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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07

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Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
Freshmen Duel
Seen at kezur

less affected by injuries and prac-
tice absences.
Coaches Babe Hollingbery and
Buck Shaw of the West ran into
a last minute snag when Floyd
Rhea, University of Oregon guard,
was withdrawn from the team
after it was disclosed he had par
ticipated in two professional games
with the Chicago Cardinals last
summer.
PARKER IN SPOT
The misunderstanding shot John
Parker of University of San Fran
cisco. last man named to the
western team, into a starting posi-
ton. Clyde Flowers, Texas Chris
tian tackle, will back up Parker.
Boyd Clement, Oregon State quar-
terback, was believed ready to play
after missing practices because of
an injury, but George Bettridge,
University of Utah fullback, was
definitely lost to the West after
being hospitalized with a kidney
ailment.
Both teams held final practices
Friday. after wet weather drills
Thursday. Mystery yelled eastern
offensive plans, developed in a SER
les of secret sessions at Santa
Clara, but T formation attack
was expected b. the western experts
housed at Menlo Park.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
LOCAL itUi1 ERFAT
NPLS. FLAX FUTURES
May 05b
May .................... ..--......---...s .05n
l.. Il. PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 81 CUPl-(FSAINS) :
PUNCHED VEGETABLES: Steady. Per
crt.: Beets 2is 3 doz. 2.25-2.50; carrots ,
doz. 2.25: chard 2k-3 doz. ISL. 50:
2.75: mustard doz. ]. 1.25-1.5O; parsley 6
doz. 2.50-2.75: radishcs small red 6 doz.
:. 2.25-2.50 fair 200: spinach 4 doz. zoo
2-25. fair 1.50-l.75; turnipS 2ls-3 doz.
-25-1.50, few LIS, ordinary holdovers soc.
CABBAGE: Steady. Cannonball per crt.
best 225-2.50, fair 1.75-2O0, jbos. and
ordinary 1.OO-1.25. Santa Barbara ordinary
1.0O-1. 25. red cabbage crts. 800.
LETTUCE: Dull; dry pack Blythe 4 doz.
3.00-3.50. some late sales $50: Imperial
3.O0-3. 80. best $50: Yuma Is .. 50-3.00. IS
1.50-2.o0. holdovcrs 100-1.50.
ONIONS: Steady; street sales 5o-lb. SKIS.
Spanish 2.29. 3 liz. and larger 2.4e.
PEAS: Steady. Per ID: Imperial best
14-16c. No IS 7-Sc; best 15-16c; China
peas 25-35C
PEPPERS: Steady Per lb.: Bells san
Diego and Santa Barbara 2O-24e. small
10c Jalopinos Santa Barbara 15-1Sc.
SQUASH: Dull; white summer San Diego
lugs ordinary to fair 1902. 90, Imperial
crts. 2.00-2.50. ordinary $50; Italian San
Diego lugS 1.00-1.50. some holdovers and
late sales 75c; Imperial crts 1.00-1 so,
perial crts. 10000. some holdovers
lbs; Table Queen lugs 75c-1.O0, banana
per Id. 2ls-3si c. some best pink Sc, Hub
bard 3is- dc.
TOMATOES: Weaker; Imperial crts. O.
l. tops i.50-1.75. los $500. 90, 20s 800
= 50, fair =. .25-2. so; STOPS 3.50-4.00, loose
lugs 200-2.50; crts. 1902. .25; San Diego
} so; 6x6s 3.5o--l.00, fair 800; 6x7s $50
$50; some poor quality all sizes lower.
San Diego large 3.05-3.50, small 250-2.T5;
medium TO large 1.o0-2.0O.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
N. =. STOCKS

