The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-05-06
THROUGH
Hazel.
EYES
BY Hoxel Brannon
Hotel Aston
New York

New York
While / am away I have invited a
number of newspaper friends to
serve as guest editorial writers each
week. So unless there is some slip
up our readers will be privileged to
read something every week by some
Of Mississippis most distinguished
editors.
There will be a short story of in
PRODUCTION on each writer every
week on the front page. The guest
editorial under the writer's vby-line
will appear on the editorial page.
We believe this will add a great deal
Of interest to the paper each week
and frankly feel fortunate that we
are blessed with such wonderful
friends and editors.
We invite you to avail yourself of
the privilege of reading some of our
states most capable writers.
There will probably be other edi-
torials while l am gone.
In addition to any l might send
from abroad Miss Ruth B. Hill, now
associated with our staff, is going to
fill in as editorial writer as well as
editing the paper.
Miss Hill is Bonneville, Missis-
sippi girl and graduate of the Uni
versity of Missouri Journalism
school, one of the finest journalism
schools in the country. She has been
out of school for year in which time
she has gained valuable experience
in the semi-weekly newspaper field.
We feel fortunate in being able to
secure Miss Hills services in order
that we might have professionally
trained personnel to attend to the
writing and editing that goes with
each weeks edition.
We invite our readers to call in
their general news to Miss Hill who
will see that it gets in the paper
Your local news and society, club
news, ETC. will as usual be handled
by Mrs. Leila w. Guess who will
ing accounts.
Anyone interested in having an
advertisement in the paper is asked
to call Mrs Guess who will take care
of their needs, or in the event of
Mrs. Guess being out Mr.. Leo Maness
will take care of you.
Mr.. Maness will act as general
manager while i am away Most of
our job printing and advertising pat
rons are acquainted with him by now
anyway and he needs no introduce
ton.
| just want to let you know that
we have full force of capable and
trained people to assist you in any
way possible and / hope that you
will call upon them often.
New York seems almost as crowd
ed as it did during the war. You have
to stand in line to get tickets at
almost all of the first-run movie
houses. Most of the stage produc-
lions play to capacity houses each
night All of the popular eating pla-
ces are over-run and even the most
expensive places are usually full.
"The State of the Union" is the cur
rent movie playing at Radio City
Music hall. Katherine Hepburn,
Spencer Tracy Adolphe Menjou, An
gela Lansbury and Van johnson
have important roles and they all
turn in excellent performances.
Lewis Stone is in the picture but
very briefly.
Taken from the popular long-run
stage play by the same name this
picture ranks tops in entertainment.
The picture is particularly appro-
pirate now coming at time when
two national political conventions
are in the making and presidential
race looming in the immediate fu-
ture. A satire on American politics,
the film is uproarously funny IN
spots but the final outcome is GER
tainly thought-provoking.
Featured on the same program
was a stage production called "Spr-
ing Rhythm" which might as well
been left off. Except for the usual
top form of the dancing Rockettes
the stage show was the sorriest we've
ever seen at Radio City.
Allegro the new muSlcal play a.
the Majestic theatre gets off to a
slow start before getting interesting
The music is by Richard Rogers and
the book and lyrics by Oscar Ham
mefstein II. Agnes De Mile stages
the production.
The Allegro cast, headed by John
Battles and Roberta Jonay, Para
mount picture player, also features
William Ching, a graduate OF Spring
Hill college in Mobile, Alabama. He
is not an Oriental as the name Inn
plies but tall, good looking Ameri-
can boy. Very good looking as mat
ter of fact, sort of like Joel McCrea.
The program says he distinguished
himself at college in drama, singing,
football and baseball.
The music in Allegro can't COM
pare with "Oklahoma!" the hit that
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