The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-11-29
So This Is New York
BY North Collahdn

give thanks this year. We nave more
than just the harvest, which Cover.
nor Bradford in 1921 designated as
the Annual thing to be grateful for
This year we have a harvest OF
peace. OF course, some Of the cyni.
cal will point to little wars still 60
ing on in different parts of the
world. But we are not a part Of
them, and if we're carful, we viii
not become a part of them. Thi:
time last year. our boys were leav.
ing home for the battle fronts. Thi.
year they are returning. And every
time one Of them hits the front step:
Of his home on a safe return, the
whole country should be Thankful
for one Of its citizens restored to u:
again. y ~ ''f
iEtff -
Speaking Of holidays, ! have al
ways wondered why SO many are
crowded into the latter part Of the
year. From September through De
cember we have Labor Day, Co.
lumbus Day, Armistice Day, Thanks.
giving Day and Christmas, followed
soon afterwards by New Years Day
There is no real holiday in the hot
summer months except the Fourth
of July, and in late winter and early
spring there is none which is taker
as a big national holiday. 1t seems
to me it would be better, if it were
possible, to spread the holidays Out
more evenly through the year.
A small white fox ter
rier went AWOL from the Navy last
week and was doing all right until
he was picked up while gadding a.
bout town, by the ASPCA anc
plunked into their shelter. His name
was Skivvy, said the two sailors who
came for him. After showing tina
Skivvy had really served with the
Navy and the merchant marine, the
sailors were allowed to take him
They were kind OF angry at Skivvy
too, and asked him how he coult
have wandered off from the armed
guard center in Brooklyn where ht
is kept. Somehow, Skivvy could no
explain his absence, so he was list
ed as absent without official leave
and taken to the brig-but soon wa'
back on duty as mascot.
Wall Street men think they've
seen everything, now 1t used to be
hey say, that the street was a re
! spectacle place, being a digniflet
and sometimes quiet financial cente
and strictly mans work, with tn
exception of the necessary clerk
and stenographers. Now with tn
boom in sticks which is causing tn.
old timers down there to shake thei
heads worriediy and remind you o
1929, the market operators are amaz
ed at the presence of so many WON
en- at the Stock Exchange, Appar
emily these females have graduate'
from bridge at a cent a point o
bingo parties in the n%eighbors' par
lors, and are going in for the bi.
game. Anyway, the market is heav
lily leaning toward the distaff side
Old w. c. Handy, the colored ma
from Memphis who became famou
because of his song, the "St. Loui
Blues" was honored here the othe
night. He heard that they were go
ing to play his song for the first tim
in symphonic arrangement on tn
Harvest of Stars" program owe
NBC and asked if he could be pres
ent for the occasion. Officials of tn
program, Gliding themselves tina
they had not thought of it sooner
not only invited him but gave tn
aged and blind composer an homo
seat in the producers room.
New York has its own little lea
que of nations. 1t is the famous In
ternational House near Columbi;
University. Here students from Al
different countries live and stud,
and get to know each other. Thu
purpose of the House is to provide
a home away from home for these
foreign students and to promote mu'
tual understanding and fellowship
Half of the students are residents
of the United States, the other hall
being foreign. International House
was established in 1924, after Mr.
and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
donated the land, the house and its
equipment. The United Nations Or
ganization might learn something
from this 22-year-old example OF
fresh and youthful minds who have
a1readv learned International under