NEW YORK. Dec 81 up Stocks
closed 1943 Friday with prices irregular
and trading active.
Selective buying went ahead in a long
list of special Issues. several OF which
made new highs Gains in this group
ranged TO three points in Armour pre-
fcrred. Rails turned irregular after early
fllInness. Steels held small net gains
while the motors were around the previous
close. Oils balanced off small gains and
losses.
There was little in the news to affect
the list. which was Influenced mainly by
proximity of the New Years day holiday.
All markets of the nation will close to-
morrow, reopening on Monday.
Radio Keith -Orpheum, United Corpora
tion, Omnibus Corporation. Radio Corpo-
ration. General Gas A. and Common
wealth and Southern featured in turn
over New tops were made by Baldwin
Certificates. Columbia Broadcasting issues.
Omnibus, West Indies Sugar and Stude-
baker CORPORATION.
Curtis Publishing convertible preferred
rose two points. Norfolk and Western was
up more than two and gains OF a point
and more were noted in Best and Com
pany, Atlas Powder. Coco-Cola A. Con-
tinental Steel Endicott Johnson. General
American Transportation. Mcintyre Porcu-
pine. RciS preferred and Purity Bakeries
American Distilling lost more than point
while Johns -Manvillc was down more than
two points.
Preliminary closing Daw-Jones averages:
Industrial 1850. off OBI: rail 33.57. up
0.03; utility 2l.S IS, up 00S and 65 stocks
dT.07. off 005.
Sales amounted to $50, $50 shares, COM
pared with 1.1dS $50 yesterday. Curb
since Nov. 9 and compared with 2669S0
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31

ing hay on the Kahut farm. In
fact Kahut hadn't heard of him
self just then. But when Joe did
start to throw his dukes, he went
right from the punching bag in the
loft of his family barn into the
professional ring.
That's where Joe will be Satur-
day night, defending his state light
heavyweight title against Dallas
Bennett, also former state champ
and a winner of the army's mid
dleweight belt over in the Philip
pines a few years ago.
Saturdays bout may be just an
other fight for the Woodburn farm
er boy who never fought an anna
teur match but passed Through his
first three professional contests by
smashing his opponents to the can
vas in an average of 33 rounds.
In one respect, however, Kahut
will fight his most important
match, for the winner of the New
Years day bout will go into the
ring against Lloyd Marshall, Sac
ramento Negro puncher rated by
Ring Magazine as the nations
leading light heavyweight boxer.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
BY JACK CUDDY

NEW YORK. Dec. 81 (UP) - As
the athletes relaxed today, await
ing the kick-offs in Saturday s
seven bowl games, we buckled down
to the business of picking the win
ners. Mentally fatigued and drench-
ed with perspiration, we came up
with the following list, which we
hope is not a mourning" line:
Rose Bowl = Washington over
Southern California.
Sugar Bowl-Tulsa over Georgia
Tech.
Cotton Bowl - Randolph Field
over Texas.
Orange Bowl-TeXas A. and M.
over Louisiana State.
Oil Bowl-Southwe louisiana
Institute over Arkansas Aggies.
Sun Bowl Southwestern Texas
over New Mexico.
Shrine Game-West over East.
SUGAR TOUGHEST
The Sugar Bowl classic stands
out as the toughest and best game
of the day. Advices from New
Orleans indicate that betting on
this one is at even money. And it
should be. However, most of the
eastern experts are picking Georgia
Tech. We must disagree with them
and select Tulsa's Hurricanes, which
we believed have more potential
power, although Tech, as usual, is
tricky and polished.
LIKE HUSKIES
For the Rose Bowl tilt at Pasa-
dena, Calf, we like Washington'S
Huskies, although they have played
only four times-and two of those
contests were against the same
Spokane air outfit. In those four
encounters the Huskies rolled up
$50 points against 80 for the op-
position, and were strong enough to
wallop March Field, 27-7 the same
gang of fliers who smacked South
ern California, $50.
The Cotton Bowl game at Dallas,
Tex, should be beaut. We pick
the Randolph Field Filters over the
ltAdS LOIlBiIoiiio III idCc Vi tiic 81
odds favoring Texas. We believe
Galloping Glen Dobbs, former Tulsa
ace, will give the Filters and often
sive edge that will turn the trick.
AGGJES REPEAT
Concerning the Orange Bowl
braWl at Miami, Fla, we recall that
Texas A. and M. beat tomorrow's
opponent, Louisiana State, 28-13. on
Oct. 9. We know of no reason why
the Aggies cannot repeat. The 1875
price favoring the Aggies seems
about right.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
Predict Smallest
Rose Bowl Crowd

