I have always liked
tho ritv urhirh ie nnHnnhtpHlv nnp
of the prettiest in the world, and
probably the most beautiful capi
tal from a natural standpoint. The
people there are friendly, I have
found, and represent every part
of the country. In spite of what
a lot of people say about the red
tape, 1 have always found it com
paratively easy to transact busi
ness with Federal Government
people. And another thing we
have to realize — it’s our own
capital, and if we aren’t satisfied
with it, then each citizen should
do something to remedy it.
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A lot of pec ‘ually com
mute from Nev. .un 10 Washing
ton. One of these is General
Eisenhower who, it seems, was
not allowed to enjoy long the dig
nity of Columbia university as
its president, but had to return
to the capital to advise on our
■ armed forces.. I passed him the
other day here, and noticed he ,
was wearing only two of his ser
vice ribbons, the Distinguished
Service Medal, and the European
Theatre one, I believe. If he wore
all the ribbons which have been
awarded him, he literally would
have to have something like a
huge boat sail on which to fasten
them — and then it would be too
heavy to manage. He will return
to Columbia when he is finished
with his government assignment.
Of course he will be of value down
there — and maybe too, as some
one suggested, he just wants to
get out of civilian life again for
awhile and back into his old ele
ment.
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Government leaders as well as
others comment on the recent
slowdown in business. It is ap
* parent that supply is catching up
with demand, they point out, giv
ing the fact that one can get al
most any make of new automobile
now without waiting for delivery
more than a few days. The stock'
market has dropped some and em
ployment is off here and there,
that it is a good thing to have the
But one wise economist remarks
levelling-off period come so grad
ually, that no one could intelli
gently expect the war boom to last
forever, and that if labor and cap
itol will just work intelligently
together now with the govern
ment — and the government with
them — that we need have no
fear of a depression.
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There is a marked difference in
railroad travel now. Lots more
people are travelling by car and
plane and the jammed coaches
and Pullmans which were war
time commonplace are not to be
seen except at rare intervals.
There is plenty of room and the
trains are cleaner and more mod
ern. Only one thing seems to
rankle the modern railroad travel
ler, and that is the high cost of
food in the diners. It is still hard
to get a decent meal for under two
dollars in these places, and often
it is more.
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The eyes of the nation appear
to be on Congress. A lot of ob
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To Hold Square Dance
At VFW Home
A square dance will be held
March 31, at 7:30 p. m. at the V.
F. W. home in Lexington, spon
sored by the Home Demonstration
council of Holmes county. Pro
ceeds will , go toward equipping
a demonstration kitchen.
A small admission will be
charged. Everyone is invited to
attend.
nogs, lame uie
Throughout County
Several thousand hogs all over
the county died and others are
dying from cholera and hemorr
hagic septima, bacteriological dis
eases, according to W. R, Sullivan,
county agent. Some cattle are
dying with blackleg
Mr. Sullivan says no special
cure is offered for the bacteriolo
gical diseases, but advises vac
cination of hogs before they be
come sick. CaUle with blackleg
are certain to die unless adminis
tered penicillin when caught in
the early stages.
Warm Winter May
Cause More Insects,
County Agent Says
Farm Activity Begins,
Only Hindered By
Inclement Weather
A break in the weather is the
only hindrance to early large
scale farm activity in Holmes
county, according to W. R. Sul
livan, county agent. Farmers
have already begun breaking land
and putting in fertilizer for plant
ing the earliest crops, cotton and
corn, and have just completed
sowing lespedeza in larger quanti
ties than ever before. TrOck pro
rilino f /-»** hrtmn non to • mrlnn
cess of being planted. Prospects
show a likely increase in cotton
acreage of from 10 to 15 per cent.
Cattle raising, particularly beef
cattle, is on the increase in
Holmes county, Mr. Sullivan said,
estimating a total of 45,000. He
urged farmers to plant an abun
dance of feed crops.
Better Corn Yield Expected
An increase in corn acreage is
not expected, though heavier
than usual fertilization of corn
land should increase the yield.
The moderate temperatures felt
the past winter may cause an in
crease in boll weevil infestation,
he said.
Rainfall during the past five
months has totalled more than 46
inches against an average yearly
precipitation of 49 inches for the
South and which has perhaps
caused more than usual of erosion.
