The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1941-11-14

Have Jos ne Library habit be
cause that Is what i amounts
to-thts retssnx and returning Of
books Al first yoa 90 out of euriosi-
q. take ; book and then probably
forget % bring II back until the
flne l. e. barge you can buy the
ssk oas=aght or you may lose y
entirely. But gradually. as you
persist you begin 70 realize what .
fund q enjoyment lies within reach
on the weli-ttncked library shelves
and sou fEud that you want 20 drop
IN regularly. Sometimes Il Is %
psck ap ta1e new book uaat IL being
saved for yoa-often 70 find out
what has been ordered 50 that yoi
eau Ret Yoar naule down early on
fhe Preserve FoF Me- list a. per-
haDs its fuat % poke around and
flnd q 81 those books that you
meant 20 read years ago. SmetfInss
p2ople make special trips 70 the
Library. Drumming with enthusiasm
over the write-up IN 3 magazine
given 70 tine latest book by a fsv-
orite author. ending with feFvent
plea 70 set she book Immediately
And the book. usually. Il ordered.
Those who have the Library habit
know vel that fire feeling of sat-
txfaefinn q new book IN the hand
offers Nov thai cool weather Is
cvowctng as indoors toward the
fireplace. We can ST Ia cnsnfoFtabie
safety ard shlWer with Incredibly
1t Shirahx Perrin DIARY" OF VAL
tins -OuE Of tfe Night We can
laugh gently At mr., and AIRS Gu
Ras and Junior Miss Win raised
eyebrows and sometimes wniFitnN
brain We Try but never DO find out
What Makes Sammy Run and
wohder a little trritably why the
question need ever haTe been raised
Over Snow Ooose and MY sister
and r. . few surprised tears may
b. wiped away xurreptttfon1ly. And
after tasting the thrills of being an
amateur EuRlixh spg-o rather two
Of them starring the 0estapo IA
The west buttons m Above Enxpic-
ion we are exhausted and call q
halt but habit Is strong and soon
Ne take Off awatn for England 70
emerge slightly saddeT and wiser
FROM between the covers OF This
Above AL
You viii not Of course. like all
the books In the best-seller rank
It may be that you7l put down
sAEarrfaRe d q PTtvnte Affair with
the feeling OF shocked indignation
and -For Whom the Bel Tolls" with
righteous anger mingled with q dash
Of admiration for the author. Per
haps you don't agree with mr.. Miller
that You Cant DO Business with
Hitler and Il Is quite possible that
you'll be tempted 10 thrOw az least
enc book IN the fire. And that Is
exactly whv the Library has such
n wide assortment of books. We Try
- reach al types Of readers and
cater e their tastes with anry
EazsEx eas Ntk 80 z<u ana ~
down TIE Isl % The ~w<lI-zplned
lucid things % Aidous Huxley.
With SO much Red Cross work TO
be done and Christmas looming
near. Il Is perhaps unwlse 20 lay
the groundwork for idleness by
talking about the uew books on
ofaer but Ne ear ease the conscience
with the thought that relaxation
wlfh q Epgt book Is n spur 70 even
greater effort FOR those who enjoy
Watching the dead bones Of old
washington take shape IN a lively
manner -RevellIe In WASHINGTON
should be q treat There's that
pE1zH-wlnning. Georges Joint,
Fadiman's. Reading I've Liked
Between the Acts by Virginia
Woolfe and q score Of others 70 be
announced later IN this column.