The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-10-19

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There seems to be no rhyme or rea
son in the way this gigantic world OF
tomorrow Is laid out. There is 50
much to 1t hat 1t would take many
days to really see this fair intelli
gently enough 10 appreciate it. One
hardly do it justice in the short
span Of three days.
The San Francisco Fair seemed to
be more compact, laid out on a more
formal pattern, much easier to en-
joy. In this conception Of the world
of tomorrow 1t would be possible to
wander for days without ever learn
ing ones way around.
While the Golden Gate Exposition
is decidedly more artistic this New
York World of Tomorrow u impress
sive.
It is so big.
However, the New Yorker has yet
to earn that an object can be i'm
pressive without being the bigges.
thing OF It's kind In the world. He
stil measures everything by Its size.
not always stopping to ascertain the
real value Of anything.
The foreign buildings situated in
the Lagoon OF Nations are bigger
and more elaborate than are the for
eign exhibits at San Francisco. More
countries are represented. This IS
due to the fact that many countries
put all OF their money in exhibits for
New York before plans for the Col
den Gate Exposition were made.
Soviet Russia has the most mag
nificent building and complete display
of any nation represented. Built of
superb marble and towering high
above the other exhibits this mighty
picture OF life in Russia is the most
potent and subtle bit Of propaganda
ever to come before the eyes of the
American people.
"A visitor In the Russian building IL
made to feel that only in Russia is
there no unemployment. no poverty
and no unhappiness. Only there do
we find everyone happily employed
and possessing the necessities of life
and many Of its luxuries.
If one is impressed al all by the
apparent sincerity of this tri.
butte to Soviet Russia one feels
that socialism has worked in
Russia, that it Is the answer to what
the people want and need.
Second only TO Russia Is the won
derful building of Italy. While not
quite as elaborate as Russia 1t Is
possibly more artistic. The Italians
are probably more artistic tina are
the Russians, perhaps because they
are not hungry for food.
Other outstanding buildings in the
Lagoon Of Nations include the Unit
ed States, Great Britain and her
colonies, France and japan.
The most heartbreaking exhibit on
the fair grounds is that Of Czecho-
slovakia, an exhibit. that was to have
been on a grand scale. depicting full
ly for America the life that Is lived
in Czechoslovakia by its freedom
loving people. The building was fin
ished ard part OF the display moved
in. When the freedom Of this ma
ton was taken from her work on the
exhibit ceased. A marble tablet on
the wall tells the story familiar to
all visitors. 1t Is like seeing a man
shot down on the street in front Of
your eyes, or viewing the grave of a
loved one passed on.
All Of the smaller nations, Dem
mark, Norway. Sweden and many
others are represented here. bring
ing a message of good will to America
and5 her peoria
The visitor has not really seen
this fair until he has gone to and
Through. the ~perisphere, the huge
round ball that together with the
majestic trylon. strike the keynote
in the world Of tomorrow. In the
perisphere we are given a glimpse
OF what the world of tomorrow viii
be like.
Since we expect to live until we
are ninety at leas. we think we will
be here 70 enjoy 1t.
Outstanding among the CONNER
cial exhibits and more popular than
any of them is the General Motors
Exhibit. There seems to be a line
miles long waiting ali the time to so
in and see what transportation is
going to be like in the world of to-
morrow. Fortunate enough to pos
sess press cards this party had no
trouble waiting in lines. Rather we
were treated like visiting royalty. So
much time saved. to say nothing OF
the wear and tear on the feet,
The most beautiful part of the
New York fair ome each evening
at nine-thirty o'clock when a drama.
tic symphony of music. water. flame,
color and sound is staged in the center
of the Lagoon of Nations.
Specially written music is played
and with each note of music is syn
'chronized a magnificent display OF
color in the waters Of the fountain,
which burst in flame, orange, pink.
violet. blues. greens. The waters OF
the fountain reach a height of noun
tains on the high notes and as the
music recedes they fall to mere