Greatest amount of rain to fall
was 16 inches in November; 12
in January; 11 in December; 4
in February, and about 4 so far
this month. The accumulation
of moisture will not necessarily
take care of any future deficiency,
he said.
Greater Last Year
The rain this March when com
pared to the heavy rains of this
month last year is considered
slight. Last year at this time an
excess of moisture had accumulat
ed until floodwaters were up.
Crops will be hurt considerably
if heavy rain falls for the rest
of this month and April, but if
enough sunshiny days prevail, it
ik hoped that all cotton will be in
the ground by April 25, County
Agent Sullivan said. Planting is
expected to start by April 1.
LIBRARY NOTES
For contrast in reading this
week visit the Holmes County
.Library at Durant. “The Way Of
A Fighter” by Claire Lee Chen
nault, gives the life and experi
ences of a soldier, a mind keyed
to instantaneous decisions, a man
of action. “The Friends Of Joe
Gilmore” by Lyle Saxon (com
pleted alter Mr. baxon s death Dy
his* friend Edward Dreyer), takes
one into the leisurly life of New
Orleans’ French Quarter, the life
of a quiet citizen well loved by
friends, an author sincerely ad
mired by his readers.
“The Hangman’s Tree’ by Dor
othy Disney is a home in which
tragedy reigns with a selfish wo
man its tool. “The Book of Still -
meadow" by Gladys Taber is the
story tof a gracious home and
peaceful lives. “Eva And Chris
topher” by Elizabeth Corbett is
the story of a beautiful, willful
woman who brought tragedy to
three men. “The Springs” by
Anne Goodwin Winslow, is the
growth and unfolding of a young
girl.
Other light novels offered are
"The Enchanted Year” by Ann
Carter, "Change Of Heart” by
Kathleen Harris and “The Other
Dear Charmer” by Peggy Dern.
The teen age readers will be
delighted with three stories of
horses. “Midnight. A Cow Pony”
(bv S. P. Meek: “Taffy’s Foal” bv
, Elisa Bialk: and “Horses. Horses.
Horses” by Phyllis Fenner.
| The still vounger have quite
I an assortment of new books,
among them are “Timothv Tur
I tel" b” A’;c' Davis, "Candlelight
Stories” by V. S. Hutchinson.
I "Raspberry Patch” by Grace Pauli
| and “The Circus Comes To Town”
by Veronica Hutchinson.
Prisoners Move
From Belmont As
Vets Take Over
New Owners Begin
Work To Cultivate
Rich Delta Acreage
Belmont farm tomorrow will no
longer be in existence.
A part of the State's prison
system for many decades, the 2400
acres composing the farm, Friday
will be evacuated of its remaining
personnel and is now being pre
pared for cultivation by 20 Holmes
veterans who are the new owners
Transfer of the rich tract ol
Delta land from the State to the
county rolls was enabled through
the Farmers Home administration
with Walter E. Strider, supervisor
transacting the deal with repre
sentatives of the State Builders
commission about five weeks ago
Meets With Officials
In a conference held in the
governor's office in. Jackson, of
ficials of the Building commission
Thursday completed final details
of the transaction, Mr. Strider
said, and veterans this week had
begun to cultivate the land.
Among the 20 new landowners
who began work this week were
Daily A. King, and William L
Zeigler, Lexington, John Wilmei
Edwards and William Cottom ol
Tchula. Others ot the new land
owners were making ready tc
iiiuvC' wucie living quarters were
available, Mr. Strider said. Some
will live temporarily on outlying
farms until houses can be built.
Personnel Leaves
W. W. Hopson, sergeant at Bel
ment farm for the past four years
will leave Friday with Mrs
Hopson for O'Keefe farm at Lam
bert, the only other prison farm
operated in conjunction with
Parchman. Most of the 20 re
maining prisoners who had stayed
on to help in surveying and mov
ing since first notice of the trans
action was announced on Febru
ary 16, were being transferred tc
Lambert. Sergeant Hopson said.
About 60 had been domiciled at
the farm during last year. Before
its sale, it was said to be the old
est prison farm owned by the
State.