PASADENA, Calf, Dec. 81. CUP)
The critical gasoline shortage and
rainy weather today threatened to
hold tomorrow's Rose Bowl crowd
for the University of Washington
and University of Southern Cali
fornia football game to $1,000 fans,
smallest attendance in recent bowl
history.
Officials will put 25,00O tickets on
sale at the gene tomorrow in COM
pariSon to a Few years back when
less than 5000 we're offered to the
public.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
Saturdays Bowl Winners

Southwestern Louisiana Institute
should be favored over Arkansas A.
and M. for the Oil Bowl contest at
Houston, Tex, but not at the quoted
odds of 81. S. l.. l. has a slightly
better record, and apparently an
edge in power.
Southwestern of Texas should win
with ease over little New Mexico i'll
the Sun Bowl at El Paso, Tex.
Southwestern, Navy-powered, is one
of the strongest outfits in the
country. New Mexico apparently
lacks proper reserves to compete
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31

This East-West meeting has always
been a smashing effort on both sides
and the rivalry on this occasion be-
tween two well-matched teams will be
as keen as ever.
The East enters stars from Cornell,
Pennsylvania, Penn State, Brown,
Duke, Notre Dame, Michigan, Minne-
sofa, Purdue, and Indiana, as the West
calls on st. Marys Pre-Flight, ST.
Mary's College, College of the Pacific,
Oregon State, Texas Christian, and
Alameda Coast Guard.
The play Of brilliant Bruce Smith
from st. Mary's Pre-Flight gives the
western sector a slight edge although
the Indiana passing combination of
young Hoernschmeyer and Pihos will
be hard to break down.
Plenty of action with faint nod
to the West.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31

gia Tech won the Incredible grand
slam of golf in his four time triumph.
At New Orleans in the Sugar soiree,
Georgia Tech becomes the first team
to play in all four major bowls.
On the highlight side, the veteran
Bill Alexander of Georgia Tech is Of
fering Eddie Prokop, star passer and
runner, plus John Steber, outstanding
guard, against Henry Frnkas Clyde
LeForce and Camp Wilson, passer and
crasher.
The Tulsa Four-F outfit which in
cludes a one-armed guard, Ellis Jones,
and other players deferred, rejected,
but still unbeaten, is the most inter
esting team of the late campaign.
In one of the hardest and one of
the best Bowl games of many years,
Georgia Tech, plus Eddie Prokop, is
given the edge by touchdown margin.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
Z. A. POULTRY e EGGS

EGGS: JobDn, psses 20 retailers on
case-packed candled eggs, per dozen:
Large, grade AA ssh -60lsc; grade A
5Sssc; grade 5 -3hc; medium, grade A
54isc; small grade A 50hc.
Retail prices to consumers: Large,
grade "A 69-70c; grade A 67-6Sc; grade
57-5sc; medium, grade A 62-63c; small,
grade A 5S-59c.
Poultry and game at ceiling: Paying
prices fob. LES Angeles:
Brcilers, Leghorns, under 2A lbs, 30c
IA TO lbs, 29c; fryers 81 lbs. 29c;
roasters ,all weights 29c; fowl. Leghorn,
all weights 25nc; colored, all weights
SAC: Duck. all sizes &c; Tatpits. under
, lbs. 22-24c.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31

be game worth looking at. Dana
Bibles Texas team has backfeld
speed to burn. The Texas backheld
includes: Magliolo, blocker; Callahan,
veteran triple threaten; and Ellsworth,
one of the fastest backs of the year.
The Texas line is big and tough,
featuring Butler at guard and Ores
at tackle.
Randolph Field offers the towering
Glenn Dobbs, 6 feet a, who can pass,
today.
Martin Ruby, giant tackle, will be
one of Dobbs' main supporters in the
line.
The Cotton Bowl show should be
thrilling offensive contest with Texas
favored by touchdown margin.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31

Cun1eS

The third league games of the
winter baseball schedule will be
played Sunday.
The Marine Ordnance team will
meet the Marine Flyers at the Ell
Centre stadium at IL: 80 am. and
in the afternoon Ell Centro Golden
West Sports.
The Brawley Merchants will play
the Brawley Government camp at
Brawley in the afternoon.
The Ell Centro Merchants, who
have drawn league bye for the
day, will play Mexicali if no other
game has been scheduled by the
border team.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
By ED EMERY

