The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-07-16
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BY HAZEL BRA.

illinois Central on the overnight
trip to Chicago we changed to the
Canadian Pacific the next day for
Montreal which took a day and
night
From Montreal, where we stepped
at the Mount Royal Hotel, We took
a boat up the beautiful st. Lawrence
river to Quebec City, Canada. Not
stopping at Quebec City we went
on up the Saguenay river ard vis-
ated the famous summer resort of
Murray Bay where we spent the
day at Manor Richelieu, a noted
resort hotel. Tadoussac is another
well known resort that was visited
Here are some of the best known
fishing waters for trout on this con-
tinent.
We saw not only the well known
and expensive watering resorts. We
saw the tiny villages, such as Ba-
gotville, located along the st. Law
rence. In these villages the people
live miles away from their n~eighbors
and for the most part fish for a
living. One fisherman at Murray
Bay told US he had frequently pulled
in two thousand pounds of fish at
one time.
Most Of the people who live along
sthe st. Lawrence are of French de-
scent and speak little. If any, Eng
lish. They are very friendly to
Americans. The village church DOM
mates the landscape and its spires
make an interesting view as the
ships ply up and down the river.
The village priest is the most re-
spected man in the village.
On the surface the war has hard
ly touched these tiny villages but
inquiry reveals that a great num-
Der Of the young men are either in
the Canadian armed forces or en-
gagged in some kind Of defense work
away from home.
In Quebec City, where we stop
ped for several days on the trip
back down the river, We were the
guests Of the province of Quebec
and the Dominion of Canada. About
$50 editors and some members Of
their families in the National Edito-
rial Association enjoyed their de-
lightful hospitality. The French Ca
nadians appear to be as friendly,
II not more 20, to the United States
a. England. The uppermost thought
in the minds of the French Cana
dian is absolute freedom and inde-
pendence of himself and the pro-
vince Of Quebec and the Dominion
Of Canada. We do not feel that
he wants to be a part of any Empire,
British or otherwise. Those per-
sons who think the French Cana
dams, as we'll as the rest of Cana
da, want to join the United States
and become a part Of it are very
much mistaken, in our opinion. These
Canadians are imbued with the same
spirit that caused the revolution
and brought into being the Decla-
raticn of independence. Make no
mistake of that.
Canada itself, and the province
of Quebec, is trying and succeed
ing in carrying its share of the wal
load in the field of production. 1t
&c turning out planes, tanks, guns,
and ships in great quantities for
the use of the Canadian armed forces
and for Britain's use.
After the return boat trip back
down the river from Quebec to
Montreal, an overnight trip with a
beautiful June moon and music, we
started on the return trip home.
The most enjoyable part of this
trip was a drive through the coun-
try from Montreal to New York,
going through the lovely Adiron-
dacks and Catskill mountains. The
Adirondacks are high enough to be
majestic but not as rugged as the
Rockies and other great mountains
in this country. They are full OF
fir, oak, pine, birch and other trees
which reach up to form a wonder
full skyline. The tallest point in
the Adirondacks is slightly in excess
of 5000 feet. 1t is a skiers para
disc in the winter and the lakes
scattered throughout make it a ha'
ven in the summer. Lake Placio
and Mirror Lake, Lake George ane
Saranac are some of the better
known.
New York
At Albany, New Yorks capita
city. we experienced our first blacl
out. Albany itself does not appea
to us though it is situated upon thu
picturesque Hudson river. 1t is al
old c;tv and aWfully dirty.
The lights of Broadway n al
New York have been dimmed ant
Broadway and Times Square aren'
the same any more. The dim-ou
is from $3.50 on. 1t is put into eft
feet to avoid the city lights CASTING
a reflection to silhouette ships a
sea a. night. Taxi drivers continu'
to drive just about as fast as eve
and veil even louder and NOR