Attala Woman Killed
In Freak Accident
Near Durant
A 66-year-old Attala County
woman, Mrs. Jean Reed Vinson,
was instantly killed Friday,
March 11, when she accidently
opened the back door of a passen
ger car and was hurled headlong
onto the pavement of Highway 12
near Durant.
The freak accident was witnes
sed by Highway Patrolman W. M.
Shuttleworth who was approach
ing the car driven by Mrs. Vin
son's son-in-law, Louis Doster,
Melville, La. The patrolman rush
ort 1V/I I’f \T irt n l-w.r.r>.4nl • n
Kosciusko but she was pronounced
dead upon arrival.
The victim’s husband, Charlie
C. Vinson, farmer of Kosciusko
Route three, was a passenger ir
the auto.
Mr. and Mrs. Vinson and then
son-in-law were en route to visit
relatives in Vaiden.
Mrs. Vinson apparently attempt
ed to lower a window when she
pulled the door handle by mistake
and was snatched from the car.
Yazoo County Chosen
As Nitrogen Plant Site
Yazoo county will be the loca
tion of the multi-million dollai
nitrogen plant to be built by the
Mississippi Chemical Corporation
according to an announcement bj
Charlie Maddox, director, whc
represents this area on the board
The decision to locate the plant
in Yazoo county was made at i
recent directors meeting in Green
wood. Yazoo county was chosen
because it offers a good point foi
statewide distribution, low taxes
potential water transportation
and is accessible to two gas pipe
lines. The location of the plant
is contingent upon completing ar
acceptable gas contract and upor
the county making available
! through the BAWI $750,000 in as
! sistance.
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GIVEN STATE AID
Lebanon negro school in Holme*
countv and Tchula negro schoo
have been given grants of $200(
and S4000 bv the State Buildinf
commission for additional class
| rooms, as part of $136,750 in fund*
granted to schools in 11 counties
Increased Activity Mere
As Spring Arrives
Spring is here, the calendar
says, and with it comes to Lexing
ton and vicinity increased and
renewed activity. Farmers have
early begun preparations of soil,
as the weather appears to get
ready for some real spring tem
peratures.
Employment is on the up-and
up. A search is underway for an
agricultural specialist for the ter
ritory.
A group of 20 Holmes veterans
this week began preparation to
farm, as Belmont prisoners were
moved Money has been allotted
for Holmes health centers.
Even work on the town clock
has been started, in readiness for
spring.
Holmes County Shares
In Federal Aid
To Hospital Projects
Durant And Lexington
To Draw $460,000
Of Government Funds
Durant and Lexington will
share in federal aid funds granted
by the Surgeon General, Washing
ton, D. C., for 59 hospital and
health center projects in the plan
ning and building stage in Missis
sippi. This state leadg the nation
in funds granted for this purpose.
Durant and Lexington projects
and. the total cost, of which the
federal government contributes
approximately one third, as grant
ed by the Surgeon General, are:
Durant Community hospital,
$238,460; Holmes Community
hospital. $175 000; Holmes County
Health center at Lexington,
$45,778.
Under a five-year federal aid
program the government has ear
marked for Mississippi $3,889,288,
or approximately one-third of the
total cost of about $11 million in
hospitals and health centers for
the state. The federal government
pays one-third of the building pro
jects, with two-thirds of the cost
being paid through local funds.
Mississippi is the first of the 48
states to have its over-all hospi
tal program approved by the Sur
geon General. Texas is second
with 51 hospitals and health cen
ters.
Former Durant Boy
In Iowa Again
By William Cathey
Lefty A1 Dickens, native of Du
rant, who toiled magnificently on
the mound for the Holmes Junior
College baseball squad in 1938 and
1939. is awaiting time to report for
duty in Iowa at a place yet to be
chosen.
Last year the fine heartside per
formed for Rock Valiev, about 60
miles north of Sioux City, Dickens
present home He alternated on
the nitrhing mound and in the
j outfield.
A great competitor, excellent
fielder, hard worker and posses
sor of a vety effective fast ball
and curve, the offsider hurled the
Goodman crew to a pair of cham
pionships during his stav there.
In 1938 he beat the Hinds Junior
Pollepe Espies bv the score of 4
to 3 in Jackson and the following
t season he pitched some kev games
■ that brought the crown to Holmes
aeain when the title was deter
mined on a percentage basis.