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 81. tUP)
"A duel between two freshman
backfield StarS-Bob -Hoernsche
meyer of Indiana and Herman
Wedemeyer of st. Mary'S College
should provide a wide open East
West Shrine game Saturday before
$1,000 at Kezar Stadium, in the
tradition of 18 previous All Star
classics.
The Indiana yearling and his
All-American teammate, end Pete
PihoS. are expected to continue the
aerial offensive that gained them
fame in Big Ten play, providing
the offensive spark of Coach Andy
Kerr's East squad.
WESTERN FAVORITE
Elusive, broken field ace Wede-
meyer, the Hawaiian Chinese SEN
sation of the st. Mary'S Galloping
GaelS. was a western favorite to
provide running thrills in keeping
with the history of the annual
charity classic, played for the ben-
eft of the ShrinerS' hospital for
crippled children.
WEST FL ODDS
Odds were still 81 that the West,
bolStered with seven service team
stars, would defeat the East, but
observers pointed out Kerr's east
erners had better balanced squad,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
Now A Marine

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 81. CUP)
Helen Myers Derego, Alameda,
Calf, holder of numerous diving
championships, is now a private in
the marine corps women's reserve
at Camp Lejeune, New River, N. c.,
the navy announced today.
Private Derego, wife of Carl Dere-
go, pharmacists mate &c, USN,
won various diving championships
including the national junior high
diving championship in 1899 and a
second place i'm the national junior
loWb0ard in lp10.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
Potato Bowl

BELFAST, Dec. 30. CUP)-Two
u. S. Army football teams, both
champions of their regiments, will
clash in the Irish Potato Bowl
on New Years day for the football
championship of Northern Ireland,
it was announced today. The game,
billed as the Gales VS.. Wolver-
ines will be refereed by Chaplain
Lewis Parks, former Baylor univer-
sitT gridder. An infantry unit band
will parade at half-time.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 81 UP)-FSATNl
CATTLE: Salable $50. slow. cleanup
trade steady TO weak. fat steers lacking
medium to good fed steers quoted Ia
rs: few medium to good cows 1-12. 50,
Gamers and cutters 650-S.75; few bulls
held above 1l.50: common to medium
stockers Sill. several loads unsold.
CALVES: Salablc 80. load good saugh-
Ter calves steady at 1880
HOGS: Salablc 200. slow steady; few
good TO choice 200-250 lbs. 14.75-15, Top
Is, medium 240 lbs. Il, $50 lbs. Is, $50
lbs. 12.oO: medium TO choice sows To-
IL. %: good 10 choice feeder pigs 10.
SHEEP. Salabe none: good TO choice
wooled lambs quoted 1350-15; good ewes
quoted to around $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31

ever played in any Bowl game.
Homer Norton's Texas Aggies will
also carry to the Orange Bowl one of
the best five-year averages in football
with 80 won, Q lost and tied.
Their leading entries include Marion
Flanagan, Jim Hallmark, Stan Tur-
ner, the able Stettegast and Goble
Bryant.
L.S.U. challenges with Steve Van
Buren, one of the best backs of the
year.
This will largely be game of speed
and spirit. Earlier in the year Texas
A e. M beat L.S.U. by two touch
downs and figures to repeat by the
same margin.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
SERVICE FIVE WINS

LONG BEACH, Dec 81. (UP)-
Roosevelt base cagers eked out
43-42 victory over the UCLA Bruins
last night when Bob Faris, former
all-American from George Wash
ington university, sank midcourt
shot in the last minute. The lead
changed hands nine times.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
DAHLGREN PIRATE

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 81. CUP
First baseman Ellsworth (Babe)
Dahlgren, going to his eighth ma
jor league team, became the prop
erty of the Pittsburgh Pirates Fri
day in a trade which sent Catcher
Ernie (Babe) Phelps to the Phila-
delphia PhillieS.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31

