The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-05-05


'Our God and soldiers
we alike adore
Even at the brink of danger,
not before;
After deliverance,
both alike requited,
Our Gods forgotten and
our soldiers sighted"
Not long ago ! got up early TO
meet a train and on my way TO
the station, bumped into one of
those ubiquitous milk men who
inhabit that part of the earth
which exists just between dark
ness and dawn. Having a little
time to spare, / sleepily inquired
about his routine, how he liked to
get up so early, what happened on
his route, etc. He told me a lot
of things, some not unusual, but
he did say that everybody in his
district seemed to have four or
five children. "The kids ask me
lots of questions about where the
milk comes FROM" he said. "You
know these New York kids who
We never been on a farm - they
wonder if / milk the cows my
self. Me? I've never said hello
to a COW. But, of course, ! don't
tell 'em that. Got to keep their
illusions, you know"
There have peen lot of
speeches here lately, Some of
! thana were lorld-fa Gus and you
may have heard them on your ra-
do. Others were less important
or less publicized whichever
you choose. / know smart man
who says that anyone who can't
say all he has to say in Is minutes
shouldn't try to make q speech
for It is sure to be long-winded.
One of the most unusual begin
nings of a speech l have herd late
ly was made by. New York adj
vertising executive who began
thusly: "A speech reminds me
of Texas longhorn point
here - point there with a
lot of bull in between"
For a long time ! have looked
frequently at the Hudson river
which Is really not river but
long inlet of the ocean. But not
until recently did learn that this
river which has been so celebrat-
ed in fact and fable and which
every visitor to New York always
wants to see, was first explored by
Henry Hudson in 1909 in vain
attempt to sail through to China.
The shortage of office space in
this town is quite a problem, as
any business executive who has
tried to solve the problem will
testify. Many firms which have
expanded in personnel and scope
of operations have had to make
two desks fit into space where
only one was before. Store rooms,
closets, Railways and other ad-
iuncts have been utilized to good
advantage. But the most extreme
case have come across is that OF
a mid town cosmetics company
which simply had to find place
for another stenographer to sit.
Every square foot had been taken.
There remained only the private
elevator which takes the execu-
tives up and down and sure
enough, the girl was placed in 1t,
so now, sitting serenely at her
busy typewriter, she works away
there while her little "office"
moves up and down carrying its
load of passengers.
Have you heard about this new
pyramid game? 1t seems to be
taking the country by storm and
the tempest threatens to become
national pasttime that is if the
money and groceries hold out.
From what l can gather, the game
is something like the old chain
letter gag only this new one is
not by mail but in person. You
60 over to neighbours house,
have coffee and doughnuts or
whatever the individual happens
to serve, leave dollar, take the
friend to another house where
both of you go through the same
: routine, take that neighbor along
and /. well, the thing goes on,
with your own habitat supposedly
coming in for many visits and
bucks and you are due to end