In his first campaign. Dickens
won 5 and lost 2, struck out 56
batters and allowed only 6 earned
runs in 56 innings for the incre
dible percentage of .963. In his
sophomore ’-e=r he won 9 and lost
i 2. fanned 70 batters and vielded
onlv 7 earned tallies in 77 frames
for a mark of 819. His earned
run record for the couple of cam
paigns was 13 markers in 133
chapters for the amazing reading
of .882.
After leaving Goodman. Dick
ens went to the University of Ala
bama but had no great amount of
luck. He later was a hurler for
the Sioux City Indians and was
oco 0f the mainstavs of the staff.
He is now the proud father of
two sons. He plans to visit Durant
next year. ^
PniDlovmpnf’ Is Up
Manooer Tells
FmnWment in Holmes county
is on the up-and-up, according to
w. H Thomas manager of the
Emolovment office at Lexington.
He said ?n increase in emolov
ment is expected the end of this
month to continue through the
summer season.
Circuit Court Meets
In Session April 4;
Civil Docket Set
19 Cases Slated
To Be Heard
By Judge Jordan
The April term of Circuit Court
will convene Monday, April 4,
with Judge Arthur Jordan presid
ing. Other officials who will as
sume court duties are: Miss Pearl
McLellan, court reporter; Miss
Minnie Jordan, Holmes Circuit
clerk; Ellis E. Wynn, Sheriff;
Pat M. Barrett, county attorney,
and Stanny Sanders, district at
torney.
The list and number of civil
cases on docket for the April term
follows:
First Monday, April 4th, 1949
Holmes County Sank and Trust
Co. vs Mrs. Sol Applebaum, et
al.; W. L. Sims, Trustee vs H. P.
Hammett; Brewer Equipment and
Supply Co. vs William Gnemi; H.
L. Littlejohn, substituted Trustee
vs Mrs. Ruby Pitchford.
First Tuesday, April 5th. 1949
Jamie V. Forbes vs City of Du
rant; Universal C. I. T. Credit
Corp., a Corp. vs J. R. Abies;
Mrs. Ruth D. Anderson vs W. A.
Russell; Exparte: H. C. Brock;
State of Mississippi vs Casey Grif
fin; Jimmie Ward, et al, vs O. D,
Harvey; Stepp and Lott vs J. W,
Walls, et al.
First Wednesday, April 6th. 1949
J. C. Dunlap, et al. vs W. A
Russell; J. R. Sweatt, Jr., vs Rob
ert R. Walker, Inc.; Beely T. Sell
vs Howard Faust, et al; Billups
Petroleum Co. vs J. H. Hocutt;
Lincoln Finance Co. vs Douglas
Thurmond; J. E. Dees vs Alton
Abies, et al; T. V. Malone, vs
Alton Abies, et al; Verge Mann
et al. vs Mrs. Nina Dickard, et al
Coy A. Fox Dies -
Of Heart Attack
Was Brother Of
Durant Woman
Coy A. Fox of Ackerman, bro
ther of Mrs. C. H. Blanton of Du
rant, died at his home in Glen
dale, Arizona, on March 12 al
6:15 a. m. Services were held al
McCurtain Creek Baptist church
west of Ackerman March 17 at !
p. m. Burial was in the family
cemetery.
Born in Choctaw county, Mr
Fox was 43 years old. He was
employed by the International
Harvester company in Jackson
for a number of years and recent
ly had been interested in the gar
age business in Monroe, La. He
went to Arizona due to ill health,
returning to accompany his wife
and five sons to Phoenix on March
5. He died Saturday following
their arrival there on Wednesday
Besides his wife and sons he
l 4 U —J
Shelby Fox of Canton; A. E. Fox
McComb, and two other sisters
Mrs. Rufus Dunn, Starkville, anc
Mrs. L. H. Reed of Tomnolen.
Antique-Lovers Invited
To Attend Jackson Shov
Persons having antiques, quilt:
or hand work of historical interest
they would like disDlayed or sole
at the Antique C. ncer benefit
show at City auditorium, Jackson
April 4 through April 7, are askec
to get in touch with Mrs. Austir
Clark List, hobby chairman, Twir
Pines, telephone 2-1230, or Mrs
P. V. Hitt, co-chairman, 411
Broadmoor drive, telephone
5-7216.
| Antiques, oddities, and curio:
from the far corners of the eartt
are to be displayed and purchased
An auction sale will be held eact
night at 9 o’clock.
