The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-01

Outstanding records in their class,
and this should be one of the best
football attractions in this part
of the state.
clans singing and playing their
native music and a woman singer
and a dancer going very slowly
through the graceful motions OF
the hula. A loud speaker system
carried the music to the ship long
before we locked - and it was
impossible not to get a keen sense
of anticipation even though you
knew there was no one there in
port to greet you.
But there was.
was standing out on deck with
group Of passenger friends won
dering how many letters had
waiting for me when heard
someone yelling Hazel" Search
ing the large crowd lined up at
the dock for a familiar face |
spied Harold Upchurch, son of
Mrs. Walter l.. Upchurch, of Lex
ington, formerly a captain in the
United States Army and now re-
siding in Honolulu. He and his
lovely young wife, Evaline, had
come down to meet me and when
| stepped off the ship they had
for me the most exquisite lei l
saw during my whole stay in
Hawaii. 1t was made Of wanda
orchids in a most unusual design.
There were literally hundreds of
the tiny orchid color vandas
strung together to give the ap-
pearance of flat rope or chain
about two inches wide.
Another pleasant surprise was
being met at the ship by Mr.. Earl
Thacker, one of Honolulu's lead
ing citizens and a close friend of
George Healy, vice president of
the Times Picayune Publishing
company and managing editor of
The Times Picayune, for whom I
am going to try TO do some stories
while. gone. George had written
Mr.. Thacker / was on the, Monroe
and he very kindly met me with
Joviai smile and beautiful leis
OF pink carnations. He put his
car and chauffeur, Paul, a hun
dred per cent Hawaiian and a
charming personality. at my dis
posal while in Honolulu.
l saw most Of the city in the
brief time available. One of the
most interesting points was ride
with Paul up to the Punchbowl
cemetery where Hawaii's war
dead rest. Here lies the grave of
Ernie Pyle and it is placed be-
tween two unknown soldiers. The
cemetery is nestled in a crater
overlooking Diamond Head and
the harbor entrance TO the city
and it is the most beautiful ,ceme-
terry I've ever seen.
The most breathtaking view of
this scenic Island is from Pail Pass
where King Kamehameha of
early Hawaiian history fought the
battle with the other Island kings
and drove them off the pass into
the sea and adding the Island of
Oahu to his Island Kingdom.
Tripler General Hospital. COM
pleted within the year and built
at a cost Of AZ million dollars is
the most impressive modern
building in Honolulu. This gov
ernment hospital is the one criti-
cized in the Hoover report and it
is a magnificent edifice.
Another impressive building is
the Norman Tabernacle-and the
Mormons have a temple across the
Island, largest west of Utah,
which / did not have time to see
but a Mormon temple is not
open to the public. The Mormon
missionaries arrived here in 1850, |
thirty years after the first Ameri- |
can missionaries.
The Oahu Country Club has one |
OF the best golf courses in the
world. 1t is situated high on a
hill overlooking the city and har-
Dor and the club owns all of the
near property to make certain that
the wonderful panorama will
never be disturbed. With a tenn
perature averaging IS degrees the
year round the people here are
in position to enjoy outdoor life
and their many wonderful bea-
I found as beautiful
as those at Rio and Santos.
1t is most interesting to know
that cameras are forbidden at all
times at Pearl Harbor now-and
the harbor can be visited only on
specified visiting days unless spe-
ynV A. /