The Sugar Bowl is
a natural-the fashy
N a vy-T rainees of
Georgia Tech against
the Fighting Four-F's
of Tulsa, who also
have strong Service
help.
Thirteen years ago
Bobby Jones of Geor-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
EAST-WEST GAME
francisco
Western College AlI-Stars
VS.
Eastern College AII-Stars
MUTUAl-I:45 PM.
Station KXO-l4q0 Kc.
Ernie Smith Announcing

The annual East
West All Star game
will draw its usual big
crowd to the Kezar
Stadium in San Fran
cisco for the 10Th re-
newal of an unbroken
series.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
COTTON BOWL
Dallas
University of Texas
VS.
Randolph Field FIiers
MUTUAL-II AM.
Station KXO-I4qO Kc.
Don Dunphy Announcing

Texas University,
Southwestern Confer
ence champion, sends
a werful tie a m
against Randolph Field
and the brilliant Glenn
Dobbs, former Tulsa
ace, in the Cotton
Bowl at Dallas.
Tb;o &c JaoI o,,ro to
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
KELLER is ENSIGN

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. CUP)-
Charley king Kong Keller, slug
ging outfielder of the New York
Yankees, was commissioned an en-
sign in the U. S. maritime service
today and will report for duty in
January at the training station at
st. Petersburg, Fla, it was an
nounced Friday. Keller, 27 and the
father of three children, will be
in charge of the maritime services
physical fitness program at St.
Petersburg.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
Coosting Along

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 81. CUP)
Farmer boy Joe Kahut-the boxer
whose name rose from smudge on
the bottom of fight cards six
months ago to main event play in
his bout with Dallas Bennett-was
nominated Friday by some of the
states sports writer's as Oregon's
athlete of the year.
A year ago no one had heard of
the WOodburn boy who was pitch
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
ORANGE BOWL
Miami
Louisiana State University
VS.
Texas A & M
CBS-I0:00 AM.
Station KNX-IO70 Kc.
Ted Husi1g Announcing
Ted HusiHg Announcing

The Orange Bowl
game at Miami will
bring about the meet
ing of two fast, hus-
Ting civilian teams in
the battle of youth.
Texas A g. M,
lie ting Louisiana a
State, will field the
NoIInpnst snIIad that
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
L. A. STOCEN

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 81 CUPl End-of-
thc-year trading at the Los Angeles Stock
Exchange today was slow although prices
remained on a generally upSwing trend
with eight issues reported up, two down
and six unchanged. Sales were reported
at 4770 shares, considerably lower than
usual daily sales.
The list: Sontag 1G0 at Sis down ( .
Transamerca 100 at Sh, up Is Southern
Pacific 100 at PAY, up = j; Bolsa -Chica Oil
200 at 1.30. unchanged; Union Oil 100
at 1875 up 4; Consolidated Steel COM
mon 100 at Ga. unchanged: Menasco 200
At 1.1o unchanged; Farnsworth 100 at
92, unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31

against it.
We like The West squad against.
the East or the Shrine game at
San Francisco, because the West
machine will be spanked by veterans
from March Field outfit-which was
a good club, despite its loss to
Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
SESSION CALLED TO GET
VOTE For SERXICEMEN

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Dec. 81. CUPD
Gov. Dwight H. Green Friday
called special session of the Illi-
noiS state legislature for Jan. 7 to
amend the primary election laws
SO that Illinois men in the armed
services may vote.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
MAR KET S
l.. A. RfTTER

Quotations for rui1er and eggs have
hccn discontinued indefinitely by the Los
Angeles Produce Exchange.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
GIRLS NET CHAMP

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass, Dec.
80. (UP)-Top-seeded Shirley Fry,
II, of Akron, O., captured the Ma
tional Girls Indoor Tennis cham
pionShip with ease Wednesday by
turning back defending titlist Lii
liam Lopaus of City Island, N. Y,
in straight sets, 6-l, 6-3
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
l., A. hay

hay No. !. no. am. ~. = leafy 29-31;
Certified hay, No. / extra leafy 34.50-
36. SO. No. /, $3.50. No . leafy or green
3O.50-32 ard No ?. 29-31; No. /, barley
81 -32. No i oat 36-37
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
STEPHEN la