The show will open from 9 a. m
to 10 p. m. Admission charge:
will be small.
j Patients At The Hospital
K. T. Barnett, Ackerman
Mrs. C. W. Collins, Durant
| Willie Frank Alderman,
Lexington
! Noel Leon Lee. Cruger
Buford Morris Brister, Pickens
Mrs. W. E. Grantham, Lexington
Mrs. Verna Dean Thrasher and
twins, Tchula
Mrs. Carl Hanson. Goodman
Colored
Hosea Lloyd, Tchula
Marie Ellis. Durant
Dorothv Butler. Durant
Tom French. Goodman
Wrillie Moore. Jr., Tchula
Carrie Lee Holmes. Durant
Leonard Chisolm, Lexington
j Lillian James an<i.baby girl,
I Lexington
Lrurant Presbyterians
To Observe Communion
Durant Presbyterian church
will obesrve the quarterly Com
munion Service Sunday at 11 aJn.
The Rev. J. Hayden Laster, pre
sident of the French Camp aca
demy will bring the evening
message at 7:30 p. m.
The French Camp Academy
Glee club will present special
music for the evening service.
L. D. Cooper Dies
After Short Illness
Durant Man Passes
In Shreveport, La.
Lofton D. Cooper, Durant con
tractor, died in a Shreveport hos
pital March 16, after an illness of
three weeks. Funeral services
were held Friday, March 18, at
Ackerman Baptist church, with
the Rev. Ira Metts, assisted by
the Rev. T. A. Filgo, conducting
last rites.
Mr. Cooper was a member ot
Saron Baptist church. He leaves
one son, Earl Cooper, Tarboro,
North Carolina; two daughters,
Mrs. T. L. Baggett, Minden, La.,
and Mrs. Jake Hermann, Durant;
one brother, Willie Cooper, Du
rant; one sister, Miss Ethel Coop
er, Louise; Miss Katie Cooper,
Durant, and Miss Annie Cooper,
Yazoo City; also seven grand
children.
He was married to Miss Myrtle
Teague at Durant in June, 1904.
Southern Funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Robert Henry,
F. R. Nesbit, J. W. Norwood, A. B
Clements, Rex Buchanan, Earl
Fowler. J. P. Moore, Jesse Henry,
W. P. Taylor and Walter Weems.
i Funeral Rites Held
For Cowan A. Sample
Native Of Richland,
Uncle Of Holmes Mar
Funeral services were held foi
1 Cowan A. Sample, 79, native ol
Richland and brother of J. F
Sample, Richland farmer, whc
died March 3 in Fresno, Calif,
following a heart attack.
Mr. Sample was born Decembei
17, 1869, and attended schools ir
Richland and Ebenezer. He moved
to Fresno in 1890 where he lived
with an uncle and entered the
stock business. In 1898 he went
to Arizona to mine gold for twc
years, returning and re-entering
the stock business in Fresno. He
was married to Miss Maud Brown
in 1903. She died in 1938, and he
' was remarried to Miss Leona C
I Brophy in 1939.
He was a partner in the real
estate firm of Sample and Sample
and was a cousin of the late Dr
T. N. Sample, founder of Sample
1 Sanitarium, now Sequoia hospi
tal. He served as manager ol
Klemath Mining company out ol
Eureka for three years. He be
came interested in purebred
j Hampshire hog business, and be
came Known inrougnoui me sxaie
He was one of the first and lead
ing authorities on purebreed
f Hampshires in California. *
A member of Fresno County
' Chamber of Commerce, he was
active in the Las Palmas Mason
ic lodge and the Fresno Elks
| lodge.
I He leaves his widow, f our
! daughters, and a brother, all ol
California, and six grandchildren
1 s
Goodman Author
Invited To Party
Honoring State's Penmer
David Donald of Goodman, Mil
dred Topp and W. T. Parson ol
Greenwood are among the state’s
impressive roster of writers who
will bo honored by the Mississippi
Society of Washington at the or
ganization’s annual spring party
April 9.
