The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-07-17

the first time. This meeting of the
club at the Hotel Aston was in honor
of the sergeant, the genial club pre-
sident, John Kuhn told me. But York
does not look like a soldier now. He
weighs 275 punds and resembles
more prosperous business man than
the lanky mountaineer he was when
he joined the colors to go over there.
He is friendly and unassuming and
told me he would be glad to get
back to Pail Mall from the heat here.
The way he was putting away that
caviar and steak was not making
him any cooler, / figured. He said
he enjoyed New York and thought it
impressive but he liked his own high
hills better than these tall buildings.
The motion picture of his life with
Gary Cooper as the star, Sergeant
York thought quite good and re-
marked that at sure looked natural
Which is pretty good compliment
considering he himself is the SUBJ
ject Of the film. Part Of the money
from it will 60 to his school for noun
tain children too. But the sergeant 10
not only appreciated back there.
From the hullabulloo that was made
over him when he arrived here, one
might have thought New York was
named after him.
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The stories Of finding buried trea-
sure are not all legendary. The 9th
er day q New York business man
who has hobby of such, dropped in
at one Of the many local auctions
sales which are continually going on.
This one was engaged in disposing
Of art cuyios and he watched with
casual interest. He was not surprised
when an ordinary-looking painting
seemed to get no bidder at all. Then
rs the rusty piece dimly showing
shepherd and his flock was about to
60 for the only bid of three dollars,
he suddenly decided that the frame
should be worth more than that so
he bid five. He got it. Later on, af-
ter he had taken it to an art shop
Tor cleaning, the operator is busting
off the picture found thereon the
name OF Janus Dutch painter, and
notified the new owner that it was q
rare painting and worth at least
$500.
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School graduation comes rather
late here. Recently l attended the
exercises Of Gotham college where
huge class Of girls were receiving
their diplomas. The president Of the
institution spoke on what this years
graduates have to look forward to.
He was not too optimistic. For the
young men, it looks like the Army
and Navy. For the girls-includine
those who would like to marry the
young men of draft age-probably
job in defense industries. However.
unlike the depression period of ten
years ago. there is something for the
grads to do, thought. Then turning
to something more cheerful. / look
ed over the class and to my SUIT
prise noticed that only about one
girl IN a hundred was a blonde.
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Last week they buried Paderewski.
Down stately Fifth Avenue to the
great church of St. Patrickss, a sole
mn procession wended. About this
line OF somberlyvested bishops and
iaymen, one could almost hear muted
strains of his "Minuet in G, which
from his facile piano fingers swept
the world with its rich beauty. His
aeatn was an unusual tragedy to me.
Once when ! was in college | took
a dollar of the S1.75 / had and
bought a balcony set to hear him
play. 1t was worth million and that
keen vision Of immortal music will
always live in my memory. Just as
paderewski will always live through
nis bequest of genius. For some rea-
son, this event reminded me of ano-
tner funeral, to me even greater
than any on Fifth Avenue. It was
that of my grandmother at a little
church named New Hope" in the
tennessee mountains