STEPHEN Ia
LONG BEACH, Cal, Dec. 81
(UP)-Vern Stephens, heavy-hit-
ting ST. Louis Browns shortstop,
today said he had been ordered to
report for an army physical Mon
day. Rated AT last summer be-
cause of pulled tendons in a knee,
Stephens was reclassified IA yes
terday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
Markets at a
Glance
By UNITED PRESS

Stocks Irregular in active trading
Bonds higher; Il. S. governments lower.
Curb stocks higher
Cotton off as much as - cents bale.
Wheat up as 10 "a cents
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31
GRANTLAND RICE PREV|EWS
THE BOWL GAMES
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-31

'TARAWA BOOM-de-ay'
TARAWA, Gilbert Islands, Dec.
81 (UP)-It was bound to happen.
Marines on this Pacific island are
singing "TaraWa boom decay"
The Republican., 1943-05-20

Loeb Lynn school will also have
spring entertainment on the follow
ing Friday evening.
Personals
Rev. H. O. Teagarden is in Bellaire,
O., where he is assisting in a revival
meeting.
Miss Louise Waters, Fairmont, is
here for the summer.
Miss Barbara Martin spent last
weekend in Buckhannon where she
was a guest of Miss Dolores Yutzy,
student at West Va. Wesleyan.
Miss Wilma Hardesty, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Hardesty, who has
spent the winter in Intercession City,
Fla, has returned to her home. Other
guests at the Hardesty residence are
Sgt. Harry Hardesty, Mrs. Hardesty
and their son Harry, Jr., and Miss
Leone Cazell, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Sgt. Hardesty is with the 22nd Aca-
demic Squadron.
Britton Leo, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Britten Martin, is i'll of an attack of
measles.
Mrs. Mason Calls and Miss Nora
Ellen Mosser were visitors to Frost
burg on Friday.
Mrs. W. c. Prichard is spending
few days in Warrington, W. Va.
Mrs. Clarence j. Koontz is in
Fairmont visiting her mother, Mrs.
Ethel F. Harr
Richard Turney, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Turney, who has been
employed in Hagerstown, has returned
to his home here
William McRobie, Cumberland, Wis
tied his family here this week
Pvt. Robert NJ. Davis and Mrs.
Davis, of Hampton, Va, spent sew
eral days here, guests of Mrs. Davis's
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Rathbun. Pvt Davis is in training
as pilot in the air service.
Mrs. Wesley Rudisill, Philadelphia,
is at her summer home here.
The Republican., 1943-05-20

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DIM-OUT


Those who live in perpetual dark
ness, develop acuter perception in
other senses, We who are living in
dimmed out cities and towns are de-
veloping an acuter perception, too.
When the little street lamps blink
out, we draw together in closer COM
panionship, in a realization of our de-
pendence one upon the other Our
sense of neighborliness becomes more
acute.
When | come up into the darkened
Pennsylvania Station or when | walk
along the blackened streets of New
York, notice this new feeling of
friendlincss. There is less hurry, less
rush, more politeness, more consider
alton. People talk together, where be-
fore they would have ignored each
others existence. There is a feeling
of neighborliness in the air. We are
tied in bonds Of common danger.
Our manner Of living, too, has been
dimmed out by war Those things we
thought essential. for which we have
fought, are put aside. We are already
restricted in many of our liberties and
we know that before long, we will
have to dim out other privileges.
But-as our eyes have become ac-
customed to the darkcned streets, to
the absence Of the strong lights which
detracted from the details of the
every day scene. we have learned to
see with other eyes, to know what we
truly believed. AS the material things
have been taken from us, we have
learned to use the senses of our
hearts and minds.
Only in material things does the
dim-out prevail, Our faith is not
dimmed out Our spirit is not dimmcd
out We know that it is up to each
and everyone of us to make this dim
out temporary thing-that it is up
to us and to our work, to turn the
lights ON again.
In this darkened period we need to
be united people, to hold hands with
our fellow men, to work with them
regardless of race or creed or color
We are no longer rich or poor, worker
OF employer, black or white, Catholic,
Jew or Protestant We are each one
of us, simply Americans, believers in
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