I The party is in charge of the
society president, Holden Rhyme
of Crvstal Springs, who has sent
invitations to more than 30 fam
ous authors and journalists to at
tend the function.
Among the 30 “famous” authors
who were invited are included
Hodding Carter, publisher of the
Delta Democrat-Times and author
of several books on the South:
David Cohn, who produced “God
Shakes Creation" and other nov
els.
Others invited are James Street,
Laurel, Ben Ames Williams, Ma
con. Tennessee Williams, Colum
bus. Herbert' Creekmore, Water
Valley. David E Guyton, Blue
Mountain. Clayton Rand. Gulf
port. and Elizabeth*Spencer, Mag
• nolia. \
Mate Hi-Y Meeting
To &e Held Friday
At Castalian Springs
Three-Day Sessions
Promise Roster Of
Outstanding Speakers
The first three-day State Hi-Y
conference will be held at the
new camp and conference grounds
at Castalian Springs, near Durant.
Friday, it is announced by the
Mississippi State Y. M. C. A. of
fice. This will be the 36th an
nual Hi-Y Older Boys’ conference
under the direction of the State
Y. M. C. A. of Mississippi. Delega
tions will attend from all over
the state.
The theme being developed for
the conference program is "The
Way,” dealing with the principles
of Christian living. Outstanding
state leaders will present the dif
ferent phases of the theme during
the meeting. District Judge L. C.
Corban of Biloxi will deliver the
keynote address at the Friday
banquet. Walter Spiva of Jack
son. the Rev. Ellis Finger of Ox
ford and Henry T. Ware of State
college will be featured speakers
for the three sessions on Saturday.
Ben F. Cameron of Meridian
will address the conference on
Sunday morning. Also participat
ing in the program will be Jim
Clarke of Mississippi college, who
will lead the ronferenre
Special discussions of interest
to boys will be led by Y. M. C. A.
staff members. An outstanding
feature of the conference will be
the social hour on Saturday under
the direction of Miss Jewel Gar
land, assisted by .Stuart Ware,
both of State college, to which
Y-Teen members from Durant are
invited to attend. ■«
State Hi-Y officers who will be
in charge of the session are: Jeff
Horton, Drew, president; Norman
Harrison, Oxford, vice president;
Lacy Martin, Holly Springs, secre
tary. ,, i , %
! The conference will be under
the general direction of B. L. Bu
ford> State Y. M. C. A. secretary,
A. L. McCormick, associate secre
tary, and A. P. May, associate
secretary.
Y-Teen girls from this county
are invited to sit in on all ses
sions. *
The camp site at Castalian
Springs with adjoining 120 acres
was purchased last fall from Mr
and Mrs. C. S. Hill of Durant foe
$18,000, $3000 of which was sub
scribed by business men and wo
men of Durant through the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, Durant.
The old 30-room hotel has been
completely repaired and redecor
I a^ed throughout with new paint
inside and out, and new paper on
the interior. Five hundred new
beds have been purchased, 300 of
which will be set up in cabins,
are to be built later in the year.
Also to be constructed is a con
crete swimming pool.
Cost of remodelling was esti
mated at several thousand dollars
above purchase price.
Around 250 boys are expected
to enroll for the three-day ses
sions and are expected to start ar
riving Friday at noon.
| To Attract Tourists
|Will Be Purpose Of
New Organization
TV) attract tourists to Mississippi
will be the purpose of a group of
Durant civic and business people
who met Thursday night with of
1 ficials of the State Agricultural
and Industrial Board to formulate
plans for future meetings and to
elect officers.
Officers who were elected fol
’owinv -n explanation of purpose
by visiting the officials were:
Mrs A. S. Tatnm. chairman; L.
A. Clements, vice chairman, and
O. R. Campbell, secretary 'and
treasurer.
Plans are to meet again in the
near future.
Red Cross Marches On
As Drive Continues
The Red Cross Fund campaign
in Holmes county opened March
10 with reports from 9 communi
ties of having reached their
quotas and most ^exceeding the
quotas by a good margin, by
March 22.
Pickens, running true to form,
has reported “over the top”, this
being the first town in the coun
ty to go over.
Keep your Red Cross going -
give gladly.